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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1900)
m. wm nwuMwyi y-nnnwjusimnyiff iwwitimrtiiw'i'rK THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 18, 1900. HEW YORK STOCK MARKET F FROOTBSIGAALS. Attention Was Centered oa. the Weels- ly Bask Statement Foreign. FlaaBelRl News. NEW YORK, Feb. 1?. Attention centers today almost "wfcolty a the weekly state ment of the cteatteE-heuee banks. Trad-, ere herd aloof from the market from the outalde. and the bwyiag and soiling was entlrelr to the' hand of tbe profts Bional traders. Theee were tooitaed to the short side of the market, la anticiikition of a weak bank return, whksh sad been clea-ly foreoTiadowed fey tbe record of subtreawiry operations for tbe week, by iiie course of New York exchange at other domestic centers, and by yesterday's preliminary estimates by tbe banks them selves of the utvenoy movement for the, 'week. As Is the Invariable rale where a conoiJon has been accurately foreseen cnl amounted, tbe event brings reaction due to the taktag of -apeetdattve profits. i Jicr on the wag or tbe short side of tbe mket In ..odaj'fi market, tbe bears started to cocr their short contracts after the bank 6 torment and worked a sharp rally. Some s ks were attacked anew la tbe final change, making the close Irregular, but Vrz general list was firm at the rally. The bears found Pacific Mail vulnerable to further attack, and bad some success wiir1 People's Qac, bat Third Avenue of Icrri some resistance. A. large selling crac r was detected m National Steel, and that stock was offered down 1, causing sympathetic declines in a number of tbe ether metal stocks. Federal Steel pre-fe-red fell an extreme SK. National Steel Tu. lied, but drooped again to tbe lowest, ami American Hoe fell suddenly an ex tnme 14 In the naai dealings. The de velopments m tbe money situation may aci.unt for the weakness in the Iron inuastrials, as tbey are still looked upon w h disfavor by bankens and money-lenders as collateral. The decrease in the oasb account of the banks .conformed very olosely to prelim inary estimates, and the loan expansion Of $18 684,800 created no great surprise, in view of tbe recent tendency and the well known pressure for accommodations in all parts of tbe business world. The weekly trade reviews sufficiently in dicate the widespread activity in business in all lines at a high level of prices. Sur prise is rather felt that call money should hae continued In apparently abundant supply at per cent during yesterday. It is d. ffieult to discern any prospect of early relief from the factors which are making inroads on tbe banks' cash, re sources and with continued pressure on the banks at tbe present rate for credits, the ent roaehments upon surplus reserves must be rapid. Generally speaking, the tone of tbe stock market has been Arm this week, but dull, the average day's business failing consid erably below fOM shares. Advances have been made In rather a desultory fash-on, now here and now there, but, once made, ilwy were yielded very grudgingly, in spite of tbe dullness. It became plainly manifest Tuesday, when the week opened after Monday's holiday, that the previous week's burden of realising sales was no longer pressing on the market, and operations by bull pools forced by professional stock traders Quickly showed themselves. The strength of tbe market was due to the growing conviction that last year's prosperous business conditions have & fair chance of continuance. But tbe profes sional operators In stocks were the only p rsons to manifest the courage of their convictions by buying stocks on any con siderable scale. The general outside pub Ik maintained an apathetic attitude to- ward tbe market. Last week's reduction in prices, when news was all favorable, caused doubt and distrust in tbe minds of outsider, and they have refused to come back into the market this week. The public apathy has been a weight on the market, and tbe weakness of individual stocks from special causes has been a further disturbing factor. The failure of plans to fund the floating debt of the Third-Avenue Railroad Company, a poor season for the rubber business, owing to tbe fine weather; Intimations of a coming suspension of cash dividends on Pacific Mail, a Teported bond issue by Continen tal Tobacco, to take up stock of a new const tuent company these were some of the causes which caused weakness in a fiw stocks and checked tbe advancing tc ndency In the general list. Add to these a d sposltion to caution about overstrain ing the money market in view of the heavy demands making upon it for use In the regular channels of business, and the