THE MOTSTN"Gr OKEGOlZIAJs, SATUEDAT; JAlsUA.'Rl 5, 1S95.
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SNOW MELTS RAPIDLY
STREETS FULL OP SLUSH, 31UD AXD
"WATER.
Train 3IucU Delayed Tele;rrpli
Service ProHtrated Street-Cars
Ran on Irrejruiar Time.
"Warmer -weather and more rain is the
official forecast for the next St hours, and
the prospects are that the great snow
drifts that now blockade the streets and
cripple traffic of all kinds will be trans
formed into Jakes and running' streams by
night. The street-car lines are gradually
recovering from their paralysis. A fairly
good sen-ice was had on the principal
suburban roads yesterday, and the man
agers all promise to have cars running
on schedule time this morning. The
whole city is. in fact, gradually recover
ing from the effects of the worst snow
storm of recent years, and business prom
ises to resume its normal condition within
the next 4S hours.
The experience of every individual who
was compelled to be about town yesterday
was, to say the least, extremely unpleas
ant. Just 22 inches of snow fine, hard,
solid snow has fallen since the storm
commenced at 4:30 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, and it has been packed hard by
a cold, drizzling rain, that brought the
total precipitation mark up to 4.53 inches.
That was the record at 5 o'clock last
evening. At daybreak yesterday morning
the principal streets of the city were as
treacherous as a racrass. Between the
high banks of snow that ailed the gut
ters ran streams of slushy water ankle-
deep, while every corner drain was
marked by a huge pool. Before the break
of day travel was really dangerous, for
not a street-lamp was burning, and the
slippery sidewalks and half-melted drifts
offered insecure footing, while dangling
wires, broken by the tremendous weight
of lee. gavo a suggestion of unrestrained
electric fluid that was anything but pleas
ant to the belated pedestrian. After the
accident to a United Carriage Company
horse on the East Side it was with reluc
tance that hackmen could be Induced to
carry passengers. Then, too, the horses
were all tired out ft cm 14 to 16 hours'
drag in the deep snow, and owners were
loath to let them go out unless In case of
absolulo necessity.
When daylight came, Superintendent of'
Streets Gradon had augmented forces at
-work down town providing for adequate
drainage. Men were stationed at the cor
ner drains to keep them clear of slush
and drift, while others cut channels
through the drifts and hollowed out the
gutters. Where the occasion seemed to
demand it, manholes were opened and the
surplus water permitted to run directly
Into the sewers. Before the business por
tion of town was fully awake, the cross
ings and sidewalks had been cleared suf
ficiently to render travel without boats
practicable, out good rubber boots were
needed to insure the pedestrian against
wet feet.
An order by Chief of Police MInto in
regard to clearing roofs and sidewalks
was strictly enforced by patrolmen in the
business districts, and instructions given
to property-owners in the residence por
tion of the city to attend to the matter
as early as possible. But the city officials
themselves did not follow the rule they
laid down to others in regard to crossings.
While sidewalks were high and dry by
noon, crossings were so blocked with
snow, slush and surplus water all day
long that only persons properly booted
could expect to keep dry.
The street-car service recovered with
the most provoking slowness, and thou
sands of people whose business demanded
their presence down town at an early hour
tramped through the water and slush and
orusted snow without waiting for the
snail-like cars. The cable line was the
first to lift itself permanently from the
vise-like grip of winter. Superintendent
Fuller had men at work on the line all
night, and at 10 o'clock in the morning
had cars running from Portland Heights"
to tlie union depot on schedule time.
The Portland Consolidated Street Rail
way Company's lines gave a fair service
all day. Twonty-third street was open
as far as Quimby, and cars were run on
good time to that point from the foot of
Washington street. The Second-street
line is open to Fulton Park, and cars
were running last evening on schedule
time. The Sixteenth and Thirteenth
street lines arc all right. On the Port
land & Vancouver division cars were run
every half hour yesterday from the Junc
tion of Union avenue and East Burnslde
Ptroet to Woodlawn. Beyond Woodlawn,
although the tracks were clear, no trains
were run. because it was reported that
tha Columbia-river ferryboat was disabled
by reason of the great amount of ice run
ning. Cars were not run to the West Side
because of the repair work on broken
wires. The company will have all its
linos in full operation today.
