THE MOUSING OBEGONIAN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1902. 11 GALL TO PEACE MEN Coal-War Arbitrators Sum moned to Meet. ROOSEVELT SENDS OUT NOTICES Friday, at waJihinjjton, D. C, tbe Time and Place Fixed President Expresses Great Satisfaction at the Ending of the Strike. TERM AND COST OP STRIKE. Duration of strike, flays.... 163 Men -on strike 147.000 People directly affected 500.000 Total Iosb to all clauses $200,000,000 Price of ccal at beginning of etrlke, per ton $5to$Q Present price of coal, per ton $25to?30 CAUSE OP THE STRIKE. The miners' demands, which. were re fused, were as follows : An eight-hour day; an Increase in pay for men on piecework proportionate to that Riven to day laborers by shortening of hours; Just weighing of coal mined, instead of arbitrary measurement by varying "carloads"; a fixed scale of wages, the rate for the same work to be the same everywhere: an agreement embodying these demands, entered into- by the operators and the union. WASHINGTON, Oct 2L Shortly before S o'clock this afternoon President Roose velt received a telegram irom "Wilkes barre Informing- him that the convention of miners had declared off the anthracite coal strike. The telegram -was signed by John Mitchell, chairman, and W. B. Wil son, secretary of the convention, and was identical -Kith that made public at Wllkes- Tjarre before noon today. Immediately upon receipt of the information the fol lowing telegram was sent to Mr. Mitchell: "Upon receipt of your telegram of this date the President summoned the com mission to meet here on Friday next, the 24th Inst, at 10 A. M. "GEORGE CORTELTOU, "Secretary." President Expresses Satisfaction. News of the termination of the strike was received by the President with great satisfaction. Before the formal telegram from Mr. Mitchell had reached him, he had been informed through the Associated Press of the convention's favorable action. Soon afterward Colonel Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor, the recorder of the arbitration commission, gave to the President the information contained In telegrams which he had received from "Wilkesbarre. Already telegrams have been sent to the members of the com mission, notifying them of the Urst meet ing to be held in this city on Friday morning, and summoning them to be pres ent. The meeting probably will be held in the ofHce of Commissioner Wright, In the Department of Labor. After the commis-. Sioit Sas effected Its organization Qfe members will call in a body on the Presi dent to p:ay their respects "At that tlmo' it Is expected that he will embrace the opportunity to give the commission such verbal instructions as he may care to present to it. Besides, he may prepare a formal letter of instructions. That Is the method pursued at the time of the appointment of the Pullman strike com- i..i. -uiu iii Tirii.j. hrp!!dpnt president. Worlc of the Comxs.issLon Jt Is understood that few. meetings of the commission 'will be held, in Washing ton. After the work of tlie commission has been mapped out. the first step wjll be to take the testimony of the miners. "Who may be regarded as the plaintiffs in the case. Notification will be sent to all interested parties that at certain specified times the commission will hear evidence to be presented. The parties to tho Inquiry will be permitted to bo present at the hear Ings, either personally or by counsel. It is probable that the lurst sessions of the commission at which testimony will be taiten will De ne.a in wilkesbarre, as that city will be the most convenient 4or the miners' representatives. Other meet ings will be held in Philadelphia or New York or In both cities Whether the sessions of the commission will be open to the public Is a question the commission itself will have to deter mine, but It is regarded as quite probable "that at all sessions when testimony taken representatives of the press will be admitted. How long the hearings "will continue no body can foretell. At their conclusion each member of the commission will be cupplled with a copy of the testimony ad duced, and will consider it at his leisure. Subsequently the commission will recon vene, perhaps in this city, to formulate its report ior presentation to the Presi dent. QOAL PRICES SLUMP. Prices Plxed by New York Dealers Not Maintained. NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Prices fixed last Tveek- by the retail coal dealers -at their exchange have not been maintained. Some domestic sizes