THE MORNING OREGONIAN, -MONDAY, OCTOBER t. 1900.
THE MONTH'S SHIPS
Overs Million of. Grain in Sep
tember Fleet
KEAELY UP TO THE RECORD HARK
Horeaeat of Wheat at All Northern.
Parts Has Bsch Heavy for So
Early la tae Season.
The train fleet clearing from Portland
foe the month ending' yesterday was
much larger than usual for the month of
September, and In -wheat and flour, the
steam and sailing vessels leaving this port
carried a total of over a million bushels,
while a couple of barley ships cleared
with over 200,000 bushels of that cereal.
In "wheat and flour shipments for Sep
tember, the total for the month Just end
ed, has been exceeded but twice, in 1897,
the largest on record, -when 1,565,033 bush
els were shipped, and again in 1S9S, when
the shipments ran up to 1,100,000 bushels.
The shipments both at Portland and on
Puoet Sound show a very heavy move
ment in wheat for so early in the season,
for not only has Portland turned out a
good-sized fleet for an early month; but
Taooma ana Seattle cleared five vessel
carrying over 500,000 bushels the shipments
for those two ports being the largest
that have ever been made for the month
of SeptembsT. Puget Sound's flour ex
ports fell below those of August, amount
ing to '5.&2G barrels. This figure came
very near being materially increased by a
trig cargo, wh;ch the steamship Tartar
finished yesterday at Seattle, but not in
time to clear. Portland, however, was
similarly held down by the failure of the
big steanibhiD Eva to get away with a
0,000-bacel cargo, which she is now load
ing at this port. .Another Portland wheat
ship, the Llisa, Is also In the stream
loaded, and will clear today, giving the
Octobwr fleet an early start
Portland's shipments for the first three
months of the cereal year have been
3,939,796 bushels of wheat, and 167.020 bar
rels of flour. For the same period last
year they were 1,082,001 bushels of wheat
and 114,189 barrels of flour. Puget Sound
shipments for the first three months of
the present season were SS2.859 bushels of
wheat and 149.5S7 barels of flour. For
the same period in 1899 they were 279,051
bushels of wheat, and 114,252 barrels of
flour. Both ports start in the month
with enough tonnage on hand and near
"by to make a much better showing during
the coming mouth.
IOSS OF THE XOXPAREIL.
Oil-Laden, Foundered, in a Gale
Crevr Saved.
NEW YORK, Sept. SO. The British
tramp steamer Glengoll, which arrived
.from Alexandria, Egypt, and other ports
In the Mediterranean, brought into port
29 shipwrecked seamen taken from the
British ship Nonpareil, on September 22.
Their vessel foundered shortly after they
abandoned her in latitude 39:50, longitude
The Nonpareil sailed from New York.
September 10, bound for Soura Baya, Java,
with a cargo of case olL Two days after
leaving Sandy Hook a strong southwest
gale sprang up and soon increased In force"
and hauled to west-southwest and as
sumed the proportions of a hurricane. Thtf
storm continued with varying violence un
til September 22, when the ship was lyr
lng at an angle of 40 degrees and the
crew were in constant danger of being
washed overboard. At 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the smoke of the Glengoll was.
signteo. tsne nove-to ana sent a boat and
took off part of the men, the injured be
ing sent first. All had to jump ove--board
and were hauled into the boat -y
a rope. F. George, one of the boat's
crew, was washed overboard and lost.
The Nonpareil, from Lelth, Scotland,
was 1070 tons register and was owned
by the Standard Oil Company. She was a
now vessel.
STEAHEK JEAXIB ASHORE.
W Bonnd for Alaska Caa
Prob-
ably Be Saved.
- SAN FRANCISCO, Sept SO. The steam
er Jeanle went ashore on a reef early
this morning one mile above Point Arena.
Tugs have gone to her assistance. Her
rodder post is gone but she is making
no water.
The Jeanle belongs to the Pacific Steam
Whaling Company. She sailed fr&m this
port yesterday for Alaska via Port An
geles. The Jeanle struck the rocks during a
dense fog. She was in ballast and Cap
tain Mason reports that she can un
doubtedly be saved as her bottom appears
to be sound and there is 12 feet of water
at her stern. The reef on which she
grounded has been the scene oi. several
wrecks in recent years. She is a wooden
vessel, 183 feet long, and acts as" a tender
for the Arctic whaling fleet
NEW SHIPS OF THE Q.UARTER.
SOS Sail Vessels Added Tonnage on
Great Lakes.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30. The quarter
ly statement of the Commissioner of
Navigation shows that 308 sail vessels of
8.790 gross tons were built in the United
States and officially numbered during the
quarter ended September 30, 1500. Of the"
vessels constructed of wood, 160 were sail
and 127 steam. Of the steel vessels four
were sail and 17 steam. Of the whole
number 190 were built on the Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts, 28 on the Pacific, 32 on the
Great Lakes, and 58 on the Western riv
ers. The largest tonnage, 37,037, was on
.. the Great Lakes, and the next largest was
on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
Storm on Mexican Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept SO. The steam
er Curacao brings news of a storm which
was raging along the Mexican coast when
she sailed for the .north. Several -vessels
were driven ashore, among them be
ing the German bark Planet which will
be a total loss. "The Planet went ashore
n September 15," said Captain Parsons
of the Curacao. "We just missed the
worst of the storm by running to Guay
mas. The following day Mazatlan was
swept and the wreckage was something
fearful. Houses were blown down and
roofs were lifted, trees uprooted, tele
graph wires twisted out of their posi
tions, and vessels swept from their moor
ings." Rough Weather and Fog.
NEW YORK, Sept 30. The steamship
L'AquItaine arrived at her dock today
bringing 1C75 passengers, 704 of whom
were in the cabin. The vessel experi
enced rough weather and much fog.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, formerly in com
mand of the Secold Irish Brigade In the
Boer Army, was a passenger. Colonel
Lynchreslded in Paris and he returned
mere arter the Irish brigade in the Trans
vaal was disbanded.
