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10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1902. PEOPLE POURING IN Great Flood of Immigrants for Oregon, THEY COME 2300 PER WEEK Railroads Give Cheap Excursions, and Many Homeseekers, Weary of the East, Try Their Luck in the West. In the judgment of thousands of people who are dissatisfied with conditions of life in the Middle West, Horace Greeley's advice, "Go AVest, youhg man, and grow up with the country," holds as good today as It did long ago; when it was first given to John B. Grinnell. Mr. Grinnell went only as far as Iowa, which was then about as far west as the eyes of the aver age Easterner were able to see; but those who are stul following the counsels of the eminent journalist do not consider it a far cry even to Oregon. Just now more than 2000 of them are arriving in Portland every week over the O. R. & N., coming by way of the Northwestern and Union Pacific, from Indiana and Chicago. V. Z. Bayard, excursion agent of the Har ilman lines, reacld the Union depot Monday morning In charge of a party of IDS. 52 cf whom, after looking at the sights of Portland, embarked on the Southern Pacific for Grant's Pats, near which place they will bay small farms or settle on Government lands. All of them have that combination of money and determination which is all the outfit needed by the mod ern pioneer, and all of them will do more to develop the much-talked-of resources of the state than nonresident .investors controlling 10 times their capital. All through April they will continue to come. Oregon has been well advertised through the Middle West, and the excur sions which are now being run by way of The Union Pacific are attracting many passengers, some -if them homeseekers tvho will come out and spy out the land for future consideration; but most of them are men and women who have decided that Oregon is the place to make their homes, and who have burned their ships behind them. In the party that came Monday was a farmer named Thurman. who has pur chased a residence in Salem and a farm near that city. He brings with him three carloads of blooded stock, and a family ot nine children, and proposes to test to the fall the opportunities for health, wealth and wisdom which have been set torth in the railway folder which first at tracted his attention to the state. An other immigrant, F. C. Walters, a street railroad employe, who has worked for 35 years in Chicago, has located at Grange vllie. near Fdrcst Grove, uv J will engage In the poultry business. xie Is the ad vance agent of 30 or more street-car men who will turn their footsteps m this direc tion In September, provided "Mr. Walter's experiment Is attended with success. In and about Chicago are hundreds of other working people, who have accumulated a little money, but who can see no future cither for themselves or their children In that city. They have read, thought and talked of Oregon, and from them the In fectious Western fever Is rapidly spread ing. Those who have gone before havt sent back glowing descriptions of the cli mate and 'suiroundings of their new homes, and thctc letters amply confirm the statements of the immigration litera ture which has been scattered broadcast by the railroads. At Kent, rear Shaniko, a German Luth eran minister from a small town in In diana has founded a colony which is being rupidly recruited by people from his for mer residence. A number of colonists bound for Kent reached Portland yester day morning, and more are expected on the next excursion Monday. The rate on tnese excursions, which are run from Chi- cago once a week, is 533, and a homeseek ers' rate of $50 for the round trip Is of fered to those who. unsatisfied with what they have read of the state, desire to come out and see it for themselves before locat ing. In cases of this kind doubt is fol lowed by conviction very soon after pass ing the state line. The sight of the green hills and forests of Eastern Oregon, the wonderful scenery of the Columbia River Gorge, and the biautiful location .and thrifty and attractive appearance of Port land usually serve to cast the lot in favor of Oregon, and the homeseeker hastens back to assemble his family and chattels, dispose of what real property he may pos tess, and turn his face lo the West. While the Immigrant excursions which are now filling the streets of Portland and the towns of the Willamette Valley with strange faces will be discontinued after April 1, there will be little abatement of the stcam of people who are coming west during the Summer months. Round-trip excursions will be run to the Federation of Women'A Club, in San Francisco, May 1 to May 8. to the Knights of Pythias con vention August 11 to August 22, to the meeting of Foresters of America, in Los Angeles, in the Summer, and to the Mystic Shrlncrs' meeting li. San Francisco In the -Fall. All tickets will be sold with return 1rlvlleges by way of Portland, and al ready hundreds pf people have declared their intention to see this part of the coun try before going to their Eastern homes. As the excursion rates are open to every cne. there is no doubt that they will be largely taken advantage of by homeseek ers. The crowd that came In Monday was representative of the class of Immigrants whose attention has been directed to Ore gon by the advertising matter which 'has been put Into circulation by the railroad companies. Although many of them are of foieign birth, they are all American citizens, and have both intelligence and Industry- That thev have money is shown by the fact