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THE MOHNINGr OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1900. SERVES STATE WELL Thomas H.Tongue's Record in Congress for Two Terms. PROTECTED THE COAL INTEREST Constant Attention Given to Harbor Improvements Pensions Asked for Indian "War Veteran. Whether a member of Congress counts for little or much, depends largely upon the Influence he has In committee where In these days of Innumerable bills, legis lation is shaped for action. Length of service has much to do with a member's standing at "Washington. In this respect Congressman Tongue, -who has served two terms, has a distinct advantage over Dr. Ialy, his Democratic opponent, who would, if elected, go to the National -capital new to the business of caring for ther interests of the First district. There exists no reason why any voter in the First district should vote for Daly in preference to Tongue. This particularly applies to Republicans. To Democrats Tongue has the recommendation of hav ing served the district well for two terms, of knowing its present and future needs and of being better qualified to serve the People than a. new man would be. With all the leading measures of the Administration, and some of them have been history-makers. Tongue has been closely and actively identified. The first special session after his election was oc cupied with the passage of the Dingley law. He directed his efforts toward se curing as large a share of duties as pos sible upon all the products Oregon has to sell livestock, fruit, vegetables, hay. lumber, coal, etc. One provision of the tariff law was largely the result of Tongue's Individual work. An Immense amount of coal was being shipped lrito the Pacific Coast under the provision that admitted anthracite coal free. Tongue began early to remedy this condition of affairs, and asked the House commit tee on ways and means to strike anthra cite coal from the free list, and put a duty on It. The committee had already framed the bill, and Tongue could not get the concession he asked. After the bill had been passed by the House he re newed his efforts with the finance com mittee of the Senate, compiling figures and writing a letter. He also prepared the following letter, obtained the signa tures of the Republican members of the Pacific Coast to it, and filed it with the committee: Coal Interests Protected. "We earnestly desire to call your attention to the importance not only of maintaining the tariff placed by the Dingley bill upon bi tuminous coal, but also the importance of levy ing an equal duty upon the importation of an thracite coal. The Pacific Coast has an especial Interest in this matter, as the foil owing figures will show. The importation of anthracite coal has greatly increased. The importations since 1557 hae been: 1887 3.022I1S92 53.7S1 1558 15.45a 1893 C0.47J 1559 20,3G51894 09.937 IKK) 17.24811895 80,001 1S91 14.89011890 149,748 Showing that the importations of anthracite coal have increased very rapidly. Nearly all of these entire importations hae been to the Pacific Coast. Of the amount Imported In 1S9C, there was imported into San Francisco alone 143,850 tons; into San Diego, 77 tons; Into Puget Sound, 130 tons; Into Oregon, 253 tons, leaving but 2932 tons to be imported Into the remainder of the United States. It appears conclusively rrom these figures that anthracite, coal is being Imported and used exclusively In competition with the coal mined upon the Pacific Coast. Practically all of this anthracite coal was Imported' from the United Kingdom, there being imported from that country 148,120 tons, and 1C2S tons from the Dominion of Canada. This is not the only competition that the coal miners of the Pacific Coast have to encounter. Of the 1.243,635 tons of bituminous coal Im ported during the year ending June 30, 1890. there --was" imported Into San Francisco alone 7CS.C04 tons, and into other Pacific ports 219.S95 tons, a total of 998,499 tons, making the importations of anthracite and bituminous coal upon the Pacific Coast a total of 1.135,215 tons. There are on the Pacific Coast coal mines sufficient to supply all of this demand if they could receive adequate protec tion. It is hardly necessary to add that by far the greatest amount of bituminous coal import ed into the Pacific Coast is brought from Brit ish Columbia. The Importations from that place for the year ending June 30, 1896, amounted to G27.257 tons. During eight months ending February 2S, 1897, San Francisco paid to British Columbia for bituminous coal $1,154, 235. During the same period San Francisco paid for anthracite coal $155,100. Thus send ing out In eight months $1,309,341 for the pur chase of the product, every pound of which could have been supplied from the domestic coal mines on the Pacific Coast. The House committee evidently gave but little consideration to the duty upon anthra cite coal, stating that they had not been able to learn that any considerable quantities were Imported. W"e earnestly request your committee to giro this matter jour careful consideration, and trust you will see the wisdom of giving to the coal miners on the Pacific Coast a fair share of protection. Responding to the demand of the Pa cific Coast members led by Mr. Tongue, the Senate finance committee reported an amendment making anthracite coal subject to the same duty as other coal. "When the tariff bill went back to the House, the amendment was not agreed to. The ways and means committee decided to leave coal on the free list, but compro mised by requiring that it should analyze 82 per cent of fixed carbon. This provision practically stopped the importation of coal at the Pacific Coast. The coal was not anthracite, but was fraudulently shipped as such. Last year the Importation of anthracite coal at the Pacific Coast fell to C01 tons. Mr. Tongue's energy thus saved the Pacific Coast market for the coal producers of Oregon, "Washington and California. Defeat of Teller Resolution. The next matter of any Importance