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. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12. 1904. T TWO STATES FIGHT FOR SAND ISLAND - - .... V ' s Washington. Says Valuable Fishing Grounds , : Belong to Hen Oregon Is Certain That the Place Is Her's-Histoiy of Wrangle, , Complications that will likely result In U appeal to tha federal guvernmem , ivw - - - Mate of Oregon and Washington con- i.. ik. . . it f flanil InliiniL situated at the mouth of th Columbia i river, and around which are what are said to t the greiuest fltthlns; grounds tn th world. United States District .Attorney Hail of this city haa been ap- . pealed to and haa advised mai uregon -i-i - .j. h limit. umhw rrui km va pwd nu. aar ni the Past two weeks by officials ot the two slates. Wafhlrgton' omoiaia are in to have nreclmtated tha wrangle by arresting certain Oregon fishermen on the chare ef Ashing without tha. proper licenses. Oregon officials In' retaliation ' - ft... Ka lutun1 la ,k. nMn. cur v int. .k.kn 1 1 . ' v -- , rest those who had licenses only from ' the state of Washington. Consequently "te avoid a Interruption of their busi ness and to escape the legal broil that . wjitiiA eriltnw ma n v have been comoelied .' to obtain licenses from both states. a Old Quastioa. :. . - The ownership of the Inland haa been in question for years. Washington haa even undertaken to ael the Island to private partiea and Oregon proposes to prevent such action. The cause of the ' trouble is said to be the ambiguous . language that la employed In the act of congress describing the boundaries of the two states. The boundaries of the two states with reference to the meuth or mo i.oiumuie, river w u umi i iwu m exactly the same language and It Is for the purpose of interpreting the language that the disputants will appeal to- the federal government In 18(4 the United States government - recognised the title of Oregon to Hand Island by making application to the state legislature to have the Island ceded to the federal government. lit accordance with the application the leg ' Islature did cede the Island to the gov- VI 1 1 1 1 1 C f 1 1. I Mm v- ' ri u i ii . i j . P - - ' ment reserve but situated. It la dalmea. within tha boundarlea of this state. The WHEAT OFF NEARLY 3 CENTS A BUSHEL rum xm m Chicago kaxxxt rouATi tu raumaa iu v . rtw sxroBTi or sigbuii CBUr mains , . mrnmm X.XXO TO MUriPVUTIOW. . w m ijeeraal Deetal gervfre.) , Chicago, Aug. 11. ine Trlb- t mi. uw - Tha Commercial Nk- e e "mery or . r-prmrom ma in --my ' Idents or cither officials of I Mil .. 4 banks tn as many separate conv ey. ; munltles In answer to Inquiries e regarding the crop conditions and e prospects of the atatea of Ala bama, Arkansas, Illinois. Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas, Ken tucky, Louisiana.- Michigan. South Dakota. Tennessee and Texas. . '"Throughout .. the mid dle weet" aaya the report, "crops were retarded by the cool nlghta and unfavorable weather, and the early soara necessitated re planting in many localities. De spite thla. fact, alf cropewtth the exception of wheat will show an Increase over last year." . ChlcMro, Aug. IS. The slump In wheat today Is shown by the following table: High. .11.04 . 1.06 . l.fllH . 1.04H Close. Loss. New Sept. Old Sept.. IO e 4 e a i.mb 1 1 i.o 1.01 .01 .02 -.014 In the.lsaguage of the pit. the hears "done things" to the bulls in the wheat pit and elsewhere today. The market opened practically an changed, but the report that the condi tions In the northwest were not so bad as bad been reported brought out a large amount of selling orders, and this was seised upon by the bears, who pounced upon the bulls and pounded the market down without a show of mercy. It ia generally conceded by grain au thorities that there has been no good,1 cause ror ine targe recent advances, and that sooner or later there would be a sharp reaction. Just who waa engineering the crop damage reports la not kno-nrn. and many theories' hava been trlven Vint nr.n .f them seeme to coma anywhere near the truth. ! There Is without doubt a large short age of wheat In thla country, as well as In other wheat -growing countries, but grain men say that the damage baa been fully discounted. Old September opened cert higher than the close ofj-yeaterday at 11.04 "4, but there wss- soon a reaction, and the market dropped to $1.024, the closing