were sold at the schedule rate of $15 a ton, but many dealers made prices to suit customers, selling as low as $12 a ton. In many cases and advising them to get along with as little as possi ble until the prjee could be reduced again. Soft coal was selling for below the schedt ule price of $6 50 a ton. In many cas, the dealers were selling at $4 50 a toa. and were not making large sales even at that price. Dealers who were obliged to order their supply of soft coal In ad vance are suffering from the fall In prices. TRAINMEN CALLED TO WORK. Iif teen Thousand Men Will Profit by Ending of Strike. NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Anthracite coal carrying roads, through orders just Is sued by the general managers, have called back into service all trainmen, sta tion agents and clerks laid off In conse quence of the suspension of coal trans portation during the strike. The Philadel phia & Reading and the Jersey Central Roads will reinstate between 4500 and 5000 trainmen this week, and other coal-carrying roads probably 10,000 more. The coal roads are making preparations to rush anthracite to the market as soon as the miners go back to work. The Read ing alqne already has nearly 10,000 cars sidetracked near the mines. No Anthracite Coal in Chicago. CHICAGO, Oct. 21. Local stocks of an thracite are exhausted, so far as whole salers are concerned, and it Is said that the retail yards have not more than 100 to 150 tons each, where they have any at all. The price of anthracite is quoted at $13 to $1S. Retail prices of bituminous coal have not changed materially for a month. Pocahontas smokeless is quoted at $7 and" Indiana block, or the best grades of. Illi nois coal, retails at $4 50. Maryland smoke less sells for $6 50. ' 8191314 sw.?im mw Sm&Mmmm WBLL-IOiOWX TRADER BRINGS CARGO OP RAILROAD IRON FOR ENDING THE BIG STRIKE MINERS ARE OP ONE MIND WHEN THE VOTE IS TAKEN. Resolutions Adopted Thanking Union Men, Press, Church and Others Who llare Aided Cause. , WILKESBARRE. Oct. 2L The coal miners' -delegates- 'entrusted with ending the strike were prompt in getting down to work-this; morning. As soon , as Presi dent-Mitchell arrived in' the hall, at 10:05 A. M., he called the delegates to order. The debate on reinstatement of all men In their former positions was immediately resumed. The question before the con vention was a motion to accept the rec ommendations of the officers to call off the strike and submit all questions at a. uiuauuu uuimiussiUJi. .rt. delegate from, the Hazleton region asked now tne individual operators stood on the arbitration plan. He called attention to the fact that the arbitration plan made by the railroad operators did not contain the -name of John Markle or the name of any other individual concern. In reply Mr. Mitchell said that while no individual operators had signed the plan, he did not understand that they were against it. A delegate from Wilkesbarre said the superintendent of the Kingston Coal Com pany had promised to give work to ati men who applied. This brought out con siderable - applause. An Impassioned speech bv another delegate from the Wyoming "Valley followed. He asked the men to stop talking about all getting back to work. He hoped the convention wouid end the strike. In all victorious wars, men have fallen, and there would be some to fall In this one. Resolution Ending: the Fight. At 10:40 the committee on resolutions arrived. Th'e committee made Us report immediately. It was as follows: "We. the committee on resolutions, beg E. W. Parker, mining; engineer "who is one of ' arbitrators. 4 to recommend that the following com munication be adopted and forwarded to Theodore Roosevelt. President of the United States of America: "Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct 21, 1902. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, D. C Dear Sir: We, the representatives of the employes of the various coal companies engaged In operating mines in the anthra cite coal fields of Pennsylvania, in con vention assembled, having under consider ation your telegram of October 15. 