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WV5' ".J"" THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1900. 1TY NEWS IN BRIEF ABBiBCBti Teaicbt. iQrAM GRAND "Tie LI Ksaioter." .RATS THBATjW Cf7aasaG4M street) Lce-RuberUi Oc. Frsx. New OracK. J. W. Cook iiCScd another room to Ms suite of cr and has fitted and furnished it In f lc nt tjle, regardteBs of expense. It ..-a somewhat tm board room or tne L. .rs of the Bank of Bogmsd, and ' dcd for the convenwoce of the s of the Port Towneend Packing r y the directors of the KJeman k: Picking Co., of Klernanville, ea the s, Ld the directors of the Sterling g mpany. It is simply gorgeous. uk ought to be a happy man. He ' -s great comWoe to attend to hie 3 on the Columbia, river, and has re. c:ed his dividends for last eea- cn lis 70 000 shares of stock or tbere- " Bit he can't "be happy- unless he Ti dung to worry about, so he has zl) a packing company &t Port, trcrd and as his associates are there n ge ing ready for the fishing sea e -.ti .itt night to Join them. Owner m i on Puget sound are likely to k- err.a,. j.acks this season, as the Port .acud Packing Company intends to t t; :ii ccai awwe uic uwuui ui luai n r ix-juo and catch every nsh h & fmi Lb to go in. After the season , r Mr Cook will return to take his n tis luxurious omoe. and cut cou rt Lis stock m the Columbia river r3 F'-'E L.ETTBR BOXBB. Iron posts .3 el'er boxes around the city have .n he postomce grounds for some I1 y will be put out before long, i as ,1 Is settled that winter and ... .xcr are over, and then- the letter ; 7w 1 be removed from telegraph and ' j.u.es and he placed on these iron - -r J jjosts and boxes will be painted -rr ng, fiery, blood red. The number r's may be increased by a few, : v. 1 be Impossible to add many, "c is not force enough to make the "e If all the postage stamps ro were bought t the postoSfte J lc possible to have an Increased 7 f clerks and carriers, as the . wed an oMce is based on the -t li business done. The depart- t w'"3 n this city receive from vari ' .s of the country not lees than j r year in postage stamps, and 3 r'. eie enough to make up $109,009 These stamps are all used here, and ,- fle force has to handle the busi v,. ,h tarries them, and the office r j benefit from all this work. If it ira'ged that these stamps must "be . t Lire, as it probably will be some ' .crc would be an increase of the cr of clerks and carriers to do the it. iatlet "Woods Heard From. Charley -s, a Columbia river fisherman, whose 1 -s disappearance several years Vis widely discussed, has been heard II Winters relates that he has J a letter from Woods, who says 3 a major In the Boer army, and that, g to rus experience in sharpsnooting voumbia river, is able to give E ..rs In Africa mints1 In regard to -4? a John Bull's eye. Woods former- Lvsntd a seining ground at Miller's r.d in defense of hie property had "-V.lied in more than one shooting i jc lie finally sold his seining ground h some $le,8 in h.s purse disap It w as supposed that he was mur- .1 f.r Lib money, and as some one con- I wl ft the ftahlne bustness retired y s.f tcr Woods disappeared, and has n Easy street ever since, various 1 suggestion have toeen made. Noth- v-a h ard of Woods until Mr. Win- re -.ved the letter mentioned. ll Talk Mushrooms. Mushrooms bo f u ly discussed this evening at the rg vi the Mushroom Club, in the rr of Commerce building. Two in- S papers will fee read on different tris cf their use and preparation. Mrs. tC Arnoid will relate many experiences 11 masLroome to Alaska, where it is knew. edge of the tender plant has iiost providenttal to adventurers 3sc northern climes. Miss Susie Tra ps ;:arcr will be on methods of prepar- - l rooms for the table. A discus- w J fellow, in which information may hked, The meeting will be held in 24 Chamber of Commerce, at the Sx ..ar for the dub to assemble. ixmen Enjot TxBuaBCVKs. The boys jed 2 had a big time Saturday night lL.r licadquarters on First street, near -sun, Foreman Kerr.gan gave a party . company and its friends, and the ..3 d raitory upstairs was well filled ,y participants of both sexes. There -.l, vocal and Instrumental, danc- c J refreshments, and it was well ..ward Sunday morning when the i J w r t home Among the features of ruiinment were a song