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IS THE MOKNING OREGONIAS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1900. OLDS & SOME GLEANINGS OF EVERY-DAY NEEDS NEW MOREENS FOR PETTICOATS Light weight, linen finish, 15 different shades, also black and fancy stripes. A most reliable and thoroughly satisfactory petticoat fabric, at 40 PATTERNS WORSTED PLAID AT 25c YARD Zibciine and crepe finish, double fold, attractive col ors for waists, suits, etc Extra good values for 25c yd Just the Same When Washed OUR PERCALES At 10c Yd Pretty patterns, light, dark and medium colors, 36 inches wide, standard quality. SPECIAL SALE OF CHNNER SETS THIS WEEK FmW Lines of Storm Shoes for Women Trim-looktag. aeiwibtc and service able. Best box calf and vtci kid. 1 inch tope, heavy wait setae and latest l&0tS. $2.50, $3 and $3.50 pair TO RECOVER STOCK SOLD SUIT AGAINST WBLLS, FAIIGO & CO. BAXIC OX TRIAL. CaaUer Dooly Allowed io Testify CeBOOTHlngr VrIhc of Assets "When. Assessment rras Made. Judges Fraser and Sears sat together yesterday in the trial of the suits of Henry Welnhard and George H. Williams against the Commercial National bank to recover on account of stock sold for the non-payment of an assessment of &0 per share tn May, 1897. The stock was bid in by the bank for the amount of the as sessment. Welle, Fargo & Co., who suc ceeded to the business of. the Commercial Kaikmal bank, is, to all intents and pur poses, the real defendant to the action. Other plaintiffs who have cases pending identical to these are George H. Durham, Ella Durham, executrix of the will of S. A. Durham, deceased; Cleveland Hock well, H. C. Leonard and Perry Hlnkle. The amount sued for In the Weinhard case is H0.W0, and in the Williams case $3000 The other plaintiffs sue for amounts ranging- from $5000 to $10,096, and altogether there is about J50,9 involved. The stipulation by which these two cases are being thus tried jointly also provides, in effect, that the other cases pending shall abide the result of tills trial, when carried to the court of last resort, and, as questions of federal law are Involved, the court of last resort shall be considered the supreme court of the United States; and there is also a provision contemplating the taking of the Weinhard case to that court for a final determination of the question involved. E. S. Pillsbury, a San Francisco attor ney, and R. T. Piatt, appear as counsel for the defendant, and George H. Williams, Thomas O'Day and George H. Durham for the plaintiffs. The facts in the case are as follows: The plaintiff were all stockholders in the sums severally sued fr in the defendant bank, which. In UK, considering its capi tal stock Impaired, requested the control ler of currency that It be authorized or directed to make an assessment upon the shareholders. Acting upon this suggestion. the controller of the currency, in October of that year, directed the bank to lew year, directed the bank to levy upon all shareholders an assessment of 59 per cent upon the capital stock of the bank, which was JSW.800. the aggregate atnemment to be J2SO.W0- and the treasury department further notified the bank that if such assessment was not levied and collected, the bank must go into liquida tion and a receiver would be appointed. The directors, accordingly in the follow ing December, by a resolution duly passed, and In accordance with the positive in structions of the controller of the currency, passed a resolution levying such assess ment, notice of which was sent to all stockholder, among them the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs refused to pay the assess ment, and their stock was sold and bid In by the bank. The plaintiffe allege that the assessment was void and Illegal, because It was not levied at a shareholders' meeting, but by the directors, and the stockholders had no notice of It until afterwards, and that such notice was not sufficient; alro that the directors were not authorized by the bank's charter, or the federal laws, to thus lev an assessment. The hank demurred o the complaints, contending that the assessment was legal. The matter was armed some time aao at length, and Judges Sears and Fr&ver over ruled the demurrer, holding that the as sessment was Illegally made. Counsel for the defendant called Cashier B. X. Dooly to the witness stand and ashed him concerning the assets of the bank and their condition in May 1S97. at the ttme the stock was dtenosed of for nonpayment of the ase-ements. In support of this evidence, which was objected to by plaintiffs attrnevs, Mr. Pillsbury said the measure