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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAECH 7, 1903.
FAYOR MOCK TRACT
Bottom Considered Ideal Site
for Sectional Dry dock,
SHIPPING MEN WANT IT THERE
Eighteen Different Locations Offered
to Port of. Portland Indravelli
Clear. AVi tli Larjce Cargo,
for tke Orient.
While the Port of Portland Commis
sion is deliberating on the selection of a
drydock site, the shipping people along
the water front are spending the time dur
ing the dull season arguing for and
against the several locations that have
been offered for the purpose. Every site
lias its champions, but the one point that
meets with most favor Is -Mock's Bottom.
The river pilots are not .a unit for this
location, but the majority of them believe
it is the best that can be secured. Cap
tain. Harry Empken, who has been doing
piloting on the river here since' there have
been ships to pilot, says that the ob
jection to the current will not hold good.
"There is not a strong current at Mock's
Bottom." be says, "and at the high stage
of the river there is almost dead water in
the bight where they propose to have the
dock opening. There need never be any
trouble or danger in taking ships In or
out of the dock If it Is located there. An
other advantage in favor of Mock's Bot
tom Is the nature of the ground. It is
a hard blue clay, and when the basin is
once excavated, though it will be a long
and expensive Job, it will last forever. If
they undertake to dredge a site .put in the
river anywhere they will find it will fill
up with sand almost as fast as it Is dug
out. Furthermore," Mock'e Bottom is close
to the foundries and shops of the city, is
on the railroad and is sheltered from all
strong up-stream winds. If the Port se
lects any of the other sites that have
been mentioned I think it will be mak
ing a mistake."
Proncrrv-owners at St Johns are making
strong efforts to have the drydock lo
cated there, knowing that It will not only
help business In a general way. but will
also nrove a constant attraction for vis
itors. There is also a movement on foot
bv the neonle of Llnnton to try and se
cure the dock. Another site suggested
which has not beep mentioned before is
at the mouth of the Willamette in one of
the numerous sloughs on the east nanu.
where there Is plenty of water and no
danger from freshets, but such a loca
tion would bo too far removed from the
railroad to make it practicable. Captain
2Ced Furchan, who was up from Astoria
yesterday, said the people of the city by
the sea arc becoming Interested In the
drvdock ai&estion. and can see no reason
why it should not be located there, but
the people ccC Astoria are not paying for
this dock.
TTn to the nresent time IS cites have been
offered to the' Port of Portland Commis
sion, as follows:
Rafferty Bros, offered 4S0 feet front on
the East Side above Madison-street bridge,
The land was afterward sold to the rail
road company and the oiler was with
drawn.
F, P. Mays offered 363 feet frontage ad
joining the Star Sand Company's prop
crtv for S60.000.
The Davis estate offered SCO feet in front
of the Sherlock property at the same
nrlce.
Rountree, Diamond & McLeod gave an
ontlon on 15 acres in the Guild donation
land claim, adjoining the North Pacific
Lumber Company's property, lor 515.0OT.
P. J. Mann offered COO feet frontage and
1200 feet depth on the Staver tract at $20
a front foot.
T. L. Eliot offered any part of 2400 feet
frontage below the Staver tract at 510
ncr front foot
The tract offered by Simon, Dolph &
Hlrsch is a short distance below Dr.
Eliot's property, and is valued the same.
William Jones offered S50 feet frontage
and S25 feet depth m the Watts dona
tlon land claim for 517.500.
J M. Watts offered 1320 feet frontage at
Llnnton for 510,000.
The L S. Kaiser tract of 144 acres ad
Jolnlnir Llnnton was .offered the board
for 525.000.
A cite was proposed on the east bank
below the Burnside and the steel bridge
which would be a good location but for
the presence of the railroad along the
river banlc
The old Tillard drydock site was pro
nosed, but its disadvantages are well
known.
G. G. Gammons placed at the port's dis
cosal 3400 feet frontage or any portion of
it below the Portland Flouring mills at
51000 per acre.
Any portion of tho Mock's Bottom tract
to a depth of 1350 feet was offered at 5
per front foot.
Tho Peninsular Real Estate Company
offered any part of SOT feet frontage below
Block's Bottom at 53.4.50, or would lease
iho tract.
Tho Hub Land Company offered 1200
Sect front inside the St. John's dyke for
'02.000.
