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THE MOBOTNG OEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1903'.
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P T BONE
Valdesand Portage Pro
jects indorsed.
BOARD OF TRADE 8NREC0RD
Repeal of $165,000 Appro
priation Opposed.
fiANA'L SHOULD BE AIDED
Powers of Portage Railroad Commis
sion Should Be Broadened to In
clude Procuring Right of
Way for Government.
PORTAGE KOAD IS NEEDED.
"Resolved, That It Is the sense of
the Board ot Trade of the City of
Portland, Or., la reffular meeting as
sembled, thai the law passed by the
last Legislature providing for the con
struction of a portage railway around
the obstructions of the Columbia River
at Celllo and vicinity, appropriating
the sum of $165,000 therefor, ought
not to be repealed, but that said road
ought to he built and eauipped under
eald law as soon as possible, thereby
affording prompt relief to the producers
and business men of the Eastern Ore
gon, "Washington and Idaho country."
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The establishment of a steamship line
between this city and Valdez, Alaska, to
connect with a railroad at that point to
tap the Alaska trade at Eagle City and
the construction of the Dalles-Celilo Port
age Railway were endorsed by the Board
of Trade at a special meeting of that
organization last night. The special
meeting was called to receive the reports
of the two special committees appointed
to investigate these two projects, and
the unfinished business of the Board was
disposed of in order to clean up every
thing of minor importance previous to
the annual meeting and election of officers
to be held on Thursday afternoon.
A telegram was read from Hon. John
JL Mitchell thanking the board for fta
commendation of the efforts being put
forth by the delegation In behalf of the
Lewis and Clark Fair. All outstanding
billB were ordered paid and the follow
ing applicants were elected to member
ship: Ogden, Maxwell, Perry & Co., B.
C. Spencer, "Waterhouse & Lester, A. L.
Mills, H. Ford and J. T. Ramussen.
The Alaska Railroad committee sub
mitted a thorough and extensive report
on the feasibility and advisability of the
railroad as set forth In the plans of
Captain Richard Chilcott. The three
propositions to which the committee di
rected its particular attention -were:
First: Is It practicable to build a
railway from Valdez on the Coast to
Eagle City, and Is this the most feasible
and practical route from the Coast to
the interior?
Second: "Will the Investment pay If the I
road is constructed?
Third: If the road should be con
structed, will it materially benefit the
commercial Interests of the City of Port
land? Project Is Feasible.
In regard to the first proposition the
committee reported that the road was
feasible and that the cost of Its con
struction will compare favorably with
other railroads built In the United States,
entailing an extra cost for labor and
maintenance not to exceed 15 to 25 per
cent over that generally paid In the
"United States. In rendering Its report on
this particular section of the project
the committee was materially aided In
its investigation by Captain R. Chilcott
and Captain Gillett, U. S. Engineers,
who accompanied Captain Abercromble on
his expedition to ascertain the most
practicable route from the Ocean Coast
on the south to the Interior.
If there were any doubts among the
members of the board as to the financial
success of the proposed railroad they
were dissolved by the next section of
the report. The report stated that every
year in the neighborhood of 60,000 tons
of freight were taken into" the Interior
of Alaska by way of Skagway and the
White Pass & Yukon Railway, on the
east, reaching navigable water at White
Horse, thence 465 miles down the river
to Dawson; and by all-ocean route by
way of Dutch Harbor, Nome and St.
Michael, thence up the Yukon River 1600
miles to Dawson, with the average cost
of 560 per ton for the landing of the
freight In the warehouse at Its destina
tion. The estimates were submitted as
approximate, but were derived by a
member of the committee from an em
ploye in the shipping department of one
of the largest importing companies trans
acting business In Alaska. The report
itomlzed the numerous difficulties and
great expense of shipping goodB by way
of St. Michael up the river and demon
strated that financially the railroad
would be a success.
The third section of the report summed
up the benefits to be reaped for this city
by the construction of the railroad and
Installation of a steamship line between
this city and Valdez. It Is as follows:
Portland Would Benefit.
If Portland Is able to control this road, and
we have been Informed that she may, we be
lieve that the entire traffic carried on with
the Tukon district or interior territory can be
turned by this line and diverted to Portalnd.