of their recov ery was the value of the stock at the time of Its conversion If It had no value at the time of the sale, they were not entitled to recover. The difference between the 11abftttes and assets would show the ap proximate value ofthe capital to"k. Coun sel further said "If the sale was Illegal a It alleged, the title did not pass, and plaintiffs have not lost anvthing." Judge Wttthuns. tn reply said: "The bank has no right to convert stock to Its" own We. and make a defense that the stock Is of no value. The plaintiff Is en titled to his stock The law will not permit a defendant to say: 'Tour stock was not worth anything, therefore I can convert It to my own use. How does he know my sock te not worth anything? How does he know I could not sell It for M cents on the dollar or 36 cents on the dollar' He has no right illegally te deprive me of my stock." Judge O'Day contended in behalf of the platatMEs that these shares of stock hav ing been Issued by the defendant, when It undertook to convert Its own stock and thereby deprive the plaintiffs of partici pation to the management and winding up of the corporation, and thereby pre vented plaintiffs from their pro rata share of the assets, it was not competent for it to a"R- that the corporation was Insolvent, and therefore the stock had no value. The puUnttffs were entitled to Judgment for the face value of the stock, and the ques tion of defendants ability to pay could be raised only when execution was issued. Mr. Pftlsbury again took occasion to remark "If as iron assert the sale was Uicyumr twi wriii, werv wtus wi ouu age done." Jodge O'Day It te pretty late to plead tnat now That mlgfct have done a long time ago Taw judges were disposed to admit the evidence a!thoti8a somewhat uncertain, and the time for the noon recess having arrived the matter was deferred. Wlin court convened, in the afternoon. It was decided that theft oatlaiony be re- eehwd Mr Dooly then mode a state ment of the oondltton of the assets of the KING yard 100 Pieces Decorated English Porcelain. . . $ 9.75 set 60 Pieces English Porcelain, white 4.80 set 104 Pieces Haviland China, decorated 21.70 set Extra Values In Women's Shoes Soft Dongola kid cloth or kid tops; medium or wide toes; patent or kid tips; light or 'heavy soles, and newest shapes, from $2 to $3 pair bank In May, 1897, when the stock was sold for the assessment, as follows: Bills and accounts receivable (good) J 426,531 Bills and accounts receivable (partly good and worthless) 676,866 Real estate (partly good) 2S.S78 "Warrants (partly good) 99,987 expenses paid, etc, loss 1,469 United States bonds, due from cor respondents, and cash 379,332 Total $1,03,016 . The witness then proceeded to testify specifically as to these items in May, 1897, and of the depreciation of the value of real property held by the bank. Including timber lands. George E. Watklns and Mr. Smith were also called as witnesses, on that point. Mr. Dooly explained about the worthless notes, and concerning the assets, item by Item. He was still on the stand when the court adjourned for the day, and if he makes a complete detailed statement of everything will not finish for some time. The answer of the bank sets up that the assessment was legal and compulsory upon It; that under the positive and Imperative lnstructionsVof the treasury department it was bound to act as It did; that the action of the board of directors was suffi cient and binding upon the shareholders, and that even if not so the plalnt.ffs are estopped from prosecuting these actions because they did not protest or take measures to prevent the sale of the stock. The answer is voluminous, and sets forth in full all the resolutions, instructions from the controller of the currency, etc. The questions previously decided aga nst the defendant on demurrer were all briefly presented by them yesterday. In order to save all points for the appeal to the United States supreme court, where it is said the case will finally be presented. WILL TAKE TO DAIRYING. IOYver Columbia Farmers Con Not Raise Hay Profitably. William Bayfield, a Gray's river farmer, who was in Portland yesterday, says people down along the Columbia river will have to quit raising hay, as the market for it has disappeared with the advent of the donkey engine among the logging camps. "We have the best dairy country in the world," he said, "and making but ter will pay us much better than raising hay, which we have to sell, baled, at $S 4 l?n- "e eeu a" l UHer we ca" ?f e at,sood ?sures' the scarcity and nLgn. pFIces f ?ows hamper us In our 3 ton. We can