THE MOfeNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUAKY 21, - 1902.
ENORMOUS WHEAT TRADE
PORTLAND NEAR THE HEAD OP ALI4
AMERICAN PORTS.
Jtecembcr Shipments Were One-Fifth
of the Entire Amount Exported
From the United State.
No other port In the United States, ex
cept San Francisco, shipped more wheat
in December than was exported from
Portland. Not only was the Oregon me
tropolis a pretty close second to the Bay
City, but the shipments from this cit
for the month amounted to nearly one
fifth of all that was shipped from the
"United States last month, and exceeded
those of New York, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, and Galv.eston combined. The very
prominent part that the Pacific Coast is
talcing In the wheat trade Is shown In the
last bulletin -of the Bureau of Statistics,
which gives the total shipments of wheat
for December from all American ports as
10.297.637 bushels. Of this amount nearly
three-fifths was shipped from Pacific
Coast porta. The shipments as compiled
by the Bureau of Statistics for the last
month of 1901, and for the corresponding
week in 1900, are as follows:
Bushels. Bushels.
Port 1901. 1900.
San Francisco 2,377,412 1,348.204
Portland 2.010.357, 1,809,507
Puget Sound 1,692,081 1.010.70S
New Orleans S01.9S7 592,691
Boston and Charlestowu 741,463 1.3S7 799
Baltimore 684.938 723,135
Philadelphia 556.000 5S9.S80
New .York-. 521,923 1,649.803
Newport News 20,000 156.480-
Galveston 184,000 1,222,939
Norfolk and Portsmouth 124.000 75
Other districts 483,444 133.791
Chicago 173.000
Superior 72.286
Totals 10,297.636 10.870.293
The shipments for the entire year, as
given by the same bulletin, are as fol
lows: Bushels. Bushels.
Port 1901. 1900.
New York 27.140.2S8 18.239.42S
New Orleans 24,410.979 S.055,297
Baltimore 19.962,737 4.529.811
Boston and Charlestown 17.910.887 11,028,357
Galveston 15.714.465 U.1SS.056
San Francisco 15.32S.781 12,765.015
Portland 13.995.5S6 10.958,359
Puget Sound 11.484.689 5.126.344
Philadelphia 11.230,755 5.310.213
Chicago ;.... 4.947.435 4.92S.S31
Superior 4.864.832 1,930.639
Newport News 4,785.596 1,675.294
Duluth 2,065.572 1.6S7.514
Norfolk and Portsmouth 6C0.590 199
Mobile 101.099
Other districts 3,14,162 1.S99.S70
Total 178.317.354 98,944.426
While the December shipments placed
Portland in a very prominent place as a
wheat exporter, a still more favorable
showing will be made at the close of the
present month. The shipments for the
first two-thirds of the month have almost
reached the total for the entire month
of December, apd there is enough tonnage
finishing off here to add at least one-third
as much more to the total.
DISCREDIT THE REPORTS.
SteaniMhlp Agents Do "Sot Believe In
the Consolidation Rumors.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2a Steamship inter
ests, especially the agents of the lines
affected, are not inclined to cr,edlt the
recent reports of actual consolidation of
the freight service of the White Star and
Cunard lines, whatever arrangements J.
P. Morgan may have been able to effect
among the American, the Leyland and the
Atlantic Transport lines, says the Journal
of Commerce.
John Lee, agent of the White Star line
in this country, still insfsts he has abso
lutely no knowledge for or against any
dal, or that any negotiations are In
pfrfSss. Vernon -H. Brown, of tho
Cunard line. James A. Wright, Sr., of
the American and Red Star Companies,
and P. A. S. Franklin, of the Atlantic
Transport Company, still claim that they
are entirely ignorant of any big plan to
control ocean freights.
Under the plan, as alleged, the financial
Interests of the five lines will reach the
enormous sum of about $250,000,000. The
Leyland line will have 65 ships, the In
ternational Navigation Company about 28,
with four building; the White Star about
20, and the Cunard about 15. Mr. Lee
takes the position that any deal must
merely be one of agreement, and not
purchase. Members of the firm of J. P.
Morgan & Co., when questioned, denied
that the banking-house had under way a
consolidation of transatlantic lines. So
far as the arrangement goes in effect
among the various companies con
cerned, it will, apparently, be merely the
application of the community of interest
plan of operation to the steamship busi
ness. The flags and funnels of the three
fleets will remain distinct, as at present,
and the lines will be managed separately,
as is now the case.
