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jLBfli Ji $ HtHttM wmmm VOL, XLL NO- 12,787. PORTLAND, OFT X. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. ir .. -25- m m ANY SIZE ALL STYLES I a im li i W3SII J5S RUDDER GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. GOGDYB75F2 RUBBER CGMPHNY R. H. PEASE. President. J. A. SHEPARD. Secretary. F. M. SHEPARD, JR Treasurer. CHRISTMAS GIFTS Nothing is more acceptable than a box of BEAU BRUMMELLS America's best five cent cigar. They are packed either 12 or 25 to the box, for the holiday trade only. Distributers LBlumauer Wholesale Shaw's America's ORIGINAL Malt WHISKY Without a Rival Today BllimaUer & H0Ch, lOS and HO Fourth Street Sole Dlstrlbutars for Oregon smaWS D Heating Apparatus Is what you need at this season of the year. "Perfect" warm-air furnaces, with any sort of registers, whether black, nickel, brass, copper, silver or gold-plated. Steam and hot-water heaters can be had In any quantity from W. Q. McPHERSOIN Heating: and Ventilating Engineer. HOTEL PERKINS fifth and Washington Mrcets .... PORTLAND. OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN First-Clans Check Restaurant Connected With-Hotel. 3. F. DA VIES. Trea. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON. STREETS PORTLAND. 0R2G0N American and European Plan. PRAEL, HEGELE & CO. 100-106 FIFTH STREET, corner Stark. The Value of Your Piano It determined by your ability to play. If you cannot play, your piano Is worth nothing. Perhaps when you got it you had a vague Idea that you or some member of your family would learn to play, and that you would then be real glad that you had bought It. If you are not as glad as you expected to be. Investigate the Pi anola, and you will soon be convinced that there is a way to get even. Free public recital every "Wednesday evlnlrrg. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M. B. WELLS, Sole Northvrest Agent, Aeolian Hall, 353-355 Washington St. A HARMONIOUS SESSION. Expected Unpleasantness Did Not Oc cur at Pan-American Congress. MEXICO CITY, Dec 4. At this morn ing's session of the Pan-American confer ence, M. Baez, of Paraguay, arose and said that at the close of tho previous ses sion the president had given him the floor to reply to Walker Martinez, of Chile. He desired now to waive his right and to make no reply. He was sorry that what he had said at the previous session had caused any unpleasantness. President Ralgosa then announced that Walker Martinez and Mr. Bermejo, of Argentina, having asked for the floor at the previous meeting, had waived their right, and, therefore, the incident of the last session was to be considered as closed. Mr. Davis read several reasons in favor of the construction of the Pan-American road. A vote was then taken on the project in general, and it was approved by 17 votes, Santo Domingo and Haytl not voting. The neutrality clause was omit ted. The Federal Government will tender the delegates of the Pan-American conference a magnificnt ball on the last night of the year at the National Palace, at an ex pense of not less than $100,000. CONCENTRATION CAMPS. Governor Yates' Appeal for Help for xhe Sick and Needy. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Dec 4. Governor Yates tonight issued a proclamation call ing attention to the destitute and helpless condition of Boer women, children and other noncombatants in the Brlti&h camps in South Africa, and calling upon all charitably disposed and humane citizens of Illinois to contribute money, medicine, food and clothing for the use of the sick and needy persons in these camps. Van Cott to Be Reappointed. WASHINGTON, Dec 4. The President and Postmaster-General Smith had a con ference today, at which it wae decided to reappoint Cornelius Van Cott Postmaster at New York. ANY QUANTITY Nos. 73 and 75 First Street, PORTLAND, OREGON. - Frank Drug Co. and Importing Druggists. Pure Malt 47 FIRST ST., PORTLAND, OR, Rooms Single...... Rooms Double. Roomt Family .... . "Be to $1.50 per day .. $1.00 to 52.00 per day ...$1.00 to $3.00 per day C. T. BELCHER. Sec. and Treu. American Plan European Plan ...... .$1.23. $1.50. $1.73 BOc. 73c, $1.00 CHAFING DISHES Our Stock Is now Complete. Twenty Styles. NIcke Plated with Wrought Iron or Nickel P.'atcd Stands. Also a complete line of FIVE O'CLOCK TEAS. Mail Orders receive prompt and careful attention. IMPORTERS CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, CUTLERY, PLATED WARE, RICH CUT GLASS AND FINE CHINA. REVISING THE CREED. Wide Diversity of Opinion of Pres byterian Leaders. