12 THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900. GLORIA SHOES 5ft pr FOR WOMEN, AT OUvJv 1 I Are nude to fill the demand for serviceable yet strictly up-to-date footwear at a popular price. Gloria Shoes will prove this to our satisfaction. Better shoe values for $3.50 cannot be found. Every pair is made to our special order of most carefully selected leathers, on latest lasts, and show the height of elegance in finish and workmanship. Styles suitable for every possible occasion. asseeeoceeeeeseeostetetttt ettee6ai99te 0 e s e wBniiMi.. & & L o s e o I o I MIA till Success We're Portland agents for the Gloria, baying another pair of shoes. See them before SOME STYLES FOLLOW Very "Mannish" CK kfci er valour calf, new British full zwun tes, kM er patent tip, and heavy style earic Drown. iiussia I atekel eyelets. For Dress Hand-sewed, flexible turned sole; all kid or with cloth top; new Boston toe, kid tip and military heel. Same of heavier kid, with heavy flex ible soles and medium coin toes. TATUM'S Quadruple strength OIJXCD f PERFUMES la all stape and the follovi stape and the following special odors': California Hoses, Lilies of France, W3ilte House Bouquet Princess Louise, Forest Lily, Czar Violets, Hew For Street or Dress whole foxed, Boston or medium round toe, patent tip and heavy An are $8.60 pair. Vaecy Peetteoats...... :WYtu.$Lt$r.W. 89c ea Biik Petticoats $8.79 ea Regular ?12 to $16 values. SECOND FLOOR ANNEX. OLDS & KING THE DALLES SOUTHERN r-ZARH-RBoac tub coiTjamiA river TO LAKEVIEW. 4As Prejcoteo, It "Will Rim Eastward t-e Barns, and. Thence to ,s Southern Boundary. Articles of Incorporation of The Dalles Southern Railroad Company, which were filed In Portland Saturday, are the legal beginning of an enterprise which has been in contemplation for some months that of building a railroad along the east slope of the Cascade from The Dalles to Lake view. Thirty miles of the proposed line, from The Dalles to Dufur, have already been eurveyed. The remainder of the route has been decided upon in a general way, and a party of engineers Is at present between Burns and Lakeview making a reconnoiseance, and upon their report will depend the location of the line. Running along the east side of the Des chutes, the new road will bear about the same relation to the Columbia Southern that the West Side branch of the South ern Pactnc does to the main line, and will In no way interfere with the traffic or territory of that line. It has. It is stated, an ample territory of its own, and one whose development will be of great bene fit to Portland. Between The Dalles and the Warm Springs reservation Is a dis trict admirably adapted to wheatgrowing, but whose isolation has hitherto made it Impracticable for that purpose. Once a railroad enables the farmers to dispose of their crop on the ground, it is said all of them will put In wheat, and it is expected that the country will prove one of the heaviest producers In toe TState. From the reservation the road will take an easterly trend to Burns, and then run southwest to Lakeview, which is to be Its t-rmlnus. Thus all the trade of Southern Oregon, which now goes to California, and which will be materially increased with the completion of the new line now building from California toward Lakeview, will be brought to Portland, and a field, compris ing the entire State, wilt be at the doors of Portland merchants. E K. Lytle, who is President of the new company, said yesterday that he hoped to go to work on the grade between The Dalles and Dufur very soon, and that it was not Impossible thet the line might be built through to Burns by the end of summer. He is confident that the road will pay from the start, as he says the residents of that region are ready and willing to patronise a railroad, and will have enough stock and grain to ship by the time it is completed to keep It busy. The line Is to be extended to Lakeview as soon as the tracklayers reach Burns, and Mr Lytle says there will be no pause la construction till everything is finished. 'The project" said he yesterday, "is one which should receive every encourage ment in Portland. It will bring to this market a trade which rightfully belongs to It, but which Is going to San Franclscv row, and 'which will continue to go there ns long as Portland has not means of com munication with that district. The line will run through a country which Is one of the richest In the State, and which will be developed Just as soon as It has an outlet The great sagebrush region east Of the Deschutes Is in the hands of corn paries and Individuals who have the capi tal to Irrigate It, and are only waiting for the cotnoletton of our line to do so. All the water that is needed can be obtained from the Deschutes, and the route of the proposed ditch has already been surveyed. "The new line will in no way