was the Teller resolution which passed the Senate and precipitated In the House a general financial discussion. The defeat of the resolution tended largely to strengthen the gold-etandard sentiment. Tongue bore his share In this fight, and made a speech. The Congressional com mittee In the subsequent campaign thought so well of the speech that when selecting for general distribution extracts from six epeeches delivered on the subject they made quite a liberal extract from Tongue's. In the war measures Mr. Tongue stood by the Administration. He was not car ried off his feet by the clamor for early action, recognition of the belligerency of Cuba or the Independence of the Cuban Republic. As long as It seemed possible to compel Spain to conduct the Cuban War In a humane way by peaceable methods he stood by the Administration In Its ef forts for peace. "When It was no longer able to accomplish that purpose, he sup ported the Administration In Its delcara tlon for war and In providing the neces sary funds to carry on the conflict Mr. Tongue took an active part in codi fying the criminal lawe for Alaska, and was very largely, almost wholly, respon sible for the license law In reference to the sale of liquor. The real hard, laborious work of a Con gressman is of a kind that is Intangible and difficult to describe. It Is a constant attempt to comply with request of va rious constituents, work before the various departments. "When Tongue was elected in 1S96 there were over 500 pestofflces In his district. Keeping these filled with Post masters Is an enormous burden. In a number of the smaller offices It Is dlf flcult to keep people occupying them. There have-been a large number of of fices established, probably 75, all of them under Mr. Tongue's supervision, and all requiring a great deal of work. Then there Is constant demand for Increase of mall service, quickening the service more times per week, expediting the mall de livery and establishing new mall routes. Tongue has secured a large number of Increases of mall service. There are land matters, homestead matters, patent mat ters and, the "largest item of all, pension applications. It Is difficult to describe all of the things that a member of Congre?s Is called upon to do. Lately Mr. Tongue has had to hunt up a large number of certificates of naturalization filed In the Land Department In making final proofs and required In registration. If a post office order goes astray or Is drawn upon the wrong office, the member of Congress has to look after it and straighten It out, Mr. Tongue has made it a point to answer every letter that he receives, and If It contains a request to comply with It as nearly as possible. Procuring various pub lic documents and mailing them in answer to correspondence requires a large amount of work. Since last December Mr. Tongue has dictated an average of 75 letters a day. In addition to going to the various departments, attending committee meet ings, sessions of the House and looking after legislation. Pensions for Indian. "War "Veterans. The bill that Tongue has bestowed more attention to at this session than any other, and almost as much during the last term of Congress, Is the one to secure pensions for the Indian War veterans. There was a hearing upon this recently, and he mado as spirited and earnest a speech as he could upon the subject Another bill which Tongue has in charge Is the one to make Crater Lake a National park. It has been favorably reported, and will be passed whenever it is reached on the calendar. Two years ago, on July 4, Tongue deliv ered the address at the celebration at the foot of the Washington monument, the only celebration held at Washington. It was under the control of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. These organizations always control the Fourth of July exercises. Tongue has agreed to deliver the address on Decora tion day. at Glenwood Cemetery, being one of the four cemeteries at which Dec oration day exercises are regularly held. Money for Rivers and Harbors. Of course; the principal bills passed are the appropriation bills, and Tongue has heartily co-operated with the other mem bers in looking after Oregon on these questions. The rivers and harbors of Ore gon were well cared for last year, not wlthstandlngthat Tongue was not on the committee. Public buildings were not overlooked. Salem has been trying for a great many years to get a public build ing. The bill has been Introduced regu larly for 10 or 12 years. Tongue succeeded In getting that through, and $125,000 will bo expended at Salem. He has been try ing to make the Indian school at Chem awa the "Carlisle of the Pacific" When he went to Congress the appropriations were for 250 or 300 scholars. He has suc ceeded in getting the appropriation In creased until It now provides for 500 schol ar.', with other Improvements, buildings, etc., to match. When the Indian appro priation bill goes through, as It will, there will be a provision for distributing about $600,000 to the Siletz Indians that has been locked up and doled out In small sums. It will be expended in Lincoln County, and will help to build up that section of the state. Tongue has been making as good a fight as possible for assay offices In Oregon. The Washington Representatives have tried to get a mint at Tacoma, and are making a great deal of noise about It. They failed, as everybody expected they would, but the failure Js keeping off the assay office at Portland. Tongue's committee positions Indicate his standing with the leaders. In a sec ond term he Is one of only five members to obtain a chairmanship. It Is the same chairmanship that Mr. Hermann secured after 10 years of service. He has also se cured a position on the river and harbor committee, which Is rarely done for any new member, and was not secured by Mr. Hermann until he had had much longer service. ALL WILL CLEAN UP. Xo Foundation for the Plague Scare In San Francisco. That the Chinese colony In this city Is ready to lend every assistance