r WAjKTf MiiyiWfcM WwayiB)i r'.'jUi. JMi, liAfLi HA Wli jtttt &m TRS?' v C ue-, a. m , IR ii E- t at a MARINE NEWS a a DERELICT IS TO BE Bessie K. Which Has Been Adrift for Weeks Is Menace To Vessels. CUTTER IS SEARCHING Wrecked Bout Left Here Some Weeks Ago in Tow of Another Vessel. "Reports emanating from good au thority in San Francisco are to the effect that the derelict schooner Bes sie K, which has been a menace to coaBt steamship traffic for the past three months, has again been cast ndrlft by a vessel which left Coos Bay some two weeks ago with her In tow, and that a government revenue cut tor is now at sea In an attempt to locate her, that she may be dyna mited. The Bessie K. has been floating up and down the coast from Coos Bay to tho mouth of the Coquillo river for several weeks, when she was at last taken in tow about two weeks ago by a vessel bound for San Fran cisco. The vessel was unable to tow her into San Francisco harbor. REMARKABLE MARINE FEAT IN SHIPPING Local Merchants Receive Merchan dise From San Francisco Within Week After Ordering. In view of the fact that shipments of freight aro slow all over the United States at the present time, and especially along the coast, the arrival of a largo shipment of dry goods consigned to Merchant Bros, from the L. Dlnkelspeil company of San Francisco was quite a remarka ble feat. E. Q. Ingle, representing the L. Dlnkelspeil Wholesale Dry Goods company of San Francisco sent in an order for the goods, and the firm received them in less than a week from the sending of tho order. NEW FREIGHT CLERK. Heavy Shipments Make Work on tho Roat Strenuous. Purser Short of the Alliance has a now freight clerk assisting him since ho was last here. On the last trip made Mr. Short was without holp, but he decided the work was a little hard for one man to handle. Frank Kane, lately In tho employ of the Pa cific Coast Steamship company, has accepted the position as freight clerk. Arrives Sunday. Notwithstanding tho report pub lished In one of tho Portland papers that the steamer F. A. Kllburn would probably not sail from Portland this weok, tho local agent, M. D. Poyntz, reports that tho vessel will arrive hero Sunday, on her way south. Schooner Will Leave. Tho schooner Esther Buhno Is loaded at tho railroad wharf ready to go to sea, and will probably leave down tho bay tnls morning. Captain Olsen will bo accompanied on this trip by his entire family. WAND ARRIVES. Will Take Out Heavy Shipment of Lumber. Tho steamer Thomas L. Wand ar rived In this port yesterday after a thrco days' trip from San Francisco. Sho carried no freight except a few drums of dlstlllato for C. F. McCul lom. Tho Waud will bo loaded with 320,000 feet of lumber from the Johnson mill at Coquillo, and prob ably six or seven hundred piles will ho taken on at North Bond. Tho cargo is billed for San Pedro. The vessel will probably sail from hero Monday. A pleasant trip up tho coast is roportcd. Tho Wand loft hero on her last trip on tho day that tho barge Chi nook was lost, and a vory heavy sea was experienced on that trip. Plant Loads Lumber. The stcamor M, F. Plant is loading a cargo of lumber at tho C. A. Smith mill. She will probably sail Satur day for San Francisco. 1 STEADIER, WRECKED Marseilles, May 0. Accord ing to dispatches from the Agents company, the French steamer I'oltou, was wrecked on the const of Uruguay. All pas sengers and crew arc safe. No credence is given tho report of a hundred drowned. The crew remained on hoard until nil hopes of saving the vessel were abandoned. STEAMER ALLIANCE BRINGS MACHINERY Roat Conies In With Full List of Pas sengers, Also Lathe and , Roller. The steamer Alliance arrived from Portland yesterday with a full cargo of general freight and carried a full list of passongers. The vessel will' sail from this city this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Among the special shipments car ried down this trip was a large boiler for the mill at Pony Inlet and a big lathe for the C. A. Smith machine shops. First Officer McDuggan re ports that there are four large boilers still on the dock at Portland that are billed for this port, two of which will probably be brought