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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 23, 1900.
NEARINGTHERECORD
December Wheat Shipments
Remarkably Heavy.
FLOUR CARGO FOR EUROPE
'. '
Transport Saint Bcde Due Today
German Ship Ltkn Makes a Fast
Run Willamette River Ris
ing1 Rapidly.
Grain shipments for the week ending
yesterday were not so large as they were
for the previous week, but they were
well up toward half a million bushels, and
came very close to swelling the total for
the month, to date (flour included), to
2.000,000 bushels, with a week still remain
ing. The clearances yesterday were the
French bark Louis Pasteur, dispatched
by Kerr. Gifford & Co., and the Dutch
bark Pax, by the Portland Flouring Mill
Company. The Louis Pasteur carried
83.C03 buushels of wheat, valued at $ol.4S0.
and the Pax 26,70 barrels of flour, valued
at J69.500. Both of the vessels go to
Queensfwn or Falmouth for orders, and
they br!r the season's fleet to date up
to a total of 57 vessels.
In the December fleet there have already
cleared 12 ships, with wheat, and one
with a full cargo of flour. In addition
to these, there have been three steamships
for the Orient. The sail fleet carried a
total of 1,335,491 bushels of wheat, and
the Oriental steamers and the sailer,
which cleared for Europe with flour, car
ried a total of 135,970 barrels. Reduced
to flour measure and added to the wheat
shipments, this makes a grand total of
1.947.156 bushels of wheat. This amount
will be swcjlcd more than half a million
bushels by the shipmenfs which will be
made next week.
DISABLED STEAMSHIPS.
Several of Them Are Helped Into
Tort From the Atlantic.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 22. The British
steamer Haddon Hall was towed into the
harbor today with her propeller gone, by
the British steamer Springwell. The Had
don Hall sailed from Swansea for Balti
more November 2S, and had been In tow
of the Springwell, which was bound from
Galveston for Bremen since December 15.
The Haddon Hall broke her shaft De
cember 7, in latitude 49 north, and longi
tude 3S west, during terrific weather. She
was helplessly tossed about for two days.
The Springwell appeared December 1. but
the fury of the gale precluded towing
connection. Bdth steamers drifted be
fore the gale eastward for three days.
When the weather moderated the Sprlng
wlL sent a lifeboat and attached hawsers.
There were frequent partings, but the S03
miles of towage was finally accomplished.
LONDON, Dec. 22. Two tugs are tow
ing the White Star line steamer Cuflc, re
cently at anchor In distress and aban
doned by her crew on the Skerries, to
Liverpool. The steamer Somerhlll. which
towed the disabled steamer Westernland
to West Bay, near Weymouth, has lost
her mainmast, and has her hull damaged,
but is proceeding, leaving the Western
land to receive local assistance.
THE WRECKED TOPEICA.
Part of Deckhouse Gone and Only
Bare Hnll May Be Saved.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 22,-LlttIe
definite news regarding the condition of
the wrecked steamer City of Topeka
which ran on Sullivan Rocks, Lynn Canal,
a week ago. could be learned from the
steamer Victorian, which arrived today
from Skagway. The Victorian passed the
wreck at nght going both up and down,
so that Captain Connell had no oppor
tunity of examining her closely. A. H.
Dletrlcht, agent for Dodwell & Co., at
Skagway. visited the wreck on Monday
and eaysfmen were then engaged patching
her holes forward and cementing the
smaller breaks where leakage would be
possible.
The vessel's portholes had been opened
shortly after the accident so that she
would remain full of water and thus be
saved from knocking about on the rocks.
But part of her deckhouse had been
swept away and it was thought the ves
sel would be down to her bare hull by
the time she was rrady to be towed
away. Officers of the Victorian, how
ever, took a more serious view of the
Topeka's case from statement's they had
heard made at Skagway by shipping men
According to them there was ilttlc hope
for the Vessel, that she was breaking up.
and she certainly would be a total loss
If a storm happened to come along.
MADE A RATTLING RUN.
German Ship Llka Sails From Rio
Janeiro to Columbia In TO Days.
The German ship Llka arrived in at As
toria yesterday, after a rattling passage
of 76 days from Rio J?nclro. There are
fully adortn ships whicn were regarded
, as dujfccrGlfo the Llka. and her appear
ance itinthe river was a surprise. 'Ships
coming from Rio are generally regarded
as making good passages If they cover the
distance in JK) days, and there are not
many better passages on record than that
of the Llka. Three other vessels are
reported outside, among them being the
Italian ship, Dora, which has been making
a long passage, from Java, and the Ger
man bark Tarpenbek, out about 50 days
from Guaymas. With ravorable winds,
quite -r number of .others will probably
be along today or tomorrow.
SAINT- BEDE DUE TODAY.
Another Itlr Steamer Comlnp: to
Lonil In the Transport Service.
The British steamship Saint Bedc. which
Is under chartpr to the Government to
load at this port in the transport service,
arrived at Port Townsend yesterday, j.nd
received orders to proceed to Portland.
She sailed from Port Townsend yesterday
noon, and .s expected off the mouth of
the river about noon today. The Saint
Rede whs substituted by the Pacific Ex
port Lumber Company for the Caithness,
which had been chartered by the Govern,
ment, but which was delayed In reacnlng
port. The Saint Bede is a large, modern
built steamer, with a capacity of about
6000 tons. She will reach Portland some
time tomorrow, if she is not held up at
Quarantine.
LANE PICKED UP DISABLED.
