THE" SUNDAY' JtEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DBOEMKR, .1905. High Wind Starts Bark La Rochejaquelin in Harbor. STORM DELAYS LAUNCHING Towboats Attempt to Shift Vessels in the Harbor, but Are Com . pellcd . to TCeturn to ' Their Docks'. DUTIES ON IMPORTS COIXECTED AT TORTLAND DURING THIJ YEAR 1805. Januaiy . . February . , March . April ; May .. June July Augut ... September October . . . November -December , Total .$ GS,33G.S . r.0.857. . .".0C7.41 . SJ,33.flS . 42.37S.U . C1.P44.4C . 00.305.13 . 45.740.70 . ;.2&'2.73 . 43.4no.:u . 31.413.32 . ('.5.455.15 .$0tJ.4C1.2I As a result of tJic terrlllc wind ship ping was almoFi at a standstill In the harbor yesterday and several disas ters were narrowly averted. Jn the morning, when the billows were. beating- high on the wharves and the bridge piers, the French bark I-a llocheja quelttt dragged her anchors . In the stream below the Albina ferry course and would have gone on the beach bad not a second anchor been dropped hurriedly. With two'lioDks in the mud. the big square-rlggor held hcr own against the fierce attacks of the gale. The launching of the new steamer C. K. Wentworth from the ways at the Portland Shipbuilding Company's' yards wa postponed because of the wind. Everything 'was In readiness to have the hull slide Into the water at 3 o'clock but at tile appointed hour the velocity of the wind. was. still such aa to make the undertaking hazardous and the builders concluded to postpone the champagne 'douche until '5 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. Tho towboats started out in the morning to shilt some of the grain ;arrlert In the harbor but their pilots soon discovered that danger lurked In their path arid so' "returned to thelt docks ami tied up. The sailors of the Finnish Bark Isabel Wrownc took sonic chances when they pulled from Mar tin & dock to let a small river craft to the dock to take on some cement but they succeeded in hauling the vessel back to the berth without accident. According to Assistant District Fore caster A. B. Wollaber, the storm has spent Itself and is passing eastward, but nevertheless occasional blows may be looked for. The barometer was down to a very low notch. 20.41. the. lowest on record except on March 10. 1904, when the reading showed 28.93. At that time the wind attained a velocity of S4. miles an hour at the mouth of the Columbia. q Conditions off the bar " yesleruay were dangerous to navigation and news of wrecks was anticipated. Fear were entertained for the safety of the French bark Jean Baptlste whlcn bad been reported In -the breakers, but at 1 o'clock In the afternoon she was towed into the bay by two tugs that had gone to her assistance. The vessel lost two anchors, however. In saving herself from piling up on the beach. FALLS OF DKE C1IARTEKED Demand for Lumber-Carriers, but Grain Freight Market Is Quiet. Another sailing vessel, considered available for grain, hns been taken for lumber leading. Yefitcrday afternoon, the British ship Falls of Dec was chartered by the American Trading v'ompany to load for Manila, and she will commence receiving cargo shortly after the first or the month. The Falls of Dee arrived In the harbor Novem ber 21 from Hamburg and finished discharging several days ago. With the charter of the Falls of Dee. the dlsengased Jlcet in the river is re duced to three vessels, the British ships Brabloch and EukasonI and the French bark David d'Angers. These too, will probably be taken for lumber as the demand for lumber carriers is quite active, while there appears to be little demand for wheat carriers just at present. In commenting upon market conditions the San Francisco Commer cial says that lumber business has been fairly active, particularly in the di rection of the AVest Coast, where 42s fid Is being paid to Valparaiso, for or ders, and the usual 2s Gd less direct and 40s to a direct nitrate port. A couple of vessels have been fixed for lumber to New York at 31&.50. one from Portland and one from Pugct' Sound. The French bark Guethary fixed, for wheat loading In the North, a nonunion ship, gets 25s. The British ship Blythswood gets 50s" from Port land to Halkoug. The E. G. Griggs gets 3Ss to Melbourne wharf and 14s Ctt back from Newcastle to Honolulu with coal. Eureka to Sydney has been done at 35s and Eureka to Callao about 50s. also Eureka to United Kingdom at 45s. Sydney and Newcastle has been don from British Columbia at 36s. and from the Sound at 33s 3d with the op tion of. 33s to Sydney direct. COLLISION AT NEW YORK. Dutch Steamer August Kcssler Seri ously Injured. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. The Dutch steamer August Kessler bound to this city from Port Natal, was beached to night off the North Bank light in lower New York Bay. the result of a collision. After the KeseJer had passed Sandy Hook atd was sailing up the lower bay to ouarantinc a heavily laden scow was swerved out of its- course by the high wind and rough sea and the steamer smashed Into It. The accident occurred so suddenly that the commander of the Kessler did not hare time to change his voursc or reverse his engines. Several of the bow plates were broken and a number of others were loosened and the water rurhed Into the hold so rapidly that the captain decided to beach his vessel to prevent her trom sinking. The Keslcr Is a vessel of 3197 tons, not registered. MIRACULOUS ESCAPK. Dynamitc-Ladcn