to the Health Commtesloner In cleaning up China town la shown by the fact that the follow ing notice, signed "Chinese Benevolent So ciety," was posted throughout the Chinese quarter, in the Chinese language, yes terday: "We have received instructions from the sanitary officers of the City of Portland that all merchants, restaurant keepers and lodging-house keepers must see that their places are kept clean, and otherwise do all in their power to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. We desire that all our countrymen will keep places In as san itary a condition as possible and do all In their power to prevent the Introduction of bubonic plague, which Is reported to have made its appearance In San Fran cisco. We will assist the health officers In prosecuting those who violate the san itary laws." As many from the first supposed, there appears to be no foundation for the re ports sent out In regard to plague in San Francisco. The Call and Chronicle yes terday denounced the Board of Health of that city, and state that for political reasons they attempted to create a plague scare last March, and are now trying to vindicate their former course by the al leged discovery of fresh cases. No new cases have been found, and the board has taken no action as to the inoculation of Chinese. It Is well known that If a plague scare could be worked up In San Francisco It would be worth thousands of dollars to the heelers and rounders, who live by preying on the Chinese there. There Is nothing more repugnant to the Chinese than the Idea of being Inoculated with some preparation of which or the effects of which they know nothing, and If an order for the compulsory Inoculation of Chinese could be brought about scores of tho contemptible class who make a living by blackmailing Chinese would make for tunes by conniving at the escape of Chi nese from such a dreaded infliction. More could be made by defeating such a law than by enforcing it. and it would only be enforced on such as were able to pay for being left alone. There has been no alarm here In regard to probabilities of a visitation of the plague, and is not likely to be, but a general cleaning up In the Chinese and Japanese quarters and other quarters, as well. Is not out of place at this season. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Multnomah Contests Create Much Interest. The lawn tennis tournament at the Multnomah Club is creating a good deal of Interest In athletic circles at present. The games will be played now every afternoon, and will be completed on Dec oration day. The results up to date are: Lothrop beat Van Dryer 63 S 6 La Fargo beat Sterling 63 62 Gomph beat McAlpln 62 S 6 Thlefsen beat Shlnkel 63 63 Cheal beat Lombard 75 64 Graham beat Lee by default Cheal beat Gomph 61 62 Graham beat La Farge 75 6 I Lumgalr beat Zan 97 61 Goss beat Arnold 61 62 Leiter beat Ollphant 62 60 Lewis beat Holmes 63 6 1 Goss beat Baker. 61 61 Postal Treaty "With Spain Signed. MADRDD. May 23. The Queen Regent has signed the postal convention wlta the United States. The new Oxford dictionary will contain a new "longest word In the English lan guage" "nonlntercommunlcablllty." . SHIPS FROM THE ORIENT LTDGATE A3TO JfESAIA ARRIVED AT ASTORIA YESTERDAT. Three Mere January Shins Make Fast Passages Forthbanlt'a Good Dispatch Marine Notes. The British bark Lydgate atoned In a measure for her long trip between New Tork and the Orient by making a very good passage of 35 days across the Pacific She arrived in at Astoria yesterday morn ing, and will leave up for Portland this morning In tow of the Ocklahama, which left down for her last night. The Lyd gate Is now on her third trip to this port, having taken a cargo of lumber and a cargo of wheat away from here about two years ago. At that time she was in com mand of Captain Kennison, but on her present voyage she is In charge of Cap- For the Monument Fund. 8 0 9 e e Gan Macleay concert at the Armory to night, for benefit of monument fund, will be the event of the day. Tickets only 25 cents. Reserved seats at Woodard, Garke & Co.'s. Concert begins at 8 P. M. tain Jones, who first brought the Galgate i ton, for Chemalnus; bark Coryphene, for to Portland. The Tatter vessel is due next , Bristol, Bay; steamer Progreso, for Seat month from the Orient- " J He: schooner Luzon, for Gray's Harbor. The German ship Nesaia. another of the J Falmouth, May 22. Arrived British ship Oriental fleet, arrived in last evening from Tsin-tau. Her sailing" date Is not given, but as she arrived in the Orient several days ahead of the Lydgate, It is hardly probable that she has made as fast a passage as the British vessel. COPPER QtJEEIf SOLD. After Protracted Siege In Marshal's Hands, Finds Xevr Owner. The steamboat Copper Queen, arrested about two months ago at the suit of E. Loll and Henry Luse, seeking to recover wages due them, has been sold at auction by United States Marshal Houser. Sho was bid In by J. B. Haseltine, who held a mortgage against her for something over 51200, and who paid Into court 11150 ad-" dltional. which will pay costs and charges and other claims against her. Deputy United States Marshal George Humphrey, who put In a Summer on board the Game cock and Staghound, as keeper, and who spent 54 days In charge of the Copper Queen, was relieved from duty yester day. He says life is slightly monotonous aa captain of a tled-up boat, but the duties are not onerous, the principal labor con nected with them being going ashore for "grub." He has plenty of leisure for im proving his mind by reading philosophical works, and says that If he had steady employment In this line for a century or so he would become a great scholar. MORE FLYING PASSAGES. Clackmannanshire, Edenballyaore and Alsterkamp Malce Good Rnns. Three more of the January grain fleet reported out at Falmouth yesterday, two of them with rattling good passages to their credit, while the third made the run several day& under the average time from the Coast. The old clipper Clack mannanshire, which