THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1900.
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THE KAISOW COMING
Another Big China Mutual
- Liner Due Tomorrow.
SISTER'SHIP TO THE CHING WO
Ship Challenger Dismasted Off the
Oregon Coast Cromartyshire Dis
abled In the Gale Pats Into San
Francisco Marine Rotes.
J
The British steamship Chlng Wo "will
leave down the rlverthls morning -with a
EOOO-ton cargo of -wheat. Her departure
will not leave Portland long without a
wheat steamer In port, fqr the Kalsow,
another of China Mutual liners, is due at
this port tomorrow, and will take out a
cargo a trifle larger than that carried by
the Chlng Wo. These two steamers are
near enough alike for twins. Both of
them are 370 feet long, but the Kalsow
has nine Inches more beam and nine
Inches less depth of hold. The Kalsow is
of 2526 tons net, and 3921 tons gross regis
ter, and the Ching Wo, 2517 tonB net, and
8SS3 tons gross register. Each of them are
equipped with triple compound engines,
26-42 and 1 Inches diameter of cylinder
by 48-inch strode... These two steamers
will carry away more -wheat than could
be carried by three of the ordinary sailers,
and on Puget Sound, where coal Is cheap
er, -a considerable proportion of the ex
portable surplus will go forward by
steamer.
In the season of 1897-98 Portland dis
patched 11 big steamers with wheat, but
rates have been so much higher in other
trades this season that It was Impossible
to secure steam tonnage sufficient to cut
much figure, and expocters were obliged
to depend on the sailer. The fact that
there are 27 of the latter craft now in the
river loaded or loading wheat shows that
Portland is holding her own in the wheat
business.
HAD A STORMY PASSAGE.
Allan Liner State of Nebraska "Was
a. Wcelc Overdue.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. It was more than
a merry Christmas for the 110 passengers
on the belated Allan steamer State of
Nebraska. Nineteen days out from the
Clyde, eight days overdue, the Nebraska
crept Into port with smashed lifeboats,
demolished lighthouses and broken and
twisted rails. It was the first clear day
the voyagers had seen since December 7,
when the Nebraska steamed out of Mo
vlle, Ireland, In the face of a gale that
owept her decks.
On board the liner when she left Glas
gow December 6, were 10 saloon. 30 cabin
and 70 steerage passengers. Officers and
passengers declared the wreckage on deck
gave but a faint idea of the horrors of
the voyage. Three times the machinery
broke down and the vessel had to be hove
to. Gales and head seas swept the ship
from the moment she left Movile. At mid
night of December 11, the feed pipes of
the engines gave out, and the Nebraska
was hove to for three hours, headed Into
the seas washing over her.
It was at this time that a wave smashed
the two lighthouses containing the side
lights. The vessel was rolling and lift
ing to the fseas or plunging Into them.
The steerage passengers were all In ter
ror and the cabin passengers clung to
their berths. The feed pipes were repair
ed and Improvised side lights placed. The
engines could not force her forward at
more than three knots an hour. Some
times she moved 4ees than two knots.
Two of the lifeboats on the port side for
ward were smashed to splinters on De
cember 15. The vessel logged 50 miles for
that 24 hours, and for six days she made
less than 90 miles.
The engines had to bo stopped on the
15th to cool some overheated journals, and
the next day the main steam pipes gave
so much trouble another stop had to be
made.
The only one of the crew Injured In
the long voyage was William Thompson,
a fireman, who was hurled against the
deck Tails behind.
Captain David Ingram, of Vancouver,
who has circled the globe twice, was one
of the passengers. He said that three
times the voyagers felt that all hope was
gone. Not a meal could bo served in the
saloon during the voyage.
VICTIM OP THE GALE.
American Ship Clinllenfter Dismast
ed Off the Oregon Coast.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec. 26.
Another victim of the recent gales was
reported here today by Captain Grade, of
the British ship Falkland, arriving last
night. The unfortunate craft Is the ship
Challenger, Captain Anderson, from Oy:
ter Bay. B. C, to Kahulul. and she Is out
23 days. According to Captain Grade,
while 1C0 miles southwest of Columbia
River, on December 19, he spoke a vessel
wjth broken masts and sails torn to
shreds. The vessel hoisted slgna letters,
'J. S. K. D.," and from these It was
learned today that the unfortunate craft
was the ship Challenger. She was run
ning under a Jib, her main topmast and
lower "topmast had been carried away,
and the rigging was badly twisted. Cap
tain Grade says that as the weather was
moderating at that time that the Chal
lenger in all probability will be able to
make port.
CAPTAIN PORTER'S DEATH.
British VIce-Consnl Makes Inquiries
Regarding the Tragedy.
British Vice-Consul P. L. Cherry has
made an official inquiry on board the
British ship Inchcape Rock to make rec
ord of the mysterious disappearance or
her master. Captain James Porter. Ho
took the testimony of every one on board,
while all were present. The only conclu
sion, that could be drawn from the testi
mony was that Captain Porter, during .
temporary fit of Insanity, brought on by
the scarcity, of provisions on the vessel.
Jumped overboard and committed. suicide.
' OREGON !fc ORIENTAL. -
Steamship Conipnny Files Articles of
Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation of the Oregon
& Oriental Steamship Company were filed
at the County Clerk's office yesterday.
