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THE MORNING OBEGOHIAtf, THUBSIAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1900. BRYAN'STRUSTNOSTRUMS LSTTB& 6 HIS FALLACIES BY A GREAT DEMOCRAT. Ex-Mayor Hewitt of New Torlc Saovra the Popocratlo Candidate's Xcraace of the Principles of Corporations. Reasons for his support of McKlnJty and Roosevelt were given In a letter by ex-Mayor Abram 8. Hewitt, -which -was published In Oesterrelcfalsch-TJngarlsche 21 tunj- on September 28. It -was ad dressed to Marcus Bohnltzer, the editor of the newspaper, who requested another letter from Mr. Hewitt dealing with the Question of trusts. Mr. Hewitt has tent to Mr. Schnltzer the following: "New York, Oct. 24. Dear Mr. Schnlt rer: You ask me to supplement my pre vious letter to you by the expression of some opinion on the question of trusts, which since your original letter to me has assumed considerable prominence In the speeches made both by Democratic and Republican speakers. I have hereto fore made no answer to your request, te cause I desired to see the precise position which Mr. Bryan would finally take upon the subject. He dealt with It ex tensively In his remarks at Madison Square Garden, and he has made fre quent reference to the subject In his Itin erary speeches delivered since he loft Kew York. His utterances clearly a.ow that bo does not understand the nature of the question which he discusses with many words, tout with few Ideas. His arguments, If they may be bo termed, can be summed up In the brief statement that he does not believe In the principle and right of association, upon which Is based the extraordinary Industrial pro gress of the present age. In order to show how shallow he is It Is only neces sary to restate a few fundamental prin ciples of social science. Some Fundamental Principles. First Every man has a right to work or to refrain from work. If he works be Is entitled to the frulte of his labor. In other words, private property Is tin logical and Inevitable result of individual liberty. "Second The right of men to associate with each other for any lawful purpose Is Indispensable to social progress. Thla right carries with it the same security for associated capital as belongs to in dividual property. ThlrA-Tne association of men together may be either by partnership or by what la known as corporative organisations. In these organizations society has not yet limited, and probably cannot limit, the amount of capital which may be thus associated for industrial enterprises. In popular parlance, a large amount of cap Hal thus associated under a corporate charter Is called a "trust," although the original signHlcance of the word was very different. Bryan uses the word, however. In Its present popalar sense, and In this letter I will accept his defini tion. "In attacking trusts, therefore, he at tacks the principle of the association ot capital. But associated capital cannot be attacked without assailing the correl ative right of association upon the rart of those who depend upon their dally labor for their support. This right of as sociation on the part of labor 1 cne which the worklngmen of this country have strenuously as ertM under v ry great opposition, and which they will never yield, and nevor can jleld. without the loss of all that they have ganed through years of s rug gle for Increased wages and greater comfort. It amazes me. therefore, that Bryan should in. his speeches attack the right of association, which Is absolute y Indispensable to the welfare of the work Irgclasses. He does not seem to bo aware that In his efforts to set class aga'nst diss he is attempting to dettroy the very principle upon which the hopes of the 'norkingmen of this country for future b tterment must be founded. ' Every trades union is, according to Mr Bryan's definition, a trut equally with the association of capital for the purposes of production or distribution The principle which underlies both is precisely the same, and neither one can b surrendered without relegating eo ckty to an Intolerable condition of con fuon, of stagnation and of warfare be tween the several classes of which It Is con tltuted How Bryan can expect to pet the votes of the worklngmen of this country Ir favor of the destruction of the vrv principle of association upon which tJelr welfare depends passes my compre hension. Ilrynn Slioira Ignorance. "This view of the subject goes to the bottom of the question, but when Bryan comes to discuss it in detail he shows great ignorance, both of the existing law and of the possibilities of remedying the evils of which he speaks. His reme I are, first, that all corporations largely engaged In business shall receive a li cense from the Federal Government be fpre they shall be permitted to engage In interstate commerce. He does not seem to know that the Federal Govern ment has no power to grant such li cences, and under the Constitution, as it sands, cannot exercise It. If he had proposed an amendment to the Constitu tion of the United States by which the power to create; corporations should be taken from the States and conferred upon the Government, the suggest'on Rould have been statesmanlike, and many profound thinkers wou'd probably gree with him. "My