1902, addressed to John Mitchell, president of the United Mmeworkers of America, which reads as follows: 'I have appoint ed as commissioners Brigadier-General John H. Wilson, E. W. Parker. Judge George Gray, E. E. Clark, Thomas H. Watklns. Bishop J. L. Spalding, with Carroll D. Wright as recorder. These names are accepted by the operators and I now earnestly ask and urge that the miners likewise accept this commission. It is a matter of vital concern to all our people and especially to those In our great cities who are least well oft, that the. mining of coal should be resumed without a moment's unnecessary delay.' We have decided to accept the proDo- sltion therein embodied and- submit all BRITISH SHIP HOLYROOD questions at issue between the operators and mineworkers of the anthracite coal region for adjustment to the commission which you have named. In pursuance of that decision, we shall report for work on Thursday morning, October 23, In the positions and -workjng places occupied by us prior to the inauguration of the strike. We have authorized John Mitchell. I president of the United Mineworkers of America, with such assistants as he may select, to represent us in all hearings be fore tho commission, "JOHN MITCHELL. "Chairman of Convention. . "W. B. WILSON. "Secretary of Convention.!-' "The'iflebate on reinstatement was imme diately resumed. One delegate strenu ously objected to the adoption of the reso lutions because no provision is made in them, for the men who may fall to get work. The other side of the question was taken up by a delegate from the Panther Creek Valley. He said: "Let us" go back; we will all get work in the end." There were cries for the previous ques tion, but President Mitchell stopped this by announcing that every man would be given a chance to speak and that he would not entertain a motion to vote so long as there was one delegate in the hall who wanted to be heard. Wilson Speaks for the Leaders. National Secretary W. B. Wilson, the secretary of the convention, was recog nized by the chair, and voiced the senll-. mcnts of President Mitchell and the Na tipnal organization in a strong speech. He sild In part: "It seems to me a rather peculiar posi tion for any of the delegates in this con vention to take, after they have been through a struggle of five months and have secured as a result of that strug gle the acceptance of tho terms of a set tlement they laid down when the strike began. When the employers refused to accept the propositions made by the min ers, the miners said: 'We will submit the entire question to arbitration, ami abide by the decision of the arbitrators.. During the time the struggle was on the employers said: 'We will not concede any thing; we will not arbitrate, and the min ers cannot return to work until there is unconditional surrender.' Within the past .two weeks, the operators have entirely changed their position upon that point, and they now say they aro willing to submit this matter to arbitration. "Now, then, the question raised is in anticipation of the dismissal of some of the men. You have not returned to work; you do not know yet whether you are go ing to bo discharged from the positions you occupied before the strike, but you are anticipating; you have alre&dy se cured a proposition by the question oi dismissal of those men, If they are dis missed, which will be submitted to arbi tration, and the. operators have agreed to abide by the decision of the arbitra tion. "Wo can just as well afford to meet them on that ground now as wo could have afforded to meet them on that ground five months ago; in fact, we can afford to meet them on that ground now a great deal better than wcV:ould then. Folly to Reject Proposition. "In view of the fact that even if some of the men are loft out, and In view of the additional assurance given by the presi dent of the United Mineworkers of Amer ica, yesterday, that if any men were left out of employment, the United Mine workers of America could take care of tnem until employment was founu for them, I believe it would be folly to risk the chance that, you now have to risk the chance of ultimate defeat rather than to accept the complete victory that is now before you. "Some of you say we should not ac cept this proposition now. Would it not be well to ask, If you do not accept this proposition, what will you. substitute for It? What will you put in Its plaoe? What has made your struggle the complete success it has been up to the present time? "It Is the fact that It has been so han dled as to command tho admiration, the respect and the confidence of the entire American people. If, tnen you turn down a proposition made in good faith by the President of the United States, looking to a settlement of the difficulties now exist ing, can you expect to retain that confi dence, that admiration and that respect of the American people that you