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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-04
Fireman Killed.

Salt Lake, Dec. S,-Through the
blowing out of the arch flue in an
oregon Short line engine at Farm
ington, near here, Fireman Bartlett
whose home is in Beloit, Wis, has
been killed, Engineer Burke, who
was within two feet of the fireman,
escaped with slight injuries.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-04

from mothers thinking their children
and men lay under the debris help
less 20 save their families
The scene was hcartrendering.
The engine. two baggage ears, ann
the mail cars passed the bridge safely
and remained on the track.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-04
Miners Encamped Near the Iii.
nois Town Of Duquoin
and Start Trouble.
TONS COAL AN HOUR CAUSE
II the Mining invention Which Is the
Property Of Letter Goes the
Miner Will Have No
Occupation.

Duquoin, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-The most Pc
cular situation In the history of Labor
and capitalists disagreements is now
on between Joseph Letter and the cit
izens and otherwise. of his model town
Of Zeigler and the disaffected to the
number of scores, are encamped four
miles from Zeigler Guarding the town
are so miners. attached to the Letter
cause, 35 militiamen of one company
and 40 deputy marshals.
committee that differed from Letter
on the capacity spf sr~rzal-handfihg
machine caused the trouble. inasmuch
as the capacity of the machine is of
vital importto the miners. If the hoist
ing and distributing machine will do
the work. then the miners of the Illi-
nois and Indiana fields are ''out of
business"
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WILL NOT az REDUCED.
Price Of Steel Rails to be Controlled
by the Trust.

FTtV9 VI SAoSt uaitS W bo SoUboNVu
by the Trust.
New York, Dec. 3.-The definite
statement Is made by steel manufact-
urers who are in a position to speak
with authority that the present official
price of $2S ton will be maintained
at the meeting Of the Steel Rail asso-
citation which is scheduled to- be held
about the middle Of December. 1t is
stated that the question at issue be-
tween the Lackawanna Steel Co. and
the other manufacturers of steel rails
is on the point of being settled, and
that the indications are that the
Lackawanna company viii become a.
regular member of the rail associa-
tion.
The published story that the UNI
Ipire who was selected to settle the
controversy has handed down his de-
cision is positively denied. AS mat
ter of fact. the Lackawanna Steel
Co. has not yet turned over to the re-
feree all of its papers. The expecta-
tion is that the umpire win render his
decision next week and that this de-
cision will be in favor Of the steel rail-
pool. The Lackawanna company is
understood to have agreed to accept
the decision of the referee, and it is
stated that the company has agreed
to also become a member of the steel
rail pool.
Cars Mental Attitude.
st. Petersburg. Dec. S,-The follow
ing story emanatcs from reliable
source and throws strong sidelight
upon the cars mental attitude to-
wards the far eastern war and the
means whereby victory over the Japa-
nese might be attained.
A Jew named Berthold Trautnahn,
residing in Radnitz, Russian Poland
had dream in which the spirit of
Car Alexander Ill, the present en-
peror's father, appeared to him. The
apparition appealed to him to part
with the sacred Hebrew relics in his
possession for the sake of his coun-
try, and to deliver them to the czar.
Then victory would crown the Russian
cause. -
Trauthahn, who enjoys the highest
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-04
Later.

Two distinct attacks were made upon
the Gordon blockhouse. situated half
way between the pump and the office
of the coal company. One attack was
at o'clock. and the second began at
lO:3O P. M. At II o'clock the firing
is still going on from the outside, and
the soldiers are maintaining brisk
fire with their rifles and rapid fire
guns.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-04
Taken on Submerged Hulk In
Ocean Almost Helpless.
ALL THAT REMAINS OF CREW
Vessel Struck .. Book. snd 4 Few Fish
That Floatsd in Were Their
Only sustenanee..

+14, sst - < ~
eN.N ~ -As
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
BUSINESS LIGHT
AND FEATURELESS
Changes in Quotations Con-
fined to Small Fractions.
STEEL FAIRLY STEADY
Shorts Being Compelled to Cover, Mar
ket Closed Strong With Bonds
Especially Firm.

