Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1900)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1900. ' ' :iTY NEWS IN BRIEF AaBsemcnt Tonight. JRDRAY'S THEATER (Washington street) "II Trovatore." IETROPOLITAN THEATER (Third streett "My Precious Baby." Clean-Up Ordered. In view of the Sanger of smallpox becoming epidemic here. Health Officer Menefee and his as sistant, Mr. McAtee, have been making tnorouKh Inspection of the Chinese quar ters, and all the Japanese lodging-houses, bt -which there are five In the city, uney found everything In a fairly good sani tary condition, and no cases of sickness imong either Japanese or Chinese, except consumDtive natlent In the Chinese nos- i)Ital or josshouse. In places It was found that more people were huddled together han was desirable In narrow quarters, Ivithout sufficient light or ventilation, the Japanese lodging-houses being the worst n this respect. "Warnings were given to clean up premises, ventilate rooms, ana In ceneral to comply with rules of sani tation. Some silly rumors have been karted in regard to there being a large aumber of cases of smallpox In the city. Chese rumors are entirely without founda tion, as there are only four cases in the ity. three of which are being cared for In tho hospital provided by the city, and one an East Stark street, which Is isolated, ind all are under the charge of City Phy sician "Wheeler. The only Sanger In con- lectlon with smallpox is that of Its being jrought Into the city from points outside. tvhere due precautions are not taken to jrever.t Its spread, and as iho s2ason ad vances this danger becomes every day less. Expects a Better. Price. Frank Hach- bncy, oss'gnec of the Union Banking Com- aany. is hopeful of receiving a better of- er fcr the assets of the company, when .he new bids are opened next Saturday :han he Tecelved before. A man from 5aker City is now looking over the list jf assets, with a view to making a bid for phem. He has had some experience In this )rt of business, having bought the assets it a Baker City concern, and cleared sev eral thousand dollars on the transaction. Irhe assets of the Union Banking Com pany arncunt to GO,000 lawful oblisatlons. kvlth the exception of a few claims, which lire outlawed, and only 51C0 was offered for the :ot. it will he queer if a good deal lore than 10 times that much Is not real ized from them. A number of persons liae been endeavoring to effect a settle- lent with Mr. Hacheney of the- claims liga'nst them, and as judgments have been secured against a number of the debtors. ihlch can be kept alive for years, there Is llke'y to be a heap of trouble mada t some people if a -wideawake fellow secures these assets. Arrived Sate on a Bictcle. A tele- Kraiu was received here yesterday from LMva S. Stephens, Informing h.ls mother sf his safe arrival at Daw son. "With three jther mlnlrg men he left Lake Bennett March 12, all riding bicycles. The en tire distrnco to Dawson, about 4C0 miles. M-as covered In eight days, which Is rc- larkably good time, considering the con- lition of the trail, which had thawed In lany places, in one necessitating walking miles one day. A report has been clr- ?ulatcd here to the effect that Mr. Steph ens was married in Skagway, March 5. In letters written from Skagway and be- , ond Lake Bennett to his family and friends here, he has made no ment.on of uch an event, from which it Is concluded that the report was evidently without any foundation whatever. Imitation for the Genuine. It is sometimes a fortunate thing to be not cnown. In the show business it would lppear this is occasionally true, from the standpoint of the man In the box-offlce. md It happens once in i lifetime that the nubile mistakes an "understudy for a star. irry Glazier, who opened at the Mar- luam Monday night, and Harry Glazier rho played last night are not the same person. The real Harry missed the train it Sacramento Sunday morning, and his inderstudy, Lawrence Underwood, played the role of D'Artagnan. In justice to the local management, bo It said that no one In Portland outside of the visiting com pany knew of the deception until yester lay, -when Glazier arrived. He played last night, and made a very favprable im pression. Books op Postage Stamps. The Post- Dfflce Department gives notice that It will De ready about May 1 to supply Postmast ers, for sale to the public, small books of -cent stamps Interleaved with paraffined paper, to prevent premature adhesion. Che pages are of six stamps each, making book of