THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY,' OCTOBER 2, 1900.
LARGEST ON RECORD'
New Mark Made for Portland
Flour Cargoes.
THE EVA-CARRlfcs 52,000 BARRELS
Soils Today for Hone Kong and Vla-dlvostocIo-Tvrenty-two
German.
EMps Headed for Portland.
The German steamship Eva cleared
yesterday for Hong Kong and Vla
dlvostock -with the largest cargo
of flour that ever left the Colum
bia River, and, with two exceptions,
the largest flour cargo ever cleared. She
has aboard 2.000 barrrels, valued at $146,
000. The Eva was dispatched by the
Portland Flouring Mills Company, and the
size of the cargo would Indicate that the
Oriental flour trade was not yet -at a
standstill. In addition to the flour cargo,
the steamer carried E5 cases of firearms,
a case of revolvers and a lot of lead
seals. This record-breaking cargo will
give October shipments a big lift, and as
there will be at least one more October
cteamer for the Orient, the shipments for
the month will be pretty close to the
record. Some Idea of the market for
wheat which Is created by the Oriental
flour trade is shown by the figures given I
for the Eva's cargo, nearly a quarter of a
million bushels of wheat being used In
manufacturing the shipment which she Is
taking across the Pacific
The Eva will leave down the river this
morning.
The Italian ship Elisa, which will be
the first wheat ship for October, has not
yet cleared, but will probably clear to
day or tomorrow, as her cargo is all
aboard.
Montevideo today saying that the ship P.
N. Blanchard, of Baltimore, April 6, for
San Francisco, had been burned at sea
and was a total loss. Her crew was safe
at the Falkland Islands.
Marine Notes.
The Marshfleld shipyard received on the
last steamer from San Francisco 30 tons
of iron for the new schooner.
The steamer Mandalay took on a cargo
of 411,000 feet of lumber at Bay City
last week. 'She did not ship a complete
cargo because her owners are rushing
matters to ge't her machinery in. She
was towed to San Francisco by the tug
Columbia.
IN THE SEVERAL COURTS
GROUNDS FOR CHARLES A. THOMP
SON'S SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
MANY GERMAN SHIPS.
Nevr Fins on the High Seas Making
Rapid Progress.
The flag of the German merchant
marine is rising, not only on the Atlantic,
where the marvelous work of those big
scorchers, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
and the Deutschland, has made the "mis
tress of the seas" stand aghast with won
der and surprise, but out hereon the
Pacific, where the flag is a comparatively
new banner on the nigh seas. There will
be more German ships in the Pacific
Coast grain trade during the coming sea
son than ever before, and nearly all of
them are shipo which formerly sailed un
der the British flag. From Portland alone
the German fleet will be double that of
any previous year. This port seems to be
auite a favorite with the Germans, for
there are more vessels listed for here
than for Puget Sound and San Francisco
combined. There are at th present time
en route or listed for Portland 22 ships
calling under this new flag, and four
lhave already been cleared from Portland
since the opening of the current cereal
year.
Those now en route or listed for this
port Include some of the largest and
finest sailing vessels afloat. Most of
them were purchased from the British
during the period of depression, when
every one was going Into steam, and the
prices paid were so small that the ves
sels are now receiving more than the en
tire purchase price for carrying a single
cargo. Others have been picked up since
freights began advancing, two or three
years ago, and for these high prices have
been paid, but under existing rates they
are still big money-makers. The list of
German ships now headed for this port,
with tonnage and port from which they
are coming, is as follows:
Tons.
From Japan. Bertha . . :.2986
Santa Rosalia. Edmund 2032
(Hong Kong, Peter Rickmers 2S25
San Diego. Altalr 2392
Antwerp. EUbek 2222
Hlogo, Herzogin Sophie Charlotte 2273
Yokohama, Alice 2045
Kiao Chou, Nomla , ...1925
Acapulco, Tarpenbek 1799
Yokohama, Arthur Fitger 1j&K
Chee Foo. C. H. Watjen 1737
Hlogo. Ferdinand Fischer 172G
Hakodate, Hassla - 1820
"Yokohama. Otto Gildemister 2009
(Honolulu. Philadelphia 1710
Yokohama Slrlus .. 1735
Kiao Chou, Wilkommen 1G35
Kiao Chou. Osterbek 1510
Guaymas, Brunshausen ......., 1317
Mazatlan, Professor Koch .1357
Santa Rosalia. Olga 1310
Honolulu, Carl 93S
With the single exception of the EUbek,
all of this big fleet Is coming In ballast,
and all of them are securing high rates,
the average being nearly 43 shillings.
Domestic and Foreign Ports. '
ASTORIA, Oct 1. Arrived, steamer Sue
Elmore, from Tillamook. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M., ..smooth; wind, southeast;
weather, hazy.
Guaymas Sailed, Sept 28, schooner
Zampa, for Gray's Harbor.
San Francisco, Oct L Sailed, steamer
Arcatla, for Coos Bay; steamer Mineola,
for Tacoma; steamer Willamette, for
Seattle. Arrived, steamer Walla .Walla,
from Puget Sound; schooner A. B. John
son, from Gray's Harbor; steamer Manda
lay. from Coos Bay; schooner Halcyon,
from Gray's Harbor; schooner Volunteer,
from Coos Bay; schooner Albert Meyer.
from Willapa Harbor; steamer Progresso,
from Tacoma.
Liverpool, Oct L Arrived, Saxonia,
from Boston.
Genoa, Oct L Arrived, Werrs, from
New York.
Hamburg, Oct 1. Arrived, Luxer. from
San Francisco.
Glasgow, Oct 1 Arrived, Brazilian,
from Montreal.