sell all the butter we can efforts to get back to a dairy basis. With In five years, however, we will all be stocked up, as It will take about that time to raise cows. We must stop selling calves to the butchers, even should good prices be offered for them." Mr. Bayfield thinks the practice of sell ing month-old calves to be slaugthered for veal has tended more than anything else to the present shortage In milch cows. A calf at that age weighs, dressed, an aver age of 100 pounds, and. as 10 cents a pound can be obtained for the carcasses In Portland, many farmers and dairymen have been tempted to let their heifer calves go. The river bottom lands in his neighbor hood are subject to winter overflows, and so are enriched year after year by allu vial deposits. These bottoms are capable of producing heavy crops of alfalfa and nutritious roots, and they can be thus made to carry a large amount of stock. He has very little respect for a donkey engine, which, he says, "does the work formerly done by hundreds of horses and cattle In the logging camps, and at the same time eat nothing but a little dry bark, where the livestock would use up hundreds of tons of hay and grain, thu3 making farming pay in Wahkiakum coun ty. "But we'll make more money than ever when we get our dairies started, as we will have a good market right at As toria for all we can sell." ' c WILL SUSTAIN 5,000 MINERS Portland Man's Opinion of the Klon dike Possibilities. B. M. Putnam, of Portland, who has spent two years on the Klondike, and along the Upper Yukon, Is preparing to return to Dawson in the spring. He has bench claims in Last Chance, which he hopes to develop Into something valuable this summer, though he thinks Dawson has seen Its best days. "Five thousand people," he says, "Is all the population the Klondike country can reasonably sup port, and It will finally dwindle down to that figure and stay there. The region is rich in gold, but very limited in area, and people are leaving there all the time, just as fast as they can arrange their affairs to depart. There will be no more com plaint of lack jof food supplies at Daw son, as the few people remaining perma nently can easily obtain all they want." Of the Atlin country's future, he Is by no means enthusiastic In fact, he con siders it a very poor mining country at best. "You may strike a big nugget worth J300 or $400, while mining In the Atlin district, and then spend It all hunt ing for another, which you are by no means sure of finding, even then." He looks for no great exodus to Atlin here after. MUSIC TONIGHT. Portland Hotel Cnfe Aeolian Orcb.es.. trelle Programme, "WilHam Tell" overture (Rossini); "Cav alioria Rusticana," Inte mezzo (M ecagnl); "Yale 'S9." two-step (Smith), "Warm Re- ceptlon" (Anthony); "Morning, Noon and Night," overture (Suppe); "II Trovatore," miserere (Verdi); "Jolly Fellows," waltz CVollsbedt); "Thunderer," march (Sous); "Cavltlna" (Raff): "Queen of Stoeba," fan tasia (Gounod); medley overture; "Tann hauser," finale (Wagner); potpourri. "Na tional Airs," "Georgia Campmeeting" (Mills); "A Sweet Bunch 6t Daisies" (Owon). 10 Greve'a Oiament has became the popular cure Jer skla troubles. True merit alwaya wins. Parker's Hair Balsam will cave your hair. 0e9a9teeee(eettoae8eeftecaeoet9t8ote e 9 . e e .. UMBRELLAS I TODAY : o o At 75c At $100 At $150 More new Challies, More new Foulards, More new Shirtwaist Flannels, More new Laces, More naw Trimmings, New Brussels Point Lace Curtains, More new Wash Goods, New Fancy Silks, The La Vsda Corset . Renders every figure graceful, fashionable, attractive. It is at the same time perfectly hygienic, allowing com plete freedom for breathing, and is absolutely correct in proportion and line. Straight front.- Long hips. New fabrics. esoeooeoeoooeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo DISCUSSED SHIP CANAL PROTESTATIONS MADE AGAINST LAXD LEASE RILL. Chamber of Commerce Trustees Also Discussed Matter of Another Line to Cape Some. iiupuruiiiL uusiness came oeiore ioe canal question. The San Diego chamber , of commerce sent a letter favoring the Nicaragua route. It favored American , t . j. i f l- it. control rather than sovereignty and op-r posed fortification of the canal. S. M. Mears, of the canal committee, made the following report: In relation to the letter dated December 20, 1800, from Admiral John. G. "Walker, president of the Isthmian canal commission, to the presi dent of our body, which was referred to me to report upon, I would eay that at present we are not chiefly an agricultural community, depending- upon foreign markets