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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 3901. FATE OF ANDRADA Some .Anxiety -Felt for the Big Four-Master. CASE NOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT The Northernhay and Klnfauns Both .Had Similar Experiences Steam ship Mllos Dne From the Orient Today. Hatters begin to have a serious aspect Xor the British bark Andrada, and if the revenue cutter falls to locate the missing bark she will soon become an uninsurable craft. The Andrada came up off the mouth of the river over three weeks ago, and took aboard . Pilot Cordlner. The heavy gale -which was raging prevented her coming n at that time, and a few days later she was sighted north of Gray's Harbor. Since that time nothing has been heard of the vessel, and her long delay in reaching port calls to mind the mysterious disappearance of the Cadzow Forest, about four years ago. The Cad eow Forest came up off the mouth of the river late one afternoon, and, after tak ing aboard Pilot John Grasman, stood out to sea, expecting to cross In in the morn ing. During the night a hard gale came up, and when morning, dawned there were no traces of the bark, and the only mes sage which ever came back from the un lucky craft was. a life buoy picked up on the west coast of "Vancouver Jsland. The supposition is that, the vessel being in light shingle ballast, was blown over so far that her ballast shifted, and while lying In that position she was struck by a tremendous sea, which stove in her decks. "While there "is a probability that the Andrada has met the fate of the Cadzow Forest, there are cases which may be cited to show that she may yet be any thing but a wreck. Several years ago Bar Pilo Matthews went aboard the British bark Northernhay off the Columbia, and was pot sen or heard from until nearly two months later, when the vessel again appeared off the mouth of the river. Meanwhile she had been blown up off the coast of Alaska, the ballast shifting In the vessel so that she laid over1 on her beam ends; and, wlth her rudder out of water, was perfectly unmanageable. By hard work when the weather moderated a little the ballast was put back into its place and the vessel got around all right. Marcus Danube Staples, another bar pilot, who Is still In service at Astoria, had a similar experience with the British bark Kinfauns. He went aboard the bark and disappeared for nearly two months. Anally taking the vessel Into San Fran cisco with the crew on very short ra tions. "With these incidents to be consid ered, there Is yet a probability that Pilot Cordlner will bring the Andrada In some time during the month. FAST AUGUST FLEET. Another Portland Ship Arrives Ont in. Good Time. The British ship Frankistan arrived out at Falmouth New Year's day, after a fast run of 127 days from this port. The Frankistan was the fourth ship of the August fleet to leave the Columbia River, and her run, while much below the aver age. Is the slowest of the fleet, the aver age for the four ships being but 117 days. The advantages of a fresh-water harbor over one located on "salt chuck" are .shown In the passages made by these jshlps compared with those from other ports. Not a single ship of the August fleet from Puget Sound has reported out, and, while five of the ships sailing In that month from San Francisco have ar rived out, the fastest passage from the Bay City Is slower than the slowesffrom this city. The four August ships arriving out from Portland were the Cedarbank, in 105 days; RIgel, 113 days; Harlech Castle, 125 days, and Frankistan, 127 days. The August ships already reported out from San Francisco were the Pegasus, In 12S days; Marechal Davout, 130 days; Crown of In dia, 132 days; Fort Elgin, 135 days; and Largo Law, 136 days. The early ships of the present season's fleet from Portland are making much better passages, than those sailing on a corresponding date last season. The fastest passages of the year were made last season by the ships sail ing in December, and the early ships made uniformly long passages. , MILOS DUE TODAY. Oriental Liner la Comlnff "With a Fnll Cargb of Freight. The steamship Mllos will pioneer the big fleet of Oriental liners which will reach Portland this year. She Is due at the mouth of the fiver this morning, and, as soon as she gets through quarantine, will come on up the river with one of the largest cargoes of Oriental merchandise that has yet been entered at this port. The Mllos, which comes In T. M. Ste vens & Co.'s line to the Orient, Is a twin screw steamer of enormous carrying ca pacity for her register. She picked up so much freight after leaving Hong Kong on her present trip that she was filled to her capacity before she reached Yoko hama, and was obliged to leave all of the freight that was offering at that port. Considering the fact that the Milos Is be ing operated by an exporting firm Just to fill in, pending the establishment of a regular line to the Orient. It Is apparent that It is "not a difficult matter to secure vast Quantities of freight with the aid of a little rustling. The Mllos will be fol lowed on the Portland route by the Eva, which will probably bring some of the freight left at Yokohama by the Mllos. OPPOSITION TO CALIFORNIA. Increased Transportation Facilities Helping Chilean Traders. MANAGUA. Dec. 12. Chile Is making active efforts to sell to Nicaragua and other Central American republics; flour, wines, horses, hay, etc. In opposition to California and to other countries. Chile Is taking this action in view of the low freight rates by the British line of week ly steamers of the South American