TEGS MOmaSG OjEtEGONIAX MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1905.
5
CUES LUSTCONGEBT
Captain Baldwin hse the matter under
advisement, - and It Is almost assured
that a dally schedule of flights -will be
arranged. The suggestion of having
two flights dally, one In the morning
and the other In the afternoon. Is also
under advisement.
Lincoln Beachey will make another
n Uif:: D A Dlntir. "Bflt xue imposition xuesoay in me
ROyal Hawaiian Band PlayS City of Portland. In a few days the
lioiaune wm De in readiness to tour
the skies again, and, it is believed, will
make a flight the later part of the
week. George T. Tomlinson, the In
ventor of the Gelatine, and who goes
up In It, has ordered a new motor and
a different type of propellor. and they
are expected to. arrive almost any day.
at Bandstand.
LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA
This Afternoon Ellcry's Musicians
"Will Make Their Appearance at
Lewis and Clark Fair
for Rest of Season.
REVISE LINO Li!
One of Great Measures Roose
velt Will Press.
REPEAL TIMBER LAND LAW
ORDER OF THE IAY, SEPT. 1$.
8 A. M. Gates open.
A. M. Exhibit buildings. Govern
ment exhibit and Trail open.
0 A. M. to 12 M. Concert by Admin
istration Bond. Agricultural building.
10 A. M. and hourly thereafter
Free moving pictures, Nebraska Pavil
ion, Agricultural Palace.
30 to 11 A. M. Concert by U. S.
Artillery Band, Government Terrace.
2 to 5 P. M. Concert by Administra
tion Band. Transportation building
bandstand.
2:80 P. M. Opening concert by Ell
cry's Band, bandstand. Gray boule
vard. 2:30 P. M. Organ recital by Profes
sor F. 5 Goodrich, Forestry building.
2:30 P. M. U. S. Ufcsavlng Service
exhibition on lake.
8:80 P. M. Timber-testing exhibit
and test. Government Forestry build
ing. 3:30 to 4:30 P. M. Concert by U. 8.
Artillery Band, Government Terrace.
3 P. M. Grand operatic concert by
Klralfy'a Carnival of Venice Company,
on Bustle steps (free). In event of
Inclement -weather this concert will be
held in Auditorium.
5 P. M- Government exhibit closes.
6 P. M. Exhibit buildings close.
7:80 P. M. Grand concert by Ell-
erys Band, bandstand (or Auditor
ium). S P. M. Wrestling tournament, Pa
vilion Annex.
8 P. M. Grand electrical illumina
tion. 11 P. M. Gates close.
11:30 P. M. Trail closes. Grounds
dark.
Further Information may be obtained
frera the dally official programme.
The Royal Hawaiian Band, which has
been at the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion for the past month, played its fare
wet! concert last noght before the largest
audlonce it has had any time since it
Jas been In Portland. Fully 2000 persons
attended the night concert, and nearly
as many were present during the after
noon. Both concerts were rendered from
the bandstand at the foot of the Lake
view Terrace.
The audlonces for the two concerts
wore particularly enthusiastic and the
band was obliged to render encore after
encore. The glee club received a tre
mend o as ovation at the two "concerts, and
was called back again and again by the
heavy applause. Madame Isane Alapai,
the Hawaiian vocal soloist, who accom
panles the band, was also .given a -hearty
ovation. She appeared twice during the
night concert, and was obliged to render
at least half a dozen encores. Both
of the two last concerts ended by the
bend playing "The Star Spangled Ban
ner.
All tho members of the band have
become deeply attached to Portland and
The Exposition since they have been
here, and would like to remain the en
tire season. The regret over their de
parture is shared equally with the Ha
waiians by the music-loving public of
Portland, which has been greatly pleased
with the band, whether the days or
nights were rainy or cool, the band has
always played to large crowds, and a
"light house has been entirely foreign
te the Hawalians while at the Expo
drion. They go from here to San Fran
ciseo, and after making- a tour of the
nrincinal cities of California, return to
the Hawaiian Islands.
Ellcry's Band, conceded by critics to be
the finest musical organization of its
kind in the United States, opens at the
Exposition this afternoon, and will re
main until the Fair comes to a close.
The concerts will be given In the band
eiand when the weather permits, and at
other times they will be rendered In the
Auditorium. Ellory plays many popular
numbers, and one night this week the
entire nrocramme will be composed of
light music
ITALIANS OXCE MORE A TOOT
Differences Burled, Then Day Will
Be a Success.