Tne Incorporators were R. A. Graham.'A.
H. Devers. G. Rosenblatt. George T. Mey
ers and H L. Plttock. The capital stock
is 5200,000. and the company will engage in
the steamship business on the Pacific
Orean. Among the projected enterprises
of the new company is a steamer line to
Manila, and in this service they will op
erate the steamships Monmouthshire and
Carmarthenshire, which they had secured
on a time charter for the Oriental service.
To Investigate Tillamook's Delay.
SEATTLE, Dec. 26. J. E. Chllberg.
agent for the overdue steamer Tillamook,
left tonight on the Cottage City for Ju
neau, where he will endeavor to ascertain
the causes of the -boat's delay. At Juneau
he expects to meet the Aloha, which cov
ers the same route as the Tillamook, and
learn from her what has happened to the
missing vessel. Mr. Chllberg believes
either the Tillamook's machinery has
broken down or that she Is storm-bound.
He does not have any apprehensions as
to her safety.
Cars for Rio Grande "Western.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Dec 26. The
Bio Grande Western has ordered KO
frdght cars, which will Increase the ca-
paclty of the frdght equipment of that
road over 160.003 tons. Part of these cars
will be built by the Pressed Steel Car
Company, and some by the American Car
& Foundry Company. The cost of these
cars will be in the neighborhood of 5400,-000.
Another Safe Risk.
The British ship Ben Lee, on which 35
per cent reinsurance had been paid, 'ar
rived at Port Townsend Christmas day.
thus dispelling another dream of disaster
from the vision of the brokers, who be
came unduly excited over non-arrival.
The fact that the vessel was but 64 days
out from Santa Rosalia shows that she
was but slightly overdue, and It Is a lit
tle difficult to figure out how the Bay
City insurance men consider her a 35 per
cent risk. This makes the sixth vessel
on which reinsurance has been paid to
put in, an appearance without having her
rigging mussed.
Unknotrn Steamer Ashore.
MIAMI, Fla., Dec! 26. An unknown
American steamer is ashore on the reefs
a few miles south of Miami. The sea has
been running so high that the wreckers
have been unable to reach her or ascer
tain her identity. The Key West sta
tion has been notified and a tug will go
from Miami to the disabled steamer.
Tarn o' Shanter Safe.
ASTORIA, Dec 26. The American
barkentine Tarn o Shanter was spoken
outside yesterday by the British ship
County of Roxburgh off the mouth of
the river. She is out 29 days from ,San
Francisco for Knappton to load lumber.
Her master reported all well on board.
'Japanese Dredge Foundered.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 27. The Japanese
Government dredge Sente foundered last
evening off Cork Harbor, 12 persons out
of 17 on board being drowned.
Marine Notes.
Eppinger & Co. finished two ships yes
terday, the steamer Chlng Wo and the
ship Wilkommen. both completing their
cargoes. A number of other cargoes are
nearlng the finishing stage, and will get
out In time to figure in the November
fleet.
The Columbia arrived In promptly on
time yesterday, and the Elder arrived
at San Francisco. The gale off the coast
has apparently blown out, and shipping Is
expected to move with more regularity
from now on.
The British ship Cromartyshire, re
ported in distress at San Frandeco, was
dispatched by Kerr, GIfford & Co. last
month, with a full cargo of barley. She
Is one of the fastest ships afloat, but has
cost the insurance companies a pile of
money at different times.
Foreign and Domestic Ports.
ASTORIA, Dec. 26. Arrived in at 8:20 A.
M. and left up at 11:20 A. M. Steamer
Columbia, from San Francisco. Arrived
down at 3:30 P. M. Dutch bark Pax. Left
up at 10:40 A M. British ship Scottish
Isles. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M.,
rough; wind west; weather cloudy.
San Francisco, Dec. 26. Arrived Steam
er Empire, from Coos Bay; steamer
George W. Elder, from Portland; steamer
Tellus, from Comox; steamer Rainier,
from New Whatcom; schooner Repeat,
from Wlllapa Harbor; schooner North
Bond, from Wlllapa Harbor. Sailed
Barkentine J. Peters, for Comox.
Glasgow December 26. Arrived Corea,
from Philadelphia.
Hamburg, Dec 26. Sailed Cap Frio, for
New York.
New York, Dec 26. Arrived Anchorla,
from Glasgow. Sailed Bulgaria, for
Hamburg: St. Louis , for Southampton;
Vaderland, for Antwerp.
Liverpool, Dec. 26. Arrived Pennland,
from Philadelphia. Sailed December 25
Cymric, for New York.
Tacoma Arrived December 25 Schooner
F. S. Redfiold, from Port Los Angeles;
schooner Ethel Zane, from San Pedro.
Seattle Sailed December S4 Victorian,
for Skagway.
Port Townsend Arrived December 25
Bark Tidal Wave, from San Pedro; Brit
ish ship Falkland, from San Diego.
Port Gamble Sailed Docemoer 25 Ship
Star of France, for Algoa Bay.
San Pedro Arrived December 26
Schooner Stlmson, from Seattle.
Seattle Sailed December 24 Steamer Co
qullle River, for Gray's Harbor.
