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THE MOBNINGr OBEGONIA2T, TUESDAY, FEBKUAKY 20, 1900. OF THE LIST Portland Distanced All Other Ports Jn January. HEAVY GAIN OVER LAST YEAR Skipped Mere Wheat Than All Other FaoUc Ceast Perta Combined -atariae Xotcs. PorUaii, Or., uliippcii aere wheat dur ing the ftret Mitk of the new year than was shipped from any ether port la tho United States. The dty ob the Willam ette distanced New York, the metropolis of the New World, by 4S.0W bushels, and San Francisco, the next on the llet. by up wards of mt.m bushels, while the ship ments were six times as large as those from Paget sound cities. Not only did Portland ship more wheat than any other port In the United States, but with the single exception of S&n Francisco, this was the only port in the United States that showed a gain for January over the cor responding month last year. The monthly statement teeued by the bureau of statis tics of the treasury department gives the January shipments, by ports, as follows: 1969. 1889. Bushels. Bushels. Portland. Or. 3,467.487 724.505 New York l,44,m 3,582.029 San Fraaoiee LK,1 447,685 Galveston 584,009 1,783.240 Boston and Cfearieetea. S79.946 1,327.377 New Orleans 444.009 1,426.202 Puget sound .. 3&.4S4 968,185 Baltimore .. 2SM 1,657,551 Philadelphia 84,626 924,612 Newport News K.W9 246.043 Portsmouth 72,009 Mobile 50.000 Other districts M8.SJ 221,776 Total 6,866.984 13,321,245 The comporattve shipments for the first seven months of the cereal year, July 1 to January M, show Portland in sixth place, the same as she was last season, while Puget sound has dropped back from eighth place last season to 10th place this season. The figures are as follows: Seven Months, ending January 1909. Bushels. New York 16,87.89B Galveston M.187,986 Boston and Charleston. 6,462,126 Baltimore 6,96,644 New Orleans 6.SS7.447 Portland. Or 6,598,874 San Frandeoe 4,298,956 Superior 2.774,270 Philadelphia 2,984.836 Puget sound 1.M1.9S2 DuTuth 1,74,864 Newport News 309,374 Norfolk and P'tsmouth 49,304 Mobile S4.89E Other districts 1.896,619 1899. Bushels. 32,739,559 9,725.812 9,548,629 12,598,483 7.230.534 6.936.118 2,089,925 3,264.832 4,838,179 3,740,032 1,603,471 1,542,366 542,000 14b,000 2,477.522 Total sMee.asi 90,017,462 GBWISTA HAS A GHOST. One ef Portland's Ner Crop Wheat Fleet Is Haunted. The British ship Genista, which was chartered in Portland for new crop load ing last week, has just reached New York Xiom Calcutta, to load oil for Shanghai She reached the metropolis with a very creepy kind of a ghost story, which is thus reported by the New York World: Able Seaman Alexander Every, of the British ship Genista, at Devoe's yard, Long Island City, from Calcutta, believes In the supernatural, and that it is mani fested at sea. Svery affirms and in his statements he is borne out by two ship mates, Prince Miller and Bill Watklns- that aboard the Genista there la a phan tom form dad in white and endowed with voice that frequently visits the. bo'sn's looked. The presence of the alleged apparition and why it haunts the Genista are my terles to the superstitious seafarers, but Eery assumes that a long time before he signed on the square-rigger, a -man was killed, accidentally perhaps, aboard the essel. The victim was the bo's'n. Every Bass the shade, or ghost, visit the bo's'n's locker, always in the middle watch. The mate would allow us to doze off on the bench in the bo's'n's locker, which is In the forrard house," said Every. "This privilege was granted In the mate's watch v henever the ship was doing well. All the men in my watch, excepting myself, had refused to sleep in the locker. To a man they said that the-,- had been awakened and touched by the hand of the phantom bos'n ' Well, I went forrard one night between 22 and 4 o'clock. I said that I guessed no ghosts, especially no bo's'n's ghost, could make me feel creepy. I turns in on the bo s'n's bench and goes to sleep comfort able like. 'The first I comprehended, I felt a hand on my shoulder, like as if somebody was a-shaking me. I opens my lights, and there, as plain as the captain's gig, stood a man all In white. I ooukln't rightly distinguish ate face and hat. He put his land upon me and says, 'Give me a i nance.' I knew wnat he meant. He wanted the bench to rest hnnsetf en. He didn't have to ask me ne second time, and I never wowM sleep in the bo's'n's locker after that night," TICK QVBRDUK STEAMERS. Lennox Leaf? Pannage Undoubtedly Dae te Bad Weather. The steamer Lennox is out 28 days from Kobe, and unless she shows up within the next 6 hows, there will ne some uneasi ness as to her condition. She is a 6tanch, seaworthy ship, and It is not thought that er thing more serious than the loss of a impeller, or the breaking of a shaft, has happened to her. The Pacific has been pretty well worked up for the past month, end as the big freighter is flying light, it would require .great caution on the part of her engineers to prevent the engines racing" so much that the safety of the shaft would be endangered. This contin ual starting and stopping, and slowing c wn would also account for her slow pas cage. The Doyu