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THE MO'ftNfING OBEGONIAN, THUBSDAY, NOVEMBEB 15, 1900. TRIED ON ITS MERITS First Suit to Resist Building Association Debt TESTIMONY BEARING ON CONTRACT for the Borrower -and the Agent Lender Fatly Contradict Each Other's Statement. A trial of one of the numerous building and loan association suits on the merit was begun In Judge Sears' court yester day. Previously the battle has been waged principally upon legal points. The title of the case at Issue Is David E. Payne and John M. Dunne vs. Guaranty Hill and most of Bonanza Creek have been worked out. and will hereafter only be worth mining by machinery. Much of ?Mg, however. Is now being Installed, and the hillsides' and creeks will next season present a busy appearance. Stewart Creek is one that has recently Bhown rich deposits, particularly on the bars. The Forty-Mile and Sixty-Mile districts the also making a good showing, but not what they did in the past two or three seasons. "Whisky 6eems to be a commodity in great demand, for a late shipment of E0 tons was mads to Circle City alone. THE DECCAH DELAY. Captain Pope Conies to the Front With a Belated Explanation. PORTLAND, Or., Not. 14. (To the Edi tor?) In your issue of November 11 there appeared an article headed "The Deccan Clears." This article, among matters of statistical value, also made mention of certain abuses said to have been perpe trated on this vessel. Tour readers, viz., Via YmAv tuiIIMo nf rn C?ltv of Portland. Savings & Loan Association. According would naturally conclude from reading Rtatemant made by Guy o. wiius. tnls article that something very iar A NEW RAILROAD DEAL O. B- & N. MAT" GET SEATTLE BUSI NESS OTER'GEEAT NORTHERN attorney for the defendant, the only Issue is the question or fraud, wnicn tne com pany, of course, denies. A final decision will be reached in this suit as to the le gality of building and loan society meth ods. Payne took a loan of $1200. He avers that he has repaid altogether about $1500, and the1 company still grants about $700 balance, which he declines to pay. Payne testified that he understood from J. W. Bialn. from whom the loan was procured, that he could pay out in 84 monthly pay ments, but afterward much more was de manded. John M. Dunne also testified to a similar understanding or the terms of the loan. A. W. Osborne, who did business with the company, testified that Mr. Blain told him 72-payment stock would be paid out In six years. He thought 72 payments was all he had to make, and It was some time afterward that he found out other wise. He said a. few days before he paid out Mr. Bialn told him there would be aoras little ' payments. Judge Stott, for the plaintiff, asked: "Didyou still keep on paying?" "'I paid for a time." "Was it getting any nearer the end?" "I could not see it." County Recorder S. C Beach testified that he once borrowed from the company, and was led to believe that a specified number of payments paid out, but ascer tained at the close that he was mistaken. For the defense, John R. Oatman testi fied that In lf3 and 1894 he had a desk in the same office with J. W. Blain, and was familiar with his business In a gen--eral way. Ha heard parties come In and desire- to maXs loans, and Blain would idve estimates. Mr. Willis You heard the. testimony that Mr. Bialn represented that on pay ment of S4 Installments a mortgage would he paid and satisfied. Did you ever hear him make any such representations? "No: I never did." "Did you ever hear him say 72-paymnt dock would be fully paid in 72 payments, or 84-payment stock in E4 payments?" "L don't think bo." Judge Stott Who do you remember he znade statements to? "I don't remember any one." "You don't remember any one he made abatements to, or any particular thing he eald to anybody?" "No." J. W. Blain, who was th agnt of the Guaranty Savings & Loan Scwety, testi fied among other things that the only representation made was that the stock was limited to 84 payments, but there was no representation that the loan would be paid out in 84 months, or any other time. Mr. Blain said he on-ly received ap plications for loans, and sent them on to headquarters for approval. The demand for moneys was greater than the supply, end no soliciting was done. The Payne Joan, he said, was made by Payne's fath er, who negotiated several loans. Payne wanted a commission for these loans. He solicited both ends. He first solicited the- customer, and then the company. Mr. Blain told of the different companies he represented, and various things about his line of business. Charles Dewitt, at one time In the em ploy of Mr. Blain, gave somewhat similar evidence of the manner of taking appli cations for loans, and that the demand -was greater than the supply. He said the stock payment was limited to 84 pay ments, but the interest and premium pay ments were not. They did not assume Hny authority In making loans. They were always submitted to the home office. The deposition of Herbert B. Falrchlld, president of the company, was read. The case will bo argued by Judge Stott nd William Reid for plaintiffs, and by HIt. Willis for the defense. wrong had taken place regaramg tne ship, and that those In legitimate author ity had laid themselves open to the charge of persecuting this particular ves sel. Permit me to say that the British ship Deccan holds a class from Lloyd's Regis ter of British and Foreign Shipping, an institution that I represent as surveyor. This vessel arrived at this port la August last She delivered a certain quantity of cargo in bad condition. The agents for this cargo called on the undersigned to make an examination of this vessel, as they had a right to do, with a view to as certaining the cause of this damage. This was done. As an expert, and a repre sentative of Lloyd's Register, I made this examination, and found that the vessel had sustained damage that had not been reported, as it should have been. There upon the master was advised by me to call upon Mr. Henry Hewett, Lloyd's agent at this port, to call a survey for further examination. This advice was not heeded, but the master, upon inspired advice from irresponsible parties, called a Consular survey for the purpose of over-riding the survey made by me. This farce was In favor of the ship (presum ably), for I have not received the usual courtesy of being furnished with a copy of the report. Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping Is to all Intents and purposes a guarantee company that classes vessels and certifies to the seaworthiness of ships. It is at least a question of com mon charity to suppose that the men who represent this corporation are fit to All ti1r nldr-.it TTatioa T tMtiV !t nn outrage that Blurs should be deliberately inserted in your valuable paper that could reflect on any one In connection therewith; for there is not the slightest doubt in my mind but that the author of the objectionable article intended to throw mud at me and others who have had to deal with this case. You will pardon me for mentioning this one fact: That if your shipping reporter will call upon Mr. Henry Hewett, Lloyd's agent at this port, and Mr. Alfred. Tucker, the local representative of the firm of Meyer, Wilson & Co., of this city, San Francisco and Liverpool, he will find out the true inwardness of this case; and wh,en so ascertained. It would boSvell to print the full particulars In The Ore gonlan, in order that the public at home and abroad may Judge of the true merits of the case. I am, sir, your obedient ser vant, GEORGE POPE, Surveyor to Lloyd's Register. The Oregonlan was Informed by par ties who were in a position to know whereof they spoke that Captain Pope visited the ship Deccan soon after her arrival, and, after making an examlna- Result of Conference Held at St. Paul Last Week Concessions as to Interchange of Traffic OMAHA, Nov. 14. The report of the result of the conference of the Great Northern and Union Pacific officials at St. Paul last week is denied at the Union Pacific headquarters today. It was re ported" at the time that the Union Pa cific and Great Northern had made a close tie-up from St. Paul, by way of the newly acquired Wllmar & Northern line of the Great Northern, Into Sioux City, and then over the Omaha to the Union Pacific either down to Omaha or to the nearer meeting-point at Norfolk. The facts, equally Important, have been given out here. On the North Pacific Coast the Great Northern gets Into the whole country north of the Columbia FO-Railway Company: Howell Jones, of Topeka, In place of C. K. Holllday, de ceased; John G. McCullough, of New York. In place of Edward N. Glbbs, de ceased; Byron L. Smith, of Chicago, in place of William Rotch, resigned. A call has been Issued for the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Atchl 'son, to be held In Topeka, Kan.', on De cember 13. On that occasion four directors will be elected for four years, and Inde pendent auditors will be chosen. The directors whose terms expire are: Ed ward J. Berwlnd, R. S Hayes, George A. Nickerson and Andrew C. Jones. The stockholders will be asked to ap prove the purchase of the San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley Railway. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Company now owns practically all of the stock of the San Joaquin Railway. BOOMING NORTHERN PACIFIC. Talk of Some Sort of Combination "With Great Northern. LONDON. Nov. l Northern Pacific Is I- being boomed here on talk of some amal gamation or mergeisoz some jana oi com bination with the Great Northern. The rumor is not believed by well-Informed people. It is believed to have been put BETTER WATER SERVICE MART MORE EAST SEDE HOUSES WILL HAVE BULL RUN. DEATH OF AN OREGON PIONEER OF 1852. 1,1,1. JW aAW A W 1I1(3 IHl W nSffilliiwfH H u 1 llrm 9 1 Ml Six-Inch Mnln la East Treaty- death Street Finished Logus Block Condemned. Foreman Gray completed the laying of tho six-inch water main on East Twenty sixth street yesterday, evening from East Stark to a point just north of the Sandy road. The shut-off gate was placed about 60 feet north of the Sandy road, although the street has been Improved on to York street, a block further north. This line of pipe Is a little over a mile long. Al ready, property-owners on the street are preparing to hava the city water put Into their houses. Taps are to be made at several places at once. The Doern bocher factory wanted the water com mittee to carry the main down to the factory ground and put In two fire hy drants, but the end of the main at pres ent Is some distance south. Work will be commenced today on Bel mont street, where a four-inch main will be laid from East Eighteenth to East Twentieth street. The four-Inch pipe on East Mllwaukle street, south of Powell, has been taken up and delivered to Bel mont, as It Is not used on Mllwaukle street, there being another and larger main there. A six-Inch main will bo laid on East Burnslde street between East Eighteenth and East Twenty fourth. The petitions to the water committee for better pressure on the mains at Sun nyslde are being generally signed by residents, but those who have the mat ter In hand are anxious that as nearly as possible every resident should sign. There are three petitions out. One Is In the hands of Harry Richmond, foreman, of tne -Morrison bridge, one Is in the hands of Charles Mautz, and C. Friendly has the third. No one, of course, refuses to sign, but many have not yet signed for the