Steamer Crasltcs Into Schooner Aground". WILMINGTON, DeL,, Dec. 30. Laden with, dynamite, the steamship Pennsyl vania, irm New Yrk, for Sn Fran cises via PWtafieipM. crashed into the hofflr ?rst Palmer today while the schooMr wa grHHd on C berry Island if I. h mlaw&re River. o treat was tkelMPAUMt. altbaugh the tti- "'cm occurred pre amyngni, u until late In the' afternoon that the ves sels were separated. "The sharp prow of the steamship cut lato the schooner's stern for a distance of 30 feet. That the Pennsylvania's cargo of dynamite did not explode Is regarded as little -short of miraculous. The Pres cott Palmer is hard aground and is in danger of breaking In two. The damage to the schooner is estimated at 530.000. Captain Carlisle, of the schooner, as serts that there was no fog when the Pennsylvania struck his craft and he has filed a libel against the owners of the steamer and the latter has been seized by United States Marshal Flynn. The Prescott Palmer Is owned by Will, lam D. Halmcr. of Boston, for which port she was bound with 44O0 tons of coaL The Pennsylvania is owned by the North western Steamship Company, of Seattle. TERRIBLE SEAS OFF BAR. Pilot Anderson Brings Hcporl With French Bark Jean Baptlste. ASTORIA, Or.. Doc. 30.-(SpecIal.)-The French bark Jean Baptlste arrived in this afternoon. S7 days from New Castle. N. S. W-, with a cargo of 2.551 tons 'of coal for Elmore & Co. of this city. She is the vessel that was at anchor off North Head yesterday, but was not In the breakers, and comes In uninjured except that she lost two apchors with several fathoms of chain. Captain Dolahuye. mas ter of the bark.-reports a tedious but un eventful trip across the Pacific, the ves sel being delayed by .contrary winds. The Jean Baptlste arrived Off the mouth of the river eight days ago, and since that time has encountered a succession of heavy gales. Pilot Anderson boarded her Thursday night, and yesterday morning, with a strong southwest wind blowing, he headed for the bar. He ran In close and. Captain Anderson says, knowing that if he rah- off-shore again he would be car ried far to the north, lie decided to drop anchor and wait for the tugs. This he did at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, in eighteen fathoms of water, off North Head and about three miles outside the breakers. The tug Wallula reached the bark and put a hawser aboard about three hours later, and as some trouble was experienced In raising the anchor. It and several fathoms of chain wore slipped. Owing to the strong southerly wind and the heavy seas running, the one tug could make but little headwey with the tow. and about 1 o'clock In the afternoon the tug Tatoosh also put a hawser on board. As this was being done the other anchor was knocked overboard, and It dragged along until It was also slipped. Being Im possible to bring the bark Inside when the bar was reached late in afternoon, the two tugs kept hor in tow until high tide today, when they brought her In. While crossing, the Wallula's hawser parted, and the Tatoosh was compelled to complete the tow -alone. As the bark had no anchors, she was docked at the Flavel wharf. The tugboat men report very rough seas outside. About 2 o'clock this morning the wind shifted from the south to northeast, and today It shifted to the north. "Cap tain Stuart, of the Cape Disappointment life saving crew, reports thin evening that a strong northwest wind Is blowing and tho bar is unusually rough. BUILD BOAT IN EAST Paclfie Coast Company Gets Ixiw Fifjurcs From New York. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 30. Special.) Tho Pacific Coast Company will prob ably build its nvw steel passenger steamer. 400 foot In IHgth, designed for the passenger trade between Seat tle and San Francisco, on the Atlantic Coast. The New York Shipbuilding Company not only underbid the Pacific Coast firms but offers t deliver the boat within 12 months. The Union Iron Works wanted IS month, explaining that a six months' delay occurs in awaiting the receipt of steel. Moran Bros., of Scuttle, wanted 14 months after materials were received.- The Pacific Coast Company believes better workmanship is done by the Pa cific Cons firms, though satisfied th New York roncrti will turn out un excellent boat. But the experionce of the Spreckles Line, which had to have three of Its Hawaiian liners thorough ly gone over on this Coast after their construction In the East, throws a snadow over the Atlantic Coast con cerns. It will require two months' time to get a new boat around the Horn after Its completion. Cargo can be s- STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. iue to .vmvr. f Ptflamer From. Date. J Aurella. San FraneUoe Jan. 1 I DeFpttch. San Franelsee Jan. 4 I Northland, San Francises Jnn. 4 J Senator. San Francisco. . ... .7.1 an. 4 Joanle. San Pedro Jan. 5 South Bay, San Franc4c. . . .Jan. 5 T Roanoke, San Francisco Jan. IT. 1 Aragonla. Orient Jan. IS f Due to Urpart. I Steamer Destination. Date. j Alliance Eursrka.COK Bay. ..Jan. vutuuiuix. rain rraiK-inw jho. i jTascadc. San Franc4e Jan. 2 Despatch. San Francisco Jan. 2 Aurella. San Franc!c.......Jan. 4 Northland. San Pedro Jan. 0 Senator. San Franelso Jan. G Aragonla. Orient Jan. 2J Carrying wait. f t 4 cured to defray operating expenses, but the time of the trip is lost. The formal award of contract will be made by the board of directors In Now York. A econd boat of