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'&rmAIKH$,tfqri m f.-'J'TV'fRJ'isMr!' :w 'VTfTlj THE MOBNING OREGOUIAN, RATTTRDiY, NOVEMBER 9, 1901, TRADE IS BUILDING UP 3DSIKE1S OP COAST PORTS IS COM ING HERE. Steamer Alliance Bring a Mixed Cargo Seven Carloads of Ap ples lor Chicago. The steam schooner Alliance is discharg ing cargo at the foot of Couch street. The cargo consists of 720 tons of lumber, fruit and miscellaneous products from Eureka, Coos Bay and Port Orford. Trade between Portland and Coast ports has much Increased of late. The strike at San Francisco started business toward this city which had before gone to the Bay City, and the business has been gain ing momentum ever since. The lumber brought by the Alliance con sists of 60,000 feet of redwood for the East and 60,000 for Portland planing mills. The redwood is from Humboldt County, Cali fornia, and was loaded at Eureka. Most of the redwood shipments from Eureka to the East go by way of San Francisco. This consignment to the East through Portland may be the beginning of a. much larger movement this way. In the cargo are also two carloads of doors for Boston, two carloads of matchwood and two or broomhandlcs from Port Orford, and 5000 boxes, or about seven carloads, of apples from Coos Bay, bound for Chicago. Next trip the Alliance will bring 5000 boxes more. The fruit is the best of its kind, equal to the celebrated Hood River prod uct. The Alliance Is scheduled to sail south tomorrow. Her return cargo will consist 'chiefly of merchandise and groceries. It will also Include 20 pianos for Coos Bay. On the next trip to Portland the Alliance will bring another large quantity of red wood.. THE 31ERCHAXT MARINE. Third Successful Year of Growth in American Shipping. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The report of Mr. Chamberlain, the United States Com missioner of Navigation, says that thft past fiscal year has been the third suc cessful year of growth In American ship ping. The extent and nature of work un der way, or projected in shipyards, prom ises an even greater growth for the cur Tent fiscal year. Amorlcan tonnage -has now attained practically the former max. Imum of 1S51. The figures of 1901 compared with 1S61 show an increase In coasting trade vessels from 2,074.544 tons to 4,6S2,6&3 tons (two-thirds of this Increase being on the Great Lakes), a decrease in foreign trade vessels from 2,496,919 tons to 879,395 tons, and a decrease in whaling and fish ing vessels from 33S.375 tons to 61,910 tons. Of our total tonnage, 3,623,210 tons are wooden vessels, and only 1,901,017 tons are Iron or steel. In 1900, Great Britain launched 1.440,000 tons of steel vessels. Porto Rico appears in the returns with 25 vessels, of 5297 tons, and Hawaii with 64 vessels, of 37,149 tons. In the Philip pines. 2310 vessels of 102,581 tons (of which 149 are steam vessels) are under American protection. Until Congress has so enacted, the report says. Philippine vessels are not vessels of the United States. Although registered American vessels increased 62,635 tons during the year, American vessels carried only 812 per cent of her exports and imports, the smallest percentage In our history. Our fleet of ocean steamers In foreign trade, the re port says. Is too small to, be compared with that of foreign nations. The fleets of each of the four large British and Ger man steamship corporations exceed the American fleet In tonnage, mileage and business. Their tonnage, as documented In the United States during the past fiscal year, comprises 1580 vessels, of 483,469 gross tons. The steel vessels under construction or under contract during the current fiscal year will much exceed similar tonnage built In any previous year. The bureau Is advised of 89 such merchant vessels of 355.465 .gross tons, to be valued at about 53C.000.000. Besides these, 71 naval vessels of 281,148 tons diplacement are building. In this work, 44 plants, with a capital of about $68,000,000, employing about 46,000 men, aro engaged. The American cost of building a steamer of the Minnehaha type is 51,646,800, and the British cost is $1,419,200. The American cost of the smaller transatlantic cargo steamer will be $729,000, and the British price ranges from 5534,000 to 5186.000. The difference In wages on American and foreign vessels Is considered in de tail. As an illustration, the pay-roll (ex cluding master) of 3S0 men on the steam ship St. Louis Is $11,300; of 427.men on the British steamship Oceanic is $9900, and of 900 men on the German steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 57715. The report contains a detailed statement of the foreign voyages of American ves sels last year, showing that the American flag was seen oftener in the North At lantic during President Jefferson's em bargo (1808) or during the cruises of the Alabama than at present. Foreign ship ping In our Pacific trade has been doubled In three years. The purchase of the Ley land line is spoken of in the report as evi dence that American capital is willing to invest In ocean steamships; that there Is an advantage to American exporters In American control of ocean steamships, even If not under the American flag, and In the coming development of our ocean transit facilities, the union trunk rail road hues anu steamship . corporations will be an important factor. Including the Leyland purchase, American capital owns fully 670,000 tons of steamers under