There are several reasons for coming to this
conclusion. All of the freight now going Into
the territory of Alaska, and amounting, as we
have already stated, to about 60,000 tons, must
enter either by way of Skagway and thence
down the Yukon about BOO miles to Dawson, or
by way of St. Michael and up the river 1000
miles to Dawson. "Wo have also ascertained
that while Dawson Is the center or distribut
ing point upon the Yukon for this entire in
terior territory, the developed portions of
the district " extend about 100 miles above
Dawson and some 800 mile below to Ram
part, which constitutes practically all of the
developed mining country of the Interior. It
requires now from 14 to 20 days to make the
trip up the river from Bt. Michael to Dawson
by steamer, and about 10 days from Portland
to Dawson by way of Skagway, and thence
down the river. By way of the Valdes, Cop
per River & Tanana Railroad the time will be
very greatly shortened, and the territory
tapped very much nearer Its center, and giv
ing the benefit of distribution, with the 110
mlle hauU-up the river to Dawson from. Eagle
City, and supplying all of the country below
with the current of the river. S
Besides, the contemplated route of this road
will be through American territory entirely,
shortening the time of ordering and returning
goods nearly one-half, and at a cost greatly
reduced from the rates now charged on the
traffic finding Its way Into this territory.
"We therefore believe the route of the rail
way from Yaldes ti Eagle City to be feasible
''" practicable, asd the most easily con-
stmetea from the coast to the Ulterior of T
Alaska.
Second That the prospects for the control
of the trade now la existence alone will make
It a good-paying Investment on the capital
necessary to build the road.
Third With the construction under the aus
pices of Portland capital, the greater part
of the immense trade and traf&o now carried
on with the territory will be controlled and
absorbed by Portland.
I. B. HAMMOND.
T. S. TOWNSEJJD.
C. M. nLEMAN,
Committee.
Portage Railroad Favored.
The report of the committee appointed
to investigate the present status of the
Dalles-Cellllo Portage" allroad was
strongly In favor of the board supporting
both the portage and the canal. It was
stated that the right of way allowed of
sufficient space for both the portage and
the canal, and in such few places as the
two conflicted that the difficulty could be
easily overcome by a slight readjustment
of the track. The immediate construction
of the portage railroad was Indorsed, and
the committee recommended that the
right of way for the canal be secured by
the state. Instead of the Government, the
expediting matters to a great extent. The
report is as follows:
To the Board of Trade: Your special
committee, appointed November 27, to In
vestigate trfe present status and situation
jot The Dalles-CeUlo Portage Railway, the
project of the General Government for con
structing a canal around the obstructions
In the Columbia River at CeUlo and vicin
ity, and the procurement of right of way for
such canal, begs leave to. make the follow
ing report:
Your committee. In making said investi
gation, visited the offices of the State En
gineer for the Portage Railway and of the
United States Engineers, and from informa
tion gathered there It finds that the Port
age Railway track will at no point Inter
fere with or cross the tracks of the O. R.
& N. Co., although a large portion of the
O. R. & N. Cos right of way will have
to be appropriated for the Portage Railway
track.
That the Portage Railway track will con
flict or be in the way of the construction
of the Government canal only la a few
places, and even here the conflict might be
obviated by a slight readjustment of the
track. Except at these point there la space
enough to accommodate both the railway
and canal. It Is claimed that If all the
money required for the construction of the
canal were appropriated In a lump sum and
thus be made available as needed, the canal
might be completed within six jears from
the time construction was commenced.
There Is now only $300,000 available for
the work, and further appropriation ot
money for carrying on the work Is depend
ent upon the action ot Congress.
It Is a fact well known to all that appro
priations by Congress are more cr less un
certain and unreliable as to time and
amount. A great work dependent upon such
a contingency for the necessary funds Is
likely to be Intermittent In Its progress and
be prolonged through many years before its
completion.
In view of this fact and the further fact
that the National Government does not pro
pose to begin tho construction of the canal
until the right of way Is procured therefor
and turned over to It, the chances are very
strong that tho canal will not bo open for
traffic and navigation for many, many
years. In the meantime no relief will be
afforded the people of the Inland Empire un
less the propose'd Portage Railway be con
structed and put In operation.
It la the Judgment of your committee that
the law passed by the last Legislature of
Oregon providing for the construction ot
said portage road and appropriating $165,-
000 therefor should not be repealed, but
that it should be vigorously enforced and
the road built as speedily as possible; that
the Board of Trade should use all Its in
fluence to this end.
It Is thought by some that the State of
Oregon can procure the right of way for tho
proposed canal much more speedily and
economically than the United States, and for
this reason the state ought to assume the
burden and responsibility of procuring this
right of way and turning the same over to
the National Government.
Therefore, if the Legislature at the cpm
lng special session should take up the port
age railway for consideration your commit
tee deems it advisable to recommend that
the Legislature so amend said law only to
the extent of broadening the powers of the
portage road commission by authorizing It
to procure the right of way for canal as well
as railway purposes, or that it enact an en
tirely new law for that object and purpose,
provided the Legislature has the power
so to do.
