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1 TldiS 'MClKlS'JLNa OREGONIAN, FBIDA3T, DECEMBER 19, 4 XI ISSUE MORE MONEY Controller Ridgeley Gives a Plan of Expansion. INCREASE BANK CIRCULATION He Telia Kerr Yorlr Bankers That Na tional Banks Shoald Be AlloiYcd to Iasae One and a. Half Times Par Valnc of Bond Deposits. NEW YORK; ,Dec. 18. William Barrett Rldeeley. Controller of the Currency, -was the principal speaker at the annual ban quet OI Uie OitUtttlS Ol U1U ut j.-uy York given at the "Waldorf-Astoria to night. Mr. Rldgeley spoke on'Elastlcity In the Currency," and said in part: "The only great objection which can be fairly made to the National banking sys tem Is the lack of elasticity In the cur rency -which Is issued. "The prime requisite for an elastic cur rency Is frequent redemption and freedom of retirement. To have proper and true elasticity, contractlblllty is as necessary as expansibility. We have in circulation such a vast amount of currency -which is practically inflexible in volume legal-ten' der notesrTreasury notes of gold and sll Ter certificates, as -well as bank notes that it is and -will continue to be very difficult to introduce any elasticity into it. It must be supplied to the bank notes. This adds to the urgent necessity of giv ing them the greatest possible measure of this quality. "I think the best plan -which has been suggested for modifying our bank cur- rency is to allow the banks to issue more than the value of the bonds deposited. The first consideration should be to make these notes absolutely secure to the hold er. The Government can safely guarantee these notes if protected by bonds held by a part of their value, and in addition -by a guarantee fund to. be raised by a tax or premium for insurance levied on the bank circulation. "The restrictions of the National bank; ing act in these regards have been, dem onstrated to be wise and beneficial. It would be much better for the business of the country if its commercial banking were done mainly by banks on a uniform system under Government supervision. This should be encouraged by making the system attractive and profitable, as "can fairly and safely be done. "These additional notes should be ex actly the. same in form and in all respects as those now issued. In fact, the change should be merely the increase of the per mission, so that a bank might issue 1 times the par value of the bonds deposit ed, the maximum amount of bonds re maining the same as now, equal to the, capital stock of the bank." Dr. Jjorenz, the Vienna surgeon, arrived at the banquet and -was called upon for an address. In response he said: "I am very much embarrassed. I really do not know what to say to you. Still, I think you will not mind If I tell you what a great impression your country has made upon me. The strongest impression I have received in this great and beautiful coun try has been through the works of organ ized charity. I have had some varied ex periences In this country. Perhaps the most curious was in Chicago. The Board of Health there made me undergo an ex amination in medicine, although I think I know something of my branch of the pro fession. Curiously enough, some weeks later they mademe a- doctor of laws, thcugh Inawiiothirigof'law: --Taught by that experience, I" shall talk no more to you, gentlemen, for fear If I stay here longer you will make me a banker because I know nothing of banking." Cnrrencr Bill for Philippines. WASHINGTON, Dec. . 13.-The Senate committee on the Philippines today agreed oia bill to establish a currency for the Philippines, which Is the joint production of Senators XfOdge and Allison. The bill makes the gold peso of 12.9 grains the unit of value in the islands, nnrt maVo the gold coins of the United States legal tender for all debts. In .addition to the currency at present authorized, the Philippine government is permitted to have coined 75,000,000 silver pesos of 616 grains each, and these pesos are to be legal tender for all debts In the islands until otherwise specified by Con gress or by law. Subsidiary silver coins also are allowed in excess of the present volume. The Philippine government Is authorized to Issue certificates of Indebt edness In order to maintain the parity between gold and silver pesos. Provision also Is made for the redemption of the silver currency of the Islands. Authority is given for the coinage of the silver pesos at Manila or at another of the mints of the United States. Another Currency Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Representa tive Lewis, of Georgia, Democratic mem ber o fthe House committee on banking and currency, introduced a bill today to provide an elastic or emergency currency bill to meet the financial and commercial requirements of the country. The bill authorizes the Controller of the Cur rency to Issue to any National banking association, in addition to the circulation now authorized by law. circulating notes to an amount not exceeding 25 per cent of the paid-up capital and surplus of the of the bank. DEAD BODY IN SKIFF. Steamer Thompson Passes Same Off Pusei Island. ASTORIA, Or., Del. 18(3pecIal.)