Arrival of the Coptic
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept SO.-The steam-
Coptic arrived tonight from Hong
a-ong via Yokohama and Honolulu, but
owing to quarantine regulations no mall
or passengers will be landed until to
morrow. Delayed by Dense Fog.
NEW YORK, Sept 30.-The Cunard line
steamer Campania, which arrived early
this morning from Llverjtpol and Queens-
town 26 hours late, was delayed by dense
fog during which the engines were slowed
down.
Foreign and Domestic Ports.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept 30,-SalIed At 7 A.
M., steamer Despatch, and at 12 M.,
steamer Columbia and schooner Repeat,
for San Francisco. Arrived down at 4:30
P. M., .British ship Centurion. Sailed at
4 P. M., barkentine Tam O'Shanter from
Knappton. Condition of the bar at 5
P. M., smooth; wind, northwest; weather,
cloudy.
San Francisco, Sept. 30 Arrived Steam
er Coptic, from Hong Kong via Yokoha
ma; steamer W. H. Kruger, from Tilla
mook; steamer Newbury, from Gray's
Harbor; steamer Coronado, from Gray's
Harbor. -Sailed Steamer State of Califor
nia, for Portland; steamer Wellington, for
Chemalnus; schooner Amethyst, for Co
quille River; schooner Queen, for Port
Gamble; schooner Lizzie Vance, for Gray's
Harbor.
New York, Sept 30. Arrived Manltou,
from London; Campania, from. Liverpool
and Queens town; Caledonia, from Liver
pool; Rotterdam, from Rotterdam and
1900-1901 GRAIN FLEET FROM PORTLAND.
Clearing Date, Flag. Rig, Name, Tonnage.
Destination and Shipper.
July
2 Br. ship "Wendur, 1896, U. K. f. o
13 Br. bark Fifeshlre, 1318, U. K. f. o.,
14 Fr. bark Marechal Villlers, 1711, TJ.
M. Co
i". "- ."W Ad, AVUU, VI. AA A.. V.,
4W wr. snip .tucumer ucKmers, ism, u. it.
August
6 Br. shlo Harlech Castle. 1802. TT. K. f. o
r v urer. snip .tugei. ksd. u. xl. I. o.. .tsauour
15 Br. bark Nithsdale. 1536, U. K. f. o.. Port. Grain Co..
17 Br. bark Bowman B. Law, 1S59, TJ. K. f. o., P. F. M.
Co
18 Br. ship Franklstan, 1900, U. K. f. o., Balfour .i
20-Br. ship Cedarbank, 2649, TJ. K. f. o.. Glrvln
24 Ger. ship Robert RIckmers, 2174, TJ. K. f. o., Kerr....
September
13 Br. ship Orealla, 1703, TJ. K. f. o., Balfour
13 Br; ship Genista, 1718, U. K. f. o.. Balfour ....
IS-Dan. ship Jupiter, 1651. TJ. K. f. ..Balfour ... .....
20 Br. bark Australia, 2097. U. K. f. o., Kerr
25 Br. ship Riversdale, 2057, TJ. K. f o., Girvln
26 Br. bark Semantha, 2211, TJ. K. f. o.. P-F. M. Co
26 'Br. ship Centurion (a), 1704, Grimsby, Kerr
2S Br. ship Fenthesllea (b), 1663. TJ. K. f. o., Balfour ..
(a), also 108,675 bushels barley, valued
(b)'aJso 111.053 bushels barley, valued
SUMMARY FOR.
1900
Wheat Bushels. Value.
To Europe and Africa 721,685 $424,478
To San Francisco 1,825 1022
To the Orient iG5 iOO
Total wheat 723,675
Flour. Barrels.
To Orient and Siberia 53,480
To San Francisco 15,218
To Europe
Totals
, . . Bushels.
Flour reduced to wheat 809,141
Wheat as above 723,675
Total wheat and flour 1,032,816
Boulogne; Victoria, from Marseilles, Ge
noa and Naples. Sailed Steamers Sardin
ian, for Glasgow and London; Furnessla,
for Glasgow via Movllle.
Queenstown. Sept 30. Arrived Steamer
Saxonla, from Boston, for Liverpool.
Sailed Etruria, for New York.
Southampton, Sept 30. Arrived Barba
rossa, from New York, for Hamburg.
Sailed Trave, for New York.
DIED IN THE PULPIT.
Dr. Gregory, of St. Stephen's, M. E.
Church, New Yorlc
NEW YORK, Sept 30. Rev. Dr. Gilbert
H. Gregory, 63 years old, died today in
the presence of his congregation, at the
morning service, In St Stephen's Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Marble Hill, at
the north end of Manhattan Island.
Physicians had urged Dr. Gregory to
retire from active work, as he had long
been a sufferer from heart trouble. They
told him that he might live for years If
he would cease labor, but If he continued
to work he was liable to be stricken at
any moment Mr. Gregory had npt
preached In St Stephen's forthree Sun
days on account of heart attack, but when
word was passed around that he would
resume his duties today the church was
filled. The service had progresed to the
singing of ahymn which precedes the
sermon. Dr. Gregory arose and read three
verses of the hymn, beginning:
"Love divine, all love excelling."
While the music of the anthem filled
the church Dr. Gregory was noticed-to
seat himself and then fall limp over one
of the arms of the chair.
Members of the congregation went to
his assistance, and two physicians who
had happened to be passing the church
were called in. They saw at once that he
was beyond human aid, and In seven
minutes from the time he was stricken
he was dead.