the same tpe will be built as soon as the first Ss completed. Names of Lost Crew. PORT TOWNS END. Dee. 30. Follow ing are the names of the sailors who. It is supposed, lost their lives In the wreck of the British ship Pass of Mel fort last Tuesday night: Harry Scougall. master. Britisher: W. Baldwin, first officer. Britisher; Hans Meyer, second officer. German; George Planders. third officer. Amorl can: I B. Bruce. American: Charles Hayes. American; E. Crawford. Ameri can; J. W. Kern. American; J. H. Kip ling. Britisher; R. Stuart. Britisher; John Dorsey, Britisher; D. M. Culgan. Scotch: Charles J. Swanson. Sweden; F. Swcnsen. Norway; John KIrchman, German; J. Lira. Chill; Thomas Kellcy, Dan Rosetto. A. Wognor. P. Bushor, George Nelson. D. Mclnnls. w. Wor mcll. G. B. Hardwick. G. Phillips, John Seaton. D. G. Retrie. A. Grant, F. G. C Blches, F- S. Townson. Elnar WcIJonen, Joseph Bertschy. It. G. Sharpc A. Kllp perberg. Collision Orr Chilean Coast. 1QUIQUE. Chile, Dc. ). The German tank steamer Sals. Captain Battels, from Hamburg and London, bound to San Franclsico. has been In collision with the Brltlrh steamer Endslolgh. The Sals was not damaged, but the Endslcigh had a number of plafss stove In on the port sloe above the water-line and leaks. Recommends Change la System. Immigration Inspector Barbour Is of the opinion that som changes should be made in the matter of holding cap tains recfoa!ble for deserting mem bers f their C1iIh crews. The pres ent law. He, says. il' holds a cayfcai responsible when h "permits the land- ing of a Chinese." Of course, bo cap taia permits a Chinese to lfi." said the Inspector, "In such cases as have recently come before this offlce. and It Is a question whether they can be held responsible." BRINGING DEAD SAILORS. Steamer Salvor Returns to Victoria From Pass or 3Ielroct Wreck. VICTORIA. B. C. Dec 30. The steamer Salvor passed Carmanah Point at Z P. M., In-bound from the wreck of the bark "Pass of Mtlfort." It Is reported the Sal vor is bringing In bodies of seamen recovered from the wreck which remained unburied. Nothing could be done by the wreckers, the lost bark having been broken up by the heavy seas. Settlers are continuing the search for bodies and those recovered after the departure of the Salvor will, be buried at. UcluleL The Salvor is expected here about midnight. New Schooner Launched. ' ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 30. -Special.) The steam schoonor Thomas I Wand was launched from Lindstrom's yards this afternoon during a snow storm. She is the last of the three sister vessels costing about $70,000 each. Her dimensions arc: Length, 1S7 feot; beam. 3S feoL and depth. 10s feet. The Wand is owned by the Olsens. of San Francisco, and was christened by Klara Anderson, of Can ton. S- D. Advance May Be Saved. BANDON. Or- Dec 30. Special.) The schooner Advance, which sailed from San Francisco December 20 for this port, and was blown against the jetty last night, had her rudder and rudder-post carried away, but the ves sel Is lying In an easy position near the lighthouse. An attempt will be made to float her tonight. Alliance a nil Columbia In. The steamers Alliance and Colum bia arrived at 11 o'clock last night, neither of them Ixavlng experienced any difficulty on account of tho rough weather off the CoasL The Columbia sighted the French bark Jean Baptlste f s tow of two tugs. Two Grain-Carriers Clear. ' The French bark Emma Laurens and the British bark Wray Castle cleared yesterday afternoon. the former for Grimsby direct and the latter for Quccns town or Falmouth for orders. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. . furnished both cargoes. The Emma Iiurens has 109.2aS bushels of wheat, valued at JS2.103. and the Wray Castle carries 167.101 bushels of wheat, valued at JWCO. Both will leave down as soon as towboats becotno, available Would Race Tor Bis Money. No definite understanding has been reached concerning the proposed lifeboat races on Now Ywir's day. but Captain Prltchard. of thr ship Blythswood. is anxious that other captains in the port accept his challenge calling for $100 on each and wrj1 boat that en tors. The matter will be settled today. Stenni Schooner Bee Clears. ASTORIA. Dec. 30. Speclal.)-The stjtam schooner Bee cleared at tho cus-tom-hous today for San Francisco with a cargo of OJ7.0W feet of lnmber. Of the cargo 200.000 feet was loaded at Van couver. 350.O0C fci't was taken on at the Astoria Box Company's mill In this city, and 57,009 feet was loaded at Portland. Trump Steamer Outside. ASTORIA. Dec. 3.-Speclal.) Captain Bailey of the tug Tatoosh sighted a tramp steamship today that was heading off shore, and the schooner Hugh Hogan. fifty days out from San Pedro for Tlllampok. The steamship is tltought to be the Tot tenham. "Will Be Towed to San Francisco. ABERDEEN. Whs Dec. 30. (Spe cial.) The hew stom schooner May fair is being loaded at the Hart Wood mill. She will be towed to San Fran clsoo for her machinery. Marine Notes. The steamer Cascade entered and cleared yesterday. She will take SW.OO) feet of lumber to San Francisco. The steamor Strathmor cleared for Japan yesterday, and will leave down today or tomorrow. The bark C F. Sargent is at the O. W. P. & Ry. wharf taking on ballast preparatory to loading lumber at Knapp ten for New York. s A new company, the 1 nlon Steam ship Company, has been organized. nt San Francisco to engage in the oil