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THE MOKNTNG OltEGONIAN, SATURDAY, APKIL' 7, 1900.
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FREIGHT RATES ADVANCE
HAST- A7f 1VEST-BOCXI TORCEST
ACES AMIOGATED.
IlBtea Jfot on Comlilnnllon Baals Can
celed April 20 Appointments
llallroad Xotes.
April 10. the through rate on both east
nnd west-bound shipments, to and from
the Pacific Coast, will bo materially ad
vanced. The ria will affect salmon can
cers particularly, as well as dealers in
cast-iron pipe. The facts leading up to this
advance are the sequel to a meeting held
at St. Louis January 16. by the members
of the Southeastern Mississippi Valley
Association, the Southeastern Freight As
sociation and representatives of Western
line?, for the purpose of considering Pa
cific Coast per cents. At the time a unani
mous concurrence of the members was not
secured on a proposition to readjust cast
am! west-bound per cents, from and to
Pacific Coast terminals, which were con
sidered inequitable by the Southeastern
Freight Association.
The territory covered by the Southeast
ern Freight Association embraces ail that
district lying south of the Potomac River
to the Virginia-West Virginia state line;
thence via this line to Bristol, Term.,
through and including Mlddlesborough,
Ky,; Jellico and Hantaan Junction,
Tenn.. to and Including Chattanooga; and
on the south and east of a line from thero
via the Alabama Great Southern to Bir
mingham, Ala.; thence via the Southern
Hallway to and including Montgomery,
Ala.; thence via the Plant System through
"Valosta, Ga.; Live Oak and Lake City.
Fla, to Jacksonville, Fla., including points
on the line from Montgomery to Jackson
ville; thence via the South Atlantic sea
board to the Potomac River.
AH percentage arrangements on and
after April 20 will be abrogated to and
from the territory of the Southeastern As
sociation, via all crossings, both east- and
west-bound, according to present instruc
tions. All through rates to and from Pa
cific Coast terminals, which are not made
on combination basis, will also be can
celed. Now. this means: Rates will be
based on nearest Junction point to and
from which transcontinental rates are au
thorized. That is to say. the through rates
now divided on a percentage basis by
the several lines carrying a given article
of freight, will be done away with. Each
company will then charge its full rate,
and the sum of these local rates will make
the through rate. After April 20 ail lines
Interested will decline to accept leaj than
their fun rates from and to the various
Ohio and Mississippi River crossings on
transcontinental traffic
An exception may be noted, in that rates
on divisions from Mississippi River cross
ings proper to Pacific Coast points will
not be affected; nor from the latter to
Mississippi River crossings; the same ex
ception applies on rates and divisions from
Ohio River crossings to and from Pacific
Coast points.
TJCItLIXGTOX EXTENSIONS.
Remarkable Activity of a Rallrnnd
That Ik Headed for the Coast.
The prom!e of the Burlington to build
to the Pacific Coast Is not yet redeemed,
but Its realization is made credible by the
remarkable activity the road is showing
In Its building operations in various parts
of the West. The Omaha Bee reports that
the success of General Solicitor Mandereon,
of the Burlington. In securing practical
consent from the Department of the Inte
r'or for the extension of a proposed line
across the Crow Indian reservation In
Montana, leads prominent officials of that
company te predict that work upon the
new line will begin within the next few
months. This extension is a line about IK)
miles In length, extending from Toluca,
Mont, a station 4X3 miles from the Burl
ington's western terminus at Billings, to
Cody, Wyo., a town which has already
taken -on considerable business activity
and is situated on the north fork of th
Stinking Water River In the heart of the
rich Big Horn baEin.
The contemplated route, which may, ho w
ever, be changed somewhat when the
right-of-way Is finally secured, extends In
a southerly direction from Toluca through
the valleyn of the Pryor and Big Horn
Mountains. Operations looking toward tne
immediate possession of the right-of-way
will begin at once, and the line will be
completed as rapidly as possible. The
rich territory through which this extension
will pass, together with the rapidity with
which it lo being developed, promises that
the new road will bo a revenue producer
from the very start. Railroad advantages
will be afforded to a vast territory that
heretofore has been practically Isolated
from all commnnlcation by rail with the
outside world. The nearest railroad points
at present to the Big Horn basin are Red
Lodge on the Northern Pacific and Sheri
dan on the Burlington.
The Burlirgton has now under construc
tion an extension from Alliance. Xcb., to
Guernsey. Wyo.. a distance of 1S." miles.
This line is completed as far as Sunflow
er, 71 miles from Alliance- At Northporr.
