12 THE MORNING OREGOfflAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1900. Attractive Ribboo Values "ZiZrr.M':s"k. at 25c yard New lace, striped and corded and plain taffetas, 3 and 4 inches wide. Colors, pink, gray, leghorn, red, navy, yak, turquoise, violet and parme. Extra good at 25c yard. 2 Petticoat Chances The mtoun -wtR tell the story better th sa words, but we'll add, Come early. Petticoats for General Wear at ea Fancr plaids, stripes and three plain colors of neroaltae, percale and cotton moreen. $L to f&M Skirts, bow only 8c each. Black Brocaded Dress Worsteds 4c values. K Inches wide and eight design, at do BMSttc counter, Cor 29c yd A Stirring Scrim Sale Priae Va4ne, Open-Work Scrim, white and ecru, 6c yard Whitney Baby Carriages and Go-Oarts, With latest Improvements for ISM. On Fourth floor. RECEIVED AN OVATION JFRAWXJBT OwaCPANY WARMLY WBL COMBB T OflRDRAY'S. Flue Prednotfen of "The Sporting Dachew" Witnessed r a. Hohbc That Paeked the Theater. By a oolnoidano watch is asMstctotts Xor the house la which they are playing for the first time, and pleasant to the ligion of UMtr adnttrsre. the T. Xaatl Iraw.ey Company return to Portland to ctiebiate the Attn anniversary of its or ganization. This fact, as Mr. Frawiey remarked In bis acknowledgments to one cf tht stormiest houses Coraray ever had, 1pi i ight, was gratifying. He had prom Jyd on the basis of the happy encour utemi nt received, a high standard of inductions from his company, and it w a.s unnecessary for him to say it was a j, easuie to receive the welcome they had. Ihe people were ready to give It. Had th v iShes of a noisliy demonstrative au ci j ce been regarded, the performance wouiu have been continued until the wee 1 i.ur-h of morning. There was a great i .U the audience wanted to do which it c uan t it was kept busy looking ou. j.. i what followed next. In 12 rapidly tiuiig scenes of "The Sporting Duch t - there is little chance for a pause fcnd readjustment of sympathies for the characters in the melodramatic story of wd Miiainy, nobility, virtue and bon is For a long and heavy melodrama, xi . . b three atory-oomniling people, its r .an theme gets through an amazing c ( of scenes. Tbe course of hate and ?nd villainy makes a hard running nub th horses, and when they approach a i ivork of unexplained-things, the story - ., the horses steeplechase to the end. It is a great play, and an involved story. If one has any doubts about the xrH j i- finish he Is respectfully referred to 1 . contrivers of "The Bporting Duchess." The play Is among tbe strongest ever r. i in this City. It Is fresh, and there I An atmosphere about it that suggests i i p. nulneness of the place from which it i- taken the sporting nobility and Oth of Ixradon. It preserves a distinct f,ic- of comedy, and its heart interest 11k lone little girl in gray Is so strong thar ac ji whole the average playgoer has v m thlr-g to chuckle over. r iwnv did well to give an index of v is to follow by last night's play. 1 . i ( w as more money in Cordray's box i e than ever before, representing a h n performance, at any price. ' wv a significant thing that the new !) the popular manager exhibited re c. ld -o hearty a greeting. One act p. ? :'ii to Introduce them all, and though 1 1 ( it osentatton was merely preliminary, 1 i is no doubt of the house eapitu lit nj. Good stage pictures, magntneent 1 knew omen and fine gowns and pranc ii i horses gave the play a complete pre ci tatiop It was a night of success for T .w and his new players, Manager i i-ni i who made a winning in the at tmoiton, and, lastly, to the players them- fie i s There is a Jockey-like eKpression ap plicable to the uniformly pretty women if the Frawiey Company "they carry their clothes well." Bach In her way ap P ars to good advantage, even in the j? ne of the paddock, where amid nervous fleet -hoofs stag toilets must be pre set ed The freedom and ease with winch Keith Tiakeman play Marie, the title part, la cer bit as striking In its captivating Tin as Mary Van Baren does Vivian lurville the woman with a past, and t bo adventures with the present In a ter- iblj bold manner. The way Miss Van I uren smokes a cigarette al tonnes down c fake brandy and soda surely proves a i -ta1n sort of devi'.try can be imper t nated convincingly and graceful'. Her rt last night will lie remembered with r smile when we shall see her in a draw- p-room comedy. Keith "Wakeman is I: statuesque, has a model form, and a oilow rich voice, that one is prone te , Mpv goes most suitably with the part Marian Barney carries the emotional i f ie of Muriel. Countess of Desborough. a hlehly satisfactory manner. Hers is e fair, large blonde style of beauty. .x v the abottt-to-be-dlwrraced wife, she Meved waccess in a trying role. Thosa McAliHrter h a friend old and de--htful in ftauatatance. She received nant recocnitlon. L.l.lian Pearl Landers as Annette Don r h is the deHcate. lithesome, sweet . ping Ingenue of the company. She '- Ae a hit in her comedy situations. The appeararce or Mlnnette Barrett in ie company vu tooked forward to with tenw interest by no smalt portion of 1 he audience Minnette Barrett is other- ie Minnie Smith, a Portland yirl. whoee i aural qualification and anaateor op- cl unities nave jirm Her uum octw ,ment and recognition. She essays the ! ? of Mary Alyaaer, a girl with a be ' val ators Her acene with Dick, the key is effective, and ahe appeared Tnpieteiy at her eaoa Her success Ft xr! awnrpd Kffr the ladles comes a aamber of rllna actor wht erawe particular dea 'i atimi Major Mostyn is portrayed as t tirat-claar villain by Harrington Reyn- ds So strong wan it that he wit heart- htwd something of a return to the Mime method of indoratnc tbe actor ' a thank i p role J. R. Armory' Trlan St-rnM AM., fellow of inr love ard who cannot Had It in - shallow hoirt to leave the Ingenue r the Pc hi he a fine come Br ro'e. I nhloh emltiTt fit Mm Frank Mathteu Rupert Tvo'rh m-.ken a hit in ate little Vlr wn.t..i r1pu to r"s 'nfitmt'- 1n the goreoua "-ore ! M rYrrote n' 1 -r1 the T ' Tbore vitt e ( rn-ed-uroTi brs- i lV"iit !'f!' CT)'r31fl i- r' l'nps w!ch he F"v C.r.r-ne Momatne and little Hn'mw aro about the Varies r -nrfluct onduce? to a smooth per- As cUr new orchestra supplied by Silk Petticoats Here Is grace and cheapness. $12 to $16 fine taffeta pet ticoats, plain or cbange-ff Q 7f!l rti atoie, wide range of colors q t Prt and only sv Made in the latest styles and perfect ly finished. Women's Hose ak plated. Best $1.25 values, with white or tan soles, full fashioned, at a fraction of their value 81c pr New Ice "Wool Shawls. Black and white. Second floor Annex. Manager Cordray delighted the Immense audience. The staging was complete. "The Sporting Duchess" will thrill until Wednesday night. Thursday, "Countess Guckl." RED HOT SERPENTS. "What a Rejiortrr Thonglit He Saw in a Rollins Mill. The rolling mills, on the St. Helens road, do not present a very attractive appearance, with the piles of iron in front and huge stacks of scrap iron and stag piled about, but they present a busy and, to the casual -visitor, a very interesting scene Inside. A huge ehears slices anything In the way of iron into pieces of any size desired, and a number of men are kept busy mak ing up these pieces with all sorts of scrap iron into bundles of the proper size to be worked up lreto new iron. At the far end o-f the building Is a furnace, where these bundles are heated till very pliable, when (they are run between rollers, which welds the heterogenous pieces into a homo geneous mass. The operation of making the billets thus formed Into bar Iron Is interesting to watch. The billets are heated to a white heat, the door of the furnace be ing raised frequently to enable the mas ter workman to see when the right stage has been reached. The rolls through which the Iron Is to be passed a number of times. In order to bring the bars to the required size, stand some distance away from the furnace, as the bars of iron are run backward and forward through them. "When the billets are at the right heat ttie door of 'the furnace Is opened, and a man with a long pair of tongs or grlp pers, which are suspended from a traveling pulley above, seizes one of them and, back ing away, pulls k out of the furnace, then, wheeling ft around, he runs the billet up to a pair of Tolls, which seize and draw it through, reducing the size; In a mo ment back It comes through a smaller ap erture, and this is repeated several times until the billet lias been formed Into a bar the size of a man's wrist, when It is seised by another man and run through other sets of rolls as many times as Is necessary to reduce It to the required siae. Meanwhile, the man who takes the bil lets out of the furnace has not been idle, and has run several other billets to the rolls, and they are all busy at the same time. The rode of iron, as they grow smaller. Increase in length, and as they come sliding through the rolls and glide squirming along the Iron floor, with the end slightly elevated and a sort of snaky motion, look like red-hot serpents, and make the spectator Imagine "he's got 'em again" or is In one of the summer resorts described In Dante's "Inferno." Finally, when the rod has reached the proper s4ze, K is seized at the end by a boy, with a pair of tongs, of course, and dragged to one side and placed on an iron grating, slightly Inclined, In roll tog down which It has all the little curves taken out of it and straightens out along side other rode, and when they have cooled off they are cut Into merchantable lengths. The glare of the furnace, the white, hot bars, dodging back and forth through the rolls, the men working swiftly and Intel ligently and the showers of sparks play ing about all go to make up a spectacle which one can view for some time with interest. CHURCH WEDDING. Philip GevnrtE and Miss May San ders United in Marriage. Owe of the prettiest weddings that has occurred