THE M0E2TCNG OEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1900. PROSPERITY FACTS Oregon's Marketable Products for the Vear 1900. TRANSPORTATION LINES CROWDED Trade in Jfenrlr AH Lines Active, Bailneu Condition Favorable and Outlook Encouraging;. Oregon thJs year sends to market out side the state products as follows: Lumber, carloads ........ 22,000 Livestock, carloads ...... 2,500 Salmon, cases 300,000 Wool, pounds ......... ..14,000,000 Hops, bales 75,000 Potatoes, bushels 1,300.000 Dried prunes, pounds. ... .14,000.000 Green fruit, pounds. ..... .14,000,000 Wheat, bushels ....12,000,000 Value of domestic exports from the port of Portland for 10 months of 1000... $0,710,181 This Is tha banner "year for the State of Oregon, all things considered, as It Is for the entire Pacific Northwest, and the country at large, for that matter. There have been greater yields of certain crops, certain localities have done better In their special products, but for general prosperity the year 1900 Btands at the head. It is not boom. It is not unhealthy Inflation; it is the vigorous result of nor mal development, and may be resolved Into the factors, native resources, work and confidence. The elimination of any of these factors would unsettle business and make trouble. Shipments of livestock from Oregon have been light this year. Eastern Ore gon haB scarcely more than half as many horses and cattle as ranged there five years ago, and the number of sheep Is also less. High prices take the stock and settlers take the range. Last year's ship ments were probably twice as heavy as those of this year. Ontario, which is said to be the greatest cattle-shipping station In the United States, has sent put this season only about 15 per cent as many oarloa'ds of livestock as It sniped in 1SS3. A good many cattle are driven out from Lake and Klamath counties to the Cali fornia market, and other bands go to the railroad at Wlnnemucca, Nov., or Alturas, Cal. In the figures for the prune output the product of Clark County, "Washington, Is Included. Tils season's prune crop is the best ever grown in Oregon except that of the year 1898. The strawberry and cherry crops of early Summer are con sidered In shipments of green fruit. In the statement of salmon output the pickled and frozen salmon about 150 car loadsare Included. The movement of merchandise was nev er so active. Hundreds of carloads of ore go out of Eastern Oregon. All the trans portation lines are crowded to the limit and cannot move freight as fast as it offers. The top notch of the Fall rush has been passed, however, and pressure is slightly diminishing. Market conditions are healthy, trade Is active in nearly all lines, general business Is satisfactory, and they promise to continue so. JUMPED HIS BOARD BILL. Portland Man Arrested In Sacra mento, but Released. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Nov. 13. W. J. Etoneham was arrested in this city this morning upon the arrival of the Oregon express train, upon telegraphic request of the Chief of Police of Portland, for embezzlement. Stoneham denies that he has committed any crime, and says he cannot understand why he was arrested. He was accompanied by ,hls wife and baby. Shortly after noon today Stoneham was released from custody, upon the re ceipt of another message from the Chief of Police of Portland. rStoneham Is an Englishman, about 40 years old, and was engaged in the stock broker business, and had an office with Ashley & Rumelln. the advertising agents He boarded, with his family, at 215 Twelfth street, and left owing the land lady 5120, removing his trunks and other effects surreptitiously. She states that he came In late Sunday afternoon and In formed her he was going out to dine. He was somewhat agitated, and one of the other boarders remarked, after Stoneham bad gone out: "That man appears to be In a sweat. Is he always In such a sweat?" The next morning she found his room empty and his baggage gone, and upon inquiry at the office of Ashley & Rumelln, was told by Mr. Rumelln that he had advanced Stoneham 3S5 Saturday Slght with which to pay his board. This, it appears, was obtained by Stoneham falsely representing that his wife had been ordered out of doors because of de fault In the payment of the bill, etone ham is said to have owed bills to vari ous business men. Chief of Police Mc Lauohlan, when asked concerning the case, said that he telegraphed the Sac ramento authorities to release Stoneham, on the advice of the District Attorney, for the reason. It Is presumed, that there was no law on which to hold him. MULTNOMAH'S VOTE. McKlnley's Plurality 5612 McCrMc ens Plurality 3020. Following is the official vote of Mult nomah County as canvassed yesterday by County Clerk Holmes and Justices Krae sner and Vreeland: Republican Tihnon Ford 9913 J. C. Fullerton 9949 W. J. Furnish .. 90Oi O. F. Paxton 9&H Democratic Peoples Ernest Kroner 4416 Walter M. Pierce 4436 Doll Stuart 4404 John AVhitaker 4403 Prohibition N. A Davis 455 2C. F. Jenkins 444 42..F. Mills 437 F. R. Spauldlng 433 Regular Peoples T. V. B. Embree 13 Lueus Henry 12 J. L. Hill 13 John C. Luce 16 Social Democrats N. P. J. Folen 354 Joseph Moindl 347 J. Frank Porter 343 C P. Rutherford 351 Representative County Qoar Cox. Pro .....1003 Thomas Hans, Soc. Dem 349 B. J. Jeffery, Dem 4M3 John McCraken, Rep 7829 J. B. Simmons, Cit--Dem.