Lay Anchored In DnnRcrnnn Position
"With Fire4 Dro-wned Out.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22. The steamer Charles
D. Lane was towed into Seattle harbor to
night in a disabled conMltion. She was
picked up at Cape Flattery, where she
lay anchored in a dangerous position, with
her fires all drowned out. She had en
countered heavy weather and had taken
a great deal of water, which compelled
her to turn back after a 21-hour run.
but her steam failed before she could
reach safe anchorage Inside, and she was
forced to drop her anchors wbila still out
side. All on board were well. She was
lumber laden for Guayaquil. The deck
load was jettisoned. "
WILLAMETTE'S RISING FLOOD.
Henry Rales Have Forced the River
Up to the Lower Docks.
The hard rains of the past few days
have started the Willamette with a rush.
and it swept bs the city yesterday, car
rying seaward great masses of logs, trees
and driftwood, which has been gathering
in the gullies and ravines for months. It
was giving the Ash-street dock a close
rub yesterday, and will probably be over
the lower dock by today. Down at
Greenwich dock there Is about 2500 tons
of wheat on the lower dock, and yester
day the big German ship Alsterufer was
towed alongside, and commenced loading
wheat. Her huge hull towered above the
roof of the dock, and even by placing
two electric conveyors end to end, it was
with difficulty that the wheat was han
dled. The ship will be worked all day
today, and the wheat will probably be out
of the way of the water by tonight.
TITANIA'S TERRIBLE TRIP.
Blgr Collier Swept by tue Seas,- and
Loses a Man.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22. After an
eight days' voyage from Nanalmo the
steam collier Titanla arrived bringing a
story of terrible weather and the loss of
one of her crew by drowning. On Decem
ber 15 a heavy southeast gale struck
the vessel, carrying away the starboard
lifeboat and the steering gear aft. The
cargo shifted, giving the steamer a heavy
list to starboard, an.d great waves broke
over the decks. An unusually heavy sea
caught Christian Monrad, a sailor, who
was walking along the deck, washing
him overboard. The waters, lashed into
a fury by the wind, quickly engulfed the
unfortunate man, and he was drowned.
The storm was too severe to permit of
lowering a boat to go to his assistance.
GA3IECOCIC AXD STAGHOUXD.
Company That Insured Them Must
Pay the Amount.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 22. Judge
Bahrs, of the Superior Court, has decided
that the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insur
ance Company must pay the Progreso
Steamship Company for the damage done
to the lattor company's river steamboats
Staghound and Gamecock while they were
being towed from Astoria toward St.
Michael. They were Insured for $25,OtX)
each for tne ocean trip, and were to have
been used in. Alaska waters. They were
so damaged at sea by rough weather that
they had to be taken back to Astoria.
Spranjr n LcnU.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22. The old bark High
land Light, which sailed from this port
two weeks ago with a cargo of Black
Diamond coal for Lahlna, Hawaii, sprang
a leak In tht recent severe storm off Caps
Flattery and had to put into Barclay
Sound, Vancouver Island, for safety. She
Is In a disabled condition. A tug is to
tow the craft to Port Townsend, where
she will probably arrive Monday. The
Highland Light's present plight is con
vincing evidence that the late storm,
which was supposed to have extended but
a short distance off Cape Flattery, was
very general over the Pacific It must
have reached out 1000 miles or more to
the westward. The Highland Light must
have been well on her way to the Ha
waiian Islands when overtaken by the
storm. In her battle with the gales the
bark lost her mlzzenxnast and had her
bulwarks washed away.
Netr Lumber Schooner.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec 22. The
schooner W. J. Patterson, built, for the
Wilson Mill Company, of this ckv, was
launched today. Her keel was lad in
August last and she will have cost $15 000
when completed. She iff 175 feet 4 inches
long, light water line. 200 feet over all,
and 14 feet depth of ho'.d.
Unloading: the Mount Osvrnld.
MIAMI Fla.. Dec 22. The large Eng
lish tramp steamer. Mount Oswald, laden
with coke which went ashore Decembex
20. at Elbow Kev. 40 miles south of Miami.
Is being un'onded by wreckers. It has
been discovered that the ship has a large
hole in her bottom.
Marine Xolcs.
The steamer Oswego, which sank at As
toria a few days ago, has been floated.
The French bark General Mlllinet, which
went on the middle sands at Astoria dur
ing tho storm, was taken off at high
tide Friday. She gives no evidence ot
having received Injury.
Domestic and Forclsn Ports.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 22. Arrived at 10:50
and left up at 12:40, steamer Geo. W.
Elder from San. Francisco. Arrived at
2:30 P. M.. German ship Llka, from Rio
Janeiro. Reported outside, German Ship
TaTpenbek, from Santa Rosalia; Italian
ship Dora, from Eourabsya. and one oth
er sQuare-rlgger. Condition of the bar at
5 P. M., rough; wind, cast; weather,
hazy.
San Francteco. Dec 22. Arrived
Steamer Santa Ana, from Seattle; steam
er Nome City, from Seattle. Sailed
Steamer Umatilla, for Victoria.
Port Townsend, Wash. Arrived. De
cember 2L ship C. F. Sargent, from Hono
lulu. Neah Bay Wash. Passed in December
21. ship Reuce. from Yokohama.
Hong Kong. Dec 22. Arrived previous
ly, steamer China, from San Francisco,
via Honolulu and Yokohama; Victoria,
from Tacoma. via Yokohama.
Antwerp, Dec 22. Sailed Kensington,
for New York.
Liverpool, Dec' 22. Sailed Btruria, for
New York.
Bremen. Dec 22. Sailed Prlnz Leopold,
for New York.
Cherbourg Dec 22. Sailed New York,
for New York.
