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10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1901". THE OREGON APPLE It Stands at the Head in Eastern Markets. A HOT FAVORITE EVERYWHERE Sells Over All Competitors at Higher l'rlcen Some Expert Advice to Orcgoa Apple Orcliard- iutm. Two Oregonlans walking down Broad way. New York, one day early In the cur rent month stopped for a moment to ad mire a display of fresh fruits In the show windows of the celebrated Hicks estab lishment, at the corner of Twenty-seventh street. The exhibit was one of amazing variety and beauty, and suitable to the season, was especially rich in Fall and "Winter apples. The red Spitzenberg made the bravest show, while the green and yel low Newtown Pippin was scarcely less con spicuous. But what attracted and inter ested the Oregonlans even more than the fruit itself was the fact that each and every package bore an Oregon label. More Interesting still, the sidewalk in front of the store for a considerable space was covered with half-boxes of apples, repacked with scrupulous care, each bear ing a private address, some in this coun try, but the greater number on the other side of the Atlantic Almost every coun try In Europe was Included in the 20 or more foreign addresses, far the larger number being In England and France. Here was a matter for inquiry, and the Oregonlans lost no time In seeking the facts of this curious traffic in Oregon ap ples. And it was a story to please an Oregonian mightily. "We get," said the dealer, "our best apples from Oregon, and the one fault we have to find Is that there are not enough of them to meet the de mand. Here in New York there is a very large buying public far more concerned about quality than about price. "What we call our best trade really cares nothing at all about what a fine food product costs, provided it is the very best of its kind. Take these rich people who live up the avenue, for example. Why through their butlers and housekeepers they arc always on the lookout for the rarest and the best, and they will pay any price re quired to gel what they want. It is to this special trade that 'the very best of "he Oregon apples go, and never at any time do we have enough gilt-edge stock to fill our orders. Why. those apples on show are sold, and we are delaying the delivery simply because we want the goods to top off our window display. We can't keep such stuff In the house two hours, and we could have sold those goods over half a dozen times." Asked about the boxed fruit on the side walk, the dealer said: "That's a very in teresting part of the business. It is a growing fashion, especially in the Winter fceason. to make gifts of fruit, and prob ably 20 per cent of what goes out from this store carries with it a card conveying the buyer's compliments. For this pur pose the Oregon apple is a hot favorite, due as much to its fine appearance as to Its good quality." At this po'int he con sulted his order book, and, continuing, paid: "Today we have orders for 21 gift boxes of the best apples we can dig up and that always means Oregon apples. Yesterday we had 12. and the day before that 31. The day before sailing of the fast ocean liners is always a good day for the fancy fruit business, because there are always many orders for goods to be sent to friends or relatives on the other side. Those goods you see on the sidewalk are mostly for Christmas presents, and if you will examine the addresses on the boxes you will see that they go everywhere. Of course, only the best stuff goes in this "way, and nobody cares what the cost is. "We prefer always to fill foreign orders with Oregon apples, for they are usually handsomer, and always crlsper. and better in flavor than any other apple which comes to this market." Inquiry as to the volume of European trade in apples brought out still more in teresting and important facts. There is. the dealer declared, practically no limit to the business which might be done with the three countries of England. France and Germany, if the right sort of goods were available in sufficient quantities. Many hundreds of tons of American ap ples go to these countries; but they arc what the trade calls "barrel goods" that is. Eastern apples packed In barrels, and ior the most part stuff of inferior quality. They make no appeal to the better sort of trade in fact, they make the basis of a good deal of joking on the other side, just as the dried prune docs with us. "Until very recently." continued the obljg ing dealer, the European public has not discriminated between the grades or the brands of American goods; but the Ore gon apple Is coming more and more into notice, and it is now particularly named in many of our foreign orders. Of