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THE MOT?NPN Y)REGONTSN. FRTDATT; HIAY" 3,1901.
FAVORS BRAZEE TRACT
..BOARD OF TRADE WANTS DRY
SOCK LOCATED TflERE.
Becommendi Ex cl naive Ue of Ore
gon Material In Con
b traction.
The directors of the Board of Trade,
at their weekly meeting yesterday after
noon, formulated and ordered transmitted
-a xeply to the request of the Port of
Portland Commission for suggestions rel
ative to the location of and material to
be used In the proposed new drydock. The
"reply of the directors was based on a re
port of a special committee, of which
Prancls L ilcKenna and P. L. Willis were
the leading members, and which made a
somewhat exhaustive Investigation Into
the subject.
The board recommended that the dock
be located on the Brazee tract, about
one-half mile this side of St Johns. This
tract has a water front of 1400 feet, ana
is valued at about $500 per acre. The
owners will sell any quantity Which the
Commission may desire to purchase.
The board, In its reply, laid special
stress upon the fact that, in its -opinion,
the drydoek; which It has already de
termined shall be a "floating- one, should
be located below all the bridges In the
"Willamette. The most urgent reason for
this, aside from -the one of convenience,
is pointed out to be that In case of a
freshet, a dock above the bridges Is like
ly to break loose and Injure the bridges.
IJlscussIng the question of location fur
ther, the "board took the position that
the location of the dock with a special
view to the nearness of any Iron works
was Immaterial. It was stated that the
interest upon the purchase price of a lo
cation near an Iron works would at least
offset and probably exceed any .saving
that -would result as a consequence of
such a location.
In reply to the request for suggestions
relative to materials the board recom
mended the construction of a wooden
drydock and the utilizing -of Oregon
products .entirely tn ihei construction. The
reply will probably be transmitted -tothe
Port df Portland Commission today.
P. I. "Willis offered a resolution which
was adopted, thanking the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation Company .for estab
lishing a direct line of steamers between
Portland and the Orient. The resolution
declared that the establishment ofcthe line
was a further indication of the fact that
the .company considers Its Interests Iden
tical with those of Portland, and con
cluded by recommending to Portland busi
ness men and merchants, particularly
those Interested in the Oriental trade, that
they do all In their power to make- the
steamer line a success.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of the late Xi. B. Cox, the flrst president
of the Board of Trade, were adopted and
ordered spread on the minutes.
EAST-SIDE NEWS.
Movement to Establish Stockyards
North of Montavllla.
Secretary De "Veny, of the Montavllla
Sub-Board of Trade, says he expects to
report something definite at the meeting
of the board this evening concerning, the
sidetrack asked from the O. R. & N.
Co.'s main line. He has been pressing
the matter on the attention of the rail
road officials for some time. If thte side
track can be secured it will probably lead
to the establishment of stockyards north
of Montavllla. A resident of Montavllla,
who has had experience In stockyards,
is figuring on starting such an enterprise.
Several years ago the plans -had all been
made to establish them on a 20-acre
tract near the 0. R. & N. Co.'s line, and
a sidetrack was surveyed, but the project
fell through owing to the death of one
of the partners. The place is considered
ideal for the purpose. It would help
Montavilla very much. Being entirely out
side the city and yet on the railway no
objections would he raised from any source
against the yards. The Montavllla. Sub
Board Of Trade hopes it can get. the
sidetrack; and then the stockyards.
Greslinxn's New Schoolhonse.
Mr. lienry Tore, an architect of Port
land, was In Gresham the flrst of the
"week, submitting plans and specifications
for the new schoolhouse to be built in
Gresham this Summer. Bids are now ad
vertised for the 15th of May. and all pre
parations are being pushed for its erec
tion. Material will be placed on the
ground immediately after the contracts
are let, and building operations will begin
as soon as school closes, June 7. On
Mai' 15th the old schoolhouse will be
sold, and moved off the grounds. The
new building will be placed a little back
of the present structure, and is to be
a neat two-story frame, containing four
Tooms, two upstairs and two down, with j
a concrete cellar, all well lighted with
deep window lights. Iloom will be left
for an annex, when deemed necessary,
and the whole -nil! be heated with a fur
nace and fitted with modern conveniences.
"With money obtained from the sale of
the schoolhouse and taxes of the past
year, the treasury admits of adding all
the appliances and conveniences neces
sary. "With the grounds beautified, the
"building will be a big improvement to
Gresham. The following are the teachers
engaged "for the -next year: Professor
Andorson. principal; Miss Hattle Pierce,
intermediate and Mrs. C. Anderson, pri
mary. At the Boatyard.
At the Johnston boatyard, East "Water
and East Clay streets, the frame for
the hull for the new sternwheeler for the
Shaver Transportation Company is nearly
finished. The knees are very heavy and
the hull will be constructed substantially.
She is 160 feet long, 31 wide, and 7 feet
depth, and will be provided with power
ful engines. The hull extends nearly
the full width of the boatyard.
The keel. for a stanchly-bullt gasoline
launch will be laid at the south end of
the yard at once. It is for P. M. "War
ren, canneryman. and will be 54 feet long,
10 wide and 4 deep. The knes will be
of oak and steam bent.
"Work on a steam propeller will be start
ed In this yard shortly for the Columbia
Mills, to be run between Deep River and
Astoria. She will be 75 feet long. It
feet wide and 5 feet hold.
Evnnprelicnl Conference.
