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THE MORNING OREGONtA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 190G.
THE SIBERIAN TRADE
Russia Contemplating a Duty
on American Products.
BUY GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1
Pacific Coast exporter "Would Be
Aitected Belayed Grain. Fleet
Sail Marine Zfotca.
Portland -exporter- who have been work
In? up a fine trade 'with Siberia are soxne
what concerned over the report that the
xnuch-talked-of duty on American gooda
entering Russian territory win be enforced
After January 1. This matter has been
under discussion for several years, and
periodical threats of its enforcement have
been heard from time to time, but thus
far no decided action has been taken. The
probabilities of something being- done are
greater now than they -were, on account
of the new ports in the Pacific provinces
being- much better supplied with Ameri
can goods than ever before. American
lumber has been used in ties, bridges, and
for other building purposes in connection
with the great Siberian Railroad. Pacific
Coast wheat, flour, oats and other pro
visions have also found a big market
among the thousands of the Czar's sub
jects who have swarmed Into the ports
c viadlvostock and Port Arthur and
the surrounding country, which is being
tapped by the great trans-Siberian Rail
road. The levying of this duty is a matter of
deep concern to Portland, as well as to
other ports on this Coast, as It is from
this port that most of the large shipments
of lumber and flour have been forwarded,
and already a start had been made In
other lines. Exporters who are In touch
with tbe situation are not disposed to
rifrrmss tho matter very freely yet, and
hope that the Issue will be again post
poned, as it has in the past; but the fact
that a number of hurry orders for flour
havo been received by parties who are
supposed to be in very close touch with
the ruling powers at Viadlvostock and
Port Arthur, would indicate that there Is
more than usual cause for alarm at the
present time. Russia has recently estab
lished a steamship line between Odessa
and Viadlvostock and Port Arthur, and if
the duty is enforced. It will probably be
with a view to shutting American lumber
and flour out of the Siberian ports In or
der that the same commodities from the
Black Sea will be given the preference.
BLOCKADE IIFTED.
BTalf a Dozen Grain Snips Get Array
3From Astoria. Sunday and Monday.
Half a dozen of the delayed grain ships
which have been held up at Astoria by
the gales which have been raging off the
coast got away In a bunch Sunday and
Monday. The Crown of England, "W. J.
Plrrie and Dechmont led off Sunday, and
were followed yesterday by the Kilmory.
Sirlus and Conway. All of the fleet are
bound for Qneenstown or Falmouth for
orders, and if the right kind of weather
Is encountered, there will be some pretty
fast time made, as there are a number of
clippers among them. The County of
Edlnburch made one of the fastest runs
on record between New York and Shang
hai. The Kilmory about a year ago made
the fastest run on record from Liverpool
to Portland by way of Honolulu, and the
W. J. Plrrie Is also a very fast ship. The
other three have no record-breaking per
formances to their credit, but will en
deavor to keep close to the leaders.
The German ships Philadelphia and
Nomla arrived down yesterday, and the
Dalcarnle and Altai r are still there ready
for soa, but with favorable weather will
probably cross out today. Tho Amlral
Courbet left down vosterdav. xvn nt
the rest of the feet Is near the finishing
stage, except the Deccan. which needs but
W tons to ooLjp.ce her cargo.
LAKES TO LIVERPOOL.
Andrew -Carncfrle's Experimental
Fleet en Kontc for Europe.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Nov. S.-Flve vessels
of An-lrew Carnegie's new venture are
expected to sail from Conneaut, O.. to
djy, eacn loadrd with WOO tons of steel
sent liom Pittsburg on Carnegie's own
rniiread. tr.e Pittsburg, Bessemer &
Lake I.rl. The vessels are loaded to
14 feet draught, the greatest permitted
In the Weiiand Canal, rhu vnccni, -will
each tow a barge loaded with 1600 tons i
oi wooa puip, ami will go through the ca
nal to the St. Lawrence. At Montreal
the weed pulp will be loaded on the
steamers, which will then sail for Liver
pool. .SALE OP J5TEA3ISHII LIXE.
American Company to Be Bought by
Steel A Wire Trust.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5. The Tribune tomor
row will say-
"The American Steel & Wire Comrny
will buy the American Steamship Com
pany, which Ir owned by John W. Gates
and his business associates. The latter
concern has a capital of $3,000,000. and
4he Steel & Wire Company Is to pay J176
for the stock. All the csbentlal details of
the deal have been settled. The steam
ship company was formed to operate a
line of steamers which carry the product
of the , larger corporations, mines and
mllls It has ben In the control of the
Steel & "Wire Interests since the com
pany was formed."
