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Newspaper Page TextTHE MOBOTG . OKEONIAN,. THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1903. IT HELPS HERMANN President's Recognition Gains Him Votes. PROVES HARMONIOUS RELATION Invitation to Join Presidential Party Causes- Elation In Congressional ; Candidate's. Ranks and Gloom Among: Democrats. Politicians are -wondering -whether Presi dent Roosevelt, in his speeches today, -will come out openly for Hermann's election. Republican adherents of Hermann hope that Mr. Roosevelt -will do so. Democrats hope that he -will not. All doubt about Hermann's harmonious relations -with the President have been set at rest. The first announcement of Mr. Roosevelt's attitude, as printed a -week ago, -was assailed by many Democrats as false. But when the President invited Mr. Hermann to ride -with him from Salem to Portland, he save evidence that that very much chagrined. Some of them have j 1 ' . . .. , t- M very poor judgment to mix up In the local politics of the state. Democrats had confidence before the President came out the way he has done that they could beat Hermann. But their confidence Is now wavering. However, they insist that the election, though close, will send Reames to Congress. Republican supporters of Hermann esti mate that Hermann will be elected by be tween 2500 and 4000 plurality. They figure on a light vote, both In the Democratic and In the Republican camp. They base their argument on the following syllogism: Furnish carried the First District against Chamberlain by over 1100 plurality; but Hermann Is stronger than Furnish, and Reames Is weaker than Chamberlain. Therefore, Hermann's election is cocksure. They say that, even if some Republicans vote for Reames, as many Democrats will vote for Hermann, especially in the Coast counties. And If many Republicans stay away from the polls a large number of Democrats will do the same. Therefore, sinco TonKuo last June defeated his Dem ocratic opponent, "Weatherford, by 7300 votes, Hermann will be elected by at least 8000 votes. "More hotels needed" Is written on the faces of all the strangers in town. All the hotels last night were chock full and over flowing. And yet the half of the visitors had not yet arrived. Good lodgings were extremely hard to find. "If .this is the way you fill up," said a stranger, "when the Masons and Oddfel lows come to town, what are you going to do with the crowds that attend your Lewis and Clark Exposition? If private enterprise will not provide more hotels here, the people of the city should take the matter In hand. Of course, hotels that would accommodate all the Exposi tion -visitors could not be expected to pay profits after the Fair. But you need at least' one more first-class hotel here, and other accommodations, cheap and tempo rary, yet comfortable, could be furnished during the Exposition." How many strangers are In town it would be Impossible to estimate closely. The six leading hotels have accommoda tions for 1500 people, and other hotels, for about 1000 more. All the first-class lodging-houses were full of visitors. This city can receive In its hotels and lodging houses over 50.000 people. Many outsiders are visiting their friends, who dwell in private houses. Among the visitors who take more than passing interest In politics are J. W. Scrl ber and John VT. Knowles, both of La Grande. They helped to groom Fulton In the last Senatorial race, and evidently carried a good deal of favor there be cause Senator Fulton persuaded the Ore gon delegation to recommend Knowles for Register of the La Grande Land Office, to succeed E. "V. Bartlett, present Incum bent. The appointment was hold up by a preacher named King, who filed certain charges against Knowlesi alleging that he "stood In" with gambling and other vices when he was City Attorney. Knowles followed out the policy of the local Citizens' party In opposition to the reform party, in regulating vice by fining Its practitioners. Instead of toy trying to drive it out of the city. "I really don't know what the charges were." said Mr. Knowles yesterday, "but they were not against my personal char ucter. This much King has told me. He Informs me he has written to the Secre tary of the Interior that he does not wish to make any