23.S miles southwest of Alliance, the ex
tension to Brush. Colo., crosses the North
Platte River. The total distance from
Brush to alliance will be about 1C3 miles,
of which about 130 miles will be south of
Northport. The completion of the Brush
Alliance line- will make a new rhort route
from Colorado to Helena. Butte, Ana
conda, and all points on the Northern Pa
cific as far wwt as Spokane, and a flrst
class freight line from Denver to Puget
Sound points and Portland. It will enable
a man to leave Denver in the afternoon
and reach Deadwood the next morning. It
Is expected to have the Guernsey line com
pleted May 15. 1900, and the Brush-Alliance
line in operation about July 15.
East of the Missouri River, the Burling
ton has built several extensions and con
nections, as. for Instance.-one from Grant
City to Albany, Mo., a distance of 22 miles.
Immense Improvements are also under
way along the main line between Chicago
and Omaha. The cost of these Improve
ments approximates $6,000,000. When they
are completed the road will have a double
track railroad from the Missouri River to
Chicagonearly five milts shorter than at
present, and having no grades over which
a.-car freight train cannot be hauled. In
the Black Hills more or less construction
work has lven done, as witness the com
p.etlon of the branch line from Hill City
to Keystone last month. Its length la 10
miles, and its importance Is chiefly due to
$i,?,iCJ thal l ls an 'nation of the
B-Zrifwrn bri,ef '" the of the
Black Hills country.
MANAGER STCTirrS STATEMENT.
He Gnvo the Communion a History
of Trnnnrantlnentnl Trnfllc.
S"AN FRANCISCO. April C-The princi
pal witness before the Interstate Com
merce Commission today was J. C. Stubb
trade manager of the Southern Pacific
Company, who made an exhaustive state
ment of the history of transcontinental
tariffs and the competition of railroads
for the Coast traffic. It was shown by
u.ULa,Sd f"13 that the differential,
which St. Louis asks to have lowered Ts
not exceptional nor Inequitable, but It Is
based upon the con of operation and
.? Detween x York and Omaha
the differential Is greater on 513 commodi
ties than on the same commodities be
tween St. Louis and San Francisco. From
Chicago to points in the West the differ
ential is greater than from St. Louis to
the Pacific Coast. Mr. Stubbs said the
old North American line of steamers was
the bitterst competition the railroad ever
had. Re'erring to the establishment of
the tariff of June, 1S3S. the one now under
consideration. Mr. Stubbs said:
"The lcs3 than carload rate is based up
on the carload rate, and the carload rate
is made to fit the water competition. That
ls all the less than carload rate has to do
With the water romneflttnn it th. -tier..- I
entlals should be done away with, my be- I
lief Is tu&t the effect will bo to force our j
merchants to a larger share of traffic on
the water. Any adjustment of rates that
would restrict their trade would compel
them to set about to get better rates by
sea. and any attempt to do this would
necessarily bring on a rate war, which wo
are all anxious to avoid."
The commission concluded its hearing in
this city- today. From hero the commis
sion will go to Portland and Seattle to
take further testimony.
ROW JX THE SOUTHERX PACIFIC
Breach Between nanttnsrton and
Speyer Interests.
NEW TORK. April 6. The Herald
prints the following:
There are rumors of a breach between
the Huntington and Speyer Interests In
the Southern Pacific Stock market plans
of the Speyer contingent have not worked
smoothly because it ls asserted obstacles
have been placed in their path by "Presi
dent Collls P. Huntington and some of
his friends. Mr- Huntington ls In the
West, and It ls said that James Speyer
has not been oKe to reach him. Inciden
tally, Mr. Speyer's conferences with rep
resentatives of Mr. Huntington have been
far from satisfactory.
It appears that a fortnight and more ago
tho Speyer contingent started In to ad
vance Southern Pacific's price, having ar
ranged a strong pool for that purpose.
But when It got the stock around 42. the
pool found that It was getting entirely
too much stock. Investigation showed
that certain Inside Interests were market
ing big blocks of stock, which they had
acquired prior to the time the books of
the company closed for the annual meet
ing, which was held yesterday- Mr. Speyer
tried to convince these Interests that by
holding off while his pool worked they
would be able to get much better prices
for their stock, and, thinking that he had
succeeded In this, he began lo push the
stock up. But selling of the same per
sistent sort came into evidence when
Southern .Pacific got around 42, and since
then there has been steady liquidation
that has taxed the pool's resources. Tes
terday the stock sold below 40. i
It is now disclosed that when Southern
Pacific was selling at 42 Mr. Huntington
ga-e to some of his friends In the man
agement options on large lots of the stock
as low as 40. One of these blocks con
tained S0.000 shares. (It was partly this
stock which the Speyer pool was obliged
to buy. '
At tho annual meeting of the Southern
Pacific held In San Francisco, some of the
changes made were entirely unexpected,
and it is noted that no direct representa
tive of the Speyer Interest has a place on
the board. Vice-Presidents J. C Stubhj
and J. Kruttschnitt, who have been di
rectors for several years, are out, onJ
William E. Dodge, who has been a di
rector for only a few months. Is alsa
dropped. In the places of these appeal
Messrs. Hawley, the assistant traffic man
ager, Probst and Haggln. August Bel
mont appears on the board, succeeding E.
