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THIS MOKNING OREGONIA1S', WEDNESDAY, APKIL 20, 1U4. has changed five votes." And all the con vention shouted "no." "Then let's vote," said Dr. Henderson, and vote they did. "When the tellers announced the result the Hearst resolution had only 115 sup porters -while those -who were opposed to Instructing the delegates numbered 15L Six delegates didn't vote. NOMINATIONS ARE MADE. Chairman White Throws a Sop to the Hearst Men for Consolation. The evening session opened with nomi nations for Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Thomas O'Day was placed in nom ination and the secretary cast tho vote of the convention for him. Nominations for Dairy and Food Commissioner were called for. Bernard Daly, of Lake Coun ty, -was named, but declined to accept. On motion, this office was left for the central committee to fill. The nomination for Presidential elec tors resulted in the selection of John A. Jeffrey, of Marion; T. H. Crawford, of Union; W. B. Diller, of Columbia, and J. H. Smith, of Clatsop. The four were elected by acclamation, there being no further nominations. Tho following resolution was intro duced by Mr. White and adopted with out a dissenting vote: Resolved, by the members of the Oregon State Democratic Convention: That we recognize the signal sen-Ice of "William Randolph Hearst, or New York, in making battle lor the people against the un lawful trusts that are opcenly defying the laws of the land. We' indorse his action as highly patriotic and calculated to protect the commen welfare. His victory over the coal trust, manifested In the decision of our Fed eral Suireme Court In the suit Instituted by fc.m. tic regard as the most significant event of recent occurrence In National affairs. "We also Indorse hia bill now pending in Con gress, which seeks to give the Interstate Com merce Commission the power to regulate the charges of Interstate railways, as being dis tinctly In the interest of the Pacific Coast an-I the best means of overcoming tho evil effects of railway mergers. A rising vote was taken and there was no dissent to the adoption of the resolu tion. The nomination of delegates to the Democratic National Convention was next called for. Mr. White arose and nom inated Governor George E. Chamberlain fcr chairman of the delegation. He moved that his election be unanimous. The motion was carried unanimously amid a roar of applause. Three cheers were given for Governor Chamberlain. The following delegates were nominated at large: H. N. Henderson, Clatsop: Samuel Garland, Linn; J. D. Matlock, Lane; John P. Lovett, Clackamas; P. H. D'Arcy. Marlon: W. F. Butcher, Baker; J. P. Shaw, Wasco; L. L. Mullett, Jack son; C. R. Matson, Yamhill; George Cusiter, Marion; F. D. Holman, Mult nomah; James Gleason, Multnomah; T. R. Sheridan, Rosoburg; C. E. Redfield. Morrow; W. H. Wehrung, Washington; Bernard Daly, Lake; W. F. Matlock, Umatilla; Dr. W. H. Flannif-an, Jose phine. A recess was taken for fifteen minutes while the ballots were prepared. During this intermission W. F. Butcher, who was nominated as delegate to the Na tional Convention, arose and said: "It has been reported to me that some one Is spreading the report that I said I would go to the National Convention or burst the Democratic party. I want to say that the man who says I made any such statement is a damned liar." With this defi he took his seat and the convention applauded. The count of the vctes for delegates to the National Con vention revealed a division in the Mult nomah ranks. Three voted Independently and It took the delegation some time to straighten matters out. Then Linn County said she had made a mistake and cast three votes for Henderson that should have been for Custer. She wanted to make a change, but the convention ob jected. A motion to change the votes was lost. The general vote "-resulted in the elec tion of the following: W. F. Butcher, C. Redfield. F. V. Holman, James Gleason, J. D. Matlock, T. R, Sheridan, Samuel Farland. The latter received the highest number of votes. On a motion the eight receiving the next highest votes were declared alternates. They are as follows: Bernard Daly, W. F. Matlock, L. L. Mul lett, J. P. Lovett, P. H. D'Arcy, H. N. Henderson, George Cusiter, J. P. Shaw. Attention was called to