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PLAN OF PARCELS
POST IS OPPOSED
Commercial Congress
Bitter in Debate.
"SNAP JUDGMENT" CHARGED
Resolutions Declare Opposi
tion; Minority Resentful.
COAST WINS 1915 SESSION
f-an Francisco and Seattle to Be
Rival Candidate Caution Iec
laratlon Is Made mm to
Monetary Reforms.
KANKAS CTTT. Nov. 17. After ae
IwUnf Salt Lake City aa the meeting
plara for 1113 and Kansas City. Mo, aa
official heaaquarters. the !2d annual
salon of the Trans-Mlsslsslppl Com
mercial Congress adjourned thla after
noon. Although tha data for holding tha
next meeting i not definitely de
rided upon. It was tentatively agreed
upon to convene In the laat week of
August. Tha official headquarters
were located for only one year. E. J.
Backer, of thla ctty. was elected sec
retary, to succeed Arthur T. Francis,
of Crtpple Creek, Colo, after which
Mr. Francla was elected an honorary
member of the conaresa for life. George
M. Harrison, a hanker of this city, was
elected treasurer.
I'tut tm be ISIS MkHii,
A resolution waa adopted recom
mending that tha conicresa meet at a
1'aciflc Coast ctty In 1 15. tha year of
the Pacific-Panama Exposition. Ban
Francisco and Seattle, are rival as
ptranta for the meeting at that time.
Consideration of the report of tha
committee on resolutions occupied most
of today'a sessions. Tha report waa
adopted virtually aa submitted.
The reaolutlon declaring that tha
congress waa against tha parrels post,
which waa adopted, provoked acrlmo
nloua discussion. The vote waa to
for to It against tha resolution. A vig
orous verbal scrimmage followed. In
which charges were made that a
"steam roller" waa being operated by
those In control of the meeting and
that tha tendency of the congress mas
to take no definite atand on anything.
Mlaorify Keswrt Heard.
Several times In the course of tha
reading of the report lr. Ueorga P
NeaU of Fort Madison. Iowa, a member
of the committee, who failed to attend
the meeting last night, gave notice that
he had a minority report to read. Upon
completing his report. Mr. Faxon aald:
"Aa I understand It there Is no au
thorised minority report to be beard. I
therefore"
Pr. Xeale Jumped to his feet.
"There Is a report," he said; "further
more I demand to be heard." Mr. Faxon
agreed to bearing the report and. amid
cheers Pr. Neal'e read It. The report
Stood for the narrele nn.t - i.l
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ment of atate'a rights and votea for wo
men. tr. Xeale began to discuss the resolu
tion and his opponents resorted to
parliamentary tactics to seat him.
Martin Kgan. editor of the Manila
Times, who had signed another minor
ity report, said that the discussion on
the resolution In committee had been
one sided and that persons opposed to
It did not have proper opportunity to
submit their arguments.
"I ara opposed to snap Judgment on
thla point." he said.
"It la beneath the dignity of thla
Congress to treat such an Important
matter la this manner."
George J. Klndel. of Denver, said that
express companies had assumed the
functions of the Government postal
service.
"These companies are back of this
opposition to the parcels post, and I
cannot understand the attitude of. the
delegates here who are supporting
them."
Meaey-Refei-ee TVeelaratloa Gaarded.
The Congress did not openly Indorse
the plan of the National Monetary Com
mission to change the currency and
banking system, but the resolution said
that tha plan "may be a step In the
right direction."
It was recommended that the plan
receive careful and conservative con
sideration, as the "monetary system of
the United States Is Inadequate for the
needs oi the country."
After the Congress adjourned the
executive committee met and appointed
the following congressional committee:
Fred W. Fleming. Kansas City; Gov
ernor Burke., North Dakota; Colonel 1L
p. Loveland. San Francisco; Governor
Shafroth. Colorado; Robert Hunter. Ia.
L. Bradford Prince. New Mexico, and
Colonel Ike T. Pryor. Texas.
John 1 Powell, of Wichita, waa
chosen chairman of tha executive com
mittee. Bank In National Capital Fall.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IT. The Wash
ington National Bank here was closed
today by National Bank Examiner
Ooodheart. The bank has a capital
ttock of $50,000 and about 1150.000 on
deposit. Examination of the books
howed the bank had made unsatis
factory loans.
