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THE MORNING OREOONIAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1905.
SIX ARE INDICTED
Prominent Men Involved in
Dodge-Morse Case.
FORMER JUDGE IS ARRESTED
Charge of Conspiracy Stirs Up So
ciety Ex-Supreme Judge Furst
man and A. K. Hummel Are
Arrested, Others Secret.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Indictments In
connection with the Dodge-Morse di
vorce complications were handed down
today against ex-Justice of the Su
preme Court Edgar I Fursman, A. F.
Hummel and Benjamin F. Stelnhardt.
of the law firm of Howe & Hummel;
Edward J. Bracken, a detective;
Charles F. Dodge, formerly husband of
Sirs. Honse, and several other persons
whose names have not yet been made
2ubllc. The grand Jury was excused
iroin further duty until next Tuesday,
.when, It Is said, more Indictments will
be found.
The Indictments against Hummel and
Stelnhardt are two each for subordina
tion of perjury and one each for con
spiracy; against Fursman, Dodge and
iBracken are one indictment each for
conspiracy.
The alleged subordination of per
jury consisted In Inducing Dodge to
make an affidavit that he had never
been served with papers In the divorce
case. The alleged conspiracy consist
ed in an attempt to defeat the ends of
Justice by having u marriage declared
Illegal.
Assistant District Attorney Rand asked
that ball for Mr. Hummel be fixed at $10..
C00, but Judge McMahon, before whom he
was arraigned, paroled him In the cus
tody of his counsel.
Mr. Rand at first objected to allowing
counsel for Mr. Hummel to see the In
dictment, and said in explanation that
five or six different persons were charged
with conspiracy and he did not want
It to be seen until they had been arrested.
Judge Fursman. accompanied by his
counsel, D. Cady Herrick. pleaded not
guilty, and was paroled in the custody of
bis counsel.
Mr. Rand said that no more arrests
would be made on the indictments today,
as he understood the other persons
named are out of town.
The Dodge-Morse matrimonial tangle
has been rich In sensational features. At
the time the divorce of Mrs. Clemence
Dodge was first questioned by her for
mer husband, who alleged that be had
never been properly served with, papers,
the legality of Mrs. Dodge's marriage to
Charles W. Morse was placed In question
by the courts and the tangle that resulted
lias never been straightened out- Morse
is a wealthy man, the promoter of a bank
consolidation plan on a large scale in
this city, and for a long time the con
trolling stockholder In the American Ice
Company. At present he is the principal
shareholder in several Important banks.
His prominence brought the case unusual
attention.
The great mystery of the affair has
been the fact that Dodge, himself a poor
man, was plentifully supplied with money
while he fought extradition from Texas.
He spent thousands of dollars, had the
best of lawyers and apparently wanted
nothing money could procure.
One of the most sensational features of
the District Attorney's Investigation of
the case came a few weeks ago when Mr.
Jerome made public a letter which he had
sent to Mrs. Gelshenen, the widow of a
prominent business man who had been
associated with Charles W. Morse, re
questing her to appear before the grand
jury to testify in connection with the
Dodge-Morse case. She sailed for Europe
a few days later. On her arrival on the
other side she expressed herself as will
ing to return to New York If necessary,
and at the same time declared that she
never had any intention of marrying Mr.
Morse, as had been publicly reported,
She Is still In Europe.
SOCIALISTS LED STBIKE.
Dispatch From Their Headquarters
Tells of Their Action.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. The strike
movement in St. Petersburg was carried
out under the direction of the Russian
Social Democratic party and Father
Gopon was strongly under the influence
of that organization, according to a dis
patch received today by members of the
Russian Social Democratic party from or
ganization headquarters in Europe. The
dispatch says:
"Our party led the movement entirely
on Basil Island, the Vyborg quarter and
in old Petersburg. Father Gopon was
strongly under the Influence and guidance
of our organization in the Narva quarter
of St. Petersburg. Eight companies of a
regiment declined to shoot at our work
ingmcn. Social Democrats took posses
sion of a printing shop and openly print
ed proclamations which were distributed
among the .people."
THEY REVEL IN FREE SPEECH
Russian Rebels in London "Roast"
the Czar and Grand Dukes.
