THE MOENING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MABCH 19, 1900. Y NEWS IN BRIEF Amusements ToalRht. VYS THEATER Orchestra concert. "Darkest Russia," &:lt. 3POLITAN THEATER "AU Mixed." kx in tke Park. The delightful Jr yeBterday attracted a great crowd tors to the City Park, and the open mt on the washlngton-street line tound very comfortable. For houra pnalt path leading from the entrance fountain In the park was thronged. Itors forming a continuous pro- l. and the number of people In the ras larger than has been seen there long time. The park la In very gopd ion, considering the limited number furnished the keeper, but the ap- ice of the place could be greatly lm- lf the committee would furnish lelp. The summits of the Cascade were hidden by low-lying clouds, which the snow-clad peaks of Hood, B, St. Helens and Rainier were v!s- ileamlng in the sunshine, and pre- a very beautiful appearance. Early I flowers are in abundance, and many lowers are In bloom among the try. As usual the animals were a attraction to visitors, particularly klidren, and a crowd watched with rt the bears indulging in the luxury bath. They appeared to enjoy It r. though Bull Run water Is rather ;t, and rolled around in their tub slashed one another like so many 11 bojs. Cases of Smallpox. City Physi- pheeler yesterday found that a wom- ported sick In a house near Seventh Ider streets was suffering fiom small- id at once removed her to the pesi- Thls makes two smallpox patients t that place, the other having come jutside the city limits, and being in of the County Physician. So far ty Physician lias by his energy and fulness prevented smallpox from a foothold In this city, but it is inning its course In a number of and sections of the state, and is nearer Portland all the time. In places physicians have been guilty Iss carelessness or worse, In allow- lanpox patients to go abroad be- liey were completely well and while Ivere still In a condition to impart Isease to others. Such persons are Ito turn up in this city at any time. lay communicate the disease to a r of people before they are de- As a timely precaution tho City ilan, as will he seen by a communi- from him In another column, ad- teneral and thorough vaccination of jple of Portland. This communica- 1111 without doubt meet with the ap- of the public, and be acted upon fe. jes in Harbor Lines. Captain lit, United States Engineers, has the .of tho harbor about completed, and Sclded that the Board of Engineers las been directed to revise the pres- Irbor lines will hold a meeting on 1 Z, but a room for this purpose has been selected. As soon as a room (en secured notice will be given, and fo are interested in the harbor lines Invited to be present at the meet- )bjectlons to the present lines, or Itions as to new ones, should he Ited in -writing, in order mat they o on record. It is not understood IJny serious changes in the harbor (.re desired or intended. It appears, sr, that the present lines were cs- ted on two surveys, made by differ' trues, one above Madison-street ; and the other below, and -when the made were joined they did not ex- adge. A. new survey has been made the supervision of Captain ILang- ld any discrepancy in the harbor fill be put to rights by the Board blneers, which consists of Captains Itt, Harts and Taylor. Jeed of Rive Reports. Inquiry ten made hy river men as to why feather Bureau furnishes no infor- in regard to the stage of -water Upper Columbia. In explanation eal, the new Forecaster in charge .Bureau, states that it is not re- to make any reports on the Upper ia until the water has reached a stage. As there has been no ma- rise in the upper river, the water it reached that stage yet, and as it remains below that stage, any he are not of importance. The ler Bureau has agents at a number its along the Upper Columbia, and as the river rlse6 enough to make iportance that its condition should ported, dally reports will be fur- There Is so much work being done I the river at present, as far up as lies, in the way of constructing fish ana traps, that the owners of these Lxious about changes in the river. jre Is no cause for worry at pres- fnd but little probahlllty of any or great change in the stage ot fat present. Lt Demand for Homesteads. Otis son. Receiver of the United States lOnlce at The Dalles, was at the lal yesterday. His office has "been Cor several months past, he says. r.g filings on Government lands ill portions of the district, which as far east as Morrow County. that were abandoned many years je now being rapidly taken up, un- homestead. timber land and mln- nd laws, and in a short time very knd will be unoccupied in his portion uern Oregon. Two good, full-crop En succession are largely answerable Q demand for homesteads, and he the seasons are becoming more Ible to graingrowing, even as