IS
THE MOKNING OREGONIAS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1900.
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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."
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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).
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Jer skla troubles. True merit alwaya wins.
Parker's Hair Balsam will cave your hair.
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.. UMBRELLAS I
TODAY :
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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.
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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.
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Commerce hag hretofore put itself on
record( the secretary was Instructed to
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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. "
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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.
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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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in Ingrain
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and Axminster
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May now be found in our superb
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likely to be found elsewhere. We
take pride in inviting- your atten
tion to our magnificent line.
Beauty of design, quality and
value are the points on which we
lay particular stress. It is to
your interest to consider them
when making your selection.
A fine line of new patterns in
linen warp mattings now ready
for inspection.
In every department, and on
every counter in our store are
now displayed the choicest of
spring and summer styles.
F
WE MUST HAVE ROOM
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our
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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
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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
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Pno Organs Wllev B Allen "o
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