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THE MOKNIKG OREUOKIAft, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1902.
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RACKS RAISE i ROW
Hot Debate at Civic l.tnproy e
iBi&nt IVIeetingf
ON BICYCLE STANDS QUESTION
In Spite of Protest" of R. p. Mor
row nnd John AnLnnd, the iMem
bers Pas Heaolutions T.tiat.
"Rnclc'a Have" to Go." v
A -Democratic convention In. Its m Jldest
moments could not hope to bring fort th the
snontaneous flood of oratory that was
heard at the meeting of tho Civic Im-
Timvpmont Association last night. The
-topic of debate. "Bicycle Racks on tho
Streets of Portland," caused the room,
of the Mining Exchange in the Chai nbe r
of Commerce building to echo and r.
echo with ringing speeches.
R. G. Morrow, vice-president of -t he
wheelmen's association, and John Anncfc d,
of the Postal Telegraph Company, w ire
present as champions of the cause of
bicycle racks, but the civic lmprovero ant
enthusiasts could not agree with the t en
tlmcnts they expressed, and during the
arguments some remarkable cllnv ixes
were reached.
Thomas McCusker, chairman of
committee appointed to investigate
matter of allowing advertising on
the
the
the
streets, advocated in .his report th e re
imoval of bicycle racks altogether ar, d ad
Vised the fastening of clamps to thf tele
'graph, telephone, and electric light poles
for this purpose. Following the report
a motion was) made that a commto- .tee be
tappolnted to ask permission of the various
companies to use the poles for th Is pur
toose. The question was now bef ore the
bouse, and there was a chance fo r mem
bers to speak, and speak they d Id, long
'and eloquently.
R. G. Morrow led off. He b egan by
telling them how heartily he app roved of
the work, and a smile of appro' al could
be seen playing on all the membe re faces.
But he let his enthusiasm over come his
diplomacy, and when he finally began to
(define his stand the smiles cha nged Into
frowns, and his oratory was frequently
(interrupted by impatient quest Ions from
the association workers.
"You can never got enough clamps on
ithe telephone poles." aald Ml . Morrow,
'"to hold one-third of the blcycl ss, and we
roust have some place to put mr wheels.
A vast number of business n len in the
Commercial block ride wheels. They can
hot .stand them, against the bn ilding, and
Jf they leave them on the I itreet they
fere knocked down and run a ver."
"Have a bicycle room to kee- them In,"
-suggested one.
"Shouldn't the city furnish b oys to hold
Seople's horses when they wa nt to leave
lem?" asked another.
"You have granted the gro eery stores
itwo feet of sidewalk for th Ir displays,
yet you refuse to grant us 11 ; inches for
"bicycle racks. Is this justice! " continued
3Ir. Morrow. "The bicycle; rack that
stood so long on, Second and "Washington
streets was kept there on account of the
men in the Commercial bloc k. We told
the owner to keep it there, and we will
back you up." Upon his a nnouncement
the chairman had to rap for order, as
everyone seemed to want tho floor.
John Annand was the next speaker. He
said that in all the messen ger services
and telegraph services the loss of bicycle
racks caused a great Jnconv nlence. The
boys all have to use wheels, lhave to have
them where they can get tiiem quickly
when called, and must have some place
to keep them. The bicycle Tack, he be
lieved, was the only solution of the prob
lem. G. M. Hyland now took the floor.
"Bvery one," he said, "who wishes to
carry on a business shoulcl make ar
rangements to take care of every thing
necessary in his business ami should not
ask the public to give part of the side
walk, which is strictly public property,
for their accommodation. Burthermore.
the law said plainly that such infrig
ments should not be allow&i, and that
those who had' said, 'Keetp the Task
there and we'll back you,' were openly
defying the law. A good, liw-ablding
citizen, if not satisfied with the law,
should try to have it changed, but not
defy it"
Many other Improvement men spolce In
favor of abolishing all bicycle racks.
"When in San Francisco last Winter I
saw no bicycle racks on tho streets," said
one.
"You were not looking for them there,"
Interrupted a visitor'.
"I wasn't drunk; I could have seen
them," retorted the speaker.
Finally the question was put and the
motion to abolish the racks passed.
It was also decided to ask the City
Council to change the awning1 ordinance,
which requires all awnings to be eight
feet in the clear, to read six feet in
tho clear, and then to enforce this law,
also.
It was also announced that Mrs. Conde
Hamlin would deliver an address on
"Civlo Improvement Movements," at
the Exposition building on April 25.
BIG TRADING IN STOCKS
Southern. Railway Makes Xeiv Rec
ord at New York.
