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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1903)
i THE SUNDAY OREGONIA, PORTJLAffP, MARCH 15, 1903. 23 TO EXAMINE SITE Port of Portland Board Will Visit Spencer Tract. ENGINEER MAKING BORINGS ye-x-mlaaloH May Be Ah Iced of Secre tary of Wax to Moor tfee Socle Out side the Harbor Lines Xoclt'a Bottom Site Set "Withdrawn. President 1L C. Banfleld. of the Port of Portland Commission, said yesterday that he would call a meeting of the Commis Bloners for 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to go down and examine the Victoria drydock site. "If -we find the site is suit able," he said, "It is my intention w petition the Secretary of "War to allow us to locate the dock outside the harbor lino and afterward extend the line. This would save us the expense of heavy dredging-, and with such permission we would not have to assume any liability In the event of passing- vessels colliding with the dock." Superintendent Lockwood yesterday be gan his borings on the property. It will be several days before sufficient prog ress has been made to enable the Com missioners to know whether an excava tion " be made in the bank at a rea sonable cost. They prefer not to do this digging of it can be avoided by mooring the dock further out, as they do not want the dock up against the railroad track. The land there can be used to good ad vantage for a narrow wharf to extend along the side of the floating dock. If the drydock Is moored in the stream at the Victoria site, it is probable that a short breakwater of piling will be placed at the upper end diagonally to the cur rent, to prevent the dock from being car ried away in a freshet. Some of the river men declare that the site is a dan gerous one on this account, but others Bay that no ship has ever been torn away Irom a dock in this city by the current. The pilots, however, relate the experience of an O. R. & N. car barge that was car ried away by a freshet several years ago from Its moorings at the railroad Incline a short distance above Victoria dock. The barge was swept down stream and land ed against the southern end of the dock, where It tilted up on Its beam ends and was held there by the current until it could be dislodged. Discussing the question of the narrow ness of the river at the lower end of Swan Island, which has been much talked about recently. Captain W. H. Pope, the river pilot, says it will not be long before the Swan island dike will have to be removed. "At the rate that shipping Is increas ing," he said, "It will not be many years before the western channel Is opened and dredged. That channel Is straight and is the natural one. Wharves will be built down that way some time, but even be fore then it will be necessary to open it. The War Department has agreed to re move a section of the dike, so that log rafts and light tows can be taken through. and eventually It will be asked to open the entire passage. When the western channel is used. I cannot see that there would be objection to having a drydock on the other side, say at Mock's Bototm. One of the objections lo that location was that the taking of 6hlps"ln"ahd" out would Interfere with- -navigation As-for the current there, It is not a disadvantage. nor would passing vessels cause any suc tion, as the. water )s too deep." The Mock's Bottom site is still at the disposal of tlje Port of Portland. The offer has not been 'withdrawn, as has been reported from purely irresponsible sources. The commission will consider this location, as well as others down in that district, before it acts Anally. ALSTERAIXE'S DAMAGE SLIGHT. Mistake Made in Taking: the Ship to Usqulmnlt Drydock. The owners of the German bark Alster nixe made a mistake when they ordered the vessel sent around to the Esqulmalt drydock. An examination made there shows that the bark was not seriously damaged by grounding at Sand Island; In fact, bears out the testimony of the Portland surveyors, Captain L. Veasey and Fred A. Ballln, who examined the vessel at the mouth of the river. Mr. Ballln returned yesterday from Es qulmalt, where he saw the bark docked. "The Alsternixe was put in the dock last Tuesday," he said. "We found that the keel was as straight as when it was laid, and all the damage consisted of a few loose rivets in the bottom. These are being taken out and new ones put in. The Albion Iron Works was given the con tract for the repair work. The contract specified ten days' timo for doing the work. I look for the vessel back in the river about the 2Sth Inst The surveyors, when they had the ship docked, could not find any damago beyond that reported at the original survey, except