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THE MORNING OREGONLAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1900.
ANOTHER SAILOR FOUND
PATOHT IX BOARDING-HOUSE BY
'"bscrrKD states marshal.
k
Wo Recognized by His Captain i
Di Jfot Deny His Identity Of
tcers Pleasantly Received.
United States Marshal Houser and two
deputies searched the sailor boarding
lioustf of Sullivan, Grant & McCarron at
Second and Glisan streets last evening.
?Dhey "had "warrants for the arre'st of 46
snen. charged with deserting from British
vessels here. One man, Alfred Western
lund, -was identified by the master oftne
Genista and admitted that he belonged
to that ship, so the officers placed him
trader arrest. He left the Genista at As
toria he first night the ship was in the
xlver. He says he was given liquor and
the next thing he knew he was off the
chip. He has been in the hop district a
considerable part of the five weeks since
Jfe left the vessel.
T3he boarding-house people welcomed the
officers to their place, threw open the
doors for inspection of the premises and
5hen got about 25 men out and lined
them up on the sidewalk for examination
"by the representatives of the various ves
sels, who were on band to Identify
their respective men if any should be
Jund. None of the sailors for whom
search was being made came out for in
spection. Before the search was con
cluded oie "Of the officers discovered a
jnan on the roof, but when they managed
!to get up inside the bouse to see who
was on the roof, none could be found
there. Suspicion was directed to one room
that had not been searched, and when
the officers entered it they discovered
a sailor who had apparently tried to
.conceal himself under the bed. He was
taken out and proved to be Westernlund,
one of the men wanted. He made no
Attempt to deny his Identity.
Both Sullivan and Grant declared that
they had not known that "Westernlund
was a Genista sailor, or that he was con
cealed in the house.
.During the visit of the officers there was
a. free and not Ill-natured Interchange of
compliments between the vessel men and
agents interested in the isailors, and the
boarding-house masters. The boardlng
iiouse people bluntly admitted that they
would be fools to be caught harboring
members of the crews of the Genista or
Orealla. They said they knew where
tthere were SO. other sailors, intimating
that the men could be ready for service
when conditions should be propitious.
iUHIOK'S LOW VALUATION.
&ase&sor Brown. TliJnks It Should Be
Haiti ed.
Ben Brown, Assessor of Union County,
was In the city yesterday, on his return
Jrom Salem. The assessment Xor this
year, he said, was about completed, and
deputies Are engaged in figuring up totals
which Trill bring Union County's taxable
wealth to about $4,000,000.
"We must keep the valuation down, in
order to follow Multnomah County's ex
ample," he said, "as we don't want to
Jbear more than our share of the state
tax.
"Property has been assessed at about
one-third its cash value In Union County
this year, and this will bring the levy
up to 24 mills for state, county and school.
In towns like La Grande or Union the
levy will be 10 to 20 mills higher.
"It would look better if the valuation
was Taised all over the state and the
levy lowered, as this would show a great
er aggregate of .property values. Union
County's valuation had just as well be
$10,000,000 as $4,000,000, but the policy of
each bounty In the stae seems to be to
"ken-rAhe assessment down. This wxll
cause the state levy to laise accordingly,
and If each county persists In lowering
the valuation, the state levy is likely to
ultimately reach .20 mills, as the state
expenses must he paid. I think a State
Board of Equalization should attend to
this important matter, as the way affairs
are trending, there will be no system at
all in valuation and taxation of property,
and a great deal of dissatisfaction must
eventually result"
Mr. Brown thinks the La Grande sugar
industry is a great thing for Union Coun
ty, as it will cause a rise in the value
of beet-producing lands. Many tracts
which -a. few years ago were considered
almost valueless have risen to ?50
an acre, as a result of beet
growings These lands are now as
ssessed at $10 an acre. The era of
small farms has alreadj' begun, and fam
ilies have purchased tracts of five, 10 and
20 acres, where they are making a suc
cess of beet culture. This industry has
been tried on too large a scale in the
Grand Ronde "Valley to be profitable, as
some farmers started In to raise as many
as 300 acres. He believes Irrigation would
be a great help in raising beets on the
dry, level tracts of light soil, and think.
more attention will be given to artificial
watering as time passes.
There are as' many head of stock in
Union County as formerly, but they are
now owned in smaller bunches. The -settling
up of the country has'5 done away
with large bands of sheep and cattle, and
few of these now remain.
MUST 'stssriefETAOINNN O
DONE IN THE COURTS.
Case of Ejected Railroad Passen
ger. Attorney W, W. Cotton yesterday ar
gued before Judge Frazer 'that W. Bab
cock, who was put off a train of the O.
R. &' ?T. Co, at Troutdale, a homeseekers'
excursion ticket which he had being te
fused by the conductor, can only recover
toz a breach of contract. Counsel con
tended that It is not a case of tort under
which damages can be recovered from
the company for the alleged wrongful act
or Injury occasioned by the ejectment.
The court was inclined to favor this
position, but as the question is an Im
portant one. Judge Frazer consented to
allow Ed Mendcnhall, attorney for the
plaintiff, to submit further authorities
before rendering a decision.
The difference it makes to the plaintiff
whether he can sue only for a breach
of contract, instead of upon a tort, Is
that In the former case the fact that he
was put off the train will not be admis
sible as evidence tending to establish
damages, and he can recover only the
value of the ticket and interest and any
damages he may have suffered through
baving been delayed from continuing his
Journey and any loss consequent upon the
delay, etc
Petition in Bankruptcy.
