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, r-:r - 'K?9,' THE MORKIXG 0REG0XIA3, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1900. ) CITY NEWS IN BRIEF toimwiitl Tonlgfet, OCmORATS THEATER fWaablaeion "Olivette." New VARinrr or Baszxt. JL new va riety of barley has been originated on. the iarra of 3. H. Bobbins, Pork County . which bids fair to revolutionize, the barley-growing Industry on the Pacific Coast. The great trouble with barley as a crop is that tho straw Is short, so that the grain cannot be formed hi bundles like wheat or oats, but bos to be gathered up with "a barley fork," which Involves considerable labor and the waste of a lot of the grain at the same time. The new barley, which la known as "Rabbins' "White Winter bar ley," Is a eix-rowed variety, grows to the height of live feet and more, without falling: tho barley Is ptump and large. and of a beautiful white color. It has, been tested for brewing purposes end pro nounced first class. It Is a large pro ducer, as many as 36 heads having been produced from one kernel, and as many as 126 grains having been counted In many of tho heads. The new grain comes from one "stool" found by Mr. Bobbins on his farm. $ which, from Its unusual height tK' the unusual form of the head. attracted his attention, the kernels grow ing on a spiral around the "cob." From this he secured one ounce of seed, which next year produced him IB pounds, and from this 18 pounds sown on three-ouartera of an acre he last year raised 50 bushels. He has the SO bushels sown this year, and It Is now looking finely, and gives prom ise of an abundant crop. It stands the came amount of freezing as does the old white Winter wheat, so long and suc cessfully raised In the Willamette Val ley. Pnouo op Tncm Ctcuj Path. Resl fenta of Piedmont and vicinity are very ud of their new bicycle path along rtland boulevard to Willamette boule d. The length of this path Is about a o and a half; it Is eight feet In width and both straight and level, and It Is al leged by the Pledmontese that Its equal does not exist In this county. The boule- vard la 100 feet wide, but has only been graded to a width of CO feet, leaving a strip 20 feet In width on each side for sidewalks. The path runs on one of these elevated strips, so It Is not likely to be damaged by teams Deing onren on . The path Is also, tho most elevated In the city, being almost on a level with the end of the railway on Portland Heights, and furnishes a magnificent view of the Co lumbia Itlver, Vancouver and the dis tant Cascade Kange. with four snow mountains. The Pledmontese will otter no objections to citizens from tho West Side riding on their magnificent path and view ing their unequaled scenery. BOAP.D OP ENGINEERS MEETS TODAT. The meeting of the Board of United States Engineers appointed to consider and re port upon the revision of the harbor linen of the City of Portland will be held la the assembly-room of the Chamber of Commerce at 2 P. M. today. It Is the desire of this board that all property-own ers and others Interested In this matter be present at the meeting. The principal changes contemplated are In the vicinity of Boss Island and Swan Island. aome minor changes at different localities along the water front will be considered, and It Is quite Important that the views of In terested parties be presented In writing, eo that tho data may be tabulated and report prepared therefrom. All contem plated or suggested changes ulll be con sidered on the basis of the present harbor lines, as established In 1S92. Demand ron Railroad Ties. "The first great demand on Oregon forests," said a prominent Wisconsin lumber man, at the Perkins, yesterday, "will be for railroad ties. The great continental lines will soon be in the market for ties, as the bulk of the sleepers now supporting rails are down long enough to need renewal. The rail roads will have to pay pretty well for them this time, and even now the ties have advanced In price over 100 per cent within the past five years. Good ties could be bought out here on the Coast a few years ago for 13 cents each, but now none Is sold for less than 33 cents. It's going to take millions upon millions of these ties to supply the demand within the next three years, and the work of getting them out ill keep hundreds of men busy." DnscnvED to Be Hoaxed. Yesterday an elderly mining man, who makes his head quarters 'at the Perkins, was made the victim of n practical Joke by a lot of mis chievous young men. who Induced a candy storo girl to telephone to him appointing o. place of meeting In front of Meier & Frank's store. The victim of the April fool Joke repaired tothe corner of Alder and Fifth, where he stood and stood for hours, awaiting the arrival of the fair In amorata. Tho rascally boys watched and laughed, but still their victim fftajed at his post, and the girl whose sweet voice had lured him to the corner peeped out once in a while herself o gloat over the poor fellow's gullibility. He finally "tumbled," and the boys, adding Insult to Injury, "guyed" him the rest of the day. Lame Comes in With