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TTTR StOEimfG OEEGOKIAS". IIUDAY, JA5TTAET H, 1895. TELEPHONES: Editorial rooms.. .lG5IBuslnes3 o'Ece 667 PORTL.VXD, FRIDAY, JAXCARr 11. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Parties desiring offices In The Oregon Ian building, may Inquire of Portland Trust Company of Oregon. No. 123 First street, or the superintendent In the build ing. Taxir-Strbet Revivals. The meeting last evening at the Taylor-street Method ist church was the most successful in the evangelistic services now being conducted by the pastor. There was scarcely a va cant seat, and the large audience listened with closest attention. Dr. Locke deliv ered a revival sermon on- "Enoch walked with God and was not, for God took him." He showed what were the evi dences of a Christian life, and enforced the truth of the text that if a man walked with God in this life, he would share the glories of his redeemer in the world to come. When an invitation was given to tho audience to become Christians, nearly a dozen people arose to signify their pur pose. An after-meeting was held, which was full of interest. The revival meet ings have developed great interest. Dr. Locke's subject for this evening will be "Is a Man Responsible for His Doubts?" A condial welcome is extended to all peo ple to attend these meetings at Taylor street church. Poor-Fajim Report. The report of the Multnomah county poor farm for the month of December was yesterday filed with the county commissioners. The bill for the month amounts to $S13 75. There was received from the sale of produce $7; total number of Inmates, S6. Of these, 26 are males, native-born, and 47 males of for eign birth. Females, native-born, are 8; foreign-born. 4; children. L The average number of Inmates per day for the month was I'M). Several have recently been dis charged. The report of the Multnomah county poor farm for the year ending De cember 31, 1S31, shows that during the year, including the hospital adjunct to the poor farm, 224 different persons were cared for. In the hospital, 89 men, 3 chil dren and 12 women were attended. There were 29 deaths during the year. The aver age expense of the poor farm per month was $713 49; average expense each inmate per month, $7 OS. Ashland Will Help. A letter was re ceived by the fruitgrowers executive com mittee from Mayor Casey, of Ashland, yes terday, stating that the fruitgrowers of that place held a meeting to discuss the coming meeting of the American Pomo logical Society, Eastern commission mer chants and the Northwest Fruitgrowers Association in Portland, and appointed a committee to get up a collection of fruits, nuts, etc. He also said their min ing men would make a display of minerals. If It was so desired. The people of Ashland are willing to furnish pampas plumes for decorating purposes. They are very anx ious to learn what the railroads will do in regard to transportation rates, and if a low rate is granted, a large delegation will come from the southern part of the state. Tough Gavo AnncsTED. A gang of young boys Robert Hart, Charles Guth rie, Sam Dolan, Albert Hall and Mat But lerwere arraigned in the municipal court yesterday, charged with malicious mis chief. They had cut up a cover to a wagon belonging to Felix Diamond. The boys were discharged, but were immedi ately rearrested and taken to Justice Geis lers court, and will have an examination today. The boys belong to a tough gang that hangs out In South Portland, and 'have a hall where they indulge -in prizes lighting and other like amusements. Dep uty District Attorney Fitzgerald will try to have the leaders sent to the reform school, and also to have the gang broken up. Ctclorama to Go. A force of men will start to work this morning taking down the huge canvas of the battle of Mission ary Ridge and packing it for shipment. Owing1 to the negotiations with a Japanese syndicate for its purchase and shipment to Japan, Mr. McConnell desired to leave it hanging until this matter was settled, but the expense of doing so, chiefly in the matter of rental for the large space It oc cupies, has decided him to take it down, pack it for shipment and store it until the Japanese are ready for it. This is to bo regretted, for it is a magnificent pic ture, and a great many people who have Hot seen it would be glad of an oppor tunity to do so. Gone to Washington. Mr. J. D. Cole man, chief deputy in the United States marshal's ofllce, left last night for Wash ington on some mysterious business of Importance. Just whether it concerns the feos arising out of the Coxey army troubles last spring, or has something to do with the opium-rmuggllng cases, or