Maru, according to Honolulu papers, was stilt In port February S, so that the date of her arrival Is uncertain. Xo credence is given the report of the inate of the Ktnfaunc, that she sailed ahead of the hark. DBADLY GALES. Life ana Property Lest OS Coast of Spain. SANTAXDWt. Spain. Feb. 1. Gales are causing a mtsaber of shipping disasters on the north ooast of Spain. Three small essete have been wrecked near here, and Si seamen drowned. Bight other vessels are missing. Two enastmg ships, with crews totalling men, are roperies have fonnnored off Ctjon. to dty ef Bagenc in Trouble. The freak stAuner City of Eugene was " 4 up by the United States marshal yes- '-day. to. satisfy a data held by Purser i'av The career of this steamer has en a continued hard-luck story from the ne she was launched. She was neither autlftd. economical or fast, and, accord - gly. was handicapped in the race for slness an the river. She was modeled cr the style f beats in service on the sstsslppl "befoh the wan." and It was - mpwhat at a surprise to experienced amboatman that she kept moving as .g as she has. Prem Satl te Steam. SAN FRAHCraOO. Feb. . The brigan ies that make regular runs to Tahiti wilt longer carry the matte from this port to French Island colony. In future the " alls will he carried by the regular steam - that ma to Auckland and Sydney. At uckland the malls will be transferred to a lmc of steamers that make regulars runs to Tahiti and the Fljls. The Galilee brought up the last bajtch of mail whlcn will be carried by sailing vessels. Schooner Capsized. NORFOLK. Va., Feb. IS. It Is report ed that the schooner Hardcastle capsized last Friday at Roanoke Marshes, and all on board, with the exception of the cap tain, were lost She carried a crew of seven men. Washongral's Biff Cargo. OAKLAND, CaL, Feb. 19. The largest cargo of lumber ever consigned to this pert Is now being discharged. It consists of 1,200,000 feet of Oregon pine, and was towed to this city by the tug Samson. Marine Notes. The German ship Margretha finished loading yesterday, and went out Into the stream. She will leave down the river this morning In tow of the Thompson. Dodwell's Oriental liner Monmouthshire arrived out at Yokohama yesterday, with a Portland cargo, being a little longer on the way than usual on account of the bad weather. The steamer Columbia arrived up at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after a good run up the coast and up the river. She brought a full passenger list for this sea son of the year, and, as usual, had a full cargo of freight. The British ship The Hahnemann ar rived out at Falmouth last Saturday, after a passage of 149 days from this port. This is much slower than the average passage from this port, but the vessel was never regarded as a fast ship. Domestic and Foreiem Ports. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 19. Arrived In, at 5 A- M., and left up at 6:15 A. M., steamer Columbia, from San Francisco. Reported, outside, a bark In ballast. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., rough; high southwest wind and rain. San Francisco, Feb. 19. Arrived Steam er State of California, from Portland. Sailed Steamer Dispatch, for Portland: schooners Reporter and Charles R. Wilson, for Gray's harbor. Falmouth Arrived, Feb. 17 British ship The Hahnemann, from Portland, Or. Port Townsend Feb. 19. Arrived Brit ish ship Glenalvon, from Antwerp. Sailed Japan steamer Tosa Maru, from Yoko hama, from Seattle. Alexandria Arrived, Feb. 18. Augusta Victoria, from New York, via ports on Oriental cruise. Gibraltar, Feb. 19. Arrived Fuerst Bis marck, from New York for Naples and Genoa. Auckland, Feb. 19. Sailed Mariposa, for San Francisco. Philadelphia, Feb. 19. Arrived Belgen land, from Liverpool. Hoqulam, Feb. 19. Sailed on the 17th Schooner Eureka, from Aberdeen for the Sandwich Islands; steamer Newberg, from Aberdeen for San Francisco. Arrived on the 17th Schooner Azalea, from San Di ego for Aberdeen. Arrived on the 18th Schooner Pioneer, from San Francisco for Aberdeen; steamer Del Norte, from San Francisco for Aberdeen. Freemantle Arrived February 18 Bark General Falrchlld, from Port Blakeley. San Francisco, Feb. 19. Arrived Ship Bohemian, from Oyster bay. Sailed Bark Levi G. Burgess, for Tacoma; steamer Macklraw, for Seattle; steamer Tillamook, for Tillamook. Nanalmo, B. C Arrived February 18 Steamer Mlneola, from Port Los Angeles. Algoa Bay Arrived February 12 Hawai ian ship Star of Russia, from Port Gam ble. Falmouth Arrived February 17 British ship The Hahnemann, from Oregon. Yokohama Arrived prior to February 17 Japanese steamer Rio Jun Maru, from Seattle. New York. Feb. 19. Sailed Marquette, for London. Sydney, N. S. W., Feb. 19. Arrived Steamer Hartfleld, from New York. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Blanche Walsh and Melbourne 3Inc Dovrell, Unusual interest for next week centers In the appearance of Blanche Walsh and Melbourne MacDowell, In Sardou's great plays. Until last season Miss Walsh was Identified with such plays as "Aristoc racy," "Trilby" and others, so that her advent In the high form of drama that the Sardou plays represent has been fol lowed with a great deal of interest. Miss Walsh has been royally received In the largest cities throughout the country, and her work and genius have been warmly praised. The characters she enacts call for talent of the highest order, and she would have been retired a year ago did she not meet to the full requirements of the Sardou characters. The engagement at the Marquam Grand Is for three nights and Wednesday matinee, beginning next Monday evening, and will "be of more than ordinary Interest to theater-goers, from the fact that they will have an opportunity of seeing a new "Cleopatra" in the person of Miss Walsh. This famous queen of Egypt has for centuries presented an al together unique figure In the m.nds of these cultivated enough to care for his torical personages. From the first act on to the very last, including the great storm episode, a series of charming Egyptian pictures will be presented. The reproduction of the famous Cleopatra barge, with its accompaniment of music, singing crowds of adoring figures, armed Roman soldiers and brilliant colored sur roundings, makes a picture rarely wit nessed on the stage. The storm scene. In the fifth act, is said to be one of the most thrilling examples of realism known to the contemporary stage. Owing to the extreme length and stupendous produc tion of "Cleopatra," the curtain will rise at 8 and 2 P. M. sharp. The sale of seats will begin Friday at 10 A. M. Fravrley's Six Grcnt Plays. "I shall give the people of Portland six of the best plays In my repertoire," writes T. Daniel Frawley to Manager Cordray, "and I shall mount them with all the requisite scenery and with all the at tention to detail that has characterized my productions here for the past five years. I have several plays in my rep ertoire that I would like to put on dur ing my coming engagement at your the ater, such as Trilby,' 'Moths,' 'Alabama, etc., but It Is my desire to give your peo ple all that I can that Is new, and I don't want anybody to say that I am still doing nothing but old pieces. I shall open my engagement In Portland with the big English racing drama, 'The Sporting Duchess, which Is the heav est scenic production I carry, and will follow this with 'The Countess Gucke.' It Is my de sire to sandwich the heavy- plays with the comedies, for the entire three weeks." The Frawley engagement will begin at Cordray's on Sunday evening, and tho company will come here direct from its 12 weeks' run at the California theater, San Francisco. The company, Manager Frawley writes, is the largest and the most expensive he has ever had under his management His two leading women are Miss Keith Wakeman, a Pacific coast girl, who has achieved triumphs In Eng land as well as her native land, and Miss Mary Van Buren, whom the people of San Francisco and Los Angeles like as well as Blanche Bates. Prominent among his leading actors are Harrington Rey nolds and Francis Byrne. Colored Carnival. The colored carnival that will take place In the Exposition building Saturday night next will be novel and exciting. The eakewalk, which Is the principal event, wl J be contested by couples from Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, Other features will be an amusing quar tet, buck and wing dancing and ragtime piano playing. There will be spinning in barrels and two Chinamen are to appear !n battle royal in a eakewalk. s Stops the Cousrn and Works Oft the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a j cold In ooe day. No cure no pay. Price 25c. IN THE SEVERAL COURTS JUDGES BEGIN DIVIDING UP WORK: EQUITABLY. THE New Rules for Disposing: of Cases Put Into Effect Highwayman Carlson Is Convicted. Under the new circuit court rules. Judge Frazer yesterday began to set cases for trial in the three departments, so that there will be no conflict, and that the Jury will be kept busy eacn day It attends, next term of court The judges will take turns In thus setting cases, the task fall ing this month on Judge Frazer, and next month on Judge Sears. It Is expected the Jury trials will be concluded next term by the end of March. Judge Cleland will try equity cases dur ing the time the Jury Is engaged, and when the Jury is no longer required. Judge Cleland will divide up all of the unfinished equity cases with the other three de partments, and all of the four departments will they try out and dispose of these equity suits, and will also dispose of all COLONEL RICHARD I. ESKRIDGE. oaaaasasJnjnnnsvnsBaaBaBaaaeBBaaBaaEicnaBseBBnnnnsnMSfiBnsnEBiHaBvBaB LATELY APPOINTED TO THE COMMAND OF THE PRESIDIO. Colonel Richard I. Eskrldge, who has been appointed to the command of. the Presidio, at San Francisco, to succeed! Colonel H. B. Freeman, la well, known In Portland. He was sta tioned at Vancouver barracks In the '70s, when General Crook was in command of the de partment of the Columbia, and has visited Portland many times since then. Colonel Eskridge married a daughter of General Isaac I. Stevens, territorial governor of Washington, In Portland about 25 years ago. Another daughter of the general is Mrs. B. TV. Blng-ham, of Portland. Colonel Eskridge first saw aervice as musician with the