HORSIM& OBEK2ffIA2T. WEBlESBAX. X2nTA2tX 2, 1895. 5 TELEPEOJfES. Editorial rooms.. .IGSIBuslness oSSce CC7 PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JXS. 'Z. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Parties deslrine offices In The Oreson lan building, may Inquire of Portland Trust Company of Oregon. Xo. 123 First street, or the superintendent In the budd ies. Is the Interest op Chaeitt. The an nual meeting of the associated chari ties at the Marquam Grand theater Friday evening is likely to be an important affair. In other cities, notably in Denver, the annual charity meeting is one of the events of the year. The most prominent ladles occupy the boxes anJ the whole theater Is filled with the rep resentative men and wcmen of the city. No attempt is made to raise money. It Is purely a public meeting- for Friday even ing. Considerable erperse has been In curred in arranging attractive features. The moral effect of a great mass meet ing of the charitably-disposed people of the city is considered by the projectors so great that no effort will be spared to make it largely successful. In addition to the other speakers. Judge II. H. Jorthup will speak regarding the charita ble work of the county. Full accounts of the relief work of last winter in the wood yards and on Jefferson street will be given. The employment of several thou sand different men in work of this charac ter is of itself an Interesting thing, and many interesting incidents. Doth comical and serious, in connection with it, will be fully told. The relation or the Salvation Army to the work will also be explained. Santa Claus a Failuke. There is one little girl in this city to whom Christmas was a. ghastly failure, and who has not jet done grieving over her grievous dis appointment and. her misplaced con fidence in Santa Claus. She had been told that if she would write to Santa Claus and tell him what she most de sired as a Christmas gift, she would be quite certain to receive it. She did not wish for much, but she did want a pair of wings and wrote to Santa Claus to that effect; but no wings were forthcoming, and her little heart was broken. Between her sobs, she told an vncle yesterday of the scandalous rr.anrer in which Santa Claus had gone back on her. When asked why she wanted the wings so par ticularly, she said so that when her mother caught her in any mischief she could fly up In a tree and escape being punished. Her chief grievance, however, is that Santa. Claus ignored her request. She has black listed the "old myth" and intends, when she grows up, to marry a Chicago Sunday school superintendent, and Join a church In Spokane. Doubtless a Suicide. There is no long er doubt concerning the cause of Jesse Iang's death, at the residence of Ben jamin Wood, Sixteenth and Couch streets, Monday. The young man committed suicide by swallowing a dose of "Rough on Rats," but his frifi ds in Portland know of no reason why he should have thus ended his lift-. Yesterday Mr. Wood found a box in the room occupied by Lang, which had contained the poison, and Informed Coroner Cornelius of the discovery. Dr. Bell, who was to make rn analysis of the stomach, found a large quantity of the poison In making an examination, which conclusively proved that Lang took "Rough on Rats" as a means of ending his existence. Deceased came from San Francisco some weeks ago, and roomt-d at the house of Mr. Wood, whose wife was a relative. To Serve His Sentence. Thomas Crowley, a fisherman, was brought to this tity yesterday by Sheriff C. F. Doan. of Columbia county, to serve a sentence of 30 days in the county jail for larceny. Crowley was convicted before Justice J. H. Scvager, at St. Helen's, of stealing a f flshlngjiet front s. man narnqfl Church. Crowley, "as a defense, claimed lie liad purchased the net from a third person. Because of the fact that he has lived at St. Helen's for several years, and has never been in trouble before, and there being a semblance of truth in his story. Crowley was given a light sentence. He Is incarcerated In Multnomah jail because there Is no suitable jail in Columbia coun ty, and. besides, by reason of the few prisoners Columbia county has, it is a matter of economy to secure jail accom modations here. New Safe foe Poetoffice. The posl bfllce received a New Year's gift yester Alay in tho shape of a fine five-ton safe for the postmaster's private office. This is a piece of furniture which the office has long needed. Although but little money is kept on hand, there is often a large amount in stamps, which is the same as money. A few days since there was $30,000 worth of stamps in the office, and no one in charge could feel easy, as the old safe is of but little account. The new safe stands about seven feet high, Is fire proof, andcontains a chilled-steel burglar proof cabinet. In