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. The wide diver sity of opinion of leaders of the Presby terian Church on the subject of revision of the creed was demonstrated when the committee of 20, appointed by the Gen eral Assembly to effect this work and submit It to the next assembly, began its labors here today. It was found that none of the members of any subcommittee had united upon any report or statement. The committee held several secret meet ings during the day. The full committee began th work of framing the brief state ment of doctrine this afternoon. The present long creed of the church will be considered article by article The new statement w 111 comprise about 1000 words. The committee's views are that the state ment should be composed of about 20 para graphs, and when the session had conclu ded for the day, only one of these para graphs had been agreed upon. It was said tonight that, after the con clusion of the work of the committtee at Washington, the statements agreed upon would be printed, and would be again con sidered by the committee at the meeting to be held some time in the Spring, before the gathering of the General Assembly, thus giving the members of the revision committee opportunity again to pass upon their work before it shall be submitted to the governing body of the church. Miss Stone Located. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. The State De partment today received a cablegram from Spencer Eddy, United States Charge of Legation at Constantinople, reporting that Miss Stone and her companion, Madame Tsilka. are held prisoners at a place called Gultepe, on the south side of the mountains. CONSTATTNOPLE. Dec. 4. The recent silence of Miss Stone is largely attrib uted to the unusually heavy snows, a minute Investigation of the Ellidreth Val ley, where the captives are reported to have been buried, has nearly been com pleted, but fails to show that Miss Stone and her companion, Mnic Tsilka, were ever In that district. PART OF THE NATION Philippine Ports Subject to Coastwise Laws. EFFECT OF RECENT DECISIONS Nothlaf? Will Be Done to Step Pres ent Traffic Until the Treasury Department Makes a Formal Announcement. WASHINGTON, Dec 4. It is the gen eral impression of lawyers who have ex amined the opinions of the Supreme Court that the recent decision makes the Phil ippine ports a part of the United States, and subject to tho coastwise laws, which prevent foreign ships carrying goods from one port in the United States to another. It is presumed, however, that nothing will be done to stop any such trading un der this decision until the Treasury De partment makes an announcement, such as it did In the case of Porto Rico. The legislation for Porto Rico did not change this condition and it exists today, and there is a probability that no legisla tion changing the condition will be en acted. STATUS OF THE ISLANDS. Root Wants It Determined From a Revenue Point of VIevr. WASHINGTON, Dec 4. Secretary Root Is taking counsel with some of the Re publican party leaders In the preparation of a programme to meet the decision of the Supreme Court last Monday In the insular cases. It is said that the present purpose is to ask Congress to legislate Immediately and define with precision the status of the Philippines from a revenue point of view. While neither of the cases decided Monday, the Pepke "14 diamond rings case" nor the Dooley case, affirmed or denied the right of the Philippine au thorities to collect duties on goods enter ing Manila from the United States, the officials of the War Department, in the absence of legislation. Intend to continue the collection of the duties at the pres ent rate at Manila. The financial offi cials of the department, who have looked into the trade figures for the past three years, And that the sum of $1,900,000 rep resents about the total of the duties col lected from Spaniards on goods arriving at Manila, which might have to be re funded in the event that it should ulti mately be held that the collection of du ties on American goods there was illegal. The Spaniards would secure like liquids tlon under the terms of the peace treaty guaranteeing them equal rights with American merchants in the Philippines. President Roosevelt today entertained a distinguished company at lunch. Anions the guests wore Mayor-elect Low, of New York, Senators Depew, Piatt and Frye, Secretaries Root and Hay, Attorney-General Knox, Ambassador Choate, Representative Llttaucr. of New York, and Mr. Cortelyou. The decision of th Supreme Court was discussed, and the conclusion reached to have a bill intro duced at once in Congress to correct the situation at Pacific Coast ports by levying a duty on goods coming from the Philippines and, if necessary, further to legalize the present duty on goods enter ing the Philippines. REFUNDING OF DUTIES. Secretary Cnge'a Instructions to Col lectors of Customs. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Secretary of the Treasury today isbued the fol lowing circular of Instructions to Collec tors of Customs regarding the refunding of duties collected from Imports from the Philippine Islands: "Referring to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States rela tive to Importations Into the Philippine Islands, I have confirmed the department's telegram of the 3d Inst., as follows: " 'Discontinue to require entry and col lection of duty on merchandise shown by manifest of vessel to be shipped from Philippines. Allow free delivery goods In bond. Detain cigars and cigarettes un til internal revenue stamps are affixed under circulars SI and S3, current year. Refunds v.ill be made by certified state ment where protests duly filed.' "With due regard to matter of refunds, I haVe to state in addition to forward ing certified statements as above directed, you will forward certified statements where no protests have been filed, when so required by the parties in Interest, with a view to substituting estimates for ap propriation to Congress, should it be found that no existing appropriation should be available." REVENUES FOR THE ISLANDS. BUI Introduced In the Senate Yester day by Lodge. WASHINGTON. Dec 4. Senator Lodge today introduced a bill to provide reven ues for the Philippine Islands. It provides that the tariff passed by the Philippine Commission September 17, 1S0L and ap proved by the Secretary of War, shall remain in full force and effect. This covers goods going Into the Islands. The second section of the bill provides for levying the same duty and tariff on goods coming Into the United States from the Philippines that are now collected from foreign countries. Section 3 provides that until otherwise ordered, statuory laws of the United States shall not be In forcrt In the Philippines, except as ordered by the Philippine Commission. Section 4 pro vides that all duties collected in tho Philippines shall be paid Into the Phil ippine treasury. WILL STIMULATE TRADE. Beneficial Effect of Removal of Phil ippine Tariff. Cheap cigars and cheaper ricevare ex pected to be the most Important results of the Supreme Court decision relative to the Philippine tariff. Raw sugar, also, will come in free, but as that will be handled by a trust, it is not considered an article of commerce, and the re moval of tho duty will hardly affect the price. The duty on Philippine cigars has been very heavy, according to Cullector of Customs Patterson, and the Imports have not been large at this port. "Manila cigars," he slid, "have been obliged to pay a duty of $4 50 per pound and 25 per cent ad valorem. Thus cigars valued at $10 per 100) would have to pay a duty of $15, which would add greatly to their cost by the time- they reached the consumer. If dealers could mike money on them before the duty was taken off, they can sell them much cheaper hereafter, and yet make a larger profit." Cigar dealers spoken to yesterday on the matter manifested no uneasiness over the result of the decision, as Philippine cigars are not popular here, and the sale will be small, no matter how cheap they may become. The tobacco of which they are made is comparatively taste less and has none of the flavor of that of Cuba or of the better quality of the American-grown. The duty heretofore collected on im ports of rice from Manila has been tho same as that imposed on the product of all foreign countries 2 cents a pound on the cleaned article and IK. cents on the uncleaned. The decision will therefore re sult in cheaper rice to the extent of the Importations from the Philippines, which are not heavy at present. The duty on American exports to tho islands will remain the same as before the decision, the tariff law of 1S3S being still In effect. This import duty paid at the Islands does not differ materially from, that Imposed by the Spanish Government, according to W. H. Chapin, who has giv en considerable attention to the subject, from the standpoint of a Portland busi ness man. "I look for a decision declar ing these import duties illegal also, just so soon as a test case is made. It's a poor rule that won't work both ways, and if the import duty Is illegal on this side of the ocean, on account of the Phi lippines being a part of the American territory, the same rule would apply to duties collected at Manila on goods Im ported from the United States. In the BRITISH: case of Porto Rico, the duties collected at American ports have been declared legal because the proceeds are devoted to the benefit of Porto Rico. There Is no such clause in the Philippine tariff laws, and