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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1900)
THE MORNING OREGOaTIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900. BUY AS YOU CHOOSE But we are quite sure you won't regret buying one of our OUR SATURDAY 12 SPECIALS Modish Man-Tailored Suits All fitted with accurate precision and finished perfectly. Today brings new Black Reefer Suit at $25 Clay Worsted Suit at $30 Of Camel's Hair Cheviot. Jacket dou ble breast, tailor-stitched finishings; skirt -with double box pleat back; sizes, 32 to 44 bust. Black, with tight-fitting double breast, satin-lined jacket, rovers satin faced, skirt with double box pleat back. I ; : I : X Rare Hat Selling Today Ladies' Gloves Our lines are noted for soft, pliable kid and perfection of fit and finish. All the new Spring shades are here. See our Mocha Glaves; prices, SL23, ?L50 and I2.O0 pair. "Rv fni tYn lflTT"Qf lrtTlrir. rt nntfarn Hats in thevclty at popular prices. Just what you'll probably want tomor row. See them today. In Veilings Royal Worcester Look to us for the right things. Wo take pride in showing the most com plete in Portland; prices from 25c to $3.00 yard. Is the acknowledged leader of all Cor sets. Insures perfect fit and comfort Over 100 styles to select from; made on latest improved models; prices, 50c to $1S.50 pair, r Agents for "Women's Princess Bhoes, black, tan or chocolate; latest lasts for street, dress or outing $3.00 pair Full lines of Pulley Belts, ribbon or leather OLDS & KING OLDS & KING FORMONUMENTFMD Effort to Be Made at Once to Increase It to $20,000. SOUVENIR BUTTONS WILL BE SOLD Made of Metal From a Cannon Cap tared at Manila, They Ought to Be Popnlar. Tho project for a monument to the sol diers of the Second Oregon Regiment who lost their lives In the Spanish and Fili pino wars Is to be revived and pushed to a successful Issue. An effort will be made to increase the fund to $20,000, as it is be lieved that a suitable monument cannot bo built for less. Subscriptions to the fund amount to about $10,500, of which $9653 IS bas been paid. Buttons made of metal from the captured cannon which wa9 received in Portland some time ago will be sold to Increase the fund. This cannon Is one of eight pieces of artillery surrendered to the Sec ond Oregon when Manila fell, August 13, 1S9S. It has an historical Interest, as It was cast in 1776. Today it is in position in the Armory, not far from the caskets containing the bodies of Oregon mem who fell in the Philippines. General Owen Summers, wbo commanded th-3 Second Oregon, has had drawings made of the buttons. Two kinds will be made, one to be sold only to ex-members of the Second Oregon, and the others to be sold to the general public Of the first olass 1200 will bo made, and they will be offered at 50 cents. Of the second class 10,000 will be made, and they will be sold at 25 cents. In the center of the soldiers button will be the seal of the State of Oregon, crossed arms and a capi tal O inclosing the figure 2. The legend will !be: "Army 8 Corps, May 2, 189S, Au gust 7, 1S99." The button to be sold to the public will have the figure of a soldier in uniform and the Inscription: "Second Oregon. IT. S. V. Souvenir Captured Can non, Manila, P. L" The following cuts show what the buttons will look like. This is the soldiers' button: The Soldiers' Button. And this Is the button to be sold to the public: The Souvenir Bntton. As fast as the buttons are manufactured they will be placed In the bands of Indi viduals, societies, military organizations and others who will be expected to take a patriotic interest in the sale of them. The sale will not be confined to Portland, but will be extended to all parts of the state. Xumbers will be sent to the County Clerk of each county. Educational Institutions will be asked to do their share of the work, and, if School Boards do not offer objection, the aid of the public school children will be enlisted. Company F, of the National Guard, has ordered 50 but tons. Societies or persons desiring to or der large numbers of the buttons may communicate with General Summers. The button undertaking Is for the pres ent In the care of General Summers. He does not wish to have the entire manage ment of the business and will ask the ap pointment of a committee. If all the buttons are sold, and there is no reason why they should not, J3100 will be added to the fund. Other plans for tho enlargement of the fund are in contempla tion. One is for a picnic or series of picnics in the Summer, and another is for a sham battle between the Second Oregon and the