Pacific Navigation Company, plying between Chile and Central America; also to the low freight rates by the semi-monthly line of German steamers operated by the Kosmos Company, which enter Chilean and Central American ports, twice a month en route from Germany to Califor nia. Chile gives a subvention of 1100,000 per annum to the English company's steamers. The government of Nicaragua Is urging the Pacific Mall Steamship Comapny and the Pacific Navigation Steamship Com pany (English) to operate four mall steamers per month. Instead of three as at present,' to Nlcaraguan Pacific Ocean ports. This would greatly benefit cor respondence and commerce between Eu rope and Nicaragua. COLLIDED "WITH ICEBERG. Dlrljjo Had Narrow Escape in Alaska From Destruction. SEATTLE:. Jan. 2. The steamer Dlrigo. of the -Alaska Steamship Company, which sailed from this port last week for Skag way. collided with an. Iceberg on the morning of December 5. In Gastlneaux Channel, below Juneau, and had a nar row escape from destruction. As it was. her stern was badly shattered below the water line, resulting in the springing of a leak. The news was brought down by the "Victorian. The Dlrigo was on her way to Juneau when 'the accident occurred. It was still dark and she was going under full steam when she struck the Iceberg about 20 miles off TreadwelL She continued on to Juneau, hardly losing any time on ac count of the accident, and was tempora rily repaired at that "place. She was to sail for Seattle, via Sitka, on the morn ing of Decembei 29. ASHORE IX A STORM. Steamer lvydene "Wrecked but Crevr Is Saved. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 2. The British steamer lvydene', Captain Milburn, from Hamburg, December 15, for "Wilmington, N. C. went ashore during a snow storm last night at La Manche. and Is likely to become a total loss. The crew Is safe but met with a frightful experience in the open boats. No details of the disaster have been learned. The steamer lvydene Is of 1797 tons net register. She Is 310 feet long, has 39 feet. 2 Inches beam and is 19 feet 4 Inches leep. She was built at Newcastle In 1SS5 and Is owned by J. T. Lunn & Co., of Newcastle. The crew of the lvydene were adrift In the boats until this forenoon, trying to reach land amid a blinding snow storm and a fierce wind. All were exhausted and some frost-bitten. The steamers Ingraham and Ethte have gone to the wreck, which Is about eight miles from a telegraph line. . SEW COMPASS CARD. Decrees to Take the Place of Points and Fractions. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. A special to the Herald from "Washington says: Rear-Admiral R. B. Bradford, Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, has sent to well known mariners for criticism a proposed new compass card, designed by Lieutenant-Commander R. B. "W. DIehl, Super intendent of Compasses. The object of the proposed change Is to omit the pres ent system of points and fractions there of and use degrees only. The present card contains points and degrees. The conversion of one Into the other, Lieutenant-Commander Dlehl says, is a natural result for the appearance of both, but is not a necessity as would speedily be recognized were the points omitted. Accuracy requires expression In degrees for courses, bearings and com pass errors, and not in points, the use of which is but a duplication of work. The circumference of the proposed card Is divided into the usual 360 degrees and marked continuously to the right from zero degrees at north to 90 degrees at east, 180 degrees at south, 270 degrees at west and 360 degrees at north. The card is subdivided Into divisions of 10 de grees, accentuated by heavy lines on the graduated rim, and by suitable geomet rlo figures on the card, each 10-degree di vision of the card being indicated in fig ures by Its appropriate number from zero degrees or north. Each 10-degree division of the card Is .further subdivided into half and quarter divisions and ap propriately marked. Every fifth degree line of the graduated circle between the 10-degree divisions is marked in figures, indicating its appropriate number from zero degrees or north. The cardinal and lnter-cardinal directions are emphasized on the card In geometric figures. Lieutenant-Commander Dlehl said that he believes the proposed marking of the compass card would result In greater ac curacy in navigation in its relation to the compass. Courses would be laid In degrees and more accurately noted, when the approximate court ofS. W. by "W. A. "A little westerly," for example, would be replaced by the exact course of 240 degrees. Thyra Has Four Stovravrays. The transport Thyra, which sailed for Manila New Year's day, carried four stowaways whose presence was not dis covered until "the steamer was over the bar at Astoria. A couple of Inspectors from the Portland Custom-House had been detailed Co remain with the vessel until she put to sea, and in the discharge of this duty, they were carried out to sea themselves. The master of the tran sport on discovering the presence of the stowaways endeavored to get rid of them when the pilot and the inspectors left the vessel, but the diminutive boat which picked up the pilot was so small that there was room for no one but the In spectors and the pilot, and the Thyra stood out to sea carrying the four stow aways with her. Vessels Bottomslde Up. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. Captain Johnson, of the schooner "W. F. Jewett, which arrived today from Astoria, re ports that December 31, 30 miles west southwest of Cape Mendocino, he sighted an unknown vessel bottomslde up. It was about 150 feet In length and stood 10 feet out of the water. This is another and larger vessel than was sighted bot tomslde up a few days ago by the schoon er Sacramento in latitude 47 degrees north. The wrecked ship reported by the Chilean bark Temuco as having been passed near Vancouver Island a few days ago, is believed by many persons to be the British ship Andrada, 52 days out from Santa Rosalia, for Portland. Transports Leave Japan for Seattle. SEATTLE, Jan 2. A cablegram an nouncing the departure of three United States Army transports from Nagasaki, Japan, for Seattle was received by Ma jor Ruhlen, In charge of the local Quar termaster's office today. The transports are the Athenian, which sailed from Nag asaki December 27; the Port Stephens, which sailed December 29; and the Arab, which left January 2. It is probable that the three transports will be dismantled on their arrival at this port, and turned over to their owners by the Government, by which they were chartered for the Philippine service. I Notice to Mariners. Notice Is hereby given that, on Decem ber 31, 1900, the three-pile beacon from which this fixed red light la s"hown. on the east side of the channel near the en trance to the dry-dock at Alblna, Oregon, and which was carried away on Decem ber 24, 1900, and the light extinguished, has been replaced and the light re-established: "W. P. DAY, Commander U. S. N.. Light-House Inspector. Trro Vessels Ashore. MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 2. It Is reported from Pensacola that the Ryan ship Yakll land, bound for Mobile, Is ashore 30 miles west of Pensacola. She Is in about five feet of water, and will be a total wreck. The Russian bark Lochee, Captain SJores, is reported on shore, IS miles east of Mo bile bar, and full of water. She may havi to be abandoned. Both vessels went ashore In a fog. Marine Notes. The Saint Bede Is expected to finish In time to get away tonight for the lower river. She will carry 300 tons of hay and oats for the Government, and a quantity of lumber. It Is reported the American ship Yosem ite will be sold as she lies In Port An geles. She encountered a storm while wn route from Port Ludlow, and was obliged to run into Port Angeles in a leaking con dition, and It is reported sher jb badly damaged. During the past fiscal year 20S persons lost their lives while riding on steamboats within the Jurisdiction the United States. Of the number 162 were members of the crews, and the remaining 44 were passengers. It Is estimated thajt 600,000, 000 passengers were carried during that time. 'Domestic and Foreign- 'Ports. ASTORIA, Jan. 2. Arrived down Steamer South Portland. Sailed Steamer Signal, for Puget Sound. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; weather cloudy; wind southwest. New York, Jan. 2. Sailed New York, for Southampton; Teutonic, for Liver pool. San Francisco Arrived Jan. 2 Steamer Argo, from" Coqullle River; schooner Maid of Orleans, from Gray's Harbor; steamer Umatilla, from Victoria; schooner Letltla, Gray's Harbor: steamer "Willam ette, from Seattle. Sailed Steamer Bris tol, for Chemalnus. Rotterdam. Jan. 2. Arrived Rotterdam, from New York via Boulogne. London, Jan. 2. Arrived Minnehaha, from New York. ' Queenstown Arrived Rhyneland, from Philadelphia for Liverpool. Hamburg, Jan, 2. Sailed Phoenicia, for Liverpool, Jan. L-Salled Lake Supe lor, for Halifax and St. John, N. B. Honolulu Arrived. Dec. 24. Steamer "Warrlmoo, from Victoria; ship John Cur rier, from Tacoma, Sailed Dec. 19 Bark Prince Victor, for Portland. Dec 24 Ships Jabez Howes and John C. Potter, for Tacoma. Falmouth Arrived Jan. 1 British ship Frankistan, from Oregon. Dungeness Passed Dec 31 Ship Led derland, from Hamburg, for Santa Ro salia. Sydeny Sailed Jan. 1 Steamer Aoran gl, for Vancouver. Yokohama. flailed Dec. 31, Steamer Klnshlu Maru, for Seattle. FOR PRIMARY REFORM. Demand That Legislators Express Their VIevrs. PENINSULAR, JanT 2. (To the Editor.) The people of Oregon are. It seems, pret ty generally In "favor of a reform In the primary system. This Is evidently ap parent to the politicians, who are mem bers -of the Oregon Legislature. A num ber of members have expressed them selves through The Oregonlan as being In favor of the desired reform, one or two have disapproved It, and others have not expressed themselves. Those who do not express themselves are In all probability, most of tthem against any reform that would be of any benefit: they belong, I fear, to that class of men who so frequently get Into the Oregon Legislature, who, when they are against popular measure, try to defeat such measures bv scheming and by work ing on them In committee-rooms and who finally, when the bill is forced to a vote, notwithstanding their efforts to de feat it by delay and intrigue, frequently either vote for It or change tlhelr votes In favor of It after they find It has passed, rather than face the criticism of their constituents for being on record .against the bill. I fear this class of men, and believe that they are a worse menace to this Republic than were Nero or 'Caligula to the Roman Empire. It may be well enough for the representatives of the people not to be pledged on every mat ter tttiat may be a subject of legislation, but when a measure Is f avured by a large majority of the voters, Ihere certainly can be no Justifiable reason for any mem ber of the Legislature not expressing him self concerning the same, If It is his de sire to represent his constituency, beyond the fact that such a member Is opposed to the measure, and knows it to be very popular, and for that reason does not want to be counted against It, but