carrying truffle on the Pacific Coast. The French bark Jean Baptlste. which arrived at Astoria yesterday, brings a cargo of coal from Newcastle. N. S. W., consigned to S. Elmore & Co., of Astoria. She is at anchor off FlavoL The Eskasoni will shift to Columbia dock No. 1 to finish discharging; the Miltonburn' will go to the mills of the Portland Lumber Company to load, and the Ventura goos to the Victoria dolphins. The barkcntlnc John Palmer arrived in the harbor ycster"day and dropped anchor off the mills of the Eastern & Western Lumber Company. She Is under charter to load lumber. Her voyage up the coast was a stormy one Services will be held at the Seamen's Mission at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow night. Chaplain Bemays has goac to Tacoma. and the services will be conducted by Assistant Chaplain 11. Ferneyhough. Monday night a tea will be given at the Mission, to which all sailors In port are Invited. Captain Harry Weber and Chief En gineer James M. Spencer, of the steam er Dispatch, have been suspended for three months for failure to report the leaking condition of the steamer's oil tanks. The steamer caught fire nt San Francisco December S and one boy lost bis life, and several others were In jured. The American bark Berlin Is reported as coming from San Francisco to load lumber at this. port, possibly for New York. It is stated that should the Berlin go to the Atlantic coast, her return to the Pacific will be very unlikely. Like the C. F. Sargent and the Harry fMorse. she would probably be sold to some New York concern to serve as a barge In the future. Domestic and Foreign 'Ports. ASTORIA. Or- Dec. 3 Cape line down. Arrived dem during tfae nlxbt German steamrr Arabia and acsoeser Monterey In tew tag Denance. Arrived at 2 and left up at 23 P. M. Steamer AHiaaoe. tresi Coo Bay apd Ecrefca. Arrived at 3 and left up at 3 -.30 V. il. Steamer Columbia, from gi Ftxscfeco. San franciKCO. Dec. 30. Arrived at 10 A. M. Steamer Fecatnr. from Portland: ateaser Desdorah. from Seattle; schooner Wa Ol rea. from Gray Harbor. Sailed at 1 P. M. Steamer Redonda. for Portland and way pert. Sailed at 10 last sight Steamer Daisy Mitchell, for Columbia River. Sailed Steam r Korea, for Honckonci steamer San Jcaa. for An con; teamer Metecr. Tor Tacoma. aeand NorwegUn iftfeamer Tetfe KIkea. GullHtsea. for Latyaadtb; XorwecWa ateacr Tttaala. 1veec. for Nsaahno: Xorwaciaa stMmr TeJlna. ta'.iw. for Coainx: rtbMtr oM!L faming, far YkBeta- Hoexkamr. Dec 3. Arrived CJi kM. fresa Sb FrMctece. vfa. Hmohud, Tafcahanwu Moto a4 XeftaL HIIS Mil SCHEME Government Is Not Bound tp tSiinnyside "Irrigation. CHANCE AT PRIEST RAPIDS Engineers Have Alternative If State Insists on Carey Scheme Yaki ma People Clearing; Way for Government Work. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 30l Congressman Joaen was Informed this morning at the oRlc of the Reclamation Service that, in view ft the apparent difficulty and delay In the ad justment of water rights in the Yakima Valley, they have instructed Engineer Ja cobs to push vigorously investigation of the Priest Rapids project, on the Colum bia River. This project probably will in volve the reclamation of 50.000 acres of land at a cost of about J2.C0O.OCO. The Re clamation Service desires to have ths project in shape so that, if It is feasible nd the Yakima people do not adjiu:: ;liHr water rights, the money ullotted to the Elate can be used. There is tremendous pressure frm other states for more money, and.- itnless &ouic project unknown be found In Vn3hington that can be taken up In the' near future, the state is liable to find itself without any money. No Conflicting Water Rights. A preliminary report on .the Priest Rapids project will be made by :. end of Winter, and. if at that time the Secre tary Is unable to authorize the construc tion of the Smnnyslde project. In the Yak ima Valley, he is very apt to turn his attention to the project over on the Co lumbia River. Under the Priest Rapids project there arc no confilctlni; water rights to delay action, there is no adverse claim of the state, as in Sunnydtde. and the only thing to be determined I wheth er the project is feasible and whether it can be built for a reasonable figure. Tho Priest Rapids project is jnllke trat in the Yakima Valley. It requires less storage, but a large part .' the land lit-s several hundred feet above water, tnd it will be necessary to pump water up onto the mesa, utilizing vitir power developed at Priest Rapid. This proieot has l-en studied but little as yet. as It was less attractive than ihe projects of the Yakima alley, but it is known 'hat the land Is of a very high grade, well located, and when irrigated promises to produce the very best crops. Decision Rests With Ros. The determination of the Rcclama;kn Service to turn to this proJ?t .Vouid oc another Inducement to Laud Commlsion cr Ross to step aside and penult tho con struction of the Yakima proJecU Hlu fur ther objection may be Instrumental in forcing the Government to temporarily abandon the Sunnysidc and take ut the Priest Rapids project. CLEARING AWAY OBSTACLES Vaklma People Buying Itnd to Se cure Water for Government. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Doc-39-(SpecIaD The Commercial Club otnmIt tee In charge of the adjustment of water rights today inaugurated a policy iilch will result in a settlement at a cjjI of some J50.OCO. In case the claimants canrot be induced to sign the agrem-ints on which the committee has been working. Options secured on considerable property, with water appurtenant, have jn se cured. In case it appears that I: is neces sary to settle the rights In this way. the committee will ask the citizens to buy th land and give up th watr. putting the land under the Government scheme In order to secure water rights later. This plan was adopted after consultation with numerous citizens. Tho determination in the city to secure the Government projects is such that It is believed the money can be raised In a short Um. if necessary. Options have been taken on 1070 acres of land on the west side of the Nnrhi Rlror in ih Naches Vall-y. The prices to be paid. If xnc options arc taken up. aggivgato .70, or an averasc of about an i-hX land includes practically all th farms but iu uji me west stue oi me nvcr In that district. ONE WOMAN'S BRIGHT IDEA Endless Chain Sells Patent Medicine With Net Profit to Her of 5300. A clever woman living in the Bronx, says the New York Globe, has adopted the old "endless, chain" Idea to the ad vertising of a patent medicine in a way that bids fair to make her rich. Some months ago she obtained from a physician in a Western city a prescription that, in side of two weeks, cured her of a chronic trouble of long standing. She recom mended it to friends, to whom she gave copies of the prescription, and all of them declared It was the greatest thing they ever heard of. Finding that the Ingredients were com mon and Inexpensive when put up in quantities, the woman, who wanted to make a little money, for Christmas, had several hundred bottles of the medicine prepared by her druggist. Then she wrote to every woman she knew, offering to send a bottle of the medicine for IS cents, on condition that the recipient should write to five of her friends recom mending the medicine and telling where It could be procured. Each woman who sent In for a bottle was assured that she could have her money back If the medi cine did not benefit her. but if. on the other hand, it did her good and she wrote in turn to her friends as requested, she would get another bottle free whenever one of her friends ordered one. The enterprising woman who started this business last September thought she might double her capital of $00 by Christ mas. The scheme took so well, however, that her books show a clear profit of more than SStt early In ovember. and the busi ness is increasing every day. WALKING N0W IN VOGUE English Habit or Pcdcstrlanism Tak ing Hold In America. Brooklyn Easle. Americans are just beginning to learn, what the English people have known for a century, that the most Independent and Interesting outing consists of a walking trip. Our hurried, restless National spirit puts us out of syasp&thy with so alow a method of seeing the world. The latest express train Is popular, not because it goes through Interesting country, but be cause It arrives at the destination a few minutes or hours ahead of Its rival. Short cuts are our National ambition. The, quickest method of arriving at & result Is the method which Instantly appeals to ottr tempera saetat. But we are wrong. And It dees not- require a Rtukin to con vince us f ur CfTM-, RusUn said the Joy C travel is In In Terse rati Ve tim an d. xm4. expertenced ndtrMd trTera are In snBpatfcy with Us dtcttMM. The rMrMd Inm the bad habit of sneaking late a town or"Rr by the BMt unlaterestlsg rente. Baekl alley ways, tunnels aad factories are UMnmal vfoxk seen from a xattrsad train as it en ters some historic capital. Tbe traveler who obtains his -knowledge, of the coun try from the railroad train would know but little of Its genuine attractions. As Hawthorne said, he would see only the reverse of the tapestry. In preparation for a walking trip maps and descriptive guide books Bhould'be consulted, so that the walker may know something of the country through which he is traveling. The United States Geo graphical' Survey. Washington, issues the most comprehensive and valuable maps to be bad by the outdoor enthusiast. They show every elevation, roads, towns, cab ins and even foot trails, and are sold at the" nominal price of 5 cents a sheet, which sheet generally covers about ten square miles. The various trolley com. panies usually furnish very readable guide books of the country through which they go. In the matter of company, choices are difficult. The smaller the party the more satisfactory the outing. Not even living with folks will be "as se vere a tes.t of their companionship as making a walking trip with them. Personal differences of opinion and ec centricities of temper come to the surface with surprising frequency when one la traveling afoot. I have known so small a thing as the loss of a toothbrush to near ly disrupt a friendly group at the end of a 3mlle tramp over the Catskills. More over, accommodations at waysido farm houses. Inns and hotels are difficult to secure on short notice for a party of any considerable size. Four makes an Ideal number, and If a larger graup Is inter ested divide It In two parties, arranging the route so that meetings may be had at various Interesting places along the way. This affords opportunity for com parison and variety." No walking trip should b begun by one who Is without some slight training for the trip. This training does not need'to be severe, but it should be regular. 