whether ho has gone to escort Nat Blum back to Oregon cannot be learned. The business which calls Mr. Coleman East Is probably of more Importance to the mar shal's ofllce than to the public, and In the end will be found probably to be connect ed with the collecting of the fees arising out of the invasion of the Coxeyites. GBoncn J. Blodcett Assigns. George J. Blodgett yesterday made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors, to Harry Beck, of Mason, Ehrmann & Co. His as sets are $3200. consisting of stock and llxtures of the store on Morrison and Fifth streets; also furniture. Liabilities are $1400; prtmipal creditors. H. W. Cor bett. $375; Clinton & McCoy, $200; L. E. Smith. $273. There are numerous small creditors, and these it was who forced the assignment. Mr. Blodgett has been in business in Portland seven years. A Homeless Bov. Wallace Johnson, a bright-faced boy of 9 years, was brought to the central police station last night, having no home or place to sleep. The homeless boy said his father was dead and hie mother had sent him to live with an uncle. Yesterday when the uncle came home he drove the boy "but into the street, refusiag to furnish him food or shelter. He was placed In the care of Matron Burke, and today steps will be taken to provide him with a good home. Nearlt Reapy to Move. The city of ficials intend to begin moving into the new city hall about January 21. Mr. Flecken steln has arranged for the removal of the l&rge safes In the auditor's ofllce. which will have to be hoisted into the new ofllce through tho windows. Some of the new furniture is going in. but some of it will not be completed for two or three weeks, and the officials "will have to get along without it as best they can till it is ready. A Fine for Gauthorne. Bob Gar thorne. the smuggler, was fined $15 in the municipal court yesterday. for using pro fane lanpuaire in a street-car. When the fine was imposed, Garthorne did not have the money to settle with the court, but after waiting for some time he secured it from a woman known as Lucy Griffiths, of Alblna, and was allowed to go. School Monet Rsadt. The school month ends today, and School Clerk Allen was bard at work yesterday drawing cheeks and preparing to disburse among tho small army of schoolteachers today and tomorrow the sum of $15,159. He says he has the money to pay, which is rather strange at this time of the year, and will be pleasing to the teachers. Sbcons Star-Course Lsctcre. "Grant at Chattanooga," Major-Gbnkkal O. O. Howard, White Temple, Tuesday Stoning, January 15. maonificbnt organ prelude, William W. Wilder. Admission. M cents: reserved seats at Foss. 2SS Morrison street. Efangelistic Services. The evange listia meeting- at the First Congregational church, corner Park and Madison streets, last evening, was very largely attended, and much interest was manifested by all present. The simplicity of the gospel and Its powers to -lulckly change the lives of all who would yield to its sublime and beneficent influence was the theme of a sermon by Dr. Wallace. Numerous re quests for prayer were made. The last service of the week will be held tonight at 7:30, and a cordial imitation Is extended to alL A Vert Bad Boy. Edward Clarke, a vicious, unnatural boy of 15 years, is a prisoner at the city jail, and only his age will prevent his being sent to the peniten tiary for a long term of years. He is known to have outrageously assaulted a little girl, one barely 4 years old, and to have committed other crimes. Young Clarke Is as depraved as a human being could well be. He lives with his parents In South Portland, but his father last night signified an intention of letting him be sent to the reform school. Chattanooga, now one of the leading cities of the South, was only a small vil lage in 1S63. but, hemmed In by Lookout mountain and Missionary ridge, it was the key that, in the hands of the invincible Grant, opened up tho South to the armies of the North. The story of Its capture, as told by Major-Gcreral O. O. Howard, 13 one of those realistic pictures that to the veteran recall so vividly the scenes of the great conflict. Woodmen Install Officers. Prospect camp. No. 140, Order of Woodmen of the World, last night had the following of ficers for the ensuing year installed by Past Council Commander E. O. Mall: E. D. Williams, council commander; S. R. Coby, advisory lieutenant: J. C. Osfield, clerk; J. A. Frazer, escort: W. W. Gor don, watchman; E. Ives, sentry; P. R. Young, physician; H. Fossbender and P. R. Young, managers. Gambling-House Raided. At 11 o'clock last night Captain Cox, assisted by Of ficers Harding, Johnson and Endicott, raided the