the fact that certificates of nomination must be filed by Thursday, and it was recommended that the office of Dairy and Food Commis sioner be filled at once. S. M. Douglas was placed In nomination and the vote was unanimous. The reports of district conventions' on joint nominations were received and rati fied by the convention. It was learned that no nomination had been made in the First Congressional District for Congress man, so the convention adjourned for a few minutes while toe district convention was called to order for the purpose of making that nomination. The name of John E. Lathrop was decided upon, but he declined to accept. The nomination then went unanimously to J. E. Sim mons. The Central Committee was then named. The next order of business was the elec tion of a chairman of toe State Central Committee. Judge Alex Sweek, of Mult nomah, was placed in nomination. A motion was made that the nominations close and that Mr. Sweek's election be made unanimous. A few dissenting voices were heard, but the motion pre vailed. A resolution of thanks was passed to the chairman and secretary and another to the retiring chairman of the State Central Committee. The convention then adjourned sine die. SWEEK ELECTED CHAIRMAN. Peery Faction Has to SwaI!ow Bitter Pill-White Supports Him. Elevation of Alex Sweek to the chair manship of the State Central Committee is toothsome candy to his faction but bit ter medicine to the Peery outfit. Tho Peery people, in organizing the County Convention, thought they had put Sweek out of sight, but the convention slipped out of their hands and Sweek captured the state delegation. Just a week ago his enemies boasted that they had Alex beaten to a finish. When the time came for the selection of a chairman for the committee, M. T. Vaughn arose and placed before the con vention the name of Mr. Sweek, who, ho said, was a stanch Democrat and ono who had worked hard for the success of the party. Samuel White, tho retiring chairman of the committee, spoke In be half of Mr. Sweek, announcing that of all the men who had assisted him In his work while he was chairman of the com mittee, none nad helped him so much as Mr. Sweek. A number of others took occa sion to second the nomination of Mr. Sweek. A motion was made by Mr. Vaughn that the election of Mr. Sweek be made unanimous. Only a few dissenting voices were heard. There were loud cries for Sweek, and ho was forced to come to the platform. He announced that, while filling the office of chairman of the committee he would do his best for the party's success at the June election. He has called a meeting of the State Committee to be held in his office at 10 o'clock this morning to lay plans for the campaign. HEARST'S NAME IS EXPUNGED Committee on Resolutions Drops It Out of Platform. Debate In the committee on resolutions centered chiefly on two points; first. Should the platform contain mention of W. R. Hearst? and, second. Should the Kansas City platform be affirmed, and if so, how? At dne time the platform adverted to' the "decision of the Supreme .Court under MadameSchumann-HeinkGreeted With Cheers The Programme. Aria from the opera, "Mltrane". Rossi "Du Blst Die Run" Schubert "Wohln" Schubert "Der Wanderer".... . Schubert Piano soil "Nocturne" Chopin Liebestodt from "Tristan and Isolde".... Wagner-Llsst "Helmweh" Hugo Wolf Three songs "Trompeter von Sakklngen" Rledl "Wldmung" Schumann "Die Drel Zlgeuner" Liszt Three songs from tho cycle, "Poet's Love" Schumann "1m Wunderschonen Monat Mai." "Aug Melnen Thranen Sprlessen." "Die Rose, Die Lille." Prison scene (Act V) from "Der Prophet" Meyerbeer "Bolero" ArdiU Sixteen hundred people gave round after round of delighted applause and even cheered Madame Schumann-Hclnk, the greatest living contralto now on this continent, if not In the whole world, at her concert last night In the Marquam Theater. A great many In that distin guished audience were women and girls of refined musical tastes who would not have been so carried away had they not heard the very highest form of vocal art. Commercially, the house was probably worth about $3500, so far as the gross re ceipts at the. box office are concerned, and it was an audience of which any singer might well be proud. Looking at the sea of faces, by means of a peep hole behind the scenery, It was a