Taltal In port December 24 British ship
Scottish Hills, for Portland.
Santa Rosalia Sailed November 12
British ship Andrada, for Oregon.
Liverpool Sailed December 23 British
ship Primrose Hill, for Victoria.
Liverpool, Dec 26. Arrived Majestic,
from Now York.
Plymouth, Dec 26. Arrived, Graf Wal
dersee, from New York for Hamburg and
proceeded.
BACK TO FROZEN ALASKA.
Tide of Trnvcl Will Set in After New
Year's.
The tide of travel will set in Alaska
ward Just after New Year's, and quite a
number of Northern adventurers are al
ready assembling at the Portland hotels,
with a view to preparing for the trip ovet
the ice to Dawson from Skagway.
Most of those who have done well In the
frozen diggings within the past three
years, manage to return South every Fall,
for the purpose of enjoying a brief pe
riod of civilization, and they figure that
living is so much cheaper In the states
than In Alaska, that they can make mon
ey by leaving their holdings up north
about the time the frost begins to create
ice in the sluice-boxes. The trip home
ward can be made by water with ease
and comparath'e speed, whether th
homesick miner Is located on the creeks
of the Klondike, or the headwaters of the
Koyukuk. or along the blustery coast at
Nome The return trip, however, when
sleds and dog teams take the place of
boats and steamers, requires more time,
and If it were not for stopping places at
convenient Intervals between White Horse
Rapids and Dawson, considerable hard
ship would yet ensue. At this season ot
the year the Yukon River Is frozen over,
and trails are kept open for horses and
sleds between White Horse and Dawson.
Below Dawson, dog teams will come Into
use again, because the dogs can haul their
own food for the journey. There are no
stopping places to speak of between Daw
son and Fort Yukon, and so fodder can
not be procured for horses or mules.
T. C. and C. W. McNamer. of Forest
Grove, who have valuable placers on Em
ma Creek, at the head of the Koyukuk,
expect to leave Portland for the far
north on January 15. They anticipate no
difficulty In reaching White Horse Rap
ids, as the railroad from Skagway, they
think, will be kept open all the Winter,
the company having added to Its stock
of rotary snow plows since last year. At
White Horse the boys will buy horses
enough to transport 15 tons of freight tt
Dawson by sled, and at the Klondike town
the horses will be exchanged for dogs.
The trip from Portland to Emma Creek,
they think, can be made within 45 dayc,
though their destination is 00 miles be
yond Dawson City, and well within tho
Arctic drcle.
Theodore McNamer, who Is the leader
of the party, was seen at the Perkins last
evening, and he said they had lntendea
to remain at Emma Creek over next Win
ter, but lately they decided to come out
again next Fall. "Life's too short." he
said, "to hury one's self In that Ice-bound
region for the whole of an Arctic Winter,
when a few weeks' travel will bring you
out to Portland, where people are never
shut In on account of tho weather." He
admits that he has had such a Jolly, good
time visiting friends at his birthplace, at
Forest Grove, that he Is loth to start
North again Rich placer grounds at Era
ma Creek have to be developed and put
In such shape that they can be operated
without the owners' constant presence,
and after installing a system of hydraulic
pipes and monitors, the boys can spena
more of their time In Oregon. This will
be their fourth year In Alaska.
IN CREAMERIES' FAVOR
GOOD SHOWING MADE BY TWO FAC
TORDZS AT SALEM.
Indications Are That Milk Supply
Thereabouts Will Be Greatly
Increased Next Year.
SALEM, Dec 26. Though the Salem
creamery operators are not doing much
talking this Winter, they are keeping
steadily at work. As usual at this season,
the milk supply has decreased, and the
amount of cream received at the factories
has fallen off accordingly. The output of
butter has decreased, and no Increase is
expected until Spring.
The Clover Leaf creamery, owned by T.
S. Townsend, reports a weekly output of
800 pounds. M. McCrosky, the operator,
says that" the creamery pays 22 cents
BAN FRANCISCO. Dec 20. The British ship Cromartyshire, Captain John Reld, from Portland for Que;nstown with a cargo of wheat
and barley, put Into this port today for repairs and to have her cargo restowed.
On December 15 the Cromartyshire encountered a gale, with confusing seas. About 8 P. M. a gale struck the ehlp, throwing her over on
her beam's end. Her starboard side was completely under -water and gradually settling over. Captain Reld was compelled to Jettison
about 3000 bags of barley to right the Ehlp. The starboard bulwark and the stanchions between the fore and main rigging were carried
away. Tho storm continued from the 15th to tho morning of the 20th.
for separator cream delivered at tho
creamery, and 2 cents less If collected by
tho creamery wagons.
The Salem Creamery Company, under
the management of George D. Goodhue,
reports a weekly output of S00 pounds.
Separator cream, deliv.-ed, is paid for at
the rate of 24 cents per pound, with 2
cents off if hauled by the creamery wag
ons. The cream is paid for according
to the showing made by tho test for but
ter fat.
These prices make a very favorable
showing In favor of the creamery system.
