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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1902.
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FISH ANO FISHERIES
Report of Warden Van Dusen
for Year Just Ended,
BEST PROTECTION FOR SALMON
Concurrent Action of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho Urired to This
lZml Artificial Propagation Hie
Way to Replenish Stream.
SALEM. Feb. 5. Matter Fish Warden li.
G. Van Dusen has filed ills annua! report
"With the State Fish Commotion. Jt gives
a detailed account of all v transactions of
the Fishery Commission for the year 1301,
and from It the following excerpts of gen
eral interest are taken:
".March 7, 1901. I assumed the duties or
Master Fish "Warden, in the midst of the.
Columbia River closed season, and as the
river had been left during the seven days
previous with no oillelal to see that the
laws of the state bearing on the Industry
were complied with,. I found that fishing
was being carried on in all directions and
no pretense whatever being made to re
spect the law. To correct this ttate of
affairs, it took quick and decisive action
on the part of our deputy and water bail
iffs, so that by the time the f-eason opened
thoso concerned began to realize that they
must abide by and respect the law; and
It Is to be hoped they will fully realize
this fact the coming season. It is well
for the state to encourage the largest
catch that can be permitted consistent
1 with maintenance of supply; to impose
no unnecessary embarrassments or re
strictions upon the, enterprise of the fish
ermen, yet, at the same time, to insist
upon such protective regulations and re
straints as may be found necessary to
prevent the serious impairment of so Im
portant an Industry by the operations of
the fishermen. The fishermen themselves
who have such Important Interests at
stake, and the security and profit of
whose large Investments depend upon the
maintenance of the salmon supply, should
be prompt to propose and vigilant to en
force such regulations as may be neces
sary "to accomplish this.
"On the Columbia River the great 'mar
ket fisheries' for the salmon are prose
cuted on the lower river, and the imme
diate evident advantage Is to those who
arc engaged In the capture of the salmon
or In canning them for the market. On
the- other hand, the nurseries for the
young salmon, upon the abundance of
which depend the productiveness and
profit of the fisheries in the lower river,
are In the remote tributaries and j-ources
of the river In "Washington and Idaho, as
well as In our own state n the midst or
our agricultural and timbering districts.
Regulations and restrictions of the fish
eries so as to permit a reasonable num
ber of salmon to reach their spawning
ground In the upper rivers, and protec
tion of the salmon in these waters during
their spawning season. August, Septem
ber and October, present the conditions to
be fulfilled to keep up a supply, so far
as this can be accomplished by legal re
straints. To Repculntc Fisheries.
To effectlvely.restrain and regulate the
net fisheries requires the concurrent ac
tion of both Oregon and Washington,
while effective protection to the salmon on
Hieir spawning grounds can be established
on'y by concurrent action on the part of
Oregon. "Washington and Idaho. On the
one hand, it Is urged by the lower river
fisheries that any restraint on their oper
ations Is burdensome to them, without
any corresponding advantage, since the
fish they permit to escape their nets will
be taken In the headwaters, to which they
go before they have, had an. opportunity
to spawn; and in consequence they are
subject to serious loss and inconvenience
without any compensating advantage.
Again, the citizens of Cistern Oregon and
"Washington and of remote Idaho are re
luctant to impose any restraints on their
people in reference to the taking of sal
mon, for the reason that any increase In
the fishery arising thereby will inure
solely to the benefit of the lowr river
fisheries and nothing whatever to them
selves. Thfs condition of affairs, while
it applies directly to the Columbia, and
applies to Oregon's own streamsthat Ist
the "Umpqua River, Siuslaw River, Rogue
River and .others.
Artificial Propagation.
"On account of the alarming decrease
in the salmon catch within recent years
throughout the state, and the importance
of preventing the continuance of this de
crease, and the desire and hope that the
salmon industry may be rebuilt to Its tor
mer importance, I have made careful in
vestigations, and have determined conclu
sively that nothing but artificial work, to
assist Nature, will accomplish this de
sired result. It is a fact that there has
been a very great reduction in the num
ber of salmon frequenting the headwaters
of. the Columbia River and Its tributaries.
This decrease Is mori notable in the Co
lumbia River than In other streams
throughout the state.
