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THTC MCVRNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, "1900.
MADE A NEW RECORD
Thyra on Her First Trip Lost
But One Horse.
CXCELLENTSHOW1NG FOR PORTLAND
IFo Other Animal Transport Has
Done Bo "Well on First Trip "Will
Return to Portland.
The bent record ever made by an animal
transport on her maiden trip was made
by the Thyra. -which was fitted up. for the
Government by "Wolff & Zwieker. of this
city. The Thyra, left Portland In Octo
ber, with 559 horses, and the only animal
Sost on the trip was one horse, which
tMod with the colic two days before reach
ing' Kobe. News of the splendid trip of
the transport was brought In a letter re
ceived by Mrs. Henry N'unn, wife of the
"veterinary surgeon In chorjre. and the
Government has also been advised of the
fine condition In which the animals wero
Innded In the Orient, every one of them
training In flesh on the trip across. The
credit for this splend'd achievement Is
largely due to the excellent work per
formed by 'Wolff & Zwicker. and to the
ekill of Dr. Henry N'unn. the veterinarian
In charge. When It Is considered that
every breath of air Inhaled by the ani
mals on the two lower decks must be
jnimped In by electricity and the stoppage
of the machinery for a few hours would
result In gTeat loss of life, the perfect
condition of the Thyra's equipment can
tetter be understood.
Previous to this trip of the Thyra's the
smallest loss of life on a maiden trip of
any of the animal transports was that
of the Lennox, which landed all but four
of her animals. On a subsequent voyage
the Iennox landed every animal in good
, order and made a new record by so doing.
The first trip, however. Is always feared
on account of the machinery being new
and stoppages liable to ensue. Both the
Thyra. and the Lennox have made ex
cellent records for the port from which
they wero sent, and the Thyra has done
So well on her first trip that she will be
sent back to Portland for another cargo
of animals at once. Dr. Henry Nunn.
"Who has proved so successful In his call
ing', has been In the employ of the Gov
ernment about a year, spending all of the
time previous to his voyage on the Thyra
with Captain "Walnwright. who purchased
nearly all of the horses sent from the
Jforthwest.
cnojiAimrsmnE tn port.
Ship Which Collided With the Ill
fated French Twiner.
The British ship Cromartyshire and the
(Norwegian bark St. Jam arrived up from
lAstorla yesterday. It has been over three
years since the Cromartyshire was in
port, and since that time she has met
"with a disaster which will keep her name
In marine annals for all time. The story
of the fatal collision between the Cro
martyshire and the French liner La Bour
Cogne is pretty familiar to all readers.
It was a terrible tale, which will never
be forgotten Divested of all of Its hor
rors and In the prosaic language of the
Cromartyshire's log. It reads as follows:
"July 4. E. A. M. Den!e fog: position of
ship, CO miles south of Sable Island; ship
Tinder reduced canvas, going about 4 or
C knots per hour. Fog horn kept going
regularly every minute. Hoard steamer's
whistle on port bow. seemed to be going
very fast. "We blew horn and wero an
swered by steamer's whistle, when all of
a sudden she loamed up through the fo?
on our port bow. and crashed Into us.
going at a terrible speed. Our for top
mast and main topgallant mast came
down, bringing with It the yards and
everything attached. I ImmolKtely or
dered the boats out. and went to examine
the damage. Four of the boats were
completely cut off. and the platen were
twisted. The other ship disappeared
through the fog. Our ship was floating
on her collision bulkhead, with no Im
mediate danger of sinking. "We were at
work immediately to clear the wreckage
of the ship on the starboard side, which
was hanging over the starboard bow. In
danger of punching holes In the bow.
Heard the steamer blowing her wlilstle.
"We answered with the fog horn. The
steamer threw up a rocket and fired a
Bhot. "We threw up a rocket and fired
several shots, but neither saw nor heard
anything. About 6:30 the fog lifted some
what and we saw three boats pulling to
ward us, with the French flag flying.
"We signalled them to come alongside,
end found the ship was La Bourjpogne,
from New York for Havre, and had gone
down. "We laid to all day and received
on board about 200 survivors from among
the passengers and crew. They were re
ported to be In all about COO. About 3 P.
3L another steamer hove in sights head
ing westward. We put up signals N. C.
(want assistance,) The steamer bore
down toward us. She proved to be the
Grecian, bound from Glasgow for New
York. The captain agreed to take pas
sengers aboard and tow my ship to Hall
fax." The Cromartyshire reached Halifax In
safety, and after repairs was taken to
New York, where she loaded oil for the
far East At the time of the collision
ehe was in command of Captain Hen
derson, but since being repaired she has
been In charge of Captain Rcld. who Is
well known in this port as former master
of the Fifoshlre. The ship is lying In the
stream, )Mit will come Into thd dock to
day to discharge a part cargo of cement.
, SOUTH SEA. CAraiBALlsai.
Schooner Mnscotte Tells of Interest
Ins: Adventure.
SLAJN FRANCISCO. Nov. IB. The
echooner Xascotte, which has arrived
here from the South Seas, brings tales
of cannibalism and the massacre of blacks
on the savage Islands. For the past two
years the Mascotte has been trading be
tween the Solomon Islands. New Guinea
nnd New Ireland. Her deck rails and
jsaMs bear the marks of cannibals' spears
nnd bullets.