havo had In the past? You should accept it be cause It is the proposition that you your selves made when the struggle began. You have won that which you were con tending for. Now tho proper course to pursue is to accept your own proposition, made when the-strike began." Speeches In Several Languages. The delegates in brief speeches took up both sides of the question -with great ear LYLE-GOLDENDALE ROAD. nestness. Those opposed to the propo sition wanted specific assurances that they would be taken care of. During the de bate three speeches were made In foreign languages Slavonic, Polish and Lithuan ian. ThTee foreign-speaking delegates fa vored the acceptance of the proposition A Slav delegate wanted to know what wageo the men would receive if they go to work Thursday, which created a laugh. He .wao informed that the question would be placed in the hands of the commission. The Italian delegates also wanted the proposition explained to them, which was done by an Italian, speaker. When he had completed his explanation, a motion waB made to close "debate Before the mouon was put. Mr. .aiitcneil, in answer to a query, announced that he had a tele gram from the President of the United States that he would call a meeting of the commission as soon as the convention took favorable action. This was received with cheers. President Mitchell jjave It as his opinion that the commission would mako Its report within one moith. The motion to close debate was adopt ed, and before calling for a vote on the adoption of the report which would end the strike, President Mitchell, amid deep silence, spoke as follows: "Now, gentlemen, the chair is going to ask to be permitted to speak, without be ing in order. It is quite apparent to every one here what the action 'of the conven tion is going to be. I do not think any one has any doubt now as to the way this convention will vote. If It were otherwise, possibly It might not be quite In plaqe for me to speak to you Just before you vote, but I want to remind you of this: When the arbitration proposition was ac cepted, labor all over the land breathed a sigh of relief. That this strike has given labor new dignity no one can deny. Labor occupies a position now that it never occupied before. The fruits of your victory "may not bo as apparent to you as they are to those who have studied the labor question more thoroughly than you, and I do not want to have our achievement, your achieve ment, dampened by even one dissenting vote. trust this convention will vote as our people struck. I hope you will all vote one .way, as you all struck one way." Strike Declared Off by Vote. The all-important question was then put. There was one loud roar of approval and the great strike was officially off. The delegates arose and cheered for fully a h Thomas II. Watkins, coal min ing: man on Arbitration Board. minute.; President Mitchell came in for' a share of the applause. After the minors had called the strike off, they unanimously adopted resolutions thanking all National, state and munici pal governments, all organizations and Individuals throughout the world ffir as sistance rendered tho miners during their great struggle. These resolutions In full are as follows: Whereas, "We. the anthracite mineworkers of Pennsylvania, havo been on strike for more than five months in defense of the constitu tional right to membership in the organlxatlon of our choice, and to secure for ourselves wnges which will enable us to live in a manner conformable to American standards, and properly maintain and educate our fam ilies to fit them for the responsibilities and duties that mu3t necessarily devolve upon the men and women of tho future; and "Whereas, Tho trade unionists and the wage earners of our country, and of other countries, have been, in their unprecedented response to our appeals for relief, a large factor In the ouccteo of our contest: and Whereas, The General public unaHlllated with trade organizations has evinced a most grati fying interest in our cause, and been a large contributor to our support; nnd Whereas, A Just and fearless pulpit and press have upheld us during our struggle, and representatives of National, state and munici pal governments have labored to bring about a s'ettlcment of the differences existing between our employers and ourselves; therefore, be It "Resolved, That we, the duly elected repre sentatives of men and boys employed In and around tho anthracite mines, do now. In con vention, renew our fealty