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TtTF, MOHKINQ OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, APRIL' 1C, 1900.
A CLAIM OF $200,000
rilESEXTED DY VANCOUVER CATHO
LICS FOIt PltOPEUTY TAKBX.
It la Alleced That the United States
Took the Ground From the Mis
sion for the Post.
WASHINGTON. April lL-The bill In
troduced In the Senate by Senator F03
f ter and In the House by Representative
Jones, for the relief of the Mission of
St. James, at Vancouver. Is as follows.
It Is stated that the United States Su
premo Court has decided against the mis
sion's claim:
"Whereas, Congress, In the act entitled
'An act to establish the territorial govern
ment of Oregon.' approved on the Hth
of August. ISIS, provided 'that the title
to the land, not exceeding C40 acres, now
occupied as missionary stations among
tho Indian tribes In said territory, to
gether with the Improvements thereon,
be confirmed and -established In the sev
eral religious societies to which said mis
sionary societies, respectively, bclong
and by the act entitled 'An act to estab
lish the territorial government of Wash
ington.' approved on the Id of March. 1S53.
provided "that the title to the land, not
exceeding 640 acres, now occupied as mis
sionary stations among the Indian trlb-s
In said territory, or that may have "seen
so occupied as missionary stations prior
to the passage of the act establishing tho
territorial government of Oregon, together
with the Improvements thereon, be. and Is,
hereby confirmed and established to the
several religious societies to which said
missionary societies, respectively, belong':
and, .
"Whereas. The Secretary of the In
terior, under date of January 29. 1872. after
reviewing the testimony adduced and the
law In the case, acknowledged the exig
ence of a Catholic mission, known as
the Mission of St. James, at Vancouver.
Territory of Washington, at the date of
the passage of tho act of Aupust 14. 1S4S.
wlthla the meaning and provision of the
aforesaid acts; and
"Whereas. By order of tho Commis
sioner of the General Land Office, dated
September 29. 1S5D. there was made a sur
vey of the said claim, and a plat thereof,
dated December , 1SC1. approved by the
Surveyor-General of Washington Terri
tory, forwarded and Is now on file In ths
General Land Office, such survey placing
the mission Improvements as near the
center of the claim as possible, and inter
fering with no prior legal rights; and
"Whereas, Tho Government of the Unit
ed States, having occupied a large portioa
of the said land for the purpose of a
military post, and having expended a large
amount of public money to establish and
maintain a military reservation thereon,
notwithstanding the fact that the absolute
fee and title to said land vested in the
Mission of St. James, under the provis
ions of the acts of Congress of August It,
ISiS. and March 2, 1S53: therefore,
"Be It enacted by the Senate and Houss
of Representatives of the United States
of America. In Congrers assembled. That
there shall be paid, out of any money In
tho Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to the Right Reverend Bishop of Nes
qually. In the State of Washington, as
trustee of tho said Mission of St. James,
the sum of C0O.0OO, Uin filing In th?
proper department a release to the Urltcd
States, to bo approved by the Attorney
General, of all claim to the land embraced
within the limits of the military resrrva
tlon at Vancouver, In tho State of Wash
ington, and of all claim for damages for
destruction of property on or near the
said land by the United States troops or
volunteers or Indians, at any time anterior
to tho date of said release."
HER CLOTHES WERE STOLEN
Disagreeable Experience of n Rail
way l'anaensrer.
For a traveler In a Pullman car to have
her clothing stolen during the night Is
certainly a very' unpleasant and so far
as known, a very unusual experience.
Mrs. Pond, of Chicago, however, went
through such an experience on her way
to Portland a short time ago to visit her
daughter. The weather was quite cold
when she left Chicago, and her friends
advised her to take plenty of wraps, so
she had a large Astrachan cape and a
golf cape along. She left Chicago on the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and
tho first night out her capes and the
remainder of her clothing which Is usually
removed at night was stolen from her
berth. Her bonnet and shoes were left,
but these and her night robe were not
exactly the costume for traveling In such
weather.
A fellow passenger loaned her a rainy
day skirt, and thus enabled her to appear
"on deck," but for warmth she was
obliged to wrap herself In the blankets
from her berth. The car containing her
baggage had been left behind to be at
tached to another train, and In spite of all
the telegraphing done It was about 21
hours before her trunks came to hand
and she was enabled properly to clothe
herself.
All day she occupied tier seat In the
Pullman, wrapped In the gaudy blankets
provided by the company, and If she had
been provided with some paint or stain
might have passed for tho queen of some
tribe of aborigines returning from a visit
to the East, where she had adopted civ
ilized head gear, but had not been, able
to make up her mind to discard her
blanket,
Mrs. Pond has been endeavoring to re
cover the value of her stolen raiment
from the Pullman Company, but has not
yet succeeded, as there Is a great deal of
red tape routine to be gone through In
such cases, but the matter -will probably
be satisfactorily arranged soon. Fortun
ately Mrs. Pond had other clothing to
replace that stolen, and also fortunately
her money was not all m the garments
stolen. Such mishaps are very rare on
Pullman cars, as Is shown from the fact
that none of Mrs. Pond's friends here
have heard of a similar case.
