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THE MORNING OREGOSIAN, 'MONDAY, MAY 12, 3,902. 5 IS IT A LOCKOUT? Anthracite Companies Will Not Try to Operate. MEN TOLD NOT TO REPORT Botk'Sides Evidently Preparing lor Imdb Tte-TJp Result of Haxeltoa Convention ATraitcd "With. Anxiety. SCRANTON. Pa., May 1L There will be no coal mined in the Scranton end of the anthracite region tomorrow. Even though the strike order was not certain of being religiously obeyed, there -would be no min ing, as the companies have "agreed that no attempt would be made to operate. The companies will not admit that the agreement to refrain from an attempt at operating Is eventually to resolve itself into a lockout, should events at Hazleton make such a thing possible. The strike has already made itself seri ously felt in other lines of work. The rall-iQ-oads have laid off four-fifths of their coal trail crews, in all about 800 men, and the Erie shops at Dunsmore, where mine cars are repaired, will shut down indefi nitely tomorrow, throwing 300 men out of twork. Meetings of all the local unions will be iheld to elect delegates to the Hazleton convention. The sentiment among the more thoughtful and intelligent miners Is opposed to a continuance of the strike. These men will use as one of their chief arguments the significant fact that the company's mine officials are not soliciting their men to vote against the strike, while at the came relative time during the last strike the same officers were working day and night to discourage the men from etrlklng. It is said that Morgan fleets will be used to Import coal and prevent a famine, but this does not cause President Mitchell any evident concern. He dismisses It with the remark that the United States Is now exporting coal to all parts of the world. Men Told Wot to Report for "Work. HAZLETON", Pa., May 1L Anticipating the action of their employes, two of the Individual coal companies In this region, Cox Bros. & Co., operating the Beaver colliery, and Calvin P. Ardee. Sons & Co., owners of the Latimer mines, have notified their employes that they need not report for work until ordered to do so. These companies. It Is believed, expect a long struggle. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company announced today that it will give employment to all men who report for work tomorrow. Meetings of the United Mlneworkers local unions were held in roost of the min ing villages In the Hazleton district to day, and delegates were elected to the coming convention. It is Impossible to ascertain the attitude of the local unions on the question, as the meetings were secret. It was "reported today that an effort will be made to start up the Cranberry breaker, operated by A Pardee & Co., with nonunion stripping, so that alL the coal that was not sent to the surface on Saturday may be prepared for market. The stripping men today, however, say that they will under no condition take the places of strikers at the mines. Samuel Nedroy, a representative of the 'American Federation of .Labor, said today that the federation would render all pos sible aid to the miners. Looks Like Lockout. WILKESBABRE. May 1L The clerics employed at the various offices In this city were hastily summoned from their homes this morning and put to work on the pay-rolls. It Is reported that all the employes of the mines In this region will be paid In full" not later than Thursday, and that when they receive their envelopes they will be told that they are no longer in the employ of the company. Tho miners, however, do not apprehend a lockout. The district superintendents of the coal companies refuse to talk about the matter. The sentiment, as It exists at present In the Wyoming Valley, Is de cidedly in favor of continuing the strike. To Force Meat Prices Down. NEW YORK, May 11. Fifteen hundred retail kosher butchers of the East Side jnet today to consider the advance in prices of meat by the wholesale kosher merchants. In an attempt to force down the price, today's meeting decided that the retail shops should be closed all day tomorrow and Tuesday, and that no meats should be bought from the wholesalers on those days. The question of a contin uance of the refusal to buy meat will be discussed at a meeting to be held Tuesday. Notified Not to Hire. SHAMOKIN, Pa., May 1L The local of ficials of the mines in the Shamokin dis trict, owned by the Philadelphia & Read ing Coal & Iron Company, the Union Coal Company, and the Mineral Railway & Mining Company, were notified by their respective companies last night not to hire men to cut coal during the suspension of the United Mlneworkers of America. Express Wngron Men Form a Union. CHICAGO, May 1L Despite the pro tests, of their employers, 700 of the 1000 wagon men employed by the four big ex press companies tonight formally organ ized a labor union. The organizers say that all of the local wagon men of the American, United States, Adams and Wells-Fargo Companies will Join. Again Ordered Out. CHICAGO. May 11. The 800 employes of the Morgan & Wright Company who returned to work last Monday were or dered out again today by the International Rubber-Workers' Union, whose officials allege that an agreement as to the scale of wages has not been carried out. Will Support Street-Car Employes. CHICAGO. May 1L The Chicago Feder ation of Labor, representing 200,000 'labor ers, tonight pledged financial and moral support to the street-car employes, who are meeting opposition in their effort to organize. Men Get 18 Per Cent Advance. PITTSBURG, May 1L The strike of the bridge