by C. Fitz- '? A Lesson From Mother" ; one . w.m Orchard, "Red Riding nu Miss Addle Oolatch also sang " inate selection. lZ-3 VROBBINO AT MADieOK STRBBT. j -- reet bridge was a busy scene - 3 cEterday, as the contractors de- 1 "3 Lake advantage of all the fine 1 r possible. Three spans at the east w-o row read)' for the wood-block and nearly the whole SW feet of v an has already been laid and J 1, Ji tar preservative. Top false !.; ; "..w being put in position on the . ,:- and the work of lowering the sj Umbers will begin tomorrow. . .e uar paenewgers can now make without being compelled to waik .orn-up portion of the bridge. . d jn a Ruka-Wat. H. Golden, a -1 ..rkdealer, whose home is at 2M6 . ? itn et, is laid up m consequence .. scalp wounds. His horse ran j 1 him Fridvy, and Golden was n i near the oomer of Lovejoy v. -fourth. The animal and ve- -- iftcrwartte secured without " 7 -nage, but the jutikdeater de- 1 " l wlil proseoute the' man who 1 su ha horse. 3' JOST, T NTEST. n Y, . TBR-WBtOKT OHAMPiONeHIP: ZI..S1INART . vr OHAMPMRcomr. "xtt s. MxTinrr, 1 BATTUB-nrAL, fr n n Buiuna. . "AT LMSNnsO FmHtOART 16. e A..ARM i. false alarm from box J - 'he department at 1:16 yester- : rr g The watchman at the North " -r -in Korth Portland, thought S..-K- blase V the government bone- In was mistaken. The fire boys ro means grateful to Mm for :. 1 o'd nfn In the wee erne.' hours, did mfre or leas "eueetag" on r rcVr homf IE-Ri TTBRiUOMB AOAtK. L. K. G. 1 rorilindfc champion globetrotter, 1 e ilt gmtn on a flying visit. as not 'bee around the world again 0 a-wi.g hfre last summer, but k v - to Mart on another trip. He I- 'Wj take m South Africa m Vs v -ourd ant see how "Bobs and r. r are faking It. -1 Bt MKste ik RaxmrtTE. The re- 5 office for the United States army . 1 ifolng a fairly good business of s me 10 Inen having been enlisted c ie 15: h of January. A baker Is ted to en list In the artlllerj serv oe, to l'e W red at Ftert Flagler. Paget sound. a roan can receive rather a desirable Ok v-rju, W C. T. TJ The Central W. I will meet at their headquarters rd strett this afternoon at :. to - re for toe Frances Wtllard memorial ef CM Wr matters of importance wilt hy befort the meeting. A full attend- :- e roquelted. fBTTPTiON PoeTPOHho. The annual re- ...r at ttv Patten Home, which was to been MM February 14. has been --rM ot aooount of stateness in the It The 6ate wttt be announced later. r. tvrjj is in his omce again, after ws 111 Hosts Btudt Circle. The wide recognition- which the Home Study Circle has won on its merits renders the beginning of the courses for the spring term an event well worthy of special mention. Thursday morning will be published the first lesson of the important course, en titled "Golden Ages of literature." The Initial lessons In the other courses of the new term are to follow in the Issues of the coming week. They are entitled "American Political Parties," "Twenty Lessons in French Conversation," "Re cent Scientific Discoveries," "Photography for Amateurs" and "Biographical Studies for Girls." As In the case of those pre sented in preceding terms, every effort has been put forth to make the courses now beginning as authoritative and help ful as they can be made by the exercise of expert Judgment and ripe scholarship. The various specialties engaged in the work are capable of maintaining the courses on the high plane which has caused the Home Study Circle to be recognized as an educational enterprise of wide scope and importance. Applhs Coue High. A rather nice-looking box of Spltzenberg apples was sold by a dealer Saturday for ?3. This Is probably the highest price paid for a box of apples in this city for a nuarter of a century at least. Fine apples are not plentiful this season, and Spltzenbergs and Northern Spy are especially scarce. Baldwins, Greenings and many other varieties have been plenty for the demand at the prices asked, which range from SI 50 to 12 50, but SplUsenbergs and Northern Spy have not been obtainable at any price. Just why these favorite apples are so much scarcer than other varieties is not clear. Some say the trees of these varieties are not good bearers, and so are not largely planted; others say that their time for blooming Is different from that of many others, and that the blossoms