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. THE MORNING OKEGONIA2J, ' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, W02.. fit FREIGHT f OR ORIENT Much Oregon Flour Goes by Way of tfi.8 Sound. PORTLAND COULD SHIP MORE Early Winter Fresheuin the Wil lamette About OTei-Boom Logs Break Loost Lum ber Cargo for Siberia. of One of the needs of Portland is a more frequent steamship service to the Orient. The vessels of the Portland & Asiatic line are monsters, and as flne shlps'jas can be found anywhere, but that they do not fully take care of the business of the port is evidenced by the vast quantity of Ore gon products, especially flour, that And their way to Asiatic markets through Puget Sound ports. This state cfl affairs is not new, but has existed for a long time, and will continue until more steam ers are put on to carry Oregon goods di rect from Portland. The flour shipments for December may be taken as an Instance of the way the business is going. Of some 12,000 Ions of flour to be shipped to Asiatic ports, 7000 tons will go via Pugct Sound, andabout 000 tons direct from Portland bt the steamer Indravelli. The steamer fndra pura, of the Portland line, is scheduled to sail the latter part of the month, bbt It is doubtful if she will arrive in time, pav ing been delayed by rough weather orfthe other side, -and the fire at Hong Kong. Even if she does get here in time toail on her scheduled date, it will not after the fact that just so much Oregon flour is finding Its way abroad through Wash ington ports. The steamers to sail frojn the Sound this month are the Yangts. on "the 14th; Shawmut. on the 20th; Duk of Fife, on the 22d, and the Lyra, on th 21st. The Yangtse, after touching at the. regular ports, will go on to London. The Lyra will go to Siberia, as well as stop- . Ting at the usual Japanese and Chinese ports. The great difficulty in operating a trans Pacific line Is to get enough eastbound freight to make it profitable. Thio has, tip to the present time, prevented the put ting on of more steamers on the Portland line, but it Is hoped before long the busi ness will be increased to such an extent as to permit of more frequent sailings from this port. It is believed to be one of the purposes of the action recently taken "by the Short Line directors at Salt Lake to wage an aggressive campaign for over land business, in which event Portland may before long see a fortnightly or a weekly service to the Orient. storm, another attempt was made to get the British ship Folyesdale off tho middle sands, and It proved successful, the ves sel now being at safe anchorage In the ship's channel. The Foylesdale will dis charge 150 tons of salt here before pro ceeding up the river. Blizzard Disable a Schooner. GLOUCESTER, Mass., Dec 12.--Captaln R. H. Somcrville and crew of six men of the schooner Belle Wooster were brought here today by the schooner Patriot, which picked them up early this morning. The Wooster was caught in a blizzard yes terday and disabled. The crew abandoned her, and for hours drifted about in an open boat. When rescued they were all badly frost-bitten and exhausted by their sufferings. Bark DisoDeyed Quarantine Laws.' TICTORIA, B. C Dec. 12. The French bark Surcouf, .which arrived from Fusan two days ago, was fined J400 today Tor In fraction of the customs laws. She did not enter quarantine, and landed two Japanese without entering. She was about to tow to Astoria when the customs offi cers stopped her. WILL CONTEST DECIDED ID And SUPREME COURT ENDS FAM OUS BRADY CASE. Family Succeed In Defeating Dying Wish That Catholic Priest Be Ills Children' Guardian. .8 o'clock. They were" "qui4 alfhigtit. and reported to the court this afternoon at 2 .o'cldclc the. foreman stating that they were unable to agree. The court fixed Aiken's bond Jin the sum of 51500. It is reliably stated .that the Jury stood six for guilty and six "for acquittal. RIVER IS FALLING. Escaped Boom of Logs Blocks Part of Morrison-Street Bridge Draiy. The present freshet In the Willamette will soon be a thing of the past The river is falling nearly half a foot a day, and will continue to fall for the next few days. Yesterday the river at Portland stood at" 12.3 feet, a fall of six-tenths of a foot since Thursday. At Albany the gauge was 14.5 feet, a drop of 4.1 feet, and at Eugene 7.4 feet, a drop of eight-lenths of a foot in 24 hours. The current is still very strong here, but there is little or no driftwood coming down. , One effect of the early Winter Hoof has been to cause, a scarcity of logs, thai has seriously, embarrassed spme of the Jocal . mills. . Seyeral of the plants were com pelled to shut down and others work-only half-time. With the strong current "run ning it has been an impossibility to tow logs up from the camps dpwn the Colum bia. A boom of several hundred thousand feet of logs broke away from the Portland Lumber Manufacturing Company's mllljin South. Portland, and after safely passing under the Madison-street bridge- lodped against the piers of the Morrison-street bridge. One end of the boom caught fast to the nier just west of the draw", and the rest of the logs were forced out by the current In such a way as to bar the west passage. . Efforts to dislodge the jam were 'unsuccessful, and It will be necessary to remove the logs one by one, or wait until the fan of the river checks the rapid current,, when the boom can be towed back to the mill from which it brokf loose. 