LONDON. Jan. 27. The large East End
resort "Wonderland." which is notorious
as a prizefight arena, was the scene of a
.revolutionary demonstration tonight. The
audience numbered 3000, and was com
posed largely of Russian Jews. A Russian
revolutionary leader presided and made a
speech denouncing the Emperor and the
Grand Dukes. For the benefit of recent
arrivals from 'Russia, he repeated his
Bpeech in the Russian tongue.
The speaker constantly was interrupted
by cheers for the Russian revolution and
the singing of the Russian revolutionary
hymn. This was followed by a speech
from a Londoner, who delighted the audi
ence by denouncing Emperor Nicholas.
Emperor "William and King Edward and
proposed that the audience rid themselves
of "all Emperors, thieves and other
loafers."
Policemen were present In large num
bers but did not Interrupt the proceedings.
Anti-Russian Meeting in Paris.
PARIS. Jan. 27. A meeting in TIvolI
Hall tonight to protest agoinst Russian
oppression was attended by 3000 persons.
Elaborate police precautions were taken
and tho Russian Embassy was guarded.
There were no important disturbances,
but several arrests were made.
BAD PATLTJUE IN THE EAST.
Big Rope Company Goes to Pieces
With Heavy Liabilities.
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 27.-Chancellor
Magle today filed in the Court of Chan
cery an order appointing Dick S. Ramsey
and Frederick E. Day receivers for the
Standard Rope & Twine Company, which
was organized under the laws of New
Jersey In 1S95 in connection with the re
organization of the United States Cord
age Company. The application for a re
ceiver was made by George W. Montgom
ery, of New York, who Is vice-president
of the Standard company.
Mr. Montgomery places the liabilities or
.the company at J1.300.000, in addition to
Itutstandlng bonds and stocks. It Is stat
ed that the collateral' is not worth more
than enough to meet the Indebtedness for
which this was pledged. The company
has outstanding $2,70.000 worth of mort
gage bonds and $7, 500. COO worth of income
bonds. The company's plants at Brook
lyn, Boston and Elizabeth, N. J., Mr.
Montgomery saya, are not worth more
than $2,500,000, or less than the amount
for which they are mortgaged.
The assets In excess of the plants Mr.
Montgomery places at $82,000.
HARD TIMES IN TTJEKEY.
Missionaries Tell of Hunger and Sick
ness in Asiatic Provinces.
BOSTON. Mass.. Jan. 27. The American
Board of Foreign Missions made public
tonight reports from Mush and Van, In
Eastern Turkey, relative to prevailing
sickness and destitution. From Mush Dr.
I. H. Underwood, a missionary physi
cian, writes:
"There are some 7500 persons so desti
tute of food and clothing that it is a
problem how they are to survive the "Win
ter. Typhoid is rampant. The barracks
are full of It, and the dwellings of the
citizens also. The death list this year
from typhoid reaches four figures among
the soldiers alone."
Dr. G. C Raynolds, reporting from
Van, says: "The people here will soon be
perishing from hunger, unless assistance
is sent them. There Is doubtless grain
enough In the province to keep the popu
lation alive, were It evenly distributed.
Business Is at a standstill. Work cannot
be found, and those who would gladly
labor remain In idleness and hunger. In
the city very many families are without
food or fuel, and more have food enough
to last a very few weeks."
WERE EUSSIAN AGENTS AT HULL
Question Raised Before North Sea
Commission Irritates Russia.
PARIS, Jan. 27. At today's seeslon of
the International Commission inquiring
Into the North Sea incident, counsel for
Great Britain said he desired to secure
the testimony of a witness named Fletch
er concerning the ac.tlon of two Russian
agents In seeking information among the
fishermen at Hull.
Hugh O'Belrne, first secretary of the
British Embassy at Paris, and agent of
Great Britain before the Commission,
said:
"We consider the action of the agents
to be blameworthy, but we have not heard
that these agents acted under orders
from the Ruaaian Government."
M. Neklledoff, In behalf of Russia,
raised the question whether such evi
dence bore upon the Issue before the Com
mission. Mr. O'Belrne maintained that it would
explain the evidence of some of the fish
ermen. Admiral Fournler (French) ruled that
the Commission privately consider tho
question. In the meantime hearing other
The latter then continued their testi
mony, which was practically the same as
that of the preceding witnesses.
