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THB OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER II, UOfc THE PASSING OF ,4 COLORED BOXERS Negroes Seem to Hive Had Their Day at the Top of the Ladder. GEORGE DIXON WA6 GREAT TOP-NOTCHER He Wat a Star Bantam and Phenomenal Featherweight and Well Liked. With the forced retirement of Joe Walcott from the ring owing to an In Jury to Mm hand aa a raault of a shoot Ins scrape In Boston and the passing of Joa (Jans aa a raal lightweight cham pion, the negro seems to have had his day at the top of tha ladder tattle George Dixon, who up to four years ago was at tha head ot tha featherweight olaaa, la now out of tha game, appar ently for good, so far aa fighting for and regaining hie old title goes. He la now in England, where ha hae bean fairly successful. Although aa clever aa of yore, ha haa loat his former power to knock hie rivals out. There are plenty of negro pugilists in tha business, and good ones. too. But It la not likely that they will become champions, for tha color Una baa bean rigorously drawn, and the white boxers will continue to do so, aa they are not compelled to meat them It took over two years before Jimmy Brltt would consent to face Joa Oana, and the call torn lan only made the match after ha had bean swayed by public opinion and waa accuaed of being afraid. The reault of thai mill la now history. Although Brltt loat ha haa gained mora prestige through that fight than If he had won an out. and out vic tory. It waa plain up to tha time of the final blow that Brltt waa tha better man. and the Impreaelon la general that ha la Oana' master. Tha Baltlmorean showed In that the etrength behind his punchea haa- disappeared, and while he la Ht 111 scientific hla execution lacks the daah and vim of two or three years ago. In fact Oana haa been on the decline for some time, and It would not surprise tha followers of tha sport if Oana should announce hia retirement In the near future.. Dixon waa champion for over 10 years. He first started out aa a bantam and de feated every one ha met In that class. Then he became too heavy and went into the featherweight diviaton. where hla aucoaaa was greater. Many times Dixon want out of hla class to fight man k.aU. . Ka him.nlf and VII S.S 1 1 V rC - turned the victor. He waa the moat popular colored fighter the ring haa ever known, outalde of Peter Jackson, who had mora frienda among the influential whltaa than any other bruiser Dixon minded hla own affaire and waa liked by all. There -waa eoaoldsrable regret when IfcOovern whipped him. A lot of folka would have bean satisfied had Dixon retired whan hla laurels were ln taet. aaya a writer In the Bun. Aa Oana haa confessed that he can net get to ItS pounds, tha lightweight limit land be strong. Brltt haa mora right rhsn any miliar to be named aa hla suc cessor Brltt cem-dothe weight; at leaat ha aaya he. can. He reached the notch, .when he fought Qans at San Francisco, if the scales on which both men were weighed were honest. BrUt Is a robust and healthy young man and If ha takes care of himaelf he ought to be able to retain the honors at light weight for tome time to come. It la not likely that he will ever fight a' negro again. Ha. was averae to facing the rofored man and only gave In because the colored man stood between him and tha lightweight ehentplonshlp. To hold the title In this class succeaa fully la no sfcecure There are more good men In this dlvlalon than at the other weights, and thay are ail capable of giving Brltt a groat battle. Two fighters in particular are likely to dis pute Brltts clalma to the title. They are "Battling" Nelson and Young Cor bett. While both can now get under Jll pounds, in a few jfaara hence 122 or Its will be their best weight Brltt haa a decision over Corbett. the first tha" Denver man has had tacked, against him since ho conquered Tarry MeOov em. Corbett and Nelson are to meet thts month st San Francisco, and natu rally. If Corbett wins, ho will be all the more persistent In his efforts t6 fight Brltt. If the latter la In aa good condi tion as he was when he met Osns the Impression provalla that the Callfornlan will not have much trouble In whipping Corbett again. The Denverlte Is not improving, while Brltt is. He has now more conf Idenca,' la stronger and knows how to punch. If. on the other hand. Nelson ahnuld vanquish Corbett he will ha hot after Brttt'S scalp Bo. take It all in all, Jimmy has a hard row to hoe. There are aeveral good negroes In the field who will bo able to give Brltt some kind of an argument They are Jack Blackburn of Philadelphia and B.immv Iangford of Boeton. Both have met Oana and held their own. Bat It Is a question whether thoy edn make the weight. 