An amicable adjustment of the friction
which has arisen lately In the local Ital
ian colony, ana wnicn inreaienea xor a
time to disrupt further proceedings in
connection with their National celebration
at the Lewis and Clark Fair, was
reached yesterday at a Joint meeting of
the contending factions held in Eagle
Hall. In the course of which It was ar
ranged to carry out the original pro
gramme of observing next Wednesday,
September 20, with all due ceremony, as
Italian day.
In conformity with the general plan of
conciliation, Peter de B. Rossi, Commis
sioner-General of Italy, who had been
chosen as honorary president of the day.
tendered his written resignation, and Dr.
C. F. Candianl was re-elected in his place.
John Cordano presided at tho meeting.
which waa held under the auspices of tho
executive committee for Italian day and
a large numberf Italian residents of this
city. Tho best of feeling prevailed
throughout. Mr. Rossi explaining in his
letter of declination that he was unable
to accent the honor that had been ten
dered him, and suggested that Dr. Can
dianl. the Italian Consular agont, was
the best fltted for the position. The reso
lution naming tho latter as president of
the day carried with it a strong Indorse
ment of his patriotic motives, together
with a statement that It was never the
Intention of Dr. Candianl to interfere in
any way with the celebration, and that
his circular letter in favor of tho Calabria
sufferers was prompted only by oenti
ments of sorrow and pity. In a communi
cation to The Oregonlan. Dr. Candianl
calls upon all Italian residents of Port
land and vicinity to Join in the festivities
and help make Italian day at the Fair a
complete success.
Poem on Slslinc Madonna..
The following poem by A. E. Buttncr
has been dedicated to Clara Rlpberger,
who reproduced in needlework the famous
painting, the SIstine Madonna:
Dark looks my life and yet I do net fear.
Mr- Father. God In heaven, willed it e.
To earth he sent roe to redeem the -world;
At his command I came, ana bzcK l go.
"When I .have done my work.
Thus rpeaks the Christ child. Can you hear
his words
As from the canvas he looks down on yeu?
The master hand that wrought -with silken
cords
His image there so patient and so true
was surely led by goo.
Look at the mother's face. In every line
A mother's love is written for her boy;
Anxiety, because she knows his cross.
Tet for his coming triumph she feels joy
And sends her prayers up high.
And still the needle painted on; the angels
Grew living glories of the Holy Land;
To Barbara they give the sweetert promUe,
To us they show God's ever helping hand
To thos who do his win.
The thanks and prayers of a countless people
Are yours, dear -woman, for this master-niece:
To him, who filled you with this inspiration
we bow our heads, and -we will never cease
SIstine Madonna's praise.
Missed a Good Opportunity.
NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C. Scot. 17.
(Special.) w. J. Brandrlth. Provincial
Government Inspector of Trees and Fruit.
returned to this city last evening from
the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and
states," as many other Canadians have
done, that the Lewis and Clark Fair is
lacking in Canadian exhibits. Mr. Bran
drith states that ail the representation
put up by the Canadian government is a
few stuffed birds from the Hudson s Bay
Company and some bottles of fruit from
some antique museum. These, with some
tourist literature, comprise the entire
showing for the Dominion of Canada. Mr.
Brandrlth states that there could have
been no better advertisement put up by
the Dominion of Canada than a good
showing at the Portland Fair, and be
lieves that a grand opportunity has been
missed.
Committee of Land Officials Ex
plains Pacific Coast Conditions.
Stumps go Value Only Just
Basis of Sale.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Sept. 17. President Roosevelt, in
his forthcoming messago to Congress, will
urge the remodeling of the public land
laws, and- among other things will spe
cifically recommend the repeal of tho
timber and stone act. the law which has
been responsible for moro fraud and
which has caused the Government greater
actual loss of money than any other
public land statute. The President will
base his recommendation upon the report
of the Public Lands Commission, consist
ing of Commissioner Richards, of the
General Land Office; F. IL Newell, head
of the Reclamation Service, and Glfford
Pinchot. Chief Forester.
This commission submitted to Congress
at its last session a second report on its
investigation, and, among other things.
said:
Initanceff of the beneficial operation of the
timber and Koae act may be cited, but, when
it la considered from the point of view of
the general interest of the public. It becomes
obvious that this law should be repealed,
Since the foregoing report was pub
lished, the commission has submitted to
the Public Printer a great appondlx, con
taining data and facts upon which its
conclusions were based. This appendix
has not yet been made public, but an ad'
vance copy throws some light on the
facts at hand bearing on the operation of
the timber and stone act.
