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,jiijwwf x&xNtowk 1 1 ii D PJRT TWO Pages 9 to 16 VOL. XLI. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1901. NO. 12,751 I ELEBRATION Mr. Wittenberg Gives His Views on 1905 Centennial. V OPPOSES A LARGE EXPOSITION Snj?f?CBts UnvelXlnjr of Stntne or Ded ication of Fine Public Building in Memory of Lewis and ClarXc Commends Corbetfs Yicvrs. t. Herman -Wittenberg has Toplied to his crimes by a further announcement of his pos tion in regard to the Lewis and Clark Centennial. He goes on record as strong ly favoring a celebration, as weli as Sen ator H. W. Corbetfs views of "cutting csr garments according to the cloth we ha-ve." Instead, however, of advocating a '-rge exposition, he suggests a centen liiJ celebration that would take the form of unelling a statue or the dedication of a - ne public building in memory of the tTo haidy explorers, Lewis and Clark, ana tziX ristoric expedition. Mr. Wittenberg's c nimun.catlon follows: ' PORTLAND. Oct. 27. (To the Editor. I am pleased to see that my letter written about 10 days ago in reference to the Lewis and Clark Exposition, has brought out some criticism and furnished ijr.e ideas on that subject. As yet, I do r ot think any of the views advanced, with t! e exception of Mr. Corbetfs, need any f.r.ius consideration. The arguments and judgment of people who are solely interested In selling town lots and "who tre -willing to furnish sites, providing the : position -will be located on their ground, aro not worthy of reply. I think the patriotism of such parties -would vanish as soon as it -was found that the exposi tion would not be located in their dis trict. Tn so far as Mr. Corbetfs letter is con cerned, I desire to state that I am in ac cord with his views that we should "cut cur garments according to the cloth we have." I am in favor of Portland having a celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark ex pedition to the Pacific Coast. I believe that it is commendable, and that some th ng of this kind should be done. What I desire to impress on the citizens of Portland and the State of Oregon Id not to go too far in the premises, so as to make a serious hlunder In the way of over estimating their ability to carry on suc cessfully a large exposition. Why He Opposes Lnrjre Exposition. Some of my reasons are these: I don't believe that Portland people can. raise a large amount of money. I be l.eve 5300,000 is what the incorporators are going to endeavor to raise. I don't think that this amount will be secured, judg ing from my knowledge and personal ex perience in soliciting subscriptions in this city. Again, I don't believe that the Legisla ture of the State of Oregon, will be willing ty vote an appropriation of any great amount, I am satisfied, with the proper presentation, the United States Govern ment will contribute a reasonable amount, t at not to the extent that our enthusiasts in the City of Portland, who are "boost ing" the fair, expect. Another point is this: I don't think that cur friends have taken Into consideration the fact that transportation facilities in -this country are such that there would not be enough equipment to handle any great crowd of people, and I don't think cry transportation company could be in duced to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars to install equipment for a tem porary affair of this kind. Therefore, too much must not be expected In the way cf handling large crowds by our rail roads. I notice that some of our enthusiasts arc urging the people to begin work at once, and not to wait until the last mo ircnt This hrlngs -us up to the point that if we are to have an exposition, here should It be located? This matter of location should be given serious' consid eration. I am not offering any site in the shape of town lots, as I do not think trst personal interest should enter into f-.Is matter. In my opinion the grounds should be located where all the different street-car lines can easily reach them, and net upon one line, nor should It he at any rcat distance from the center of the -"ty, but, on the contrary, as accessible as it is possible to make it Sometime ago Mr. Cordray, I believe, presented a jlar, which, in my opinion, was a good one and should be given, some consider ation. Another thing, if we are going to com mence the fair, I think our enthusiasts should begin at once to dig up some money, as it takes coin to pay for labor, and Portland does not want to be placed in the position that Buffalo is, of having Its contractors yelling for money and u-able to get it. Let us see how much these enthusiasts will dig up out of their rackets to start the fair on a cash basis, which is the only way on which it should be run. Let us raise $300,000 in the City cf Portland and put it in the bank for the purpose of defraying Portland's pro portion of the expenses of the fair. Solicit Subscriptions at Once. I think possibly it will be a better wav to reach the true sentiment of the people t n any other to commence soliciting ? -ascriptions lor that purpose. I do not tl .k that the writer will be at the foot cf the list. If we are going to have a fair - will do his part, but he believes In l"st finding out whether the public Iwcits an elaborate affair or not. One gentleman (I believe Mr. McAllen) s.