the Supreme Court would naturally decide against customs duties being anv longer exacted on American products at ttny of the ports In the far East, where the American flag has been hoisted. "Portland's principal exports to Manila have been flour and beer," Mr. Chapin continued, "and except where transports have taken goods direct, all our exports have gone by way of Hong Kong. This Is mainly because of the poor dockage facili ties at Manila. Our Government Is about to spend a large sum. In Improving thi Manila harbor, and direct communication Is likely to follow In due course of time." Mr. Chapin thinks the establishment of free trade between the American home ports and those of the islands would tend to increase our trade wonderfully. "The old English and Spanish houses at Ma nila have done business with their home people so long that they do not desire to change." said he, "and something more than sentiment must be brought to bear in clearing the field for American goods. Henry Hahn, president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, thlnlts the Imme diate result of the decision will be an In creased business with the Islands. "Tho tobacco Importations are sure to In crease," he said, "as the Philippine to bacco has a flavor of its own, and al though the cigars may not become very popular, they will find favor with a good many smokers. The Importations of rice will also Increase. As for raw sugar, the New York sugar mills will look after that, as It will have to go through tho hands of the refiners before It gets Into the general market." Collector Patterson yesterday received the telegram sent to all customs collec tors by the Secretary of the Navy, and he at once discontinued the tariff on goods shown by manifest to be shipped from the Philippines. Cigars and cigarettes will be detained in the bonded warehouses until the internal revenue stamps are af fixed, as in the case of the home-produced articles. Where duties on Philippine products have been paid under protest, the Im porters will be returned their money, Mr. Patterson said, but the total of these claims will not prove to be a large pro portion of the whole. Those who paid without protesting have no recourse. A CARNEGIE PLAN. Refuse Will Be Established for Aged Telegraphers. NEW YORK, Dec. 4. Andrew Carnegie has under consideration the gift of a large sum of money to be used for he benefit of the aged telegraphers in this section of the country, and it is said that he in tends, when satisfactory plans have been made, to extend his charitable bequest so as to Include the telegraphers In all parts of tho land. Mr. Carnegie has In mind the establishment of a combination club and hospital, a general pension fund and the founding of an Acadia in New Jer sey. This Includes the establishment or a town with lots and houses, to be sold at the maximum of 52500 each. Rentals are fixed according to this plan at 515 per month, and the interest at 1 or 2 per cent, to go to the general fund. Libraries and co-operative stores- also are to be es tablished. In which everything is to be given to telegraphers at cost. Against the Trusts. WICHITA. Kan.. Dec 4. At a meeting of the Implement Dealers' Association of the Southwest, in this city, today, D. W. Blaine, of Pratt, Introduced a resolution calling on the members and other mer cantile concerns to organize nonpartisan anti-trust leagues, and to turn down any Cogressman who will not pledge himself to anti-trust legislation. The resolution was adODted. i VICTIM OF THE GALE British Ship Nelson Was Roughly Handled, LOST SAILS, BOATS, BULWARKS Unconfirmed Report That She Found ered Off Gray's Harbor Captain and Pilot Believe Oth erwise. ASTORIA, Or., Dec 4. There is a gen eral belief that the ship Nelson, which was reported In distress off the mouth of the river yesterday afternoon, went mp NELSON" ASH CAPTAIN GEORGE down at 10 o'clock last night with all on board, about 20 miles off Gray'3 Har bor, although ttoerc Is a possibility that she may still be afloat. The Nelson sailed from this port on November 25 with a cargo of grain for Europe. How far she had proceeded when her trouble began may never be known. Yesterday morn ing she appeared off the mouth of the Columbia, and" the tugs Tatoosh and Wal lula went to her assistance. Captain Per r.'am, the ship's master, reported that her cargo had shifted, all her sails had been carried away, and her bulwarks and boats smashed. The ship was towed In beyond the lightship, and had the new south channel been buoyed she could readily have been brought Inside. The weather was too thick to pick up points on the shore, so the tugs were forced to turn back. Late In the afternoon the Wallula dropped