NEW YORK. April 2s.-The stock
market opened with little promise
of more than nominal transactions of
little more than midsummer magnitude.
1t was difficult TO discover any feature,
FOR trading was entirely confined to the
floor. Baltimore and Ohio was espe-
cially strong. Delaware and Hudson
opened up Is per cent and then sold off
nearly a point
IN the industrials the effect of the
signing OF the Remsen consolidated Gas
bill by the mayor was confined to an
advance of 1 per cent, but the price was
not we'll sustained. Virginia Carolina
Chemical rose a point on Improvement
in the companys financial arrangements.
United States Steel was steady at about
last nights close. The local fractions
were extremely duh, bat fractionally
higher Changes IN prices as q rule
We're confined 10 small fractions.
Government bonds unchanged. Rail-
road and other bonds firm. Some inn
provement in stocks followed the bank
statement and on short covering the
market closed decidedly strong.
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WEATHER REPORTS
AGAINST COTTON BEARS

NEW YORK, April 2t-Bear pressure
continued to depress the cotton market
this morning, but il was noted that
some Of the wire houses and Europe
bought more or less freely on the de-
cine, steady1ng prices after the call.
Weather and crop news. however, was
against much support OF the new crop
options. private cable from Liver
pool said the lower prices had increased
consumption, and that the Manchester
Nails hac done a good business lately.
Reports that over nine inches OF rain
fell AT Galveston yesterday eventualIv
oEercame the bearishness Of new crop
positions and caused them TO advance.
Heavy rainfalls We're also noted else
where on the Texas coast.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

U Street northwest, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Streets-Joseph
w Harper TO Samuel Herman, lot $50,
square Isl. SIG.
Long Meadows-John w Brawner ct
SO
Thirteenth Street and Georgia Avenue
southeast-Harry Wardman TO William
Il. Kenyon. lot As, square 1045, $40; same
70 Ebert s. Kenyon, lot &C. square 1915
$40; same TO Justin Hamilton, lot A,
square l045. SO; same to Mae /. Dagger,
lot IL. square 1045. $40
Nineteenth Street northwest. between
G and Fl Streets-Walter F. Stott ct ux.
to Samuel T. StOtt. part OF original lot
y. square 30. SO
NJ Street southwest between Third
and Four-and-a-Half Streets-John T.
Hickey TO Catharine Coney, part Of lot
30. square 545, SO.
Bellevue-William G. Lowe ct ux to
Wilhelm Wimmel, lot 81, SO
4.-lerican University Park-Cialen L.
TAFT ct al, trustees, to Katharine r.
Abbott, lot 81, block s, $780,
West Eckington-Louisa Y. Robinson
to Charles F. Nesbit. lot ia. square 2,
SO.
Street northwest, between Four
teenth aand Fifteenth Street-Alice a
Bates ct yir, Charles a. to W. Frank
Andrews, part or lots 10 and II, square
206. $40.
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Will. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY.

The Methodist Protestant congregation
OF Alexandria will celebrate next week
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the es-
Establishment of their church in this city
The church was organized in a small
room on the corner OF King and Pitt
Streets In 1879. No member of the orig
lnal church now survives. Meetings VIII
be held every night during next week I'm
commemOration of the event and a re-
union of Methodist Professionals in this
city and elsewhere will be held Among
those who will take leading part I'm
these exercises viii he the Rev. Tread
way and other former pastors and Ne
vile Greeneway, an active member of the
church and deputy clerk of the Alexan-
dria corporation court
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
VERY GOOD STATEMENT
ON NEW YORK BANKS

NEW YORK. April 23-The weekly
statement issued today shows the fol
lowing changes:
Reserve on all deposits. increase,
So sos 100. reserve on deposits less
United States deposits. increase, s.. So, $50:
loans, increase, IS, III. 200; specie, IN
crease, 81 III $50, legal tenders. increase
s.. SOL .6o0; deposits. United States in
cluded. increase. So go. COO; circulation
increase SIZE 500; total loans. 81, 046. 390, 800
The banks nov hold in excess OF legal
requirements 81, 203, 100 against SIG, 9S5, 475
last year, and s.. $1,000 two years ago
TOday's statement makes a new high
record for loans and deposits.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF STOCK MARKETS
WASHINGTON.

Business on the local exchange today
was limited in volume and of no sig
nihcance in respect of the prices bid or
asked. Washington Street Railway As
agai, led in the trading. 5000 being sold
at 1919 and s1,0G0 at 163s.
Two hundred and fifteen shares OF
Washington Gas stock sold. eX-dividend,
at 5f5a and - at 5f$s.
Two lots of 60 shares each Of Graphic
phone common sold AT 5ls and 81, re-
spectiVeiy. and there was bid for n
large block of the stock at 5is without
any Offering being made.
There were two small deals IN Mergen-
thaler. of which ten shares sold at 1751s
and hVe at 1I512
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OLD Soldier Hurt.

