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'jr x v--lK " v- . "tVi ,5?- 5., " T- - ft v I THE MORNING OBEGONIAJ WEDNESDAY, 'APRIL' I, 1900. HANDS GET MORE PAY ADJTJSTXEXT OF DIFFICTJlVrT AT oregox crrr hills. lUiiMrtmnt Helo" a. Conference "With tho Employes, mad Made a Sat , lsfactory Advance. OREGON CITT, April . The manage ment of the Oregon City woolen mill held a conference with the employe this after noon, and made a satisfactory advance In wages. More- than 400 people ere employed in the mill. For eome days there has been considerable dissatisfaction among; the Seven men employed hi the woodToom of the Crown Paper Company struck for a raise in wages last night from & CO to Jl 75 per day. As the men were unskilled laborers, their places were readily filled, and the strikers are out of a Job. Great Batter-Producer. Recently C "W. Ganong. of Canemab, purchased of "William Galloway, a thor oughbred Jersey cow, n6ted for her milk ing Qualities. Mr. Ganong has just com pleted a seven days' test of the coWa .butter-making capacity. He fed her on green grass and a small quantity of oil cake each day. and an accurate account of the butter made at each churning was . kept. At the end of the seven days the total weight of the butter produced was 15 pounds and one ounce. No cream sep arator was used, but the skimming was done by the old method. The cow -is a descendant of the herd of Jerseys kept on the farm of the late J. "W. Nesmlth. Clackamas County Notes. The school children's essay contest un der the auspices of the Clackamas Coun ty Humane Society, will close April 10. Professor "W. H. Davis. Rev. J. H. Beav en and Mrs. Jennie E. White are the mem bers of the committee appointed to exam ine the essays and award the prises. A warrant was sworn out this after noon for the arrest of Mrs. Susan Ter wadow. of Eagle Creek, on .a charge of ineanlty. COOS CO&NTV COXVEXTIOSS. Republicans Nominate a Ticket and Bear a Gold Democrat's Speech. The Coos County Republican Convention tras held In Coqullle City last Thursday and nominated the following ticket: Joint Senator. T. M. Dlmmlck: Representative, A H. Black: Clerk, R. J. Coke: Sheriff. Steve Galller; Commissioner. R. C. De ment: Superintendent of Schools, W. H. Bunch: Treasurer, J. B. Dully; Assessor. A. L. Nosier; Coroner, "W. A. Toye: Sur veyor, S. B. Cathcart. The following were chosen delegates to the Congressional and state conventions: R. C Dement, T. W. Clark, Dr. E. Mlngus, J. W. Bennett, John Morgan, T. M. Dlmmlck, TV. Sinclair. For chairman of the County Central Commit tee, A H. Black was chosen, with power to name a committee of five. He appoint ed J. TV. Bennett, L. Harlocker. T. W. Clark, Dr. J. T. McCormac and I A. Rob erta. During an Interval, J. "W. Bennett was called before the convention and gave his reasons for permanently leaving the Dem ocratic party, and uniting with the Re publicans. His address was cordially re ceived. He said in part: "Four years ago 1 had the honor to re ceive, at the hands o'f the Democratic County Convention, the nomination fot Representative to the Legislature of this state, at a time when the Democratic party advocated a sound-money policy. A few months later, and shortly after mj Popullstlc opponent and myself bad tied in the contest, the Chicago convention, by virtue of the Influence of Mr. Bryan, abandoned the gold-standard policy and championed the free-silver cause, attempt ing to take from us the chief guiding star which was leading us from the uncertainty and disgrace of repundatlon to the present condition of prosperity. About this time the Republican party adopted the sound money policy, and it being the principal issue. Indirectly adopted me and all sound, money advocates. It Is generally con ceded throughout the country that were it not for the assistance of the Sound Money Democrats; Mr. McKlnley would not have been elected, and he has, on mors occasions than one, recognized that as sistance, and for this reason, whenever a Sound-Money Democrat has seen fit to come over Into the Republican camp, he has generally been received with a wed ding breakfast smile. "It Is not a pleasant thing for any one who has taken an interest In politics to part with his political associates, and a great many aro deterred from standing up in the positions where they belong for tear of adverse criticism. But it seems to me to be far wiser that one's political friends should criticise him than that a sound-money advocate should go into the free-silver circus and attempt to be one of the performers, thereby losing hts self respect, and the editor of the Herald, last week, was about right when he said. In reference to me, that I had better stand up and be counted with the Republicans than be In bed with them. "There is a limit to every man's patience. Bryan Is idolized by his party more today than previously, and Is applauded in hid efforts to undo the good accomplished by the Republicans In the last four years. The time is here when all good citizens should array themselves on one side or the other, and on the question of delaying action patience has ceased to be a virtue. On prospective issues, it would be agree able to .note whether they mean by antl expansion that this nation cannot reap the fruits of victory, or that it should confine lta limits to the original 13 states of the Union, and If by anti-trust they mean