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VBJP-t t-w JF3pW3F""gw-.3f-' "VS-' - "" V"v,r"f'"t ww vssr" vrqmj-eiffsfr. tjn ? ?-?t ff "pr1-?? V j? vvrf-W)j."rrr w0E,'a5f-rKFMsp7'it"T J i"rv'""r"Ji5""' " i(r 8 A R P H M A N T A F F A I P ! om oipttrtr-wr-srai, ex-Werary-or? ' "iwuLinui n I I n I II oum, .race, or wasnington, who reached uie ciry'iast"evening. - s & - " HE ALOIiyiKG OREGONIAJN', SATURDAY, , JANUARY 6, 1900. Sr3HPH02ar C3CT A.DECEDED SUCCESS. 55 Procrasnme Listened to by a FfesMonable Audience That Filled tho 2Iarg.uam, last night was Indeed a red-letter night uuo uusiBu mstory or, -roruana, lor it jnarked the establishment here of a per manent symphony orchestra, and this means the rendering of the greatest mas terpieces of music, such as have hitherto been denied the music-lovers of this city. That man must he of inferior caliber in deed who is not moved by the moral dignity, passion, and grandeur of Beeth oven's symphonies, -with their volcanic outbursts of frenzied grief, haughty re bellion and -wounded pride, all brought through final self-conquest Into well-ordered obedience to spiritual law and com pliance with destiny and the decrees of Providence. The selection of the fifth symphony to inaugurate the series of this season's con certs was an act of happy judgment Ex perience has shown that no symphony Is more sure of winning the popular ear than this. Its tempestuous rush of feeling Is too vehement and unmistakable to leave the hearer untouched; Its revelations of despair and anguish, melting into quies cence and heavenly calm too startllngly direct and vivid to leave the soul un wrenched. , The problems "with, which every move ment of this great work teems were met by the 3a musicians of the orchestra witn a vigorous sincerity and resolution not to be overmastered, that commended It to the audience and won from the great body of bearers hearty admiration and warm approval. There was a complete absence of harsh or unfriendly criticisms. On every side, words of praise were heard for the noble achievement. There was, of course, here and there, unevenness of at tack, ragged phrasing, lack of precision, tame crescendos and lost keys; it would have been a miracle if this had not hap pened. The prelude to "Lohengrin," full of mys ticism and ecstacy.'in its powerful climax, will 3ong be remembered by all who heard It. The overture to "Midsummer Night's Dream," with its captivating snatches of fairy laughter, was, in artistic beauty or interpretation, eclipsed by no other num ber on the programme. This was given at the previous concert a few months ago, and will bear repetition many more times. The stately grace of the minuet that fol lowed, by way of encore, enthralled the audience. The Weber overture to "Ober on" Is especially to be commended for cleanness and precision of attack. Mrs. Hose Bloch-Bauer won new tn umphs for her enchanting delivery of the cavatina from "Les Hugenots," which was full of spontaneity and charm. Her en core was Deinza's "May Morning." Both of these numbers she sang superbly. SAN FRANCISCO, 'Jan. 4. Portland arrivals are Cieglstereu ?. at L hptels? &in this city Ss SfolfowsrP'Wi CT CampbjU and nurse, at theLick; John X.IcGIhrti J. W. Phalon, wife and son, at the Occi dental; James Smith, T. C. Coppln, H. C. Carter, at the New Western; T. W. GI1I haus, P. A. Wells, W. M. Leighton, at the International. b i THE tillf OIJSE SERVIC J ATrful A CONGO MASSACRE. Story o Cannibalism Froxa'j Darkest Africa. A BrIIUanAudieiice. The audience was one of the most bril liant ever assembled-in the Marquam, the bright toilets of the ladies and the even ing dress of the men adding much to the smartness of the event Among those no ticed were: Box A Mrs. Harry Hoguer Mrs. Ernest Tueker. Mrs. Thomas, Miss Newman and Mrs. W. a Alvord. Box B Mr. Marquam and family. Box C Mrs. Sol Hlrsch, Miss HIrsch, Miss Mai Hlrsch and Miss Carrie Hlrsch. Box D Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd, 3tos. Houghton, Miss Von Destenon and Mr. Du Flon. Box B Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Ayer, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Page, and Mrs. Smith. Box F Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Wilcox. Tlr. and Mrs. H. C. Wilson and Miss Tebbetts. Box G Mr. W. C. Ward and family. of Victoria. B. C. Box H Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Plttock and family. Loge I Mrs. W. S. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. R, Koehler. Mrs. Helen Ladd-Corbett and Mr. Carl Spohn. Loge J General and Mrs. Beebe and Mrs. Hannah Robertson. In the auditorum were: Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gould. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Whe!er Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Paxton. Mr. and Mrs! W. M. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burrell Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCraken, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pendleton, Dr. and Mrs. W Skeene, Dr. and Mrs. K. A. J. Mackenzie" Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Nitch ey. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Mears. Mr. and Mrs! I. N FJelscfcner. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cox. Mr and Mrs. Zera Snow, Mr. and Mrs. James Laldlaw, Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor, Mss i AMce Heitshu, Miss Steele, Miss Mabel j -luutwiy. iMiss juaune King, Miss Flan ders, Miss Hawthorne, Mrs. Trevett Miss Myrick, Mrs. E. T. C. Stevens, Miss Rus sell. Mrs. Charles E. Ladd, Mrs. W S Sibson, Miss Withington, Miss Fanny Hoyt Mrs. H. A. Hogue, Mrs. Gus Levi- w' k Hen,7 Jones' Mrs Walter Reed. Miss Sibson, Mrs. L. H. Curtis. Mrs. Ed- S. Shes' Messra Zan. Hol brook Wlungton, Scott Brooke. W G ? Ar?rWIht'eitshu' Frank freeman.' J. McL JRood, Wirt Minor, D. C. Lewis Ian Lewis, L. Garllnger. J. C. AlnswoTth Laurence Pease. Thomas Kerr. J c Planders. and Whitney L. Boise NEW YORK. Jan. 5; A special to the Times from NashvIllejgZFenn., says: The Southern Presbyterian board of missions In this city received letters today from Rev. L- C. Vass and Rev. -H. P- " .jEfawklns, missionaries of the church stationed at Luebe. Congo Free State, Africa, giving accounts of the burning of 14 village's and the killing of 90 or more natives by state troops. They report that somepf-,ihe vic tims were eaten by-canhilJals'Sild"t3iat.tha bodies of all whow'ere -slain wer&muti-, lated. thplr hMflc -hmrlWV finr, 39Kfcl7 - ' ! Mr. Vass was fprmehy of NewbernV'N.4 C, and has been engaged in mission work at Luebe since 'February '18, 1S99. Mr. Hawkins was formerly of VIcksburg, Miss. Mr. Vass states that tidings of'raialng by the Zappo Zaps In the Bena Kambacoun try having readied them, and the work of the missIonarfesT'oeing threatenedy dial xvev. wr. aneppara was sent to make an investigation. He went to the Zappo Zaps' camp and found that 14 villages, bad been destroyed by Are and, plundered.' He saw' 47 bodies lying around the camp. From' three bodies the flesh had been carved-and eaten. The chief said that SO or 90 had oeen killed and five persons eaten'by his people. Mr. Sheppard saw 81 right hands cut off and trying over a slow fire in order to be afterward taken back to the state officers. Sixty women Drisoners wers in. ' fined in a pen, and 16 had already been sent away prisoners. It Is said the raid was ordered because the people could not pay the exorbitant tribute demanded by the state. The missionaries say that they reported the matter to the proper officials, and demanded the withdrawal of the troops, and that the chief instituted a counter prosecution on account of the charges made. The missionaries further say tne Zappo Zaps are a tribe kept by the state for its protection. They are sent out to collect rubber, ivory, slaves and goats as tribute from the people, and can then plunder, bum and kill for their own amusement and gain. The mission aries say they are collecting evidence about the massacre, and will send it to Boma and to Europe. Mr. Vass says: "The whole country is nillaeed and nnf- a village lert standing. The people are In the bush. Tonight in a radius of about 75 miles there are possibly 50,000 people sleeping In the bush, unsheltered and weary. In the midst of a rainy season. The state is a terror to every one." a 0 t HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. John Knox, Chicago Tudor J A Tiedemann, tau x rancisco W S Watson. San Fr Tlios Doyle, Tacoma Perry L, Sinclair, do D J Norton, jr. N T "WE Buttress. rrhlv.r DrTM Hlggins, Boze- man, xaont L Albert, San Fran N "W Helstand, Palous C O Scott. San Fran -f - ifoitB, San Fran E braces Oregon, Washington and Alaska The lighthouse inspector of the 13th dis trict is commander E. D. Taussig, TJ. S. N.; the engineer is Captain W. C. Lang- 1 fltt, corps of engineers, U. S. A. These BEACOKS, BUOYS AJHD SIGNALS -IN officers have headquarters In Portland, Or. iuuo mc iwo ligmnouse-tenaers in this district, viz., the Columbine, Captain Charles Richardson, and the Manzanita (Captain William G. Gregory, with head quarters at Astoria, Or. Captain Rich- PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Tenders of the Thirteenth. District and Men Who Do the Worlc Great Supply Depot. 1 J . ''.,- ardson is the senior officer. He is 48 years old, was born in New London, Conn., and entered the lighthouse service In 1S74 as a seaman In the 3d (New York) light house district; became master of the Man- ASTORIA,Dec. 30.