1 Elm Branch Chartered for Lumber. The Pacific Export Lumber Company has chartered the turret steamer Elm Branch to load lumber for Port Arthur. Bne will take her cargo in February, and will carry about 3,000,000 feet The Elm Branch is well known in this port, and belongs to the Branch line of turrets. Marine Notes. The Cornll Bart will complete her grain cargo at Columbia dock No. 2 today. The Lodore, wheat-laden for the United Kingdom, left down yesterday morning. Local United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller Inspected the steamer Elmore yesterday. It was reported yesterday the steamship Arab had been chartered to load wheat here for Australia. The report was prob ably a mistake, as the Arab Is loading flour at San Francisco for China. Domestic and Foreign- Ports. ASTORIA. Dec 12. Arrived down at S A. M. Steamer San Mateo. Arrived at 10 and left up at 11 A M. Steamer Rendondo, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 11 A. M. Schoon er -Olga. Arrived at 1 P. M. German ship Emelle, from Hamburg, and German bark Werra. from Honolulu. Left up at 2 P. M. Schooner Lizzie Vance. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind southwest; weather stormy. Kaio Chou, Dec. 12. Sailed Dec. 10 Bark Amaranth, for Portland. Hoqulam, Dec 10. Arrived Schooner Henry Wilson, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen: i barkentlne Chelialls, from Columbia River, for Aberdeen: 11th. schooner Laura Madeen, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen. San Francisco, Dec 12. Arrived Steamer 3Iontara, from Seattle? steamer Santa Barbara, from Olympla. Sailed Steamer Chlco, for Til lamook; steamer Queen, for Victoria; barken tlne Robert Sudden, for Tacoma; steamer Czarina, for Coos Bay. Brisbane, Dec 12. Arrived previously Mlo xera, from Vancouver via Honolulu for Syd ney. N. S. W. London, Dec 12. Sailed Cambrian, for Bos tpn; Minneapolis, for New York. Arrived Memnon, from Montreal; Columbian, from Bos ton. ' Liverpool. Dec 12. Sailed Cevic, for New York; Philadelphia, for New York. Genoa, Dec 12. Arrived Aller, from New York, via Gibraltar and Naples. Dueenstown, Dec 12, Arrived Campania, from New York for Liverpool, and proceeded. Auckland, Dec 12. Sailed Sonoma, from Sydney, for San Francisco, via Pago-Pago and Honolulu. Movllle, Dec 12. Sailed Parisian, from Liv erpool, for Halifax and St John, N. B. Newcastle, Dec 12. Sailed Elm Branch, for San Francisco. Harwich. Dec 11. Arrived Folllna, from San Francisco via Callao, Montevideo, etc Tacoma. Dec 12. Sailed British bark Lord Elgin, for Queens town: steamer City of Puebla, for San Francisco, via Seattle. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 12. (Special.) The Sunreme Court has disposed of the. case involving the validity of the will made wrv ty, shortly before his death. It sustains the judgment of the District Court Invali dating the will. This .case has been a sensational one throughout 'Judge Brady was assassin ated by a man named Wllmbusse, whose sentence of life imprisonment was recent ly affirmed by the Supreme Court The Judge, lingered for some days after be- Aberdeen Business Men Organize. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.) The Merchants' and Business Men's As sociation has been organized, and It is. proposed to make it a strong organization for the benefit of Aberdeen. The organiza tion was .forced by the attempt by the Clerks' Union to force 6 o'clock closing, but the members have now resolved , to make It a permanent body and to use every effort to aid the city in a commer- STRIKERS "ARE RIOTOUS MARSEILLES STREETS NOW GUARD ED BY TROOPS. At Pacific University. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) The Gamma Sigma Orchestra, which was organized last year, Is a deservedly popular auxiliary of Gamma Sigma Literary Society, which is, -by the way, the oldest literary society In Oregon. The' orchestra contributed CARGO IN FINE SHAPE. Good Record Made by the Coasting ' Steamer Lalcme. The steamer Lakme, of the Woolsey line, finished discharging Sap Francisco freight at Columbia dock No. 1 yesterday. Among her cargo were 10.000 sacks of sugar, and an inspection of the lot yes terday showed that only two sacks were slightly damaged. This is a record prob obly never before equaled by ,a cargo steamer on this Coast The 'steamer Homer, of the same line, was loading gen eral freight at Oceanic dock yesterday, and will finish at Victoria dockltcday. sailing tonight for San Francisco. The Robert Dollar has gone down to Westport to load lumber for Redondo and San Pedro, and the Lakme will follow her. The steamer Redondo, also of the Woolsey line, is fdue up from San Francisco this morning. POLICE COMMISSIONER OF NEW .YORK. JOHN N. PARTRIDGE. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Commissioner of Police John M. Partrtdsre has r elsned, to take effect January 1. Mr. Partridge In hla letter to the Mayor gives 111 health as the reason for resigning. Batchers and Bakers Join the Strike and Soldiers Beconfe Bakers in Order to Avert Famine. MARSEILLES, Doc. 12. The first col lision between the strikers and police , oc curred today, and as a result several per sons on both sides, including a commis sary of police, were injured. The clash was the outcome of an attempt on the part of the strikers to destroy the track In front of a car loaded with coal, which was being sent to the port. The gen darmes charged the crowd and made 15 arrests. The remainder of the strikers disnersed. Cordons of troops now guard 'all ap proaches to the port and disperse all as semblages. A strong force of soldiers and police occupied the streets surrounding the headquarters of the strikers. When a detachment of cavalry approached the Bourse with drawn sabers it was 'metN with a storm of hooting, but no resist ance was made. The journeymen butchers and bakers have Joined the strikers. In order to prevent a bread famine the authorities have requisitioned, the services of all the bakers in the Fifteenth Army Corps. The city is quiet, but it Is strongly pa- trolled by the military. The strikers are greatly exasperated, and their cry is: "Long live the social revolution,, and the elevation of the proletariat by means of a general strike." NEW RAILROAD TO TRANSVAAL. Choice of Route Is Made Political Issue in Natal. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The approach- i ing general election In Natal, says a Dur ban dispatch to the Times, via London, Is hinging on railway policy. There are two schemes, one favored by the gov ernment and the other by the opposition. Both are based on the hypothesis that further railway facilities will be required in the Rand. The government scheme Is to double the present main line between Durban and Ladysmlth, . while the oppo sition advocatea an alternative and more direct line from Durban to Waschbank Station, below Glencoe Junction. A third project, not enjoying political Investors Speculators Greatest Investment the World Has Ever Seen. The D. P. Cox Co-operative Stable and with Bookmaklng la connection, will pay ear Co-operators aa average pro rata. 5 "WEEKLY 5 That's a big statement, but It is actually proven by the facts. It has no equal In the Investment field and may never have. It is an opportunity unparal.Ved; and as profitable (weekly) as any legitimate business enterprise (yearly) probably in the world. All are cer tain of their just proportion of profits under our system. '. The Twenty (20) Dollar investor receives as much in per centage pro rata as the Thousand (1,000) Dollar in vestor. The business is based an horse-racing, buying or selling of horses and book making as a means of profit. By co-operating the funds of many, and with years of experience we have reduced the business down to a mathematical proposition, and we all know figures do not lie. We will average from 5 to 10 weekly en ail commissions entrusted to us. Here is a modern investment that will bear Inves tigation. We solicit commissions in amounts from Twenty (20) Dollars upwards. All checks, drafts, etc, payable to, D. F. COX, Manager. 5J&-5J9 Callaghan Building San Francisco, Cal, P. S. Prospectus with full details on application. convict, 'If I am going to hell, I want to go in style.' "How many thousands, sitting in style, behind plate-glass windows, living in lux-, ury, surrounded by show, are being hurled to destruction In style? There Is an un bridled desire for display on the part of the people; they are trying to seem what they are not; they are riding In a Pull man when they ought to be In the day coach. "The trouble descends. There Is a de sire In the middle classes to try to imi tate tho rich. They want to live In white stone flats, and to have a servant at the door. Their daughters must have social accomplishments, and go to the theater and sit In boxes, and the sons must be support, Is for a line from Umlatoosi j kept in Idleness, so that they will be throuch Zululand. and the newly ac- ! quired territory to Ermel'o, Joining an j eventual line from the Rand to Delagoa 1 Bay. The correspondent says the controversy seems to regard mainly local Interests, j both parties pledging themselves to spend about J25.000.000, apart from the urgency whichever party is returned, the Trans vaal will have to be consulted before any scheme Is put into execution. DEFINES LAND SALE. Important Real Estate Decision by Supreme Court. NO TRACE OP DKOWXED MEN. Parties Are Searching for Bodies of Atlin ainll Carriers. SEATTLE, Dec. 12. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Skagway says: ' Searching parties have been at worK for several days without finding a trace; of the bodies of Mclntyre and Abbey, the Atlin mall-carriers. As a last resort, grappling hooks were used n the waters of Taku Arm, and the bodies of five drowned dogs, with a sled and a bag of mail, were brought up. There is now lit tle doubt but that the two men met death in the icy waters of Taku Arm. The body of H. M. Price, the proprietor of a roadhouse at Lohla, was found on the Porcupine trail. He had been frozen to death. Mathloma 3Ieets a. Snap. The Government snagboat Mathloma. which started up the Willamette last Mon day, reached the locks at Oregon City that afternoon just in time to pass through, as the water was then pouring over the gates. When she reached Rock Island Rapids the current was so swift that she could not get up over them, and was obliged to tie up. The Mathloma has a very flat bottom, and does not cut through the water, but just slides over it, and it was not safe for her to attempt the rapids In such a stage of water. She Just had to wait till the water went down. It was hoped that she might get over the rapids yesterday evening, but if she did not It is quite certain that she will be able to get up today. Astoria Marine Notes ASTORIA, Dec. 12. (Special.) The waterlogged steamer Sequoia has com menced discharging her deckload .of lum ber at the Astoria & Columbia. River Railroad wharf. Jt Is expected that when this Is completed theaieck will be above water." when it will be possible to pump her out. If this can be done she will be fully discharged where she now is, but her future movements.- will be determined after her decic load is removed. At high water this morning, which was made unusually high by the southwest SALEM. Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) In de ciding for W. J. Rickabaugh on a cross bill in equity in an action for money case brought against him by P. L. Kennady, of wooaburn, Judge Boise today rendered a decision of interest, as affecting real es tate transactions and what constitutes and makes a binding sale. The action was originally brought by Kennady to recover from Rickabaugh the sum of $3500 on the purchase price of a farm near Woodburn, that was alleged to have been sold, the defendant for the sum of 57000, the balance of the amount not being due for five years. To this proceeding Rickabaugh filed a cross-bill In equity, alleging fraud on the part of the plaintiff, and asking for a decree of the court for the cancellation of the notes and the setting aside of the contract, be cause of the failure on the part of Ken nady to comply with the terms and con ditions expressed In the contract. The facts In the case are about as fol lows: Last October Rickabaugh and wife ar rived in the Willamette Valley on an ex cursion from Kansas and stopped off In Woodburn for a day. While there they met Kennady, who showed them a farm, , with which they were pleased,' and decid ed to purchase,' the consideration of 57000 therefor being agreed upon. Rickabaugh was obliged to leave the following day for the East, and It was arranged that the purchaser should execute and leave the notes for the payment of the pur chase price. It was further agreed that Kennady should prepare an abstract of the property, and cause an accurate de scription of the property, which was rep resented at 150 acres, to be inserted in the bond for a deed, which was to be for warded to Rickabaugh as soon as the survey of the farm had been made. Be fore leaving for Kansas, Rickabaugh em ployed a man to look after the property in his absence. Subsequently the bond was forwarded to Rickabaugh, who dis covered that the description showed the tract to contain about 40 acres less than had been represented to him. He refused to accept the bond in that form, and no tified Kennady that he would accept the farm, anyway, if a reduction In price was made for the number of acres that the farm did not contain. This offer was refused by Kennady, and the case was brought Into court. In passing on the case, Judge Boise holds that the notes cannot be considered obligatory, since the holder of the same had not complied with the conditions of the contract under which the alleged sale took place, because he failed to insert in the bond a proper and correct description of the property. Tho court holds that there was no possession of premises on the part of Rickabaugh, and recites that Ihe engaging of a man temporarily to look after the property Interests does not constitute possession, nor does the act extend any farther than the extent to which such an agent is appointed, which, in the case under consideration, was merely to see that no injury was done the 'property in the absence of the pros