Cherbourg, Oct L Arrived, Deutsch
land, from New York.
Hamburg, Sept 30. Sailed, Trave, from
Bremen, for New "York; sailed, Oct 1,
New York, from Southampton, for New
York.
Auckland, Oct L Sailed, Alameda, from
Sydney, for San Francisco, via Honolulu.
Scllly, Oct 1. Passed New York, for
London.
Copenhagen, Oct 1. Arrived Hecla,
from New York, for Christiana.
Newport ' Or.. Oct .L Arrived, light
house tender Manzanlta, from Coos Bay.
.Bremen, Oct L Arrived Barbarossa,
from New York via Southampton.
Says Hi Wife Was Too Fond of
His Hostler's Society Probate
Matters Court Notes.
Intho divorce suit of Charles H. Thomp
son, a Third-street ticket broker, vs. Br
minle Thompson, a demurrer of the Dis
trict Attorney that the complaint does
not state facts sufficient to constitute a
cause of action was sustained by Judge
Cleland yeserday. The plaintiff 'n his
complaint alleges that, he was married to
the defendant In Portland, May 14. 1&&5,
and In July, 1S96, purchased a home at
Mount Tabor and expended large sums
of money In. furnishing- the house and
beautifying the grounds. He also states
that he -made her a great many gifps
of money and property, such as a piano,
a horse and buggy and jewelry, and
endeavored in every way to make her
comfortable and happy. Thompson tur
ther alleges that in April, 1899, he em
ployed a hostler, whom he des!imfttH ,
G C and soon afterwards became
aware that his wife appeared to spend
more time In K's society than was. neces
sary for the purpose of giving him in-
dltlon to the flag one of the parachutes
had suspended from it a disc of silvered
paper. The flashing stmllght upon such
a disc, it Is said, can be seen 15 miles
away by the aid of glasses. The trap
doors were fastened by a time fuse or
slow match. One was timed to release
the door In five minutes and the other
In. 10 minutes.
The parachute box, which looked like
a laige aerial bag, had reached a height
of 500 feet when the first match released
the door. The parachute opened at once
and sailed slowly downward with the
flag flying. The extra five minutes before
the second match burned out allowed the
box to go to a greater height and' the
second parachute with the flag and disc
hung suspended in the air for a long
time.
The idea Is that with various colored
flags suspended in series under the para
chute, long messages could be sent aloft.
Theso, It Is said, could be read at great
distances by the 'aid of glasses.
BROWNE TO HIS tRITjCS
SUPERINTENDENT ISSUES AN
DRESS TO THJEf PUBLIC.
AD-
All the Trouble, He Says, Caused by
the Boole Trust But He Dodses
the Facts.
of
STEAMERS WITH TREASURE
Amount Over $300,000 Steamer
Cuteh but Slightly Damaged.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct '1. The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company's steamship
City of Topeka arrived from Lynn Canal
points' this morning. She brought about
150 passengers and $200,000 In gold, mostly
In small amounts in the handB of passen
gers.' The Topeka's officers report that
the steamer dutch, which was on the
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vartAithUL-ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM GOVERNOR
DEATH OF EARL C. ORDWAY.-
Promising: East Side Boy Succumbs
to a Brief Illness.
Earl C. Ordway, the 18-year-old son of
Julius and June Ordway, who live at the
corner of Crosby and Halsey streets, Mc
Mlllen addition, died at St Vincent's
Hospital Sunday, September 30, after an
illness of about one week. This young
man was an only son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ordway, and the brother of Elliot W.
Ordway, the first of the Second Oregon
to yield up his young life for his coun
try. The body of this young man was
brought home and buried with great
honor from Centenary Methodist Church.
Sunday, October 30, 1898. Now the -remaining
son has passed away. Earl, like
his brother, was an exemplary young
man and a favorite. He had Just en
tered the Portland High School when he
was taken sick. He was moved to the
hospital for treatment, and every effort
was made to save his young life. Mr.
Ordway had been in British Commbla
and was wired to return when the con
dition of his son was such as, to cause
apprehension that he could not recover.
However, he did not reach home till yes
terday morning. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon from the resi
dence at 2 o'clock. He will be burled In
Lone Fir cemetery, by the side of his
brother, Eliot
SAYERS,.OF TEXAS.
PORTLAND, Oct. 1. (To the Editor.) Kindly pub
lish the following telegram received yesterday from Gov
ernor Joseph D. Sayers, of Texasin reply, to my. advice that
I had sent aiurther contribution to the Galveston relief fund
of $550 from citizens of Portland, Coos Bay, Dallas, Eugene,
Warm Springs Agency, The 'Dalles, Oregon City,-Mount
Angel College, etc.:
"Telegram received. Please extend to the contributors
my most grateful acknowledgments for the generous dona-
JUbisH JJ. SABERS, Governor."
tion.
I take this means of extending the thanks, of the Gov
ernor to the friends who have so' kindly contributed.
' GEORGE TAYLOR, Treasurer. .
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MR. IiORD PROMOTED.
Columbine's Chief Engineer Has a
Position Ashore.
Mr. Harry Lord, who has been chief
engineer of the United States lighthouse
tender Columbine since she was built, nas
been detached from service on the steam
er and appointed inspector of machinery
for the new lighthouse tender Heather,
which Moran Bros, will build on the
Sound. Mr. Lord will take the position of
chief engineer on the new tender when
she is completed. His place on the Col
umbine will be taken by George Weldon,
who has been flrst assistant with Mr.