never makes a slow passage, led the way, with 112 days to her credit, and the Alsterkamp was not a bad second In 116 days. -The Edenballymore made the run In 123 days. This makes a total of seven ships of the January fleet that have arrived out, and their average passage was but a trifle over 116 days, which Is remarkable time for so many ships sailing the same month. The arrival of the three ships yesterday after such fast passages Insures as good a record for the January fleet as Is held by that of December, and It would not be surprising if some of the February ships were heard from this month, as the Clackmannanshire sailed on the lost day of January. March Marine Disasters. Tho Administration of the Bureau Ver itas has pust published the list of mari time disasters reported during the month of March, 1900, concerning all flags, as fol lows: Sailing vessels reported lost 19 American, 59 British, 3 Chilean, 2 Danish, 2 Dutch, 12 French, S German, 8 Italian,, 1 Mexican, 17 Norwegian, 2 Portuguese, 3' Russian, 9 Spanish and 7 Swedish; total, 152. In this number are Included nine ves sels reported missing. Steamers reported lost 2 American, 4 Brazilian, 31 British, 1 Egyptian, 6 French. 6 German, 1 Italian, 3 Norwegian, 1 Spanish and 1 Turkish; total, 56. In this number are included 13 steamers reported missing. Causes of losses Sailing vessels Stranding, 5G; col lision, 4; foundered, 6; abandoned, 7; con demned, 70 and missing, 9; total, 152. Steamers Stranding, 14"; collision, 5; foundered, 4; condemned. 20 and missing, 13; total, 56. Forthhanlt's Good Dispatch. The British bark Forthbank made an early start on her homeward voyage by crossing out at 6 o'clock yesterday morn ing. The Sylfid. which left Portland a day later than the Forthbank, went down the river without a crew, and as the fish ing season is now at Its height, may- ex perience some delay through Inability to sacure sailors. The British ship Dovenby Hall, which is next on the list, will finish loading today, and will leave down the river about Friday. All of the ships In the river are receiving good dispatch at this end of the line, and no complaints are heard. Marine Notes. William E. Mlghell, president of the Cal ifornia Shipping Company, has control ol 32 American ships, and every one of them Is under charter at the present time. The steamer Columbia sailed last even ing for Ean Francisco, and If there was any fear of the plague In San Francesco, Is was not shown on her passenger or freight list, as she was full all around. The steamer Nome City, which Is sched uled to sail for Alaska In a few day, crossed In at Astoria at 6 o'clock last evening and left up an hour later. She was on her maiden trip, and did not make very fast time coming up the Coast. The Jessie's Crnlsc. ASTORIA, May 22. The deep-sea fish ing schooner Jessie arrived yesterday from the Flattery halibut banks, after a cruise of 34 days. She experienced four severe storms, and was driven far to the north. When she got back to the halibut banks she found the halibut very plentiful, but had only enough Ice left to bring back five tons. She will be fitted out again as soon as possible for another cruise. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, May 22. Arrived at 6 P. M. and left up at 7:10 P. M. Steamer Nome City, from San Francisco; British bark Lydgate, from Shanghai; German ship Ntsala, from Tsin-tau. Sailed British bark Forthbank, for Queenstown or Fal mouth for orders. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Smooth; wind, northwest; weather, clear. Falmouth. May 22. Arrived British ships Clackmannanshire and Edenbally more and German ship Alsterkamp, from Portland. Hoqulam. Wash. Sailed May 20 Schooner Occidental, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco; schooner Laura May, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco; schooner Laura Madson, from Aberdeen, for Saa Francisco. Arrived Schooner Chas. R. Wilson, from Honolulu, for Aberdeen. Seattle Sailed May 21 Steamer Lakxne, for Nome; steamer Charles Nelson, for Nome. Honolulu Sailed May 6 Barkentlna Klickitat, for Towneend. Valparaiso Arrived April 13 Chilean bark Latona, from Vancouver. New Tork, May 22. Arrived State of Nebraska, from Glasgow; Kensington, from Antwerp. Soiled Georgic, for Liver pool; Kalserln and Maria Theresa, for Bremen, via Cherbourg and Southampton. Genoa Arrived May IS Aller, from New Tork, via Naples. New Tork, May 22. Arrived Curie, from Liverpool. Movllle, May 22. Arrived Parisian, from. Montreal, for Liverpool. Queenstown, May 22. Arrived Oceanic, from New Tork, for Liverpool. San Francisco, May 22. Arrived Steam er Mattewan, from Tacoma; steamer Hum boldt, from Seattle; steamer Umatilla, from Victoria: steamer Warfleld, from Oyster Harbor. Sailed Steamer Welling- Clackmannanshire, British ship Edenbally more, from Portland, Or. New Tork, May 22. Arrived Bremen, from Bremen. Boulogne, May 22. Arrived Rotterdam, from Rotterdam. Plymouth, May 22. Arrived Patricia, from New Tork for Hamburg. Sailed Pretoria, from Hamburg for New Tork. Sydney. N. S. W., May 22. Sailed War rimoo, for Vancouver, via Honolulu. Movllle, 2day 22. Arrived Ethiopia, from New Tork for Glasgow. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND, Oscar Stlner, New Trk F C Follett. Hastings T W Sharpe. N Y H V D Bootes, Del T L Lyons, San Fran C E Horan, San Fran Geo T Mary. Jr. do Marie F Malson. S F F Haight, Salt Lake r n Enrlght, San Fr W Thos Hart, "Welser David Eccles, Ogdcn C H Reiner, St Paul Miss Louise Baker, "VValta Walla Chas Basey, city L D Seal, city Master Edw Maison,do tnxr&ra HlrscMer. S F M A Allsdorfer. San F A N Spencer, Cincinn Edw Lincoln Smith, Seattle Mrs E L Smith, do L N Duplus. Montreal J Andrew. Sidney Geo W Hale. Chicago Chas A Engelbracht, do J H Brill. Milwaukee ea K&uimann. St L A R Ledonx, N T V A Mitchell, San Fr John Mitchell. S F R B Dyer, South Bend H B Catton. SeatUe u J Myers, Boston Sladellns E Johns, S F W H Fleldhouse. Chgo S O Field. Boston W H McPhee. San Fr C Lewis Mead, Portlnd V E T Mattschas.Van- P E Doollttle. M D, do Clay Clement, N T Cy -airs wiay Element, do J H Young, San Fran A. Basthelm. San Fran A w Stowell. Ban Fr THE PERKINS. Paul TrullInger.Astoral. A B Little, Houlton, Or W F. Slaughter. StHlns Mrs Slaughter, do Geo S Ford, Tacoma. P D Gilbert. Albajiv n lm iieniro, oregn Cy j a. necKiey, isugeno B F Hedres. eltv P J McGowan. Astoria, Chas M Hough. St Pi jV J Stevens. Murrav. F C Braden. Seattle J Idaho G W Harrison, wf & S W Macrum, Forst Gr two ch, San Fran Chas J Tan, McMinvl Johan E Young. Albu- M M Lawrence. Cleveld querque, N M IO P Hyde, Harrlsburg. Geo F Stone, Seattle I Or A "W Stanton. Rosebrg'Mrs O P Hyde, do jiiss Aunnie Biamon. lilisa iiyce. ao Rosebunr John Craig, Macleay Miss Craig. Macleay H C Rlnehart. Adams "W E Brownell, M D, Elgin, Or George Pore, do C E Moulton, Tacoma Mrs M Y Francis, Newberg, Or Master Francis, do C P Holt. Harrisburg Mrs C P Holt, do E Sundry. Junction, Or L S Lawrence, do Mrs J B Standard, Ash land. Or Miss Fanny Standard, Ashland. Or Mrs Amelia Finch, Olympian Wash J .W Morris. Harrisbrg J L Bartholomew, do H A Phillip. Oakld.Cal Newell Pettis, Seattle A D Rothstln, Seattle A S Bernoier. New Trk C H. Jones. Oakland, Cal J S Buxton. Forst Grvj Mrs Buxton. do A H Burcholder, Rldg- neia. wasn Frank SaviUe, San Fr Charles Johnson, city Mrs Chas Johnson, do J H Stalllngs & son. Salt Lake P GUmore, Altoona "W "W Adams. San Fr E G Kent. Cleveland Thos Skalfe. 8Ilvcrton A L Hodges. Tacoma I P Reese. McCoy J W Hobbs. McMlnnvl Anna Hastings, Omaha F H Whlckham. Iowa w .Bolton. Antelope Mrs Bolton. Antelope I N Hughes. Heppner W M Tackman. Dalles B F Hedges', city A S Dresser, Oregon Cy J W Crlder. Dallas, Or iC R Cooper, Omaha I THE IMPERIAL. C W. Knowles, Manager. J C Hushes, cltr IJ McGuire. Astoria J C Shultr. Dalles R W Jackson, city W O Patterson, city John Mitchell, Dalles. C A Borders. Dalles Calvln G Wilson, Idle- J N Williamson, Prlne- witae Mrs Wilson, do Robt Forbes, Aberdeen G B McGlnley, Pa R H Pratt, Saa Fran Mrs Pratt, San Fran B O Conn. Seattle B T Nichols. Riddle J T Henley, Klam Flls O S Bums. Hood River H Harklns, Seattle J H Booth. Roseburg Geo Russell, Oakld.Cal J Brannon, Orton E Brannon. Orton Clark Jones, city F C Reed, Astoria vuie I L Patterson, Salem A G Stoll. San Fran Daniel Kelly. Kansas C k ii Kinnear. Seattle Mrs A T Ambrose, do Geo Melrose. Peoria, 111 suss u vicks, do F Hunter. Spokane F W Schmidt, N Y C Schmidt, N Y J B Ternes, Tacoma A Brownlee, Tacoma f iteiiy, Tacoma W M Lewis, Oakld.Cal H C Smith. Astoria R A Wood, Shenandoah THE ST. CHARLES. John Kauffman. WascoJE N Chatfleld. Gates C S Spencer. Wasco C A Kern. Gates. Or H C Gable. Gates, Or Mrs Gable. Gates, Or Dr W B Brookshlre, Castle Creek A J Jackson, Bakr Cy Mrs Jackson. do Peter Jackson, do W C Warrick. Scio W C Brown, Dalles Dean Blanchard, Rain ier R D Ingraham, Glen- nood, B C W H Conyers, Clats kanle C S Chase. Wasco Max Cohen, Gresham Jas L Chalker, do Chas Merrill, do Chas Kefer. do C M Bretts. Duluth Thos H Rogers, Mc Minnville B F Brown. Pendleton J E f alkner, do Mike SulllVan. LaFay ette E A Eddy. Tualatin Hugh Boyle, Kawkana Miss L Barnes, do T H Payne. Mill City J B Ogle. San Jose M Dltmer. Tacoma A N Lewis, Tacoma W H Whipple. Dalles J G Welet, Stella L H Amerson. Stella W Helsler. Dufur W T Clique, Vancouver u ti. iienry. Salem D Crosble, Ncwberg M. B Green. Rnlnlpr C G Green. Rainier Geo Turner, Rainier B Clops, Stevenson, Wn J Bledsoe. do F M Hudson. Maygers w k Loison, Maygers J E Hurl & son. do a. j cooper. Dalles W Grant, Newport N Smith. CorvallU John Kaufman. Wasco O C Spencer, wasco E S Addison. Wasco E Hlldebrand. Wasco H SewelL Kalama Mrs Smith, Corvallts J L Watson, Roseburg ai .u --uaxiin. itoseourg Mrs Martin, Roseburg John A OlBen, Newprt J H Perm. Yaqulna, OrMIss Williams. do F J Eldridge. do iW T Bennett. Roseburg Wm Cummlngs, Cot tage Grove J T Thomas, do J H Giles. Myrtle F Mast. Myrtle T W Pitts. Detroit F M Hester. Detroit J J Schmltt, Rainier jonn xiaiaernan, saiem H G Gable. Salem Mrs Gable. Salem John C Cooper, Indp.Or C H McGInnls. do Mrs McGInnls, do Miss McGInnls. do John H McGlnnls,do Hotel Brnnsirlclc, Seattle. European; -first class. Rates, 73c and up. One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma notel, Tacoma. Strictly first-class; newly furnished throughout: tourist headquarters. Colombia River Scenery. Regulator Line steamers, from Oak street dock, daily, except Sundays, The Dalles, Hood. River, Cascade Locks, and return. Call on, or 'fone Agent for further Information. t Collar-Bone Broken. J. H. Hall, living at Gresham. broke his left collar-bone Thursday, while trying to stop a runaway team. He was other wise Injured, and will be laid up several weeks In consequence. Nominated for Consress. MEMPHIS. Tenn., May 22. Malcolm R, Patterson was today nominated for Con gress by the Democratic convention of the Tenth district - - PROFIT IN NOME SHIPS GREAT ATLANTIC LIXERS WOT IT WITH A. PACIFIC BARGE. IN One Trip Re tarns Investment and All Expenses, and Leaves a Tfei Saa for Owners. TACOMA, Wash.. May 23. Few people, even those engaged In the transportation business, have any Idea of the enormous earning capacity of all classes of boats engaged In the Cape Nome carrying trade. To illustrate: The gross earnings of the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, on a round trip, occupying over 30 days. Is $5),003 to 590,000, the latter sum. w:ere her holds are filled with freight to their capacity, and her cabins all taken up with three classes of passengers, flqpt. second and steerage. The Klaser represents an outlay of over J4.000.OCO, and it requires more than 505 men to operate her,, and when she Is un der steam she consumes over 500 tons of coal every 24 hours. Eight trips Is an ordinary year's work for a boat of this class, nine being the rost a boat of her character could possibly make, as dock ing and repairs occupy the remaining period of the year. Compare these earnings