-UnIon 897 Frank M. Thompson, Soc Labor 241 Trnlnlnsr-Ground for Balltossers. CHICAGO. Nov. 13. President James A. Hart, of the Chicago National Base ball Club, has returned from his three weeks' vacation trip through the West and South, with enthusiastic reports of the advantages to be found in California for a Spring training ground. As a re sult of Mr. Hart's visit to the Coast the Orphans are quite likely to make the journey to California early next Spring te condition themselves for the cham pionship race of 190L although nothing definite has yet been decided in the mat ter beyond looking over the ground. Los Angeles is the partlcurar spot on the map which Mr. Hart considers most desirable, and the people of that city are anxious to have the team go there to train. Pres ident Hart said: TX Aid. not complete details of the trip, but from present Indications we un doubtedly will select Los Angeles for our training place next Spring. The trip will. of course, be very expensive, but we can cut down expenses considerably by play ing exhibition games on the Coast with the local baseball team a. There are a number of good teams on the Coast." THANKSGIVING DONATIONS. Boys and Girls' Aid Society Makes u Appeal. The recular monthly meeting of the board of trustees of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society was held yesterday afternoon in the United States Court room, when there were present, Dr. T. L. Eliot, F. E. Beach. L. I Hawkins, Mrs. W. A. Bu chanan. Mrs. C. R Templeton, Mrs. Levi "White, Mrs. J. A. Sladen and Superintend enut Gardner. In the absence of the president, P. B. Beach presided. The report of the superintendent was read-for the month of October, showing the number of children received and dis posed of as follows: By voluntary re linquishment of parents, 6; rescued from bad relatives, 6; informally from court or jail, 1; returned or recalled, 11; cared for temporarily, 4, making a total of 26. Dis posed of: Condition B, or Indenture, 10; condition C. or for legal adoption, 4; with relatives under surveillance, 11; total 25. On hand October L 18. 36; received dur ing the month, 26; disposed of during the month, 25; leaving on hand November L ST. The report of Mrs. C. R. Templeton, secretary of the ladies advisory board, was then read as follows: "The ladies' auxiliary is pleased to re port that while performing their duty of visiting the Home, they were favorably Impressed with the general condition. The house is always well kept, well lighted, well ventilated, warm and comfortable. Among recent improvements -wo are glad to mention that the building has been provided with a flre-esoape. Another very desirable Improvement is the con tribution of what our superintendent calls . "roothouse a kind of cellar above ground, where potatoes, apples and other fruits and vegetables are stored for Win ter. "The children in our care enjoy good health. It was my pleasure recently to visit the Home one Sunday afternoon, and was much gratified to see the children gathered together spending the afternoon In singing gospel hymns, while one of their number played the organ. The happy expression of their faces told that they have not only a shelter, but a home. If numbers means prosperity, we are sure-, ly very prosperous Just now. The large building is filled and new calls for char itable service are coming from every di rection. To say larger numbers Is to say larger needs; therefore, as Thanksgiving day Is coming near, we would like to re mind our patrons and friends of their for mer generosity and beer of them to re member us this year also in proportion of the various blessings they were per mitted to enjoy. "Thanksgiving is less in words than In kindly deeds, and what can be kindlier than helping those that cannot help them selves, the Innocent victims of contrary circumstances of misery, sin and moral degradation? Anything that a child can eat, drink or wear is welcome, and we hope to see our shelves and storerooms filled with all kinds of good things. The public schools have always taken a hearty Interest in our work, and they will sure ly not forget to be true to their good record. Our teachers are noble-minded and generously disposed, and their pupils always gladly respond to a timely appeal In behalf of a worthy cause. "The choicest reward of a good deed is the consciousness of having done it, and he will have the most exquisite Thanks giving festival who gives others reason for thankfulness. "MRS. C. R. TBMPLETON, Secretary." IN THE SEVERAL COURTS. Swindler Dixon to Be Tried for Korff-erj-His Bad Record. The trial of George Dixon on an in dictment charging him with forging the name ofl Henry Ackerman to the ac knowledgment part of the fraudulent Henry Wilson deed, was .continued yes terday by Judge George until Thurs day morning, after a consultation be tween his honor, and Attorneys Henry St. Rayner, J. C. Moreland and District Attorney Chamberlain. It is stated that one of the particular reasons of the prosecution for desiring to get through with the cases against Dixon as soon as It can conveniently be done, is that it is an expense and trouble to keep Mrs. Mattie Frost, the principal witness, here. The authorities have been tracing Dixon's career since his ar rest, and it is said have ascertained that prior