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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1905.
GROWS RICH IN A DAY
Mrs. A. T, Myers Receives
News She is an, Heiress.
TO HO SHALL FORTUNE EITHER
She Tells BToiv a "Will Vai Pomi
and Chancery Suit Begsa Taat
31 ay Make Her the Possessor
of Million, i
A duel, a hidden -will, a conspiracy, a
love 6tory and a treasure-trove rivalling
the richness of Monte Cristo's for the
heroine In the last chapter. These are
tout a few of the Incidents In the remark
able story which came to light yester
day and In which a Portland woman has
to do in a large degree for the denouement
of It la that Mrs. A. T. Myers, of this
city. Is an heiress to a vast fortune after
being wrongfully deprived of It for many
years.
To comer Into riches which beggar the
dreams of avarice In a single moment Is
a thrilling experience. To most'people the
miraculous opulence of their dreams Is
as vague and unreal as castles of thin
air or the pot of gold at rainbow's -end.
There is vln this city, however, a little
'woman who Saturday morning was simply
the wife of a plain, hard-working busi
ness man, who "before night received news
that told her she was an heiress to an
estate which makes her a millionairess
'Beveral times over and the happiest
rwoman one might find in many days
Journey. Shortly after noon Saturday Mrs.
A. T. Myers, who, with her husband, oc
cupies apartments In the Iabbe building,
at the corner of Second and Washington
streets, received a telegram from John A.
(Murphy, her family lawyer In Chicago,
that -the defendants in a chancery suit
which has been pending In the Canadian
courts for many years. Involving the title
to the City of Sidney, Nova Scotia, In
Jwhlch she as the sole heir is plaintiff,
fhad agreed to settle out of court, on her
(terms.
History of the Dillon Estate.
The story of which this Is the happy
ending is so romantic as to seem
the creature of a novelist's brain, and
strangely out of place In this work-a-day,
hum-drum age. It begins with' the re
moval of John Dillon, Mrs. Myer's grand
father, an Irish gentleman of means, and
his wife, to Nova Scotia in the early part
of the last century. They settled on the
extreme eastern coast and bought 500
acres of land on one portion of which he
founded a little town and erected docks.
To them were bom four children, three
eons and a daughter. John Dillon's affairs
prospered, and he became an Important
man in the affairs of the colony. His
eldest son, John, Jr., was sent to Har
vard College, where he graduated In the
law and took up the practice of his
profession In Boston before the Civil
"War. The second son, James, died
shortly after he reached manhood, and
the daughter married and died years ago
In Nova Scotia.
The youngest son, Charles, was a wild
youth, and devoted himself to dissipating
his father's money and setting a pace for
the fast young men of Halifax. He fell
In love with Katherine Beaton, a belle of
that city, who was a member of the same
family as the present Marquis of Lome.
-His suit was apparently progressing fa
vorably when another factor In the per
son of Archibald McKenzIe, son of a
wealthy silk importer, entered the lists
and succeeded young Dillon In Miss
Beaton's affection. That lady engaged
herself to McKenzIe and Dillon In despair
challenged him to a duel. It was fought
with pistols one day In the gray of the
rooming, and Dillon shot his man through
the heart. To avoid arrest and prosecu
tion for murder he stowed away on a
Balling vessel bound from Halifax to Liv
erpool, and reached England, where he
remained In hiding. After six months had
elapsed his father, through his Influence
with the government, received a guaran
tee that the young man would not be ar
rested and would be permitted to return
.to Nova Scotia. Charles Dillon was notl
lied and he immediately took passage on
the steamer Britannica for home. Off the
coast of Newfoundland the vessel struck
an iceberg and went to the bottom with
4 all souls. John Dillon, the father, was
& very old man and an invalid, and when
, the news of the disaster and. the drowning
of his son reached him he suffered a
stroke of paralysis and died. The duel
,and the deaths of Charles Dillon and his
lather occurred In 1S70. and In the mean
time John Jr., had built up a large law
"practice In Boston and was famous as a
.-, criminal lawyer. He had never married
and was a man about 45 years of age at
(the time of these events. On receipt of
.the news he went to Sydney, where his
itorother James and sister were living and
i helped to bury his father. So far as could
,!be learned, the elder Dillon left no will,
and as the affairs of the estate were some--what
Involved it was decided to sell it
and divide the proceeds among the three
heirs. The town of Sydney at that time
was a mere hamlet, occupying a small
.jwrtlon of the original 500-acre tract, the
'rest being devoted to farming.
