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THE "MOTOTING OREGOUIAU, SATTJBDAT, AUGUST U, "1900. MYSTERY OF THE OCEAN STRAITGB EXPERIENCE REPORTED BV THE DORIC. Sound Like n Whistle Heard, Lichts And "WrerXcaffe Seen, But Xo Slcm of a Vessel. The steamer Empress of Japan, -which arrived a Victoria Tueoiay night, brought news of a strange occurrence in znldocean, "which -was reported at "Yoko hama by the Doric. The Japan Herald says of the incident: "The steamer roric had quite an ex perience between Honolulu and Japan On the night of July 14 about S o'clock a light -was seen from the Doric by both officers and crew of the steamer and passengers, and then a distinct sound of some sort -was heard, apparently a steam er's -whistle. The Doric -was hove to, but as the light bad disappeared, she pro ceeded on her -way again. Shortly after wards, however, a piece of broken -wreckage -was sighted, painted -white and black, and the captain ordered the steamer to be stopped again. A boat -was then low ered a-way and air attempt -was made to procure the floating board, but owing to Its being a dark night, and the -weather being foggy and dirty, the boat returned to the steamer. The Doric then returned In the direction -where she had first heard the sound and seen the light, and hove to, remaining there until daylight, burn ing blueJlghts throughout the night, so as to enable any boats or other dis tressed vessel to see the Doric, but noth ing turned up. The steamer then made a large circle at daylight to try to ascer tain if anything further could be seen, but, falling in this, she proceeded on her "way." GRAY'S HARBOR JETTY. An ATerace of 48 Feet a Dny Added in tlie Past Year. During the fiscal year Just ended, tres tle construction on the Gray's Harbor jetty progressed at the rate of about 48 feet per day. Captain Harry Taylor, the engineer in charge, reports as follows to the Chief of Engineers: "During June, a survey of the bar and vicinity -was made. This survey shows a material Improvement in the channel across the bar. There are two channels across the bar. In -which there is a depth of 18 feet. Two years ago, the greatest depth in any channel across the bar -was 14 feet. Immediately south of the Jetty and near the inner end, there has been considerable accumulation of sand. About a nillo south of the Jetty, however, there appears to be a material -wearing away Of the sand. In the last two years, the four-fathom curve has approached the Ehoro in places as much as 1200 feet, and the five-fathom curve has approached about the same distance. Along the line of the jetty, about two years ago, thtre was only six feet of -water, where now there Is over 24 feet, and In one place the 30-foot curve approaches very close to the line of the jetty. "Immediately west of the entrance there has been comparatively little change in the position of the four or Jive-fathom curves. North of the en trance these curves have gone out from the shore a hoit distance. The survey this year shows that the depth in the prolongation of the channel across the bar increased very rapidly, a depth ofJ0 feet being found at a distance of i00 feet from the five-fathom curve." Lona 1 the HoboUen Fire. The lost to the North German Lloyd by the Hoboken disaster is estimated by the officials of the company at $2, 250.00 which is nearly covered by the Insurance reserves. Should it prove, how oer, that the engines, and boilers of the three damaged vessels are uninjured, the loss will be reduced to $750,005 or $1,000,000. One of the directors of the company, Bpcaklng of the disaster a few days ago at Bremen, said that the consequence had been greatly exaggerated. "Although the loss Is certainly a serious one." he said. "It occurs In a year when the earn ings promise to be amply sufficient to cover the damage without Involving any loss of dividend to the shareholders. The profits gained in the first half of the cur rent year are about JVGO.CX greater than In the corresponding period of last year, and the position of the freight market and the increased passenger business to bo expected In the next few months make it quite safe to estimate that th second half of the year will also yield higher profits than the second half of last year. As the share capital remains at its former level, notwithstanding the heavy loss caused by the fire, a dividend equal to that of last year may confidently bo reckoned upon." STevr Oriental I.Iner. The Shinano Maru, of the Nippon Yu sen Kalsha. has arrived at Yokohama She will bo put on the line between Vic toria and the Orient The Shinano Maru was begun at Glasgow on May 1 last year, and took a year to build, being completed in May of this year Her dis placement tonnage Is GO'S tons, and sho has a speed of 15 knots per hour. She cost 1,000 000 yen. The Shinano will again complete the line, the Idzuml having also been put on to replace the two steamers taken by the Japanese Government tor transport service. The date of the first sailing of the Shinano has not been given. Pnsret Sonnd nvnl Stntion. A committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce has made the -following report regarding the Puget Sound naval sta tion at Bremerton: "The conditions nt our naval station are very gratifying, as compared with former years, due to the large appropri ations secured by our present Senators and Representatives at the last session of Oongress. to the more favorable ac tions of the several bureaus of the Navy Department In promptly authorizing the expenditure of these appropriations, and especlaliv to the ab'llty. energy and en thusiasm f the new Commandant, Cap tain W. S. Burwell." Trench Sr.llors on Strike. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. A dispatch to tho HeraM from Paris says: The French Northern Squadron has arrived off Havre. Two of its cruisers will furnish the engine-room and stoking staff for the Lorraine to enable her to leave oh Saturday. A telegram from Cherbourg states that in consequence of the Havre strike, the CompRgnle Gen erate Trans-Atlantlque and the marine department have agreed to bring th in coming liners to Cherbourg and there land the malls, passengers and cargo. This aitpMoc to the Aqultaine and the Touratne when she arrive. The arrange ment -will oentfnue until the Havre strike Is over. o Chnncc for nn Appeal. SEATTLE. Aug. 10. The officials here and at Diamond Head. Port Townsend. have decided that all vessels passing In from Nome and going direct to Seattle must go back to Port Townsend without the formality of an appeal. This was put In effect test night when the steamer Aberdeen, from Nome, was ordered "back without a ehawce to appeal, for inspection at Seattle Second Mate Drowned. Henry S. de Vetrtle. secoad officer of the Hrtttsfc ship Clan Maekensle. was struck by a henvy sea while the vessel was ImhnmI for Yokohama. May 3. swept overborn an drowned. A life buoy "was thrown, but no further effort could be made to save Mta. BUIlnsx Will Be Floated. The steamer Billings is still fast on a reef at Gray's Rocks, on the Columbia River. Captain Whlteomb says the steamer -will be floated. Domestic and Forelgrn Ports. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 10. Condition of the bar at 5 P. 1L, moderate; wind, north; weather, cloudy. Arrived Steamer Harri son, from Tillamook. San -Pedro, Aug. 10. Arrived Steamer Coquille River, from Gray's Harbor. London, Aug. 10. Arrived Michigan, from New York. Glasgow, Aug. 10. Sailed Sardinian, from New York. Moville. Aug. 10. Sailed Ethiopia, from Glasgow for New York; Parisian, from Liverpool for Montreal. Liverpool, Aug. 10. Sailed Cevlc, for New York. Boulogne. Aug. 10. Sailed Belgravia, from Hamburg for New York. Cherbourg, Aug. 10. Sailed Fuerst Bis marck, from Hamburg and Southampton. Boston, Aug. 10. Arrived New England, from Liverpool. Port Townsend, Aug. 10. Outward Brit ish steamer Glenogle, from Tacoma for Hong Kong. Arrived Schooner Llndede. from Nome. British ship Cabul, from Rotterdam. Sailed Chilean bark Emma Louisa, for Valparaiso. Neah Bay Passed August 9 Steamer Aberdeen, from Cape Nome for Seattle. Seattle, Aug. 10. Sailed Steamer Cleve land for Nome; steamer Dlrigo, for Skag waji Arrived Steamer Aberdeen, from Nome. Sharpless Arrived August 8 British ship Trongate, from Tacoma. San Francisco, Aug. 10. Arrived Steam er Cfty of Puebla, from Victoria; steamer Empire, from Coos Bay; barkentlne Gar den City and schooner Abble, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Steamer Wellington, for Comox; schooner Lonls, for Wlllapa Har bor. Now York, Aug. 10. Arrived Alsatla, from Naples. Havre. Aug. 10. Arrived LAqultalne, from New York, and proceeded for Cher bourg. New York, Aug. ID. Arrived Olbers, from Rio Janeiro; Auguste Victoria, from Southampton andHamburg; INVITING REPRISAL. Southern States Tempting- Congress to Reduce Their Representation. New York Times. The voters.of North Carolina have rati fied the amendment to the state constitu tion limiting the right of suffrage, ap parently by a large majority. It Is stated that the negroes in the state took but little Interest in the election, and even that some of them voted In favor of the amendment, which was openly declared to be intended to abridge, and largely destroy their right to vote. However this may be, the amendment was adopted after 'a campaign in which passion ran high among the whites, and In which the right of free discussion was abolished in large sections of the state. The result must be accepted as the effect of prejudice and sentiment rather than of intelligent con viction based on reflection and guided by good sense and Justice. Tho scheme for depriving the blacks of the suffrage was a peculiar one. Follow ing is the section containing the gist of it: Section 4. Every person presenting him self for registration shall be able to read and write any section of the Constitution in the English language; and, before he shall be entitled to vote, he shall have paid on or before the 1st day of May of the year in which he proposes 'to vote his poll tax for the previous year, as pre scribed by article V.. section 1. of the Constitution. But no male pe.ion who was on January 1, 1867, or at any time f trior thereto, entitled to vote under the aws of any state In the United States wherein he then resided, and no lineal de scendant of any such person, shall be de nied the right to register and vote at any election in this state by reason of his fail ure to possess the educational qualifica tion herein prescribed, provided he shall have registered in accordance with the terms of this section prior to December 1. 1S9S. The General Assembly shall provide for registration of all persons entitled to vote without the educational qualifica tions herein prescribed, and shall, on or before November 1. 1908, provide for the making of a permanent record of such registration, and all persons so registered shall forever thereafter have the right to vote in all elections bv the people in this state, unless dlsqUallfid under section 2 of this article, provided such person shall have paid his poll tax, as above required. The population of North Carolina has Increased with some rapidity since the close of the Civil War. In 1870 it was a little more than 1.000,000; in 1S90 It was somewhat over 1,600,000. Its Governor last year estimated that the population had reached 2.000.000. But It Is still .plain that the white voters of 1867 and their lineal descendants constitute the great body of the white voters of today. They are very sure to Include practically all the illiterate whites who are permitted by this amendment to vote. The clause we have quoted was distinctly intended to