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THE'" MORNING OREGONI .$ATUB$A3T, . OOTOBEK 6, 1900.
BLAMES IT ON THE WOMAN
GEORGE DIXOJf TELLS HIS STORY
IN FORGED DEED CASE.-
Claims That He Bought Property
Prom. Mrs. Frost asi Wm
Swindled by Her.
The case of the State of Oregon against
George Dixon, "will be argued and sub
mitted to the jury, today. Yesterday af
ternoon Diron took the -witness stand In
his own behalf, and testified that he pur
chased the property at East Sixth
and East Couch streets, from Mrs.
flattie Frost, paying her $1640 for it, and
that he had nothing -whatever to do -with
forging the Henry Wilson deed. He pos
itively denied all of the charges made
against him by Mrs. Frost. Dixon stated
that he became acqualned with the wom
an upon his arrival here from Seattle,
about July 23. at 207 Sixth, where they
were both stopping. He went over the
preliminary stages of their acquaintance,
and said that she finally offered to sell
him the property, and, having some
money at his disposal, he concluded to
look Into It. He caused an abstract to
be prepared by D. Alexander, who told
him, after looking over the records, that
everything appeared to be all right. He
eaid after Mr. Alexander had the mat
ter In hand a day or two, he telephoned
to him, and the answer being satisfac
tory, he closed the deal with Mrs. Frost,
and paid her the money. This, Dixon
said, occurred at Mrs. Parker's boarding
house at Sixth and Columbia streets, to
which place she had moved, and not at
207 Sixth, as stated by Mrs. Frost in her
testimony. Mrs. Frost, he stated, ob
tained her meals at Mrs. Parker's,
Dixon described the various deeds over
which there Is no dispute. The original
deed was signed by Henry Wilson in fav
or or Emma Gillette (Mrs. Frost); the
second deed was Emma Gillette to George
Dixon, and the third George Dixon to
J. M. Hodson.
The witness denied that he instructed
Mrs. Frost to have a notary seal made
containing the name of Henry Ackerman,
or that he sent Mrs. Frost to W. C. Puf
fer, a notary, to attest to the Emma Gil
lette deed.
On cross-examination by J. C. More
land, who is assisting the District Attor
ney in the prosecution, Dixon stated that
fhe wanted an abstract because he did not
propose to purchase property unless he
knew it was all right. The abstract was
ordered August 1, and he got It on Au
gust 2 Upon feeing repeatedly questioned
upon this point, he .said lie may have or
dered it on July 3L He was not certain,
and could not tell what hour of the day
he went to the office. He saw the Wil
son deed in Mrs. Frost's possession sev
eral days before he bought the property,
and turned it over to Mark Schlussel.
Dixon remarked: "The next day she want
ed to buy back the property; I asked her
$2500 for It; I guess she and Mark Schlus
sel got scared." The witness testified
that he sent the Emma Gillette deed to
the Recorder's office by a messenger boy
and he explained over and over again
many minor details of the deal In an
swer to numerous interrogatories. Mr.
Moreland asked, "Where did you get the
money with which you bought this prop
erty?" - .
"I am 26 years old" replied Dixon, "and
I have always been investing in some
kind of business, and I had money."
"Where did you get this money?"
Dixon repeated the question, and hesi
tated, and then answered: "I got that
money In Colorado."
"What for?" asked the attorney, and
"whom from?"
Dixon could not remember the name,
and his attorney, Mr. Clark, Interposed
en objection, which was argued, and
Judge George allowed the question.
The witness In the meantime had brush
ed up his memory, and said he got
money from Jacob Robertson in Denver,
Colo., last April, in a mining deal, 52500
altogether.
Mr. Moreland then wanted to know
why witness stated in an affidavit, ask
ing for a continuance of the trial, that
he was not prepared to go to. trial be
cause he had no money, when the Chief
of Police took only $1200, and this, he
alleged, he brought here from Seattle with
5um-
"What became of all the other money T'
asked Moreland. Dixon was equal to tne
occasion, and explained that, after sell
ins the property to Hodson, he went to
Seattle to meet Mr. Lincoln Matthews,
his partner in Alaska mining schemes.
Matthews was an extensive operator on
Anvil Creek. He was about to depart
on the ship Annie E. Gambell. He learned
that the ship had moved over to Tacoma,
and went there from Seattle, and met
Matthews at the Downing Hotel, and
gave him $2300.
Mr. Moreland You brought over with
you from Seattle another man's wife,
didn't you?
An objection was submitted by defend
ant's counsel, and sustained by the court.
Dixon Is a smooth-shaven, well-dressed,
business-looking style of a man, and
wears spectacles. He showed himself to
be intelligent and shrewd. He was per
fectly self-possessed at all times, and on
several occasions complained to Mr. More
land for asking him what he said were
absurd questions. He testified that he
is a widower with two little boys. They
were in attendance at the trial 3festerday,
and the youngest sat near his father.
Mark Schlussel was called by the de
fense, and he denied that he lent Mrs.
Frost $15 to pay for the abstract, as she
testified, or the receipt of $90 commission
from her.
Mrs. Lizzie Hlmbsrcourt who, with her
husband, resides on the Wilson property
at East Sixth and East Couch streets,
testified that Mrs. Frost visited her prior
to the conveyance of the property to
(Hodson, saying that she desired to pur
chase it, and that a woman in Califor
nia owned It. The witness said she re
marked that Mr. Wilson never deeded
it away, and that he was a woman-bater,
and Mrs. Frost replied: "You don't know
all that will happen In a man's life
time." Mrs. Frost, witness stated, appeared
glad to ascertain the name of the attor
ney who attended to the legal business
of the Wilson estate.
Mrs. J. J. Knox, who resides just across
the street from the Wilson, property, tes
tified that 3rs. Frost and Mark Schlussel
called ather house and wanted to look
at the interior. Schlussel told her he
had purchased the property, and showed
her a deed.