HEARING WILL BE
GIVEN TO BAKER
COXGRKSS TO HEAR PROMOTER
OF BTEAMSIIIP I;IXE.
Senator Newlands Has Other In
formation That Railroads Are
Blocking Enterprise.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. Alleged op
position of transcontinental rallroadf to
the financing of an Independent steam
ship line to operate through the Pana
ma Canal between Atlantic and Pacific
Coast termlnala Is to be the aubject of
an Inquiry by Senate committee on In
terstate commerce.
Bernard N. Baker, of BalOnore. waa
requested tonight to appear before tha
committee. Mr. Baker, under an act
of Congress, haa endeavored to finance
and organise an Independent Una. It Is
said financial Instltutlona have with
drawn proffered support, and he al
leges their attitude waa due partly to
the influence of transcontinental rail
road a
Senator Newlands. a member of the
Senate committee, told that body this
afternoon he had heard from other
sources that such apposition waa being
developed against Independent steam
ahlp projecta.
"If by the Influence of the transcon
tinental railway system tha free de
velopment of commerce between Ameri
can porta through the Panama Canal Is
being blocked, the Senate should ascer
tain the facta at once." he said.
Senator Clapp. chairman of the com
mittee, requested Mr. Baker to appear
early next week with aU tha data In
hla possession.
"SCOTTY" PLANS MANSION
Two-Act Reproduction of Death
Valley to Be Backyard.
LOS ANGELES. CaU Not. IT. (Spe
cial.) Walter Scott, better known as
"Death Valley Scotty." today closed a
deal with the Los Angeles Investment
Company to build him a mansion of
riotous splendor In the Ladenga Hills,
overlooking the seas and next door to
the $25,000 house Just finished for "Sks
Hopkins, of vaudeville fame.
Scotty chose a two-acre alta and
peeled 111.000 In a lump from a roll
like a stick of cordwood to pay for It.
The house Itself will cost Mm 135.000
more, and the cost of the furnishings,
which he will bring from Chicago him
self. Is estimated at another $10,000.
The Interior of the house from the
coyote head-newell post to tha cupola
surmounted by a $1000 lump of gold
ore .e .o w Insr'a dream of para
dise. In the back yard Scotty plana to re
produce In miniature Death Valley
from the Panamlnta to tha Funeral
Range, and from the Amargosa Flata
to tha Nevada line. This will occupy
one acre of the grounds and will be
the pasturage for "Slim." Scotty's
famous mule, who la to be tha only one
to share the luxury with tha miner.
FLOOD DAMAGE IS FEARED
Chinook Wind Roar and Torrent of
Main Falls In Skagit Valley.
BELLINGHAM. Wash, Nov. 17.
With a Chinook wind roaring through
the foothills and a torrent of rain fall
ing, the snow of last week's bllxxard
Is rapidly disappearing and the resi
dents of the Xooksack and Skagit Val
leys are preparing for floods. The
Xooksack Is rising a foot an hour and
If the rise continues will be out of Its
banks by tomorrow morning. The
South Fork has already Inundated the
lowlands and some damage Is reported
from Acme.
The Skagit Is rising a foot an hour
at Rockport and six inches an hour
at lower river points. This river was
abnormally low. and a change In the
weather probably will permit thla
stream to remain within Its banks.
Preparations, however, are being made
for a flood to equal that of two years
ago when Northwest Washington cities
were Isolated for two weeks by floods
In these two streams.
LAUNCH PARTY IN PERIL
Waterspout Sweeps Across Coos Ray.
Speedboat Escape.
MARSH FIELD, Or, Xov. IT. (Spe
cial.) A. H. Powers, head of the Smith
Powers Company, and a party of friends
In hla speed boat, narrowly escaped
death from being caught In a water
spout which ewipt across Coos Bay
when the recent tig storm was at Us
height. A column of mater was drawn
up 150 feet high by a whirlwind with
aueh force that big loga were thrown
up out of the bay.
The awe-lnxplrlng column of water
was at times 10 feet In diameter and
traveled with great rapidity up the
bay. It headed Into one of the rivers,
where It disappeared from view.
Mr. Powers and his friends barely
got out of the way of tha freak of tha
storm, whicn would have destroyed
them had It overtaken them.
WOMAN TURNSD0WN SEX
Defendant In Trial Accepts Jury
Composed Entirely of Men.
SEATTLE. Wash, Xov. IT. Mrs.