Interfere with the Columbia Southern, as It taps a country which that line cannot reach, and which Is as badly In need of a railroad as the Columbia Southern territory. There is no question that the road will pay from the start, and no question that It will at onoe fee pushed through." something extraordinary at present, as it carries its own traffic and all of that of the Madison-Street Bridge, and It Is not to be wondered that It Is subjected to a great wearing. It Is shown what a great traffic uses the bridge when the draw Is closed for steamers. At such times teams and cars gather at either end of the draw for over a block. e t TOO GENEROUS MEASURE. Chines o Idarior-Dcaler Dispenses In toxicants Lavishly. A meeting of the license committee of the Common Council was held yesterday to Investigate complaints -which had been made against a Chinese dram-seller, on Second street. This Mongolian, It Is said, sells a tincupfull of alleged gin whisky, or other llauor. for a nickel. His cus tomers are the "Weary "Willies, Ragged Richards, Dusty Rhodes and others of that ilk who may often be seen carrying in piles of wood to earn the nickels neces sary to buy the dope the Chinaman retails. Ho does not allow his customers to linger around his place; It's drink and go with him, so there is no charge of keeping a disorderly house against him, but It Is al leged that, owing to the potency of his liquors, and the lavish measure he deals out, his customers are prone to become unreasonably hilarious on the streets. Something of the same kind has been noticed not infrequently In connection with the patrons of dram shops kept by white men, but these patrons were of a higher social grade than those who fre quent the Chinese den. License Officer Beach had Inquired Into the matter and found that the Chinaman hacTpald his license. He asked the heathen where he got his liquor. He said he made It, all same as Mellcan man, and so he knew It was good stuff. He had a rec tifier's license, and said he had learned rectifying from a white man he had worked for. He professed to be a law abiding citizen, sold he had four wives, two of whom had gone on a pleasure trip to China, and the other two were here. He has a cousin, who Is a wholesale grocer, and the funeral he gave one of hi3 mothors-In-law not long since was a dream in point of magnificence, and the music on the occasion was of the white man's best ragtime. Under these circumstances, the commit tee could not see their way to anything more severe than admonishment. The size of the tlncups at the Hobos' Retreat will probably be reduced till this storm ha3 blown over. io FIRED AT A FUGITIVE. 444 GLYCERINE SOAP Containing 33 glycerine, 3 cakes in box, special, box Wash Goods Ripple Cloth A silky crepy tex- tj " ture producing a rich ffl'l I effect seldom seen in 19 f 1 cotton fabrics. Rippie 'J V v elbth comes in pink f and white, blue and ill white, lavender and 1 I I white, in broad and - cluster stripes. yard ISO medium-sized Chamois Skins, regular price 13c. o o o 9 e o o o o 0 e 6 O o a o o o o o 9 O 9 O O o e o 0 o e ft O O e e 0 o e 0 o e e eoooeoooeoooooaoeesooooooooooeooooooeooooooooooeeoooe Bach. CflOO assorted Tooth Brushes 4 and 5 row, medium and Each. and 25c 100 celluloid-back Hat Brushes, regular price 25c Introduced over the counter yesterday, took Its place at once In the front rank of tailor-made materials. Sold on its merits. Tailor Chev iot will have hosts of Wearers each one an enthusiastic endorser of Tailor Cheviot. $1.00 YARD Raymond Tooth Powder, for j cleansing and beautifying the teeth, regular 20c. Are you very particular about your neckwear? Drop in at our neckwear counter today and see what careful painstaking tasty ef fort run Trnr1ii("( 5n finpefr nprkwar i for men and ladies. Special Sale Tailor Suits $9.85 a Suit In Oxford Gray Camel's Hair, Black and Navy Blue Cheviot and 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 Tan Covert Cloth, with silk serge lining; each $6.50 s 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 ers 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. Four, V& and 5-inch. Alt Silk Ribbon, fancy Plaid and Dresden patterns; special per yard.... Embroideries Nainsook, 3 to 8 inches wide; special per yard Corsets Black Sateen, silk flossed and trimmed; regular. i; spe cial, each Belts Ladles' Dog Colter Belts, cloth or leather lined; spe cial, each Chatelaines Ladles' Chatelaine Begs, as sorted shapes and leathers; special, each Notepaper One-pound package of un ruled Note Paper, linen fin ish; special , Old Irish Linen Note-size Tablet, unruled, 80 leaves; special Hair Brushes Seven-row Pure Bristle, solid wood back; special, each... Toilet Sets Ten-pIecaDecorated Semipor celalnToilet Sets; special, a set 33c 20c 63c 43c 27c 7c 42c $2.65 Men's Wear The Celebrated Baoia Hat SoW for $4.00 Is equal