Tenth Iowa. Infantry In 1861. He was appointed from Missouri to a second lieutenancy In the Fourteenth Infantry In 1866. cases set for trial before the court, with out Jury, in the same manner. This new arrangement will give each, of the de partments about an equal amount of work to perform, and will relieve the equity department, which has had in the past more of the whole number of cases than any one other department. HIGHWAYMAN CONVICTED. VeTdlct Reached- After a Long; In tervening Sunday. The jury In the Andrew Carlson robbery case returned a verdict of guilty yes terday morning at 9:30 o'clock after be ing out since 3 P. M. Saturday. The Jury first stood 6 to 6, and on the next ballot five were for acquittal. Then the Jury voted 8 to 4 for a while, and then 10 to 2. The verdict was finally agreed upon, with a recommendation of mercy to the court District Attorney Sewall and his assistant, Mr. Glltner, were satisfied with the result, and that their work of four days at the trial had not been in vain. The penalty for robbery, being armed -with a deadly weapon, is from 5 to 20 years' imprison ment In the penitentiary. The attorneys for the defendant were granted 10 days' time to argue a motion for a new trial. The grounds of the mo tion are: First. Illegality of the grand jury, It being alleged that the name of William Connor, one of Its members, does not appear on the assessment roll for the year 1898 (Judge George has already ruled against that point); second, that there is no evidence to justify the verdict, be cause it was charged that Carlson used a rifle In the commission of the offense, loaded with powder and ball, and that there was no evidence that the rifle was loaded, and that the presumption is "not that It was so loaded, but that every pre sumption is with the defendant; third, misconduct of the district attorney; and, fourth, that proper foundation was not laid for certain Impeaching questions asked witnesses. Carlson was charged with holding up a street-car at Willamette Heights on the night of November 8, and robbing Conduc tor Knudson and Motorman Harding. He took what money they had, and also their watches. Detective Cordano made the ar rest several weeks after the affair hap pened, being assisted In the case by De tective Ford. Carlson's attorneys made a stubborn flght to establish an alibi, and called 22 witnesses; but they did not all give evidence upon that point, and there were some discrepancies In the evidence of the different witnesses on that question. This weakened the case for the defense somewhat. Charles J. Schnabel, who ap peared as counsel for Carlson, however, still Insists that his man is Innocent, and says he will appeal the case. There Is still an Indictment pending against Carlson, charging him with hold ing up Mrs. Dickinson, near Fulton, at the point of a Winchester rifle. She and her little boy identified him at the trial just closed. Carlson has a bad record. He has served three terms in the Oregon penitentiary, being once sentenced from Multnomah county, once from Clatsop, and once from Lincoln county. The United States au thorities also once had him In hand, and he pleaded guilty In order to obtain light punishment. In 18S9, August 31, he was sentenced In Pacific county, Washington, by Judge Allen, to three years In the penitentiary at Walla Walla, for burglary, but he broke jail at South Bend, and still owes the time. The jury was kept out over Sunday, as the statute does not nermlt a disagreeing jurv to be discharged on Sunday, but the prolonged stay was productive of a ver dict Prohnte ConrC The final account of Anna Tilllson. ad ministratrix of the estate of Emll Tllle son. deceased, was approved. There Is 20 acres of land, which she receives. Jane Tucker was appointed adminis tratrix of the estate of James A. Tucker, deceased, valued at $2000, consisting of a claim for damages against the North Pacific Terminal Company. Tucker was accidentally killed in tho yards of the company July 14, 18S9. Jane Tucker was his mother, and is the sole heir. The final account of Bella Etta Holmes, executrix of the will of Theodore E. Holmes, deceased, was filed. She is the solo beneficiary, and receives the balance on hand. 31695. F. C Hoecker was appointed guardian ad litem of Moses and Samuel Rolosky, minors, to care for their Interests In the sale of some property. The final account of A. C. Spencer, ad ministrator of the estate of Adolph Port man, deceased, was approved, and he was discharged. The final account of F. R. Strong, exec utor of the estate of Theresa Scott, de ceased, was filed. John Scott, the sole heir, was bequeathed lot 2, block 109, Stephens addition, md the executor $1000. In the matter of the estate of "William McKenzie, deceased, May McKenzie was appointed guardian ad litem of Robert and Isaac McKenzie, minors. Ellen F. Kelley was appointed adminis trator of the estate of her husband, M. B. Kelley, deceased, valued at $10,000. She Is the only heir. The final report of Louis Brandes, ad ministrator of the estate of E. Louis Ehlers, deceased, was approved. There is $320 cash to be distributed among the widow and children. The claim of