The schooner arrived at Komall, In the
Admiralty group. Just after the murder
of Herman Matsekc. the trading agent
there. This was en August 29. The Mas
cotte dropped anchor in the harbor as
three canoes shot out from the land. Cap
tain Mace and a boat's crew went ashore
and found that the copra-houses had been
looted and that the trader's home wls a
wreck In the yard of the latter a big
pot was "till stezl!ng over the dying em
bers of & fire, and In the pot were found
Borne of the bones of the trader.
The cannibals had not gone far. They
had found In the agent's heuse 15 guns,
and with thee they returned for Captain
Marco and his crew. A hasty retreat was
made to the schooner, and the cannibals
potted them with their stolen guns.
Once aboard the Mascotte the captain
turned loo all the available arms. The
bullets from the savage Islanders found
marks in the salle and decks and riddled
the foresail. Captain Macco brought into
pla a small gun and the noise more than
the effectiveness of it soared the canni
bals off.
The Mascotte, which Is an auxiliary
echooner. steamed to Kus&i, In the Caro
lines, and notified the German sloop of
war Seedier of the murder. Both
echooner and warship returned to Komati
and the native villages were shelled.
Eighty villages were destroyed by flro,
10 natives ware Wiled and 20 were taken
prisoners.
In June the Mascotte put Into Matty
Island, In the Solomon group, and two
traders want ashore with the supercargo.
A great crowd of natives, scenting a big
feast, made for them and filled the air
with spears. Captain Macco turned loose
Ws "Winchester- and killed one of the can
nibals. This stopped the rest for a mo
ment, then another savage bit the dust.
This completely mystified the cannibals.
They turned their dead over and found
two big holes in their bodies. Then two
more fell and the rest of them took to the
woods;
RUBY A. COUSINS WRECKED.
Seattlo Schooner Goes to Pieces
Near Prince William Sound.
SEATTLE, Nov. 15. The schooner Ruby
A. Cousins, which sailed from this port
aeveral weeks ago, loaded with a general
cargo of Government supplies for the
soldiers at Port Valdes, now lies a total
wreck In the Narrows at the entrance to
Prince William Sound. Captain F. L.
Dodwell, her master and owner, returned
from the north today, bringing details of
the disaster.
The Cousins was wrecked while trying
to pass through the Narrows without the
aid of a tug. Captain Dodwell was en
tirely familiar with the wators of the
Narrows, but encountered adverse cur
rents, and the vessel rapidly drifted onto
the shoals, where she was pounded to
pieces before any attempts could be made
to save her valuable cargo, which was
totally ruined. The wreck was attended
with no loss of life. The crew escaped In
small boats and were later picked up and
taken to Port Valdes, from which point
they took a steamer for this city,
A Rescue In Mid-Ocean.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IS. After float
ing on the ocean in a helpless condition
on a sinking vessel for five days. Captain
Anderson and his crew of IS hands, of the
Norwegian bark Highflyer, arrived here
today, having been rescued by the British
steamer Georgian Prince, Captain Flett,
from Hull. During the five days that the
crew were at the mercy of the waves
they only saw two steamers. The first
one, according to Captain Anderson, came
within half a mile of his vessel, but
steamed away without giving aid. The
second ship sighted was the Georgian
Prince. The Highflyer sailed from Caxnp
bellton. P. E. I., for Newport, "Wales, Oc
tober IS, with a cargo of lumber. Eleven
days out the bark encountered a severe
gale, which tore away her sails and
strained the vessel so that she sprang a
leak of nine Inches an hour. All hands
were kept busy at the pumps, so that the
bark could be kept afloat until a passing
vessel could render assistance. Four days
passed, and the morning of the fifth day
a trans-Atlantic liner passed near, but an
swered the distressed vessel's signals only
by raising a flag. The Georgian Prince
flred the derelict, '
SvrnlloTr Was a Smnstrler.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. IB. Cap
tain Henry W. Morse, of the bark Swal
low, has been held In $2000 bonds for the
grand Jury by United States Commis
sioner Clifford, charged with smuggling
into this country 43 passengers from the
Western Islands. The passengers. It is
claimed, were surreptitiously landed be
fore the vessel came Into port. The de
fense put In no case.
Mlsslns Schooner.
BOSTON, Nov. 15. No tidings have yet
been received from the schooner Henry
Lippltt, which was reported being driven
by the South Shoal lightship in a. dis
masted condition during the hurricane
last Friday. The schooner left Balti
more October 21. with a cargo of 1339
tons of coal consigned to E. R. Norton,
of this city. She was one of a fleet of
vessels detained in Hampton Roads and
did not leave there until November 5.
The Olpra's Salvage.
SAN FFJANCISCO. Nov. 15. In the
United States District Court today A. B.
Sprockles, as agent of the owners of the
tugboats which pulled the stranded ship
Olga off the beach near the entrance to
this, harbor, will libel the vessel for ?175.
000 salvage.
Foreijrn nnd Domestic Ports.
ASTORIA, Not. 15. Arrived at midnight
and left up at 1:30 A. M steamer Alli
ance, from San Francisco and way ports;
arrived down at 8:30 A. M. and sailed at
9:30 A. M.. Norwegian steamship "Bergen
hus, for Hong Kong and -nay ports.
