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18 THE SUOTAY OREGONIAS, PQOTLAND, JULY- 22, 1900. OR THE FAR EAST Oriental Liner Braemar Clears With a Big Cargo. FLOUR AND BEER HEAD MANIFEST Kearly 2300 Barrel ot Deer San Francisco Pilot-Boat Snnlc "by a Whale. Dodwell &. Co.'s big Oriental liner cleared yesterday afternoon for Hong Kong and -way ports, -with one of the largest cargoes that has left port for several months. Notwithstanding tho fact that the flour trade is reported dull on the other side of the Pacific, the Braemar took away enough of this com modity to completely fill a bis sailing ship. The flour cargo totaled 34,655 bar rels, valued at 596,681, and there was enough beer, hay, paper and miscella neous freight aboard to bring the total weight of the cargo up considerably In excess of 5000 tons. The shipment of beer is the largest that has ever been sent across the Pacific in a single con signment. The greater part of it was for Manila, the shipment for that port containing nearly 120.000 quart bottles. The United States Government figured as a shipper with 1780 bales of timothy hay for Manila, and there was nearly 600,000 pounds of paper for Yokohama. The greater part of the flour cargo, as usual, was consigned to Hong Kong, the lot Including 22,20) barrels, valued at 562,125. There were over 000 barrels for Yokohama, and smaller lots for Kobe, Ehimonoseki, Nagasaki, and Shanghai. Hong Kong, as well as Manila, had quite a shipment of beer, there being 300 bar rels and 102 cases of the cheering liquid for that port. The freight mentioned, to gether with a lot of lumber, hams, news papers, and one lone horse for Kobe. made up a cargo valued at $122,229. The steamer is loaded to her fullest capacity, and will leave down the Tlver at day light this morning. RECKLESS FIRIKG. Shell Prom Sandy Hoolc TTnrroivly Misses a Steamer. NEW YORK, July 2L Captain Burg, of the Savannah line steamer City of Bir mingham, reports that when passing San dy Hook yesterday, bound in from Sa vannah, a shell which was fired from the Sandy Hook proving grounds struck the water between his vessel and the shore, about 150 feet from the vessel, and. rlcochettlng, passed over his vessel about midships. There was great excitement aboard the vessel from what was con sidered a narrow escape, and many of the passengers were very much fright ened. WRECKED BY A "WHALE. Pilot-Boat Bonlta Sank Off San Fran cisco Heads. SAN FRANCISCO, July 21. The steam er Wellington, which arrived here today from Comox, brought into port the crew of five and four pilots of the pilot-boat Bonlta, which went down near the Faral lones early this morning, as the result of "being struck by a whale last night. The crew managed to keep the boat afloat until the Wellington rescued them from the sinking boat this morning. The Bo nlta sank shortly after the rescue. Tides at Astoria. "Week beginning Monday, July 9. - a ja (9 : : DAY. . '2. f " High "water Monday Tuesday Wednesday .... Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Low water Monday Tuesday Wednesday .... Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 11:09 12:00 12:43 0:12 0:54 6.8 7.1 10:32' 11:23 1:22 1:57! 2:29 2:59 9.1 9.1 7.5 9.0 7.7 7.8 8.9 r:32 8.51 8.0 2:03 :' 0.7 4:39 5:36 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 5:40 -1.0 6:26 1.1 6:27 7.-0S 1.1 0.8 -0.31 7:13 7:55 8:33 7:45 8:16 8:45 0.31 9:0; Collision at Antofogrnnta. LONDOfc, July 21. The British ship Champion. Captain Jones, from Port Hadlock. Wash., was in collision at Anto f ogasta. Chill, with the Brltlph bark- Lord Klnnard, Captain Mutch, last from New castle. N. S. W., both vessels being badly damaged. Gonld's Yacbt Sold. NEW YORK, July 21. Mr. Oorge Gould has sold the steam yacht Atlanta through Messrs. Girdlncr & Cox. of this city, to the Colombian Government for a gunboat. Domestic nnd Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. July 21. Sailed British bark Lizzie Bell, for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders: United States reamer Phila delphia, for cruise. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.. moderate: wind southwest; Wfather cloudy. San Francisco, July 23. Arrived Steam er Wellington, from Comox: steamer ITmatllla. from Victoria; steamer Wash tenaw. from Nanalmo: rtcamer Sharlan. from sattlP Saliptl Shin A J Fuller irom &eaiii baueu snip a. j. jruuer, ior Seattle: steamer Homer, for TJnalaska. Eureka Arrived July 20 Steamer Brunswick, from Coos Bay. Seattle Arrived July 30 Steamer Queen, from Alaska; United States ship Rosecrans. from Nome. Sailed Steamer Dlrigo and steamer Farallon, for Skag wnv. Nome Arrived July 9 Steamer Jeanle, from Seattle. Hong Konc Arrived July 4 British steamer Goodwin, from Tacoma. Cardiff Arrived July 20 German ship Chile, from Oregon. Santa Rosalia In port July 20 British ship Port CalcdonlB, for Oregon or Ta coma. Brisbane. July 21. Arrived Steamer Warrimoo, from Vancouver, B. C, via Honolulu, for Sidney. Yokohama Arrived previously Steam ers Carlisle Cltv. rom Snn Frnnclpco and Portland, for Hong Kong; Doric, from Snn Francisco, via Honolulu, for Hone Kong. Hong Kong Arrived previously Steam ers China, from San Francisco, via Hono lulu and Yokohama; Idzumi Maru, from Seattle, via Yokohama, for Manila. New York. July 2L Arrived St Louis, from Southampton. Brisbane. July 21 Sailed