for the eale of Barplus stocks, and do not get the returns from those markets which largely fix the local values. Even the Eastern states are practically for eign to us on account of their distance, as the distance from a freight-rate standpoint la to be measured by the water route round the Horn. All these markets being stst from us, and the distance to all of them being in thousands of miles via the Horn, the freight and time or in terest Is a largs and burdensome item, which we all Unow must be deducted from the selling price. This condition must of necessity retard our rapid development and most of us would like to experience some of the benefits of that de velopment, and not leave it all to poaterity. To confirm thia view, I mention our staple products, wheat, fish, hops and fruit, and to which might be added lumber, although that finds a market mostly to the West; but cheaper freights to the East might enlarge the market in that direction also. I understand that the bulk of these products are sold In Europe and the Eastern states, and the distance to all these points will be ma terially shortened many thousands of miles by the isthmian canal, with a consequent reduc tion of carriliwr charges, all of which means additional net returns to the community, and the more the producers liiake the i more they will ?pen4 for groceries, dry goods, frame houses and other things. If this hypothesis Is correct, the canal Is of vital Importance to the coast dwellers, and is worthy of our hearty support. As a. coast manufacturer. It would seem inimical to my interests to work for the cahal, which will give lower rates westward to our Eastern competi tors; but we feel that the general prosperity and growth which this cuast will receive from lewer rates to the markets they must sell In, will Increase the consumption of our goods, and give us larger markets also, the lack of which makes all manufacturers on this coast mini mum producers at maximum costs. Report on Coal Deposits. Chairman Batchelder, of the committee on mines, submitted the fo.lowing letter which he had written to the Philadelphia Manufacturer In response to a request for information regarding coal deposits in the neighborhood of Portland: I regret I cannot give as full information on the subject as I would like, for want of neces sary data. At the present time the coal depos its tributary to ti-is city are in the process of development, and have not yet reached the stage of actual producers. There are, however, eome valuable deposits of bituminous' coal which are being developed, and which before the close of the present jear will aad very ma terially to the coal supply of this section. Be fore the coal from this source Is put on the market it will be necessary to provide better means of transportation than now exists be tween the mines and the Columbia rler. The coal In question is a good character of bi tuminous coal, carrying from CO to 74 per cent of fixed carbon, makes a satisfactory grade of coke, and Is a superior quality of blacksmith ing and eteam coal. There are no lines of coal steamers now running from this port. The present supply of coal for steamers comes from the state of Wasr ngton, and the price delivered at Portland f. o. b. steamer la ?5 per ton. Prom plans now under consideration the en tire situation in Portland in regard to the supply of coal will be very materially changed before the end of the present jear. No Lease Legislation. The Seattle chamber of commerce sent a copy of a resolution protesting against lease of the public grazing lands west of the 99th meridian, which It had adopted. The Seattle body complained that the proposed measure would be Inimical to the best interests of the West, and espe cially hurtful to Washington. Represent ative Tongue wrote that the lease bill stands no show of passage at this ses sion of congress. Senator Simon wrote that he Is giving full attention to the protest of the Portland Chamber of Com merce against lease legislation. Cape Nome Steamers. The Cape Nome steamship line, ot San Francisco, wrote that.it has chartered the new steamer San Pedro for the Cape Nome trade, and asked what inducements would be offered if the steamer would make trips from Portland. The letter was laid over until a more definite proposi tion could be obtained from the company. Miscellaneous Matters. The lengthy protest of Levi W. Myers against the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and the request of George H. Hlgbee, of the Empire steamship line, San Francisco, for Indorsement of the Payne-Hanna subsidy biH were laid