exclude the illiterate blacks and ad mit whites In spite of their illiteracy. It is to be noted also that the amendment goes into operation only on July 1, 1902. It Is understood that this provision was Inserted because the majority of the Su preme Court Is at present anti-Democratic, and It is hoped to change It before the amendment will come before the court. There are three .other states of tho South that have substantially the same scheme for dlsfranchlng the blacks as this just adopted In North Carolina South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississip pi. These four states have a total col ored population of about 2,500,000, or one third of all the colored population of the country. In all the states except North Carolina the colored people outnumber the whites, and In Mississippi and South Carolina the majority of the blades Is considerable. That the whites had be come convinced that they were exposed to the domination of the blacks and that the only way legally to preserve their own supremacy was to disfranchise the blacks cannot be denied. Nor can It be denied that the evils of what Is described as black domination might be very great, since the mass of the colored vote was ignorant and blindly prejudiced. Nevertheless we are convinced that the whites of the South, are proceeding In a most mistaken way to protect themselves from such evils. The protection they provide Is at best but partial, for they actually Invite and perpetuate the Igno rant and prejudiced white vote. It would surely have been wiser and more manly to legislate for the exclusion temporarily of the illiterate of both races by means of a careful and honestly applied educa tional test. If to this had been added a small property qualification, the effect must have been to offer the suffrage as a prize for education and thrift, while tho affairs of the states In the mean time would have been In the hands of those best fitted to care for them. Apart from the obvious superiority of this method of dealing with the matter, there is another consideration of great Importance. By the policy they have adopted these states challenge the Re publican party to reduce their vote In the House of Representatives and in the Electoral College. This It is within the clear constitutional power of a majority in Congress to do at any time. The sec tion of the 14th amendment to the Con stitution of the United States declares as follows: "When the right to vote at any election . . is denied to any of the male Inhabitants of a state being 21 years of age and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for par ticipation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced In the proportion which the num ber of such male citizens sljall bear to the whole number of male citizens 21 years of age in the state." Clearly this covers the cases of the states to which we have referred. If the power thus conferred were used It would reduce the representation of three'of the states by one-half, and of the fourth by nearly one-third. The policy Is already being discussed. Should It be carried out the Southern whites would have only thenjEelves to blame for It. INSPECTING: THEIR ROAD OFFICIALS OF XORTHEBH -PACIFIC IS PORTLAND. Party Headed by President Charles S. Mellen Making a Tour of All -Western Lines. Charles S. Mellen, president of tho Northern Pacific Railroad, Is in Portland with a party of. the officials wf the road and a number of the heavy stockholders, who are making an Inspection of all the branches and feeders of the line. ThViy have been spending a week or more on Puget Sound, and will leave Portland to morrow for Walla Walla. from which place they will go to the Clearwater branch, proceed to Butte, Inspect the Bit ter Root branch and take in Yellowstone Park, taking about two weeks to make the trip back to -St. Paul. In the, party are: Daniel Lamont, first ooooaooeoaoeoead99osooeaeeo9ooeessoooeooo6oeoooooooo PRESIDENT MELLEN'S The Northern Pacific Will Not Discriminate Between Any, of Its Ter minals Good Word for Astoria. - In reference to the change In tariffs between the Northern Pacific and the O. R. & N., which has been the occasion for so much news paper comment, I have only to say: That it Is a matter with which the public Is not concerned," being purely' a -controversy between railroads regarding the proportions they shall receive from each other upon joint business..,. The Northern Pacific has Its own route into Portland; it does a large business to and from the city, but not large enough t'o fur nish its freight trains with their maximum lead. Under- these cir cumstances, the addition of sufficient tonnage to make the maximum load, at a very low rate, will leave a small margin of pr6fit, and it has not seemed wise to our management at a time when our reve nues, through poor crop conditions In the East, are to 'sDe reduced, to turn away anything- to a connecting line, especially a competitor, that will leave any margin whatever of profit. The O. R. & N. has exacted 'from the Northern Pacific for the haul fromWallula to Portland $1 75 per ton on wheat; when the busi ness has been taken to Portland by our own line, it has exacted $1 50 per ton for the switching charge between Portland and Alblna. With all the active competition that exists between the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific, there la no competitive point wherein either charges the other for service similar to that between Portland and Alblna, more than $3 pep car, and at Duluth where the terminals of both companies are very expensive and the, Invest ment is vastly in excess of that at Alblna, this rate prevails, and a very large business is done. ' . The Northern Pacific has not canceled its wheat tariffs to Port land; Is not proposing to; and will haul freely from all stations upon Its line to this