own Inclination is certainly in that direction, although I eec that Secretary Root takes an, oppo s'te and. I believe, a mistaken view. "His next remedy is to repeal the tariff duties upon any article which la pro duced and sold by corporations eallod "trusts." He does not seem to know that this remedy would affect hundreds of individual producers who are entlrelv free from any connection with "trusts"' or with monopolies of any kind. In other words, he -villi ru'n hundreds of innocent persons for the sake of punishing a sin gle offending corporation. "His third remedy is to prevent corpor attcms from doing business if they have ft monopoly of the production of any ar ticle of trade, I confers I know cf ro e"ch corporations, except those which ore protected by the patent laws of the Vrlted States. Doubtless he had In mind the Standard Oil Company and the Sujar Trust. If so, he was very unfortunate in the selection of his object lessons Neither of these companies has any le gal monopoly, but they control very large amounts of capital and employ many thousands of workmen. They have both cheapened the cost of primary arti cles of necessity, and tholr monopoly consists In their ability to produce these articles at a lower cost than their com y tltors. I know of no greater benefac t'in to tho community than cheap lUht, an.l certainly the Standard Oil Company has accomplished the miracle of lllumln atlrg the entire country at a mre y nominal cost. They make great profits because they have distanced all competi tors In applying labor-savins processes In the production of oil. Moreover t-ey have certainly preserved to the TJn'ted States one of the leading lines of export whlh ha contributed largely to turn ing the balance ot trade In our favor and to the unprecedented prosperity of the last two years. Tho destruction of the Standard Oil Company, so far as I can Judge, would simply raise the cost of light and cut down the exports wMch are now main tained by Teason of the great capital of tiat company and Its use In the-forclgn markets of the world. As to the Sugar Trust, there Is not evna the pretext that there Is any monopoly They have now very powerful competitors, and the growth of the beet root sugar industry Is going on at & pace which promises soon to make us entirely Independent ot cane sugar. Nevertheless, if the Sugar Trust has had a, monopoly. It has txen of a most benevolent nature,' Never be fore In the history of this country has sugar been so cheap as -during; the last five years. The business Is now carried on under very great competition, and there Is not the slightest prospect that & monopoly of the kind Bryan speaks of will ever be created in this country. "If I am right In these views It is evi dent that the nostrums proposed by Mr. Bryan for the regulation of trusts are quack remedies. They are not founded upon knowledge, but spring from an en tire "misconception of the nature of the problem and of the trend of modern pro gress. The great corporatlonsw hlch have sprung Into existence within the last ten years are 'due to an, evolution which no more can. be arrested than the flow of the tides. They are not injurious to the community or to the working classes. They give more steady employment and a greater demand for labor. The wages have been raised, and the price of ne commodities produced have been les sened. All classes of the community have been benefited by their growth, ex cept such as have .-been disabled for a time, only to reappear in the form of consolidated organizations more profit able and more advantageous to the com munity. "It does not follow from what I have said that these great corporations do not need regulation. They have developed evils, which can readily be corrected by proper legislation, but the organizations themselves cannot be abolished without injury to the growing interests -of tae American people. The limits of this let ter do not admit ,of going into any de tail as to the legislation required, but, in a general way, It may be said that the taking out of a charter ought to In volve inspection, supervision and public ity In the same manner and by the sarnfr agencies as we now regulate banks and Insurance companies. This can be done by the General Government without de priving the States of the power of su pervision of local corporations. "I repeat. In concluclon, that the right of association is the most important pos session of the workmen of this country, and I shall be very much astonished when the matter is properly brought to their notice if Mr. Bryan's views and advice shall receive their support in the coming election. The future is full of promise for the productive Interests of the country, but the election of Bryan on, a platform which is at war with tho principles of Democracy would dtstroy the confidence which now prevail? and absolutely arrest tho progress toward- in dustrial and commercial supremacy now possible and rapidly approaching for the United State in the markets of the world. Very truly yours, abram s. Hiswrrr." Idaho Notes. Registration at Halley has reached 'MS 196 voters In the First Ward, and S59 in the Second. The vote will be over C50. The plans for the location of the bridge of the Clparwater Short