The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 13, 1900, PART TWO, Image 22

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OEEGOKIAN, POEl'LAND, MAVT 13, 1900. S3 FORPROMPTLOADING British Ship Allerton at Last Secures a Charter. RATE BETTER THAN 40 SHILLINGS Freight Market Shoirs Few Sigma of Weakening: Too Much Wheat oa Spot Dominion Uelnssrance. The British ship Allerton, after three weeks' Idleness la the river, has at last been chartered to load "wheat at. Portland lor tho United Kingdom, and for a few hours yesterday the port was without a disengaged ship. Tho Lizzie Bell, with & general cargo from Antwerp, dropped In about 10 o'clock, and Is reported to be on the free list, but she will not be available for two or three weeks. The Allerton woa chartered by Kerr, Gl fiord & Co., on pri vate terms, which are reported to be slightly under the 41s 3d which she was asking, and higher than the 40s which she had been repeatedly offered during her idleness. There Is a considerable amount of wheat on spot, which is in the way of the exporters, or the owners of the Allerton would not have been so for tunate In Securing as much as they did, as there Is not much In the English mar ket that Justilies 40s, if the present views of farmers regarding prices are met. Tliere Is still a disengaged ship, the Mount Stuart, on Puget Sound, and one in San Francisco. The Euphrosyne, which was the latest grain ship to reach San Francisco, has been chartered at 40s. The Commercial News reports the freight mar ket in the Bay City as follows: "In wheat freights tho week has been an uneventful one. Values have been maintained on a steady footing, but there has been a general feeling of Indifference, which "will probably continue to dominate the situation until there Is a change in the European market. Of this there Is for the moment no Indication whatever, the supply of wheat being ample for all Im mediate wants, with a very fair world's crop In prospect. On this coast the case Is a particularly favorable one In this respect, while-large juppi;es of old wheat stl 1 await a market. In the North, con citlons are quite similar, with as little prospect of any Immediate change. Hold ers of wheat are firm and shippers are apathetic, while the crop condition Is fine, marvelous growth being reported in some sections. "In lumber freights, declines of Is Sdg1 2s 6d are noted In Melbourne and Ade laide, while advances of Is 3d in Callao direct, and of s 6d in United Kingdom, are quoted. Shanghai and Vladivostock arc. on the other hand. 5s lower. "For lumber, prompt loading at North ern ports, rates are as follows: Sydney. B3s 9dj52s; Melbourne or Adelaide, G2s Cd; Port Pirle, 57s Cdg-COs; Fremant'.e, C8s 9d 70s: Geraldton, 70sig71s 3d; "West Coast, C2s Cd05s Puagua range; Calloa direct, 62s CdG3d; Buenos Ayres, 70s71s 3d; Shanghai, 70s; Klao Chow, 70s; Nagasaki, 67s 6d; Port Arthur, 70s; Tien TEln, 75s; Taku, 70s; New Chwang, 70s; Vladivo stock, 65s; South Africa, 70s!g72s 6d; United Kingdom, 2s 6dS5s." SCARCITY OF SAILORS. Iiife on Shore Is Proving Quite At tractive for Jaclc. There are 10 grain ships in the river. .1 of which will be ready for sen. within 'bout 30 days. As each of these ships will lieed from eight to 15 men, it will probably fep the boarding-house men rustling to fdrum up enough sailors to man them, as 'life on shore at the present time ls quite attractive for Jack. The crew of the lost bark Iolanl were paid off in this city yesterday and. like the rest of the in coming sailors, will not be ready fof sea again until they have had their fling ashore and spent their money. San Fran cisco Is apparently short on sailors at present, and the Chronicle to hand yes terday says: "There ls a greater scarcity of able sea men along the water front than for many months past, and considerable Inconven ience Is caused to masters of coastwise vessels In consequence. Ships that for merly had no difficulty In procuring crews are In many Instances delayed several days, notwithstanding the fact that wages of $40 a month are paid to sailors as against only $25 a few weeks ago. The bark Levi G. Burgess ls the last vessel to be In need of a crew. She is all ready to sail for the North, but lacks her entire crow. The scarcity of men ls explained by the fact that the Nome-bound vessels have taken many sailors In their crews and quite a number of sailors have gone to Alaska to try their luck, at mining." AX ACETYLEXE GAS BUOY. To Take the Place of LiBlitunip on rmntllln Reef Temporarily. ASTORIA. May 12. The acetylene gas buoy thnj ls to be placed In the position occup.d by the Umatilla Reof lightship while tho vessel ls being repaired has arrived at the Tongue Point buoy station. It is fully charged, and will be taken around to" Umatilla Reef on the Manza nlta in a few days. The present Intention ls to place this buoy off the mouth of ithe Columbia after It ls removed from Umallla Reef. The British bark Lizzie Bell, which ar rived In today from Liverpool, reports a rather uneventful passage of 143 days. Some roucli weather was encountered soon after leaving port, but no damage was 1 done the vessel. The only unusual Inci dent happened three days out. when Emln Peterson, an able seaman, jumped over board and was drowned. On the following day, John Eton, another member of the crew,, died from Inflammation of the stom ach, and was buried at sea. One of the crew ls 111 now with consumption, and was taken to the hospital this evening. The bark has a general cargo for Port land and 2000 boxes of tin, which willl be discharged at Astoria. 