Mrs. Woodcock, upon being sworn, re
marked, "That Is what I will do, tell noth
ing but the truth," and looking over In
the direction of the attorneys, she con
tinued, "and I know Judge Moreland Is a
Christian."
Mrs. Woodcock testified that a real es
tate man named Funk proposed to sell
her the Wilson property, between July
7 and 15 of the present year, and said
she was well acquainted with the prem
ises. She said: "I didn't take it, because
I knew it was not for sale. I knew Mr.
Wilson was dead, and there were no heirs,
and I think he just got wind of It." The
witness was positive of the drite because
she bought a house and lot July 20, and
the other event was just before.
-"I want you to understand,", she said,
"1 am not doing anything to help real
estate swindlers, because I was cheated
out of the Taylor patch once. I don't
believe in real estate cheating. I am a
poor woman, by it."
On cross-examination by District At
torney Chamberlain, the witness said she
did not know if -Mr. Funk was acting
for the administrator.
Mark Schlussel was called in rebuttal,
and testified that he never saw the deed
of Henry Wilson to Emma Gillette. The
only deeds he handled In the sale of the
property were the deeds from Emma
Gillette to Dixon, and Dixon to Hodson.
He testified that he remembered going i
Tith Mrs. Frost to the residence of Mrc j
Knox They stopped at the wrong place
at first. They were locating the property
by the abstract, which he held In his
hand. This was what Mnr. Knox saw.
There was no conversation, of, any conse
quence between them. He said he met'
Dixon first at the house at Sixth and Co
lumbia streets. He never tried to sell
him any oil stock. That was a matter
between Mrs. Frost and Dixon.
The arguments to the jury will be by
J. C Moreland and District Attorney
Chamberlain for the prosecution, and
Henry St. Rayner and H. B. Clark for
the defense.
BOAT KIICKITAT TO BE SOLD.
Judge Sears Upholds Labor 11 en and,
Gives Orders to Sheriff.
Judge Sears yesterday upheld the labor
Hen law, overruling the motion to set
aside the judgment in the C3.se of John
Maxwell against the boat Klickitat, of
the Central Construction & Navigation
Company. The point made was that there
.was no personal service or notice which
was contrary to the 14th amendment of
the United States Constitution. Judge
Sears decided that on the authority of the
case of Pennoyer vs. Neff -he denied the
motion. The "United States Supreme
Court in that case held that there are
two kinds of proceeding, one against a
person where personal service is neces
sary, and another a proceeding "in rem."
against a thing where jio personal service
is necessary. The present case was a
proceeding directly against a boat, and
personal service is not required. The
court ordered the boat to be sold and
a warrant of sale was issued to the Sher
iff. Divorce Salts.
Joseph H. Jones, a barber, was granted
a divorce from Ida Jones yesterday by
Judge Cleland, and was granted the legal
custody of the two minor children. The
plaintiff testified that his wife deserted
him in August, 1896, and has since led a
disreputable life. They were married in
1893 In East Portland.
Jessie A Chatfleld was granted a de
cree dissolving the matrimonial bonds ex
isting between her and Curt W. Chat
field; also on account of desertion. She
testified that they were .married in Marlon
County, November 24, 1837, and that he left
her in June, 1899.
A decree of divorce was ordered in the
case of Sophia Taylor against Thomas
Taylor on the ground of cruel treatment.
Taylor is a Columbia River fisherman and
the plaintiff testified that they were mar
ried at Astoria In 18S9. She stated that the
defendant frequently struck and beat her,
and also choked her and called her vile
names.
Annie Abramspn was divorced from
Abram Abramson on account of deser
tion. Testimony was taken In the case of
Clara Bllchfeldt against Earhart Blich.
feldt, and It was taken under advisement.
The plaintiff's evidence was that she was
married to the defendant July 27, 1898,
and that he abandoned her in the month of
December In the same year.
Annie Scott has begun suit against Wal
ter Scott asking for a decree dissolving
the matrimonial bonds on account of cruel
treatment. She alleges in her complaint
that they were married in Feburuary,
1894, and Scott deserted her and their child
In February, 1896, leaving her penniless.
He returned at the expiration of three
years and begged to be taken back, and
she finally consented. Soon afterwards
Mrs. Scott avers he began to abuse her
and spent his wages in drink. She as
serts that he choked her, and on one oc
casion took a sharp, knlft and told her
he Intended to kill her and she would be
dead In the -morning. The plaintiff
charges further that she bad to take in
washing -and was compelled to leave him
on April 2, 1900.
Matteo Refrano has filed suit against
Madelena Refrano. He charges her with
unfaithfulness.
Maggie B. Miller has commenced suit
against Harry A- Miller, to -whom sho
was married at Tuscon, Ariz., in 1888. She
charges him with having deserted her in.
November, 1898, and says he is now on his
way to Manila.
Further Time In MeDanlel Case.
Judge George yesterday granted further
time until October 20 to complete - and
settle the bill of exceptions in the Frank
E. MeDanlel case. The District Attorney
desires the testimony of additional .wit
nesses made a patrt of the bllL This was
not at first done, as the court and Mr.
Sewall, when he was District Attorney,
thought it might not be required, and the
omission would save expense. Mr. Cham
berlain, In view of certain things In the
exceptions, thinks that the evidence of
all the witnesses Is necessary.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
''Wans;,' by Boston. "Lyrics.
Perhaps the funniest, brightest and
prettiest comic opera ever -written. Is
"Wang," the "elephant opera," which
will be presented at Cordrays tomorrow
night and the first of next week by the
Boston Lyric Opera Company. The title
role is one which is exactly suited to
George Kunkel, the leading comedian of
the company, -while as the Prince Jose
phine Stanton has abundant opportunity
for the exercise of her great talents as, a
prima donna. It will be well worth while
to hear Miss Stanton sing the pretty
girl song, while the Baby song, and the
score of other Well-known airs of the
opera will be given as they have never
been given in Portland before. The great
banjo scene, which has never been seen
here, will not bo omitted, and the ele
phant will be. there with all four feet.