that 63 of the 10S took their meals In the dining car all the way out, and paupers dc not feed In dining cars for very long at a time. There are among them men of all trades and calling?, and It is their intention to look about .after their arrival here for openings for the friends whom they have left behind. Mr. Bayard, who conducted the excursion ar riving Monday, and who will leave this morning to bring a second party bound for Oregon, says that he is convinced that as eoon as these people have located and written home more than four times their number will follow them, and that the Im migration will continue to grow In the came proportion until almost every avail able tract of land in Oregon Is occupied. The excursions are arranged by letter. Jc reply to inquiries following the distri bution of folders advertising Oregon, the dates of excursions leaving Chicago are glven, and the travelers are assembled in that city, where an excursion agent takes charge of them, and brings them through to Portland without change. Their time is spent reading ahd talking about their new homes, and Mr. Bayard has yet to hear of the first case of disappointment on arrival In the state. Result of Overstudy. NEW YORK, March 6. Overstudy is believed by the phytlcians to have com pletely shattered the mind of "William Schultze, chief chemist of the General Chemical Company, of Jersey City, Pas ealc and Bayonne. The physicians or dered his removal from his home to a san itarium. Schultze is 33 years old and unmarried. He came to this country from Berlin 14 years ago. Starting as a clerk In the Bayonne plant, he was advanced, step by step. At night when he returned home from the works he would lock himself In his room and seek the knowledge he so much desired Daylight would find him still poring over the volumes. A few hours' sleep seemed to satisfy him. The strain, however, was so great that his mind gave way. MARKET FOR REALTY GOOD Many Newcomer Stimulate Healthy Demand. The great Influx of immigrants from Eastern StateB and the general season of prosperity throughout the entire Pacific Northwest has produced a fine effect upon the real estate situation In and about Portland. Although a large majority of the newcomers belong to the agricultural and industrial .classes, many of them are small capitalists, and not a few of them have Invested their money in Portland real estate, believing that no better In vestment could have been made. Local real estate dealers report a strong, firm market, with growing demands and num berless Inquiries. There has been no tendency toward wild-cat speculation, but a good reliable class of Investments has been made. The buying of real estate, however, has not been confined to the newcomers, for men who have lived in Portland all their lives and even the con servative "mossbaoks" have made sub stantial purchases during the last few weeks. Old real estate dealers, men who have been In "the business for 20 years or more, say that the present year is the best on record, and that the volume of business has increased 100 per cent over March of last year. They are confident of a stiff market throughout the entire year, but discredit any idea of a boom or wild cat speculation. An Oregonian reporter obtained the fol lowing Interviews from prominent real estate men yesterday; E. A. King, of Montague & King: "Prices are good, and the market firm. The-demand for real estate is better than last year." D. W. Wakefield, of Wakefield, Fries & Co.: "The scarcity of empty dwelling houses Is a sure Indication of the good times which now prevail In Portland. There are vfewer empty houses on our list than ever before. The condition of the real estate market Is much better than usual." N. H. Rountree. of Rountree & Dia mond: "The market Is In much better shape than a year ago. I predict a great volume of business during the Summer months, and the quality of business is all that could be desired." David S. Stearns: "My business is double that of a year ago. I do very lit tle business outside the city, for I have my hands full with local business. The outlook for the coming Summervls all that could be desired." A representative of the Title Guarantee & .Thrust Company said: "There are many Inquiries coming In from the East, and the general condition of business Is good." A representative of Hartman, Thomp son & Powers salds: "Most of our prop erty Is at St. Johns, and we are selling a good many of our acre tracts down there. Now that the railroad has reached St. Johns, we predict a great future for this little suburb." FOR U. S. GRAND JURY. Thirty Men Are Directed to Appear In Court April 13. United States District Attorney Hale, having a number of matters on hand which needed attention, recently asked Judge Bellinger for an order for the'dnw lng of a grand jury. The order was made, and In accordance therewith, E. D. Mc Kee, Clerk of the United States District Court: United States Marshal Houser. and United States Jury Commissioner C. J. Reed yesterday drew the following list of 30 grand jurors, who are directed to ap pear in the United States District Court on April 14: Frank Sully, farmer, Dayton, Yamhill Count). William B. Adair, agent. Astoria, Clatsop County. Roy Bartlctt, merchant. Grant's Pass, Josephine County. Fred A. Bancroft, freight agent Southern Pacific Company. Portland. A. Hopson. farmer, Milton. Umatilla County. Calvin Stanley, merchant. Ncwberg, Yam hill County. Dennis W. Crowley, capitalist. Portland. Alfred U. Mallory. druggist. Portland. P. L. Kennedy, larmer, Woodburn. Marlon