Your committee recommends that the
Board of Trade adopt resolutions substan
tially as follows:
"Resolved, That It Is the sense of the
Board of Trade of the City of Portland, Or.,
In regular meeting assembled, that the law
passed by the last Legislature providing for
the construction of a portage railway
around the obstructions of the Columbia
River at Celllo and vicinity, appropriating
the sum of $165,000 therefor, ought not to be
repealed, but that said road ought to be
built and equipped under said law as soon
as possible, thereby affording prompt relief
to tho producers and business men of the
Eastern Oregon, "Washington and Idaho
country;
That this body give or pledge Its unani
mous support and Influence to the immedi
ate construction and putting in operation of
the portage railroad, and at the same time
extend Its aid and'lnfluenco in all possible
ways to the building of the canal and in
procuring tho right ot way therefor, and to
this end. If It be found to the settled policy
of the National Government, as declared
recently by the Secretary of "War that the
United States will not build the canal unless
the right of way therefor be first procured
and turned over, and If the burden and re
sponsibility of procuring this right of way
should fall upon the State of Oregon, then
if tho questions involved In the building
ot the portage railroad and the procuring
of the rights ot way for said road and for
the canal, should come up ror consideration
in the special session of the Legislature
called to meet on December 21, 1003, then
the Legislature should by the enactment
of appropriate legislation therefor either
broaden the powers of the portage railway
commission so that It shall have the powor
to procure such right ot way for the use
of the National Government for the con
struction of said canal or pass an independ
ent act providing tor securing such right
of way."
In other words it is the sense of this or
ganization that all possible aid and effort
should be put forth in support of both tho
portage railroad and the canal, as. both are
urgently needed the road tor temporary re
lief until such time as the canal is complet
ed, which may not be accomplished for a
score or more years.
(Signed.) L. J. SHELL.
P. TV. CUSTER.
x Q. W. ALLEN.
SHIELDS MAN WHO BEAT HER.
Jennie Davis Refuses to Testify
Against Her Husband.
Unswerving devotion to a worthless
companion was Illustrated in the Muni
cipal Court yesterday morning in a way
that made the work of Municipal Judge
Hogue doubly dlnicult. Notwithstanding
the testimony of two disinterested wit
nesses who declared they had seen a num
ber of b'lows ralnedupon her, Jennie
Davis denied that she had ever been
struck by ther husband, J. H. Davis. The
caaa was continued, both being "held under
bonds.
It was the old story of a North End
woman and her male companion. In the
notorious Majestic Cafe, on , North Third
street, Davis had been seen to beat the
woman. She appeared with a face cov
ered with bruises. But, according to her
story, she had been wrestling, and had
slipped. She shielded her companion
when the court was evidently ready to
give the limit as a sentence.
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ORDERED OFF STAGE
Boys
and Girls Under Age
Cannot Act,
FOUR TEAMS UNDER THE BAN
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society Breaks
Up Several Acts at Fritz's
and the Arcade
Theaters.
Four vaudeville-teams -were broken up
yesterday by the action of the Boys' and
Girls' Aid Society. At tho Arcade and
Fritz' Theaters children under age were
ordered not to appear on the stage.
Fritz Theater was the most embar
rassed by the order. In the bill arranged
by "W. H. Brown, manager ot the house,
three teams appeared in which children
formed a part of the attraction. The
Mullally sisters, a team of four, was
broken up by the order, as two of the
number were under age. The Taylors,
four boys who sing, were unable to ap
pear last night on account of the action
of the society. The Monolas, an acrobatic (
team, wa3 also crippled, for the children
were an Important part in this act. At
the Arcade Theater the four Bragdons
were ruled off the boards.
The managers of the theaters declaro
that they have been treated unjustly, and
that ther is no call for such a stand on
the part of the officers of the society.
They havo visited Mayor Williams and
asked him to interfere in their behalf.
The Mayor, in talking to the theatrical
managers, did not express an opinion one
way or the other, but asked them to try
and arrange the matter with W. T. Gard
ner, superintendent of the institution.
In making their objections," said "W.
H. Brown, manager for Fritz' Theater,
"the officers have not looked into the case
thoroughly enough. If children have a
right to appear upon any stage in the
city, they have a right to appear here.
There is nothing vulgar permitted in the
house. In fact, we fine an actor $5 for
anything that has a suggestion of vul
garity. It is true there is liquor sold in
the boxes, but the children do not even
see the people who go there. They come
onto the stage by a secret passage, and
do their act. They are then taken home
by their parents.
"The MullallyB are a team ot which not
one can be found in the house, except on
the stage. It is composed of Mrs. Mul
lally and her three children, ifcr hus
band has left her, and does not help her.