-tcs that we should be up and at it; tr.atT,t is going to be a great thing. Peo- .e are coming from California, Nevada. rtah, Idaho and Montana, and are go !rg to "bring their wares here to display if.m to the great crowds that will come Ifrom the far East; that the Orient is go tirg to be greatly Interested and that no pt me must be lost in getting Into line. etc. IL' t us find out how many of these dlffer- t states will contribute to the carrying on gef this exposition, so that we may know t- what extent to plan to carry out this Igrand affair. Let us not go ahead bJInd- Sv, let us do It on a conservative and yet gforoad-gauged plan. I do not claim to be calamity howler, nor do I believe that there are any -"wheels of the cars of progress" which will run over me and ish me out of existence, as some timely friend has suggested. I have always been En. favor of Portland keeping to the front is much as any other citizen who claims 'ortlanu as his home, but I do not be lieve In plunging into this matter with- jut the public thoroughly understanding It I made the statement that Portland ?ould take one-fourth of the money lecessary to carry on this exposition and let better results, and I reiterate my statement. I believe that we could have celebration here, to be wound up with the unveiling of a fine monument in com- lamoration of the Lewis and Clark Cen tennial, as one thing, or, we could erect a Ine public building and dedicate it to the memory of the Lewis and Clark expedi tion, which, In my opinion, would be a fitting tribute to their memory. All of this could be accomplished without the expenditure of the $300,000. I believe further that If our citizens would take the same interest in securing funds to deepen our river between here and the Pacific Ocean, and advertising to the world that our city Is located on a deep-water harbor where the largest ships of the world could come and go without hindrance, and if we could secure other Industries here, such as smelting works, a drydock and the development of our coal mines, we would be expending our energy In a better direction than trying to whoop up an exposition that will only be of temporary benefit and not of as last ing value as permanent Improvements. What Conld Bo Done With the Money Let us be enterprising and progressive in building up our eity ourselves; let us not endeavor to bring people here to do something that we do not dare or cure to do ourselves. Let us take the risk that we are endeavoring to pcrsuado others to take. Let us get up local In terest to build railroads over into the Nehalem Valley, Tillamook Tegion, Yak ima country by way of "Vancouver, or from Drain or Roseburg to Coos Bay, or down the Pacific Coast, giving the mer chants of Portland an opportunity to se cure trade that is now going away from them. The same amount of subscription that it will take to attempt to carry on this fair will go a long way towards starting enterprises of this kind and awak ening Eastern interest. It will be perma nent and not temporary. I am satisfied that the gentlemen who abuse the people who are only throwing out words of warn ing, will find these same men ready to do their part more cheerfully than they will dig up money for a fair, which they believe can only result In failure If car ried on according to their ideas. In conclusion, permit me to state that in my opinion I believe that Mr. Scott, the editor of The Oregonian, is not in favor of the attempt to have a large exposition, and I believe that he "will fa vor Mr Corbetfs plan (which I also am in favor of), and that is to have one within our means. Let us not depend on the Legislature making large appropria tions. Just imagine the Multnomah dele gation going to Salem and asking for a large appropriation for the exposition, say $200,000. What do you think our friends from the country would do with such a bill? I think you would find they would sit on it so that It would never be heard of again. They are not going to vote themselves in debt to help out the City of Portland, at least such