3ICTIXT AMOXG PASSEXGERS. Slovr Snlllnf? of the Pitcnirn Causc:l the Tronble. SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. There Is trouble among the 30-odd passengers who left here March 12 on the ex-mlssionary brig FUcairn for Cape Nome. From last accounts the Pltcalrn was In Dutch Har bor, with the passengers In a state of mutiny. They had deposed Captain Nes bltt and placed the chief officer In chargo of the vessel. Among those who went on the moKslonnry brig were Ed Shott, the well-known wharfinger. In a letter from Dutch Harbor, he says that the Plt calrn is not thoroughly provisioned; that there is no break In the ice in Behring Straits, and that the chances are it will be June before a sailing vessel can make any kind of an approach to the gold fields. The brig took 47 days to make the run to Dutch Harbor, and that fact made all the passengers down on the captain. A meeting was held, and his resignation was demanded, after which "the chief offi cer was made captain. ARGUS IX PORT. Victor in the Iolnnt Collision at Co lonin Doclc The British ship Argus arrived, up early yesterday morning and docked at Coloma dock, at the foot of Pine street. It is an unusual .occurrence to have a deep water ship so far up in the harbor, and the Argus attracted considerable atten tion. There was added interest to this particular ship on account of her collis ion wjth the IolanL The Argus shows quite plainly the re sults of her participating In the mix-tip. and several hundred dollars of the un derwriters money will bo left In this city for repa re the 8hlp- The cr&yr ot the lolanl cat ,e up lrom Astoria on the Argus and -were "?a,d off 3"esterday by James Mc Craken. v "presents the Hawaiian Governmen. to this port. Kelnst 'X(isce on DomlalnH. ' Reinsurance the baJk Dominion days out from fof W" has been quoted at nt- for this quotat to? ls, so, much be cause the Doml. ls alarmingly over due, but because ? a.E, & nV? story was receiv. rom Victoria stat ing that wreckage " a larc " had been dlscovere asfcore n,ear, -ueen Charlotte Sound. A - comparatively new boat, painted red. an a sign-board with part of the letters of Dominion wat 1ieftT-ftrAfl rn th- v-"... -. ww Se wreckage from tlon has arisen. Was t. the bark Dominion or fr nn the large Brit ish vessel of that name tl at was posted as igo. and which driven ashore missing about one year Is thought to have beecn along the coast of Alaska? Mnrlne Xotes. The British ship Aspice le river vesterday morning. The t down the John Cooke will follow on Tuesday. The Thyra will finish loading The Argyll will reach Astoria by '.-Tuesday, the time the Thyra is ready to depart. The Renee Rlckmers. with 1.820. V; and the Glenalvin. with l.SXH.000 '"J.0 lumber, sailed last week from Chei "nu3 for .Europe. t Tides at Astoria. Week beginning May 14, 1300. 3 t, ' L 2- W DAT. S ? ' . r : r High water J B Monday 0:08 8.5) 1:21 6.8 Tuesday 0:42 S.SJ 2:02 7.0 Wednesday 1:1s S.Si 2:44 .0 Thursday 2:00 S.Si 3:2b .l Friday 2:43 8.6i 4:12 7.2 Saturday 3:34 S.3 5:03 7.4 Sunday 4:32 7.8 5:55 7.7 Low water Monday 7:050.3 6:51 3.4 Tuesday 7:400.6 7:31 3.3 Wednesday 8:1S 0.8 8:14 S.3 Thursday 9:000.8 9:00 3.3 Friday 9:420.6 9:54 3.2 Saturday 10:30-0.410:55 3.0 Sunday 11:20-0.1 Domestic and Foreljrn Ports. ASTORIA, May 12. Arrived British bark Lizzie Bell, from Antwerp; United States steamer Manzanlta, from cruise. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind south, weather cloudy. San Pedro, May 12. Arrived Schooner Emma Utter, from Gray's Harbor. San Francisco, May 12. Sailed Schoon er Monterey, steamer Areata, for Coos Bay; schooner Esther Buhne, schooner C. H. Merchant, for Gray's Harbor. Sailed May 11 Steamer Empire, for Coos Bay; United States ship Adams, for Seattle. Arrived Steamer Queen, from Victoria; steamer Bristol, from Comox. Seattle Arrived May 11 Steamer Ruth, from Skagway; British bark Lakemba, from Port Los Angeles. Sailed Schooner Bowhead, for Cape Nome; steamer Dirlgo, for Skagway. Port Townsend Arrived May 11 Ship Berlin, from Hong Kong. Honolulu Arrived May 1 Bark Tidal Wave, from Tacoma. Victoria Arrived May 11 Steamer Sikh, from Yokohama. -New York, May 12. Arrived Maine, from Bremen. Philadelphia, May 12. Sailed Pennland, for Liverpool. Liverpool. May 12. Arrived Lucanla, from New York. New York, May 12. Arrived Michigan, from London. MONTREAL. May 12. Arrived Samari tan, from Glasgow. FIRST TRAIN TODAY. Cars 'Will Ilcncli Sunnilco Over Co Inmbln Southern. Archie Mason, who has Just completed the grading contract to Shaniko, ls In ths city. He thinks the first train will run Into the new terminus today, but a large force of men will be retained for some time, to surface up the track. There are 200 Japa nese employed for this purpose, and the prove themselves very efficient, he says, none of them desiring to go on a spree. They are paid ?1 25 a day, while white men are paid $175. MY. Mason says he has no trouble setting hands. "There are 500 carloads of general mer chandise and 200 of lumber at the various stations of the Columbia Southern be tween Biggs and Shaniko waiting for the track to reach the latter point, when they will be run In," he said. "A band of T00 sheep is also being herded near Shaniko. to be shipped to Huntington by the first stock cars available." Ho looks for the Immediate construction of another railroad up the John Day Elv er, from John Day station, on the Colum bia River. A large force of surveyors, un der Mr. Jamleson. ore now driving stake at a point some 20 miles east of Shaniko, This new road, he thinks, will open up a large territory in Eastern Oregon without Interfering with Shaniko. He expects b!g times for railroad building In that portion of Oregon for the next few years. Rnllrond Xotes. Assistant General Passenger Agent Charlton, of the Northern Pacific, ls back from Spokane. Traveling Freight Agent Kelly, of the Union Pacific, ls back from a two weeks' trip In Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho. General Agent Lolhrop. of the Union Pacific, has returned from Astoria, where he looked