She has to support a family of nine peo
ple. Her eldest daughter Is old enough
so that they cannot stop her from work
ing, and now the support of the entire
family falls upon the two. The two chil
dren that were ordered off the stage draw
from $30 to $50 per week. This deducted
from tho family income makes a big dif
ference. The Mullalys have a great deal
of pride, and they do not want to become
objects of charity. The children are natural-born
actors, and that is the easiest
way for them to make a living for the
family.
"The Manolas are Spanish, and do not
understand a word of English. The chil
dren come on the stage and gd off again.
The Taylors are four little boys who hava
formed a quartet, ahey recently cams
from the pesthouse, and If they are not
allowed to work they must become coun
ty charges. It is surely mlich better for
them to be allowed to make their own
living than for them to grow up remem
bering that they depended upon public
support."
Mrs. Mullaly was asked concerning the
action and said:
"The children have every care that chil
dren could have. They love the stage,
and the poor little things are at home
crying now because they could not come
tonight. They are natural-born actors,
and I do not think it is wise to try to
mako them different than they are born
to be. I have two very young children,
and even they try to do the things they
see us do. They often ask If they will not
soon be lanre enough to go on the stage."
Edward Shields, tho well-known vaude
ville manager, said:
"This idea of children not appearing
on the stage In Portland is something
new to me, but I suppose it is because I
have been out of town for several weeks
and have not kept abreast of the stren
uous pace Portland is living in a metro
politan age.
"New York Is the only city of promi
nence that prohibits children under 14
years of age from appearing on tho
stage. The big metropolis also prohibits
Sunday-night performances, but that has
been overcome by calling such perform
ances "sacred concerts," In which all
performers appear In their street clothes
without wlgB or make-up.
"Chicago and all other big Eastern
cities havo no ban on child performers,
and they are generally found doing three-a-day
acts in the big vaudeville houses.
"I see no reason why children should
not bo allowed to perform, especially
when they are clover. ' .
"Of course, there are exceptions Baby
Lund, for instance. She is a California
prodigy, who made her first appearance
on any stage In Portland six years
ago In 'Uncle Tom's Cabin at Cordrays
old Third-Street Theater. She was-a
clever, precocious child, and upon her
advent in the East took the audiences
by storm. She soon commanded $150 per
week. Her father was a. brlckmason in
Oakland and Babe was one of six chil
dren. As soon as she sprang into the
atrical prominence every one In the fam
ily quit work, and the puny wonder sup
ported the whole tribe.
"The old man became too strong to
work and assumed the position of Babe's
private secretary, traveling over the
country, although the mother always
went along. They managed to save
$1000 of the child's savings, and then the
whole family aspired to hlstrlonio flights,
with tho result that a farce-comedy was
found with the mother and the entire
family In tights in the chorus. The re
sult was a financial failure. Miss Lund
Is no longer "Baby," but a young girl
bereft of herchlldish beauty and mag
netism. Her earnings have been squan
dered on a lazy bunch and her schooling
neglected.
"In her case I think a prohibitory law
just, but we have a different Instance in
Portland at the present time the Mul
laly family. Mrs. Mullaly Is left with six
children, a mother and a feeble aunt to
support. Three of tho girls assist the
mother in the ac and 'Pinky,' tho eld
est of the three. Is one of the best danc
ers on the American stage. They played
for me at Cordray's and were one of the
highest-salaried acts I played last sea
son and one of the biggest hits.
"I see no reason why they should be
prohibited, whether it is at Fritz or any
where else. By cutting the act to two
people, they lose nearly half their sal
ary, and the large family Is consequently
deprived of that much and the children
are not benefited in any way by school
advantages, for it is necessary for the
mother to take them from place to place
every week. The society doing this pro
hibitory work would be more just and
humane if it would make some of the
lazy, improvident fathers provide for their
talented children and give them schooling
Instead of making it necessary to sup
port their mother and themselves. Not a
week passed while my park was open
that some one did not write me a letter,
asking me to discontinue this and pro
hibit that act. and I always gave them a
courteous reply by stating that I would
do so after the loth of September. That
was the date my park dosed."
BAJXR0AD CASE HEAES EOT).
Hard Fight Made to Set Aside Con
tract of Har&em Line.
NEW YORK, Dec. L Hearings which
liave been in progress here several months
before Referee Charles Andrews, ex
Judge of the State Court of Appeals, ate
drawing to a close In the suit of certain
stockholders in the New York & Harlem
Railroad Company to set aside a contract
entered by that corporation and the New
York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Company in 1S97, which amended the lease
of the Harlem tracks into this city to the
Central Company. The suit was brought
in the Supreme Court some time ago, and
hundreds of pages of testimony already
have been taken before the referee.