Timber Land Not Good to Farm.
The Public Lands Commission, it seems.
appointed a committee consisting of Spe
cial Agents Edward W. Dixon, S. J.
Cplter and F. M. Goodwin to examine
into the workings of the timber and stone
act in the Pacific Northwest- This com
mittee reached some conclusions which
will be of Importance, though they are
not of a startling character. They tend
to show the faults of the timber and
stone act, and indicate wherein that act
may be Improved. The committee says:
It Is a well-known fact that the great ma'
Jorlty of lands entered under the timber and
stone act pass sooner or later out of the
hands of the original purchasers from the
Government, the remainder being uUlized by
those who have purchased the lands as an
adjunct to the logging or milling buslnem.
and In such cases the individual either sells
but it will be inoracticable to stoo there.
The timber and stone act Is at present
tne chief source from which tho money in
the reclamation fund Is derived. With that
law repealed, the reclamation fund must
practically stand still, unless some other
source of supply is provided. It will
therefore be. urged that, in lieu of the
timber and stone act. some law be enact
ed authorizing the sale of public timber
at its atumpage value, the proceeds ' of
such sales to go into tne reclamation
fund. In the event that such a law is
enacted, the reclamation fund will prob
ably grow twice as rapidly as it is grow
ing at this time, for the disposal of tim
ber for Its actual value will bring a great
er return than its disposal at a flat price
of $2.o0 an acre.
Two years ago the Government sold tim
ber lands belonging to the Chippewa In
dians In Minnesota on a stumpago basis.
and the sales netted tho Indians $15.05
per acre. Had those lands been sold un
der the timber and stone act, the price
brought would have been but $2-50. Tet
the Chippewa timber lands, which readily
brought $15 an acre, in open competition
and after due appraisement, would be
termed "scrub" lands in the Pacific
Northwest lands too poor to be logged.
How much, then, would be realized for
the cream of the Oregon. Washington and
Idaho forests, if the timber should be
sold as proposed by the Commission?
There is this to be said: The great ma
jority of the purchases of timber lands
under the timber and stono act have been
made in the interest of blg'logging and
lumbering concerns and corporations.
These concerns are the principal users of
timber, and by careful management have
cornered vast areas of the best timber in
the Northwest. If the timber and stone
act is reijealed. these Interests will not
be immediately affected; they have all the
lumber they can handle for years to come.
Because of this fact, there would prob
ably bo light sales of timber for tho next
few years: there would be little demand.
and speculators would hesitate some time
before buying up public timber at stump-
age values, in the hope of selling it la the
distant future at what they hope might
be a profit. The adoption of the stump-
age system as a substitute for the tim
ber and stone act would practically put
an end to fraud in public timber land
transactions, and would materially swell
the public receipts.
Vast Sums Thrown Away.
For instance, during tho past two years
the Government has disposed of some
3.000.000 acres of land under the timber
and stone act. Its receipts were approx
imately $7,500,000. These lands, at a rough
and very low estimate, were actually
worth at least $15 an acre, on the aver
age, so the Government was positively
cheated out of $12.50 an acre, or the im
mense total of $37,500,000. almost as much
money as has been converted Into the
reclamation fund in four years. Had the
stumpage rule prevailed, the Government
would today have upwards of $100.Q,000
with which to build irrigation works, in
stead df a little more than $40,000,000.
These facts may not appeal to all Sen
ators and Representatives: they do ap
peal to President Roosevelt, and that is
why the President Is going to make a
strenuous effort to bring about the re
peal of the timber and stone act at the
coming session. He wants not only to put
an end to the fraud, but to see that the
Government derives a Just return for the
timber with which it parts.
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Specials
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his logs in open market or manufactures the gjQ TRAMP BOAT ARRIVES
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The Kclvinbank Reached Portland
Yesterday Morning.
OEING overstocked in this par
" ticular line of Parlor Pieces,
we have placed on sale during first
half of the week a considerable
portion of our line of attractive
Parlor Tables in both golden oak
and mahogany finish. These ta
bles are all constructed on grace
ful lines, and the exceptionally
low prices at which they are
marked during the three days'
sale will be a convincing item to
all who have in mind the pur
chasing of a pretty Parlor Piece.
