Morning Oregonian., June 07, 1902, Page 8, Image 8

THE MORNING OREGONIAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, ,1902.
THREE ROADS OF OREGON
THEIR AXXCAL REPORTS TO THE
INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Two Show Considerable Deficits nd
One a Surplus Total of Only
333 Miles.
WASHINGTON. June 6. The Interstate
Commerce Commission has prepared a. re
port showing the income account of rail
roads in the United States for the fiscal
year ended June 30. 1901. including a state
ment of net earnings and dividends. The
report includes returns from the Astoria
& Columbia River Railroad, the Colum
bia Southern Railway and the Corvallls
& Eastern Railroad.
During the year In question the Astoria
& Columbia River Railroad operated 121
miles of road. Its gross earnings amount
ed to $232,426, ot -which 5139,016 -were de
rived from passenger traffic and $81,323
from freight The operating expenses for
the year were $147,959. leivlng,as net earn
ings the amount of $S4.487. as compared
with net earnings of $26,823 for the year
previous. There was $100 Income frpm
other sources. The total deductions from
Income are reported at $163,S1B, which
makes a deficit for the year amounting to
$79,231.
The Columbia Southern operated 70
miles of road. Its total earnings amount
ed to $154,705, including $32,774 from pas
sengers and $121,430 from freight. Op
erating expenses amounted to $87,278; net
earnings, $67,427, as against $16,299 In the
year previous. There was an additional
income of $274 from other sources, and a
total deduction from Income amounting
to $38,301, leaving a. surplus from opera
tions of the year amounting to $29,400.
The Corvallis & Eastern operated m
miles of road. The total earnings were
$114,614, comprising $47,141 from passengers
and $64,044 from freight. Operating ex
penses amounted to $80,963, leaving $33,651
as net earnings, as against $26,961 the year
previous. The total deductions from In
come, amounting to $61,186. renders a de
ficit from operations of the year amount
ing to $27,535.
SHRINERS OX A PILGRIMAGE.
Many Pass Thronsn Portland on "Way
to Sail Francisco.
Shriners are now moving to San Fran
cisco in large numbers. Every train leav
ing Portland this week has carried mem
bers o Al Kader Temple, and tonights
train will carry two carloads more of
them. There will be another carload from
Fargo. N. D and large delegations from
Spokane and the Puget Sound cities. The
number of Shriners and T. P. A. delegates
to go south tonight will necessitate run
ning the train in two sections. Several
Shriners left Portland for San Francisco
on the steamer last night The Denver
Shriners, who have been touring the Yel
lowstone Park on their way to the Coast
will arrive In Portland Sunday and leave
In the evening for the South. The Fargo
Shriners arrived in Portland yesterday
morning, and spent most of yesterday on
an excursion to Cascade Locks.
Between 6000 and 10.000 Shriners will pass
through Portland on the return trip from
fcan Francisco. Among these will be
large delegations in special trains from
"Washington, D. C, Buffalo, Cleveland,
Chicago. Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities. The special trainload of Shriners
who passed through Portland last year
on their return from Honolulu advertised
the glories of this route so extensively
that nearly all the Shriners insist on
trvellng up the Sacramento Canyon and
over the Sisklyous. These visitors will
spend varying periods here, from a few
hours to a day or two; and ever after
ward they will be living advertisers of
this country-
GREAT NORTHERN BOILERMAKERS
Threaten to Strike Unless Wages Be
Increased 50 Cents a. Day.
SPOKANE, Wash., June 6. A strike,
which may extend from the Mississippi
River to the ocean, is imminent unless
concessions are made to employes of the
Great Northern Railway within the next
24 hours. The boiler-makers in the shops
at Hlllyard, a suburb of Spokane, have
asked for an increase of wages from $3 50
to $4 a day. Unless the advance Is grant
ed, It is announced that the boiler-makers
will quit work tomorrow morning, seri
ously crippling the machine shops.
It Is understood here that the demand
Js general, and extends throughout the
entire system of the Great Northern Rail
way, tomorrow being the day chosen for
action. The machinists at Hlllyard, while
not expected to quit work tomorrow, are
understood to be in sympathy with the
boiler-makers' demands and may back
them if necessary.
No Conference Yet at St. Paul.
ST. PAUL., June 6. Up to a. late hour
today, no conferences between the officials
of the Great Northern operating depart
ment and the striking boiler-makers and
helpers at the shops of the company had
been arranged. A demand for a. nine-hour
day has been made. A nine-hour day on
present wages is the equivalent to an in
crease. The company has shown no in
clination as yet to grant the demands.
TO BUILD TROLLEY LINE.
Supplementary Articles Enlarging:
Power of Electric Company.
According to supplementary articles of
Incorporation filed in the County Clerk's
office yesterday, the Oregon General Elec
tric Company, in addition to the powers
already appropriated, may build and oper
ate an electric railway or railroad. The
route as described is through the streets
of Portland to. the southern limits of tile
city and thence to a point in township
4 south, range 5 east, where the north
lork of the Clackamas River flows into
She main Clackamas River, in Clackamas
County. The original articles of Incor
poration provide for the construction of
telegraph and telephone lines, electric pow
er lines, etc The incorporators are Fred
6. Morris, J. Frank Watson, A B. Croas
man. W. H. HUrlburt and W. T. Mulr.