foreign flags, which in actual carrying power exceed all American vessels now engaged In the foreign trade. The War and Navy Departments also own 126,847 gross tons of foreign-built transports and colliers. Tho principal foreign and American ocean mall contracts are printed In full, and it Is shown that at the present prices o"f steamships, British ocean mail con tracts are more advantageous for steamer lines than American contracts under the act of 189L BACK FROM THE YUKON. Captain James Cox, Who Took a Stern-Wheeled Boat to St. Michael. Captain James Cox, a well-known steam boatman of this city, has returned from the Yukon. He enjoys the distinction of being the only man who has taken a river steamboat to the Yukon without convoy and with her own power. Other boats have been towed to the Yukon, but never have gone there under their own steam. Captain Cox left Victoria the middle of August. The distance to St. Michael Is 3000 miles, and this was covered in 30 days. Some rough weather was met with, but the voyage was for the most part pleasant. When the sea became rough Captain Cox put into a bay for shelter. The roughest and most dangerous part of the voyage was across Behring Sea, hut the boat got through safely. The steamer was as safe and sound when she reached St. Michael as when she left Victoria. Captain Cox started with 135 tons of coal and reached his destination with one ton left. No vessel was spoken during the voyage and iue boat was given up as lost, even by her owners. September 17 she started up the river to Dawson City, where she arrived October 10. Not a cake of Ice was seen along the entire river and the weather was extremely pleasant. Cap tain Cox returned home by White Pass. "I was Just as confident of my ability to take the Casca to St. Michael under her own steam as to navigate her on the Co lumbia," said Captain Coz yesterday. "River steamboats can be taken to Alaska this way much more safely than by tow ing. Barges can be towed without dan ger, hut it is different with stern-wheeled steamboats. Pulling such a craft through the open sea simply Jerks her to pieces. Here Is convincing evidence: The Glenora and Namona, boats similar to the Casca, left Victoria In tow six weeks v before I did. They reached St. Michael four days earlier than my boat, one of them with f her smokestack gone and both badly bat tered. The Staghound and Gamecock, which left Portland several years ago for Alaska and put back all but wrecked, are further evidence of wb,at I say. "The climate of Alaska In Spring and Summer is delightful. Spring opens there two months earlier than it does here. The cold of Winter is of course very Intense, but in the other seasons no better climate exists on earth. The agricultural possi bilities of the country are good. In my opinion, It will some day supply Itself with produce. Just now gold Is hunted for and not land for farms, "Freight for Dawson Is going more and more by St. Michael and the Yukon. The cost of transportation Is "much less this way than by the White Pass foute. Pas sengera will always go by the railroad to White Horse, as the Journey to Dawson by this line takes seven days, whereas by the other route It takes a month. "The steamboats between St. Michael and Dawson are run mostly by Ameri can pilots, who are the real masters of them. Several well-known Columbia River men ran boats on the Yukon last Summer, among them Captain George Shaver, George Raab, Frank Turneri James Lee, Al Gray and James Gray." ON UPPER WILLAMETTE. Traffic to Be Divided and More Boats Operated. Transportation facilities on the Upper Willamette will be much Improved by an agreement which, has been made by the O. R. & N. and the Oregon City Trans portation Company. By this arrangement Salem and Dayton will have a daily boat service. Tickets will be interchangeable on tho two lines of boats. The Oregon City Transportation Company has had the only regular boats on the upper river for some time. The O. R. & N. Co. will' now share the traffic. Four boats will be op erated hereafter instead of two. Passen ger and freight rates will not be changed. The -new schedule will go Into effect Mon day. The O. R. & N. will employ the Ruth and the Modoc, and the other company the Pomona and the Altona. Each steamer will make trl-weekly trips, the Altona and Modoc between Portland and Dayton, and the Ruth and Pomona be tween Portland and Salem. The Altona will leave for Dayton and McMinnvllle Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7 o'clock. The Modoc will make the trip Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, leaving here at 7 A. M. When water Is high enough, the Modoc will run through to McMinnvllle. The boats will return the next day after leaving this city. The Ruth will leave Portland for Salem Mon day, Wednesday and Friday at 6:45 A. M., and return on alternate days. The Po mona will start from Portland Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 A. M. When depth of water will permit, these boats will run to Corvallis. This agreement restores the division of the traffic which prevailed up to a few months ago. SUFFERINGS OF TWO MEN. Started for Nome and Lost Their Provisions One Died. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. The steam whaler Narwhal, which has returned from a two and one-half years cruise in the Arctic, brings a story of extreme pri vation which resulted In the death of one sailor and the recovery of another after much suffering a'nd the sacrifice of both his legs. While the Narwhal was in Win ter .quarters at Bailee Island, about 200 miles from the mouth of the McKenzle River, two of the crew, Andrew Ellstrom and Herman Myrus, deserted and started to Cape Nome overland with a sledload f provisions and two dogs. When a few hours on their Journey they lost all of their provisions with the exception of a bag of flour. After tramping 72 hours without resting, Myrus succumbed to the cold. Ellstxom, with the dog team, dragged Myrus after him to a deserted native hut. For several days the two men subsisted on dry flour and dog flesh. A man from the Narwhal, sent out to trade with the natives, discovered the men and a relief party was sent out from the Narwhal. The relief party, when It reached the hut, found Ellstrom had died from cold and Myrus was unconscious. In order to save his life, both his feet were amputated. Myrus 'and Ellstrom were absent 30 days from the ship before the rescue party reached them. CAUGHT IN THE ICE. Vessel "Was Rounding Cape Horn Fair Wind Helped Her Ont. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8. The first vessel to be caught in Antarctic Ice this season was the sugar-laden bark Nuuanu, which was docked at the Spreckels' sugar refinery today, after a run of 129 days from the Hawaiian Islands. The Nuuanu left Honolulu In June last, and, after having encountered two severe gales in the Pacific Ocean, was caught In the field Ice In the early part of September while rounding Cape Horn Tm her way to the Atlantic Ocean. The wind was fair at the time, and this enabled the Nuuanu to work her way into clear water. Cap tain Josslyn, the vessel's master, calcu lated that the ice was about 80 miles south of Cape Horn. The Nuuanu's run. was over 14,000 miles. She is the first of a fleet of sugar-laden vessels bound from the Hawaiian Islands to Philadelphia and New York, which, it is said, are to displace steamerjs, which have found the trade unprofitable, owing to the long run. BRITISH TRADE "WANING. Decline in Exports in Ten Months 750,000. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. British trade re turns for October show a further decline in tho volume of the nation's commerce, says the Tribune's London representative. There is a drop of 750,000 in exports, as compared with October, 1900, while 10 months of the year give diminution of nearly 10,000,000. The fall In the last month was due mainly to the diminished value of the coal exported. In metals, machinery and new ships there is a con siderable decrease, which is balanced by a great Increase In the value of textile exports. Imports show a marked reduc tion, of no less than 4,000,000. The gen eral Impression produced by the figures is that trade is distinctly on the down grade. CARGO IS COMPLETE. Ncsaia Has Aboard 101,571 Bushels of Wheat. The German ship Ncsaia completed a cargo of wheat yesterday and will clear today. She has 101,571 bushels of wheat In her hold, valued at 557,885. She Is now In the stream and will start for sea ab6ut Monday. The vessel has been given prompt dispatch. She arrived at Astoria October 18, and has thus spent about tnree weeks in this port The Albania, G. H. Wappaus and Crown of India, which iave also.comploted their cargoes, arrived In port the same day as the Nesala. The Harvest Queen will start for the mouth of the river in the morning with 'the Al bania. After the Albania will go the Wappaus, then tho Nesala and next the Crown of India. STEAMSHIP LOST. Two Thonsand-Tqn Vessel Ran on Rocks Entire Crew Lost. VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 8. The steamer Queen Adelaide arrived this morning after a stormy passage of 20 days from Kobe, Japan. She encountered very heavy wea ther off the 'Japan coast and made very little headway for three days. From the Japanese port she brought news of the loss of the steamer Tsuruhlko Maru, a 2000-ton vessel, which rati on the rocks off Goto Island October 1L Her crew, of 50 men was lost. The steamer was carry ing coal from Kobe to Hong Kong. The Pekin correspondent of a Shanghai paper, writing of the iUnees of Li Hung Chang, said that his death had been long expected and that Hsu Shou Peng was generally recognized as the man fitted to take up the work of the dead statesman. GREAT CANAL SYSTEM. Watenvay Planned for Joining: Bal tic nnd Black Seas.. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. According to the Odessa correspondent of the London Times and the New York Times, the Russian Government Is considering the construc tion of a gigantic waterway from Riga, In the north, to Kherson, near the mouth of the Dnieper, on the Black Sea. It Is believed that large sums have already been spent at Kherson, which Is eventu ally to be the terminus of a grand canal system joining the Baltic and the Black Sea, FOG HAS LIFTED. Vessels Damaged Arriving In Collision Are in Port. -The fog has lifted LONDON. Nov. 8.