Town of Sydney Sold.
The property brought a considerable
sum, which was divided equally among
.the sister and two brothers.
During the process of settling up the
estate, John Dillon, Jr., met the woman
whom his unfortunate brother had loved
: and for whom he killed Archibald McKen
zIe, and, although much her senior, won
Iher heart and married Katherine Mc
.JCenzle. "With his bride he returned
to Boston and resumed his law prac
tice. In 1ST2 he went to Michigan to
defend the son of a millionaire shoe manu
tfacturer of Lowell, Mass.. who had killed
a man In a drunken brawl In a remote
lumber camp. While enraced In the trial
he was seized with pneumonia and was
taken to Port Huron. His wife was noti
fied, in Boston, to come to his bedside and
was with him for .several weeks when he
died. Two weeks before that time, on
October 19, 1S72. a daughter was born to
Mrs. Dillon. The child wasx christened
Gertrude, and Gertrude Dillon and Mrs.
A. "P. Myers, of this city, are one and
the same person.
John Dillon was taken to Nova Scotia
and another grave was made In the old
churchyard. His little daughter grew to
"womanhood, and in 18S9 married James P.
McNamara, a Chicago business man, who
died in 1S93. Two years later she was
married to her present husband. In 1901
Mr. and Mrs. Myers came to Portland,
since which time they have made their
home here.
In 1890, or a year after Gertrude Dillon
became Mrs. McNamara, her father's sis
ter died In Nova Scotia, and among her
private papers was found a will made by
old John Dillon, entailing his estate to
the eldest son, John, Jr., and his Issue.
"When the first Dillon died she had dis
covered the will, and, finding herself and
other brother cut off from the property,
had secreted it and allowed it to appear
that her father had died intestate. Then,
as has been discribed. the property was
sold and a division made. Meanwhile the
village of Sydney had grown to be an
Important town, the principal portion of
which occupies the land Involved In the
long-secreted will.
Under the English law an entailed es
tate cannot be transferred, except under
most unusual circumstances. Unless a
complicated legal procedure Is gone
through, any sale of such property be
comes, null and of no effect.
The sons and daughters of John Dillon
could not give title to the 500 acres which
is -now worth a vast fortune, and the sale
executed In 1S70. Mrs. Myers" attorney
holds, was no sale, the title rightfully In
vesting in the Issue of John Dillon, Jr.
Sirs. Myers Seeks Her Rights.
Mrs. Myers Immediately employed at
torneys to prosecute her claims as the
heir of John Dillon, Jr., to whom the
land was entailed, against the present
holders of the property. For 13 years the
case has dragged through the courts of
Nova Scotia. The firm of lawyers which
instituted the suit, Smith & Smith, of
Chicago, some time ago turned the effee
over to John A. Murphy, a corporation at
torney of that city, and he has. been de
voting himself to pushing the matter. A
few weeks ago he wrote Mrs. Myers that
he was about to succeed in having the
sale set aside.
Mrs. Myers has received several letters
and telegrams from Murphy recently, all
of an encouraging nature, but she "was
unprepared for the announcement that
the attorneys representing the present oc
cupants had agreed to settle, and that
Mr. Murphy had left for Sydney to ar
range the details. This information was
conveyed in the telegram from that gen
tleman which she received Saturday.