Sailed at 6 A. M., steamer Despatch, for
San Francisco. Left up at 8:30 A. M.,
German ship Maine. "Condition of the bar
at 5 P. -M., smooth; wind, southwest;
weather, cloudy.
Liverpool, Nov. 15. Sailed, Belgenland,
for Philadelphia,
Cherbourg, Nov. 15. Sailed. Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse, from Bremen, for
New York. ;
New York, Nov. 15. Arrived. Travo,
from Bremen. Sailed, Auguste Victoria,
for Hamburg, via Plymouth; La Cham
pagne, for Havre.
Liverpool. Nov. 15. Arrived, Teutonic
from New York.
Bremen. Nov. 15. Arrived. Lalm. from
New York.
New York, Nov. 15. Arrived, Furst Bis
marck, from Hamburg.
Hamburg, Nov. 15. Arrived, Deutsch
lond, from New York, via Plymouth.
Rotterdam, Nov. 15. Arrived, Spaarn
dam. from New York, via Boulogne;
sailed, Statendam, for Boulogne and New
York.
San Francisco, Nov.. 15. Arrived,
steamer Victoria, from Oyster Harbor;
steamer Mattewan, from Tacoma;
schooner Melancthon, from Wlllapa Har
bor: bark Gatherer, from Tacoma;
schooner Antelope, from Coquille River;
steamer Amethyst, from Coquille River.
Sailed, steamer Warfleld. for Chemalnus;
steamer Progreso, for Tacoma,
Port GambleArrived, Nov. 14, bark
Fresno, from Port Townsend.
Tacoma Sailed, Nov. 14, ship Governor
Robie. for Sydney.
Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 16. Arrived,
Empress of China, from China and Japan.
Dunnel Head, Nov. 15. Passed, Hecla,
from New York, for Christlanla and Co
penhagen. Glasgow, Nov. 15. Arrived; Sardinian,
from New York.
Qucenstown, Nov. 15 Sailed. Belgen
land (from Liverpool), for Philadelphia.
London. Nov. 15. Sailed. Minneapolis,
for New York.
Hovr Parks Promote Edncntton.
Chicago Tribune.
Parks and boulevards, streets lined with
trees and green lawn spaces, are not only
a necessity, but are ornaments a part of
a city's dress suit that no prosperous and
well-built city can be without. They are
wealth-producing, which is proved by the
higher value .in boulevard frontage and
lands bordering on porks. Confining us
to pirks, their educational value Is great.
Here we meet the artist sketching or
painting, the entomologist In search for
new discoveries, the amateur gardener In
pursuit of more knowledge. Spring and
Fall classes from our public schools in
vade the pastoral plantations for botan
ical studies or to obtain practical lessons
in ornithology. Thus the parks become a
veritable outdoor college open to all. the
playgrounds of the millions: rich and poor
alike are welcome to their balmy, health
producing atmosphere.
Military Element Dnmlnntes' Rnssln.
Chautauquan.
The Cxar depends upon the support of
the dominant class, the military aristoc
racy, and it Is to the will of the Czw.
as modified by the will of this class,
that we must look for an explanation
of Russian policy. The pride of this
olass is Intense, and demands the up
building of Russia, and that Is best sub
served by peace. Should this need of
peace for Russia cease, the powerful mili
tary machine that is being organized,
along with railroads, can lis and ports,
would be set In motion, and the Czar's
benevolent dream would lose Its charm
for Russia.
There are 725,000 miners in Great Britain
and Ireland. Just over 500,000 of these
work underground.
MORE GATEWAYS GAPE
JVEW TttOUTE FOR THE UXIOS PA
CIFIC TO REACH SEATTLE.
I?m Disadvantages bat Wonld Serve
a Parpoie-Hovr Will Portland
Fnr'e in Adjustment t
More gateways, not fewer, appears to
bo the programme for the transconti
nental lines. The opening of Denver and
Sliver Bow and a freer exchange at Spo
kane 1c more probable than thecloslng of
Ogden. All these point to friendlier re
lations between the Interests represent
ed by E. H. Harriman and J. J. Hill.
By the arrangement for Interchange at
Spokane that Is now deemed probable, the
Union Pacific would be admitted to Se
attle and Seattle would virtually get an
other transcontinental line. As the mat
ter now stands Puget Sound can get into
all that country between Denver and
the Missouri a vast lumber market only
over the Northern Paclflc-Burllngton
route. The roads cannot carry via St.
Paul because the Burlington's rates based
on the shorter mileage, which rates the
St. Paul lines would, of course, have
to meet, would demoralize their St. Paul
business and other intermediate rates.
The Great Northern cannot get into Kan
sas, Nebraska or Colorado through St.
Paul, but by opening the fjpokane gate
wide It can take Puget Sound lumber and
deliver it to the Union Pacific (O. R. &
N.) at Spokane and the Burlington ter
ritory can thus be reached via the Union
Pacific On westbound Puget Sound busi
ness the Union Pacific has been at a
great disadvantage because, under a de
cision of Judge Deady about 12 years
ago, the Northern Pacific is not obliged
to accept Union Pacific cars at Port
land. The Union Pacific can haul to
Portland, but must here break bulk and
transship in Northern Pacific cars to Pu
get Sound at full local rates. This keeps
the Union Pacific out of the Puget Sound
country. The proposed arrangement Is to
give the Union Pacific free access to
Seattle over the Great Northern via Uma
tilla and Spokane.