Charles Henry, against the estate of Kenneth Macleay, deceased, for commissions for real estate, was finding purchasers for allowed In the sum of $425. F. M. Sutford was appointed guardian of Thomas J. Bell, an Incapable person. Bell is 60 years of age, and has become men tally weak. He receives a pension of $30 per month from the United States govern ment. Answer to a Suit. John' Montag and Edward Klllfeather have each filed an answer to the suit of tho Hlbernla Savings bank, to recover $300 on a note. Montag was a surety on the note, and he states in hl3 answer that Klllfeather, In September, 1898, prepared a bid for the construction of a stone base ment for the courthouse at Dallas, Polk county, and Klllfeather was required to furnish a surety for the faithful perform ance of the contract If it was awarded to him. Montag says he signed a note with Klllfeather for this purpose, and af terward Klllfeather signed a check for $300, Rayable to W. L. Wells, county judge of Polk county, which the cashier of the Hlbernla bank certified to. Montag says there was to be no" suretyship on hla part until tho contract was awarded, and he was not to be liable on the note until ho had received ample notice. He asserts that Klllfeather signed the check without his knowledge. He alleges t that Kill feather notified the bank not "to pay the check, but the bank nevertheless did so, and Montag avers that he Is not liable. The answer of Klllfeather is in all respects similar. It appears that Klllfeather did not get the contract t6 do the work, and the coun ty court of Polk county, for some reason which does not appear In the papers, filed In this case, forfeited the check. The bank now wants Montag to pay the note, which, It maintains, secured the check. Wants the Conrt to Take Charge. The Pacific jurisdiction of the "Woodmen of tho World filed a petition In the county court yesterday in Uje matter of the es tate of Peter Calslng, deceased, asking to be relieved of the care of $1000 Insurance money. It Is stated that the Insurance certificate of Calslng was In favor of his mother, Ottllda Devereaux, who died, and the certificate was never changed. His father also passedaway some time ago, and the next of kin are brothers and sisters, and half-brothers of Calslng, residing in Kansas. It Is alleged that It Is not known whether Calslng was married, or that ho left any other "heirs than those mentioned. The court Is asked to receive and distrib ute the money as part of the estate, to the persons found to be entitled to the same, less $100 attorney's fees Incurred by the order in the work of searching for heirs and legal advice. Steamboat Libeled. A libel against tho steamboat City of Eugene was filed in the United States court yesterday by Isaac Gray et al., and the steamer was taken Into custody by United States Marshal Houser. Libel ants are Gray, purser of the City of Eu gene; Smith, captain, the engineers and crew, who seek to recover wages alleged to be due them In the sum of $1879 74. The boat Is owned by a company composed of business men of Eugene, and has for some time been losing money for them. She has met with -bad luck, having been sunk twice. The last mishap Involved repairs which cost about $1000. Saturday last Gray wired to Eugene for money to pay the men, but none was forthcoming, so the libel Is the result. Paid the Penalty. Irf the United States court, yesterday, the case of the United States vs. August Buchler, and 442 barrels of beer, etc., was dismissed on stipulation. Buchler was charged with selling beer without having paid the stamp tax thereon. He did not stamp his barrels of beer in the cellar. It Is alleged, but stamped them as they wera taken out, and his books showed that the number of stamps bought was not enough to cover the amount of beer sold. Ho agreed to pay tho tax his books showed he should have paid, and a penalty of $750 and all costs, and having made a de posit of 5500 as evidence of good faith, his compromise was accepted by the govern ment, and the case dismissed. In the case of "W. H. Stuffiebeam vs. Ernest DeLashmutt, the demurrer to the amended answer was set down for hearing on February 21. In the case of J. D. Osborn vs. Charles Altschul, time was allowed till March 10 to file reply to brief of plaintiff. Court Notes. W. T. Vinton, attorney-at-law, was admitted to practice in the United States court yesterday. FENDERS FOR STREET-CARS The Need of a Device to Protect Per sona on Tracks. PORTLAND, Feb. 17. (To the Editor.) I would like, through the columns of your valuable paper, to call attention to a mat ter which I think Is of great Importance to the general public It is something to which little thought would naturally be given, until some dreadful and shocking accident occurs, when every one would be ready to say that It might have been avoided If the city had taken the proper measures to protect the public The sub- Ject-matterls the protection used on street cars before the trucks. My attention was very forcibly called to this matter yesterday morning, when I stood on the pavement and saw my valu able hunting dog run down and killed be neath the wheels of a