Steamer Aor angl. from Sidney, for Honolulu and Vancouver. B. C. Havre. July 21. Sailed L'Aqultolne. for New York. New York. July 21. Sailed Manltou. for London: Spaorndam. for Rotterdam: Ethiopia, for Glasgow: Pretoria, for Hamburg: Servla. for Liverpool; Hecla, for Copenhagen. Hamburg. July 21. Arrived Columbia, from New York. Liverpool, July 21 Sailed Umbria, for New York. Queenstown, July 2L Sailed Waesland, for Philadelphia. Antwerp. July 21. Sailed Kensington, for New York. Genoa Sailed July 19 Werra, for New York. Axnanlted a Saloon Keeper. Joe Hodges, of Alblna, a member of tho old volunteer fire department, yes terday afternoon assaulted Mike Mc Kerchey, who keeps a saloon in Alblna, for which he was placed under arrest. Tho attack was sudden and uncalled-for. When McKerchey had his back turned, Hodges struck him on the head with a heavy Iron bar, knocking him to the floor, but not injuring htm seriously. CAUSE OF THE CHINESE FURY Ex-Minlnter Denby on the Course of the "PoTTera and Its Con- sequencea. Boston Transcript. There Is striking unanimity of opinion among competent writers on the Chinese situation that the territorial aggressions of the European powers furnished the chief cause of the anti-foreign outbreak. It was inconsiderate treatment of China Dy the Western Nations that finally goad ed the natives to open revolt. The pow ers are morally bound, in view of their responsibility for the present crisis, to treat China with generous forbearance. In an article upon the "Sparks That TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT. Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes Frqm the Northwest FOR PORTLAND. Flay, and rig. Name.. Feb. 121 Penthesllea Br. ship Br. ship Manson Barrett Kuhlmann Jones Hearn Feb. 14 Deccan Alice Ger. snip Australia IGenlsta Leicester Castle Riversdale Conway Br. bark July Mar! June Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship Br. ship 'Crowest (Griffiths (Ward 24IOrealla Tycrs Crowe. Jenkins Behrlng Rubarth Shoemaker ccmantha W. J. Pirrle Blrius Robert RIckmers Carl Clan Macpherson Stjorn Br. Dane Ger. chip Ger. ship Ger bark Br. ship McDonald Nor. barklEUlncscn butnerlandshlre Br. ship 'NIcoll Dan. ship Funder Br. ship (Cordlnar Rr. hnrk OullLon Jupiter Marlon Llehtbodv lBowman B. Law Ardencralg Br. ship CaIrns uentunon Dalcarnie Olita Br. snip uoiuns Br. 5hlp Jones Ger. bark Engel GT. bark Gleseke lOsterbek IDechmont IQueen Victoria May 16',Astracana July 4LucIpara tAndreta ICounty Edinburgh May 24' Europe June 26Langdale INomla May 12'Am!ral Courbet Br. ship Elstan Br. ship Harden Br. ship Griffiths Br, bark iWltt Br. ship (Rltche Br. shin Tode Fr. bark Mullcr Br. ship Hunter Ger. bark'Rowehl Fr. bark IConna Fr. bark Haumond April GILa Fontaine uwimorv (Br. ship Milne IMuskoka Jr. nark lurowe May 2CBosUPt Fr. bark JC H. Wat Jen Ger. ship Kobbe Hardle Bobbins Adams Tadffn Porter Jones Bryce Spllle Purant Brunlnirs bocotra ur. snip Br. ship Br. bark Gw. bark Br. hJp Br. bark June ajCedarbank ...lAndrada Eilbek Inchcnpe Rock Morven Pyrenees Altalr IBr. bark Gor. ship Fr. bark Ger. bark June ITlAllce Bertha Hassln Otto GIMmlster General Mellinet Athene Oispard Ger. ship Schumaker jGer ship jWllmsen July IFr bark Yuies jGer. bark, Lorenzen j Fr. bark Mlalre 'It. ship 'Maresca lEiisa Total tonnage en route. 104.873. GRAIX TOXXAGE Name. Flag and rig. Master. June 61Hariech Castle IBr. ship July 2R. Rlckmers JGer. ship July 11 Frankistan Br. shin Flndley Baake Atkinson July 12Rigol JGer. ship i Leopold juiy 13 ratnsdaie flir. bark Steven Total tonnage in the river, S948. GRAIX TOXXAGE EX Flag and rig. Name. Mar. 5IGlenogil April 19Carnedd Llewellyn' (Wanderer Mar. 12lCabul Mar. 31IGlenard May 61Forteviot IBr. ship iStevenson (Harris :TonkIn (Johnson Br. snip Br. naric Br. ship Br. ship rurncr Br. bark iGi'mour Ger ship JSeeman Ger ship Hanson Br. bark Dixon Ger. hln lHashagen April 26lHenrIette Mar. 20 Mar. 14 Rodenbek Dunreggan Carl Linlithgowshire Durham Killmnllle May 1 April 4 au snip Anaerson Br. shin Doty May 1 Br. hark Br. shin Br. bark Br. shin Balfour Molkie Corning IBrvnhlldn JHoward D. Troop .IQuern Margaret IBen Lee JSt. Mary's Bay lAndromeda JBertha Fraser Br. shin fBr. bark fBr. bark Br. bark 'Ger. ship iGor. ship Br. ship IBr. ship Br. ship Br. bark Hunter Ma cf arlane Fulton Alitor Shoemaker Ellerbrock Anton Flottbek Alsterthal Port Calpdonla Peneworn (Griffiths Weton Aherns jLvderhorn April 21 Ventura Total tonnage en route, 48.473. GRAIX TOXXAGE Name. Flag nnd rig. Master June 22jImberhorne IBr. ship Lever IBr. bark 'Prltchard June 30 Haddon Hall Total tonnage In port, 3329 Caused the Chinese Explosion," Hon. Charles Denby writes: "After the navy was annihilated In the Japanese war and the army, what there was left of it. i l lances home It was appar- I ent thnt a11 the "orld could Insult, ravage . , . .. ... , ,. .. and loot China with impunity. It was the old story of the traveler tied to a tree and robbed by & passer-by who had been asked to assist him. So the merry round commenced, and without explana tion, argument or reason. Germany, Rus sia. England and France demanded and received concessions of territory." Colonel Denby Is not one of your thin skinned, philanthropic statesmen. He be lieves in the white man's business inter ests as the main end of diplomacy In the Orient, but ho says: "Now see