THE MOBNINQ OREGONIy. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1900.
Bs
STEAMSHIP ASHOR
Olga Is In the Breakers Near
the CI iff House.
IS LYING IN A VERY BAD POSITION
Steamer Cleveland Wrecked at Cape
JTomc Serious Collision Off
Cape Flattery.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. The Austrian
steamer Oiga -went ashore In a heavy fog
tonight In front of the United States lire
saving station north of the Cliff House, a
short distance south of the entrance to
San Francisco Bay. The steamer went
ashore at low tide, broadside on. She
Ilea In a bad position. Tugs have gone
to her assistance. The crew Is safe. The
Cga Is SI .days from Saurabaya, Japan,
with a cargo of sugar. She Is a vessel
of 20SS net tonnagk, 343 feet long, 46 Teet
beam. She was ander charter to load
wheat at San Francisco or Portland as
soon as her Inward cargo was discharged.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.-The Olga 's
about a. Quarter of a mile from the beach,
a mile and a half south of the Cliff House,
towards which her bow is pointed. A
dense fog prevails and the vessel's out
lines show but dimly from the land. At
the" point where she struck the water is
shallow for quite a distance out. owing
to the prominence of a number of sand
bars. She is deeply Imbedded in the
sandy bottom, for the efforts ef two pow
erful tugs have fa Med to move her. The
tide is rising, and when it reaches its
highest point six tags will combine their
strength in an attempt to save the vessel
and its valuable cargo. Late tonight a
heavy swell is rolling in, and the mem
bers of the lifesavlng crew are Inclined
to think that the steamer cannot be float
ed. The crew is still aboard the steamer.
SERIOUS COLLISION.
Empress of Japan and Abbey Palmer
Meet Off Cape Flattery.
The American bark Abbey Palmer ar
rived at .Port Townsend yesterday in a
badly crippled condition, and the Cana
dian Pacific's big white liner Empress
of Japan Is at Esquimau in a similar pre
dicament. The story of the meeting be
tween the Abbey and the Empress Is thus
told by the Victoria Colonist:
"It. M. S. Empress of Japan, Captain
Pybus, returned to the Royal Roads in
distress at 10:30 last night. She had been
in collision with the 1767-ton American
steel bark Abbey Palmer, formerly tae
unfortunate Blairmore, which capsized
and sank three years ago In San Fran
cisco harbor. The collision took place off
tho entrance to the Straits, and the Em
press waB so seriously damaged that Cap
tain Pybus deemed It advisable to return
and go Into the drydock. The bark was
also badly damaged, but not so seriously
that she could not sail on -up to the
Sound. The bark, it seems, crashed into
the Empress and carried away part of her
bridge, bulwarks, and stove In part of her
upper plates near the water line on tho
port side. Her officers said that she was
not taking in water, but they had last
eight given the liner quite a list.
"The Japan left the outer wharf on
Monday night for the Orient, and was
putting the miles between her and the
Vancouver Island coast until about that
"darkest hour before dawn," when a steel
bark, luckily in ballast, loomed up out
of the night, and before a warnlne- crv
could be shouted, crashed into the liner
just forward of amidships on the port
side near her bridge. In fact. The stee!
bark came Into the Empress' side bow
.on. and the seaman who was doing look
out duty on the bow of the sailing vessel
was thrown over on to the liner. He fell
on tha cover of one of the lifeboats, and
was picked UP uninjured. He was brought
In by the steamer. It was all confusion
on the Empress, and that the passengers
were panlcstrlcken can easily be imag
ined. When the excitement had In a
measure subsided It was seen that the
bark had disengaged herself and was
squaring away, taking advantage of the
fair breece prevailing te come up the
Straits en route to her destination on the
Sound, to which she was bound from
Honolulu in ballast. It was said on the
Empress that her bowsjflt had been car
ried away and her stem badly broken, al
though what other injuries she had re
ceived could not be learned.
"The Empress was seen to be badly
Injured, and on ex&mnng the battered
bulwarks the splintered bridge and the
bent plates. Captain Pybus put about and
returned. He was reported passing Cape
Bcale at noon yesterday, and at 3:20
passed Carmanah, where he signalled:
'Report me to ray owners; repairs neces
sary.' Nothing further was learned until
the arrival in the Roads, when she cast
anchor and a -boat came off and landed
the purser, who went to make arrange
ments for surveying the steamer, etc.
"The purser refused to give any infor
mation whatever of the accident, refus
ing even to state the name of the bark
which had crashed nto the Empress. He
made arrangements for a visit from Cap
tain Devereaux. master of the drydock.
and Captain Colllster, Inspector of Hulls.
Captain Devereaux will go on board the
liner at 8' o'clock." to make arrangements
for docking hlr, if practicable, and the
Inspector will Inspect her an hour later.
To a friend the purser said that her
damage were unmistakably serious. She
will, it is understood, have to discharge
her cargo, but -whether here or at Van
couver could not be learned.
"She has a large number of passengers,
Including two who are accounted 'hoo
doos' by the more superstitious. These
are United States Consul to Foochow. W.
H. Gracey, and his sister, who were pas
sengers on the Northern Pacific liner
Duke of Fife when she sprang her leak
and had to turn back."
LAST OF TUB CLEVELAND.
Checkered Career of the Ancient
Steamer Is Ended.
The old steamer Cleveland, which has
supplied the water front reporters of the
Pacific Coast with more good stories than
any other craft that ever appeared in
this part of the world, is wrecked again,
and from all accounts this latest exploit
Is final. She struck a rock during a storm
October M, and went to pieces 25 miles
west oX Cape Nome. Her passengers and
crew were rescued by the McCullochf but
the venerable craft went to the bottom.
The Cleveland has haq many names and
varied experience since she flrsjt left the
stocks in Hull. England; 35 years ago.