course, no better means of advertising a fruit product could be devised than the prac tice of -Ift-making. which I have just described. Whoever gets a box of these fine goods Is not likely to forget the Ore gon apple, and he Is almost certam to Inquire for It when he comes himself to purchase fruit." Interested greatly in what they had learned a.bout the Oregon apple trade In 'New York, from the retailer's point of view, the Oregonlans on the following day sought the district on the west side of Manhattan Island where the wholesalers and brokers in trult products are to be found. From the visitors' standpoint it is very far from being a pleasant part of town. The streets are narrow and dirty, crowded with a prodigious traffic, while the sidewalks are so cluttered up with boxes and crates that one picks his way a.ong with difficulty. The first visit was to Mr. H. C. Vogel. of Vogel & Co., gen eral commission merchants and wholesale dealers in foreign and domestic fruits, 340 "Washington street. Mr. Vogel was found to be both a very courteous and a very in telligent man. "Yes," he said, in response to inquiry, "the Oregon apple Is the best apple m the Eastern market, and. for that matter, the best in the whole world. It looks better, tastes better, stands trans portation and storage better than any of its rivals, and so easily takes the market in any and all competitions. "We get ap ples from various parts of Oregon, and notably from Hood River, and from Med ford. All the established brands Indeed, all that I know anything about, come from one or the other of these sources. I don't know that the Hood River product & intrinsically better than that of the Medford district In truth, I very much doubt It but it has the name among re tailers and, other things being equal, sells a little more readily; though there is never much difficulty In selling any brand of Oregon apples in this market In general, Oregon apples range In price, as we wnolesalers sell them to the trade, from $4 to $5 per box, though the last named figure should be called exceptional. The average quotation is 54 25 to $4 j5, with the bulk of the best shipments going at the lower figure. The best apples from Oregon come in what we call 'four-layer goods,' that is. the fruit is the size to make four layers In a standard apple box, averaging 36 apples to the box. Five laver stuff, of course, goes at a lower price, though the demand Is as brisk for this class of goods as for the better sort. Proceeding to further discussion of the apple question, Mr. Vogel declared that the only serious competitor with the Ore gon apple Is the California apple from the vast orchards near Watsonvllle and Lompoc. "Here," he said, "is a curious fact. California fruits In general, while not notable for flavor, are fine In appear ance, and, owing to toughness of skin and the firm and fibrous quality of their pulp, are exceptionally good carriers and keepers. This Is true of the California peach, and of pretty much all fruits ex cepting the apple. California sends us some very fine apples, but they lack the crlspness of the best Oregon goods, and they will not stand storage or ocean car riage like the Oregon product. When you go home, say to your orchardmen that they have the best goods and the best reputation, and that our whole complaint is that they don't give us enough. Cali fornia sends us carloads where your peo ple send us boxes, and while we have no serious criticism of the California goods, we prefer the stuff which comes from Oregon." Mr. Vogel could give no figures indicative of the volume of the trade in Oregon apples In New York, and referred his visitors to Austin, Kimball & Co., of 76 and 78 Park Place, who are the largest Importers and handlers of apples in the New York market. Mr. Kimball, while entirely civil, was less disposed to talk than any of the oth er dealers visited. Evidently he regarded his expert knowledge of the apple trade his private property. However, he con firmed the assertions above quoted, to the effect that the Oregon fruit Is the queen of the apple market, and that criticism was only to be made respecting the quan tity of the output. Asked If he could of fer any suggestions likely to advance the Interest of the Oregon growers, he could think of nothing. "The Oregon people appear to know their business pretty well," he said. "They pick, pack and get their goods Into market In better shape than anybody else. They have the call, and all they need to do is to maintain their standards of growing and handling. Above all, tell them to keep their or chards clean. The various apple pests have ruined the reputation of many an other district; do not let this stupendous blunder be repeated in Oregon. Every dis