to any 9&M Hat la the market. In Mew YorkCtty It is more extensively worn than any other high-Brad Bat. We axe Portland agents for "m Banta," and we call your attention to the New Spring Blocks Jast placed on oar aaetveev ' Men's Shirts We are showing- the Meet novettiea hi Madras and Percale SUcte at $1.00 and $1.50 each $6.65 Dinner Sets 60-piece English Semiporce lain Dinner Sets, assorted decorations and gilt edges; a set Ladles' Lace Shoes Sixteen new styles In blaok and tan, in cluding Coin. Regent and Nichols tees; kid, cloth and vesting tops, kid and pat ent tips. All magnificent values, at $3.00 a pair Oar Boys' Oothtar Deportment kj sew 1r shape to supply all aomanan tar' Spring and Sumner styles m Boys' and. xaung Man's S Boys' Vaotea Setts, slaw 3 to S yeses, all neatly triuuned; a salt. $1.50 to $7.75 Boys' two-piece Suits, slave to, M years; all the newest Spring patterns; $1.50 to $7.50 S' The the Bowes and aweWeot gaijuuatu of $5.00 and $6.50 RUN WITH LESS EXPENSE CIRCUIT COTJRT COSTS REDUCED NEARLY 40 PER CENT. HE LIKES HUNTING. Sx-Slier Willing: te Sacrifice Piety far Daok Sheeting. An as-eoldtor, presumably a veteran of the apawtoh war, writes the folldwing odd letter to the Chamber of Commerce, from Baltimore: 'I am a wounded Pennsylvania volunteer on a wheel chair I desire to go to a white man's country, and I write to most respectfully aoUclt some information about Portland with a view of going there for my noma. I was burped out here, losing everything except my earl- piety and my big dog, neither of which has any market value. I will leave them behind and will arrive at Portland without any furniture. Can I rent three or four rooms for light housekeeping until I see what I want and where I want it? "What will each room cost per month I desire no business for my tiae will be employed in meddling with other people's affairs, your own not to be excepted. Tot I must employ my mind and divert It from my great affliction. I am fond of lUhtnx and shooting ducks, from a boat or a blind, in my wheel chair. X can't walk or stand. How can I enjoy this sport there and be convenient to the City? Now, don't laugh at a man la my helpless condition looking for sport. Re member you can't most always tell some times how far a toad wW Jump by looking at htm." B The Cwer Bridges. The Mocks which are being used to pave Madtoan-atreet Bridge with are being trsatad with asphalt and wood-preservative. Three spans will be. paved with blocks treated with the asphalt, and three pans treated with wood-preservative, so as to make a test. City Engineer Chase said he was having this done so that the merits of both could be determined Mr. Chase save that the next time Morrison BHdpc dek ng ts renewed he intends to use I'rM blocks instead of planking, as alws hf-eto'ora. it makes a much bet ter a i smoother pavement At the rate the Vok!rr is now being wora out It will not i err ,onr before It wiM re outre re newing Trc traffic aver that adage Js Jniler Johnson Creates Considerable Excitement. A pistol shot created quite an excite ment In the vlcimty of the police station yesterday afternoon at 2:30. George Hub bard, who had been arrested for stealing brass castings, was being locked up by Jailer Johnson, when he suddenly whirled around and darted through the open door to the street. Johnson hurriedly took a shot at Hubbard's heels, the ball striking the pavement and scattering a few frag ments of stone around, one of which struck a Chinaman on the shoulder. Of ficer Bulger gave Hubbard a lively chase through a throng of startled Chinese, southward toward Stark street, followed by Captain Hoar, who is something of a sprinter himself. "Halt or I'll put a bullet through you!" shouted Bulger, and as he was being rapidly overhauled, Hubbqjd threw up his hands and stopped. The Chinaman thought himself killed, and made a big fuss, but a slight bruise on the skin was all that bore evidence of his having been hit. The officers were even doubtful about the cause of the braise, and thought It was an old contusion. Hubbard had been watched for some time by Detectives Ford and Cordano, and yesterday they found him trying to sell "brass castings to a Union-avenue junk dealer. He had 29 pounds of the stuff stowed away In his pockets, and this the officers recognized as having been stolen from a street-car company. J. F. Smith, the junk dealer, was also arrested for dealing In Junk without a license, and both parties will probably have a hearing to day. a SYMPHONY CONCERT. The third concert of tho Portland Sym phony Orchestra will be given at the Marquam Grand on Thursday evening, March 1, at which time a. most attractive programme will te presented. In addition to Beethoven's magnificent "Symphony Brolca," will be a number by a composer new to Portland, viz., the beautiful dream-pantomime music from "Hansel and Grotel," by Ethelbert HumpercHnck. Mr. Dom Zan will be the soloist of this occasion. Wishing to place as large a number of desirable seats, at a nominal figure, as possible at the disposal of music lovers, the management has decided to adopt the following scale of prices for the sale of reserved seats, which opens this morning at 10 o'clock: Entire lower floor, ?l; entire balcony, 50 cents; gaHery. 