reason, that they have not been seen. As all are Interested those who have the petitions ask that all the citizens make a little effort and get their names down on one of the papers. When a sufficient number of signatures has been obtained, a meeting will be called. It Is desired to get the business finished up as soon as possible, and place the pe titions before the water committee. New dwellings are going up at Sunnyside, and others are to be put up, and It is felt by the people that better pressure on the mains Is highly necessary. place this afternoon from the home ef her son. 635 Bast Burnslde street, corner East Twelfth. Martha Washington Chap ter, No. 14. Order of Eastern Star, will have charge. The condition of B. Banders, the old soldier who has been confined at St. Vincent's Hospital for several weeks, is not considered favorable. He Is great ly weakenedvby the surgical operations performed on his arm and from a com plication of other troubles. His friends are very much concerned about him. Some small boys in the neighborhood of Glencoe station on the Mount Tabor railway have been making a practice of placing obstructions on the track, in the way of sticks and stones. So far, no accident has happened, as the track is closely watched, but these pranks may result In derailing a car, with serious results. At the main building of the Mount Tabor schools. District No. 5, talks are given the pupils of the higher grades, Wednesday morning. Yesterday morning. Rev. Mr. Memmlnger. of the Mount Ta bor Methodist Church, gave a pleasing address. Last Wednesday, H. H. John son gave a talk on "New York and Some of Its Journals." These talks are becoming quite popular. Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum. ELIMINATE TOWAGE RATE LET US, SAYS MR. SEELET, SEIZs? ADVANTAGE OVER. PUGET SOUND GUARDIANS OF TEE GREAT. How Princes and Rulers Aro tocted Front Attacks. Pro- FOREST GROVE, Or., Nov. 14 Mrs. Sophia Mercer, who died at thp noma of her daugh ter, Mrs. D. C Stewart, In this place, Monday, was born in France. In 1812. At the age of 18 she came to America with her parents, and located at tltlca, N. Y. The family also lived in Michigan and Missouri. In 1840, In the latter state, she was married to Samuel A. Leo. "While crossing the plains to Oregon with an ox team In 1852, her husband succumbed to that dread disease, cholera. Mrs. Mercer continued on, enduring many hardships. She made the perilous passage down tho Columbia River from The Dalles In a flatboat. North Yamhill, In Yamhill County, was reached that Fall, and .there she resided until about 20 years ago. In 1853 Mrs. Lee was married to K. B. Mercer, who d'ed several years ago. Two children sur vive her, Alfred Lee, of New Whatcom, and Mrs. D. C. Stewart, of this place. The funeral occurred here today. Interment was In the Congregational cemetery. tlon marked a number of deck beams as LRlveIV tbe other hanJt o Probate Matters. Louise Miler, administratrix of the es tate of Lorenzo D. Miler, deceased, filed a final report in the County Court show ing a settlement of a damage claim tigalnst the O. R. & N. Co., on the pay ment of $2760. Of this sum the Attor neys Paxton, Beach & Simon and A. S. Bennett received $975, pursuant to a prior agreement, leaving a balance of $1775. Miler was a fireman, and was killed on ithe road by an accident. Mrs. Miler was appointed guardian of the one-half Interest of her two children in the es tate. Mary Phelps Montgomery, executrix of the will of James B. Montgomery, de ceased, filed a soml-armual report show ing 4512 receipts and $4427 disbursements; also that Pholps Montgomery, trustee of certain timber lands in Washington, has paid $26,067 claims. Court Notes. Joseph C Beck was admitted to practice In the United States Court yesterday. Judge Bellinger yesterday appointed F. N. Robinson United States Commissioner fit Lone Rook Gilliam County. Carmano Perelli, in answer to the di vorce suit of his wife, Antonla Perelli, denies ha lng brutally beaten her on sev eral occasions, or that he threatened to kill her. He also denies that he Is unfit to have the legal custody of the children end that she should have them. George Harold, of Portland, accountant, yesterday filed a petition in bankruptcy ji the United States Court. His liabili ties amount to 5U6S 80. His assets con sist of 32,264 shares of mining and other stocks, the value of which Is unknown, and property to the value of $40, claimed to be exempt. ALASKA SECTION'S FUTURE (Rich Mining1 Lands Alone Tanana River Coming City on Yulcon. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. A letter has been received by a prominent Government official In this city, from a friend in Cape fome, in which he gives his opinions us to the promise of future mining opera Hens along the Tanana River and vicin ity, where ho traveled during gbe past tunmer. It is his idea that those dig gings promise much for the future. He ekes several instances of rich strikes. pae claim alone which paid each of Its joint workers on an average of $68 daily. As yet but little work is being done, be cause of the excessive cost of the trans portation of provisions to the mining dis trict. Last Summer it cost $1 50 per pound for all supplies delivered there. There were then 700 men and 200 pack animals la the Tanana. country. Fair prospects are reported on the various creeks, and workable dirt exists to a depth of from live to nine feet, which affords good Sum mer diggings. fThis miner 6ays that Circle City is the oemlng city on the Yukon. The old dig gings In fibat locality are still being worked to good advantage, and business la the town proper is flourishing because of river traffic. Further baok in the Klondike region prosperity continues