Morning Oregonian., March 01, 1900, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNINGf OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAKCH f, 1900.
FEBRUARY EXPORTS
Over One Million Bushels of
Grain Floated.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS WERE HEAVY
Material Gain Over Lait Febraary
i The Season's Fleet la Detail
May Fleet Safe.
- The February grain shipments from
Portland, as usual, make a very good
showing for the commercial metropolis
of the .Northwest. There was over 1,200,
000 bushels of wheat (flour included)
shipped from this City during the month
closing yesterday. In wheat alone, Port
land shipped over four times as much as
was shipped from Tacoma and Seattle,
but as flour shipments from the Sound
were nearly as lprge as those of Portland,
the average of gain was pulled down.
Reduced to wheat measure, the totals for
both ports were as follows: Portland,
1,203,857 bushels; Seattle and Tacoma, 596,
859 bushels. There were but two cargoes
cleared from the Sound for Europe during
trie month, and, by a singular coinci
dence, both of them were shipped by the
Portland Arm of Gilford & Co.
Since January 1 Portland has cleared
22 cargoes for Europe and Africa, and
Tacoma and Seattle have cleared four
cargoes. The details of the February
fleet, together with a summary of the
February shipments, are given in thei ac
companying table.
SA3IAIUTAX DUE TODAY.
Tho Big: Four-Master "Was Xot in
DanRcr Off North Beacli.
The British bark Samaritan left up
from Astoria yesterday morning and will
reach Portland some time today. Captain
Dexter, of the Samaritan, Is reported to
be quite indignant at the report that his
ship was in Anger. The life-saving sta
tion at North Beach wired to Astoria
that the vessel was drifting too near
shore, and the tug Escort went out to
her assistance. The captain states that
at no time was he in danger, and that
at the time the distress signals were
reported to be flying he was four miles
oft shore, and was accordingly perfectly
safe, and did not ask for assistance. The
Samaritan will take the Bement's place
in the harbor, ho latter vessel leaving
down yesterday morning. The Belmont,
which Is next on the list, finished loading
late last evening, but did not get through
In time to clear.
3IA.Y FLINT SAFE.
Big: Overdue in the Straits Appar
ently in Good Condition.
TACOMA, "Wash., Feb. 2S. A Port Neah
Bpeclal to the Ledger says the ship May
Flint, 107 -.days out from Hong Kong,
passed In the Straits at 5 P. M. today, and
looks to be in good condition.
Hercules Nearly Completed.
At Supple's boatyard the machinery for
the little tug Hercules has Just been re
ceived and is being placed in the craft.
The Hercules Is owned by Fries Bros.
Mr. Supple hopes to launch her this week.
This will be done as soon as the propeller
Nahcotta, which is undergoing repairs In
the yard, is out of the way. The marine
boilers for the new steamer Reliance, for
The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Naviga
tion Company, have been made ready, and
will be hoisted into the long, slim hull
today. These boilers were taken from the
Inland Flyer. It was found they did not
have sufficient heating surface, and this
was increased by an addition of 250 cubic
feet. It is desired to have the Reliance
completed and In commission by the 1st
of April. The Reliance Is named after a
steamer which was built at Oregon City
in 1861 by the People's Transportation
Company. The new Reliance is 130 feet
long, 18 feet beam and 6.5 feet depth of
hold.
Danielson Ashore at Sluslatv.
EUGENE, Or., Feb. 2S. News comes from
Florence that another schooner has gone
aground on the sand spit at the mouth of
the Sluslaw. This time it is the schooner
Danielson, which went aground on the
24th Inst. Two schooners were sighted out
side at the same time, and the tug Rob
arts went out and found them to be the
Danielson and the Del Norte. She took
the Danielson in tow first, and started in.
"While crossing the bar two or three heavy
seas struck them, and the towllne parted,
and being then at the mercy of the waves.
the Danielson was thrown In on the sand
about 200 yards north of where the Bes
wlck beached a short time ago. The tug
stood by as long as there was any hope of
rendering assistance, and then went and
brought the Del Norte Into harbor. The
schooner Is being unloaded, and it is
thought will be floated without much dam
age. American Ship Burned.
SOURAAXA.. Java, Feb. 28. The
American chip St. John, Captain Fales,
from New York for Yokohama, Is report
ed lost by fire. All hands were saved and
landed at Banjoowange. The St. John had
a registered tonnage of 18S5 and was owned
by Chapman & Co., of New York.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S. The Mer
chants' Exchange has received word that
the well-known American ship St. John,
while bound from New York for Yoko
hama with a cargo of coal oil, was burned
at sea oft the coast of Java yesterday.
Captain O. H. Fales and his crew es
caped to the shore with their personal ef
fects. Lost an Anchor.
ASTORIA Or., Feb. 2S. During a severe
blow last night, the British bark Samari
tan lost one of her anchors and several
fathoms of chain, but her other anchor
was dropped and this one held her. A con
tract has been let for the recovers' of the
lost one.
Domestic and Forclprn Ports.
ASTORIA. Feb. 28. Left up at 9:30
British bark Samaritan. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M. Rough; wind, south;
weather, cloudy.
Port Blakeley Sailed Feb. 27 Ship John
A. Briggs, for Philadelphia.
Seattle, Feb. 28. Sailed Japanese steam
er Toso Maru, for Yokohama.
Nanaimo, Feb. 28. Sailed Bark' High
land Light, for Lahalna.
Olympla, Feb. 2S. Sailed Brig Court
jwy Ford, for San Pedro.
Hong Kong Arrived Feb. 25 British
steamer Arab, from Portland.
