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"-' t&B9stj&igfwfr up vy" THE SUNDAY OBEQONIAN. PORTLAND. APRIL 15, 1900. 31 ijgw. rjfi.Twtemw :WW&&&' ILOILO, SECOND Trade Center of Visayan Group and Capital of Panay, an Island Swarming With Banditti. " (Copyright, 1000. by Frank Q. Carpenter.) ILO ILO. Teh. 20. 1M0- Ilo Ilo. -which ( Is pronounced as though it were spelled Elo-Eto. with the accent on the Es, Is the "second city of the Philippines. From the way the town has been treated In the Associated Press and cable dispatches of the war correspondents, I supposed It was a. large city. I had heard that It had all the way from .0.0 to tOXCO) Inhabit ants, and that It was the center of the sugar and hemp trade of tho Islands. It Is the chief city of the middle Islands of the archipelago, the trade center of the Visayan group, and the capital of the Island of Panay. one of the largest and thriftiest of the Philippines. Still It has, with Its surrounding villages, not more than 10.000 people, and tho city proper does not cover as much ground as tho county seat of an average Ohio county. It Is situated on both sides of the Ilo Ilo Hlvcr, wh!ch Is rather an arm of ths 8ra than anything else. The ground about It Is low and flat, running tack behind the town for a distance of some IS miles or more before the mountains begin. Tha harbor Is formed by the Ilo Ilo Strait, a strip of water about six miles wide, run . nlng between the Island of Panay and that of Gulmaras, furnishing a safe and deep anchorage for shirs. The lowlands above and below Ilo Ilo oro cove ed with cocoanut groves. Thre . ore m'UIons upon millions of trees wall ing the shores of the western fide of the Island, to close to the water that they seem to t'.so right up out of It. forming a stockade of white poles topped with green many miles long. Back of this stockade and rising out of It as you ap proach the city, you see the spires and domes of churches and, later on. tho walls of a great stone fort, and then the town l'self, a collection of low houses roofed with gray galvanized Iron. The most of the houses are of whitewashed stucco, a few of wood painted white or In light colors, and many ore dilapidated and In ruins. Desolation and Destruction. Tou see everywhere tha desolation and destruction caused by the Insurgents. When they evacuated the city they set fire to It, saying" that most of the property belonged to the Engl sh and Chinese, and to" burn It would not Injure the natives, who lived chiefly In the adjoining villages of Molo and Harrow. So they soaked everything with coal oil and ran from house to house with torches before they left. The work was well done, and nearly everr building of value was more or lors Injured. Tho schools and hospitals, as v well as private dwellings and business property of all kinds, were flred. and In many cases burned to the ground. Some which had a first story of stone have since been rebuilt. Similar burning has gone on In meet parts of the Island of Panay, and al though It Is nominally conquered. It will be a long time before Its peaceful posses sion can be assured. The country Is full of bandits and thieve?, and there are bands of guerrillas who are traveling fro mplace to place making looting and robbery their business. These men do not respect the tights of property of the na tives any mo:e than these of tho for--elgners. They levy their contributions on all, perpetrating the most horrible .murders and other crimes. Thoso who show any sympathy for us are singled out for death or torture, their houses are burned and their families murdered. Many of the natives would gladly adopt the American Government and join with us were they not afraid of their lives, and such officials as are appointed by us have to be protected In the exercise of their offices. This will necessitate the garri soning of the Island for a long time to come. Indeed, it seems to me that there will have to be a large American army . kept in the Philippines for years. In order to Insure the progress and quiet which must be had. If the Islands aro to be Americanized. I heard today from an old English resi dent here what seems to me a very sensi ble suggestion. This was that the chief roads of the Island should be patrolled by cavalry. Five hundred men, properly mounted, could protect tho main roads and crush every band as It comes forth from the mountains. The Insurgents are cow ards, and they will run If attacked by a force of any size. With such protection, the people could safely go on with