among industrious ralners, although wages have fallen.. to R 0 ft C&r ftod boartX EKtorado, Gold strained and worthless, and told the ma- ter that they would have to be replaced by new beams. The work as outlined by Captain Pope would have cost several thousand dollars, and the master of the Deccan made such a protest against the delay and damage his ship would un dergo that another survey was called. These matters were mentioned in The Oregonlan at the time the trouble was at its height, and It is perhaps only a coinci dence that Lloyds' surveyor took no no tice of them until the Deccan and her master had left the port and further tes timony Trom that direction was unobtain able. The second survey resulted In a decision that the decks of the vessel should be caulked. This work was commenced, but by the time the main hatch was reached Lloyds' . surveyor, for some unexplained reason, "passed" the ship, and she was turned over to the charterers to load as in perfect condition. This brings up the question, If the deck beams were so bad ly strained when the ship arrived in the river as to need replacing by new beams, why did Lloyds' surveyor afterwards pass the snip as being In good condition? If it was necessary that her deck be caulked to make her seaworthy, why was the work suspended and the ship "passed" as In good condition, when but half of the work had been done? Either Lloyds' sur veyor did not know his business when ho condemned and marked the deck beams of the Deccan as strained, or he did not know it when he afterwards "passed" the ship as seaworthy, although the beams had not been touched after his first ex amination of them. The Oregonlan has no interest in the matter, any further than it regrets ships belng'subjected to needless delay and ex pense in the port. It printed the news that the Deccan. was being held up, Just as it printed the news that the Orealla and Genista were being held up, and If Captain Pope had not been so slow In putting on a shoe which seemt to fit him, the master of the Deccan might also have had an opportunity to throw a little light on the matter. The advantages of a fresh-water harbor are many, but it will not make new deck beams grow In a ship, and when an agent of a great cor poration declares that they aro strained and must bo replaced by new ones, he should either stand by his findings or else admit that he is mistaken. Railway & Navigation Company, now ft Union Pacific line, gets into tho country south of ths Columbia, with an, equal amount of mileage and energy. It Is now proposed to make a close traffic agreement between the two lines from Spokane west, thus giving, tho Union Pacific access to almost the whole State of Washington on as good terms for the purposes desired as the Great North ern, while in return, it gives an equal privilege to the Great Northern in Ore gon. This was the proposition discussed, and informally agreed upon. It is now await ing confirmation. There is manifestly an error in this around to help the bull speculation, which has been very large here. Local inside Interests still talk bulllshly on the stock. The stock market opened steady today. American securities opened strong under the lead of the Northern Pacific's. The market for American railway shares closed on the curb buoyant, with a re newal of activity. There was arbitrary buying through the list, but the special feature was the eager demanfl for North ern Pacific common. MoGnlgan to Bo Manager. NEW YORK, Nov. 14. The Evening Post today reports that the executives of the Grand Trunk Railway are likely soon formally to announce the selection of General Superintendent H. C McGulgan dispatch, for the Great Northern and the . fi3 general manaeer of the Grand Trunk. yj. xv. . yvuuiu. .w lL " . , He has been the chief subordinate of Mr. emn agreement that each might j operate H ,n operatIng department during In the territory It traverses. No lnforma- , rt administration of the Grand tlon of the negotiations mentioned Is d formerlyNOn the Wabash, available In Portland. The Great North-. -.., Tiay- waa fceneral manajrer of em already gets into uregon over tne . v ,, f tn tT,A nrA Buildings Condemned. The range of buildings on the west side of Union avenue, between East Washington and East Stark streets, for merly owned by Charles Logus, has been condemned as unsafe, and the few occu pants must remoye. It Is the corner brick structure that menaces the others on the north side. Built on made ground in early days, there has been a steady settling of the foundatfbn, so that the brick leans north and west. From the opposite side of the street the Inclin ation of the building can be plainly seen. Doors and windows and tho front piers are all twisted and askew. Along the north side are frame structures, and against these the brick has pressed until they have been pushed over and out of shape. These stand on piles and bents and would be perfectly safe but for the leaning brick that. Is slowly crowding them over. Owing to the condition of the corner building, it has long been, unoc cupied. Plans were prepared several years ago to repair the brick, but noth ing was ever done and the foundation has continued slowly to go down. The cost to Tepalr the brick would be very heavy. Large piers Would have lo be carried down to the solid ground In the rear, and, that part raised. The second story might be taker; down and all dan ger of collapse removed. As business Is going back to Union avenue it would pay now to do something with the building. O. R. & N. The only new thing In the dispatch with any semblance of proba bility is that the Union Pacific may have made arrangements to get some busi ness off the Great Northern west of Spo kane. The Interesting