hopes that- it may be possible to defeat the measure without his being put on record or voting against it. One State Senator 'has said that he did "not favor the proposed reform, and I ad mire his courage for sayfng so, though I do not think that his conclusion that vot ers will not come out to the primaries any better under the proposed system than under the present one, is correct. From 1S91 to 1899 I was a member of a Republican club In Multnomah County, and tried to take some interest In poll tics as what was known as a Simon Re publican, and I must say that during that time, with but one exception, I never heard a Republican name mentioned as a prospective candidate of Uhe party for the Legislature prior to the time delegates were chosen to the Republican county convention, who was afterward nominated by the party, and I am certain that 90 per cent of the Republicans In the county wefe as Ignorant as myself when the primaries were held as to who were prospective candidates of the party for the Legislature. I was In Eastern Oregon when the last primaries were held, -and found Chat the voters there were as much at sea. If not more so, than were the voters of Multno mah County as to who were likely to try for Legislative nominations when the pri maries were held. So long as this, condition exists, there Is no apparent reason why the voters should take any Interest in the primary elections, for, do as they may, tlhe entire matter is fixed up by a lot of politicians, while the most of the voters do not know what Is belnz done. But under the pro posed system, the voters would know who were seeking the nominations and could bring their votes directly to bear on the office-seekers in the first instance. Nearly every voter would know some person who would be trying for a nomination on his party's ticket, and would be per sonally Interested In the defeat or suc cess of such person, whidri1 would be the strongest kind of an inducement to bring the voter out to the primary election. There is an unmistakable disposition on the part of voters to turn down politicians who disregard the demands of their con stituents, apparently for the purpose of doing some favor for themselves, some corporation or some rich man. "We have an example of this in the State of Wash ington, where tihe Republican candidate for Governor was recently defeated by a handsome majority, though the state went overwhelmingly Republican for the other candidates of the party. The man who was the Republican candidate had op posed one of the most popular measures that had ever been Introduced Into the "Washington Legislature, with no apparent reason for doing so other than that the railroad companies had perhaps Interested him In representing their cause. The course this man pursued when he was a Representative of the people In tlhe Legislature was heralded about the state when he became a candidate for Governor, with the result as stated, and I, although a Republican, am Inclined to rejoice therefore. "We have a similar example In the re cent Oregon state election. Four strong Republican counties, "Washington, Union, Multnomah and Clatsop went against the Republicans on the choice of members of the Legislature, for no other apparent reason than tttiat the Republican voters must have thought that the candidates who were defeated' were the property of one or two bosses. I hope that the names of those Legis lators who oppose the primary reform that Is contemplated will be published widely, in order that tlhe voters may reckon with them at the next election, which they will certainly do if properly Informed. I am In favor of having the voters reg istered on the day the primary election is held before the regular election board, as is done under the Minnesota system. This would make sure of bringing out the voters to the primaries, and the pri maries In that way could be held without my extra expense to the state. I think. At least there was about as much paid to notaries In the precinct where I was last Spring for registering voters as was paid to the election board for their serv ices at the June election. The election board could easily register the voters on tihe day the primaries are held and that would stop the present notaries' fees, which would at least go a long way toward the payment of the" election board for their extra services. M. H. C Not .to Be Thought of. Salem Statesman. The proposition to make the 33 'County Assessors a State Board of Equalization Is too ridiculous to be thought of. The principle back of It is wrong and it would be a very costly piece of machinery, ut terly useless so far as desired fresults are concerned. PRUNES OF OLD WORLD PROFESSOR. LAKE INVESTIGATES INDUSTRY IN EUROPE. Discovers Variety That Ripens Tito Weeke Earlier Than Oregon Crop Product Should Be Advertised. CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 2. Professor E. R. Lake, of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, who has Just spent six months In Europe as the special agent of the De partment of Agriculture at "Washington, has - arrived home. His mission abroad was to study the prune and hop indus tries. ,of the Old World, with a view of acquiring information that could be turned to account in this country. There Is every reason to believe that on both accounts Professor Lake's mission has been entirely successful. The results of his Investigations appear In his report to the department; now in the hands of the printer. One of the chief -results attained i3 the discovery of several varieties of prui-es that it is confidently believed will GALLERY OF NEW MEMBERS R. D. HUME, JOINT