Lord for many years., Harry Lord .has
spent nearly 20 years in the service" on,
this coast and Is an engineer of very high
standing. He has served as chief on each
of the lighthouse tenders that have suc
ceeded the Shubrick in this district, and
was for a long time on that venerable
craft
RESCUED A CREW.
Portland-Bound Ship Picks Up Ship
wrecked Mariners.
The British bark Comllebank, one of the
grain ships chartered to load at Portland
this season, put Into Valparaiso Septem
ber 24 to land a shipwrecked crew. The
Comllebank was en route from Cardiff
for Santa Rosalia, with a cargo of coal,
and about September 1 encountered the
crew of the Norwegian bark Allda in
open boats. Their vessel had been
wrecked while on a voyage from the FIJI
Islands to Azores for orders, and as Val
paralsb was the nearest point at which
they could be landed, the Comllebank put
in there with them. The Comllebank Is
still in command of Captain Walker, who
took charge of the vessel In this port
about a year ago.
To Remodel a Church Edifice.
An architect Is preparing plans for a
complete change .and remodeling of the
Third Presbyterian Church, East Ninth
and East Oak streets. For some time the
proposed enlargement and improvement
of the edifice has been talked up. It has
now taken definite shape, and there is
good prospects that the plan will be car
ried out The church building takes up
nearly all the lot on the corner, but on
each side there are unoccupied spaces of
nine feet, while In front there is also some
space left all of which can be used. The
church Is 32 feet wide. It Is proposed to
take up the nine feet on each side of the
lot To do this the auditorium will be
changed so that the pulpit will occupy
the west side, in the portion built to that
side of the church.4 Gables will be built
west and east, taking up the nine-foot
spaces. On the west side the basement
will not be disturbed, but the baseme"ht
will be extended to the street line on
the east side. The front end, facing East
Oak street will be changed' so as to "in
crease the room. The tower will be cut
away and changed. At the south end of
the building there is considerable "room,
but it is not proposed to extend In that
direction" at present It is estimated the
seating capacity' of 'the auditorium may-
'be increased at. least one-third and the
appearance of the property greatly Im
proved by these" changes. Dr. McLean,
the pastor, 'says an architect Is, working
out the details of these" Improvements,
and the plan will soon be In shape for
Inspection by the membership. The cost
of the Improvements is estimated' .at
about 52000.
New River Steamer.
The N. R. Lang Is the latest addition to
the stern-wheel river fleet plying on the
Willamette and Columbia Rivers. The
new cpaft is owned by the Willamette
Pulp &. Paper Company, and' is named
in honor of the superintendent of that
company. She Is a well-built light-draft
steamer, about 160 feet long and 30 feet
beam. She was built to take the place of
the old Salem, and the boiler from that
ancient craft was -used In her construc
tion.. Inspectors Edwards and Fuller yes
terday looked over the new craft and
after a thorough Inspection issued her
papers.
In Novr a Congrregratlonallst.
Rev. F. E. Dell, who was pastor of the
First United Brethren Church, East Fif
teenth and East Morrison streets, until
the meeting of the conference this Sum
mer, is now - a Congregational -minister.
He has accepted' the call tendered
him by the -First Congregational
Church of Astoria, 'and will enter on his
work there as pastor on October ' 14.
Owing to his 111 health Mr. Dell was
compelled to resign -the pastorate of the
First United Brethren Church, and since
conference he has been resting and re
cuperating.. Mr. Dell had about four
years experience before coming to Port
land and is regarded as a young man of
ability and excellent endowments. He
says that In leaving the United Brethren
Church his action is not to be construed
as disloyalty or anything of that nature.
The call from the First Congregational
Church bad come when he was not en
gaged, and he had accepted It in the be
lief that he can do work there as well as
in the denomination he formerly had been
connected with. His health Is now about
restored. At the meeting of the Congre
gational Association at Hlllsboro he was
formally transferred Into the association.
At present Mr. and Mrs. Dell are staying
at the home of a friend, 746 East Yam
hill street Next week they will leave
for Astoria.
structions regarding his work. On No
vember 1, 1S99, the plaintiff avers that K.
left his sprvice, and the defendant dur
ing the W'nter requested that K. be re
employed, which was agreed upon, but
Thompson says that he ascertained In
the meantime that the defendant met K.
by appointment, and refused to explain
her conduct satisfactorily.
The plaintiff asserts that the-defendant
went to Long Beach! about July 12, lrw
not being In apparently good health, and
that K. was there 'employed as a bar
tender, and Mrs. Thompson, after re
peated denials of association with K., atp
mftted having! met him several times.
The husband avers that she notoriously"
associated wim tne man at Long Beacn,
and boarded at 'the same place. In con
clusion, the plaintiff alleges that upon her
return he was obliged to go to Spokane
on a business trip, and heard that while
he was absent she communicated with
K. Because of all of these things, the
plaintiff states that he is worried, and
has become sick In his mind and body,
and unable to attend to his business
affairs.
Other Divorce Cases.
In the suit of Ella Barrell against Maur
ice Barrell, an order of default was entered.
A demurrer to the complaint was over
ruled in .the case of Elizabeth L. Conlln
vs. Francis Conlln.
Divorce cases are set for trial as fol
lows: October 3, George Sandel vs. Bird
Sandel, Nellie Blakely vs. William T.
Blakely, Bertha Tledeman vs. John Tledo
man, Emma Flego vs. Louis Flege. Oc
tober 6, Annie Abramson vs. Abram
Abramson, Joseph H. Jones vs. Ida M.
Jones, Sophia Taylor vs. Thomas Taylor,
Anna Larson vs. Olaf Larson, Clara
Bllchfleld vs. Earhart Bllchfleld, Jessie
Chatfleld vs. Curt Chatfleld. October 6,
Richard Turk -vs. Lizzie Turk, Ada Wright
vs. Lester Wright, Antoinette Strahan vs.