H. Weeks, as trustee, offered 1400 feet
frontage below tho Hub Land tract at 530
& front foot.
The Water Front Land Company offered
mt $20 a front foot, 60 feet frontage 1?4
zaSles from tho end of the St Johns elec-
Itrlo line.
XNTJUAVELLI MAS LARGE. CARGO.
Will Sail Early This Morning: for tke
Other Side of the 1'nclflc
The steamship Indravelli. of the Port
land & Asiatic Line, completed her out
ward cargo late last night and will leave
down at an early hour this morning bound
ror Yokohama, Hong Kong: and other Orl
ntal ports.
As "usual the steamer takes out a great
cargo of flour, lumber and miscellaneous
goods. Tho total value of the cargo Is
5220,230, th flour alone being: worth 5135,
466. Of the latter article there are 43,760
barrels aboard, consigned to Kobe. Yoko
hama, Batavla, Mojl, Shanghai. Port
Arthur and Hong Kong. A new Item in
west4ound shipments is tobacco. The
Indravelli has a big lot of the fragrant
weed. CSS hogsheads, for Kobe and Yoko
hama. The lumber measures 236,000 feet
and is destined for Haiphong and Hong
Kong. There are 640 casks and 100-barrels
of bottled beer for Hong Kong. Port
Arthur and Manila, the bulk of it for the
Philippine city. Other aritlces on the
manifest are 100 boxes of apples for Vladi
vostok, 20 crates of potatoes for Shang
hai, 30 crates of bicycles for Yokohama,
SO kegs of beef for Nagasaki, a quantity
of hardware, plants and paper felt and
two boxes of Chinese corpses, sworn to
on the manifest as "of no commercial
value."
HAD ROUGH TRIP ACROSS.
Steamship Pale Lingr, to Load Lumber
Here, Arrives at Victoria.
The tsteamshlp Pak Ling, which is com
ing here to load a cargo of Government
lumber for Manila, arrived at Victoria,
B C, after a 15 days' passage from Yoko
hama. She had a rough passage across the
Pacific, encountering snow, squalls, and
hull storms -to the meridian, and thence
southeast weather, with rain and fog. The
steamer left London on December 13, and
occupied S3 days to Hong Kong, at which
port she arrived on January 21. She oc
- cupled a similar time In making the pas
sage from Hong Kong to Victoria.
The steamship brought across a cargo
cf general merchandise, which Included
the big boilers built on the Clyde for the
new steamer Princess Beatrice, which Is
being built at the Esqulmalt marine -ways
for the Canadian Pacific Navigation Com
pany for service on the run to Northern
British Columbia ports. The steamer also
brought considerable tin- plate for. the
.canneries. A. part of her -cargo will be
discharged at Vancouver.
According to news received by the Pak
Ling, two German lines, competing for
the Chinese coolie travel between Swatow
and Slam, have cut their rates down to
50 merits for " that long voyage, and one
line has thrown in a banquet of roast pis
before the steamers leave as a further in
ducement to travel.
FOUR LUMBER CARGOES.
Over Trvo Million Feet - Cleared
in
One Day for California Port. -
Four lumber cargoes cleared yesterday
for California ports. The largest ship
ment Is taken by the schooner Oliver J.
Olsen. which has 900,000 feet' aboard for
San Francisco. She was loaded by Inman,
Poulsen & Co. The same company put
lath equivalent to 50.000 feet aboard the
steamer Robert Dollar for San Pedro.
The steamer Aurella was loaded with 550,-
000 feet of lumber by the Portland Lum
ber Company for San Francisco. The
Eastern & Western Lumber Company dis
patched 600,090 feet for San Francisco on
the steamer Despatch.
The British ship Foyledale is taking on
her deck load of lumber at "Victoria dock.
She will finish this afternoon and will
sail for Australia in a few days. The
Crown of India began loading lumber at
the Eastern Lumber Company's mill yes
terday. CUSTOM HOUSE TRANSACTIONS.
Statement of February Bnslnexs in
Willamette District.
The February statement of the trans
actions of the Custom-House In this dis
tract shows a large decrease in exports,
compared with the first month of the year,
and also smaller shipments than Iir any
month elnce the crop year opened. The
decrease as compared with January was
due to the arrangement of the sailing
dates of the Oriental steamers, non6
clearing during the month. There Is also
a natural falling off in grain shipments
as the exporting season draws to a close.