and structural iron workers of the Pittsburg district was declared off tonight, and over SO00 men will return to work at an advance of IS per cent In wages. JEWS AND THE SABBATH. Tfew York Congregation Rebnkes Those Tolerant of Sunday. NEW YORK. May 1L The discussion concerning the .observance of the Sabbath which arose during the annual session of the Central Conference of American Rab bis in New Orleans recently, has stirred up more or less argument among the orthodox Hebrews in this city. A vig orous protest has been made against the liberal school of-rabbis, who raised the question in the conference to the extent of suggesting that the Sabbath day should be changed. The Talmud Toran committee of the Oabshln congregation, this city, met, and after denouncing tho conduct of the rabbis, sent a telegram to the conference at New Orleans, as fol lows: "Pappoport at Braunschweig conference said: 'For tearing down not architects are called, but unskilled laborers, for make apeslah gessah (radical steps) accept Christianity and settle It alL' " A circular Is being distributed among the members of synagogues calling on the Jews to remain steadfast to their tradi tions and to aid in founding schools to keep the faith alive. HOW WE BEAT ORIENTALS Cheap Labor Can't Compete "With, Labor-Savlnsr aiachlnery. WASHINGTON. May 11. An interest ing resume of the trade of the United States with Japan last year Is afforded by an extract from "Commercial Rela tions of 1901," made public tbday by Fred erick Emory. Chief of the Bureau of For eign Commerce of the State Department. The Inability of cheap labor to compete with machinery, it is stated. Is shown in the fact that the greater part of Japan's exports hitherto has consisted of raw ma terials, while the largest Item of manu factured goods has been cotton yarns, which is shipped almost exclusively to China, a country noted, as well as Japan, for its cheap labor. One of the most hope ful features of the situation In Japan to day is the recognition of this fact by her educated classes. Prominent lawyers, statesmen and business men are beginning to agitate questions of policy with regard to labor, machinery and foreign capital and the agitation may be expected to bring about beneficial changes In the near fu ture. Japan will thus offer a growing market for machinery. The United States already leads in exports of electric light apparatus, mining machinery, paper-making machinery, watch movements, watch cases and bicycles to Japan; in weaving machinery, spinning machinery, fire en gines and pumps, tools and implements of farmers and mechanics, sewing ma chines and photographic apparatus, we hold second place, but our proportion of the exports Is advancing steadily. As the people of Japan come to accept and act on the doctrine now being taught by her most thoughtful citizens that her future prosperity depends largely on the substitution of machinery for cheap labor, she will need to purchase these lines of goods in greatly increased quantities, and the United States should be alert to gain her share of the trade. Already our com merce with Japan, Including imports and exports, is greater than that of any other nation. The revival of business in Japan, consequent upon the resumption of traffic with China, will result in an enlarged de mand for raw cotton and cotton yarns, and the satisfactory adjustment of the finances is expected to give impetus to railway construction, such as building and the manufacture of Iron and steel, and Incidentally to increase the Importation of many articles. General conditions being equal, tho American locomotive is preferred in China to the English locomotive. The United States sends about two-thirds of the iron rails imported to Japan, and the same proportion of the nails, having won this last trade from Germany, -which five years ago controlled tho market. We also sent the largest valuation of iron pipes and tubes to Japan last year; until then this import always had been greatest from Great Britain. Imports of typewriters from our country represent over 80 per cent of the total. Our trade In Formosa Is increasing. A leading merchant Is laying in a large stock of American bicycles, and the government postoffice and telegraph department has supplied its messengers at the capital with American wheels. The sugar mill, which the Consulate was instrumental in introducing from the United States, has so proved Its superiority to the crude na tive apparatus that a large order for mod ern mills has gone to an American firm. In spite of tho higher price of our flour, the Australian product cannot compete with It, and this demand In Japan Is ex pected to increase enormously as 'the use of- this cereal Is spreading among the peo ple. The need of foreign capital is tho im portant economic question in Japan, for although tho revenue Is In excess of the expenditure, the government has under taken the prosecution of many entcrpriseo which are usually carried on by private capital. One of tho principal demands of foreign capital would be met by the pas sage of a law to permit alien ownership of land and the adoption of such a meas ure Is urged. With this change accom plished, Japan will offer an excellent field for foreign capital in the bands of a Ju dicious manager. BARODA IS ABANDONED. Tnsr Cannot Get Her Off the Coo County Bench. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1L Telegraphic advices received at the Merchants' Ex change today give the Information that an unsuccessful attempt was made Satur day night by the tug Astoria to pull off the British bark Baroda, which went ashore nine miles south of Coqullle River, August 29, 1901. Every effort was made to release the vessel from the bed of sand Into which the bow was plunged, but she could not be budged, and she-was finally abandoned to her fate. The Baroda was bound from Callao to Portland, and was In ballast when she struck the sandy shore In a heavy gale. Since that time, crews of men have been engaged in efforts to release her, but to no avail. Month's Work for B. C. Parliament. VICTORIA, B. C, May 1L The order of the day of the Legislative Assembly for Monday consists of 16 pages crowded with notices of new bills, resolutions, questions by members, amendments to bills, second readings, reports and third readings. Fifty-one bills, which have reached the second reading and committee stages re main to be disposed of, and the estimates have not. yet been reached. There is a good month's work before the House, even should the opposition drop Its obstructive tactics and allow business to proceed. Front Warnings for Northwest. WASHINGTON, - May 17. Forecast Frost warnings have been issued for Southern Idaho and extreme Northeast Oregon. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, May 1L Sailed at 9 A. 31., steamer Alliance, for San Francisco, by way of Coast ports; steamer Vosburg, for Tillamook. Arrived down at 5 P. M. British ship Brunei. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., moderate; wind, south; weather, cloudy. Tacoma, May 1L Arrived Steamer Mackinaw, from San Francisco; schooner W. F. Jewett, from San Pedro. Sailed Barkentlne Portland, for San Francisco. San Francisco, May 1L Sailed Steamer City of Puebla, for Victoria. Arrived Steamer Chehalls, from Gray's Harbor; schooner Lizzie Vance, from Columbia River; Steamer Pleiades, from Ladysmlth. New York, May 11. Arrived Astoria, from Glasgow and Movllle; Karamanla, from Palermo and Naples; LIguera, from Naples, Genoa and Fayal; Noordam, from Rotterdam and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Sailed Steamer Minnehaha, for London. Holyhead, May 1LPa.w5ed Philadelphia, from Boston for Liverpool. Prawle Point, May 11. Passed Kensing ton, from Antwerp for New York. Ar rived Nomadic, from New York; Umbrla," from New York, via Queenstown; Her eon, from Boston, via Queenstown flat ter not previously). Gibraltar, May 1L Arrived Kalserln Maria Theresa, from New York for Naples and Genoa, and proceeded. Glasgow, May 1L Arrived Laurcntlan, from New York. Queenstown, May 1L Sailed Campania, from Liverpool for New York. Hoqulam, Wash., May 10. Arrived Schooner Defiance, from San Francisco for Hoqulam. New York. 'May 1L Arrived-Kalu Tchou, from Hamburg, Southampton and 1 Cherbourg. OREGON MAN IN CAPTIVITY H. HOLDEX, OP SALEM, SPENT TWO YEARS OX PELtW ISLANDS. Savages Tortured. Him Terribly Thrown Into Tnelr Honda by Sblpirreck in the Pacific. SALEM, May 11. Two years of captiv ity and torture among the savages of the Pelew Islands constitute an eventful chapter in the life-story of Horace Hol der., an aged resident of this city. Mr. Hold en Is 92 years old, and has lived in this vicinity since ISM. He will bear to his grave tho heathenish figures which were tattooed upon his body and arms by the natives among whom he was cast when shipwrecked almost 70 years ago. Just southeast of the Philippine Islands. Though he still stands as -erect as he dM on the day when he was rescued from a watery grave, his worn body and halting step give evidence of the cruel treatment he received at the hands of his captors. Horace Holden was born In Hillsbor ough, N. H., on July 21. 1810. His father, HORACE OREGOX PIONEER WHO WAS 7AS a farmer of moderate means, died white Horace was yet but a boy, leaving upon the subject of this sketch the burden of helping to support the family. At the age Of 2L Horaco's health failed, and In order to earn a livelihood while rebuilding an Impaired constitution, he resolved to go to sea. He signed as a sailor on the ship Mentor, and immediately set sail on a voyage to the .Indian Ocean. The ship's company consisted of 22 men. Leaving New Bedford, Mas3., the ship crossed tha Atlantic to the Azores, passed around the Cape of Good Hope, into the Indian Ocean and cruised amuag the Islands of that sea for many weeks. Having finally soiled out into the Pacific Ocean, the ship was overtaken by a terrific storm and was wrecked on a coral reef near one of the Islands of the Pelew group. Half of tho crew were drowned In their efforts to escape in small boats, and the remaining 11 reached a place of safety on the coral reef only after encountering many dan gers and suffering many hardships. Shipwrecked Men Made Captives. In their hurried escape from the ship, the sailors were able to take with them only one small chest of bread, some wat er, a few clothes, a canister of gunpow der, a musket, a brace of pistols, three cutlasses and a tinder-box. They spent one night upon this barren rock, and awoke on the following morning consider ably refreshed, "though an Increased ac tivity of their minds served only to bring home to them a more vivid picture of the horrors of the previous night, and of their present condition." Before sunrise, how ever, new adventures caused them to" for get the past for the time being. A cacoe filled with 22 naked savages, armed with sDcars and battle axes, approached the reef. Soon other canoes arrived, and the sailors were taken prisoners. While be ing taken to an island some 30 miles dis tant, the captives made a dash for liberty, and succeeded by means of superior boat