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THE MOKNrNG OREGONI&N, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21", -I900.
XPORTERS CONFER
United In Opposing Boarding
Masters' Demands.
BOTH SIDES BECOKING CAUTIOUS
What Sailors Sar of Their Treat
ment Aboard Ship-Remer Ss
CCBted for the Trouble.
Both sides to the sailor boarding-house
controversy are beginning: to shrink from
publicity; that Is, the proceedings by
which they hope to worst their opponents
are not fully revealed. The exporters
held a meeting yesterday afternoon and
agreed to stand together In opposing the
present demands of the sailor boarding
house keepers. This gives local cohesion
to the movement that is supported by
the English shipowners associations. The
agents say satisfactory progress toward
securing crews for the ships now -waiting
is being made; the boarding-house men
say sailors are too scarce, and that crews
cannot be obtained here for less than the
figures they quote. In support of this they
bow advices from San Francisco saying
that sailors are so scarce there that they
cannot be had for the Columbia.
"" The sailor's -wage in Portland now is
quoted at 6 or $30 per month. In San
Francisco and at Puget Sound the -wage
is but 4 or $20 per month. The law of
Oregon permits the advance of one
month's pay $30 to come out of the sail
or who ships, and a fee of $10, to be paid
by the ship, for each man. Thus the law
permits the sailor boarding-house master
to take ,$40 for each sailor he supplies a
ship, which sum Is intended to cover the
sailor's board bill in port, the cost of his
outfit, and any other expense he may
have incurred with the boarding-house
keeper. Jack Grant says he always gives
& sailor $5 in cash when he leaves, and
sometimes $10. "While the law permits the
payment of only $40 to the boarding-house
keeper it is said that the demands now
made by the sailor boarding-house people
for supplying sailors range from $75 per
man upward. The term "blood money"
means all money in excess of the legal
charge.
A Remedy Suggested.
"The best way to clear up the whole
difficulty with sailor boarding-house mas
ters would be to change the English law,"
said a shipping man yesterday. "Mak6
it like the American law; require cap
tains to pay off in every port, except in
places like Acapulco or the "West Indies,
where health conditions are such that it is
difficult to get a crew, and a vessel that
should pay off and discharge her men
there might have trouble in getting an
other complement of sailors. If the men
were paid off and discharged -when the
ship reaches Portland, there could, of
course, be no desertions. The men would
have their money to spend as they pleased
ashore, the ship would save the expense
of paying wages, and feeding the idle
sailors while in port, sometimes several
months, and the men would be free to
ship as they should choose. The greatest
abuse, that of enticing the men to desert
ship, would at once cease. There could
be no such thing as desertion, because the
period of service would be ended when the
ship should reach port, and the men
would be entltle'd to theln. pay and to go
their way. Then, when the ship should
need a crew to go to sea again, the sailors
could be picked up as other laborers are.
There would be no necessity for dicker
ing between masters and sailor boarding
house keepers; indeed, the sailor boarding
house as an Institution would disappear,
and the moral status of the sailor would
improve."
"What was the object of the English
law in keeping the pay of the sailor until
he should return home?"
"To keep British money at home, I sup
pose: to favor British interests. Perhaps
there was something of a benevolent pur
pose behind it, to save the sailor's money
for his family In the home port, and to
prevent abandonment of the sailor In a
foreign port at the whim of the captain
or for the profit of the ship."
"I personally know of several instances
of shipowners instructing captains to get
rid of their crews the best way they could.
This was when the ship was without a
charter, and there was prospect of -waiting
a considerable time here for a load."
L. Sullivan and Jack Grant, the sailor
boarding-house men, agreed that If the
English law were like the American law
as to the period of the sailor's service, it
would "be an important step toward re
form. "The man who said that is dead
right." said Jack Grant. "The sailor J
boarding-house business -would soon die
then. That -would go to the bottom of the
trouble. If shipowners and captains
would treat their men as they ought to,
you would find that the great howl about
the practices of boardinghouso Keepers
would soon end. Now we are blamed for
the results of the whole wretched system,
and have to bear the censure for the
grafting captains and greedy owners, as
well as for any shortcomings of our own.
"A good many of the men we handle
come to this port year after year. They
know us and we know them. They re
gard us as their friends, and come to us
for advice as to -what they can. do here.
In these cases all that is necessary is for
us to tell them they can do better by
leaving the ship, and they leave. The
captains seldom object. We do not al
ways advise them to leave their ship.
We sometimes advise men not to leave,
and once in a -while a man will Insist on
leaving In spite of our advice. I -am
free to admit thrt in the great majority
of cases we 3o not go out of our way to
urge men to stay with their ships"."
What the Sailors Say.
An Oregonlan reporter visited several
of the ships In the harbor yesterday and
talked -with a number of the sailors as
they were -working about the deck. All
the vessels had lost a greater or less
number of siilors bv desertion. On the.
Ieccan and the Biversdalo there was
much open complaint.
"'It's the last work in the world for a
man to go at," said one husky young fel
low. "A sailor is not treated like a man,
and this ship is among the worst of 'em.
Mighty poor fare we have, either in port
or ?t sea."
"Yes," spoke up a grizzled sailor work
ing by. 'Tve followed the sea for 40 years'
and this Is the worst ship I ever struck.
It's a frieht."
A young sailor on the RIversdale said
the grub was very bad only one meal a
day, and that of hard bread and salt
meat. The breakfast consisted of coffee
only, he said, and supper of tea alone.
"Vegetables -were served on Sundays.
"Even on the Deccan they had better j
grub than we," said he, "for they had
soft bread sometimes, and we had hard
bread alwajs.'
On the Penthesllea the men seemed bet
ter satisfied with their lot. They were at
mess and had plenty of wholesome "food,
and they lay to with a heartiness thar
was refreshing to see.
"Well, hoys, do you get such 'grub as
this when af sea?" was asked.
"No, not always," came the response.
It was not their table fare that these
men complained of. They wanted more
money to spend than the captain would
let them have.
"The captain pays us $1 each on Satur
day night, but what's that to have a good
time on?" they said, i
This ship Is no more successful In keep
ing Its sailors than the others are.
