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THE ' MORNING OREGONIAST, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1902.
SHRINERS AT FAIR
Nobles Parade Before the
Carnival Queen.""
STATELY CEREMONY WITNESSED
ftneen Maybelle the Object of Special
C0urtcsles-7Drn.tvlns.f0r Pony and
Cnrt Masqneradeiand Loop
' Toniglit.-
TODAY'S iGAllNIVAli EYEXTS.
2:30 -P.. M. Concert In Tempi of
Music. '.
7:00 P. M. Gates open for masquer
ade. 10:30-P. M. Loop the loop.
The Shrlners were the guests of honor at
the Carnival yesterday. The smoke hung
low over the city, and the sun looked
like a stray piece of confetti flung by some
careless reveler against the clouds. But
below in the crowded avenues the mirth,
and fun went unceasingly on wlthfantas
tic pomp and pageantry.
As the flushing afternoon deepened into
dusk the streets began to fill with sight
seers. Men, women and children poured
Into Washington street on their way Car
nivalwardiv and as they progressed the red
tarboosh of the Mystic Shrlners became
more frequent. The throng filled the In
dustrial section and Temple Square long
before the hour appointed for the grand
parade. While they waited the band
played and the criers for the Midway sang
their chant of invitation. At 8:30 the car
riages of state appeared bearing the Queen
and her maids of. honor. Preceding these
marched the Elks in resplendent uniform
escorting the stately Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine. When Her Majesty was seated the
Shrlners marched by in true Oriental style
with fez and camel and Eastern banner.
Formed in a crescent around the throne,
the Nobles encircled Queen Maybelle while
the potentate, I. W. Pratt, presented
through Orator George H. Hill the souve
nir of their homage. George E. Chamber
Jain responded for the Elks, and the gra
cious ceremony was over. The present
made by the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
to Queen Maybelle was a beautiful pin in
the device of the Shrinera It Is a cres
cent under the .scimitar with a star pend
ant. They also gave her a badge of the
order such as was worn by the Nobles
during the ceremony.
After .this the Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine went into the Midway, and there
gave themselves up to the shows provided
by the Elks for their entertainment. Here
they met the stately sons of the East who
represent the ways of Hfd on the desert,
and very quickly sbelk foregathered with
sheik and noble with noble.
In the afternoon the drawing was held
for the pony, cart and harness. Three lit
tle ons drew out 142 tickets from among
all those taken In during the Carnival, and
from these another child drew the winning
CAItXIVAIi CLOSES TOMGHT.
The masquerade tonight will bring
the Carnival . to Its close. Everyone
may come In mask, and there Is no
rule that they must unmaek at any
time during the evening. Those -who
wish to conceal their Identity for the
whole masquerade will be at liberty to
do so. All the Elks will be there in
uniform as a special committee to pre
serve order. It has been decided that
no maskers will be allowed on the
.streets outsfde the grounds after 8:30
P. M. Those appearing on the street
after that hour must have uncovered
faces, though there is no restriction on
wearing fancy dress.
number. It was A0223G5 (A022365). Any one
presenting the coupon belonging to the
ticket of this number will be entitled to
put the harness on the pony, hitch him to
the cart and drive off." Hundreds' of chil
dren were present at the drawing and
scanned their coupons with anxious eye.
But the happy holder of the winning 'num
ber has not yet appeared. In the mean
time the pony Is being fed at his or her
expense.
Loop VI11 Be Ridden Toniglit.
The loop will be ridden tonight for the
last time in Portland. John Larsen, who
so nearly succeeded in riding out after
making the loop on Thursday night, will
try again this evening. The wheel has
been repaired, and ttic; usual arrangements
will be observed. Owing to the Impossi
bility of fixing the wheel In time, the loop
had to be omitted last night, much to the
John Lnrsen, the "loop the loop
rider, who Trill attempt the feat
again tonight. ,
annoyance of the management. Extraor
dinary efforts have been made to get
everything ready for the last perform
ance, and It Is hoped that this final at
tempt may prove successful
PERSONAL MENTION.
Attorney J. K. Weatherford, of Albany,
was in Portland yesterday, and returned
home last evening. '
The Rev. V. E. Vaughn, editor .of the
Pacific Methodist Advocate, of San Fran
cisco, lS' in the city. -
Superintendent T. W. Potter is registered
at the Imperial from the Indian Training
School at Chemawa.