REPRESENTATIVE FROM COOS AND CURRY COUNTIES "WEDDERBURN, Jan. 2. R. D. Hume, Joint Representative from Coos and Curry Coun ties, is (best known as one of the pioneer and successful salmon cannerymen of the Pacific Coast. Probably no man m the Northwest has founded more institutions of this character and conducted them with a greater decree of success than Mr. Hume. He was born in Augusta, Me., in 1845. His 21st birthday found him in California, where he engaged In business in Ban Francisco wlth'G. W. Hume and P. P. Nutting, This partnership continued two years, -ft hem Mr. HUmo retired, and came to Portland. He engaged in business for a short time In Oregon's metropolis, and withdraw from the field to rent a cannery at Cath lamet, Wash. Ho operated the plant with good success until 1S70. He then founded a can nery near Skamokawa, oh the Columbia. Mr. Hume also built canneries at Rainier and As toria. In 1876 his attention was directed to Rogue River as an excellent opening -for a sal mon cannery. He at .once proceeded thereto, and engaged In the business on a large scale. His plant Is one of the most complete on the Pacific Coast, and Is yearly being enlarged. Mr. Hume is also possessed of other large Interests in this section, but gives his chief at tention to his fishing industry. In politics Mr. Hume Is a Republican, and on this ticket ho was elected Jolnt'Representa tlre In June. 1000. by a good majority. mature from 10 days to two weeks earlier than do the varieties now cultivated In this section. The advantage of an op portunity to pick prunes two weeks earl ier Is well understood by Oregon grow ers. Picking now cannot begin In an or dinary season until the first days of Sep tember. The rains of that time .have, on many former occasions, had damaging effect on the crop and seriously Inter fered with the work of prompt picking and careful curing. Speaking of the new varieties, Professor Lake said: "Should the varieties Introduced, of which there are about 50. behave them selves under the conditions prevailing here In approximately the same manner as they do In Europe, there will be sev eral varieties that possess the .chief mer its of the Italian, besides distinct ones of their own, and above all ,they will mature from 10 days to two wee,ks earlier than the Italian. This latter quality Is one the prunegrowers of the Northwest have been looking for In all new va rieties, since, with early maturing va rieties, the chance of saving the crop before the Fall rams set in' Is. greatly en hanced. Some of these new varieties come from sections of France and Ger many where soil and cllmatio conditions approach those "existing In the various sections of the Pacific Northwest, "It Is not expected that all the va rieties Introduced will do equally well In any one section, or that all will prove of special value; but out of the lot there will undoubtedly be 'several desir able acquisitions, while others will serve as a basis for the work In varietal Im provement by means of breeding, a work that must be vigorously pushed and per sistently sustained, if our section is to secure the best results In its fruit in dustry. "In France the curing process differs materially from that in vogue In' 'this country. Large quantities of prunes are baked, giving them a relish that Is most toothsome. The Introduction not only of French processes, but of the preserving and canning types of prunes as employe'd In France and Germany, will, In the .event that these varieties do well, bring about the development of another sphere of the prune industry, which, at present, is by far the most remuner ative part of the European industry. The fact that these varieties flourish under a diversity of conditions In their home countries, and that the outlook for the marketable product is very promising, makes the trial of this type one worthy of the growers' attention. "The line along which the prune indus try of the Northwest must look for most development Is that of an Improved product, placed upon the market In more suitable and tasty packages. The grow ers of France receive about a cent per pound more than do our growers. This would hardly pay the additional cost of transportation that our fruit must carry. This, however, in itself, Is no great profit; but when the crop Is reprocessed, fin lshed and packed by big dealers. It sells on the market for fancy prices, and a prdfltable margin Is left for the dealer. And It is this specially treated fruit whjch commands the top prices In our ,qwn market, while our fruit, which cart be treated equally as well as "can the foielgn product, goes begging at barely living prices when the crop Is normal, , "There Is a growing, demand, especially "with the oceanic transportation 1coraw panles for a pitted prune or plum trhe larger markets of Europe are also look ing for this kind of fruit. And, while German and Austrian dealers are en deavoring to supply the market In a measure, the cost of pitting the fruit by hand is too great to make the product practicable. Some American with a J. wholesale steam pitting device must enter and -prepare the way for selclng 'this field. "Onej point In the work that lies ahead of the prune industry In the Northwest, a point that forces itself upon the ob server In the East, Is that people In general do not know how to serve prunes; they are not acquainted with the qualities f the fruit. The prevail ing opinion Is that there are two or three kinds of prune, Turkish, French and Callfornlan. Only occasionally Is a per son found who knows of Oregon prunes. What we must do Is to put demonstrat ors in the large cities who can prepare