1tS pounds. It la not thought that Brltt would give them a matoh If they did. There is another good negro fighter. He Is Jaok Johnson, tha heavy weight of San Francisco. Johnson haa long been after Jim Jeffries, but the bollermsker will not agree to fight be cause he saya he has decided to bar color Consequently Johnaon haa no hope of over becoming the heavyweight cham pion for 'the only way he can gain thla end is by feeing Jsffrlee and bettering hMany clubs throughout the eoaatry era not overpartlal to having negroes fight under their auspices. Philadelphia and Boston rater to them, but In the west they re under the ban. The clubs even object to theth fighting smong themselves. They realise that the only way they enn prevent them from mak ing a success of ths business Is to bar them altogether. When a negro loams the art of self defense and become an adept he la a dangerous opponent for the other race, and white fighters realise this Many critics think that If the ban against their services la made per manent they will bo forced out of the huslnees altogether. This i, to be de plored for the ring need- such able pugilists aa Dixon. Jackson. Walcott and (Ions were. Jack Munroe will follow the stops of most fighters and open a saloon In New York ThS ojg miner cleaned up a tidy sum making books on tha New York races this sosson. and now he proposes to Invest his profits In a buslneaa. Un doubtedly ho was enroureged to open a drink resort by Tom Bharksy. who haa amassed a fortune since he retired from tha ring selling liquor. "I am going to open a saloon," writes Munros. "but don t think that I Intend tmstop fighting. 1 will make aa many matchee aa I can. and I am atlll confident that I can whip soms of ths MS fsliowa." OREGON HOPES TO - DEFEAT CORVALLtS (Journal Special Service.) Unlveralty of Oregon, Kugena. Nov., II. On Saturday at Corvallla the game that will decade the- Intercollegiate cham plonahlp of the north waa t will be played between tha University of Oregon and tha Oregon Agricultural college. Thla game will also be one of the beat and fastest played in tha northwest, as both team a are wall coached and aa there Is an old-time rivalry between the two In etltutlona the play will be furious. Ore gon will send throe care of rooters to the game who are prepared with tha regular college yells and aongs to back up their heroaa. Oregon la not aura of winning tha game, but if tha field la dry will make her heavier opponent work to prevent a score. The Corvallla team la reported to be li pounds per man heavier than tha Eugene team, and on a wot field this would throw the balance In their favor. Coach Steckle of the "Farmers," who aaw the Oregon-Washington game laat Saturday, is of the opinion that hla team is . the hotter and will win by a small margin. Ha said that ha waa pleaaed with tha game. Steckie will no doubt take advantage of some of the playa that ho aaw Oregon use, aa ha waa buay with pencil and paper while the game waa going. Dick Smith, who arrived last night from California. where he refereod the Stanford-California game, hag commenced hia final preparations for the game Saturday. No now playa will be attempted and eigne,! practice wlU probably be all that will bo done, aa the men have ail the bucking thoy need. Oregon la confident of winning unless something uaforaoen happens, aa tha crowd of rooters will put the spirit into the men. President Campbell of the unlveralty arrived home laat night from' Sn ex tended trip to the eaat and the St. Louis fair. Ha addreaaed the students of the dormitory laat night in the reception room in regard to the management of the hail. Sinoo the death of Mrs. Williams, the matron, the dormitory haa been under the management of Miss Etha Williams, who will continue In the position tempor arily JAY HUGHES TALKS ' ABOUT SPIT BALL "No. I don't use a spit ball." eaat Jay Hughes, "but I auppoae I could develop one. It la no trick to throw a spit curve. All that a 'pitcher needs to do la to spit on the ball and throw it as hard aa he can. It la- difficult to control. You have to take chances Of getting It over the' plate. It Is not as naw a dis