Line Company across the Clearwater River at Kamlah have been approved by tho Secretary of War. The Commissioners of Canyon County have decided to hold a special election December 8 for submitting the proposition of bonding the county for $38,000 to pay off outstanding warrant indebtedness. The finishing touches are now being put upon the first dam which ever successfully blocked the waters of the main channel of Snake River, says the Idaho Falls Times. The work was undertaken by the owners of the Idaho Canal Company and the Now Sweden Irrigation District, which comprises the Great Western system, on the west side of. the river. For several years back these two great canals have had great difficulty during the latter part of the irrigating season.Jn getting suf ficient water. . The Twin Falls land & Water Com pany, tho organization that is to build the great irrigation works on the Snake, near Shoshone Falls, .has filed articles ot incorporation with the Secretary of State. This company is organized under the laws of Utah, and its principal place of busi ness is Salt Lake. The capital stock is J100.000. I. B. Perrine, of Blue LaVes; J. H. Lowell, of Roswell; A. K. Steunen berg, of Caldwell, and Stanley B. .Miller and Frank Knox, of Salt Lake, are the incorporators, and J. H. Lowell is tho agent in Idaho. The sixth annual convention of the Boise District Epworth League, at Cald well, adjourned Sunday, after a successful meeting. Officers elected are: W. A. Davenport, president; Mrs. R. 8. Madden, first vice-president; Mrs. Betty Morrison, second vice-president; W. J. Harvey, third vice-president; Will Cheoweth, fourth vice-president; E. S. Wills, correspond ing secretary; Miss Bertha Dunlap, re cording secretary; Miss Clara Maxoy, treasurer: Presiding Elder A. W. Killick, Miss Sadie Thorpe, executive committee. Place and time of noxt convention left to the board of control, officers and executive committee, but will probably be Baker City. Yerleea Agent Goes to London. CHICAGO, Oct 31. D. H. Louderbach, of Chicago, left last night for London, where he is to take charge of the Charing Cross underground railroad. He will be the "personal representative in-London of the American syndicate, and will assume the direction o. .ne work as soon as he arrives there. Mr. Louderbach was se lected because of his long experience in the planning, promotion and building of the elevated railroad systems in Chicago. Naval Movements. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The Atlanta has arrived at Tompklnsville to take her ammunition, preparatory to Joining Ad miral Schley's squadron on the Sooth At lantic. The Nashville has arrived at Nagasaki. The Dixie has sailed from Gibraltar for Algiers. The Arothusa has arrived at Cavlte. Addressed College Students. CORVALLIS. Oct. 31.-Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton, who is In Benton County as ono of the Republican cam paign speakers, was a caller at the State Agricultural College this morning, and at the Invitation of President Gatch brief ly addressed the students' at chapel ex ercises. Postofllce Safe Cracked. SEATTLE. Oct. SL The safe In the United States Postofflce at Fremont, a suburb of 'this city, was cracked by bur glars early this morning and 1300 in money and $300 In stamps taken. The burglars were experts and used blick powder. The building was wrecked. There is no clow to the robbers. Bryan Speaker at The Dalles. THE DALLES. Or., Oct. 31.-Judge Thomas O'Day, of Portland, addressed an audience of about 70 persons In this city last evening, on the Issues of the day from a Bryan standpoint. Judge O'Day's remarks wore confined chiefly to a dis cussion of the trust question. Standard Milling Company. TRENTON. N. J.. Oct. fl.-The Stand ard Milling Company filed articles of in corporation today with a. capital of $1,500, 000. The incorporators are Richard B. Coleman, of Montclair. and Edwin H. Corry and Green Perkins, of New York. Hops at Independence. INDEPENDENCE, Or. Oot. a. Hops are still coming In for-storage and" some are being shipped. A. J. Luce, ot the big hop firm ot A. J. Luce & Co . Is lnthe clty,receivinff hops, which he will toon ship" away. OCTOBER GRAIN FLEET TWELVE CARGOES FOB. EUROPE AND ONE POa SOUTH AFZtlGA. Paexc Sound Makes Some Heavy Flour Shipments Fast Work la "Wheat Loading;. The scarcity of ships ready for load ing In the early part of the month pre vented October wheat shipments reaching record proportions. The wheat was In the docks In this city, and that for which ships were ready was' hustled aboard at an unusually rapid rate, but the best Portland could do was to keep ahead of San Francisco, Seattle and 1'a coma and still fall behind her own rec ord for October. The European wheat shipments for the month reached & to tal of 1,201,237 bushels, and enough, was shipped to San Francisco to ' turn the scale past the 1,300,000 bushel mark. Tnls was about a half million bushels more than was shipped from Tacoma and Seat tie, but the continued flour shipments of tho two Sound ports were the largest on record for a single month, totaling 168,157 barrels, compared with 72,695 bar rels from Portland. This shortage in Portland's flour ship ments was due to 'the withdrawal of the