This gives authority to the electric com
pany to build the projected trolley line
to the Clackamas power station. " It has
leen supposed that the Portland City &
Oregon Company would build that line.
The two corporations are allied through
common ownership, however, and may be
trusted to work together harmoniously.
Engineers are still In the field, and it
Is said the route for the new road is not
yet definitely selected, though operations
are suspiciously active on the line out
through Grcsham.
Another Trans-Isthmian Railway.-
SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. "By June
1, 1903, the Tehuantepec Railroad, across
the isthmus of that same name In Mexico,
will come In with the Panama route and
the American overland lines for a share
of the shipments between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Pacific Coast." This
statement was made by J. J. Allen, of
the City of Mexico, general traffic mana
ger of the road, who is In this city. "The
Mexican Government owns the Tehuan
tepec road," said Mr. Allen, "but has
leased' it for 50 years. It Is 185 miles long.
Its Atlantic terminus is Coalzacoalcos,
while Sallna Cruz Is the Pacific termi
nus. "It is the Intention between now and
June 1 of next year to have a steamer
line between New York and Coalzacoalcos
and between Sallna Cruz and San Fran
cisco. For the Atlantic service three
modern steamers of 7000 tons each, with
a speed of IS knots an hour, are being
built under American register. I can
not say what vessels we will have on
this side. We expect to handle the cot
ton shipments from the Gulf states to the
Orient, in addition to other freight"
Kendrlck to Leave Santa Fe.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 6. There Is a
-well-denned rumor here In Santa Fe
Railroad circles tlfat Third Vice-President
Kendrlck his reslimed and has accented a
position as the European representative i
or the Westlnghouse Air Brake Company.
None of the officials here could confirm
the rumor. It Is reported, irom Chicago,
-ilso, and Is believed by local railroad men
lo be true.-
Union Pacific Buys S. P. Stock.
NEW YORK, June 6. The Evening Post
today says:
"The Union Pacific Railroad Company
has increased its holdings of Southern
Pacific stock from $75,000,000 to $90,000,000.
It was intimated today that the addi
tional purchases had been made to pro
vide against the probability of speculative
Interests securing any very considerable
block of Southern Pacific shares to the
detriment of the Union Pacific property."
SEEDS FROM MANCHURIA
Experiment To Be Made "With Them
at O. R. fc N. Farm.
Industrial Agent Judson, of the O. R. &
N., has received from Consul H. B. Mil
ler, at Nlu Chwang, China, several pack
ages of wheat rice, beans, peas, millet
and grass seeds as grown in 'Manchuria.
These seeds were yesterday sent to the O.
R. & N. experiment farm, at Walla Walla.
It is so late in the season that there is
some doubt about their making a rood
growth this year, so only half of each
package will be planted. The remainder
will be saved for earlier planting1 next
year. The wheat sent is to be sown In
the fall, anyway, so that is in ample
time. In a letter accompanying these
seeds Consul Miller says It Is quite Im
portant for this country to encourage di
versified agriculture, for the great wheat
fields of the future are to be In Mon
golia, Manchuria and Siberia.
The Manchurian wheat sent Is ot email
long kernel, dark-colored and very hard.
The millet is about the 6ize of radish
seed, and the Consul says It grows on
stalks tall and coarse, like broom corn.
In fact, the top of the plant Is used for
makings brooms, while the seed is used
as food for men and domestic animals.
Mr. Miller thinks it would make good
ensilage. The grass seed is valuable food,
while It produces excellent hay. The rice
sent is of a variety that is grown with
out water and "is used by the poor and for
cattle feed. The seeds are unhusked and
look somewhat like parsnip seeds.
Three varieties of beans were sent All
of them arc smooth and polished and
look as if they had been carved out -of
ebony or Ivory: 'In fact, their very ap
pearance stamps them as Oriental. The
black beans look like American Thousand-to-One's
dyed coal black. One of the
other two varieties Is white and the oth
er pale green, and both look like peas.
The Manchurian peas are tiny green
things hardly bigger than radish seeds.
Accompanying thesa seeds Is a letter
in which Consul Miller speaks of the uses
made of somo of the crops as follows:
The beans are much like peas. They are used
as human food, but largely for oil. for light
and cooking, and the calces that are innde from
them after the oil is pressed out is a. very Ana
fertilizer, used In Japan and Southern China
especially as a fertilizer for rice and sugar
fields. The analysis of the .bean cake is:
Water 13.40
Oil .- 3. CO
Albuminous compound 45.81
Mucilage, gum, etc .- 20.04
Fiber - 3.41
Ash '. G.C9
100.00
The trade In beans, bean cakes and bean oil
of this port amounts to Hk: Tls: 17.000.000,
or $22,500,000 Mexican per annum.
It Is quite Important for you to encourage
diversified agriculture In your terltory, for the
great wheat fields of the future are tb be de
veloped In Mongolia. Siberia and Monchurla.
Millions upon millions of bushels of wheat can
be produced In this country and delivered upon
the shores of the Pacific for 30 gold cents per
bushel. The country is very much like East
ern Oregon and Washington, the soil Is of the
same nature, and equal in productiveness, and
many valleys are as richly endowed by nature
as the Walla Walla.
You can now travel from Port Arthur to St
Petersburg for 320 rubles, or $C0 gold, for first
class ticket and 20 rubles, or $10, for sleeper,
and go in 16 days. Why not come over and
pay me a visit and then continue your trip
around the world, and only be gone 55 days?
