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THE
MOBBING
OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1901.
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OLDS
, WORTMAN I KING
Today
and Tomorrow
Are the
of
Twenty
Annual
Clearance Sale
We'll not take up your time
with descriptions or price lists
today, but ask you to make the
most of this final bargain oppor
tunity, Come early and bring a list
of everything you need. Neat
savings in every line, from the
smallest personal items to the
most sumptuous home furnish
ings await you.
A like chance will not offer
again for a whole year.
DAVID MONNASTES DEAD
PIONEER MACHINIST AND FOUN
DRYMAN OP PORTLAND.
; .
.Grip Caused Denth at the Age of 81
Noted Huntsman and Fisherman
for Fifty Year.
David Monnastes, a resident of Portland
since 1882, ded a his home, 303 Third
street, yesterday afternoon, at the age
of SL He had been In hls usual good
health until about three weeks ago, when
he was attacked with la grippe. This, In
addition to his old age, proved too much
for medical relief and he passed away
peacefully.
Mr. Monnastcs was a native of SU Louis,
Mo., whore he learned the trade of ma
chinist. At the age of 30 he came to
Portland and established .here the first
foundry and machine shop, life was In
dustrious, energetic and frugal. Invested
his savings In real estate and was enabled
to retire about 30 years ago with a com
petency. One -child, a daughter, living- at
the East, survives him.
He was best known as "Uncle Dave"
Monnastes, "and his closest friends were
the hunters and fishermen of Portland
those who loved sport for sport's sake. No
one In town of his age, or anywhere near
his age, could catch as many trout or .kilt
as many ducks as he. His was a vigorous
physique, and he indulged his taste for
sport to the last, asking no odds from any
youngster. In the present Winter. "Uncle
Dave" went duck shooting at least 15
times, and invariably with success. He
will be held In warm remembranco by
Portland's colony of sportsmen, young,
middle-aged and old.
FOR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Union County's Representative Out
spoken in Demand.
If Union County- doesn't gt the appro
priation for the Agricultural College, the
feeling In favor of state dlvlson will be
Intensified in Eastern Oregon, according to
Representative D. A. McAHster. who spent
Sunday In Portland. The college bill Is
his. and alt he asks Is $60,000, to construct
the building, and an annual allowance of
55O00 to keep the enterprise running.
"The state now owns 620 acres of as
good land as there is In Oregon." he said
yesterday at the Perkins. "The tract lies
immediately outside the city limits of
Union, and consists of rjch bottom, adapt
ed to meadow. gralnr,aslng or orchard
It is well supplied with running springs
and is an ideal place for a state college.
The land was bought about five years
ago, for an Insane asylum grounds, at a
cost of $33 000, but the Salem people en
joined the building of the asjlum. on con
stitutional grounds, and the State Su
preme Court sustained the Injunction.
"They don't enjoin the Agricultural Col
lege at Corvallls, the Normal Schools at
Monmouth, Drain and Ashland, nor the
State University at Eugene, although the
same constitutional reason exsts for It,
but when It Vromes to giving Eastern Ore
gon anything, they talk of the Constitu
tion. All .Eastern Oregon evr obtained
from the state la -a small appropriation of
$S00O a year -tor a Normal School at Wes
ton, but we are not going to content our
selves wtlh this, much longer Eastern
Oregon pays about one-fourth of the state
taxes; sho has two-thirds of the area of
the state, sho raises three-fourths of the
wheat, and she produces two-thirds of the
livestock. Therefore, we demand recogni
tion from, the state treasury when It
comes to disbursing the funds for educa
tional purposes.
"We In Union County can't afford to
send our boys to the Agricultural College
at Corvallls. as It is 400 miles distant. The
oltmate and surroundings are altogether
different and -our boys feol as though they
are going too for from home, and we, as
narents. feel the same way. as In case
Last Days
Our
- Third
of their Illness we could not reach the
boys without the expenditure of a largo
amount of money. Of the 400 students In
attendance at the State Agricultural Col
lege, less than 50 are from east of the
mountains.
"If this prejudice against state aid for
Eastern Oregon enterprises keeps up for
six years more, the result will be state
division, as we ane getting very tired of
the jughandle business all on one side
of the mountains.