Tho City & Suburban company was the
worst handicapped in the city. Huge
piles of snow were heaped along its down
town tracks, and passing vehicles worked
It over on the tracks from time to time, so
that It required the constant attention of
the powerful rotarles to render them pass
able. Then the deep water and slush be
tween the rails worked into the arma
tures of the cars and played havoc with
them. In spite of all these difficulties,
great progress was made in opening the
several divisions yesterday. The Mount
Tabor and Sunnyside line was opened first
yesterday, and cars run every hour from
the Morrison-street bridge. Later in the
day the service was made half-hourly, and
passengers landed on the West Side, at
First street. The Ankeny-street division
was opened in the afternoon, but the
"Waverly and Woodstock lines still re
mained olosed last night, because of brok
en and tangled wires. On the Alblna di
vision cars were running last evening
on both the upper and lower lines, and
the St. John's motor line was open clear
through. On the West Side the Savier
and Glisan streets line have been prac
tically open for two days past, and the
Third-street line was opened yesterday as
far south as Sheridan street. The Mor
rison, Nineteenth and Montgomery street
divisions will be open this morning, as
will also tlie West Side loop for the East
Side system. By keeping a force or men
at work all night, the company officials
said last night that they expected to
have all cars running on time on every
division this forenoon.
The rapidly melting snow and heavy
ratafall have made a booming river. The
reading on the government gauge at the
feot of Stark street, at 11 o'clock yesterday
meralng. was 7.4 feet, indicating a rise
of S.S feet in the preceding 34 hours, and
4 feet since December 29, the lowest
stage this winter. From the bridges the
river looks turbulent and muddy, and the
entreat is very rapid. Drift is running
it groat quantities, and the appearance
yesterday of sawlogs and cordwood would
seem to indicate that some booms up-river
mttst have broken loose. The weather of
Hetals say that a considerable rise in the
river may be expeeted, but it will not be
high enough to damage property. During
tlte long dry period preceeding the great
storm, the stage of water in the river be
came unusually low, and but little snow
was precipitated upon the hills. Now the
anew and rain that have fallen will alone
have to be carried off, and there is not
oneti;h of it to make a flood. However,
the weather bureau has taken the pre
caution to put correspondents at up-river
points, and hereafter until the storm
period Is over, dally reports of the gauge
readings at various points will be received
here.
Owing to the prostration of the tele
grannie system, the weather bureau was
unable last evening to loam the extent of
the storm. 'By reports received from along
the line of the Southern Pacific, it is
known that the stona has become- gen
eral on the coast, extending from San
Francisco north to the -queen's domains.
Heavy rains fell yesterday in California,
but a steadily rising barometer thereand
at points north seem to indicate that the
storm-center is traveling north, and the
officials here believe it Is now central
over Northern Washington. Heavy rains
and warmer weather may be expected
here today.
By concentrating its forces upon the
central portion of the city, the Portland
General Electric Company succeeded in
repairing its broken wires so that the
street lights were turned on early last
evening, and the city emerged from the
Egyptian blackness in which it had been
plunged Thursday night. There are some
broken wires still to repair in outlying
districts, and some suburban localities
are still in darkness, but it is thought
that everything can be put in proper
shape by this eiening.
A live wire across the street at the
corner of Union avenue and Sacramento
street, Albina, caused the death of an
other horse at 7:30 last evening. No one
was injured. As the telephone wires to
Albina are down, no particulars as to
the accident were obtainable last night,
and not even the name of the owner of
the horse could be learned.
It was reported at the central office
last night that the telephone wires are,
for the most part, in good shape, and the
few that are still down will be repaired
today.
MOVEMENT OF TRAINS.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation line
is faring worst of all from the storm.
This road is in the midst of a genuine
blockade, as no trains have come in since
Wednesday. The principal trouble is be
tween Portland and The Dalles. East of
the latter point, the road is open, and
trains reaching that city turn around and
return East. The rotary plow which was
sent out from Albina Thursday morning,
reached The Dalles all right and then
started back, but it has not reached this
city yet. Following the plow is a train
with westbound passengers, mail and ex
press. They are somewhere near the Cas
cades now, but cannot be exactly located,
as all wires are down. The snow is re
ported to be drifting badly In and just
west of the Cascades, and in one place,
the snowplow on its return encountered a
20-foot drift in a cut which it had pre
viously cleared. No trains will leave out
on this road until the line is thoroughly
cleared.
