THE ' MORNING ' OREGONIAN, ' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1900.
LUZON IS NOW QUIET
Joe Wheeler Assigned to Com
mand First Division.
THINKS STRAY BALL HIT LAWTON
Grropend6nt Believes Present "Will
Be Last O&mpalKK That Will Be
Repaired la tke Philippines.
CAiOOCAX, Iaooh, P. L, Jan. 4. (Spe
otol oorrMpondenoe.) Tilings have teen
quiet In a military way since General
Lawton'e mth. Deceartpr 18. at San Ma
teo. Hie public funeral took place a
few ays ago, with all the pomp and
splendor doe to hie high Tank and splen
did military achievements. General Joseph
Wheeler has been aaetgnod to command
of the First division. Hla past record
in three ware leads to the belief that the
First division, under his leadership, will
continue to shed luster on American
arms. A strange coincidence in the death
of General Lawton lies in the fact that
the insurgent commander at San Mateo
at the time bore the name of Geronlmo.
His full name Is Licerlo Geronlmo. When
it ie remembered that General Iyawton
gained a reputation in. the regular cavalry
by hie pursuit and capture of the Apache
Indian, Chief Geronlmo, his death at the
hands of the insurgents commanded by a
chief of the same name seems strange
I was in San Mateo December 27, and
found eut what I could concerning the at
tack on the place, and the death of the
general. Major Symes, of the Eleventh
cavalry, rormerly major of the First Cali
fornia volunteers, told me that the general
had given him an order Just a few min
utes before his death. He seemed to
think that the general was struck by a
chance shot, instead of being picked out
by a sharpshooter, as has been stated.
Only one other man was killed, and a few
wounded. San Mateo is garrisoned by
the Eleventh cavalry, Colonel Sackett,
commanding. With a battalion of the
Forty-nfth infantry I participated In an
engagement with the insurgents near
Montalban, December 27. On our left
was the Eleventh cavalry, on our
right were two battalions of the Forty
sixth Infantry, supported by two cannons.
One battalion of the Twenty-ninth in
fantry climbed the hills to the right and
rear of the enemy the night before and
attacked them from the rear the next
morning. The insurgents had one field
piece, a converted brass cannon, mounted
on intrenchmente part way up the moun
tain side. The Ught lasted from 8 to 11
A. M., when the insurgents broke and fled
in different directions covered by the
dense undergrowth on the mountain sides.
The insurgents lost their cannon and many
rifles, and a large quantity of ammunition.
Their artillery was commanded by How
ard, an American deserter and traitor. He
holds the rank of major in the Insurgent
army. Unfortunately we failed to catch
him. If we had, he would no doubt have
received the fate his treachery deserves.
Pursuit of small bands of the enemy con
tinued all da', and many were killed and
a number taken prisoners. Montalban is
situated on the San Mateo river, about
four miles above the town, of San Mateo,
and on the same side of the river. The
number of insurgents was variously esti
mated from 409 to 7S00, under the com
mand of Geronlmo. It is supposed the
larger part of them crossed the mountains
to the eastern shore of the island, using
the trail up the San Mateo river. While
crossing the river in skirmish line, De
cember 27, one of my raent-Prlvate Alex
ander Mattson, was drowned. We were
advancing under lire at the time. Every
effort was made to resuscitate him, but In
vain.
InsarKcnt Spies at Large.
A suspicious noise was heard near our
camp in toe brush on the night of Decem
ber 27, but on investigation no enemy was
discovered. The next morning, however,
two Insurgents officers' sabers and three
rifles were found In that vicinity lying on
the ground In the brush. Whoever it was,
the enemy had taken sudden fright and
fled, leaving their arme behind them. The
nights were cool in the mountains, and as
our baggage was limited to one poncho,
to be carried on the person, we suffered
a little from the cold. The daye, how
ever, were hot, and then the light baggage
was a relief, especially since every man
had to carry two days' Held rations in
hie haversack. We made our coffee in
tin cups and fried our bacon in our mess
pans. No cooking utensils were earned,
as we took no transportation whatever
with ue. The mountain streams are bright
and clear, and furnish excellent drinking
water. The underbrush on the mountain
sides Ie so thick that the enemy traveling
through it were perfectly concealed from
the view of our troops in the valley below.
This fact accounts foe their escaping so
readily. The natives were harvesting the
rice crop In the San Mateo valley. Women
were doing most of the work. I presume
most of the men were In their army. They
cut the grain with hand sickles and put it
in shocks, much as our farmers in the
Willamette valley do their wheat and oats.
In fact, I was struck with the naturalness
of the scene. Sugar cane Is not ripe yet,
but ie growing in profusion in large fields.
The stalks are very sweet and nutritious,
and our men enjoyed eating them, or, rath
er, chewing them, for their juice. On
our return from Montalban to La Loma,
we had one of the hardest marches I ever
experienced. Loaded down with rations
and ammunition, we made the entire dis
tance of SO miles in one day. To add to our
discomfort, it rained during the afternoon
in torrents, and we lost our way for some
time, passing for miles through rice pad
dies with from one to six inches of mud
and water la them. The mounted officers'
horses gave out. One of these laid down
in the mud and water for some time,
and only after much persuasion of various
kinds could be Induced to get up and try
It again. About dark we struck the malu
trail leading from Novaliches to La Loma,
about five miles from the latter place.
We moved in single ille through the mud
and water in the dark, stumbling over
rocks and rough places, but Anally reached
camp about M o'clock, where, thanks to
the thoughtfulness of Colonel Dorst, a
hot supper was waiting for us.
On January 2, we moved back to Calo
ocan, being relieved by the Forty-second
Infantry, under the command of Colonel
Thompson. On January 4 we moved to
Pasay. south of Manila. A general move
to the south Is being planned, and troops
are being concentrated on the south side
of the cty. I think this will be the final
campatrn In Luson. The Insurgents are
numerous tn Cavlte and Batanges prov
inces, and this move Is Intended to destroy
or disperse them. The northern provinces
are a'ready under control. Preparations
are being made to turn over to its owners
the Mssnte-Dagupan railroad, which has
been, for some time past, operated by the
quartermaster's department. United States
army.
Movements ef Ajpulaaldo.