eased tree ought to be .cut down and burned; every Infected apple ought to be destroyed not left to rot and breed after its kind but given to the flames or to the hogs. Tell your people to safeguard their reputation by keeping up the character of their product. Let them do this, then multiply the orchards, and the apple trade will bo theirs permanently." REBUKED HIM ORALLY. A Memorable Incident In the "White House Rcccption-Room. Chicago Tribune, Dec. 27. The reports sent out from Washington at first represented the Interview between President Roosevelt and General Miles, in which the latter was rebuked, as having been of a tempestuous nature. Some cor respondent who wished to make what is called in the guild a "good story" put the President in a rather undignified position and imputed to him angry words and vio lent gestures of which it now appears he was not guilty. The Chicago American a hostile paper in Its Issue of yesterday, reports that it has undertaken to sift out the truth of this famous oral reprimand, and It has discovered that the President behaved with his usual composure and dignity, and only perhaps imparted to his language a little more than his usual earnestness. The American finds that General Miles declined to enter the President's private room, although he was invited to do so more than once. The General apparently wished to take his medicine in public, and the President finally was compelled to ac commodate him by administering the dose before a number of visitors. The report of the American is of such an Interesting and apparently authentic character that we reproduce It herewith: General Miles called In the afternoon awl, en tering the reception-room, took position near the fireplace, where he stood alone, there being from eight to 10 other persons In the room. The President came out of the Cabinet-room, and his eye first fell on General Miles. He ad y.nced rapidly towards the General, saying: "Good afternoon. General Miles.." adding, "I will see you In a moment in the Cabinet-room." The President Intended this as an Invitation to General Miles to retire at once to the Cabinet-room. It Is admitted that the President knew precisely wh General Miles had nailed Goneral Miles did not retire, but again ad dressed the President and started to tell him why he had come The President again said. "I would like to talk this over and will sec jou In the Cabinet-room." Up to this the President's manner was not severe, buj was described as "only the Presi dent's usual earnestness of style and address." The President and General Miles were close to gether all the time, which wa however, brief, and the conxersation was not loud enough to be heard by many of the people In the room The President was again address by General Miles on the ubject of his Interview about Schley, and the President replied In a voice that was hoard by nearly everybody In the room. The President said- "Well. I do not approve of the Interview. It Is subversive of discipline. I cannot imagine how you could exject to maintain discipline among ycur subalterns If you yourself disre gard the Army regulations. I disapprove of your act, General Miles." General Miles made no reply, but bowed. The President shook hands with General Miles, as If In termination of the Interview, and the Gen eral retired. The American's Informant says that the Pres ident did not shake his finger at General Miles, and was as courteous as he could bt-while ear nestly and forcibly expressing a rebuke. Any candid person reading this testi mony from a source supposed to be un favorable to the President will fully ac quit him of Improper or ungenerous be havior. General Miles came. General Miles saw. General Miles heard and wont away. If he did not hear what pleased him and did not approve of the manner In which a rebuke was administered to him it was possibly his own fault NAVY MAY GET LESS. England Mnnt Keep Tljrht Grip on Itu Pnrne "While Doer Wnr Luxtx. NEW YORK, Dec. SO. Rumors are rife as to the Intention of the Treasury to starve the Navy on account of the cost of the war In South Africa, says the Lon don correspondent of the Tribune. They are based on the assumption that the six armored ships which were voted last ses sion to be built by contract are not to be placed out until the end of January. While Sir Michael Hick-Beach keeps a tight grip on the nation's purse, he knows very well that he could not re main long in office If. owing to his parsi mony, the British Navy fell below the combined strength of any other two navies in the world, and It Is therefore probable that when Parliament reassembles next Pennsylvania, and occupied much the same the charges which are now leveled against him as a year ago he was to