The Northern Pacific is not having any
serious trouble, as there is no snow on
the track, but trains are compelled to
move slowly, owing to the fact that near
ly all wires south of Wlnlock are down.
The local came In from Tacoma at 5:40
o'clock last evening on time, and Con
ductor Buckley reported the road to be
in splendid condition. No. 1, from the
East, due at 8:43, was reported around the
depot to be five hours late, but no news
could be had from the north to verify it.
Passenger officials expect the train early
this morning. All Northern Pacific trains
left this city according to time-card.
The Southern Pacific through train from
Oakland, Cal., due here at 8:20 yesterday
morning, will reach Portland at 5 o'clock
this morning, and the train due this
morning is expected here at noon. The
only trouble experienced on this line was
in the Siskiyous, and the division is now
open. The overland trains were held back
until the rotarles got through with their
work. The Caljfornia train left on time
last evening, and East and West Side
locals moved regularly without trouble.
THE TELEGRAPH WIRES.
The telegraph companies, on an occa
sion like this, suffer as much as the rail
roads. The heavy Ice on the wires and
fallen timber are responsible for the
breaks, and the difficulty of getting about
the country delays the work of repairing.
Every effort, however, is being made by
the two companies to keep their lines
open.
It is learned that all wires over the O.
R. & N. were prostrated by the sleet
storm between Portland and Troutdale,
three miles of poles being torn down.
Between Troutdale and The Dalles the
wires are in equally bad shape. From
the east to Bonneville everything Is all
right, and these points are reached in a
roundabout way from San Francisco,
Ogden, Helena and Spokane. The line is
open from Spskane to Walla Walla and
Eastern Oregon points, thus completing
a round circuit, reaching all points ex
cept Troutdal?. The Western Union has
three full gangs of repairers, comprising
CO experienced linemen, besides the regu
lar force, and they should get the wire
in fair shape today. All this company's
wires over the Southern Pacific are in
good shape to Ashland, and working well.
Between Ashland and Sacramento but
two wires are standing, one a train dis
patcher's wire, the other a line which Is
keeping Portland in communication with
the outside world. On the Northern Pa
cific all wires are down between Portland
and Scappoose, except a train wire, which
is good only to Kalama. Twelve or fif
teen poles are down at Holbrook, and
there are oriaks between Scappoose and
Chehalls. This division is usually covered
by Northern Pacific linemen, but the
Western Union has sent out a number
of extra men to assist them. These wires
should also be in working trim today.
As the Astoria wire follows the Northern
Pacific almost to Kelso, it is also down.
The Vancouver wire i3 In trouble north of
East Portland. The Southern Pacific
West Side wires sulfered greatly this side
of Whlteson. but are now in good con
dition. Lines along the old narrow gauge
which were down have been raised.
Commercial business can be handled
promptly as long as the San Francisco
wire is up. Out of 37 wires coming into
the Portland office, not one was heard to
tick for "two hours during the heaviest
part of the storm, but with commendable
promptness Manager Dumars immediate
ly centralized his forces here and began
the work of repair. From this point the
actions of the men are governed by or
ders from wire chiefs, and business has
not suffered material delay.
No bride should commence housekeeping
without a supply of Dr. Price's Baking
Towder. It's a boon to beginners.
LIFE OX THE EAST SIDE.
Horses Killed by Live Electric "Wires
Cars In Runnings: Order.
The people at Mount Tabor and Sunny
side were provided with uninterruptea
facilities for getting to' the heart of the
city and back to their homes yesterday,
through the efforts of the officials of the
City & Suburban railroad. On the south
end branch, reaching to Waverley, Rich
mond and Woodstock, the electric cars
were not able to go much beyond East
Twenty-sixth street, on account of the
falling of the trolley wires; but a force
of men were hard at work all day getting
things in shape, and will probably suc
ceed in opening up the lines by this morn
ing. Cars ran during the day to Holladay
avenue, and occasional trips were made
on the East Ankeny branch. The Albina
branches were very nearly restored. The
City & Suburban Company has about
35 miles of railway on the East Side, and
it is not an easy matter to get the various
branches in running order after the storm.
The East Side railway succeeded in partly
restoring service, and will likely have cars
running on time today. On the Vancou
ver branch of the Portland Consolidated.
cars were run north from the intersection
of East Burnside and Union avenue.