H. Pardee.
Kerr Local Appointments.
W. T. Blelck, who for the past two
years has been the stenographer for W.
E. Coman, general agent of the Oregon
Short Line, has been promoted to the posi
tion of city passenger agent. He fills the
place left vacant by the promotion of Mr.
Nagel to the position of traveling freight
and passenger .agent. He has been with
Mr. Cowan for two years past. Prior to
that time he was with Charles F. Lord,
when the latter was District Attorney.
Commercial Agent Trumbull, of the Illi
nois Central, yesterday announced that he
had selected A. F. Stone as bis office as
sistant, and that his duties would begin
Monday next. Mr. Stone has been in the
service of A. C. Sheldon, general agent
of tho Burlington, for about three years.
Railroad Notes.
A. D. Charlton, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Northern Pacific, left
for Eugene yesterday for a brief absence
Commercial Agent Eckenberger, of the
Michigan Central, and Commercial Agent
Gorham, of the Rock Island, are back
from their trip to Gray's Harbor.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Markham, of the Southern Pacific, left
last night for Medford, where he will agi
tate the question of dairy Interests.
HE WAS FROM MISSOURI.
Therefore Cats Crossing Ills Path
Sent Him Into Hysterics.
Two staid and respectable citizens were
walking along South Fourth street last
evening, when one of them gave a plunge
and exclaimed with a vehemenco which
alarmed his friend: "Dog-gone that cat!"
The exclamation appeared to be drawn
forth by an ordinary cat which had Just
crossed the street ahead of them, and was
passed without notice by the friend. A few
minutes later another cat crossed tho
street. It being the witching hour of
twilight, when cats wander abroad to get
the air and make friendly calls. At sight
of the animal the nervous man bounded
Into the air and exclaimed: "Scat, my
cats!" with more energy than David Har
um exhibited when near the end of the
book, he got out the whole of his favorite
exclamation. The friends thought this
strange, but still made no remarks.
On. the next block, two angry felines
came tearing across the street, their tails
as erect as crowbars, and using all the
bad words contained in the cat language,
and, leaping a gate at a bound, fell In a
bundle of claws, teeth and flying fur on
the other side. The nervous man flew all.
to pieces at this, and used more vehement
language than the cats were using, and
cussed all cats of every kind, and literally
made the 'fur fly. His friend mildly In
quired the cause of his excitement.
"Don't you see those .cats!" yelled the
nervous man, "four have passed In front
of me."
"Yes," was the reply, "I have seen sev
eral cats, but noticed nothing uncommon
about them: they seemed to be attending
strictly to their business."
"Business be hanged!" yelled the nervous
man. "Don't you know It ls bad luck to
have cats cross your path?"
"Excuse me," said the friend, "I forgot
you were from Missouri."
And now they are sworn enemies.
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HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICES.
Appropriation "Will Take Care of the
Portlnnd Branch.
Senators Simon and McBride were re
cently requested by the Chamber of Com
merce to see to it that the appropriation
for the hydrographlc office Is sufficient for
the maintenance of the Portland branch.
Replies received from the Senators by
President Taylor indicate that the Port
land office will be taken care of.
Senator Simon wrote:
"I have to acknowledge receipt of your
valued favor of recent date, enclosing
copy of a telegram from Senator Perkins
to the President of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, In which he ad
vised the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce that he had secured an Increased
appropriation of $26,000 to support hydro
graphic offices, and I note your inquiry
as to whether this appropriation te In
tended to affect all the offices In the ser
vice. In reply, I beg to say that this ap
propriation ls not limited to the San Fran
cisco office, but Is intended for all the
offices In the service. I understand the
appropriation referred to will be sufficient
to take care of all the offices. Senator
Perkins' amendment was offered in the
Senate and adopted by that body, and the
matter ls now In conference. I think it
more than likely that the conferees will
insist upon this amendment, and that the
appropriation provided for by the Senate
will be agreed to "by the House and be
come effective."
Senator- McBride wrote: "Senator Per
kins Informs me that the appropriation
covers the hydrographlc service all over
the country, and that the amount ls all
that was asked for by the Rear-Admiral
of the Navy, having these mattera In
charge."
MUST HOLD THE ISLANDS
BISHOP THOBUR.VS OPINION OF THE
PHILIPPINES.
Distinguished Missionary Home for
One Year's Rest, as Commanded
by His Physicians.