meet the accusations that he was starving the army in order to balance the budget. Your complexion, as well as your tem per, is rendered miserable by adisordered liver. Improve both by taking Carter's Little Liver Pills. Always have a bottle or two of Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne in your ice chept: then you will always be ready for callers." BATTLE FOR THE BANNERS "WAITERS ALLIANCE BOYCOTT IS AGAIN" BROUGHT UP IX COURT. la the Word "Unfair" Libelous, and in. "What Sense Is It Used on the Placards? The question whether unfair banners can be carried in front of restaurants was again argued in the State Circuit Court yesterday, before Judges George and Sears, In th Injunction suit of A. J. Hall, proprietor of the Palace Restaurant, against the Waiters' Alliance. Hall was represented by Henry St. Rayner and Richard Williams as attorneys, and no appearance was made in behalf of the al liance. Henry E. McGinn, attorney for the alliance. Is out of the city. The court on Friday last ordered that the officers of the organization be notified of the hear ing, so that they could If they desired se cure another attorney; but they did not do so. Restaurant-keepers E. House, E. R. PIttelkau, H. Raster, D. H. Brown, Peter Thompson and M. J. Majo, and also Rockplle day dawned coldly yesterday morning at the city Jail, and out of about S5 prisoners these 10 men were selected as members of the first gang to split rocks: Joe Goggin. Jim Hill. Jim Anderson. Billy Patterson. Jim "Woodward. Frank Lee. BUI Caley, Bill Fagen. Ed Taylor and John Higglns. "There's enough Bills in this crowd to start a dovecote." growled one rock splitter. The dean of the gang. Joe Goggin. was in a bad temper, and ho said: "Ol've claned th' Jail, tuk care ov th' harses, an' made th' bobby-house me happy home fer two year, an now Ol'm turned Into a cowld wor-r-ld on a cowld marnln' to smash rocks. T wld th polls." But protests like this were useless. Under the care of Police Sergeant Church and Policemen Warner and "Wilson, the 10 were placed In line. "March." Bald Sergeant Church, and the procession started for the rockplle at First and Flanders streets. Obstinate-looking rocks littered the ground, and most of the Weary Willies groaned. Ten hammers were served out. and the knockers' brigade began work." It was a chilly morning, and those knockers who dawdled at their work soon found that It was to their advantage to swing the hammer early and often, so as to keep warm. "What will you do. Sergeant, If any of the boys won't smash rocks?" asked one of the knockers. "Vll." said the Sergeant, meditatively, "the first man who won't work must stand In one spot and-not move. In a short time he will be so cold that he will be ready to do anything." After that exhortation the knockcra worked harder, and the clink, clink of their hammers was heard a block away. A small crowd of men and boys surrounded the Inclosure, which Is closed from public gaze by a 10-foot wall; but the door was kept locked, and It was only by peeping through knot holes in the fence that a view of the proceedings was obtained. When 3 o'clock etruck orders were given to cease work, and quite a respectable lot of crushed rock lay on the ground, as the result of the work of 10 men for five hours. Other knockers will be at work on the rockplle this morning. representatives of the Louvre and Cali fornia Cafes, were present as Interested spectators. A decision will be rendered In a few days. Judge Sears,- when the case was' called, Inquired If the Walters' Alliance had an attorney In court, and on receiving an an swer to the contrary told Mr. St Rayner to go ahead. Mr. St Rayner proceeded to read the amended complaint, going over all of the acts alleged to hnvc occurred on November 1C, which is the day the Pal- ' ace Restaurant was first placed under tne , ban of the union. He read the copy of the agreement submitted by the Walters' I Alliance, which Mr. Hall refused to sign, j This provides that employers shall em ploy none but members of the union, when available, and may employ non union men not exceeding seven days. The scale of prices for waiters and waitresses came next The third clause specifies 10 hours as a day's work, and . for the payment of 35 cents an hour over- . time to waiters and 15 cent's an hour to I waitresses. Article 4 provides that a union card shall be furnished by the al'.I- ; ance, to be displayed In the restaurant window, and In conclusion it Is stipulated that no change shall be made in the agreement without 20 days' notice. The attorney argued that the proprie tor of a place of business can employ union men or not. as he sees fit The sec tion of the agreement compelling him to employ only members of the union