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THE MOEOTSG OREGCQOAN, FRIDAY, MAT 25, 1900. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA RESUMPTION OP ACTIVITY AFTER - THE "WINTER. PAUSE. Extension of the Railroad Line Far ther Do-rra the YbIcoa Atlia m. Great Hydraalic Camp. SKAGTTAY, May 17. After six months tn the grip of .the ice. the Yukon River Is again practically open to navigation, and the lakes at the headwaters of the stream are expected to be open, in two or three weeks. Steamers are running at places between TVbite Horse and Dawson, and scows are starting down the river. Scows are belne built at Lake Bennett and on other headwaters of the Yukon for ending Sown the river this season. The boats at Bennett are getting up steam and testing their boilers, while yet in the Ice. Crews are on hand, and Just as soou as the ice ehall be gone, the vessels will fee running and doing a good business. To be added to the big fleet of fine learners that piled the lake last season. fine steamer Is being built at Bennett fcy the John Irving Company, for the Besmett-Atlin run, a steam scow of 20u tens capacity, for transporting railroad Material on the lake, and three ordinary scows of 150 tons capacity are also being built there, and will be ready for use as Boon as the ice shall be gone. People are gathering at Bennett to await the opening of the lakes, when they Will start down for Dawson and other teterior points, many of them with freight. Small traders with stocks of several thou sand dollars' value are getting ready to ruafa. through on the first boats for Daw son. They are taking in chiefly supplies f which the market frequently rOhs short. The work of washing the dumps that faave accumulated during the Winter has already begun on the Klondike. The out put of the season has been estimated at as high as 430,000,000. Steam thawers and hydraulic apparatus are largely respon sible for the increased outputs. The steam apparatus used in thawing In the "Winter will be used largely in pumping water from claims In the Summer, and thus the creek claims in the bottoms will be worked in the Summer. Railroad Working North. The "White Pass Railroad will be running trains Into "White Horse, 111 mllee from Skagway. the last of this month. Traffic connections from Bennett will be made over Lake Bennett by steamer until that part of the line along the lake shore is completed, which will be about July 31. The more northerly end Is being com pleted first, because of the more severe weather along the lake In the "Winter. General Manager Hawkins, of the road, who arrived a few days ago from a "Win ter's sojourn In the States, has just com pleted a tour of Inspection along the line. He reports that half of the tracklaylng to "White Horse will be completed this week, and that all the rails now at Cari bou being laid, the remainder of the track will not be put down until after Lake Bennett shall open, and rails can be taken from Bennett over the lake. He thinks the lake will open May 24 to 2S. Eight days after that, he says, the track will be laid Into "White Horse, the most northerly point of advance of the steel horse in America. Terminal facilities are being provided at AVhlte Horse, and will include coal bunkers of 3400 tons capacity. The railroad has amalgamated with the strong line of steamers of the Canadian Develop ment Company, which will also provide coal bunkers for steamboats at White Horse, and it Is promised that after this reason a part of the Yukon fleet will no longer use wood for fuel. Eleven hundred men are working on the extension of the White Pass Toad. The monthly pay-roll on the extension Is $GO,000. The pay-roll for that part of the road now under operation is $40,000. The general olnccs of the road are all being moved here from Seattle this week. A fine, large headquarters buildings has just been completed. Atlin and Porcupine Cnmpn. The travel Into Atlin continues, but la not as heavy as It will be after the lakes ojwsn. The Fantall trail Is scarcely pas sable any longer. The Atlin district will this season be converted, to a large degree. Into a big hydraulic camp, and a nuui"r of rich quartz properties are being de veloped. The first stamp mill of the camp will begin operations next week. An English syndicate Is putting In a hydraulic plant on Wright Creek that will cost 5150.000. The syndicate Is known at. the Pen-Dugwig. It has 800 acres of placer ground. The" company will employ a large number of men. On "Willow Creek. George A. Brackett, builder of the famous Brackett wagon road. Is putting in a big hydraulic plant, and has 70 men employed. On Birch, Pino and other creeks otjier big plants are being installed, at the cost or many thousands of dollars, and the gold laden earth of the Atlin district will be overturned by acres this season, and the yield of last season will be increased. Labor Is In good demand there. Sluicing In the district began this week. The alien act last year delayed matters until August. The Porcupine district, up the Chilkat River, is alive under the Spring operations of miners. Several big flumes and Other works are being prepared, and It Is esti mated by reliable men, competent to Judge, that the output of the camp this season will be 50.000. Supplies for Sum mer use were chiefly taken In during the Winter over the Ice of the river. It then cost 5 cents a pound to take in freight Indians are now taking It in In canoes in largo quantities for 3 cents. Conditions in SUaRTTray. Skagway Is not as lively as during the last "Winter, when many of the people having interests in Atlm and other In terior milling fields were here spending the close season. That class has nearly all gone to the Interior again, and some who have been more steady residents are drift ing away to Nome. Some are taking the Yukon River route, and some are going to Puget