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THE MORNING OREGOIAN, TUESDAY, APEIL 8, 1902.
MORE CHEAP CHARTERS
LBVEHSBAKK FOR PORTLAND, AND
KAISOW FOR TACOMA,
Lowest Steamer Wheat Rate Ever
3Iade From Pacific Coast More
Cargo Ships Coming-.
TUe British ship Levernbank was char
tered yesterday to load wheat at Portland
at 25s 6d. The vessel is now jen route
from Santa Rosalia for San Francisco
Heads, for orders, and will reach Portland
for May loading. This Is the first vessel
chartered "to arrive" for current season
loading for several weeks, and the rate
reflects a pretty weak freight market.
The British steamship Kalsow was char
tered to carry 4500 tons of wheat from
Tacoma to Europe, by way of the Suez
Canal, at 2Cs 3d. This is the lowest rate
ever paid for steam wheat freights from
the Pacific Coast to Europe, the nearest
approach to it being the 27s 6d paid for
the big steamship Wllhelmlna, about 10
days ago. The Kaisow is one of the
China Mutual Steam Navigation Com
pany's fleet, and has made three trips to
the Coast in the much-heralded "round
the world line" to Seattle. On each of
these trips she has been obliged to secure
cargo outside of Seattle. She loaded a full
cargo of wheat at Portland on her first
trip and then took a cargo of flour, cotton
and general merchandise from Tacoma to
the Orient. On her present trjp she will
load 4S00 tons of wheat and All up with
general cargo for the Orient.
The experience of the Kaisow is a good
illustration of the big slump in freights
which has been going on for the past few
months. The- Kaisow carried wheat out
of Portland In January, 1901, for Kerr,
Gilford & Co., who are also the shippers
of the wheat she will take on her present
trip. For the Portland cargo, which
went by way of the Straits of Magellan,
the Kaisow received 45 shillings per ton.
At that rate 4500 tons would have brought
her owners gross returns of 54S.600. On
her present trip the same amount will re
turn but $25,350, a loss of over $20,000 in
profits. This is the direct loss, but there
is another item of loss in the increased
expense in taking Pacific Coast products
by way of- the Suez Canal. The canal
dues, which must be paid out of the
freight money, are over $1 per ton, so that
the net earnings, if there are any, on her
present cargo, will be less than half as
large as those of a little over a year ago.
Were it not for the fact that some
epace engagements had been made on the
Kaisow for Oriental freight, she would
probably have selected the less expensive
route by way of the Straits of Magellan.
When regular liners are accepting wheat
in 4500-ton lots at the rate made by the
Kaisow. the outlook for shipowners Is cer
tainly not a bright one, and the interests
of the wheat producers are promoted ac-
coraingiy.
SEMANTHA HAS SAILED.
Bisr Clipper Now en Route to Port
land. From Rantliarg;.
The British bark Semantha sailed from
Hamburg for Portland last Thursday
with a cargo of miscellaneous merchan
dise. The Semantha is In. command of
Captain Crowe. While not related to
Captain "Muskoka" Crowe, he has much
the same skill or luck in making fast
passages with his' big ship that is pos
sessed by the other Captain Crowe, and
on his last outward trip from Portland
took the Semantha home to Queenstown
in 101 days. The vessel never made a
slow passage, but her record Is hardly as
bright as that of the wonderful Muskoka.
Some of the shipmasters now In port at
tribute the great performances of that
ship to luck. One of them, in discussing
the matter yesterday, said:
"I came across from Japan with Crowe
two years ago, and he was 33 days to the
Columbia, while I was 43 days to Puget
Sound, and when we compared logs I
found that our courses were only from 40
to 50 miles apart, and yet he had a fair
wind all the way across, and I was buck
ing into a head wind all the way. It
was the same thing on the way home.
There was a bunch of ships from Port
land, Puget Sound and San Francisco
lying becalmed down near the Horn. We
Lad been wallowing around there for two
weeks, and one day a sail showed up
ebout a dozen miles west of us, and with
the glasses we had no trouble making out
the old Muskoka, tearing along with a
stiff breeze behind her, although there
was not a breath of wind where were were
lying. He not only passed the whole
bunch, but beat some of us Into Queens
town a full month, making the run in 101
cays. No skill can win out against such
luck as that."
CHRISTEL 'FROM ANTWERP.
Fast German Ship Chartered to Load
for Portland.
Messrs. Taylor, Young & Co., local
agents for W. R. Grace & Co., yesterday
received advices that the German ship
Christel had been secured to follow the
Danish ship Copley in Grace's regular
line between Antwerp and Portland. The
Christel will commence loading the latter
part of April, and will sail early in May.