"The bill- is now In the hands 'of the
educational committee," Mr. McAHster
said, "and the members of this commit
tee expect to report favorably on it this
week," so the progress thus far has been
very satisfactory, to him.
Tne mining industry will receive a great
deal of attention at the proposed ,seat of
learning which will go by the name of
the State Industrial College. Mining is
now one of the leading occupations of
that portion of the state, Mr. McAHster
averred, and so a chair of mineralogy
will be given a prominent place. He does
not think the amount asked is exces
sive, as the university at Eugene wants
$47,500 this year, and the Corvallls Insti
tution Is receiving many thousands, both
from the state and the general Govern
ment. The industrial college does not ex
pect aid from Uncle Sam for the pres
ent. 'WAY DOWN EAST" TONIGHT
W. A.
Bradr'R Bljc Production at the
- Martin am Theater.
Tho sale of seats for William A. Brady's
" 'Way Down East," -which will be seen
for the first time In this city at the Mar
quam Grand tonight, continuing every
night this week, with a matinee Wednes
day and Saturday at 2:15 P. M., Is the
largest In the history of the theater. Spe
cial excursion rates have been arranged
for the near-by towns, thus affording the
people of the surrounding country an op
portunity of seeing the great production.
The story of the play is simplicity it
self. A young woman who has been
betrayed by means of a mock marriage
finds refuge In the house of an honest old
New Hampshire farmer. Her child is dead
and so are all her hopes In life. Neverthe
less, she wins at once the love of the old
farmer's only son. . The latter is engaged
to be married to his cousin, his father's
pet. Neither of them cares for the other,
and the unhappy waif -who has been taken
into the family circle seems likely to find
a husband and happiness in fact, until a
village busybody reveals her mottled past.
Then the father, with some Justification,
sets his foot down, and turns the girl out
of the house on a Winter's .night. Before
she goes, however, she Is able to denounce
the author of her wrongs, who happens
to be courting the very girl whom the
old farmer is Intent upon marrying to his
.son. This is the climax of the play, and
as the curtain falls the heroine goes out
into the storm pursued by the farmer's
son. The last act brings the farmer to
a full realization of the situation, the un
happy girl Is transformed Into the heart
ily welcomed brlde-tyo-be of the farmer
lad, and her betrayer Is kicked out rather
too 'politely, but none the less thoroughly.
As a whole the story is well told, and
the third act Is rationally developed and
the dramatic climax as strong as one
could ask for. It must be said that the
play alms for wholeomeness and genu
inely human sentiment In Its every line.
Tvro Smlden Deaths.
The Coroner will Investigate the causes
of two sudden deaths In the Whltcchapel
district, today Stephen Burton, a harness-maker.
SO yenrs old. died In a hotel
on North Third street, yesterday, and he
probably succumbed from the effects of
the grippe. Bruce itODertson. 4 years
old, a violin-player around saloons, died,
yesterday, In a North First 6treet lodging-house,
of pneumonia, leaving a widow
and two children indifferently provided
for. He will be burled through the ef
forts of a well-known saloon-keeper.
Do not purge or weaken the bowels, but
act specially on tho liver and bile. yA per
fect liver corrector. Carter's Little Liver
Pills.
Artistic Picture Framing at popular Eyes' tested free of charge by com
prises. petent optician.
Watches cleaned and repaired.
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TODAY
Sacrifice
of
ALL
of all
Materials
and all
of all Kinds
of
Merchandise
Embroidered Mohair Swiss, Queen of 1901 Wash
Fabrics, colored grounds, artistically em
broidered in stripes, figures and flowers
AGAINST SUNDAY FISHING
OREGON AND WASHINGTON MEN
AGREE ON A BILL.
Legislative Committee-From Both,
States Confer Over Fishing Laws
for Columbia River.
A joint committee of Oregon and Wash
ington Legislators met at the Hotel Port
land yesterday to agree on some amend
ments to the fish laws. The Oregon men
were R. D. Hume, Representative of Coos
and Curry, chairman of the Oregon com
mittee; Senator J. N. Williamson, of
Crook, Klamath, Lake and Wasco; Sen
ator T. M. Dlmmlck, of Coos and Curry,
and Representative Talbert, of Clacka
mas. The members from the Washing
ton Legislature were Senator J. G. Meg
ler, of Cowlitz, Wahkiakum and Pacific
Counties, chairman of the joint commit
tee; Senator E. M. Rands, of Clark; Rep
resentatives S. M. Sims, of Cowlitz; W. R.