Brunswick, a gambling-house on Third street, and arrested P. St. Mary, C. A. Pease and W. Anderson. It was a "crap" game. St. Mary and Anderson fur nished $100 bail, and Pease $50 ball, and were released from custody, to appear in the municipal court today. An Offensive Drunkard. A drunken man, Charles Fuerer by name, was ar rested last evening by Officer Venable for disorderly conduct by insulting women on the streets. He made himself extremely offensive, and attempted to grab one young woman at Third and Salmon streets, terrifying her so that she fainted. The fellow was under the Influence of liquor at the time. Roofs. Property-owners who will find it necessary to repair or reroof their buildings after this storm, will save money and future trouble and annoyance by having J. C. Bayer and the Portland Ashphaltum Company do their work, the oldest established and most reliable metal and composition roofers in the city. Tele phone, 461. While the steamer Lurline is tempo rarily withdrawn from the Astoria route, the steamer Undine will leave for Astoria and way landings every Saturday at 10 P. M. from dock foot of Taylor street. The Messiah. Armory hall, January 16. Tickets, $1. Sale commences Friday, Jan uary 11, 10 A. M. Stork Pharmacy, Third and Stark streets. Leaky tin roofs promptly repaired by Going & Co., 148 Third street. DONE BY THE CITY. Proceedings of the Common Council of Vnncouvcr. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 10. The city council at its last meeting elected the following city officers and employes: Charles McCarty, chief engineer of the volunteer fire department; J. B. Handy, driver of engine; Henry Burgy, driver of hose wagon; G. Burgy, driver of street cleaning cart; C. H. Patterson and A. Bateman, night patrolmen. Councilmen A. J. Bigham and E. G. Crawford, and Messrs. E. E. Coovert, A. B. Eastham and W. B. Daniels were ap pointed trustees of the city library for the ensuing year. The applications for the po sition of city justice were referred to the judiciary committee. The aspirants are W. W. Sparks, H. L. Caples and F. P. Wagoner. A city health committee was constituted, to consist of the mayor, city clerk and the chairman of the committee of accounts and current expenses. The salaries of night policemen were reduced from $60 to Jo0 per month after February 1, the date when all the newly appointed city employes will assume their duties. The bonds of the recently elected city of ficers were accepted and placed on file. A warrant for $50 was ordered drawn In favor of E. L. Canby, chairman of the ac counts and current expenses committee, for defraying incidental expenses. The city clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for plumbing and forage for the en suing three months. The council decided to hold a special meeting January 11 to consider leasing the electric-light plant, several propositions for that purpose being now on file with the council. Claims were ordered paid amounting to $626 28. The Clarke county fruitgrowers, at a recent meeting held in this city, appointed the following gentlemen to procure funds and samples of the best green and dried fruits for Clarke county's exhibit before the American Pomological Society in Port land, Or., about January 2S, 1S95: R. Keis, J. W. Fletcher, C. Knight, L. B. Clough. S. Scott. L. M. Hidden and Joseph A. Snodgrass. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. A. J. Johnson, of Astoria, is in the city. Mr. D. L. Cates, of Cascade Locks, ex sheriff of Wasco county, is at the Per kins. Mr. John C. Meldrum. ex-probate judge, of Clackamas county, was in the city yes terday. Mr. E. E. Miller, a mining man. of Denver, is at the Esmond, accompanied by his wife. Mr. E. V. Nevlns, of La Grande, known all over the state as a republican cam paign orator, is at the St. Charles. Mr. John Sliker. a prosperous farmer of Eagle Creek. Clackamas county, was among the visitors in Portland yesterday. Mr. A. W. Severance, of Tillamook county, is in the city. Two years ago he was calendar clerk of the senate, and at the coming session of the legislature he will aspire to the place of assistant chief clerk of the senate. Mr. S. A. Durham, of Washington coun ty, the father of the famous Durham bal lot law, which was defeated in the last legislature, is In the city. He is a candi date for sergcant-at-arms of the house, his principal competitor being ex-Representative Ormsby, of Marion county. Judge R. S. Anderson, of Baker City, the well-known republican politician of Eastern Oregon, arrived in Portland yes terday, evidently for the purpose of tak ing a hand in the senatorial contest. He makes no claims as to being a candidate, but