The grass seed sent, paitsu, Is said
to be between a, grass and a grain. In
Shantung It Is sown In the Fall, in
Manchuria early In the Spring. It ma
tures early in the season and is used for
cattle food as hay and as grain for hu
man food. It grows at times as a weed
or a volunteer crop with rice. It thrives
on semi-arid land. Mr. Judson is hopeful
that this may prove a valuable crop east
of the Cascades and he will make a very
careful test of its qualities and adapta
bility to the conditions of this country.
ALUMNI ELECT OFFICERS.
High School Graduates Choose Dr.
Robert F. Wendllng President. -
The annual meeting of tho High School
alumni was held last night and an un
usually large number of members were
present There was a spirited contest
between tho younger and the older mem
bers for tho office of president, and the
younger members were victorious In the
election of Dr. Kobert F. Wendllng, June,
'&). Miss Marguerite O'Connor, February,
.'02, was unanimously elected vice-president
and Miss Vcrdl Monroe, February.
'99, secretary. After a contest, Tom West
June, '00, was elected treasurer. In the
election of the executive committee the
younger members gained another victory
in the selection of Miss Parthenla Duke
hart and Raymond Steel.
i
Northwest Cases Decided.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals handed
down several decisions today. Judgment
was -affirmed in the appeal of Joseph R.
De Lamar against the De Lamar Mining
Company, Ltd., which was originally tried
in the "United States Circuit Court of
Idaho. The appeal of the German Sav
ings & Loan Society against Dora May
Dormitzer and others, taken up from the
Court of "Washington, was ordered re
manded to the Siate Court on account
of lack of Jurisdiction. The decree of
Judge Morrow In the United States Cir
cuit Court, In the suit of the Seattle
Brewing & Malting Company against
Fred K. Osterlng, was affirmed. The
judgment of Judge Noyes in the District
Court of Alaska, by which Thomas Dolan
was sentenced for robbery at Nome a
year ago, was affirmed. Judge Ross dis
senting. 'Women' Clubs Hold Election.
' PULLMAN, June 6. At the meeting of
the State Federation of Women's Clubs
here this morning, Everett was chosen
as the plice for the meeting in 1903. It
was decided to give especial attention to
forestry inthe work of the coming year.
Mrs. John E. Dlnnen, of Spokane, was
elected first vice-president; Mrs. W. L.
Adams, of Hoqulam, second vice-president;
Mrs. Evelyn Chantler, of Tacoma,
recording secretary; Mrs. M. N. Snyder,
of North 'akima, auditor; Mrs. W. S.
McCready, of Snohomish, trustee. No
president was elected this year, Mrs. H.
S. Elwood, of Ellensburg, having been
elected for a two-year term.
Skeleton of a Man Found.
SEATTLE, June 6. The badly charred
bones, the remains of a skeleton of a man,
presumably white, was found on the east
shore of Lake McAlcer, near Edmonds,
In Snohomish County, Monday. The skel
eton lay In the path of the Are which
burned through the slashing there 15
years ago. The clothing was all burned
or rotted away. There Is no clew to the
Identity of the man.
E. W. Grove.
This name must appear on every box ot Use
genuine Laxative Bromo-ftulnlne Tablet, the
ramdv that curat mk nnM in on Ulv. 23 cools.
EXHIBIT OF OREGON
(Continued from First Page.)
the South. The number of Southern peo
ple who would like to find new homes and
who would at least like to send their chil
dren Into a white man's world is surpris
ing. The Atlantic North does not appeal
to them. Against It stand the miscon
ceptions and the prejudices of a' lifetime.
They know by instinct that In the North
there survives some distrust if not dis
like of the Southern man. But their feel
ing Is that in the newer and larger life
of the Pacific Coast there are better
chances than elsewhere. How much this
sentiment has been stimulated by our rej
rescntatlon at Charleston nobody can
know who has not made it his business
to inquire on the spot From what I can
gather from many sources I am convinced
that first and last every dollar expended
by Oregon at this exposition will through
the Influences It hao set In motion re
suit In adding not less than two persons (
to the permanent population of the state,
' i
I have been exceedingly gratified to see I
the high rank takon-by what I may -call
the Oregon department in all the jeero-
monies and Interests connected with the j
exposition. Our personal representation
has consisted of Special Commissioner
Henry E. Dosch", of Portland, assisted
by A. J. Johnson, of Astoria, Mrs. Edith
T. Weatherred, ot Portland, and George
I. Slocum, of Hood River. Mr. Dosch,
as the official head of the Oregon Clm
mlssfon, has had a kind of position which
has not been accorded the representative
of any other state. In all ihe official
ceremonies, very notably In connection j
with the reception and entertainment cf
the President Mr. Dosch was given a
place of special prominence. The state
has Indeed been brought to the front cur
iously by the efficiency and dignity of Its
representation.
In another line of work Mrs. "Weath
erred has become a very considerable
figure. Her affiliation with press and
other associations, combined with her in
dustry and executive talent, have given
her a distinct position, which she 'em
ploys to the advantage of Oregon In many
ways, and particularly in tho promotion
of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, which
she never wearies of exploiting in season
and out of season.