The Idea of the alleged combination
most general in shipping circles Is that
the plan of operation will be to organ
ize a new company to own stock In
steamship lines and operate them as far
as is found advisable in connection with
the railroads railroad Interests them
selves being stockholders. The- aim will
be to avoid a duplication of service.
DISCUSSED IX LOXDOX.
If Big: CoiiKolldntlon I Effected the
Cunard Will Be Left Out.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Considerable In
terest is being taken by steamship men in
London and Liverpool over the visit of
Mr. Bruce Ismay, Mr. Graves. Mr. Pierrle
and Mr. Wilding to New York, cables the
Herald's London representative. There
seems no doubt that their mission Is to
discuss with Mr. Morgan the amalgama
tion of several big steamship lines. The
opinion prevails that some sort of consol
idation will be effected, whether for gen
eral or freight traffic only.
It is well known that Mr. Morgan, rep
resenting, as he does, the Leyland' line,
which numbers 57 vessels, is anxious to
bring about a combination of lines which
shall practically control the freight trade,
at least, between American and English
ports. It Is known also that the Ameri
can line, backed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, is willing to enter the consoli
dation. Then, of course, Mr. Morgan rep
resents the steel corporation, and with
one of the great English companies as a
member of the combination he will be In
a position to dictate terms. Mr. Ismay
and the others represent the White Star
line and some steamship men believe that
the announcement of consolidation with,
them and other great lines will follow
soon after the conference with Mr. Mor
gan. T
From a source which there Is every rea
son to believe trustworthy it is learned
that Mr. Morgan's idea Is to call such a
new concern the "American Line," and
this Is the one thing to which the White
Star people are unwilling to agree. The
manager of the present American line has
been named as manager of the consoli
dated lines. The Cunard Company, it Is
understood. Is watching the outcome of
the conference with interest, as the com
bination. If effected, will make It the -only
large Independent English line running to
New York.
MADE A RECORD TRIP.X
Britinh Ship Ardnnmurchnn Conies
From Santa Rosalia in 25 Days.
The British ship Ardnamurchan arrived
in yesterday "morning, after a passage
from Santa Rosalia which is said to be
a record-breaker. If It Is not the best yet
made between the two ports, it is very
close to it, and the arrival of the ship
was a surprise to nearly every one on
the front. The Ardnamurchan sailed from
the Mexican port December 26, and was
accordingly but 25 'days on the voyage.
She was reported off the mouth of the
river Sunday night, and had she been
hla to ,cet in then would have settled
the question of a record. So far as could
be learned yesterday the best previous
record from Santa Rosalia td this port
was made by the British ship Marion
Lightbody, which came'up in 26 days in
the latter part of 1900. Some of the old
timers on the water front have a, hazy
recollection of a 25-day passage, but the
name of the ship and the details are miss
ing, and in the absence of more definite
knowledge of the matter, the record for
the present will probably go to the
Ardnamurchan.
This vessel is pretty well known on this
Coast, having been in the pacific trade
since she was built. She came to Port
land on her maiden trip In the latter part
of the '80s, and since that time has car
ried a number of cargoes of wheat and
salmon from Portland, Puget Sound and
San Francisco. She created considerable
consternation in maritime circles about a
year ago by Jettisoning k portion of her
salmon cargo off the Columbia- River,
while en route from "Vancouver to Liver
pool. The salmon floated ashore, and for
a time it was believed that the ship was
a total loss. Insurance ran up to 90 per
cent, but the vessel showed up in Europe
in due season, none the worse for her
tussle with a North Pacific storm.
XEW LIGHTS IX ALASKA.
Government Establishes Xeeded Aids
to Navigation.
'The Lighthouse Board has sent out
circulars giving notice o mariners that
light stations with fixed white lights of
the fourth order, illuminating the entire
horizon, will be established about March
1, on Sentinel island, and the northeast
erly Island of the Five Finger group, on
the coast of Alaska. On Sentinel Island
the structure consists of a white, square
tower attached to the westerly front of
a white, square, double, two-story dwell
ing with brown roof; ollhouse 65 feet
northerly of light-house, fog signal house
CO feet westerly of ollhouse. The focal
plane of the light will be 82 feet above
mean high water, and It may be seen
1451 miles In clear weather, the observers
eye 15 feet above the sea. During thick
or foggy weather a Daboll trumpet will
sound blasts of five seconds duration,
separated by silent intervals of 25 sec
onds. The structure on the southerly of the
Five Finger islands, 5 miles from Capo
Fanshaw, consists of a square, black
tower, surmounted by a light gray lan
tern, rising from the outherly end of
the roof of a white, square, two-story
dwelling with brown roof. A white oil
house stands Just to the northward of the
dwelling. The buildings are on a concrete
base. The focal plane of the light will
be 68 feet above mean high water, and
may be seen 13 miles in clear weather,
the observer's eye 15 feet above the sea.