city at the same rates it charges to the Sound cities, so long1 as business offers; but it will not -deliver (paying these ex cessive switching charges) business at Alblna. It doeg not' reach that point with its own rails, and the charges for switching are pro hibitory, as any one who notes them as stated above will appreciate. The Northern Pacific does not discriminate in favor of any port of export; its rates are the same to Portland as to Tacoma, although its haul is very much longer, and its rates to Seattle are the same as to Tacoma. - The Northern Pacific has a large concentration of terminal prop erty at Tacoma much larger than at any other point and econ omy is always the result of' concentration of property and business, If the business is efficiently handled. But It wholly disregards these economies in the making of its rates, and exercises no influence whatever over the destination of its business, leaving that .wholly in the hands of its patrons, except when that business seeks to leave Its own line ov that of another reaching the same points, and it does discriminate then, as all other companies do, and as It is its right and duty to do. The Northern Pacific was not built. as a feeder to any other Tall road, but to do its own business, at its own terminals, in-its own way; and so long as its rates are uniform, and it does not discriminate, it does not concern the public by what route it handles its business between terminals. To show the absurdity of the present conditions prevailing at Portland, I would state that it is cheaper today for the Northern Pa cific to send its wheat business to Astoria than to send it to Port land. The rates offered by the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad for handling our business from Goble to Astoria are very much lower than those offered by the O. R. & N for switching from Port land to Albino, with many conditions favoring Astoria as a port of export. The Northern-Pacific would be glad to avail itself of the services of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad for this reason,, but has hesitated so to do, fearing this course "would be misunderstood by the merchants of Portland, and It Is glad that this controversy has been made public, that the people of Portland may understand the situation. There has been an apparent effort on the part of parties inter ested in the O. R. & N. to misstate and misrepresent the cancella tion of these wheat tariffs by trying to ally the community In a clamor against us, that it may inure to theybeneflt of the O. R. & N., while, the action taken really does not affect the interests' of the peo ple in the least. Long ago the Northern Pacific would -have made Astoria com mon with Portland in all Its territory, but for the fear this mis representation, which has now been attempted on the part of the O. R. & N., of discrimination on the part of our company toward Portland, might operate to our disadvantage in connection with the routing of competitive business, and-it is not at all unlikely that such may yet be the result. The true policy of any railroad company Is to offer the widest market to its patrons; it Is not the policy, in my judgment, to dis criminate In favor of any port of export. Let all of them stand on an equality of rates, and the natural conditions of each place will determine the proportion of business which each shall secure. Portland Is so well established; it ought not tcfear the rivalry of a city like Astoria, With its tremendous facilities for-carlng for business, which Astoria 'has yet to supply. It has little to fear for many years to come from competition. I do not believe the making of Astoria a common point would seriously affect for many years to come the trade of Portland, and it certainly would removea discrim ination at Astoria which would promote good feeling and stop a great deal of the contention between the two places. t From the removal of this discrimination and the development of that place, Portland would receive, I believe, benefit, as -well as all the rest of the state. It is a poor policy to restrict the- 'growth of any place. Portland mu3t always be the commercial center of the State of Oregon, and whatever the other cities increase in'wealth and populatioa will surely induce a larger tribute to this clt,y. The Northern Pacific has tried for years to secure the right to run Its own trains Into Portland over the tracks of theYO,i R. & N. It Is still anxious to make such an arrangement, and Is wiping to pay a rental commensurate with the value of the privilege conferred, it is through no lack of effort on its part that the negotiations so long protracted have reached no satisfactory conclusion. But in every way It has been fenced off by the older road, and prevented from doing business here on any satisfactory basis, except where it had Its own facilities free from any interference or control. m Is it not better that the facilities already here should 'beutlllzed to their fullest extent, as the Northern Pacific is glad to use them if a reasonable charge be made, rather than that business should be driven to other ports, or be confronted with the necessity for dupli cating an expenditure here that in pur judgment is unnecessary and unwise? " If the public will only appreciate at Its true significance the ac tion of the Northern Pacific In connection with the wheat tariffs as in no way depriving any patron of its lines from sending his busi ness to Portland as freely as ever before; and that the only effect has been to deprive the O. R. & N. of the exorbitant, unreasonable and unprecedented charge for a switching service greater than many roads make for a 150-mile haul for handling business be tween Portland and Alblna, I believe they will soon lose Interest in what is purely a railroad controversy, In which they have only be come interested up to the present time through gross misstatement of facts. vice-president; J. W. Kendrfck. of Min neapolis, second vice-president; J. M. Hannttford, of St. Paul, third vice-president and traffic manager; Charles S. Fee, general ticket and passenger agent; A. E. Low, of Minneapolis, .acting general su perintendent; S. L. Moore, of St. Paul, general Freight Agent; E.' H. McHenry, of St. Paul, chief engineer, and E. D. Adams George F. Baker- W. H. Setranl. W. R. Potts, all heavy stockholders liv ing in New York, and Count Lunberg Sterul, of Berlin. Mr. 