Pour Boatn Building.
Four boats are being completed in East
Side thlpyani&. In the old shipyard of
Hale & Kern, south of East Clay street,
the new tug for the Nehalem Lumber
Company Is about ready for launching,
the engines sow being in place. The big
lumber barge, under construction along
side' for the same company, la well along.
Both will be used by the Xehalem Lumber
Company In the transportation of lum
ber, and are fitted for deep-sea service.
In the shipyard of Johnston, on East
"Water and Bast Madison streets, the
handsome propeller for Jacob Kamm and
others Is nearing completion. The en
gines for this propeller have Just been
received from the Bast, and are on the
dock, ready to be placed aboard. This
steamer will be one of the finest of her
class on the "Willamette and Columbia
Rivers. Near where the steamer Is build
ing is the big barge for Hosford Bros.
This barge is 1 feet long and very
strongly constructed for carrying heavy
loads.
Lc "Water at Independence.
DEPENDENCE. Or.. Nov. 5. The
river has commenced to fall at i rapid
rate. At one time last week it reached !
the M-foot mark. The steamer City of
Eugene passed up the river Sunday even
ing, presumably after sawkgs.
Marine Note.
The British ship Fiery Cross has sailed
from Victoria for Europe, with 51,96
cases of salmon.
Jo Norwegian steamship Skarpsno
went down to the flour mills yesterday
to take on a part of her outward cargo
for the Orient.
The Lighthouse Department has issued
& notice that a line of piles has been
drives south of the Sylvia dc Grasse Reef,
In Astoria harbor, and a white light will
be shown there at night;
The British ship Leicester Castle ar
rived is at Astoria Sunday, after a fast
passage of 20 days from Hlogo. The ex
cellent time made by this vessel would
indicate thai some of the other ships from J
that direction -were does at band, and
with favorable -weather several of them
should reach port within the nxt -wm1t
hor 10 days.
Domestic sad Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 5. Arrived down
at 10:80 A. M. Gorman ships Nomla and
Philadelphia. Balled at 8:30 American
bark Harry Morse, for San Francisco; at
9:40 A. M., German ship Slriua and Brit
ish ship Kilmory, for Qneenstown or Fal
mouth for orders; at 11:40 A. M., British
ship Conway, for Queenstown or Fal
mouth, for orders; at 1:40 P. M., American
barkentlne Arago, from Knappton, for
Freemantle. Left up at 3:20 P. M. Brit
ish ship Leicester Castle. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, south;
weather, foggy.
San Pedro, Nov. 5. Sailed Schooner
Jennie Stella, for Gray's Harbor.
Hoqulao, Wash. Arrived Nov. 3
Steamer Newberg, from Ban Francisco,
for Aberdeen: schooner Maid of Orleans',
from Ban FranldBco, for Aberdeen. Sailed
Schooner Viking, from Aberdeen, for
San Francisco; schooner John. A., from
Aberdeen, for Ban Francisco; schooner
Abble, from Aberdeen, for Rn Fran
cisco; schooner Guide, from Aberdeen,
from San Francisco; schooner Lizzie
Vance, from CosmopoUs, for Ban Fran
cisco. Port Ludlow Arrived Barkentlne
Skagit, from Honolulu.
Port Townsend Soiled Nov. 4. British
bark Low Wood, for Delagoa Bay. Ar
rived Steamer Dirlgo, from Dyeo, Passed
in Nov. 6. Steamer Charles Nelson, from
Nome, for Seattle, Arrived Barkentlne
Portland, from San Pedro, for Port Had
lock. Victoria Soiled Nov. 3. British bark
Fiery Cross, for London.
MoJI-r Arrived Oot, 28. British steamer
Inverness, from Tacoma.
Kiao Chou Sailed Nov. L Oerman ship
Wllkomen, for Oregon.
Genoa, Nov. 5. Arrived Aller, from
New York, via Naples.
Glasgow, Nov. 6. Arrived Oalifornlan,
from Cork.
Liverpool, Nov. 6. Arrived Loncaster
ian, from Boston.
London, Nov. 5. Arrived Minneapolis,
from New York.
Southampton, Nov. 5. Arrived Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse, from New York, via
Cherbourg, for Bremen.
San Francisco. Nov. C Arrived Steam
en Matteawan, from Tacoma; steamer. Al
liance, from Portland: whaling bark Cal
ifornia, from Ohkotsk Sea; whaling bark
Andrew HickB, from Ohkotsk Sea; whal
ing bark Alexandria, from Unalaska.