their work on their plantations, and the banditti, confined to the mountains, would eoon be starved out and disappear. One source of the robber bands comes from the native soldiers who were cm ployed in the Spanish army. There were about 5000 of these. When we took posses elon. Instead of making them part of our forces, as was, I am told, entirely feaslblo at the' time, wo discharged them and or dered them to go back to their homes. They had been serving some time and preferred the trade of war to that of ag riculture. They formed bands of guerril las, and elnce then have been working with the Insurgents and independently rating trouble everywhere. Match Head Cartridges. Panaj and especially Ilo Ilo, have been the centers of plotting and scheming against the Americans. All kinds of plots hae been hatched up here and all sorts of meara tried to smuggle In arms and ammunition. One of the most Ingenious devices was the Importing of Japanese matches. In order to use the heads for re charging Mauser cartridges. Thirty mil lion boxes of these matches paaed through the custom-house here within a month before our officials suspected what was being done. It was then suggested that the natives could not use so many matches legitimately, and It was discovered that they were cutting off the heads and using them for powder. A number of their cartridges so charged were captured and tested. It was found that the match heads had more explosive power than an equal amount of powder. They sent the balls forth with such force that they were changed into elugs upon striking the sand, whereas the ordinary cartridge, charged with powder, gave the balls a mushroom shape. Upon reducing the amount of match heads one-third, the effect produced was the same as that of the usual powder charged cartridge. The Insurgents had also refilled the old cartridges with the .ordinary amount of fulminating powder. Speaking of the terror lnep'.red by the banditti. Incidents happen every week which show that it is well founded. Take, for Instance, the case of a boy who was working about one of the camps In the neighboring Island of Ccbu. Ho was a quiet little fellow, very anxious to get something to do, and wanted only to be allowed to make a living. He was acting as a eervant for one of our lieutenants, while his mother and sisters did washing for the soldiers and his father was em ployed on odd jobs about the camp. He was warned that he should leave his place, but did not. A short time after this he disappeared for a week. At the end of that time he returned, dressed only in a shirt, with his throat badly cut, his arms gashed and torn and hla face scratched and blistered. Upon his fore head, tattooed In black letters of Indeli ble Ink. were the words, "Traldor a la Patrla," and on his chin, pricked In with the same Ink. was "Amen." , Tho boy cried bitterly as he told his story, begging the Americans to protect him and his father. He said he had been told by some of his acquaintance that there was a party of Americans In the mountains who had sent for him. The men told him that If he would go with them they would guide him to the place. He PHILIPPINE CITY went. On arriving at the foothills, he ' found himself surrounded by a party of I the Insurgents of his wwn town, lnclud- Ing its former prceiicnt He was at once i seized, and the president told him they , had enticed him' ,to that place to make ! an example of him. This man then or- , dercd that tho boy be tied up and tat tooed. He was placed with his back ' against a tree. His arms were tied above the elbows with ropes, and he was raised by these so that his feet were off the ground. Another tope was tied about hla neck, binding it tight to the trunk of the tree, and a third around his forehead. In this position ho could not movo his head and, so tied, the tattooing was done. Father Since Disappeared. He was left for a time on the tree, with the sun beating down upon him and the cords cutting into the flesh of his arms and neck. AVhen he was taken down, he was told that ho must stay with the band, and warned that If he attempted to escape, they would not only recapture and kill him. but would also kill his father. He ran away that night, but since then his father has mysteriously disappeared, and It Is believed that the Insurgents have carried out their threat and killed him. I have heard of other Instances of kill ing and torture both here and In Luzon, Instances which go to show that there are no more cruel and bloodthirsty people anywhere than the