County. A. H. Blakcsley, hotel-keeper, St. Helens, Columbia County. William H. Mead, clerk Southern Pacific Company, Portland. Wiley Holman. fanner. Wells, Benton County. W. W. Irvln, merchant. Barlow, Clackamas County. David L. Povcy. manufacturer. Portland. E. M. Brannlck. merchant, Portland. John J. Kkdderly, hardware merchant, Port land. Jess Crandall, undertaker. The Dalles, Wasco County. Joseph Pollvka, tailor, Portland. Frank Stout, farmer, Carlton, Yamhill County. Gustav Simon, merchant, Portland. Edward Hall, Insurance agent, Portland. Bernhard L. Stone, Capitalist. Portland. George B. Small, editor. Baker City, Baker County. . J. L. Savage, farmer, North Powder, Baker County. J. R. Seaver, carpenter, Oregon City, Clacka mas County. Benjamin I. Cohen, banker, Portland. William DeHaven, miller. Sheridan. Yamhill County. J. B. Carmlchael. farmer, Lexington, Mor row County. Richard Crow, farmer. Junction City, Lane County. Wirt Laughlln, farmer. North Yamhill, Yam hill County. MEDICOS TO GRADUATE. Twenty Graduutes From University of Oregon School. The annual commencement exercises of the medical department of the University of Oregon Will be held next Tuesday even ing. In the Assembly Hall of the Portland High School. Examinations are now be ing held in the school, and the most suc cessful year on record Is being brought to a close. Dean Josephl and his corps of Instructors have worked hard to elevate the standard of the curriculum during re cent years, and the 20 young graduates who go forth this year ire well prepared for their cnosen profession. The following programme has been ar ranged for Tuesday evening: Music Nocturna Mendelssohn Prayer Rev. H. L. Pnut Music "Forget Me Not Allen MacBcth Annual Address Stephen S. Wise, Ph. D. Music "Song Evening Star" Wagner Conferring Degrees Prof. Frank Strong, Ph. D. (President University of Oregon.) Music "Iris" Bendlx Presentation of Saylor Medaf Proressor O. S. BInswanger Presentation of Koehlcr Medal Music "Don't Be Cross" Zeller Charge to Graduates. Ernest T. Tucker, A. B., M. D. Music Serenade Tltel Valedictory William K. Haviland, M. D. Benediction Rev. H. L. Pratt March "Star-Spangled Banner" ...: Music by the Spltzner Sextet. The members of the graduating class are: E. Martin Adams, Alys Abigail Blx by, Walter B. Braden, Charles S. Ed wards. A. B.; William King Haviland, Al fred E. King, Maud W. Kremer, Sanford Loeb, Edward Albert Marshall, Ray Will lam Matson, Ralph Charles Matson, Nell A. O'Leary, A. M.; Elsie Deputy Patton, Frederic Sa Lander Smith, Alvln B. Stone, George William Tamlesle, Ward B. Van Vechten. B. S.; Floyd Marion White, Nancy. Newklrk White and Sherald Fish er Wlltsle. Let others experiment, but as for your self, take Hood's Sarsap&rlUa, it never disappoints. COURT SUIT IS STAYED JUDGE BROWN OF ALASKA ISSUES RESTRAINING ORDER. Farther Prosecution of Damage Claim Against Wen tern Fish- erics Company Checked. An order Issued by Judge Melville C Brown, of the United States Court, of the District of Alaska, division No. 1, was re ceived in the State Circuit Court yester day, restraining the further prosecution of the suit of Marquis W. Adams against the Western Fisheries Company for $15, 275 damages. M. G. Munly and others are Interested In this company, and W. A. 'Munly and E. B. Seabrooke appear as attorneys for the defendant. The Western Fisheries Company oper ates a cannery tender called the Santa LATE HENRY HITCHCOCK, bSBbbHiISL '?'i;"t;immBSH bbbbBmwib iifwr li ii iiiWIhSBbbM bbERHBbHbbBbbw. 5bWHSbIbbW BH3S4jMBBBBBJBBBBBBjBBBBBj a. . flietmF " s r-K5SpSSsV WB&33SflKaSBaSBBSSSSSBaflRfeteLr' SSSbpT J' SBBbW VlKsaiHSaSBSSSSSSBBSSSBSSSHsB!B!bM-. . tTAT .BBUL'Mf?EwBBS BROTHER OF SECRETARY OF INTERIOR TAKEN AS MODEL. BT. LOUIS, March 20. The death of Henry Hitchcock, brother of the Secre tary of the Interior, which occurred a week ago Tuesday, brings to light one. of the most curious eets of parallelisms between a real and fictitious character that has been recorded for many years. Stephen Brlce, of "Winston Churchill's "The Crisis," who has been regarded as having been modeled from Mr. Hitch cock, lived his life In much the same manner as did Mr. Hitchcock. The details of the coincidence are many .and striking. Stephen Brlce Is repre sented as a lawyer of noted ability, who became one of the leading members ot the St. Louis bar, and who was noted for his earnest support of Abraham Lin coln. All this is equally true of Mr, Hitchcock. ' Mr. Hitchcock became assistant editor of the Intelllzencer. which was a Whig rajer. In order to eke out his -Income In the days when his practice was (rowing. Stephen Brlce did the same, going oven further by supporting himself by newspaper work while he was studying law. Again In these experiences there Is a similarity of detail. ' General "W. T. Sherman, who at the time of the beginning of the war was president of the old Fifth-street car line, was a personal friend of Mr. Hitch cock. At the personal solicitation of General Sherman the young St. Loulsan was appointed Adjutant-General of volunteers; ranking as Major. In 1SG4, and served with Sherman on his march to the sea. Mr. Hitchcock carried tlie dis patches to "Washington telling of General Johnston's surrender. Here again the career of the story hero Is paralleled. Stephen Brlce be came acquainted with W. T. Sherman before the war In St. Louis, meeting him In a street-car. During the war. according to the novel the General appointed Stephen on his staff, and made him the bearer of Important messages. t- Rita, equipped with gasoline engines, from the cannery of the company at Dundas Bay, Alaska, to other points. On June 19. 