- and numerous vessels damaged In collis ions have been arriving at various ports. No fatalities are reported. The Brtlsh steamer MIddleton, from ,Buenos Ayres, October 15, for Hamburg, ana tne $ntisn steamer uouan, wmca arrived at London October 21, from Pa lermo, have been In collision off the Good win Sands. Both vessels sustained much damage. The MIddleton is full of water. Another Marine Railway. VICTORIA, Nov. 8. Work has been commenced on another marine "railway here. All the drydocks and sllp3 are kept busy with repair work now, and it is contemplated to commence the con struction of schooners for the lumber carrying trade. Bonuses are expected from the Provincial and Federal Govern ments. Movements of Grain Ships. The Amlfal Cornulier and the Dagues clln arrived at Portland yesterday after noon in tow of the Harvest Queen. The former vessel Is at Greenwich dock, and the other in the stream. The FIfeshire started up the river yes terday from Astoria, towed by the Okla hama. The Leyland Brothers and the Lady Isa bella leached Astoria yesterday noon on their seaward jqurney. There are now seven vessels at Astoria ready to put to sea. This morning the steamer Thompson will leave Astoria, towing the Lamori clere and the Belen. The General Mellinet has moved from Columbia dock No. 1 to Columbia No. 2 to begin loading. The Cleomene has left Albina dock and gone to the Oceanic. The Princess Marie has gone to the flouring mills. The Barfellan has begun loading cargo. Marine Notes. The steamship Columbia sailed last night for San Francisco. The bark Gleaner sailed from San Fran cisco yesterday for the Columbia River. She will probably load lumber at Knapp ton. The new dredge of the North Pacific Lumber Company Is at the Willamette Iron Works "-receiving alterations to her hoisting gear. The work will be complete, In about a week. Commission Rock Beacon, Mare" Island Strait, Cal., a cylindrical Iron beacon, sur mounted by a spindle, has disappeared. It will be' rebuilt as soon as practicable. The channel is now marked by a three pile dolphin about 200 feet northwest 6y west from Commission Rock, and the red nun buoy, 150 feet southwest from the rock. More Steamers for Morgan. LONDON, Nov. 9. The Berlin corre spondent of the Daily Mall gives currency to the report that Albert Ballin, of the Hamburg-American line. Is In London ne gotiating for the sale of 18 steamers to J. P. Morgan. Lakme Sails for Portland. The schooner Lakme sailed yesterday from Eureka for Portland. She is bring ing 500,000 feet of redwood to the Eastern Lumber Company. She will be loaded here with a return cargo of fir. Brought Gold From Japan. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. The steamer Hong Kong Maru brought $1,000,000 In gold from Japan, consigned to the San Fran cisco mint, and Chinese silk valued at 51.100,000. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Nov. 7. Arrived down at 11:15 A. 3i. British ship Lady Isabella and British ship Leyland Bros. Condition of the bar at 4:30 P. M., rough, wind east; weather cloudy. San Francisco, Nov. 7. Sailed American bark Gleaner, for Columbia Blver. Nov. 8 Arrived Steamer Mattewan, from Tacoma; steamer City of Puebla, from Victoria; steam er Newburg, from Gray's Harbor; schooner Eliza MUIer. from Coos Bay; brig W. G. Ir win' from Roche Harbor. Sailed Steamer Em pire, for Coos Bay; schooner Western Home, for Coos Bay. Eureka, Nov. 8. Sailed Steamer Lakme, for Portland. Hamburg, Nov. 7. Arrived Deutschlond, from New York; Palatla, from New York. St. Vincent, Nov. S. Arlved Cymbelene, from San Francisco, via Montevideo. London, Nov. 8. Arrived Menominee, from New York. Sailed Minnehaha, for New York. Cherbourg'. Nov. 7. Sailed Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, from Bremen for New York. Pl mouth, Nov. 8. Sailed Patricia, from Hamburg for New York. Moville, Nov. 8. Sailed Parisian, from Liv erpool for St. Johns. Boston, Nov. 8. Arrived Ultonla, from Liv erpool. New York, Nov. 8. Arrived Mongolian, from Glasgow. Brow head, Nov. 9. Passed Campania, from New York for Queenstown and Liverpool. New Tork, Nov. 8. Arrived La Savoye, from Havre. Woodburn Board of Trade Doings. WOODBURN, Or., Nov. 8. At the Woodburn Board of Trade meeting held at the Council Chamber in this city to night ex-Mayor Dr. L. W. Guiss. was elected director of the Oregon and Co lumbia River Basin Board of Trade, and Mayor S. Tomllnson and Captain W. K. Flnzer were elected as delegates to the annual meeting. Sfeps were taken t,o se cure a creamery for this city in the im-' mediate future. Decision in Cnrr Case Postponed. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals this morning postponed the rendering. of its decision on the motion to stay proceed ings under the Bellinger order In the "Carr land case. The tribunal will nbt meet again until next Monday. Indian Supervisor Assigned. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Indian Super visor Edwin L. Shalcraft, late superin tendent of the Salem school, has been as signed to the Fourth School district, em bracing Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon tana and Wyoming Army Officer to Come to Portland. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Major Gon sales S. Bingham has been assigned to temporary duty as Quartermaster at Fortland, being relieved of further duty at Seattle, Idaho Notes. One hundred and fifteen prominent farmers have signed a protest against the new rates fixed by the Rldenbaugh canal, and have refused to pay the same, says the Nampa Leader. The people of Salmon City are now for the first time burning coal. This is from the Pollard mine, but a short distance from the, city. The fuel sells for 55 per ton, and Is said to be satisfactoryfor all purposes. . BIG UPLIFT FOR REALTY LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL TO AID PROPERTY-OWitS. The 'Market Now Is in Fine Condi tionBetter if Great Exposi ' tton Is Held. It Is the general opinion among Port land real estate men that the market is now in a healthier state than at any time during the past fifteen years. This is welcome news to the people of the city, and, if thft present condition continues until 1905. there will be no limit to the city's growth and prosperity. Real es tate dealers report a strong, healthy con dition of the market, although there are no indications of a boom of any kind. They want none. Just what effect the Lewis and Clark Centennial will produce upon the real estate market it Is dlfficelt to say, but most dealers believe that the fair will prove of lasting benefit to the city and entire adjacent territory. It Is thought that the 1805 fair will draw many people who desire to remain permanently, and that the enterprise will prove of inesti mable value. The expositions in the East ern states cannot be compared to " the Lewis and Clark Centennial, for few visit the former with any idea of locating per manently. On the other hand, many peo ple from the Eastern and Middle States will come here with- the idea of f emain lng. A number of prominent real estate dealers were Interviewed yesterday, and. the following replies were made: George H. Hill, of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company The condition of the real estate market is better than at any time in 20 years. Sales are steadily In creasing, in accordance with the law of supply and demand. There have been no wildcat speculations and settlers have been good, substantial people. Next year will witness more building than Portland has ever known. One thing roust not be overlooked by our people. We must clean up our city, get It In shape for the great Centennial. Well-paved and well-cleaned streets, well-kept parks and a general ap pearance of cleanliness will be the biggest and best advertisement for Portland. Three years of proper advertising and dil igent preparation will surely tell. If the plans are properly carried tout, the Lewis and Clark Centennial ought to be a great success. Charles K. Henry Tho 1905 Exposition must not be an elaborate affair; still, it must not be shabby. The- railroads ought to give low rates to outsiders who come here, and the local roads ought to give reasonable rates to all parts of the state. We need more farmers, more fruit and produce raisers, and more dairymen here In Oregon. There Is plenty of room for them 'and when the farmers of the East and Middle West come to cur Exposition, we ought to show them our state and Induce them to settle here. The centen nial may not Increase city valuations much, but It will prove' of untold benent to the state as a whole." J. V. W. Montague, of the firm of Mon tague & King There Is little or no spec ulation now, but the market Is in good shape. There are many homes being built and the builders are paying cash for the lands. The centennial will be a grand thing for Oregon, if it is conducted prop erly. A representative of Hartman, Thompson & Powers There Is an undercurrent of a good, strong increase In real estate busi ness, better than we have had for years. The Exposition ought to attract many set tlers from the East and Middle West. A. R. Diamond, of Rountree & Diamond We believe that Portland has today from 10,000 to 15,000 more people than It had two years ago, and there Is plenty of work, at good wages, for all now here. Prac tically every dwelling house is occupied. A Daily Nuisance A Simple Remedy Which Will In terest Catarrh Sufferers. In Its earlier stages catarrh is more of a nuisance than a menace to the general health, but sooner or later the disease ex- tends to the throat, bronchial tubes, and even to the stomach and Intestines. Catarrh is essentially a disease of the mucous membrane, the local symptoms being a profuse discharge of mucus, stoppage of the nostrils, Irritation in throat, causing coughing, sneezing, gag ging and frequent clearings of the throat and head. The usual treatment by local douches, snuffs, salves, etc., often gives tempo rary relief, but anything like a cure can only be obtained by a treatment which re moves the catarrhal taint from the blood and the disappearance of the inflammation from the mucous surfaces. A new remedy which meets these re quirements and which so far has been remarkably successful in curing' catarrh Is Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. These tablets act upon the blood and mucous membranes only. They can hard ly be called a secret patent medicine, as they are composed of such valuable rem- 1 edles as sangulnarla, hydrastln, eucalyp. tol and similar cleansing antiseptics, which cure by eliminating from the blood and mucous surfaces the catarrhal poison. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large, pleasant tasting lozenges taken internal ly, allowing them to dissolve slowly in the mouth. In this way they reach the throat, .fauces and the entire alimentary canal. If desired, they may also be dissolved In water and used as a douche, in ad dition to the internal use, but it Is not at all necessary to use a douche; a few of them dissolved In the mouth dally will be sufficient. However, when there Is much stoppage of the nose, a douche' made from these tablets will give immediate re lief, but the regular dally use internally of these tablets will cure the whole ca tarrhal trouble without resorting to the Inconvenience of a douche. Dr. Bement states "that the internal treatment for catarrh Is rapidly taking the place of the old plan of douching, and local application, and further says that probably the best and certainly the safest remedy at present on the market Is Stu art's Catarrh Tablets, as no secret Is made of their composition, and all the really efficient remedies for catarrh are contained In this tablet." Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tablets at 50 cents for full-sized packages. Ask your druggist and If he Is honest he will tell you there is no safer, more palatable, more efficient and convenient remedy on tho market. efn Sip business blocks, stores and office bunungs are well filled and rents of all classes of property are giving a satisfactory return on the Investment. The whole of the enormous country of which we are the gateway Is In splendid condition, is grad ually filling up with a desirable class of people, and the long-looked-for develop ment of the great natural resources of the Pacific Northwest is at hand. Let the Lewis and Clark Exposition management make a special effort to show our" visitors in 1905 our salmon fisheries and canneries, and splendid rivers, mines, mountains,, the beautiful Willamette Valley, and in short the fairest land the sun shine3 on, and the most prosperous country in the United States. This Pacific Northwest must In the hext few years support a pop ulation of thousands where It now has hundreds, and as the country grows so must our city Increase In commerce, man ufactures and population. D. W. Wakefield, of Wakefield, Fries & Co. The real estate market Is strong and conditions point to a most healthy growth during the next few years. The Lewis and Clark Centennial ought to draw a great many people to this part of the country. It will certainly enhance the value of property In and around Portland. George E. Watkins, of Parish & Wat kins The real estate market Is in fairly good shape. It is firm and there are no wildcat speculations). The Exposition will surely draw many settlers to this coun try. W. H. Grindstaff, of Grindstaff & Blaln The people ought to stand together on this Lewis and Clark Centennial. If they work for the public good and not for per sonal gain, the fair will be a great suc cess. The enterprise is bound to Increase our property values. The real estate mar ket is In good shape and is growing stronger. It Is better right now .than at any time since 18S9. William McMaster, of McMaster &. Bir rell The Lewis and Clark Exposition will certainly be a great thing for our coun try here. Real estate is now on a good, solid footing and the market is in good shape. There 13 plenty of sales and a good many home-builders are coming In. A. L. Maxwell, of Maxwell & Knapp The 1S05 Exposition will bring a great many settlers to Oregon and the neigh boring states. It Is a very worthy en terprise and the people should carry it through by all means. Our real estate business Is -very good. AT THE WOMAN'S CLUB. Leo Fried Gives an Entertaining; Talk on Russia. The regular meeting of the Woman's Club drew forth a large attendance yes terday afternoon. The business meeting that preceded the programme devoted to Russia brought forth considerable discus sion. Tho club commended the action of the board in indorsing the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Mrs. Levi Young gaye an earnest talk on the Consumers' League, and the motion was unanimously carried to recommend the work to the home de partment. Mrs. Young read a number of letters from prominent citizens Messrs. Olds, Wortman & King, Dr. Edgar P. Hill and others commending the movement and offering their assistance in promoting the work. Mrs. Henry Heppner was elected direc tor In the place left vacant by Mrs. P. J. Mann during her absence from the city, and Mrs. John McRobert in place of Mrs. Peter Ward. Three visiting clubwomen gave brief 4alks a member of the Wom an's Club in Butte, Mont.; another from the Columbian Club, Boise, Idaho, and still another from the Current Events Club, Blackfoot. Idaho. Mrs. Hannah Fried Baruh was in charge of the programme oil Russia, which proved to be most Interesting, Leo Fried holding his hearers spellbound. Russia, he said, occupied an eighth of the globe. The peo ple spoke 72 distinct languages or dialects. The people were far from being homogene ous. The railroads In Russia were not for the convenience of the people, but for military purposes only. They never ran Into a town. In St. Petersburg, for example, the nearest railroad was two miles off, the space between the station and the city being owned by the govern ment and used for military operations only. Tho entire Russian people, he said, are under two powers the government and the church. Moscow is the Mecca of all the Russians. In graphic language, the cathedrals, with their columns of porphyry and lapis lazuli, were described, and the Greek service was spoken of as very im pressive. The Russian peasants consider themselves Indebted to the Czar for the very bread and salt they eat. At every coronation of a Czar each province pre sents the new ruler with a bread plate and a salt box. There were over 900 of these at the last coronation, and each one was valued at a sum ranging from J2500 to 510,000. They were set with diamonds and ornamented with the richest work manship that the province could produce. The magnificent voices of the monks who chanted in the churches were