far out Columbia River Valley as the of the river. In Gilliam and Mor- lunties. Mill, in Operation. The fine new fill of tho Eastern Lumber Company, Lt doubt the most complete and un concern of the kind on the Coast, in active operation. In fact lt tactically been In operation for the leek, but by a department or two at I, as everything had to be adjusted tigned and got to running smooth- bre the plant could be put In opera- a grand harmonious whole. The g up of this mill will increase the Id for logs, and more logging camps started before long. A line engine ler appliances for logging were to Brown's camp, at "Washougal, a twro ago, and it is reported that two lew camps will be started near Oak Ivery soon. rs Meat for Sweden. A shipment tierces of pickled horse meat, con- 25,000 pounds, and valued at 51200, hit East by rail on Saturday, con- to Gottenberg, Sweden. This meat horses which never felt the pres- f collar or saddle, but spent their inning at large on the ranges of In Oregon. It will he found by the iers a much superior article to the the worn-out horses killed for food lopean cities. If beef keeps lncreas- price here, without Improving in K horse meat -will stand a good of coming Into vogue as food here. tured a Shoulder-Blade. Wlll iller, a billposter, fell off the plat- Lt the Ahisworth dock last evening dock and suffered a fracture of the Soulder-blade. He was taken to the PStatlon, where the City Physician tie fracture and mado him as Rable as possible. rAL Meetings at the First Bap- rRCH. The special services begun tay will continue this evening. 1 service from 7:so to s o'clock, led James Edmunds, after which the Dr. Blackburn, will preach. Pro- "Wllder "will have charge of the I Ijorgensen Invites the public to her opening display of fine spring and r Parisian millinery. Tuesday and sday. 20th and 21st of March. 291 in street 1 Red Irish setter pup. about 6 old; has on a leather collar. will be rewarded on returning it f,Vest Park street. Portland Club, incorporated, has to Its new iuarters, iso aina su Handiwork or x Scorcher. F. A. Stuhr, "bird dealer, who was run into by a careless bicycle rider 18 months ago, )s able to be out again, but Is still far from being a sound man. During the time he has been laid up he has suffered every thing but death, and he is still In plaster. He has been under the hands of eight physicians, and the first half dozen treat ed him for as many different things, he says, without ever finding out what was the matter with him. The last two dis covered that he had an abscess along side of his spine, where he -was bruised by the handle of the bicycle when he was run Into. It was necessary to cut off the heads of several of his ribs to get at this abscess, and lt was found that on account of Its havjner been there so long, necrosis of the spine had set in, and the hone had to be cut away till only a shell was left. His physicians had no Idea that he would recover, but he says he is tough, and they could not kill him without an ax, and now he able to get out, with his spine supported by a plaster coat, and the sun shine and blooming flowers look very beau tiful to him. "Oh, I've had a picnic'" said Mr. Stuhr, "hut I have been thorough ly overhauled and renovated, and feel like a new man, and am considerable heavier than I used to be. No, I have no idea who lt was that ran me down. He was a young man, about 19 years old, and he got away without being recog nized, and I have neither seen nor heard of him since." Salmon Pack Figures. A canneryman takes issue with Mr, McGowan on the statement made in an interview published yesterday to the effect that while the pack on the Columbia a few years ago (1S95) -was over 600,000 cases, the catch last year was only 300.000 cases. He sajs Mr. Mc Gowan falls to Include the large amount of salmon handled hy cold-storage men and hy those who pickle them for ship ment to Europe, to be Smoked there. In cluding these fish the catch would be at least an average 'one. The cold storage and pickling business increases yearly, and the pack diminishes to correspond. It Is the opinion of dealers In canned salmon that In the near future the pack of chlnook salmon will simply amount to a few thou sand cases of fancy flsh, packed at very fancy prices, and that it will be looked upon as a luxury, the same as lobsters or Imported sardines. Large Mill Site Bonded. The Weldler tract, on tho North Portland water front, has been bonded for $250,000. The Hughes, a 300-foot tract on the north, has been "bonded for J52.E00, and Mrs. Glisan's 150 foot tract adjoining, for 515,000. The option expires In May. The parties bonding tho property are keeping themselves In the background, hut are supposed to be "Wis consin timber men, -who propose to erect a largo saw mill on the site. A party well posted ort the matter