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THE MORNING " OT5EGONIAN. "WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1900. BOTH SIDES ARE "NEITHER STRIKERS NOR DOCK. MANAGERS WILL GIVE WAT. LoDKaboremen Had Another Sleetlnjr and Decided to Continue to Hold Oat. There was practically no change In the situation among the grain docks on the beach yesterday- At the .Montgomery dock. Balfour; Guthrie &. Co., the num ber of men at work yesterday was less thari Monday. Yesterday morning the strikers committee, appointed the night before to interview those who had re turned there, were on hand at an early hour. The men who announced at the Monday night's meeting that they would not go back there kept their word and did not return to work there. There were also a few kept away rrom the Pacific Coast Elevator Company's dock. At this dock the work of loading the ship .Har lech Castle was In progress during the day. The exact number of men who signed the compact, who were at work yesterday, could not be ascertained, but there were several. Tne strikers, how ever, succeeded in calling out the greater portion who went back Monday. Frank Thorn, manager of the Columbia No. 2, said no men had come around to work at his dock as. yet. He did not care to discuss the situation, or say what plans had been formed, if any. for secur ing new men to take the place of the strikers. At this dock general overhaul ing of the electric cleaner is in progress. Also the roof of the big dock and the engine-house on the east side are be'ng painted. The lull in business permits re pairs to be made. Just what plans the dock managers have in view to get new men are not made public, but it is stated that new man nr A-mected shortly. The closing their testatorby private sale, and set Jlir Q 1 Mp T CTfiDV tb that the intending purchaser has (ft oAlllL ULU 3lUtYI to forth entered into an agreement to pay the consideration named. $50 hating been paid down and the remainder being due upon execution of a deed. Court Notes. Judge Bellinger lias made an order in the case of C. M. Patterson vs. D. P. Thompson, in the United States Circuit Court, giving R. M. Wade, one of the defendants, until August 10 to answer. Demurrers to answersin the following cases, in which defendants are charged with cutting timber on Government lands, have been set lor hearing before Judge Bellinger July 26: United States Vs. Co lumbia Gold Mining Company, United States vs. J. G. English et aL, United States vs. A. L. Black. PORTLAND'S HORN IS NOT TOOTED AT. CAPE XOME. EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. fu. iichinr citncnn will release a num- I iHtlnng It will h four or flvp months b her of men who are accustomed to work foro, ne WIH recover so he can be about. Yard-Master Wd Injnred Pleas ant Home Notes. Wilbur Ward, son of C J. Ward, and yard-master for the Southern Pa cific Railway Company, on the East Side, sustained serious Injuries' Monday on" the switching ground north of East Burn side street, which will lay him up for the next four or five months. His right leg at the ankle was crushed in a shocking manner. He was directing the moving of cars and stepped onto a car loaded with railroad ties which had been switched onto a sidetrack to permit the pessage of the regular evening train. While standing on this car another -was pushed against this one with great force and half a dozen railroad ties were thrown on his right foot and leg, crush ing the foot. At first he did not realize that he had been' Injured and Jumped i at the present time In onto the depot platform, when it was i the beach than Seattlo and San Fran discovered that the anide bones had been J clsco together. I have conversed with crushed. , The bones were broken in four 1 411 0f them, and while they are not doing or five places. He was removed to his ' so -wen as they expected to when they home on East Third and East Couch tt home, and readily sec that there la streets and .Dr. Parker called to attend fortune In sight this year, still they him. His Injuries are considered very axe making the bst of the situation. serious, and even under favorable con- ana au a jn g00d health and spirits. Never before have I realized, mat What One Portland 3Ian Write to Another HavInjrBearlns on Onr Trade and Commerce. The following observations, from this letter'of a Portland man in Nome to a Portland man at. home, are rather frank arid pointed, and call attention anew to a condition of affairs that. Portland busi ness men should be made acquainted with. Of cdurset ships sailing from other ports to Cape Nome would be expected to take the latest pews from the port they leave, and their interest would center very largely about the place they make their base. Though Portland may get a large volume of the Cape Nome traue as matters now stand. It Is evident that as soon as the producing .powers of the country about other bases shall bo suf ficient to furnish all that shall be re quired at the North, Portland, will be at a marked disadvantage." There Is food for thought in ,every paragraph of the following: "I have Just returned from a trip nine miles up, the beach as far as Penny River, and was somewhat" surprised to see so many Portland men trying to dig out the coveted yellow metal. I venture to say there Is more Portland money Invested this section 01 and Inspection service for all arriving vessels, engaging Dr7"S. Jt Calo for that purpose. ' . "On account of the conditions here and the total lack of 1 facility, It has been impossible as yet tojarrange for the re moval of the rcmalnaer' of the passen gers from the vessel, -but xlpon the arrival of General George aijr Randall, command ing the Department of Alaska, an effort will be- made to accomplish; this. In the meantime all the parfsqngers of the Ohio have been vaccinated", and so far I have had no reports of new,' cases among them. "On the 16th Instthe Reamer Santa Anna arrived