February summary follows:
Vessels entered from foreign ports 1
Vessels cleared for foreign ports 12
Vessels entered from domestic ports.. 20
Vessels cleared for domestic ports 19
Entries of merchandise for duty iS
Entries of merchandise free of duty IS
Entries for warehouse 4
Entries for export to adjacent British
provinces 5
Entries from warehouse for consump
tion Si
Entries for immediate transportation
without appraisement 12
Entries -for consumption liquidated 171
Entries for warehouse liquidated 8
Certificates of registry granted 1
Certificates of enrollment granted 3
Licenses for coasting trade granted 8
Total number of documents for vessels 12
Value of exports
Domestic 578S.W8
Receipts from all sources
Duties on imports- 557,315 02
Fines penalties and forfeitures.. 11 30
Miscellaneous customs receipts.. 143 70
Official fees 43 60
Total 567,514 G2
Amount of refunds and draw
backs paid 5 6,257 51
The value of domestic exports in the
past six months was as follows:
September 5 S72.916
October L447,S9,5
November S4G.232
December rliJ'Sx
January MS?
February 7,ois
The total receipts of the district In each
month were as follows:
September - 'Sr-SS
October J9.035
November - SS'xJr
December ,3?'S5
January ;
February 61,014
Larger Steamers for Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 5. The Japan
ese Steamship Company. Toyo Klsen
Kaisha, will order the immediate con
struction of y three vessels with a gross
tonnage of 13,000 each. Plans and speci
fications were prepared some months ago.
The company will decide on March 2(
where they shall be constructed.
This company has a joint service with
the Pacific Mall and Occidental & Ori
ental Lines, each one having three steam
ships In the service. The Pacific Mall's
action In building and buying large, mod
ern ships for the Oriental service from
this port makes it Imperative for tne Jap
anese Une to follow suit. It Is under
otood that the Occidental & Oriental Com
pany mill also secure larger vessels.
Aprain on Ovcrdne List.
Despite her speaking two or three days
ago, the overdue French bark Rene Kcr
viler was again placed on the overdue list
and quoted at 10 per cent reinsurance. She
is out 133 days from Zanzibar for Hobart
The bark Vendee is at 15 per cent the
steamer Salopla at 15 per cent and the
steamers Carlisle and Bernlcla at 10 per
cent each.
Loadlnjc Lnmber at Everett.
EVERETT, March C The bark Vldette
and barkentlne Northwest are loading
1,200.000 feet of lumber at this port for
California points.
Marine Notes.
The Peru will shift today -from the Sand
dock to the Eastern Lumber Company's
mllL
The German bark Bllle. wheat laden,
will leave down this morning in tow of the
Queen.
The BIdston Hill will complete her car
go of flour at Columbia dock No. 2 today
and will drop into the stream.
The German bark Seeftbrer, which has
been lying idle at San Francisco since
January 24. will come to Portland to load
wheat for the Cape at 24s.
The Port Logan, which lately arrived at
Cork with wheat from Portland, report
ed some loss and . damage, sustained.' in
heavy weather on the voyage.
The Forest Hall, with wheat from Port
land, broke her moorings In Dublin har
bor on the 1st Inst, but "the following
day was towed back to her berth and
moored.
The rate of the General Xeumayer,
taken by Kerr, Glfford & Co. to load
wheat here for Cape Town or Algoa Bay,
is 25s 6d. The bark sailed north from
San Francisco on the 1st
Domestic and Foreign Forts.
. ASTORIA. March a Arrived at 7 and left
up at 10 A iL Sfeamer Columbia, from San
Francisco. Arrived down at 8:30 A M. British
ship Hutton Halt Arrived at 9 A M. British
ship Cockermouth. from Antwerp and British
ship Irby. from Port Los Angeles. Condition
of the bar at 4 P. II., moderate; wind south
west: weather showery.
Klnsale. March C- Passed British ship Cy
proroene. from Portland.
San Francisco, March 6. Sailed at 11 P, M
March 5 Steamer Ruth, for Portland. Sailed
at 1 A M. Steamer Alliance, for Portland.
Arrived at 8:10 A M. Steamer Geo. W. -Elder,
from Portland. Arrived Schooner Gem. from
Coquille River; steamer MIneola, from Tacoma.
Sailed Steamer Alliance, for Coos' Bay; schoon
er Jennie Thelln. for Gray's Harbor; steamer
Areata, for Coos Bay.
