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THE MOBNING, OKEGONIAN, SATUEDAY SEPTEMBER &, 1900. OR CRIMINAL LIBEL Captain Hearn, of the Genista, Under Arrest JACK GEANT IS THE COMPLAINANT Another Kore la tho Sailer Berd-lac-HouBO Cozitrenrersy Or Ac count of PrzbllalieA Isterriew. Cftptnln Hesrn, master -of the British ship Genista, was arrested on his ship about midnight Thursday on an. informa tion chargtac him -vrtth criminal libel of John Grant, the sailor boarding-house nm. 3he information on.Tvhich the warrant of arrest was Issued alleges as follows: "The said John Doe Hearn, on the 16th day of September, 1903. in the City of Portland, County of Multnomah, State of Oregon, then and there being, did then and there maliciously and feloniously by means other than words orally spoken cause to be published of and concerning another, towit, John. Grant, certain false and scandalous matter in The Sunday Or egonlan, towit: 'If we can't get these Judges to do as we want we will hate Judges that will with intent then and there to injure and defame him, the said John Grant Deputy Sheriff S. W. Marks went to As toria to serve the warrant. It was about midnight when "Paddy Iynch rowed the officer out to where Ihe Genista was an chored in the stream. Three hundred yards away the boat was challenged, and the response was that there was a man on it who desired to see the captain. The boat was then allowed to move along side the ship and Captain Hearn, who had just turned in, was notified that some one wanted to see him. He came on deck and the Deputy Sheriff served the warrant Deputy "United States Marshal Morris was in charge of the ship, but he did not deem it his duty to interfere with the arrest of the captain, his business be ing to look out for the ship and not to control its officers. The Deputy Sheriff was given the after cabin, and all turned in till morning. After breakfast aboard the vessel the officer brought the captain to Portland. Here Captain Hearn ap peared before Justice "Vreeland and de posited $300 cash bail for his appearance this morning for examination. The statement to which exception was taken was quoted in an interview pub lished in The Sunday Oregonian, Septem ber 16, as follows: "When I "went to see Grant," said Captain Hearn, ""he demanded $105 for each man. I .was surprised, and repeated the sum after him to make sure I understood it. " 'Yes,'' he explained, 'the month's advanco of $30 to bo charged to each man and $75 for each man to be paid by the owner of your ship And this offer will be rood only till 4 o'clock this afternoon. After that the figures will go up.' ""Of course this was not satisfactory, and wo talked the matter over a little, and the legal phase of tho matter was touched upon, when Grant said: ' 'If wo can't get these Judges to do as we want, we -will have Judges that will.' " Tho Genista had made arrangements to go to sea at 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing. Captain Hearn says he has no doubt that the purpose of the arrest was to de lay his ship when she was ready to de part, else it would have been made 10 days ago. He made final preparations Thursday to go to sea and saw that his movements were watched with, much in terest by Astoria boarding-house run ners. This convinces him, he says, that this move was only to annoy him and hold his ship, which had secured a crew outside sailor boarding-house channels. The Genista had 2S men aboard, two less than she left New York with. One died at sea and one was discharged and sent to hospital here. But he had six more men than the full complement required by law, having replaced deserters without paying the advance or any "blood money." Overtures for Settlement. "The sailor baordlng-house men have made overtures for a settlement of this difficulty," said Mr. Burns, of Balfour, Guthrie & Co , "but they accompanied, Jhelr proposal with a condition that could not be accepted. They Insisted that the boarding-house of Sullivan, Grant Bros. & MoCarron should have all the business of the port; that no sailors should be supplied here through other channels. This would prevent a captain from pick ing up any part of his crew. The es sence of tho proposition of the boarding-house people Is that they shall be granted the exclusive privilege of sup plying t a demand which they themselves shall have stimulated through the illegal practice of enticing men to desert. We could not, of course, agree to any such proposition." LETTER FROM MRS. CONGER Describes the Horror of the Seise of the Xregatloa. CHICAGO, Sept. 2S. A letter from Mrs. Conger, wife of the United States Minister at Pekln, was received yester day .by Mrs. J. S. McConnell, a sister of Mrs. Conger, who lives in this city. It was the first mail communication to come from Pekin.. since the slejre, and recounts briefly the horrors endured by those who were imprisoned. The letter came through the State Department. Mr&. Conger refers to Mrs. Woodward for a detailed account of the siege and speaks of her as about to leave for home. Mrs. Woodward is expected to arrive in San Francisco on the steamer Coptic Saturday. Mr. Woodward is in San Francisco awaiting her coming. Mrs. Woodward is accompanied by lier daugh ter, lone, and Miss Ceclle Payne, of Mil waukee. Mrs. Conger's letter is as follows: "Pekln, Aug. 1G. 1900 We are alive and safe. Our troops arrived on the 14th. Oh, what a rejoicing! What a day it was! If you could only have seen us you could realize a little of the true feel ing of the heart. Heart spoke to heart. "We had been besieged in the British legation ever since June 20, under lire day and night. At times the battle would be terrific It would seem that they were right upon us. But they were not. They tried to shoot us and kill us with their bullets and shells, then to burn us up, then to blow us up with their mines, and at last to starve us out: No, this is not all; they kept laying traps to jjet us to come out of our fortified city with promises to escort us to Tien Tsui -or to go to the Tsung 11 Yamun to be undef their protection. We did not listen to : them. 