John Gellatly, farmer, of Philomath,
Benton County, yesterday filed a petition
in bankruptcy In the United States Court.
His liabilities amount to ?7800; assets,
$6000. Mr. Gellatly remarked as he filed
the petition that It was the result of a
failure of crops when a man was on the
larlnk.
Court Notes.
The trial of George Dixon, the deed
forger, was set for October 3.
The trial of A. M. Springer for an out
rageous crime was set for October 17.
The trial of Fay Severe for the murder
of Emma Golden was set for October 25.
The trial of James Warren for the
xnurderof William Kirk was set for Oc
tober 11 by Judge George, yesterday.
Emmet1 KTealond, by his guardian, P.
G. Nealond, yesterday filed an answer
to the damage suit of William Spreltzer
by his father as guardian. Nealond de
nies that he shot the Spreltzer boy In
the left eye maliciously. He avers that
he was examining the air sun, and was
In theact of closing it when, without
any fault upon hia part, it was dis
charged, and Spreltzer, who was stand
ing near sideways, was, hit In the eye.
A bench warrant was Issued by order
of Judge George yesterday fortA. C
Froome, who was convicted some time
ago and fined $100 for practicing dentistry
without a license. ,He ' neglected to pay
the fine at the time, but agreed to do so
yesterday when telephoned to by the
Sheriff regarding the warrant.-
Judgment was rendered in the Circuit
Court in favor of John Maxwell against
the -boat Klickitat, and an order made
by Judge Sears directing the Sheriff to
make sale of the boat. The claims sued
upon by Maxwell are those of the ship
carpenters, Joiners, laborers and painters
for wages earned In the construction of
this boat for the Columbia Navigation
& Construction Company.
EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
Grading East Twenty-eigfHtb Street
Other Matters.
Contractor Wolf has a large force of
graders at work on East Twenty-eighth
street, between East Stark and York.
The force Is divided in two parts, one
working at the south end of the street
and the other at the north end. The
grading is progres.jlnir rapidly. Some of
the cuts are-very deep, averaging six feet
Low lots bordering on the street are be
ing filled up. The City & Suburban Bail
way Company has a large quantity of
ties-for use on the extension jof the rail
way to York street. No one seems to
know whether the railway will be' built
across Sullivan's Gulch or not, although
it is, said that It will be carried over to
the north bank.
Holla day Sewer Extension.
Work has been commenced on the Hol
laday sewer extension. It begins at the
corner of East Eleventh street, and Hol
laday avenue, and at East Thirteenth
street turns northward. Three blocks of
the deep trench has been dug. The main
portion of the conduit will be of stone and
brick. It will serve a wide district north
east of the Holladay Park. This Is tha
most extensive .sew ex work undertaken
since the completion of the Stmnyslde
system.
Street Improvements.
East Grant street, Stephens' Addition,
will be Improved between East Sixth and
Bast Twelfth streets, by graveling the
full width of the roadway. -Also Bast
Twelfth street will be Improved between
Hawthorne avenue and Clinton streets.
There is a cycle path on the east side of
East Twelfth street, one of the best In
the city, which will probably be destroyed
when the street Is tlmproved, cutting off
access to the Oregon City path.
Three Cars Ditched.
Three freight cars were ditched at Fdir
vlew Sunday, as the castbound freight
train was passing through that place. The
accident -was caused by a misplaced
switch. Only three cars of the long train
left the track. The O. R. & N. sent out
a. "wrecking train, and soon had the track
clear, without causing any delay of the
other trainsr ' The wreck called together
a considerable crowd of people from the
surroundings.
, Death, of a Farmer.
Samuel Erlckson, a well-known farmer
living near Sycamore, died Saturday at
his home after a short illness. He was 55
years old, and left a wife and several
children. He had lived in the neighbor
hood for a number" of years. The funeral
will take place tomorrow from the house,
and the cemetery near Damascus will be
the place of Interment.
East Side Notes.
The material for the Cone sawmill, at
Portsmouth, Is arriving from Troutdale,
and work of construction will commence
at once. Already some of the families
have arrived and taken up their abode in
that vicinity.
Policemen are not discriminating In
making arrests of wheelmen riding on the
sidewalks. Only the other day a promi
nent member of the Cycle Council was
caught riding on the sidewalk on the
East Side, well out where he thought
there could not be a policeman.
Arrangements will be made this evening
at the meeting of the McKlnley and
Roosevelt Republican Club at the office
of Justice "Vreeland, for the big rally next
Saturday night, at the hall on Union ave
nue and East Morrison street. A quartet
has already been secured, and-an interest
ing time is expected at the Saturday night
rvJly.
Dr. Wise, room 614, The Dekum.
PERSONAL MENTION,
J. W. Fletcher, a Dayton hopgrower, Is
at the St. Charles.
B. Matthews, a Heppner stockman, Is
at the St. Charles.
H. S. Sherard, a mining man of Baker
City, Is at the Imperial.
J. T. Tuffs, a Wolf Creek business man,
Is registered at the Imperial.
L. A. Porter, a merchant of The Dalles,
Is registered at the Imperial.
S. Normlle, a contractor, of Astoria,
Is registered at the Imperial.
Charles L. Willis and wife, of the
"Hindoo Hoodoo" company, are at the
Imperial.
C. H. Abernathy, a well-known hop
raiser, of Champoeg, registered at the
St. Charles yesterday.