The complaint that Is more or less gen
eral is of poor food and lack of money
to spend while In port. Most of the men
are unmarried and would be more pleased
to spend their money as they go tnan to
let their wages accumulate until the end
of the term for which they ship.
The Harbormaster's Effort.
1 am doing all I can to enforce' the j
law," said Harbormaster O. J. Laird to.
an Oregonlan reporter. "But these fel
lows who break the law do not do it In
my presence, and I have -no authority to
file legal complaint on mere hearsay. I
get out and watch the ships .all I can, fre
quently warn the boarding-house' runners,
away from vessels. I advise captains of
the regulations of the port and of my
willingness to assist them in every way 1
can. I am acting under the instructions
of the Mayor and City Attorney, and do
ing all I can to keep the evil down."
''Have you mjde any arrest in the
month and a half you have been Harboav
master?"
"No, but I have been with the United
States Marshal when arrests were made."
"Did any of your predecessors n office
file complaints of offenses of which they
were not personally cognizant on hear
say?" "No, nerer.'.'
The Harbormaster says It is his cus
tom to give each captain a small pamph
let entitled "Ordinances relating to tho
duties of Harbormaster and regulating
the mooring of vessels in the harbor lim
its; also relating to duties of wharfinger;
also act for prevention of enticing and
harboring seamen." He admits that it
may be the Intent of the law that he
shall gather evidence to support .prosecu
tions against offenders, in order that it
snail not be necessary to detain cap
tains in port as witnesses at trials, but
says-he dbesn't know how he can get"
hold of such evidence; that the men who
break these laws steer clear of him.
UT THE SEVERAL COURTS.
Policeman Welob. Found Guilty
af
Assault Barker Acquitted.
In the case of Azel Welch, an ex-pollce-man,
and Andrew W. Barger, charged
with assault and battery on Ed Klrken
dall, an East Side Hallway Company con
ductor, the jury returned a verdict of
guilty as to Welch, arid found Barger
not guilty. Judg George allowed the at
torney for Welch until Wednesday next
to file a motion for a new trial. In Jus
tice Vreeland's court, where the case was
previously tried, both men were adjudged
guilty and fined $50 each.
Barger desires to state Jhat the decis
ion has proven what he had asserted all
along, that he was not guilty of any
conduct unbecoming a gentleman, and
that his reputation, which was dam
aged by" the charges, Is now publicly re
established. Mr. Barger has always borne
the name of being a peaceable and law
abiding citizen, and he felt deeply grieved
because "he was drawn Into the case.Ho
says that he was entirely innocent of
th.e charge which was brought against
him, and feels gratified that after "a
full Investigation of the matter the courts
have found that he was not in the least
deserving of arrest.
Judge George yesterday overruled the
demurrer in the case of James Warren,
charged with the murder of William Kirk
The demurrer was on the ground that the
information law Is Invalid. A motion to
set aside the information for much the
same reasons was denied. The time of
trial will be fixed-next Monday.
The demurrer In the forgery case of
George Dixon and Mattie Frost was over
ruled, and the trial will" be set next Mon
day. Decisions Today.
Judge Sears will announce decisions this
morning at 9:30 o'clock In the following
cases:
Wallin vs. S. C Beach, as County Re
corder; motion to strike out parts of the
answer.
J. Dellsman vs. S. H. Frledlander; mo
tion for leave to amend affidavit
Court Notes.
In the suit of Harry C. "Wright against
Mary Ramp, of Salem, to recover $350 for
a tombstone, Judge Frazer yesterday ren
dered a decision in favor of the plaintiff,
less" $66.
Page & Son have filed an action against
W. E. Splcer to recover $3003 alleged due
on a note. The Sheriff has attached a
warehouse on East Washington street
and also some real estate. ,
The suit of HC. Leonard against the
Oregon & California Railway Company,
to recover $2034 on account of the pur
chase in 1889 of lot 5, section 35, T. 1 S.,
R. 1 E., was dismissed in Judge Krazer'fl
court yesterday.
Judge-Frazer yesterday, In the suit, of
W. E. Bralnard et.al. vs. Nancy Hanson,
C E. Hanson et al., to set aside a deed
and a mortgage to property In Hanson's
addition, executed to J. C. Roberts, ren
dered findings in favor of the defendants.
Emma Barxellhas filed suit against
Maurice Barrell for a divorce in the State
Circuit Court because of desertion, al
leged to have occurred September 16, 199.
Tney were married at Portland in 1S93.
The plaintiff asks leave to resume her
former name. Bird. -
COMING" ATTRACTIONS.
"A Hindoo Hoodoo'
The first attraction arriving at Cor
dray's from New York Is "A Hindoo Hoo
doo," a -new and rattling farce-comedy.
Reviewing the performance, the Spokane
Spokesman-Review, of September IS, says:
"A new comedy based on a new idea,
played by a clever aggregation of well
known favorites, made a hit with a fair
sized audience at the Auditorium last
night The comedy was 'A Hindoo Hoo
doo,' which was first presented in New
York last season and which is on the
road for the first time. " The plot is based
on the transfer of the souls of- a young
business men of worldly habits and an
ambitious young doctor of the strictly
conventional sort, For three acts, except
about 30 seconds at J.he end of and a
little time -for, the nurture of the souls
at the beginning, there was a continuous
cyclone of complications. And they were
funny. The idea gave much room for
novelty and snappy dialogue. The oppor
tunities were not missed and the idea
was worked out in a broadly farcical -way
that "tickled the house Immensely and
kept the audience in almost continuous
laughter.
A company of much excellence has
been gotten together for the piece. The
requirements of broad farce-comedy have
been well met and it is seldom that this
sort of stuff is so conristently and briskly
carried through. All the principals haye
records with other companies of standing
and they have been brought together-wlth
on evidence of excellent managerial
knowledge of a good thing. George Lar
sen, in the chief comedy role, worked
hard and took a considerable task with
enthusiasm. Anna Poyd, In stunning
gowns,,burlesqued everything, with 'ability,
and cute little Mattie Lockette did her
song and dance and all else In that fasci
nating the chic .sytle that theater-goers
know so well."