some loose rivets. All the repairing that the Alsternixe needed, according to local shipping men. could have been done in Portland at an expenso of a few hundred dollars. A pocket bulkhead, such as was used on the Bldston Hill, would have been practically all the apparatus required. As It is, the Alster company Is going to be out sev eral thousand dollars for towing the ship up north and back and drydocklng her. KOREA'S PECULIAR ACCIDEXT Loses Anchor and Chain, and Xearly Turns Turtle. An unusual and serious accident hap pened to the big Pacific Mall liner. Korea on her last voyage to tne Orient from San Francisco, and as a result tho vessel lost an anchor and 140 fathoms of chain and was badly strained. According to advices received at San Francisco by the United States transport Sheridan, the accident occurred to the Korea while Bho was steaming through the Strait of ShiminlsekL The big vessel was bowling along at a 14-knot gait when Captain Saabury gavo- the order to secure the anchor. Tho order must have been misunderstood, or an accident occurred to the winch, for the anchor chain went rattling out of the hawse pipe at a rapid rate When the anchor touched bottom the steamer was brought up with a sud den Jerk and keeled over until her decks wero at an angle of 45 degrees. Xaickily the chain parted and the veasel righted, In addition to the loss of the anchor and chain, the bow of the vessel was strained ana her hawse pipe waa bont out of shape. ARROW COMPAXVS BOATS. Lines of Hull of Telephone and Xevr Propeller. Lines of tho new hull for the Telephone are being laid down on the floor of Jo seph Paquofs building, on East Wash Ington and East Second streets. It will take a few days to complete this prelim inary work before construction Is com menced on the hull. Captain James Coch ran will superintend the building of It. Tho molds will soon be prepared. In one comer of Mr. Paquet's building the molds for the sister steamer of the Arrow, just completed, are stacked up and ready whenever work Is to be commenced. The new propeller will be 1G6 feet long, which is nine feet longer than the Arrow. Cap tain Cochran said yesterday that the Telephone and new boat would both be built in the old Smith boatyard. The Ar row was built on tho Haseltine dock, but Captain Cochran says he does not care to build another there. "All sorts of calami ties." said Caotaln Cochran, "were pre dicted for the Arrow, which we built on fhat dock. "We were told that when we came to launching the Arrow there would be trouble, and that -she would go to pieces like a deck of cards." Captain Cochran laughed at the Idea that the machinery that had been In stalled in the Arrow Is defective. "It may be true that there are no ornaments to the machinery, but I am confident that the 1100-horsepower provided for will be developed when we take her out- We have been delayed somewhat by the pump, but In about 12 days we will be all Teady. In purchasing the machinery for the Ar row I took the precaution to hold back some of the money to Insure the carrying out of the capacity of the engine, but I am not apprehensive that the engines will fall short." Astoria Marine So tea. ASTORIA. Or., March 14. Special) -A letter received from Captain Auhagen. of the German bark Alsternixe. states that his vessel was placed in the drydock at Esqulmalt on last Tuesday, and an examination showed that the only injury to her bottom was the bending of two plates, through which the water seeped. A contract has been let for replacing the plates, and also for new "braces and beams in the hull that had been twistea ana broken. Captain Auhagen expects the re pairs to be completed so that the bark can return to the Columbia by March 28. As the steam schooner Alliance, which arrived down the river this afternoon, was making a. landing at the O. R- & N. wharf, she took a sheer and butted into the dock, carrying away several piles and damaging the front of the structure. The force of the blow knocKea aown several hundred cases of salmon which were stored in the warehouse, and many of the cases were broken open. The only injury to the steamer was a broken rail. The schooner O. M. Kellogg cleared at the Custom-House today for San Pedro with a cargo of 40,000 feet of lumber, loaded at Wcstport. The schooner P. S. Redfield also cleared today for the same port. She carries a cargo of 440,000 feet of lumber loaded at Rainier, and 350 poles loaded at 'Westport f Army Transportation Bid. Major Bingham, of the Quartermaster's Office at Seattle, will open bids April l lor the transportation of Government troops and supplies from Seattle and Tacoma, to Skagway, Haines. Fort Liscum. St. Michael