She is a very fast ship, and arrived out
at Queenstown the latter part of March,
after a run of 11C dajs from San Fran
cisco. This makes 15 cargo ships now
listed for this port, the greatest number
ever listed at one time, and their arrival
next Summer at a time when the water
front is usually dull will make business
lively. It will also give the exporters a
good start for a grain fleet. The Christel,
like the Copley, will ca1 at Port Los
Angeles. The Arctic Stream, with a
cargo from Antwerp for Girvin & Eyre,
arrived at Port Townsend Sunday.
ANCIENT IRON BARK.
The Antlprnn, Bnllt 33 Yearn Ago, Is
Headed for Portland.
The Norwegian bark Antigua sailed
from Callao for Portland last Thursday,
presumably under charter fpr lumber-loading,
as age will probably prevent her
securing a wheat charter. The Antigua
began life as the British ship Cathcart,
33 years ago. and In the early days of her
career loaded wheat in this port She
was built at Greenock, in 1S69, and sailed
under the British flag for over a quarter
of a century. She then became the Nor
wegian bark Teocle, and sailed under that
name until two years ago, when she was
rechristened the Antigua. There were not
very many Iron ships In existence when
the Antigua began her career, and there
is a still smaller number now sailing the
seas than were afloat when the venerable
lumber drogher was launched.
ON HER BEAM ENDS.
Schooner Compeer Enconnters Very
Heavy Weather Out From Columbia.
The schooner Compeer, which was dis
patched for Kahulul bj the Eastern Lum
ber Company the latter part of February,
arrlveS at the island port about 10 days
ago, and had a very exciting experience.
She ran into a violent southeaster 24 hours
after leaving the Columnla and was
thrown on her beam ends, and for a time
Captain Laplng and his crew thought the
vessel would go down. She righted iier
ea, however,, and managed to ride out
the gale, only to encounter another. Dur
ing this storm a man was washed over
board from the forecastle-head.
The vessel was under short canvas at
this time, and the seas were running high.
An attempt was made , to lower a boat,
but it was washed out of the slings before
it readied the water. Captain Laplng
then paid all his attention to saving the
schooner. For 21 days the Compeer ex
perienced a succession of storms which
the captain says he has never seen
equaled in a run of an equal distance.
The cabins were flooded, all the perishable
provisions were ruined, the forecastle was
damaged and everything movable on
oeck was washed overboard.
LIFE BUOY FROM CONDOR.
Picked, Up FortrFive Miles South of
Cape Flattery.
VICTORIA. B. C, April 7. The captain
of the sealing schooner Mary Taylor re
ports having pieked up 45 miles south of
Cape Flattery a life buoy fronvthe miss
ing warship Condor. Wreckage from her
has been found along the coast for a dis
tance of several hundred miles.
Astoria Marine News.
ASTORIA, April 7. The American ship
St, Nicholas cleared at the Custom-House
today for Nushagak River. Alaska, with
a cargo of cannery supplies for the Col
umbia Blver Packers Association.
Government Inspectors Edwards and
Fuller will inspect hero tomorrow the
steamers Colwell, Vanguard, O. K. and
Volga.
The official measurement of the
steamer Alarm was completed by
the customs authorities today. The
steamer wis built by R. M. Leathers for
the Columbia River Packers' Associa
tion, and wilj be used by that company
as a tender for Its Nushagak River, 'Alas
ka, cannery. Her dimensions are as fol
lows: Length, 50.15 feet; beam. 13.5 feet;
depth, 5.8 feet; tonnage, 3L tons' gross;
21 tons net.
The official measurement of the gaso
line launch S. Schmidt & Co. was also
completed today. The launch was built
by Wilson Bros, for S. Schmidt & Co.
and will be used as a tender for the com
pany's cold storage plant. Her dimen
sions are as follows: Length, 45 feet;
beam, 11.1 feet; depth, 4 feet; tonnage, 14
tons gross, 10 tons net.
British Ship Spclce Fined.
ASTORIA, Or., April 7. A fine of $5000
was assessed against another of the in
coming fleet by Collector of Customs Fox
today. The vessel is the British ship
Speke, which arrived in on Saturday from
Adelaide and failed to bring consular
bills of health, as required by the Treas
ury regulations. No action has yet been
taken in the matter by Captain Stott, but
he is expected to make an appeal to the
Treasury Department to have the fine re
mitted or reduced.
Schwarzenbek's Fast Passage.