During thick or foggy wather a Daboll
trumpet will sound blasts of five seconds
duration, with silent Intervals of 25 sec
onds. TOO MAXY "WHEAT SHIPS.
Falkirk Has Been Ordered North to
Load at Tacomn.
The British ship Falkirk has been char
tered to proceed from Astoria to Tacoma
to load wheat at 30 shillings. This is be
lieved to be the first time on record that
a ship was ordered from the Columbia
River to Puget Sound to load wheat, al
though In the past large numbers have
been ordered from Puget Sound and Royal
Roads to Portland to load.
The peculiar situation regarding the
.Falkirk, as well as the Duquesne, which
sailed last Saturday for San Francisco,
Is due to the congestion at Portland of
an unusually large fleet of vessels. There
are now 32 grain ships at this port, com
pared with but 13 on Puget Sound, and as
but few of them are loaded. It has become
necessary for exporters to ease up on
chartering until they can get rid of some
of the ships already under engagement.
The statistical position of freights is very
weak, and while the charter of one or two
fhips at "SO shillings' "may holster up "tho
market temporarily. It Is doubtful about
rates being made, to stick at that figure.
BRUNSHAUSEN BURXED.
Well-KnOTvn Grain Vessel Destroyed
at Sea on Christmas Day.
Fire and storm continue to wipe out
the old-time grain fleet, the latest to go
being the German ship Brunshausen,
which left Portland with a cargo ol
wheat shipped by Balfour-Guthrie last
month. The Brunshausen was en route
from Hamburg for Callao and on Christ
mas day, when 90 days out, in latitude
26 south, longitude 74 west, was totally
destroyed by fire and explosion. The
vessel was carrying a cargo of coal and
dynamite and undoubtedly made her exit
from the ocean in a blaze of glory. The
officers and crew escaped In small boats-.
The Brunshausen was built at Stockton
In 1S77 as the British ship Saint Mildred,
but passed under the German flag about
two years ago. At the time of her de
struction she was owned by E. Celller, of
Hamburg. She was a steel vessel of the
following dimensions: Length, 229.6 feet;
beam, 3S.1 feet; depth of hold, 22 feet. Her
last cargo from Portland consisted of 77,
5C0 bushels of wheat.
Grain Fleet Movements.
The diminutive bark Carl, one of tho
smallest vessels of this season's fleet, was
cleared yesterday for Queenstown or Fal
mouth for orders with 55,842 bushels of
wheat, valued at $36,900. She was dis
patched by A. Berg and "will leave down
the river this morning. The British bark
Castor left down yesterday morning in
tow of tho Harvest Queen. On arrival
at Astoria, she will leave up with the
British bark Cambrian Warrior. The
ships have been making pretty good time
on the river recently, the Wm. Mitch
ell going through in less than a day,
including anchorage overnight. The Loch
Garve arrived up yesterday morning, and
Is anchored in the stream. The Scottish
Minstrel and the Anarus- are the next on
the list to finish, and if all goes well will
complete their cargoes tomorrow.
"Will Search, for the Condor.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 20. The cruiser
Phaeton will put to sea tomorrow to
search for the missing warship Condor.
The schooner Manila, which . arrived 23
days from Honolulu, brought no news of
the Condor, but her master reports that
when 200 miles out from the Hawaiian
port wreckage was passed. It consisted 'of
lumber which looked very new and white,
as though drtssed material. .Two sticks
looked like the spars of some Vessel. The
Manila did not pass In close range of the
wreckage, and the captain Is therefore un
able to give the description of the vessel
to which it belonged.
Appraisement of the WaUa Walla.
. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. United
States Commissioner George E. Morse
filed In the District Court today' his ap
praisement of tho steamer Walla Walla
and the freight and passenger money
pending after her collision with the
French bark Max on the morning of Jan
uary 2. -The report states that the value,
of the Walla Walla, immediately after
the collision, rpnrpspntort h Via Knot-
saved, was $260, while "the amount of
freight and passenger money pending was
$1355 59, making a total .of $1615 59.
Notice to Mariners.
Notice is hereby given that in the future
buoys In the Willamette and Columbia
Rivers that are constantly being dragged
out of position by rafts will be discon
tinued. By order of the Lighthouse Board.
W. P. DA,
Commander, U. S. Navy, Lighthouse In
spector. Office of United States Lighthouse In
spector, Portland, Or., January 20, 1902.
Electric Lights at Barns.
BURNS, Jan. 20. The City Council has
passed an ordinance giving F. N. Averill,
of Portland, a franchise to erect and
maintain an electric light plant in this
city. Tho franchise la to run 25 years.
( and if the terms are accepted by Mr.
Avertll, Bums will soon boast of electric
lights. This is the third time that this
subject has been before the people, and
has always met defeat, so the Council
has taken it up. There Is no doubt of
success.
Clrcalt CoHrt Opened.
ROSEBURG, Jan. 20. The regular Jan
uary term of Circuit Court convened to
day with Judge J. W. Hamilton on the
bench. A preliminary term, was held
Friday and Saturday. The usual number
of civil cases as well as several of a
criminal nature will be tried. The cases
of State vs. Hart and State vs. Welch
will probably be the most Interesting fea
tures this term.
May Include Germans.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 20. It Is said that
each of the companies Joining the sug
gested Atlantic shipping combine will re
tain its individuality, while the profits
will be divided pro rata on the earnings
shown by each company's books. It Is
also reported that the German lines may
be Included In the combination so as to
i obtain complete control of the rates.
J
Falkirk Goes to Tacoma.
ASTORIA, Or. Jan. 20. The British
bark Falkirk, which arrived In port a
few days ago, received orders today to pro
ceed to Tacoma to load grain for Europe.
Spoke a Schooner.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 20. The British
NEW PORTLAND
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RJQSIDBXCB OF JOHN A. 8HEPARD, 21ST AXD EVERETT STS.
One of the handsomest of the many new dwelling-houses constructed last year
Is the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Snepard, on the northeast corner of
Twenty-first and Everett streets. The house was designed by Richard Martin, Jr.,
the architect, and constructed by A. R. Mclnnls. The .bouse is one of the hand
somest on Nob Hill, Its outside aspect being especially artistic and its Interior
well arranged.
bark Cambrian Warrior .reports having
spoken December 26 In latitude 13.15 north,
longitude 118.40 west, an American four
masted schooner, steering south. She had
the signal letters "R. Q. M. P." set, and
desired to be reported "All well."
Traces of a Wreck.
VICTORIA, Jan. 20. Schooner Manila
arrived 23 days from Honolulu. Re
ported sighting new lumber drifting about
latitude Astoria. No sight of Condor.
Domestic and Forelgrn Ports.
ASTORIA, Jan. 20. Arrived at8:30 and left
up at 10 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from
Ban Francisco. Arrived at 0:20 A. M. British
ship Ardnamurchan, from St. Rosalia. Ar
rived at 10 A. M. Barkentlne Addenda, from
San Francisco. Condition of the bar at 4 P.
M., moderate; wind east; weather cloudy.
San Francisco, Jan. 20. Arrived at 2:45 A.
1L Steamer Columbia, from Portland.
Port Townsend, Jan. 20. Sailed Austrian
steamer Margherlta, for Portland.
Hoqulam. Jan. 18. Arrived Schooner James
H. Bruce, from San Pedro for Aberdeen;
steamer Homer, from San Francisco for Ho
qulam. New York. Jan. 20. Arrived Bovlc, from
Liverpool.
Antwerp, Jan. 20. Arrived Zeeland, from
New York.
Boston. Jan. 20. Arrived Sandrlngham,
from Glasgow.
LondonJan. 20. Arrived Minneapolis, from
New York.
Glasgow, Jan. 18. Sailed Laurentlan, for
New York; Pomeranian, for Portland.
Gibraltar, Jan. 20. Sailed Hohenzollern,
from Genoa and Naples for New York.
Liverpool. Jan. 20. Arrived Saxonla, from
New York, via Queenstown.
Boulogne-Sur-Mur, Jan. 20. Arrived Ryn
daxn, from New York for Rotterdam, and pro
ceeded.