"A Texas Steer."
That happy, satirical farce-comedy,
Hoyt's ""A Texas Steer," will be given
at the Marquam Grand Tuesday and
Wednesday, September, 25 and 26, by prac
tically the original company that ma.de
the piece one of the greatest theatrical
successes of the past decade. In "A
Texas Steer" the misery of the life of
office-seekers, as told by a colored ap
plicant from the newly elected Congress
man's district, Is considered one of the
cleverest hits that has graced the stage
in many years. Hoyt's faculty of going
from the sublime to the ridiculous in dia
logue and situations Is as amazing as it
is amusing and entertaining, and more
truisms are brought out in his produc
tions than In the works of any other
American playwright. "A Texas Steer"
will undoubtedly repeat Its former suc
cess here. The sale of seats will begin
tomorrow morning.
Marriag-e Licenses.
John Schlenkc, aged 39, Ida M. Schott,
aged 22; J. 1L Crook, 29, Nellie M. Odell,
20; Chris Malaire, 26, Mary,Schuttell. 23;
Frank Cook, 29, Emma Jameson, 22; R M.
Kelberg, 23 (King County, Washington).
E. E. Fowler, 4$,
DROWNED IN THE DARK
PORTLAND STEAMBOATMAtf
'OVERBOARD.
FELL
Robert Bujcduhl," Mate of the Dredge
Tender, Diet Death in the
Columbia River.
Robert Bugdahl, a well-known sea-faring
German of Portland, was drownea
in the Columbia, opposite Kalama, early
Wednesday morning.' He was employed
at the time as mate on the tender of the
Port of Portland dredge, operating at thdt
point How he happened to fall into the
river is unknown. His companions on
dujy were warned of his fate between
3 and 4 A. M. by a splash In the water.
Mr. Bugdahl was not on duty then. He
had retired to his apartments on the ten
der as the usual hour the evening be
fore, ' cheerful and apparently contented.
Those sleeping in the same plaoe heard
him arise and open the door, Tiut paid no
further attention. The men at work on
the dredge heard the splash, sounded the
alarm and Immediately set to work to
get him out of the river. The night was
very foggy, the current swift and before
anything could be done, Bugdahl was
swept beyond assistance. .
Captain George. F. Ewry, commanding
the tender, came to the city yesterday
and furnished particulars of the death,
with the exception of -how Bugdahl came
to fall Into the river.
The tender lay close to the dredge,
which works night and day. The men
on duty ddl not notice Mr. Bugdahl until
after they heard the splash. Hurrying
to the side of the dredge they saw only
a few feet distant the head of the man
above water. Ropes, buoys and sticks
were thrown to him but he did not seem
able to seize any of them. Only tfor a
moment did he remain within reaching
distance. The current quickly carried
him down by the tender and dredge. A
boat was manned with all possible haste.
After the head disappeared in the fog,
which was very "thick, no trace of the
man was seen. Once or twice he seemed
to be making an. effort to swim or re
gain his balance In the water. . The body
has not been recovered, as the water is
deep and the current so strong that a
body would be carried some distance. '
How the deceased came to fall lntothe
water is the mystery. His friends do "not
think for a moment that he deliberately
and "willfully Jumped in. His family re
lations were happy. .For several years he
had been a widower, arid was the father of
three grown daughters, one of whom is
married.. He was not despondent to the
knowledge of any, and never spoke of
suicIdeT Besides if such had been his
purpose, a different hour would likely
have been selected. With the other men
on the tender he retired the evening be
fore. Some think he might have left his
cabin to get a breath of fresh air, as the
room was slightly close, and accidentally
slipped from the deck. It has been sug
gested that he was walking in his sleep,
and the apparently dazed condition ob
served by those who first rushed to his
rescue Is taken as corroborative of this
theory. ' .
Mr. Bugdahl was well known in Port
land. For the past 25 years he had lived
here, or made this home while engaged
in sea-faring work. He was with the El
der on her last two trips to Alaska, and
went down to the dredge the fore part of
this week. He' was 52 years of age, and
lived at 30S& Alder street. Besides his
three daughters, he had a stepson, Wil
liam H. Dammler, druggist, ' at Second
and Washington streets. All the local
German societies havo him on the mem
bership roll. - i
FINE BEEF CATTLE.
J. M. Frizelle. of Wheeler,
Raises
Only Herefords.
J. M. Frlzelle, a prominent stockralser
of Wheeler County, passed through Port
land yesterday on his way- to the State
Fair. He has over 500 head of white
faced Hereford cattle, ranging on the
bunchgrass hlils, south of "Fossil, which
he thinks are just the stock for Eastern
Oregon. v
"The Herefords are not good milkers,"
he said, "and I keep 'scrub cows' for
milking purposes, while permitting the
white-faced cows to devote all their time
and nourishment to raising calves lor ul
timate slaughter. The Hereford grows
quickly, stands the cold spells of Winter
well, and brings good prices from drov
ers, after attaining the age of a year.
"I prophesy a great scarcity of beet and
mutton in Oregon next Winter and
Spring, as the ranges have been badly
drained of their young stock within the
past few years. Even now yearling calves
are bringing as high as $23 in his vicinity,
while 2 and 3-year-olds are so scarce as
to be out of tho question.
"Mutton, also, is bound to be scarce, as
there isn't a 2-year-old wether to be
found anywhere. Yearlings will dress only
40 pounds or so, and it' hardily pays to
kill them at the prices asked. Oregon has
to furnish Toftlandr Seattle and Tacoma
with fresh meat,, as well as Alaska, and
I don't see where It's going to come from
for the next year.
"Fall grass is abundant in the lower
elevations In Wheeler Gounty, but tho
mountains have been jpretty well fed out
during the past'SummerT and sheep are
being brought to Winter range earlier
than usual. I therefore look for crowded
Winter ranges the ensuing season, ,, al
though hay Is abundant, and there will be
no suffering among stock during the
snowy periods." '
Mr. Frlzelle says the sheepmen of East"
e.rn Oregon are worrying about the Pres
idential eloctlon and wish It was all over.