Bishop S. C. Breyfogel, of the Evangeli
cal Association, arrived last evening and
is the guest of Rev. J. E. Smith. East
Sixth and East Yamhill streets. He will
open the eighteenth annual Oregon con
ference this morning at 9 o'clock in the
First Evangelical Church. East Sixth and
East Market streets. Yesterday forenoon
the Sunday School and Tract Society met,
and in the afternoon the Missionary So
ciety, both being conference auxiliaries.
The reports showed that excellent work
had been done under their supervision
during- the year.
tt Potofflce Bulldlnpr.
A new building is under construction at
Montavllla for the postofilce, on the Base
Line road, a short distance from the
end of the electric railway. The mailbox,
authorized by the department, has been
received and placed at the end of the
electric railway for the accommodation of
the public Mail may be deposited In this
box at the same time as at the postoffice.
A' number ot cottages are under construc
tion east of Mount Tabor, north and south
of the Base Line road, and the entire dis
trict is on the uplift.
German Lutheran Conference.
The annual conference of the German
Lutheran churches of the Synodlcal Dis
trict of Oregon, "Washington and Idaho,
of the great Synod of Missouri opened
yesterday morning in Trinity Lutheran,
Church, Sellwood street and "Williams
avenue. Rev. H. C. Paul, president .of
the district, from Spokane, presided.
Rev. F. Pleper, president of the Synod
of Missouri, is also attending the con
ference. He preached "Wednesday night.
Yesterday forenoon the conference heard
reports and transacted business, and in
the afternoon doctrinal questions- were
discussed. The sessions of the confer
ence will continue till Tuesday inclusive.
There are 2S ministers in attendance. This
synod Is part of the largest German Lu
theran synod In the United States. It
alone has 1731 ministers -in this country.
East Side Notes.
Tom Parrott, formerly well known In
Portland as a member and pitcher of the
Willaxnettes, and afterwards of the Port
land Baseball Club, will play with the
Nashville. Tenn., club this year.
The family of Rev. H. L,. Pratt, new
pastor of the First United Evangelical
Church, arriyed from Salem yesterday,
and have occupied the manse on the cor
ner of East Tenth and Sherman streets.
Andrew Qulst, living at the corner of
East Twelfth and East Stark streets. Is
confined to "his home with a serious stroke
of paralysis, sustained several days ago.
The stroke has affected his right side,
rendering him almost helpless.
I Dr. Wise has remove" to rooms 211. 212
ana zls, xne waning, cor. io. ana wasn.
SEVEN DEVILS RAILROAD.
Kerr Capitol Introduced and Road to
Be. Pushed!
A. T. Merrltt, who has been prominent
In building the "Pin" Tailroad from
"Welser to Council, Idaho, is at the Per
kins. He has recently sold his Interest
in the road to Iewls A. Hall, who will
proceed to complete the line from Coun
cil to Decorah and Blue Jacket copper
mines at the Seven Devils, 45 miles fur
ther. This will make a total of 105 miles.
of line between "Welser and the Seven
Devils. He thinks the terminus of the
Pacific, Idaho & Northern Railway will
remain at the mines for a few years,
though its ultimate destination is a con
nection with some of the trans-continental
lines to the north.
Mr. Merrltt looks for lively times in
that region from now on, as the man
to whom he sold out has ample capital to
build the railroad, develop the copper
mines and erect at smelter. The site of
this latter enterprise is 10 miles above
Welser, where Mr. Hall has purchased a
600-acre tract. The capacity of the smel
ter will -be 150 tons a day and-It will be
all ready or work by the time the road
is finished to the ore bins at Seven
Devils.
"That portlorrof Idaho will not only be
developed by the building of this road,"
Mr. Merrltt said, "but the Eastern por
tion of Oregon and "Washington will also
find an outlet for ranch. of its ore, wool,
cattle, sheep, horses and grain. The
whole region is wealthy In livestock and
although somewhat rugged as a general
rule, many fine farms may be found In
the narrow valleys. The lack of railroad
facilities has kept that country back, but
its period of isolation is now nearly at
an end." -
COLLECTOR IVEY HERE.
He Is Going Bock to Official Duties
' at Sitka,
J. "W. Ivey, Collector of Customs for
Alaska, is at the Imperial. He has just
returned from an official visit to "Wash
ington City, and expects to leave for
his headquarters at Sitka In a few days.
He thinks the importance of that terri
tory Is little realized by the people ot
the United States.' "Its great wealth ot
mines, timber and fisheries," he said,
"will not dawn on the minds of the .peo
ple at home until yearsjof development
make'lt apparent. The proposed railroad
from Values, over the mountains to the
Yukon "Valley, will make an ail-American
route into the richest mineral region or
the world. I look for the completion of
this .line at an early day." ' -
Customs receipts at the various ports
of entry show a steady' gain, although
most of the Imports are from American
ports. The principal article upon which
"duty Is collected is coal, which comes
mostly from Canadian points, "though Mr.
Ivey could not explain why. The Tread
well -and other gold mines on the Alaskan
Coast use a great deal of coal, upon
which the duty is 67 cents a ton.
Mr. Ivey has acquired an Interest In
several valuable copper properties along
Prince William Sound, and the develop
ment of these Jn the near future, he
feels confident, will bring that region Into
prominence as a copper as well as a gold
producer. His busy season In the customs-collecting
line will begin In a few
weeks, on the opening of navigation In
the lar north.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Marriage Licenses.
Martin Slegnor, 29, Eva Powell. 21.
J. J "Werfel, 34, Dora Peters, 27.
Bnlldingr Permits.
J. F. Davis, alterations to house, East
Morrison, southwest corner East Four
teenth: $2500.
,M. Corrlgan, repairs to house, Colum
bia street, between Fifteenth and Six
teenth; $S0O.
Birth RetnriM.