Lola Strahan, Otlllla Lowell vs. Edgar
Lowell, Besslo Kendall vs. Ed Kendall,
Ifa L. Anson vs. C. -A. AnBon.
The Jennnle a Total Lons.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. The steamer
Jeannle, which went ashore near Point
Arena in the fog Sunday morning, will
doubtless be a total loss, as she "is in
cuch an inaccessible position that tugs
cannot reach her. Her own engines can
not move her.
Burned at Sea.
NEW YORK, Oct L The board of un
derwriter received a cablegram from
"Will Have Another Generator.
By the 20th of the month another gen
erator or dynamo will be received at the
power-house of the City & Suburban Rail
way at Inman, Poulsen & Co.'s sawmill.
It will be 500 horse-power. Some tlra
ago a similar generator was received and
Installed. The armature was burned out
and after trying to fix it up it was de
cided to secure a new generator.
Damage Suits.
P. A. Tynan, administrator of .the es
tate of John 'Tynan, deceased, has filed
suit against the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company to recover 'J5000 damages. John
Tynan was a brakeman employed by the
defendant," and f died from the effects of
injuries received 'on March 13, 1899, while
engaged in coupling coaches at Wallace,
Idaho. The complaint sets forth that the
couplings were old style and out of re
pair, and that the' platforms of the
..coaches came together while Tynan was
between them.i.
Mrs. Ada Mazarovsky -yesterday com
menced an action against the City &
Suburban Railway Company for $1050
damages In the, State Circuit Court, on
account of personal Injuries. The plain
tiff for cause of suit states that on May
14, "1900, she stopped an 'Irvlngton car on
North Third street, and while boarding
it the. car was -suddenly started and she
was thrown violently to the pavement
Two of her ribs, she says, were frac
tured' and she also sustained various
bruises.
rocks this side of Slcagway, appears to
be but slightly damaged. A wrecking
company is at work endeavoring to float
her. ,
The steamship Senator arrived from
Cape Nome and St. Michael this morning,
bringing' about 100 passengers and $138,000
in treasure. She left Nome September 2L
Among her passengers is John Noyea,
the Butte, Mont, millionaire and mining
operator, who is accompanied by his wife
and son.
N. P. R. Hatch, of San Francisco, was
also a passenger on the vessel. , He Is
one of the attorneys for the "defendants
in the receivership case at Nome, In which
Londblopm, Llndberg and others are in
terested and Is sold to be on the way
to San Francisco to secure a supple
mentary order from the Federal District
Court there, ordering the receiver In the
cases to turn over to the defendants
some 1600,000 in gold dust which has been
taken, out of the mines under the work
of the receiver, and which the defendants
now claim under the ruling of the court
but which the court refuses to order the
receiver to turn over.
Receiver Will Be Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. Deputy
United States Marshals Shelly Monckton
and George H. Burnham left tonight for
Seattle, from which port -they will - em
bark for Cape Nome on the steamer Sen
ator next Thursday. They are charged
with the mission of arresting Alex Mc
Konzle, the receiver In a number of Nome
mining suits, and to bring, him before the
United States Circuit. Court of Appeals
to answer for contempt in having re
fused to obey the writ of supersedeas is
sued by Judge, Morrow some weeks ago.
They are further instructed to call upon
the United States military authorities-to
enforce the return of the various" mining
claims to the people who held them prior
to litigation.
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DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Grand Jury.
The grand jury was engaged yesterday
In Investigating the charge of libel pre
ferred against Captain Hearn by John
Grant, and also took some further testi
mony In the W. A. Kuetemeyer .murder
case. The grand jury will be In session
again this morning. It has been a busy
term so far.
Real Estate Transfers.
V. Adell Burdlck. to Martin Munjo,
E. 95 .feet of lots 12 and 13, block
19. Alblna, September 25 $1700
William Wlntermantle and ,wife to
, Mary B. Sloane,' 10 acres, section 32.
T. 1 S., R, 1 E., April 10. 1899 1
Sheriff, for heirs. of George Hughes,
deceased, to Amos N. King, block 4,
Fulton, September 25 .'.... 3370
Guaranty Savings & Loan Association
to Cynthia A. Crlder, lot 6, block L
subdivision Rlvervlew Addition to
Alblna, September Zi.i 473
W. H. Benham to Elizabeth P. Ben
ham, lot 23, Belvlew Addition, East
Portland, July 8, 1899 1400
Michael Kennedy and wife to Henry
W. Fritz, NB. of NW. Va. of sec
tion 7, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., September 23 800
Charles Cramer to Anple Rpblson,
33Vx6S&, Seventh and Harrison
streets, October 1 .... 2100
James Jackson and wife to R. R. Gllt-ner.-lots.14
and 15, block 6, Peninsu
lar Addition No."1 2, September 29.... 1
United States patent to J. P. Wilson
and wife. S. of-SW. of section
6, and NW. of W. of -NE. &
section 7, T. 1 a, R. 1 EL, Octo
ber 15 1S73
Frank J. Browne. Superintendent
Public Instruction in Washington, has Is
sued an aaaress to the people of Wash
ington and has sent it to The Oregonian
with request to print:
. "To the People of Washington: For the
tenth year In my .school work I am un
der the stigma of meeting the violent
enmity of the American Book Company,
one of the most colossal trusts in the
United States. . The instigator and direc
tor of- this enmity is'R. L. Edwards, of
Portland, Or., the agent of the American
Book Company in the Pacific Northwest.