A Rich Man Dead.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept SO. W. V. Wol
cott of Boston, died at St Vincent's Hos
pital from a stroke of apoplexy sustained
on a Big Four train yesterday. Mr. Wol
cott located In St Louis about 30 years
ago. He became a member of the firm of
Wolcott & Hume, publishers of the Jour
nal and Times, at St Louis, and later was
president of the St Louis Car Coupler
Company. He owned large interests in
Missouri zinc mines, and at the time of
his death was senior partner in the bank
ing firm of Wolcott & Co., of Boston and
New York. A search of his effects
brought to light the fact that he carried
with him a large fortune. He had In Ma
valise $500,000 In Government bonds and
about $2000 in cash on his person.
Montana Man Dies In Kevr York.
NEW YORK,- Sept 30.-Joseph Silver
man, 48 years old, a wholesale liquor deal
er of Great Falls, Mont, died suddenly
from heart failure todav In this ritv wr
Silverman, being in ill health, had come
to New York early In the Summer to'get
the benefit of the sea air at Brighton
Beach.
Washington Notes.
Hopplcklng Is not yet finished in the
Kittitas Valley. The price paid has been
$1 a box. Some of the producers are b'e
hind with their picking because of the
scarcity of the pickers.
The litigation that has Involved a num
ber of Swauk mining properties for soma
time was adjusted this week to the satis
faction of all parties concerned, and it
will probably result In renewed activity
In the camp, says the Ellensburg Capitol.
Spokane is wanted in another profes
slnal league for next season. Montana
does not want to give up the idea of
professional baseball, and has a .scheme
on foot to unite the Spokane team, the
Butte nine, the Helena combination and
the Salt Lake ball men in an Interstate
league.
The committee of lumbermen appointed
to secure a 40-cent rate from Puget Sound
to the (Missouri River has been ordered by
Secretary Victor H. Beckman, of the lum
bermen's association, to be ready to start
East at any time for a conference with
the freight officials of the Northern Pa
cific and Burlington. A conference at St.
Paul or Omaha is planned. Senator A. G.
Foster Is chairman of the committee.
XCrnger Counseled Moderation.
LONDON. Obt L An interesting report
comes from Komatlpoort to the effect
that Mr. Kruger In a letter to his wife
announcing that he Is going on a six
months' holiday said in substance that
after the capture of Machadodorp he
knew the struggle was hopeless, arid
counseled, moderation, but that Mr.
Steyn's "arbitrary behavior overruled his
counsels,"
ARTESIAN .WELL INQUIRY
GOVERNMENT MAY TBIM IK - THE
YAKIMA VALLEY.
A "Westerly Extension of the Arte
slaa Area of Washington Has
Bees Discovered Recently.
NORTH "YAKIMA, Wash., Sept 8ft
The work which has been conducted un
der the Geological Survey during thetpast
few months in this vicinity by George
Otis Smith, has resulted In the discovery
of a westerly extension to the artesian
area, and it is probable that during the
next session of Congress an- appropria
tion may be secured for the sinking of
wells In several different localities in this
vicinity. The appropriation made by the
first session of the 56th Congress provided
$100,000 should be spent throughout the
it
P. EL
S5
TO
r
P. F. M. Co.
Balfour
K. f. o., P.
,
106.508
62,000
45,000
7
16
18
21
25
9
13
9
21
16
16
27
75.744
F.
111,725
67.035
4M4JiJill&Gl
&S.367
33,269
x.'o,
BalfourillO.630
64,2001
H
. P.F. "W f!n.
121,544
71.700
109,916 6V16OI
101,186
9,450
24,060
$67,500
113.8-"0
65,050
155 667
36,350
70,255
Norrsc
441, IOd
ton aw
62,300
103,62
61.178
57,000
76,000
82,000
76,000
5.052
130,546
136,900
JL34.UW
17,415
1U.0W
at $49,000.
at $45,310.
SEPTEMBER.
1899
1898
Bushels. Value.
Bushels. Value.
288,941
$17L958
9.4S9
568,709
173,767
$341,263
104,260
16,360
$425,000
SG5.301
Barrels.
$181,447
Value.
743,476 $445,623
Value.
5150,066
41.0S8
Barrels.
36,740
21.879
2C-.85
Value
$121,029
69,991
62,500
12,995 37,600
$191154 12,995 $37,690 79,454' $253,520
Value.
$191,141
425,600
Bushels.
58,477
306,301
Value. Bushels.
$ 37.690 , 3571543
181,447 742,476
Value.
$253,520
445,623
$616,741 363,778 $219,137 1400,019 $699,143
United States in investigations' of this
nature and also investigations tending to
show where Irrigation xeseryolrs could
be placed to advantage. Undor this ap
propriation a large amount ofiworjc has
been done in this state, and it Is ex
pected that in the appropriations to be
made during the coming Winter the scope
of the work will be-greatly enlarged.
In preparing for the formulation of es
timates of the possible extension of the
Irrigable areas In the state, the Geologi
cal Survey has proceeded with a syste
matic plan of measuring the streams. A
report of this work is now being pre
pared with a view to designating just
how much water can be had and what
the flow of different streams is at different
seasons of the year.
In Eastern Washington and in the .vi
cinity of Clarkston and, Lewis ton, Idaho,
Professor Israel C. Russell is continuing
his examination of artesian conditions.
The result of his Investigations has not
yet been made public, but the Geological
Survey authorities feel warranted In drill
ing one or more test wells In central
Washington 'during 1901. It is claimed,
however, that little is known of the un
derground conditions In the central part
of the state; but after familiarizing Itself
with all the conditions surrounding the
margins of the Columbian plains' on the
east and on the west, the Geological Sur
vey feels that It will be wise to drill one
or more test wells and, In order to do
this, It Is stated that a large appropria
tion will be necessary, and, the necessity
for securing this appropriation has been
duly impressed on the Congressional dele
gation from this! state.