down the next trip. The following persons arrived on the Alliance from Portland yester day: Mrs. S. Jones, W. A. Reed, J. A. Donelson, J. S. Lord, H. O. Faw sett and family, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Thorns and family, F. Busey, W. L. Greenleaf, Mr. M. Borgard, G. Stew ert, O. Posing, E. A. Talbot, B. Fran cis, S. Perkins, G. O. Perkins, C. Perkins J. S. Hays, A. Arms, M, Cordin, H. Huxall, H. Koethe, H. Ran, E. A. Alqulst, Miss H. Larsen, Miss Hanna Larsen, W. W. Mather, J. Sedore, J. S. Scrogen and wife, U. B. Wooley, Miss Wooley, A. A. Hale, J. M. Robertson, W. C. Irion, Mrs. Early, Miss Donelly, H. S. Gur nea, H. P. Gurnea, Mrs. Gurnea and daughter, Mrs. Watt, F. J. Fox, W. C. Pettljohn, Misses Krosterman, R. Pettljohn, J. H. Cullam, Mrs. Tab bot, W. S. Chandler, A. B. Daly, S. S. Kennedy, Martha Kennedy, R. B. Miller, Ely Mrs. Traver, C. S. Trobrldge, Miss Traver, C. A. Parker, W. Norlck, G. C. Clayton, A. Goren son, F. A. Farrell, H. Haskell, W. N. Watson and family, O. A. Oak, W. C Dougherty, J. Angus, J. T. Smith, E Anderson, C. Ellis, A. Sheppard. Circuit Couif, Closes. Tho present session of the circuit court will probably close today after one of the longest terms held In years. Probate court will meet to day and will remain in session for two or three days. Kllburn Takes Coal. The steamer F. A. Kllburn will have sixty tons of sacked coal taken as a part of her next cargo from here to San Francisco. TIDE TABLE. Tho following tablo shows tho high and low tides at Empire for eaoh day during tho coming weok: High Water. A. M. P. M. Fri., 10 11:17 7.7 11:30 8.6 Sat., 11 0:0G 8.8 12:47 7.5 Sun., 12.... 0:37 8.9 1:27 7.3 Mon., 13... 1:08 8.8 2:0C 7.1 Tuo., 14.... 1:38 8.7 2:43 6.8 Wed., 15... 2:08 8.5 3:31 6.5 Thu 16. . . 2:40 8.3 4:03 6.4 Low Water. A. M. P. M. May. h. m. Feet h. m. Feet Frl., 10.... 6:07 0.3 6:10 1.7 Sat., 11.... 6:48 0.1 6:48 2.1 Sun., 12.... 7:27 -0.1 7:21 2.5 Mon., 13... 8:02 -0.1 7:52 2.9 Tuo., 14.... 8:33 -0.1 8:23 3.2 Wed., 15... 9:05 0.1 8:52 3.5 Thli., 16... 9:38 0.3 9:28 3.8 To find tho tido houri at othor Coos Bay points, flguro as follows: At tho bar, -0.43; at North Bend, add 0.40; at Marshileld, add 1.51; at Mllllngton, add 2.15. MAKES HEAVY STEAL New York, May 9. Wm. O. Doug lass, assistant loan clerk for the Trust company of America, was In dicted today on threo counts of lar ceny. Ho was charged with stealing bonds to tho sum of $86,150. EVERYHODY WORKS TODAY PUPILS ASSIST Ask To Contribute From One To five Cents For North Pole Expedition. WILL HAVE'TEARY" DAY Children Over Entire United States Will Unite For Success of Explorer's Venture. The school children of Oregon aro going to help Commander R. E. Peary, the noted Arctic explorer, And the north pole. They are P9t going to Invade tho barren and bleak Northland, but they are going to drop their mites Into a fund which is need ed to finance the expedition, that the intrepid explorer hopes to undertake this summer. Commander Peai-y himself has ap proved the plan ot letting the chil dren of Oregon start the ball rolling. Governor Chamberlain gives the plan his hearty endorsement, and State Superintendent J. H. Ackcrman, of the department of Public Instruction, the executive head of the whole school system of Oregon, is enthusi astic about It. Through the governor and Superintendent Ackerman, the whole machinery of the state board of education will be set to work to conduct the great campaign. As a part of the plan Wednesday, May 22, will be designated as "Peary day" In the schools of the state, and on that day the children are to be asked to contribute their pennies and nickels to the "Peary North Pole fund." In a letter which is being prepared in the office of Superin tendent Ackerman, at Salem, the de tails of the plan will be fully out lined. Copies of the letter, with In structions, will be sent to the school superintendents of all the counties in the state, and by them will be dis tributed to every one of the 2,000 teachers. The teachers will explain the scheme to the pupils, and those who are interested in the matter have not the slightest doubt that Oregon will make a splendid showing as a starter. After