Into the matter of salmon ship ments. General Freight and Passenger Agent Markham. of the Southern Pacific, left last night for San Francisco. He expects to return the latter part of this week. F. R. Olln. formerly ticket agent of the Northern Pacific at Spokane, entered upon his new duties In Portland yester day, as ticket agent of the Oregon Short Line. He succeeds J. R. Nagel, who has been made traveling passenger agent. PERSONAL MENTION. C. F. Jackson, of Rossland, B. C, ls at the Portland. H. C. Rees, of Cove, Or., are registered at the Perkins. Charles A. Payne, of Chinook, Wash., la at the Perkins. H. F. Norton and family, of Seattle, are guests of the Portland. Mrs. Dr. Grace Albright, of Salem, Is a guest of the Imperial. P. R. Alexander, of Independence, is reg istered at the St. Charles. Del Hart and wife, of San Jose. CaL. are guests of the Perkins. Louis K. Church, of Everett, Wash., Is registered at the Portland. Mrs. E. P. Marshall, of Pendleton, Is registered at the Imperial. Mrs. Guerin and daughter, of Bellevuo, arc guests of the Imperial. O. E. Elliott, a Marshland logger, is registered at the St. Charles. S. Wllkerson and wife, of The Dalles, ore registered at the Perkins. J. H. Smith, a business man of Astoria. Is registered at the Imperial. Mrs. C. B. Macneill and Master C. Mac nelll. of Vancouver, Wash., are guests of the Portland. J. D. Clambert and wife, of Denton. 111., registered at the St, Charles yesterday, on their return to Portland, after an absence of 10 years. Qmeercd II In Cane. "Madam. I am soliciting for home chari ties. We have hundreds of poor, ragged, vicious children like those at your gate, and " "Sir, those children are mine." and the slamming of the door could be heard In the next street, Weekly Telegraph, LOCAL MONEY MART Infa-Tt.. n -,!,, D.-,-: x. I nwiiwi uaiifto i ichiaimy iu , Wool Trade. COLLECTIONS REPORTED GOOD Xevr York Stock Market Experienced an Unfavorable Week Loan Ex pansion in Xevr York Ceases. The bank clearings of the past week5 were more than $300,000 greater than those of the corresponding week last year. uiougn mis is a quiet Ume of year, be- tween crops and without anv of th vrmt tween crops and without any of the great ' TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT. Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes From the Northwest. FOR PORTLAT). Nam. Flap and rig. Mar. 25Marechal VlUIera Fr. bark Br. ship 1 Br. bark jBr. ship Rionald Jan. 29 Jan. 11 Wendur Nlcoll Caddell Manson Barrett Putt Flfeshlre Feb. 12 .fentnesllea Deccan Feb. 14 ur. snm Br. bark Br. bark asSasoj Grenada Lydgate Jones lznU roiPlnmoro Br. bark Maxwell .. Alice Ger. ship iKuhlmann .. w .. Australia Genista ur. banc 'Jones Br. ship Br. ship IHearn Leicester Castle if Crowest Plander Griffiths Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. shlo Ger. ship Br. ship Ger. ship Ger. ship Mar HRlversdalB Conway Franklstan Ward Atkinson Bandelln Tyers Baako Leopold .. tt'Mabel Rlckmers furealla , -prtlckmer Rlckmers , Rigel , JSemantha .. lw. J.Plrrie . West Lothian ur. ship urowe Br. bark j Jenkins ur. shin .uurtis Harlech Castle : lirius 1 lobert Rlckmers Br. shm Flndley Behrlng Rubarth Griffiths Ger. ship Ger. ship Br. bark C algate C vri C tn Macpherson St rn Su. "herlandshlr Ger. bark Br. ship (McDonald Nor. bark.EHIncsen Br. ship Nlcoll ljup Iter Dan. shin Funder Mni on uignthody Nltl Bdale Bow TJan B. Law Arde icralg Br. ship Cordlnar Br. bark Br. bark Steven !Gulli5on Cairns Collins Jones Br. shin Centu non Dalca. mlo Olga Br. ship 1st. snip osterix w Port Ci HedJ-rala 'Br. bark Anton Dechm'. mt , Br. ship Br. ship Elstnn Hnyden Griffiths Witt Rltche Queen v Jet orla Astra caija, Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Loerawav An5rtto Cooatyitc mburgh Eurttre Br. ship Tode Ft. bark jMuller Br. ship iHunter Br. bark McDonnell lLaniRxIb INorrco Total toniAaye en route, 92.3SS. SRAI7T TOXXAOE Name.' Flag and rig. Master. ApriS 9IAspice April 13 John Cooko April nlForthbank Aprii;J2lAllerton May HSylfid May 7tDovcnby Hall May 9Argus May 101 East African May "JSt. Mlrren May 32Llzzle Bell I Br. ship Bremner Magee Paterson Toyc Ahlw'k or. ship Br. bark Br. ship Rus. ship Br. shin Wlckham Br. ship Hunter Decent Wllklns Whelan Br. baric Br. ship IBr. bark Totsil tonnage In the river, 16,255. G&AIX TOXXAGE EX ROUTE TO .VBVET SOCXD. Name. Flag and rig. Mar. SlGlenogii IBr. ship Jan. 3lllmberhorne Br. ship Stevenson Lever Harris Tupman ..ICarneddHeweuyn 1 Br. snip Jan. 29Brusse!s Br. bark Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Ger. ship Ger. ship Br. bark Ger. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. bark Br. ship Br. ship ,...! Wanderer Tonkin Mtir. 12Cabul Mxr. 3l(Glenard 2 Johnson Turner Gllmour ...r JFortcviot April 26Henriette Seeman Hansen Dixon Hashagen Anderson Doty Swan Balfour Melkie Corning Fraser Hunter Mai V0 Rodenbek Mat l4!Dunreggan Mas HCarl April 4Llnlithgowshiro ....luumaoi i...Clty of Delhi May 1 KillmaWIe Brynniiua Howard F. Troop Queen Margaret .VBcn Lee Totrii tonnage en route, 37,533. GRA1X TOXXAGE Flag and rir. Master. Mai-. 16IAchnnjhle Br.'bark Aprl.- 5!Elglnshir Br. ship April 24Mount S-uart Br. ship April S4ICK Cotttsworth Br. bark May SIShandon Br. fihlp May ,5Rhuddlaa Cast' Br. shlp TotaT tonnage in port, 995L Longmulr Hannah Olsen Griffith Beard Roberta factors of .trade, such as the movement of wheat or wool, to influence business, the banks r.tport a steady Improvement and the outloik for a busy year assured. During the Veek the banks of East ern Oregon sent In numerous orders for currency which thcy will need In the handling of the fol clip. Buyers are now on their way -Vra the East to the wool centers in the pastern part of the state, and the banks- will require cur rency for their custonXprs fox the East ern exchange which will -po pdld them for their wool. At the ruVng prices, the amount of money which VJl -be paid for wool In the state will be large enough to put growers In good e!rcunuVnces. and as they, in turn, will put their .money al most Immediately Into circulation, the out look for a grtwlng trade throughout tho state ls very bright. In Portland trade continues active. There is a large demand for almost every commodity on sale, and the fact tha col. 1 .t ..n, ..,- n.iirvifA thar 1.