The German bark Schwarzenbek, which
made a flne run up from Santa Rosalia
last Winter, has an equally good passage
to her credit for her homeward run from
this city. She arrived at Falmouth Sun
day, after a fast passage of 115 days. This
Is not rapid, compared with some of the
recent performances of the San Francisco
fleet, but Is so much better than the moat
of the November and December passages
from this port tha it is noteworthy.
Bnrncd for Insurance.
VICTORIA. B. C April 7. Acting on in
structions from the Northwest Mounted
Police at Dawson. Superintendent Hussey
has caused the arrest of Joseph Genelle,
owner of the sternwheclers Glenora and
Mona, burnt at Dawson, who Is charged
with having Instigated the burning of the
steamers. Both vessels were mortgaged to
McLennan & McFeely, of Dawson, and
were burnt, according to charges made,
to obtain the Insurance.
Hard to Get Lumber.
Complaint Is made by contractors that
It Is hard to get finishing lumber, and
much work Is delayed In. consequence.
At the Woodmen of the World building
there Is great delay for the reason that
finishing lumber cannot be obtained. The
building would have been completed be
fore but for this delay. All the mills are
running to their full capacity, but orders
keep coming in faster than they tan be
filled.
New Steamship Line. ,
NEW YORK, April 7. Negotiations for
the establishment of a steamship line be
tween Philadelphia and New Orleans are
being pushed, according to a Times spe
cial from Philadelphia, and a conference
on the subject will be held In New York
on Tuesday between the members of this
freight committee of the Trades' League
and the traffic managers of six of the
leading coastwise steamship companies.
The Crew Reaches Port.
SAN FRANCISCO, April ".The schoon
er H. C. Wright, from Hawaii, for this
port. Is just outside the harbor. She has
on board the crew of the British ship
Franklstan, from Newcastle, N. S. W.,
for this port, with coal. The Franklstan
was burned at sea. Particulars cannot be
obtained until the Wright comes to anchor
within the harbor.
Domestic and Foreijfn Ports.
ASTORIA. April 7. Condition of the bar at
4 P. M., rough; wind southwest; weather
equally.
Callao Sailed April 3 Norwegian bark An
tigua, for Portland.
Falmouth. Arrived April & German bark
Schwarzenbek, from Portland.
Hamburg. Sailed April 3 British bark Se
mantha, for Portland.
Hoqulam. April 7. Arrived Schooner Sailor
Boy, from San Francisco for Aberdeen: schoon
er Charles Hanson, from San Francisco for
Aberdeen; 6th. steamer Newburg, from San
Francisco for Aberdeen.
San Francisco, April 7. Arrived Steamer
City of Puebla, from Victoria; steamer Chlco,
from Seattle: steamer Edith, tiom Seattle.
Sailed Schooner Annlo M. Campbell, for Olym
pla. Seattle, April 7. Arrived Gth. steamer Al-Kl,
from Skagway; steamer Nome City, from Val
des; steamer Dolphin, from Skagway; steamer
John S. Kimball, from San Francisco; British
steamer Arctic, from Port Los Angeles; 7th,
British ship Senator, from Glasgow; British
ship Arctic Stream, from London; steamer John
S. Kimball, from San Francisco: steamer Pro
greso, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer
Czarina, for San FrancWco.
New York. April 7. Arrrt ed Cevlc, from Liv
erpool; Vaderland, from Antwerp.
Gibraltar. Arrived April 0 KalBcrln Maria
Theresa, from New Tork. for Naples and
Genoa. Sailed Aller, from Genoa and Naples,
for New York.
Cherbourg, April 7. Arrived Moltke, from
New York, ila Plymouth, for Hamburg.
Antwerp, April 7. Arrived Haverford, from
New York.
Algiers. Sailed April 4 Copac, from Seattle,
for Yokohama, etc, and London.
Hong Kong. Sailed April 6 Olympian, for
Tacoma.
Hlogo. Sailed April 5 Yangtse, from "Liver
pool, etc.. for Seattle.
Plymouth. April 7. Sailed Pennsylvania,
from Hamburg and Boulogne, for New York.
Portland. Arrl ed April 6 Dominion, from
Ll erpool.
Halifax. April 7. Arrived Corlnthlana, from
Liverpool.
City May Take All the "Water.
WASHINGTON, April 7. In the United
States Supreme Court an opinion was de
livered today by Justice Brewer in the
case of Pine and others against the City
of New York and Controller Bird S. Coler.