April. Spring lamb made Its appearanco In the market nearly a month ago, but proved rather a disappointment, being small and in poor condition. Butchers have not bothered much with this article since, until Satur day, when a. lot of remarkably fine lamb, well grown and in first-class condition, came In. It came from up the Valley, where the sheep have been feeding on the wheat fields, and Is as sweet and tender-looking as could be desired. An ex perienced wholesale dealer In meats ea.ru It Is as a rule not worth while to bother with Spring lamb, until such time as there is mint ready to make sauce for It. There Is plenty of mint now, and con sequently there will be plenty of lamb from now on. Eault Fios. A twig from the fig tree at Alblna, mentioned a short time ago, was left at The Oregonlan office yester day. It has on It four figs, nearly full grown, of the second crop of last year, which have been growing (slowly) all nter. and near the end is a tiny fig. t beginlrtng to grow this Spring. The Irom which this twig was broken is tmtly no descendant of the barren fig tree mentioned in the Mew Testament. The green figs on It are evidence of the mildness of the past Wlnterf which is Irre futable, and are likely to give strangers a rather exalted Idea of the climate of Oregon. Fresh Case op Smallpox. Another case of smallpox was discovered yeuer day "by City Physician Wheeler, and hustled to the pestbouse. The affected man's name Is Aiken, and he recently ar rived in Portland from Joseph, Wallowa County. Dr. Wheeler ays the people of Portland are constantly exposed to con tact with smallpox, through the arrival of afflicted persons from Interior towns, and he urgently recommends a general vac cination as the only safeguard against an epidemic. Officers Elected. The stockholders of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works held a meeting Saturday afternoon and elected the following board of directors: H. W. Corbett. W. H. Corbett and James Lo tftn. Later the directors held a meeting and elected the following officers: H. W. Corbett, president: W. H. Corbett. vice president; James Lotan, manager; W. T. Stephens, secretary. Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus. with all their royal retinue of more than 100 guards, maids of honor and servants, loth Jews and Persians, in Oriental cos tume, will be seen at Tayjor-Street Church tomorrow night in the sacred cantata ot "Queen Esther." Admission. 5 cents; re served scots, SO cents. Tickets at J. K. Gill's, Laue's drug store, and Love & Bushong'?. Ministers' Meettno. A union meeting of ministers will be held today at 10:3-) A. M. in the rooms of the T. M. C A. An address will be delivered by Rev. George Whltakcr. of the Portland University. W. C T. U. MiETisa.-The ladles of the W. C T. U. will meet at their head quarters today to discuss the new anti canteen bill. Ftkb Sport at the Traps. Those who attended the trap shoot at clay birds at the Af A. A. C Bod and Gun Club's grounds yesterday afternoon had good sport, as the weather was fine and the traps worked perfectly. The attendance was cut down considerably by the num ber of sportsmen who took advantage of tho open season for trout and went fish ing. However, .there- were enough present to make the contests Interesting, and the competition was keen. Zimmerman, Kllp pel and Pease, all new men, were the sur prises, the latter on his first attempt downing nine clay birds out of ten. The first shoot was at 25 hires, and the fol lowing scores were made: Kllppel, a; Em banks, 16; Zimmerman 16, and Hughes, 12. The next contest was at 10 birds, and Kllppel made 9; Zimmerman 8, Embanks 7. Caldwell 6. Gulat 6, Hughes 5. Pease. Sr.. 2, and Hill J. The last shoot was also at 10 birds. Pease, Jr., downed i Zimmerman 8, Kllppel 8, Gulst 8. Embanks 7, Caldwell 6, Wackron 6, and Mclntlre 4. Librart Is Bear. The Portland library Is now being extensively patronized, and Is doing more good than ever before, on account of the liberal terms made for al lowing pupils of the public schools to en- Joy Its privileges. Numbers of new books are constantly being added, and a more, liberal supply of any book In great de mand Is procured, sometimes eight or ten copies. One of the late additions to the library Is the memorial edition of the works of Richard F. Burton, edited by his wife, Isabel Burton. The first two volumes contain his personal narrative of his wonderful pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca, copiously annotated. Died on His Weddwo Tour. J. W. GrabllL a stockman of Wyoming, died last night at the Good Samaritan Hos pital from Hodgkln's disease. He was married last January In Los Angeles, and was going through Portland with his wife on a bridal tour when he was taken 111. Mrs. Grablll has made arrangements to ship the remains tonight to Hastings! Neb., where his family live. Finest Turkish Baths In the North west, third floor Oregonlan Building. PROSPERITY AT WEISER. Its Citizens Hope It Will Soon nival Boise City. Thomas E. Kelly, a Welser, Idaho, mer chant, now spending a few days at the Imperial, thinks Welser