Oriental Steamship Line and the failure to have another one In operation in, time to prevent a lapse between steamers, which forced exporters to send their flour to the Sound for shipment. The Sound not only had half a dozen, steam ers, but some of them carried big car goes. The Rlojun Maru carried :4,811 barrels: Dnke of Fife, 31,231; Glenrgle, 21,100: Tartar, 20,600; Tacoma, 11.910, and Olympla, 11,075 barrels. Tho Cabul car ried a cargo of 23,225 barrels to Europe. Puget Sound's European grain fleet was as follows: Vessel Bushel3. Howard D. Troop" 130,088 Rodenbek 90,15? Pyrenees 41,203 Wanderer 162,788 Henrietta 97,671 Ventura , 97,592 Glenogle .., 128,76? Bertha 96,301 There were 13 ships in the Ootober fleet from Portland this year, compared with II in October, 1899, 18 in 1898, 17 in 1597, and 15 In 1896. The, October fleet In V&l carried 1,836,758 bushels of wheat and 42, 918 barrels of flour, and that of 1893 car ried 1,712,090 bushels of wheat and 133,323 barrels of flour. The details of the car goes which cleared from Portland during the month ending yesterday, togither with a summary of the month's business, Is given in the accompanying tablet Clearing, Date, Flag, Rig, Name, Tonnage, Destination and Shipper. JuTy 2 Br. ship Wendur, 1896. U. K. f. o P. M. Co 13 Br. bark Flfeshlre, 1318: U. K. f o.. Balfour 14 Fr. bark Marechal Villlers. 1711, U. K., f. o., P. F. M. Co 16 Br. bark Lizzie Bell, 1036, U. K. f. o.. Eppinger .. 20 Ger. ship Rlckmer Rickmers, 1314, U. K,f o., Balfour AUGTUSt 6 Br. ship Harlech Castle, 1802, .U. K. f. o..P. F. M. Co 121.544 9 Ger. ship Rlgel. 1789, U. K. f. o.. Balfour 109,916 25 Br. baric riithsaaie. l&ra, u. -K.. i. o., ron. 17 Br. bark Bowman B. Law, 13K, u. it. f. o., P. F. M. Co 18 Br. ship Frankistan, 1900. U. K. f. o., Balfour ... 20 Br. ship Cedarbank. 2649, U. K. f. o Glrvln 24 Ger. ship Robert Rickmers, 2174, U. K. f. o., Kerr. September, 13 Br. ship Orealla, 1708, U. K. f. o., Balfour 13 Br. ship Genista, 1718, U. TC f. o., Balfour 19 Don. ship Jupiter, 165L U. K. f. O., Balfour ....'..... 20 Br.- bark Australia, 2007, U. K. f. o., Kerr 2 Br. ship Riversdale, 2057, U. K. f. o,, GJrvin 26 Br. bark Semantha, 2211, TJ. K. f, o., P. F. M. Co... 26 Br. ship Centurion (a). 1704, Grimsby, Kerr 23 Br. ship Penthesllca (b), 1663, U. K. f.o., Balfour.. October 2 It. ship Elisa, 14S5, Algoa Bay, McNeer 6-Br. ship Marathon, 1814. U. IC f. o., F. M. Co... 8 Fr. bark La Fontaine, 1739. U. K. f. O..A. Berg 8 Br. ship Portia, 1360, U. K. f. o., Kerr 17 Br. ship W. J. Plrrie. 2398, U. K. f. o.. Eoplnger .. 17 Ger. ship Osterbek, 1510, U. K. f. o.. Balfour 20-Ger ship Slrfus, 1736, U. K. f. o Port, Grain Co... 20 Br. ship Dechmont, 1642U. K. f." o., MoNeer 23 Br. ship Kllmory, 1569. U. K. f. o., P. F. M. Co 27 Br. ship Conway (c). 1776, U. K. f. o.. Kerr 30 Ger. ship Altalr, 2392. U. K. f. o., Balfour SO Br. ship County of Edinburgh, 2070 U. K. f. o.,Glr- vin 31 Br. ship Delcairnie, 1700, Kerr (a), also 108,675'bushels barley, valued at $49,000. (b), 111,053 bushels barley, valued atW5,310. (c), also 105.630 bushels barley, valued at J36.210. () sailed following month. SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER. Wheat Bush. Value. Bush. Value. To Europe and Africa 1,291.237 J759.!9 794.181 $4S2,995 To San Francisco 13,550 7,317 7,656 4,440 Total Wheat 1,304,787 Flour ' Bbls. To Europe and Africa To the Orient and Siberia 52,000 To San Francisco 20,695 Total flour 72,695 Flour reduced to wheat measure.. 827.127 Wheat as above ...1,804,787 Grand total wheat and flour 1,631,914, Barley Bush. To San Francisco To Europe 105,63)' Total barley 105,620 Oats to San Francisco 20.687 KBIT CENTURY LOADING. Exporters Taking Up Ships (or Wheat Loading Xext Spring. Despairing of securing any tonnage for near-by loading, exporters are again reaching, out into the future for ships, and within the past three days a num ber of new engagements are rumored to ha-ve been made. The German ship Niobe has been taken for April loading at 41s 3d and a slightly smaller ship has been fixed for May loading at 41s 6d. It is also reported that 43s has been paid for a January ship. In the face of these rates, it is difficult to understand where the San Francisco papers figure out a weak ness in the freight market. Freights have been above 40s for over six months, and yet there is no disengaged tonnage heading in. this direction. The 52s 6d which wa6 refused by the Halewood, of course, Is not obtainable now, but the only reason that it was offered her at all was because there was no other available ship in the river at tne time and the docks were overcrowded. So long as there are vessels enough com ing along to ease matters over from week to week, rates may be kept down around 47s 6d, and perhaps 45s for mam moth steamers, but the man In search ot a ship at anything under 45s before the turn of the year will be certain of dis appointment. WHERE RECORDS ARE MADE. Dalcarnle Loaded In. IS Hours and Philadelphia In 20 Honrs. The British ship "Delcarnle, the last vessel of the October fleet, was cleared yesterday for Queens town or Falmouth for orders by Kerr, Glfford & Co. with 104,297 bushels of wheat, valued at $57,364. There was no attempt at breaking records