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collision striking her Just forward of my
stateroom. My bunk was struck and
thrown across the room, onto my table.
After the crash tho vessel, which, I think,
was a French bark, judging from the
language used by her sailors, rebounded
and groped alongside. -I called to her to
stand by. She drifted away and was lost
to view. I could not tell how badly she
was injured, but I do not imagine she
was severely hurt. She struck us oow on,
and, though her forward rigging might
have teen broken, it is not likely her
hull suffered materially. Those of the
passengers who had not been awakened
by the crash were aroused at once. The
vessel began tCflll immediately, and she
sank In 33 minutes. There was no confu
sion, on board. The officers and crew
kept the passengers from becoming panic
stricken. The crew was immediately or
dered to man the lifeboats and rafts, and
an effort was tnade to save the baggage.
This was given up, however, the vessel
filling at such an alarming rate that no
thought was given bat for the safety of
the passengers. I gave orders to have
the port boilers blown out. It being nec
essary to give' the vessel a list to keep
the gaping holgftn her side out of the
water. In a few moments all the life
boats and rafts were out, with the excep
tion of two, which were smashed. One of
-the boats contained nine or 10 passengers.
PERRAULT MUST GO
Removal of Idaho Surveyor
General Called For.
VIOLATED CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Serions Charges Also Made Afralnst
HI Cklcf Clerk, Robb Hermann's
Connection "With the Case
. Cab an Affairs.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The Civil Serv
ice Commission today called on Secretary
Hitchcock for the immediate removal of
Surveyor-General Joseph Pcrrault. of Ida-
! can nnvcr hav tV nnmlnntlnn. as his
late course has been decidedly distaste
ful to thenr. All three of them are confi
dent, moreover, that Senator Turner will
not hold out long against the appoint
ment of Hartson, when he realizes that
Temple cannot be reappointed. No ap
pointment will be made, however, until
the new Postmaster-General assumes of
fice. A San Francisco Lobby.
San Francisco Is bringing to bear a
strong lobby In the hope of having the
Senate strike out that provision of tho
Philippine tariff bill which renders inop
erative for three years the provisions of
the coastwise law in the islands. The
assertion Is made that there are ample
American ships on the Pacific Coast to
conduct this trade now, and that coast
wise laws should go into effect without de
lay. Representative Jones has written the
Chambers of Commerce of Tacoma and
Seattle asking their views. Tacoma an
swers that immediately to enforce the laws
would totally destroy all the trade of the
North Pacific Coast with the Islands. There
J Is some fear that the lobby may create an
j impression that there Is an ample number
I of American ships now on the Coast,
STATE TAXES FIXED
First Apportionment Undei
the New Oregon Law.
HOW THE RATE IS DETERMINED
Amount to Be Raised Is 250,000
Greater Thnn It Was Last Year
Items of Expense to Which, the ,
State Will Be Subject.
SALEM, Jan. 3. The Governor, Secre
tary of State and State Treasurer today
estimated the amount of revenue to be
raised for state purposes for the year
1902 at 5S95.000 for general purposes and
Vessel Remains Afloat Bat SS Min
utes After Collision Good Work In
Life-Savins; "by a Well-Disciplined
Crevr Passenger List.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3. A. collision
at sea Thursday morning between the
steamship Walla Walla and an unknown
sailing ves&el resulted in the sinking of
the steamship and the probable loss of
at least 20 lives. The Walla Walla, owned
by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
sailed from San Francisco January 1 for
Puget Sound ports. She carried 36 first
class passengers, 28 second-class and a
crew of SO tnen. When oft Cape Mendo
cino, on the California Coast, at 4:10
Thursday morning, an iron bark, believed
to be French, loomed vp in the haze and
crashed into the Walla Walla's bow. Then
the sailing vessel slid off Into the darkness
and was seen no more All the passengers
and crew of the Walla Walla, except the
few on watch, were asleep, but were
rou?ed by the crash. The steerage quar
ters we're In the bow, and it Is believed
that some of the steerage passengers and
crew were crushed to death.
A big hole was made In the steamer's
bow, and she sank in 35 minutes. The
officers and crew maintained strict dis
cipline, and boats and life raf ts were low
ered. All who -were not killed in tho col
lision cot off. except HalL who went.
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JVlen's unclaimed tailor-made Wool Trousers, $7.50 values, for - - $ 2.50
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unlimited repertoire.
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CRIMPING AT PORTLAND.
French Paper Demands That Diplo
matic Action Be Taken.