National Guard at Irvington Park on July 4. Besides, the British residents of Portland are planning an entertainment for the benefit of the fund. As they never do anything by halves good results may bo expected from their effort Speaking of the monument fund yester day. General Summers said: "A monu ment worthy of the brave men of the Second Oregon cannot be erected for less than $20,000. A united effort should bo made all along the line to increase the fund to this amount. The sale of the buttons made of bronze metal from the captured cannon will give every one an opportunity to contribute to the fund and receive a valuable souvenir In return. I trust that substantial aid will be given to the fund to the end that the monu ment may be completed at the earliest practicable moment." HORSE THIEF ARRESTED. , "Waahlnsrton County Ex - Convict Cnugrht by the Police. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney H. T. Bag ley, of Hillsboro, came to Portland yes terday, to take Charles Thompson, alias George Newman, an alleged horse thief, back with him. Thompson Is charged with having stolen a fine mare, valued at $100, from the farm of J. C. McCoy, near Forest Grove, several weeks ago. He brought the an'mal to Portland and sold her to Mr. Allison, a livery stable-keeper, for $25. The Portland police have had Thompson under surveillance here for several days, await ing advices from the "Washington County authorities, and yesterday he was picked up on the corner of First and Clay streets by Officer Shown. Thompson has a record as an ex-convlct, having served three terms In the Oregon Penitentiary twice for forgery and once for horse stealing. He is ostensibly a cook by occupation, when at liberty, but the police think he -makes, his living more by thievery. The title to the mare has hppn settled by the Innocent purchaser paying the true owner $25 In addition to the sum he paid the thief. ONE MORE RESIGNATION. Gold Democrat "Who Doe Xot Wish to Ilonor Mr. Bryan. Up to this date, the fusion committee of 100 to meet Colonel "William Jennings Bryan has been reduced to 3 per cent, with several precincts to hear from. The lat est withdrawal is A. J. Ray, who will not vote for Bryan nor for McKinley. He sends the following letter to The Oregon- ian: Noticing In Thursday's Oregonlan my name Included In a list of 10) who are appointed to a rr an ere to entertain "Hon. "W. J. Bryan during his contemplated visit xo our city, i wish to thank the gentlemen who were kind enough to name me, and I 'fully appreciate the honor intended hut I cannot conscientiously act on the com mittee, nor am I willing to have the im pression go out that I would support a ticket runnlnsr on the free-silver nintforyn For, while I am a Democrat, I will never vote for any man who supports free silver at 16 to l," either with or without tho consent of other nations. while I would be much pleased In mak ing Mr. Bryan's visit pleasant, I conceive it to be the duty of those who do not approve of these nrlnclnles tn mnnif it and then, perhaps, Mr. Bryan would "tum- oie to it tnat neither the neonle nor th. party wants him. In any event, he will De reminaea of the fact this Fall. If not sooner. This affords me the opportunity and sat isfaction of remarking that while I can not vote for Mr. Bryan, I am equally certain that I will not vote for a man like Mr. McKinley, whose convictions on any subject are held open for only sufficient time for reply by wire. Nor do I me why we should be obliged to vote for such timber when there are men like Harrison, Roose velt, Olney and Root who are willing to take the position. , A. J. RAT. HI ROVE THE HALLIARDS. Flag; Once More Floating: From the Postofflce Building-. The notice published yesterday to the effect that Postmaster Croasman was de sirous of having some one reeve the hall iards of the flagpole on the Postofflce caused a large number of persons to call at, his office early yesterday morning. Among them wdre pole climbers, well dig gers, chimney sweeps, soldiers and sailors but they all wanted from $4 to $15 to reeve the halliards, and there was no appro priation for the purpose. A fine-looking, portly, middle-aged man, who must havo weighed 250 pounds, called to say that he was inclined to tackle, the Job. He said that SO years ago he shinned up the big flagpole then standing on the plaza, which was about 200 feet high, and rove a set of halliards, for doing which ho received $40. He was told that he would probably havo to be hoisted up to do such a Job now, and there were no funds to provide a derrick nor to put a new cupola on the building in case he fell. Then there arrived a young man who said he had once climbed the flagpole on the "World building in New York and rove a new set of halliards. He had not long been out of the hospital and looked rath er pale, but thought ho could climb tho pole on the Postofflce. He only asked that in caso he fell he be decently Interred. He succeeded In getting within two feet of the top of the pole, when his strength gave out and he came down. Then R. Hill, the colored Janitor of the Postofflce Building, undertook and successfully ac complished the Job of reeving the halliards and at noon Old Glory was floating over the Postofflce again. 