Tacoma. March 6. Arrived German steam
ship Totmes. from Hamburg, via Vancouver,
VIEW OF MOCK'S BOTTOM, XEAR UNIVERSITY PARK.
The above cut shows a view from the south of Mock's Bottom, one of the proposed sites for the new Port of Portland drydock. Of the 18 locations offered, that at Mock's Bottom
Is considered the most advantageous, all things considered, as It Is close to the city, fronts on deep water "and is protected from the wind. The commission will probably settle the matter
of & selection in a few days.
B. C; eteamcr Senator, from San Francisco.
Sailed Steamer James Dollar, for San Fran-
clcco; schooner Wlnslow, for San Pedro.
Hamburg:. March 0. Arrived Bulgaria, from
New Tork; Graf "W'alderaee, from New York,
via Plymouth and Cherbourg. I
Liverpool, March 6. Arrived Lancastrian,
from New York.
Boston -.-Arrnea-Arcauian. irom
Moviue. March a-Salled-Parlslan. fromI.lv-
erpool. Halifax and St John.
Movllle. March 6. Arrived Corinthian, from
St John and Halifax: Merlon, from Boston:
Noordland. from Philadelphia. "Sailed Georglc. j
for New York. ' 1
Liverpool. March 6. Arrived Cedrlc, from '
New York. i
Havre, March . 6. Arrived La Champagne,
from New York.
Glasgow. March C. Arrived Carthagenlan,
from New York.
London. March 6. Arrived Menominee, from
New York.
WILL VISIT TOPEKA.
President Promises to Attend Rail
way Y. M. C. A. Conference.
T0PEKA Kan.. March 6. President
Roosevelt has consented to be present at
wie international conference of the Rail
way Y. M. C. A., which will be held in
this city from April SO to May 3. He has
notdeslgnated the date of his visit but he
will be here on one of the days mentioned.
An effort will be made to have him ofii
ciito at the laying of the corner-stone of
the new Railway Y. M. C. A building,
the money for which was largely fur
nished by President Ripley, of the San
ta Fe.
Miss Helen Gould, of New York, and
other well-known people will attend the
cenference. Delegates will .be present
from all parts of the world.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Frank Patton,
at the Imperial.
banker of Astoria, is
G. W. Overfield, a merchant of Lewis
ton. is at the Perkins.
J. D. Hamilton, a contractor of Rose-
burg, is a guest of the Imperial.
N. P. Sorenson, a mill owner of Astoria,
arrived at the Imperial yesterday;
State Senator W. Tyler Smith, of Sheri-
dan. is registered at the Imperial.
George F. Meacham. a prominent real
estate man of Seattle. Is registered at
the Portland.
B. A. Seaborg. a canneryman who Is
well known all along the Pacific Coast, is j
staying at tne imperial.
Van B. DeLashmutt. ex-Mayor of Port
land, and now a resident of Spokane, Is
staying at the Imperial.
J. E. Rand, the man who grows more
strawberries than any other person In
Hood River, Is at the Perkins.
F. Laurence Walker, manager of Charles
B. Hanford. was In the city yesterday and
left last evening for San Francisco.
Nelson Bennett a well-known railroad
t contractor, is registered at the Portland.
Mr. Bennett recently closed a contract
which binds him to construct a dam near
Shoshone Falls. In Idaho, which will en
able nearly 400.000 acres of arid land to be
Irrigated. He will also build the neces
sary canals and laterals, and the work
completed will cost about 53,000,000.
Mr. Maloney. for some time head jan
itor In the Postofflce building, but who a
year or two ago' lighted a match in a
room where the gas had been leakine and
-blew himself into a situation in the Chief
Quartermaster s Department at Vancou
ver, was in the city yesterday. He is a
veteran of the Indlm and Civil Wars, and
he was one of the first of the Indian War
veterans to be allowed a pension. It !
amounts to 5S per month, and he was!
granted a pass for two days to come over
to .Portland to get his vouchers and other
documents made out He is apparently
In good heilth and spirits and has as
copious1 and unceasing a flow of talk as
ever.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cattlajc Teeth,
Bt sure and uze that old and well.tried rezaedy.
Mrs. Wlnilow'a Soothla? Syrup, for children
teething- It toothes the child, softens the rums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
Three doses of Hood's Sarsaparilla daily
after meals for awhile will build you tip.