Filipinos; which show that the)' have tho lowist Ideas of lite and civilization, and ako that, with all their so-called bravery, they are really cowards at heart, who will only attack In the dark and when they know they aro comparatively safe. It would, I doubt not, be safe for 10 or 12 Americans to travel almost anywhere on this Island, but one or two. If they went unarmed into some of the districts, would take their lives in their hands. Here in Ilo Ilo every one recms kindly disposed, and you would not suppose that there was anything like war going on. I made an excursion with Lieutenant Van Doman, of General Hughes' staff, out into the country near Ilo Ilo. yesterday. "Very little of the region near here has yet been opened up, but wo found the peoplo nt work In their fields, and I had n chance to see something of rural life in this strange part of our new possessions. The bou-.es are much like the country houses of Luzon. They are thatched huts built hlgh.up on posts, with a place under each hut for the chickens and pig. and also for the farming tools, if the owner Is so fortunate as to possess any. Mo3t of the houses are near the roads, but some ore off In cocoanut groves at tho sides. The people live in most cases high up. and the average hut Is reached by a ladder of bamboo poles. The lad ders slope upward at an angle of about IS degrees. They usually consist of heavy side pieces and rungs about as big around as your arm and as long as the width of the door. On tho rungs the women and children sit In tho evening as our people do on their front door steps, and quite small babies nre to be seen thus balancing themselves and crawling up and down. Xelihcr IVIndovm or Doors. The floors of the houses are usually of bamboo sticks split In half, with tho curv ed side upward. There are cracks be tween the strips, so that the average housewife does not need to sweep, for the dirt falls through the floor. These houses have no windows. Holes In the wnlls about a yard square take their places. Sometimes there is a thatched shutter which may be fitted Into the hole In time of rain, and In some cases there are doors of thatch which may close the opening reached by the stair ladder, but often there are neither windows nor doors. This, you see. relieves the Filipino of the many troubles of the American housewife. She has no windows to wash, no floors to sweep, and no doors which keep flying open. She has no trouble about her stove drawing, for she has no stove In our sense of the word. She cooks on a box of ashes or In a little clay pot, using some chips or sticks for fuel. In most cases, remem ber. I am speaking of the poor. There ore no knives and forks to wash, for the peo ple cat with their Angers, dipping Into the common, bowl of rice about which they squat and conveying the stuff from it di rectly to their mouths. There are but few cooking utensils to clean, and wash day. has no terrors for the husband, because tho clothes are usually taken to the well or the nearest stream and the dirt pounded out with the hand, or by slapping the garments upon the stones. What would you think of sending your daughter to the well with a water bucket taller than herself. I saw hundreds of girls carrying buckets of that length this afternoon. They wero trudging along the road with them from the springs, wells and streams to their homes, and. stranger still, most of them were carrying their buckets over their shoulders. Just as you would carry a pole. The Visayan water bucket Is from three to six feet deep and only nbout three cr four Inches In diame ter. It is merely a stick of bamboo, with tho Joints removed, except at the bottom, forming a wooden pipe of the above di mensions. The water-carrier takes It over her shoulder to the stream, and usually wades out far enodgh Into the water to enable her to fill It by laying It down at nn angle of 45 degrees or less, or by sink ing It The greater part of the water used In this region is carried In Ihis way. But little water Is useunt the houses, except for cooking or drinking. Every one goes to the well or tho creek when he wishes a bath, and from the number or people I see bathing in every stream. I Judge that the people are cleanly. Tho Vlsayans are fond of paddling and play-. Ing In the water, and you see boys and girls of all ages, and even women and men. rolling about In the creeks and tak ing dives oft the banks Into the deeper pools. I saw a party of a dozen young girls A asm- jur s ranging in age from 13 to 20, swimming In a pool out In the country