covery as aOma people think. When Dad Pond was pitching for Baltimore he threw spit curves, but not many. 1 don't say that I won't uee them, but as long as I can win gamos as I am doing now I won't change." Hughes, like Joe Corbett. thinks U Angeles will win ths pennant- "Mor ley'a men are hard to beat at home," said Jay. "When Oakland gets down there thla week you will see what thoy will do to l.ohman. If you have no ticed Oaklsnd has been unlucky at Los Angeles all thla season. It is posalbla that we might keep Loa Angelea from winning. We play them tha last week You can't always tell whst ws will do. Los Angelea knocked US out of second place last year, and I would like to got back at thsm. It would bo a good joke on Morley If we did win enough games from his team to keep him from win ning the pennant." Hughes complained yesterday that his shoulder was not as sound aa it might be. For quite a time It has been bothering him. HUNDRED TO ONE SHOT WINS AT OAKLAND TRACK i Journal Kneels I Service.) - Oakland, Nov. II. Ths natives nearly had a fit yesterday when Cloche d'Or, at Its to l. galloped home a winner in tho first raos by a neck. There wero few dollars on the winner. Results: Futurity course, selling Cloche d'Or won. time. 1:10. Five furlongs, purse Princess Zula wen; time. I'.otK. Hi furlongs Alba won; time. 114V Mile and TO yards, selling Csnejo won; time. :tt. Five and a half furlongs, selling' Pslham won; time. 1:7. Futurity course, selling Mstt Hngan won; time, 1:11. At Aqnsduot Track. New York, Nov.i ' It. Aqueduct re sults: even furlongs Rob Roy won; time. 1:14V Five furlongs Coy Maid won; time, 0:4t l-l. The Babylon handicap, alx furlongs Oxford won; time. l:lt 2-6. Mile Lord BadgS won; tltne. 1:44. Mile and a alxteenth. soiling Akela won; time, 1:11 4& ..r Five furlongs Campo eron: time. MM. BOB ABB curs 'S (Journal SperUt Iter I m I Eugene. Or.. Nov. It. The Eugene Oun club la arranging for a grand com petitive shooting match to oe given on the club's grounds south of the city Thanksgiving day. The program Is now being arranged. It will consist of It events Cash and otner prises win be hung up. and It Is expected thst crack markamen from nearly ail pasta of ths state will be here to participate In the event. A rOOTBALL FABLE. Once upon a tlms lit happened that various snd several of the American colleges assembled themselves and spoke together. 'It being apparent," they said, "that WE are IT. to the total exclusion of ell other Institutions of football, wa will now .proceed to call ourselves ths Big Four." "Ws will also play the game among ourselves, and the superior team devel oped will be regarded by US as tha Champions of America "As It msy be necessary for Us td havs some exercise In the game, we will condearend to play. a few practice games with Inferior tsama from tho leaser col leges." Having so decided, tho Big Four pro ceeded to carry out Its program. Princeton was swatted by Annapolis Tale wss wejloped by West Point Harvard was kicked to death by Pennsylvania. Pann Waa scored against by Bwarth mora ThO leaser colleges then, comparing notes, decided that tho Big Four was really tho "Minor league Chicago. Nov. II. Buddy Ryan of Chicago last evening knocked nut Billy Mellody of Boeton sfter two minutes of fighting before the Hsrlsm Athletic elab. MXBTOaES MAJTKOOD Has care taossaad f esses of Nervous PeMllty. leaomsla and At ro oky. They Hear the heals, strsajgtkea the rltrulstlnn. make dlgestU.n perfect tnd Import n-agnetle vtenf to tee wliale totng. All drains U't loae Btc-nood sersasaetitlr. 11 00 per 1st. t hue. genr.nte to ettre or refnnd r ...ne . tVAO Welled aealed. lawk free. lvn.Ua Med. Co.. USA Arek .1 PhlUeltbU. Pa, gM Is Portia n only kg ftsak Mae. fat tkuiS Betel Pharmacy. THE PART INTEREST PLAYS IN FOOTBALL Why the Great College Game Will Always Remain an Am ateur Sport. PROFESSIONAL GAMES WILL NOT ENDURE Local Spirit Is Good, But It Is Reserved for One or. Two . Matches. From the ausplolous showing made eo far this year by the football teams 'in Oregon and Washington and ths north west generally, It looks aa If a most successful ssason waa juat begun. Inas much ss games are played In these parts up until the first of January. Aa each succeeding year rolls by the cloee observer of football notes ths Im provement displayed by the various elevens In organisation, playing and Interest manifested. Interest In foot ball la the moat requisite