-(Special correspond- Tr J A 7 , ' ",? APr". 3, Qce.)-The lighthouse deparlmeni of ?he SLP'JSS? S C ? ? oeen constructed at njpvoiani r n.nt.i. Richardson Is the senior officer in the service in the 13th district. He is uni formly obliging and universally popular now, after a quarter century of service, as he was at the beginning. Captain and regulation . Wo.f n'y' T7-"VZZ worjrs w years old; was born in Dub- approval of the secretary of the taauiiw - , St and entered the lighthouse who. however. Jonufrll"' ?.ervic.e February,. 1886, as second mate of nose n.-rPfr, , v, Tllir,."- l.?l. Ife Aianzanita, then commanded by Hush . a M. Gregory, son ot AQm ral Gregory, great Charles Richardson, as first- mate. United States Is governed by a lighthouse board, organized under the act of con gres of 1S5L This board, instead ,of con gress, mases the laws relating to the service. Congress merely appropriates money on me Board's estimates. Its rules pose a -veto upon the leclslatlon nf thi """"tt"ia. ine commanded by JIugh mostemlnent iTliSSt aea? h3lTA IP"'' The Cape Foulweather; Cape Mears station, just south of Tillamook bay entrance; Tillamook rock station, in the ocean off Tillamook head; Point Adams iignt, just south of Fort Stevens. This last was aban doned January 31, 1893, after the death of Keeper Munson, who had served there and at Canby light station for more thai. 30 years. Those on the Washington coast are: Cape Disappointment, on "pitch of southern extremity" of the cape, at mouth of the Columbia; North head, at northern extremity of the cape; Wlllapa bay light, on Cape Shoalwater; Gray's harbor light, on south side of entrance; Destruction is land light, on the island of that name, three miles off shore, half way up to Cape Flattery from Gray's harbor, ana Cape Flattery light, on Tatoosb. Island, one-fourth of a mile northwest of Cape Flattery, at entrance to Straits of Juan de Fuca. Umatilla reef light vessel, No. 67, Is moored In 150 feet of water, two and one half miles southwest, five-eighths soutii, from Umatilla reef, Flattery rocks, and about four and one-half miles west soutn west from the cape. The Columbia river light vessel No. 50 (lately wrecked), -was moored in 219 feet of water eight and onc- plle3 Is provided. It is the storehouse of the entire district. It Is one of the great est stores on the Columbia, It Is not merely a place where buoys are kept, a3 some suppose from Its name. Its stock m hand is of almost Infinite variety. It in cludes (besides buoys) ship chandlery of all kinds, blocks, gearing, ropes, tar, oil (lllumlnant and lubricating), paints, lamps, wicks, matches and everything ex cept clothes and food needed In every de partment of the lighthouse service. It Is, Indeed, a great store, and does an Im mense trade with Its two aulck-dellverv wagons or tenders. It Is located at Tonguo yvuii, on tne east end of Astoria penin sular. Every keeper of a lighthouse or of a lantern, and every master of a ship or a tender and the chief of every shore office In the service makes his requisition on the Inspector, and when the requisition is honored the tenders deliver the goods at the "buoy depot," whence the supplies are redistributed by the storekeeper, through the agency of the lighthouse ten ders. M. W. Douglas, the keeper of the buoy depot, has been in charge of tne station since September, issi Tt m . tablished in September, 1S7S. Keeper Doug- BEEF LIKELY TO ADVANCE scarcity of cattle wdll raise the price: California. Bayers Have Depleted tic Southern Oregon Ranges No Change in Porlc and Hut ton. Fresh beef is likely to bo higher ln Portland this spring- than even it is now according to D. W. Ralston, a well-known cattle dealer of Sheridan, Yamhill county, who makes a business of traveling all over the Northwest In quest of steers fit for market. He finds that the supply has been well-nigh exhausted In Oreo-on Washington and Idaho. Range cattle, la spite of the abundance of fre3h grass ana of the mild fall weather, have fallen orr Jas A Fullerton, Van couver, B C L It Plechned. St Paul Less Prager & wf, do Ben "Williams. Snn -rv Mlss Eleanor V Lee. Wellington, B C Emll Pursch, San Fran W C Smith. San Fran S Shlrek, San Fran Sis: Weltner, Chicago L Sears. Seattle D S Ralston. St T.nn! lTTTAT Unlkni.. Ct tt t r itmiv;,,, scr -.' '"'" uciu ?"i rr r TMri.V TU16UK,eo "meer, city CtooSwto Sexton, San Fran THE PERKINS. Mr? W1Mt?r'J!tHInfi',E McCormack, Cas TTrWtr,S.laUster' do cale Locks Dk Gr- IT A Glhnore.San Fr Geo H-' . I X ?". saglnaw ftam iT " n -wray-, xacoma ?ry DesMoIns tL "ce. coryallls Jttmes Hellencainp, Jsprfng-fleld, m E I Atwood, Tump , water. Wis Mrs EL Atwood. do Mrs Katie Campbell, Alaska ' Lee Mcwniiom. .