Gibraltar, Nov. 6. Arrived Werra,
from New York for Naples and Genoa,
and proceeded.
Hong Kong Sailed Nov. 4 Monmouth
shire, for Yokohama and Portland, Or.
XJEKSUS AND CONGRESS.
Two Alternatives Regarded as Prac
tically Determined.
New York Journal of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Tho effect of
the new apportionment upon the distribu
tion of Representatives in Congress and
of power among the states in the electi-n
of President was the subject of much dis
cussion tonight among public men. It Is
obvious that the populous states of the
Northeast and some of those of the Wst
will gain at the expense of the South un
der any basis of apportionment whLh
may be selected. The House of Repre.
sentatlves now contains 357 seats. Ih's
number of seats, by a rather remarkable
coincidence, could be distributed under
the new apportionment upon the ba is
of 200.000 population to each district with
out making it necessary to add or sub
tract from the total number. There
would be some large remainders In several
states, however, and some of those w.th
the largest remainders would have their
present representation reduced upon this
basis. If nine additional seats were d s
tributed among states having remainders
of 110,005 or more, there would be tnly
a few states which would suffer a reduc
tion in their membership; the House
would then consist of 265 members, and
the only states suffering a loss would b3
Indiana. Kansas, Maine. Nebraska snd
Virginia, each losing one member. T e
remainders are so small In those rtate3
that the .House would hardly be justified
In giving them an additional member i n
less the membership was greatly In
creased. Tne states making gains under th's ap
portionment would be Illinois, two m in
here; Louisiana, one member; Massachu
setts, one member, Minnesota, on mem
ber; Mississippi, one member; New Jer
sey, one member; New York, two nr in
here; Pennsylvania, one member; Texas,
two members, and West Virginia, one
member. The losses would fall uron one
fafe Republican state, one Southern Dem
ocratic state, and the two doubt'ul
states of Kansas and Nebraska. All h
Southern States, but Virginia would hold
their present representation by giving
them the benefit of large remalnd rs
while three Southern States wou'd gln
four members; making a net Southern
gain of three. The doubtful states of
New York, New Jersey and West VI--ginla
would show .gains of four mem
bers. These figures, when applied to the
Electoral College, do not indicate any ma
terial change In the balance of power re
tween the North and the South.
If the doubtful states of the Northeast,
which were twice carried so easily b'
President Cleveland, are added to the j
Southern group, there Is a gain of sev n j
of the nine additional members unde- !
the proposed apportionment. The S ate
pf Indiana, which has so often Ye n re
garded as holding the ba'anc? of rower, '
will lose one member unless an rl cw
ance Is made for a small rcnalnler j
which would bring additional repre-en-
tatlves to several other s,atrs. An ap
portlonment upon this basis, which wou d
keep Indiana at her present membership
would give an additional member also to
Colorado. Florida. North Dikots rnd
Washington, with the chances evrn'y bal
anced as to their po'K'cal lticllnatlrns
New England will retain her eld mem
bership in the House and In tha Electoral
College, but Maine will b compell d to J
surrender a member to Massachusetts un- j
less the small remainder of 1 s th n i
half the number asrigned to a repre-cn- j
tatlve Is considered sufllcirnt to glv i
Maine her old membership If this course i
Is adopted Arkansas Connecticut, MI -souri
and Pennsylvania will each cla.'m n
additional member, raising the rntl-o
membership of the House much above lis I
prestnt figures. J
It is probable that some uch numb r -s
366 will be chosen as the total membership
of the next House, but the number may i
be increased to 371 for the ske of leav
ing Indiana her old membership, and glv
lng an increase to Colorado. Florid ,
North Dakota aid WashHcton. AV tr-oss
states under this proposition would v4v
three members, except North Dakota
which would have two.
Slashed Ills Hnnd.
J. Hawkins, of Clackamas, Is In the
city having his left hand treated for a
serious Injury received In the m untains
while cutting meat. It was a singular
accident. He held a big. sharp knife in
his right hand, and the meat above with
the left. In some way the knife slipped
and the keen blade made a fearful trash
across the under side of the wrist. It
was a serious cut. and bled profusely.
The hand is still swollen, and there Is
much pain, but Mr. Hawkins is hoDcfui
that he will recover and have a service
able hand.
Philippine Customs Receipts.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. The War De
partment today made public the following
from Judge Taft, president of the Phil
ippine Commission:
"Manila, Nov. 4. Root. Washington
October customs. Jl.SSS.OOO (Mexican): in
crease over previous month, $19000; to
tal revenue, J2.2CO.00O; breaks record.