Farmers who make their butter them
selves can get but 10 to 15 cents per
pound for it In cash, or 15 to 18 cents in
trade. They have the labor of making
the butter and of bringing it to town and
hunting a market. The demand for coun
try butter Is growing less as the cream
ery product Increases in favor. Farmers
are learning that It pays to patronize the
creamery and have their dairy products.
made Into first-class butter which finds a
ready market anywhere.
Manager McCrosky, of the Clover Leaf
creamery, say., that. Judging by what he
can hear from the farmers, there will
be more attention paid to dairying next
year than ever before. Those who al
ready patronize the creameries will In
crease their herds of cows, and many
will engage in the business. The farmers
will adopt more modern methods, which
will keep up their milk supply during the
season when the prices are highest. The
silo will soon be a highly valued feat
ure of every farm, and the grain fields
will be cut down to make room for clover
fields and pasture. Mr. McCrosky laughs
at the opinion expressed by one farmer
that clover does not pay because it must
bo re-sowed every three or four years.
He says that in Ohio, where he was for
merely engaged In creamery work, the
farmers found clover a profitable product
when they had to sow It every year. Mr.
McCrosky will go to Albany the first of
the year to take charge of the Albany
Creamerj Company's plant.
Mr. Goodhue, of the Salem Creamery
Company, says that in every section of
the Willamette Valley dairy herds will
increase according to the number of cows
that can be procured for that purpose
Those who have in the past given their
attention to stockralslng will now begin
milking their cows, and will sell their
cream to creameries. Those who have
been following the old method of skim
ming their milk by hand will hereafter
use separators, and thus not only secure
a better price for their cream, but help
In building up a reputation for butter
produced In the Willamette Valley.
Mr. Goodhue expects an Increase In the
price of butter by the middle of January,
and a consequent Increase In the price
paid for cream. The price of butter, how
ever, will be governed largely by the
amount of Eastern butter put on the Ore
gon market The home supply should be
least In amount between January 15 and
February 15.
"THE DAIRY COW AND HER FEED."
Text of Professor Splllmnn's Lecture
Before Milton Farmer' Institute.
The following lecture on "The Dairy
Cow and Her Feed." was delivered by Pro
fessor W. J. Splllman, of the Pullman,
Wash., Agricultural College, before the
recent Farmers' Institute at Milton, Or.:
"The difference between a dairy cow
and a beef cow is simply stated the one
makes milk out of a large proportion of
her feed, the other makes meat. Most
cows are neither beef cows nor dairy
cows; they are simply cows, animals that
can eat and digest only enough to keep
them going. The dairy cow Is not con
fined to any breed. She may be found
more or less plentifully in several breeds,
and even a good many cows of no partic
ular breeding are good milk producers.
In general, if a cow will give a pound of
butter a day on the average for nine
months In the year she may be classed
as a dairy cow. If she will not do this
it is not profitable to milk her. In any
herd there are generally some cows that
will do this, and some that will not. The
most practicable way of getting rid of
unprofitable cows is to weigh and test
the milk of each Individual cow in the
herd once a month. Those that do not
come up to the standard should be dis
carded from the dairy herd and made into
beef.
"It should be remembered that there
is no breed of cattle but has poor cows
.in it. The spedal dairy breed, however,
have a larger proportion of profitable
milkers than other breeds. This is espe
dally true of the Jerseys, Holstelns and
Guernseys. The shorthorn breed has oc
casionally a splendid milker, but they are
not plentiful in that breed. The advice
I would give a beginner is to wdgh and
test the milk of the cows he has, and
discard from his dairy herd those that
do not pay. Then Improve the breed of the
others so as to get a high-class dairy
cow,- one whose milk will .make two
pounds or more of butter a day. If in
a position to buy cows to add to tho
herd, buy good scrub or grade cows. In
order to do this one must be able to judge
a cow's value as a dairy cow from her
appearance This is not difficult to do
In most cases. In the first place, a good
dairy cow will be a big eaterr.thls means
that she will have a big abdomen, a
large mouth, big, florin nostrils, and
large, strong jaws. In addition, she
makes milk instead of meat out of her
food, and Is lank and boney In appear
ance. Her shoulders are comparatively
small, hips rather prominent, the with
ers rather pointed and not broad and level
as in a beef cow. The thigh Is thin and
Incurring, Indicating little meat in the
hind quarter. The back bone is rather
prominent, and she is broad across the
loins and hips. Although spare and
angular, she Is thrifty, when well fed,
and presents a sleek coat with a general
appearance of health and vigor. The ud
der should be large and semi-circular in
BRITISH SHIP CROMARTYSHIRE.
outline, extending far -up behind and
far out In front, the four quarters even
ly developed. The teats should be of con
venient size and not too close together
behind. Tho largo veins under the abdo
men should stand out 'prominently, and
it is all the better If tho veins on tho
udder Itself are prominent. Such a cow
as this. If properly trained, will be profit
able In the dairy.
"In feeding animals of any kind It Is
necessary for the feeder to know that a
certain proportion of the food Is used
enly as fuel In the body. A much smaller
proportion is used to nourish the tissues
of tho body, and to make such products
ar mllic, wool, etc There are many sub
stances In such a food, for Instance, as
alfalfa hay. Some of these substances
contain nitrogen, and all such are In
cluded in the class called protein. It i3
protein that nourishes the tissues and fur
nishes tho material for milk-making. Sub
stances that contain no nitrogen are used
In the body only as fuel, and for mak
ing certain parts of milk. These fuel sub
stances may also be converted Into an
imal fat when conditions are right. The
rrcportion of meat making material and
fuel Is different In different feeding stuffs.