- "," LJTI '. CJilZ i. ;7Ttw iiCVIJlC aic WW. fuj..B ...w.w ... . - - 1 pay for. Even thus early In the year bankers .are beginning to look for signs of the stagna tlon that Ls the usual accompaniment of a Presidential election year, but me aBA yet visible, and it ls believed that the re moval of the control of the currcscy be yond the reach of the President will ln sure confidence to such an extent that; Investment will not be retarded or capital frightened Into hiding. The effect of four years of a gold-standard Administration Is Illustrated In a complimentary manner by the statements of the Nntlonal banks of Portland, which show a gain since 1S9S ot nearly $1,000,000 In loans and discounts. nearly J3.C00.C00 In deposits, and $250,000 In circulation. Paper currency Is coming Into more gen eral use in Portland and throughout the Pacific Coast. Tho Increased volume of business makes a more convenient circu lating medium necessary, and the banks find that their customers are less Inclined to take the gold that Is always offered in the West, unless currency ls asked for. ! West Indies, were cited by the bears as and more disposed to demand paper! further ;rround for speculative depression, money. A few years ago the ordinary' The report of a small decrease In the business man did not consider himself i loan account of the banks for the week, competent to Judge whether or not a bill instead of a heavy Increase, was a sur of large denomination was genuine. Edu-l prise to Wall street. It did not alter the cation In tWs matter las been Yery ren- belief ln tie. reported loan to the Pennsyl- eral of. late, and the Indications are that paper money win soon oe as cululuv. u. m Portland as It is in the East. Bank Statements. The bank clearfnrs for tho tare principal cities of th Not cities of th Northwest tor the weex eaalas Saturday. May 12. were as follows: Portland. Seattle. Tswaa. Monday J 403.712 $ 417.17? vJSt.101 Tuesday 350.000 002.057 'i"0.41S "Wednesday 24&0SS 422.225 09.SC4 Thursday 3S4.20f 313.201 12S.S7G Friday 300,577 231,13s 1S1.7SS Saturday 24G.OOO 2LC.CC2 124.330 Totals $1.04 0,554 52.301 .547 fSOS.400 The clearings for the correspoa lnc weeks la previous years were as follows: Portland SeatU e. Tacoma. 1S00 1.37.53C ?1.44S,1 M $ 744.044 1S03 2.030.4U7 1.071.C 1.034.45)2 1SD7 9SS.5CS 404.110 37&.007 The clcarinrs yesterday were as, follows: Eichanfi es. Balances. E? 3 44.Gt 13.1G3 SS.ZCJ 01.470 Seattle 310W3 Al-!Spokan 197.S43 Money. Excliance. -Etc. Money, Excliance SAN FBANCHSCO. May 12.--SterHng on Masttr. From. Consignees. 1705 Montevideo I 491. 1SS6 Calcutta. 13S1 Antwerp- 104i P. F. M. Co. 115 B.. G. &. Co. 90) B., G. & Co. SS M.. W. & Co. 1663 London 1S36 Hamburg: 2106 Honolulu 2350 Shanghai 23jT.. Y. & Co. . 22S6iNagasakl ii 2062 Japan 2097Honolulu lTlSlShanghai 2009lShanghal 1670, Klao Cbou 205SHamburg 1776!Shanghai 1900! Nagasaki 1SS5 Hiogo 170SiShanghaI 1914 Hong Kons 1S79 Nagasaki 2211 Shanghai 2516'ShanghaI h737lHong Kong lR02Honolulu 173CIJapan 2174!Hlogo 2227'ShanghaI OrCIUnTinllll,, 15R6iCape Town ::.1 14C7IHonoluIu 1549. Hong Kong1 1651'Tsintau 2063INewcaJtle i... 1535!Shangha! 135S Yokohama lP91Sta. Rosalia. lTMNagasakl UffllShanchal 1340lSta. Rosalia 1510IKiao Chou 224fiiSta. Roralia. lM2lHonolu!u PM7 !R73lHamburg 1779lHamburg lC35!Tokohama 2070I Shanghai 2070!Grimsby M.. W. & Co. T.. Y. & Co. lffS'Liverpool (B.VGr&"Co. 15MHonc ivong IX THE RIVER. From. Agents or Charterers. Berth. ISOSIHonolulu P. F. M. Co J Astoria 175SISharghai G. W. McN.I Stream 1332 Honolulu 192SlHong Kong 149SHlogo lJaSIShnnghal 1513Arstwerp 15WHouolulu 1S55 Yokohama 103CLivarpool Port. G. Co. Montg.2 K. G.. & Co.1 Astoria K.. G. & co .victoria Enplnger Grecnw. 2 Coloma. Astoria, T.. Y. & Co. K i. ec uo. Port. G. Co.iAstorla. M.. W. & Cc Astoria :") Master. From. Consignees. 2193ILondon I 69R. P. Rlthet 1997 1G0S 1937 2717 1397 LIveroool it .. .... M..W. &Co. 101J Hamburg Liverpool Shanghai Rotterdam M., W. & Co. lTSCIAn-twerp 2962 Antwerp 1705!Cardlff London 1916lLlverpool M.. W. & Co. Robt. Ward B G. & Co. 13571Antwerp 1S79 Japan 1127 London 1519Cardiff 1403IChcefoo 2nS0Shunghal 1953 Hone Konsr 2204iSt3i Rosalia OX PDGET SOUXD. Agents or Charterers. From. Berth. 2334 203S Liverpool Liverpool London Guatemala Cardiff Cardiff K.. G. & Co.! Seattle Victoria Tacoma Tacoma Esquimau R. P. Rlthet 115S M..W. & Co McNear R, P. Rlthei 1031 1397! 1993 R, P. Rithetl Esquimau I London. 60 days, $4 S5; sterling on Lon don. sight. $4 SStf. Silver bars, C0c Mex ican dollars. 4S349c. Drafts Sight, 15c; telegraph, 17c LONDON, May llConsols, 1C0?. Bar silver, 27 9-16. Stocks In London. LONDON, May 12. Atchison, 21; Cana dian Pacific. 