if there Is a chance for a dark horse, the judge will be bridled for the fray. Mr. Spencer Hartwig, of Covington. Ky., special agent of the interior department. engaged in the allotment of lands to In dians on the Warm Springs reservation, is In the city. He has completed his work and is now visiting friends in the state. He will return home in a few days, but he has become so pleased with Oregon that he may make it his permanent home. Mr. William J. Snodgrass, a farmer resident of La Grande, but now living In the realm of Queen Victoria, at Okanagon. was among the late arrivals ia the city yesterday. Years ago be used to be called "the merchant prince of Grand Ronde," but his peculiar forte Is politics. Mr. Snodgrass must have smelt the senatorial contest from afar and hurried to Portland just to keep his hand In. Mr. Henry Wilbern, a prominent mer chant of Clackamas county, living at Eagle Creek, is In Portland. The gentle man is one of the pioneer republicans of the state, and is in the city watching the progress of the senatorial campaign. EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. Discovered a. Leak Death of Dr. Lewis F. Ross. Great difficulty has been experienced In keeping up the pressure on the mains of the East Side water plant, notwithstand ing the assitance received from the Alblna waterworks. Investigation of the cause recently led to the locating of some very bad leaks in the main on Division street, between East Twelfth and East Four teenth. The East Side plant has . six Inch main on this street on the same side as the Bull Run pipe. In putting down the latter, it was laid under the East Side main and then the earth filled in. The ground settled, and the small pipe has pulled apart, and thus letting out a great quantity of water. Inspector Gray was compelled to work on this pipe Wednesday night three or four hours in order to stop a very serious break. It is thought that before permanent repairs can be made, the pipe will have to be taken up and relald from the four block3 on Division street. Death of Dr. L. F. Rons. News of the death of Dr. Lewis F. Ross. at Ogden, Utah, has just been received by his friends in Alblna, where he re sided a long time, and was greatly re spected. Dr. Ross had been a sufferer from consumption for some time, and it was to that fatal disease that he suc cumbed. He was 35 years of age. A mother and three sisters mourn his loss, Dr. Ross was born in Canada, and re ceived his education at McGill's univer sity, Montreal, where he graudated in 1SS5. After a two years trips through Ger many and Austria, he settled in Alblna, and accepted a chair in the medical de partment of the Willamette university. An attack of influenza compelled him to seek a dryer climate, and he first went to Reno, Nev., and thence to Ogden, Utah, ia 1893. At first he, was consider ably improved, but the disease had se-curc-foo firm a hold, and an acute at tack caused his death. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity. The Building: Is Finished. The directors of the Patton Home As sociation are gratified that the annex to the building is now completed and ready for occupancy. Work has been in progress on this addition for several months, and the home will now have more than double Its former facilities for accommo dating the "old and friendless" who seek an asylum within Its inviting and com fortable portals. It was Father Mathew Patton's desire, when he donated the ground for the institution, that it should be a home for the aged and homeless, and the association is endeavoring to ful fil his wishes literally.. "Will Probably Resume Trips. Cars of the Portland Consolidated Rail road will probably resume trips to the foot of East Washington street in a few days, making trips every 20 minutes between the foot of East Washington and East Burnside, and connecting with all the cars going to Woodlawn or Columbia river. The company will do this to save that portion of its franchise, and because there is demand for the service. For some time the company has had difficulty at the Columbia-river landing, and has been too busy fixing things there to put the service on. Miscellaneous Aotes. Mrs. Julia Bybee, who has been very sick, is on the road to recovery. ., Officers of Fidelity lodge No. 14, Degree of Honor, A. O. U. W., were Installed last evening. Station-master Joe Ben Lane is much improved, although not entirely well. He Is able to be at the office. A new fire-alarm box has been placed at the Standard Oil buildings, on Eats Water and East Main streets, numbered 267. Mr. John Dolan, who has been quite sick, was able to be on the streets for the first time in five