convenient size to be carried in the Docket or pocket-book. These jages will be made into books of three sizes, containing 12, 24 and 48 stamps each. I which will be sold at an advance of 1 cent each on the value of the stamps they con tain, to pay for binding: that Is, at 25, 49 ind 97 cents each. These little books will pe very convenient, and It Is expected that Ithey will meet with largo sale. Post- imastcrs are invited to send in orders on Sand after April 15. Now for a Good Scrubbing. The steel Iwlre ordered a long time ago by the street committee for the purpose of repair ing street-sweeping machines, has arrived, and Superintendent Hart, of the Street Cleaning Department, is happy. The brooms will be "steel-plated" at once, and the streets will get such a scrubbing as they have never known before. The rat tan brooms -will be kept on the stono and brick-paved streets, while the steel brooms will be given something smooth and easy, in the shape of asphalt pavement, and perhaps some wood-block pavements. Accidental Omission. Among the vol unteer officers attending the public fu neral of Oregon's dead soldiers Sunday was Captain C. T. Smith, who commanded Company K, First "Washington Volun teers, while that regiment was In the Philippines. Captain Smith was the only officer from any other sister etate "present at the funeral, and while he is regarded as an Oregonian, his name as the repie sentatlve of the First "Washington was in advertently omitted from the list of officers attending. Grading "Work Resumed. Work on the grading of the electric railway from Sec ond avenue to Southern Portland, which was stopped a few days ago by T. M. Richardson, through whose property It passes, for some distance, has been re sumed. Mr. Richardson thought the grade was not exactly right, and "wished the City Engineer to nx the grade as for a city street. The matter was soon ar ranged to the satisfaction of all concerned and work has been resumed. Chinese Allowed to Go. Lee Line You, the Chinese who arrived here on the steamship Abergeldie, and who 'was re fused permission to land by Collector of Customs Patterson, hae a hearing pn ha beas corpus procedlnga before Judsre Bel linger yesterday, and, having proved to the satisfaction of the court that he "was born here, was discharged. Flowering Plants. HellotroDes. sal vias, pansles, geraniums, sweet alyssum, ci-usies, coreopsis, rorgct-me-nots, mar guerites, sultanio, roses, snow balls, hy drangeas, lilacs, currants, grapes, ever i green shrubs, fertilizers, etc.. at Lamber- son's. ISO Front street Both phones. Chinaman Forfeited Bond. Fonc Law "Won, the Chinaman who was arrested Monday night on the charge of selling lot tery tickets, failed to appear at the Mu nicipal Court yesterday, and his bond of $100 was forfeited. This Is the first ar rest under the new anti-lottery law. Shoplifter Sent Oi. Patsy Barrett the ex-Walla "Walla convict, was exam ined before Judge Hennessy yesterday, on the charge of stealing seven pairs of trousers. He was sent to Jail to await the action of the rrand jury. Young "Men's Republican Club. The Young Men's Republican Club will hold an important business meeting at its club- rooms, this evening, at 207 "Worcester block. All members aro requested to be present. Art Lectures by MJss Julia Osgood. ""Why and How "We Should Study Art" to be given next Saturday, -was recently delivered before the University of Denver. and received with great enthusiasm. Cut Flowers, floral designs and garden plants at lowest prices. Burkhardt Bros.. Twenty-third and Gllsan streets. Tel. 502. JTjth "Ward Club. The Fifth "Ward Sound-Money Republican Club will meet tonight, and every subsequent Wednesday night, at 231 Columbia street. Good speakers are expected, and the public is invited. The club has taken up tho sub ject of registration, has appointed com mittees, and begun systematic work to register the full vote. Queen Esther Again. The Centenary Choral Society has been Induced to repeat the cantata, which they gave to a large and appreciative audience In Burkhard's Hall, last week. It will be given In Taylor-Street Church next Tuesday evening, under the auspices of the Epworth League. Admission, 25 cents; reserved seats, 50 cents. Incorporation. Articles of incorpora tion of the E Pluribus Unum Society were filed in the office of the County Clerk yesterday. The objects are social and fraternal, and the relief of members. The Incorporators are James M.