NEW YORK, April. 15. The dimensions
of trading in Southern Railway stocks to
day eclipsed any ever before seen on the
New York Stock Exchange. The total
number of shares of common stock out
standing is 1.200,013. The dealings re
corded in the stock today were to the
number of S64.500 shares. On April 34, 1901,
Union Pacific was dealt In to the ex
tent of 662,800 shares, during the struggle
between the Morgan and Harriman inter
ests in the transcontinental field. That
figure was far in excess of any previous
day's dealings in a single stock until to
day. The tremendous volume of these
c-lJ-ss dwarfed o rest of the market,
and yet there wra a number &f other
stocks in which the dealings were on a
fccale only seen during periods of great
speculative activity.
The opening in Southern Railway was
quiet enough, and the opening bulge in
Louisville & Nashville to nearly four
points oVer last night awakened some
momentary skepticism of the overnight
reports of a settlement of the dispute for
control of Louisville & Nashville. But
ths parties in Interest were already in
consultation when the stock market
opened, and there was a scurrying of
brokers from the neighborhood of the
consultation-rooms. Immediately buying
orders appeared in Southern Railway for
seemingly unlimited amounts of the
stock. The movement in tho stock did
not become wild at any time. In spite of
the extreme advance of 64 points to 40&.
The reactionary tendency of Loulsvlllo &
Nashville was also a convincing demon
stration that the struggle for that stock
had terminated, and the scramble to get
out by the smaller operators who had fol
lowed he deal carried it down by suc
cessive stages to 125. The last price,
however, left It at 127, a net loss of only
1 point. Southern Railway suffered at the
last from tho profit-taking on tho present
professional element, which bought the
stock recklessly, but was apparently not
disposed to remain in It over night In
face of the many possible contingencies
still open In the situation. The re
action carried Southern Railway back to
27"i, and it closed only 1 higher at a
net gain of 3. Tho preferred stock
gained S.
Tho extent of th public information
rhen the stock market closed was con-
' talned in the formal statement by the
vxates element that they had bought con
trol of Louisville & Xashvllfe and that
they proposed to leave the settlement of
the dispute to J. P. Morgan &. Co., as
arbiters. This was accepted as conclusive
evidence that Southern Railway would
be benefitted by the settlement. The
heavy buying of that stock was by brok
ers usually employed by the Inside Inter
ests. But the volume of the dealings was
sufficient Indication that everybody who
could Ret orders executed shared in the
r buying. The movements In Illinois Cen
tral and in Chicago, Indianapolis & Louis
ville were directly in sympathy with that
In Southern Railway. It is supposed that
Illinois Central will be allowed to share
in the "benefit of the Louisville absorption
and ths t Chicago, Indianapolis & Louis
ville will possibly form a. connecting link
to Chicago. The very large buying of St.
Paul 'was supposed to be due to a re
newal of the campaign for a rise by the
elemr nt which bought Louisville. There
was some strength In the other grangers
and Pacific and in Pennsylvania and Bal
timore & Ohio. Amalgamated Copper ad
va need at one time over a point, but did
n'it hold It. There were notable advances
'. specialties here and there. Interna-
uonai .rower rising neariy xz. poims. xui
there were also points 'of weakness, and
outside of the congested centers of activ
ity there wasnot a notable demand for
stocks.
There was some stiffening of the money
rate again, but the continued calmness
of the money market through the day re
lieved the apprehension that was felt lest
the enormous speculation should develop
a stringency. The easing of the exchange
market Indicated that the borrowing in
foreign niarkets was being freely resorted
to. General considerations received little
attention. The market closed irregular
under realizing.
The bond market was Irregular. Total
sales, par value, $4,990,000. United States
bonds were all unchanged on the last
call.
AT THE! HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND,
P A Perry. N Y.
T C Mason, Boston
O B Jordan, Chicago
P J Towle, St Paul
F I Towle. do
J G Holflnch. Clntl
Henry Shaw, N Y
C W Smith and wife,
Plttsburff
P H Arnold. S F
B H Clarke. Pendletn
P J Jennings & wf,
N Y
C W Allen. Mpls
Raymond Habcock, NY
S S Bailey, X Y
X G Richards. X Y
O W Clayton. Chgo
H Blrkensteln, Chgo
C Vv Kogg. Iowa
G V McLaren, SeattleW A. Cleland. do
J C Barllne. Spokane
Dr & Mrs J F Hobson
A u KJne, Wallace
G "W Stolle. Phlla
G F Wentworth, Taco
A T Llpman, S F
Geo Hanson. S F
F H Hill. X Y
F H Sprague and wf.