Bishop James SI. Thoburn, D. D.. Bishop
of India and Malaysia, arrived in Portland
yesterday morning from Victoria B. C,
which city he. reached after an ocean voy
age direct from Manila, via Hong Kong,
on the Japan steamer Empress. He was ,
met at the depot by friends and driven at
once at the home of his daughter-in-law, j
Sirs. Crawford R. Thoburn, on the corner
of East Ankcny and East Ninth streets, j
He was accompanied by his private secre- ,
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Bishop for the past five years. Bishop
Thoburn was in Portland July 22. liM. a
few months after the death of his son.
Rev. Crawford R. Thoburn, which, oc
curred May 9 of that year. Since he was
here he has traveled many thousands of
miles on land and sea, crossing the United
States twice and the ocean to India and
return. He presided over several confer- ,
ences. and visited many of the mission- I
ary churches and stations In his vast fle'd
In India and Malaysia. With him there
was constant activity. He and Secretary
Boothe went to Manila on their way back
to America, remaining Ave days only. Just
long enough to inspect the missions for
which he had made provisions at his for
mer visit to the Island. The Bishop will
remain in Portland but a few days, resting
at the home of his daughter-in-law. He
wilt be present at the services of Cen
tenary Methodist Church tomorrow, but
will not nreach. He will proceed from
Portland direct to Kingston, O.. where his
family reside.
The Bishop comes back to the United
States this time for a long rest, not less
than a year, a vacation which he has well
earned by his years of active service In
India. His health Is such that he has been
advised by his physicians that it would not
be advisable for him to engage In active
work for at least one year, which will bo
very difficult to comply with, owing to the
great demands on him for Interviews nnd
public addresses. H!sextraordinary activ
ity in the missionary fleld-a field larger
than the entire United States for the past
41 years would have worn out one of less
courage and strong physique and love for
the people among whom he has labored.
He was not In condition to receive visitors
generally nor grant a general Interview,
but his secretary. Sir. Boothe, kindly fur
nished Information as to his later work.
In speaking of the field of Bishop Thoburn
In India and Malaysia, he said that It
would take a full year to visit all the mis
sion posts and churches. Thl could only
be accomplished by "constant traveling.
There are several conferences over which
Bishop Thoburn presides, and, besides,
there are the district conferences, all with
a vast membership, running up into the
hundreds of thousands.
"The Bishop has been doing the work
of half a dozen men," said Sir. Boothe.
"when compared with what the Church of
England, which has prelates In all the
great cities, and they are well provided
for. At Slanlla the missionary station
there has been placed under tho charge
of Dr. F. W. Warne, who came from Cal
cutta. Dr. Warne will remain for a time
at Slanlla, and then come on to America.
At Slanlla the Filipinos seem anxious to
xrasp the teachings of our missionaries.
They hate the priesthood, and especially
the friars, and if thej- had the opportu
nity they would kill the latter off. We
have six missionary women at work In
Slanlla. and a. native preacher, who claims
GOO converts. There are several mission
ary stations at Slanlla. We did not go
Into the interior, owing to the still unset
tled condition of the country.
"It Is evident that there Is a great com
mercial future In store for these Islands,
but there will have to be a change In af
fairs at the port of Slanlla. General Otto
has been enforcing the worst of the old
Spanish marine laws and tho most rlgl4
of tho American laws pertaining to Im
ports. Those will have to be modified and
the rigid restrictions done away with."
Bishop Thoburn still adheres to his opin
ion, expressed in an Interview last July.
1M, that the United States has accepted a
responsibility that it must meet, and can
not possibly evade. He thinks that this
country cannot withdraw from the Islands,
.but must proceed with the establishment
of stab'n civil governments. He was early
in the Luzon Island and formed his Im
pression of the whole group from what he
then saw. He will urge the Importance of
that field upon the general conference of
the Sfethodlst Church, and the necessity
of occupying It fully. Secretary Boothe
said that England understands the value
of the Philippine Islands, and would be
only too glad to give 100.0O0.O0O for their
possession. He said that If the United
States should want to sell out the group
at any time, there win be no trouble to
find a purchaser, as there are many pow
ers ready to Jump at the chance of buy
ing the Islands.
Bishop Thoburn will be able to see the
handsome monument he ordered placed
over the grave of his gifted son while he
was here last year, as It is completed, and
ready. He Is now G4 years old, and In real
ity there Is little Indication of breaking
down from his arduous labors, ns he Is
still fuH of hope, and expects at the end
of his enforced vacation ,to re-enter his
mission field, on which his heart nnd de
sires are firmly fixed. He will endeavor to
secure mo're. laborers for India and the
Philippine Islands. He will be present at
the general conference of the Sfethodlst
Church of the United States, and It will
be a wonder If the Bishop can remain In
active for so long a time as one year. In
rplte of the commands of his physicians.