At the present time Sydney contains
about 10.000 people. It is the county town
of Antlgonlsh, and the seat of a Catholic
bishop. It has extensive docks and a
large fishing Industry. The entire busi
ness portion of It Is Included in the Dillon
tract, together with a large Catholic col
lege and cathedral.
Conservative estimates place its pres
ent value In excess of $3,000,000, but 'Mr.
Murphy has submitted a proposition to
settle Mrs. Myers' claim for the sum
named. In his telegram to her he notified
her to be ready to leave on a moment's
notice for Sydney, and she Is expecting
to leave at any time.
This is the story as told an Oregonlan
representative by Mrs. Myers. The cor
respondence In the case Is convincing, and
Mrs. Myers has guarded the matter care
fully until this- time. In order to avoid
notoriety, and It Is given to the public
through the medium of an intimate friend
of the family.
Mrs. Myera is an attractive and Intelli
gent woman. She has a wide circle of
friends here, and Is thoroughly devoted
to Portland and Oregon. She Is deeply
Interested In the forthcoming Lewis and
Clark Fair, and is planning to contribute
very largely to the 1905 fund from her
new-found fortune. When the, reporter
called upon her she was In a state of ex
citement verging on hysteria, as a result
of the good news which she had received,
which condition was not in the least to be
wondered at. when the strangeness of It
all Is considered.
HE LURES THE DOLLARS
Lictson Balllet, the Xeir Cecil Rhodes,
In Portalnd.
Letson Balllet, of San1 Francisco, will
pass through Portland today on his way
to New York. The "Cecil Rhodes of
America" is going to the American metro
polls for the purpose of aiding various en
terprises In which he is Interested.
Just at present the commercial world
Is interested in Mr. Balllet principally
because he is out on ball pending an ap
peal from the United States Court, sitting
at Des Moines, la., which convicted him of
using the United States mall for the pur
pose of defrauding people. Aside from
the interest in the outcome of this case
Is a natural curiosity in the man himself,
who continues to make money and to In
stall confidence In new quarters despite
the fact that every newspaper that pre
tends to print the news of the world has
featured Mr. Balllet and his enterprises.
The man Is a curious mixture of con
celt or confidence and shrewdness. That
Mr. Balllet has a supreme confidence in
his own ability Is unquestionable; that a
portion, at least, of the public believes
In him Is demonstrated by the story of
his success.
Oregon and Oregon mining properties
brought Mr. Balllet into prominence at
first. He was interested in Eastern Ore
gon properties the White Swan was his
hobby. In and about Baker City and the
Sumpter district he claimed to own a
number of valuable properties. He claimed
to have developed or discovered a part
of these; others he had acquired by
various means. But all of them were
advertised extensively.
In his San Francisco office Mr. Balllet
conducted a press bureau that lauded
the mine promoter and told the people of
the successes he had met. It developed at
his trial in Des Moines that thousands of
dollars were spent in Instilling confi
dence In the people. Papers were subsi
dized; others were established and print
ed under Mr. Balllet's direction, some of
them having but the single purpose of
booming his mining properties and others
pretending to show some semblance of
a real news purveyor.
Through all of his schemes ran the
strong personal character of the pro
moter. If. made no difference to him
whether he was booming a wildcat prop
erty or a legitimate mining scheme. The
newspapers and magazines told of them
In the same manner.
Page after page In the leading maga
zines of the country was taken in a de
scription of the mining schemes of Bai
Het. Now and then the stories told In a
matter-of-fact way of the properties
which he was booming, again they told
of Mr. Balllet. And It made no differ
ence which topic was discussed, the tale
was Interesting.
In these magazine and newspaper sto
ries Mr. Balllet was featured as the Cecil
Rhodes of America. His own portrait,
pictures of his offices and mines were dis
played as Illustrative features. The wholo
was woven Into an interesting tale.
Some of those who Invested In the Bal
llet schemes, especially those who took
the White Swan Mining Company's
stdeks, objected to the surplus of news
paper advertising and paucity of mlrilng
returns. They preferred charges against
him in the Federal Court and he was
hauled from San Francisco to Des
Moines to meet these charges. After a
sensational trial, Mr. Balllet was con
victed and an appeal was taken. He is
now out on bonds.