the re sult of all the robbery that has been going on. The Empress, who from 1861 to 1SS9 had maintained a considerable degree of peace and order, has become a tigress; a great peoplo has been lashed into run', ana a movement rivaling in magnitude the Talping rebellion, in which 20.000.000 lives were lost. Is afoot." It was Colonel Denby who declared that If we could not profit commercially by occupying the Philippines we should let them cut one another's throats to their hearts' content. He has no fancy qualms Berlin, and was firm though nominal here, about brown or yellow races, but he sees and call money hardened In London, ln what has made China furious: "Can , creasing the likelihood of gold exports it reasonably be expected that the Chi- I next week. ncse should lovo the white man while he Is plundering them? Fancy what would happen if Russia seized Fortress Monroe and a slice of Virginia; Germany Governor's Island and v "part of New York; England Mare Island and a half dozen counties in California, and France New Orleans and 100 miles up the Mis- slssippl! Then suppose that Italy asked ror Charleston, is it to he imagined that sucn events wouia oe lateen as an oeing for our good, and that we ought to feel rather proud than otherwise that the great nations acted so handsomely to ward us? Yet this Is exactly what has happened In China, with the addition that Japan took for herself the Island of For mosa. And so the Chinese people are hostile to the foreigners, and they show It by riotous demonstrations." The duty of the powers to suppress these riotous demonstrations is clear enough. But equally clear is their duty to guard against the recurrence of such outbreaks by guaranteeing the autonomy and integrity of China. STOCKS AND BONDS Market Is Largely in Profes sional Hands. TRADE BALANCE IN OUR FAVOR Military Operations la China. Hit- Ins; a Beneficial Effect on Pacific Mall and Sontkern Pacific NEW YORK, July 2L-rhere were a few sporadic cases of strength in the stock market today, but none of the gains held at the highest, and some of them were more than wiped out. In the railroad list. Southern Pacific and St. Paul were the only stocks to make any considerable Master From. Consignees. lCCJJLondon Balfour Meyer, W. 1856 Hamburg Jaoan 2062 2097 Honolulu 1718) Shanghai 2009Shanghal 2058) Hamburg lTTGiShanghai 170S1Shanghai .:::::::::; 1391 E. Baker 28 2213 Shanghai Shanghai Japan 2516 me 2174 iilOgO KKJHonoruTu 15SGI Honolulu Honolulu 1467 1549 Kiao Cbou Tointau 11651 2063ISta, Rosalia l3&MYoicohama 1569 St a. Rosalia 1704 Nagasaki Shane-hat 1700 1840 1510 1642 Sta. Rosalia IClao Chou Honolulu 15S7INagasakl 1573Hamburg Meyer, W. Taylor mat Antwerp lftfRiVokohama 2070)Shnnghal zoiorarimsoy lSS9Llvcrnool llOTlTClno Chou IROOjNantes U7?9 Santa nder Balfour Taylor 71 I 107J UfWl Honolulu 2Z5atShanghal JlTlliNantes ! 1734 1 Nagasaki lR87IKIao Chou 2G49HongKong r-MiSta. Rosalia 1 2220 Antwerp 1493.Shar.Fhal 57j Taylor Balfour 193ilAcapuIco UfiFiuonenai 2T9?ISan Diego llSSfHavre 29R5tAnJer JRWHakodate 20091 Yokohama iHMlGlsKCOw 151 Taylor 2360JPort Los A. 1719 ntwer Meyer. W. 14351Honolulu 1 IX THE RIVER. From. Agents or Charterers. Berth. P$Q2lHonolulu P. F. M. Co.; Balfour Balfour Balfour P. Grain Co. Elevator Astoria M'tgomer, Oceanic Greenwlcl 1914Hong Kong 19C0Nagasakl 17f(Nni;asakl 15351Shanghal ROUTE TO PUGET SOUXD. Master. From. Consignees. 2193 London IGOSJHamburc 27171Shnnghal 1397IRotterdam 1786Antwerp ?9ft2i An twerp 1705!Cardlff R. P. Rlthet M., W. & Co. 131 M.. W. & Co. 1141 77 87 M.. W. & Co. U002lHamburg ll77London ! 1916 Liverpool 1357IAn twerp lK79Japan llR19jCardlff ,lrirheefoo '20S0IShanjrhal 123 119 S3 Robt. Ward Balfour 102 '1999 Hong Konc 2204!Sta. Rosalia 1115 Cardiff 17fi2iahanchal '15nSan Dlrgo .1RR1 1 Yokohama '17221 Hamburg 224BSt. Rosalia US?: Liverpool (2723Llverpool 'iSSlJAntworp ...IRlthet 92 Balfour OX PUGET SOUXD. I Agents or Charterers. From. Berth. 19a7Llverpool IRlthet lllS321Yokohama IKerr iVlctoria iTacoma 1 show of strength. Among the specialties lather, the New York tractions, and , ' . .. - "u"' ttUU , -""7. vai wcrc ",c ll"urw ouSar TtoMouSrtar, ! J?, vcry obviously for the purpose of affordlncr a market unnn vhirh m r-.nii.. auoraing a market upon which to realize 1 P"nts. The stock closed three points below the high level, and dominated thm whole market. As the London exchange was not In session today, an'd had ad journed yesterday before the receipt at Washington of Minister Conger's mes sage, the effect of that news on the Eng lish market is still somewhat problem atical. French rentes rose 15 centimes today. But the sceptical tone of the British press as to the authenticity of the Conger message left a doubt in the minds of ' speculators as to how It would affect the market. The figures of the bank . statement are again rather mystifying, I and they do not "prove." The receipt ! mis week of s3.DOQ.oqo in gold, which was J shipped last week from the Pacific Coast, accounts for the- large Increase In the reserve. The decrease In the loan item Indicates that German borrowers are still repaying loans of New York capital. Sterling exchange advanced In Paris and The much-mooted question of how the large trade balance In our favor has been paid, or met. is partly answered by the appearance today of advertised offerings by New York and Chicago