moving It into the of fice great pains were taken not to break the marble tiling in the hall, which has been lately repaired, having been badlv wrecked In days gone by through heavy safes moved over it without precautions to protect it. Mr. Bats' rnoMisE. The recent cool weather dried up the pavements on Third and Washington streets, and the dust has been all blown out of the holes in the b'-tumlnous-rock coating, giving a fine lew of the concrete beneath. Mr. Bays again says he is going to put these streets m good condition as soon as the cold weath er is over. Probably there will be snow or ram to Interfere -when the frost Is gone, and it requires fine weather to lay such pavements properly. This is not likely (o be had until next spring or sum mer. Mr. Bays" promise was positive, and the property-owners will be on the look out to see the paven.cnts repaired. Bkowk Will Escape. A. C. Brown, the man arrested at Salt Lake last Sat urday, on a requisition from Governor l'ennoyer, will not be brought back to Oregon. Brown was charged with lar ceny, committed In Lane county, but there appears to be something crooksd in the manner of his arrest. On Satur day last. Governor West, of Utah, with held action on the requisition, as he thought some one concerned in the ar rest of the man was acting in bad faith. Governor Pennoyer has also recalled the requisition issued by him, and Brown w 111 be allowed his liberty. Missing. Wolcott Noble, American, aged now about S3 years; height, sh feet; w eight, about 170 pounds; nose and chin prominent, fair complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes, large dimple In chin; musculai and well-built: speaks German .lnently. Was, when last heard from. May. 1SSS. at Portland, Or., engaged on a coal barge on the Columbia river. Any information in respect to him will be most gratefully received by his father and family, and will be for 1 Is Interest. Address Lockwood & Hill, attorneys and coun-sellors-at-law, Xo. 115 Broadway, New York city. Century War Books. The bound vol umes of the Century War Book, for sale by The Oregonlan. are almost exhausted. If you wish to make a useful Christmas present, you can find nothing better than one of these Century War Books, neatly bound In cloth. Call and see them be fore they are all gone. Last OproRTONrrr. If you have net completed your series of "Glimpses of America" you should call at The Ore gonlan office at once and get the numbers ou lack, as this will be the last oppor tunity ou will have, as The Oregonlan will soon discontinue handling them. P. E. BmciiAii will commence his an nual clearance sal Wednesday, January 2. ami will offer his entire stock at re duced prices, excepting a very few lines controlled by manufacturers. 10S Third fctrcet, Abington building. "Wednesoat Club," New Year's. "German" tonight. The Economic Club. Portland has a new club, bearing title of the Economic Club. The nam&tis fairly indicative of the objects of the association. In addition to making a study of economics and kindred scientific subjects, the club will endeavor to secure, from time to time, and bring to Portland, the ablest lecturers of the continent upon economic and other scien tific questions. An unusual, if, indeed, not a unique, feature of the Economic Club, is that wives of active members are honorary members at pleasure. The club Is semi-social in its functions, and there will be occasional informal meet ings at the residences of members. Busi ness meetings will be held monthly in The Oregonlan building. The officers of the club are: President, S. B. Riggen; first vice-president, C. A. Rohrabacher; second vice-president, F. E. Beach; secre tary, H, D. McGulre; treasurer, J. T. Mullon. A Display of Ncogets. The rather un usual spectacle of a miner's prospecting pan, half full of golden nuggets, was dis played in a prominent show-window yes terday. The gold came from the Sterling mine. In Jackson county, eight miles from Jacksonville, within a few miles around which city many millions in gold have been received in days gone by. The largest of the nuggets is worth JiOO. and there were dozens worth from $30 to 5100. These nuggets were picked up in the flume during the season, and laid aside for fear they might be blown away. The water was shut off in the mine in July, and it took 16 men nine weeks to clean up the bedrock. Just what the out put of the mine was this season is not given out, but it is understood to be up wards of $50,000. The mine is owned by Vin Cook, Henry Ankeny and others, and has been in operation for 16 years. One More Pardon, Matbe. Yesterday it was currently rumored that Governor Pennoyer had commuted the sentence of William Brown, who was awarded two years In the penitentiary by Judge Steph ens, for extorting $60 from Lyda Bryce and Belle Forrest, in complicity