Agutnaldo Ie believed to have reached
Cavite province, where he will doubtless
make hie last desperate stand. His wife
and mother are prisoners in Manila. They
are comfortably quartered In the home of
friends, and are allowed a great deal of
freedom. Mrs. AguinaMo is accompanied
by the mother of her husband and the wife
and two handsome daughters of the insur
gent Colonel Leyba. They are all glad that
their "hiking" across the country and
through the mountains Ie at an end. Se
nora Aguinalco te still mourning for her
little daughter who died a short time
1nc. and looks tired and worn. Before
her marriage she was known as Senorita
Hlarto Rosarlo, and Hvfd at Cavite Viejo.
where Snullo AguinaMo wooed and won
her She ie a vary devoted wife, and has
followed her husband's fortunes unSinoh
ingly through good and bad. If she knows
his whereabouts, she carefully conceals it
la Tact, she avoids all reference to the sub
ject. General Bates has lately been placed
In command of General Lawton's old di
vision, and will lead the move south. H3
has made an enviable record In Jolo and
Mindanao as military commander and civil
governor.
The Thirty-fifth Infantry Is stationed at
Balinag, Angat and Norzagaray. Captain
Crowne Is at the latter town, well known
to the Second Oregon volunteers as th
place where we had bathing under Ore
last spring. Private Jones, chief cook for
headquarters mess. Second Oregon, Is con
ducting a business near the Bridge of
Spain, Manila.
Prospecting for minerals' has actively
commenced. A party of miners receutly
returned from the north of Luzon, where
they succeeded In locating a copper lead
three feet In thickness, and easily trace
able for 1E00 feet. They promptly. staked
off claims, and -while a part of them re
turned to Manila for supplies and ma
chinery, the remainder stayed on the
ground.
As a Tesult of the opening of the ports
of Dagupan, San Fernando, Vigan, Lavag
and Aparrl, trade Is becoming more ac
tive. Several shiploads of hemp have late
ly arrived, mostly old stock which has
been unable to be marketed heretofore.
CAPTAIN PERCY WILLIS,
Forty-fifth Infantry. U. S. V.
ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS
List of Hen Chosen to Preside at tho
Booths Next June.
The county commissioners yesterday fin
ished making up the list of Judges and
clerks for the next general election. In
each precinct In the subjoined list, the
flrat-aiamd elector is chairman of the
board:
Precinct , No. 1 Judges "Wm. Kapus (chair-1
man), R. . Jacks, T. J. Concannon. Clerks
Julius L. Wiener, John C Welch.
No. 2 O. JrGroce. G. U. Baldwin, Emmet A.
Redman. Clerks Wm. Elwanger, P. G. Neaf
lond. '
No. 3-Alfrtd D. Miller, Fred W. Fletcher,
August Noffke. Clerk-C. H. Piggott, John
Coegrove.
No. 4 R. J. Hendrle, Wm. Goldman, E. E.
Bailey. Clerks A I Hassler, F. A. Bund
sohuh. No. 5 A. W. Allen, Ralph Feeney, Mike
Crow. Clerks Edward Sweeney, H. JS. Man
ning. No. &-W..L Hlgglns, J. K. Kollock, J. C.
Flanders. Clerks H. J. Schulderman, J. .E.
Burke.
No. 7 J. H. Woodward, John D. Carson,
James Gleason. Clerks Joseph M. Barrett, H.
Page Stephens. a
No. 8 A. P. Hayes, A. E. Austin, Thomas
Whalen. Clerks-C H. Labbe, M. J. Malloy.
No. 9 John W. Brown, W. W. Banks, James
Bowling. Clerks Otto Wlndfelder, George I.
Smith.
No. 10 Wm. Connor, Chas. J. Cook, C. A. Mc
Cale. Clerks G. A. Taylor, F. S. Grant.
No. 11 Maurice McKimm, Ferdinand Opltz,
E. J. Jeffery. Clerks W. E. West, Otto Stark.
No. 12-M. Osnold, E. W. Moore. F. M. Gil
bert. Clerks R. Osyold, R. M. SchoHeld.
No. 13 C F.. Pearson, Harry W. Abraham,
T. M. Richardson. Clerks G. E. Holman, J.
B. Scoggins.
No. 14-0. F. Paxton, W. G. StH, A. C. Bar
clay. Clerks Otto Greenhood, T. i. Struble.
No. 15 W. H Barry. John Focte. P. F. Cas-tleTian-
Clerks Burt Farrell, S. B. Westcott.
No, 16 Walter Reed, E. E. Shannon, Otto
Sohuman. Clerks E. G. White. F. Richardson.
No. 17 H. H Northup, ,J. W. Campbell, Geo.
F. Holman. Clerks M. Weldler, Cecil H. Bauer.
..o. 1S-J. E. Haseltlne, David Steel, P. J.
Cronln. Clerks J. S. Reed, C. E. Oliver.
No. 19 H. P. Emery, Isiac Friedman, MartSn
Ready. Clerks J. J. Murjftiy. Jesse Walters.
No. 20 J. D. Tomklns, Wm. Braden, John
Montag. Clerks Arthur Croker, W. A Coffey.
No. 21 B. P. Cardwell, tFrands Sealy, Wm.
r. Adams. Clerks W. J. Carter, J. A. Bur
leigh. No. 22 R. K. Warren, S. W. King, J. W. Mc
Ginn. Clerks Ssth I Pope, J. J. Shipley.
No. 23 Wm. Showers, F. M. AllUton, W. W.
Brooks. Clerks Frank M. Mulkey, H. Flecker
stein, jr.
No. 24 L. D. Cole, W. W. Jaques, A. Tozler.
Clerks Frank C. Stuart, Frank W. Miller.
No. 25 B. B. Arbuckle, A. C. Xlosterman, T.
J. Duffy. Clerks W. H. Chapln, Oscar Cox.
No. 26 Emmet WllllaniS, Herman Metzger,
Seneca Smith. Clerks Caa S. Mackle, Frank
Scheeland.
No. 27 B. Labbe, Henry Roe, H. B. Nicho
las. Clerks-J. L. Dunlap F. E. Beach.
No. 28 Geo. W. Ogden, "V. J. Holman, D. W.
Taj lor. Clerks-John B. Ceffey, Phil Harris.