complaint against my per tonal character, and that politics was really behind the protest. I have reason to believe that the President will appoint me soon after he returns to Washington." Mr. Knowles said that Bartlett, the present Incumbent of the office, had en couraged King to file the charges. By so doing, Bartlett had put off appointment of a new man, and, therefore, had held on to the office longer. "KIntr now regrets that he made the charges against Knowles," said Mr. Scrlb er. Interrupting the conversation. Mr. Bcriber was asked whether King had been made a tool by a political faction. He replied loss bluntly than the question was put by saying that wng naa oeen in duced by a political faction. "But he's sorry for it now," isald Mr. Scrlber. "Swackhamcr, the receiver, and Bartlett, tho register, have not got along very well together. Both are competent men, there's no doubt about that. But Bart lett has allowed his work to pile up on his desk and then by working very hard has cleared it all away at once and passed It over to Swackhamer in a bunch. Bart lett is a very quick worker. Swackhamer is slower. It can be readily seen there fore why they didn't hitch up together." Mr. Scrlber said that sugar beets in the Grand Rondo were growing finely though held back by cool weather. "The pprouts have been up about three weeks," saidhe. "and now It's a fight against weeds. Many I Japanese are employed to do the weeding. White help Is preferred, but enough of it! cannot be secured. "Ve look for a larger crop of beets than ever before." "The President's visit," said C. B. Mooree. ex-Register of the Oregon City Land Office, "will draw many Republicans to the polls who might stay away. I don't expect to see a heavy vote. Yes, I know the Democrats are shouting that Reames is elected, but they always do that until the polls close. You're right about .It, - they do sometimes shout longer than that, but -not often. Democrats profess to wish to uphold a Republican Administration. Well. I can't say that I blame 'em. Strikes me it's a pretty pood thing to do. The . district will elect Hermann by probably 2500 plurality. Clackamas will give Her mann perhaps 300 plurality. Hermann will get many Democratic votes In Southern Oregon and in the Coast counties." J. M. Williams, of Eugene, Captain of Company C. O. X. G., and ex-Deputy Dis trict Attorney, as a good Republican has faith In Hermann's election. "Business and Industry In Lane' County." said he. "are growing fast." A. C, Jennings, "of Eugene, chief clerk of the House, is mixing with the politi cians In his usually winsome manner. "Hermann," said the. "will win Lane County by, say, 300 votes. Over in tho Sluslaw country everybody is for Her mann. The normal Republican plurality in Lane Is COO votes, but a good many Re publicans may not get to the polls. The announcements of harmony between Her mann and the President are worth 1000 votes to our candidate. Before they came out I figured Hermann would win by 3000 votes. Kow I estimate his plurality at 4000. "Crops lip our way are doing welL All progressive farmers in Lane favor the Fair. If the appropriation should 'some to a referendum, they would vote for It." George "W. Riddle.- of Douglas County. Is a director of the 1905 Exposition. He doesn't approve the position that labor unions iave taken in Portland. "Their boycott of the Pair is unpopular up our way," said he. "So Is their disposition about the President's platform as evi denced by their telegram to Roosevelt. That's where the unions break down. Kor would it be right for the Fair directors to That's where the unions break down. 2Sor would it be right for the Fair di rectors to hire "only union men. It would ruin the Fair sure. It .Isn't Amer ican to deny a man the right of working Just because he isn't a memebr of a union. A man's American citizenship Is qualifi cation enough. That platform made peo ple down my way laugh. The unions were very foolish to boycott the Fair." Mr. Riddle said that the Initiative and referendum had afflicted the Fair by over shadowing it witty uncertainty. "We can't get beds," exclaimed Theo dore Cameron, of Jackson County, ex State Senator. "I mean all these other people can't get beds," he explained. "I have one already. Engaged It ahead. You