23 cents. The entire programme is given: Overture "Rosamunde" Schubert Dream pantomime, music from "Han sel and Gretel" E. Humperdlnck S& ..rraVmtTel" Schumann b) "Love's Dream After the Ball".... Czibulka String orchestra. "Song to the Evening Star," from "Tannhausor" "Wagner "Symphony No. S" In E fiat ("Erolca") OR :-v Beethovsn Allegro con brio. Marcla Funebre, adagio assal. Scherzo and trio, allegro vivace. Finale, allegro molto. Charles 1. Brown, conductor. a BUSINESS ITEMS. If rJnbjr I Cnttlncr Teeth. B sure and use that old and well-tried remedy Mrs. VTlnrfow Soothing Syrup, for chl(drca teething. It soothes the child, settens the rums. sJl&ys alt pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. a "Two jewels time and good advice." Twe boon companions, Hood's Sarsapa rlHa and pure blood. Official Fig-ares Showing; Great Sav ing Under New Law Further Reductions Promised, The report of County Auditor Pope, just published, shows a difference In the ex pense of the Circuit Court between the first and second six months of 1893 ol over ?7600 in favor of the latter half. The cost for tho first six months was $17,726 20, and the latter only $10,031 30; but the first Included J32J0 for fees to the District At torney, who was under a salary after July L The main saving was In the matter of trial and crond juries. The expense of these for the first six months was $So03 50, while the expenso for the rest of the year was but J4754 SO, showing a saving of more than 40 per cent. The cause of this great difference in cost is the act of the last Legislature, establishing five terms a ear for the Circuit Court of two months each, Instead of three terms of four months each, as formerly. The Judges will now set all the jury trials for the first term, and thus do not carry 36 men for the whole two months. It used to be that If jurymen appeared at court and the case was dismissed, or the trial post poned, they weore paid ?2 for the day's work. Under the new ruling they receive pay only for days on which they actually serve. Another change is now announced which will cut the expense amount down much more. This change is in the manner of paying the official reporter. Under the former plan the County paid the reporter tho $10 a day allowed by law, and charged It up with the rest of the costs, and, in many cases, it never was collected. Now tho litigants desiring an official reporter must pay the amount In advance. It Is estimated that the County lost over $2000 a j ear in uncollected reporters' fees. "With the new ruling in regard to official re porters and the system, of pajing juries In practice, It is thought that the expense of the Circuit Court business for the year, from July 1, 1S99, to July 1, 1900, will be $20,000 less than the previous jear, which was nearly $4000 less than the year before that. Placing of the District Attorney upon a salary Is also a factor in this saving. Mr. Scwall guards against unnecessary ex penso in disposing of all cases where the law admits of it, in the Municipal Court, and for the November term, 1S99, all Im portant criminal cases having been dis posed of, Judge George and District At torney Sewall decided that a grand jury need not bo convened, and thus saved the expense of that body. The grand jury may also be dispensed with next term, and a further saving effected. A new statute allows the filing of Informations by the District Attorney In criminal cases In the place of indictments, but Judge George Is uncertain about the constitu tionality of the law, and until the Supreme Court passes upon it, will not altogether dispense with the grand jury, but will convene one when serious criminal cases demand attention. The policy, however, Is to try all cases as rapidly as possible, and thus save as much in jury fees as can be done. District Attorney Sewall has adopted a new rule to keep down witness fees, re quiring a witness, when In the grand Jury room under oath, then and there to state whether the distance of his residence is more than two miles from the Courthouse. "When this has been done, the subnena is properly Indorsed for fees and mileage. The bill passed by the Legislature pro viding for five terms of court. Instead of three, was suggested by Judge Cleland. I have wells on my 20-acre tract which are 700 feet deep and the water flows with such great force that it is difficult to keep the metallic caps on the casings. Each acre of oranges costs about $25 to take care of for a year, and the profit varies with the state of the market. At present, we sell all our crop In New England, but as production increases wo wi'I be obliged to seek markets In Eu rope. "We are not worrying yet about over-production." In speaking of the drawbacks to orange and nut culture, he only mentions high freights. "If I were to form a statue of Califor nia," he said, "I would have a beautiful young lady in the coils of a huge cohra. This cobra would be a railroad, and its head would be an express company." o FINED A HOODLUM. Chi. ORANGE GROWING PROFITABLE Riveraidc Man the Gives HIa Industry. Views of P. Plant, a Rlversde, Cal., orange grow er, who Is sojourning at the Imperial for a few dajs, thinks orange culture in Southern California is a very pleasant and profitable business, which pays 10 to 15 per cent on the amount Invested. High freights constitute all the drawbacks, as the orange raisers are obliged to pay 90 cents a "box to Boston, wiule he thinks the railroads would make a big thing by charging even 40 censts. This year, he es timates that 14,000 carloads of oranges will be shipped from Riverside County alone. Orange orchards, he says, have advanced In price within the past few years, and It is difficult to purchase a tract of bearng trees under $1000 to $1500 an acre. This is qu'te an advance from $350 an acre, which bearing orchards could have been pur chased for in 1S94. Eastern capital has begun to find out that orange culture pays, and so men of wealth have been purchasing 10 and 20-acre tracts of bear ing trees, in connection with the winter homes they consider so desirable. Thus, while spending the winter, the oranges can be harvested and profit as well as pleasure obtained. "Do the dry seasons bother us?" said Mr. Plant. "Not at all. "We orange grow ers don't want any rain. "We Irrigate our trees from artesian wells, which flow abundantly, regardless of the rainfall. Jndgc Hcnnessy Decides That nese Must Be Protected. J. Parks, a youth, who had been arrest ed for striking a Chinaman, was yester day found guilty and fined $10 In the Mu nicipal Court. Judge Hennessy said: "Defendant was arrested for assaulting two Chinamen. It seems that defendant Is one of a gang of hoodlums who fre quent the corner of Second and Yamhill streets, and these boys, or young men, are in the habit of asaulting Chinese, or, in any event, of annoying them whenever the Chinese appear. It seems that some colored people hold religious services up stairs near this vicinity, and after assault ing the Chinese the gang, of which defend ant is one, generally run upstairs into this meeting, and by mingling with the crowd their identlflcaton is rendered dif ficult, if not impossible. The police of ficers have noticed this conduct on numer ous occasions, and have at last been able to identify the defendant as one of tho guilty parties. "The defendant claims that tho China man assaulted him first, and that what he did was solely In self-defense. The evidence, however, is clearly to the con trary, and the associates of the defendant are such as to justify me in believing that his statement is not true. Furthermore, I have not yet known of Chinamen, as saulting white men, except in self-defense. They ore generally peaceably inclined toward white people. These Chinamen are here and are entitled to protection by the authorities. Furthermore, the conduct of these boys and of this defend ant has caused a great deal of disturb ance at tho religious meetings held up stairs In a building in that neighborhood, and this also ought to be stopped. The colored people have a perfect right to hold their services and should be protect ed In so doing." o OPEN SEASON IN MIDSUMMER Fish Dealer's Recipe for Restocking the Columbia. L. M. Welcome, of Skamokawa, who has been in the fish business for a number of years, was in Portland yesterday. He does not think fishermen are making any thing at present, although they get 8 cents a pound for steelheads, and 10 cents for chlnooks. A fisherman may work hard on the river all day, he says, and not catch more than one fish. Others who have better luck may bring in 40 or 50 pounds; but the general average is very low. The close season begins Thursday Jiext, and will last until April 10, and then the fisherman can take a much needed rest. Mr. "Welcome does not think tho close season Is arranged for the best protection of salmon. "If I had my way," he says, "I'd double the sunptf of salmon in tho Columbia River in a few years. I would place tho close season between July 15 and August 15 of each year. I would leae the remainder of the year open to fishermen, as the salmon do not spawn to any extent My way would be a little tough on fishermen and cannerymen, at first, but I would restock the rivers and get our old-time supply back in the waters without the