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EFFECT OF BRYAN'S SPEECHES
SIlvcrHe Paper Doubts Tlint the
Colonel Made Converts.
Salem Independent
W. J. Bryan Is a wonderful man from
any standpoint he Is considered. He Is
a wonder physically, because he can en
dure more fatigue In .1 campaign thn
any other man In the United States. He
Is a wonder intellectually. He has the
power of grarp'ng strong points and mak
lng them plain to the listener. He Is dram
atic, resourceful and forceful. Many
people who heard him here were move!
to tears by his pathos, to anger by his
terrible denunciation of McKInley ar.d
Hanna. and to laushter by his Inimitable
f.at.!re yU ,n Vhe ot hl m-eat mag
retlsai. his excellence In the art of word
painting, and all. we doubt that Mr.
Bryan shook half a dozen Republicans
loose at Salem from their ancient moor
ings. Men wern wnwd iil-a m...... 4... .
eloquence: were dazed by his thunderbolt.-.
. ........... u. j ci. ucn uivfe same men
recalled, later on In the quiet of their
homes, the severe arraignment of their
party and Its leaders, they persisted In
their former belief, it anything more stub
bornly than before. It Is one thing to
point out an evil bred by a party, but
It Is quite another thing to provide an
adequate remedy for that evil. Mr. Bryan
denounced the trusts, so do most of the
people, but he offered no remedy for those
evils unless by Inference It b the tri
umph of the Democratic party at the polls
In November next.
Men cannot be ridiculed or driven Into
the adoption of new political Ideas. Men.
In spite of their supcr"orlty to the brute
creation, nevertheless possess some of the
characteristics of the beasts of the field
over which they were anciently given do
minion Tou can toll a hog through a gap
In the fence with a little corn; try to
drive It through that gap and you soon
learn the definition of obstinacy by a
practical demonstration.
Animadverting to the question of effec.
tlve and Ineffective political methods as
they relate to campaign speakng, the old
style of political harangue still In use, as
In tho days of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too,"
seems to be losing Its power to convert
people. If, Indeed. It ever had any. The
newspapers of today so thoroughly discuss
the current political and religious ques
tions that there is little left for political
speakers to do, unless It be to Inform a
class who cannot or will not read. Nine
tenths of the people who came to Salem
came to see Bryan more than to hear him.
Thcv were already for the most part fa
miliar with his arguments on the great
Issues row before the people. Not one
fourth of the 10,000 perrons present heard
more than 100 words of his speech.
1
EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
Arrangement for BIr- Republican
Me-ctlnn Other Matter.
Arrangements have been partially com
pleted by the U. S. Grant Republican
Club, of the Eighth Ward, for a general
ratification and rally at Gruner's Hall next
Friday night. April 30. The club has held
no meeting for some time, preferring to
wait for the conventions, and will hold
one of its old-time meetings on that oc
casion. The executive committee of the
club la composed of W. W. Terry, M. G.
Griffin. H. B. Loveridge. Penumbra Kelly
and L. H. Wells. All the other clubs
of the Eighth and Ninth Ward will ba
requested to co-operate In making the
opening meeting of the campaign a rouser.
Some of the best music in the city will
bo engaged. ar.d able speakers will be
present. All U.e candidates are requested
to make their arrangements to be In at-
..-n.A ih.t AvWnr Tn wnmen of the
Eighth Ward are especially invited to
come, rne nau is on uio corner 01 ii
Seventh and Stephens streets and easily
r..fhiwi few ti. rif X- Rnhtirtun Railway
or tho Oregon City line. The full pro
gramme tor we evening win do anouui.u
later.
Montavllla School.
The Directors of the Montavllla school
district are having the property of that
district Improved. A new fence has Just
been completed around tho grounds, and
It will now be painted. At the front en
trance wide fiteps will be placed. Out
side of Portland, the Montavllla district
has the finest property in tho county, and
it to kept generally In fine condition. Tho
Intention Is during vacation to xurnisn me
remaining unfurnished room, so that the
entire building will be occupied at the
opening of the Fall term. Provision was
made for the furnishing of this room at
the special meeting, when a tax was lev
led for that purpose. Professor Leather
man, principal, tys that this extra room
Is already in use. but It Is not fully fur
nished. The enrollment Is nearly 400. the
largest In the history of the district. Since
the census was taken about 20 families
have moved Into that district from the
outalde. so that the number of children
of school age has been largely in
creased within the past few months. All
the houses In Montavllla have been occu
pied, and a vacant bouse Is rarely found.