'We ate horse andmule meat; and it i was good; we ate rice, rice and rice, and it was good. I will tell you we are grateful; we know how to be. For two days we killed dogs for the Chinese. The night of the 13th was the most terrific night of all. We Tvere under fierce and angry firing the night through. They again opened their cannon on us. It seemed as though they would break through and come down on us. The bell in the tower of the legation tolled and tolled for every man to come to his post. A general attack was upon us. -I cannot tell you how dreadful all this has been. But the almighty hand of God alone has saved us. No human power could. Of course I depend upon Mrs. Woodward to tell you. Mr. Con ger has much to do here, and so "have most of the other Ministers. All have worked with a will. Our barricades, ditches, etc., are wonderful. The troops came into the city with little firing at last. "Your affectionate sister, "MRS. E, H. CONGER." As a Separate Road. ST. PAUL. Minn., Sept. 28. A contract &aa been entered into "by tho"" Northern Padflo Hailroad Company and the State of 'Minnesota, through ' Governor Land, Acting Attorney General Douglas. and the State Board of "Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners, through which the trans continental system, In consideration of tho dismissal "without prejudice" of xhe 1 action brought by the 3tate over its ab sorption of the St, Paul & Duluth. Rail road, agreed forever to maintain that line in all respects as if it still remained a separate interest. After having been approved by the Northern Pacific direc tors in iNew York, the contract was filed here today. ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND. Ttvo Conservatives Elected to the New Parliament. IXXNtDON, Sept. 28. John Penn, Conser vative, has the distinction of being the first member returned for the new.Parlla ment, having been today re-elected with out opposition Xor Lewlsham, which he has represented .since August, 1891. W. F. D. Smith, son of tho late W. H. Smith, and a partner in the great news business, .a Liberal-Conservative, was also re-elected today without opposition to represent the Strand district of London. A few days ago Mr. Smith was threatened with oppo sition on curious grounds, namely, the , censorship exercised by his firm, which several times refused to sell well-known works on its book stalls, owing to their alleged impropriety, but the Independent Conservatives,eventually decided that suf ficient enthusiasm could,, not be worked up on this basis, and the son of the millionalrd.who started' as a newsboy ones more represents the Strand as an Inde pendent Conservative. The Parliamentary general election campaign presents no feature of a re markable character. Arthur J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, seems to rec ognize that the khaki issue Is not strong enough, and has written a second mani festo in the shape of -a letter criticising Lord Rosebery's manifesto, so far as the latter dealt with domestic questions. Speaking last evening at Manchester, Mr Balfour, replying to a question oh Inter national currency, said he had always been in favor of a stable paper of ex change which would benefit trade and. commerce of Great Britain and others. Mr. Chamberlain has written a letter. in tho course of which -he says that as the Dutch Republics have been annexed, he does not know whether the Queen Intends to fix a day of national thanks giving. Speaking yesterday at Bilstone, Mr. Chamberlain warned the electors against overconfldence. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking last evening at Bristol, said the country had quite enough on hand at present, and that to attempt to establish an English administration of aportion of China would be an act of madness. Lord Courtney, speaking at Gattersea, London, in favor of the candidacy of John Burns, admitted that the government was likely to get a big majority. 'Mrs. George Cornwallls-West (Lady Randolph Churchill) is assisting her son. Winston Spencer Churohlll, In his can vass. Disorderly scenes have attended some of his meetings. FIGHTING IN TRANSVAAL. Boers Attacked Paget' Force and "Were Beaten Off. . IrONDON, Sept 2S 12:80 P. M. Lord Roberts reports to the War Office, under date of Pretoria, September 27. as follows: "The Boers attacked a portion of Pa get's forco at Plenaars River station thl3 morning, but were beaten off after three hours' fighting. Buller occupied Macmac River and the eastern side of Burgher's Pass September 26, after slight resistance. Hellbrbn, Beltz and Lindley have been reoccupled." Boers Coming to America. ST. PAUL, Sept. .28. The Globe tomor row vdll say: "HiSdreds, and perhaps thousands, of Boers will emigrate from South Africa to the United States and settle in the Northwest. Theodore Van Grecht, of Holland, who has of late years made his home in the South African Republic, Is in St. Paul to arrange satisfactory 'railroad rates over the Western lines. Mr. Van Grecht will bring a large contingent of Boers to this country in the Spring if conditions are favorable. There are thou sands of Boers, he says, who are anx iously awaiting opportunity to leave their present environment and embark for another land." Dutch. Government Warned. LONDON, Sept. 2S. Great Britain has sent a note to the Dutch Government, ac cording to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Dally Mall, which contains a warn ing that if Mr. Kruger is allowed to carry bullion or state archives op board the Dutch warship, which Is to bring him to Europe, it will be regarded as a breach of neutrality on the part of Tho Netherlands. PENNSYLVANIA'S REPORT. v Shows a Remarkable Increase in Business Soring: the Year. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28. The Rail way World has' obtained in advance fig ures from the report of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the year endel June 30, 1900. They show remarkable growth In the companys business during the past year as follows: 1900. Gross earnings JS0.304.331 Operating expenses. o3,916,171 Income from op eration 2S.3SS.160 Income from other sources 5.G6S.372 Total increase 32,036,532 Deductions for In terest, rentals, taxes, permanent Improvements, etc. 21,844,790 Five per cent divi dend 6712.2SS Surplus . 24.540,002 1S99. $67,119,533 46,025,925 21,OS3G07 5,342.712 26,436,320 19,625,371 6.465 252 21.017.360 Passenger revenue Increased $?,"Sl,r53, while revenue from freight traffic In creased $10,903,475 There were Issued dur- w ti, ;nffli W. f JXni; :..; ft? f Ltf ' f JlfJ ? n ' the funded debt was reduced about $30.- . 000.000. The par value of the stocks owned hv tho rnmnnnv nTnmmt tn srrr-S77 against $131,962022 in 199. The number of .passengers carried increased 4,503,291; the number of tons of freight carried In creased 36.0S0.SS9. -j .. -, j .- ,..,.,.. ARMOR-PLATE PROBLEM, ' Long May Make Contracts "Without Readvertisinsr for Bids. WASHINGTON, Sept 28.-Secretary Long said today that there Is a possi bility that the problem in connection with the purchase of armor-plate for the big 'battle-ships and cruisers, now build- I lng, may be solved without readvertls- Ing for bids. When the bids for about 35,000 tons of armor-plate were opened last Summer, it was found that the Car negie and Bethlehem Companies -had submitted. Identical 'bids, each for half the quantity to be furnished, and that the- bid of the MIdvale "Company, al though lower than those of the other two companies, was unsatisfactory, ow ing to delay ln delivery stipulated for. All the bids were promptly rejected. Un der the current law, the Secretary of the Navy can contract for armor at any price he deems "reasonable." Whether the prospect of adjustment of the diffi culties between the department and tho armor-plate companies rests upon the probability of a scaling down of last Summer's bids, is not known. Fire ln an Illinois Town. SHELDON, HI., Sept. 2S Fire de stroyed four brick business buildings here early .today. The loss Is $25,000; Insured The fire started in a drug store, from an unknown cause, and for a time threatened to destroy the entire business district CAPTAIN. JAMESON DEAD POPULAR OFFICER OF SECOND ORE GOIT PASSES AWAY. IUaess Contracted In the Philippines Finally Breaks Him Down A Military Funeral. Captain Malcolm S. Jameson, Company G, -Third Regiment, O. N. G., and ex Lleutenant of the Second Oregon VolLn teers, died early yesterday'' morning, In St. Vincent's Hospital. Death resulted from a severe attack of typhoid pneu monla, and is attributed to enfeebltmeat of constitution while serving in the trop ics. He was taken to the hospital. Jul ZL, and has never been able to leave sln.e. While the Second Oregon regiment was engaged In the northern, or Mai los, cam paign, Captain Jameson was taken with dysentery. His condition became so se rious that the surgeon ordered him hack to Manila. He spent a short period in the First Reserve hospital 'th're, and was for a time treated while stopping ?t his quarters. Finally he was sent to the CAPTAIN MALCOLM S. JAMESON. convalescent hospital at Corregidor Isl and, where he remained until a short time before the departure of the regiment for home. He went with his company, E, In the last campaign, and was on duty for a period while it was guarding the rail road line. Shortly before starting home a peculiar canqerous ailment developed .between the eyes that for a time threat ened vision. This was checked, but not without leaving small disfiguring scars. Physicians said his system was In very bad condition. Malaria had taken a deep hold. After being mustered out at San Fran cisco with the regiment, Captain Jame son went to New York, the present home of his mother and sister, expecting to re main in that city. He engaged In travel ing for a commercial house, but was soon stricken with a severe fever. Captain Ja meson took steamer in New York with Hunt Lewis, of this city, for Portland, intending merely to visit here and then go further south. Upon arriving In Portland last Fall, he was offered a desirable position with the Golconda Mining Company, which he ac cepted. During the Winter and Spring he was employed with this company. His health was not good, and July last he went to the hospital with typhoid pneu monia. He died at 4 A. M. yesterday, retaining consciousness until within a few moments of the end. Captain Jameson's mother Is now has tening from New York to attend him. She Is due Sunday. Captain Jameson had but one relative in the city, that being a cousin, A. W. Allen, druggist, at the cor ner of