renewed absorption by the treasury of the retinue surplus since Internal revenue re ceipts are flowing ones more Into tbe treas ury Instead at Into depository banks, and the factors of reaction are most of them enumerated. On tbe other hand are details of pros perity from all sides. Current railroad earnings are at an unprecedented level, and the volume of merchandise traffic !s undiminished, la spite of higher rates In effect, thus more than offsetting a small xnoement in grain and some other agri cultural products. The working out of plans for dominance in control of com ix Lng lines by groat railroad systems g' s evidenoe of iprfcgiteee, and especially ir he Southern group of trunk lines and the outlines of an agreement among two great trunk lines for division of territory are seen to emerge. rwrelgn trade statement for January, Issued by the treasury bureau of statis tics shows that tbe foreign demand for manufactures hi wall maintained, in spite of the high level of prices ruling, and tho alue of cotton exports is so far en 1 ar ced in spite of continued small volume e to largely offset the discrepancy be ta eon agricultural reports of preceding r von the and these of tbe previous year. Tho world's large needs for otton are b- iicved to insure a good market, not only for tbe moving crop, but for the com ing one, with a oorretpondlag increase in the buying power of the cotton sections o he country. The litigious outbreak between oper ators In one of the great steel companies has brought to public not&e assertions re garding last year's profits In the trade, an estimates of tbe rowing year's profits; placing them at astounding proportions. Stock of companies m tbe Iron andfeel Industry have advanced In the market in consequence, in spite of tbe continued sharp discrimination acraiast them as rot- lateral by hanks and money-leaders. Pro-J icaaiwum operators in stocks have pro fessed some satisfaction over tbe passage of the financial bill through the senate, but tbe general Interest in tbe subject in ts present state has seemed listless in financial circles. The elCect In this mar Vet of favorable developments in the Brit ish campaign in South Africa has been oderata, as has heeji that of tbe late British reverses. There has been a good business in the bond market, although prices were not fully maintained at ail points. Kew 4s advanced H. and the old ta and fe in the bid price. XBW YRK FIXACBS. Xcdaotiett of Over Three Millions to the Surplus Reserve. NETW YORK, Feb. i?.-The Financier Th sttrplw! roeervo of the New York fsf? Ii wer ?.- J17 !. owing to a loss of R tMt to ta treasury and th Interior &Bd to tl tocrasd reserve require ments necessitated by a rise of s.S8Lase in deposits. The statement was about 4u Jroe with, what the week's operations had foreshadowed, so. far as easfa caaacee re ooaoeroed, hut the gate of StLISi,aM in leans foUowiofr tbe unprecedented la erease of ICLOtMM for the we& pcevieus. attracted mm attends. It Is cooceded that tbe ecpenetoa in leans reported Feb- ro&ry le was due in part to borrowings from oonmerciai sources, an unusually large number of banks having participate ed in the movement. The currency state ment, however, when subjected to closer analysis, revealed the fact that the new loans Vera made by a few of the more prominent banks, one institution alone ac counting for naarly half the gain. The significant fact in connection with the statement is the stoppage of interior receipts and the resumption of payments in thp treasury. So far from gaining from the interior, the New York banks last week actually shipped considerable funds to other cities, and the treasury losses amounted to over $L500,00(. This Is likely to be a continuing process, and with the added burden of carrying larger commitments, due to current business de mands, the inference Is that the banks' surplus will be drawn upon materially before spring. Mcjney rates, of course. m be depeno eni on me extent or tnese cans, dui a - ;r -eij,,. cmoii moi nnfl market, it is conceded, must follow, unlen Pd t7 r&fZlJm the movements of money are at variance there has twttog ta lb attuaOon Tilth known facts. Last year at this atace .that would make lower rates Under period the surplus reserves' of the banks j-the freights which nave senerall pre had already begun to decline, and the I vailed for the past few years, there was .. . -. .a t TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT. -v . t Vessels Chartered ..or Available FOR- PORTLAND, Master. Flag and rig. Name. Aug. 41 Marechal YHHers Fr. bark ,Rlonald Nov. 13Arpus Br. ship Hunter Dec 4) Jan. 29T William Law " (Br. snip ADDoit Wendur Br. ship NIcoll Forthbank Lizzie Bell Br. bark Paterson Dec 20 Br. bark wnelan Berwickshire Br. bark Blance Caddell Jan. 11 Flfeshlre Br. bark Nagade Penthesilea Linlithgowshire Deccan East African Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Hassolman Manson Anderson Barrett Decent Feb. Feb.' 