E. L. Smlth, president of the State
Board of Horticulture, Is registered at
the Imperial from Hood River.
Frank J. Sladen has returned to New
Haven, Conn., to resume his studies at
Yale as a member of the junior class.
D. A. McCalister, Representative of
Union County, registered at the Perkins
yesterday, on his return from the State
Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Vosburg, of Du
Bols, la., are visiting Mrs. Vosburg's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. IC N. Sellwood,
at their home, 41 East Thirty-first street.
T. -J. 'Cottle, a former resident of Port
land, is registered at the Perkins from
Preston, Sonoma County, Cal. Mr. Cot
tle still owns 100 acres within Portland
city limits In the vicinity of Guild's
Lake.
George L. Baker left last night for
Baker City, where ho Intends to locate
permanently and assume the manage
ment of the Baker City Opera-House
and also to engage In business. He car
ries with him the best wishes of a host
of warm friends for his success in his
undertakings. Mr. Baker will return next
week for hls family.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Mr. H. Wit
tenberg called at the Eastern office of
The Oregonlan today. He is attending
the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast
Biscuit Company. Mr. A. G. Labbe, who
is en route for Williams College, was
also a caller.
IMPORTANT TO TOURISTS.
The Rio Grande Western has arranged
for another of ltz popular personally con
ducted tourist excursions. This will leave
Salt Lake City every Sunday evening,
and run into Chicago, via the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad. This arrangement gives
passengers, who have an objection to
traveling Sundays, an opportunity to pass
that day In the Mormon capital, and also
to attend the public services at the Tab
ernacle. The Rio Grande Western's oth
er excursions leave Portland Mondays,
over the Missouri Pacific and Chicago &
Alton; Tuesdays, over the Rock Island
route; Wednesdays, over the Burlington
route; Thursdays, over both the Burling
ton and Missouri Pacific and Alton.
For full particulars as to rates, and for
5leeping-car reservations, apply to J. D.
Monsfleld, general agent, 263 Washington
street, Portland."
After serious illness Hood's Sarsaparllla
imparts the strength and vigor so much
needed,
TO FILL THE VACANCY
NOMINATIONS FOR REPRESENTA
TIVE TO SUCCEED KNOTT.
Republican Method Will Be by Peti
tion and Ratification Citizens
Favorable to Committee. 4 T
The Republican candidate for Repre
sentative to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of A. J. Knott will b'e nomi
nated by petition of Individual electors
and the nomination will be ratified by
the city and county committee. If sev
eral Republicans seek the, nomination in
this way the committee will select the
one deemed to be best qualified. No de
cision has been reached by the Demo
crats, Mltchell-McBrldltes and Populist"?,
who, fused last June under the nameof
Citizens, as to the method tlrey will pur
sue. The present talk among their lead
ers is in favor of leaving the nomination
to the committee of five which named
the Citizens Legislative ticket for the
June election, and ratify the nomination
by an assembly of electors. This com
mittee consists of Judge Thomas O'Day,
W. E. Burke, John Montag, N. A. Peery
and Johnson White., ,
There .has been considerable doubt as
WILKIE C.
WHO WILL CONTEST IN THE PACIFIC COAST BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
"W. C. Dunlway, -who -will represent the Multnomah Club In the Pacific Coast billiard tour
nament, under tho auspices of the Olympic Club', of San Francisco, left last evening for Cal
ifornia. The tournament will begin on October 1. and tho few days remaining before that
time will be utilised by him In actho practice on tho regulation 5xl0 table. The competi
tion Is open to any amateur on tho coast in class B rank, except Mitchell, SIgourney, Heln
ecke and Wright, of San Francisco, who have "been transferred to class A because-of their
superior skill. A class A tournament -will also be held. In Portland Mr. Dunlway is-regard-cd
as the cleverest local amateur plajer, and has a flne Idea of tha theory of tho game,
as well as considerable technical mastery. He has been handicapped by practice on smaller
tables'than the regulation size, and during only the last couple of -weeks has he been ablo
to play on the largest table in Portland, 4jcP. Tho rames aro to be 14-lnch balkllno, two
shots In balk. The friends of Mr. Dunlway aro confident that he has an excellent chance of
winning tho prlzo trophy offered.
to tho legal method to be pursued, and
tho Republicans, to be safe, decided upon
nomination by petition and subsequent
ratification by the city "and county com
mittee. When Senator Simon resigned
In 1898, Dr. S. E. Josephl was nominated
by the city and county committee to suc
ceed him. The certificate filed by Chair
man Mackay and Secretary Bancroft cer.
tlfied that the committee wap, by vote,
and resolution of the city and county
convention of 1S9S, "duly authorized, em
powered and directed to fill any vacancy j
caused by reason of death, withdrawal or ,
refusal to accept the nomination of sam
convention, and any vacancy In any of
the offices in said county that may occur
prior to the meeting of the Republican
City and County Convention to be held
in the year 1900, by death, resignation or
otherwise." The certificate further stat
ed that Senator Simon, who had been
nominated by the convention of April,
1838, and elected In June, 1S9S. had re
signed. This year the case Is somewhat
different. Representative Knott, who
died, was not nominated by the Repub
lican City and County Convention, and
the committee could not legally certify
that the vacancy created by his deatn
pertained to an office for which a Repub
lican had originally been nominated and
to which he had been elected- For this
reason, tho committee decided that the
nomination by petition would be safer
and not so burdensome as primaries and
a county convention.