-As tbesteamer IL R. Thompson, which ar rived down the river this evening with the British ship Holyrood In tow. was passing on the south side of Puget Island nearly opposite Westport, Captain Turner sighted a large skiff, nearly filled with water, and In It the dead body of a man. Owing to his heavy tow, Captain Turner could not stop to pick up the body, but he notified the steamer Oklahama, which he niet shortly afterward, and the latter craft will probably secure It Oregon Belle Quartz Mine Sold. GRANT'S PASS. Or.. Dec. 18. (Special.) The Oregon Belle quartz mine, in the Forest Creek district, Josephine County, was sold yesterday to the New York & Western Mines Company for $30,000. The Grant's Pass men who sold the mine are William Ireland, John Coffman, Tom Reed and John Broad, who discovered the mine several years ago. Foster & Gunnel, the representatives of the New York & Western Mines Company, have been in Josephine County for some time past looking over the mineral fields here. The Oregon Belle is opened up to a depth of several hundred feet, and has an ex tensive ore body. It is the Intention of the new owners to complete the develop ment of the mine and put in a large stamp mill. "Woodmen at SIcMinnville. ' M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Dec IS. (Special.) The Woodmen of the World are making extensive preparations for Saturday's con vention.. Five or six hundred Woodmen be in the city. The programme will pe the most extensive ever held In this wwumj,, inn mucn interest is centered me team contests.. Elmn Ip EstaliUfch B Bead Line. ELMA. Wash.. Dec. IS. (Special.)" At a meeting of the City Council Tuesday evening an ordinance passed the "second d reading to establish a dead line for saloons and all business of like character, debarring them from the principal busi ness streets of the town. Another reso lution was passed to compel the saloons to close at midnight, and another move ment was originated for enforcing the state law against gambling. A proposed ordinance passed the-first reading to raise trie license for saloon from $300 to $500 a year. Dredging: for Harbor Improvements. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 18. Bids for the extension of the dredging of the Tiarbor at Qlymnla and the extension r.f thi. dredging for the Lake Washington Canal through Salmon Bay to the City dock at Ballard were opened today by Major John Mlllis. Bids were received from Raymond A. Perrv. Snn VranHnrn? thf Northwest Bridge Company, of Tacctna, ana me .fuget sound Bridge & Dredging Company, of Seattle. T&c local concern's bids were the lowest in each Instance, being 516,445 for the Olympia work and at the rate of 4S.2 cents per cubic yard for the Salmon Bay dredging. , r Increase In Alaska Mall Service. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 18. The United States Government has doubled Its Copper River and Amerlcan-Ytraon mail service. From this time on the mail will leave Valdes for Copper River, the Lower Yu kon and Nome four times a month. Here tofore there has been a semimonthly serv ice. The reason for the more frequent service is the result of the refusal of the Canadian government to carry more than 200 pounds of mall matter at a time. The additional contract was given to James Fiflh. Stage Line for Dawson and Valdes. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. IS. By the first of the year a stage line will be in opera tion from Dawson to Valdes. It is pro posed to give a weekly service, with four trips each way per month. The distance is but 435 miles, or nearly 200 miles less than the route from Skagway to Dawson. The trail as established runs from Valdes to FortyJMlle. From this point the dis tance to Eagle City and Dawson is prac tically the same. The line "will be run ning by the first of the year. Looked Down Pistol Barrel. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 18.-Joseph Bowlby, the 7-year-old son of parents re siding at Green Lake, in this city, acci dentally killed . himself today while play ing with a loaded revolver. The child found the weapon in an unoccupied room, and with a- playmate began to examine it. He snapped the trigger, but the weapon hung life. , He attempted to peer down the- barrel, 'when the cartridge exploded, inflicting a wound from which he expired a few- hours later. Steamer Ilivaco Laid Up. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec. 18. The cannery steamer Ilwaco, which left Saturday fcr the Columbia River, put back tonight. The steamer found every bar breaking, and was forced to return to the Straits for protection from the eleT ments. The vessel sustained no damage, and will lay up here until Spring. Dies Suddenly at Aberdeen.- . ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. lS.(Speclal.) A man who registered as Victor Lavigne, of Portland, died suddenly at the Pioneer Hotel this morning.' Nothing can be learned of his home or friends. ' " The name of Victor Lavlgn6 does not appear in the Portland directory. Runaway Boy Is- Cangiit. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 18. (Special.) Rufus Morris, a son of .C, E. Morris, of Goldep dale, Waeh., who ran away from his home about two weeko ago, was captured In this city yesterday. A message was immed iately sent to the lad's father, who will take the boy home. . Sonthern Pacific Train Ditched. SAN FRANCISCO, Dep. .18. The east bound Atliyitlc express was ditched this evening about a mile west of Truckee. Seven cars left the track, but no one was injured. The track will be blockaded for 10 hours. . , CANNOT SUPPLY DEMAND Coal Operators Say Goal Output Will Be Deficient in "Winter. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IS. Officials of the Reading Railroad hold out no hope for relief in the anthracite coal stringency this Winter, despite, the efforts of the company to. mine and ship to Ito full capacity. "Under normal conditions," said one. of the officials, "the anthracite production is never equal to the demand during the Win ter months, and the Reading and all the other anthracite companies have been obliged to draw upon the stock at vari ous storage points to help out the demands of the trade. This year there is not a pound of coal at any of these storage points, and consumers are dependent en tirely upon the dally output of the mines. Tlie big dealers in New England, who usu ally have In stock at this season of the year from 50.000 to 100,000 tons, are bare of coal and dependent entirely upon what Is being shipped to them by the various companies. "Practically all of the Reading Compa ny's collieries are in operation. The com pany shipped from the mines during the past two days nearly 1900 cars of coal. This means a dally production of nearly 60,000 tone." Reading Company officials decline to discuss the question as to whether the ad vance of 50 cents a ton made in Octobrr would hold good during 1903, but they t f -mltted that It would certainly rule be yond January 1, 1903, the date -fixed by President Baer for a, reduction to the old rate. An operator who attended the meet Ing of the' operators In New York statea that the advance would be retained dur ing all of next year. INCREASE OF PNEUMONIA. Washington Physicians Attribute It to Coal Famine. WASHINGTON. Dec 18. A material increase in the number of cases of pneu monia and severe colds among the people of this city Is attributed to the coal fam ine, according to a number of physicians interviewed today. They say that in most of the houses they visited only a few of the rooms are heated. Even in many of the homes of wealthy residents, furnaces have had to be abandoned. The price of hard coal from the Inde pendent operators today- was $12 a ton. Soft coal at retail brought ?8, and many of the dealers are unable to furnish even small lots to regular customers. RYAN HAD OPIUM PILL. Bnt He Says He Can Explain Why to Municipal Judge. John Ryan, charged with having opium in his possession, and Zip Foon, charged with conducting: an opium joint, were be fore Municipal Judge Hogue, yesterday, and had a partial hearing. Policeman Hogcboom testified: "This Chinaman con ducts an opium joint at 246 Alder street, where a number of white people go. i have seen Ryan hanging around the place for the last Ave or six. weeks, at intervals When I made this raid the Chinaman was running the- place and Ryan was there stretched out on a bed." "Did you eee me smoking opium?" inter rupted Ryan. 1 "Your clothes smelled of It, and we took opium from you," Insisted the witness. "Ryan won't deny having opium at that time,'' remarked Jailer Roberts. "I had an opium pill in my possession an3 I can explain why " ' "Ryan, you can make your statement when you go on the witness stand'." broke in the Judge. "In the meantime, you would better engage a lawyer. Perhaps a short sentence at the County Jail might cure you of the opium JiablL" The carte was continued until today. THEY CAN'T iM HiM HUMOROUS WASHINGTON VIEW OF AN OREGONIAN CELEBRITY. How One Job After Another Keeps Parsnlng John Barrett, Who lias Declined Japan Mission. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 13. The career of John Bar rett in recent years has been rather re markable, at least in one particular. He does not serve out his appointed time in one position before he Is called upon to take one that is higher and better. Two years or so ago he was made a delegate to the Pan-American Congress. Before that -congress conoluded Its, sittings the St. Louis board heard of Barrett's pe culiar abilities, made him a tempting offer, and he left the congress to travel about In the Orient, arousing' the interest of those countries . In the coming World's Fair. While still a St. Louis commissioner APPOINTED ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL OF SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS. FRANK F. FREEMAN. Prank F. Freeman, -of Portland, has been appointed assistant adjutant-eeneral on the staff of the commander-in-chief of the Spanish-AmcHcan War Veterans. He. was with the Second Oregon Regiment In the Philippines, and, is now .'practlclnc . law In Portland. All the clerical work of the National organization will pass through his hands. "''"' ' " " . Mr. Barrett was selected by the President to filL the office of Minister to Japan. The Washington Times, Immediately following his selection for this post, says numer ous things of Barrett, both seriously and In lighter veIn.'