Through his attendance in close inside
relations upon the expositions at Omaha,
Buffalo and Charleston, Mr. Dosch has
become something of an expert In ex
position matters indeed ho 'is one of the
best-Informed men in the country today
In respect to enterprises of this' char
acter. He is an enthusiastic supporter of
our coming fair, and already in an in
formal way has laid the foundation for
a good deal that cannot fall to contrib
ute to the interest of that enterprise.
In Mr. Dosch's Judgment it Is very for
tunate for the Portland enterprise that
tho St Louis exposition has been post
poned to the year immediately preceding
our fair. "We ought," he says, "to be
able to get direct from St Louis many
exhibits which we could hardly expect
to get on our own account under ordlnary
clrcumstances. I think it very Important
that wo get one or more of our bulldlngd
up and in such condition that we can
offer exhibitors free storage for their
goods from the time they leave St Louis
until the time com eg to open up at Port
land. Wo ought to get a great many at
tractive things by closely following up
the chance which the St Louis postpone
ment puts In our way.
"One of tho secrets of making a suc
cessful fair," Mr. Dosch continued, "la
to get the good will ot what may be
called the 'exposition staff that is, the
commissioners, employes and attendants
who make up the working force of every
such enterprise. They are like the staff
of a business house or of a newspaper
their enthusiasm or their ill will Is likely
to be a great factor either for success or
failure. Buffalo ignored them, and that
was in large measure what was the mat
ter with the' fair. At Omaha they were
treated with consideration from the start,
and in my Judgment this contributed
more than any other one thing to the very
great success there, for from start to
finish the exposition staff was enthusi
astic for the fair and for Omaha.
"Another expedient both easy and legit
imate for working up enthusiasm and
support is the setting apart of special
days for special states and cities and giv
ing them such aid as you can to make
what comes to be a local celebration.
In a thousand ways this device helps to
keep theball in the air and its cost is
many times repaid both directly and in
directly. "The first "thing, of course, is to Inter
est the railroads and to get from them
not only reduced rates, but frequent and
convenient train service. No mil?
likes to have Its operating plans disturbed
and in nearly every case they will hold
off in their train arrangements In. ways
which are greatly to the damage of the
fair. Our railroad men at Portland" must
be brought to realize early in the game
the importance of doing their part
promptly, before the public gets the im
pression that going to the fair is a mat
ter attended by delays and inconvenience.
I think Buffalo would have gained $1,000,
000, and possibly more, if they had had
the cordial co-operation of the railroad
men from the start Thfey did the hand
some thing at the end, but they did not
get at It soon enough to save the fair
from many embarrassments.
"On the whole I believe we should In
many respects make Omaha our model,
not of course Imitating it in details, but
In general following its plan. The 'gov
erning board may properly be a large one,
but' the executive committee ought to
be small for convenience. Three would
he better than five, and five better than
seven. The fair ought to have a single
executive head, but I think it wiser on
the whole to call him the General Super
intendent rather than the Director-General.
The larger title Implies a larger
and more personal responsibility, and Is
more than likely to involve your exec
utive head In social distractions which
take his time from the places where it is
most needed. Of course, your general su
perintendent will need competent aids in
each department, and they ought to be
largely ofhis own selection.
"It is easy, of course, to talk about pa
triotic sentiment, and it Is natural
that the representation of a state should
seek to put Itself on the most polite
basis, hut the truth is that states have
themselves represented In affairs of this
kind for the sake v of the good It may
do them. The state buildings on the
grounds here at Charleston stand to some
extent- perhaps for patriotic and neigh
borly feeling, but far more for com
mercial ambition. Maryland has a fine
building because Baltimore sells goods to
T the states further south and wants to
sen more. And the same Is true of Penn
sylvania and the several other states rep
resented here by special buildings. Phila
delphia has a special building In addition
to the Pennsylvania state building, ' be
cause Philadelphia is reaching out for
Southern business and wishes tomake a
show of friendly feeling. There Is a sug
'gestlon here for us. We do avery great
business with San Francisco, Chicago, St
Louis, New York, Philadelphia and many
other cities which majv by a little . ef
fort be Induced to hep" us make our fair,
partly out of goodwill and partly out of
a wish to galiyan advantage for them
selves. We shall need to pull all these
strings and 'we can hardly get at It too
soon.
"Promotion and Publicity ought to make
one department, and'the first to be got
into working order. Promotion ought to
e In the hands of your general
superintendent but It will call for gen
eral co-operajJon al? along the line. Every
man connected with the association ev
cry citizen ;for that matter ought to be
willing to lend a hand when his hand
can, help, and I have no doubt that there
tyl'l be patriotic readiness all round. The
."department of publicity ought in my
Judgment to bo' in the hands of some one
of our mosf competent newspaper men
operating, , 'of course, under the general
direction of whoever shall be the official
.executive head of the expedition."
Mr. Dcech, m common-with all the other
experts I have talked with, holds to the
theory that the fair should be compactly
built ,but he does not consider Immedi
ate .proximity to the city a matter of as
math importance as many others.