In loading the" Dalcarnle, but 25.600 bags of wheat were put In the -vessel In nine honrs on. Monday, and over 20,000 bags went aboard Tuesday. The entire cargo of 47,448 bags containing 104,297 bushels, was put -aboard in exactly 18 hours. Brown & McCabe, who loaded, the Dalcarnle, also did some pretty fast work with the German ship Philadelphia, which Balfour, Guthrie & Co. are sending to the Cape, and which finished loading yesterday, but - will not clear until today. Theq started on the Philadelphia Moriday, and, as she goes to South Africa, hr cargo of wheat was Jn larce sacks, which are much more difficult to handle thantho ordinary wheat sacks. A thousand Jons oX wheat was pilt aboard In these- largo sacks, and 1569 tons of flour and 42 tons of canned goods completed her cargo, and' all ot It was piit aboard and carefully' stowed In 80 hours. Tho Portland exporters and stevedores hold all kinds of records for fast loading of wheat ships, and so Ion? as such work Is done as that of the Dalcarnle 'and Philadelphia in the regular order, of4us lness, the records will not got yery far away from Portland. GERTRUD'S ROUGH TRJP. German Ship Struck hy a Hnfrlcane While Crossing- the Pacific. ASTORIA, Oct. SL The German qshlp Gertrud, which arrived in this afternoon from Nagasaki, passed through a. terrific hurricane on October 19. Heavy fleas were running and one broke through, ijie cabin skylight, smashing tho furniture and dam aging the ship's stores. During the storm the upper main topsail jrard fell, but caught on the lower' yard, where It was lashed. As the tug was dropping1 the Gertrud In the lower harbor, the ship's mate was struck by the "hawser and' one of his legs badly lacerated, but no. bones were broken. Captain Henke refiorta1 tho bark Pax outside. - ' Notice to Mariners,1. , Notice is hereby given of the following changes In the aids' to navigation In this district, which affect the list of Bghta and fog signals. Pacific Coast, 1900: Swan Island bar, lower post light, Wil lamette River, page 80, No. 129 (list of beacons and buoys, Pacific Coast, 1900, page 60) This three-pile- beacon, from which a fixed white light is shown, on the lower end of Sand Island- bar, Willamette River, Oregon, that wacarrled away on October 21, 1900, and the light tin guished, has been replaced and' the light re-established. ' Willamette River, channel to Portland Postofflce bar, buoy No. 4, a red. first class spar is reported dragged'rrom its position on Postofflce bar (upper), and will be replaced as early as practicable. By order of the Lighthouse Board. W. P. DAY, Commander, U. S. N., Lighthouse Inspec tor. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Oct 31. Arrived at 1 P. M., German ship Gertrud, from Nagasaki. Condition of tho bar at 5 P. M rough; wind, southwest; weather, cloudy. Re ported outside at 5 P. M., Dutch bark Pax, from Yokohama. ' Neah Bay, Oct. 31. Passed out, steamer Signal, for Portland. San Francisco, Oct. 31. Arrived, steam er Willamette, from Seattle; steamer San Pedro, from Seattle; U. S. S. Albatross, from Seattle. Sailed-Steamer Newburg, for Gray's Harbor; schooner Reporter, for Gray's Harbor. Seattle, Oct. 3L Arrived, Oot. 80, steamer go 3- 5" cup : w 105,50a 62,000 75,744 45,000 111,725 67,035 33,269 58.3R7 110,(30 61,2 0 71.700 G3.750 urain uo iui.isd 69,450 24,060 67,500 113,850 65,050 96.350 156.657 127,735 103,810 70,255 62.300 103,363 95.052 61,178 57.TO0 26 27 29 28 2 17 " 7 11 12 14 130,546 76,000 82,000 136.900 134.000 76.000 17,4H io;oo(rf 82.190 so.ss' 117,495 132.1S2 6C.000 69.ZW 76,372 43,500 140.753 5,155 92,103 102.710 51.578 62,500 100,533 61,326 50,5001 15.6131 72,257 sa.offj 30.025 131,376 111.633 104,298 74,000 57,364 Bush. Value. 1.4531.674 917,195 258,416 155,049 $767,306 Value. $146,000 53,807 801,837 $487,435 Bbls. Value. 60,751 $160,285 24,791 73,487 21.927 63,588 L7UCP0 $1,072,244 Bbls, Value. 49,590 146,000 56,121 JS1.848 27,621 92,630 133,822 S 420,378 599,940 420,378 1.712.030 1,072,244 5199,807 106.469 $297,360 $199,807 479,110 $297,300 767,306 801,837 487,435 $967,113 L2S0.947 $784,795 Value. Bush. Value. ,. 3,7S1 $ 1,739 $ 86,210 219.741 105,603 $36,210 223,522 $107,342 $ 8,274 66,662" $"21,99S 2,312,039 $1,492,623 Bush. Value. 196,094 $ 76,066 196,094 t 96;0G6 234,860 $ 89,246 City of Topeka, from Alaska, Sailed U. 8. S. Lawton, for San Francisco; steamer Valencia, for Hunters' Bay. ' "Nome Arrived, Oct. 18, steamer J. S. Kimball, from Seattle. Port Blakeley Sailed, Oct. 30,. schooner W. A. Wora, for San Pedro. Seattle Sailed," Oct, 30, steamer Dolphin, for Skagway. Yokohama Sailed, Oct, 27, steamer Vic toria, for Tacoma. Dunkirk Arriver, Oct. 28, German, ship Nesala, from Portland. Guayamas Arrived, Oct. 23, .schooner C. A, Thayer, from Gray's Harbor. Hong Kong Arrived, Oct, 30, Brttlsh steamer Empress of India, from Varlcou ver. Liverpool, Oct. 31. Arrived, Majestic, from New York, via Queenstown. Hong Kong, Oct. 31. Arrived (previous ly, Tartar, from Seattle. Liverpool, Oct, 31. Sailed, Cuflc, from New York. New York, Oct. 31. Arrived, St. Ger main, from Havre, Sailed Trave, for Bre men; New York, for Southampton; Oceanic, for Liverpool; Noordland, tor Antwerp. Gibraltar, Oct SL Arrived, Aller, from New York, for Naples and Genoa, Southampton, Oct. 3L Arrived, St. Louis, from New York. Sailed Kalserln Maria Theresa, from Bremen, for New York. Boulogne, Oct. 3L Arrived, Amsterdam, from New York, for Rotterdam. Queenstown, Oct 31. Sailed, Invernia, from Liverpool, for Boston. New York, Oct. 31. Arrived. -Teutonic, from Liverpool: Cevic, from Liverpool. Queenstown, Oct 3L Arrived, 'Majestic, from New York, for Liverpool. Glasgow, Oct 3L The Anchor Line steamer Anchoria, from New York. Octo ber 2. for this port is aground In. the Clyde. She is expected to float tonight Liverpool, Oct 3L Arrived, Georgian, from New Yorkr"Numidlan, from Mon treal; Alton, from Boston. London, Oct 31, Arrived, Michigan, from New York. Assistant HarrQn at Indian School. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3L Miss Marion Xambert, -of Port" TownseiyL Wash., was today appointed assistant matron at the Colvdlle' Indian School; salary, $500 per annum. 'Heppner Wool Market. HEPPNER, Or;,vOct SL. The wbol mar Ice! hero contlmles(Stagnant. touta- re awakening Is 'looked for after MdKHeys eleotioiu; f .;.; .,, WASHINGTON SHIP CANAL TAICE WASHINGTON AND PUGET SOUND TO BE CONNECTED. v Construction BXay Be Said to He Ua- der Way Object la to Provide Fresh Water Harbor. SEATTLE, Oct. 3L Actual construction work may be said to be under way on the famous project known throughout the State .of Washington as the Seattle A Lake Washington ship canal. For many years this canal project has been kicked and buffeted about among different political factions and commer cial Interests In the State of Washing ton and, for a time. It was considered tb be actually dead. It has been asserted, time and again, that the canal would never be built; that the project was Im practicable; that Lake Washington could not possibly ba used for a fresh-water 'basin, or for a naval reserve station. It has been argued by some residents of Tacoma, for Instance, that the locks con necting Lake Washington with Puget Sound could bo blown up in times of war with a few sticks of dynamite, and that the naval stations situated on the lake would thereby be rendered absolutely worthless. It has been set forth that the. building of the canal was a gigantic real estate scheme Intended for the purpose of advancing the prico of certain lands, and that the Government was being used to back up the projects which had for their ultimate object the reaping of financial benefits to Individuals, without Just re gard for Its Interests. Again, when United States Senator Fos ter was elected to the Senate to succeed Senator Wilson, It was set forth that In asmuch as he was a resident of Tacoma he would make every effort to prevent the construction of the canal. Mr. FoBter did not take a sectional view regarding the canal project, however, and has aided In continuing work on all Government projects In the state that are reasonably construed as being of benefit to the whole state. To Illustrate, he has given great at tention to the Important work of enlarg ing" the Bremerton Naval Station, and the continuance of work on tho various Gov ernment contracts now under way on the rivers and harbors of the state. "Bremerton station, for instance, has been considered of vast importance to all sections of Western Washington, and par ticularly to Puget Sound. It has been the policy heretofore to employ a number or transclent mechanics, as it were, who would put on Government vessels docked at Bremerton such repairs as were neces sary. In some instances mechanics have been brought to Bremerton who were reg ularly employed at Mare Island. In stances were discovered by Senator Fos ter where the Mare Island dock was crowded with work, a large amount of which could have been assigned to the Bremerton station, and that, in the mean time, the mechanics who had located with their families at the Washington Naval station were actually compelled to move away because the Government failed to provide work. This state of affairs Is gradually being remedied by securing ad ditional workshops, suitable tools and ma chinery for repairs on a large scale on the battle-ships now doing duty 'In the Pacific Ocean. Part of the plan now being worked out is to have a sufficient number of vessels assigned to the Puget Sound Naval station to keep a well-selected force of skilled mechanics con stantly employed, in order that they may be retained there permanently, thus keep ing the station prepared for such work, no matter what the character or extent, as may be. assigned to It by the Secretary ot the Navy. As for the Lake Washington Canal, work has actually been started by the securing of data in the way pf borings and In making examination of the con tours along the territory between Lakes Union and Washington. There is now available $170,000 which will be used to start the actual construction of the canai. It is the Intention of Captain Harry Tay lor, local representative of the United States engineers, to recommend a plan whereby Lake Washington will bo low ered to the level of Lake Union. As Cap tain Taylor has Just been assigned to duty in New Hampshire, the constructiph of tho canal will devolve largely on his successor. It is believed, however, that Captain Taylor will have sufficient