NANTES, France. Jan. 3. L-e Petit
Phare publishes a leading article today,
entitled "The White Slave Trade," in
which the paper follows up the charges
of crimping methods employed at Port
land, Or., contained In a letter signed by
eight French captains and dated Portland,
November 22, and published by this paper
December 2S, In which the writers asked
the French Consul-General at San Fran
cisco to intervene and demand a Govern
ment inquiry into the subject. Today's
article contains extracts from letters of
captains showing that S7 French sailors
were beaten and deserted their ships at
Portland during the month of November.
Le Petit Phare urges that French diplo
matic action be taken in this matter, and
says:
"This scandal must cease. It extends
even to San Francisco. It Is not worth
the trouble for the French Parliament to
vote premiums to our merchant marine
simply to fatten these pirates and permit
them to sell French sailors like cattle at a
fair."
DIED A REAR-ADMIRAL.
Wants the Women to Propose.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3. Dr. Charles Kloss
pastor of .the First Congregational Church,
at Webster Grove, has caused a sensa
tion, by suggesting in an interview that
women should propose, marriage. There
are nearly 300 members of the congrega
tion, and last year there were only about
a dozen marriages among tlie members.
Dr. Kloss Is disposed to blame the women.
He says they are too timid, and there Is i
no reason why they should not do the pro
posing themselves.
O'RclI Rests Comfortably.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Max O'Rell (M.
Paul Blouet), who was operated upon yes
terday at the French Hospital, was re
ported today to be resting comfortably.
At the hospital it was said that M, Blouet
was operated upon for stricture of the
bowels, and not appendicitis, .as reported.
Captain Leary Was Promoted, hnt
"Was Not Informed of It.
BOSTON, Jan. 3. Information from
Washington shows that Captain Richard
B. Leary, United States Navy, who died
at Chelsea recently, died a Rear-Admiral
without being conscious of the fact. It
was a promotion which he had looked for,
and it Is said to have been -the one thing
which troubled him in his last momenta.
The appointment was made the day before
he died, but It- was onlywhen his brother-in-law.
Dr. Fairfax Irwin, returned from
his funeral at Annapolis that the appoint
ment was found.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Captain
Leary's retirement with the grade of
Rear-Admlral was made under the law
giving the President authority to retire
officers who served In the Civil War one
grade higher than the position they held
at the time the request for such action Is
made. Unfortunately, for some unex
plained reason, action was deferred on
Captain. Leary's appllqatlon until his sud
den death recalled the matter to 'the atten
tion of the officials, when he was prompt
ly retired at the advanced grade, the re
tirement taking effect as if before his
death.
Governor Shavr at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Governor Shaw,
of Iowa, who is to succeed Lyman J. Gage
as Secretary of the Treasury, arrived In
Washington tonight. He is staying at the
Arlington Hotel, and had been there bu,t a
short time when In response to a message
from the White House he went to the
President's home and remained with him
until after 9 o'clock. Later the Governor
called on Speaker Henderson. He will
have a more extended conference with the
President tomorrow, and will confer with
Secretary Gage as to the latter's wishes
in surrecderins tke Secretaryship. The
Governor said he would be ready to as
sume the office by January 22 or 23, but he
would suit the date largely to Mr. Gage's
wishes la the matter.
66 people were
picked tip by the steamer Despatch, which
took them to Fureka. Another boat, un
der command of Engineer Brown, con
taining 13 people, attempted to land at
Trinidad and was swamped. John Wilkin
son, quartermaster; William Martel, fire
man; L. Drube, a passenger, and three
unknown men were drowned. Those in
the boat who were saved -were: Engineer
Brown, Fireman John McClellan. Coal
Passer William Schinn, Sailor O'Leary,
Chief Cook Marshall and passengers Will
iam B Smith and William Morehouse.
When the Despatch reached Eureka this
morning wlih the survivors, the tugs were
immediately sent out for the missing
boats. The tug Ranger picked up one
containing 11 passengers and three of the
crew.
List of the Blissinfr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. The follow
ing Is the most complete list obtainable
of the passengers, officers and crew of
the wrecked steamer Walla Walla, who
are missing. A few of these have been
reported as dead, but no bodies have yet
been recovered:
Passengers!
GEORGE L. FIELD.
J. A. GRAY.
A. KOTZSENKUR AND WIFE.
MRS. ERICKSON.
CHARLES NEFF. '
DR. B. F. ALLEN" AND WIFE.
MRS. L. JOHNSON. ,
L. M. HANSELMAN.
W. B. MOORE.
M. C MARSH. g
H. ERICKSON AND THREE CHILDREN.
J. BROWN.
D. JONES.
F. M'CRIMMENS. .
G. F. -SPENCER.
L. M. PAPERNE.
C. H. SMITH. ;
L. DRUBE. '
G. NICHOLSON. ' -
A HANSEN.