Sound and Portland to sail thence by ocean. The majority are taking the ocean route Just now. There are some who think they stand a ralr chance of getting down the river and to Nome by boat among the first to reach the famous diggings. However, Skagway promises to enjoy a good transient business ail the season. In cidental to traffic to and from the Klondike and Atlin. and to the tourist 'ravel. The Pacific Coast Company, it Is understood. is to run three steamers in the tourist trade. Heretofore it has run but two each Summer. New homes, business houses and church es and public halls are constantly under construction In Skagway. and the place is becoming a more comfortable and pre sentable town every day. During the last eight months nearly $300,000 has been spent here In hones and business build ings, may of wh.ch ore quite modern, and would be creditable to any city. Electrlr lights, telephones a water system and well-cared-for streets and sidewalks iio among the advantage:, of the town, and It Is expected thit after the Carter bill shail become law, Skagway will be en-ol-d to expand and become even more common able and attractive. Splendid Sp hg weather prevails now and It Is ns Irish and mild and as cheer ful as on the Sound or In Oregon at tre same time of the year. Skagway gardens and farms are doing well. Oats are t.p six Inches In Dyea. where a field of 40 acres is under cultivation. Enumerating Alaska Indian. Three Important United States Govern ment expeditions arrived here yesterday on the steamer Cottage City. All are to work In Alaska. One party, at the head of which is George Saxon, of Seattle, as Special Cen sus Enumerator, is bound on the extraor dinary mission of taking the census of the Indians of the "White River country. He has eight men with him. They will go to Valdes' and there be pro vided with horses and an escort of sol diers from the command of Captain Aber cromble, U. S. A. They will be gone on their land trip until Fall, and In the meantime will travel 2000 miles or more In one of the unexplored regions of the North. From Valdes they will proceed to Copper Center, then work up the Tana na River and proceed across the divide to the headwaters of the "White. An In dian guide and an interpreter will be taken along. Another of the expeditions Is that of Professor "Walpool, of the United States Agricultural Department, to make a scientific investigation along the coast from Skagway to Yakutat. Isaac Jones, graduate of the Kansa State Agricultural College. Is here, en route to Circle City, where he will work with Professor Jordlson. special agent for the agricultural department In ex amining the vegetation of tha region. DIDXT KSOW OF QUARANTINE. Ship Got Into Trouble lr Panning Port To-nneud Station. SEATTLE, May 21. The steamship Centennial, for the Northwest Commer cial Company, arrived from San Fran cisco at midnight last night. The vessel came Into port without the least thought or knowledge of any new regulations re garding quarantine and unwittingly poked her nose Into considerable trouble. The Centennial sailed from San Francisco before the new quarantine orders had been promulgated, and the first she knew of them was some time this morning, when local customs officials boarded her and began to take steps to carry out the new regulations In the meantime, pas sengers had been permitted to come ashore and scatter throughout the city. There are 500 or COO passengers in this cltj who are going to Nome on the ves sel. It Is claimed that there is not the slightest bit of danger of any bubonic plague being aboard, but the wording of the regulaton which governs the quar antine of vessels makej It necessary to be as strict as possible. It may be that the local quarantine Inspector can paps on the vessel, but then again It may be neces sary for the Port Townsend officials to perform that function. Larjrestt Ship for Nome. SEATTLE, May 24. The steamship Ohio, of the Empire line, the largest passenger-carrier yet leaving this port for Nome, got 6ff this afternoon, having on board 706 fortune-hunters. She takes as general cargo 1500 tons. The Roanoke, with over 500 passengers, will sail tomor row. PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN. Prospects Favor Republican Snccesn in Clackamas County. OREGON CITY. May 24. County Chair man J. U. Campbell and Secretary G. B. DImick, of the County Republican Central Committee, returned today from a tour of Macksburg, Barlow and Stafford, with the county candidates. Chairman Camp bell Is considerably encouraged over the outlook, and predicts a victory in this county for the Republicans. A rousing meeting was held at Stafford last night, an enthusiastic audience being present. Senator Brownell addressed a goodly au dience at Oswego last night. Colonel Miller, who Is the principal speaker for the fusionlsts In the county campaign, Is accused of bitterly fighting fusion be tween the Democratu and Populists in the county last "Winter. He was afraid that the Democrats would lose their identity In fusion. Hon. C. "W. Fulton Joined the Republican county candidates at Mllwau kie tonight. A. S. Dresser, candidate for Joint Representative, Is putting up a good campaign, and It Is not believed that Mr. Bingham's candidacy will affect his vote In this county. Republicans at MHwaukie. MILWAUKIE. May 24. The Republican campaign In Mllwaukle was opened to night with a rousing meeting In the Town Hall. A large crowd was present when A. S. Dresser, candidate for Joint Repre sentative of Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, made the address of the evening. Harrison Allen, candidate for District At torney, spoke briefly, and Senator George C. Brownell also gave an Interesting talk, urging everybody to vote the straight Re publican ticket. S. M. Yoran at "Wasco. WASCO, Or., May 24. S. M. Yoran, ot Eugene, delivered an able address here today In favor of the Republican ticket. The Moro brass band attended and ren dered splendid music. Enthusiasm ran high. Fulton Spoke at Ilalsey. HALSEY. Or., May 24. Hon. C. W. Ful ton, of Astoria, addressed a large audi ence In the Opera-House last night. ODD FELLOWS GRAND LODGE. Elect Officers, Apree to Meet Next in. Baker City, and Go on Excursion. ASTORIA. May 25. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met this morning at 8:C0 with all the delegates present. The spe cial order of business being election ot officers, balloting was at once taken up. For the office of warden, which Is the stepping stone to all the chairs of the grand lodge. It being the rule to advance officers who passed that station and have been faithful in discharge of their duties chair by chair to the highest position, the candidates were Robert Andrews, of Portland; Joseph Mlcelll, of Roseburg; William Green, of Eugene; J. S. Locks, of Huntington, and A. J. Johnson, of Sclo. Andrews was elected on the second ballot. The next contest was over the place for holding the next grand lodge. Baker City, Albany, Corvallls and Portland con tested. Baker City secured the pr ze by a vote of 189 against the next highest vote of 34. which was given Portland. The grand lodge then adjourned and members went on an excursion to Seaside. The grand lodge resumed sitting tonight, and elected the following additional offi cers.: E. E. Sharon, of Portland, grand sec retary, and J. K. Wealherford, of Albany, grand representative. The Grand Assembly of Rebekahs tlectcd the following officers: Mrs. Annette Weatherford. of Albiny. president: Mrs. Nellie Gust n. of Portland, vice-president; Mrs. Nette Ungerman, of McMlnnville, warden; Mrs. Ora Cosper, of Dallas, serretary. and Mire Callle Mun son, of Astoria, treasurer. It Is expected that the grand body w.U finish Its bu'lness by noon tomorrow. "Wafsulnjrton Notes. F. W. Brooks. William Tmnint nnrt I V.". G. BIckelhaupt. all ot South Dakota. m tfr-ci a mm navmg a capacity of 10M barrels of patent roller process flour per day. at Everett. A careful examination of the shipping statistic of the Great Northern show that 2.0M.OOO bushels of wheat paca through Everett last year, and that 7.003,0 0 bushels arrived at Seattle for export. About 20 property-holders on Frcnt street. In New Whatcom, have decldci that the building of the Great Northern inshore line would be a detriment to the city and a great damage to the r proper.y. and are circulating a petition asking the City Council not to grant the franchlre. 'GREAT NORTHERN FLYER" "The Most Popular Train Across Am erica. Solidly veettbulcd. palace and tourist sleepers, dining cars (meals a la cane). buffet smoklng-llbrary cars. Leaves Portland dally, 6:20 P. M.. for Montana, St. Paul. Mnneapolls, Duluth, Chicago and all points East. For tickets and full Information regard ing Eastern trip, call at city ticket office, 2CS Morrison street. OREGON'S MORAL LAWS ABSTRACT TO BE DISSEMINATED BY CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION. Object Is to Make People Familiar "With. Them Rather Thau to-En- aajre in Asirrcssive "Warfare. OREGON CITY. May 24. Rev. A. J. Montgomery, president of the State Chrs- l tlan Endeavor Union, who will go to Al bany tomorrow to preside at the state convention, has received an advance copy of the abstract of the Oregon laws relating to social and moral questions. This ab stract was prepared by the executive com mittee of the state union, and steps will be taken at the convention to dfotr.bu.e the printed copies, and at least one w.l: be placed in the hands of every minister In the state. Abstracts of the laws relat ing to cigarettes and tob'acco, cruelty to animals, disorderly hou.es, elccllt-ns, ex h."bi.lon of deformed persons, gaming, Jn- toxlcatlng liquors, lotteries, minors, ob isccnlty, profanity and Indecency, opium, i prizefighting, Sunday and seamen, are j given in the work. Mr. Mon.gom?ry 'says that It is not the intention to wage tan aggressive warfare on the vlola'lon of J these laws, but the plan Is to educate the people to a familiarity with them, in j order that they can be the more readily I lnforced. In fact, a campaign of educa tion Is to be Inaugurated. Today, Receiver William Galloway, of the local land office, received a letter from the Getchell & Martin Lumber & Manufacturing Company, of Des Moines, la., inquiring if there were any desirable locations where there was a good supply of oak timber. The letter stated thai the company desired to engage extensively j In the manufacture of wagons and bug gies out ot urcgon oatc sir. Galloway sent the letter to the Portland Chamber of Commerce, with a request to answer the Inquiry. Today County Clerk Dixon completed recording the registration blanks from the outside precincts, and the footings show a total of 47S3 votes registered In the county, about COO more than were cast two years ago. In the Circuit Court today, Selma-Lange, formerly -of Multnomah -County, filed a suit for divorce from Oswald Lange, on the ground of desertion. APPORTIONED SCHOOL MONEY. Preparations for the Closing- of the Vancouver School. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 24. County Superintendent Evan has completed the apportionment of school funds on hand, amounting to Jli;l6D 35, among tho 78 school districts of the county. Of this amount district No. 6, comprising the schools of this city, receives the sum of J33S6 2L Tomorrow evening the first of the series of public exercises attending the closing ot tho schools will take place at the Stand ard Theater. These -.till be given by pupils of the eighth grade, and mark their advent from that grade into the High School. A fine programme of recitations, essays and music has been prepared for the occasion. Superintendent James Watson, of the Washington School for Defective Youth, is making arrangements for the closing of that Institution for the year, which will take place Wednesday, May 30. Mr. Wat son states the year Just closing has been one of the most successful In practical results In the history of the school, and that the attendance has been considerably increased. Pupils of the school living at points on the line of the O. R, & N. Rail way will leave here Wednesday, May 30, and those destined for Pugct Sound and other points on the -Northern Pacific will leave on Thursday. In the Superior Court today. In the case of David Griffith vs. Adam Johnson, a con tention over SS2 50, due on a promissory note, amounting to X315 70, claimed by Griffith for wages (to which Johnson claimed an offset for board of $160), the Jury returned a verdict In Griffith's ftfvor for $145 10. The damage suit of V. V. Rand against Laren Seward was on trial before the Jury the greater portion of the day. This case is similar to that or Ferrell against Seward, disposed ot Tuesday. Rand also alleges to have had a finger bitten by Seward, but asks for 5250 damages; where as Ferrell only asked for SKL In this case Seward also claims damages from Rand for alleged Injuries received during tho encounter. RESTRAINT OF COMMERCE. Suit Submitted in United States Court Damages Sought. TACOMA, May 24. The first case to be tried In this state under the act of Con gress which prohibits combinations hav ing for their purpose the restraint of Inter state commerce, came up In the United States Court yesterday, when the case of S. A. Gibbs vs. the Washington Rod Cedar Shingle Manufacturers Association was called. The defendants demurred to the com plaint on the ground that the formation of the association was not a violation of the act of Congress referred to, and hold ing that the mere fact that the defendants manufactured shingles did not signify that they would ship them. As there is no state law against the formation of such combinations or associations. If the con tention set up by the defense holds good, Mr. Gibbs would have no recourse in law. Judge Hanford asked both sides to sub mit briefs, which was done, and the case was taken under advisement Mr. Gibbs asks for heavy damages on ac count ot alleged Injuries to his business by reason of the formation of the associa tion. Stole Wheel and Was Sent to Asylum ALBANY. Or., May 24. William H. H. Shields, aged about 40 yeans, a native of Linn County, and eon of one of Linn County's early Treasurers, was today com mitted to the insane asylum and this af ternoon taken there by Sheriff Munkers. The case has excited considerable Interest In Albany, where Shields, an odd char acter, haa res ded meet of his life. H had been arrcs.ed for otarving severe h'.3d of cattle kept In a barn, but. though discharged, the matter preyed or his mind and he Imagined the officials were contin ually after him. Last evening a boy fet his bicycle against a fence, when Shields took It and wheeled Into the country, fol lowed by the Sher.ft as soon as that 'jfll clal could be not fled. Leaving the bicy cle, he fled thiough the fields to the Sa'n tlam, where he c.ve himself up to the Sheriff this morning. Epidemic of Saloon dnrelnrlcs. TACOMA. May 24. There has been dur ing the past few days an epidemic of silooc burglaries, no less than nven sa loci's having been entered and the tills robbed in that tim". In three cases no money was obtained only liquor and clgar.t taken but In the other four, sums arying from 512 to 510 were obtained. The police have made several arre6tc in con nection with the burglaries, and think they have got some of the men who did the wcr. Levrln Coanty Brevities. CHEHALIS. Wah.. May 24. A Consta ble at Wlnlock Irst right arrested three men who are supposed to be the men wanted In Snohomish County for robbing and almost killing a man there a few days ago. "Bob" Stout, who works in Brown Bros.' J sawmill at Napavlne, was hit on the back of the head by a set-screw on a saw-arbor late yesterday evening, and received a alight fracture of the skull. The Citizens' Club re-elected the old of ficers at the last meeting, as follows: President, N. B. Coffman; vice-president. J. T. Coleman; secretary. J M. Kepner; treasurer, J. T. Coleman. The club will not hold any more regular meetings until September. The Epworth League convention of the Chehalis district Is to be held at Chehalls June 11, 12 and 13. Salt Against Olympla. Suit was filed In the United States Court at Tacoma Tuesday by James A. Haight. attorney for the bondholders af the Oljm- pia ater Company against the City of Olympia, to compel the levy of a tax suffi cient to, pay their claim for 4224, and In terest, for the water supplied to the cty during the years 1SSS and'lSTO, at the rate of $100 each per year for 0 hydrants, and fit each for 21 additional hjilrants. in ac cordance with a provision In the ordinance granting to the water company the right to extend their water mains through the streets of the city. The complaint alleges that the trust company took an Issue or $15),O0O bonds on the water company In 1850, on the faith and credit of a provision In the franchise by which the city was to be furnls.ied with so many hydrants, at the figure I named, but that the city has refund to ' pay for the years 1SSS and 1S90. and only offers $1000 In full for the two years, In stead ot $3512 as claimed. The city, the complaint alleges, has only levied a tax of 2 mills for current ex penses, while by law it may lew 10 mills. and by 'reason of such levy they 'have no funds on hand to pay the water bill. Found Dead In Bed. VICTORIA. B. C, May 24.-G. H. Seel ing, for many years of the firm of Simon Leise.', and formerly a resident of San Francisco, xtraa fmtnrt rl.1 o t.i v. ' -.... u,.uu ui ui9 uuwc this evening. He often threatened to commit suicide on account of financial difficulties, and It Is believed he came home from San Francisco, where he had been visiting, to carry out the threat. Prohibitionist at Medford. MEDFORD. Or.. May 24.