"If McKlnJey Is -'elected," he -said, "It
means an additional 50 cents each In the
price of sheep. Irrespective of age, while
if Bryan should win, It 'means 50cents"a
head the other way for a starter. This
makes $1 a head on every sheep In Ore
gon, and the sheepraisers can'trhelp but
feel Interested.
"There is no.sale for wo"ol because buy
ers fear a drop in price, and so wool will
not move until after the election."
Mr. Frlzelle has 2900 head of sheep him
self, and Is therefore that much interested
In the outcome. His last Spring's clip of
wool Is still in the warehouses, where not
even 12 cents a pound is offered for it
now. An advance Is expected, however,
accompanied by a brisk demand should
the Nation' decide to kepp the present
Administration at the helm for another
four years. '
whyUpples are high.
Commls
Boses, Piclclngr, Paclx-
Ins
al
FreiRht Must-Be Paid.
Apples are not scarce In the markets,
but the kinds must people look for at this
season are scarcely to be found, and
ome which can be had are not good, and
those which are good are unreasonably
high. .Dealers pay over $lva box for fan
cy brands and think nothing of asking
$1 25 to $1 75 per box for them.
Now that Gravenstelns are practically
out of the market, people look fpr the
Waxen and the' Yellow Bellflower. but
are told that they are not in yet.' There
are some varieties of Bellflowers, and oc
casionally one may light on a box of
Waxens, ancr buy them for 75 cents. A
man who paid 75 cents for a box of ap
ples on Front street yesterday, and 15
cents for sending It home, was 'growling
about Its being too much. He said ap
ples were plentiful, and It used to be that
farmers sold their crop at-12 cents per
box and the buyer went Into the orchard
and gathered, the crop. -
An apple-grower -who r happened to be
standing by said that many farmers now
would sell their crop at the same rate.
In such transactions the buyer took-, all
the apples, wormy or scrubby, and paid
12 cents a box. There are not many
wormy apples this ye&r, but they all have
to be picked out and sold for a trifle.
When J the farmer markets his crop he
pays for the box 10 cents, for picking, 5
cents, for packing- 5 cents, for freight 10
cents, and if the apples sell for 60 cents,
he pays a commission of 6 cents 36 cents
In all,, and this leaves hm 24 cents for
his apples.
Some say the commission amounts to
from 20 to 70 per cent,-arid'others that he
throws' the receipts, from the shipment
Into the air, and al that stays up there
goes to the, farmer .aid ,all that 'comes
dawn belongs to the commission man, but
the. commission" men say that Is a cam
paign. He. At air events. It Is plain that
one can pay anywhere in the neighbor
hood of $1 for good 'apples without any
danger of the farmer -getting enough to
make him a bloated bondholder.
HIT OF THE WEEK.
Audience Goes Wild, Over Nellls In
"Th,e Jilt."
"The Jilt" is a misnomer. Every theater-goer,
no doubt, has expressed similar
opinion. A brilliant perfprmance of the
comedy such, for instance, as the Nelll
people gave last night at the -Marquam
throws no light on the. problem. It af
fords ground for speculation, simply be
cause a blue-ribboned ''bunch' of senti
mental letters and the pride of an Eng
lish family are irretrievably mixed up
with a good deal of crooked jockeying.
This jockeying colors the lovo affairs of
three couples. They all talk "horsey"
more or less. They wear jockey colors
and steeplechase through five acts to a
merry finish. The Jilt Is Lady Millicent,
with an early love attachment and a
bundle of letters that have fallen Into
the -hands of Lord 'Marcus Wylle, the
villain with silk headgear.' JThis apparent
ly trivial affair assumes grave important
In the story of the play, and It takes
Ballyhlnch and other supposedly best
blooded horseflesh of England to win
out against an Intriguing Lord Wylle. He
is abbut to deal a 'blow: to'1 a devoted
husband when Referee Miles O'Hara, a
fortunate Irishman, -enters the race and
defeats the villain antf bestows the proper,
reward for virtue. "Why "The Jilt" should
not be called somethmgelse less remote
but, .to the play: , ?
If you saw the Nellls playing that com
edy last evening a wager Is laid that the
thing that sticks in your memory is the
scene. lnvthe third ,act Such scenes are
not common to Marquam' audiences, and
thephyslologlcal phenomenon can be ex
plained upon but one hypothesis. It 13
that the spectators ..thought they were
at a horserace. The climax was worked
up by an even dozen people In a manner
that must remind us that the racing busi
ness in "The. Sporting ; Duchess" last
thing at hand to compare with Is not
the only pebble on the -theatrical bench.
Let us pay that the 'audience rose In Its
collective stirrups; for something similar
to that occurred. They cheered and
waved arid people in the" balcony and
foyer got to waving their handkerchiefs
and cheering as if It was "even money.'
It is difficult to remember when a more
animated scene was produced on the
Marquam stage. The audience, which
filled all parts ,pf the house, made a din
that drowned temporarily the fate of the
Irishman, who was taking a great cHSnce
on "The Lady or the Horse."
- After that successful climax of the third
act there were six curtain calls while the
roar of enthusiasm deluged the stage.
Flushed and laughing, every member of
of the company acknowledged the gener
ous homage.
Of course Mr. Nelll looked Incongruous
wearing a jockey suit and saying: "Sure,
and me father said, 'Me darlln' boyf never
put yr money on a mare.' " But he was
as If to the impersonation born. Mr.
Nelll Is correct when he makes the ob
servation, born of experience, that It Is
harder to imitate than to act. His Miles
O'Hara, was good, firih character work.
Mr. McVlckars, as Sir Budlelgh Wood
stock"Mr. Burton, as Colonel Tudor, and
Emmett Shackelford were the principals
In the "most arduous scenes of the comedy.
George Bloomquest made a part of little
Rev Mr. Spooner. Robert Morris had the
ungrateful Lord Wylle role and enacted It
without rant. ....