Bremen, Jan. 19. Sailed Steamer Rheln, for
New York, and passed Prawle Point Jan. 20.
New York, Jan. 20. Arrived Vaderland,
from Antwerp.
Philadelphia, Jan. 20. Arrived Rhynland,
from Liverpool, via Queenstown; Buenos
Ayrean. from Glasgow and Liverpool, via St.
Johns, N. F.t and Halifax.
Hull, Jan. 18. Arrived Royalist, from San
Francisco and Valparaiso, via St. Vincent,
C. V.. and Plymouth.
Singapore, Jan. 17. Sailed Chlng "Wo. from
Glasgow, etc, for Yokohama and Seattle.
San Francisco. Jan. 20. Arrived Steamer
Columbia, from Portland; steamer Tellus, from
Ladysralth; steamer Argo, from Coqullle Riv
er; schooner Okanogan, from Port Gamblo;
brig W. G. Irwin, from Roche Harbor; schoon
er Falcon, from Coos Bay. Sailed Schooner
Kate and Anne, hunting; steamer W. K.
Kruger, for Tillamook; schooner Newsboy, for
Gray's Harbor.
Seattle. Jan. 19. Sailed Steamer City of
Puebla, for San Francbwo. Jan. 20 Steamer
Progreso, for San Francisco. Arrived, Jan. 10
Steamer Queen, from San Francisco; German
steamer Nlcarla, from Tacoma. Jan. 20
Steamer Rainier, from San Francisco.
Contest Over a Child..
LA GRANDE, Jan. 20. A contest Is on
In the local courts here for the possession
of a child, the 5-year-old son of George
Grout and his divorced wife. The pair
were divorced in July, 1900, she having
deserted her husband for another man
some time previously. Grout took his
child from her at that time, but the decree
of divorce gave the boy to the mother
during her good conduct.
V-She was never able to get the child until
last Thursday, when she was married In
Union, Or., to G. W. Wattles, of Boise
City,. Idaho. Then Judge Eakln Issued a
formal order giving her Its care and cus
tody. The order was served by Deputy
Sheriff McLachlln, and the boy was sur
rendered, hut that night Mr. Grout at
tempted to take the boy. Officers pacified
him, and the mother, son and new hus
Dand started for Boise City, but were
stopped at Union on a writ of habeas cor
pus, returnable before County Judge Wil
son today.
This brings the parties to the divorce
Into court to determine which is the fit
and proper one to have the child, and the
woman's former Irregular lire will be ex
ploited against her claim.
WIU Visit Portland.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 20. Right Rev.
MonsIgnore"M. Antonlni, the noted Cath
olic prelate, arrived here today. He will
remain here until Wednesday, when he
will leave for a short visit to Victoria.
He will then return "to'Seattle, and from
here go to Portland and thence to San
Francisco. He will rlsit the principal
cities of the South before returning to
New York,
RUSHING TO KOYUKUK
THIS IS THS LATEST OF GOLD
CRAZES AT DAWSOS CITY.
Thermometer at Daxvsoa Xo-nr and
Then Reaches Zero "Weather Gen
erally, However, la Mild.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 2d. Reports are
reaching Skagway of new placer"flnds on
Mush Creek, 163 miles from Haines Mis
sion, reached by a trail from Dalton Post
toward the Copper River district. Several
people have come out with -gold. One
man, named Bronson, exhibited at Haines
$5000 in dust, which he claimed to have
taken from a tributary of Mush Creek. A
rush to the district Is expected next sea
son. Many are preparing In Dawson for a
rush to the Koyukuk country. Great In
terest Is now centered In that district, and
people are grasping' at every bit of Infor
mation regarding the new finds there.
The latest Is that United States Commis
sioner McKenzle states that before tho
freeze-up a $660 nugget was found. Tag
Ish Charley, a well-known pioneer. Is now
at Skagway, where he has Informed tho
police that he was recently robbed of 33
$50 bills. 'Taglsh Charley was recently
taken sick and he went to the Bishop
te9eet
HOUSES-No.-l.
Rowe Hospital. He left his family at the
Skagway Hotel, and also left a trunk
there which contained $3300 in $50 bills.
