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THE MOHNIN0 .OBEOONIAN, ' TUESDAY, AUGUST 7,-1900. S ROUGH ON BRYAN Speaker Henderson Talks About Boy Orator. SAYS BRYAN IS OPPOSING HIS MAKER DUtingTiUhed Xoira. Man Visits the Jetty a a Gnet of the Cham ber of Commerce. "Bryan opposed the maker of sound money in 1SS; he is opposing hia otto maker now. He -wants us to run from what God Almighty intends us to stand by." This is the view of expansion given by Hon. Daid B. Henderson, Speaker of the National House of Representatives, to an Oregonlan man, jesterday. 'I do not see how he can be elected," he continued. "I do not see how he can have as much chance now as he did then. He espoused the wrong issue four years ago, he lias espoused the wrong issue now. The country is prosperous, and it does not "want Bryan. "What should we do about the Chi nese situation? It is not time to act. "We must think first. We must find out -what the facts are, whether the Chinese Government is In partnership with a gang of blood-thirsty ruffians and using them as a shield, or whether it is not responsible for outrages that have been committed. We must gather information on all these matters, before we act." Regarding the selection of a Senator from Iowa to -fill the vacancy .made Jby "the death of Senator Gear, General Hen- derson said that it -was is yet impossible to say anything. Dolliver is a candidate as well as other prominent Republicans, but as Senator Gear's death occurred since General Henderson left Iowa he did aot feel prepared to make any prophecies. General Henderson spent yesterday in a visit to the Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia, the guest of A. B. Hammond, the O. R, & N. Co.. and the Portland Chamber of Commerce. An accident to the train which brought him from Cali fornia delayed his arrival two hours, but a special Astoria & Columbia River train awaited him, and boarding It with his party, consisting of Mrs. Henderson. Miss Henderson and Judge Hubbard, he was met by Judge George H. Williams, Sena tor Simon, Representative Tongue, A. B. Hammond, Henry Hahn, C. H. Mark ham, Captain W. W. Harts, TJ. S. A.; E I. Lytic, H. W. Goode. A. H. Devers.. B. B. Tuttle. A, G. Barker. H. E. Dosch and Arthur Wilson. The train made the trip in two hours and a half, which time Nature occupied by washing the verdure along the way with a light rain, and hanging a veil of clouds along the Coast Range that gave the dlstinsrulshed visitor just cause to complain that he had no chance to com pare the snow peaks of Oregon with those of California. The train was met at Astoria by Bren Xian Van Ducen, J. W. Welch. Judge J. H. D. Gray, C. W. Fulton. S Elmore, G. W. Lounsberry. H. C. Thompson and J. E Gratke. of Astoria, George Saylor, Jr., of Portland, who had come over from the beach to meet the party, and W. H. Hurlburt, of the O. R & N.. who had arranged for the presence of the company's fine tug Wallula at the wharf at Flavel. The party took lunch at the Occident, and on leaving the table found that Su perintendent McGuIre had bad the train pulled up oppcltc the hotel. Boarding It once more, they proceeded to Flael, where thev embarked on the Wallula and took a spin along the jcttv. a fine view of which was afforded tthe Speaker. The party stopped for dinner at Astoria, and the cars composing the special train were hitched to the regu'ar Portland pas senger which left for Portland at 6:10 A. X. Charlton. S A. Herlng and George W. Horn came up with the special cars from Astoria. Speaker Honderson took a keen Interest in everything he saw. asking many ques tions concerning the condition of the rler and the Jetty, and inquiring particularly into the salmon industry, a glimpse of which he caught bv a hasty inspection of S. Elmore's cannerv, where the train stopped a few minutes. He had many friends and acquaintances among the Portland members of the party, and passed most of his time gleaning from them information concerning what he saw. eschewing politics in general, al though he related many anecdotes of his experiences in Congress He was out spoken In his admiration of the beauty of the Columbia River and Its surroundings, as well as such of the Willamette Val ley as he saw on his trip through it. "You have a great state and a beau tiful state," said he. "and I shall always remember my trip through it." His special car was made a part of the Northern Pacific outbound passenger on Its arrival in Portland, and left at 11:30. He will return to his home in Dubuque, la., over the Canadian Pacific MAY BE PROMOTED. Portland Man for Union Pacific Ai Ktntnnt General PnncenBer Agent Omaha News, August 1. Unles information re-clv.d from Den ver this morning is incorrect, the suc cessor to Aslstnt General Passenger Agent Samuel A. Hutchi on, of tho Union Pacific, has been sel ctcd. It is ald that George Lang, city passenger agent of the Union Pacific at Portland, Or., is the lucky man. and that the appointment has already practlclly boon, made, but the announcement will not come until Presi dent Burt returns from New York, which will be in a ftv, dajs. Nothing could be learned regarding the report at Union Pacific headquarters, but it la known that some one connected with the system was to be chosen to fill the position. Prior to his going to Portland. Mr. Lang was city ticket gent of the Union Pacific at Salt Lake City, under General Agent Clay. He is now fl'llng the sam position under General Agent Lothrop. at Portland. He is a young man. but has had wide experience in passenger mat ters. During the past few days he has been in Omaha, and has bean in consu1- tation with Union Pacific officials. INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES Increase .for July In All Depart ments Except One. The receipts of the office of Internal Revenue Collector for the month of July, 1KK, amounted to 5159,935 56. Owing to the fact that many bankers and others who paid theu tsi.es in July last year paid them in June tills year, there was a considerable falling off in the Item of miscellaneous taxes, and the receipts for Juiy are SS17 C3 less than for July. 1SJ9. This does not Indicate any falling off in the amount of business done in the district for the month, as the receipts from taxes on beer, cigars, adhesive stamps and special taxes all show a sat isfactory increase. Following is a ie tailed statement of the receipts for July, 1900 Miscellaneous $24.79 53 Beer '..... 