in the Jewish circle for many a month took place yesterday afternoon at the- synagogue of th Congregation Ahavi Shoiom. the contracting parties be ing Philip Gevurtz, of this City, and Miss May Sanders, of Eugene. The church was tastefully decorated with Ivy and other greens, while upon the altar, hang ing from a canopy of Oregon grape, were two pure white doves. Cut flowers and potted palms were also much In evidence throughout the church. Promptly at 5 o'clock, as the organ pealed forth the "Lohengrin" wcddlrg march, the groom entered, with the bride's mother on hte arm, and followed by his beet man aad groomsmen, Messrs. Alex Miller and J. Shemasurky. Shortly after--ward the rlngbearers, Louis and Lillle Gevurtz, came forwasid immediately in front of the bride, who was supported by her father. Following these " wore the bridesmaids, Belle Joseph and Sadie Asher. On reaching the altar, the choir aang "The Holy Ctty." after which Rev. . ert Abrahameon performed the simple j but impressive sen-ice of the orthodox cwurcn. following another selection by ' he choir, the bridal party left the church. to toe music of "Mendelssohn's "Wedding March." and repaired to the new home of the bride, where a supper was partaken of by the Immediate relatives. The bride, who was a society loader of Eugene, was richly attired In a dress of white organffie over taffeta, and wore a veil, wioh orange blossoms. In her hand she carried a bouquet of lilies of the val ley. The groom is a well-known young business man of this City. He Is popular society and a vigorous worker in fra ternal orders, being at the Dreeent time , master of Industry lodge, A. O. U. W.. I vice-president of Oregon lodge, I. 0. B. B.. a member of Columbia lodge of Ma- j aorx and up till a short time ago was First Lieutenant of Company E, O. N. G. I , c , The Life of n Gnn. New York Telegram. in Bsser ine gun tne snorter its lire. i Those monsters, the 110-ton guns, cannot ne recKonea upon to nre more tnan so fall-charge rounds without becoming quite useless. The 67-ton gun can (ire 16 rounds; while the six-inch breechloader to good for 9 or 4S9 full-charge rounds. The reason of this is that the terr flc heat and corrod-ng effect of the powder wears away the bore at the chamber end. and then the shell does not catch the j nfiing. oooeoeeeeoeoeoeeeoesQQOosecGooooeoQooeooeooooooeooeoo w o o e o o DESERVING OF SPECIAL MENTION o o e o e o FIFTY-EIGHT INCHES WIDE MIXED CAMEL'S HAIR e o e CHANCES ARE THERE WILL I NOT BE YARDS ENOUGH 1 TO GO AROUND. o o e J This fabric splendidly illus- 2 trates the spring style of 1 materials for tailor-made dresses. Shown in tan, 2 mode, gray, brown, navy 2 blue. WORTH MORE THAN THE PRICE PLACED ON IT $1.00 YARD 8 e e e I TAILOR I CHEVIOT oteeee o o ooseoeoooeooooooooooooooooodoooooooeoooooooeo BUILDERS ARE ALL BUSY LIVELIEST SCASOX PORTLAND SEEN FOR TEX YEARS. HAS Both Business Blocks and Residences Springing- Up Like Aladdin's Palace On the East Side. Portland builders are busier now than they have been at this season, for tho past 10 years, according to a prominent con tractor, who was speaking on the subject yesterday. They have more to do than hevon at this time last year, though over bw moaern buildings were erected in this City In 1899. To a casual observer there does not seam to be any unusual stir in the building line, but the work is widely scattered, and in the aggregate hundreds of mechanics are busy. Last week only one day was lost on account of the rain, and as the season advances more men and teams will be put to work on new excavations. The new buildings being erected for the Multnomah Club, near the head of Yam hill street, are being pushed steadily to completion. The brick basements of tho i ciuonouse, and the handball court to the north are in position, while the framework of the latter building already, looms up, suggesting the style and loftiness of the new structure. The work of building the brick basement of the new Good Samaritan Hospital goes on steadily, but slowly. The concrete foundations for the brickwork have been laid In the trenches, and great care la being taken with regard to solidity. A large amount of building material is be ing deposited on the Twcsity-third-street side, and the work will be pushed more vigorously as the season advances. Carpenters are now laying floor joists on the first sot of steel pillars, on the new Corbett brick, at Fifth and Stark streets. Bricklayers, ironworkers and car penters can hereafter work In unison on this structure, which is to be finished by Midsummer. The basement walls of ba saltic rock suggest stout foundations for the support of great weight The new Brooke brick block is nearly ready for the roof timbers. The four fine stores fronting on Washington street will add more life to that portion of the City, which Is already becoming a popular re tail quarter of Portland. Excavation proceeds steadily on tho Brown lot, Sixth street, between Washing ton and Alder, and