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. '
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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.
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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
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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.
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