Sixteenth and Marshall streets, who has been attending the sick bed. Tho soldier's old comrade In arms, Captain Sanford Whiting, has been his attending physician. Captain Jameson was born In Indianap olis in 1670, and lived In the city until he was 20 years old, when he came to Portland. His first employment here was with the North Pacific Lumber Company. Following that he was Deputy under United States Marshal L. T. Barln. At the expiration of his term there he was employed as clerk In the Imperial Hotel, and later In the Hotel Portland, where he held the posltlorvof. cashier at the time. of the outbreak of the Spanish War. For several years he had been a member of i S riJJTCS ISIS Pirfrr old Company G, First Regiment. O. N. G.. j the. reason that they -believe In its prln- and despite his great reluctance to leave i c JJiS? , T . ,. his mother practically alone in the world, i .. hcn ln Germany I was amazed at volunteered with his comrades. When G ' the ens number of farming Imple was consolidated Into E, Second Oregon, ' ents Sported from America and sold he was made First Sergeant of the com- "e ver homemade articles. I was told pany by Captain Davis, end held that po- I tha these are Preferred to the home sltlon until given a commission as Sic- j made at the ratio of 16 to 1. There are ond Lieutenant ln the same company American-made mowers, bicycles and kln- while the reglmet was quartered ln Ma- nlla- when nghtlng commenced he was ... . itl j . ,. htarwlth dysentery ana took part In I nospitdi wun ayj.eni.ery, ana iook part in j - ,, v, anrii.amatifii norHnnn's1 I by Company E. i Captain Jameson was one of the very popular officers of the regiment, among both officers and men. His friends in Portland are also very numerous. Mr. Bowers, of the Hotel Portland, often expressed his appreciation of the young ' man s services, and would gladly .have taken him back Into his employ after be ing mustered out, had he, not preferred going East. When he returned to Port land last Fall, 'he was chosen commander of Company G, upon the promotion 6f 'Captain von Egloff stein to the rank of Major, and held the Governor's commis sion as Captain of this company. Funeral arrangements will not bo mado until Tils mother's arrival. Comrades of the dead soldier desire to have his body Interred in the military plot of Rlvervlew I Cemetery, with other deceased volunteers Both the ex-volunteers and members of the National Guard will participate in whatever ceremonies are held Jlere. Mr. Allen will go out on the O. R. & N. a distance Sunday to meet the moiher. that l ne may miorm ner oi tne news in person, i ra,uier man tatte tne cnance or a terrioie shock that might be caused by ' a tele gram. If the mother will consent to In terment here, it Is probable that the serv ices will be held Monday. Members of Captain Jameson's old company, E,' and his last command, G, of the GUard, will be given preference ln the arrangements.' To Identify-Dead Soldiers. More careful marking of soldiers' graves Is being directed fiy the War Depart ment Too many instances have arisen, of forgotten identityamong the Nation's dead. Last month. General Miles issued a stringent order regarding the Jdentlty J Of oidier8-who'dle or'.are'WUed-Ju X0r- elgn service. At home, where soldiers ara on garrison duty, there is not so much danger of neglect Owing to lack of; prompt and -uniform 'marking' and the failure to report the exact location of soldiers' graves) the disinterring corps har experienced much difficulty In establish ing Identity, and it Is commonly believed that bodies and names have been badly mixed. The order Issued requires that each' grave be marked with a headboard, containing the name, rank and command of the -deceased. Company commanders wiI be held responsible for this work in behalf of such members of "their com mand as.mayjdle or be killed In the field, and the surgeon in charge of hospitals will perform the duty for all who dl there. SOLID FOR M'KINLEY. (Continued -from First Page.) Islands are not Inhabitable by white men, and are not worth the blood and money they have cost us. While the Boer war la behind much of the German feeling against McKInlcy, it Is not the Issue among our people that militarism is. The war is over, and the feeling It created has died out, especially since the Chi nese troubles broke out. Germany and Germans have greater interests at stake in China than they had in South Africa. .As Germany Regards America. Rev. August Krause, pastpr of St. 'Paul German Lutheran Church, 'East Twelfth and Clinton streets, who has just re . turned from an extended trip to Ger 'many, has decided opinions on the ap pioachlng Presidential election. He gath ered, considerable information while in Germany, and when he returned to the United States he made inquiry as to the attitude of the German people. "It Is my firm conviction," said Dr. Krause yes terday, "that the German people believe In the principles of the Republican party In the Old Country and In the United States. They believe In an honest dollar In this country and- are not going to support any party that threatens to de preciate It. I regard the wealth, the prosperity and progress of the German race as largely due to the gold stand ard. I inquired, while crossing the con tinent, as to the attitude of the German people In the approaching, election, and the report that they would swing over to the support of Bryan was contradicted everywhere. They do not believe at all In the principles he Is supposed to repre sent. While I was In Germany I talked with a great