pective owner. In no way, holds the court; does the employing of an agent in such a capacity make possible the alter ing of any contract In any respect by such agent. Any alteration in the terms and conditions of an instrument of this character must be made by the person subscribing to the Instrument. By the decision bf the court, Kennady is directed to cancel and deliver up the notes, and the contract is held to be Invalid and worthless. In this case Ford, Kaiser & Slater appeared for Rickabaugh and G. G. Bingham conducted the suit in the Inter tst of Mr. Kennady. ing shot, being taken to the hospital In Spokane for treatment. There he received the ministration of Rev. T. J. Purcell, of the Catholic church. Shortly before bis death he executed a will making John C. Callahan his administrator and Father Purcell the. guardian of his minor chil dren. The family of the deceased are Protestants, and the mother protested against the children being given over to the charge of the priest. The children, themselves were abducted, this being one of the sensational features of the matter. The will was successfully attacked In the Probate Court, and Frank Pine, brother of the. .children's .mother, was ap-. pointed their guardian. The case was appealed to the District Court, where a similar judgment was rendered, and thla is now affirmed. The corftest of: the will was based upon the theory that at the time it purports to have been executed, the deceased was in such condition mentally and physically that he was incapable of making a will. On this point the opinion says, 'The evi dence is conflicting on this question. The jury after hearing all the evidence and instructions of the court as to the law of the case rendered- Its general verdict in favor of the contestant and respondent. The only two special findings returned by the jury indicate that it was unanimous on this question; this being true, under the well-settled rule of this court, that where there is a substantial conflict in the evidence and the trial court sets the ver dict aside, this court will .not disturb its ruling." TREATY WITH ABYSSINIA. largely to the success of the student min strel show, given at '"Vert's Hall forilght. The orchestra discourses popular music at society meetings, college receptions, student rallies, hops, etc.. and has won , tnrough Abyssinia connecting the Soudan Gives England Right to Build Rail 1 ! road to Central Africa. LONDON, Dec. 12. The Foreign Office has Issued the text on an Anglo-Abyssln- lan treaty, which was ratified October 2S. By the treaty Great Britain obtains the lease of a slice of territory near Itang, on the River Baro, as a commercial sta tion and the right to construct a railroad much merited praise. Considerable Im provement is -noticed in their playing this year, and some desirable musicians will be added during the Winter term: Charges Father With Insanity. - OREGON CITY, .Dec. 12. (Special.) Huldah Mundhenke came up this after noon from Parkplace and filed a com plaint agalnsjC herufatherj. M. Fred Mund henke, charging hYm with lnsinity. The man is nearlySO years of age, and imag ines that he is', young again and should go and help his "father, who has been dead over 30 years. He often runs awiy, and his family is unable to keep him un der proper .restraint. with the "Uganda territory. AFTER ALLEGED DEFECTS. Capital Commission to Investigate Roof Plans at Olympla. OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.)- A special meeting of the Capitol Commis sion has Deen called for next Monday to act In regard to the alleged defects in the roof plans, which Contractor Goss claims make the construction impossible. The architect has refused to alter the roof plans on the ground that the error, if any, is that of the American Bridge Com pany, the subcontractors who are furnish ing the steel roof trusses, and that altera tions made by him would make him liable. Goss claims that according to the plans Mass Meeting at Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA, Dec. 12. A mass meeting .of the church people., of Walla Walla will be held Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, rit the First Christian Church, for the purpose of formulating, plans for an amendment to tho state constitution, pro viding for the appointment of a chaplain for the State Penitentiary. Addresses will be delivered by ministers, members of the bar and other prominent citizens. Calls Meeting Marlon County Bar. SALEM, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) On pe tition of the members, Judge Bonham, president of the Marion County Bar As sociation, has called a meeting to be held on Monday evening. The purpose of this called meeting is the appointment of a committee to attend to matters of legis lation to come before the Legislature this Winter, in the Interest of the legal pro fession. Book Ranch Sells for $25,000. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) The sale of what is known as the Book ranch was consummated the paBt week. The price paid was 525,000, which is con sidered fair for agricultural land. The Sultan Sends Army Against Rebels. TANGIERS, Morocco, Dec. 12. The Sul tan arrived outside of Fez today. He Is sending the bulk of his army against the pretender, who Is still at Tazza. Dutch Minister of Marine Dead. THE HAGUE, Dec 12. Vive-Admiral Kruys, the Minister of .Marine of the Netherlands, is dead. Spanish Ambassador Resigns. MADRID, Dec. 12. Senor Leon y Castillo, the Spanish Ambassador at Paris, has resigned. classed as gentlemen "The vice of display descends to labor ers. The young women must have coats and dresses of the latest fashion, so that they will soon be known as stunning-looking girls. At the same time there are dispairing mothers at home, and before it is known, the girls cross the Rubicon, they arc asked out to balls and dances, and descent is easy. "Take the example of the youth who is trying to place his name on the tablets of success. As soon as the octopus of pow er gets him in Its slimy clutches of vanity, he steps down. He walks along Broad way in clothes that he has not paid for, he rides in a carriage that Is charged, and he takes supper that he has no money to pay for. "From millionaires to wage-earners, a pace Is set, and every one must keep It up. They try to seem what they are not; they wish to appear better off than they really are. They are riding in a Pullman when they ought to be walking. "It is not the' necessities that keep men poor; but the luxuries. Men and women charge ill-luck and mlsfprtune. to ad versity, when In truth they should look to themselves." proved between Alberta street and the north end. It has been widened to 80 feet, and the next step will be to get it improved. If this can be accomplished. Union avenue will be the longest Improved street In the city. Piedmont and Woodlawn and the adjacent territory are sadly In need of an Improved street Even now It Is difficult for a loaded wagon to be dragged through that district. FUNERAL OF j'. M. DEARDORFF. He Was an Oregon Pioneer of 1850 Crossed Plains In That Year. John M. Deardorff, who was .buried in the Deardorff cemetery on Tuesday, was an Oregon pioneer, and crossed the plains with his narents In 1S50. He was born In Virginia, October 10, 1S24. and was married to Miss Rachael Ingram January 5, 1834. In Clackamas County, Oregon. They had four children, three of whom are living: James Henry and William Albert Dear dorff. of Santa Ana, Cal., and John Ben nett Deardorff, of Clackamas County, Ore gon. He had been a member of the Christian Church for 35 years. The fun-: eral was conducted by Rev. A. D. Skaggs. of Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Deardorff died last July. SCHOOL DECORATIONS. 'TO HELL IN A PULLMAN" ranch consists of about 1000 acres on the some of the trusses must be anchored In ! south bank ot tne Chehalls River, and is the middle of windows that is, in mid air. GIRLS' SEMINARY CLOSES. quite handy to Aberdeen. The purchase was made by Wisconsin parties. Rev. Norman Howard Bnrtlett Ad dresses a Curious Audience. A small but evidently curious audience gathered at the Marquam Grand Theater last night to hear what the Rev. Norman Howard Bartlett had to say about going "To Hell in a Pullman." There seemed to be a great deal of curiosity on the part of the listeners as to what the title had to do with the matter, and it was only after the gentleman had gone through with all his oratorical periods that it was satisfactorily explained. Mr. Bartlett spoke In a very convincing way, persuading all his hearers that ho was thoroughly in earnest. He Imparted advice which was characterized by split Infinitives, and so worked upon his hear ers that they mistook the glittering splen dor of the opera-house for one of the steeping cars that was mentioned In the lecture. Mr. Bartlett said In part: "There was once a convict going, to prison, who was being guarded by a Sher iff. The two men were standing on the platform of a railway station waiting for a train, when the convict said, 'Are you going to take a Pullman?' 'I don't know; why?' asked the Sheriff. 'Well, said the Miss Richard's Room in Clinton Kelly Building to Be Beautified. Miss E. E. H. Richard's classroom in the Clinton Kelly School building on East Twenty-sixth street will soon be decorated with pictures. The teacher and pupils, under the encouragement of Principal R. Thomas, have undertaken to ornament this room. Recently the pupils gave an entertainment in the assembly hall net ting a substantial sum, which will be used in the purchase of suitable pictures to be selected by the teacher and prin cipal. The pupils are pleased at the prospect of having the most attractive room in any school building in the city. CONTEMPLATED STREET WORK. Improvement of Hancock Street, Al. blna and Union Avenues. Preliminary steps have been taken for the