Seattle. Wash. Sailed, December 20.
steamer Coqullle River, for Port Blake
ley: December 21. steamer John S. Kim
ball, for Tacoma.
Port Blakeley, Dec 22. Sailed Ship
Hecla, for Adelaide: barkentlne John
Smith, for Honolulu.
Honolulu Arrived. December. 9. ship
Standard, frcm T'c-mi; December 10, sfclp
John Curran. from Seattle: Alice Cook,
from Port Gamble.
Yokohama Arrived, December 21. Brit
ish steamer Empress of China, from Van
couver. Hiogo Sailed. December 2L British
bark Dunstaftnage, for Puget Sound.
Shlmoneskl Sailed. December 12 British
steamer Kalsew. for Portland. Or.
San Francisco, Dec. 22. Arrived Zea
landla, from Honolulu. .
Philadelphia. 'Dec, 22. Sailed Rhyn
land, from Liverpool.
New York. Dec 22. Arrived St, Louis
from Souihamnton: Campania, from Liv
erpool: 1L M. Meier, from Bremen; Penn
sylvania, from Hamburg. Sailed Urn
brla. for Liverpool: Rotterdam, for Rot
terdam via Boulogne.
Genoa Arrived, December 20. Columbia,
from New York via Naples.
Manila Arrived. December 20. Almond
Branch, from Tacoma via Honolulu.
Sailed, Port Stephens, for Seattle.
Liverpool, Dec 22. Arrived Lucanla,
for New York.
Funny Men in Congresi.
Alnslce's Magazine.
Congress has always had Its funny man.
Sometimes there are two or three. The
funny man of this House Is Private John
Allen, of Tupelo. He has held the posi
tion for the past 10 or 12 years. Before
him was Sunset Cox, whose heart was
broken because the House would not
take him seriously long enough to make
him Speaker. Allen also has been handi
capped by his reputation as a humorist.
He Is the ablest man In Mississippi, and
tho best-known, and yet he has never
been able to secure an election to the Sen
ate. This Is Allen's last Congress, and
so the place will be vacant soon. It will
probably be filled by Champ Clark. When
Senator Mason, of Illinois, was in the
House of Representatives his reputation
was that of a humorist, and nothing
else.
Dr. Lamotte's French Corn ualnt. The
best corn cure. 25 cents. All druggists.
READY FOR A CONTEST!
BURLINGTON STRENGTHENING ITS
FORCE IX THIS FIELD.
Rates Xot in Good Shape, aad Infor
mation That the Neiv Year
Will Bring: Trouble.
The Burlington route Is to add three
men to its force in this field on the first
of the coming year. One of these Is B.
W. Gage, who has been freight solicitor
of the Northern Pacific In Portland. Ho
will have a similar position with the
Burlington. A. W. Cassels, who has been
a freight solicitor for the Oregon Short
Line, will go to Puget Sound for the Bur
lington. Another office man. not yet se
lected, will be added to the Portland
force. H. W. Goddard, who has been as
sistant general agent, will hereafter have
charge of all freight matters, and R. W.
Foster, who has been chief clerk In the
Portland office, will take charge of the
passenger business and look after the
financial affairs ot the office.
Next Wednesday the Burlington office
will Install a Northern Pacific ticket case,
and will thereafter sell tickets of North
ern Pacific Issue over the Burlington
route. This will make two offices In town
selling Northern Pacific-Burlington tick
ets. There will also be two offices selling
O. R. & N tickets after the first of the
year the O. R. & N. ' and the Great
Northern. Heretofore ihe Union Pacific
and Oregon Short Line have also had
them.
There aie Intimations that the 'strength
ening of the Burlington force in connec
tion with the withdrawal of the separate
Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line of
fices portends a lively fight for business
at the beginning of the new year. x It Is
admitted that tariffs are not maintained
by several, and that rates are In a condi
tion that Invites a general mix-up, but
tho chances are that differences will be
patched up before open war shall be de
clared. WESTERX UXIOX WOX.
Great Northern Sued for Possession
of Telcffrnpli Lines.
ST. PAUL. Dec. 22. A suit Involving
several million dollars, the value of the
telegraph lines along the route of tho
Great Northern Railroad, from St. Paul
to the Pacific Coast, was decided today by
Judge Lochren In the United States Dis
trict Court in favor of the defendant, the
Western Union Telegraph Company. Its
Importance, however, was not alone In
the amount of money Involved, for If was
the general understanding that should the
railway company have won. all the great
railway systems of the country would,
at the expiration of their contracts with
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
have claimed the ownership of the tele
graph lines along their rights of way.
and cither have operated them Independ
ently or else formed a consolidation which
would have been a strong competitor in
the telegraph field.
The suit was brought by the St. Paul,
Minneapolis &. Manitoba Railway Com
pany (now the Great Northern) against
the Weston Union Telegraph Company
and the Northwestern Telegraph Com
pany, whose lines are now controlled by
the Western Union Company. In 1S7D the
Northwestern Company built a telegraph
line along the right of way of the plain
tiff road, ard In 12, 1537 miles of lino
had bren constructed. The same year the
Northwestern Company sold out to the
Western Union, tho consideration being
?l.S00O00. together with a yearly rental
of $150,000 for a term of 99 vcan. Con
tracts hod heen entered Into between the
ral'way company and the te'ograph com
pany In Tw9. nnd again In 1SS2. by which,
amorg other things, the telrgraph com
pany was to supp'y wire. noIe. etc. and
the rnllrond company to furnish transpor
tation nnd labor for the construction of
the lines, nnd the railway company was
to furnish the operators.