Williams, of Pacific, and W. B. Starr, of
Wahkiakum. Frank Motter, of oPrtland,
acted as secretary of the Joint commit
tee. No very material changes were de
manded by the Washington men, who all
Phalled from the fishing counties of their
state, and they seemed to be at sea in
regard to what they came for until they
could confer with the Oregon commit
tee. The result of the morning session was
an agreement to recommend a close sea
son from March 1 to April 15, and from
August 15 to September 10, in the Colum
bia River.
In the afternoon, Sunday closing was
discussed. This refers to the prohibition
of salmon fishing on Sundays, or. rather
from Saturday at 6 P. M. until Sunday
at 6 P. M. The exact hours will be agreed
on by telegraph, after the Washington
men have conferred with their colleagues
at Olympla.
A bill was also agreed on to make un
unlawful the fishing for young chlnook,
steelheads or anadramous in the Colum-1
bla River between March 1 and May 1.
These anadramous are a species of sal
mon, less than eight Inches long. The
fishing during spawning season In any
river above Celllo Falls was also con
demned, except for purposes of propaga
tion. Graved or spawning salmon must not
be taken, destroyed or exposed for sale
and a penalty was recommended to
strengthen this provision. The commit
tee adjourned without date at 6 P. M.
Although the meetings were supposed to
be private, several visitors were admit
ted at times during the joint convention.
Fish Commissioners Reed, of Oregon, and
Little, of Washington, called and spoke
of the advantages of hatcheries, from I
which much larger results are expected
In the future than In the past, as the pro
pagating plants have not been In opera
tion long enough to produce their best
effects. John Hahn, of Astoria, Represen
tative of Clatsop County, was present for
awhile, as were also several gentlemen
connected with the fishery business at
Astoria and Kalama. "
"KIDNAPED."
Melodrama "Well Received by
Metropolitan Audience.
Bis
The Muller company, which made its
initial appearance in Portland in "Under
Sealed Orders" earlier In the season, re
turned to the Metropolitan last night and
played "Kidnaped" to an audience that
occupied all the seats and most of the
available standing room. The play is a.
melodrama of the kind that abounds In
heavy villainy, downtrodden virtue and
large-hearted comedians who are always
In the right place at the right time, and
as presented last night, It seemed to
more than satisfy the spectators, who
held their breath while the hero was In
peril, shuddered when murder was done,
and warmly applauded when virtue pre
vailed. A vein of comedy affords relief from an
atmosphere of tragedy that would other
wise be too heavy to breathe, and a
happy ending of the many difficulties in
which the playwright involves the hero
nnd heroine send the audience away in
the best of humor. Throughout the play
-U.-M1 received and the players re-
ceyed enough curtain calls to convince
them that they had made a houseful of
friends.
Ted Griffin, as Louis Rhinegold, the
eccentric German art student whose
friendship for every one who is good
and enmity for all who are evil, make
him the central figure of the drama, was
easy and natural, but his dialect needs a
little brushing up In places. F. D. Mc
Ginn, as Phillip Northcotte. the artist
and hero. Is an earnest, painstaking actor,
and his cause was warmly espoused by
roiiorv. As Antolne Lazette. Frank
DeCamp was a sufficiently rascally vll-
lain and committed a stage murder with-
out 'apparent effort. Michael Mooney was
.uoi Ti-uh nnllwman. Funic Mnr-
dock was acceptable In the dual role of
Annie Blake, .a woman witn a past, ana
Grace Baybrooke, the heroine; Mai "Wells
made a good Irish woman, and Myrtle
Salwyn was a winning Irish girl.
The play was well staged, and many
touches of realism heighten its effect.
Amone the scenes Is the Brooklyrr-Bridge,
Vfa
FIRST SHOWING
of
Spring' 1901
Fabrics
New Embroideries
New Lacds
New Silks
New Dress Goods
New Wash Goods
New Hosiery
New Portieres
New Couch Covers
New Oriental
Draperies,
New Silk Curtaining
New Shirt Waist
Materials
New Flannels
New ColoredShirts
lyd
from which a thrilling leap for life is
made' by the hero.