'Tilellen spent yesterday in confer ence with Mr. Mchler, of the O. R. & N., but whether any agreement was reached continuing the truce in the Clearwater country, which expired August 5, neither official would say. Mr: Mellen says the rpad Is looking forward to' a big business In the West, which Jt will need to make up. for the slump caused by the failure of the wheat croptn .the Middle West. The new line" In the Clearirnter. he says. Is going to do a good business. As for furthering" the interests, of Portland, he said the road would da. so as far as such action furthered lis own Interests, but it was doing business primarily for the Northern Pacific, and -was not a feeder to any city or any- other railroad. Mr. Fee spent the afternoon In the of- ANSWER TO PORTLAND. ae9eQeeeoooGOAOOooo0eo tM flee of Assistant General Passenger Agent Charlton. He says travel over the lines of the road is good, particularly to the Yellowstone Park; and that the outlook, for the future Is very bright The party will embark In Its special car today for Walla Walla. It will not return to Puget Sound before making the trip home. Jfeed of Diversified Farnlnc. Ncwberg Graphic - Nothing is becoming clearer every day than the fact that our farmers are going to have to revolutionize their mode of farming or else allow their farms to go under the mortgage -to others "who can adapt themselves to changing conditions. For years this valley has been wheated and wheated with the Idea more or less prevalent that the soil was Inexhaustible, and could be Imposed upon at pleasure. A few experiences like this year's, how ever, demonstrates very painfully but none the less effectually, the mistake. The outlook for the Targe farmers who have always devoted their large farms entire ly to grain, and who still persist In that agricultural policy. Is certainly far from promising. But to the man who keeps up with the times and can adapt himself to new conditions there Is no room for discouragement. There Is a better way than the old one and If this year's ex perience, though a dear one, teaches the needed lesson, it may after all be a bless ing In disguise. Just let farmers turn some attention to growing wool, raising stock and patronizing the creamery and they .will already have found at least a partial solution to the problem that faces them. City Board of Charities. 'Following Is "a statement" of the work done and money expended by the City Board of Charities during the month of July: Number of applications for relief 71 Number of cases relieved: 45 Number of times relief was given 61 Number of families re l-v d 11 Persons glen meals and lodgings 13 Persons given clothing 3 Per o s given shoes . 1 Persons given work 12 Persons given transportation 9 Persons given medical aid 2 Persons Eent to hospital 2 Amount expended for. relief $103 35 New cases applying for aid 27 Dese.-iirg . 14 Undeserving 2 Doubtful 11 AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. O H Barnes, Salt Lko Mrs and Mrs B M Jo cobs. San Fran B Jeffry and wife, S F H C Somervllle. Chgo Mrs W H Baker. S F Mrs E Clame. S F C J Faulkner. W Va Airs H C Cooke, Oak land Miss Alexander, do Miss Alice Ferguson Seattle A M Dow. Boston Mrs F A Graham and son, San Jose W T Cary. San Fran Mrs and Mrs L A Bay, New Tork C Clemlnshaw, Troy Mrs C Clemenshaw, do j J .raster, san Fran Alex Conn. San Fran C D Jordan, St Louts M L Abrahams S F C Rummelsbcrg, S F P Welch, Spokane N Philips, San Fran J C Ryan, Chicago E Mosley. Kan City Mrs H C Norton and chldn, Bennington Jas-'Elder. San Fran Mrs N D Hoxie, Los Angeles G H Cole. Los Amreles M J Fontana, San Fr it Jtt Hart, san Fran H Richardson, Seattle G W. "Wlttman and wf, san Francisco Mrs E E Hall, N Y H S Hagan, San Fran Miss E Hall. N Y E M O'Brien. Chicago ill as M L Emmons, do J M Emmons, N Y T r Lozler. N Y J N Reynolds and wifo, Michigan Mrs J H Sterling, do M Elsasser. N Y C M Buck. San Fran Mn C M Lawrence, Seattle R Reynolds, Nome J W Riley. Nome O M Speck, San Fran C D Latourette, Or Cty J A JJougnerty, do A Colin, Louisville G S Ullman, Chicago A Osier. N Y R. Somervllle. wife and! two dtrs, Chicago Wm Rea, Jr. St Paul J L Jepson. N Y 5 M ITlnce, S F Mrs Balch, Miss Balch, E S Balch. J W Balch, Phlladel do do do Columbia River Scenery. Regulator Line steamers, from Oak street dock dally, except-Sunday, 7 o'clock A M. The Dalles, Rood River, Cas cade Locks and return. Call on, or 'fone Agent for further information. , THE PERKINS. W H Sherrod, city R T Daniel. Spokane T Prlnoe, Worcester H Blackman, Heppnerl J Q Williams, city A J McVetter, Omahft W R Hunt, San Fran J K Buchanan, Pen dleton W Macey, Newberg1 H L Lee, Vancouver L A Loomls, Ilwaco A N Lewis, Salem Mrs C C Brown. Sae Mrs A-E Brown. Sao A Croasman, do Mrs Croasman, do Dr C H Wheeler. Blencoe, la Mrs C H Wheeler, do C E Moulton. Tacoma Miss Claudea Maddox, S F T C Elliott. Walla W George R Ogg, S F R Greene. St Paul J O Senas, Jordan V J T Lawson, S F E Clark. Corvallls Harold Belt, Corvallls J C McKern, N Yamhll Mrs J C Kern, do F L Taylor, Welaer W H Beach. Or City Mrs,M A Beach, do Miss Nettle Harlan, do J Scroggln. Tillamook M O'Brien. Wardner Fred Carter, Dallas T F Haley, Monmouth B E Lystor, Gardner R W King, McMlnn Mrs R W King, do Master King, do A T