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Hi 1.1. 1 1 If . I L,I1 1,1.1 JraSiESffiSi lifnf 1 I 1 1 1 1 1! 1 I 1 1. & .&'' j VOL. XL. NO. lgfe PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $Ls wg r Any Size Any Quantity MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL-CLOTHING Rubber Boots and Shoes, Belting, Packing and Hose. Largest and most complete assortment o f all kinds or Rubber Goods. Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE. President. T. M. BHEPAKD. JR.. Treasure. 3. A. SHEPAKD. Secretary. Cameras at Reduced Prices PREMOS, POCOS. RAYS, ETC We want to close out all on hand now before our new stock arrives. PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG r 144-146 FOURTH STREET, PORTLAND, OR. Shaws Pure IVSalt 1 he Condensed Strength and Nutriment of Barley and Rye Bllimaiier & HOCil, IOS and HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon HOTEL PE Fifth and Washington Sts. . . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms Single 75c to J1.50 per day First-Class Checlc Restaurant Rooms Double $7iOO to J2.00 per day Connected "With Hotel. Rooms Family $1.50 to $3.00 per day J. F. DA VIES, Prcs. St. Charle CO. (IN'CORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMES , , VfeJiayej-jBcently enlarged our Picture Frame de- , -"partment and added a -great many choice novelties jrjL moujdirtgscbnsis1inR4of gilts, SftSfteraifasd." p6lifffe3 , and dull finishes, French grays, 'carbons, Flemishes and man' other special finishes, tcr-inch up to the six-inch patterns. Our prices are the very lowest and all work is first class. SANBORN, VAIL Don't You Think? Nonprofessionals are enthusiastic concernlnc the Pianola. The Pianola has also passed the critical censorship of the musicians. Don't you think you would like It? M. B. WELLS, Northwest Ajcnt for the Aeolian Company Aeolian Hall, 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park, Portland. Or. Ws are Sole Agents for the Pianola; also for the Steinway. Pianos. THREE BIG CATTLE DEALS. Over a Quarter of n Million Dollars Involved. SALT LAKE, Jan. 1L Three of the largest cattle deals made In the West during the past year were consummated today. The transactions involve a total of 10,000 head of cattle, and the aggregate consideration is over $250,000. The most Important sale was by John Sparks, of Reno, Nev., to M. K. Parsons, of Salt Lako City acting for himself and asso ciates. Mr. Parsons buys the Nevada man's entire output of steers and heifers for the year 1900, estimated at 7500 head. Mr. Parsons also purchased the herd of 1500 head of the Mclntyre Black Polled Angus steers. The Burt Bros., of Salt Lake, sold to Mr. Parsons 1000 head of steers out of their herd at American Falls, Idaho. The prices 'were not made public, but they "were the prevailing prices . for these grades of cattle, which makes the above aggregate sum. It is believed that many more important transactions will be made when the various livestock men meet here at the convention next week. Four hun-i dred head of blooded stock will be on ex hibition here during the convention, which meets next Tuesday. FATAL SNOWSLIDES. Tvro Miners Were Killed In "Western Colorado. DENVER. Colo., Jan. 1L Specials to the News report two fatal snowslldes in the western part of the state. William Temaat, an employe of the Tom Boy mine, near Telluride, was caught by a sltde, which carried away the blacksmith shop at the mine at 3 o'clock this after noon. His body was recovered. The oth er slide was near the Camp Bird mine, at Ouray, and the victim was J. H. Collier, a miner. His body Is supposed to be buried under "a vast mass of snow ana rock, and it is unlikely that It can be re covered before late next Summer. Cold "Weather In Nevada. RENO, Nev.. Jan. 11. Nevada Is having a cold spell, the mercury dropping from S to 12 deg. below zero. The backbone of the spell is broken, however, and a snow storm Is In the air. The farmers and stockmen are jubilant and' thankful for the way the Weather Clerk Is treating them. It insures an abundant harvest of grain, hay and beef this Spring through out Nevada. .Sentenced to Death. PRINCETON. Ind., Jan. 1L J. D. Keith was this afternoon convicted of murder ing Nora Kelfer and sentenced to death. Any Style 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. C T. BELCHER, Sec. and Treas. American plan ...$1.25. $1.00. $1.75 European plan 50c. 75c. $1.00 from the tinv little one-nuar- & CO. 170 First Street Bet. Morrison aad Yamhill Sts. the Chase and the Emerson SUBIG BAY STATION. Xnvnl Establishment to Be Located tit Olontrapo. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Secretary Long has received a cable dispatch from Admiral Romey, announcing that the board of officers convened to select the most suitable site in the Philippines for a permanent naval station has fixed upon uiongapo, on sublg Bay. As a result of his recommendation, Mr. Long has sent to Congress a recommendation that $1,000. 