Ah amusing, and what might have been
a serious affair occurred in Albina yester
day forenoon. A country boy drove in
with a two-horse wagon, and was pro
ceeding toward the free ferry, when a
wire dropped across the wagon and caught
fast. The boy, who dki not know there
was any danger in the wire, started to
lift It up. Ke was warned by a bystander
not to touch it, but he paid no attention
to the warning and reached for the wire.
He wore heavy gum boots and a pair of
cloves, or he would have been killed in-
stantly, as the wire was connected with
the trolley. The boy picked it up. There
was a flash of light and he dropped it
very quickly. He received a slight shock,
the contact of the gloves -with the wire
causing a flash of lightning. The bystander
then lifted the wire up with a whip and
the boy drove on. The boy was aston
ished, and remarked, "Gol darn the
thing; who'd a thought there was fire
in it."
H. C. Morris, a milk, dealer in the south
east, had a horse killed at the intersection
cf East Eleventh and East Sherman.
Thursday night. The telephone wire to
the pumping station of the East Side city
water works dropped down and came into
contact with the trolley wire of the City
& Suburban railroad, and the horse
stepped on this wire. The animal was
knocked down and instantly killed. No
harm came to the other animal. At the
pumping station, when the accident oc
curred, the current burned out the tele
phone instruments. The engineer heard
an unusual noise in the telephone and
knew something had occurred.
A fine black horse, owned by Mr. C.
N. Rankin, East Side, was knocked down
and narrowly escaped being killed on
Union avenue, between East Burnslde
and East Ankeny streets, yesterday morn
ing at 6 o'clock. It occurred within 10
feet of the dead horse which had been
killed by the same wire several hours be
fore. Mr. T. H. Gardner was driving the
wagon and, as the horse was approach
ing East Burnslde. the animal suddenly
dropped to his knees. He thought the ani
mal had fallen for some reason and would
get up. but instead he fell prostrate. Mr.
Gardntr then get out and discovered the
horse was on a wire. Officer Hewitt came
to his assistance and severed thewlre with
a hatchet. This shut off the current and
the horse got on his feet, without being
much hurt. While the animal was down
the fire was flying from his feet con
stantly. The wire had been lifted up after
the other horse had been killed, but the
wind blew it down afterwards. It was a
close call for the last horse.
Getting around on the East Side yes
terday was not a very easy or safe thing,
as there wasno telling when one would
collide with a live wire of some sort. On
the outskirts last night, there were nu
merous wires down connecting with the
light circuits which might be live, al
though they were supposed to have been
cut out. It Is not safe to touch any wire
that may be hanging down from the
poles, as in tho present condition of af
fairs they may be live.
There was yesterday a fearful snarl on
Grand avenue, near the Stephens bridge,
toward the south end. The combination
of electric light, telegraph and street
car wires fell In the street yesterday
morning in a mass, seemingly hopelessly
entangled. A force was at work there
during the day.
Electric lights on the East Side were
found in a demoralized condition yester
day morning. This was especially true
of the lights in Holladay's addition,
Sunnyside and along the outskirts of the
circuits. These disrupted lights were cut
out during the day, and the lights in
the business portions of the East Side
were started up at night.
The electric light wires out to Mount
Tabor were completely prostrated yes
terday. The storm seemed to be more
severe at Mount Tabor than in the city.
An old storehouse in the rear of Payne's
foundry building on East Third and East
Pine streets, fell with a crash yesterday
afternoon. It contained a few old tools.
There are numerous buildings all over
the East Side which seem ready to col
lapse with their heavy loads of snow, and
there is very little effort made to relieve
them.
"All things here are out of joint," says
the poet. Not for the enterprising house
keeper who uses Dr. Price's Baking Pow
der. A DAY IX SLUSH AND AVATER.
Though the Ice is running freely in the
Columbia, navigation on the lower river
is not interrupted. The Telephone and
the O. R. & N. boats arrive and depart
on time.
The roof on Martin's sash and door fac
tory, at Front and Seventeenth streets,
a large three-story building, was crushed
in by the weight of snow yesterday, do
ing considerable damage.
Scores of roofs now leak that never
leaked before, and those that always
leaked now leak the more. A foot of
supersaturated snow on a flat roof is
about the same as a pend of water of that
depth.