people down here need more hotels. How are you going to take care of Exposition visitors If the Masons and Oddfellows alone can fill up your hotels? I notice you are trying to Improve your streets. It a herd to keen rnnd slrcpts In this ell- It's hard to keep good streets In this ell mate. But Belgian block pavement seems to wear very well. "How about Jackson County? Well, sir, the Democrats are going to be surprised down there. They claim the county by SO0 votes, '.but they won't get It by that many, and maybe not at all. The election In Jackson Is going to be very close, and Hermann may beat Reames there. From reliable authority I hear that Klamath and .Lake are in the Hermann column. Tho district will give Hermann 3000 plu rality. There's no doubt whatever that he and the President are on cordial terms. How Reames, a Democrat, could be more In accord with Roosevelt than Hermann, a Republican, I can't see. Reames is try ing to show, by reading his father-in-law's speeches, how he'd bo In harmony, with the President. But it won't work." Marlon Hayden, representing Benton County in the lower branch of the Legis lature, said that Benton County would give- Hermann 100 plurality. "The vote will he light," he remarked, "and it will bo hard to get the voters out in some of the precincts, but It will be the same way with Democrats as with Republicans." W. CI Tweedale, of Albany, thought that Hermann stood a chance of carrying Linn County. "The Democrats," said he, "have no active leader In Linn, and this is their disadvantage. Division and new people have diminished their power. The number of Socialist votes will be considerable, and they will draw from the Democratic can didate. By how many votes will Her mann bo elected? That's bard to esti mate, and I really can't say, but he'll be elected safely enough." , BUNCO MEN IN JAIL. , Had Come to Reap Ilnrveat Off the Crowd In City. Two expert bunco men who were pre paring to reap a harvest from the crowds along the parade route were taken Into custody yesterday. James Ryan and Frank Thayer are two of the best-known "blg-mltt" men on the Coast. Graft of all kinds, shapes and manner Is their spe cialty. Having taken rooms In a most In conspicuous part of the city, they were sizing up the town and the richness of the crowds. Ryan and Thayer were arrested yester day by Detectives Snow and Kerrigan on the Morrison-street bridge, while crossing to town from their room at East Stark street and Union avenue. The detectives recognized them and the arrest followed without allowing the bunco men a chance to show their hand. Both Ryan and Thayer made merry at Seaside some four years ago. The games they played on the unsuspecting Portland visitors were a marvel. Theft, high and low, swindles, gambling, with a little true bunco-steering as variety, formed their amusement for the Summer. Tho Portland detectives made their acquain tance early In the season, and were on the lookout for them should an attempt bo made to transfer their operations to this city. The prospect of a rich haul from the sightseeing crowds drew them to Port land, but the memory of their faces was still in the minds of tho detectives, so they are out of harm's way for today at least. It Is probable, the officers think,' that these men travel a day or two In advance of the Presidential party and constantly take advantage of the throngs which pack the streets of every city vis ited. Thus far they have no positive proof that such Is the case, but Ryan and Thayer are known to have traveled all over the United States. In this case It Is strange that their deeds have not found them .out before reaching Portland,, but It Is possible that this time they made a longer jump than usual and thus gave the detectives a chance to recognize them be fore the city became too crowded. CENTENNIAL OF OHIO. Anniversary of Statehood Is Being Celebrated. CHILLICOTHE, O., May 20. The cen tennial of Ohio's statehood was celebrated here today, and will continue tomorrow with all the ceremony .made possible by the Inhabitants of this "ancient metropo lis." . The two days' programme consists of addresses on historical topics, to be deliv ered in a great tent Jn the city park, a civic parade and a display of fireworks on Thursday night. The decorations