with those of an old barge, costing' when new not to exceed $20,000, in tho Cape Nome traJe. and they sink Into insignificance. The barge Skookum, which left a few days ao under tow for Nome, carried 7000 tons, dead weight, and measurement cargo. In ad dition to a large number of live cattle, horses, sheep, end hogs. The freight money on this Immense cargo amounted to J1S4.000 for a distance of less than one third as great as a ship of tho Kaiser's class would have to cover. The steamship Oregon is said to have hod under her hatches enough freight at from 540 to 550 a ton to bring 57-1,600, whllo on her decks enough livestock and goods were stowed to bring 510,000 more, and In her passenger accommodations she hal 623 people, averaging 5100 a head, or a total of 5147,600 for a steaming voyage of about eight days. Then she will easily pick up 300 passengers at 5100 and 5150 per head for the return trip, thus bringing her gross earnings for a round trip, re quiring not to exceed 30 days, to about 5180.000. Thus this steamship will earn more than money enough in a single round trip to pay the entire cost of her purchase, repairs and operation.'leaving a large bal ance to be divided among her owners. The barge Skookum stands to net her own ers over 5100,000. over and above all ex pense on a voyage not to exceed 30 days, and If she gets there, will sell for prob ably 520,000 more. Charles Dickinson, who spent last Sum mer In Nome, says that there will be the greatest confusion since the Tower of Ba bel, when the present fleet of something like 50 ships, both great and small, begin to land their Immense cargoes of freight on a two-mile strip of sand beach, since nearly all the ships will reach their des tination within a week, and nearly all of them will have to lay off shore three to four miles. The hundreds of boats, light ers and scows that will be tossed In the snrf will be In each other's way, and the results are not hard to predict. According to Mr. Dickinson 10,000 pas sengers and 40,000 tons of freight will ar rive within a week after the Ice goes out of the bay, and such a quantity of freight and host of-people could not be handled successfully at any port In the world In the time given the boats to lie at Nome. Three ships are now due from China and Japan ports, the Victoria, Glenogla and the Breconshlre, all of them living left Yokohama on the same day. It 13 expected the Victoria, and the Glenogle will race across, the Victoria to get h-'-e early to fit out for the Alaska trade, and the Glenogle, having tea on board, is ex pected to try speed with her companion. On the three steamships are 1400 "Japan ese, the most of whom will be landed at Victoria, B. a GOO MORE FOR NOME. Steamship Garonne to Leave Today Nine Men Dissatisfied. SEATTLE, May ZLSlx. hundred more fortune-seekers will sail tomorrow morn ing for Cape Nome by the steamship Ga ronne, which was transferred with the termination of her service as a Govern ment transport from the British to the American flag. The Garonne, sacrificing freight space for passenger room, took a cargo of but about 900 tons. The Ga ronne's passengers Included many East erners, who go to the gold fields prepared to handle large business ventures. A. G. McBride, United States Commissioner elect for the Cape Tork district, will be a passenger. He will take a local steamer at -Cape Nome for his new post. Say Ship "Was Ovcrcrovrded. Nine men who left here for Nome on the steamer Aberdeen arrived here today, having been put ashore at their own re quest at East Clallam. They charged that the company had sold more tickets than there are berths on the steamer. Local agents tonight settled the claims of the nine dissatisfied ones. The company says that only 234 tickets were sold, and that the steamer has that many berths. Kevr Ledgre on Ellc Creelc. BAKER CITT. May 22,-nJohn Braim has returned from a two weeks' prospecting trip in Burnt River, Pine Creek and Elk Creek. Mr. Bralm says he and his partners struck a ledge near Elk Creek. about 10 miles from this city. It is his In tention to return soon and sink a shaft on the ledge. The weather, he says, was very cold In the hills the past two weeks. Most of the time it has been alternately raining and snowing. At night it nearly always froze so that half an Inch of Ice would be on the water used In the tent In the morning. Quotations of Mining: Stocks. SPOKANE. .May 22. The closing bids for mining stocks today were: Blacktall 50 10!Morrison SO 02U Butte & Boston. 1U Noble Five 5 ueer Trail jon. Evening Star.... 0 rincess Maud... 3ti 8 2Vi 2 11 14 80 3 Rambler Cariboo 23 Republic n7 Gold Ledge Golden Harvest. Jim Blaine .... Lone Pine Surp. Mount. Lion .... Morn. Glory .... Reservation 12 Kossland Giant,. 3U Sullivan ni mm inums m Blacktall Mount, ST4 SAN FRANCISCO, May 22. The official clos ing quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta 50 03 Alpha Con 4 Justice $o 02 -iiexican ......... 2, Occidental Con ... 11 Andes 0 Belcher 11 Ophlr 6j Overman 18 Best & Belcher... 30 Bullion foiosi 21 Caledonia 1 20 Savage 13 Challenge Con 15 Seg. Belcher .. 1 Choiiar Confidence Con. Cal. & Va... Crown Point Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross.. 21 faierra Nevada Silver Hill ... 32 78 1 40! 31 Standard 3 G5 JfUUnlon Con 21 lalU: Utah Con : lYellow Jacket ... NEW YORK. May 22. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chollar 50 lSIOntarlo $7 00 Crown Point 0 Ophlr 50 Con. Cal. & Ya... Deadwood Gould & Curry... 1 301 Plymouth 14 Quicksilver 1 75 CO 14 do pref 7 CO Hue & Norcross.. 22 Sierra Nevada .... 35 Homestake 50 OOlStandard 3 50 Iron Silver Union Con Mexican Yellow Jacket BOSTON, May 22. Closing quotations Adventure 50 04 (Humboldt SO 50 Allouez M. Co.. 1 Osceola G2 Atrial. Copper .. 57i Atlantic 23 Boston & Mont. 2 OC Butte & Boston. &i Cat Hecla,... 7 55 Centennial IT Franklin 13Vs x-arroii. ......... 41 Qulncr 1 35 Santa Fe Copper 4V4 Tamarack ...... 