on the table. The board of trade, of Dawson, and a Ladies' and Men's Umbrellas, fast black English gloria, steel rods, fancy natural wood handles. Ladies' and Men's Umbrellas, fast black serge, steel rods, Congo fancy loops and crook handles. Ladies' and Men's Umbrellas, black silk serge, steel rods, natural wood, Princess and Dresden handles. More new Dress Goods, New Oriental Stripe Tapestry, New Denims, New Silkallnes, New Point d'Arab Lace Curtains, New Fancy Shirts for Men. New Embroideries, number of corporations doing business in that city complained about the Irregu larity of the mail service between the United States and the Yukon country. It was set forth that the Canadian De velopment Company, which has a contract to deliver 700 pounds of mail a week, takes into the country but S50 pounds, that much matter mailed at first-class postage rates is shut out, and that two montns instead of two weeks should be allowed to make good a deficiency. A copy of the Dawson letter was ordered sent to Ore gon's delegation in congress, with the re quest that steps be taken to remedy the trouble. j.u wcv.uwvo v-uuiumict; jl me AXciuuntu p.iqinp,., Mnn'a t ot,i nt rtn Commerce hag hretofore put itself on record( the secretary was Instructed to lnn1r ' P0P0,,0ta ' i, """". l r.nntn rw Tnn. roo Ja Captain George Pope was elected to membership in the Chamber of Commerce. SPOKE OF CREMATION. Son Franciscan Tells of Various Methods of Disposing of the Dead. A lecture on cremation, by Prank B. Gibson, at the Unitarian chapel last even ing was listened to by an audience which comfortably filled the chapel, about half of whom were women. The speaker was Introduced by D. P. Thompson, who stated that Mr. Gibson was secretary of the San Francisco Cremation Company, and had come by Invitation from a num ber of citizens who were interested in hav ing a crematory established in Portland, and who thought the time had come for some action to be taken in the matter. Many persons here were in favor of cre mation, and there was a large territory here without a crematorium, and in order to reach one It was necessary for remains to be taken to San Francisco, at consid erable cost and delay. Mr. Gibson spoke of the different meth ods of disposing of the dead In use In different ages and countries; the earth burial most in use among civilized peo ples; the tomb burial In vogue among the ancient Egyptians and early Christians, the builders of the pyramids and cata combs; burial by committal to the water, as is necessary at sea, and Is done by ; East Indians in the Ganges; exposure of I remains to the action of the elements, as among Indians in Alaska, Australia and other places; exposure of remains to be destroyed by birds or beasts, as prac ticed by tbe Parsees in their towers of silence; and, lastly, cremation or destroyal of the remains by intense heat. He spoke of the somber and gloomy ap pearance of the church-yards of our fore fathers, as compared with the modern crematory and columbarium, and ex plained the desirability of cremation from several standpoints, as compared with the tedious process of decay in earth burial, one going on slowly for years, and the other being accomplished In a few mo ments. He gave a brief sketch of the history of cremation in this country from its beginning to the present time, show ing how the custom had gradually be come more widespread. He explained the difference between cremation and Incinera tion, in which the remains are not brought Into contact with the fire, handling the Subject with great tact and delicacy. At the conclusion of his remarks, the audience Inspected some photographs of the crematory, chapel and columbarium In San Francisco. Articles of Incorporation of a crematory company have been prepared by a com mittee consisting of Judge C. B Bellin ger, J. Couch Flanders and Emmett B. Williams, and the soliciting of subscrip tions to the stock will be begun this i morning. It is proposed to Incorporate for 52o,C00. and sell stock to that amount, and to sell 1000 cremation certificates at $30 each, payable In Installments If desired. Outside of the desirability of securing a crematory for sanitary and other reasons, there Is no doubt among the promoters that the Investment will be a paying one, and It Is the desire and Intention of those Interested In the scheme to provide a .crematory and buildings In connection which shall be a credit to the city. " a o ON 'HEART FORCES." Seventh Day's Session of the A. M. D. Conference. The session yesterday morning of the California and Oregon conference of the A. M. E. church