Of course this would be a differential
route; that It, It would have its disad
vantages. "Westbound traffic would have
to pass Umatilla Junction, whether its
destination were Portland or Seattle.
From Umatilla to Portland Is 187 miles
down, grade, and from Portland to Se
attle over the Northern Pacific Is 186
miles on a good grade and through a
country that yields much business, a to
tal of 373 miles. From, Umatilla to Spo
kane the distance Is 246 miles up grade
and from Spokane to Seattle over the
Great Northern the distance Is 348 miles,
crossing the Cascade range, a total dis
tance of 594 miles from Umatilla. Thus
the route from Umatilla to Seattle via
Spokane Is 221 miles longer than via
Portland and the grade Is a great deal
harder. Nevertheless, It Is not doubted
that a considerable volume of business
would be handled that way.
Meantime what Is to become of Port
land's interest? If the Union Pacific,
which is already strongly suspected of fa
voring San Francisco above Portland, now
gets still another coast terminus . It Is
presumed that It will cease to become
Portland's transcontinental railroad. In
stead of pulling for Portland as its Pa
cific terminus it will have three Pacific
terminals to promote.
This Is the matter, as it is presented
by the reports of recent negotiations in
the East. The arrangements that are
deemed so probable are not yet consum
mated, however.
Formerly Silver Bow gate was open and
Great Northern traffic for the Coast came
over the Utah Northern. Oregon Short
Line and O. R. & N. That gate was
closed when the Great Northern got to
Spolcane and opened a gate there. By
opening Silver Bow again. Northern Ida.
ho and a large part of Montana would be
enabled to reach Union Pacific territory,
Just as Puget Sound would reach the
same territory through Spokane and
Huntington.
REASON FOR SETTLERS' RATES.
To Help the Northwestern States to
Mnlte the Average Gnln.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Nov. 15. The cen
sus returns of the various states is one of
the strongest defenses of the present
homeseekers' rates, and will Justify their
continuance for a long time. These fig
ures show that while the far West has
developed rapidly Its gain during the
last 10 years has been considerably under
the average. The census returns for the
six Western States through which the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads are operated, are given as fol
lows: Population. Gain.
Minnesota 1,751,395 449,569
North Dakota 310,040 136,321
Montana 243,239 111.130
Idaho 161,771 77,386
Washington 517,672 16S.2S2
Oregon 413,532 99,765
Total 3,406,699 1,012,453
The total gain of six average states
during the post 10 years has been 1,763,395.
The total gain of the six Northwestern
States through which the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern operate has
been only 1,042,453, so that while the
Northwest has been building up steadily
these states are deficient In their propor
tion of the increase by 720,942. In other
words, the six Northwestern States have
not maintained the average of Increase.
The point brought out by these figures
Is that while the Northwest is growing
rapidly she is not getting her share of
new settlers. She is not growing in popu
lation as fast as the Eastern, and more
populous states. This is one of the ar
guments advanced by the Northern roads
for continuing in force the homeseekers'
rates.
SITUATION OF PACIFIC MAIL.
A Director Intimates That Union
Pacific May Use It.
Wall Street News.
The manipulation of Pacific Mail stock
Is the work of only a few of the men
Interested- In the company. The rise has
been so sudden that few of the old In
siders have realized the possibilities of
such a movement ab has taken place
This situation Is well reflected in the
following Interview with a director, of
the Pacific Mail Company:
"The extreme rise in our stock is due
to manipulation in Wall street. Earnings,
as shown by our reports, have been un
favorable for some months, and there is
no present Indication of any change for
the bettor. Mr. Harriman comes Into
the board as a representative of Union
Pacific. He has always been interested
In Pacific Mall and has, I understind,
lately Increased his holdings in the prop
erty. Union Pacific is thus placed In
Intimate relations with Pacific Mill. Mr.
Harrlxrfan Is probably anticipating a tre
mendous export trade to the far East,
and undoubtedly wishes that his rail
road shall not be shut off from this Im
portant outlet for freight.
"Although the contract between Pacific
Mall and Pjrnama expires December 16,
and has not yet been renewed, should the
relations between the two companies be
discontinued, the result would not be
disastrous to Pacific Mail. Only a small
portion of the company's earnings has
been derived from this source. It is very
probable if the steamers now utilized for
this service are withdrawn, employment
will be found for them 1n the expected
Increase In our trade with China, now
that the war is practically over."
Oregon Railroad Ttates.
Tuesday morning, says the Corvallls
Times, the Southern Pacific Company
turned over to the C & E. 14 cars of
miscellaneous freight, of which the great
er portion was lumber and telegraph
poles, to be taken to Albany and from
there to paints in. California. But for
the scarcity of cars these shipments,
would be much greater.
A correspondent o'f the Baker City
Democrat says that the Sumpt'er Valley
Railway's extension to Whitney, which
has been delayed by difficulty In securing
bolts for the long trestle, will be com
pleted before the end. of the week. A
good share of the woodwork was put up
without bolts. A carload of bolts has now
arrived, and the construction Is being
pushed by double shifts. A consolidated
engine of the Mogul type has arrived, and
Its mate is on the way. The first train
will carry a complete printing plant for
the Whitney newspaper, which Is ex
pected to appear about Thanksgiving day,
and almost every other line of enterprise
is making preparations to be represented.