and chd. Cleveland
Geo C Morgan, Chgo
Miss M Morgan, do
I J E Rjder, Chgo
Dr E A Lawbaugn,
Chicago
D Ballenger. Chgo
uraiton. n x
John J Winner. S F
L A Shadburne & wf.lDr G H Xottage & wf,
x x city
"XV Dodds & wf. Pa IS Elmore, Astoria
Herman Dodds, do Edw Hanak, S F
Mr and Mrs Charles Mrs C E Meyer, 111
Kroeschell, Chgo I Miss Veva Mejer, do
G H Emmerson. Hoq Sterling Hughes, Chgo
Geo R Jones. Chgo E D Rogers, do
S A Shepard and -Rf.JMlfs S E Reeves. S F
Plttaburg R G Fowler. S F
J E Maxneld, Wash-JMrs J F Ross & dau,
lngton D C Astoria
THE PERKINS.
Mrs F "W Haven. MplsJ R Goulter, Ilwaco
Geo "W KIger. Tlllamk.C E Moulton, Tacoma
H B Brown, Thunder
E W Bun, do
Mountain
"W T Gilchrist, San
Jose. -Cal
T C Thornton, Junc
tion City
G W Burns, Olympla
Ed Snipes, do
"W E Lewis, S F
B P Gallagher, S F
G Q Rogers, Vancouv
Mrs "V Bun, do
B BIssInger. Phlla
M J Xidt. Seattle
Y G Davis, Dayton
E B Nestor. Oakland
A T Kelllher, Salem
W H Starr. Grant's P
P McGowan, McEnnls
Pass
T C Oyle, Pendleton
Ed Hlbbard, S F
J E Snjder, S F
A M Long, Troy Ohio
John Beattee, Butte
O H Flthlan. Chicago
H T Moore. S F
John Moore, St Paul
J J Tupker. Burns
L E Sellg, Astoria
H S McGowan, do
L G Strachall, S F
'Wall Inborn, do
AVm H Stein. Mlton
Mrs Wm H Stein, do
Geo wulson. Sllverton
J W Armstron, Salem
Mrs w L. Actlnus,
Hoauam
Mrs Mary R Woods,
Gardner
Mrs J W Reld. do
Jacob Slier. S Bend
L T Russell. Seattle
G E Blew. Roseburg
Mrs B Roe. Hood RIv
Mrs Li J Cochran, ao
G F Wllden. Tacoma
J Gansel, Hlbbard
THE IMPERIAL.
C. W. Knowles, Manager.
D M Smith, Vancou
E D Lackey, Astoria
P B Durere. Seattle
R B Dyer, Astoria
Prudence Patterson,
The Dalles
T A Henneely. N Y
Mrs M F Kelly. Pendl
w A Hawiey. s F
A K Rice. W W
B J Plngre, Roseburg G T Parr, Dalles
R L Bewley, Sheridan IB C Kelly. Pocatello
Miss Metcben. Tacoma E P McComack, Salem
E W McConun. Pend jW E Lagan, Seattle
X P Sonreh. Astoria j J R Gaugh, Seattle
W F McGregor, do A Shottoll. Victoria
C W Thompson. Placeri V H Behne, Cottage G
W Tyler Smith. Sherldf J D Daly. Corvallls
Walter Lyons. Salem A L Roney, Goshen
P S Knight. Salem J W Kelthen. do
J H Brown, do 1C S Hoover, city
Mrs H C Thompson. H H Smith and fam,
Astoria
Xew Richmond, Wis
1W C Yoeman, Pe Ell
J E Levy. Seattle
F D Kuettner, do
Mrs Kuettner, do
J H Ackerman. Salem C I Jackson. Denver
Mrs J M Patterson. J Sutherland. Spokane
The Dalles Mrs Sutherland, do
THE ST. CHARLES.
E L Specht. city
J W Strong, cty
A D Xockley, Kalama
J G Strong, city
Geo Eleo. ABtoria
G R Strong, city
J L Durkee, do
I N GuIUds. Pendletn
M G Stuart & wf. Aet
F M Foster, Goble
G P Miller, Chicago
A R Roberts, Goble
Jack Connor, city
F A Howell, do
B Hill, do
L C DaIson. W W
J O Cummins, Latou-
rell Falls
J M Greswell, Warren
Florence Morgan and
fam. Pueblo. Colo
P X Payne, Spokane
Mrs M Randall. Dalles
Miss E Randall, do
W H Baldwin. Ft Ste
R S Glenn, do
Jo9 Qulnn and wife.