"TAFT."
LIQUIDFUELFORWARSHIPS
RESULT OF raVESTTQATIOIf BY THE
UNITED STATES.
Found, to Possess Many Advantages
Oxer Cool Other Features of
the Report.
WASHINGTON Nov. L The question
of liquid fuel for warships, and in mer
chantmen, is one that is yearly receiving
more serious attention and seems to be
meeting with almost universal favor. An
investigation as to the general acceptance
of this form of fuel was made by the
Bureau of Naval Intelligence, of the Navy
Department, and the following report
made.
"The grtat advantages to be derived by
the ut-e of liquid fuel have caused the
prtuupol maritime powers to continue
their'experiments in its use, both in their
navies and merchant marine. For mili
tary reasons some of tbe powers have
been less enthusiastic than others, while
some have been satined to await results.
"Russia has been the most energetic,
and, apparently, the most successful In
experimenting with liquid fuel. She is
interested beyond the immediate advan
tages of the success of these experiments,
owing to her great supply of oil and scar
city of coal. Its use has Increased to
such an extent In that country during
the last few years as to cause a great
rise in price, and the demand is increasing
more rapidly than tho production.
"The great advantages in the use of
liquid fuel in the Navy aro the facility
of handling the transportation, absence
of smoke, facility of managing the fires,
and quickness with which steam can be
raised and controlled.
"The use of liquid fuel, with its facility
of handling and transportation, was often
referred to by our officers during the late
war as one of the possibilities of the fu
ture. The strain upon the officers and
men was Intense when coaling alongside
colliers at sea. Batteries had to be run
on many ships, and in some cases guns
dismounted, to clear the colliers. Fre
quently holes were made In them by the
motion of the vessels coaling alongside,
and guns were hi great danger of being
knocked off their carriages and thrown
out of act.on.
"Liquid fud can be supplied with a
ver high flashing point, and can be con
sldeicd as safe as coal for transporta
tion, the temperature of Ignition depend
ing upon the completeness of distillation.
'The cost of using liquid fuel is greater
than coal, both in railways and ships,
but the advantages are causing it to be
ued to a greater extent from year to
ysar. In the Mediterranean, away from
the vicinity of the wells, the cost Is about
twice that of coal. The advantages would
ou'.welgn the expense as used for naval
puirojf.
"Tho United States produces an enor
moi'i supply of petroleum, but has not
shown such an active Interest in its use
for maritime purposes as some of the
powers, prolab!y owing to her great coal
supply. Petroleum has been used as fuel
on tho Icconiotives of some railroads in
the United States, the crude petroleum,
substantially as It comes from the wells,
being used. Experiments have also been
carried on from time to time in torpedo
boats. "In Italy and Austria refuse of petrol
eum has been used. Italy, owing to her
position and deficiency in coal, is peculi
arly Interested in the use of liquid fuel,
and has been very active in experiments
for years, although she produces none.
She has fitted a great many of her battle
ships, cruisers, and torpedo-boats for Its
use. Up to the present time it is re
ported that about 20 battle-ships and cruis
ers have been fitted to burn a mixture of
petroleum and coal, and about 30 torpedo
boats to burn petroleum.
"Germany, producing an insufficient sup
ply of petroleum, has carried on experi
ments with a tar oil, called "mazut," of
which she has a greater supply, and has
fitted some of her ships for burning liquid
fuel and some for burning oil in mixed
combustion The imperial yacht Hohen
zollern is to have some of her boilers
altered to burn oil. The coal bunkers are
to retain their former capacities, but part
of the ship's double bottom will be used
for Its storage.
"France has carried on many experi
ments with petroleum asfuel, In her ships
rather than in her torpedo-boats, the use
of petroleum and coal in mixed combus
tion bem.r the practice. This system Is
advocated by some of the powers for use
instead of forced draft, as being less
Injurious to the boilers when great speed
Is "suddenly required."
EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
Worlc on East Taylor Street Other
Matters.
The contractors have begun work on
the improvement of East Taylor street,
which will be fully improved from East
Sixteenth to East Th'rty-fourth stret,
Sunnyslde. There will be a considerable
fill between East Sixteenth and East
Eighteenth, and the contract' r3 f r tvat
portion of the street were yesterday lay
ing a horse tramway from East Twenty
sixth street to this depression which Is
to be filled. This tramway will permit
the fill to be made very rapidly. This Is
In accordance with the new policy re
garding fills. East Taylor improvement
is one of the most imp-Ttant street im
provements under way on the East S'd.
