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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL' ' 21, 1902:
RUSSIA'S NEW PORT
Dalny, Pacific Outlet of
Czar's Domain.
CHANCE FOR AMERICAN TRADE
Siberian Terminus or the Chinese
Eastern nallroad a- Great Com-
-jnerclal CItr Harbor Fa
i cllities Unsurpassed.
Portland's business with the far East
is Increasing quite rapidly, and there is
accordingly considerable Interest in this
city in the trade development across the
Pacific. North China has for centuries
been practically a staled book, but the
soldiers of the Czar have made an openlns
in Its pages, and Western progress is gain
ing a foothold. "Dalny. the Russian Com
mercial Seaport In North China," is the
title of a Consular report Ju3t made by
Consul Henry B. Miller, stationed at New
Chwang. and It tells quite entertainingly
of the rapid commercial growth In that
new field for trade. From Mr. Miller's
report the following information Is de
rived. The meaning of "Dalny" in Russian is
"far away," and to the Russians this is
the distant city of commerce. The city
Is the Pacific Coast terminus of the Chi
nese Eastern Railway and Its connections,
the Central Manchurlan and the Great Si
berian Railway, and is the commercial
seaport of Russia, established, created and
constructed In accordance with the fol
lowing edict of the Emperor of Rufisla,
dated July 20. 1SS9: .,
To the Minister of Finance: Our empire,
which comprises immense territories lnEurope
and In Asia, has been summoned by Divine
Providence to contribute toward the friendly in
tercourse of the people of the Occident with
thovj of the Orient. In cttalnlnm this histor
ical object, we hare had the friendly co-operation
of the Emperor of China, who has ceded
to us the use of the port of Tallenwan and of
Port Arthur, and has opened to us through
his possessions an outlet for the great line of
railway from Siberia to the Yellow Sea.
Thanks to this wise decision of the government
of His Majecty the Bogdokhan, the extreme
1'mlts of the two continents of the Old World
wilt .soon be united by a continuous line of
rails, which will secure to all nations the In
calculable advantages of easy communication,
and will bring new regions Into the general
development of trade.
In our constant solicitude for this undertak
ing of sueh general usefulness, we have care
fully considered what a position of Importance
the starting point of this line, Tallenwan. will
occupy when the road has been constructed.
As wo declared at the time of Its occupation
that this port nhould be open to the coramer.
clal fleets of all nations, we have now decided
to begin the erection near to It of a city, which
we shall call Dalny.
At the same time. In view of the commercial
development of the future city, we confer upon
it for the whole term during which that terri
tory has been leased to Russia by China, under
the agreement dated the 15th and 27th of
March, 1S08, the rights of free trade which be
long to free ports, upon the following condi
tions; First The right to Import and export mer
chandise of overs description free of customs
duties is established in the city, in the port
and In the adjacent territory of a fixed bound
ary line, which may be changed by the Mlnr
ister of Finance.
Second The right of free trade thus estab
lished shall not affect the tolls for carriage
or such other taxes of various kinds which
usually obtain In seaports.
Third Quarantine regulations for the exclu
sion of contagious diseases shall be applied In
full force to ships entering the port.
Fourth Merchandise imported Into Russia
and coming from the territory to which the
right of free trade Is thus extended shall be
examined and shall pay such duties upon en
tering the limits of the empire as are provided
for by the general laws which govern the Im
portation of foreign goods.
Invoking the blessing of God upon this future
undertaking .so truly peaceful, I take upon
myself the care of building the new city and
its port.
The Llao-tung Peninsula, of Manchuria,
extends south into the Gulf of Pechili to
a point slightly beyond the 39th degree of
latitude. Tallenwan Bay. on which the
city Is situated, is on the eastern side of
the peninsula, exactly on the 39th degree
of north latitude, facing the Bay of Co
res, and by rail 45 miles north of Port
Arthur.
Dalny as a Seaport.
Dalny possesses one of the finest deep
water harbors of the PartC. It is free
from -ice, and ship; drawing SO feet of
water can enter at low tide without diffi
culty, and, even without the aid of a
pilot, sail or steam up alongside of
immense docks and piers, well protected
by breakwaters, where their cargoes can
be loaded directly into cars that run di
rect for over C00O miles Into the great
city or St, Petersburg. The surface of
the bay comprises many miles, and the
deep-water area is sufficient to handle the
shipping of all China. The rise and fall
of the tide docs not exceed 12 feet.
The piers are constructed of blocks of
stone and cement weighing from 20 to 50
tons. They vary in width from CO to
several hundred feet and in length from
a quarter to half a tnlle. Each will be
supplied with numerous railroad tracks
and elevators, gas. electric lights and
water. One of these piers wan completed
last July, and another at the close of last
year. Three more are in course of con
struction, and there is an abundance of
room in the harbor and sufficient depth of
water to provide for any number of piers
desired. Across the pier harbors a large
and substantial break-water Is being con
Btructed, so that ships can He at the piers
and load and unload regardless of the
weather.