essential, for without it no team, no matter if It were composed of giants, who had the speed of shooting stare, could hope to bo uni formly successful. Football history furnishes many Instances whsrs teams, composed entirely of stars, fell by ths wayside because the real Intsrest In the game was lacking. There are instances where a man playa aolely for tha privilege of donning a autt In or der to gat out on ths gridiron so that ths grandstand may observe his work. Such a parson cares but little for football for football sake, rather pushing bis own sslflsh Interests ahead at ths ex pense of his team mates and ths game Itself. Football Is an sssontially amateur game. It la the greatest American col lege sport and If properly preserved will remain aa such for many daoadsa Pro feaalonal football cannot endure. The host proof that ths professional football gamea ars losing ventures was evidenced aeveral years ago at Homestead and Du queane. Pa., and at Madison ckjuare Oarden last year, when teams of ex college stars played for gate receipts and failed to make their expenses. A man Who plsys football should not slight the good old game by neglecting hia training nor entering the game In a half-hearted manner. So far as Interest la concerned In Portlsnd there is plenty of It, but It Is sleeping. When the academic elevens meet, but few of their followers attend the games, yet should a team loss a game, .there will be found thoussnds to censure the unsuccessful .players. The Multnomah club loses monsy on almost every gsme during the season, savs on Thanksgiving and on Christmas. It seema aa If the rooters feel that Mult nomah will win all of the early games and that their presence la not needed at the matches. When a cloae contest, like the Oregon game, or the Washington gsme comes slong the crowd turns out in fairly good numbers. Cheering Is one of the treats at a college game, and la the delight of the atudents and follow ers. Dispense or neglect the rooting and no one knowa that a football match la in progress. With this snd in view the M. A. A. C. club will hold a smoker and rally early next week in order to infuse spirit into the members. It was originally de cided to hold the rally tomorrow even ing, but the committee thought that next week would be more appropriate, especially since Idaho called off her game with Multnomah, that waa sched uled for Saturday next GREAT DEMAND FOR ' ARMY-NAVY TICKETS (Journal Speetsl Berries. ) Philadelphia, Pa.. Nov. IS. If ths de mand for boxss for the Army-Navy football, game on November It Is any Indication, ths sttsndancs jvlli be larger than It wss at ths memorable game of 1901. They were auctioned OS last week and drew a good-slxsd crowd of football snthustasts snd st times ths competition war keen. The first box. after spirited bidding, was knocked down to J. T. Jtoftroan for tZZt. This remained the record price. While a few of the boxes wont as low ss t60. nearly all brought from Jl-f to 1115 and about It fell Into ths hsnds of speculators. The total amount realised was 15,700. or about tlOO mors than last year. FOOTBALL FUMBLES. Msnsger Wstklna received word this morning from Idsho asking thst the game scheduled for next Saturday with ths Unlvsrsity sf Idsho be celled off. Idsho'a manager atated that three of hla men are. In bad condition and aa Cor vallla a "I bo played ou Thanksgiving, ths two games coming so cloee together would put his eleven In very bad shape. Manager Watklns consented snd called the game off. The next big gsme In this city will bs the Multnomsh-Oregon game on Thanks giving afternoon. Since defeating Washington last Saturdsy ths Eugsne team Is of the opinion that they can trounce the club aggregstlon. If such a thing happened, wouldn't there be doings In Portland and Eugeas snd other places Thanksgiving night. It takes 1 1 men to compose a football team. Ons msn. no matter how great, can never expect to bo 11 men. The earlier thst football player, learn this ths happier they will be. Kerrigan will be out nf the game for a coupls of weeks. Murphy msy be plsyed at quarter. Jordan makea a good quarter and can be uaed If necessary. Harder of ths sscond tsam will be given a chance st thst position this ween. Practices will bo hold thla evening and tomorrow evening. Captain Dowllng wsnts every man pn the aquad to report. The Oregon-CorvaJlla game st Cor vail la next Saturday Is attracting great attention throughout the state