"I find places where, in years gone by.
salmon frequented for spawning purposes
In abundance, that now rarely a salmon
appears. This Is not due entirely to the
great commercial fisheries prosecuted on
the lower river, as asserted by some, but
more generally to changed conditions or
the times. These waters, once free from
commercial industries, and given over en
tirely to the salmon, are now being exten
sively used for irrigating, mining, milling
and other similar purposes, which are all
very detrimental to the great" future of our
state and must not be hampered or held
back for the salmon industry; neither
should the salmon industry, be lost en
tirely to us on account of them, but, on
the contrary, due and proper considera
tion should be given them all.
As to Spawnlni; Gronnds.
"There are fundamental conditions de
termining the salmon production of a river
basin, and the nature and extent of the
fisheries which may be maintained with
out overtaxing the productive capacity or
the river. All the species of salmon which.
are the object of the fisheries are alike
under the constraint of a natural law,
which compels them to enter the frcAh
waters for the purpose of spawning. Some
species ascend to a relative short distance
above tidewater, others, like the chlnook,
push their migrations to the remotest
sources of the rivers and tributary
streams, when not prevented by natural
or artificial obstructions. "Where "the" area
of distribution is contracted by the erec
tion of barriers, dams, or other obstruc
tions which the salmon cannot surmount,
the production of the river is dlminishea,
for the reason that the young salmon re
main for some months in the waters in
which they are hatched they must here
. find their food and, consequently, the ex
tent of the feeding g-rounds open to them
will be the measure of Nature's ability to
repair the waste occasioned by natural
casualties and the fishing operations. If
there be no contraction of the breeding
area by artificial obstructions, but. on the
other hand, the times, methods and appar
atus arc such as to intercept or in a large
measure prevent the- run of salmon into
and up the rivers, then a serious decline
in the fisheries Is inevitable. It is possi
ble by fish-cultural operations, pursued
on an adequate scale, by hatching and
planting the fry in the headwaters of a
river and its tributary streams, to realize
the full productive capacity of a river, so
long as eggs can be obtained in sufficient
numbers to furnish a basis for the exten
sive operations required. This would not
be possible, however, if tlie fishing opera
tions In the lower river practically ex
cluded the salmon from the streams to
i which It would be necessary to have re-'
course to obtain a supply of eggs. It Is
evident, therefore, that fish-cultural op
erations should not be relied upon ex
clusively or chiefly to maintain the sal
mon supply. The regulations of the times,
methods and apparatus of the fisheries
should be sHch as to assure the largest
"opportunity practicable for production un
der natural conditions." Artificial propa'ga
tlon should be invoked as an aid, and not
entirely as a substitute for reproduction
under natural conditions.
Orejfon State Finn Hatcheries.
Following is aystatement showing the
number of chinyrk &aJmon eggs taken and
young fish planted during the season of
1901:
Columbia River Salmon River, eggs tak
en.. 2.C3S.000; fish planted, 2,333,O0O; in Sal
mon River.
Clackamas River, eges taken, 5,104.000;
fish planted, 4,706.200; in Clackamas River.
Snake River (Swan Falls), eggs taken,
514.S0O; fish planted, 457,000; in Salmon and
Snake Rivers.
Total eggs, S.2S1.800; total fish planted,
7,550,200.
Coast streams Siuslaw' River, eggs tak
en, 11S.500; fish planted, 112,000; in Siuslaw
River.
South Coos River, eggs taken, 2.715,000;
fish planted, 2,41G,330; in Coos and Coqullle
Rivers.
Umpqua River, egs taken, 1,232.000; fish
planted, 1,120.00; In Umpqua River.
Total eggs, 4,003,500; total fish planted,
3,004.350.
Following Is a statement showing the
number of steelhcad salmon eggs taken
and young fish planted during the season
of 1901:
Columbia River Salmon Rlver eggs
taken. 409,000; fish planted. 243.000; In Sal
mon River.
Following Is a general summary of Ore
gon State fish hatcheries for the season
of 1901, showing the number of eggs taken,
fry and spawn planted and on hand:
Columbia River Salmon River, eggs
taken. 3,251.900; fish planted, 2,7S7,900; In
Galmon River.
Ciackamas i River, eggs taken. 5,104.000;
fish planted. 4.766.200; in Clackamas River.
