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THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901. FOUR SHIPS SAILED Fleet of Grain Carriers Put to Sea Yesterday, THREE FRENCHMEN IN BUNCH Important Rnlinsr IlcRnrdlnK Licenc ing: Stennnhlp Officers Cannery Fleet Londingr on the Colum bia River The Ovcrdues. The pilots and tugs at the mouth of the river made a thorough clean-up yes terday by getting out four wheat carriers. The French bark Bossuet led the proces sion at 10:40 yesterday morning. She was followed at noon by the French bark La Rochefoucauld, and at 1:30 P. M. by the British ship Scottish Isles. The General de Boisdeffre brought up the rear at i o'clock yesterday afternoon. There ought to be a very Interesting ocean race be tween the three Frenchmen, for all of the vessels are pretty evenly matched. The Bossuet is the larger of the trio, and reg isters 1739 tons net, while the other two are each of 1711 tons net register. If the Boussuet Is as long on her, outward voy age as she was coming this waj she will not cut much of a figure In any race. The departure of this quartet leaves As--toria with but two shls, the Brunshauscn and the Professor Kocht both of which are under charter, and will leave up as soon as boats can be secured. The Gorman ship Peter Rlckmers and the British ship Ben Dearg arrived up yesterday afternoon. PURCHASED A FLEET. American Steel fc "Wire Company Secure Lake "Vessels. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The annual meet ing of the American Steel & Wire Com pany was held today In Jersey City. James Hillhouse, an attorney, attended the meeting to oppose the ratification of the sale of the American Steamship Com pany's lake line to the company. Thomas F. Ryan, the only nominee for director of the third-class, was elected. H. Clay Pierce, of St. Louis, for director of the second-class, was elected. For first class, to serve three years, Alfred Clif ford, William P. Palmer. S. H. Chlsholm, Randall Morgan and P. A. B. Widener were elected. A resolution was offered by Max Pam to confirm the action of the directors In the purchase of the American Steamship Company for 55.G30.O00, and that the offi cers be authorized to carry out the agree ment of purchase. The statement was made by Chairman Clifford that the American Steamship Company earned last year over SSOO.000 net, with only a part of the fleet in operation. Attorney Hillhouse oppose! the confir mation of the purchase of the lake steam ship line on the ground that the valua tion of the 12 ships of the line Is fixed by the American Lloyds at $3,305,000, in stead of 55.G30.000. Mr. Hillhouse said that "he expected to bring suit on the ground of a breach of trust on the part of the directors If 'the purchase Is made. Chair man Clifford declared that It was neces rary to have the ships. It would take two years to buiid such a fleet, he saftl, and he did not believe even these vessels would carry all the ore that the com pany uses. A resolution to ratify the purchase was cdopted. The actions of the board of di rectors during the year were approved, including the amendment to the bylaws postponing dividend action until March. The meeting then adjourned. The vote to approve the steamship purchase was CC1.739 shares in favor and 1G24 share? against- It was said after the meeting that the old officers of the company would he re-elected. POLTALLOCH MOVED FORTY FEET. Indications Are That She "Will Be Floated. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Feb. 19. The stranded bark Poltalloch was moved 40 feet toward the sea yesterday. The pros pects are that she will be floated. The attempt to pull her off was made yester day, but she did not move. More ballast has since been taken out, with the encour. aging result stated. There Is more bal last yet to be removed, and it Is now a matter mainly of favorable weather and tides. Heavy Atlantic Gnles. QUEENSTOWN. Feb. 19. The British steamer Lord Kelvin, from New Orleans, January 1G, via Norfolk, January 21, for Hamburg, has put Into Queenstown and reports having had a fearful voyage. She experienced terrific easterly gales for 15 days, and her coal supply became ex hausted and she was forced to burn por tions of her cargo for several days. Al most throughout the -oyage the weather was the worst ever experienced by all on board. Pyrenees Sold Cheap. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19. The wreck of the British ship Pyrenees, as -It now lies In the harbor of Manga Reva, in the Paumota group, has been sold to a local firm of stevedores for 5295. The vessel cost $130,000. An attempt will be made to float the stranded ship and sail it to this port. Overdue Rates Advance. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19. Reinsur ance rates on overdue vessels have again been raised. The Andrada. out 99 days from Santa Rosalia; the Bertha, from . el-Hal-Wei, and the Cape Wrath, from Callao, all for Portland, are now quoted at 90 per cent, while the Ardnamurchan, 78 days out from the Fraser River, for Liverpool. Is quoted at 05 per cent, and the Henry Hackfield, 189 days out from Philadelphia, for Nagasaki, at 15 per cent. Domestic and Foreljrn Ports. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 19. Arrived in at 11:20 A. M. and left up at 2:15 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Fran cisco. Sailed at 10:40 A. M. French bark Bossuet; at 12 noon, French bark Ia Rochefoucauld; at 1:30 P. M., British ship Scottish Hills; at 4:30 P. M., French bark General de Boisdeffre, all for Queens town or Falmouth for orders. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind north cast; weather foggy. Seattle, Feb. 19. Arrived Steamer Far nllon. from Dyea; steamer City of Seattle, from Skagway. Queenstown, Feb. 19. Arrived Ship Lin lithgowshire, from Tacoma. Yokohama Arrived Feb. 18. Steamer Victoria, from Tacoma. Port Gamble, Feb. 19. Arrived Schoon er Maria E. Smith, from Hllo. Mororan, Feb. 19. Passed previously Steamer Horsa, from Tacoma. Port Los Angeles Arrived Feb. 18. Steamer Warfield, from Nanalmo. Port Ludlow Arrived Feb. 18. Schooner Bangor, from San Pedro. Australian port, Feb. 19. Arrived pre viously, Sonoma, from San Francisco, via Honolulu, for Sydney, N. S. W. Santiago, Feb. 19. Arrived Cruising yacht Prinzessln Victoria Luis, from New York. Liverpool, Feb. 19. Sailed Patricia, from Hamburg, for New York. Tacoma Sailed Feb. 14. Ship Jabez Howes, for Honolulu. Port Townsend Arrived Feb. 18. British steamer Ping Suey, from Vladlvostock. Sailed Bark Alsterdamm, from Tacoma, for Queenstown. Port Gamble Sailed Feb. IS. Bark James Nesmith, for Cape Town. San Francisco, Feb 19. Sailed Schoon er Ida Schnauer, for Port Gamble; steam er Alliance, for Portland; steamer Wel lington, for Chemainus. Arrived Steamer Rainier, from New Whatcom; steamer Columbia, from Portland; barkentine Monitor, for Gray6 Harbor. New York, Feb. 19. Arrived Frlesland, from Antwerp. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Biff Advance Sale for Mrs. Flslcc 'Moths" at Cordray's Tonight. The Marquam Grand on several occa sions hae had what was termed a "big advance sale," but It remained for yes terday's advance sale of Mrs. FIske to break the record. There was a continu ous line of purchasers the entire day, un broken until the hour of closing the box office. Mrs. FIske will appear Thursday and Friday nights, February 21 and 22, in "Becky Sharp"; Saturday night in "Tess of the D'Urbenilles." In many respects the production of "Becy Sharp" Is one of the most interest ing seen In many years. Of course, it is Impossible to present In a play all of the 50 or more characters of the novel; as it is impossible to describe in action and dia logue all the Innumerable happenings of the various threads of stories in the book. Mr. Mitchell has made a play of Becky Sharp's more prominent adventures, and peopled it with the personages who are directly connected with the adventuress and her doings. We shall see Sir Pitt Crawley, Pitt Crawley, Rawdon Crawley, Lord Steyne. Captain Dobbin, George Os borne, Joe Sedley, and a dozen or more of the other men that figure In the novel with Becky, Amelia, Miss Crawley, Lady Steyne, Brlggs and others of the women cnaracters. And, seeing them, one re news acquaintance or, rather, newly makes acquaintance, for the stage gives new life to the persons in a book with most of those worthy of dramatic atten tion in "Vanity Fair." Sound Concert. Sousa is coming for a concert on Tues day afternoon and evening. February 26, at the Marquam Grand, with his full band and soloists. It is quite unneces sary to ask what he will play, for every Sousa concert Is sure to be strongly char acteristic, which means that its unique flavor and spirited action are peculiarly and essentially Sousa's own. It is suf ficient to add that the concert will pre sent a programme of Sousa's best selec tions, and will contain much that is new, as novelties are being constantly added to the band's repertoire. The soloists are Miss Blanche Dufileld, soprano; Miss Ber tha Bucklln, violinlste. The band solo ists are Arthur Pryor, trombone; Herbert L. Clarke, cornet; Walter B. Rogers, cor net; Franz Helle, fluegclhorn, and Simone Mentia, euphonium. Pryor will appear here. "Moth" nt Cordray's Tonlffht. The average foreign novel, if It has any power at alt. has an ephemeral existence, which, boomed into an unnatural popu larity, soon dies from want of real merit and is forgotten. Take, for example, "Trilby," "Sapho." and stories of that class. At their zenith, nothing could equal the Interest In them. They were a craze and were forced upon the public in all forms, until they were worn threadbare. Then people became weary of them. In a study like "Moths" Is found material which will outwear any number of "fad" plays, and will hold Its own among the dramatic and literary gems long after these plays of the day have passed from memory. "Moths" Is a story full of Intense Interest, but with an underlying vein of rich comedy, which relieves the strain and amuses while it entertains. The dramat ization of this story in Its entirety will be presented by the Shirley company at Cor dray's tonight and Thursday evening of this week, and promises to be the special feature of the engagement. "The Eleventh Hour" at Cordray's. Lincoln J. Carter, author of "The Fast Mail," "Heart of Chicago," and other equally popular plays, will present his latest success, "The Eleventh Hour," at Cordray's Theater next week. In "The Eleventh Hour" Mr. Carter has succeeded In doing