1901. the Ejanta Rita left Dundas Bay to go to Dry Bay, and on the following day met with an accident. According to statements made in the paper filed In behalf of the company, the engines of the boat suddenly stopped, and before they could be started up again the vessel was beached, heavy seas washed over her, throwing the boat on the port beam, and she was filled with water and was nearly capsized. The vessel was drifted about by succeeding seas, and several persons were injured. r The Santa Rita, notwithstanding the In juries, was not damaged to any material extent, and was Anally taken back to the cannery, and Is now running as be fore. It Is alleged that certain persons are claiming damages, and that the vessel Is entitled to come within the provisions of the United States revised statutes con cerning limitation of liability for dam ages which shall not exceed the value of the Interest of the company In the Santa Rita, her tackle, engines, freight, etc, which Is said not to exceed $1330. The company obtained an order from Judge Brown, appointing J. F. Martin, Marshal at Juneau, to appraise the value of defendant's Interest In' the Santa Rita, and also requiring all claimants to file their claims In the court. Adams In his complaint for $15,275 dam ages sets up that bichloride of potash and sulphuric acid were used In operat ing the engine In the boat, and that he was working close by, and when the fcoat J was tostea aDoux Dy me waves tne poiasn and acid was thrown out of the Jars and Into his eyes. He says his eyesight was almost totally destroyed. He also says, the boat became unmanageable be cause the engines were unfit and de fective. The company In an answer filed to the complaint recites the proceeding In the Alaska court as a bar to further prose cution here, and denies negligence. George C Stout and J. T. McKee appear as attorneys fcr Adams. TO PAY ELECTION BILLS. County Cleric Swetland to Distribute "Warrant to JntlKes and Clerics. County Clerk Swetland was authorized by the County Commissioners yesterday to distribute warrants to the Judges and clerks of the primary election. Mr. Swet land asked what course he should pur. sue regarding members of the second board, who presented themselves to do the work of counting, but found that it had been completed the day. before. The Judges stated that those who appeared at 7 o'clock to do the work were entitled to their pay. but those who, did not have their names on the books must present their bills. The entire amount paid to Judges and clerks will be about $3000. The total ex pense of the election has not yet been calculated. Rents for polling places, meals, etc, must bo paid for. The County Clerk was ordered to have the ballots removed from the boxes, and to put them away In the vault for future reference. They will be kept for a speci fied length of time. ASKS RELEASE FROM BOND. Jqba Mock Desires to Act No Longer as E. V. Hart's Snrety. At the meeting of tne County Commis sioners, John Mock, a well-known resi dent of the Eleventh Ward, appeared and asked to be released from the bond of Road Supervisor E. V. Hart. He said matters had been misrepresented to him by Hart, and that he did not desire to remain as bis surety. He was Informed that the court will instruct Hart to pro cure another bond at once. Mr. Mock explained that when Hart was appointed he asked him to go on his bond, saying Frank Walker was the other surety. Mr. Mock stated that he signed the Instrument, and when Hart was re appointed Road Supervisor in January, 1502, to serve until June, he was asked to sign again, and did so,' supposing Walker had signed. Some time ago he spoke to Mr. Walker and ascertained that he had never signed. He then decided that 'he did not care to remain on the bond longer. Having accepted the bond, the County Court will not release him until a new surety has signed. Judge Cake Informed Mr. Mock that there was no danger or particular liability, as the bond of super visors la merely to protect the county from possible loss of county property. To Find S. D. Brown's Property. In the old case of .the Crown Cycle CompanS' against Sherman D. Brown, a motion was filed In the State Circuit Court yesterday asking that the Columbia Real HERO OF "THE CRISIS." Estate Company be made to appear and show what property it has. If any, be longing to Brown. The time Is to be fixed by the court. The Crown Cycle Company obtained judgment'' against Brown on April 11, ISM, for $12,234, and is still trying to collect the money. -He Is supposed to be Interested In the Colum. bla Real Estate Company, which owns lands on the Peninsula, and the hetfrlmr of the case will probably disclose whether he Is or not. Salt Ag-nlnst French Ship Dismissed. The suit of Victor Morrison, seaman, against the French ship Amlral Cornuller, In the United States Court, to "collect wages In the sum of $44, alleged to be due, was dismissed yesterday on stipu lation of the parties. Conrt Notes.' Charles Cleveland has sued J. C. Have ly to foreclose a mortgage for $150 on a lot at Woodstock. The Inventory of the estate of James C. Burnsldc, deceased, has been filed. The property, is appraised at $4100. An order of default was entered yester dny In the divorce suit of Laura E. Hill against Henry Hill, for want of an answer. The Inventor' and appraisement of tne estate of Francis J. Ginder, deceased, was filed yesterday showing property valued at $10S4. The suit of Thomas Darling against F. I, and J. S. Montgomery, to recover $177, was dismissed In Judge Frazers court yesterday. " H. W. Corbett yesterday filed suit In the State Circuit Court against J. M. Keith to recover $166 rent for the premises at the northwest corner of Fifth and Al der streets, formerly occupied by Keith as an oyster-house. The period is from January 31, 1902, to March 7, at $135 per month. The" Inventory and appraisement of the estate- of George R. Vosburg, deceased, was filed In the County Clerk's office yes terday. The property Is valued at $9914. of which $2914 Is cash, and 56 shares of stock In the Wheeler Lumber Company are appraised at $5600. The amount due the. estate from John E. Du Boise, of Pennsylvania, for whom Vosburg pur chased timber Innd. has not yet been as certained, and has not been appraised. Peat as Substitute for Coal. ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 26. Profes sors Cooley and Sadler and Messrs. Allen and Anderson, of the Engineering Depart ment of the University of Michigan, are conducting experiments on a new peat drying process, with the probability of great success. The process, it Is expected, will enable them to produce peat for fuel purposes at considerably less than the price of hard coal. One pound of dry peat gives thp same amount of heat as three-quarters of a pound of coal, and there are no clinkers or refuse except ashes. The machinery consists pf rollers, by which the water Is squeezed'out The peat Is then dried and pressed into solid blocks of the density of bituminous coal. There are millions of acres of peat bogs In this country. Use Allen's Foot-Eaie, A powder to be shaken Into the shoes'. Your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot. and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. It cools the feet, and makes walking easy. Cures swollen, sweat ing fee't. ingrowing nails, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns and 'bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try It today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N.'T. TO INCORPORATE A TOWN ST. JOHNS RESIDENTS START A NEW MOVEMENT. Effort Will Be Made to Organize a Corporation With Full Mb. nlclpal Powers. A strong effort Is being made to bring about the Incorporation of St. Johns un der the title of "the town of St. Johns." For this purpose, a petition Is being cir culated under the auspices of the Im provement Association, and already a con siderable number of residents have signed. Permission will be asked of the County Court to Incorporate. The growth of that suburb, the necessity for authority to make Improvements, and control an un ruly element that goes there In large numbers during the Summer on excursions, are among the reasons urged for these steps toward assuming municipal powers. However, this Is no new movement, as there has been agitation of the subject for several years. At one time St. Johns was Included within the corpdrate limits of Portland, but in the readjustment of the northern boundary lines the town was left out. Since then there have been sev eral efforts to incorporate. The territory described In the petition to be embraced within the proposed corpora tion is said to contain 1000 acres and about 600 people, the latter being esti mated from the school population of the St. Johns School District. The boundary line on the Willamette River will Includes the factor' sites and deep-water landings, which is one of the Important features. It takes In all the picnic grounds of the neighborhood. It, Is said by those who are aiding In pushing the matter that a considerable majority within the limits are favorable to incorporation, and that a vote would show it. The County Court will likely give the residents opportunity to vote on the question, which would be a fair way to settle the matter. RECEIVED BOND FOR DEED. Monnment Association Has Secured Title to Site of Proposed Monnment. The Lone Fir Association hns given the Soldiers' Monument Association a bond for d deed for a 50x50 site In the park block, In the center of the cemetery, for the proposed monument. This puts the association In a position for practical work. The bond for the deed for the site Is sufficient, and protects both the owners of the cemetery and the Monument Asso ciation, althought It Is not the Intention of those who have the erection of the monument In hand to make a failure. They Intend to build the monument, and will raise all the funds possible for the purpose. The membership roll, which Is in the hands of Secretary J. W. Ogilbee, Is be ing signed. Under the articles of Incor poration, the membership fee Is $1. It is desired to get a large organization. A considerable number have signed the roll. It Is the Intention soon to take steps preparatory to laying the corner-stone and dedicating the site, which wM take place May 31, Memorial day. The ceremonies on that occasion will be part of the usual memorial programme of that day. The Indian War veterans are taking an Interest In this monument, as they will share In Its memorial feature. Camp Mc Millen, No. 1, has also promised to make a substantial contribution toward the monument. With the aid of those inter ested, the association hopes to be able to dedicate the monument on Memorial day in 1903. TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDED CARS Brooklyn BrnncU Will Divide Up Trnfnc With Woodstock Rail-way. It is expected that when the Brooklyn branch of the City & Suburban Railway Company Is put in operation It will tend to relieve the crowded condition of the cars on the Woodstock line In the