Involving the right of the city to appro
priate all the water of a stream along
which the complainant5 reside. Tho case
was decided against the city by the Court
of Appeals, but today's opinion reversed
that finding and remanded the case for
further hearing, with instructions to con
sider the question of damages.
Receiver Appointed.
BOSTON, April 7. Judge Colt, of the
United States District Court, today ap
pointed Robert Burnett temporary receiv
er for the New England Gas & Coke Com
pany, upon application of the United Gas
& Coke Company, of West Virginia, a
creditor. It Is understood that the re
ceivership proceedings are a part pf the
plan for a reorganization of the company,
and that Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Sellg
man & Co. will finance the new concern.
Mr. Burnett is Identified with Kidder, Pea
body & Co.
For any case of nervousness, sleepless
ness, weak stomach. Indigestion, dyspep
sia, relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver
Pills.
DEMAND A 14-INCH MAIN
BETTER WATER SERVICE NEEDED
ON THE EAST SIDE.
Cltixenn Address Letter to Water
Committee Time-Limit Problem
In Evangelical Church.
The prospects are that the 14-inch water
main ,that was proposed for East First
street, from East Market north to East
Oak streets, for protection of the large
property Interests In that district, will
be laid in the near future. Chief Camp
bell and City Engineer Chase, with a com
mittee of citizens from the East Side,
made an examination of the conditions
yesterday morning and delegated Mr.
Chase to prepare a communication to the
water committee recommending that the
main be put down as soon as practicable,
and stating that such a main laid on East
MECHANICS' PAVILION WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO TEAR DOWN.
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OLD LANDMARK WHICH MAY GIVE WAY TO PUBLIC MARKET-PLACE.
The old Mechanics' PaHIon, which It Is proposed to tear down In order to make room for a public market-place, was erect
ed In 1870 for expoltlon purposes. The Portland Mechanics' Fair Association was Incorporated March 20, 1870, by Peter Tay
lor, Ira F. Powers. Frank Dekum and r. C. Smith. The capital stock of $15,000 was quickly subscribed, and the central
building was erected at a cost of ?2G.O00. and later wings were added, making the total cost $31,887 25. Annual exhibitions
were held, and were attended by crowds of people from all over the state. Among the notable affairs that hae been held In
the pailion were the. public receptions to General Grant, on the occasion of his islt to Portland after his tour around the
world; to Pre-Ident Hajcs and General Sherman on their visits, and to Henry Vlllard In 1883. after the completion of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. When the new Exposition bunding was erected the old association dwindled In prosperity, and
Its affairs were finally closed up In 1000, when the lease on the city property expired, and the building reerted to the city.
The association closed Its affairs without debt, and the stockholders rccehed back In dividends several times the amount of
their original lnestment.
First street and supplied with fire hy
drants will be effective protection.
The need of better fire protection for
this district has become urgent. On a
former occasion It was proposed that this
main be laid, provided that a number
of cross streets be Improved by the build
ing of elevated roadways. An effort was
made to get the property-owners to make
the improvements required, but very few (
signed the petition, and the matter was
dropped. Chief Campbell has often said I
that he could use fire hydrants If theiarge
main were laid along East First street, j
and In the investigation he made yes'ter- i
day morning with the City Engineer he
showed very plainly that he could make
good his word. The City Engineer was I
convinced that such aNmaln will be ef- I
fective. and joined with the Chief In
signing the communication to the water
committee.
Chief Campbell said yesterday that
there Is the six-Inch main on Bast First,
and the department was dependent on it.
With the 14-lnch main and hydrants prop
erly and conveniently placed he will be
able to cope with a fire In this district
effectively, which he cannot do under
present conditions. The communication
to the water committee calls attention to
the unprotected condition of the vast
property interests along East Water, East
First and East Second streets, and to
the big buildings of Studebaker Bros, and
the Deere Plow Company, under construc
tion on East Second street. It also re
cites that there Is good reason for believ
ing that in the near future many roadways
or fills will be built in the water-front
streets.
This large main, when laid, will start
at about East Twelfth and Division
streets and be extended to the intersec
tion of East First and East Market
streets. The original intention was to
extend it along the entire East Side water
front to about 'the Portland Flouring
Mills for fire protection, but at present It
will not be extended beyond East Oak
street.
MAY" BUILD BRICK HALL.
Members of Orient Lodpre, I. O. O. F.,
Are Dlscusslnp: the Matter.
JUUUUb Ure .llllfai r 1111,11 .; u.v.ii ,
under discussion by the members of Ori
ent Lodge, No. 17. I. O. O. F which meets-
in the hall corner East Pine street and j
Grand avenue, are the ordering of a new .