- TpTOF-.Vanc.wi TOTr.iw'ey. do i - so that it will not nay to butcher them. las is 59 yeare of age! and is a native or Z & of stall-fed animals is Barbadoes island. He has a wife but no rSrlcJed to a few scattered bands. UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE TENDER COLUMBINE, J Harrlnirtnn ti IP 3- Harrington, dc Mra M ilFerrell. do frN5fartin, Spokane Mrs FN Marftni e Mrs W m !! .- S A. Pattlsnn rAnAK J W Reimv' snM.n. i? Waren. Spokane itvsraBSSsis&raasa r.u,n11 illl'iV. I,0,n- "'' oOcero ot the Columbine are Pat- ST tfar MS STdSmS'Si tSftEl SL'S? enslneer officers of the army, two civil- July, 18S9; Harry c Lord chief enrineer SS'S&f he's r'& 2: sut is. -Jfe&s a? a president; one officer of the naw wh ZZr.r;fc'r0rLBIBai ' ion' two miles north north is to be naval secrebu-v nnri na Sr , x "UUCKJ ana ueorge y. Townsend; Admiralty head on Whidby tary. The secretary of the treasury is ex-offlcio president of the board, which thus consists ot nine members one of the most important, able and august bodies in the United States government. The board elects a chairman, who is ,r not fourth miles from Cape Disappointment light station. On Puget sound coast, there are seven lighthouses. These are Edlz hook, on tne north side of Port Angeles; New Dunge ness, on outer end of sandspit of that name; Smith Island, 11 miles northwest or entrance to Admiralty inlet; Point Wil son, two miles north northwest of Port W H Hu&anVdS1 ttSoran, Eugene HJDunn, Goldndl.Wn Airs J TV Kennedy. An 1 V Brown, do J B Smith. So John H Harklns, Sumpter, Or A L TVesrt. Rait r.t. M? L Smith, Hills- George Smith, do Mrs T J itoberson, Los Chas Jang! Harner Or S5le. Cal ' D H Holton .Su?' T Ti,. SCDale. Baker Citv c -m- JLiaie, ?t T,r1'?daIe' Wardnr w 5iyinV Eugene t m JTann. Dallas, Or Mrn J p Bu'zard. do A B Little, Houlton St A xayor, South Riley. Mioh Mra B F Vaughan, tleDDner- fir Mrs M Stalllngs. Crip Pie Creek. rJr. H Leadbetter, La in Wilmington, Del., and entered tho Rfirv- ttiUpq 1o.t OT.t i tt i ice September, 1892, as assistant engineer, West Point light, five miles northwest after the promotion of Chief Engineer of Seattle. ocisofhth? Man??., Sif. STUl3?,rdTlnate The Columbia river Is well range-lighted, merstrom Srsi t ti1 T as far up as the lower cascades, and the S1"-' SA atel..aed 39. born tai Willamette to the' falls, with 60 lanterns. in the absence of the secretary of the . as"second mln rSfnfT'tP . each attended to by deeper. There are treasury, who. by the way. is nTcessarily second mate' AlbS KKK' " these lanterns on Puget sound, io absent all thA Hm. n' , ."! second maze, AiDert Rlckards, chief en- , cated at the mouths of th rvr 9nn aosent all the time. The law requires the board to meet quarterly, and oftener if necessary. In fact, they meet month ly. The members get no pay except such as they have in the army; navy or civil service. The prsent system was ndnnrori by congress in 1851-2. Commodore Shub- rick. U. S. N.. t tho fi; ,"""1"- , a""u- wni itwas prat du ss.ra? Il rz' - sss sxisjrss member nf h.w 7 """ "" weie . quartermaster and cabin boy), irinper nri 6a l, , -0'lt1", r v"'-w " " iuuuuis ul me rivers ana t-Z j a, '"", , JTuiuuiia, ur., otner channels converging Into Putret tanrenrWrCnf0S0b "5 aS T SOund and at needed POta tov navigation! & I f ?6 a?cZnonIta' and be" The Columbia and Willamette rivers are Sm e2lef Septem,be 5. im Henry Wll- the only ones in this district that are son, assistant engineer, acred 48 hnm in i ,.ui,. m ,,," Rmnw -vr -D- Li , ', ' - - - w6-6".cu. iuwu iua uiso j.u lantern "l"""'u i-i cuieieu aervice on ligni ship No. 67 when it was first built. on each Los Angeles, Cal Mra F s Ileff, Garfleld.is TV Stewart. Wash W A Shaw, Tacoma Geo Melson. Tnnn-m J C Huston, Vancvr.TVn . a ccuiKj. nn 4 R Cheadle. Athanvn. S , ioung, Arlington jtttt. Lroasen, xe La mar. Idaho Master F Crcssen, do PERSONAL KENTION. tWthf P?rku?s.f Rsebure' Is reeIstered atSuS-pGe?Ss.f HU1Sb0r' IS rcsIstered P. L. Sinclair, of Taenmn -t..3 at the Portland. ' iClcu ist?lriSn r P-d-ce. W. L. Gazzam, a Seattle business man. Is registered at the Imperial. W. P. Slaughter and wife, of St HpI ns, are guests at the Perkins. Jamos A. Fullerton. aVa'ncouver B C -""-' "B""i -ia ti Liiu jt;oruana. J. M. and Thomas Cameron, of Cor vallis, are registered at tha Perkins , ?;. Ackermai1. state superintendent of public Instruction, is at the Imperial John Wicks, a welMo-do lumberman of gaJjama, Wash., Is registered at the St C. K. McCrum, of Boise, Idaho, Is regis tered at the St Charles, on his way to C&Hfornla. ,. ,4 nf; r' SSSbreffDAwo. daughters, of McMlnnvllle. ""are 'at tbe fmperlal. The lamily is on the way to Salem, to join Dr. Calbreath. Mrs. John M. HU1 anfl Aa,, TTTolln TTTl 7 t", Ul ...o. ,,,,,1, ore guests of Charles. They are en route friends at Hllisborb. B. W. Dangley, stock inspector for the Great Northern railway, is in the city from Spokane, -.accompanied by his wife They are guests of the Imperial. Professor J. 3L Glen, in charge of the "university of Oregon Glee Club, returned from east of the mountains last evening and registered at the Imperial. He reports having been received royally in Walla Walla and other large towns, and the club Is well pleased with the result of the trip. J. P. Kelly, manager of the Booth-Kelly company's lumbering Interests at Cobur Lane county. Is at the Inmerlal. arm. Pa?,.2i bZ ? Catchlng. the company millwright hey are on their wav 0 the Cowlitz to take notes of the construc tion of a new-fashioned log boom in that river, with a view to building one like it In the MeKenzie. Mrs. D. W. Price, 2S3 Seventh street has been very sick since New Tear's day She Js now 9 years old, and has alwaj s enjoyed excellent health until the present attack. While lier condition Is not alarm X the case is sufficiently grave to cat! do CmnndaI1' No'th jhS?. ?"' N Whatcm i r ??!!;. Sumpter, Or R M Gilbert Salem . A TV Ely, Tacoma M Gilklns, Hornbrook, TT r -r..,,. . . ThSS 2 Hut S taster f Sacramato J J JohLn, Astoria F C Campbell Memphis Will Peter Seattle THE IMPERIAL. W. Knowles. Mannt?sr lights on the Oregon coast and six on the Washington coast There is only one light in Alaska and that is called Sitka har bor beacon, located on Castle rock, at the site of the old Russian (Baranoff) castle, in the northwest part of Sitka harbor. There are 19 fog signal stations, three sirens, six Daboll trumpets, six (12-inch) steam whistles and four bells in this dis trict to aid ships in fogs, when neither district. ThPso rnaf.if ; "" , "T ' ,7.' iT """"" """ys . Deacons oy day nor lights by nicht can Inspectors, under the control of the naval bavs harhor nnl nnLZ.s , ff ' give rnlnS of the hidden dangers or secretary, are "charged with tne Si ft5,? T,,?' anA a"eF lts the waters. Whistling buoys are also e3- tenance of the lights and lighthouses and bine was bui t "SSrV, - .."T: I!?"sd ?" lhe5nareI?s f .cean breaK" , MM . ...m.t J.V,,. CJ,a g,nu. uiuuta reeis ac (joos Day, at ia 'The coasts of the United attM , ! 0"rl": l? ?"e"ai "Ulatloil. SStdsed this,boardf Into hthouse ml onthTyU vlts "to all IVelhZstt tricts, and an Inspector, being either an tlnn a ufevw , ' JiB5fiS1Ae 1 a SS an Zv SSS fnd ensSineeT' SUPpl,es d repairs; they look after all the St to visit J H Ackerman, Salem tu a. tsiacKmore, Str jnacoi J J Evans, city W L Gazzam. Seattle Mrs Buelah Crawford. Spokane B H Laughley, W W Mrs Laughley. TV W Mits Jones. TV TV P S Davidson, jr, Hood .tuver J S Cooper, Indp, Or Miss Marie Salme, Weatport Harry Futchman, ' Butte, Mont Mrs Futchman, do Master Morris Futch man, Butte E C Chrlet. San Fran F A Bennett ew Yrk Ai Hlrfiehbam, San Fi; Oscar Brown. San Fr TV S HUlop. Seattle Mrs Hlelop, Seattle J H Price, Oljmpia C E Price. Taeomn I A ApplewljUe,yancy! Mrs J R Wetherbee, i iwitfcuvirjaia lnos Reed. Moscow John TKelIy, Eugene t Catching, Eugene J S McLeod. Pendleton -ma iv v Wilkinson, Astoria MISS LlonhrirT. Mre TV S Kinney, do J Boelllng, Astoria university of Oregon Glee 77nK IrYi.n?,M Clenn, Eugene AX Fraser Allen Eaton T L Williams . U Miller L L Robley J B Winstanley T TV Beattie H Sweet J E Tyree A E Gomber Rea Morris A E Meserve H B Densmore F Strange Mlfl3,Maud, TVade THE ST. C&ArirfPK Geo Armstrong. Sump-IH W Willis, Eugene Hr,eu . John Wieks. Kalama F J Smth Portland J A C Llnflsey.ty D B ISS'&D.IU.? fgkir W H Barrett HuhhSh? bW ?!?.0?. t SSS. ?&& IJ Moody. MtPlES. J H Fromaln, Albany W J Moore. Eugene J Hakalo. Euirene H Redmond. Cathlamf J A Valentine. Beth- J any, j Geo Howaeton, Dalles W B TVing. Dalles Ediv Landerbock, Pleasant Home C Simmons, city A J Hoisrett. city W G Howaton. rAata. kanio R O Collls. city E B Ballnrrl TTnnJ T. SE Andrew, ,Hpqd iUv J- E Andrews, do Sti?.?8'' Dallea T J Miller. -R-oico John Vary TTol lW J3 Owen. TVoodburn ? sKieias. La Center jo manner ja Center ton. Or J O Blacken. Or Edw Clanton, Clevelnd, C L Thompson, Arllng-tChas Winters. McMlnnv ji uanner, unicago Fred Pritzold, Alblna Hotel Dounjelly, Tneona European p;,aH;adquarter3for com. mercial men.? -ChUbers restaurann connection. Ul n WKammnmsmmammmmmm SmMSmimKmmSK SislliMIIlHiilSi aHHOIl otner iamuy. xney live at the station In a nice cottage, erected by the light house department on its five-acre tract at that depot, hard by the storehouse. It is a quaint and interesting place, albeit lone some, as it was, up to a recent period, isolated from the world, to a large extent. Extent of Lighthouse Service, The report of the coast and geodetic survey