the campaign has been in augurated In this state, the board of education will appeal to the boards of education or superintendents in other states to take up the "Peary day" plan and assist In raising the ?G0,000. About a week ago there was pub lished In the papers all over the land, an interview with Commander Peary, In which he voiced his fears that his plan to search for the North Pole would fall, for lack of $60,000 for the general expenses of the expe dition. Tho plan of allowing the school children of America to take part In the movement had been sug gested to him, he said, and he ap proved of the suggestion, but was In doubt as to how such a program could be carried out. He was rather discouraged, for the appeal to the public made by the Peary Arctic club had not borne fruit. The matter was taken up with Governor Chamberlain, who thought it would be a very patriotic thing for tho school children of this state to help the good cause along. The gov ernor's suggestion was that the mat ter better be Initiated through tho school authorities of the state. So State Superlntende.it Ackerman was appealed to, and he fell in with the plan immediately, adding that the state board of education would do everything In Its power to assist In the campaign. Mr. Ackerman felt sure that tho county superintendents and the teachers of the schools ot Oregon would put their shoulders to the wheel and help arouse interest among tho school children, and that every child In tho state and there are more than 100,000 of them enrolled In the public schools, would be eager to add his or her mlto to the fund. In the letter which will be sent out to every corner of the state by tho board of education, tho children will be invited to give anywhere from a penny to a nickel, five cents being decided upon as a maximum for each child to give, because It would not bo a hardship upon tho pooror chil dren, nor would tho well-to-do chil dren bo allowed to give a greater sum W tho reason that It might hu miliate tho child that could not af ford to give more. In addition to this, the children are to be allowed to show their enter prise and hustling Instincts by not only giving, but gathering, so that as fine a showing may bo mado for Oregon, the first state to undertake the campaign, as possible. By allow ing tho boys and girls to solicit pen nies and nickels fom their friends, It will bo just as much of a school children's campaign as if tho con tributions were limited to the pupils actually attending echool. Fathers, mothers, uncles and aunts, brothers, sisters and cousins, many of whom would no doubt be glad to help the school children make a big showing. It was thought best that they be al lowed to show their spirit of patriot Ism and pride In Oregon by helping to swell the fund. Portland, Telegram. TODAY, "CLEAN UP DAY" Weather Report For Week Ended Shows' Fine Climatical Condi tions Over Entire Oregon. PRACTICALLY NO RAIN Nights Are Cooler and 32 Degrees Not Uncommon in Higher Valleys. Following is the cllmatologlcal re port for this section for the week just ended: GENERAL SUMMARY The nights were cooler than usual, and during the fore part of the week temperatures of 32 degrees and low er were not uncommon In the high valleys In the eastern and southern portions of the state. Light frosts occured frequently In these districts. but they did no harm of consequence. During the day time there was an abundance of sunshine and the after noons everywhere averaged warmer than usual; this excess in tempera ture during the afternoons was most pronounced in the western counties, where the temperature averaged about eight degrees above normal In the north and about five degrees above normal in the south. The week was practically rainless, as the only rain that fell occured for a few hours on Friday and it was confined to the Willamette valley and southern Oregon. It was barely sufficient to lay the dust, and rain Is needed In all parts of the state. COAST DISTRICT Bay City, Tillamook county, Cap tain J. J. Dawson. The nights were generally cool and damp, but the afternoons were unlformely warm and clear. Northwest winds pre vailed. Marshfield, Coos county, Dr. E. Mlngus. Clear