No. 2J F. B. Harrington, Henry Webber,
Mark O'Neill. "Clerks-H. E. Cowglll, Jr., W.
E. Carter.
No. 30 O. P. S. Plumtner, Rels Thomas, E
J. Hyland. Clerks L. L, Ovaltt, Charles W.
Herrell.
No. 31 Peter Hobklrk, D. S. Stearns, W. K.
Strode. Clerks T. T. BUrkhart, E. C. Bro
naugh, Jr.
No. 32 H. K. Hunsaker, C. J. Gardner, Wm.
Courtney. Clerks A. L. gpeakc, D. L. Mc
Leod. No. 33 J. E. Young, A. L. Piper, P. A Pres
ton. Clerks C. K. Burnslde, D. M. Donaugh
No. 34-R. R. Morrill. S. D. White, R. D. In
man. Clerks Norman Darling, T. J.-Hannlgaa.
No. 36 T. A Dacy, C. E. Bulman, Job Hat
field. Clerks Carl Thornton, J. O. Goltra.
No. 36 Geo. Shearer. W, O. Stannard, W. B.
Wells. Clerks Geo. Robertson, J. F. Newell.
No. 37-t-M. J. Morse, John Tomllnson, R. W.
Montague. Clerks F. D. Bogart, E. B. Sea
brook. No. 3S-J. L. Wells, Edward Martin, Geo.
Older. Clerks W. C. Kolb, Geo. L. Raymond.
No. 3&-Toseph. C Jtobsrls. L. H. Maxwell, 1'.
W. Torgler. Clerks E. H Kill-am, B. FalUws.
No. 40-J. D. Mlckle, J. H. Heuatle, T. J.
Hunmond. Clerks H. U. Welch, F. L. Pc?sn.
No. 41 W T. Eerson, Walter Jones, Stephen
Farrell. Clerks T. H. Gardner, J. W. Fay.
No. 42 C N. Rankin, FeUx R. Neale, A. A.
Kadderly. Clorks-)scar Miller, Oglerby Young.
No. 43 Perry Magness, A D. Keenan, W. P.
Snook. Clerks E. R. Botsford, O. C. Wall.
No. 44-4C, A Cogswell, A E. Gantenbeln,
Thomas "Vjarwlg. ClerksO. M. Plummer, F.
McKercher.
No. 45-T. M. Tranch, Henry Berger, Peter
Schrantz. Clerks Ray N. Smith, Herman
Schade. d
No. 40,
Golden.
J. B. Dow, James Shannessy, John
lerks Prosper N. Ganty, C. D. Coch-
ran,
No. 47J-C. H. Hill, G. W. Swank, F. A,
Watts. Clerks H. D. Carnlne, H. Waterholtar.
Na. 48J-E, E. Miller, S. E. Wlllard, John Cro
zler. Clarks Wm. M. Denny, W. C. Ham.
No. 40-B. e. Llpplncott, C. Mlnslnger, M. G.
Munly. ylrks J. R. Hanson, Newton McCoy.
No. 50-J. W. Booth e, James Chlrch, John U
Thomas. Clerks W. W. Thompson, Clinton
Halght.
No. 51 A. J. Freeman, B. C. Malcolm, W. E.
Boattle. Clerks F. W. Moore, John L. Cllne.
No. 52 S. F. Scott, H. S. Loomls, J. Kalllch.
ClerksCharles M. Morgan, H. M. DeFrance.
No. 53-C B. Bucchier, S. H. Carter, John
Mock. Clerks I. G. Bills, A L. DuPuy.
No. 54 Frank P. Walker, W. Bagley, D. O.
Nash. Clerks-JTohn W. Shaer, A. G. Sanford.
No. 55 C H. Thajer, J. Henry Smith, Wm.
Gatton. Clerks S. H. Greene, Robt. Catlln.
No. 56 S. E. Paddock, W. T. Legg, B. P.
Reynolds. Clerks W. C Hall, C. E. Holtgrieve.
No. 57 J. C. Moreland, C. W. Gay, Isaac
Kay. Clerks-A P. Tifft, W. E. Potter.
No. 5S-W. S. Falling. W. Hutchinson, A 1
Rumsej. Clerks Jas. B. Patterson, Geo. A.
Brodlc.
No. 51) S. W. Church. E. J. Steele, M. G.
Aldrlch. Clerks P. E. Gerould, H. Watson.
No. 00 Geo. Spring, Fletcher Gilbert, Jacob
Johnson. Clerks S. D. Campbell, Chas. E.
Johnson.
No. 61 Plympton Kelly. Alfred Niblln, John
C Buckley. Clerks-J. T. Hughes, Geo. Howlf-
No. 62 C H. Welch, PhiJIIp Flood, J. -P. Ba
ker. Clerks L. R. Lewis. H. L. Searles.
No. 03 Dai Id Wlnqulst. Deander Lewis, E.
N Zmery. Clorks A M. Starr F. B. Gray.
No. 64-John F. Winters, A. H. Bell, Jere
miah Stanley. Clerks Jas. Dlxen, Frank Dick
enson. V
No. C5-Geo. R. Shaw, J. P. Heslln, C. P.
Poniston. Clerks A. L. Stone. Uaul Osborn
No. 06 Jas. H. Douglass, H H. Wright, I.
N Buxton. Clerks Aaron rox.fH, B. Chapman.
No. 07 Chaa Cleveland, J. S Regner, D. M.
Roberts Clerks H. N. Wlncbdl, D. M. Cathey.
No. 6S J. S. Otis. F. J. Bissel. O. T. Nei
bauer. Clerks D. D. Jack, John Sleret.
No. 60 C. J. Llttlepage. N. B. Perkins. Kred
Bcnfisld. Clerks F. N. Laeley, L. H. RIckert.
No. 70 Geo. Haines, Wm. Butler,' W. MUIcr.
Clerks-James Ellis, P. S. Stamp.
No. 71 B. F. Preston, Henry Latourell, H. G
Horton. Clerks Harry L. Bradlej, Joseph A.
Letter.
No. 72 W. P. Reed, Wm. Sams, Ira Dodson.
Clerks M. D. Kolley, E. E. Gooding.