A large amount of topographical map
ping now being carried on, will, It Is ex
pected, result In showing what use may
possibly be made of the waters of the
Coeur d'Alene Lakes and other bodies of
water in northern Idaho. The advisa
bility of diverting somo of the head wat
ers of the Klickitat River In the Cascades
Is now under Investigation by the sur
vey. A storage reservoir may also be
recommended. for that locality.
WILL TELL BIXGER ABOUT IT.
Matter of Modifying Bonndaries of
Certain Forest Reserves.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept 30. While
Commissioner Blnger Hermann, of the
General Land Office, Is in the cltv to
morrow, a number of gentlemen who are
Interested in sheep and cattle grazing on
forest " reserves and others who are In
terested In securing the elimination of
lands from the reserves will confer with
him. The sheep and cattlemen on the east
side of the Cascades are very well satis
fled with the present arrangement, which
provides that 'their stock may be grazed,
during certain seasons, Inside of the re
serve and without any expense being at
tached thereto. The stockmen, however,
are willing to pay a reasonable sum per
head for grazing privileges on forest re
serves, but as yet the Interior Depart
ment has not promulgated any regula
tions to that effect. The law simply pro
vides that the Secretary of the Interior
may Issue rules and regulations for the
grazing of cattle and sheep on forest re
serves when, in his discretion,' such
course Is not detrimental to forest areas.
He Is not authorized, directly or Indi
rectly, to make a charge for 'the grazing
privilege, and he does not propose to
take upon himself the responsibility of
compelling the cattlemen to pay any fees
whatsoever. He is, nevertheless, In favor
of charging 10 to 12 cents pr 'head' for
cattle and 3 to 5 cents per head for
sheep. ...
There are in r Clallum and Jefferson
Counties in particular a large number of
taxpayers who are directly and vitally
Interested In eliminating certain areas
from the Olympic forest reserves In" these
counties. A number, of these gentlemen
will call on Commissioner Hermann while
he is on the Sound and will -express to
him their appreciation of the eliminations
already made and ask for further con
sideration of propositions providing for
additional exclusions from this reserve.
All of the desired eliminations in Clallum
County 'have been made except certain
tracts In the northwesfpart of th6 coun
ty, but In Jefferson County none of the
land originally Included within the re
serve has been withdrawn. It is claimed
by the Jefferson County taxpayers and
the Board of ,County. Commissioners of
that county that the taking "of a largo
number of ranges within the .reserve has
had a very depressing effect upon pros
pective settlers, as well as upon the set
tlors who are already within 'the reserve.
As In Jefferson County there is a certain
amount of bonded indebtedness which
was assumed on thebasis of the amount
of taxable property within the county,
and It Is set forth that the taking of a
large amount of this, -property within
forest 'reserves has reduced the county's
Income and crippled Its sources of reve
nue. A similar statement of the case
was made in regard to Clallum County,
and the Secretary of the Interior con
sented to make all the eliminations de
sired, amounting to over 300,000 acres,
with the exception of the small tract re
feredtoin the northwest part 'of the
county. -'No exclusions, however, were
made In Jefferson, and the taxpayers in
that county feel that they have been un
falrlyjiealt with.
The reason given by Secretary Hitch
cock . for not excluding farming tracts
from the' forest reserve in Jefferson was
that he desired a further investigation by
the Geological Survey in order to satisfy
him that the lands Jn question were more
valuable' for farming purposes than for
timber .culture. Jn order that this Infor
mation 'might be secured at the earliest
date a party was hurriedly sent into Jef
ferson County to Investigate and report.
This party, it was expected, would, occupy
most of , -the Summer and early Fall In in
vestigating and preparing a statement,
ani It la for the purpose of laying all the
facts before the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office that a delegation from
"Jefferson and also Clallum County will
call on ,hlm during his visit to Tacoma
tomorrow.
FAIR THAT ALWAYS PAYS.
Successful Shovr for and by Farmers
and of Their Products.
OREGON CITY, Sept. 30. The fourteenth-'
annual fair of the Butte Creek
Agricultural Association closed at Mar
quam last night, with most , satisfactory
results. The fair was noted for being un
der the'dlrect management of farmers;
it was held In a farming community, and
patronized principally b'y agriculturists.
The gate records showed that fully 20CO
people were In attendance yesterday, and
the management estimated that the re
ceipts were over $200 above expenses. Per
sops w"ho attended the State Fair averred
that the exhibit' of fruits, vegetables,
grasses, grain and corn, were far superior
to any prize county exhibit, there. One
mammoth, pumpkin weighed 98 pounds,
and' there were a dozen that weighed a
few pounds less. Nearly the whole of the
fruit and vegetable exhibit was from
Clackamas County producers. The ladles'
and domestic departments also had an in
teresting display. The display of live
stock -and poultry from Clackamas and
Marion County districts was very credit
able. '
The management of the fair is proud
of -the fact that during the 15 years of
the society's existence that It has In
curred no Indebtedness nor asked help
from the state or others. In past years
when the rain cut down the gate receipts,
the stockholders paid the deficiency for
premiums out of their own pockets. The
management announces Its intention to
enlarge the grounds anfy give a more lib
eral premium list next year. The officers
of the association are: President, Barton
Jack, Marquam; vice-president. S. T. Ho
bart Sllverton; secretary, F. E. Albrlerht
Marquam: treasurer Fred Myers, Mar
quam. The other member of the board of
directors; G. R. Hlbbard. of Sllverton.
Near 14 Cents for Hops.
Several small lots of hops were sold In
the south end of the county during the
past two or three days for 13 cents per
pound. Yesterday, Frank Fish, of Needy,
sold 10.000 pounds of choice hops to a Sa
lem buyer for 13 cents. This Is the best
sale yet -reported in Clackamas County.
The growers are through baling, and buy
ers are more anxious than formerly to
secure hop samples. The crop this season
Is of unusually goodquallty.