Li. WImberly, of the Roseburg Review,
accompanied by .his wife, has been In this
city for the past week.
W. J. LVA--cy. business manager and one
of the proprietors of the Boise Capital
News is in the city for a lew davs.
President E. D. Rc?sler, of Monmouth
Normal School, Is at the Imperial while
attending the county teachers' Institute.
Majoi; C. F. Cramer, superintendent of
the construction of the new Federal build.
lng at Salem, Is in Portland, and Is at the
Belvedere.
Judge James G. Maguire, Congressman
for California from 192 to 1899, and a Na
tional figure in Democratic politics, was Iri
the city at the Portland yesterday; Judge
Maguire has been In Seattle and the Puget
Sound country, where he has had occasion
to appear before the Federal Court of Ap
peals. James Hamilton Lewis, of -Seattle, was
In Portland yesterday, en route to Idaho,
where he has extensive beet-sugar inter
ests. Mr. Lewis says that the great Na
tional issue is the trust question, and that
President Roosevelt's action toward the
trusts is simply bearing out the state
ments that 'the Democrats' have made for
the last 12 years.
AMERICANS TO ENTER FIELD
Dressmakers' Association Decides to
Invade Paris.
NEW YORK, Sept 12. Dressmakers or
tho American Protective Association will
establish their first foreign headquarters
In Paris. This was decided by the convention-of
the association now In session
here. After a report from the president
on Its advantages and possibilities, the
project was unanimously indorsed and
the details turned over to a committee of
"three members. .-Yaris was selected as
the stronghold of the enemy, where the
modistes of world-wide renown may be
fought on their own ground and the grit
of the American army of invasion proved
before going further afield. The conven
tion wiUcIose today.
Paris Views the Invasion.
LONDON. Sept. 12. There are no bounds
to the ambitions of American tradesmen,
says the Dally Graphic with reference to
the report of the American Invasion ot
the Paris dressmaking trade. In this
line of business, however, the Graphic is
of the opinion that Americans are court
ing a sure rebuff, and eays If understands
why French costumers smile at the re
port. "They know the worst enemies of the
invaders," says the paper, ''will be those
of their" own household, and that, al
though the American millionaire may
propoe, his wife will dispose, and they
have confidence in her good taste."
Again Fails to Swim the Channel.
DOVER, England, Sept 12. Frank
Holmes, of Birmingham, started from Do
ver at 6:30 o'clock this morning In an at
tempt to swim the English Channel, bu
abandoned it after being In the water
two hours. This Is" Holmes' second trial
to swim the Channel, he having started
from Dover on the morning of August 23
last, when, after covering six miles, he
was seized with cramps and obliged to
abandon the attempt.
MOROS ARE DISPERSED.
.
Rebels Fire Into Americnn Camp, bnt
Do No Damage.
MANILA, Sept. 12. A party of Moros
occupying a vooded hill fired Into Camp
VIckars, Island of Mindanao, during the
night of September 9. The Americans re
turned the fire spiritedly, and dispersed
the enemy. There were no casualties
among the troops.
Captain J. H. Pershing, of the Fifteenth
Infantry, commanding the main forces
at Lake Lanao, Mindanao, visited the
friendly natives formally September 10.
He took with him a troop of cavalry, two
companies of Infantry and two Maxim
guns. The Moros welcomed the Ameri
cans cordially and their meeting was suc
cessful. Brigadier-General Samuel Sumner, com
manding the division of Mindanao, cables
that he expects to reach Camp VIckars
tomorrow, September 13.
So-Called Black Christ Fake.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12. Rev. Jo
seph McQuade, pastor of the Church jol
the Holy Redeemer, in a lecture on the
Philippine Islands, delivered at St. Mary's
Catholic Cathedral, pronounced the so
called Black Christ, brought to this coun
try on the transport Buford. a fake, pure
and simple. "The real Black Christ of
the Filipinos," he said, ''is nothing more
than a beautiful block of dark wood; fash-'
loned by a sculptor to resemble the face
of Christ. It is looked upon merely as
such, and is not even specially venerated."
Odcl Recovery of Stolen Jewelry.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Two arrests
by detectives today resulted in the re
covery, under peculiar circumstances, of
property valued at $8000. which is al
leged to have been stolen from a house
In West Twenty-third street a few hours
earlier in the evening. William Mc
Namee was the name given by the first
prisoner. Upon being searched a large
quantity of valuable jewelry was found.