5T III SIX INTEREST- OX CALL MONEY HAS MADE CHEAT RECORD. Maximum of Iist Week Surpassed In Boer "War ' Panic anil, Cnm paigni 'of IStMJ. i NEW YORK.dc se. (Special.) Call money- at New Ybrlc this week reached the highest rate touched In six years past. The "Northern Paoific pante" or May 3. 1901. did not etnial this week's hish record. The 7.". per cqnt then touched signified absolute distrust, which tortunaieiy msiwu unij for two nours. It stopped the Wall ctreet "boom." however, for nearly a year thereafter. Not ilnce December IS. I S3?, has this week's rate been equalled. It then touched 1SS por cent. The trouble Iay chlefiy In Europe, where in the fac of the "Boer War panic." markets drew on their New York balances. Stocks broke 1(1 to -0 points; there was ono Stock Exchange failure in New York and one bank failure, and it whs sev eral months before the murkct recov ered from the shock. Curious Squeeze In 189C. A very curious tight-money episode occurred in 1C. The MeKinley-Bryan campaign was approaching its end. with capitalists horribly frightened. Stock Exchange call- money hnd been to 15 per cent repeatedly In the Sum mer. On October 23 It suddenly ran un to 1SS. On election Monday. November 2. the rate touched OS per cent, but Wednesday it was down to . and 2 -per CHiit was the ruling figure for the baiance of th season. The case of December 1 ., l.5, was still different. Call money had for weeks been lending at 2 and 3 per cent. The "Venezuela message" causcJ a "war scare" and a wild Stock Ex change panic followed, in the course of whieli call money went to SO per cent. It d!d not return to normal fig ure; even time money held at C per cent. Panic or 189::. The case of 1S33. again, had char acteristics of its own. The high-money rate of July 25 taat year was not a sud den thunderclap of panic, but the se quel to two months oC fright, bank "runs." distrust, stock liquidation and excessively high money rates. Yet oven so. the maximum rate of 1S93. on the day wnen Mitchell's Bank and the Erie Railway failed, was but per cunt, or 16 per cent below last Wednesday. When It was reached tho panic was near Its end. Relief came quickly In a deluge or gold from Europe. In two weeks cnl; money was down to C per -ent and In two month It ruled at 2. But that was a sign of mere exhaustion and paralysis. Erfect of Baring Failure. The extraordinary part or the 1S?0 money market was that 1SG per cent was touched in five separate weeks of the year, once in August, twice In September, twice in November and once In December. The rate was made berore London's "Baring panic" of No vember 11. and It occurred after it. The fact was that New York had been speculating rashly for the rise in stocks. In total disregard of a surplus bank reserve, which was virtually ex hausted before the boom began. The November money squeeze led to an overwhelming crash In stocKS, Blast Furnace Hurts Many. CHICAGO. Dec. 30. (Special.) Five men were probably fatally hurt and hundreds of others thrown Into a panic by an ex plosion of a blast furnace at the Illinois Steel Company's works, in South-Chicago, today. Nearly all the windows in the plant were broken bv the concussion. Tho explosion was caused by an oversupply of gas. which the safety doors or the furnace could not carr off. Molten ore names and suffocating fumes belched from the fur nace with a roar that could be heard for miles. Huge Wave Boards Utter. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. The White Star steamer Celtic, which arrived to day from Liverpool, encountered a ter rifle hurricane on Christmas day. A giant wave broke over the starboard quarter and ripped out a section of the heavily-plated waist bulwarks. The sea swept through the engineer's gang way, flooded various compartments and smashed in windows, doors and headlights. Bark Challenger Readied. KOBE. Japan. Dec. 30. The American bark challenger, of San Francisco. Cap tain Peterson, from Killisnoo. Alaska, which caueht fire in Kli Channel, has been beached. The vessel is being pumped out. and it Is expected that she will be able to proceed for Osaka In a few days. New Line to New Zealand. VICTORIA. B. C. Dec. M. The con tract for a new steamship line with a monthly service between British Colum bian ports and New Zealand, was signed today at Ottawa by the Canadian govern ment and Sucknall BrqjL, of Liverpool. General Davis Off to Europe XIV YORK, Dee. 3ft-GeeraI Geersc "W Davta. f the Paaama. CMwi Cnmbm stou. salted for Km rot a today on the steamer Xw York. 'J M MODERN WAYS Chinese Commission Is Soon Coming to America. HEADED BY HIGH OFFICIAL All Honors Will Be Shown State De partment Another Commission Will. Co to Europe Tor Same Purpose. WASHINGTON. Dee. 3J. The Chinese Minister here. Sir Chen Tung Liung Cheng, called at the State Department today to notify Secretary Root otaeial ly of the departure from China for this country of thy imperial commis sion, composed of two Chinese of high degree and .i numerous and brilliant staff of attendants, who have been charged by the Chinese government with the task of studying American political, military, naval, educational and industrial methods. This commission will stop at Hono lulu on the way across the Pacific for a few days and Is timed to arrive In Snn Franciseo Januury 16. At that port the officials will be .accorded ail of the courtesies and facilities usually bestowed upon visiting diplomats charged witn special