No. 73 B. F, Reedr, Joseph Howell. James
1 Mclntyre. Clerks Jas. Reeder, Ed Gardner.
No 74 John Howell, Wm. Forrest, Thomas
Hoar. Clerks Dick Clement, Edwin Taylor.
No. 75 Mark Crandall, H. T. Selss. Clinton
Bonser. Clerks Sherman Elliott, James Barry
No. 76 S. Chase, John HlngeUelt, R. Hanna
ford. Clerks-Jos. H. Feak, S. Kinsman.
No. 77-T. H. Prince, O. F. Cook, J. D. Kelly.
Clerks Bnill Lucke, H. Hartley.
No. 76 Henry Hewitt, M. Robertson, R. H.
Love. Clerks Edward Rogers, Joseph Gaston.
No. 7&-J. W. Ryan, J. O. Hoffman, Win.
Borsch. Clerks Joan C. Osfleld, L. A. Leger.
No. 80 M. C. Thompson, James Haines, J. S.
Workman. Clerks George McColloch, George
Stephenson.
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ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.
M. H. Luelllnar Dies of Heart Disease
ISast Side News.
M. H. Luelling, a pioneer of Powell's
"Valley, died very suddenly of heart disease
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sadie
Kesterson. on the Sandv river, near Trout-
dale, Tuesday afternoon. At the time Dr. question of its duration is looked upon
Hickman, of Sunnyslde, was at the reel- In the most favorable manner. Ntfbody
dence, having been called there on ac- appears to be discouraged. Business has
count of the sickness of one of Mr-. K a- always been so good in Honolulu, and
terson's children. The deceased had been has shown such recuperative powers after
PROMINENT YOUNG REPUBLICAN.
J. W. SCRIBKR, OP LA GRANDE.
J. W. Scrlber, of La Grande, who made a gallant fight for the presidency of the Repub
Ican League of Oregon, Tuesday, Is one of the best-known joung republicans of Eastern Ore
gon. He la cashier of the Farmers' & Traders National bank, of La Grande. He is also
largely Interested In the Bank of Elgin, situated at the town of that -name, 16 miles farther
up the. Grand Ronde valley. Many other substantial enterprises of La Grande show the ef
fects of Mr. Scrlber's guiding power. He is one of the leading splrits-pf the .La Grande Com
mercial Club. Mr. Scrlber resides In a very hancsome new cottage on-Fourth street, the main
residence thoroughfare of the city, and Is very prominent In social affairs.
in .good health and spirits up to the time
of being taken with pains in the region
of the heart, shortly before death, and
was quite a robust-appearing man. Tues
day he waa at work about the place, and
came to the house at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, feeling 'badly. Dr. Hickman at
tended him, but he grew worse, and
wlihm halt t.n hour from the time he came
to the house he was dead.
The parents of the dead man came to
Powell's Valley at a very early day, some
time in the '50e, and took up a dona
tion land claim, where he died. He was
then a young boy, and had lived In that
neighborhood almost continuously ever
since. His father is still living, his resi
dence being near Heppner, In Eastern
Oregon. There are two daughters surviv
ingMrs. Sadie Kesterson and Mrs. Tllla
HiU'ards both living In Powell's Valley.
The funeral will take place this afternoon
at 2 o'clock from Troutdale.
Graduntcs In St. Johns.
The February graduating exercises of
the St. Johns public school took place
last night at the school building, before
a large audience. In the sixth-grade room
extra seats had been placed for the occa
sion, but yet it was too small to accom
modate the patrons attending. A pleas
ing programme was well rendered. The
members of the class are: Edwin Mona
han, Earl Horsman, Maude McCann,
Cicely Grady, Laura Earnest, Lulu Eanu
eat and Henry West. The class and school
were .honored by the presence of J. H.
Ackerman, state superintendent of public
Instruction, who presented the certificates
of promotion to the members of the class,
and made an address on "High Ideals."
Two Funerals.
The funeral of Johnny Matteus, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Matteus, took place
yesterday afternoon from the parents'
home at 606 Ellsworth street. Many
friends and neighbors of the stricken fam
ily attended'. After the services the body
was taken to Mount Calvary cemetery for
Interment.
At 2:30 the funeral of Mrs. R. S. Trow
bridge, wife of M. M. Trowbridge, took
place from the family home at 606 East
Twenty-seventh street. Mrs. Trowbridge
was burled in Lone Fir cemetery the
husband and five sons acting as pall
bearers. House Robbed.
The house of Mrs.' Thomas Neale, on
Milwaukie street, between Powell and
Cole Btrects, was robbed a few nights ago,
514 being taken. Entrance was effected
through a window that had been left open
the evening before. The dog made no dis
turbance, and the next morning was so
stupid that It is thought he was given
something to make him quiet.
Abrahams Won.
Justice Vreeland yesterday decided the
case of Abrahams vs. Gevurtz In favor of
the plaintiff, giving him a judgment for
$95, the full amount claimed. The case
was a suit by Abrahams, a "broker, to
collect $93 commission from I. Gevurtz,
claimed to be due for the sale of $1900
worth of furniture In the Vanderb'lt
house.
East Side Notes.
J. A. Logan, an old-time druggist of the
East Side, Is reported to be In San Fran
cisco now, doing a prosperous business.
The Mount Tabor school is taking a
vacation till next Monday. There will bo
no graduating exercises in district No. 5
this term. In the Montavllla district there
are three graduates, but no exercises will
take place till In June, when the, school
qloses. At that time there will be a
class of 11.
Dr. Wise is at room 614, Dekum.
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A Telephone Mortgra&re. -
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 7. The Sunset
Telephone & Telegraph "Company has
mortgaged to the Old Colony Trust Com
pany, of Boston, its entire possessions in
California, Nevada, Arizona and New
Mexico, as security for the payment of
gold Interest-bearing bonds to tho amount
of $2,250,000.
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Any one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are so very small. No trouble
to swallow. No pain or griping after tak
ing. 4 9
I Pianos Organs. Wiley B. Allen Co.
MAY NOT INJURE TRADE
OPTIMISTIC VIEWS TAKEN OF
PLAGUE IN HONOLULU.
Honolulu Chinntovrn Swept by the
Flames, and Thousands of Peo
ple Rendered Homeless.