A little daughter of W. F. Hummell, re
siding at 350 Grant street, was quite badly
hurt while coasting on Thursday by run
ning into a fence. She was cut about the
head and face. A physician was called
and sewed up her wound, and left her on
the road to recovery.
The ordinance providing for clearing
sidewalks of snow, like many other laws
made for the benefit of the public, has
never been enforced. In other days the
street-cleaning department used to send
out triangular snowplows, which a horse
dragged along sidewalks and made com
fortable traveling for miles in a short
time. Things are different now.
The fact that trains have been block
aded in the gorge of the Columbia by the
late storm recalls the great storm when
a train was snowbound a few miles above
the Cascade locks for three weeks. Many
remember the storm, and the fact that
the streets of Portland looked about as
they did on Thursday, for three weeks,
but few have any idea that that was
10 long years ago. The storm began on
or about December 17, and all the men
and snowplows available could not get the
snowbound train free for about 20 days.
The handsome elm trees around Hon. H.
W. Corbett's residence suffered consider
ably from the sleet, owing to their long,
pendant branches. One of the trees at the
north end of the house has every main
limb broken off. These trees still show
traces of similar damage received in the
lest bad sleet storm some years ago. In
quiry was made of a number of persons
yesterday to ascertain how long ago that
sleet storm was, but no one could re
member. At last a man was found who
said he remembered the storm, as he hail
then just arrived from the East. It oc
curred between Christmas and New
Year's, 1S79, and made him think this was
an awful coumry. On the 9th of the next
month (January, lfSO) the great wind
storm occurred, the worst ever known
here, which blew down several buildings,
including a church and a saloon, and
killed one man, besides blowing the
steeple off the church at Third and Wash
ington streets. This made him weary of
Oregon, and he was bound to go back
East, but could not get away.
Last evening, and more especially
Thursday evening, when all the street
lights were out, many persons were as
tonished to see flashes of lambent flame
flickering and gleaming through the at
mosphere, like heat lightning playing
along the horizon in the summer. These
were caused by the trolleys on the street
cars, which were running, or trying to
run. The number of cars being smaller
than usual, and the tracks covered with
slush, the current In the wires was more
than sufficient and the trolleys ground
out lightning by the cartload. A per
son standing on Third street, at the
close of business last evening, saw a party
of gentlemen starting out, evidently for
a long and arduous journey, and asked
a bystander: "Who are these, clothed
in long rubber boots, mackintoshes and
mufflers, carrying provisions for several
days?" The reply was: "These are those
who have their residences in the suburbs,
even beyond the lines of cars, which ex
tend into the uttermost ends of civiliza
tion." "Oh!" said the inquirer, "I thought
they were a relief party, bound for the
north pole."
The purity and good value of the "Blue
Cross" Ceylon teas accounts for the de-
creased consumption of China and Japan
teas.
.TS l-ILL 1! THAT BLOWS i GOOD
This is a capital time to gather in
all the benefits offered by our
U3tli-
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ft)T)iia glearanee Sale
The store is comfortable, whatever
the weather. You will have early pick
from the clearance specials, choice from
fuller stocks and more careful atten
tion than later, when the weather con
ditions are more favorable for getting
about. See the two window displays of the
SHOE SECTION. More shoes in them
than makes up many a little store's
stock. 'Better shoes in them; better
for the price than any others in the
city can show. Now is the time you
need them, and good rubbers to pro
tect them rubber boots, if you're goiis
out much all at clearance prices.
This is the reading season the time
of long evenings and quiet days.
OLDS&KING
WHO PAYS THE BILK
TWEEX TIIE U. P. ASD O. R. & X.
Appeal to Snprcme Court In the- Sher
iff Kelly Bond Ca.se The Dckum
Executors Jfot Satisfied.
For some time there has been a misun
derstanding as to who is to pay a number
of debts incurred by the Union Pacific
in connection with Its operation of the
O. R. & N. Co.'s property. When the
original order was made by the court ap
pointing E. McNeill receiver of the O. R.
& N. property, it contained a provision
that he was to pay all the expenses in
curred by the Union Pacific in the opera
tion of the lines and boats of the O. R.
& N. for a period of six months prior to
his appointment. As was mentioned some
time since, a demand was made on Mr.