Stumbling against the curDing on the
south side OF b Street. between New
Jersey Avenue ana FlFst Street south
east, Francis Carter sixty-slX wears
old. stopping at the temporary Soldiers
Home. l05 Thir1 Street northwest, fell
and received a severe laceration Of the
scalp and bruises about the head. He
Uas removed 10 the Casualty Hospital
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
SUE SOUTHERN RAILRoAD.

The administrators of Richard d.
Brown, jr., r. Vernon Brown, and w. s.
Stokes have. through their attorneys.
J. r. and II. B. Cation, instituted suits
In the circuit court of the county against
the Southern Railway Company for
$1,000 each, for alleged damages result
ing from an accident at Waterloo cross
ing
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AWARDED CONTRACT.

The Alexandria Iron Works has been
awarded the CONTRACT Tor building an
iron fence around the courthouse lot at
Fairfax Court House The bid submitted
by the Alexandria company to the board
Of supervisors was 1916.
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JOSEPHUS LAWSON.

The funeral of Josephus Lawson will
take place from his late home in Queen
Street this afternoon. The Rev. Mr.
Wray viii conduct the funeral services
and the remains will be placed in the
henderson vault Of the Methodist Prot
estant Cemetery
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA,. Va. April 23.-In the
police court, Justice Cation presiding.
this morning, the only case tried was
that Of three little negro boys named
Dan, Louis, and Clarence Jones, who
We're charged with throwing stones at
boy named John Lee. The justice di-
rected that their father whip the chill
dren, which he did with relish in a
room below the court room.
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
MR. BARKER,s FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Harrison S.
Barker took PLACE from his late home,
los South Columbus Street. this morn
ing al 10 o'clock. Tne Rev. sIf. Wray.
pastor Of the First Baptist Church. Of
uciated, and the body was placed in the
vault in the Methodist Protestant Gene
terry.
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
GRANTED A CHARTER.

The State corporation commission has
granted charter 10 the General Under
writing Insurance Company of Virginia
The new company VIII have its princi-
pal office in this city. The capital stock
The Washington times., 1904-04-23

Is placed at from 100000 to $3O0. O0o0 The
Following are the officers of the new
corporation: George J. Scott, president:
DANIEL Irwin Lufkin, vice president and
treasurer; Abraham Wolk, secretary,
ana Luther 7. Eckert, director
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
MRS. BOWFRS DEAD

Mrs. Caroline Bowers died at her
home, 502 South Patrick Street. this
morning. Mrs. Bowers leaves two chill
dren.
The Washington times., 1904-04-23

For the first time in several years a
dividend has been declared on the com
mon stock of the Columbia Graphophone
Company. 1t is a quarterly dividend Of
I per cent payable on June Il, the books
closing on June l. In anticipation of
this action the stock has of late COM
manded a much better price, the bid
price ranging around and asked near 6.
The Columbia Fire Insurance Com
pany mas declared a semi-annual divi-
dend of 6 per cent. The bid price for
the stock this week has been 1015. the
par being s.
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Washington Street Railway IS
]. 000676ia 10000 1865. l.GJJu 4b1a. LUCJG p
]. 000eo 76iR 1.0O007612.
Washington Gas, 100Q5l127, l00Q512-
25W572a-
Mergenthaler 5d115la, 10Qli51s.
Graphophone common. 40M5ls, i0a554.
After caIl-WashingtO Gas, 13Q5pa
2d51k. 2a57A.
,,~v-r-pN-,fr7N-ur uONnS
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
NEW YORK.