April 18 Girl, to wife of Thaddeue
"West, 3S4 Marguerite avenue.
April li Boy. to wife of Charles D.
Houseworth, 307 East Twelfth.
April 15 Boy, to wife of J. S McElvam,
SD9J,Eafcl; Alder street.
April rlSBoy, to wife of Lee Williams,
774 Maryland avenue.
April 16 Boy, to wife of O. M. Smith,
703 Irving street.
Death Returns.
May 1 Child of "W. R. Hudson, 19 days,
St. Vincent's Hospital; enteritis.
Contatrlonx Disease.
Child of Mr. Mouldy, "Water street,
"West Shore building; typhoid fever.
Josephine and Marguerite Burnett, 34S
Benton street: scarlet fever.
Elizabeth Hughes, 772 Montana avenue;
typhoid fever.
Vital Statistics for April.
The records of the Health Commission
er's office show that the number of deaths
reported In the city during the month of
April was 91. The remains of 21 persons
were brought here for burial. Total
number of contagious diseases reported
during the 'month, 153, as follows: Mea
sles, 112; scarlet fever, 17; diphtheria, 12;
smallpox, 9; typhoid fever, 3.
Real Estate Transfer.
Orin Able to Mary A. Bonser, N. 10
acres, SE. H, of NE. of section 25,
T3N..H.2 W., Mayl J 100
R. Jvixon, receiver, to ii. E. Noble,
undivided one-half block 14, North
Portland, April 10 l
R. I. Eckerson and wife to Andrew
Frederickson. lot 12. block 15.
Cloverdale Extension Jso. 2, April 9.. 47
John Barrett and wife to A. G. Bach
rodt. lots L 2. 3. 4. 5. 20, 2L 22, 23 and
24, block 4, Barrett's Addition, lay 2 500
H. H. O'Relllj and wife to Lulu G.
Campion, lot 6, block 12, John Ir-
vlngs First Addition, Mayl 2350
F. G. Carlton and wife to Aaron Fox,
lots 1 and 3, block 24, First Ad- -
ditlon to Troutdale. April 24 100
Ella J. Shane and "W. H. Shane to
Josle V. Allison, lots 1 and 2. block
5; lots 3 and 4, block 6, North Vale
Addition. May 1 200
George H. "Wicke et ux. to Ursula
Yager, north 25 feet of east 75 feet
lot 4, block 272, Portland, April 23.... 725
A. J. Lllburn et ux. to A. C. Thomson
and Lucy M. Thomson, lot 4, block
7, "Woodlawn, April 27 1100
Hawthorne estate to Bertha A. Van
derhoof. west half lots 1 and 2,
block 295. Hawthorne Park. April 30.. 1100
Henry "Witt and wife to James L.
Carswell, lots 17 and 18, block 14,
Southern Portland, April 30 500
Louis T. "Wlemura to Hans Larson,
lots 6, 7 and S, block 4, Larson's Ad
dition, except 10-foot strip. May 1.... 2
John Beck et ux. to "William B.
Streeter. trustee, lots 1, 2 and 3,
block IS, "Willamette. April 27..... v. 150
Pacific Coast Abstract Guaranty & -Trust
Co., A. B. Manley secy.? W. Y. Masters
atty. Abstracts, trusts, title insurance,
loans. 204-5-6-7 Faillne bide.. 3d and Wash.
RACED FROM YOKOHAMA
REMARKABLY CLOSE SAILING
THREE GERMAN SHIPS.
OF
Tvro of Them Made Almost a. Dead
Heat Over a 4000-Mile Course
Shipping Is Quiet atTacoma.'
A rattling three-cornered race across
the Pacific Ocean between a trio of big
German sailing vessels ended at' Astoria
yesterday with a very close finish, two
of the vessels sailing almost a dead
heat over the 4000-mile course. The con;
testants in the long ocean race were
the - four-masted harks Magdalene and
Alsterschwan, and the' three-masted ship'
Najade. The two big fellows sailed from
Yokohama March 30, andr ' accordingly,
covered the distance In 33 days. The
Najade sailed from the samevport April
1, and has beat the others by a margin
of two days. The two four-masters were
Brltisff-bullt craft, formerly sailing under
the names of Trade Winds and Alcedo.
The Najade is a German-built vessel, and
according to the German contingent" on
Portland front. Jt is to this fact that
her victorious passage Is due.
All three of the vessels are under char-
"ter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co., and their
arrival gives the German, flag a decide
prestige in the fleet in port, six out of
10 vessels now in the river for grain
loading flying the German flag. The pas
sages made by these ships are not record
breakers, as the route was covered' by
the Selkirkshire in 22 days, but the time
made- is better than the average and is
exceptionally good for this season of the
year. The arrival of this fleet cleans up
about everything that Is due -at this port,
although the VImerla. Cypromene and H.
Hackfleld will be along In 10 days or two
weeks.
"WHERE "WHEAT IS SCARCE.
Single Ship Is Unable to Sccare a
Cargo at Tacoma Without Shifting.
"With over fifteen large cargoes of
wheat on therdocks In this city, It seems
strange to read of -a port where a ship
must move all over the harbor for part
of a cargo of wheat, and then go to an
other city to secure the remainder. Ta
coma seems to be 'in this" predicament,
however, and the News of that city In
discussing the matter, says:
"The four-masted British bark' Lynton,
Captain James; completed her Jntake at
cxuvdiur x ul iiuuu Luuay uuu tx tug wao
ordered" to take her to 'the warehouses
for the purpose -of finishing her cargo.