"The American Book Company failed
last May to secure the adoption of its
series of text-books for use in the public
schools of this state, for which it asked
exorbitant prices.
"They were rejected, as they should
have been, but after a fight for their
adoption on the part of the company's
agents, which Involved the repeated and
persistent offers of bribery. The offers of
bribery were carried so "far that even my
aeputy, Professor L. H. Leach, was Im
portuned by one of the trust's represen
tatives to accept a retalner of 500.
"The grasp of the American Book Com
pany on the text-book houses of the
United States Is so complete, as every
educator knows, that an Independent
weapon at home Is the only means of
defending the parents of this state from
the most outrageous robbery in the way
of high-priced school-books.
"Conscious of this, I have given my
active aid to the establishment of a home
Industry for the publication of text-books.
I have not one cent invested in the
Westland Publishing Company, never had,
and never propose to have. I receive no
part of Its profits, never have, and never
expect to. Neither has any member of
the school board.
"If It is a crime to assist a local Indus
try by friendly advice and personal en
couragement, especially an Industry pur
posely established to defeat the corrupt
combinations of a gigantic trust, then I
am guilty of a crime. But the perni
cious principle of building up home in
dustry wherever possible I imbibed In
my early training as a Republican. It is
still the kind of Republican doctrine to
which I subscribe, regretting that the
leading newspapers of that party have
abandoned It to take up the defense of
trust Interests and their manipulations.
"The absolute impartiality of 'myself
and the rest of the school board in deal
ing with the Westland Book Company Is
shown In the selection of only two of Its
books out of 14 offered. One of these
two, the civics, had no competition.
"Practically the entire series adopted
consists of standard text-books used in
the public schools of many of the most'
progressive states of the Union. Only
one, the high school algebra, is controlled
by the American book trust; hence this
war.
"The series, as a whole, has met with
approval unusually general and hearty
on the part of recognized educators
throughout the state. The criticisms have
now concentrated on the speller and the
geography. The 'speller has a few typo
graphical errors. No speller ever pub
lished was free from them. The one in
use from 1895 to 1900 was abominable.
"The plan of the geography Is on the
line of the best educational thought of
the United States, and Is especially
adapted for the Pacific Coast The proof
reading In it was Imperfect, owing to the
necessary haste In its publication. That
Is now being corrected, and , the new
editions will be free from those apparent
errors. No geography In existence Is
perfect throughout. Some flaws are evi
dent In every one. The general plan and
texture must be, in the main, the con
trolling feature.
"The new books adopted are so far su
perior to those of the previous five years
that comparison Is out of the question,
and none Is attempted even by the paid
agents and organs of R. L. Edwards, rep
resentative of the American book trust.
"The new series aggregates less in cost
than the former, although containing
more volumes.
"It Is more than 40 per cent below the
series adopted when the American Book
Company held sway "from 1890 to 1895.
"It is 33 per cent below the total price
of those offered last May for a complete
series by the companies represented In
the American book trust
"The official bids are on file in my
office and are open to inspection.
"Finally, I announce unhesitatingly that
neither the American 'Book Company nor
R. L. Edwards, its agent, can influence
my , personal or official conduct by any
means, never has, and never will.
r "I will do all In my power, honorably
and faithfully, to encourage home pub
lishers as against foreign-trusts, with an
unswerving purpose to-do the Tight and
a 'clean conscience of duty honestly per
formed. FRANK.J. BROWNE,
"Supt. of Public Instruction."
given out for the company v and appar
ently for the board, by one of Its or
ganizers and dlrectqrs. The Westland
Company Itself advertised its own favor
able position, and the fact of the subter
ranean deal, by issuing a circular to
school-book dealers, announcing: "The
Westland Company will handle practically
the -entire list of school-books. . . .
Only through the Westland Company can
you procure our exclusive books." What
is this but parUal fulfillment of the plan
by which the Westland concern was to
handle the Krohn physiology the Wood
ward language series, Burton's history
and Wagner's geography, and others?
The ?500 retainer said to have been of
fered to Mr. Leach recalls the fact that
this Is the same incorruptible Mr. Leach
who refused a $5000 retainer in 1892. But
we have not yet seen a denial of an
oft-repeated assertion that this same Mr.
Leach has a half Interest in the copy
right for Mr. Alleny's "Civics." Bribery
Is not a new thing in our Northwest
school-book affairs. The beginning and
end of It was not a $2000 transaction of
May, 1890, of which the records are still
extant
One great blunder that Browne makes
Is in attempting any defense of the Inde
fensible Wagner geography. The only
way to correct that gross error Is to re
ject It entirely. Browne's mild character
ization of its "apparent errors" is amus
ing in its weakness. And The Oregonian
is not disposed to accept his indorsement
of tho superior character of the other
text-books, or the assertion that the se
ries as a whole has received "approval
unusually general and hearty on the part
of recognized educators." The Orego
nian has noticed that several prominent
educators are In accord In public print
on the school-book question. Superin
tendent Barnard, of the Seattle schools,
says "the old books were bad enough in
many Instances; the majority of the new
ones are no better as a rule, and some
of them infinitely worse." He especially
criticises the Wagner geography and
Hughes speller. Professor Layhue, of
Puyallup, considers the Wagner geog
raphy "unflt for use." Superintendent
(McCully, of Ellensburg, says the books
are not satisfactory. Superintendent
White, of New Whatcom, says the geog
raphy aoes not aeserve tne name of a
text-book." Superintendent McCurdy, of
North Yakima, "would have preferred
to use no text-books at all" rather than
the speller and geography. Superintend
ent Hawes, of Olympla, criticises the
Rand & McNally readers. Professor Will
iams, of Hoqulam, says "Skinner's Lit
erature and St John's writing tablets are
utterly worthless for use In the schools.