The case turns upon the consfuctlon of
there conTaetr. The plaintiff insisted
that the deferdant company hrd no own
ership in the telegraph lines excent an
Interest as a Joint owner, and nsVed that
the defendant be obliged to accept the
value thereof and rellnnulsh the lines to
th Great Northern Company. On th
other hand, the 'evg-nrh roT-pin- rjaled
to have a cVar and unm's'akab'e tlt'e
to tbc nro-ortv In question, through, t'-e
conrarts It had acquired by reason of Its
absorption of the Northwestern Com-n.-ny.
The suit had been pending since
1F97.
Tb Judee hold that the rights of both
parties wero the same at the exnlral"n
of the contracts pp they wcro during le
oersMon of the contracts. The nr -il-lowcd
no costs in the case for cither ilde.
IDEAL ROUTE TO XEHALEM.
Easy Grade and Rich Conntry Down
the Tunlattn.
The Hlllsboro Independent speaks as
follows of the proposed route, for a
railroad from Portland to the Nehalcm
country:
"In the last Sunday Orcgonlan a map
of several proposed railroad routes to
tho Nehalcm. was published. One of the
routes Is from Portland south on tne
cast side of the Willamette to a point
Just below Oswego, where a crossing can
be made on a suspension bridge; thence
up the Tualatin River Valley to Hlllsboro,
thence by the old survey to the Nehalcm.
By this route there are no hills to cllmD
or descend till the Coast Range of moun
tains Is reached beyond Greenville, and
the timber, coal and produce Is unloaded
in Portland, where it Is wanted. Another
advantage that favors the Oswego route:.
The road goes through the very fertile
Tualatin Valley, whose resources have not
been opened up for the lack of transpor
tation facilities. Farmers are now, and
always have been, weather-bound rully
half the time, and tht otner half the
travel and freighting Is by carriage or
wagon. The country around Scholls ana
Ivlnton. and further along oy Tlgardville
Is tho best In the state, and If It had
railroad transportation facilities would be
a veritable mine of wealth. A railroad
built through that section would show
profit to the first train that pulls over
the tracks. The distance from Portland
to Nehalem by Oswego Is Increased, but
considering the grade and the traffic along
the line, the route Is Ideal."
XORTHERX PACIFIC OVERLAP.
Suit Involving Land in Cowlitz and
Clark Counties.
In explanation of the brief press dis
patch from Seattle announcing the hear
ing ot the case of the United States vs.
tho, Northern Pacific, involving title to
about 325,000 acres of land in Cowlitz and
Clark Counties, the follovdng from the
Post-Intelligencer Is given:
"The question for determination Is
whether the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company formally accepted from the Uni
ted States Government the land granted
It by Congress In 1S4 as a subsidy for
the construction of a railroad down the
Columbia River Valley from Wallula to
Portland, and whether. If the grant was
accepted. Its forfeiture on account of the
failure of the company to construct the
road worked a forfeiture of a portion of
the same lands subsequently granted by
Congress for the construction of a rail
road from Portland to Tacoma, which
was actually built.
"The United States contends that the
railroad company, having forfeited the
lands under the senior grant, cannot lay
claim to them under the junior. The com
pany contends that It never formally ac
cepted the senior grant by the filing of
maps of definite location, etc. and that
therefore the Government's contention Is
Invalid. The odd numbered sections for
40 miles on each side of the line of the
proposed railroads from one end to the
other were granted by Congress by the
acta mentioned.
"There Is considerable half-forgotten
history to be recalled In connection with
this case. The original land grant to
the Northern Pacific In 1S64 provided for
the construction, of a railroad from Lake
Superior to the Pacific Coast, the main
line striking the tidewater on Puget
Sound and a branch leaving the main
line at a point near the mouth of the
Walla Walla River in this state, finding
its terminus at Portland.
"At that time there was no thought of a
Coast line from Portland to Puget Sound.
Six years later, however, in 1S70, Congresa,
at the request of the railway company,
passed a bill amending the original act
and making the branch of the road down
the Columbia Valley from the mouth of
the Walla Walla River to Portland, and
thence to Puget Sound to the main line
Under this act the line across the Cas
cades to the Sound was to become a
branch of the main line
"The company completed Its line
through to Puget Sound, but the line down
the Columbia River Valley was never
built, the company entering Into an. agree
ment with the company later absorbed
by the Oregon Railway & Navigation for
the use of Its road, which would have
been paralleled had the Northern Pacific
line been built.
"Matters ran along In this manner until
September 29, 1S90, when Congress passed
the act commonly known as the for
feiture bill, forfeiting all lands granted
railroad companies opposite unconstruct
ed roads. In the meantime the Northern
Pacific has since early In the '70s been
selling, and making contracts with farm
ers to sell, lands embraced in Its grant
for the construction of the Portland and
Tacoma line, at the uniform price of
$2 50 per acre, the Government figure.
"In 1S95 the Government granted the
Northern Pacific a patent to all Its lands
embraced by the Coast line grant. Then
for the first time It was discovered at
Washington City that grants for the
abandoned Columbia River line and the
constructed Coast line overlapped for
some distance north of the apex of the
triangle formed by the Intersection of the
two lines at Portland.
"The point was then raised by the Gov
ernment that" the grant of lands to the
company for the Coast line which had
therefore been granted for the construc
tion of the Columbia Valley line and sub
sequently forfeited, was void, and after
some litigation In which the grant for the
entire Coast line was In vain attacked In
the courts, the Attorney-General In 1S95
Instructed W. H. Brlnker, of this city,
then. United States Attorney for the Dis
trict of Washington, to bring a suit
against the company for the cancellation
of the patent 30 far as the 'overlap
lands were concerned.