000 be appropriated for beginning work on the proposed new naval station. It is un derstood that ultimately the entire naval establishment will be transferred to Olongapo, In case Congress authorises the necessary equipment. CAMPAIGN IX MINDANAO. General Kobbe Clearing the Island of Insurgents. MANILA, Jan. 11. The campaign in Northern Mindanao Is conducted person ally by Brigadier-General Kobbe, with headquarters at Cayagan. Colonel Blrk helmer. with Ave companies of the Twenty-eighth Regiment, has swept the coun try and destroyed Filipino strongholds in the vicinity of Santa Ana. Major Case, of the Fortieth Regiment, is operating In the mountainous region of Southwest Cagayan. He has destroyed several strongholds and captured some prisoners. Minor captures and surrenders continue in Luzon. The civil officers of several towns in Zaxnbelles Province met at San Antonio recently and signed an ultimatum to send to the Insurgent leaders, notifying the insurgents that they will be paid 30 pesos apiece for rifles and liberated If they agree to keep quiet, setting forth that since General MacArthur's proclamation it is impossible aiyr longer to contribute assistance, and asserting that if the In. surgents do. not return to their homes by January 30, they will be considered ene mies of their people, who will then as sist the Americans to pursue them. Volunteer Sail tor Home. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. The Adjutant General received a cable message from General MacArthur. at Manila, saying that the transport Sheridan sailed yester day with 27 officers and 5C4 enlisted men of the Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry, and that the transports Logan and Len nox arrived at Manila today. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1L Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the 5150,000.000 gold reserve in the division of redemption shows: Available cash balance $137,50l,-(fi2 Gold S9.512.359 s Hotel PASSED BY SENATE HousoReapportionment Bill Goesto the President. NO AMENDMENTS WERE ADDED Vigorous Attack "Was Madcon That Portion of the Army Bill Giving the President Discretionary Povrer Bills In the Bouse. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Today a vig orous attack was made upon that por tion of the Army reorganisation bill which confers upon the President discretionary power to increase the strength of the Army to the maximum limit fixed by the bill. Bacon began the attack, and Piatt, of Connecticut, replying, maintained that discretionary power ought to be conferred upon the President and expressed aston ishment that anybody should entertain a fear that the power ever would be abused. Bacon declared he would rather see his party condemned to universal and never ending banishment from political power than to see such authority placed in the hands of the President. An amendment opening the way to the appointment of volunteer officers to grades as high as Captain in the regular Army was adopted. Carter called up the bill apportioning the Representatives of the United States among the several states. "Without debate it was passed, precisely as it came from the House. It now goes to the President for his signature, "x Not since the 51st Congress has the House passed as many private pension bills at a single sitting as it did today. In all, 170 special pension bills were passed. The most important was one to Increase the pension of General A. V. Rice from $36 to $100. General Rice was wounded several times during the Civil War, and lost a leg at Vicksburg. He was formerly a member of Congress from Ohio, and was the author of the arrear ages of pensions act. The Senate had passed a bill to Increase his pension to $60, and the House raised the amount to $100. THE DAY IN DETAIL. Debate on the Army Bill Continued in the Senate. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Only 17 Sen ators appeared on the floor at the open ing of today's session of the Senate. The prevailing epidemic of grip and the In clement weather accounted for the ab sence of many Senators. Carter, chairman of the committee on census, reported favorably the bill paused by the House, making a, reapportionment of "RnrpsiTitfltIvps in thn Hous of Ren- TeseirtatlvesiAmongv ths staytjinfhe unionr 'neoenate committee naamaae ""rio anieridnfentg'to the bill as passed by" the House. In view of the importance of the measure, Carter asked for Immediate consideration of It. Hawley, fearing that Its consideration might Interfere with the Army reorganization bill, was Inclined to object, but was prevailed upon to with hold his objection. At the conclusion of the reading of the measure, Pettus objected to Its further consideration, and it went over. The resolution offered by Teller provid ing for the printing of the Filipino ap peal presented yesterday, was, by con-, sent, laid over until next Monday. Consideration then was resumed of the Army reorganization bill. Hawley, chair man of the committee on military affairs, withdrew the