-Shortly after a man representing him
self as Frank McNamee. brother- to the
prisoner,. entered" the station, he. too,
-was searched. Jewelry of all sorts was
found, together with $125 in money.
About the same time' reports wer,e re
ceived at police headquarters of the rob
bery In West Twenty-third street. The
woman reporting the loss was at once
taken to the station", where she Identified
the property mentioned.
Attempt to Wreck Trolley Car.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Two unknown
men have attempted to wreck a. trolley
car oh the National Park Line, near
Woodbury, N. J. They drove large spikes
on the inner side of one rail on a curve
skirting a deep ravine. The car, luckily,
was moving unusually slow, otherwise
many 'passengers would have been killed.
As It was the car left the track and 2D
passengers were badly bruised. Some of
them discovered two men running away
through the bushes. They were pursued
for some distance, but escaped. 'Robbery
Is presumed to have been the motive.
FOR G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
On account G. A. JL encampment. Wash
ington. D. C, October C to 11. the O. R. &
N. wiil sell round-trip tickets for 577 33
good for 60 days. Dates of sale, September
29 ana CO.
RIGHTS OF 'THE CiTY
MAY TWO FRANCHISES OVER OXB
STREET B GRANTED!
Application; of Oregon "Water Power
& Railway Company Brings Up
a Knotty Question?
The ordinance granting a franchise to
the Oregon Water Power &" Railway
Company over East Water street from
Hawthorne avenue to East Burnslde
street, waltzed Into the session of the
street committee of the Common Council
yesterday afternoon , and created the
liveliest kind of a legal disturbance. All
the members of the committee-were pres
ent, and while each was in favor of the
railway, still each had a doubt in his
mind as to the validity of any ordinance
which might be passed and carrying the
privilege asked for. Ex-City Engineer
Chase, representing the company, as
sured them that the city had the right
to grant the franchise, even though a
franclhse over the samo street (the legal
point Involved), had been previously
awarded. The committee listened to Mr.
Chase's arguments, but it wished to be
advised further and It referred the mat-
SPINDLE
tor to the City Attorney with a request
for an opinion.
The franchise ordinance had been be
fore the committee for a month or more,
but Its consideration was postponed from
time to time, because all the members
werft Tint nrnsfmfr "Vp!trr1nv nil fh
five Councilmen were In their chairs and I
Lnairman Rumelin was In his place at
the head of the table. The ordinance
was re-read by Deputy City Auditor
Grutze amid a, silence so Intense that the
mild cigar smoke of the Councilmen
could be heard crushing Its way through
the crude product . of the forest fifes,
which sifted through the partly open
windows. , When the reading ' was con
cluded. Merrill asked whethor the Coun
cil could grant the requested franchise
for 3G years if it complied with the new
charter.
"No, you cannot," said Mr. Chase.
'T3,,t"l. nAAA Klkl. llt 1. I. II..
iio UUUCU, Lill2 Will UU UUt U. llLlltS '
strip of road that will be built so. that
the company may receive freight ship-
ments. n win run only rrom .Hawthorne j
avenue to East Burnslde street, and it j
is aimosc ntce asking ror an extra switch.
Tho line will be so short that I do not
think the company would want to pay
the 5 per cent of the gross receipts re
quired by. the ordinance." -
"But." asked Bentley, "how about the
franchise granted over the street by
the old City of East Portland?"
Many Franchises Over One Street.
"The Council." said Mr. Chasp. not di
rectly answerinr the niiMtlnn "mav
grant two, three or four franchises over I
any street in Portland. I have heard
something about this East Portland fran
chise, but I know nothing of it No rail
way has ever been laid upon East Water
street, and it is not improbable that the
ordinance was passed before you or I
or any of us was born."
"A3 I understand It,' said Sharkey,
"the franchise was granted to the East
Portland Water Company."
Then followed a discussion of the legal
points In the Oregon Water Power &
Railway Company's ordinance. Chase
held that the Council could 'grant as
many franchises as It wished over as
many streets as it wished.
"That may be true," remarked Bentley,
"but I do not think we should grant an
other franchise until the present one is
done away with legally. We should re
fer the matter to the City Attorney and
recommend that he see that the old
franchise Is stricken off the books."