It cuts through tho high ground between
Belmont street and Hawthorne avenue,
and will furnish an outlet for a well
settled district. It will also divide up
the travel that now uses Belmont stveet
exclusively. The street will be graveled
full width, and will be first class In everv
respect. The very best of material will
be used, laid In courses and solidly rolled.
Hall Dedication.
The M. A. Ross Pos and Woman's Re
lief Corps Hall at Pleasant Home will
be dedicated Saturday night with appro
priate ceremony. The hall has been com
pleted, and Is now one of the largest In
that neighborhood. It 's creditable to the
post and corps that they own the ground
and hall, and are practically out of debt.
At the dedication addresses will be de
livered, and there will be music and lit
erary numbers on the programme. If
the weather will permit, several will at
tend frcm the city and return next day.
Change of "Folllnsr-Places.
In the published list of polling-places
for the Eighth Ward, polling-place 27 Is
placed In Kern's bu'ldlrg East Twenty
sixth and Section Line rotd. It shuld b-
East Twenty-sixth street and Powell load
Als- pol'Ing-place 3S In tue Nl-th Wsrd
has been chanced from 222 Grand avenue
to 101 Grand avenue. In the room former
ly occupied by MarkelL
His Condition Critical.
E. Sanders, an eld soldier cf the Chi!
War whose left hand was amputat'd at
the wrist at St. Vincent's Hospital last
week. Is In a critical condition, a'though
yesterday he was thought to be some
what Improved Sunday he wai att eked
with a fever, which Is quite serious. Mr.
Sanders Is about 57 years of age.
East Side Notes.
Andrew Snover, a well-known "resident
of Fairvlew, was ou the East Side yes
terday. Mr. Snover has never recovered
from the stroke of paralysis he sust?lne
several months ago, and Is in feeble
health.
In the case of Joseph Reslng, who near
ly severed the index finger of his left
hand, while splitting wood several weeto
ago, there has ben a complete rec-wy
The blade of the ax cut throagb bone
and tendons, but Mr. Reslng has the
full use of the finger.
Percy Smith, of Greshaxn, was serious
ly Injured Friday while at work on the
roof of the house of J. Rudd. He fell
some distance, and there was concus
sion of the brain. At last accounts he
was Btlll. unconscious. However, no bones
were broken, and he will probably recover.
CBDAR POSTS FOR FENCES.
Oregon Snort Line Has Made Large
Purchases In Oregon.
The Oregon Short Line has Just finished
shipping 110,000 cedar posts from Portland
to points on Its lines In Idaho, where the
track is being fenced. The posts were
gotten out In the vicinity of St. Helens
and Scappoose, on the Lower Columbia,
and cost the company 74 cents each, at
tbe terminal grounds here.
Cedar posts have come into general fa
vor with both railroad companies and
farmers at the East, as they last fully 20
years, where the ordinary fir post would
rot out within eight. Parties owning tracts
of cedar in Oregon and Washington are
beginning to realize the value of the trees
and so the price is liable to advance, ac
cording to a man well posted In the mat
ter in Portland. "Cedar railroad ties
also outlast those of any other wood,
except oak," he sold; "but where the
traffic' is heavy, they are apt to become
crushed under its weight sooner than the
flr. The Astoria road, however, Is pre
paring to replace a few thousand of its
flr ties with cedar, in the near future, by
way of experiment. The Oregon Short
Une will resume the shipment of cedar
ties next Spring."
THIRD BURLINGTON MAIL TRAIN.
Now Serves Montana and Washing
ton People From Chicago.
Tho Burlington Sunday placed In serv
ice a third fast mall train from ChicagD
to the Missouri RIVer, The new train
leaves Chicago at 6:50 A. M. dally, ar
riving at Lincoln, Neb., at 11 P. M. the
same day, there connecting with the Bur
lington's St. Louis-Portland express for
the Northwest. Unlike the Burlington's
two other fkst mall trains, the new train
will carry passengers.
A considerable portion of the mall for
Butte, Helena, Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma
and other points on the Northern Pacific
west of Billings will now be carried by
the Burlington route from Chicago via
Lincoln to Billings, Mont, and thence
westward over the Northern Pacific Rail
road. In connection with the establishment
of the new train, it Is interesting to note
the growth of the Burlington's mall traf
fic. March 11, 1S84, the first exclusive fast
mall for the West left Chlcigo over the
Burlington. It was composed of one mall
and one baggage car. The demands of the
Postofflce Department Increased until a
second exclusive mall train recame a ne
cessity. This the Burlington placed In
service January 2. 1899. With the addition
of the third west-bound mail train, the
Burlington will be hiullng for the Govern
ment 12 to 16 carloads of mail from Chi
cago to the Missouri River every 24 hours.