Bradstreet's and Dun's weekly reports
agree that trade in general is in back
ward shape all over the country: that
failures are larger, both in4number and
in liabilities involved that bank clear
ings show a decrease of 10 per cent from
last year. and that this large decrease.
which earlier i'm the year was confined
10 New York city, is now general North
South, East, ana West. 1t Is further
shown that railroad earnings are by no
means fulfilling expectations; that eX-
ports OF wheat, flour, corn, and cotton
are away below last year, and that the
iron ana steel business SHOWS no Iurlner
Improvement. Turning from these re-
Dor IS. money IS found piling up IN New
York city banks at a rate which indi-
Gates a surprising lack of work for the
dollar 10 do, ana with II comes a grow
ing conviction that after all money at
j per cent Is not a bull argument. These
large receipts Of cash are becoming
be glad 10 see the money diverted into
more wholesome channels of trade &C
uyity, where Il belongs.
An encouraging sign Is the strength OF
the bond market. There is a good de-
manc for 4 per cent issues selling just
below par. and also good demand Tor
Wabash i s. With money at ! per cent,
and the supply on hand constantly in
creasing. good bonds paying to D per
cent are bound TO harden, and from
these the investors VIII turn 10 the pct
ter class OF rails.
Gold to the amount Of $1.500.0o0 has
been reserved at the assay office by
GOldrqan, Sachs & Co for shipment 10
Europe by next Tuesdays steamer If the
export OF the metal is warranted by the
conditions in the exchange market that
may prevail AT the beginning Of next
week.
1T is reported in Paris that Russia is
arranging with the principal French
banks for loan OF Sl50, 900, 600 5 per cent
four-year treasury bonds. TO be placed
al a price of s. Ii was also reported
that a loan for sl6,9l9.000 for Russian
account had been arranged. OF course,
If Russia becomes q large borrower Of
money and If Japan also should ind K
necessary to come into the loan market
for war funds money rates throughout
the world including those of our own
market. would develop a hardening ten
dency
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
VISITS IN FREpFRIcKsBuRG-

Mrs. Daniel R. Stansbury. of this city.
Is visiting DR.. J. Garrett King, in
Fredericksburg.
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

REPORTED by W. B. Hibbs Co.. lA9 F
Street Members New York Stock Exchange,
Chicago Board OF Trade. and Washington Stock
Exchanged
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
CHICAGO CRAM MARKET

CHICAGO, Aeril 2s.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain market
TO-DAY:
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.


NEW YORK, April 28.-Following were
the prices quoted on the cotton market
TODAY
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DR.. Leatherman.

Only Expert specialist in the city on all forms
CT private diseases CT men and women. Conta-
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Nervous debility, structure, &C, quickly cured
advice free. Hours, 10 = and to 5; also on
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The Washington times., 1904-04-23
W. 7. BAlDUS, NJ. D., Pa. O..

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On Mental. Nervous. Kidney, and all Private
Diseases, Chronic and Acute. Doctors service
and medicine not over s.. Consultation free.
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Hours. 10 10 !. TO 9. apls-SOt
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
BOND

Wash. Gas Co., ser. A, 6's l9O2-27 100 -,
Wash Gas Co., ser. b, SIS l90l-27 l05 -.
q. 5. Elec. Light. Deb Imp 1902 lJ5
4. 5, Flee Light, Cert. Indebt.... i92
Ches & Pot. Tel. Co. 5's...-..... l0JE iO4k
Wash Market Co., lst 6's, 1872. l0J -
Masonic Hall Assn SIS. c.. I'D
Washington Gas.................-l is lIsE
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GnVERNMFNT BONDS.
RAILROAD BONDS.

Capital Traction r. r. 4's........ 1867 -.
Net ST. X. r. SIS, l925........... Ia us
Met R. r. Cert. Indebtedness A.. TO- lOo
Met r. r. Cert indebtedness b. l0t loo
columbia r. r. SIS. l9l4...1 liz ll9
Columbia r. r. I'd mort 5's.. iUi 100
City & Suburban 5's...----...--... IS -
Anacostia & Potomac 5's.......... 90a lOl
Wash. Street Railway 4's......... i61 l6h
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RAIIRoAD sTOCKs.
NATIONAL BANK

Capital traction. ....--.....--... leO4 Z
Washington Street Railway pf..... 4S4
" ashington Street Railway CON-. u
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Market opened easy, 6
er. Closed, quiet.
The Washington times., 1904-04-23
sAFE DEPOSIT ND TRUST sTOCKs.

National Safe Deposit & Trust 80. $50 Isl
Washington Loan & Trust. 236h 2ls
American Security / Trust.-..-... 49, ls5
wash safaSDepGsit. 80 .
Union TrlB & Storage. .....-.. los 5 lC6
Mascuic Hall Assn 6's, c, 19OS lUl ll5
Home Savings Bank-....... l55 ..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
THERE'LL BE SOME
LIVELY STEPPING