1 T - TO AID THE SEAMEN, Caledonian Society Entertainment "Was a Success. The entertainment and dance given last night by the Caledonian Society in Arlon Hall, for the benefit of the Mission to Seamen, was well attended and was a success In every particular. The literary and musical programme was admirably arranged, and proved to be very enter taining. At Its conclusion dancing was engaged in until after midnight. The programme follows: Selection on bagpipes Professor Moon Remarks Chief Henderson Scotch reel Miss Forbes and Mr. Black. Miss Forbes and Professor Robertson. Song, "Angus Macdonald"....MIss Bailey Song, "The Holy City" Mr. Preston Club swinging Professor Catchart Recitation Mr. F. W. Grant Song, "Waiting" Miss Schroeder Highland fling Misses Forbes, Mr. Black and Profes , sor Robertson. Tenor solo (selected i Albert Relfllnger, high C tenor Remarks Dr. Hay Recitation Mrs. Ham Song. "Cathleen Mavourneen".Mlss Hobln Tenor solo Judge Bullock Song Master Eddie Steel Sword exhibition Professor Cathcart Sailor's hornpipe Professor Cathcart BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby ! Cattinc Teeth, Be sure and use that old And -well-tried re-tntdj. Mr. TVlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for chlldrea teth!np. It soothes the child, softens the sum, aIlaj-8 au pain, cam Triad, collo and diarrhoea. Not one is worth under $8.50 to In our Third Street windows are displayed r;o Trimmed Hats. The ref lection is large, all colors and black, copied from Parisian models, the new est and daintiest fancies of French Milliners. Look .at the display. Each one a creationa triumph. Styles for every face effects that are quiet, un obtrusive, elegant effects, that are chic, piquant, dashing. . Today only they will ftp nr be sold, choice. . . O.JJ $12.00 Notion Store 500 Rhinestone Mounted Back Combs, In six pat- 9 pfr terns, special Lo 500 Plain Shell Back Combs, In assorted patterns, special Large Shell Pompadour Combs, In assorted patterns, special Braid Clasps for Child ren's Hair, special .... 12cts 25 cts 12 cts e nes New Stock, New 1900 Models of Lamps, Pumps, Pedals, Bells, Locks, etc. The New Gas Lamp of which, we are sole agts., THEPArHLIQHT.prlce New Pumps, adjustable Cfi rr to any wheel, price JJ LLo which, we are sole agts., 1 KA Vi- 1 Jewelry Store Assortment of the Latest Styles Sterling Cuff Links for Shirt Waists, 3Q rf q special vrJ do Gold Enamel, Gold, Gold Stone Set and Gold Filigree Cuff Lmks for CI OK Shirtwaists $ I L J Sterling Pulley Belt Rings "JH 1. assorted styles 3 LIS At Ribbon Counter k More new Ribbon Pulley Belts. See the new Buckle Hat Sash, the latest fad for wearing on Sailors and Fedoras. Kid Gloves t.SF 2-csp TrefouEso London qual t?"Pique Dressed and Suede, all shades, the best glove ever offered for $1.50. Our 3-clasp Trefousse Carlyle qual ity overseam real kid gloves, all shades; a swell, dressy glove, 5LK. Our 2-clasp Theodora overseam Suede Kid gloves, all shades: a good-wearlnjr glove for $1.25. b Druggist's ries Celluloid back, square shape Hand Mirrors; regular, 25c; special, 19c each. Lounden's Rum and 'Quinine thor oughly cleanses the scalp; the best hair tonic .made; regular, BOc; special, 39c Raymond's triple strength Florida water; large size, regular, 35c; special, 25c 100 Shoe Brushes, with dauber at tached; regular, 25c; special, 19c Toilet Paper, Oregon Fine Boudoir Tissue; free from injurious chemicals; regular, ,3 packages for 25c; special, 6c package. Wlnslow's Puro Concentrated Fla voring Extracts In extract lemon, va nilla and peppermint; regular, 15c; spe cial, 9c. Raymond's Saponaceous Dentifrice for cleansing and beautifying the teeth; regular, 20c; special, 13c. Leather Goods Leather Pulley Belts, with all-silk ribbon strings, In black, tan and brown; regular, 450; special, 33c Our- 50c Coin Purses. Combination Pocket Books, Hand Purses, In seal, morocco, alligator and pig; special, 39c Veilings 500 yards latest style plain