missions. Travel ing overland. the commission will reach Washington about January 21 and will take up its residence at the Chinese Legation. Secretary Root has already charged Cliark-!? Denhy. the chief clerk of the Department of State and ex-Secretary of Legation at Pekm. with the duty or receiving and caring tor the com mission H behalf of the Government. Notwithstanding the formidable task set for them. The commissioners expect to complete the Investigation of Amer ican methods in three weeks, when they will return to China. At the head of the commission is General Tuan Fung. He Is a Manehu and Is known In his own province under the name of Tokrow. At present he Is Governor of the Province of Hunan and was recently- acting Viceroy of Hunan and Hupeh. Following closely upon this Amer ican commission, probably coming on the next steamer, but landing at Seat tle Instead of San Francisco, will come another commission headed by Hslung Chlneng. the present Acting-Governor of th lrovince of Shantung. This commission Is tcdo in Europe what the first commission Is to undertake In America. But It will be in no haste to reach its destination and expects to make a stay also In Washington or the way across tho 'continent to tkai ship for Europe. In sending these commissions abroad, as the matter was explained to Mr. Rt'Ot. the Chinese government Is seek ing to emulate Japan and Intends to follow the example of that nation in freely availing itself of the best of modern foreign ideas which can be en grafted upon Chinese civilization. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage I.Icrnr-. Bit A Y-HAYNES Edwin Bray. 39. comer Ninth and Irvine streets; Lillian Haynrs. 2.".. M'CABE-M'DEVITT John H. HcCabe, 40. Helena; Frances B. McDevitt. sit CRAllPTOX-MIDDACGH Joseph W. Crampton, 20. SOU Gideon street; Ljdla. G. MUUIauxh. MILLER-BRACMBAUGH John TV. W. Milter. 2054 Washington atroct; ilona. P. BraumbauRh. 22. HALVERSON'-HAKRIS Oscar Halvcrson. 23; Laura Harris. 20. SVEE-TOREMAN J. V. Svec. 32. Forest. Wash.; Mary J. Torinan. 30. CLASE-DE MAYER August Clase. 53, 3SS North Seventeenth street; Clementina Do Mayer. il. BRCCE-BAKER L. J. Bruce, 23. Port land Hotel; Ona Baker. 20. HARDESTY-DE LANO Charles Edward Hardest-. 23; Estella OeLano. 21. BERG-SYLVESTER Louis Berg. 2U; Julia E. Sylvester. 21. FLANDERS-HOUSTON John Couch Flan ders. 40; Mabel Claire Houston. 23. LEATHERMANX-H ABERMANJi Dan iel Leatherman. 32. 233 Fourtn street; Tllile E. Habermann. 23. FINE-WILSON Eben Fine, 21. Bake Oven; Amanda Wilson. 10. Births. NAGEL At 070 Upshur street. December 13. to the wife of Stephen Nagel. a daughter. SHORT At 26Ste Front street. December 23. to the wife oC Frederick W.. Short, a son. FENTOX At s!2 Overton street. December 2S. to the wife of Jefferson Davis Fenton, a son. BOOTHE At 737 Michigan avenue. De IN A WEEK We guarantee a cure In every case -we undertake or charge no fee. Consultation free, .s Letters confldentiaL Instructive BOOK FOR 3IEX mailed free In plain wrapper. a We cure the worst cases of piles la two or three treatments, without operation. Cure guaranteed. If yon cannot call at office, write for question blank. Home treatment successful. Office hours. 9 to 5 and 7 to S; Sundays and holidays. 10 to 12. Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co. Offices la Van-Xoy Hotel. 32 Vt Third YOTOfCr- 3tKV troubled with night baahXulneas. aversion to -society, wnicu yMmS.ACSoK1trom imon avd sias DISEASES, Syphlilis. Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody nriawi rrd Prostate. Sexual Debility. Varicocele. Hydrocele. KW- yetanT&VUerr OB OTHER POISOXW lFteTifnCL scientific. He twos, no patentj V ItrnM or r ead y - d p r a pa ra 1 1 o ns . but cures the disease by thorough HeaI tr!SLt. His NeV Pamphlet on Private Disease seat free to all men. w irit ?theroabkfc PATD9!TS cured at hone. Terms reasonable. All letters , Se?ed in pUlm eTvetepe- Censaltatioa free and sacredly cendttal. Call i ml or aiMre '' I R. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamhill, Portland Or. cember 27to the wife ot Kay W.Bdotie. a son. . .... BUSH" At Good Samaritan Hospital. De cember "Si to. the wife ot Robert' Lee Eijsh. of 3U MItr street, a son. Death-. YOUNG At " SL Vtnconfs ' rluspStal, De cember 29. Waldo O. "i'oung. a native of Massachusetts, aged 47 years, 3 montiis and 5 days. CAMPBELL Killed hi freight trala wreck at Canton. Wash.. December 27. An thony B. Campbell, a native of Oregon, age-t 2tt years. 8 months and days. Kemalns brought here lor interment. PECK At 6Ja Union avenur. DecennV 27. James Peck, a native or eliigland.' uged U3 years. GARR At Vancouver. "Wash.. December 23. Mrs. Mary E. Garr. a native pf Indiana, aged 33 years; 3 months and 3 days, itt malns brought here for interment VAN DRAX At Hotel Oregon. December 2it. Kaspar Van Dran, a native of Grmani, iKcd 3S years. 0 months and 23 days. Kt-t mains sent to Albany. Or., for Interment. V.VR ITJJ A t St Vincent's Hospital, Ln--ceraber 27. Rose, daughter jr Mr. -nud Mt. Joseph Varltz. of 375 Raleigh street, a na tive of Hungary, aged 14 "years. CLAYTOX At 4UU Morrison-" street. De comber 20. Edward Clayton, a native of Vir ginia, aged 50 years. WISXER At I5 Tenth street, Decembec 2i. JefCery Amherst IVisner, a nutlve cf Elmlra. N. Y.. aged 63 yearn, 7 months and 7 days. WILLIAMS At 411 Seventh stret. De cember 2U. Mrs. Roxanna Williams, a na tive of Hurtford. Conn., aged 00 ye.uns I month and O days. TISACY At 3S3 Lovejoy street. Decemb.