TO HOLD JUNE ELECTION
THREES
QUESTIONS TO BE VOTED
OX IX PORTLAND.
Morrison -Street Bridge, Sellvrood
aHd Alblna Ferries to Be Sub
mitted to the Electors.
On June 1 electors in the First Con
gressional District will vote for a Repre
sentative to Congress, and electors in
Portland will vote upon three questions,
viz.: Whether to rebuild Morrison-street
bridge; whether to give Sellwood a ferry,
and whether to give Alblna an additional
ferry. If the majority of voters should
declare themselves in favor of each of the
three enterprises, the Executive Board
may sell 5400,000 worth of bonds for the
bridge and 550,000 worth of bonds for
Alblna ferry, and the Council may ap
propriate 515.000 for the Sellwood ferry.
East Portland is unanimously In favor
of the new bridge, and probably will
carry the election to that. end. Most peo
ple admit that this Is probable. But the
success of the two other projects Is
looked upon as doubtful. Alblna already
has a ferry, which renders good service.
Sellwood Is a suburb of comparatively
few votes, and will doubtless have dlffi-
PROPOSED SITE FOR DRYDOCK
culty In carrying through Its pet desire. .
The three Legislative acts for the three
enterprises contain the same provisions
for an election. These provisions read:
"This act shall be submitted to a. vote
of the electors of the City of. Portland,
and. for the purpose of taking the vote
of the electors of said city for such ac-
( ceptance or rejection, an election shall
i J eId lnJiaid c"' on .the. Monday
" "-'.". l u."1
mice wiu uie general eiecuuu iu.ts ui ,
the State of Oregon, excepting as herein j
provided. Election notices shall be Is- (
sued by the City Auditor. The Judges and i
clerks for said election shall be selected
by the Executive Board of the City of
Portland, three judges and two clerks
to each city election precinct. Said elec
tion shall be held between the hours of
1 and 7 o'clock P. M. of said day. Each
, elector who votes upon the acceptance or
rejection 01 tnis act snail De a registerea
voter In the City of Portland, and shall
have printed or written upon his ballot, ii
voting for its acceptance, the words 'For
Morrison-street bridge act' (or 'For A1--hlna
ferry act'), and. If voting for Its
rejection. 'Against Morrison-street bridge
j Auditor of said city shall, 'within " three
act' (or 'Against Alblna ferry act). The
days after such election, certify to the
Executive Board of said city the result
of said election, which certificate shall
designate the number of votes given at
such election, for the acceptance of said
Moirison-street bridge act (or Alblna fer
ry act), and also the number of votes
given against said Morrison-street bridge
act (or Alblna ferry act). And said Ex
ecutive Board shall meet at the office of
the Auditor of said City of Portland
within ten days after said first day of
June. 1903. and canvass said votes and
declare and cause to be published In said
city the result of such election. If a ma
jority of all the votes cast shall be for
the acceptance of said act then and in
that event said act shall take effect from
and after the official announcement of
said result as heretofore provided. The
Judges and clerks of election authorized
hereby shall return the ballot-boxes; tal
ley sheets and other records of said votes
to the City Auditor forthwith atter tne
I election shall have been held.
; "The result of such election shall be
' certified by the City Auditor and filed in
' his office, and such certificate shall be
conclusive evidence of the regularity . of
such election and the result thereof. The
expenses of said election shall be paid
' out of tne general fund of the City at
Portland."
!
WOULD-BE SUICIDE LIVES
Section Hand, Who Cat His Throat,
Pnxzles Physicians.
In an attempt to commit suicide John
probably die from the wound.
Although the deed was committed four
days ago and the knife severea tne .
esophagus, trachea and all of the struc
tures of the neck, to within an Inch of the .
carotid artery, the victim is still living :
though very weak. '
Kellehcrs peril now seems to be In the
complications which have set In (rom .the
wound. It has been thought from the ,
first that he was on the point of death
and proper medical attention has not
been given him. Only yesterday, was he
brought to the St Vincent's Hospital and .
skilled advice sought '
The wounded man is not able to talk
and no one who came to Portland knows i
his reason for wanting to take his own
life. He is strongly built and Is said to
have been the picture of health before the
deed was committed.
Late last Sunday night Kelleher slipped
out of the hotel, at Scappocse. where the
section bands were stopping.