"I do not wish to see the city give
away a franchise for nothing," said
Sharkey, giving a new turn to the dis
cussion, "but I would really think we
ought to do something,"
Sharkey said that all the property
owners along East Water street were in
favor of the line. It would be simplv a
continuation of the track, of tho Oregon
Water Power & Railway Company, Just
as the switch along East Second street
was of the O. R. & N. Co.'s line. It
would Increase the extent of the ware
house district, and it would build up a
portion of the city that was available
only for warehouse or factory purposes.
The Southern Pacific and the O. R. &
N. Co. already had switches Into the dis
trict, and it was only a matter of tlmo
when the Northern Pacific would build
one. .
Sharkey's 'speech did not dispel any of
the doubts from the minds of his fellow
Councllmen. The legal aspect was again
discussed and Merrill declared that the
granting of the franchise might plunge
the city Into a Iqwsult with the prior
grantees.
"Why not buy up the old franchise?"
asked Bentley of Chase as a satisfactory
way of settling the question.
. "It would be cheaper to buy the Coun
cil," facetiously remarked Sharkey.
. "The people who got the franchise,"
interjected Merrjll. "have held It or
20 years and they have never done Any
thing In the building line. I think the
franchise should go to other parties."
"They certainly have forfeited all
rights," said Zimmerman.
Chance for a Hold-tJp.
"If you do not grant the franchise," ob
served Chase, "you simply offer us a
chance of being, held up."
"Show us how you will be held up"
said Bentley, "and we will grant the fran
chise." "We might attempt to buy the right of
the.grantee under the East Portland ordi
nance and he -or they might ask 5500,000
for the right."
"The franchise." said Merrill', ' "has 3C
years to run, so it can afford to wait a
couple of weeks. I favor It, but I want
to get the opinion of the City Attorney
first."
The matter was referred to the City At
torney, and four of 'the Councilmen were
breathing sighs of relief, when Bentley
brought up another bugaboo.
"We should also refer the question of
tho legality of the franchise to the City
Attorney," "ho said, with characteristic
calmness. T shall not vote for the ordi
nance until I hear his opinion."
That matter was sent to the City Attor
ney In a. hurry, but there was more to
come from the Oregon Water Power &
Railway .Company. The ordinance pro
viding for a franchise along East Ninth
street, from Hawthorne avenue to Burrf
side and over the Burnslde-street bridge,
was taken up, and it was submitted to
the City Attorney without discussion. A
petition containing the substance of the
ordinance and the reasons why It should
be granted was set for hearing for the
26th inst.
Bentley said the application of the
Southern Pacific for a franchise over the
street had been refused by a former Coun
cil. Sharkey ild the refusal was based
upon the objections of the Hawthorne es
tate, which owns a majority of the prop
erty affected. .When the application was
up, the Hawthorne heirs desired to pre
serve the property for. residence purposes.
The petition was set for hearing Septem
ber 26, when persons favoring and oppos
ing it- will be given a hearing.
CorapanIes to Repair Bridges.
When It had been disposed of, all the
affairs ' of the company In the way of
bridges bobbed up In a bundle. A chance
remark about bridges elicited a reply
from Mr. Chase. ;"
"If we build a trestle for our heavy
frelght cars It will be better than any In
Portland," he said.
"Well," said Rumelin, to Vary the pro
ceedings, "I, have heard It a'rgued on the
street that companies which have valu-
SCENE OF GREAT FIRE IN
TOP HEIGHTS, IN THE BEAUMONT OIL
able franchises for which they have paid
nothing should keep the bridges over
which their lines pass In repair. I have
also heard it said that a bill requiring
them to do so may be Introduced In the
Legislature."
"We pay our proportionate share, Just
as the others do, as required by the ordi
nance," replied Chase.
"I wish some one would .define that
word proportionate," said Merrill. "The
companies-do so little for the bridges that
the meaning of the word has passed out
of my memory-"
The discussion was getting too legal
for the five Councilmen, who are not at
torneys, so that It was dropped appar
ently by mutual consent.
Taking up a new line of business, Mer
rill cited the actions of Special Officer
McCusker, of the Lewis and Clark Civic
Improvement Association. A firm of bar
bers on Alder street had asked permission
to encase a telegraph pole and paint the i
usual striped sign. Permission for the
sign had been denied, but the pole had
been cased, and presented a great deal .
better appearance than formerly. McCus- i
ker had called upon the barbers and or
dered them to take down the boards.
Jumped on McCusker.