-. 30. Michael Tracy, a nutlvu of Irolanu. aged 70 years. Building rermiU. K. B. RICE Dwelling. Wasco street, be tween East Twenty-second and East Twenty-fourth. $3200. '- C. R. BLACK Dwelling. Albina avenue, near Je&sup street. S1000. WALTER REED Repair of dwelling. EaM Third and Paelnc streets, $130. JOSEPH BURKHARD Repair or stor.. East Burnside street, between Grand ainl Union avenues. ?40S. M. X. PETERSOX Barn.' Union avenua and Ash street. ?00O. Real Estate Transfers. C. U. Meussrforffer to Marietta Meusa dortTcr. parcel Samuel Hlrpie Tract, beginning 330 feet S. and oO feet E. ot X. K cor. block 12. Wheeler's Add William A. MacRae and wife to Maude G. Henderson, lot S. block 231, ' Couch Add 13,500 Joseph 31. Healy to Security Savings & Trust Co.. jsAV. Vi of S.W. i ot Sec. 3; X W . -Vi of X.W- Vi Sec. IV. and-.N. Vs ot X.E. L Sec y. T. I X.. It. C E. 1 Lllias Thomson to Robert F. Hall. 30xi . 10O feet, beginning S. line Gllsan 100 feet E. of E. line ot 22d 1 Mary Hackency and husband to Earl C. Brunaugh, parcel land beginning X.W. cor. block IS3. Caruthera Ado. 1.100 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to J. A. Mills, lot 2. blocjj 10. W. Piedmont. 2u Romo Bernstein to John' Al Shcphani and wife. 100x50 feet, beginning X. r line Everett ICo feet E. ot- E. Unu 21st st 3.0VO Security Savings & Trust Co. to E. C. Mcars. Uts- 3, 4. block 20, John Irv- mg'a Add. : 1 Portland Lone- Fir Cemetery -Co. to An-' drea Bcrrysolk. X- lot It. block. 33, Cemetery : - 30 Rachel Mendelson and husband to Mt- P. Cannon, lot;. 10, II. block 10. Parte. Add.- to Albtfla. -..vs.i i2 3W Waldemar Seton and wife to- D.- X. Bardowlck and wire. lots 1, 2. blogk 2S. Feurer'a Add .'.i.i 2.31MJ D. G. Tomaslnt and wife to -Jonathan-Moore. W. 45 rcet ot X. ,i lot '2S. . block 1. Albina .3.0W Mary L Miller to Robert A. Miller. lota 13, 10. block 2S3. Couch Add.'.ji 40',U X. J. Sails to A. C. Hoggatt and wife;c 30x5t feet, beginning. S.. line Bejraont 50 feet B. of E: line of K. 10th sti::.r.2.ijJ Marion Venrteez and wife to Fidelity' Trust Co.. lot S, block 11. and X. lot 5. block 11, Blacklstone's Add... 4,3U H. M. Cariock to Florence -Merges Car lock, lot 13. block 20, Willamette Heights Add I Security Savings & Trust Co. to Helen G. Glcsy. W. '. lot 3 and E. V lot 4. block 10. John Irvlng's First Add. Arleta Land Co. to G. Henry Slmoson. hi. 2S. block 3. Arleta Park Xo. 2... Same to W. J. Reckford. lots 1, 2. block 2.. Arleta Park Xo. 2 Mr. Jessie Zimmerman and husband to Mathew Becker, 5 acres, beginning 193 rods E. and 152.23 rods X. of 5. W. cor. of Arehon Kelly's D. L. C. Cella-A. Priest and husband to illrta Max Sperger. lot 22. block 15, WU-liams-Ave. Add. A. W. Glesy and wife to Mabel IS. . Todd. X. A of S. i and S. Vz of parr eel Glddeon & Tlbbetts D. L. C Eliza. A. Sperry et al. to John Donovan, parcel land beginning S. line block 5. subdivision Proebrttel's Add.. S3 feet 0 Inches E. of S.W. cor. block 5 Vincent Cook to Robert H. Jonts, lot 1, block "D." Cherrydale C. B- Stilt ami husband to W. C. AI vord. lot 16, block 10. Orchard Homes ............... Pacific States Trust Co. to W. K. Smith, strip 20 feet wide in X.W. Vi of S.W. V,. Sec. 15. T. 1 X.. R. 1. EC JoveDh G. Houston and wife to H. G. Slbray. lots 51 to 54. block "G," Portsmouth Villa Security Savings & Trust Co. toG. D. sro l 2;t 2. Off 1.7tw 175 Peters. lots y. to, diock s, jonn irv lne"9 First Add .... 1,03' William M. Ladd et al. to Frederick H. Strong, lot ... block 1, strong s Add Portland Trust Co. to Rose Bernstein. S. 40 feet lot 2. block 12. King's Sec ond Add - - ' Lcontlne Sargousse and husband to Jo sephine Bartololy, E. 10 feet Tract "F," Graver's Add., and parcel Tract "G." beginning X.W. cor. Tract "G." and other property Grover"s Add Richard Williams to Mary "W. Gaston, block 301. city Ferdinand Gundorph "to J. A. Stein, lots i. 2. block 35. Sellwood P. H. Martay to C. K. Burnside. lots 2,lfti 1.3,l S.OtHl 1.63 I. block Jixceisior I Henry D. Fostc to Victor Land Co. lots 19. 20, 21. block 14. Wlllametto Add 6 Henrietta Adams and husband to Rob inson Carr. lot 2. block 6, Severance Add 400 Wc treat successfully all private nervous and chronic diseases of men. also blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. We cure SYPHILIS (.without mer cury) to stay cured forever. We remove STRICTURE without operation or pain. In 15 days. We stop drains, night losses and spcr- matorrhoea by a new method. In a short time. We, can restore the sexual vigor of , any man under 50 by. means of local treat ment peculiar to ourselves. We Cure Gonorrhoea in a Week Tho doctors of this Institute aro all regular graduates, have had many years" experience; nave been Known in roruana. lor la yoars. have a reputation to maintain, and will un dertake no case unless certain cure can be -effected. SL Cor. Pine. Portland. Or, Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings. Bright's diseases, etc Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cures. Diseases of the Rectum . Such as pll-ss. nstula. Assure, ulceration, raucous aaa bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or. confinement. Diseases of Men "S Blood poisoning, gleet, stricture, unnutvpaJ losses, la thnmnrrhiv iir. xr failure. Cure sruaxaRteeai emissions, dreams. exhaustiBg drabas.- deprive you excesses and strains have lost their