will shortly rival Boise City In population and importance. The Pacific & Idaho Northern Railroad Company Is preparing to resume construc tion of Its lino up the Welser. and will probably reach the town of Council, 70 miles distant, before the snows put a stop to the work again. The line la al ready completed for a distance of 40 miles from Welser, and the company has equipped it with its own rolling stock. Several hundred men will soon be put to work on the right of way. The valleys adjacent to Welser, Mr. Kel ly says, are becoming famous for their fruit production, though the unusual cold of last April shortened the crop of peaches, prunes and even apples considerably. In dications point to a heavy crop this year, though It Is still a little early to predict. Fruitgrowers of that portion of Idaho do not consider themselves "out of the woods" until alter Easter, which occurs on April 15 this year. Orchardlsts do not depend on rains, but provide them selves with irrigating ditches, which tap the Welser Rler. "The town of Welser, which was over a rollo distant from the Oregon Short Line when that road was built. Is now right at tho station." Mr. Kelly said yesterday, "and we did not have to move the houses, either. We naturally grew toward the road, while at the same time holding down the old townstte to the north. Most of the business houses are now adjacent to the track." Like nil law-abiding clKsens of Idaho, Mr. Kelly stands by Governor Steunen berg in his attitude on the Coeur d'Alene riot question. "The Democrats," he said, "will, of course, make all the capital they can In a political way, in reference to" the bullpen,' but this Is natural. There are two sides to every controversy, but the Wardner rioters were mostly foreigners, who did not even speak English, but they soon learned to abuse their liberty by trampling on the rights of others." WILL RETURN EASTER WEEK Metropolitan Company to Tour the Interior. The Metropolitan rtock company, which has been for the past six weeks pleasing the theater-going people of Portland by Its rendition of popular pieces, closed Sat urday night to a large and enthusiastic audience. Their engagement, nhich to a certain extent was an experiment at the start, has proven that a competent stock company, with up-to-date productions, can always win favor with a Portland audi ence. Apart from the real merit of the company, much credit must be give""l to Manager Jones, who has decorated with excellent taste and also has completely refitted the cozy Metropolitan Theater with the latest pattern of folding opera chairs, making the house one of the most comfortable and attractive on the Coast. The company leaves this week for a tour of the Interior Oregon towns, returning to Portland Easter week, to open In one of the latest New York sensations. For this production some new people have been engaged, among them a leading lady, who comes to Portland with a good repu tation, and also a leading man, who prom ises to be popular with the matinee girls. These two people, togejher with the sup port of the already good company, will no doubt put up a show worth a crowded houce nightly. i t, i PERSONAL MENTION. A. W. West, of Tacoma, Is registered at the Imperial. C. B. Winn, of Albany, Is registered at the Imperial. C. ir. Fan-ell. of Seattle, Is registered at the Portland. Dr. Jay Tuttle, of Astoria, Is registered at the Portland. Joseph Baruch, of Denver, Is registered at the Portland. D. C. Taylor, of Lebonan, Is registered at the St Charles. M. P. Callender, of Kcappton, Is regis tered at the Imperial. George J. Stearns, an Oakland heat dealer. Is at the Perkins. S. B. L. Penrose, of Walla Walla, Is registered at the 'Portland. J. W. Brown and wife, of Oregon City, are registered at the St. Charles. J. P. Rhea, a Morrow County stock man, registered at the Perkins yesterday. George A. Edmunds, a merchant of Til lamook, is registered at the Perkins. II. F. Smith, John A. Adams and H. Trinut. of Astoria, are registered at the Imperial. William Holdan. Sheriff of Sherman County, registered at the Perkins yester day, from Moro. M. Zan. of the firm of Zan Bros., hai been confined to his oed for the past three days with an attack of peritonitis, I complicated with other Internal troubles. His physicians consider his condition serious. Henry Denlinger will arrive from Inde pendence this afternoon at 6 o'clock with his wife, formerly Miss Nelly Hill, and will tart with her this evening for Las Vegas, N. M. Mrs. Denlinger Is In very poor health from pulmonary trouble, and Is -weak because of a recent hemorrhage. I Sir. Denllngers father, familiarly known to older printers on Tho Oregonlan as "Doc," Is still at Good Samaritan Hos pital, preparing for an operation. "Good nature pays." You can be In good humor and good health If you take Hood's Sarsapaiills. Pianos Organ. Wiley B. Allen Co. SUNDAY IN THE CITY PARK SFBXXG IS AT WORK BDADT1KV1XQ THE SPOT. Plants sutd Animals Thrivinsr Pos sibilities of Improving: the Xewly Acquired Land. Bright days always send crowds to the City Park, and the unkept promise of yesterday was the