"And yet," said Merrill, "banners were
floating across Fourth street and Wash
ington street, without any permit having
been granted. Why doesn't McCusker go
after them Instead of this one firm? The
board casing as far preferable to. the old
and scraggy poles, and I do not see why
these barbers should be disturbed. They
have no sign, while many others have the
usual painted poles In front of their
places. I have a number of poles painted
with my blcyclo signs, and I had to get
a permit for each."
"The poles cannot be made to look wor?e
than they are now," said Rumelin. "I
am Informed that at the next meeting of
the Council an ordinance, will be present
ed requiring the telephone, telegraph and
electric light companies to paint their
poles green or some other color for a dis
tance of 20 feet from the ground."
"The society," said Merrill, "has no i
right to arrest one man and pull him Into
the Police Court and let another who has
banners stretched across the street go
free."
"Why don't they arrest the men who
keep slabwood piled In the street 20 and
30 flays at a time? abruptly and angrily
demanded Zimmerman. j
"Or scorcners w.no race inrougn iae
streets at 20 miles an hour," added
Sharkey.
"As these self-appointed reformers want
one sign taken down, I move that we
recommend that ali such signs be taken
down." said Merrill, arid the motion was
carried.
The ordinance granting a franchise to
the Associated Oil Company was taken
up, and consideration was postponed for
two weeks.
To Appoint New Viewers.
The protest against the report of the
viewers on the extension of East Thirty
fourth street, led by "A. Van Hodmlssen,
was adopted, and further proceedings un
der the present ordinance ordered discon
tinued. A recommendation was mode that
new viewers be appointed. Van Hoomls
ser.'r eomnlalnt. which Was heard by the.
committee two weeks ag&. was that a i
strip had been taken off hljfcland for street
purposes, and yet he had. been assessed j
for benefits, while other men had received t
an Increase of land and also damages, j
The mistake was due to an error In the J
maps, which did not show a dedicated I
roadway. s
The petition for the laying of sidewalks
in Peninsula avenue was again brought
up, and all those both for and against it
were present. The Rev. Mr. Buech'.cr
and Sherman D. Brown, whg had been
heard before, spoke in favor of the peti
tion, which called for a single walk, while
Mr. Skeltbn opposed It. When he saw
that the committee was In favor of the
improvement, Skclton said a double walk
would be better, but he would jiot sign
a petition for one. The walk Is In a
sense the outcome of a neighborhood quar
rel, and to ascertain just how the com
munity stands on the question the com
mittee will visit Peninsular station this
morning and interview the residents in
the district affected.
Smoke Not a Nuisance.
The committee on health and police
held a meeting yesterday and acted upon
the petition that the laundry on East
Oak street, between Sixth and East
Seventh,, be declared a nuisance. The
only complaint against the laundry was
that .the smoke was Intolerable. The
committee visited the laundry and made
a full Investigation and determined thnt
the smoke, under the provisions of the I
city ordinance, was not in itself a j
nuisance and the laundry could not be i
declared a nuisance. Report to that
effect will be nrade to the Council.
The committee on sewers and drainage
corisldered tho petition fpr a sewer, in
East Seventh and Tillamook streets to
connect with the sewer In the Holladay
avenue . district. As there was t some
doubt as to tle advisability of author
izing the construction of the sewer the
petition was referred to the City Engi
neer for investigation.
A. R. SHEPHERD DEAD.
Ex-Governor of District of Columbia
Pr.sses Away in Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Sept" 12. A private tele
gram received here this afternoon from
Batopllas. Mexico, announces the death
there of Alexander R. Shepherd, who was
vice-president of the' Board of Public
Works of the District o Columbia during
the territorial government cf the district
during 1871, and two years later Governor
of the District. He was 67 years of age.
The cause of death was peritonitis brought
on by an attack of appendicitis. . Mrs.
Shepherd, accompanied by her son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Mer
chant, who reside In Washington, were
Informed of the serious illness of the Gov
ernor yesterday, and left at once for Ba
topllas. Mr. Shepherd, as the executive officer of
the Board of Public Works, In spite of
vigorous "opposition, began and success
fully continued improvements in all parts
of the city, with the result that Washing
ton became a magnificent capital. To the
Governor Is given credit for nipping In the
bud the agitation for the removal of the
TEXAS.
REGION.
capital to some Western city, which was
warmly agitated at one time. At the ex
piration of his term as Governor, in com
pany with New York capitalists, he pur
chased the old hacienda San Miguel silver
mincy, at Batopllas, which. In later years,
have proved profitable, and where he had
since resided. He left a widow and seven
children.