"Five stilts were brought, the most Im
portant one of which Is the one tried
yesterday. The others are still pending,
but will be determined by the court's de
cision In the present case.
"The effect of a decision of the. caso
favorable to tho railroad companies will
be to confirm the titles to all persons'
who bought 'overlap" lands from the
railroad company In good faith, and to
compel all others claiming to hold lands
as Government lands to purchase from
the railroad company. The many con
tracts made by settlers with the railroad
company and never carried out on ac
count of the passage of the forfeiture
act would also be validated and could
then be enforced by the courts.
"If the Government should win, the
titles of all persons holding by virtue ot
location under the land laws would be"
upheld, while the titles of all who bought
from the railroad, company In good faith
would also be confirmed. The lands not
claimed bv settlers will go to the party
winning the suit."
COMMUNITY OF OWXERSIIIP.
Object ctf President Hill's Visit to
Xcw York.
NEW YORK, Dec- 22. The Herald says:
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern Railway Company, has arrived
In this city and was In conference last
evening wiih some ot t.ie most important
capita. ists of the country, representing
Morgan, Vandcrbllt and Standard Oil in
terests. Mr. Hill's pres-ence In the city
Is regarded as of peculiar lnietest In vi.w
ot the iccent stock market activity in
Northern Pacific, with the accompanying
icports of a rcacjuolmci.t of the capitali
zation of that company, and his recent
election also to ti.t clrtciorate of tne
Erie Raiiroad, the shares of which have
also been extraordinarily active In tne
market. From mqu.rics It appears tnat
Mr. Hl.l's visit Is of a special nature ana
will bi brief.
Harmony of Interest and community or
ownership Is the bee In every tt ah Street
bonnet at present, and the suggestion is"
made that this tueory may be extended to
properties unich whl.e not rcccni.y re
garded as disturbing factors might bc
como so in hancs oiner than those now'
representing the control. Among sucn
properties are the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul, and the Erie itailroads. in
tatter, it is said, has great potentiating,
particularly since it has acquired tne
l'cnnsy.anla Coal Company, and seems
likely to assume an Important position
among the trunk lines.
It Is asserted upon the very best author
ity that the three pnnc.pal stocKnoiaers
In the Great Northern Railway nameiy,
James J. Hill, John S. Kennccy and Lord
Strathcona are now the three largest
stockholders ot the Northern Pacific road.
Lord Strathcona and Mr. Kennedy were
formerly directors In the Great Northern.
The former Is a director and a member
of the executive committee of the Cana
dian Pacific and Is of great Influence m
Canadian affairs. It appears that har
mony of Interest In the Northwest is now
complete through these great interests
and those of Mr. Morgan In these proper
ties. Great Northern, Northe.n Pacific and
Canadian Pacific. In view of this situa
tion, Mr. Hill's election to the directorate
of the Erie Road is of considerable sig
nificance. The stock of the Chicago, Mil
waukee &. St. Paul has Deen steadily
acquired by powerful Interests not tar
removed from those thui nave recently
bought Into the Northern Pacific
One peculiar fact Is that while the
stock, selling at a relatively nigh price,
and bought presumably for Investment, or
In furtherance of some great plan, is
being picked up continually, It is now
being transferred on the books of the
company. This leads to the belief that
It Is being gathered in for some great
purpose, to be m3de clear later on.
By persons well Informed on the rail
road situation. It Is said that a trifle more
than one-half of the combination stock
of the St. Paul road Is represented m
the board of directors, it Is said also
that this is not necessarily a fixed in
terest and that some one large holder, tne
Standard OH, for instance, uniting with
the new purchasers, who may. for Illus
tration, bf assumed to be James J. Hill,
John R. Kennedy and J. Pierpont Mor
gan & Co.. the latter of whom already has
a considerable holding, might give abso
luto control of that property. In well
informed banking circles the belief pre
vails that the great announcement to be
mado In railroad m circles Includes tnis
proposition.
With entire harmony of Interest In the
Northwest between the Great Aortnern,
Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific,
and through community of ownership an
arrangement could be made with the at.
Paul road In the middle section and the
Erlo Railroad to tidewater, the Eastern
outlet to be used In much the same man
ner as the Lake Shore and New York
Central are by the Northwestern and the
Union Pacific That In addition to this
something Is to be done In the line of a
readjustment of Northern Pacific securi
ties Is the belief In Wall street. In con
nection with the matter various plans
have been suggested and the price move
ment gives evidence that something of
the kind is under consideration.
LETTER TO DAIRYMEX.
Officers of State. Association Ad
dress Their Fellow-Tradesmen.
The officers of the Oregon Dalrymen'i
Association have Issued the following cir
cular letters:
"The annual meeting of the Oregon
Dairymen's Association Till be held at
Hlllsboro, Washington County. January
3-4, 190L It Is of the utmost importance
that every creamery should be repre
sented at xhls meeting. It Is only through
co-operation and thorough organization
that we can succeed to secure such leg
islation, both stato and National, that
will enable us to protect our dairy In
terests against the fraudulent competi
tion of imitation dary products. You are,
therefore; earnestly Invited to be present
at this meeting. If this is impossible, and
wo hope not. send as many applications
for membership as you can secure to our
secretary, F. L. Kent, to Hlllsboro. The
fee for annual membership Is $L A hard
fight will be waged at Washington, D.
C, during this session of Congress. The
last meeting of our association appro
priated a large portion of the membership
fees received at that time to help In this
light. It remains for us to use all legiti
mate means to crush this unjust compe
tition. Write a personal letter to your
Congressman and both United States Sen
ators. We are assured of the cordial co
operation of the faculty of the Oregon
Agricultural College. Bring & sample, It
need not be more than one square, ot
tho product of your dairy or creamery
to the meeting."