weeks, Wednesday. The roadway on Union avenue, between East Oak and East Stark streets, is about worn out, requiring constant attention. The week of prayer is being observed by the Trinity Methodist church on East Grant and East Tenth streets. Interest ing meetings are being held. Mr. J. M. Robinson, who left for the mines of Southern Oregon several weeks ago, has returned, satisfied with his ex perience. While there he had the mis fortune to get poisoned with poison oak, and his hand and face are badly affected. The big ferry was operated yesterday, but the East Side pontoon could not be repaired on account of the high water. The river went down slightly in the fore noon, but came up in the afternoon, and thus prevented the pontoon from being put in shape for vehicles. It looks quite like eld times along East Washington street since the free ferry commenced running, and the business men say they are doing much better. A FEVER -STRICKEN SHIP The Comllebmik Ken diet Axtorin "With Eleven Snllors Dovru. ASTORIA. Jan. 10. The British four masted bark Comllebank, which arrived in yesterday from Acapulco, had 11 fever stricken sailors on board. The Comlie bank lay at Acapulco two months, and during that time, every one on board was affected to some extent with Panama fever. For three weeks all the officers were in the hospital, and October 1, when the vessel sailed, three officers and nine men were sick. During the past two months, the weather encountered by the Comliebank was unusually severe, and on account of being short-handed, she was compelled to run before the wind with bare poles. About 3S north the most se vere gales were encountered, and sne was driven many miles out of her course. The log of the Comliebank shows that she has been within 500 miles of the Columbia river since December 5, but was unable to reach port, owing to adverse winds., Two vessels, the Dominion, for Port Townsend. and Yolo, from Portland for Queenstown. were spoken on the voyase, and, from the latter. Captain Smith ob tained a supply of medicine, his supply having become exhausted. The 11 sick men were taken to St. Mary's hospital. Short of Provisions. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. The Brit ish ship William Law, from Swansea, coal-laden, has reached this port. The trip was made in 130 days. Captain Ab bott reports that on December 2 the Brit ish bark Glendlnorwig, from Rio de Ja neiro to Portland, Or., was sighted. It was found that the Glendlnorwig was short of provisions. Captain Abbott re plenished their supplies and the two ves sels parted company. The Glendlnorwig is now out 103 days. The City or Rio Floated. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. A dispatch to the Merchants Exchange from Lon don says that the Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio Janeiro, which went on the rocks on the Japanese coast about 100 miles from Nagasaki, Sunday last, has been floated, and is now on her way to the latter port. The Indian Scalers. The Indian schooner Columbia, of Neah bay. owned by Chestoquoa Peterson, an Indian, has sailed on the usual spring cruise in search of seals. The vessel has 22 oanoes attached, all manned by In dians who are adepts with spears and clubs, and it is expected that the catches will be larger than by vessels which are j manned by white hunters. Belonging to the same owner are five other vessels, which are being fitted out now and will go to sea In a fortnight. The Bennington's Search. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. The United States steamer Bennington, which was sent in search of the missing colliers Montserrat and Keweenaw, returned to this port tonight. She brings no tidings of the missing vessels. An Anchor-Liner Aprronntl. LONDON, Jan. 10. The Anchor line steamship Circassia went aground at Skelmerile, Scotland, during a fog. Her passengers will be landed at Wcmyss bay and forwarded to Glasgow. ' Marine Notes. The steamer Signal sailed yesterday afternoon with flour, for Vancouver, B. C. The Samoena, afthe elevator, and An chencalrn, at Victoria dock, loaded wheat yesterday. The Standard finished loading coal at the bunkers yesterday. She goe9 to Montgomery dock today. D. C. Dawson, a shipbroker of Glasgow and brother of the captain of the Red Rock, arrived in the city yesterday. The new whaleback Everett has been chartered by Dunsmuir & Sons to carry coal from Comox to San Francisco. The Bracadale moved from the South ern Pacific deck to Victoria dock, where she discharged ballast In the afternoon. The steamer George W. Elder is at the coal bunkers, and will discharge the re mainder of her cargo when the Standard moves. Ballast ships working yesterday were the City of Hankow, at Montgomery dock; Clackmannanshire, at Shaver's dock, and Scottish Dales, at sand dock. Domestic and Foreign Ports. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. Freights Kenilworth, 2179 tons, sugar from Hono lulu to New York; Two Brothers, 1343 tons, coal from Departure bay for thl3 port. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 Arrived Ore gon, from Astoria and Portland. Depart edBark Bundaleer, for Vancouver; schooner Gardiner City, for Seattle; schooner Fanny Adele, for Gray's har bor; schooner Parkersburg, for Coqullle river; City of Puebla, for Victoria and Port Townsend; Farallon, for Seattle. ASTORIA, Jan. 10. Arrived January 9 British four-master bark ComllebanK, n.t'J tons, 70 days from Acapulco; steamer South Coast, from San Francisco. Ar rived down Norwegian bark Stjorn. from Portland with wheat. Sailed Steam ship Columbia, for San Francisco. Ar rived down January 10 Norwegian bark Breldabllk, with wheat from Portland. Left up British bark Comliebank, for Portland. m REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Fifteen deeds, aegresatlns $10,530, were filed for record yesterday with the county recorder, as fellows: Sheriff to G. S. & L. Ass'n, lots 17, IS. blk IS'2. University Park $ 1,763 Same to People's S. & Ii. Ass'n. lot 8, blk 5. North Villa 1,090 Same to W. N. B. L. & I. Ass'n, lot 7, 'blk 4. Klnzel Park S15 T. F. Itourke and wife to L. I.. Haw kins, K. W. sec. 15. 1 N. G E.: S. E. ,t sec. 23. 1 2., 6 E.; S. V. sec 22. 1 N.. C E E. II. Morpan et al. to R. H. Morgan, lots 21, 22, 23, 24. blk S, Willamette add 1 C. E. Fields et al. to O. II. Balrd, lot S. blk 8, Summit add 325 F. Lerch and wife to J. Zeigler, lots 1 to 8, 15 to 22, KussellvUle add 1,500 M. Lynch and husband to N. P. Kendall, lot 11. "blk 12. Mount Tabor Villa 200 A. P. Garner and husband to H. E. Mc- Danlel. lots 12. 13. blk 4. FarreU's add. 1,000 Same to same, lots 7. S, blk 13, Capltan add -i- GOO A. B. Cat-swell and wite to same, lots 1. 2, blk 3. Farrell' adij 2,500 F. ir. Sea to L. Er Sea,3 lous -J, 5, blk 2, Brush's add .11. .v. i... 5 A. C Balnes and husband to M. A. Lloyd, lots 1, 2, blk 23, North Alblna. 750 J. M. Cress and wife to P. S. Heath ct al.. lots 9. 11. blk 5. Alblna 1 L. V. Perry and wife to L. C. Former. lot 10. blk 4, Brainard SO Total $1,530 Titles Examined and Insured. Money to lend on Improved city property. tv. Ttu r.nonntoo jR- Tnist Cnmnanv. XUC J..I.C JM .w. - . w Chamber of Commerce. ( o "TAR AND TARTAR." The Pyke opera company is making a big hit at Tacoma in "Tar and Tartar," in which they will open their return en gagement at Cordray's theater in this city next Monday night. This will be the first production of this charming opera in Portland, and the success it has met with everywhere else is sure to be re peated here. It has all the elements of tuneful music, rich costumes, clever li bretto and humorous situations, and in the hands of such competent artists as Laura Millard, Louise Manfred. Al Leech, W. H. West, F. Gaillard and C. M. Pyke, It cannot ho)p but please. The libretto is by Harry Smith, and the music was com posed by Adam Itzel, jr. The engage ment of the Pyke company Is for one week only. Reform Crnsaile In Alnslcn. The steamer Mexico, from Alaska, brings news of a big sensation caused at Juneau by "a determined effort on the part of the United States authorities at that place to stamp out prostitution, which is flourishing, much to the detri ment of the town. Arrests are not con fined to inmates of the resorts, but also to persons renting building to them. Sev eral well-known citizens who own land whereon dens are located have been taken into custody, and more arrests are promised. OUR' GREAT SAEE Every Article Reduced. A Rare Opportunity Offered but Once a Year. Agents Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen Underwear. SUPPOSE. That a threo-story brick and 100 feet square centrally located In Portland is worth 100,000; that one-half is mortgaged for $23,000, and that we would sell it for $7503. subject to the mortgage, don't you think the purchaser would get a bargain? Don't you know he would get a bargain? Suppose a man had money to Invest and let this opportunity slip; don't you think there ought to be a guardian appointed for him? Is there not enough enterprise left In Portland to profit by this proposed sacrifice? Is there not one speck of mar row left in the financial backbone of Port land investors? Has effeminacy set in and spiritual decay taken control of enterprise and thrift and prosperity? As for us, we would rather fall 100,000 times trying to acompllsh something or other than