palatable dishes of this fruit, much In the same way that the baking powder people do, so that the people can become acquainted with our Northwest product and Its real merits. "The outlook for the Pacific Coast prune appears bright. France, our only rival ln.a high-grade product, has passed her zenith In the Industry, The grape pays better there than the prupe. French people are replacing the old prune orch ards with vineyards, and the acreageof new prune orchards Is relatively small. While. Very large quantities of Inferior grades of prunes are grown in Austria, Bosnia, Servia and Turkey, these will not compete with the grade of product that we should put up." While in Austria, Mr. Lake took occa sion to Investigate the hop and its cul- OF OREGON LEGISLATURE. ture, and will In the near future Issue a bulletin embodying his observations. He visited the famous sections of Auscha and Saaz, and saw the growing, curing and marketing of hops, that this year sold for 125 marks per' centner, or 110 pounds, or more than 28 cents per pound. His investigations in this line are be lieved to have been quite as successful or at least as promising of success as In the line of prunes. For thep resent, however, the matter Is not public, on account of negotiations still pending. DOUBT WHITMAN TALE. Distinguished Critics Discredit the Oregon Pioneer. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 28. (Special to Chicago Times-Herald.) It looks as though many of the pages that have been printed In American histories concern ing the exploits of Marcus Whitman, who is idolized by the people of Oregon, will have to be torn out. The American His torical Association practically agreed to this today. The beautiful story of how Marcus Whitman made a dangerous rldo across the continent in 1842 and enlisted the in fluence of Daniel Webster In saving the big tract of land from passing into the possession of the British was character ized by Professor Edward G. Bourne, of Tale, as a falsehood. Professor Bourne asserted that Whitman's ride was simply to save the missions after he had been called back by the American board, and that the "story" sprung up 23 years afterward. Chicngoan Seconds the Attack. W. M. Marshall, of Chicago, stamped the tale as a myth and a delusion, and cited dates and letters In support of his views. 0 Ripley Hitchcock, of New York, ac knowledged that he had been misled, and that what he had written on the subject was wrong, saying he had been the vic tim of misstatements. The discussion of this matter was one of tho most interesting Incidents of the Joint convention of the American Epo nomical Association and the American Historical Association, which began here today. Members of the two organize tlons came by special train from Detroit to attend the meeting. They were given a warm welcome by President Angell, of the University of Michigan, and they used Sarah Caswell Angell Hall at the university for their meeting-place. Crime in the United States. Chicago Tribune. The statistics of homicide In, the United States for 1000 are not encouraging. From 1S93 to 1S99 there was a steady decrease year by year, the totals falling from 10,500 to 6225, but this year the reports show a total of S275u an Increase over last year of 2050. If next year the figures increase proportionately the first of the new century will be as largely marked by crime as was 1895. From the present outlook the Indications are that the record of the -coming year will be even darker, for human life was never .held cheaper than at the present time, and hanging and lynching make little Impression. r Rudyard Kipling was .not far out of the way when he said that murder was the national crime of the United States. Trolley Cars In Porto Rico. SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Jan. Z Thousands of people yesterday witnessed the starting of the new trolley systqm, the island's first road of that description. The 'people were much astonished. BOGUS LETTER RECEIVED CUDAHT NOT ALARMED BT THE LATEST THREAT. Man Arrested In South Dakota "Was Not Pat Croive J. J. Croire Released. OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 2. A letter, printed with a lead pencil, was received by E. A. Cudahy this afternoon, demanding the withdrawal of the reward for the kid napers' arrest. The fact that tho ad dress was printed In similar style to the former one gave rise to the suspicion before It wast opened that It was from the same source, but Mr. Cudahy stated tonight that it was a rank imitation, and said he did not attach the slightest sig nificance to it. It was mailed in the postoffice about 3:30 o'clock In the after, noon He showed the letter to a re porter who called at his home to verify a report that another letter had been re ceived from the kidnapers, and said It was evidently patterned after the fac slmllo of the letter that had been printed. He stated that It was of the same class as several others that had been received from various points, except that It had been printed. He pointed out that there was a marked dissimilarity between It and the one received from the kidnapers, both in the shape of the letters and the general wording of It, as well as In the spelling. Apparently every word that was possible of misspelling was misspelled. The letter demanded the withdrawal of the Cudahy offer of reward, and the city's as well, under penalty not only of trouble for the children, but the destruction of tho entire "Cudahy family." Tho epistle closed with an Injunction to "heed this warning." Secret Service Agent Wltten today stated positively that he saw Pat Crowe In St. Joseph, Mo., the