possibility of the Union Pacific getting to Puget Sound via Spokane over the Great Northern is here opened up. ASTORIA'S COMMON RATES. Already Has Them on Transconti nental Passengers, Salmon, Etc. Astoria already has the benefit of com mon-point rates on transcontinental pas sengers, salmon and merchandise. Sal mon goes to market from Astoria at the same rate as from Portland, by any route -Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Union Pacific or Southern Pacific Likewise merchandise from the East Is delivered In Astoria at the same rate as Is charged for delivery In Portland or at Puget Sound. Two commodities that do not enjoy com mon rates, and which Astorlans and Mr. Hammond of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad, desire should have those rates, are lumber and grain. Mr. Ham mond's extensive timber Interests as well as his railroad argue for common rates, rates that shall let lumber from Astoria into the great market of Colorado, Kan sas and Nebraska. The desire to haul grain b'ack down the river and load it into ships at Astoria, thus transferring Trunk a month after his chief had en tered the service of that company. Railroad Notes. General Freight and Passenger Agent Markham, of the Southern Pacific, has gone on a business trip to Puget Sound. Assistant General Passenger Agent Ar thur D. Smlt'a, of the Burlington, spent yesterday afternoon at Vancouver, and left on the evening train for San Fran cisco. J. H. Strong, of Chicago, who is con nected with the Chicago- & Great West ern Railway, is staying at the Perkins for a few days, while looking over tho field with a view to closer' business con nection with Portland and Astoria. He thinks Oregon is Just on the eve of a great extension of trade with the Orient, and he will probably become a perma nent resident of Portland. He came out over the Great Northern, and took occa sion to inspect the new tunnel which is to supplant the switchback now crossing the Cascades. RABBI WISE A BENEDICT. Will Stay "With Centenary Church. There was a possibility that Rev. George W. Que, D. D., might become one of the members and managers of the Church Extension Society of the Metho dist churches of the United States. In that event he would have resigned from thl pastorate of Centenary, and 'gone to New York. For the past six months the leaders of Methodism had been try ing to get Dr. Gue on the board, and there were good prospects that he would be elected at the meeting of the board that has recently been In session In New York. Bishop McCabe was a strong backer of his election, but two weeks ago when 81 new members were received at Centenary, Dr. Gue concluded his field was with Centenary and so wrote Bishop McCabe, which practically withdrew him from election to the board. One of the objects In Bending him to Centenary was to lift the debt. It was felt that no other man In the Oregon Conference was better fitted fpr the work than he. Everything is now shaping Itself In that direction. The Abraham estate is in a shape that Inspires substantial hope that the church will get its claim paid. Dr. Gue says he has no doubt bu the debt will be paid In due time, and then, the members will not be harassed. Wedded Yesterday In Wevr Yorlc to Miss Louise Waterman. NEW YORK, Nov. 14 Miss Louise Waterman, daughter of the late Mr. and the grain-shipping interest from Portland .Mrs- Julius Waterman was married to the to Astoria. Is said to have behind It, not 'g;tDr- Stephen S Wise, formerly of the exactly enmity to Portland, but extreme 1 Madison-Avenue Temple, now of Portland, friendliness for Astoria. In this connec- Orv .this afternoon. The ceremony was Mission for Non-Catholics. The Paulist Fathers, who have been conducting a mission at the Church of the Immaculate Heart, Upper Alblna, for the past ten days, for Catholics, opened a mission last evening for the L benefit of non-Catholics. AH the congre gations have been large and the Interest has continued without abating. Last night the speaker -explained points in the doctrines of the Cathollo-church not generally understood, and answered such questions as were left In tho question box. These meetings will be continued till Sunday night, and are highly profita ble to anyone seeking Information, as the teachings of the church are explained, whether historical, spiritual or other wise. Tonight- Father Smith, of New York, will deliver a lecture on an important topic. The Result Glorious. Detroit Journal. The victory is one of the most glorious ever achieved by the united forces of or der and patriotism. The election was the fairest ever held, barring always the South, where tbe negroes are disfran chised and white Republicans are more or less Intimidated. The Democrats are estopped from crying fraud and coercion. They demanded a fair election and they got It. The people have again repudiated Bryanism and all It signifies. The apathy of the campaign crystallized Itself Into a mighty protest against the doctrines of tho Bryanlzed Democracy. The Prodigals. Arthur "Ketchum In Alnslee's Magwlne. -The brown earth calls them home to- her. Flower, and leaf and seed Back to her kindly heart again To shield them In. their need. So ends their little, span of life, , The gllmpsA of wind and inn So falls the Winter rest on them Whose Summer-tide Is done. Dr. Edward A. Ross, who has been at the head of the department of economics and sociology at Stanford University since 1S93, has Just been elected an as sociate member of the Institute Interna tional of Sociology at Paris. There are only five other members of this society tlon It Is pointed out that those who would make money by an Astoria boom and who have no particular interest in Portland favor such a course as would