her tow and came Inside for coal and the Tatoosh started up the coast with the disabled ship, with the Intention of taking her before the wfnd to Puget Sound. Captain Perrlam was signaled to make sail", but the only piece of can vas he set was a small jib. The wind wis blowing a hurricane from the southwest and the waves running mountain high. The ship appeared entirely helpless and rolled her yards Into the water, where her deck was buried almost continually under the big seas. About 10 o'clock, as the tug was between Wlllapa and Gray's Harbors, and about two miles off shore, a terrific squall struck her. At the same time the hawser parted and the ship vanished. As soon as the squall subsided, search was made for the Nelson, but she could not be found. Search was made again this morning, but without avail, and it 'Is feared she foundered with all on board, though many of the tugboat men and pilots believe she Is beating about off the Washington coast. Captain G. W. Wood was the pilot who took the Nelson out when she sailed from this port and ho was also on the Tatoosh yesterday. He says: "I took the Nelson out at 11 A. M. on November 25. There was a nine-foot nine inch tide, and the vessel went out In good shape. She was the first of a fleet of six to go over the bar that day, and with a fresh breeze blowing she stood away to the southwest and was soon out of sight. She was absolutely uninjured at the time, and if any accident befell her It was after she had passed out of sight of land. When I siw the Nelson yesterday morning she had several topsails in position, although later, when Captain Perrlam was signaled to set sail, he replied that he had no sails, and set only a small jib. The vessel had no apparent list, but a portion of her bulwarks was missing. Her rigging was all standing, but she appeared as though she might be water-logged." Captain Bailey, of the bar tug Tatoosh. Is of the firm opinion that the Nelson has not been lost, but is now off Cape Flat tery. He has telegraphed the superintend ent of the Puget Sound Towboat Company to have his tugs on the lookout for the vessel. In speaking of the matter this evening. Captain Bailey said: "I took the Tatoosh outside early yes terday morning, and had made fast to the German ship Susanna, when I saw signals from the tug Wallula, which had another vessel In tow, to come to her assistance, as the ship was In distress. 1 dropped the Susanna and hooked on to the British ship Nelson with the Wallula at 10 o'clock In the morning, about five miles west of the lightship. Together we towed her up to the bar, and held on until 3 o'clock In the afternoon. The bar was breaking clear across, and I signaled Captain Randall, of the Wallula, asking what he was going to do. He replied: 'Let go and go Inside.' I then signaled the Nelson to set sail and follow me to Puget Sound. The wind was blowing a gale south by southwest, and. considering the conditions, the ship towed well. At 10 o'clock, while off Gray's Harbor, about IS miles, the hawser parted and the ship disappeared In the darkness. We hung about for some time, but. seeing-nothing of her, headed south and came inaido this morning. When the hawser parted I do not believe those on board the ship real ized what had happened for some time, as no lights were displayed. Then I think they made sail and headed for the Sound. When I first saw the Nelson In the morn ing, she had six upper sails set, and even If these were all she had, they were suffi cient to handle her In the position in which she was lost, as I had been keeping her well off shore. In anticipation of such an accident. I do not feel the alarm about hor safety that some do, or I should not have telegraphed the Sound tugs to look out for her." (While the Nelson has undoubtedly met with very rough usage since leaving the Columbia River, shipping men In this city do not regard the report that she has gone down very seriously. The vessel left Port land In perfect condition for her long voy age, her cargo being properly loaded and secured, and she was In condition to ride out very heavy gales. Marine men here do not think she would have been very badly punished In going before the gale to Puget Sound, and they expect to hear of her arrival In the Straits of Fuca tomor row or next day.) The list of officers and crew of the Nel son, as near as It cou'd be made up In this city, was as follows: Captain, George Perrlam; first officer, W. Strachan: sec- PERXIAM, t ond officer, J. J. Tlldsley: apprentices E. H. Reynolds. W. Terry and D. Bester; able seamen, A. Johansen, J. Jensen, &. Larson. J. Thrall, J. Burch, J. Erlcksori. Lars Peterson, the latter joining the ship at Astoria: ordinary