figure. It fluctuated from thiH point as far up SS 11.06. but did not hold a high point for any length of tim. The closing figure wss a drop of t cents for K I 1 . . . . i A Free Trial Bottle of mm rot oa rcWr x to rT postage PoaitrveJy relieve ana cure Oak or tvy Poisowngj SnnburA Prkkty HeatHive and mmediatery take tbe gtaig cat ol Moexjuito liftem A mar-, yrlona remedy tor burns, and wtll pewftfver provml blood pofc aoninfr from cvta or abrasion& - SeM W teaeiwg rulst, ' Heas geaslee wlnkevt aj igaeMe. MM PHme K. Wew Verk, M MM - fcw w im, huim kaM mi- Ssnwili ' 0 SZSL7 section of the act of congress describ ing the boundaries of the state Is as follows: Government Description. - "Beginning one marine league at sea, due west from the point where the 43d parallel of north latitude Intersects the same: thence northerly, at ' the same dlatance from the line of the coast, ly ina weat and opposite tbe state, lnclud lng all txlanda within the jurisdiction of the United States, to a point due west and opposite the middle of the north ship channel of the Columbia river; thence, easterly,, to , and up the cniudl channel of said river, and -where iti ia divided by tbe Islands, up the mid dle of the widest channel thereof," etc The name description of the bounda ries of Washington Is given In tbe act of congress, admitting that state, to the Union. -In consequence there baa been continual wrangle over the posses sion of the Island. Those who have' re cently been arrested will likely apply for writs of habeas corpus, and In that way bring the question before the at tention of the federal authorities. A Oregon's fettle U Qeod. "Oregon should raise at leaat $1.00. or 5.o if necessary, to contest Its claims 'for - the ownership of Sand Is land." said District Attorney Hall today. "In my mind there Is little question as to its right to claim . ownership, but since such friction baa been aroused between the officials of the two states, and since Washington, as It Is an nounced, proposes to -sell the Island to private partiea, the contention ahould be definitely determined. .The government acknowledged Oregon's ownership Iq 1844. when It spplied to our legislature for the Island to be ceded to the gov ernment." Band Island Is situated' at the mouth of the Columbia. It la a email, sandy tract, practically barren save for brush wood and debris that are washed ashore. When the tide ia in the Island la almost submerged, and daring .high sees It la only visible by means of tha snags and logs that project above the waves. - the' day and a net decline of I cents from yesterday. New September wheat opened un changed at $1.01. and shortly after advanced i cent to $1.04. From thla point the descent was gradual to $1.01. Then the market gained H cent and closed weak at $1.01H .bid, a drop In value for the day of 1 cents and a net decline from yesterday very firm clos ing of t cents. December options during the flay lost I cents. '. Tbe market opened quite strong -and after a few upward fluctua tions the high pelnt waa reached at $1.0$H- From this point the tone weak ened considerably and' the price took a downward, course to $1, at which figure it closed very weak. Today' market shows a net loss since .yesterday of S cents. - . In . Msy option ' the market opened quite, strong and unchanged at $1.04. Under the leadership of tbe longs the price advanced sharply to $1.04 ty, but the bears pgan to tackle it and there waajLreactlon-ef t-centtThe prices snowea aome small nuetuatlons. -both upward and downward, from this figure and closed weak at $1.01 asked, a net drop since yesterday of 1 cents. lb Tauure or the bulla to hold up meir ena w wneat caused soma aharn derlfiva In corn. . oats, pork, rlba and lara. ,, MALHEUR CANAL' TO BE CONSTRUCTED (Special Dispatch te'Tba JoeraaU) Walla Walla. Wash.. Aug. 11. The Butter Creek Irrigation schema has been abandoned by the government, and the win construct the Malheur Irrigation project, according to Information given out at the Joint meeting of the Oregon and Washington Irrigation commis sion with F. H. Newell. The government engineers in the re clamation service have Investigated the Big Bend scheme along the Columbia liver and found It of such immense pro portions that an adverse report will be maao upon it. Aside from the Malheur proposition. It Is not likely that any .work of a similar character wjll be don