Tien Tsln Sailed Feb. 23 Ship Henry
"Villard, for Honolulu.
Sunderland, Feb. 28. Sailed Ohio, for
Baltimore.
New York, Feb. 28. Sailed Ems, for
Naples: Friesland, for Antwerp; Teutonic,
for Liverpool.
Antwerp, Feb. 2S. Arrived Kensington,
from New York.
Genoa, Feb. 2S. Sailed Fuerst Bis
marck, for New York, via Naples.
San Francisco, Feb. 2S. Arrived Bark
Gatherer, from Tacoma. Sailed Ship
Glory of the Seas, for Comox.
Southampton, March L Arrived St.
Louis, from New York.
Liverpool, Feb. 2S. Arrived Oceanic,
from New York.
Southampton, Feb. 28. Arrived Lahn,
from New York.
Hoqulam, Wash. Arrived Feb. 26
Schooner "Vine, from San Francisco, for
Hoqulam. Sailed Sunday Steamer Co
qulllo River, from Hoqulam, for San Francisco.
TO SEE CHINA AND JAPAN.
Favorable Report or Bill lor In
vestigating Commission.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. The Senate
committee on commerce, in favorably re
porting the bill which provides for a com
mission to Investigate and report upon
the commercial conditions of China and
Japan, with a view to increasing the
American trade, made the following allu
sions to the commercial relations between
those countries and the United States at
the present time:
As to Japan.
"In 1SS1 the United States supplied Japan
with only 5 72-100 of the imports into that
country, while the United Kingdom of
Great Britain furnished 52 57-100 of those
Imports. In 1S98 our country made a better
showing, the percentage standing as fol
lows: The United States, 14 57-100 per cent
and the United Kingdom 22 S4-100 per cent.
Those statistics show the possibilities of
our trade with that Empire when the
American people shall prosecute that busi
ness with the same vigor and intelligence
that are employed at "home. There cer
tainly Is no reason why the balance of
trade with Japan shall be 54 8-10 per cent
against ours, as it was in 1893, the imports
from that country being $26,716,770, as
against our export trade of V17,264,6S8.
"The Empire of Japan contains 46,000,000
of people who are rapidly growing into
civilization closely allied to our own, and
yet of their methods and needs we know
comparatively little. We should certainly
exert ourselves to acquire authentic and
official information covering the whole
field of their trade and commerce, to the
end that we may secure our full share of
the trade "advantages which Japan will
offer in the coming years.
Field in China.
"There is still a larger field opened to us
In China, an Empire that covers one
twelfth of the habitable area of the globe,
and that holds one-quarter of the world's
population. The Chinese possess a high
typo of Oriental civilization, and in their
commercial transactions they ore rapidly
conforming to the methods of the West
ern world. While many of the Inhabitants
are poor, there is much wealth and money
and natural resources, both developed and
undeveloped. The Nation has a debt of
only 50 cents per capita. The trade with
China Is especially desirable, because the
Chinese are not natural mechanics like the
Japanese, but are mainly farmers and
merchants. This fact is one of Importance
to our people. When once we secure that
trade it Is self-evident that they will be
permanent and valuable customers.
"On Washington's Birthday, February 22,
1784, a vessel sailed from New York for J
the purpose of establishing trade relations
with China. The venture was sufficiently
successful to warrant a continuance of the
business, which, however, was of small
account until after the treaty of 1842 be
tween Grvat Britain and China, by which
Canton, Amoy, Shanghai, Foochow and
NIngpoo were made treaty ports. For a
quarter of a century after that time very
few American goods, except cotton cloth,
found a market In that Empire, so that it
is safe to say that our commerce with the
Chinese Empire, In general lines of goods,
dates from about the year 1868.
While we have increased our business
largely with China, only a part of the
trade that should come to the Unled
States from that Empire has as yet been
secured. This Is especially true of the
multifarious products of our farms, work
ships and mills. A considerable part of
the trade that should come to us now goes
to the farmers, merchants and manufac
turers of other nations, and It goes there
for the reason that those nations havo
studied the conditions existing In China,
and have adopted the proper and neces
sary methods to secure the business. It
Is undeniable that the information acquired
by our competitors has been very largely
obtained through the employment of com
mercial commissions, such as It is pro
posed by this bill to create. Germany
has sent one such commission, France has
sent two and Great Brtlain has sent two,
all to China. These nations are now re
ceiving the benefit of the work done, and
the Investigations made by those five com
missions, while "wo remain largely ignorant
of the conditions with which and the men
with whom we have to deal."
9
FLAGRAISING IN MEXICO
Resulted In the Killing of Three
Americans nnd Five Mexicans.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2S. A special to the
Tribune from Guaymas, Mexico, says:
On Washington's birthday a shooting af
fray occurred at Pllares do Tierra, In
which three Americans and five Mexicans
were killed. From accounts, it appears a
friendly feeling had existed at Pllares, and
In order to do honor to the TJnlfed States it
was arranged to raise the flags of the
two Republics together on the flagstaff.
The Mexicans had charge of the affair,
and raised the American flag above the
Mexican, to the complete satisfaction of
the Americans. But when the Americans
showed so much appreciation of the act
the Mexicans found they had made a mis
take, and decided to lower and reholst
the flag, with the Mexican flag on top.
Then the Americans declared such a
transaction would bo an insult to the
American flag.
Superintendent Danforth told the Mex
icans they would have to shoot him before
they could haul down the American flag.
It was held that the flags should have
been hoisted properly In the first place.
The Mexicans were about to mob Dan
forth, when Charles Hogsett, who was
with the Rough Riders in Cuba, Inter
posed with a slxshooter in each hand.