Several new houses have been put up and
others repaired. Professor Leatherman
looks for the entire eight rooms of the
nchoolhouse to be filled almost to over
flowing next year.
Jlny B a. Row.
There are prospects of trouble over the
proposal to erect a new schoolhouse at
Gresham, In place of the present build
ing, this vacation. At the special school
meeting, a 5-mIH tax was levied for the
erection of the building. It was carried
after considerable opposition. The claim
Is now being made that the vpte was Il
legal. The result Is that the district Is
divided up. Collection of the proposed tax
Trill be resisted If undertaken, and the
probability Is that the building will not be
erected. It was the Intention to proceed
with the erection of the new schoolhouse
In May. The ochool Is. closed for .the year,
and u was desired to have the new school
house ready for the Fall opening, but It
will hardly be completed this year.
Enut Side Notes.
E. A. Hammond, chief engineer of the
Columbia Southern Railway, has been
visiting his family on the East Side.
Good progress was made the past week
on the cycle path extending south from
the Independence Hall, on the Section
Line road, to Mount Scott.
There will be a reception this evening
at the Forbes Presbyterian Church. Albl
na. In charge of the Ladies Aid Society.
The new church officers, "members and alt
etrangers will bo guests of honor.
The Portland University quartet, which
gave several selections at Hunter's Hall
Saturday night on tho occaelon of the rat
ification meeting by the Sunnyside Re
publican Club, is composed of four stu
dents of the university. They received
quite an ovation. They sing well and have
a number of fine songs, that are far above
the average of campaign songs.
The funeral of WJlllam W. Kyrk. an old
resident of Montavllla, who died Friday,
took place yesterday from his late home
nnd the place of Interment wao Bralnard
Cemetery. He had been a member ot
the Villa lodg. A. O. U. W.. and at the
funeral -there was a general turn-out ot
the members, besides many of the friends
of the family.
BIT OF RAILROAD HISTORY.
Wllllnm Reld Relates Several Fail
ures to Build In Western Oretfon.
E?1-?' Apri7l3.-To the Editor.)
cast thy bread upon the waters and It
will return to thee after many days"
seems true of railroading as well as of
scriptural affairs. Therefore It Is a con
solation to me to think such an experi-
e?Cra!iro.ad man as a p- Huntington
should 1 admit Oiat the railroad proposed
rrom Sheridan to Tillamook City "might
pay us (Southern Pacific) something." as
he sajs in his letter to R. Koehler. of
April 4.
When I finished my railway from South
Portland to Sheridan I then proposed an
extension and made a survey thence to
Tillamook Bay. making the whole dis
tance 10S miles. Tillamook City to Port
land, against what Is now found to be
1C miles by Mr. Huntington's railway
from Portland to Tillamook City via As
toria, and thence over the portion I com
peted to Seaside, and new line to be
built southerly. I know these distances
are correct, because I completed both
lines, the one, Portland via Dundee
junction to Sheridan. 57 miles, and the
other. Astoria to Seaside. 18 mllei,
and I left a gap between them of 9S
miles uncompleted, which when made
will give Astoria two lines from San
Francisco and Western Oregon, first via
Albany to and from Portland over Mr.
Hammond's line, together a distance of
ITS miles, and two via Albany and West
Side Railroad to McCoy's station; there
construct two miles of new line to Perry
dale, and from there to Sheridan over
the present lines. In all 44 miles: northerly
from Sheridan to Tillamook City, thence
to Seaside station, where the railway now
terminates, to construct SS miles, or 1G2
miles from Albany to Astoria direct,
against 179 miles from Albany to Port
land, and via thereafter Mr. Hammond's
railway to Astoria, as now.
While, therefore, the Astoria people will
save 17 miles on freight from Albany and
West Side points to Astoria (if Mr. Hunt
ington constructs over my survey from
Sheridan to Tillamook City), and while
Tillamook City will then be only 10S miles
from Portland, yet Astoria will then bo
only CS miles from Tillamook City, or a
saving of 40 miles to the Tillamook Coun
ty people by shipping their freights to
Astoria tha-: to Portland. On the
other hand It will give Portland two
seaside .-tsorts, one at Tillamook. 108 miles
by ralx, and another at Grimes" (via As
toria), IIS miles distant, as now.
Nevertheless the Nehalem Valley will
not be benefited by such railroad exten
sions at all. for without a railway from
the heart of the Nehalem to Portland, 48
miles, and from the Nehalem country
proper to Astoria, distance 38 miles, the
Nehalom Valley will remain as now,
terra Incognita. WILLIAM REID.
ADVERTISED.
List of Unclaimed Letters Remaining:
In the Poatofllce at Portland, Or.
Free delivery of letttrs br cTrj at ths
residence of owners may be ecu el by ob err
tnr tlie following; rules:
Direct plainly, to tha street and number of
toe house.