preparations are be ing made for laying extra strong founda tions, as -the owners expect to add more stories to the structure as business Justi fies. A truss roof will be built so that It can be raised out of the way whon the brick walls are to be carried up for a more lofty structure. At present, one story and basement are all that is con templated. The Lawrence residence, being erected at 745 Flanders street, will be one of the prettiest buildings in the residence quar ter of the West Side, when completed. Although begun 'but a few weeks ago, the house is already roofed in. It consists oi two stories, basement and attic, is oi semi-Colonial style of architecture, and will cost between ?40O0 and $5000. Among the buildings nearing comple tion on the West Side, are the Durkhelm er fiats, corner of Alder and Eleventh, end Mrs. Lauer"s two modern residences, southeast corner of Everett and Twenty firs. These structures will all be ready for occupancy by early Summer. Among tho more recent building per mits issued by the Ctty Engineer are: J. F. Haks, 3500 two-story dwelling, northeast corner of East Burnside and East Sixth. O. K. Barker, $900 cottage, corner ol Bowman and East Eighth. J. Lehaid, $140J dwelling, Russell street, between Alblna avenue and Borthwick. Dr. J. K. Jacks, 55300 two-story resi dence. East Madison, between East Nine teenth and East Twentieth. E. Hurgren, $S0O cottage. East Twenty third, between East Ankeny and East Ash. C. S. Husman, $600 cottage, southwest 1 corner East Twenty-nrst and East Ash. Tyler Woodward, $1900 addition, Yamhill, between First and Second. Sam Wadtly, 1300 cottage, southeast corner Twenty-fourth street and St. Hel ens road. R. S. Zeller, $1750 two-story dwelling, East Ankeny, between East Twentieth and East Twenty-first. J. Woodburg, 53SO0 two-story dwelling. East Ankeny, between East Twentieth and Ease Twenty-first. llollnday Addition Buildings. The following new dwellings have been erected in Holladay's Addition recently, whose aggregate cost is not less than $30, 000: F. R. Cook, Eleventh and Tillamook; Russell & Blyth, two houses, Eighth and Tillamook; G. F. Thompson, Fifteenth and Tillamook; Walter Cook, Eighteenth and Tillamook; J. F. Gove, Fifteenth, near Tillamook; H. H. O'Reilly, Seventeenth and Broadway; C. F. Ford Eleventh and Weidl.y; A. M. Shannon, Fourteenth ami Broadway; G. L. Thatcher, Ninth, near Wekiler; H. C Buckley, two houses. Sec ond and Halsey, and First and Halsey; William Reidt, two houses Pacific and Water, George McGowan, Eleventh and Hoyt F McKercher will erect a handsome Point D'Esprit o ZA inrhf; wiHf Special, yard JjC Plain Bobbinet 2 yards wide Special, yard. Italian Silk Blankets In new colorings Each Home furnishing department, eecond floor. Mexicans Indians Chinese Hand-colored Photographic Studies 400 pictures to select from every one full of life and character. Your choice at half-dollar each. Kleinert's Waterproof Brush Edge Skirt Binding, will not shrink nor wrinkle, yard... A LIPMAN-WOLFE SPECIALTY EOULARD SILKS We have ready a collection of rare beauty in Foulard Silks that will glad den your eyes. Next to the Foulards, in point of beauty, is our showing of lmpor4ed Challies. No use trying to describeeither. See them. residence on East Ninth and Weidler. C. W. Tracy will erect a large house to oc cupy half a block on East Seventh and Broadway. B. P. Scott will build on East Fifteenth and Tillamook streets. S. Ber nl will put up two houses on Grand ave nue and Broadway. Tho aggrgeate cost of these five dwellings will probably be abovo $15,000. Sew Cannery Building. Good progress was made the past week on the foundation for the proposed can nery building of tho Oregon Packing Com. pany, on East Yamhill street, between East Eighth and East Ninth. From all Indications, tho new building will be a fine ones and especially fitted for the business, which the managers have desired for somo time. The sito will be excavated to a depth of seven feet, which will give room for the boiler and other ma chinery required In the operation of the establishment. There will be several ele vators running from the basement to the second floor, and power will be required to operate them. Placing the machinery in the basement will leave the upper por tion relieved that much. Practically tho consblidateU building will occupy two sto rlea, and will be 200x100 feet, and will in clude the old structure, on the corner of East Seventh and Belmont streets, which is 50x100. It will be moved to the rear portion of tho ground. In the new can nery there will be ample room for storing purposes, and besides it will be provided with ample modern facilities for canning fruit on a large scale. The Intention is to push construction on the building and have it ready for the coming season. Steam Shovel Still in Operation. Contractor Spore, of Spore & Robinson, stated yesterday that little progress had been made with the foundations for tho two buildings for the