- Head, M. L. Head and P. A Macpherson. Having considerable dry slabwood. wo would contract to furnish some buildings for 6 to 12 months at moderate prices. Portland Fuel Company, 234 Water. Patton Home tea tcdar. 2 till 6 P. M. BRYAN COMING TODAY. Will Pans Through From Salem to Pendleton. The Democratic County Central Commit tee held a meeting last night at Demo cratic headquarters. In the Chamber of Commerce. The principal business was arranging for the coming of William Jen nings Bryan. Nearly every member and other prominent party leaders were pres ent, and the opportunity for speechmak Ing was too good to be lost. While most of tho speeches had some relation to mat ters In hand, some of them were along general lines. The itinerary of Colonel Bryan while In this section was explained. He will arrive in the city from Salem at 7 o'clock this evening, and will be met on the East Side with a carriage by D. M. Watson, whose guest he will be for one hour. In that time Mr. Watson will drive Colonel Bryan to Watson's restaurant, entertain him at dinner and drive him to the Union passenger depot by 8 o'clock, when he will take the train to Pendleton. There was some disappointment felt because no re ception can be held In that time, but It is understood that many of the faithful will congregate" in front of the restaurant at 7 o'clock to give the free-silver apostle a few rousing cheers. Mr. Bryan will speak at Pendleton Thursday. After visiting Spokane and North Yakima, he will speak at Seattle Monday, April 2; Tacoma, Tuesday, April 3, and In Portland Wednesday, April 4. It has been suggested that Colonel Bryan make a side trip to McMinnvllle Wednes day and return to Portland in time to speak Wednesday night, but this has not yet been arranged. Tho escort committee, which is com posed of Dr. G. M. Wells. J. C. Welch, D. M. Watson and John Montag, for the Democrats; Seneca Smith, Dell Stuart and T. T. Struble, for the Silver Republicans, and Ernest Kroner, A P. Nelson and N. A Wheeler, for the Populists, together with several other party leaders, who are not on the committee, will meet Colonel Bryan at Oregon City and come into Port land with him. On his return here from Puget Sound this same committee will meet him at Kalama or Goble and accom pany him Into the city. The question of holding a caucus of the delegates to the County Convention, which meets Saturday, was discussed. After a long pow-wow, the whole matter was laid on the table. If any caucus Is held, it will not take place until Saturday morning. John Montag, of the finance committee of the Bryan committee of 100, reported good progress In collecting funds for the Bryan celebration, April 4. Mr. Montag and Judge Sweek collected $100 yesterday, and other members of tho committee had done nearly as well. Other subcommittees reported progress. A lively discussion arose as to what hotel should be given the honor of feeding and housing the great orator. Some were of the opinion that "the best we've got is none too good for Riley," and) suggested the Hotel Portland, as It was considered the leading hostelry In the Northwest. Reports from the finance committee showed that the Portland was a hotbed of Republicanism, and Its management had always given the marble heart to all Democratic fund-raisers, while the Per kins was a Democratic inn, and Its man ager oftentimes loosened his purse strings for the good of the cause. It was sug gested that Bryan was not struck on swell hotels, anyway, and on the occasion of his former visit to Portland he changed his shirt at the Imperial. It was decided that this matter should be settled entirely by the escort committee, but the county central committee recommended that the Perkins Hotel should be honored. FlNE TALK ON PROVERBS. Mrs. Altman DIscohsch Solomon, and Points Out Biblical Humor. Mrs. Altman's fourth lecture of her se ries on "Biblical Poetry" was received with the usual warm enthusiasm yester day afternoon, the audience dispersing at the close of the hour with many appre ciative comments on the brilliant schol arship and inspiring thoughts of the lec turer. Mrs. Altman is proving herself as eminently well fitted for the lecture plail form, owing to her magnetic personality and rare gift for Imparting enthusiasm, as well as to her unusual versatility and capacity for arduous, untiring labor. Her audiences of critical, highly cultured lis teners are keenly alive to the value of tho privilege they are enjoying, and are only fearful lest she may outgrow Portland and seek a larger sphere of usefulness else where. Tho Book of Proverbs was