also commented upon, these monks being trained from boyhood and subjected to a strict regimen for the express purpose of developing the full beauty of their voices. Only one person in eight can read. Mr. Fried, in conclusion, expressed his convic tion that a brighter future was in store for the Russians as a nation. ARBITRATION TREATY. Mexican Project Presented to the Pan-American Congress. ' MEXICO CITY, Nov. 8. The Pan American Congress, at its session this morning, decided, at the suggestion of President RIagosa, to adjourn for a fort night, In order, as he said, to allow the committees tlmo to consider the projects submitted to them. A cablegram of felic itation was ordered sent to Santos-Dumont and a cablegram of thanks fot gooa wishes sent to the Spanish Parliament. Tho project of the treaty for an inter national court of claims was discussed by the Mexicandelegatlon. In an Introductory speech Francisco L. de la Barra, delegate of Mexico and author of the project, said that It was largely based on the Olney Pauncefote treaty o January 12, 1S97, with modifications suggested by the objections which were made to the same treaty in the United States Senato and which caused that body to reject it. The pio posed convention provides that the parties thereto will bind themselves to submit to an International court all claims proceed ing from pecuniary losses and damages occasioned to any state or Its cltlzenson account of the acts or commissions of an other state, or any of its citizens, pro vided that such claims cannot be arranged diplomatically. The obligation so to sub mit claims commences as soon, as it .l? demanded by any of the contracting gov ernments. Tho court of claims will be constituted as follows: Each contending government shall appoint one arbitrator who must be a jurist of repute, not a native of the state appointing him, and the two arbi trators together shall elect a. third one, who will preside. If the two arbitrators cannot agree to the appointment of a third, they will ask the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of any of the Ameri can Republics to designate a third arbi trator, who must not be a native of any of the states Interested in the contro versy. Sentence must be rendered with in three months from the date on which the case is closed. If the sentence is unanimous, It will be final, save that with in two months its revision by the same court may -be demanded in case its pub lication gives rise, to doubts of" various in terpretations, 'or in case it fails to decide any of the points at issue the court will decide the case anew and definitely within one month of the date of the application for a revision. If the original sentence Is rendered by a majority of the arbitrators, only the los- Strong Testimony from Prominent Doctors After Years of Scientific Research and Thorough Tests, Promi nent Practitioners Prescribe and indorse DUFFY'S MALT WHISKEY for All Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. They Prescribe It Exclusively as a Tonic and Stimulant When the System Is Weak and Run Down from Disease or Overwork. The following, letters from prominent physicians were taken at random from many thousands we have received from doctors, who have made their great successes with DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY: Dr. J. D. Cole, Alexandria Bay, N. Y., wrote us, on December 5, 1900: "I .have been using Duffy's Malt "Whiskey In my family and practice for the past 15 years, ; with very beneficial results. I often pre scribe it for anaemic patients and some forms of indigestion; also for convales cents after typhoid fever, and all wasting diseases. It is a good tonic for the aged." Dr. H. Cenicola, Bridgeport, Conn., on December 14, 1900, sent us the following: "I have prescribed Duffy's Pure Malt whiskey In my practice and think It a pure and beneficial tonic and stimulant. I cheerfully recommend It." Dr. J. A. Hammond, Schuylervllle, N. T., wrote us, on January 2, 1901: "I have used your Malt "Whiskey for about seven years in my practice and find it very beneficial In cases of debility and for old people. I have used it successfully In cases of typhoid fever after the fever had left and the patient was much debilitated. I cannot recommend It too highly where a "tonic is necessary." Dr. George S. Converse. New Haven, Conn., on January 1G, 1901, wrote: "I have used Duffy's Malt In my practice and always found It pure and satisfactory." Dr. Albert C. Smith, president, Suffolk Dispensary, 10 Charter street, Boston, Mass., wrote us: "In the treatment of the large number of patients who come for aid and relief we fiqd it necessary in our work to use a stimulant which, without question. Is absolutely pure, and we are glad to say that In your 'Duffy's Malt' we have succeeded In obtaining what has been of great assistance in many cases of pronounced danger. "We should be un willing to be without this valuable stim ulant." This dispensary registered In one year almost 37,000 patients. It is one of the largest Institutions" of Its kind in the world. Dr. "W. F. Hooper, Newport News, "Va., on December 18, 1900, wrote: "I have used your Duffy's Malt in convalescence from typhoid and other febrile diseases with satisfactory results." Dr. R. P. Oppenheimer, 405 Church ave nue, Knoxvllle, Tenn., wrote us as re cently as January 19, 1901: "I have used Duffy's Malt "Whiskey extensively in my practice for 10 