even ings and mornings. At these times the cars are heavily crowded,, and many of the residents of Kenllworth and Wood stock say that they have not been able to get a seat In a car for months. The Brook lyn cars will surely take some of this heavy traffic, but whether It will be enough to .furnlah relief remains to be seen. There Is not a great distance between Clinton and Powell streets, on which the Woodstock and Brooklyn lines are located, and the people between them will have choice of either. If they miss one car on the one line, they can walk to the other. In this way they will have a 10-mlnute service, although the regular schedule on both branches will be 20 minutes. C. F. Swlgert, of the City & Suburban, says that he Is looking for considerable relief from overcrowding from the Brook lyn branch. Residents tributary to Brook lyn say they are willing to await the re sult of the actual experience In operating the cars on the 20-mlnute schedule, like their neighbors on the Woodstock and Richmond branch, before Insisting on 15 minutes, as required by the franchise. There Is a good deal of feeling in Rich mond over the prospective change of the schedule for that district, although it will give the people on that branch a 20-mlnute Instead of a 30-mlnute service. There are not many communities that would object to a change of this sort, but the people of Richmond do most emphatically. They do not like the Idea of a transfer at East Twenty-sixth street. Some have said they prefer the 30-mlnute to a 20-mlnute service with a transfer. However, one month's trial will Indicate what the result will be. .PLANS FOR FREE BATHHOUSE. Architect Kleejnnnn Will nave Them Ready for Committee In Few Days. Architect Otto Kleemann is preparing plans and specifications for the proposed free swimming bathhouse, and will have them completed for the Inspection of the committee having the -matter In charge in a few days. Mr. Kleemann Is giving his services free of charge, so that tne construction of the bathhouse may ba started in time to have it ready for the Summer season. In general, the bath house will be 50x125, and will be large enough so that about 200 can bathe at the same time. Will Improve Water Plant. The Portland Trust Company, which re cently purchased the unoccupied portion of Woodstock, has let a contract for In creasing the capacity of the water plant. A redwood tank, with capacity for hold ing 20.000 gallons of water, will be built. McHolland Bros, have secured the con tract for building a new tankhouse, to take the place of the present structure. It will rest on a concrete foundation. The plant will be finished In an attractive manner. FlRnrlnpr on Church Contract. Contractors are figuring on the new Mlzpah Presbyterian Church, to be erect ed on East Powell and Mar streets, and the contract will be let about the 1st of the month. The old building has been disposed of to Frank Blanck, who will have It moved at once to the lot adjoin ing the church site. The congregation will occupy It free of charge until the new building Is finished. After that the old church will become a public .hall. Husband and Wife Critically III. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Battln, who live on the Base Line road, just outside the city limits, are both seriously 111. Mr. Battln Is a veteran of the Civil War, and was formerly an active member of Sum ner Post, G. A. R., and this post Is look ing after him. He has been confined to his home for months. His wife Is also very 111. Their neighbors and relatives are also giving them every attention. Growth at Montavllla. The growth In and surrounding Monta vllla is wonderful. In Montavilla about 15 new houses are either being flnlshea or being started, while In the surround ings new buildings may be seen In every direction. This suburb Is experiencing a larger growth than ever before. Houses for rent are hard to find. Farmers, for many miles around are making Montavllla headquarters for their teams, while they take the cars for Portland. Sometimes as many as 20 vehicles are quartered there. This also gives the suburb a bustling appearance. ' Meeting in New Slontnvllla Church. The first meeting will be held In the new Union Church-House, Mansfield (Montavllla), this evening. There will bo special talent, both, in singing and speak ing. The public Is Invited to attend. East Side Notes. Mrs. F. A. Miller and daughter, of Sell wood, have Just returned from a long stay in California. Dr. A. H. Johnson, who suffered from a strange ailment In his right foot, is able to be about on crutches. The East Side Improvement Association has postponed its meeting until next month. The effort to Include all of school dis trict No. 5 in the Mount Tabor free mall delivery dVstrlct Is suspended until the Government Inspector has gone over the territory. To cover the entire school dis trict will require the services of another carrier. OUR NEWEST DEPENDENCY Interest ins: Facts About the Danish West Indies. Louisville Courier-Journal. The Treasury report Just issued con tains tho latest information concerning the Danish West Indies. As the lower house of the Danish Legislature has ap proved the treaty, and the upper house 13 expected to do likewise, these islands will soon be a part of the American West In dies. The three Islands of St. Thomas, St. John and Santa Cruz (called also St. Croix) constitute this new dependency. They are conveniently located near Porto Rico. St. Thomas Is 3S miles east of Porto Rico. St. John is 12 miles east of St. Thomas, and has been regarded as a