Broadly speaking, nobody walks to or j
from an exposition, and a few "minutes
more or less on the cars docs not matter
much. Of course, the fair ought to be
convenient of access, but I don't believe
that five or 10 minutes more or less on
the cars cuts very much figure one way
or 'another'
i Mr. Dosch. talked most interestingly
about everj' feature of fair management,
hut he will be In Portland In a few days,
and I -will leave him to tell his own story
and make his own arguments. But I take
pleasure in saying that his general at
titude as the representative of Oregon is
most creditable. His personal accomplish
ments combined with his business habits
and his devotion to his work make him
an Ideal representative In enterprises of
tills kind. It means a great deal to have
the state represented by a man who eas
ily and naturally fits Into any business
or social setting, who commands a Na
tional standing for expert knowledge of
exposition matters and who has come to
,be an administrative authority. It will
I fancy, bft p surprise to the people of
Oregon to know that Mr. Dosqh's serv
ice Is . practically on a gratuitous basis,
since the pitiful allowance made him from
the state fund scarcely pays his house
rent Indeed, it is not right that this
large service should be permitted on this
basis. a.- H.
Charleston, S. C, May 24.
MILES NOT SUMMONED.,
Reasons for His Hurried RetnrnT to
Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 6. Secretary Root
today etated that General Miles had not
been summoned to Washington. The Gen
eral, it Is said. Is now en route from
Fort Riley, Kan., to West Point, In re-,
sponse to an invitation to attend the cenl
tennlal celebration there next week. It
Is safd In another quarter that General
Miles only desired to see that portion of
tne field gun tests at Fort Riley which
took place the first day. After that he in
tended coming East again to West Point,
stopping at Chicago to look Into some
private matters, and again at. Syracuse,
N. Y. where an Informal reception Is to
be tendered him by a body of war vet
erans. CHICAGO, June 6. General Miles left
for Washington over the Pennsylvania at
6:30 P. M. He refused to be Interviewed.
Xevr Ambassador's Flans.
NEW YORK, June 6. Hon. Michael
Herbert the newly appointed Ambassador
at Washington, intends to leave in a few
days for London to confer with Lord
Lansdowne, cables the Paris correspond
ent of the Tribune. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
prohably Will remain in London for the
coronation ceremonies. They will not
make any decision as to their plans until
after' ascertaining the wishes of Lord
Lansdowne, but on account of personal
matters. Including the breaking -up of
their residence here in the Avenue
d'Jena, it is not likely that they will
start for the United States before tho
end of August or the beginning of Sep
tember. LONDON. June 6. The Hon. Michael
Henry Herbert the recently appointed
British Ambassador to the United States,
in succession to Lord Pauncefote, will
be made a Knight Commander of the
Bath before starting for Washington.
Commandant of Honolulu Station.
WASHINGTON, June 6. Commander
Blockllnger has been detached from com
mand of the gunboat Wheeling and or
dered to duty as Commandant of the naval
station at Honolulu, relieving Rear-Admiral
J. F. Merry, retired, who Is ordered
to temporary duty in the Bureau of Equip
ment, Navy Department Captain Uriel
Sebree will assume command of the
Wheeling.
MILITARY SURGEONS.
Papers Read and Discussed at Yel
lerday's Session.
WASHINGTON, j"une 6.-At today's ses
sion, the convention of military surgeons
of the United States Army, a committee
was appointed to confer with the judi
ciary committees of Congress as to the
beBt method of procedure for incorpora
tion of the association. Specific action of
Congress Is necessitated by the fact that
the surgeons are Government employes.
Lieutenant-Colonel "Vale Harvard read his
prize thesis on "The Most Practical Or
ganization for the Medical . Department,
United States Army. In Active Sen-Ice."
Most of the. delegates spent the after
noon In an excursion down the river on
the Government vessel Dolphin.
The general subject of hygiene and san
itation was considered by the association
at its night session, and a dozen papers
were read on features of this branch of
Army medical work.
A nominating committee tonight re
ported In favor of the election of the fol
ldwlng persons as officers of the associa
tion for the ensuing year: President
General Robert A. Blood. Massachusetts;
first vice-president Medical Director J.
A. Wise. United States Navy; second
vice-president Surgeon-General Walter
Wyman, United States Marine Hospital
Service; secretary. Major James E. Pll
cher, Pennsylvania; treasurer. Lieutenant
Herbert A. Arnold, Pennsylvania. The
formal balloting will take place tomorrow.
The committee reported In favor of
Boston as the meeting place for next
year's convention.
Depevr Talks for Panama Route.
CHICAGO, June 6. Chauncey M. Depew,
who was in Chicago attending the annual
meeting of the directory of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Company. In dis
cussing the canal question, declared that
in his opinion there is no comparison be.
tween the merits of the Nicaragua and
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be another oportunlty as favorable as the present day
and hour; no safer place on earth to invest money
than in a WELL BOUGHT PIANO. Their values do
not fluctuate with the stock market and Just now we
are offering to the retail trade the benefit of wholesale
or agents' prices; this Includes our high-grade pianos
such as the Knabe, Steck, Hardman, Fischer, Packard
and Ludwlg. We do not say how long this opportunity
will last but it is oDen to all while it does last. Our
easy payment plan Is popular with the people. All
contracts are held by us.
ALLEN & GILBERT CO.
Successor to the Wiley B. -Allen Co.
Retail Store. i!Of-211 Firt St
S$SV PORTLAND.
WILKE REFRIGERATOR.
I OAK EXTERIOR.
- COMPLETELY LINED WITH
5. INCH PLATE GLASS.
Panama routes, and that the latter, when
measured by the test of certainty of cost
of construction and of cost of mainte
nance. Is far preferable. Senator Depew
said that he believed that the canal ques
tion would be referred to the President,
as the Hoar bill provides, but he doubted
If that bill would pass at the present ses
sion, as the precsure for action on Cuban
measures would put It to one side tem
porarily. "I believe thoroughly In the canal pro
ject," said Mr. Depew. "The President Is
the man who will decide It, and I hope he
will take the Panama route."