force Astoria ahead. Those whose great est Interest Is In Portland oppose surren dering any of the advantages that the town now has. The O. R. & N. po. and the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company are on opposite sides of this contention. The O. R. & N., however, is pleased to see Astoria thrive because it handles a large share of the traffic of that town with Its own steamers. Whether Portland should thrive or not would make little difference to the As toria road, except that whatever gain should come to Astoria would be to the advantage of that road, and If this should be at Portland's expense, that line -need not care. Astoria got the railroad It long had sought, but the expected boom did not! materialize. Its fishing interests went 'into a big combine, and yet Astorlans could, not rest and grow rich. Common freight rates were demanded, and it got them on Its most Important commodities, but It still pines for favors, alleging that It is unjustly deprived of Portland's grain business. If It does not use the advan tages It has, would It profit from further favors? Ought It to expect another town to -thrust greatness upon It? These are questions suggested to many by the his tory and present condition of this whole contention. Santa Fe's New .Directors. NEW YORK, Nov. 14. The following chances were made today In the board of performed at the residence of the bride, No. 46 East Sixty-eighth street, by Rev. Dr. Gustav Gottheil. There were no at tendants. A reception for relatives followed. NO METEORS WERE SEEN. Shovrer of Falling Stars Failed to Materialise. A party of observers on The Oregonlan tower last evening and early this ( morn ing were unable to catch a glimpse of the meteoric shower scheduled to take place. The sky was cloudy in the early evening, and later was totally obscured by the falling rain. Nothing was seen to Indicate- that the shower took place. Municipal Affairs of. Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Or.. Nov. 14. The In dependent Citizens' and Taxpayers' Com mittee today issued a call for a city con vention to be. held at Shlvelys Theater, next Tuesday evening, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Mayor and Treasurer; two Councllmenfor Ward No. 1, two Coundlmen for "Ward No. 2, and and one Councilman for -Ward No. 3. The city election will be held on Monday, De cember 3. County Treasurer Lu filing will issue a call Friday for all county warrants Is sued and Indorsed prior to December 14. 197, and all county road warrants issued prior to June 16, 1$00. You can't heln llldiur them.. they are so very small and their action is so perfect. Officers Elected. At the last meeting of the M. A. Ross Post, G. A. R-, of Pleasant Home, the following officers were chosen: Past commander, Henry Kane; senior vice commander, T. A. Shetterly; Junior vice commander, J. S. Blrdsall; adjutant, J. G. Stephens; quartermaster, M. Ball; chaplain, G. P. Rich: sentinel, J. Man ory; O. D., R, W. Pool; O. G., J. B. Lent; representative to department en campment, M. Ball; alternates, G. P.Rich and J. G. Stevens. The affairs of the post are in good condition at the close of the year. The new hall has been fin ished aid duly dedicated, and the post has no great debt to worry over. Sertnnlll Sold. Johnson Bros., of Pleasant Home, have sold their sawmill plant to J. Palmer, of Bridal Veil. The new owner will con tinue to operate the plant until the tim-ber--surroundlng tbe mill has been used up. Johnson Bros, have operated the mill In tho neighborhood for several years. East Side Notes. Emanuel Mitchell, a bricklayer working on a chimney" at East Fortieth and Tay lor, slipped about noon yesterday and fell 20 feet, fortunately without serious Injury. The directors of Mount Tabor District, No. 5. have been discussing the advisa bility of employing a musio teacher for the main and the Glencoe buildings However, no action has been taken, and will not be till after tho first -of the year. Tho funeral of Mrs. Arrlua-jBeckwltn, Since the sudden, and startling revival of anarchist attempts to murder those In high places, the secret police of Europe have been more alert, industrious and thorough In their designs of protection for those whose lives they guard, than ever before. In America where one or two dotectives who are so obviously de tective that nobody Is ever deceived by them, are considered amply sufficient to take care of a President or a nation's guest, even in time of great public cele bration. It is difficult to realize what In tricate, Invisible and Ingenious barriers are forever set between the potentates of Europe, and the skulking and dangerous fanatics who are well content to die if they can first destroy some ruler. No better authority upon the methods of the anarchists and the preventives against them lives than Mons. Leplne, the Paris Prefect of Police. He has made a minute study of all recorded assassina tions and attempts upon the lives of chiefs of states, and has reduced to a fine art the protection of the French president and Ministers and the royal visitors whom Paris constantly attracts. The anarchists' task is not an easy one. Though the criminals succeed every now and then in writing a bloody page of his tory, the world will never know how many would-be assassins have prowled the streets night and day, tracking their intended victims like bloodhounds, always In hope of a chance which never offered. On Guard at the Royal Palaces. Every royal palace In Europe has Its special private police, who, In one gulso or another, are always on the lookout for suspicious persons. In the case of pal aces, In the center of big cities, these officers are very numerous, and are dis guised in countless ingenious ways. At