and dotted Veiling, 11 colors and black; regular, 25c; special, 19c yard. 9tt(tcet9etteBott6tcitte9ttori JAY BEACH IN PORTLAND OWTTER OF GREAT ALTAMONT RE VISITS HIS OLD H03IE. Is Tiovr an Alaska Gold Miner Dis cover an Enormous Tiislt of a Mammoth lias Faith in Xonie. Jay Beach, for many years the most prominent horseman in tho Pacific North west, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Beach is known from the Atlantic to the Paclfio as the owner of old Altamont, who for many years gave this city the distinction of having the greatest sire of extreme speed In, harness horses that ever lived. Old Altamont brought famo to Beach, but did not bring him fortune, as his merits were not discovered until late In life. Beach suffered in common with the rest of the horsemen during tho hard times, and gradually drifted out of the business, but never gave up the old horse, which he had raised from a colt About two years ago, while the sons and daughters of Altamont were traveling In tho fastest company on the turf and winning money and laurels for their owners, Mr. Beach placed Altamont In the care of a friend in Oakland and struck out for Kotzebue Sound In search of gold. Tho party with Mr. Beach was not ex actly "the first that ever burst Into that silent sea," but they came very near being, and they found Just as little gold as those who followed them. The Sum mer of 1S93 was spent prospecting for quartz mines, but nothing of value was found, and in January, 1S99, the party first heard of the Nomo discoveries and started overland for that rich district As they wero among the first In the field, some gpod claims were secured. Mr. Beach Is fully as conservative and averse to committing himself as he Tvas la the days when he had to answer the fre quent question, "How fast do you think hat colt will go next year?" but he ad mits that he "did very well," and he will return as soon as navigation opens In tho Spring. While Mr. Beach found no gold in the Kotzebue country he did make a find that will undoubtedly prove fully as valuable as a great many gold claims. While descending a river emptying Into Kotzebue Sound, with his brother, they discovered the tusk of a mammoth, and. Judging from the dimensions of the relic the animal was undoubtedly one of the largest of his race. The tusk, so far as known, is the larg est that has ever been discovered. It Is 12 feet 10 Inches In length and 22& Inches In circumference at the largest point A cavity at the base, where the tusk Joined the head, terminates something less than a foot from the end, and the remainder of the tusk is solid, and the whole is In an excellent state of preservation. A thin scale which covers the outside has been broken In places, and a very small piece has been broken from one side of the tip. Otherwise, the tusk Is in perfect condition. The tusk has a steer's-horn twist which Is seldom seen In relics of this kind heretofore discovered. The Im mense proportions of the tusk can be understood when It Is stated that the largest one on exhibition at the World's Fair In Chicago was but 7 feet & Inches long, while those of the skeleton at St. Petersburg are but 9 feet 3 Inches, and previous to the discovery of the one found by Mr. Beach was the largest known to be In existence. The tusk was found July 30, 1S9S, on the Buckland or Konguk River, 120 miles from its mouth. About a foot of the tip end of the tusk protruded from a bed of blue gravel, Just above the surface of the water at the base of a high perpendicular bank of the river. This gravel was of a tenacious nature, giving evidence of hav ing been a lake or ocean bed. The action of the water had begun to cut this gravel bed away, hence It Is likely that during the next season the tusk would have been entirely exposed and would have been caught and taken away in the next yearly Ice Jam, and destroyed. The section, of the country where this tusk was discovered Is particularly rich In mammoth remains, but as tho accident of their exposure Is entirely" due to the caving off of banks and cliffs which are being undermined by the action of the swift current, they aro Inevitably caught and broken and ground In pieces by suc ceeding Ice Jams, or, should they escape this, the atmospheric action of the rigor ous climate soon destroys them, tho suc cessive freezings and thawlngs while they are permeated with moisture being partic ularly destructive. The value of the great relic runs Into thousands, and, although Its discovery was made known but a short time ago, the Smithsonian Institution at Washington and a number of other prominent muse ums in