what few authors do, viz., to blend pathos and comedy in a manner tnat pleases the entire audience, holding their Interest throughout the play. "The Eleventh Hour" will be presented by a most capable company, with elaborate scenic effects, and the nicety of detail for which Mr. Carter is so justly famous. The patrons of Cordray's Theater have a rich treat In store for them, of which they will no doubt avail themselves. The Cockatoo Circns. The Cockatoo Circus is attracting good sized cro-vds, at the corner of Third and Alder streets. These birds are the best performers ever seen In Portland. Their antics are remarkable, as well as amus ing Many ladies drop in during shopping hours for a half hour's rest and recrea tion. Nearly 900 children attended the show last Saturday afternoon. This will be the last week of this novelty. T2MPERANCE IN 1810. Quantity and IClnds of Liquor Con sidered Proper to Use. SEATTLE. Wash.,' Feb. 19. (To the Ed itor.) As an evidence of what was con sidered proper use of wine, etc, about the year 1S10, I send you the following, which I found in a year book of 1S3S: Temperance Water, milk and water, small beer: Health, wealth, serenity of mind, reputation, long life and happiness. Cider and perry, wine, porter, strong beer. Cheerfulness, strength and nourishment, when taken only at meals and In moderate quantities. Intemperance Punch, toddy, crank, grog, brandy and water, flip, shrub bitters infused in spirits, usquebaugh, gin. brandy, rum, whisky: Vices, idleness, peevishness, quarreling, fighting, lying, swearing, ob scenity, swindling, perjury, burglary, mur der, suicide; diseases, sickness, tremors of the hands, bloatedness, inflamed eyes, red nose and face, sore and swelled legs, jaundice, pains In the limbs, dropsy, epi lepsy, melancholy, madness, palsy, apo plexy, death; punishments, debt, black- eyes, rags, hunger, hospital, jail, whip ping, the hulks, Botany Bay, gallows. The above was written by a Dr. Lett som, and was taken from some publica tion of Dr. Rush, of Philadelphia. The original was printed in the European Magazine, for February and March, 1S10. Your editorial, "A Moral Boycott," of February 15. put me in mind of the ar ticle, which was entitled, "A Moral and Physical Thermometer; or. a Scale of the Progress of Temperance and Intemper ance." JOHN P. SWEENEY. To Investigate Dovrle's Bank. CHICAGO. Feb. 19. When John Alex ander Dowle was notified today of. the resolution of the Illinois Legislature em powering a committee to investigate the Bank of Zion. he stated that the State Legislators will not be allowed to enter the bank or open its books, and will be prevented from getting any information about the bank's workings from the in side. Dowle said that his bank was a private institution and no one had a right to force his way in. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve In the division of redemption, chows: Available cash balance 5M5.S6G 059 Gold 76,269,542 EULOGIZED E. D. BAKER B. B. DEEKMAN'S ADDRESS TO NA TIVE SONS AXD DAUGHTERS. Sketch, of Oregon's War Senator, Who Died on the Battlefield Open Sleeting; of Two Lodge. Portland lodges of Native Sons and Native Daughters of Oregon held a joint open session last evening at the Elks' Hall, in the Marquam Building. A pleas ing programme of vocal and Instrumental music was rendered and the feature of the evening was an address by B. B. Beekman on the "Life and Character of Colonel E. D. Baker." After the pro gramme a social dance was enjoyed. Mr. Beekman's paper on Edward Dickinson Baker was In part as follows: "E. D Baker was born In London in 1811, and his mother was the sister of Captain Thomas Dickinson, who fought for England at Trafalgar. When In his fourth year, he was taken by his parents to Philadelphia, where the next 10 years B. B. Beekman. of Baker's life were passed. Owing to the circumstances of his parents, he was soon apprenticed to a weaver. He early evinced fondness for books and developed a ravenous appetite for knowledge. In 1823 his father took his family to Belle ville, 111., where young Baker won the friendship of Governor Edwards. St. Louis. Mo., next became Baker's home, but he speedily returned to Illinois, where he began the study of law and was- after ward admitted to the bar as a practicing attorney. "When he was 20 years old, he married Mrs. Mary A. Lee, and the marriage proved to be a long and happy one. Four children blessed the union. In 1S32, Bak er's military instincts led him to enlist and serve 35 a private In the Black Hawk war, and in 1S35 he removed to Springfield, 111., where he met in the practice of his profession such men as Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, and Lyman Trumbull. Two years later Baker was elected to the General As sembly, and In 1840, along with Lincoln and others, he stumped the state for 'Tip pecanoe, and Tyler, too. "He was next elected to the State Sen ate, taking the front rank at once, and In 1S43 he contested with Abraham Lin coln the Congressional nomination from their district, but neither of them was elected. In 1845. however. Baker took his seat In Congress, and speedily became known for his eloquent speeches on the Oregon boundary question. He was a '54:40 or fight' man. When war with Mex Ico was declared. Baker