4I4 -. Mrif AVv-4nr- dofrraoc OTlfl tVtO mflt '
ter of erecting a brick building to take
the place of the present two-story frame
structure occupied by the lodge. A com
mittee has already been instructed to pur
chase the new "regalia, which will cost
about 5300.
Concerning the erection of a bdek build
ing to cover the lot on this corner, there
is a difference of opinion. The lodge has
a membership of ISO, the other Odd Fellow
lodges of East Portland have been
merged with it. It owns the property on
this corner free of debt, and has about
J2000 in the treasury. A two-story brick
building 50x90 would cost about $10,000.
There la opposition to the suggestion
that the money be borrowed and the prop
erty be mortgaged, although this could be
done. It has been proposed that this
money, be borrowed from the .members of
the lodge in sums ranging from $100 up
ward, and fair interest be paid. It is
thought that out of the membership the
money could be raised, and there would
be no mortgage. THls plan may And
favor, but there is nothing definitely set
tled. TENURE OF THE BISHOPS.
United Evangelical Conference to
Vote on Removing: Time Limit.
Rev. H. L. Pratt, pastor of the First
United Evangelical Church, and Rev. H.
A. Deck, of the Second Church, will start
for Dallas this evening to attend the meet
ing of the Oregon conference, which will
convene there Thursday. At this session
several important questions will come up,
chief among them being the vote on re
moving the limit of the time of electing
bishops and presiding elders. Under the
rules of the United Evangelical church a
bishop can be elected only two terms of
four years each in succession, and the
same rule holds with presiding elders.
The question of removing the time limit
so that a bishop may be elected for life
is being submitted to the various, confer
ences of the United Evangelical Churches.
So far every conference has voted to re
fuse to accede to the proposed change.
It now comes before the Oregon confer
ence. Rev. Mr. Pratt said yesterday that
he did not think it possible for the meas-,
ure to carry. He expressed himself as op
posed to the change.
"We have two blshot in our church,"
said Mr. Pratt, "who are Bishop Dubs
and Bishop W. M. Btanford, who in the
Fall will have served their full eight
years and must step down under our rules
If they are not changed. Bishop Dubs is
the senior bishop, and a man who has
the management of our large financial
affairs. He is well along in years, and
Is one of our strongest men. Largely
that he might be re-elected, this move
ment to remove the time limit has been
started. Under our rules he cannot be re
elected, but must retire for four years.
So we will vote on the question. I don't
think it will carry In the Oregon confer
ence. This was the rock on which we
split off from the Evangelical Association.
I am opposed to the change. To make
this change will require two-thirds of the
conferences, and as all voting have voted
against it, it seems likely that it will be
defeated."
The tlme-llmlt question has been dis
cussed in all tho leading papers of the
United Evangelical church for several
months. There will probably be consid-
erable discussion when it comes before the
Oregon conference.
LARGE FACTORY BUILDING.
Under Construction on Eatt Eiprhth
nnd East TaIor Streets.
The frame for the lower story of the
sash and door and finishing manufacturing
establishment on East Eighth and East
Taylor streets has been raised. The main
building will be 175 feet long by 75 feet
wide. On the west side will be the dry
house and other outside buildings, stand
ing convenient to the main structure. Mr.'
Smith, the senior member of the firm,
has been purchasing machinery, which he
says costs more than was expected, owing
to the rush of orders ahead.
Mr. Smith said that this factory would
reach the outside market. In conversation
with Eastern men recently he found that
they were looking up places where they
could buy the output of such factories as
this one, and ho had no doubt but he
could dispose of the greater portion of
the output on the outside. "The other
factories," said Mr. Smith, "are over
run with orders for sash and doors which
they cannot fill. The demand for Oregon
lumber Is so great that we can hardly
get enough here for domestic purposes,
and builders have to wait."
This factory will cover the entire block.
It will be completed In about two months.
ELEGAM1.Y FURNISHED ROOMS.
Odd Fellow Lodges Have Spared No
Money In Outfitting: the Home.
The contributions toward the furnish
ing of the rooms of the Odd Fellows'
Home, near Kenllworth, which will be
dedicated by the Grand Lodger April 26,
amounted to nearly $1800. There has, been ,
no lack of money In furnishing the rooms
of the building from basement to the top j,
floor. An abundance of money flowed
Into the hands of the board of trustees .
from the lodges of Portland and through
out the state. Very few residences of the
wealthy are furnished better than is the
Home.