She tfegan life as the British steamer Sir
lus, afcid, after being wrecked on? the At
lantic Coast, came under the -Stars and
Stripes as the Anaerican3teamer Colum
bia. She came arosna to the Pacific
Coast 'about 16 years ago, and since that
time has tun on every routc-out of "San
Francisco. She was always in 'trouble,
and. in order to try and "remove the hoo
doo, the same Columbia was replaced by
Scandinavia. On the first trip under this
name she broke a shaft and wallowed
arourd helpless between Honolulu and
San Francisco for nearly three weeks.
and was finally towed Into San Francisco
with starving passengers and a big libel
suit on hand.
Then her owners decided to begin all
over, and when she went to sea she bore
her old name. Sirius. She did not get
wrecked again under this name, but she
lost so much money for her owners that
they were glad of an opportunity to sell
her for the Hawaiian Island trade, and
under a now banner she plowed the seas
es the Hawaiian steamer Kahului. The
Tfllaia stiH pursued her, and: when her
machinery was not breaking down her
owners were breaking up. About five
years ago an admirer of the sage of
Gray Gables got hold of her and christ
ened her Cleveland.
Nothing worse than a broken shaft hap
pened on her first trip under this name,
but shortly after this she put In a couple
of weeks in an attempt to reach Puget
Sound from San Francisco, and finally
wound up the voyage by going ashore on
the west roast of Vancouver Island. She
was pulled off by the Puget Sound tugs,
Land after several thousand dollars was
expended for repairs, was again in service.
Since that time she has put in the most
of her time on' the northern routes. She
has had so many more lives than a cat
that some superstitious or skeptical mari
ners would not bo at all surprised If she
again emerged from the depths in Alaska
and continued her Flying Dutchman ca
reer around the Pacific.
FOUR XOVEMBER. CARGOES.
German Baric Olga, Cleared Yester
day for United Kingdom.
The November fleet Is making a good
start with four vessels cleared In the
first eight days, but, unless some of the
fleet now due blows In within the next
few days, there will be a decided short
age in comparison with even October
shipments to Europe. The Olga, which is
the fourth vessel of the fleet, was cleared
yesterday by Kerr, Glfford & Co., with
73.384 bushels of wheat, valued at $40,362.
She goes to Queenstown or Falmouth
for orders, and will leave down the river
in the morning. This leaves the TJeccan
and the Europe in the river nearly fin
ished, and the Gertrud and Leicester Cas
tle discharging ballast. The long-neglected
Halewood started up tho river yester
day, and will reach Portland today. She
will be given quick dispatch, and will un
doubtedly be back at Astoria ready for
sea long before the end of the month.
The British bark Morven arrived In at
noon yesterday, after a passage of 48 daya
from Acapulco. This Is 'fairly good time
coming up the Coast, and some of tha
rest of the fleet that are headed north
from that direction are undoubtedly close
at hand. The report from Astoria that
the Pax was outside was unfounded, ac
cording to one of the bar pilots, who was
In the city a few days ago. She has no
yet had time to come across, unless she
was favored with exceptionally good
weather.
TRANS-ATLANTIC COMBINATION.
Several Companies and Many Million
Dollars May Be Involved.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 9. Rumors were
current today concernlgn a combination
of trans-Atlantic steamship companies
which will involve several companies and
millions of dollars. It was said that the
Atlantic Transport Company, which oper
ates lines of steamships between New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Lon
don, will be a part of the combination.
Bernard N. Baker, president of the com
pany, when seen today, said:
"I have nothing to give out."
Others Interested In the combination
were equally reticent, but It was learned
from an apparently reliable source that
negotiations are going on in New York,
and -that a representative of the Atlantic
Transport Company is in that city look
ing after Its interests.
Color Is given to the rumor by the
strength of Atlantic Transport Company
stock on the exchange today. Since Au
gust 30 the stock has risen 45 points.
Details of the deal are 'guarded care
fully, but it is understood the stockhold
ers of the Atlantic Transport Company
will Tecelve more than $200 per share for
their holdings In the event of the con
summation of the deal.
TO PREVENT COLLISIONS.
International Marine Conference
Considers Modification of Rales.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S. The American
dolegates to the International Marine
Conference, Rear-Admlral Franklin, Cap
tain John W. Shackelford and Messrs.
W. W. Goodrich, Griscom and S. L Kim
ball, met at the Bureau of Navigation
today to consider the proposition to mod
ify in several particulars the rules for
preventing collisions at sea in so far as
they relate to lights on Ashing vessels.
The changes relate particularly to trawl
ers In the North Sea, In so far as they
refer to American fishing vessels,., the
changes proposed are in accord with the
views of those most directly Interested.
After some discussion, the delegates de
termined to ask Congress to adopt the
proposition, which originated with Great
Britain. The enforcement of these rules.
If adopted.by Congress, will be conditional
upon their adoption by other principal
maritime powers, as the intention Is to
secure greater uniformity in the rules to
prevent collisions at sea.
The American rule for lights on steam
pilot vossols Is also to be made the in
ternational rule.
JAPAN'S BIG BATTLE-SHIP.
Launch of the Most Formidable Ves
sel In the World.
LONDON, Nov. 8. The Japanese battle
ship Mikasa, said to be the most formida
ble vessel of Its kind In the world, was
launched today at the Vickers-Maxim
works, at Barrow. The Mikasa Is of 15,
200 tons' displacement She Is 400 feet
long, 76 feet wide, and 27 feet 3 inches
deep. She has two propellers, and has an
indicated horsepower of 15,000. She has
an armor belt of 12 to 14 Inches, and the
armor on her gun positions Is 14 to 16
Inches thick, while the deck plating is
two Inches thick. The armament of the
Mikasa consists of four 12-inch guns, 14
6-lnch quick-firing guns, 20 2-pounders,
eight 3-pounders and four 2-pounders. She
has four submerged torpedo tubes. The
vessel has a speed (estimated) of IS knots,
and her normal coal capacity is 1400 tons!