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Wife of Dawson, Theatrical Man
' Left Three Little Girls.
SEATTLE. Sept. 30 Elizabeth A. Lang
ley, 24 years of age. wife of a Dawson
theatrical man, committed suicide at her
home in this city this morning by drink
ing carbolic acid. The case Is a mystery.
She leaves three ifttle daughters here.
Her husband Is In the north.
Coach Kaarsberg nt Ecprene.
.EUGENE, Or., Sept. . 30 Lawrence
Kaarsbefg, the famous Berkeley full
back, who will coach the University of
Oregon 'this year, arrived In Eugene to
day. -He was met at the station by a
large and enthusiastic crowd of students.
He will, begin work, tomorrow afternoon
with the 32 candidates who have begun
training.
NewWoshington Incorporations.
QLYMPIA, Sept 30 The following ar
ticles of' Incorporation have been filed
with the Secretary of State:
Alaska Mall Steamship Company, Seat
tle, capital $6000; Stemon's Mill Company,
New Whatcom, $11,700; Eshelman-Burdon
Company, Seattle, $5000; Mayflower Min
ing Company, Spokane, $100,000; St. Marie's
Town'slte & Improvement Company, Spo
kane, $6000; Briar Hill Coal Mining Com
pany, Tacoma, $50,000; amended articles of
the Monte Crlsto Railway Company, Ev
erett, $1,200,000; Seattle & Port Washing
ton Transportation Company, Silveidalo,
$10,000;The Fortune Mining Company, Se
attle, $1,000,000; Lost, Trail Canyon Mining-Company,
Tacoma, $1,000,OCO; Park
land Fishing & Packing Company, Park
land, $6000; Equitable Mining Company,
Spokane, $150,000; C. S. Barlow, Tacoma,
$1,00,000; .Monte Crlsto Meat Company, In
corporated, Everett, $5000; Durango Eoy
Mining Company, Seattle, $1,000 000; Gold
Basin Mining Company, Seattle, $1,5Q0,0C0;
Seattle Fuel Company, Seattle, $10,0.0;
Washington Water Power Company, Spo
kane, canltal stock increasprt from 1 rO-
000 tb '$2,000,000; Boston & Spokane Mining
company, Spokane, $2,OO3,C00; Violet Mill
ing & Mining Company, Seattle, $1,500,000:
Home Mining Company, Cle Elum. $20),
000; Callender Mercantile Company, Spo
kane, $50,000; Salmon Creek Log Driving
& Improvement Company, Manor, $1COO;
Salmon Creek Boom Company, Manor,
$1000; Best Chance Mining Company, Se
attle, $1,500,000; certificate of Increase of
capital-stock of the Sequim Prairie Ditch
Company, Sequim, $10,000; Lake Chelan
Copper. Company, Spokane, $10,000; What
com County Agricultural Association,
New Whatcom, $10,000; Natchez Meat Mar
ket Company, North Yakima, $10 COO;
Kunze Brothers, Arlington, $5000; Republic
&-Grand Forks Railroad Company, Re
public, $r,000,000; Mineral Hill Consolidated
Mining Company, Spokane, $700,000; Silver
Butte Mining Company; Tacoma, $10,000;
Moran Company, Arlington, J50C0.
Foreign corporations Great Western
Mining. Company, Philadelphia, Pa., $8K0.
New Oregon Incorporations.
SALEM, Sept. 30. Articles of incorpora
tion we're filed in the- office of the Secre
tary of State during the past week, as
follows:
Westacott & Knight, Portland; $20,000;
Frank K. Knight, W. A. Knight, L. A.
Westacott. This company will manufac
ture vinegar, elder, pickles, jelly, etc.
- The Artificial Ice & Storage Company,
Baker City; $15,000; J. F. Donnelly, Bela
Kallsh, William Pollman; object, to oper
ate a -cold-storage plant.
Salem Light, Heat & Power Company,
Salem; $40,000; Franklin, R. Anson, M. C.
Anson, G. A. Rockwell; object, to operate
an electric light and steam-heating plant
In Salem.
Silver Klng Extension .Company, Port
land; $150,000; Solon Splro, W. H. Herman,
Frank A. Spencer, Wallace McCamant;
object, to engage In mining and milling.
The Beaver Flume ,& Lumber Company,
Portland; $20,000; Charles E. Runyon., W.
W. Mayger, T. J. Cleeton. This company
will engage in logging and lumbering in
Columbia County.
Sunrise Mining Company, Cottage
Groye, $100,000; E. S. 'Houlace, Brockman
Hqlm,, J. E. Ostrander. .
. Tho'Stprm Cloud ponsolidated Mining
&i Smelting Company, Portland; $200,000;
Frank ,S. Grant Zoeth Houser, J. H.
Marshall, O. S. Rosedale.
Midway Oil Company, Portland; H. C.
Strattbn, F. B. Hughes, W. J. Bruce; ob
ject sto" own and operate oil lands lm Cali
fornia. i Columbia Roofing & Refining Company,
Portland; $5000; David M. Dunne, Arthur
K. Bentley, George H, Shlnn.
BURNS STAGE ROBBED
AT AN ISOLATED POINT ON ROAD
FROM ONTARIO.
Mall Sack Was Throws Oat on Order
of the Highwayman A Second
Robbery lm Reported.
BURNS, Or., ' Sept 80. The incoming
stage from Ontario to Burns was held up
and robbed last night, September 29, at
Bendler Mountain. The outgoing stage
from Burns also ha3 been reported robbed.
John Mlnto was a passenger on the lat
ter. Stage Stopped by Gna Shot.