-John G. Woolly, candidate for Vice-President on tho National Prohibition ticket, spoke in the Presbyterian Church this evening to a crowded house. He spoke of the dis couragements In the temperance work, and urged the voters to be. loyal at the polls. AT THE nOTELS. THE PORTLAND. Airs A J Tt est. Port Armsby. Sen Fran Huron. Mlnfc Leo Cowles & brother San Francisco E H Vacce, Eureka,Cal Miss E S Vance, do J E Ransorae, Utlca Miss Bella M West, do W WForblah. St L E B Lyon. Minneapolis Mrs J B KelloKir. Or ange. Jf j Miss Leila Shelby, city Eugene Shelby, city F M Johnson, city M E Carll. Oregon Cy N TV Hauslg, Rrddltch u Adims, Boston W H Bancroft. Salt Lie Miss Nason, Salt Lake W S Anderson, Salt Lie Lew Da Is. San Fran O W Todd, fit r.niil . ! -airchHd, N Y S Blnshetmer, Chicago Frank Policy. Pasa- Geo X Burroughs. Jr. dena. Cal Harry Hartness. N Y J Vv'entworth, Bay Cy. G K Wentworth, Chgo jiiniaoita, laano E H McIIenry. St Paul C S Mellen. St Pnnl J D Caruthers, Mt Tabr A liusnanan. rin " ix cooper, umcago Sam Ofn-srf Chicago uerllnser. Vancouvrjl Nathac. New Tork Ernest C Dalton. do M H Thcmson. San Fr A C Emmons, city C W Nlbley. Baker Cv ts. s juorur, st Paul H P Upham. St Paul I W Kendrlck. St Paul W H Henry & wife, j Butte. Mont W P McKeans, W W H Danker. Sjxkane Emll Pursch. San Fr R Melnecke. Washtn B McDonnell. Sonoma E W Eaaton. St Paul H C Jewltt. St Paul k ai Brercton.Woodstk D Eccles. Baker City A H Mallory, Chicago R B Dyer, South Bend Capt Belleson, do C M Simpson, San Fran H C Pennell. San Fran H O Parrott. Salt "Lakn Maurice Leopold, Chgo ueo t; saicn. Chicago Mr & Mrs George N J B Crowley, San Fran Columbia River Scenery. Regulator Line steamers, from Oak street dock, daily, except Sundays, The Dalles, Hood HIver, Cascade Locks. and return. Call on, or 'tone Agent for further information. THE "PERKINS. F Wlckham, ship Dov-Rex Edwards, Toledo. enby Hall I Or T H Johnson, do (Mrs Edwards, do J P Wagner. Forst Gr.Mlss Nettle Tork. Salt n w am, .roresi uroei i&Ke. utan T L Rogers. SDokane Jas Neagle. Pendletoa Jos PInkham, Idaho A Brewer, Salt Lake Mrs A Brewer, do A J McKInnon. Burns C E Moulton, Tacoma L Simmons, N What com. Wash w ixsra. The Dalles Fred Dawson. Albanv Mrs Fred Dawson, do Robt Black. Cased Lks Mrs Ash & 2 ch, do airs is x K.eyes, Or Pas a. a auiK, Ban Fran S II Hol Ashland, Or Joe Beal Boise P J McGowan. Astoria A L Scofleld, Los Angl Mrs A L Scofleld. do D M Clement. Ashld. O airs D it Clement, do E E Randall. St Paul J W Howard, Prlnevllle v T Warren. McMInn Mrs W L Warren, do M D Wnrren. do C O Ashley, New York M M Walte, New Tork Geo Thornton. Hcppner A Andrews. Heppner Frank J Tetuan. S F M F Shaw, M D, Hood Kiver. ur Mrs M F Shaw, do C L Shattuck, Prinevl Mrs C L Shattuck, do C S Ronlng. Townsend, Mont F S Curl. Pendleton C G Coad. Dallas I H RInehart, Sum- mervllle; Or Bruno Vitus. Eugene Mrs Bruno Vitus, do E S Adams, Eugene G J Farley. Dalles Mlfs Taleafem. Dalles John F Bethel, Olympla J H Pullman. Mergers A F Bade, Milton, Or F S Myers, city Geo Roberts. St Paul W W Carruth & fam ily. Ellensburg John Stewart, Eugene JJ F Walker, do j tr -nuro. Aoerueen Mrs G P Churn, do J C Day. Tacoma Mrs J C Day, Tacoma O B Hartley, Hood Rlr J II Altken.Huntlngton Chan H Abercromble, Astoria W H Douglass. St Paul F R Davis, Crtpplo Crk THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. Jas B Owens, Spokane J B Taylor, Bennett. Mrs Owens. Spokane jJ B Wilson, San Fran Dr Geo Dall. Cott Grv Mrs Wilson. San Fran S G Hoffman, San Kr 1W L Careen, San Fr Mrs J Bonnlck, Toron-Wm Williams. N T ton. Can A M Smith. Astoria Ethel M Bonnlck, do J J Hlllls. Vancvr, B C I M Bonnlck. do! Mrs mills, do Mrs R H Ramsay.Jr.do D W Stuart. Oakld. Cal S M Stock. San Fran iT H Adnms, Forest Grv H T Hendryx. Baker CG II Perro. city Wm Smith. Baker CltyB S Wheel w, Sacmnto Jas S Pitcher, city Mn Wheeler, do Geo H Burnett. Salem I J Grebler. Astoria F J Dunsfonl. St Paul' Mrs Gearln. Astcrla A M Evans, Marshflcld Mls Gearln. Atorla Mr W L Robb..!stor!a a J Johnson. Sclo J H Toung. Washing- F L Kelly, Sclo ton. la Iwill Wurawller. Prlncv Mrs Toung, do (J E Moore. Pendleton Neb IB II Robblnson, Astora Mrs Taylor, do iMrs Robblnson, Astoria Geo H Hess, Chicago Mlss Robblnson, Astoria THE ST. CHARLES. E Dare, Wash P A McNeil. do F C Stephens, do Wm Myrlck. do Fred Stephens, do W S Lysons, Kelso W J Muckle, Rainier M C QUI. Sclo C M Fowler. Sclo F C Yettlck. Sclo ,Mr Wells, Wallace A A Dean, Wallace Capt A Copeland, As I torla (W T Clique. Vancouvrl Aug Takala, Vancouver R L Dutch. Oak Point A L Graham, Marshlnd lairsuranam, Marshlnd ti l. warrens, Clatska C D Marble, MtPleasnt I W Balr. city G W Easterbrook, Oceanside Slax Cohen. Ocaanslde J H Penn. Taqulna J M Morrison. Vaiiulnai E F Williams, Grange- nie, wash G P Reynolds, Dalles E L Ingalls. Dalles Mrs Ingalls. Dalles E J Franklin. Dalles Mrs Franklin. Dalles Miss L Spencer, Mian Albirt Cleveland. l!Ic i (iresnam Michael Glngler. Saleml W B Steele. Gresham J H Sankcr & w.DallealWm S McCready. Black O J Brjant. ClaUkantci Hawk Mrs Bryant. ClatrkanieiR u Carltt. Roseburg Otto Hanson, N Cove iX R Foote. Wcstport. Mrs Hanson, do IMrs Coleman, Cham Mrs Johnson, do I poeg Frank Wheeler. GrandiJ E Eldlnger. do Rond I Henry Arthur, do Wm Bell. Astoria R H Manary, do A C Bennett. Kelso I Riley Smith. Dallas C C Bennett. Kelso M Bennett. Kelso N H Jones. Glencoe P Dame, Butte Mrs Dames, Butte F M Hester. Albany W O Rhude. Gray's R IM H Moreheart, Cor- j vallls IMrs A Jerome, do IF J Oliver, do I Mrs Annie Wlerer. Car- H. Trcvey. .