Little was
thought of his action at the time, but the
next morning he was found lying behind
the hotel in a senselesa condition. A small
pocket knife was near him and from his
appearance it was thought that he must
be breathing his last
With the knife he had made a cut In
his throat fully five Inches long and very
deep. The only reason he did not die
from this wound was that In some way
he had missed cutting the large artery
of the neck. He had evidenUy realized
that the cut was not sufficient to kill him,
and he was determined to. die. On his
left wrist were several tig'ly gashes. It
Is thought that be knew cf the large
SSS JSaWirtS &f ;
cutting his throat on nis right wmi
also an attempt had been made to cut'
the artery, but had failed.
Slashed and wounded as he was, the
doctors here think he could have been
saved If he had had the proper medical
attention from the first No structure
regarded as vital was cut.
The man's friendts. however, gave up all
hope of saving him. How a man could
live with his throat cut was a mystery to
them, and medical assistance they re
garded as useless. Three stitches were
taken In the wound In hte throat and no
effort was made to dress the other
wounds. When he was brought to the I
hospital he was still dressed in the same
clothing as when he committed the deed. ,
The clotted blood had not been washed
away from the wound and large quantities ;
of pus and dirt had accumulated In the ,
cuts-
It was only when the man showed signs
of recovering, even though he was not
doctored tbat his friends decided to take
him to the hospital. Early yesterday
morning, the patient began to show signs
eyes for a moment and espied the hotel-
,, i,inninn. v.1,,
feet he charged upon the object of his ! haze had a f0"? headway wnen Chem
wrath. The hotel-keener dodcedhlm and 1 1U No. 1 and Hose Company No. G ar
wrath. The hotel-keeper dodged -him and
he rushed violently against the door, tear
ing it from its hinges, and smashing a
pannel through.
"Pretty lively demonstration for a dying
man." thought the hotel-keeper, and then
and there insisted uppn taking his patient
to the hospital.
HIs' condition could not be thoroughly
diagnosed last night, but his. chances of
recovery seem to be silght The doctors
have little doubt but that blood pokxmlng
will set In from the dirt that has accumu
lated In the wound. If the cuts have not
become septic, however, they think the
j wounds may not prove fatal.
7-
TROUBLE AT SEA.
Sailors Testify That Officers of Ship
Abnsed Them.
In the United States Court yesterday af
ternoon A. Klrchoff accused Captain An
drew Aas of beating him with a club,
Henry Steppes testified that Mate John
Birksteln had assaulted him with a knife,
and Albert Christy complained of being
knocked down and kicked in the ribs by
Second Mate W. Asmusscn.
These charges were the culmination of
trouble that occurred between the officers
and sailors of the barkcntlne Amazon.
while on the high seas, en route to Port-
land, and were rehearsed by United States
Commissioner Sladen. 4
Klrchoff testified ,that about midnight on
December 12, the captain sent him up a
mast to reef a sail. Before he had fin
ished the captain called him and he came
down. The captain looked up at the
sail and , noticed It was not properly
reefed, and immediately began to use
.abusive language, capping the climax by
picking up a large club and chasing the
seamen between two lifeboats, where he
beat him severely.
This statement was refuted by Cap
tain Aas, who testified that when the
man came on deck he merely called Klr
chofTs attention to the poor way In which
he had done his work. The seaman, he
said, ran away in the dark and "I Just
picked up a little stick and threw It In his
dlrectldn. In fun. I had no idea of hitting
him."
Henry Steppes, a new seaman, testified
that Mate John Birksteln had , assaulted
him with a knife because he would not
go up to the top-gallant mast when or
dered. The mate denied striking Steppes
with a knife, but admitted having slapped
him In the face "on account of his stub
bornness." Albert Christy (colored) was sworn
next "Well. Judge," said he, "I was at
the wheel on the occasion of our difficul
ties. I was steering for the first time in
my life. Asmussen came aft and said:
What's the matter with you? You ain't
steering right Then he cussed me and
I told him I did the best Iknowcd how.
He cussed me some more and then hit
me in the face and knocked me down
and kicked me around the deck for
if
Asmussen took the stand and admit
ted having struck Christie In a fit of
wrath, but said he had only slapped the
colored man, and had not kicked him.
and that he had apologized afterward for
his conduct
Several other seamen testified both for
the defendants and plaintiffs, and the
bout finished about a draw.