de pendency of that island. Santa Cruz is 50 miles south of St. Thomas, and 60 miles southeast of Porto Rico. Thus the four islands form one group, with no foreign possessions intervening. Two little Isl ands, Culebra and Vieques, which lie nearer to Porto Rico than St. Thomas, are considered part of Porto Rico, and so belong to this country. St. Thomas has an area of 32 square miles, and in 1890 had a population of 12, 019. St. John's area is 21 square miles, and the population In 1S90 was 984. Santa Cruz, the largest of the group, contains 81 square miles, and its population in 1S90 was 1S.7S3. Thus the three Islands con tain together 134 square miles and the present population Is estimated at 32.000, substantially the same as in 1SS0. The largest town Is Charlotte Amalla, on St. Thomas, with a population of about 10,000, five-sixths of the whole population of the Island. Chris'tiansted. on Santa Cruz, with 5500 Inhabitants. Is the second In size. Frederlcksted, on Santa Cruz.. ha3 350(1 population, these two towns holding about half the population of the Islands. Of the three Islands, Santa Cruz alone has any considerable area In cultivation. Nearly a third of the Island, 16,500 acres. Is In sugar. 30,000 acres are under pasture, the remainder being unoccupied. The Isl and has been exporting about 15,000 ton3 of sugar yearly, an amount probably too small to awaken the Jealousy of the beet sugar people In the United States. Of the population, only about one-sixth are white, the remainder being descend ants of the slaves brought from Africa. English Is chiefly spoken, though Danish, Dutch, Spanish, French and German are also represented. The trade of the Isl ands Is, of course, small. For the decade ended 1894 the average annual Imports of St. Croix were $740,000 in value, and the exports $605,000. For the same period St. Thomas and St. John, which form one customs district, Imported goods to the value of $1,307,000, a little more than one fourth of which was from the United States. More recently the imports from and the exports to the United States have been each of the value of about $600,000 for the three Islands. The principal advantage to the United States of the Danish West Indies Is for marine stations. The harbor of St. Thorn as, though described by one authority as deficient In slze-and depth. Is said by oth ers to have rocm for 500 vessels, with very extensive wharves alongside which vessels drawing 27 feet of water may bo coaled. The harbor has two forts at the entrance. and It is said that It Is capable of being so fortified as to make It a veritable Gi braltar. The question of providing a government for the people of these islands is likely to occasion some perplexity. A dispatch from. Copenhagen a day or two ago stated that trustworthy Information had been received from the islands that there was great enthusiasm among the ne groes at tho prospect of annexation because they thought that the conse quence would be that they would get uni versal suffrage and possession of many offices. As, this was directly contrary to other reports of the opposition of the peo ple to the sale, It is very likely that it was circulated In Denmark to facilitate assent to the treaty. If the natives of the Islands really have such expectations, they will probably be disappointed. What ever the measure of local government which they may attain. It Is not at all probable that many offices of profit will fall Into their possession. There would, perhaps, be no serious opposition from domestic Interests to putting them on an equality with the Porto RIcans, unless that It would be a bad precedent In con nection with the Philippines. CANADA FROM SEA TO SEA Three Thousand Miles of British Red on the Map. Herman Whltaker, in Alnslee's. The vast extent of Canada and its boundless possibilities Is, perhaps, not fully realized by the Canadian himself. A man must need3 travel the land, from north to south and from east to west, to obtain a correct Idea of its capacity or Its Immensity. It contains within its boundaries 3.456.3S3 square miles, 1,250,000 of which are covered with forest growths. For 3000 miles, from St. Johns to Queen Charlotte's Island, stretches an unbroken blur of British red: 2000 miles of the same warm color from Windsor to the north shore of Baffin's Land; 1600 miles of Brit ish territory, between Fort Macleod and Bank's Land, and for 300 miles north of these northern boundaries the Arctic Sea le blotched with crimson splashes Prince Patrick's Island, Bathurst, Grlnnell's Land, North Devon, and further still, stretching away 14S7 miles toward the pole. North Lincoln. Truly, this young giant of the north has ample room for growth. Up to the present time, however, his growth has been comparatively slow. Ten years ago the census showed the pop ulation to be only 4,833,239, and the enumer. atlon of last March (1901) Increases the figures to 5.33S.SS3; the difference is 505,644, an Increase of about 50,000 for each year within the decennial period. The Increase of 10 per cent lsdlscouraglng only as com pared with the great augmentation of 21 per cent in the population of the United States. Canada has many drawbacks and .difficulties to overcome in the matter of emigration, but one of the chief causes of the present dearth of numbers Is the constant loss that the country has sus tained for very many years In the alien ation of the young men. The United States Is a most powerful magnet, draw ing the ambitious and the restless from all quarters of the globe, and the seces sion from Canada has assumed