to the United Mine- ! workers "of America, of whoso- membership we are nearly one-half. Resolved, That we extend our sincere thanks to cuf brothers in the. soft-coal fields, for their more than irenerous assistance. Resolved, That wo express our feeling of gratitude to the wage-earners of the world for the material assistance they have rendered la securing a victory for ourselves- and organized labor. Resolved, That we herein give expression to our sense of deep appreciation of the in terest and support of the general public. Rcsolved, That we acknowledge our debt ot gratitude to that portion of the pulpit and the press of the country that has been of such Immense moral support to our contention; and. Resolved, That to the representatives of Na tional, state and municipal government who have used their good offices to secure a settle ment of our dispute we express our iul ap preciation and extend thanks. A resolution was also adopted, recom mending to the1 State Legislatures ,that no (Persons under 21 years be employed" In or about mines for more than eight hours a day. Another Important action was the adoption of a resolution that all. men who are needed to place 'the mines in condi tion can return to work at onee. This" applies more particularly to engineers, flrpmpn anil nnmnmrh Thn onctnpirs ' made another plea that somethlns be done In the. way of taking care of tho men who fail to find Work. It was decided that this question be left In the ha'nds of the executive boards of the three districts. Envelopes, addresord to President Mitch ell at Wilkesbarre were distributed among the delegates with Instructions that all pay envelopes, due bills, statements of wagea and anything that may help the miners In their case before the arbitra tion commission, be sent to him. Rev. J. J. Curran, of Wilkesbarre, made a few remarks to the miners, and con gratulated them on the outcome of the strike. There being no further "business before the convention, a delegate arose and sug gested that before adjourning? the dele gates should sing, "My Country, Tls "of Thee," "Just to show that we are law-abiding citizens." This waa done and the Mine workers' convention came to an end with three cheers for John Mitchell. Bill to Incorporate Unions. NEW YORK. Oct. 21. A bill will be In troduced in the next Legislature looking to the incorporation of labor unions, say3 a Boston dispatch tQ the Tribune. The movement Is an outgrowth of tho coal strike. DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED. Annnnl Meeting of D. & R. G. Stock holders. DENVER, Oct. 21. The first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Den ver & Rio Grande Railroad Company elnco its acquisition of the Rio Grande Western was held here today, at which the following directors were re-elected: George J. Gould, Edward H.- Harrlman, Mortimer L. Schlff, Wln3low S. Pierce, Edward T. Jeffrey and Arthur Coppell, of New York; Charles G. Warner and Russell Harding, of St. Louis, and Ed ward O. Wolcott, of Denver. Eighty-two and one-half per cent of the entire capital stock of the company was represented at the meeting. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. Nathan A Dean, 82, May Starr, 27. Birth. October 10, girl to tho wife of W. J. Rogers, 700 Water street. October 13. boy to the wife 'of A. Jasmann, 220 East Seventh street. October 14, boy to tho wlfo of Charles Mil ler, 300 Fourth street. "October 18, boy to the wlfo of Samuel Johns, 424 Everett street. Deaths. October 18, Israel L. Berxowitch, 51 years, 371 Front street, pneumonia. October IS, Ole Mathlesen. 20 years 11 months 2S days, North Pacific Sanitarium, typhoid fever. Building Permits. M. Peterson, one and a half-story dwelling. Willamette boulevard, between Denver,, avenue and Gay street, 5350. C. Stein, addition. Sixteenth, between Qulm by and Raleigh. J250. W. Holts, two-rtory dwelling, northwest corner of Front and Abemethy, $1100. N. L. Popp, one-story dwelling. Union ave nue, between Morris and Monroe, $1000. It. Truramcr, repairs, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh, 5500. Phoebe E. Baker, repairs. East Grant, be tween East Eighth and East Ninth. ?100. H. B. Stout and brothers, two-story dwell lng, X, "between Twenty-eecond and Twenty- third, ?1COO. Sidewalk Permits. W. T. B. Nicholson, East Sixteenth and Pine. 424 fet wood. Rufus Mallory. East Third and Multnomah, repairs. Contractor, Fourth and Jefferson, 50 "feet cemnt. C. H. Schleck, East Twenty-third and Tilla mook. 87 feet cement. Contractor, Halsey and Benton, 112 feet cement. Contractor, Fifth, between Gllsan and Jef ferson, 4412 feet cement. James Reld, Sixteenth and Everett, 212 feet cement. Contractor, Third and Yamhill, 112 feet ce ment S. Mlnogglo, Twenty-sixth and Thurman, BO feet cement. Total, 5135 feet cement, 424 feet wood. Real Estate Transfers. E. Sorbin to B. M. Hayscth. lots ia, and 14. block 8, Subd. Rlverview Addition Margaret A. Ferr3R and husband to Sec. Sav. & Trust Co.. trustee, lot 1-4. block 48. Couch's Addition 10,250 Shorff (for C. N. Crocker) to William Hosea Wood, lot 14. block 9, Sell wood O. F. Botkln et al.