the gates there are, of course, uniformed policemen, and military guards, who make no attempt to conceal their function. But these are not Intended for use half so much as for ornament. Hundreds of people go every day in and out of the gates on all sorts of business. The police or military guards, are not the Judges of the honesty of such visitors. It la when the stranger has passed the gates that the real surveillance begins. In Paris, Berlin and St. Petersburg, for ex ample, among the gatekeepers of the rul er's palace there are expert detectives; and on a sign from these, one or two members of the secret police move up quietly to keep watch on the new comer. It is said that in the gardens of the German Emperor not less than a dosen intending murderers were arrested dur ing the last year on the unerring sus picion Of the secret police agent. And since the opening of the Paris exposition about 10 anarchists who followed Presi dent Loubet's party during the visits were arrested within the fair grounds. Nothing except their appearance and manners revealed their murderous Inten tions; nevertheless, weapons were found on all of them, and later they all made boasting confessions. Two of the would be assassins were young women carrying deadly bombs. Guardianship That Hedges In a King It very seldom happens, almost never, In fact, that a member of a royal family takes three steps alone outside his private apartments, even when doing the sights Incognito. Whether or not he, or she, knows it at the moment, there are al ways at least two members of the secret police in close though unseen attendance on foot, In a cab or on bicycles. They never leave their charge long out of reach. Even at Sandrlngham, tho quiet little country place of the Prince and Princess of Wales, if the Princess goes out Into a field to pick wild flowers or rambles round the home farm to see how the AIderney3 are getting on, she Is always closely tracked by the police. Young Princes, and even 'middle-aged Kings, sometimes amuse themselves in cognito in rather undignified ways, throw ing off all the outward pomp of their po sition and passing as ordinary pleasure- loving citizens. In this case the absence of all signs of royalty would seem to In sure th;lr perfect safety. But the police know very well that that very feeling of security might prove the source of their greatest danger. Any anarchist might get to know of the royal weakness and arrange his plans accordingly. So it Is Just In those cases that the surveillance Is most elaborately careful. The King of Belgium Is fond of taking a run from Brussels to Paris when tho official world thinks he Is resting quietly at one of his country seats. Both the Belgium and French police can tell you at any moment how he has passed every hour of his time during the flying lark In the gay city. On these occasions of a monarch visit ing a foreign nation, tho country which receives the distinguished guest always works In conjunction with his personal attendants. The assassination of a for eign ruler within the borders of another nation is feared as the worst possible catastrophe by the officials of the country he honors with his presence. To Strangle Towns, Harbors an 4 Railroads, He Contends, Will Not Advaaoo Prosperity PORTLAND, Or., Nov. IS. CTo the Edi tor.) In reply to the article of Mr. Ellis G. Hughes, which was published In Sun day's Oregonlan, November H, I will limit myself to that part of his letter in which he refers to "Portland's sins of commis sion, etc., among which are to be noted the breaking Of the Joint lease of the O. R. & N. Co. to the Union and Northern Pacific, which would have given Portland undisputed control of the Pacific .North west, as well as the Oriental trade and left the Sound without a Tacoma, and probably without a Seattle. And the throwing to Seattle of tho Alaska trade, which has become the life and Is about the sole support of that city." The Inference to be drawn la that Hughes believes the development and prosperity of these two fine and thriving cities on Puget Sound was at the expense of Portland, because Portland did not prevent them getting a railroad at the time he thinks she could. Is Portland go ing to say to the world or admit that the only way she could hold her "Nation al prestige" was to keep the other sea ports handicapped by not allowing them any rail connections, and if they suc ceeded in getting the railroads, then if Bhe could prevent It, not allow them com mon-point rates? If Portland cannot command the commerce of the Pacific Northwest in honest and fair competition with any or all the other ports north. south or west of her, then is not tho problem solved, and Is she the Columbia River seaport or the gateway to the Ori ent or AIaska7 Is there a single fair-minded man. eitner mercnant, manuxacturer or pro ducer. In Oregon. Washington or Idaho. who believes either his or the country's Interests are best served by holding back any seaport, or In discouraging the build ing of railroads to them, or after the roads are built, by ignoring and discrimi nating against them. In order to force business to some other port less favor ably situated? What the producer wants and will have is the easiest and cheapest way to market. If it is easier and cheap er to haul a car of wheat down grade by the water level route to the mouth of ths Columbia River, Instead of over the moun tains to Puget Sound, then why not ex tend the same rates to the mouth of tho Columbia River as the Sound has? If it is easier and cheaper to load vessels right at the ocean, then Is that not the placo to do so, and not continue to drag them up and down stream and burden the producer with this unnecessary towago expense? All the seaports in