near here the other day. They hod on loose, cotton, low-necked Mother Hubbards, which the water had glued as tightly to their plump bodies as the traditional paper on the wall, and their brown necks, faces and bare feet shono out In contrast under this hot sun of the tropics. When I showed them my camera, and told them I wanted to photograph them diving Into the creek, they laughingly consented, and ran up the bank and Jumped far out Into the stream, while I made snap shots of them. A little farther up the stream were sev eral washwomen, the mothers, I suppose, of tho maidens at bath. They were slap ping the clothes on the stones of the creek, trying to pound the dirt out of them. Some were standing up to their waists In the water and rubbing the gar ments to and fro with their hands. After a piece was comparatively clean. It was spread out upon the gross to dry, being bleached into apparent cleanliness by '2. sprinkling It with water now and then. I am struck with the few wants the Filipinos have. They use little that their own country does not supply. They do everything without machinery and In as crude a way as their forefathers did a century ago. They aro today far behind the Chinese or the Japanese, although they have had the Spaniards to teach them modern Inventions. The plows I sec here are crooked sticks with pieces of iron fastened to them. They have but one handle, and as tho plowman goes along with his goad and his buffalo you are re minded of tho days of the Scriptures. The harrow Is, in most cases, more rude than the plow. I have seen somo which were merely sticks of bamboo, with the branches broken off six inches from the stem so that they acted as the teeth of the harrow. Several such sticks arc laid parallel with one another, in the shape of the ordinary American harrow, and are thus dragged over tho fields. They cannot do more than scratch the surface of the ground. The farm wagon of the Philippines is a sled which is dragged over the fields by buffaloes. In Luzon the sled has. runners something like the rudest of our American sledges, but farther south you find only a framework of sticks, with the ends cut off at such an angle that they serve the purpose of runners. Hlce-Tlirciihliiir Machinery. The rice-threshing machine is a flail or moro often a mortar, in which the paddy or grains, with the hulls on them, are put and pounded out by the women and serv ants dropping heay wooden pestles on hem. During an excursion which I made into the country near Ho Ilo I saw many scaffolds of bamboo pole work, raised high up In tho air, and upon some of them men and women treading out 'the groin from the chaff. As tho grain fell from the platform to tho ground, the chaff was carried off by the wind. I visited a carriage factory. It had no machinery whatever, and Its building was a rude shed of bamboo. Near by was a foundry where axes were being made. The furnace was a clay barrel, standing up right on the ground. It was not larger than a cider barrel, but from the molds standing about I could see that It must turn out a considerable product. The molds were like waffle Irons, opening and shutting; they were lined with clay. Each mold had the Imprint of an ax. Here In Ilo Ilo bullocks take, to a largo extent, the places of horses and pon'es. They aro the riding and driving animals of tho city and its surroundings. They are used in carriages, carts and all sorts of vehicles, and they can make good tlmo when pushed. These trotting bulls are a cross of the sacred cows of the Hindoos with the cattle brought here from Austra lia. They are not so large as the pure Hindoo catto. but they have pronounced humps, and the some clean, well-formed limbs. They somewhat rescmblo the Jer sey, only they are much larger. They are harnessed up with yokes, and are driven with lines fastened to the hotns and also to a ring In the nose. Much of the carry ing of goods for the soldiers Is done by them. They form the chief drays for the quartermasters, and are even employed as mall wagons. As I go farther south I find the peoplo wear less and !e?s clothes. Out In JJus country districts jou meet cverywhera naked children. The women usually wear but a single garment, consisting of a low cut Mother Hubbard gown, which is often remarkably short. Tho men are In many cases bare to tha waist, and along the shore It Is not uncommon to see full-1 grown men wearing nothing but breech ' cloths. Little boys go about in short shirts and babies sit astride their mothers' i hips as naked as when they were born, j It Is Indeed a. strange part of the animal show of Uncle Soma great circus of this year 1900. and a part which will need con siderable training before its members can take their places In the ring to do the great trick act cf American citizenship. FRANK G. CARPENTER. PEN AND PENCIL. To the student of human nature the theater presents endlees possibilities cf research. Here. .If anywhere, are to he found representatives of all sorts and conditions of the "genua homo." I strolled into a popular music ball the other evenlnr-of coarse. I lnclado create halls an- 1. GROUP OF VISAVAXS. 