cause of hundreds ven turing out only to gef caught by light showers. Spring Is doing splendid work In Portland's only park. A visit on each of tho successive Sundays since- March haa afforded a fine opportunity of studying the progressive stages of Nature's develop ment. Evergreens are so numerous that the park never presents a bare and cheer less aspect, but the budding deddouz trees and the bright dashes, thrown In here PORTLAND'S fig SeStiSslS-Hil BESIDirVCn OF N. E. AiTHV-MXETEEVni AJfD KEAIIXET STREETS. One of the handsomest of the new residences which have been springing up this year In all parts of Portland Is the brick dwelling of N. E. Ayer, which has lately been erected on the southeast corner of Nineteenth and Kearney streets. It Is of simple yet Kraceful design, being artistically orna mented with stucco, and has the appearance of being exceedingly comfortable and homelike in the Interior. A breast-high brick wall surrounding It gives it a citified air which tew houses In Portland possess. , and there by dogwood, magnolia or flower ing currant add much to the beauty of the general effect. All these are now un folding as It in haste to be out, and a week's time works a great change. There will be no material changes In ar rangement of park embellishments this season. Parkkeeper Meyers has not force or means at his disposal to Accomplish more than the ordinary work of filling the beds and bordering the paths and driveways. For this the greenhouse is already filled with geranium, petunia, lo belia, ageratum, heliotrope and a great variety of plants and other flowers. Some very fine New Zealand flax is being nur tured for the grottoes and rocky' clefts. A few banana bushes are getting a good start, and will reach a considerable height during the Summer. One will be at least 15 feet from root to the highest leaf, which approximates the size of the fine bushes of the Philippines, and is fully as large as those bearing fruit in Honolulu. Cactus and palm will add to the tropical effect attempted In some corner of tho park. The animal kingdom contributes little ad ditional to the usual managerle. A now species of rabbit, a pair of Alaska dogs and a change in tho cast of the monkey show Is the extent of the novelty. The past month of sunshine has stirred all the animals to greater life. Both seals were yesterday rolling over the rocks and as suming a favorite position on their backs for a sun bath. Her ladyship found her flipper very useful as a fan. The elk have lost their horns and are barely sprouting the velvety substitutes that re quire much scratching. A little colony of prairie dogs are prime favorites with the young, and even nmuaa more sedate age with their antic around tho mounds of earth constituting their home. Blindness and ago have undermined the temper of the old male cougar to such an extent that he makes many children Jump as he voices his impotent rage. The bear pit Is the same fascinating rpot where a crowd of curious people observe the restless pace of the old grizzly or the lazy attitudes of the brown and cinnamon members of the family. Since the city has acquired the addi tional tract back of the reservoirs there is much speculation as to what plan of Improvement H1 be adopted when Jt Is formally connected with the park. There Is a great variety of land Included in the new purchase. The western boundary line extends to near the summit of the high ridfre back of the park, which Is an elevation affording a much broader view than can be had from any other city property. Parkkeeper Meyers thinks a splendid driveway could be engineered to the top of this ridge, connecting with tho drives in the parte. Views of the splendid pan orama, with snow-capped peaks In the background, would then be the terminus of one cf the most delightful hill drives near the city. There are several large tracts that have been graded comparatively level which Mr. Meyers thinks Could be utilized to excellent advantage as play and game grounds, for cricket, croquet, baseball etc. Around these could bc planted shade trees to make the places cool and Inviting in tho Summer. All these projects, however, are premature until the City Water Committee has flushed the thorough drainage system i-...uui.iaiiu, ana nas me snaing tract in such tunuiuon mat the reservoirs aro safe. IS CAT'S HAIR DEADLY? Tacts tor the Pernnnl of an Anxtona Inquirer. PORTLAND. March2J.