According to the newspapers of Hono
lulu and the press dispatches from the
Hawaiian islands, the merchants of Hono
lulu do not take a discouraging view of
the situation that has been brought about
as a result of the appearance of plague.
While all of them feel that it Is not a !
desirable condition that has come up. and i
that It will naturally affect "business, the !
periodical flurries of one kind or another,
that the men best acquainted with Ha
waiian local trade take a most hopeful
view, while not ignoring the fact that
it were better for germs of the plague
to hae remained in Japan, or wherever
they came from.
The Commercial Advertiser, of Honolulu,
saysr"
"The drastic measures taken by the
board of health to rid the city of the
plague were most favorably commented
upon by the merchants yesterday. 'Let
us support the board of health,' was the
unanimous expression. 'Let us support
every measure, no matter how severe, if
it Is considered necessary to drive the
plague away,' The desire for a new and
cleaner neighborhood for the Inhabitants
of the infected quarter appeared to be
fixed in the minds of merchants and busi
ness men who were interviewed. The
very 'business sagacity that has made
Honolulu such an Important commercial
point will not stop short of making health
ful conditions here."
The following interesting description of
the tortures of a plague victim, a Japa
nese woman, Is from Austin's Hawaiian
Weekly:
"The death of a Japanese woman on
Maunakea street last week was an event
of more than passing notice. She was
stricken with the malady at 11 o'clock in
the morning while, performing her house
hold duties, the first symptoms being a
sudden rise of pulse with the accompany
ing fever. She called her husband and
told him she must lie down as' she felt
weak and exhausted. She reclined on a
pallet, which was about the only article
of furniture in the shanty where they
were living, and attempted to go to sleep,
but a sensation of strange pains dispelled
all thoughts of rest, and she asked her
husband to come to her bedside. She
could only murmur: 'Don't call the doctor:
ask Ito to come.' Ito, who was her sis
ter, living a few doors away, was speed
ily brcught, and she, having a suspicion
of the nature of the illness, proceeded to
act as nurse. The contact of the black
plaguo is Hko that of a ravenous t.'ger
short and fierce. In a little while the
poor woman was groaning with pain and
throwing herself from side to side In a vain
endeavor to get relief. Ito procured ice
and applied cooling cloths to her temples,
but the fever had gained a headway that
baffled nursing. The disease was a com
plete master of the patient, and the swel-
i lings mai cnaracierize me DUDonic piague
Degan to appear in just an nour atter
the first symptoms asserted themselves. It
was noon, when the miserable victim was
suffering indescribable torture. Shrieking
and Imploring her husband to kill her, she
writhed on her bed of agony. Ito then
(prepared poultices over the little kerosene
stove In the room and applied them to
the nauseous protuberances that had
appeared on the groins and under the
arms, working with that constancy that
only sisterly affection can Impel. At 1
o'clock the woman gave up her life and
added another unit to the list of Hono
lulu's plague-stricken victims."
Sanitary Fire Beyond Control.
The great fire which wiped Chinatown
off the map of Honolulu January 27, which
originated from a sanitary fire, Is thus
described by tha Hawaiian Star:
"From Kukul street to the water front,
and from the river Walklki-way to Nu
uanua, above Pauhai, and to Smith street
above King, and to Manunakea from the
water front up to King, is ton'ght noth
ing but a smouldering mass of embers,
blazing here and there, and here and
there broken by the ruined walls of some
brick or stone 'building. Within the boun
daries given, Chlnato-Rn is a th'ng of the
past. Nothing Waikikl way of this line
was destroyed by the fire except a wooden
building at the foot of Maunakea street
close to the Honolulu iron works. Brewer
& Co.'e two-story brick building at the
foot of Maunakea street, used as a ware
house below and a sail loft above, was
saved by a blunteer bucket brigade,
which was organized soon after 1 o'clock,
and with ropes and a line of men with
tin buckets hastily brought from one of
the hardware stores, kept the roof and
walls flooded with water.
Fire Breaks Bounds.
"The part of the Infected district which
it was intended to burn was that part of
block 15 between the Waiklki line of the
Kaumakaplli church and Nuuanu street,
from Beretanla to Kukut. The fire de
partment began operations about 8 o'clock."
These were of the usual, kind, the placing
of the apparatus of the department at the
points from which It was thought the fire
could be best controlled; then the thorough
wetting of all adjoining or continuous
buildings. The fire was started la a bu.ld
lng just Waikikl of the church, so as to
get an open space between the church
and the bulk of the buildings to be burned,
and to burn against the wind. The
breaking up of the stary northeast trade
wind into a gusty and variable one upset
these calculations.
"Tho flames spread over toward River
street. Presently they jumped across Ber
etanla street Into block 1, bounded by Ber
etanla, Maunakea, Pauahl and River. They
seemed to break out right in the very
center of thla block. It was now recog
nized that the fire was beyond the con
trol of the crippled department by the
use of fire engines and water. There
was only one way to stop the course of
the conflagration, and that was by blow
ing up buildings in its course. Before this
point was reached, another emergency
arose. The people of the burning district,
frenzied by the fact that their homes
were burning and that they were hemmed
m the district by a cordon of military,
became panic stricken. Mobs charged the
guards along River street in an effort
to get out of danger. This brought out
the reserves of the police and the Na
tional Guard and a large force of volun
teer inspectors from the citizens' com
mittee, armed for the most part with ax
and plckhandles, hastily taken from hard
ware stores on the way. The onward rush
of the flames, together with the explo
sions of dynamite and giant powder used
in tho effort to blow up buildings, to
gether with the noise of exploding bombs
in the Chinese stores and kerosene cans
In household apartments, added to the
sources panic.
S trance Frenxy.
"Strangely enough, while most of the
people were in a panic to escape from
threatened death by burning, others were
crazed in another way, and could scarcely
be driven by force from the houses which
had been their homes and where their
cherished household goods were. The
danger to their lives seemed as nothing
to the danger to their household goodd.
The volunteer inspectors did most valuable
and efficient work In going through these
houses as the flames advanced to make
sure that no one, sick or enfeebled, or
unconscious from Infancy or fright of
their danger, were left behind.
"Efforts to stay the progress of the
flames by blowing up buildings proved In
effectual. They swept across Pauahl.