"ONTARIO, Or., Sept 30. Last night at
9 o'clock, the Ontario and Burns stage
was held up 70 miles from Ontario. The
FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF GOLD DEMOCRATS
In 1896 you opposed the election of the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency, William Jennings Bryan, because of the platform on
which he was making his race. In that platform the following lan
guage was used: '
"WE DEMAND THE FREE AND UNLIMrrED COINAGE OF
BOTH SILVER AND GOLD AT THE PRESENT LEGAL RATIO OF
16 TO 1, WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE AID OR CONSENT .OF
ANY OTHER NATION."
The late Democratic convention at Kansas City not only reaffirmed
the Chicago platform, of which the above is a part, but it was com
pelled by Mr. Bryan to go out of the ordinary "way in order to spe
cially rivet the above particular clause. The convention nominated
the same man you opposed In 1896, on the same objectionable plat
form. Mr. William Jennings Bryan, speaking In the City of Knoxviile,
Tenn., on the 16tb? day of September, 1896,- made use of the fol
lowing language:
"IF THERE IS ANY ONE WHO BELIEVES THAT THE GOLD
STANDARD IS A GOOD THING, OR THAT IT MUST BE MAIN
TAINED, I WARN HIM NOT TO CAST HIS VOTE FOR ME, BE
CAUSE I PROMISE HIM IT WILL NOT BE 'MAINTAINED IN THIS"
COUNTRY LONGER THAN I AM ABLE TO GET RID OF IT."
By this it will be seen not only that Gold Democrats are not want
ed to vote for Mr. Bryan, but that they are specially warned by Mr.
Bryan himself not to do so.
Speaking at Milwaukee, Saturday, September 8, of the present year
of grace, Mr. Bryan used this language:
"THE FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED."
There you have the record up to date. Can you afford to vote for a
man .who warned you against voting for him, because he will enforce
the very thing for which you opposed him four years ago? Study this
matter between now and November.
driver was halted by a gun shot across
the road ahead of -the btage, and upon
stopping was told to throw out the United
States mail. This was done at once to
protect any valuable in the express box.
It Is not known what passengers were on
the stage at the time of the robbery. The
meager telephone report gives no further
details, and indicates that the job was
done by one man. The hold-up took place
at a point of isolation. The officers are
working on the case, but no definite in
formation will be had until the arrival of
the stage late tonight
Not Much of Value, Probably.
BOISE, Idah6, Sept. 30. The Ontario
and Burns stage was held up at 9 o'clock
this morning, 10 miles out of Ontario, by
a lone highwayman. The robber stopped
the stage by firing a shot across the road.
He demanded the mall, which was
thrown out The stage was not further
molested. It Is not thought much of value
was secured.
FAVORS AN .INCOME TAX.
And Says David B. Hill Doesn't
Know What He Is Talking About.
BUMPXBE, Oo., Sept. 29. To the Edi
tor.) David B. Hill, a machine politician
and the representative of a state which
would naturally be opposed to an income
tax from self-interest Is quoted by The
Oregonlan as authority on the subject.
One of the arguments of Mr. Hill, whicTi
The Oregonlan apparently Indorses, Is
that "this tax has never before been
approved In a Democratic platform, and
has never before been tolerated by the
country except as a temporary expedient
In time of war," etc.
The fact is that only In recent years
has the necessity of Imposing an income
tax become apparent. It Is becoming more
Imperative every year with the enormous
increase In 'Individual fortunes by in
heritance, and by gigantic manipulations
involving the control, In the hands of a
few mon. of natural opportunities, and
the necessities of the people as a whole.
The conditions which make some kind of
an Income tax necessary are of com
paratively recent growth, and the demand
for such a tax has arisen from these
conditions and must grow In strength
with the growth of the conditions.
' Mr. Hill then proceeds to say that "It
Is an unjust, Inquisitorial and sectional
tax. It is a tax upon thrift. Industry and
brains, and not upon wealth per se," etc.
With all due respect to Mr. Hill, the
above statements are wholly at variance
with the facts, as I shall now proceed
to show. It will be noted that the Income
tax demanded by the Democratic plat
form is a "graduated" Income tax. The
Income tax, enacted by Congress, which
a majority of the members of the United
States Supreme Court "knocked out," pro
vided for a straight 2 per cent tax on
Incomes over $4000, Incomes under the lat
ter figure being exempt.
It will be admitted that a graduated
Income tax will bear most heavily on
very large Incomes. Now, what do these
very large incomes represent? The mind
of the reader will at once revert to the
well-known multl-mllllonaries of the
United States, the Astors, the "Vander
bllts, the Goulds and others. Here we
have a list of enormous Inherited for
tunes. The present owners of these for
tunes did not make them, could not
make them. Will It be contended for a
moment that the income tax applied to
these overgrown Incomes would be a tax
"upon the thrift, Industry and brains" of
the country, and not upon "wealth per
se"?
And yet as a simple matter of fact It
Is these gigantic inherited fortunes, and
the fortunes of such men as Rockefeller,
obtained by exacting an illegal and unjust
tribute from the people, which would
feel the brunt of a graduated income tax.
The man who had an income not to ex
ceed $4000 a' year, which Is all the in
come the ordinary man could expect to
receive as a reward of "thrift, industry
and brains," unassisted by large accumu
lated capital, would go scot free.
But the weakest statement of Mr. Hill's
string of asertionsH-they cannot be called
arguments Is that an Income tax Is "sec
tional." Now, to go back again to these
large fortunes, Inherited and otherwise,
a 'few examples of which have just been
given, again we must ask the question.
What constitutes these fortunes?
The Vanderbllt and Gould fortunes are
made up -principally of railroad stocks
and securities, which represent property
owned In various states of the Union. The
income-from this property Is drawn from
various parts of "the United States, Even
In the case' of the Vanderbllt New York
Central, which happens to be located In
the State of New York, the business of
the road comes from outside the state.
Segregate New York State from the rest
tral .would go into the hands of a receiver
at once.
So with the enormous real estate hold
ings, of the Astors in New York City.