was devoted to what is known as "passing the character" of the ministerial members of the body. This form Is gone through at every Methodist conference, in order that any charges that should be made against any member may be investigated. A conference tea was given Monday evening, at Zion church, by the pastor and members, to the mem bers of the conference, the proceeds be ing devoted to paying the incidental ex penses of the conference. One of the most Interesting features of the conference was a lecture by Rev. Dr. H. W. Kellogg, of the Taylor-atreet MethodlEt church, on "Heart Forces." Rev. W. W. Howard was re-elected su perintendent of Sunday school work of the A. M. E. Zion connection on. the Pacific coast. In the absence of the bishop. Rev. T. Brown is presiding over the delibera tions of the body. It Is thought the work of conference will be concluded today. o "Good nature pays'." You can be In good Vrnmnr nnd snort haalth If vnu rnkn TToniVs Sarsaparilla. Stationery Hurlburfs Foreign Mall Note Paper, blue and white, M sheets, with envelopes to match, Titian shape, per box. Face Powder Poszoni's Medicated, white or flesh, per box 19c 32c Tooth Brushes . Four-Bow Pure Bristle Tooth- Vk Brushes, regular price 15c, UQ. Ladles Underwear ,?L' ,aI,ed Combination Suits. Onelta style or open front, a suit Ladles' Gloves ' One-Clasp P. K. Walking Gloves, browns, tans and M no Sair .1:!f?!.!f..?.r!.c.e..?h..per $103 Ladles Umbrellas 26-Inch Black Twlllpfl Sot--- natural. Dresden or Princess handles, regular price $1.50 each $1.09 Basement Specials Gas Tapers, per box e- Gas Lighters, each -2c Washboards, each 1 yc No. 8 Copper-bottomed Wash- Boilers, each 87c Ladies' Shoes Ladies' Dongola Button shoes, o heel or spring heel; sizes 2 ftP to 4&; per pair KJJj Ladles' Dongola button shoes, soring heel, coin top. patent ts 4 s m tip; regular price ?2.50; per J),()5 Ladies Dongola lace shoes. kid or vesting tops, stock or patent tips, coin toes, black or tan; regular prices 53 and $4; per pair $2.15 DISCIPLINE IS ENFORCED MAJOR JUBITZ HAS BATTALION MA. CHIKERY IN MOTION. Memliera of Guard in Portland Fined or Expelled for Neglect of Dnty Battalion Parade. Major R. Jubltz, commanding the Port land battalion of the National Guard, is not softening in bis effort to bring his command up to a high grade of discipline and efficiency. Pursuant to Instructions issued some time ago, company com manders are required to enforce attend ance at drills, or order the delinquent be fore the court of discipline for fine. There Is a short list of noncommissioned offi cers and privates on the books who have been fined, but have not paid. These will be proceeded against in the justice court if they do not liquidate otherwise. A few members of the battalion have been dropped from the rolls for continuous neg lect of duty On the evening of Febru ary 26 the battalion will parade in the Armory for exercise In battalion move ments and the ceremonies of review. The following order just issued by Major Ju bltz covers all these points, and others connected with the battalion work: Headquarters, First Battalion, Third Regiment, Infantry, O. N. G., Portland, February 20. Orders No. 3: 1. Companies E, F, G and I will parade In fatigue uniform (without leggings) for instruction and drill In the school of the battalion and In the ceremonies of parade and review, on Monday, February 26. As sembly at 8:15 o'clock P. M. The sergeant-major and company musicians will report to the adjutant at the same hour and place. 2. The proceedings and findings of the battalion court of discipline convened January 23, 1900, pursuant to B. O. No. 1, C. S., are hereby approved, and the following-named delinquents will pay to the treasurer of the Officers' Association, Lieutenant F. S. Baker, at his office, No. 85 Third street, this city, the amount of fines sat opposite their names, within 10 days from the rate of this .order, or same shall be filed with a justice of the peace for prosecution, as prescribed In para graph 45, Military Code of the state of Oregon:. LIST OF ABSENTEES. Samuel Jordan, sergeant, company G...100 Clay S. Morse, private, company G 50 Oscar L. Murray, private, company G. 1 00 Arthur Preacher, private, company I.. 1 50 R. Campbell, private, company E 150 F. A. Volkhardt, corporal, company F 1 50 J. M. Pipes, private, company F 100 Company commanders will cause a copy of this order to be. served on each of the herein named delinquents, and will make returns of said service, so that same shall bo received at these headquarters not later than Thursday evening, Pebruary 