and Fort Davis, Alaska, and to points on the Yukon River In Alaska; from St. Michael, Alaska, to the various points on the Tukon Blver; and for the transportation lc opposite direction be tween all points mentioned. Also, for the transportation to and from points on the Yukon River via the White Pass and Yukon route. The term of the contract will bo the open season of 1903. Dim earn "Will Loud XSfain Here. The British bark Dunearn, which made a 230 days' passage from Cardiff to Sitka and was almost given up for lost, fe com ing to Portland for a grain cargo. She has been chartered by T. M. Stevens & Co. to load wheat and flour here for South Africa. The bark la still at Sitka, dis charging coal at the Government station. Taylor, Young & Co., the agents, state that the Dunearn will be here about the last of the present month. Irumljrrant Steamer in Distress. ALGIERS, March 14. The Italian eteamer Lombardla, from Genoa, March 9, for New York, which was towed in here today by the French steamer Pauline, has 1200 Immigrants on board. She lost her propeller 60 miles west of Algleria, and was picked up by the Pauline an hour af ter the accident occurred. Oats for Starving Finlanders. PORTLAND. Me., March 14. The Elder Dempster Steamship Yoriba sailed for Hango, Finland, with an lmrqense cargo of oats fo.r the starving Finlanders. This was the second cargo that has been sent from this port to relieve the famine suf ferers. Passenger Steamer In Tow. ALGIERS, March 14. The French steamer Pauline has passed here today and signaled that she had the steamer TomhardIa In tow. The Lombardla is a .passenger steamer of the Italian Line. She sailed from Genoa March s lor New York. . Marine Jfotes. The eteamer Eureka will be at Mersey dock today to begin loading a second cargo of wheat for San Francisco The steamer -Ruth is at St. Helens load ing lumber at the Lone Star Lumber Com pany's dock for San Francisco. Her ca pacity Is 425.000 feet With the departure of the Bldston Hill yesterday, only three grain vessels are left in the river. Tney. aro tne Castor, Irby and Cockermouth. The latter is disengaged. Tho former "Oderwcrke" (shipyards and machine-building works at Stettin) have been reconstructed and will be managed by the Joint Stock Company for ship and machine building. The real estate, ma chines, utensils, and the floating dock, estimated altogether at $900,000, were taken over at the price of $453,005. and the stock capital was fixed at $410,000; besides, there are mortgage bonds issued for about $223,000. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or., March 14. Sailed at 9:30 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 11:20 A. M. British ship Foyledale. Arrived at 12:15 and left up at 2:50 P. M. Steamer Eu reka, from San Francisco. Sailed at 1 P. M. British bark Bldston Hill, for Syd ney, and schooners F. S. Keafleld and O. M. Kellogg, for San Pedro. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., smooth; wind, cast; weather, cloudy. Steamer Alliance went out at 6 P. M. San Francisco. March 14. Arrived at P. M., loth. Steamer Aurelia, from Port land. Sailed at 12 M. steamer Columbia, for Portland. Arrived fateamer Chlco. from Coqullle River; schooner Halcyon, from Gray's Harbor; steamer Areata, from Coos Bay; steamer Senator, from Vic toria; schooner Maggie C Russ, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Steamer William Baylis, whaling; schooner Bender Bros., for Coqullle River; schooner Corinthian, for Coqullle River; schooner Queen, for Port Gamble; steamer Kvlchak, for Ana cortes; schooner Mary Etta, for Coqullle; barkentlne Arago. tor Gray's Harbor. Liverpool, March 14. Sailed Etrurula, for New York. Arrived Cymric, from New York; Wlnlfredlan. from Boston. Southampton. March 14. Sailed Menom lnee. for New York and passed Hurst Castle at 1:S5 P M. Ponta del Gorda, March 14. Sailed Gros ser Kurfurst, for New York. Rotterdam. March 14. Sailed Noordam, for New York. Gibraltar. March 14. Passed Common wealth, from Naples, for Boston. Naples, March 13. Sailed Neckar, from Genoa, for New York. Glasgow, March 14. Sailed Arcadian, for Boston. NewYork, March 14. Sailed Umbria, for Liverpool; Patricia, for Plymouth, Cher bourg and Hamburg; Minnehaha, for Lon don: Lahn, for Naples and Genoa; Fin land, for Antwerp; Ethiopia, for Glasgow. Arrived La Lorraine, from Havre; St. Paul, from Southampton. Antwerp, March 14. Sailed Kensington, lor new lone Havre. March 14. Sailed La Cham pagne. for New York. Hoquiaxn. Wash., March 13. Sailed Steamer Newburg, from Aberdeen, for San Franci6co; schooner Sophie Christensen, from Aberdeen, for San Pedro. Yokohama, March 14. Arrived previous ly Doric