seamen. E. Scheehan. of Queenstown: John Mealy, of St. Johns, N. B.; Victmann and M. Peterson. The names of the cool:, steward, carpen ter and sailmaker were not obtainable. Reynolds, one of the apprentices, joined the ship In Portland, having left tho Sa moena to go to the hospital, and not re covering in time to ship on the vessel which brought him here. The Nelson was an old iron ship, built at Port Glasgow In 1ST4. Her dimensions are: Length, 239.3 feet, beam 36 feet, depth of hold 20.7 feet. Net tonnage, 1310; gross tonnage, 1247 tons. She was owned by Shaw, SaviU &. Co., of London, who are also owners of the Maytleld. which was loaded by the Portland Flouring Mills Company about the same time the Nelson loaded. The ships of this Arm ure well known In Portland, among those which have loaded here being the Auckland, Eu terpe. Forfarshire, Himalaya. Lutter worth, Oamaru, Timaru, Wellington. Zea landia. Brussels and Hertnlone. The Nel son was dispatched from Portland by the Portland Flouring Mills Company for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders, with 63.31S bushels of wheat. She cleared early in November, but was delayed at Astoila until the 25th. when she crossed out In company with the Marechal Davout. Larty Isabella, G. H. Wappaus, Bourbaki and Albania. HEAVY GALE AT SEA. Severe Storm Raced Off the Coast Wind 100 Miles an Hour. The severest storm of the season raged off the Oregon and Washington coast all day Tuesday and a portion of yesterday. Weather Forecast Official Beals estimated that the wind velocity off the coast was 'JO miles an hour, with gusts reaching 100 miles. Wires were down on the Western Union lines between Portland and Astoria, and the long distance telephone lines suffered more severely. Until 4 o'clock ysterday afternoon communication was cut off be tween Portland and Tacoma, Seattle, Wal la Walla. Astoria, Spokane, Ashland and other points. The wires were evidently blown down during the galea of Tuesday night. "It was a storm of unusual violence," said Forecast Official Beals yesterday. "Early Tuesday morning the barometer began falling, and reports received from observation stations within a radius of 300 miles of Portland all indicated that a storm of magnitude was blowing in from the ocean. Observers were ordered to take special observations and report t.o this office. "Warnings were sent to the different ports of the coast in plenty of time to no tify shipping men that the storm was coming. The signals were displayed at 8:30 A. M. at Astoria, and all points had been notified by 10:30. The winds in creased during the morning and afternoon, and shifted about 4 o'clock Tuesday af ternoon from southeast to southwest. The gale blew even harder than before, and kicked up a nasty sea that would have distressed tho best of sailing or steam craft. "Our reports show that the wind was blowing at a rate of 36 miles an hour In Astoria Tuesday afternoon, and Astoria Is in a sheltered position. I have no doubt but that the gales at sea attained a veloc ity of W) miles an hour, with occasional gusts at a rate of 100 miles. In the morn ing It was blowing 36 miles an hour at Tacoma and Neah Bay, and later reports were not obtainable from the last named place owing to the wires being down. "Tho highest velocity attained in Port land was 30 miles an hour, at 10:40 P. M. Tuesday. The storm generally moved from the mouth of the Columbia River to the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and yes coast line of British Columbia." ANALIMNIGAHAQUA Recommendation of the Isth mian Commission. REPORT SENT. TO CONGRESS Estimate the 'Cost at One Hundred nnd EiKhty-Nlne .Millions Advan tages of the Northern Route Over Panama. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. The report of the Isthmian Canal Commission was sent to Congress today. The commission, aa anticipated several weeks asro. favors the Nicaragua route, and makes an estimate of $IS9,S64,0G2 as the total cost of con struction of the canal through Nicaragua. The estimated cost of the Panama routs Is 5144.233.35S, but the report says It would cost 3109.14I.OCO to obtain the Panama con cession. The commission values the work done at 540.000,000. The report says the Panama route Is feasible as a sea-level canal, while the Nicarague route must be by locks, but Lake Nicaragua will furnish an Inexhaus tible supply -of water for the canal. The Nicaragua route has no natural harbors at either end. but satisfactory harbors may be constructed. Harbors already exist at each end of the Panama route, but con siderable work must be done at the en trance of the harbor on the Atlantic sldi.. With adequate force and plant the com mission estimates 