22. Appeals from the decision of the court will be heard by the battalion commander in these headquarters, February 22, and Saturday, February 24, from 8 to 9:30 P. M. The collection of all fines not remitted upon appeal will be enforced by law, and delinquents are advised to pay same with in the time required and thus avoid court 3. in compliance S. O. No. 3, C. S. B., officers of the day are detailed for duty at the Multnomah county Armory as fol lows: , Captain H. TJ. Welch, battery A, Febru ary 19 to 24 Inclusive. Captain C. L. Dick, company F, Febru ary 26 to March 3 inclusive. Captain G. C. von Egloffstein, company G, March 5 to March 10 Inclusive. Captain A. W. Clothier, company I, March 12 to March 17 inclusive. 4. Company commanders will at once prepare and post In their company quar ters a complete list of the members of their respective commands, showing squad number, residence and business address of each man. These lists will be promptly and neaitly corrected as changes occur. 5. Captain Thomas K. Mulr, president of the battalion court of discipline, is hereby relieved from further duty on said court. Captain Charles L. Dick is here by detailed president of the battalion court of discipline. . He will convene the court at these headquarters Tuesday, Feb ruary 27, at 8:30 o'clock P. M., for the trial of such delinquents as may be summoned to appear before it. 6. A noncommissioned officer, musician or private, who shall have been absent from a battalion drill, parade or Inspec tion, shall immediately thereafter render In writing a reason for such absence to his company commander, who will indorse thereon his approval or disapproval and forward at once to these headquarters. Compliance with the foregoing will pri marily dispose of many cases of nonat tendance for which satisfactory excuses exist, but which heretofore have been brought before the battalion court of dis cipline and unnecessarily augmenting Its labors. 7. The resignation of First Lieutenant P. Gevurtz, company E. has been accepted by the commander-in-chief, to take effect from January 9, 1900. 8. The following noncommissioned offi cers have passed the battalion examining board and received their warrants: Sergeants S. E. Rhenstrom. W. H. Don aca,C. R. Sammons, W. H. Banfield, Will lam Melby; Corporals E. T. Thomas. H. H. Hanklns, D. E. Bowman, R. D. Mer chant, company I; Corporals A. P. Keller, A. H. Wey, F. C. Stackpole, company F. 9. Upon recommendation of their com pany commander, Privates J. A. McKin non. C. Nelson, J. F. Caywood, W. W. McCully, D. W. Ware, company F, have been dropped for continuous neglect of duty. Their names will be stricken from the rolls, reports and returns, and they will from date of this order cease to be members of the Oregon National Guard. 10. Honorable discharges have been is sued to the following: Sergeants Leonard Lasly. E. M. Lance, George S. H. Jack son. C. B. Lance; Privates A. Johnson, B. W. Craig. B. J. Bngberg, company B. By order of Major R. Jubltz. Official: B. C. MEARS, First Lieutenant and Adjutant. 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LEADING FURRD3RS OF THE "WKST. 283-285 Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR RAW FURS Willamette Iron & Steel Works JAMES LOTAN, Manager, PORTLAND, OREGON 1R0NF0UNDERS, MACHINISTS, BOILERMAKERS AND STEAMBOAT BUILDERS Designers and builders of Marine Engines and Belters, Mining and Dredging Machinery and General Mill and Iron Work, Fire Hydrants, Pulleys, Shafting, etc Correspondence solicited. e 0oeeoeteeooe(t9itttBtcettct8Ote9t Y. M. C. A. WOMEN WON. Exciting; Game of Bosket-Ball Be tween Fair Athletes. The game of basket-ball last night -at the T. M. C. A. gymnasium, between the girls from th6 Turn "Vereln and the women's annex of the T. M. C. A., re sulted in a victory for the association by a score of 3 points to L The game was decidedly close and fast, played with a dash and snap that at times necessitated a call for time. Damaged shins and bumped eyes and aching sides were very much In evidence last night. Throughout the game the large crowd was so intent watching the lithe, bloomer-clad, dtehev-eled-halred contestants that they forgot to yell, but when a point was made a frantic outburst would be the result. The shots on goal, evidently on account of the in tense eagerness of the players, were not as accurate as in the last game, and, though tries for goal from fouls were numerous, but few resulted in points. Misa Becker shot one goal from the field, scoring two points for T. M. C. A. Mies Little threw a goal from foul, scoring one