bond dealers nnd bankers of a varied list of foreign government securities, including German. , Russian. Swiss. Dutch, Belgian, Swedish and Canadian securities of many denoml- nations. The market closed at unlm- portant net changes. Prices of stocks have been raised an other notch as a result of the week8 trading. But the character of the mar ket has not materially changed from j its strictly professional lines. Operations by speculative pools have some tempo rary effect in moving prices of special stocks, or individual causes have effected others. There have been some slight sym pathetic responses in the general list. But there has been manifest difficulty In keeping prices at a new level, and the persistent tendency has been to return to a fixed level. To obtain an adequate I idea of the extreme lethargy of tho mar- ket It is necessary to go back three or four weeks. In many stocks present prices vary only barely & fraction from those of the end of June. Some have been higher and Bono have been lower In the mean time, but It la obvious that the market Is near to a condition of stable equilib rium. The notable movements of the week have been mostly in the specialties, and have been helped by the forced cov ering of short contracts. Sugar, Brook lyn Rapid Transit, the Iron and Steel stocks, and Pacific Mail "hav been no table examples. Efforts have continued with some success to advance Union Pa cific. The conviction has become general In Wall street that this stock is to go on a 4 per cent dividend basis at the next divi dend meeting. Nevertheless, efforts to advance the price have encountered large offerings of the stock. The supposition that -the military operations In China would result In increased demand and transportation of supplies as well as troops has affected Pacific Mall and transcontinental railroad lines. The strength of Iron and steel stocks has also been attributed to this influence. The demands of foreign governments for capital to conduct military operations in China are expected to keep money rates up to a point that will make It profitable to leave American capital In foreign loans. The Bank of England has inaugurated a policy of retrench ment and recuperation by an unexpected advance of a full 1 per cent, from 3 to 4 per cent. In its minimum rate of discount, and has been able by borrowing In the open market to carry the private dis count rate up to it own rate. The ac tion of the Treasury Department in re scinding its call for repayment of an other $10,000,000 of Government deooslts Is doubtless a recognition of tho strain which might result on the money market. So also Is the authorization by the Treasury Department of the payment by the San Francisco Mint for gold arriv ing from the Klondike and Australia by telegraphic transfers on the New York assay office. Uncertainty In the money mnrlrnt n to tltrht money, can be I avoided when these various requfrements converge upon the market. This uncer tainty is. in itself, sufficient to discour age stook speculation. The bond market has failed to show any pressure of capital seeking investment. The funds disbursed on July 1 are ap parently held in accessible form.pendlng developments In the money market. United States refunding 2r. when Is sued, advanced c and th 2s, old 4s and S. 1 per cent In the bid price. The new 4s declined ic Unnk Clearings. The bank clearlnss of the principal clMe of the Xorthwcst for the ireck ending Saturday, July 21, were ad follows: Portland. Stattt". Tacoma. Monday 407.00ft $l.nCS.472 $12.703 Tuesday 753.14G J10.033 13S.S13 TCVdnerday 414.312 482.2fta 1-J!5 Thuwday 340.211 010.71 128.200 Fridav 301.710 707.S&4 172.477 Saturday 150.033 839.730 120.423 Totals, .$2,442.10(1 $4,237,181 $327,717 Tho clearings for the corresponding weeks In former years were as follows: Portland. Seattle, iacona. $1.001332 $1,040,078 $S14.440 1.342.178 1,172.707 010,i2f. 1.024.425 5M.052 517.801 Portland. Seattle. Tacoaia. ison .. 1S98 1807 The clearing for Saturday, July 21, were as follows: . Exchanges. Portland 158-22 Tacoma 120.423 8eattle &JJ,730 Balances. $ 21S58 23.201 311.511 SEW YORK FIXAXCES. Bank Iteaerre Xenrly Tvrenty-flve Millions Above Requirements. NEW YORK, July 21. The Financier says this week: The statement of the New York clear ing banks for the i?eck ending July il Is agafn at variance with the presumably accurate estimate of the week's trade and speculative operations, instead of a moderate gain in surplus, there was a violent rise of $4.121.7;5 In reserve, bring ing the total excess above legal require ments to $24,OSl,&OJ, the hlghwt figure reached since last February. This Is in distinct contrast with tne movement of money in New York at this season in past years, but when the statement is subjected to detailed analysis, the gen eral totals are made clear. The National City Bank, for Instance, reports a gain in specie for the week of no less than ?S,CO0.O00. and, a3 the cash held by all the banks Is only about t3,lT6,C00. It Is clear that the reserve holdings of the other In stitutions are at least $4,000,000 less than a week ago. The changes In tho other leading Items can be traced to the same source, so that jrhlle tho statement remains Illogi cal from a trade standpoint, Eome of Its puzzling features are cleared up. In view of the facts stated, it is idle to discuss the influence