bril liant spectacle. Evening dress was al most universally worn and certainly no such concert of high-class music has ever been given here. It is a red-letter event in the history of music in this part of the country. Singer Talks of "Ach I luff them to sing for der West ern 1st shane!" And Madame Schumann-Helnk, the greatest contralto in the world, Impul sively clasped her hands as tho applause grew louder and more insistent, and went back onto the stage the third time to bow and smile and smile and bow her ac knowledgements of an ovation such as Portland Is not often wont to give. And when she came back from the clamorous audience with eyes glowing and cheeks aflame, her pleasure at having pleased the public became contagious and those around her at once knew, instinctively, that there was not a mercenary bone In her body that art, and not dollars and cents, played the important role with her. "What Is the sensation of such a suc cess, Madame?" Madame again smiled that happy, con tagious smile, and looked inquiringly at her accompanist, who repeated the -question In German. And in her naive tongue she explained that it made her feel in significantawed that God should put into her keeping a gift powerful enough to move an audience to such demonstra tion. "Would you rather sing for a Western audience than for an Eastern?" But the great prima donna would not let the query be finished in her eagerness to answer In the affirmative. "Ach a tousand times more. It 1st all here with them" and she had both hands clasped over her heart In her earnestness "they feel they ach! they make me happy! I like to stay to lift in this West. I like to bring my children so we all be happy here! But all America is nice I like It!" "Better than Germany? Do you find Americans as appreciative as good judges of music as the Germans?" Again the Inquiring look at the Inter preter, who explained Just what was asked, and who answered for her: "Madame says that In America each is a critic in himself. Individually. They tho case brought by William. Randolph Hearst. As the platform now reads, Hearst's name Is lacking whero Attorney General Knox is condemned for insincer ity in his utterance, "the Administration will not run amuck." The vote which expunged Hearst's name was 6 to 3. The Kansas City platform was saved from oblivion In the committee by one vote, Chairman R. G. Smith's, of Jose phine. The rescuing plank declares that the party In Oregon favors such declara tions in the National platform "as will be In accord with the spirit of our last Na tional platform." This utterance was temporarily laid on the table in committee and afterward put back. The platform was largely con structed by R. G. Smith, of Josephine, though all the committee- contributed their brains to It Smith read the platform to tho con vention and was frequently Interrupted by applause. NOMINATED IN CAUCUS. Candidates for District Attorney and Circuit Judges Are Named. Multnomah delegates didn't rush away to fill themselves with food at the noon adjournment as .did the other delegates. They gathered into a swarm at one side of the hall and soon were feeding one another's ears with eloquence in a convention of their own. Dr. John Welch dispensed wisdom from the chair. All but three or four of the 4S pbtentates were present; so was Pat Powers in his new broadcloth that reached to his heels, and General Klllfeather. Two or three brethren tried to electrify the bunch with oratory, until F. V. Hol man gently offered a reprimand, present company, of course, being excepted. First came the nomination fcr District Attorney. F. V. Holman named John Manning. James Gleason took the floor and also took great pleasure to say that Manning should be nominated. Mr. Glea son's remarks came from the center of his heart, and he confessed it, remarking that he was the more qualified to Judge Manning's fitness since ho had been as pirant for the job when Manning knocked off the plum nearly a year and a half ago. It also gave L. T. Peers' extreme pleasure to second Manning's nomina tion. So Manning was declared the unanimous choice. Several members thought tho party should not be so greedy as to reach for the two places on tho Circuit bench. The brethren worried their gray matter with doubts and fears for some time, but fin ally threw trouble