rapidly moving car. The city will not mourn the loss of one canine, and the owner will not lose many nights' sleep over the accident, but If it had been some one's child the result would be different Any one who will take the trouble to notice will see that many ' of the cars In use are regular death-traps to any living object that Is unfortunate enough to get in front of them. A few of them have a strong board bolted In front of the trucks eight or ten Inches above the track; others have an attempt at a V,' similar to that used on the locomotive, but the apex Is so obtuse that it would be of little service In throw ing any object from the track. I have noticed some of tho cars on the Fifth street line, so protected by the V-shaped guard within three or four Inches of the track that nothing but a very small object could possibly be crushed beneath the front trucks. It seems to me, as a matter of public safety, that every car should be com pelled to have Its trucks protected with a V-shaped guard, with an angle of 45 deg. at Its apex, the protection to extend across the rails, on either side, and not more than four Inches above them. . The special object of this letter Is to Inquire if there Is any city ordinance reg ulating and dealing with this particular subject, In the operation of street-cars, and If not, what would be the proper step to take to bring about this much needed change and Improvement as above Indicated; thereby Insuring greater safety to life and limb of the general public. C. R. TEMPLETON. It Is not known that Portland has any ordinance for regulating street-cars In the matter mentioned. Most of the cars are provided with something Intended to answer tho purpose of preventing persons or animals in front of the cars from pass ing under the wheels. Some have the V shaped attachments mentioned; others a straight plank In front of the trucks a short distance above the tracks. Either might answer the purpose for which they are Intended, or either might fall. Within the past 10 years several children have been killed by getting In front of mov ing cars, and in some Eastern cities quite a number of similar accidents have hap pened to grown people, notwithstanding that several devices have been tried to prevent such accidents. It Is not known that anything has been Invented which will effectually prevent such accidents. If any one knows of any device which will prevent or lessen the number of such accidents It would probably be easy to have an ordinance passed by the council requiring all street-cars to be furnished with such device. B "HERESY IN MEDICINE." The Weakness of So-Calleu Christian Science In Two Directions. CLATSKANIE, Or., Feb. 16. (To the Editor.) I would like to answer, In a few words, the article written by William M. Gregory, which appeared in The Oregonlan February 15, antltled, "Heresy In Medi cine." It seems to me the writer used a great many words in proving nothing. In trying to ride two horses, he soon lost both. No matter how many schools of medi cine there are, they have much that Is In common, and although they may differ greatly In means and methods, they all acknowledge the possibility of disease, a malefic condition, while, on the other hand. Christian Science says, "There is no dis ease," "there are no human disorders." With the different schools of medicine, or remedies of the home, or from any source, choice Is made of a remedy. In Christian Science there Is no disease; hence, no remedy. The man, metaphoric ally speaking. Is drowning; the different schools of medicine seek to learn how the man shall be saved, and the deluded Chris tian Scientist says, "He Is not drowning; he Isn't In the water." Now, sir, regarding theology, let U3 ap ply the same reasoning here. The differ ent theologies, too, have much in com mon. They may understand and explain their doctrines differently, yet by their theologies they are trying to save men. The Christian Scientist steps in here and says, "Man is not sinful, he has no sin, there is no sin," etc In some respects, atheism and Christian Science are alike. At least, both are negations of a fact, and neither gives a remedy. With the so-called Christian Scientist there Is no sympathy, for there Is no trouble. The different schools of medicine and theologies hold out a remedy, but tho Shrlstlan Scientist simply deserts his patient. FRANK H. WINTER. n PERSONAL MENTION. S. B. Huston, of Hlllsboro, Is registered at the Perkins. Miss Catherine Gilbert, of Salem, is a guest of the Portland. - John A. Payton, a Baker Cllty mining man, Is at the Imperial. Judge C. B. Upton, of Walla Walla, Is registered at the Imperial. J. Buckley and wife, of Boise, Idaho, are guests of the Perkins. Charles A. Gray, a contractor of Salem, is registered at the Imperial. W. H. Butts, a well-known citizen at The Dalles, is at the St. Charles. Anthony Moore, a Bridal Veil lumber man, Is registered at the St. Charles. D. P. Bentley, assessor of Lane county, is registered at the Imperial, from Eu gene. H. Erwin, a well-to-do stockman of Payette, Idaho, Is registered at the Per kins. John P. and Daniel Aplln, flouring mill men, of Cornelius, are registered at the St. Charles. Conner Malott, of the editorial staff of the Spokane Spokesman-Review, is visit ing friends in the city. S. A. Hutchinson, assistant general passenger agent of the Union Pacific, at Omaha, Is at the Portland. R. S. Moore, who Is engaged In the lum ber business, at Klamath Falls, is in the city for a few days on business. R. R. Ritchie, of San Francisco, and C A. Carnes. of Chicago, two well-known railroad men, are at the Portland. Mrs. J. H. Harris left yesterday for a How's This? Better than all other medicines combined. 