of the exhibit on the gen eral money market. In a general sense the decrease in loans was not unexpected, as the gold exports do not figure fully in tho averages, the Inference is that the banks do not hold the amount of reserve indicated. While the market for loans Is easy, there Is a general tendency to hold for higher quotations, and predictions are not wanting that rates will go higher before September. The interior Is still sending money to this center, and the gain from the Pa cific Coast may continue Indefinitely. Part of this gold may go to Europe, although the present movement is being sustained on the closost margin of profit. A fact that Is not escaping attention Is the ex pansion In National bank circulation in New York City. Tho gain last week was nearly $750,000, and the larger banks appear to favor heavy additions. The weekly statement shows the fol lowing changes: Surplus reserve. Increased 51.121,775 Loans, decreased 3,331,103 Specie. Increased 1.681.100 Legal tenders, increased 2411.900 Deposits decreased 1,815.100 Circulation, Increased 747,100 The banks now hold $24,081,900 In excess of the requirements of the 25-per-cent rule. Dally Treasnry Staicmnt. WASHINGTON, July 2L Today's state ment of the Treasury balances In the gen eral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balances $150,656,876 Gold 70.909,522 Specie Exports and Imports. NEW YORK, July ZL The exports of gold and silver from this port to all coun tries for this week aggregate $749,617 in sliver bars and coin, and $2,166,954 gold. The Imports were $246,620 gold, and $102,320 silver. Money, Exchange, Etc. BAN FRANCISCO, July 2L Sterling on London, 60 days. $4 85; sight, $4 SSH Silver bars. 61Vc Mexican dollars, 4Sg49c Drafts Sight, 12c; telegraph, 15a President Roach's Rales. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Chicago Union Traction Company has asked its employes to spruce up. Their wages are Increased also. The men are pleased with the company's ac tion. All men Jlkq to spruce up and keep In that attractive condition. But it costs money, and the company responds to the need with an adequate supply. That the order will gratify the publlq goes without saying. A man who Is al ways spruce is a pleasant object to con template. He respects himself. And the respect he has for himself Is the measure of his respect for others. The remarkable president of this re markable company Is named Roach. On assuming tho presidency, not long ago, ho announced that his policy would be to find out what the public wanted, and then give It to them. The spruce-up oraer and Increase of wages are in pursuance of this policy. Just think of It! A Btreet-rallway presi dent who really believes that the public is worth respecting! It makes one gasp with special wonder. THIS YEAR'S WHEAT CROP UXITED STATES WTM PRODUCE ABOUT 500,000,000 BUSHELS. Heavy Snortaare In Spring Wneat California. Will Hare Very Llsht Crop. There Is the usual wide variation In the estimated yield of the wheat crop of this country this year. On the basis of the Governmental report, made public on the 12th. the crop will be 47500O,O00. Pri vate statisticians name higher totals, but no two agree. Mr. J. C Brown, statis tician of the New York Produce Ex change, figures out a crop of 510,356,000 bushels, from the Government's indica tions on July L Mr. Oscar N. Lyle, the grain expert of a New York firm, esti mates the crop at 472,023,265 bushels. There are several other estimates between these two totals. A year ago Mr. Brown made out a crop of 660,000,000 bushels, but the Government's final report at the end of harvest showed a crop of 547,303,840 hush els. If Mr. Brown has made an equally good guess this year the crop will not be much below 500,000,000 bushels. The quantity of old wheat In farmers' hands on July I Is given at 51,000,000 bushels. Following are Statistician Brown's fig ures, with comparisons of recent crops, taken from the Commercial Year Book: WINTER WHEAT INDICATION. July 1. June 1, July L 1S00. 1W0. ISA. Condition 0.8 82,7 65.6 Indicated av. yield per acre 13.4 13.7 10.8 Area, acres ... 24,903,000 24.90S.000 25,900.000 Indicated crop, bushels 333,769,000 341,210.000 274,540.00 Winter wheat Area, acres. Crop. bus. 1S99 25.820.737 29o,6. 9.0S6 379.513,291 332,701.105 204,339,099 257.709,377 326.3SS.S40 275.4S9.000 359.191.000 292,495,000 255,374,000 332.243,000 1S93 25.736.9S9 1897 ...w.. 34,232,412 1896 ; J22.612.tSo 1895 22,477.(W3 1S94 23,306.500 1893 22.S68.539 1892 C5,9S9,076 1S91 26.5S1.2S4 1S90 23,520,104 1SS9 25.3S4.702 SPRING WHEAT INDICATION July L June 1. July 1, 1900. 1900. 1S99. Condition 55.2 S7.3 91.7 Indicated yield per acre 9. 15.3 lo.o Area, acres.... 18.205.000 18.2C5.0-J0 I7,!v0.wu inaicatea crop, , . bushels 17C.5Se.000 27S.536.000 2S5.600.000 Spring wheat Area, acres. Crop. bus. 1S99...... 1S.771.779 250,624,200 1S38 13.318.2S9 295 335.414 1897 , 15,232.624 197.44S.C63 1S96 12 005.99) 163.345.247 1895 11.570.2C9 i09.393.570 1S94 11.575.936 133.S6S.576 18S3 11.7SO.S79 120.642.916 1592 12.565.351 153.75S.0CO 1891 13 235.613 219.2S5.0C0 1S90 12.567.050 143.S2S.0C0 18S9 12,79.157 153,317,000 TOTAL WHEAT INDICATION. Julyl. Juncl, Julyl, 1900. 100. 1SS9. Area, acres.... 