Doernbecher fac tory. Tho steam shovel is still in opera tion at the west end of the tract, and trainloads of dirt are constantly being hauled away to Lower Albino. There is still much excavating to do at this end of the tract. It will be some time before the steam shovel has finished up. Nearly double the amount of dirt has been taken out than was estimated would have to be removed. Mr. Spore said that until the excavating has been finished work on the buildings proper could not be com menced, and the warehouse will stand where the temporary switch passes. The permanent spurs will pass the warehouse and also the factory building, and those will be constructed shortly. Some work has been done on the foundations of the two buildings, but this has gone forward under difficulties, owing to the saturated condition of the ground. Trackage Work Commenced. At the Southern Pacific carshops ex cavating lias gono forward as steadily as the weather will permit. The first im portant work will be the construction of a switch from a point on the main line at the north end of the ground. A fill Is under construction across the lower ground toward this point, from the place where the machine-shops will stand. The roadbed for this railway is under con struction through to the connection with the main line. This spur will be completed before the vast amount of building mate rial that will be required can be taken to tho ground, and it will be put through as soon an possible, so that the contractor may crowd construction when the weath er will permit The excavating for the foundation of the building will shortly bo commenced. Concrete will be used for this purpose. If good weather continues the switch will soon be completed and work on the building will proceed. Miscellaneous Improvements. At Sellwood a two-story building Is to be erected on Umatilla avenue and what is called East Sixth street. Contractor Merchant has tho building for construc tion, and work is soon to commence. The foundation for the now cottage of Mr. Barke, on East Eighth and Bowman streets, is nearing completion. This will be tho first dwelling to be erected there for several years, and others are pro jected. Work is being pushed forward on the new creamery building near Pleasant Home on the Powell Valley road, and it will soon be in operation. The owner, Mr. Kern, has confidence that the enter prise will prove a success. The G. A R. hall at Pleasant Home is to be enlarged by. the addition of 25 feet to tho rear end, thus making it 75 feet instead of 50 as at present. Good Character Is Worth Something. McMInnville Reporter. The writing which W. G. Magers was so busy upon, a few days before his exe cution, has ijeen pu'ol'shed, and Instead of being a confession of the crime, as was expected, it was a hand-to-heaven asser vatlon that he was innocent. He makes the point that "when a man with a prev ious conviction, and, when once the black mark is against his name, you know that he cannot get justice, or really a fair trial. They will convict h-m on general principles and public sentiment" This is a well-taken point, and. while it did no good in his case, it emphasizes the value of a previous good character with no un certain sound. Good character and good behavior will retain their value as long as tho world stands, notwithstanding the tendency to exalt tho power of money and to dignify those who attain to poslt'ons of eminence through quest ona-ole meth ods. Let the young and aspiring youth remember this fact. e "Hunger Is the best sauce." You will have a good appetite if you take Hoods Sarsaparllla. pedal Sale 3 $9.85 a Suit In Oxford Gray Camel's Hair, Black and Navy Blue Cheviot amd in Gray, Tan and Granite Blue Homespun, all made up in the very latest style, with box-pleat skirts. Sale begins 8 A. M. Monday, ends 6 P. M. Wednesday. ies s Tan Covert Cloth, with sllk, serge lining; each 36.50 New lines of Rainy Day Skirts have Just been received. They come in Oxford Gray, Blue and Brown, at $6.50 and $7.50 each ies r New lines of Percale "Wrappers, in lat est styles and patterns, 85c to $1.75 each ren s s We have just received new lines of Chil dren's Sailor Suits, and a number of ultra fashionable box coats that will doubtless be of Interest to intending purchasers. JOIN FOR IMPROVEMENT EAST SIDERS UNITE TO HELP ALONG THE EIGHTH WARD. No Ordinary Street Repairs Will Be Satisfactory There Belgian Blocks Talked Of. Preliminary steps were taken toward the formation of an Improvement asso ciation Saturday night at Foss hall by citizens of tho southeast, mainly of the Eighth Ward, for the purpose of encour aging the improvement and repairs of streets. The attendance was not large, but those present were determined to take action to set In motion Improvement. Councilman Cameron was present and greatly facilitated the effort On motion it was decided to start a preliminary or ganization. Waldemar Seton was elected president and L. H. Wells secretary, each consenting