'Jan. 12 Br. smp Br. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship ' 31 Beechdale Knox Isle of Arran Davies. Meredith McBrlde Dexter Annie Thomas Thornllebank Samaritan Grenada Br. bark Br. bark Putt Bush Feb. 1 POseldon Ldgate Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. bark Br. bark Ger. ship Jones Aspice Bremner Buchanan Maxwell iSeecnDanK PInmore Alice Australia Genista Kuhlmann Jones Br. bark Br. ship Br. sblp Ger. ship Br. ship Hearn Leicester Castle Nesaia Crow est Plander Griffiths Rlversdale Conway Franklstan Inverness-shire Br. ship Br. ship Br, bark Br. ship Br, bark Ger. ship Br. phlp Ger. ship Ger, ship Br. ship Br. bark "Ward Atkinson Peattie Magee Curd Bandelln Tyers Baako Leopold Crowe Jenkins John Cooke Juteopolis Mabel Rlckmers Orealla Rlokmer Rlckmers RIgel Semantha V7. J. Plrrle Tot Antwerp ... 42S1 Calautta 1S96 Honolulu 13,584 Singapore 1651 Hong Kong 1914 Shanghai Liverpool Nagasaki Nantes .., Hiogo r. " Total tonnage en route, 70,920. Same tl Same time in 1S97, 13,157. GRAIN TONNAGE IN THE RIVER. ' affik "ter. f From. ' &g& . Berth. & : Dec 21Margretha Ger. ship Basch 2004 Antwerp M., W. & C. Elevator Jan. 15 C. S. Bement Am. ship Fernald 1899 Shanghai Epplnger Col. No. 2 Jan. 16 Chile Ger. ship Splllo 2094 Ypkohama Glrven & E Astoria Jan. 25 Belmont Br. bark Ladd 1415 Hong Kong Port. G. Co. Elevator Jan. 26 C'nty Merioneth Br. bark Carse 1041 Honolulu It, G & Co Victoria Feb. 5 Gulf Stream Br. bark Kerbyson 1378 Honolulu P. F. M. Co.'Elqvator Feb. S Donna Franclsca Bf. bark Simon 2163 Rio Janeiro Glrven & E Green'ich Feb. 17jKinfauns JBn bark Crlghton 9S1 Honolulu ....lAstorla Total Jonnage in the river, 12,975 tons. 189S, 29.139 tons. In 1S97, 13,8S6. GRAIN TONNAGE EN ROUTE TO PUGET SOUND. Name. Flag and rig. Oct. 3Invorclyde Oct. 19AchnashIe Nov. 151 Elginshire Nov. 15Battle Abbey Oct. 30) Mount Stuart Nov. 15May Flint iGlenoKll Br. shiD iMay Br, bark Br. ship Paslful Hannah McGhie Olsen Banfleld Br. snip Br. shiD lAm. ship ur. snip Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship ' Br. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. bark Stevenson Meyer Roberts Olson Beard Lever Schulze Sauermllch Crosby Harris Tupman Jan. 12Arethusa ...Rhuddlan Castlo IBroaicK uasue Dec 18Shandoh Jan. 31lmberhorne Kenee liickmera Slrene Ardnamurchan Carnedd Llewellyn Jan. 29 Brussels Chas. Cotesworth Wanderer Griffith Tonkin Jan. 23 King Arthur Robertson Quayla Evans Thomas Moesch Cumberlana Conway Castle Jessomene Nile Total tonnage en route, 45,924. Same GRAIN TONNAGE Name, Flag and rig. Master. Dec CIRavenscourt Dec 27Stronsa Jan. 2Angerona Jan. 23Colbert Jan. lOITrongate Jan. 81Englehorn Feb. 12Alleglance Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Fr, bark Br bark Br. shin Br. ship Scott Hennlng Williams Loreau Smith Lovltt Evans Total tonnage in port, S835. Same time fall did not stop until in April, "when I not very much money In operating a ves the loss of excess reserves amounted to sel of the size of the Kinfauns, but when J20.000.000. Over a third of this sum had they can secure 40 shillings Or over, they been absorbed In caring for Increased de- are quite valuable property, posits, and the tgnd of banking now No new charters came to light In Port seems to be following closely the same I land yesterday, but 41s 3d was reported lines. The weekly bank statement is astald in San Francisco for a small .ship, follows: ,This Is the highest rate that has been Five days' surplus reserve, dec? 3,SS1,900 paid in the Bay city in many years, and Loans, increase....,. 13,684,200 indicates a very stiff market. The high Specie, decrease... J-296'! T&i&s "" erata are making matters very Legal tenders, decrease 1.20S.000 blndlmr on th lnmiw nnrrc no u rnMAtJ(o InntvtnpQ fi 991 Ortrt X.-CiSU3lO, ItlUiCCU. ...... ............ U(Mli,.UV Circulation, increase 270,600 Banks now hold $24,015,675 In excess of legal requirements. Forcisn Financial News. "NEW YORK, Feb. 17. The Commerclai Advertiser's London financial cablegram s&ys: The wires were still interrupted today, and hence little business was done in the market here. The tone was nrm, ai- though Cronje's escape with all his ar- imery was aisuKea. xne oanK Dougnt 28,000 in gold in German coin. Call money was Iir fair demand, and fixtures were strong. Bills were idle. The dls. count rate would have been 3 but for yesterday's gold shipment. Exports and Impott.. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Exports of gold 1?d fi!rri 52atPt0? jn?U2m. for this week aggregate $793,570 silver bars and coin and J2SL5S7 gold. The im- ports of specie this weak were $11,017 gold ana $38,829 silver. Imports of dry goods ad T,i morohandiso at th nort of ;New York this week were valued at $16,- 0w... .v.w.. iupi a.t SIB- 9Ki3. Bishop and Patriot Iowa. State Register. Bishop. Fowler, of the Methodist church, in a Chicago lnteijrlew last week, said: The three great missionary movements of the Christian era are: 'First, the oon- versten of St. Paul, whlqh opened the way to the gentiles; second, the flrlag on Fort Sumter, which made the great !A.ngto- Saxon race fit to use. and. third, the blow I Ing via ot tne .Maine, wnicn sent us out into tho world to distribute the truth.' BishoD -Fowler is neither a rellclous traitor I nor & traitor to his country. FREE SHIP REACHES PORT 1EH KISFATOfS, FROM HONOLULU, IS DISENGAGED. ' Freights StUl Booming Saint Irene Arrives From the Sound Captain. Troup Promoted. The British bark "Klnfauns, the smallest vessel that has entered the Tiver for over a year, arrived in at Astoria yesterday, after a good passage of 17 days from Honolulu. The Kinfauns is reported to be on the free list, and, as she is a smaii, "handy vessel, will probably command a Tnn - nu:u irt.LC XL la itMuiw ... for Grain Cargoes From the Northwest. i From. Consignees. 1705 Nantes' Antwerp, Singapore 1543 T Y. & Co. A. Berg. P. F. TJL Cp. 1551 1896 Calcutta 1332 Honolulu 1036 Liverpool M.. VT. & Co. SOI Honolulu l381Antwerp 311 B.. G. & Co. 1677 Nagasaki London Antwerp Hamburg Honolulu Honolulu 1663! 1357 B , G. & Co. B.. G. & Co. M W. & Cov 1836 15S8 i 1271 1759 Sta. Rosalia 1763 Acanulco 19691 Sta. Rosalia 19T7Shanghal 210fiHonolulu 1890 Honolulu 2350 Shanghai T.. Y,& Co. 1890 2154 22S6 Honolulu Sta. Rosalia Nagasaki 2062 2097 1718 Honolulu Shanghai 2009 Shanghai Klao Chou 1670 205SHamburg E, Baker 1776 Shanghai Nagasaki 1900 2147 Honolulu 1758 2652; 1S95 170S 1914 1879 2211 Shanghai Hiogo Hiogo Shanghai Hong Kong Nagasaki Shanghai Shanghai 2516 als. I....M...8074 1036 5143 1705 4547 Santa Rosalia ., 3913 Acapulco 1763 London . ...1663 Hamburg 3894 me in 1899, 34,136. Same time in 189S, 62,333. Same time in 1899, 36,673. Same time in Master. From. Consignees. 1516 Hamburg 138 B , G. & Co. 2334 Liverpool xq u. P, Rlthet 2038LIverpool R. P. Rlthet M.. W. &Co. M., W. & Co, 1465 1158 3288 Antwerp London Hong Kong London 2193 R. P. Rlthet R.P.Rithet" 17W 1993 1745 Hamburg Cardiff Hong Kong Cardiff Liverpool Hiogo Hamburg Hamburg 13971 1997 1949 1410 1618 160S Hamfiurg M..W. & Co. 991Liverpool 20) 1031 Guatemala 2717 Shanghai Hong Kong 1562 26 1740 Hiogo 1591 Honolulu Acapulso HIogo 1796 2079 time In 1899, 26,485. ON PUGET SOUND. From. Aerents or Charterers. Berth, r 1373 1939 1145 1248 949 Panama Antwerp Liverpool London Brisbane P. F. M. Co. Seattle B.. G. & Co. Tacoma Esqulmalt Tacoma V'couver Tacoma McNear P. F. M. Co. IC, G. & Co B., G. & Co. 2374 Shanghai llSOJHonolulu In 1899, 18.730, . . .. K almost Impossible to secure tonnage a. reasonable rates. San Francisco quota tions on lumber charters from North western ports are as follows: Sydney. 52s 6d53s 9d: Melbourne or Ade- laide. 9Ss 9d603: Port Pirle. 56s 3dtfB57s 6dr -tTemantle. 68s 9d70s; Geraldton, 70s71s I 3d; West Coast, 57s 6d0s; Pisagua range and Callao range, 5Ss 9d61s 3d Buenos Ayres, 67s 6d70s; Shanghai, 60s5ls 3d; Klaoohow, 61s 3d62s 6d; Japan, 56s 3d57s t oa; Port Arthur. 66s 3d67s 6d; Tien Tsln, 67s 6d6Ss 9d; New Chwang, 67s 6d6Ss 9d; Vladivostok. 55s56s 3d; South Africa, 72s 6dios; "United Kingdom, 80s82s 6d. SAINT HtENB IN PORT. The Steamer Was In Collision at Port Tntvninfl 1Hiniailnv VU1., a mtMmMn SalT,f , ' , TMtANifllr ,r,nr,Cw r,ri t ,. " .i" af ter nooIU She dcharged a portion of her eariro . T3pnm. tn Z- -at T.;cf ," Seorfteni pSia? w Jm n SaJV, fr' S'Swfn , t' U was rather .humiliating for Tacoma-Jq have , Tnwrl- 4-Anw.AM. .1. 11. - .. . i "" isoi. Jouici mat win eiuer iiuil port this month sent away to another port to secure a cargo, but the Ledger is right up to date wjth an excuse. The City of Dublin has loaded there this month, and a couple of small steamers the Olympla and Pathan are expected, and the Ledger says: "It is a fortunate thing that some dis position was made of the Irene, In order to get all the steamers away on time." This is undoubtedly true, for it would ' have been very expensive to keep the Irene In nort a month or two. Trnltintr rnr . a cargo to grow or be shipped from Port land. The Irene had quite an exciting experi- I enco ar Port Townsend: Thursday night. i ' '" " ft l e e o e e 9 s o a o a o e o e a d 0 e e o a o o o er e e o a e e e o 9 a o 000000000000900000000 DIRECT WIRES TO SECOND FLOOR. 