It Is but a few days since San Francisco
newspapers denounced an oil promotion
scheme In which Balllet was Interested.
He had secured options on some oil lands
In the California districts which have
been known at different times to produce
oil and Is now booming the properties.
which he predicts, will make wealthy men
and women of Investors.
Tne Balllet scheme now being urged
is an Installment scheme. The argument
Is being advanced that one paying cer
tain monthly installments saves to him
self the Interest on money that would be
lost If an investment were to be made In
a lump. It Is claimed by Mr. Balllet in
his circulars and newspaper advertise
ments that money enough for current
expenses Is always secured by the in
stallment investor, and that nothing Is
lost to the company by the plan. On the
other hand, he claims to save investors
the use of their money until it is needed
in development work.
Not a long time ago the California pa
pers showed that the country press close
ly identified with the districts in which
Mr. Balllet's companies were reputed to
be operating, said that his properties
were not or great value. Apparently this
had out little effect upon Mr. Balllet
for he Is continuing to advertise these
properties.
It Is not likely Mr. Balllet will tarry
miia iu ruaiimu. xxe is not coming here
of a business mission and cannot ho r.
pected to waste his time in looking over
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UILDING GOING ON
Strikes Have Failed to Kill
Real Estate Deals.
SOME FIGURES WHICH PROVE IT
Transfer of Last Week Doable
Those of Same Week Last Year
Baildingr Permits Almost Equal
Progress of Buildings.
"When construction was suspended last
Spring, we heard a great deal about the
city being spoiled for the next three
years. On the contrary, as soon as the
planing mllletrlke was over business
picked up wonderfully. All of last Win
ter there was more real estate business
going on than in any other Winter for
the last eight years. Just as soon as this
trouble Is over you will see business
sprouting up once more. Portland Is not
dead by a good deal, and won't be for a
long time to come."
This Is the way a certain Stark-street
real estate man speaks of the present
condition of the real estate market. He
does not. attempt to hide the fact that,
for the present, realty Is not changing
hands with its customary rapidity. He
merely prophesies that the real estate
market will be given a new stimulation
when the labor troubles are at an end.
Real estate men say that the tempo
rary stagnation of last year seemed actu
ally to have a beneficial effect upon the
market when it once more opened up.
When confidence was restored It came
with a rush, and money went Into invest
ments as It had not since the boom days
of the early '90s. They predict a repeti
tion of last year's conservative little boom
when the contractors and the painters and
carpenters have adjusted their differ
ences. "Sou often hear it said that real estate
and buildings are slower than at this time
last year," said another well-informed
realty dealer. "I have looked up the trans
fers for the corresponding week of 1902
and compared them with those of last
week. Here they are:
Real Estate Transfers, Second Week
of May.
Monday 5,981 ? 15.764
Tuesday 3.191 12.SS0
Wednesday 9,959 SS.122
Thursday 15,434 24.183
Friday 35.9S0 18.317
baturday 7.037 7.412
Totals $97,623 $166,760
"I am sorrv to av. thomrh. thnt th
difference Is not so srreat as it looks for
several Sheriff's sales Just about equal .the
actual amounts of real estate which
changed hands. It shows, however, that
we are fully as well fixed as last year.
Then many said that It would be a long
ume Deiore tne prosperity of the city re
covered from the blow aimed at It by
the strikers. It has been very well proven
that the city was Just as prosperous a
few months after the strike as It has
ever been in Its history. So I say this
strike Is not going to kill the town by any
means.
'So far as the number of nw httfiriinc-a
goes, I must admit that the correspond
ing week of 1902 beats that of thU
The difference Is slight, as you may see:
Building Permits, Second Week of
May.