Following are the largest contributions:
Homo Social Club, of Portland, parlor,
$250; Junction and Huntington Lodges,
back parlor or library, $250; Kremlin
Baku, Improved Order of Muscovites,
Portland, one bedroom, $155; Columbia Re
bekah Lodge, No. 3, Portland, one bed
room, $125; Roseburg Lodges, one bedroom,
$155; Baker City Lodges and Encampment,
one bedroom, $125; Albany Lodges, one
bedroom, $110; Athena Lodges, the dining
room, $151 40; Eureka Lodge, No. 32, Pen
dleton, contribution, $40. Various other
lodges contributed smaller sums, which
were used In furnishing the kitchen, pan
try and laundry.
AT WILLIAMS-AVENUE SCHOOL.
Mothers' Meeting; "Will Be Held In
Assembly Hall Tomorrow.
There will be a mothers' meeting to
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock In the as
sembly hall of the, WQlIams-Avenue
School building. The object of these
meetings Is to bring the mothers and the
teachers Into closer relations and to es
tablish greater confidence between the
home and the school.
New Wlllubnrp; Schoolhouse.
The contract for the erection of a new
schoolhouse for Wlllsburg, near Sellwood.
has been let, and work will be commenced
this week. The contract price is some
thing over $1600 for the woodwork. It is
proposed to build two rooms of a four
room building this year. The two rooms
will cover 33xS0 feet, and are to be ready
by the opening of school this Falht
Planing: Mill at Trontdale.
Some Portland men will start a large
planing mill at Troutdale to handle the
lumber from the Powell's Valley sawmills.
A site 100x100 has been secured in the cen
ter of the place, and the work of clearing
the ground has been started. Buildings
are to be erected and machinery installed
as soon as possible. It is said to be an
enterprise of considerable importance.
At Brooklyn School.
At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a
mothers' meeting will take place In the
Brooklyn School, on Mllwaukie street.
Superintendent Rigler, Mrs. Harford and
others will make short addresses. All
the parents of the neighborhood and others
interested are invited to attend this meeting.
THE BATTLE OF SHILOH
MR, BUCHANAN'S VTVID STORY OF
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
Extracts From His FortyYe&r-Old
Diary Two Dots' Terrible
Fighting:.
Forty years' ago last Sunday morning,
April 6, the battle ofShlloh was ushered
in with the rising sun. Believing that a
quotation from my diary, written at the
time, will be of special interest to some
bf your readers, and of some interest to
all of them, I will copy it for three days.
I will state that I was in McCook's di
vision of Buell's column, and at this time
we were executing a hard march from
Nashville, via Columbia, to join Grant's
forces at Savannah or somewhere else on
the Tennessee River. The weather had
been quite hot and the roads very dusty
so much so that we were much exhausted.
"April C Heard the 'cannons' open roar'
early In the morning. This Is a very beau
tiful, bright Sunday morning. Upon such
mornings as this. In times past, we de
lighted, In answer to the musical bells,
to wend our way to some house of wor
ship; but these sounds indicate that some,
at least, will spend' this Lord's day in a
vastly different way. The cannonading
is away In the .southwest; It must be
that Grant Is over there. We started
early, marched as usual until 10 o'clock,
when we obeyed with alacrity and en
thusiastic shouts the order, 'Unsllng
knapsacks and prepare for a forced
march.' The cannonading Is heavier, and
1 think I can hear the roll of musketry.
There Is evidently something serious
ahead. The forced march wa3 kept up
until 2 P. M., when we were halted until
4 P. M. The rest was really needed, but
the continual question is. 'Why are we
stopped here?' The sound of battle In
creases In volume, and anxiety to be up
and doing grows more Intense. As I am
weak from a late sickness, I am urged
to fall to the rear. But no. In common
with all, I want to see a battle, and fear
this will be my only chance. The march
was resumed at 4 P. M. We arrived at
Savannah, on the Tennessee River, at 8
P. M. We have marched 20 miles today,
and from the heat, the dust and excite
ment are all tired. We stood around in
the streets In a pouring rain without
other covering than the sheets of water
until 2 A. M., when we marched aboard
a boat, where he hope to get a little rest
and sleep preparatory for what the mor
row may bring forth. All day long the
roar of battle has been borne to our ears,
growing louder nnd more fearful as the
day advanced and we came nearer the
scene of strife. In the morning we were
about 25 miles away, now we are still five
miles distant (nine miles). Late In the
afternoon a new sound was added to the
cannonade a shrill 'b-l-n-g that has the
sound of metal In It. We are Informed
that this is the music of the gunboats.