of August 15, 18S9, shows that under the supervision of the United States light house board there are 10,453 miles of gen eral seacoast. Of these, 4750 or nearly 50 per cent are In Alaska and 1S10 miles are on the Pacific coast, or more than 65 per cent in the great West while 1S52 miles are on the Gulf of Mexico and 2043 miles on the Atlantic coast. On the Lake coast3 are more than 3000 miles. The bays and rivers, up to as high as tide water, aggre gate 90,835 miles, of which 26,376 are In Alaska. Besides those, there are 5000 miles of fresh-water rivers that are range-lighted. From 1791 to 1S90 the total annual cost of the lighthouse service aggregatea $93,238,925 80. In 1791, It was only S22.59L In 1890, lt was ?3,503-,994 12, an expansion most vast, and in the current year lt is reported to have run up enormously. One of the most Interesting items of this expense is the whistling buoy, of which, in 1SS0 (as per printed report on "The Modern Lighthouse Service," maae for the International American conference, under supervision of James G. Blaine, sec retary of state), there were 62 on the United States coasts. These cost an aver age of 51075 each. They are made of iron. with pear-shaped bulb, 12 feet across ana floating 12 feet out of water. They emit an "inexpressibly mournful and saddening sound," says the report, and are at times heard 15 miles away, though usually from one and three-fourths miles to eight miles. Whan located near inhabited districts, they annoy the landsmen much, and remon strances and petitions concerning them are about equal. While the lighthouse board has full power to make new lighthouse districts, it is noted that some one has recently intro duced a bill In congress to create, out of the 13th, a new district, to be called the 17th, and to Include Puget sound and the Alaska coast Official P&otoernplier's "Work. The lighthouse board has every Import ant feature of the service photographeq and filed In Its archives the tenders ana lightships, with the interior views of their machinery; the lighthouses and stations. etc. The official photoeranher of this dis trict is Harvey C. Lord, chief engineer of the Columbine. He took up the art as a pastime, and became soon a first-class ar tist. He has a highly artistic nature and dellshts in this part of his duty. His official negatives include everything on the coasts of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Besides these, he has caught in the past 15 years, an infinite variety of snap shots of views and Incidents that are full of thrilling interest. His photo graph of Keeper Pesonen, suspended on the Tillamook rock derrick in the caee. Just during the subsidence of the fearful storm of December, 1895, Is going the rounds o the world. He has fine views of ice bergs and of glaciers In Alaskan waters; of Rev. Mr. Duncan's famous Metlakahtla Indian village; In fact, almost innumer able views of the life on the Pacific coast In this district The rules allow a chief engineer "going wages," yet, because ne can be assigned to any other duty with out extra pay, the board has not tnought of the justice of paying him for a valuable art, the possession of which Is not requi site to his getting the wages he now earns. Chief Engineer Lord is quite a remarka ble man. He has an Insatiable desire ror knowledge and a clear, strong, logical mind. He Is one of the most interesting neures in tne service on this coast His natural turn is for engineering and art. order and symmetry. In his Idle momenta, he has taken up a course of study with a "Detroit corresponding school of law." He is also taking a thorough course in mechanics and arts with a "Pensylvania corresponding school of mechanics and arts." Civil Service Rules Prevail. Besides the Columbine and the Manza nita, there is only one other lighthouse tender on the Pacific coast the Madrono which is on duty in the 12th or Califor nia lighthouse district A word bv wav of contrast between the ships engaged in this service and those In the revenue service on this coast may not be Inaptly spoken. There are six ships, besides two launches, in the revenue service on tne Pacific coast. The ships are the Bear the Perry, the Grant, the Corwin, the Mc Cullough and the Rush. These have each three lieutenants, besides the captain; I inoy nave Dut little to do; officers are constantly on leave; they tie up at tne swell wharves, blow out on nice summer trips and have unlimited funds to draw on for repairs, with two steam launches to ao ail tne duty on Puget sound. The three lighthouse tenders havo only three officers each; they paddle night and day and Sundays; are always on the alert to scent danger to the ships of commerce; the funds for repairs and expenditures are very