She carries a crew of 730 men.
NEW LUMBER SCHOONER.
The Oliver J. Olson Launched at
Aberdeen Yesterday.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Nov. 8. The four.
m&sted schooner Oliver J. Olson was
launched from the Lindstrom Bros.
yards this afternoon. The keel was laid
June 1 last, and the vessel will cost com
plete $44,000. She is 1SS feet long, 3S.6 feet
beam, and 14 feet hold. She was built
for Wimpy Bros., of San Francisco, and
is named after the man who will com
mand her. He Is 24 years old, and th
youngest captain on the coast. The Olson
will be used In the lumber trade. Annie
Knudson, a teacher of this city, broke the
bottle of champagne on her bow.
Ovcrdno British Ships.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8. The British
ship Anglesy, out 162 days from Swansea
for San Francisco, has been posted as
overdue, with reinsurance of SO per cent
offered. The bark Antome, out 1SS days
from Sydney for Rotterdam, has had her
rate of insurance advanced to SO per
cent, an Increase of 20 per cent.
Domestic nnd Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Nov. 8. Arrived at 12 noon
"British bark Morven. from Acapulco, at
S P. M.; steamer Elmore, from Tillamook.
Arrived down -at 1 P. M. French bark
Amlral Courbet. Left up at 2:30 P. M.
British ship Halewood. Condition of bar
at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, northwest;
weather, clear.
San Francisco. Nov. 8. Arrived Steam
er City of Puebla, from Victoria. Sailed
Steamer Czarina, for Seattle; ship Two
Brothers, for Tacoma; steamer Grace
Dollar, for Gray's Harbor; steamer Alli
ance, for Astoria.
Seattle Arrived Nov. 7 Steamer Ellhu
Thompson, from Cape Nome.
Manila Sailed Oct 25 British shin
Kentuck, for Seattle via Nagasaki
Barry Sailed Oct. 23 British ship
Drumcraig. for Vancouver.
Cho Foo Sailed Oct. 22 German, ship
C. H. WatJen. for Oregon.
Yokohama In port' Oct. 30 German,
ship Otto' Glldemeister, for Oregon.
Sailed Nov. 3 British ship Rathdown. for
Oregon. Sailed Nov. 6 British steamer
Energla, for TfTcoma.
Vladlvostock Arrived Nov. 7 Eva,
from Portland, Or., for Hong Kong.
Queenstown, Nov. 8. Arrived Belgen
land, from Philadelphia for Liverpool.
London. Nov. 8. Arrived Mesaba, from
New York. Sailed Marquette, for New
York.
Queenstown, Nov. 8. Sailed Majestic,
from Liverpool for New York.
New York, Nov. 8. Sailed Frederich
der Gross, for Bremen via Southampton;
La Touraine, for Havre; Deutschland,
for Hamburg via Plymouth and Cher
bourg. Yokohama Arrived previous to Nov. 7
Rio Jun Maru. from Seattle
Glasgow Arrived Nov. 7 Astoria, from
New York. Arrived Nov. 8 Laurentlan,
from New York.
Southampton, Nov. 8. Sailed Fuerst
.Bismarck, from Hamburg for New York
via Cherbourg.
Cherbourg Sailed Nov. 7 Trave, from
Bremen and Southampton for New York.
Naples Nov. 8. Arrived Werra, from
THE LATE HIRAM STRAIGHT.
RESIDENT OF OREGON CITY FOR FIIFTY-TWO YEA'ltS.
5
OREGON CITT, Nor. 8. Hiram Straight, -who died at the residence of his sister, Mra.
Julia A. Frost. In. C&nemah. October 81, was born in Clackamas County In J1S48. Deceased
was a prominent merchant of this place at two different periods, retiring from business the
last tlmo a little over a- year ago. In 1870 he represented Clackamas County In the State
Legislature, and served two terms as Mayor of Oregon City, In 18M and 180& Mr. Straight
had always been prominent In local politics. He was a charter member and1 the nrst, vice
president -of McLoughlln's Cabin, Native- Sons of Oregon, and declined the position of presi
dent of the cabin last November. Deceased was married In 1808. A widow and six children
survive him. They are: William, Hiram E., James and John, of Oregon $ty; Mrs. Mag
gie Paustlan, Montana, and Jacob Q., Manila. '
New York via Gibraltar, for Genoa, and
proceeded.
Liverpool, Nov. 8. Sailed Vancouver,
for Montreal.
Rotterdam, Nov. 8. Sailed Amsterdam,
for New York via Boulogne.
Now York, Nov. 8. Arrived Germanic,
from Liverpool and Queenstown.
ALVORD ARRAIGNED.
First "Witnesses Were Officers and
Employes of the Bank.
NEW YORK, Nov78.-CorneIIus L. Al
vord, Jr., the note teller of the First Na
tional Bank, who Is accused of embez
zling $690,000 of the bank's funds, was
arraigned before United States Commis
sioner Shields In the criminal branch of
tho United States Circuit Court here to
day. Whiting E. Snow, assistant cashier of
the First National Bank, said he had
known Alvord 20 years, the past 10' of
which he had been the note teller of the
First National Bank. He explained In
detail the duties of the note teller and
tho bank's Clearlng-House transactions.
He explained the balance sheets, which
showed a shortage of $600,000 in Alvord's
department. The figures showed that the
shortage varied, and that from October 10
to October 13 It was $700,000. Alvord's at
torney led Snow to admit that since the
latter first became an officer of the bank,
two years ago, ho had never known offi
cers of the bank to examine the assets of
the Institution.