Probably there will be no active can
vass for tho Republican nomination until
after Governor Geer Issues the writ for
the election. The so-called Citizens, or
anti-Republicans, have several persons In
view, but so far as outward appearances
go havo not decided upon any one. Among
those mentioned for the nomination are
John B. Coffey, a merchant tailor; C. E.
S. Wood, a noted anti-Imperialist lawyer,
and W. A. Storey, who. It will be remem
bered, was at one time Mayor of Portland.
DILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estnte Transfers.
James Gammans to Laura M. Gam
mans, lot 6. block 1. Clifford's Ad
dition; lot 4, block 15, Subdivision In
Proebstel's Addition; lots 3 and 4,
block 2; lots 1 and 2. block 3; lot 3,
block 4: lots 11, 12, 17 and 18, block
5; lots 1 and 2. block 6; lots 7, 8, 15,
16. 19 and 20 block 7; lots, 3, 4,
7. 8. 19 and 20, block 8, Edgemont,
March 16. 1897 ? 1
Security Savings & Trust Co , to G.
G. Gammans. lot 6, block 17, Wil
lamette Heights, August 28 1
Sheriff, for Jane Clayson and Hus
band, to Albert Fehrenbach, lots 1
to 9, Inclusive, and 22 to 30, Inclus
ive, block 1. Alberta, September 14. 950
William Henry Eggleston and wife to
Claud J. Eggleston, 41xP0 lot 9,
block 5, Alblna Addition, September
18 225
Matilda Marks and Sophia Rebecca
Wolff to James Dickson, undivided
one-half lot 6, block 139, Couch's Ad
dition August 2S 1
James Smallbone to Henry H. Davis,
lots 9 and 10. block 12. Willamette
Addition, September 21 23
Nelson A. Bossing and wife to K. E.
Sloan, lots 7 and 8. block 15, Smith's
Subdivision, East Portland, Septem
ber21 w 2000
Bnildinfr Permits.
B. B. Rich, two-story dwelling, Marshall
street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth;
?4000.
L. R. Train, two-story dwelling. East
Burnslde, between East Eighteenth and
East Twentieth; $2000.
Deaths.
September 21 A. Kobayaskl," 34 years,
Japanese; typhoid fever.
September 22 William Grooms, 77 years,
203 Twelfth street; chronic cystitis. . .
September 22 Lewis' Broughor 74 years,
from Spokane, St.-VfncentTs ""Hospital;.
Bright's disease.- , .
.September 20 Richard .WBowman49
years, from Ohio; tuberculosis.
September 22 John Fitzgerald, 4S years,
County' Hospital; "mitral regtffg'ftatlori.
September 23 Frederick Harvey,. 2 years,
347 Grand avenuefjaccidental poisoning.
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Contagions Diseases.
(Herbert Wentwcwth, East Thirty-sixth
street, Sunnyside; smallpox,
Herman- and Freda Frederick, East
Twelfth and East Clay streets; small
pox. Marriapre licenses.
' C. Lindstrom, aged 28, Chehalis County,
Washington, Lagertha Nelson, aged 21;
Frederick M, Branch, 32, Helen R. Hack
ett, 36.
HELPS EASTERN OREGON,
O. R & X. Presents Its Exhibit to
Pendleton.
The O. R. & N. Co. was well represent
ed at the recent Pendleton street fair
and carnival. Officers of the company
who attended were R. B. Miller, assist
ant general freight agent; A. A. Morse,
contracting agent; R. C. Judson, indus
trial agent; R. Rums, general agent, and
R. McGahey, traveling freight agent at
Walla Walla, and F. T. Wamsley, local
agent at Pendleton. On Saturday, the last
day of the fair,' Mr. Judson wrote the Xol-
DUNIWAY.
lowing letter to Dr. C. J. Smith, presi
dent of the carnival: t -
"Learning that the Commercial Club
of your city Intends to put up a perma
nent exhibit of grains and grasses to'
further immigration at this point, I wish
you would present our entire grain ex
hibit new installed In your street fair
to the Commercial Club, with tho com
pliments of the traffic department of the
O. R. & N. Co., with a hopo that It may
bo of much benefit to you."
Tho. offer was thankfully accepted by
Dr. Smith on behalf of the people of Pen
dleton. An important concession was made by
the O.' R. & N. Co. to tho creameries on
Camas Prairie, which have been endea
voring for some time to find a market
in Portland for their butter. Rates, how
ever, had been against them. The haul
ing charge from Camas Prairie to Pen
dleton was 1 cent a pound. From Pen
dleton to Portland the express rate was
2 cents a pound, while the railroad
freight rate was 95 cents per 100 pounds,
with a charge of 65 cents per 100 for re
turning the packages. When the Port
land excursion reached Pendleton Sat
urday the Camas Prairie creamery pro
prietors hunted up W. B. Glafke and ex
plained tho situation to him. He in turn
took them to R. B. Miller, assistant gen
eral freight ajrent of the O. R. & N.,
and represented that the best solution of
the matter would be for the railroad com
pany to give the Pacific Express Com
pany full sway In the butter business. Mr.
Miller agreed, and Informed H. Beck
wlth, route agent of the express company,
that he could make rates with the Idea
of. drawing the Camas Prairie business to
Portland. Mr. Beckwlth said that a rate
of V& cents a pound and 5 cents each on
packages was satisfactory to him, and
that- be would make recommendations
to that effect to the head officers of his
company. This proposed rate will be ef
fective until February 1, after which the
matter of a reduction to 1 cent will be
taken up. The 1-cent rate will depend
upon the condition of the butter market
and other trade factors.