to serve untdl there should be a larger attendance. There was an in formal discussion of the situation concern ing the condition of the street In that por- tlon of the City south of Hawthorne ave- nue. i-orucuiar reierence was nad to Grand avenue south from East Clay. Councilman Cameron explained what had been done in the City Council, with regard to that street. He said that the $500 that had been considered in the Council was under tho understanding that there would be help from Inman, Paulsen & Co.'s saw mill, and also Banfield & Rand, more particularly the latter. It was considered that all were Interested In repairing the street The kind of repairs was also dis cussed. It was conceded by all who spoke that any ordinary repairs would be unsat isfactory. It was thought that Belgian blocks are the only improvement that will successfully stand the wear of the slab wood and lumber wagons, which carry upward of five tons, but It was also con ceded that the expense of that sort of improvement would be too great to un dertake. T. G. Devlin sent In some figures showing that the cost of such Improve ment would be very high. After further discussion, it was decided that atthe next meeting a committee of citizens should be selected to take up the matter cf the repairing of this street. This committee will ascertain what the sawmill company and tho slabwood men, the rail way company and the citizens there will do, and see if some plan cannot be evolved that will result in the repairs being brought about. The situation on Grand avenue south of East Clay street Is different from that of almost any other street on the East Side. The property-owners have been taxed repeatedly, until they will do no more for tho street. On the other hand it is admitted that the great sawmill is a highly Important industry, has helped to build up that portion of the City, and is entitled to consideration. It was felt that 3 committee of well-informed and fair minded citizens might bring about the re pairs of the street by consulting all con cerned. The same action was taken with regard to Milwaukie street. These com mittees will be named at the next meet ing, which will be held at Foss hall. After the association has been perma nently organized meetings will be held further south, but as Mr. Foss kindly do nated the use of his hall free of charge, it was thought best to meet there for the present. In the Shipyards. The handsome tug Callender, built for the Columbia Mills, at Knappton, at the Johnston yard, south of the Madison bridge, was launched successfully Satur- , t 0 , flrct nnt v, ?...!.. r' I X,:J, Th.rr: , ..".." 4.4VT1U. . ?1'., ... v. MMU AtUOUJl, d.juty wie yiucii: ui uci luaujuuiery win De com menced, and in a short time the Callendar will bo ready for service. The tug is 80 feet long by 17 feet beam, and weTT con structed. Tho timbers were treated as an experiment with a wood-preservative preparation. In the same yard are two sternwheelers, one for Hosford Bros., 118 feet long, and the other for Captain Hill, 120 feet long. The Hosford steamer Is nearing completion, and work on her cab in will be commenced at once. 'The Cap tain Hill steamer is also well along. Launching of the Callender will give more room and facilitate work. Mr. Johnston has just secured the contract for another tug for the Trescott Packing Company, a cannery company on the Columbia, which will be BO feet long. This tug will be laid down south of the yard, at the foot of East Clay street Mr. Johnston hopes soon to get to work on her. At Supple's boatyard there is a big fleet gathered, including the new steamers un der construction, and those undergoing repairs. On the ways are the new Inland Flyer for the Portland, Dalies & Astoria Transportation Company, and the steamer for the Fries Bros. The latter is completed, and will soon receive her machinery and be launched. Mr. Supple hopes to have trie Dalles boat ready for launching about the 20th of next month. The handsome, trim, fish-shaped hull is nearing completion. It will have double sheathing, one layer on top of the other, spiked together with galvanized spikes The first sheathing is half-Inch board, treated with wood preservative, then come the outside plank, whl&h will make a stiff bulL The hull is heavily reinforced with Four, 4 and 5-inch, All Silk Ribbon, fancy Plakl and QOu Dresden patterns; special "Jjl per yard j Nainfeook, 3 to 8 Inches wide; special, per yard 20c Black Sateen, silk flossed and trimmed; regular, $1; spe cial, eaofa Beits 63c Ladies' Dog Collar Baits, A r cloth or leathar lined; spe- c3..lf clal, each Chatelaines' Ladles' Chatelaine Bags, as sorted shapes and leathers; special, each Notepaper One-pound package of un ruled Note Paper, linen fin ish; special Old Irish Linen Note-slzo Tablet, unruled, 80 leaves; special Hair Brushes Seven-row Pure Bristle, solid wood back; special, each... ToiSet Sets Ten-piece Decorated Semlnor celaln Toilet Sets; special, a 11c 7c $2.65 