J F Dawson, Sheridan
F W Tobey, city
M C Davis, Salem
A Crawford. Dayton
J A Simmons, X Yam
T Williams. Rainier
J Sheneman, S F
C Melanctbon. city
Thos ZUlltr. do
L F Parnell. do
A Nelson, do
B R Falrchllds, do
J W Johnston & wf,
Mary Copeland, War
Qulncy
Clyde E Fitch, city
J R Butler. Aberdeen
Jap Manary, Marshland
Geo Weeks, do
L Michael. Stella
C Martin. lone
Mrs L Wilson & dau.
Bend, Or
ren
Oscar Peterson, do ,
D McCloskey, WarrenlE Dahlte, city
A F Blackerly. Silvrtn
S B Roberts, do
G P Holiday, do
Mrs C M Graham,
Marshland
Elmer Michael, do
Wm L Worth. Monmth
T F Hodgeman. Albany
D H Bern. Plymouth
P Vosberg, do
D A Boone, Aberdeen
B J Perry. S F
E B Elliott, Clatakan
O E Elliott. Marshld
C Hall. Lyle
M Schneider & wf.
Damascus
E Robblns. Molalla
(Mrs Allan & dau.
was eo
Sam McDonald. Moro
J J Eoff, Dalles
Elvln Mentler, Seattlt
A J Leonard, do
Hotel DrunTviclc, Seattle.
European. plan. Popular rates. Modern
Improvements. Business center. Near
depot.
Tacoma Hotel. Taroma.
American plan. Rates, $3 and up.
Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma,
European plan. Rates 50c and up.
The Texas Hall Storm.
HOUSTON, Tex., April 15. Late reports
from the section visited by the hail storm
of Sunday night show that great damage
wt-i done to berries, cotton and corn.
The loss to strawberries alone is estimated
at $30,000, with as much more at "Web
Pttr, pJrK,--'" and Lcapue City. Fayette
County jfcly'fcred greatly from hall, cotton
and corn being beaten into the ground,
and fruit and shade trees almost stripped.
It is claimed that hah stones over an
inch in dlaCvHftf fell. A number of cowa
and hogs Were killed by lightning at dif
ferent pototK. while barns and one resi
dence were "burned, after being struck.
So far as known, only one life was lost,
John F. Pike being caught In a creek
bed near Big Springs by a water spout
and drowned.
Seamen's Concert Tonight.
An excellent concert has been arranged
at the Seamen's Institute, 100 North Front
street, at 8 P. M. today:
Piano solo Miss Gibson
Song Mis Flora Kemp
Recitation Miss -Malzle Ruff
Song Mr. T. Ruddlman
Violin solo Mr. George TVuest
Song Mrs. Hamilton
Selection on bagpipes ....Professor Moore
Song Master Harold Kemp
Recitation Mr. A. E. Jewell
Piano solo Miss Grace Kemp
Song Mr. James Shearer
All ro welcome,
t
Dr. Snnford'n Liver Invlgorator.
The best liver medicine. A vegetable
cure for liver Ills, biliousness, indigestion,
constipation, malaria.
If you are tired taking the large old
faohioned griping pills, try Carter's Little
Liver Pills and take some comfort. A
1 man can't stand everything.
THOUSANDS FOR REPAIRS
PRESENT SEASON'S FLEET HAS DIS
BURSED 9150,000.
An Average of $500 Per Day Since
Last July New-Crop Ship Char
tered at 30s Marine Notes.
The British steamship Quito completed
her repairs yesterday morning, and is
again in first-class condition, ready to
tackle another Iceberg. As yet the ves
sel Is on the free list, no business having
been secured for her. Her repairs cost
in the neighborhood of 510,000, and the
work was exceptionally well done. The
current season has been a highly profit
able one for the shlpwngnts and repair
men, and since the opening of the season
last July, no less than $150,000 has been
distributed along the Portland water front
for repairing crippled ships. This Is an
average of over $500 per day for the past
10 months, and while tho price was high
for some of the work, the largest jobs
were handled at quite reasonable figures.
The Frerich were the cmef contributors
to the work, as no less than four of their
vessels came Into the hands, of the re
pairers for good-sized jobs.
Of fhese, the Asie, which capsized In
the harbor, was the most expensive piece
of work of any of tho fleet. Her repairs
will cost about $30,000, while the Vendee
will run well up around $10,000. The
Lamorlclere, in collision with the British
ship Latimer, also had quite a bill to
foot, and the sinking spell of the diminu
tive Hcnrlette was also quite expensive.