"Wang" Is an opera which one never
tires of seeing, and It has been played
only once In Portland before, It Is sure
to draw a crowded house at every per
formance. Later In the week, "The
Fencing Master" will be the attraction.
Eddie Foy.
Edidle Foy has many warm admirers In
this city, and In years past has contrib
uted more to laughter than any other
comedian that has appeared here. As a
member of the American Extravanga
Company he was always a welcome vis
itor, and It is a well-known fact that he
was the principal drawing factor of that
gJgantHc organization. His coming en
gagement at the Marquam Grand next
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings as a
star at the head of his wn company Is
an event that Is looked forward to with
much pleasure by "theater-goers. -His bub
bling good humor and eccentric comedy
have given him a tremendous hold on the
risibilities of his audiences, and if the
part in, which he is to appear Is half as
good as Is promised, be will no doubt
make the hit of his career during hiscom
ing engagement. He will be.supported by
a strong company during his coming en
gagement, Including Eva Tanguay, who
Is well known as one of the cleverest of
soubrettes. The sale of seats begins this
morning.
-West's minstrels.
The William H. West big minstrel ju
bilee will be the attraction at the Mar
quam Grand next Friday and Saturday
evenings, with a special matinee Satur
day. "Mr. West promises this year the
largestr most expensive and highest-salaried
company ever under his ownership.
The list of performers are world-famous,
and include such high-class artists as
Dew Sully, Billy Van, Ernest Tenny, Ray
mond Teal, the Rio brothers, Waterbury
brothers and Tenny, Charles Whalen, the
De Elmar trio, Richard J. Jose and half
a hundred others.
Beach fc Bowers.
Beach & Bowers' minstrels will give one
performance at the Marquam Grand next
Thursday evening. This clever organiza
tion has appeared several times in. Port
land, and needs no introduction to local
theater-goers. This season Messrs. Beach
& Bowers promise an entirely new and
-up-to-date minstrels-, with 60 clever per
formers. The sale of seats will begin next
Tuesday morning.
GIVEN QUICK '.DISPATCH
LA FONTAINE READY FOR SEA
AFTER ELEVEN DAYS IN PORT.
Marathon Also Loaded Three 'More
Wheat Ships Arrive at Astoria
Sailors Scarce in San Francisco.
The French bark Ia Fontaine, after a
stay In Portland harbor of but 11 days, is
ready for sea with 3365 tons of wheat
aboard. She was dispatched by A Berg
and has discharged ballast and received
cargo In less time than any vessel that
has visited port this year. The Portland
grain fleet always receives quicker dis
patch on the average through the season
than Is secured by ships at other Coast
ports, and while the La Fontaine's work
is not a record-breaker, It Is the best- of
the season, and for that reason is note
worthy. The vessel carries 112,182 bushel's
of wheat, valued at $69,240, and goes to
Queenstown or Falmouth for orders.
.The British ship Marathon also finished,
loadlngwyesterday and went out Into tne
BOW OF STEAMSHIP COLUMBIA AFTER COLLISION WITH THE FERRY
STEAMER BERKELEY.
Thousands of people who have admired ths sharp, clean-cut bow of the steamer Colum
bia as she has rested at, her berth just below the steel brldee, In thU city, will undoubt
edly read with surprise that a wooden ferryboat took out arDlc chunk of that knlfo-llko
bow, and escaped comparatively uninjured from the recent collision In San Francisco har
bor. The above cut shows the bow- of the Columbia after coming in contact with the guard
of the ferry steamer Berkeley. The guard was of oak, and It Smashed. th' stem and broke
eight of. the plates In the bow .'of the Columbia, damaging the steame.ic.ta tjw extent of about
$8000. and making a hole which let in considerable water. San Francisco papers print tho
following from the respective masters tpf the two boats engaged: ,' -, , ,
"Captain Doran, of the Columbia, 'states that In going up the btr he brought the steam
er to a Btop oft Melggs wharf, and later slowed down off Lombard street, .The steamei Co
rona, coming In from the south at the same time, was on the' shqreward 'side of, the Colum
bia, and this Is remarked by the Columbia's officers in support of thp claim that they wore
a reasonable distance oft shore In coming up the bay. . ,
"Jnst before reaching the ferry slips the Santa Fe ferryboat ceaaWavo backed out
and exchanged signals with the Columbia, the vessels clearing, each other without dlffl
'culty. A moment later the Berkeley, backing out of her slip, .sounded 'the usual warning
of one whistle, the Columbia answering with one whistle. TVenj the? Berkeley had en
tirely left the slip and was endeavoring toge"t under headway, Captain t Doran saw that a
collision was Imminent. ' and" to tho signal of two whistles by the Berkeley. Indicating that
the ferryboat would, keep on and allow the Columbia to take the shdrewajnd side, the steam
er responded with an acquiescing two wnistles. Captain Doran assetts that the Columbia's
engines hod already been reversed full1-speed astern, although theNheadway oftho steamer
had not entirely ceased.. Tho wheel had been put hard to port, but It was Impossible to"
clear the Berkeley, and the oojlislon resulted. ' t . K '
"Captain Blaker. of the Berkeley, who has been in the ferry service between this city
and Oakland for the last 25 years, lays the blame. for the accident upon -the Columbia,
which, Ke declares, was too close Inshore. When Captain Blaker blew onowwhlstle In leav
ing the slip fie expected tho passing vessel to stopor isheer off, bu$ mstead,-the, "Columbia was
under too great headway.'to stop. The Berkeley's wheel was also, put hard' to port when it
appeared that a collision was about to take place, lessening the effect of the blow struck by
the Co'lumbla'. There were about 100 passengers on the Berkeley" at the time,- and nearly -as
many on the Columbia, but. nobody was injured. One of the Columbia's plates and largo v
wood splinters from'her bow, which fell on-the
by officers and passengers."-,
stream. She has been In the river 21
days, and in Portland 18 days, and, while
about a week longer In the river. than
the La Fontaine, she has received very,
good discharge. No attempt at rushing
was made on either of the ships, or-bet-ter
time would havo been the result.