he .said, is contrary to law without a perad venturc of doubt: and so Is the 18-hours clause. Judge Sears Interrupted to re mark: "You need not waste any time on that; of course they hive no right to de mand the signing of that paper. A nro prietor can do it or not. as he sees fit." Mr. St Riynor then procenlcd to read from the complaint, that, because Hall declined to sign the- agreement, the wait ers, In or3r to compel him to l:rn, on November 14 entered into a conspiracy to destroy hi? business by congrcsatln-; on the ridewilk and putting out the unfair banner, distributing cards and hooting at customers and employe?, call'ne: them j-cubs causing waiters to lenve. and pre venting Hall from obtaining others. The attorney went over all of these pnt events at considerable length, and Judge George broke In to remark that this hnd all been restrained by injunction on No vember 16. His- honor asked: "What arc , they dolnjr now?" "Carrying a banner."' replied Mr. St. Rayner. Judge George inquired further if the de fendants were still distributing cards, blocking the way. annoying customers, and so on. Mr. St. Rayner replied that he was not Informed that they were, bur they had engaged in different acts at dif ferent times. There might be half a doz en there, and again not These inquiries were followed by a dis cussion as to whether the unfair banner Is libelous. Judge Scars. In his recent de cision dissolving the injunction, held that the statement on the banner that the res taurant had been declared unfair by the Walters' Alliance was not libelous, as there was nothing on the banner that was untrue. It did not state that the place was unfair, but merely that it had been declared unfair by the alliance. Mr. St. Rayner disagreed with this viewt Judge George asked: "You claim it is tantamount to an assertion that the res taurant Is unfair?" "Yes, your honor," answered counsel. "The whole subject of Inquiry Is if the restaurant Is unfair. We say the state ment is untrue. It is not so." j Judge Sears suggested that, if the state- ; ment was that the restaurant was unfair. : It did not treat its patrons and others properly. That would be libelous. "Would i not any one seeing that card conclude that It was merely a quarrel between the I union and the proprietor?" he asked. i Mr. St Rayner insisted on his point. and much was said all around concerning the definition of the words "unfair" and . "scab," which words Judge Sears said were constantly used In England In the j same sense. The argument was finally j slficd down to the question of the ban- ' ner, which the court Indicated was the only point In the case. Mr. St. Rayner , urged that without exception the carrvlntr i of such banners had been restrained in ! England and America, and not a dissent ing opinion of a court could be found. It was a standing menace to Injure a man's business. ' t Judge George Inquired If there was any allegation that through the banner Hill has lost customers, and to what extent? Counsel replied that they were unable to compute It They did not know how many customers would withdraw. Judge George then asked If the banner caused some people to withdraw It might not cause others to enter? This was conceded to be possible, but Mr. St Rayner stated that a large num ber of the patrons were women, who had been intimidated. There was a great deal more argument, confined to the subject of the banner, which It was acknowledged was now the only thing complained of, and numerous authorities were submitted, both by Mr. St Rayner and Mr. Williams. The latter made a stirring closing address. There are now three banners to be seen on the streets, and it is said that the number will probably be considerably aaaeu to n me waiters win. NEW COMPANIES FORMED. Ainnlle Estnte Incorporates Snpple mcntnl Articles ly Soap Concern. Articles of Incorporation of the Alnslle I Estate Company were, filed In the County Clerk's office yesterday by George Alnslle, George W. Collins, and W. T. Mulr. Cap ital stock is 560,000. The objects are to hold, sell, rent, etc., real property and personal property. Incorporation articles were yesterday filed of George Alnslle & Co., by George Alnslle, George W. Collins and W. T. INAUGURATION DAY AT THE PORTLAND ' i . i i i m J .!' Mulr. Capital stock. $40,000. The objects announced are to manufacture lumber, sash, doors, etc. Articles of incorporation of the W. A. Gordon Company have been filed In the County Clerk's office by C. Lombardl, W. A. Gordon and Maurice E. Lombard!. The objects are to deal In wheat, corn, barley, etc Capital stock Is $20,000. Supplemental articles were filed of the Luckel. King & Cake Soap Company, In creasing the capital stock from I60.O00. to $100,000. The directors