.'The following quotations are made: "His Excellency." " 'His excellency, the Hon. John Bar rett. United States Minister- to Japan.' Within a few days it will be proper to refer to Mr. Barrett in this manner. It has been several days since John Bar rett was heard from, but the suspense Is relieved by knowledge of the fact that the President has decided to present Him with credentials as Minister to the Island empire of the Orient to succeed the late Minister Buck. Mr. Barrett Is too far away for this Intelligence to reach him Just now, but there Is no cause for worry ing over the question as to whether or not he will accept The whole American public will be able to respond in the a, flrmatlve for Mr. Barrett He Is one of those individuals for whose services the Government seems to have a constant, never-ending demand. So much so. In deed, that he ia obliged to exercise the agility of a California flea and to older step quickly from one, position to an other In order to meet all of his engage ments. Can't Lose John. "It was not many years ago that the Hon. John Barrett except then there was no honorable prefix to his name left his Green Mountain home with no capital but brain and nerve and If he had a sufficiency of the former, which no one will gainsay, the latter quality did not suffer by comparison and wended his way toward the setting sun. He found em ployment upon a Portland newspaper as a police reporter, or In some other equally important capacity. "But no such mediocre position could Icing confine the energies' of John Bar rett He came to Washington during the second Cleveland term, and when he de parted he carried a through ticket to Slam wlh credentials' as Minister, and then the great Ignorant American pub lic began- to know that there was such a country somewhere in the far-off Orient; and as for Barrett the same public has never forgotten him, and perhaps the chief reason was, that there has never been an opportunity for so doing. "A change In Administration generally destined to cause most men connected with the outgoing one to losn their offi cial positions had little effect upon the Irrepressible John. John ' Barrett. "John Barrett, like the Western country Postmaster, the Administration could change no quicker than he. With one bound the Hon. John Barrett turned a double back-somersault and landed cap-a-pie in the Republican camp ready to fight tho party of which he had so re cently been a member. He received his reward, but In the case of Mr. Barrett it should not be --termed reward he merely permitted his name to go upon the Government pay-rolls In response to a call to duty. A year ago he was one of the United Stales delegates to the International Congress of American Re publics, held In the City of Mexico. Be fore he had completed his duties there came the summons that he should trav erse the' far East, visiting the remote places on the earth, as commissioner In the interests of the Louisiana Pur chase Exposition. Now, while Commls sinner Barrett Is hobnobbing with , reai Indian Princes, holding high levees with Chinese viceroys, drinking bird's-nest soup and eating chop suey with the Empress Dowager, while admiring her tiny feet death's untimely hand re moves Minister Buck, and there Is none so fitted to fill Ills place as the Hon. John Barrett No need for him to con fer with the President regarding the ap pointment as is usual with most men, he simply projects his astral body- across land and sea, and stands before the President. Straightway he ..Is selected no, he is commanded to proceed to Toklo: Some men are born lucky. -But John Barrett well! BAILEY MAKES REPORT. Food and Dairy Commissioner Tells How to Solve. Milk Problem. ; Food and Dairy Commissioner Bailey has finished his biennial report and has' sent It to Salem. He recommends that all butter packages be required to be of eight, 16 and 32 ounces, full weight He recommends also that he be allowed a I chemist, who shall take the plapo of his present deputy. By tho last or tne year about $1500 wili remain pf, tho. last appro priation of tD0Q. About $200 "more is avail able from fines, for 'the uses of his of fice. Mr. Bailey would like to have this money expended for a laboratory! for which i.a has great need. Mr. Bailey says that a good way to solve the milk problem In Portland Is to, have a law enacted requiring dairymen who deliver milk' directly to consumera in this city to have their dairies regularly Inspected. He suggests, further, that cer tificates be Issued to dairymen whose dairies havs withstood the test of the law, and that such certificates be revoca ble whenever, In the judgment of the Dairy Commissioner, the conditions of the dairy concerned are not up to sani tary standards. By publishing the names of dairymen who do not meet sanitary requirements, the public can be Informed as to the sources of the beat milk. "This method would not be expensive," said Mr. Bailey yesterday, "and It would do more toward solving the milk problem than any plan I know of." MEXICO CALLS FOR GOLD Wants It for Public Workn Offer for Gold Standard Received. MEXICO CITY. Dec. 18.The Mexican government has received offers front New York financiers for a gold loan for public works, the government having been .asked by Congress to contract such a loan. The government is in no hurry, for it is paying for the works out of its ample reserve funus. and Is not expected to contract the loan until it can be done .on terms which will be satisfactory. The government has received from abroad an intimation that it could secure a gold loan for establishing a gold basis of currency, but the loan for such a pur pose cannot be contracted without author ity from Congress. ' ' t Earthquake in Costa Rica. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec. 18. Two violent earthquakes were experienced here at 4 o'clock this morning. The . people were creatlv alarmed, but thpre wp no ! casualties. Several other shocks followed at intervals. These, however, were of diminishing severity. Grants for Scientific Research. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. IS. It Is an nounced that the Carnegie Institute, at Washington, has granted a sum or money to the Yale Peabody Museum, and to the .experimental psychology laboratory of the college. The amount was not specified. This Is the first money granted to Yale by the Carnegie Institute. MIDDLETON, Conn., Dec. 18. Professor A. L. Atwater, of Wesleyan University, has received word from the Carnegie In stitute at Washington that he has been allowed J5000 for the prosecution of In quiries with the respiration calorimeter. The special. object Is the study of the rela tion of oxygen to the animal economy. Veteran Stoclc Broker Retires. NEW YORli. Dec. 18. Horace L. Hotchklss, who was Jay Gould's broker, and one of the oldest members of the -Stock Exchange, has sold his seat, and will retire from Wall street, after a ca reer In the street of 45 years. Mr. Hotch klss was one of the organizers . of the NIcaraguan Canal Association.. To Get Rid of Old Debts. CHICAGO, Dec. 15. Former members of the firm of Derenberg. GHck & Horner.' which conducted a department store here and failed In 18D5. filed a petition in the Federal Court today asking to be relieved of their debt, which Is placed at 5444,291.. The. assets amount to 35,000. Order of United States Fails. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec.18.' 1 S. Frost, referee In the affairs' of the Imperial Council. Order of United Friends, has re ported to the Supreme Court that he finds the corporation hopelessly insolvent and recommends its dissolution. An order to this effect will be entered. " Jajtan to Exhibit at St. Lonis. ST. LOUIS. Dec IS. Word has been re ceived by the WorldV? Fair Commission that the Japanese government is sending representatives to St. Louis and that they expect to reach San Francisco Decerdber 28. M'CRto "IS LAUNCHED TUG SLIPS ITS WAYS AX BALLARD" YESTELOAY. Miss Catherine HnrleSV'Grandd'auKh- ter of Colonel John McCrnkch, -' Christens the Craft. ' SEATTLE. Dec 18. In the' prcGorice of representatives of the City of' Portland and several hundred residents of the. port the tug John McCraken was launched at Ballard today. Miss Katherine Hurley,-a granddaughter of Colonel John -McCraK-en. In whose honor the tug was named, christened the craft. The tug, which Is being constructed. Tjy the Heffernan Engine Works, will be used In connection with the mammoth dredger employed In deepening and keeping clear of obstruction the Port of Portland. In commission he will cost about $23,000. Her "builders expect to have her completed by February. (Tho John McCraken, the new tender ifor the 30-lncM dredge of the Port of Portland.- has a length of 92 feet, brcaatn of 21 feet and depth of 10 feet She was designed by J. H. Johnson, the naval arch itect, and the contract for her construc tion was" awarded to' the Heffernan En gine Works, of Seattle; The contractors sublet the contract for the hill to the Ballard Shipbuilding Works.. The wood work of the boat Is "built of Oregon pine and Oregon oak. She has a deckhouse and .texa3.and a 22-foot .raaet fitted, with a derrick. Steam Is furniuhed by a Scotch marina boiler 9x10 feet, carrying a pressure of 150 pounds,' and the propeller Is driven. by vertical compound engine 11 and 20 inches in diameter, with 16-inch stroke.) THE IXDRAPURA'S FIRE. Blaze on the StcaracV Stnrte'd in the Cargo of Hcrap. ' The Portland & Asiatic liner Indrapura, which left Yokohama east-Tuound Tuesday, Is duo to. arrive here about January d. She brings a full cargo of the usual Ori ental roods. The Shanghai Times of No vember 20 thus describes the fire -on the ! steamer at Hong Kong: I "Fire in a cargo of hemp In the hold of the Indrapura, of the Portland & Aslat- Ic Comnany. kept the firemen busy; two days last week at the Cosmopolitan docks, Hpng Kong, owing to tne -removal oi. uie plates from the side of the shipr It was Impossible to flood the hold, and the level to which it could be flooded was not mgn enough to quench the fire. Hence above that Jevel control of tho fire could not be had. It is. believed that the outbreak was caused by a spark, or that one of the, hot rivets came In "contact with the hemp. About two hours after the fire began a Chinese coolie dro'ppcd into the hold. Dense volume's of