has never been their position. So let us not place too much stress on our ability to raise money from the state or National Legislatures. In the meantime I hope that the citi zens of Portland will freely express themselves on this matter, so that it can not be said later on that we made a leap in the dark. Rather let us make haste slowly. H. WITTENBERG. "NEGRO EQUALITY" ALARM Remarkable Expression From a Leading Southern Newspaper. An amazing article on the Booker Washington incident is published by the New Orleans Times-Democrat..! We make extracts from It. The question It raises Is whether one who writes in this manner can really be sane, and whether any large number of the citizens of the South are so beside themselves with a phantasy as to approve expressions so extreme. The specter of racial and social equality, conjured up by this writer and set forth in terms so energetic. Is a mere figment of the imagination; for such equality never existed, nor ever can. About one eighth of the inhabitants of the "United States are of the colored race. It Is not possible to cast the race out of the body politic, and it is proper for the President to meet and confer with the representa tives of it. To assume that he is trying to force 60clal equality and amalgamation of the races, and to declaim about It with such passionate earnestness Is a strange freak of the mind, and it affords a curious study in human psychology. It Is upon this view of the case that we reprint the paragraphs that follow: In the Judgment of the Southern people the President has not only flagrantly violated the recognized laws of good taste, but has stirred up political friction and sectional animosity that can result only in harm to the whole country; to the North and East as well as to the South and "West; to members of the whl.te race as well as to members of the black race. Though In the ardor of immediate resentment, vituperation was heard In certain sections of the South, It Is but fair to say that these Iso lated Instances of unrestrained statement re flected not the temper but the agony of the Southern people. In an overwhelmlns number of instances the Southern press has bsen con servative In its criticism; has waited patiently in the hope that the earlier report was not well founded, and, even when convinced of Its truth, has been ruled by the spirit of calm re flection. It is a mere commonplace to state that the brain, the heart, the conscience, of the South have been profoundly stirred by this incident. It is but a faint suggestion of the truth to say that the Southern people have realized with mingled sorrow and Indignation that a large majority of their white countrymen who live at the North differ with them on a question ot supreme importance not only to the South, but also the Nation. Disappointing as may be this reflection, the Southern people will yet meet promptly and courageously the issue- that has thua been forced upon them. It Is no fault of theirs that sectional lines have once more been sharply drawn by a Republican President. It Is no fault of theirs that the President has let slip the dogs of sectional animosity. The respon sibility and It is Idle to deny that the respon sibility is grave rests upon him who extended that Invitation to dinner, and upon him who accepted the Invitation, and upon the country men of each who have seen flt to defend the action of both. Whatever unhappy results may follow this Incident, Americans of the South ern States may not be blamed. Now, however, that the issue has been dis tinctly made, and that the people of the North, regardless of party, have seen flt to advocate racial social equality, it becomes the plain, the Imperative, duty of the Southern people to dis tent from that view, and to resist by all pos sible means and In all possible ways every effort to disseminate the repelling Idea through out the South. It should be made clear beyond the possibility of cavil that on this question the South represents the very "dfssldence of dissent"; that the Southern people have taken thoughtfully and prayerfully the position they now hold; that under no influence whatever will they consent to recede even one Inch from their vantare eround of truth; that they will stand firm In the faith of their fathers who made and kept the South what It is, and that having done all they will yet remain fixed In their determination. Unlnflamed by prejudice and undeterred by threats, the Southern people will dedicate their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to protect themselves and their descendants from a. barbarism that would be worse than annihilation. The South Is supposed to be a land of senti ment. The