to tho winds and nom inated G. H. Allen for Judge Frazer's place and Mark O'Neill for Judge Cle land's. In balloting to decide which of the two should run against Judge Frazer, the delegation gave Allen the preference with 23 votes against 20 for O'Neill. J. T. Mllner presented Allen and E. Kroner put forth O'Neill. M. J. Malley then regaled tho gontle men with the announcement that he had secured a sequestered room for them out side the vulgar gaze of the convention halL So the brethren adjourned until 1:30 so as to avail themselves of his kind ness. At the appointed time they came to gether again and chose J. B. Ryan to be Multnomah's state committeeman and F. V. Holman and James Gleason to be Multnomah's share of Oregon's oight del egates In the National Convention. Other asplrasts were M. J. Malley, Oglesby Young, T. T. Struble and J. S. Urquart. Yacht Capsizes; Occupants Rescued. NEW YORK. April 19. The American sailing yacht Scout, owned by Colonel Francis L. Leland, of New York, has been capsized and sunk here by a squall, rays a Herald dlspanu from San Romeo, Italy. Colonel Lelan's son. who was sail ing the boat at the time of the accident, was saved by a boat put out from the Italian battleship Lepanto. Now .for the singer, Mme. Schumann Helnk Is gifted vocally and physically far above the ordinary lot of humanity. She has a magnificent contralto voice of almost faultless purity, and Is blessed with vigorous health, strength and phy sique to show off that voice at Its best. If she were a woman of slender physique, weighing probably 125 pounds, her great contralto voice would seem out of all proportion. But she possibly weighs ISO pounds. Is not what would be considered a tall woman, and has splendid chest development, enabling her to Illustrate the power of Ideal breathing. Her tone Is a mixture of the beauty of a cathe dral organ and the Indescribable mellow ness of a French horn. Her voice ex tends to three octaves, and she Is one of the very few women in the world who can sing a thick, smooth, round, sustained low E. If so disposed, she can sing C In altlssimo, and In her upper register nature has lavishly endowed her with a voice that suggests mezzo-soprano. Last night she sang low E without ap parent effort, and soared up to high A above the staff. If any vocal student has doubts about breathing and wishes a model In this direction, by all means let that student adopt so far as Is pos sible the method and poise of Mme. Schumann-Helnk. The latter's breath control Is so marvelous that she can and does excel In the most artistic phrasing It is possible to hear. Madame Schumann-Helnk Is a Bo hemian, and therefore English Is very much of a foreign tongue to her. Natur ally, she Is more at home In the German language, and this explains why 9he chose so many German lieder last night. But although singing almost exclusively In German, her facial expression, poise and manner are so admirable that people Her Talent and form their own opinions and form them when they hear the music not before. In Germany, which Is an older country In music and art, the people are more analytical they tear a thing to pieces in order to examine its component parts in stead of taking the whole as pleasing as success. "Are you always as happy as you look, Madame?" "Yes cer-taln-lee I am! I am always happy when my healt is gude and when my children are well. I have eight chil dren, you know yes, eight. Didn't you know that?" And this most charming of women who posseses tho dignity of motherhood, the vivacity of youth and the grace of good birth, told of them all, from her baby, George Washington, aged 5, to her .21-year-old son, of whom she is Immensely proud. And again she asked "Why should I not be happy, my children, my healt and my music the great gift God has given me?" With Madam Schuman-Heink there was no rctlnuo of servants, no maid or trav eling companion. This wonderful woman, who is considered by many the greatest vocalist in the world, who can drive Im mense audiences into perfect frenzies of admiration, who can command any price, can dictate her own terms with any manager travels unattended. She at tends to her own toilette, dresses her hair and waits upon herself. Hers Is a life of remarkable activity. Her vitality is wonderful, her constitution marvelous. No