1W 1W
Mondav iiQ s.v tum
Tuesday 13750 3s!270
weanesaay 29,750 7.E0O
Thursday 11.460 4.900
Friday 4,700
Saturday 1,923 12.900
Totals $S0,935 $75,820
"Mav of 1903 stacks tin nrettv nrpll tulth
the corresponding month of last year,
doesn't it? What's the use of people get
ting discouraged before they have cause
to get down In the mouth? Let 'em chirp
and look cheerful any way."
Construction has been begun on a
number of bulldlnr whnsa rriwonro hae
scarcely been noticed. The ground at the
noruieast corner 01 rweiitn and Davis
streets is being cleared for the new build
ing of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company.
This structure will cost In the neighbor
hood or $MW, and the manufactory will
give employment to some SO persons. The
big frame building of the American Can
Company at the foot of Fourteenth street
is going up as fast as the hammers of 40
carpenters can make' It go. Its cost will
De ciose 10 iw,VM.
The new warehouse of D. C. O'Reilly
on Irving street, between Ninth and
Tenth, has been given a good start The
foundation is laid and th m
work upon the first layer of brick. The
itusseu & nytft building, at Sixth and
Oak streets, is waiting for material. The
foundation Is laid and up will go the
structure as soon as the material can be
obtained. The ground for the Steams
bulldlnc at Sixth and Mnrrtsnn ctrentu Via
been cleared and the foundation will soon
De maae. Tne Marshall-Wells building on
Pine between Fourth and Fifth is wait
ing the termination of the present labor
difficulties.
BUILDINGS OX EAST SIDE.
Xevr Factories, Residences, Addi
tions to Churches and Schools.
There is a general resumption of build
ing all over the East Side on dwellings,
manufacturing establishments and ware
houses. The size of several factories Is
being enlarged and In some cases doubled
and the employment of many hundreds
of new operatives will result. Lumber Is
moving more freely on the East Side this
week than at any time since the strike.
Six or seven loads have gone up to Sell
wood almost every day the past week. It
can be see"n at nearly all the houses un
der construction that lumber Is being ob
tained. Considerable lumber has been
sent In from the sawmills near Pleasant
Home and much lumber Is being secured
from Vancouver and from the Portsmouth
sawmills, so these portions of the city
are fairly well supplied. While the Indus
trial situation will stop a few from build
ing, yet a large number will build just
as soon as they can secure material.
Parellus Bros, will put up a new pully.
ractory in tne ouiiding now being erected
for the King estate on East First and
East Yamhill streets. The investment in
new machinery will be about $10,000,
which, with the cost of the new building,
will make the whole investment $20,000.
This .corner. Including the factory of
Parellus Bros., was destroyed by fire
several months ago.
To Enlarge Implement Factory.
Ground has been cleared for a large ad
dition to the J, L Case Implement Com
pany building on the corner of East First
and East Market streets. The addition
will be the sire of the main building,
doubling the capacity. Cost will be about
$10,000. The dirt taken from the Bite was
used to fill up East Clay street in front
of the main building.
On the southeast corner of Hawthorne
avenue and East First street the con
crete foundation Is being laid for a lOOx
100 annex to R. M. Wade & Co.'s implement-house.
Probable cost of this addi
tion Is about $SO0O.
Sawmill and Box Factory.
Work on the new sawmill plant for the
Standard Box Factory - Company at the
foot of East Ankeny, East Ash and East
Oak streets, is progressing rapidly. When
the box factory department is built,
which will be done-late In the season, the
plant will be the largest in the North
west. At present the sawmill and other
buildings are being built. The.. sawmill
will stand across East Water street and
alOBg the south' side of East Ankeny
street and will be 46x338 feet. Foundation
piles have been driven and the frame for
the mill Is up. It extends well out toward
the river for the handling of logs. On
the south side of the mill building the
concrete foundation for the engines Is
being built up from the. ground. When
completed It will stand nearly on a level
with East Water street. The boiler-house
will stand alongside the engine south of
the main building. The 1 entire block
bound by East Ankeny, East Water and
East First streets Is being covered with
piles for foundation- of two large dry
kilns and for storage ot lumber. An ele
vated roadway has been completed on
East Water street from East Pine to the
main mill building, and on this roadway
the large timbers are being framed. It
Is the intention of the company to com
plete the sawmill plant before erecting
the box factory. An. entire block bounded
by East Pine. East Water, East First
ana -fc-ast Ash streets has been reserved
for the box factory. At present It la oc
cupied by the small' shacks of squat
ters, who will have to give up their
homes when the pile driver commences on
the foundation for the box factory. Ma
chinery for the sawmill has been or
dered and will soon commence to arrive.