supposition is true. The South Is a land of sentiment; and ntlment rules the life of the Southern people. But it is the senti ment of purity, of valor and of truth. It is the sentiment that prefers death to dishonor annihilation to deterioration. It Is this senti ment that now animates) the Southern people. They understand that there are many things money may not buy; that the traditions of their fathers and their mothers cherished In the face of awful trial and awful temptation, are not now, at a moment when they were thought to be secure, to be Imperiled by the whimsical conceit of President Roosevelt. SHIPS FROM NOM Two More Steamers From the Icy North. BROUGHT 1200 PASSENGERS Snow "Was Falling; and Preparations Were Being; .Made for a Long, Cold Winter-Two Shoot Ins Affrays. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Oct. 27. Two steamers arrived here from Nome today, bringing over 1200 passengers, the ---- --fr-4. - .- 0 TRANSPORT r pi"-- -, - - 'v i -"Mm- t " x v" v'ivf't, , - -- :-" ' Bk,jv.'vvv -5 .. .. w ,, ';'; ,',S' U- 13? vSVS Ml WIWffTTWiJI in lit ' - mm rsn w IHb CfHHHHttXA vS:S s w-' ov ;y- ..:V , v'PSHHWim ' s -4l. S'l' '- -""-' " ' " -- W ST Aij!tJ-' lU,"v A'..V' h ' !. ''C ' 'v 'iN ' V t v - v J- .', v'Vy vv(.j v v j,., & KST v' v'x ,.t .?xt ; 'W& yjAv, "X "T Z" Z.,fJtmi'K'it?7Z r,MwwZ5!SSafey'vt i&2 "sit $rp-'''''3 'ftaa' i mSm - -v " -" "- -iv - STimm TfiT ' " I fiL.iv.JLi; " y: y3j-?:ilE V I i THE ROSECRANS, NOW IN PORT The officers and crew of the United States transport Rosecrans, were hosts yesterday aboard the ship, and a large number of people availed themselves of the Invitation extended to visit the transport. During the afternoon there was a constant stream of visitors, and the number would undoubtedly have been larger but for the in- clement weather. The officers and crew received the visitors and showed them over the transport, from the hold where the soldiers sleep, to the delicate nautical instruments in the bridgehouse. Captain T. H. Dobson, master of the transport, and First Lieutenant Campbell C. Babcock, Battalion Adjutant of the Seventh Infantry who "is acting as Quartermaster, were on board and assisted in entertaining tne Deonle who called. Shortly before the ship was closed to visitors a party from the Seamen's Institute came aboard, and held a gospel . service for the crew and such visitors as wished to remain. The Rosecrans is one of the few vessels in the transport service owned by the Government, Instead of being leased from individuals or corporations! The ship was purchased in 189S and has since been in service between the States and the Philippines. The Rosecrans has taken part in some memorable occurrences In the Philippines that will be historical, and In every way has proven a most satisfactory ship. Since acquired by the Government, the transport has been entirely remodeled a cold-storage plant has been installed, and the passenger-carrying capacity enlarged to 600, besides the officers' and crew, who number 95 men. o---0 --o av.0o - - - - - - Senator bringing 525 and the Garrone 700. The Senator sailed from Nome October 19 and for several drys before sailing the ley fingers of Winter had fastened themselves on Nome and vicinity. Snow was falling and ice had formed and prep arations were being made for a long, cold Winter. When the Senator sailed, the steamship Queen was at Nome and the Roanoke was at St. Michael. A furious northern gale was blowing. The Queen, Valencia and Roanoke will be the last steamers from Nome, and they will bring about 2000 people, and there are many more who would return If transporta tion could be secured, besides a large number of destitute who would be com pelled to remain at Nome and face an Arctic Winter, depending upon charity. Two more murders are added to the list of crimes In the North. A man named Johnson, who had been engaged in freighting at Chlnik, was found dead with a hole in his head, and everything points to murder and robbery, as John son was known to have a large amount of money, but nothing could be found on his person or among his effects. A tragedy occurred at Chlnik on October 14. W. C. Beall, colored, attempted to carve a woman. Her screams brought to her assistance A. J. Beecher, who saved the woman's life and shot and killed Beall. Spruce Creek, which enters Behring Sea eight miles below Solomon River, has shown up remarkably well during the past season with a pay streak 200 feet wide, and will be the scene of extensive operations next season. The telegraph line between St. Michael and Fort Gibbon, on the Tanana, has been completed' and is in working order and. It Is said good service will be main tained during the Winter