-.ainiamcL i routoa John Lysons. Carlton A Studell. Eufaula S G Hughes. Forst On 'A Brcham. Oregon John Hoefer.ChampoeslThos Payne, Centralla A Studell. Eufaula I Geo Boley. Centralla E T Slcath. Denver (Geo Boydcn. Centralla Mrs M Hoover. Dnver Ed Payne. Centralla Leila Robinson, do iPster Johnson, do Burt West. Scappooie (John Jeldnes. Centralla F Tetersgn. Scanpooso iMrs W D Ingersoll. Sa Jas Dunsan. Dalles I lem W C Warrick. Sclo iMrs D L relster. do A Frantx. Knanpa E W Strong. CorraJlls Jas B:tlrdll. Ssattl iN N"i house. Corvallls J Curry; V'allacr 'E A Xnln. Carvallls H riaoktim. Wallace IJeB George. Salem Mr Flacklam.Wr.llaceir. T George. Salem John Welrt. Walla -e p Gwlnn. Sal-m W E Wells. Wallace iC Alllngham. Halsey Hotel Brnn.iTTlclr. Seattle. European; first class. Rates. 75c and up. One block frost depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma notel, Tacoma. Strictly first-class; newly furnished throughout: tourist headquarters. WATER FRONT IS LIVELY JUNE FLEET "WILL BE MUCH LARGER THAN USUAL. Plenty of Work for Longshoremen at Good "Wages Last 1890 Ship Arrives Out. The big turret steamship Elm Branch, under charter to the Pacific Coast Export Lumber Company to load lumber at jMj p due today or tomorrow, and will be followed about three days later by the Inverness, which cuaies to the same company. The arrival of these Dig 'steam ships, coming at a time when inre are several grain ships In yort, will give em ployment to a large number of men, and as waces for this kind or work are -0 to fr) cents per hour, they distribute consld- erable money In the port for labor. Thl3 has been a good season ror the longnore men, and any man willing to wo-k will have no dlhlculty In securing a job around the ships for the rest of tho so iOii. June . grain ships In former years have been i scarce. Indeed, but from present :ntflca- tlons there wfil be a much larger Meet thaa usual to be attended to next month. The Allerton will finish loading tomorrow and the St. Mlrren will probably follow early next week. This will leave six ships to load already In port. The Galgate, which was spoken off the river, and secured a pilot sev-r.il days SO, arrived In last evening, and another vessel, supposed to be .t.c Pinrcoreis re ported outside, r.nd will probably be In today. The Mabel Rickmcrs .aliel from Hio'go May 6, and as she Is a fast waller, she is almost 'certain to rcacn pjrt.ir.d in time to flguro with the June flf :. This will make a very satisfactory eridiig to a auisuu niuuu una uiHgfacu tuui iL-iauiy IU times, but which, on the whole, has bean season' which has dragged cons Jerably at satisfactory. PORTLAND FLEET LEADS. December Passage Over Ten Days Better Than Paget Sound's. The British ship Hutton Hall, the Ia.t o' the 1S99 grain fleet from Portia id to Europe, arrived out at Queenstown Tues dny, after a passage of 146 days, the- long est for the month of December, and over two weeks longer than the average far the month. There were IS snips in the De cember fleet from Portland for Europe, and they made the outward run ?n uver age passages of 129 days. Tnis average is sometimes beaten during moahs when a smaller number of ships are in the fleet, but it Is a remarkably good showing lcr such a large number of ships. The Water, loo, the last of the Decemoer 1at from Puget Sound for Europe, also arrived out Tuesday, after a passage of 150idays, ihe slowest of the month from Die Sound. There were but fou- vessels In the Sound's European grain fleet for December, and their average passage was U9& days, r over 10 days slower than he passages of the fleet from the ColumbU River. Of the Portland fleet, the Inverurie, Arctic Stream and Fulwood were tied for first place, with 120-day passages lo their credit. The Royal Forth and and Sltrtd Miranda were a day longer on the passage, and the Leyland Brothers and Crown of Germany were out 122 days. Tho short est passage of the Sound fleet was made by the Drumlanrig, In 129 days. TWO SHIPS DELATED. Scarcity of Sailors, and Ottocm' Peculiarities Making: Trouble. Tho Russian ship Sylfld fs 4tlll at As toria, waiting a crew, and the Dovenby Hall Is in the stream at Portland. Both ships were offered crews at the rate which has prevailed In Portland for over a year, but declined to do business with the Port land boardlng-houso men, and as men have since been leaving for the norta and finding work ashore, sailors are no longer plentiful. A few ot the heaviest shippers In Portland have wrth considerable effort for over a year kept the cost of scouring crows down to the most satlsfaotoiy rates that have pic vailed for years. In this wor-c they have not at all times had the support of either the captains or own ers, and as the latter parties are moro vitally interested than the shippers. It would not be surprising If matters dropped back Into the old groove again. La Bonrgogne Litigation. NEW YORK, May 24. The French lino officially known as La Champ lgnie Gen erate la Transatlantkiue, whose steam ship La Bourgogne sank on July 4, 1S93, from 60 to 100 miles off Sable Island, with a great loss of life, has filed a petition in the United States District Court, which. It is said, will practically cut off without a cent all claimants for damages. There are 63 claimants In all, and the claims which have been stated on pa2rs filed amount to $1,207,534 75. There are 21 claims in which the amounts are not stated, and these will bring the sum total up to about Jl,500,0to. Heavy Tonrist Travel. NEW YORK, May 24. All of the big ocean liners which sailed for European ports this past week are crowded with tourists, most of whom were going to the Paris exposition. Through information gained today at the offievs- of the various companies. It Is made pram that they ire doing as bis a business as they expected to do. The Paris exposition Is, indeed, proving a boon to the steamship com panies. Lane Sails For Xome. SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. The steam er Charles D. Lane sailed for Cape Nome