wrapping up of throat no stuffing handkerchiefs into her mouth, a la Patti is necessary with her. Sho is up and dressed by G o'clock every morning frequently by 5:30. Sho packs and unpacks her trunks, mends a gown, sees that the laundry is sent out, does all her own correspondence, has dally; audiences with her business manager, and attends to a thousand and one mat ters that come Into tho course of one's dally life. She clings to the old theory FIRST SHIP ON DOCK VY. H. TALBOT WILL BE LIFTED AT ST. JOHNS SATURDAY. Larger Vessel Will Be Required for the Official Test-Completion of the Plant. It is the intention of the Port of Port land commissioners to place tho first ves sel In the drydock next Saturday morn ing. The craft that will have this dls tlnctlon will bo tho schooner W. H. Tal bot, which arrived here a few days ago from Hilo. It will not be the official test of the dock, however, as a much larger vessel will be required for that purpose. The Talbot Is only 1SS feet long with a registry of 743 tons, and two of the five pontoons will be enough to float her. Before the Port of Portland accepts the dock from the contractors it must be tested with a vessel requiring all the pontoons. The W. H. Talbot came here for lum ber As sho Is very foul, Captain Ben neche advised tho owners to order her docked for a cleaning. The schooner Is all ready to begin loading cargo, but that work will be postponed until she Is out of tho dock. The Talbot belongs to George E. Billings, of San Francisco, the owner of the H. K. Hall and the James Tuft. Steam was raised In the boiler at the drydock power plant yesterday and En gineer Williams turned over the engine and dynamo for the first time. Every thing worked entirely satisfactory. Tho last of the motors will be placed In tho pontoons this morning, and by nightfall all of the electrical connections will bo made and tho long job of constructing Portland's first drydock will come to an end. It is the intention to devote to morrow to testing the pontoons, sep arately and together, before the Talbot Is placed In them. MONGOLIA AT SAN FRANCISCO. Big Steamship Made Trip From New York In 57 Days. SAN FRANCISCO. April 19. The new steamship Mongolia, of the Pacific Mall Company's line, arrived today, 57 days from New York. Before the vessel was docked, the Chinese crew of 200 men were taken to the Angel Island Quaran tine Station. The Mongolia will sail her first trip to the Orient In about two weeks. Not only Is she the largest vessel ever seen in this port, but she Is the finest and biggest vessel ever constructed In the United States. She is 615 feet long, has a beam of G5 feet and Is capable of carrying about 16,000 tons. There were several cases of smallpox among the Chinese crew, which was quarantlned.v One death from that dis ease occurred as the vessel was entering port FOR NEW CROP LOADING. Cambronne is Chartered at a Good Rate. The dharter of the French bark Cam bronne for new crop loading at Portland was announced yesterday. The vessel was taken by J. J. Moore at 27s Cd. The Cambronne sailed from Cardiff, April S, with a cargo of coal for Honolulu. The bark Is well-known in this port. The French ship Laennec arrived at Astoria yesterday morning with part cargo for W. P. Fuller & Co. Tho Laennec sailed from Antwerp October 15, arrived at Port Los Angeles February 29, discharged a part of her freight and sailed for this city March 25. From last ignorant of the German language were enabled to grasp her meaning from in terpretation. In one mood she was sombro and dramatic, and then dainty, gay and full of laughter. In the Rossi number her vocallsm was watched with respectful Interest, and when that glor ious contralto voice died away, there was an instantaneous1 hurst of applause all over the theater. Se had already made good, and from that moment she received encore after encore. Applause changeo to cheers, a rare tribute to a singer from a cold-blooded Anglo-Saxon audience. Her English, of course,. Is faulty In her singing of "But the Lord Is Mindful of W' Own," from Mendelssohn's "St. Paul," and musicians have heard It bet ter sung, but never more reverently or with greater, nobler inspiration. Her other encores were "Fruehlingslled," by Beeker, a Hungarian folk song and the rollicking "Drinking Song" from Doni zetti's "Lucretia