skies, with northwest winds, prevailed Until Friday, when a moderate rain fell. Port Orford, Curry county, E. W. Jonsen. Clear skies prevailed dur ing the fore part of the week, with high northwest winds on Tuesday; on Thursday cloudy weather set in, with fog during tho morning. WILLAMETTE VALLEY Portland, Multnomah county, Loc al Ofllce, Weather Bureau. Except ing on Friday morning, when a mod erate rain fell, the weather during tho week was clear, with light north west winds blowing; the nights were cool, but the afternoon temperatures were decidedly above the normal. No frosts occurred. McMInnvllIe, Yamhill county, Claude S. TIngley. The week was generally clear and calm, but com posed with a partly cloudy sky and southwest winds. The temperatures during the afternoons were quite high. Corvallls, Benton county, E. P. Erwln. Clear weather prevailed during the week. Light frosts formed during tho fore part of the week, and a high wind blew on Thursday. Salem, Marlon county, M. P. Bald win. The weather was clear and dry. The nights were cool. SOUTHERN OREGON Glendale, Douglas county, Mrs. Fannie R. Miller. The weather was clear until Thursday night. Light showers fell on Friday, with a cold northwest wind blowing. Saturday was warmer, with clear skies. Frost occurred every night until Friday. Northwest winds prevailed. Kerby, Josephine county, E. F. Melssner. Tho fore part of the week was bright and clear, with frost every morning.. On Thursday night tho weather moderated, with indica tions of rain. COLUMIHA RIVER VALLEY Mountain Park, Wasco county, Raymond Markloy. Clear and warm weather prevailed, with frosty nights the fore part of tho week. SUNSHINE HERE IN ABUNDANCE r MARKETS . EIRST NEW PRUITS Of SEASON ARE COMING Cherries and Apricots, tho Latter From Arlzonn, Arc Due on Next Roat. The first ripe cherries of the season will arrive here on the next trip of the M. F. Plant. They are being shipped to F. S. Dow from California. The first now apricots will also bo received on this trip of the boat. The latter come from Arizona. Tho price of this new fruit will be rather high for some time, on account of the fact that this early In tho season It is Im possible to get enough to supply the demand. EIGHTY-flVF SACKS Of SPUDS BROUGHT Entire Car of Minnesota Potatoes Received on Plant Sold in One Day. The gasoline launch North Star did quite a business In tho potato carry ing business yesterday afternoon, when It brought 85 sacks of Coos Bay potatoes to the Dow warehouso to be shipped out of this port to San Fran cisco, and received a cargo of 25 sacks of Minnesota potatoes to be taken back up the river. The entire car of Minnesota pota toes received on the Plant was sold out yesterday. The next trip of the boat there will be a shipment of three cars of the same kind of spuds. Two cars will bo the ordinary stock and the third car will be fancy seed potatoes, for which there was quite a demand yesterday. Several farm ers who are getting ready to plant were In ordering seed potatoes from the east. Retail. Quotations are as follows: Flour Per sack, $1.10 to $1.50. Potatoes Per lb.. 2 to 2c. Cabbage Per lb., 5 to 6c. Cauliflower Per head, 10 and 15c Honey Per box, 20; 3 for 50c. Onions Per lb., 4c to 5c. Butter Creamery, 40c; dairy, 35c Boiled cider, per quart, 30c. Carrots Per lb., 2c. Turnips Per bunch, 5e. Beets Per lb., 2c. Asparagus llbs for 26c. Rhubarb 3 lbs. for 25c. Fish. Crabs $1 per dozen. Steelhead salmon Per lb, 8, 9 and 10c. Flounders, Per lb., 5c. Herring; Per 2-gallon bucket, 50c Cleaned clams Per quart, 20c Empire Clams Per bucket, 50c. ? The Dalles, Wasco county, S. L. Brooks. The weather was clear and vailed, except on Friday, when a high wind blew from the northwest. On Tuesday morning a severe frost oc curred that caused considerable dam age; Ice one-eighth of an Inch in thickness formed on pools. Heppner, Morrow county, Geo. Whltels. Clear skies prevailed. Light frosts were frequent during the fore part of the week. Umatilla, Umltllla county, Helen T. Duncan. The weather during the foro part of tho week was clear and cool, with light frosts at night. Warmer weather prevailed during the remainder