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THE SUNDAY OREGONIA, PORTJLAffP, MARCH 15, 1903.
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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Bottom Site Set "Withdrawn.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
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Calvert Metde. OaklncJ
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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. Spokane
A T Cummins, Powell
vauey
A L Brown, do
A K Jones, do
w Hiesins, Mount
Pleasant
H Stenwlck. do
Geo JJ Kerr. Chenaiis
A McDonald, do
J Bollcn, uq
R E Henneman. Minn
1C H Tucker, do
j b .farcnet, ao
Joe Davis, sumoter
I C Morris. Hlllsooro
H B Dauchy. Wal "VVa
Carrie Douthet, Steven
J as g Lyno. sumpter
son. Wash.
Geo BurlstelL Neb
C E Douthet do
Tom. Graves, do
G Li Perry. Wichita
Mrs G L Perry, do
Master Perry, do
Mlsa Pernr.-do
F G Stoner, Iowa
Mrs F G Stoner. do
Mrs- Adeline Whltaker,
Dta Moines. la
N Packard, SprinsviHe,
M A Bloodrood, Gastn
Utah
Jacobs. Everett
IN H Packard, do
B. L Clevenger, Dead-
A c uonneuy. uaues
wood. S D
Chas Latourell, Latrell
F A Clevenper, do
IF A Elchman, Kelsay
Otto Und. do
Chaa Boekman. Ohio
J H Mulcare. St Paul
Mrs J H Mulcare. do
H C Mowrey, city
Mrs H C Mowrey. do
J F Elchman. Kan
O P Brown, city
J M Turner, Sck, Or
TV II "Weaver, city
J w Carsea, Sclo
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