between Nome and Tanana. The repair stations, occu pied by teams, have been built every 20 miles. The line between Eagle City and Tanana will he constructed early next Spring, it being announced the work will be let by contract instead of being built by soldiers. A steam drill for prospecting has been started at Nome for Winter work. The drill bores a 16-lnch hole and will go down 100 feet per day. It was started a few days before the Senator sailed and it will be used for Winter prospecting. Prospectors arriving at Nome from Shismareff Inlet rep6rt having found sev eral quartz ledges, and surface rock brought in assays well. The benches on the Bluestone are show ing up well, according to Harry Hill, president of the Bluestone Mining Com pany. Prospecting has been done all Summer on benches 330 feet above the creek level and at a depth of 50 feet good pay gravel has been found, and it is believed an old channel has been dis covered. The stampedes for Candle Creek con tinues, and on October 18, the schooner Arthur E. and the steamer Reception left Nome, taking a large number of men and supplies. The grand jury, which has been In ses- 0 -6"-ft-------- RECEIVED VISITORS -' v, , J , "i a v ' "Vr ,l? - - - - - sion the past month .at Nome, has con cluded its labors, returning 15 true bills. Judge WIckersham has rendered an opinion which gives general satisfaction among miners. In the decision he sus tains the original locators and declares in substance that miners' rules and regula tions are inoperative when they assume to override or are In conflict with the mining laws of the United States. Gold on the Steamers. SEATTLE, Oct. 27. Three steamers ar rived from Alaska today. The Senator brought 5500,000 in gold; the City of To peka $100,000 in bullion from Treadwell, and $100,000 in dust from the Klondike. The Garonne had quite a quantity of gold in individual holdings. Among the heavy Nome operators to return were Count Podrousky, a Russian nobleman, who also owns valuable concessions in Siberia, and Major French, head of one of the most powerful syndicates In that part of Alaska. Nome Commissioners Removed. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. Advices re ceived from Nome state that Judge WIckersham has removed from office United States Commissioners James L. Galen, R. N. Stevens, Archie Wheeler and O. D. Cochrane. The grand jury Is said to be investigating charges' which have "been made against these officials. DnvvMon's Gold Shipments. SEATTLE. Oct. 27. The official records at the Gold Commissioner's office at Dawson, where export certificates for all gold going .from the country must be ob tained, show that the gold shipments from Dawson for September amounted to $3, 000,000. This brings the total for the last four months to. $21,640,000. ALMON HATCHERY How the Work Is Done at the Clackamas Station. EIGHT MILLION EGGS RECEIVED Capacity of the Plant Not Yet Filled SucceHsfnl Efforts by the Gov ernment Experts TIppins oi Employes. OREGON CITY, Oct. 27. Never before has the United States hatchery on the Clackamas contained as many ?eggs as ---- 0 YESTERDAY. c , I vV-v; j l? ' v ."Set .. ' v' " s s ': --0--t-0--v-V M Ml now. Up to this morning nearly 8,000,000 have been received and there Is room for but 2,000,000 more. In 1888, when the Spring run of salmon was taken, 6,000,000 'eggs were hatched, but other than this, 3,000.000 eggs is the greatest number hatched for any one year. For a number of years the hatchery was situated on the south bank of the river, about six miles from where it empties Into the Willamette. The the ory was advanced that more successful results would ensue if the station was moved, lower down. Accordingly, a little more than one year ago a new hatchery was established, four and one-half miles below the old one. The superintendent of the station, E. N. Carter, all along con tended that many salmon spawned near th6 mouth of .the river and the situation of the hatchery permitted of the escape of many fish and the loss of thousands of eggs. The result of this season's work shows the successful issue of the theory. Only the Fall run of Quinnat (commonly called the Chinook) are used at the hatch ery. Early in. August a rack. 250 feet long, stretching from bank to bank, was placed in the river, not far below the sta tion. The superintendent engaged a crew of seven men and fishing commenced Sep tember 22. At nightfall the men go out with gill-nets" and, starting at the rack, drift down the river a distance of a quar ter of a mile to the live pen. In which the catch Is placed and the spawn taken, from the female. This is Impregnated with milt from the male and the eggs are placed in baskets and