Sarah C. Costello. defendant In a autt
In the Superior Court Involving $500.
today Instructed her counsel to exclude
from the Jury box two women, and ac
cepted a Jury composed entirely of
men.
She did not know the women Jurors,
but did not wish them to alt In her
ease.
ENGLISHMAN NOT .
10 TRY ftllIRA
Defense Draws Line of
Nationality.
TWO MORE JURORS ARE SWORN
Seventh Venire Is Exhausted,
With Five in Box.
JOHN J. ADVISES BROTHER
From Cell In County Jail, Co-Defendant
Sends Word That Man
From Connty Kent Cannot
Give Irishman Fair Trial.
LOS ANOELES. Nov. IT. The fourth
and fifth Jurors were accepted and
sworn todsy In the McNamara murder
trial, which began October 11. . These
two were secured alnoe November 7,
when the first three were sworn In.
A feature of the day waa evidence
that John J. McXamara la taking a
hand in the selection of the Jurors, who
ara to try his brother. James B. Mc
Xamara. From hla cell In the county
Jail John J. McXamara sent word that
C. A. Heath, being of English birth,
would not be suitable. In his opinion,
to try an Irishman and Heath waa re
moved by peremptory challenge.
New Vemlre Required.
The two new Jurors are:
J. B. Sexton, a ranchman and real
estate dealer from Alhambra, a suburb.
William Andre, a carpenter and form
erly a union man. He does not now
belong to a union.
The three Jurors already chosen are:
Robert Bain, carpenter; F. D. Green,
orange grower, and Byron Llsk, mill
owner.
Within a few moments after the new
Jurors were sworn In the seventh venire
was exhausted and a new one of 40
men was drawn.
Four peremptory challenges by tha
defense and three by the state trimmed
the full Jury-box down to five men
when court opened today.
Proeecatloa Excuses Baaker.
The state led off by excusing A.
Orlbllng. a retired walnut grower and
harness maker, who once had difficulty
with the Times management over a
subscription premium. It also excused
Wlllett Brunner. a member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
and Clark McLaJn, a Pasadena banker,
who said that he considered "a knock
In the Times aa a boost," and expressed
other unfavorable opinions concern
ing It.
The defense, which alternated lta
challenges with the state, excused
Brewster C. Kenyon. a capitalist; T.
H. Elliott, a gardener; A. C. Heath, the
English farmer, and Jacob Lansing.
Elliott and Lansing both were sup
posed by the defense to have expressed
I Concluded on Pas 2.)
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INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 5T
decrees; minimum, 4tt degrees.
TODAY'S Occasional rain; southerly wtnds.
National.
Jacob Schiff angry at Russia's attitude jn
question of paseports for American J
Page
Truet hearing enlivened by clashes of Sen
store. Page 4.
' Domestic
Mrs. Gertrude Patterson eaye husband she
killed was bribed by wealthy clothier to
marry her. Page 1.
Ktw Tork corporation coumel says womea
have right to intake. Page 5.
Pacific fleet taking coal for seven weeks'
cruise. Page 6.
McXamara defense challenges talesman be
cause born in England. Page L.
TranemlssUalppl Congress opposes parcels
post. Page 1.
Leroy Park tells Immigration Commission's
plans for populating Oregon, page 3.
Senator Kern, of Indiana, seeks Democratlo
nomination for President. Page 2.
Oregon City girl, bride of eleven days, ac
cidentally shoots and kills husband.
Page 8.
Senate committee to give goast-to-Coast
steamship line promoter hearing. Paee 1.
Mrs. E. H. Hariiman gives $80,000 for school
for study of publlo business. Page 8.
Sport.
Tale and Princeton will play annual foot
ball game today. Page T.
Lincoln defeats Washington In football by
-5 score. Page 7.
Oregon and Washington elevens ready for
championship clash today. Page 7.
Proposed new classification of big minor
leagues brings hot fight. Page 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Divorced wife of Theodore Kruse sues for
alimony at Oregon City. Page .
Southern Pacific charged with concealing
truth, by I2.0O0.O00. In reports to Rail
road Commission. Page 6.
Four victims of Kamloops. B. C, bllsrard,
froxen to death. Page 6.
Gale sweeps southeast coast, endangering
four ships. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Thanksgiving turkey prices will be lower
than last year. Page 17.
Stock prices are advanced at a rapid rate.
Page IS.
Contradictory Argentine dispatches unsettle
wheat market. Page IT.