Docks for foreign vessels will extend
between the piers and along the shore for
two miles. Docks, piers and anchorage for
the Chinese vessels will be in another
portion of tho bay, opposite the Native
City. Two large dredgers built in Glas
gow and laid down in Dalny at a cost of
3S,000 (51SS.900) each are doing splendid
eervice in deepening and filling the harbor.
One of the most important features of
the marine facilities are the drydocks Jn
the course of construction. Two first
class docks are being built, one Intended
for ordinary ocean steamers and the other
designed to accommodate the largest ves
sels of commerce or war that float the
oceans of the world. The first of these
docks Is in the course of active construc
tion, and 1700 are employed daily on the
work. From the design and execution so
far as completed, founded upon the splen
did features Nature presents, Dalny will
approach a perfect harbor.
A Free Port.
Under the treaty -with China the port
Is to be absolutely free, as no custom
house is to be established. Even the
moderate rate of Chinese customs will not
be charged on goods landing or to be ex
ported from there. Tonnage dues, dock
Charges and wharfage and warehouse
charges will be maintained at the lowest
point, with the view to encourage and de
velop commerce; all of these features will
be modeled on the methods of Japan.
The low-priced coolie service, the small
labor required to move goods from the
great ocean vessels to the cars, the ease
of entrance to the harbor at all seasons
of the year, and the announced policy of
low charges will combine to make it the
most economical shipping point of the
Orient.
The City.
The city, according to the plan that Is
being followed in construction, is to con
sist first of the administration- portion, in
which will be located railroad shops for
making carst etc., repair shops, steam-1
ship construction and repair shops, port,
steamship and railway headquarters and
offices, residences of mechanics and gen
eral employes, together with parks, hotels,
churches schools, clubs, and places for
amusements. This portion of the city is
being completed at the present time, and
contains a great area of well-constructed
streets and substantial brick buildings.
Immediately back of this administra
tion city, which is built on a small pen
insula. Is located the godown. ware
house, largo hong, and general whole
sale section. This portion extends to
the docks and piers, and, together with
tho administration and Chinese section,
covers the entire water front.
Joining this the retail and general
mercantile section, and farther oft to
ward the bills and on gradually sloping
higher ground that commands a beau
tiful view of the bay lies the foreign
residence section, where ground is being
leveled and streets graded and paved.
Back of this lie the nursery green
houses and gardens for propagating
llowcrs, shrubs and tree3 for parks,
lawns and streets. A competent horti
culturist Is in charge, and he has many
acres under cultivation with flowers,
shrubs, fruits and ornamental trees.
The Chinese section faces the bay, and
Is distinctly separate, with docks and
junk shipping adjoining.
Electric lights aro already In operation,
and a complete system of electric tram
ways is in course of construction.
About three miles from tho foreign
settlement, to the southeast, is an ex
cellent sea beach that Is to be arranged
for a Summer resort. Already, an ex
cellent highway Is being made to con
nect it with the town.
There are 23,000 men dally at work
in the construction of the port and town,
and the total population Is about 50,
000, mostly Chinese, many Japanese, Ko
reans and Russians, and a few of other
nationalities.
Already, something over 12,000,000 rubles
(J6.1SO.000) are said to have been ex
pended In purchasing the plant and con
structing harbor and city, and it Is stated
that It Is the Intention to expend 23,
000,000 rubles ($11,845,000) more in com
pleting It, or a total cost of 35,000,000
rubles ($18,025,000).
No contracts are let In construction,
but grading, rock work, etc, where pos
sible, are paid for by measurements.
The work as a whole Is being done
in a thorough and substantial manner,
and all shows an honest and earnest
determination en the part of the men
In charge to build a durable, effective
and beautiful city.
Government.
It is intended that the city should be
free to people of all nations. Land Is
to be sold at auction to tho highest
bidders as soon as lots are graded and
streets, etc, completed. These sales are
expected to begin about the 1st of April,
1902. Many people have already erected
buildings on land, under an arrange
ment to have the first right to purchase
or to have all their Improvements paid
for by other purchases.
The city Is to bo managed by a coun
cil, to be elected by the rate-payers.
Two of the council must be Russian sub
jects, and not more than two Chinese
or two Japanese can be elected so as to
sit In the council at the same time.
The water, light and street-car service
Is to be apart from tho control of the
town council.
Railroads and Steamer Service.
The Chinese Eastern Railway, which
terminates at Dalny, Is completed north
to Harbin, where It connects with the
Central Manchurlan Railroad; this road
Is completed east to Vladlvostock and
west to Kaldalovo, where it connects with J
the great Siberian Railroad, which has
heretofore carried its traffic to the head
of navigation on the Amur, thence down
this stream to Harbarosk,' and south by
railroad to "Vladlvostock.