Grand Rcnde River, eses taken, 7,532.
.".00: fish planted, 7,532,300; in Grande Ronde
River.
Snake Rivor (Swan Falls), eggs taken,
544.SU); fish planted, 457,000; in Salmon and
Snake Rivers. -
Total eggs, 15,433,000; total fish planted,
15,343.400.
Coast streams Siuslaw River, eggs tak
en. 247.000; fish planted, 326,800; in Siuslaw
River.
Coos River, eggs taken, 2,715,000; fish
planted, 2,416,350; In Coos and Coqullle
Riven-.
Umiqua River, eggs taken. 1,232.000; fish
planted, 1,130,000; in Umpqua River.
Total eggs. 4,294,000; total fish planted,
2,S7fl,150
A11 not yet turned out.
Totnl Ontput.
Columbia River . '... 15,543.400
Coast streams 3.S79.150
Total 19,422,530
Entire salmon product of the Coast
lbs.
Chinooks 6S9.33S
Steelhcads 7C.999
Silversides 2,900,463
Chums : C14.S19
Total t 4,371,C1S
Following is a summary of the salmon
product of the Columbia River and of the
Coast streams for the year 1901:'
No. lbs.
Chinooks 14.070.G5S
Bluebacks 267.55S
Steelheads 1.S69.032
Silversjues '. 4.274.9SS
Cnums 641,503
Total 21.123,723
Tabulated statistics of salmon Industry
of the Columbia River for the year 1901,
State 'of Oregon side; canneries and fish
ing appliances operated:
Canneries 9
Cold storage packers 5
Gill-nets .-? S03
Set-nets SI
Pound-net, trap or weirs 20
Scow fish-wheels 14
Stationary fish-wheels 24
Seines, drag 25
Salmon packed
No. cases.
Chinook 157.505
Blueback -. 3,710
Stce'.head j. , 10,070
Silvcrslde .'. 8,340
Total ..... 17W26
Fresh, salt and smoked salmon shipped
and consumed locally
No. lbs.
Chinook 3,439,559
Bluebacks 1S.013
Steelheads 1.147.53S
Silversldes 734,10J
Chums 26.6S6
Total 5,365,902
Summary.
Entire salmon product of the. Columbia
River, State of Oregon side
, , , No. lbs.
Chinooks 13.3S1.315
Bluebacks :.: 267.53S
Steelheads J 1 792!033
Silverados 1.2M.52S
Chums 26.686
Total .10,752.121
Following is a table showing the entire
product of each species of fish, other than
salmon, caught in the Columbia River
and other Oregon waters, during the year
1901:
No. lbs.
Sturgeon C3.441
Shad 140.249
Smelt 265.3S0
Catfish ...... 70.6m)
Tomcod 4,010
Bass lZ'A
"errins -fas
Flounders .,... 4510
Perch koo
Carp 7,475
Total . 572.990
Entire product of shellfish taken In Ore
gon waters during -the year 1901
. No. lbs.
Oysters 7s "00
Clams .-. m'.Wj
Crawfish 62.445
Total 37,550
The Clam Industry.
Anent the clam Industry, Mr. Van Dusen
has tht following to say:
'During the past It) years the razor
clam industry of Clatsop Beach has been
built u" to such an extent that today It Is
one of the principal industries of Clatsop
County, and give? regular employment to
40 or 30 men. who make r. business of
'ciam-cigging. In the year 1S91 there were
but two men regularly engaged In the
business. They shipped something like
eight boxes daily to Astoria and Portland
markets, except during the months of July
and August, when no pretense was made
to ship them on account of the people
who were the principal consumers of the
product visiting the seashore and digging
their own clams.
"There was no material Increase in the
demand for this product until 1S94. when
P. F. Halferty began packing the "minced
sea clams" at "Warrenton, under the firm
name of the Sea Beach Packing Works.
From that thne on there was a steady and
healthful Increase, due, apparently, to
the extensive advertising given the pro
duct. "During the season of 1894. 25 cases were
packed, containing four dozen one-pound
cans to the case. All of these were ped
dled around and delivered to customers
personally. This way of disposing of the
product continued for IS months, when
perseverance begen to tell and a demand
began to be shown.