"Mo-M-oll! tf Tfit. a lirttnl Kill fnv tnaile
while delayed in Eastern Oregon by the
flood last May. This bill was sent to
the Union Pacific officials at Omaha, and
returned by them with a note stating that
the Union Pacific had no funds on hand
to pay debts of the O. R. & N. Co. This
was thought somewhat strange, as the
Union Paclfichad the passengers in charge
and had received the money for their
passage. Since that time, bills have been
presented to Receiver McNeill by the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company for
coal furnished and for moneys due from
freight and passenger traffic carried by its
steamer. State of California. The Oregon
Improvement Company has also presented
a bill for coal furnished the Union Pacific,
and there are similar bills, which the
O. R. & N. Co.'s receiver is asked to pay.
amounting in all to about $G00,C00. This,
it is claimed, was not what was under
stood to be implied in the provision in
the order appo'IIiting Mr. McNeill receiver,
requesting hlnf to pay the expenses in
curred in the operation of the O. R. & N.
property for six months prior to his ap
pointment. It is claimed that many of the
debts comprised in the $600,000 were in
curred before the six months prior to Mr.
McNeill's appointment, and, not being
paid, the bills' are now coming in, and
the union Pacific considers them as a part
of the six months' expenses provided for
in the order.
Mr. McNeill does not see the matter In
that light, and a petition has been pre
sented to the United States court asking
it to modify the original order in re
gard to this provision, which, it is stated,
was signed inadvertently. Counsel for
the Oregon Improvement Company has
also applied for an order requiring Re
ceiver McNeill to pay the bills due that
company. This has brought matters to
a focus. Judge Bellinger has made 'an
order that the O. R. & N. Co., Oregon
Short Line & Utah Northern, and Union
Pacific, and its receivers, may defend
themselves against the petition of the
Pacific coast interventors, the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, the Oregon Improve
ment Company, and others, by answer or
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uiuciuiacuu jitiiuai.v o. j.4140 iucujid iit.A.1
any or all of zhem who can may get out
of paying the bills in question, and it Is
understood that United States Senator
elect John M. Thurston, general attorney
of the Union Pacific, will be here to argue
the case for that company.
The reason given by the Union Pacific
for endeavoring to throw the payment of
these bills on the O. R. &. N. is that it
was losing money by operating the O.
R. & N. property; but the other side
claims that while the Union" Pacific is
avoiding the payment of all bills possible,
and at the same time pocketing all the
receipts and revenues of the property,
there ought to be a showing on the credit
side cf their ledger daring that time. The
decision of the court in regard to modi
fying the original order appointing the
receiver cf the O. R. & N. Co. will prob
ably show who must settle the bills in
question. .
In cltv Dalace. village home and on the
farm, praise of Dr. Price's Baking Powder
is universal.
SUSTAINS THE EXECUTOR.
Jmlpre Xortlinn Renders a. Decision
in the GIrnrd Estate Case.
The petition of the widow of David
Girard. deceased, for the removal of L.
Boire as executor of the estate, was de
nied yesterday by the county judge, after
a full hearing of testimony on behalf of
both the widow and executor. Mrs. Girard
complained that Boire had not settled up
the estate, while he had ample time so to
do. Her allowance for her support, she
alleged, was not promptly paid to her,
and also, she said, that Boire neglected to
keep the buildings of the estate in good
repair, and was two years before making
his first accounting to the county court,
while the law requires a report semi-annually.
Boire explained that there was a
mortgage, to satisfy, and property would
have to be sold to pay it, and this had
not been done, because of the existing
financial depression. The court held that
Boire had acted wisely in not sacrificing J
property or the estate 10 pay a mortgage,
provided there was no danger of fore-
"We sell books in the dry goods way
making them regularly lower-priced
than other ways. Now clearance re-'
ductions take.them still lower.
Xou can build up a library of stand
ard works now from our stock, at very
little cost
TRIMMINGS SPECIAL A collection
of broken lines one color in this, two
or three in that style of trimmings,
regular prices running up to $1 are
now offered at 10 cents a yard.
"Well worth seeing if some wouldn't
match your new or freshen up some
old gown.