anti-monopoly, they will find ample protection in the Republican party; but. If they mean the annihilation of our co-operative creameries, for Instance, or the de struction of the consolidation of the ac cumulation of the middle classes or the" poor man's savings, which enables them to compete with the rich, then I believe they will find decided opposition here. In short, feeling entirely In harmony with the present Administration, I have decided to cast my lot with the Republicans, with the Intention of working in the Republican field, but not. under the Republican plum tree, and this Is why I thought It wise that my name should not be presented to this convention as a candidate for any office. "The Republican Administration is to be congratulated on the general condition of the country, and there is no good reason why every candidate which you place in nomination today should not be elected. Four years ago I addressed the citizens of this county In the principal towns and advocated the adoption of a sound-money policy, believing that the adoption of the gold standanf would bring an era of pros perity upon this country which had not been equaled for many years. The pres ent prosperous condition of affairs of this entire Nation is admittedly up to the most sanguine anticipations of the supporters of the present Administration. In our own county down here the cold, stubborn facts cannot fall to have their effect at the com. lng election. Four years ago all of the manufactories here were shut down or running on part time; the logging camps were doing but little, the demand for coal was unsatisfactory, and miners were work ing at reduced rates; the country gener ally was overrun with an army of un employed, whereas, at the present time, the manufactories and mines are running m full time; the logging camps are busy "Winter and Summer, the farmer, stock man and dairyman are prospering, and there are notices in many places showing that labor Is In demand and wages ad vancing. Is it possible, then, that a Pop ulist, who was so severe In his criticism four years ago. will be brave enough at this time to vote his former convictions, with the possibility of voting himself out of employment? Can he afford to take the chances of returning to the conditions of but four years ago. Is the stockman aad dairyman, who, four years ago was willing to take as low as U a head for calves, and other stock in proportion, will ing to vote himself back to those days, and to the same conditions, when at the present time he can get double that amount for similar artlclesT "When they look into the causes which produced" the present satisfactory conditions, will they seriously contemplate doing anything which will disturb the present Administra tion. And shall we. out -West here, set a bad example in June to be followed In November?" ' In conclusion, Mr. Bennett spoke In praise of Hon. Blnger Hermann for "the remarkable energy and ability which he baa displayed in providing for the Improve ment of our rivers and harbors." The Democrats and Populists of Coca County met the same day, March 29, in Coqullle. In separate halls. After consid erable discussion the Populists decided against fusion and named this ticket: Joint Senator, Thomas Buckman. Rep resentative. R. D. Sanford; Sheriff. H..JV. Dunham; Clerk, George Rosa: Treasurer, D. Giles; Assessor. Charles "Watson. OBJBCXTOX TO SECOD FRAXCIIISE Salem Conncll Recommits Ordinance for Light and nesting; Service. SALEM. Or., April 1 At the regular meeting of the Salem City Council this evening, the principal matter under con sideration was the proposed ordinance granting a franchise to F. R. Anson to operate a light and heating plant in this city. As it was expected that the ordi nance would be voted upon at this meeting several friends and opponents of the bill were present. O. G. Bingham, attorney for the Salem Light & Traction Com pany, and "W. H. Holmes, representing several citizens; addressed the Council In opposition to the bHL F. R, Anson spoke briefly In favor of the granting of the franchise. Further consideration waa again postponed until the next meeting, the bill In the mean time being recom mitted. The chief opposition to the bill was upon the ground that the present light company has not made more than expenses, and it would therefore be un just to grant a franchise to a competing company. Another objection was that the bill does not place sufficient limitations upon the proposed new enterprise. Five Doctors of Medicine. Five men were graduated from the medical department of "Willamette Uni versity this evening I. N. Sanders, E. O. Klrby, J. H. Robnett. F. E. Brown, and F. R, Bowersox and one woman Miss Mary M. Myers was granted a certificate of graduation from the nurses' class. The exercises, held in the First Method ist Episcopal Church, were opened with prayer by Rev. John Parsons. The first number on the programme was instru mental music, and this was followed with an address by Hon. P. IL D.'Arcy, on "The Medical Profession, Progrefs and Devel opment." Dr. "W. T. "Williamson, head physician at the Insane asylum, and a lecturer in the university medical depart ment, delivered the address to the class. President Hawley conferred the diplomas. Mm. Hallle Parrlsh-Hlnges sang the clos ing song. Marlon County's Finances. County Treasurer Downlng's financial statement for the month of March