more. The Turners' point was a goal from foul thrown by Miss A. Fay. Where eacn player worked so hard and well, to par ticularize would be unfair. The captains. Miss A. Fay and Miss M. Schloth, had a battle royal, this time with honors even, for Miss Schloth played in better form than last game, and more up to her standard. Miss Stanton, for the Turners, and Mrs. Hadiey, of T. M. C. A., at guard, seemed to bear the brunt of the numerous attacks, and relieved their goals frequently by well-directed and long throws. So far there te no championship, aa each team has won a game. The line-up was as follows: T. M. C. A. Turners. Miss M. Schloth C Mies A. Fay Mrs. Hadiey G Mtee Stanton Miss Little G Mrs? Krohn Mrs. Harned J ....Mis Fay Miss Becker F.Mtes Qaaekeaoosh Initials, Even, Are Distasteful. SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. (To the Editor.) Your correspondent, "J. G. H.," of Sa lem, in yesterday's issue will pass as a confrere of your Portland anonymity of "Common Sense" fame. Had he the man iinau fn ttive, his name. I would have an- l swered him with becoming dignity, but an unknown prevaricator aettner oeservw nor merits" It, From my correspondence anent the "Catholic Press"' be takes the two extremes of a complex clause and construes a sentence of ns own which he attributes to me. I disown bofchthe sentence and its sentiment, and the "on generous eonetniGtlon" whieh he pAits up on my words calls Into question either the honesty or the totelHseace Qi J. G. H. Wil A. DALY. Men's Wear Top Coats Our Now Topcoat, the Bradford, Is a very scymn garmem, moos or nae aii-wvn Carat doth, thoroughly woH nniahed throughout, and The price $13.85 a sacofrsdtesty low lor- soom. a. bandaome Men's Shirts Among tho roeoafc anNotw mohma; Goods Dspai ESS Jr. oar Fur are Unas of jcoa's anndoroa Percate and Madras Shirts at $1.00 and $1.50 each la ail tha latest patterns. Young glen's Suits Several Lmos of Toon Mom's Suits, la the nowost matrtate and latest styles, iav bean placed In stock this week Sloes aro from 14 to If ytsars. and prices r9fi& $6.50 to $15 a suit Very swell jarmants for mwk man aro ew? now Oxford Gray Silk-Faced Top seats, staos IS to IS years. We are also sbowmsr Unas of Tepooato tot boys, smoa 4 to years, at $5 and $6.50 each Boys' Vestee Suits Our Lmos of Boys' Fancy Yosteo Suits, swos i a a years, in ray tvvi5w aad ranga In ortc from $1.50 to $7.75 a suit We are showing over 50 styles of Gendron Baby , Carriages and Go-Carts the best made. Carriages, ?S.5 te $30.00. Ge-Carts, ?S.0 to ?1S.00. last week of great 99 CARS FOR PEANUT STANDS. Two May Be Takes te Cane Xome From Cervallls. M. Schmidt, formerly a hotel man ot CorvalMa, Is In Portland, preparing to taxe a stock of general merchandise to Nome with the first trip of the Elder. He has spent some time In Alaska since the rush of 1397, aad Bis ventures there have panned out well enough to encourage further ef forts. He will take two grown sons with him this time, and establish them at Nome or in the vicinity. Mr. Schmidt says be la Indebted to the steel trust for one good lift In life, as he has recently sold 86 tons of steel rails for $38 per ton, though they cost only $14 in boom times. These rails have formed a track for street cars in Corvalue for sev eral years, and were little the worse for wear when be recently had them torn up and sold to a logging camp near Viento Corvallte people are glad to get the rails out of the way, as the cars ran only tw ce a day when the trains came in. and the streets are better off without them. He has two horse-cars yet to dispose of. and thinks of taking these to Nome with him as they might be used for peanut stands there. When Mr. Schmidt becomes a million aire, he is going to invest his surplus In Portland real estate, he says, as the-e are to be only three eitlee on the Paella coast-San Francisco, Portland and Se attle. "Portland has doubled Its popula tion and wealth within 1 years," he said, "and a city that can do that through a period of universally dull times, Is good enough for me." o o i Frances WHlRrd Oay. The Bast Side W. C. T. TJ.. will o'beerve Frances WlHard and Christian citizenship day Friday at the union's hall, on Eat Twenty-sixth and Sast Powell stre-ts. Mrs. Sarah Kern Is president of the unior Dinner will be served from 5 30 to T w, after which, will follow addresses on Chr -tian citlsenstiip. These will Include 'Rtv latlon of Church and State," "Horn" and the State." and "Halations of School ard State." All Interested will be welcomed o Pno Organs Wllev B Allen "o jflpBmivtjfaii ijgjiuw 3