This plant will cover about five blocks,
which will Include the water front and
the streets vacated by the city for its
use. By the vacation of portions of
East Water, East Ash and East Ankeny
streets west of East First the, company
secured a block and a half, which Is
really valued at about $30,000, and yet the
big plant giving employment to 250 men
will more than compensate the city for
Its liberality In the vacation, of the
streets. Cost of the plant will run up
to about $150,000 when It is completed.
The sawmill will have a capacity of 100,
000 feet a day, most of which will be used
In the manufacture of boxes. The con
cern will very largely export Its product.
It has the Southern Pacific Railway on
Its east side, and will be given side
track facilities.
The Sellwood Sawmill Company will
shortly cover the block bounded by East
Water. East Pine and East Ash streets,
with a lumber dock for the handling of
lumber from Its Sellwood sawmill plant.
It will receive lumber from the sawmill
by the Oregon Water Power &. Railway
Company, which has a franchise on East
Water street to East Pine. Lumber will
be received direct from the mill to the
dock for Its city business. All this will
do much toward reviving business on the
water front.
Increase Factory's Facilities.
Neustader Bros., who operate the large
factory on the corner of Grand avenue
and East Yamhill street, are figuring on
enlarging that plant. They own a half
block, but their building only covers 60x
200 feet. At present they " manufacture
men's overalls, jumpers, etc., and employ
a considerable force of women and girls.
This can be seen when the force leaves
the factory at noon or at quitting time
in the evening. About 60 new sewing ma
chines have been ordered for the preserit
factory, which will still furtheT Increase
the pay roll, and bring the force up to
about 300. The plans to enlarge will ne
cessitate covering the full 200x100 feet
or the erection of another building on
the remaining 50x200 feet. In the new
department a different clafes of articles
will be manufactured. Including collars,
shirts, etc. With this department there
would have to be a laundry annex and
a force running up to 500 and 600 women
will then be required. The only question
with the managers was whether they
could get the building erected under the
present Industrial conditions. There Is
little doubt but that this can be done.
The establishment will have one of the
most extensive payrolls on the Pacific
Coast when Wie second factory building
is completed. The women, make good
wages, the lowest averaging about $10
per week, while some who are expert
make as high as $14 per week. The fac
tory building is light and finely venti
lated. Rebnlld Sellrrood 31. E. Chnrch.
The congregation of the Selfwood Meth
odist Church will rebuild the church edi
fice some time the present year. Rev.
C. A. Lewis, the pastor, says the build
ing is already too small and needs to be
enlarged. No definite plans have yet been
adopted. Mr. Lewis says that two plans
are under discussion. One i3 to raise
and remodel the present building, and
then build a wing on the south side, and
another Is to move the present building
to the back of the lot and build a front,
making it practically an entirely new
structure. One of these plans will be
adopted. Mr. Lewis says the congrega
tions have Increased so much In the past
year that more room must be provided.
Besides Sellwood Is growing rapidly, and
a church building that was sufficient for
the early days Is no longer adequate.
East Side Telephone Quarters.