"Kidnaped" will be the attraction all
the week, with the usual Saturday mat
inee. WAS A FOE TO CRUELTY.
Queen
Victoria's Aid
Societies.
to Humane
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 29. (To the Ed
itor.) In reviewing the extracts In the
Oregonlan of sermons delivered by min
isters in commemoration of the life and
reign of Queen Victoria, I was surprised
to note the absence of words of eulogy
and praise In honor of the Queen's life
long labors In behalf of humane educa
tion, and the protection of, brute creatures
and defenseless children. The history of
England and the famous results achieved
through the personal efforts of the Queen
and members of the royal family In the
prevention of cruelty to all living creat
ures, would be sadly Incomplete and dis
grace that great nation, were the splendid
achievements and annals of their humane
work blotted from human remembrance
and history's page.
The sermons to which I refer were
like unto the play of Hamlet, with Ham
let left out. Therefore I ask the privi
lege of supplying In brief a few im
portant facts pertaining to the most
conspicuous and beneficial event during
Victoria's reign.
Two years before the Queen ascended
the throne of England, Her Majesty be
came a patron of the Society for the
Prevention "of Cruelty to Animals, and
three years thereafter directed the pre
fix of "royal" to Its name. The fore
sight and goodness of the Queen In grant
ing such countenance strengthened the
society by enlisting the confidence of the
nation and encouraging the pioneers of
the cause. And It is Important to re
member that every law upon the statute
books for the protection of helpless sub
jects of the crown, has been passed dur
ing the reign of Queen Victoria. They
include protection to children In factories.
In mines, brickyards, on canals, and In
agricultural gangs; children of paupers,
apprentices on the high seas, street beg
gars, child acrobats, and children In other
dangerous occupations, children ill treated
and starved In the house of the drunk
ard, of the idle, the vicious, and the
tyrannical parent or guardian.
Could we bring to the sympathetic
Imagination a picture of the conditions
under which children and brute creatures
lived in the year 1887 when Victoria as
cended the throne, and the present con
ditions, the result of the contrast would
be mingled incredulity, amazement, and
thankfulness, such as no other contrast
of the reign could -Inspire. The mad de
mand of factories for child labor di
vested owners and foremen of almost
every trace of humanity. Children had
their market value, and were literally
bought and sold. Little more than babies
were eagerly welcomed. Frail, sick and
dying ones were urged to their tasks.
The general dependence of childhood upon
"parentage, the Inevitable effect upon Its
plastic nature of moral example, and
even of deliberate evil training, were
by the law ignored. In the criminal code
a child wis a diminutive adult, and was
sent with the adult to prison, to the
convictsettlement, and even to the gal
lows. Justice weighed an action In the
balances, bllndfqlded to the fact that II
was a child who awaited Its verdict.
For thousands of children of all ages,
there was no provision but the roadside,
the cart shed, and the begged crust, save
the lock-up provided for rogues and
vagabonds.
Such" was the Inarticulate cry of the
countless child-victims of trade, of law,
and of vice when the young Queen as
cended the throne. The gulf between
the legal conditions of child life in Eng
land in 1837 and to the time of enact
ment of laws for the protection of chil
dren, has no parallel In any other 60
years of their history; nor has It a par
allel In any other period of the history
of the" world. Humane work under the
patr6nage of the late Queen and the royal
family has extended Its Influence over
the greater part of Europe, Asia and
Islands of the sea. The Royal Society of
England offered the first prizes for com
positions In school on kindness to ani
mals, which custom continues to the
present time. The prize-giving takes place
annually at the Crystal Palace, and is
conducted by members of the Queen's
family, and during former years the
prizes and certificates were distributed
i In part by the Queen's own hand. It
was while passing through England that
Henry Bergh caught the inspiration
which led him to -devote his life to bet-
I terlng the conditions of defenseless crea
tures, and through this one great man
I meeting the Earl of Harrowby, who was
then, president of the Royal Society, there
J came to be established In America a work
' of mercy which has extended throughout i
J every state and territory within our do
main. And the humane educational sen
timent which Is the outgrowth of these
organisations is -surely and permanently
I laying the foundations for a getter gov-
ernment In the "home. In the school and
throughout our country,
I In view of these brief outlines touching
! th sublect. does It not seem strantre that
j the entire ministry of Portland should
have omitted so Important a part as that
so earnestly and successfully enacted by
i the Queen during more than 60 years of
kher unparalleled reign?