In alfalfa hay there are four pounds of
fuel to each pound of protein. In wheat
hay there are 14.2. A dry cow needs
about 12 pounds of fuel for each pound of
protein, while a cow giving three or four
gallons of milk needs more protein one
pcund to about five or ::x of fuel. If
cows are fed on alfalfa alore, as many
of them are, they get more protein than
Is good for them, and less fuel than they
need On the other hand. If ftd on wheat
hay alone, they get too little protein and
too much fuel. Cows thus fed can not do
good work. I can not give better ad
vice In this matter than to urge you to
ge' some of the bulletins on feeding and
study the matter. Learn how to com
bine feeding stuffs so that your cows re
ceive the proper proportion of protein and
fuel, and the right amount of feed. I
shall be glad to send our bulletin on f ert .
lng to any of you who will writo to me
at Pullman.
"Finally, let me urge to arrange for
Winter dairying. If you will weed cut
the poor cows and grade up your herds,
you will find It more profitable to have
your cows, fresher in the Fall or 4a te
Summer, for they will give' more, milk
in the year, and the large flow of milk
comes at the season of best prices."
Washington Industries.
Otto Resendale, the Chinook River log
ger, has closed down his camp for -the
season. This year he has put In about
2,000.000 feet of spruce logs. He has on
hand now two rafts containing 450,000
feet, which will be taken to the mills
as soon as the weather permits.
The Curlew Mining Company has asked
the Republic Coundl for a franchise to
supply the city with water for fire pur
poses, and to sell water to the citizens.
As the Republic company has neglected
to build according to the franchise granted
it, it Is probable that the Curlew company
will get what it asks. The company al
ready has somo pipe laid. The water 13
obtained from a spring within the city
limits. The Curlew company promises to
bring In water from Trout Creek.
THE DEATH ROLL.
-oieph M. Barry.
DENVER, Dec 26.-Joseph M. Barry, a
well-known newspaper man of this city,
died this evening, at St. Joseph's Hospital,
of consumption. Mr. Barry came to Den
ver In 1S92 from Boston on account of
lung trouble. Having as he thought, ful
ly recovered nls health, about three years
ago he went to San Francisco and was
sent by one of the newspapers of that
city to Alaska. A year ago he returned
to Denver badly broken In health, and had
been constantly falling ever since. He
was unmarried.
Jules Riviere.-
LONDON, Dec 27. Jules Riviere, a fa
mous musical conductor, is dead.
Sole of New Yoric Bonds.
NEW YORK, Dec 26. Controller Coler
today opened bids for corporate stock of
the City of New York to the amount of
J3.550.000. bearing 3 per cent interest.
The stock is payable in 1940 in gold coin,
and the conditions of the sale allowed the
stock to be sold under par. Vermllye &
Co., Jointly with Harvey Flske & Co.,
bid 112 11-77 for the whole or any part of
the bonds, and they probably will secure
all of the bonds. This price Is higher
than any bid In many years.
HAZING COURT RESUMES
MORE "WEST POINT PRACTICES
BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
Cadets Declare There Is No Intention
to Withhold Testimony Many
Witnesses Examined.
WEST POINT. N. Y., Dec. 26. The com.
xnittea which has been Investigating tho
allegation that Calet Boor received brutal
handling by his fellows in the United
States Military Academy, resumed the
examination of witnesses today.
Tho first witness called was Cadet B.
F. Brown, ot Virginia, now of the first
class. Cadet Brown said that he had taken
part in "feet inspection," which con
sisted In dropping hot candle grease on
the bare feet of fourth-class men. He
said Cadet Breth was never dragged out
of his tent nor .put in a straight
Jacket.
"What do you make fourth-class men
da?"
"Nothing, In barracks, but bracing," an
swered the witness. "In camp I have had
a fourth-class man aot as special duty
man. He cleaned my gun and bayonet
and carried water and cleaned my tent."
The witness described how cadets were
made to run down the company streets
while others threw water on them. This
was called taking a bath.
"Did you ever see a man braced or ex
ercised to the limit of his power of en
durance?" asked General Brooke.
"I could not say, sir, but I have seen
them pretend to faint In order to be ex
cused from going any further with the
exercise."
"What was the most exhaustive thing
you yourself were required to do as a
fourth-class man?"
"Eagllng, sir," was the reply.
"Describe It, please."
"It Is a modification of the Bettlng-up
drill for back and legs."
"Was It on account of tho danger of
hazing or because they wished to avoid
scandal outside of the academy that
caused the classes to do away with the
practices?" asked General Brooke.
"Thero was danger, sir, and we voted
to do away with hazing because of the
stories published about It," replied the
witness.
"What, besides bracing, do you require
a fourth-class man to do?" Inquired Gen
eral Brooke.
"We have them do ridiculous formations,
one of which wo call the barnyard. The
men are designated by names of barn
yard animals, and when they are told to
form, they Indicate the noises made by
the animals."