74211 S3 Spirits VX'l Cigars ?,"t9 24 Snuff fl 63 Tobacco 181 57 Special taxes G1.3T5 42 Plaving oards ....r 11 CO Adhesive stamrs C5.17S13 Total 31S?.8S 56 Municipal Court. Judge Cameron yesterday discharged C Tontie arrested last woek on the com plaint of J. Crintone, for breaking open a trunk belonging to a rEan Francisco Italian named Bassaro. ' Crintone as serted that the trunk had been left in his care, while Tontie was positive that Bassaro had given him the trunk as se curity for a 515 board bill. Philip Carrol, arrested yesterday for threatening to kill his wife, Winnie Car rol, was placed under $10) bonds to keep the peace. His wife has made previous complaints against Carrol, whom she has left, and ho was warned to keep the peace and to ceaso disturbing his wife. Maud Lewis, a colored woman, arrested on the charge of stealing $20) from A. J. Payne, was bound over to the Grand Jury, under $500 bonds. 1 DISEASE REPORTS UNTRUE Former Government Officer on Con ditions at Some. WASHINGTON. Aug. S A letter dated July 22 has been received at the Treas ury Department from a former employe of the department, now at Cape Nome, Alaska. The writer, who has the entire confidence of the officials, says: "The reports of disease and death that have been taken back to the States Arc untruthful. The smallpox scare is all over. There were 20 cases in all, and all , of them came on the Oregon. As yet there has been no. typhoid, but the season has been dry, which probably accounts for its absence. There have been i2 violent deaths here since June 10. Four men have been drowned, three have comr mitted suicide and three have been shot. "Prospectors who have been put over tho country are Just beginning to bring in quartr. Every sample carries a little gold, and some have been worth $00 a ton. The season on Anvil Creek has been so dry (there having been neither rain nor snow since June 17) that the creeks cannot be worked to advantage. Each slulcebox requires a five or six-inch stream of water of considerable force One large, company on Anvil Creek say they would take out $10,000 a week more, but for the scarcity of water. As It is, this company is doing well, and are said to have shipped a ton of the yel low metal on the Garonne and some 520,000 worth has been sold to -a local bank In Nome. Slulclnar with fair results is going on along many of the creeks' and also to some extent on the beach. The day has passed, however, when a single man could rock out $75 a day. I have a friend who took out $51 in 10 hours, but he had three shovelcrs who had to be paid, besides the expense of a gasoline engine to pump water from the sea. This was on the ground that was worked with rockers last year. The story that the beach Is gold to Cape Prlnco of Wales Js undoubtedly false. The transportation companies are now bring ing in people first class for $25 while two months ago the fare was $125 The question of transportation home for thou sands of poor fellows in the Fall Is a serious one. "Dredging the sand from the sea is a complete failure. , On the whole. I be lieve Nome will boom as soon as It rains. The gold will be mostly from the creeks, and the prospect Is good for Winter dig gings. In the Winter the shafts and ex cavations will not have to bp timbered, as the ground Is frozen. Thawing ma chines will have to be used. "The fuel question for Winder Is serious, for not every one can pay $150 a ton for coal." VESSEL FROM THE JfORTH. Brlngrs Nevr of Government Worlc Copper Strike Reported. SEATTLE. Aug. 6 The steamer Bertha arrived from Cook Inlet and Copper Rher today. Her officers report that Captain Abercromble. in charge of the United States Government work In that section, has completed 100 mUes of mil itary road." reaching into the interior from Port Valdes. While the Bertha was in that port two soldiers of Abercromble's command wero drowned by the capsizing of a boat. Their names were not learned. A copper strike Is reported to have been made on Virgin Bay, 3d miles from Valdes, ore going $40 to the ton. TO ASK HALF A HOLIDAY Street Fair Parade on Opening: Day Justifies It. The committees from all the fraternal orders and labor organizations or Feder ation of Trades met with the parade com mittee of the Elks' Street Carnival last plght at the carnival headquarter" In the Imperial Hotel. The several committees were unanimous and very enthusiastic In their reports that their varlous'organlza tlons would lend, every support to make the carnival a success, and as an Indi cation of their good will the decision was unanimous to take part in the grand opening parade on the afternoon of Sep tember 4. Considering the excellent support the carnival Is receiving from all quarters, the members of tho committee lncharge think they are fully jus'tlfled In asking the business houses to declare a half holi day