2. GIRL 'WATER-OARRIER OP der the style and title of theater and could not refrain from making a sort of analytical survey of such members of the audience as csmo within the range cf my vision. AJmoHt the nrst person upon whom I riveted my eagle glance a la Nick Carter at toe peril, he it understood, of being considered rude and ill-mannered in the extreme was a man of Immense bulk and evidently great Importance. He seemed to occupy & large space in his own estimation, and certainly mora than filled the seat which had been allotted to htm. He warn of grave countenance and decidedly critical. If not keenly appreciative. All through the performance he kept up & kind cf running comment. Here are some of his nonc-too-sotlly-voiced remarks: m "Chestnut." "Good figure no voice," "Could dn better myself." "Just passable." "Calls that a star? bah!" and so on. and so on. Fancy an audience wholly composed of units of stmi lar units! But extremes meet. Seated on my Immediate left, and not half a doxen seats away from my critical friend. was a young swell the word Is expressive of the Impression he made upon me who was pre pared to admire anything and everything on the programme. He cheered enthusiastically, clapped vigorously and appeared to think each successive turn better than its immediate predeecKwr. Of course my position as his next-door neighbor was not an enviable one, but. as I have pointed out before, I am five eighths of a philosopher, and, therefore, can endure anything except toothache with n even mind. Surely such an auditor mutt he the "good angel" of the music hall artiste! Why. the shrillest scream was, to htm. as de lightful as the warbling- of a PattI or the deep, rich tones of a Bamabee. His was a soul be yond carping criticism. He could laugh at a Joke which might have been told by A-lsm to amuse Eve when he was courting ler. Happy being! These two examples are tu.y another demonstration of the wise pryvtst made by Nature. Can you picture an audi, enoe composed wholly of either? The man with the sandy whiskers was evi dently puzzled. From all appearances it was his first visit to the stock show, which was being held In an Eastern Oregon tows. He was reg. lstered at the hotel as "Jonas, Portland. Ore gon." With an expression of deep perplexity h stared for several minutes at the animal in tha stall In front of him. "Strange." be was beard to mutter, "mighty strange." At last, after considerable heil'atlcn he frpok to a leading stockgrower of that section of the country who stood beside blm, talking- to a number of farmer-looking meo. "Excuse me for troubling you, sir," he he Can, "but there's something In this tall here (h indicated the animal he hsd been regard ing m Intently) that I can't mak out. I thought perhaps you might be kind enough to hel- me, seeln as you look like a connysoor." "With pleasure, if I can." replied the Hxk gnwer. "What Is It you wish to knowl" "Well." said the man from Portland, 'Td like ery much to know wuat lenl it a crt ttr that Is. locked up In here, chewjji gum " A? he spoke he pointed wifj his fjiger at the animal In question Tha stockgrower stared at his Interrogator la abasement. "Do you .V4.lv mean tc s-iv' he demanded, "that you don't know what that 1st" "No, I'll bo dsrned If I do," was the answer. "An I ain't no slouch on nat'ral hlst'ry, neither. I've been a heap o" times to the .parks in Portland, an I go to the circus every time it comes to the city. But I 'never saw the like of that before. What kind of a beast Is the crlttur, anyway?" "A cow." . "A e. c-o-w? Tou don't eayl" "Rut I do. And may I ask how it happens that you never saw a cow before !" The man with the sandy whiskers smiled apologetically. The fact Is," be said. 