Other jobs of pretty good dimensions were
on the steamship Pembrokeshire, which
ran well past $20,000, and the steamship
Indravclll. The Barmbek. which finished
repairing at Astoria yestercay as the re
sult of a collision with the steamship
Oceano, has a heavy bill, and the Loch
Garve cost more money for less work than
any of the fleet which repaired here this
season.
CANADIAN STEAMSHIP TRAFFIC.
Five BIgr Liners Will Sail From Van
couver In the Month of May.
Vancouver, B. C, apparently Is desirous
of being counted in on the newspaper fight
which Is ever on between the Tacoma and
Seattle papers over the relative merits of
the two ports, and the Province, printed
at the Canadian Pacific's western termi
nus, takes the place of a "Harbormaster's
report" with the following:
"Cargoes from Vancouver to the Orient
and Australia are increasing rapidly,
while very little freight Is now being
shipped from Sound ports to the Orient,
and none at all to the Antipodes, as
there exists no steamship communication
between the Sound and Australia.
"During the month of May there will
be no less than five foreign steamships
sailing from this port, three for the Ori
ent and two for Australia, via Honolulu
and Suva. The number of vessels will
beat the previous record of this port, and
but demonstrates the amount of freight
being handled from this port, while ves
sels from the Sound to the Orient are com
pelled to put to sea with exceedingly small
cargoes. In one instance not long ago the
master of a vessel sailing between the
Sound and Oriental ports returned to the
Sound shortly after he put to sea because
he was afraid to venture across the Pa
cific with the light ballast ne had.
"The sailings from here of C. P. R.
steamers for the Orient during the month
of May will be as follows: Empress of
China, May 5; Tartar, May 19; Empress of
India, May 26. And the sailings of the
Canadian-Australian line are scheduled
thus: R. M. S. Moana, May 5, and R. M.
S. Mlowera, May 30.
"Seattle is placed entirely In the shade
In so far as sailings to the Orient are
concerned, and no vessels at all leave
that port for Australia. The only lines
touching Seattle from the Orient are the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Northern
Pacific steamers, and for a long time past
none of these vessels have been carrying
full cargoes on their outward voyages."
THIRTY-SHILLING SHIP.
The Spread Between Spot and New
Crop Tonnage Is Increasing.
The British ship Isle of Arran, a well
known grain ship in this port, was char
tered yesterday for new-crop loading at 30
shillings, which is a material advance
over previous figures paid for new-crop
ships, although still under the rates paid
early in tho year. 'The Isle of Arran Is
the first British vessel that has been char
tered for new-crop business for a long
time, nearly everything tnat has been
taken previously being German or French
vessels. Some exporters are of the opin
ion that 30 shillings is too high for
freights, and they are holding off. As 25
shillings is the 'limit that can be secured
for spot or near-by ships, it is apparent
there is a pretty wide spread for the time
of the year. There will be new wheat
to be loaded within five months, and the
payment of 30 shillings for that time, while
more than 25 shillings Is refused now, Is
an Inducement for a ship to lay up.
The Isle 6t Arran carries about 3000
tons, and were she on spot, her owners
would receive at 30 shillings, new crop,
approximately $3750 for keeping her In
waiting. This, in the present era of low
freights, will hardly be overlooked, and
accordingly a readjustment must take
place. Either spot hips must advance or
distant ships decline, although It Is by no
means beyond possibility that both will
undergo shrinkage before six months roll
by. There is plenty of steam tonnage
now ottering, and some of It is obtainable
at very low rates. If a failure In the
French crop helps out the wheat market,
sail will not reap much benefit from the
increased demand for wheat, as It will bo
rushed forward by steamer, for which a
handsome premium will be paid.
HIGH RATE FOR SALMON.
British Baric Glenmarlc Has Been
Chartered to Load Next Season.
Unless there Is something wrong with
the information supplied by the Vic
toria Colonist, British Columbia salmon
shippers are paying freights considerably
out of line with grain freights. The
British bark Glenmark, now loading wheat
at Tacoma for Callao, Is reported fixed
for salmon loading next Fall, and In com
zswntlng on the angracement the Colonist
says: Another salmon ship Is reported
chartered, and If the rate at -which the
second carrier has received for loading
this Fall is any criterion, it seems that
charterers feel that the freight rates
must Increase within the next few months.
The latest salmon carrier said to be
chartered for loading on the Fraser is
the Glenmark, which arrived here from
Chanarel on March 19, and left for Ta
coma, where she is now loading wheat.