Miss Lamkin looked a' lovely Lady Mil
licent. In the last act, in a costume of
soft white and red.'she somewhat sug
gested a huge oleander. She was at home
In the part. She Improves with longer ac
quaintance. Julia Dean has that quality
of appreciation of "her Impersonation
which makes her debut looked for. She
was. a fiery Phyllis Walter and was a3
Impetuous a young horseracer as she was
gentle and soft and winning as Carry
Preston. Rose Swain as Mrs. Plncott,
and Lillian Andrews as Mrs. Wetter,
were quite acceptable.
Atthe matinee people were buying seats
some time after the curtain was up on
"Alabama." The occasion was a testi
monial to George Baker, and that it should
be reported there was a good house Is not
enough 'to convey the expx-esslpn of hearty
good wishes Implied by those who en
joyed the play and rememberd for "whom
Mr. James Nelll and his fellow players so
generously performed. t .The performance
of "Alabama" was given In a superb man
ner and the stage settings were elaborate
as to detail. Mr. Nelll played Colonel
Moberly with becoming understanding.
John W. Burton made as 'fine a Squire
Tucker as one would wish to see. Miss
Lamkin, Miss Chapman, Miss Andrews,
Miss Dean, Mr Shackelford were reward
ed with generous plaudits. There Is no
mistaking popular affection for "Alaba
ma." , "
' Tonight, "A Parisian Romance."
TENNIS RESUMED.
Multnomah Grounds Dried Rapidly
, Finals Saturday.
'The rapid-drying qualities of the new
surface on the Multnomah courts and
tho abatement of the rain for a,few hours
yesterday afternoon permitted several
good matches to bo played. If there Is
ho heavy rainfall today or tomorrow, the
finals will bo played Saturday, as orig
inally' planned.
Goss, owe 15.2, met!, Lewis In the class
winner's tournament, and won, 7-5, 7-6,
Both'se'ts were close, and every point was
hotly contested. Each player ran up to
the net on his service and through the
match it was a constant struggle for
the advantage pos'ition at the net.
Lewis attempted frequent lobbing to dis
place Goss, but the lattef's overhead work
was steady, and won out. In the second
set Lewis repeatedly passed Goss on the
run-in 'after the service by clever cross
cpurt cuts, but Goss' steadiness again
won for him, despite' the handicap.
Immediately after 'their match of sin
gles, without resting, Goss and Lewis,
owe 15.3, took on Graham and Lumgair,
receive 5-6. Graham and Lumgair won
the first set, 6-4. The Handicap appeared
too severe, though Goss and Lewis played
raggedly. In the second set they played
with greater determination, and speedily
ran up the score to 4-0. Graham and
Lumgair then took three .games, largely
due to Graham's smashing at the net.
Goss and Lewis won the .set, 6-3. The
first game of the third set went to Gra
ham and Lumgair, "when darkness neces
sitated the -postponement bf the match.
Cheal and La Farge, 'scratch, defeated
Van Duzer and Thielsen receive 2-, 6-3,
6-0. Cheal and La Farge were- at their
best, and could not he stopped.
Tho following schedule wlll be carried
out today, weather-permitting:
,9:30 A. M Goss and Miss Goss, receive
2-6, vs. Andrews and Mrs. Baldwin,
scratch.
jll:30 A. M. L. B yWIclersham, receive
3-6, vs. McCraken, fecelye 30. ."
12 M. Lombard, receive. 15.3, vs, Brandt
Wlckersham, receive 5-6.
12:30 P. M. Goss and'LewIs, owe 45.3, vs.
Graham and Lumgair; receive S-6.
5 P. M. Goss owe,15.2, jte. winner of B.
Wickersham-Lombard. ,.
Letter and Miss Morse receive 3-6, vs.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, Receive 5-6.
Thlelsen, receive lfJJLvs. winner of Mc-Craken-L.
B. Wlckerahani
REV. SFARR FOUND GUILTY
VOTE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
"WAS 12 to 3 FOR CONVICTION.
Penalty Will Probably Be Expulsion
Will Be Known Today Other
Church Business.
ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 20. This morn
ing's session of the Oregon Conference
opened with devotional exercises led by
H. Gould, following which tne minutes of
the preceding session were read. The
usual routine of referring petitions and
communications was then gone through
with, together with the .continuation of
reports from the superannuated preachers.
At this time quite a rifile of excitement
was created by Rev. T. L. Jones introduc
ing a resolution asking the secretary of
the conference to state why all 'the evi
dence In the case of Dr. Cline -was not
forwarded to the judicial conference
which vindicated the latter at Minneapolis
last December. The explanation was that
it was purely an oversight on the part of
the secretary, at which Dr. Cllne ex
presse'd regret that this, the best evidence
he had, was not before the judicial con
ference, though enough, was before them
to show the outrage which had been per
petrated. Bishop Andrews quieted things
by shutting off the discussion.
Dr. Carroll, of New York, the secretary
of the Missionary Society, addressed the
body on the working of his organization,
and revealed the fact that during the past
year the income of the society from col
lections had amounted to the sum of
$1,376,000, making tho largest sum ever
given to missions in Its history.
Bishop Andrews announced the transfer
of Dr. A. ' N. Fisher, the editor of the
Pacific Christian Advocate, from the Cali
fornia Conference to this body, which was
received with approval by the members.
D.r. Fisher announced that he was an ex
pansionist, and the warm reception which
his remarks on expansion met -with clear
ly Indicated that, almost without excep
tion, the members of the conference hold
the same opinion as the editor of the Ad
vo'cate on that subject. '
Br. Dllle, representing the book depos
itory at San Francisco, made an address,
which was 'followed by the report of Dr.
T. B. Ford, the presiding elder of the
Eugene district, after which the confer
ence adjourned. , '
A packed house greeted l the exercises
of the Church Extension Society this
evening, L. E. Rockwell presiding. Able
a'ddresses were made by A. S. Mulligan
and; G. W. Gue, D. D.
Trial of Rev. Mr. Starr, of Portland.
'The trial of S. A Starr, D. D., of the
Sunnyslde church, Portland, which has
been In progress during the past two days,
In camera, In the First Baptist church
building, has absorbed the Interest of the
entire conference proceedings thus far.