The vessels will both leave down early
next week. There Is a large amount of
wheat on spot In this city, and the fleet
now arriving, will, be given quick dispatch
as fast as they arrive.
WHERE SHIPS ARE DELAYED'.
Another Fleet of Vessels Held Up in
San Francisco Waiting; for Crews.
San Francisco ships have experienced
more delay this season than, ever beforo
on account of the scarcity of sailors. A
short time ago quite a fleet of ships was
held In the Bay city from a week to three
weeks each, before they could secure
crews, and now the situation is again be
coming serious for the same reasons. The
Bulletin, in explaining the cause of. tne
shortage, says:
"The scarcity of sailors In the local port
Is beginning to cause serious inconven
ience to the masters of outward-bound
ships. At least four deep-water vessels
aYe at present tied up, unable to put to
sea because of the lack of crews. These
are the American ships Edward Sewell
arid George Scofield, and the British uhlps
Melverton and Ownee. Crews for tnese
vessels have not been obtained, 'nor Is
there much chance of their being able
to secure men for a week or more.
"Shipping men In this city say that tne
reason of the. inability of the ships to se
cure crews is not due to any combina
tion among the boarding-house masters,
but entirely to an actual dearth of men.
The coastwise shipping business has been
enjoying a boom for the past iew montns
and this trade has taken every available
man from San Francisco and the Puget
Sound ports. The coasting business is
preferred by the sailors, as the trips are
shorter and the fare usually far "better'
than on the deep-water ships. The de
mand for their services gives the men
opportunity to choose their vessels and
they choose coasting ships. The deep
water ships named as being without
crews are all loaded, ready to sail, but
cannot go to sea until they secure their
full complement of men."
THREE SHIPS ARRIVE.
Favorable Winds Bring; Up a Fleet
of Grain ' Carriers.
The wind blew fresh from the west and.
the south down where the tide comes in
yesterday, and It fanned up a bunch of
wheat ships which are very much needed
just oft present. The German ship Os
terbek; which was slightly overdue from
Klao Chou, led. the fleet, and crossed In
'at 8:30 yesterday morning. The Kllmory,
which made a good run of 20 days from
Honolulu, sailed in at noon, and at 6
o'clock last evening the British ship
Dechmont crossed-in from the same port.
The Dechmont was four days longer on
the way. than the Kllmory, which' has
quite a reputation for fast passages. Tfie
German ship Philadelphia sailed from
Honolulu the same day as the Kllmory,
and Is probably close at hand. The winds
which brought up the Kllmory and Dech
mont should also be helping along the
French barks Europe, Amiral Courbet
and Bossuet, all of which are fully due
and much needed at this port.
CUTCH MAY BE SAVED.
Vancouver Steamer Not Yet 'a Total
Wreck.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct. 5. After the
Vancouver steamer Cutch grounded on
Horseshoe Reef, 150 miles this side or
Skagway, the owners sent men from here
to examine the vessel. Tho chief car
penter and Lloyd's representative re
turned from the North yesterday, and
state that the . Qutchwlll prpbably be
raised within two weics. So long as .tne
'weather does not become too boisterous
it Is expected that the boat will be floated
after the low tides of the ldth Inst.
Captain Newcombe, with the tug Flos
sie, Is In charge of operations, and" has
succeeded In patching 'up the stern ot
the steamer, and tne 'broken plntes In
her bow have been mended for temporary
purposes. -
Poor Port of Discharge.
LONDON, Oct. 5. Elder, Dempster &
Co. write to the papers this morning to
complain of the lack of shipping facili
ties at the Port of London,- owing to the
lack of docks and the neglect of dredg
ing. They assert that they are trying, to
push their Canadian trade, but that of
late It has taken '14 days to discharge a
cargo here. They characterize such a
state of things, as monstrous.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA,' Oct. 6. Arrived British ship
Kllmory, from Honolulu; British . snip
Dechmont, from Honolulu; German ship
Osterbek, from Kino Chbu. Sailed Steam
er State of California, for San Fran
cisco. Left up German ship Sirius. Con
dition of the bar at 5 P. M:, moderate:
wind south.
Hoqulam Sailed October 2 Schooner
Berkeley's aeck, were retained as souvenirs
,
Harriet G., from Aberdeen for San Fran
cisco; October 3, sphooner C. R. Wilson,
'from Aberdeen for Jan Francisco; schoqn
er Reporter, from Hoqulam' for San Fran
cisco; schooner Jennie Stella, from Hoqulam-for
San Pedro.
San Francisco, Oct, oSailed Schooner
Balnbridge, for Port Blakeley; steamer
Empire) for Coos' Bay J steamer Warfleid,
for Chemalnus. Arrived Bark John "Wln
throp, from Cape Nome; ship Two Broth
ers, from Pyramid Harbor; steamer Uma
tilla, from Puget Sound; ship St. Nicho
las, from Nuahagak; "steamer Equator,
from Kadlak. '
Seattle Arrived October 4 Steamer
Santa Ana', from Nome.
Neah'Bay Passed in October 4 Steamer
Centennial, from Cape Npmo for Seattle.
'Seattle, Oct 5. Sailed Steamer City of
Topeka, for Skagway steamer Rainier,
for San Francisco; pctober 4, steamer
Ohio, for Nome. 'Arrived October 4 Czar
ina, from San Francisco; steamer Santa
Ana, from 'Cape 'Nome; steamer Macki
naw, from San Francisco; steamer Wil
lamette, from San 'Francisco. Hailed
October 4 Steamer Oregon, for Nome;
steamer City of Seattle, for Skagway.
Yokohama ArriVed October 3 Mon
mouthshire, from Portland, Or., for Hong
Kong. . &.