raised a regi ment of volunteers and served In the war with bravery and distinction. Subse quently he moved to San Francisco and cast his fortunes with the newly-formed Republican party. "In I860 he moved to Oregon and had the satisfaction of being elected Senator. He made his famous speech on 'Freedom at this time." The speaker then sketched Senator Baker's labors in the United States Senate at the opening of the Civil War, and read part of his speeches deliv ered in that stirring time, and then told how Baker joined the Army and was killed at the battle of Ball's Bluff, In his 50th year. Mr. Beekman concluded as follows: "Ba ker as a soldier, orator, advocate and statesman triumphed in every role; he commanded the applause of listening Sen ates: he evoked the tumultuous cheers of the masses. He received ovations In the populous city; he won the homage of the dwellers amid the mountains and val leys. He was a man of the people, and he struck the chords that touched and fnuni response In the popular heart." MINERS STRIKE PROBABLE. Agreement Signed Dnrlnff the Cam paign May Be Ignored. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The Herald says: Officials of the anthracite coal railroads expressed very little concern yesterday over the call Issued by President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers' Association, for a conference between operators and the delegates of the union to be held early In March, to determine the wage scale for the year beginning April 1, when the present schedule expires. It is an open secret among the coal roads that the 10 per cent advance ex acted by President Mitchell from the coal companies was granted, as a matter of political expediency during the heat of the National campaign, and the disposi tion Is general to Ignore the call for the conference at the present time, and thus carry out what the operators said at the time of the strike settlement last Fall that they had not recognized President Mitchell or his organization. By so doing the anthracite railroad men and mine- operators hope to restore the conditions to the position existing before the strike, when organized labor In the mining dis trict had no recognized status. The railroad men think it not unlikely a strike will follow their determination to ignore President Mitchell, If that course be determined upon. His demands, they say. are ruinous and amount to an in crease of 10 per cent over even the present scale of wages for both Inside and outside labor, and the granting of such an advance, making 20 per cent more than the scale cf one year ago. Is more than they can stand. Rochester Bank Falls. ROCHESTER. N Y., Feb. 19. The Genesee National Savings & Loan Asso ciation, with offices in this city, has gone Into the hands of receivers. The liabili ties, which are about 5200,000, are more than double the assets. The receivership was established upon a petition of State Superintendent of Banks Kilburn. John H. Bosworth, who Is the treasurer of the association, was named as receiver, giv ing bonds in $30,000. Favors Pensioning Oregon Widow. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. The House committee on Invalid pensions, after a long consideration of Representative Moody's bill to restore Mary Welch, of Ontario, Or., to the pension rolls at 5S per month, have favorably reported the bill to the House. Mrs. Welch, the widow of Richard Welch, seeks an allowance of pension from December 4, 1895. Lairs Declared Constitutional. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 19. The Supreme Court today declared the fol- 1 x4f yr lowing enactments constitutional: State barber examiner law, which applies to barbers doing business in St, Louis, St. Joseph and Kansas City; breeders racing law, allowing bookmaklng and pool sell ing on race tracks licensed by the State Auditor; law taxing Inheritances for the benefit of the State University. DUTY IS TO ELECT. (Continued from First Page.) the stamp of some who have been sent in the past. Mr. Corbett Is so well ac quainted with the needs of the entire Northwest that the Legislature ought not to hesitate to elect him. By all means he should bo chosen. John F. Barrett, of the John Barrett Company I should like to see the Legis lature elect. If It will choose Mr. Corbett. He has been Identified with our interests for many years, and knows what Port land and Oregon want from Congress. He Is the man to send to the Senate. Otto Breyman, of the Breyman Leather Company Mr. Corbett ought to be elect ed Senator. The majority of the Repub licans are supporting him, and he Is log ically the Republican nominee. No man Is better acquainted with the needs of Portland and Oregon than he, and no man Is better qualified to represent the state In the United States Senate. I do not believe In this hold-up business. It hurts the state. Edward Ehrman, of Mason, Ehrman & Co. I sincerely hope that the Legislature will not adjourn without electing a Sen ator. I should like to see Mr. Corbett chosen. He is well qualified to represent Oregon. If elected, he would give the state high standing In the Senate. John C. Ainsworth, president of Ains worth National Bank Most certainly, the Legislature ought to elect a Senator. Mr. Corbett Is my choice. He has the ability to