shows the following totals: Cash on hand March 1 X 3.CS7 91 Receipts 10.S9 31 Total .11X947 23 Disbursements 967 73 Balance April 1 312,979 51 The receipts were composed almost en tirely of the first turn-over of 1839 taxes paid on the last day of March. The bal ance now on hand will probably be used In the payment of state taxes. Treasurer Downing says he has about 32000 on hand awaiting holders of county warrants upon which Interest has been stopped. The in terest has been stopped 3 to 12 months, but the warrant-holders do not come In after their money. Capital City Rotes. The State Board of Education today granted a state diploma to Miss Belle "Wal lace, of Pendleton, who comes to this state with a life certificate from the state of Michigan. Laura E. Shaw, aged 24, was today re ceived at the Asylum from Morrow Coun ty. She is married, and a resident of Heppner. The City Treasurer's monthly statement shows cash on hand 3G521 09. GENERALS AS SPIES. Noted Commanders "Who Have Pen etrated the Enemy's Lines, It Is not difficult to gather how much im portance military men attach to proper scouting or spying, from the fact that many of the most successful Generals who have ever lived have even taken upon themselves the great and manifold dan gers of doing the difficult work personally on the eve of a momentous engagement, relates a writer in the Philadelphia Times. Foremost of these .daring Generals was the great Duke of "Wellington, who is said to have spent a considerable portion of the night preceding the Battle of "Waterloo spying upon the enemy's position; he con fessed to this on more than one occasion. It has been said, and the story was gener ally credited in the French army, that "Wellington, eluding the outposts and sen tries, actually went through the French lines and heard the coming battle dis cussed by many prominent officers. But. while It is possibly true, this story lacks the stamp of probability, and was neer, so far as Is known, confirmed by the hero himself or anyone who should have known. There Is little or no doubt, however, that the Duke, took his life, In his hands by spying upon the French position from per ilously close quarters, and that he went absolutely alone and on foot a great part of the way, and thus he possessed him eelf of information that proved of very material value to him. The Duke himself admitted that he spent the better part of an hour that night hiding in a dark I'ltch. spying upon the enemy, when he was sup posed by the majority of his staff to bo studying his plans for the battle. More than once before that, durtngthe Penin sular "War, "Wellington had taken up the work of spies rather than leave anything to anyone whose eyes be trusted less than his own. Nor was "Wellington's great antagonist. Napoleon, less appreciative of the Impor tance of spying, for it was quite a usual thing for him, when face to face with an opposing army, as the two forces were drawn up ready for battle, to make his way Into the enemy's camp, as far as his discretion would let him, and study the po sition of his foe at the riok of being shot or captured. And it Is pretty well known that when Napoleon was contemplating the invasion of England, he stole over the sea on many a dark night and landed at some spot on the south coast to discover the exact place which offered most facilities for the speedy landing of an army of Invasion. How completely he formed his plans and how nearly England was In his grasp at that time, are matters of history. Few Generals have; however, dared to carry their work of spying so far Into the enemy's camp as Lord Kitchener during his work In the reconquest of the Soudan. His extensive knowledge of the native hab its and ability to converse In almost every dialect spoken north of the "White Nile, have been of the utmost service during his exploits. Professor of Athletics. CHICAGO. April 3. At the S2d convoca tion of the University of Chicago, A. A. Stags, master of the Maroon athletes, was promoted to a full professorship In physical culture and athletics. Reciprocity "With Trinidad. PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. April 3. The Legislative Council of Trinidad has ratified the reciprocity treaty with the United States. n "Better live well than live long." Tou may experience both If you take Hood's Ssrsaparill. BEGINNING OF A CITY KHW TOWS OX THE GREAT SI BERIA RAILWAY. On the Obi River and a Railroad Junction Sketch of the Tribu tary Country and People. OB, Siberia. Aug. 21 Here Is the begin ning of one of the Important Siberian cities of the future. althoughSiow.lt Is not even named In any except Russian guidebooks. As a matter of fact, this Is not the coun try In which one may travel by the de tailed information and advice of those important contributions to literature. I brought the best one with me, but I have got beyond Its' territory on this route. Tlie last town named In It. In describing the railway, is Kalnsk, which is nearly 200 miles west of here. Then follows this comprehensive paragraph: "From this point the line of the Siberian trunk rail way is being surveyed, and there Is a very long gap between It and Grafskaya station, on the Ussuri river, to which a railway is being constructed to Vladlvo stock." The quotation Is Interesting, be cause the gap thus succinctly dismissed would measure nearly 3000 miles. For tunately for the traveler, the