Thirty Japanese arrived at Springfield
this week to work on the Mohawk branch
of the Southern Pacific
Western Classification.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. Nov. 15. The
Western classification committee closed
Its meeting here tonight. Few Important
changes were made. Numerous prepara
tions, to eliminate carload ratings were
submitted, but they were all rejected. It
was decided that farming Implements
could be shipped for repairs at half the
tariff rate.
Hate to Livestock Exhibition.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15. The Central Pas
senger Association has announce a rate
of one fare plus ?2 from" points all over
Its territory to Chicago for the Interstate
Livestock Exhbltlon, which will begin
December 1. The tickets will be on sale
for three days and be good returning till
December 10.
HYMN' WRITER A. BIGAMIST
Author of "There's A Light in the
Windovr" llecame a Tramp.
Chicago Tribune.
t The Rev. Edward Dunbar, who wrote
the old Sunday School hymn "There's a
Light In the Window for Thee, Brother,"
sleeps In a pauper's grave at Coffeyvllle,
Kan., where he died a tramp In the town
Jail 10 years ago. His name became a
by-word in the places where he was
known, and leaving prison he became a
vagabond. In 1867 Dunbar was arrested at
Leavenworth, Kan., while engaged in
holding a series of revival meetings, and
taken to Minneapolis, Minn., where he
was tried for bigamy, convicted and sent
to the penitentiary for three years and
eight months.
One night in the Spring of 1890 Dunbar
applied at the Coffeyvllle Jail for lodg
ing. He was ill and the authorities took
him In. He died the next day. Papers in
his pockets revealed his identity apd
showed that he had tramped all over tne
country. Some church people lately have
erected a marble slab over his grave, on
which these words are lnseritfed: "Here
lies Edward Dunbar, who wrote 'There's
a Light In the Window for Thee, Broth
er.' "
When Dunbar was a small boy ho lived
In New Bedford, Mass., and worked in a
factory. His mother lived at the foot
of the street on which the factory was
located, and as the lad's work kept him
away till after dark she always placed
a light in the window to guide his foot
steps homeward. The boy became rest
less and took a notion to go to sea, so off
he went for a three years' cruise. Dur
ing his absence his mother fell ill and
was at death's door. She talked Inces
santly about h'er boy, and every night
asked those around her to place a light
in the window In anticipation of his re
turn. When she realized that the end had
come she said: "Tell Edward that I will
set a light in the window of heaven for
him." These were her last words.
The lad had grown to manhood before
he returned home, and his mother's mes
sage had such an effect upon him that
he reformed and became a preacher. In
the course of his reformation he wrote
"There's a Light In the Window for Thee,
Brother."
The Rev. Edward Dunbar married In
New Bedford and had five children, iie
soon won a reputation as a pulpit orator,
and there was great surprise when it was
found one Sunday morning that he had
left the city, leaving his wife and family
behind. He came to Kansas and, after
preaching In different parts of the state,
went to Minneapolis, Minn.
A great revival followed and hundreds
were converted. Miss Eunice Belle Lewis,
a handsome young heiress of Minneapo
lis, was one of the converts. She fell In
love with the evangelist and married him
against the wishes of her friends.
Shortly after tho wedding Dunbar re
turned to Kansas to fill an engagement
at Leavenworth. While he was away sus
picious friends of the bride consulted W.
D. Webb, lately Judge of the Second Ju
dicial District of Kansas, and Austin H.
Young, who were law partners in Minne
apolis. They soon found evidence suffi
cient to warrant an arrost, and Dunbar's
ministerial career was brought to a sud
den close.
After Dunbar's Incarceration In the penL
tentiary Judge Young secured a divorce
or Mrs. Dunbar and married her him
self. They now live in Minneapolis.
CROKER'S FIGHT WITH O'BRIEH
McKenna Was Shot to Death and
Crolcer Tried for It.
William E. Curtis In Chicago Record.
Several people have written me for fur
ther Information concerning Mr. Croker's
trial for murder. He Is a machinist by
trade, and in his early days worked in the
shops of the New York Central Railway
Company at Forty-second street. He
started In politics in the district In which
the Grand Central Railway station Is lo
cated, and his first office was that of
Alderman for that ward. He was a fol
lower of James O'Brien, but had a fall
ing out with him In 1874. O'Brien pre
vented Croker's renomlnatlon for the
Council and nominated Bernard O'Nell in
his place. On election day Croker, who
was making the rounds of the district
accompanied by a party of strong-armed
and desperate followers, had an alterca
tion with O'Brien and a number of Oils
followers at the corner of Thirty-fourth
street and Third avenue. According to
the testimony at the murder trial, O'Brien
and Croker called each other hard names
until both lost their tempers and began
to fight. Mr. Croker testified that he
hit O'Brien twice and that O'Brien struck
him In the teeth. Then friends tried to
separate them and a general melee fol
lowed, during which some one flred a pis
tol, and John McKenna, one of O'Brien's
friends, who was struggling with Croker,
fell mortally wounded. The whole party
was arrested and taken to the station
house, where Croker charged O'Brien with
assault and O'Brien charged Croker with
murder.
In his ante-mortem statement John Mc
Kenna stated that Croker shot him. He
said:
"I saw O'Brien and Croker quarreling
and I ran, and 'Croker shot me. I saw
Croker strike O'Brien and shoot at him.