On November 1, 1901, the Central Man
churlan and the Chinese Eastern Rail
ways were opened for traffic and cars were
then able to pass direct from Dalny to
St, Petersburg, and train service will be
continuous, Lake Baikal being crossed
by steamers carrying the trains.
There is a long tunnel to be completed
through the Greater Hslngan Mountains
that will require nearly two years to fin
ish, but in the interim a trick has been
laid over the tunnel and traffic is now
going over the mountains.
The Chinese Eastern Railway Company,
under the direction and with the support
of the Russian Government, is not only
building the railroad and the port and
town of Dalny, but it Is already engaged
In the steamship service and has over 20
steamers In the China service doing busi
ness at Port Arthur and Dalny. This
number will be Increased and larger and
better vessels added; and as soon as
through travel is established, the man
agers intend to run fast boats In connec
tion with their fast trains. They have
designed fine passenger boats to leave
Dalny an hour after the arrival of the
fast trains and steam to Nagasaki, Japan,
at the rate of 16 knots an hour. This fast
service will not be established for some
thing over a year, but they already have
a very comfortable steamer running to
Chefoo from Dalny.
Mr. Miller has been advised that con
nections aro to be made with the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad for the round-the-world
traffic over this line. It would cer
tainly be a wise move for the railroads
In the United States to take an in
terest in this matter at once, and be
ready at the beginning to give our coun
try the benefit to be derived from this
great enterprise.
One of the most serious drawbacks to
American trade In China and through
out the Orient Is the limited number of
citizens of the United States to be found
here.
"While wo have a greater variety and
quantity of products fitted to this mar
ket than any other country, our trade la
restricted because of the limited number
of citizens representing us. Great Brit
ain has about 10 citizens to our one here,
and nearly all are tradespeople. Ger
many Is pushing her commerce with much
success by establishing mercantile houses
In charge of Germans. v
"While traveling salesmen do much good,
the real need of our country all over the
Orient Is the presence of merchants who
are citizens of our country, familiar with
its. products and business methods.
There is no country doing as
large a share of the trade of the
Orient with so small a percentage of citi
zens as the United States. This shows
our great natural economic advantages
and the splendid opportunities we have
here for trade.
Good firms, marketing the products suit
ed to this country, should send a perma
nent agent here to represent them.
The banks of China support the native
merchants; and with modern steamships
to bring cargo, and modern banking fa
cilities, the handling of the business
should not be a heavy financial burden.
The commercial town of Dalny offers a
splendid opportunity for the establishment
of new business enterprises on the part
of our citizens.
Regrnlatlonn for Sclllnfr. Lands.
Mr. Miller also sent a copy of the reg
ulation for selling lands in Dalny:
Foreigners are authorized to own land in
Dalny, and Chinese can own land In the Euro
pean settlement, under the condition that they
build In European style and are governed by
tho sanitary and other regulations.
I. MEASUREMENTS AND BOUNDARIES
The measurements and boundaries of every
lot of land are shown In the official plot; each
lot has Its own number, each plot has different
measurement, and every person Is allowed to
buy one or more lots.
The open space In the middle of the European
settlement measures about one acre, and in
the Chinese settlement about half an acre.
II. SELLING OF LOTS.
The lots will be sold after streets are com
pleted according to the applications made by
purchasers. Applications are to be made to
the Mayor or to the chief in charge of tho
work. "When lots are to be sold, they will be
advertised In the foreign papers and by posters
in the Chinese. Russian and English languages.
They wilt be sold at auction to the highest
bidder, but the hid must equal tho reserved
price,
Tho auction will bs in the Mayor's office (at
present the Chief Engineer's). Choice lots may
be sold without auction at tho price to be
fixed by the town committee.
III. APPRAISING THE LOTS AND RULES
FOR BUYING.
Land will be sold on two plans one, absolute
ownership, for which the money must be paid
in full; the other, a perpetual lease or for a
term of years, by paying 5 per cent per annum
on the value.
The following list shows the price per square
sagene (5.4 square yards):
Value
Class Mexican. Gold.
Lot of first class $10 00 $ 70
Lot of second class 8 00 3 70
Lot of third class 0 00 2 82
Lot of fourth class 4 00 1 SS
According to the valuation of the United
States Mint, January 1. 1002.
Beforo any increaeo Is made In the above re
served prices, notice must ba published la the
newspapers for three months.
Lots containing depresslens between 1 and 3
sagenes (5.4 and 16.2 square yards) have the
depressions measured at only halt value; If
over 3 sagents (13.2 square yards), the de
pression is not measured In the selling price.
IV. ANNUAL RENT.
Perrons buying under a lease can have a per
petual lease by paying 6 per cent per annum
In advance. The lessee may have right Xp
purchase the land at any time by payment 'of
the full XTilue. without any deduction on ac
count of payments mode as rent or lease.
V.-SELLING LAND FOR FACTORIES AND
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
Parties desiring to purchase the land for
manufacturing or large commercial purposes
must apply directly to the Chinese Eastern
Railway, and such land will be sold without
auction, provided It Is outside the European
settlement.