95; Union Pacific pfd, 75; Northern Pacific pfd; 76; Grand Trunk, "PA; Anaconda, sy. SEWYORK STOCK MARKET. Uncertain, and Feverlih Tone, With. Mnn!fcst Desire to Sell. NEW YORK, May 12. The tone of the trading In stocks was feverish and un certain today, and the disposition to sell was still evident. There was an effort to support some atocks. and the short sell- Ing by. the bears was followed by buying .l " cn" ""; n7Xvfw t "f " SS"- & carrying the railroad list with It. The I grangers, especially Burlington and South ern Railway preferred, were pretty well supported, after the rally in Continental Tobacco preferred from Its 6-polnt slump. This stock recovered almost completely J e-toS ly at the higher level of prices, and de clined to the lowest on the appearance of tho bank statement. People's Gas. the lo cal tractions, and tlye steel stocks were all notably weak, and large losses were reg istered In a number of shares which have not been traded In during the recent de clines. Somo effort was made to rally prices aft er Uhe bank statement, because It failed to si'iow the expected heavy expansion In loam, but It was successful only In. lso I jateS Instances. Tb? close generally waf unxtQidy, and net changes were mixed The ;vckly reports of the mercantile agencies confirmed tho feeling that the business reaction had not yet reached Its limit, and that opinions expressed In the Senate yesterday -of the possibility of 1 foreign complications on account of the . Monroe Doctrnc, as applied to the Danish 23jT.. Y. & Co. 23 ... 69 E. Baker w 7i T.,Y & Co." '..i.'.'."Z'.V.'.'.''. vanli, whlcJh ls today icported to be forn $15,000.ax) to 520,000.00). The placing of such a loan late In t'.se week would figure in the bank statement for the av erage, of onlj one day. The icalllng of loans earlier la the week, in preparation ure disproportionately In the averages. The effect would le to throw the showing In the statement of the ntxt week. The clearings statements are tower thaw they were a week ato. after a week of great Irregularity and, uncertainty In mo-tf iment. For two days the market looked as though general .liquidation bad sec in, but the quldk recovery on "VKadncsdatr after noon wrs tho ssult of a. movement to cover bythe beaxs who iad becftv sellim; short, but who became i-tlarmcI at the cessation of thw prcssuni to liquidate. Llquidadoh. In lacu seemed to be com pleted for the time being, and Its limited extent gavi- color to the supposition that It had been due to selling out of a pool, whose members "had growm tlrsd of their nonsuccrss tn get Ing prices up The strong and skillful manipulation irith which the market was susailned white the liquida tion was being el Tec ted showed that the sellers had large resources sua a wide reaching concert of action. The market rallied consldcrabtw from the Mow point on the demand to cover bear contracts, and efforts were mado by bull -pools to extend the advance, but rthe gencxJ demand 7or stocks continued ttxtremely q pathetic, and the market fell lack into dullness and renewed weakness Wall street Vanta to knotv how much further the decline Jin prices of commodi ties must go before .renewed consumption will be Invited In suScent volume to ab sorb production. Upon the answer to this question, depends future pro! Its for Indus trial enterprises, as well as earnings bj railroads. So far as events of. the week have furnished any light on the problem, they Indicate that the reiidjustment o! prices ls not yet complete. The present ease of moajy ls regarded In an unfavorable light, asi a reflection of the diminished tra.Ie in tile Interior, but It affords means fcr meeting the present special demand for fold frjm Europe. On the other hand, should traile revive In the Interior with the Iotrer prco of commodi ties and the money :markt become' more cctive, any stringency on foreign markets might become embar.Tasslng. The volume of American credits row placed in foreign loans makes the h(imo money market more than ever sensitive to the course of foreign markets. The .statements for the past week for the grea c. government banks abroad show that moi ey conditions there are easier for the threTeing, in spite of the stronger position c t these Institutions. Bonds reacted In syr jpathy with stocks. and subsequently sho red some recovery. United States- Tefundlr k 2s, when Issued, tho 3s and old 4s declined and new is 14 In the bid price. XEW YORK 1UXAXCES. Dank Statement Sht w First Loan Decrease in Si x. 'Weelsa. NEW YORK. May 12. The New York Flnanqler says: After a continuous expansion in loans, which lasted over six weeks, and added WS.000,000 to the totals o.; tho New York banks, the clearing-house Institutions re ported May 12 a decrease of $237,900 In the loan item. The decrease Is of small mo ment, but It ls lnterestlrfe at this time, as showing the culmination of operations which have been a constant factor In the weekly report for a cons klerable period. The assertion has been made that the New. York banks are carr:'lng sterling to the amount of J40.000.COO. 'i!his plainly In terpreted means that they are not loan ing that amount to Europti; while there ls no means of verifying the statement there Is no question that tht rise In loans has been due more or less to that cause. "At any rate, now that a ctual exports of gold arc being made. It is not to be expected that the banks will add to out standing commitments. It 1 las been ex pected that the $14,000,000 loan of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company would Influence the current stateme nt, but there Is authority for saying that this trans action was completed too Irtfe to enter the statement calculation. :fid, besides that, quite a large percentile went to trust companies and Philadelphia Institu tions. The cash changes In &ic statement are Immature. The banks lost to the Treasuny on account of gold exports, and Interior gains- did not offsett these de creases; The result was a reduction ot 5S77.000 in cash holdings. Tills was not evenly distributed, as one ba.ak alone re ported an increase of $4,000,00(1 In specie. The Changes In loans and clash account for the decrease of fl,900,000 In deposits, the first shrinkage noted sin ie March 24, after a steady rise amounting to 567,000,000. The surplus reserve for th week was reduced $645,750, and now stinds at $15, 332,725. Taken as a whole, the statement ls better than had been expected. "Tho chief Interest for a week or two centers in the volume of possible .sold exports. Already the moviements amount to over 156,000,000. The gold has gone to France, and If England does not demand remit tances the shipments may be less than now Indicated. It is worthy of note that time loans are now being cn-sajjed to run over the Presidential election, the Impres sion being that mc-eiey rates -will harden considerably later oz- In 183S money dur ing the latter part o" the Prerfldentlal con test loaned at 100 per cent and above. New Yorlc still continues 10 be the cheapest money center In the world. The weekly bant statement la as fol lows: Surphis reserve, decrease J Loans, decrease ...... .4.. Specie, decnxise ... ...l.... Legal tdnder. Increase..;. . Deposits, decrease ...... Circulation, decrease ...