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12 THE MORNING OjqpGONIAN, THUESDAT, FEBRUARY 1, 1900. 3 Days Left eooeeeooaeoooeooo9oeoeaoeeoooooeeeoooooeoaoeeoeoeo B O O e o e O ng - o nfnii r Bf li .- o o Only Three Days During which economically-inclined purchasers will have an opportunity of taking advantage of rthe extremely low prices prevailing on all lines carried in our immense and varied stock. OUR GREAT OLDS EVIL OF THE LEAS Eastern Oregon Range Lands Must Not Be Fenced: COUNTRY WOULD GET A SET-BACK Proposed Legislation Would, If En acted, Tura the Country Over te the Stock Monopolist. At the meeting of the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce, to be held next Tuesday morning, Henry Hahn will offer resolutions protesting: against legislation for the leasing of the public gazing lands of the United States. Five bills bearing upon this subject or some branch of it art pending In congress. They -were print ed in full In The Uregonlon yesterday. Kastern Oregon has risen en masse against the proposed legislation, and its people are vigorously protesting against lease of the grazing lands. The principal fight te being made against the bill of Senator foster, of Washington, as It per tains directly to the country west of the SSth mesjoian, which runs close to Lincoln, Neb. Senator Foster's bill embraces Ore gon, Washington, California, Jtfew Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and parts of Korth Da kota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Mr. Hahn, who Is stirring Portland op position to the leasing scheme, formerly lived at Prinevllle, Crook county, in the district which it is proposed to surround with barbed-wire fsnces. He knows the people and the evil that would come to them If the leasing project goes through. Speaking about the subject yesterday, he said: "Having lived in Central Oregon, among the people affected by the proposed legls- lation, I appreciate the present situation. If the ranges are leased It will practically amount to building a barbed-wire fence around Eastern Oregon and stopping all development for years to come. Lands, except those bearing mineral, would be withdrawn from settlement, and the time would some when one or two men would own entire counties. Small stockowners Mould be crowded out by the large ones, and a monopoly created which it would be difficult to get rid of. Harney valley and the Malheur country are already In the hands of large stockowners. The remain der of Eastern Oreson Is free from this condition, but if leasing legislation Is en acted the whole country will fall Into the hands of the stockmen. "Commercially, we can not afford to per mit Eastern Oregon to be fenced in and closed to settlement. All the Industrial growth would then be thrown west of the Cascades, and the promising Eastern section, now making Its first great for ward strides, would be resolved in a vast pasture. This would be an undesirable condition of affairs from whatever point It may be viewed. It would retard the de velopment of the entire state, and ee-I-ously affect Portland's trade. It would be slamming the door in the face of the set tlers seeking homes In Eastern Oregon. "Lease of the range lands would tie up vast areas "that are susceptible to culti vation. It Is a serious mistake to assume that because little is raised in a large sec tion of Eastern Oregon, nothing can be raised. A great deal of the land is simi lar to that in the vicinity of Grass Val ley, Sherman county, where cultivation has made rapid strides in the past few years. Grass valley Is probably 25 miles Ions and M or IE miles wide. I well re member when It was a range, and was considered of no use for any other purpose. Now three-quarters of It Is being farmed, and the people are as contented and well to do as can be found in any part of Ore Bon. Between Bake Oven and Sherar's bridge, on the Deschutes river. Is a plateau SB miles long, about K or IS miles wide, and having an elevation of about 2500 feet. It te part of what people are pleased to call the 'great American desert,' which ex. tends from Lake county northward, and until recently was considered valueless. Quite a section of the plateau is being farmed with good results, wheat, rye and barley being among the productions. Suc cuesful farming in Grass valley and the results reported from the plateau, satisfy me that the