manshlp In escaping from the savages. They steered Into the open sea, and after 24 hours of hard rowing, landed on a small island. Their escape availed them noth ing, however, for they were taken cap tives by another band of savages, and were conducted to the largest Island of tho Pelew group. The natives were at first disposed to ex ecute their captives without delay, but Just as the onslaught was to begin there appeared upon the scene a man who bore all resemblance to a native, except that he had the hair and features of an Eng lishman. This man saved them from death and procured for them a hearing before tho chiefs. "He proved to be an Englishman who had been left upon the Island by his ship's captain many years before, and who had adopted the ways and customs of the savages as the best course under the circumstances. After consulting their prophetess, the natives decided to let Holden and hhr companions live. They were provided with food and given fair treatment, but after several months, food became scarce, and the natives became desirous of ridding themselves of their burden. Banished by Captors. Rude canoes were constructed, and the white men were put out upon the ocean to seek some other, and, if possible, more hospitable land.. On the second day of their perilous voyage they encountered a fierce storm of wind and rain, during which the canoe sprang a leak. They tore up their clothing to stop the cracks of their rude craft, and succeeded by al most superhuman exertions in keplng afloat. When they had passed six days trying to reach some land whose direction or distance they could only Imagine, they approached an Island upon which there was vegetation and such evidences of habltablllty as raised their hopes to the highest degree. They had scarcely be come confident of escape from the treach erous waves, however, before they saw approaching them scores of canoes loaded with savages, armed witn huge ciuds, which thev brandished in the most threat ening manner. After being beaten until they were helpless, the Englishmen were taken captive and conducted to the Is land. Concerning the experiences on this Island, Mr. Holden says: "The reception we met with on land was no more agreeable than that upon the water. Judging from the treatment we had received from the females of the Is land which we had left. It was hoped that the gentler sex would extend to us some proof of their commiseration; but In this we were sadly disappointed. If possible, they were more cruel than their inhuman lords and masters. We were soon separated from each other, and drasnred about from place to place, our brutal captors, in ihe meantime, contend ing with each other to see who should have us as his property. The question of ownership was at length settled, and we were retained by those into hose hands we had first fallen. It was my good for tune to be retained by one wJio, compared with the other natives, was humane. His namo was Pahrahbooa, and I went by the name, of Teemit. "We were now upon the small piece of land known to navigators as Lord North's Island, situated between the third and fourth degrees of north latitude, and In longitude 131 degrees east. The island had hitherto been considered by naviga tors to be uninhabited. This Is not sur prising, as we were told by the natives that no white man had ever before visited the place. "The Inhabitants are In a state of en tire barbarism and ignorance. The men wear a sort of belt made of the back of a tree. This Is girded around the loins so as to leave one end to hang looe be hind, the other brought forward and fast ened to the belt in front. This Is their only clothing. The females, after arriving at the age of womanhood, wear an apron made of the leaves of a plant split into fine strips nnd plaited. This extends from the loins nearly to the knees. Tho qhil dren go entirely naked. "Their principal food Is the cocoanut. They sometlrcts succeed in procuring fish ---f HOLDEN. LONG IN CAPTIVITY IN PELEW. LONG IN CAPTIVITY IN PELEW. or a turtle, and raise small quantities of vegetables, somewhat resembling the yam. When any one of them begins to fall for want of food, so that death Is pretty certain, they Inhumanely turn him off from among them to starve to death. "A detail of all that befell us would serve only1 to glvo pain to the benevolent, or at most, to show how much human beings can endure. I shall describe but the sufferings of a day, observing that for tho term of two long years we ex perienced the same privations, and were subjected to the same brutal treatment; life, during all that time, being no better than the constant succession of the most acute sufferings. Never Had a Full Meal. "Wo were captured and taken to this Island December 6, 1S32, and two months later three of our number escaped. Com pared with the remainder of our captiv ity, our sufferings up to that time were less severe. At no time did we have suf ficient food to satisfy the cravings of hunger. The swine of America are better fed than we were on the most fortunate day of our residence upon that island. Generally, we were aroused from our bro ken slumbers about sunrise, and com pelled to go to work, usually being em ployed in cultivating yams. Day after day we were compelled to stand Jin the mud from morning till night, and to turn up the mud with our hands. Frequently we were compelled to do this without receiv ing a morsel of food till about noon, and sometimes we were left without anything to eat until night. At best we could get no more than a small piece of cocoanut, hardly a common sized