0 - CULLISOIN & CCr."" Wheat jp Stock Brokers O0.9e9e0o0oo0oo0oooo0e9aooooooooo9oe0ooooeooo9v CAPE S. S. GEO. W. ELDER, - .3. b. -DLbrAlUl The abbvcfirst.class steamers will sail every 10 days, during the season for Cape and' Yukon river points. jailing may FOR RATES AND INFORMATION APP LT TO F. P. BAUMQARTNER, AV. A. Mitchell &, Co., General Aeents, ; r. r It Is thus described by a correspondiit of tile Sea-ttle Poat-Intelllgencerf "While entering" this port at 10 o'clock last night, bound from Tacoma for Port land, the British steamship Saint Trepe. crashed into the bowsprit of the Chilean bark Temuco, carrying It "away, together with all the rigging forward. The ship's representatives claim the accident was due J to carelessness on the part of tne steamer, , but Pilot Francis W. Gatter, .who was In I charge of the big liner, claims there no lights on, the Temucg. , "Lying directly behind 'the Temudo was tne Italian 'bark Cavour. and the lights; of tbi vessel were plainly -visible. Cap tain Gatter figured to miss tbe lanterns, and, "when coming bout, discovered that another vessel was lying ahead. Prompt work with the wheel and engine bells was all that saved the Temuco. from "being cut In twain and sunk. "Shipping men say the vessel came out of the accident luckily. A board of sur vey was convened aboard the damaged packet this morning, but the findings have not as yet been made public The St. Irene was delayed but a short time, and then continued on her way to Portland." GAPTAIN TROUP PROMOTED". Is Superintendent of Canadian Paci fic's Kootenai System. Captain James Troup, one of the best known steamboatmen In the Northwest. and formerly superintendent of tW Q. R. j- & N. water lines, with headquarters In this city, is winning new honors with the Canadian Pacific He has just been pro moted to the position of superintendent of both rail and steamer lines of that com pany in the Kootenai and TJppervColumbia districts. Since leaving Portland, Captain Troup has built 2a steamers for; the big company whose interests he is looking after, and all of the fleet have proved highly successful and profitable. The rail lines which have now been placed under his charge run all through the min ing districts of the upper river and lake region, there being half a dozen small roads In the system, connecting, with the river and lake steamers and with the main line of the Canadian Pacific. The promotion of Captain Troup was the means of moving Captain John Gore up another station. He lias been commodore of the fleet on the Columbia for several years, and now -goes to Nelson, B- C, as t port captain of the steamers on both the Columbia and the Kootenai. Captain Gore, like Captain Troup, is well known on the, Columbia and Willamette rivers, having commanded O. R. & N. steamers, on both rivers, under Captain Troup's administra tion as superintendent of water lines. QUICK RUN FROM HONOLULU. British Baric Klnfmms Is in Quar antine at Astoria. ASTORIA, Feb. 17. The British bark. Kinfauns, which arrived in toddy from Honolulu, is In quarantine in thte lower harbor. She made the remarkably fast run of 11 days to 'the mouth o'f the river, and had no sickness on board, 'but as she comes from a plague-Infected port, and lay alongside the wharf awhile, she was placed In quarantine by the government health officer. Before leaving Honolulu she was thoroughly fumigated and given a clean bill of health by Dr. Carmlchael, United States quarantine officer at that port. How long she will be held here de pends bn Instructions from the surgeon-, general at Washington. The first officer of the Kinfauns reports that the Japanese steamer Doyo Mara sailed from Honolulu before the bark left, but .she did not clear for the Columbia river. Her destination he did not know. Tides nt Astoria. (Week beginning February 19.) DAY. 55" s f : - ct- 8.3 3:52 8,3 4.40 8 3k5:37 S.l 6 51 7.9 8:20 7.8 9 35 7.9 10:35 1.1 9:3S 1.1 10:13 1.1 10;55 1.1 1151 .... 1:44 3.7 3:00 3.7 4:05 High water Monday ........ Tuesday . Wednesday ,.. Thursday ... . Friday Saturday Sunday ... ..... Low water Monday Tuesday Wednesday .... Thursday , Friday Saturday Sunday ., 3:27 6.8 6.3 5.7 5 4 4.00 4'39 5:27 6:27 5.5 5.9 6.5 1.9 2.4 2.9 8.4 1.0 7:40: 8:561 9 55 10:38 11:29 12;32 1:12 2:43 0.8, 0.4 Pacific Mail's; Latest. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.. 