"During the season of 1S95. 200 cases
were packed, and from that time on the
pack has. been as follows:
3S9G .. 400 cases
IS97 S00 cases
1S9S ...-.4 1600 cases
1S99 ... 2500 cases
1900 2300 cases'
1901 . .'..... 5000 cases
"The cannery Is operated about five
months out of the year, and gives employ
ment to 50 or GO white men and women.
"It is generally conceded tfiat fully three
tfcnes as many dam have been shipped
fresh as what have been canned since the
year 1894. This extensive Increase in the
demand has caused many to think that if
some protection is not afforded this pro
duet the supply will be completely ex
hausted, but those directly Interested say
there are far more clams today, and they
are in better condition than they were
prior to 1S94, caused principally by the
protection given the beach by the Jetty
at the mouth of the Columbia River, for,
as they attribute it, the jetty throws the
vast quantity of fresh water from the Co
lumbia toward the north, which in early
days frequently set in toward the south
on this beach, and that, during the heavy
freshets, which were not uncommon, the
Immense body of fresh water setting in
on the beach not only caused the clams
to become very poor, but killed them .off
to an alarming extent.
"From close observation. It appears that
these clams mature from the spawn in one
season, and that they are wonderfully
prolific all must admit who saw the great
quantity of little ones, ranging in size
from half an Inch to one inch in length,
washed out of the sand by the surf this
past season, and piled up in great wind
rows along the beach from one end of it
fr m
NEW
TO BE COMMANDED
to the other, and left there entirely for
the gulls and birds to feast upon."
Osxtoko Pontofflce Robbed.
OSWEGO, Or., Feb. 5. The postofflca
here was broken Into and robbed be
tween 11 o'clock last night and 7 o'clock
this morning. About $30 was secured
from the postofflcc and 110 from H. V.
Prosscr. The robbers cut a hole through
the main door of tho building in which
the postoflice Is located and broke tho
lock. There Is no clew to the robbers.
McLean Says It Is Sivlne Plague.
PENDLETON, Or.. Feb. 5. Dr. William
McLean, State Veterinarian of Oregon,
today officially pronounced the disease
affecting hogs here to be swine plague.
From his Investigations he believes the
malady will soon be stamped out. Dr.
McLean strongly advises people to keep
hog pens clean everywhere, stating that
is the best way to keep the disease out.
COASTERS INJURED.
Salt Lake Children Rnn Down by an
Electric Car.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 5. While coasting in
the eastern part of this city tonight,
Wayne Brown, aged 11. his brother
Ralph, aged 15, and their cousin, Willie
Angell. aged 13, were struck by a swiftly
moving electric car and all three badly
hurt. Wayne was caught beneath the
car and carried a distance of several
yerds. The car had to be lifted from tho
track before he could be extricated. It la
believed his Injuries will prove fatal. The
other two boys were thrown high in the
air and sustained severe cuts and bruises.
St. Louis' Fatal Fire.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 5. The fire that last
night destroyed the five-story building at'
312 and 314 Chestnut street, occupied by
the American Tent & Awning Company,
resulted In the death of seven firemen.
The dead are: August Thierry, first as
sistant chief; Michael Kehoe, assistant
foreman Company No. 13; Daniel W.
Steele, foreman Company No. 12; Wil
liam Dundon. pipeman Company No. 23;
Franklin McBrlde, Company No. 12;
Charles Krennlng. pipeman Company No.
12. and William Wcstenhoff.
The injured, none of whom is seriously
hurt, are: Chief Swingley, William
Wann, foreman No. 13; Patrick McCar
thy, engineer No. 6; Monroe Moore, elec
tric light Inspector; William Juleg, driver
for Assistant Chief Thierry; Frank Ingo,
assistant driver No. C truck. Chief Swing
ley, who was knocked down and stunned
by flying debris, soon recovered and bent
all his energies to rescuing the men from
the ruins. ,
At 3:30 this evening the searchers In the
ruins uncovered the dead bodies of
Thierry, Krenning and McBride, the last
In the ruins. AH three bodies lay close
together.
The Pittsburg Tugboat Accident.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 5. By -the explosion
of the boilers on the tugboat John W.