It ahould bs an exciting struggle. Portland academy and high achool meet on Friday of this week to settle their annual dtstmto. It might bo a good scheme to play this mstch on Sst urday, so long as tho Idaho-Multnomah gams la off. roOTBAU at oanauL (Journal Spiels 1 lervlee.) Oresham. Or., Nov. 16 Football haa been gaining favor among the pupils of ths Oresham high school, snd during each intermission many of the lada may bs ssen enjoying ths highly Invigorat ing sport Thus far very few accidents hay been reported, but on Friday laat Jeorge Farts, eon Of J. N. Parle, met with an scctdent by which his left col la r bone was fractured. The young ladles of tho school hsvs taksn s strong liking for basketball and may be aeon on Ana daya enjoying their favorite game. Spokane, Nov, It Jerry McCarthy and "Dixie Kid" signed articles to most at Baltimore at 141 pounds on Decem ber 7. ORGY ENDED IN A BRUTAL MURDER Indian Witnesses Ted the Story of the killing of Foster Wach ino by Louis Savage. CHIEF LISTENS STOICALLY TO THE TESTIMONY Once Before the Prisoner Threatened the Life of His Victim. Ills fat face wearing a amlle that la meant to be conciliatory. Chief Louis Savage sits and watches ths witnesses who are giving evidence In ths United Btatee court to oonvlat him of the mur der of a fellow Indian, Foster Wachlno. The case was begun before Judge Bellinger and a Jury yesterday after noon, and all of the evidence taken thus far has been for the prosecution. Two of the older Indians who wers present at the killing told the story to day on ths witness stand Ons of thesa waa Laura Tom, who acted aa a peace maker when the quarrsl began In the small hours of the morning, after a night spent In drinking snd playing games at tha house of John Wachlno. Tom told how Savags and John Wpn began quarreling In ths houss. bow he separated them snd started Won home wtth a lantern, and a number of the Indiana followed out-of-doors, where Savage pulled a ptatol from hia pocket. Than oame a mix up between Savage and an Indian named Simons. Savage, shouting out the worde "you always double-team on me," fired two shots in the darkness. Foster Wachlno staggered to -the front porch, leaned a moment against a poat and fell to the ground, where he expired almost Immediately. Ha was picked up by two Indians and carried into the house - Tom remained standing on ths porch and Louis Savage ran around to that side of the house and peered In to see if hla victim was dead. Tom asked him why he ahot Wachlno. He made no answer, but ran for the barn. Tom's horse waa in ths barn, and suspecting that Savags Would tske It he followed, reaching tha barn Just aa ths fugitive rode out on Tom's horse. After some msneuvsring about ths barnyard Tom recovered hla horse, snd Savage ran Into the . barn and secured another horse Tom again asked him why hs shot Wachlno, and hs replied that he "had reasons." Hs then rode away with an Indian friend named Setton, both of, thsm on the ssms horss. John Wachlno, at whoas house the trouble occurred, testified that Savage had shown m will toward tha witness' brother on a prevloua occasion, at the house of an Indian named Foater, where he pointed a gun at Footer Wachlno. Savage has ths reputation of being a quarrelsome Indian, but has many friends among hla tribesmen, and they have retained a Toledo attorney, B. F. Jonea, formerly a member of the atate legislature, who Is making a strong effort to aave the prisoners neck. A large number of Indians from Grand Rondo reservation are here aa wit nesses, and the authorltlea are having considerable trouble to keep them sober. They require constant watching, and some of them have to be kept In Jail. Ths prosecution Is being conduotsd by United States District Attorney Hall snd hie assistant. W. W. Banks. CLERK IN TREASURY COMMITS SUICIDE (Journal Special Service.) Washington. Nov. It. Albert Bellca, chlef of the redemption dlvlalon of tha treasury, shot himself whlls at hla deak In the treasury department at t o'clock thla afternoon, and is In a dying condl tlon. No reason la assigned. OB OF BBOWSa. Emma C. Talbot wants tt.OOi) from John J". 1 rlgg, whom aho Is suing for broach of promise The ease ha been set for trial thla afternoon before Judge Kraz.