The new East Side station for the Pa
clflc Telephone Company, on the corner
of East Sixth and East Alder streets, is
rapidly being provided with switchboards,
which will handle the entire East Side
business. The telephone quarters in
which the switchboards are being In
stalled, is a handsome two-story brick.
which cost $20,000. It has an attractive
front. On the west side Is a corrugated
iron warehouse for the storage of material
and at the back of the telephone station
Is a building which will be used exclu
slvely by operators. It has been fitted
up conveniently for their use at noon
and other times. With the switchboards.
which are modern and the best known to
electric science, and the new connections
now being made with the public under
ground wires in East Portland and Al
blna, the cost of the new quarters will
foot up to $75,000. Improved service Is
promised when this station is occupied
through the use of more modern methods.
Balldins Finished in Larch.
F. S. Dunning's handsome residence on
East Alder, between Grand avenue and
East Sixth street. Is completed at a cosu
of about $3000. It Is a very attractive
structure on the outside. On the Inside
it is finished in larch wood and the ar
rangements are most unique and admira
ble. Every room and the basement are
provided with electro-gas Illuminators.
That Is, the building Is lighted entirely
by gas, but there are buttons at all the
doors which "may be touched that will
start up the gas jets. An electric bat
tery is so placed that the current will
turn on the gas Jets and then start the
Illumination at the same time. When one
comes In at the front door he touches a
button and behold the hall Is illuminated.
When one starts for the basement he
touches a button at the head of the stair
way when the basement is lighted by gas.
Thus Mr. Dunning has all the advantages
of electric lights with none of the dan
gers. Rev. J. J. Staub, pastor of the Sunny
side Congregational Church, on East
Thirty-fifth and East Taylor streets, says
that bulldlnc will berepalnted on the
outside; also that very soon a basement
will be fitted up for the needs of the
growing Sunday school. It is proposed to
provide a room the full length of the
church in the basement, which will ac
commodate 500 or GOO people. This can
be done easily, as the church stands well
up. When built It stood In a depression,
which can now be used for this basement.
Mr. Staub says that a very large lecture
room and Sunday school can be provided
for. which will have plenty of light and
ventilation
Additions to Two Schools.
Excavations have been commenced for
the eight-room additions t to the Stephens
and North Central schoolbouses. At the
Stephens building the addition will ex
tend out to East Eighth street and will
be almost 200 feet long. Four rooms will
be finished. At Highland the brick foun
dation for the new 12-room. scboolhouse
has been completed.
Tfur Jew Residences.
In the matter fit residences, a number
. of new contracts have been let aggre-
Meier
Headquarters for Flags
Peninsular Stoves and Ranges
Croquet Sets and Sporting Goods
We Place on
and
Bed
2000
Sheets
A Week
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every hand will bespeak for themselves Endeavor, where possible, to do your pur
chasing in the forenoon Our store closes at 12 o'clock, noon, Thursday.
FOR DETAILS
Meier &. Frank Company
gating upwards of $100,000. -Work has just
been started on a $4000 dwelling for Airs.
M. A Graves on East Twelfth and East
Alder streets. G. M. Settlemeir has let
the contract for six cottages In Central
East Portland, which will cost on an
average of $2000 each. The following are
some new contracts-scattered about: Cot
tage for "W. F. Miller, Mllwaukle street
and MIday. $700; A. Boggs, Clackamas and
Rodney avenue, $1200; C. A Lofgulst. East
Sixth and Skldraore. $1500; L. B.. Fluke.
East Seventh and Beacon, $S00; C. E.
Jeremiah, East Seventh and Bowman.
$S00; "W. B, Patterson. Clackamas and
East Nineteenth. $3500; O. H. Walburg,
Umatilla avenue and East Sixth, $600;
C. P. Little, Broadway and East Twenty
first. $3000; "W. O. Edwards, $3000; C. N.
Sherrer, $2000; J. M. Sutton, Hendricks
and Highland, $1700; A. Nordic. Sellwood
street and Rodney avenue, $1200; J. M.
Green, Vancouver avenue and Hendricks
street, $1150; B. M. Martezer. East Tenth
and Karl, $1300; J. S. Hanson. East Main
and East Twenty-fourth, $1000.