Firing from both sides immediately en
sued, and Hogsett was killed. Captain
Evans and Dick Rea, two other Ameri
cans, were mortally wounded. But the
Americans held the flagpole, and both
flags floated through the day. Five Mex
icans were killed, and the dance, which
was to have followed, was a failure, as no
Mexicans attended, and there were less
than half a dozen Americans In condition
for dancing.
COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
Movement Started in San Francisco
to Organize One.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 28. A plan of
organization has been agreed upon by the
promoters of the Pacific Commercial
Museum. In view of the fact that $50,000
of Government funds may be asked for
the museum, all commercial bodies on this
Coast havo been asked to request their
Representatives and Senators to support
the pending bill to appropriate $200,000 for
a public museum at Philadelphia.
Novr They Want a Ship Canal.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28. A special to the
Record from Jollet, I1L, says:
Six hundred of Jollet's leading citizens
gathered at the opera-house last night
and organized for the fight in behalf of the
extension of the sanitary canal as a ship
canal from Lockport to the Mississippi
River. The plans of sending a large dele
gation to Washington to secure, if pos
sible, an appropriation for a ship canal
was approved and a committee appointed
to select the members of that delegation.
This committee will report during the
coming week.
Machinists Will Strike.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28. The machinery
manufacturers have voted unanimously to
refuse the demands of the Machinists'
Union .for an Increase In wages and rec
ognition of the Union. This action means
the calling of a general strike by the Ma
chinists' Union. From 4000 to 10,000 machin
ists will be Involved. It Is expected that
every factory In the city will close down.
Sixty thousand machinists throughout
the United State? and Canada have made
thb same demands that the Chicago local
Union has.
MONEY TO TEACH MINING
BELL TO PROVIDE FOR ANOTJAL
APPROPRIATION BY CONGRESS.
Instruction in Mining: "Wanted as Is
Nevr Provided for Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. One of the
projects that is being urged by Western
men in Congress is that to apply a portion
of the proceeds from the sale of public
lands to the endowment and support of
mining schools in the several States and
Territories, and extending similar govern
mental aid In the development of the min
ing industries of the Nation as have al
ready been provided for the agricultural
and mechanical arts. A bill for this pur
pose has been Introduced by Representa
tive Mondell, of "Wyoming; and has already
1899-1900 GRAIN FLEET
Clearing Date, Flag, Rig, Name. Tonnage,
Destination and Shipper.
Julv
1 Br. shlD Laomene. 1644. U. K. . o.. P.
15 Br. ship Dunreggan, 1477, U. K. f. o.,
August
5 Br. bark Semantha, 2211. U. K. f, o P. F. M. Co..
5 Br. bark Natuna. 10GL U. K. f. d.. Slbson & Kerr.
22 Br. ship Bothwell, 19S6, U. K. f. o.,
25-Br. shlp'Kiimory. "1569." U K. f . o" "bV.'g
23 Br. ship Durbridge. 2121, U. K. f. o., B.
Setitember
9 Br. bark Muskoka, 2257, U. K. f. o.. G.W. McNear...
10 Br. ship The Hahnemann, 1937, U. K. f . o., Balfour,
uutnne & o. ai
21 Br. bark Sofalo, 2160, U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co
October
4 Br. bark Macduff (B), 1235, Algoa Bay, f. o., D., G
& Co
4 Ger. shin Neck CT. 2121. Dublin. McNear
7 Ger. ship Carl. 1816. U. K., f. o., Portland
12 Br. bark Bermuda, 2623, U. K.. f. o.. B. G. & Co
12 Br. bark Powva Castle. 1349. Port Natal. K. G. & Co
16 Br. shlD Drumburton (D). 1773. U. K.. f.
Co
16 Br. ship Amphltrite. 16S3. U. K., f. o.. P
ia Rr. hark romllebank. 2179. U. K.. f. o.
26 Br. bark Garnet Hill. 2186, U. K., f. a,
30 Ger. bark Ferd. Fischer, 1725, U. Ji., x. o., it. ti. z
Co
21 Br. bark Lorton (E), 1380, Durban, f. o, B., G. & Co.
November
4 Br. ship St. Mungo, 1853. U. K. f. o.. B., G. & C
6 Br. bark Forfarshire. 1200, U. K- f. o., P. F. M. Co..
7 Br. ship Fulwood. 1986, U. K. f. o.. P. F. M. Co
7 Br. shlD Kate Thomas. 1596. U. K. f. o.. B.. G-. & Co..
9 Br. shlp'Blythswood, 1432, Algoa Bay
'(JO
10-Ger. ship NIobe. 1939, U. K. f. o., B., G.
15 Br. bark Royal Forth. 2919. U. K. f. o.,
I 1X1UUC X?w7. X- VS. - -
20 Br. ship
Crown of England, 1724, u. iv.
& Co -
21 Br. ship Arctic Stream, 149S, U. K. t.
Co.
9?Tti- hr T-ovlnnrt Tlrnthers. 2223. U. K.