-r Thla caae was tried aeveral months ago, but the Jury disagreed on tho Si'm ths. thy thought' should bs Iald Miss Talbot for he" broken lienrt. Judge William Reld and N. H. Bio. in field are Miss Talbot's attorneys Tha municipal court today furnished four caaoa for consideration by the grand Jury. Ed Btllea, charged with as sault and battery, was bound over by Judge Hogue. Charles Wade, charged with obtaining money under falee pre tenses; M A. Ward, charged with adul tery and O. P. Feeley with larceny, wars also bound over. ROWING CLUB MEETS AND REORGANIZES The members of the Portland' Rowing club held a reorganisation meeting last evening and elected the following board of ,lir.- tors W. F. Morton, R. W. Wil bur. J. M. Ambrose. R. c ' Hart. Tom Wsst, P. E. Stowstl snd Oeorge H. Hought. ui The directors hsld a meeting and choae the following officers R. W. Wilbur, president; P. E. Stowell, vice-president; W. F. Morton, secrets i J. M Ambrose, treasurer; R. C. Hart, captain. ThS club decided to engage a profes sional coach to Instruct the members In the acquetle aport BTAB OB (Jsareal Spoelal flervlee.) a ,-,.' , llanri Incl Mnv IK Tnmmw Ryan, the world's champion middle weight boxer, la scheduled to box a 10 round go with Jack Sheridan In thla city tonight. Ryan agrees to put Sheridan out or forfeit 1 1.000. SURE .J CURE FOR - PILES rrcHm ( Piles fed ass rtit.roroi, nyiii as hub. fiODIO OOASJT BBABBB. ... C-i aJj i . Lee Aagetee I 6 15 11 nu M .070 Taeoaw 10 11 IS SS .BSt Oeslaad SUM.. S 11114 MS tsttk ,., 1st T t .. iSllO T .4fl m fnaeisee 4. T It 14 . . T 44 SS "grtlend USjll J jjj . , I jjj .IB loit 4oitti4S si.teWtssI PORTLAND WILL BE THE HONE PORT Steamer Alliance Cuts San Fran cisco from Her List of Calling Places. ALL SUPPLIES WILL BE PURCHASED IN THIS CITY Other Steamships May Adopt This Plan, to the Benefit of Our Merchants. Beginning a week from today a new schedule will be adopted for the steamer Alliance, which will prove of a decided benefit to Portland merchants and tha public generally.. She will cut out San Franciaco from her Itinerary, and will only go as far south aa Eureka. Stop ping at Coos Bay points on both ths down and up trips, she will make the round trip voyage svery 10 daya Portland will be mads her home port, where all of hsr suppllss will be pur chased. As she carries In the neighbor hood oX 1,000 passengers In tho course of every month, it can readily be aeen how the ohangs in her schedule will re sult beneficially to ths local merchants. The coat of supplies consumed on the boat every 10 daya runs wall up into the thoussnds ot dollars. Heretofore all of the stores nseded on the boat were purchased at San Franciaco, aa la also the case wtth every other, steamer plying between hero and tha California metropolis. For that rea son ths coast liners have been of no material benefit to the local merchanta. further than affording them facilities for making shipments. Ssn Franolsoo and California derived all ths Important revenue from the Unas In operation. Should the owners of the other coast ers adopt the plan of ths Alliance peo ple. It is claimed by those who are In a position to know that it would havs ths effect of making Portlsnd ons of the best shipping porta on the coast, not eveh excepting her big southern neigh bor. Ths Alliance la owned by the Califor nia Oregon Coaat Steamahlp company, nearly all ths members of which live In the Bay City. Ooorgs D. Gray of that place Is general manager, and ha aent a wire to the local agent thia morn ing atatlng that the change In schedule would go Into effect upon the next trip of the steamer to Portland. Hs ex plained in hla -message that ha believed that the change would not only prove of a big help to the tine but to Portland aa well I It will be the moans of not only giving much better service, but will bring Portland Into closer trade relations with ths growing Coos Bay towns a condition for which all ths shippers have long been clamoring. The steamers Despatch and Aberdeen of the same line will not be affected by the change. They will continue to ply between here and San Franciaco car rying lumber and grain, but no passen gers. ALONG THE WATERFRONT!". N. Paulsen has been succeeded as cus tom and entry clerk at the Alaska dock by L. Stratton. Mr. Paulsen, who was with the o. It 4 N. Co., will be given g similar position with ths Portland A Asiatic Steamship company. All ths gravel now needed for the for tifications at Port Canby wtit be towed from Oak Point by the steamsrs May flower and siller, arrangements having been made by ths Oregon Round Lumber company for them to do the work. In the