on the afternoon of the opening day. and will take steps, towards that end as soon .as practicable. The parade committee was very busy last evening formulating plans. The members. George L Baiter, Dr. H. R. Llttleneld. H. D. Grlffln and SIg. Wert helmer, had a long session, In which pre liminaries were arranged. The rlvef pro cession will be on a magnificent, scale, according to arrangements sketched. This parade will take place in -the morning, and will act as an escort to the king of the carnrval. It Is proposed that 'the king leave the river at 1:30 and proceed tp ths City Hall, where the- kes will be re ceived from Mayor Rowe. Immediately following this ceremony the street parade will be formed and will be In motion by 2 o'clock. . Floral Parade. Elaborate preparations are being made for the women's floral parade on ladles' day. September 7. In this beautiful fea ture of the celebration the committee has decided to allow no advertisements. First, second and third prizes will be awarded for the most attractively deco rated equipage, including equestriennes, bicycles, double and single rigs, tandems, dog-carts, tally-hoes and other turn outs, the particulars of which will h announced later. Snlem Boats "Will Continue. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 5. (To , the Ed'tor.) In today's Issue of your paper an crt! cle relative to the low stage of wdter.ln the Willamette states that, the boats would soon be obliged to suspend opera tions, and parties waiting for f-lends coming bv boat remained until 11 o'c ock "P. M. before the steamer Altona roe In sight. The correction to be made is this: The Altona hove In sight at 7:10 P. M , landing at North Slem, which took. 12 minutes to unload some fre'ght, arriving at Salem dock at S:25 P. 31. The 'river is unusually low: still the Oregon City Transportation Cbmpary is running tve Altona and Pomona, gilng a dally serv ice. Heavy offer ngs of freight caue no little delay. The steamers' wh'els, while on the numerous bars, throw tons of gravel and grit. The officers and crsw have absorbed so much of tie flatter that any thought of "quitting" has not been entertained for a moment. J. N. GRAHAM. Master Steamer Altona. Milked for 10 Years. Mrs. A. A. Cattron. of Monmouth, re cently read an article in The Oregonlan about a certain cow .being milked reg ularijfor a period of 'eight years, and writes that her little Jersey has done better. This little cow has been milked for over 10 years and never had but one calf, which was when she was 17 months old. She jives a goodly supply of rich milk daily, and her owner would not part with her for any money. STOLE A COMMUNION SET THIRD PRESBYTEBIAK CHURCH ROBBED. ' Bursters Break Into the Basement and Steal a Stereopticon Also East Side Notes. A considerable burglary occurred at the Third Presbyterian Church, on East Ninth and East Oak streets, during tne absence of the pastor. Rev. Robert Mc Lean, last week. The fine silver com munion pet and a valuable stereopticon outfit were stolen. The loss was not dis covered until Saturday, and then when Mr. McLean went into his study in tne rear of the basement. He first missed tne communion service, but had hopes some of tho members, had taken it in charge for safe-keeping or for some other purpose, but his hopes were dashed when it was found that the stereopticon was gone. The silver communion set was taken from they box in which it had been kept In the room. It was a gift to the church made several years ago, and valued above $25. The stereopticon was a costly one, and was valued at about $70 The entire loss Is about $100. The police wero Informed of the loss, but no trace of the missing articles has been found. To years ago a similar robbery occurred at the German Lutheran Church, on Clin ton street, the communion set, valued at $150, being stolen. Entrance was effected into the basement probably, by a skele ton koy, which unlocked the door. Enterprising: G. A. R. Post. The M. A. Ross Post and Woman's Re lief Corps, of. Pleasant Home, will clear about $100 from the concessions that were sold on the campground at the reunion last week. This .will enable the post to pay off all outstanding accounts and ad mit of some Improvements being made on the grounds, besides completing the hall owned Jointly with the corps. It Is proposed to double the capacity of the hall by-an addition In the rear and some other Improvements In front. Lumber for theso lmorovements Is on the ground,' mostly donated by the sawmills In the neighborhood. When finished, the two organizations will have a good building for meeting and other purposes. There Is likely not another G. A. R. post on the coast "which Is as active and which has accomplished as much as this one has. with the aid of the Relief Corps.' The two organizations carried the le unlon through the week without a break, in a busy season at that. Through the activity of the.Rost and corps,, an ex cellent social and educational Interest Is maintained In the neighborhood that would not otherwise exist. There Is a round of entertainments, socials camp fires, memorials and other events, under direction of the post and corps, that pro motes a healthful condition for miles around. The week's reunion ls hardly concluded before plans are laid for the" format dedication of the building when It has been completed. Then will come the annual bean bako and campfire, and so theiro .is a constant, succession of events which go to break up the monot ony of country life. "" Proposition to Clear the Sandy. For tho past six years the tie business at and around Pleasant Home has con tinued to expand, until there are