Eastern Oregon 'is making considerable
advancement In dairy production, and
now that the Camas Prnlrlo country has
got into the Portland market, other parts
of the eastern section may be expected
to look for an outlet this way.
Went Off With n Bijr Noise.
Antelope Herald.
Land Commissioner Hermann was at
Corvallls last Saturday, and fired a good,
big gun In the Presidential campaign. In
cidentally, Mr. Hermann is carrying with
him a "gatling 'gun," which he fires Jn
his own campaign for the United States
Senatorship, whenever an occasion pre
sents Itself. This Senatorial race prom
ises to he an 'interesting one from many
standpoints With the Mitchell and Mc
Bride forces for McBrlde, the Corbett,
and Commissioner Hermann muddying
the waters for all of them, the Legislat
ive hajls during the next session of the
Legislature will be a flne school for the
aspiring young politician who wants to
learn all the "tricks of the trade."
0
Also If He Is Not.
East Oregonlan.
We'are told that "if, Bryan is elected we
will go to the devil." Those who think
this are well along on the road already,
so they should not care. Every mind Is
endowed 'wltfi, power to , create his own
kind of devi.,as best becomes his fancy
and environment The man who feels
well toward others Mentlrely free from
devils himself. Those Swho attribute dev
ils to' -others rare most frequently pos
sessed of devils. c ' "
HIGH OFFER IS REJECTED
HALE WOOD WILL NOT TAKE CHAR
TER AT 51S 3D.
Bigrsest Offer Xor Many Years From
Portland Loaded Ships Are Get-
ingr Away From Port.
It was reported yesterday that the-British
ship Halowood, which came to the
Columbia JRiver seeking and Is now lying
at Astoria, had been offered a wheat
charter to the United Kingdom at 51s 3d,
and had declined It. The particulars of
the offer could not be ascertained. This
is the price her .master has been holding
for, and the rejection of It shows that he
expects even better than the 51s 3d. Tho
Kalewood Is the only disengaged ship in
the river. The upward tendency in char,
ters is so strong that Chese figures occa
sion little surprise. The high rates have
the effect of making the wheat mrarket
weak. The price from San Francisco is
quoted at 45s id.
The British ship Riversdale completed
her load yesterday, and will sail without
waiting to fill her crew, from which, three
men have deserted. She will go down the
river today or tomorrow. The Italian
ship Ellsa has also completed her load o
grain for Delagoa Ray. The Australia
Is on her way down the river, and will
go to sea witb three less men in her crew
than she brought ( to port.
WORK ON NEW BOATS.
Poor Snips Are Under Way at the
Johnston Yard.
' At the Johnston boatyard, Hawthorne
avenue and East Water street, work has
Just started on a big barge for Hosford
Bros., which will be 130 feet long, 33&
beam, and 8 feet depth of hold. It
will -be used for transporting paper, lum
ber and other articles. Some of the tim
bers for the frame have been cut out
and the hull will soon be laid out In the
boatyard.
In this same yard the propeller for
Jacob Kamm and others are nearlng com
pletion. There has been much delayjph
account of the machinery not belngfre
celved. The engines, which were shipped
from New York yesterday, will be of.,300
horse-power. The boiler Is being built
In Portland. While this handsome craft
was not built for speed, It It thought she
will glide through the water very rapidly.
With a 500-horse power engine she would
be speedy. Her hull, as she .stands In
the shipyard, excites the admiration of
steamboatmen for her symmetrical pro
portions. In the yard south of East Clay street
the flne tug, built for the Nehalem Lum
ber Company, Is being made ready for
launching. This tug Is regarded as one
of the finest craft of the kind built in
any of the Portland boatyards. Alongside
the tug is the frame of 'a big barge for
the same company. It Is 140 feet in length.
There has been a considerable shortage
of men In the shipyards, while work has
been In progress on the Thrya, but now
that the transport has been fitted out and
moved away, a large number of carpen
ters will be released for other work.
FIFTY VESSELS MISSING.
French. War Vessel Searching tor
Distressed Craft.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 24. More than
50 French vessels from St. Pierre are still
missing as the result of the recent gale
and much alarm Is felt for their safety.
Many, doubtless, are disabled, but it Is
almost certain that others have found
ered. The French flagship Isley has been
ordered from the treaty shore, It Is re
ported here, to cruise over the Grand
Banks with a view of learning the extent
of the disaster and of assisting any ves
sel requiring help.
Glcno&lc Libel Snit Testimony.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 24. Hearing of
testimony in the libel suit In admiralty
of the Puget Sound & Alaska Steamship
Company against tho steamship Glenogle
for sinking the steamer Kingston In Ta
coma harbor In April, 1899, was begun to
day before S C. Bridges, sitting as special
Commissioner. The suit Is for $100,000
damages.
i Steamer Burned at the Wharf.
TACOMA, Sept. 24. The steamer Crest,
running between Tacoma and Gig Harbor,
burned at the wharf at the latter place
this morning. She was a new boat, cost
ing ?10,000, and had been In service about
three months. Hunt Bros, were the own-
New Steamer for Connille.