That sound yet occasionally wakes the
echoes of the night. Words cannot ex
press the feelings within us throughout
this day of extreme anxiety and burning
desire to be present and take a hand in
the fray. How we should have liked to
have shouted over to them, 'Be of good
cheer, for we are coming 40.000 strong!'
"Now, good diary, this may be the very
last tlme'I will ever take you in hand; If
so, I want you to be the messenger to
carry my last farewell to all my friends
everywhere. Say to mother and sweet
heart that their names are the last that
my lips shall utter. A soldier's life seems
the cheapest thing out. Nobody seems to
value It not even the possessors. We lie
down upon our hard bed the floor arid
go peacefully to sleep, with scarcely a
thought of the morrow, although after
this quiet rest we expect a harvest of
death, and many victims of the sickle will
strew the ground. If I am one of them,
farewell to all.
"April 8 Yesterday there was neither
t!menor inclination to write. I cannot tell
even my diary what took place yesterday.
No one sees a battle. I scarcely think
any one knows Just what he does in a
battle. Maybe others do not get rattled.
vs I did. I can give only the slightest
outline of the little part I took in the
day's events.
"As soon as light enough our boat took
Its slow way up the river. We arrived at
Pittsburg Landing at 7 A. M. Here we
found an Immense jam of demoralized
stragglers, estimated at 10.000 men, crowd
ing the little hillside from the top to the
water's edge, apparently the only place
safe from flying missiles of death. We
were ordered to go to the top of the hill,
about 75 yards from the boat, and form In
line. A few hearts failed and joined the
skulkers. We marched back Into the
edge of a wood and ate our breakfast,
which consisted of a single cracker sand
wich and a cup of coffee. These sand
wiches were made by two crackers the
Army cracker is two Inches square and
putting a thin, small piece of raw ham
between them. Stray bullets were whis
tling around. Although this kind of
music was new and startling to us, yet
no one seemed to pay any attention to
It. The only unsatisfactory thing about
the meal was its small quantity. After
dispatching our meal we marched toward
the fighting line, passing through an un
dulating, sparsely timbered country.
T"here had been considerable undergrowth,
but that was principally mowed off by
bullets. It looked to an unsophisticated
spectator as If it would be quite Impos
sible for men to remain alive where
nearly all of the small brush was cut
1 down, yet they had. The larger timber
looked as If it had passed through a cy
clone of leaden hail. I counted as high
as 70 ball holes in a tree, and some quite
large branches were entirely cut off.
"Being in the rear, I had good oppor
tunity to look around. My attention was
early called to the dead. The difference
between the Union and the rebel dead
was very marked. The Union dead had
the usual hue, while the faces of the
rebel dead had turned quite dark, giving
them a vindictive look. I am informed
that this was caused by them drinking
Whisky and powder. The Union men put
their powder in their guns. I discovered
among the dead a fine specimen of young
manhood, yet in his teens, with the
breath of life in him. He was lying with
his head in a rivulet. I went to him.
raised him gently, carried him on to
higher ground, and fixed him as com
"fortably as I could against the roots of
a tree. I now gave him a drink of water
and he soon revived enough to talk to me.
His first question was, 'Will I live?'
Here was the saddest duty of my young
life. Looking down into that noble young
face, it was hard for me to say what
duty demanded of me to say: 1 fear not;
3'ou appear to be shot through the heart.'
He then gave me his mother's address,
some tender messages, a testament, etc
I now told him that I had done all for
Wm that I could do; that I must hasten
on and join my company; that the Ambu
lance Corps would soon take care of him,
and with a sad good-bye I left him. To
day I have done all he requested of me.
(Note. I after.ward learned that he lived
seven days with a ball hole through tha
lower part of his heart; that he was
taken up Into Illinois, and that in his last
moments he was ministered to by a lov
ing mother.)
"When I overtook the regiment it was
halted on the reserve line. We were or
dered to He down. After a while I got
restless; I wanted to see around. So
Comrade Trego and I got up to see bet
ter. Directly wo saw a blue streak com
ing toward us. It was a cannon ball.
Although we could see It, we had no
time to even think, much less to move.
It came under the log behind which and
just where we had been lying, struck
Trego's gun, which stood on the ground
between us, shattered it into , splinters,
the splinters tearing the clothing and
flesh of Trego's leg into shreds. I caught
Trego and we assisted him to the rear and
turned him over to the Ambulance Corps.
Poor Trego! the first man shot In our
command, and sent to the rear so soon.
He will always regret not seeing the fun.