five sawmills In that vicinity cutting out and delivering railway tles-at Troutdale and at Falrview, from which places they are shipped East to various points. The bus iness has largely increased every year. Tha ties aro delivered by wagon, which carry very heavy loads," and In ;plte- of the fact that the wheels have wide tires, the roads are badly, cut up. Gravel roadways do not stand the wear, and for several miles plank has been laid, .which Is much better, - but It .Is wearing out. Tho business Is still on the Increase, and a proposition has been made that the County Commissioners clear the Sandy River of obstructions so that the ties may be rafted down to Troutdale and the roads saved. Already many thou sands of ties are floated down the Sandy and caught in a boom at Troutdale, where they are hauled out by a conveyor operated by "team. Several mills on .the Sandy turn their ties, all marked so it can be seen who owns them. Into the river. It is thought that If some rocks were blown out of the channel of the Sandy( more ties mlrht bo, flumed "down that' way. The .difficulty In the way Is that many of the .mills near Pleasant Home are some distance from the Sandy, and thero "would be considerable hauling be- fore the river is reached. Still there is. ,1 large body of timber on the "Upper Sandy thai could be worked 'up and rafted down. Caught In a Conveyor. , A young man named. J, Schrantz. em ployed In the Portland Flouring Mills in Lower Albina, was caught In a wheat conveyor In that mill a few days ago and his left leg was badly lacerated, and be narrowly escaped more serious -Injury. r The conveyor Is In the shape of an auger, and It whirls with great speed, picking up the wheat and carrying it up ward. In some way Schrantz slipped his leg into the conveyor, and the limb was drawn in above the knee, where the blade cut' a fearful 'gash In his leg on the upper side, laying the flesh bare to the bones. Fortunately, before further damage was done Schrantz managed io withdraw his leg In time to prevent Its Telng crushed, as It would have been had It been drawn furthor In. Dr. Curtis Holcomb was called to attend the Injured man". The" big gash was sewed up, and Schrants Is getting along as well as could be expected. Lay Gas Main on River Bottom. j The work of laying a gas main across the Willamette River at Ankeny street -2 SPEAKER DAVID B. HENDERSON, v ' ' to supply the East. Side with gas has been commenced. Apiledriver began driving the necessary,, piles at the foot of the long bridge on East Ankeny street yesterday morning. A lino of piles will be driven across the river and then a trench will be dredged out In which the pipe will bo laid. The pipe-which extends across Burnslde bridge is not adequate for what Is required of it. The work of laying the main across the river will bo accomplished wltti as little obstruc tion to naIgation as possible. Returned From Alaska. Mrs. O. G. Holmes and daughter Beat rice, of the East Side, returned Sunday e enlng" from Dawson, by the way of St. Michael and Nome, after 11' months' stay In Alaska. Mr. Holmes ,1 remained in Nome, and will return to Portland some time in September. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes have had a pleasant &nd profitable trip In Alaska. . Charles Hunter, Very Slok. Cliarles Hunter, a Tell-Jcnown young man of Albina, Is dangerously ill at I Nome City with typhoid fever. Hunter was formerly a clerk 'In the O. R. & r. terminal works In Lower Albina, but went to Dawson when the first excitement was on. He came, back and went to Nome City this Spring. The letter con veying intelligence of "his jllness stated that he was very low, 'arid asked that nls relatives In the East be notified. His friends are very much concerned, and fear that the next letter wll bring news of his death. He was a tvell-respectcd and popular young man. ' East Side' Notes. Rev. Robert McLejm, pastor of the Third Presbyterian Churchy has returned from his vacation In Southern Oregon Guy Poss,en, son pf.F, L Possen, now of. Seattle, Is visiting" his relatives. Mr. Possen Is settled at Seattle, and doing well. ' The Mlsslsslppl-Ave'nue Congregational Church, Albina, hasr- closed practically for the month of August, and the pas .tor.t Rev. Mr. Taggart, and wife have gone to the seaside. As most of the con gregation are awav, it? was consldored unprofitable to hold public worship this month. , ' Mrs. Young, wife, of Rev." Mr. Young, formerly pastor of the Misslsslppl-Avenue Congregational Church.1 died at her home In Seattle last week. Mrs. Young Is very kindly remembered 'In'. Albina, where she lived for some time. Her husband was called to be Sunday1 school missionary of Washington, and resigned o accept the place. ? , 'if , Dr. Wise, room G14. The Dekum. SELLING FRUIT. ABROAD. Fair Deallnsr Is pne ot the First Essentials.) - .NEW YORK, Aug. c Professor John B. Smith, State Entomologist of Now Jersey, has just returned from abroad, where he went to investigate the restric tions against American. fruits. Prdfessor Smith also investigate the methods of handling insects In, European countries. With regard to .the 'fruits, Professor Smithy ascertained thai it would be prac tically Impossible forAmerican fruits to be shipped Into France, except by treaty management. French officials have an idea that all American fruits are tabooed. If .the fruit is forced through there is so much , red tape about.it that the fruit spoils before it readhes the hands of the custpmer. Efforts to exclude' American fruits have been abandoned In Holland, "the professor found, but In Belgium very few Ameri can fruits are received. Officials