with 330ipassengers and one case of smallpox. She also was placed In quarantine at Egg. Harbor, and her smallpox patient rerqved to the camp pn shore. . "Since that time the arriving vessels have been found frVe from infectious diseases, and their riftsscngers have been allowed to land. .On thejl6th Inst, two j hm nf ifiHnlnlfl rrrro fruinil tvn shnrG t at the .mouth of Norpe 'River, four miles from this place. The cabin In which they were was- Immediately quarantined and steps taken to see thdt no communi cation was had wlthr;la The persons af fected arrived at thlsport'on the steamer Oregon, of Seattle, and were landed from that vessel on the 13th lnsU without any report by the master and before any knowledge of the danger .of such a dis ease coming here had reaohed me. The SUSEWmD ASKS DAMAGES AFTERMATH. OF THE HAGDALENE-MARGRETHA- COLLISION. German Captain Desires the . R. N. to Pay the DHLs Braeraar's Good Dispatch. The expensive collision of the .German ships Magdalene and Margretha In Port lnnri harhnr last Winter was recalled yesterday by a suit in the United States Court, brought by Captain Susewind, of th Mnc-dalene. aealnst the O. R. & N. Co. to recover damages amounting In the aggregate to about $18,000. The .Magda lene, In charge of Pilot Ferchan and In tow of the steamer Hassalo. while at tempting to turn round In the harbor preparatory to starting down the river, gathered so much headway that she crashed into the Margretha, damaging that vessel to- the extent of about $18,000. The Magdalene also sustained damages. As she was clearly at fault so far as the two ships were concerned, Captain Suse wind settled the Margretha's bill for GALLERY OF NEW MEMBERS OF THE OREGON LEGISLATURE P lnnnlinrimpn. It IS alSO Staieo. inui a good many of the strikers are desirous of returning, but are Intimidated by the main body. The fact that a considerable number returned to work for Balfour, Guthrie & Co . Monday. Is pointed at as an evidence of the desire of the men to Mr. Ward has been at work in the yard .or the past 15 years and, this Is. the first accident he has mot with. Pleasant Home" Note. This Is the last week before the open ing of the 12th annual reunion of the til . v.v.... - ..,, lfc V. MV . .oMr tn work. Dockmen assert tneir ri a t n n win atir- nn tVi ability to .get new men wnen they want gr'ounds putting on the finishing touchei j them, but tney want 10 Bl .iV and getting everything In first-class hands the preference if they will return. , shape The iatest addition to the list of ii,n,.f 95 of the. strikers have gone to tne -narrI , -ninMrtm of -Pm-tinnA. -. x lltn MHttint(no Ylff 1 . ... harvest neios easi 01 mu uu...., -. It is announced that others will follow today. STRIKING LONGSHOREMEN. They Hold Another Meeting at Scnrartti;' Hall, Lower Alblna. The .striking longshoremen held another largely attended meeting last night In Schrantz' Hall. Dower Alblna, to discuss and size up the situation of the day. There seems no lack of enthusiasm, and Chairman Forney made the announce ment that the backbone of the strike was not broken, but the strikers were more determined than ever to hold out for what they asked, considering that their de mands were fair and reasonable. Then followed a report of the proceedings of the committees appointed at the former meeting. Members of these committees Teported that the regular longshoremen, who had signed the agreement to stand out for 40 cents for regular-time, and who had worked at the Montgomery dock Monday, yesterday left that dock, but about five men, and these were under the Impression they were receiving 40 cents an hour. As to the Pacific Coast Elevator dock, it was reported that about five of the old men worked there yester day, so that out of the 180 strikers, only about nine or ten had gone back to work on any of the docks. The committees also reported that nothing was doing at the Victoria, the Irving, Columbia -or Oceanic, and that it was known that new men had applied for work there, but had been turned away. The managers of these docks want their old men back, in preference to any other. The report that new men were coming in was discussed. It was considered highly improbable that "competent longshoremen, capable of doing longshoremen work, could be picked up anywhere, and that it was the general experience that new men would not stick to the job very long. Sometimes half an hour wheeling five sacks of wheat out of a car to the dock, or swinging sacks up on a pile was enough to make them sick of the Job. It was contended that it took more, than the ordinary-built man to work successfully on a dock, and that a poor hand was worse than none at all. k At -the meeting the report was made that the elevator would have a crew of new men this morning was considered with concern. One speaker said that he wanted the public to understand that the men were not weakening, were not starv ing, and that they would stand together for what thoy have asked, and will not go back to the dock until they get it. They considered that they have a good chance of winning if they will stick together. A representative from the steamboat men was present, and he said it had been stated the longshoremen were seeking work on the steamboats, where men had struck for higher wages. The steamboat men resented this. This called out a number of statements, in which It wan said that longshoremen had been ap proached on the subject of working on the steamboats, but, as far as heard from, none, had consented to do so, and that none would do so. It seems that there Is some sort of a strike among steamboat hands also. The chairman assured the representative pres ent that the longshoremen would not In terfere with their affairs in any way. The meeting closed with the renewed purpose of standing out for 40 cents an hour and 50 cents an hour for overtime. v.ho has -consented to be present the open lng day, Tuesday. July SI, and