These Inherited holdings have reached
their present value by reason of the
growth of the City of New York. The
growth of New York City has been co
incident with and dependent upon the de
velopment of the United States. Segre
gate New York State from the rest of
the Nation, and real estate in New York
City would at once depreciate in -value
75 per cent or more. There Is nothing In
New Y6rk State to justify a commercial
center like New York City.
I will now make a general proposition,
which I will defy any one to successfully
controvert: That there Is no fortune in
the United States of $1,000,000 or over
which ha3 not been acquired from a
source which wa3 based upon the fact of
the existence of a nation of from 50,000,000
to 70,000,000 people. If I have not made
my meaning clear, I will say, that none
of the millionaires of today would have
been In existence had each state been
segregated from the others, becaus no
single state Includes within Its own bor-
ders all the necessary elements for the
upbuilding of such great fortunes. Penn
ylvanla has her petroleum, coal and Iron.
But to turn these natural resources Into
money she mu3t have had a market
which was only to be secured In other
states.
When, then, we perceive that all of
these great fortunes have been derived
from the Nation as a whole, how purile
It Is to assert that because the owners
of these fortunes nearly all happen to
reside In some great commercial center,
the enforcement of an Income tax would
be "sectional extortion," and that such
a tax should be apportioned according to
the population of different states.
We know that Newport, R. I., during
the Summer season is the residence and
resort of the multi-millionaires of tue
country. Suppose that these multi-mil-llonalres
should claim that a3 their per
manent residence, and should assert that
they should only be taxed In proportion
according to the population of the town
ship or precinct In which Newport Is sit
uated! Would not that be an absurd
proposition? And yet It Is precisely the
argument used by those opposed to a
graduated Income tax.
The fact is that so far as an Income
tax Is concerned, state lines are purely
Imaginary. If this country should become
Involved in war with a powerful nation,
and New York should be successfully
bombarded, the Astors. the Golets and
the great Insurance companies would lose
much. The man with the small Income or
no income at all would lose little or noth
ing. The greatest expense of this Gov
ernment Is in protecting the great mon
eyed interests. Should these Interests
not pay for this protection?
The "knocking out" of the income-tax
law by a majority of the Supreme Court
was a mistake from any standpoint Upon
purely technical grounds a wise and just
law was nullified. The breach between
the "masses and the classes" was there
by widened, and the foundation laid for
trouble In the future. Opponents of the
Income tax havo attempted to make It
out to be a Popullstlc measure, or, as
Mr. Hill puts Jt, a measure "urged by
every political adventurer, Ignoramus
and demagogue in the country." The fact
that the leading nations of Europe havo
long ago adopted It, and have found it
to be a wise and just method of taxation.
Is sufficient answer to such assertions, if
they need any answer.
CLAY PETERS.
The Oregonlan does not oppose an in
come tax, properly laid.
Oregon Notes.
The Antelope Fair Association ofTers
$2000 in purses and $1500 In premiums for
this year's fair.
Heppner is proud of two cornet bands
which are practicing for the Pioneer's Re
union, October 5.
A gloria mundl apple weighing 25
ounces and measuring 15 Inches In cir
cumference is reported by the Stayton
Mall to have been grown In U. Henline's
orchard near that town.
A conservative estimate of the wheat
crop of Sherman County is that 1.000,000
sacks have been threshed In that county,
says The Dalles Times-Mountaineer. The
Wasco County crop Is about 750,000 sacks.
About 90 per cent of this Is surplus.
A strike at Haberley's hopyard followed
an attempt to inaugurate the weighing
system, reports the Stayton Mail. Nothing
was said by pickers until the scales ar
rived, when nearly all pickers stacked
their boxes. This action quickly brought
the managers to terms, and after that
hops were measured In that yard.
The town was full Thursday of Indian
hopglckers returning from the Polk Coun
ty and other yards, say3 the Corvallis
Gazette. Much of the money earned In
the hop fields went over the counters of
Corvallis business houses. Most of the
day the various stores had a quota of
them, and the dickering In groceries,
clothing, tobacco and other necessaries
and luxuries was active. None of them
wore the traditional blanket In which the
old settlers used to see them, but all
were dressed In white man's costume,
many of them In up-to-date and even
expensive garments.
John Stapleton, of Independence.
SALEM, Or., Sept 30. John Stapleton,
aged 67 years, and a resident of Independ
ence, died In Salem last night of cancer
of the bowels. Deceased was born in Can
ada and has been a resident of the vi
cinity of Independence since 1254. Besides
a wife, he left the following children:
T. B. Stapleton, Goldndale. Wash.; G.
W. Stapleton. Portland; D. P. and J. T.
Stapleton, Independence: Mrs. Mary Dea
ton, Salem; Miss Ella Miller, Vancouver,
Wash.; and Mrs. C. L. McDonald, Lewis
ton, Idaho. The funeral will be conducted.
at Independence tomorrow
THE BRISTOL BAY FRAUD
(Continued from First Paea.)
sufficiently to make It 3ofa to approach
within anchoring distance. Looking sea
ward, the scene is one of mighty conflict
between wind and wave. A surf for GOO
yard3 out formed by a rapid succession
of titanic breakers, i3 all one can sea
from the beach.
There are 13 vessels, mostly steamships,
now anchored off Nome, several of which
will sail 'today and during the next few
days for the states, loaded to their fullest
capacities with passengers.
Considering the brief period that will
elapse before the season closes and tho
limited transportation facilities, compared
with the great numbers here who desire
to return home. I believe there's room
for grave doubt if all can be provided
with passage to the States. If not, there'll
be trouble in Nome this Winter, for hun
dreds are destitute and many have barely
sufficient to pay their fare back. Not
withstanding the fact that provisions will
be plentiful this Winter, prices will go up
and become prohibitory with men and
women of small means. Already pricea
are rising on many articles and the scala
will gradually ascend from now on.