Commissioner Sladen decided the evi
dence to be sufficient to remand the case
to the grand Jury, although he said that
he was inclined to believe the plaintiffs,'
story and only wished it was In his power
to punish the officers. After a good talk
he dismissed the offenders and sent them
on their way rejoicing.
Silent Plea for the Adnlt Blind.
BOSTON, March 6. Miss Helen Keller,
who. although deaf, dumb and blind. Is a t
student at Radcllffe College, addressed. .
i through an attendant the legislative com- ;
mlttee on education today in behalf of
bill for the relief of the adult blind. Her
message to the committee was a feeling
one, and she urged all possible aid to fellow-unfortunates.
Many prominent peo
ple also favored the bllL
A GaaraBteecI Care far Piles.
Itching:. Blind. Bleeding and Protruding Plies.
Ko cure, so pay. All druggists are authorized
by the manufacturers of Pazo Ointment- to re
fund the money where it falls to cure any case
of piles, no matter of how long standing. Cures
ordinary cafes In six days; the worst cases In
14 days. One application gives ease and rest.
Believes Itching instantly This Is a new dis
covery acd.lt Is tha only pile remedy oold on. a
positive guarantee, no cure, no pay. Trice 50c
MANY FIRES IN PORTLAND
DEPAllTMEXTHAS HUSYTIME FOL
LOWING -DEKC31 BLAZE.
Fifteen Alarms Tamed In in Three
Days Some Looked Serioas, but
Damage Was Small.
Yesterday was a busy day for the Fire
Department Six alarms, some of which
Dafle fajr to represent big fires, were
answtred during the day
The old-time superstition entertained by
firemen that every big fire is followed
by a term of exceptional .activity seems
to be well borne out In this case, for
durinE the three days that have elapsed
sJ tne Dekura flre 15 calls navc been
answered by the department
-Q f j- Raye startcd,
has done any amount of damage.
The worst, looking blaze occurred yes
j terday, when a pile of rubbish under the
. o -r I .3 -.1- .. V. . mViA
mien ct jevna
rived on the scene, and- it was thought
for a time that the dock was In great
danger.
The residence of Dr. George B. Story
at Twentieth and Johnson streets, caught
flre yesterday afternoon. It was noticed,
1 however. In time to summon the depart-
; ment before any damage, except the burn
ing of a few shingles from the roof, had
been done; Engines Nos. 1, 3 and 6 an
swered ths call.
Chemical No. 3 answered two calls dur
ing the day. but they were only brush
fires and could not have done any amount
of damage. One was at Larrabee and
Dupont streets, and the other was at Pa
cific and Eighth streets.
Hose Company No. 3 was called to a
fire at 3:15 o'clock In the afternoon that
promised to make a' good fire, and would
have burned the residence of A. M. Soden
at 213 East Eighth street had the alarm
been turned in a few minutes later.
A large number of lives were endan
gered In a fire at East Oak and Water
streets yesterday afternoon. They were
chicken lives, however, and perhaps those
who were In danger do not yet realize that
Not a minute should be lost when a child
shows ' symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy given as soon as the child be
comes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough
appears will prevent the attack. It never fails,
and is pleasant and safe to take.
for Infants
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness.
It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves Teething-
Troubles and cures Constipation. It regulates the
Stomach, and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
Tho Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
The Kind Ton Have Always Bought
Bears 'the
Use For
TUT CtHTlUB COMMIIT. TT
In
BLOOD PO SON
CURED TO STAY CURED FOREVER.
On account of Its frightful hldeousness. Blood Poisoning Is commonly called the
King of all Diseases. It may be either hereditary or contracted. Once the system Is
tainted with it. the disease may manifest Itself In the form of Scrofula. Eczema.
Rheumatic Pains, Stiff or Swollen Joints. Eruptions or Copper-Colored Spots on th
Face or Bodr, little Ulcers In the Mouth or on tha Tongue, Sore Throat. Swollen
Tonsils. Falling Out of the Hair or Eyebrows, and finally a Lepua-llke Decay of
the Flesh and Bones. If you haye any of these or similar symptoms, get BBOWITS
BLOOD CURS immediately. This treatment Is practically the result of life work. It
contains no dangerous drugs or Injurious medicines of any kind. It goes to the very
bottom of the Disease and forces out every particle of Impurity. Soon every sign and
symptom disappears completely and forever The blood, the tluue. the flesh, the
bones and the whole system are cleansed, purified and restored to perfect health, and
the patient prepared anew for the duties and pleasures of life. BROWN'S BLOOD
CURE. 92.00 a bottle, last a month. Made by Dr. Brown. 925 Arch street. Phila
delphia. Sold only by Frank Tfan, Portland Hotel Fsnrraacy.