deliver an address in the afternoon. Colonel H. V. Gates also agreed to be present some time during the week and address his comrades. The committee has secured some able speakers and 'If all -come who have promised, there will be an inter esting programme fox every day next week. Monday will be given up to get ting In shape for the opening on Tues day. The committee of arrangements is determined to, spare no effort to make this reunion the best that has yet been held. Every day will have an Interest. The hay harvest Is about over and the crop Is a heavy one. While some por tion was damaged by rain the most of It was put Into the barns in fine con dition. Wheat harvest has been commenced. John Louderbeck having cut the first wheat In the vicinity Both wheat and oats have been considerably damaged by the aphis, which will make' the crop light and of an Inferior quality. Straus & Co. are preparing to move their sawmill 'three miles further south, where they have purchased a large body of fine timber. They will continue to saw railroad ties. Johnson Bros, also are making preparations to move .their sawmill onto the land of Fred Baum gardner, two miles north of its present location. t . " Fatalities .Small. Considering the number of boys -who play along the river and In the switch ing grounds between Inman, Poulsen & Co.'s sawmill to the Portland Flour Mills In" Dower Alblna, the fatalities are small. Npt less t than COO boys of ages ranging from 6 to 18 years are either dally bathing in the river or Jump ing on passing freight ars, and it Is re markable that only now and then one la. drowned in the river, or killed or maimed by the cars. The skill of those boys who make a practice of Jumping onto freight cars is wonderful. When freight cars are coming toward the steel bridge from Lower Alblna they jump on the cars at all points and ride up to the lower depot of the Southern Pacific But these boys bear a .charmed life, and only occa sionally one loses a foot. In the river the youngsters seem as much at home as ducks. Moving a Landmark. The two-story dwelling on the north west corner of East Morrison and East Sixth streets, owned by Andrew Kan. Is to be moved onto the' inside lot. Prepa rations are making for moving. It Is the intention of the owner to clear the out side and put up a fiat on the corner. The house to be moved Is an old land mark. It was the parsonage of the St. David's Episcopal Church when the church edifice stood just west on the corner of Grand avenue and East Mor rison streets, and is one of the land marks of East Portland. The church formerly occupied the half block facing East Morrison street before It moved to East Twelfth street. Portland Is not on the map. I hae always shouted for the fair city, and have argued- for her until I was hoarse, but since arriving here I. am losing faith lit her rapidly. Why? Because here we are Oregonlans 20D0 strong, and the only time we hear the names Oregon and Portland mentioned 13 when we speak of them ourselves. "We landed here June 18, on of the earliest boats to arrive here, which goes to show Portlrnd sent the flner ships and manned by men who und: stand these waters. Some of the ships leaving Seattle before we sailed did not arrivo until several days later than wo did. but every ship coming from Seattle or San Francisco brings the latest ra pcrs and literature relative to the re spective cities. "The steamship Jeannle has Just ar rived in with several thousand copies of the' Post-Intelligencer, Times. San Fran cisco Call. Chronicle and Examiner of June 26. These readily sell for 25 cents, and one has to hurry to get a copy. But where Is The Oregonlan or -Telegram or anything to show whore Portland is? "The large firms of Seattle and Sai Francisco have their representatives here, who keep In touch with the trade of the camp and keep their houses posted as to what is going on here. "If I tell ,a man I am from Portland, he casts a strange look at me and seems very much surprised that a Portlander should get so far from home. He gen erallj' greets you with: Yes. I have been In Portland a very pretty city. I like it very much, but your people are very slow. This Is the opinion of men from Maine to New Orleans. "1 had a few minutes talk with a man representing a large firm in Seattle. He has an immense stock to dispose of. ana Is very successful sp far, for the simple reason his brands" are established throughout this Northern country. Tv"o thlrds of this firm's goods are put up by a Portland concern. Yet the same stock or better, perhaps, with the Portland firm's name on It roes a bpiri-rlnn. "Here one eats In the Seattle Restau rant, smokes cigars bought at the 'Se attle cigar stand, drinks Seattle beer, walks on streets sprinkled by the Seat tle street-sprinkler and sleeps in the Se attle lodging-house. What effect do you think this has on a Portland man? "I have come in contact with men who did not know they could get East chcancr from Portland than from Seattle or San Francisco. I tell you. Portland must advertise and send men to these camps to keep in touch with the mer chants if she wants to build up a trade with Alaska. No matter if It doe3 cost a little to start in with, your merchants will derive great benefit later on. "At present this camp Is crowded wltn men who are no good to any one or to themselves, here or anywhere else. As soon as we can get rid of this class, the camp will be all right. Conservative men tell me this Is the richest section In Alaska, and next year will be better than this. "Lucky Baldwin Just passed by dressed In overalls and Jumper, working like a hired man. He la building a hotel. There are hundreds here richer than he is who are doing good hard labor." HOW S3IAIiIiPOX GOT TO NOME. I I imi i ii I i i i i'i 'i "i I i ill" - ' Francisco for the purpose of oppressing thetiowntrodden shipowner who Is re fusing 40 to 45 shillings for ships which went-begging at 25 