from San Francisco, etc; Tosa Maru, from Seattle for Hong Kong, etc Bremen, March U. Sailed Koenlg Al bertt for New York. Liverpool, March 14. Sailed C&rthage- nlan. Glasgow for Philadelphia. Algiers, March 14. Arrived Lombardla, Naples for New York. (NO OUTSIDE "RESPONSE PRICES BID MP OX APPEARANCE OF SJLSK. STATEMENT. New Yerlc Steele Market Clones Sail and Easier With Momentary Be saana ExhHHateU Week 1st Street. NEW YORK. March 14. The market waited for the appearance of the bank statement today to show any clearly de fined sentiment. Traders on the floor bid up prices smartly Immediately upon the appearance of tho statement upon the tape, but no response was received from any outside source, and the market closed dull and easier, with the momentary de mand exhausted. It was only by reduc ing loans to the extent of over $15,000,000. and lessening the legal reserve require ment in proportion that the banks were able to prevent a deep inroad upon the legal reserve. It shows a surplus of barely $1,000,000 still maintained. Tho statement conformed pretty closely to ex pectations, as the cessation of calling of loans by the latter part of the week Indi cated that the losses of reserves had been made up by the loan contraction already affected. There was another deposit of' $200,000 at the Subtreasury this morning lor transfer to New Orleans. The week's exports of merchandise at New York were valued at $15,003,004, an Increase over the previous week of $3,815,754, which shows the continued heavy requirements of the customs payments. Today's large Sub treasury debit at the clearing-house was due to the payment of an old Connecticut war claim. These aro not hopeful symp toms for next week's influences upon the hanking reserves. The disbursement Mon day of tho $20,000,000 Standard Oil dividend is of better augury, but there has been an opportunity to anticipate this benefit, which is not likely to have been neglect ed. A drop of Z in Consolidated Gas and 5 in Brooklyn Union Gas was due to the recommendation for a municipal street-lighting plant for New York. -Met ropolltan Street Railway scored a sharp recovery on the official offer to submit lis books for Inspection In connection with charges of Irregular accounting. ' The stock market has been feverish and unsettled in tone during the whole of this week. The fluctuations were wlGo and varying, but the price level- settled down toward the end of the week to near last week's closing level, and became difficult to move, while the volume of dealings shrank to small proportions. The cover Ing operations of a large bear element played an Important part in this net re sult, as there was a large and Important liquidation effected, and a number of un favorable factors to contend with as well. The practical wiping out of the surplus reserves of the banks by last Saturday's bank statement brought heavy selling or ders Into the market as a matter of course, but the demand from shorts was very large, and Monday saw an actual recovery in the market. The stringency of the market here attracted large offer ings of money from outside sources, There was a break In foreign exchange rates, and foreign banking houses were large lenders in New York, while New York exchange at Chicago Jumped up to par and Western banks placed funds In Wall street. The effect has been an equalizing of the money pressure, the re lief in the New York market being offset by the tightening- of money rates at in terior points in this country and in the foreign money markets under the influ ence of New York requirements. The drop in British consols to the lowest point in years was attributed to this -money pressure In Dart but the comlne redue tlon In their Interest rate; from' 1 to lis per cent was an additional factor. Be sides tho additional offerings of money at tracted by the higher Interest rate, there has been no betterment of the money situation here. The Subtreasury has con tlnued to withdraw funds largely from the New York money market. While the money scare was In force. report got abroad . that the Treasury De- iiaruziuni. wouia araw on uovernment ae- posits with the banks to meet the Pan ama Canal Company payment. The pres ence in Wall street of the Secretary of the Treasury had a reassuring effect in its evidence of his special watchfulness of the situation, although his decision was against. the necessity of any mcas ures by the department to relievo the money market It Is recognized that some withdrawal of Government deposits with the banks may be made necessary by tne I'anama canal payments unless the Treasury itself Is Jn abundant funds at the time, and any release of funds at this time will hamper