Cashier William Reed, of the First Na
tional Bank, was the next witness. He
said that the last time the bank had an
examination was October 15. He had no
personal knowledge of any report of tho
examination.
Morton V. Moore, settling clerk for the
bank, identified a column of figures on a
sheet that was prepared for and sent to
the Clearlng-House as having been made
by himself. He explained the details of
making up the sheets for the Clearlng
House. Then, one by one, he identified
the sheets made up for the banking days j
In Octobeft Mr. Moore testified that two
figures In the sheets made up for Octo
bre 15 had been changed. The figures as
they stood wefe not his. He did not know
who had made the changes. It was
brought out that the sheet had been In
the possession of Alvord as it had been
made up by Moore.
Adjournment was taken to 2 P. M. to
morrow. Mnrder nnd Lynching;.
COMHOMA, Tenn,. Nov. 8. Lit Nabors,
colored, shot and killed J. L. Holcomb,
white, last night. Today Nabors' body
was found swinging from a tree.
PORTO RICAN ELECTION.
Republicans Get the Entire House of
Delegates and Commissioners.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Nov. 8. The
official returns of Tuesday's election are ,
nearly all at hand from tho various parts !
of the island. They show, as was antlcl- j
pated and forecasted, the election by the
Republicans of tho entire House of Dele-
gates and of Senator Frederlco Degetau I
as Commissioner of Congress. Only 151
Federals went to the polls, the total Re
publican vote being about 5S.OO0.
The only disturbance thus far reported
occurred last evening, when some Renub-
llcans of San Juan, who were celebrating1 '
the victory, visited Rio Fedras, a Federal i
town. , Shots were exchanged and one
person, was killed and two wounded. There
was some rioting In the town throughout
the night. Police reinforcements were
sent there this evening, to prevent a
threatened renewal of the disorders.
Schlvelyls Still Claiming:.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 8. Chairman
Schlvely, of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee, says:
"McKInleys majority In Washington Is
15.000. The Governor Is In doubt. The
balance of the Republican state ticket
is elected by S000. The Congressmen are
elected by 6000."
The following Is probably a conserva
tive estimate: McKInley 10,000 majority;
Governorship in doubt. The balance of
the Republican state ticket, 6000 majority.
State Senate, Republicans, 21; Democrats
S. House, Republicans. 58; Democrats, 2L
Tha returns are still incomplete. The
Democratic committees have disbanded. -
LEGISLATURE ALL RIGHT
ONLY A PEW DEMOCRATS ELECTED
IN WASHINGTON.
Republicans Regain Control of the
State, nnd Have tbo Lower
House. '.
The next Washington Legislature will be
heavily Republican. As near as can be
estimated the House will stand 57" Repub
licans, 19 Democrats, and the Senate 26
Republicans, 8 Democrats. The following
Is a list of the hold-over Senators and the
Senators and members-elect:
Senators (Hold-Overs).
Second District (Stevens, Ferry apd Spo
kane Counties) C. A. Mantz, dem.
Seventh District (Whitman County)
Oliver Hall, rep.
Twelfth District (Klickitat and Yakima
Counties) George H. Bakef, rep.
Fourteenth District (Wahkiakum, Cow
litz and Pacific) J. G. Megler, rep.
Sixteenth District (Chehalls County)
George D. Scofleld. rep.
Twentieth District (Pierce County) Ed
S. Hamilton, rep.
Twenty-third District (Pierce County)
S. M. Lecrone, rep.
Twenty-fifth District (King County)
Andrew Hemrich. rep.
Twenty-sixth District (King County)
Harold Preston, rep.
Twenty-seventh District (King County)
W. W. Wilshire. rep. .
Twenty-eighth District (King County)
L. B. Andrews, rep.
Twenty-ninth District (King County)
Paul Land, pop. .,
Thirtieth Distrlct(Jefferson and Clallam
Countles)-C. F. Clapp, rep.
Thirty-second District (Skagit and San
Juan Counties) E. Hammer, rep.
Thirty-fourth JMstrlct (Whatcom Coun
ty) D. E. Biggs, dem.
Senators (Elect).
First District (Lincoln, Okanogan and
Chelan Counties) Gotlelb Garber, dem.
Third District (Spokane County) War
ren W. Tolman, dem.
Fourth District (Spokane County) H. D.
Crow, rep.
Fifth' District (Spokane County) Stan
ley Hallet, dem.
Sixth District (Whitman County) L. C.
Crow, dem.
Eighth District (Asotin, Columbia and
Garfield Counties) E, Baumelster, rep.
Ninth District (Adams. Franklin ana
Walla Walla Counties) Oliver T. Corn
wall, rep.
Tenth District (Walla Walla County)
W. P. Reser, dem.
Eleventh District (Kittitas and Douglas
Counties) J. P. Sharp, rep.
Thirteenth District (Clark and Skama
nia Counties) E. M. Rands, rep.
Fifteenth District (Lewis County) John
R. Weltys rep.
Seventeenth District (Mason. Kitsap and
Island Counties) Grant C. Angle, rep.
iMgnteenth uistrlct (Thurston County)
A. S. Ruth, rep,
Nineteenth District (Pierce County)
Carey L. Stewart, rep.
Twenty-first District (Pierce County)
Stanton Warburton. rep.
Twenty-second District (Pierce County)
Lincoln Davis, rep.
Twenty-fourth District (King County)
J. J. Smith, rep.
Thirty-first District (Snohomish County)
C. B. Sumner, rep.
Thirty-third District (Whatcom County)
William R. Moultray, Tep.
Representatives.
i?irst .District (Stevens County) A. A.
Anderson, dem.
Second District (Spokane Countv) Sam
uel Miller, dem.
Third District (Spokane County) H. D.