desert is only such In name, and that the day is not far distant when it will be counted among the most pro ductive, regions of productive Oregon. "Middle Oregon is held back by the lack e transportation. If it had railroads It would have thousands of farms where It now has only a few, and those scattered. Just because the country lacks transpor tation is no reason for turning It over to the stock monopolist, and giving it a set back from which It will not recover for a generation. Portland owes It to the entire state to enter a vigorous protest against the leasing system." KOTICES NEW BUILDINGS. Astoria Man Points Out Portland's Steady Growth. Dr. O. B. Xetes and wife, of Astoria, have been spending a few days at the Imperial, after an absence from Portland of nearly wo years. The doctor expresses wprtH at the growth and Improvement of th otty. eve in the short space of two )mhl "Tom Portias people don't notice the steady growth, but If you were to he gone for two years and then return you would see a good many brick buiki ltues taking the place of wooden ones in the business part of the city. I notice this on two corners, at Fourth and Morrl Kon. at Fourth between Washington and Stark, the Mg Meier & Frank block at rtfth and Morrison, sad other points. The eroctJor ot targe brick buMtugs seems ta e w progress right along through the CLEARANCE KING winter, and yet Portlanders take it as a matter of course." Dr. Estes thinks the rate war between Portland and Astoria has Injured his city a great deal, as Astorlans can now come to Portland for 25 cents, which Is almost "like stepping on a street-car." They do their trading here, where they have the advantage of large assortments, and this is discouraging to Astoria retailers. If the rate war keeps up all summer, he thinks Astoria will Anally be the gamer, as an unparalleled seaside rush will be the re suit The present travel is heavy, but it mostly consists of Clatsop county people, who come to Portland to trade. He meet3 so many Astorlans in Portland that he feels very much at home. o SOLD COUNTERFEIT JELLY. Two Grocers Fined for Violating the Pure-Food Law. In Justice Kraemer'a court yesterday, two grocers, F. T. Tlnnigan and J. H. Fink, pleaded guilty to having sold adul terated jelly, and were fined $25 each. Three other jelly cases will come up in the same coart Friday. In fixing the pen alty, Justice Kraemer said: "It is within the power of the court to Impose a fine not less than $25 and no more than ?100. In addition, a term of Imprisonment rriay be imposed. The food commissioner, as well as the fish commis sioner, game warden and other officers, have certain duties to perform, and It Is the duty of this court, so far as Its juris diction extends, to uphold such officers s,o long .as they follow the line of duty laid down In the statutes. Therefore, it is the plain duty of this court to fine you. The main object sought after Is to stop the sale of unmarked adulterated food, and not to punish or prosecute the agents who have it In their possession, except so far as such agents persist In defying the law; and I will fine you $25. It is not within the power of the court to fine you less, but, after consulting with the dis trict attorney and food commissioner, I shall remit $15 of the fine." State Food Commissioner Bailey said the adulterated jelly should be marked as such before being placed on sale, so that consumers would know what they were buying. The state chemist's certificate In regard to the jelly reads: "I, G. W. Shaw, chemist of the state agricultural college, Corvallis, Or., do here by certify that I have carefully examined the sample of so-called currant jelly re ceived by me January 9, 1900, from J. W. Bailey, state food 'and dairy commission er, the same being marked on label of can 'H,' In red ink, and also 'currant jelly'; 'Seattle & Puget Sound Packing Com pany,' written in black ink. The sample was given laboratory No. 15G9. I find the same to contain starch paste, salicylic acid and glujoee. I pronounce the jelly not currant jelly, and to be injurious to health on account of the presence of sali cylic acid." e BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONS Encouraging: Reports Received From All Over the "World. Rev. A. W. Rider, of Oakland, Cal., field secretary of the American Baptist Mis sionary Union for the Pacific Coast, met the