In Oregon for at leaat 10 years. In Washington the Palouse-Pasco plan, to take water from the Palouse river In a quantity sufficient to Irri gate, 100.000 acres near Bnake river, ha been found practicable and may be built - The Malheur scheme will be passed upon by the board of consulting en glneers, which will meet October 4, and It Is probable that the Palouse plan will, receive consideration at the same time. UNTO RUSSIA'S CZAR (Continued' from Page One.) at her conversion and. before her mar riage ahe steadfastly refused to do. She now believe that the reason she had no son was because she waunabl entirely to believe all the tenet of the Russian church;' A very large representation of the crar's Immense suite has either been at the palace In the last few day or Is In attendance today. .- The sntte consists of ITI penions, of whom 7$ are generals, and 7 extra aides-de-camp; to the suite belong IS members of the Imperial family, 17 princes not of imperial birth, 17 count, 0 barons, and 111 Kher noblemen. TXXAS TEBOOBAParXBa. (Journal 'Rpeclal gerrlca.) Dallas, Texas., Aug. 11 The Texas State Stenographers' association begsn a two days convention In Dallas today with a good attendance of members from various parts of the state. The officers In charge of the convention are Presi dent J. IL Swnpe of Houston, and Secre tary Hope Harrison Hawkins of Fort Worth. The most Important matter up for consideration Is the law relating to tha pay of court stenographere. which the stenographers bolleve should be amended. , - . . ' .( m. AIT FIELD BXOOYBBXVCr. - M. C. Banfleld. after more ' than a month's confinement to his home . and room. Is aitting. ud todav for ih. time since the beginning of hi illness. I pl'ncott Olaes company, struck today be lle has been Afflicted with typhoid, and 1 cause the oompany failed to sign a new at bne Uuie-b la recovery was Uoubtfui. I wag scale . -,. .'....--.-:.'.' ' , ,- ' . - .. - 1 . . ..'....'' . WAS DANA BY AN ir i ii ii ii iii ii i 1 ' l SSL ' M : MRS. B., I WOMACK-DIQNAN-DANA. al Bpeelal Rervlee. New Tork, Aug. II. The mystery sur rounding the shooting in Central Park of Samuel I Dana la increasing. The police and Coroner Jackson are Inclined to believe that the wound was not self inflicted, in spite of the admission made by Dana In tha Presbyterian hospital. Friend of vouna: Dana declare that there waa another woman In tha bate, to whom the Injured man. had paid at NEW ALLIANCES ARE URGED ON PRINTERS (Jlraal Bpeelal aerriea.) St Louis, Aug. 12. The International Typographical union yesterday adopted, an amendment to the general laws pro viding that where urisustalned charges rraffepyZarioAl union ajAlnst-any member, - that union on his attrntttal must pay the coeta of hi trial. A ref erendum vote wa ordered on a pro posal to increase the salaries of the president and the secretary-treasurer from $1.S00 to $2,600 a year. Delegate William E. Oreene of Indianapolis ac cused. President . Lynch of falsehood when Lynch denied Oreene' . charge that he had made unauthorised us of a letter from Greene In securing the defeat of a candidate for president of the union. , Samuel J. Small of Seattle, president of the , Commercial Telegraphers' union urged an alliance of the printer and telegrapher, and a report urging an alliance of the Typographical union wth the newspaper writer wa adopted. An attempt to alter the law relating to the right of proprietor to work waa de feated. In view of the stir caused by de nunciation by' one- or two Catholic priests of the nature of the union obli gation the following resolution was offered and referred: . ' "Resolved. That It I the sense of the International Typographical union that that part of the constitutional obligation for member which declares that my fidelity to the union, and my duty to the member thereof.' shall In no sens be In terfered with by any allegiance that v I may now or hereafter owl to any other organization, eoclal. political, or I llglous, secret or otherwise,' 1s not In tended to. and doe not, conn Jet with or restrict, any member' allegiance to the church of hi choice. It 1 recognised by this body that the effort . of . the church and the effort of the true labor unioa do not conflict, but are collabora tive." . - . The convention today concurred In the rejtort of the committee on the 8-hour law and fixed July 1, 10. when it will be effective