in Ger many, he said, seemed to, be fair minded and disposed to troat shipments more considerately. Ho found that at Ham burg, while there, a consignment of 30, 000 barrels of apples Was received. Professor Smith Helfcyes that if Amer ican fruit-shippers jwlll treat their cus tomers fairly, there will be no trouble about the sale of American fruits In for eign countries. Everything is sold at auction, and never by surface show. One barrel in every 10 is emptied out upon the floor, and the sale is made upon tho condition of the fruit thus displayed. The man who puts a lot ot poor fruit at the bottom of the barrels stands a poor show. Foreign officials are particular about fthe San Jose scale. If a sjngle scale Is found on one apple in a barrel, the en tiro .shipment would be excluded. Professor Smith was agreeably sur prised to find that Jth American fruit exhibit surpassed thpse Of other coun tries. He has found that the French commission merchants were greatly in terested In the fruits, and It is his opinion that next year there will be a notice able Increase in the' demand for Jersey fruits. Concessions to American Frnlt. NEW YORK, Aug. -6 A special to the Herald from Washington says: American frultgrow'cts obtain an im portant concession In the new commercial agreement between the United States and Germany. The latter annuls the regula tions providing that the dried and evap orated fruits Imported from the United .States be inspected on- account of the Ban Jose scale apd agrees that such fruits shall be admitted without other charges than the regular customs duty. This is regarded as' a practical ad mission by the German Government that the. original restrictions placed upon American fruits were really nothing more than deliberate discrimination. The American Working: Man. Much comparison has been made be tween the endurance of the Chinese and the American -s orjdng man. Those witi authority tQ speak, say that the ave-age working man of America is as superior to the Chinese as Hostctter's Stomach Bitters is to any -other dyspep-ia cu;e Tne Bitters does "not claim to cure every thing, but it does cure cpnstipatlon indi destion, dysnepsla, blltcusS'ers. liver and kidney troubles, and prevents malaria, fever and aguo. FREIGHT FROM FAR EAST ORIENTAL LITTER. ARRIVES "WITH A VALUABLE CARGO. Has Nearly Two Million Grain Bass Aboard July Custom Business Harlech. Castle Clears. The big Oriental liner Argyll arrived in last ev-'ituir, wil. one of the largest and most valuable cargoes that has been received at Portland for many months. She has nboard over 5000 tons of cargo, and, as muil. a large part of it Is con signed to Portland merchants, and will bo distributed from this city and not rushed aboard the cars and hurried across the continent to swell the business of a city 2000 miles away. Included In mis cargo Is the largest shipment of Calcutta grain bags that has ever been brought to Portland by steamer. There are 1.7-0,-000 bags in the lot. and this, coming on top of the record-breaking cargo of the Wendur, will probably prevent a bag famine this season. The steamer-also brings 1000 bales of Jute for Portland, several thousand bngs of rice and three or four tralnloads of tea, curios and miscellaneous freight for the East She left the Orient with over 200 Japanese passengers, but put into. Victoria and discharged all but five of them before coming here. Over half of the lot which were left at Victoria were bovs under 20 years of age. The Argyll will commence discharging this morning. FTRST AUGUST SHIP. Harlech Castle Clears, and Others "Will Soon Follow. The British ship Harlech Castle cleared yesterday for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders with 121.544 bushels of wheat, valued at $71,700 She was dispatched by the -Portland Flouring Mills Company, and will leave down the river this morn ing. Tho strike among the dock wheat handlers delaved the Harlech Castle along with other ships In the river, but, in spite of this delay, the vessel has been in port less than five weeks. The Rlgel and the Nlthsdale will both finish loading this week, and the Franklstan will prob ably get away early next week. The late arrivals In the river, the Cedarbank and BowmanB.Law, arrived up Sunday morn ing, and both commenced discharging ballast yesterday. The Cedarbank is a very fine ship, and Is one of the largest carriers that has ever visited this port. 'She is at Greenwich dock. The Bowman B. Law is at the flouring mills dock dis charging ballast, and will be the first flour-ship of the 1SO0 fleet. The German ship Robert RIckmers, which arrived In late Saturday evening, left up yesterday morning, and will reach port early this morning. The overdue cargo ships Deccan and Riversdale have not yet been heard from. The former has now been out long enough to be a subject for reinsurance. JULV CUSTOMS RECErPTS. Exports and Imports Totaled Nearly Half a Million.. The new fiscal year started. in easy, with exports and Imports for the month of July of slightly less than $500,000. The exports amounted to $304,234, and the Im ports to $65,263. This latter figure does nqt Include Imports. which were In transit, but Is for actual business, at Portland In goods on which the duty was paid here. The custom-house business for the month Is summarized as follows In the Collect or's report for July: Vessels entered from forelam norts 1 Vessels cleared for foreign ports 7 vessels entered rrom domestic ports... 