VI. METHOD OF PURCHASE.
Persons bidding on land must pay ,5 per cent
of the value of the land before they are al
lowed to bid. and the successful bidder must,
within- 30 days, pay the balance of the price
bid. or. If leased. 5 per cent of the difference
between the reserve prlco and the auction price
bid.
VII.-DEEDS FOR LAND-OWNERS.
Immediately following the sale, deeds will be
issued, en paying the amount due. In three
copies. Purchaser must sign an agreement on
these deeds that, If leased, he will make his
payment regularly every year In advance, that
he will ray taxes that may become due, and
that he will obey the regulations of the town,
failing in which he will pay all fines Imposed.
The owner will have one copy of deed and two
will remain in the office of Mayor.
VIII. FINES FOR NOT PAYING RENTS
AND TAXES.
If the taxes or rents are not paid en the
1st of February, the owner shall pay 12 per
cent per annum on the amount not paid. If
taxes, rents and fines are not paid by the 31st
of December following, the Mayor may sell
that property at auction, and after the value
of the land, taxes and fines have been- paid,
any surplus will be handed over to the original
purchaser.
IX.-OBLIGATION OF PURCHASER TO IM
PROVE. Within two years from the time of purchase,
the owner Is compelled to have buildings and
improvements on the same, to the following
value for each square sagene (5.4 square
yards) :
Value.
Class- Mexican. Gold.
First claea $15 00 $7 05
Second class 12 00 5 Hi
Third class 8 00 3 70
Fourth class 6 00 2 82
The value of the Improvements will be as
sessed by a committee composed of one man
from the Chinese Eastern Railway and two
men from the town committee. If the said
improvements have not been made to the
value fixed within two years, the Mayor shall
have the right to resell the property without
resorting to the courts.
X. REGULATIONS CONCERNING LOTS
FACING ON STREETS.
On the man Is shown the location of the
buildings and the distance from the street.
The space between the building and the street
Is reserved by the town, and the owner has only
the right to make gardens or places for tem
porary goods, and not place thereon any per
manent structure or building. This rpace must
be surrounded by a fence according to the
plan provided by the town. This open space
between the street and building Is not paid
for by the purchaser or lessee of the land, and
the user must turn It over to the city author
ity or the Mayor on demand.
XI. RESELLING OF LOTS.
Land may be transferred by the original deed
being handed back to the Mayor and new ones
being Issued In its place, on which the man
purchasing must sign an agreement as upon
the original. The new deed will not be Issued
until all rent and taxes have been paid. For
the issuance of new deed $15 ($7 05 gold) will
be charged.
XU. DIVIDING LOTS.
Persons desiring to divide their lots Into
small tracts must surrender the old deed and
have separate deed3 issued for each section
of the lot. and are not allowed to divide the
lot Into fractions smaller than 100 sagenes
(540 square yards) In the European settlement,
and 15 sagenes (81 square yards) In the, Chi
nese, except where land Is to be sold to the
adjoining owner and the fraction remaining Is
not less than the above amount.
XIII. LOTS FOR OFFICIAL USE.
Land will be reserved for official purposes,
consulates, churches, schools, recreation
grounds, parks, etc These lots will be do
nated, under condition that they will not be
used for other purposes than these for which
they were rranted. The lots will be subject
to all other regulations to pay taxes, deeds,
etc
XIV. REGULATIONS FOR BUILDING.
Every owner must present his plan for build
ing to the town committee, on which he must
show the full measurements and details of the
house, and agree to conform wjth the regula
tions prescribed by the building committee.
In the European settlement, buildings are not
allowed to be constructed with mud floors and
inflammable roof material. In the Chinese
town, all buildings must be on stone founda
tions, with burnt-brick columns and lime mor
tar for plasterlnr. All the sanitary and fire
regulations must be carefully observed In the
construction of houses. Any violation of these
regulations will permit the Mayor to stop the
construction and remove the material without
damages being paid to the owner.
Nothing will be allowed in the town that
disturbs the community and Interferes with
the health and comfort of the people.
XV. TOWN COMMITTEE.
The administration will be handed over to
the Mayor selected by the Imperial Russian
Government and a town committee.
XVI. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
The official language In Dalny Is Russian.
The ofilclal papers and work are to be Rus
slon, and persons not acquainted with Russian
languace must send communications and com
plaints In either Chinese or English, accom
panied by $2 (0J cents gold) for translation.
All accounts and money are to be paid In
Mexican dollars.
XVIL ALTERATION OF THE REGULA
TIONS. In case the Imperial Russian Government
finds It necessary to alter these regulations,
the changes must be advertised In all the pa
pers of the East for three months before they
come Into force.
"Wean the Rabies.
Philadelphia Times.