Continued progress reported In trade and
Industrial lines. Page la.
Eastern Anlatlo Steamship Company agent
seeks cargoes here with establishment of
service In view. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Contractors to begin work on Eugene-Coos
Bay line this month. Page IX
Dr. Benjamin Toung Is csndldate for bish
opric to be filled at conference In May.
Page 11.
Attempt of policeman to help hobble
skirted woman to horse causes com
plaint. Page 1.
Harrlman chiefs visit to Northwest Is Ps
sllng railroad man. Page 10.
Cltlsens form association to cut food prices
by co-operation. Page 10.
City's case In cocaine sale takes new turn
whan defense would prove alibi. Fags 9.
Oregon Horticultural Society at close of con
vention elects four to honorary member
ship. Page 10.
Two firemen hurt in 118.000 blase on Rus
sell street. Page 12.
Charges are filed against mounted police
man for making afternoon call. Page 1.
Collection Is taken up in 'honor of Gipsy
Bmltu-s 85th . year -nf Christian life.
Page 12.
Governor upholds Ms appointment of Re
publicans in address to Jackson Club.
Page 4.
EXPRESS ROBBERS KILL
Messenger Slain and His Car Is
Looted of $2000 Near Scranton.
SCRAXTOX. Pa.. Nov. 18. Irving D.
Barger, an expresa messenger, . was
killed and the safe In his car on the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Road looted of a sum said to be from
S1500 to 2000 tonight. Barger was
seen by train hands at work in hla
car as the train stopped a" minute at
Taylor. Four minutes later, when It
arrived in Scranton, Barger'a body was
found lying on the floor of the' car
with his head battered In and a bullet
In his brain.
One report haa it that the robbers
got no booty.
ON GUARD AT PANAMA.
WELI, WHAT DO YOU KJfOW ABOUT
HUSBAND-SLAYER
BARES PAST LIE
Mrs Patterson Blames
Wealthy Clothier.
MAN BRIBED TO MARRY HER
Price Paid by Chicagoan Said
to Have Been $1500.
QUARREL REVEALS TRUTH
Woman Who Will Be Placed on Trial
for Murder Xext Week Says She
' Wras Forced to Blackmail
Former , Admirer.
DENVER, Nov. IT. Gertrude Gibson
Patterson, who will be placed on trial
Monday on a charge of having mur
dered her husband, Charles A. Patter
son, haa written a remarkable biog
raphical sketch for the use of her at
torney. O. N. Hilton. In which she ac
...... rmii ctmn a millionaire cloth
ing manufacturer of Chicago, of having
ruined her life and or Bavins
Patterson to marry her. Strouss and
she, she avers, lived together as taus
i.Bni fm4 wifA for five years.
When seen at the Jail today. Mrs.
Patterson eeeraed much less concerns
. th. ft of a Colorado, Jury has In
store for her than the effect her story
will have on her mother.
Effect on Mother Feared.
"Oh," ahe groaned, "it will break my
poor mother's heart to learn that I
never was married to this man. or di
vorced from him."
The biography reads in part as fol
lows: "When I was 1 years old, I went
i.w Ma. Barnham. SJid her
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w...t.. in rhinto. We stopped at
the Auditorium Hotel and a friend of
jny sister's Introduced me. btrouss waa
much older than L for at that time my
hair hung In a braid down my back,
but he waa very kind. He asked me
to marry him. but said that first I must
to to school and study.
"After many conferences with my
people, he finally took me to Paris.
lit. l.f.nHnni alWlTl Ififimfld tO be
honorable. In that city he provided
me with a tutor, arranged ior my
lng muslo lessons and departed almost
Immediately. I was very happy and
worked hard at my studies, as I wanted
him to be proud of his future wife."
Weddlnc Alwaya Postponed.
Mrs. Patterson says they corre
sponded for five months, at th end of
which time, responding to a cabje mes
sage from the Chicago man, she re
turned to Now Tork, and in company
with him went Immediately to Chicago.
It was there, Mrs. Patterson declares,
that he began to renew his promise of
marriage, but always postponed the
wedding day..
"I was so miserable1 and unhappy, al
though he prav ft me everything." the
(Concluded on Page 3.
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IWMWU A IM 1 1 HI IKKI h I
POLICEMAN'S FATE
ATTEMPT TO HELP WOMAX TO
SADDLE CAUSES CHARGE.