give the state first-class service. H. C. Breeden, of the H. C. Breeden Company It is the duty of the Legisla ture to elect a Senator, and It ought to discharge that duty. It would be a grave mistake for the Legislature to adjourn without an election. My first choice is Mr. Corbett.. Henry Everding. of Everdlng & Farrell The Legislature' should elect. It will not be excused If It falls to do Its duty. If I were a member of the Legislature, I should vote for Mr. Corbett because of his ability to represent the state, and for the further reason that he Is the choice of the majority of the Republican members, and therefore entitled to the election. J. K. Gill Oregon and Portland would suffer If the Legislature should adjourn without electing a Senator. I am anx ious to see Mr. Corbett elected. M. F. Henderson, vice-president of the Eastern and Western Lumber Companies The Legislature ought to elect Mr. Cor bett. William Wadhams, of Wadhams & Kerr Bros. Mr. Corbett ought to be elected. He has the ability to do the things that Oregon and Portland want done. Isaac Gevurtz Mr. Corbett Is the best man. If elected, he would do the right thing for Portland and Oregon. I have been in business In Portland for 0 years, and know something about Mr. Corbett's standing In this community. James Lotan, manager of Willamette Iron & Steel Works The Legislature ought not to adjourn without electing a Senator. This hold-up business Is getting to be a chestnut. The Legislature owes a duty to the state to elect, and it ought to discharge that duty. Inasmuch as Mr. Corbett Is the choice of the majority of the Republican members, the Legisla ture cannot do better than elect him. I believe that after a little more playing around, the Republican members will get together and elect Mr. Corbett. Tyler Woodward, president of United States National Bank It would be a great loss to the state If the Legislature should adjourn without electing a Sena tor. We have suffered enough as things have been running. The better the man elected the better for Oregon. Theodore B. Wilcox, president Portland Flouring Mills Company I think it would be deplorable If the Legislature should adjourn without electing a good man to the United States Senate. Henry Hahn, of Wadhams & Co. Ore gon's Interests have become so Important that we should have two strong men In the United States Senate to promote them. The Republicans will be remiss In their duty if they permit adjournment with out an election. They have a majority of the Legislature, and It Is their bounden duty to elect a Senator. J. F. Batchelder, of Portland Railway Company It Is the duty of the Legisla ture to elect a Senator. There is no ques tion about this. If there ever was a time in the history of Oregon when strong men were needed In the United States Senate, this is the time. This Is a critical period In the history of the Northwest, and Ore gon should be represented in the Senate by its best men. Samuel M. Mears, president Portland Cordage Company I feel as every other person does that Oregon should have its full representation In the United States Senate. W. D. Fenton I am unqualifiedly in fa vor of the election of a Senator by this session of the Legislature. The Interests of the state Imperatively demand an elec tion. A. B. Steinbach Oregon's Interests de mand the election of a good man by the Legislature. F. S. Morris, of iforris & Whitehead I should like to see a good man elected for the benefit of the state. Arthur H. Devers of Closset & Devers It Is the duty of the Legislature to elect a Senator. I think the members ought to get together and elect some one, let the man be whom he may. Harry T. Clarke, president Portland Iron Works The Legislature owes It to the commercial, manufacturing, shipping and agricultural Interests of Oregon and Portland to elect a Senator. George E. Watkins. of Parrlsh & Wat kins There is no doubt of the right of the state to two Senators. It is the duty of the Legislature to elect. W. J. Van Schuyver I should like to see a Senator elected who would be able to do things for Oregon. We ought to have a good man. Frank L. Zimmerman, of Wolff & Zwlcker Iron Works The state should have Its full representation In the United States Senate. It is the duty of the Leg islature to elect. Horace D. Ramsdell, of Llpman, Wolfe & Co. The Legislature owes It to the people of Oregon to elect a Senator that the state may have its full representa tion in the upper branch of Congress. W. B. Glafke It is the duty of the Legislature to elect. There ought to be no quibbling on this point. Oregon and Portland have vital Interests at stake, and we ought to have two good men in the United States Senate to look out for them. ' I. Lang, of Lang & Co. The Legislature should' elect. That' Is Its duty. PORTLAND BID LOWEST EAST SIDE SHIPBUILDER IS TITLED TO CONTRACT. EN- Joseph Supple, "Who Put In Lowest Flgnres on Government Boat, Fears He Will he Jobbed. Joseph Supple, the boat-builder, has se cured a deed to block 6, on the water front where his boat-building plant Is lo cated and will be able to make the im provements he has had under contempla tion. He purchased the block about two years ago for 515,000, but owing to some legal complication did not secure a full title till the 16th of the