aid of artificial propagation. "What's the use of a close season In April or in September? No spawn Is be ing deposited in these months, and no damage to the fish supply could result In permitting fishermen to catch them. It Is the open season in July and August that decimates the salmon, as that Is Nature's breeding season, and when thousands of men are engaged in catching them for can neries, cold storage and the Portland mar kets, what can we expect but final extermination?" a a MCTCD X G O TX TSJ leT rns A JL in JL Jra JL 2k. faL JL I A. . Ill u. aasr SLk A for spring lllim, J There is a variety here that you can't help appreciate. All that's new and proper. In fact, we've made preparations in our Shirt Department on a scale such as we never before attempted. The big, broad stripe the small stripe the ntat figure and all in the very latest spring color ings, with prices that will pkaae you as much as the styles. They commence at $i.oo, then $1.50, and up to $2.00. All the new things in the made-up scarf or the tie-yourself kind. Every welr-dreawd smi jtoukl tie his own ties, because you get more variety in styles from a single scarf. Our new fkwjrffafj; eadtHttr-in-hands can be tied, in Ascot or in -the regular knot. We have an expert in our Neckwear Department who is always pleased to demonstrate the art of scarf-tying. Drop in and have htm sfoow yarn any thing you want to know about it. WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IPS SO. POPULAR-PRICE CLOTHIERS BEN SELLING, Manager Corner Third and Oak Streets BIG MONEY IN ANGORAS DBVELOPaiENT OF GOAT INDUSTRY IN OREGON. Anl- Women Will Be Welcome. The Committee on Invitation has de cided that the women should be Invited to the meeting of the IT. S Grant Republican Club next Friday night at Gruner's Hall, as they are taking an interest in poliUcal affairs. Mr. Brownell, who will make the address, Is an Interesting talker. The Southern Pacific Band, a fine local musi cal organization, which has grown up in that portion of the city, was engaged yesterday for that evening. This band has become very proficient, and its presence will add much to the interest of the evening. By attending this meeting the ladles of the Eighth Ward will ascertain how to ran nolitlcal meetings, so they will be in trim. 0 i Those unhappy persons who suffer from nervousness and dyspepsia should use Carter's IltUe Nerve Pills, made express ly for this class. One MUlion of the Profitable nials Could Be Supported In This State. C. H. Markham, general freight and passenger agent, and J. B. Klrkland, dis trict passenger agent, of the Southern Pacific Railroad, have returned from Polk county, where they went to look into the Industrial situation. They attended the angora goat meeting at Iallas, and In talks with business men and farmers urged development of that Industry and dairying. Tho merchants of Independ ence are taking great interest in dairying and have the milk of 200 cows pledged for a creamery. They hope to have 300 cows before long. The outlook for a creamery at Independence Is good. Dallas wants a creamery, but nothing has been done. The people are wide awake to the benefits to be derived from a creamery, and definite action may be expected from them soon. Speaking of the goat meeUng, Mr. Markham said: "The high class of entries and good attendance at the goat exhibit at Dallas Saturday have attracted fresh Interest to this industry, and bid fair to afford the stimulus required to raise it to its proper posiUon among Western Oregon's resources. Though capable of profitab'y supporting 1,000,000 angoras, with plenty of spare room, Oregon now possesses only some 35,000 of these useful and Inter esting animals. Finding their subsistence n brush and small undergrowth, and re quiring a minimum of care and shelter, the angoras have proved to be most efficient and economical agents in clear ing waste lands, and bringing inito culti vation many fertile acres. "The angora fleece at present prices will bring in $125 per head, which can be In creased by better selection and breeding, and the yearly increase of young have a market value of H each. There Is profit in this, even If the angora did no other work whatever; but their first and great value is their ability and persistence in cleaning off the land, and making It ready for the plow. The generous moisture, mild climate and responsive soil of West ern Oregon peculiarly adapt it for the angora; nowhere Is the "browse more plentiful, more nourishing, more lasting. "It is estimated that there are 300,00.') angoras in the United States. Oregon alone could well take care of four times that number, but raisers must give greater care to selection of stock, breed ing, time of bearing, etc., in order to ob tain the most valuable fleeces. Our abundance of green natural herbage throughout the whole year, and