-to C. E. Fields, und. lot 14, block 2, Mt. Tabor Central tract M. E. Alexander and wife to H. W. Nat ter, .lots 3 and 4 north, block 1, Co lumbia Heights - 400 E. W. Godfrey and wife to E. M. Graves, north 42 feet of east 80 feet lot 15, block 28. Alblna 3.000 C. A. Ladd ct al. to Inman. Poulsen & Co., north 40 feet block 13, Stephens' Addition Edward J. De Hart and wife to Carrie W. Blakeslee, west lot 34, sec. 3, Rlverview Cem 400 Pearl Phillips to Charles E. Hall. 85x25 feet lot 3, block A, Caruthers' Addition Rlverview Cemetery Association to Carrie W. Blakeslee et al., lot 34, sec 3, River view Cem S0O Ben Selling and wife to Emma Wagner, lot 18, block 310. Balch's Addition 061 William Frazier, Sheriff, to James K. Page, parcel land sec. 32, tp. 1 north, r. 2 east 140 E. H. and L. A. Swl3her to G. E. Johnson, lots 11 and 12, block 14, Mt. Tabor Villa . 125 N. A. Garland arid husband to M. Damon, lots 2-4, block 2. Woodlawn Heights... 1,750 P. H. Blyth to John W. Mlnto and wife, lot 5. block 29. VtiUamette Heights Ad dition 2,000 The U. S. Inv. Cor., Ltd., to John Hale . and wife, lot 5, block 20, Willamette Heights Addition 2,500 PaciflcStatcs Sav., B. Co. to Nathan Wagner, lot 18, block 310, Balch's Ad dition 000 Same to same, name, addition 000 J. W. nnd K. A Mlnto to A. M. Crawley, lot 5, block 20, Willamette Heights Ad dition -5,500 J. H. NIckerson et ux. to David Kurtz, -lot 35, block 14, Alblna 1,230 Thomas Scott Brooke to E. P. Gaslight Co.. lots 3 and 4, block 77, East Port land 3,125 Tltlo Guarantee & Trust Co. to Mary J. Smith, parcel land sec. 2, tp. 1 north, r. 1 west i Laurence Connell and wife to Huldc. A. Tramel, lot 5, block 10, Stansbery's Ad dition so J. A and F. Hastings to George A Seney, lot 7, block 20, Lincoln Park Annex.... 150 For Guaranteed Titles See Pacific- Coast Abstract, Guaranty & Trust Co., 2M-5H3-7 Failing building. FLEET 18 GROWING Another Steamer in Portland San f rancisco Trade. LEELANAW "ON FOR ROUND TRIP Other Independent Boats Fronting by the O. R. fc X. Tie-Up-;Poplar Branch ,nnd Wega Ready to Snil. The tying up of the O. R. & N. Co.'s San Francisco steamers, Columbia and Elder, has brought another steamer Into tho field. The Leelanaw will go on the berth at San Francisco today for Portland loading. She will probably sail north to morrow and arrive here the latter part of the week. The Leelanaw Is under stood to be coming on the owner's ac count, but as she has the option of load ing arid discharging at O. R. & N. docks at San Francisco and Portland, and makes the same freight rates as the O. R. & N. boats, she will practically fill the gap caused by the withdrawal of the regular line. The Leelanaw; Is a big carrier, having a capacity of about 2500 ton3. She was built in 18S6, is 273 feet long, 36 feet beam, and 21 feetdepth cf hold. She belongs to the Empire Steamship Company and has been for years engaged in the coal trade be tween San Francisco and Vancouver Isl and. Of late she had done some busi ness down the coast, and only recently .arrived at San Francisco from the Isth mus. The length of time she will remain on the Portland-San Francisco run will depend on the labor difficulty between the O. R. N. Co. and the marine engineers. The steamer Melville Dollar, coming here In the Woojsey line, will sail north from San Francisco today. The Lakme, of the same line, leaves Westport this morning with lumber for Redondo and San Pedro, and returning to San Fran cisco will load general merchandise for Portland. The Gray Steamship Company Is also taking advantage of the opening. It is operating Its' steamers to the limit, and Is figuring on increasing the service with another boat. The Alliance came up at midnight last night with a full cargo of the usual description, 'and has awaiting her all she can handle outward. The Prentiss Is loading lumber at the Eastern