-To the Editor.) Will some learned physician tell what the effect the administering of cat hair cut fine, to human beings, would beT I have heard It said that if It was used It would cause death In time, and that It acted something like a cancer of tho stomach: that on examining the deceased there could be nothing to show the real cause of death. Please answer this and oblige, MISS MAUD ELLEN CASEY. Diligent Inquiry among physicians has failed to evolve any definite information on this Important but recondite subject. No one can be found who has adminis tered fine cut cat's hair to another, or who has ever heard of any one who did. Doubt less enough of the stuff would cause death In time, and as many people have been dying this year, who never died be fore. It may be that some of them have come to their end from an overdose of flno cut cat's hair. It Is well known that persons have been nearly choked to death from try. jz to swallow a hair ot the cook at their boarding-house, which had In some manner found Its way Into a breakfast muffin, but this Is a different thing from cat's hair. It Is very doubtful whether fine cut cat's hair could be introduced Into the human stomach, in any quantity, ex cept by .means of a surgical operation. A stomach well stuffed with this material might make a good sofa cushion, but the shape would be against it Perhaps some more learned physician than any of those consulted may be able to give tho desired Information. If not, the Inquirer will htvo to resort to expert- ment, but sbs should bear In mind the old maxim, "experlmentura In carbone vim." EX -SOLDIERS' ENCAMPMENT Committee of Arrangements East Side Affairs. Judge John E. Mayo, president of the Multnomah County Ex-Soldiers' and Bail ors Association. Is deliberating over the appointment of the committee of 10 author ised by the association at its annual meet ing to take entire charge of the arrange ments for the encampment of WOO. The association placed on his shoulders the responsibility of naming this committee, which was, without doubt, a wise action. As the association la composed of ex-soldiers of all the wars Spanish, Philippine, Indian, Mexican and the Civil War It Is proposed to take a liberal view in ap pointing the committee, and to have has tily named one at the meeting would have proved unsatisfactory. This committee will be endowed with full powers. It will name all subcommittees for securing grounds, programme, printing, . etc., and NEW HOMES. many call In members from the outside to make up theso subcommittees. Mr. Mayo said that he would want at least one week In which to name the committee, as ho wanted to secure men who would enter on tho work with enthusiasm. Judging from the letters that Secretary Foss has received from different portions of the state, there Is a large Interest centered In this gathering in the Fall. The time was set so It will not Interfere with the G. A. R, reunions held In other portions of tho state. It will begin August 22. and close on the 26th, giving six days for the exer cises. The long time for the reunion was adopted so that it would be better for those who came to camp and remain, as It was considered that two or three days would not pay. A full day will be given each of the wars, so that this com mittee will have large responsibilities. The selection a place for holding the encamp ment will be Important, but If left to a vote, of the 200 members of the association and 'auxiliary there would be a large ma jority In favor of Hawthorne Springs Park, where the first reunion was held. If it can be secured for the purpose. The place to regarded as Ideal, and no other Its equal In beauty and convenience. The Woman's Auxiliary also will pame committees this week to co-operate with those of the association. The aid of the auxiliary last year contributed to the suc cess of the reunion. Mrs. Flora Brown Is president, nnd will have her committees named made up of a class who will take hold and do effective work. Amonfr the Clnbu. The present week promises to be a qu'ct one with the Republican Clubs, owing to the primaries being held next Saturday and the convention Monday. In the Eighth Ward no general meetings will be held. Tho U. S. Grant Republican Club will hold no more public meetings till after the convention. The Roosevelt Club meets every Thursday evening at Gruner's Hall. In that ward there is talk amonx the clubs ot renting a large tent and retting It up comewhere on Mllwauklo street for public meetings, es there Is no large hall In that section. It is figured that the clubs can unite In renting a tent for what it will cost to hire a hall. That Is re garded as the most central place. After the conventions the clubs will arrange to hold public meetings alternately and Joint ly, and will require a large place: In the Ninth Ward th three clubs, Multnomah Union, the Straight Republican and Sun nyside, are well organized and are pro vided with permanent halls for the cam p.Vgn. In th Tenth Ward the Alblna Re publican Club has secured Gomez Hall for the next three months, and meets Wednesday evening. In the Eleventh Ward club meetings are being held every two weeks at Mlssllppl-a cnue engine-house, and at other times at Highland Hall, Woodlawn and Peninsula. The Democrats have organized clubs In the "Ninth and Tenth Wards. Cherry Clippers nt "Work. The little birds about the rlze of the thumb, sometimes called "cherry clip pers." have made their appearance. Dr. Dav Raffety discovered them In his cherry tree yesterday morning. He threw a clod Into the tree and a cloud of the tiny birds Irsued from the top. In a short time they would have materially curtailed the crop. Dr- Raffety says the birds are armed with a bill like a pair of scissors. They attack the flowers midway between bloom and bud, nnd