smoke' were rising from the -burning boat, and, looking down through the hatch whercthe coolie foil, all his -companions, could see wa3 a fiery -glow shining through the thick mist of i stifling smoke. Water was pouring Into the dock, and there was no thought of at tempting rescue. Suddenly, to the amaze ment of firemen and coolies, the supposed victim of the burning hemp and suffocat ing fumes was observed-crawling through .the 20-inch space left-by. one of the re moved plates, half of which ,was sub merged There was a dive, a big splash and the coolie swam safely ashore, al most beside himself with fright, but oth erwise none the worse for the adventure. The hemp is covered by insurance." PROTESTS. ARE FILED. Vessel Owners Complain of Customs Regulations nt Port Angeles. The action of the Government In forcibly collecting port and customs dues from vessels which Were recently forced to drop anchor in Port Angeles" while awaiting the moderation of storms outside Cape Flat tery has met with a protest. Action was taken Wednesday for the return of the money collected from the German bark Antuco, the ship John At Brlggs and the Norwegian bark Helios. Protests were lodged by the Port Town-send- representatives of the owners of the vessels mentioned, and the Collector of Customs there forwarded tho complaints to Washington, which is responsible for the enforcement pf the regulation regard ing the collection of the fees and dues. The regulation lately enforced has i ex isted on the statute-books of the United States for many years, but till three weeks ago no attempt was ever made to enforce it -against vessels which had sought shelter in American ports on- the Straits rather than put to- sea in bad weather. A great deal of adverse com ment has been caused on Puget Sound by tho action of the 'Government, as- it is claimed that the obstacles i thus thrown In the way of shipping will militate against the American ports .and threw. t shipping more and more into the Royal J Roads. - It Is contended that the, customs i formalities and attendant expense re- I quired of vessels entering from foreign ports should not. be exacted from vessels ! merely seeking shelter from storms while 1 ouiwara Douna. , , The German bark Antuco loaded lumber at Vancouver, but put Into Port Angeles on her way to sea to await the cessation of gales off Flattery. She merely, anch ored, but had to pay, notwithstanding the vigorous expostulations of Captain Kroe ger. ELLERIC TO, CARRY LUMBER. Steamer Now at San Francisco Will Load. Here for the Philippines. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18. The Eng lish tramp steamer Elleric has been char tered by the United States Government to carry supplies from Portland to Manila, P. I. The announcement Is surprising, In view of the fact that there are at least three vessels belonging to the Government lying idle in this harbor. The Meade, Sumner and Crook are all available "for Government service. The Meade is in port and will be used as a spare ship. The Sumner is also In port and will he turned over to the naval authorities. The Elleric arrived from Newcastle, Australia, last Monday night, and is now discharging coal at Mission Wharf, No. 2. In a few days she will proceed to Port land. The explanation of her being char tered to the Government is that she is specially fitted to carry supplies, such as forage, etc.; for which the transports now here are not suitable. The transports, except the Dix, have been fitted to carry soldiers, while the Elleric is a big, roomy freighter. (The Elleric wa3 chartered six weeks ago to carry the second Installment of 5.000,000 feet of lumber sold to the Government by local exporters. The steamer Quito, hence a few days ago, carried the first Install ment amounting to 2,500,000 feet The Elleric was chartered by James Laidlaw & Co., and the. fact that she Is soon to arrive creates no astonishment here among shipping men. This business has no connection with the transporting of soldiers and Army supplies to and from Manila.) Astoria Marine A'otes. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 18. (Special.) When the German training-ship Herzogin Cecelia sailed from Hamburg for this port, she had as a portion of her supplies SOOO bottles of beer. Today her captain sold 7009 empty bottles to a local brewery and place'd a large order for more bottled beer. The steamer Ilwaco, which was recent ly rebuilt at Port Townsend, is reported by the tug Sea Lion to have passed Cape Flattery at the same time that she ' did with the French bark Surcouf. As noth ing has been seen or heard from the Il waco. It is probable that finding the sea too rough, she turned back. A French bark, whose identity ia un known, made its appearance off Gray's Harbor a few days ago and sailed in over !Poor time prffiood time J has its (Kljg has its f ending hmm$ 1 in an Every Elpln watch has the word "Elgin" engraved on tho works, and Is guaranteed ugalnxt original defect of overy character. A booklet about watches will he mailed to you for the asking. EtGIN NATIONAL WATCH COMPANY. Elrin. Illinois. EJL W IfcH JMW If ', WliTi'lillithfr tho bar. 