gap Is not RUSSIA nnnGRAvrs at a as great now as It was when that was written. Thls-ls the Junction of the "West Siberian railway with the Central Siberian rail way. From Chellablnsk to this point the former Is the name of the system, and from here to Irkutsk the latter. It Is the Obi River, for which this town Is named, that marks the division. At Kurgan, Petropavlovsk and Omsk the railway crosses three big tributaries of the ObL the Tobol. the Ishlm and the Irtish, the latter being passed by a bridge 2100 feet long. But here Is the great river Itself, the name of which is one of the few things certain to be remembered by every one out of the dimmest recollections of school geography. A fine Iron bridge, measur ing 2S00 feet from bank to bank, carries the trains over the stream, out of "Western and into Central Siberia. Until the rail way crossing of the Obi was decided upon there was no town here of any conse quence. Some maps show and some writ ers have described the old Siberian town of Kolyvan as being here, but Instead It la some distance down the river, far enough. Indeed, to be entirely out of con sideration as a railway town. It Is the coming of the railway that Is making a new center of Industry and settlement. On the west bonk of the nver. or a little way back from the bank, there was. In deed a Siberian village of little Import ance. Its name was and Is Krivoshchekovo. Fortunately for the convenience pf travel ers who might have to learn the pronun ciation of the word before they could buy a ticket thither, that town has been rele gated to second place, and the new station, from which this letter Is dated. Is given the advantage of the terminals of these two great railways. Of course. It Is really no more of a terminal than Ogden was when the Pacific railways met there less. In fact, because "they were actually separate corporations, while these two lines are owned alike by that greatest of corporations, the Russian Government but It will have all the business that will come from trans-shipments between river and rail, the Interrupted train serv ice of all except the express trains, which now run but once a week, and the great construction and repair shops that ore be ing established here. It Is a fair pre sumption that this town will be one of the record-breakers In its speed of growth, and that It will be well known on the maps within a few years. The old village of Krivoshchekovo Itself Ss - i ' jsum. ssssnBusHrBSMBBSMsniBB vl .?CTMsyiJsBU3iBS53BSassssssssssHMBBWusrfa PvssSvmm IMMIGRANT HUTS AT A SIBERIA VILLAGE KEAR OMSK. Is taking on a new lease of life with the I mimIh. .. 41. willi... Y tit i .iim i. ' kUWIUb U& fc.lt; AaMlOTAJ. li una &"" down to the west bank of the river, where the bridge begins, and looks across to the other shore, where Its younger rival la making such headway. Each of the towns Is considered a station of the flist class In the nomenclature of the- railway, and it was at the old village that I found one of the best eating-houses on all the line. After that halt of half an hour for sup per, the train drew onto the big bridge. The Ob", River, far below, reflected the lights of the towns. Just beginning to twinkle In the -early dusk.. Steamers were plying up and down stream, a ferry-boat was crossing, and eome rafts of logs were floating down the river, little huts built upon them, where the hands lived during their quiet voyage. Then we rumbled oft the long bridge. The train curved around the hills on the west bank of the river to reach the station a mte or two from the water's edge, the surroundings reminding me much of the east bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Dubuque, and we were at the town of Ob. When the Railroad Came. A year or two ago, I am told, there was nothing here except the nucleus of a sta tion, the depot building, a little freight-, house and a few of the most essential houses .for the people working there. Room for these had been carved out of a birch forest, that covers all the country Immediately hereabouts. Today the place shows signs of astonishing activity and growth. The town has spread Into the forest In every direction to make room for the several thousand people who have come already.. Fine railway shops are under construction, scores of extra loco motives occupy the engine-houses, trade and travel are Increasing rapidly. To what extent the river industries of Siberia will be reduced by the coming of the railway It Is too soon to say. Steam ers of considerable size have been in serv ice for many years all over the basin of the Obi River. ."Without the least dlffl- Jculty navigation has been possible all the way from Tlumen to Tomsk, and far up the Obi above this crossing of the rail way. Some 280 miles above Ob, for in stance. Is the Important town of Barnaul, which lg the center of an Industrial region of great prosperity and richness. Agri culture, cattle and sheep raising and min ing are some of the Industries to be noted there. It has been readily accessible by direct boats from Tlumen at the foot of the Ural mountains, and has beea the des tination of many of the voluntary Immi grants from Russia as well as numbers of the Involuntary ones the exiles. Even Barnaul Is by no means the head of navi gation, and steamers ply In frequent serv ice, far up the great river. Of course. It is to be expected that from this time these steamers will find their profit chiefly In connecting with the railway. Passen gers' and products can reach the European centers of population much more rapidly than before, even If not more comfortably. But whenver the railway, crosses one. of the great rivers of Siberia It Is "safe to predict the interchange of a large com merce. The" rivers are ready and It will not be necessary to construct branch lines of railway tapping the country In order to develop It to the extent that has been necessary In our own great "West. This Is one detail In which the great east of Russia has a distinct advantage over us. By this time I have passed through the region that has been most favored by the Rusrtan peasants in seeking new homes In Siberia.