"Do you make them do anything you
tell them?"
"No, they are told to do it and they
generally do all they are told."
"How do you account for Implicit obe
dience?" asked General BrooXe.
Tho witness seemed to be puzzled .for a
moment, and then said: "Well, when 1
was a fourth-class man the Idea of re
fusing to do all I was required never en
tered my head, sir."
"Was there any brutality?"
"No, sir; there was no show of brutal
ity In It. If there was brutality by word,
tho fourth-class man would resent It."
"Then he wolud have to fight?" sug
gested General Brooke.
"Yes. sir."
"And get beaten7"
"No, not always, sir; -the fourth-class
men have won fights."
"Do you know of any men being spe
cially prepared or instructed in fight
ing?" "No. sir."
"Was Cadet Keller prepared for his
fight with Cadet Booz?"
"No, sir; Keller was rather a poor
boxer," was the reply.
"Did Keller ever have another fight
before he fought Booz?" asked General
Bates.
"No, sir."
"Was he not known as a fighting man?'
asked General Brooke.
"No, sir."
These questions were evidently prompt
ed by the receipt of a newspaper clip
ping sent to the court during the Christ
mas tecess, which stated that unless a
man was skilled in boxing he had no
chance at West Point against cadets with
bruising abilities.
Cadet W. D. Smith, of Maryland, was
tho next witness. He said he had a
fourth-class man to make up his bed.
clean his gun, carry water and do other
work for him in his tent,
"Did you ever know of a cadet being
dragged from his bed and out of his tent
to the street?"
"There was always bedding under him,
sir." was the reply.
The witness described a number of ri
diculous things done by fourth-class men
at tho bidding of upper-class men. He
told among other things of a man being
required to stand on his head, and while
In that position speak a piece and deliver
a right-hand salute with his left foot.
"What do you mean by saying men were
required to do these things?"
"Compelled, sir."
"Why do they obey?"
The witness hesitated and then said that
fourth-class men knew that they would
have to do what they were told.
Cadet Edward M. Shinkle, of Ohio, an
other first-doss man, said that he had
hazed fourth-class cadets by exercising
and setting-up drills. There cwas nothing
brutal In these exerdses. Describing other
forms of hazing in vogue now, he said
the most ridiculous was a "Sammy race."
"What is a "Sammy race?" asked Gen
eral Brooke
"Two cadets are seated face to face with
a bowl of molasses between them." ex
plained the witness, "each being supplied
with a spoon, and they are Instructed to
feed each other."
"Suppose a cadet should refuse to do
what he is required?" said General
Brooke
"He would be called out, sir."
"That means he would have to fight?"
The witness explained that the fourth
class man might bo excused from fighting
If the upper-class committee decided that
the order which he had disobeyed was
one which should not have been given.
Cadet Edward Canfleld. Jr., of New
York, said that the Booz-Keller fight was
tho outcome of a retort Booz made to a
cadet while ho was on guard duty.
"What was the retort?"
"I think It was 'Go to hell,' sir."
In reply to General Bates as to whether
there was a sentiment among the cadets
to withhold Information from the court,
the witness said:
"Directly to tho contrary, sir. The sen
timent Is to have everything come out."
Cadet Jerome G. Pillow, of Arkansas,
testified that fights were usually the out
come of refusal on the part of fourth
class men to do something they had been
told to do.
Prince A Oliver, of Illinois, knew Ca
det Breth. He said Breth had told him
that he (Breth) had undergone a painful
operation before he came to the academy.
Tho witness said that Breth was treated
tho same as the rest of the class. The
witness had been hazed In barracks Sat
urday and Sunday, as ho only arrived in
September, after the encampment. He
said he was told that he was hazed so
that no part of his education should be
neglected. The witness then went on to
say that ostracism from the society of the
cadet corps would become so unbearable
that the men would have to resign. Booz
was left very much alone after his fight
with Keller. This was on account of his
cowardice.
Cadet Copley Enos, of New York, who
was one of the sentinels at the Booz
Keller fight, testified that Booz came up
the hill toward the fort In a very confi
dent manner. For the first half of the
first round, Booz seemed to have the
best of the fight, but as soon as he got
a blow In the eye it took all the sand
out of him and he lay down. The fight
lasted about a round and a half. Neither
man knew much about boxing. There
was nothlrg scientific about It.
Cadet William TIdfall, of Virginia,
Bworo that on one occasion when In camp
In 1S97, Cadet Breth was exhausted from
exercising and he saw some of the cadets
giving him whisky. The witness said tnat
h9 had eaten quinine pills when he was t
fourth-class man.
Cadet George M. Russell, of New Hamp
shire, said ho had exercised Booz and
braced him.
Tomorrow, Congressman P. O. Phillips,
of Cleveland, will be a witness in refer
ence to the statement made that he came
to the academy in 1898 In order to have
his boy protected from hazing. Horace
Booz. of Bristol, Pa., a brother of Oscar
L. Booz, wh died three weeks ago, will
also be here tomorrow, and it is under
stood that he Is coming to testify.
STATE PRESS COMMENT.