The revolver was so close that the pow
der burned my ear."
Two policemen gave similar testimony.
Mr. Croker was indicted for murder and
spent two months In the Tombs awaiting
trial. After deliberating 17 hours the
Jurors reported that they were unable to
agree and were discharged. Six members
of the Jury were In favor of a verdict
of murder In the first degree. The other
six were willing to find him guilty of
manslaughter, but did not believe that" he
fired the shot deliberately with Intent to
kill McKenna. Thus he was neither con
victed nor acquitted.
Death by Asphyxiation.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Dr. Christopher
T. Ahlstrom, of this city, and ?n un
known woman were today found dead in
a hotel room in Broaaway. Both had
been suffocated by Illuminating gas;- It
is the opinion of the hotel proprietor and
the police that the deaths were accidental,
the occupants of the room falling prop
erly to shut off 'the ga
BOOM IN WORLD'S FAIRS
MANY EXPOSITIONS SCHKDUIED
FOR HKXT FOUR- YEARS.
Buffalo, St. Louis, Toledo, Newark
nnd Charleston Preparing Dig;
Shoivs Japan's Exposition.
A multitude of expositions, state, na
tional and international, are scheduled to
take place within the next four years.
The features of national and interna
tional expositions are wel known, but the
Bo-called permanent expositions ore a new
class that has been Increasing in favor of.
late years, doubtless because of their
commercial Importance to the development
of foreign trade. As examples of this new
class of fairs may be mentioned the fol
lowing permanent expositions: For ma
chinery in Lima, Peru; for American man
ufactures In Buenos Ayres,. Argentine Re
public; for samples of Canadian products,
Cape Town, Cape Colony, and for samples
of building and house materials, fitting
and machinery in Christlanla, Norway.
Other permanent expositions projected are
the expositions In Rome for Italian prod
ucts. In Paris, for Mexican products, and
In Shanghai, China, for American prod
ucts. Vladlvostock, Russian Siberia,
Madrid, Spain, and Constantinople, Tur
key, are each to have analogous com
mercial expositions of a permanent na
ture In the near future. ,
In this couittry the exposition industry
is booming. Besides the coming pan
American exposition In Buffalo, no less
than eight Important expositions face us
with the determination to take place be
fore 1904. That makes two fairs per
year, besides that at Buffalo. Detroit
expected In 1901 to celebrate her second
centennial with a large Industrial and
commercial exposition, but as Buffalo is
to bavo her pan-American performance
the same year, Detroit's centennial will
not come off until later. Charleston, S.
C, has an exnosltlon scheduled to take,
place also in 1901, for she Intends to open
her fair about the time Buffalo closes
hers. Charleston will run her fair with a
view of presenting tho opportunities for
Investment In the South, and to promote
closer trade relations with the West In.
dlan Islands. These expositions do not
count upoh any considerable patronage
from Europe, as that continent's atten
tlon during 1901 will be largely drawn to
the Glasgow exposition. The Pacific
Ocean and National exposition of San
Francisco Is also slated to take place in
1S0L From May to November, 1902, the.
City of Toledo, O., will celebrate the 100th
anniversary of Ohlc's admission to state
hood by a centennial exposition.
From June to December during the same
year the City of Newark, N. J., proposes
hold a National exposition under the aus
pices of the Boards of Trade of the prin
cipal cities of New Jersey. As more than
7,000,000 of people live within trolley ride,
of the proposed site at Waverly Park, li
Is likely that. the Newark exposition will
break all records for attendance among
National fairs.
St Louis will be the center In 1903 of &
World's fair to celebrate the Louisiana
purchase.
Turning to foreign countries, the most
Important exposition In the foreground is
undoubtedly the Glasgow International
exhibition of 1901. Work, on the buildings
has been progressing all Summer. Among
the expositions arranged for, the follow
ing are the most notable:
The Industrial exposition of 1901 In Riga,
Russia, for the celebration of the 700th an.
nlversary of the city. Riga is .in import
ant center for Russia's foreign trade, and
one of the principal ports of the Baltic.
The Industrial exposition of Dusseldorf,
Germany, will be held in 1902. During the
same year Japan will have her first Inter
national exposition.
The International exposition at Liege,
Belgium, will be held under the patronage
of the government, and the province and
City of Liege.
The Scandinavian exposition at Chris
tlanla, Norway, In 1504, will be of Interest
and value to our growing trade with the
Scandinavian peninsula and Denmark.
As the United States of America now
stands indisputably the foremost nation
In tho world in the principal lines of in
dustry and manufacture, these various
expositions are of considerable value to
our rapidly augmenting foreign trade, and
to the makers who are looking in, In ever
lncreasinc numbers, for new outlets for
their surplus productions.' Mulhall, the
eminent British statistician, has tried to
fathom our commercial greatness, not in
figures, which are incomprehensible, but
by the medium of carefully drawn com
parisons. According to his calculations,
the United States leads In agriculture,
with products greater than Russfa and
England combined; In manufactures, with
a product of greater value than the
aggregate output of the factories of Eng
land, France, Austro-Hungary and Bel
gium combined; In machinery, with a
greater steam power than England Austro-Hungary
and Italy combined; In min
inr, with a product greater than England
and France together, or nearly one-third
that of the entire world; in railway trans
portation, with a mileage 40 per cent
greater than that of entire Europe; in
forestry, with products greater than that
of all Europe, or nearly one-half the total
production of the world; In fisheries, with
a rreater product than England, Russia
and Germany combined.