Wagner's geography and the Century
readers are also objectionable."
Throughout the state, local School
Boards are adopting supplementary
books, particularly geographies. It will
doubtless be found In the end that
the great Browne project for home
made school-books Is most expen
sive for citizens generally, and disastrous
to the efficiency of the schools themselves.
MONEY FOR POLITICS
Marriage Licenses.
A. D. Grievl. aged 22, and Hattle Pen
lnger, aged 21; John J. Bennett, aged 24,
of Ada County, Idaho, and Amanda
Glane, aged 2L
Probate Matters.
The final account of Albin Floss, admin
istrator of the estate of Ferdinand Adler,
deceased, was filed, showing $1073 receipts
and $123 disbursements. The surplus will
be distributed to sisters and a brother in
Germany.
Alice Venable was appointed guardian
of Hazel Bell, a minor.
Decision In Banlc Case Today.
Judge Sears will announce a decision
this morning in the case of George H.
Williams vs, Commercial National Bank,
on merits.
East Side Notes.
The funeral of Mabel Colson, 11 years
old. who died at her home, 763 Alblna
avenue, Sunday, took place yesterday af
ternoon from. the borne of her parents.
Bishop Andrews will be In the city to
day, when the case of Centenary Metho
dist Church will receive his attention. It
Is said that the opposition -to Dr.' Gue
has largely subsided, although It is not
known what action the bishop may take.
Dr. Rockwell, new presiding elder for
Portland district, will also be home today
from Carter Lake.
Dr. Wise, room 614, The Dekum.
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"Hardman" piano Wiley B. Allen-Co.
sale dealers.
Court Notes.
L. M. Sullivan. Indicted on a charge of
attempting to persuade a seaman to de
sert from the ship Orealla, pleaded not
guilty In the Criminal Court yesterday.
The day of trial has not yet been set
The trial of F. A Johnson and Harry
C. Smith on a charge of burglary was
set for October 18.
The trial of John Reed for burglary and
larceny was set for October 25.
Sigmalins; With Parachutes.
NEW YORK, Oct L A system. of war
signalling with colored parachutes 'in mid
air has just been tested by William E.
Addy, at Bayonne.L. L Kites were the
chief factors in the plan. A report on
tho test has been made by Mr. Addy to
General Greely.
. Mr. Addy sent aloft by means of two
nine-foot kites, a .light box about three
feet square. They were divided into comi
partments, each fitted with; a trap door.
Each compartment contained an Ameri-,
can flag and a folded parachute. In ad-'
Bryan's Plan for the Philippines.
BAKER CITY. Sept 30. (To the Ed
itor.) In your issue of the 27th Instant
you give, editorially, what purports to be
Bryan's position in regard to the Philip
pines, as follows: "Bryan proposes to es
tablish order In the Philippines, set up a
stable government, with local self-government
and a United States protectorate."
Can you refer me to any undoubtedly au
thentic utterance of Bryan that substan
tiates this? My own opinion Is that you
are right, but some of Bryan's supporters
here fiercely deny that he would do any
thing with the Philippines except let them
alone if he was elected.
CHANNING M. COLEMAN.
The words of Bryan at Indianapolis
were these:
If elected. I shall convene Congress In ex
traordinary session as soon as I am inau
gurated and recommend an Immediate declara
tion of tho Nation's purpose, first, to establish
a stable form of government in the Philippine
Islands, just as we are now establishing a
stable form of government in the Island, of
Cuba; second, to give independence to the Fil
ipinos, Just as we have promised to give inde
pendence to the Cubans; third, to protect the
Filipinos from outside Interference whllo they
work out their destiny, just as we have pro
tected the Republics of Central and South
America, and are, by the Monroe Doctrine,
pledged to protect Cuba.- -
Observe that Bryan said 'Independence"
instead of "local self-government" But,
of course, a protected government is not
Independent
Dyspepsia makes you nervous, and
nervousness" makes yotf dyspeptic; either
one renders you miserable.' Carter's Lit
tle Liver, Pills cure both.
The "Knabe" plano-Wlley B. Allen Co.
Professor Browne does not meet the
issue. (His relations, or freedom from re
lations, with the American Book Com
pany are not the question, and the
strenuous efforts of himself and his col
leagues to divert attention from hl3 own
official misconduct to the methods and
doings of that concern should not be per
mitted to mislead the public. The bold
Implication "that The Oregonian has ben
influenced In Its discussion of this mat
ter by the book trust is sheer Invention.
The Oregonian has a record of oppo.sl
tlon.to the American Book Company, and
its methods and practices, that In itself
stamps the insinuation as both stupid
and untrue.
The meat of this whole matter Is that
Browne has been tho backbone of a
school-book Job of hl3 own. His entire
policy seems to have been to give tho
Westland Publishing Company everything
that could be placed In its hands. To that
end he permitted the organization of the
local company, personally contracted for
the preparation of certain text-books, and
gave the pledge that they would be ac
cepted by the State Board of Education.
A part of the scheme failed because
Browne did not have the full control of
the board he doubtless thought he had.
His friend and coadjutor, Meredith, voted
and worked with him steadily, but Plumb
was a trifle fickle. For this reason the
Rice readers failed of adoption, and
Browne had to accept a compromise. It
will be observed that the Superintendent
claims that but two of the Westland book3
out of a total of 14 were adopted, which
amounts to a plea that In Its results the
Job was not so complete as the Super
intendent persistently and faithfully trl?d
to make It But this is a poor quibble.