Co........ '
24 Ger. ship Adolf, 1651. U. K. f. o., B., G. & Co 94,430
27 Br. ship Crown of, Germany (F), 2154, U.K. f. o., B.,
G. & Co . 32,4671
27 Br. ship Alclnous. 1576. 17. K. f. o., .r. F.
2S Br. ship Verajean, 1824, Cape Town, K.,
December
1 Br. ship Benlcla (G). 1810, U. K. f. o., G.W. McNear 11.25:
2 Br. shin Sierra Miranda. 1740. U. K. f. 0.. P. F. M.
CO....T
7 Br. ship KIrcudbrightshlre. 1452, u. it.
M. Co
9 Br. ship Port Logan. 1833, U. K. f. o.. K., G. & Co.. 117,200
9 Br. bark Inverurie. 1309. U. K. f. o.. Glrven & Eyre 84.SS7
20-Br. shin Hutton Hall. 19S0. U. K. f. o.. Port. G. Co.. 118.726
20 Ger. ship Nerelde. 1707. U. K. f. o., K.,
22 Br. ship Principality, 1599, U. K. f. o.. Port. G. Co.. 95,4a3
23 Ger. ship Wandsbek. 1737. U. K. f. o., G.W. McNear 100.6661
27 acr. hark Seestern. 1416. U. K. f. o.. Eonlnper & Co. 84.743
29 Br. ship Glenholm, 1S04. U. K. f. o., B.,
January
5Tir h!n Rdnhnllvmore. 1642. U. K. f.
Near 100,316
4 Br. ship Ancyra, 219S. U. K. f. o., Portland F. M. Co. 133,570
9 Ger. bark Hyon. 1140, U. K. f. o Portland Grain Co. 62,826
13 Br. ship Galena, 2169. U. K. f. o., Epplnger & Co 126.069
15 Br. bark Crlffel. 1195, U. K. f. o., Balfour, Guthrie &
Co 74.866
15 Ger. bark Magdalene (H). 2732, Liverpool, Balfour,
Guthrie & Co 136,141
1C Br. shin Clackmannanshire O). 14S2. U. K. f. o.. K..
G & Co ..................... ............ . 15 340
17 Gerl hip Aisterkamp. 17&.UK.'"f. o,G.W. Mc
Near 112,040
IS Br. ship Scottish Isles. 1926, U. K. f. O;,
20 Br. ship Craigmore, 1527, U. Ji. I. o.,
Co.....
20 Fr. bark Louis Pasteur. 1471. U. K. f.
22 Ger. ship Aldebaran. 1836. U. K. f. o., B.. G. & Co.. 105,660
26 Br. bark Cambrian Warrior, 1383, U. K. f. o., Eppln- I
eer & Co S0.852
27 Ger. ?hlp Nereus, 1714. U. K. f. o.. Portland F. M. Co. 102,907
sn Tir hark Wartdon Hall. 1332. Yokohama. G. W. Me- I
Near t
February
4 Br. ship Colony. 159S, U. K. f. o., Portland F. M. Co. 95.376
g Fr. bark Jules Verne. 1240. U. K. f. o.. P. G. Co 79.031
10 Br. shin Saint Enoch. 1S52, U. K. f. o..
19-Ger. ship Margretha, 19S6. U. K. f. o P.
20-Ger. ship Chile. 2094, U. K. f. o., Glrven & Eyre 12S.5S3
Pr. hark Countv of Merioneth. 1014. Cane Town. K..
G. & Co
2S Am. ship C. S. Bement, 1899. U. K. f.
Co
REFERENCES.
(A) Also 10S.260 bushels of barley, valued at $52,500.
(Bi Also 1550 cases fruit, $3SSS. and 1100 cases salmon, $3470.
(C) Cargo consisted of 150.216 bushels of barley, valued at $72,103.
(D) Also 69.525 bushels barley, valued at $33,500.
(E) Also 250 cases fruit, $725. and 500 cases salmon, $1550.
(F) Also 132,762 bushels barley, $60,470.
(G) Also 113,237 bushels of barley, valued at $51354. . .
(H) Also 30.119 bushels barley, valued at $13,000.
(I) Also 89,425 bushels barley, valued at $38,635.
Sailed the following month.
SU3IMARY FOR
Wheat
To Europe
To Africa.
To the Orient ....;.
To San Francisco
Total
Flour
To the Orient
To San Francisco
To Europe
Total
Flour reduced to wheat measure
Wheat as above
Grand total wheat and flour .-.
Barley
To San Francisco.
Oats
To San Francisco.
been favorably reported from the commit
tee on mines and mining. His bill pro
vides for an annual appropriation com
mencing at $15,000 for this purpose, the
appropriations to be annually increased
$1000 until the end of the 10th year, when
the annual appropriation shall be fixed at
$25,OD0, to be applied for Instruction in
mining, metallurgy and other branches of
learning that are applicable to the mining
industry. In reporting this bill to tho
House, tho committee makes the following
comment:
"The above bill provides for the pay
ment by tho Federal Government of cer
tain sums to be derived from the sale of
public lands for the maintenance of schools
of mines In the various States and Terri
tories, thus extending to such States the
aid now received from the Federal Gov
ernment by agricultural experiment sta
tions and schools of mechanical arts. The
magnitude of the mining Interests of the
nation renders th!s class of schools proper
subjects for Federal old and encourage
ment. The object of schools of mines
and metallurgy is to furnish the student
the means of acquiring a thorough and
practical knowledge of those branches of
science which relate to mining and the
development of the mining resources of
the country, and to supply those engaged
In mining with "persons competent to take
charge of large mining operations and con
duct them on thoroughly scientific princi
ples. "In common with agriculture, mining is
an Industry that produces actual wealth,
and the two Industries are those to which
wo look mainly for that addition to the ab
solute created wealth of the Nation on
which we must depend largely for the
liquidation of all debts, public and private.
"The total value of the mineral products
of the United States amount to over $1,000,
000,000 annually. This vast product added
to the wealth of the Nation annually con-
stltutes a branch of Industry worthy of
Just recognition and encouragement by the
Federal Government.
"Independent mining schools or mining
departments of State universities have
been established in California, Colorado,
Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, 'Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jer
sey, New Mexico, New York, North Da
kota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, "Virglna. Utah and Wyoming.