FOR EDUCATION OF WOMEN
Lord Strnthcona's Gift of a. Colleffe
to Montreal University.
New York Tribune.
The Royal Victoria College for Women.
Montreal, Canada, has Just been formal
ly opened. Lord Strathcona and Mount
Royal, the Canadian High Commissioner
to England, and their Excellencies, the
Governor General and Lady MInto, were
present, and Lord MInto unveiled Queen
Victoria's statue, which stands In front
of the college.
Tho college Is Lord Strnthcona's gift
to McGill University nnd to the women of
Canada. He built It and endowed it as a
memorial of the diamond Jubilee of Her
Majesty, the Queen of England. The
statue Is also his gift, and both havo
been awaiting his arrival In Canada for
their dedication.
The building Is a large, substantial look
ing gray stone structure, in the Scotch
baronial style, standing in the midst of
well kept lawns, with a splendid campus
at the back where basket ball, tennis and
other outdoor sports are provided for. A
wide flight of steps leads up from the
Btreet, and in front of them stands the
Queen's statue, a metal cast from a de
sign by Her Royal Highness, the Princess
Lulse.
The Interior of the college is in keep
ing with the exterior, everything being
at once beautiful and substantial. The
vestibule Is of hammered brass, the wood
work Is of oak. Everything Is marked
with the college arms, and on the yellow
glass of the doors opening Into the great
dining hall are the royal arms, with those
of McGill and the Royal Victoria on either
side and Lord Strathcona s above.
There Is a fine assembly hall, a library
and a gymnasium filled with all the appli
ances necessary for the physical develop
ment of the coming woman.
There are accommodations for about
75 students.
The staff of the college consists princi
pally of Oxford and Cambridge women,
the warden,. Miss Hilda Oakley, being a
graduate of Somervllle College. Oxford.
Mile. Mllhau, a graduate of Sorbonne, Is
tutor In modern languages.
The system of Instruction Is partly co
educational and partly separate The stu
dents may take an ordinary B. A. course
entirely, or almost entirely, in their own
college, but for special and honor courses
they must go to McGill. All the scientific
Work Is co-educational, and the students
of Royal Victoria College, as students of
McGill University, have the use of the
university library, the museum, labora
tories and botanic gardens.
Tho presence of women at MclGU is by
no means an Innovation. In 1SS3 classes
were organized for women, separate for.
the most part from those of the men. but
under identical conditions, and long be
fore special courses of lectures for wom
en were arranged, mainly through the in
strumentality of the late principal. Sir
William Dawson, who was deeply Inter-,
ested in the higher education of women.
The lack, of funds delayed the admission
of women as regular students for some
time after tho college authorities saw
the necessity for some such action, but In
1883 Lord Strathcona removed this diffi
culty and the further expansion of the
work, so far as It has bean a matter of
finances, has been entirely due to his
generosity.
LIBRARIES IN THE PARES.
Brooklyn Supplies Literature 'With
Fresh Air and Qnlet.
The experiment of free libraries in gar
dens or parks Is bolng tried in Brooklyn
by the Brooklyn Public Library Associa
tion, through whose efforts there are now
three reading-rooms and libraries in three
dlfforent parks In that borough, says the
New York Tribune. To George V. Brow
er. Park Commissioner for the Borougn.
of Brooklyn, is due the credit of starting
these libraries, for it is through his gen
erosity and co-operation that the "build
ings have been secured and fitted to ac
commodate the books and the readers.
Mr. Brower Is serving his third term as
Park Commissioner. To give the children
visitors every advantage has been the
aim of the Park Commissioner, and when
It was suggested that to boathouses, merry-go-rounds,
museums, menageries, con
servatories and palmhouses might be add
od places of more intellectual culture,
reading-rooms and libraries. Mr Brower
replied: "I don't know just how it will
work, but I am willing to try it. I doubt,
however. If you will find many who will
care to read. They come to the parks for
recreation and, I should think, for relax
ation from reading and study."
The Commissioner was agreeably sur
prised at the end of the first month after
the opening of tho library in Bedford
Park to 1'earn that over 6000 persons had
visited the library, either to read there
or to take books away for home use. At
the end of seven months there had been
circulated 16,832 books for home use and
19,300 persons had read on the premises.
Most of the visitors to the park pro
vided themselves with a book or maga
zlnerrom the library and read while en
Joying the, rest and quiet of the place.
The children, too, would rush off for a
book, and often one would read aloud to
an Interesting group, lying comfortably
under the shade of the trees.
The Library Association did not need to
ask for the second building. Mr. Brower,
persuaded of the good results of the first
library, offered the association the use of
a beautiful two-story brick building In
Tompkins Park, and even went to the
exDense of fitting it ud with oak wains
coting and shelving, plate-glass doors and!
windows. As soon as It was thrown open
to the public it became, like the first pub
lic library, the gathering place for the
park visitors, and the attendance averaged-from
400 to 500 daily.
The Thompkins Park is located In a
section of the city that Is thickly popu
lated, and the park Is frequented by a
large number of unfortunate children
who are not privileged to take a vacation
in the country. To spend the day in the
park Is their highest pleasure, and the
library has become during the long Sum
mer months their second home, some of
them only leaving It to take their meals
at home.