were nipped by the frost. Heretofore there has been no scarcity of them, and as they are among the very best winter apples, it Is hoped there will be no scarcity of them again for a long time. Want Old Smelter Torn Down. The people residing in the vicinity of the old emelter at Brooklyn have been endeavor ing for some time to have the council declare it a nuisance, and tear it down. They allege that it Is a shelter and place of resort for hobos, hoodlums and all sorts, of undesirable people, and that Is detrl-' mental to the peace and property of that part of the city. There are doubtless good grounds for their complaints, but still the tearing down of any man's building Is a job not to be lightly undertaken. Th& owner of the smelter in question, Mr, Chase, is now in communication with a man who wishes to lease it, with a view to operating it for a sampling works or something of that sort, and he objects to having it torn down. If he does not suc ceed in leasing It he will probably close It up so that tramps, etc., cannot harbor there, and will thus prevent It from be ing such a nuisance as it is alleged to have been of late. Spanish Cannon Bored Out. The bor ing out of the Spanish gun captured at Manila has been completed at the Willam ette iron works, and 12S poundB of borings are the result This Is enough to make medals for all the Second Oregon volun teers, and some over. General Summers Is considering the idea of using the sur plus to make several thousand trophies, in the shape of lappel buttons, to be sold for the benefit of the monument fund. It is not every one who can wear a medal made from the Spanish gun, but many would like to have a bit of It as a souve nir, and in this way quite an addition might be made to the monument fund. Box op Spring Flowers. A beautiful box of flowers, gathered from her garden in Vancouver, Wash., by Mrs. M. K. Capl&s on February 10, has been received at The Oregonlan office. It contains crocuses, wallflowers, violets and snow drops, a Bpecles of narcissus and several other varieties of flowers. This and the reports from several places in the Willam ette valley yesterday of wild strawberries in bloom, etc., show that the fine, spring like weather is general all over this sec tion. Repairing a Steamer. The Port Town send Packing Company's steamer Ilwaco is being overhauled at Supple's shipyard. The company advertises for proposals for compounding her engines, furnishing a condenser, etc, to fit her "for use on the Sound, in connection with Its cannery at Port Townsend. Muse Brought Home. Detective Cor dano arrived home from Kansas City, Mo., last evening with J. F. Muse, who is ac cuoed of embezzling funds of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company, of this city. The amount of the alleged defalcation Is between $600 and $700, and the case will probably come up for a hearing In the municipal court today. Save Fuel by having your hot air, water and steam pipes properly covered. Charles Gauld, 44 First street. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "The Little Minister" Tonight at the Marquam. Our theater-goers will have an oppor tunity to see Charles Frohman's produc tion of "The Little Minister" at the Mar quam Grand tonight, tomorrow and Wed nesday evenings. That they are going to take advantage of the opportunity is seen by the large Interest already shown. The sale of seats has been very large, and this engagement promises to be an event of importance, not only from the amount of business that will be done, but from ai social point of view. Every one Is famll kur with the works of the famous novelist, J. M. Barrle, and all will be anxious to Bee "The Little Minister," founded on nls famous novel of that name. The record of this much-talked-of play Is one to be proud of. Three hundred nights in New York to audiences that packed the the ater to the doors at every performance is a record that will stand for a long time. Since the play left New York the business has been marvelous. Immense audiences have greeted It everywhere, Charles Froh rnan, with his usual liberality, has given It, we are told, a splendid cast, and pro duces It in a manner that leaves rothing to he desired. Wednesday night a theater party will be given by the Concordia Club. B PERSONAL