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WATSON IRON WORKS is finished second to none), but First and Oak Sts. ES POTTO iT Alaska Boundary Draft is Signed. CANADA HOLDS OUT Commissioners Refuse to Take; Any Part. THtY EVEN QUIT THE ROOM Majority Proceeds Quietly to Finish its Work. BRITAIN IS VERY MUCH PAINED No Hope That the Dominion Repre sentatives Will Be Signatories to Engrossed Document, Which Will Be Rcadr Today, PRAISE FOR ASSOCIATED PRESS. XOXDOX, Oct. 18, The London Dally Telegraph, commenting editor ially on the Associated Press exclu sive announcement Saturday of the agreement arrived In the boundary arbitration says: "In ordinary circumstance, no more importance would attach to such an ami (ran cement than would be accorded to the usual gos sip current at the close of an Inquiry of this sort, but the Associated Press has rained, a well-earned reputation for the accuracy of its reports on In ternational questions, which hare their center in London- It Is, there fore, very probable that this particu lar statement is substantially correct. No official information is available, but .there is con&rmatioa from other sources. LONDON, Oct IS. A draft of the de cision reached by the Alaskan Boundary Commissioners, as announced by the As sociated Press, "was signed by a major lty o the Commissioners this evening. The decision grants all the American contentions, with the exception of the one relating to the Portland Canal. The signatories were Lord Chief Jus tlce Alverstone and Senators liodgo and Turner and Secretary Root, tho Ameri can Commissioners. They constituted a majority and Insured finality. Messrs. Aylesworth and Jette carried their outspoken disapproval of the decls ion to the point of refusing to sign even that section of the decision giving the Portland Canal to Canada, and they emphasized their attitude by -walking out ofthe Cabinet-room in tho Foreign Of flee before the signatures of the others bad been affixed to the historic docu ment, which has already been printed. and Is ready for the session to be held tomorrow. Tho only thing remaining to be done at this session Is that the majority of the tribunal complete and sign the map. which accompanies the decision, and which minutely determines the course of the' boundary in accordance with tho American contentions in question number five. An engrossed copy of tho de clslon also will he signed on Tuesday. The refusal of Messrs. Aylesworth and Jette to coincide In Lord Alverstone's view was only known to a few persons hers tonight, but at the Foreign Office, and In high government circles, it has created a painful impression. There is no hope expressed that the Canadian Commissioners will reconsider their atti tude and sign the engrossed copy of tho decision, which will stand as the Inter national record of tho tribunal's finding, The Goldsmiths Company entertained the Commissioners at a banquet tonight In the ancient Goldsmiths' hall. Tho Prime "Warden proposed the healths of King Edward and President Roosevelt, and these toasts were followed by others to the members of the Commission. Sec retary Root and Sir Louis Jette replied to the Prime Warden. Tho former In his remarks dealt chiefly with the value of such International meet ings to the English-speaking people. He said It was a good thing for them to try and settle their differences between them selves, rather than by an appeal to out side people, who did not understand the mutual traditions. A toast to the agents of the countries represented was responded to by John "V?. Foster, American' counsel of the Alaska Boundary tribunal. The absence from the gathering of Clifford SIfton, Canadian Minister of the Interior, wa3 noticeable. Mr. Foster voiced the general thanks for the hospitality received by the visitors In London. Senator Turner and Mr. Aylesworth also spoke. The latter emphasised the hope that Canadians would soon be no more strangers In London "than the man from Shropshire." Senator Lodge, proposing the health of the Prime Warden, spoke feelingly of the affecttion that all the Commissioners entertained for the character of Lord Chief Justice Alverstone. No speaker alluded to the decision reached by the tribunal. The Commission was In session during the afternoon' and adjourned shortly after 4 o'clock to meet again tomorrow morn ing. OXISSIOX NOT MATERIAL. State Department Says "Mountain Baagc" Is Dcffned Clearly Enough. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. An apparent conflict In the information from London and the announcement mado by a State Department official Saturday respecting the agreement reached by tho Alaskan Boundary Commissioners, 13 explained here by the statement that tho London advices, touching the victory of the Americans on all points except as to the Portland Canal, are perfectly correct, but that the Commission's decision was not technical final because of its omission to locate the "mountain range," which was referred to in the original Russian treaty of cession as a conditional limit to the American claim. It is said, how ever, at the State Department, that this Is not after all material. In view of the Commission's decision that every inch of the shore line north of the Portland Canal is American territory, for whether the strip be only .a mile wide or ten miles or forty, the Canadians cannot reach tho sea without crossing American territory. It Is stated that In all probability a period of one year will be required to complete the work of delimitation on the boundary line proposed in the treaty. The Commislsoners could only lay down general principles for the fixation of the line, butj they could not In the nature of the case undertake to make a practical survey. This work will bo done by ex perts named by both governments, the United States and Great Britain, and steps to this end will be. taken as soon as the two governments are notified by the Commission of the outcome of its work. Question fivo is as follows: "In extending the line of demarcation Northward from said point on the paral lel of the B6th degree of North latitude. following the crest of the mountains situated parallel to the coast until its intersection with the 141st degree of longitude West of Greenwich, subject to the condition that If such line should anywhere exceed the distance of ten ma rine leagues from the ocean, then the boundary between tho British and the Russian territory should be formed by a line parallel to the sinuosities of the coast, and distant therefrom not more then ten marine leagues, was it the Inten tion and meaning of said convention of 1S25 that there should remain In tho ex clusive possession of Russia a continu ous fringe or strip, of coast on the main land not exceeding ten marine leagues in width separating. the British possessions from the bays, ports, Inlets, havens and waters of the ocean, and extending from the said point on the 56th degree of lati tude North to a point where such lino of demarcation, should Intersect the 141st de gree cf longitude Western meridian of GreejSwlch?' ONLY JUSTICE, SAYS FAIRBANKS. Neither America Xor Britain. Lose Anything They Have a Rlgrht To. INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 19. United. States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, who was (Concluded on rage TO CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Alaskan Boundary Commission. Majority of commissioners affix signatures to draft ct treaty conceding all but one point to America. Page 1. Canadian "commissioners refuse to affix their signatures, and leave room while others are doing 0. Page 1. Governor Chamberlain declares he would have fought rather than have given Canada any thing. Page 1. Politics. Spokane Republicans are all at sea since they have lost leader John I. "Wilson. Page 11. Kings County Democracy refuses to Indorse entire Tammany ticket, but names harmony committee. Page 0. Domestic. Dowie classes New Yorkginewspaper men as "dirty dogs," some cprgyinea as "mean dogs," Is general In Tils abuse, and la hissed. Page 1. Harrltnan will not spend any more money im proving his railroads after this year. Page 1. Albert E. Bell, ' the daring mallpouch robber and forger, eludes his guards after being taken from Denver to Philadelphia. Page 7. Colonel Roswell Eaton Goodell. of Denver, prominent In business and financial circles, Is dead. Page 3. Foreljrn. Russia, fearing no other, power In Far East, will wait for Japan to move. Page 3. Russo-Japaneccr negotiations are again at a standstill. Page 3. Sultan of Turkey refuses to receive Austro Russian note urging reforms In Balkans. Pago 3. Ex-Liberal Leader, John Morley comes out strongly against protection. Page 3. National. Governor Chamberlain arrives In "Washington to discuss Oregon land affairs with Secre tary Hitchcock. Page 3. Estimate of Pugct Sound navy-yard command ant is cut from $2.K5,000 to ?340,J. Page 3. President Roosevelt will touch but lightly on land reforms In his message, leaving the work to Congress, Page 3. . Sports. Cresceus trots a mile in l:59i at Wichita, Kan. world's record. Page C Joe Gans Is unable to put Joe Grim out In six rounds. Page C. Pacific Coast. Robbersvmake unsuccessful attempt to .crack safe of Bank or .-icfbctk. i-ase Puget Sound merchants to Invade "Walla Walla territory. Pace Valuation of railroad tracks In Washington may be talsed. Page 0. Contracts let for rebuilding Aberdeen blocks. Page 4. Supreme Court affirms decision of Circuit Court finding Pleas Armstrong gumy or. muraer, Page a. Commercial nnd Marine. Wheat weak and lower. Page 13. Slump In mohair market. Page 15. Hops quoted at declining figures. Page 15. Chicago wheat market unsettled. Page 15. Effect of Baltimore failures on stock market- Page 15. San Francisco produce quotalons. Page 15. Sixteen Yukon River steamers battling against Ice. Page 14, Portland and Vicinity. Federal grand Jury assembles to Investigate land and pension frauds. Page 10. Back taxes must be paid In compromise cases. Page 10. Father rescues son from life In Bad Lands. Page- 12. Pacific Coast railroad business grows faster than Improvements. Page 11. Buildings In great demand,. ,whlle supply Is inadequate. Page 10. MaTamas bold nnnnr.1 meeting. Fagr "" iiii DONE No More Money for Im proving His Roads. HILL 'METHODS ADOPTED Making of Net Earnings to Be Policy Hereafter, MANY HEN WILL BE LET OUT Cost of Labor Is Too High' to Build New Lines Money Spent on. thel k SeTeral Systems Totals $10-1,000,000. SPENT ON HARRI3IAN LINE'S. O. R. & N. Betterments Change of line ...... Equipment $2,326,608 1,422,005 S13.570 Total $4,502,2S2 Southern-' Pacific Betterments $20,402,218 Equipment 22,518,133 Ogden cut-off ... 