Merritt, dem; F. S. Merrill, dem.
Fourth District (Spokane County)
Harry Rosenhaupt, rep; Storey Buck, rep;
E. N. Corey, dem.
Fifth District (Spokane County) C. W.
Browne, dem; James Pickett, dem.
bixtn District (Wnitman County)-C. W.
Water, dem: T. C. Miles, dem
Seventh District (Whitman County)
E. J. Durham, rep: G. W. Barkhurff, dem.
Eighth District (Asotin County) John i
Chrisman, rep.
Ninth District (Garfield County) E. V.
Kuykendall, rep.
Tenth District (Columbia County) C 8.
Jerard, rep.
Eleventh District (Walla Walla County)
Grant Copeland, rep.
Twelfth District (Walla Walla County)
Jonn oeyer, rep.
Thirteenth District (Franklin Countv)
C. S. O'Brien, dem.
Fourteenth District (Adams County) J
S. Milan, dem.
Fifteenth District (Lincoln County)
A. L. Smalley. rep; J. J. Cameron, dem.
Sixteenth District (Okanogan County)
Baron, dem.
Seventeenth District (Douglas County)'
j. t. Hanger, dem.
Eighteenth District (Kittitas County)
R. B. WJlsqn, rep; T. B. Goodwin, dem.
Nineteenth District (Yakima County)
Nelson Rich, rep.
Twentieth District (Klickitat County)
Joseph Nesbltt. rep.
Twenty-first District (Skamania County)
C. J. Moore, dem.
Twenty-second District (Clark County)
J. M. P. Chalmers, rep; H. C. Bostwlck, '
rep.
Twenty-third District (Cowlitz County)
L. M. Sims, rep. . ,.
Twenty-fourth District. CWahklakum
County)--W. B. Starr, xe '
Twenty-fifth District (Pacific County)
W. R. Williams, rep.
Twenty-sixth District (Lewis County)
H. M. Ingraham, rep: George McCoy, rep.
Twenty-seventh District (Thurston
County) A. J. Falknor, rep; F. W. Stock
ing, rep. " - '
Twenty-eighth District (Chehalls Coun
ty) W. Bush, rep; Ralph S. Phlllrlck,
rep.
Twenty-ninth District (Mason County)
G. B." Gunderson, rep.
Thirtieth District (Kitsap County) W.
L. Thompson, rep.
Thirty-first District (Jefferson County)
William Bishop, Jr., rep; L. B. Hastings,
rep.
Thirty-second District (Clallam County)
Charles D. Ulmer, rep.
Thirty-third District (Pierce County) J.
H. Corliss, rep; C. P. Kimball, rep.
Thirty-fourth District (Pierce County)
E. R. York, rep; Mark White, rep.
Thirty-fifth District (Pierce County) J.
H. Esterday, rep; Frank La Wall, dem.
Thirty-sixth District (Pierce Cpunty) N.
B. McNlcol, rep; M. H. Corey, rep.
Thirty-seventh District (Pierce County)
G. C. Brttton, rep; Lorenzo Dow. rep.
Thirty-eighth District (King County)
John RInes, rep; John Barclay, rep.
Thirty-ninth District (King County)
Joseph Carway, dem; William H. smith,
dem.
Fortieth District (King County) Reuben
W. Jones, rep; Joseph Dawes, rep.
Forty-first District (King County) Z. B.
Rawson, rep; W. H. Lewis, rep.
Forty-second District (King County) K.
B. Albertson, rep; F. R. Burke, rep.
Forty-third District (King County) O.
A. Tucker, rep; Edgar C. Paine, rep:
Watson Allen, rep.
Forty-fourth District (Snohomish Coun
ty) Charles W. Gorham, rep; Joseph Fer
guson, rep.
JForty-flfth District (Island County) F.
R, Morgan, rep.
Forty-sixth District (Skagit County) J.
M. Harrison, rep; F. O. Erllch, rep.
Forty-seventh District (San Juan Coun
ty) R. E. Davis, rep.
Forty-eighth District (Whatcom Coun
ty) Fenton Merrill, rep; Ed Brown, rep.
Forty-ninth District (Whatcom County)
H. A. Falrchlld, rep: John Earle, dem.
Fiftieth District (Ferry County) John
son, Mem.
Fifty-first District (Chelan County) A.
L. Andrews, rep.
THE USES OF FINGER RINGS
Wlint They Meant nnd How They
Were Worn in Old Times.
Rings have been worn by both savage
and civilized, people from tho remotest an
tiquity. They have been worn In the
ears, In tho nose, around the neck and
around the wrists and the ankles. But
the most famous and universal use of
rings has always been for finger adorn
ment. In ancient times they were not
merely for ornament, but had their use
as jlgnet rings.
The old Egyptians wore what were
known as "tebh," or finger rings, and
"khatem," or signet rings. They also had
certain kinds of rings that were us d
as money.
At one time finger rings were the em
blem of rank and authority. They were,
of two kinds. The solid ring made of
gold, silver, copper or Iron, with a square
or oval bezel, on which the subject to ba
impressed was either sunk or cut In in
taglio, and the scarabel rings of glazed
stoatlte, sot In frames of gold or silver
These scarabel rings were often us'd
for bezels. As a rule, on the base of tse
bezels was engraved with hieroglyphics
the names of monarchs, mottoes and de
vices and figures of the deities. Very val
uable gold rings with -revolving bezels
have been found, as that of Thothmes III,
and another bearing the name of the
monarch Horus. The Horus ring con
tained as much as a hundred dollars'
worth of pure gold. Like the seal and
counterreal of the present day the rlns
have Tevolvlng bezels, could make two
lmpresslona
The early Greeks and Romans wore lrn
Hslgnet' rings. In later times they covered
their fingers with rings, even wearing
them on their thumbs. Some of the very
wealthy Romans had rings for exclusive
Winter wear, and others that they wore
only in Summer.