It Is reported that Captain Robert Fred
erick and Chris. Long have purchased a
small steamer In Alaska for 518.000, which
they will 'place on the Coqullle-San Fran
cisco route, says the Marshfield Sun.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Sept. 24. Condition of the
bar at 4:30 P. M., rough; wind, north
west; weather, hazy. Sailed at 11 A. M.
Steamer Del Norte, for San Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 21. Sailed Schoon
er Abble, for Coos Bay; schooner Maria
B. Smith, for Port Gamble. Arrived
Steamer City of Puebla, from Victoria;
ship Tacoma, from Nushagak; ship Ori
ental, from Bristol Bay; schooner Viking,
from Coos Bay.
Seattle Arrived Sept. 22 Ship Iroquois,
from Honolulu. Sailed Sept. 22 United
States ship Lawton, for Cape Nome.
Honolulu Sailed Sept. 14 Ships Invin
cible and J. B. Brown, for Puget Sound.
To .sail Sept. 13 Ships Florence and
Standard, for Tacoma.
Port Blakeley Arrived Sept. 22 Schoon
er Peerless, from Ventura.
Port Gamble Arrived Sept. 23 Ship Star
of Italy, from Port Townsend.
Honolulu To sail Sept. 15 British ship
Kllmory, for Oregon; German ship Phil
adelphia, for Oregon.
Port Townsend Arrived Sept. 23 Bark
General Fajrchild, front" Honolulu. Sailed
Steamer Al-,Ki, for Skagway.
Kaanapall Arrived prior to Sept. 5
Bark Highland Light, from Tacoma.
Boston, Sept. 24. Sailed Peruvian, for
Glasgow.
Inlshowen Head, Sept. 24. Passed Nu
midian, from Montreal for Liverpool.
Gibraltar, Sept. 24. Sailed Ems, from
Genoa and Naples for New York.
Bremen, Sept. 24. Arrived Trave, from
New York via Southampton.
New York, Sept. 21. Arrived Menomi
nee, from Liverpool.
Bryan's Gratitnde.
Tacoma Ledger.
The dignified Richard Olney, the open
mouthed Bourke Cockran and other Gold
Democrats who with blushing apologies
have come back into the Bryan camp
must be elated at their reception. When
Bryan found they were with him, he ac
knowledged It with all tho grace of a cow
on skates. He said:
"I am. glad to get back the old Demo
crats who wandered away. If I had
known that so many were coming back,
I would have made arrangements to have
py. -"T" 7.
BORDEN S
BRAND
CONDENSED MILK
had "manufactured a largo number of
candy fatted calves to give to those who
were returning, as evidence that the prod
igal s welcom eat holme."
Bryan 'would not even have the calves
made of taffy. He chose to greet with a
slur and a sneer these men who had
risked much. They had exposed them
selves to the ridicule of all thinking people-
Despising Bryanlsm. they had for
the sake of the party whose livery Bryan
has borrowed decided to vote for the Ne
braskan. He needed all the support they
could give, and more, and yet an Insult
was their welcome.
Bryan seems to have become crazed by
the realization of his own greatness, as,
magnified many, fold, it appears to him
self. He has thrown aside logic. scorn3
fact, and now flouts those who at per
sonal sacrifice would be us friends.
MRS. LEASE FOR M'KINLEY,
Kansas Woman Confirms Report of
Political Change.
Chicago -Tribune, September 21.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease, formerly of
Kansas, but now of New York, yesterday
announced formally that she is going to
take the stump for McKlnley, Roosevelt,
and expansion. She is at the Palmer
House having a conference with Senator
Hanna at the Republican headquarters.
Incidentally she took occasion to .pay her
compliments to Mr. Bryan, Mr.. Stevenson,
and the Democratic party in general. She
will not begin her campaign work until
she has finished a course of 10 lectures
under a contract with the Redpath Ly
ceum bureau, but this engagement will
soon be disposed of, and then Mrs. Lease
will proceed .to set the prairies of Kan
sas and Nebraska afire with her elo
quence. "I am with the Republican party now,"
she said, "primarily for the reason that
as I take it the issue has resolved itself
Into the old issue of Copperheadism ver
sus Republicanism, and as the daughter
of an old union soldier I feel that my
place Is with the Republican party. The
Democratic party is still anchored to the
obsolete and worm-eaten doctrine of state
rights. It is a party of negation and
obstruction purely, with no Issue except
that of retrogression and opposition to
Republicanism.
Her Idol Fallen.
"Mr. Bryan well. I thought him a sin
cere man four years ago, a man devoted
to a principle and with the courage to
maintain it In the face of all opposition.
But, alas, events have forced me to the
sorrowfur conclusion that my erstwhile
Idol Is simply an ordinary man with an
abnormally developed Presidential bee in
his bonnet, whose seductive hums have
made him forget principle, consistency,
and duty to his country and fellow-man.
"It really makes one sad who believed
In his sincerity four years ago to com
pare his fearless and consistent utter
ances then with his cheap demagoglsm
of today. I have heard even some of his
followers say that his present speeches
did not seem to ring as true as those of
four years ago and that he failed to
Impress them as he did then. This is
simply due to the fact he Is talking what
he does not believe In his secret heart.
"At the same time I do not believe he
has any great hope of succeeding this
year. His game is to become one of tho
new Senators from Nebraska, believing
he can in this way keep himself before
the public eye until the elections of four
years hence. He is going to remain in
Nebraska during the greater part of tho
campaign for this reason, and from what
I know already of public sentiment In
that state I think his resolution Is a wise
one, for the people of that state are
not with him in his anti-expansion policy.