We have displayed in our corner
window this assortment of tables.
Today,Tomorrow and Wednesday
Regular Price $3.00 Six round tables with 24
inch top. in mahoganized birch, hand polished;
has well turned legs; also lower i en
shelf-f- SPECIAL 3 ItOU
Ilenilar Price $3-10 Five square tables with 24
lnch top. in mahoganized birch, hand polished;
has spiral legs and also lower shelf Jr) nn
speciai. 4Z1UU
Regular Price 93.73 Thirty-two square tables
with 2 k -Inch top. in quarter-sawed golden
oak. hand rubbed; has spiral legs; (n 7c
also lower shelf SPECIAL. .'OZifvJ
Ileirular Price $4.00 Six square tables with 24
inch top. In quartor-sawed golden oak. hand -polished;
has well turned legs; also CO 7K
lower sheif SPECIAL tfZijO
Regular Price 88.73 Three square tables with
heavy 24-Inch top. in mahoganized birch, hand
rubbed; has fancy legs, with brass (Jf) 7c
claw feet and glass castors SPECIAL. 0 L I 0
Regular Price 35JJ0 Three square tables with
21-lnch top. in' mahoganized birch, hand pol
ished; has French legs; also lower (Q nn
shelf SPECIAL OOiUU
Regulnr Price 58.75 Ono square table with 24
inch top, in quarter-sawed golden oak. hand
polished; has well turned, artistic n An
legs; also lower shelf SPECIAL ....gOifU
Rejrulnr Price 70.00 Two round tables wih 28
inch top, in quarter-sawed golden oak, hand
polished; has well turned, heavy fancy C flfl
legs; also lower shelf SPECIAL ijOiUU
Regular Price 50.00 Two fancy square tables,
with 24-Inch fancy top. In quarter-sawed gold
en oak. hand polished; has French nn
legs; also fancy lower shelf SPECIAL. iUU
Regular Price 911.00 One square table with 24
lnch fancy top. In quarter-sawed golden oak,
hand polished: has fancy French legs; r rn
also lower shelf SPECIAL dDiQU
Regular Price 914.00 One square table with 24
inch fancy top. In quarter-sawed golden oak,
hand- polished: has fancy French legs; n nn
also fancy lower shelf SPECIAL OUiUU
Rejrnlar Price $10.00 One round table with 24
lnch fancy top. In quarter-sawed golden oak,
hand polished; has pretty pedestal n 7c
base and carved legs SPECIAL i0i lO
Regular Price $12.00 Two square tables with
23-inch top, in quarter-sawed golden oak. hand
polished; has heavy, well turned leg3;
also lower sneir mecial
RcKuIar Price $1S0 Three square 'tables with
24-lnch fancy top, in quarter-sawed golden
oak, nand pollsned, fancy French legs;
also fancy lower shelf SPECIAL...
.$7.50
.57.50
Visitors Inspect Livestock.
The livestock show attracted nearly as
many people at the Lewis and Clark Ex
position yesterday as did the Trail, al
though it docs not open properly until to
morrow morning. All day there was a
large crowd a the sheds viewing the sev
eral thousand head of livestock that aro
on exhibition. Many more carloads of
livestock arrived yesterday, and practical
ly all will have reaohed their destination
by tonight Everything will be complete
when the livestock show opens tomorrow.
EXPECT IiARGEST ATTENDANCE
Portland Day "Will Probably Make
Record for This Year.
Portland day, September 80, Is the
stthject of no little discussion among1
the people at the Lewis and Clark Ex
position, manj estimates being made
on tho probable attendance. Some per-
fs are convinced that the record of
attendance for the Fourth of July, the
ADMISSIONS, 11,064.
The record of the turnstiles yester
day at the Fair showed 11,801 admissions.
admissions on that day being a trifle
over 57.000. will stand for the entire
Exposition. The majority, however, be
lieve that the admissions on Portland
day will exceed all previous attendance
by far.
At nearly all the expositions that
have been beld during recent years, the
attendance on the home city's day has
bce the largest, and it is thought that
this precedent will be repeated at the
L.ewi and Clark Exposition. The out
side attondance on 'the Fourth of July
was -not vory large, most of the visit
ors on that day being from Portland
ad the Immediate vicinity. Most of the
towns in Oregon and Washington had
Fourth of July celebrations of their
owa. If there are not so many strang
ers in Portland at the present time as
there were several weeks ago when the
tourist travel, was supposed to be at
its heaviest, the attendance at tne Ex
position does not show It. but instead
the dally admissions, considering the
unfavorable days, is still on a gradual
laoreaso and shows no elgns of, falling
off.