"In a number of the States where such
schools have been established serious diffi
culty has been experienced In providing
proper funds for their maintenance, owing
to the fact that the States in which such
schools were located did not produce any
considerable amount of mineral wealth,
owing to which fact local public sentiment
is not strong enough in favor of such
schools to secure adequate funds for their
maintenance.
"A knowledgo of this condition of affairs
has undoubtedly operated to prevent the
establishment of schools of mines and
j metallurgy In other States where students
are anxious to have the opportunity of In
struction In mining and metallurgical
studies, but where, as before stated, the
absence of mining industries in the State In
FROM PORTLAND.
OP
a
.$
3:
5"
F. M. Co
103.34'
64,000
5S.500
9
15
7
8
24
'3
13
21
24
Slbson & Kerr
97.503
133.054
6,450
68,020
40,000
Kerr, Glfford &
123,424
73,000
' & Co.....
G. & Co
50.CO0
135'.122
S1.000
76,958
130,438
26.198
15.500
79.500
132,3051
26,133
16,500
11,556 80,625
7
11
12
23
IS
23
24
24
2
5
Grain Co..
115.035
70.500
1146.665
90,000
23,795
65.TO0
o.. K. G. &
"F. M. Co..
Enolneer T.
55,3951
96.232
33.500
5S.000
82.570
130.030
P. F. M. Co.
124.223
8L500
50,600
90.391
24,406j
64.6601 5
118,4271
71,100
'i"96oi
55,000
50.000
6
14
3
3
22,858
65,000
119.833
S5.600
f. o., K., G. &
& Co
86.635
114.367
67.500
Epplnger ...1172,0291103,217
r. o., J-,
G.I
o., P. F. M.
102,9701
56,000
27,214
73,000
f. o.. P. F. M.
125.7821
69.EH
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
27
27
31
31
&9.W,,
18,200
63670
SL Co
G. &. Co.... 114.441
27.230
75,000
'6,188
102,228
56,000
x. o., P. F.
26,436
7L500,
64.460
51.000
64,500
55.000
53,365
G. Sz Co 105.000
63.353
46.600
G. & Co 129,100!
67,250
o.. G. W. Mc
53.167
72.000
34.200
69.3S8
4L200
70,750
7,670
59.260
53,400
66.200
57,000
58,150
44.472
31
K., G. & Co. 116.710
23
Portland F. M.
120.286
a. G. & E 95.274
29
13
14
14
15
15
27
27
55,000
81,292
43,084'
52.000
4L875
B.. G. & Co.. 120.203
68.000'
67,500
75,500
33,300
F. M. Co 120.540
60.520
o., Epplnger &
110,465
60.755
FEBRUARY.
1500
Bushels. Value.
655,193 $ 365,63-3
C0.520 33,300
3.340 1.900
1899
Bushels. Value,
6S3.S94 $ 416.200
12,250 6.492
731,308 $ 407,322
37,259
721,153
Barrels.
16557
20.205
22.355
$ 438,555
Value.
$ 4S05
57.500
Barrels.
79.635
25,376
Value.
$ 207,593
65,978
105,011 $ 273,576
Bushels. Value.
36,762 $ 105,515
Bushels.
165,323
721,153
Value.
$ 105.515
43S.555
472.549 $ 273.576
731,303
407,322
1,203,837
$ 6S0S9S
Value.
85,432 $ 544.070
Bushels.
Bushels.
2S.479
Bushels.
20,RsS
Value.
$ 13.670
Value.
$3,275
Bushels.
... 15,300
Value.
$4,895
whlch such schools are located, and the
fact that graduates of such colleges ordi
narily find employment in other States con
taining mineral wealth, has prevented the
establishment of such schools.
"In view ofthese facts It seems quite
proper that the Federal Government should
expend a portion of the funds received
from the sale of public lands In order that
the youth of all tho States may have an
opportunity for instruction In those
branches which are so important in the
development of tho mining resources of
the nation."
Location of Democratic Convention.
While It was "well known that the money
consideration settled the place of tho Na
tional Democratic Convention, It was also
a fact that the majority of the Democrat
ic National Committee preferred Kansas
City to Milwaukee. Tho Democrats did
not care to assemble In a State which
had been so pronounced for the gold
standard, a State which carried for Cleve
land In 1892 and gave McKlnley more than
100,000 majority four years later. The evi
dence was everywhere apparent among
tho assembled Democrats that there was
very little use for Milwaukee More than
that, the member of the National Com
mittee. E. C. Wall, although he supported
Bryan In a half-hearted way in 1896, and
ex-Governor Peck, and Mayor Rose, their
leading Milwaukee men who presented the
cas-o of that State, were all known to be
at heart gold-standard men, but who were
drifting with the Democratic party In the
hopes that It would ome time abandon
this silver policy and get back to sound
money principles.
After tho great pleas mode by ex-Governor
Peck, of Wisconsin, Mayor Rose, and
especially by Lentz, who prides himself
upon being the leader of the German
Democrats of the United States, in favor
of Milwaukee, basing their assertions upon
the influence it would have upon the Ger
man vote, It would appear that for a
small amount of money which Kansas
City offered above that proposed by Mil
waukee, the National Committee could
have well afforded to select Milwaukee In
order to cater to this German vote. Just
how the Germans will take It is one of
the doubtful questions of the day. It is
not believed that tho claims of Lents had
very much foundation, because none of
the points which he made was so close
to the German, heart as the disapproval
of the free-silver heresy which they re
pudiated in nearly every State where there
was a large German population. This
safely Indicated that the Democrats In
tended to handle the German vote as If
Lentz had it under his control and not as
If it was to ba influenced by locating It in
a city famous for the manufacture of
beer, which is tho German favorite bever
age. Another curious thing was the at
tempt to rope in the parochial school as
an Issue, which has long since passed, but
which enabled tho Democrats to carry
Wisconsin 10 years ago.