The stock of wheat so"1 plentiful 'during
the "Winter months Is rapidly dwindling,
and for a vessel of the Lynton's size to
secure her full complement it becomes
necessary to move hither and thither.
This afternoon the big ship was 'towed
to the BalfoUr dock for additional wheat,
similar to that already loaded. Tomor
row further shifting will be necessary,
and although' it is not yet definitely de
cided, it Is almost certain that the Lyn
ton, following the recent precedent of
the two China Mutual steamers and the
Sierra Cordova, will take the final few
hundred tons of her cargo at Seattle.
Should thls.be found necessary, the ex
ports of Seattle will be credited with
another "3000" tons of "wheat loaded from
Tacoma warehouses."
MORGAN SHD?PING DEAL.
Other Lines "Willing: to Sell Their
Holdings at Same Figures.
NEW YORK, May 2. There is a good
deal of inflammatory rhetoric in a por
tion of 'the English press on .the subject
of J. Plerpont Morgan's raids on Eng
lish shlpplng.says "the London--correspondent
of the Tribune but It would- be" fool
ish for Americans to decelye themselves
respecting the real judgment of the shlp-
Dlnjr interests in Enrrland. It Is an open
secret that American competition-In ocean
freights is not 'feared when r syndicate
steel Interests buy fleets which can be
sailed under a foreign.-flag alqne, but
only when It threatens .to'r cheapen con
struction of ships arid create a 'genuine
commercial marine "under ' the American
flag. " "
As facts stand, the Leyland Line has
made a good bargain with Mr. Morgan
and cleared a handsome profit. Other
lines are -willing to sell out on similar
terms, and the shipyards of the North of
England, the Thames and Scotland would
be fully employed in replacing Inferior
with superior .fleets. - English agitation
over the operations of the syndicate Is
fictitious. If Mr. Morgan goes Into busi
ness as a shlpbroker on a large scale, half
the commercial niarlne of England will
be' his for the asking. But convenient as
this policy may be for speculative pur
poses. It will not create an American mer
chant marine.
The Shipbuilding Combine.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. Irving M.
Scott, vice-president and general manager
of the Union Iron Works, when aske'd
about the reported combination of the
big shipbuilding plants, said that he had
recelved.no notification of-any such com
bination. "There has been an effort to bring about
this deal for the past IS months," said Mr.
Scott, "but all previous attempts have
fallen through. We have not been ped
dling the Union Iron Wqrks around for
sale, and when we were approached with
a proposition to buy the plant we simply
replied that we would sell at any time
we gof our price for It. We told them
what we thought the plant was worth-,
and rested with-that.- If- the deal has
been completed. It means that they have
accepted our price." '
Another Unsubsiclizcd Line.
COPENHAGEN. May 2. The United
Steamship Company, of Copenhagen, has
ordered six new steamers, of 12,000 tons
each, for the United States trade. On ac
count of the Increase in 'exports it has
been decided to open up a regular-line to
Boston and increase the number of steam
ers on the New York and" New Orleans
route.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, May 2. Arrived, at noon,
German bark Alsterschwan, from Yoko
hama, at 12:30 P. M. German ship Na
jade, from Yokohama, at 2 P. M. " Ger
man bark Magdelene, from Yokohama.
Arrived down, at 1:40 P. M., German
ship -Wega. Condition of the , bar at "5
P. M rough, wind northwest, weather
cloudy.
Eureka, May 1. Sailed, at 7 P. M.,
steamer Alliance, for Portland,- .
Table Bay Sailed April 4. German bark
Gustave Oscar, for Port Townsend.
Brisbane Sailed April, 26. steamer Mo
ana, for Vancouver.
Algoa Bay. May 4. Arrived, ship Star
of France. Irom Port Gamble. --
Port Gamble, May 1. Sailed,, schooner
Bobert lowers, for Honolulu. '.
New Whatcom, May L Sailed Schooner
Fearless, for Callao.
Seattle May 1. Arrived Steamer "Vic
toria, from Alaska. Sailed April 30
Schooner Lamke, for .Bristol Bay.
Port Los Angeres, May l.-Salled
Steamer San Mateo, for Comox.
Sydney, April 30. Arrived Miowera,
from Vancouver.
NewYork, .May 2. Arrfved-TGermanlc,
'from Liverpool and Queenstown. Sailed
La Bretagne, for Havre; Columbia, for
Hamburg; Koenlgen Lulse, for Bremen.
Queenstown, May 2.:Salled Majestic,
from, Liverpool, for New York.
Southampton, May 2. Arrived Lahn,
frqm NewlYdrk for 3remen.
Liverpool, May 2. Arrlved-Rhynland,
irom Philadelphia. . . .
Hoqulam, Wash., May L Sailed
schooner Guide, from Aberdeen, for San
Francisco; schooner Lena Sweasey, from
Aberdeen, for San Francisco.- Arived
Schooner North Bend from San Francisco,
for Hoqulam.
San Francisco, May 2. Arrived
Schooner Gem, Coos Bay; schooner May
flower, Coquille River; steamer Areata,
Coo's Bay; steamer Umatilla,' Victoria;
.brig W. G. Irwin, Roche Harbor; bark
Hayden Brown, Tacoma. Sailed Steamer.
.Dora, Seattle; steamer Mackinaw; Seat
ttej schooner S. Danlelson, ' Suislaw
Rfver; schooner Muriel, Petopaulovski.
lele of Wlsrht. Mav 2 Passed Mesaba.
'from New York for London.
JRotterdam Arrived Amsterdam, from
New York, via Boulogne. Sailed Rotter,
dam, for Boulogne and 'New York.
"Liverpool Arrived Philadelphlan, from
New York.