'that the Nicaragua canal can be completed In six years, ex clusive of two years for preparation. Ten years is estimated to complete the Pan ama canal. The total length of the Nicaragua route is 183.66 miles and the Panama route 49.09 miles. The estimated cost of operating and maintaining the Nicaragua Canal an nually Is 51.350.000 greater than that of the Panama Canal. The estimated time for a deep-draught vessel to pass through the Panama Canal Is 12 hours, and through the Nicaragua Canal 33 hours. The Nica ragua route, the report says. Is more ad vantageous for commerce, save that or iginating on the west coast of South America. For the Gulf ports the advan tage Is two days, and for most of the ports on the Atlantic and Pacific one day. The Nicaragua route Is said to be better for sailing vessels on account of favoring winds. Hygienic conditions also favcr Nicaragua. The commission says the United Stat-s should acquire control of a strip of terri tory 10 miles wide from sea to sea. through which to build the canal. The consent of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, must be obtained to construct the canal, but the report says this can easily be secured. The concessions granted by tt Colombian Government to theFanama Canal Company have many years to run. and a new concession cannot be granted to the United States. The report con-" eludes as follows: "After consfdering all the facts devel oped by the Investigations made by tne commission, the actual situation as it now stands, and having in view the terms of fered by the new Panama Canal Com pany, this commission Is of the opinion that the most practical and feasible route for an Isthmian canal to be under th control, management and ownership of the United States Is that known as the Nica ragua route." George S. Morrison, a member of the commls.sion, submits a minority report favoring the Panama route. He says th2 estimates for the Nicaragua Canal do not make sufficient provisions for unknown conditions and contingencies. No consid eration, he .says, has been given to acci dental interruption of traffic , by Nica ragua which he thinks would not be so likely to occur at Panama. He believes that better conditions and terms cm be arranged through the acquisition of the Panama Canal Company's rights than by any negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The Government, after se curing these rights, he says, could nego tiate direct with Colombia for the right to construct the canal. He closes by say ing: "The Panama route has advantages over the Nicaragua route In cost of construc tion. In cost of operation and in con venience when done, while Its use Is le1?.- likely to lead to local International com plications. If the United States Govern ment is to build an isthmian canal, the Panama route Is the best." SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS. Congress. The Senate only was In session, rage 2. One resolution and two bills on the subject at anarchists were Introduced. Page 2. The Isthmian canal report and the Hay-Paun- cefote treaty were submitted. Page 2. Secretary Gage's annual report wis sent to Congress Page 2. Lodge Introduced a bill providing that tha Philippine tariff act remain in force. Page 1. ForelK". Prince Henry of the Netherlands fought two duels. Page 2. British noblemen are wrangling for empty honors at the coronation. Page 2. Foreign papers generally comment favorably on the President's message. Page G. Domestic. Philippine ports are held to be subject to United States coastwise laws. Page 1. The Isthmian Canal Commission recommends the Nicaragua route. Page 1. Grant Copeland. of Walla Walla, read a paper at the National Livestock Conentlon. Page 3. Pacific Const. County Court of Marlon County undid work of Sheriff because It believes he exceeded hi3 authority. Page 4. Worst gale in 13 jears on Lower Puget Sound. Page 4. Mammoth quartz ledge discovered near Grant's Pats. Or. Page 4. Commercial unil Marine. Bulls were in control of Eastern grain mar kets. Pase 11. New York stock market gained conspicuous strength on narrow dealings. Page 11. British ship Nelson reported lost oft Gray'3 Harbor. Page 1. Barge "Wheeler lost In tho breakers near Ya qulna. Page 10. Steamer Clara Brown wrecked at Al-KI Point, oa Puget Sound. Page 10. Portland nnd Vicinity. Ladd & Tllton save $20,000 to Lewis and Clark Centennial fund. Page 8. Northern Pacific Railroad will make extensive Improvements in Portland. Page S. Tralnload of Oregon hops will start East Fri day. Page 5. Gunder Kettlesen gets 510.000 verdict against Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining Company. Page 10. A new contestor appears in Tillamook land cosea. Pace 5.