taken to the hatch ery. The females are killed but the males are left in the pen and used again, until they are useless, when they are killed. Uusually the male Is used three or four times, but no rule can be laid down for this Sometimes one male 'is used to im pregnate the spawn from three or four females, and other times it Is -necessary to -use as many as three males on a sin gle spawn. In the Salmon Racks. It Is interesting to watch the salmon at the rack. They dart to and fro against the rack in their endeavor to go further up the river. Their noses are much bruised from striking against the rack. The gravel below the rack is piled up In beds that have been made by the salmon. The males help the females do this. The salmon aro repulsive-looking. They are covered with sores and on the backs of those that are ready to spawn Is often a fungus growth. The rack is two miles above the railroad bridge and fishing for salmon Is prohibited by law above the bridge during the spawn ing season. When the high water comes it will sweep away the rack, and though parts ot it are saved, a new rack must be placed in the river every year. Many of the salmon that have been caught by the hatchery crew were found marked, some of them, with a portion of the tail cut, which was the mark of the State of Wash ington four years ago. The work at the hatchery is done by three men experienced in fish culture. The building contains 64 troughs, each holding approximately 150,000 eggs, making the ca pacity of the station about 9.600,000. In ad dition to this there are 800,000 eggs in troughs outside of the building. Under or dinary conditions, with the water at a temperature of 54 degrees, the eggs will hatch in from 30 to 35 days. An additional point in the temperature will make five days' difference in the hatching period. Cold water retards the development of the eggs. After the salmon are hatched the eggs adhere to them for about 20 to 25 days and furnish their nourishment, be ing gradually absorbed. When the eggs disappear the fish must be fed. The fry are placed In tanks, of which there are 36, each containing 70,000 in the first stage of growth. As they become larger sev eral thousand are turned out In the river at a time, to prevent the overcrowdingof the hatchery. The station is equipped to handle not more than 4,000.000 fry at any one time, and as the salmon grow they require more space. Five hundred thou sand fry may be fed until the last of May and 300,000 could be held until the last of June. The water from the hatch ery troughs Is filtered and cleaned of all impurities, and then used in -the tanks where the fry is placed. From. 85 to 95 per cent of the eggs are hatched and many eggs are not thoroughly impreg nated and consequently do not hatch out. The unimpregnated eggs turn white and as fast as discovered are removed from, the healthy eggs. A Case of Tipping:. Superintendent E. N. Carter, of the Clackamas hatchery, flatly denies the re port that salmon were sold by the fish ermen employed by the Government to catch salmon for spawn. The report ob tained circulation through a letter from. W. P. Bamber, of Parkplace, and was printed in The Oregonian of October 20. In the communication Bamber stated it had been customary in former years to give the salmon away to farmers and others, who come, some of them, from a distance of 25 miles, to obtain salmon. Bamber alleged that the fish were sold by employes of the hatchery and also w;ere thrown in the Clackamas River, thereby polluting the water and making It unfit for use. The truth of the matter as explained by Superintendent Carter, who went to considerable trouble to in vestigate the affair. Is this: Hundreds of people come to the hatchery for salmon. It Is hard to believe that any one can eat the fish, particularly any one who has seen a spawned salmon; nevertheless the hatchery officials are besieged with re quests for more fish than they catch. A number of these people were camped on the bank near the pens where the spawn ing is done. Some of them disturbed the owner of the land. A. Bolle, milked his cows, and were finally refused admittance to his premises, so were compelled after wards to wait on the opposite bank until the spawning was over, when the fish were delivered to them by one of the fishermen. One morning after the Government crew of fishermen had worked all night, the fish were left In a boat, the crew first Intending to eat breakfast. But as the people camped on the opposite bank were in a hurry to go home they offered the fishermen a small sum of money to bring the fish to shore, which was done. When the transaction came to the ears of the superintendent he ordered that tipping