MENTION. A. J. Johnson, of Astoria, is registered at the Perkins. Dr. P. H. S. Lynch, of San Francisco, is at the St. Charles. M. F. Hanley, of Jacksonville, is regis tered at the Imperial. S. S. Stiles, of San Francisco, Is reg istered at the Portland. R. 1. Rush, of Pomeroy, Wash., is reg istered at the Imperial. W. Bollins, a Pendleton railroad man, is registered at the Perkins. J. L. Pendleton, of Los Gatos, CaL, is registered at the Portland. P. Larsen, of Fort Canby, Wash., is reg istered at the St. Charles. J. Tipperj", lumberman, of Castle Bock, Wash., is at the St. Charles. A. Kuhn, merchant, of Colfax, Wash., is registered at the Portland. William Wurzweller, a merchant, of Prlneviile, Is at the Imperial. Miss Itha Cheadle. a teacher from The Dalles, has been visiting in the city. B. F. Day, a Morrow county stockman, is registered at the Perkins, from Hepp ner. James Templeton, a well-known citizen ef Boseburg, who has been suffering from appendicitis, is at the Good Samaritan hos pital, where he has decided to undergo a surgical operation. hi i CLARENCE EDDY. Members of the Musical Club not having received tickets to the recital, telephone to the secretary. West 663. There will be ao reserved ceats Doors open at 7:30; re cital begins at S:15. Tickets on sale at GUI's. EARLY SPRING BUILDING RUSH OX EAST IDH DWELLINGS HAS COMMENXED. "Weather for the Past "Weelc Has Favored Operations Changes at Good Samaritan Hospital. Portland builders made good progress last week In the erection of various siruc--tures recently begun, very little delay hav ing been encountered from wet weather. A change in the plans of the basement for the Good Samaritan hospital necesjl- Itated laying deeper foundations, and so trencnes, wiaer and of greater depth, aavo given place to those decided on previously. These are now ready for the cement and concrete, and the masons will begin work as soon as brick can oe procured from "Vancouver. The material for the con crete foundation Is already on the ground The trustees of the Good Samaritan hope to have the first two sections of the new building finished and paid for by August, and t&e friends of the institution are be stirring themselves on behalf of thl3 ob ject. An- endowment chain of 25 women friends have formed an organization to raise the handsome sum of $2500. Each of these women is to Interest 10 others and each of these 10 are to raise $10. Besides this, the Knights Templar are preparing to give a grand ball, the pro ceeds of which are to go into the hospital fund. The institution does a great deal of charitable work, as many of Its patients are unable to pay for the benefits received, so all of these little schemes for raising money are conceived in a worthy cause. At the site of the new Multnomah club house, the rapidly rising walls of the brick basement prove that the contractors have been taking advantage of the fine days. The spectator can now obtain an Idea of the extent of the building and ball court, which are to ornament one of the prettiest sites in Portland. At the Brooke quarter block, corner of Washington and Park, a busy scene greets the eye, and a large force of bricklayers and carpenters are engaged In completing the first story. Steel pillars are being set up on the Washington-street front, in or der to take advantage of all the light pos sible. On the Park-street side, white Ro man brick are being laid In mortar, col ored with Venetian red, and the effect is quite cheerful. This building, when com pleted, will be a lively addition to what Is becoming a popular retail quarter of the city. The masonry foundations for H. W. Cor- I belt's building, at Fifth and Stark, have made good progress tqward completion during tho past week. Ihe west and south walls are being carried two feet or more above the street level, and the ground floor, which will be reached by steps, will be that distance above the sidewalk. Tho girders of timber, which are to support the ground floor, have their ends in cast iron boxes, inserted In the masonry, which are large enough to allow of a circulation of air around them, thus preventing dan ger of decay. The floor Joists, Instead of belnc Dlaced on tOD of the -felrders. will be on a level with them, and will be sups- ported by Iron staps, thus effecting a con