The statement of F. B. Thurber, presi
dent of the United States Export Asso
ciation, that he believed in protecting
"Infant industries," but that he also be
lieved a time would come, after a while,
"when the industries should be weaned,"
Is a sentiment which the country ought
heartily to Indorse. The difficulty with
the babes whom Congress has taken
under Its protecting care Is that they
never are weaned. They suck eternally,
no matter how great their size. The
steel tariff wis enacted to protect some
infant a quarter of a century ago in the
Schuylkill or lhigh Valley. We still
have a high tariff to protect the billion
dollar United States Steel Corporation.
There is no limit to the hungry' thirst of
an infant once it is put to the milk, and
the National Reciprocity League now
has a task on its hands which baffled
Blaine. "Wean the babies" is the duty of
tho hour, but In what part of this ex
pansive land will men of nerve bo found
to draw tho Infants from their suckle?
To regulate the stomach, liver and bow
els, and promote digestion, take one of
Carter' Uttle Liver Pills every night.
Try them.
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The way Salva-cea cures piles, 7
SUBSIDY PRETENSIONS
BITS FROM OUR HISTORY OP THIS
KIND OF LEGISLATION.
Past Experiences "With. Ship Subsi
dies Are Anything bat Gratifying;
Same Arguments Used Today.
NEW YORK. April 15. Mr. Frye has con
sumed a great deal of energy In attempt
ing to prove that some countries pay sub
sidles. He declared that these subsidies
are, paid "for purposes of trade, and for
nothing else." Then, rising to his full ora
torical height, he delivered this curious
pronunclamento: "Trade cannot precede
the mall! The mall must precede the
trade!"
A more absurd misstatement was never
uttered, even In the hallo of Congress.
In order to prove hlswlld assertion Mr.
Frye would have to show that the chief
delight of the primitive savage Is to pro
duce and consume literature. But this
utterance by the leader of the subsidy
movement is no more absurd than the
other arguments put forth in defense of
the Frye bill. We are told that other
nations pay $25,000,000 every year for pos.al
subsidies, and we are solemnly admon
ished that we must pay subsidies, too, if
we wish to escape commercial and Indus
trial annihilation. It is implied that we
do not pay subsidies. As a matter of fact,
the United States Government pays higher
mall subsidies for the service rendered
than any other country. Yet the subsidy
howlers say that our merchant marine
has declined because we haven't given
subsidies.
Shipping subsidies are not a new thing
to this country. Wo have experimented wltn
them several times, and always with re
sults anything but gratifying to our pride.
In every case the promoters of subsidy
schemes in Congress have uttered the an
cient and threadbare fallacy about enor
mous expansion In trade to follow the
granting of subsidies, and they have al
ways ascribed the failure of their forecast
to Insufficient subsidy.
As far back as 1850 Congress voted a
subsidy to the Collins line. The subsidy
failed to build up a great steam merchant
marine, and foreign commerce was not
noticeably affected. The venture ended
In disastrous failure, bringing ruin to all
engaged In the enterprise. In the period
from 1S18 to 1S58 Congress expended more
than J15.000.000 in subsidies similar to the
subsidy now proposed. During that period
our foreign trade went on Increasing ex
actly as If no subsidy had bean paid.
When the subsidy policy was discontinued,
our foreign trade continued to Increase
more rapidly than before. All this goes to
prove that trade does not follow the malls
nor the malls follow the flag.
From 1S58 to 1S66 the United States Gov
ernment gave no subsidies for ocean mall
eervice. In the year 1SC6 tho Garrison
Line, from New York to Rio Janeiro, was
subsidized to the amount of $250,000 per
annum for a bimonthly eervice. Mr. Alley,
In Introducing the bill granting subsidy
to this line said: "Establish this steam
communication with South America and
you will not a great while longer see
England exporting $23,000,000 worth of mer
chandise and taking in return less than
half the amount, and the United States
exporting only $6,000,000, while the im
port of Brazilian products is over $20.-
000,000."
This line lasted nine years and coat
$1,500,000, When the subsidy was with
drawn the company suspended operations.
So ended the high expectations pro
claimed by Mr. Alley.
The following table shows the conditions
of trade with Brazil before and after the
subsidy:
Imports. Exports.
1556 $16,816,803 $5,651,659
1S75 42.027,863 7,742,359
The Increase of the Import trade was
due not to the steamship line, but to the
removal of the duties on coffee and rubber.
In 1S75 the Imports of coffee were $35,039,
274, and of rubber $2,519,437. After the Gar
rison line was discontinued our trade with
Brazil went on increasing more rapidly
than before. Meanwhile the commerce of
England with Brazil, without the protec
tion of a government subsidy, grew much
more rapidly than our own.
In 1867 the Government entered Into a
contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company for carrying the malls to Japan
and China via Hawaii. The service was
to be monthly, with a subsidy of $500,000
per annum. In 1872 the company offered
to run another monthly service for an
additional $500,000 a year. With some dif
ficulty a bill authorizing such a contract
was passed by Congress In 1873. It was
afterward discovered that bribery had
been used to secure the passage of this
measure. It was proved that the com
pany had spent more than $1,000,000 to
obtain the subsidy. The new contract
was abrogated by the Government be
cause of the Improper methods used In
gaining the necessary legislation and the
subsequent' failure of the company to
fulfill the conditions of the contract. In
1873 the service to the Sandwich Islands
was given up by the Pacific Mall Steam
ship Company. It had lasted for six
years and cost $425,000.