the special subject of yesterday's talk. This, Mrs. Alt man said, treats of the manifestation of God's wisdom, of which we may partake or not, to our sorrow or joy. Wisdom among the ancient Hebrews was a term which was used In special connections, and hence acquired a special limitation of meaning. It was applied to the faculty of acute observation, shrewdness in dis covery or device, cleverness of Invention. The wise woman of Tekon, as we are told in II Samuel, came before David with an apologue or fable, designed to rouse lntp action th King's longings for hie absent son. The wisdom of Solomon showed it self in the skill with which he elicited the truth In the judgment on the two infants (I Kings), and In the answers which ho gave to the questions that Is, riddles or other Inquiries designed to test the King's sagacity put to him by tho Queen of Sheba. Joseph's skill In interpreting dreams entitles him similarly to be termed "wise." Wise men are alluded to In the Old Testament in terms which appear to show that they must have formed, if- not a school, yet a tolerably prominent class In Ancient Israel. Job and Eccleslastea form part of the Hebrew wisdom litera ture, and these two books, along with Proverbs and the two apocryphal books of Eccleslasticus and the Wisdom of Solo mon, formulate a system of wisdom In five books, developing, as It were, a chain of reasoning of the philosophy of life. To proceed from matter to form, a most striking characteristic of the poetry or this Hebrew wisdom literature is the reversal of the usual order of poetry; that Is, form not being made simply the mode and ve hicle of thought, but that of thought adapting Itself to form. The versification of the Book of Proverbs rests, as does all Hebrew poetry, on the parallelism of clauses. In this most rhythmic of poet ries, a line of verse Is constituted not by rhyme or a number of syllables, but by Its running parallel or similar in thought with the- clauses of another line. A similar parallelism determines the larger group ings that correspond to modern stanzas. In these larger groupings we find antl strophlc structures so characteristic of Greek and Hebrew, poetry. After dwelling on this point, Mrs. Alt- man declared that the versification of wis dom literature te to the versification of the Psalms what the music of Handel and Bach Is to the music of Beethoven, name ly, the preponderance of beauty of struc ture and harmony of form over the beauty of rhythm and melody. The Book of Proverbs may be described as a miscellany of five books. The first of these. Proverbs I-lx, Is a portion of Scrip ture dear to every reader; for literary charm, no part of the Bible Is more Im pressive. It has been called "The Praise of Wisdom." The fine personification of Wisdom In chapters vlll and Ix Is to be specially noticed. In the latter Wisdom Invites men to accept her gifts, and the discourse closes with the picture of her rival, "Madame Folly." sitting at the door of her house and displaying her attrac tions ot those who are simple enough to be tempted by them. The second book Is by far the longest of the sections, containing numerous prov erbs, all actually the work of the wise King. The third book Is a gnomic epistle. The fourth book is described by Its title as Proverbs of Solomon, copied, out by the "Men of Hezeklah." The last book Is made up of shorter collections, the sayings of Azln (chiefly fixed or number sonnets), the epigram of Lemuel's mother, and the famous poem on the Virtuous Woman, which in the original Is an acrostic One form of popular proverb was tho riddle. One cycle or game of riddles has been preserved complete in the Book of Judges. It connects Itself naturally with Samson, whose magnificent frame and re dundant high spirits make him tho nearest approach In the Bible to a humorous per sonage. While treating of the subject of humor, Mrs. Altman quoted the following "number sonnet" by Azur: "There be three things which aro too wonderful for me; yea, four, which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid." d p i NAPOLEON'S PARIS. Dr. Edgar P. Hill Charms a Large Audience "With. Illustrated Lecture. Tho third ln the series of Cathedral class lectures, "Napoleon's Paris, was given by Dr. Edgar P. Hill last evening to a very large audience, at the First Presbyterian Church. Tho speaker carried his hearers with him to the various palaces, churches and boulevards of Paris which have a connection with the life of Napoleon. The scenes described were illustrated by stere opticon