'Tn a milkman." The opportunities of the elevator boy to rise In the world are useaualed la any other pro- teuton, except that of balloonist." But ths elevator on the -whole Is a safer catling than the balloon, which is based too mUch-on wind to nave any permanency. In the profession cf elevator boy eooe rise more quickly than others, but this depends not so much on the talent of the boy as on the speed of the ele vator. It U only fair to say that the elevator boy or man will have more cps and downs than the stock market. But the vicissitudes of the career are apt to make him even-tempered and cheerful under the most depressing circumstances. We hare known an elevator boy to be mirthful when he was down away down In the cellar and we have beard htm throwing- Urge lumps of furnace coal at the Chinaman In the most frolicsome way Imag inable. The elevator boy. It he Is adventurous, may become a sailor. His experience Is excellent training for the stomach against mal-de-mer. Unfortunately, the average elevator boy pro ceeds on the principle that the casual passenger Is as seasoned as he Is. This Is a mistake, and wo would not advise the elevator boy. however playful he be. to drop his machine from the twelfth story to the third. It Is extremely perturbing, for. by a curious paradox.. the quicker the elevator goes down, the quicker the passecccr'a stomach comes up. Still, this has Its advan tagges. for the elevator boy, if be Is a shrewd observer. He oufht to be able to see what's In a man. VIC BEARDED MAN WINS. lie ond a, Ballet Girl Take IJrlses In Sen's Beauty Contest. A "beauty contest" was held In Mainz. Germany, recently, which, says the New York Herald, differed from thoso usually I held In the fact that the prlze3 were to bo awarded, not to women, but to men, and the Judges wero to be, not men, but wom en. The Carnival Society of Mainz had charge of the affair, which was of an In-; terestlng character, slnco the competition was open to male beauties from all coun tries. Many such beauties appeared, and Infinite pains they took to render them selves Irresistible. On one point almost all seemed to be agreed. This was that the one feature of a man's face 'which makes the most im pression on ladles is the mustache. Con sequently each of them spent hour after hour In rendering the hair on his upper lip as seductive as possible. Soma applied wax to the ends and then curled, them defiantly upward; others, believing that a drooping mustache would win any heart In Christendom, labored assiduously to produce a fine downward curve, and still others neither curled upward nor downward, but contented themselves with PHILIPPINES. extending the waxed ends on either side as far as possible. Alas! all of them were disappointed! On the decisive day the lady Judges looked them all over carefully, and then awarded the two prizes to a gentleman who re joiced in a magnificent beard, and who had never token the slightest pains with his mustache, and to a ballet girl, who had put on man's clothes for the occasion. It is -sold that the ladles' decision had sadly discomfited, not only the disap pointed competitors, but also the barbers of Mainz and elsewhere, slnco they nat urally fear that this public preference shown for bearded gentlemen Is almost certain to hurt their trade. it- I found your medi cine a blessing to me and my family." There are women who feel something like a grudge against the children, who, one after another rob their mother of her beauty and strength. Men do not usually realize how much the mother gives to each child to her own loss. Women accept it as part of the obligation of Nature and pay the debt grudgingly. Yet in Nature's plan every child is a new joy and fresh happiness. It isn't the children Uiat steal the mother's strength. It is the unnatural drains and pains which weaken her. Every woman who has used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has found in it the one thing woman has waited for. It stops the drains, heals inflammation and ulceration, makes the baby's advent a pleasure and his life a blessing. No opiates or narcotics ore contained in " Favorite Prescription." " I read what your medicine had done for other people," writes Mrs. Edwin 1L Gardner. Box yo. Beech wood. Norfolk Co Slut, "so thought I would try it, and I found that it was a blessing to me and my family. I began in June and took six bottles of your medicine, and three vials of ' Pellets.' I took your medicine a year when I had a ten pound girl. I had the easiest time I ever had with any of my children. I have been very well since. I took three bottles of " Favor ite Prescription, three of Coldcn Medical Dis covery, and three vials of 'Pellets.' I had no appetite and could not cat much without it dis tressing me. Before I took the medicine I only weighed lis pounds, and now I weigh i;s." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets dear the brain by cleansing the body of the cor ruption which clouds it. WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. Steamship "CUT OF SEATTLE" will leave Seattle at 8 P. M. on Tuesday. April 3. ard very 10 days thereafter, tor Vancouver. Ketch ikan. Juneau and Skagway. mskisg trip from Seattle to Skagway in 12 hours. For freight and passage Inquire of DODWEU, CO. LIMITED. AGElfTS. TRAVELERS GUIDE. IlLliSoKl Union Depot, Sixth and J Street. TWO TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "PAST KAIL AXD PORTLASD - CHI CAGO SPECIAL ROUTE." Leaves tor the East via Spokane dally at 3. P. M. Arrives at 8.00 A. M. Leaves for tie Ease via Pendleton and Han: Incion. dally at 80 P. M. Arrives, via Hunt tnxton and Pecdltton. at 0:43 P. M. THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOURIST SLEEPERS. Water ltres schedule, subject to change with out notice: OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. OCEAN mvTSinv Stamshlrs sail from Alnswcrth dock at 8:00 P. M. Leave Pcrtlani dock at 8:00 P. M. Leave Pcrtiani- Monday, April 2: Thursday. April jr. Arrll 22: Vednsday. May 2: Sat- ly 12. State of California. 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PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamer Elmore, for riavtan and way points. leaves Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays at 7 A. M. Returning, leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mcndays. Wednesdayj and Fridays at C A. M. SXAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIPARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTO?. IDAHO Steamer Spokane or steamer Lewlmon leaves Rlparta dally at 1 JO A. M.. arriving- at Lewliton st 12 o'clock noon. Returning, the Spokane ft Lewlston leaves Lewlston dally at 8 .30 A. M-. arrtvine at Rlparla same evening. W. II. HURLBURT. General Passenger Agent. V. A. ECHILL1NG. City Ticket Azent. Telephone Mam 712- NewSteamshipLlneto theOricnt CHINA AND JAPAN. FROM PORTLAND. In connection with THE ORKQON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. Schedule. 1900 (subject to change): Steamer. Due to Leave Portland. "AUEROELDrE" March S3 "MONMOUTHSHIRE" April 11 "BRAEMAK" May 2 For rates, accommodations, etc.. apply to DODWELL & COMPANY. Limited. Central Agents. Portland. Or. To principal points In Japan and China. THE FASTEST AND MOST DIRECT lINE -TO THE- EASTANDSOUTHEAST 15 THE The Direct Lfne to Denver, Omahi. Kansas City and St Louij. Only 3 Days to Chicago, Only 4J-J Days to New York and other Principal Eastern cities ThronKh I'ullmnn Palace Sleepers Tourist Sleepers Dlnlncr Cars (meals a la carte), and Free Ilecllulusr Chair Cars Operated Dally on Fast Mali Trains Through tickets, bsggsge cheeks and sleeping. ear accommodations can be arrsnsed at CITY TICKET OFFICE 1 33 Third Strest J. H. LOTHROP. Oen'l Agtnr. Portland, Orego.i GEOItaE LANO. aty Pass, it Tkr. Agr. FOR CAPE NOME Tho Magnificent Trans-Paclflc Passenger Steamship TACOMA Registered tonnage, 2sll tons: capacity. 4000 tons; passenger accommodations, 109 first class, 900 second class. Thld steam ship has just been released from the gov ernment service as a troopship, and has every modern comfort and convenience and Is tho largest steamship In tho Cape Nome trade. Will sail from Tacoma and Seattle on or about the 25th of May. For rates and full Information apply to DODWELL. & CO., LTD. Telephone. Main. 96. . 252 Oak Street. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. LEAVES UNION DEPOT. ror Msygtrs. Rainier. Clalikanle. V.'esinorr. ARRIVES UNION DEl"OT. Clifton, Astoria. Vej rentcn. Ftavel. Ham mond. Fort Stevens, Gcarhsrt Park. Seailds. Astoria and Seas&ore Express. Dally. Astoria Exprtts, Dally. 8:00A. M. T.-00 P. M. 11:13 A.M. 0:40 P. M. Ticket cStee. 233 Morrison st. and Union dipot. J. C MATO. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Astorls. Or. WHITE COLLAR LINE COLUMBIA RIVER & PUOET SOUND NAVJ- OATION CO. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. a7 BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street dock) Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As toria every night at 1 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon 'phone Main 331. Columbia 'phone 33L U. H. SCOTT. President. CAPE NOME VIA DAWSON Alaska SteamshipCompany NEXT SAILING. ROSALIE. APRIL IS. The only company having through trafllc ar rangements to Atlln and the Klondike. Weekly sailings (rem Tscoma. For full Information ap ply to J. L. HARTMAN. Agtnt. Portland. Or 3 Chamber of Comxnerc. 