Beceptlon to Washlngtonlans.
Mrs. T. B. Wallace, official hostess at
the Washington building, for Tacoma
weak, which begins today, arrived In
Portland yesterday afternoon. This af
ternoon Mrs. Wallace, and her corps of
assistants, will receive and entertain
the official family of the Washington
building. The reception will begin at
4 o'clock In the afternoon. Over 130
persons are connected with the Wash
ington building.
Baby Named After Explorers.
Among the prettiest babies at the
baby show Saturday afternoon at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition, and one
that attracted universal comment, was
Lewie Clark Metzger, the first baby to
be named after Lewis and Clark. It re
celved the prize for being the finest
baby that bears tne name of the noted
explorers.
Nebraska Exhibit.
Free .moving picture exhibitions. Ne
braska Pavilion, Agricultural Palace,
FOR DAILY AIRSHIP TRIPS
Plans to Gratify Public Interest by
Frequent Ascensions.
Airship flights at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition are attracting such
widespread attention, and delighting
to many thousands of people every time
they .are made, that a movement Ik now
sn foot to have the city or Portland
sr the Gelatine' make ascensions dally.
IVhisky at Church Festival.
Philadelphia North American.
An investigation is being conducted by
the committee in charge of a country
church festival, recently held near Annan-
dale, N. J., at which it Is said Eeveral
young men a'nd women became Intoxicated
by drinking lemonade and eating Ice
cream into which some one had poured
a quantity of apple whisky. The guilty
persons are said to be young men of this
neighborhood. Several young women par
took of one or more plates of cream, after
which they began to act in an unusual
manner, and others became very sick.
Four or five young men were affected in
a like manner, and it became evident to
the staid old farmers that their sons and
daughters were under the Influence of
liquor. Investigation revealed the fact
that a large quantity of applejack whisky
had been poured into the ice cream, while
a tub of lemonade had been doctored in a
similar way. The mothers of the girls
have demanded that the guilty persona
be located and punished, and arrests are
expected.
The village of Sconeld. Wis., boasts of
canary farm operated by Mr. and Mr. Her
man Ifcupert. They are now r&lslnc about
1000 birds yearly, and are doing a profitable
business. It Is a unique occupation, requlr-
lnr considerable skill. Judgment and Pa
tience. The pauperis nave oeea enracea in
tht bunnee for 0 rears.
It Is the opinion of Special Agent Dixon,
after rereral years experience and ckve ob
servation, that comparatively none of the
land taken up under tbe timber and atone
act la utlltxed for farming or agricultural
purposes. This would appear to be due to
tiro essential causes: First The act makes
provision for the taking up of only ruch lands
as are unfit for farming. Second Where lands
are covered with an exceed vely heavy growth
of timber, farming Is precluded by reason of
the treat cort attending the putting of such
janos in a siaie 01 cultivation.
How For Is Selling Illegal?
a no committee men ocais with a very
vital feature or the timber and stone act.
a feature on which hinges the validity of
many timber sales that have been made
by persons acquiring Umber lands from
the Government. It says:
It appears to this committee that a report
wiui reierence to me gooa latth of pur
chasers under the timber and stone acf'must
largely" depend upon the c nit ruction placed
upon tho language used In said act. It is
fact beyond question that there is not
single purchaser of land under the timber
and atone act who does not understand the
law to give him the right to dispose of that
land and reap tbe benefit theref; that he is
not required as & purchaser under said act to
make any specific use of either the land or
the timber thereon. If such be a correct In'
temretatlon of the act. it n-miM Am that
all cales thereunder, while speculative, are
not la violation thereof where, collusion does
not exist. It is a fact within the knowledge
of your committee that in manv Instances
parties who have purchased lands UBder this
act have utilised the proceeds of the sale
thereof in acquiring homes, either la farm or
town property. We desire, however, to dis
claim any intention of making three state
ments as an argument In behalf ef the timber
and stone act, and simply submit the fore
going as a part of the results of our opera-
none.