Dr. Ilnrrlnerton Here.
Rev. W. S. Harrington. D. D.. secre
tary of the Puget Sound Sfethodlst Epis
copal Conference, and presiding elder cf
the New Whatcom District. Is In the city
on a short visit. Dr. Harrington was for
merly editor of the Pacific Christian Ad-
MISSIONARY BISHOP JAMES M. THOBURN, D. D.
t wiuc, uuu tor a. nmo was at Mount Ta- ,
bor. He has many friends In the city.
He will preach tomorrow morning In the
Sunnyslde Methodist Church.
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BRIEF LITTLE CYCLONE.
Portland Has a Visitation Havoc
Created, Umbrellas "Wrecked.
A sort of wandering minstrel. In the
form of a little cyclone, v'sited Portland
about 11:30 yesterday forenoon, and cavort
ed about the city like the "fiddling die!"
of Bobble Burns, who "danced awa wP
the exciseman." The visit was strictly a
business one, and more umbrellas were
turned Inside out and suffered smashed
ribs In a minute than all the umbrella
menders In the city can put to rights
before the next rainy season begins.
Women were whirled around corners and
slammed about as If they cost nothing,
and as many men's hats were In the a'r
and on the ground as at Donnybrook fjir
when In its prime. No serious damage
has been reported, but a corner showcase
at Buffum & Pendleton's was torn from
the wall and smashed to smithereens on
tho pavement, and drea shirts, four-ply
collars and cuffs were scattered abroad
and. In coming down, were seen "like
the snowflake on a river, a moment white,
then lost forever."
At the Inteiscctlon of Fourth and Alder
streets three women were caught on a
crossing. One of them was blown through
the swing doors Into a saloon full of
Democratic politicians, another lost her
umbrella, which was blown Inside out,
yanked from her grasp and sailed off out
of sight, and the third was wound round
an electrlc-ltght pole and would have
been tied In a double-bow knot had she
been long enough.
A countryman going up Slorrlson street
was relieved of his hat, which was whirled
up in the air to a great height, and in
failing alighted with a dull thud on the
roof of a passing street-car, where it re
mained. The owner of the hat chased
after the car, shouting till It stopped, and
then demanded his hat. The conductor
told him to go up after It. but he did not
know how to get up. Finally the conductor
climbed up and pushed the hat off the roof
with an umbrella, and It went rolling down
town and the owner went chasing after
!t till both were out of sight. Hundreds
of such Incidents happened while the blow
lasted, and the fun was Intensified by a
violent shower of rain, which tried to keep
pace with the wind.
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A little medicine of the right kind, taken
at the r'ght time, ls Invaluable. That
means Carter's Little Liver Pills, and take
them now.
ROYAL
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READY FOR THE DOG SHOW
ARRANGEMENTS ARE .PROGRESSING
SATISFACTORILY.
Local Fanciers Urged to Enter Their
"Dogs Interest Throughout
the State.
Good progress in arrangements for the
bench show of the Portland Kennel Club
was reported last evening at the commit
tee meeting, held In the Hotel Portland.
There will be a flno lot of dogs entered.
Applications are being received by Secre
tary Taylor from all over tho Coast, but
what gives the members of the club the
greatest satisfaction Is the Increasing in
terest of local fanciers. Every Judge of
good doga knows Portland and Oregon
has some fine animals that have never
reached tho dignity of being exhibited.
The owners themselves do not know the
worth of their dogs, as they have rarely
had opportunity to compare them with the
finest of other districts. The Kennel
Club's primary object was to .bring forth
Oregon dogs, and, while all breeders any
whero on the Coast are welcomed, the
especial aim is to get local exhibits.
J. W. Burrell. superintendent of the
show, whose experience In Judging line
blood ls conceded far superior to any
other local man, stated last evening that
he was more than satisfied with the rate
of entries. From far down in California
and up in British Columbia dog fanciers
aro heard from, with requests for space
at the show. Some of the best Coast ken
nels will be exhibited. The arrangement
to hold the Portland bench show at a
date fitting into the Northwest circuit has
proven very fortunate. The show ls now
being held at Tacoma, and will commence
In Seattle the following week. Portland
will bo next In order, which enables the
owners of the big kennels of blooded ani
mals to take in the entire Northwest cir
cuit without losing time or being put to
unnecessary expense.
There ls some apprehension that local
fanciers will hesitate to put their dogs
against these kennels so widely known.