representatives of the Portland Bap tist churches in the parlors of the First church, Tuesday evening. The attendance nas large, and the facts brought out were encouraging from the Christian point of view. The society has headquarters in Boston, and employs on Its various fields 2S32 mis sionaries. There are 1S15. churches and 205,305 communicants in foreign lands. The number baptized last year was 13,103. This represents the work of the denomi nation in the Northern states, and the money expended Is over $500,000. About 10 per cent of the total contributions is used in the expenses of administration, leaving SO per cent for actual work on the fields. New opportunities are opening in South ern Africa, where a community of 1200 Kaffir Christians have become Baptists by reading the Bible, not knowing that thero was such a denomination in the world. In the Philippines, an educated VIscayan has been converted, and has translated the New Testament into his native tongue, and, in company with Dr. Lund, for many years missionary in Spain, is on the field. He made an appeal for larger giving In the churches, based on the urgent calls of Providence. Mr. Rider returned to his home yesterday. MUST GO TO DAIRYING. Yamhill Farmers Will Thus Make More Profit Than In Wheat. W. S. Hyde, a prosperous farmer of Lafayette, who was In Portland yester day, says the farmers of his locality will have to go to dairying, as wheatraising at present prices will not pay for the trouble. The land has been used for wheat for a number of years, and 25 bushels Is con sidered a fair average crop. This, at the present prices, leaves little or nothing for the producer. He thinks fodder can be raised In abundance, and without fall, In Yamhill county, and proximity to Port land markets insures remunerative prices for milk, cream and butter. Where the cows are to come from is the prob.em at present, as fanners have been keep.ng only a few for home use. Beef cattle are so scarce that local butchers find -t almost Impossible to supply the demand. Fruitralsers who have apples to sell at this time are fortunate, however, and Mr. Hyde mentions one M. O. Lowns dale who is shipping apples to Portland at $2 a box. qs SMITH'S DANDRUFF POMADE Never fails to stop Itching scalp, cure dan druff or stopTfallIng hair. Try it. Price 50c, at all druggists. Sample free. Ad dress Smith Bros., Fresno. CaL Zarlna cigarettes not made by Japs or Chinamen, 10c for 10. o A O . OF OUR GREAT SALE 9 : Astooishin I Glove i Trans e AT 0 - e 1 PAIR o The balance of our J1.50 Foster Gloves $1.50 Emperor Gloves Si.co Kid Gauntlets Si. 25 Peerless 2-Clasp Gloves Odd sizes and colorings o o o o e e o 5 BIG DRIVES IN OUR SILKS 24-inch Black Figured India, $1 quality, at .... 73c yd 21 -inch Colored Poplins, $1 quality, at 79c yd 21 -Inch Black Peau de Sole," $1.25 quality, at 98c yd 20-Inch Colored Taffeta Glace, 85c quality, at 59c yd 24-inch Black Satin Duchesse, $1 quality, at 85c yd eoooeeooooooooeoooooooooaooooooooeooeeooooooooooooo AGREED TO BUILD WALLS STANDARD OIL COMPANY CONFERS WITH THE CITY. It Is Proposed to Enclose the 'Fast Side. Plant With Solid Masonry on All Sides. The license committee and committee on health and police met yesterday to con sider ordinances referred to them. Intend ed to regulate the storage of combustible oils within the city, the object of the pro posed legislation being to protect the city from danger by such fires as occurred at the Standard Oil Company's warehouse a few days ago. One of the ordinances Is In tended t6 regulate the storage of com bustible oils by imposing a heavy license on large quantities, and the other pro poses to guard against damage from the burning of oil warehouses or tanks by having them Inclosed in solid walls of sufficient height to keep the oil from get ting away In case of Are. There were present at the meeting sev eral persons Interested In the storage of oils: George C. Flanders, agent of the Standard Oil Company here; Charles A. Watson, of San Francisco, traveling agent of the company, in charge of construction of plants; Mr. Francis, secretary of the East Side Lumber Company, and B. Q. Whltehouse, cashier of the Portland Gas Company. The cause of Mr. Whltehouse being pres ent is that the gas company stores a larg amount of crude petroleum In a tank at the gas works. The tank is sunk In the ground and protected with a water