Your committee is further Justified In mak
ing the statement that the greater .portion of
that class of lands properly coming under tho
pro virions of the timber and stone act. and
eepeciaJJy as applied to the Pacific Coast
States, will not become available for farming
purposee. fcuch being , tho case, it would ap
pear that some provision might be made for
tbe disposal of such lands and the timber
thereon to a better advantage by either an
amendment df the act so as to increase tho
price per acre or its repeal and the passage
of another law providing for the disposal of
the timber at its unarket value. It must be
borne in mind, however, that legislation on
tbe llnea last suggested would accrue to the
benefit only of persons or corporaUeas of large
means.
While your committee is not called upon to
make any recommendations, it would appear
to De proper to state that, in its Judgment.
it the timber and stone act were amended eo
as to increase the price per acre to $5. such
a provision would be no Injustice to the
public and would give a fair return to the
Government for lands of that class.
How Should Land Be Sold?
It Is to be noted that the Public Lands
Commission did not entirely indorse the
findings of this special committee. Tho
commission did not look with favor upon
a proposition to double the price of tim
ber lands, as the committee suggested.
and no such scheme will be adopted by
Congress. It is admitted that the present
price of z.to an acre is unfair; It Is too
low. In some instances the Government
is selling for this nominal price lands
that are worth to the purchaser anywhere
from J50 to 41OOO an acre; sometim.es more.
In other Instances the present price Is
approximately all the timber land Is
worth.
This fact has been established and is
recognized by the commission and by
Congress: It is impracticable to adopt a
nxed price tor uovernment timber land.
The best lands of Oreson, of Washing
ton, or of Northern Idaho, are worth 10, 20
or 30 times as much as the timber lands
of Colorado and Wyoming. It is mani
festly unfair that the very best timber
lands In the united States should be sold
for the same price as the unattractive.
almost worthless timber lands of some
of the Rocky Mountain States. That
would never be the rule if the timber
lands were wned by a big corporation:
sales would be based on the value of th6
timber, and. If the timber and stone act
is repealed. Congress will In all probabil
ity pass some substitute law based on
this business principle. A fiat price of $5
an acre would be almost as objectionable
as the present price of $2.50. It- would
come nearer the real value of most of the
public timber land, but it would be unjust.
the same as the prevailing price.
Will Seek Repeal of Law.
Tho efforts of the Administration will be
bent in the direction of securing the out-
t right 'repeal of the timber and stone act.
The big British steamship Kelvlnbank.
under charter to load wheat or flour at
this port for Japan, arrived up yesterday
morning and dropped anchor in the
stream opposite the Eastern & Western
mills.
The Kelvlnbank is the first of the big
wheat tramps to arrive in Portland. Her
coming marks the beginning of one of the
heaviest movements of wheat and flour
to the Orient that Portland has ever seen.
Hardly a day will pass from now on
through the months of October and No
vember but what one or more of these
mammoth carriers will be receiving wheat
or flour from some dock in the harbor for
the Orient.
Tho Kelvlnbank. however, will not be
the first steamer to 16ad wheat, for the
regular Oriental liner. Numantia. has
been waiting at this port for tho new
wheat for over two weeks, and will com
plete her cargo at the California & Ore
gon dock today, sailing for tho Orient
some time tomorrow.
Tho Kelvlnbank, while not one of the
largest tramps, has a net tonnage of 22SS
tons, and will carry nearly 00Q tons of
wheat. She Is a typical tramp, big and
roomv. Built originally for the cattle
trade between ' Buenos Ayres and Eng
land, she "was forced out of that run on
account of England closing her ports to
importation of all stock from Argentina
on account of foot and mouth diseases.
She has three decks below the top deck.
is electric lighted all through and Is
equipped especially to handle largo num
bers of livestock.
Under command of Captain G. M. Ryder
the steamerkleft Nagasaki Sunday, August
27, and arrived In AMoria September 15.
making the run across the Pacific in 19
days.
Chief Officer W. H. Whcaton said that
they had good weather all the way until
they reached the ISOth meridian, when
they encountered heavy fogs, and for
nearly five days the sun was hardly visi
ble. They arrived, however, at Astoria
in good time, without accidents of an:
kind.
Manila. She carries more than l,4oO,G00
feet of lumber, and is dispatched by the
Pacific Export Lumber Company.
The steamer St. Paul, of the Portland
& San Francisco Steamship Company a
line will sail for San Francisco tonight at
8 o'clock. She carries over 1T0O tons of
canro. half of which Is flour and grain.