The state of trade with -Hawaii before
and after the experiment is given below:
Imports." Exports.
1667 $1,070,252 $ 846.492
1873 1,275,031 , 674,191
The statistic show a decrease in ex
ports of nearly $200,000 and an almost
equal gain in Imports. In the protection
ist view this is a loss of nearly $400,000.
Really it shows that trade was almost
stationary, despite the fact of American
ships subsidized to carry the flag.
The first contract with the Pacific Mall
Steamship Company expired in 1S77. The
company actually received from the Gov
ernment during its 10 years of service
54.5S3.233 33.
The statistics of the trade with China
and Japan before and after the subsidy
are as follows:
China.
Imports. Exports.
1867 $12,112,440 J3.578.S0S
1876 12.947,633 4.729.SS2
Japan.
Imports. Exports.
1867 $ 2.61S.285 $ 712.024
1S76... 15,470,047 . 1,099.696
Tho only increase in trade of any con
sequence was In those articles from which
the tariff had been removed, viz., tea and
raw silk.
The melancholy result of these at
CASTOR I A
Por Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bsars the
Signature of
$2-
Men's Diseases
DR.
TALCOTr
SCO.
Portland Office,
250 ALDER STREET
San Francisco Office, 997 Market.
tempts to build up commerce by paying
ehip3 to sail back and forth over the
seas ought to be pretty conclusive. But
we find people today engaged in prophesy
ing the wonderful results that will inevi
tably1 follow when their little chip sub
sidy scheme Is enacted Into law, and,
what Is more Incomprehensible, they find
people to believe them.-
In 1879 It was attempted to revive the
scheme to subsidize a line to Brazil. The
same argument now employed were used
then. It was claimed that the only thing
that prevented our having an enormous
and profitable trade with South America
was the lack of subsidized steamers
When these were furnished, they were
found of no value to our business men,
for we had nothing to export to Brazil
and no malls to exchange. Our Imports
continued to grow because Brazil had
coffee and rubber, which we need. We
have sufficient communication with South
America, as was shown by the committee
of the National Association of Manufac
turers which visited South America In
1SS6.- Direct shipping facilities are ample
and In excess of demand, while rate's are
usually lower than freights to and from
England. The same is true of communi
cations with European and Asiatic coun
tries. There are more ships than exports
to fill them. Freight rates were never
so low, and shipbuilding was never so
extensive all over the world. Yet the
Republicans tell us that we haven't ships
enough to carry our exports.
ROYAL MEEKER.
To Lncasta on Going to the "Wars.
Richard Lovelace.
Tell me not. Sweet, I am unkind
That from the nunnery
Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind.
Tt war and arms I fly.
True, a new mistress now I chase, .
The first foe la the field;
And with a strcnKer faith embrace
A swerd, a horse, a shield.
Yet this Inconstancy Is such
As you, too, shall adore;
I could not lovo thee. Dear, so -much.
Loved I not Honour more.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
M H Well NY I J S Forre&t. N 1
H C Ewlng, Seattle C P Heiso. Astoria
Alex Just. N Y Minot Reavis, Bo3ton
W G Ebbs. NY Ed Buswy. Omaha
F W BullocK. ChicagojDr & Mrs S I Darrin.
Phil Iraacs, N Y j city
Sam Leon. NY H J Davis. K C
li S Glbbs. NY IO H Davis. K C
J W Cowan. Seattle iMrs Nina Larowe. city
Edw Kelly. S F
Dr Ncy Churchman.
R B Yates. Belolt-
I city
H C Marshall & wlfe.jG W Dorman. St Paul
Duluth
D Cornnler, St Joe
Master Wayne Mar
shall. Duluth
R F Carr. Chicago
Jose M Diaz. N Y
T B McGovern. N Y
G F Wentworth. Tac
J F Moore, N Y
J J Dooley. N Y
J J Keller, clty
Jcs Heller & wife, city
J L Houston. St Joseph
W Glldman & wife, city
Miss Mattle Annand,
city
S P Meslck. S F
W H Zimmerman, city
Dr It B Tubbs & wife.
Mrs L Galbreth. St L
B A Tomllnson. N Y
Tacoma
Mrs L Tlernan, Salt,LJ H Borland, S F
J B Menosso. Los AnR E Lockwood, Wclser,
J F Taylor. S F
I Idaho
A L Sayles. N Y
Mlrs Eva Newton,
Chicago
S P Schultze, S F
I N Peyton & wife.