The complainants, who hold 5000 shares
of Harlem stock, aver that by an illegal
action on the part of a majority of the
members of tho boards of directors of the
New York & Harlem and New York Cen
tral Companies, stockholders in the, for
mer have been deprived, through the loss
of $220,000 annual rentals of an amount
aggregating at least $52,200,000. The suit
is to set aside and avoid what is known
as tho "second supplementary contract,"
entered into between the companies in
1897, which amended the use of the Har
lem to the New York Central Company.
This contract reduced the rent payable by
the Central Company to the Harlem Com
pany $200,000 a year for the unexpired term
of the lease after May 1, 1900, making the
total reduction mentioned. In addition to
this, the plaintiffs allege certain lrregu
larltles In connection with the refunding
to the Central of $10,000,000 of the Har
lem Company's bonds, whereby syndi
cates made up of favored directors and
stockholders In both companies made
enormous profits that should have gone to
the Now York & Harlem stockholders.
Referee Andrews will conduct a further
hearing tomorrow, when it 13 expected
that tho testimony for the complainants
will be concluded.
TO BUILD MORE FREIGHT CARS
President Howard Elliott Makes a
Promise for Northern Pacific.
During his recent visit to the Coast
President Howard Elliott, of the North
ern Pacific, assured members of the Pa
cific Coast Lumber Manufacturers As
sociation that he would ask the directors
of his road to build a large number of
freight cars next year and thu3 add
greatly to the freight-carrying capacity
of tho Northern Pacific system.
This announcement will be received
with great satisfaction by the lumber
interests and all other shippers affected.
It is hoped that tho Increase In rolling
stock recommended will be sufficient to
relieve the annual freight congestion,
and should the demands of commerce In
Northern Pacific territory be met. It will
have a tendency to arouse a lively com
petition among all transcontinental
lines. Under present conditions rail
roads are averse to sending empty cars
west, for the reason that only 32 per
cent of the business is westbound, the
other 6& per cent being to the East. This
aversion on tho part of the operating
departments to send out empty or par
tially loaded cars has done more to
cripple the lumber industry of the Coast
than all other things combined. Presi
dent Elliott made a thorough investiga
tion of conditions while here and a much
more liberal policy toward the Coast is
expected to bo the result.
INSPECTION TOUR OVER.
RaUroad Officials Return From Trip
Over Ogden-Luclri Cut-Off.
General Passenger Agent Craig and
General Attorney Cotton have returned
from the tour of Inspection made last
week by Mr. Harrlman and the leading
officials of his 'lines over the Ogden-Lu-cln
cut-off. The party, which traveled
In two special trains of private cars,
separated at Reno, Nov., and several of
the Portland officials continued on to San
Francisco. At Salt Lake City Mr. Har
rlman entertained the gentlemen of the
party with a dinner at the Alta Club.
There were 93 covers, and it was one of
the most elaborate banquets ever given
in Salt Lake. In the course of a speech
at tho close of the dinner, Mr. Harrlman
stated that his lines had expended $130,
000,000 In construction and Improvements
during tho past two years.
Railroad Unable to Retire Bonds.
NEW YORK, Dec L Inability of the
Mexican Central Railway to carry to suc
cess its plan to retire its Income bonds,
amounting to approximately $32,000,000, has
been announced. The failure of the plan,
which was Intended as tho first step in the
reorganization of the company's finances,
was due to the opposition of two bond
holders protective companies, each acting
independently of tho other.
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0PPIGERS GO TO SCHOOL.
Major F. S. Baker Instructs National
Guardsmen.
Major F. S. Baker, of the Oregon Na
tionel Guard, held the first of what is to
be tho regular weekly school for officers
at tho Armory last night. The aim of
this work is to train the officers of tha
National Guard to command men in war.
Every officer is required to fit himself
thoroughly for the responsible duties of
his grade. Later an examination will fol
low which shall determine bis fitness for
holding a commission as an officer.
The meeting last night was well at
tended. Major Baker quizzed the class
on definitions, signals, general principles
and the school for soldiers and setting up
exercises. Major C. E. McDonnell will
take1 up the work of instruction on Jan
uary 6. He will be followed by Major
John H May and CoL C. TJ. Gantenbeln.
The course of instruction will last until
Juno 14.
MISS TVrRKHTATVT TO SING.
Talented Soloist to Appear at Temple
Beth Israel Concert.