When Charley came out of the hospital
he states that he was minus half his
wealth. A
The thermometer In Dawson has been
hovering around the zero mark, and It oc
casionally drops as low as 25 below, but
on the whole the weather is mild, for
Dawson. The coast of Alaska from Lynn
Canal to Nome Is- suffering from mild
weather, according to reports received at
Skagway. It Is Impossible to reach many
of the creeks In the vicinity of Nome, on
account of the soft state of the tundra.
The long-continued comparatively mild
Winter has caused the price of wood to
come down to between $10 and $12 a cord.
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Handsome Church Buildlna- in Seat
tle Had a Fine Organ.
SEATTLE, Jan. 20. Trinity Church, that
has Just been destroyed by fire, held an
unusually Important place In the affections
of Episcopalians. It was the "mother
church" of the 'diocese of "Washington,
the parish being the oldest in the state.
A heavy debt had Just been removed,
$30,000 having been paid somewhat over a
year ago. About a year or two ago a
new altar and reredos had been put in.
A brass eagle lectern was a recent gift.
The carved pulpit of solid bras and the
font of stone and brass work, were also
very beautiful. Within the last year the
members had Improved the basement of
the church, so that it could be used for
Sunday school purposes, and had also put
$400 into choir stalls and new pews. The
loss came at a time when it will be very
keenly felt. The three stained-glass win
dows were of the choicest workmanship,
having been Imported at great expense by
friends of the church, as memorials to the
departed. The church accommodated
about 600 persons.
As fate would have it, last March a
valuable new organ had been put In, at a
cost of about $6000 or more. It was from
the firm of Hutchings & Co., Boston, and
was as thoroughly modern In Its appli
ances as any in the world. It was a
three-manual organ of fairly good size,
with pneumatic and electric action. There
were 29 stops, and some of the individual
stops were very beautifully voiced. The
essentially new features, however, lay
In the set of electric combinations, worked
by pistons above each manual. By sim
ply pushing a button one could Increase
the volume of tone, making a crescendo
from the softest notes to the fullest
strength of the organ. All this could be
done without pulling out a stop or taking
the hands from the keyboard. There were
four of these buttons In the swell organ,
three In the great organ and three In the
choir organ. Of course, each button also
controlled the corresponding pedal stops.
These buttons had a register at the right
hand side of the organ, so one could see
at a glance what combinations were on.
A white tablet fell down against a black
ground, by pneumatic power, every time
a button was pressed. The couplers, in
stead of working on the old-fashioned
draw-stop system, or the more recent
pneumatic piston . (such as that in the
organ of the Baptist Church of Port
land), were arranged in a row of tablets
above the swell organ. The loss of such
an organ as this, so perfect in all Its ap
pliances, will be greatly felt by all mu-elc-lovers
in Seattle.
MARRIAGE IS AXXULLED.
Irate Father Foils the Whim of His
14-Year-OId Daughter.
COLVILLE,. Wash., Jan. 20. The mar
riage of Bert Blair and Miss Phlllppl
Smith was today declared illegal by
Judge Richardson. This ends the notor
ious cose of elopement on Christmas even
ing, which was followed by the bride
groom's spending two weeks In Jail.
Christmas evening Bert Blair and the
girl drove to Meyer's Falls where they
secured a marriage license. The girl
swore she was 18 years' of age. The
couple were married by Justice Graves
and then returned to. ask forgiveness
from the girl's' father, T. N. Smith. In
stead of forgiving, Mr. Smith Bwore out
a warrant for Blair's arrest on a charge
of abduction. The warrant was "sworn
out In Ferry County, and young Blair was
Jailed here, at request of Ferry County
officers. Then Mr. Smith took his erring
daughter back to tho Stevens County
poor farm, of which he Is superintendent.
ijialr lay in Jail two weeks awaiting
action by the Ferry County authorities.
No action was started, and finally the
young man was released. He went back
to his ranch, five miles south of Colville
without trying to see his child wire.
Meantime Mr. Smith kept his daughter
guarded and commenced action to annul
the marriage, because she Is but 14 drears
old. Judge Richardson set aside the mar
riage today.
LARGE LU3IBER TRADE.
Last Year's Statistics Show a Great
In dim try in Washington.