W. T..SHANAHAN,
Corresponding Secretary -Oregon Humane
Society.
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ADVANCE STYLES OF SPRING SUITS READY SEE FIFTH -STREET WINDOW DISPLAY
$ SOILED PIECES OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR AT VERY LOW PRICES
RUMMAGE SALE 1
Ready this morning', at ridiculously low prices, all remnants, odd sizes and broken lines
of merchandise resulting- from the greatest January Sale In our history. A hundred
opportunities to practice economy are presented at every turn. Here's a partial list:
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Remnants of Table Linens, Silks,
Dress Goods, Velvets, Flannels,
Cottons, Curtains, Muslins,
Carpets.
Broken lines of Ladies', Men's and
Children's Shoes.
. MEIER & FRANK COMPANY m
OBSERVED ANNIVERSARY
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS
CELEBRATE.
First Church Listens to a Sermon by"
Dr. Dalton Christian Endenvor-
ers Hpld Evening Services.
The ninety-first anniversary of the
founding of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church and the twentieth anniversary of
the founding of the Young People's So
ciety of Christian Endeavor were ob
served yesterday at the First Cumber
land Presbyterian Church, East Twelfth
and Taylor streets. At the morning
service Dr. Dalton gave a sermon de
voted to the origin and doctrine of that
branch of the Presbyterian church. He
explained that in 1810 the church gener
ally was imbued with Infidelity, and that
the Cumberland branch was started on a
broad Christian basis, setting forth that
salvation was free to all and atonement
within the reach o'f all who repented of
their sins. It cast aside the doctrine of
predestination and opened Its doors to all
who sought salvation. Dr. Dalton said
that on this rock the Cumberland Pres
byterian c'lurch had been buit, and It
had gone forward successfully In the
salvation of" men. It now numbered over
200,000 members. It had founded schools
and colleges, and had become a great
power for good.
In the evening the young people's serv
ices were held and a large audience wa
present to enjoy the programme. After
the opening music,. Miss Bella Sharp gave
a recitation, which was followed by a
duet, "Hope Beyond," by Mrs. W. D.
Deaver and C. A. Walker. Mr. Anderson
redd a paper, "Christian Endeavor a
Means of Solrltual Development." Mrs.
J. M. C. Miller sung "The Gift," with
excellent voice. Miss Peel read a paper,
"?he 'Story of World-Wide Christian En
deavor," which was followed by an ad
dress, "The Christian Endeavor Society
a Missionary Agency," by Dr. Dalton.
The papers and the address were ex
planatory qf the work of the organiza
tion. Miss Kllppel gave a fine 6olo, "Cat
vary," and the programme closed with
the benediction.
Alblnn. Street Improvements.
Some extensive street Improvements n
Alblna are under contemplation for the
present year, which will be even In ad
vance of what was accomplished last
year. It Is proposed to Improve all the
streets between Goldsmith and the river,
if Tin.cible. including Goldsmith and ex
cluding Alblna avenue. These streets are
all important and Include Railroad
and Lorlng and the Intersecting street?,
all of which are in a bad condition. On
them large enterprises have located, be
sides th" lead to the approach of the
Alblna ferry.
In Upper Alblna the Improvement of
Vancouver avenue between Russell and
McMillan street Is considered assured,
as the petition lacked only 400 feet of
enough property to carry it a few days
ago. An attempt will be made to get
Vancouver avenue improved north to
the Portland boulevard. The avenue was
widened v to SO feet between Russell and
Stanton streets and Improved ,a few
years ago, and now it is proposed to get
it widened from Stanton north to Port
land boulevard, thus making a fine high
way through that part of the city and
connecting with the Vancouver bridge.
At present Vancouver avenue is a county
road, but the county has done nothing
with it south from the Portland boule
vard and would be perfectly willing that
It should be made a street and be re
lieved of It. As Williams avenue will be
taken up with a double track shortly, It
Is regarded as all the more necessary
that Vancouver avenue should be Im
proved as soon as possible.