There is a resumption of work on other
buildings partly completed before the
strike. The -$8000 flat of I. Daniels on
Union avenue and East Ankeny streets
Is going ahead and C. M. Walker's $7000
flat on East Burnslde and East Eighth
streets Is also being completed. On the
$5000 Board of Trade building In Central
Alblna work Is progressing. President
M. E. Thompson, of the association, says
that the building will be completed In a
few weeks and dedicated with great cer
emony. "Work has been delayed on ac
count of material, but enough has been
secured to finish up. Mr. Thompson says
that a considerable portion of the bulld
lng has been rented. It Is proposed to
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B It has taken the lead, and keeps it. S
I AT ALL DEALERS. I
Frank Company
Sale This Morning
iintO 1 2 o9 Clock Noon
Full size, for double Bed, 2 1-4 yards by 2 1-2
yards A great purchase of heavy, Hnen-feiish
bleached sheets at amarvelously low price All
hemmed A purchase of some of these you will
find a splendid bargain at . . -
(First Floor, Center Aisle)
of Memorable Events
At 8 o'clock this morning our doors will be thrown
open to enter upon a three-and-one-half-days unparal
leled selling The arrival of Theodore Roosevelt, Presi
dent of these United States will ma?k the close of this
great event We have made splendid preparations for
your prompt service, and the many offerings displayed on
SEE SUNDAY'S ADVERTISEMENT
Meier &. Frank Company
carpet the second floor and provide a
piano for the hall.
ARRANGE FOR ELECTION
Special Meeting of Executive Board
Called for Today. , .
The Executive Board will hold a spe
cial meeting this afternoon to make the
final arrangements for the special elec
tion to be held in this city on June 1. A
number of judges will be appointed, and
a legal notice will be given to the pub
lic that such an election will take place.
The election was almost forgotten un
der the stress of other business at the
City Hall, and It was only Saturday that
the members of the board came to a full
realization that they had to serve notice.
Hence the meeting this afternoon.
The acts of the Legislature make the
vote of the people of the City o Portland
necessary for three acts the new Morrison-street
bridge, the Sellwood and the
Alblna ferries acts. Ballots will be pre
pared by. the board and the other neces
sary details for the election.
Firemen's Athletic Test.
Yesterday's Inclement weather made It
Impossible to hold the civil service ath
letic test for the firemen. This makes
the second time that It has been post
poned on account of the rain, and Chief
Campbell Is very anxious that it should
be held as soon as possible. There are
about 100 applicants to do the acts, and
just as soon as they pass the athletic
examination, the commlsisoners will hold
mental written examinations at the Port
land Business Collega. It Is not thought
that this part of the test will be very
Banting of Every Kind
Best Portrait of 'President Roosevelt
Framing Done to Your Order
at 8 o9 Clock
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cts
each
Meier &. Frank Company
severe, as It is more important that the
men be able to climb and jump than to
read and write.
MEXICANS IN FAVOR.
Belief in England ThatGold Stand,
ard Will Be Adopted.
LONDON. May 17. The Bank of Ens-,
promptly loaned to other banks the'
money for the Transvaal loan, with the
result that there has been no disturbance
of the money market, discount rates re
maining" easy.
The stock exchange had an inactive
week, with irregular and unimportant
movements. The price of Americans was
generally about the "Wall street level,
but arbitrage business between the two
markets is now very different and dealings
are limited.
Mexicans are -In favor, under the Idea
that the visit of the Mexican. Minister
of Finance will result In the adoption by
Mexico of the gold standard.
African Purchases Help Market.
"BERLIN, May 17. The Bourse had a
rather quiet and dull week, but with an
upward tendency. Business undoubted
ly improved and Is likely to continue to
do so with the prospect of African "pur
chases of iron and steel. Iron and coal
shares were stimulated by an encouraging
report the middle of the week from the
manufacturing districts, but the newe
of the reduction in the price of pig Iron
in the United States caused a reaction.
Turks maintained their price on the
better outlook In Macedonia. Mexicans
and Chinese were In demand.