to feed and fatten upon the wrecks of the praise worthy efforts of others to build up and better the conditions around us. Let us discharge these financial unaertaKers and allow the dead to care for the dead, and devote our own energies to caring for the living. Nothing will be gained by delay. One by one the bargains are being snapped up. The longer you wait, the less your money will be worth, and the same cau tion which causes you to have money for investment now will probably prevent you from taking advantage of the present un precedented low prices, possibly never to be seen again In the lifetime of any one living. This is the first block on the first street of the first city In the Northwest; it is paying good interest on tho invest ment, and it is the first bargain which should attract the first attention of in vestors. DeLASHMUTT & SON, 203 Stark street. When Baby was tick, wo gaTS her Castorls. Whan she was a Child, be cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castor's. When she bad Children, ao gave them Caitoria. nrrrrnrrnnrr rJ&& EF0RE STOCKTAKING We will allow discount of ' 10 per cent in all our overcoatings and fancy suits, up to January loth. We have still some English trous erings left, reduced from 14.00 and 16.00 to 10.00. BORQUIST & REFFLING, Tailors, L.ADBE BUILDING. The Lnt One of 220 Different Fire Losses Paid by the State Insur ance Co. During: ISO J. PORTLAND..y)r.. Dec. 27. 1S94. STATE INSURANCE CO.. OF SALEM: Gentlemen: I have today received through your Portland agency $529 51. being1 in .full pay ment of .the loss on my dwelling and furniture at Tualatin, which was recently destroyed by lire In above amount, per my claim of Dec. 13. I take this means of thankinjr you for the sat isfactory and prompt payment, and can say to my friends and the public In general that if they want a square deal, to Insure in the STATE. I expect soon to rebuild, and shall again Insure in your company. Yours truly, V. P. SPENCER. The Stntc Insurance Company is in dependent of the insurance combine. A lnrpre increnxc in income. A Inrjre increase in rinsets and net surplus. Special reduced, rates on Portland risks. Policies Issued at G1S Chamber of Commerce. E. L. REED, Affcnl. THE JEWELER "Wntclies. Diamonds, Jewelry. Sliverrrare, AOYcinen. x-ritus to suit tUe times. 270 Morrl moa St.. Ilet. Third and Fourth DR. FRED PREHN, DENTIST FULL SET TEETH 5. 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. AH work warranted. N. W. COR. FIRST AND WASHINGTON STS. NEW. STRONG. BEAUTIFUL. Combination Celluloid and Aluminum Plates for Artificial Teeth. Call and see sample. Vitalized air and a new process for painless extracting. All work at lowest rates. Dr. Chas. T. Prehn, Dentist, Hamilton building. 131 Third st. NEWCASTLE, DENTIST RBWOMED TO Marquam Bldg;, "Rooms 303, 301, 302. 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We, however, do not wish any of our readers to miss the chance o obtaining such a treat as we offer in this work and we there fore take pleasure in announcing that for a limited time we shall continue ther dis tribution of parts to those who failed to get the sixteen complete numbers and de sire to obtain some missing part to fill in; and also of complete sets for those who waited to get them all at once. The supply is not quite exhausted and we can yet supply patrons with single copies of any number to make up complete series for 10 cents for each copy and a first-page heading clipped from The Oregonian, and, also with the complete series of sixteen parts containing S31 superb photo-engravings re produced from the most famous paintings in the world and illustrating the career of Napoleon from the time he left his native isle until the time of his second funeral in Paris in 1S40. To get complete set you must bring or send one first-page heading and $160. YOU WILL REALIZE THAT "THEY LIVE WELL WHO LIVE CLEANLY." IF YOU USE niduiDcer QHBRT irifctfCElflErlTS. ilea's and Youth's Suits and Overcoats, S9.50 Worth fully one-third more. Oregon Wool Hose, 2 pair for asc . Regular 25c Value. Children's Hats . . . ,c Former price S1.00 to SI. 50. Men's Underwear . . . TC Worth every penny of 75c. BLUE CORNER, SECOND AND MORRISON STS. FROM 35e UP Silks Suitable For, Ladies' Waist3 Odd Lot of Ladies q Fine Kid 'Gloves" ' " OOO Regular $1.50 and $1.73 pair Ladies' Fleece-Lined Ribbed Vests, and - 35g fDrawers - . EACH i-. a j 'stv .ivy' tfkjJz8Tj:sr .1 I '. : TO ST. heuehh Men's and Youth's Pants, broken i size3, ! S3.00 Eegular prices, $5.00 to S8.00. if lien's Fedora Hats . . . j Always sold for 53.50. y Children's Overcoats . . . J $5.00 3 S7.50 to 59.00 Quality. PQRTLAND,ORE. g Sale