jacket, so that no danger from It has ever been apprehended, but the company is interest ed in the ordinance proposing to "place a heavy license on the storage of oi's. All that Mr. Whltehouse wanted was to have crude oil excepted from the ordinance. He knew that the ordinance was not aimed at the gas company, but there was danger of Its fitting thenv The only object the committee had in view was to secure the city from danger through the conflagration of combustible plls, and they did not desire to be arbi trary or oppressive. Messrs. Watson and Flanders stated to the committee what they proposed to have done in the way of surrounding the oil company's plant with substantial walls so as to prevent any danger of the fire spreading in case their stock should take fire. Mr. Flanders stated that the company had reduced the danger from fire to a minimum by storing all the oil In one place. When he came here 15 years ago coal oil was stored in many places about town, one jobber alone carrying 15,000 case and a number of others from. 2000 to 5000 cases. After occupying these prem ises on the East Side for 15 years, with out ever having had to call upon the city to extinguish a fire before, he did not want to be driven out of the city. He understood that they wished only to pro tect the city as far as they could. Members of the committees asked Mr. Watson many questions as to the amount of oil which was stored In the company's tanks, the amount of gasoline carried, and whether if an oil tank got on fire it would explode. Mr. Watson Is a very good single-handed talker, and he answered all questions satisfactorily. He stated that the company carried one carload, or 120 barrels of gasoline at a time, just enough to supply the demand. He contemplated making one room with solid walls for the storing of gasoline and naphtha. The company had no Intention of placing an other oil tank on their grounds, and he also stated that If the oil in a tank caught fire there would be no explosion It would simply burn out. Mr. Francis said the East Side Lumber Company were near neighbors to the oil company, and were not alarmed on ac count of their proximity. Mr. Flanders did not know that any of their neighbors filt much afraid of them. Mayor Storey said that the Wolff & j Zwlcker Company felt quite safe, and he thought that if the oil company would build a wall around their block It would be satisfactory. . Martin thought the proper kind of a wall would render the plant perfectly safe. He would, however, want a wall separate from the buildings. Mr. Watson said it was in contemplation to close all the outside entrances to the warehouses. The idea of the committee seemed to be that the whole of the oil company's plant should be Inclosed by a substantIalwaJUJ extending clear around the block, so as to form, a vast tank. In which in case of accident all the oil could burn till con sumed without endangering outsiders. It was ascertained during the discussion that the comaany Intended that the walls of their warehouse should form a part of the inclosure. It was therefore .decided to adjourn till 3 o'clock this afternoon, when the committee and all interested will meet at the oil company's place to "view the remains" and come to a conclusion as to what should be done In the way of inclos'ngr the block, and the fire chief, fire commissioners, board of public works and all persons else are Invited in be "present. J BursJars r.t ScIItvoocX. Dr. John Sellwood and wife yesterday morning discovered that their store-room at their home on Umatilla avenue and East Sixth street, Sellwood, ' had been- broken Into and robbed during the night. Great Sacrifice of All-Embroidered Muslin Sash Curtaining AT All our i6ct 20c, 25c Embroidered Muslin Curtaining All our 30c, 35c, 40c -to 50c yard Embroidered Sash Curtaining All our 5JC63C, 75c Embroidered Muslin Sash Curtaining 10c yd T AT 15c yd 20c yd AT A clean sweep was made of the preserved and canned fruits, and also provisions were taken. Dr. Sellwood had not locked the door leading Into the store-room, not thinking there was any danger, and so the burglars walked in without trouble. They burned some bunches of paper to enable them to select the preserved fruits. Two men were heard on the outside during the night, but no noise was made In the store room, and no one was. awakened. Ben Smith, who lives on the Mllwaukle