limited and meager; their boilers are playing out; they have hard work to get enough funds to keep afloat; salaries are at the minimum, as compared with those in the revenue service, and when an or flcer gets sick or goes on leave he must furnish and pay for a substitute or ror feit his place. The key to the situation 13 that the lighthouse service I3 out of pol itics. The officials have no "pull." They are on a civil service basis, pure and sim plefor the old flag, without an appro- ju-iuuur. iNo aouot tne new beacons and lights and tenders necessitated by Alas ka's growing commerce will alleviate these evils, but some are fundamental and need the ax at the root j The large cattle ranges of Southeastern uregon, ne says, have been denuded o both steers and cows, by California deal ers, who paid such fancy prices that stockmen almost decimated their ranges, and are thus at a disadvantage as regards raising new crops of calves. The dry seasons of California had almost annihi lated the cattle of that state, and when grass again returned to the plains this winter, the landowners were willing to pay most any figure for stock to start with. The war In the Philippines also added to the demand for fresh beef xa San Francieco, and so stock, badly needed, in Oregon, was driven south. In obedience to the abnormal demand. Mr. Ralston does not look for any ship ments East from Oregon this spring aa local consumers are willing to pay higher puces ior cattle than can be obtained east of the Rocky mountains. Oregon not only has to feed her own population with beef, but the cities of Pus-fit amind hti tv widely scattered settlements of Alaska xuoit 10 tni3 state for their fresh beef turn mutton. jNOTtnern people are used to paying fancy prices for the necessaries, of life, and so the best market in thoj wona exists on tnat side. In regard to mutton and pork, Mr. Ral ston nas no such, misgivings, as sheep uo nope tat on tne ranees all wintori while if pork goes much higher than ati present, shipments will bo made from the! great paciang centers of Chicago, Kansas! City and Omaha. Beef, however, is bound! to go up along in March, April and May, and the present retail prices which con sumers think are so high, will suffer quxtof iui uuvance. EAST SLDER COMPLAINS. vniia Attention to Several Needs ofl the Community. PORTLAND, Jan. 5. (To the Editor.) Will you permit a subscriber to say a, word through your paper? I noticed in your Issue of Tuesday morning quite an extended account of the improvement on "The East Side" in the last 12 months. Tour correspondent sums up the cost of new residences at $350,000, of other im provements at $200,000. This certainly shows well for the energy and enterprise of the property-owners of this part of tho city. We would be glad If some others, aa well as The Oregonian, might become cog nizant of the advancement. The increasa In property valuations and In Inhabitants brings to us no Increase in accommoda tions of property or nersonal nrotentl.in but rather decrease. The street-car com panies have not seen fit to Increase their service, and seem to think that standing room on the lower step of a car in tha pelting storm Is good enough for an East SIder, and that a car cace in 15 minutes, packed and jammed to the utter discom fiture of everybody In It and on It. is trooti enough for an "Uitlander." About 30 dwellings have been built In one little sec tion, 500 feet square, and nearly 200 people are living in these. Still, the streets are left in total darkness. East Burnslde, one of the best-Improved streets in the city, and In use at all houra of the night, has no lamp on It for nearly a mile. If any one of the 300 people living In that portion of the city desires to mall a letter, he must take a walk of fully a half-mile to una a mall box. Of the 95.000 people living In Portland, probably fully 50.000 live on the East Side of the river. For the protection of East Side residents, two policemen are granted In the day and Ave at nteht asrainnt is in the day and 23 at night (beside special police) on the West Side. We will admit that we are not as wicked on this side. Perhaps it is because wo don't have so good police protection for our iniquities, but lt would be well for tho city authorities to remember that nearly all tho "hold-ups" of the last six montns nave oeen on the East Side, and that there are. on this side, olentv nt places like Cycle Park and the Buckman orchard, where two of the saddest trage dies of the last year have occurred. We don't want everything, but we do think the efforts to improve this side of the city entitle us to as good car service in pro portion to the patronage which we give a3 I3 granted on the other side. Also, that the city authorities