C. LAWBON.
Officers and Crews
CHIEF OFFICER P. NIELSEN.
CHIEF ENGINEER GEORGE H.' CROSBY.
SECOND OFFICER F. LUPP.
THIRD OFFICER GEORGE HALDOON.
FOURTH OFFICER CECIL BROWN.
PURSER E. L. NtTTMAN.
STEWARDESS MRS. MINNA HEYNODDS.
A. HOLMES.
S. CARLSON.
JOHN WILSON.
JOHN ENGLISH.
R. SOMERS.
E. JOHNSON.
R. NELSON.
M. HAAVE. f
A. JOHNSON.
W. B. DORLAND.
W. J. BARTEL.
J. ROOKY.
G. GOVE.
D. GALLAGHER.
J. CALLAGHAN. . f
J. CONNEL. -
S. MURILLO. ,
FRANK REARDON.
JOHN SHEIL.
F. NAUSETT. .
F. RHODE.
ED REISS.
I. HALLOWAY.
T. B. WILLIAMS.
J. O. JOHNSON.
GEORGE MORRISON.
The Captain's Story.
EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 3. Captain A. L.
Hall, master of the wrecked steamer,
gives a graphic account of the disaster.
He says: "We left San Francisco Wednes
day, bound for Victoria and Puget Sound.
The weathc thickened as the night ad
vanced, and Thursday morning a heavy
fog, accompanied by a light rain, set in.
About 4:10 A. M. I was suddenly awakened
by an awful crash on the port side, well
forward. Second Officer t.uke was on
watch at the time. Thf housing,- espe
cially in the vicinity of my cabin, was
1 badly shattered, .the main force of the
in -t? witcr'btit all the
passengers were resciied.by another Jlfe
raft. We had about 86 first and second
class passengers on board arid about 1G0
souls all told.
"We had no knowledge of the approach
of the vessel striking us, the weather be
ing so thick she was not seen until we
were struck. It was very dark at the
time, and the uncertain light interfered
to a great extent with the rescue of the
passengers. I remained on board, assist
ing them in every way possible. I went
down with the ship. After I had been
down. I don't know how long, the social
hall deck broke off. and I floated to the
surface with IL Sighting a life raft. I
commenced swimming, and succeeded In
reaching It after a hard struggle, and was
pulled on board by the other three occu
pants. We floated about nearly all day.
and early in the evening were picked up
a few miles to the north of the wreck by
the steamer Despatch, which was proceed
ing to Seattle. When the vessel went
down I was struck by a heavy spar and
badly bruised. This, with the exposure,
left me in a very weakened condition; in
fact, were were all more or less played
out when Captain Johnson took us aboard
the Despatch From the information I
have concerning the rescue of the pas
sengers and crew, I am not able to state
how large the death list will be, but, In
my opinion. It will not be less than 20,
and possibly may reach 40 or 50. A num
ber were Injured by the falling timbers.
It Is almost certain a number of the
Fteerage passengers perished in this man
ner, the housing to the forward being
split Into matchwood. Among. the sur
vivors, the seriously injured are few, and,
while it may be possible some were shock
ingly mangled, but few cuts and bruises
came under my observation, and these,
for the most part, were received by the
occupants of the life rafts. While not very
rough, the sea was nasty and choppy, and
the continual wa3h. over the rafts was a
hardship, especially to the ladles, uiany
of whom were nearly In the last stages of
exhaustion when picked up by the Des
patch." .
Captain Stream's Experience.
Captain F. W. Stream, of Tacoma, re
lated his experience as xoliows:
"About 4:15 A. M. I was awakened by
a heavy crash, and I made my way for
ward and found the deck strewn with
rubbish and broken timber. I came back
to the stateroom, where my mother and
wife were. I took them to the saloon and
soon after placed them on board the life
boat No. 1. Tne boat was lowered before
It was full. I climbed over and slid Into
It. We Dulled away from the wreck and
remained for some time outside. In 20
minutes the Walla Walla's lights went out
and we could see nothing more. As we
left she was going down rapidly forward.
Before we were very far away we could
hav stenoed from her deck Into the wa
ter. We pulled slowly for Mendocino light .
with a heavy sea and a wlnu in our iace.
We rowed hard all that day, but could
gain but little headway, with a strong
water, choppy sea ana iois or rain.