the pro portions of a national tragedy. There will probably be a backward swing of the pen dulum when the United States shall have become overcrowded, but until then (and CONSTANT DEVOTION to what a man calls his busi ness brings perfection in that business. The GORDON Hat has that devotion from its mak ers, and the wearer is that you? has the benefit for many years) must Canada feel the need of the strength of the young men who have transferred their allegiance to the Republic. It would be well. In read ing the figures that follow, to remember that this commercial activity represents the effort of about 1,000.000 families scat tered over the Immense field of the Do minion. The French Canadian forms a most in teresting study for the sociologist, himself and his manners, customs and ideas. His country was fairly conquered in 1759, and ever since ho has made the best of It. He might now have many a grievance against the government, but he learned a trick worth two of that. If Canada could be left to herself, with her present population and with no Influx of settlers. In 50 years the French-Canadian would have conquered Canada. Not by the mus ket, but by his big family and by hl3 quiet persistence in acquiring and clear ing land. His natural gift for politics has led him to Improve tho original position that gavo him almost tho balance of power, until now he holds the fate of political parties In his hands. At one time the counties in Quebec south of the St. Lawrence, be tween the river and the United States boundary, were filled with English farm ers; It was the exception to pass a farm owned by a habitant. Now the position Is in process of reversal. A thrifty habi tant can obtain all the money he want3 on a first mortgage at a low rate of In terest, often 2 per cent, and wherever an English farm Is for sale he buys it. This habit has come to be a policy; it has carried the French Canadian beyond the bounds of his own province Into the bordering Counties of Ontario, and New Brunswick, and wherever he comes tho will of the English voters Is strangled by tho French, who stand solid as a rock when their own Interests are thereby de fended or conserved. Throughout the Province of Quebec for ever union jack that floats there are ten tricolors. This French Has represents a simple. Idyllic Joy In descent, English Canadians are told; It has no political slgniflance. they are as sured. And though the ultra-loyalist may growl at the display of a foreign flag, the flag flies. There Is no reason why It should not fly eo long as French Canada, is sufficiently loyal; and at present it is just loyal enough. Homcicckcri, Attention! We take this method of informing homeseekers that farming, fruit and pas ture lands can be purchased In vicinity of Harrisburg. Linn County, Or., for less money, qaullty considered, than elsewhero In the Willamette Valley. Address W. W. Brlggs. secretary Board of Trade. Reward of Merit A New Cntnrh Cure Seeurei National Popularity In Less Than One Year. Throughout a great Nation of 80,000,000 It Is a desperate struggle to secure even a recognition for a new article, to say nothing of achieving popular favor, and yet within one year Stuart's Catarrh Tab lets, the new catarrh cure, has met with such success that today it can be found In every drug store throughout the United States and Canada. To be sure, a largo amount of advertis ing was necessary In the first instance to bring the re.medy to the attention of thoj public, but every one familiar with the subject knows that advertising alone nev-i er made any article permanently success ful. It must have In addition absolute, undeniable merit, and this the new ca tarrh cure certainly possesses In a marked degree. Physicians, who formerly depended up on inhalers, sprays and local washes or ointments, now use Stuart's Catarrh Tab lets because, as one of the most promi nent stated, these tablets contain In pleas ant, convenient form, all the really effl-t dent catarrh remedies, such as red gum, blood root and similar antiseptics. They contain no cocaine nor opiate, and are given to little children with entire safety and benefit. Dr. J. J. Reltiger, of Covington, Ky., says: "I suffered from catarrh In my head and throat every Fall, with stop pige of the nose and Irritation In the throat affecting my voice and often ex tending to the stomach, causing catarrh of the stomach. I bought a 50-cent pack age of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets at my druggist's, carried them In my pocket and used them faithfully, and the way In which they cleared my head and throat was certainly remarkable. I had no ca- " tarrh last Winter and Spring and consider myself entirely free from any catarrhal trouble." Mrs. Jerome Ellison, of Wheeling. W. Va., writes: "I suffered from catarrh nearly my whole life, and last Winter my two children also suffered from ca tarrhal colds and sore throats so much they were out of school a large portion of the Winter. My brother, who was cured of catarrhal deafness by using Stu art's Catarrh Tablets, urged me to try them so much that I did so and am truly thankful for what they have done for myself and my children. I always keep a box of the tablets in the house, and at the first appearance of a cold or sora throat we nip it in the bud and catarrh Is no longer a household affliction with us." Full-sized packages of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are sold for 50 cents at all drug gists. Send for book on cause and cure of catarrh, mailed free. Address F. A, Stu art Co., Marshall, Mich.