road, at Sellwood, lost about all his chickens the same night. Also Mr. Miller's poultry-, house was visited a few days ago. d Olf THE WANE TODAY. Chinese Will Let TJp on' New Year's Festivities. New Year festivities In Chinatown were going on last night in reality. Strings of cannon firecrackers, between 20 and 30 feet long, were discharged from the upper windows without regard to the sleepers in the vicinity. Every Celestial kept an open house, and had on hand plenty of cigars, gin, fruit, candy and nuts for his guests. On the outside of the stores are hung huge lanterns, which greatly add to the gaiety of the scene. Several parties of white people took in the quarters last evening and visited theli Chinese friends oh. Second street. Several members of these parties have proved un desirable guests, for. If they were refused any small article which they desire for a souvenir, they appropriated It to their own use while the owner's back was turned. Still, the Chinese seem glad to have white people visit them, and they treat them with every courtesy. Men find tnat it is well to take their women friends with them, as they are never then refused admittance to any place. As today is the third day of the new year, the noise of firecrackers will begin to abate, though some of the celebrators will continue the festivities for 10- days yet, according as their means permit. The average Chinaman these days refrains from work, and surrenders himself to so ciability with his countrymen. The Chinese stores are closed to all appearances, though when a person enters, he Is apt to find a jolly crowd of Celestials seated around a table, partaking of sweetmeats and having a good time generally. In Chinese chronology, this is the 3d of January of the 2th year of the Quong Suey dynasty. Ask an average Chinaman how many years, as a total, it would be, and he would be puzzled to answer. The years are reckoned from each change of emperors, and have long since become lost In obscurity. The year's length Is about the same as oura, the months varying in length from 29 to 30 days. a 0 ' SPECIAL TAXES. Levies Made by a Nramber of Mult nomah School Districts. Judging from the reports of school clerks made to County Superintendent A. P. Armstrong, a spirit of substantial lib erality toward educational matters per vades many of the school districts of Mult nomah county. In addition to the 5-milI tax which the county commissioners are required to levy for school purposes, each district has the privilege of voting such special tax as may be determined upon by1 the taxpayers of such district. The only limits placed by law are that such special tax shall not exceed 5 per centum of the value of the property in the dis trict, and that not more than one special tax per year shall be voted In 'any dis trict. There are 57 school districts In' Multno mah county, including the city of Port land, officially listed as district No. 1. Of these, 24 levied special taxes for school purposes for the current year. The rates range from 2 to 50 mills on the dollar. Districts comprising the 24, with the rate levied by each, are as follows: Alto Park, 4 mills; Bridal Veil, 10 mills;' Brower, 5 mills; Cleone, 15 mills; Corbett 8 mills; district 45 (near Lents), 4.5 mUis; district -48 (near "Troutdale), 3 mills; district 67 (west of Portland), 2.5 mills; CVesham, 50 mills; Government Island, 4 mills; Hurl burt, 7 mills; Lusted, 20 mills; Latourell Falls, 5 mills; Mount Tabor, 6.8 mills; Mount Zion, 5 mills; Montavllla, 10 mills; Portland, 4.8 mills; Phillips, 10 mills; St. Johns, 5 mills; Sandy Bridge, 40 mills; South Mount Tabor, 16 mills; Sylvan, 2.5 mills; Troutdale, 10 mills; West Portland, 2 mills; Woodstock, 6 mills. CALLED EAST IN A HURRY. If you should be called East In a hurry, be sure to Investigate the two routes of fered by the O. R. & N. This company will ticket you through to Chicago by way of Spokane and the Great Northern,, or via Huntington and Omaha, to Chicago. The time by either route is only three days. Call on "V. A. Schilling, at 254 Washing ton street, for full Information. . 