'Without dropping anchor, the vessel sailed out again and went to sea. Her master had evidently lost his reckon- ing and did not find his mistake until ho had gotten inside. This same thing hap pens about once each year, but so far the vessels have escaped any accldejit A3 the tug Sea Lion was towing the French bark Surcout in over the bar yes terday, her hawser parted twice, and it wa3 only with ths assistance of the tug iTatoosh that the vessel was brought in in safety. The-pllot on board the vessel had great difficult in preventing the crew from j .1 1 i. , i ai i - parted, and If this had been done. It is hard to tell what might have happened. .The French bark Francois Coppee, vjhich arrived in port a couple of days ago, made a remarkably quick trip from San Francisco to Astoria via Cape Flat tery. She sailed from San Francisco for Tacoma, but. reaching Cape Flattery In (30 hours,- there received orders to sail to this port, "which she made in 24 hours with an ea3t wind. Emllie Arrives With Carso. The German ship Emelle, 173S tons, Cap tain Dahn, arrived up yesterday - morning and dropped anchor In the stream. She come3 from Antwerp to Meyer, Wilson & Co., and her cargo consists of 12,676 casks of cement, 250 tons of pig Iron and 19 cases of mustard. The ship will probably dis charge at Greenwich doch. The Emllie had an uneventful, passage until she reached the mouth of the river, when she ran Into a southeasterly gale and Hvas compelled to beat about for 14 days until the weather moderated. Stcnuicr Qneen on Sand for Hoar. .VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec. IS. The steamer Queen. Captain Andrew Hall, sfr'uck a bank In the Narrows at the en tranco to Vancouver harbor, while on her way out of port this morning. She stayed on forovqr an hour, during which time messengers were sent to town for assist ance:. Before this arrived, however, the vessel floated with the rising tide, and taking the messengers on board the steamer again started for Seattle. Icc-Bonnd Vessels Released. DETROIT, Dec. 18. The steamer Martin and schooner Charles Spademan, of Ma rine City, which have been fast in the Ice In Lake Erie, off Bar Point, were released and .brought, Into the river during the night by tugs. HlRhor Steamer Rates Xext Year. LONDON. Dec. 18. At a conference of steam shippers trading with Canada, held tni3 week at Liverpool, it was agreed, to increase the rates by 5 per cent In 1903. Marine Xotes. The Austrian steamer Klek moved from Columbia dock,' No. 2, to Montgomery, No. 2. - The Nantes- finished loading wheat at the elevator, and her place will be taken by the Aster. ' Today the Norwegian bark Andromeda, 1176 tons, will bo sold at auction at San Francisco. The vessel Is at Honolulu. The Matterhorn, with wheat for Austra lia,, left down' for Astoria yesterday. The Ccrnil Bart and tho Nal have dropped down to St Johns. f The loaded grain fleet at Astoria, which consisted of the Isle of Arran. County of Roxburgh. Madagascar and Glenesslln, was joined yesterday by the Holyrood. The British warship Shearwater, which reached Honolulu December 4, will make a trip to Pltcalrn Island. If, as'reported, the mutineers of the British ship Leicester Castle reached Pltcalrn, they will be ap prehended by the officers of the Shear water. The lighthouse inspector at San Fran cisco Issues notice, that a barge, anchored some 200 feet east of the cofferdam at Hunter's Point, San Francisco Bay, Is connected with the dock by a line used for hauling mud scows back and forward while .removing the cofferdam. As the work proceeds day and night, vessels are cautioned to pass outside the barge Fixed white lights, 15 feet above the wa ter, are exhibited from the barge. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Dec 18. Arrived down at 2:30 P. M. British ship Holyrood. Condition of the bar at 4 P. it, moderate; wind east; weather cloudy. San Francisco, Doc. 18. Arrived Steamer City of Puebla. from Pucet Sound; steamer Rainier, from Whatcom. Sailed Steamer Well ington, for Ladysmlth; steamer Wyefleld. for Kanalrr.o; steamer Henry Vlllard, for Port Gamble. Hong Kony, Dec. 18. Saljed Tacoma, for Tacoma, Tacoma, Dec, 18. Arrived Steamer Santa Ana, from Yaldes; steamer Mackinaw, from Buffalo Lira 'The Most Effective of the Natural Medici nal Waters" and "Strikingly Superior to Lithia Tablets" in Bright's Disease, Albu minuria, Calculi, Gout, Rheumatism, In flammation of the Bladder and all Renal lications. Dr. !. N.. Love, New York Ciiy, former Professor of Clinical Medicine ''and Diseases of Children, College of Physicians and Surgeons and in Marion-Sims College of Medicine, St. Louis, Wee-President of American Medical Association, iSpj, etc., in au article in Medical Mirror, February,' icjoi, says: "While being the must effective of the natural mineral waters, it is strikingly superior to emergency solutions of lithia tablets and pure water, even where the said 3olutioti is an exceedingly strong one." Dp. P. D. Barringcr, Chairman of Faculty and Professor of Physiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. writes: "In more than twenty j'eara'practice, I have used lithia 03 an Anti-uric Acid agent many times, end have tried it in a great variety of