views. "To an American," the lecturer said, "accustomed to the sight of cities built In a day, Paris appears as a wonderland of beauty. On every side are magnificent buildings of every style of architecture, marble fountains, statues, triumphal arches, and churches around which clus ter the memories of the episodes that have marked the epoch of French history. With them all the name of Napoleon Is Inseparably connected. Here he began life as a young officer of artillery, first at tracting public attention by his repulse of the mob attack on the Chamber of Dep uties. Here he proved the man of the hour when he turned the chaos which followed the Revolution to a reign of law and or der and placed himself at the head of tho nation as the First Consul of France." The speaker proceeded to tell how the Man of Destiny became possessed of an Inordinate ambition, working thencefor ward for his own advancement, plac!ng himself first and his country second. His success in war led to a desire for the title ot Emperor, and a revival of the grandeur that surrounded the throne before the bloody days of Robespierre and the Revo lution. Views were thrown on the canvas of the Tullleries, the Palace of the Bourbons, to which Napoleon returned after his exile on the Island of Elba. The structure is now In rufns, and gives little idea of Ita former glory. Scenes a$. Fontainbleu, where Pope Plus VII crowned Napoleon Emperor, followed. The speaker proceed ed to depict tho grandpur of Versailles, the court residence of Louis XrV. The views of tho scenes described were remarkably fine, a number of them being specially prepared for this lecture from photographs In Dr. Hill's possession. Tho charm of the evening was enhanced by the pleasing delivery of the speaker and the clear, concise manner in which his ideas wero presented. , a IN "FRA DIAVOLO." Boston Lyrics Give a Bright, Snappy Performance at Cordray's. "Fra Diavolo" was sung last night at Cordray's Theater by the Boston Lyric Opera Company, in a bright, taking way that well merited the numerous recalls. The ensemble work and chorus work were particularly marked for precision and snap. That chorus of Colonel Thompson's seems to get the right swing In all Its singing, has plenty of volume, and at the same time the voices ar fresh and true. Miss Stanton, of course, among tho prin cipals, scintillated very brilliantly In the part of Zerllna. Her "Diavolo" song In the first act was sung with dash and vim, and In her mirror song and prayer In the disrobing scene of the second act, she was very captivating. Miss Maude Leek ley, as Lady Allcash, was pretty enough and dressy enough to be an up-to-date American girl. The petite Daisy Howard was a fascinating little chap as Roberta. Henry Hallam, In tho title role, ap peared to better advantage than hereto fore, with the Lyrics. He was a very picturesque brigand, and sang well. Mr. Hallam is In much better voice than in his last visit, his tones being very mellow and sweet last night in the barcarolles and serenade, wherein he received hearty re calls. Frank Mnslln, as Lorenzo, the Cap tain, sang his role acceptably. Harry L. Rattenberry, as Lord Allcash, helped out considerably in the comedy, but his efforts at singing were almost nil, on account of a marked hoarseness. The comedians, George Kunkel and John Henderson, as Beppo and Glacamo, the brigands, caused no end of fun on their every appearance on the stage. Tonight "II Trovatore" Is billed, with Slgnor Russo as the troubadour. e OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY. Annnal Election of Qfllccrs Reports Submitted. Tho 28th annual meeting for the election of officers of the Oregon Humane Society was held last night, at the Unitarian Chapel. Tho outgoing officers and trustees were Te-elected, as follows: Trustees, MIs.s Ruth Rounds and C. H. Woodard; presi dent, D. P. Thompson; vice-president. Dr. T. L. Eliot; recording secretary, George H. Hlmes; corresponding secretary, W. T. Shanahan; treasurer, A. L. Mills. President Thompson delivered a most thoughtful address. He dwelt upon the necessity for the existence of humane or ganizations a necessity that Is apparent to all. He showed how a change In senti ment had grown gradually; that where once It was considered the proper thing to attend exhibitions of cockflghtlng, bear baiting, etc, it Is not now the case. He complimented the faithfulness of the offi cer In Portland, who has assisted In protecting dumb animals from abuse, and felt satisfied that the enforcement of the