SUBMARINE ERUPTIONS.
Upheavals Between Martinique and
St. Lncia.
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Wednesday,
June 4. Vessels leaving the -Island of
Martinique have experienced upheavals
and agitations of the sea pointing to sub
marine eruptions between Martinique and
St. Lucia. In the Island of St. -Vincent J
the fleecy clouds which have been rising
and spreading In the direction of the
Souffrlero volcano since May 16, and
which have been mistaken for tropical
clouds, have proved to have been emit
ted from the crater. This, combined with
renewed vibrations. Increased apprehen
sion that there might be another erup
tion of the Souffrlero. The eruptions at
Martinique seem to relievo the St. Vin
cent volcano materially. Connection be
tween the two volcanoes Is Indisputable,
as every eruption In Martinique is ac
companied by seismic and atmospheric
disturbances here.
Edmund O. Hovey, assistant Curator of
the American Museum of Natural His
tory: Dr. Thomas Augustus Jagger. as
sistant geologist of. the United States
Geological Survey, and George C. Carter
are endeavoring to ascend tho eastern
side of the Souffrlere. They are today
still waiting an opportunity to make the
ascent.
Examination of Mexican. Volcano.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., June 6. Dr.
C. I, Herrlck, ex-presldent of the New
Mexico University and one of the most
eminent geologists in the West, after
carefully examining the supposed vol
cano crater, 15 miles from. Gallup, gives
a description of the locality and says:
"Here there is a fold and fault which
Is interesting because of the metimor
phlsm that is going on. From cracks In
the sandstone overlying the lignite, there
is issuing a constant stream of heated
air, carbon loxlde, sulphurous oxide
and vapor. The solfatarlc action may be
attributed to the slow oxidization of
shales In the presence of -water. From
this point eastward is a series of cracks
that have been filled with Iron and lime,
serving still farther to show that along
this fold the breakwater at one time as
cended." Dr. Herrlck does not believe there Is
any possibility of . dangerous eruption
from this crevice.
Xegro Orgies in Martinique.
LONDON", June 6. In connection with
the Martinique disaster, letters arriving
here describe the negroes of that Island
as holding orgies because the wnltes are
all dead. The negroes say they have
elected a negro "Governor, who counte
nances all excesses. Many of them are
said to have enriched themselves by loot
ing. Home Train Wrecked.
BELIiEFONTAINE. O.. June 6. A spe
cial horse train on the Cleveland, Cincin
nati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway, was
wrecked near Mix Station today, killing
one man. Injuring several others and In
juring about 20 valuable hordes, out ot
the 91 on the train. Brakeman James
Borden, ot Ansonla, was killed, and engi
neer Daniel Kunnel and Fireman George
Boyer, both of Bellefontalne, were badly
Injured. The following horseowners were
alsor Injured, none seriously: H. S. Ar
glle, Nashville. Tenn.; J. J. Ogle, Fort
Worth. Tex.; J. M. Garth, Charlottesville,
Va.; G. W. Pangle, Washington, D. C.
Argument In Steel Trnut Snlt.
NEW YORK, June 6. Argument was-
begun In the United States Circuit Court
today in the preliminary motion 'In the
oult brought by C. H. Vcnner & Co., and
James Pollltz. stockholders of the United
States Steel Corporation, to test the con
stitutionality of the New 'Jersey statute
under which the steel trust Is empowered
to exchange $200,000,000 of 7 per cent pre
ferred stock for 5 per cent bonds. The
suit was brought originally In the state
courts, but was transferred to the Fed
eral courts.
Arrested for Gambling.
NEW YORK. June 6, William B. Mas
terson, giving his address as Chicago, and
better known In the West as rtBat" Mas
terson; James C. Sullivan; of Oregon; J.
F. Sanders, of Denver, and Colonel Leo
pold Frank, of Chicago, were arrested to
night by detectives on the charge of hav
ing In their possession gambling para
phernalia. Masterson and Sullivan were
admitted to ball In $1QW each. Sanders
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OUEGON.
Wilke Porcelain Tile
and Glass Lined
also
Leonard Dry Air
Cleanable
Refrigerators
. Prael, Hegele & Co.
Agents for Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
100-106 Fifth St., cor. Stark
and Frank were locked up for the night.
"Bat" Mastcrson Is a well-known char
acter In the "West. Sullivan Is said to be
a horse owner ot some repute In Oregon.
MAN FOUND JUST IN TIME.
Traveler Aprccd to Send Him Aid,
bat Failed to Do So.
SUMPTER, June 6. An aged G. A R.
VPtoran. W. R. Hart, was found In his
cabin here a few days ago In a con
dition that must have resulted fatally
for him had not two men of Sumpter dis
covered him accidentally. Alone in a
gulch, four miles from the city, he was
taken 111. Crawling to the road near his
cabin, he wnltcd till a man passed, who
was finally made to understand the old
soldier's wants, and promised to notffy
some miners further down the way. Then
the old man managed to get back to his
cabin, where he waited in vain, as the
traveler did not do as promised. Be
coming weaker, he concluded that he
must die there for want of attention,
If no more, and resigned himself to the
Inevitable. He was discovered by Mr.