Sir. Burrell deprecates any such disposi
tion, for he says that there Is Just as fine
blood here as anywhere. There are nu
merous pets in the city without pedigree,
which, if properly exhibited, would com
pare with dogs with pedigrees running
back to colonial days. The management
of tho show desire to emphasize that Port
land ls not second to any city In the coun
try. If Portland women will exhibit their
pets, they will look Just as well here as
they do In New York or San Francisco,
where some of these unknown dogs win
the highest prizes.
Secretary Taylor has sent a letter to
each member of the club, urging, that -a
united effort be made for a record-breaking
exhibit. This Is the first 'show Port
land has attempted. Naturally, there are
many details to learn by the management.
It being the first meeting. Imposes an
additional duty on every one In Portland
to aid In assuring a noteworthy success.
If Portland gains the reputation of put
ting up a splendid show on Its first effort,
all succeeding years will be made com
paratively easy. In both Tacoma and Se
attle the prize list for various breeds was
large, and It becomes Imperative at the
very least that Portland be not out
stripped In this Important feature of a
successful bench show. Every bench show
depen&j more upon the Individual prizes
offered by fanciers of particular breeds
or classes than upon the prizes offered by
the club making the exhibit. These sec
ondary prizes thus far have been good,
but not nearly so high or numerous as the
club expected. In view of the effort to
eclipse other shows of the Northwest. It
becomes the duty of all citizens appreci
ating tho value of these shows, and espe
cially fanciers of fine dogs, to announce
what they can and will do. The catalogue
of prizes must be in the hands of the
printer by April 11. and prizes should be
pledged before then.
T. J. A. Tledemann. one of the active
spirits in organizing tho club, has been In
San Francisco most of the time lately,
but has not ceased to work for Its inter
ests. He is now traveling towards Port
land through Southern Oregon and
tho Willamette .Valley, and everywhere ls
Interesting owners of fine dogs. He re
port! that there Is Indication of strong
AbsQlufely
iipi k. m Mm uji
Made from pure and healthful ingre
dients. No alum, lime or ammonia.
Assures Sight, sweet, pure and
wholesome food.
Housekeepers must exercise care In buying bat
ing powders, to avoid alum. Alum powders are
sold cheap to catch the unwary, but alum Is a poi
son, and its use in food seriously injures health.
BAKIH9 POWDER CO, 109 WILLIAM ST, NEW
support from that section of the state. A
very encouraging feature of the report
last evening was that Professor Charles
H. Hunt has been engaged to give exhibi
tions every evening with his pack cf dogs,
and also a Saturday matinee. His wide
experience In .this work and marvelous
power In training dogs have made his ex
hibits all over the country very popular.
An evidence that Oregon has fine dogs
Is given in the winnings at Tacoma yes
terday made by Mr. Howe, of Mount An
gel, who went up to attend the Washing
ton shows with a string of good dogs from
this state. He carried off many first and
second prizes where all the Coast ls com
peting. It ls not necessary that a dog
should have a pedigree. If he is a fine
animal, he should be exhibited and entered
soon, as none can be entered later than
April 12. Superintendent Burrell will
gladly converse with any one at his office
in tho Sherlock Building concerning en
tries and the qualities necessary. The
club will hold a general meeting next
Monday evening at S o'clock In the Hotel
Portland, which every member la expect
ed to attend.
COMING TO LANE AND LINN
Minnesota Farmers Will Mots to the
Willamette Valley.
The Willamette Volley will receive a
largo Influx of desirable citizens from Min
nesota and Iowa this year, according to
J. F. Sterner, a former business man of
Pipestone, Minn., who has been sojourning
in Eugene for several months, with a-view
to locating. He came to Portland yester
day to meet his family, who arrived last
evening from Pipestone over the Northern
Pacific
Mr. Sterner says quite a number of his
former neighbors of Southwestern Minne
sota have been located in Lane and Linn
Counties for several years, and these are
acting as missionaries on behalf of
Oregon. The letters written describ
ing the balmy climate and fertile
soil of the beautiful WUlamette Val
ley have had their effect, and
so those who can dispose of their farms
in Pipestone County are leaving as fast
as they can. with tho intention of buying
land in Oregon.
"Those who are coming here do not
expect to go Into wheatralslng exclusive
ly, as do the pioneer farmers of the Wil
lamette." he says, "but they will raise
fruit, vegetables, keep a few sheep and
cattle and poultry, and raise only grain
enough for their own U"e. A farmer will
remain poor all his life In Oregon or Slln
nesota If he depends on raising wheat, but
If he can manage to turn off a variety
of products, he can make money. A friend
of mine who came from Pipestone eight
years ago and bought 17 acres near Eu
gene Is an example of what a. 'little land
well tilled' will do. He could not pay cash
down for the place, and so was com
pelled to go In debt, but now he has fruit
trees enough on the tract to more than
pay for the land with one year's product.
He expects to add 20 acres to his original
tract this Fall.