curfew ordinance had brought about much good. President Thompson said the annual ex hibition of the society would be given in April or May, at a date not yet fixed, at which cash and other prizes will be given to pupils of the ninth grade. These are for essays on subjects relating to the purposes of the society, the titles of which were published some time ago. Trensurer Mills submitted his report showing $266 55 in receipts; $172 55 dis bursed; balance on hand, $94. The humane officer, J. L. Wells, showed he hao investigated 245 complaints within a yrar, had ordered 20 horses and 22 dogs killed, and had ordered 27 horses out of harness that were unfit for service. It v.asa reported that the annual exhibi tion arrangements are practically com pltjic, and all the essays referred to have basn hancrd in. The pupils of the Harri son school will conduct the entertain ment. The corresponding secretary said he had received numerous complaints from Baker City. Coos Bay, Newberg and other points of cruelty to animals.. This was espe cially ti-e case with horses on stage routes. These abuses had been corrected. In speak ing of bands of mercy made up from school children, he said there are 41.C00 of there bands In the United States, with an enrollment of more than 1,000,000 chil dren. The Idea Is gaining ground In Port land, and in the Stephens school 200 chil dren are thus enrolled. By city ordinance, nov enforced, boys are forbidden to own or use air rifles or Eprlng guns for the k'nlcp or maiming of birds. This he w3 glad to note. Rev. W. R Lord, of the First Unitarian Church, made a few remarks. Ho decried the custom of driving lamed horses, tha us of curb bits, spurs, overhead checks, etc His experience Is that In the latter caso women are tho greatest offenders, and principally through thoughtlessness. Earnest effort will be made to largely In crease the present membership. e IL TROVATORE" TONIGHT. Russo, the. Great Tenor, Will Sine tho Role of Manrlco. The production tonight of Verdi's great est composition, "II Trovatore," at Cord ray's by the Boston Lyric Opera Company, will unquestionably prove to be no ordi nary event. It will be presented in the same complete and artistic manner that attaches to all of the famous Lyric pres entations. The cast will embrace the great tenor, Slgnor Domenlco Russo, as Manrlco; that songbird. Miss Nellie Andrews, as Leono ra, and, of course. Miss Maude LeeUicy as Azucena, The rest of the parts will be In competent hands. The arranging of opera parties despite the Lenten season has come In this week, and there will be a-t least eight different parties on hand tonight to witness "Trov atore." Following Is the cast: Manrlco, the troubadour Sig. Domenlco Russo Count dl Luna... Stuart Harold Fernando, his lieutenant Alex Joel Ruiz Frank Maslln Azucena Miss Maude Leekley Leonora Miss Nellie Andrews Inez Miss Bertha Nllsson a PERSONAL MENTION. W. H. Sherrell, ofMcMlnnvllle, Is at the St, Charles. Mrs. J. A. Rogers, of Salem, was in the city yesterday. J. A B. Jackson,, of Hubbard, Is stay ing at the Perkins. T. N. Hurd, of Salem, was registered at tho Perkins yesterday. A. E. Reams, a well-known attorney, of Jacksonville, Is In the city. Captain S. S. Mathews, of the Roseburg land office, is at the Perkins. A. H. Hill, a leading attorney of Frank lin, Ky., is at the St. Charles. William Gorman, a prominent logger of Stella, is at tho Imperial Hotel. E. Blakeley, a well-known resident of St Helens, Is at the St Charles Hotel. Georgo Eckler, a pioneer resident of Dayton, Wash., is at the St Charles. J. G. Megler, the canneryman, of Brookileld, with his wife, is at the Port land. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris, of Corvallls, were In the city yesterday, and were reg istered at the Imperial Hotel. R. S. Evans Is staying at the St Charles Hotel, with his family. Mr. Evans Is from Cheneyvllle, III., and will make Portland his future home. NEW YORK, March 27. The following persons from the Pacific Northwest regis tered in New York today: From Portland C. E. Allerton, at the Sturtevant From Seattle C. Watson. H. Peacord," at the Imperial, and C. R. Collins, at the Grand. WASHINGTON, March. 