they owe their present existence to the
fire-fighting heroes. It was about a hen
aery that the flames were threatening
everything with destruction. The roof of
one of the buildings was afire and for a
time !t looked as if it was to burn, and If
It did. It would surely have set fire to the
adjoining structures. Little excitement
was shown by the chickens. A member
of Engine Company No. 7 said after the
fire that the "chicks" had behaved in a
much more reasonable manner than most
people do at a fire.
An epidemic of fires has been sweeping
over Portland since the Dekum fire and
the members of the department have had
but one day's rest since their hard night's
r fl ht n nMirw ,iJ0 " Ji
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to six alarms.
The alarm from the Dekum building was
turned In at 12:40 o'clock on the morning
of March 3. The following- is the list of
fires for the next two days:
March 3. box 13. 12:40 A. M.
March 3. box 26. 1:30 A. M.
March 3, box. 6S. 2:30 P. M.
March 3. box 329, 6:22 P. M.
March 3. box 234, 11:5S P. M.
March 4, box 3S. 6:3S A M.
March 4. box 3S. 11:3S A. XI.
March 4. telephone call, ll:-!5 A. M.
March 4, box 312, 4:20 P. M.
WOULD SAVE THE TREES
Resident Voices Vigorous Protest
Aeninst Their Destruction.
PORTLAND, March 2. (To the Editor.)
I am a devoted Oregonlan. for a long
time a resident of Portland, very proud of
our city and much Interested In Improve
ments about to be made to beautify It
and increase Its already great attractions.
But I cannot understand the way this Is
being done. To whom do the beautiful
-trees of this city belong? Who has the
right to trim them and strip off almost
every branch, leaving only a tall stump?
Or worse than that, cut recklefely one
half of the tree's Hmb3 off and leave the
other half waving wildly In the wind?
Who has the right to trim, and who to
kill, by some slow process of girdling the
bark and robbing the tree of all nour
ishment and forcing the passers by to eee
It in its slow decay?
An Inquiry gets the answer, "The roots
stop up the sewers."
Did anybody ever know a tender thread
like rootlet of a tree to pass through a
pipe of t?rra cotta or iron in which there
was no hole, a crack, or imperfectly fit
ting Joint?
Instead of sacrificing the trees, why not
compel the makers of sewers and water
pipes to give perfect pipes? If my trees
stop the sewers on my property, why not
notify me and allow me the small privilege
of repairing the damage done and save my
trees? Now are these stumps to remala
Here for months, to strike every Intended
beholder with pain and diegust? Whose
duty Is It to remove them? Are they to
remain here and there all over the city?
O, ye City Fathers! I pray you let Us
have- "a Commission on Trees" and a
"licensed trimmer of trees" at once be
fore more mischief is done. M. W.
ANOTHER STEAM SHOVEL
Pnt to Work In Dnnk Sontb of In
man, Ponlsen & Cos Lumber-Yard.
The Oregon Water Power & Railway
Company will commence grading on Union
avenue, south of Inman, Poulsen & Co.'s
lumber-yard, as soon as the big steam
shovel Is In position. The shovel has just
been moved over the long trestle across
Stephens' Slough and through the lumber
yard. It will be moved toJLhe east bank
of the river on Division street, and Jhen
along the gravel road into the deep cut
near the foot of Taggart street. Here It
will cut through the bank northward to
ward Division street Much of the dirt
will be needed to fill up the cut at the
foot of Taggart street, where gravel has
been taken out for street work. The-cut
In Union avenue at Its intersection with
Taggart and Clinton ia about 25 feet
deep. After cutting through this hank
the shovel will be pointed south and will
cut a roadbed through, the bank in that
direction.
At Sellwood the big fill north of Spokane
avenue has been finished. This fill is
about SCO feet Ions and In places 25 feet
high.
Silver Plate for Battleship Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan., March 6. The State
Senate passed resolutions this afternoon
providing that a 51500 sliver service should
be purchased for the proposed new bat
tleship Kansas. The House will concur
in the resolution.
and Children.
Signature of
m
444
Over 30 Years.
HUHII1T TWCTT. HIWYOIIK CITT.