to- his advent In Denver where ho was mixed up in a case of this same kind, he worked In New Tfork at his trade of painter and- paper-hanger. His bankbook shows that he had 3700 when he arrived at Seattle, most of which he checked out. Court Notes. Lulu N. Bishop, of Dayton, milliner, filed a petition In bankruptcy in the United States Court yesterday. Her lia bilities amount to 3604 43; assets, 3170. In the United States Court yesterday in the case of Charles N. Reed vs. the Northwest Railway Company, Judge Bel linger made an order requiring defendant to appear and show cause, November 26. In the case of Morris & Whitehead vs. the East Side Railway Company, an or der was made requiring the receiver to pay certificates. The trial of the suit of E. M. Lazarus against Frank B. Gibson to recoer J1C50 architect's, fees for preparing plans, fcr a crematory and columbarium to ba erected in Portland, was begun before Judge Frazer and a jury yesterday, and will be concluded today. The attorneys of James L. Warren were allowed by Judge George jester day until November '30 to file a transenpt of appeal to the Supreme Court. War ren Is under life sentence for the murder of William S. Kirk, but has not yet been taken to the Penitentiary, and may be permitted to remain in the County Jail until the case on appeal 1b determined. CLOCK REFORM IN SPAIN. The nours Will Run From. One to Twenty-Four. Philadelphia Record. The Queen of Spain has signed a decree establishing the method of accounting time which omits the "A M." and "P. M." of the oresent universal system. In all railway, mall, telegraph, telephone and steamship service in the Peninsula and the Ballearic Islands, and In all the min isterial offices, the courts and oil public works, time will hereafter be regulated by the time of the Greenwich Observatory, commonly known as Western European time. The computation of the hours will be made from the hour of midnight to the following midnight in hours from 1 to 24, omitting the words "tarde" (afternoon) and "noche" (night), heretofore In cus tomary use. The hour of midnight will be designated at 24. These regulations are to take effect January 1, 190L Government officials are directed to observe and carry Leut the decree, and all of their respective departments ana Dureaus. m Frank Williams, of Johnstown, Fa., left nearly $300,000 In his will to Lehigh University, where he had been a student. The fund is to be named after him, and its Income Is to be loaned to poor and de serving students, who shall give their in dividual notes. None of the notes is to run longer than 10 years, and when paid the money Is to be returned to the fund, thus making it constanUylncrease FOR FARMERS' BENEFIT Eg TO BE HELD BY THE O. It. 2. CO. Northwestern Communities W1U Be Given the Benefit of Scientists' Blnoirledce. As a part of the O. R, & N. Co.'s policy of encouraging and stlmulatlng-the farm ers of the state to adopt more progressive and diversified methods, a series of in stitutes are to be held this month at Milton, Tekoa, Colfax and Pullman, Wash. At these Institutes the leading lecturers and Instructors of the Agricul tural Colleges will be present, to give the farmers the benefit of their experiments in agricultural science. The first of these O. R. & N. Insti tutes will be held at Milton, November 20 and 21. These will be followed by Insti tutes at Tekoa, November 23 and 24; at Colfax, November 3L and at Pullman, December L The lecturers and their subjects at the Milton institute are as follows: H. T. French, professor of agriculture SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN LUZON, : - 'fflL ' Ijki I II m Iff ($w CAPTAIN CHARLES T. SMITH, NEW COMMANDER OF COMPANY E. Captain Charles T. Smith, who has Just been made Captain of Company B, Third Oregon Regiment, served as Captain in the "Washington National Guard, which was organized In 1838 at Waltsburg. On the outbreak of the Spanish war he rallied to the defense of the Stars and Stripes with the now famous First Washington Regiment, which proceeded to service In Luzon In 1838 His regiment lost heaUly while in the Eighth Army Corps in the Islands, and Captain Smith heard the Filipinos' bulletswhlx past his ears In the engagements at Santa Ana, Slngalong Road, San Pedro, Macate, Paslg, Pateros, Laguna de Bey, Taytay and Morong. At the musterlnr-out of the First Washington, Captain Smith received a more than hon orable discharge, as that document stamps him an "excellent soldier In every respect," and he is especially mentioned by the Brigade Commander for conspicuous gallantry at Morong. The Captain is a native of Dubuque, la., 39 years of age, and has a family of five wife, three little girls and a boy. He Is a machinist by occupation, and at present Is em ployed by tho Portland Cracker Company as .assistant engineer. He considers himself an Oregonlan boy, as most of his youth waaspent at St. Paul, in Marlon County., Ho was for 10 years chief of the Waltsburg Fire Department, and Is a worthy member of the L a a F. and A O. V. W. at the Idaho State Agricultural College, at Moscow, subject, "Silos and 'Their Benefit." .,,. Professor W. J. Splllman, of the Wash ington State Agricultural College, at Pull man, subject, "Dairy Cows and Their Feed." Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, sub ject, "Our Markets." Hon. C. L. Smith, of Minnesota, sub, ject, "What Dairying Has Done for the Middle States." Hon. E. L. Smith, of Hood River, pres ident of the Oregon State Horticultural Society, subject, "Oregon Fruit." Dr. W. McLean, state veterinarian, sub ject, "Tuberculosis." Hon. J. W. Bailey, State Dairy and Food Commissioner, subject, "What I Am Here For." Professor Fletcher, formerly of Cornell University, now professor of horticulture at the Washington State Agricultural College, subject, "Diseases of FrUt Trees." Other lecturers will take part In the programme. At Milton also there will be an event of Interest In the opening of the co-operative creamery lately established there, which Is one of the latest and most up-to-date creameries ever run on the co-operative plan. The O. R. & N. Co. last year sent two representatives from Mil ton to Minnesota to make a tour of the state and to Investigate the creamery In dustry. Mr. Ballou and Dr. Dorathy were selected by the local dairymen to go to examine and report on the dairying con ditions there, and also aa to the best creamery methods. They unanimously selected the one to be opened as the only proper method. By this creamery they can "produce butter at 1 to 1 cents a pound, where It formerly cost them 4 to 8 cents. The creamery is Demg duui ana finished on. purely co-operative lines. The plans and specifications call for a dupli cate of the most Improved creamery In Minnesota, and were furnished by Pro fessor Hacker, of the Agricultural Col lege of Minnesota, an authority on dairy matters. He selected all the machinery of the most Improved pattern, which Is now being put In place ready for the opening day. The stockholders of the creamery have secured at a good, round salary the president of the Minnesota Freeborn Company creameries. There will be delegates to this meeting from Moscow, Idaho; Pullman, Tekoa, Pomeroy, Dayton, Wash.; La Grande and Summervllle, Or. FIGHT FOR FREIGHT. Interior Jobbers Don't Want East ern Contention to Prevail. - Secretary J. E. Utt, of the Omaha Cdm merclal Club, is quoted as fallows upon the question of putting the entire jobbing trade of the reat West in the hands of Eastern houses: "Our great fight will be to keep the freight men from eliminating the carload rates In the territory covered by the Western classification, which Includes ev- JLerythlng west ot Chicago, Eastern dis- tributors have been demanding for the past twenty-five years that carload rates be eliminated and less than carload rates' substituted. This year their efforts have been exceptionally active, and we will have a battle on our hands to combat the movement. The elimination of carload rates would drive the Western jobber out of business, inasmuch as a. big share of his profit comes In the saving he makes on freight by getting it in carload lots. If the carload rates were wiped out the Western jobber would be placed on jm equal footing, so far as railroad rates are concerned, with the Eastern distrib utor, and It would be a death blow to our Western commercial interests. "I am confident that our phase of the question will meet with the support of the railroads. It would be a direct Blap to the Industries of the West If the carload rates should be withdrawn, and, inas much as all of the railroads belonging to the Western classification are largely de pendent upon the territory west of Chi cago and St. Louis for the bulk of their patronage they will hardly listen to the honeyed words and arguments of Chicago, St. Louis and Eastern distributors." FALL RUSH EASING OFF. Getting FreiKht Trains Over the Sls lciyouB Injured Men Recovering;. The Fall rush in transportation has passed its tensest stage, and the pressure Is materially lessening. The Southern Pacific had such a volume of freight to move out of Oregon that Its facilities fell far short of supplying the demand a few weeks ago, and traffic Tanked up on the north side ot the SIsklyous until Super intendent Fields went to Ashland person ally to supervise its movement on that division. He spent about two weeks there, and managed to clear up the situation. But he found it a hard Job to get freight trains over the heavy grade of the Sis klyous. Work as he might he could not get more than 100 cars from Ashland to Hornbrook, a distance of 33 miles. In Zi hours, and he had 15 big mountain locomo tives, "hogs," that were kept busy all the time. From Ashland to Siskiyou station, the summit. Is 17 miles, and the elevation increases 2232 feet. This makes the aver age grade 131 feet to the mile, and it is much steeper than that in some places. Mr. Fields happened to be in Roseburg when the wreck of last Thursday oc curred, a short distance below there. This was the fourth time he happened to be there when accidents or robberies dis turbed the even tenor of things. Each time he was where he could handle the trouble to best advantage. The survivors of those injured last Sat urday are getting along reasonably well. Engineer Drennan's right hand has been amputated, which ends his career as a locomotive engineer, but otherwise he will probably come through without perma nent disability. Fireman Riddle will have one foot less for the remainder of his life. RECORD TO BE PROUD OF. How Northern Pacific Has Come From Bankruptcy to Prosperity. NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The dissolution