Slounted Patrolman Stillwell Is Ac
cused of Making Afternoon
Call While on Duty.
A horse, a hobble, a woman and an
afternoon call find place In a complaint
against Mounted Policeman Stllwell
which was filed yesterday by Acting
Chief of Police Moore with the recom
mendation that Stllwell be dismissed
from tha service.
Potent in the policeman's downfall,
according to the complaint, is a hobble
skirt. Stllwell Is accused of visiting
Mrs. Clawson at 4127 East Sixty-fifth
atreet November 3 while on duty. After
a half-hour call, the accusation sets
forth, Mrs. Clawson was seized with
a desire to ride the policeman's horse,
but could not climb Into the saddle,
clad as she was in a hobble skirt. The
policeman tried to assist her in mount
ing the animal, and the neighbors were
shocked, reporting the Incident ln
stanter to the police authorities.
Before charges were filed against
Policeman Stllwell, Sergeant Wanleaa
investigated and reported recently that
neighbors of Mrs. Clawson corroborate
testimony that bases the complaint
alleging "conduct unbecoming an offi
cer" filed against the mo inted peace
guard.
In -. preferring the charges against
Stlllwell before the police committee
of the Executive Board, Acting Chief
Moore and Sergeant Wanlesa submit
sworn statements referring to the aft
ernoon call, the horse, the hobble and
the woman.
PORTLAND BANKS LEAD ALL
Percentage Gain in Week Puts City
Eighteenth in United States.
In total bank clearings of the 40
leading cities In the United States for
the fiscal week ending yesterday,
Portland heads the list in the percent
age of increase, with San Francisco
and Los Angeles almost a tie for sec
ond place.
Portland's gain over the correspond
ing week of last year was 11.5 per
cent. San Francisco showed an In
crease of 10.8 per cent and Los An
geles a gain of 10.3 per cent. The total
clearings In Portland for the week
were $13,784,000. By this showing
Portland becomes the 18th city in the
United States as a financial center,
surpassing In totals such cities aa
Louisville, Seattle, Buffalo, Denver,
Memphis and Indianapolis.
The total clearings In Seattle were
$13,063,000, or $721,000 less than Port
land's clearings. Seattle made a gain
of 4.8 per cent. The clearings at Ta
coma were $4,767,000 and percentage
of gain waa 8.4. Spokane fell behind
with total clearings of $4,642,000 and a
loss of 11.4 per cent.
The total bank clearings of tha
United States amounted to $3,529,638,
000, as against $3,135,945,000 last week.
A big increase was made over the
totals for the corresponding week of
last year, the clearings for that week
being $3,387,772,000.
250 WIDOWS PROPOSED TO
Bachelors' Association Sends In Big
Matrimonial Order.
SANTA MONICA. Cal.. Nov. 17. Con
stituting" what is said to be the largest
matrimonial offer in history, the mem
.. r h rijimi n Bachelors' Associa
tion, of Oatman. Aria., have proposed
to 250 widows or ssanta jnonica.
Th. nffsr la official, having; come in
the form of a letter to Chief of Police
Barretto and having been signed by
18 directors of the bachelors' organi
zation. As the widows noia me oai
nf nnwer in the city eleotlon of
December 5, however, all steps to reply
to the gigantic proposal, either Jointly
or severally, will be postponed until af
ter that date, as the widows are neeueu
to vote here then.
The letter crlves a long list of the
Bachelors' names and descriptons, such
as "Andy Horter, 29 years old, six
feet one Inch tall and 220 pounds
heavy." The letter concludes:
"These names are only a small mar
gin compared with the great number
of bachelors employed at the Tom
Reed mining camp. We would sug
gest that you try to find us life part
ners." ROOSEVELT AMBITI0N SEEN
Xorman E. Mack Says Colonel Will
Run Taft Close Race,
njr.TTiniT. Nov. 17. Norman E. Mack,
of Buffalo. N. T., chairman of the Dem
ocratic National committee, Baldwin an
Interview here today:
"Roosevelt Is now an avowed candi
date for the Republican nomination for
President. It will be a neck-and-neck
race between him and Taft in the con
vention." EDITOR AGAIN INDICTED
Socialist Once Pardoned by Taft
Face Second Accusation.
TOPEKA. Kan., Nov. 17. Fred D.