IC S Fosselman. "Welser
W L Tucker, N Y
F L Richmond. S F
A B France. S F
J Mecmer & wife,
Spokane
Brooklyn
V Staadecker. St PauliN S Johnson & wife, N
Chester Decrlntr, S F Yakima
C D Demarec & wlfe.jE Llndsly. St Louis
Quincy. Ill JYValdo Ward. N Y
Miss B Hamrlck, Chl-IJ w Sherwood, Spok
cago j
Columbia River Scenery. Regulator
Line steamers. Dalles, Cascade Locks and
return dally, except Sunday, from Oak-st.
THE PERKINS.
Chas E Gray, Astoria
Edgar J Mayas, S F
M W Kennedy. K C
Mrs Kennedy, K C
Henry Blackman,
Heppner, .Or
J J Wiseman. Dallas
Miss "Wiseman, do
G B Wiseman, do
B L Taylor, Coopers-
vllle, Md
M F Dickson, Pa
louse. Or
W A Kennedy. Locks
Mrs R Lovegrove, do
C A Packenhaus, Che
halls J F Graham, Salem
C L French. Pendletn
C G Hansen. The
Dalles
E J Murphy, Dalles
G W McMatte. Astoria
R F Imbrle HUlsboro
C H Mitchell. do
C W Mowrey, Chicago
L W Pickard. Salem
B Bisslnzer Phllo.
W E Mallory, Centra-
11a
R F Radebaugh. Tac
i a Knatwold, Tac
W Caldwell. N Y
D Avery. Corvallls
J J Mulray. Corvallls
E A Cummlngs, do
Mrs Lummlnm, do
D W Sears, Independ
l, iu (Jrowe. JJalles
M T Nolan. do
Jos T Peters, do
E Howard. Arlington
W E Slmonton. Dalles
T Chandler, Hoed Rlv
J G Gray, Boise
R McCoy. U S Army
D W Ryan. Boise
W A Johnson. Dalles
F J Derlfleld. Boise
W A Wann. Eugene
W H Hoffman, do
Mrs Hodman, do
E R Sklpworth. do
Mrs Sklpworth, do
Master Sklpworth,
Eugene
E W Dickenson, S F
E Oppenhelmer. S F
W C Guthrie. Chicago
W S Cone. Bay City
Mrs Cone, Bay City
W H Braden. city
J B Hymer. Ostler Jo
J W Averett, do
Luclle York. do
Arthur Kellar, do
J S McCIure. Seattle
A H Dirks. Marlon.
S D
E Oppenhelmer, S F
P T Unruh, Tyndall,
D J Gilbert, Salem
W B Scott, Seattle
S D
D McAtee, Heppner
C A Pague, S F
O H FIthlan. Chicago
J W Conn.Astorla
Mrs A T John. S F
W B Wootton. city
B H Cox, Kansas City
W L Sprlngstem, Nome
H C Kirk. K C. Mo
C Herman. Seattle
H J Wllkensen, Pendle
ton F D Wlnton. Astoria
W W Whipple, do
Regulator Line - Steamers, Dalles,
Cascade Locks. Return dally. Oak-st. dock.
THE IMPERIAL.
C. W. Knowles, Manager.
E C Warner. Morris ID H Williams, Dalles
& Rowe shows (Mrs Graham & son.
H W Rowley. Seattle j Winnipeg
IT DRIVES
all common ills
ROUND THE hmKSsht I
! IN FOUR. LESS !
its whole strength straight into
your system. Force and Vim
into every motion.
fm
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COrYlliaMT tl0 3T THI MOCTIlt A CAHSIE CO. CmCIHHATJ
AS TO CLOTHING.
jHERE is an epitaph in a Vermont church
yard: "I expected this bat not so soon'
Such is the epitaph on clothing; worn out
in the wash-tub. Underclothine mav be
fragile, yet it ought not to wear out in ten weeks.
But this isn't wear; it is decay. You buy 5 cents
worth of cheap soap and you lose the equivalent of
50 cents in the wash-tub. Ivory Soap will not harm
the most delicate fabric. Is it wise not to use it ?
IVORY SOAP IS 99X& PER CENT. PURE.
Mrs M A Jack3on. An-F G Ennla. Walla W
aconda. Mont
Rev L M Klckman. la
W T Kelly. Seattle
G I- Frost. St Paul
Jno Carlson. Astoria
Mrs Carlson, Astoria
P J Scharback. Pell.
Wash
W D Church. "Walla "W
Mrs Hickman. Iowa
Mips Hickman. Iowa
A C Rceder. Tipton. la
Mrs A C Rcecler, do
Miss Recder, do
airs K.' Alexander,
Pendleton
Mrs T V. Carbine, do
C D Demoree, Quincy,
E C Hughes. Astoria
Mrs E McBroom.
Grangevllle
W F Butcher.