many people and also the ministers. Many expressed amazement that In America there should be a senti ment favorable to the abandonment of any of the islands the United States has acquired. They think that such a sug gestion could only come from a lunatic. Germany, of course, is a little jealous of the acquisition on the part of the United States of 1200 more or less rich Islands, but she would have done the same had she the chance. Germany takes in every colony she can and holds on to it, even If It be only a rock In the ocean. The attempt to frighten the German people about our little Army Is futile. Why, In Germany every 15th man Is a soldier, and every man has been drilled for the army. It Is a nation of soldiers, and the people there are not alarmed about the great army there, and the German people In the United States are not to be alarmed about our little Army. From my Inquiry I judge the German people In this coun area articles, wncn we went across me ocea,n the steamer there was a great stack of American Wcvele.q. T told som Gcrman ministers about our method of . . UirtJSlUnK. HOW We WCD lniO & I1C1Q. cuc lne Krain ana inresnea it at ine same time. They thought the story was ab surd. Yes, said one minister, 'you peo ple are remarkably fast pver there ln America. After a while you will sow your crop and harvest It at the same time; that Js, by the time you get one side of your fields planted, the other side will be ready for the reaper. The German people cannot understand our fast method of living." Railroad Personals. Colonel William Crooks, chief clerk In the office of President Mohler, will re ctum this morning from St. Paul, where hc has spent the past month. President Mohler's father, Mr. George Mohler, .ac- onmnfiritaH f!nlnn1 nrnAkn fnr n. nhnrfr vlslf m Portland. t R. C. Stevens, of Seattle, general Western passenger agent of - the Great Northern, was ln Portland yesterday, on his return from a trip through Califor nia. Collier Shot Himself. ATLANTA, Ga , Sept 28. Hon. Charles A. Collier,, ex-Mayor or Atlanta, and United States Commissioner to the Paris. Exposition, -died today from a pistol wound" received yesterday. He shot hlm relf while chasing a burglar. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, r Sept. 28. Today's state ment of the Treasury1-balances shows: Available cash balances $137,245,052 Gold reserve ;.... 80,901,604 . r J J. 'O. Ylsll. of Cross Keys, has sold at Sharjlko his 1900 w6ol clip of E9t0CO pounds lor-15" cents per .poiind,-. : " , NEARING RECORD RATES BRITISH SHIP CROJOARTYSHIRE CHARTERED AT 52 S GD. Pentlicsf lea Clears With Full Cargo of Barley Bracmar Enters With a Big Cargo. The British ship Cromartyshire was chartered yesterday to load grain at Port land In November at 52s Cd per ton. This Is the highest rate that has been paid for a grain ship since early In the eighties, and is 17s 6d higher than the opening rates paid for ships at'the beginning of the season. The Cromartyshire is a small vessel and a very fast sailer, and for this reason would always command quite a premium over larger vessels, but tho rate paid shows that" most anything In the sailing line could secure 50 shillings or better. The San Francisco market, which has b'een trailing behind that of Portland, is gradually coming Into line, and better than 45 shillings has been paid for a 2700-ton ship In the Bay Cltyv , There Is but a single disengaged ship In that port, and she is reported to be hold ing for 4Ss Jd. a rate which will undoubt edly be secured, as she is a handy-sized vessel. Portland exporters will not pay the rate 'demanded l)ytha owners of the Hale wood, but a slight concession on the part of the owners 'would result In re moving from the market one of the only two disengaged ships between San Diego and Alaska. -The. Cromartyshire, which t as chartered yesterday, will have a last-, lng place In marine annals, as one of the participants in the mest appalling ocean tragedy of modern times. She was the vessel Into which the big French liner La Bourgogne crashed off the coast of Newfoundland about two years ago, the steamer going to the bottom of the ocean, carrying hundreds of passengers with her. The Cromartyshire Is now due at San Diego from Hamburg, and on discharging her cargo at the California port will come north in ballast. THE SAMOA'S TROUBLES. -Varied Experience In the Far North Under Different Flags. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 The steam er Samoa, after a series of troubles, ar rived from Slbeia, via Cape Nome, to day. The Samoa ieft this port last June, having on board a number of English and American mining engineers and Rus sian miners, employes of the Siberian syndicate which had an imperial conces sion to mine for f-old along the coast of Siberia. When Siberia was reached trouble arose between the Russians on the one hand and the Americans and Eng lish on the other. .While the Russians were asleep one night Captain Johnson headed the Samoa for Cape Nome. Before the Russians knew where they were going the vessel was under the American flag at Cape Nome. The Russians demanded that they be returned to Siberia. Colonel Evans, a United States Treasury official, was detailed to go on the Samoa to see that the Russians committed no overt act. The American mining engineers re mained at Nome. It is charged that when the Samoa again touched a Siberian port the Russians, despite the presence of Evans, looted the Samoa of Its cargo, consisting of mining machinery, provi sions and $20,000 in gold. George D. Roberts, who was at the head