13 Vessels cleared for domestic ports 8 Entries of merchandise for duty 63 Entries of merchandise free of duty.... 9 Entries for warehouse 3 Entries for export to adjacent British provinces H Entries from warehouse for consump tion ". A 32 Entries for Immediate transportation without appraisement 101 Entries for consump'ion liquidated 75 Entries for warehouse Hnuldated 2 Licenses for coasting trade granted 4 Value of exports Domestic $304,234 00 Receipts from 'all sources Duties on imports $27,854 21 Fines, penalties and forfeitures.. 3 65 Miscellaneous customs receipts .. 251 55 Official fees 3110 Total .$28,140 51 Amount of refunds and draw backs paid 37 93 -While the July showing for Imports Is not very large, that for August Is In a fair .way to be a record-breaker. The Argyll, which will enter today, has a very rich' cargo, there being over $100,000 worth of grain bags, on which the duty Is quite heavy. The Monmouthshire, of the Dodwell line, is due the latter part fit the month, and three cargo ships from Europe are fully due and are almost certain to reach port before the end of the month. AN OLD-TIME SAILOR. Eventful Life of Captain Jerome, of San Francisco, Is Ended. . SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. Captain Frederick Jerome, an old-time sailor, who had the credit of saving over 1000 lives during his career, is dead in this city. He was born In Southern England In 1823. He was presented with the freedom of the City of New York and an elegant snuff box for saving hundreds of Uvea In the wrecks of the Henry Clay and Ocean Monarch In the years 1846 and 1843. Captain Jerome also saved the lives of the captain ot the Lucky Star and his wife and children, who were wrecked on the coast of Formosa in 1862. He' was especially honored by a present from Queen Victoria for his heroism In the British Channel. He was presented with a gold medal by the City of Liver pool, and was made a life member of the Pioneer Society of California by unanimous vote. Captain Larklns HI. Captain William E. Larklns, one of the best known steamboat captains on the river. Is lying seriously 111 at St Vin cent's Hospital. For the past two yeans he has been master of the steamer Lur llne, on the Astoria' route, and a few nights ago he was stricken with heart trouble just before leaving time for his boat He fell unconscious on the dock at the foot of Taylor street, and was con veyed to the hospital.- Captain Larklns steamboat experience dates back to the days of the old O. S. N. Co . and he has a wide acquaintance on the Colum bia and Willamette Rivers, where many old friends will learn of his affliction with regret. Carrier Dove In Trouble. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 The schoon er Carrier Dove, from South Amboy, N. J., for Seattle, put in port on account Of ner" rudder being broken, and leak ins. Domestic and Forelgrn Porta. ASTORIA, Aug. 6 Arrived Steamer W. H. Harrison, from Tillamook; Brit ish steamer Argyll, from Hong Kong and way -ports. Left up German ship Robert RIckmers, British steamer Ar gyll. 8alled Steamer State- of California, for Pan Francisco. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Smooth; wind, south; weather, clear. San Francisco. Aug. 6 Sailed Steam er Columbia, for Portland. Arrived Schooner -General Banning, from Coos Bay: steamer W. H. Kruger, from Tilla mook: stemer Mattowan, from Tacpma; steamer Dispatch, from Port Hadlock; schooner Maid of Orleans, from Karlufc; schooner Defender, from Port Blakeley. Arrived August 5 Barkentine North Bend, from Wlllapa Harbor. Port Tpwnsend Arrived August 4 Ship William H. Smith, from Hong Kong. Arrived August 5 Barkentine Katie Fllck- lngex, from Honolulu. Sailed British ship Lord Templeton, for Capo Town. Whatcom Sailed August 5 British ship Troop, for Callao. Eureka, CaL Sailed August 5 Bark City ot Adelaide, for Australia. St. Michael Arrived July 18 Schooner W. F. Jewett, from Knappton. Seattle-Sailed August 4 Steamer City of Seattle, for Skagway; steamer Sena tor, for Nome; steamer Faxallon, for Skagway. Arrived August 4 Schooner Fischer Brothers, from Nome. Arrived August 5 Steamer Humboldt, from Skag way; steamer Rosalia, from Skagway. Eureka, CaL Arrived August 5 Steam er Empire, from Coos Bay, Coos Bay, Aug. 6. Arrived Steamer Del Norte, from Eureka. Moji Sailed August I British steamer Arab, for Seattle. Klhel Sailed July 20-Shlp John C. Pot ter, for Puget Sound. Yokohama. Aug. 6. Arrived Nippon Maru, from San Francisco, via Honolulu, for Hong Kong. Antwerp Arrived August B Southwark, from New York. Naples Sailed August 3 Kaiser Wil- helm n, from Genoa, for New York. Liverpool, Aug. 6. Sailed Servla, for New York. Auckland. Aug. 6. Sailed Mariposa, for San Francisco. New York. Aug. 8. Sailed Montserrat, for Cadiz. Hoquiam Arrived August S Barkentine Monitor, from Cape Nome, for Aberdeen. Sailed August 4 Schooner Guide, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco; schooner Gardiner City, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco. PORTO RICO PRICES GO UP. Exchange of Currency Causes a Mla--nnderstondlns. SAN JUAN, Porto" Rrico. Aug. L Today marks the beginning of a general raising of prices throughout the Island, caused by a misunderstanding ofrthe ex change of currency. Until a week ago it was widely known that, after August 1, no more Porto Rican silver would be ex changed, but the notice ot the indefinite extension of time was published far and wide. Still the idea prevails that here after the peso will be of no value. Yesterday the banks were crowded after hours. Through a combination of the traders throughout the Island, foodstuffs and other necessities rose In price. With a very large number it was moving day a day for flitting from excessively Increased rents to cheaper lodgings. It was also a day on which