or when a strike wilt be ordered. The declared question was to be left to tha union by a referendum vote. : ' ' - ORDERED SHOT FOR MURDERING AMERICANS (Journal Bpeelal Service.) El Paso, Tex., Aug. 11. Commandant Torres and two policemen, who glliea Edward Latimer and Clarence Way, two Americans, were today sentenced to be shot. Influential relatives have secured stay,, but the execution will probably follow, a sentiment against them Is high. v The murders, which were recently committed, were due to a fancied Blight given Torres, who ordered his men In public to arrest tbe American, but I supported to have given secret Instruc tion for their assassination. XBSZAJT CAMPMIETnrO. (Journal Bpeelal Bervlee.) '. ' Traverse City. Mich.. Aug. 11. An In dian campmeetlng opened at Northport today with several hundred Indian In attendance. The meeting, which will continue 10 flaya, is under the Auspices of the Methodist Episcopal church: Among the Indian preaqhers taking part are Kev. Thomaa Nabenayash, a gradu ate of Albion college, and Rev. W. A. Ellas of Bnrnia, (Jnt. The services are conducted In both Indian anil, English. OT.ASSBX.OW-SBS WALK OUT. (Joornii! Bpeelal Servlee.) Alexandria Ind., Aug. 1J Five bun dred glaaablowers, employed by the Llp- DECOYED ASSASSIN? tention and who was greatly Incensed when she learned that he had married Mrs. Dlgnon. The "woman scorned'' 1 said to be a southern girl, but her name 4a withheld. It la thought that some male relative oc ials woman came to rtiew iora hi her Interest and that he may have enticed young Dana to the secluded spot in the park Where he , was fired upon. . . AFTER REWARD, . NOT THIEVES (Continued from Page One.) stolen garment not yet recovered, or could secure two of them (five are still gone), for $220.' I declared that If I pal4jhat amount I wanted all the gar- nituils-retttrnedr Heratd"h did not te lleve they could all be returned. That waa all there -wast to It. I simply r fused to be held up. .And that 1 the position to which I still adhere." District Attorney Manning and -As-slstant Disarlot Attorney Adams were seen together shortly after the interview with Mr. Rummelln and the Information gleaned divulged to them. Mr. Adam refused to make Any admission as re gards the agreement I made with Mc Carthy relative to receiving a -light sen tence If the good were returned by hi "pals," or being allowed to withdraw hi plea and substitute one of not. guilty provided they were not obtained. ." He said that this agreement wa mad with Judge George; and that anything he had aald in the matter would cut no fig ure. When Mr. ' Adama wa asked regard ing hi visit to Mr. Rummelln and the alleged offer to receive the check for $220, he made vigorous denial. After a few Question had been asked he ad mitted visiting tbe furrier, but added that he merely called to ask him If he had recovered any more of the fura . "Nothing wa aald about a check or money," said Mr. ' Adams. "Rummelln did not make auch a statement" "' McCarthy' Statement. MoCarthv declare that he ha been getting the worst of it at every turn. He annouheea hi Intention of seeing another lawyer and making a fight for bia freedom. "I hav endeavored to fool none of 4 he authorities," he remarked. "I sent for M. Rummelln and offered to pay him $160, but could not get the assur ances I desired, and my attorney, Mr. Cameron, who haa. the address to send to for the money 1 boldlnfc back In the matter by ray request I pleaded guilty because I knew my reputation would be against me. though I am Innocent Time and again I have tried to get Mr. Adam to let me go Into court and be sentenced, believing that I would get off more ' lightly under the circumstance, but they have done nothing' and I have been here four months, which time will not count on a penitentiary sentence. I did not steal the fur and was merely going after them after receiving a let ter telling me where they were when. I wa arrested. Till talk ot ' Kerrigan and Snow about 1 gun play on my part is all bosh.- They have been here 'at tbe jail to see me several time a well as Detective Day, and I have, acted as I have on account of their advice," WEWPNONE SYSTEM FOR CORVALLIS (Special fHspatck to The Journal.) Corvallla, . Or., Aug. II. After many delay the work of placing the new switchboard by th Independent Tele phone company 1 now being rapidly pushed. Th equipment cost . not leas than $2,500. Th rty line - are now In stalled on' the ruial system alone, and 41 Instruments are already In service on these lines. It la thought that the system will- be tn working order In an other week or . 