of the Northern Pacific voting trust nearly a year before the expiration of Its natural life under the reorganized agreement is an event unusual and unique in railroad financiering. The Northern Pacific man agement has actually broken all records by the promptness and thoroughness with which that great railroad property has been built from bankruptcy to a sound financial plane, with an established 4 per cent per annum dividend-paying rate. The voting trust is composed as follows: J. Plerpont Morgan, Dr. George von Sie mens, Johnston Livingston, August Bel mont and Charles Lanier. In consequence of the prosperous condition of the prop erty, these trustees haVe determined to surrender their trust on January 1, IDOL Instead of waiting until November 1, lSOL The Gnynor Hearlngr. NEW YORK, Nov. 13. The examination In the case of the three Gaynor brothers and B. D. Greene was resumed today with the cross-examination of Campbell Ford, an engineer. His testimony was techni cal. Thomas F. Gaynor, a relative of the accused contractors, was next examined. He said he heard the Government officials express themselves as being satisfied with the work done. Frank Crisp was the last witness of the day, and said the mat tresses sunk at the jetty- were, in his oplnioQt solidly built.' - TOSSED BY AN ANGRY BULL NARROW ESCAPE OF COLUMBIA SLOUGH FARMER. Death of Mrs. Axilla Beclcwith Nlsht School Literary Society Other East Side Nevro. Samuel Scott, a well-known farmer of Columbia Slough, was attacked by an infuriated Jersey bull Monday evening In the barn, and narrowly escaped being killed before he could get out of reach of the animal. Mr. Scott was tossed to the celling of the barn once, and then again thrown on his shoulder, fracturing the shoulder-blade. He also received other severe bruises. The animal had been tied In the barn several days, and was In a had humor Monday evening when Mr. Scott went In side to turn him loose. He had been tied In one corner of the barn to a stick above the manger, which he pulled loose. The animal usually had been tractable enough, and when Mr. Scott went into the barn he had no fear of him. and walked over between him and the wall. Here he was hemmed In so he could not escape the attack which followed. With out warning, the bull suddenly lowered his head and made a dash at Mr. Scott, who was against the wall and could not get out of the way. The bull causht him on his horns and tossed him up nearly to the ceiling" of the barn, and when Mr. Scott came down attacked him the second time, throwing him to one side. He fell with great force, but, realizing his great danger should the beast reach him again, managed to crawl out of the barn. The bull was Infuriated, and it was very fortunate that Mr. Scott was able to crawl out of hla reach, or he might have been killed. Mr. Scott managed to reach hla home, which Is but a short distance away. He was badly bruised. The horns of the bull injured one leg. but he did not think he had been seriously hurt. However, he suffered during the night severely. Yes terday morning he was 'brought In, and, on examination by Dr. D. Raffety it was discovered that his left shoulder-blade was broken by the fall. His other bruises are severe, but not serious. Mr. Scott said he had a vey narrow escape, and for a short time he thought it was all up with him. Wrecked Locomotive. The two locomotives which met in col lision near Roseburg, on the Southern Pacific, last week, have been brought to the shops on the East Side. The engines are Nos. 1765 and 1756, and they were literally torn to "pieces. No worse wreck has ever happened on this division. What is left of them Is on several cars, and there are simply thousands of pieces. On the cars are the fragments of the two tenders. Here are piled up twisted bars and plates, cylinders and heavy iron parts in every conceivable shape. The locomo tives were brought down on their wheels and are In the same position they were In after the collision. The front ends of the boilers are elevated, riddled and torn, showing something of the terrlflo force with which they came together. In the center the drive-wheels are lifted about six inches above the track, as the en tire bodies of the locomotives were bent upwards. Men who have been on the di vision for a great many years say this is the worst wreck that had ever been brought to the shops. There is hardly a bolt or bar In either locomotive. that is not bent or broken. The great mass of fragments on the flatcars tells something of the force of the collision, and the hun dreds of people who have viewed the wreck have wondered how it was possi ble that any one of the trainmen should have escaped instant death. Death of Mrs. Arllla Beekvrlth. "Mrs." Arflla Beckwith, "widow of tne late William Beckwith, died at the home of her son, Harry Beckwith, 535 East Burn side street, corner East Twelfth, yester day forenoon at 11:30, from a stroke of paralysis. Two years ago she had a stroke of paralysis, but partially recov ered from it, and had enjoyed fair health up to Monday noon, when she was at tacked by a secona stroke, and lingered until yesterday. Mrs. Beckwith was born In Indiana, April 14, 1833. She was mar ried at Pana, HI., May 4, 1S56, and was one of the early -settlers and founders of Pana. In 1885 she and her husband, Will lam Beckwith, came