are of the most tasteful description. At 9 A. M. today the first public act of the celebra tion took place in the common pleas court room, where a plaster medallion of Ed ward Tiffin. Ohio's first Governor, was presented to the country. ft Following came the set programme ior the day. Governor Nash presiding. Mayor Yale made the address of welcome and Dr. W. J. Kelfer responded for the His torical Society. Then followed historical addresses by Hon. Judson Harmon, of Cincinnati: Professor. Martin B., Andrews, of Marietta; Judge Rush Sloane, of San dusky: Judge M. M. Grander, formerly of the Ohio Supreme Court; General Thomas M. Anderson. Murat Halstead, former Governor James E. Campbell, of New York; 'Senator Foraker and General Charles H. Grosvenor. Tnrka Getting Beyond Control. SALONICA, May 16, Saturday. The long list of recent deliberate murders In Monas tlr, with a preponedrance of Bulgarian victims. Indicates, It is asserted, that the Turks are gettln gbeyond control." Out of 21 officially admitted murders, 15 Bul garians were among the victims. In some cases the bodies were mutilated. One man murdered by Turks had his eyes torn out, his face burned and his tongue cut out. BUSINESS ITEMS. It Baby Is Cutting Teetli, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mr. WlnrioWs Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It poothes the child, softens the rums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Have you friends coming from the East? If so, send their names to the Denver & Rio Grande office. 124 Third street. Port land, Or. Famous bull-head tuck. Opla 6c cigars best on the market. QUICK WORKONTHE GRANT BAR DREDGE WILL BE READY FOR SERVICE IN AUGUST. Entire Force at Mare Island Is En gaged in Transf o'rmlBg the Bis Steamer. N ' ' V C. F. Swigert. general manager of the City & Suburban. Railroad, and' member of the Port of Portland Commission, who has returned from an Eastern trip, brings word that the Government seagoing dredge Grant will probably be ready to begin op erations at the mouth of the Columbia In August. "While in Washington." said Mr. Swi gert, "I visited the Chief Engineer's office and had a talkrwith Colonel McKenzIe, Assistant Chief Engineer. The Colonel ex pressed himself as-hopeful of the results to be obtained from the Grant operating as a dredge. He said that the Navy De partment officials at Mare Island are mak ing unexpectedly rapid progress In chang ing the steamer and In Installing the dredg ing! machinery. The navy-yard Is short of work on Government vessels, and the en tire force has been put to work trans forming the war transport Into a dredge. Colonel McKenzIe hoped that the Grant would bo In operation In August, or at least very early In the Fait. He Informed me that the : dredging pumps had been contracted for, and though some of the castings had been lost In the foun dry, still ho believed that would not cause delay in the final completion of - the ves- "Colonel McKenzIe has given the sub ject of bar dredging deep study, and from results obtained elsewhere he Is more than hopeful that the dredging of the Columbia River bar will prove success ful." STEAMER INSPECTION SERVICE. Uliler "Will Call Together Supervis ors to Consider Needed Changes. Supervising Inspector-General Uhler la preparing a circular order calling to gether the ten supervising inspectors of the Steamboat Inspection Service, to meet In Washington on June 3, to consider many needed changes in the regulations, and also the amendments to the- general law which shall be Introduced at the next session of Congress. Tho new regulations can be put Into force at once. The amenamenio vu the law will have to wait a few months; nf rnnrsp. Amonff other broad subjects which, will come up for discussion are ad visable changes in boiler construction, the kind of test which should be applied In the light of our larger present knowledge, and a better assurance against the perils of collision In thick weather. No opposi tion to the enactment of the new legis lation Is apprehended, as Congress has shown Itself very much alive, to reforms of this sort, having for their obvious pur nofift the nrnteetlon of human life. The only parties who could have any Incentive whatever to obstruct are a few owners of steam vessels