Mrs. Mary E. Craigie, who originated
the Idea of locating libraries In the parks,
and who has been most active In the es
tablishment of the public library In
Brooklyn, says:
"According to the reports of the libra
ries for the last year there have been
read either In the reading-rooms of the
park libraries or taken from them for
home use 130,171 volumes, and they have
been visited by -21.G02 persons to read on
the premises. The only cost of conduct
ing these libraries Is the actual cost of
books and-the salary of the attendants.
We find tho cost of the circulation a vol-,
ume Is much below the general average."
Bedford Park and the branch at Litch
field Mansion, Prospect Park, are no
under the Brooklyn Public Library Board
of Directors. The Tompkins Park Librai
ry Is still conducted by the Brooklyn Pub
lic Library Association, and is entirely
maintained through the generosity of
friends of the association. It Is hoped
that parks In other sections of tho city
may In time have at least small reading
rooms to tempt the loungers to employ
their Idle time in seeking Information or
knowledge.
A Plucky Messcnirer Boy.
New York Journal.
Thomas Cosgrove, a 15-year-old messen
ger, saved tho Irving National Bank the
tidy sum of $10,000.
The lad Is employed by the bank as
messenger, and toad started for the clearing-house
with the money. He had
reached the front door when the explosion
occurred. He was thrown down the
atone steps and lay on the sidewalk un
conscious. Broken stone and glass rained
about him. When an ambulance surgeon
began to twist him, the boy revived, and,
Jumping to his feet, ran back into the
bank.
Every one was excited there, and no one
would listen to him. He waited about for
an hour, despite the fact that he was
suffering from several cuts and bruises.
Then he saw the teller of the bank and
handed him back the $10,000.
Economical soap is one
that a touch of cleanses.
Pears' shaving soap is
the best in all the world.
All ort of people me Pears' soap, all sorts
of stores tell It, especially druggists.
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absolutely fireproof; electric llgnts
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AINSLIE. Dr. OBOROE.Physlclan....608-C09
ANDERSON. GUSTAV. Attorner-at-Law...Ci3
ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. U PewclJ. Mr..S0l
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BROOKE. DR. J. M.. rhys. & Sur.... 708-700
BROWN. MXRA. M. D 313-314
BRVEKE, DR. G. E.. Physician.... 412-413-414
CANNING. M. J 002.GOJ
CATJKIN, G. E.. Dlstriet Asnt Trarelera'
Insurance Co 713
CARDWEI.T.. DR. J, R 1.boO
CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J 710-717
COFFEY. DR. R. C.. Phys. & Surgeon. ...700
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY....
804-003-000-007-013-014-813
CORNELIUS. C. W.. Phys. nnd Surgeon.... 200
IOVER. F. C. Cashier Equitable Life 300
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Manager tl5-4ia
DAY. J. a. & I. N 319
uA IS. NAPOLEON. President Columbia
Telephone Co ..007
DICKSON. DR. J. F., Physician. .... .713-714
DRAKE, DR. H. u.. Physician. ...512-813-314
DWYER, JOE F.. Tobaceos 402
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EVENING TELEUiwAM 325 Alder street
FENTON. J. D., Physician and Surgeon.500-310
FENTON. DR. HICKS C; Eye and Ear... 311
FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 303
GALVANI. W. H.. Engineer and Draughts-
maa i0
jAVIN, A.. Prssldent Oregon Camera Club,
214-213-210-217
GEARY. DR. EDWARD P.. Physlelan and
Surgeon 212-213
CEBBIE P'in. CO.. Ltd.. Fine Art Publish
ers; M. C. McGreevy. Mgr 518
GIESY, A. J., Physician acd Surgeon... 700-710
GODDARD. E. C. & CO.. Footwear
Ground floor, 129 Sixth street
GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan
Life Insurance Co.. of New York.... 200-210
GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-at-Law 017
HAMMAM BATHS. King A Compton. Props. 300
HAMMOND. A. B 310
HOLLISTER. DR. O. C, Phys. & Sur.. 304-305
IDLBaiAN. C. M. Attorney-at-Law..410-17-18
JOHNSON. W. C 315-310-317
KADY. MARK T., Supervisor of Agents
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n flOI-CM
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eral Manager Columbia Telephone Co C04
LITTLEFIELD, H. H.. Phys. and Surgeon.203
MACRUM.W. S.. Sec Oregon Camera CIub.214
MACKAY. DR. A. E., Phys. and 3urg.. 711-712
MARTIN, J. L. & CO., Timber Lands G01
MAXWELL, DR. W. E.. Phys. & Surg .701-2-3
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SCIENCE SETTLES IT.
Dandruff Is Caused by a Germ That
Saps the Hair's Vitality.
It is pow a settled fact that dandruff
Is caused by a germ. Falling: hair and
baldness are the result of dandruff. Dr.
E. J Beardsley, of Champaign, HI., got
hold of the new hair preparation. New
bro's Herplcide the only one that kills
the dandruff germ. He says: "I used
Herplcide for my dandruff and falling
hair, and I am well satisfied with the
result." Dr. J T. Fugate, of Urbana, I1L,
says: "I have used Herplcide for dan
druff with excellent results. I shajl pre
scribe it in ray practice." Herplcide kllta.
the dandruff germ. Physicians as well as
the general public say so
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