In a few minutes tho ground underneath the tree will be covered with the Fcfcwjrcd huds. They aro so small that they arc hardly noticed, and the great damage they do Is attributed to other causes. Second Oregon Cnmp. This evening Gilbert camp. No. i. Second Oregon, will give an Informal entertain ment and housewarming at its new quar ters in the building on the southwest cor ner of East Morrison street an Union avenue. It will be the flrst meeting of tho camp in that hall. All veterans of the late war will be made welcome. The pro gramme will be appropriate to the event. General Summers camp. No. 4. of Al blna, will hold a meeting this evening for general business. The camp has a smoker In prospect within the next two weeks. Base LJne Cycle Path. . Work on the extension of the Base Una cycle path, from Montavilla eastward to the Sandy, will be commenced this morn ing. There has been great demand for this path. It will extend through a thickly settled district. Paths will be built on both sides of the road. At Rockwood the owner of the roadhouse will, also com mence extensive Improvements around his place because of the prospective comple tion of the Base Line cycle path. East Side Jfoten. Clarence Marks, son of 8. W. Marks, who was quite sick with an attack of pneumonia, has recovered and returned to Vancouver. The steamer Reliance under construc tion In Supple's boatyard, will be launched about the middle ot the week. Loulo Paquet, the well-known boat builder. Is superintending tho building of the steamers for the Paul Mohr Steam- ship Company. One large steamer Is well along. Already one has been laid down and shipped away. James H. Patterson, a prominent mem ber of Nomah lodge, K. ot P., has been confined to his bed for two weeks, but has about recovered. Rev. A. J, Smith, the Incoming pastor of the Memorial Evangelical Church. East Eighteenth street. Is expected to arrive from Indiana the latter part of the pres ent week. He has been transferred from the Indiana to the Oregon conference to take the place of Rev. R. D. StreyffcUer, who resigned to go to Illinois. HOLLADAY'S BOGDS CURIOS. One of Them, Maybe, Has Turned 179 In City Museum. The curiously carved stone brought from the dalles of the Columbia and now on exhibition at the City Hall Is asserted by certain persons to be a part cf a lot ot special curios made to order by Ben Holladay, but which the express company refused to take to Washington on ac count jot Its weight. There is quite an Interesting story about this lot of curios. When Secretary Sew ard visited this Coast. Just previous to the purchase of Alaska, den Holladay, then at the summit of his grandeur, and a resident of the National capital, took Mr. Seward up the Columbia In order that he might obtain a proper conception ot the great river of the West. They called at the office of the agent of the old O. S. N. Co., at The Dalles, and Mr. Seward was greatly delighted with an extensive collection of Indian relics and curios, mineral specimens, etc., which had been gathered by the agent in the course ot several years. He was. In fact, so Inter ested in and delighted with It that Mr. Holladay presented it to him, saying that Mr. Dodge, the agent, would he only too happy If he would accept re Of course. Mr. Seward was "only too happy to ac cept It." and It was packed up and sent to him at Washington. After this had been satisfactorily ar ranged for, Mr. Holladay remarked to Vic Trevett that he had a longing for Indian relics, curios, skulls, geological and min eral specimens, etc, himself, and he would like to have a collection sent him. On his expreslsng his willingness to defray expenses of packing, express charges, etc.. Mr. Trevett engaged thnt with the assist ance of the company's agent and em ployes he would secure and forward a collection which wculd be an ornament to any Washington museum. In pursuance of this agreement, Mr. Trevett procured a number of bowlders of honeycombed basalt, and had the fore, man of the company's repair shops fill the cavities In these with molten soidct to represent silver, asd molten brass to represent gold, thus producing samples of gold- and silver-bearing rock of a rich ness such as had never been seen before. He added to these a lot of, Indian mor tars and pestles of stone, of the largest size; rocks, on which stonemasons made rudo carvings to order, and a splendid as sortment of Indian skulls and crossbones and other relics and curios on the same scale and equally wonderful and Interest ing, and the whole lot was expressed to Washington. D. C. c. o. d.. accompanied by a descriptive catalogue, .which the genius of Mr. Trevett made as wonderful and Interesting as the collection, if not fo heavy. The shipment arrived at Mr. Holladay's mnnMon one evening while he was enter taining a party of Senators, diplomats and foreign noblemen, and he onlcred the boxes brought up Into his library and un packed at once, in order that his guests might feast their vision on the curioj from tho Golden West. The scene that ensued as the specimens were placed on the tables and Mr. Trevett's catalogue