who protest against be ing put to further expense: but exper ience has proved that objections on that score fade away as soon as a committeo of either house proves that It means to make Its hearings exhaustive, and that every opponent of a measure will be re quired to tell In plain terms of dollars and cents what amount of pocket saving he considers he equivalent for dooming a shipload of trusting passengers to sud den death. Secretary Shaw, Assistant Secretary Armstrong and Secretary Cortclyou are working In conjunction on this matter. The conference of the supervising Inspec tors will be held under Treasury auspices, but this Is only to save time. The Idea Is to make suchi reforms In the regulations and prepare such amendments for the law as aro needed, take time to put them into the most effective shape, and then let Secretary Cortelyou begin his career as tho highest authority over the Steamboat Inspection Service, with everything ready to his hand. The recommendations for legislation will probably form a conspic uous feature of his first annual report as a Cabinet officer. SCOTCH CAP LIGHT. Will -JJe In Operation oh or About Jane 15. Notice is given by the lighthouse board that on or about June 15, 1903, a fixed white light of the third order will be established In the structure now being completed on tho point on the southern shore of tho western end. of Unlmak Isl and, about 19f miles eastward of Scotch Cap and on the northern side of Unlmak Pass. Aleutian Islands. The focal plane of the light will be 90 feet, above mean high water and 35 feet above the base of the structure, and the light will be vis ible 15 miles In lear weather. The llfjht will illuminate 216 degrees of the horizon and will be visible to the southward of north S4 degrees west true (west south west seven-eighths west westerly mag.) and south 72 degrees cast true (east mag.), (bearings from seaward). Approximate positions, latitude 54 degrees 23 minutes 47 seconds north, longitude 164 degrees 44 minutes 45 seconds west. On the same date there will be estab lished In the structure a ten-Inch whistle. operated by compressed air, to sound dur ing thick or foggy weather blasts of five seconds' duration, separated by silent in tervals of 55 seconds. Tho structure Is a white octagonal one story wooden building, with a brown pyramidal roof surmounted by a white octagonal tower, with a cylindrical lantern having a black roof. Two oil-houses, three dwellings, a barn and a boathouse, each painted white with brown roof, are all located to the eastward of the lighthouse. POST LIGHT CHANGES. Alterations to Aids to Navigation on the Lower River. Commander C. G. Calkins, lighthouse Inspector of the 13th district, issues a no tice of the following changes in the aids to navigation in this district: Beacon 1 post light May 1 a fixed red post lantern light, suspended 22 feet above tho water from an arm on a single pile, was established In ten feet of water, on a projecting sandsplt on the northerly side of . the channel. Left tangent to Tongue Point, S. by W. W.; Everdlng & Far rell's flshhouse, SW. by W.; house on Portuguese Point, N. W. by W. (north erly). Beacon 3 post light On May 1 this light was discontinued, and the single plIe.frorn which It was shown will hereafter be des ignated as beacon 3. Beacon i On May 1 this beacon was discontinued, as, owing to the shifting of the channel. It was no longer required. Bertlilng Vessels at Cape Town. The government of Cape Colony has Is sued a notice approving of the following order for the berthing of vessels being observed by the Table Bay Harbor Board: 1. Steamers engaged under contract with the colonial governmcht for the con veyance of His Majesty's malls between the United Kingdom and South Africa to "have preference In discharging cargo, but not In respect of cargo trans-shipped to them from any other vessel from any port in the colony. JL Other general cargo steamers. 3. General cargo sailers. 