mouthful, at a time, and if, either from, exhaustion or any other cause, wo neglected to rerform tho required amount of labor, our pit tance of food was withheld altogether. "A new trial awaited us. The barbar ians among whom our lot had been cast deemed It Important that we should be tattooed, and we were compelled to sub mit to the distressing operation. We were In the first place securely bound down to the ground, and there held fast by our tormentors. They then proceeded to draw with a sharp stick the figures designed to bo imprinted upon the skin. This done, the skin was thickly punctured with a-llt-tle Instrument made of sharpened fish bones, and having a rough edge. This Instrument wnsXheld within an Inch or two of the flesh and struck Into It rap Idly with a piece of wood applied to It In such a manner as to cause It to rebound at evtry stroke. In this wajour breasts and arnls were prepared and subsequently the Ink. made of a vegetable found on the Island, was applied. The operation caused such an inflammation of our bodies that only a portion could be done at one time, and as soon as the inflammation abated another portion was done, as fast as wc could bear it. until our bodies were cov-1 ered. It was effectually done, for to tms day the. figures remain as distinct as they were when first Imprinted, and the marks will be carried to the grave. They were exceedingly anxious to perform the oper ation upon our faces, but this we would not submit to, telling them that sooner than have it done, we would die In re sisting them. "Besides the operation of tattooing, they compelled U3 to pluck the hair from dlt ferent parts of the body, and to pluck our beards about every ten days, which was extremely painful, and at every suc cessive operation the beard grew out harder and stlffer." , During the first six months of their cap tivity, three vessels came near the Island and stopped to barter with the natives, but no means of escape presented itself, except In the case of the three men here tofore referred to. One man became so weak, frjom starvation that he could no longer walk, and was placed In an old canoe and set adrift. Another was cruelly put to death for some trifling offense. Ono nfter another thus yielded up their lives until but two remained. "The idea of death, however, had now become familiar, and often did we desire the release from suffering which that alone coula afford. We were frequently so reduced as to be unable to walk, and were forced to drag ourselves on -our hands and knees to some place where we could He down under the shade of a bush and take rest But the small comfort to be obtained in this way was greatly less ened by the annoyance of moiqultoes, which could attack us with Impunity in our helpless and feeble condition. Besides this, our flesh had so fallen away that on lying down, our bones would actually pierce through the skin, giving us severe pain." In the- Autumn of 1S34, the two survl- vors had become so weak as to be unable to work. They had acquired a knowledge of the native tongue, and argued with their captors that It would be best to put them on board some passing vessel. At last, when a vessel appeared, they per suaded the natives to assist them on board, and thus they made their escape. The vessel proved to be the British bark Britannia, whose captain, Henry Short, gave Holden a certificate stating in detail all the facts regarding his rescue from the hands of the savages. The men were taken to Llntin, China, where they remained under medical treat ment until a ship sailed for New York. They arrived In their native country. May 5, 1835. Assisted by friends, they were enabled to reach their homes, where they resumed the manner of life of civilized be ings. In 1S2G. Mr. Holden married Mary MU- lin, of Boston, 'who was his life companion until her death six yearshgoK In 1S37 he left Boston with his wife and child for the Sandwich Islands, where he Intro duced the sllkgrowlng industry. He worked there seven yeara, endeavoring to establish the Industry, and in ISM came to Oregon. He settled on a donation land claim just south of Salem, where he resided until 10 years ago. He was suc cessful In farming and accumulated suffi cient money and property to enable him to live In comfort during the closing years of his life. His health has been good until a year ago, when he suffered a severe at tack of la grippe. Since then he has been confined more or less to the house, but Is still comparatively active. He made a trip to visit a son at Tillamook last Summer, and will spend the present Sum mer at the same place. He has three sons Horace F. Holdcn of Tillamook; Eugene Holden, of Wardner, Idaho; and Theodore Holden, of New Jersey. Two daughters, Ellen Holden Slsson, of Hllo, Hawaii, and Isabella Holden Johnson", of Petaluma, Cal.. have died. He recently sat for a picture In a group showing flv3 generations of the family of which he Is the head. RECEIVER FOR COLLEGE. Petition Filed at Oxford, O. Row Among Stockholders. CINCINNATI, May 11. Mrs. Lilly M. Walker, of Philadelphia, has petitioned for a receiver for Oxford College, at Ox ford, O., and names as defendants six of the directors, who Include ex-Congressman Morey. Prior to 1S91, Mrs. Walker owned the college property, and her hus band. Dr. F. S. Walker, was the president of the college. A stock company was afterwards formed, of which Mrs. Walker became a stockholder. The suit Is for both an accounting and damages. Mrs. Walker is a daughter of the late Dr. Morey, who was formerly of the college, with which Dr. Scott, Dr. Lord and other prominent Presbyterians have been asso ciated. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. Robt WuesL CIneirm A D Short, Seattl H B Clendenlng, Fargo jars x i, Agnew, (Jtigo "W J Reed. Oakland VT J Ketchum, Chso Mrs G Gerst. San Fr E a Richards & w, do Tom C Grant. San Fr Miss Grant. San Fr J "VV Whlttler & wife. J S Mendelsohn, Chgo j Philadelphia j v waisn, usa. John Priirr. USA A Goldstein. San Fr H H Nlemoyer, Bus Mjrr Frawley Co S "W Devore, Minnpls Jos Heller & ft. city Hugh P Baker, Wash ington, D C O W Crawford Sc vrt, San Francisco TJlxwell Davenport, San Francisco S H Nichols. Olympla. S A CaUert. Olympla L B Hart. Seattle R Sartor!. Seattle Mrs E Cohn. N Y Ed J Marx. St Louis J A Zlmpln. St Louis F J Kurd. San Fran L A ThurstorJ, Hono lulu F Mottcl. Tacoma. P J.Towle. St Paul J E'Plew & fr. Chgo Simon Juda. Ban Fran C O weed. Chicago Miss Da idson, Bis marck, N Dak MIm C W Halser. N J Miss J Li Halsey, Va. H K Culleden, S F C "W Beegle. San Fr F Kunlon. St Louis Go P Flannery, Mnpls F B Cordworth, St PI Geo C Hunter, N Y O M Ratto, San Fran H W Jones. Columbus Ri A Preston & w, city Mr & Mrs C C Taylor, N T D C Bchwelzer. San Fr W H Heuer. USA Q J Coyle, Vancouver Alex Cohn, San Fran E H Gule. Seattle Columbia River Scenery. Regulator Line fcteamers. Dalles. Cascade Locks and return dally, except Sunday, from Oak-at THE PERKINS. H L Brink, Walla W J M Berry, Baker Cy M Mack. Albany Mrs M Mack. Albany L Somerrllle. Alhanv H Corntt. Umatilla W B Presley, Golden dale. Wash W W Steen, Spokr C A Beaton, Cosmo? oils. Wash L O Miller. Three Rlv- era. uicn Mrs L O Miller, do A H Ramsey. Craw- fords Hie. Ind Mrs A H Ramser, do A B Maclellan, S F Capt F D Walker. Honolulu E T Sandford. San Fr Miss C L Mab!e.Congo. WA R H Booth, Tpsllantl. Mich Alvord R McAndrews. YpsIlantI.MIch M D Brabb. do Clara A Brabb. do G L Hawkins, Indp.C I A Graef. Nam pa W A Wann. Eugene T W Megrath, St PI, Minn John Hartman, Ta coma. r O Robertson, city o i. lister, oiympla M J Payne. Tacoma Mrs M J Payne, do H E Foster. Mlnnpla Mrs H E Foster, do Gua Paulsen. Wallace G S Wright. McMInnvI Mary Lannery, Gervals Irene Lannery. Gervals Sarah Lannery, Gervata C H Lannery. Gervals Eugene Lannery. do A W Lannery. Gervals L Lannery, Uervals A S Moore. Oljmpla C E Meyer. Salem T J Jones. Salem B Wason, city A Harper, city E P Ash. Cased Lkx Chas Peterson, Vancvr Thos A Barlow, Vic toria C W Barr. Astoria Chas Fleetwood. Bak C A B Rogers, St Paul. Minn J B Mprkley. San Fr L R Stlnson. Salem Mrs Chas Rlggs, Hood River Miss Silvia Russell, do J W Wlthrow. Albany J C Sterling, Ellensbrsl Mrs J C Sterling, do A J Farnham, do Chas A Long. W W E J Hudson, Seattle W W Wheeler, Des Mosnes, la J F Preble, Vancvr R W Brewster, "Wash-IThos Fcnnell. Indp Or mgion. u u i.airw ir.os itnncn, uu Louis Harrington, H C Miller. Wasco. Or Wlnlock, wash T F Boles. Pendleton; SAD Gurley, Ar lington, Or O M Wendt, Winona O P Price. Cased Lks Mrs G P Price, do Regulator Line Steamers, Dalles, Cascade Lock3. Return dally. Oak-St. dock. THE IMPERIAL. ' C. W. Knowles, Manager. W C Logan, Astoria ; W G Howell. Astoria Mies N Carnahan, do H G Van Dusen. do C D Gabrlelson. Salem H H King. Waterford Mrs King, Waterford Chas Proud, Toronto M O Ogle. D D S, Sumpter Otto GIlEtrop. Eugene j J Walter Seaborg, 11- R McKlnley. Tacoma nacu (Jas S Keating, Astoria F On ens. San Frair B O Cowan. Sprlngild L G Athenson. Dayton. Wash S I Benson, Union, Or I E Rogers. McMInnvI Jas E Page, Castle Rk R J Mojlan, CarroUton James Kyle, Salem T W Kent; Columbus J A Hardman, Chicago E E Chlnn, Gibbon P Chlnn. do H E Armstrong, Cath- Max Metscnan.Taccma; L N Clark, Pittsburg Jas G Helns, So Bend E D Randa. Eugene E P Marshall. Pendltn J H Gunn. Pendleton E Kennedy. do J H Welder, Burns Mm TVlrtir. Hiim!i lamet W A Missner, N Yam (Mrs Armstrong, do Mrs Missner. do Ji u is-iine. ix x C E Curtis, WSuperloriJohn N Williams. Mrs Missner. do Boulder, Colo J W Inglls. Columbus C Hafer. Council Blffs L D Llvcsly. Lewlston H I Forsythe. do C O Howard, Weston, W J Cook. Astoria Iowa iE L Dwyer, Astoria Jas Trowe, WaterfordC D Carlson. Astoria Mrs Trowe. Waterford THE ST. CHARLES. Wm. Johnson, San Fr A B Redman. San Fr Burt Cody. Beaerton Joe Brough. Rainier Marie Johansen, As toria tA Tenney, Lebanon W D Cose. Pittsburg. jM Racier, Camas ti j Armstrong, j. acini I J Anderson, Sidney, Anna Horton, Case Lk Or Joe Williams, stena R B Winston, Rocco D Wright, Molalla Bert Perry, Molalla C B McKeo. Rainier W R McKee. Rainier J W Voelker. do E D Kinney. Dalles John Kennedy, Ferry A Rontln, do Andrew Jacke, do E Holt & wf, Oakland, Felix Debost, Rainier or F A Jackson. Tacoma R Hocken. Rainier G Hughson, Rainier W J Hacken. Rainier J Husby. Rainier R W Sellers. Rainier N Lundln. Astoria B A Johnson. Astoria Edd Carew. Rainier Jas Bannlck, Willow Bar J W Broyles. do A B Dal, Tacoma Chas R Pierce & w, do Mrs h A Harris, do Flora Harris. do J B Turner & w.Seattle John li&rver & son, Walla Walla Joe Broughton, Eu gene Martin Anderson, do Mrs Thos Hart, Stella Fred Osborn, Albany Mrs C Osborn, Albany A C Hunt. Dallas J H Jones, city R P Wilson, city Miss Holdsworth, Mich S A Thompson, clly iH E Macey. San Fraa M Jacobs, san Fran notel Brunswick. Seattle. European plan. Popular rates. Modern Improvements. Business center.