4.400,162 Total J .. $47,350,513 Union Pacific Betterments ... $8,S9S,500 Change of line .......... 8.090,070 Equipment S.7S0.3S0 Total Oregon Short Line Betterments ...... Equipment .. $ 20.308,030 $4.2S7.0S3 3.085,380 Total , $S,272,403 Chicago & Alton Betterments ... $7,497,101 Equipment j. 5,440,228 Total Kansas City Southern Betterments ............ Equipment . ... ? 12.043,320 $3,143,028 1.031,174 Total $4,705,102 Grand total i. ....... ..$104,342,600 NEW YORK. Oct 19. (SpeciaL)-It can be stated on the highest authority that the end of the present calendar year will mark the end of th extraordinary Appropriations, out of earnings,- for" Im provements on all tho Harriman lines. Southern Pacific, Central Pacific and Union Pacific particularly. It can also be stated that the decision to begin the curtailment of these expenses was not arrived at as the result of the recent settlement of trouble between E. H. Har rlman and J. R. Kecne, contrary reports notwithstanding. Mr. Harriman has decided to change his policy because he has completed tho heavy Improvements which he set out to accomplish Immediately after the pur chase of Southern and Central Pacific. 'The amount spent on these improvements during the past three years la stated In detail In tho foregoing table, which was prepared by order of E. H. Harriman for presentation to tho traffic officials of all Harriman lines. After a careful consideration of these figures, Traffic Manager Stubbs gave out a statement to the effect that this total of over $101,000,000 would be considerably Increased- before the work at present un der way Is completed, and the total ex pense during this period of extraordinary appropriation would make a total great er than the estimated cost of the Pan ama Canal. Mr. Stubbs left the Im pression that the work on tho Harriman lines Is not yet nearly over. Mr. Harri man himself has corrected this impres sion and Is responsible for the statement in the opening paragraph. All Thoujrht to Net Earnings. The efforts of all the Harriman lines will henceforward be directed to the mak ing of net earnings. All the roads are well prepared. They have spent during the past three years over $43,000,000 on locomotives and cars, and are now go ing to work to get as much profit out of that equipment as can be got. A prominent Harriman official says, In this connection: "It may sound like heresy for me to say so, hut what we need on our rail roads Is the Hill method. I know' that Mr. Harriman would concur with me In this statement. Mr. Hill has mastered the art of getting out of his equipment -every dollar's worth of earning capacity that there Is In It. Our men have been Instructed to spend their time and en ergy In doing the some thing. The finan cial departments of all tho railroads of the Harriman system have supplied the sinews of war, and it now remains for the traffic departments of the same rail roads to get the best results possible out of the facilities that have cost us so much money,, thought and labor, rainload to eB Increased. "In other words. Traffic Manager Stubbs Is going to try to bring our train load up to something like 400 tons. When you consider that In 1900 the tralnload was only 2S9 tons, and Is at present more than 100 tons less than Mr. Hill's tralnload. It will become manifest that there Is lots for Mr. Stubbs to do. It Is an old story now that we have reduced all grades of any particular difficulty on the main line of the Union Pacific and on Central Pacific, and this reduction of grades, taken in conjunction with the greatly Increased average hauling power of our locomotives, should go far toward enabling the traffic departments to fulfill the gigantic task assigned to them. Many Laborers "Will De Dismissed. "It Is true that our heavy labor on the line is drawing to a close. It Is also true that within the next few months we ex pect to lay off a great number of men who have been at work on the Central Pacific lines, and within the next 12 months we expect to lay off an equal .number of men, j If not more, who are now at work on the Union Pacific. These are not our own riilroad employes, as the phrase Is usually used. They are navvies who were taken on to do a certain amount of work, and were not, of course, employed for any specific time. No one should be sur prised or uneasy at the fact that these men are being gradually dismissed. They have done their work, and I suppose they have done it satisfactorily. "We have had lots of trouble with them. The more of them we took on the higher wages they seemed to want. Labor Costs Too Much. "On some sections of our railroads we have used labor that cost us only about Jl per day. If we had been doing the