Twelve times Blnce tho Inauguration of
the Burlington fast mall service has the
Government asked this ra'lroad to shorten
Its time between Chicago and Council
Bluffs. Every time has the Burlington
complied with the request. The run Is
now made In 10 hours and 25 minutes, and
the fastest fast mall train in America
runs over the Burlington.
Progress of B. B. B. C. Extension.
The contract for the first 12 miles of tho
Belllngham Bay & British Columbia ex
tension, from Sumas to Kendall Creek,
has been completed by Contractor Fair
fowl, who now has his men concentrated
on the five miles between TOnrinll nnt
Maple Creek. The engineers' are now at
nuin. uji me uuiu estimates.
All the grading and the culverts are
completed on the first division, and but
a few of the larga bridges remain to be
finished. In Saar Creek Canjon there will
bo one bridge 75 feet high and 300 feet
long. The stone abutments for a steel
bridge have Just been finished, and the
span will be placed In position. The low
er contract Is now ready for the rails
whenever they arrive. The upper section
is about three-fourths finished.
Omaha's Union Pnsaenger Station.
The passenger department of the Union
Pacific has just Issued a copyrighted
souvenir of the union passenger station
at Omaha In the form of a handsomely
illustrated pamphlet. The frontispiece Is
a colored photograph of the city of Oma
ha, looking toward the business center
from the High School grounds. The fea
tures of the station are attractively il
lustrated and described In SO neat pages.
The structure Is novel in Its simplicity,
beauty and obvious conveniences. Eight
railways use the station the Union Pa
cific the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
the Chicago & Northwestern, the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific, the Illinois
Central, the Missouri Pacific, the Omaha
& St. Louis and the Sioux City & Pa
cific. Railroad for Republic, Wash.
The work of clearing the right of way
for the Republic & Kettle River Railroad,
between Republic, Wash., and the Inter
national line, has been commenced. At
the international line connection will be
made with a spur of the Canadian Pa
cific, to be built from Grand Forks, B. C.
C. J. McCuaig, of Montreal, and ex-Senator
Warner Miller, of New York, are the
principal projectors. The Republic &
Grand Forks Is a rival company, which
proposes to build between the same
points, but the Republic & Kettle River
has secured the necessary authority to
build across the Colvilie Indian reserva
tion. Settlers' Rates -Extended.
Both the northern lines have coicludsd
to extend the privilege of the new set
tlers' rates to Intermediate points; that
Is, making them available from points
In Minnesota and North Dakota, from
which the rates to the West would be by
the tariff greater than the new settlors'
rate. When the sett'o-s' rates, were first
put in effect they we e avalable only
from Chicago St. Paul. Minneapolis ani
Missouri River common points. The ex
tension of the rates to intermed'ate point
avoids any difficulty with the Icng-and-short-haul
clause of tha Interstate law.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Hoyt'H "A Stranger In New York."
The presentation In this city of Hoyt's
"A Stranger In New York" is announced
for next Friday and Saturday evenings
and Saturday matinee at the Marquam
Grand. The piece last season enjoyed a
long run In New York, both at the Gar
rick and at Hoyt's Madison-Square
Theater, and has Just returned from Lon
don, England, where It was presented at
the Duke of York's Theater, scoring a
most emphatic hit. This, the best worK
of Charles Hoyt, Is one which is said to
afford this very popular delineator of
American humor more than ordinary op
portunities for displaying his remarkable
versatility, .and treats of a stranger in a
strange city, who, falling Into the speedy
life of the metropolis, is taken against all
sorts of things, even the French ball, and
his rusty corners are supposed to be
knocked off, andhe receives marked at
tention from everybody he comes In con
tact with. The piece will be presented
here under the personal direction of Mr.
Hoyt,
Profesnor Barnes' Dogs and Ponies.
The Metropolitan Theater will present a
novel attraction next Friday and Satur
day, matinee and night, in Professor
Barnes trained dog and pony show.
Dogs, ponies, monkeys, goats and a
trained Hon, are features of the show. It
Is one of the most unique entertainments
ever offered in Portland. There are 15
ponies and 25 dogs. A street parade will
be given Friday at noon.