Evans, of this city, who agreed to meet
his partner near the old man's cabin. H
reached the gulch first, and not finding
Hawley there at the time, proceeded to
tho old man's cabin, where he discov
ered the unfortunate situation. He
missed his partner, but later In the day
they got together, when arrangements
were made to have Hart brought, to the
city, where he was placed In a hospital
and Is now slowly recovering.
Vnkon River Rlaingr Rapidly.
VANCOUVER, B. C. June 6.-The
steamer Dolphin arrived tonight from
Skagway with a number of Dawson pas
sengers. Small packages of gold were
brought. Skagway dispatches from White
Horse state that the Yukon River Is ris
ing rapidly, owing to the hot weather.
Indian Sealers Want 3Iore Pay.
VICTORIA, B. C, June 6. The Indian
seal hunters are asking for an Increase In
wages to go to Behrlng Sea. Their ac
tion may delay the departure of the
schooners which are getting ready.
Suit the people, because they are tired of
bitter doses, with the pain and griping
that usually follow. Carter's Little Liver
Pills. One pill a dose.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, June 0.-& P. M. Maximum
temperature. 73; minimum temperature. 43:
river reading at 11 A. M., 20.4 feet; change In
the past 24 hours. 0.1 foot; total precipita
tion. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M 0.00: total precipi
tation since Sept. 1, 1001, 3S.35 Inches; normal
precipitation since Sept. 1. 1001, 44.27 Inches;
deficiency. 5.42 Inches; total sunshine June 5,
12:20; possible sunshine June 5, 15.42.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
No rain of consequence has fallen west of
the Rocky Mountains during the last 24 hours,
but the weather continues cloudy and some
what threatening in the North Pacific States.
It Is slightly warmer in Oregon. Washington
LITTLE RED DEVILS
Mind Makes Pecnlinr Things.
Coffee almost kills some people before
they are willing to admit that coffee, Is
really the cause of the trouble. Yet it Is
easy to break off the habit, providing
Postum Coffee, well boiled. Is served in
its place.
A lady says: "After coffee drinking had
become a habit with me I experienced a
sense of falntness In the stomach with
lassitude and dullness of the mind. This
was accompanied with severe pains In
the region of my liver.
"Gradually my health failed and I be
came thin and a nervous wreck, having
sick headaches every day. Then insom
nia set In, and I suffered for four years
such torments as those who have been
through the experience know of. At
night I would grow so nervous over the
continual distress in my stomach that I
would Imagine hundreds of little red dev
ils had strings attached to the back of my
stomach and were trying to pull it out.
I was compelled at times to take lauda
num to relieve the distress and cramps.
"This condition lasted with some varia
tion for about three years. I tried various
physicians and finally was advised to try
leaving off coffee This I thought could
not be done. I was finally Induced to
give up coffee and use- Postum, and I
began to get well.
"When I recovered and thought I was
well enough to go back to coffee again I
tried it, but after using It a short time
the old stomach trouble came back and I
threw the balance of the coffee In. the
stove. There has never been a grain of
the old-fashioned coffee in the house since
and never will be as long as I am run
ning It.
"Postum Coffee is delicious when made
according to directions and served hot
with good cream and some sugar. The
whole family use It and enjoy It greatly.
I. have gained 40 pounds In the last year
and my nerves are fast becoming a thing
of the past I sleep perfectly all night
and am a well woman, thanks to Pos
tum." Name given by Postum Co., Bat
tle Creek, Mich.
and Idaho, and the temperatures are now abova
the normal In the Pacific Coast States.
The Indications are for partly cloudy and oc
casionally threatertng weather In this dis
trict Saturday.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
IsS 3 ! Wind. to
H 2 Is"
STATIONS. I lg g t
' r SC 'S r
. go o
: ? :, : 1 :
Astoria i 68 O.OO 6 NW Pt. cldy
Baker City GS 0.00 8 N Cloudy
Bl3marck 52 0.04 8N Pt. cldy
Boise 7S0.00 8 NW Cloudy
Eureka r.. 58 0.00 8 NW Clear
Helena 62 0.00 6 NW Cloudy
Kamloops, B. C... 68 0.00 W Pt. cldy
Neah Bay 60,0.00110 NW Clear
Pocatello 74 0.001 8 SW Cloudy
Portland 73 0.00 G NW Cloudy
Red Bluff 900.00 6 SE Clear
Roseburg .80 0.00 C N Clear
Sacramento S2 0.00 12 S Clear
Salt Lake 82lO.00lO NW Clear
San Francisco 62I0.00J2G W Clear
Spokane 7oo.0OW Cloudy
Seattle JGS10.00 W Pt. cldy
Walla Walla f74D.0O N Cloudy
Light.
"WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 2S hours
endlcg at midnight Saturday. June 7:
Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy and oc
casionally threatening; northerly winds.
Oregon. "Washington and Northern Idaho
Partly cloudy; northerly winds.
Southern Idaho Cloudy and threatening;
wanner.
EDWARD A. REALS. Forecast Official.
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Today." 30 cents for 15 words or less; 1G to
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etc. nrst Insertion. Each additional Insertion,
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"NEW TODAY" (gauge measure agate). 13
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for each additional Insertion.
ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS, ad
dressed care The Oregonlan and left at this
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velopes. No stamp Is required on such letters.
AMUSUMIS.M'S.