Peterson, St Paulf w a Steele, rortiana T Balfour, Lyle N Balfour, Lyle Miss Engler, Pullman Nellie Palmerton, do Flossie Webb. do Lulu Drumheller, Spokane Mrs T A Wlntler, Col- vllle, "Wash Miss Jacobs, Pasadena w E Crittenden, New Haven Mrs Crittenden, do W B Fow. N.ew Haven W L Beasley. Birm ingham. Ala J E Pamplln, Shanghl F A Megroth, St Paul W T Macy. McMlnn I Mrs L C Palmer. Palmer B A GlffoTdj. Dalles VT Summer, St Jo3eph A J Henderson. Lo3tln M P Burnett, Corvallls Mrs M P? Burnett, do Mrs S E Hanbury, Chicago Miss M Hanbury, do R Duncan, Chicago J M Kutch. Crabtree S Livingston, Oakland G C Fulton. Astoria M J Shahaur. Seattle M C Phillip. Corvallls J B Mann, The Dalles W N Boots. Monmouth Col M C Nye. Prlnevll Mrs M C Nye, do THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. C T Bacon. La Grand Mrs Kinney, Astoria G G Chapln. Tacoma E T Mitchell. SPERI M L Robinson, city E C Pease, The Dalles J J Greggs, Wenatchee! Mrs .f ease. do Willie Pease, do W W Alverson, S F Ellen W Pennell, Mon mouth Mrs.Greggs, do J L Smith, Tacoma Mrs W A Murphy, Eureka F O Baker, Spokane E W Parks, Tacoma A N Sollss, Jacksonvl F C Jones, San Fran A Gruhn, San Fran D Mcintosh, San Fran G O Moen, Astoria E J Seey, Albany J Atkinson, Ames, la Mrs Atkinson, do D M Buckham,' Mon mouth W P Campbell, Che- mawa Mrs Campbell, do Miss E Stanvllle, Oak land Miss E L Swasey, Cat Jas Hughes, San Fran R D Gilbert, Salem S W Thompson, do K G Olesen. Stoughtn O Perse, wis Mrs Thompson. do C S Cole, St Paul H S GUe. Chinook E F Dirking. San Fr A L Glle. Chinook Thos Sims, Satem H G Jones. Walla W M J Haas. Salem Mrs Jones, do F C Hammond, Seattle Miss Jones, do THE ST. CHARLES. F Wolat. Stella. IE Heacock. Newberg Dell L'ola ray. C:ella." W M Forde. city . W VV Pratt. ShcdJ !C T Armstrong. Condon W WsiItwi, JintownlC E English, Vancouvr W H xlurKnardr, jM English. do Salem C S Conant, do Wm AdKlns. Salem H O Scofleld. Olympla G S Mannings, bilem ! aroaawen, do J C Smith, Rainier IO Erlckson. do W M Welch. Genesee Mrs W H Warren, do Mrs S F Cooley, do W Redfleld, Gray's R G Ledford, Everett N B Gardner, Trout dale D Scott. Troutdale W E Butler, Ashland J C Smallman. do W J Craln. Prlneville H S Smead. Prlneville Mrs A Green. Newbrg W E Chamberlain, Provo G O'Shlpman. Provo A H Shlpman, Provo L C Shlpman, Provo M E Brown, Provo E Miller. Pro-o S Kenedy. Proo A B McKcllop, Salem H Lohr. Salem C E Harrigan. Cath- lamet J P Gateley, Portland E L Chrlsman, Staytn M George, Salrm J Warren. Salem W H Smith, Salem E N Darr, Everett Wm Darr. Everett Miss M Lennox. AlnlnlJno Arnold. Portland Miss G Spieler. do H A Lamb, RIdgefield F M Fales. Fales LdglA Johnson, city J J Ruck, Rainier I A S Holt, city Mrs J J Ruck. do I Mrs A S Holt, city S P Stephens. Dalles S R Morgan. Mayger C Franklin, city I J W Baird. Stella N T McClune. Dalles jW H Shroder. Stella Mrs F P Sanders. Arl-jW H Powell. Stella Ington C E Sims, Cincinnati Miss Randall. Dalles I A R Foote. Westport Dan Bowers, Dallss I J J Schmidt. Rainier T P Lee. Graft's PassJno Flnley, Astoria B G Bailey, do jJ Right, Nome City M V Palmer. Vancvr jH Beemer, Salt Lake O C Relnseth. Oak Pt J Wrare, Corvallls R J Cooper, Newberg Mrs L E Hood, Santa A P Smith. Atorla I Rosa Mrs A P Smith, do A Jones, Vancouver T B Wakeman, Sll- (W M Klstner, Spokane verton t11 Perry. Corvallls Mrs T B Wakeman, doA L Armstrong, do Mrs L A Strand, lO Bystrom. Kalama Bridal Yll iWm Adklns. JCalama J Gansford, do J L Moore, Kalama O Heacock, Newberg ( Ilotel Brnnswlclc. Seattle. European: first class. Rates. 75c and up. On block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma. American plan Rates, J3 and up. Donnelly JEIotel, Tacoma. European plan. Bates, 50c and-up. IN THE SEVERAL COURTS EJECTED PASSENGER. SUES O. H. & N.- CO. FOR. $25,000. Conductor Thought It, a Scalper's Ticket, bnt Plalntlfl Sny He "Was Original Pnrcbaaer. C B, Babcock, who was put off a train at Troutdale last Sunday, filed suit In the State Circuit Court yesterday against the O. P & N. Co, for $25,000 damages The plaintiff alleges that, he purchased from and paid the defendant $63 50 at Chi cago for a round-trip ticket from Chicago to Portland, and while returning from Portland on the car of defendant, at tached to Its regular train, the conductor took the ticket, and then, still retaining the ticket, and not returning it to the plaintiff, notified him that he must leave the train, and thereupon stopped the train at Troutdale and assaulted and ejected plaintiff from the car, where he had a right to be and remaln. Babcock avers that the return passage on tho ticket was refused, although he presented It and identified himself as the purchaser, the reason given by the de fendant being that it was a scalper's ticket, when In truth and in fact tho plaintiff was the purchaser of the ticket and compiled with every part of his agree ment, and the refusal to recognize tho ticket was entirely due to the wrongful conduct and fault of the agents of the defendant. Babcock further asserts that tho cars were filled wtlh passengers, and that he was humiliated and his feelings shocked by his forcible expulsion from the train. The point made by the plaintiff is that he was not traveling on a scalper's ticket, but was the bona-fide and original holder of the same, and the conductor had no right whatever to force him to leave the train. He therefore says he was very badly used, and. further, that the return of his ticket was refused. TO GET ENGLISH PARTRIDGES Marlon County Clnb to Import the Birds Tront and Grayling:. SAISmi, Or., Aug. 10. The Marion County Rod and Gun Club, at its regular meeting this evening, decided to stock the county with gray English partridges. The club will purchase 14 pairs of these game birds, which they expect to receive late In the Fall, when they will bo turned loose in different parts