the Treasury In carry Ing through the operation without dls turbance. So far as these payments are made by drafts on funds in the Treas ury Itself, It Is clear that they will over ate to release funds rather than to with draw them. As to tho effect of this oper ation on foreign exchange, there is the hope that its proceeds will be -available for lending here, although this would be in effect for the account of the foreign re clplents of the payments. It is generally supposed that some part of the recent heavy withdrawals of cash from the New York hanks Is being made by the New York trust companies to replenish their reserves. In compliance with the new rule of the clearing-house. The heavy exports of money revealed by the February for elgn trade settlement and the large re serves of corn In farmers' hands Indl cnted by the Government crop report give promise or tne maxing or a good sup ply of exchange to meet tho maturing indebtedness to foreign lenders. An important influence in the N week's speculation was the contest regarding the financial policy of the Southern Pacific between the Harrlman or Union Paclflo control in that company and a minority interest represented oy tne noldlngs of a speculative pool under the management of james R. Keene. The various devel opments in this contest have been accom panted by violent price movements and enormous speculative dealings In both Southern Pacific and Union Pacific with important sympathetic effect on the whole market. Published charges of Irregular accounting, although met by emphatic official denials, mad a weakening effect upon Metropolitan Street Railway. The ojssension among siocKnpiaers or Amcr lean Ice and the slump In the company's stocks was another disturbing influence. A feature of the present market is the wide declines made from previous prices by high-priced inactive stocks which are forced to be marketed by the money strin gency. Amalgamated Copper has been a subject of furious speculation, based on the excited advance in the price of cop per both here and In London. The bond market has moved in sym pathy with stocks. United States old 4s and 5s and the Ss registered advanced U per cent, and the 3s coupon and neje- 4s H per cent The 2s registered declined H per cent as 'compared with the closing call of last week. SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL. Banks Make a Better Sho-jTing in Weekly Statement. NEW YORK, March 14. The Financier this week says: The official statement of the New York Associated Banks for last week showed a reduction in loans, and consequently In deposits, sufficient in amount to diminish the required reserve of cash against net deposits by a sum slightly in excess of the loss of cash, hence the surplus reserve showed a trifling Improvement Instead of having been wiped out, is seemed prob able early In the week. Tha loans were reduced $15,902,000, making $25,655,000 since the week ending February 2S. The cash reserve decreased last week $4,762,400, which amount was a little more than the sum Indicated by tho traceable movements of money, these estimates showing a loss of $3,643,300. Deposits fell off last week $20,477,700, a reduction since February 21 of $47,057,300. J The required rftetrre waa diminish &t week $5,119,926 by the decrease in deposits. or $357,035 more than the $4,752,400 of cash, as above noted, representing the increase in- surplus reserve and making this item $1,024,000. Computed upon this basis of deposits, less S40.1S3.400 of those of the Government the surplus reserve Is $11,- 070,660. The statement was probably made on rising averages for cash, and, there fore, the condition of the banks was most: likely somewhat better than that indi cated by the return- But not much im provement In bank conditions can reason ably be looked for while .the Subtreasury continues so greatly to absorb money from the local banks through fiscal opera tions. Of the reduction or J23,&12,700 In the bank cash since February 14, which lias, been the chief factor in the decrease of $14,862,700 In surplus reserve in this inter- al, by far the largest part or the loss has been due to payments for customs. The disbursements for pensions are ex pected to be large during the .current week, and for the remainder of the month. and this will tend to lessen the net loss to the banks on Government operations. Still the Treasury must it would seem, absorb cash from the banks to the amount sufficient more than to offset the gain to these . Institutions through the interior bank, movement The recovery in sur plus reserve from its present low; point,' therefore,, probably will be slow. That the banks ' have the situation under control would seem to be shown by. the statement of last week, the Institutions. In anticipa tion of the inevitable loss of cash, -sharply contracting their loans, and thereby they prevented the extinguishment of the sur plus, which mlght-senUmentally at least have had a disturbing effect upon the money market The statement shows that loans are $S,33S,400 In excess of doposits; In the previous week this excess was 2.933,000. The statement of averages of the- clear ing-house banks of 'this city for' the week shows: : .