-Head letter with the writer's full sddrers.
including- street and number, and request an
swer to be directed accordlnely.
Letters to arrangers or transient visitors In
the city, whose special addrera xnay be un
known, should be marked In the left-band cor
ner. "Transient." This will prevent their be
ing delivered to persons of the same or similar
names.
Persona calling for tbeoe letters will pleam
Mate date err which they were advertised. April
10. They will be charred for at tha rata of 1
cent each.
WOMEN'S LIST.
AH'Sf8. E-2 -- Miss Frances
n3SJirE,cl? .. Melville. Miss May
fvi7, -?, A M .Milter. Mrs Clara A
Atkins. Mrs M Misner. Mrs Sua
rU2f,,f,T; M2..Effl "ielll. Mrs M H
Darrell. Mrs Ella Montague. Mrs L A
?..."" "'" oore, Mrs Emma
Benson, i v Morrow, M Lenixt
Bochaler. Miss Caroline Mayer. Miss Bertha
BrhSm-i.M , SVTe- Mls- Cartnc
Ingham. Miss T 3 Nelson. Miss
2"!Sf- Miss Nettle Paulson. Mrs J C
Jlurbeker. Ethel Peterson. Mrs Marr
cESt v -'. Pn,U,p' Miss Laurl
? MrrE,,Ia Plntalma. Miss Elsa
oK!. .?'' Powell. Mrs
CbVrki!.X-"? Ith E S"1. Mrs Mlnnl. E
CUit MMJ.VaunlM S--' Miss Maggie
Slfln. m Fb Rankin. Miss Alice
SmJ" Mr" ,M K Rebmann. Mrs Carris
SSV"W1I Rentals. Miss Kilt?
n' ", Reynolds. Mrs Jno P
g&Mrs W M Rice. Mrs Ida
DeartfM,!X! Aan 5ofell. Miss Helen
SS? .'! JJoscoe. Miss Emma
SS&nfaeU RA"rd. Mr. Laura
?Mmlr.MUJL " SaMsch. Miss Ida
!mrt,.vMI. 0nJJ Schumann. Laura
S2fkS?- MIiw Ooden Shaffer. Mrs
lib MU Lubel Kta Snrd- Mrs Mary
F?f mi t Smiley. Mrs Eva B
?2m.M1? Xib1'2 Smlth- Maggie-
f',Mri,E". !mlth' MlM Marie B
(5i't' M Pt Sousbe. Mra Frank
CT...V .. Etanlch. Mrs Jessie
SSHJS!; "' Stanley. Miss Flora
FWomuller. Miss AnnaSteples. Miss Molllo
SiS" H In Sk'nr. Miss Ida
oeary. Miss Josephine Stutchy. Mrs Paul
-, ,, Tandy. Miss M
godden. Mrs Battle Terry. Miss Florence
itamam. MIsa Dora Thomas. Mrs G R
Hammond. Mrs Geo F Trece, Mrs Minnie
JftSfi. H? CE Trombley. Miss Vlr
Harmon. Mrs X L glnla
Holt. Miss Elanor Evelyn
;?.Ar',M1-.AKTle" Walter. Miss Eunice
VJl!?' Mr E,lx Word. Miss Lillian
iSiSri 7 R an1' Mrs Emma Reid
mJS-.8 .. W,ml- MUs Gertrude
K11 -i1 RubIa Wedeklng. Mrs
K Ih-MM Br Whltely. Mrs Frank
Kln& Mrs Laura. A White. Mrs C E
Knelb, Mrs Duna White, Mrs J
Lamont. Mrs Carrie E White. Mrs T
Lester. Mrs R-3 Wilson. Mrs Docla
-" Mrs Martha Wilson. Mrs Chester
Llndbloam, MIsa Anna Wilson. Mrs Jennie
Lundberr. Miss Ella Winston. MUs Dot
McCallen. Miss Isabel Winston. Miss Dodd
McDonnell. Miss Sail! Wrlmphlug. MUs Bess
McDonald. Miss Winnie B
ME.U.wnr' Ml" LelaToung. Miss Cora
McGulre. Mrs Lena
MEN'S LIST.