committee amendments to eectlon 31 of the new bill, providing for the retirement of officers on the active list of the Army. Teller also withdrew his amendment to that section. Hoar formally offered the amendment of which he had before given notice, pro viding that no further military force shall be used In the Philippines, except such as may be necessary to keep order in places in the peaceable occupation of the United States., etc. Carter moved that the amendment be laid on the table. The mo tion prevailed, 32' to 19. Pettigrew's amendment providing that one-third of the appointments to commis sioned rank In the regular Army should be made from officers of the volunteer Army the amendment which was under discussion when the Senate adjourned last evening was defeated 33 to 16. Daniel offered an amendment providing that volunteer officers may be designated for examination and those who establish their fitness may be appointed to the grade of Captain in the regular Army, as well as to the grade of First and Sec ond Lieutenant, as provided for by the Senate committee amendment. Daniel said he felt it was due the volunteer of ficers that they should have proper op portunity for advancement in the Army. Proctor, replying, said that unfortunate ly the United States had no system where by an officer or enlisted man in the Army could be promoted for gallant or con spicuous services. Ha believed, however, that the proposed amendment would oper ate as a great injustice to scores of of ficers in the regular Army. The amend ment was agreed to, 24 to 22. Bacon moved to strike out the provision that the President, in his discretion, may increase the number of Corporals In any troop of cavalry to eight, and the number of privates to 76. Piatt (Conn.) said he had none of the fear that seemed to worry some Senators as to the Increase of the Army to 100,000 men. Such an Army could do the coun try no harm, and it could not be consid ered a menace. In response to a question by Berry, Piatt said he feared the pend ing bill did not confer upon the President the authority to increase the Army from 58,000 to 100,000 at any time. That power, he thought, ought to be conferred upon the President. Continuing, Piatt sala he was astonished at the fear expressed by some Senators that the President would not exercise such an authority with due regard to the country's interest. There need be no fear that the United States vould ever have a President who would abuse that power. He said the power to increase the Army should be left in the hands of the President, who ought to br regarded as a conscientious, able and patriotic man. Replying to Piatt, Bacon .said he thought the country had fallen upon an evil day when a Senator could rise In this chamber and express views which he re garded as dangerous to the liberties of tho people and productive of one-man power, and It was an evil day truly "when the Senator reflected the attitude of the dom inant party. "The passage of this bill, declared the Georgia Senator, "will make an epoch In the United States. Senators may scoff. but It Is. nevertheless, true that the pas sage of a bill by which the President shan control the size of the Army Is a march toward empire. It is the evident purpose of the bill to eliminate for all time the volunteer system from the military estab lishment of the country, and create for all time a great standing Army. The Is sue is not to be evaded. Shall it be in the future the proylnce of the President to raise armies, or shall that be the prov ince of Congress?" Hoar thought an Army of 100,000 at pres ent would nojffrmake the Executive morn formidable than he was made by an Army of 25.000 when that limit was flxed He did not regard an Army of 100,000 as a menace, as that number, in his judgment, was far within the limit of domeslc safe ty to liberty, The bill, in addition, author ized the President to reduce the number of the Army still lower, but, on account of the use to be made of the Army he would have to vote against the bill. The Army )1I1 was then laid aside and the House apportionment bill was passed without objection. The Senate hen, at 4:55 P. M., went Into executive session, and soon adjourned. In the House. Before the regular order was demanded In theHouse. some routine business was transacted. Saturday, February 9, at 2 o'clock, was set aside for paying tribute to the late Representative Daly, of New Jersey. v The Senate bill relating to the accounts of United States Marshals and clerks of the district courts of Utah was passed. The House then went into committee of the whole and passed the private pension bills, At 4:35 the House adjourned. CONTROL EXPRESS COMPANIES Railroad Magnates Flsrurlnff on Such a Deal. CHICAGO, Jan. 11. The Record tomor row will say: "Absolute control of the vast Interests of the express companies may fall Into the hands of the railroad financial pow ers. Preliminary steps toward such an object are said to have been taken under the guidance of J. P. Morgan. James