arc: J. C. Luckel. C. W. Cottel, Frank P. King. A. S. Nich ols, J. N. Rennlck, W. M. Cake, and John Luckel. Supplemental articles of the Waverly Association were filed by William M. Whldden. A. L. Mills. William MacMnster, Walter F. Burrcll and John Wesley Ladd. Increasing the capital stock from $30,000 to $60,000. FIXGEU XOT WORTH SO MUCH. Judge BelllnKcr Setn AmIcIc Evan Mon's JS1500 Verdict. Judge Bellinger yesterday set aside the verdict rendered by the United States jury in the case of Frank Evanson vs. the Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining Company, on the ground that there was noihlng shown In the trial to warrant such dam ages, and a new trial was ordered. Evanson sued to recover damages for the loss of the end of a finger, while em ployed in the mine of defendant, and the Jury awarded uim the sum of $1300. A Bankrupt Cooper. Florian M. Plluger. of Portland, cooper, has filed a petition In bankruptcy In the United States Court. His liabilities amount to $i042; assets, nothing. TRAIN WRECKED BY A ROCK Engineer Seriously Injured, nml Fireman and Ilritkeimiu MIs.hIii. PARKERSBURG, Va., Dec. 30. Two men arc missing, one badly Injured, one engine and four cars are at the foot of an embankment, two other cars are wrecked and ICO feet of track torn up as a result of a collision with a heavy rock by a westbound freight train on the Bal timore & Ohio, at a tunnel near Long Run this morning. The engine struck tho rock, which had rolled down from the hill. Just as the train came out of the tunnel. The two missing men are Fire man Hines and Brakeman Putnam, both of Grafton. They are probubly dead beneath the wreck. Engineer Hope Goudy, of Grafton, was so serlouslv in jured he probably will not recover. Heavy rains loosened the rock. ChenapcnUe & Oliio Wreclr. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. The official vorsion of the wreck of the Chesapeake &. Ohio Railroad yesterday says: "No. 9, composed of engine, one bag gage car and one coach, struck a slide two miles west of Reuscns, on the James River branch of the C. & O. Railway, about 7 P. M., derailing the engine, but doing no further damage. Conductor Whit aker. Engineer Fisher, Baggageman Thompson and Express Messenger Shan non, with others, pushed the coach back out of the way of possible danger, and were engaged In pushing the baggage car back when another slide came, strik ing the baggage-car and throwing It Into the river with the four men first men tioned, all of whom were killed. No other persons were Injured,' except slightly." ScrloiiK Rellsrlon.s Riots. LONDON. Dec SO. The Island of Lewes has been the scene of serious religious riots, arising from the union of the free and the united churches of Scotland. The islanders refused to countenance the al liance, and when the minister at Ness joined the united church, they locked him out of his church. A strong force of po lice was sent over from the mainland to open the doors, whereupon the islanders congregated and, throwing volleys of stones at the constables, drove them in side the building and bombarded them with rocks until they capitulated and agreed to leave the Island. Every memoer of the police detachment was more or less seriously Injured. It is probable that a detachment of troops will Jbe sent to subdue the rioters. OVERDUE RENFIELD SAFE BRITISH BARKEXTIXE ARRIVES AFTER ALONG PASSAGE. Was SS Days From PlsaKha Big; Ships Listed for Portland Lfvelr Movement In Shipping. Tho long overdue British barkentine Rertfield arrived In at Astoria yesterday after a passage of SS days from PIsagua. Twenty-five per cent reinsurance was paid on the vessel, and a week longer at sea would have made her a pretty bad risk. The Renfield arrived at noon yesterday, and for a few hours there was a fleet of 36 grain ships in port The Fifeshire and the Lamorldere sailed about 4 o'clock, and the list dropped back to 34 ships, with an aggregate net register of over 57,000 tons. The Jean Bart, which will be cleared today by Taylor, Young & Co., will complete the ltet of December clear ings, and will leave a fleet of 24 ships for January loading To this will be added ROCKPILE. tho British steamship Palatinla. due today from the Orient to load wheat. In addition to this record-breaking list of January wheat ships there will tje at least three January steamers for the Ori ent and Siberia with flour. The first of theso Is the British stcanrahip Strathgyle. which arrived up yesterday afternoon to load C0.C00 barrels of flour., She will be followed by the steamship Hatisu, which vill carry about the same amount for Si oerla. The regular Oriental liner Indra velli will be the third of the Oriental steamere to load here In January. Port land dispatched