siderable saving of space, A lot of brick la on the ground, and work on the, super structure will be commenced In about two weeks, If the weather Is favorable. The pressed-brick and cut-stone trimmings for the fronts have not arrived yet, but will be ready when they are wanted. The following building permits were Is sued by the city engineer last week: Doernbecher Manufacturing Company, $15,000 factory building, on East Twenty eighth, between Halsey and Holladey. S. Pannlee, $800 cottage, on Division, between .Mount Tabor avenue and Haber sham. J. L. Case & Co., $2000 addition. East Clay, between East First and East Second. Dr. Breuere, $3500 two-story dwelling, Hawthorne avenue and East Nineteenth. George W. Carpenter, $1000 addition, Fourteenth street, between Market and Mill. B. Holman, $1800 two-story cottage, Mar shall street, between Eighteenth and Nine teenth. Nels Hansen, $400 cottage, Willamette boulevard, lot 10, block 1. J. T. Polhemus, $3270, two cottages, East Sixteenth, between East Ash and East Ankeny. A. Berry, $1600 addition. East Fifteenth, between East Ash and East Ankeny. B. F. Holman, $1800 cottage, Overton, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second. William McLeod, $1800, two-story dwell ing, lot 3, block 10, Ferndale. EAST SIDE IMPUOVEDIEXTS. Active Building: Operations Xew Contracts Handsome Dwellings. Dwellings are going up all over the East Side, and It would seem that the expecta tions of the most sanguine would be ex ceeded, judging from the movement, now In progress before the opening of spring. Work will shortly be begun on the fine, large dwelling of Dr. G. E. Bruere, on East Nineteenth street and Hawthorne avenue, which will ost $3500. This Is JSf. S JffiS lf ES 1!, issued this season, and the house will be a handsome one. John Mattleson has com menced rebuilding the dwelling on East Twenty-first street, at a cost of $1400. When the work is finished, it will be a new house throughout. Repairs have been commenced to the dwelling of C. M. Cum mlngs, on Vancouver avenue, Albina, which will cost $400. Work on the two buildings of James S. Polhemus, corner East Sixteenth and East Ash streets, has been commenced. At 'this corner two houses will be practically built. One of the buildings there will be rebuilt and another new structure will be put up there, one being seven and the other eight rooms, and the entire cost will be $3200. Another small cottage at this point will be moved to one side and repaired. The Improvements all told at this corner will cost about $3500, Including the last cottage. Nels Hansen has a $400-cottage under way on the Willamette boulevard. The J. I. Case Threshing Company will commence the erection of an addition to the ware house on East Clay and East First streets, which will cost $2000. Dr. Parker, who re cently purchased the property on East Twety-sixth and East Stark streets, is having the dwelling at that corner over hauled. Work on the dwelling of A. Berrj'i on East Fifteenth, between East Ash anu East Ankeny streets, has been commenced. The cost will be $1900. T. M. Hurlburt is pushing construction on hks cottage on East Sixth street, between East Morrison and Belmont streets, and In the course oi a few weeks it will be completed. It will be nearly a third larger than before, Tho 6tone foundation of a handsome dwelling for M. Patterson, on East First and Weid ler streets, has been nearly completed. It has a solid appearance, and is quite hand some. Mr. Patterson will put up a fine dwelling on that corner that will coot about $1600. George W. Bates, the Al bina banker, has commenced excavations for his double flat, on Russell street, n the rear of the Central Methodist church Albina. At this point the bank Is very high, and a lot of dirt will have to be moved to make room for the building. A considerable amount of the dirt has been dumped down into the street already. It will be dumped into the ravine on Gantcn beln avenue, south of Russell street. Mr. Bates will put up what will practically be two dwellings on trds ground, two-story, with a basement, at a cost of $6000. and ol handsome design. It will he a fine im provement for that portion of the city. J. F. Hawes has let the contract for the erection of a $2503 dwelling on East Sixth and East Burnside