Andrews, A P Mansell, W 3
Anderson, Harry Manning. C II
Ashford. E Marclal. Chas
Slde' S5 Mason. George
Baker E E Miller. J C
Baldwin, Lew Morse. E P
Baldwin. L.1I Newman. Jacob
Beckett. John Ollngbouse, Chaa-2
Benedict. Y M Oimsbee. K It
Beno. BenJ Oregon & Cal G Mg Co
Bernard. Chas-4 Orr. Andrew
Berg. O O Otis. Chas
Berkner. Rhlne-2 Oxford. Bert
Blum. Louis Ocsterelcher. Julian
Booley, John Oilas, n II
Boil. J F Overton. O P
Brown. W H Payne. F W
Cattron. Eugene Pres Pac Coast Assn of
(-ampbell. Mrs Jennie Insurance Examiners
Carlisle, J I Parrlsh. R J-nuners
Carlson. John Parrott. Jno
Carr. D B Parker. Chas D. sec
Chapman. H D State Mission BaptUt
Chrtstophsen. J M ratterson. C M
Cloptoo, BenJ T Phillips, C S
Connor, George Pearson & Parker
Cooke. Gaylord W Pierce, D F
Curray. Mr Placer Miner Pub Co
Curtis. Charley Portland Medical
Dlcksen. John A School
Dornslfe. N Post Bros
Dornslght. P Putney. A L Tell
Dunham. Mr and Mrs Beeves. F rt
m Iteltan. Harry
Elchterehelmer, Leo Redenour. James r
E11U. M W Roberts. W H
Elliott. James Harvey Ross, Mike
Fish. George Ryan. Tommle
Pltsgerald. E P Schott. Conrad
Foster. R Schroder. Capt raul
Gamle. A C Schwarzberg, Fred
Gattls. R B-3 Shaw, Charley
Gibson. Harry Shipley. W II
Gilbert. Robert Shirk. Harry J
Grant. Dr Medicine Co Smallwood. W P
Hyde. Samuel T Smith, Capt A C
Hyde. John L Smith. William
Haramons, George F Sourt. G
Harris. S L Sutherland. Angus I
Heskln. Sven Stanburrougb, Mrs and
Hendershott. Dr W W Mrs Edw
Henry. Mr Stanbeam. George
Herstlne. L A Sharkey. R S
Hernandez. J M Stratman. C W
Hoberly. J M Striker. O
Hober. Chris Stroeglon. R
Hodgson. N O Skinner. Bennlo L
Huffman. W D rompson. W E
Hornby, L F fhompeon, Chas
Howell. Dan Thompson. Frank
Hughes. Elmer Tbmasky, Theodore
International Pob Co Tolman, J M
Jarne. M C Trtplett, Marshall
Johnson. I J Tucker. Percy
Johnson. Joseph Turner, W H
Johnson. John M Urlon. Alfred-2
Kahn. Chas M Van Wagmon. E C
Keating. Michael Vlele. F O
Kupps. A Walthall. J F
LaEstrange. Edw F Walker. Frank P
Lane. J H Ward. C T
Lee. J W Watson. Royal
Llnenwever. Gec-2 Weary. Harry
Llndsley. E E West Bros, butchers
Ltngow, B G-3 Wirt. L D
Macdonald. A A Wilson. Harry-3
Malloy. Edward Wilson. Harry T
Malone. F M Tost. James
Manley. J A
PACKACES.
Scott. Miss Irene Adolphson. Mrs Celta
Thome, Beat ffoto)
Berry. John W (foto) Edlexteln. S J
A B. CROASMAN. P. M.
a
Domestic nnd Forclcn Porta.
ASTORIA. April 15. Arrived at 2 A. M.
and left up at 3 A. M. Steamer Geo- W.
Elder, from San Francisco; at 8 A. M. and
left up at 11:20 A. M. Steamer State of
California, from San Francisco. Left up
at 10:50 A. M. British ship John Cooke
and German ship Najadc. Sailed, at 11:50
A. M. Marry aiorse. from Knappton for
Alaska. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.
Moderate: weather clear: wind northwest.
San Francisco, April 13 Arrived Steam
er Columbia, from Portland; steamer
Churchill, from Coos Bay.
New York. April IS. Arrived La Gas-
cogne, from Havre. Sailed Menominee,
for London; Wcrra, for Naples.
Hamburg. April 15 Arrived Auguste
Victoria, from New York.
Queenstown. April 15 Sailed Ivernla,
from Liverpool for New York.
Hoqulam. Wash. Sailed April 12
Schooner Volant, from Aberdeen for Saa
Francisco: schooner Neptune, from Ab
erdeen for Moss Landlngr schooner S.ilvl-
dor. from Aberdeen for San Francisco;
schooner Henry Wilson, from Aberdeen
for HIlo: schooner Jennie Stella, from Ab
erdeen for San Pedro. Arrived Steamer
Coqullle River, from San Francisco for
Hoqulam. Arrived April 12 Schooner
isinei ;&ane, trom Ban Francisco -for Ab
erdeen. The Prnlrle on a Crnlse.
NEW TORK. April 15. The United
States cruiser Prairie. Captain M. R. S.
McKenzle, sailed from the navy-yard this
morning, ror .New urieans. whence she
will take the Louisiana Naval Militia on
a practice cruize. - .
FRIEND OF THE COLUMBIA
GENERAL WILSON PREPARED ORIC.
INAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
He Would Like to Continue the Work
So Aa to Secure the Desired
40 Feet ot Water,
WASHINGTON, April 1L Brigadlcr
Cencral John M. Wliaon, chief of engin
eers, la perhaps the best friend that the
Columbia River has In official Washing
ton. General Wilson was discussing that
Improvement recently, and said that ho
took more Interest In that great work than
any man who had ever been at the head
of the engineer corps. This, he explained,
was because he bad once been stationed la
Oregon, and had beccme thoroughly fa
miliar with the work, having In person
prepared the original project for deepen
ing the channel over the bar at the moutn
of the river. The General Is very anx
ious to have an appropriation made so
that tho local engineers can take up the
work of extending the Jetty to a suitable
length, which will prevent accumulation
of sand. He says that there Is plenty
of rock and other material available, and
that there would be no dc,lay, beyond that
required In getting the machinery and
workmen together.
General Wilson talks very entertaining
ly about this great project, and Is very
enthusiastic 'over tho matter. His de
scription ot how channels shift and how
the Jetties work to scour and maintain a
channel are very Interesting, and It may
be assured that If tho matter ot securing
a 40-foot channel wero left entirely to
General Wilson, there would not be a mo
ment's delay, and there would soon be a
Jetty of sufficient length forever to do
away with delays at the bar.
They Like the Holland.
Representative Tongue was among the
Interested witnesses of the recent ex
hibition of the submarine torpedo-boat
Holland in the Potomac River, Just below
Washington. Like most of those who saw
the tests, Mr. Tongue Is delighted with
the performance of the little craft, and
predicts for her a brilliant future. He
says if the performance of the Holland
In the Potomac Is a fair example of her
capabilities, submarine navigation Is prac
tically assured at the present time. Un
like many who saw the tests, Mr. Tongue
afterwards went aboard the Holland and
examined her In detail. He declares he
was never inside a boat so small and
cramped. It Is Impossible for a man to
stand erect Inside, which Is not surprise
lng, when the entire craft Is but a mere
shell, of diminutive proportions, and only
large enough to carry three torpedoes, be
s'des the crew and operating apparatus
of electricity. During her tests In the
Potomac, the Holland gave some very in
teresting examples of dives and rises.
She skims along ordinarily, with about a
foot of her decks above the surface, and
so 'small Is the area, that at a distance ot
a half-mile, she would be Imperceptible
to the naked eye. From the rounded deck
projects a small hatchway, which Is closed
tight when the crew has gone below.
Those members of Congress who have
seen the Holland and witnessed her per
formance pronouncee her a marvel, and
think ehe will open up a new era In naval
warfare. They express great confidence
In the manufacturers and operators of this
novel craft, and many a member hereto
fore dubious as to the wisdom of ex
pending money on such experimental boats
is now ready to encourage tho building
of these new engines of war.
Web Davis.
Probflhlv mjinv Tiennlw tn ti, imtntnt
before the end of the year will have heard
inc on. weDsier Davis, formerly As
sistant Secretary of tho Interior, talk on
mo suujeci 01 ue uoers una ine strug
gling South African Republics. Some
years ago this gentleman was known as
the "effervescent Web." who has since
lost the title to a certain extent, although
everybody who knew him, understands
that It applies to him very nicely. Davis
is one. of tho rampant harangue's before
political gatherings. Having made some
thing of a hit In tho country towns of
Missouri, he branched out Into National
politics and was sent to campaign In
states like Nebraska- and Kansas, Ore
gon, Washington and others, where he
could do little or no harm. Occasionally
he -stepped over Into the Eastern states.
He generally followed his speeches by a
visit to the telegraph office, where he sent
a dispatch to his home papers, or to some
friend, announcing that he had Just ad
dressed the "largest and most enthusiastic
meeting ever held In that town." He
sometimes has tried to make arrange
ments with newspaper correspondents' to
send long and fulsome reports of his
speeches. Next to talking to an audience
ho was willing to talk to the press. Now
he will "effervesce" throughout the coun
try talking about the Boers, and there will
always be a suspicion that this talk for
the Boers Is made for the same reason
that he made his campaign speeches
for what there was In It."
Proved n Boomerang,
One of the greatest failures of the pres
ent session of Congress Is Macrum. Next
to Macrum is the. Investigation of the
Idaho strike. This has proved to be a
veritable boomerang to these who under
took to prove that the Government of tho
United States nnd tho Army of the coun
try was against organized labor, and was
used In Idaho to suppress innocent men.