data to make his recommendation before va cating his office here. The scheme evolved by Captain Taylor to lower tho level of Lake Washington to that of Union seems to have been original with him, and many engineers who have looked into the matter believe that the plan Is feasible, and that It will benefit the whole canal scheme In that It does away with one of the objectionable lock features. The people owning land on the borders of Lake Washington are also much in favor of the scheme, lnasmucn as It increases the value of their upland holdings and In many cases provides much desired land for gardening purposes for owners who are, at present, deprived of suitable holdings of this nature. While it Is anticipated by many of thoso interested in this project that the moor ing of deep-sea vessels in fresh water on Lake Washington and Lake Union will bo of material benefit In the way of causing barnacles to drop from the bottom of the vessels, some of the leading experts on this subject state that barnacles allowed .to die in fresh water, while attached to the bottom of vessels, become cemented to the ship and are only removed with the greatest difficulty when' placed on a dry dock. The majority of shipping men, however, are of the opinion that the placing of vessels In fresh water while they aro loading; as is the case at Port land, is very beneficial and much to be desired. In days past, It Is claimed, this Seattle canal created political factions in the state which grew and expanded until the election of Governors and United States Senators were affected thereby. During one memorable state convention the Seattle canal plank was made a feature, and on various other occasions the politi cal factions in different parts of the state havo see-sawed on the canal plank with mora or less Injury to candidates. At the present time, however, the canal Is accepted as a matter of course, and very little attention is paid to the sub ject, and the former agitation .which pe riodically broke out among the newspa pers In a most violent form throughout the state has apparently passed away. Clark County Campaign. VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct 3L Both parties will close the compalgn in Clark County this week. Special attention Is being given doubtful precincts, and meet ings are being- held every night C. X, Helfner and "Farmer" Todd are assist ing the Democratic campaigners, and Mayor Cole, of Whatcom County, Is as sisting E. M. Rands, candidate for Joint Senator from Clark and Skamania Coun ties. In his canvass of Skamania County, Chairman Cook, of the Republican Coun ty Committee, Is this week engaged In distributing the official ballots, and is In cidentally making a poll of the county. The Democrats are arranging for a big demonstration here next Monday evening, when all the nominees on the Fusion ticket will be present Republican chances of carrying Clark Connty are certainly very bright. , Oregon Industries. A turnip weighing eight pounds was exhibited at the offlco of the Ashland Tidings last week. Wall Huntley picked 53 bushels of pears from one tree this year, says the Inde pendence Enterprise. Alex Martin, ,Sr., of Klamath ' County, has shipped a. carload of horses to Call- CONQUERING the AIR Successful Flight at Last 'PHIS year has witnessed the culmination of ' . the century's efforts in aerial navigation. Balloons in Germany and France have reached a remarkable degree Count Zeppelin's Air Ship is the first which has successfully navigated thjt air against the wind carrying passengers. His aerial ship marks a great advance and is believed to be the forerunner of craft which can be used in commerce with speed and safety. This article is written from personal experience by Eugen Wolf, the Count's assistant who has helped operate it. For the first Jime the dream of conquering the air for purposes of tran sportation seems about to be realized The imagination is stirred at the possibilities for the future. McCLURE'S for .November Othtrinterestinrftahtr: XARKRANfTA h WILLTAM ALLEN WHITE: A WOMAN'S DIARY OP THE SIEGE OF PEKIN: MAKING A GERMAN SOLDIER, Short Stories by CHARLES WARREN: ALVAH MILTON KERR, GEORGE K TURNER, and ethers. fornla, They were picked and matched animals, and will bo sold for fancy prices. Lumbering Interests aro becoming prom inent along Hood River. A Blush dam that cost 52000 is about completed on the west fork, and 3,000,000 feet of logs will be taken out during tho next tew months. Edward Albright, of Ashland, has been picking strawberries and blackberries since early Summer in his garden, says the Tidings. Saturday he had a box of strawberries and showed also a black berry branch on which was fruit In all stages from the blossom up to tho berry. In order to increase the waterfall, the course of the mill race In East Pendleton is being changed. The O. R. & N. used to cross the race at Franklin street, but the crossing will now be at Union street, 2S0 feet further east Twenty-five men have been engaged on the Improvement for three weks, and It will be finished within seven or eight days. A night force is now rushing t completion. The alteration will afford CO mora horse power. A remarkable consignment of pumpkins was reecived at