In calling the National Committeo to
gether on tho 22d of February (Washing
ton's birthday), and holding the National
Convention on July 4, the Democrats pro
pose to make a sentimental campaign, and
to show that they are the true American
party, and are going back to the first
principles of Government. Just how many
votes they expect to catch on on Issue of
this kind did not develop at the meeting
of the Democratic Committee, although
there was some sentimental idea that men
would vote because the Democrats met
on a National .holiday. There ore too
many people who think that two great
holidays which patriotic people observe
have been desecrated, one by the meeting
of tho Democratic National Committee
and the other by the meeting of the Demo
cratic National Convention. It- will also
take the Democratic party some time to
make people believo that it has a patent
upon the patriotism of the country.
SUGGESTIONS AS TO LAND.
Astoria Fishermen Adopt Resolu
tions and Send to Senator Simon.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. Seuator Simon
recently presented to tie Senate a peti
tion of the Columbia Klver Fishermen's
Protective Union, of Astoria, asking that
all the remaining pubfio lands of the
United States be held for the benefit of
the whole people, and that no grants of
tho title to any of these lands be made
to any but actual settlers and homebulld
ers on tho land. The petition was as fol
lows: "Whereas, One-third of the entire area
of the United States, exclusive of Alaska,
Is comprised within the domain and still
belongs to the people; and
"Whereas, The reclamation and settle
ment of this vast territory would give em
ployment and a chance to get a home on
the land to a multitude of American work
era; now, therefore, be it
"Resolved, by the Columbia River Fish
ermen's Protective Union, First, That all
tho remaining public land3 of the United
States should be sacredly held for the
benefit of tho whole people, and that no
grants of the title to any of these lands
should over hereafter be mode to any but
actual settlors and homebullders on the
land;
"Second, That the public grazing lands
should be leased, in limited areas, to set
tlers on adjacent lands, title ta remain in
the Federal Government until actual set
tlement, and tho revenues from rentals to
go to the States to be used for the
reclamation of tho Irrigable arid lands;
"Third, That the Federal Government
should build storage reservoirs to save the
flood waters that are now wasted, and
should wherever necessary build the irri
gation works required tor the reclamation
and settlement of the arid public lands;
and
"Whereas, Tho foregoing policy is advo
cated by tho National Irrigation Associa
tion, as embodied in Its constitution, and
the object of said Association Is to bring
about Us adoption by the Federal Gov
ernment; now, therefore, be It further
"Resolved, That we believe it would be
enormously beneficial to the interests of
labor that said policy should be adopted,
and that all labor organizations should co
operate with the National Irrigation Asso
ciation to accomplish this result."
Senator McBride presented a petition of
sundry railway mall clerks of Portland,
praying for tho enactment of legislation
to provide for the classification of clerks
in first and second-class postoffices.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Etrtnte Transfers.
JulIaD. Church and Charles P. Church
to Susie F. Tracy, 65x100, block C,
Carter's Addition. Montgomery
street: February 27 $ 1
E. B. Piper and wife to Alliance Trust
Company, lot 13, block 40. Sunny-
slde; February 20 S50
J. H. Dixon and wife to Erna F. Tuell-
BOll. 10L3 1X3, It, IS, 13. --U, Zl, &, DIOCK
39, Tremont; February 13 800
B. M. Lombard to Agnes S. Skinner
and Olive C. Shanahan, lots 3, 4,
block 37, Fulton Park; February 2 1
Portland LOne Fir Cemetery Com
nany tc Sadie A. Wareham. N. A lot
t6, block 34; November 4, 1899 20
Emma Dunbar and D. E. Dunbar to
Mary S. Wodtly, 14x72 feet. Nlco
lal and Twenty-fourth streets; Feb
ruary 26 150
John Stewart to Clara Stewart, E. 48Vs
feet, lot 1. block 200; Portland; Feb
ruary 27 100
Bnlldlns' Permit.
J. C. Flanders, two-story dwelling, on
Everett street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth, $5600.
Mnrrlasre Licenses.
Charles Edwards, aged 31, May Shep
herd, aged 20; Grant McKay, 36, Augusta
H. Amon, 22; Matthew L. Brown, 25, Jo
sephine Ocsch, 22.
Births.
February 1, girl, to the wife of G. L.
Rhodes, 135 Tenth street.
February 11, boy, to the wife of A. G.
Shultz, 310 Tenth street.
Fobruary 24, girl, to the wife of Henry
Allen, 195 Fargo street.
February 26, girl, to the wife of Leroy
Bill, 1056 East Taylor street.
Big: Iron Mills Close Down.
MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 2S. Every one of
the 11 big iron and steel mills In Indiana,
owned by the Republic Iron & Steel Com
pany, closed down Indefinitely tonight,
owing to the recent filing by the factory
Inspector of suits to enforce the weekly
pay law, and over 5000 men become idle.
The company claims that the prosecution
Is all for political capital, and that the
mills will stand Idle so long as the em
ployes consent to be parties to the prose
cutions. Mills In other states will fill the
orders.
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British Columbia's Nevr Ministry.