The new owners of that part of the
Hogue-Catlln tract between Williams and
Vancouver avenues, have already com
menced clearing and grading It. The
four streets extending through the tract
are 'Ho be opened and graded, which will
be of large advantage. It Is understood
the owners are trying to get possession
of the east half of this same tract, and
If they succeed" It will also be cleared,
graded, and the streets through it
opened.
Will Raise $5000.
Steps have been taken' to raise $5000 for
the reconstruction of the Third Presby
terian Church, East Ninth and tOak
streets. At a meeting of the session of
the church last week $1000 was quick".?
raised, this sum being subscribed by
about five men, one of whom put down
$500 opposite his name. Dr. McLean, the
pastor, -expressed himself encouraged over
this beginning, and thinks the whole
amount will be raised without any great
trouble. It Is desired to get enough
money at the start to cover all expenses,
direct and -Incidental. After the building
has been reconstructed modernized it
will have to be provided with appropriate
furniture, which will, take probably $1000.
Plans for a handsome edifice have been
prepared, which have met tne approval
of the pastor and members of the session
It means the complete reconstruction of
the present building, enlarging it so it
will accommodate from 500 to 700. people,
and making, it to conform to modem
architecture. Growth in membership and
surrounding Improvements have Induced
the church to take these steps for re
modeling the edifice.
Pnlillc Installation.
Pleasant Home Tent, of Maccabees, had
a public installation of officers In the
G. A. R. Hail, Pleasant Home, a few
evenings ago. The following officers were
.iio. commander. Charles Shaver;
r record keeper. James Hall; chaplain.
Frank Sellman; sergeant. D. u. jacjc;
master-at-arms, Carlos Moke; first mas
ter of guard, L. F. Vessleri second mas
ter of the guard, J. W. Glazbrook; scn
tinoi -Wnitpr Snlers: picket. J. N. Camp
bell. ' After the , officers were installed
Song, Orland and May Zeek: reading,
Carlos Moke; song, L. P. Tessler; recl-
ctgC.
Soiled and broken lines of Muslin
Underwear.
Odd sizes in Kid Gloves.
Odd pairs of Lace Curtains.
Remnants of Laces, RibbonsTrim
mings, Cottons, etc., etc.
tatton, J. W. Gool; song, J. W. Glazbrook;
reading, D. D. Jacks; song, Katie and
Lqutle Maxwell; recitation. "School
B)ard," Mrs. Featherstone; song, Frank
Sellman. Then came the banquet. In
vited guests repaired to the dining hall,
where a fine supper was served.
Chnmplon Cake Baker.
At Pleasant Home, in the Powell Val
ley, they have the finest cake baker, and
the baker Is a man L. F. Vessler. At a
recent entertainment given at the G. A.
R. Hall at that place, where there were
fine "cakes supplied by the women of that
neighborhood,' Mr. Vessler took the pre
mium for baking the .finest and best
cake that was displayed at the banquet.
Mr. Vessler bears his honors with be
coming modesty, and remarked that the
cake he placed on exhibition at the ban
quet was nothing extra, but only one he
turned out when he had nothing par
ticular to do. Some time, he says, he
will bake a cake that is a cake. The
women of tho neighborhood are very
envious of Mr. Vessler. They say he
was real mean to compete with them,
and they half believe that he bought
It somewhere, anyway.
East Side Notes.
A. Markland, a prominent resident of
Lower Alblna, who has been confined to
his rooms In the McKay building for the
past four weeks as the result of an ac
cident at the Montgomery dock, has so
far recovered as to be able to be about
the bu'ldlng.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Kerns,
pioneer of 1852, was held at her home
at Woodstock yesterday forenoon, and
the services were conducted by Rev.
Plympton Kelly. At the close of the
services the remains were conveyed to
Multnomah Cemetery. Many friends were
present.
H. H. Hlldreth, editor of the Alaskan,
published at Sitka, Alaska, spent a few
days on the East Side last week, and
started back Saturday evening. He has
spent four years in Alaska, and thinks
the wonders and extent of mineral re
sources of that country are but little
understood.
Rev. W. O. Forbes, pastor of the
Forbes Presbyterian Church, Upper, Al
blna, has returned from Moscow, Idaho,
where he spent two weeks assisting Rev.
D. O. Ghormley in a series of special
meetings. Mr. Forbes occupied his pulpit
yesterday morning and evening.
CATTLE HELD TOO HIGH.