shillings about three years ago. Falrplay says In its issue of July 5: "Notwithstanding the recent boom in California wheat, very little chartering has been .done from San Francisco, any transactions which have been recorded having been rechartered at 40s, a rate which the owners of -the few spot ships, and those to arrive for August loading "open,' considered should be improved up on. But as the San Francisco ring does not appear to have this view, chartering busi ness is practically at a standstill for the present, and It remains, to be seen whether the owners of the few available ships or the charterers are possessed of the most staying power. Portland Is a strong market, however, and 45s for Sep tember loading was paid last week for a Liverpool ship. It Is thought that at least an advance of Is 3d to 23 6d will yet be got on this rate. In existing circum stances it seems hard to believe that the San Francisco ring will succeeed in keeping1 the rate from there under 42s 6d to 45s, when the new crop begins to ar rive freel yat tide water." WASHINGTON'S HARBORS OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF PROG RESS OF IMPROVEMENT. t CHANNEL IN GOOD SHAPE. Braemar, Fully Loaded, Goes Through In El slit Hours. The big Oriental liner Braemar crossed out for the Orient at 10 o'clock yester day morning, after making a fine run down the river. She carried 5000 tons of cargo and about 1000 tons of bunker coal, and was drawing nearly 23 feet of water, but Pilot Archie Pease anchored her in Astoria eight hours after leaving the dock in Portland, Monday noon. The channel needs attention at a few points In the river, but on the whole Is In bet ter shape than usual at this time of year. Mr. Ogden, of the United States Engineers Office, will leave down the river In a few days with the tug Lincoln, accompanied by a number of the pilots. and the "party will make accurate sound ings In order to ascertain where the work Is most needed. The mouth of the river needs attention, but is still in much better shape than it has been at times in the past. The cruiser Philadelphia, draw ing 23 feet 9 Inches, crossed In at half tide without a pilot a few days ago, and also went out without a pilot. As her navigating officer was unfamiliar with the entrance to the river, his work shows the bar to be in pretty fair shape. GEORGE H. CATTANACH, A JOINT REPRESENTATIVE FROM GILLIAM, GRANT, SHERMAN, "WASCO AND "WHEELER COUNTIES. Few young Republicans of Eastern Oregon are as well known as George H. Cattanach, of Canyon City, who taaa been elected a Representatl've from the Joint district comprising GUlIam, Grant. Sherman. Wasco and "VYheeler Counties. He was born In Charles City, la., 33 j ears ago, and moed to Canyon City in 178. In the first jears of his residence in Grant County he taught school In Fox Valley, and was a cleric in Hachcney's store, at John Day City. Six years acohe was admitted to the bar. Mr. Cattanach has always taken an active Interest In Grant County politics, and has been a delegate to every Republican . County Convention since be became of age. Two jears ago he was a delegate to the" Slate "and Second Concessional District Conventions. He has served for several years as secretary of the county commute, and in 1S9S was chairman of the committee, and presiding officer of tho oounty convention. Mr. Cattanach was married on April 20, of this year, to Miss Anna Metschan. daughter of ex-State Treasurer Mctschan. BROKE ANOTHER RECORD. Hnmbnrg-A'mericnn'n Bis Schooner Dentschland I a Wonder. LONDON, July 24. The North Hamburg American line steamer Deutschland, Cap tain Ibers, from New York, arrived at Plymouth at 8:30 o'clock this morning, on her maiden trip eastward, making a rec ord run of five days 11 hours and 6 min utes, despite two days of fog. Her big gest day's run was made on July 19 ner second day), when 536 miles were logged. The Plymouth record eastwarc has been held by the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, made on her first trip In October, 1897. It was five days 15 hours and 10 min utes over a distance of 2362 knots, at an average speed of 21.01 knots, and the best day's run being 519 knots. master of the Oregon claims that the cases were reported by tho s.hlp"s surgeon as being a mild form af. chicken-pox. ,The Oregon's pssengerswerq air on shore And the Vessel practically dis charged before the cases were dlsco. ercd. No new cases have been discov ered on shore since, but Jn view of the above circumstances' an outbreak may occur at any time. At present there must bo fully 12.000 people here, and proper accommodation for not more man one fourth of that number. The people are IN THE SEVERAL COURTS. Suit to Recover Possession of Grant County Mines. Frederick Lohman and several other members of the Lohman family residing in Germany have, through their attor neys. Messrs. Gantenbein & Veasie, com menced suit in the United States Court here against Fred Yorgensen, adminis trator of the estate of Herman Lohman, late of Canyon City, Grant County; Peter Helmer and others, also of Canyon City, to secure possession of mining prop erty. The complaint alleges that Her man Lohman was at the time of his death possessed of two quartz mining claims, in Grant County, known as the Fellows lode, and the Prairie lode. Fred Yorgensen was appointed administrator 6f his estate, and complainants allege that he conspired with Peter Helmer and R. A. Hlnes to defraud complainants out of their rights. It is charged that Yor gensen sold tho lodes and delivered a pretended deed to Helmer, and he and Hlnes are now extracting the gold there from and diminishing the value of the property. Complainants ask that an in junction be granted forbidding them from working the mines, and that complainants toe put In possession of the property. Probrfte Matters. A citation to Susan Mynatt, which was served on her in Marlon County, was filed In the County Court yesterday to ap pear In Court August 13 and show cause, If any there be, why a mortgage she holds against the estate of the late W. A. Brandow should not be paid with funds realized from sale of real property belonging to the estate. George Suttlo and H. W. Prettyman, executors of the last will and testament of R. D. Prettyman, have petitioned bounty Judge Cake for permission to sell 80 feet of lot 2, block 4. Mount Tabor Central Park, to Hanna M. Voories, for the consideration of $800. The petitioners recite the authority granted them as' ex ecutors to dispose of real estate belonging Let; Broken. Everett Boyd, a l?