same work ten years ago, wewould have paid those men about 25 cents per day arid con sidered wo were paying them too much. The English, Scotch, Irish and native American laborers to whom the original builders of the American railroads used to pay $1 to $1.23 per day have cost us In a great many Instances as high as $2 per day. They are worth It. From some personal experiences of our gangs, I should say that one Scotchman or Amer ican Is worth at least five Chinamen when it comes to doing work on a rail road. The trouble was that we could not get the Scotch or American in suffi cient numbers. "This country is at present a little too prosperous to be a good country In which to build railroads or anything else. The class of men who were navvies when the Union Pacific was built are .doing a much higher grade of work now. This has been perhaps the greatest difficulty with which we have had to contend. I should say that out of the $100,000,000 or so we have spent during the past three years, at least $10,000,000 would have been saved If we had been doing the work under the same eco nomic conditions that existed in 1S95. Will Show What Rond Can Earn. "We are now going to show the public what-the Southern Pacific can do in the line of net earnings. I believe we have in tha road one of the most magnificent earners of money that there Is on the con tinent. Just look at Its gross earnings, In 1902, It earned, in round numbers, $S4, 000,000. That Is Just double the earnings of the Southern Railway, which Is; less than 2000 miles shorter than the Southern Pacific. It is four times as much as 'Frisco, which Is a good deal more than twice as long. Here are some other rail roads to compare with It, remembering always that the mileage of the Southern Pacific is less than SOOO miles: Northern Pacific, 5S00 miles, $41,000,000; Great North ern, 5200 miles, $36,000,000; Union Pacific, 5900 miles, $47,000,000; Rock Island, 4000 miles, $28,000,000; St. Paul, 7000 miles, $45, 000,000; Northwest, 6000 miles, $47,000,000, These are the principal Western railroads, "You will see at a glance that In gross earnings on a mileage basis fhe Southern Pacific has them all beaten to a. demon stration. You. have to go into the East ern trunk lines before you will find 'a railroad Ihat-oompares with it In that densely settled region, of course, the big systems show gross earnings In some In stances as high as $15,000 per mile. "With our new equipment our greatly reduced grades, and above all with our efficient management I see no eood rea sonson why we should not also become one of the heaviest If not the heaviest earner of net per mile. Of course, the road is over-capitalized. It must be re membered, however, thatE. H. Harriman did not capitalize it He bought the road and he had to pay a good price for it He expects that within the next two or three years the Union Pacific will begin to get its own out of the investment The Union Pacific has now been carrying the South ern Pacific purchase for some years at practically a dead loss, so far as actual return Is concerned. We expect that within tho time named we shall be getting a 4 per cent return on the face value of the Southern Pacific stock held In the Union Pacific treasury. That will be pretty nearly a 7 per cent return on the actual price paid for the stock. That may be considered one of the best railroad bargains that has ever been made in this country. Keene Snlt Had. No Effect. "This talk to the effect that Mr. Harri man has been compelled to change hl3 policy In order to settle the suit brought by Mr. Keene Is perfect nonsense. Mr. Harriman told Mr. Keene some time ago that a little patience was all that was required on the part of the Southern Pacific stockholders. Mr. Keene replied that his principal holdings of the stock were for the sake of Investment not for speculation. Mr. Harriman has taken the stand all through that since he held Southern Pacific stock for the same pur pose, what was sauce for him should also be sauce for Mr. Keene. Mr. Harriman and his friends will get their reward shortly and if Mr. Keene still has his stock, he will also reap the benefit of the Immense expenditures that have been mado on the Southern Pacific" This Interview outlines the situation fairly well. . The. official In question does not, however, throw any light upon the question of what Mr. Harriman Intends to do with respect to the building of new lines. Mr. Harriman himself is also non committal on this point He admits that the roads under his command, particularly the Union and Southern Pacific, will short ly be compelled by the aggressive com petition of the Atchison, and the Hill roads to build into new territory. It i3 also tacitly admitted that this Is the reason for the selling of part of the Ore gon Short Line and the Texas lines of the Southern Pacific. These sales have left the roads In a stronger financial position, and amounted to the sacrifice of lines that paid very poor returns in order to clear the way for the building of other lines necessary to meet competitors. NOTED ACTOR COLLAPSES "William Fnvcrsham Becomes 111 In Hts Dresslngr-Room. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct 19. William Faversham, the actor, collapsed In his dressing-room tonight, and was unable to appear In "Imprudence," at the Grand. The attending physician says the ailment is only an at-clc of biliousness. Fine Town Halt Bnrned. SHEBOYGAN, Mich., Oct 19. The City Hall of Sheboygan, one of the finest mu 'nlclpal buildings In upper Michigan, was HE IS HISSED y Calls Newspaper Men " "Dirty Dogs." PROPOSES TO 'LICK PRESS' Will Get New York's Heart, Then Her Money, HEARERS REFUSE TO- STAY Modern "Elijah"- Alludes to Soia Clergrymen ns "Mean Doss His Followers BeRln a House-to-House Canvass of City. HOT SHOTS 31" BOWIE. "Tobacco - smokers, liquor - drinkers and newspaper men are dirty dogs, and dirty birds. We came here and we get your impudence, but I will set your hearts, and then I will get your pocket books. "The story that my wife lost a $1300 diamond pin was untrue, as ehe never owned a pin like that; nor had she lost anything. "The tales printed about my people being: hungry are also lies. "l 'licked' tho press of Chicago, and will llck' the press of New York. I will 'lick these Cultures." " NEW YORK. Oct. 19. When Mr. Dowlo opened his night meeting In Madison Square Garden, he faced an Immense throng; when he closed It, his audience had dwindled to only a few hundred per sons besides the "host" he brought with him from the West. He fretted, fumed, threatened, cajoled and finally resorted to the use of epithets, his hearers mear whlle leaving the meeting, several hun dred together, drowning the sound of his voice. He had announced that tonight ho would tell how It was revealed to him that he was "Elijah," and also he would have something to say to the newspapers and their reporters. His talk, which was" interspersed, with several hymns at times when the tramp of those leaving the hall was more than his voice could overcome, was devoted chiefly to denunciation of tobacco smokers, liquor drinkers and newspapermen, all of whom he classed as "dirty dogs," and "dirty birds." Several times the audience hissed Dowie. After one such demonstration he shouted: "We coma here and we get your Impu dence, but I will get your hearts and then I will get your pocketbooks. There is nothing so Joyful as spending money for the Lord. They say I came to New York for money. I don't deny the soft im peachment." Will "Lick" New York Press. He said the story that his wife lost a $1500 diamond pin was untrue, as sho never owned a pin like that nor had she lost anything. The tales printed about his people being hungry were also lies, ho said. He had "licked" tho press of Chi cago, he shouted, and ho would "lick" the press of New York. Ho would lick these "vultures." Finally ho camo to tho promised story of revelation. Ho quoted Scripture to show, that Elijah was to come a third time. A minister had told him ho was, Elijah, hut he was loth to believe It, but finally, after going over tho situation carefully, he made up hl3 mind that ho was truly Elijah. Then, at the opening of a building In Zion two years ago, he had proclaimed himself Elijah, well know ing the fearful responsibilities of the res-, torztlon that he must as Elijah, lead. After attending an early service In Mad ison Square Garden, the "Restoration Host" numbering nearly 4000, began a house-to-house canvass of the city. Be fore giving them final instructions, Dr. Dowie said: "I am going out to do a little restoration work myself and I won't be far from Wall street Pray for me." The majority of tho audience at the early service was composed of Zionists. No robes were worn. Dr. Dowie preached a sermon on "Tho Sin of Idolatry," with applications to present conditions. Twelve companies of the host, number ing several hundred persons each, en gaged In the canvass. Each company was divided into bands of ten. every band hav ing a captain. Today they visited Man hattan only. Today the arrangements were under the direction of Elder Abra ham Lee and Deacon George Mitchell and the field marshals. Deaconness Jessie Og den had charge of the house-to-house can vass In the fashionable district of tho city. "A divine healing meeting" was he.d in the Garden from 10:30 A. M. to noon, at which Dr. Dowie delivered an address on the "Opening of the beautiful gate of divine healing." Clergrymen Are "Mean Dotes." In his address at the noon meeting. Dr. Dowie alluded to some clergymen as "mean dogs,'and others whose criticisms of him had been published in the newspa pers, he said, were "working for the devil." Of the SOOO or ' more that were assembled when the noon meeting began, less than half remained when Dowlo had finished speaking. . Later, Dr. Dowie, accompanied by Mrs. Dowie. his son and Deaecon W. P. Kin dle, called on Mayor Low at the City Hall and told the Mayor his people had respect for New York and admired the Mayor for what he had done. He thanked the Mayor for police protection, and, receiving as surance of the Mayor's pleasure, departed with the Zion salute. "Peace be unto thee, brother," to which the Mayor responded, "Thank you, sir." destroyed by fire today. Loss, $50,000.