Rings are closely associated with many
of the Oriental beliefs and superstitions.
Among the marvels attributed to So o
mon's ring. It was believed to have powr
to seal up the refractory Jlnns in jars
and hurl them into the Red Sea. The
Greeks believed that many rings pos
sessed magic power; thus it was said
that the ring of Gyges rendered hlmwho"
ly Invisible when its etone was turned
Inward. And the ring of Polycrates, so
It was said, was thrown Into the sea to
conciliate Nemesis, and eventually Its
owner found it inside of a fish.
Many explanations have Tjeen given why
rings have, from the most ancient time.
been connected with marriage. One Tea
son given Is that the ring, having no end,
thereby symbolizes eternity and cn
stancy. It has been said that, too, that In
, ancient days the delivery of the slenet
,rlng to anyone was a'flgn of the greatest
continence; in like manner the transferor
a ring from husband to wife wao a slcn
that she was to be his confidante. In
Iceland, "at one time, as a part of th
marriage ceremony the bridegroom
passed his hands through a large ring
and elapsed the hand of his bride.
A great many of the o'd-tlme r'ng
were not only of much Intrinsic value,
but were also of splendid workmanship.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST PLANK
Cut From n. Giant Redwood Tree, It
Measures 0x17 Feet.
The largest perfect plank In the world
is claimed by Charles Herbert Carr, of
New York City. It is of redwood, cut
from one of the famous California giants,
with dimensions of 2 Inches thick, 6 feet
wide and 17 feet long, says the Chicago
Times-Herald.
While there-have been perhaps as large
pieces of redwood as this one exhibited,
it Is said that they were not without
some imperfections either latent or pat
ent, or else were made- up of sectional
pieces to represent one.
The plank was produced only by acci
dent at one of the largest sawmills in
California, and probably could never be
duplicated. It Is one of the most diffi
cult tasks, coupled with constant disap
pointments as explained by one well
versed In such matters, to secure a slice
of wood of such enormous proportions
and have It perfect In every detalL
An experienced woodman Is obliged to
go prospecting for miles In the dense red
wood forests for a suitably large and
adaptable tree of at least 15 feet In diam
eter. When he finds such a one he care
fully inspects It. has it felled, "and It is
then a question whether It will prove
sound enough Inside to warrant further
testing.
Trees of such large diameter, due to
their great age 1000 to 1500 years are in
variably decayed or have what Is known
as "helrt checks" or seams, usually three1
in number, diverging from the center of
the tree trunk to two-thirds of tire dis
tance to the circumference . The trunk
or log Is then taken to the mill for final
dissection, where skillful and scientific
work is called into play to cut between
these irregular "heart checks" and at the
same time avoid any defects which lie
hidden beneath' the surface.
This piece of "wood contains exactly 204
square feet, board measure, and weighs
910 pounds.
Carl Ism Crushed.
MADRID, Nov. 8. At a Cabinet coun
cil held today under the presidency of the
Queen Regent, General Azcarraga, the
Premier, said there were now no Carllsts
under arms in Spain, that the rising had
failed completely. In order, however, to
destroy the entire Carlist organization m
the country, he said the suspension of
tha constitutional guarantees would be
malntalnm.
REIGN OF OPIUM FARMER
OFFICER OF GREAT TBRXTAIIC
COLONY OF HONG KONG.
ON
Position Lasts Only a Year, But
Makes Him Rich Governments
- Accept Bids for Pri-vilese:
In the colony of Hong Kong there is a'
Chinaman who, while his brief reign
lasts, is spoken of by the quarter of a
million of his fellow-countrymen "on the
Island with bated breath. To these' celes
tials, subjects of Queen Victoria,' theTEm
peror of China Is not nearly so great -a
man as the "opium farmer.' and the
Queen herself, compared with hls might
iness of the drug," Is in their yes only
a far-away sovereign, not half so im
posing. In order to regulate to some extent the
importation of opium into Hong Kcng
and to simplify the collection of duties,
the British Government several years
ago decided to place the whole business
in the hands of one man. Realizing,
however, the tremendous and " arbitrary
power that could be wielded by" a single
Individual In such a position, it was also
decided that the office should only be
held one year, and that no person should
be allowed to keep It for more than a
single term. So It was announced that
the government was prepared" to accept
bids for the privilege.
Since that time the selection of an
"opium farmer," as he Is called, has be
come an annual event. The highest bid
generally ranges from $400,000 to $500,000,
according to the prospects of the poppy
crop for the year and the condition of
the market. The successful applicant Is
duly gazetted in his position, and he Is
given the assistance of a fleet of a dozen
swift government customs vessels to pro
tect his Interests. He himself employs
several Junks to guard his business
against smugglers, but he must only use
these boats for the purpose of obtaining
Information. If he secures knowledge of
smuggling operations he turns It over to
the authorities, who run the malefactors
down. Nearly every week In the year
there Is a smart skirmish between the
sampans of the smugglers from the main
land of China and the revenue cutters.
Pretty HtOe battles some of them are,
too and very useful In 'giving young
British middles, and Junior naval officers
their first taste of sea fighting.
The opium farmer has the sole control
of every pound of the drug brought Into
Hong Kong, and he generally makes from
$125,000 to $C00.000 clear profit In his yeah
of office. The government gets milch
more from him than it could secure If It
attempted to collect-the duties Itself, and,
moreover, gets It in a lump sum without
the enormous amount of trouble and the
large force of officers that would othorj
wise be necessary, The opium farmer's
salaried men watch all Incoming boats,
and as it is a case of Chinaman against
Chinaman very little of the raw materll
gets past him.
How Term Is Rounded Ont.