4. Steamers or sailers with coal; tim ber, or' other full cargo of one article. Provided that after .14 days detention vessels under heading four shall take turn with these under heading three. Sounding Channel for Potter. ASTORIA. Or., May 20. (SpecaL) Cap tain Turner, of the O. R. & N.. is down from Portland today making soundings of the channel across the river at the head of Sand Island. These soundings are for the purpose of ascertaining it there has been any change since last Summer and In anticipation of the opening of the ex cursion-season to -Long iieaca, wiien me steamer T. J. Potter will .make regular runs between Portland and Ilwaco. Barbeaad at Tillajaeelc ASTORIA. Or.. May 20. (Special.) The schooner Antelope is bar bound at.Tllla-. mooK witn a cargo of 150,000 feet or. lum ber for' San Francisco. She has been loaded for a couple of weeks,- but" cannot put to sea until the Elmore can find a favorable opportunity to tow her out. Marine Notes. The Madagascar, from Portland for Cork, was spoken May 9 In 46 north, 35 west. Tho schooner Forest Home has .cleared for Taku with S0S.3S2 feet , of lumber and a quantity of piling; of a total value of $13,975. . The Pacific ' Export Lumber Company has chartered the British ship Agnes Os wald; 13S0 tons, to load lumber for the Orient. The ship Is now en route from Newcastle to Honolulu with coal. t Domestic and Foreign Portii. ' ASTORIA. OrT. May 20. Sailed at 12:30 T. M. Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook. Arrived at 2:30 and left, up at 5:20 P. M. Steamer ueo. Elder, from San Francisco. Condi tion of the bar at 4 P. il.. moderate; wind southwest; -weather cloudy. San Francisco, Slay 20. Arrived Steamer Columbia, from Astoria. Sailed Schooner Ab- ble. for Coqullle River; schooner Advance, for ixximiie; schooner Okanogan, for Port Gam ble; schooner Falcon, for Gray'a Harbor; steamer Chehalis, for Gray's Harbor; schooner Empire, for Coos Bay. NeVr York. May 20. Balled St. Paul, for Southampton? Pottsdam, for Rotterdam; Ger manic, for Liverpool. Antwerp. .May 20. Sailed Rhynland. for Philadelphia. HOQUIAM. Wash., May 20. Sailed May IS Schooner Olga, from Hoqulam. for Hawaiian Islands; schooner J. A. Garheld. from Aber deen, for Ban Francisco. Arrived May IS Steamer Coronado, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen; May 19, schooner Sailor Boy, from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Seattle. May 10. Sailed Steamer Dolphin. for Skagway; steamer City of Topeka. for Skagway. May 20. Arrived Schooner "William Olsen, from San Pedro; steamer Jeanle, from Alaska, sailed Schooner M. E. Foster, for Port Ludlow. Arrived Steamer Senator, from ban FTaacLsco. Sailtd Schooner A. M. Baxter. ior Ballard. Seattle. May 20. Arrived Japanese steamer Kaga Maru, from Hong Kong. Tacoma, May 20. Arrived Steamer James Dollar, from San Francisco. Sailed British ship Euphrates, for Sydney, via Port Town send; steamer Queen, for San Francisco, via beattie. Bremen. May 20. Arrived Xckar, from Aew lork. xoKonama, May 18. Arrived Empress of China, from Vancouver for Hlogo, Shanghai ana nong Kong. New York. May 20. Arrived Pennsylvania, iroro. nampurg; Mystic, from Liverpool. NEW HIGH RECORD. airnggie Ior Control of the Cotton Market Continues. NEW YORK. May 20. The cotton market, ujreneu amia a rush of excitement, with the -CIV urieans hull leaders personally conduct ins operations. The situation has resolved ltseir into a struggle for supremacy between the New Orleans leader on the one hand and a combination of large interests on the other, headed by 'the leader of the late New England bull clique and prominent exporting people of Philadelphia. The former stands for atlll further advances, while the latter are fight ing tooth and nail to check the advance, with the smaller operators either tailing behind their chosen leaders or attempting to scalp fractional -advantages as first one sld thon the other attains temporary ascendancy. Trad ing was tremendously active and warehouses Trere overloaded with buying orders, mostly ior covepng new crop shorts. Alter me can May sold to 11.77c. July to 11.35c. and August to 11.03c. these being net obio points nigner on the old crop, while the new crop option advanced net 1-QU points, witn September selling at 0.09c. October nt .45c and December at 9.13c. At this level reaming became more or less general in th near crop months, while' the old-crop bears continued Hammering the near positions vlg' orousiy, ana values began to give way, slow ly and stubbornly at first, with frequent ral lies, Dut midday found the market 13ffl9 points