- Decrease. Loan $924,900,000 Deposits 916.162.000 Circulation 42.937,700 $15,902,000 20,477,700 1S.Z0O E5L600 3.910.S00 Legal tenders 05,316,700 Specie 1&4;174,S00 Reserve 234.064,500 Reserve required "... 229.O4O.E00 4,762,400 6,119.925 357.052 Surplus 1,024,000 Ex U. S. Deposits.... U.070.050 350.225 Increase. v England BuysXabaB. S-agar. HAVANA, March 14. The sale of 3000 tons of raw sugar to tho English market has been closed at LS5--cents per pound. This was thekflrst sale of sugar for Eu rope In 25 years, whh the exception of 5 per cent of the output which formerly went to Spain, but which ceased at the time of the war between Spain and . the United States. This new European de mand la -Bald to be duo to poor crops in Europe and to the abolition of the Euro pean bounties. Imports and Exports. NEW YORK. March 14. The total Im ports of dry goods and merchandise at the port of New York this week were valued at $150,003,054. The total imports of specie at the port of New York for this week were' $19. COO In sliver, and $265, S3S gold. The total exports of specie from the port of New York for this week were $921,9oa -In silver, and $2o,917 in gold. Advance in Lead. LEADVn,LE, Colo., March 14. The American Smelting & Refining Company announced another increase of 15 per cent in the price of lead, making $3.60 the pres ent basis of settlement Daily Treasury Statement. . WASHINGTON, March 14. Today's statement of the Treasury: Available cash balances.. $224,850,914 Gold 119,322,016 DEAF MADE TO HEAR. Remarkable Experiments in New York Mate Children Speak. NEW YORK, March 14. By means of an Invention of Miller Reese Hutchinson a ycung Alabaman, three children, deaf. dumb and blind, have been enabled to hear a pianist play Sousa marches, a phono graph reproduce the sounds and the sounds of their own. voices uttering the words "mama," "papx" and "hello" in quavering, childish treble. The Invention consists, primarily, of a transmitter, an ear piece and a small electric battery. By means of these In struments sound Is projected Into the ear In a manner to stimulate the auditory nerve. The volume of sound has nothing to do with the action of these instru ments. The penetrating quality of the electric sound apparently disregards th mecnanism oi me outer ear, ana aaecis the Inner ear direct The first patient brought out to try the effects of the invention was Orris Benson who is blind, deif and dumb. A physl clan tried to make him 'hear in various ways, but all bis efforts wero vain. The little Instrument was then clapped on the lad's ear. the current switched on, and Mr. Hutchinson said In an ordinary tone. "Papa." The youth worked his filngers rapidly In the sign language. "He says he can hear something, but does not know what It Is, remarked Pro lessor Vantassel, who was In charge of the children. The current was made stronger. The youth's eyeballs were raised and he smiled. Then he tried to repeat the syl lable,' and In a weird treble cried shrilly. "Pah-pah." One of the girls was brought into the reception-room. She could not hear sound, no matter how loud, but when she had the ear-piece of the Instrument fas tened to her head and the pianist at the end of the room began to play a Sousa march, ,her cheeks flushed and -her -fingers beat time on a table. ALL. NATIONS TO BE THERE Tour of Francis on Behalf of Fair Grand Success. NEW YORK, March 14. The prospects of the St Louis Fair have steadily im proved, owing to the energetic action of the American commissioners in Europe, cables the London representative of the Tribune Au the great colonial posses siona of England, France and Holland In the East will be creditably represented every Important country bordering on the Pacific and Indian Oceans will have ex hlblts, and American visitors to the fair will have an opportunity of seeing Asia and Australasia in miniature and study ing their resources. Governor Francis and other officials of the exposition have done excellent work in advertising it in Euro-; pean capitals. Britain Provides $150,000. LONDON, March 14. Among the civil service estimates for 1903-04 Issued today appears the sum of $150,000 as a grant