17. The steal er Algoa, which left here recently for the Orient with the biggest cargo ever carried out of this port, has been pur chased by the Pacific Mail Steamsh'p Company. German Liner tgronnil. NBW YORK. Feb. 17. It is reported that the Ha'mburg-American line steamer. Graf Waldersee is aground in the bayv Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Feb. 17. Arrtyed British bark Kinfauns, 17 days from Honolulu; British steamer Saint Irene, from Hong Kong and way ports; steamer Harrison, from Tillamook. Left up at 12.20 P. M. Steamer Saint Irene. Sailed Steamer! State of California, for San Francisco. San Franclscd, Feb. 17. Arrved Steam er Aberdeen, from Tacoma; steamer Rob ert Dollar (new), in tow of tug Traveler, from Gray's harbor: steamer South Port land, from Oyster harbor. Sailed Steamr I er Columbia, for Portland; steamer Wei-J llngton, Chemalnus barge Washtucua, in, tow of tug Samsonr for Cray's harbor. Seattle, Feb. 17. Arrived Steamer Far allbne, from Dyea. San Pedro, Feb. 17.-Arrived Bark Qajj- New York. Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 9 .9 0 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE -wwSi . 3Q3M. eacssraap-nai ? , p SA NQK& CITY Nome, York' and St Michael 1-. -- art - r ' ST S. S. 253 Washinaton St. San Frnnclaco. land, from Everett. Sailed Bark Tidal Wave, for Tacoma. Yokohama Arrived February 16 British steamer Empress of Japan, from Van couver. .Movllte. Feb. 17. Arrived Ethiopia, from "New York for Glasgow. Liverpool, Feb. 17. 'Arrived Lucania, from New York; Rhineland, from Phlla ueipnia. a Glasgow, Feb. 17. Arrived State of Ne- were-pbraska, from New" York. BATTLES (M SUNDAY. Jttore Important! War Incidents on That Day Tlirui on An? Other. London Nswa. There Is a proposition which has been set forth with much energy by some cor respondents whose views have reached i me. That is, that the one cause for which wo both ought to humiliate ourselves, and the one that 1& In fact the .secret! of all our failures, has been that our generals have, fought Qn Sunday. It Is, therefore, rather interesting tp note how very many battles have talien place on Sunday. Cer tainly their result has no.t alvays cor responded with tie views of the extreme Sabbatarians. To begin with, since these comments were made, General French has carried out a most successful operation, whlcn was due to a movement on Sunday. The great battle of the Nile, by which Nelson destroyed the fleet of Napoleon and made tho scheme on which the future master of the Continent had set his heart the con quest of Egypt, with a view to the con quest of India impossible, took place on Sunday. Vlmiera, the- first great Euro pean success of the Duke- of. Wellington, was fought on Sunday. Fuentes dOndro, perhaps the most fiercely contested and risky of all Wellington battles In the peninsula, was fought on a Sunday. Orthes also was a Sunday battle. Cludad Rodrigo was, captured .on-a. Sunday. It Is almost needless to say that Waterloo and Inkerman were Sunday battles. The outbreak of the mutiny which was, it must be admitted, not successful ulti-. mately for those who took part in it, but which shook our dominion in India and exposed us to almost as great 'anx iety as the present campaign occurred on Sunday. The great stroke which dealt the first deadly blow against the center of the mutiny the capture of Delhi was delivered on Sunday. The fight at Rorke's drifb was om Sunday. Both Flrkeh and Omdurman were Sunday battles. I have limited) myself in this statement to our English fighting during the pres ent century. The list might be indefinite ly extended if one went back over the great battles of the past. If one- were to select a day of the week, on which most Important incidents of war have occurred, my own impression, without absolutely making a statistical calculation, Is., from my Knowledge or past history, that Sun day Is the day one must name, and that it has heen quite as frequently the assail ants dn that day who have won the victory Las the defenders. Knew His Bnslness. New York Press. "If I give you my daughter," said thd harsh parent, "will you give her the lux uries and pleasures to which she has been accustomed?" "Yes, sir," responded the young man With the busfness-llke upper Up. "I will vglve her the luxuries and ' pleasures to whlcn she was accustomed before I be gan to spend money on her." o i A Very Cheap Political Rascril. Now York Sun. Ip. the senate last week the Hon. George Turner, of Washington, talked about the "noble, inspired and Godlike democracy," The yalue of this compliment can be esti mated from the fact that Mr. Turner, a silver Tepubllcan, was elected to the sen ate by a combination of democrats, popu llsts and silver republicans. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. For' Maygers. Rainier, iARRIYES Clatskanle. WestDort. UWtU.N aifton. Astoria. War- DEPOT.. renton. Flavel. Ham mond, Fort Ste-vens, Gearhart Park. Seaside, 6.00 A. M. Astoria and Seashoro Express. Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. H:15A.aL 7.00 P. SL 0.-40 P. ii. Ticket office. 255 Morrison st. and Union depot. J. C MAYCt Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astoria. Or WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. Steamship "CITY" OF SEATTLE" will leave Seattle at S P. M. on Thursday, Feb 22. and every 10 dajs thereafter, tor Vancouver, Ketch ikan, jJuntau.and Skagway, makng'trlp from: Seattle to gltagwaj In 72 hours For frefght Jmir passage Inquire or DOUWE5LL Jt dO.. LIMITEIJ," AGENTS. CAPE NOME MARINE INSURANCE We are prepared to insure cargoes to and from all ports rm the Pacific at moderate rates. Shippers should bear In lmlnd that goods are liable for general average contribution In ad dition to losseV which may occur to goods. M. 43, HARRISON & CO., -4 415 Chamber of Commerce. V-ANCdUVER TRANSPORTATION' CO Steamer Unalne. Captain. Charles T Kamnx. ilcfi-ipn Vancouver at HJSG A. M. and 1 P. II. leaves -oruana at iVfHIV a. ai. axis 4y , ax. ply on board, foot of Taylor street. Round trip, SOc NOME I 1 ..... Union Depot, Sixth Ha J Streets. dg ateSwii U.Y t-UK ALL 51 7T '"FAST KAhLaD PORTLAND - CHI CAGO. SPECIAL ROUTE.? Loaves for the Beslf via Spokane dally a 3.43 E. M, Arrive at 8-00 A. M. - leaves ftMte Eastvla feadtetontan gant- laftoa Sad .SesUletocSaP 64?p!mK traROiffcH? PULLMAN A2 TOtmiST SLEBFER5. OCEAN DIVISION Steamships wit fr-m AJnsrtWrth flock at 8 60 Pj M. Leave Portland Columbia, sails Thursday,. Eah. J. SwndaJ. 11. Wednesday, Feb 21 State of California salla Tuesday, Feb. 6; Friday, Feb. 1". MB dayj Feb. 28. - . ,, Krpm-SaarFranoteco State of California paH Friday. Feb. 2, Monday. Feb. 12. Thrsday Feb. 22. Columbia sails Wednesday. Feb. : Saturday. Feb. 17. Tuesday, Feb. 27 COLUMBIA RITTSR DIVISION PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hassakt leaves Portland dally cept Sunday, at S 00 P M., on Saturday at 10 00 P. M. Returning, leavea Astoria dally, expept Sun day, at 7i60 Ay M. . iviLLAMErrrru river division. PORTLAND AND CORVALLI3. OR. Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Albany. Cbrvallia and tray pdlnts. leaVefel Port&nd Ttteedaysv Thursdays and Saturdays at 60 A. L - Rurn ln& leaves Corvallls Monday. Wednesdays and. Fridays at 6 00 A M. ,tramer Modoc, for Salem and way points. laes Portland Mondays Wednesdays and Frt dajs at 6 CO A. M. Returning, leaves Salm. Tuesdays, ThursJays and Saturdays at S A. M. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for Dayton and way points, loaves Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays at 7 A. M. Returning, leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays at G A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA, WASH., AND LEw'lSTON. IDAHQ Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewteton leaves Riparta, dally at 1-29 A, M.. areivlng at Lewtsto at 12 o'clock noon. Returning:, the Spokane r Lewlfton leaves Lewlston dally at S 30 A. M.. arriving at Rlparla same evenlBg W. H HORLBURT. , General Paeeenger Agent. V. A SCHILLING Clfy Tlket Agent. 'Telephone .Main 712. IfewSteamsliip Lineto the Orient CHINA" ASNn JAPAN.TROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. I960 tsubjeet tb change): Steamer-'- Leave Portland. Feb "ABBRGBLmR" March Zl "MONMOUTHSHIRE" ., April ,8 For rates, accommodations, etc., apply to DODWBLL & COMPANY. Limited, General Agents, Portland. Or. To principal points In Japan and China. E VIA. SOUTH Leave Drppt fifth atf Slr:::i Arrive OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS, for Salem. Roae burc Ashland. Sac ramento, Ogden. - Satf-Franasoo, Mo-t jave, Los Angles. El Paso. New pr leans and the Ba3. At Woodburn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with trala for Mt. Angel, Sil v e r t on. Browns- ille. Sprlaga I d and Natron, and evening train for Mt. Angel and Slt verton. CorvaHls passenger. Sheridan' passenger.. f 9 :15 A.M. S:30 A. M. 7 00 P. M. 117:20 A. M 114 50 P.M. Jtt.DO P M. 113:25 A. M Dally. IIDally except Sunday. . Rebate tickets on sale between Portland; Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $1 Hrst class and $11 second class, Including sleeper Rates and tickets to Eastern poinfs and Eii rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be -stained from J. d. IURKLAiD. Ticket Acent. ISi Third u YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, teat at Jefferson Street. Leave for Oswego dally at 7.20. BA0 A. M. 12.30. 1.B5. 3 25. 5 IS, 6.25. S.UB, 11-30 P. it; and l) 00 A. M on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at '6:35, 8:30. 10-.S0 A. M.. 1-35, 3.15. 4 30. 8.20. 