-year-old boy who lives at Woodlawn, sustained a fracture of his left leg, Saturday. He and sev eral other boys were Jumping down a high bank at the gravel pit of the'Port lond Railway Company. The boy made a longer jump than usual, failed to land on both legs, and his left leg had to bear the shock of the Jump. It gave way above the knee. He was taken home and a physician called to attend him. He is getting along as well as expected. Enot Side Note. The decking of the steel bridge will shortly be renewed. The plank Is con siderably worn and new decking Is badly needed. The funeral of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Craft, who was drowned in the Willamette, Sunday, took place yesterday afternoon from the home of his parents In Upper Alblna. The drowning was a serious snock to the par ents. He was their only son. Queen Elisabeth's Autograph. Chicago Chronicle. An autograph signature of Queen Eliz abeth of England was recently submitted to Librarian Allen of the Department of State for his opinion as to Its authen ticity. It has been in the possession of a prominent Washington family, and was about to be sold. Mr. Allen Is a recog nized expert In such matters, and after comparisons with copies of the Queen's handwriting, to which he has access, pro nounced it genuine. It is a very rare specimen. It Is on a small square of parchment, framed In an old-fashioned daguerreotype frame, and was presum ably clipped perhaps stolen from some old patent of nobility. Persistence of Race Traits. Indianapolis Press. The recruiting officers of tho French Army in Algiers report the probable sur vival of hill dwellers, descended from the adventurous Vandals, that conquered Northern Africa 1600 years ago. They are blue-eyed, oval-faced and appreciably much more Intelligent than their Kabyle neighbors, whose language they have been Induced to adopt. The suns of many hundred Summers have bronzed their hides, but dark-brown beards (unknown amoung the unmixed Semites) are found In every shepherd's cabin of the Algerian Atlas Wa Introduced by Tvro Stcamnbip From Pnjret Sound. WASHINGTON. July 2a Dr. .Wyxnan, at the head of the Marine Hospital Serv ice, in a review of the smallpox outbreak at Cape Nome, has furnished copies of the correspondence had with Government officials relative to the matter. He pre faces his report with the statement that intimation had been received from Puget Sound that there was a possible neces sity for guarding against smallpox at t Cape Nome. Vessels leaving for ' Cape Nome were accordingly Inspected, and some were even remanded to Port Town, sepd quarantine, and all were Instructed that If thoy had smallpox on board dur ing the voyage either way to report at Port Townsend for inspection upon their" return. Seven thousand vaccine points wero early sent to Nome, and further supplies will be furnished as- needed. On June 20 Lieutenant D. H. Jnrvls. of the Revenue Cutter Service, addressed the following letter to tho Secretary of the Treasury from Cape Nbme: "The steamer Ohio arrived at this port on the 14th Inst, with 700 passengers and two well-devloped cases of smallpox on board. Learning by chance that the ves sel had smallpox on board at Seattle, I was able to board her with the local health otficer as she came to anchor, but not before some 15 of her passengers wore able to escape in the swarm of boats thit surrounded the vessel. There being abso lutely, no organization, stability or force to the local government, and the question being so vital and momentous to the sit uation here. I deemed it my duty, as ,the only reDrcsentatlve of the department comprehending quarantine and its en forcement, to nssume the responsln..,.y and take immediate action to prevent the disease reaching tho shore. After care fully considering the situation. T selected Egg Island, near St. Michael Harbor, as the most available and desirable place In this region for a quarantine station. It Is far enoueh from the shore to preclude tho possibility of paseneers escaping. has a comparatively safe anchorage, and can almost always be reached from .St. Michael. No other olnce In this -vicinity that Is not now filled with people pos sesses these advantages. The Ohio was ordered to Egg Inland on the night .of the 14th Inst., and nrrived on the 15th. I proceeded bv another vessel the same day. and with the aid of First Lieutenant P. M. Cochran. U S. A., commanding Fort St. Mlrhnel. a camp was built on the Island, to which the two smallpox patients were removed on the night of the 15th Inst. The vessel was then de tained in quarantine off the Island until such time as It is considered safe for her passengers to be landed. For the station on the Island, I engaged Dr. F. N. CI Jeraula, a nurse and a cook, and Instituted at this point a' proper boating all In a continual state of unrest and ex- cltement, and should the disease Dccome epidemic It would be a calamity and most likely spread through this whole north ern country, with no means of care or prevention. I do not wlh to cause un necessary alarm, but cannot urge too strongly a proper and sufficient Inspec tion of all passengers leaving for this point, the s'tatinnlng of proper medleal of- fleers here, and the shipment of sufficient vaccine matter." On July 11 he telegraphed the Secre tary, making an