Marseilles Arrived Karamanla, from
New York.
"Vladlvostock Arrived May 1 Braemar,
from Tacoma for Port Arthur.
Queenstown SaileaT Rhvnland. ' vf rom
rr.Ivflrnnnl ?Cm I3U11AAlM'Uf
i .fvfc, lui, -sriiiiuuciiJiiiti.
-Liverpool Sailed Georgian, for ew
York: Tun tian, for Quebec, and Montre
al, via Movyie; "Vancouver, for Port
land; Me.
EASTERN OREGON WILL HELP
Will Do Its .Full Share Totvanl Suc
cess of 1005 Fair.
v Baker Republican. '
One of the questions of most vital .Im
portance to this part of the state arises
in connection with the coming great fair.
What Eastern Oregon will do to make the
fair a success, and what she wjll do to
properly place her advantages before the
thpusan.de of visitors that will be there
from all parrs of the wcrld, are Questions,
that cannot too early engross the atten
tion of our people.
If we may auumo that Svhat can ip
done will bedohe, in thtse jespects, thre
can be-no doubt that the eyes of the w"rla
will hp opered to the existence of a nat
ural situation of which they nevei
dreamed. Wr do not hesitate to assert
that In the matter of variety of resources
Eastojn Ortgon leads any other one sec
tion pt.any state in the Union. Where,
for instance, is another section which is
a greaj mlreral-producer, teeming with
aclu e places- cain.s, and abounding n I
producing ouartz mines, that can dupli
cate the hundreds of fertile valleys, some
of which ha'io already become famous,
that exist In this part of Oregon?
We' find rere. not only soil, but climatic
contritions, tnat are conduciveto the pro-
duriirm of a great variety of fruit, grains
; ard vtgetablej
Scarcely a better qual-
: ity of peaches, pears, apples, prunes, etc..
grows anywhere. Parts of Eastern Oregon
are -unexcelled for the t production of
wheat, pats, rye, barley and other grains
and. grasses. In the foothills hundreds
of thousands of horses, cattle and sheep
find pasture during eight or nine months
of the year, while the valleys produce hay
for the Winter. In other mining sections
It is necessary to transport all kinds of
food supplies for man and beast from a
distance, whllo here they can be raised al
most at the door of the miner's cabin.
Pleasant Valley, Eagle Valley and-ine
Valley are known by all who know Ore
gon, for their fruit, grain and stock. The
Intervening mountain ranges are equally
well known jfqr, the gold they have and
are gtlll yielding, to swell, the, fworld's
supply of metalr If all these Interests and
industries should be properly represented
at Portland in 1905, displayed, as Nature
did it,- In one panoramic view of moun
tains of mineral, valleys of fruits and
other products of the soil, with our
great, herds of livestock shown every
where, It would be a great thing for us,
and for the state ut large. It would be
a showing worthy of the occasion, for we
have the resources at home to substan
tiate the claims we would there make by
our exhibit. -It
ls sincerely to be hoped that every
one Interested In Eastern Oregon will let
this matter rest heavily upon his con
science from now until the exhibit is in
place oh the grounds of the "Oregon
World's Fair."
THEY ALL WANTED JOBS.
Amazing:, Result ot a' Lecture Deliv
ered. b; Congressman Dolllver.
, - Chicago Chronicle. .
.A few years ago Congressman Dolllver,
of Iowa recently elected to the Senate
of the United States was invited to de
liver lectures In St. Paul and Minneapolis",
Minn., before the Young Men's Christian
Association lyceum. In each city the hall
was, crowded wherein he spoke, some 1500
young" men attending. His topic was,
"Chances for Young Men."
"That;" said he, "was a favorite topic
with me. ' I believed in young men and
liked ' to talk with them, knowing full
well that If one can stir them up to
energy'-and ambition he is doing a grand
work Jn the world.
"Well, I have not changed my opinion
since the dejivery of that lecture, but
when I got back to Washington to resume
my. Congressional duties, a week later, I
began td hear from these particular young
men. Letters began tq pour in on me.
They came in bunches of two and three,
then In dozens," and finally In baskctfuls.
Every St. Pa"'ul and Minneapolis young
man who Jiad,' heard me declare that this
Is the" young men's age wrote that he
fully a'greed with me and asked me to
get him a Government" job!"
A DAY 'pff Tfll COLUMBIA
RIVER.
A visit to Portland is Incomplete with
out devoting at least one day to the Co-Iumblai-Rlver
and Its magnllicent scenery.
You can leave Portland at 3 A. M. any
day on .the O. R. & N. Co.'s palatial
Portland-Chicago special train, lunch at
The Dalles or in the dining-car, be back
-at 4:30 P, M., and have seen the most
attractive portion of the Columbia. In
making the trip by rail you obtain a near
view of-the many beautiful cascades, the
train c6mingv to a standstill for a few
moments at v Multnomah Falls, and
as the track skirts the south bank of the
river the stream and Its north shore are
constantly in sight.
' Should you desire a ride on a river
steamer, take 'the O. R. & N. Co.'s train
at 9 A. M. any day except Sunday, tor
Cascade Locks, spend a short time there,
and then board the steamer as she passes
through the locks en route to Portland.
A more extensive river excursion can
be had by leaving Ash-street dock, Port
land (dally except Sunday), at 8 P. M. for
Astoria or the O R. & -N. Co.'s fast,
electnc-lighted steamer "Hassalo," arriv
ing at Abtoria, 100 miles distant, about
daylight; returning, leave Astoria at 7
A. M. (except Sunday), arriving at Port
land about 5 P. M. All meals can be had
on the 'steamer, and altogether the trip
is most delightful, restful and comfort
able. Particulars of Willamette River trip can
also be'had upon application at the O. R.