Friday after the kidnaping. He does not think he was one of the kidnapers. Wrong Man Arrested. CHADRON, Neb., Jan. 2. It was re ported this afternoon that the officers who were reported to have captured Pat Crowe, tho alleged abductor of young Ed wad Cudahy, while endeavoring to make good his escape across the Pine Ridge Indian country yesterday, were thrown off their guard by Crowe's friends and sympathizers, many of whom live near the agency. Crowe's friends are said to be spiriting him away to the "Hole in the Wall' country In Wyoming, where he Is to Join an old-time friend "and cattle rustler, and may enter a secluded lire away from the reach of officers of the law. The officers yesterday ran down a Boston curio hunter named Dennis, but he was released on proving his Identity. Crowe's Brother Released. OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 2. Edward Cuda hy, Jr.. failed today to Identify J. J. Crowe as one of the men who kidnaped him. Cudahy appeared at the City Jail and confronted Crowe In the bertilon room. After looking at the suspect five minutes or more, young Cudahy re marked: "I never saw that man before. He Is not tho one who "stood guard over me, and If he had anything at all to do with the kidnaping I did not see him." Crowe was then released. Not on the Michigan. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2. An Investigation by a representative of the Associated Press of the report circulated In the United States that Pat Crowe was a pas senger on board the steamer Michigan, which left Boston December 22 for this port, arriving here today, failed to verify the story. The Michigan carried no pas sengers, but In addition to her crew she had on board a number of cattlemen. None of these would acknowledge him self as Crowe, and, as the Liverpool po lice had not been notified of the expected arrival of the suspected man, they did not examine the cattlemen. Cudahy Money "Was Marked. DALLAS, Tex., Jan. 2. All the banks In Dallas today received descriptions of the money paid by Mr. Cudahy at Omaha for the ransom of his son. It is claimed that marks were placed on the money. When any of It Is attempted to bo passed, the arrest of the persons offering the marked money Is to follow. Banks throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico have received similar notice. CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. Consulting- Engineer of Wldener Syndicate, Arrested In New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. George Howard, a consulting engineer of Boston, who came to this city about a year ago as the representative of the Whltney-Elklns-Wldener syndicate, and who has made his home in this city since that time, was arrested at the New Amsterdam Hotel In this city tonight on a warrant charg ing him with bigamy. Howard had of fices in this city, and has been a promi nent figure in the social circles of Brook lyn. Last September he married Helen Hawkes, a daughter of Deputy Commis sioner of Highways Henry Hawkes, of Brooklyn: After the ceremony the bride was presented with a handsome residence by her father, and after the wedding tour the couple returned to their new home. Howard, however, for alleged business reasons, brought his wife to this city and they pat up at the New Amsterdam Ho tel. It Is said he frequently pleaded press of business and went to Boston, and re mained away, Friday. Saturday and Sun day. The young wife's parents became suspicious and employed a detective to shadow their son-in-law. The detective says he secured the evidence on which today's warrant was Issued. BOSTON. Jan. 2. George Howard lived at Cambridge with his wife and their 9-year-old boy. A visit there tonigh found a woman who Intimated that she was Mrs. Howard's sister, and said that Mrs. Howard had heard nothing about the affair, and, that she did not believe It In the least degree. Howard Is little known here. NEW CLEW TAKEN UP. Another Man Suspected of the Rich ardson Murder. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 2. The Prosecut ing Attorney today took up a clew In the Richardson murder case that may prove to bo a solution of the mystery. or some reason, which the prosecution ha3 not divulged, It is believed that George Vaughn, the sweetheart of Bessie Phlllls, the domestic employed In the Richardson home, can tell more of the crime than has yet been developed from his testimony on the stand last week. His actions the night of tho tragedy are being investi gated. He was a frequent visitor to the Richardson home, ostensibly to see the do metslc, but It develops that he also en Joyed a familiar acquaintance with the mistress of the house. The people of Savannah are greatly mystified over ,the delay In securing a statement from Mrs. Richardson, the widow. BOMB I A TUNNEL. Discovery Made by a Chicago De tective Sergeant. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. The Record says: "On Information from a 'source which he declines to make public, Detective Bergeant McLaughlin located a gas-pipe bomb in ono of. the niches of the La Salle-street .tunnel shortly before mid night. The bomb was taken by tha police man to tho Central station, and thence carried to the lake front and exploded. Detective McLaughlin said he received a hint to tho effect that an effort would be made to blow up the tunnel used for the passage of the North Side cable cars. ,He hastened to the scene and found piece of throe-Inch gas pipe abput 15 Inches long In one of the small arched openings In the dividing wall of the tun nel. A half-burned fuse protruded from one end. When touched off tha bomb Is said by tho policemen to haxe exploded with a loud report. "Earlier In the night one of tho sweep ers employed In the tunnel saw a man about 23 years old and shabbily dressed loitering In the tunnel. Ho was asked what he was doing there, and replied. 