RESULTS OFARftlOR TESTS
REPORT OF NAVAL BUREAU ON THE
SUBJECT.
Superiority of the Krnpp Process
Established Question of the Pro
jectiles Also Investigated.
WASHINGTON, Nov. L The annual re.
port of the Bureau of Naval Intelligence,
of the Navy Department, discusses briefly
the results of armor tests, and tho csn
tract requirements of various nations. In
speaking of armor, the report says:
"The armor trials that have taken place
have still further established the supe
riority of the Krupp process. Firing
trials have shown that it offers from
20 to 30 per cent more resistance to the
attack of armor-piercing shell than har
veylzed armpr, and In consequence it has
been adopted by England. Germany,
France, Russia, Japan and several of the
smaller powers.
"Certain features of tho Krupp pro
cess are secret, and the secret is well
kept, though in many hands. According
to Captain Orde-Browne, the process
"consists mainly in the use of chromium
to such an extent that great brittlenes3
and hardness might be expected. Sudden
cooling is carried out in such a way as
might be expected to ruin the metal, but
the result Is great toughness. It must
be understood, however, that nickel Is
also used, and nickel has long been known
to give toughness In a remarkable de
gree." English, American and French
armor makers have acquired the right
from Krupp to use this process, payirg a
large sum for the same, and In addition
a royalty of from $40 to 150 on every ton
manufactured. In connection with a
comparison of Krupp armor made by dif
ferent Arms, the Captain says that it
"is no doubt subject to variation, and
sln.ee it has been adopted in this coun
try (England) each maker haa. improved
and modified it." It is a notable fact trat
plates made by this process by Brown
& Co., of England, and also the Carnegie
Company, have shown a better figure of
merit than is credited to those made by
Krupp.
"The great" increase in the resisting
power of Krupp has made it possible to
obtain the same protection, by a reduced
thickness of metal; and, in consequence
if the total weight allowed for armor
in a vessel of given tonnage remains the
same, the protection can be spread over a
much greater area without an Increase
In her displacement.
"As It Is for obvious reasons more im
portant to know the resisting power of
the armor that Is being carried by for
eign battleships than tho place of Its
manufacture, the following data concern
ing recent firing trials are given under
the name of the country owning the ves
sels, rather than that of the kind of ar
mor or maker. As far as practicable the
contract requirements, Including the man
ner In which the plates were set up, and
the formula regulating the striking ve
locities are giverr."
MR. HAMMOND'S CONTENTION
Everything Else Will Be Waived for
Sake of the "Common Point."
PORTLAND, Nov. 5. (To the Editor.)
Your editorial In today's Issue of The
Oregonlan discussing my letter of yes
terday, concerning the extension of com
mon rates to the mouth of the Columbia
River, while conceding much, shows that
in one impo tant particular you have not
understood .my contention. I maintain
that Oregon will be benefited If common
raltes be exended by all the transconti
nental lines to the territory tributary to
the mouth of the Columbia River, but 1
do not contend that the O. R. & N. Co.
must use the Astoria road between
Pontland and Astoria In preference to de
livery by water. On the contrary, you
will find that in my letter published In
The Sunday Oregonlan, I make the fol
lowing statement regarding Mr. Mellen's
interview: "There Is nothing In his re
marks that would prevent delivery to
Astoria by water, if desired." I concede
the right to the O. R. & N. Co.,
and all other transcontinental companies,
to use any line, either water or rail, that
they may prefer.
Two of- the transcontinental roads run
ning Into Portland have practically con
ceded that Oregon would be benefited by
the extension of common rates to the
mouth of the Columbia River, and clearly
warrant the Inference that the liberal
rates now paid by the producers of the
Willamette Valley and the Inland Empire
are amply sufficient to Justify this ex
tension. The O. R. & N. Co. may
make delivery by water If It desires, but
the Interests of our state require that
it extend common rates to Astoria. Al
though anxious to obtain as much freight
business for my own line as possible, I
am willing to co-operate with all trans
continental roads to secure delivery at As
toria at common rates by either water or
rail.
Your concluding statement that "the
O. R. & N. Co. ought to have built.
the road to Astoria Is a logical one,
but the failure of this company to do so
should not release It from Its obligations
to the producers of Oregon, which re
quire the extension of common rates,
either by water or by rail, to the mouth
of the Columbia River.
The investment of capital and the In
flux of Immigration depend upon the
proper adjustment of transportation
charges. All. therefore, are actually con
cerned. A. B. HAMMOND.