& N. Co.'s cltj ticket office. Third and
Washington. Telephone 712.
"WEBF00T" HARD WHEAT
FLOUR
Wins friends wherever It is tried, for
bread making. After a, trial one never
feels like going back to soft flour.
Northwestern People in New York.
NEW YORK, May 2. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as, follows:
From .Portland Miss G. Young, Miss M.
Hutchlri, W. N. Ferrin, at the St. Denis;
IC McKenzIe and wife, at the Herald
Square; W. B. Bank, at the Astor; B. T.
ScOtt. at the Imperial; B. T. Scott at
the Waldorf; C. W. King, at the Albert;
T. Guthrie, at the New Amsterdam.
Fromv Tacoma Mr. Puger. and wife, at
-the -Empire.
From Seattle W. E. Stevens and wife,
at the Manhattan.
WHAT SHALL "WE HAVE FOR DES
SERT? t v"
. iThls question ariges In the family- every day.
Let us answer It today. Try Jell-O, a de
licious and healthful dessert. Prepared in pro
minutes. No bclllnst no oaklnei simply add
boiling water and set to cqoL .Flavors:
Lemon. Orange. Raspberry and Strawberry.
Get a package at your crocer today. 10c.
I Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
Pf THE REDABLE POPUlAK-PRlCE CLOTHIERS, 3D AND MORRISON P
in52-6 nfc g B
oys
hildren's
lothlfog
The Norfolk, ages
single breasted, very nobby. Prices $4 to $8.25.
OUR SPECIAL until Saturday night, if they last Boys' Two-piece Suits,
' double breasted, fnsiy made and trimmed, in all the new shades;
positively $4-50 and $5.00 values; for today and rfqj q
tomorrow, if they last v3v30l
THc FAY STOCKING Something new for children; need no supporter;
button to waist. Sole agents for Portland.
Stetson Hats
We are headquarters in Fort
land for the genuine Sielson
Dcrbys and Fedoras, and .con-siderin-j
their style and excsl
' lehec. why pay anyone $5 when
we sell the Metson at $4?
SPECIAL SALE of Men's Derbys. .hei.ords
,-Co'f hapes ail shades, actual $2.50 values;
" week o'nl $1-80.
DEBTS OF THE NATIONS
INCREASE TEN-FOLD JX THE LAST
CENTURY.
Chiefly the Result of Wars, Standing?
Armies', and "WoxIch ot Public ,
Utility.
WASHINGTON,' May; 2 The recent an
nouncement of a new British loan of ?3C0,
000000 lends interest to a statement "just
issued by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics-
regarding,, the nations debts of the
world. This statement shows in brief
that the national debts of the world ag
gregated more" than $30,000,000,000 at', the
close of the 19th century, or 10 times as
much as In the closing years of the 18th
century. In 1793, at the beginning of the
Napoleonic wars, the. national debts of the
world amounted to approximately 2,5C0,
000,000; -in 1900 they were, according to $he
best In.forrnatlonobtainable, J31,6oot000,qp0.
Jn general, terms Jt may be said that the
world's', national indebtedness in 1200 -aggregated
10 times what It did at the be
ginning" of. the lflth century. Meantime
population has Increased 150 per cent, and
gold and silver, which form the basis of
the money wlthf -which debt payments are
made, 300 per cent, though the proportion
of the existing gold and silver which -Is
turned Into coin is now much greater than
at the beginning ot the 19th century, while
the utilization of the various forms it
credit ,as currency- may have Increased
the world's circulating medium auite in
proportion to the increase in its national
debts -
Whether national wealth has increased
as rapidly as national indebtedness is
equally difficult to determine, since of
ficial estimates of -national wealth were
made at the beginning of the century In
the case of only a few nations. The-j
wealth of the United Kingdom, France,
Spain and the United States In 1800 is esti
mated at 520,244,,C40,000, while Mulhall in
1895 estimated their wealth at $195,759,829,
000. or practically -10 times that at the be
ginning of' the century. The debts of
these four nations in 1793 aggregated but
$liuO,279,000, and m. 1900 were $11,761,000,000,
or seven times as much as in 1793. If the
rate of- growth in wealth which has char
acterized the four nations whose growth
during the century may be also properly
applied to the "world at large, It may be
said that the growth of national wealth
has about1 kept pace with that of national
(indebtedness, .sjnee national wealth in the
cases where it5 can be measured Is today
10 times as great as at the beginning of
the 19th4 century, and the national In
debtedness, where it can be measured, Is
today about 10 times what it was at the
beginning of thexcentury. '
This enormous Increase in national In
debtedness Is chiefly the results of wars,
standing armies, and works of public util
ity. To this may be added a tendency In
many cases to create an annual deficit
by expenditures exceeding revenues made
in deference o popular demand, which
deficits ultimately ta"ke the form of "funded
or'borided Indebtedness But the bulk of
these enormous debts Is from war and
war preparations. and the construction of
public works, such as railways, canals,
harbors.xand the Improvement of water
ways, df. the railways - of the world,
whose total cost' has been estimated t at
$30,000,000, about -one-third are owned "by
national governments, Indicating that ap
proximately one-third of .the Increase in
indebtedness has been applied to works
Of tnls character..,. But the fact that great
wars have compelled the nations engaged
in, them to instantly make enormous ad
inthem Instantly to-make enormous ad
ditions to their funded indebtedness clear
ly identifies this as. the principal factor in
the great increase in national Indebted
ness, which has characterized the history
of national finances .in the 19th century.