forms, both in the natural waters and in tablets. As the results of this experience, I have no hesitation in stating that forth e prompt re-- posits- in the body." Dr. J. Allison Hodges, Richmond, Va., President University College of Medicine, and Professor of Nervous and Mental Diseases: "in Albuminuria of Pregnancy, this water i3 one of the very best alkaline diuretics, and, with milk, diet, is one of my sheet anchors," Dr. Jcs. Holt, of New Orleans, Ex-President of tJie State Board of Health SiSSMS EiiEraiOLRHnVBDES 5s?!5r passages, particularly in Gouty subjects, in Albuminuria, anil in irritable condition of the Bladder and Urethra in females. Tip results satisfy nre of its, extraordinary value in a large class of cases usually most difficult to treat." .Medical testimonials- -which defy all imputation or question sent to an address. For sale by druggisto and grocers generally. , 3 PROPRIETOR BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA. , San Francisco. Sailed Schooner Lyman D. j Foster, for Geraldton. New York. Dec. 18. Sailed La Touralne for Havre. Liverpool. Dec. 17. Arrived Teutonic, from rcw York. Sailed Victorian, for-' Mew Yorfc. Naples, Dec. 18. Sailed Hesperian, for Sew York. Glasgow. Dec. 17. Sallfd Carthasenlan, for St. Johns, X. F..' and Philadelphia. . London. Dec. 13. Sailed Minnehaha.. , foi New York. v Quecnstown, Dec. IS. Sailed Celtic from Liverpool for Jfew York. Glasgow, Dec IS. Arrived Furr.ts&la. frorc Hambunr. Haraburp. Dec. 18. Arrived Pennsylvania, frora New York. ' Havre. Dec IS. Arrived La Lorraine,, trorr New York Hoqulam, Wash.. Dec' 17. Sailed Steanwr Ceniralla, from Aberdeen for San Franclw. Arrived lGth Steamer G. C. LIndaucr, frora San Francisco for Aberdeen. Seattle, Dec. 18. Arrived Steamer John S. Kimball, from San Francisco; steamer Santa Ana,' from Valdes; British ship Glenlln.- from I Hamburg. ! Caps Town. Dec. .18. Arrived Steamer In- verl, from Tacoma, via Montevideo. Liverpool; Dec 18. Sailed Sasamore, for Boston. Genoa, Dee. 18. Arrived Stsamer Lahn, from New York. Qaeenstown. Dec. IS. Arrived Haverford, from Philadelphia for Liverpool, and pror ceedid. London. Dec. IS. Arrived Virginian, from Boston. RAILROAD NEARS GRESHAM j Temporary Track Is Beina; Laid for I the Stenm Shovel. . . GRESHAM, Or., "Dec. lS.-(Spcelal.$-.A steam motor, with car attached, has reached, the outskirts of town on an un finished track. The grade from Lenta ends abruptly at Ed Sleret's farm, and rallo have been laid to that point to ac commodate construction trains and facili tate the passage of the steam shovel, which will be put to work through the deep cut across Johnson Creek. A tem porary track .13 being laid for 'the steam shovel and teams have been at work this week preparing a site for" the? first lo"ca tion. The cut will be nearly a quarter of a. mile in length and 2S feet deep m drie' place. The dirt taken from It .wilt- be used elsewhere on the line to mako neces sary fills. The track just finished is In tended to be permanent, but it will have to be leveled and ballasted before trains, can make regular trips. This will not take long and the company Is likely to make good its promise to have cars In. i uresnam "before enow falls." To Complete Organization. A meeting of the charter members of tho new Grange at Rockwood will be held on Saturday, commencing at 10 o'clock, and continuing until after night. There are 6a l names on the charter roll and the object 1 of the meeting 13 to complete organization. Arthur F. Miller, of Scllwood, Is the or ganizer. He will be present and Instruct the members how to proceed and will help In other ways to give the new Grange a good start At the preliminary meeting Fred H. Crane was elected master, and Mrs. L. Lovelace was chosen secretary. All who attend will bring something to eat. A good picnic dinner will be served at noon and In the evening. Corn for Feed. Alfred Aim, a prosperous farmer of Powell Valley, has sent to Nebraska for a carload of corn. He will use it for feed. , It will cost him $26 a ton delivered here, but he claims it will be cheaper than any he can buy In Oregon. He Is probably right, as oats and barley are now retailing here for $27 per ton, with a prospect of go- j Ing higher. Mr. Aim's venture will be watched with Interest by his neighbors, j some of whom predict that his stock will not eat the corn because they do not know what It to. Brief Notes. All the public schools In this section wDI take a vacation for the holidays after to day. . There will be no school until Jan uary 5. John Grant, a young man living a few miles west of here, has been arrested for stealing a watch from Thomas Ginder. He has been released on bail pending exami nation. A proposed extension of the Barr road eastward Is meeting with approval, but the effort to extend It to Fnlrvlew will-be abandoned. An extension of about two mlleo Is all that can be had at this time owing to the great ccet which would be necessary for construction. Mrs. Gore's Death Accidental. PARIS, Dec. IS. The French authorities have become convinced that the death of Mrs. Ellen Gore was accidental and have decided entirely to drop the case against M. de Rydzewski. IA WATER