REQUEST A MODIFICATION.
Nevr York Exporters Object to the
Grain Contract.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. P. C. Annan,
chairman of the commltte of New York
exporters on the Produce Exchange, ap
pointed to request a modification of the f.
o. b. grain contract adopted by the Amer
ican Exporters' Association of St. Louis,
has prepared a statement setting out the,
objects of the New York exporters. This
statement has been forwarded to St. Louis
and will be considered at a special meet
ing of the American Exporters' Associa
tion, to be held. It Is sau, next month.
The committee requests a modification
of the clause, "5 per cent more or less
as per London contract," on the ground
that It Is too Indefinite and does not state
whether the gerater or less quantity Is at
seller's option or at buyer's option. The
committee therefore asks that the clause
read: "Five per cent more or less at
buyer's option, as per London contract."
The trade strenuously object to the fol
lowing clause: "Buyers to give three
days' notice of vessels' readiness to load."
It Is pointed out that where business Is
done through steamers not operating In
the regular line, the enforcement of this
provls'on is sure to result from time to
tlmt In the heavy loss to the buyer of
the f. o. b grain. It Is equally Imprac
ticable for the buyer to predict how long
a passage a ship may make In bad weath
er, or how favorable a passage In good
weather. On the other hand, vessels fre.
quently make voyages which are unusual,
ly rapid, arriving two or three days ahead
of their expected due dates, and In such
case the buyer of f. o. b. grain would In
cur demurrage through not having given
his notice In time.
It Is further pointed out that many of
these f. o. b. contracts are entered" Into
on a more or less speculative basis, with
the Idea of taking advantage 6f spot room
that may be offered, the requirement for
three days' notice destroys this oppor
tunity for the buyers.
The Item of exchange Is objected to on
the ground that sellers can much more
readily reckon upon this than buyers, and
Include same In the price. It Is requested
that this clause should be eliminated
from the contract. . '
In regard to the clause "with documents
attached as customary, for the correct
ness of which the seller shall not be held
responsible," the New York exporters say
that If the sellers consent to make out
the docu-nents on buyers' Instructions,
that they shall be accountable for fol
lowing these Instructions. Furthermore,
the inspection certificate? are a part of
tho documents, and an essential portion
of the vouchers submitted In fulfillment of
an f. o. b. contract. Therefore, sellers
should be responsible for the correctness
of the Inspection certificates.
WEXDL1XG BRAXCII ACCEPTED.
To Be Open for Regular Traflle To
morrow Morning.
Manager Koehler, of the aonthern Pa
cific, Issued a circular annocunclng that
oommwiclng December 21. 1S00. the newly
constructed line from Mohawk Junction
in Wendling. 16 miles In length, will be
under the charge of the operating de
partment of the lines In Oregon. JKor
the present a mixed train will make the
round trip dally, leaving Springfield at
9 A. M., and returning at 5:45, an hour
and 45 minutes being consumed for the
trip each way. There arc five stations
on the line Springfield, Mohawk Junction,
Yarnell, Marcola and Wendling. Begin
ning tomorrow morning tnat branch will
be orcn lor regular traffic of all kinds.
Improper ixfluexces charged.
Much. Objection to the Xew Fran
chise ln Oregon City.
ORIIGON CITY. Dec. 2. Although the
ordlnanoa has been passed by the City
Council granting Fred S. Morris a fran
chlso for a trolley line on Main street,
the taxpayers are still howling over the
fact that the 43-year franchise Is not
restricted, and the city's Interests are not
protected in the ordinance. One Coun
cilman, who voted against the measure,
says "it Is a clear case of sell out; that
he did not propose t6 vote against the
city's best Interests In order to secure
passes and other concessions." He further
says that Intimidation was used to in
fluence Councllmen to vote for the meas
ure. SEEKS TO STOP DREDu.k.
Action of Great Northern Regarding
Seattle Tide Flats.
SEATTLE, Dec. 22. The Great North
ern Railway Company, which has Its
Western terminus In this city, today com
menced an action against the Seattle &
Lake Washington Canal Company to en
join the latter from filling or dredging
any property on Seattle tide flats, which
action the company contemplated under
an old contract with the state. The rail
road company says that if this is done
damages amounting to more than 150.00
would result to Its property, and asks th
Injunction on the ground tnat such a pro
ceeding Is unconstitutional and Illegal.
Canadian Pacific Innovations.
WINNIPEG. Dec. 22. The Canadian
Pacific will open a school In Winnipeg
for the teaching of shorthand and teleg
raphy to Its junior employes, to enable
them to qualify for more Important posi
tions. General Manager McNIcoll has an
nounced that In the future promotions
will be governed by merit only, and ap
pointments to higher positions will, as
far as possible, be kept within the staff.
It has also been decided to keep the biog
raphy of each permanent employe, and
thus all matter pertaining to his career
will be kept on record.
O. R. X. -Clear Again.
The mud slide at Dodson's, on the O. R.
Sc N., was cleared up yesterday afternoon,
and last evening's trains went out on
time. The train due at 4:30 was three
hours late. With one exception, this was
the most extensive slide that ever tooK
place on the O. R. & i. line.
Railroad Notes. .
The fireman and engineer of a Great
Northern freight train nearly suffocated
from smoke In passing through the Cas
cade tunnel Friday night. They were,
however, revived on reaching Wellington.
They were an- unusually long time In
passing throuzh the tunnel, having to
stop In the middle to get up steam In their
engine. .