absence of severe weather, will produce heavy fleeces, but indiscriminate buying and haphazard breeding will greatly diminish its marketable value for mohair. Length, strength, fineness end luster are tho prop erties of greatest value in mohair. West ern Oregon has already excellent repute; better blood only Is required to bring it to the top no4ph In the world's market." EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. James Laird Uncle From Alaska Im ' proving- Bridges. James Laird, who has been in Alaska for the past two years as a deputy under Collector Ivey, has just returned with his wife, and the couple have resumed their residence at 260 Fargo street, Al bina. Owing to his serious ill health, Mr. Laird was compelled to resign from his post at Mary Island, where he had been Government Inspector of Foreign Ships for some time. He was unable to stand that climate. Before starting home he had become helpless with muscular rheu matism, suffering very much. He stopped two weeks at Seattle, where he secured medical treatment. At present he Is Improving, and hopes soon to be entirely restored. Mr. Laird was Chief Deputy at Skagway, and of all the depu ties at that time was about the only one to escape general criticism and serious charges. He says that he received good treatment from Collector Ivey while he was under him. With his position he was well satisfied, and would have been glad to remain, but he could not have lived very long had he done so. He tendered his resignation and came home, leaving a vacancy for the new Collector, who ever he may be, to fill. for an penhg pwMlc meotteff. The ball will accommodate a bg cvowd. There will be some good addresses on that oc casion, and the Chtb hopes to make a good showing: at the mltlal meeting. All, of whatever party, will be made welcome. Funeral of Anthony Whltaker. The funeral of the late Anthony Whlt aker, pioneer of &K, who- died -at the home of Ms daughter, Mrs. Mayo, 600 Ellsworth street, Sunday, will take plare this fosenoon at 11 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Martha M. Tylor, 3M Zast Tenta street, corner of Sfest Mill. It is ex pected that the Rev. Mr. Hoaford, a pio neer minister, will hefcria; bavga of the services. More Will Be Present. It is expected that there will be quite a large attendance at the next meeUng of the Improvement Association, which will be held next Saturday night at Fobs' Hall. A great many citizens would have been there last Saturday night had they known of it in time., A prominent ciUzen remarked yesterday that If the people who are interested in such matters would take hold they could get relief many times where nothing is done, but the difiicult thing is to get the interest of those who are concerned. They are wait ing, he said, for some one else to make a pack-horse of himself for their benefit. "There ought to be a packed meeting," he said, "when the Association comes to gether again." Albino. Political Meeting?. The Albina Republican Club has en gaged Gomez' Hall, on Russell street and Gantenbein avenue, for tomorrow evening, East Side Netfcs. G. W. Miner and wife, of Stephens' Ad dition, who have been at Smn Jose, Cal , for the pat few weeks, are expected to arrive home this week. The street-car hae resumed trips on Grand avenue, between Xaet Ankeny Btreet and Hawthorne avenue, which were suspended while the bridge was under re pairs. Jerry Luckteh, who has bees running a restaurant at Stompter for some time, has returned to Portland. He says that Bumpter is the liveliest place he ever was in. New houses are going up, and busi ness te booming. Dr. Wise Is at room i e 9W. Dekuaa. W. C. T. V. The regular Monday meeting of the Central Portland Woman's Christian Tem perance Union was of general Interest. Opening devotions were upon the topic, "Human laws should be an eeho of di vine law " A brief lesson was sead on the rudlmental facts of governmental affairs. Routine business occupied half an hour A petition was then read m behalf of temperance in Havana. The all-day Flower Mfaxaan meeting wIM be held today at Mrs. Lewis', on Terrace Heights. Hospital fans and handkerchiefs will be made. A basket ranch wlH be served. A report of the Frances "WUIard memo rial service held at the Oraee Methodist Episcopal Church was given, showing the high appreciation of Dr. Atkinson's ad mirable addrese, and a hearty vote ot thanks was tendered for the same. The need of earnest study on civil gov ernment was brought out. i a Pianos Organs. Wiley B. Allen Co. Willamette Iron & Steel Works JAMES LOTAN, Manager, PORTLAND, OREGON IRONFOUNDERS, MACHINISTS, BOILERMAKERS AND STEAMBOAT BUILDERS Designers and builders of Marine Engines and Betters, Mining and Dredging Machinery and General Mill and -Iron Work, Plr 'Hydrants, Pulleys, Shafting, etc. Correspondence solicited e et98e9t9let9999tt