streets, and work wil! be commenced on it at once, Mr. War ier has just purchased a lot on East Eighth I street, Brooklyn, his intentions being to build some time during the season. J. Bocky has the foundation of a $1000 cot tage under way, cn East Eighth street, Brooklyn, and will rush contructlon from now on. Work Is progressing on Lon De Tarmond's fine house in Hanson's addi tion, and when the contractors let go it will be an ornament to the neighborhood. Doernbecher Factory. Contractors Spore & Robinson have com menced preliminary work on the grounds of the Doernbecher factory, on the Ol R. & N. railway. They have erected a tool house, and have commenced excavating for the foundation of the warehouse. It is expected that they will be able to com mence construction on both the factory and warehouse In a few days. That will depend on the time the material com mences to come in. First will be placed the cedar footings of the buildings, which may be placed at once. The steam shovel is still' excavating, and there is consider able ground to cut away before the grounds will be sufficiently large. Then another slice may be taken off the side of the bluff to still further enlarge the site. The factory people are anxious to have this done. A vast amount of dirt has been cut down and hauled away for filling un der railway trestles and other places. There is now talk that the Portland Rail way Company may extend a branch from Union avenue out to the factory side. The route proposed Is from Union avenue, along Hassalo street to East Tenth, to East Weidler street, and thence to the factory ground. Still Excavating- for Carshops. At the Southern Pacific carshops con siderable progress was made during the past week by the large force of men and teams excavating for the foundation for the machine shops and trackage. The surface of the ground surrounding the place this structure will stand on Is being leveled. The main portion of the work is over toward the north end of the track, in the direction of the place the railway will branch off from the main line. Until the weather settles, the trenches for tho foundation of the building will not be dug, as they may fill up with water. The foun dation will be of concrete, and the build ing of brick. For the system of trackage the sround has to be level. Building? Jiotcn. W. E. Spicer Is having a building erect ed on East Stark and East First streets, In which to store hay He will thus be enabled to remove all the hay from his warehouse building on the opposite side of the street. At the East Side Mill Company's plant, on East Water street, a large building Is being erected for storing lumber. It stands well over on the river bank. The vast accumulation of oil cans In the Tulns of the Standard Oil Company's warehouse, on East Water street, has been about all removed, and the structure will be rebuilt when It is known what pre cautions are required. It Is considered cer tain that the plant will be surrounded by a retaining wall, " to prevent spread of fire. Some repairs have been made to the ele vated roadway on East Morrlsort street, between East Seventh and East Eighth streets; It was necessary to replace a few decayed timbers with some new ones, and otherwise strengthen the superstructure. Concrete sidewalks- are being laid around the block on East Seventh, between East Yamhill and East Taylor streets. The shade trees were all removed and the old sidewalks torn up. The new concrete walks are a fine Improvement. MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUS Wrecked Train Came Near Killing 17 Laborers. The wreck of the west-bound freight near Wyeth, on the O. R. & N., 'early Saturday morning, narrowly escaped being a catastrophe. A short distance from the track a teat had been pitched to be used as eating and sUopAng quarters by a gang or laborers, engaged In repairing' the road bed. The engine, "on leaving the track, headed straight for this tent, where 17 men were sleeping. Fortunately the en gine overturned within a few feet of the entrance. The smokestack and headlight were thrust Inside the canvas. The work men were frightened from their bunks by a tremendous crash as the engine and tender, with three cars of livestock, pitched over the embankment. Then the blinding glare of tike