SEATTLE, Sept. ia six-day
race meet opens at The Meadows this
afternoon Some of the most famous
horses in the country are entered
and the meet promises to eclipse any
thing of the kind ever given in the
Northwest.
The first days program will be
made ND exclusively of running
events, owing to the inability of the
harness horses to reach The Meadows
in time to participate in Monday y
card. The Salem races did not close
until yesterday and the special car
bringing the animals did not arrive
here until this morning.
The Puget Sound stake, mile and
a half dash, for a 81, 500 purse, closed
with 26 entries. Among other horses
who will start in this event are S. S.
Baileys clever PAGER, Tidal Wave;
Queen B.. who won a $4,000 stake
at Salem last week; Silver Coin, a
California horse with a great repu-
tation; Cavalier, the property of the
Van De Vanter stock farm and win
ner of the 81 500 stake at the Cali
fornia state fair last month; Sam
Bowers, the sensation of the North
ern circuit two years ago, when. he
went down the line practically un-
beaten; Francesca, the Walla Walla
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
SCHOLARSHIP MAN
STARTS FOR OXFORD

EVERETT, Sepr 19.-Joel NJ. Jo-
hansen, Washington S first represen-
tative al oxford university. England,
as the holder of a Rhodes scholar
ship, left for the other side of the
Atlantic ocean last night.
Johansen entered the University of
Washington from Everett in the fall
of 1900. and made a brilliant record
in scholarship, especially in the an
cient languages. When the first
award of institutions which would
be eligible to present candidates for
the appointment of students on the
terms laid down by the late Cecil
Rhodes in his will, by which he pro-
vided that representatives from every
state in America should spend three
years at Oxford at his expense, and
Washington university was chosen
for this state, Johansen decided to
make the attempt to win the schol-
arship. Last spring, against three
formidable opponents, he won the
coveted honor.
During the three years of his col
lege course at oxford he will receive
81 500 a year. The fourth year Mr..
Johansen plans TO spend in travel and
study on the continent of Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
.FRAWOLA GOES
HOME To DIE

Little "Fraviola" was started on
the journey to her home in San Fran
cisco yesterday to die. She was ac-
companied by her mother and Nurse
Jean Cameron of the Fannie Paddock
hospital. The little sufferer was
taken to the depot on a stretcher and
placed in the baggage car. She was
frightened badly at being moved
around, and each jar of the car
brought forth a wall of pain. At
Portland she was transferred to the
drawing room of a Pullman car Rob-
ert Lee secured this concession from
the railway.
Mrs. Allsop expressed her heartfelt
gratitude to Tacoma people for their
sympathy and help After all the ex-
penses of transportation, etc, had
been paid she had left about $780,
the gift of Tacoma citizens.
George Blount. one of the MardL
Gras performers, also accompanied
Mrs. AllsOp and her daughter to their
home. He collected the first s25 for
the girl and since has been working
on the Edison circuit.
Reduced rates to San Francisco
were secured for the entire party by
the Associated Charities. ,HA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19
Will FIGHT CHARGE OF.
COUNTERFEITING

near the danger line, however, is evi-
dent, when the section of the law re-
ferring to the counterfeiting of mon
ely is considered.
The statute in substance states that
any person who makes die hub or
mold, either of steel or of plaster,
or any other substance whatsoever
Ia likeness or simiiltude to the de-
sign or the description of the dies
designated for the coming of money
by the United States government,
shall be guilty of counterfeiting, and
upon conviction of the offense shall
be punished by fine of not more
than $4,000 or term of ten years
Imprisonment or both.
u is believed that Stickney and
his companions will admit the manu-
featuring of the slugs, but their al
torney will fight the charge of coun-
terfeitfng to the end.
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The four alleged counterfehers
who were arrested here on Saturday
BY Secret Service Agent Bell will be
arraigned on the charge before the
United States commissioner
tomorrow morning. United States
District Attorney Frye will prosecute
the case. while the defendants will be
represented by Attorney Leo of this
city.
While n Is generally known that
Stiekney and the other three men ar
rested with him have been manufac-
turing slugs with which to work"
Monopolist Baldie's machines, il is
not known whether they have In
fringed upon Uncle Sans exclusive
privilege of coming money
That the suspects have ventured
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-09-19

was experienced in handling the big
machines The crew for the Hyades
will be signed this afternoon.
The Selkirk came in from Lady
smith, B. C.. yesterday with copper
matte for the Tacoma smelter.
The Centennial of the Kruse line,
came in Saturday from San Fran
cisco. After discharging a small ship
ment of freight at the Commercial
dock she shifted TO the st. Paul mill
dock to load lumber for California
The International Fisheries COM
pany's schooner Hero brought in "a
large catch OF halibut from the cape
today. The vessel will leave for an
other cruise Tuesday morning.
The German ship Bertha, which is
on her way to Tacoma from Rotter-
dam, is expected 20 reach here some
time this week. She is bringing a
cargo of cement for the American
trade.