The Artenies was chartered some time
ago at 32 shillings. The Glenmark re
turns to thl3 port after discharging her
wheat cargo. The Glenmark is taken up
at 35 shillings for London and .37 shillings
and sixpence for Liverpool, which, when
the fact Is considered that wheat carriers
arc being, paid 22 shillings and sixpence
to 25 shiillngs to take wheat to the United
Kingdom from the Sound and Portland,
is a high rate.
LONG LIST OF OYERDTJBS.
Reinsurance on French Baric Oliver
de Clisson Now 80 Per Cent.' '
SAN FRANCISCp. April 15. The Amer
ican ship Sam Skolfield II, out 124 days
from Manila, for Puget Sound, has been
placed on the overdue list at the Mer
chants' Exchange, with reinsurance
quoted at 15 per cent. The schooner Ma
hukoha, out U0 days from Zamboanga,
for Puget Sound, has also been listed. An
advance of 10 per cent has been made in
the rate on the, French bark Oliver de
Clisson, out 21S days from Cayenne for
this port, and Is now standing at 80 per
cent The British ship Tweedsdale, 97
days from Hangar, for Port Townsend,
is at 20 per cent; the British ship Red
Rock, 138 days from. Fraser. River, for
London, Is at 15 per cent; the American
bark Yosemite, 113 days from Newcastle,
Australia, for Guaymas, stands at 20 per
cent, and the German ship H. F. Glade,
177 days out from, this port for Europe,
stands at 20 per cent.
Cholera on a. Bis Liner.
SEATTLE, April 15. Before leaving
China to cross the Pacific to Seattle, the
officers and crew of the Nippon Yusen
liner Rlojun underwent the terror of being
confined aboard ship with a number of
cases of cholera. The .disease was con
tracted by several Japanese seamen dur
ing the first day the vessel was In port at
Hong Kong. Before the Hong Kong
physicians could get the small epidemic
under control, six men had been stricken.
Three died within a few hours. The re
maining three were removed from the ves
sel and cared for at a hospital in Hong
Kong. The big liner was thoroughly fu
migated, and each member of the crew
thoroughly examined before she proceeded
on the voyage. The Rlojun made port
this afternoon, having called at Victoria
and Vancouver earlier In the day. She
brought a huge cargo, 53 Japanese immi
grants and but one first-class passenger.
The latter was "W. J. Russell, an Amer
ican merchant of Yokohama, who Is re
turning to his home In this country.
Two New Towboats.
Tho new sternwheel steamer Paloma
was officially measured yesterday, and will
soon be ready for business on the "Wil
lamette and Columbia. The Paloma was
built to replace the old steamer Governor
Newell, which has been In the towing
service here for a number of years. She
bears the cabins and some of the ma
chinery of the old boat, but is larger
and more nowerful. Mr. Barnes, of the
Custom-House force, also measured the
new propeller Petrel yesterday. The Pe
trel Is a steam launch about -10 feet long
by 9 feet beam, with a displacement of
about eight tons. Both of these latest
additions to the steam fleet will be used
In the towing service.
Astoria Marine Notes.
ASTORIA, April 15. The lighthouse ten
der Manzanlta, with Inspector Day on
board, left out this morning for Puget
Sound on a month's tour of Inspection
of the aids to navigation there.
Yesterday afternoon another sailor on
the German bark Barmbek, which Is an
chored in the stream opposite Fort Ste
vens, nearly lost his life In attempting
to escape from the vessel. He jumped
overboard and tried to swim ashore, but
finding that he was unable to do so, cried
for help. A small boat was lowered and
it reached him just as he was about to
sink.
Japanese Steamer Sunk,
TOKIO, "March 27 (via San Francisco,
April 15. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha
steamer Sendai Maru, which left Naga
saki for Che Foo on the 19th Inst., struck
on a submerged rock off Chollado, Corea,
about 9 o'clock the following morning, in
foggy weather, and later sank. The crew
and passengers, over 50 In number, were
saved, together with the malls.
Plague has broken out in Hong Kong,
and vessejs therefrom are being subjected
to a rigid quarantine Inspection. At
Manila a quarantine of five days for ves
sels from Hong Kong and America has
been declared.
Life-Buoy from Condor.
VICTORIA, B. C, April 15. The steamer
Queen City, which arrived this morning,
brought' wreckage from the west coast
of Vancouver Island, including a life
buoy thought to be from the lost British
warship Condor, and a panel and the end
of a cabin berth of redwood. The panel
is veneered with maple. They were prob
ably from the Matteawan, or drifted
from the Walla "Walla.