headlight, the smoke tlhat quickly filled the tent, and the bel lows and groans of the oatUe mashed In the oars just behind the engine, made the Italian laborers believe the day of judg ment was at hand. That they all escaped uninjured seems almost a mirace. The engineer, who jumped without even re versing his engine, suffered an injured leg. The fireman stayed at his post and came off unharmed. He has a seml-clr-culor cut In one cheek, which he states was left there by the foot of a steer pro truding through the front of the forward stock car. This might easily be the case, as the stock cars and the tender are jammed over the fallen engine. It Is a marvel that the fireman was not caught in his cab. A wreck of a stock train partakes of the horrors that go with the wreck of a passenger coach. There Is the same mash ing of bodies and mangling of limbs; the same cries of pain; the same struggle to draw the torn body from under the wreck age that holds the prisoner. Eighteen, out of a total of 40 cattle in the oars were so badly crushed ,that it was necessary to put them out of their misery. A large part of tihe carload of 150 sheep had to be treated likewise. A contingent of butch ers wer picked up at Troutdale by the wrecker from Portland and carried to the scene. Tney spent tne aay saving tne hides and pelts of the animals killed. The freight train contained many cars, but only a few beside the stock oars left the raiiB. These were replaced by a few hours'' work. Traffic was resumed with out delay. o IN BRIGHT IRISH COMEDY. Matrcle Moore and H. R. Roberts Again at Cordray's. The Moore-Roberts company, which proved so popular In comedy and melo drama in two engagements, covering sev en weeks, in Portland earlier in the sea son, opened a week's engagement at Cor dray's theater last night. The bill wa3 "Mrs. Qulnn's Twins," a laughable Irish comedy, written for Miss Maggie Moore by Clifford Robertson. The cast was iden tical with that of the former presentation in this city, Miss Moore taking the part of Mrs. Qulnn, and Mr. Roberts in his inimitable delineation of the Irish school master, Gerald Conner. The support was good all the way through, and on the whole the performance was superior to the former Portland presentation, many of the weak parts having been strength ened. During the past two months, while the troupe has been playing through the Northwest, opportunity has been afforded for constant rehearsals, and the drama is now presented with a finish and dash that was not possible during the com pany's first appearance In. Portland. Both Mr. Roberts and Miss Moore are at their best In Irish comedy, and the play is well cast. One of the strongest features of the pro duction Is the really good work of Miss Osgood Moore, who appears In the role of Nora Roache. Her improvement, eve.n during the short time she has been away from Portland, is marked. She is bright and pretty, and it is easy to predict that she will reach a lofty eminence In her profession. Whenever the management gives her subordinate parts, It makes a mistake. "Mrs. Qulnn's Twins" will be given to night, Tuesday and Wednesday, and "Ar-rah-na-Fogue" will be the bill for the re mainder of the week. . A large crowd welcomed the return of the Australian favorites. o Lumber Freight. For prompt loading, rates are quoted as follows: Sydney, 52s 6dC5s 3d, Mel- THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. OF THE UNITED - STATES.; ; Outstanding Assurance Dec. 31, - "" 1899 -'. $1,04416,422.00 Assurance applied for in 1899.... 237,36,610.00 Examined and Declined : ' 34,0 4,778.00 New Assurance Issued .... 203,301,832.00 Income '. 1 3,878,200.86 Assets Dec. 31, 1899 280,191,286.80 Assurance Fund ($216,384,97.00) and all other liabilities ($2,688,834.03)' 219,973,809.03 Surplus Paid Policyholders in 1899. JAMES W. ALEXANDER, President. JAMES H. HYDE, Vice-President. L. SAMUEL, Manager, Oregonian Building, Portland, Or. bourne or Adelaide, 58s 9d60s; Port PIrle, 56s 3d57s 6d; Freemantle. 68s 9d703; Ger ald ton, 70s71s 3d; West coast. 