It Is expected shewlll go out with a'full
passenger Hat.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Sept 17. Condition of the bar
at S P. M.. moderate: wind, south; weather,
cloudy. Arrived down at 5 A. M. and sailed
at 12:30 P. M. Steamer Northland, for San
Francisco. Arrived at 10 A. M. Gasoline
schooner Gerald C. from Alsea. Arrived
at 2:30 P. M. Steamer Whlttler and barge
Santa Paula, from San Francisco. Arrtvea
at 3 P. M. German cruiser Falke. from
Puget Sound. Arrived at 8:45 last night
Swedish ship Clan Macfarlane, from Ant
werp, via Port Los Angeles. Arrived last
night and sailed out at 0 A. M. Steamer
Cascade, from San Francisco, for Everett.
Arrived at 4:15 P. M. A four-masted
schooner.
San Francisco. Sept. 17. Sailed at 0 A.
M. Steamers Czarina, Aurella and Eureka,
for Portland. Sailed Steamer Queen, for
Puget Sound; steamer Xauplla. for Ham
burg. Arrived Steamer Coqullle, from Til
lamook.
structure. The insurance Is $3503 on
the dryer and fruit.
Lossell Bros, are arrjong the largest
operators In prunes In this section, and
have contracts for a hundred carloads
this sensoii. The firm Is operating three
other dryers near here.
STARTED FIRE WITH OIL
Seattle Pioneer AVoman Is Fatally
Burned.
SEATTLE. SepL 17. Mrs. E. E. Carr,
wife of an old pioneer. " was fatally
burned at her son's home this evening.
It is thought that she was trying to
light the fire with coal oil and that a
portion was spilled on her dress which
Ignited and inflicted fatal injuries. She
leaves two sons and a daughter.
Wins Promotion Rapidly.
SEATTLE. SepL 17. (Spcclal.)-EIght
years ago Bernard Mussen came to Se
attle as one of the apprentice boys on
the Jordan Hill. Tie is on the Sound
again now In command of the British
steamer Henley, a COCO-ton vessel loading
lumber at Mukllteo for Panama. Captain
Mussen is in Seattle on a visit. It was
while the Jordan Hill was here that twb
apprentice boys fell through a trestle.
Mussen rescued one of them, the other
drowning In the meantime.
Ballast Bumped Far at Sea.
ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 17.-(Special.) The
British steamship Imaum, which has been
at the quarantine station for the past few
days to be fumigated, was taken about
15 miles outside the bar today and dis
charged her 900 tons of water ballast that
was supposed to be infected with plague
germs. The steamship will be held at the
quarantine grounds In the lower harbor
until 3 oclock on Tuesday afternoon.
when she will be released.
Street-Car Collision at Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash.. Sept. 17. Two heav
ily-loaded street-cars collided at a
sharp curve on the South Tacoma line
this afternoon, seriously injuring two
person and bruising and shaking a
number of others. The most seriously
mjured are Henry DeWolf, a solicitor.
and Joseph Galligher, ono of the motor-
men. Both will recover.
Both cars were crowded and for a
time the greatest confusion prevailed
and It was thought several persons had
been killed. All of the Injured were
taken to their homes. The cars were
badly smashed.
Pulitzer Loses Main Boom.
ASTORIA. Or,, Sept. 17. Special.)
The pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer ar
rived In - this afternoon, her main boom
having been carried away 'this morning
owing to a flaw in the stick. The boom
will bo replaced and the schooner will
leave put for her station within two or
three days.
Saga Arrives In Port.
MONTEVIDEO, Sept. 17. The Norewg
Ian bark Saga. Captain Haarvtg. from
Mobile. Ala., May 24, for Buenos Ayres.''
arrived here today with sickness on
board. Four deaths occurred during the
voyage. The nature of the sickness is "not
stated.
Frultdryer Burned Near Albany.
ALB ANT, Or. Sept, 17. (SpeclaL)-
Lassello Bros.' Irultdryer, a mile from
Albany, was burned this morning, en
tailing a loss of $5500. The fire started
around the furnace and spread to the
entire building before discovered. No
means for fighting tne flames was
available. The building was filled with
green fruit ready for drying. Forty
sacks of dried fruit were saved from the
Marine 'Notes.
The steamer Lurllne. of the Kamm lino
brought up 12 cars of salmon Saturday,
and will bring over S today.
The British steamer Imaum is expected
to arrive up from the quarantine station
sometime tomorrow. Sho comes chartered
to Balfour, Guthrie St Co., to load wheat
for Japan.
The Drumcralg is . fully loaded with
lumber, -. and will leave, down today, for
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