to Portland, and made their home with their son Harry up to their death. Her husband died June 7, 1900. Mrs. Beckwith was a mem ber of the Second Baptist Church, and also wasa member of Martha Washing ton chapter, No. 14, Order of the Eastern Star. She was highly esteemed by all who knew her, and was a thoroughly Christian woman. Two sons Harry and Louis Beckwith survive her. The funer al will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the house. Martha Wash ington chapter will have charge of the services. Rev, Ray Palmer will conduct services at the house. The Waves Rolled High. Dr. O. D. Thornton, who went over to Washington to recover a valuable hunt ing dog, has returned with the dog. While absent he had a rather hard experience. The dog was lost In the timber some dis tance back from Cape Horn on the Wash ington side of the river. Gus Emerlch, who was hunting with the dog when It strayed away, went with Dr. Thornton, and they recovered the animal after some trouble. They came back to the Columbia River Saturday evening, expecting to cross over to the Oregon side In time to catch the train for Portland. They start ed across the river In a small boat In charge of an old settler named Brown, but a heavy gale came up, and the waves nearly swamped their frail craft before they could return to the Washington side. It was too dangerous to cross that night, and Dr. Thornton said the waves rolled so high when they were out on the river he was very glad to get back to shore. They spent the night rather uncomforta bly in a shack, and came on to Portland the next day on a steamer. Night School Literary Society. The night school at the Central build ing, under charge of Professor Stanley, has organized a literary society, which promises to be very helpful to the stu dents. William Wldner was elected tem porary president, and Mls3 Catherine Sln nott temporary secretary. A constitution and by-laws have been adopted, and next Friday night permanent officers will be elected. The Intention Is to use the soci ety in connection with the regular work of the school. Two nights of the week .will be given to the organization in gen eral discussions and literary worK. wnen well under way, methods of legislative bodies will be practically studied and exemplified. The society will resolve It self Into a City Council, or legislative body. The young men and young women attending this night school are determiner, to make their work effective. In all lines, and this society just formed will be used to promote facility of expression and In terchange ot Ideas on practical topics. Remembered Their Pnitor. The members and friends of the First United Evangelical Church, East Tenth and East Sherman streets, called at the manse of the pastor and wife. Rev. and Mrs. C. T. Hurd, a few evenings ago, and left many tokens of their kindly feeling, In the way of liberal donations for the larder. Mr. and Mrs. Hurd have com menced keeping house In the church manse, corner East Tenth and East Sher man streets. East Side Note. The outside of the Calvary Baptist Church, corner East Grant and East Elehth streets, is being repainted. The. contractors haTebesan.on3na lm provement of East Grant street, between East Seventh and East Twelfth streets. It will be graded and graveled. Rev. Mr. Pierce, pastor of the Memorial Evangelical Church, corner East Eight eenth and East Tibbetts streets, was kicked on the right side yesterday by horse he drives. One rib was broken. Mr. Pierce will be laid up several days. Fred L. Keenan, who has "been In St. Yincenfs Hospital for the past three months, is improving, and is able to be up and about. He left the hospital Mon day, and was taken home. His friends will be glad to hear of his complete re covery, after his long illness. Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum. FROM MR. HUGHES AGAIN. The Old Question of Rail vs. Water Transportation. PORTLAND, Nov7l (To the Editor ) In your Issue of this morning. Mr. Ham mond intimates that the true point in his argument has been overlooked. I un derstood the question to be, which, as be tween Portland and Astoria, Is the cheap er seaport. The correct answer to this question Is to be found In the cost of transportation between the two points. If what m,lght be called land transporta tionthat is railroad or river steamer is cheaper than sea transportation that is, the hold of the seagoing vessel As toria or the mouth of the river Is the proper point. If the hold of the sea going vezsel is the cheaper of the two, which It unquestionably is, Portland Is the proper point, Mr. Hammond appears to consider the true question to be, not whether It will cost the producer less to transport his products, but whether the present cost Is such that the Portland railroads can afford to support his road. If the Portland railroads are charging such a rate to Portland as that, there Is a moral obligation on them to pay to carry the product of the country 100 miles further by the same expensive means they necessarily employ to get It to Port land, that fact does not give Mr. Ham mond a claim. They are simply over charging the producer, and the claim on the Portland railroads is in favor ef the producer for a reduction of the rate to Portland to a fair basis. Mr. Hammond or his road can have no claim, save that which Is based on ability