- 645.750 2S7.904 1.6S7.100 566,100 1.909.000 90,000 The banks now hold 05,152,725 In excess of requirements of the 25 jper cent rule. Millions in Mrnorals. SAN FRANCISCO, May 12. The yield and value xf the mineral substances of California during the year 1899, according to the report of the State Mineralogist, were $29,313,460. The valuB of the gold products was $151,356,031; cepper, $3,990,534, and petroleum, $200,793. As the total min eral product for tho prevl pus year was valued at $27,2S9,079, the Increase for 1S23 ls $2,024,3S1. Dally Treasury Stattement. WASHINGTON, May 12. Ttoday's state ment of the Treasury "balances In the general fund, exclusive of tP)e $150,000,003 gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance ....... -.$141,432,707 Gold i. 75,901,93 German Way. Foot passengers on the streets who complain of the recklessness of bicyclers may thank their stars they are not in Germany. They used .sometimes to pun ish bicyclers there for rftnnlng Into- pedes trians; then this practice fell Into disuse, and now a Berlin court, according to tho Berliner Tageblatt, has jut sent a man to Jail for two months for recklessly run ning across one of the principal streets and knocking a bicyclist oft' his wheel. The man was running home because his wife was about to become a tnothyr for the seventh time. The prosecution, how- j-t-WA Ih(pa imm Vn lAfA rf Vttk to TX that' pedestrians must leave the streets free for bicyclists; or, in case it was bso lutely necessary to crore. must give' rtvery warning to bicyclists. These elemcary measures of precaution having been ne glected. It was only the fact that the fallen bicyclist received no Injuries tint Induced the court to let the culprit" off with so light a punishment. Mnde a Difference. Lady ot the house I cannot employ ytu because you were everywhere dischar;red for eavesdropping, even at my friends. the wife of the Councilor. Servant You wouldn't believe, m'am, what I heard there. Lady of the house Oh, is that so? Well, I think you may begin work, for ime. Fllegende Blaetter. CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE l .--m-v ttttw BEYELOPMEXT NEARLY ALL BRANCHES. BBlldlBff of Railroads In the Greatest Factor la the Improved Order of Affairs. China's foreign trade, and especially her J trade with the unttea states, aeve.upeu very rapidly In 1S99, as Is shown by a statement Just received by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. The statement in question, from the "Returns ot Trade." by the Imperial Maritime Customs Serv ice of China, shows especially rapid de velopment In the section where railways have recently been opened. The follow ing are extracts from the report In ques tion: "The foreign trade of China during the year 199 was characterized by an as tonishing development, and merchants, both foreign and native, made handsome profits In almost every branch. The po litical situation, although still unsettled, gave rise to no Immediate fears; exchange remained remarkably steady; the nca crop was abundant: the Spring weather during the critical period for the silk worms was unusually favorable, and, except for a re crudescence of piracy on the West River, there were no disturbances to cheok trade. The gratifying result was that the year beat all previous records and showed an advance without precedent. The total trade was valued at 460,533,283 halk wan taels (the average value of the halk wan tael was $L14S In 1S90, $0,697 In 1S38. and $0,722 In 1S99). a rise of 91.916.S05 halk wan taels on 1S9S, and more than double the figures for 1S90. The internal trade of the country was also unusually brisk, and the Important changes which will be brought about by the extension of rail ways have already been proved. "New Chwang and Tien-tsin have promptly responded to the stimulus of bet ter means of communication, and the trade of these ports has leaped .forward, al though the former suffered from a severe outbreak of the plague. It Is found that immediately trains begin to run, districts though which there was little traffic, such as between Paotlng and Peking, suddenly commence to hum with life and activity, and there springs up a flourishing trade which was formerly undreamt of and Im possible for want of cheap transport. The Russian line has been completed as far north as Moukden, and the extraordinary richness of Manchuria will soon become evident. The Lu-Han Railway, from Pe king to Hankow, makes steady progress. Within six months It ls expected that trains will be running as far south as Chlngtlng. The difficulties In the south ern section, where extensive tunneling ls required, make construction slower there, but rails have been laid for 40 kilometres northwards from Hankow, the track Is now being made as far as Slnyanh to which place It is hoped to run trains within two years and the whole line of 1200 kilometres ls to be completed In five years. Including the difficult engineering feat of bridging the Yellow River. The line between Taku, Tlen-tsln and Peking continues to advance In prosperity, and the extension beyond Shanhalkwan to wards New Chwang will shortly be con nected by rail with the capital. "Difficulties regarding the question of control are hampering the concessionaries of various other lines, but It Is to be hoped that these will soon he satisfac torily arranged, as there ls no longer any doubt that the effect of cheap transport will, lead to an enormous development of China's trade. "The net value of the Import trade was 264.718,456 haikwan taels, being an advance of 53,122 haikwan taels over the previous year, and double the figures fa" 1890. . . . The trade In cotton good3, whih remained practically stationary for three years, made a great advance, the value having risen from 77,61S,S34 haikwan taels to 103. 