various parts of the country are already bidding for it Mr. Beach takes considerable interest in such matters him self, and states that If his claims turn out well during tho coming Summer, he will endeavor to buy the interest of his partners in tho venture and keep the tusk himself. Regarding tho richness of Nome, Mr. Beach Is very enthusiastic, but states that there is no necessity for any hurry In starting, as the parties who leave the last of May will reach the beach as soon as those who leave earlier. Two years' ab sence from civilization has left Mr. Beach almost entirely out of touch with the horse business, and he had but little to say about them, except that old Altamont was looking well and frisky In spite of tho weight of his 25 years. Touraine, the last of the Altamont-Tecora colts owned by Mr. Beach, broke his leg. and before It had fully recovered stepped on a nail and died from blood poisoning. He was larger and in many ways more promising than either of his fast brothers Chehalls. 2:014, or Del Norte, 2:0S and Mr. Beach expected great things from him had he lived. Tecora, the dam of so many of the fast Altamonts, died of old age last Winter. Mr. Beach returned to California last evening, and will remain with his family at Oakland until he starts north in about two months. ATHLETIC CARNIVAL TONIGHT Wrestlers, Boxers, Athletes Ready to Meet Their Competitors on the Mat. Several local heavyweights have signi fied their willingness to meet the Giant Turk tonight, and declare they will win some money at a dollar a minute, and some of them expect to win $230 or 5300 by standing off the Turk 15 or 30 minutes. McMillan and Cannon aro well trained, and will make the big Turk hustle to oave his money. The public will witness some of the most scientific tricks and holds In tho wrestling business. The contests will commence promptly at S:30 P. M.. between Hall Adall and McMillan, then follows Cannon, then Mc Millan and Cannon for the last bout Then the local men may take tho mat with tho Turk ono after the 'other as fast aa they like. McDonald and Ross will then meet In A six-round go for a decision. Thl3 will bo a contest that the Portland public have been In the habit of paying $1 and f2 to see. Still .the general admission to all ol these sports Is but 50 cents, with 100 re served seats on the stage at 51 each. An Immense crowd will undoubtedly attend to night The Public Range. HARDMAN. Or., March 20. (To the Editor.) I "would like to ask you a ques tion about people who are fencing up hundreds of acres of Government land. Has any outsider got any right to turn his stock in to get the benefit of the Government grass? And have the parties who havo fenced the land got any rizht to turn the stock out? A SUBSCRIBER. Kb ono has the right to fence Gov ernment domain. No citizen has1 more claim than another to grass growing on public land. "He that lives well Is not Ignorant" Ho knows that Hood's Sarsaparilla will keep him in health. Millinery Dept. Ladles' White Straw Sailor Hats, with either black or blue bands, each Misses Crash Bicycle Hats, each ;. 3pc 27c 21c Children's School Hats Straw Sailors, all colo'rs. 15c, 23c, 50c and 75c Children's Crash Tam o Shanters, each Silk Waists India Silk, black nd fancy colors, each i Wrappers Red, bluo or black Percale, trimmed with braid and fancy ruffle, each Petticoats Fancy Moreenetto. flounce, each double Ladies' Vests Ltslo thread, low neck, short sleeves or sleeveless, cream, pink, bluo or fancy striped, each Ladies' Night Gowns Flno Cambric, lace-trimmed yoke, either tucked or hemstitched, each Ladies' Drawers Fine Muslin, tucked and embroidered, each .. Ladies' Walking Gloves One-clasp, spear-polnt backs, tons, reds and browns, per pair Belts Ladles' each . black Jet Belts, $4.50 $1.38 57c 38c $1.29 53c $1.03 39c Belt Rings Rings for Pulley Belts, metal, gilt, sliver or French gray, per set Pompadour Combs Full round. Imitation tortolsa shell, each Note Paper Box containing 60 sheets of good note paper ruled or unruled, with envelopes to match Ladies' Shoes Ladles' Dongola Lace Shoes, tan or black, kid or vest- flO ing tops, latest styles, per JiJ,, Toy Department No. 2 China Marbles, 50 for j 5c No. 1 Glass Marbles. 25 for 5c No. 2 Glazed Marbles, 40 for 5c Boxwood Top. with string lc 214-Inch red rubber inflated Bolls, each.. 7c 21c 24c 22c Basement Specials Mrs. Potts' Sad Irons, per set of 3 Wood Salt Boxes, each $1.13 9c Wood Handle Cake Turner.. 