But here was a lucky escape. Had we
been obeying orders, lying down, one or
both of us would likely have been killed.
"About 10 o'clock we were ordered for
ward. We marched out Into an open
field, halted and reformed under a tre
mendous hail of all the missiles of death
ever Invented, and were then ordered to
charge Into a ravine filled with rebels.
We charged all right, but were soon
compelled to fall back again. We kept
a good alignment while charging, but
when we commenced to fall back, I am
sorry to say that some hurried too much.
We faced about after crossing the field
mentioned, and soon crossed It a third
time, not to stop until the enemy was
In full retreat. The battle was over by
4 P. M., and then we had opportunity
to pull ourselves together and see where
we were at and see who was left. Of the
four neighbor boys who left home to
gether, Jacob Odel Is shot through the
right knee (died soon after), Daniel Rager
Is shot through the thigh, William Cha
sey Is slightly wounded, and I alone am
untouched. When the excitement died
out we realized for the first time today
that we were hungry mighty hungry.
Practically without breakfast, and no
time to think of dinner, with the most
exhausting labor. It is small wonder that
we were played out.
"In making our first charge our com
pany passed through a pond of water.
I recollect seeing the balls glancing on the
water, but I had no realization of being
wet. This shows how completely our
whole being was absorbed by the terrible
contest going on around us. After rest
ing a little while we marched back near
the landing and went into camp. By some
means hardtack, coffee and pprk was dug
up and our most pressing want was re
lieved. Men tumbled down here" and
there to talk over the events of the day,
and, exhausted, soon to surrender to the
arms of Morpheus; but I could not rest
until I had hunted up my wounded com
rades and knew that they were as com
fortable as was possible under the cir
cumstances. It was near midnight before
I could relieve myself from duty. We
still had no tents or blankets, and the
rain was coming down by the bucketful.
I found a. caisson with a tarpaulin over
it. I dared not take the tarpaulin off of
the caisson, but I did lift up a corner of
It and hunker down against a wheel. I
stayed there until morning, but I did
not rest much. This morning we fell in
and marched five or six miles, and ap
parently waited for orders to follow up
the rebels, but Instead we returned to the
former camp. The next duty was to bury
the dead. I am not on the detail, so will
get to take a much-needed rest. I wanted
to see a battle; I am satisfied. I don't
want to see any more. One such victory
Is enough for a lifetime."
M. BUCHANAN.
MR. .DALY'S GOOD RECORD
Reformation of Onr School System
Largely His Achievement.
PORTLAND, April"! (To the Editor.)
In the personals of yesterday, the follow
ing appears: "In the recent Republican
County Convention at Corvallis, Mr. Bry
son was a candidate for nomination of
State Senator, but was defeated by Hon.
John D. Daly, by only one vote." There
was but one vote taken. Senator Daly
received 36, Mr. Bryson 28, and Mr. E. H.
Balknap 7. A very complimentary vote
for Mr. Bryson.
The Democrats of Benton held their
county convention yesterday. They did
not nominate a candidate for State Sen
ator. When the political significance of
a State Senator 1b considered, no higher
tribute could be paid to Senator Daly's
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Senator Daly's school law destroyed the
school grafts, broke up the school ma
chine rule, drove the American Book
Company out of the state and placed our
schools on equality with those of any
state.
Previous to the passage of the Daly
bill, the American Book Company had
a monopoly of the sale of text-books to
the public schools. Every patron of the
schools paid a royalty to this company.
Now, a half dozen or more publishing
houses furnish the books. By competi
tion, the consumer gets the benefit of
bottom prices.
The Daly bill gives dignity to the
teaching profession; It destroyed the sale
of state diplomas. Under the old law
(made up of political patches, and many
patches were grafts), nearly 2500 state
papers were Issued in four years, and
nine-tenths of them were Issued without
examination, at prices ranging from ?10
to $20 apiece. The profession of this state
are Senator Daly's friends.
After the introduction of the Daly bill
in the Senate, 16 bills mysteriously dis
appeared. They were surreptitiously tak
en from their regular custodian. It was
expected that the Daly bill was among
them. Senator Daly "slept with his bill,"
since it was well known that the Ameri
can Book Company, thiough its agent,
had "money to burn" to defeat this re
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Had Senator Daly been after proven
der, he could have made $10,000 by touch
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sense of honor and the duty he owed to
the patrons and children of the public
schools of the stato forbade consideration
of such a proposition.
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digging up dormant ordinances and en
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bo well to resurrect another which 13 very
much neglected, that is tho ordinance (I
do not know the number) providing for
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