urrrent request for proper' assistance and sufficient vaccine matter. He reported" 15 GOO people In the Immediate -vicinity of Nome City, where there was an absolute "lack of cjvll au thority, and he In' consequence expe rienced some difficulty In taking proper steps to prevent the spread of disease. On that sime day Dr. Wyman ordered Assistant Surgeon Earle to take the first steamer from San Francisco or Seattle for None, and instructed him to arrange with Lieutenant Jnrvls and General wan damages,, and now seeks to recover not only damages for his own ship, but to be reimbursed for the amount'he is loser on the Margretha. The 'amount in the aggregate Is about J1S.O00. .The Hassalo was In command of Captain Willis Snow at the time of the accldonf, and the greater part of the day was taken up yesterday with the testi mony of the pilot, master and a number of other pilots who wero navigating the Willamette at that time. The Magda lene and the Margretha are both way over on the other side of the world by this time, but there are plenty of wit nesses available to enable both sides to have a pretty good Idea of what hap pened. The contention of the plaintiff Is that the accident was caused by in sufficient power In the Hassalo. The de fense will probably attempt to prove that there was power enough In the Hassalo if it had been app'led soon enough. Which ever way the suit goes, it can be ac cepted as a certainty that the next pilot who tackles a 4500 ton ship In a freshet In the Willamette will get his "backing bells" In a little earlier than Pilot Fer chen did. RIVER IMPROVEMENT. Good Results Have Been Secured In the Pant Ten Yenrx. WASHINGTON. July 20. The recent survey of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers below Portland, with the pro ject for a ship channel submitted there- da Tfor the mnrnenonce oa marlUme with, is not the first report of the kind nninnHno The furtner acinus nave that has been made by the Engineers. As a matter of fact this Is the second pre liminary examination and survey which has been made with this same object In view. viz.. a 25-foot channel from Port land to the mouth of the river. The first one was required by the river and harbor act of SpetcmDer 19. 1S0O. and re port of survey was submitted by Major Handbury, Corps of Engineers, under date already been furnished in Hie dispatches, and such progress as has been made since the date of this last telegram has already been reported. THE THIRST FOR GOLD. Creates Horrible Condition of Af fnt nt Crlne Nome. WASHINGTON, Jul" 2 L Surgeon-Gen- of Spetember 8, 1S91. The reports of the eral Sternberg received a report today preliminary examination and or tne sur from Surgeon F. G. Egbert; of the Army. vey. together with maps and plans, are dated Nome Harbor. Alaska, June 29, printed in the House executive document which gives details of the conditions ex- . No. 3S, Fifty-second Congress, first ses lstlng at that place. He says that within slon. two or three weeks .the population has i in his report on the survey. Major Increased from 2700 to 20.000, with tents i Handbury submits an estimate of cost of and buildings Irregularly located along obtaining the required channel, the work th hpneh. The sanitary conditions were crude In the first plase. and with the In flux of the new population became worse. He dercrlbes a horrible condition existing, as there Is no method of cleaning up the town and no provision for the destruction of accumulations of garoage ana nun recommended consisting of dredging and dike construction. a It Is but proper to state that of the dike work recommended in his report, of which the estimated cost aggregated $143,420, the United States only repaired the St. Helen's dike and constructed Mar- out. The trilrst for gold existing among the 1 tin Island dike, the estimated cost of both people who have gone to Npme City out- 0t which was $13,000. From funds on weighs everything else, and no attention J hand the dike . on south side of Swan is paid to sanitiry conditions. Reports , island was raised to four feet elevation, of cases of enteric fever vary from 175 to j The Port of Portland Commission, under 700 There have been 13 cases of smallpox , permission from the War Department, and one death. Measles alsovhave oroiscn wnicn permission expressly renevea tne unitea states irom any oougauon or claim for reimbursement In respect there to, constructed the remainder. The dredg ing recommended by Major Handbury was never systematically carried out, work being done at different places, as a rule, as the exigencies of the moment de manded. The works constructed and the dredging have resulted in maintaining a fairly good channel from Portland to the mouth of the Columbia of from 20 to 23 feet at low water. The works done In the past have pro duced great Improvement In the river, so that now ships drawing from 20 to 24 feet ascend to Portland, where formerly 15 to ROUND THE WORLD. President Hill, of the Great North era, Will Go on a Cruise. CHICAGO, July 24. A special to the Chronicle from Duluth, Minn., says: It Is announced here that one of the reasons why James J. Hill bought the elegant steam yacht Wacouta, formerly Eleanor, was that he Is planning to make a trip around the world, and that he will go In his newly acquired boat, which has already been twice around the world. The yacht will remain In Duluth for the next two months. It Is said Mr. Hill will start with the Wacouta from Duluth on his trip around the world, according to pres ent reports, which will make the trip by water 1500 miles farther In bating the globe than any trip heretofore made. Domestic and Forelgm Ports. ASTORIA, July 24. Arrived at 4 A. M. and left up at 9:15 A. M. Steamer State of California, from San Francisco. Ar rived down at 1:30 German ship Rlck mer Rlckmers. Sailed at 10:40 British steamshlgp Braemar, for Hong Kong and way ports. Condition of the bar at 5 P5 M smooth; wind