396 4th Avenue, 2ew York City, Aug. 27, 1880. nrnnrv MaLT WHISKEf CO.. Dear Sirs. Having used your Malt Whiskey ' for the last three montns. l coawaer un my cause) it entitled to the merit which it claims, and accordingly recommend it to my friends, and shall ceatlmie to. It just Alls- the place f all medicines heretofore taken collectively, and hence cheaper without tfenger to the system, which persistent use of medicines necessarily Involves. But my object m writisg you is taat you will kindly send to the above address your Book of Information." so as to improve Its uee in regard to dlsase. and you will greatly oblige yours already benefited, C. DAVIS. Government stamp marks the genuine. Drug gists usually sell it. If yours does not, a bottle will bo sent you. prepaid, for $1; etx for 3. Write for Interesting book. Daffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rathtster, H. Y. visit of several weeks with her parents, Rev. and. Mrs. Nelson Clark, and friends in Spokane. Frank H. Hard, a mining man of Colo rado Springs, who has interests in the Bohemia district, has arrived in Portland with his family and will reside here per manently. Mrs. L. B. McVey left for Dawson last Saturday to look after her mining prop erty. She will be present at the summer clean-up, which she expects will be a very profitable one. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. F. E. Robert son, of Spokane, Is here attending the hearing before the military committee In the Idaho mining cases. a i A Suggestion. HALSEY. Feb. 14. (To the Editor.) Having read P. H. D'Arcy's article In The Oregonlan upon the Britlsh-Boer ques tion, a subject better understood by mo before than after reading his communi cation, I would suggest that the next time Mr. D'Arcy desires to publish his opin ion on any question he choose the Ken tucky governorship contest, as he may know more about subjects of interest nearer home. Respectfully, H. K. ROBERTS. i Union Revival Services. The Evangelical, the Forbes Presby terian, and the Centenary Methodist churches have united revival meetings every night this week, at the Centenary church. At the meeting last night, there was a large attendance, and tne talk proved very interesting. Rev. "W. O. Forbes, of the Forbes Presbyterian church, speaks every evening at 7:30. B Undaunted. Philadelphia North American. Colonel Bowie The committee is author ized, suh, to tender you the nomination for the unexpired term of the late Legis lator Bang, killed In action. Major Drop Willingly, suhs, willingly; an I may say that upon the expiration of that term Til enlist foah the full period of the wah. oy Button square toes Lace square toes Sizes 3 to 5, $1.50 and $2.00 values 75c pair LCOoddard&Co. OREGONIAN BUILDING NO PAINI NO GAS! Ko charge for painieta extraction when teeth are ordered. All work dome by graduate dentists of 12 to SO years experience; a specialist la each department. "We will tell you in adraaoa exactly what your work Trill ccet by a free examination. Give ua a call, and you will find w do exactly aa we adrcrtlM. Bet of Teeth .... ...$5.00 Gold Filling; $1.00 Gold. Crown ................ .$5.00 Silver Filling .80 NO PLATES All work examined by professional zaacagar. Dr. J. 8. Walter, resistered dentlct. New York Dental Parlors N. L Cor. Fosrth aa4 Morrison Street Lady always in attendance Hours, i to 8. Sundays. 10 to 4 Dr. Lyon's F Tool! PERFECT AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. Used by people of refinement for oyer a. quarter of a century. Mariani Wine World Famous Tonic Most effective, agreeable and reliable Tonic Stimulant for Body, Brain and Nerves. Try It when fatigued or over worked from any cause. Vln Mariani Mariani "Wine maintains its reputation. Sold by all druggists. Refuse Substitutes. lw tKA h Powder daily METxoROiiwworftL xaroRT. PORTLAND. Fe. .- P. H.- tetspeiratare, 48; iiiIuhiiihii temeraura. 31. river readtaer at 11 A. V.. 43 feet; baoge m the last to feMtcs, a.2 foot; total preetpHatxm. 8 P. M. to 3 P. M.. ft.S raelr; total preatelta thm from Sept. 1. 1869. 3S.48 teefees; normal preelptaU from Sept. 1. 18W. 39.88 bMteea; defleteaey. 