"Good land can be bought in the Wil
lamette Valley for J10 to J40 an acre, ac
cording to location, and this will produce
better than the highest-priced lands of
Minnesota. Besides this, the Oregon farm
er has the year around to work In, and
he can have produce growing on his place
all the time. In Minnesota we are shut
up for the greater portion of the year by
the extreme cold, and then have to work
very hard during the short growing sea
son. The extremes of heat and cold a
Minnesota resident is subjected to are not
even dreamed of by the Oregon farmer,
and It is no wonder people who have spent
a year In Oregon decide to stay here the
remainder of their lives."
Sir. Sterner was a member of the Pipe
stone City Council, and tells of the water
mains freezing solid, though they were
buried six feet in the ground. Repairs
could not be made until the following
Summer, as the ground was still frozen
about the pipes until June. Thirty to forty
degrees below zero for weeks at a time
to not at all uncommon in that locality,
he says, and even the most patient dispo
sitions tire of this. Then in Summer the
heat Is oppressive, and sultry nights make
people wish they were somewhere else.
He thinks Willamette Valley farmers
and merchants take life very easy, and
still prosper. Watrals!ng does not re
quire a great t" I of work, and so the
farmer has Jots of leisure, and as for the
merchants, they, too, partake o. the easy
going habits of the country, and yet get
ricn. rne people now coming In from
Vbre
Y0R& -1
Minnesota and Iowa are all rustlers, ant!
will Infuse new life Into both farming- and
business methods of the romantic Willam
ette Valley, and of the little valleys whose
streams are tributary. Land can bo
bought much cheaper now in Lane and ,
Linn Counties, he thinks, than a few
years later.
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EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
Death of . Pioneer Woman Otbea
Matters.
Mrs. Sarah Robinson, wife of G. D. Rob
lnson. and mother of Professor R. F. Rob
inson, of the Central School, died yesterday
evening about 6 o'clock at the home of her
son, F. G. Robinson, at Sunnyslde. She
was a well-known pioneer woman of this
state, having crossed the plains In 1S52.
Her home has been at Dallas, but two
months ago she came to Portland for
medical attention. For some time her sons
in this city felt that she was not lm-ov-lng,
and they feared that she wouliTnot
recover, although the shock of her death
was severe. Sirs. Robinson was CO years
old. and was highly respected by all who
met her. She was wen known on the
East Side, but more especially at Dallas,
whero she and her husband had made their
home for many years. At her old homo
the news of her death will be received
with deepest regret. Besides her husband,
there aro seven chlldrei five boys and two
girls all grown to maturity. The Inter
ment will take place at Dallas, and the
remains will be taken there this evening.
The children who are in other portions of
the state have been Informed of the death
of their mother.
Pioneer of 18.10 Dead.
At her residence la this city, Mrs. Ann
Maria Brown, an old-lme resident of tho
East Side, and a pioneer of 155o. died of
paralysis yesterday afternoon, at 4 P. M..
aged 78 years. She had been helpless for
four years, but bore her sufferings with
a Christian spirit, and was much beloved
by aU who knew her. She leaves three
sorrowing children Dr. C. B. Charlton-
Mrs. Angela Stevens and Valentine Brown,
The funeral notice will be published later.
East Side Notes.
A fire alarm yesterday forenoon called
the companies to Wolff & Zwicker"s iron
works for a small blaze. The fire was con
fined to some burning rags back of the
-boiler. The firemen hod their long run
for nothing, and were caught in tho rain
storm that came up Just at that time.
The Woodstock. Ivanhoe and Tremont
Improvement Association will hold an Im
portant meeting this evening at the Wood
stock HalL There are Important reports
and other business coming before the as
sociation, and a full attendance of tha
members is desired.
Tha Centenary Srethodlst Epworth
League gave a reception to tho Epwortlt
League of Taylor-Street Church last night
at the former church. There was a large
attendance of both organizations, tho
church being thronged with young people
After the excellent programme prepared, a
general social followed, which closed tho
evening.
E. S. Sillier, conductor of the cantata
"Esther," given on both sides of the river,
doslree that special acknowledgment bo
given Sir. Jesse Waddell for his valued
services In managing the chorus and staga
settings behind the curtain. The conduc
tor feels that the smoothness and rapid
changes wpre due solely to the good work
of Sfr. Waddell.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL ItCTOnT,
PORTTA.ND. April a 8 P. M. Maxtainn
temperature. CO; minimum temperature. 4S;
river reading at 11 A. If.. 9.0 feet: change in
th last 2t hours. 0.3 foot: total precipitation,
8 P. Jf. to 8 P. M.. 0.29 Inch: total precipita
tion from Sept. 1. 1?9. 31.72 inches: normal
precipitation from Sept. 1. 1800. 3S.05 Inches:
deficiency. 7.23 inches; total sunahine April &1
1:43; possible sunshine April 5. 13:01.