7'40, 10 60 P M.: 12.40 A, U. dall, except iionuay, &.30 and 10. 06 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 4:30 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 9 JO A. M. Passenger train leaves Dallas for Airlle Mon days, Wednesdays and Frldaya at 2.46 P. II. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Marager. C. H. MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. Pacific Coasl Steamship Co. FOR ALASKA THE COMPANY'S elegant steamers. Cottage City, City of Topeka and AI - Ki leave TCOAIA 11 A M-, SEATTJ.B 0 P. M., Feb. 4. 9, 14, 19. 24, Mar 1, 11. 16. 21, 26. 81, Apr. & ana every nttn day tnera after. For farther lnfrraatlon obtain company s folder. Tho company reserves, the rignt te change, steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing without previous notlee. AGENTS N. POSTON, 249 Washington st.. Portland. Or.. F. W. OARLETON. K P. R. H. dock. Tacoma: J F TROTOBRtJGE. Puget Bound Supt . Ocean decjc Seattle. GPODALL, PERKINS & CO . Geo. AgU.. S. F. bOO PACIFIC LINE Offers the LOWEST RATES and BBST 8ERV Ice to and from all Eastern points and Europe, Through tout s( cars from coast to St. Paul, Toronto. Montreal anJ Boston , WITHOUT CRANG& Direct Route to Kootenay JVlirxing District British Columbia . Canadian! Pacini rf jit tniH mautiip lines u Japar artl Aaitraiia. FciJ rates and information, apply to H. H. ABBOTT. Agent. E. 3 COYLE, H6 TMrtr-streeU- city. A. G. K 'A.. Vancouver. B. XI WHITE COLLAR LINE COLUMBIA RIVER & "PUGET SOUND NAVI GATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA, BAILEY GATZERT A!de-Streetd&cic Leaves Postland. daUy every '-morning a: I o'clock, except Swndajr. Hetarnmg, Ieaxe As ters every night at 7 o"cteef. except seiday. Oregoa phone Main 351 Columbia photn? 351. V. B. SCOTT. PreaJdent. ffl 1 SUNSET -ri (O 0C5EN&SHASW-J Wn routes In ial tr- Sgszsa WAVSURIf W9MM. THE FASTEST AMD MOST .MBKJlIHE -TO TH- S0UTHEA IS THE --tai,.i. K S rnf.TrVR.Vr The Direct Line to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louw. Only 3 K Days to Ci3lc9o4 Only 4 Days to New York and other Principal Eastern cities' Through. PaUaa Palace Sleeker Tearist Sleeyers Dlnlnx Carn (meals a ta carte), apil Free RcoHbIbjc Ckalr Cars Operated. Daily oa Fast Mall Trataa Thregh Mketa, bssws efcees and eelas car aeeewmodttWens enw. k awsoxed at CITY TICKET OFFICE 1 35 Third Streel Portlandi rcgo9 J h. lothrop. OBOKQtt L.X.NO. aty raw. & Tkc Aat. Cea't Asesc THE DINING CAR ROUTS FROM PORTLAND TO THB EAST. THE ONLY DIRECT UNS TflhTHB it.LOW STOKE PARK. 1 Leave fetes ik9t, Fifth M Sts Arrive) Fast matt tec Tae tea. Seattle. Olyarpta. Gray's Harbor aaJ South Bd jotetJ. Spokane. Rowland. . C. Pullman. Kmhw, , LewisfeHi. Buffaiof HtMP.M. Ksmp mining eewMry. Helena. Minneapolis. St. Paul, Omaaa, Kan sas City. St. LMfa. Chicago and all poJat east and southeast. Pitget Sound Epre for Tacoma. aad 3eatt!e and Intermedia pos No. 4. 11:30 P.M. no. a. 7.M A. M. Futhsan first-etas and twrtet skepers to Mia seapolis, St. Paul and Missouri xWer yetMa wltb out chaag. Vestibuind tratasv Unfen depot eoauections la all principal cities. Baggage cheeked to destination of HekeU. Ear handaosMty llha4rald desertpUve matter, tlckots, aleeplBg-ear reeervatiess. e., oall 04 of wrlta A. D. CHARLTON AsaiHtant Gcseral Passenger ARreat, 255 Merrhaa St.. Car. Third. Portland. OreeoB. The Burlington ticket office, im Third street, corner Stark, Us where you should arrange about your trip Baet. Our ticket agent will sive you all the time you want ptatn your trip for you ar range about your ticket re serve your sleeptas-car berths teM you -what to see and what to avoid save you time and jpioaey and trouWe. Tourwt ears every Mday ad Thura4y fr Karteaa City. Tielcet 0ec, W6 U Street, win Skfi, ?Ki, &fw. JC "". F08TBB. TWKt Agent. GEO. S. TATLOR, j GO EAST VIA WL... iSiA? k -jar THROUGH SALT LAICS CITY, DENVER OMAHA, OR. KANSAS CITY, WITa CHOICE OF TWO ROUTKS. Via the fast aaU Mas or the seente Wsa tnrouga Colorado. NO CHANGE OF CARS TO DENVER, OMAHA, KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO Had tie ATLANTIC SEABOARD. LEAVING EWTIAW Wm KOT. MK.Y. AT Ml ?. i. Far raMrsal and sleefftng-oar UkeU and B ether tatsratatiM apey is r CITY TICKET OFFICE 124 Third Street, Portland, Orcgoa W. . COMAN. J R. XAGEL. GeaeralAgest. Chjr lieAe Agt. Tlokct Offlccr 122 Third St. 'Phone 666 ARRITS. No. X No. 4 spoiu. Dalottt. Cataacr -3jiS P. at. I and all points a. fsoe a. ac 'Threagh Palaee saa Toartat Sleepers, DlBtsj and' Buitet SmoklagUfeMsjr Cars, ir ii - U All the Time You Want llREATNORTHERNlf JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE Steamship tosa mari For. Japaa, CMsa ami all AsiaMe poiatt vaf Afeoitt Febrimry 224 .