6 BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby I Cutting Teeth, B sure and us that old and well-tried remedy ilrs. yinslow's Soothing Syrup, for chKdrea teething?. It soothes the child, softens the sums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. " Women with pale, colorless faces, who feel weak and discouraged, will receive both mental and bodily vigor by using Carter's Little Liver Pills. e Zarlna cigarettes wot made by Japs or Chinamen, 10c for 10. : . ENDS SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 3 -. After that date regular prices will prevail, ex cept on lines advertised at special prices. OREGON'S DEAD SOLDIERS EFFORTS MAKING TO BRING ALL THE BODIES TO PORTLAND. Only a Few Applications Received by the 'Authorities Meetinsr Called for Tonight. i Communication with the army officials at both Washington and San- Francisco did not establish yesterday the date when the remains of the Oregon soldiers will bo sent North, or even settle whether the state will get all of her dead now await ing final interment. There are several for whom no application by parents or imme diate relatives has been made, and the question now Is whether the government will ship these to the state if it is the wisn of Oregon citizens. Presumably this would be done pursuant to a formal request from these In authority, else why were the re mains removed from Manila? General Summers, representing the Second Oregon, is the only person who has taken any ac tion In the matter thus far. He says all of the Oregon men shall be returned here for Interment, if it must be done at pri vate expense. He sent another telegram to Colonel Long, depot quartermaster at the Presidio, yesterday, trying to fix the time of intended shipment, and received the following answer; Referring to your telegram of yesterday, the remains of Orgoa poldlera, for -whom Instruc tions hae been received, will be forwarded by express In a. faw days, the delay being- neces sary to make proper arranseraenta with the express company and customs and health au thorities. Remains of Oregon soldiers unclaimed will be held a reasonable time awaiting fur ther Instructions before interring in San Fran oleco national cemetery. To establish what would have to be done in the way of arranging for transportation in cases where no application had been made by parents or friends, General Sum mers telegraphed to the quartermaster de partment at Washington, and received the following: Replying to yours of 23d, remains of six re ceived on Peking. Only two, John Splerlng, company H. and Hajea B. tTaylor, company L, hao been applied for. Only those applied for by relatives will go shipped by expreM at gov ernment expenses. Consignee will be advised by telegram on the date of shipment. Those uncalled for will be Interred ia the national cemetery, at the Presidio. BELLINGER, Q.-M. From this It in seen that the government Intends to pay the chargeo of shipping from San Francisco to Oregon only on such as are applied for by relatives. It Is also seen that the quartermaster's de partment at Washington has but little If any Information as to how many remains have been received at San Francisco, and how many applications ha-ve been received for these. In this dispatch, the name of Hayes B. Taylor is mentioned as one re ceived, while In the dispatch received the day previous from the depot quartermas ter Taylor was not named on the list of those having arrived. Wnether the depart ment at Washington received Its list by cable direct from Manila, or through the San Francisco officials, Is not known. Thl feature alone tends to strengthen the "ap prehension felt from the mysterious man ner of proceeding, that the whole matter is rather confused. General Summers yesterday conferred with the state military board to learn if that body would co-operate In whatever measures were necessary to get the re mains of all now at the Presidio to the state, and was assured hearty support. He tele graphed again to learn what course Ore gon would have to pursue, the answer to which had not arrived at a late hour. To get the sentiment of the members ot the regiment residing In Portland, the gen eral has called a meeting of every volun teer to be held at the Armory at 8 o'clock this evening. All are urgently requested to be present, as plans will be formulated for the reception of the remains, and the subject of a common burying ground taken up. If' the latter is to be secured, Imme diate action Is imperative. There will not be time for the matter to be discussed among the respective camps of the veteran organization, so a common meeting is be ing called. The members of company