money that usually bought breakfast and dinner bought breakfast alone. Eggs that heretofore wero bought for two or three cemtavos. cost 10 centa vos; the carbon for boiling these eggs. In stead of costing 10 centavos, costs 25 cen tavos. The cost of every other article of food was raised in about the same propor tion. The wall of complaint was general. Houses that have rented for 50 pesos ($30) are now supposed to bring $50. Fur nished rooms at 10 pesos ($6) now bring $10. The laborer who has been getting a peso a day (60 cents) now demands $1. The boatmen who ply across the bay, hereto fore getting 10 centavos, today ask 10 cents. And so it is right down the line. According to circulars which are distrib uted about town, all carpenters and ma sons who belong to the Socialistic Union will go on strike today and demand $3 per day. It was commonly repwted aleo that all laborers would strike today for the same amount In American money formerly paid them In pesos. This raise In prices Is the result of a gradual Increase, a centavo or so at a time, commenced a month ago. It is evi dent that a combination exists, as the proprietors of stalls at the market were asking the same prices, and the Increase Is uniform abo'ut town among the stores selling staples. Several Instances were brought to the attention of the newspapers where purchasers were told that com mencing with today all prices will be In American money. There were few coun try produce venders In town yesterday and it Is currently reported that the merchants have gone out Into the country) and bought up all available stock, thus con trolling the market and leaving them free to ask their own prices. According to telegrams received In this city from many interior towns, tho shops are closed and the peso Is refused In payment for goods. The more Ignorant of the people believe that the dollar to morrow will be of no more value than the peso. In other words, that the dollar which has always been worth 166 centavos will deteriorate in value 66 centavos. It is feared that riots and bloodshed will result before the matter is adjusted. WILL DEAL "WITH UNITED STATES. President Zelaya and the Nicaragua Canal Project. NEW YORK, Aug. 6. The Herald's cor respondent at Managua, Nicaragua, tele graphs that President Zelaya desires to deal directly with the United States for tho construction of the lnteroceanlc canal. Negotiations looking to an agree ment between the two countries would be undertaken by the President, provided there was an abrogation of all those concessions relating to the canal by a mutual agreement between the parties In terested. PATIENTS AT PRESIDIO, Hospital Contains BOO Men From the Philippines. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. The general hospital at tho Presidio contains about 500 patients at present, all of them be ing soldiers returned from the Philip pines. Many of them are merely con valescents. , For the past three days two regimental veterinary surgeons with several as sistants have been busy suppressing glanders among some 1500 animals of the Third and Ninth Cavalry Regiments. On Friday and Saturday 10 horses were found afTccted and were promptly killed. Five others were isolated as suspicious cases. Since then there have been no new cases. Besides 250 pack mules soon to be started for China, there are at the Pre sidio four wagon trains of 25 wagons each, with four mules to a wagon. These are ready to be taken to the front as soon as steamships are ready to reccelve them. Tryins to Protect a Trademark. The Eagle Bicycle Company, an East ern concern, has commenced suit In the United 'States Court against the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Company and W. H. Mitchell, president and H. W. Mitchell, secretary and treasurer of the company, to enjoin them from infringing a trade mark. Complainant uses the word "Eagle" as a trademark, and charges that defendants have been and are mak ing and selling bicycles marked "Golden Baglc." This, complainant alleges, in jures his business, and asks for an in junction to prevent defendants from fur ther infringing on the trademark, and that they be made to account for profits, etc. Court Notes. A. R. Kanaga has filed an attachment suit against H. W. Strickler to recover $4S0, money loaned. May Hunter, a negress, pleaded guilty in Judge Sears' court yesterday to a charge of larceny- of J10, and was fined $25. Judge Cake has adjourned court until the first Monday In September. In the meantime there will be a general reno vation of the courtroom and offices. The American Type Founders' Company has sued Alvln S. Hawk and others for possession of two printing1 presses, and an ink fountain, all valued at $350, and f c $1C0 damages and costs. "I really can't begin to tell the benefit I derived from Hood's Sareaparilla," is what many write. THE RAILROAD SITUATION OSTRACIZING PORTLAND .IN 3A5T FRANCISCO'SINTEItEST. Earnest Words la Favor of Local Roads to and From the Me . tropolia of Oregon. PORTLAND, Aug. 4. (To the Editor,) Your editorial today correctly describes the railroad situation here. The Northern and Great Northern are building up their terminals at Puget Sound and building the largest-sized ocean steamers to do so with Cluha. The Canadian Pacific at Vic toria and Vancouver, B. C is doing tha same. The Union Pacific, which controls the O. R. & N. Co., is taking any course which will bring It earnings from allied action with all lines, while you correctly put It when you say "the Southern Paclfla is milking Western Oregon for the benefit of San Francisco." Can there be better evidence of this than the following? Tho people