of the county. Acting upon the notification received by J. Baumgartner, secretary of the club, from George M. Bowers, United States Fish Commissioner, that a consignment of grayling and -brook trout had been assigned to Salem, to be distributed In streams throughout the county, which Is expected to arrive within 60 days, the club selected a committee composed of Dr. J. C. Griffith, Dr. J. Richardson and T. O. Barker, to furnish suitable vessels for the reception of the fish. These ves sels are to be free from any Injurious matter, partly filled with fresh, cool water, and are to be In readiness and con veniently placed for the Immediate trans fer the moment the train arrives. The matter of distributing the fish In the various streams throughout the county will be considered at the next meeting of tho club. In addition to tabular statistics, the biennial report of the State Superintend ent, Ackerman, shows by counties many facts of general Interest. In 1899 there were 365 men and 797 women holding first grade county certificates. In 1900 462 men. and 1104 women hold this grade of certifi cates. There are 649 second-grade teach ers this year against 706 last year and 461 third-grade teachers in 1900, against 563 in 1899. This year 349 teachers were granted permits, while only-257 recelved'them last year. Of the 3742 teachers employed in the schools of this state, it appears that 2679 hold county certificates. The remainder hold state certificates and state and life diplomas. In 1SS9, the private schools of this state employed 331 teachers to in struct 5943 pupils; in 19C0, 307 teachers were employed in. private schools which enrolled 4964 pupils. There were 2C6J schoolhouses In the state last year, and 2070 this year, yet the reports show 7inew houses erected. It would thus appear that 62 were destroyed or abandoned. There are 243 graded schools In the state, employing 1026 teachers and. giving Instruction to 40,791 pupils. Last year's statistics show that there were 31 univer sities, colleges and academies, employing 270 teachers and Instructing 4783 pupils. This year there axe 42 of there institu tions, employing 270 teachers and Instruct ing 4783 pupils. The following comparative table show3 the number of persons In the state be tween the ages of 4 and 20 years, the total enrollment In the public schools and the average dally attendance for the past 20 years: YEAR. o -2. ? r 1SS1 61.6411 34,498 18S2 65.216 37,743 38S3 69.0761 32,184 iss4 ; .ssir 43.157 25.196 27.247 26 597 29 512 31,005 3-5,2 '5 37.4C6 35,473 40,012 43,018 45.101 52 721 55,848 5S.S84 58.747 51.721 72 345 62.799 61.234 64,411 1S85 80.018 46.1071 1886 82.860149176 1S87 87.217! 53.025 3S8S 86,5741 5i63S 1SS9 93.K8, 56,626 3820 99.5431 63.254 1S9L 106J721 72 322 1892 mi.TTOI 75.526 1893 1120.645 7S.25S 1S94 !123.78i 77.941 1895 I12S.926I 83,805 1896 J129.620I 87.212 1897 1159.9561 85.052 189S 130,750 85.2301 1S99 I132.40S SoO 1900 I123.1SH 89,403 The following comparative table shows the average number of days in the school year, the average salary of teachers, men and -women, for the past 20 years: a ps 3 . S3 : 3 20 2-2. : a Sp 2 1 i?n " 3 : 3 rtO : OP . 1 : Ts "$3172 31 63 33 47 34 45 35 W 34 f5 34 70 36 97 36 75 C8 46 42 43 4191 4174 39 56 37 88 37 42 31 S7 33 75 34 81 35 53 YEAR. 1881 .. 1852 .. 1853 .. 1SS4 .. IS80 .. 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 .. 1SS9 .. 3890 .. 1891 .. 1S92 .. 1893 .. 1891 .. 1S35 .. 1S9S .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 86 $42 26 90 43 95 86 45 15 90 46 75 - 95 48 22 101 46 20 S3 4578 102- 46 :o 107 40 31 118 46 43 U0 50 OS 113 50 04 107 5111 109 50 CO 184 46 44- 187 -516 1X9 41 75 191 42 02 154 42 26 156 44 45 William Hubbard, who was arrested yesterday for stealing two saddles from the livery barn of Page & Stephens, waived examination today and was held to the Circuit Court. In default of ball ho was committed to Jail. Hattle Garretson today began a suit for divorce from N. W. Garretson, to whom she was married In Idaho In 1S9L The plaintiff, who alleges that she was form erly the wife of a man named Clark, pleads desertion as a ground for divorce, and asks that she be allowed to resume the name pt her former huband. All proparty rights have been amicably set tled. Flora Ia. Montgomery has begun a suit for divorce-from John. S. Montgomery, on the ground of desertion. The residence of Frank: Starr, on Front street, caught fire this morning under cir cumstances which indicate Incendiarism. It appears that lace curtains hanging' over an open window were the first to catch fire, and it is supposed the flra was set by f some one on the outside. The residence of George L. Neal, in North Salem, was burned to the ground at an early hour this morning. The loss on building and contents was about 5T00. The family was away at the time, and, the cause of the fire is not known. Governor Geer today issued a requisi tion upon the Governor of the State of "Washington for the rendition of TV. B. Cassil, who is wanted in Portland to answer to a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Cassil Is under ar rest at TValla Walla. The 1S99 tax roll, upon which collections are now being mode, win ha closed Octo ber 1, and all taxes not paid by that data will be delinquent. Races for Baker Connty. BAKER CITY. Aug. 10- Somo of tho citizens here are "arranging for putting Baker City on the circuit for the regular Fall races. A meeting will bo held in a few days to take the necessary steps. The race course here at one time was the fastest In the state, but through mis management and other causes It was al lowed to fall Into disuse. Those having the project In charge are meeting wita encouragement on all sides, and a great many of the business men have promised substantial support. The people of Sumpter are also trying to have a meet there this Fall. A meeting has already been held, at which It was decided to raise $1500 for a five days rice, meet, and three committees were ap pqlnted to have charge of raising the money. Bllln for negtiterinjr Votera. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 10. The County Court last evening allowed the bills for the registration of voters previous to the recent election, as made by notaries and Justices of the Peace. Out of a regis tration of 5120, over 3000 were registered by the notaries and Justices, the others by the County Clerk. The latter re ceived nothing, but the notaries and Jus tices are allowed 10 cents a name for those who actually vote. A reduction of 10 per cent on those who registered was made, and expenses' of postage allowed, the total bill being $2S2 4o. This will no doubt be taken as a precedent for future action. Indlnn School Teacher Institute. "WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Miss Kstelle Reel, Superintendent of Indian Schools, who has completed arrangements for the! annual Pacific Coast institute or In dian School Teachers' Convention, to bo held at Chemawa August 14 to 17, In clusive, will be unable to reach Salem In time for tho opening, but on the final day will deliver an address on "The Benefit of Educational Institutions for Indians." Miss Reel personally arranged this entire convention, and to her be longs all the credit. May Soon Build to Republic. SPOKANE. Aug. 10. President Hill, of the Great Northern, arrived here this morning, going East. He said; "We will be very glad to build to Re public as soon as we can find an easy grade. I will say nothing about dates." President Hill also stated he believed business would soon Justify double dally train service between Spokane and tho Coast. Bremerton or Mare Island. WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. At a recent Interesting session of the Naval Board of Construction, Rear-Admiral Hlchborn, Chief Constructor, proposed to send the torpedo-boat Goldsborough to tho Puget Sound station Instead of having her taken to the Mare Island yard for equipment. Ho described the situation at Mare Island as being Impossible to repair or equip more ships than were already assigned to, that yard. Four hundred feet of the sea wall has fallen into the water, another large section Is taken up by the con struction of a new dry-lock, and only a small place I3 left available for the ac commodation of ships. Three vessels are now side by side at the seawall, an ar rangement which makes the prosecution of work difficult and awkward. The other ships are anchored In the stream. The two vessels under construction at San Francisco will shortly be sent to Mare Island. With this surplus of work at that yard. Chief Constructor Hlchborn believed that it was In the Interest of economy, convenience and prompt com pletion of the work on the Goldsborough to have that vessel taken to the Paget Sound station. The board out-voted the Chief Constructor, but Secretary Long before leaving for his vacation, decided that the Goldsborough should remain at the Puget Sound station. 1 Tnxlnj? Invryers and Doctor. GEARHART, Or., Aug. 7. (To the Edi tor) I agree with those of your corre spondents who criticise the blanket ordi nance, because it does not tax lawyera or doctors. I do not see why a cab driver., for Instance, should be required to pay an exorbitant tax out of hla meager earnings, while the 300 lawyers and per haps the same number of doctors pursue their vocations free from the tax. There are other particulars in which the ordinance Is plainly inequitable. The tax upon canvasserasforobooks, maps and periodicals of $10per dsCy Is prohibitory, and will not produce any reve nue, because it Is prohibitory. A reasonable license tax properly equalized upon all vocations and occupations with out distinction would not be objectlonablo If within the authority of the charter. Of course, lawyers are not excessively eager to be taxed, but I do not think It is complimentary to my profession to assume that we are In favor of such dis crimination. MARTIN L. PIPES. Improvement of Schuyler Street. A petition has been got up for tho Improvement of Schuyler street from tho east line of East First to the center Una of East Nineteenth street. It Is pro posed to grade and gravel the street with gravel free from clay. Between Grand avenue and East Sixth street It will bo necessary to build an elevated roadway. The Improvement of the street will be a fine one. and will add much, to the value of the property. SOUTHERN GIRL Vlsltlnff Friends In Knoxvllle. 1 had been greatly troubled by being kept awake at night whenever I drank coffee. It also disagreed with my diges tion. Last Summer I was visiting a friend in Knoxvllle who had been suffering from rheumatism caused by coffee-drinking. She had quit using coffee and was using Postum, and had recovered; also her deli cate daughter, who had been an Invalid for a long time, was greatly benefited by the use of Postum Food Coffee. "I found while I was there and using Postum regularly that I slept much better and grew so strong in my nerves that the change was wonderful. I trust my testi monial will be the means of inducing dthers to try your magnificent beverage. These are true and honest facts." Miss Frances Smith, 632 Douglas street, Chat tanooga, Tenn. The reason Miss Smith and her friends Improved In health Is that coffee acts a3 a poison on many delicate organisms. When It Is left off. the cause of the trouble Is removed: then. If Postum Food Coffee Is taken, there Is a direct and quick rebuilding of the nerve centers all through the body, for Postum Food Cof fee contains the elements needed by the system to rebuild the nerve centers. Made at the pure-food factories of the Postum Cereal Company, Ltd., Battle Creels. Mich., and sold by all first-clasa grocers.