One pernicious measure before this Con
gress has been killed. It 13 to be hoped,
beyond resuscitation the Hanna-Payne
ship-subsidy proposition. Senator Hanna,
it is said. Is very much grieved over the
failure of his pet measure, but this Gov
ernment was not deslzned to simply ad
minister to the wants of a few at the
expense of the many. It Is about time
Hanna had a fall taken out of him. any
way. He has demonstrated that ho has
very little of the elements of statesman
ship In him by fathering such a narrow
and selfish measure as the proposed ship
subsidy bill. He may know how to man
age a vast business enterprise and to pose
as a politician or boss, but he is a dead
failure as a statesman. Hanna Is only a
figurehead, and was created in the first
place to scare the timid out of their
fright. He carries no considerable ter
ror with him In ,the Senate, and will never
be a leader In that body. His greatness
and power I3 all imaginary. Milton Eagle.
The School-Book Commission that Is
to be appointed by Governor Geer will
have a difficult and Important duty to
perform. Upon its action to a great ex
tent depends the education of the rising
generation of the state for the next few
years. Whoever the Governor selects for
this important duty should be men of
unquestioned integrity and practical ex
perience In school work. On former oc
casions there has been considerable said
concerning the corrupting Influences of
the big publishing houses that were com
peting for the contract, and in order to
prevent a repetition of this charge the
Governor should select only men of irre
proachable character. Elgin Recorder.
Again tho question of dividing Oregon
into two states is being agitated, though
the subject is not meeting with general
favor, and It should not at this time.
Some time In the future, when the state's
resources have been fully developed and
the population shall have been doubled
tho question of state division may be fa
vorably considered, and two states may
be formed, with the Cascade Mountains a3
the dividing line. The interests of East
ern and Western Oregon are not identi
cal, It is true, but all sections are becom
ing more closely associated every year by
means of increased transportation facili
ties; hence the interests of the entire
state are becoming more closely drawn
together. For many years the Columbia
River must be the outlet of the greater
portion of Eastern Oregon, which will
naturally draw tho trade to the coast
towns or to Portland, and the latter city
will for a long time to come be the Job
bing town for this entire section. Thus
the business interests are naturally drawn
there, and business interests create the
political interests of a state. Until there
shall be a radical change created by in
creased population and wealth, caused by
the developments of the latent resources
of the country. It will bo folly to think
of creating a new state this side of the
Cascade Mountains The Dalles Times
Mountaineer. A law that should be enacted by our
next Legislature Is one which will em
phatically exclude the Bible from our pub
lic schools, leaving no louphole through
which any school officer or learned Attorney-General
can force its teachings
upon children whose parents do not de
sire It. Our public schools are free for the
children of all citizens alike, whether
Protestant or Catholic Gentile or Jew.
Let it be studied In the church, the Sun
day school or In the home by those who
desire to obtain a knowledge of It. But
It 13 In every sense a sectarian book, and
we have no right to force its teachings
upon those whose religious beliefs are In
conflict with it. Its admission into our
public schools will ever be a source of
contention and strife. Port Orford Tri
bune.
The merchants and business men of As
toria have entered Into an agreement to
boycott the O. R. & N. Co. because of
the alleged opposition of that company
toward granting Astoria terminal rates.
We admire Astoria's pluck, but doubt its
Judgment. The boycott Is a game that
sometimes two can play at. The O. R.
& N. Co. has lately purchased the Rwaco
Railroad, which commands one of the
most delightful Summer resorts on the
Pacific Coast. What if the O. R. & N.
should make up its mind to do a little
boycotting on its own account in connec
tion with its late acquisition? Tho Dalles
Chronicle.
Bryan must have suddenly come to the
conclusion that the pen is mightier than
jawbone oratory, for he contemplates
starting a weekly newspaper at Lincoln.
We should have thouht that Bryan had
gone through enough worry in his Presi
dential defeats to let the newspaper busi
ness alone, but it may be that Bryan is
desirous of getting even with his politi
cal enemies in Nebraska, and as news
paper critldsm is more effective than
Jawbone criticism, he Intends applying
the lash in this way. Tillamook Headlight.
LUMBERING TO THE FRONT
ONE OF EASTERN OREGON'S GROTT-i
ING INDUSTRIES.
Major Portion of Product Is Market
ed in East Much, Talk of Nevr
Mill at Whitney.
BAKER CITY. Dec 26. The yellow plna
lumber industry in Eastern Oregon, is rap
idly growing. Tho forests that were
passed unnoticed when tho stately Doug
las fir was the standard sought by lum
bermen, are now receiving attention.
From Baker County alone thero has been
shipped this year to the states lying east
of Oregon from 25.000.000 to SO.OOO.OOO feet
of this class of lumber. Other adjacent
counties are also supplying the same mar
kets. The largest concern in Eastern Oregon
is engaged in the manufacture of yellow
pine lumber. It Is the Oregon Lumber
Company, with mills In South Baker City,
and owning and operating the Sumpter
Valley Railroad. Another firm in the same
line of businsss is Stoddard Bros., who
are now erecting a mill here, which is to
have a dally capacity of about 50.000 feet.
Both companies log from the big forests
In the vicinity of Sumpter, by means of
the railroad, and both ship their entlro
product East. Local trade is too small
a market to bother with, and whatever
is done in this line is Incidental to tho
export business.