The Democrats of tho House wish over
and over again that they could let go of
the matter, but the Republican majority
doe3 not intend to drop the affair Just
after the evidence of the prosecution Is
In. The straightforward, honest testi
mony of Governor Steunenberg. a Popu
list and supporter of Bryan nnd Demo
cratic principles, was much more than
the Democrats had bargained for. It was
a very nara diow to those labor leaders
who make their living by agitation, and
who are now In'Washlngton assisting Sul
zer and Lentz In the prosecution of the
Army of the United States, because It
rcted under orders, and under the au
thority of Governor Steunenberg to sup
press riots and prevent the destruction of
property. It Is rather amusing to notice
the fact that the papers which laid great
fitress upon the case when there was a
showing against the Array have now
dropped it, and practically say nothing
more.
Clash Over Reserves.
In spite of the sentiment throughout the
West against the enlargement of forest
reserves, and the creation of new ones,
the Interior Department seems bent on
that purpose, and loses no opportunity to
get In a stroke In that direction. To Illus
trate how advantage Is taken of every
opportunity, a recent Instance Is cited.
Several Eastern members had prepared
bills wlhch were Intended to preserve the
prehistoric ruins nnd relics that exist in
several Western states, and In those bills
had provided that the Government mlgtlt
make of the lands covered by such ruins
public reservations, limiting the siie to a
small area. These bills were all referred
to the Secretary of the Interior, and all
were sent back, with the statement that
thev Wrr linntlafntrm tn th. nnn-.
ment. Accompanying the Secretary's let-
ier was a until 01 a mil prepared by the
General Land Office, as a substitute for
the bills drawn by members. This bill
was a revelation In Its way, too. for It
authorized -the Secretary of the Interior
to create reserves of lands containing these
nrphfxfnrfn nilna urfthnnt nnv ltmlt.tlnn
and also to create reserves of lands re
markable for their scenic beauty. Need
less to say, this bill In turn failed to meet
thp nnnrnv.nl fit th mmh.r tf PAnrr.,.
who promptly cut It to pieces. One mem
Dcr interested in mo matter, and who Is
at the same time guarding against In
creace nf tha forest nr ntihlli rMervr,
said that such a bill. If enacted, wouiu
permit me secretary to make reserves
of Just about one-half of the vast West,
and exceeded any recommendation be had
ever seen coming from the Interior De
partment. As a consequence of the whole
affair. It Is very likely that the ruins will
have to take care of themselves as best
they can. for with such a situation
brought to light, and the antagonism be
tween Congress and the department. It la
doubtful if satisfactory legislation can
pass at the present session.
The Earnestness of Beverldsre.
While there Is no doubt of the determi
nation in the Senate to sit down on Bev
erldge very hard, and to give him the
coldest kind of cold shoulder. It Is doubt
ful It the Senate will be able to do It
In fact. It Is scarcely probable that Bever
ldge will recognize that be has been sat
upon. Some people have tried that, and
they find It Is absolutely useless. Certain
newspaper men have poked fun at him,
and the sarcasm has been accepted by the
Senator with good grace. Just as if It was
Intended for praise. Tou can't down a
man like that. Then Beveridge Is earnest
In everything he undertakes. He stated
very positively that his action on the
Puerto Rlcan bill was to save Indiana to
the Republican party. His speech wag
made for that purpose. More than that.
REGISTER NOW.
Only torn- weeks time is left in which
to register. They who neglect to got
their names on the rolls practically
disfranchise themselves not only for the
state election la June, but for the
Presidential election In November.
he actually believed after his speech was
delivered that he had saved the state of
Indiana to the party, and that there was
no longer any danger. He has an abund
anco of self-confidence! No man in the
Senate has more confidence In himself
than Beveridge. It Is related that when
he was a candidate for the Senate he went
to a number of Republican politicians of
Indiana asking them to assist him and
outlined his plan of campaign. These
old-stagers promptly told him It was no
use; he was too young, and his time had
not yet come. He promptly Informed them
that they were wrong, and that he would
be elected, and what was more, he went
In and was elected. Having been success
ful In nearly everything he undertook, he
has no hesitation in taking a prominent
part In anything that goes on. His ear
nestness Is really commendable.
The Indiana Man's Mlatalce.
The fact Is that Senator Beveridge made
a mistake In not taking a firm, stand
against the Puerto Rican tariff and re
maining true until the end. He bobbed
around altogether too much. He was on
too many sides ot the question. It was
generally believed he was for the tariff
In the early part of the fight, and some
Republican members of the House go so
far as to assert that he urged them to
vote for the tariff In accordanco with the
plans of the House leaders and the de
sire of the Administration. It Is not
known how true this Is. It Is one of the
stories that was circulated. But at all
events he showed a disposition to wabble
somewhat. It has beon pointed out. and
In fact some papers have printed side by
side in parallel columns, portions of the
speech he was first going to deliver. In
which he took strong grounds In favor of
free trade with Puerto Rico, and then
the modified form in which the speech
was really delivered In the senate. More
than this, Beveridge was unpaired on
every amendment looking to free trade
with the Island of Puerto Rico and on
the final vote he supported the tariff bill.