north; weather cloudy. San Francisco, July 24. Arrived Steam er Columbia, from Portland: steamer Ar eata, from Coos Bay. Sailed Schooner Maggie C Russ, for Gray's Harbor. Sail ed July 23 Steamer Grace Dollar, for Gray's Harbor. Seattle Arrived July 23 U. S. S. Roae crans,, from Cape Nome. Hlogo, July 24 Passed U. S. S. Grant, from San Francisco for Nagasaki. Gray's Harbor Sailed July 23 Schooner C. H. Merchant, for San Pedro. Arrived July 23 Schooner Jennie Stella, from San Pedro. Seattle Arrived July 23 Steamer City of Seattle, from Skagway. Tacoma, July 24. Arrived Brig Court ney Ford, from St. Michael. San Francisco, July 24. Arrived Ship Berlin, from Tacoma. Sailed Steamer Slam, for Chemalnus; bark Levi G. Bur gess, for Tacoma; steamer Washtenaw, for Tacoma. New York, July 21. Sailed Cevic, for Liverpool. Movllle. , July 24. Arrived Laureantlan, from New York for Glasgow. Cherbourg, July 24. Arrived Deutsch land and Pennsylvania, from New York. Gibraltar Sailed July 23 Werra, from Genoa and Naples for New York. Plymouth, July 24. Sailed Graf Wa'.des- see, from Hamburg for r;ew York. Bremen, July 24. Arrived Barbarossa, from New York. Plymouth, July 24 Arrived Pennsylva nia, from New York; Deutschland, from New York. Boston, July 24. Arrived Norwegian, from Glasgow. Movllle, July 24. Arrived Astoria, from New York. Southampton. July 21 Arrived Kalser In Maria Theresa, from New York, via Cherbourg, and proceeded for Bremen. Bouldgr.e, July 24. Arrived Statendam, from New York, for Rotterdam, and pro ceeded. Glasgow, July 24. Arrived Liurentian. from New York, via Movllle. Entertaining:' Royal Visitors. New York Telegram. At the time of thcblstorjc visit of the Prince of Wales to the White House. In I860. President Buchanan bad to vacate his own bed chamber and sleep In the public ante-room on-the. office floor. Even then five members of the Prince's suite had to be turned away from the Execu tive Mansion and taken over to the British Minister's houe. The Prince oc cupied what is now Mrs. McKlnley s boudoir. The Duke of, Newcastle, his stat advisor, slepf In- the President's room, and General Grucc, another of his : courtiers, was placed1 lnr the room oppo site the library. t Protecting Nevr Bnirlnnd Reaches. New York Commercial Advertiser. Tho protection of beaches, along the New England cosat is beljfff -successfully ac complished by the "groyne system." These "groynes" consist of a series of posts planted firmly' In the sand, with close planks extending from post to post. The "groyne" Is constructed at right angles to the beach, ?uid Its, position pre vents the waves acting on Jt injuriously. Sand is intercepted by the planking, rap Idly forming a new beach and preventing erosion. ', "' ,. ' ' ' ,f 20 feet was the limit, while, going still further back, 10 to 12 feet was the limit at low water. In the Willamette. In view of the results already secured, If the cost be not prohibitive, the fur ther deepening should be undertaken and a wider and better channel obtained. The Dominant Inne. The Independent (New York). In casting h's ballot fcr Mr. Bryan the voter does not support, with respect to the Issue declared by the Democratic platform to be the greatest of all, a pol icy that necessarily In practice differs widely from the one pursued by Mr. Mc Klnlev: and' so far as It does differ from the policy of the present Govern ment we regard It as much less worthy of support. Wild talk about imperial Ism, and impending despotism with mil itary oppression here In the States, should have no weight with sober-minded Americans. Dominant over all other dec- L laratlons of policy or purpose Is the one relating to the currency standara, so un timely, dishonorable and demoralizing and so utterly at variance with tjje re quirements of an enlightened civiliza tion, that one wonders how a party in tho American Republic could have been Induced to support It at a time when tho prosperity and growth and power of tne Nation are excltins the admiration of the world. SAN FRANCISCO RING. Falrplay Makes a Discovery Rcsnrd lnj? Pacific Coast Freights. London Falrplay, the recognized organ of the British shipowners, seems to think freights should go still higher. Fair play's Information regarding Pacific Coast matters Is generally pretty badly mixed. Its latest discovery Is a ring In Ban "What Remains to Be Done In the Va rious Harbors and the Funds Available for Them. WASHINGTON, July 20. The annual report of Captain Harry Taylor, of the Engineer Corps, in charge of the river and harbor work In the State of Wash ington, has- just been submitted to the Secretary of War, and received his ap proval. The report Is quite lengthy, talk ing up In detail the work accomplished on each of the projects now under way, and showing each step taken during the fiscal year just closed. In most Instances satis factory progress Is reported, although hard weather has caused more or less delay, and setbacks. The Teport takes up the work by the various projects, the following extracts being made: Gray's Harbor. The principal operations at Gray's Harbor -were In the direction of complet ing the Jetty on the south side of the entrance, which is to be 3 miles long; when complete, and Is designed to give a depth of 24 feet across the bar. On the whole satisfactory progress was made with the work, the contractor at all times being a head of contract requirements In regard to the amount of work done. Dur ing the year he earned 1S2,490, the greater portion being for stonework, for which 14,S01 was paid out. There are now two channels, showing marked improve ment, with a depth of 18 feet across- the bar, as compared with 14 feet of two years ago. Along a portion of the Jetty the depth has been Increased to 24 feet. I and In one spot to 30 feet. It Is expected that tne compietea jetty win not omy create the 24-foot channel, but will main tain it without difficulty. There Is a bal ance on hand of