In 17-18 the debt of England was 76,000,
000,. while the Seven Years' War brought
It in 1763 to about 133,000,000. The years
of peace Intervening between that date
and the beginning of the American war
somewhat reduced the debt, but at the
termination of the war with the American
colonies, in 1784, the debtof England was
273,000,000. A reduction followed during
the 10 years of peace, but the 21 years of
war from I39i to 1815 left the total debt at
lw2,(XKC0' the highest point which It has
ever feached. 'The 39 years of peace which
followed reduced It to 800,000,000; but "the
Crimean War, which lasted two years,
again increased It to 834,000,000. while the
South "African War;at the close ot the
century, recorded another Increase of 30,
.000,000 of funded Indebtedness, besides con
siderable increase by exchequer bonds, to
'whicft may still be added the recent loan
of .6Q,000,000 just announced.
Turning to France, the evidence of In
creased Indebtedness by war Is equally ap
parent. Her riatloqaL debts at the beginning-
of the second empire are esti
mated by Baxter at 245,000,000. and by
the expenses- of the Crimean, Italian,
Chinese, Cochln-China, Mexican, and Ger
man wars, had, according to the, same au
thority, reached 550,000,000 by 1871, -while
the issuance of securities amounting to j
New Creations in Suits Russian Blouses,
ages 21 to 6; all the fad; made (ike cut,
in very stylish serges, cheviots and fancy
cassimeres. Prices $4.95 to $0.
5 to 10, made yoke back,
New shipment
Scotch patterns.
and
this
OF SIX WEEKS
beginning Monday, July i, will be conducted
in one of the rooms of the Portland Business
College, corner Tart and "Washington streets
It will be strictly a school of study, designed to
aid teachers to higher grades in the August ex
amination. Pull particulars on application.
OPEM ALL THE YEAR
The Portland Business College is open all the
yean- Students may enter at any time for
special branches or a regular course, and re
ceive individual or class instruction, as prefer
red. Call or send for catalogue. Learn what
and how we teach, and what it costs.
A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL. B., PRINCIPAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
D." P. "THOMPSON, PRESIDENT ,
D. SOUS CCSHEN - - - DAVip M. DUNNE
2,377,000 francs In -lSTl testified to the cost
of her ar with Germany.
In our own hlstorj', the Increase ot the
interestbearlng debt from $657,000,000 in
I860, to $2,381,000.000-in 1865. and from $847,
000,000 in 183S to $l,O46,CCO.00O iri 1899, further
evidences the relation ot war to tho
growth of national Indebtedness.' The re
lation of war, with its ever-Increasing
cost, to national Indebtedness is further
shown by a study of the. detailed debt
statements of the -w orld at various periods
during the century, presented) In the fol
lowing table. From 1793 to 1848 national
debts only increased from $2,433,000,000 to
$8,419,000,000. The latter half of the cen
tury, however, has experienced great and
costly wars, the Crimean, the Civil War
ill iue umieu oiuies, uie riiuiug-iriuaaiaii,
the war between China and Japan, and
those of the closing years of the century,
and accompanying this period the national j
debts nave grown irom $s,4is,uw,uw, in iws,
to $31,500,000,000 In 1901, as will be seen from
the table which, follows :
National indebtedness of the world
1793 $ 2.433.250.000
182 .'. 7,299.750,000 t
1S4S 8,413,lHO,UUU
1862 13,382,875.000
1872" - 22,410,232,000
1882 26,249,901,000
1901 ....., 31,493.749,000
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL ItEPORT.
PORTLAND, May 2. 8 P. M. Maximum
temperature, 54; minimum temperature, 47;
rlVer reading at 11 A. M., 7.6 feetr change In
the past 24 houre, 0.1 foot: total precipita
tion, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0.0G inch; total, pre
cipitation since Sept. 1," 1900. 3S.94 Inches;
normal precipitation since Sept. 1. 1000, 41.G2
inches; deficiency, 2.08 inches; total sunshine
May 1, 2.48; possible sunshine May 1, 14:24.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Moderately heavy showers have occurred in
Southern Idaho, Nevada and Utah, but else
where west of the Rocky Mountains generally
fair weather has prevailed- It Is decidedly
cooler In Utah and Southern Idaho, and the
temperatures In all of the Rocky Mountain
and Pacific Coast States are below normal.
Frosts wil probably occur Friday morning In
Oregon, Eastern Washington and Western
Idaho. It will be fair In this district Friday,
with slowly rising temperatures.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 hours
ending at midnight Friday, May 3:
Portland and vicinity Fair and wanner;
northwesterly winds.
Oregon Fair, with frosts in early morning,
followed by warmer weather, except near the
coast; northwesterly winds.
Washington Fair, with frosts in the east
portion In the early morning; warmer, except
near the coast; northwesterly winds.
Idaho Fair, except showers in southeast por
tion; frosts In north and west portions in the
early morning; wanner In north and west por
tions; northwesterly winds.
EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official.
Yes, raw, damp winds, climatic changes are
t-u-f on the complexion. There's no doubt of
that. UM1 avoid a lobstery look, preserve love
ly, fair complexion If you accept this adilce.
Before going out of doors apply Satln-Skln
Cream, then use. Sadn-Skln Powder (white,
flesh or brunette). The meanest, most trjlng
weather never annoys. You avoid that smart
ing: sensation, keep "omforta'ble and pretty.
Satln-Skln Oeam and Satln-Skln Powder are
best for yot., because best made. Use is proof.
Only 25c
Free sample jrom Albert F. vooa, perfum
er. Detroit. Mich.