They are for expansion because they
realize the manifest benefits It Is going
to bring not only to their state but to
the whole country.
"Same Old Copperheadism."
"To my mind this anti-expansion or al
leged Imperialism policy of the Demo
cratic party, presents the most un
patriotic, un-American, unwise issue
from a purely material point of view that
has ever come before the people of .this
country. There Is, of course, one excep
tion, the Issue presented In '61, but It Is
the same old spirit, the same old cop
perheadism of that day which 13 now
demanding the Indorsement of the Ameri
can people. Expansion has come as a
natural development and has come to
stay. The people of Nebraska and the
West generally are progressive, intelli
gent people, and they are not with Mr.
Bryan on this Issue. Neither are they
frightened by his 'bogey' of militarism
which he Is trotting out for the special
delectatlpn of the German-Americans. H
Is not making the Impression on their
minds he thinks he Is when he talks
about the hardships It Is working on their
fellow-countrymen at home.
"I hear Adlal Stevenson spolcen of
as a real nice old gentleman, and
I presnme he is, bnt I remember liim
as one of those who were firing on
onr troops in the rear in the stormy
rtays of '01, a 'Knight of the Golden
Circle,' and he seems to be at his old
tricks now. I tell yon this so-called
antl-Imperlnllstlc fight of today is
simply a connterpnrt of the Copper
head fight of 'Gl, and, as then, It was
the Rcpnblicnn party which was
fighting for enlarged liberty and a
better civilization in the front ranks,
with a Democratic enemy both in
front nnd in the renr, so It is now.
I don't believe the American people
are going at this late date to change
front on this question."
Idaho Notes.
It Is reported that Upper Crane, Creek
ranges are very dry, and that the stock
there Is getting poor.
Voters at Payette are reslgterlng very
slowly. Only about 220 out of 450 voters
have given In their names thus far.
It Is reported that grain Is now coming
Into Kamlah from Nez Perces Prairie at
the rate of 200 wagonloads per dav.
Five petitions from Idaho for rural
freo delivery of malls are pending. One
of these is for another route out of Boise.
A carload of barbed wire has been re
ceived at Nampa, to be used for fenc
ing the right of way of the Idaho North
ern, Railroad.
The wool clips of Fraser & McAfee,
John D. Springer and William Allison,
aggregating 1,000,000 pounds, have been
consigned to the firm of R. Edwin Jonas,
of Boston.
Farmers have begun work on the road
from Stuart to the Big Bend country,
which they expect to finish In 10 days
It Is estimated that 100,000 bushels of
grain will be hauled over this new road
thl3 Fall.
Freighters report several Inches o
snow at the Hump. About four Inches
.of snow fell at the Mountain House, be
tween Stuart and Elk City, Tuesday,
and Is making It disagreeable for the
freighters.
A new mall route has been established
between Stuart and Syrlngla, a postofHce
18 miles up the Middle Fork. Heretofore
the mail has been carried by way of
Grangevllle. The change will save a dis
tance of 40 miles.
The Government survey of the Snake
River from Lewiston to Riparia Is com-
n
NURSING
AND GENERAL
SEND FOR
"BABIES"
A BOOK FOR
MOTHERS. fA
Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New '"k.l
pleted. Engineer Gilham and his party
have been employed. In the work for tho
past seven weeks and have made a moat
comprehensive survey of the river.
The work on the extension beyond Cam
bridge progresses. Wilkerson & Thomp
son, the contractors have taken hold of
the. work in the most energetic manner.
The new commissary building -is com
plete and the Immense amount, of ma
terial, tools and supplies are stored in
an. orderly manner. Two camps are al
ready established and between 300 and
400 men are busy with the work, qf construction.
Bryan's Hobby of Alternn,tives.
Tacoma Ledger.
Mr. Bryan Is fond of asserting alternative
propositions. An alternative is a choice
0,two. thlnSs either one of which Is pos
sible but incompatible with the other.
There Is no middle course open In a. strict
alternative. It Is needless to say that'the
assertion of alternatives Is a rather pre
sumptuous undertaking. There are very
few alternatives to be met with in real
life, for ordinarily as many courses are
open to a man or a nation as there are
spokes radiating from the hub of. a wheeL
The man who can only perceive two al
ternatives may prove to possess very de
ficient sight.
Wonld Give Them Up.
Palouse Republic.
By the way, what does Bryan propose t
do with the Samoan island that recently
came under American control? Reports
show that the natives are more prosper
ous now than ever before, but this should
make no difference with an antf-lmperl-allst.
DAILY 3D3TEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTIiAND, Sept. 24. 8 P. M. Maximum
temperature, 62; minimum temperature. 40;
river reading at 11 A. M.. 2.7 feet; change la
tho past 24 hours. 0 00; total precipitation. 5
P. IT. to 5 P, AI.. 0 00; total precipitation
since Sept. 1. 1000. 1.03 Inches; normal pre
cipitation since Sept. 1. 1000, 1.24; excess
0 60 Inch; total sunshine Sept. 23, 1:24; pos
sible sunshine Sept. 23. 12.00.
Pacific Coast Weather.
S Z Wind. "
. s-i $ 2 ?
STATIONS. I 9 f 5
3 a' a 2. S
- - r ?
Astoria !800.00l 8W
Pt, cloudy
Cloudy
Rain
Cloudy
uaner Jliy .........