Miss Genevieve Merriam, of Boston,
whose beautiful mezzo-soprano voice has
been heard to greatest advantage in con
cert work, will be a soloist In the con
cert to bo given on December 17 by the
Ladles' Auxiliary of the Temple Beth
Israel. Miss Merrlam's voice is round and
rich, and in tono Is unusually pure.
Some of the best local talent of the
city will be heard in this concert, in
cluding vocalists, violinists and Instru
mentalists. Herr TItkary, the tenor who
created such a furore at the recent con
cert at the Empire, will be the tenor.
Herr Courtienne, tho well-known pianist,
and Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer, Miss Carrie
May and Mr. J. A. Epplng, all well known
to the music-loving public of Portland,
will prove great attractions. This con
cert is to be without charge to the public
Talkative Vatican Clerk Let Out.
ROME, Dec. 1. Following his an
nounced policy to prevent the doings of
the propaganda from being made public
by any other than those authorized so to
do. Cardinal Gottl has removed the clerk
of the propaganda from his office. He
has also announced that, responsibility
for leaks In the future will be carefully
fixed and the offender punished.
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HAVE WRONG PASSPORTS
TWENTY JAPANESE DETAINED
ON THE INDRAVELLI.
Left Their Native- Country With the
Declared Intention of Going
to South America.
Of the 60 Japanese passengers brought
to Portland in the steerage of the Indra
velll, 20 are being held on board until
their cases are passed upon by the au
thorities at Washington. Of the remain
ing 40, 38 were landed, and two were .de
tained until the health officer could ex
amine them further.
The 20 healthy Orientals who were re
fused permission to come ashore were-
each provided with a passport declaring
it to be the intention of the holders to
go to South America. The Japanese,
however, desire to remain in this country
and as Immigration Inspector J. H. Bar
bour was uncertain how to proceed under
the circumstances, he has wired to Wash
ington for instructions. The Japanese
Government, in order to check the heavy
emigration from that country, has lately
been issuing passports to those desiring
to quit their native shores. Whether the
20 Japanese detained here actually in
tended to proceed to South America or
secured their passports unlawfully could
not be learned, so their cases were tem
porarily held up. The Indravelli also
brought five Chinese passengers who have
not yet been passed upon.
Stevedores were busy yesterday dis
charging the 4000 tons of Oriental freight
brought in on the steamer. No time will
be lost in unloading her so that she can
begin loading her outward flour cargo.
CUSTOM-HOUSE TRANSACTIONS
Value of Exports Large, but Receipts
Show Falling Off.
Domestic products to the value of
$1,059,575, were exported from this Custom
House district In the month of November.
The showing, though less than that of
the preceding month, 13 better than that
of November of last year, which was
$S4S,292. The receipts, however, do not
compare as well, amounting only to
$23,456, as compared with $56,942 in Novem
ber, 1S02. "
The value of domestic exports in the
past 12 months was as follows:
December $1,775,890
January 1.461.6S9
ueDruary TSS.OIS
March 762,794
April '. 736,245
May 760.9SS
June 518,690
July ".III"""I"!I"I"II"m" 444,156
j my 4,lbo
August 273.E6S
September 571.5S7
October 1,155,001
November 1,009,675
The total receipts of tha district in each
month were as follows:
December $ 73,093
January 111,635
February 67,514
March 67,793
April 94.201
May ..: 46,670
Juno 93,033
July 53,930
August 63,909
September 62,451
October 59,611
November 23,456
IN HURRICANE FOR DAYS.
Alsternlxe Reaches Victoria After
Rough Trip From Orient.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec L Tho German
ship Alsternlxie, which arrived today
from Tslngtau, had a trying time on No
vember 10 in a hurricane encountered in
Lat. 165 TV., Long. 45 N. The big ship
was thrown on her beam-ends for 24 hours,
her ballast shifted and her spars were
within four feet of the sea. She lot some
sails, and had one boat smashed. The
deck was flooded. After some time the
crew managed to bring the ship to the
wind, and then she had a big starboard
list She was in the hurricane for five
days. After tha ballast was shifted back,
she sustained no further damage.
Seek News of Missing Steamers.
SEATTLE, Dec L Tho steamer Bertha,
due -Sunday from Copper River, calls at
a number of the ports made by the
wrecked Nome steamer Discovery, not
ably Kadlak, Yaldes, Kayak, Yakataga
and Yakutat. Her officers, it is believed,
will bo able to learn fronv the people at
these points something as to the identity
of the Discovery's passengers. They
should also learn whether or not any of
the bodies of those who perished have
been found.
Transport Sails for Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec L Tho trans
port Logan sailed today for Manila via
Honolulu and Guam. She carried the of
ficers and men of the Twentieth Infantry,
63 marines and 35 mechanics and a num
ber of cabin passengers and 3000 tons of
supplies.