should cease. It was also ascertained that In all cases where fish were thrown In the river after they were killed It was by people who took the salmon. It should be understood that the tipping of the men delivering the spawned fish was started by the persons receiving them and was not demanded or exacted by the fishermen. It has been stated that much of the salmon given away is being peddled ovor the country. This is very much to be regret ted,. but the fish are given to all alike and it is impossible to know who the peddlers are. FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ACTION Gave an Exhibition of Running to a Fire Before a Polyscope. Several thousand people gathered yes terday afternoon on Second street be tween Morrison and Main, to witness the polyscope pictures taken of the fire de partment by Photographer Shields. Thirty pieces of Are apparatus were out under the direction of Chief Campbell. It was a stirring sight as the horses tore up Second street, straining every nerve as if they were racing to a real fire. Each animal seemed to know that rain was threatening and that the burst of sun shine would not last long. It seemed as if they said to one another: "Let us get this affair done, and then back to the stables." Mr. Shields was waiting with his photographic apparatus, on Second street, near Main, and he unwound nearly 300 feet of film to take the moving pic tures. When the latter are finished, probably the first object exhibited will be a cloud of dust, then the horses will rapidly come into view and the different pieces of fire apparatus, with short Intervals between them. The run was a successful one, and Mr. Shields stated that he thought the pictures would print satisfactorily. After they arc finished, they will be exhibited over all parts of this country and Canada. The usual fire engine pictures on poly scope screens portray one or two engines, but in this Instance the views will be more exciting when spectators see the 30 pieces of fire apparatus passing rapidly In succession on the screen. The horses attached to Hose 3 ran the fastest and bore off the palm for behavior. Horses hauling Chemicals 1, 2 and 3 fin ished almost at the same time. Registration in Ohio. CINCINNATI, Oct. 27. The registration of voters in Ohio for the election one week from next Tuesday closed last 'night. The total registration of Cincinnati was 76,602. the largest ever recorded, except for the Presidential election last year, when it reached 82,322. The registration of Cin cinnati two years ago was 74,106. and at that time the conditions were the same as now, the election then being for state officers and members of the Legislature, as at present. Two years ago John R.' McLean, of Cincinnati, was the opponent of Governor Nash, and it Is a surprise to all that the registration this year exceeded that of 183D. CITY'S SMALLS! Portland Had Only Eighteen Transports in Two Years. EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION Government Has Raised Threadbare Pretexts In Explanation General Corbln's Proposal to Abolish Service Would Aid This Port. In two years, since October, 1899w 18s Government transports have sailed from, Portland for the Philippines. San. Fran cisco and Puget Sound have each dis patched many more. Here is evidence showing how the War Department haak unfairly discriminated against this city. Portland has had to work hard for even this little recognition. Tho Government has sent just as few transports from hero as possible and continues In the same policy. Whether this city 13 treated un fairly on account of misinformation, aboutf tho harbor or on account o 1 avoritiam, la' of slight consequence, since the injustice has been done and is not corrected. "When Portland first raised complaint the authorities at Washington, alleged that tho ships could not get to this city because ( of their deep draught. When this was. explained away the next pretext was that, Portland could not provide supplies as cheaply as Puget Sound and San Fran-. Cisco. Although tho fallacy of the pre-' text has been, often exposed; the unfatrj discrimination continues. It is ln- disputable that Portland has the cheapest market for forage supplies on the Pacific Coast, as was demonstrated by the facts' printed in Saturday's Oregonian. Ships That Sailed From. Portland. The first transports from Portland,, tho Rio Janeiro and the Sikh', sailed October 4, 1S99, with soldiers. The Pennsylvania and the Olympia followed November 3. November 10 tho Lennox sailed for Ma-' nila with horses and mules and again in the following March with a similar cargo. Since July, 1900, 12 vessels have taken away forage cargoes, aggregating about 15,000 tons of hay and oats. These ships' are as follows: July 5, 1900 Lennox. 