present month, although he has been In possession of the property. Mr. Supple said yesterday he hoped to construct the marine ways this year which he has had under contempla tion ever since he got possession of the ground. "With proper encouragement from Port land," said Mr. Supple, "we should have plenty of ship-building here all the time, for the reason we can do the work cheaper than It can be done at Seattle or San Francisco. I am Informed the yards at Coos Bay and Seattle are full of work of this sort, and we should have plenty to do also. In spite of our fine facilities we seem to be discrimiated against. "My bid for the ship for the Govern ment advertised at San Francisco Is 51000 under any other, but I am not sure about getting It. I telegraphed General Beebe, who Is In Washington, asking him to take steps to see that I got that contract, as It rightfully belongs to Portland. I am afraid It will be pulled away from Port land unless a strong effort is made to hold it here. The bid Is 51S.S50, and this money would be distributed here among the ship-carpenters, if justice Is done and Portland gets the building of the ship, as she ought. I can't tell what the out come may be, but I do know I should have that contract on my bid." INJUNCTION WAS DISSOLVED Restraining Order In Xevr Suit De nied at Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 19. In the Circuit Court today Judge McBrlde dis solved the Injunction brought by C. W. Ganong and others restraining the Ore gon City & Southern Railway Company from constructing a road to Canemah. The Oregon & California Railroad Com pany filed a suit today against the Ore gon City & Southern, asking that the franchise granted the latter by the County Board of Commissioners be annulled and set aside; also that a restraining order be granted to prevent the said road from being extended to Canemah, as it would cross the plaintiff's track twice to reach Us proposed terminus In Southern Cane mah on the water front, making traffic exceedingly dangerous. The court de cided not to grant the restraining order unless the Oregon City & Southern should attempt to cross the tracks of the Ore gon & California Railroad Company, as there is a remedy in a legal way by con demnatory proceedings. President Fields and Attorney Latour ettc, of the Oregon City & Southern.stated this afternoon that they would not at tempt to build their road to Canemah, until after tho matter of crossing the Oregon & California Railroad Company's tracks shall be settled by condemnation proceedings. Promotions From the Ranks. SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 19. Grand Mas ter Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen, will come to Scranton this week to confer with General Superin tendent Clark, of the Delaware & Lacka wanna Railroad, on the matter of de manding that all promotions on that road may be made from the ranks. The engi neers have made the same request. Tills and other grievances have arisen since the wage administration of IS months ago. At that time there was an agreement with ofllcers of the company that all promo tions' should be based on two from the ranks to one from the outside. Engineers and firemen allege that with the lapse of time the agreement has been almost ignored end most of the vacancies have been filled with men from other rail roads. The grievance committee could reach no satisfactory agreement with General Superintendent Clark, and Mr. Sargent is coming to deal with him for tho firemen. Burlington to Join Salt Lnke Road. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 19. The Herald says: "The 3an Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad 'will Join hands with the Burlington road at Salt Lake. The Bur lington will begin an extension to Salt Lake City for the purpose of meeting the Western road as soon as Spring weather permits grading. The road now has three terminals west of Denver, one In Colorado and two In Wyoming. Lyons, 43 miles northwest of Denver, Is the terminal nearest Salt Lake, but after spending nearly 51.000.000 In surveys of the coun try, the managers of that road decided that the best entrance to Salt Lake is from Guernsey, Wyo., by way of Ogden. "The published rumor that the Harrl man syndicate Is making overtures for the purchase of Senator Clark's proposed Los Angeles & Salt Lake road Is em phatically denied by T. E. Gibbon, vice president of the new line. Quick Shipment of Green Fruit. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19. At the re cent convention of the California fruit growers In Sacramento a committee was appointed to urge the railroads to give quick shipment of green fruits to Eastern points. It was asked that fruits shipped at Sacramento be delivered in Chicago In six days and in New York in eight days. The transportation companies have agreed to deliver the fruit In Chicago in six days, but think SA days will be the short est time they can guarantee to New York. It Is understood that the Santa Fe's participation .in green fruit shipments Is to be the same as last year. Practi cally no fruit will be taken via Mojave, its proportion of the shipments to be turned over to it at Pueblo In connection with the Central Pacific and Rio Grande roads. Scauonrd Air Line