AIlcs. owned by the Monongahela River
Consolidated Coal & Coke Company, at
1:30 o'clock this morning, one man was
killed outright, four probably fatally In
jured and several are missing. Six others
were rescued from the icy waters. William
Perry, deckhand, of Roscoe, Pa., was
killed. The Injured: Edward. Mitchell,
mate, badly burned and Inhaled flames,
will die; Marie Walker, negress. cook, of
Pittsburg, seriously; James Williams, fire
man, serious; Booker Null, second engin
eer, Beverly. W, Va.; Weaver Wolf,
deckhand. Mlddleport, O. Missing: John
Coffin, watchman; Frederickstown, Md.;
John Burke, pilot; Glyde Sllb, chief engin
eer; William Campbell, fireman.
Three People Burned te Death.
WATERLOO, la., Feb. 5. Mrs. Ed
Kushner and two children were burned to
death in their "home last night In a fire
caused by the overturning of a lamp. One
other chiUi was fatally burned and three
others serionsly injured. The children
were playing around a table on which the
lamp stood. When the burning oil was
thrown on the clothing of the mother and
children she made no attempt to escape,
but clasped her children In her arms and
huddled in a corner, where the firemen
succeeded In rescuing four of the children,
one of whom can hardly survive.
Prompt relief in sick headache, "dizziness.
nausea, constipation, pain In the side,.
guaranieca 10 inose UBUlff carters Little
Liver Pills.
TRAMP GRAIN STEAMERS
LOW FREIGHTS RESTORE
SAILOR TO FAVOR.
THE
Portland Has Dispatched Nine of the
Ocean Tramps This Season Darlc
Oarmbek In the OXQngr.
Steamships have failed to cut the flguro
In the Pacific Coast grain trade that was
expected of them early in the season.
At one time It was thought that at least
fifty of the ocean tramps would bo
needed to handle the big crop, but
freights flattened out early in the season
so that exporters were enabled to secure
all of the sailing tonnage needed for
handling the crop, and very few steam
ers were taken for late loading. Of those
engaged, there is but one still to arrive
ror i'ortianu loautng. this vessel is the
Norwegian steamship Horda which
BRITISH WARSHIP LONDON.
BY PRINCE OF WALES DURING CORONATION REVIEW.
loaded lumber hero a few months ago.
For Puget Sound three of the big tramps
fire under charter to load for St Vincent
for orders. They are the Java, now due
at Tacoma, the Mathilde, due at the
same port, and the Guernsey, due next
month. The two latter arc Norwegian
steamships, and ihe Java is a Britisher,
The steam grain fleet going frpm Port
land this season nnd the cargo carried
by each were as follows:
.Tons
isame . Wheat.
Pak Ling 595
Glamorganshire ; 5S95
Glenturret 66T5
Arlstea 5050
Langbank 653S
User 4512
Argyll 5049
Palatlnla G18
Pembrokeshire .". 6CC0
The Puget Sound steam fleet aside
from the regular liners was as follows:
Tons
Name Wheat
Glenlogan S024
Hero :..". coio
Borneo 5104'
Lincolnshire 5760
Elba 5S00
Lulgl Clampa 59SO
Salfordla 5C23
Falls of Keltle . 4S53
Marianne 5015
Denhlgshlre 501G
This fleet, together with those listed,
will make a total of 22 of "the tramps,
compared with 16 at the two ports in 1S97
9S, the last previous season when the
tramps entered on this special "preserve"
of the sailor.
A PLIMSOLL MARK.
American Association of Engineers
Seeks to Abolish Overloading.
The number of marine disasters on the
Pacific Coast within the last few years,
as the result of overloading deep water
vessels, has stirred the National Marine
Engineers- Beneficial Association of the
United States to take action looking to the
passing of a bill by Congress which will
make it a violation of law to send a Vessel
from port carrying more than a certain
tonnage as freight. The bill, as It will be
framed, will take the Pllmsoll law regulat
ing the lading of English vessels as a pro
totype. This agitation of the overloading of ships
originated with the delegates sent from
Seattle to the recent national convention
by the Marine Engineers' Beneficial -Association,
No. S; at Washlhgton. Thomas
Pearce, who was one of the delegates, has
roturned to Seattle. In an Interview he
said: "We have little doubt that the col
lier Matteawan was lost as the result of
overloading," said Engineer Pearce, "and
the same is true of the Keweenaw" and the
Montserrat, which wenthndcr about three
years. ago. It was only about five years
ago that the Colima turned turtle off the
c6ast of California 'because she had too
heavy a deck load.