to carry the freight cheaper than it can be carried In the hold of the seagoing vessel. When he can do this, It will not be necessary for him to make a claim. That Mr. Huntington might be willing to take from his stockholders in his Valey road to put in his own pocket as owner of the road from Gobel to Astoria, or that Mr. Mellen might be willing to take from one pocket of the Northern Pacific to put It in the other, on the small amount of freight his road carries, In order to secure for his road from Portland to Gobel a profit on the four-fifths or five-sixths of the total business of Portland, with which he now has no connection. Is not at all to be wondered at. This Is a business propo sition. But the willingness of Mr. Hunt ington or Mr. Mellen to feather their own nests In this manner scarcely reaches the dignity of logical argument. If Mr. Hammond is half the railroad man he pretends to be, he knows that making Astoria a common point would not give him any part of the seagoing freight, save on the basis of being the cheaper carrier, or self-interest In the ownership of his road. No railroad operated on a sound business basis would pay him 31 for what would cost It 25 cents In the hold of a seagoing vessel. If vessels could be chartered cheaper to Astoria, which they could not; If the cost of the towage up the river was not more than onset by the advantages of the fresh water, which it is; the Portland railroad would pay the 25 cents Instead of the 3L and he or his road would gain nothing. The record of the Portland grain fleet as against the Sound shows that the fresh-water harbor, in cleaning the bottoms of the vessels, pays more to the ship than the cost of towage. For what else Is Seattle about to spend .millions to make a foesh water harbor of Lake Washington? In conclusion, I wish to thank Mr. Ham mond for the information given as to the steamships being built by Mr. HUL Mr. Hill has been building these ships for these many years, and It has been a mystery to me why they were so long building. It would appear from Mr. Ham mond's statement that the delay has arisen from their growing and expanding qualities. They began as 10.000-ton vessels and have expanded to 34,000 tons each. If they continue to grow they will be mar vels, indeed. But if they Increase in size what will Mr. Hill do with them? Ships drawing 30 feet can be used to advan tage In but one port In China Hong Kong. They can Just get inside the break water at Yokohama, but they would be aground or dangerously near It at low tide. It is barely possible that Mr. Hill will know more of seaports In, a few years than he does at present. ELLIS G. HUGHES. BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE. Tried to Chloroform the Wife of a Chicago Millionaire. CHICAGO, Nov. 13. A negro burglar forced his way to the apartments of Mrs. Orrin W. Potter, wife of the millionaire steel man and banker, in her home. 130 Lakeshore Drive, shortly after 1 o'clock thla morning, and when discovered In the act of applying a sponge saturated with chloroform to the nostrils of his victim, struck her a fierce blow on the head with a slung-shot. The shock of the blow rendered Mrs. Potter unconscious and the doctors who were called fear that she may not recover. Just before being struck Mrs. Potter roused the household with a shrill cry for help. Mrs. Potter's daughters. Miss Mar garet and Miss Bessie, heard their mo ther's screams for help and rushed to her bedchamber. When they saw the rob ber they fled Into the street and called for help. The robber fled as soon as the young women began screaming In the street. After he had gone the daughters returned to the house, called a physician for their mother and then notified the police of what had happened. This Is the second burglary In the Pot ter residence since last Spring. In April last porch climbers secured 318,000 In dla-. monds and Jewelry. This morning the Intruder was frightened away before he had secured anything: When the police arrived they found Mrs. Potter still unconscious. Blood was streaming from her head and by the side of the bed was found a small bottle on, which was a label bearing the word chloroform. The police believe that they have an important clew In the label on the bottle, as they hope to get a definite description of the man who purchased the drug. Miss Margaret Potter was also over come by the shock she received when, the robber threatened her and through fear of her mother's condition, and it was necessary to give her medical attention. Had not Mrs. Potter been awakened by the robber it is thought that he would have succeeded in securing many thou sand dollars' worth of Jewelry. Her room is away from those of the other members of the family, and it is thought he would have been able to work unmo lested. California Dry "Wine Vlntnere. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13. The Chron icle says: "Quality, rather than quantity, is the distinctive mark of tho California dry wine vintage of 1900. The production wil' be about the same as that of last rea son, but the high standard of 1SS3 will be attained. The best authorities agree In placing the amount of wine fermented as from 13,500000 to 15.000,000 gal'ons of dry and 7.000,000 gallons of the sweet va rieties. The grapegrowers both In the dry and the sweet wine districts had a profitable year. The yield of dry wines in the various counties of the vintage Just - jLolose. is vory neat th follorrfax fletn-ea: Sonoma, 8.500,000 to 9,000.000 gallons, Saa ta Clara, 3,500,000 to 3,000,000 gallons: Napa. 1,500,000 gallons; Contra Costa, 300,060 gal. Ions, and Alemeda County, from LOCft.OOO to 1,500,000 gallons." THE DEATH ROLL, Captalnr John Hart. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13. Captahl John. Hart, of Buban filibustering fame. died today of apoplexy. During the year lSSS, two of Captain Hart's vessels, tha Bermuda and the Lauroda, made frequent trips to Cuba with arms and ammunition for tho Cubans. Captain Hart ftaa con victed In December, 1806, of participating in. a filibustering expedition, and w&s sen tenced to two years' imprisonment. In February, lSSS, the sentence was put Into execution, and in June of the same year Captain Hart was pardoned by President McKinley. Captain Hart was born bx Virginia 41 years ago. Fitzgerald the Ped-ntrian. NEW YORK. Nov. 13. Patrick J. Fit. gerald, once champion six-day walker of the world, and still holder of the 100 hour go-as-you,-please record, is dead at his home In Long Island City. He died from dropsy after a brief Illness. Thomas H. CasvreU. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13. Thomas; Hubbard Caswell, sovereign grand com mander of the Ancient and Accepted Scot tish Rite, of the southern jurisdiction of the United States of America, died at hla home In this city today, aged 75. Jesse James' Wldoir. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nor. 13. Mra, Zerelda James, widow of Jesse James, the noted Southwestern bandit, died at her home hero today of a complication ot diseases, after a lingering illness. The Old Household Medicine. Perry Davis' Paln-Klller for cramps. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Nov. 13. 0 P. M Maximum temperature, GO; minimum temperature. 44; river reading at 11 A. M . 4 3 feet, changs la the past 24 hours. 0 2 foot, total precipita tion. 5 P. M. to 5 P M , 0 00,, total precipita tion since Sept. 1, 1000. 7 22 Inches; normal precipitation since Sept. 1. 1000. 8.11 Inches; aenciency. 0 80 Inch, total sunshine Nov 12, 7.21; posslblo sunshine Nov. 12. 9.36. Pacific Const Weather. Kl srWind.1 41 or i 3 I" STATIONS. Astoria Baker City ... Bismarck .... Boise ., Bureka Helena , Neah Bay .... Pocatello Portland Red Bluft .... Roseburr .... Sacramento . . Salt Lake .... San Francisco Spokane , 8eattle Walla Walla . 620 00(12 E Pt. cloudy aw Clear i2 NW Cloudy ' w Clear SE Cloudy 2 w Pt cloudy 0 E Clear SW Clear 00 cim Pt cloudy kw ciouay NE Pt. cloudy W Clear NW Pt. cloudy NE Pt. cloudy N Clear "SW Clear Trace 'Light. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The high-pressure area whloh has controlled the weather In the North Pacific States durln the last several days has moved eastward, and is this evening- central over the British posses sions north of the Dakotaa. The pressure has fallen quite rapidly west of the Cascade3 In Oregon and Washlnston. and a storm Is ap-l pro&chlng the Washington Coast. A storm ofl considerable intensity was central over thai upper Lake region this morning. Fair weath er has prevailed during the last 24 hours over an sections west of the Kooky Mountains, with temperatures ranging from 4 to 11 deg. above the normal. The Indications are for rain In this district Wednesday. 'YJEASHEn FORECASTS. Forecasts made at PortlandMdirthe. 23 hours! ending- at midnight Wednesday, November 14: Portland and vicinity Occasional rain, cool er: southerly winds. Western Oregon Occasional rain; cooler tnl north portion; southerly winds. Western Washington Occasional rain, south-1 erly winds. Eastern Oregon Cloudy and threatening. I with probably occasional rain; cooler, south-! erly winds. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho I Cloudy and threatening, with probably occa-1 sionai rain: winds mostly southerly. Southern Idaho Increasing cloudiness, possi bly followed by showers In west portion south-1 erly winds. A B. AV OLLABEB, AMUSEMENTS. MARQUAM THEATER CALVIN HEILIO Manager,! iM jiifcuuj ana saiuraay Aiaunee, com mencing Thursday, Nov 15, HOTTS Fascinating Musical Comedy, "A TRIP TO CHINATOWN." "A TRIP TO CHINATOWN," "A TRIP TO CHINATOWN.' Presented by a strong comedy cast, HARRXl iiLiJ!-uiL. ana an the Favorites. MUSIC GALORE. FUN FOR ALL. Special prices for matinee Lower floor, BOcjl inucuny, oc CORDRAT'S THEATER Tonight and all week, triumphal return ot thai aiae-spmung spasm of Jollity, "A HOT OLD TIME" "A HOT OLD TIME." "A HOT OLD TIME" "A HOT OLD TIME." "A HOT OLD TIME." "A HOT OLD TIME" JOHN W. JESS as Larry Mooney. With an Unexcelled Comnanv of Farceurs. Everything glistens with newness, even the! joxes. only Matinee Saturday usual prlceo. METROPOLITAN V ' " Third and Yairihlll sts.' Phone Grant T41. Tonight and all week (Saturday Matinee), the best of them all. BEN HENDRICKS, has! made millions laugh In the play that made! him ramous, "OLE OLSON," "OLE OLSON," "OLE OLSON," "OLE OLSON," The World's Sweetest Singers (direct from Stockholm. Swedenl. NATIONAL SWEDISH LADIE8' QUARTET. Next attraction Hoyt'a "A Day and a Night." I PKEDERICKSBURG SEVENTH AND ALDER 8TS. ALL NEW PEOPLE. ALL NEW PEOPLE. ALL NEW PEOPLE. 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