WILL SUE FOR 'LOST WAGES;
Locked-Out Clothing-Cutters Allege
Violation of Contract.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27. A new strike weap
on has been brought into play by the
Custom Cutters' Local Union No. L
which has made demands on 12 wholesale
tailoring establishments for .wages lost
during the walkout which has been In
progress against the firms since Novem
ber 19. The claims were on tho grouna
that the employers broke contracts with
their men. Damage suits were threatened
unless the salaries are paid before Janu
ary 20.
Formal notices were sent out by the
union notifying the firms that full pay
from November 19 to January 7 must be
given each old employe. Attorneys were
retained. It was announced, to Institute
legal proceedings in case the employers
refused to settle.
In the Custom Cutters' Union are 700
members. 350 of whom were employed by
the 12 firms up to the time the strike
was declared. Their claims, based on
an average weekly salary of $23, would
amount to $5C,350.
Members of several of the firms upon
whom the strikers served notices said
they would Ignore the demands.
THE "R AID THAT FAILED.
Sheriff's Force Invades Chinatown,
but Make No Arrests.
Chinatown was the scene of consid
erable excitement last night, when
Deputy Sheriffs, acting under Instruc
tions from Sheriff Word, swooped
down on several places with the in
tention of seizing evidence of gam
bling. At the store of Bow "Wo & Co..
S2 Second street, the officers were
locked out and gained entrance by
breaking the glass of the door. When
they got inside, the tables on which a
gume was In progress when the men
first arrived, were overturned and, the
evidence of the gambling hidden.
At none of the places did the officers
make arrests. They immediately left
the district, after finding their plans
frustrated. The Chinese gathered In
large crowds to discuss the la.cst
phase of their cases. Some of them
were very angry, but others laughed.
MURDERS BY THE MAFIA.
Italians in Kansas City Accused of
Executing Secret Decrees.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 27. The local po
lice assert that two men under arrest
here, held in connection with the killing
of an Italian In Kansas City, are mem
bers of the Mafia of Chicago and that
they were sent here to commit murder.
Agostino CaldaronI was killed here last
night and today Joseph Bellabcsti and
Frank Rossi. Italians, were arrested.
The police are holding them on the
theory that they were sent here from
Chicago to kill the slayer of Joseph
Shereto, a member of the society, who
was murdered in this city on December 7
last. Chief of Police John Hayes ex
pressed the opinion that three murders
recently had been committed In Kansas
City by the Mafia.
New Records on the Ski.
RED WING. Minn.. Jan. 27. New
world's records were established In a ki
tournament today. In the long jump,
stand or fall, George Thompson, of Red
"Wing, covered 118 feet, and In the long
Jump standing Gustaf Bye, of Ishpemlng.
Mich., went 105 feet, both being ahead of
all previous records.
High Prices for Paintings.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. The sale of water
colors and oil paintings of the art collec
tion formed by Thomas E. Waggaman at
Mondelsobn Hall tonight realized $223,225.
The highest figure was $-W.200. for "Sheep
Coming Out of the Forest." by Anton
Mauve, purchased by Derm an Schaus.
France Plans Another Exposition.
PARIS. Jan. 27. In the Chamber of
Deputies today the commerce committee
reported the government proposition to
create a universal exposition in Paris in
1920 to commemorate the foundation, of
the present French Republic
The action of Carter's Little Liver Pills
is pleasant, mild and natural. They gently
stimulate the liver and regulate the bow
els, but do not purge.
DOES BELIEF DISQUALIFY?!
LAWYERS AGAINST SMOOT CON
TEND THAT IT DOES.
In His Defense It Is Urged That Be
lief in Revelations Is Only Thing
Against Him.
WASHINGTON. Jaa. 27. Arguments
for the defense were made today in
the Sznoot Investigation before the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections. "Waldemar Vancott, of Salt
Lake City, opened with a discussion
of the charge of interference by the
Mormon Church in political affairs in
Utah.
Before Mr. Vancott began to speak.
Senator Knox said he believed that
the arguments of Judge R. W. Tayler.
counsel for the protestanta. would bo
clarified If he would answer three
questions, as follows:
"Do you concede that your argu
ment. Intended to establish Senator
Smoot's disqualification, applies with
equal force to all members of the Mor
mon Church who entertain the beliefs
Senator Smoot has confessed?
"Do you concede that your argu
ment for disqualification, so far as
It is based upon Senator Smoot's be
lief in a duty to obey divine revela
tion, applies with equal force to all
who believe in the duty to "obey the
divine win. however ascertained?