said yesterday this mill would have a capacity of 205,030 feet per day, and that the proposed pur chasers had agents down the Columbia River recently, looking for a suitable site for a large mill, but none was found equal In convenience and proximity to market to that of the old, Weldler mill site. Date Changed for Doo Show. On ac count of the quarantine regulations at present in force "between British Columbia and this country, and the difficulty ex hibitors would have in getting quick trans portation" for their pets, the Victoria Bench Show has been declared off, and the Portland Kennel Club has secured its dates, which are set for April 18, 19, 20 and 2L This gives Portland Its show one week In advance of the original time sanctioned by the league, but at the same time lt Is much to Its advantage, on account of giv ing exhibitors more time to ship their dogs to the San Francisco show, early in May. The Kennel Club will hold a general meet ing at the Hotel Portland on "Wednesday evening, at which matters of Importance will be decided. LOQUAT8 in the Market. A sample box of Japanese fruit called Loquats was on exhibition on Front street Saturday. It was sent up from California by L. M. Splegl, and was a curiosity to many who saw it, although lt has been grown in Southern California for some time. The loquat Is a pear-shaped fruit, yellow In color and about the size of a French prune. It is a species of "medlar," and a native of Japan. It contains three or four large seeds, so that the fleshy covering whlch is eaten is only about half the fruit. The flavor Is peculiar, and a liking for loquats Is an acquired taste. Many people are very partial to them. The fruit grows In clusters on the ends of the limbs, 'and is not of much Importance commercially. No Canadian Loggers. Notwithstand ing the demand for good axroen, to work In logging camps, no body of Maine or Canadian loggers has arrived here. Some employment agent corresponded with East ern people, with a view to securing such laborers, but with no success. Eastern loggers do not find lt very profitable to come to this Coast, even if wages are higher here. They are simply lost In the tall timber here at first, and, having been accustomed to small trees, do not know how to go to work to fall or handle large trees. The Eastern logging hands are, as a rule, good -workmen, steady and reliable, but they have to begin at the bottom here and spend two or three years learn ing how to handle big timber. Rough on Bictcles. Quite a number of wheelmen went out for a spin yesterday on the Macadam road, but. Judging from all appearances, they didn't enjoy them selves. The Driving Association has late ly had a layer of rocks laid on the road. and this is but partly crushed. To drive a buggy over lt Is far from pleasure, but riding a bicycle on the uneven way Is the worst kind of work, as well as Injurious to the tires. But few of those that start ed got as far as Riverside, the majority turning back shortly after they reached the rocks. Later on In the season, when there has been more travel over the road, lt Is expected to be among the beet leading from the city. Lost. Red Irish setter pup, about 6 months old; has on -a leather collar. Finder will be rewarded on returning It to 115 "West Park street Spring Opening. Pattern hats, Tues day, March 20, Allen, King & Co., 343 "Washington. Experienced gardeners furnished at Lamherson's, cor. Front and Yamhill sts. Finest Turkish Baths in the North west third floor Oregonlan Building. planned. The only danger to a team In crossing the bridge Is that a horse may thrust his hoof through and injure hlm sef. The supports of the bridge have been strengthened and are capable of holding up any load, hut the deck cannot be re lied pn." i WAGNERIAN NIGHT. GadslcI-Bltiphani-DaniroBch at tht 31 a ran am. The fashionable musical event of the season will be the appearance of the great Wagnerian triumvirate, Gadski-BIspham-Damrosch, nt the Marquam Grand Thurs day evening of this week. That tho Marquam will be crowded from the orchestra to last the row In the gallery Is already assured, as the Portland Musical Club has agreed to attend In a body. The sale of scats will begin to morrow morning at 10 o'clock, and the general public will be given the same privilege as the Musical Club in securing their seats. Manager Helllgs motto Is, first come, first served. "While the pre liminary intelligence of this great Wag nerian combination's transcontinental tour aroused Beep Interest among the brains and culture of the community, the musi cal atmosphere is now surcharged with eager anticipation, and the keenest cer tainty of rare pleasure as time closes in upon the occasion. The following notice appeared In tho San Francisco Call of a recent date: "The third Wagner concert, which took place Friday afternoon, at