10 day . Where are you going Sunday If you taVe the atenmer Ilailey Oataert for trip up th Columbia to Caaoade Locks find return you re sure of delightful day's outing. ' This handsome craft Is perfect In every detail, and a finer ex cursion boat does not part western wa ters.- It unobstructed - observation deck give one a fine chance to view the magnificent scenery. Steamer leave 'Alder-street wharf at 1:10 a. m. Meals served on board none better. Mound trip $L Phon Mala 14 Cramps and Dysentery Diarrhoea, cholera morbus, stomach ache, eongeatlon. sunstroke, heart fail ure, fainting, weak stomach, malaria, chills, fevera, prostration and the hun dred and one ills of .summer can, be oured and prevented by taking , Duffy'sPure Malt Whiskey It kills the disease germ and-lnviaor- tes and strengthens every organ and pair or ine numan poey. Aoaoiuieiy pure and contain no fusel oil. , Fifty year reputation. Am mil HP.I..1M. mmjm mmimmwm i , a nottie. Medical ttooaiet rree. Malt Whiskey Co.- Hocbester. I1. , m r INTERNAL ERUPTION (Continued from Page One) that at an early hour this morning the Russian torpedo destroyer Ryeseltelnl, which arrived . there last . Bight from Port Arthur, waa attacked by two Jap- aneae ' destroyers, which" had followed her into the harbor. The Japanese tried to blow the Rus sian vessel up, but failed. The crew of the Ryeshltelnl Jumped . overboard and swam to ahore. The Japanese flotilla then passed a Una to the Ryeshltelnl and departed with her a a prise of war, TOWI90 BOAT AT XAJTOKAX. Fong Buaalaa k BatUeehlp Beported ' ' Hear laddie Zslaada. (Journal Bpeelal Service, t London, Aug.' II. A dispatch from Shanghai thla afternoon report the ar rival there of a Russia torpedo boat destroyer, presumably on of the Port Arthur fleet. The dispatch add that at I reported -at Shanghai that, foujd nuaeian paiueampa are in in neignoor hood of the Saddle Islands, mile outneaat oi Shanghai. , BVS8X. BBTBBS FBOTXST. . AtWntloa of Powers Called t Attack Oa Byoahlteln. (Journal Bpeelal Service.) , St Petersburg, Aug. 11. Th Russian government haa sent a vigorous protest to th Japanese and a, copy to the powers against an attack on tha Rus sian destroyer Ryeahitelnl 'In Chefoo harbor. COBBUX OOOOVOW CASUS. Stata Departmen Advised Tha gtroya Boechoa Shanghai, (Jjernal Special Service.) X- Washington, Aug. II. Consul-General Goodnow of Shanghai cable the state department today that a Russian tor pedo boat destroyer arrived there to day and that mora are expected to morrow, . . , ZMFBBOB BXOXTTBS TXUOBAMU Adaalnlty Battened Balkf STiadroii . , n . Saoapad. I (Journal fpeelal ferries.) I Bt Petersburg, Aug. II. Th em peror received a long telegram from Kai Chou containing the new that four Russian battleships were off -Shanghai. The report was received with 'great sat Isfactlon by th admiralty a indicating that 'tha bulk of th squadron had es caped. , , ...... WZUCi ASK BXTSSIABS TO VAT. Bay Will XnsUrt am Beoomjatiss fog - Arabia' Carge. v (Journal Bpeelal Service.) Washington, D. C Aug. It. Good shipped to a country at war are not contraband unlesa consigned' to a block aded port or Intended for th military or naval fore of a belligerent With thla principle of international law for hi text Secretary Hay will1 protest to the Russian government against the leisure of 1,804,000 pounds of Brelght consigned to Japanese commission noasea and taken out ef Portland, Or., by the steamer Arabia. Th contraband seised consists of freight car and flour for which th Russlana undoubtedly found us. There 1 believed to be no doubt that Russia will reimburse th owner for th good seised. Russia's definition of contraband differs from that of every BBAMA ' BAT. AT OTSTBB From th New Tork Evening Boat Th rapprochement at Oyater Bay re cently between th president and the Pennsylvania labor representatives who last week were spurned from th door by th president's secretary la not with out its humorous side. Th previous reourr received by Mr. Herskovits and hi colleague only added point to the warmth of th reconciliation. "Jour ney nd in lovers' meeting" ia some thing every wis man's son is presumed to know. - It waa. not ptharwise at Oys ter Bay. There, "above . the little grave" of secretarial misunderstanding, the chief exeoutlve and th delegates metaphorically "kissed ' ' again - with tears."