"About 6 o clock we became tnirsty ana
hungry, and resorted to the hard tack
Which was in the boat. No one drank
the water, as It was very stale. Hunger
became so great that one orange was di
vided among 14. We were at one time
from a half to three-quarters of a mile
off the Ranger but she failed to sight us,
and we continued our progress on toward
Mendocino light, hoping to reach thai
place before dark. As the heavy sea re
tarded our progress, we were compelled to
lay In the open ocean all night, but fortu
nately the sea was moderately calm, and
we passed the night without any accident.
About daybreak we once more started for
shore, and had a hard fight with the
breakers. A woman's red shawl was used
as a dlsiress flag. It was hoisted from a
pole, and about 10:30 It was sighted by the
tug Ranger, which came out after a bark.
As- soon as she sighted us, she left the
rark and came to our assistance and
nicked us up and brought us in."
Captain Victor Johnson, of the steamer
Concluded oa Third Page.)
tmmsn t&m?m,rz
without caase, classified employes, p-
pointing unclassified men. In their places-.
He also appointed asnls chief clerk B. A
Robb. of Oregon, whom he kept in office
19 months as a temporary employe before
having him placed on the classified serv
ice by order of President McKInley. Per
rault is by trade a harness-maker, and
Robb a. lawyer, and It Is alleged that
neither understand surveying or engineer
ing. The conduct of the Surveyor-General's
office has not been satisfactory in other
ways than appointments. Soon after Per
rault removed the first batch of clerks,
the Civil Service Commission asked Com
missioner Hermann-what qualifications he
thought were necessary to fill classified
positions In that office. His reply set
such a ridiculously high standard of effi
ciency that tho commission says it was
Impossible for a time to create an eligi
ble list. In view of this condition, the
Surveyor-General was authorized, under
the law, to fill the positions by temporary
appointments for SO days at a time, thus
evading the civil service law. Properly
classified and thoroughly competent em
ployes were turned out of office arbitrarily
and incompetent and unworthy persons
were retained for several years, and In
direct defiance of Instructions of the Civil
Service Commission.
But this Is not alL The opinion prevails
In the commission (based on Innumerable
statements on file) that since the appoint
ment of Robb as chief clerk, practically
all public surveys in which there has been
any considerable profit, not only In Idaho
but In Oregon and Washington as well,
have been awarded to the father of Chief
Clerk Robb, to the detriment of local sur
veyors, who have been able to secure
awards only on trifling or difficult bits of
t, Wos-tk ; Uiipif8fewctlvgly
wm;wmr&ZttZi-
atlfta Francises U secure at! "Philippine
trade.
Postmaster at ElleHshsrsr.
Representative Jones today recommend
ed the appointment of Oliver Hlnman as
postmaster at Ellensburg, the late post
master having resigned. Hlnman was in
dorsed by the local organization and by
leading business men of his town.
The Interview on railroad consolidation
telegraphed last night as from Senator
Foster should be credited to Senator Tur
ner. Foster says the matter Is In the
courts and he will make no comment.
Progress of the Cubans.
The Administration and Congress are
watching with Interest the progress of
the Cubans toward forming an Inde
pendent government. The Cuban elec
tors chosen Tuesday will meet Feb
ruary" 24 and elect a President of the
republic, a Vice-President and Senators.
The members of the House of Representa
tives were selected Tuesday. When the
President is chosen the Military Governor Baker
of Cuba will proclaim the President and cfakamas""'
Vice-President, and will convene the Con- I ciatsop '.'.'.
gress, also setting a date for the transfer . Columbia ...
of the government of the Island to tne , crook "!!!!""
government thus established. J Curry """"!!
'The Cuban Consress will assemble the ' Douglas
first Monday in April. Its first business j Grant11.."!"!!!
will be to ratify the treaty wnlch the ; Harney"!!!!!!!
President of the republic has in the mean- . Jackson
time entered Into with the United States, j Kmath.0 .!!!
and the ratification of which must be ante- , Lake
cedent to the withdrawal of the main . jjn10ra'
body of American troops. It Is thorough- 1 j,inn !..!"!!!'
ly understood, however, that the United I Malheur ...,.