today with S00 passengers. At Seattle she will take aboard 100 more fortune hunters. The transport Lawton aleo sailed for Alaska via Seattle, where she will take on beard a body of truops and distribute them among the various Alaskan head quarters. Veteran Captain Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. Captain Robert Searle, for many years commuiore of the Pacific Mall fleet of stcairers, died today at the Palace Hotel from a com plication of diseases. Captain Seatle was known on the Coast ana In the Orient, having served with the Pacific Mall icr over 00 years. He was a native of Fng land, and was about 70 years of age. Domestic and Foreign Port. ASTORIA. May 24. Arrived at ri:l5 P. M. British bark Galgate, from Shanghai. Arrix-ed at 7 A. M. and left up at 3.43 A. M. Steamers Despatch and Del Norte, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 7 A. M. British steamer Argyll. Outside at C P. M. A square-rigger. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., rough; weather cloudy: wind southwest. " Hoqulam Sailed May 22. Schooner Dauntless, from Hoqulam for Cluaymas; steamer Newberg, from AbenWi, for San Pedro; steamer Coqullle Riwr, from Hoqulam. for San Francisco. San Francisco, May 24. Arrived Bark cntlne Gardiner City, from Coos Pay. Sailed Steamer Grace Dollar, for Caps Nome; steamer Charles D. Lane, for Se attle: U. S. S. Lawton, for Seattle; Daisy Rowe. for Coos Bay. Seattle May 23. Steamer Garonne, for Cape Nome: steamer Olympla, Cor Cape Nome; steamer City of Seattle, for Skjj way. Antwerp Arrived May 22. Brlttah ship Crown of England, from Oregon. Queenstown Arrived May 22. Brit Lib ship Hutton Hall, from Oregon, and sallea for Antwen), 23d. Yokohama Arrived May 22. British steamer Empress of China, from Van couver. Nagasaki Ready for sea May S. Ger man ship Emllie, for Chemainus. Hlog'o Sailed May 6. German ship Ma bel Rrckmers, for Portland. Or. London, May 24. Arrived Manltou from New York. New York, May 24. Sailed L'Aquitalne, for Havre: Auguste Victoria, for Ham burg, via. Plymouth and Cherbourg; Gros ser Kerfust, for Bremen, via Southamp tlon; Kaiser Wllhelm II, for Genoa; Snale, for Bremen. Queenstown, May 24. Arrived Penclind, from Philadelphia, for Liverpool. Naples, May 24. Arrived Ems, from New York, and sallsd for Genoa. Liverpool, May 34. Sailed Bovic, for New York. Queenstown, May 24. bailed Senrm land, from Live -pool, for Philadelphia; Majestic, from Liverpool, for New Yt.r"f. RICH IN COPPER AND GOLD. W. TV". Catlln Tells About Mines of Southeastern Alaska. W. W. Catlln, vice-president of the Khayyam Copper Company, has Just re turned from a trip to Southeastern Alns ka, and will return, after a brief visit In Portland. When eeen yesterday, h6 said: "A great deal of Interest In the mining way has been shown In Southeastern Alaska, and particularly In and about Ketchikan. There are a good many very promising prospects, both of copper and gold, and several properties are being quite extensively worked. The Khayyam Copper Company, of Portland, of which C- H. Prescott "Is president, has corc- menced work on an extensive scale, and I will continue It through the year with every premise ot developing property of great value. In so far as that particular property is concerned, every man com petent to judge of such things who has ever been on the property has expressed positive confidence In Its great value. It will probably take somo time 10 months or a year for zs to do the work that we have laid out. but If the present promise !a even approximately realized, the prop erty will be one .of the best In the coun try. "Southeastern Alaska is coming to the front as a region possessing mineral de posits of very great value, and bids fair to become a great producer of copper and gold. Its climate Is such that there is no difficulty in working the entire year, and It Is so accessible that the transportation problem is very easily solved. With these natural advantages and Its apparent great richneaj, there is no reason why it should not become one of the finest mining re gions In the United States." Prepared for- Three Years' Stay. J. W. Prescott and a party of practical miners are registered at the Merchant. They have a large outfit, and are fully prepared for a three years' stay at Nome. They have a lC-horsepower, double-cylinder gas engine, and a Boggs centrifugal pump, which Is rated at 1000 gallons per minute. In pumping at, least 20 per cent will be sand. They will use three meth ods for saving the values silver plates, riffles with quicksilver, and screens with matting. They also purchased 20 barrels of gasoline, which the steamship com pany refuses to carry, consequently they will have to purchase their supply In the north. Mr. Prescott says that he has been able to buy a great deal of his outfit here as cheaply as he could have purchased In the East. Buying: All Sorts of Supplies. The crowd of "miners" who are to leave for Nome Saturday evening are still buy ing things which they think may prove useful. One party who intend to pros pect the Interior of Seward . peninsula were yesterday purchasing alpenstocks. Iron "creepers" to fasten to their shoes when walking over Ice, and goggles to protect their eyes from the glare of the snow fields. Others were purchasing fold ing rubber buckets, and a sort of small hoopsklrt of netting to fend oft mosqui toes. Many were having tents, blankets, eti!., baled, and all were roping parcels and cases to prevent them from bursting open by rough handling. Off for Xome. George W. Hazen has placed his law office In charge of Jerry Bronaugh, and leaves with his partner, George A. Bell, for Nome, where they have two placer claims on Copper Creek, which they will work. They take along enough machin ery, etc., to work 20 men. All the large nuggets they find they will save for pres ents to their friends. Pioneer