of the week. Pendleton, Umatilla county, H. F. ohnson. Clear, dry weather prevail ed, with warm days and cool nights. The morning of May 1 was frosty. Weston, Umatilla county, Maud M. Baker. Pleasant weather pre vailed during tho greater portion of the week, growing quite warm In tho early afternoons. Thursday, the 2nd., the thermometer read 71 degrees, the highest of the week. On the 28th a heavy frost fell, the reading for the night being 29 degrees. PLATEAU DISTRICT Warmsprlug, Crook county, C. C. Covey. The nights continued cold, with temperatures falling consider ably below the freezing point. Helsler, Crook county, Rachel Brown. Clear weather prevailed, with northwest winds. Mitchell, Wheeler county, C. G. Morey. Clear weather prevailed with warm days and cool nights. Van, Harney county, Geo. Howe. Clear skies prevailed. The tem peratures during the first few days were somewhat high, but were lower during the latter part of tho week. Baker City, Baker county, Local Office, Weather Bureou. Light frosts occurred on Saturday morning. Fresh Mcnts. Sirloin steak Per lb., 12 to 16B Boiling Per lb., 5c to 8c. Veal Stow, per lb., 8c; cutlets lOo to 12 c ' Porterhouso steak' to lGc. -Per lb., I2ft0 Round stoak Per lb., 16c. Chnck stoak Por lb., 10c. Prlmo rib roast Por lb., 12c. Mutton Roasts, por lb., 12 c to 15o; chops. 18 e to 16a; stow, lOc, Pork Per pound, 12 to 15c. Lard 6-lbB., 75o; 10 lbB $1,5 Pickled pig's toot Per lb., 10c. Bacon Per lb., 16 to 2 Be. Hamburger steak Par lb., lOc. Sansago Per lb 10c. Bologna Per lb., 10c; S for 25c. Walnutu Por lb., 26o. Almonds Per lb., 20c to 30c. Lomons Por dozon, 20o to 30c. BananaB Per dozen, 35c. Oranges Pordozen, 30 to 60c, ac cording to size. Salmon (salt) Per lb 6c. Fruits nnd Nuts. Apples Per lb., 10c. Cocoanuts Each, 10c. Brains Per lb., 15c; 2 for 25c. Pickled pork Per lb., 12 c. Corned beef Por lb., 7c. Wienerwurst Por lb., 12 c. Lamb's tongues 6 for 2 Be. Butter Per 24 ounce square, 55c. Country eggs Per dozen, 25c. Hens Dressed, 2Bc lb. Chickens Frya, drosaed, 25c lb Dried Fruits. Raisins London layers, per lb., 20c to 30c; soeded, por 12-oa. pkg., 12 c; 16-oz. pkgs, 16o. Currants Clean, per 12-oz, M-; 16-oz. pkg., lBo. Citron Per lb., 3.6c. Orange peel per lb., 25c Lemon peol Per lb., 2-Bc Pkg.. LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET. Following la a list of wholesale prices as seen on tho local market: Oat and wheat hay $15 to $25 Chickens, spring u...l2e Ducks SOo to 75c ueese $1.00 Hens lOn Sheop $8.00 to $5.00 Veal calves $2.75 Beef, steers $2.50 Beef, cows . . . , $2.00 OUTSIDE MARKETS. Liverpool, May 9. May wheat, 6s 8d. New York, May 9. Lead, $6 $6.05; copper, $24.75 $25.50; sil ver, 64 c. Chicago, May 9. May wheat opened 82 c, colsed 83 c; July wheat opened 85 c, closed 86c; barley, 7577c; flax, $1.18; Northwestern, $1.25. San Francisco, May 9. Wheat, strong, $1.32. Portland, May 9. Wheat Club, 78c; blue stem, 80c; red, 76c; val ley, 77c. Tacoma, May 9. Wheat Blue stem, 81c; club, 79c; red, 76c Generally pleasant weather was the rule, with cool nights. EDWARD A. BEALS, Section Director, Portland, Ore. 0RVILLE DODGE IS RETURNING HOME Now 111 in Portland, but Hopes to Start for Coquillo in a Few Days. Orvlllo Dodge, editor of the Co quille Valley Sestlnel, who, in com pany with Peter Loggle, of North Bend, spent three months In Wash ington, D. C, last winter, working for an appropriation for Coos Bay, which they were successful In get ting, through the co-operation ot Senators Fulton and Gearln, is now in Portland on his way to his home In Coquillo. Since reaching Portland last Friday Mr. Dodge has been 111, and Is cosflned to his room at the Im perial hotel. He hopes, however, to be able to start for his homo In a few days. LONGSHOREMEN STILL OUT New York, May 9. Ten thousand longshoremen are still out. There was a fierce riot last night and 35 are In the hospital and twelve In Jail. Tho strikers attacked 600 Italians when the latter attempted to leave the ships and go home. DISTURBED THE CONGREGATION The person who dlsturbtdthe con- gregaticWast Sunday by continually coughlndfls requested to U a bottle of FoleV Honey and Ta Red CroBS rnarmacyj V