years, especially among cases requiring stimulants and tonics, and I take pleasure in stating that I find It excels all other whiskeys." Dr. De Witt Brugler, of the Blue Cross Medical Aid, 1502 Marshall street, Phila delphia, Pa., on January 18, 1901, wrote us the following: "D'uffy's Malt is tho only whiskey used and dispensed at the Blue Cross MedicaAId Dispensary. We place no reliance upon any other for medi cal use." During the past few years we have re ceived hundreds of thousands of Just such letters as these. There can be no more 1 -- Ing party may appeal to an International court composed of five members, of whom two will be selected by the heads of the contending states, four of those thus elected appointing a fifth or proceeding as abovo Indicated In case of failure to come to an agreement as to the fifth. But if, In case of a non-unanimous sentence, an appeal Is not taken within three months, the sentence shall become irre vocable. In case an appeal is taken, the case shall be considered and decided irre vocably by the court of appeals, consti tuted as above, within such a period of time as It may fix. The high contracting parties in the treaty obligate themselves In good faith to comply with the stipula tions of tho treaty, but if any state falls so to comply, other states may subscribe to a collective note of censure, which shall become public and official, provided it Is subscribed to by at least three of the con tracting parties. The treaty is to remain In force five years, counted from the date on which the exchange of ratifications by at least three of the states shall take place. Any state may withdraw from tbc convention one year after giving notice to that effect. The Mexican delegation at this morn Jng's session of the conference presented a project on international sanitary regu lations, based on the most recent scientific discoveries. The Brazilian delegation this morning presented a project of the treaty whereby arbitration is proclaimed not as obliga tory, but as a regular means of settling International controversies among the re publics of America. a Decision Is Reserved. CHICAGO, Nov. 8. The contempt case against the editors of Hearst's Chicago American was concluded today, and Judge Hanecy reserved his decision until next Tuesday. Hammond to Live in New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. According to the Tribune, John Hays Hammond, the min ing engineer who had an unpleasant ex perience in South Africa at the hands of President Kruger's Government at the Why is ROYAL Baking Powder bet ter tKsn eoiy otKer ? . 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It build up nnd nourishes the body, it Invigorates the brnin, tones up tbc henrt nnd prolongs life. A leading Xeiv York doctor said, "DuftV Fare Mnlt "Whiskey Is a form, of food nlrendy digested." NO FUSEL OIL. CAUTION Our patrons are cautioned against so-called Duffy's Malt Whiskey offered for sale In bulk or in flasks and packages other than our patent bottle. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is sold In sealed bottles only. Offered in any other form it is not the genuine. . There Is none "just as good as" Duffy's. The dealer who says so Is think ing of his profits only. Ask for Duffy's; Insist on getting It. Look for the trade mark on the bottle. FPFF AfWICF If yu aro sIck and run rni-c u'v-u down write our doctor for free advice. It Mill ctwt you nothing to learn how to regain health, strength and vitality. Medical booklet containing symptoms, treat ment and testimonials sent free. All corre spondence with our doctor la strictly confiden tial, and no testimonials are used without per mission. AH druggists' and grocers' or direct. $1.00 a bottle. DUFFY MALT "WHISKEY CO., Rochester, N. Y. time of the JamesonraId, Is to make his home in this city. He will resale on Riverside Drive. FATAL ACCIDENTS. Four Deaths From a. Fire. SOUTH NORWALK. Conn., Nov. 8. Mrs. Guy Denlnb'era and her infant child, who was severely burned in a fire which consumed their home last night, died to day. This" makes four deaths In conse quence of the fire, two of the Denlnbera children having perished In the house. An explosion of a lamp, which spread burning oil over the family group whlla at supper, was tho cause of the tragedy. Acrobat Killed by a Train. CHESTER, Pa., Nov. 8. Ambark Ben hady, 23 years of age, an Arabian acrobat, was Instantly killed at the Howell-street station of the Philadelphia. Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad last night by being struck by an express train. Benhady was one of four brothers who have just com pleted the season with Pawnee Bill's show. Body of nn Entombed Miner Found. BESSEMER, Mich'., Nov. 8. The fire In tho Mikado mine was extinguished today after damage amounting t,o $1W,W0 had been done. The body of Eric Johnson was found. The body of the other em tombed man, Williams, has not been recovered. Mangled by n Iloller Explosion. LOUISVILLE, Nov. 8. George Fustmg. engineer in charge, was killed and, three yardmen injured by a boiler explosion at the Central stockyards this afternoon. Fustlng was terribly mangled. Burned Her.ielf to Death. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Nov. 8. Mrs. William Textor committed suicide today by setting fire to her clothes, which she had saturated with coal oil. Mr3 Textor was Injured three weeks ago, and her mind Is believed to have been deranged by the wounds. !. Tg