Borgia." Schumann Helnk's singing defies ordinary critical analysis, as It soars o such a supreme height of excellence. That Is a defini tion, without calling Into being phrases belonging exclusively to the Jargon of vocal technique, a recital of which would weary the ordinary reader. Her charm ing concert gown is a cerise silk, pal liated ,with black, sequents. Schumann-Heink's solo planiste and ac companiste 19 Miss Josephine Hartmann, of New York, who played very accept ably. Her encore was a Mendelssohn "Scherzo." The excellent piano used Is one of three taken on the tour, and the expressage alone up to the San Fran cisco engagement amounted to J30CO. The concert was under tho management of Miss Lois Steers, who announces that Schumann-Heink will again sing in this city Saturday evening. of Her Children that eating beforo singing interferes with the quality of the voice, so after a 2 o'clock dinner she does not take another meal until after the concert Is over. Since tho world first came to know her In Kroll's Garden in Berlin up to the present time, she has never failed to "make good;" her remarkable triumphs in Paris, London, and even tho Idolatry of marble-hearted New York has not made the least change In tho sweetness of her character or the unaffected sim plicity of her manner. Public, adoration never causes the faces of her children to fade from her vision never will. But with all these good qualities Madame is said to have a grievous fault that of too much generosity. She is afflicted with the habit of making pres ents, 'tis said, and her manager even in timates that a tale of woe accompanied by just one tear will turn her pocketbook Inside out in a jiffy. Mme. Schumann-Heink's voice was dis covered by an operatic singer who dropped Into the chapel of the Ursuallne Sisters In Prague and heard the little girl singing In the choir. She was taking the tenor and the listener thought it was a boy's voice. She hunted her out and at once began giving her Instructions. When her father, an officer In tho Austrian army, was moved to another post, she was forced to leave her teacher, but soon found another who took the same inter est in the wonderful voice. At 17 she went to Dresden to apply for a vacancy In the opera there, and though a mere child, she was chosen In preference to three other applicants who were of long ex perience. "Fides" (Der Prophet) and the drinking song from Lucretia Borgia, both of which she sang last njght, were two of the songs she sang for the managers when making this first application. That a child of 17 could render so difficult and heavy a classic as "Fides" is considered wonderful. This song Is tho greatest tax upon her strength of any In her reper toire. But Madame lives all her songs they come from her soul! Saturday, when the Armen sailed with wheat for the United Kingdom, until yes terday morning, the harbor was bare of grain vessels, a state of affairs that has not existed hero for many months. Passengers on the Alliance. MARSHFD3LD, Or., April 19. (Special.) The steamer Alliance arrived from San Francisco this morning with 45 passengers and sailed for Portland this afternoon with tho following passenger list: Mrs. T. W. Clarke, Dr. E. Biggs and wife. Dr. F. EL Slater, George A. West, W. F. West, L. J. West, E. Palmer, Mrs. S. A. Ferrin, R. Burns, W. D. Martin, Arthur Peart, Mrs. and Miss Dean, Mrs. M. M. Syles, Mable Kyle, Sadio Salyer, Nala Hill, L. Myers and wife, Cora Cowan, William Burgess, James Collins, Mrs. Ar rington, G. W. Shelly, Alex Jacobson and wife, C. E. Shea, W. O. Maxwell, A. Bee man, A. DovllWss and wife, M. Argenten, J. A. Hollen, J. A. Snyder, A. Hall, J. E. Hall, James Hall, Miss McKay, M. Plo, R. U. Thorford, John Jackson, and seven steerage. River on a Stand. Tho river was on a stand yesterday and will remain so -today. Tomorrow It will begin falling and will fall for several days. The stage reached here was 17.8 feet, nearly three feet above the lowest docks along the riverfront. At Tho Dalles, the Columbia rose S-10 of a foot, but at Umatilla there was a fall of 1-10. Wenatchee showed a rise of almost two feet. Tho Snake fell at all points, from one foot at Rlparia to 2-10 of a foot at Weiser. Assault Jury Disagrees. SAN FRANCISCO, April 19. The jury in the case of Thomas Davis, charged with assault on the high seas, after be ing out all night, failed to agree and was ordered discharged In tho United States Circuit Court today. Cordwood for San Francisco. ASTORIA, Or., April 19. (Special.) Tho steam schooner Grace Dollar, which crossed out today for San Francisco, carries a cargo of 413 cords of fir wood, loaded at Kalama. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTOniA. April 19. Arrived at C:45 and left sprains Lea & THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE Seasoning': "First catch your rabbit." That is done, if, while stirring the toothsome compound, you have added a teaspoonful or more of Lea C& Perrins' Sauce. It give3 the master touch which gourmets will recognize with delight. JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, Agents, NEW YORK. 3 e We, who are tied to office desks, can't di gest what our way-back ancestors could, who chased bears, and such, ' from morning 'till night through the tall timber. "FORCE" is the ideal food for an indoor stomach. -TOUCZ" not only dteest ltselt but toXw the place of exercise. byhMplcg to digest other foods In the stomach as iretL The malted wheat In "l"ORCE is Katore's mildest UxxUtb. nmrciMMWff up at 1145 A. M. Steamer Oregon, from San Francisco. Arrived at 10:45 A. M. French ship Laennec, from Port Los Angeles. Left up at 10:45 A. M. Schooners C. S. Holmes and Samar. Arrived down early and sailed at 11 A M. Steamer Grace Dollar, for San Fran cisco. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind southwest; weather cloudy. San Francisco, April 10. Arrived at 10 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Portland. Arrived at 3:45 P. JL Steamer "Whlttler, from Portland. San Francisco, April 19. Arrived Schooner Volan, from Tillamook; schooner Spokane, from Port Gamble; steamer W. H. Krugor, from Gray's Harbor; steamer Edith, from Tacoma; steamer Santa Monica, from Gray's Harbor; steamer Wyefleld, from Nanalmo. Sailed Steamer George F. Haller, for Bristol Bay; barkentlne "Wrestler, for Gray'- Harbor. Tacoma, April 19. Arrived Steamer Charles Nelson, from San Francisco: steamer City of Puebla, from San Francisco; schooner S. T. Alexander, from San Pedro; etearaer Jeanle, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer City of Puebla, for San Francisco. Seattle, April 19. Arrived British steamer Thlrlmere. from San Pedro; schooner Taurus, from San Pedro; steamer Humboldt, from Skagway. Sailed Steamer Santa Barbara, for San Francisco: steamer Farallon, for Skag wiy; steamer Bertha, for Valdes. Hong Kong, April 19. Sailed Doric, fcr San Francisco. Sydney, N. S. W., April 19. Arrived pre viouslySonoma, from San Francisco, via Honolulu. Liverpool, April 19. Sailed Sylvanla, for Boston, via Queenstown. Queenstown. April 19. Arrived Ivernla, from Boston for Liverpool. Suez, April 19. Arrived Pelus, from Van couver, via Yokohama, Hlogo, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc, lor Liverpool. Naples, April 19. Sailed Germanic, for New York, and passed Gibraltar, April 18. New Tork, April 19. Arrived Noordam, from Rotterdam and Boulogne; Algeria, from Genoa, Naples, etc; Slavonla, from Palermo; Kaiser "Wllbelm der Gros, from Bremen, etc Sailed Ryndam, for Rotterdam, etc; Bovlc, for Liverpool. ARRANGING RATES FOR PAIR. Passenger Agents Will Also Fix Days on Which Tickets Will Be Sold. SANTA BARBARA. Cal., April 19. A general understanding concerning the routes for round-trip excursion tickets to the "World's Fair, and the days upon which they may be sold, probably will be reached at the convention of the Trans continental Passenger Agents' Associa tion now In session in this city. Repre sentatives of the passenger department of nearly every railroad west of Chicago are in attendance upon the convention and it Is generally conceded that fixing rates for World's Fair travel Is the most important -matter to be considered. It is stated on good authority that a committee appointed this afternoon to report upon the World's Fair excursion business will submit a report tomorrow morning favoring two days a week sales from all Pacific Coast terminal points. An effort will be made tomorrow to ad just the pro-rata rate on transcontinental passenger business and put on a more equitable basis, satisfactory to all road3 concerned. It was decided today to hold