Local Dealers, the Meier & Frank Co. j
box pteat,
See Our Special Make,
THE "MULTNOMAH"
Union made, in Derbys, Fe
dcras. Golf and Grand Duke;
extremely popular just now in
the bast. Thty arc the best $3
hat In Portland. For ever one
that fails to give satisfacl on., a
new one iree oi coarse
of Golf Caps, vast variety of fancy
50cr73cand 51.00.
AMUSE3IETS.
MARQUAM GRAND CALVIN HEILlti., Msr.
Ilonday, Tuesday. Wednesday. May C, 7, 8.
Cljde Fitch's Great Play of the period of tho
American Revolution,
"NATHAN HALE."
"NATHAN HALE."
Entire, original New York .Production.
With Howard Kile and Company.
Prises Lower floor. fcXwt.pt last 3 rows, SI. 50-.
last J rows. $1. BaL-oay. flrst 3 rows, ?1;
second 3 tows, 75c; last O rows, 80c. Gallery,
25c Boxes and lojres, $10. Seats now selling.
CORDRAT'S THEATER
TWO weeks' encasement FLORENCE ROB
ERTS and the Alcazar Stock Company (ot San
Francisco). First week, bsglnnin? Sunday,
April 28. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day. Thursday nights and Saturday Matinee,
the greatest of all dramas,
"SAPHO."
Friday and Saturday nights, the only true
version of
"NELL- GWTNN. ' ,
Usual prices. Second week "Carmen,- "A
Suit of Sable." "Camllle."
CORDRAT'S THEATER
Second and last week, beginning Sunday,
May 0,
FLORENCE ROBERTS
And Belasco & Thrall's Alcazar Stock Cqm-
, pany. of San Francisco.
Sunday. .Monday and Tuesday" nights, "A
SUIT OF SABLE."
Wednesday and Thursday nights and Satur
day matinee, "CAMILLE." '
Friday nignr. ty special request. SAPHO.
Saturday nfent. "CSKKENr -USUAL
PRICES.
Is
FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL
SEVENTH AND ALDER ST3.
HADLEY AND HEART. --.
Muslcar Experts and "Bell Ringers.'
ARNELDO. the Unrivalled Hand Performer.
The only man In the world whb can perform
his feats. They are unrivalled.
THE GILLEN TRIO,
Novelty and Comedy Club jugglers.
LADSON B- ALSTON.
Dancer and Drum Major.
May Nealson, Leondor. Hattle Ward. Lucllla
Cromwell Portland favorites.
AUCTION SALES TODAY,
At 411 Washington st., 10 A. MM
If. GlTman. '-.
by 3. L.
At Third and Alder sts., 2 and T:30 P. M.,
by S. L. N. Gllman. ' '
At Wilson's salesrooms, 182 First at., at 10
A. M. J. T. Wilson, auctioneer.
MEETING NOTICES.
OREGON COMMANDERY, NO.
1, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. A
special conclave will be held this
evening In their asylum. Masonlo
TemDle. at 8 o'clock. Order of
the Temple. Visiting Sir Knights courteously
invited to meet with us.
W. S. MACRUM, Recorder.
, PORTLAND LODGE. NO. B5, A.
F. & A. M. Stated communication
this (Friday) evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Work In E. A. degree. Visiting;
brothers welcome. By order of W. M
L W. PRATT, Sec
HASSALO LODGE, NO. 15, I. O. O. F.
Regular meeting- this (Friday) evening at 8
o'clock. Work in the flrst degree. Visitors
welcome. HENRX BROWN, Sec
died: -
WEBSTER In this city. May 1. 1901, William
Atkinson Webster, son of Mr, and MrsJ A
A Webster, aged 12 years, 10 months, 23
days. Funeral notice- later.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
BARNES Friends and acquaintances , are re
spectfully Invited to attend the funeral of
Lorlna L. Barnes, which will take placa
from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W.
C. Henderson, 405 Davis St., today at. 1.30
P. M. Services at the grave private.
EDWARD HOLaiAN, Undertaker, 4th.
and Yamhill sts. Rena. Stlnaon, lady
assistant. Both, ahonet No. SOT.
Flnley, Kimball & Co., Undertakers.
Lady assistant. 275 Third, at, TeL-D.
NEW TODAY.
SALE FOR ONE WEEK ITALIAN" PRUNE3.
4c lb.: Petite prunes, 2c lb.; 2 cans tomatoes.
15c: 1 pkg. corn starch. 5c; 3-lb. pkg-. Gold
Dust. 15c; 2" bottles Snlders catsup, 35c; I
box macaroni. 40c. A. Wlcie, 341 First.
INTrTRPT8 per cent, obtainable quar
in I tn,l.o i terly, with good security. -Apply
to F. V. Andrews &. Co., Hamilton, bldg.
GREAT CHANCE.
Parties wishing to build for investment hal
block on 21st and Everett sts. Frank E., Hart,
room 105 Sherlock building.
.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rates. Bulldlny loans. Installment
loans. alacMAster Sl BlrxeU, 311 Worcester- blk.
Ash Logs Wanted! '
The Western Boat Oar Co. are open focbusl
ness. Oregon ash. spruce and fir logs wanted.
Cor. East Water and East Clay sts., Portland,
A carload of Eastern sugar-cured hams r best
brand, 13c; picnic hams. 10c; 10-lb. pair East
ern lard. ?1.1Q: 50-lb. pall lard. $4; best
honey-cured bacoh. 15c Buy your meats at
wholesale prices. See the
La Grande Creamery Co.
2M Yamhill.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Portland real estate at lowest rate.
Titles Insured, Abstracts furnished.
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.
7 Chamber of Commerca.
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