J. Hill and others, who are figuring promi nently in .the recently reported railway deals, and the general scheme has been outlined. The report has it that the pow ers intend to conduct the express busi ness of the country as a regular depart ment of railroad operation. "While noth ing definite regarding the plans Is obtain able, it is claimed to be the intention of the railroad officials to refuse, to renew contracts with the companies where the remaining life of the contracts is not long, and to make outright purchases of fran chises where the contracts still have long lives before them. The express compa nies have contracts ranging all the way from five to 20 years, and at the expira tion of their legal agreements they are at the mercy of the railroad companies." CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. President McKinley '"Was Better Last Nisht. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Tonight the President is reported to be resting com fortably. The lmpiovement in his condi tion continues. There is no doubt that he will be permitted to leave his bed early in the coming week. Secretary Hay continues to- lmproveand if It had not been for the "inclement weather today he. would have .returned XtWSteDex?&tnieCXSCt : -Colombian Prisoners Released. NEW YORK, Jan. 1L A dispatch to the Herald from Panama says: The Herald's correspondent In Guayaquil, Ecuador, tele graphs that In accordance with an agree ment between the Ecuador Government and the Colombian minister, all Colombian prisoners detained In the PanapltCo prison have been set free. President Alfero, of Ecuador, haa provided transportation for them to the frontier. Reciprocity action by Colombia Is expected. Colonel Roosevelt's Party. RIFLE, Colo., Jan. 11. Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt and his hunting compan ions left here this morning for Meeker In a four-horse tally-ho. On their ar rival at Meeker the hunters will at once start with Guide John Goff for Coyote Basin, where the hunt is to take place. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT .NEWS. Congress. The House reapportionment bill was passed by the Senate. Pago 1. Consideration of the Army bill was resumed in the Senate. Page 1. The House passed 170 pension bills. Page 1. Tongue will reply to Cushman's attack on Co lumbia River appropriations. Page 2. Federal Government. The Attorney-General concluded his argument In the Porto Hlco cases. Page 1. West Point cadets must answer questions asked them by Congressmen. Page 2. The Director of the Mint reports on operations last year. Page 2. China. Russia will demand annexation of the Llao Tung Peninsula. Page 3. The Chinese Emperor's brother paid a visit to the German Minister. Page 3. Italy may seize territory north of Son Mun. Paged. Foreign. The passengers and crew of the stranded steamer Russie were rescued. Pago 1. Kitchener recovers possession of the Delagoa Bay Railway. Page 3. The defenses of Cape Town are completed. Page 3. The question of pensions was debated in the German Reichstag. Page 3. Domestic. Democrats kept out of the Senatorial caucus in Montana. Page 2. Charges against Congressman Bailey will be Investigated by the Texas Legislature. Page 2. Influences ara at work to prevent the Cincin nati fight. Page 3. Pacific Coast. The fight for Speaker of the Washington Leg islature is on now in earnest. Page 4. The women House clerks In the Idaho Legisla ture failed to keep up with their work, and a half-holiday was declared. Page 4. The leasing of forest reserve lands for grazing purposes is advocated by Superintendent Ormsby In a special report on the Cascade reserve. Page 4. Oregon's taxable valuation for 1000 is $117, 804,872, The state tax levy for 1901 will probably be C mills. Page 4. The Bonanza mine reports perhaps the richest strike ever made In an Eastern Oregon mine. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Armours buying heavily in Chicago wheat. Page 11. Weekly trade reviews. Page 5. Grain crop for 1000. Page 11. Bark Cassard clears for Bristol direct. Page 5. Trans-Pacific liners bring no news of missing vessels. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. v Rumors that gambling may soon be "unli censed." Page 10. Oregon Electoral College meets at Salem next Monday.. Page 8. Southern Pacific again bothered by snow. Page 8. BUI prepared requiring all street cars to be vestlbuled In "Winter. Page 12. Woman's Club favors an -expert to teach cook ing. Page 12. Attorney-General Concludes His Argument- BEF0RE THE SUPREME COURT Application of Internal Revenue Laws to the Islands "Would Be Un wise, and In Many Places Unprofitable. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Attorney-Gen. eral Griggs resumed his argument before the Supreme Court of the United States today, continuing his statement of the po sition of the Government as to .the rule $-! NEW PRESIDENT OF THE 9Tf, ----' 1BBBBBBBBBBflsBBisBBBBBHisBBBBP' ' . HENRY HAHN. . I Henry Hahn, who succeeds George Taylor Jr., as president of the Chamber of Commerce, was born In Germany while his parents were visiting In that coun try. He is 45 years old. He began his business career at Prlnevllle, Or., in 1878, as a general merchandise dealer and banker. In 1890 he came to Portland, and Incorporated the firm of "Wadhama & Co., one of the largest wholesale grocery houses In the Northwest. Mr. Hahn has been prominently Identified with the work of the Chamber of Commerce for several years past. Prior to his election as president he served two terms on the board of trustees, and her never missed a meeting If he was In the city, no matter how presslnc hta private business. Mr Hahn has taken special interest in defending the oomnvrclal Interests of the Pacific Coast against the aggressions of the Middle West Jobbers. Sixteen months ago he helped to organize the Pacific Coast Manufacturers' and Jobbers' Associa tion to fight the Middle "West demand for graded rates and other concessions from the transcontinental railroads. He Is the Oregon vice-president of the association. The members of the Chamber of Commerce are confident that they have In Mr. Hahn an officer who will do all In his power to advance the Interests of Portland, and that he will continue the aggressive work of his Immediate predecessors, George Taylor, Jr., and General Charles P. Boebe. of uniformity In tariff and Internal reve nue taxes. He Insisted that the applica tion of the Internal revenue laws to Por to Rico would be unwise and in many places unprofitable. A rule of uniformity in Internal revenue taxes, he said, could be established when to be applied to contiguous states, as the states were1 governed by similar laws and similar conditions. But when it came to applying these taxes to widely separated territories inhabited by polyglot races, a wide discretion was necessary, and to en deavor to apply a system of Internal tax es would be rather applying a straight Jacket than a constitution. So, he said, the correct rule required us to consider the uniformity of the states: but di versity was the necessary rulo as to territories, because of the diversity of ge ography and racial characteristics observ able in the territories. Continuing, he said Congress should have discretion to impose only such taxes as the people could bear. We have been so long accustomed to regard the United States according to its old lines, said Mr. Griggs, that It is almost a wrench to con sider that there Is now United States ter ritory within the Arctic circle and in tho islands of many Beas. This expansion should result In a larger comprehension of tho duties and necessities, and the im possibility of enforcing an iron-clad rule of uniformity everywhere should be borne In mind. , , As to Internal revenue duties, Mr. Griggs said there was never an objection to the action of Congress in falling to extend the internal revenue laws. In the an nexation of Hawaii, when the local law were left In force, there was not a slngi objection raised as to the constitutionality of the proceeding. The varying taxea which states may lay, in the opinion oi the Attorney-General, indicated that the Congress had similar powers to vary taxes. The Attorney-General reviewed the history of revenue legislation, showing that the first tax on distilled spirits was applicable only to states and a subsequent act extended the provisions to the terri tories. Subsequent similar legislation re fers to the states and territories and the District of Columbia. In the Alaska leg islation it was cited that the internal rev enue laws were not extended at first, and when 'excise laws were extended not all of - such duties were made applicable. Referring to the fact that there were dlffrent rates of taxation applied to the Indians, the Attorney-General said thero was no warrant in law for one rule for a tribe of red men and another for a race of brown men or a race of black men. As to the future, he said, we must consider the possibilities, not the probability, of the acquisition of Egypt, the Soudan, Cen tral Africa, China or a spot in the Ant arctic circle, and the classes of people who may at any future time be entitled to citizenship. The flowers of Congress to legislate were emply sufficient to per mit the settlement of all such contin jrencles. The Attorney-General concluded 1 by insisting that no private right would be conserved, but that the rights of the Government would be hampered by the success of the contention of the plaintiffs. J. G. Carlisle's Argument. Hon. John G. Carlisle, chief attorney for the plaintiffs, followed Mr. Griggs. He began by saying that he would not discuss questions of policy as they be longed to another form. The questions were to be settled only on the Constitu tion. He said he had as yet been unable to form an opinion to to the exact con tention of the Government. First, how ever, he believed the contention was that the island of Porto Rico did not become a part of the United States either on the