"The greatest causo of complaint, in
point of fact, is found with the colliers.
There is hardly a collier leaving port on
the Sound that does not have a heavier
load than she should. The greatest won
der is that more ships have not been
lost for this reason than there have been.
"It was decided at the national con
vention to take some action looking to
the passage of-a law Inflicting severe
punishment for the overloading of ves
sels. The bill will be framed by Grand
President Uhier, and will be on the lines
of the English Pllmsoll law. I tried to
find Senator Foster and bring the matter
to his attention, but could not locate
him. I understand, however, that Senator
Perkins of California has been consulted
regarding the matter, and has promised
to use his best endeavors to get tho bill
passed."
THE BARMDEK OUTSIDE.
German Bark With a Cnrgo From
Hamburg Reported Last Night.
The German bark Barmbek with a full
cargo of cement was reported outside
last evening, and will probably come in
this morning, as the wind was shifting
around to the east, assuring a smooth
bar. None of the other cargo ships which
are now fully due has been reported, but
by the. time the fleet now in port is out
of the way, their places will be filled by
another bunch. The Barmbek Is under
charter for wheat loading, and has until
March 1 to Teach port without danger
of missing her charter. The' report that
the French bark Les Adelphes had missed
her date was erroneous, as her canceling
date is March I, although she takes a
lower rate than she would have received
had she reached port on time. .
In addition to the dozen vessels now
known to be fully due here, it is believed
that there are a number of others not
listed that are headed in this direction.
One of these mysterious strangers, the
British ship Speke, sailed from Adelaide
nearly two months ago, and had been
en route for nearly six weeks before her
destination was known in this city. She
Is out 48 days, and would not be break
ing a record if she arrived this week. So
far as known the vessel is -not chartered
and as she is a 4000 ton carrier, she will
add more weight' to a freight market
that is already weak.
BRITISH SHIPPERS MEET.
DIsctxss Crimplnjc, Tonnnpte Tax and
Proposed Subsidy Bill.
LONDON, Feb. 5. At the annual meet
ing of the Chamber of Shipping of the
United Kingdom today, several points in
teresting to the United States vrere raised.
Colonel Ernll Ropner, M. P.. president of
the organization, referred to "crimping"
and "blood money" in the United States.
( He said the Chamber earnestly hoped the
British Ambassador at Washington would
succeed In inducing the United States Gov-
etrnment to Introduce legislation making
"crimping" a criminal offense.
Regarding ship subsidies. Colonel Rop
ner said the United States would prob
ably pass a ship-subsidy bill, with the
result that there would be a rapid ex
tension of the United States mercantile
navy and keener competition which would
require all the energy and enterprise of
British shipowners to meet.
The chamber unanimously passed a res
olution urging the British government to
make an effort to secure the exemption
of British ships from the payment of tha
tonnage tax levied at United States ports
and use Its good offices to induce the
United States, pending further legislation,
to enforce the present Federal and state
laws in regard to the desertion of seamen
and the payment of "blood money."
The president read a letter from the
British Consul at San Francisco, saying
that seamen are not obtainable without
"blood money," but Colonel Ropner ex
plained' this by saying there was always
a preponderance of seamen during the
first few months of the year.
Another resolution urged that the gov
ernment pay earnest attention to the
serious injury sustained by British ship
ping in consequence of the applica
tion of the coastwise laws of the United
States to the territories recently acquired
by that country.
At the anual dinner of the chamber to
night. Gerald W. Balfour, president of
the Board of Trade, said he recognized
that what shipowners most like at the
hands of the government is to be let
alone, and that it Is far better for the
government to interfere too little than too
much. Mr. Balfour also declared the mer
cantile marine to be in a position success
fully to resist the vicissitudes of com
petition. GOING TO PIECES.
No Hope for the Big Liner Knight
Companion.
No further advices have been received
regarding the stranded Knight Com
panion, except a cablegram to President
Mohler, from Allan Cameron, stating that
the steamer was going to 'pieces. It Is
presumed that she-will be a total loss, as
but few of the vessels wrecked In that
vicinity are ever saved after they are
stranded.
More Time on New Signal Code.