The contracts throughout were awarded
as the result of a deal by which the
Westland Company was to be made In the
fullest possible measure the beneficiary
of a combination with other concerns and
publishers; and Browne undoubtedly had
full cognizance of this combination and
was a party to it For example, the im
print of the Westland Company Is on the
worthless Wagner geography. The grip
of the Westland Company was so Burely
fastened upon the text-book business that
at the time the contracts were let the
announcement was made In various news
papers, without qualification, that the
State Board of Education had awarded
to that concern the Job of printing a ma
jority; of the books. This statement was
PERSONAL MENTION
C. H. Chapman, a fruit raiser of Dallas,
Is at the Imperial.
Dr. J. Wiley, of Tillamook, is regis
tered at the Perkins.
Dr. F. W. Kremer, of Grant's Pass, is
in Portland on business.
Judge J. R. McBride, of Spokane, is
registered at the Imperial.
J. W. Cook, a Bohemian mining man, is
at the Imperial with his wife.
J. W. Sears, a business man of Dallas,
Is registered at the St Charles.
J. W. Virtue, a mining man of Leland,
Josephine County, is at the Imperial.
Charles T. Nail, a Glendale, Douglas
County, merchant. Is at the St. Charles.
E. J. McLane, a lumber dealer of Ho
qulam, Wash., is registered at the St.
Charles.
E. W. Bartlett Register of the United
States Land Office, at La Grande, is at
the Imperial.
W. G. Howell, a timber man of Astoria,
is registered at the Imperial on his re
turn from Idaho.
Charles F. Van Sickle, a mining en
gineer of West Virginia, Is visiting W. A.
Mears and wife on Portland Heights.
Councilman Fred T. Merrill left last
night for a business trip to the Eastern
States. He will look up all branches of
the wheel business from bicycles to auto
mobiles. NEW YORK, Oct 1. Mr. J. J. Kelly,
of Portland, called at the Eastern office
of The Oregonian today. Mr. Kelly ar
rived on the Oceanic Saturday, and has
been abroad since' July. Among the
places he visited was 'the Paris Exposi
tion. He expects to stay two weeks In
the East. andwlll return home about the j
third week In October.
(Continued from First Page.)
wound up the interview by telling mo
that my services were no longer needed."
Better Pay, hut No Assessment.
Miss Samuels said Captain Greenleaf
never suggested that she contribute to hia
campaign expenses, although she re
ceived $83 a month, $10 moro than the
others. Sheheard the matter talked of a
good deal, however. "About a month
ago," said she, "Mr. Greenleaf called
me into hi3 office, and asked me If I had
done anything to prevent Miss Buddemer
from helping him with his campaign ex
penses. I told him I hod told her I
would not do it He said it was a vol
untary matter and he did not like to have
her discouraged in it
"This morning when I went to work
at the courthouse I met MLn nnrM.,,
in the corridor and she Jold me she had
been discharged. When I went in Mr
Greenleaf asked -me if I knew the County
Commissioners had ordered him to stop
work on the index and turn it over to
them. I told him I had heard It on the
street Saturday night, but not before He
asked if I did not have a contract with
the County Board to complete the In
dex and I told him there wa3 no con
tract of the kind. He said something
about there not being much for me to
do and I went over to my place and took
up somepapers. He said nothing more,
seeming to hesitate about something ho
wanted to say. In a few minutes I told
him how everything would be found, that
tho work was ready for somebody elso
to take up and then I left Both he and
I understood that I was discharged
though the actual words were not
spoken."
"Do you,know how many clerks contrib
uted money to Captain Greenleaf?"
"I haven't acutal personal knowledge
of It, so I could swear to It in court, but
I am perfectly satisfied from what wa3
told me and what I saw that five of tho
clerks have contributed $15 each for about
two months past. A sixth clerk was to
have contributed but he got another job
and took if
Indexing- Not a nig Job.
As to whether there was much needless
expense for supplies and clerks In connec
tion with the Indexing or in other chan
nels of the Assessor's work expense to
the county from which the Assessor might
derive profit Miss Samuel would not say.
There was no special Indexing force in
me omce, sne said. Clerks worked at In
dexing or on the assessment roll as occa
sion mjght require. For a few days past
only she and Miss Buddemer were em
ployed on the indexing, the remainder of
the force being on the assessment roll.
In preparing the index names from tho
roll are written on small cards. Then the
various pages on which a given name
may have property listed, if he be as
sessed for more than one" tract. Is put
on the card, which, when finished, con
tains the name and reference to each
page and line on which it appears In all
the roll. (Multnomah County assessments
are made In order of the location of the
tract not by alphabetical order of the
names; as in other counties. Hence the
need of a reliable Index of names and
references to where they may be found
in the rolls.) When the cards are com-
pietea tney are to be pasted on sheets
containing 22 to the sheet, and then
copied by tpyewriter and bound. From
the index the Jury list is also selected.
The Salary Lists.
Following are the Assessor's salary lists
for August and September from the rec
ords of the county:
AuQrust.
D K. Illff. extra ... $ 70 00
W. P. Lyman, extra 75 00
J. B. Mayo, extra 75 00
Bert Rising, extra 7500
F. D. Higgins, extra, August 1 to
August 9. nine days 22 50
Sam Holbrook. 1st to 6th.. .. 15 0-
Aloys Harold, extra 75 00
M. G. A. Du Bulsson, extra.. ....... 75 CO
R. F. Beatty. extra. 75 00
Eugene G. White, extra 75 00
Lena Marx, extra ...-.......,....... 75 00
David Steel, extra 75 00
Florence Olson, extra 75 00-
Mildred Knox, extra 75 CO
Tina Solomon, Aug. 9 to a. 23 days. 57 30
Total .$984 00
Regular forcei
Jessie E. Samuels $85 00
Ella J. Buddemer 75 Co
George Harold 75 00
NEW YORK, Oct L Northwestern peo
ple registered at New York hotels today
as 'follows:
From Portland Dr. A. Tilser. H. Lln
denberger, at the.Belvedere; A. Feldenhel
mer, at the Imperial; G. C. Durham, at
tho Grand Union; C. W. King and wife,
at the Park-Avenue.