Change of Signal.
The United States Hydrographlc of
fice gives notice that on or about April
15, 1902, the characteristic of the fog sig
nal, a bell, at the station on Marrowstone
point, the northeastern extremity of
Marrowstone Island, western side of
Admiralty Inlet, will be changed to strike
a single blow every 15 seconds. Instead
of a double blow as at present.
Marine Notes.
The big German steamship Theodor
"Wllle will complete her lumber cargo at
the Eastern Lumber Company's mills to
day. She will carry something over 2,500,
000 feet.
The British bark Invermay, now en
route for Puget Sounc. nas been char
tered to load lumber at Burrard Inlet for
Melbourne at 41s 6d. She Is now nearly
due from Hong Kong.
The schooner Charles R. "Wilson left
down the river yesterday afternoon en
route for San Francisco. She has aboard
320,000 feet of lumber. The John A. will
finish the latter part of the week.
Tho Oriental liner Strathgyle la due
from the Orient today or tomorrow. She
Is out 18 days from YoKohama, which Is
slightly longer than the time required
by the Indras, which are faster ships. .
The Northwestern Warehouse Company
has Just cleared the steamship Wilhelmlna
from Tacoma for St. Vincents for orders
with 219,400 bushels of wheat, valued at
$140,415. This Is 5000 bushels more than
the steamer carried on her last outward
trip from Portland.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. April 15. Arrived at 0:20 A M.
and left up at 1:30 P. M. Steamer Columbia,
from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer Elmore,
for Tillamook.
Falmouth. April 15. Arrived German ship
Slrene. from Portland.
Madeira, Arrived April 3 and sailed British
ahlp Denbighshire, from Tacoma.
Falmouth. Arrived April 14 Russian bark
Fahrwohl, from Tacoma.
San Francisco, April 15. Arrived Steamer
Geo. W. Elder, from Portland.
Havre. April 15. Arrived La Bretagne, from
New York.
New York, April 15. Arrived Kaiser Wll
helm der Grosse, from Bremen; Kensington,
from Antwerp: Aller, from Genoa.
San Francisco. April 15. Arrived Steamer
Geo. W. Elder, from Portland; schooner May
flower, from Coqullle River; schooner Sophie
Christiansen, from Gray's Harbor: steamer
Victoria, from Lady smith; schooner Free Trade,
from Coos Bay; schesser Lizzie Prlen, SIus
law; schooner Melanctbon, from Coos Bay.
Sailed Steamer Bohemia, for Bristol Bay;
ship Isaac Reed, for Bristol Bay; schooner R.
C Wade, for Gray's Harbor; steamer Bequola,
for Gray's Harbor.
New York, April 15. Balled Cevlc, for Liv
erpool. Naples, April 15. Arrived Marianne, from
Tacoma, via St. Vincent.
Bologne, April 15. Rotterdam, from New
York.
Hamburg, April 15. Sailed Totmes, for San
Francisco.
Seattle, April 15. Sailed Steamer Cottage
City, for Sitka. Arrived Steamer Jeanie, from
Yaldes; steamer Edith, from Ban Francisco;
Japanese steamer Rlojun Maru. from Hong
Kong.
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TO GET CREDIT MEN HERE
PORTLAND ASSOCIATION "WORKS
FOR 1005 CONVENTION.
John Barrett Addresses Members and
Chamber of Commerce on Ori
ental Trade Prospects.
The Portland credit men held a regu
lar monthly meeting at the Commercial
Club last evening and elected W. D. Rob
erts a delegate to the National convention
of credit men to be held In Louisville,
Ky., In June. It was resolved to renew
the Invitation given the National associa
tion last year to hold Its meeting In Port
land In 1905, and to push the subject by
means of printed matter that would in
form the credit men of this country and
draw their Interest here. The Portland
organization Is entitled to four delegates
In the National body, and the other three
may be chosen at a later date.
After the business meeting of the credit
men they joined with the Chamber of
Commerce In a meeting to listen to an
address by the Commissioner-General to
the Orient of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position, John Barrett. Judge George H.
Williams presided, and there was a large
attendance of business men. After a few
preliminary remarks Mr. Barrett said:
"Right here, t before I go any further,
I want to say "a few plain, frank words
about the tendencies of somo Portland
men. I do not mean all, for there are
abundant exceptions. Remember also,
please, that I speak as one Interested
deeply In the welfare of ray home city,
and not as one indulging In criticism, be
cause I am a strong believer in the possi
bilities of this metropolis of Portland and
of the commonwealth of Oregon. What I
refer to Is this: We have too many Port
land men who decry and discredit their
own city. In comparing Portland with
San Francisco and Seattle they too often
extol the virtues of those places and for
get tha virtues of their own residence.