- Of course, large numbers of these emigrants from the European provinces of the empire go farther eastward, and 1 '. am promised that never "between here and Siberia railway station. Vladlvostock will I see an interruption in the movement of settlers. Tomsk and Krasnolarsk and Irkutsk on this side of Lake Baikal, and the cities In Transbai kalia and along the Amur River are at tracting their quota as well. But the rail way to this point was opened for travel a good while before the next section was completed. It passes the most easily Im proved agricultural lands of Siberia, and the journey seemed a less terrifying one to the peasants who hesitate about going so far from home. It Is quite certain, therefore, that I have seen the most Im portant phase of Siberian colonization as it is today. Immigration into Siberia has been amazingly rapid since the railway was completed to a point that served, and yet so enormous Is the country to be settled that there seems to be hardly an impres sion made upon Its great areas yet. I have not seen a train In all the country to this point that was not crowded, and this Is by no means the season of most rapid movement. During the spring months the congestion has been so great that families have been delayed for many days before they could get aboard the trains at all Freight cars are pressed Into service at such times, tho regular fourth-class cars aro crowded to their full capacity, with extra shelves built in haste fir sleeping bunks, and the authorities are severely tried in tho effort to pass the multitude beyond to the limitless steppes of Siberia, where it will be long before they jostle each other. Eastward Drift of Emigration. The drift of emigration always has been eastward in Russia as It has been west ward in the United States. Since the days of the conquest of Siberia by Yermak the flow has been almost Incessant, Interrupt ed only at times by some unusual influ ence. For Instance, the movement ceased almost entirely during the Crimean war and again just after the abolition of serf dom. All of the earlier movements, how ever, have been small compared with that which began when the railroad commis sion began its work. The fact that the Siberian railway was actually to be built attracted the attention of the "restless peasants of Russia to the distant land, and they began to go even before the railway was ready to make the Journey easier for them. At the same time most of the existing restrictions upon emigra tion were removed and the government began to facilitate tho movement Instead of hindering It. The most accurate fig ures available show the Immigration Into Siberia of late years to bo approximately as follows: 1S92 100.WYJ 1(33 150 GQ0 HSI 1S1.O00 1SS5 200.000 iras 30.000 1S97 275.000 1S93 210,000 It is expected that the total of this year, when the footings are completed, will be near 350.000. The most striking season of immigration was the spring of 1SX. when the numbers mounted rapidly beyond the capacity of the railway and the prepara tions that had been made for them. The stories that have been told me about that period leave no doubt that It was a very harrowing time, with much suffering in volved for the immigrants and much anx iety for the authorities. All over Russia there seemed to arise a mania for going to Siberia, and the excitement spread so fast and so widely that It partook of the nature of a stampede. Men In excellent positions gave up everything to Join the exodus. It Is possible to understand such movements when It Is a new Klondike that beckons, but Siberia did not purport to offer anything but new homes and a livelihood for those who would work, and there was nothing of the nature of a bonanza offering reported. In the first four months of 1S36 70.000 Immigrants passed through Chellablnsk. Then they began to come at the rate of 2000 a day. and In May a total of 100.000 passed through that gateway to Siberia. The railway, then far less equipped than it is now, was overwhelmed when the rush became so great. The town, at that time a place of 17,000 Inhabitants, was equally unable to assume Its share of the burden of caring .for the multitude. At times there were as many as 20,000 immi grants camped along the line In the vicin ity of the city waiting for tansportation. Railway cars and engines were hurried In from Russia and the people were moved on as rapidly as possible, but epidemics of typhus, measles and even cholera ap peared and many of the hapless ones died before order could be restored. A high official of the government hastened to Chellablnsk and took charge, first of all ordering an absolute cessation of