signing of the protocol or the ratification of the treaty of Paris; that there was a condition existing which placed the Isl ands under the general protection and jurisdiction of the United States, subject to certain limitations; that during a pe riod between the acquisition of the terri tory and the passage of laws by Congress the island might be governed by the Pres ident subject to the laws of war and that the islands did not become part of the United States until admitted by Congress and until such time as Congress might legislate for the islands. From this. It Is argued, he said, that not being a part of the United States, Congress has a right to say what taxes may be levied and collected. Mr. Carlisle first took up the conditions CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. which led to the taking of the island, and read from proclamations of Generals Miles and Wilson to show that the oc cupation was meant to be permanent. The cession of the island by Spain, he said, was' complete, and had been ac knowledged by all nations. Justice White asked if the President, might acquire territory without the con sent of the treaty-making power, but Mr. Carlisle said he was arguing that peace obtained after the signing of the protocol; that there was then no war, and that the President could only create a de facto government, and have it governed. While the Constitution imposed the duty upon Congress of regulating commerce, yet since the signing of the peace pro tocol the President, he said, has exercised the powers of assessing duties and carry ing out all the duties of Congress. Mr. Carlisle said the real question was not whether the Constitution extended to the inhabitants of Porto Rico, but whether it extended over the Congress, the Presi dent and the Cabinet. The contention is that the Constitution protects every per son in the land in his personal and prop erty rights as a citizen. When a govern ment takes from one man more than It should, It Is not taxation, but It is taking his property without due process of law and giving him no compensation for it. On the point that the territories were not a part of the United States, Mr. Car 1'sle read a history of the framing of the Constitution, showing that first it was the intention that "all acts and treaties" should be the supreme law of the land. This was before the word "Constitution" had been introduced, and he took it to mean that It was the intention to have the Constitution to apply to all parts of the country, whether in the states or sim ply in territory belonging to them. Mr. Carlisle argued that the Constitution must be interpreted as a whole, and must enable the Government to accomplish all the purposes for which It was framed. It must be considered as an entirety, to wh'.cl. all the agents of the Government must look for power. International law, ha said, could not govern any agent of this Covcrnment. but the court could lcok to it frr defining what the Consti tution means. There would be two Con stitutions, he said, in the interpretation of the counsel on the other side one for the states, and defining the powers and caring for the rights of citizens, and the other for the territories, and g.vlng no rights Upon the Constitution there had been contituted a comprehensive system of laws governing all the states and ter ritories, and from the first Congress has mad, uniform laws for traffic between state? and territories, as well as extradi tion, bankruptcy and naturalization laws. Mr. Carlisle undertook to show that both direct and indirect taxes had been laid upoh states and territories alike, and duties had been laid upon imports into territories as well as states. Under the contention of the . Government that (Concluded on Second Page.) ALL HANDS SAVED Thrilling Rescue of the Peo ple Aboard the Russie. GREAT HEROISM OF FISHERMEN After Repeated Attempts In Terrible) Weather, the Passengers and Crevr Were Taken Off the Ill-Fnted Steamer, FARAMAN, Bouches-du-Rhone, Jan. 11. After a night of terrible suspense, all of the passengers and crew of the French steamer Russie. from Oran, Algeria, which stranded near here during a violent storm. Monday, have been safely landed. As tha lifeline connected from the shore with tha steamer parted again when night set in yesterday, no communication with tha stranded steamer was possible. The last signaled message read as follows: "We have not a scrap of food left. Con sternatlon prevails on board." On receipt of thl3 signal, the fishermen made two more plucky launches of their boat, but were beaten back, and as the Russie disappeared in the darkness those on board apparently were trying to launch their only remaining boat. The storm raged with renewed fury during the night, and only those who were compelled to do so stayed on the shore. Part of them huddled beneath a tarpaulin, and others sought refuge from the gale In tho Fara man lighthouse. At midnight two boats with lines at tached to them were launched, but both attempts to reach