The rains of Wednesday caused slides
and washouts on the coast line between
Everett and Seattle, which delayed the
Great Northern overland IS hours. The
flooding of the electric power-house,
which Is situated on low ground, by overflow-
from the Great "Northern tunnel drain
pipes, was repeated Thursday, much t&
the damage of the plant. The electrio
company threatens a damage suit against
the railway company.
DARK FOR PACIFIC CABLE
LITTLE PROMISE FOR PASSAGE OF
BILL THIS CONGRESS.
Friends of Project Are Still Divided
on Question of Private or
Public Ownership.
WASHINGTON. Dec 17.-Llttle, if any,
promise Is held out for the passage of
any form ot a Pacific cable bill at this
session of Congress. As 13 the case with
a number of other Important pieces of
legislation, which are struggling for rec
ognition, the cable proposition finds It
self greatly involved and hemmed In, so
to speak, by Its friends. There are up
to tho present time six separate Senate
bills providing for a Pacific cable, and
six House measures of the same charac
ter. But one Senate bill has been taken
up, that Introduced by Senator Hale, of
Maine, which provides for Government
construction and control of the cable.
This bill was referred to the committee
on naval affairs, of which Mr. Hale Is
chairman, and after some little considera
tion was favorably reported to the Sen
ate. There, after a comparatively short
struggle, the bill was passed, and sent
to the House.
When the Hale bill reached the House,
It was referred to the committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce, of which
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, is chairman. Mr.
Hepburn, as well as a number of bis Re
publican colleagues, are opposed to the
Government ownership of a cable, and
consequently arrayed themselves against
the Hale bill. Prior to the time when
the Hale bill came over, however, the
House had taken up a bill Introduced by
Representative Sherman, of New York,
which provides for the laying and operat
ing of the cable by private Interests,
which, however, are to receive a subsidy
of not to exceed 5300,000 per year for 20
years, from the Government, on condition
that Government messages shall be trans
mitted without cost. The House com
mittee spent a great deal of time in con
sidering the Pacific cable proposition be
fore & report was made on the Sherman
bill, and when the Hale bill was referred
from the Senate, this committee struck
out all after the enacting clause, and
substituted for the Senate bill the bill
of Mr. Sherman. This Is the shape in
which the matter now rests.
Other cable bills were introduced by
Senator Foster, for the Northern, or Alas
ern, route; by Senators Lodge, Butler,
McMillan and Davis, and by Representa
tives .rones, Corliss, Sulloway and Bar
ham. Senator Lodge, being entirely oc
cupied with other matters, has no dis
position to press his bill; Senator Butler,
being out of harmony with the greater
portion of the Senate, could not hope to
have his bill considered; the death of
Senator Davis has practically set his
bill aside, and it Is not believed Senator
McMillan desires to force his bill to the
front. In view of the action that has been
taken on the Hale bill. Senator Foster's
bill was practically quieted at the last
session, when the committee decided that
the cable should start from San Fran
cisco, rather than from some point on
the Washington coast, and there is no
hope of reviving that measure. The bill
offered In the House by Mr. Jones, of
Washington, was the same as the Foster
bill, and cannot be considered for the
same reasons, nor Is there any good rea
son to believe that the other measures
will be brought forward at this short
session.
The question of difference, therefore,
lies between the contention of Senator
Hale, backed by the Senate, and thaT"of
Representative Sherman, backed by the
House committee.' particularly Chairman
Hepburn. The Idea of the House In re
taining the enacting clause of the Hale
bill was to prevent a second considera
tion of the coble proposition In the Sen
ate on a House bill, for as the matter has
shaped Itself, should the House pass
the altered Senate or Hale bill. It would
then go to a conference committee, where
an attempt would be made to adjust the
d'fTerences. But therein comes the rub.
Although the several Senate bills were
referred to various committees, they all.
In the end, found their way to the naval
committee, and the dictates of that com
mittee would unquestionably be along the
lines adopted last session, namely, In
support of a cable bill which provided
for Government ownership and control.
This view Is also held by Speaker Hen
derson. At the same time, the dominat
ing element In the Hou3e Is the Interstate
and foreign commerce committee, which
Is as docgedly determined to have a
cable built and operated by private in
terests. With these two -views diametri
cally opposed, and each faction stubborn.
In defense of its own belief, there is lit
tle. If any. hope of getting any bill
through In the few remaining weeks of
the short session, when there Is so much
of greater Importance which must of ne
cessity pass If there Is to be no extra
session.
As matters stand now, there seems to
be no wav In which a compromise could
be reached, without a great deal of argu
ment and debate. This same situation
seems to prevail as regards the ship sub
sidy bill, the Nicaragua Canal bill, and
the" Hay-Pauncefote treaty, upon which
the canal bill Is dependent In a large
measure. Much as the friends of the
cable would like to see It pass at this
session, they see, no way of bringing
about an agreement between the oppos
ing factions, and until that can be done
they dare not hope for success. In spite
of all this, however. Mr. Sherman, when
his committee Is reached on call of
committees In the House, will attempt to
get through the amended Hale bill, but
even he does not express a belief that
the measure, if passed by the House, can
be straightened out by a conference com
mittee to the satisfaction of all concerned.
It Is very 'safe to say that there will be
no cable legislation this session.
TO PROMOTE OREGON.
Space at Buffalo Fair and Advertis
ing for Our Exposition.
Edyth Tozler Wcrtherred, accompanied
by her sister. Miss Nellie Tozler, and
Miss Grace Gore, left last evening for
the East and will be absent about four
weeks. They will be In Buffalo to assist
In selecting rpace In the various build
ings for the Oregon exhibit, then on to
New York to attend a business meeting of
the International League of Press Clubs.