TJBRELiLAS. Just as surely needful
(in Oregon) as bread. "Why not maka
the big saving clearance prices will
help you to by purchasing now, even
if your's will wear six weeks longer?
closure, and held the executor blameless
in all of his official acts, save one. For
not making his report for two years., in
stead of within six months, as the law
requires. Judge Northup decided that
Boire was derelict, and took occasion to
remark in this connection, that, while
he was sorry to have to say so, nine out
of every ten executors were derelict in
making their reports. He hoped the law
would be amended so that this would not
longer be the case. There is much other
business for the county judge to attend
to, and there is such a vast number of
estates in probate, that he could not pos
sibly give them the attention they de
manded. The court found that Mrs. Gir
ard had received her allowance, often in
advance, and that according to the re
ceipts filed by the executor, it was evi
dent she was confused, and miscalculated
the payments made when she received
the allowance in instalments. The Girard
estate was appraised at $17,000, consisting
of houses and lands. The mortgage
against it is a small one.
MR. HUME TAKES AX APPEAL.
District Attorney Hume, has appealed to
the supreme court his suit against Pen
umbra Kelly and his bondsmen, George
B. Markle and E. M. McFarland, to re
cover $400,000, the amount of the sheriff's
bond. The suit arose out of the $350,000
lost in the broken Markle banks.
The case was thrown out by Judge
Shattuck, because it was brought in the
name of the district attorney instead of
in the name of Multnomah county. Mr.
Hume asked leave to amend, and include
the name of the county, when Judge Shat
tuck sustained a demurrer filed by the
bondsmen's coursel, to the effect that the
case was irregularly brought, for the rea
son that it was in the name of Mr. Hume
as district attorney.
Judge Shattuck held, in effect, that,
when he sustained the demurrer, it left
the district attorney with no case in
court to amend.
The grounds of appeal presented by tho
district attorney are as follows:
Error of the court in sustaining the
demurrer of defendant George B. Mar
kle to plaintiff's complaint.
Error of court In sustaining demurrer
of defendant Penumbra Kelly, to the
plaintiff's complaint.
Error of the court in refusing to allow
plaintiff to amend complaint by bringing
in Multnomah county as party plaintiff.
Error of the court in sustaining defen
dant's motion for dismissal of plaintiff's
complaint.
Error of the court in giving judgment
of dismissal to plaintiff's complaint and
awarding defendants costs and disburse
ments. When the case was brought, George B.
Markle was here, and was served with
the papers. If the supreme court sus
tains Mr. Hume, this service answers. If
not, and a new case has to be begun by
the district attorney, new service is neces
sary, and George B. Markle is not here
to be notified that he has been sued, and
is not likely to be. He will have to be
notified that he is being sued by Multno
mah county on his 5400,000 tax-bond by
publication in some weekly newspaper.
Will you have to pay an income tax?
Economize by using Dr. Price's Baking
Powder.
The Dcknni Exeentor.s Appeal.
Adolph and Edward Dekum, executors
of the estate of Frank Dekum, yesterday
appealed to the state circuit court from
the decision of Judge Northup. Mrs.
Phoebe Dekum, the widow, was allowed
$300 a month for her support. The exec
utors paid the November allowance and
refused to pay longer unless Mrs. De
kum should sign a written agreement re
linquishing her dower right in the estate.
She refused, and won her case in the
county court. The papers in appeal, pre
sented yesterday, were served upon Senaca
Smith, counsel for Mrs. Dekum. The ex
ecutors are represented by Milton W.
Smith.
Cases Set for Hearinjr.
In the United States District court yes
terday, the case of the Bank of Califor
nia vs. J. L. Cowan, was set down for a
final hearing on January 10. The case of
the German Savings & Loan Society vs.
Van B. DeLashmutt was set for hearing
on the same day;
Court Xotes.
The report of Thomas J. Jones, as
signee for John Rogers, shows assets as
follows: Real estate, $S00; stock of goods
and accounts, $1143 63.
Mary D. Herrall, widow of George Her
rall, yesterday petitioned the county court
for an allowance of $100 per month. The
appraised value of Hen-all's estate was
$55,240 84; indebtedness, $22,000.
J. R. Neill, assignee for Ireland & Burns,
East Portland grocers, yesterday filed
his account with the clerk of the state
circuit court, showing assets of the ag
gregate value of $1942 91, consisting of
uncollected accounts and stock of goods.
Judge Stearns will announce decisions
today in the following cases: J. F. Gomez
vs. Elizabeth Poland et al.; Northern
Counties I. T. Co., vs. M. McNulty et al.;
Multnomah county vs. Northwest Loan
& Trust Company: O. B. Stubbs vs. Afri-
1 can M. B. church, et al.