Railroad Man Thinks There Will Be
a Light Movement Eastward.
The movement of Oregon livestock East
ward this year will be light, according to
present prospects, in the opinion of J.
W. Searles, general livestock agent of
the Great Northern Railway, who was
at the Imperial yesterday. Mr. Searles
had just returned from an extended trip
through the southeastern portion of the
United States, where he found the range
countries In excellent shape, and stock of
all kinds In good condition.
He says, however, that cattle and sheep
are being held too high In Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho. "Our Montana
range men have in the past placed large
sums of money in Oregon and Washing
ton for cattlo to put on their ranges,"
he said, "but the excessive prices of the
past two years have caused them to look
elsewhere for their supply.
"Some of them last year purchased
yearlings and 2-year-old steers from the
best bred herds of the Panhandle country
In Texas' and laid them down on their
Montana pastures from $1 to $3 cheaper
than they could be purchased f. o. b. cars
In Oregon, and I have every reason to
believe that Texas cattle will this year
sell lower than they did last. Maracts aid
conditions generally justify this predic
tion. ,
"You ' certainly have a. great breeding
country west of the Rocky Mountains.
Your cattle have good bone" and frames
and In most localities they are well bred,
but the Panhandle country of Texas Is
also a good breeding country, and their
cattle can now be put into Montana near
ly as conveniently as those ot Oregon.
"The cow men of the Panhandle have
spent worlds of monoy In developing fine
strains of cattle. Colonel EJlaughter of
Dallas. Texas, has paid as high as $5000
for one bull. The steers of Texas are fine
animals, and will, as a rule, weigh as
much, matured, as cattle" will from Ore
gon. Taking these facts Into considera
tion,, the situation In the feeding states,
and the prices at which cattle are held,
mt lipre. you can see why I anticipate
a light movement In Oregon cattle toward
the East this year.
"As to sheep, t don't think the present
wool market and conditions generally
warrant any one In anticipating a con
tinuation of the prices you have had on
such stock for the past two years
Mr. Searles will probably remain In Port
land two or three days, as he enjoys tne
change of climate from the raw and cold
of Montana to the warm and pleasant
days of Portland. He says he always
stays here as long as he can.
To Test Cigar Card-Machines.
Cigar dealers sajrthat In the pear fu
ture an effort .will be made" to test the
legality of the police assertion that card
machines are gambling devices. '' card
machine will probably be displayed In a
Washington street store, so that the case
may be taken into court for a decision.
Those interested in the deal decline to
talk about It at present.
Star Route Free Delivery.
BRUCE, Or.. Feb. 2. (To the Editor.)
Noticing inquiry of P. D. Newell In re
gard to rural mall delivery, will say the
star route recently esiaousnea irom cor
vallls to Monroe has star route free de
livery, and I am of the opinion that all
star rotes when let In future will have
free service. - LUCINDA- NORWOOD,
Postmistress,
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
B sure ana ue inai oiu uu ,yu.u uj,
Mrf. Wlnslow -Soothing: Syrup, itot chlldrenf
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allays all pain, cures wind colic and dJarrboga.
ADDS6 PER CENT INTEREST
BILL TO TAKE PLACE OF BAN
CROFT BONDING ACT.
Representative Ilolcomb's Measure
to,.Rclieve the City, nnd Pat
Interest Charges on Property.
House bill No. 54, by Representative
Holcomb, to take the place of the Ban
croft bonding act for the payment of
street improvements and sewers In 10
yearly Installments, provides for the
payment of Interest at 6 per cent oy
the property-owners. This corrects tho
omission In the former "law which failed
to charge up Interest against the property-owners,
and the City of Portland
has consequently had to pay a large
amount of interest on improvement bonds,
about $50,000. and Is still doing so. This
Interest will increase In the future be
cause recently a large number of per
sons have Improved streets In front of
their property, .in order to take advant
age of the 10 years' Installment plan of
paying for the -work-, and discreetly al
lowing the city to pay the Interest for
them.
The new law proposed by Mr. HolcumT
will probably meet the emergency, an J
permit street and sewer improvements to
be made In future on the Installment
plan, without the city being "responsible
for the liquidation of the Interest, but
it will not relieve the city of the pay
ment of the interest already saddled upon
It under the Bancroft act.
The new bill states that the sum. of tho
Improvement must be $50 or more, and
not $25, as before.