They indulge too much In apologies for
Portland. There is no reason for this, and
she can well stand the comparison if pub.
llc-splrltedness will assert Itself. If you
meet a Seattle man be will Invariably
praise his city and describe Its great pos
sibilities. Tacoma and Spokane men are
no less earnest In their devotion to their
cities. Down in Los Angeles they even
contend that San Francisco is not In the
race with them. In short, let those who
are wont to chant a song of complaint
change their tune to one of credit and
honor to this beautiful city on the Wil
lamette. In going around the world and
In traveling over the United States I have
rejoiced In the privilege of calling Port
land my home; as I am now on the
threshold of another long Journey of 25,000
miles. I consider It a privilege to hail from
this city.
"Let US for a moment stnn nnd think
what we here and In Oregon are looking
out upon in the Pacific Let us remember
that we are on the tide-waters of an ocean
which has debouching upon It 800,000,000
human beings, and which supports a for
eign trade, only In Its infancy, amounting
to nearly $3,000,000,000. Leaving out of this
tho population and trade of the coast of
North and South America, we find that
just across the Pacific, and in the South
Pacific, are 600,000,000 people, who are Just
realizing the material opportunities be
fore them, and who wish to buy of the
United States as they have never done
before. Look across at Japan, where, I
believe, we have even a wider opportunity
for the Immediate present than we have
in China. Japan has developed her buy
ing and selling capacity to a greater de
gree, in comparison to the tlmo she has
been at It, than has the United States.
Thirty years ago Japan's foreign trade
amounted to less than $40,000,000 per an
num. In three decades she has Increased
it to a sum exceeding $300,000,000, and she
Is developing her trade with the United
States faster than with any other coun
try. Japan has nearly 40,000,000 people,
whose purchasing capacity Is growing
every day, and they want the raw and
manufactured products that we can send
from all parts of the United States, and
particularly from the Pacific Coast. I
would that I had time to go Into the de
tails of this opportunity, which I have
studied on the ground for many years, but
It Is Impossible to do It this evening.
"Next, take a glance at China. We
hope and believe that a new era Is dawn
ing there. We see 400,000,000 Inhabitants
and an area of 4,000,000 square miles,
awaiting the legitimate exploitation of
American manufacturers, merchants and
engineers. Although we may be obliged
to wait some time for a realization of our
hopes, let us make a conservative esti
mate of what may come. China's for
eign trade before the Boxer outbreak
amounted to $333,000,000 per annum. This
was less than $1 per head. If, during the
next three decades, China, with greater
resources and far greater population than
Japan, only partially equals the record
of the Mikado's empire, she should de
velop a foreign commerce of at least $6
per head. This Is less than the ratio
cf Japan, and only one-fifth of the ra
tio of America's foreign trade. If we
multiply 400,000,000, the population of
China, by 6, the ratio of possible trade
per head, we get a total of $2,400,000,000 per
annum of exports and Imports, which
should be nttalned unless all signs fall
during the next 30 years. This certainly
Is a prospect which should Incite Portland
and Oregon to exploit thoroughly the
Asiatic opportunity.
"I could give you similar figures In re
gard to the Philippines. Korea, Eastern
Siberia, India, and Slam, that wonder
land of Asia, where I had the honor to
be United States Minister for several
years. Then down In Australia and New
Zealand, and then again in Hawaii we see
peoples and countries just appreciating
what will be the future of the Pacific. In
deed, I indudge In no Idle prediction when
I tell you that the timo is surely coming
when the scene of the world's chief com
mercial activity will be upon the Pacific
and not upon the Atlantic.
"The Louisiana-Purchase Exposition, of
which It Is my honor to be the Commissioner-General
to these countries I am
describing, will endeavor to bring, as It
were, Asia and Australasia to the United
States. This gigantic enterprise, which
will surpass the world's fairs held at
Chicago and Paris, will be the first op
portunity of showing to the American
people what are the exact resources and
possibilities of trans-Pacific and South
Pacific lands. The Lewis and Clark Ex
position, following after the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, can take 'the best
that the latter bs? and Improve upon it,
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Homeseeiers. AttentlonI
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homesekcrs that farming, fruit and pas
ture lands can be purchased In vicinity of
Harrlsburg. Linn County, Or., for less
money, qaullty considered, than elsewhere
In the Willamette Valley. Address W. W.
Brlggs. secretary Board of Trade.
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