Bismarck ..........
Boise
Eureka ..............
Helena ..............
Kamloops, B. C......
Neah Bay
Pocatello
Portland
Red Bluff
Roscburg
Sacramento
San Francisco
Spokane
o.oiii:
NW
O20 2
60 0.001 It
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
"VV
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OOO
0 00
E
N
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Clear
Cloudy
Vt. eloudv
0 0O
0 00
0.00
(Clear
NW
N
W
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NW
0 00
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Clear
Pt. cloud)
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OOOi
0 00
Seattle
0.00
"Walla Walla 1580.02lt
NE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The severe storm central over North Dakota
yesterday evening has moved southward to Ne
braska. The pressure Is highest over Western
Montana and over Northwestern Washington.
Light rains have fallen during the last 13
hours In Eastern Oregon and Southeastern
Washington. Elsewhere In the North Pactfla
States fair weather has prevailed. Tho tem
perature continues unseasonably cool over the
Northern States west of the Mississippi Rlvpr.
It has risen slightly In Oregon and Washing
ton; elsewhere It has fallen. Tho Indications
are for fair and warmer weather in this dis
trict Tuesday.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for tho 28 hours
ending at midnight Tuesday Sept. 23t
Oregon Fair and warmer; winds mostly
northerly.
Washington Fair; warmer In ast portion;
west to north winds.
Idaho Fair and warmer; winds mostly north
erly. Portland and vicinity Fair and warmer;
wind mostly northerly.
AUCTION 3AI.ES TODAT.
Furniture, etc., at salesroom, 411 Wash
ington St., 10 AM. S. L. N. Oilman, auc
tioneer. MEETING NOTICES.
A. & A S. RITE. MULT
NOMAH COUNCIL OB KA
DOSH. NO. 1. Regular nest
ing this evenlns at 8 ocloclE.
Work In 30th degree. 3y
order VEN. MASTER.
HALL OP INDUSTRY LODGE, NO. 8. A.
O. U. VT. Brothers, take notlco and assembls
at Iodgerooms tomorrow ("Wednesday) afternoon
at i:30 o clock, rrom wnence we win .proceed
in a body to the chapel of the undertaking
parlors of Edward Holman & Co . Fourth and
Yamhill sts . to conduct the funeral ceremonies
of our late brother. Jamas K. Price. Brothers
of slater lodges requested to meet with us.
L. A. WHITCOMB. Master Workmaa.
Attest: JOHN W. PADDOCK. Recorder.
FORESTERS OF AMERICA. Attention I All
members of Court Multnomah. No 3. are no
tified to attend the funeral of our late brother,
M. Hochfold. from residence. 231 Grant St..
today. Meet at G. A. R. Hall. First and Tay
lor sts.. 130 P. M. sharp. Fine of $1 for non
attendance. All members of the order Invited.
M. KLAPPER, F. S.
M. ROGAWAT, C. R.
PORTLAND LODGE. NO. VS. A.
F. & A. M. Special communica
tion this (Tuesdav) evening at 7'30.
Work In the Master Mason's de
rrm Vlltlncr brethren walcnme.
By order of tho W. M. I. W. PRATT. Sec.
ELLISON ENCAMPMENT, NO. 1. I. O. O.
F. Regular meetlns this (Tuesday) evening
at 7:30 o'clock. Work In the Royal Purple de
gree. Visitors welcome.
R. OSVOLD. C. P.
S. GRUTZE. Scribe.
WASHINGTON CHAPTER. NO. 18.
R. A. M Special convocation this
evening at 8 o'clock sharp. P. M. and
M. E. M. By order of
rrRAnr.ns htissey. C P-
Attest: CHARLES TTHEELEK, Sec
MAnitlED.
HUCKABAT-GARRISON At Forest Grove.
Sept. 22. John M. Garrison's daughter. Ethel
Gertrude, to Elbert Shearer Huckabay. Both
are students of T. A. & P. U.
. i
l!OHi.
WARREN Sept. 23, to the wife of Percy
Warren, a son.
DIED.
"WILLIAMS At his residence. 200 Sellwood st .
Upper Alblna. T. K, "Writams. aged 63
years, a. native of New York, a ptoneer of Or
egon. 1852. Notice of funoral later.
r.
EDWARD HOLMAN. Undertaker, 4th
and Yamhill sts. Rena Stlnson. lady
assistant. Both phones No. UOT.
Klnlex, Kimball & Co.. Undertaker.
Lady assistant. 37S Third st. Tel. O.
F. S. Dnnnlnir, Undertaker. 414 East
Alder. Lady Assistant. Both- phones.
Floral pieces j cat flowers. Clarke
Bros.. 289 Morrison. Both phones.
XEW TODAY.
Foreclosed Properties
At bargains and on easy terms. W. H. FEAR,
Chamber of Commerce.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property.
H. LIVINGSTONE. 224 Stark st.
Mortgage Loans
Os Improved city and farm property, st luwwt
current ratti. Building loans. Insudlmaat
loans. Uicnuitir A BIrrH. 311 Woreatar Slk.
$100 REWARD
Is offered for the apprehension and conviction
of the murderer or murderers of H. R. Dlckel.
Minerva Lodge. No. 10. I. O. O. F. By order
or Emil Frey, N. G.
A
5 MORTGAGE LOANS-5
On approved Portland city real estate.
Title Guarantee &, Trust Co.
1 Chomser of Commerce,