5.2 inches, total suaaMae 3eb. 13, 0:18; poeeiMe swaeMaa Fe. 18, W:38 WBATKBR STOOPSie. A storm area, of eonotoeraWe energy has ap peared off the Northwest coast, ana to sow ceatr&l over Vaseowrer Ma4. BMVteg east ward. It has cawed ram mm fcrlak to high Mutherly winds m Wetor Oregea ana Wash ington, aad rata or smw : Eastern Washtegton and Oregon and Norther. Mahc There are two eeaters of high ihmbuic oae ever Montana and the- other over the Caiifemla ocast The temperature has rfeca hi the PacMta North west, but at bo place so aracfc as at ParUand. where the rtee was le ex. AdvteWT eage of high smtfeerly winds were seat to ferta oa the coast. Straits and Sovad. WBATHSR POMBCA8TS. Forecasts made at Portias for the 38 hoar ending- at rnHntebt Taeaday. Fefe. 3: "Western Oregon and Western "Waagtf OccaeioBal rata; brfek to high, southerly winds. Best era Oregon, Bast era Washington and Nertaera Wake Ooeaetonal rata; warmer, with southerly winds. Southern Idaho Ocooatonal rata; eeatberiy wias. Portland and vietatty Oeeestoaal rata; brisk to high southerly wlnda 6. N. SALISBURY. Seetten Wreotor. AUCTION SALB5 TODAY. At Central Aacttoa Kaans, earner AMer and Park eta. Sate at 18 A M. 6qp. Baiter St Co., auotieaeersL At salesroom, o'clock. A. M. S 411 Washington st.. at L. X. Oilman, auatfcmeer. W MEETING NOTICES. A. A A. S. XITB, AIMS- WORTH CHAPT3R OF BOSS CROIX, NO. I. Regular meettag tMs evening at o'oteck. Wark ta l&ta degree. By order WISB XA3TER. FIDELITY LODOK, NO. 4. Members, take notice that the next meeting' wtH he held In BurkhanVs hall, on Fee. 21. at which -time there will be 60 candidates Upekttcca, No. 129. will unite In conferring: the degrees. Amplified form arid screen work. All Workmen cordially Invited. R. R. DINGLE, Master Workman. Attest: C. J. WMEBLSR, Recorder. Regular meeting- this (Tues day) evening-. Bills' hall. Mar qaant fettUdtng-. at 8 o'clock. Manook kona he he ttantum. Waum. pee mamook tzum. Tanlm. Vtettmg brethren cor dially Invited. JA8. P MOFFBTT, Pree. F. M. DB WITT,. Bee. Sec. EXEMPT FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION Members are requested to meet at the residence of Charles Hoiraan. 487 Clay St., at 1 46 o'clock P. M. today, to attend the funeral of our late member. J. W. Hotatan. R. M. DONOVAN, Sec COLUMBIA LODOB. J0. 114. A. F. & A. M. Stated communication this (Tuesday) evening. Work In E. A. degree. All Master Masons cor dially Invited. By order of W. M. RICHARD BRBTBR. Sec NELSON Feb. 18. Marguerite Ifefeea. at her home. 61 CohtmWa st. Funeral at A. M. Tueexmy from resMenee. yaneraf nrtvate. FTJXERAL NOTICE. HOLMAN The funeral services of John War ren Hoitnan will be held at at. Stephen's ebapel. ear. lSth and Clay sta, Tuesday. Feb. 20. at 2 P M. Interment Rtvervlew cemetery. Friends Invited. EDWARD HOLMAtf. Undertaker, 4th and Yamhill sta. Resa StInno, lady asalntnnt. Both phonen No. SOT. J. P. F1NLEY & SON, Undertakers. Lady Assistant. 275 Third st. Tel. i. F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker, 414 East Alder. Lady Assistant. Beth, phones. ii i NEW TODAT. i HEWITT HAMS. SUGAR CURED, 13c PER pound; hreakfaet bacon, mignr cured, lie and 12c per pound; fresh ranch egge. 3. dozen. 30c . no Eastern egga In stock, 7 10c cigars for 26c, 1 pound Star tobacco, 45c. best Java ard Mooha coffee, 25c per pound, sold elsewhere at 36c per pound. Only one stove, 186 Third st.. near Yamhill. BUTTER The new grass CalMoratan arrived today Model creamery, per pentare SCo Choice creamery, pereauare 45c Tel. 101. VKCb7S MARKET DIAMONDS AND ALI PRBCIOUS STONES; jewelry made to- order or repaired, old gold taken In exchange. Tingry, tne Jeweler. IM6 Morrison, over the Famous. SAGO. TAPIOCA. SPLIT PEAS. PBARL BAB- Iey, cornstarch, gloss starch and dried green peas, 5c per pound. At MeKlnnen Grocery Co.. 173 Third st. NEWCASTLE COAL Has been leading coal oa coast for 36 years. Pacific Ceast Co., 249 Washington st. Tel. 229. BONDS, 'WARRANTS. Netting 5 to 8 per cent, for sale. J. W. Cruthers &. Co., 314 Chamber of Commerce. Mortgage Loans On improved city and farm property, at lowest current rates. Building leans. Installment loans. Macmaster & Btrrell. 211 Worcester hlk. BONDS MORTGAGES Highest market price paid for municipal and school bonds. Lowest rates on mortgage leans. Will take charge ef estates aa agent or trustee on reasonable terms. W. H. FEAR. 41 Chameer'ef Ccewteree. . 1 CALL FOR Congressional Convention To the BepubMcane of tho Second Con gressional District oC th State of Ore gon: A convention is hereby oaMed, to te held at Portland on the 13th of April, 1900, for the nomination of a reouWiean canal date for congress in the seooad congres sional district, the eleetioa of two dele gates to the repuMieaii national conven tion and the transaction of such, other business as may arise. It is lecommended that the several counties sead separate delegates to the congressional corrveatlou from those sent to the state convention; in case, however, aay coanty shall fell to elect delegates to the eoBgressional con vention, it is recommended that the state delegates from that eetmty be entitled to seats in the congroooionoi convention-. The following to the number of delegates to which the several eetiatfeg will be enti tled: Baker 9 Crook 5 Harney 3 Multnomah : 79 Union, 12 Wheeler 4 Clatsop ............ 12 GlHteia 4 Malheur 4 Sherman 4 tValfewa 5 Columbia S Grant 7 Morrow 5 Umatilla B Wasce WALLACE M'CAMANT. Chairman Congressional Cowmittee. GRAHAM, GLASS. JR., Secretary. FARM FOR REST OR SAXS. 12-ACRS PRUXE ORCHARD. 6 YXAR& OLA IS miles from Portland. 185 Madison st. fiP &