of Southeastern Oregon again and again clamor for connection with Port land. From. Portland to Natron Station, on the old East Side narrow-gauge (now standard gauge), the distance Is 129 miles. From there, 120 miles ot new railway would, according to a survey by Majqr Alfred F. Sears, made under my direc tion, take that line into the center ot Klamath County; yet a. railway thorofrom ot 85 miles is now under construction. to be finished next Spring (1901), to carry this immense territory, three times larger than the Willamette Valley, to the main line of the Southern Pacific In California, with a haul of 476 miles to deep water at San Francisco harbor, as against a shorter haul of only 249 miles to deep water at Portland harbor, by way of Natron, with only 120 miles to build. Is this economi cal railroading? I think not. What then. Is the object? To ostracize Portland la the interest of San Franlcsco. What is the remedy? Local railroads to and all terminating at Portland her only safety valve; development of West ern and Northern Oregon, to carry coal, lumber and other raw produce to and for manufacture at Portland, such as the 1,000,000 feet of logs she uses here every day, and the 330,000 tons of coal yearly, and the many thousands of cords of wood Portland uses, and when manufac tured select her own transcontinental lines. I am aware when I say this that Portland people will not invest In its local railroads. They are not asked to do so. All that I am told by outside capitalists, both American and foreign, they are asked. Is that their highest-class citizens as a body organize and put into business shape as preliminary directors the local lines desired, and, after surveys aro made, show the traffic advantages, and turn over such lines, with their fran chises, completed, to such outside capital as will build them. Such a course was pursued by 40 to 50 of the highest-class citizens of Portland, including the lata W. S. Ladd and S. G. Reed, to procure (as they did procure thereby) the construc tion of the Portland & Willamette Valley Railway by Eastern (not Scotch) capital, am without altogether (with 43 shares of one share to each) expending over $500 In doing so, and this against the opposi tion, at that time of two other railroad companies. Why cannot such be done now? Another reason Is shown by a slight circumstance a few weeks ago. London capitalists with whom I was as sociated, impressed with Portland's fu ture with lumber and coal carried to this city from Its surrounding lands, wrote me they wanted no fights with tho transcontinental lines. In carrying such products to Portland, and desired the co operation of all its people, .remarking in their letter that In making Inquiries at to the Nehalem and Tillamook proposed lines, and whether really wanted, they had a reply from Portland capitalists, who have vast Interests In this city (whose names I have), that the only ob ject Mr. Reld had In view was to get back from the Nehalem some ot tho money he had there Invested In railroad ing. Now, Investigations made by six sep arate coal mining experts of Puget Sound, San Francisco and New York, Including the United States Geological Survey Corps, demonstrate that five mlle3 of steam coal superior to Seattle aro at Ne halem Bay four veins opened up and may soon bo made ready to ship coal therefrom If transportation by railway only 80 miles was secured to Portland, and in addition are 20.000.000,000 of feet of timber to be carried 35 to 70 miles thereto. Why cannot co-operation of our wealthy citizens be obtained to organize a railway to bring such freights here? With their names as directors and one share each and putting the company into busi ness Bhape with surveys already mada. and necessary prospectuses to be made un der their auspices. It would not be very difficult, I know, to put that enterprlso Into good hands, who would produco capital to build it. I wish no official posi tion therein, merely with the experience I have of the Nehalem surveys and coun try to"assl3t In seeing It built. WILLIAM REDD. Vicissitudes of the Rnbalyat. New York Evening Post. The Omar cult excites reprobation la England for the "gloomy pessimism" tho Rubalyat inculcates. Mr. Millar, of Dun dee, finds that there are atheism and ma terialism In it, nnrt thr.t those who read aro in a "parlous state." In the mean time, we observe no abatement of th Omar habit among us; and tho "Omar ltes" (whv not If there is "Omarism"?) may be of good courage, for Mr. Paul More, in an Atlantic of not no long ago, explained that a civilization that finds it self expressed In "Barrack-Room Bat lads" and the "Seven Seas" must seek Its relief and reaction in the quatrains ot Omar. It Is the stock broker and tho rough rider who most relish a quite imaginary "Book of verses underneath the bough" In the Intervals of the "strenuous life.' After all, as the Academy sensibly re marks of the whole matter. "The poem's the thing; and a fine draught It is In tho right hour." For tho "Omarftes," It they stand in need of correction, wo suggest ridicule rather than stripes. Derangement of the liver, with consti pation. Injures the complexion. Induces pimples, sallow skin. Carter's Little Liver Pills remove the cause. Makes pure Mood, viyoroua nerves-r strong body. Hostetter's Stomach Btttera strngtheas weak stomachs. An occa sional dose will keep the bowels active. Taken regularly, it will cure indlgtatlon, constipation, dyspepsia, biliousness, inacU ,ire livr or kidneys, malaria, fever and Bgue. It will cur you. See that a Pri vate Revenue. Starup covera tho neck of the bottle. HOSTETTER'S BITTERS. it Has No Superior.