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Men's and Boys' Clothing and Furnishings
Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
Carpets, Linoleums, Mattings,
Japanese and Smyrna Rugs,
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The largest, newest, cleanest and most
prices that make it worth your while to buy
you may need during the year.
N. B. Our Great, Special Sale of Men's
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DR. POWELL REEVES
113 Fourth St., Cor. Washington, Portland, Or.
LOST ArAtfHOOD fU&n:
icocele, weak and undeveloped parts tally re
stored. VnTTlVJf2. VR'AT " you have Indulged
JLvUJLNur Hi Jli ill in early indiscretions.
and as a consequence are afflicted with emis
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aversion to society, a tired, stupid. Kloociy
feelins and failing of memory, confusion of
ideas, absolutely unfitting you for study, busi
ness or marriage, do not neglect yourself until
too late. Do not allow false pride and sham
modesty to deter you in seeking Immediate re
lief. Get cured and be a man.
jMIDDLE-AUED MENnou'san
of you suffering from -weak backs, aching kid
neys, frequent urination and sediment in urine,
often accompanied by loss of vigor and power
and impairment of general health. Many die
of this difliculty ignorant of the cause, which
is the second stage of seminal weakness. Be
fore It is everlastingly too late, consult Dr.
Reeves, who thoroughly understands your
trouble and can treat it with unfailing success.
KIDNEY AND UBINARY
complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent,
milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges
speedily cured.
px Tr A '"PIT1 Diseases, gleet, gonorrhoea.
X JAjJ. t ix. L 111 tenderness, swelling, quickly
cured without pain or detention from business.
RUPTURE
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BLOOD AND SKIN srMel:
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eruptions, etc.. promptly cured, leaving thj
system In a pure, strong and healthful state.
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Suits and Trousers still continues, and
p, TIA "PTTTtnroat lunp. liver, heart.
'ilXilXtXtXl bowel, bladder, kidney, uri
nary and all constitutional and Internal troubles
treated far la advance of any other Institution
of the West.
W V I? rJTl 1? A X? Acute or chronic ln
JliXJCj A1MJ XUiiJtt flammation of tho
eyelids or globe and far or near-sightedness,
inversion of the lids, scrofulous eyes, dimness
of vision or blindness of one or both eyes, ulcer
ation. Inflammation, abscesses, tumors of lid
or globe.
INFLAMMATION OF THE EAR. ULCERA
TION OR CATARRH. Internal or external,
deafness or paralysis, singing or roaring noises,
thickened drums, etc
I A TfTJ'v; I you are suffering from per
JylXXXllv slstent headache, painful men
struation, lucorrhoea. or whites, intolerable
Itching, displacement of the womb, or any other
distressing aliment peculiar to your sex. ycu
should call on DR. REEVES without delay.
He cures when others fall.
SCALP kP SKIS DISEASES
A positive and permanent cure effected In
every form of scalp and skin diseases, by a sci
entific and harmless method of treatment.
Moles, freckels, pimples, blackheads, liver spots,
flesh worms, dandruff, redness of the nosa.
scrofula, scald head, wrinkles, scaly tetter of
the scalp, elbows and knees, barbers' itch,
scars, superfluous hair, eczema or salt rheum,
ringworms, tetter of the hands, arms and body,
prurigo, scurvy, pemphegus. impetigo, erysip
elas, isorlatis, moth patches, scaly and pimply
skin diseases, cured by a certain and most skill
ful treatment, and the skin and complexloa
permanently beautified.
NERVOUS DEBILITY kri STf?
name and nature a specialty. This distinguished
doctor's success in cases of this character ha
been really phenomenal.
HEART BRAIN vP NERVES
If you have a dizziness of the head and pal
pitation of the heart, difficult breathing and
suffocating feeling, fullness of the head, a tired,
irritable, discontented feeling, and fear of Im
pending danger or death, a dread of being alone
or the reverso desire to be alone: if your mem
ory is falling and you are gloomy and despond
ent, or If you dream much or often, and feel
an aversion to society, you are suffering from
a serious disease of the nerves, brain and heart.
You have no time to lose. Call at once anj
CONSULT THE OLD DOCTOR.
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