"Would Senator Smoot be disquali
fied. In your opinion, by reason of be
ing a Mormon, If Mormonism bad
never been tainted with polygamy?"
In answering the first question.
Judge Tayler said the chief charge
against Senator Smoot was" that he
was an integral part of the quorum
of 12, which he declared to be -all
there was to the Mormon Church. The
president of the church, said Judge
Tayler. was the creature of the quo
rum o'f apostles and could be removed
by It.
The latter part of the first question
and the second question were an
swered jointly by Judge Tayler, by
giving what ne believed to be the
pdlitlcul significance of a belief in rev
elations. He quoted from the testi
mony of Senator Smoot and other
witnesses concerning their beliefs In
revelations, and said that all persons
who were committed to such beliefs
were disqualified to sit as Senators.
The third question he answered by
stating that if no attention had been
attracted to the church by violations
of the law. it was not likely that re
ligious belief would have been
brought Into the discussion, but the
polygamy was the result of revela
tions. . This belief in immediate con
tact with God through personal reve
lations ne declared to be sufficient to
disqualify any person for the position
of Senatorshlp, no matter what his
creed.
Mr. Vancott opened his argument by
declaring the contention of the pro
testants to be untenable in that they
admit they could charge Senator
Smoot with no offense recognizable by
law; and that the only thing brought
against him was that he believed in
revelations. Emphasis was laid by
Mr. Vancott on the fact that Senator
Smoot had never received a revelation
and that there was no Indication that
he ever would. He declared that Sen
ator Smoot was being prosecuted on
the ground that his religion at some
time might cause him to commit an
overt act. He deprecated what he
termed to be an attempt to return to
the dark ages of religious persecu
tions. Mr. Vancott then summed up the
testimony of witnesses who were ex
amined In relation to the politics of
Utah and Idaho, which ne declared
failed to show one Instance of inter
ference in politics.
Justification for the Mormon Church
engaging in business was offered by
Mr. Vancott by a citation of the case
of Trinity Church In New York as
one that owns a vast amount of prop
erty. As reasons why Mr. Smoot should
retain his seat. Mr. Vancott gave the
following:
That Smoot could not have secured
the Legislature without the aid of the
Gentile voters: that he opposed tho
Evans bill, which was vetoed by the
Governor: that he encouraged the State
Superintendent in driving religious
classes out of the public schools and
that he was not a polygamlst. He
then made the declaration that, if Mr.
Smoot should be unseated. It would
solidify the Mormons more than ever.
Mr. Worthlngton followed for Mr.
Smoot. discussing particularly the
question of the endowment ceremonies
and the oaths taken. He combatted the
charge that there was an oath taken
evincing disloyalty to the Government.
On the subject ofpolygamy. Mr. Worth
lngton said that the manifesto prohib
ited only new plural marriages, and that
all lawyers would so interpret it. Two
years later, when President Woodruff In
terpreted the manifesto as applying to
polygamous cohabitation, said Mr. Worth
lngton, all persons In Utah were of the
sentiment that there should be no prose
cutions. He said the state practically had
said to the polygamlsts that they could
continue to live according to the custom
they had established. Mr. Worthlngton
concluded for the day with the statement
that the Mormon church had received
but one revelation in 23 years, and that
was the one to stop polygamy.
The closing argument for the protest
ants will be made by Judge Tayler, In
stead of John G. Carlisle.
WITHIN THE EVERGLADES.
Animal Life Abundant, and Luxuriant
Growth of Plants.
Century.
The Islands of the Everglades are cov
ered with luxuriant virgin forests. The
liveoaks and the bays are present in large
numbers. Interspersed with wild cucum
bers, wild lemon and wild orange. The
papaya, the custard-apple and the prickly
ash are of very frequent occurrence, and
here and there, governed by the size and
elevation of the Islands, are the cabbage
palmetto and the pine. Wild rubber trees
are also found in some localities, growing
to enormous size. Throughout the region
there Is a phenomenal growth of vines.
The morning glory and honeysuckle attain
great size and are almost everywhere.
The wild fig, which fastens Itself about
a massive trunk of llveoak or bay, lives
Its cannibal life until the supporting tree
trunk has been destroyed. Wherever the
land Is dry enough the coontie plant
flourishes. This plant Is really the Flor
ida arrowroot. It Is the mainstay of the
Seminole. From Its root he extracts flour
and starch, both of which are delicate
and digestible.