3c 14c 2-quart Granite Ware Sauce pans, each -. Book Specials Kipling's Works, 5 volumes, ei co cloh binding, per set pu3J Out of India sSc Murray's Mythology S9c Talne's English Literature 57c Absent-Minded Beggar 19c Germain's Palmistry 17c Men's Shoes Vlcl Kid. Calf or Russia Colt skin, tan or xblack, good light shoes for Spring and Summer wear, per pair.... Men's Suits All-wool Worsteds, neat dark pattern, a suit Young Men's Suits All-wool gray mixed Chev iots, sizes 13 to 19 years, a suit Boys' Suits All-wool gray and brown. Mixed Cheviots, double seats and knees, sizes 4 to 15 years, a suit Men's Shirts Men's Negligee Shirts, silk striped Madras, regular prico $1.00, each Men's Ties Silk Batwlng Club Ties, each .85 .65 $5.15 $3.10 85c 21c Rugs Moquette and Axminster 18x26 Inches, each 27x54 inches, each 36x72 Inches, each Lace Curtains Novelty Net Curtains, 54 Inches wide. 3 yards long, pretty patterns, regular price $2.25, per pair Lace Curtains, Brussels ef fects, 54 Inches wide, 3 yards long, new and hand some designs, regular price S3.C0, per pair 90o ....52.13 ....53.15 $1.69 MEIER 5t FRHNK C O NOT UNDER BRITISH RULE BOERS WILL MOVE TO SEW LANDS RATHER THAN SUB31IT. Returned Ultlander, Who Is an Amer ican, Compares Taxation In the Transvaal With. Atlln. C. W. Thompson, who spent nearly seven years mining In the Transvaal, Is regis tered at the Perkins from "Vancouver, B. C. Mr. Thompson Is married to a daugh ter of a burgher, and Is therefore natur ally in sympathy with the Boers, whom he thinks never can be conquered. "Pre toria will probably be taken by the Brit ish within the next six months," he said, "and the entire Transvaal Republic may become an. English colony, but the burgh era will leave as they have already twice left their homes in South Africa, rather than submit to British rule. They can yet And wild lands to the northward, and If necessary they may choose to become subjects of Emperor William, as the dis tance Is not great to the German colony In South Africa." Mr. Thompson Is an American by birth, and has not transferred his allegiance. While In tho Transvaal he was known as an Ultlander, but says he never felt the hand of Oorn Paul's Government to on extent approaching oppression. "Ultland ers are 'not taxed," he says; "it's the prop erty that is taxed. The Boers were orig inally a pastoral people, but when the Johannesburg mining excitement broke out, the South African Republic levied a duty of 23 per cent on Imports. When the British became numerous, they made a practice of trampling on the Transvaal flag, and of even hooting at Oom Paul when that personage appeared amongst them, hut the Ultlanders were never sub jected to the Indignities American miners have stood In the Atlin country during the recent rush for gold to that region. I know whereof I speak, as I have been to Atlln and have the documents to show how the mounted police, who collected customs at Log Cabin, and at Atlln City, served us." Here Mr. Thompson produced a receipt for customs duties signed by the Cana dian collectors, and continued: "The aver ago duty on a prospector's outfit was 35 per cent, and unless each of us gave these collectors a few dollars on the side our outfits were detained In bond for days at a time. We could not even use any of the provisions wo had brought In from Skagway, but were compelled to put up at the hotels, where the rate charged was $5 a day. After paying the enormous duty at Log Cabin, and tipping tho collectors, we wero subjected to more indignities at Atlln City." Mr. Thompson here stood up. suspended his watch by its chain, and while the timepiece was dangling from his vest he thrrw up his hands. "This Is the way we had to pose before tho officials at Atlln on our arrival there," he said, "and If we did not pay the collectors an extra dollar or two our stuff was again taken pos session of by tho mounted police, on the pretext that everything was not exactly regular. At the postofflce, after standing In line for hours at a time, the anxious miner who was hoping to hear from his family In tho States would be told gruffly there was nothing for him. A dollar or two thrown to the official would cause a new search to. be made for mall, and the adventurer might then get his letter. Six thousand of us stood this treatment In tho Atlln district, and yet not an official was hung and not a petition was sent to Washington relating our grievances." Ho does not think much of the Atlln country, and will not return there. There aro about 200 claims around Discovery and on Pine Creek, he thinks, that nvill pay to work four months out of the year. These placers will give employment to ahout 1000 men, and that Is the extent of population tho district will ever support. HAMMOND