Mining 13 going on in better shape on
the creeks owing to the relase of tha
embargo put upon it by the legal tlo-up.
a reversal of the decision of the Judgo
here having been made by the Court of
Appeals, so that there is now less ob
struction to the progress of mining oper
ations. Beach miners have about disap
peared and the tundra is not being worked
or even prospected.
Bluestone Mining Excitement.
The latest excitement Is at Bluestone. a.
small stream putting Into Port Clarenco
Bay. and about 12 miles back In the In-
terior. From apparently rellablo reports
there seems to be no doubt of the rich
ness of the strike. It is confined to a
small area, however, and nothing of any
consequence ha3 been discovered In that
vicinity outside of the strike on Blue
stone. I notice In the columns of tho
Seattle papers the statement that big
strikes have been made on tho ICooga
rok and at Topkuk. This I3 pure fabrica
tion. No strikes whatever have been made
anywhere except that on the Bluestone.
I fall to see as many familiar faces aa
I did previous to my departure for Bristol
Bay. W. H. Packwood, of Baker City,
returned today from Grouse Creek, whero
he has been prospecting a cla'lm In com
pany with others. He reports that claims
on Grouse Creek will not pay anything
more than wages so far as prospected.
It Is 25 miles from Nome and while pros
pects can be obtained from almost any
of the creeks In that vicinity and their
tributaries, gold exists In Infinitesimal
quantities and will pay In somes cases
wages, in many not even that W. IL
Warren ha3 returned from Dexter Creek
where he worked tho Marsh Angel, form
erly of Portland, until litigation closed
down further operations. The claim Mr.
Angel worked was a good one and paid
handsomely while work continued, even
though water had to be hauled a mile and
a half in barrels to furnish the supply
with which to operate rockers. T. M.
Welch, of Portland, goes out on the Or
egon, and Fred West on the Tacoma,
I met Mr. Humphrey, of Portland, today,
and ho will go out he says, about October
1. Dave Turner will go out on one of tho
last boats.
Mr. Goggaln I3 absent from town on a.
trip of Investigation to Bluestone. Having
done well In Nome, Mr. Goggaln Is satis
fled with the country and may remain
through the Winter. L. C. Pease, former
ly connected with The Oregonlan, is in
business here and doing quite well.
Business Comparatively Dull.
Notwithstanding the fact that business
In all lines is dull, having fallen off re
markably for the past six weeks and
still declining, building continues. True,
thl3 Is confined to dwellings mostly, but it
shows an undiminished faith In Nome's
resources In some quarters. More people
are preparing to Winter here than I ex
pected to see. Even yet business is over
done in Nome.
There Is little or no sickness here, al
though an occasional case of dysentery
or typhoid is announced. This is a cli
mate, however, which has no respect for
catarrhal or bronchial affections, and op
erates only to aggravate and augment
those ailments.
Crime is at Its minimum stage in Nome.
Very little 13 reported these day3, and
that little la confined mostly to petty
sneakthlevery, such as purloining articles
from tents which occupants have tem
porarily left Nothing Is safe on tho
outside of a tent The average "huskle"
(Esqulmo dog) Is a skilled thelf. also.
The "huskies" will steal and open with
their teeth cans of condensed milk and
drink the contents. Canned beef offers no
barrier to their strong, sharp teeth, whllo
anything In the line of eatables must bo
hung high and dry or placed under lockT
and key to defy their pilfering propen
sities. Plenty of Conrt Business.
Thro has been somo talk of the de
parture of Judge Stevens for tho States
to remain during the Winter, but no In
formation of a definite nature has been
obtained. If such should be true, however
some substitute to fill his Judicial posi
tion during the interim of Winter and
Spring would have to be selected, I pre
sume, for I cannot belicvo that ther
will be any adjournment of court at alfr
in view of the fact that the congested;
condition of court business will demand
constant and uninterrupted sessions from
now on until next Summer.
It is reliably reported here that a sul
phur deposit has been discovered near
Dutch Harbor, which will control tho
markets of the world. Also that tho
value and permanecy of the ore from the
gold quartz mine near Unalaska has Jus
tified Increasing the forco of men em
ployed In the mine to 100. I believe tho
country around Dutch Harbor abounds In
quartz of a good grade, and permanent
in character, and that other mines than
the one now In operation will be de
veloped In the near future. The country
in that region Is covered with float
quartz, and every indication points to tho
presence of quartz in vast quantities. In
fact the Aleutian Island Archipelago
promises to develop much In the way of
mineral deposits, especially In the vicin
ity of Dutch Harbor. That locality pre
sents more attractive inducements to tho
miner than this part of Alaska, particu
larly In the matter of communication
with the outside world all the year
around. EUGENE D. WHITE.
MONEY ORDER INCREASE.
Business for 1000 More Than 14 Per
Cent Over 1S00.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. The Postof
flce Department ha3 Issued a tabulated
statement of the money order business
of the country for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1900. During the year 33,163.050
money orders were Issued In the United
States. The total transactions, a3 com
pared with the previous year, foot up aa
follows:
1S99. 1000.
Money orders lssued.$224.958,363 $255,670.07?
Money orders paid... 217,524,991 249.120.2S0
Totals $142,483,634 $504,790,313
This shows an increase in one year of
$62,306,949 or over 14 per cent This is tho
largest Increase In amount and in per
centage that ha3 ever occurred in tho
history of the postal service. The Auditor
estimates the total receipts and expendi
tures for the fiscal year 1900 of the postal
service at $210,064,163. The grand aggre
gate of money transactions of the postal
service, including the money order sy3-
tem. will thus be approximately $715,-
000,000
The Shah Received by the Porte.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept SO. Tho
Shah of Persia arrived here today and waa
received by the Sultan, with slaborata
and brilliant ceremonies