At the present time there is a great
demand for yellow pine. The mlll3 have
orders that will take several months to
fill. Four years ago the Oregon Lumber
Company had difficulty to market its
output. Yellow pine was not In favor,
and an effort was required to force it into
the market. Gradually the demand has
increased in Idaho, Utah, Montana. Wyo
ming, Nebraska and Coolrado until today
the mills engaged in the business are
running to their full capacity, and aro
arranging for the installation of ma
chinery which will permit of an Increased
output.
The Oregon Lumber Company turns out
of its Baker City mill from CO.COO to SO.000
feet dally. Two circular saws aro used
at present. Arrangements have been made
for big gang saws, which will increase
the dally output to about 100,000 feet. Each
day a logging train brings to the mill
SO to 40 cars of logs, which are cut In
the large reserves owned by the com
pany near Sumpter. With the gang saws
in operation, the logging train will bo in
creased to 60 cars daily.
Stoddard Bros, will also use the railroad
for logging, and with their mill of about
50,000 feet dally capacity will require half
the quantity of logs used by the Oregon
Lumber Company. The extension of the
Sumpter Valley Road beyond Sumpter to
the little town of Whitney was for the
purpose of tapping the big timber belt
there.
There is much talk that the Oregon
Lumber Company will establish a mill at
Whitney. Members of the company state
that no plans have been formulated for
such an institution, although it is prob
able that a mill of limited capadty will
be erected next year. It would be no ma
terial advantage for the company to saw
logs in the forest and ship out the lum
ber. The sabs, edgings, sawdust and
waste generally are utilized at the big
mill in Baker City, so that the difference
of weight between logs and lumber can
not be said to represent a loss to the
company. An electric light plant is op
erated at the mill, the slab wood is cord
ed up for use by the light plant and fuel
In town, and the mill utilizes the saw
dust for fuel. As Baker City increases
in population there will be an Increasing
demand for this fuel, and there are sev
eral advantages in having the mills lo
cated near a considerable center of popu
lation. Yellow pine is not used Tor large tim
bers requiring much strength, such as
pieces in bridges, etc But for all ordi
nary purposes it is very satisfactory. In
the states lying to the east of Oregon it
is used for all parts of a residence with
excellent results. In the' logs cut here
there Is sufficient clear to produce a large
per cent of first-class lumber, and thl3
is worked into finishing material. A fine,
satin surface i3 left by the ordinary
planer, that cannot be found on any othep
lumber. If the logs have been- in the
water but a short time, the beauty of
finish Is even greater. And for painting
yellow pine requires much less oil and
presents a finer surface than fir. Large
quantities of the best clear lumber is
manufactured Into fine moldings, which
find ready salo In the Eastern States.
In a region where gold mining is the
dominant Industry, the growing lumber
trade is often lost sight of. It Is rapidly
becoming an Important factor in Eastern
Oregon wealth. The Oregon Lumber Com
pany alone employs about 300 men In all
the departments of its business. Its pay
roll aggregates from 510.000 to 512,000 per
month. The Increased demand for box
lumhber promises a largo field in what
ha3 heretofore received comparatively
little attention. A settlement that Is as
suming the proportions of a town has
grown up around this one mill, which Is
owned by what is known locally as Utah
capital. Several enterprising business
men of Utah established the business and
still conduct it. They also founded the
La Grande sugar refinery and factory.
The heads of the company are members
of tne iiormon cnurcn, ana many ot
the workmen employed are of the same
religious faith, which has given the set
tlemen the title of a Mormon colony. Bat
this is not true In any sense'. Tiffly' about
one-third of the workmen employed aro
members of the church, and In employing
laborers their religious faith is never
brought Into question. What the com
pany -wants is good, willing hands, and
their present force is of this class ot
men.
A DRY CHRISTMAS.
Indian. Policeman nt Ardmore Kept
His Word.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec 26. A dispatch
received here today from Ardmore, Chick
asaw Nation, states that Indian Police
man Hamp Willis rounded up the Wells
Fargo express office early yesterday
morning, and, finding 20 Jugs of Christ
mas whisky consigned to dtizens from
friends in Texas, took them into his pos
session and emptied them Into the gut
ter. The previous night he made a sim
ilar raid and found 40 Jugs, which ha
smashed. Ho bragged that Ardmore
would have a dry Christmas, and he kept
his word. The Wells-Fargo Company
will take tho matter to the Interior De
partment. Apaches Aerain Rsldln&r.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec 26. A message
from Chihuahua, Mexico, states that the.
Apaches are on the warpath in that state,
and that the inhabitants of Granada have
organized to meet the redskins. Tho In
dians, it 13 said, are hidden in the moun
tains and robbing ranch houses and
stealing cattle. It is likely they belong
to a part of the tribe which escaped
from the White River reservation several
years ago.
No Indian Poachers.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26. Indian Agent
Myton, of the Uintah and Ouray agency,
reports to the Indian Bureau here, that
the search of Western Colorado by the
state officials for Indians hunting in the
state has resulted in a failure to find ona
Indian.
Daily Treasnry Statement.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26. Today's state
ment of the treasury balance in the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the 5150,000,000 gold
reserve in the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balances 5142,064.923
Gold . 86,767(721
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