- Hamburg, Oct. Br Arrived Kaiser
Frlederich, from New York via Plymouth.
Naples, Oct 5. Arrived Kaiser Wllheim
H, from New York for Genoa.
Havre, Oct 5. Arrived La Gasoogne,
from New York.
Glasgow, Oct 6. Arrived Laurentian.
from New York.
Southampton, Oot 6. Arrived Aller,
from New York for Bremen.
Hamburg, Oct. 5. Arrived Graf Wai
dersee, from New York,vfa Cherbourg.
Liverpool, Oct. 6. Arrived Cyrmlc,
from New York. , ,
Genoa, Oct 5. Arrived Skaramania,
from New York via Marseilles.
New York, Oct, K Arrived Pretoria,
from Hamburg and Plymouth.
Browhead, Oct 8. Passed Umbria, from
New York, for Queenstown.
Cherbourg, - Oct. 6. Sailed Steamer
Fuerst Bismarck, from Hamburg and
Southampton, for Now York.
New York, Oct." 5. Arrived Auguste
.Victoria, from Humburg, Southeampton
and Cherbourg. ' y
FOR LADIES AND- GENTLEMBIT
-The selfishness exhibited in the building
of smoking or library cars for the use of
'men Is Hardly selfishness, after all; it's
merely ta case of evolution, these products
being so many finger posts leadlng,up to
the strictly modern electric-lighted obser
vation car, such as Is run by the Northern
Pacific on the "North Coast Limited"
dally from Portland to the East We have
10 of these trains, Composed of eight cars
each, and by actual count there are 291
electric lights on the train, 54 In the ob
servation car alone. Just think! what
a blaze of light! It Is -so In all the cars.
Two electric lights In each section in the
standard sleeper. Electric fans In both
the observation and dining cars for ven;
tllation purposes'. They keep the a'lr iii
these cars pure and sweet. You are not
charged any more for riding on this train
than you are on the ordinary trains. The
louriat sleeper in. this train has 16 sec
tions. The car is finished lrt mahogany,
upholstered in dark green leather, with
Isles carpeted. This car will prove a
source of delight and surprise to those
who feel that th.ey cannot afford the
luxuries of tho first-class- Pullman sleep-
If ;you are thlnkingof going East, we
would like to have' you Inspect this train
and call on us for any additional in
formation wanted rates, routes, maps,
tickets, sleeping-car reservations, etc.
A. D. Charlton, assistant general pas
senger agent, 255 Morrison street cornof
of Third, Portland, Or.
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Tho "Steok" piano Wiley B, Allen Co, 1
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HEALTHY TON t OF TRADE
BUSINESS NOT YET SERIOUSLY, AF
FECTED BY POLITICS.
Conlmlners' Strike and Bad Weather
the Most Unfavorable Factors
Week's Banlc Clearings.
NEWj YORK, Oct a Bradstreefs to
morrow will say:
Despite some irregularity both as to de
mand and prices, ; due . partly to warm
rainy weather, but likewise a reflection
of. a hesitancy to embark largely in new
business, pending political events', the
general tone of trade is a favorable one,
and confidence as to the outlook for busi
ness In the remainder of the year Is not
able. Some diminution In the volume of
jobblfig business is noted at large West
,ern centers, and continued rainy weather
in the Northwest alike checked the move
merit of wheat to market, injures tho
grade of the same, and discourages retail
and jobbing distribution. Ten cent cotton
is the key to the very favorable report
which comes from the South and the
character of reports from this section
is more nearly favorable than for many
years past at this time.
The indlspostlon to contract heavily as
to the future" Is perhaps most marked In
the Iron and 'steel trade and 'here, also,
the most marked tendency toward weak
ness in the cruder forms of production Is
noted. The industrial outlook has' been
improved by the signing of the tlnplate
scale, but the anthracite coal situation
is, on the surface at least, rather more
unfavorable than a week ago, more mines
and miners being idle and production
steadily diminishing. Special weakness
Is noted In the' sugar trade, owing to the
practical' break of tho raw sugar corner,
as much as the passing the canning sea
son and the reported Intention of the re
finers to reopen the war on prices.
Special 'strength is noted in provisions
and hog products, in which the very
strong statistical position is receiving
more attention. The strength of the rail
road' situation Is ."'reflected In earnings
fully equal to last .year, and In some
Instances larger, and the announcement
that rates are to be advanced on No
vember L October disbursements were the
heaviest ever known and are partly re
flected In current bank clearings which
are the largest since last June.
.The rail situation is the cynosure of
eyes" in the- iron and steel trade. A
Western road has bought 25,000 tons at
Chicago and a large anthracite railroad
has gone into the market at the East
but the heaviest systems have not yet
contracted for their requirements though
announcements are awaited with interest
because of the example they set to buy
ers generally. Pig Iron is weak all
around, being lower at the south and at
Pittsburg, and demand Is largely 'for
small lots. Export demand is being fav
ored by lower freights. A help to the
market for plates has- been afforded by
the order, for 6000 steel 'cars given by a
trunk Una.
Wheat, including flour, shipments for
the week, aggregate 4,469,167 bushels
against 4,242,810 bushels last week, 5,183,398
bushels In the corresponding week of 1899
and 6,497,224 bushels In 898. From July
1 to date this season wheat exports are
47,221,667 bushels, against 55,699,413 'bushels
last season.
" Business failures "in the United .States
for the week numbered 177 as against
169 last week, 146 In thla week ayear ago
and 163 In 1898.
Canadian failures for-the week number
18 as against -22 -last weete
DUN'S REVIEW.
Business lit the East Feels the Ef
fect' of the Miners' Strike.
NEW YORK, Oct 5.' R.-G. Dun & Co.'s
week review of trade tomorrow will say:
r The anthracite .coal settlement has been
delayed another week and the effect upon
business in the East is mora apparent,.
though distribution In the West and South
seems no less active. Seasonable weather
in. the East Would quickly, aid matters.