"In Its suddenness, its violence, In Its
ramifications and widespread danger, in
tho number of emergencies It created, in
tho energies it called forth, and In the
number of people It affected tp the point
of loss of life or property, there has never
been anything equal to today's fire In
Honolulu, and perhaps seldom anywhere
else.
"Panic, threatened riot, and a devastat
ing fire far beyond the control of the de
partment, called out all the reserves of
the National Guard and the police, and
brought thousands of citizens to the quar
antine aistrlct and created general excite
ment throughout the town probably never
equaled.
"The explosion of dynamite In the at
tempt to TjIow up buildings to stop the
course of the fire added to the causes of
apprehension, excitement and consterna
tion. The whole town was in turmoil. No
one knew what to expect or what might
happen.
"At 1:30 P. M. Chinatown was anro
from Smith street to River, and almost to
the water front. No human power could
avert its complete destruction.
f"For hours there was the rattle of fire
works In the burning houses, and ever
and anon a loud' explosion as a lot of kero
sene oil in warehouses would blow up.
There was some giant powder in the dis
trict, and when this went off windows
shook up to Nuuanu street.
"Most heroic measures had to be adopt
ed to save the inhabitants of the burning
district. They have all been transferred
to the Kawaiahao church and the yard
around there. All the military were
called In to get the people and their be
longings out. At least 1000 citizens volun
teered for guard duty, and lined both sides
of King street from Chinatown to Kawai
ahao church, while the surging mass of
Chinese humanity passed through. Ex
press wagons took the women and chil
dren. Many breaks were made to get
away, but the would-be refugees were
always promptly met by a dozen or more
men armed with guns, axhandles and al
most everything else 'maglnable."
MULTNOMAH MAN WANTED
Citizen "Who Wants Portland to Have
Representatives in Congress.
ASTORIA, Feb. 2. (To the Editors
While congressional candidacy seems to be
the order of the day, there will be, no
doubt, in the near future, quite an aug
mentation of the list of voluntary suppli
cants at the shrine of political preferment.
Every county will contribute to the mot
ley ensemble of congressional aspirants.
Although high office truly seldom seeks
the man, many will feel themselves called
to find themselves "called" where only
two are chosen. Apropos of an evident
dissatisfaction in many quarters with the
work of Oregon's delegation as a whole,
let us reason with each other as to the
manner of men we should choose to rep
resent us at the nation's capital. First
of all we need men of high character.
moral stamina and undisputed ability; men
who are easily the peers of their fellows;
fearless, aggressive men; tireless, cease
less workers; men of thought, men of
action. We should have representatives
who are, first, last and always for Ore
gon; those who talk, think and even
dream of our fair, state; those who will
and can secure everything that Is coming
to our commonwealth.
It is but proper to add that these trust
ed agents should have a good knowledge
of national and International affairs, and
be right upon these subjects. If we care
to make a record for our state, we will
send men who are opposed to free silver,
not daft on the trust proposition, and
who will unalterably stand for the reten
tion of the Philippines at any honorable
cost and, by the way, let us have such
representation in Washington as will for
bid the repetition of such a spectacle as
the president of Portland's Chamber of
Commerce 'being seht there to perform the
duties of a representative, in scouring the
various departments to make known our
wants. All honor to General Beebe and
those who were Interested In his work
(he'd make a good senator); but it cheap
ens the standing of a state to be obliged
to send a private citizen to Washington
to perform the functions and duties of
chosen representatives. Perhaps this was
during adjournment, but the matter should
have been pressed before. Turner of
Washington was on hand in ample time
to make known his people's demands.
It is perhaps of no purport at this time
to discuss what calling or profession best
conduces to the formation of good, sub
stantial congressional timber. Sufficient is
it to know that a representative possesses
a fair education, good character, I would
say also good health, honesty of purpose,
a knowledge of the world and things gen
erally, alertness, capacity for work and In
defatigable push. He should aim to be a
statesman Instead of proving himself to
be a "peanut" politician; also employ
every honest endeavor to honor the state
which honors him. Age should not or,
rather, middle age should act as no men
ace to a proper performance of a repre
sentative's duties, yet young men are forg
ing to the front these days, and seem to
possess more capacity than many of their
"antles."
As a long resident and present taxpayer
of Multnomah county, I say to our dele
gates, "Make a fight for one of the com
ing nominations, choose a standard-bearer
and urge his selection." As I have already
intimated, and as the papers daily Indi
cate, almost every county seems to be
making an entry for the coming race, so
take a hand, men of Multnomah, and cap.
ture one of these places. It seems to me
that a man with all of the qualifications
aforenamed, who Is a resident of Portland,
Would make a more effective-member than
one similarly endowed whose home is lo
cated elsewhere In the state for a proper
knowledge of the wants of the stata at
large are particularly enhanced by a thor
ough conception of the affairs and needs
of the principal port and metropolis, from
which much tb&t la vital to the state
at large- radiate?. Whiie I am quite willing
to admit there (are others, not limited to
the confines of Portland, who areps6ed
of ability, who would make good stewards
and render good reports as to duty per
formed, yet I, tor reasons by no means
occult, am positive that what Portland
as the principal seaport could obtain in the
matter of federal concessions would be
of paramount importance to all portions
of the state, ana a Portland man familiar
with her sundry wants would be the proper
man in the proper place.
We have not the population of New
York, Pennsylvania or Ohio, consequently
our representation Is meager compared
with that of more populoua states. There
fore, our members have such a multiplicity
of duties, by reason of the territorial area.
of their districts, as should warrant the
possession of very good abilities. A con
gressman from New York city may view
his entire district from his housetop, so
dense Is the population of the same; not
so with one who Is spokesman for a scat
tered district) comprising half the state of
Oregon.
My views as to the equipment of an up-to-date
congressman are, I trust, common
sense deductions, supplemented by obser
vation of and an acquaintance with a num
ber of representatives in congress during
a 10 years' residence In Washington. I
have often heard them upon the floor;
knew some of them In their homes, and
took especial pains to o'bserve, as far as
possible, the tactics of the able and suc
cessful ones; hence I have In mind a few
ideals. Nevertheless, I see jast a3 good
material living In Multnomah county;
much abler, In fact, than many of our
"most potent, grave and reverend seig
niors," who are supposed to grace the
halls of congress. Men of Multnomah,
choose your horses, make your entries,
and may the devil take the first man who
comes between you the ponyllst. Don't
all speak at once, but by J( means let
us have a congressman ere long from the
"hub" of the state. It is In Heed of one.