43,113.000 43,113,000 43,750.000 lnbushete ?.r..510.356.000 619.776.000 560.140.000 Total wheat Area.acrcs. wob.uus. 1S99 44.592.516 1S9S 44.055.278 547 303,840 673,14S,705 530.119,163 427,684146 467.102.917 4G0.26V16 396.131.725 515.949 0T0 6U.7F0 QTQ 490.3i-0.0C0 1897... 3U.4..1.U.0 1S96 34.678.646 1895 34.047,332 1SS4 34 8S2.436 1V93 34.629.418 1892 33.5U4.10 1S91 39 916.9S7 10.: 36.0S7.15I 1SS9 J.... 3S123.S39 Mr. Oscar K. Lyle. the grain expert of Mclntvre & Wardwell. has a different basis "of figuring than the statistician of the Produce Exchange and obtains a somewhat smaller Indicated harvest. He takes as the basis for his calculation tho average value of a July condition of 100 for 10 years. On these bases he figures the Indicated crops as follows: Bushels. Winter wheat 318,573.320 Spring wheat 153.449,915 Total wheat 472.023,255 Now that the crop scare In the Middle West has abated, the California short crop is a bull factor of more or less prominence. The San Francisco Bulletin prints the following regarding the Cali fornia croo nresent and past: The wheat crop in California In 1893 was slightly in excess of 1.000,000 short tons. This is ascertained by the account of stock of old wheat in the state on tho 1st of June as compiled by the Ban Fran cisco Produce Exchange. With these fig ures as a basis of calculation. It Is only necessary to add the receipts from sources outside of the state, the quantity exported from the state, together with an estimate of the quantity consumed In the state In the form of food, feed and seed. The result Is as follows: Stock July 1, 1900, tons 421,529 Consumed In state as flour 236.259 Seed and feed 120,000 Exported, regular way 453.204 Exported, acc't Government 12,00a Total 1.252,783 Deduct Receipt here from north 55.020 Receipt at Port Costa 13.S55 Stock, June 1, 1899 179,250 248.157 f Crop of state for 1SS9 1.004,626 The crop last year turned out really better than was predicted at the com mencement of harvest operations. The crop for 1SS8 was the smallest in many years and was due to light rainfall In the previous Winter. Such a failure In the grain crop of the state Is not likely to occur again in many years. At the same time 'we need not expect a return of the bumper crops of early years, for $wo reasons, among others that might be named. One of them Is found In the diversion of some land formerly used for grain seeding for other purposes. So far as this land has been turned Into or chards. It Is not likely to revert to grain. Another reason is the gradual exhaus tion of the soil from long use without adequate, If ariy, enrichment, jfrom arti ficial sources. Further, the low price at whlcji wheat can be produced, and the utilization of corn and other substitutes, are all against any material Increase in the grain crop of the state. The wheat crop of California for the past 22 years, in tons of 2000 pounds, has been as follows: 1878 U4L3671 11890. 927.000 1879 900.05011891. 1.0S5.82O 1SS0 1.707,500: 1RSL 1,359,1001 1ES2 979.7961 1892. 1.035.460 1893. 976.630 J894. 728.702 1SS3 1.441.540I 1895. 760.713 1R84 , 959.3341 IRS6. 873.702 1SS5 742.935J1S97, 1886 1.021t011,S9S. 951.690 3S0.220 1.004.C26 1SS7. S50.651 1S99. 1RSS.... 1SS9.... 903.7961 1,261.031 Total 22,082,740 Dividing the above interval into equal periods of 11 years each, we get at the annual average for each period as fol lows: Tons. Am't av. 1878-87 12.097.0SO 1.009,734 18SS-99 9,955.600 907.7S7 Total 22,062,740 1,003,760 We take It that an average crop now means 900.C00 tons. The crop now being harvested will hardly come up to that total, owing to the failure In the South ern counties for want of sufficient rain. ' SHORTAGE IN FRUIT. Three Years of Drought Is Tellinjr on California. LOS ANGELES, Cal., ' July 2L There will be no peaches or prunes exported from this part of the state this year, ac cording to the statements of prominent fruitgrowers. President A. R. Sprague, of the Southern California Deciduous Fruit Exchange, in an Interview says: "There will be very little dried fruit In this section this year, except that which 'comes from the North. There will bo no shipments of peaches or prunes. The apricot crop also is very short; only here ana there Is a locality In which the apri cot crop approaches the average. "This shortage, for the most part. Is caused by ' most unseasonable warm weather In January, followed by cold, but not frosty, weather. The same weath er conditions existed In Arizona also. "This condition of the deciduous fruit crop Is most disastrous to the Southern California growers, because many of them will have absolutely nothing to sell this year. But the trees are now leafing out and getting their usual appearance, so that with a good rainfall during the com ing season, we may hope for full crops another year, except In such orchards as have been killed or seriously injured by three years of drought." Beet Crop a Fallnre. STOCKTON, CaL, July 21. Next week the work of harvesting sugar beets will be completed In this county, but the yield will be very small, according to re ports from various sections where they were cultivated. What is known as beet blight has greatly affected the crop. "YOKE OF IMPERIALISM." Hovr tho Catch-Phrnae Was Greeted at Canton. Boston Transcript. Washington. A hint as o the ground which the President will try to take dur ing the campaign on the subject of im perialism was conveyed in his speech at Canton in accepting the nomination. He seized that