of the expedition, was disinclined to "talk today about the expedition. He said that he and his party had expe rienced a great deal of trouble that In volved large private Interests and might result In International complications. An other member of the expedition said that the Samoa-'s trjp would cost the English stockholders of the East Siberian Sjndl cate a quarter of a million dollars. THE GRAIN FLEET. Penthesilea Clears With a Fall Cargo of Barley For Europe. The British ship Penthesilea cleared yesterday for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders with 111,053 bushels of barley, valued at $45,310. She was dispatched by Balfour, Guthrie &. Co., and is the second barley ship of tho 1900 fleet to clear from Portland. She will be followed next week by the Deccan, which is now receiving a cargo at Greenwich dock. The next ship of the wheat fleet to clear will bo the Italian ship Ellsa. which will finish this afternoon. The British ship W. J. Plrrle arrived up yesterday afternoon and was docked at the elevator dock, where she will take a portion of her cargo. The Semantha, the last of the fleet to leave down from Portland, passed out ..to sea without delay yesterday, crossing out at 2:30 In the afternoon, after a stay of but 20 days In the river. BEFORE THE GALE. British Ship Flintshire Has Nar- row Escape. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28. A thrilling story ef the gale which carried the Brit ish ship Flintshire off shore last, Sunday is brought back by Captain Scolt, a pilot who was carried to sea with the ship. For a time It looked to those on board that the Flintshire would go to the bot tom, but she was spared only to be sent scudding at the speed of an ocean grey hound off to the southwest with a big list caused by tho shifting of the cargo of grain. At one time, a few miles off the heads, before the mad race began, the Flintshire was on her beam ends. Captain Scott states that the gale was encountered soon after passing cut of the Golden Gate. Several of the ship's sails were blown away and the vessel was compelled to run befor the wind for 110 miles. THE BRACMAR ENTERS. Oriental Liner's Last Cargo For Port land Under Present Service. The steamship Praemar, the last vessel of the Dodwell Line to the far East, en tered at the custom-house yesterday morn ing. Her cargo is one of the largest and most valuable that she has yet brought to Portland, and for this city alone there were nearly 1000 tons of freight. She brought over 1300 packages of tea for San Francisco, and there were big consign ments of tea for 20 of the principal East ern cities. Tho fiteamer will not finish discharging before early next week, and as soon as her Inward cargo Is removed she will commence loading a lot of stores for the Government at Manila, Conuille Steamers. The outlook now Is that the Co.qullle will be well supplied with steamers in the near future, says the Coos Bay New3. The Argo, with a draft of 9 feet loaded, arrived there last week; the Mandalay will soon be ready to go on that route, and It Is said another new steamer, lately built on -the .Sound, Is to run between Portland and Coast points, going as far south aa Coqullle. Captain's License Suspended. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28. Captains BoIIes and Bulger, United States In spectors of Steam "Vessels, have suspend ed for one year the license of A. M. Woodslde, captain .of the May 'Flint, which sunk in San Francisco Bay two weeks agp, after colliding with the battle ship Iowa. , Marine Notes. The coasting steamship Fulton arrived in. from San Francisco and way r)orts yesterday," and will reach Portland this morning. The Harvest Queen is temporarily on the Astoria route inplace of the Hassalo. She Is well adapted to that route, so far as speed and freight accommodations are concerned. .uomesuo ana coceigntroru. - I IASTORIA, Septf 28AAxrIved at 3' P. K. and left up at 4:50 P. M., steamer Fulton, from San. Francisco; arrived at 5:30 P. M., steamer W. H. Hairison, from Tillamook. .Sailed at 2:30 P. M., British bark Seman tha, for Queenstown or Falmouth for or ders. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., smooth; wind, northwest; weather, clear. San Francisco, Sept.' 28. Sailed, schoon er Dora Bluhm, for Kahulul; steamer Mary of Pueblo, for Victoria; bark Un daunted, for Comox. Arrived, schooner Pioneer, from Knappton; bark Nicholas Thayer, from Bristol Bay; bark Planter, from Port Hadlock; bark Gatherer, from Tacoma. Hoquiam. Wash.. Sept. 28. Arrived, steamer Coqullle River, from San Fran cisco for Aberdeen. Sailed, schooner A. B. Johnson, from Aberdeen, for San Fran cisco; schooner C. H. Thayer, from Ho quiam, for Guaymas; steamer Newburg, having in tow new steam schooner Coro nado, for San Francisco. Seattle Arrived, Sept. 27, steamer Ta coma, from Nome; steamer Ruth, from Skagway. Sailed, Sept. 26, schooner Stim son, for San Pedro. Nome Sailed. Sept. 17, British steamer Alliance, for Seattle; steamer Portland, for Seattle. Eureka Arrived, Sept. 27, steamer Del Norte,sfrom Portland. Port Townsend Passed, Sept. 27, steamer Tacoma, from Cape Nome, for Seattle; steamer Dlrigo," from Skagway, for Seattle. Port Lcs Angeles Arrived. Sept. 27, steamer San Mateo, from Nanaimo. Pisagua Arrived, Sept. 26. British ship Falkland Bank, from Santa Rosalia. Yokohama Arrived, Sept. 27. Victoria, from Tacoma, for Hong Kong; sailed, Sep't, 25, steamer Olympla, for Tacoma, Queenstown, Sept. 28. Sailed, New Eng land, from Liverpool, for Boston. Southampton, Sept. 28. Sailed, AugU3te Victoria, from Hamburg, for New York. London. Sept. 28. Sailed, Michigan, for New "York. New York. Sept. 23. Arrived, Columbia, from Hamburg. Liverpool. Sept 28. Arrived, Germanic, from New York. Hamburg, Sept. CS. Arrived. Patricia, from New York; Furst Bismarck, from New York. Glasgow. Sept 2S. Arrived, Corean, from Philadelphia, Movllle, Sept 23. Arrived, City of Rome, from. Glasgow, for New York; Tunlsan, from Liverpool, for Montreal. Queenstown, Sept. 2S. Arrived Lucan la, from New York for Liverpool. DAILY CITY STATISTIC3. Real Estate Transfers. J. V. W. Montague to Richard W. Montague and wife, lots 7 and 8, block 4, Greenwood, January 31...