At the end of his term of office he
gives a great dinner to government offi
cials, newspaper men and the leading Chi
nese merchants of the colony. This din
ner is one of the three great events or I
the Hong Kong year. The other two are
the polo championship games and the
sham battle between the troops In the
garrison. As a matter of factr ' though
natural price keeps them from openly, ac
knowledging it, the white people of Horig
Kong look on this unique dinner as 'by
far the most Interesting affair in the
social calendar.
When a Chinaman makes up his mind
to do a thing handsomely he generally
goes to the limit. The opium farmer al
ways makes his dinner, which Is a sort
of farewell to his brief 'reign of czar of
the opium smokers, something to be re
membered by his white friends. Indeed,
he lays -aside a large sum of money,
from $20,000 to $23,000, for the banquet, ano
always reckons It as a legitimate Item of
expense when he figures up his bid to the
government at the beginning of the year.
A week before the close of his term of
office the farmer sends out his Invita
tions. These are always verbal, delivered
to the lucky recipient by a, shroff, a po
lite native clerk, wh.o come to your door
with a smile and a bow, clad in -a long
blue gown, reaching to his heels, and tells
you that his master desires the honor of
your presence at the Wong Tal Lo res
taurant "to modestly sup with him from
a little dish or two In token of your
good will."
The Invitation needs no response.- The
shroff takes It for granted that you
would postpone a trip to Europe to get
to that dinner, and he Is right. There
are no vacant seats when the ceremonies-
begin.
The Wong Tal Lo restaurant, where
all these affairs are given, is the Chi
nese Delmonlco's of Hong Kong. It
stands In the heart of the native quarter,
a five-story frame building, elaborately
carved, with broad balconies laden with
flowering plans nnd creepers and the
usual huge feast lanterns swaying In the
wind.
You are met at the ground floor en
trance of the restaurant by one of the
farmer's representatives, clad in gorgeoup
silks, who gives ypur chair or rickshaw
coolies directions about the time for their
return and shows you upstairs to the
great dining-room on the thlj;floor. The
tables, which run in three parallel lines
down the length of the "apartment, are
bare of everything except the usual sil
verware, with ivory crop sticks added.
The big expanse of white cloth has a pe
culiarly hospitable and restaurant-like
appearance, which, however, does not
last very long.
Something of Decorations.
The walls are covered with Chinese
flags and Union Jacks twined together,
and hanging by the hundred from the
celling are gay lanterns of all designs
and colors, Inclosing electric lights.
About 300 guests find seats at places
where their names are written on pieces
of pastboard. Round the head of 4the cen
ter table are the ebony chairs- of the
host, the Governor of the colony, the
chief justice and sometimes the senior
naval officer of the port.
When all are seated the opium farmer
enters. He comes in through an alcove
door, In a rather stagey manner, and
smnes ai ine appiause iiiue greets mm
as he takes his place. A minute later
he rises to thank his white friends for
their, presence at his lowly board andT
apologizes for "tne humble character of
the fare" about to be- set before them.
Then he turns to the back of Ms chair
and strikes a gong. Dozens of swift-
footed waiters at once, appear, laden with'
silver Ice buckets filled with champagne,
port, sherry, Frontlnac and a variety of
native wines. A hundred young women
follow with trays of wine glasses and
tumblers and In a few moments every"
guest is supplied.
Immediately the affair develops into-a
feast magnificent enough for an old Ro
man banquet hall. Flower girls, bearing
sweet blossoms of the lichee, enter and
twine garlands across the tables, among
chair backs, about the flags and in the
long lines of lanterns.
The tables are rapidly spread with food
and a strange mixture of Oriental and
Occidental dishes It is. There Is no menu
card and no sequence of courses. Yqu
just pick out what you like and tackle
it. Irrespective of what ypur neighbor Is,
eating and regardless of whether, you be
gin with dessert or end-with aoup.- Thie
dishes in -which these foods are served
are the most magnificent and costly Vain
pies of Chinese ware and are intended as
.gifts for the guests. When the dinner Is
over you can select what you please f -om
among .them.,
Steyn Encouraging the Boers.
PRETORIA.. N0T7-fiurrendered-burgh-"
Lmxa. umjlbsX thai. Mr. SXanxilttt a'councUjosdiUoa was not regarded "as 'serious.
of war Tilth General JBotha -and -DelaTey
addressed the burghers with great pas
sion, urging then to, continue thar. war.
He toldtheqifh;wais:olngsOutlTand
hoped W return wkh50B0 rnebriasldbcg
them that he knew that Germany has
delivered an ultimatum to Great Britain
demanding the retrocession ot tho re
public GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
. The Boer Cause.
- CHICAGO. Nv!-8Vlxroter!,We3ks,yBi
ex-officer in the Boer Army and a brother
to one of the Boer envoys to this coun
try, addressed an audience last evening
on affairs In South Africa," and the' pres
ent conditions , of 'Ms-' countrymen. .Ho
asserted that, the Boer cause Is far Jrom
hopeless, and that it Is in as favorablo
a condition as three months ago. An ef
fort will be made to secure thousands
of signatures Jto. petitions. -that -will-.bo
presented -to Congress-asking tha "Inter
vention of the American Nation. " "
German Arniy Plans. '
BERLIN. Nov. 8, It has leaded, out
that the forthcoming imperial budget wHL
provide for two neWpRrtreer battalions of:
three companies' each for each army
corps. It wlir also provide 2600,000 mark
for building a war harbor at Dantzlo.- At
Kiel a large-anchorage harbo&Xor; waru
ships wJH bebullt, together wftn , haj
bor for, torpedo-boats capable ofboVllpaf
60 of the largest. At Wllhelmsnaven two;
Immense drydocks will be" builtl
Francos-American Treaty.
PARIS. Nov. 8. Tho customs committed
of the Chamber of Deputies met today.