Warren, a Socialist editor, of Girard,
Kan., who was pardoned by President
Taft on the occasion of his conviction
for using the malls Improperly, has
been Indicted a second time by the
Federal grand jury at Fort Scott.
The charge is circulating improper
matter in his paper. He gave bond
and was released.
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ll. PERIL
Schooner in Breakers
Near Bandon.
LIFE SAY.NG CREW ON GUARD
Two Vessels Reported Ashore
and Third Missing.
COOS BAY BAR IN TEMPEST
That Lumber Carrier Advance May
Be Driven Ashore Is Jar of Cap
tain of Station Randolph Is
Reported to Be on Beach.
MARSHFIELD, Or, Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) The fate of four vessels in the
grip of the storm that haa swept the
Coast the past four days Is regarded
as uncertain by the crew at the life
saving station at Bandon tonight.
In readiness to give aid to the men
aboard the lumber schooner Advance,
which lies anchored In the breakers
two miles above the mouth of the Co
Qullle River, members of the Bandon
crew ore stationed on shore abreast
of the endangered vessel. A crew of
five Is aboard the Advance and the sea,
lashed by heavy winds, threatens to
dash the ship to pieces on the beach
before morning.
Breakers Close to Ship.
Life-saving equipment is assembled
near the Imperilled schooner and It is
believed that rescue will be effected
should the vessel break up.
The Advance Is very close in, where
she was driven by the storm. When
the schooner waa carried north she
dropped anchor. The breakera are
close to the vessel and it Is feared that
ahe will not be able to hold her posi
tion through the night.
Every effort will be made to save the
vessel. It Is impossible to take any
thing out over the Coqullle bar.
The fate of the Sausalita, which was
sighted at anchor off the Sacchl beach
early today, Is not known, but it Is be
lieved that she was picked up by a
steamer and towed outside of the dan
ger zone. She was seen off the beach
before the heavy fog settled down, but
when the fog lifted late this afternoon
the sea was clear of any sign of the
ship.
Tow Ia Captain's Hope.
Captain Johnson and the life-saving
crew were in readiness to go overland
from Bandon in case the Sausalita was
wrecked. He also has been communi
cating with other vessels In the hope
of getting them to reach the Advance
and give her a tow. She is too close
In for the larger vessels to approach
her.
If she can withstand the sea through
the night she may be picked up by the
Redondo, which will leave here tomor
row, or the Fifleld, which will reach
Bandon tomorrow.
The Advance Is 140 feet long, with
a gross tonnage of 281. She was built
at Parkersburg, on the Coqullle River,
in 1902, and has been carrying lumber
from Coqullle River mills to San Fran
cisco. Patsy's Fate Unknown.
The big gasoline schooner Randolph,
which makes the Curry County and
other small ports, is reported to be on
the beach at the mouth of Rogue River.
It is believed she was driven on one of
the sand spits, but that the boat is
not damaged.
It also is reported here that the lit
tle gasoline schooner Patsy, recently
built on Coos Bay for the Elmore Pack
ing Company and a sister ship of the
Oshkosh, which was wrecked at As
toria, has been beached. Nothing defi
nite can be learned regarding her here,
and If she is In distress It is not In
this Immediate locality.
The bar of the Coqullle River has
been rough. The Steamer Alliance ar
rived here yesterday afternoon, but
did not attempt to cross in over the
Coos Bay bar until today.
BRITISH BARK AWAITS WIXD
Crocodile, Off Hoquiam, Is Anchored
In Ten Fathoms of Water.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov. 17. (Spe
cial.) According to reports reaching
this city today brought in by the bar
tugs and from the koeper of the West
port lighthouse, the four-masted Brit
ish bark Crocodile. Callao to Portland,
Is anchored Just south of the entrance
to Grays Harbor waiting for a favor
able wind to allow her to beat out to
the open sea. She was spoken to today
by one of the local tugs but reported
all well and declined assistance. She
Is anchored In 10 fathoms of water and
has good holding grounds. She is fairly
well protected and in no danger. The
Crocodile Is of 2371 tons burden.
The bark was sighted today from the
lighthouse and was flying four signals,
indicating that she wished to be re
ported. Her identity could not be made
out on account of the haze but later she
was spoken to by the tug.
For several days a heavy southwest
wind has been blowing, and the en
trance to Grays Harbor has been un
usually rough. It Is supposed this gale
has carried the Crocodile out of her
(Concluded on Pare 4.)
GALE HPS
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