Some of the sections of the new . bill
relating to the payment of interest and
other matters are as follows:
Said application shall contain a provision
that the said applicant and property-owner
agrees to pay Fa Id assessment In 10 annual In
stallments, with Interest at the rata of 6 pT
cent per annum, on all of said assessment
which has not been paid. Said application
shall also contain a statement by lots or blocks
or other convenient description of the property
ot the applicant assessed tor such lmproe
ment or sewer. No application as aforesaid
shall be received and filed by the Auditor,
Clerk or other officer. If the amoun. of such
assessment, with any previous assessments for
street Improvements or sewers, assessed,
against the same property and remaining un
paid shall equal or exceed 50 per cent of the
valuation of said property, as shown by tho
last tax-roll of the county In which it Is sit
uated. After the expiration of the time for filing'
applications for the payment of assessments
for lmpro ement of streets, or laying of sewera
by Installments, as provided In section 1 of
this act, the Auditor. Clerk or other officer
shall enter In a docket kept for that purpose,
under separate heads for each street or sewer
by name or number, a description of each lot
or parcel of land or other property against
which such assessment 1j made, or which bears!
or is chargeable for the cost of such Improve
ment or sewer, with the name of owner and
the amount of such unpaid assessment. Such
docket shall stand thereafter as a lien docket
as for taxes assessed, and levied In favor
of such city, and tor the amounts of suih
unpaid assessments. 7at the rate of 0 per cent
per annum, against each such lot or parcel
of Iajid or other property, until such assess
ments and interest are paid In the manner
hereinafter provided, and all unpaid assess
ments and Interest shall be and remain a
lien on such lot or parcel of land or other
property respectively In favor of each city,
and such liens shall have priority over all
other liens and Incumbrances whatsoever.
That thereafter there shall be due and pay
able annually for 10 successive years to tho
Treasurer of such city, by the owner of each
lot or parcel of land assessed for the Improve
ment of any street, or the laying of any sewer,
whose application to pay the cost ot such. Im
provement or sewer by Installments has been
filed as provided In section 1 of this act. 10
per1 cent of the cost of auch Improvement or
sewer, assessed against the property of such
owner as appears by the bond Hen docket de
scribed In section 3 of this act, with tho
amount of one j ear's Interest at 0 per cent per
annum on unpaid assessments or Installments.
The first payment aforesaid shall be due and
payable at the expiration of one year from tha
date ot said assessment In the bond lien dock
et, and subsequent payments at the expiration
of each year thereafter. Should such owner
or owners neglect or refuse to pay the sum
or sums aforesaid, as the same shall becomo
due and payable, for a period of 2Q days, then
the same shall be collected In the same man
ner and with the same penalties as delinquent
street or sewer assessments are collected in
-such city.
The act applies to all cities having a
population of 2500 or more.
Other sections of the act provide for
the sale of bonds, etc., as in the Ban
croft bill.
In the second section above quoted the
words "and Interest" are omitted, doubt
less unintentionally.
ALL BUY SMITH PREMIER
TYPEWRITERS.
The following well-known firms pur
chased from L. & M. Alexander & Ca, 243
Stark street, during the month of Janu
ary just passed, new Smith Premiers:
Portland Seed Company, Bannock Ab
stract Company (fcur), Pomeroy Lumber
ing Company. W. C. Noon Bag Company,
George Clark, Hon. S. B. Huston, A. J.
Churchill, E. .O. Spoon, William Darch,
Lowenber Going & Co., Inland Empire
Real Estate & Investment Company,
Charles O. Partwood, Austin Craig, Moody
& Long (two), James H. Driscoll. F.
S. Bramwell, E. J. Bo wen & Co.
Kelley-Clarke Company, Flelschner,Mayer
& Co. (two), H. S. Reed, State of Idaho
(three)!, Saltation Army, Way's Business
College Stewart H. Davis, Bank of Com
merce, Boise; J. D. Hamilton and Castlo
Rock Bank.
Chinaman in the Toils.
Sam Cocblan, a Chinaman, got Into an
altercation last night with a Chinese
woman on Second street near Pine, and
was arrested, charged with assaulting her.
.He was subsequently released. ,b$ hla
friends depositing .$50 ball for hid ap
pearance at court.