SEATTLE, Jan. 20. Complete statistics
of the lumber trade of the State of Wash
ington for the year 1901 bear out the
prediction which have been freely made
during the past several months that the
Industry would make a most excellent
showlug. During the year the cargo ship
ments reached 501,970.046 feet, as compared
with 492,765,447 feet for-1900. 422.211,262 feet
for 1S99, 377.333,903 for 1S9S. xThe rail trade
makes a much more favorable showing,
for shipments for the year In this class
amounting to 364,530.000 feet, as compared
with 2S4.2S0.O0O for 1900, 225,625,000 for lSSU
and 15S.329.000 for 1SD3. Still more favorable
Is the Bhowing made In the shingle ship
ments, which amounted to 4.4S5.000.000 for
the year, as compared with 3,560,000,000 for
1900, 3,476.000,000 for 1S99 and 2.S96.000.000
for 1S98, The largest cargo shipments of
lumber to one destination were those to
California, which amounted to 267,000,000
feet, as compared with 240.000,000 feet for
last year. Probably the most gratifying
showing made In the cargo trade is the
Increase in the China shipments, which
amounted to 22,000,000 feet, as compared
with 17.000,000 feet last year. The ship
ments of lath amounted to 80,000.000 pieces,
as compared with 73,000,000 for the pre
ceding year.
TRANSPORT GRAXT IX PORT.
Reaches San Francisco 28 Days
From Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. The United
States transport Grant, with Governor
Taft on board, arrived from Manila to
night and went Into quarantine immedi
ately. As the transport arrived after
sundown she will not be released by the
quarantine officials until after sunrise to
morrow. Colonel E. L. Huggins, of the.
Second Cavalry, Is also a passenger on
the Grant.
The Grant has 75 cabin, four second
class, 1U0 steerage passengers, 85S enlist
ed men, 203 discharged soldiers, 37 pris
oners, and 116 sick soldiers. Four deaths
occurred on the voyage.
Twenty-eight days were consumed in the
passage from Manila and 20 days from
Nagasaki.
Expensive Telephone Improvements.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 20. Man
ager C. B. Hopkins, of the Inland Tele
phone Company, who has been In Walla
Walla since Saturday, Is making- arrange
ments for expensive Improvements In the
service of the company'in this city, rep
resenting a total Investment of about
$50,000. A new building for the exchange
and offices will be erected In the business
center, work to begin as soon as weather
will permit and a suitable location can
be secured. When this Is done, some 20
blocks In the business center will be pro
vided with underground wires, every one
of the pole wires being taken down and
placed in cables under the streets. In
the residence districts no change will be
made in the service. The telephone busl
nss has grown wonderfully In recent
years. About 1000 Instruments are In use
in Walla Walla, while three" years ago a
small exchange was required and about
200 Instruments were all the city could
boast.
Oil Seepage at Myrtle Creek.
ROSEBURG, Jan. 20. The big drill of
the Umpqua Valley Oil Company struck a
seepage of petroleum at a depth of 60 feet
Friday evening, on the White place, near
Myrtle Creek, the sand pump bringing up
fron one pint to a quart of oil every trip
it made. G. W. Crews, a prominent Myrtle
Creek merchant, is authority for the state
ment, and says the drill had been pound
ing through blue oil shale. Just as the
company's expert stated It would be
found. The officers of the company are
quite Jubilant over the encouraging out
look. Contract for Printing Avrardcd.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 20. The City Coun
cil this evening settled the difficulty over
the city printing by authorizing the com
mittee to enter into contract with the
Herald for all notices which can be pub
lished In a weekly, at the rate of 25 cents
per Inch for first insertions, and 15 cents
for subsequent ones. Also" to make con
tract with any other paper, for such no
tices as must be published in a daily,
at SO cents per Inch for first insertions,
and 40 cents for subsequent insertions.
Superior Coart in Session.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 20.
The regular January term of the Superior
Court convened today, with a Jury pres
ent to try a number of criminal ca,ses of
more or less Importance. The Jury will
have work most of the week. A number
of men are to be tried for robbery and
burglary.
Sale of a Telephone Line.
LA GRANDE. Jan. 2a F. D. McCulIy,
of the Joseph Telephone Company, was in
La Grande today and sold that part of
the line between this city and Union to
Hon. Turner Oliver. The company has
also offered the line from Union to Cove.
ElKht-Mill School Tax.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 20. At the annual tax
payers' meeting of Salem School District
tonight an 8-mill levy was made 7 mills
for running expenses and 1 mill for a
.Mnklnir fund.
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HARDER ' ON FILIPINOS
GEXERAL BELL'S ORDER FOR "WAR
IX THE STRICTEST SEXSE.