opportunity of trying his dra matic effort on the crowd assembled there, and from all accounts was much pleased with tho way It took. As de scribed by a party pilgrim of high rank who has Just returned from Canton, tho experiment went somewhat on this wise: "Leading his hearers along by easy stages to the Philippine question, which he reserved till near the end of the speech, he took the bull by the horns with his opening sentence: 'The Phil ippines are ours, and American author ity must be supreme throughout the ar chipelago.' From this stern preface, ha passed to the language of benevolence, and the missionary spirit, indicating" the freedom of the United States from any de sire or purpose in the Islands other than doing good to their people. Then, diverg ing far enough to give his hearers' minds a little rest, and taking this opportunity to stir their patriotic feeling with a ref erence to China, he made a summary of the history of the Republican party as a giver of freedom to the weak in bondage, and set side by side with Lincoln's eman cipation of four million slaves the recent liberation of ten million of the human family from the yoke of Spanish tyran ny? No. 'From the yoke of imperialism. ""The President's use of the word 'Im perialism was a surprise, even to those ot us who knew In advance the general tenor his remarks would pursue. As a whole, the passage was taken from the original draft of the Republican platform at Philadelphia, which, as you may recall, was 'qulgged Into another shape, in which It was finally adopted. In the first draft, the sentence closed with the word 'op pression.' "Familiar as I am with Mr. McKlnley's methods, I was not so astonished as to frll to watch tho effect of this change upon the assembled multitude. Nothing In my experience has illustrated so well the average American's quickness of ap preciation of a clever literary turn. The President was In fine voice and spirits, and each of his clever catch-phrases Tip to that time had drawn forth applause, very prompt and cordial. But this phrase was received with applause of a rather uncertain sort at the outset. There was hand-clapping and a sort of rumble of approval passing through the gathering. Then came a moment's hesitancy, as If tho assemblage did not feel quite sure that it had heard aright. This was only for a moment, however, and then, re assured, the whole gathering burst forth In a spontaneous tribute ot applause and cheers, showing that the full force of the President's choice, of words, and his bold challenge to the enemy was ap preciated. It was some time before the successive rounds of acclamation had died down. It was notable, moreover, that the one feature of the President's speech which was the subject of most comment at the hotels that night was the turn given to the Philippine passage. The gen eral impression seemed to be that he had given the Republican party a very plain 'steer' for the campaign. In the direction of outdoing the Democrats In their de nunciation of Imperialism as an obnox ious policy." At this distance. It looks as If the crowd at Canton cheered the oratorical twist rather than the principle behind It; but It Is Impossible to make any of the Can ton pilgrims admit this, . ;' ', Women and Tneir Axe. .Harper's Bazar. Another f ict 'a"bout age statistics cor recs a false impression- concerning wom en In this relation.' -Cenis' specialists as sert that.no single item of their work Is so generally difficult 03 enumerating ages, and no f eaturejf their work is so inexact. This; howejfc-, Is not at all be cause women elude ffie -reckoning and fib in making statements. It Is because, on the whole, mine out of ten persons, men ....u.lnll.. Infeltio. rvrima rtfi -Iff J tVilnlr nri little about tkVjkjtter htjffhey forget Just how old Hwafitnn75fecords cor mnnir not belnir ot&ejftelff they make tncEirecoruB coin- guess at it, the ritjbei3s that odd in accuracies In ngfiMap&uf" in all census statistics. Thera Sh yjjtly undua pro portion of ages gtyejf fir tho years that mark the decades, SOySOjO. etc.. and even numbers far exceed Jtljjbdd. Here occurs reasons to doubt 4fi?ther. If the truth were known. It tjoald not appear that men. rather than wopipn, are given to un derestimating theltftajre. According to statistics, the avercs ago ot women Is greater than men's-- This may Indicate, as 'Is supposed, greyer longevity. But it will readily be seen that if a majority of men put themselves in tho census young er than they are, the effect would be to Increase the apparent average age of women. What If, after all, men, not wom en, are the sensitive sex with reference to their years. u Slzlns-ITp Silver Republican. Tacoma News. There were four members of the so called Silver Republican State Central Committee present at the meeting at Be attlo. but they tied up the other 49 mem bers of the party in this state for fusion. 