THE BAKER THEATER
GEO. L. BAKER. Mgr.
Phones Oregon North 107C. Columbia 50C.
MORE THAN SUCCESSFUL.
MR. RALPH STUART AND CO. IN
"THE SILVER ICING,"
TONIGHT AND THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK. WITH A MATINEE SATURDAY.
NEVER-CHANGING PRICES Night. 15c..
25c. 35c. 50c; afternoon. 10c. 15c. 25c
Sunday. June 8, and Monday. June 0. last
three performances of the Stuart Co. In "Fern
cliff." THE FREDERICKSBURG
THE FREDERICKSBURG
SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS
SEVENTH AND ALDER STREET3
TRATERS AND SAVILLE
COMEDY CO
IN THE BURLESQUE EXTRAVAGANZA.
"McNIFFE IN JAPAN."
"McNIFFE IN JAPAN."
"McNIFFE IN JAPAN."
BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES. PRETTY GIRLS.
BRILLIANT ELECTRIC EFFECTS.
MEETING NOTICES.
ALBINA LODGE. NO. 101. A. F.
& A. M. Stated communication this
(Saturday) evening at 8 o'clock.
Brother Archdeacon Alfred KIngsley
Glover will lecture for edification of
the craft. Subject:
1st "Oriental Masonic Mysteries Brought to
Light."
2d "Occidental Masonry."
All M. M. cordially invited. By order W. M.
A. J. HANDLAN. Sec.
All members of the O. E. S. ara
Invited to attend reception this even
ing given to Grand Matron and of
ficers, at hall of Martha Washington
Chapter. Burkhard bldg.. East Side.
Committee.
M. E. B. A.. NO. 41. Regular
meeting thla evening at 8 o'clock.
A full attendance desired.
J. W. COL.LYBR. Sec.
HASSALO LODGE. NO. 15. I. O. O. F.. will
pay a fraternal visit to Peninsular Lodge. No.
128, I. O. O. F., this (Saturday) evening.
Meet at Third and Morrison to take Upper Al
blna car at 7:10. Visitors invited to go along.
HENRY BROWN. Sec.
DIED.
SNOW Mrs. Elizabeth Snow, of Hood River,
mother of Fred A. Snow, of thH city, died
Thursday morning, June 5, aged 70 years.
POWERS At St. Vincent's Hospital. June G.
William Powers, age 10 yeai. son of Michael
Powers, of 002 Missouri ave. Funeral notice
later.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
OELSNER The funeral of the late August
Oelsner, who was drowned In the Willamette
River, will be held from Holman's under
taking parlors. June 7. at 2 o'clock P. M.
Friends invited.
DELANEY June G. 1002. at the family resi
dence, 370 East Mill St., from dlphethrla.
Alice, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Cornelius
Delaney, aged S years, 1 month. 30 day3.
The funeral will take place today from Dun
nlng's undertaking parlors at 10 A. M. Pri
vate. J. P. FINI.EY & SON. Progrcwlve
Fnnernl Directors nml Emlialmer.
Cor. Third and JefTerxon St. Com
petent lady niis't. Botli phonex No. !.
EDWARD HOLMAN, Undertnlcer.-lth
and Yamhill ti. Kena Stinxon, lady
nnnlMtant. Both phone No. 507.
NEW TODAY,
CREAMY ESSENCE OF SWEET FLOWERS,
healing balsams, and milk of plants, de
scribes dainty Satin-Skin Cream. 25c. Meier
& Frank.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property.
R. LIVINGSTONE. 124 Stark st.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rates. Building loans. Installment
loans. MacMaster & Blrrell 311 Worcester blic
Warehouse Properties
For sale or for lease, In good locations, with
railroad facilities.
SHAW, MACLEOD & Co.
243 Stark, near Second.
CALIFORNIA MARKET
This is chicken day. Come to us if you want
good birds at the lowest figures. We make it
an object to furnish the best goods at the most
reasonable prices. Mocha and Java coffee, 25c
a pound; a fine Ceylon tea. ecual to Upton's.
GOc; sugar. 22 pounds to the dollar; condensed
cream, 5c per can; Borden's condensed milk,
10c; table peaches. 2 for 23c; canned salmon.
3 for 25c; salmon bellies, 10c per pound. We
have strawberries, gooseberries, peas, lettuco,
radishes, new cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber,
onions, and all. fresh every morning. Our
butcher has a well stocked shop of fresh and
cured meats. Prompt deliveries to all parts of
towrf. Phones Main 953. Columbia 6-fl. Cali
fornia Market. 1S3 Third St.
"GREEN'S ADDITION"
Lots for cale In this nice, clean tract ct
lanH In South Portland, very accessible by car
line, and lying between Corbett otreet and
the Macadam road. Just north and west of the
Fulton School house and Jones saw mill.
They are put on the market at reasonable
prices and easy terms. Large lots and 60
foot streets, making the tract very aultabia
for residence purposes.
J. TV. 0GILBEE,
Room 11. 145 First ot.
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
J1000 NEAT COTTAGE AND LOT 50x100
feet, at Woodlawn. part cash, balance in In
stallments. Inquire at M. Billings' Shoe
Store. 220 Morrison.
MOUNT SCOTT REAL ESTATE: OFFICE.
Lents. VJr. All kinds property cheap. Take
Mount, Ecott car; fare 9 cents. O. R. Addltoa.
$k