Consolidation. BALTIMORE, Md.. Feb. ID. The Wlll-lams-MIddendorf Syndicate, which con trols the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, has acquired Thomas Ryan's holdings In the Seaboard & Roanoke and Raleigh & Gaston Railroads. NEW YORK, Feb. 19. In connection with the disposition of Mr. Ryan's stock in the Seaboard Air Line, It was an nounced here today that Mr. Ryan has at the same time agreed to withdraw his several suits which have been pending for some years in various courts, and to abandon all opposition to President Will lams' plans of consolidation and manage ment of the properties Involved. Division of Immigrant Business. MONTREAL, Feb. 19. It Is said here that the question concerning immigrant traffic through the port of New York, under discussion for some time, has at last been amicably settled, and that the Western lines acknowledged the rights of the Canadian Pacific to participate in this business on an equitable basis. This Is understood to mean that the roads have agreed to divisions of business on an all-round basis, the Canadian Pacific to have a share of the traffic through New York, Boston and Philadelphia, and tho United States carriers to get a satis factory slice of business through Cana dian ports. Railroad Notes. Tho Burlington has placed an order Cutlery That Cuts .....AT CUT PRICES Our fine line of Razors, Pocket and Button-hole Scissors, fine Ladies' Scissors and Shears, including Manicure Goods and Fine Pocket Cutlery ALL AT 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT, AT Laue-Davis Drug Co., 3d and Yamhill OUR WINDOWS CONTAIN BARGAINS with the Pullman Company for five din ing cars. The cost of each car, Including china, linen, silver, etc.. will be about 520,000. Each of the cars will have the new empire roof, and will seat 40 pas sengers. Instead of using mirrors and filigree work to enhance the appearance of the cars, the builders will achieve the desired result by the liberal use of pol ished woods. The Omaha Bee prints a special from Salt Lake City giving currency to a ru mor that the Oregon Short Line offices were to be merged with the Union Pa cific at Omaha and the road to become merely the mountain division of the Union Pacific system. The Central Pacific, It was also said, would become a division of the Union Pacific. Omaha officials of the Union Pacific are, however, quoted as positively denying the truth of the report. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. Decree of Lower Court In Ttto Suits Is Affirmed. SALEM, Feb. 19. The Supreme Court yesterday handed down decisions In two cases as follows: Asher Marks, appellant, vs. R. L. Steph ens, J. F. Gazley and H. W. Miller, re spondents; appeal from Douglas County, H. K. Hanna, Judge; affirmed. Opinion by Bean, C. J. This Is a suit to enjoin the saleof per sonal property belonging to the plaintiff, under an execution Issued on a judgment in July, 1S91, in favor of John Pearce and others, and against the plaintiff and S. Marks, partners as S. Marks & Co., and one F. C. Buell. The complaint alleges, in substance, that John Pearce, one of the Judgment creditors, died in 1S91, and S. Marks in 1S93; that plaintiff was appointed adminis trator of the partnership estate of Marks & Co., and. In 1S34, a transcript of the judgment referred to was presented to him as such administrator for allowance; that thereafter on the 2Sth day of Feb ruary, 1S99, an execution was issued there on, and, in March, 150 sacks of wheat, the individual property of plaintiff, were lev led upon and advertised for sale, and will be sold thereunder unless the Sheriff is restrained; that such execution was wrongful and unlawful, for the reasons: First, that It was Issued In the name of John Pearce, who had died long prior to the date thereof; Second, that, prior to Its Issuance, Pearce's administrator had pre sented the Judgment as a claim against the estate of S. Marks & Co., and that It had neither been allowed nor disallowed by the administrator thereof; and. Third, that the levy on the property of the plain tiff Is wrongful and void, because his In dividual property Is not liable to seizure and sale under execution Issued on a judgment against the firm of S. Marks & Co. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained in the court belcw, and the plaintiff appeals. The opinion by the Supreme Court holds that; It Is elementary law that an In junction will not Issue where there Is an adequate remedy at law, and, therefore, equity will not restrain a levy or sale of property under execution on account of mere errors or Irregularities in Issuance or proceedings thereunder, for, as said by Mr. Freeman, "courts of equity do not presume to exercise supervisory power over courts of law with a view of cor recting the decisions of legal tribunals; they interfere only In rases of fraud, ac cident, mistake, surprise, or where some unconscionable use of a legal right or title Is made or threatened." Now, the only ground assigned for re lief Is alleged Irregularity In the Issuance of the execution and the subsequent pro ceedings thereunder, for which a motion to quash In the court issuing the process would have afforded an adequate remedy. It follows from these views that the plaintiffs remedy was by a motion In the court issuing