emigra tion from Russia until the congestion had been relieved. The result of that most surprising "season was a rapidity of set tlement In certain districts to which the Immigrants were diverted that virtually filled them with as much population as could be distributed there advantageously. Under any other circumstances the same degree of settlement would have required years. After such a lesson as that the govern ment has been careful to keep a firm grasp of the situation, by regulating the speed with which the emigrants are permitted to leave Russia and preparing for them in advance as far as possible. The result is that while the line Is always crowded and more crowded in the Spring than at any other time there has not been a rep etition of that memorable disaster. TRUMBULL "WHITE. RUSSIA'S STEEL FINGERS. Peking- to Be Kipped Between Two Transcontinental Railways. Alexander Hume Ford has something to say in the Century of "The "Welfare of Railways In Asia." Russia's use of Cen tral Asia as a base Is thus alluded to: The Transcasplan and Central Asian countries are now pretty well covered wiw railroads, constructed or building, and at every turn the Russian Govern ment has stationed thousands of Cos sacks and native soldiers. At a moment's warning, Russia could mobilize a vast army, and In a few hours could throw a number of battalions across the Afghan or the. Chinese frontier. Her Influence in western China Is naramount: but In Afghanistan, with all her preparations and the expenditure of millions, she can penetrate no rartBer than the frontier of her railroads, for It would take as many men to carry sustenance through the barren, rocky mountains as there would be fighters in the army. If there is to be war. It must be along or within reach of railroads and troop trains. Central Asia has become the base from which Russia must enter India and Western China, and she has transformed It from an abode of robbers and slave-traders to a prosper ous, peaceful, agricultural community. The former ruffians ore now drafted In her army, and are ready to follow where mey are tea. Russia's steel Angers do not cease for a moment to harass her old foe of the ages, but the Index reaching straight across (jnina rrom Tashkent, while paralleling the Anglo-Italian concession In the -al- ley of the Yellow River, touches other Eu ropean interests. This line has been sur veyed for Its entire distance, but tho exact route of several hundred miles through the desert of Central China has not as yet been decided upon definitely. Nevertheless, its completion will give Asia three distinct transcontinental lines from Paris to the Pacific Throwing, as It does one-half of China under Russian Influence, It is the greatest strategic line, from a territorial standpoint, that Russia has yet advanced. Almost parallel from Peking to Kashgar, where the Russian system ends, China has recently com pleted the erection of a telegraph line, and along this route from each end both countries expect to build a railroad. Russia is already extending one of the many tentacles of her Transcasplan sys tem to Kashgar, and another she Is rend ing up through her own territory to Omsk, to connect the Transchlnese with the Transslberian system. It Is the Transchlnese line which, like a bent fllnger. Its knuckle against England at Slngan. turns north to press firmly with Its tip the City of Peking, wnere the Transslberian system (Russia's rallwnj thumb) presses down with all Its weight upon China's capital, the two holding It between them with the grip of a vise. t HOTEL ARRIVALS. TUB PORTLAND. II Isaacs. N Y H Dent. N T J II PettehotZ. Ho- qulam. Wash J C Good. Chicago TttOB Doyle, Taoama. Mrs Lewis Ruesell & child. TAcoma. II C Wallac. Tacoma I '"W Slnbrey. N r C E Oowdy. N Y M A Krureer. N T Milton E Ulmer. S F II A Simpson & wr, Peoria. Ill TV L Mason. N Y D K B Sellers. San Fj F B Holbrick, city T E Ccrould. eltv John Fullertoa. Glas gow, scotusd Mrs S A Lowell. Pen- cl-ton Mrs W D French. Kliutfleld IP C Etmler, DTton.O j a Alien, eon Fran S X Morrison. Salt Lie C I Tuttle. Fait LV Scott Oarls, Salt Lake J u Mteier & wife, BrookSeld THE TERKINS. H C Bums, McMlnnU J II Tuwns-nd. Dallas t; j varo. do WTMacjr do P S Harding. do R D Gilbert. Albanr Mrs J II TDwnatnri.do Jehu Jones. Roseburg Mrs Jehue Jones, do J D Mar. M D. city C L Reedrr. Pendleton Thos A JoneConrallla Aanan uowman, rteir- berg. Or W H WehrnniLlTllliihro n ii carpenter, waim- ourax John M Watt, do O C Shaw. San Ptau E J Calley. San Fran John II Loper, Duluth ,U B McGowan. Puyal- J H Ladd. Seattle Iud. Tvaah E W McCormack. S T J W Blackburn.Rldge- field. Wash B N Jones. Oregon Cr Mln Laura Miller, Pendleton. Or H II BarteU. Boston J E Forster. Salt Lake J u ormand. Pubio Mrs S I Evert. Dufur Mlm Evert. Durur, Or P II Kiddle. Ild City A S Bennett. Dalles D TV Eheehan. Enter crie. Or W W HarrU. Pendletn Jim Rhea. Hecsner John B Chappeil. Gol I dendale. VI AAh. II Taylor Hilt. Prinevi! u u Kelly, l-rlncvllle B BlMlncer. Phlla TV H Becker, Spokane W Letdl. Goldendaie .Mrs w ljeiai, ao P E McClelland. Ta- ueo i'oneua. Mn r i cema A R Kanara. San Fr iS w "Wilson. San Fran Frank. B Leach. IndplwM . Byerly. Bums. Or T J Ballantrrt.OntarlolI Sylvester. Omaha W Whitfield, Seattle E B McKlnley. Salem J W IlcbM. McMlnnvl!a A Edmunds. Tllhunk C S CorTman. Chicago C C Dalton. Salem L Xedley. Aihlaad. Or) Dan