Prices are.sllghtly lower In wool, coal and
sugar, but the produce and textile mar
kets are firm and In all departments of
business an effort by distributors to in
crease ' transactions would quickly ad
vance prices. There Is little 'ordering
ahead in any kind of merchandise, but
steel rallmakers loolc for contracts for
about 2,000,000 tons after election. Rain
Is needed In the South and on the North
Atlantic Coast, but In the Southwest
rains have checked cotton picking.
The most interesting financial develop
men was the further drop of one cent In
the pound In sterling exchange, complet
ing a decline of two cents In two weeks
without any important change In our
money market At the same time, Lon
don rates for discounts have strengthen
ed materially, though the Bank of Eng
land made no change In its rate, In which
an advance had been expected. Heavy
foreign buying of cotton has outweighed
all other,lnfluences and there is Insuffi
cient demand for regular remittances to
absorb commercial bills drawn against
this staple. Cotton shipments are pro
ducing about double the exchange they,
did a year ago -and as the crop Is being
moved with funds shipped from New
York and without gold Imports from Eu
rope, the net result Is that New York
Is lending foreigners about.half the value
of the crop.
Most manufacturing concerns are delay
ing extensive production until after elec
tion and are buying little raw material
Pig iron has declined onsmall orders and
was also -depressed by the cut In South
ern freight rates. Flnlnshed material and
structural lines are steady and export
buying does much to prevent dullness.
Contracts for cars, bridges and plates for
shipbuilding were signed this week, and
rails were sold at (2S to domestic roads,
while a small amount was taken by Italy.
Boot and shoe factories are more actively
employed on rush orders, confirming the
reported reduction of stocks, but Spring
contracts are postponed.
Salesof wool at the three chief Eastern
points were 3,417,265 pounds, exceeding
every week since August, but still Insig-
I nlflcant, compared with last year, and
uoates jorotners average price or iw
grades on October 1 was 19.64 cents
against 20.37 September L
Wheat 13 steady. For the week, At
lantic exports were 3,252,994 bushels, flour
'included, against 3,562,062 In 1S99. After
the end of September there was a decline
In the price of corn for the current
month's dellv.ery, but elevator prices re
mained firm and receipts for the week
were only 4,840,802 bushel3 against 7,679,510
last year, while Atlantic exports were
2,144,610 bushels against 2,992,232 a year
ago. Lower stocks at Chicago caused a
sharp rise In prices of pork produce.
Failures for the week were 208 in the
united States against 164 last year and 34
in Canada against '20 last year.
IN FINANCIAL CIRCLES.
A Better Tone Generally in Money
Markets.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5. Bradstreefs finan
cial review tomorrow will say:
Speculative sentiment appeared to un
dergo a change this week. The bearish
feeling and declining tendency In prices,
which had been generally displayed for
the preceding fortnight gave place to an
exhibit of renewed confidence and rising
values. The Immediate cause of this
movement was the announcement that the
anthracite strike would be ended and
though the concession of an Increase of
wages to the mlnrrs by the companies
did not result In the prompt collapse of
the strike or the reopening of the mines,
the street seemed to accept the idea that
under the circumstances the strike would
not last Reports that a settlement had
been arrived at were brought out sev-
.eral times this week . and always pro
duced considerable effect In 'strengthen
ing the market
Another factor In the same connection
was the prevalence among financial Inter
ests of decreased apprehension about tho
outcome of the pending election. Exactly
what this is based on is hard to deter
mine, but it would' seem that the reap
pearance of support In various parts of
the market coming from powerful financial
Interests may be attributed to this Influ
ence. The public, however, cannot be said
to show a disposition to follow such bull
ish leadership or to indulge In any specu
lative buying. The large Increase in the
current transactions at the Stock Ex
change was, on the whole, due to pro
fessional activity and the covering of the
large amount of short contracts that have
been put out in anticipation of a break
was largely responsible for the sharp ad
vances In many stocks.
The money market was decidedly firmer,
loans being curtailed owing to the heavy
withdrawals of funds to the South and
West, though the bank statement of last
Staruday was moro favorable than had
been anticipated, so far as the reduction
of surplus reserve Is concerned. Tlmo
money, however, advanced to 5 per cent
and call money was firmer at 243 per
cent. Tha firmness of money wa3 offset
to some extent by the further decline of
exchange, which, as explained elsewhere,
caused some expectation of gold imports.
It Is hardly thought, however, that any
large amount of specie would be sent here
at presents London took a moderate In
terest in the stock market and was a
buyer to some -little extent", particularly
In Pacific stocks. It was also noted that
Berlin Interests were again buyers of
Northern Pacific common, after having
sold the block heavily" In the preceding
fortnight
Dank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Oct 5. The following ta
ble, compiled by Bradstreet showB the
bank clearings at the principal cities for
tho week ended October 4, with the per
centage of increase and decrease, as com
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
. Clearings. Inc. Dec.