Lumbec Company's mill for Santa Bar bara, and will leave tomorrow. It Is ex pected she will bring up general cargo from San Francisco. Rumors were afloat yesterday that the three .engineers of the Alliance would leave their posts today as an expression of their sympathy with the strikers on the O. R. & N. steamers and the Portland river boats. They have the privilege to do so if they want to, but the agents of the steamship company do not think they will. Neither do the striking engineers 4here. for they say nothing would be gained by crippling Portland's trade. The engineers on the Alliance have no griev ance, and if "they had they would not leave the "steamer until she reaches her home port. POPLAR BRAXCH LEAVES TODAY. , ., , . Germal Ship TVesa Also Completes Portland Cargo. . The turret steamer Poplar Branch com pleted the Portland part of her cargo yesterday at Irving dock, and will leave today for Tacoma to take on the rest of It. She has loaded 62.S00 bushels of wheat, worth ? 19,993. -Kerr, Gifford & Co. are her charterers. When all her cargo Is in, the steamer will sail for St. Vincent for or ders. The German ship Wega has finished and yesterday dropped Into the stream to await? a towboat. The Wega carries 121, 191 bushels of wheat, valued at $79,986. On reaching Astoria she will take on about 210 tons more, and will sail for Queens town for orders. The exporters of this cargo are Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Cjpromene Gives Bonds. The British ship Cypromene, In a col lislon'wlth which the river steamer Has salo was badly damaged a short time ago, was arrested at Astoria by Deputy United States Marshal Wilson yesterday, In the suit of the O. P.. & N. Co. against the owners of the seagoing- vessel. Bonds were furnished in the sum of $12,000, and the ship was released. Ran Into Two Typhoons. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Oct. 21. The German ship Carl, arriving thfs morn ing from Tsintau, reports two fierce ty phoons. The Carl sailed from Tsintau August 2S, and met the first typhoon on September 3 In the Yellow Sea. Septem ber 7 another heavy gale was experienced east of the Ryukyu Islands. v Marine IVotes. The Dimsdale has completed her flour cargo at the mills. The Holyrood began discharging rall3 on a barge in midstream yesterday. The Magdalene moves pver to Mont gomery dock No. 2 today, and will be ready for loading tomorrow morning. The British ship Crown of Denmark came up yesterday in tow of the Ocftla hama and dropped anchor in the stream. 8he Is in ballaet, and will move In to the Sand dock today. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Oct. 21. Arrived at 12 M. and loft up at 2:15 P. M. Steamer Alliance, from San Franc'aso. Arrived at 4 P. M. Steamer Elmore, from Tillamook. Reported outside at 5 P. M. A three-masted ship and a four masted bark. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M-, smooth; wind south; weather cloudy. San Francisco. Oct. 21. Sailed Schooner Liz zie Va'nce, for "Portland. Seattle. Oct. 20. Sailed Steamer Montar, for San Francisco; steamer Santa Barbara, for San Francisco; steamer Tremont, for Tacoma; 3teamer Oregonlan. for Tacoma. Sailed 21st Steamer Queen, for .San Francisco. Arrived EN EXCLUSIVELY DR. IALC0TT & CO. Strictly Reliable Specialists 250 ALDER ST., 21st Steamer City of Topefca. from Skasway; steamer Rainier, from San Francisco;, steamer Umatilla, from San Francisco steamer Charlea Nelson, from San FrancLco. Sailed 2uth Steamer lyo Maru. for Japan and China. Sydney. Oct 21. Arrived Schooner Eldorado, from Portland. Cherbourg. Oct. 21. Arrived Kalserin Maria Theresa, from New York. London. Oct. 21. Arrived Minneapolis, from ,Ncw York. New York. Oct. 21. Arrived Moltke. from Hamburg. San Francisco. Oct. 21. Sailed Schooner H. D. Bendlxen, for Port Blakeley; schooner C. S. Holmes, for Port Blakeley. Tacorra, Oct. 21. Arrived Schooner Alveria. from San Pedro; steamer Chehalls, from Van couver. Sailed Steamer Coqultlcn. for Lady smith, B. C; steamer Selkirk, for Ladysmlth. Sydnejv N. S. W.. Oct. 21. Arrived pre viously Ventura, from San Francisco, via Honolulu and Auckland. Hone Kong, Oct. 21. Sailed Victoria, for Tacoma. Antwerp. Oct. 10. Sailed Rameses, for San Francisco. No York. Oct. 21. Sailed Kronprlnz Wll helm, for Bremen, et?. Glasgow: Oct. 21. Arrived Astoria, from New York. Hoojuiam. Wash.. Oct. 21 Arrived Steamer Coronado. from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Antwerp. Oct. 21. Arrived Pennlasd. from Philadelphia. Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Oct. 21. Arrived Staat endam, from New York for Hamburg, and pro ceeded. . Plymouth, Oct. 21. Arrived Pretoria, from New York for Cherbourg and Hamburg, and proceeded. Liverpool. Oct. 21. Sailed Ultonla. for Bos ton, via Queenstown. EXPRESS MERGER ALL TALK Pesident Evans Says Humors Are Baseless Fabric of a Dreain. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. According to a statement made by President Dudley Evans, of the Wells, Fargo Express Com pany, today, the persistent rumora of a proposed merger of the Interests of the Wells-Fnrgo. American. Adams and Unit ed States Express Companies are but the baseless fabric of a dream. "These stories of a merger of the ex press companies are all In the air." said President Evans. 'It has never even been discussed by the presidents of the com panies; that is. with a view to bringing It about. From my knowledge of the expressmen. I do not believe that they wish a combine. Certainly I see no occar tlon for one." Forge Trust Scheme Revived. PITTSBURG, Oct. 21. The Post says: After some three months of resting, the proposition to form n combination of all the larger forge conanles in the eastern part of the country has been revived. The financial plan carries a capital stock for the new combination of $7.OCO.C00 ot common stock, with which it Is proposed to pay for the plants to be merged. The entire financial scheme. It Is said, has been outlined and will be put Into opera tion by the Sellgmans, of New York. PERSONAL MENTION. Henry C. Ewlng, an insurance man of Seattle, Is In the city, a guest at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Max Schwabacher, of San Francisco, are among the arrivals at the Portland. F. W. Carter, a member of one of the leading families of Honolulu, is at tho Portland. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Baker and Mrs. M. M. Godman, of Dayton, Wash., are at the Imperial. W. Lee and Miss Lee, of Taunton, Eng land, arc on a tour of the We3t and are at the Imperial. Sheriff Thomas Llnnville, of Clatsop County, arrived In town yesterday and is at the Belvedere. C. W. Tozer, a well-known mining man of San Francisco, who has been operating extensively In the Northwest, is at the Portland. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 21. Ambas sador Tower returned here today. He will probably have his farewell audience with the Czar within a month. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Catting Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. WInolow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes th child, softens the gum. Hays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. You can't help liking them, they are so very small and their action is so perfect. Only one pill a dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them. Berne has the reputation of being tho most honest town In Switzerland. It is said that not a single article has been lost w.-n tha city without being recovered. ear The skin ought to be clear ; there is nothing strange in a beautiful face. If we wash with proper soap, the skin will be open and clear, unless the health is bad. A good skin is better than a doctor. The soap to use is Pears'; no free alkali in it. Pears', the soap that clears but not excoriates. Sold all over the world. Many Hen Treated for a Weakness Which Kerar Existed. In the largest proportion of cases Lost Vitality, Prematureness and the train of symptoms known as "weakness." certain morbid condi tions of the urethra and prostate gland, damaged by contracted dis order, or too-often-repeated and too-long-contlnued excitement, so react on the organs that a condition of diminished vitality and function Is Induced. Our knowledge of the mor bid changes In the organs them selves is quite clear and full, but how these changes operate on the1 nerves and spinal cord center are mysteries to the medical profession. Whatever the morbid chance may be. however, the effects are ap parent to the embarrassed sufferer: these troubles being symptomatic of the above-mentioned and well-defined morbid conditions. It seems that evn the unprofessional pa tient must understand that stomach drugging will not cure, but efforts directed towards repairing the dam aged tract will restore. In practice Fuch 13 the case, as the treatment on these lines never fajls to ac complish the de?lred result. Col ored chart sent on application. PORTLAND, OR. 3