PORT "TOWNSEND, Wash., Feb. 5.
The law for the enforcement of the new
code of international signals beginning
January 1. 1902. has been modified, ac
cording to Instructions received here by
Collector Huestls from the Commissioner
of Navigation at Washington, D. C.
The new International code went fnto ef
fect January 1, 1901, and was to be used
concurrently with the old sJgnals until
January 1. 1902, when the new signals
were to be used exclusively. Now the
Commissioner of Navigation extended the
time. This action is taken on account
of the British Board of Trade having de
cided that while It is to be assumed in
all cases that the new code of signals
will be used from January, 1902, but If
signalmen In any case cannot make out
the signals by new code, but can trans
late them by the old, they cannot re
fuse to tako them. The Commissioner of
Navigation at Washington has Issued the
same instructions, but insists that in all
cases where the old code Is used the
same must be reported to the department.
Given n.nlck Dispatch.
The big Oriental liner Indravelll. in
spite of numerous delays in shifting
from dock to dock In this city, received
about the best dispatch that has ever
been given a vessel of her size in thj
Northwest. She reached Portland about
3 P. M. January SOth. and commenced
discharging her. Inward cargo that even
ing. She discharged the 2.7X) tons of In
ward cargo at noon January 31st. and was
then taken down to the Alblna flour mills,
where she commenced loading flour, fin
ishing there at 5 P. M. February 1st. She
came back to the O. R. & N. dock and
completed her cargo on the evening or
February 4th, leaving down yesterday
morning with over C0Q0 tons of flour, cot
ton, sheeting and miscellaneous freight.
Mystic Belle Saved.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The barge Mystic
Belle, one of the Richmond's tow, wnlch
broke away and drifted out to sea in
Sunday's sale, was picked up by the
tug Cuba, about 60 miles east of Montaufc
Point, last night and towed to Newport,'
K. I.
The captain of the Cuba said all of the
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crew of the Mystic Belle had suffered
much from exposure, but alL would recover.
"Wreckage May Be Fropi Condor.
VICTORIA, R. C", Feb. 5. Further
wreckage, although of meager dimen-
slons, has been found here. Today a
small board, seemingly the lid of a box
or some such article, together with the
rim of a bluejacket's cap, drifted onto a
beach near here. The paint on the board
is all but obliterated, but the letters "c.
o n" can be distinguished, and dots of
white paint show that there has been
other lettering. Naval men say It is the
top pf one of the Condor's provision
chests. The steamer Queen City is ex
pected tonight or tomorrow from the Van
couver Island Coast, and the cutter Grant
Is due to return.
A. B. Johnson Nenrly Wrecked.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Feb. 5. The ship A.
B. Johnson, from Honolulu to Aberdeen,
was nearly wrecked one mile north of the
Grays Harbor bar, Monday night. Yester
day morning she was pulled oft by the
tntr Travulpr nnil trvivrri tn Ahfrdppn It
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was a narrow escape, as the waves were
washing ovt?r the vessel. She was saved
irom going -asr.ore Dy ner ancnors. xue
vessel belongs to Wilson Bros., of Aber
deen. Astoria Marine Notes.
ASTORIA, Feb. 5. The dredge W. S.
Ladd arrived down the river this after
noon, and It Is stated that she hss orders
to do some work on the stmds at the
outer edge of the Sllvl de Grasse. reef.
A number of people have made exam
inations of the sunken French bark Hen
rlette, which Is to be sold tomorrow, so
it Is expected that there will be several
bidders.
The Clavordale Floated.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Feb. 5. The
British steamship Clavordale, which went
ashore on Brlgantlne Shoal In Saturday
night's storm, was floated today with the
aid of several tugs. The vessel was ap
parently uninjured.
Bell Bnoy for South ChnnncL
. ASTORIA, Feb. 5. The lighthouse ten
der Columbine has on board a bell buoy
which Is to mark the entrance to the new
south channel at the entrance to the
river. It will be placed In position as soon
as the 'present stormy weather moderates.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORLV. Feb. o. Arrived at 9 and left up
at 11 A. M- Steamer South Portland, from
San Francisco. Arrived down at 10 A. M.
British ship Irby. Arrived down at 10:30 A. M.
German bark Bertha. Arrived at 3 P. M.