was read, was something to be long remem bered by all who were present. It Is doubtful if the Senators, diplomats and foreign nobility ever enjoyed an hour ol such uproarious mirth before or since. This happy outcome of the affair dellffhted Holladay. who took the Joke in good part and nald the rather heavy bill for ex press charges without a murmur. There was lots of fun In Orcgoa In those days. FILL DP THE HOLES. Method by Which Slxtli-Strect rave. xuent Can He Fixed. Some of the property-owners on Sixth street have repaired the holes in the asphalt pavement in front of their places, and tho two blocks south of Gllsan street are In pretty good condition. If all would follow their example, there need not be so much fuss as to how the street which for several blocks is a disgrace to the riiv-mn ho nut In order. The south end of the asphalt Improvement .Is as good as the day It was put down, but on the part which was covered with water dur ing the flood of 1S9I, the pavement is worn In holes In many places, and In some places the concrete foundation is worn and needs repairing. The paving company holds that the damage was caused by gas escaping from an old and leaky, pipe which had not been used for years, "nnd which has been re moved, and it Is probable that repairs now made will lart. The Gas Company's Ideas differ from those of the Paving Company, but neither cuts much figure In the case now. The cost of the repairs needed is not great, but would have been much less had the work been done In time. As It Is. by this street that most strangers are driven from the Central Railway Station to their hotels. It Is particularly unfortunate that It should have been allowed to be out of repair so long. Perhars when property-owners have paid their delinquent assessments for the Improvement of the street, they may take more Interest In having It kept in good order. . . e WHERE TO DINE. An Eastern man remarked: "The Port land restaurant, all In all. Is the most satisfactory on the coast." 303 Wash. , Portland's LcadlnK Mnslc Store. Everything pertaining to music, musical Instruments, phonographs, pianos and or gans. Wholesale or retail. Tho Wiley B. Alien Co.. 211 First street, I B I "Tho best pill I ever used." Is the fre quent remark of purchasers of Carter's Little Liver Pills. When you try them you will say the same. NO PAIN! NO GAS! No chars for plnlw extraction wbca tMtb are ordered. All work done bj craduate dentlats of 12 to 30 rrarrf axptrlenc: a ipeclallit in each department. We will tell you In adrmnce exactly what your work will coat by a free, examination. Oln cm a call, and you will and we do exact!, aa w advertta. Set of Teeth S5.00 Gold Plums 8.1.00 Gold Crown ...S3.U41 Silver i....Jjr .80 tiO PLATES New York Dental Parlors PORTLAND OFT1CE fl. E. Cor. Fourth and Morrison St. Ban TTacclaco OSes. T23 Market s&. second Boor Utttory baUdlsc Hour to 8 Sunday. 10 to 4. E.&W. DltESS SHUITS. E. A W. Perfect in every detail. I Pianos the three very best Ull! SKIMIUILPIANPS SOLD BY 107 First St. North of AVaiMnjirton. ..MAYERgrTj f' AT OUR vy NEW STORE 148 Third St. "Them that has " Those who have the best things to eat are the most particular where they buy for quality tells. Special Saving Sale Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Coffee, our special brand; regu- "ar lar, 40c JvJl- Corn, Gold Seal; regular, 15c 12AC Cherrle!. In Maraschino; regu- cnr lar, 73c UUC Ripe Olives: regular. 33c quart.., 25C Cheese, New Tork; regular, 23c.. 20C Kippered Herring; regular, 3c... 20c Port and Sherry" regular. 50c: J- Art 3 bottles .jji.v-vj Pure de Foie Gras; regular, 3c.. 20C Claret: regular, Jl a gollon 75c THE OREGONIAN ni int icuiur. s-st rUDLIOIIinu Wi I? NOW EQUIPPED FOR UOIMJ FIRST-CLASS Also... DESIGNING AND SAMPLES... ZINC ETCHING of Work and Prices upoa Application THE LIFE OF GovernorlsaacLStevens (Major-General In the war), by his son, will bo published In May by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Price, $5 by subscription, $6 after publication. Remit subscriptions to the author, General Hazard Stevens, 8 Bowdoln avenue, Boston, Mass. FRED PREHN Tb Dkum Building: Full Stt TXth S3.O0 Gold Crowns ......$5.u0 Urldee Work ...... $3.00 Euxnlnatloxia free . Teth extracted abso lutely irltnout pun. Cor. 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Library Association of 24,000 volumes and over 200 periodicals $5.00 a year or $150 a quarter Two books allowed on all subscriptions HOURS From 9-00 A. M to ftOO P. M. dally, except Sundays and hondaw. "THE BEST IS, AYE, THE CHEAPEST." AVOID IMI TATIONS OF AND SUBSTITUTES FOR SAPOLIO POLITICAL NOTICE Call for Republican Convention and Primaries. A Republican Convention for Multno. mah County and the City ot Portland U hereby called to meet at A. O. U. W. Hall, In the City of Portland, Or., on Monday, April 9. 