Mrs. Weathered was successful In secur
ing this convention for Portland next
year, when she attended the annual ses
sion, held in New York last July. She
has had to arrange for their Itinerary spe
cial trains, etc, from New York to Port
land. She took up the matter with the dif
ferent roads and states that nearly every
detail has been carried out as first ar
ranged. The coming of this great body of
editors and writers to Portland next year
means more to the city than at first Im
agined, and should the ground be broken
while they are here for the 1905 exposition
It could be made a great day for Port
land. Mrs. Weatherred Is one of the
members of the executive committee from
Oregon to the National Editorial Associa
tion, and will attend their business meet
ing at Indianapolis January 15.
It Is Mrs. Weatherred's Intention to pre
sent the matter of tho 1905 exposition to
the members of both conventions, and at
once establish the fact that Oregon Is
to have an exposition In 1S05. When this
is urJversally known and other states
realize that It Is to be a big affair, there
will be r.o conflicting expositions planned
for that year. Oregon Is capable of hav
ing an exposition that will not only ap
peal to the commercial sentiment, but to
men of letters. The Lewis and Clark, or
historical side. Is a grand one to be con
sidered, and will immediately be taken up
by the literary world. The Oriental side
will Interest the business men, besides
being ot wide Interest to all. Any op
portunity presented to the people of the
East to visit exhibits from China, Japan,
South Afrjca, the Philippines and other
countries. In which the public is Inter
ested at the present time, will he a
drawing card. The Buffalo exposition will
afford an excellent opportunity to adver
tise tho Oregon enterprise.
REV. D. C. GARRETT'S SUCCESS
Hl Popularity in His New Wisconsin
Parish.
An Interesting sketch of the Rev. David
Claiborne Garrett, former rector of Trin
ity Church, this city, has just appeared
in the Chicago Times-Herald, which is
given In part herewith, the detailed ac
count of his early life and inception ot
his career, as well as his prosperous
church work in Seattle, Portland and
San Francisco, being necessarily omitted.
Mr. Garrett's many friends In this city
will rejoice at his remarkable success In
his new field of labor, Oconomowoc, Wis.
As a general rule, says the Times-Herald,
the pleasure-seekers who hie them
selves away from the clty's heat during
the Summer months and "seek the cooi
resorts of the lake region are in the habit
of packing away their prayer books and
hymnal3 with their furs and Winter cloth
ing and giving up their Summer Sundays
to the golf links or the newspaper or
novel. A hammock In July and August is
a deal more comfortable than the church
pew, with Its stiff back, and the average
country parson does not possess interest
enough to "draw" city folks during the
heated term.
But In Oconomowoc It Is different. Zlon
Episcopal Church in that pretty Wiscon
sin resort now has at the head ot Its
parish a "live" rector who has filled the
pretty little edifice with worshipers every
Sunday morning during the past Summer,
and whose efforts have drawn many to
the evening services so often neglectecv,
even In the city. He Is Rev. D. C. Gat
rett, recently from California, and his
poor health on the Coast was the 111 wind
which blew much good to Oconomowoo
when he was called to succeed Rev. F. C.
Jewell, the former rector.
His health being fully restored by Wis
consin breezes, Mr. Garrett was Inducccr.
about the middle ot August, to accept the
rectorship of the church. During the
Summer the income of the church was
almost doubled, electric lights are belnj?
put In the church and rectory, and man)
improvements are under way. The church
Is ideally located upon a neck of land
extending into Oconomowoc Lake, with
water on three sides of It, and It Is a
very restful place on a Summer morn
ing, especially when one Is privileged to
listen to a man of Mr. Garrett's brilliant
attainments. He Is an eloquent pulpit
orator, speaking extemporaneously., ana
In his wife, who was Miss Lily Selmes,
of Boston, he has a splendid aid.
Through the generosity of the wldo-w
of the late PhlUp D. Armour. Jr.. the debt
of the church has been paid, and Mrx
Armour Is a regular attendant at th
services. The future of Zlon Church, of
Oconomowoc, is very .bright.
Th town of Eatonvllle. Fla., has 1200 Inhab
itants, with not a. single white among them.
It has its full quota, of public officials, a bank
and other business establishments requisite In
a town of Us size. James K. Clark, the necro
postmaster. Is In trouble for alleged violation
of the local option law, and It develop that
he holds a local o91ce and conducts a mercan
tile business.
CHRISTMAS
SLIPPER
Men's Leather Slippers, Harvard, $1.00.
Men's Dongola Kid Slippers. Everett, $1.25.
Men's Black Vlcl Kid SUppers, Hamlet,
JL50.
Men's Black. Vlcl Kid Slippers, opera, J1.50.
Men's Tan Vlcl Kid Slippers, Hamlet.
$LG0.
Men's Black or Tan. Fine Slippers, opera,
fl.75.
Men's Black or Tan Extra Fine Slippers,
$2.00.
Men's Black or Tan Extra Fine Romeo,
$2.50.
Store Open Evenings.
E. C. GODDARD & CO.
OREGONIAN BUILDING.
FELLOW:
309 Washington It.
12 Cents
Pound Best Soft-Shell English Walnuts.
15 Cents
Pound Best Mixed Nuts.
5 Cents
Quart Fresh Roasted Peanuts.
8 Cents
Pound Plain. Mixed Candy.
12J Cents
Pound F-.ncy Mixed Candy.
18 Cents
Pound Choice Chocolate Creams.
5 Cents
Pound Good Dry Popcorn.
15 Cents
Pound Best Shredded Cocoanut.
25 Cents
Three Pounds New Dates.
DR. SAIN DEN'S
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CORNER FOURTH
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PORTLAND,
OREGON