Among the Logan's passengers were 13
brides, and all married to Army officers
within a year, and nine of them within
the last two months.
Collision Between Tugs.
NEW YORK, Dec L -Three Uvea were
lost and one man was badly hurt today
by a collision between the tugs Idlewlld
and Hurcules, off Ellis Island. Hans Pe
terson, William Losker and a man whoso
name has not been learned were drowned.
John Storberg, a boatman, was cut about
the head and his left leg broken. Tho
Hercules la owned by the American Tow
ing Company of Baltimore.
Garonne Blown Ashore.
TACOMA. Dec L Steamship Garrone,
which has been tied up at Quartermaster
Harbor docks, blew ashore tonight. Tugs
have gone to her assistance and hope to
pull her off at high tide at S A. M. There
is no means of ascertaining tonight what
danger, if any, has been sustained.
Brings Coal From Australia.
The British bark East African arrived
at Astoria yesterday with a full cargo
of coal from Newcastle, N. S. W. She is
consigned to Frank Woolsey & Co., as
agents for J. J. Moore & Co. Of the cargo
S00 tons will bo discharged at Astoria,
and the remainder brought here.
Captain of the Ruth Exonerated.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec L The court
of inquiry Into the loss of the steamer
Ruth, near Blhler Point Landing, on
November 11, has handed down a decision
exonerating the captain from blame in
the matter.
Alice Cook Needs Repairs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. L The schoon
er Alice Cook, from Port Gamble to
Honolulu, put in here tonight for repairs.
The Cook met a succession of gales which
carried away her forestays.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Robert Dollar will sail
from San Francisco this week with a fell
general cargo for Portland.
The steamer Melville Dollar sailed yes
terday for San Francisco with 10,282 sacks
of wheat, 4719 sacks of oats, 5653 sacks of
barley, and 400,000 feet of lumber.
The steamer Homer has finished her sea
son with the Government, and may load
grain here for San Francisco. On her
last trip down she brought a quantity of
totem poles and sections of Indian houses
which were discharged at Seattle for ship
ment to the St. Louis Fair. '
The China commercial steamer Lothian
is expected to leave San Francisco today
for Portland, to take on a part cargo of
flour for the Orient. The Atholl, of the
same line. will, it is understood, go to
Puget Sound.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Dec. 1. Arrived at T A. U. and
left up at 10:30 A. M. Steamer Columbia, from
Ban Francisco. Arrived dowa at 10 A. M.
Schooner Samar. Arrived at 11 X. SL British
bark East African, from Newcastle, N. S. "W.
Caps Una down; no bar report.
Yokohama. Nov. 27, Sailed Empress of In
dia, from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki and
Kobe, for Vancouver, B. C.
Ban Francisco, Dec. 1. Arrived Steamer Em
pire, from Coos Bay; steamer Montarra, from
Anacortes; schooner Alpha, from Gray's Har
bor; schooner Jennie Tbelln, from Tillamook;
schooner Defiance, from Gray's Harbor; schoon
er Report; from WWapa Harbor; schoont Ce
cilia Sudden, from Gray's Harbor; schooner
Abbla, from Coos Bay; schooner Alice Cooke,
from Port Townsend; schooner J. A. Campbell,
from Gray's Harbor. Bailed-teamer Czarina,
for Coos Bay.
Tacoma, Dec 1 Arrived Steamer Queen,
from San Francisco.
' Seattle. Dae 1. Arrived Steamsr Leelanaw,
from San Francisco. Sailed Japanese steamer
JUojun liaru. for Japan and China; steamer
Al-KL for Skagway; steamer Leelanaw, for
Tacoma.
PATH'S FAME SPREADS.
Newspaper in South Carolina Makes
Editorial Comment.
A recent copy of the Enterprise, a
newspaper published in Fairfax, S. C,
contains the following editorial com
ment: Mr. Jefferson Myers is an Oregon man of
magnificent type, over six feet in height,
with a splendid headpiece. He is president
of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposi
tion Commission, which has Its headquarters
at Portland, Or., and proposes to celebrato
the marvelous growth of the great North
west In 1903. He Is Inviting us all, so let's
get ready for tho trip across the conti
nent. It appeals to mo especially, because th
success of the Lewis and Clark expedition
was made possible by a woman. Virgil
wrote "Dux Femlnl FactI" a. woman led.
the deed. This was an Indian heroine, Saca
Jawea, the Bird 'Woman, who led the expe
dition of Lewis and Clark through tho
Rocky Mountains, made tha Indiana their
friends and unlocked tha gates of tha Pa
cific Coast.