Markham. Salem Mrs L Nedley. do iE B FreedelU Salem Acres Hunt. San Fr IS McRae. Astoria Lc&le Hunt. San Fr J A Harpert. Astoria G L Schoollng.DairsnniWm Chandler, Clats Mrs O L Schooling, do I kanie N A Frederick. Orejun Mrs Wm Chandler, do Mr X A Frederick. dolGurtaf A Mlkender, Justin Hunter. Daila.) Tillamook Rock Or j THE IMPERIAL C. "W. Knowle", Manager. W Benson, city IMrs M H Le1nenweber Harry Smith, city ( Astoria Mrs J B Ferguson; As-)Jobn E Gratke.Astorla tona uonn iteea, Astoria F W Ferguson, do Geo Houck. Eugene W II OdelU Salem Geo Ruaaell. Oakland, Cal C R Smead, Blalock A J Owen. Portland Mrs J H Smith. As- orla II McLeod. Spokano G McLeod. Spokane L C Van Exxe. Salem O A Aloprens, Astoria, it it puiman, oo II D Troer, Salem Grant Mara Dalles Kobt Forbes. Aberdeen Lewis J Gordon. Agent '.'Passion Play" Mm Gordon, do T A MeBrtde. Oreg Cy Minnie L Lay. Dalles F W Settlemler.'Wood- oum R S Sheridan. Rosebrg Geo Noland. Astoria O D Taylor. Dalles B S Burbank. Grants Mrs Burbank. Grants Mrs A M Smith. Biggs Mrs E Lewi Ulgcs W H Wilson. Dalles E J Compton. Pendltn Mrs Compton. do II C Oreoe. K Y J M Both. Rainier P C Cardlner. Astoria Mrs P C Cardlner. do Herman Wise, Astoria W W Hoagland. S F Jane J West. Idaho Mrs L W Snellen. The Dalles. Or THE ST. CHARLES. C A Simpson, Eagl Crl D R Henry, Salna W F Lewis. Salem JAB Johnson, Vancvr Edwin Morran. "r vim uagiey. eo- Camllle Nlchol. do J M McFadden. do MlfS a McFadden, do S C Long, Chinook O A RoMndahl. do G 8 Allen. Cascades Alfred Peterson. As toria O D Bowers. Ortg Cy A Johnson. Oak Point Lou Haddle. Oak Pt (J C Coakley, Maygers vn Davis, cattlamet John Wicks. Kalama Virgil B Green. Astoria Mrs ureen Astoria Miss Pearl Miller. j Hop-well ICIl " ilson & trt. Cos- mopolls T II Madden. Weaver-I u k Larson. Aberdeen vllle u iiyait. south cen.i G II Meny-nan. HUls-fN H McKa). Sauyle's bora. Or Con Lang, i-auvte'a .TIT Tav 0..iui. T M Clement. Tacoma J O Stevens. "Tacoma C II Klnsgwortn, do M B B Seele. do Edward S Stevens, HUlsboro XI Cleveland, do B A Wheaton. Wash Mrs G Bortxer. do i ii 1IUU, SetUtlC a u urn. Franklln.x:y Floyd Blake. Dallas M 3 Slade. city Elmer Armstrong, do T rt TTall ritttelr.nl F E Field. Woodland u A iiempei, ehalem aus s e xuggie. 311 veTton. Or C H Abemathy, Ctani- noer "Mitchell Smlttv Bale C J B Yeon. Cathlamet M Bergman. Albany E O Reynolds. McMlnn'John Gorman, Albany Otto uyeriy, uauas .aerator ti u uurur, Mrs Byerly. Dal'as The Dalles W A Gllham, La OrnfllJ M Thompson.Heppner C A Hodson. reD-:rff liirs inompson. uo John Prlchard. do IMias Thompson, do Hotel Dosmelly. Tacosaa. Euronenn plan; headquarters for com mercial men. ChUberc's restaurant la connection. For Ooldendale. "Wash., take stare sit LGrants. H. Glass, prop. WHEN FREIGHTS WERELOW SHTPOWJrERs- PROFXT9 SXALL STVB YE11HS AGO. Isvreraess-eJilre Receives) Over 914,- OOO SCore Thaia oa Her Last Pre-r. loos Trip More Grala Snlpa. The Oregonlan has recently printed fig ures showing the clearance values of car goes of ships which have cleared within the past few weeks, and which also cleared with cargoes about five years ago. These figures showed that wheat was bringing high prices today In comparison with the prices which prevailed five or six years ago. A comparison with regard to freights then and now shows a similar wide difference in figures, but In the case of freights the owner is doing as well or better than he has ever done before, while the wheatgrower is not so fortunate. The British ship Invemess-ehlre, now In Portland under charter for wheatloadlng at 40 shillings, which is Is 3d lower than has been paid for a similar-sized ship In Ban Francisco, loaded in Portland about four years ago at a 64 At that time she carried 5642 tons of wheat and barley. and her gross receipts for the trip-were 20,548. This year for the same amount of cargo she will receive 134.963, a Ices to the wheatgrowers of the Northwest of over 114,000, as compared with, the rates pre vailing four years "ago. CAPTATX STMPSOX'S TATEST. Radical Departure From the Old. Sys tem of Xamtns; Ships. Captain A. M. Simpson's latest schooner has a name which shows a radical depar ture from the Slmpoon system of christen ing marine craft, and the San Francisco Call explains the reasons thereof as fol lows: , "A. OL Simpson's new schooner Church in Is now loading lumber at Coos Bay for San Francisco. The vessel was originally Intended for Captain James U. Bruce and others, but there was some friction over the manner In which tho vessel was being built, so Mr. Simpson -seized the oppor tunity and offered to keep the vessel. The other parties were glad of the chance to get the craft off their hands, but now they would willingly pay 15000 over the- contract price and take the ChurchllL "It la several years ago since A. M. ! Simpson said he would never build another vessel, aud to emphasize that fact ho named the barkentlne then neaiing com pletion Omega. A year or so later the building craze seized him again and he laid the keel of another vessel, which he called the Addenda. The latest addition proved such a success that Simpson or dered another vessel built and called her the Encore. After the Encore was finished there was enoughs lumber gathered to gether In the shipyard to build another vessel, so the Gleaner (gleaned from the left-over lumber), was put on the stocks. The echo from the workmen's hammers had