27. Sam Simon, of Portland, brother of the Senator, ar rived in Washington today. He and the Senator will go to New York on a busi ness trip tomorrow. S. E. Ridges, of Spo kane, is at the RIggs. SAN FRANCISCoTMarch 27. The fol lowing Oregonlans registered at local ho tels today: From Portland G. B. Bush, at the Palace; Mrs. F. Grant at Russ House; M. Babb, at Golden West Xative Sons of Orcgron. The latest acquisition to tho ranks of the Order of Native Sons Is No. 23, at Lebanon, organized by Grand Organlzor H. C. Mahon, with the following officers: Junior past president, B. A. Mlllsap; presi dent, R6V. J. Sherman Wallace; first vice president, Philip Rltter; second vlce presldont, Ernest Elliott; third -vice-president, L. A. Armstrong: recording secre tary, W. C. Peterson; financial secretary, Charles A Smith; treasurer, C W. Mat thews; marshal, J. C. Peebler; trustees, Dr. L. M. Jones, M. D. Wheeler, S. B. Coyle; Inside sentinel, J. B. Hope; outside sentinel, W. W. Powers. This Is a particularly strong cabin, and Its personnel Is an ample guarantee of Its prominence and importance In the or der. Sixty members will probably be enrolled within 30 days, and 100 members by the date of the annual grand cabin in June. The grand-president, Sol Blu mauer, and Mr. Mahon are at present at work with Gervals, Woodburn, Sclo, Cot tage Grovo, Grant's Pass, Baker City and other points, where strong cabins will be formed within 60 days. The order is forg ing ahead with giant strides. On tho 20th day of April the first genuine log cabin will be dedicated by the grand officers at Butteville, with the beautiful and Im posing ceremonies of the order. This cab ln home Is now completed, with the ex- BIG BUSINESS REB UILDING BRINGS THE PEOPLE THEY ALL BUY THE BEST GOODS FAMOUS CLOTHING HOUSE MORRISON AND SECOND STREETS OCH ESTER N,Y ceptlon of the finishing touches, which are being made under-the supervision of the Native Daughters of Butteville. and Is oc cupied by Matthleu's cabin during their meetings. INVITED ALL THE NEWSBOYS Metropolitan Theater Extends Cour tesies to the Carriers. Friday evening the management of tho Metropolitan Theater has extended to the newsboys of The Oregonian and the Evening Telegram an Invitation to visit the theater In a body to see the comedy, "My Precious Baby." Seats will be re served so that the future newspaper men of Oregon may all be seated together. Tho boys will receive tickets on application to the respective managers of the proper de partments of their papers. GOOD "NEWS FOR SMOKERS. The new stock of the famous "La Es trella" cigars received by Handley Is tho talk of the town. Manufactured from tho new crop of Havana tobacco, this well known brand Is more popular than ever before. All sizes 10 cents straight. The "Principe Alfonso," straight Havana filler, the best 5-cent cigar on the market, packed In tinfoil to preserve Its delicate aroma, and all 15-cent cigars at 10 cents straight The Cut-Rate Cigar and New3 Stand, 290 Washington, street Perkins Ho tel building. oa Hot Instructed. MILWATJKIB. Or.. March 26. (To the Editor.) Your Milwaukle correspondent of the 24th Inst was mistaken when he wrote you the following: "All are Brownell men, and are also pledged to vote for Professor L. L. Moore, the principal of the school here, for Coun ty School Superintendent The delegation will support Weldon Shank, of Canby, for County Clerk, and H. A. Henneman for County Commissioner." The delegates were Instructed for no one except W. H. Counsel! for Road Supervi sor, and J. James for Justice of Peace. As all the tickets voted were Brownell tickets, he wasthe choice of all for dele gate to Congress. R. SCOTT?. a WHERE TO DINE. Tou will make no mistake in patron izing tho Portland Restaurant. 303 Wash ington, near Fifth. Always the leader 4 O ICnnbe, Solimer, Hardnian, Lmdivlpr, Compose among themselves "a four-leafed piano clover." and lucky the buyer who fets one. The Wiley B. Allen Co., Sole 'actory Agents. 4 B Mrs. Prof. Whcatley Howe reports a very successful meeting yesterday at 271 Fifth street over 50 ladles being present. She thanks them cordially and expects an equally large attendance next Tuesday, Anril 3. Tor Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho Signature of FOR LESS MONEY THAN EVER SALE Smart Is the That describes our new Spring Suits and Top Coats . We invite every man who appreciates style in clothing to call, and see the line of masterpieces with which we open the season. All sizes regu lars, stouts and longs. SEEING IS AMI ROSENBLATT THE POPULAR-PRICE CLOTHIERS Third and Morrison Streets SEWING To make room for a carload of machines to arrive shortly, we are making an enormous cut on prices of Domestic, Eldredge and other makes for either cash or easy pay ments. An elegant quarter-sawed, hand-rubbed, covered machine, for ?20, sold by others for $40 to $30. A fine oak, drop-head, complete attachments, for $27.50. An elegant quarter-sawed oak caso Domestic machine, covered head, for $30, worth $60. Another elegant quarxer sawed oak case, drop-head, ball bearings, for $30, well worth $65. Also tho finest hard-rubbed syca more case, ball-bearings, drop-head, for only $33. worth $75. If sold on Installments, $5 extra is charged for cost of making collections. All machines sold by us are guaranteed for 10 years. We have no agents to bother the life out of you, thereby saving you the cost of agent's com mission. D.OMESTIC SEWING MACHINE CO. 175 4th Street Y. M. C A. Building THE OREGONIAN PUBLISHING CO. IS NOW EQUIPPED FOR DOING FIRST-CLASS Abo... DESIGNING I AND SAMPLES... ZINC ETCHING of Work I and Prices upon e eatet9S9eeeee9e The Best Washing Powder FRED PREHN The Dekum Building. Pull Set Teeth $5.00 Gold Crowns $3.00 Bridge "Wcrk $5.00 Examinations free . Teeth extracted abso lutely without pain. Cor. Third and Washington. ' C. G. NBMGHSTLB ..DENTIST.. Harqaam Building, Roonkm301,303 lalnts. - jibloody urine, YOUNG MEN troubled wittt nigm i . " . .... c e e e f?cto ..sjtfr-. jT3 0JiPsf i i-.yJL 1 f. j J- SSETFw Btizr 6- "W I in f M W U mTA W ' V7i I H 1- AfVlTnTl &W. cA ii fulness. aversion to society, wnicn uepriv you w-your maunooo. uwjjmth xuu MIDDLE-AGED MEN who from excesses and strains have lost their MANLY PBLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful bloody urine. Gleet. Stricture, enlarged prostate. Sexual Debility. Varicocele. Hydrocele, Kidney and Liver troubles, cured WITHOUT MERCURY AND OTHER POISONOUS DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. Dr. Walker's methods aro regular and scientific. He uses no tatent nostrums or ready-mado preparations, but cures the dlseaso by th'orough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent Free to all men who describe their trouble. PATIENTS cured ftt home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered la plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Doctor Walker, 132 First St., Corner Aider. Portland, Or. Word BELIEVING .309 Washington St. 25 Cents For 7 Pounds Black Flg3. 25 Pounds Good Clean Rice for $1. 174 Cents 10-Pound Sack Nebraska Cornmeal. 15 Cents 10-Pound Sack Graham Flour. 8 Cents 1-Pound Package Seeded Raisins. 25 Cents 10 Pounds Good Rolled Oats. 40 Cents Gallon Fancy Table Syrup. $5.30 100-Pound Sack Best Dry Granulated Sugar. 30 Cents Pound Hoffman House Java and ilocha Coffee. Branch Store at Oregon City. ! NO GAS 1 No charge for pntnles extraction when teettx nre ordered. All work done by graduate dentists of 12 to 20 year experience; a specialist a each department. We will tell you In advance exactly what your work will cost by a trea examination. Give us a call, and you will and we do exactly as we advertise. Set of Teeth ?..0O Gold Fllllne $l.OO Gold Crotvn $5.0(t Silver '. .ir .SO NO PLATES New York Denta! Parlors PORTLAND OFFICE N. E. Cor. Fourth and Morrison Sta. San Francisco Office. 23 Market at.,, second floor History building. Hours 8 tc 8 Sundays. 10 to 4. 5AMPLLS HenkyBerger. 130 FTsst St FbRn.AND.0R1 STUDY LAW AT HOME Instruction by mall, adapted to everyone. Ex perienced and competent Instructors. Takes ppare time only. Two courses: Preparatory, for admission to Supreme Court; Business Law, for young business men. Ihe preparatory course follows as near as possible that laid down by the Hastings Law School.1 Full particulars free. Address PACIFIC COAST" CORRE SPONDENCE SCHOOL OF LAW. 214 McAllis ter street, rooms 7 and 8. San Francisco. BLACKSMITH COAL Equal to Cumberland about half tha cost. Call and get sample. VULCAN COAL COMPANY Dealers In Superior Steam Coals. Oregon Telephone Red 1766. Front street, near Gllsan. nn p f RDftWN ETE AND EAil DISEASES. Uft. L. U UnunH Marauam blc. rooms 2e-7. SCO. FELLOWS mnEVvf jp WsTVt S aJf D v '"feNTY YEARS OF SUCCESS TS 4fi a tFAn f m nnf ? ViTr ? AIhai cats ?m"Vi ra lfvo .l6dney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, droslc&l sTvelllnga. Brlght's disease, etc. KIDNEY AND URINARY oalnful. difficult, too freauent. mttVTr or unnatural discharges speedily cured. DISEASES OF THE RECTUM Such as piles, fistula, lhsure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discbarges, cured without tho knife, pain or confinement. DISEASES OF MEN Blood poison, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, im potency, thoroughly cured. No failures. Cures guar- nnteed. emissions, uretuas, uiiuusuiig- urams, oasn- i t j i .a j ... .