VICTORIA. B. C, Feb. 23. It is an
nounced tonight that Joseph Martin, ex-Attorney-General
of British Columbia, is
likely to succeed In the reorganization of
the Ministry, and that Smith Curtis, of
Rossland. will be Minister of Mines In his
Government, and W. B. Mclnnls, son of
the Lieutenant-Governor, Attorney-General.
As soon as the slate is complete, an
appeal will be made to the country to sup
port it.
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Unconscious in His Parlor.
SEATTLE, Feb. 23. Nine days ago
Winn C. Calhoun, contractor, was found
unconscious In his parlor. He came to
his senses thl3 morning and asked what
tlmo ho got home the night previous. All
he remembers Is that he was assaulted by
two men. While unconscious he had full
control of legs and arms.
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Carry County Republicans.
PORT ORFORD, Or., Feb. 25. The Re
publican County Central Committee,
which met here yesterday, designated
March 21 as the date for holding the pre
cinct primaries, and March 23 for holding
the convention at Gold-Beach, the County
scat.
OUR ORIENTAL TRADE
EXPORTS FR03I UNITED STATES IN
CREASED 150 PER CENT.
Shipments of "Wheat Flour More Than
Doubled Commerce "With. Japan,
China and Hons Kong.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The Depart
ment of Foreign Markets, one of the
bureaus of the Agricultural Department,
has prepared a report on our trade with
Japan, China and Hong Kong, which Is
very exhaustive and complete as a collec
tion of facts and figures. Among the In
teresting features of the report are the
following statements:
"One of the most striking features of
the foreign trade growth recently enjoyed
by the United States has been the wonder
ful development of the commerce with
Japan and China. During the fiscal year
1S99 the value of tho merchandise ex
changed with these two countries. Including-
the port of Hong Kong, reached
as high as $S7,305,6S8. These figures were
decidedly In excess of any previous rec
ord. The value for 1SS9, 10 years before,
was little more than half as large, amount
ing to only $46,294,167. The four years fol
lowing 1SS9 witnessed a steady Increase
that finally culminated in 1S93 with a rec
ord of $60,2S1.3S6, tho highest up to that
time. In the fiscal" year 1834, during
which our Importations were greatly cur
tailed as a result of tho prevailing finan
cial depression, tho trade dropped to $31,
513,149. During 1595 there was a recovery
to $57,509,859, and for each subsequent year
the returns showed an Important Increase.
The value amounted In 1S9G to $6S,2S1.9S5,
In 1897 to $76,577,410, and In 1S9S to $S2,943,
077, while in 1895 the record-breaking fig
ures already quoted were reported.
"Of the $S7.305,6SS valuation placed upon
our trade with Japan, China, and Hong
Kong during 1899, $47,815,035 represented
the imports Into tho United States, and
$39,490,653 the exports from this country.
The excess of Imports over exports
amounted to $S.n24.3S2. Formerly the ex
cess was much larger, as. for Instance.
In 1SS9. when tho Imports were valued at
$35,196,670 and the exports at $11,097,497, a
difference of $24,099,173.
"By comparing the figures for 1SS9 and
1899 It will be seen that the exports have
Increased much more rapidly than the Im
ports. In the decade ending with 1893
there was a gain of $28,393,156, or 236 per
cent In exportation, while the Increase In
Importation amounted to only $12,61S,3tw,
or 36 per cent. During the last few years.
In fact, the Imports disclosed an actual
falling off, the value for 1899 being $1,164.-
131 less than that for 1S96. which was re
corded at $43,979,165. Our exports, on the
other hand, amounting to $19,302,819 In 1S96,
were more than doubled during the next
three years, showing a gain of $20,187,834.
Trade "With Japan.
"During the years 1SS9-1S99 our trade with
Japan showed an Increase of $22,673,204. The
imports advanced from $16,6S7,992 to $2t.
716.493, and the exports from $4,619,985 to
$17,264,6SS. In the last few years there
was a remarkable growth of exports. From
$7.689,6So In 1S96, the value of exported mer
chandise rose to $13,255,478 In 1S97. and to
$20.3SS,420 in 1898. Tho value for 1893, $17,-
264.683, although somewhat less than that
for 1S9S, was larger than any previous
record.
Gains In Exports to Japan.
"A comparison of our domestic exports
to Japan alone In 1S94 and 1S9S showa a
gain of $16,373,312. most of which occurred
in the items of cotton. Iron and steel
manufactures, crude Iron and steel, and
kerosene oil. Exports of cotton from, the
United States to Japan wero first record
ed in 18S9, the shipments for that year
having a value of $2341. The trade grew
with great rapidity, the value of the ex
ports increasing to $360,492 In 1S94, and to
$7,42S.22e ia 1CC8. The icnJr- du-lns tha Icrt
five years amounted to $7,067,734. In the
value of tho Iron and steel manufactures
exported there was an advance from $218,
711 In 1S94 to $3,195,152 In 1893, an Increase
of $3,976,441. Of unmanufactured Iron and
steel no exports were recorded for 1S34.
In 1895 there was an Item of $3335, but In
1S9S the shipments under this head had
Increased to $1,793,284. The exports of
kerosene oil showed a gain of $1,3S3,517
during the five years, advancing from
$2,209,070 to $3,592,587.
"After the four Items mentioned, the
most Important gains In our exports to
Japan from 1894 to 189S wero the follow
ing: Paper and Its manufactures. $4SS.
6S7; wheat flour, $432,460; alcohol, $316,7S7;
tobacco manufactures, $203,332; leather,
$231,323; lubricating oil. $205,359; leaf to
bacco, $196,216; scientific and electric In
struments and apparatus, $195,597, and
watches, $1(9.496.
Gains In Exports to Chlnn.