ought to realize that lt is just as unpleasant and dangerous for us to stumble about In the darkness as lt is for others, and that life and property are just as dear to us on this side a3 on the other. We believe we are justly en titled to better car service, better mail service, better light service and better po lice service. SUBSCRIBER. HI Small Diamonds Sloro Perfect. St. Louis Republic. There are more perfect small a-mn than there are perfect large ones; and where a man gets together a collection of perfect diamonds he is most likely to have a collection of small ones. Thus, tha diamonds owned by Americans are not4 as a rule, so large as are the ones owned in Europe. Artificial light enables the European diamond-wearer to wear big gtones that are not altogether perfect. FOR WEAK MEN I will send FP.KE to any address, upon request, my beautifully illustrated. 80 page book. "THREE CLASSES OP MEN." It Is worth ?100 to any weak man. Hotel Butler'. Seattle . "' European. Rooms with or withoubaTi. Ladies' and gents.; grillrooms in connection! Ivnise's Grill Roomv ana Restaurar Stark street opp. Chamber 'of.'Commerce. t n 1 BCSIXESS ITEMS. If Hnliy In Catting; Teeth, vy.M wiI!l?-S?e at.?.ld w-trfed remedy, .,.sJV,ns?w.S(3)thla SFUP. for children t:hlng It soothes the chi:d. softens 'the gumr allays all pain, cures irind colic and diarrhoea? i ' a. " a " ...U0' slipesf Jq3&y. t The Bargain Store. 229 Morrison street, Union Mercantile Co. I .V ""'-, "V 1 UNITED STATES BUOY wmm DEPOT, TONGUE POINT, OREGON. with the discipline of the lightkeepers." The district-"engineers, under control of the? engineer secretary, are charged "with vbulldlng the lighthouses and keeping -them in repair, and with the purchase, setting up and repair of illuminating apparatus." These secretaries, with the chairman of the lighthouse board, constitute theexecu tive board, which Is In perpetual , session at Washington city for routine business. LighthoTine Districts'. The Pacific coast is divided up into two the construction or engineer department, and the Manzanita for the inspectors' de partment, though the two boats Inter change duties. Lighthouses of Thirteenth District. There are 15 ocean lighthouses In the ISth district. Of these, nine are on the Oregon coast and six on the Washington coast Those in Oregon are at Cape Blan co, near the southern boundary of the state; Coquille river light; Cape Arago, n fr nnfronno " i.H. tt ... ffiE2&tX.J?tth' h1IUdeS.1 JlWrt; Heceta head station, mouth of California coast, and the 13th. which em--j Sluslaw3 river; Taquina heaa station, near qulna bay, at Tillamook bay, at Columbia entrance, off North head, at Wlllapa bay, Gray's harbor and Neah bay. Harbor and channel buoys are also established In Port land, Astoria and Puget sound ports. There are also CO buoys and spindles between southeast Alaska and Skagway, beyond which point the tenders do not go. All these various aids to commerce are under the special care of the lighthouse tenders. But One Depot of Supplies. For all these stations, fog signals, light ships, buoys, etc., of the lighthouse ser viqe, one "buoy station" or depot of sup- Egyptian Explorations. Chicago News. Work of the Egyptian exploration fund for the year has lain in the same dis trict as before, a short distance down the Nile from Dendereh. Altogether about 1250 graves of prehistoric age and about as many historic graves mainly about the twelfth dynasty were opened and re- coraea. rne society has already received from the Egyptian government the prom ise of a permission to work at Abydos, one of the most important sites In Egypt. Professor Maspero will return to Egypt to resume the dlreotlon of 'the department of antiquities. Referred to Those Who Know. ORIENT, Or., Jan. 2. (To the Edltor.) Would you kindly allow space in your paper for an Important question which we ask ourselves so often? Did the Lord God bless, sanctify or hallow anything and afterward change it? I ask this of our Portland fathers, priests, elders and preachers. If this question is worthy of notice I wish the answer would be given in Sunday's Oregonian. Some of our learned men please answer. From a Methodist. b. L. S. M ft if 11 W 9 ELECTO7P "twt0'"! my:DJL SANDBN FSP1IC BE3trs. and how they are used to cure such cases as rheumatism, himbago. sciatica, lame back, kidney: liver and stomach disorders, sleeplessness orr3r ! !ih03e diseases peculiar to man! Write today or call at my office and consult free of charge. All our belts aro stamped with Dr. Sanden's name and date of patent Take no other. DR. A. T. SANDEN Ruue! Bldg., Cor. Fourth and Morrison Sis. PORTLAND, OR, Office Hours: J to 0; Sundays, 9 t 2. -1wiaas&S. -!& 3 Mc.agSnyft .a c , -Vj5sS !if jiir. jiu23i iS .