$ P. H. Marlay to Marie Mason, lot 3. block 1. Midway, August 13.... Sheriff Edw. Dledrlch to same, same, September 1 James Newlands et ux to Fred A. 80 00 100 263 Sherman, E. 2-3 of lots 14, 15 and 16, block 27, Sunnyslde, Septem ber 5 SS5 CO Mary D.' Smith and husband to William Harvey, lots 1 and 2, block 5. Pleasant Home addition, September 22 2,500 00 T. A. Smith to William Holl. Iota 13 and 14, 'block 4. Brush's addi tion, October 7, 1SS9 Peter Stephens and wife to Phoebo 100 Claggett, 1 acre, Powell s Valley rotd, section 20, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., Ssptember 22 SOOOO William Jones and wife to S. J. Beswlck. trustee, lots 15 and 16, block 14. Kenllworth, Sept 14.... 100 George E. Lawrence et ux to James Abernethy, lot 5, block 1, Maegly Highland. August 18 500 00 Henry L. Stephenson to George M. Bohler and Dena Bohler. Tot 3, block 11, Southern Portland, Sep tember 28 1,000 03 Helena Doernlng to H. Eggers, lots 3 and 4, block 1,-Graceland addi tion, September 21 .., 600 00 J. C. Ainsworth, trustee, to Sallle A. Bates, lot 13, block 4, Lincoln Park. September 28 175 00 John Clanahan and wife to D. A. Hart and son, lots 6 and 7, block 2, Metzger's addition to Gresh am, March 29 175 00 Title Guarantee & Trust Company to Helen M. Lamberson, lots 5, 6, ' 7, S and 9, block 1, Orchard Homes. September 17.' 1C0 J. iC. Walt et ah to The Port land & Vancouver Railway Com pany, 10 acres,, section 23, T. IN., R. 1 E.. August. 1SS8 1 0& Killed ln Preventing Lynching. HOUSTON, Tex., Sept 28. A special from L"ake Charles, La., says: All day there were rumors of the prob able lynching of Pierce Scott, a negro In jail here charged with criminal assault on Miss Oswald, 73, a sister of Judge Gorman. At 11 o'clock the mob advanced toward the jail with an Iron battering ram 15 feet long and three Inches ln diam eter. D. S. A. Harmon and Paul Sloan. Deputy Sheriffs Inside the Jail, warned them to come no further, and then shot over the heads of the crowd, when some one in the mob fired at the deputies. Paul Sloan was shot-and fatally wounded. He died this morning. The Sheriff and depu ties outside the jail then dispersed the crowd. .. Porto Ricnns'Wnnt Education. .CHICAGO, Sept. 28. President Harper, of the University of Chicago, has re ceived a letter from M. G. Bumbaugh, Commissioner of Education In Porto Rico, asking him If It would be possible for a number of poor young men and women to attend the university without expense. The lettpr was referred to Sec retary Goodspeed, of the board of trus tes, and the matter will be brought be fore the board at the next meeting. The letter from Commissioner Bumbaugh states that there aro In Porto Rico now a number of young men and women from 14 to 20 years of age who are anxious to obtain an education in the United States. They are too poor to pay their expenses 30 Days' Treatw Those afflicted with stomach and liver troubles, en tarrh and weak back should try this powerful remedy which proves Itself Infallible tn tho cure of theso di seases. Alter a Dneimai improvement will bo felt. His Recovery Evokes Gratitude. I thanked God when I found a cure for catarrh, stomach and uvertroubles and lamo back. A six month's treatment of ur. uurKhart's vegetable Compound cureamo, aiinougn i naa oxuiorea iorn years. Feeungllkoanewmnn, I shall al ways recommend it to tne amictea. m. j. viu, jrreswn, unio. For sale by all druggists. Thirty days treatment for 25c; Seventy days' treatment 60c; Six months treatment $1.00. 10 day' trial treatment free. In Tablet Form Pleasant to Take. DR. TV. S. BUKKHART, Clncinnatl,Obljx SELLING LARD and ani- t c . r t ' mai rats lor cooKing is Dad when "KO-Nli a pure cocoanut product, IS BETTER for cooking. A trial will convince you. Ask your grocer or write India Refining Co. Philadelphia, Pa. moMPauND. fl TV f Tho United States Government will giv them transportation to New York if pro. vision can be made for their other ex penses while acquiring an education. Horsemen Organised. CHICAGO, Sept. 28. At a meeting of the owners and trainers, held at the Auditorium Hall at Hawthorne last night, Hiram J. Scoggan was elected president, T. P. Hayes was elected vice-president, and Hart Talbott, secretary of the Own. era and Trainers' Mutual Association. An executive committee, composed of Pat Dunne, W. P. Magrane, J. O Cahn, J. J. Markleln, Amos Tucker and the officers ex officio, was also appointed. Louis Ezell, James Arthur,- J. W. May, ThOmaa Ryan, P. M. Clvlll, Dan Kelley, H. T. Griffin, Gwynn Thordpkins and T. R. Bradley were appointed solicitors for the various districts. Robbed by His CooXc. TUCSON, Ariz. Sept 28. An old man named Hiram George has reached hera from Mexico, where he claims he was robbed of $10 000 ln Mexican money and wandered on the desert for 14 days. Ha says he was on his way to Galveston, where his wife and seven children were lost in the flood. He was traveling