465.048 haikwan taels. It would be tedious to particularize all the gains, but every article mentioned In the table of Imports, with the exception of gray shirtings (In significant decrease), T-cloth3. English and Dutch Jeans, and English yarn were Imported In quantities exceeding the fig ures for 1S9S. As regards the falling off in T-cloths, It Is explained that their place is taken by what are generally known In the trade as 'Continentals.' which are included In our returns under the heading of sheetings. English sheet ings showed an advance from 523,366 to 763.762 pieces, and the Increase must be ascribed partly to continentals and partly to the higher prices which prevailed In the United States. American sheetings rose again, from 2.4S3.991 to 3,975,903 pieces. .Speaking generally, the year commenced with small stocks on hand, and demand was brisk. A short cotton crop through out the world gradually raised prices, but contracts for delivery In China were made so far In advance that Importers were able to lay down their goods at prices which realized handsome profits. Towards the close of the year higher prices tended to check business, and It ls possible that Importers may have to face some delay In disposing of the Importations which ar rive at dearer rates. "The feature meat worthy of note was the continued advance of American and Japanese goods, the latter especially showing very rapid development. The class of" white shirtings now imported Is greatly superior to what came formerly, the people demanding a better article. It Is worth noticing, as evidence of pros perity, that what may be described as cotton goods, such as chintzes, printed twills, cambrics, etc., and handkerchiefs. Jumped from 305,314 to 678,356 dozens. Cot ton flannel showed a remarkable Increase, from 153.SS5 to 397,469 pieces, and Japanese cotton flannel from 56,835 to 176,676 pieces. English cotton yarn suffered a falling off, while Indian and Japanese Increased, the latter having now risen to 779,700 plculs. It Is probable that the local mills will gradually get the better of their foreign rivals. The yarn made from Chinese cot ton Is much whiter than tho Indian yarn, and obtains better prices, which explains why Japan Imports raw cotton from China to mix with Indian. "Woolen goods, though not showing such a promising progress as the cotton goods, made a distinct advance, camlets, lastlngs. long ells and blankets all having In creased. "The metal trade remains inelastic, and the total value was slightly below that of xhe previous year. "The value of the exports was estimated at 195,784,832 haikwan taels, an Increase ot 36,747,683 haikwan taels over the previous year's total, and, as In the case of Im ports, more than double the figures for 1890. J In view of the fact that rallwas are now opening up districts previously cut off from communication with ports. It ls fair ly safe to predict that In less than an other 10 years the trade will have again Joubled. Exports are at present checked by price and Inferior quality the former due to cost of carriage and heavy taxa tion, the latter to adulteration or faulty methods of nreDaration for fnroJi-n m,.- jjlsets. Prices will come down when rail ways bring the goods more cheaply to the nd Increase the supply." Went Throngrn a Bridge. LORDSBERG. N. M., May 12. A wreck occurred on the narrow-gauge road run ning between this place and Clifton, in which Engineer Schlottman, Fireman Mc Afee and four tramps were instantly Ztlllcd and nine carpenters were more or ess seriously injured. One will die. The onglne and seven cars were demolished. The wreck occurred at a point near Clif ton, which Is 80 miles north of here. A bridge, which was burned out a few weeks ago. was being repaired by a bridge gang. It is charged that the foreman In charge of the bridge failed to display the proper signals warning the engineer of the un safe condition of the bridge. When la, the center, the bridge, tvhldi I was SO feet high, gave way. and engine and train were precipitated Into the depths. The carpenters hurt were work Ins on the bridge which went down. LORD ROBERTS PROGRESS. Reports the Advance of His Farces Tevrard Ivroenstad. LONDON, May 12. Lord Roberts tele graphs to the War Office, under date ot Geneva Siding. May 11, evening, as fol lows: "My headquarters, with Pole-Carew's division, marched 20 miles today, and now are at Geneva Siding, four miles from. Krconstad and about six miles from Boshrand, where the Boers are holding In trenched positions. Gordon's brigade la in touch with them; Tucker's division is a short distance southeast, and Hamil ton's force Is still further east "Broadwood's brigade overtook. & part of the enemy's convoy, at PotgIeter3 laager, southeast ot Ventersburg. and captured several wagons and some pris oners. French, with Porter's and Dick ens' brigades, and Hutton's Mounted In fantry, ls some distance due north of this place. We have taken nearly 100 prison ers during the last two days. "All the Free Staters who could give a good account of themselves have been disarmed and allowed to return to their farms. The nights are getting much cooler." The War Office also received the fol lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Boshrand, May 12. 