Peruvian Susar Magnate.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Senor Juvier
Swayne., who was prominently identified
with trie sugar interests of Peru, is dead,
cables the Lima . correspondent of the
Herald. He was 33 years old, and the son
of a Scotohman, Henry Swayne, founder
of the sugar industry in Peru.
Oldest Member of Tammany Hall.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. Stephen McCor
mlck, eaUl to have been the oldest em
ploye of New York City in point of ser
vice. -and the oldest member of Tammany
Hail, Is dead. He was 73 years oid.
Ex-Justice Andrews of Connecticut.
LITCHFIELD, Conn., Sept. 12. Charles
B. Andrews, ex-Chief Justice of the Su
preme Court of Connecticut, died today
of heart disease.
Lonis Turner.
LONDON, Sept: 12. The death 13 an
nounced at Malvern of Louis Turner, who
married a daughter of the late Gouver
neur Morris, of New York.
"William Waldorf Astnr's Daughter.
LONDON, Sept. 12. William Waldorf
Astor's daughter, Gwendolin. died of con
sumption this morning, aged 9 years.
VOLCANO STILL ACTIVE.
Eruption of Fire Is n Fine Sight
Lake of Fire Rising.
HONOLULU, Sept. o. via San Francis
co, Sept. 12. The volcano Kilauea con
tinues to show unusual activity. The
eruption is said to be a magnificent spec
tacle. The volcano hotel manager re
ports that the lake of fire is rising.
Suit to Sop Sale of Valuable Land.
HONOLULU, Sept. 5, via San Francis
co. Sept. 12. Suit was begun today in the
First Circuit Court to prevent the sile of
a valuable tract. of harbor lands in Hono
lulu to the Oahua Railway &. Land Com
pany, for the sum of 5100.CCO. by John K.
Sumner. The sale was about to be con
summated and the money paid over by
Gulst F. Roper, to whom Sumner made a
.trust deed In 19S, when the heirs of
Sumner intervened, and. secured a tem
porary Injunction stopping the sale. They
allege that Sumner is of unsound mind
and was insane when he made the trust
deed, and ask to have It set aside. The
sale was In accordace with the terms ot
a lease brought by the railway company.
The land involved is valuable water front
property.
Aliens Must Pay Dnty on Fish.
HONOLULU. Sept. 5, via San Francis
co, Sept. 12. Collector Stackable ha3 re
ceived from the Treasury Department a
reply to his Inquiry regarding .the collec
tion of duty on fish caught In the open
sea by aliens and brought to Honolulu
market. Under the decision given, the
duty of 1 cent per pound will be collected;
The 'business Is entirely In the hands of
the Japanese, who have driven all other
competitors out, but tho duty w.lll prob
ably enable Hawalians and whites to
compete with them.
MORE POPULAR THAN EVER.
The Rio Grande personally conducted
excursions to the East, through Salt Lake
City and Denver. Leave Portland every
Tresdav. Call at 124 Third street.
The Skin
PEARLINE does
not injure the hands
in the least.
Mrs. Rev. B. M. N.
We use PEARL
INE for bathing, and
find it excellent do
not like to bathe
without it. '
Rev. H. D. S.
Two of the Millions.
687
OIL FIRE IS NEARLY OUT
BEAUMONT DISTRICT BELIEVES ALL
DANGER IS PAST.
Loss Estimates Range From ?75,O0O
to ?250,000 Blaze Dne to Care
lessness of a Workman.
BEAUMONT, . Tex.. Sept. 12. At day
light this morning the fire in the oil field
burned itself out, and tonight there are
only four wells and two tanks burning.
One of the well3 is a big gushr, and
there will be. much trouble In extinguish
ing it. The smaller wells can be handled
easily, as the fire is fed principally by gas.
The oil is being drawnfrom the tanks as
rapidly as possible, and they probably
will burn themselves out tonight. There
is a breeze blowing, but It Is sweeping
across the field and toward the fire. Even
If it changes there will be little danger
of loss, for the reason that all of the
exposed oil has been burned. A large
force of workmen is on the ground, and
a spread of fire can be checked in Its
Inclpldncy. Preparations are going for
ward in tho work of extinguishing the
burning wells, and It is believed that an
effort will be made toward that end to
morrow. The loss caused by the fire is variously
estimated. The lowest figures by those
competent to judge place the total loss
at about $75,000. From this It ranges up to
S250.0G0. So far. as can be ascertained,
about 30 derricks were destroyed. The
loss on these was comparatively small.