J334.9SO for continuing this work, but a further appropriation will be necessary to complete the project. The exports of Gray's Harbor for the year aggregated 25S.807 tons, valued at $1,400,329, and the imports were 7,111 tons, valued at $1,673,669. Pnpret Sound Streams. The snagboat stationed on Puget Sound was active throughout the year, working principally on the Skagit River, although snags were removed and overhanging srees cut away on the Snohomish, Stella guamlsh, and north fork of the Skagit Rivers, as well as the Hat Slough. The streams that were worked are reported as In better condition than ever before. In all 4728 snags were removed, and 130,974 feet of overhanging trees were cut away. Some of the snags were as much as 15 feet in diameter. In several Instances earth removed was banked up to prevent erosion of the banks by high water. This snagboat, since It has been In operation, has removed ' 19.604 snags, varying from a few Inches to 16 feet in diameter, and cut 4450 trees from the banks of the rivers on which it has operated. Had It not been for this service, the streams on which the snagboat has operated would have been practically unnavlgable at the present time at any stage of the water, and the surrounding farms would have suffered heavily from high water and overflows. Thirty-two thousand, seven hundred and twenty-one dollars femains unexpended, with which tp continue the work during the present year. The ex ports for the past year were valued at $221,S36, and the Imports aggregated $355, 750. Olympla Harbor. A 12-foot channel, 230 feet. wide. Is the object sought at Olympla harbor from the vicinity of the Fourth-street bridge to Budd Inlet. During the year the dredge extracted 100,199 yards of material from the channel, completing It for lt3 full width for 1SO0 feet, from Its outer end, and a ICO-foot channel was obtained fbr the entlro length. The available funds are about exhausted. Olympiads exports for the year were valued at $641; 359, and her Imports at $532,325. "The Seattle Ditch." Captain Taylor reports that King County obtained title to the entire right of way necessary for the proposed water way connecting Lakes Union and Wash ington with Puget Sound, and secured the release from all liability of adjacent property-owners by condemnation proceed ings, and then deeded the -same to the United States. The preliminary steps were all completed during the year, and the deed on the 22d of June. In Captain Taylor's opinion the plans and estimates can now be undertaken and the work of construction commenced without unneces sary delay. Submitted with this state ment Is a statement of the commerce of Seattle and Ballard, which shows a total of 714,090 tons of exports, valued at $19,9S9,753. and a total of 118,846 tons of im ports, valued at $13,169,259. Everett Hrrbor. During the past year the work of Ever ett Harbor was placed under the continu ing contract system, and will so remain until finished, receiving a new appropria tion each year. When the project In progress is completed. Evrett will bave a harbor basin In the shoals and tide lands adjoining deep water near the river's mouth. There will also be a channel from this basin to tide water, cut off and controlled by tide gates. There Is now available $180,S65 for carrying on the work on this basin. The bfd of the Seattle Bridge Company, of Seattle, for dredging 2,350.000 yards of material, a part of this project, was' accepted last Janu ary, and hey will commence work on the 22d ' of July. The exports of Everett are reported at 35 201 tons, valued at $794,270, and the Imports 7500 tous, valued at JGS, S50. Other Projects. Dike repairs constituted the bulk of tho work on SInomlsh Slough, where there Is $4591 available for continuing the work. The year's exports there were valued at $1,404,290, and the Imports at $564,164. Forty miles of the Okanogan were gone over by the snagboat, and with $5000 more It Is said the stream can be made navi gable for light-draft high-power boats throughout the greater part. The En gineers recommend early action at this point, as securing the best and most snHsfaetnrv results. Snagging constituted the sum total of the work done on the Chehalla River, which still has an avaailable balance of $2079. The exports here were worth $1, 252,316. The channel of the Pend d'Oreille was Improved In many places by having pro jecting rocks removed, which will de stroy whirlpools and violent currents which have heretofore been dangerous to ravlgatlon. There Is still $1260 available, but a large appropriation will be neces sary to complete the project. Up to this time the commerce Is light, but Is ex pected to Improve when the river Is made navigable. On the Wlllapa the work was confined solely to cleaning out and widening the channel, and repairing diKes wnere rouna necessary. The channel In the North River Jam was wldeifed from 5 to 20 feet, giving a high-water channel of 85 feet. Heretofore there had been no avail able channel In this stream. There Is now on hand $5122 for continuing the work dur- lntr the current year. The exports of Wlllapa River amounted to $525,432, and the imports to $230,250. Hovr China Is Subdivided. Chicago Chronicle. Each of the 18 provinces of the Ce lestial Empire Is ruled by a Governor or Governor-General, who Is responsible to the Emperor for the entire administra tion, political, military and fiscal. Each province Is subdivided Into departments ruled by Prefects, and each department Into districts, each with a district ruler. Firemen Will Visit Europe. CHICAGO. July 24. Chief Hale, of tho Kansas City fire department, with 30 men arrived here today en route to New York and thence to Paris to compete in the international firemens tournament the latter part of August. After that Chief Hale and his men will make an exhibition tour through Western Europe. The "Bora Will .East Green Apples. Mother gives Perry Davis Paln-Klller. fl ,