There is a remarkable variety and pro
fusion of wild flowers. WTater lilies and
spider lilies abound. Orchids are found
In great numbers and are of great beau
ty. On many of the Islands grow giant
ferns, the fronds of which measure ten
feet In length.
The shores of the streams by which the
Glades are entered are covered with rank
growths of tho cocoa plum. The same
tree grows all about the edge of the
Glades, producing blue fruit on the east
ern edge and white fruit toward the west.
The flora of the whole region Is unique
and unstudied, and contains, no doubt,
scores of plants unknown and unclassified.
The Everglades are not a sportsman's
paradise, in the usual sense of that term.
Nevertheless, animal life Is fairly abun
dant in that portion of the area where
the larger Islands lie- Deer are found on
both the eastern and western edges, and
now and then a bear Is seen. The pan-
j ther has not entirely disappeared, an oc
casional one finding his way Into the ex
plorer a camp. Otters are plentiful, and
the Semlnoles, who hunt both the otter
and the alligator for their skins, derive
a considerable revenue from otter trap
ping. The alligator Is often seen, and bis
gentle roar is by no means unmusical.
On the southeastern edge the crocodile
(Crocodilus American us) Is found in small
numbers, though his more favorite haunts
are among the mangrove, fastnesses be
tween the Glades and the bays and sounds
about Cape Sable.
LITERATUEE IN LITTLE.
Potent Phases That Have Worked
Miracles at Critical Times.
Saturday Evening Post.
The recent interchange of signals be
tween the Russian Baltic fleet in the Med
iterranean and the English squadron hov
ering near illustrates again how men of
all kinds become masters of . speech In a
tight place. Napoleon, addressing his
army In the shadow of the pyramids, said:
"Forty centuries look down on you!"
Could any phrase be better calculated to
rouse the heart o'f the theatric French
man? Nelson's famous signal was as full
of the spirit of his nation and the hour:
"England expects every man to do his
duty!" Glory and duty! Two words paint
the opposing moods of two great nations.
The sculptor. Saint Gaudcns. when plan
ning his statue of Logan, read his sub
ject's political speeches in vain for a
revelation of the man, finding only the
flowery bombast of the illiterate back
woods partisan. But an anecdote told
bj' an old soldier gave him the full stat
ure of the man. In the face of a tremen
dous Confederate cavalry charge the boys
In blue were wavering and turning to run.
Lojran snatched a flag and rode out In
front, shouting: "Them fellers In gray Is
riding to their graves!" That sentence
changed the fortunes of the day, and tho
spirit of It lives in bronze of enduring
spirit and beauty on the lake front in
Chicago.
The late Anglo-Russian Incident was of
less heroic proportions, but none the less
apt and characteristic Admiral Rojest
vensky ran up flags that said: "If you do
not keep off we will fire." The British
Admiral, still thinking, no doubt, of his
dead countrymen In the North Sea,
promptly answered: "Fire away!" There
was levity in this, as was not unfitting
to the occasion. But there was also some
thing grim. We have all reason to be
glad that the Russians' bluff was called
and most of all, perhaps, the Russians.
Speed of Rattlesnake.
Pearson's.
In this wide world there are several
things that are swifter than a rattlesnake,
but they can probably be counted on tho
fingers of one hand. One of these things
Is a bullet: whereby hangs the explana
tion why It Is easy to shoot the head oft
a rattler, although a marksman finds It
difficult to place a bullet along the fat.
seven-foot line between the neck of the
reptile and the tip of Its tall.
It has long been regarded as a curious
coincidence that even the man not famed
for accuracy has had no trouble In blow
ing the head oft a diamond back. In the
diamond back country only one explana
tion is offered for this It Is the snake,
and not the man. that does the aiming.
At close quarters the Instant the muzzlo
of a six-shooter Is thrust toward a rat
tlesnake the infallible eye catches the
range, and In the fraction of a twinkle
the deadly head has aligned itself. As the
gun roars and darts its tongue of flame,
the head of the creature Is torn clean,
as If severed with a knife, and the viper
lies wrlthlntr. emitting dndfint -ti.
even as its grim, relentless heart ceases J
lis Deal.
May Settle Out of Court.