the California Theater, drew the largest audience that has attended any of these delightful enter tainments. "Mine. Gadskl and Mr. Blspham sang all their numbers with a degreepf charm that was a. rich reward for all that were there to hear. Mr. Blspham sang through out the programme with a supremo art that absolutely silences criticism, and he Indorsed the former successes In the se rious phases of his work by rendering Pogners "Address .in 'Die Melstersdnger' with a comic spirit that displayed the most consummate skill. I can only offer one comment In an appraisement of his value as an artist, -which Is that In his singing of the 'Beckmesser Serenade,' an othor comic item, which he gave for tne purpose of illustration, although lt Is not suited to his vocal character, he did not altogether succeed In disguising his own tone and quality." o SENIOR CONDUCTOR HERE. President of the Order Visits Port land Brethren. C H. Wllklns, grand, senior conductor of tho Order of Railway Conductors, ar rived In Portland, yesterday morning. He Is a man of National reputation, and Is considered tho life of the order. Good natured, pleasant ai.d endowed with an unusual amount ot common sense, there Is no doubt that he has done more for the body of conductors than any other man. Senior Wllklns delivered a very spir ited address before the local division yesterday afternoon at their regular meet lnr In Elks' Hall. After talking to them on their secret work, he gave them a synopsis of the present condition of tho order, and more particularly spoke of that had been done during- the last year. He then gave them an opportunity to Interrogate him on matters they desired to know. Mr. Wllklna was born 45 years ago In Lowell. Mass. At the early age of 15, ho entered the emplov of the Boston & Lowell Railway, now known, as the Bos ton & Maine System, as bralceman. Two years later, he was given "ho position ai conductor, and he served with that road a little over 11 years. Loavirg Massa chusetts, he proceeded to Chicago to take a pos'tfon with the Wabash com pany, -which he held until 1SS9. when he was elected to his present position by his brother conductors. The office was newly created at that time, and so -well done has beon his work that his re-election an nually Is considered now simply as a matter of form, Mr. Wllklns will be socially entertained today, and will leave for California to night He reports the condition of the local division all that can bo desired. o 1 URGES VACCINATION. IN BAD REPAIR. Xo Money to Rcplank Marqnam Gnlch Brldgrca. Both the Front-treet and Second-street crossings of Marquam Gulch, In the south ern section of the city, are still closed to teams, and so the First-street and Hood street crossings have to carry all the team travel to and from South Portland. The Front-street bridge was repaired at an expenso of several hundred dollars, a few months ago. but the. repairs were con fined to the substructure, while the old, worn-out deck was left untouched. The present condition of the deck Invites ac cident, as drivers who are not aware that It has been closed to teams are likely to drive over at any time of the day or night The bridge cannot he barricaded, as lt has to be left open for street-cars, and so drivers who do not see the little notices posted at either end of the struc ture are likely to drive over its rotten plank floor. When the supports of the bridge were strengthened, the City & Suburban Rail way contributed a large proportion of tho funds necessary, as delay was being en countered by the company in transporting passengers, who were obliged to alight ana walk across the bridge. In reference to the condition of these bridge. City Engineer Chase said yester day: "This department Is spending every dollar on these plank roadways that has been appropriated, and the property-owners of Portland art getting just as good roads as they feel able to pay for. Not one dollar has been wasted or misused during the pact two yeans, and every dollar has been expended to tho very best advantage. When we get money to repair the Marouam-Gulch crcsslncs. the "work will be done. I cannot say now when the Front-street crossing will ho re- Cltr riiyslcinn Wheeler on the Dan ger of Smallpox. PORTLAND, March 18. To the Editor.) Inasmuch as smallpox is epidemic In various parts of Oregon and the adjoining states of Washington and Idaho, and ow ing to the fact that quarantine regulations established at these points are very de ficlent, at any time we may have an In flux of these convalescents with their con taminated clothing, causing an epidemic of smallpox to arlso In the City of Port land. I must earnestly urge that every pre caution he adopted, and recommend that tho people of Portland be generally ano thoroughly vaccinated, this being the best precaution that can be taken to