Astoria Monday from Sauvie's Island, says the Astorlan. The largest weighed 110 pounds. There were a number of them that weighed over 100 pounds. From one seed and on ono vine was raised the Immense amount of 1200 pounds of pumpkins. A. H. Carson, of Grant's Pass. Fruit Commissioner for the district of Southern Oregon, has been in Douglas County looking after the condition of orchards and the amount of marketable fruit pro duced during the current year, says the Roseburg Review. Ho found well-kept orchards, but in the main there is a great need of thorough spraying. He cites as examples of the practical beenftls of proper spraying the apple orchards ot Orwell Bros., of Central Point; Weeks & Orr, of Medford, and H. B. Miller, at Grant's Pass. These have this season an output of 93 per cent of sound fruit while In unsprayed orchards in the Im mediate vicinity of these, from 60 to 70 per cent of the fruit was Infested. Al though many fruitgrowers still consider spraying an expensive operation, and of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, yet It has REWARD OF MERIT. 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Mrs. Jerome Ellison, of Wheeling, W. Va., writes: "I suffered from catarrh nearly my whole life and last Winter my two children also suffered from catarrhal colds and sore throat so much they were out of school a large portion of the Win ter. My brother, who was cured of ca tarrhal deafness by using Stuart'B Ca tarrh Tablets, urged me to try them so much that I did so, and am truly thankful for whatthey have done for myself and my children. I always keep a box ot the tablets In the house, and at the first ap pearance of a cold or sore throat we nip It In the bud and catarrh Is no longer a household affliction with lis." ' Full-sized packages of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets arc sold for 50 cents at all drug gist's. WHITE COTTOLENE makes delicious things wholesome and wholesome things delicious. If you ire still using hog. fat in your cooking, try a pail of WHITE COTTOLENE, and you will be surprised at the result. The NXFafrbank Company, PUPV t On dainty booklet CIUb;H. I-nMla Secret sailed n-ve to hit tddrou. Tot en to ftuap w will Mnd tree er 126 paw -recipe bock, "Homo BelpsTedttedhyHns. Bores.. of perfection but ti vi- J a. -v MAGAZINE been demonstrated that the cost will not exceed 3 to 6 per cent of the Increased output ot first-class fruit Mr. -Carson es timates the apple crop of Jackson, Jose phine and Douglas Counties this year at 22S carloads. REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN BEHAIiF OF McKinley and Roosevelt Tho Republican State Central Committee ot Orexon announces the following assignments of speakers for the Presidential campalcn ot 1000: judge GEonan h. Williams. Orecoc City Saturday, Not. 3 The Dalles Monday. Nov. 5 SENATOR. B. F. MTJLICEY. Sell-wood Friday. Nor. 2 Warrenton Saturday, Nov. & HOI7. JOHN H. MlTCHELl Oakland 1:30 P. M.. Thursday. Nor. 1 Cottage Grove Friday, Not. 2 Eugene 2 P. M.. Saturday, Nov. 3 Heppner Monday, Nov. 5 HOIS'. WM. ai. COIVIG. Kerby .....' 2-30 P. M., Thursday, Nov'. 1 HOJT. 6. F. PAXTOX, Arlington Friday. Nov. 3 SUvertoa ; . Moriday, Nov. 5 HOI?. J. C. LEASURE. Alblna Thursday, Nov. 1 Baker City Saturday, Nov. 3 HOX. C. B. MOORES. Dufur Thursday, Nov. 1 Wamlo Friday, Nov. 2 Antelope Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. JOHN H. M'NARY. Marlon Friday. Nov. 2 Hubbard .. Saturday. No. 3 GOVERNOR T. T. GEEIU Browns villa Thursday. Nov. 1 Myrtle Creek ,...,.... 1 P. JI., Friday. Nov. 2 Kiddle T:30 P. M. rrlday, Nov. 2 Medford Saturday, Nov. 1 Forest Grove ...Monday, Nov. 0 nON. THOMAS H. TONGUE. Salem Thursday, Nov. 1 Newberg Friday. Nov. ts Hillsboro 2 P. M.. Saturday, Nov. 3 Astoria Monday, Nov. 3 JUDGE S. A. LOWELL. Oswego ..... Thursday, Nov. 1 Houlton Friday. Nov. 2 Astoria Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. RUFUS MALLORY. Independeaoe Friday. Nov. 2 Woodbura Monday, Nov. 0 HON. TILMON FORD. La Grande. Thursday, Nov. I Milton 2 P. M., Friday. Nov. 2 Pendleton Ti3o P. M. Friday. Nov. 2 Hood River 2 P M Saturday, Nov. 3 Mount Angel Monday. Nov. 5 SENATOR C. W. FULTON. Roseburg 'Friday, Nov. 2 Grant's Pass .....Saturday. Nor. S Ashland Monday, Nov. 6 SENATOR GEO. C. BROWNELL. Kugerie ' Saturday, Nov. S Oregon City - .Monday, Nov. 0 ' HON. R. G. SMITH i Wilbur ..,.,iv,. ..... Thursday, Nov. 1 Millwood , -Friday, Nov. 2 HON. 8. B. HUSTON. Forest Grove Friday, Nov. 2 Greenville Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. . M. IDLEMAN. Baker City ..Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. ADAM KLIFFEL. Phillips , Friday, Nov. 3 Lenox (Helvetia School) Saturday, Nov. 3 E. B. TONGUE, ESQ,. Glencoe Thursday, Nov. 1 COLONEL S. C. 8FENCER. Tlgardvllle T Friday, Nov. 3 HON. R. R. DUNIWAY. Pilot Rock C....... Thursday, 'Nov. 1 Uxlah ...4 Friday, Nor. a HON. TVALLIS NASH. Sheridan Friday, Nov. 2 F. F. FREEMAN, ESQ,. Alblna Thursday, Nov. 1 Sheridan Friday, Nov. 3 Sllverton Monday, Nov. 5 C. A. BELL, ESQ. Oswego i... Thursday, Nov. 1 Sellwood Friday, Nov. 2 Astoria Saturday, Nov. 4 Woodburn Monday, Nov. & HON. GORDON E. HAYES. Sunnystde (Clackamas Co.)... 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