New York $ 973.139.ll9 .... 7.2
'Boston 119,823,081 .... 24.8
jnicago 137,581,277
St. Louis 28,704.276
Pittsburg 30,093,367
Baltimore 21,729,009
San Francisco 24,6S0,920
Cincinnati 15.24S.3G0
Kansas City 14,870.075
New Orleans 11,372 062
Minneapolis ........ 13,368,324
Detroit 7,040,614
Cleveland 11,400.062
Louisville 7,750.000
Providence 6,675,700
Milwaukee' 5,696,566
St. Paul 5,447.209
Buffalo .... 5,555,052
Omaha ,.... 6,a1.349
Indianapolis ......... 5,954.e86
Columbus, O. 5,276,700
Savannah 8,626,389
Denver 4,215,184
Hartford 2,?65,567
Richmond 3,45S,0S7
Memnhjs 2,254.801
Washington' 2,536.518
Peoria 2,536,715
Rochester 2.0G6.2S6
Now Haven 1.572,457
Worcester 1.444.762
Atlanta 2,169.670
Salt Lake City 2.3S1.5S0
Springfield, Mass. .. 1.201.750
Fort Worth , 1.338,221
Portland. Me! 1.407.517
Portland. Or. 2,532.232
St Joseph 3,777,781
Los Angeles 2.1S3.127
Norfolk 1.211.366
Syracuse - 1.042.2G9
Des Moines 1.629.S72
Nashville 1.601.973
Wilmington, DeL ... 1.902.693
Fall River 1,013.337
Scranton 1,417.244
Grand. Rapids. 1,200.403
Augjsta, Ga. 2,824 529
Lowell 507.818
Dayton, 0 1.072.111
Seattle 2.926.826
Tacoma 1.176.140
Spokane .'. 1.211.36(1
'Sioux Cltv :.. L270,S
New Bedford 7 ; CC6.6C3
Knoxvllle, Tenn. ... EO1.005
Topeka 1.007.S65
Birmingham ' 846.172
Wichita 496.639
Blnghamton JJS-SS
Jacksonville, Fla. .. 203,392
Kalamazoo i,6JI
Akron 61B.0CO
Chattanooga 2?j?
Rockford'Hl 291.C00
Canton, 6 253.462
Fargo. N. D 383,751
.... 8.1
4.2
10.5 ....
2.9 ....
.... 1.7
.... 14.5
21.2 ....
.... 20.2
.... 6.5
.... 1.2
.... 14.3
3.5
6.1
.... 2.6
2.5 ....
.... 14.9
2.5 ....
6.0 ....
165.1 ....
.... 13.4
4.3 ....
5-.S ....
4.3 'Jill
4.3 ....
13.7 ....
.... 1.5
1.0
9.1 ....
27.4 ....
.... 22.2
io"6 llll
3.6 ....
iO ""
.... 10.4
.... 30.2
13.8 ....
.... 10.1
.... 10.6
5.4
.... 10.5
144.2 ....
.... 39.4
.... 1.1
.... 10.1
17.9 .....
.... 18.6
4.4
13.4 ....-
37!i llll
21.3 ....
4.2 ....
13.5 ....
5.9 ....
26.7 ....
61.1 ....
1.8 ....
17.8 .....
3.4
28.5
H'.5
Sioux uaiis. . jlk .. .'"s"
TTnstlnc-s. Neb lu.68-1
.77.684 13.4
Fremont, Neb 2MJ 'k
Davenport S'SS M
Toledo 2.E0S.913 17.5
Galveston JMfrSS? il'a
Houston 'liS W'9
Bvansvllle SG4.2S7 ....
Macon i g'l
Little Rock 641.2& 33.2
Helena fCO.Sffi ....
Springfield, 111 440.469 ....
Youngstown 278,919 ....
Totals U. S $1,633,073,417 ....
Outside New York eS9,9S3,89S ....
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Mnitrwil 5 14,510.963 16.1
19.8
47.9
Y.5
8.0
25.8
2.1
To
6.0
Toronto 10.437.777
10.9
26.8
Winnipeg
2,032.259
1,732,803
Halifax
Hamilton ...
St John, N.
Victoria
Vancouver ..
9.6
14.6
53.2
408
773.763
837.793
518.070
1.347.000
3.9
Totals J 32,275,255
11.3
STREET FAIR FINANCES.
Elks Came Out ?OOuO Ahead When
Accounts Were Closed.
A report of the financial affairs of the
Street Carnival has been published by the
Elks, which shows that the order came
out well ahead of the game. A balance
of ?6135 06 is left after payment of all ex
penses. The report was given out after
the meeting held Thursday evening, and
Is as follows:
Receipts.
Subscribed by Merchants
and Manufacturers $6,869 00
Subscribed by banks, ho
tels and Individuals.... 2,705 43
Subscribed by transpor
tation companies 2,600 0013,174 43
Subscriptions to stock
of association 52 00
Basebr.ll game 233 00
Concessions, ballots, en
velopes, buttons, pro
gramme, ball etc 8,437 10
Sale of lumber 144 53
German village 1,905 SO
Receipts of main gate... 9,780 90
Receipts at Midway gato 16,049 85
543,777 63
Disbursements.
Buildings and arches. ...$5,336 99
Fence 1.160 96
Removing fence and
buildings 186 05
S..:::::::::::::::::::JiB8
Parades 933 10
Prizes .SS'E
Advertising 1,753 44
Accommodation and hos
pitality 279 43
Ticket men, guards and
laborers 2,235 40
Office expense 762 90
General expense 1,462 40
German villoge 2,241 59
Free attractions 1,069 25
Percentage to Midway
Company 13,',260 15
Good Samaritan Hospital
Including sales 1,203 95
Galveston fund 100 00
Balance -to lodge 6,135 06-443,777 63
Parisians Do Not Drink Water.
London Illustrated News.
There are throughout the length and
breadth at Paris a few drinking foun
tains, erected long ago by the late Sir
Richard Wallace, whose memory 13 much
respected by those who are not entirely
untutored and who have read and heara
of his magnificent benevolence during tne
siege of the capital. But they and others
have never been able to grasp the prlnci
pie that prompted the erection of thoso
fountains. They may have been told of
the "teetotal" movement both in England
and America, but, unless they have re
sided for any length of time In either
of these two countries, they fail to see the
necessity for It, and even then they deny
there being the least need for introducing
GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1900
The Judges at the Paris Exposition
have awarded a
COLD MEDAL
to.
Walter Baker 1 Co.
the largest manufacturers of cocoa and
chocolate in the world. This i3 tho third
award from a Paris Exposition.
BAKER'S
GOGOAS AND CHOCOLATES
arc always uniform in qual
ity, absolutely pure, deli
cious, and nutritious. The
genuine goods bear our
trade-mark on every pack
age, and are mado only by
Walter Baker & Co, iw.,
DORCHESTER MASS.,
ESTABLISHED 1780.