prevent the disease and its spread, and trust th public will see the great necessity of con certed effort and lend their support to whatever measures may be adopted. a A. WHEELER, City Physician. "CASTE" TONIGHT. Robertson's Famous Comedy at the Metropolitan. Th!s evening the hill at the Metropoli tan will be changed from farce comedy to the sterling and ever-popular high-class English comedy, "Caste," by T. W. Rob ertson. It has had ample and thorough rehearsal, and a smooth, sprightly per formance is promised. Mr. King will play old man Eccles, while his two daughters, Polly and Esther, will be as!gned to Miss Georglo Cooper and Miss Laura Adams who, as usual, will Introduce new songs always popular with the Metroplltan cllen. tele. BEGINS ITS TENTH YEAR WHERE TO DINE. A tasty, appetizing lunch Is better than a spring tonic. Go to the Portland Restaur ant, 305 Washington. Try Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to b thakon into the kboet. Your fejt foal twollen, sorron and hot. and cct tired cilr. It yna bfcre taarting feet or tight toons, trj Allen' Foot- &. It cooU the fet and mikes walkinc easy. Caret nioUen. eweatlnc leet.ingro'ninr suit, butter and calloct tpott. ReUrret eorni and banlom of all OLD 2IIAXAGEMENT RE -EJECTED FOR THE BABY HOME. Xlnth Annual Report of President Shown Scope of "Wortc Finan cial Condition Not Good. At the annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Baby Home, the treasurer re ported warrants drawn during the year to the amount of $2300; balance on hand, HI CO. with an Indebtedness of between $300 and 100. The president's report was as follows: "The ninth year of work In the Baby Home, In Its present location. Is at an end. We have had much the same experience as In former years in the way of struggle for existence and demands for help from homeless babies, whose Innocence and helplessness are a constant appeal to our sympathies. "The closest economy has been practiced during the year; so great, xn fact, that much that seemed a necessity has had to be dispensed with from lack of funds. The children have been fed and clothed, and had all necessary care and attention, their needs always being the first consid eration. "We are sadly In need of household fur nishings, and above all we realize each year, more and more, the necessity of hos pital accommodation. We have had sev eral epidemics of contagious diseases In the past few years, and tho difficulty of caring for the sick and preventing expo sure to the well, has been a serious on;. Twice during the past year we have been visited by chicken-pox, and, owing to the largo numbor of children In the Home (none of whom escaped either time), our doors were closed to many deserving ap plicants, to whom we sorrowfully refusea help. At this time, our children, num bering 24. are fairly well. We have one hopelessly blind boy, and another for -whom wo feel much concern; still, we hope to be able to save his sight, without which he must, of necessity, b9 a burden upon charity, a position which. In later years, will be to him one of humiliation and trial. "Prbportlonately few deaths have oc curred during the year. Aside from the chicken-pox, which has been mild in form, wo have the best record for health of any year since our organization. We are fortunate In being able to retain Mrs. Croft as matron, whose untiring interest and energy have brought about good results In many ways. "To Dr. Bell we are Indebted for medi cal advice and attendance, and we con sider ourselves fortunate In being able to retain his services. He has never been too busy to attend to the needs of the babies, his only remuneration being our grateful thanks. "Our Board has proved a good work ing force In the main. There have been two vacancies most of the year, and I wish lt were possible to find two men who would bring business enterprise and energy to the Board to fill these vacancies. Our Board should consist of 15 members 10 women and Ave men. Mr. F. S. Akin, secretary, and Mr. A. L. Keenan, treas urer, have long held their respective of fices and given freely of their time to further the work of the Home. The ladles have, In turn, visited the Home each week, In most cases making the required three visits, so that, at least, every two or three days the matron has had an op portunity to consult -with some member of the Board. I would like to urge the ladies to visit occasIopilly during the in terim between their offl-Jal visits, to keep In touch with tho different departments, to know what are the children's habits and dispositions, the condition of nurseries, store-rooms and the house generally; the cleanliness of the barn, the food given the oows, the use made of the garden, and a general Insight Into the management of the Home. "Do we all take the Interest we should, or do we not, at times, think