The case has been regarded by the mem
bers of the conference as a most deplora
ble one, on account of the heretofore high
standing In church matters of the accused
and his connection with one of the his
toric Methodist families of the state. This
meeting of the select committee of 15, as
It Is called, has been presided over by
Bishop Andrews, and all of the written
evidence given before the Investigation
committee has been presented, and has
been followed by depositions taken since
that time. Rev. Mr. Starr has been as
sisting his counsel. Rev. M. C. Wire, D.
D., and Rev. Q. W. Grannls, in his own
defense, and has appeared before the com
mittee as a witness. Two new and Im
portant witnesses were called to give tes
timony Dr. Parsons, who was Rev. Mr.
Starr's "presiding elder when charges of a
kindred nature were made against him at
Dallas, Polk County, and George P. Ar
nold, pastor atRoseburg, who was Rev.
Mr. Starr's .predecessor at the Sunnyslde
church. Rev. Mr. Arnold's testimony
dealt with the alleged, existence 'of certain
factions in the Sunnyslde church, and opt
of which It is claimed 'by Rev. Mr. Starr
the conspiracy, as he calls it, has arisen.
Dr. Parsons, who was called as a witness
for the prosecution, proved a strong
witness for the defense before his testi
mony was finished. Rev. Mr. Starr has
made a strong defense for himself, greatly
aiding his counsel In the case. He occu
pied the witness-stand this afternoon for
about two hours, and was subjected to a
rigid cross-examination by the prosecu
tion. The committee adjourned at 6:15
o'clock, and resumed Its session at 7
o'clock. After the speeches of both the de
fense and prosecution were finished, they
withdrew from the room "and the commit
tee proceeded to ballot on the various
specifications contained in the charges,
and to hear the law in the case as laid
down in the discipline, expounded by the
bishop. The charges against the accused,
as presented to the select committee of 15,
and coming from the Investigating com
mittee of Sunnyslde church, were sus
tained by a vote of 12 to 3. Speeches were
then made by each member of the com
mittee regarding the penalty to be in
flicted on the accused minister, and three
ballots were taken on the penalties as
laid down in .the discipline, . whether to
suspend, deprive or expel him from his
ministerial functions. It Is understood
that the last-named penalty was decided
on, and will be reported to the conference
at the session tomorrow morning. The
committee, which has met behind closed
doors and In the strictest secrecy pos
sible, adjourned this evening at 10 o'clock,
after holding two day and two night ses
sions. REV. S. A. STARR'S TRIAI
Charnres Brought in Portland on
"Which He Was Suspended.
The trial of the Rev. S. A. Starr, D. D.,
formerly pastor of the Sunnyslde Meth
odist Church, Portland, before the com
mittee of 15 appointed by the annual con
ference now In session at Ashland, -will
be one of the most hotly contested and
sensational that has come up In minis
terial circles In Oregon for a long time.
It will probably rival in interest the trial
of Rev. J. F. DeVore. which took place
In the Taylor-Street Church, a great many,
years ago, when he was defended by
Rv. H. K. Hines. Dr. Starr is the son
of a pioneer preacher. Rev. L. M. Starr,
and graduated from the Willamette Uni
versity in the '70s, after which he took
a course in theology In ..the Drew Theo
logical Seminary. He received his degrees
from both Institutions. Shortly after
ward he was elected professor of the chair
of science In the Willamette University,
which position he held for 12 years, when
ho resisned to enter the active work of
the ministry. In the Oregon conference
he occupied the position of conference
treasurer, and was one of the committee
on examination of young ministers. There
was probably, before the charges were
made against him, no more prominent
minister In the Oregon 'conference than
he, and his opinions commanded respect.
Two years ago he was sent to the Sun
nyslde Methodist Church, and his first
year was very successful. The church
had been badly run down, but at the end
of the year it had picked up in all lines.
There was some opposition to his being
returned, but It was overcome, and a year
aso he was sent back to tho Sunnyslde
Church. All went well until about three
months ago, when very damaging re
ports, were circulated in the community
concerning the actions of Dr. Starr towArd
certain women in his congregation and
outside his congregation. While these
charges did not involve criminal actions,
yet rthey bordered very closely in that
direction. It was reported that he had,
attempted to take Improper liberties with
Mrs. Louise A McGregor. In fact, Mrs.
McGregor made this charge quite openly,
and the official boaTd, the church and
the community were very much stirred
up over,, the matter. She was .a member
of the Sunnyslde Methodist Church, of
which Dr. Starr was pastor; and she
charged that on two occasions when he
went to her house his actions were very
Improper.
Under the Methodist discipline charges
were preferred against Mrs. McGregoi
and she was put on trial before a com
mlttee of Methodists outside of the Sun
nyslde church. She made a very vigor
ous defense, it seems. The trial was
behind closed doors, and lasted for some
time. She Introduced the testimony of
about half a dozen women in the com
munity, some being members of the Meth
odist church, and some of the Congrega
tional church, which was very damaging
to Dr. .Starr. This gist of all this evidence
was that in some half a dozen cases he
had acted toward other women as he had
toward Mrs. McGregor. Some, If not all,
the women who gave their evidence In
this trial are -well known and respected
In the community, and It Is said" they ap
peared before tho committee ' with much
reluctance. It may be stated that the
evidence of Mrs. McGregor was practi
cally broken down, as It was admitted by
the ministers who afterward acted as a
jury, when it came to the preliminary
examination of Dr. Starr, it had no weight
whatever -with them in reaching a con
clusion; but the testimony of the othor
witnesses was so strongly corroborative
that Mrs. McGregor was acquitted. The
verdict, therefore, was practically that
she had told tho truth about Dr- Starr.
Then it became necessary that Dr. Starr
should stand trial, very much in the form
of a preliminary examination before a
committing magistrate, to see whether
there was sufficient evidence to hold him
for trial by the annual conference. By
request of the church., Dr. Starr ceased
preaching, and the presiding elder fur
nished a supply until the case should be
settled.
This trial was before a Jury of seven
Methodist preachers of Portland, and it
lasted a long time. It was conducted
carefully behind closed doors. Rev. G.