597,303 pounds oats, 803,783 pounds hay. 470 horses. July 20, 1900 Braemar, 330,000 pounds hay. August 30, 1900 Argyle, 2,750,514 pounds oats,, 2,395,408 pounds hay. September 25, 1900 Lennox. 739,392 pounds oats, 1,144,720 pounds hay, 471 horses. September 27, 1900 Thyra, 807.161 pounrie oats, 1,371,805" pounds hay. October 6. 1900 Braemar, 3.05O.S6O pounds oats, 3.191,550 pounds hay. November 8, 1900 Buckingham 2,459,620 pounds oats, 2,137,720 pounds hay. December 31, 1900 Thyra, 9S5,449 pounds oats, 1,005,066 pounds hay. January 4, 1901 St. Bede, 4.S69.2S9 pounds oats, 2,783,313 pounds hay. March. 20, 1901 Klntuck, 730,000 pounds forage, 815 horses. May 18, 1901 Oopack, 400,660 pounds oats, 3,470,809 pounds hay. September 25, 1901 Palatlnia, 7.131.3S0 pounds hay. Another ship, the Goodwin, took a cargo of lumber from Portland March 29 1801.' The Strathgyle also took a part cargo oC lumber from Portland August 17. 1901. General Corbln's Proposal. Information comes from Washington that Adjutant-General Corbln Is advocat ing a new transport service. If his pro posal should be carried out it is believed L that Portland would get a larger share ot the contract awards from the War De partment. It is General Corbln's Idea that the Gov ernment should relinquish its Army trans ports plying between Pacific Coast ports and Manila, and hereafter convey all Its! troops and supplies on ships of commer-! clal companies. He bases this contention on the ground that the transport service, as now conducted, while thoroughly efu-1 cient, is costing the Government far moroi than would the transportation of troops . on steamships engaged in Oriental com-i merce. j Commercial companies of this character) would have an advantage not possessed1 by the Government, in being able to carry, aside from Government troops and sup-, piles, a full complement of passengers.' freight and mails, not only to Manila, buti to other Oriental ports, with which the, United States Is building up a trade. The! carrying of troops and supplies would ba' a further inducement to such lines, and. would insure them a certain amount ot business at comparatively regular periods. General Corbln even goes so far as to In timate that Congress might with propri ety offer "certain Inducements" to com mercial companies operating ships between the Pacific Coast and the Orient to install lines of steamers under such charters as would in time of necessity serve the Gov ernment as reserve Army and Navy trans ports. Such a system. General Corbln as serts, would be more economical and just, as efficient as the present sjstem, and would avoid In the hour of necessity the chartering of ships, few of which would bo fitted or convertible into transports suitable for Army and military stors. This arrangement, he says, should be ax tended to the Atlantic Coast as well, and private Interests should be allowed to transport troops and supplies to and from Cuba and Porto Rico as well as the Phil ippines. It appears from General Corbln's re port that the transport service must nec essarily be continued for some months to come, yet the opinion is expressed that Congress should take proper steps to per mit the discontinuance of this service and enact legislation authorizing the depart ment to advertise for bids for carrying men and freight on the Pacific, to go into effect at the "beginning of the next fiscal year, such service, of course, to be sur rounded by safeguards that would insure a well-regulated service in ships suitable and economical for the Government's re quirements. This would also permit the Postottice Department to make contracts for the carrying of mails upon regular schedules. Ever since the occupation eC the Islands the mall service has been very unsatisfactory, as dependence has been wholly placed on Army transports, which has necessarily been very Irregular. These observations and criticisms of General Corbln are based on actual ob servations made during his recent trip to the Philippines. His ideas, if carried out. would tend; materially to build up the steamship lines plying from the Coast to the Orient, and would prove of great as sistance to the lines running from Port land. Reindeer in AliiHlcn. SEATTLE, Oct. 27. Dr. Sheldon Jack son, general agent of education for Alaska, arrived in the city today from the North on the steamer City of Topekn. He Is on his way to Washington. D- C. He praises the work of Lieutenant Bert hoff, the adventurous revenue cutter of ficer, who .reached Port Clarence recently from Siberia with a herd of reindeer. The reindeer in Alaska now number 4165, exclusive of the new here"