- Near depot. Tacowa Hotel. Tarsal. American plan. Rates, $3 and My. Donaelly- Hntel. Taeama. European plan. Slates Me awl a. HIGH PRICE FOR LAND RIVAL ELECTRIC COMPANIES DID AWAY. P IN FIGURES. lint the Oregon General Electric Wins Oat nnd Gets Clackamas Power Site for $11,000. OREGON CITY, May 11. An Interesting scene occurred at the Courthouse In this city yesterday afternoon, when Fred S. Morris, representing the Portland City & Oregon Railway Company and the Oregon General Electric Company, purchased the John S. Green estate, on the upper Clack amas River, for -$11,000. The appraised value of the property was less than 51000. The property is situated near the site of the new power-house of the Oregon General Electric Company, now under con struction, and controls the water power which is desired by the company. The estate consisted of 15 acres In the south east quarter of Section 31. 3 south, 4 east. This piece Includes Islands and the river bed of the Clackamas River. There was also included in the estate an uncompleted contract for the purchase of 120 acres, ad joining the 15-acre tract. Some years ago the Oregon & California Railroad Com pany had made a contract with Green to sell him 120 acres, the latter to pay a cer tain sum each year until the total amount of the purchase price was paid. The con tract has not yet been completed. Some months ago the Clackamas Development Company got a deed for the entire tract from a brother of Green, one of the heirs of the estate. A few days after executing the first deed he executed another trans ferring the same piece of land to Fred S. Morris, In the deed to the Clackamas De velopment Company he agreed to procure a deed from his sister, who is an Inmate of the State Insane Asylum, and from the other heirs to the estate as well. He then turned about and sold the land to Morris and warranted the title. At the time the first deed was made ho signed a petition asking that letters of administration be Issued to H. E. Cross, who 13 the agent and one of the incor porators of the Clackamas Development Company, and at the time he ex ecuted the deed to Morris ho signed a similar petition asking for the appoint ment of C. D. Latourette as administrator of tho estate. Mr. Latourette is the Ore gon City attorney for the interests of Mr. Morris. Mr. Cross filed his petition In the office of the County Clerk, and im mediately after he left the city for a few days, and the matter not being presented to the County Court, no order of appoint ment was made. Then-Mr. Latourette presented his petition, and an order was made appointing him administrator of the estate. Mr. Cross objected to this pro ceeding on numerous grounds, one of which was that the court, having jurisdic tion In the first Instance, would be pre vented from making an appointment un der tho petition of Latourette without first acting upon the petition of Mr. Cross. After a full hearing of the entire matter, the court set aside the appointment of Latourette as administrator, refused to appoint Cross and named County Recorder Tom P. Randall, who Is not connected with either party in any manner. "Upon the petition of Administrator Randall, the property was ordered sold at administrat or's sale, and this occurred yesterday aft ernoon. The sale was conducted by Attorney John T Clark, for the administrator. Mr. Morris and his attorney. W. T. Mulr, were present. The first piece offered was the 15-acre tract, and Mr. Morris bid the ap praised value, which was only a few hun dred dollars. He met with a surprise when Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges raised his bid 5100. The two bidders raised each other $100 at a clip, until $2500 was reached. when Morris asked for a few minutes time for a conference with his attorney. The bidding was then resumed, and the property was knocked down to Mr. Morris for $6000. Tho contract of the Oregon & California Railroad Company was then sold In the same manner. Hedges also bid on this piece, and It cost Morris $5000, when the anpralsed value was only $400. Attorney "Hedges was prompted In his bidding by James P. Lovett, who is inter ested in the Portland General ElPCtric Company, T. W. Sullivan, Superintendent of the company, was also present. It Is understood that the Portland General Electric Company was the bidder against Morris. After the sale Attorney Mulr said that the opposition company was trying to buy the land to hinder and delay the operations of the Oregon General Electric Company, and not for the purpose of using It. POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR 10 YEARS. Totals for Oregon nnd the United States Show Growth. WASHINGTON, May 7. For purposes of comparison, and to see what progress has been made In Oregon with regard to the receipts of Its several postomces, as compared to the general progress of the country. Representative Tongue recently requested the Postmaster-General to fur nish him with figures showing the amount of postal revenue In Oregon and In the United States for the past 10 years. The statement received Is as follows: Oregon. United- States. 1S92 $280,782 $ 70.SC9 870 1893 296.19S 75.806.933 1834 260.204 75.080.479 1S95 282,030 76.983.12S 18SS 273,774 82,499.208 1S97 268,119 82.665,462 1S98 It.