3S68SSS696SS9696SS3VSlR53SSVS63SSSqe95SS95SS9C9 CASCARETS. Surprising, isn't it, that within three years our sales are over 5.000.Q00 boxes a year? That proves merit. Casca rets do good for so many others, that we urge you to try just ft 10c "box. Don't put it off 1 Do it today. I mi CANDY When yon ask for Cascarets, don't let the dealer substitute some thing else. There is nothing else as good as Cascarets, and if you are not pleased we pay your money back. 10c, 25c, 50c, all drug gists. Sample and booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. Best for the Bowels S2S3fi iDEUTSCHLAND THE FLYER MARVELOUS SPEED OF THE LATEST OCEAN SCORCHER. Most Powerful Steamship Afloat A Triumph, of German Over Brit ish Shipbuilding. There was something more than an ocean record broken by the new Hamburg-American liner Deutschland when she steamed Into New York a fow days ago. having crossed from Plymouth to Sandy Hook in 5 days 15 hours and 46 minutes, logging an average of 22.42 knots an hour. It was a triumph of German shipbuilding over British, of Stettin ship yards over those of Glasgow. It is evident from her measurements that the Deutschland was built for speed. Comparing her with the other great ocean liners the following figures are Instructive: C w a a poo a a cb A- a 3m s" : p . : o O -l 5" VESSEL. Deutschland Oceanic Lucanla Kalsor Wllhelm der Grosse 6S6H 704 620 643 67 I16.000I35.C00 68 17.000I28.OXJ 65W12.952 C0.0CO 66 14.000123,000 It will be perceived at a glance that the ratio of horse power to gross ton nage is very much higher in the Deutsch land than in the Oceanic or Kaiser Wll helm der Grosse. being especially marked In the case of the Oceanic, which was never expected to make a record for speed. The Lucanla, which holds the record from Queenstown. has a much broader beam In proportion to her length than any of the others. The Deutschland made tho trip from Hamburg, Cherbourg and Plymouth In the record time from the latter port of 5 days 15 hours and 46 minutes, a distance of 3044 knots, an average of 22.42 knots per hour. This is the fastest initial trip made across the Atlantic. The first trip by the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse was made in 5 days 22 hours and 35 minutes over a distance of 3050 knots. The Deutschland's day's runs In knots were 308, 557, 553, 551. 532 and 643. The best on record of the Kaiser Wll helm der Grosse Is 5 days 17 hours and 27 minutes, the time being taken from Cherbourg, with an average speed of 22.19 knots. Cherbourg Is practically across the English Channel from Ply mouth and, as a matter of fact, the Deutschland, on the trip Just finished, logged six knots less than the Grosse made on that famous trip. The Deutsch land has thus beaten the best previous record by 1 hour and 41 minutes. The best single day's run, 5S0 knots, ever made by a steamer is held by the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, and this Is the only record unimpaired by the Deutschland. whose highest single day's record was 557 knots. The highest made by the Grosse on her maiden trip was 564 knots. The dally runs of the new queen, com pared with those of the beaten North German Lloyd craft, are as follows: Deutschland. Julv. 1900 Knots K. Wm. der Grosse, Sept., 1897 Knots. 7.... 306 20S sn 495 512 534 564 8 557 9 553 10 551,24 11.. 532 543 25 12. 26. 27 to Sandy Hook 1S6 Total S050 Hourly average.21.S9 Total 3044 Hourly average 22.42J Time, 6 aays 10 nrs. 46 minutes. ITime. 5 days 17 hrs. 27 minutes. The fact that the Deutschland made more than 530 knots dally for five days of her first trip is thought to be marvel ous by steamship men. When the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse made her world's record her highest single day's run was 552 knots, but she repeated this distance the day before she arrived. The Deutsch land exceeded this on two days. Tho maiden trip of the Grosse resulted In the highest single day's run of 564 knots, which the Deutschland failed to reach by seven knots on the trip Just ended. Captain Albers, the commander of the Deutschland. said that he thought the vessel would bring tho record down to 5 days 10 hours from Cherbourg before the season closes. The Deutschland has a length of 684 feet, a displacement of 23,300 tons, and a measurement of 16,200 tons registered. Her engines are of 33,000 horse-power. She has a double bottom, extending her entire length, and Is dlided into 24 compart ments, 17 of which are watertight. There are accommodations for 1057 passengers and a crew of 525. and her first saloon has a seating capacity of 362. The Deutschland was built at Stettin, and cost about $3,332,000. She was launched on Jan uary 10 last. The Oceanic, the one ex press Bteamshlp larger than the Deutsch land, has a length of 704 feet against the new vessel's 684. but the Deutschland has 7000 more horse-power than either the big English boat or the Kaiser Wll helm der Grosse. A Real Barrel tor Sermons. New York Snn. A college professor of National reputa tion, whose occasional sermons arc a feature of the Summer months in one of the Broadway churches, was showing some visitors through the music-room In his house last week. "This beer keg looks very attractive, professor, but there seems to be no ice chest under It, and I assume that It is not for use." The keg was really & beautifully made barrel, with a spigot Inserted at one end. It stood on a rack like a sawhorse. "Have you ever heard of a sermon bar rel?" asked the professor. "Well, this Is the genuine article, and, so far as I know. Is tho only one la this country." The professor turned the spigot and the front of the barrel swung back on Its binges, disclosing Inside several shelves on which were stacked a score or more of sermons, ready for use as emergency might require. CATHARTIC 409 A