1 S2 Utah Mining 27 Winona 3 Wolverines 33 QUARTZ MILL FOR CLACKAMAS. Three Sew Claims and a "Water Right Taken on Shena Creek. OREGON CTTT, Or., May 22. Four lo cations on quartz mining claims were filed today In the Roosefeldt Creek mining dls- I tuvt, mat k naici fjuu o.uxs uiswrifc Is situated on Shena Creek, a tributary of Salmon River, over which there was considerable excitement two yeara ago. These locations, however, are an entirely now discovery, and the locators announce their intention to erect a mllL The lo cators and the names of the claims are as follows: Burt C. Johnson, on the Rough Rider; James E. Haggerty, the Solomon's Lode; John A. Johnson, the Sultan's Treasure, and W. T. Johnson, the Golden Calf. The ledges located are said to con tain gold, sliver and lead. James E. Hag gerty also filed notice of a water right, "claiming the water running to Roosefeldt Creek to the extent of 3000 miners' Inches for milling purposes for a stamp mill to be erected for the milling of ores, said water to be conveyed by- ditch or flume from the point of water right to mill site and other parts of mill property." Thia Is the first announced intention to erect a quartz mill In Clackamas County dis tricts. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Report of "Weather Bureau for "Week Ending May 21. The United States Department of Agri culture, Oregon Section, Climate and Crop Service, Weather Bureau, furnishes the following weekly crop bulletin for the week ending Monday, May 2L 1300: General Sammary. West of the Cascade Mountains, the temperatures during the week have been quite equable, while to- the east of these mountains they have been very change able, with widely divergent extremes. As a whole. It has averaged slightly warmer than the previous week, and has been much warmer than It was at thl3 time a year ago. The day temperatures west of the Cascades .ranged between 6i degrees and 76 degrees, and the night tempera tures between 42 degrees and 53 degrees. East of the mountains the day tempera tures ranged between o2 degrees and sz degrees, and the night temperatures be tween 36 degrees and 54 degrees. Showers occurred pretty generally over the state Tuesday afternoon and Wednes day, and east of the mountains they were attended by thunder and excessive ralrt falls over limited areas. Not much. If any, rain fell oh other days of the week; but a good portion of the time has been cloudy, and vegetation in general would be benefited by more sunshine. Farm work Seeding and planting are nearly finished in all sections. Winter wheat Winter wheat Is now be ginning to head in the Willamette Val ley and Southern Oregon, while In the Columbia River Valley Jt Is about all headed. In the Willamette Valley and the Coast District the crop Is only doing fairly well, but In all other sections It Is remarkably thrifty. Spring wheat Spring wheat Is stoollng nicely, and 13 generally In excellent con dition. Rye Rye In the Columbia River Valley and the plateau district Is about all head ed, and is growing nicely. Corn Corn is mostly all up, and Its cul tivation Is In active progress. Oats Oats are making a good growth, although quite a number of complaints are heard of damage being done to them by cutworms and Insects. Barley Barley In general looks well, and In the plateau district the cutworms have stopped working In the fields, after having done considerable damage. Flax A large acreage of flax has been seeded. Hops Hops have made a favorable growth during the week and no unfavon able reports regarding this crop have been received. Gardens Potatoes are about all planted, and their cultivation Is In progress. Veg etables of all kinds are doing well. Grass Pasturage Is good In all sections and the hay outlook is very promising. Stock Reports from the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon state that sheep shearing Is In progress and that the wool clip Is heavy. Stock In all sec tions is In good condition. Fruit A fair crop of strawberries is be ing marketed, and cherries will soon be ripe. Other fruit has made good progress, except that in Klamath Countv a hard freeze occurred on the 17th. which killed nearly all of the pears and prunes. Willamette Valley. Dusty, Benton County, H. T. Bristow. Good growing weather during the last week. AH kinds of crops look well. Rain on the 15th and 16th. Fall crops Indicate an early harvest. Garden planting about done. Grass Is good and stock is fat. Sheep shearing has begun, with heavy clip. The prospect for the Italian prune crop Is better than It was earlier In the. season. Turner, Marion County, W. M. Hillary. Potato and corn planting completed. All kinds of grain doing well. Spring wheal promises to" be better than the Fall sown. Blackberries and raspberries In bloom; prospects good for a full crop. Goose berries and currants less than average. Sheep shearing Is In progress and the clip Is heavier than usual. The mild Winter was favorable to wool growth. Mora farmers are selling cream to butter fac tory than ever before. Buena Vista, Polk" fTounty, L. D. Bald win. The last week has been mostly cloudy and warm; favorable to growth ol grain and vegetables. Gardens are grow ing fast. Seeding Is finished. Farmers are busy working summer fallow. Mora sunshine needed. Wheatland. Tamhlll County, A. P. Mag. ness. Fall wheat still looks yellow from the effects of the cold weather. Spring grain looks well, but needs warmer weath er. Weeds are making a good start in gardens on account of long-continued wet weather and lack of cultivation. Const District. Norway, Coos County, Sol J. McClos key. Week cold and cloudy. Apples are dropping, and indications point to a very light crop. Corn is turning yellow. Columbia River Valley. Victor, Wasco County, W- H. Talcott. The week has been a little warmer than the preceding one. Fall grain looks fine. Spring grain coming forward at a lively rate. All grain has a fine rich color. Cut worms ore doing a great amount of dam age, both to gardens and grain, oats being damaged the most; some farmers report the loss of the entire