meantime ths steamer Olenola, which had been engaged In that aervlce, will ply between Portland and Oregon City in the oil trade. She wilt also do miscel laneous towing. As she waa backing acroea the river yesterday afternoon with a donkey en gine scow in tow belonging to the Ps clflc Construction company, the steamer Norman narrowly missed being cut In two by the steamer F.l more which came running at run speeg tnrougn me Mor rison street bridge draw. It Is said there wss not mors than two fact oep- aratlng the two boats ss they glided by esch other. Had they struck It la said that the Norman would have been so badly damaged that shs would havs sunk. Beginning Thursday of this week the gasoline launch Jeasle M. will be placed In commission st the root or vaning ton street on the weat aide of the rtver and at Supples boatyard on the east, side. The vessel hss been chartered for the purpose named by Paul Schaffer and Charlea Davis, a couple of river men of long experience. They state that a t-cent fare will be charged, the same ss Is collected by the Merrill Bros., at the foot of Stark street. With the opposi tion boat on ths run It la thought that a rats war will ensue, and that the east aiders will soon be able to cross the river for perhapa the handsome eum of nothing. The Jessy M belongs to I'-rey O 111 than. STorthland Again la Trouble. OnDosite Stella yesterday afternoon the steamer Northland . ran Into a tog raft ,1n tow of the steamer Henderson. and scattered the big Oregon flr sticks In every direction. Sinking the rear of the raft, ths Northlsnd ran clear over them, and proceeded on her wsy up river as though nothing out nf the ordl- nsry had happened. Those on the Henderson occupied tne next four hours chasing logs and get ting them bound together again In the form of a raft; It was utter dark before the task waa completed. Had not the steamer Sarah Dixon, of the same line the Henderson, been near at the time It la held to be rather doubtful If the logs could have been saved. CaDt. James Hhuver. owner or tne Henderson, was s witness to the sccl dent. and declares thsre wss a sheet nf navigable water S0O feet wide between the Henderson and the shore, but the Northland made no attempt to go around the vessel. Had It been dark there would have been some slight ex cuse for the collision. The damages will amount to tso. The Northland haa only made three trips to Portland, and each time she has mat with difficulty of soms character. On ber maiden voyage she ran Into a rook off the California coast and was badly wrecked. After being repaired she returned to this city. wnile leaving the Inman-Poulsen mill on the return trip she ran Into ths schooners Andy Mahony snd Irene, lying at the name dock, and damaged them to the extent of a trifle lees thsn tl.000. Thinking that ihla life was In peril an unknown passenger Jumped from the ferryboet Active yeaterday afternoon when the craft collided with the gaso line launch Jessie If. and almost tost his life. Hslf drowned snd almost uncon scious, he was picked up by those on the Isat named boat and carried ashore. where he was soon reeuecttatad. He de clined to give his name The Active waa out In the middle of the river at the Urns transporting a loaA Free i Extraordinary Offer HOLIDAY SHOPPERS ' To make their Holiday Purchases in the Month of November 2? $25.00 FVee$10o00-.- Set $5.oo Pjfe $2.50- Sir $1.00--. We want you to see our Grand Holiday Display of Beautiful and Newest Creations Elite China ware, Limoges China, French China, Dinner Seta, Salad Sets, Chocolate Seta, Rich Cut Glass Ornaments, Vases, Bric-a-Brac, Lamps, English Porcelain Ware, Novelties, and Dolts. Fancy Articles of Every Inscription. Prettiest, Daintiest and Newest Things made, Collected from the Markets of the World. Top Quality Teas, Coffees, Spices, Extracts, Baking Powder, Cocoa, Chocolates. We want you to see our very reasonable prices. We want you to come fust to look. Tske adwAntsgc of thit wcry Uhersl offer. CUT HKaS CUT OUT THIS COUPON, 10. 