the Russie were fruit less. In tho early hours of the morning torches were lighted at the bow of tha Russie, and In response to the signal tha fishermen made another effort to reach the wreck, but were again tossed ashore, and the crew of the lifeboat, who belong to the fishing village of Carro, gathered round a bonfire made of wreckage from the steamer, drenched to the skin, and with teeth chattering from cold, but not discouraged, Heroism Finally Rewarded. Their heroism was finally rewarded, as with daybreak the weather perceptibly moderated, the sea became calmer and the wind having shifted from east to north, the Carro fishermen again put to sea about 6:30 o'clock. The spectators watched with fast-beating hearts as tho boat disappeared through the waves. More than once It was thought sho was en gulfed, but the small craft rose In sight again on the crest of the waves, ap proaching gradually nearor to the Russie. Then a rope was thrown, which thot fishermen caught, and the lifeboat soon afterwards was alongside. Then above ;the howling wind, rose cries of Joy from those on board the Itusslo, which word re-eohoed- by the crowd- ashore, - Another fioat. .manned by four men, waa then launched, arid succeeded in reaching Jhe wrecked vessel. A fetf minutes later the Carro boat left the Russia's sldo hea,vlly laden. As she approached tho shore, the "occupants were seen, to btf' women and one baby. The enthusiasm j Was delirious. The spectators plunged into the sea. Some of them dragged tho lifeboat ashore, and others lifted the wom en out of the boat and carried them In their arms through the waves to dry land. One. woman was clasped In the arms of her son. who had been, waiting on shore since- Monday. She swooned, and had to be transported on a stretcher, hastily con structed from -vreckage and covered with blankets, to the lighthouse. The other women collapsed from fatigue, cold and hunger. Their haggard faces and trem bling limbs told of the awful experiences they had gone through. It was unfortunate that want of fore sight resulted in all the nourishment be ing1 kept at the lighthouse, two miles dis tant, for the sufferers had to walk there, assisted by their friends, before life re storatives could be administered to them. The four-oared boat next arrived, with seven more passengers, and the lifeboats then made repeated Journeys, until all were saved -and sheltered In the light house. A Passenger's Story. MARSEILLES. Jan. U. The passengers of the Russie arrived here by rail at 7:30 this evening. A great crowd was in wait ing at the station to greet them. They were loudly cheered as they left the train, and many touching scenes ensued when the sufferers met their relatives. Lieuten ant Gautherolt tells the following story of the Rusj- t. o experiences: "The steamer ran ashore at 11 o'clock Monday morning. Only the watch was ou deck at the time. The passengers rushed up undressed when they felt the shock, and a panic ensued. The captain and officers finally succeeded in calming tha people, and the boats were prepared for launching. It "was found, however, that the sea was too rough. "As night came on the Russie began to sink The after hold and the engine-room were Inundated, and the vessel, which rolled badly, heeled to the starboard. Tha passengers took refuge In the first cabin and the smoking-room. "Tuesday morning a violent wave burst in the door of the saloon. The passengers, who were again Btricken with panic, rushed on deck. We reassured them and then barricaded the doorway with mat tresses. All day we were obliged help lessly to watch attempts to reach us with rockets and lifeboats from the shore and by tugs. Another Airfnl Nisht. "We passed the night in a state of tha deepest anguish. The waves Increased in fury and dashed over the side of the ves sel, which was thumping on her starboard side, until in the early morning the plates gave way and the stern of the vessel went to pieces. The utmost consternation now prevailed among the passengers, who fled to the forecastle deck amidships and to the fore deck, clinging to the rails and stanchions. Again We witnessed desperate efforts all day long to rescue us. When night fell without a relief and with the wildest tempest still raging, the scene on board was frightful. "Thursday morning the cruiser Galilee hove in sight. Hope revived as she was seen approaching us with engines re versed. The water was too shallow and the waves threatened to engulf her. "Our provisions were now almost ex hausted. We had only a few biscuits and tins of preserves, with wine and some artichokes and oranges, a portion of tho cargo In the forehold. We passed an atrocious night, but we were rescued this morning." All the'Cargo was lest, and only a part of the mail and the passengers baggage was saved. The accident was due to mis taking the Faraman light for the Plani.r light, a mistake which has caused the loss and wreck of more than 20 steamers anJ given the coast the name of "the marl nera graveyard.'