crop, others only a part; where the crop Is destroyed they are planting corn. Early planted potatoes are coming up; also early sown corn, Athena, Umatilla County, Henry Schmidt. The weather during the last week has been very favorable for all kinds of vegetation. Wer had a very heavy rain between the 16th and 17th, which did considerable good. Fall-sown wheat Is beginning to head and garden truck of all kinds Is doing well. Farmers are sowing considerable alfalfa this Spring, for which the weather so far has been exceptionally good. Southern Orejron. Melrose. Douglas County, Henry Scott. The weather during the week has been cooL Grain would certainly be benefited by some sunshine, which will come In due time. Wheat, oats and barley look their best, and no doubt will bring an abund ant crop If no adverse weather should overtake It, Strawberries are In the mar ket. Cherries are ripening and seem to be a large crop. Plateau Regrion. Juntura, Malheur County, J. A. Size more. The entire week has been very changeable, with showers, heavy rains, high winds and some bail. No serious damage was done, except to gardens and young alfalfa, but this Is coming out and is not entirely ruined. EDWARD A. BEALS. Section Director, Portland, Or. Decided Against Claimants. WASHINGTON, May 22. The Con troller of the Treasury has decided ad versely to the claimants In the case of Dudley & Mlchenor against the Govern ment for equitable compensation on ac count of an alleged breach of an alleged contract for tho pur chase' from them In 1S93, of 20,000 M&aeer rifles and 3,000,000 cartridges. The oaly evidence of a contract In this case, says the Controller, is found In a quoted let ter to them from General Alger, Secretary of War, directing them to deliver th arms and ammunition within five weeks from that date.. On August IS, the goods not having been delivered, the order was countermanded. WELL-MXRITED HONOR. J. F. Batchelder Made Member MlnlnK Engineers. J. F. Batchelder. secretary of the Port land Street Railway Company, has been elected a member of the American Instl tute of Mining Engineers. This is an un usual distinction among Oregon men. While other states with extensive mlninjj Interests have given from their leading mming- experts to tho institute's member ship, Oregon's name has been poorly rep resented. The fact that Mr. Batchelder attainments have commended him to such an eminent body of men has more than personal or Individual significance. It means there are men in the state in whom the Eastern capitalists and Eastern ex perts recognize competency and ability, and will be the means of more surely and quickly convincing the conservative la vestor that the mines of Oregon are worthy of development. In the East on of. tho usual expressions regarding Ore gon Is said to be, "If your mines are good, why are your own people not taking hold of them, and why are there not more rain ing men In the field?" When the etata has- more representatives In such distin guished bodies as the American Instltut of Mining Engineers, perhaps this fault will be largely corrected. Mr. Batchelder Is not a novice or ama teur In mining engineering. That and military engineering is his calling. For a considerable perod he was superintend ent of valuable mining properties In New Mexico, until his health failed. Mr. Batchelder's uncle. General Batchelder, Insisted upon his entering the Engineer Corps of the Army, where he remained long enough to become thoroughly Imbued with opposition to the harshness of mili tary restraint, Mr. Batchelder has been one of the most ardent champions of the Eastern Oregon district, and never loses an opportunity to put that great mineral belt to the front. He stoutly maintained from the very first that depth would add to the richness of those mines, rather than prove their pocket formation, and the re sult of time has demonstrated the accu racy of his Insight. As the chairman of tho committee on mines of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Batchelder has often been Interested in proclaiming to the world Ore gon's mineral resources. His honorable recognition by the American Institute of Mining Engineers will give him credentials for better and more effective work, which the well-wishers of the state must appre ciate. PERSONAL MENTION. T. C. Braden, of Seattle ,1s at the Per kins. B. F. Nichols, of Riddles, is at the Im perial. E. L. Smith and Mrs. Smith, of Seattle, ar at the Portland. A. W. Stanton, of Roseburg, was at the Perkins yesterday. J. I. Buxton and wife, of Forest Grove, were In the city yesterday. Stat0 Fish Commissioner F. C. Reed, of Astoria, is at the Imperial. J. W. Hobbs, of McMInnvllle, was a guest at the Perkins yesterday. Mrs. Louise Baker, of Walla Walla, was a guest at the Portland yesterday. J. H. Booth, of the Roseburg land cl flq, was at the Imperial yesterday. John McGuire. superintendent of the Astoria & Columbia River Railway, was visiting his family In Portland yesterday Clay Clement, the actor. Is at the Port land, with Mrs. Clement. He has bt playing In Australia with the Nanca O'Nell company. A. L. Hexter left last evening for San Francisco, to attend the funeral of his mother, who died suddenly Monday night. Judge John Briscoe, one of the pioneer settlers of Pacific County, Washington, and for many years a resident at xjong Beach, is sick at his home with dropsy. He is nearly SO years of age, and but very slight hopes of his recovery are enter tained. NEW TORK, May 2. William F- Wood ard and wife, of Portland, were visitors at the Eastern office of The Oregonlan today. Mr. Woodard. is secretary and treasurer of Woodard, Clarke & Co., wholesale druggists, of Portland. NEW TORK. May 22. Northwestern people registered at New Tork hotels to day as follows: From Portland E. Tymms, at the Mur-" ray Hill. From Seattle G. A.,Rosands and wife, at the Grand. From Tacoma Mrs. E. Orr, at the Ever ett. WASHINGTON. May 22. C. R. Mor gan, of Seattle. Is In the city. 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