H, Instead of assembling at their hall this evening for the regular monthly meeting, will convene at the Armory to consider what shall be done. Four of the dead at the Presidio were members of H, and the matter is of especial Importance to the company. If the dead not applied for are to be buried in Oregon, It Is likely that some ac tion will have to be taken at once. It may be that some parents or immediate relatives have not received Information- of the arrival of their dead, and that more applications will be made within the next two or three days, as the news circulates. This Is only a contingency, however, and the volunteers feel that arrangements should be commenced to bring to the state all not called for. Mining? Contest Ordered Back. A hearing was had before Judge Gilbert, Jn the United States circuit court, a short jtime ago, on a demurrer to the complaint ijn inevcase 01 v. t. warner es nu, vs. "Charles Bruneau eal., involving the title to a mine In the Bohemia district The matter was taken under advisement and since Judge Gilbert went to San Francisco : St FRMNK CO. he has fcrw7.rded his opinion to the elerk cf the United States court here, to be placed on record. The case was removed to this court from- the circuit court eC Douglas county. Judge Gilbert held that no federal question was Involved In tb case, and that no ground was presentea for the removal of the case to the United States court, and orders the ease re manded to the court from waenoe It was removed. SUCCESSFUL FATALIST. "LIver-Eatinc" JohnsOn, of Montana, Goes to Soldiers' Home. There paused In Portland yesterday an old man who has been a complete success as a fatalist. He has tested the theory to the extreme limit, and came out with flying colors. This man's name is Charles Johnson, and, enfeebled by age, he Is on his way to the Soldiers' Home In Southern California. Throughout the great expanse of country called Montana he is called "Liver-Eating Johnson. He came to that country when it was wild, at the close of the civil war. Montana then swarmed with hostile Indians. They fought each other and fought the adven turous whites who began penetrating th country. Johnson battled with them con tinuously. He was the greatest fighter la the country, and accompanied array oat fits as scout and guide, and went with prospecting parties anywhere into the en emy's country. Many men were shot down by his side, but he always came out wh.ole, although It vwaa notorious that no chance was too risky for. him to take. His peculiar name was given him by the Sioux, on account of his having eaten the liver of one of their warriors whom he had killed. The Indians gave It out that they had seen him perform that sur prising feat, and that he did It while their bullets were flying around him. It was a revelation to them, and thereafter they had a sort of superstitious awe of John son. That part of Montana called the Whoop Up country was so named because every Indian 'outfit that went In .there was whooped up by some other Indian outfit, and when a white outfit ventured in, all Indians joined In whooping it up. It was a dark' and bloody ground, and the only man who was safe there was the prairie dog. When General Howard's army went through there, in 1877, Its scouts ran across "Liver-Eating" Johnson out In the wildest part. His sole companions were an old plug of a horse and a big telescope rifle that carried 120 grains of powder, while the army guns were carrying only 70 grains. Johnson joined- the scouts and fought through to the end of the cam" paign. This noted scout Is now 78 years of age, and his giant stature is beginning te bend. He said yesterday that traveling tired him now, and he would be glad te get to the Soldiers' Home and rest. Mon tana, he said, had changed and become a very civilized country. The buffalo wera all gone, and most of the old-time fron tiersmen were gone. The wild, free life of the old days, when things were new. was no longer possible, and Mr. Johnson seemed to regret that he could not live it all over again. He Is a fatalist whom fate has carried through. He says that he always felt It In his bones that he was not to be killed by a hostile bullet. o Objects of the Board of Trade. PORTLAND. Jan. SL-(To tfe Editor.) With reference to the board of trade: 1. What are its objects? 2. Who may Join? 3. What does it cost to be a member? 