some one else will attend to certain duties and there by shirk responsibility? Should we not. In associating ourselves with philanthropic work, consider well the requirements, and, when taking lt up, give conscientiously tho time and effort necessary to make the work a success, and success means very much more than keeping our doors open for the admission of aU who apply. "Our financial condition Is not encour aging, but we have thus far found a way to meet our obligations, and we be lieve that, with increasing confidence among our citizens, we shall find gen erous friends to furnish the much-needed means. It has been decided to make a gen eral canvass, and a committee will bo out In a few days to make an appeal for this most helpless branch of suffering humanity. If thoso who have and could give could see the good wo know has been done In taking children born to Irrespon sible and incompetent parents, and plac ing them In homes, where, with affection and good Influence, the misfortune of birth Is counteracted by new environment, they would cheerfully lend a hand to bring about these results. Let us hope for gen erous contributions from old and new friends. "I wifih to express my thanks to my co workers for the confidence and help I have received from them during the year past May our good work go on, and be the means of leading to useful and honor able citizenship the little ones entrusted to our care." Following the reports came the election of directors, as follows: Mrs. Charles E. Sltton. Mrs. J. C. Card. Mrs. L. M. Cox, Mrs. N. E. Croxton, Mrs. Ellis G. Hughes, Mrs. E. F. Riley. Mrs. Frank Woolsey. Mrs. A. E. Rockey. Mrs. M. E. Young, F. S. Akin, A. L. Keenan, Henry Hewitt, L. E. Kern and H. H. Northup. After the adjournment of the stockhold ers' meeting, the directors met and elect ed the following officers for the year: President, Mrs. Charles E. Sltton: vice president. Mrs. J. C. Card; secretary, F. -S. Akin; treasurer, A. L. Keenan: corresponding secretary, Mrs. M. E. Young; visiting physician. Dr. James F. BelL Plentlnsr Innovation. A pleasing Innovation was made hy Man ager Cordray at his theater last night in the Introduction of an orchestral concert for an hour before the curtain was raised. The strengthened and Improved orchestra rendered a very fine mixed programme, and was complimented by the greater por tion of the audience being in their seats before 8 o'clock. The late-comers were decidedly losers last night Cordray's or chestra is rendering a good class of music In a thoroughly artistic manner at present and the manager's efforts to cater to the better tastes of his patrons might well he emulated by places of amusement of m.uch more pretension. The J orchestral concert will begin every even ing this week at 7:20 prompt, a THRILLING DRAMA. "Darkest Rassla" Captnres an An. ulence at Cordray's. Cordray's regular Sunday night crowd was treated to a thrilling drama last night In "Darkest Ruesla." The play, Judging from tho generous and unstinted applause t for the heroes and heroines and hisses and groans from the gallery 'for the plot ters and villains, pleased the patrons tre mendously. The play leaves plenty of op portunity for cver-stageness, but In the hands of the capable company presenting the piece, the entertainment Is very ac ceptable. To attempt to disentangle the plot, or to give any adequate Idea of the. story, would be a hard task; suffice it to say that the story, while based on the Nih.listlc plots of Rufsla, has very little Nihilism in lt the story being more devoted tc the Intrigues of a vengeful and heartless scheming family against the lives and loves of Innocent young people, their own relatives, In fact Nothing less than Si beria will satisfy their vengeance, the fourth act being devoted to showing some of the horrord and sufferings of the con victs. The love stories are cleverly Interwoven with the plot while the comedy element Is taken care of by an American of the order depicted In the reporter In "Around the World In Eighty Days," and the war. correspondent In "Fatimtza," Katherlne Wlllard, as Ilda Barosky, tho daughter of an exiled patriot, and her self, afterward, though Innocent, sen tenced to Siberia, did good artistic work In" her heavy part Kate Jepson, as Countess Karslcheff, presented a very se vere character admirably, and soon won the entire disapprobation of the gallery. Alfa Perry, as Baroness von Rhlneberg, who Is won by the nonchalance of the American, Cobb, and afterwards becomes Mrs. Cobb, was very amusing In her suc cessful efforts to disfigure the English language. Her dialect was cleverly twisted. Lillian Lalnslee, as Olga, the daughter of the Countess, filled her part acceptably. Herbert Fortler was an Imposing Col onel of the Imperial Guards. John Do Gez, Minster of the Police, and George Morton, courier of