Schooner Volant, from San Franckco. Outside
at 3 P. M. German bark. Barmbek. from Ham
burg. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M.. rough;
wind southeast; weather foggy.
New York. Feb. 5. Arrived Sicily, from
Genoa: Taurlc, from Liverpool.
San Francisco. Feb. 5. Sailed Schooner An-
telope. for Portland.
Tacoma. Feb. 5. Arrived British steamship
Glenesk. from London; American schooner
Eric, from JMolIendo.
Seattle. Ftb. 5. Salted Steamer City of
Seattle, for SUagway. Arrived British Bark
Falkirk, for wheat.
San Francisco, Feb. 5. Sailed Steamer Vic
toria, for Ladyamlth; steamer Washtenaw, for
Tacoma: schooner Onward, for Coqullle River;
steamer Umatilla, for Victoria.
Seattle. Feb. 5. Sailed Steamer City of
Seattle, for Skagwaj". Arrived Steamer Chlco,
from Tacoma. Sailed British ship Caishnesa
shlre, for United Kingdom.
London. Feb. 5. Arrived Alberta, from San
Francisco, via St. Vincent. C. V.
Hamburg. Feb. 5. Sailed Serapts, for San
Francisco.
Hong Kong. Jnn. 22. Arrived Steamers
Bracmar, from Tacoma and Victoria, B. C, via
Yokohama. Kobe and Shanghai. Arrived Feb.
2 Tosa Maru. from Ssattle and Vlctprla, B.
C, via Yokohama. Kobe and Shanghai.
THE BASEBALL TRUST.
Report of "What Happened
New York Meetings
at the
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say tomorrow:
"Andrew Freedman, John T. Brush and
Frank De Haas Robinson did make re
peated and strenuous efforts to force their
trust scheme on their fellow-magnates at
the last annual meeting of the National
League. Furthermore, they threatened to
break away from the league unless it
reorganized on their lines. Nick Young
has finally obeyed the Instructions of the
clubowners and Issued the official steno
graphic report of what really did happen
at that tumultuous meeting In New York.
It reveals the fact that Freedman, Brush
and Robinson had been figuring on trans
forming the league into a trust for at
least two years. Robinson's plan was to
capitalize the league for $4,000,000, and ho
tried to show the New York magnate how
the league under the new condition would
yield at least 7 per cent In annual profits
on lt3 huge capitalization. Freedman, ac
cording to his own statements, did not
take kindly to the plan at first, and told
Robinson that he was afraid that the
trust plan would prove unpopular with
both press and public. But later on he
(Freedman) changed his mind and became
an earnest champion of the scheme, the
details of which were marked out by
John T. Brush. Barney Dreyfuss refused
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Why England Is Hated.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Count Adelbert,
Sternberg, who took part In the Boer
campaign, has written a letter to the
London Times, says the London corre
spondent of the New York Times, in which
he says that, while England is hated, the
Englishman is respected and loved. The
hatred arises from a sense of moral and
mental injury, and to this extent the Con
tinent has a right to hate England, be
cause her policy Is at all times directed
to promoting Continental complications.
The economic advanage to be derived
from the gold fields, says Count Stern
berg, was merely a contributory cause oC
the South African War. The real cause,
making action imperative, was the English
principle, the essence of which Is freo
trade and straightforward competition.
On the Continent this feeling is not under
stood, because the Continent does not en
joy the blessings of a civilization and a
government based on the word "straight."
Count Sternberg says he always thought
England was the enemy of ther Continent
until he visited the United States and
studied the economic conditions there. Ho
now believes the Continental hatred of
England is ungrateful, and that the Con
tinent ought to awake and recognize that
Its true enemy Is rising In the West, Hk'o-M
a great sun of gold, whose first rays al
ready have been projected across the At
lantic. Germany and all Europe should
join with England.
Robbers Get $2500.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Early today four
masked men entered the office of George
Hill, a contractor of Elizabethport, N.
J., who is constructing dar shops for the
Je'rsey Central Railroad, and, after gag
ging a watchman, carried off 12500.
Today's Gold Exports.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Lazard Freres.
have added 5500.000 to their engagement
of gold for shipment to Europe tomorrow.
This brings the total engagement for to
morrow's steamer up to $4,250,000.
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