'S PicTOB. Sl.V"VN.ii 1.-.1 1.. CJ TRAVELERS' GUIDE. EAST m SOUTH Leave Dtpot flHllani I StfttlS Arrlvs OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS for Salem. Rose burg. Ashland. Sac ramento. O g d e n. San Francisco. Mo Jave. Los Angeles. El Paso, New Or leans and the Eat At Woodburn (dally except Sun dsy).mornlnjc train connects with train for ML Ansel, SII verton. llrowne vllte, Sprlcgfl'U and Natron, and eenlng trsln fcr Mt. Angel and SU erton. Corvallls paseneer Sheridan passenger 7:00 P. M. 8:30 A. M. 0:15 A.M. 7.-00 P. U 17:30 A. M. t:SO P. M. JO P.M. I32JLM. Dally. tDally except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sac ramento and San iTranclaco. Net rates 917 first class and 911 second clasx including jlreper. Rates slid Hereto to Eastern ioInts and Eu. rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and AUbTIUVLIA. Can be obtslnrd (rum 1. O. K1RKLAND. Ticket Agent. 110 TtUrd it. YAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, (oot o( JtZTerson Street. Leave (or Oswego dall) at 7.S0. 0;lO A. M.: 12:30. 1.33. 3.25. 5:13. 0.23. a:i3. 11.30 1. M.; and U:0O A. M. on Suncuya only. Arrive at Portland dally at "OJa. s.30. "jn.SO A. It.: 1.25. 3:13. 4-.J0. 0:20. 7.Ji). lu.00 I. M.; 12.1J A. M. dally, except Monday, &-.Z0 and 1U.C3 A. M. on undas only. Leave (or Dallas dally, except Sucday. at :30 P M. ArrHe at PLrtland at 0:20 A. M. I'ssserjer train l-aM Dallas ror Atrlle Mon days. 'WVilne-days and Frldajs at 2:43 P. M. Returns Tcesd-.. Thursdays and Saturdays. -ixcvpi aunuay. R. KOEIILER. C II. MARKI1AM. Manncer. Cen. Frt & Psxs. Agt. ai b Mrs. C. M. Woodward, -(voll known In W. C. T. V. circles, f ends us this cheering communi cation: "We are enthusiastic in pralso of tho Burlington Tourist Sleep ersberths furnlJhed with hair mattresses, good pillows, clean linen, nice blankets, same as In Pullman sleeper. The car was kept clean ami comfortable tha entire trip. Passengers of nn excellent class." These cars leave Seattle Mon days and Thursdays, nnd run through to Kansas City without change. Ticket OlHce, 100 3rd St., cer.Stirt,Pjr3i:l, Onni. R. W. FOSTER. Ticket Agent. GEO. S. TAYLOR. City Passenger Agent. GO EAST VIA ON THE FAMOUS Chicago Portland Special And Travel In Luxurious Comfort TJlnlnir Cnrs. Service n la Carte. LIlirnry-UutTct Siuokluir Cnrs. Palace and Ordinary Slceitlnxr Cars, Free Hecllnlnir Cliutr Cars. The only tmln running through solid from Portlsnd to Chicago. No chaeffe c( cars. Every car Illuminated mth Plntach gua. Leavea 8 P. M.. Iortland. Arrives 0:43 -T. M. CITY TICKET OFFICE 124 Third St. Phone Main 569 v. n. COMAN. General Agent. J. R. NAOEU City Ticket Agt. 2tiffiREATWOR7HERWl Ticket Offlcci 122 Third St. 'Phone OMO IS a. 4 I cs-wvic riitfh rhi.-iit- I rfo. X i;li i . .!. iu ait pumia J 8:0O A. M. tliuuhtt a Haavc avw4sa. UHtyid, syiuiu, and liuffet Smcklcg-Llbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP RIOJUN MARU For Japan. China and all Asiatic points will lea e Seattle About April 25th. Pacific Coasi Steamship Ca. fVties'Tpft tstlet.j. tnil revsl si CTsisivH.sfeve TMlnsj FOR ALASKA. THK COMPANY'S elegant steamers. Cottage City, City c( Topeka and AI - Kl leave TACOMA 11 A. M.. SEATTLE IrEfSrl t P. M.. April a, 10. 15. 2u. jCtK?sStl 25. 30; May 3. lit. 13. 2vi. 13. r&LZ&&&2& 3: June 4. and eerr tilth day thereafter. For further Icror muLa obtain company'stolder. The company retries the right to changs steamers, sailing dates and hoars o( sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON. 3J3 Washington jt. Portlsnd. Or.: F. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. R. dock. Tscoma: J. f TROWBRIDGE. Punt Sound SupL. Ocean dock. Seattle. OOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Art, S- P. PiRE LINE SEATTLE CAPE Yukon River Points S. S. "OHIO." ISOO tons, after two years service as U. S. transport, has been released, and will sail from Seattle (or Cape Nome about May 21. Rates First cLus. $1C0 and $125; second class. $75. For berths, etc, apply to any railroad agent, cf agent of the Interna tional Navigation Co.. or to -EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION CO SOT First avenue, Seattle, Wash. Effigy iiliBii wsSSk WT9 &G&TA ,. rf.'.K i. .1 i Jf fc. h-'Y t saj I i j i .at- ,A. i.-.-sifegy jgt&J i asjUfe.1 . jjg.ti.',"-"-ri&tj xJ- - ,-. iH a ii St UU tiLsK-TMiL. , yg&i.$k4&- .4.... JL&-b