Latest developments In the theatrical
suit of Herbert Ashton vs. James Keane
consisted of the preparation of papers yes
terday by the plaintiff requiring the de
fendant to appear today at 2 o'clock be
fore an officer qualified to take a deposi
tion of testimony. Upon notice of this
action the defendant, who is filling an
engagement at the Columbia Theater,
bestirred himself, since It would mean
the cancellation of his afternoon per
formance, and it Is now understood that
the case will be settled out of court.
Ashton brought suit against Keane to
recover an alleged balance due on sal
ary to himself and three other members
of tho former Keane Dramatic Company.
Grinding. Canadian Wheat.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Jan. 27. There
are now five big Northwestern mills
grinding Canadian wheat, four of which
are In Minneapolis and the last In Wln
tona. All but one of the mills are oper
ating under the drawback regulations
which permit the grinding of wheat for
export, with the privilege of retaining
the by-products In this country. Twenty
five thousands bushels of Canadian wheat
have been purchased, and after February
1 mills having a capacity of 1SO0 barrels
per day will be put to work on the grain.
Frost-Bitten Sailors on Icy Ship.
NEW YORK Jan. 27. After having been
blown 12 miles out to sea from off Barne
gar, N. J., In the bitter gale Wednesday,
the steamer Bernlllia arrived today from
the River Plata, sheathed In Ice from four
to six inches thick. Several of her crew
were cither frostbitten or Injured by be
ing thrown about the slippery deck and
part of her deckhouse was broken in by
the seas, which flooded the engineroom
and caused much damage about deck.
Confirmed fay the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The Senate to
day confirmed the following nominations:
Charles Richardson. Massachusetts, sec
retary of the Embassy at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil; Captain J. Z. Dare, U. S. A, re
tired, of the District of Columbia, agent
of the Indians of the Blackfoot Agency,
Montana,
Free-Traders Win Again in England.
LONDON, Jan. 27. The Free Traders
captured another Parliamentary seat In
the bye-election held In North Dorset
yesterday. A Wellls, Liberal, defeated
Sir Randolph Baker, Conservative, by a
majority of $09. The vacancy was caused
by the death of John WIngfleld-Digby.
To Punish the Ladrones.
MANILA Jan. 27. At Governor-General
Wright's request. Major-General
Corbln will send to the Province of
Cavlte the first battalion of the Seventh
Infantry Regiment to assist the Insular
forces now fighting the ladrones there.
The situation at the front Is reported im
proved. Slow Time in Fifty-Mile Auto Race.
ORMOND, Fla.. Jan. 27. The 50-mile
race open to American-built auto-cars
for the Losler trophy, was run today, but
owing to a breakdown and a bad start,
slow time was made, and the event lacked
excitement and interest, Walter Chris
tie's eO-horse-power won in 1:09:20 1-5.
Florida Orange Crop Destroyed.
TAMPA Fla.. Jan. 27. Additional ad
vices from the Orange belt show that, of
00.000 boxes of oranges and grapefruit
remaining on the trees, about S5 per cent
has been frozen and made unsaleable.
Serious Fire in Havana.
HAVANA, Jan. 27. The Gemese build
ing, facing Central Park, and containing
30 shops and cafes, was gutted by fire to
day. Loss, J1M.O00.
Conduct.
Oil aty Blizzard.
Be good, but not easy!
For 25 cents you can get Carter's Little
Liver Pills the best liver regulator In the
world. Don't forget this. One pill a dose.
MAY TAKE PORTLAND HAY
PART OF GOVERNMENT ORDER IS
STILL HELD UP.
Contract for Oats Given to Seattle
Firm Nicomedia en Route From
Orient With Valuable Cargo.
The Quartermaster's Department has
not yet disposed of all the forage con
tracts for which bids were opened Janu
ary 9, and there Is still a possibility that
some of the business may be placed here.
The order for the 4500 tons of oats goes
to the Sound, having been given to W. W.
Robinson, of Seattle, who was the lowest
bidder. His tender was $23.50 for doublo
sacked Minnesota oats, f. o. bN. Seattle.
Of the CSD0 tons of hay called, for, the
Quartermaster-General has awarded the
contract for 2S0O tons to San Francisco
firms, but the order for the remaining
4050 tons Is held up. The Puget Sound
bidders on the hay have been notified
from Washington that their bids were re
jected, but no such word has been re
ceived by the Portland firm that put in a
bid, and for that reason It Is thought the
rest of the order may come to this city.