WEATHEIt CONDITIONS.
The storm FrMay morning over British Co
lumbla moved rapidly eastward, and at SP.1C
was central over Western Montana. It caused
galea alone the Washington coast, but they did
not extend flmirh. of the Columbia river. The
following maximum wind velocities were re
ported: Seattle. 30 miles, south, and Portland.
30 miles, southwest. General rains have oc
curred In Oregon. Washington and Northern
Idaho, and much cooler weather now prevails
west of the Cases den.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 houia
ending at midnight Saturday. April 7:
Wertom Oreson Generally fair, with west
erly winds.
Eastern Oregon Fair; southerly winds.
Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
Fair; southerly winds.
Weslern Washington Generally fair, except
showers near coast; westerly winds.
Southern Idaho Probably showers: decidedly
cooler In the western and cooler In the eastern
portion: westerly winds.
Portland and vicinity Generally rain wes
erly winds.
KEW TODAY.
FULIWEIGHT CREAilERT BUTTER. 60a
per 2-pound roll: fresh Oregon eggs. 2 dozen
for 23c: 1 gallon table syrup (In bulk). 40c:
2 pint bottles catsup. 23c At MeKlnson's
Grocery. 173 Third. Both phones.
NEWCASTLE COAL
Has been leading' coal on coast tor 20 rww
tuA. Pm. "Vi 1Q TVMitrtnm T TaI ??Q
MORTGAGE LOANS
On lmprored city and farm property. '
r R. LIVINGSTONE. 224 Stark at
ENGINEERS' SUPPLIES,
ENGINES. BOILERS AND PUMPS.
CHARLES GAULD. 44 FIRST STREET
Mortgage Loans
On lmprored city and firm property, at lowest
current rates. Building loans. Installment
loans. Macmuter 3t Blrrell. 311 Worcester Kk.
BONDS MORTGAGES
Highest market price paid for municipal an4
school bonds. Lowest rates on mortgage loans.
Will take charge of estates ao agent or trute
on reasonable terms.
W. H. FEAR. 410 Chamber of Commerce.
HOMES ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN
The undersigned U prepared to build resi
dences In Irvlngton. the most popular suburb
of Portland, and sell them at actual coot, with
S per cent Interest, on the Installment plan,
whereby the purchaser has to pay but a slight
advance atxne the usual amount o rental
charged for similar resldencea. .
C H. FRE9COTT.
212-213 Chamber of Commerce.
-"
nnrK-p.N DAT! TURKEY DAY! In fact.
a big day. for we have the finest display or
poultry, fruit and vegetables In the city.
Chickens, large, fat ?I52,
Turkey per lb - 1517VjO
Egg. pr doj.-.. 12a
I lam J", best. pr lb ..12lsC
Lard. Armour's beat. 6-lb. cons... ...... ..43 o
Crackers, fresh, pe-r lb B a
SUGAR 20 POUNDS $1.00
Comrare above Drtees with what rou are- pay
ing, and see If It will not pay you to look us
up. PACIFIC MARKET & GROCERY CO..
Wholesale Commission. 149 First. Telephone
Grant 701.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.
Kotlce 1 hereby given that the board ot ex
aminers for Multnomah County will hold the,
regular examination of aivplIcantB for teachers?
nrtiiT-tv rprtificate. In the room of th Port-
Tan, nuslnesfl College. Fifth ami Yamhill
Bfrr nn Anril 11. 12 and 13. comrnenciciT at
0 o cIock In the forenoon ana cominuing uniu
-- - - --- - .- . ... .... i
4 o clock in tne arterooon 01 eacn aay.
Branches for Wednesday Penmanship, his
tory, orthography, reading.
Branches for Thursday Written arithmetic,
thMtnr nf teaching, (frammar. school law
Branches for FrMay Geography, mental
!.rihmtlc nhTMoIr-iry. civil government.
Applicants for primary certificate will b ex
amined as follows:
Branches for "Wednesday Penmanship, or
thography, reading.
Branch for Thursday Art of questionings
theory cf teaching, metnoas.
I? EXPLaAXATIOK.
The branches above specified will be taken In
h rHr and on the dar designated, and aU
applicants will begin on a certain branch at
th sjBiTTifc tlrrw
An applicant who has made a. ctanfilng of 0
per cent, or more, on any orancn. at m- iu
two Yamin&tlons taken In Oregon. Is entitled
n armntlnn thrV)Ti Fuch branch mar bG
taken In order to make a higher standing. 1
Iino appuca-ufc m cicur.
A. P. ARMSTOONO.
. Cyunty Superintendent,
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