The oplnftm prevails' that the re-election
of McKlnley'will lead to a France-American
commercial, convention -being. shortly
submitted ; to the Washington Senate,
whose vote is awaited before the nieasurei
will be brought before the French Chani
ber.
French Ministry Sustained? '
PARIS, Nov..?. At the closo of a long
session yesterday, culmlnatlng-ln-Teryex-cltlng
scehesr'tHb'ChambBr-cifDepnnes
adopted a resolution 5f confidence- lm tho
Waldeck-Rousseau Ministry by 329 votes
against 222. The Chamber had, previously
adopted a resolution expressing regret
that the government had surrendered to
Belgium Slpido, the assailant of tha
Prince of Wales.
Decorated for Services in- China.
London; Nav. s-. Admiral -Edward, w;
Scymour-Hobartg K. C. B., in command?
of the China station since- 1S07 (who la
to be succeeded by Vlce-Admlral Sic
Harry Holdsworth Rawson), haa been ap
pointed "ai 'G, C. B.. and Naval Captains
Bailey, T. Burke, Collagcan.. and Jelll
coe have-both been appointed C B.foc
services in China. "
Medal Front Wilhelmlna.
CHICAGO. Nov. 8. Professor FredericK
Starr, the well-known anthropologist at
the University of Chicago, has received
a silver medal from Queen Wilhelmlna. ot
Holland. This award t-of honor haa beea
given as-an acknowledgement for a-fin.o
collection of busts and pictures secured
by Professor Starr.
General De-rrct Woanded
PRETORIA, (undated). By rail td
Charlestown. Natal, Wednesday, Novem
ber 7. General Dewet has been wounded
In the leg In a fight with the troops of
General Knox -at Rensburg Drift. Ac
cording te native reports, the Boer, coro-i
mander narrowly eseaed capture.
Royal Canadians Sail for Home.
CAPE TOWN. Nov. 7. The British
transport Hawnrden Castle, having oa
board the Royal Canadian Regiment,
sailed from "here today. '
Hotv Vessels Communicate.
Indianapolis News.
The code of signals used by vessels at
sea is prepared by a committee appointed
at the International Maritime Conferences
that are held every few years. We had
one at Washington In 1890; another was
held at Copenhagen two years ago, at
which revisions were adopted, which
extended and simplified the - code
considerably. Each ship is required to
have a set of flags and a supply of rock
ets which represent. 266 or C00 combina
tions. These can be Interpreted by tha
codebook Into sentences covering almost
every possible situation or cummunlcatlon
which any ship might want to send tp an
other. Ships that pass in the night maka
signals by fire; in the day by flags.
Ruth, Brygn..Snol$c.on, SUve; ".
CHICAGO, Nov. 8. A special to tHfJ
Record," from Altont 111., sayav
The students of Montlcello Seminary ob
served the election of McKinJey with a
special programme. Miss II. N. Haskell,
principal of the" school, granted a. halt
holiday, and the yeung ladios gave a par
ade on the seminary campus. They wera
attired In curjpus costumes and.carrjedi
oddly figured and shaped banpnrs.-tfter
the parade they, repaired to the-, Efea'nor
Reed -Chapel, and campaign addrSrasesl
were made. Miss Ruth Bryan, daughtes
of the Democratic -nominee, delivered an
address on the -silver question.
Demands nn Accounting-.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8. E. H. Griffith who
claims to--he the largest holder" of tha
stock and bonds of the Seattle Traction.
Company, has, with others, brought suit
In the Superior Court here to have am
accounting of the finances of tho con-
cern. The defendants are the members
of the reorganization committee, which
took charge of the company when It was
evolved fronrt'theJ-Seattla Electric RalUT
way & Power Company.
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Seriops Strike at Tnmpa..
CHICAGO, Nov. 8. Spanlsh-speaklrig
clgarmakers in Tampa, Fla, Ji4v.e starUol
a strike against American workmen-ancr-official
reports received at headquarfera
of the- IjnterM'tldnal "Unlen- -in- this cltvt
today IndioafVthatJ theTroubfe is assuror
ing serious" rirdportions. Nearly H3&0 English-speaking4
workmen hiva been rhado
Idle in consequence of the position. oS
their opponents. ,
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Demqcratlc Employe Collapsed.
NEW YORK Nov. 8. Wll)tam D.
"Holmes, wfco has been employed during
the campaign' by. the DnocratitfNatkmar
fCommltteg; cdllapsed- while slttltfgT B'&
chair at the; Hoffman House tonight. He"
was removed fq-ji hospital, where So died
later. His 'father Is a member-" of VJC
Holmes & Co., a wealthy Pittsburg bank-r
Ing firm- -,.- , """
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Smallpox Among Indians.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The Indian
Bureau has- received a feTegrarn froiri'ao
Shoshone agency,' in Wyoming, announc
ing that sraallpox'has broken-outiab-Lan-r"
der, near the Indian reservation. Vaccina
virus for 1700 persons, which " the agent
.asked toliave dispatched to him lnuriedt-
ately, hasbeen forwarded.
The St. Michael Reservation.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-The Secretary
of War, under an order- of the- President;
haa directed that all lands lying beyonfct .
a radius t 30; 'miles from, the flagstaff aif
St. MlchiAl, 'AlaakX-. be .turned. over Co
the Secretary' of the- Interior. Waen-thla
reservation was first created It had a
radius of 100 miles.
Marcus Daly's Condition. '
NEW YORK, Nov. & The report was
current here today that Marcus Daly, of
Montana, 'has. had a- recurrence 0C&I3 re- -cent
illness -find ihak'bis-1ifGto dSspalrad"
of. At Mr. Daly's hotel, -the Netherlands.
it was said .lata this afterpoon that his
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