Going: to Xome. Among the elderly men who leave Port land for Nome this Spring Is Homer Bryan, a pioneer farmer of Clatskanie, "APENTA The Best Natural Purgative Water in Bilious Attacks and Disorders of the Liver. Sole Exporters: THE APOLLINARIS CO., Ld., London. DS Uscq by people over hall a century Because of its un varying purity ana strength. Quickly reduces redness of skin, chapping, chafing, tan or oily complexion. Foritchings, scratches, sprains, stiffness, or when overheated or espec ially fatigued, thorough bathing with Pond's Extract and brisk rubbing will be found most refreshing and invig orating. After shaving. Pond's Extract is healing and cooling, and leaves the face -white, soft, and smooth. Gives immediate relief to eyes irritated by winds or dust. AS A REMEDY it cures all inflammation, heals wounds and burns, stops pain and bleeding. Used Internally and Externally CAVTZON: Witch Hasel la NOT Pond's Extract, and cannot be ascd for it. Ordinary Witch Hazel is sold in hulk, dilated, easily tarns soar and generally contains " vrood alcohol," vrhich is an irritant ex ternally, and, taken internally, is a deadly poison. Pond's Extract is sold OXZY in SEALED bottles, encioaea in oan wrapper. Thlafac dmUe via guide you when jou cailor a bottie at the drag store. Pond's Extract Co.. 76 Fifth Ave.. New York Poad's Extract Oiatnxat nt soothis. then pemtaently CURES itciing or bleeding Piles, however severe. It is a specie ia all skia dis eases, aad gives quick relief to barns tad bruises. Library Association of 24,000 volumes and over 200 periodicals S5.00 a year or 5150 a quarter Two books allowed on all subscriptions fJOUJlS From 5:00 A. M. to WX) f M. dairy, except Sundays and hoUd whose age Is 72. Mr. Bryan has a devic for raking that rich sand out of the and winnowing the gold out of it. manner that will fill several barrels the yellow metar In the short wort season on the Nome beach. He Is cont dent ot returning in the Fall with enouj to make him a bloated bondholder. remainder ot his life. KILLED ALL THE RATI Astoria Hast Nothing; to FeaiJ , Babonic Plasae. Dr. August C Kinney, a well- physician of Astoria, and a former he officer of that port, is at the Perkins He says Astoria has nothing to fear from a visit of the bubonic plague, now, a. the rats have been all destroyed and these animals always become infected with th plague before the disease attacks the hu man family. He has made a scientific study of this dread disease, he says, and finds that it can be readily checked after It appears In a community, provided tM rats have been previously exterminated. "The bacilli of the bubonic plaguV said Dr. Kinney, "are transmitted only by living beings. The microbes do not infest garbage or sewage, and so clean ing a city and burning its rubbish wou4 not prevent its spread. Cleanliness Is verjr S00? m, l?n,0,a-,?ecauie "e WTaia w cr.es lurk l th and dampness terminating the rats that they are pre pared to kill the rodents in every ship that touches dock in their port. Tho rata can be very easily killed on shipboard by fumigating the "lower decks and hold with sulphur, before the cargo and ballast have been discharged. The dead rodents can be picked up afterward and cremated. "At Santos. In Brazil, last year. Dr. Kinney says the rats broke out with tha plague some two weeks before the popu lace became Infected, and thus the dread visitor speedily got the upper hand of th people. At Honolulu and in Sydney, Aug. tralla,. the rats started the plague, and la the former city hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of property had to be burned before the epidemic was stamped out. Honolulu pays 25 cents a head for dead rats now. In Sydney, the plague rages yet, although the public treasury has been thrown wide open to pay the ex pense of coping with it. In Toklo, Bom bay and other ports, the prevalence of tee disease has been aggravated by rats, and In all of these cities a war of extermina tion Is now' bllng waged. "It cost Astoria only $15 to rid itself ot rats, and Portland could clean its ro- dents out for $250. Then, should the plague appear, the patient could be iso lated, tho stricken premises fumigated and the malady would not thus cause a panic. Portland, by all means, should kill off its rats, and provide for the killing of every visible rat appearing in its har bor on board of a vessel." Astoria Is now paying 5 cents a head for dead rats, but few are being brought In. In the height of the rat-killing era, 10 cents a head was paid. About 200 rata were paid for out of the city treasury a large number being killed by private enterprise. Surveyor General Wyman, at Washing ton City, furnishes a pamphlet free, which treats on preventive measures to ba adopted In all American seaports. Dr. Kinney has had the benefit of one of these, and he heartily commends their perusal to the health officers of Port land. Indians Disappearing'. Eugene Register. It will not be many years before tha Government Is relieved of the responsibil ity and expense of conducting and main taining Indian reservations throughout the West. There are those who contend that the raceMs not dying out with any great rapidity, but figures from the SiletZj reservation, near Corvallls. Or., show con-J vlncing evidence to the contrary. In ISCfl 6000 Siletz Indians were Installed upon thli reservation, one of the most healthft cations in the Willamette Valley; today. after an interval of 44 years, there are only 200 who draw upon Uncle Sam for ration?. Brakcman Instantly Killed. LA GRANDE. Or., May 24. Stephen Foley, brakeman on a passenger train, was Instantly killed at 9 o'clock tonight while engaged In making the coupling of tho engine to the train. The young man was unmarried. His father and mother are residents of La Grande. Portland STAil ST8EET lttwtt Snug Mt rag 1 ZTftisiio&Ml jO .A1-. -- -i --t