1904. and receive sbsvo s Tory hsndsnms THE JOURNAL. Come Brin this Coapoo wfth sjsrr ssoo aresm cot mu Great American 331 Washington Street, Mi "itTvtm Special rates made to families and bath establishment in the hotel. Carver's One Day Cold Cure will cure your oold in one night. Price 25 cents. Laue-Davis Drug Company. of passengers to this Sids Of the river. She was headed for her landing at tha foot of Stark street. Just ss ths Jeeale M went steaming down ths harbor. Both boats were getting close together snd for some reason they appeared to be unmanageable. The engineers re versed their englnea but too late to prevent the crafts from coming togethsr with s crash. One of the occupants In the ferryboat got ssclted, and before hs oould be held, plunged overboard and started to swim sahore. He became cjjllled before pro ceeding far. and It was svldent that hs would be drowned If not rescued. The Jesele M tras the first to back away from the mlxup, and shs rsn along side of the drowning man. who was pulleJ aboard. Although thsy wsnt together with ronsldersbls force neither of the boats was damaged to any sxtent by the collision. But ths Active s plscs on the ferry run Is being taksn todsy by tho Dlrlgo. marine'notes. Astorls. Nov. II. Cspe line down. No bar report. Arrived at l:t s. m. and left up st t:4t Steamer Columbia, from San Francisco. Arrived st 10 s. ra. and left up at 11 Steamer Despatch, from San Frsnclsco. San Francisco, Nov. 1. Arrived at 2 f, p. m Steamer Alliance, from Port land. THREE NOTED NIHILISTS RELEASED FROM PRISON Uoarail fkswlsl Service.) St Peteraburg, Nov. 16 Three fa mous nihilists. Colonel Aachenbrenner, Basil Ivnnoff and Vera Flgner, ware to day released from the Pater snd Paul fortress, aftsr ssrvlng 20 years' solitary confinement They wers readers In ths terrorist movement In the early '10a. All three are mental and physical wrecks. Their condition will bo but little Improved by thalr release, for they ware at once con demned to spend the remainder of their lives at Pvstessrsk, which Is within tho Arctic circle. PORTLAND CAPITALISTS VISITING IN TAC0MA (ggirtal Dispatch to Tee JearsaL) Tacoma. Wash., Nov. 11. W. at. Ladd. tho Portland banker, and Edward Cook Ingham, president of ths Tacoma Bsst ern raHway. also of Portland, are In T a noma Inspecting ths Tacooaa Western , Mr. Ladd would not talk. sM that ths visit esse Freei TO $7.50 $3.00 $1.50 75c 25c. worth of goods ' your own choke worth of foods your own choice worth of goodi your own choice worth of goods your owo choke worth of goods your own choke Free Free Free Free Free CUT bring It to any of oewi i w each purchase mm I latest 3 (vests of NOVEMBER 15 last to look. 1904 jot) to any oi oar tjeeewew to, t CUT NBXK Importing Tea Co. 223 First Street, Portland. The Portland $3 Per Day and Upward QtTi single gentlemen. A. mod H. C BOWERS. modern Turklalt Manager. THEY'RE ALL COMING TO THE FAIR" Jefferson Myers Receives In quiries About Oregon's Re sources Fiske's Book. As sn indication that ths I-ewls and Clark expoaltlon la being well advertised throughout ths country, President Jef ferson Myers, of the atate eommtaslon. saya that In svery mall hs receives from far-off points, inquiries are mads on dif ferent subjects of vital lmportancs to Oregon and the fair. Thla morning's mall brought a largo number of letters of this claaa. B IT. l.utton of Pittsburg writes to say that ha aaw Fiske's book on the mineral re sources of Oregon and read with a good deal of intei st of the deposits of achul Ite In Douglas county. Thla mineral, ho states, csn bo used by people with whom he Is associated, in large quantities, sad hs wsnts further Information concerning dtecoverlea of It bora. Ths letter sea, eludes: "I am going to visit your exposition next year, and At that tints. If not bo fore, I Intend to make roll Investiga tion regarding tha minerals of Douglas county." This soma book caught the attant n of E. U Herittey. a druggist and chemist of Port Htnry. N. '!.. who wants to know If there Is not a similar book pub lished on tha agricultural resource of Oregon. He la especially Interested in that aubjottt. snd states thai T there fas anything attractive to a yoting, Indus trloua man It will move hi Oregon at once. "At any rate." ho acids. "I Intend to visit ths Lswts and Clark exp. si lion. All success to tf" "I receive," semarked afr. Myers, "sometimes upward of .'S letters a day. end thay all asy they ore ccml-g to tha fslr." Ooorgs W Wa' of Vw Tmk has sent In a twuuest for I..0 fhlr postal trtbut In thst city smi on the road among personal friaoa. MIKADO'S COUSIN TO , VISIT UNITED STATES I Special Parle, Nov. Tg cousin of ths mikado. seiUee today and in an 1 havs been ofnclally and England and wW United of Hs a st Mr tier , "M ma tags, a Seat J arrived at Mar- J lassrv r aald I AA l aaasa a. Aawaaak. ,Sxsxa1 I mm