The commonwealth would profit by a pop
ular edict to this effect.
ARTHUR D. MARSHALL.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
W. F. Nightingale and wife to Oak
Lumber Co.. block 36. and lots 39.
21, block 34, Portsmouth; January 6.$ 5
A. W. Lambert and E. M. Sargent to
Joseph and Kate Mackin. lot 3, block
13, Albln Homestead, February 7.. 2W
Henry Bush and wife to W. H. Lane,
lots 21, 22. block 4, Willamette; No
vember 16, 1899 M0
Berger Boyson and wife to Martha
Benn, lot 20, Brookdale; February
6 W0
Bessie A. Johnson to Martha A. John
son. 120 acres, section 22, T. 1 S., R.
5 E.; January 29 1
Bnlldlner Permits.
George W. Carpenter, addition to house
on Fourteenth stseet, J1000.
B. Holman, two -one-story cottages o
Marshall street, between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth, 51S00. .
Nels Hansen, one-story building, on Wil
lamette boulevard, J400.
n&xtha.
February 5, James Londergan, age M
years, 23 Thompson street, heart failure.
February 4, John Matteus, age 9 years,
604 Ellsworth street, railroad accident.
Fobruary 6, Catherine Scott, age 1 year
108 North Thirteenth street, pneumonia.
February 2, Lucy Ann Monger, age 16
years, 35 East Twenty-second street, par
alysis of heart.
February 6, Rachel S. Trowbridge, age
58 years, 195 East Twenty-seventh, tuber
cular diseases of -vertebra.
February 4, Elviea Murphy, age 2 years,
70S Fourth street, spasm.
Births.
January 18, boy," to the wife of Jamea
Ellis, city.
February 4, girl, to the wife of John D.
Mergens, 94 North Seventh street.
Contagion Disease.
Julia Welch, age 5 years, 267 Clay street,
scarlet fever.
Mnrrlapre License.
Walter M. Glenn, aged 30; Maud M. Sta
cey, aged 22.
, u
Much Business In Baker.
Baker City Democrat.
Politics in Baker county are at a low
ebb. No one seems to be especially inter
ested In stirring the pot, and, from all
appearances, legitimate business absorbs
the attention of dhe people.
4 a
Zarlna cigarettes will comfort you when
friends cannot 10c for 10
Lun
When your throat and lungs
arc perfectly healthy you
needn't worry aboif: the
germs of consumption. They
don't attack healthy people.
It's the weak, debilitated, in
flamed membranes that are
first affected. Hard coughs
and colds weaken your throat
and lungs and m&e con
sumption more easvi
If your lungs are wc$I
iAA$89 Car
Is the best remedy vou tan take. It
soothes and heals and gives tone
and strength to these delicate mem
branes. In this way you can prevent
consumption. And you can cure it
also if you haven't had it too long.
Keep taking it until your lungs are
strong and your weight restored.
Atalldrutelsts; joe and Jr.co.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New Yorlc.
W. R. Newman.
Staunton, Va. says: "I was afflicted
with Contagious Blood Poison, and
the best doctors did me no good.
In fatt, I seemed to get worse all
the while. I took almost every so
called blood remedy, but thevdid
not reach the disease. At the advice
of a friend, I then took S. S. S.,
and began to improve. I continued
the medicine and it cured me com
pletely, and for ten years I have
never had a sign of the disease to
to return."
' MPS
tRvrift'n Rner.ififil is thfi onlv remedv
1 which con eradicate Oontajiious Blood
I Poison. It is guaranteed punsty vegetable.
Book on sen-treatment mauea ireo dj
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
. SLMkftd
vamm l iiii iljp n.y j va.
AILY MWTBOROLOGICAL X'HPORT.I
PORTLAND, Feb. T. 8 P. M. 3taxfc
teneecatwre. 44; lnlmtun temerature, S6S
river reactta? at 11 A. M.. 8.5 fct. ohanjf
Um last a fcMira. .4 foot, total precipitator J
8?.Jtto8P. M.. 0.M Inch. toaLar:lpl'-at.ai
from Steet. 1. 1806. 34.20 Inohas, normal pre
obritation from Sevt. 1. 1&. 3S.04 Inches. CJ
fey. 3.M ms; total swkMm Feb. 6, 3 2i
20flBtb)e saaeMaa Feb. 6, 906.
WBATHBR SYNOPSIS.
Light rain hem fallen over "Western Oreg
and Aurrtea oC saow have oeetKTed In Easter
W&ehlngtOM and Oregon- Lte&t mew hae a-
iallen la MoatM-a, where the temperature la 14
ieg. below aero, at Havre, aad nearly to zer
at Helena. In Oregt weet of the CacaIes
temperature hae rteen attghtrjr. Is "Wraahlnfftc
and Northern Idaho It has nnen aomew&s
and it has fallen decidedly tn Montana buti
the force of the eoW wave baa been to ti
HtthweAt down the Mteaow! valley The pr
3re te lowewt over Jfortbweet Washington, azd
occasional rain ie expected ever Weetern "Wash
ington and Oregon tonight and Thursday
WEATKBK. FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland toe the 28
ending at midnight Thursday, Feb. 8.
"Western Oregon Occasional rain, oouthexlj
winds.
Baatern Oregon, Baetern "Washington, and
Idaho Ooeaetonal enow, weet to muth winds.
Western Washington Oeeaetonal rain, sout!x
east to south winds.
Portland and vicinity Occasional rain. BOuUva
erly winds.
G JC SALISBURY SeethM Director
AMUSEMENTS.
VAIOIIAV AKAXTJ
CALVIN HBILIO, Manager j
Bxtraerdtaary Event. Four Nlghto and Satur-j
aay Jiatinee, commencing weoneenay u i.
Managers Wagennals & Kemper present
LOUIS JAMES. KATHRTX KIDDER.
CHARLES B. HANFORD.
Wednesday and Friday nights and Saturday!