'Nothing.' The stranger left the tunnel hurriedly. The police suspect the bomb was placed there by a discharged em ploye of the company." NEW HAVEN POISONING CASE. Instance of Depravity Brought to LIcht by an Inquest. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 2. The re port of th Coroner's inquest In the Rathbun poisoning mystery was made public today. It was Sound that the death of William Rathbun was caused by poison put Into the coffee of a boarder, John F. Hart, by Mary Ann Rathbun, wife of William. The Intention of Mrs. Rathbun, according to the Coroner's finding, was to secure the death of Hart. Jealousy because of Hart's neglect of her and his attention during the last few months to another woman Is ascribed In tho Coron er's report as the motlvo for Mrs. Rath bun's alleged act. Mrs. Rathbun has been arrested on a war-rant charging her with murder. John F. Hart was also formally arrested on a warrant charging him with. Intimacy with Mrs. Rathbun. NEW YEAR'S EVE IN '64. Hott It Was Spent by "Fenlmmofl Brlsade." PORTLAND. JanTT-CTo the Editor1.)-. I attended "watch meeting" last night, and what I heard there set me to "look ing backward," especially to the tlmo we saw tho old year out and tha new ona In 37 years ago. Many of your older readers will recollect tho cold New Years of '64; some others have heard of It. At that time I was a member of "The Persimmon Brigade," and wa wero encamped In Monroe Gap, about 0 miles north of Knoxvllle, East Tennessee. But in order that you may realize tho suf fering of us poor soldiers that night, it will be necessary for mo to review four or five weeks of our previous lives. This brigade had been hastily organized to meet an emergency, boys of 15 or 15, and broken down ex-soldlers had been ac cepted; we had left home In tho heat of Summer, and had been almost constant ly marching ever since, generally on scant rations, sometimes none at all. Our only Winter quarters was the "pup tent," a 3x6 tent that the men carried on their backs. Overcoats and blankets had -mostly been thrown away long ago. and many of us were bare footed and all half naked. We had lived off'a coun try that had been "foraged dry" long before we saw It. Corn in the ear had been Issued as a ration, and wo wero glad to get even that In plenty. At ono time we had been cut off, and In order to escape we had to cross Clinch Moun tain on a dark night In a rain storm, mornViIno- nil Tilcht And nil the next f"n.v. wlthout rest or anything to eat, losing during that night and day 8 per cent of line men. On this march men became so ex hausted that they vfell and literally died In their tracks. We found two men who had crawled Into a fence corner and were there eaten by the hogs. The men had recuperated to some extent by tho last of the year, but they had not shed all their rags. Here Is a comrade's descrip tion of his clothing: "My wardrobe consisted of an over coat, the tails of which had gone up In smoke; a Jacket (blouse) with the sleeves off at the elbows; pants out at the knees, and two large ventilating windows at the rear; socks from an old saddle blan ket; moccasins constructed from pieces of poncho; ono suit of underwear, the seams of which were homestltched by that pesky little 'varmint' that caused so much, camp life profanity." r think you now have a fair Idea of our condition on the last day of the year, 1S63. This day was moderately warm. I think It rained a little In tho afternoon, and then turned to snow. In explanation of what follows I will state that there was plenty of green wood all around us, of which we could use freely, but In our front, and only a few yard3 distant, was a rail fence, but as It was "Union," we had strict orders not to touch It, an or der that had been strictly obeyed. The weather remained comfortable un til 10 or 11 P. M., when the wind switched around apd came from the north, and tho piercing blasts from the Cumber lands quickly penetrated to the marrow of the half-clad boys. Knowing that they had little, wood provided for an emergency like this and that there was a strict order against burning that fence, the boys patiently endured a3 long as they could, but when human nature could stand It no longer, they crawled out with great unanimity and that fence Just walked into camp. Tho Captains knew nothing about It; they covered their heads. But even with good fires, the suffer ing was Intense. One side would freeze while thawing out the other. A good fire In front of my tent, an "A," tent, made It quite comfortable, and I might have remained In Its protection, but a num ber of those boys freezing and burning on the outside were confided to my care by mothers, fathers, sisters or brothers, and my heart and conscience would not let me lie In comfort while they wera suffering, so I would let tha boys ex change places In warming up Inside th tent, while I stood by a fire. Although a long night, It finally came to an .end. and morning brdke clear and bitter cold. I learned afterward that the thermometer marked 4 degrees. It continued cold for several days, and thereafter we wero better prepared for It, and the suffering was minimized. That was a New Years never to be forgotten. If any comrade 'of the "Persimmon Bri gade" reads this I know he will not only vouch for the truth of it, but will say further that the half cannot be told. 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