the State of Wash ington that have railroad connections have a common-point rate, none discriminated against, no matter whether they are lo cated along the coast or the shores of Puget Sound, or the banks of the Colum bia. This policy seems to have been auc-j cessful. as Washington has more miles of I railroads and larger "population than Ore-I gon. The time has come to recognize and! utilize the unexcelled fresh-water har-l bor at the mouth of the Columbia River. It has none of the objections that can be I urged against the other ports, and the! great advantage over them all of being! rlsrht at the sea. only six miles from the! open ocean the exact counterpart In sltu-l atlon to the mouth of the Hudson, the I gateway on the Atlantic seaboard to alM Europe. I to and from the ocean, and the harbor! at Its mouth, the natural gateway on thq Pacific seaboard to the Orient. Portland, you hold the Iceys: opep up Oregon's ideal seUiJorCnien "yoflr'errors of tomlssloa'ana commission" will be largely, fairly and honestly neutralized, and your proud poi tlon of the "Queen City of the Columbia and financial center of the Pacific North? west be forever assured you. San Francisco la now the recognized terminus of the Union Pacific: Railroad I for all trans-Pacific trade. Tacoma ha the Northern Pacific. Seattle has thel Great Northern, and Vancouver, B. C, the Canadian Pacific. All these ports have drydocks and coal hunkers, steamship connections with Alaska and are doing an immense trade. Portland has no Alaska steamers and is the largest shipping point In the world without a drydock. while most ports of her volume of business have several of them. Now, let's shake hands like brothers, pull together like men like "Seattle men" Instead of whining over "errors of com mission" that some now Imagine would have held back Puget Sound, but it would not. Nothing on God's green earth could do that or ever will. But who wants the Sound held back? Who wants the harbor at the mouth of the Columbia Rive "straneled"? Let him come to the front now and state his reasons or get out of I the way of "King Progress" and fcreverl hold his neaca Mr. Ellis G. Hughes offered the reaolu-l tlon to the Portland Chamber of Convl merce indorsing the Astoria Railroad. Hel has done many good things for the ad-J vancement of Oregon, but time win snow none better than this. L. B. BEELEY. The death of Levi McLaughlin, a dtl- r. ftf -roiphltflL Kan has brought to light the story of his remarkable fond-J ness for children, .tie naa jj oi ius owu.i of whom 11 are living, but at different Mm he adonted a round dozen more. eluding five orphans of one family. j DAILY METEOROLOGICAL BJCPORT. PORTLAND. Nov. 14. P. M.- imnraiiirr. 58: minimum temperature. 44d river readfnr at 11 A M., 8.8 feet; change the past 24 hours. 0 5 foot, total predplts tlon. B P. M. to 6 P. M., 0 00; total predplt tlon since Sect. 1. 1800. 7.22 Inches; precipitation slaca Sept. 1, 1900, 8.30 Inches i deficiency, 1.08 Inches; total sunanine wot. G.S9. possible sunshine Nov. 13, 8 33. Pacific Coast Weather. STATICCfS. A Great College Year. Saturday Evening Post. This will be the greatest college year that the United States or any other coun try has ever known. The Saturday Even ing Post b taken some trouble to col lect tho returns from the different insti tutions of the country, and there is scarcely an exception to the report of an unprecedented increase in the number of students. This affects not only the Uni versities, so called, but all the colleges of every class and size throughout the Union. The collegiate Institutions of the coun try, some 400 in all, have a combined at tendance of between 100,000 and 200,000 and the total is not far from the 200,000 mark. During and after all periods of pros perity the private schools and the col leges secure an Increased membership, for the evident reason that people are better prepared to pay for the Instruc tion of their children. That the flgureb have this year gone far beyond anything ever before known, is, of course, largely accounted for by the increase In popula tion; but, while allowing fully for all that, it is still true that the number has greatly exceeded any former proportion in the population statistics of the coun try. The great thing is that the rush for higher education was never so strong or so general as. it is In the present day. Astoria Baker City .... Bismarck Tln1A ....... Eureka. 68 0 00 TTMnna. 46 0 00 Karoloops. B. C "SS0! Keih Bar 50 0 00 p.otllrt .. .02000 Portland 58 0 00 Red Bluff eaooo T?nhnrr (52 0 00 Rnwamento .........172 0 00 Rait TjllfB ..168 0 00 Can TrVnnMfirA Ifl2i0 OOf 8 Spokane I380001 S.attlft ..k.. 40 0 001 Walla Walla 400 00t ' 0 00 0 00 0 14 58 0 001 Wlno.1 4? 3 B lCIoudy SB (Cloudy N Clear NW Cloudy SWiCloudy NW Cloudy Clmi Cloudy B Pt cloady N I Cloudy S 3 vr sw w w N Cloudy Cloudy Pt cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy SB I Cloudy SW Cloudy Light. WEATHER CONDITIONS. No rain has yet fallen in the North "Pxdfl4 States, but the weather is now very threatenl lng. and rain will probably set In tonight anc continue for an Indefinite tune. The baroml eter Is lowest off the mouth of the- -Straits Juan do Fuca and highest over Nevada. It cooler in Washington and Northern Callforl nla, but elsewhere the temperature rec nearly stationary. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 .ndin- at mldnleht Thursday. November la: Portland and vlclnlty-Occaslonal rain; cooll er southerly winos. Oreron Occasional rain: cooler; scathe winds. Washingtos Occasional rain; with winds. Idaho Occasional rain; cooler Ja soota tlee: soatherlr winds. KS wyKlSaSS.31 !.&( - la the- united state - - lffiwt.00 llw'AtchJxon, TopekA Jk pajri& mF4!jmmj&!P&Sm.