hardly died away when another vessel was in demand, and the Echo is now In commission In consequence. After the Echo came the Repeat, and now the Simpson Lumber Company has the Churchill In commission. The latter name was not Mr. Simpson's choosing, but was given to the vessel by Captain Bruce and hts associates." OUTWARD GRAIN FLEET. Tltree More Portland "Wheat Ships Arrive Out Yesterday. The big four-master Koyal Forth, which was one of the contending vessels m the four-cornered race which ended at Queens town Monday, was a decidedly close sec ond In the race from this port to Europe. She arrived out at Falmouth yesterday only a day behind the Arctic Stream and tho Fulwood. which won from the Royal Forth and the Kate Thomas, by sailing a dead heat. The Kate Thomas, which was picked as a sure winner on the Port lahd water front, has not yet put In an appearance. There were two other Oregon ships arrived out at Queenstown yester day, the St. Mungo, with 145 days to her cerdlt, and the Forfarshire, which has something ot a reputation as a fast ship. was 139 days in the way. The arrival of the St. Mungo and the Forfarshire leaves but one ship of the November fleet to be accounted for. the Ferdinand Fischer, which Is making a slow passage, but which still has a good long lead over the Ber muda and the Comllebank. of the October fleet, neither of those vessels having been reported yet. Three of the December ships from Portland have, arrived out. but none of tho ships sailing 'from other ports that month have been reported yet. ANOTHER OVERDUE- SHIP. Thirty Per Cent on a Vessel "Which "Was "With the Dlythesvrood. Reinsurance speculators are of the opin ion that the gale whioh came so near ending the career of the ship Plytheswood, from Portland for South Africa, has caused serious trouble for the French bark Salnte Anne, and they are paying 30 per cent on the Frenchman. The Blytheswood put Into Valparaiso January 35. Her captain made the following re port, which was cabled to London: "A French bark encountered the same storm which, obliged tho Blytheswood to put in here. The French vessel did not seem to be weathering the storm so well as the Blytheswood. Sho was signalled In latitude 37 degrees south, longitude 131 de- grees west. The bark was showing signals L. B. M. D." These are the signals of the Salnie Anne, and the report caused no little anxiety in London. The Blytheswood had her cargo shifted, her decks swept, bulwarks stove and sails epllt and lost. On January 23 the ' British ship Inversnald arrived at Valpn rairo. the, too, having suffered from tho same storm. She. too. had had her cargo shifted and her bulwarks stove, and had sustained other damage to her deck. Marine Xotes. The Isle of Arran and the Poseidon both arrived at Astoria yesterday after quick trips down the river. Repairs on the steamship Oregon, now on the Sound, have been completed, at a ' cost of $30,00). and she Is on the drydock receiving a finishing-coat of paint. Tho wreck of the ship City of Florence as It lies in Halfmoon Bay was sold to Rlngolskl Bros., of Oakland, for JW7 50. I s"tii?S7!! A. ll A PI r- 3rF.fi t sf Mli lift i A LAME BACK AND RHEUMATISM. 33 "Washington Street. MORO, Or.. March L 1300. DR. M. A McLATJGHLIN Dear Sir: Since wearing your Improved Belt, which Is "The Belt." my lame back Is gone and I feel 20 years younger. It has also knocked out the rheumatism In my knee, and I have, thrown away my cane, and you have my sincere thanks for your advice and square deal ings. Yours truly, A. L. SHERER, Dr. M. A. McLaughlin, 102 Columbia Street, Seattle. Wash. 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Sailed Steamer Karlulc, whaling: steamer State of Cali fornia, Astoria; bark Prussia, for Cook In let. Arrived Steamer Mackinaw, from Se attle; steamer South Portland. fromOystep Harbor; steamer Sunol, from Gray's Har bor. Seattle Sailed April S-Steamer Excel sior, for Kodlak. Arrived April 2 BarlS.. Inverclyde. from Tacoma. Antwerp Sailed March 31 British ship Glenard. for Puget Sound. Kobe Arrived March 31 British steam er Breconshlre. from Victoria. Falmouth. April 3. Arrived British ship Brumblalr. from Tacoma: British ship Poyal Forth, from Portland. Or. Queenstown. April 3. Arrived Brttlsb ships SL Mungo and Forfarshire, from Portland. Or. New York. April 3. Sailed Bovie, for Liverpool; Saale. for Bremen, via South ampton and Cherbourg. Gibraltar, April 3. Sailed "Werra, from Genoa, etc. for New York. Hoqulam Arrived April 1 Schoone l Neptune, from San Francisco tor Aoer deen; schooner Volant, from San Fran cisco for Aoerdeen; schooner Jennie Stella, from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Dolly Treasury Statement. "WASHINGTON. April 3. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the 1150.000.000 gold reserve In the division ot redemption, shows: Available cash balance I156,62S,CT Gold 37.a66.T13 THE FEAR OF HUMBUG Prevents Many People From Trying a Good Medicine. Stomach troubles are so common and !a most cases so obstinate to cure that peoplo are apt to look with suspicion on any Temedy claiming to bo a radical., perma nent cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. Many such pride themselves on their acuteness In never being humbugged, es pecially In medicines. This fear of being humbugged can ba carried too far, so far. 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