- Aooordlng to Mr. Herskovits' acoount of tha matter, the . president read tha petition "very carefully;" and I may say," he added, "that the pres ident treated ua In a perfectly lovely manner." Mr. Herskovits exhibited as further evidence of the love feast an aureate til on which waa written, "To my old comrade, HenryxHerskovlta." with th Imperial autograph.' It Is pleas ant to add that even the offending Mr. Loeb 1 In a way to be exonerated. Th party responsible for th 'lata unpleas antness." It appears, was - tha private secretary of Senator Penrose. Doubt less this is only, the beginning of an endless chain of exculpation which wtll Anally end, like the western highway which dwindled first Into, a wood road, then Into an Indian trail, and Anally ran up a tree, and terminated In the hole of an anonymous squirrel. But w are sure that some private secretary or other will be found In th hoi. , " ; A Startling- Introdnctloa. "Ministers as well as other people pay left-handed compliment occasionally." says Rev. Dr. Elbert of Tennessee, '.The Rev. Dr. of my state, while intro ducing to an audience a famous mis sionary from India, his home by birth. concluded hi remarks: He comes to you. from that land Where every prospect pleases, and only man. Is vile." The modeet missionary bluahlngly i thanked the audience and said that th good brother- had given him about the rougheet Introduction he had met with la America.' .. i Quality hav made our atora What It is hav . W are direct buyers. Ho middleman, jobber or broker divides profit with us. The saving goes to our patrona. Our brushes come from such well-known houses as Adams, X award. T&ooaen and Beat, Every one guar an teed perfect 1 It la uselese to advertise brush prices, for an Illustration oiuy can giv you an laea, -uooa jfnrodoc Is a harmless preventive of excessive perspiration, a deodor ant and antiseptic On these warm days everyone ahould hav a bet- tl ..25 Faelfla Sale . ' Small aackg ....... .... .154 Large boxes , 254 The only pur evaporated ocean aala on the market free from all impurities: It baa U th strength and Invigorating - qualltlea of a plunaa tn tha surf. . ,A cure for sleeplesanss and rheumatism- , FOR FAMILY AND : MEDICINAL USE Hiram Walker's Canadian - quart,....;. f 1.05 Club, jonn Dwar son Old High land Spoi? auert..,,,.. 1,05 Maegregor'g Old Highland -quart . . . ............... 1.05 Fisher- Pur Malt 1.05 Cabinet 'Blend, quart .65 Shaw's Malt quart '. .65 Cedarbroolc, bottled tn bond. 1.15 THIS AMERICAN WATCH 98c ' ICS pa correct time, OUR HOME la a aura all nrvou dis eaaaa v no liq uid, A complete sat of elactrodea ....fe.SO Get Your Boy or ,)' Girl a , Works just as cood . s ths best three ; D .StyleS ; ' :. ' 51.00. UXL'ttM Cut Glass at Popular . prices '" . Don't buy - till you hav seen our new lln of 1 I 1 t 1 I 1 and rich design. Typewriter -.. -, POPULAR PRICE DRUOOISTS Canadian Money Taken at : Full Value. SHIPPERS TO' BLAME (Continued from Pag One.) all other porta at call ia th orient In view of th attltud of the owner of these ship and th axtraordinary action of tha Russian authorities regarding th Araoia.' 11 certainly seem mat u was beat to cut out th Japanese consign mente t least , until our government could get soma deflnit opinion from St Petersburg aa to whether or not Russia' present policy Is to b con tinued and submitted to by tha - Amor lean government and tha people of the United States." -" , Promise Batter Servioe. Mr. Bchwerln also -stated that from now oa It la going to ba hia constant aim to make th aervlc bat ween here and th far east aa near regular aa it will be possible to do it In tha past ha explain, many complaint hav been lodged by the exporter about th irreg ularity that th schedule has 'been maintained from thla port Ha state that th same complaint waa made at San Francisco in 182, when h aatumeU th management of - th Pacific Mall Steamahlp company, but with that line he aucceeded In bringing about tha de slred Improvement With' the assist ance of th. local shippers 'and others interested in th matter, -he declare that he will soon b abl to bring about th same result at Portland.. Revertina to the situation in the orient be con tinued: "There ha hot