TRADE-MARK
it among themselves. This 13 probably
the reason of the restricted number of
said fountains; for, philanthropic though
Sir Richard was, he declined to waste
his 'money on white elephants, and the
drinklng-fountaln in Paris In ordinary
times 13 nothing more.
BUTTER AND OLEO.
Mr. Brnn's Bad BrenL: at Winona,
Wisconsin.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 3. To the Editor.)
Mr. Bryan, In discussing the dairy ques
tion, at Wlnona Wisconsin, used the fol
lowing language:
"I was told thl3 morning that you had
here a large dairying Interest, and that
led me to look up the statistics on the
dairy product. You have been told that
under this Administration there has been
a wonderful Increase in our export busi-i
ness. I find from a Government report
that the export of butter has fallen off
In the last three years, and the export
of oleomargarine has increased during
the last three years.
"Let me give the figures. In 1896 we
exported 23.GCO.000 pounds of butter; In
1839 we exported 20,247,OCO; in 1900 We ex
ported 18,262,000 showing a falling off of
moro than 7,000,000 pounds in the last
three years, whllo oleomargarine increas-.
ed as follows: In 1S98. 13,000,000 pounds;
In 1899, 147,00,000; in 1900, 150.000,000."
Now, Is Mr. Bryan honest when he at
tempts to secure the votes of the farm
ers and dairymen by citing such facts as
evidence that their industry Is languish
ing? We are exporting loss "butter, Mr. Bry
an, for the very good reason that we aro
eating all we can get. and the creameries,
of which thousands of new ones have
been started, are unahWo to supply the
demand. The workingman Is carrying It
In that dinner pail you" have doubtless
heard of; the baby Is using It to plaster
sugar on the top of his bread, and tha
housewife is making pastry with It That
Is the reason we aro, not exporting as
much butter this year. Mr. Bryan, as ia
the days of '96. when bread without but
ter was pretty good.
And you have found out that as tho
exports of butter decreased the exports
of oleomargarine Increased, Same rea
son. Mr. Bryan, and we think your hear
ers in Wisconsin can see the point Wa
are-eating butter this year Instead of oleo,
therefore there 13 a large surplus of thas
product to send abroad. E. H. FLAGQ.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Renl Estate Transfers.
Erailio Oder to Louis Feurer. lot 7.
block 27. Feurer's Addition, Aug
ust 1 ...J1.803
A. E. Borthwick to William Phillips
lots 13 to 20 Inclusive, and N. 13
feet lots 11 and 12. block 1: lota 13,
14. 15. IT, IS. 19. 21. 23 and 24. and N.
13S feet lots 11 and 12, block 2; lot 8,
block 5; lot 6, block 8, Woodlawn
Heights. October 2 3
L. A Lewis, trustee, to Bridal Veil
Lumbering Company. SE. section
6. T. 1 S.. R 6 B., September 22.... 2.000
Ellen E. McConnlck and Frank L.
McCormick to J. D. Kennedy. lot
11, block 14, Lincoln Park Annex,
October 10 vV 10
John Clanahan and wife to Annie
Glbbs, lot 3. block 1. Metzgers Ad
dition, Grcsham. -September 30...... 40
I. W. Metzqcer and wife to Annlo
Glbbs, lot 12. block 1. Metzger's Ad
dition. Gresham. September 9... o
war-ungton .National .tsuiming. j--""
& Investment Association to Mrs.
(M. A. Cot. part of lots 1 and 2.
block 14; Maegley Highland, 54x100,
October 4 75
J. H. Koch and wife to Henry Wolf,
lot 17, block 6. Alblna. September 29. 423
Marriage License.
Duncan Wallace, aged 32, Walla Walla,
Eva Westfall, aged 22.
Bnllillnpr Permits.
L. Reinlck. frame building on East
Twenty-eighth and Sandy Road; 51000.
Mrs. Fannie Ash. dwelling on Overton
street, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third;
SEOO.
Births.
September 23 Girl, to the wife of Israel
Nudleman.
Deaths.
October 3 Fannie Bell Noon. 27 years of;
age; operation for chronic Intestine ob
struction. Vlnnle Graham, 25 years old; septicemia.
T '
Biff Brains Evolve Biff Projects.
Alnslee's Magazine.
Early in the days of California, biff
brains, aided by large wealth, learned to
conceive large undertakings. This Is the
secret of the success of the Central Pa
cific Railroad both In getting Itself built
and In getting Into Uncle Sam's treasury.
Realizing the value of the state's re
sources to the Union at the time, and tbo
Importance to the anti-secession influences
of a transcontinental connection, tna
famous quartet of Huntington. Stanford..
Crocker and Hopkins, with less than JIOO.-
000 capital between them, launchod an en
terprise that cost more than 540.000,000.
By the same daring and hardihood, the
same broadness of conception, and the
same resourcefulness that was common
to every line of action In the state, tno
quartet wrested not alone the landed sub
sidy from the United States, but also th
guarantee of the bonds.
WERT TO TEA
And It Wonnd Her Bobbin.
Tea drinking frequently affects peopia
as badly as coffee. A lady In Salisbury,
Md., Mrs. Belle H. Jones, says that aha
was compelled to abandon the use of
coffee a good many years ago, because
it threatened to ruin her health and tnat
she went over to dea drinking, but mat
finally, about three years ago she had
dyspepsia so badly that she had lost 25
pounds and no 'food seemed to agree with
her.
She further says: "At this time I was
Induced to tako up the famous food drink,
Postum Food Coffee, and was ao much
pleased with the results that I have never
been without It since. I commenced to
Improve at once, regained my 25 pound3
of flesh and went some beyond my usual
weight
"I know Postum to be good, pure, and
healthy, and there never wa3 an article,
and never will be. I believe, that does 30
surely take the place of coffee, as Postum
Food Coffee. The beauty of It all Is that
It Is satisfying and wonderfully nourish
ing. I feel as if I could not sing its
praises too loud."
It ill
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