from camp with Jim Murphy, his cook, who h says, held him up and robbed him. Mur phy, George says, was afterwards caught by the Mexican authorities and shot, and George says his money and mules, are at Bucuacha, Mexico. The Maya Ontbrealr. CHICAGO, Sept. 23. A special to the Record from Oaxaca, Mexico, says: The government troops "have made im portant progress in their campaign against the Maya Indiana in Yucatan during the last two weeks. A larjre1 bodr of General Bravos' forces has occuDled the Bay of Ascenclon, which Is only about eight leagues from Chan Santa Cruz, the stronghold of tho Indians. Thl3 force 1 now slowly making its way to ward this stronghold. Michigan Banlc Robbed. CENTERVILLE. Mich.. Sept 23 -Wolf Bros.' bank was robbed last night of $10, 000. The thieves blew the vault open with dynamite. The bank was insured in the Bankers' Mutual Casualty Company, of Des Moines, for $10,000, against loss- by burglars or fire. DAILY" METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Sept 28.-8 P. If. Maximum temperature. 67; minimum temperature, BO; river reading- at 11 A. M., 2.T feet; change in the post 24 hours, 0.0; total precipitation, S P. if. to 5 P. M., O.COr total precipitation since Sept. 1. iCOO. 1.03 Inches: normal pre cipitation since Sent. 1. 1000. LOT lnchea; ex cess, 0 38 inch: total sunshine Sept 27, 10:13; possible sunshine Sept. 27. 11. 55 raclflc Coast Weather. "Wind. 4 f i STATIONS. Astoria Baker City Bismarck .......... Boise ............... Helena Kamloopa,, B. C... Neah Bay .......... Pocatello Portland ........... Red Bluff Roseburff Sacramento ........ Salt Lake San Francisco ..... Spokane ........... Seattle "Walla "Walla CO 0 00112.NW Clear 72 Clear 64 74 Clear Clear C3I GO j Clear Pt cloudy uieor Clear itJ4J0 00 07 0.00 Clear Clear Clear Clear 0.00 0.00 0 00 0.00 0.00 ooo Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear 0.00 7U0 00lt.BW WEATHER CONDITIONS. A ridge of high pressure extends from West ern "Washington southeastward to Utah. Tha barometer Is lowest over the British posses sions north of Washington, a storm of moder ate energy having moved down from the north during the last 12 hours. Pair weather has prevailed during the last 24t hours ln the North Paclflo States. The temperature. haa risen coat of the Cascades', and has remained nearly sta tionary or fallen slightly weat of them. Tha indications ara for generally fair weather la this district Saturday. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts mado at Portland for tha 28 hours ending at midnight Saturday. Sept. 20: Oregon Fair; winds mostly northerly. Washington Fair, except possibly showers in northeast portion; west to north winds. Idaho Possibly showers in north, fair ra south portion; warmer ln southeast portion; south to west winds. Portland and vicinity Continued fair weath er; winds mostly northerly. A B. WOLLABER, Actins Forecast Official. NEW TODAY. HAM AND EGGS; FRESH RANCH EOGS; Eastern sugar - cured hams. 12c; picnlo hams. 10c; shoulders, Oc La Grando Cream ery Co. , t INVESTMENTS Bonds, warrants and local stocks bought and sold. J. W. Cruthers & Co., Chamber of Com. i Mortgage Loans On Improved city and farm property, at lumii current rates. Building loans. Tmtiiwn loans. Macmaatar Jk. Blrrall. 311 'Woretr bli. $100 REWARD Is offered for the apprehension and conviction of the murderer or murderers of H. R. DlokeL. Minerva LodKe. No. 10. I. O. O. P. By jorder of Emil Frey. N. G. BUTTER! BUTTER! All grades of Oregon butter, 35c up;, fresh ranch eggs; breakfast bacon, sugar cured, 12c. Buy your goods at wholesale prices. La Grande Creamer' Co., 204 Yamhill, near Third. CHICKENS CHICKENS 23c to 40c. none higher; prims ribs roast beef, 10c lb.: rump roast. Sc lb.; round steak. 3 lbs . 25c; boilinr and plate. 5 lbs., 25c. We mean to sell meat. Portland Cah Market, 14th st,, cor. Marshall. Phone North 401. Oysters! Oysters! Oysters! These delicious bivalves are now at their best. As our output is the-largest In the city. It insures the freshest Olympla, Yaqulna Bay, Wlllapa Bay and Eastern. VINCE'S MARKET. Fourth and Alder. REMOVAL NOTICE On. and after October 1 our new location will be 364 Washington, between Park and West Park, and our new phone numbers will bo Ore gon Grant 1411, Columbia 123 We will con tinue to furnish you ne poultry, fresh- fruit and groceries, at wholesale prices. Paclflo Mkt. & Gro. Co.. Wholesale Commission, 148 FlrBt. t CHICKENS CHICKENS Broilers ; 20e up Large, fat Spring chickens ..... ..23p up Large, fat hens 83c and 45a Today we give a large Spring chicken with all our orders of groceries of ?2 and up free. We have a fine lot of chickens this week. PORTLAND MARKET CO . 170 Third st. Delivery to any part of the city. CHICKENS, DUCKS, CHICKENS Our challence today Is S per cent cheaper and 5 per cent better than any competitor. Only compare, that's alU Choice creamery butter ................00c. 55a Very sweet dairy butter 40o Broiling turkeys. Spring ducks, fat geeso. Our fruit and flah departments are replete, with every delicacy. VINCE'S MARKET FOURTH AND ALDER. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE Of Choice Real Estate at Auction Lot L with dwelling, and lots 2. 3 and 4. in blok 110. on Front St., between Montgom ery and Harrison sts. known as the Walling property, will be sold at the Courthouse on Saturday next. Sept. 20,, 1900, at 11 A. M. .J. C MORELAND, Administrate. S.'L. XT. OILMAN. Auctioneer . . D.OO tW 0 00 ltNW 0.00 ItiW 0.00 10IN 0.00 OOiClm 0 00 10 sw ! U'S-W 10, sw It SB 8NE ItNE 0NTW 22;w 12- SW ltNW