with R. Goodkind and W. McMillan. Only Mon day Brown was sentenced by the United States authorities to $500 fine for imper sontamg a United States internal revenue officer, as a part of this extortion trans action. Brown has all along maintained that he did not visit the women in their rooms, and was not in any way connected with the steal, but was, instead, duped by McMillan and Goodkind out of $35 at the same time they victimized the woman. Trimming Up Shade Trees. The shade trees around the courthouse, and in the courthouse grounds, will be more pre sentable in the future than for some time past. For a number of years they were sadly neglected, and their branches spread in all manner of shapes, and a more unsightly lot of trees it would have been hard to find. Last summer, an ef fort was made to beautify them and, the trees were trimmed and cut down and made to look quite well before the season expired. Yesterday, gardeners with lad ders and knives subjected the trees to a second general pruning, and, when next they take on new leaves and branches, something in the way of proper form may be looked for. Rivers Go Down. The rivers have gone down rapidly In more ways than one since the cold weather set in. The cold has checked the flow from the small streams, and lessened the volume of water; but river men say the strong east or down stream wind which prevailed for several days hurried tho water down the Co lumbia and lowered it so much that it caused quite a perceptible fall in the river here. The zephyr from the east Is a fair sample of what is called "the dry cold which you do not feel," and Is claimed by Inland dwellers to be preferable to the damp cold of this section. Died Far From Home. The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Bagley, of Illinois, who came here a short time since to visit her son. John Evans, and was taken sick and died somewhat suddenly at his residence, will take place at 10 o'clock this forenoon, from Finley & Reiger's, under the aus pices of Columbia lodge. K. of P., of which Mr. Evans is a jnember. This is rather an unusual thing for a lodge to do, but the members have undertaken it out of sympathy for their brother, and in respect to his mother, who died far away from home and in a strange land. Hunter Gets Bail. A. L. Hunter, one of the parties arrested on a charge of perjury, committed lasnaklng an affidavit to the death ol Richard Banker, suc ceeded in securing bail yesterday. His brother, Richard, and a neighbor named Patton, were accepted as sureties In $2000 for the appearance of Hunter in the mu nicipal court for examination, which is set for today. Harry Hunter, also held on a similar charge, still remains in cus tody at the central station, not having been able to furnish the required ball. Firm Iv'ame Changed. The name of the wholesale liquor firm doing business at r'rst and Burnside streets, was yeaterday changed from the A. P. Hotallng Co. to Rothschild Bros. The change was made known to the public by the delivery-wagon of the new firm making its round of "New Year's calls" with four hourses attached, the wagon being newly painted and bearing the firm name. The hordes were handsomely decorated. Attention. Taxpaters. There will be a mass meeting of taxpayers in the Chamber of Commerce on next Friday evening, January A, 1S95, at 7:C0 o'clock, to enter their protest against the issue of any more bonds, and also to request the legislature to remedy some of the laws that cause such hcay taxation. Portland Medical Societt. Regular meeting postponed to Wednesday, Jan. 9. Next Meeting of the "Living Whist Club" at Foi eman hall. January 1L Angostura Bitters, endorsed by physi cians and chemists for purity and whole someness. ' When Babv wa tlei, vre garo her Castorta. "When the was a Child, the cried for Castoria. Whan sho became Miss, she clung to Castoria. Wkon tho had Children, she jrava thorn Caatori. rrrrroirnnnn. A Line Of Montenac's Chinchilla, Black and blue, Beavers and other Heavy Winter Overcoatings Received at BORQUIST & REFFLING Labbe Building'- JULSUULSUULSJJU REDUCED INSURANCE RATES. THE STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF SALEM, OREGON, Continues to write fir Insurance In the city of Portland at a large reduction from compact rates. This company !s not a member of any Insurance compact or union. It is managed by representative Oregonlans, and Is emphatically a HOME COMPANY, controlled in the interests of the people, and one which affords the best feecurlty apalnst loss or damage by fire. The State Insurance Company does not write policies on mills, factories or like hazardous risks. It never Jeopardizes Its business by writ ing iarge lines In any locality, so but what In the event of loss It can meet the payment at once. Over 1200 fire losses promptly and lib erally paid. Special