the process, and not by proceedings In equity. There was therefore no error in sustain ing the demurrer, and the decree of the court below will be affirmed. C. W. Nottingham, doing business as Nottingham & Co., respondent; vs. J. McKendrlck, L. Trammer. M. C. Dam meier, Peter W. Severson and William Druck. appellants: appeal from Multno mah county, Alfred F. Sears, Judge; af firmed. Opinion by Bean, C. J. This Is a suit to foreclose two mechan ics' Hens In brief, the facts are that in August, 1897, the defendant Dammeler, who was the owner of a three-story brick building on lot 5. block 62, in the City of Portland, and of a leasehold Interest In the ground, leased the corner room on the ground floor or such building to the defendant Trummer, who entered into a contract with McKendrlck to furnish ma terial and perform the labor necessary in plastering, painting and Inside furnishing of such room. During the progress of tho work, Mc Kendrlck purchased material of the plaintiff and Rasmussen & Co., to be used, and which was used, in the repair ing and finishing of such room. Thereafter, and within the time pro vided by law, the plaintiff and Rasmussen & Co., filed notices of mechanics' liens on the building and lot, for the balance due each of them for the materials so furnished. On October 4, 1S97. this suit was commenced by foreclosing such Hens, the plaintiff alleging that Rasmussen & Co., had sold and assigned their Hen to him. Trummer and Dammeler answered, de nying the allegations of the complaint, and. for a further and separate defense, alleged (1) that defendant Dammeler for herself and Severson, owner of the fee, posted notices . within three days after obtaining knowledge of the construction, alteration and repairs mentioned, in the complaint, that they would not be re sponsible for the same; (2) that only a portion of the material furnished was used on the building: (3) that, prior to the date of the alleged assignment to the plaintiff, Rasmussen & Co.'s Hen had, for a valuable consideration be.en waived and released. The allegations of the answer were put in Issue by a reply; upon the trial, a de cree was rendered in favor of the plain tiff, from which the defendant appealed. The Supreme Court after carefully con sidering the points raised, affirms the decree of the court below. The Tammany Crusade. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Speaking of the raid on a Dey-street gambling resort, headed by District Attorney Phllbln, as a result of which a number of people, including some men of prominence were found, examined at a court set up by a Justice in the room on which the raid was made, Lewis Nixon, head of the Tammany anti-vice committee, said: "This Is but the beginning of a series of raids upon original lines. I furnished the evidence to District Attorney Philbln. He conceived the plan of action. "I did not know Mr. Philbln Intended singling out this particular poolroom for the first attack. His plans succeeded so admirably that he Is deserving of the highest praise. "He proceeded In the way he did to pro vent any possibility of warning being sent to the gambling-houses. That Is why he secured the warrants from Jus tice Jerome Instead of from a Police Court. By the old method there are too many chances for the Information to leak." AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. J D Ryder. ?T Y W W Rldehalgh. As E C Homan. N Y G Sllberberg, Baltmr W W Welsh, Phlla O A Baker. Chicago H S Rowan, Chicago Fred Lee, Seattle W B Jerome, Chicago toria Geo E McGulre. Pitts- Durg Mrs Sawyer & dr. city Mr & Mrs H E Peeks, Spokane F Judd, Pendleton y is urane, san Fr M C Bennett. Chicago W H Bredaker, San FiGeo A Brown, San Fr J P Clark. Seattle Percy L SIncfatr. Ta coma John Erlkson. Seattle G H Andrews. Detroit H S Bowen. Chicago C M Clark, Chicago Mr & Mm B W White. Spokane F B Dollman, San Fr H F Norton. Seattle ta u Howe & -w, Chgo A M Marshall, Duluth S J Sternberg. San Fr It C Wallace, Mont S M Cooper. San Fr Thos M Green. Seattle W H Hammond, Mont A H McEwen, Seattle JW H Mitchell. Olymp vuus ouiyirara, ao ji .Mayer. Han rr S Blum. Juneau ID McGarrlty, San Fr Miss Brown. Phlla J W Rosters. 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Rates. 75c and up One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel Tacoma. American plan. Rates, S3 and up. Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma. European plan. Rates. 50c and up. Delaware Company Fails. WILMINGTON, Del.. Feb. 19. The Delaware Construction Company, of this city, has pased Into the hands of re ceivers. The liabilities are about 575,000; estimated assets, 560,000. Controller Issues a. Call. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The Controll er of the Currency this morning issued a call for the condition of National banks on February 5. Don't wait until you are sick before trying Carter's Little Liver Pills but get a vial at once. You can't take them without benefit. Fight Y, our i-aver If you want to. But look vatj or it will get the start of you. If it does, you will have dys pepsia, indigestion, biliousness sick headache, poor blood, con stipation. Perhaps you have these al ready. Then take one of Ayer's Pills at bedtime. 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