below the best of the morning on July and August, while the new crop had lost 10313 points of Its advance. May was com? paratlveiy quiet and neglected, showing- little; cnange. f During the afternoon It was denied that the new Philadelphia Interests -were engaged In concerted action against the bull contingent. ana a report was circulated that the New Orleans bull had arrived at an understand lng with the Philadelphia parties which would enable him to receive all cotton tendered on the old-crop option. This rumor derived colo: toward the close from the sensational man ner in which prices were forced upward. At no time during the day had the excite ment been more Intense. May, Influenced by the efforts of belated shorts, advanced to lLOSc; July sold-at 11.35c, August at 11.50c September, 10.11c, and December at 9.50c. all of these prices being new high records, except for July, which sold at within a point of lta best previous prices. Then there -was a move ment for profits by rooiri longs, and' prices declined, the market closing barely steadr'and net unchanged to. 30 points -"higher on the near months, -while the new-crop positions were 21 to 28 points higher. Total sales of futures were estimated 800.000 bales. Cotton futures closed barely steady. . May, 11.04c; June, 11.23c; July, 11.23c; August. lO.OSc; September. 8.99c; October. 0.59c; No vember, 9.43c; December and January, 9.39c Spot closed steady, 30 points higher. Mid dllng uplands, 12.15c; do Gulf. 12.40c; sates 500,000 bales. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO. May 20. Official, closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows. Best & Belcher.. $1 45 Occidental Con. ..J 30 Caledonia 1 30OpMr 1 40 Challenge Con... 30 Overman 35 Chollar 1 24'Potosl 24 Confidence 1 lOjSag Belcher lj Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 10: Sierra Nevada .. 01 Crown Point 14 i Silver Hill 1 w 40 Union Con. 59 Gould & Gurrie.. Hale & Norcroes Justice Mexican 50 Utah Con. 47 4 Yellow Jacket ... 37 71 NEW YORK, May 20. Closing quotations: Adams Con $0 20; Little Chief fO 07 Alice 25 Ontario 5 Breece 25;Ophlr 120 Brunswick Con.. 41 Phoenix S Comstock Tun. .. 8Potosi 20 Con. Cal. & Va.. 1 lSjeavage 15 Horn Silver .... 1 loi Sierra Nevada ... 50 Iron Silver .... 1 25 Small Hopes 35 Leadvllle Con. .. 2Standard 2 50 BOSTON, May 20. Closing quotations Adventure S -7 00 Parrot .... S 25 50 Allouer 6 50JQulncy 100 00 Amalgamated . 61 75i Santa. Fe Copper 2 00 Daly-West .... 45 oo Tamarack li- 00 Bingham 28 OOlTrlmountain ... 89 50 Cal. & Hecia. 025 OOJ Trinity 8 00 Centennial J2 60; United States. 22 37 26 62 4 50 10 50 70-00 Copper .Range.. Dominion Coal. Franklin CO 001 Utah 90 50 Victoria. . 9 001 Winona . Old Dominion. 17 lmvolverlne Osceola 05 50j Ex-div. Maccabees Hold Banquet. In honor of the newly Initiated Macca bees s banquet was held last evening in the A. 0. U. "W. Hall under the auspices of tbq united camps of Multnomah Coun ty. A delicious repast, songs, addresses by prominent members of the order, made the event a pleasant one to all par ticipating. The Maccabee male quartet gave a number of musical selections and addresses were delivered by State Com mander Sherwood, and Sir Knights G. W. Stapleton, P. E. Shepard, G. B. Dlmlck, L. Becker, W. F. Neldennark, J. Dltch buim and J. H. "Werleln. Mrs. N. H. Lambson also addressed the assembly. OXE OF THE FIRST. Dlnlng-car service was first inaugurated on American railways In 1S75, and dining car service between the Twin Cities ,and Chicago was first established by the North-yestern Line. For full Information as to trains, rates, etc;.-call on or ad- ;urcss H. L. Slsler, general agent, 132 Third street xuiunuui .wi. No route "acroes the continent ofTers-so many attractions as does the Denver & Rid Grande. "Write the Portland. Agency, 124 Tblrd street, 70T illustrated bookkts. RATE WAR !S ON First . Gun Fired by China Commercial Company, ' ) PACIFIC MAIL MEETS THE CUT Rate of $4 a Ton on Floar Is Quoted From San Francisco to Hong Kong, "Which Starts a Fight to ' the Death. ' The rate war In Trans-Pacific trade pre dicted In yesterday's Cregonian Is actually on,J the first gun being fired yesterday by the China Commercial Steamship Com pany, which made a rate of $t per ton .on a lot of 