W. Gue, D. D., presiding elder, presided.
Rev. Gabriel Sykes, then pastor of the
Montavllla Methodist Church, waa tho
stenographer, and took all the evidence.
An attempt was made to have an out
sider, who would be disinterested, act as
reporter, and also a lawyer to conduct
tho defense, but this was denied, as none
but Methodists could take any part In
the proceedings. The testimony In this
trial was about the same as it was In
the former trial, only, it took a much
wider scope. There were more witnesses
placed on the stand. Dr. Starr conduct
ed his own defense, with much skill and
ability; but he could not break down the
evidence of so many witnesses against
him: but with it all there was no crimi
nal act proved against the pastor. Some
of the evidence is said to have been very
trivial, and had no weight In the case,
but on the whole the testimony is said
to have been very strong against Dr,
Starr for Imprudent conduct toward these
women.
The testimony of tho witnesses was to
the effect that he had fondled them in an
improiier manner. As was stated before,
these women gave their ovldence with re
luctance. They were loth to be dragged
Into a trial of that sort. Dr. Starr un
dertook to break down the force of their
testimony by showing inconslstencs-.
These alleged actions on his part had oc
curred some time ago, and it -was shown
that they continued to participate in
church services and church work after
ward, and had continued on friendly
terms with Dr. Starr; that they had Invit
ed him to call on them after the date
of the alleged Insult to them, and that,
until Mrs. McGregor made her charges,
they had kept quiet However, he was
unable to break the f6rce of the evidence,
and the verdict of the jury of Methodist
preachers all said to bo friends of Dr.
Starr was that of Imprudent conduct,
and he was suspended until there could
bo a hearing before the annual confer
ence. Since tho trial two ministers. Rev. A.
S. Mulligan and Rev. Gabriel Sykes. havo
said publicly that the evidence against
Dr. Starr was overwhelming, and that
there were many other women who could
havo given their evidence had they cared
to- do so. These two ministers said that
they went to the trial with the- hope that
ho would be 'vindicated; but, in the face
of the testimony of half a dozen respect
able women, outside of that of Mrs. Mc
Gregor, they had concluded that they had
told the truth, and they voted to find a
verdict of Imprudent conduct, because
of overwhelming evidence. The samo
evidence, they said, before a jury, would
hang a man.
On the other hand. Dr. Starr has some
strong, Influential friends, fully acquaint
ed with the nature and force of all the
evidence against him, who believe him
absolutely guiltless of wrong Intent, and
that the prosecution was hatched up by
a certain mischief-maker, who delights
In sensations, and who takes pleasure In
tearing down the character of others.
These friends have been standing up for
Dr. -Starr with muoh vigor, and they de
clare also that he has been and Is a vic
tim of a conspiracy to break him down.
There -will be a strong defense made be
fore "the trial committee. Dr. Starr Is
defended by Rev. M. C. Wire and Rev.
G. W. Grannls, two of the ablest men In
the Oregon conference, and they will ex
ert their utmost to clear their client. The
prosecution is represented by Rev. H. W.
Kellogg and Rev. Mr. Bennett, both of
Portland, and able men. The steno
graphic notes of the preliminary exami
nation will be used, and also other evi
dence, and the trial committee will likely
be busy all through the conference. Their
findings will go to conference, there to be
passed on. Then the defendant still has
an appeal to the general conference If ha
be found guilty.
FINE DAIRY MACHINERY.
G. G. Wickson & Co.. of Portland, have
a most complete exhibit of creamery and
cheese factory machinery at the State
Fair. Crowds Inspect the display. They
have In operation on the grounds an im
proved DIsbrow combined churn and
worker. W. H. Monroe, in charge of the
exhibit, has Installed a complete, up-to-date
butter factory. A steam turbine
Babcock milk and cream tester, of latest
make, attracts much attention. Its work
Is accepted In Government tests to de
termine the butterfat of milk or cream.
The commercial valuo of the products of
Fair prize-winners Is now being tested by
it The enterprise and preparedness of
Wickson & Co. establish them as the chief
dealers in dairy machinery In Oregon.
William Elder, Portland manager, Invites
all Interested to examine their stock at
Front and Alder streets.
THROUGH TOURIST EXCURSION
CARS TO THE EAST
Are operated from Portland over the
Oregon Short Line Railroad In connectldn
with the Union Pacific and the Denver &
Rio Grande lines, giving choice of routes.
These tourist sleeping cars run through
to Chicago and the East without change,
and are personally conducted excursions.
Which means that a special conductor is
in charge to look after the convenience
of passengers. For berth reservations
and further information apply to City
Ticket Office or address W. E. Coman,
general agent Oregon Short Line Rail
road, 142 Third street. Portland.
t
A DAY'S OUTING.
Those desiring, to "spend Sunday in com
fort should take the O. R. & N. train to
Bonneville Sunday and enjoy the mag
nificent scenery and cool breezes to bo
had tinder the pine trees at Bonneville.
Train leaves Union depot at 9 A. M. Re
turning, train reaches Portland at 4:30
P. M. The very low rate of E0 cents for
the round trip is still in effect. This rato
Is good on Sundays only.
"The best pill I ever used," Is tho fre
quent remark of purchasers of Carter's
Little Liver Pills. When you try them
you will say the same.
POOR MARKET FOR FRUFT
MUXER TELLS OF CHISA'a
GREAT POVERTY.
H. B.
He Has Visited Manufacturing Ss
tabllahments and Talcen Note
of Starvation Waes.
Henry E. Dosch has received a- letter
from H. B. Miller at Shanghai. Mr. .Mil
ler makes some observations about fruit
culture and Chinese poverty which, are of.
interest. He sayst
Consul-Genoral of the United States
of America, Shanghai, China, August 15.
I have been giving some attention to tho
fruit question here, and will write yod
what I have learned.
Peaches are quit plentiful, and fairly
good If picked when ripe. The Chinese
do not realize the difference between ripe
and green fruit, and seem to eat tho
hard, green fruit with the same relish
they do ripe, hence most of the fruit Is
green and unfit to eU. being many times
only half-grown. Good peaches could be
produced here, but the peachworm Is very
bad. and in. three-fourths of the peache3.