set Dinner Sets 60-plece English Semiporce lain Dinner Sets, assorted decorations and gilt edges; a set $6.65 Ladies' Lace Shoes Sixteen new styles in black and tan, in cluding Coin. Regent and Niohote toes; kid, cloth and vesting tops; kid and pat ent tips. All magnificent values, at $3.00 a pair timbers throughout, so that the frame will hold the powerful engines without consequent vibrations. From the old Fly er the marine boilers have been removed and their capacity greatly increased. These boilers are now being placed aboard the steamer, and the work of completing the craft will proceed expeditiously. In the yard also is the well-known pro peller Ilwaco, undergoing an overhauling. The Ilwaco was recently purchased by J. Cook, and when the repairs now making on her have beeei completed she will be taken over to Port Townsend. She Is be ing practically rebuilt, and when she leaves the yard she will be to all intents new. Important Political Gatherings. At a meeting of the leading members of tho U. S. Grant Republican Club yes terday afternoon arrangements were com pleted for the proposed gathering at Gru ner's hall next Friday night, when State Senator George C. Brownell will deliver the address. It was decided to make the meeting the largest that has been held in the ward since the Presidential election. On motion a large number of special in vitations to prominent Republicans in the City and Clackamas County were ordered issued. T. C. Devlin was appointed a com mittee of one to issue tho Invitations. The committee on receDtion was n.mHl as fni- i lows: R. R. Sewall, M. G. Griffin, George Cameron. H. C. Smith and John TomHn. son. On motion, Mr. DeVlin was Instruct ed to send special Invitations to the Eighth Ward, the Sellwood, Sunnyskle, Multnomah-Union, Ninth Ward, Straight Re publican Club, and such other clubs as he may think proper. The Southern Pacific Bond, a fine musical organization, was en gaged to funiish music for that even ing. The address of Mr. Brownell will com mence at 8 o'clock sharp. The members of the Club are urged to be present promptly at 7:30, as at that time the annual election of officers will take place, and It is desired that the business shall bo transacted as expeditiously as possible. Political Notes. The committee on constitution and by laws of the Multnomah-Union Republican Club, of the Ninth Ward, met yesterday, and. about completed their work. A re port will be submitted at the meeting next Thursday evening. The hall committee has been looking around for a hall for public meetings, and will have a report to make at that time. Consolidation of the two Clubs into on has proved a popular move ment The Eighth Ward Republican Club will meet next Thursday evening at Gruner's hall. There Is some complaint about the meetings being held so far away from Powell street which is considered more central, but It may be stated that this is the only large hall in the Eighth Ward In which public meetings can be held. After a time meetings may be held on Powell street Tvto Deaths. Fred Janes died at his home at Sunny side on the north side of the Base Line rood Saturday, after an Illness of several years, of consumption. He was 39 years old, and leaves a wife, but no children. He had lived in his present home for one year, but bad been a resident of Portland for about seven years. The funeral will take place today, and Bralnard's Ceme tery will be the place of Interment. The funeral of Joseph Josele, who died ai mo asyium at aojem Friday, took place, yesterday, under the auspices of Multnomah Camp, No. 77 Woodmen of the World. Lone Fir Cemetery was the place of interment HaBt Side Notes. rllmJ2nZ ..vT Po8t and Sumner Relief Corps at the Roes Saturday night On that occasion tVlia department commander and Corps President wero present and made ad dresses. T. W. Cuthbert, who has been connected with the Southern Pacific carshops for the past six years, will leave on an extended tour the first of the month. Cuthbert has a host of friends at the shops and else where, who will wish him a pleasant trip. Dr. Wise is at room 614. Dekum. Ttie Game of Bowls. Newcastle (Eng.) Chronicle. Although bowls is an ancient British i S81. Jt is still popular. It is played on a smooth, level piece of greensward, gen erally about 40 yards long surrounded "by a trench about six inches deep. Edin burgh Is believed to have the largest bowl ing greens. In that city there are num erous clubs, each with its own separate bowling green. There is a fine bowling green at Magathy near Sheffield. Thte QOOooeoooeeoeoeGoeceooeoeooeeooeesooeoeesessssoooeeoo o 0 Willamette Iron & Steel Works JAMES LOTAN, Manager, PORTLAND, OREGON IR0NF0UNDERS, MACHINISTS, BOILERiVIAKERS AND STEAMBOAT BUILDERS Designers and builders o? Marine Engines and Boilers, Mining and Dredging Machinery and Genera! Mill and Iron Work, Fire Hydrants, Pulleys, Shafting, etc Correspondence solicited. sseGetegattt(tvettfiee69t8(tttt Men's Wear The Celebrated