rates made and policies Issued at U1S Chamber of Commerce, E. L. HEED , .Acest. OUR GREAT 5AUE Will Commence Thursday, January 3d, 1895 ; At 9 A. M. CONTINUING FOR THIRTY DAYS OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY. Every Article in the House Reduced Our immense assortment and VARIED LINES make our GREAT SALES of special interest to all, and WE ARE DETERMINED THAT THIS GREAT SALE SHALL BE AN EVENT WHICH THE PUR CHASING PUBLIC OF PORTLAND WILL ALWAYS REflEMBER; an opportunity which no economical buyer can afford to pass. This GREAT SALE will be conducted on the same principles and governed by the same rules as all our former GREAT SALES. In order that not a single item may escape our notice, and '. Every Article in the House Reduced We shall be compelled to close our store today, reopening THURSDAY, JANUARY 3d To those who have taken ad vantage of our former Great Sales nothing need be added. Newcomers and strangers should not miss this opportunity. During the Sale ( Store opens at 9 o'clock A.M. doslnsrat 6 P. AT. None but our retail trade will be served during these hours. Reduced prices -will be plainly marked in Red Figures. The sale will be conducted on the first and second floors. EXCEPTIONS: The manufacturers of E. & W. Col lars and Cuffs, the Star Light Yarns, Spool Silk and Spool Cotton, P. D., Ferris and Thompson's Corsets and the publishers of Butter ick's Patterns will not permit any reductions to bs made on their established prices. mmM& hT fy FTnl IT rf Tr XI OUR m AL CLEARANCE SALE WILL COMMENCE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2d vjaf A I a J Yi X AM -ZtfeZ CJ tftngaSTJZ&sr EYERY ARTICLE IN THE HOUSE REDUCED ART AUCTION SALE Wednesday, January S At 227 Morrison Street, Between First and Second Streets, at 2 O' Clock P. M. VENETIAN ARTISTIC FURNITURE. VENETIAN WOOD CARVING. TURQUOISE AND OTHER FINE STONES. BEAUTIFUL FANCY FIGURES. FINE JEWELRY IN MOSAIC. A FINE COLLECTION OF THE CELE BRATED CERAMICS FROM FAENZA Parties -who desire to ticauHf j- -their homes with clesrant works of art are particularly reaaesletl to attend this sale. 7X. B. RICHKRDSON, HUCTIONEER KIMBALL Pianos and Oircjans At First Handi. At One Profit. Four large factories (Piano and Or gan) nnder one system, one man agement, one operating expense. W. W. K'ftlBALL CO,, fMNUFACTURERS Chicago, III., Portland, Or. Z-13-253 "Wubiuili Av. 335 Morrison St. PORTLAND ACADEMY Winter term opens Jaunary 7, at 9 A. M. Advanced work In Chefcistry, English, French. Latin and Drawing. For catalogue, address PORTLAND ACADEMY, 191 Eleventh street. II 70a are joins to haTe party, b sura to art tho cake with QLi)El iff Baking Pomdef. DR. FRED PREHN, DENTIST FULL SET TEETH J?. Graduate Philadelphia Dental College. Vitalized air for painless extracting. Teeth filled and made at lowest rates. Crown and bridge work. Teeth extracted positively without pain. All work warranted. N. "W. COR. FIRST AND WASHINGTON STS. NEWCASTLE, DENTIST RBMOUBD TO Marquam Bldcr. Rooms 309. 301. 302. STO TAttt. NO BAD EFFECTS Breathe vital. txd air for painless extracting: teeth made at lowest rates: fill lap and extracting by a. new procss. palnlss. CHAS. T. PREIIN. Deatiat. 19 Hamllt aldg.. No. l&l 3d t- H-I-P-K-$L'S "Tt JHrl TUBULES! F.esulftte tho stomach, liver and bowels aoa paniy tnr wood. xtipsm lauuiaa are ins uesi meaicme r 1- JTl X-' ! known for lndieestlon. biliousness. heaJ- echr, constipation, dyspepsia, chroslc liver troubles, dizzinau. bad complexion, dys entery, offensive breatn. and all disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels. Hlpans Tubules conta.n nothing Injurious to the most delicate constitution. Are pleasant to txlco, sate, effectual, and give Immediate rallaf. Prico. CDs per tor. Ifay ho ordered J utrouca nearest druggist, or by mall. -f- Snell, Ilettshu & Woodard Co., Portland, .v Or., geceral agents. j. it- l a t Hc ) $ LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Etark Strut, lit. Strata sal Tart. Beglnnlnjj With the Yeir 1894, tho Priea of Mem bership Will B ss PKTElK.iasttaJr$3. as ttrtUfore. 20,000 VOLUMES, Including works of Fic tion. Humor. Travel. Biography. History. Pnilosophy. Religion, Sociology. Language and Literature. Science. Useful Arts anil Ftno Arts. Chickasaw!! TRADE MARK ,gSig? IxBFL &. PHRWH'S SRUCH (THE WORCHESTERSHIRE) Haa been the favorite throughout the world for over flftv vears. ISHC oe.EC. THE JEWELER Watcliex. DlaniOBilji, Jewelry. Silverware, soveiurn. rnc" to suit the times. itTO Morrl moh St.. Bet. Third und Fourth. DISEASES OP THE BYB Rcdqar. No. 169 1'lrst sU 'BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT" YOU NEED GOOD WIFE, tos& M H z ssasa S tg2 kZX J A tJliSTE CIAL TOE MEN 5 $10 IRISH FRIEZE FOR KOUGH WEATHER $15 BLACK P GEAY pop Boys Caps, 50c Former Prices Si to 1.75 Morrison 5 SecondSp