Fifteen tanks, some of them filled with
oil, were burned out, and they will have
to be repaired before they are again serv
iceable. Several pumping plants were put
out of service and are rendered useless,
and in this the heaviest loss lies, outside
of the oil destroyed.
The fire was started by the carelessness
of a workman. He went into a tank part
ly filled with oil with a lighted lantern.
An explosion of gas that followed Ig
nited the oil. The man escaped, though
badly burned. The Wood gusher had been
left open, and it was ignited within a few
minutes. Before an alarm could be given
to control the burning tank, the flames
leaped high into the air and the derrick
and the oil that was standing around the
well caught fire. The ignition was com
paratively slow, but the fire, once start
ed, spread rapidly over the Keith-Ward
tract, which Is on the outer edge of .the
field. Immense volumes of smoke were
created, and gave the Impression that the
sea of fire was greater than it really was.
The flames shot up through the smoke,
forked and jagged like lightning in some
instances, and in great sheets In other
portions. The ground was thoroughly
soaked with oil. and until this had been
burned off the smoke obscured everything,
even creating a fog-like effect in the city,
four miles away.
New Jersey "Woolen Mills Burned.
BRIDGETON. N. J., Sept. 12. The Lake
Woolen Mills were destroyed by fire today,
entailing a Toss of I10O.CO0. The weavers
had been on strike, but many had re
turned to work.
Texas Philosophy.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
According to a story accredited to Citi
zen Otis Skinner, in his early stage career
he was traveling with a company which
did not occupy a special train, through the
pay towns of the Southwest. There was
a .stop-over at Tcxarcana. and a railroad
eating-house dinner was Imminent. Every
bedy rolled off the train, prepared for the
worst, and expecting it.
In the window was a citizen, his long
ngth curled across the sill, calmly whit
tling a fresh pine stick slowly, thought
fully und resignedly, with his eyes Idly
wandering once In a whlie toward a mon
grel yellow dog asleep in the sun at hia
feet.
Suddenly the train arrived, and the bustle
and usual confusion attending a rapid
transit lunch service aroused the dog. As
a darky came out and began to hammer
wildly on a gong the dog lifted up his eyes
to the sun and howled dlhmally. The
whittling citizen looked at the dog a min
ute, and then said:
"Shet up! What do you care? You don't
have to eat it."
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Editor's Notft F.0.40 y"ant the eabodj
XjUILVL S Medical Institute has beea
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standard as American Gold.
The . Peabody Medical Institute has many
imitator, but so rau&ls. Boston Herald.
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No taste. No odor. Can be given In glass oi
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sible for any one to have an appotlte for alco
holic liquors after using White Ribbon Rem
edy. Inclnritel 1" Members of W. C. T. I'.
Mrs. A. M. Townsend. Secretary of the Wom
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Sold in Portland. Or., by Woodard. Clarke M
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Is a low estimate of the amount.
ERU-SA
Pays anyone' eufCerine -with piles.
E-RU-SA cures or JG0 forfeited. Only
up-to-Cate and reliable druggists.
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EYSSELL'S PHARMACY. 227 Motrisou.
O "P. K. PLUMMER. .Id and MadUon.
B. G. SKIDMORE & CO.. 1J1 ."d.
W S LOVE, Grand ave. and BurnsMe.
MODEL DRUG STORE. 05 Grand ave.
R A. WILSON, 13a Grand ave.
H. A. VIETS. 431 Washington.
ROWE & MARTIN. 0th and Washington.
LAUE-DAVIS DRUG CO.. 3d and Yamhill
JJRADON & KOEHLER. 1st and Main.
A. W. ALLEN. 10th and Savler.
tt. F. JONES & CO., SOI Front.
COTTEL DRUG CO.. 1st and Grant.
BOLTON & ROTH. 2S0 Russell.
HAWTHORNE PHARMACY. USO Grand ave.
RROOICLYN PHARMACY". 570 Milwaukle.
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Blood Poison
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Many have pimples; spots on the skin. Bores In
the mouth, ulcers, falling hair, bone pema, ca
tarrh, don't know It Is BLOOD POISON. Send
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Pa., for BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. $2.0u pet
bottle, lasts one month. For sale only bj
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