Improvement of Alblna avenue be tween Page and Railroad streets, which will bring the lower end practically to the landing of the Albina ferry. Surveys have been made and the Improvement will take Its regular course through the City Council. A movement ic on foot to eet Hancock street improved between (Srand avenue and about East Fifteenth street. A com mittee from the Upper Alblna and Irving- ton Improvement Association has thla matter in hand, with good prospects of success. The proposed improvement of Union avenue between Weldler and Morris streets Is passing through the usual pre liminaries, and unless delayed the con tract will soon be let. James Eastes, president of the association, says he hopes that this improvement will be expedited. He has been Informed that an effort will also be made to get Union avenue Im East Side Notes. G. B. Leedy, state master, has returned from Lansing, Mich., where he attended the National Grange. He says: "I am pleased to learn that the order has con tinued to be active during my absence in the East." The condition of D. K. Iliff, who was recently injured by a fall, Is not as satis- factory as his friends could desire. He suffers severely from any movement and has an excruciating pain In the back part of his neck. However, the spine has not been Injured, as there Is no paralysis. It is thought, also, that the visits of many well-meaning friends Interested in his wel fare have caused him unrest. The Women's Relief Corps, of Pleasant Home, will hold a bazaar tomorrow even ing in G. A. R. Hall for the purpose of paying off a debt carried for several years. The ladies have made a number of articles for the affair. There will be a. programme of singing and music by the Pleasant Home band, recitations and other exer cises. Refreshments will be served.. Some of the Portland G. A. R. posts have made contributions to help the effort to pay off the hall debt, as has the neighborhood. , Montana Chnrley Caught.' A man who gave his name as McVaun and is generally known as Montana Charley, was placed under arrest last night by Detectives Snow and Kerrigan, charged with having burglarized the 'hard ware store of Hunt & Mottett, in Tacoma, some time ago. A large amount of cut lery bearing the stamp of this firm was found In his possession and the detectives think that there Is no doubt but they have the right man. He has been very cunning in selling his wares and the de--1 tectlves have had a hard time landing him. They have found mote or lees of the cut lery about the city and felt sure that theic man was here, but he was careful to avoid second-hand stores, and it was hard' to find where the goods came from. Stewnrt to Succeed Hollorray. BUTTE, Mont.. Dec. 12. A special to the Miner from Bozeman says that Governor Toole has appointed W. R. C. Stewart, a well-known attorney of Bozeman, to be District Judge to succeed Judge Will iam L. Holloway. who was recently elect ed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Spokane Defeats Wnlln Walla. WALLA WALLA, Dec. 12. The Spokane-High School football team this after, noon defeated the Walla Walla High School by a score of 6 to 0. Pre- Proper Precautions Taken to vent Spread of Smallpox. TACOMA, Dec. 13. Owing to exaggerat ed reports of the presence of smallpox In Annie Wright Seminary, an" Episcopal school for girls, Bishop Keator and the trustees issued a statement to the effect that a domestic came down with the dis ease on December 9, and was removed to the quarantine station. The girl had oc cupied only the lower portion of the sem inary building, but It was thought best to take the precautions of thoroughly dis infecting the premises, the vaccination of I the pupils and the closing of tho -doors to the day pupils and the public. This has been done, and it is not thought there will be any more signs of the disease. ROBBERS SECURE $110. Gaston Merchant Robbed While Counting His Cash. FOREST GROVE, s Dec .12. (Special.) J. D. Hibbs, a merchant at Gaston, while making up his cash last night, was com manded "by twb strange men who entered the store to throw -up his hands. The rob bers got away with a $29 check and $90 in cash. TO LEASE OPERA HOUSE. Calvin Hclllg Is Negotiating With Walla Walla People. WALLA. WALLA, Was"h., Dec. 12. Ne gotiations are under way between Calvin Helllg, of Portland, representing the Northwest Theatrical Association, and Paine Bros., owners of the Walla Walla Opera-House, for a lease of the Walla Walla property for a number of years. C. F. Vandewater. the present manager of the local house, will continue in control until next September. Walla Walla theater-goers, If the present deal goes through, will receive the shows playing the Northwest Theatrical Association's circuit. HUNTINGTON NOT ARRESTED. Baker County Ex-SherJff Returning to Oregon Voluntarily. BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 12.-(SpecIal.) 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