4. What are the duties? 5. What are the privileges? P. THOMAS. L To get 5000 people into an organiza tion which shall work for Portland's ad vancement; to make a. great big push elub, which shall work for Portland's best In terests. 2. Any man or woman in Portland who possesses a spark of enterprise. t 3. One dollar. A. To stand together as one man and aid in securing the fruits of Portland's nat ural geographical position with reJatlo to the trade of the North Pacific coast. 5. To be patriotic 9i9te6(088ttiiaiat(iitettg(( Willamette Iron & Steel Works JAMES LOTAN, Manager, PORTLAND, OREGON IRQNFOUNDERS, MACHINISTS, BOILERMAKERS AND STEAMBOAT BUILDERS Designers and builders of Marine Engines and Boilers, Mining and Dredging Machinery and General Mill and Iron Work, Fire HydraHta, Pulleys, Shafting, etc Correspondence solicited. oaeeoeoaoeeoeeeaeoeoeeeaooeeseeeeeeeeeeoeeoeeeeosoooe "GOOD WIVES GROW FAIR IN THE LIGHT OF.THEIB WORKS." ESPECIALLY IF THEY USE' SAPOLIO LAST OP THE SEASON HIDDEN-GOIIRSEN QUARTBT REN DBR HAYDN AND GRIEG. EnthHslastic Reception lvea the Fear Players Many Pleasant Comments en Their Fine "Work. Haydn and Grieg were the two corn powers that wwe pewented to the Jarge and apRrwfettvs awMencs that filled Par sons half Inst night. As it was the a-t appearance of the H4dden-Coursen qua--tet tfcfe a canon, the occasion was felt to he an Important one; for asic-.overs who hold to & high, standard recognise the i.n estimable aid the work of this quartet 3 giving to the advancement of cultur an I familiarity with the works of the grat masters which hitherto have been a sead book to Portland people. Many pleasant comments were made last night regard ing the highly Intelligent and artistic in terpretation of these masterpieces la mu sic. It Is felt generally that PorUanl has good reason to pride Itself upon f&3 possession of such talent, earnestness anl sincerity as that exhibited by these four players: Reginald L. Hidden, Edgar E. Coarsen, Anton. Sflsa and Ferdinand Kon rad. It would he hard to ftnd in the who. a range of mtteie two numbers that af forded a stronger contrast than those ren dered last evening the Haydn quartet ..n G major, op. 7ft, and the Grieg quartet 13 G- minor, so. 27. The'ftrst being essen tially classic In style, while the second imbued with the Scandinavian spirit of freedom, pushed romanticism to its fur thest limits. The freshness, simplicity cheerful humor and spontaneous grace t expression that characterise Haydn fi nished the best possible foil to Or eg 9 volcanic oirtbursta of rebellious passion, interspersed with catches of wild melan choly, his imposing hut Incongruous chord-masses, his marvelously complex web of harmonies, his splendid richness 't orchestral coloring that almost persuala the listener there are 3a players present ra. place of four. No composer has ti ra successfully battled with the tendency to thinness of tons that is apt to be foun 1 in the string qnactef than has Grieg R-ih of these costfpositions have been played :i Portland by the Kneisel quartet but this only added to the Interest of the audi ence. The Musical Ch has done great serv ice to the community by this encourage ment ot hems talent, and there Is a gen eral desire on the part of the public that an opportunity wfll be given next winter for further enjoyment of their intelligent and mspirlnir work. Y. M. C. A. FOR FRIDAY NIGHT The following prcgramms will be ren dered in the T M. C. A. hall tomorrow evening, unster th raamgemstt of Mls Lulu Mae Buddnawr. It speafts for itself PAJKT L Reading "Too Lata for the Train" W. Puffer Miss Lulu- Mae Buddemer "Vocal sote "CetlW I" Paolo Tostl Vina I Ihralvn KwImt fVioMn sste Selected Mr. W Bittle Wstls. Roadhw "Kagar" C. Nicholson ' Miss Lulu Mae BtHioeeaer. PART n. Vocal solo "Bedouin Love Song' . P. A. Scnnecker Dr. William Camming. Plasw join BMaourka , Stem Saens Jrne Braeeln Mrs. T. T. Davis. Roadtofp "Diamond Cut Diamond" K. Banks Miss Lulu Mae Budderner Vocal sole "My Heart at Thy Sweet Vstee." from "Samson and Delilah ' .., Setat Saens Miss M. Evelyn Hurley MoMteffue "The Window Curtain-" Morris Miss Lulu Mae Btiddenter. Miss Louise BJerr, accompanist. This is a special number in the asso ciation's annual entertainment course General admission, St cents. Members a 7 mltted on prceeatattea of membership tickets, with customary privileges in re gard te friends.