been, nor 1 there any desire on th part of th Portland A Asiatic line to withdraw from the Japan traffic on aocount or any monetary risk, but aolely to avoid the serious Interrup tion of the movement of vessels, either through detention of vessels In - port through fear of selsure or actual aelsure, resulting In an unsatisfactory service to both thoee who operate It and those, who us the line. It 1 our dealr tn giv Portland th best service we know how, to Improve th service and mak'oi Portland one of tbe most Important trans-Paelflo porta on th coast. It ha to b done slowly, and can be accom plished only with honest effort en our part assisted by the combined commer cial Interests of Portland. The shippers and transportation companies are mem bers of the same arm; their Interest are common. One eannot get along with out the other. Earnest co-operation on th part of both la sure to accomplish for Portland the best of results, pro vided that the United State government doe not build UP an Insurmountable wall, making all trafflo with th ChlneaeJ classes and other In th orient almost an Impossibility." . , .' The explanation wa. given that th legislation In this country, does not have and Price built tip our business to its present at, our line and compare our prlcea. T-AB-BAS X.nnry A liquid face powder. Tbe moat delightful and 1 refreshing of all toilet requisite. AH aid to a beautiful complexion. Thousand of Portland ladle te. .-- tlfy to its merit. Bottle. ...60 Bir Fin Tax Shampoo Boap , Box of three cakes. ..,..,. .40 Eradicates dandruff and leaves th hair soft and lustrous, ' "" Two f exquisite' summer perfumes, - BCajroeUe-s .Tlolet and 'Orabappkt, ounc 75) in D la Fore Imported Port, - ornojnai port, quart.. ..65 1 i n . . '" ri, quart.. .. S5 Geneva Gin, quart .,,85 Holland Gin, quart 1.05 Lenoir Cognac, quart ...... . .95 California Brandy (Officinal) quart . . . ...,,,.,.., I.15 California Sherrv, quart., i .25 . 1 p- BATTERY.. C5j&fjD y m m atiak frta o " jm0--- -a-Vw- for $2 for an "Ansco" Film Camera MAKES PERFECT PICTORES-ANT ( wuw v-a-M uoai 11, (el Co. a tendency to build up doe trad rela tion with th people of th far east The declaration waa alao made by Mr. Bchwerln that tha liners operating from thla port will carry no more Chineae or Japanese passanger to Portland. H stated that thla decision was arrived at principally on aocount of tha quarantine regulation whloh cau delay and are likely to be th meana of a vessel being tied up at any time. . w There haa been a rumor toing around for soma days past that th oriental liner from Portland war going to dis pense with the. passenger tiafllo. and it waa thought that th decision bad been reached because of the difficulty, ex perienced by the Chinese and Japa In se curing a landing. When Informed that San Francisco would get the benefit of all thjs trafllo from now, Mr. Behwepln ' replied: ' . "It amounts to nothing, and does not add a dollar to th wealth of th port ' It may perhaps be th means of giving It a little prestige and that la all. What Portland shipper demand 1 a good, regular service, and I shall mak every endeavor to provide it" ' ivrmxo. Some on will get 15 in gold at each , performance at the'T.yrlo thla evening. It 1 not often that you can eee a first-- class vaudeville show for lQa and get IB In gold for doing so. The verdict of the patrons of the Lyrlo 1 that it I th beat . A new baloony ia soon to be built in tha Lyric Mor room la needed. ; f,-; auotrs rorvxarrr. - There's something about tha per formances at the Bijou that has mad that show house on of the best liked vaudeville theatree In th city. All th aota are clean, yet at tha same time they are full of life and go. Leonhardt,. th funny Juggler,' ha th audience with him this week. Prince and Liaje, in their comedy - sketch, hav taken . th town. Of th I.lndon sisters, who sing, one whistles In a manner, that makes one believe the room Is alive with aong blrda, . , . .;; - - On Monday tha British ship Raj or will complete her grain cargo for. tha United Kingdom and two day later it la aald .that she will be ready for ail ing. Th vessel will take out in the neighborhood of I, ISO ton of wheat By chartering at tha time ahe. waa en gaged the owner lost about lf.,000. She' was taken eaveral weeks ago at 10. Sine .then th rate have advanced to 17s d Clar 1 AT THE THEATRES . -- . r ,,, . a . I ' '