Grangevllle
Mr &. Mrs Pratt,
Chicago
E S Cottrom, "Wasco
Mrs Jennie Harvey,,
Newton, la
21 Harvey, Newton, Ir
Mrs A L Hall. Gold-
endale
Mrs E T Ryan, Gpld-
endale
Illinois
Mrs Demoree, Qulncy
F W Benson. Roseburg
R F Stud!. St Paul
W Chlstlan. Tacoma
G Pondla. Seattle
W Lyons. Salem
Mrs A J Gustaffen,
Astoria
Mrs J McCormlck, As
toria
Mrs V H Coffey. Ast
Ml?s M Coffey. Astoria
liov t r ueer. saiem
Mrs Geer, Salem
Jas E Godfrey. Salem
Mrs M B Stuart. Spok
Mrs P Folger, Sydney.
Australia
C E Lytle. Shanlko
Mrs Ltle fcchlldren.
Shanlko
W H Brunner. Seattle
Dr W Kuykendahl. Eu-
Jos T Ryan, Golden-
cale
J A Forchweller, Ger-
vals
C W Demlng, Trout
dale O B Prael, Troutdale
R D Grebert, Salem
W J Allen, city
S Selman. Astoria
A R Kelly. S F
W D Simpson. St P
Mrs Slmsson. do
C I Carr, Seattle
THE ST.
I gene
i Mrs Kuykendahl. Eu-
I gene
I J T Smith, Eugene
I
CHARLES.
G R Vanway. McMInn
Allan Dale, city
Clark Smith, city
J W McVean. Detroit
M Johnson, Durand
M "Wilson. St Paul
C J Scott. St Joe
Man' Scott, St Joe
Mrs & Miss Gilbert,
San Francisco
C E Hursh, Arlington
J G Harper. Chicago
G Harper. Chicago
J Peterson. Astoria
W E Moore Astoria.
D D McMillan. Spok
J Murphy. Cedar Riv
er. Mich
F Adams & wife,
Rosenurg
H A Cameron. Duluth
W H Green. Spokane
W G Rhude. Chehalls
H Frewlng. Roseburg
H L Calvin. Marsh
land J T Burlc Seaside
jJas Detwlck. Chicago
Leslie Glenn, Chicago
Sam Mcharrcy. Chicago
Ned Martyn, Chicago
Mrs Martyn. Chicago
Anna Brady, Chicago .
Clyde E French, city
Ole Johnson. Skagit
O J Boruth. Fir. Wash
Mrs Dordlc Boruth do
John J Boruth. do
L Boruth, Stanwood
C J Jackson, Chicago
Louis Necond, Cath
Wm R Beamer, Indp
L A Bosan, Aurora
Mr & Mrs T E Steph
enson. Aurora
H Glenn, Dalles
M Vogt. Dalles
F V Dearborn, Cortlnd,
Nebraska
B J Perry, S F
C D Read, Mayger
W M Knapp, Browns-
C C Mayers. Yankton
C Silvers, city
W H Ankeny. Oak Pt
J Ryan. Buttevllle
Mrs A B McMillan.
Dayton, Or
T J King. Clatskanle
J M Nelson, do
MaJ L Ralrick & fam.
Clatskanle
T LInnvllle. Astoria
A Johnson. Astoria
.T M Feeler. Astoria
v.arl A Myers. Astoria
E A De La Saux. Chi-
CflCO
S R Charger. Chicago
C P Stockton, ao
W Lowery. Forest Gr
F "Whittler. do
Tt -Fnrd. Or City
R H Bullock. Manning
M S Reas. HUDDaro.
C M Acker, city
W M Irvln. city
yllle
M Hughes, Australia
Hotel Brunswick. Seattle.
European plan. Popular rates. Modern
Improvements. Business center. Near
.depot.
Tacoma Hotel. Tnromn.
American plan. Rates. $3 and up.
Donnelly Hotel. Tacoma,
European plan. Rates 50c and up.
etCSESSXftS
away. IT PU I S
ss" yjs5 I
always indicate a weak heart.
They are usually preceeded or
followed by palpitation or flut
tering, and there may be pain
in left side, a smothering sen
sation and shortness of breath.
Such a heart should be treated
at once, before the disease de
velops beyond control. Heart
disease is as easily cured as other
troubles if taken in time.
"I was subject to fainting
spells, and many times I have
iallen on the street. 1 was often
compelled to sib down while walk
ing to avoid falling. "Wbcnpbysi
cians failed to help me, 1 took
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and p
completely cured."
Charles D. Rakdali. '
Ellicottville, N.
;, Dt. Mifcs' '
Heat Cttfe
is especially adapted to remove
all irregularities of the heart's
action. Sold by druggists oo
guarantee.
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Lari
"ALL WRIQUT-FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY"
Cqr Hradsih, Coat'Jrilioo, ChllU inft Fmr, in4 ill BU
Iocs CompUlnta. All Drngglsti. PrK-e 2r tcaU pTioi.
WRIGHT'S INDIAN VEGETABLE PILL CO., Nrc Yk.
onlpLLgVoritlit
SCOTCH!
(Sold by all Grocers.) f
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