Matinee, "THE WINTER'S TALK", Tnuxsaay i
night. "THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL , Sat-
ttrdy night. "THE RIVALS."
EVENING PRICES Bulcony. teat six rows.
we. balcony, second three rows. 75c baicc-y
first three rows, ft , lower floor, SI 50, boxes
ana wges $z
MATINEE PRICES 50e, 75e and ?1.
CORDRAT'S THEATER
STANDING ROOM ONLY LAST NIGHT.
TONKJHT AND EVERY NKJHT THIS WEEK,
M.AJl1!KM SATUJIUAI,
RICHARDS & PRINGLE'3
RKTHARPS A PRINGLE'3
FAMOUS GEORGIA
FAMOUS GEORGIA
MINSTRELS.
MINSTRELS.
Intredweing the Whirlwinds of the Desert.
Stmon Bonomor's Troupe of Arabs. 50 replo
w. An entire train ot special cars. 3 Mag
ntaeently Equlpoed Brass Bands 2. Solid O-
ebaetra of 12 Musicians. SEE The let c!
Minstrel Mokes the Funny Comedians anl
iMiw-r Watt for It' See It Enjoy It
Grand free street parade dally Usual pr'-es.
MEETING NOTICES.
OREGON COMMANDERY. NO. 1 K.
T. Regular conclave this evening.
Work m Order of the Temple
A. M. KNAPP, Com.
AUCTION SALBS TO DAT.
At 411 Washington st., at A. M., by S. L.
N. GMman, auctioneer.
At salesrooms, 181 Third at., atMA. H., b?
J. T. Wilson, auctioneer.
A. Central Auction Rooms, ear. Alder and
Park. Sale at M A. M. eo. Baker A Co.,
Grand opening sale at the new auction rooms,
2ft2 Fin st. cor. Madison, at M A. M. Carrls
& Page, auctioneers.
FWiHRAL NOTICE.
RAZ The funeral of Mrs. Anna, Rax will take
place from residence, at HtUedale, Or tlu
Friday, at 3 30 P M Services at residence.
and remains wilt arrive at Greenwood cei '
etery at 3 30. Special car for this funeral
will leave from Hamilton ave. at 3 P. M
HOWARD HOLMAN, Undertaker, 4U
BHd Yamblll si. Resa Stl&aeB. lady
assistant. Beth paoBen No. C07.
J. P. FINLBY Jk SON, Undertakers.
Lady Assistant. 27S Third at. Tel. O.
F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker. 414 East
Alder. Lady Assistant. Both phones.
NEW TODAY.
CHICKEN SALE ON SATURDAY CHICiC-
ens wttl be cheap. Chickens, ohlckens. cal t-
ens; turkeys, geese and ducks. Cheapest rr at
you oan buy See the La Grande Creanacy
Co., 2W Yamhill. Both pnones.
DOWN THEY GO!
The bottom is out!
Bgge, egss 2 dosen tor 23e.
LA GRANDS CRBAMFIIY,
M4 Yamh 7T a"
FuH-wolght creamery batter... Wc, Mc &. COa
Dairy butter J6c ail 4 3
Country butter 30c ari Z 3
2 doc. eggs for . .. iZo
All goods retailed at wholesale prl-s
LA GRANDE CREAMERY. 384 Ya n I
Iv POUNDS BEST SUGAR. $1, BURBANK I -tatoes.
86c sack, Oregon eggs. ISe dozen best
creamery butter. 00c. coal oil. 86c IO-pcirl
sack graham flour 16c Oregon Cash. Gro
cery. 232 North 14th st. Both phones.
Wellington Coai.
Pacific Coast Company.
Washington street.
Telephone. 239. 24
Mortgage Loans
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rates. Building loans. Installzceae
loans. Macmaster & Blrrell. 311 Worcester blk.
BONDS, WARRANTS.
Netting 5 to 8 per cent, for sale J W.
Crutbers St Co., 314 Chamber of Commerce
Mortgage Loans
On Improved elty property, at lowest rates.
Title Guarantee A Trust Co., 7 Chamber of
Commerce.
BONDS MORTGAGES
Highest market price paid for municipal and
school bonds Lowest rates on mortgage loans.
Will take charge of estates as agent or trustee
on reasonable terms.
W. H. FEAR. 41 Chamber of Commerce.
GREAT AUCTION SALE
OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
As Per "ad" In Sunday's paper. TOMORROW
(FRIDAY). AT 411 WASHINGTON STREET
at 10 A M . Including mantel and folding beds.
Buyers will do well te attend this sale to
morrow. S. L. N. OILMAN, Auctioneer
CONTINUATION AUCTION SALE.
The balance of the flne ladles' FUR COL
LARS COLLARETTE, etc. of the TRI
TBE'S STOCK of Apptefnth & Prasll -will bo
closed out at 10 o'clock sharp THIS MORNIN3
(Thursday). No reserve
S. L. N. GILMAN, Auctioneer.
Teachers' Examination.
Notice is hereby given that the regular ex
amination of applicants for state certlflca"a
and state diplomas will be held In the rocma
of the Portland business college Fifth anl
Yamhill street, on Fobruary 14. IS. Id and 1.
as follows. Commencing Wednesday Feb
ruary 14. at o'clock, and continuing uc .1
Saturday, February IT, at 4 o'olock.
Branches for Wednesday Penmanship his
tory spelling, algebra, reading, school law
Branches for Thursday Written arlthme"
theory of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping,
physics, civil government
Branches for Friday PhysJiology, geograph r,
mental arithmetic, composition, physical geog
raphy Branohes for Saturday Botany, plane geom
etry general history. Esgttsn literature, psy
chology. The state board of education hae decided, that
an applicant for a state paper need not W js
on all branches required for the same at any
one examination. The work may be male ta
extend over thre consecutive examinations, the
applicant choosing' the branches to b taken at
each The writing on the different branches
must be done on the particular days abova
iestgna-ted, and all applicants who choose a
certain branch must begin thereon at the soma
time
IN explanation;
It should be particularly noted that this ex
amination la for applicants for state pape-s
cmly. and not for those who desire to obta -ounty
certificates. An examination of app -.suite
for county certificates will be hell en
April 11, H. and 13. -V. T ABMSTRON ?
County Superintendent