From, Baker City M. L. Crawford, at
the Cadillac; Mrs. L. B. Ison, at the
Grand Union.
From Seattle C. A. Bottelle, at the
Continental; C. V. White, at the Marl
borough; B. A. Spltzer and wife, at the
Grand Union.
From Tacoma-T. H. Ferris, Jr., at the
Grand.
From Spokane W. H. Coon, at the
Grand Union.
From Whatcom Z. E. Griggs, at the
Albert
Ecuador and Colombia.
NEW YORK, Oct. L The Herald's cor
respondent In Bogota says no action will
be taken on the protocol recently signed
by Minister Urlbe and the Government of
Ecuador. The protocol is not approved
because of the Colombian authorities
waiting for important data in regard to
the attitude of Ecuador in connection
with the Invasion of the southern fontler
of Colombia. Colombia Is also investi
gating whether Ecuador has been in con
nivance with Venezuela.
In the meantime the Colombian Gov
ernment has given orders to the military
authorities on the Ecuadorian frontier
to maintain the strictest neutrality. The
Liberal revolution Is not limited to guer
rilla wanare in tne departments of Cun
dlna, Marca and Tollma. The revolution
ists in the north, commanded by General
Santos, have offered to capitulate.
General Plnzen, the hero of the north
ern campaign, became Minister of War
on September 19. He has strengthened
and made the department more popular.
The Marroquln Government Is now re
cognized by the diplomatic corps resid
ing In Bogota. Communication between
Lake Maracalbo and Ecuade has been
re-established.
Total $1220 00
Assesrors salary 250 00
Grand total $t470 00
September.
D. K. Uiff, extra $ TOCO
J. B. Mayo, extra 70 00
Bert Rising, extra 75 00
Aloys Harold, extra 75 00
M, G. A. Du Bolsson, extra. Tfi 00
Eugene G. White, extra 75 Oo
Lena Marx, extra 75 uO
David Steel, extra 75 00
Florence Olson, extra 73 00
Mildred Knox, extra 75 CO
Tina Solomon, extra 75 00
W. P. Lyman. 1st to loth, extra.... 37 50
R. F. Beatty. 1st to 18th. extra 45 00
Charles Burckhardt extra .......... 100 0
Juliet Slocum. extra 67 50
Total 1H CO
Regular force of three deputies as
per August $ 225 00
Assessor's salary . 250 Ou
Grand total $1540 00
The Assessor's regular ofHco force con
sisted of Miss Jessie Samuels. Miss Ella
J. Buddemer and George Harold.
Pension Fraud In Tennessee.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Oct L-Judge
C. D. Clark, presiding over the session
of the United States Court for the East
ern district of Tennessee, which convened
here today, in his charge to the granu
jury made special reference to pensions,
and said:
"It 13 perfectly astonishing how bold
applicants for pensions are becoming in
forging affidavits and especially tho
namea of nonresident negroes who can
never be found. This class of fraud is
becoming so prevalent that even persons
claiming to be Spanish-American War
veterans are beginning to put In claims
that are not without fraud."
Judge Clark laid special stress upon
this class of fraud, and cited an instance
of a case at Knoxvllle, Tenn., during tho
late session of the United States Court
where an applicant for pension produced
affidavits that he was wounded in tho
charge at Son Juan, but finally admitted
that he had never been nearer San Juan
than the State, of Georgia.
Mob Frightened Them .Away.
MANSFIELD, O.. Oct 1. Dowielte Eld
ers S. P. Fogwell and John E. RIchter,
of Chicago, arrived here last night and
stopped at the Von Hoff Hotel. At mid
night they were routed out and sent
away, as rumora were current that a
mob was coming after them.
Accepted lleduced Wagcn.
BLOOMBERG, Pa., Oct 1. The 700 em
ployes of the Reading Iron Company, of
Deanvllle, decided today to accept the 25
per cent reduction In their wages, to tako.
effect October 5, and against which they
struck.
"RED CHEEKS."
"Other Children Have, Why Not
Yours t"
The above comments occur in a letter
referring to proper selection of food,
from E. J Wilson. 343 Hemlock street
Allegheny. Pa. "When our flrst baby boy
reached 7 months, he began to lose
strength and grow pale. He could not
digest any of the ordinary baby foods or
prepared milk.
"Acting on the advice of a sister-in-law
who was bringing the rose3 to the cheea.3
of her two children by their diet of
Grape-Nuts tood, my wife purchase$A
package and began feeding it gradually
to our baby, preparing it with a little
hot water until it was the consistency of
a thick gruel. She not only fed It to the
baby, but herself began eating it three
times a day.
"The transformation was wonderful.
Within a month the baby was free from
all stomach trouble, and my wife's
strength wa3 completely renewed, that
feeling of fatigue having entirely disap
peared. Do not over-feed when giving
Grape-Nuts food tq tho baby. Other
children have red cheeks, why not yours?"
This food Is concentrated and requires
less In volume than any food known. It3
delicious taste wins friends, and the re
markablo effects win the reason of any
thoughtful person. It wa3 originally pre
pared for brain workers, but the effect
upon the nerve centers and brain is so
valuable that it can be used with even
nursing babes, to their very great advant
age - -"-' '
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