Day of Leniency in Batangas Prov
ince Is Over Reconcentratlon
in a Modified Form.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Having failed,
after two years' strife. In subduing the
Insurrection In Batangas. Province, which
lies just south of Manila, and having sat
isfied himself that lenient treatment of
the insurgents la productive of no good re
sults, General J. Franklin Bell, the mili
tary commander In that province, has
determined upon the enforcement of the
war In the most vigorous and determined
fashion. Involving reconcentratlon in a
modified form, the application of martial
law In ail directions, and the unsparing
pursuit and punishment of the natives
who act as spies and traitors to the
United States. All this appears from a
long report to tho War Department just
published.
The reconcentratlon order is dated at
Batangas, December 8, last. In substance.
It provides for the establishment of a
zone around the garrisons. Into which the
friendly inhabitants are to be required to
come under penalty of confiscation and
destruction of their property. This Is said
to be necessury to prevent the collection
of forced contributions from inhabitants
by the insurgents. The military officers
are allowed to fix the price of nccestsaries
of life, and It is promised that the people
may return as soon as peaceful conditions
are established.
Advice to Officers.
This order is followed by a long circu
lar by General Bell to his station com
manders, commenting on existing condi
tions and giving them advice how to pro
ceed. It begins with the statement that
he shares In the general conviction that
the insurrections continue because the
greater part of the people, especially the
wealthier, do not really want peace. He
says it is regrettable that the Innocent
must suffer with the guilty, but the great
est good to the greatest number can be
best brought about by putting a prompt
end to the insurrection. Therefore, he di
rects the application of general order No.
100, in force during the CJvil War In the
United States, which practically regards
an insurgent as a guerrilla and outside
the pale of civilized warfare and subject
to the death penalty, wherever such In
surgent does not engage continuously In
the war and observe all the rules of war.
However, it Is provided that there shall be
no executions without the approval of a
superior officer.
Commanding officers are specially en
joined to encourage young officers In hunt
ing down the insurgents, and It Is pointed
out that there is no just cause for ex
ceptional caution or apprehension In at
tacking insurgent bodies wherever found.
At any rate, under existing conditions
legitimate chances should be accepted,
says General Bell, as excessive caution
will do the Army incalculable harm. The
best defense against the Insurgents, he
says, is to assume a vigorous offensive
at once; to retire In tho presence of the
enemy Is hazardous and discouraging.
A Special Injnnctlon.
A special injunction Is laid on the com
manders to hunt down spies, secret sym
pathizers and contributors to the rebel
lion, many of whom will be found among
municipal officers. eGneral Bell says
Malvar and other Insurgent leaders have
dictated elections of all town officials In
Batangas and Laguna, and these Town
Councils meet and pass resolutions de
nouncing the Insurrection, while secretly
Informing the Insurgents that this Is done
under compulsion, and supplying them
with Information. Therefore, General Bell
declares that neutrality should not be tol
erated; every Inhabitant should either be
an active friend or be classed as an
enemy, and the acts and not words should
be the test.
Chief and most Important among the
cla?s of disloyal persons, he says, are the
native priests. General Bell declares It Is
practically certain that every one In Ba
tangas and Laguna Provinces Is a secret
enemy of the Government and In active
sympathy with the Insurgents. He orders
that they be given" no exemption what
ever, but be brought to trial whenever
sufficient evidence Is obtainable, and adds
that even in case of well-founded sus
picion they should be arrested to stop
their further activity. It Is frequently
Impossible, he says, to obtain, evidence
against Influential persons as long as they
are at liberty, but once confined, evidence
Is easily obtainable.
General Bell declares that the apprehen
sion and puntshmenx of one Individual
official, wealthy man or priest. Is of great
er Importance than the- punishment of
100 ignorant persons. The wealthy and
Influential, he says, are those against
whom the most energetic efforts should
be directed.
Bishop Brent Has Xo Plans.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. The Rev. Charles
H. Brent, recently consecrated bishop,
and assigned to the missionary diocese
of the Philippines, says he accepted the
mission without going Into the question
of the financial means, but trusting to
the generosity of the church to furnish
the necessary equipment
"People ask me," said he, "what are
you going to do out there? I go
there clothed with the authority
and power of the Christian church,
to accomplish what I can for the eter
nal good of these people. I go prepared
to face difficulties, and out of the situa
tion will arise the necessary inspiration
to set about to overcome them."
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