Baofa Hat Sold for $4.00 Is equal to aay M Hat tat th avktt. la Now York City It to moco cKtoaatvaty worn tnaa aay otAor bJgh-aiwaa Hat. W ara Portland agents for "Tbo Boats, and we call yoar attention to tao . New Spring Blocks Just placed on oar sbotvoa. Men's Shirts We ara sktwias th latest novattloa is lladras aad Ferealo Mrtrts at $1.00 and $1.50 eacb oys Our Boys' CtotMac Dopaotnaoafc to now in 3hap to supply all daoaanda for and Summer styles Jn Boys' aad ilea's SisitsandTopcoats Boys' Veetee Suits, slsas 3 to 3 yaatrs, all neatly trimmed; a suit, $1.50 to $7.75 Boys' two-piece Suits, jicu t to X years; all the newest Spring pattern, $1.50 to $7.50 Boys' Topcoats The newest and the season; each. swellest gaiawte oC $5.00 and $6.50 green has existed since 1681. The game is the same as that played hy SCr Fran cis Drake in 1573. Bowls can be traced as far back as the 12th century. For merly the game was unlawful, but the re striction bag been removed. THRILLING WAR DRAMA. "Red, White aad Blue" KBttknslas tically Received at XetreysM-taii. The first presentation In this Ctty of "Red, WhKe and Blue," a stirring mili tary drama, founded on incidents in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, was received with the wildest enthusiasm by a large audience at tbe Metropolitan Thea ter last night. The play itself, like all successful war dramas, abounds in thrill ing climaxes and bloody scenes of a highly melodramatic character; yet there is woven in the plot a tender love story, and there are plenty of humorous lines and funny situations that rive full play to the comedy artists of tbe company. The play was ably staged, and it was pre sented with that vim and go that kept tbe audience In a nutter of expectation. The Metropolitan Stock Company has been greatly strengthened since "O'Brien, the Contractor," held tbe boards, and be sides a half dosen talented actors and ac tresses, who have just arrived to Jbu the company, the cast was tilled out wdth the best local talent obtainable. In all, about 50 people took part in the play. Charles W. King, the leading man, ap peared in the role of Phinens Weaver, a war correspondent, who could fight and make love as well as write. The part of Blanche Wilson was ably presented by Mies Laura Adams, who gave a finished and intelligent Interpretation to tho role. Miss Leila Abbott bad the part of 3er cides, a Cuban girl, and acted and looked Mke a typical daughter of the "Gem of the Antilles." Miguel, a Spanish lieuten ant, was cleverly interpreted by Max Stelnte, who will be remembered as hav ing made his last appearance on the Portland stage In the ill-starred "Cheer ful Liar." He won first laurels last night SddSs Holland hod a part that allowed his Irish versatility full swing. As was the case last week, the bright est part of the show was pretty Georgia Cooper, who payed Retty Hall, ard rod plenty of bright lines to say, and she said them In a ebarmlng manner. Besides staging her great success of last week, "The Carolina Twins," she won much ap plause and admiration in her happy ren dition of "You Told M You Had Money in tbe Bank." Charles Welch looked hand somer than ever as Lieutenant Wilson, and his blue clothes were important fac tors in making Mm the Idol of the Port land matinee girl. M4ss Myrtle Selwyn did good work as Olivia RuetsII, and lit tle Olhe Cooper Is always a favorite. Page Spencer and Oscar Jorflet bandied their parts with skill, and, on the whole, tho pertormasce left little to be desirad. "Red, White and Blue" will b the bill the entire week, PERSONAL MEKTI0M. E. J. Frasler, of Eugene, Is registered at the Perkins. M. Krupp. of Spokane, to registered at the Portf-antk. A. S. Chadwlck, a CuMavx attorney. Is at the Imperial. E. B. Tongue, of HHMmmo, 1b registered at the Perkins. William Rice, of WaMsburg, is legtotered at the St Charles, F. L. Peel, of Nelson, B. C, Is rsg- fetered as the Portland, Miss Althea Leach, of Heppner, te visit ing friends In Portland. B. H. Ingham and wife, of Cugone, are registered at the Perkins. Henry Nice, canneryman, of Wamport, Is registered at the Imperial. Horner King ami wife, of San Tran cisco, are guests of the Portlands F. J. Parker, a Walla Walla newspaper man, is registered at the Imperial. R. B. Virtus, a Leland, Oc., mining man, is. registered at the Imperial L. A. Reed, a Damascus, Clackamas County, farmer, is at the St. Charles. Captain G. S. Gore, of tbo- Kalama ferry. Is registered at tbe St. Charles. Misses Nellie and Grace Twang, of Oak Point. Wash., are guests of th Perkins. Walter Lyon, private sseratnry to Gov ernor Gear, is regfeteroa at the Imperial, from Salem. A. S. Schaefer, a Walla Watta jeweler, 'is ait tho St. Charles, o his return from San Francisco. Hex Work Cat Ont for Her. Sc Louis Gtobe-Demoerat. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, tbe now president of the Woman's Suffrage Asso ciation, will have plenty of work to do in converting tbo doubt ngThomaoep. 1 1