"Tho Increase In our domestic exports
to China during 1S94-1S9S amounted to
$4.123,5S2. More than half of this gain oc
curred in the shipments of cotton manu
factures, which showed an Increase of
$2,349,206, the value for 1893 amounting to
$5,203,427, as compared with only $2,854,221
for 1894. Although small exports of raw
cotton to China were recorded In 1S92.
none was reported In 1893, 1S94 and 1S95,
and tho first exportation of any consider
able Importance was that for 1S93, amount
ing In value to $370,670. In the shipments
of kerosene oil, which formed the most
Important Item after cotton manufactures,
there was an advance from $2,435,794 to
$2.S39.345, making a gain of $403,551. Other
leading examples of Increase for 1S94-1S9S
were: Iron and steel manufactures, $321,
931; tobacco manufactures, $210,365, and
lumbor, $113,136.
Trade "With China.
"In our commerce with China during
1SS9-1S99 there was a gain of S13.293.16S. The
Increase occurred almost entirely in tho
export trade, which advanced from $2,791,
12S in 1SS9 to $14,493,440 in 1S99. Our im
ports for 1893. amounting to $13,613,263,
wero only slightly larger than In 18S9,
when a value of $17.02S,412 was reported.
The exports to China, like those to Japan,
showed an exceptional growth In 1S97,
1S9S and 1899, the records for these years
being $11,924,133, $9,992,894 and $14,493,440
respectively.
Trade AVIth Hons: Ivonpr.
"Our trade with the port of Hong Kong
although less Important than that credit
ed directly to China, was nearly doubled
during 1SS9-1899, making a gain of $5,015.
149. The exports for 1899 had a value of
$7,732,525 as compared with only $3.6S6.
384 for 1SS9. The Imports were consider
ably smaller and showed marked fluc
tuations. In 1SS3 they were valued at
$1,480,266, but these figures were not
equaled again until 1SS9, when a value of
$2,479,274 was recorded.
Wheat Flour.
"Our exports of wheat flour to each of
the three destinations under consideration
were greatly inci eased during the 10 years.
Tho consignments to Hong Kong In 1S93
amounted to 939,053 barrels, as against only
378,634 barrels in 1SS9. while the shipments
to Japan during the same period rose
from 19,677 barrels to 161.654 barrels, and
tho export.'; to China from 9744 barrels to
19.603 barrels. The combined shipments
show an Increase from 408,055 barrels, val
ued at $1,746,622, In 1SS3. to 1,120,316 bar
rels, valued at $4,569,071, in 1893.
Exports to Japan, China and lions:
Konp:.
"It Is within the last five years that
the most striking gains have occurred In
our exports to Japan, China and Hong
Kong. From 1894 to 1S3S the value of the
domestic merchandise sent from the
United States to these three destina
tions showed an increase of $22,532,373,
or more than 150 per cent. The Items that
contributed most to this Increase were
cotton, cotton manufactures, Iron and
steel manufactures, wheat flour, and ker
osene oil. The exports of raw cotton
rose from $360,492 In 1S94 to $7,870,896 in 1S9S.
and tho exports of cotton manufactures
during tha same period from $2,921,236 to
$5,307,252, the gain for these two Items
alone amounting to nearly $10,000,000. In
Many Giergymoa
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slip is at hand. Thefact3 are these: My wife was
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tho exports of iron and steel manurac
tures there was an increase from $407,
579 to $3,713,967. The shipments of wheat
flour advanced from $2,09S,240 to $4,569,071,
and the shipments of kerosene oil from
$5,664,531 to $7.39S,449.
SCHEME FOR THE NEGROES
Snersestcd That United State Trans
port Them, to tho Philippines.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. As if the coun
try were not overstocked with commis
sions of one sort or another, we now havo
a proposition to appoint a commission to
Investigate and report upon the negro
question. This latest scheme is the prod
uct of the brain of a Virginia gentleman,
who thinks that a commission made up
of negroes from the North and South
could make a thorough investigation, with
a view to determining the feasibility of
tho emigration of the whole of the negro
population to the Philippine islands, and
that upon such a report. Congress provldo
for the enormous transportation scheme.
In so many words, he proposes to turn the
Philippines over to the negroes, to be con
ducted by this government as a colony.
But the scheme, which would cost some
thing like $2,000,OCO.OOO. If adopted, is a3
wild and without reason as any schema
that has been brought forward In many
years, and, like all other propositions to
solve the negro question, will never bo
accepted with favor.
There are several things against the
scheme, aside from, the enormous cost. In
the first place, the negro has become a
fixture In the States, especially through
out the South, and will never consent to
be removed. He has grown accustomed to
this country, likes It, and will resist any
attempt to force a wholesale emigration.
Then, too. In many of the Industries of
the South the negro Is looked upon as
Indispensable, and his emplojera would
never consent to being deprived of his
services. Negro laor Is cheap, many
times cheaper, if slower, than machinery,
and that item Is very weighty with those
who would be affected. Moreover, It
would be a very serious move on tho
part of the Government to attempt to dis
pose of all the negroes In the btates, a
move that would be without precedent and
which would do much damage and Injury
before any of the good effects were felt.
But It Is utterly Impracticable and im
probable, and therefore may be dismissed.
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Mrs. Jonbert a Utilitarian.
Buffalo Commercial.
Mrs. Joubert seems to be a utilitarian.
The story Is told of her that when she waa
In Amsterdam a few years ago a friend
took great pleasure In showing her the
flno collection of pewter In the big RIJk3
Museum. Her onl' rmroont -vac: "fToodtj
Judge, for In the early wars with the na
tives she often was one of the women
who made bullets for the use of tho Boer
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