MAY B.UY IT, Jfew "Report With Regard to the Weldler 31111 Site. Ever since It was announced that the nlte of the old Weldler sawmill and sev eral adjoining tracts of property on the water front had been bonded for a site for a large sawmill and lumber yards, mlllmen and others have been wondering what this meant. Sawmill men generally were In clined to believe that the property has been bonded for some other purpose, as they doubted that any man or company would Invest so much money in a site for a sawmill. Now It Is said that the Cortes Lumber Company, of Michigan, which Is operating a sawmill at Albany, holds the option on the bonded property, and that It proposes to purchase the property and at once commence the erection of a mill on It, -with a capacity of 500,000 feet of lumber or thereabouts per day. It 13 learned that the Cortes Lumber Com pany Is only another name for A. B. Ham mond, and this gives a stronger color of truth to the report concerning the pur chase of the property and the erection of tho mill. Mr. Hammond, it is well known, has ex tensively interested himself in timber land and lumber manufacture in Montana, and It Is also known that he sold hisjn terests there to Marcus Daly for a quarter or a half a million dollars. It has been reported of late that he was acquiring largo tracts of fine timber land In Tilla- Exposition Buildin TONIGHT P7 W Aria wrj Will Adah The Sultan's Lion, Will Attempt to Throw o. a. McMillan Champion Five-Style Wrestler of the World. Champion Greco-Roman Wrestler of America. Four Times in Ninety Minutes Two Bouls Greco-Roman. Two Bouts Calch-as-Catch Can. Conditions of Match Between the Terrible Turk and McMillan and Cannon. HALT ADALI (The Terrible Turk) on tho same night challenges 10 men (all comers) to meet him on the mat one after the other, without a rest, and will pay each and every one of them $1.00 a minute for each minute they will stay on the mat unthrown. . If tho Turk falls to throw McMillan or Cannon within 60 minutes (one fall), he forfeits to one or both of them $1,000.00 - If he falls to throw them In 30 mmutes, he forfeits $500.00. If he falls to throw them In 15 minutes he forfeits $250.00, and this chance is open to all wrestlers of the world. PRELIMINARIES by professional wrestlers and .boxers Introduced in rapid succession, commencing at 8:30 P. M. promptly. Under same management that conducted carnival of sports last Saturday. Watch dally papers for other attractions! Six Round Sparring Match Between Jack McDonald of 'Frisco Fred Ross of Portland General Admission all over the house, 50c; Stage Seats, reserved, $1 6 e 0 Willamette Iron & Steel Works JAMES LOTAN, Manager. PORTLAND, OREGON 1RONFOUNDERS, MACHINISTS, BOILERMAKERS AND STEAMBOAT BUILDERS Designers and builders of Marine Engines and Boilers, Mining and Dredging Machinery and General Mill and Iron Work, FIro Hydrants, Pulleys, Shafting etc. Correspondence solicited. WEDDING C . G. SMITH & CO. WEDDING AND CALLING CARD ENGRAVERS 22 and 23 Washington Building Fourth and Washington Sts., over Lilt's. mook County, and that he was preparing to build a large sawmill at Astoria, or somewhere In that vicinity. Mr. Hammond Is a shrewd business man, and without doubt Is fully aware of the advantages offered by this city as a lum ber manufacturing and shipping point, but It will astonish some people, if he should build a large mill here and use his railroad to haul logs from Clatsop and Tillamook counties to It. Mntters nt Woodstock. The Woodstock School, which resumed Monday morning after a suspension of about a week, is getting along pleasantly. There was much apprehension among the parents over the smallpox scare, as a child of the man who was discovered with tho dlseaoo had been attending the school, but all danger Is regarded as past, and affairs at Woodstock havo settled down In their usual channeL From the school there will graduate a considerable class from the grammar grade th's year. The Woodstock. Ivanhoe and Tremont Improvement Association will held Its next meeting the first Saturday evening In April. Meanwhile, tho committees on roads, car service and others are at work, , and much already has been accomplished. 1 Tho outlook Is that before the year haa I passed there will be a good road extending northward to the Section Line road, and 1 that Woodatock-and surroundings will bo 1 provided with a cycle path. The Commis sioners have decided to Improve the Kelly road eastward from tho City. & Suburban railway to a connection with the Mllwau kle road, a distance of about one mile. 1 o Piano Organs. Wiley B. Allen Co.