1000 tons of flour from San Fran cisco for Hong Korvj. The news was promptly wired to this city, as well as to Seattle, Tacoma and -V ancouver, where It Is probable that similar cuts will be made. although the local officials of the Portland & Asiatic Line state that they have not yet decided on a course of action. The Pacific Mall was prompt to take up the gauntlet thrown down by the . Chinese company, and an Associated Press dis patch from San Francisco reads as fol lows: "San Franeison. Mn.v VO. When tho blsr liner Siberia, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, sails from this port for the Orient on her next trip, she will carry freight at a cheaper rate than ever be fore. ' "Tho appearance of a new competing transoceanic line is the cause of this most recent move by tho Pacific Mall people. It Is evidently their purpose to. begin dis couraging the competing line before It gets fairly started. The agent of the Pa cific Mall Company ha3 announced. unof ficially, that rates would be so cut that a ton of freight could be shipped to the Orient for J4. By carrying the freight at this' rate it Is hoped that the new rival company, the China Commercial Steam ship Company, will be unable to compete. The new company will have three new steamers of 5000 tons each built expressly for them In England. Tho company Is financed entirely by Chinese." Cnt Is Met by Pacific Mail. The inference from this dispatch would bo that the Pacific Mall had taken the Initiative, but parties In this city who have been working on wheat business for the Orient are In receipt of advices which state that It was the Chinese company that made the first cut, and by so doing secured 1000 tons of flour which the Pacific Mall had expected tosend out on the Si beria. The latter Is a 15,000-ton carrier, and on account of the presence of the China Commercial Steamship Company's liner Atholl In San Francisco, her freight space Is but little more than half filled. As stated In yesterday's Oregonlan, this trou ble has been brewing for a long time,, and the ultimate result of the scrap Is a prob lem which Is causing transportation men no end of trouble. Locally it is asserted that there Is no money In a $5 rate, with steamers running In ballast trim on the Inward trip, and not always loaded' to their capacity when bound outward. As all of the lines engaged In the traffic, how ever, have certain rail interests to be pro tected, and all belong to the same asso ciation as the Pacific Mail, they will un- doubtedlS be forced for self-protection to meet the rate now In effect from ban Francisco. ' Fight to the Death. It Is hardly believed In local transpor tation circles that the Pacific Mall Is mak ing the cut with a view to .forcing the new company off the route, for It Is pret ty generally known that it Is composed of some of the richest men in the orient. These men not only have practically un limited capital on which to work their ships, but they also have business con nections throughout the empire, which give them an advantage In securing freight which none of their competitors can secure. The strongest argument In favor of the stability and staying quali ties of the new line, in the opinion of local steamship men. is the fact that J. K. Van Buren. for 20 years In high standing and prominent with the Pacific Mall, left that company to go with the new line. They argue that Van Buren's knowledge of the matter was sufficient to prevent his tying up with a line that was liable to be forced out of business by a cut In rates. For these reasons It seems more than probable that' the prediction made yes terday .that this would be a fight to the death would come true. In the mix-up Portland has everything to gain and nothing to lose. There Is more business here than can be handled by the regular line, and If the competition becomes too hot for the China Commercial In San Francisco t can with but little difficulty secure cargoes In Portland. BROUGHT TO LIGHT Portland People Receiving the Full Benefit. There have been many caoes llko the fol lowing in Portland. Every one relates tho experience of. people wo know. Theea plain, straightforward statements will do much toward relieving the suffering of thousands. 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