It is a worm that operates exactly like
the codlin moth, and looks like it. but
Is some smaller. It eats into the peach
anywhere and spoils the fruit, doing more
damage to the fruit than the codlin moth
does to the apple. So far as I can learn,
nothing Is done to destroy or check them.
The codlin m6th is also very bad In
pears and apples, and I cannot learn of
anything being, done to destroy them or
protect fruit against their ravages. All
the apples that I have seen are Inferior,
small and dry. Pear3 are also very in
ferior. ! have not yet had a chance to see
much of horticulture In China, but as
soon as It Is safe to travel In the country
I shall look Into It and write you.
They have a peculiar way of propa
gating by sprouting or rooting branches
instead of grafting. They tie earth about
a bud on a branch, and by -keeping it
moist it develops roots and Is cut off and
planted.
They started to establish an agricul
tural college and experiment station at
Nankin, the old capital of China, under
the Wing dynasty, on the Yangtse River,
but the appropriation has been cut off
before It got under way, and It failed.
Two Americans were at the head of it.
I shall try to make a 3tudy of the hor
ticulture of my district If I ever reach
my post, and take notes for future ref
erence. My district, Sze Chuen Province,
is- said to have horticulture developed
better than any other part of China,
growing oranges, lemons, apples, plums,
peaches, cherries, graprs. etc. I shall
hope to find some valuable things to send
you.
The only prune sold here is the Califor
nia French, and only a few. I do not
think a carload a year Is sold in China.
The prune Is primarily the food for tho
common people, where It Is consumed In
quantities.
I have been visiting the cotton and silk
mills, and looking up the matter of food
and -wages of the employes. Rice Is the
staple, a little bit or piece of meat or
fish goes with It at times. Green vege
tables and roots of every kind are used,
and occasionally a little natle fruit. The
average meal of a Chinaman will cost
from 1 to 2 cents, and In most case3 It
Is not above 1 cent. Watermelons, for
Instance, are plentiful and very good, but
a melon that costs 10 cents Mexlcnn, or
5 cents American, or gold, will be cut Into
100 pieces, and a Chinaman Is fortunate
who gets one little piece. The main street
food for the Chinese Is a cross between
a cucumber and a muskmelon. It Is about
the size of an, ordinary cucumber, and
looks much like It. It is tasteless to me,
and not palatable. It Is peeled and eaten,
seeds and all. The main thing with tho
average common Chinaman Is to get filled
up -on chow, and tho cheapest filling is
what they buy.
The common coolie gets from $4 to $3
Mexican per month, or fron $2 to $4 gold;
engineers and machinists, from $10 to $15
Mexican, or $5 to $8 gold pec month.
In the factories women, children and
men are employed. Children get from 5
to 10 cents Mexican per day, or from 3 to
5 cents gold. Men and women get from
20 to 24 cents Mexican, or from 10 to 13
cents gold per day. These are wages paid
here, where they are the highest In Chi
na. In the Interior they are much below
this. Mechanics work for 7 cents gold
and the others In proportion. A China
man could pay for a. pound of prunes a
day; but If that were enough to keep him
without housing er clothing, he would
have nothing for wife and bahfe3 and
babies are not scarce, as most Chinamen
have more than one wife The prune mar
ket must be amongst a class of people
whose wages are higher than the China
man's. No one who has never seen it can
conceive of the low standard and cheap
life of the Chinese.
It -is my constint prayer that the
American workingman may never have to
struggle with the hordes of Asia on tho
line of "survival of the fittest" in tti&
competition for existence. It la a life oC
dirt and fllth and poverty such as Amer
icans have never known. Horses are
more valuable than men here, and cannot
compete with them. The cost of horse
power Is more than man power, because
the same muscular force, animal power,
can be maintained on less food.
PERSONAL MENTION.
W. T. Wright, a banker of Union, la
at the Imperial.
N. J. Svenson. a mining man of Sump
ter, Is at the Imperial.
Tlllmon Ford, an attorney of Salem, is
registered at the Imperial.
S. E. Messenger, a Walla Walla wheat
raiser, is at the St. Charles.
J. A. Finch, a wealthy mining man of
Spokane. Is at the Portland.
Sheriff A. H. Huntington, of Baker
City, Is registered at the Imperial.
J. H. Johansen. a merchant of Seaside,
is at the Imperial, with his wife.
W. S. Byers. a Pendleton flouring mlH
man, Is registered at the Perkins.
J. D. McGowan. cannervman, of Asto
ria, is registered at the Perkins.
H. G. Thompson, 'a prominent railroad
man of Chicago, Is at the Portland.
Miss Sadie May Rabyor Is quite 111 at
her father's residence, 754 Lovejoy.
J. M. Church, a banker, of La Grande
registered at the Portland last evening.
A. Smith, a prominent citizen of Mc
Mlnnvllle. Is registered at the St. Charles.
J. T. Bridges, register of the United
States Land Office, at Roseburg, "3 at
the Imperial.
G. W. Cook and S. G. Johnson, of Alex
andria, Minn., are at the St. Charles
while obtaining pointers with a view to
locating In Oregon.
John GUman, of Worcester, Mass., pub
lisher of the Hotel Register, Is at the
Portland, accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Hellyar.
E. L. Conger and wife, of Pasadena,
CaL, registered at the Portland yesterday..
Mr.Conger is a brother of the American
Minister to China, and he Is on hi3 way to
Illinois for a visit.
Captain Day. Lighthouse Inspector, has
gone, on the Manzanlta. to make a tour
of Inspection of the light stations and
other aids to navigation In the district
south of the Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rothschild, or S3
North Seventeenth street, were madu
happy Wednesday night by the arrival of
a handsome baby girl, who came to make
a fourth member of their family.
NEW YORK, Sept 20. Northwestern
people registered at New Tork hotels to
day as follows: E. Milne and wife, of
Falrhavcn, at the Grand Union; K. Mack
intosh, of Seattle, at the Mackintosh; F.
H.-tMcSweeney, of Seattle, at the Metro
politan; Mrs. F. E. Hull, at the Grand
Union,
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