States flag will not completely disappear j o, """'
from the Island, but will float from the Multnomah".".
coaling or naval stations ceded by that , Polk
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treaty. All the steps for the handing ; -nuaniook ...
over of the government of Cuba to Its Umatilla
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J&m&m, JHe tAriclUiral Collete,. or v
than last year's revenue. This sum
apportioned among1 the several cqui
according to the ratio fixed by the act of
the last Legislature". Under that act. each
county will contribute to the expenses or
the state in the proportion which their
average assessments for the last five
years bear to the average of the total as
sessments of all the counties for the samo
period. The purpose of that law was to
remove the incentive to reduction of val
uations, and now each county must con
tribute Its due proportion, however low
or high Its assessment may be. The ap
portionment of the burden of state taxes
Is as follows:
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work. It seems to' be the Impression . ityt and, so far as the acts of the United t vvasco
among some who have filed charges with
the commission that the Robbs are old
friends of Commissioner Hermann, and
that he is Indebted to them for past fa
vors. There are also, charges of a more or
less serious nature against Chief Clerk
Robb, who Is known to have acted in a
decideuly Improper manner, and his case
Is likely to have early consideration.
All In all, the commission says, this Is
the worst case that has yet come to its
notice. la view of the fact that Per
rault's four-year term will expire January
12, he may be retained until that date,
A full statement of the case has been
handed to the two Idaho Senators, and
will probably be sent to the President, In
which event Perraulfs reign is surely
doomed. His appointment Is said to have
been made at the request of ex-Senator
Shoup.
Spokane Postmastership Fight.
In view of the attitude of the Postoffice
Department, as announced today, it seems
Impossible that Postmaster Temple, at
Spokane, can be reappointed. To backers
of Hartson the department stated that
it Is the practice of this Administration
not to allow an opposition Senator to
name the postmaster In his home town If
there are Republicans in his delegation,
but merely to say whether'or not persons
recommended by them' are acceptable to
him. This being the case, Senator Turner
cannot name the Spokane postmaster, but
may merely say whether or not Hartson
is acceptable, or. If the nomination Is
made contrary to his wishes, he has the
option of holding it up in the Senate and
blocking confirmation.
The Republicans of the delegation say
that If Hartson is not confirmed, Temple
States are concerned, In accordance with
the mandates of the American Congress.
The Piatt amendment haVing been adopt
ed by the Cuban convention, the Cubans, J
when the treaty Is complete, win nave
complied with every term imposed by the
United States as a condition precedent to
leaving the government and control of the
Island to Its own people. After the treaty
has been made, the military forces of this
country will have to retire to the coaling
and naval stations.
The next step for the establishment of
complete relations of amity between the
two goyernments will be the negotiation
of a treaty of commerce. The Adminis
tration Is earnestly In favor of granting
concessions to Cuba, but the high protec
tionists are against giving Cuban sugar
and tobacco any reduction. It has been
suggested that the present Congress can
pass a joint resolution providing that when
Cuba grants" certain concessions to United
States goods, then Cuban products shall be
admitted at a reduction of 25 per cent.
This would not require a two-thirds vote,
like a treaty, and It would also save any
favored-nation clause complication.
Government BnildlnRs Overcrowded.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. The first Cab
inet meeting of the new year was de
voted to the discussion of minor matters
relative to the various departments,
among them the overcrowded condition of
some of the buildings. Lack of space In
the Navy and War Departments Is es
pecially evident, and there was some dis
cussion of the absolute necessity for a
new building. It was suggested that If
the Department of Justice and the State
Department could be accommodated In a
single building, thus leaving the present
State. War and bfavy building for the
use of the latter departments, the situa
tion would' be greatly relieved. No conclu
sion, however, was reached.
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(Concluded on Fifth Page.)
SUMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
Domcxtlc.
The removal of Survoycr-General Ferrault, of
Idaho. Is called for. Page 1.
Thers Is no material change In the situation la
Ohio. Page '2.
The Everett-Moore syndicate Is expected to bo
put on a solid basis speedily, i'age 2.
Foreign.
Boers will try to tire out the British taxpay
ers. Page 3.
Turkish troops at Beyrout mutinied. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Apportionment of Oregon State taxes under
new law. Page 1.
Four hold-ups In one night at Vancouver,
Wash. Page 4.
Captain McCalla will build a clubhouse for
Jack tars at Vallejo. Cal. Page 4.
Marine.
Steamship Walla Walla goes down off Mendo
cino, and many ::ves are lost. Page 1.
Ship Tarpenbek discharges one cargo and loads
another In 10 days. Page 3.
Bark PInmore libeled for ?00,000 salvage.
Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Offlclal total of Lewis and Clark subscriptions
Is about ?.T"2,000. Page 7.
Ex-Governor Pennoyer champions cause of Mrs.
Whiting, scow-dweller. Page 8.
How the poultry business may be made to pay.
Page 10.
Dr. A. W. Ackerman resign." as pastor of First
Congregational Church. Page 7.
Hops are Improving in price. Page 10.
Guy Barrett, a young man, goes hunting and
disappears. Page 12.
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