Chinese Celebrate.
Thcro was begun early this morning
tho annual demonstration In the Chinese
quarter with fireworks and lncantatlcfns,
designed to drive out all kinds and
classes of devils that are supposed by the
Chinese to infest their habitations. Be
ing election eve. the celebration was
viewed with favor by many white visitors
who witnessed the picturesque sights In
Chinatown. The work of exorcising the
devil and honoring the Chinese gods will
be continued for several days.
A Neighborhood Catastrophs. "Dicky, did
Mrs. DIbbs ask, you why wo weren't comlnr
over to srend the eenlnc' "Yes, ma; an I
told her y had a nother invitation 'at y" liked
better." Indianapolis Journal.
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ANVJERSON, QUSTAV, Attorney-at-Lw...012
ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. J Powell. Met. S09
AUSXEN. F. C. Manager for Oreron and
"Washington Bankers Life Association, of
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BATNTUN. GEO. R., Mgr. for Chaa. Scrtb-
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BEALS, EDWARD A.. Forecast OfflchUU.
8. WeiUher Bureau qio
BENJAKEIN. R. w.. Dentist 3U
BtNSWANaER,DR. O. 8., Phys. & 8ur.0-4U
BROOKE. DR. J. M.. Phys. A Sur-.... 703-700
BROWN. MTRA. M. D 313-3H
BKUERE, DR. O. E., Physician. .. .412-413-414
CANNING, M. J 002-601
CAUKIN, Gk E.. District Arent Travelers
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CARDWELI DR. J. R !!I!"50C.
CHURCHD. MR8. E. 3 716-717
COFFBT. DE- R. a. Phys. & Surgeon.... 700
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CORNELIUS. C. W.. Phys. and Surgeon.... 200
COVER. 1. C. Cashier Equitable Life.. .. 300
COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher; 8. P. McGulre.
M1101" 413-416
DAT, J. O. 4 L N 310
DAVIS. NAPOLEON. President Columbia
Telephone Co 6yj
DICKSON. DR. J. F., Physician..!. .'.713-714
DRAKE. DTL H. B.. Physician.... 312-313-514
DWTER. JOE F.. Tobaccos 40
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EQUITABLE LIFE DtfSURANCB SOCIETY.
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FENTON. J. D.. Physician and Surgeon 300-310
FENTON, DR. HICKS C; Eye and Ear.. 311
FENTON. MATTHEW F Dentist 302
GALVANI, W. H., Engineer and Draughts-
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GAVIN. A., President Oregon Camera Club,
214-215-210-217
GEARY, DR. EDWARD P., Physician and
Surgeon ............................. ,212-,13
GDBBIE PUB. CO., LtO.. Fine Art Publish-"
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GIESY. A. J., Physician and Surgeon... 700-710
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GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorn ey-at-Law . G17
HAMMAM BATHS. King & Compton.Props.300
HAMMOND. A. B 3:0
HOLLISTER, DR. O. G. Phys. & Bur. .504-CoS
rOLEMAN, a AC. Attorney-at-Law..410-K-13
JOHNSON. W. C 3ia.31G.ol7
KADY, MARK T., Supervisor of Agents
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LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen
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LITTLEFIELD, H. R., Phys. and Surgeon 2urt
MACRUM.W. S.. Sec Oregon Camera Club 214
MACKAY, DR, A. E., Phys. and Surg.,711-712
MARTTN, J. L. & CO.. Timber Lands..... .601
MAXWELL, DR. W. E., Phys. & Surg.701 2-3
McCOY, NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law 713
McFADEN, MISS IDA E., Stenographer....201
MoGINN. HENRY E... Attorney-at-Law..311-12
McKELL. T. J., Manufacturers Represen
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METT. HENRY 213
MILLER. DR. HERBERT C,. Dentist and"
Oral Surgeon 60S-G00
MOSSMAN, DR. E. P., Dentist 312-313-314
MANHATTAN LD7B INSURANCE CO. of
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MUTUAL RESERVE FUIID LD3E ASS"N;
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McBLROY. DR. J. O.. Phys. & Sur.701-702-703
McFARLAND, B. B.. Secretary Columbia
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McGUIRE. 8. P., Manager P. F. ColUer.
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McKIM. MAURICE. Attorny-,t-Lw TOO
MUTUAL Z.XFK INSURANCE CO. of New
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NILES, M. L., Cashier Manhattan Life In
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OREGON INFHtMARY OF OSTEOPATHY;
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TUCKER, DR. GEO. F., Dentist 610-611
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