9 A. M. I am eight miles south of Kroonstad. The enemy evacuated the firs line of lntrenchments during the night. We are now reconnol tering towards Kroonstad. General French's cavalry seized the drift over the Valch River at 4:30 last evening. Just in time to prevent his passage being op posed by the enemy." A dispatch received here today from Cape Town says that General Sir Charles Warren has been gazetted Military Gov ernor of Cape Colony, north of the Orange River, with the exception of Klmberley. Arrival at Geneva Sldlnir. GENEVA SIDING. May 12.-The Brit ish forces have arrived here, General French in the advance. Firing waa heard yesterday In the direction of his force. Some of the Innlskllllngs had approached a kraal where a force of Boers were concealed. A white flag was flying from the kraaL While the troopers were un saddling their horses, a deadly fire was poured In upon them from tha windows of the farmhouse, killing several of the Innlskllllngs. A score of them were also captured, most of whom had been wounded. It ls expected the' railroad to the Zand River will be completed tonight Tonight the line was almost deserted north of the river, but beyond, where the British are. the Boers retreated from their positions too hastily to do much damage. Tho Boers are reported to be entrench ing themselves around Kroonstad, 20 miles oil. In Thnbanchu District. EDAN, May 12. The Boers retired somewhat today, but It is impossible to say where they may turn up next, owing to their great mobility. General Grenfell succeeded In pushing them back near Rapulshop, while General Brabant pushed forward In the direction of Brandt's Drift, along with General Campbell and the Six teenth Brigade. A body of Boers has appeared at Ve rona, on the Ladybrand road. COPPER COMBINATION. To Take in a Xnmber of Mexican and United States Mines. NEW YORK, May 12. It has Just been learned, according to the Times, that a new consolidation of copper properties is soon to come into the field. It will take over a number of Mexican and United States copper mines, and be known, prob ably as the Pan-American Copper Syndi cate Company. One of the men interested in the project said that it was now sure ot success, and that the company will be In corporated with a nominal capitalization In New Jersey, probably within the next ten days. "It will be put on a conservative basis," said he. "The aggregate capitalization of the companies to be merged ls over $70, 000,000, and the new corporation which takes them all In will be capitalized only at $15,000,000 to $18,000,000. We Intend short ly to apply to have the stock listed hero and on the London exchange. Besides mlneowners, a number of bankers and railroad men are going Into It We now have two experts examining the proper ties in Mexico, and the services of Pro fessor Rickets, of Columbia, will also be utilized." The Mexican properties Include, among others, tho San Luis mine at Durango, Mexico; the San" Luis mine at Chihuahua. Mexico; the San Anlto, comprising four of those classed in the Boleo group, and located at a village called Cabblo Bula. and the San Pedro, or San Pablo (which Is the capital of the State of Durango. a3 Chihuahua is the capital of the State of Chihuahua). Most of tho mines In the Boleo group are said to be controlled by the Rothschilds, but not any of these come into the combinations. One of the American companies to be absorbed Is the Arizona, Eastern & Mon tana Company, which has mines at Tomb stone, Cochise and Mayer, Arlz.v and runs a smelter at Blgbug Postoffice, Ariz., which It leases from the old Commercial Mining Company, controlled by Phelps, Dodge & Co., ,of th3,pity. 1 r . FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN. Uneasy in Regard to Recent Conrt Decisions. YOKOHAMA. April 25. The feeling of alarm among the foreigners with regard to their being placed under Japanese Juris diction has been increased by the recent decision of a native court In the case of the Kobe Water Works Company, Involv ing a sum of nearly 500,000 yen. The decision was given against Mr. Morse, of the American Trading Company, who had sued the water works for non-fulfillment of the terms of a loan made by him to the water works. Among the Japanese themselves, there is going on a healthy discussion as to the character and competency of the native Judiciary. This has been stimulated by the report of the government commission recently sent abroad to investigate the standing of the- American and European courts. The conclusions of the commis sion are that Japan's Judges must be bet ter paid and given a far higher social standing before the nation can hope to place Its courts upon a par with those of the Occident. In financial affairs the past week has wit nessed a sharp and sudden fall in Japanese securities. The railway stocks were tho chief sufferers. The rates of Interest rulo high and the principal banks are offering seven per cent for six months deposits and 5 on current accounts. There Is much uneasiness in the air. chiefly on account of the course of foreign trade. Imports up to the middle of the month exceeded the exports by 44,000,000 yen, or about $22,000,000. His Plaintive Appeal. An Evanstcn man whose wife carries the pocketbook and manages to be in debt every Saturday night has fired up a neat sign, which he always bangs down stairs in the hall before ho goes to bed.t His wife, by the way. Is terribly afraid ot burglars?, and never retires at night without expecting a visit from them be fore mornlpg. The sign in the hall is: : MR. BURGLAR: IF YOU : : FIND ANY MONEY IN THIS : : HOUSE, PLEASE DON'T GO : : AWAY WITHOUT WAKING : : ME UP. j; WANT TO SEE : : IT. : Chicago TlmesiHerald.