This forage Is intended for shipment- to
Manila.
BRINGS HEAVY CARGO.
China Liner Nicomedia Is Due Here
February 8.
The Portland & Asiatic steamer Nico
media sailed, from Yokohama for this
city January 22 and Is due here February
8. She brings a full cargo, of which but
700 tons Is for overland points. Among
her freight is a shipment of IS tons of
raw silk.
The Nicomedia will be followed by tho
Numantla, which left Hong Kong, east
bound, Wednesday and is due here Feb
ruary 25. The Aragonla Is expected to
cross out from Astoria today.
New Shaft for Dalles City.
The Regulator Lino steamer Dalles City
will go off the ways at the Portland Ship
building Company's yards Monday, fully
repaired and In condition for business,
but as traffic on the river Is light just
now, the company has decided to make
some other .changes In her. "We will
take out the old shaft," eald General
Manager H. C. Campbell yesterday, "and
put In a new one of hollow nickel steel
with new cranks. The boat will be put
In first-class shape and will continue to
be the fastest and most popular steamer
that ever piled the waters of the Upper
Columbia."
Nauarchos Ordered to Sydney.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 27. Captain Arf
mann Otgerman, fit the German bark
Nauarchos. Which arrived here November
10 for Yokohama In ballast for orders
and has been anchored opposite Tongue
Point since then, received a cable, this
morning from the owners to proceed to
Sydney, Australia, in ballast, and she will
leave out as soon as she can be made
ready. Since the vessel has been here
the crew has been given constant shore
leave and none of them have run away.
Ten Deaths on Steamer.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Ten steerage pas
sengers died at sea on the Red Line
steamer Vaderland, which arrived here
from Antwerp on January 24. The cause
of death was given as congestion of the
lungs and pneumonia, and the vessel was
passed at quarantine. Today 700 steerage
passengers were not permitted to land
when the steamer put up at her dock
and by order of the health officer of the
port the Vaderland was sent back to
quarantine. Four departments are now
conducting Investigations.
Nauarchos Ordered to Newcastle.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 27. (Special.) Or
ders have been received by the German
bark Nauarchos to proceed to Newcastle,
V ff. W. to load coal, and Can tain Arf-
mann Is making preparations to leave out
as quickly as possible. ine auarcnos
arrived here on November 10 from Yoko
hama In ballast, and since that time has
been anchored off Tongue Point. Her
crew has been granted shore leave, but
not one of the men has deserted.
Steamer Appears Off the River.
ASTORIA Or., Jan. 27. (Special.) A
large steamer appeared off the mouth of
the river this morning, but after taking a
look she headed south again. She Is
thought to have been an oil steamer on
the way from the Sound, and came In
shore to get her bearings.
Drop in Reinsurance.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27. The reinsur
ance rate on the British steamer M. ' S.
Dollar, reported aground going Into Vladi
vostok, dropped from 30 to 20 per cent to
day, owing to the nonarrival of more
serious news concerning the disaster.
Marine Notes.
The eteamer Prentiss has sailed from
Vancouver with 425,000 feet of lumber for
San Francisco.
The new oil burners of the steamer Lur
llne were given a trial on the river and
found "to work satisfactorily.
The Pacific Export Lumber Company
has chartered the barkentines Koko Head
and Amazon to load here for China. Both
vessels will come from Honolulu.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Jan. 27. Arrived down at 2:30
A. M. and ealled at 4 P. M. Steamer Colum
bia, for San Francisco. Left up at daylight
Schooner Mahukona. Arrived at 10:23 A. M.
and left up at 1:45 P. M. Steamer Cascade,
from San Francisco. Sailed at 3:10 P. M.
Steamer Francis H. Lesgett. for Saa Fran
cisco. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., moder
ate; wind west; weather cloudy.
Queenstown. Jan. 27. Arrived British ship
Beacon Jlock. from Portland.
San Francisco, Jan. 27 Arrived at 3 A. M.
Steamer Northland, from Portland. Sailed at
1130 A. M. Steamer Coata Rica, for Portland.
SECRET WORKER
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates
Coffee is such a secret worker that it Is
not suspected as the cause of sickness or
disease, but there Is a very sure way to
find out the truth.
A lady in Memphis gives an Interesting
experience her husband had with coffee.
It seems that he had been using it for
some time and was an Invalid.