1WJ. at the hour of 10 o'clock A. iL, for the purpose of electing TO delegates to attend the Republican State Convention, to ba held at Portland on April 12, 1!K.: a like number of dele gates, to attend the Second Congressional Convention, to be held at Portland on April IS, 13u0: and for the purpose of nomi nating a full Legislative and County ticket for Multnomah County, District and Precinct omcers, and also candidates for the several city otttces of the City of Portland, to be voted for on June 4 next; and for the transaction cf such other business as may regularly cozno beloru the convention. The convention will consist of 118 dele gates from the several uards In the City of Portland, and election precincts withm Multnomah County, as established by the County Court outside of said city, appor tioned as follows: In the City o Portland: First Ward, 8; Second Ward. 10; Third Ward. S; Fourth Ward, 14; Firth Aard. 11; Sixth Word, 9; Ward. 15: Tenth Ward. 9: Eleventh Ward. 7. And in tho election precincts 33 estab lished by tho County Court at the Janu ary. ISO), term, beyond the limits of the City of Portland, delegates apportioned as follows: No. 53, St. Johns, and No. 56. Columbia, Jointly, 1; No. 57, Mount Tabor. 2; No. SS. South Mount Tabor. 1: No. a). Woodstock. 1: No. CO. Lents. l:'No. 61, Kilgaver, 1; No. 62. Montailla, 1; No. 63, Ru-sellvllle, 1; No. 64, Rockwood. 1; No. 65. Falrvlew, 1; No. bi Troutdale. 1; No. 67, Gresham. 1; No. CS. Powell Valley. 1; No. 63, Hurl burt, 1; No. 70. Brower, 1: No. 7L Bridal Veil, 1; No. 72, Warrendole, 1; No. 75, Hoibrook, No. 74. Willamette Slough, and No. 73. Reeders. Jointly, 1: No. 76. Linnton, 1; No. 77. Sjlvan, 1; No. 7S, Mount Zlon, 1; No. 79, Bertha, 1; No. &, West Portland, L It is further ordered that primary elec tions be held in the several election pre cincts above mentioned not embraced In the limits of the City of Portland, at tha usual places of voting therein, on Satur day. April 7. 1S00, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. of said day. Where two or more election precincts Jointly elect one dele gate, the election for such delegate shall be he'.d at the usual place of voting In the election precinct first named In such Joint district. In the City of Portlnnd, the primary election 6hall be held In the various wards ot said city on Saturday, April 7. IS1, between tho hours of 1 o'clock P. M. and 6 o'clock P. M. of 'said day. and shall be conducted by the Judges hereinafter named at the several places In said wards hereinafter designated. The following are the Judges appointed to conduct sucn primary election, and tho location of the polling, places In the sev eral wards of the City ot Portland: First Ward Polling place. 791 Thurman street, corner Twenty-fourth street. Judges: Fred Schrotdor. William iCapuj and E. Redman. Second Ward Polling place, 4C3 Glisan street. Judses: J. G. Mack, Harry How ard, Louis Rau. Third Ward Polling place, south store room of 66 Fourth street, between Oak and Pine. Judges: S. C. Spenctr, S. L. Stone. J. W. Brown. Fourth Ward Polling place. 2S2 Yam hill street. Judges: J. W. Campbell. S. GrutXD. S. Farrell. Fifth Ward Polling place, 231 Columbia street, between Second and Third streets. Judges: R. Everdlng, Marks Rybko and L. D. Cole. Sixth Ward Polling place, Terwilllger's Hall. First and Sheridan streets. Judges: William Fliedner, A. J. Marshall and W. J. Holman. Seventh Ward Polling place. S63 Corbett street. Hobkirk's Building. Judges: E. B. Colwell. D. S. Stearns. C H. Precemeder. And also polling place at enKine-house, Macadam Road. Judges: H. W. Terwll llEer, A. C Lohmire and J. M. Thompson. Eighth Ward Polling place, Gruner's HalL Judges: M. -T. Morse, R, Cowan and Geoigo IL AVhidden. And also poll ing place ai rireman s .tiaii. oeiiwooa. Judges: J. E. Relnkle. C. F. Petsch and A. L. Pelfer. Ninth Ward Polling place. 92 Grand avenue. Judges: H. H. Holmes, John Kenworthy and Walter Jones. And also polling place at 1C06 Belmont street, be tween Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth streets. Judges: C. R. Fleming, H. TJ. weicn ana u. v. Lryie. Tenth Ward Polling place, 634 Russell street. Judges: L. U. Cottlngham. S. E. Wiliard and E. E. Miller. Eleventh Ward Polling place. Killings worth's Station. Judges: A. J. Freeman. M. Billings and M. E. Thompson. The Judges appointed to conduct such election In each of tho polling places in the City ot Portland shall appoint two clerks to keep the poll-books thereat Said primary election In the City ot Portland shall bo held under the provis ions of the act of the Legislative Assem bly of the State of Oregon, providing for holding primary elections and regulating the manner of conducting the same, ap proved February 11, 1S91. By order of the County and City Central Committee of the County of Multnomah and the City of Portland. DONALD MACKAT. Chairman. F. A. BANCROFT, Secretary. Portland, Or., March 28, 1300. I i Samplis. rUiuo fmi Ml Iaper HOIRYBERQERZ-o5.' Hg,' yt IUjI i ' The Best Washing Powder DR. EC ETC AND EAR DISEASES. Iarau&m bis., rooms 020-7. KtlEVJ mstv S&BiUe ltoVrr sjkI.1 TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In tho treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kldnty and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings. 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