the next convention of the associa tion at Chicago some time in July, tho exact date to be determined later. TRAIN LEAVES THE TRACK. Defective Rail Causes Wreck In Wh'lch Eight Persons Are Killed. MEXICO CITY, April 19. Northbound fast passenger train No. 1 on the Mexican Central, which left this city last night, about four kilometers north of Sacrates today jumped the track, the wreck re sulting in the death of eight persons and the Injury of 35 or 40 others. The train was bowling along at a high rate of speed when a defective rail pre cipitated the locomotive, the express and baggage cars and the first, second and third-class coaches down an embankment, totally demolishing them. The two Pullmans were the only cars which did not leave the track, and those occupying them received no Injury be yond a severe shaking up. It is impossi ble to secure a list of the dead, but It is understood that among them are the Mexican fireman and the expressman and I engineer. Americana Welsh Rarebit. Materials: Four ounces of cheese, about two tablcspoonfuls of ale; salt, cayenne and dry mustard, slice of hot toast. w ernns atice Getting the You want the best shoe you can get; the best shoe always pays, in wear and looks and comfort. The reasons for getting Selz Royal Blue Shoe are that it is made to fit human feet; it is made to wear wherever you want to wear shoes; and it is made to last a long time. It will cost you $3.50 or $4.00 and you'll never spend any shoe money to better advantage than the money you spend for Royal Blues. Ask your dealer to get them for you if he doesn't already sell them. HSMBBHIi. CHICAGO. Largest maker of good shoes in the world. DROWNED WHILE FISHING WILLIAM H. THOMAS MEETS AN UNTIMELY DEATH. Searching Party Finds His Dead Body at the Bottom of a Small Creek. "While seeking a few hours' recreation William H. Thomas found death Sunday evening. He was fishing on one of the small creeks tributary to Sucker Lake, 12 miles from the city, when he fell Into the water and was drowned. It Is believed his untimely and tragic end was the result of a fainting spell. He was a sufferer from heart trouble and it Is evident that he must have been taken suddenly ill or he could easily have drawn himself from the water. The body was brought to the city yesterday, having been recovered from the creek Monday evening by a party of searchers sent out by the Honcyman Hardware Company, where Thomas was employed in the ammunition department. Thomas was last seen alive by John Ford, a salesman, who accompanied him on the fishing expedition. The two had been whipping the stream all day and started for the Oregon City car to re turn home, when Thomas said he thought ho might have a round of good luck at a dam in the creek near by. The two separated. Ford taking the first car to the city, having been assured by Thomas that he would come on the next car. When Thomas did not appear Monday great anxiety was felt for him by hi3 friends and wife, and a searching party was sent out for him. After dragging the stream with a net for a short distance the body was located at the bottom of THE OLD RELIABLE ROOT AND HERB DOCTOR -lKis3't?'S3S B VMM V & J? March 2. 1D0O. Best of Certificates In Office DR. J. 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Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made. Freak of Dunham's Memory. Fred A. Dunham, a printer, told tho police last evening that he had been robbed of his watch in the Tacoma Houso on Stark street. Officer Hawley was sent to Investigate and arrested Stella West, whom Dunham had declared the guilty girl, but when lined up in company with a woman companion, she could not be identified by Dunham, as the robber. The woman was released, and the pollco afterward learned that Dunham had re covered his watch. To much hilarity had made him forgetful. Mystery in South-End Bad Lands. Mystery surrounds a shooting case In which L. C. Weir, a saloonkeeper of 300 First street, was involved late Monday morning. It is rumored that he had shot his wife through the hand. The matter was carefully kept from the police until nearly midnight, when an officer attempt ed to find Weir, without result. Tho saloon is in the center of the South End Bad Lands district. Heavy Damages Sought. 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