The physician In charge shrewdly sus
pected that coffee was the "Worm at the
root of the tree." and ordered It discon
tinued with instructions to use Possum
Food Coffee regularly in its place.
The wife says: "We found that was the
true remedy for his stomach and heart
trouble and we would have gladly paid
a hundred times tho amount of the doc
tor's charge when we found how wise his
judgment was.
"The use of Postum Instead of coffee
was begun about a year ago, and It has
made my husband a strong, well man.
He has gained 25 pounds In that time and
his stomach and heart trouble have all
disappeared.
"The first time I prepared It I did not
boll It long enough and he said there
was something wrong with It. Sure
enough it did taste very flat, but the next
morning I followed directions ' carefully,
boiled It for fifteen minutes, and he re
marked This Is better than any of the
old coffee.
"We use Postum regularly and never
tire of telling our friends of the benefit
we have received from leaving off the
old-fashioned coffee." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Look for the little book, "The Road to
WeUvIlle." In each package.
Sailed last night Steamer Aberdeen, for Port
land. Arrived XT. S. E. New Orleans, from
Honolulu: steamer San Joan, from Maxatlan
and An con; schooner A M. Baxter, from Bel
llngham. Sailed Steamer Arlzonian. for Hono
lulu: steamer Breakwater, tor Coca Bar:
schooner Fearless, for Gray's Harbor; steamer
Empire, for Coos Bay; steamer laqca. for
Cray's Harbor; steamer Chehalis, for Gray's
Harbor; et earner G. C IJndauer, for Gray's
Harbor; steamer Tltanla. for Ladysmlth;
schooner Columbia, for Port Towns end; schoon
er Endeavor, for Port Towusend: schooner
Omega, for Coos Bay, Cleared Bark Max.
for Queenstown.
SHOT BY HIS OWN MEN.
Significant Dying Statement of Sur
geon O'Neill in Philippines.
MANILA, Jan. 27. Mrs. O'Neill, widow
of Dr. J. A. O'Neill, the contract sur
geon killed In the attack by ladrones on
.tho town of San Francisco de Malabon
on the night of January 24, and who was
endeavoring to escape with her husband,
confirms a report to tha effect that, when
the surgeon was shot, he exclaimed:
"I have been shot by our own men."
THE DAY'S DEATH BOLL.
John Hall, Former Railroad President
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Jan. 27.-John M.
Hall, formerly president of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad, dldd
today.
G. E. Woodard, Civil Engineer.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. George Evartson
Woodard, a civil engineer who took part
In the construction of the Chicago, .Mil
waukee & St, Paul, and later its chief en
gineer, Is dead at his home here. He
was the author of many articles of archi
tecture and horticulture.
ArrlTala at the Portland.
M Wechslcr. NY H S Colter, city
C Edwards. NY :H A Hoppe, Chicago
W B Lowe. Nashville;
R Stewart. Winnipeg
C W Boothe. N Y
H A Geese, Denver
C E Winks. Wlnnlpg
M Herzogsr. S F
F L Wheelsr, Seattle
H Williams. Moberly
W Finger, S F
S Weinhelmer. St L
J 31 Root. Chicago
D W Simpson, Chlgo
W E Bartholomew,
New York
W D Stevens. Seattle
W L Reld, Holyoke
G C-Salch, S F
M A Brunner, N Y
F D Bradley, Chgo
A Llberatl. N Y
W II Butcher. Boston
B H Cummins and
wife, Pierre, S D
G Brockman. Hambgr
H E Crumback. S F
P D Walsh. S F
F H Caldwell. Newbg
G S Wright. McMinn
I Jewell. Los Angeles
W S Blacklnter, NY
C Cranbey. Chicago
W B Kellie. city
J T Whistler. U S G S
A S Blackburn. S F
F A Aldrlch. Mich
W H -Houser, Pomery
G M Myers. Duluth
M H Spiro. St Louis.
W W Tomllnson. S F
R H Mitchell. Boston
M J Shields. Moscow iF N Payne, S F
A Feldenhelmer. S FD W P.ois. S F
B K Baker. N Y
E L Kenyon, N Y
P. Duffy, N Y.
D S Toy. Baltimore
G Hlghtower, Jr.
, Louisville
W Rosenblatt. S F
R Llndenberger. Asto
G H George, Astoria.
G "W Sanborn' Astoria
E D Gelser. BakeriC
W A Bethel. USA
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