57s 6d0s; PIsagua range and Callao range, 58s Sd'W 61s 3d; Buenos Ayres, 67s 6d70s; Shang hai, 60s61s 3d; Klao Chow, 61b 3d362s 6d; Japan, 56s Sd57s 6d; Port Arthur, 66s 3d 67s 6d; Tien-Tsln, 67s 6d68s 9d; New Chwang, 67s 6d68s 9d; "Vladlvostock, 65s 5Gs 3d; South Africa, 72s 6d75s; United Kingdom, 80s82s Cd. The above rates show an advance of Is 3d to all Australian ports, Japan and China, as compared with figures Quoted a week ago. i e r OF FRESH INTEREST. The OrcsronJnn's Home Study Courso -to Begin Next Thursday. Each of the various series of naDers to be presented in The Oregonian's Home. Study Circle courses, beginning next Thursday, Is of exceptional interest in every way, but three of the courses are further noteworthy for their timeliness. Tho lessons In French and in recent scien tific discoveries respond to interests of the hour, in view of the near approach of the Paris exposition and the widespread curiosity awakened by the amazing devel- i opments In the world of science. Of equal timeliness and of manifest importance will be the course dealing with the rise and development of the great political par ties. The present presidential year finds the nation In a peculiar position as regards the party organizations. There has been a period of unrest and change, with signs of disintegrating tendencies and of ten dencies toward new fusions or cohesions. The voter who approaches the questions to be placed before every American citi zen next November may well feel that a clear understanding of the past history of the political organizations, their un derlying principles and their tendencies, will help him vastly. The comprehension of the meaning of present political event3 depends very largely upon the comiprehen slon of past precedents and of the in fluences which have made the situation what it is. The course on American political par ties, which has been prepared by Dr. Jesse Mecy, the foremost living authority on American political history, can hardly fall to be an educational factor of unique value. It brings to the thousands of mem bers of the Home Study Circle Important Information which otherwise could be se cured only by long and tedious research at sources of Information which ore within the reach of comparatively few. o ' FOR THE MONUMENT FUND. Entertainment to Be Given Under Auspices of O. Ji. G. The Oregon National Guard has availed itself of an opportunity to swell the sol diers' monument fund, which was started some time ago, by uniting with a popular attraction which will be given at the Metropolitan theater four nights, begin ning Wednesday. This combination en ables the public to contribute to a most loyal object and at the same time enjoy a novel and popular entertainment. The entertainment comprises Charity Martin's recital from grand opera, containing sceries, arias and duos from standard grand opera and Ellis Brooks' musical spectacle, "Victories of Old Glory on Land and Sea." Miss Martin Is assisted by Selgnor Ernesto Baldanzo, the great Italian tenor, who has a world-wide repu tation. The sale of reserved seats will begin at 10 o'clock this morning. GOOD TRAIN SERVICE. Between Portland and Chicago Via the O. R. & X. The time to Chicago by either of the O. R. & N. trains, the St. Paul fast mail, or the Portland-Chicago special, Is only three and a half days. This Is several hours faster than by any other route from the coast. The cars on either of the above trains are new and strictly up to date, being fitted with all the latest Improvements, and are vestlbuled through out. Dining car3 are attached to all trains, thus doing away with the pro verbial "20 minutes for dinner." For full Information, call on V. A. SCHILLING, City Ticket Agent, 254 Washington street n GROCERY SPECIALS. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Silver crescent asparagus, 20c can, reg ular 25c; Singapore plneppale (2-POund cans), eyeless and coreless, regular, 20c can, three cans BOo; solid packed toma toes, 10c can, regular 12c; Schepps' Co coanut, 20c pound, regular 35c ; Bayles Horse Radish mustard, 20c bottle, regular 25c . I MATER & CO., 26S Morrison Street. a WHERE TO DINE. For the best lunches or dinner, Sunday or any other day, go to the Portland res taurant. 206 Washington, near Fifth. STUDY LAW AT HOME Instruction by mall, adapted to everyone. Ex perienced And competent Instructors. Takes spare time only. Two courses: Preparatory, for admission to Supreme Court; Business Law, for young business men. 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