the Czar, had tho bulk of the work In the men's part, and did It well. Harry D. Byers, the American traveller, had sufficient sangfroid and as surance to disconcert the most dignified and stiff Russian official. His easy man ner of delivering hfa American witticism caught the audience Just right The fine orchestra concert was a feature which attracted the audience long before the first curtain, and delighted them be yond measure. It Is an Innovation which became an instant success. "Darkest Russia" will be the attraction for tho remainder of the week. 1 e GREAT OPERA TOUR. Hoiv Honolulu Received Boston Lyrlo Company. "Honolulu Is a great opera town," says Charles Harkinson, advance agent of the Thompson Opera Company, better known as Colonel Thompson's Boston Lyric Com pany. Portlanders will remember when the opera concern sailed for Hawaii, and will have opportunity to welcome them back next Sunday at Cordray's. "We played the first 16 performances there with an Income of $17,000," said Mr. Harkinson. "At the date of tho 32d performance we had taken in ?27,O00, and would have reached the end of our engagement at the same rate but for the outbreak of the plague. When this happened the mer chants pledged an $5000 guarantee for 12 more performances, -which were given despite the plague, and to good houses. They took all of our men chorus singers, gave them staves, and made them serve in the cordon of police hemming In the Infected Chinese district Tho people wero delighted with grand opera, that being the first visit of a company carrying 40 per sons. I never saw such style In the thea ter. It Is a fact that gowns were or dered from Paris for the mere purpose of wearing to the opera. Money was nothing to them. The first night of the perform ance there were 630 carriages lined up. An opera ticket was $2, and carriage hire much greater, yet every woman, although living only across the street from the theater, had to ride In a carriage. "They appreciate music down there, too. As for hospitality, Honolulu against the world. We appeared three nights and one matinee during a week, and the remainder of the time we were the guests of the city. The best mark of their appreciation Is that Colonel Thompson "brings back with him a large guarantee for another engagement there next October. The first trip was a venture on his part, but It was certainly a hit" The coming of Russo, the great tenor, with the engagement of the Boston Lyrics, will prove to be a musical treat of rarest excellence. Russo Is the singer who cre ated eo pronoujiced a success with the late Lombardl Opera Company. He has been engaged by Colonel Thompson for a period of two years, receiving $100 a per formance for the first year and J10QO a -week for the second year. Maurice Grau, of the New York Metropolitan Opera House Company, -was after Russo In hot haste. Indeed, the contract for this sing er's appearance with the New York Im pressarlo's forces wore on their way to San Francisco when he was signed to Colonel Thompson. Russo sings In all the grand opera productions given by the Lyric. Roles such as Terrlde In "Caval Herla Ru&tlcana," Manrlco In '.'H Trova tore," Faust m the opera of that name, the Duke In "RIgoletto," and parts of "Sweet Calbre." GREAT PARIS EXPOSITION. Owing to the heavy travel about to sot in from America to Europe, persons who contemplate visiting the Paris exposition or any part of Europe, should make ap plication for steamship accommodations (first or second cabin) at earliest date pos sible, to secure desirable berths and sail ings. Full Information regarding cabin rates, diagrams and sailing dates via all trans-Atlantic steamship lines, may bo obtained at the Union Pacific ticket office. Accommodations reserved promptly on ap plication. Don't forget the number, 135 Third street. GEORGE LANG, City Passenger and Ticket Agent J. H. LOTHROP. General Agent a BUSINESS 1TE3I3. Xf Baby Is Cnttlnor Teeth, Be sure and us that old and trell-trled reznedr. Mrs. Wlntlow's Soothing Srrup. for children tMthln. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays alt pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. MARQUAM GRAND CALVIN HEIUO, Mgr. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT MME. The Musical Event of the Season The Great Wanriaa Triumvirate. MR. DAVID Thursday Evening, March 22 MR. WALTER GADSKI BISPHAM DAMROSCH The Greatest "Wagnerian Artists ia the "World. ONE GRAND OPERATiC CONCERT: -THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 22 PROGRAMME Embracing all the operas of "Wagner's Klbelun- gen Rlnff. "Da Rhcinpold." Mr. Bkpham as Alberlch. "Die Walkure," Madame Gadskl. a 9 Slcgllnde and Brunhilde. Mr. Blspham as "Wot&n. "Siegfried," Madame Gadskl as Brunhilde, Mr. Blspham aa 'Wotan. "Gotterdaromeruni:." 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