an average of nearly a cargo a day for every business day In December, and from present indications this line record will be beaten In January. FOG EMBARGO LIFTED. Lively Movement In Nlilpplnp: When the Mist DlKiippcurcri. The dense fog which had placed an em bargo on shipping for the post three days lifted yesterday noon, and the delayed craft all got under way again, and It is believed that more steam and sail tonnage passed In and out of the Willamette yes terday afternoon than ever before in the same length of time. The steamships Strathgyle and Nome City, the British ships Irby and Wendur. the German ship Ecrthn and the schooner Winchester all arrived up in the afternoon, and the Brit ish steamships Knight Companion, Pem brokeshire and Argyll left down. The steamship Columbia, while poking along In the fog above St. Hcl-ns Sunday night, sheered out of the channel and grounded. She was released last evening, and pro ceeded. The fog was the worst that has been experienced In many years, and hung on so much longer than urual that It disappearance was decidedly welcome. RIG SHIPS LISTED. Mammoth Aiulorlilna and German Bark TVnl Headed for Portland. With 21 snki in the river to load, and about SO more to arrive, there has been less demand for grain tonnage recently than there wan early In the season, but an occasional new s'tip Is added to the list, and within the past week a couple of very large cnes have been listed for Portland. One of them Is the mammoth Andorhina, the lnrgest vessel of the fleet of Roberts & Co.. who were the owners of the lost Andrada and Andelana. The vessel is now at Santa Rosalia, and has been char tered for Portland with the option of load ing on Pugst Sound. She will not get around for cargo for several months yet. as discharge is slow at the Mexican port. The Andorhina Is nearly 3200 tons net register, and will load the record cargo for a sailing vessel from this port, when she conies here. The German bark Nal. which was one of the July grain fleet from Portland, will load at Hamburg for Portland, and will get around In time to be available for some of the 1902 crop of wheat The Si erra Estrella, which te loading at Liver pool for Portland, will also be available for next season's wheat. Most of the others on the en nute list will be around for their cargoes between now and the end of June. STEAMER FOR M'MIXXVILLE. TrniiMportatlon Conipnny to Be Or jjnnlr.ed to Regulate Freights. M'MINNVILLE. Dec. 30. At a mass meeting of the citizens of McMinnvHIe a new proposition for river transportation was considered. The projectors are Messrs. Allen. Geer and Hill, of New berg, who proposed to the business men of McMinnvHIe to purchase the steamer Grey Eagle and operate the same on the river between McMinnvHIe and Portland. Mr. Hill addressed the meeting, and said that all arrangements for landings, etc., had been provided for, and that If Mc MinnvHIe people would furnish $C00O of the $6000 necessary to purchase the boat, he and his coadjutors would furnish the other half of the money. Conslderabe interest was manifested In the proposition, which was discus-aed freely, by all present nt the meeting. The consensus of opinion seemed to be that the boat service would be a decided advantage and the gain in freight rates would fully repay the C06t of the boat. A movement was Immediately inaugu rated to form a stock company, which will be composed of McMinnvHIe business inen. It was provided that the headquar ters of the company should be in Mc MinnvHIe, and that all furnishings and supplies should be purchased here. PAUL REVERE'S RIDE. American Skip Drove Throagk & Succession of Gales. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. One hundred and thirty-seven days at sea, during which time two of her crew were burled and a score or more gales encountered to im peril the lives of the survivors, is the record of the ship Paul Revere, which has Just arrived from Japan, via Cape Horn. August 14, the Revere, of which Captain Wilson ia the skipper, sailed away from Kobd for New York. On the Pacific the weather was Ideal, but soon after the Horn was turned gales, principally from the northeast, began to gather, following each" other in rapid succession. On Oc tober 17 a young sailor from Providence, R. I., named Mils Mjerstrom, while perched on the foretopsall yard, lost his balance and fell to the deck. He was In jured so badly that he died shortly after ward. The other death on board was due to natural causes. September 2S, F. F. Salvadora, of Brooklyn, the steward, died of consumption and was buried. CARELESS NAVIGATION. San Bias Wrecked Through Error of the Captain. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. The first definite information concerning the wreck of the Pacific Mall steamer San Bias and its cause has been received here by the Kosmos Liner Herodot. The Herodot was lying at San Jose de Guatemala when tho San Bias sailed from that port Accord ing to the Pacific Mall Steamship Com pany's agent at San Jose de Guatemala, the San Bias struck the Remedios Reef near Acajutla. Captain Cattarimich then attempted to run for La LIbertad, but was compelled to beach the vessel before he reached port All passengers and the crew escaped in the life boats. The vessel Is a total loss. She lies on a shell beach and the breakers are pound ing her to pieces. The officers of the Herodot stated that the disaster was caused by an attempt to round Remedios Reef before the vessel was far enough out to sea. Cottngre City's Rongh Trip. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash.. Dec 30. After a tempestuous voyage the steamship Cottage City arrived this evening from Sitka and way points, bringing 50 passen gers and $70,000 in bullion. Captain Wal lace reports that he escaped the storm of December 25, but on the 2Sth encoun tered a gale of unusual fury. The sea was lashed Into foam, and the wind blew with such violence that the Cottage City was compelled to seek shelter In Carter Bay, and while at anchor the wind snapped the flagpole on the stern of the ship, and it was with difficulty that the vessel was held at anchor. DIncovery Probably Lost. PORT TOWNSEND, Dec 30. Captain Kllgore, of the revenue cutter Rush, sta tioned at Sitka, arrived here on the Cot tage City on leave of absence, and in an Interview he expressed grave fears for the steamer Discovery, and stated that such a small craft should not have been allowed to run on such a dangerous route In Winter. He says that it may be pos sible that she Is safely at anchor In some sheltered place in a crippled condition, but the fact that nothing has been heard of her for 40 days, when she was at Kadiak November 26. makes the chance of her showing up doubtful. Ilark: I.lta Reported. ASTORIA. Dec. 30. Captain Harms, of the German bark Llta, reports that on December 21 he spoke the American ship Florence, from Tacoma, for Honolulu, in CS north, 137.50 west She signalled "All well" and desired to be reported. Donietttic and Foreigrn Port. ASTORIA, Dec. 30. Arrived at 10:30 A. M. and left up at 12 noon Steamer Coquille River, from Fort Bragg. Arrived at 12 noon British barkentine Rcnfleld. from Plsngua. Sallfd at 4 P. M. British bark Fifeshire; French bark Lamorldere. for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders; British steamship Forerlc. for Manila, by way of Mororan. Condition of the bar at IV P. M., smctoth; wind southeast; weather hazy. ' Tacoma, Dec. 30. Arrived American ship Kenll worth, frcm Java; British steamship Oo pack, from Seattle. Sailed German bark Al ster, for Antwerp: American schooner Ameri cana, for San Francisco. British ship MIHer ton. for Queenstown; American steamship Czar ina, for San Francisco; Amirlcan steamship Mackinaw, for San Francisco. New York. Dec. 30. Arrived Umbria. from Liverpool; La Champagne, from Havre. Naples, Dec. 30 Arri ed Glenturret. from Tacoma. la St. Vincent, C. V. San Francisco. Dec 30. Arrived Steamer Washtenaw, from Tacoma: stiamer Arata, from Coos Bay; steamer Alliance, from Port land. Sailed Schooner S. Danielson. Sluslaw River. DEMONSTRATION TO GOMEZ It "Was Lcmm Knthnninfttlc Tlinn Ex pected Cuban Election. HAVANA. Dec. 30. The return of Gen eral Maximo Gomez to Havana yesterday evening did not protluce th big demon stration which had been predicted for the occasion. Although General Gomez was welcomed by six bands of music, less en thusiasm was shown than In the Massu manifestations. The Masso followers had arranged a demonstration last evening. In opposition to the one to welcome Gen eral Gomez, but this was prohibited by the authorities, who feared trouble. The preparations for the elections to be held tomorrow are proceeding iuletly. Itnllroad Tnrlff on Sngnr to Be Cut. HAVANA, Dec. 30. A decree reducing the railroad tariff on sugar and tobacco, an average of 25 per cent, will be issued by Governor-General Wood tomorrow. Cuban planters have long protested against the alleged excessive rites on these products from points In the interior to the seaports. Penny PontnKe Ont of the Question. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Representative Loud, chairman of the House committee on postoffices and postroads, had a talk with the President today regarding postal legislation. Mr. Loud says 1-cent postage Is out of the question. "Under present conditions." said he. "penny postage would result in a deficit of $35.0-to.0'W an nually." 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