-....l 299.175 89.012,618 1899 330.109 95.021.384 1900 369,016 102,354.579 1301 t. 404,340 H1.63L193 Postal receipts are generally acknowl edged to be an Indication of the condition of the country. A study of the above table leaves but one conclusion as to the the general and local prosperity com mencing with the beginning of the Mc Klnley Administration. ANOTHER. HARRIMAN BANQUET. In Honor of Governor Odell New York Meat Trust. SAN FRANCISCO, May H. Governor Odell, of New York, will be the guest of honor tomorrow night at a banquet given by E. H. Harriman, president of the South ern Pacific. After spending a few days In this city. Governor Odell has planned to go to Delmonte and the Yosemlte. He will return home via the Canadian Pacific. Speaklng'of the beef trust suit. Governor Odell said that Just before ho left home he had a consultation with the Attorney-General of New York to determine whether the big beef trust Interests could be reached through the state anti-trust lavr. "We are making an investigation to learn the facts of the situation," he said, "just as the Federal Government Is doing, and If It develops that the price of beef has been advanced unjustly to the detriment of tho working people and all who eat meat, I think some means ought to be found to put a stop to the evil. I have no doubt that a remedy will present itself. Whether the beef problem will become a political Issue, however. Is a matter that cannot be decided at this time. Tho whole question is In a state of investigation." FIGHT FOR DAWSON TRADE, Transportation Companies on Eve of Retaliatory "War. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 11. A special from Dawson says: J. H. Rogers, Dawson manager of the White Pass & Yukon Railway, made the statement yesterday that his company would enter Into competition with the Northern Commercial Company and the North American Trading Company, In re taliation for the statement that the North ern Commercial Company would take in a stock of goods for the Dawson trade. This is a result of the competition on the Lower Yukon for freight. The Daw son retail merchants had been afraid they would be forced out of business by com petition of the big commercial companies bringing In large stocks of merchandise. They now feel reassured, as the White Pass has the advantage In belnjr able to bring goods In cheaply, and has prom ised to protect Dawson merchants. CRUSHED BY FALLING ROCK. James Chevers Killed In Stone Qnarry nt Fisher's Landing:. VANCOUVER, Wash., May H. Jame3 Chevers, a workman In a stone quarry at Fisher's Landing, seven miles above Van couver, was crushed to death yesterday morning by the fall of a seven-ton rock. He was. working with other men to dis lodge the rock, when It slipped and fell upon him. inflicting fatal Injuries. He had only been at work there for a week, and nothing Is known of his antecedents. He was 34 years old, and a. large, power ful man. His body was brought to Van couver. Fees Xor Abandoned Survey. WASHINGTON. May 11. Senator Simon has introduced a bill authorizing the Sec retary of the Treasury to pay S. R. Green, of Clackamas County, $S5, the amount de posited in the First National Sank of Portland Jn September, 1S37, to the credit of the state treasury, for office fees In connection with the survey of Delia, Lone Grave, Idle Fancy and Cyclone quartz mining claims, In Lane County, Oregon, which survey was duly abandoned, aL tmough a refund was denied. Politics in Union County. LA GRANDE, Or., May H. Walter Pierce and J. F. Burleigh, Democratic candidates for Joint Senator and Joint Representative, are holding public meet ings, and have had good audiences. They will speak here Monday night. The Prohibition candidate for Governor, Rev. A J. Hunsaker, of MoMlnnvllle. de livered an address at the opera-house last evening. In the Interest of prohibition. The attendance was not very encouraging. The Republicans of this county have- not opened their campaign, though local can didates are meeting as many of the voters as possible. McMInnvillc College Recital. M'MINNVILLE, Or., May 1L The first commencement recital of the McMLnn vllle College Conservatory of Music was given last evening by Miss Lena. Viola Tawney, pianoforte, assisted by Miss Mollle Patty, mezzo soprano. The re cital was- given In the college chapel, which will be the scene of a recital by each member of the graduating class before the close of tho school year. Died Under Suspicious Circumstances NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May lL William Allen, a laborer, was found In an alley this morning unconscious. He died at the hospital today. He had been on a spree for several days, and It is said he was drugged by an associate. An arrest will be made tomorrow. Hntchery for 'Wilson River. TILLAMOOK, Or., May 11. F. Van Dusen, State Fih Warden, inspected the Wilson- and Trask Rivers yesterday for the purpose of locating a hatchery, and he has selected the Wilson River as the better stream of the two for that purpose. Eddy in Tillamook. TDLLAMOOK, May 10. B. L. Eddy. Re publican nominee for Joint Representative for Yamhill and Tillamook, addressed a large gathering at Beaver last night, and meetings at Woods and Oretown to day. He met with much enthusiasm. Chehalls School Election. CHEHALIS, Wash., May 11. At the an nual school election held in Chehalls yes terday to choose one Director and a School Clerk, R. Lawrence was chosen Director for three years, and Miss Maude Newland was re-elected Clerk. North Ynkimn School Directors. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 1L B. F. Barge and Miles Cannon were elected School Directors yesterday. George S. Hough was elected Clerk. A light vote was polled. CASTOR I A Por Infants and Children. Till Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of &&& Postmaster Palmer of So. Glen Falls, N. Y.', des cribes a condition whfcfa thous ands or men and women find identical with theirs. Read? what he says, and note the similarity of your own case. Write to him, enclosing stamped ad dressed envel ope for reply, and get a per L. 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