"I don't care anything about the per
sonal allusion," said Mr. Myers yester
day, "but the clipping shows that the
fame of tho Fair Is beginning to spread."
m H0N0E OP JOSEPH KELLOGG
Scottish Rite Masons Hold Midnight
Services.
Tho Scottish Rite Masons held midnight
J services in the Scottish Rite Cathedral
u uuuui ui. uiu miu josepu. j.euogg last
night. The impressive rites were attend
ed by a large number of friends of the
dead man, who was one of the most es
teemed members of the lodge. Several
beautiful selections were sung by a male
quartet, composed of Messrs. v7. A.
Montgomery, H. "W. Hogue, W. H. Boyer
and Dom J. Zan. Ralph "W. Hoyt pre
sided at the organ.
The body will lie in stato at the cathe
dral from 9 A. M. until 1 P. M. today.
The funeral services will be conducted ut
the cathedral by Rev. E. L. House, and
Portland Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of Ore
gon will have charge of the services at
the grave. The remains will be Interred
In the family plot at tho Greenwood cem
etery. Dispute About Junk and Garbage.
A rather vigorous war of words was
going on yesterday morning between a
Junk smd second-band dealer on Yamhill
street, near Front, and a scavenger who
was there to carry away a lot of rubbish,
ashes, etc, on the sidewalk. The language
used was unknown, as both spoke an
uncouth tongue and neither could fully
understand tho other, but the trouble
seemed to be that the scavenger wished to
carry awav the whole pile of rubbish.
A New Wrinftle, (No. 9.)
Croquettes of Odds and Ends.
With Armour's Extract of Beef.
These are made of any scraps orbits of good food that hap
pen to bo left OTer from one or more meals, bnt in each
quantities that they cannot be utllieed separately. For ex
ample : a couple of spoonfuls of frizzled beef and cream, the
lean meat of a mutton chop; one spoonful of minced beef;
two cold hard-boiled eggs; a little cold chopped potato; a
few slices cold chicken. One or more of these, well chop-
Eed and seasoned, mixed with one raw egg, a little flour,
utter, and stock made from Armour's Extract ot Beef,
then mada in the form of croquettes and browned well in
a frying-pan or griddle and served on small squares, of
buttered toast, will surprise house-keepers what a delici
ous addition these offer for the breakfast or luncheon.
At will also tho small cost of preparing.
Above Is taken from ed'.tton de luxe "Culinary Wrinkles' jnst
out) which will be sent postpaid to any address on receipt o
a metal cap from jar of Armour's Extract of Beef.
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Armours
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The 'Best Extract of the Best Beef
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Food Eaten Is Worthless Unless Dl-gested--Some
Stomachs Must
Have Help.
Food taken into tho stomach which,
from the nature of the food or the con
dition of the stomach. Is not digested,
Is worse than no food at alL This is.
a true statement as far as it goes and
a great many dyspeptics go only this
far with their reasoning. They argua
with themselves that because their
stomachs do not do the work given them,
they must be given less work: in other
words, they must be starved. It would be
just as sensible for a business man who
Is unable to do all his own work to cut
down his. buslness to his own capacity,
as It Is for a man to starve himself to
relievo his stomach. The sensible busi
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How much more sensible is this meth
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from weak stomachs. By this means
body and brain get all the good, nutri
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properly nourished and equipped to carry
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condition by starving himself or employ
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that does not contain enough nutriment
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strong work must bo properly fed, and
this applies to the brain as well as thai
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rthe stomach of its work, enablo it to
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and knits tho bono of a broken limb,
which is, of course, not used during tha
process of repair.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sals
by all druggists at 50 cents a box and
they are the one article that the druggist
does not try to sell something in tha
place that's "Just as good." Their un
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while tha dealer wished a part of it left
and they were unable to locate the Una
dividing the garbage from the junk or
rubbish. It would havo puzzled any one to
draw such a line, and It is a pity that
Officer Caswell was not there to settle
the dispute.
Sentenced for Killing Own Children
ASHEVTLLD, N. C, Dec. 1. Dr. J. V.
Jay was today found guilty of murder In
the second degree, and sentenced to 30
years at hard labor. A. few weeks ago Dr.
Jay, who is one of the best-known physi
cians in Ashevlllo County, murdered hia
three children. Hl3 mind was thought to
be affected.
Detective Succumbs to Wound.
CHICAGO, Dec 1. Detective Joseph
Driscoll, who was shot In tho fight In In
diana with the three car-barn bandits,
died today. In his confession to the po
lice, Peter Neidermeier admitted that ha
shot Driscoll as tho latter sprang upon1
the railroad track near the dugout.
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