in aid of the expenses of the royal com mission for the St Louis Exposition. A note appended explains that any further contributions decided upon will be pro vided for in the estimates of subsequent years. Woanded .and Captured. SALIDA, Col., March 14. J. W. Ryan, one of the suspects, waa arrested early this morning, but not until after he had been shot When found and ordered to halt Ryan flred 'at his pursuers. The officers opened Are op the fleeing man and shot him In the leg. Ryan Is believed to be the man who .worked the telephone and ordered tha bank to cash the checks, impersonating the men whose names were "forged to them. Ready for Wnallng; Cralse. SAN FRANCISCO, March 14. The whaling- steamer "William Bay 11 eg has cleared for & cruise In the Arctic, and sone into the stream, preparatory to sailing. The steamers Beluga and Thrasher are nearly ready to follow, and the gasoline schooner Monterey 4s also nearly Teady to put to Ma" for Befcrias" S& and tha Arctic. OiSONED BY WHOLESALE MANT MURDERS ATTRIBUTED TO KEGRO DOCTOR. Oae Cause Leads te Investigation of Other Saspicioas Cases Forged Deatk Certlflcates. PHILADELPHIA. March 14. The po lice for several days have been investi gating the career of George Hossey, the negro "herb doctor" who was yesterday committed to prison with Mrs. Cathe rine Danze on the charge of causing the death of the woman a husband IS months ago by poison. Mrs. Danze Is said to be only one of a host of women whose ob ject in consulting the "'doctor" was not legitimate The authorities say that they expect to 'race a number of deaths to Hosseys potions. One official said to day: "Wo are only beginning to uncover this case. It may prove one ot tne greatest criminal events in the history of the de partment" Hossey -Is the arch-conspirator In many crimes, -J;be authorities say. They have learned that for- many montns past nis headquarters have been patronized by many women, both married and single, whose names are now In the possession of the District Attorney. When the negro was arrested, detectives searcnea ni3 house and confiscated a wagon load of bottled drugs. Instruments "and other para phernaliamuch of which will figure in tho case The District Attorney and the police state that more arrests may be expected soon. The memorandum found In Hos- seys house, It la believed, will show many cases or murucr. in&- uistrict- At torney sajd: "The case Is far from complete at pres ent More arrests will follow." jfnysicians in au sections oi . tne city have reported cases to the District Attor ney- that will probably lead -to the open ing of many graves and to the holding of as many Inquests by the Coroner. In each of these cases the patient first appeared with a minor complaint which grew worse and which. Just before death, manifested What are now recalled as tne usual symp torn of arsenical poisoning. Seven of these practitioners were clos eted with District Attorney Schorer for several hours, during which time they went over their office records In the mor- tallty cases and frankly stated their sus picions. In each oi these cases a thorough investigation was ordered, and the local managers of all life insurance companies were asked- for Information concernlngthe policies paid upon the risks In the cases. The records of tha Bureau of Health show that Hossey Issued death certificates o-er his own signature as "George Hos sey. M. D.." and the authorities are doing their utmost to discover how and from whom he obtained the blank forms. BUNICOED BY FORGED CHECKS. Colorado Bank Starts Pursuit of Swindlers and Captures Two. SALIDA. CoL. March 14. Employes of the First National and the Sallda State Banks of this city, armed with Winches ters, are scouring the country around Sallda for two men who successfully vic timized the banks by means of forged checks, securing $3300 in cash. Two checks for $2000 and $1300, bearing tho names and Indorsements of local business men, were presented to the banks, and on telephonic . Identification were paid. It develops that a confederate of the man who presented the checks at the banks had answered the calls on the telephone. 'When the deceit waa discovered a posse of citizens and bank clerks, headed by the cashiers of the two banks, heavily armed and mounted, started In pursuit of the guilty men and later returned with two men who gave their names as Mendenhall and MacFarland. Mendenhall was sub sequently released, MacFarland being held as an accomplice. Search Is being prosecuted for two men who have been in Sallda for a week or more and made the place of business of one of the men whose name was forged their headquarters. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. R J Taussig. S F A W Rothslhet N Y L T Goldlng. do M B Morse, Chicago J L Bunce, city B S Gfbbs. N Y F B Thayer, St Paul J L Jepson, N Y G A McDousall. vrlU and child. St Paul L Plasmondcn, S F X Mintz. Boston "VV W Finze. Jr. S F F J wardley. do .m. jaayer, t ' T B Robertson. S F W G McClellan. do B H Eliny. S F D S Johnson. CInclnti P W Shattuck. N Y Rev C E Eberman and W T Bishop ana wire, wife. Boston Los Angeles W C Cameron. K C P F Hushey and wife. H K Thomson, Seattle C F Goddard. city J E Shaw, K C tsaitimore Mrs J E Seaver, K C Mrs P Swaller. K C ir u Kinney, Seattle H B Noement, Va E J How, city G O Scott, city H E Lewen. S F G E "Whell. St Louis J A Finch and wife, Spokane F Butterfleld. X Y H R Van Lawn. N" Y J Scott Spokane J J Beattle. Juneau, D H Leek. N 1 J B Bordyer and wife, Aberdeen B D Cornmer, Cleveld A T Svrcnaen, Chicago J D McClure and wire, Seattle "W G Frlcke. Chicago F W ValUe. Chicago W J Reed, do J H Vost city N L Inchett. Freeport F II Tyrell. Lincoln i Alaska H A Burdlck and wife, Henly , T L Irwin. S F C L McClure. Chicago C C Jameson, Ems- worth S M Harfleld. Aurora J F Schlismers. S F Dr M Cayie. ri 1 A B Hornswortn. s G A Smith. St Paul IW L Lawton.Rome.NY Mrs D Bucher. Rosa- J S Briscoe, s - J Barlow. N Y W McNeill and wife. Victoria. B C F R Meeks. USA E T Meyers, S F B W P.eed, Beaver T H Curtis, Astoria land. B C A C Bedford and wife. "W "O'DonneH, Baker E A Smith. Lowell C E Carter. Lowell Ms! J Llesenson. clscr W S Pride, Worcester THE PERKINS. E A Ray, Chicago Rufus Drum, Toledo, T "W Marsh. St Paul unit) Laauii. uu W M Jones, do H A Lee. Seattle K H Johnson. "W "W "Wm J Raymond, S P E B "Wheat, Condon F T Fallerday, Iowa A "W Butterfleld. Can by. Or J E Frailer. Kan City F H Fahr, Tacoma E S Collins. Ostrander Mrs E S Collins, do C M Anderson, Seattle G A Conner, Tacoma I J Mossman, do C R Wagoner, Indp G S Wright. McMlnn G-S Hall. Snohomish W Li Howland. do Andrey Goldman. S F C E Moulton. Taconr W "W Trafur, do sam juiuer, ao Z O Houser. Echo Li F Nelwater. st Paul W H Downing, Salem Mrs w li Downing, ao John Stun, S F Chas Hammer Kan W R Smith. Sllvertoa T H Thorpe, Mass Wm Oaobalane, do F H Johnson, Minn Mrs F H Johnson, do O C Cooper. Mont Frank Howett, N D J H Benbrook. Tacoma Ur3 J H Benbrook, do F M Sepon. Dalles Li Qualhy. TVyo H D Began. LaFayetts Mrs .Began, do i Frank Pitcher, do Jas Laieless. Seattle I. B Reeder, Pendleton' H D Smith. Forest Gr! Mrs Ja3 Lalsless, do Henry Blackman, H E Thomas, do JI L Barnet do Trapt Dye. do "W B Shlveley. do Heppner IW H Eccles, Ingles a. l nraiion, city M F Marshall, do P "W Van Duren. Xnd H T Reed, Co Mrs H T Reed, do Frank "William, Ash- land C Kinnray. "Wis K "W Schoemaker, do J C Reeder. Starbuck F B Walt. Roseburg Mrs F B Walt, do W G Hare, do I Julian Stunenberg, Caldwell. Idaho C O Jackson. Minn Mrs C G Jackson, do H A "Walters. Minn C E Bradley, do -ilra C E Bradley, do A G Stephens. Oakland j J uenr. t f Mrs J Behr. S F (C S Sanford. Chicago THE IMPERIAL. F A Eeufcrt Dalles A J Linton. Mich Mrs Linton, do W R Glass. S F jl Maioney, Jiaxcus Mrs Maloney, do C H Vausban. S F N C Evans. Hood Rvr Mr L E Therkelsen. Pendleton S H Bates. MdIs Mrs Vaughan. S F j ii Keiiy, ao Mrs Kelly, do )lrs M&ttie Goldstein, Tacoma J D JJaly. Corvallis F M. White. Colo Spgs Mrs "White, 'do C B Bartsch, Hood Rvr W T "Williamson. Salm R Remlliard. seaside J C Mayo. Astoria A S Frosted. Seattle A McDougall. Tacoma L B Duval. Olympla J Helneberg. S F Mrs Bartsch, do ITTT m T ' I c A Li R Browne. Sllverton Or C J Smith. Pendletnl mra Ninsey. ao Mrs J'A Baglcy, Idaho t a Maiiev. ao J "W Opp. Jacksonville jits wm Fiugibbons. Mich Miss if Fltseibbons, do J F Apperson. Ore City L J Lamb. Seattle j TV Cochran, saiem A "W Stowell. do Mort Howe, Tacoma H R Eurke. S F- A "Wlttemaa. Brooklyn Miss Grace Craves. Du- V, c stayl. Seattle G H Stelner. Chicago J K Carter. St Louis Chas Knecbt Albany JTIsmU Satcht, do iutn D Campbell, Armstrong A J McDonald, do Mrs W T Pray, Spokan R P Clarke, Ltxioglon Downing, Hopkins & Go. Esttbllshe WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor J Cooptr. TJ S A J K Woatherford, Al Calvert Metde. OaklncJ bany w Hoemeyer. Seattle John A. Ehaw. do H Morris. Olyrnpla. Mrs John A Shaw, Co Mrs Morris, do John Tauey. cat 1 K sranK. Dalles THE ST. CHARLES. Forward. Salem B C HuRhson. city C "W Loveysen, Wasfe- H L Dunlap, Louis ville. Wash. A C Cummins, Kelso ousai B Burke, city H T Cummins, do G JatxiKa, city Jaa Hester, Lebanon B J Burke, Seaside Leslie W Murry, Pa Dan McCann, Chaia- poes N H Britta, do B TVheeler. Spokana "W B Wilcox and fam ily. 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