His first position made him unpopular
with the tariff Republicans of the Senate,
and his final position made him unpop
ular with those with whom he had cau
cused and conferred, and to whom ha
had expressed a desire to defeat the tariff
bill. It Is generally conceded that the
only way to do a thing Is to do It straight
from the shoulder, and even to do a
wrong thmg with some show of determi
nation. The Republican Senators who
voted against the tariff bill are more pop
ular today In the Senate than Beveridge.
who voted for It This is one of the cases
where a man's convictions were not car
ried out by his actions. This was ths
reason why the Senate laughed Immoder
ately at the curious gyrations of Senator
Pettus In his sarcastic speech at the ex
pense of Senator Beveridge as an ora
tor. The time was when Dewey as a Presi
dential candidate was feared. It was
when he paced the bridge and commanded
the fleet In Manila Bay, and when he was
on his way to the United States, and in
fact after he had landed here and was ac
corded a magnificent reception. It Is true
that before he left Manila he had declared
that he was not a candidate, and would
not be a candidate for President Then
he was the people's Idol. Even after he
had made that declaration and after land
ing In this country, had he allowed It to
become known that he was willing to take
the nomination for the Presidency, It Is
more than likely that he could have had
a nomination of either party, although It
will be recognized that the Bryanltes were
determined and watchful to keep Bryan
at the front But If Dewey had merely In
dicated his desire to be President he. the
only hero of consequence out of the Span
ish War, would no doubt have been as
popular as was Grant In 1S6S. and noth
ing could have prevented his election.
Party politics and policies would have
been compelled to bow before his popu
larity. Now he Is Just six months too
late, and more than that, after the trans
fer of his house, given him by the people,
to his wife, a revulsion of sentiment was
created which made the people distrustful
The present was to him: not to the rich
wife be married. Since that time he has
not been dangerous as a candidate, and
while his announcement created surprise
It did not scare the partisan friends of
other candidates. A. W. DUNN.
ORE TO COME DOWN ON RAFTS
Means for Navisratlna; the Upper
Snake 3InatBe Found.
Lewlston Tribune.
Not disheartened by the recent failure
of the steamer Spokane to reach Pitts
burg Landing, the owners of the Great
Eastern group of copper mines aro deter
mined to develop means for bringing out
to a smelter the ore sacked at tho mines,
and steps will be taken to construct large
rafts on which the ore will be floated to
Lewlston. On every hand expressions of
regret are heard over the failure of the
Spokane to pass Wild Goose Rapids. It
Is reliably stated that Captain Conwny,
superintendent of water lines of the O.
R. & N.. who made the trip on the boat
is sanguine the Spokane would have suc
ceeded If there had been 114 feet more
water, and he has expressed the Intention
to have the effort made again when the
river Is at a favorable stage. Captain E.
W. Baughman says that JfOOO spent In
Improving the slough at Wild Goose will
open the channel to navigation at the or
dinary stage of water. Upon hearing of
this statement by Captain Baughman it
Is said that J. D. a Thiessen. tho sheep
man, expressed a willingness to give J10C0
to a func" raised for that purpose.
There exists a unity of opinion among
the citizens that some means of commu
nication must be provided to aid the de
velopment of the great Snake River coun
try, and this feeling promises to bring
out an enthusiastic effort that will re
sult In the reller demanded.
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Drranmled the Pnaslon Piny.
CITY OF MEXICO. April 15.-The new
order of the Archbishop ot Mexico regard
ing tho Passion play, customary on Good
Friday, was observed In the Valley of
Mexico, although the mas.es resented the
prohibition of the spectacle, which has
been a feature of Holy week for centuries.
But at Yautepre, In the State of Moreles.
'ho people assembled at tho parish
priest's home, demanding that he distrib
ute as usual the costumes for the Passion
play. This he refused to do. It Is re
ported that he was driven out of town,
the people declaring they would not stand
such a priest and must be allowed their
ancient customs.
The increase in the export of silver and
lead ores Is noted, and reports from the
leading mining towns show much anima
tion. Excellent prospects for the sugar re
fining and grinding season In the State of
Monies are reported.
INTEMPERANCE OF LANGUAGE
Remarks to Persons Who "See the
President Under a SearchUsrht."
ASTORIA. Or.. April 13. (To the Edi
tor.) Experience in the Naval service
proved clearly that the searchlight worked
for and against our Navy, inasmuch as
the light shed from and around our ships
showed us up to our enemies and thereby
we made targets of ourselves, whilst we
tried to find out their whereabouts. So
Is it with the temperance cranks who
have attacked our President In his private
rights to sip wine. These narrow-minded
creatures show up tn bold relief their
own weaknesses, and place them under
the role of despicable spies. A spy Is the
most contemptible wretch on earth.
Every right-minded man and woman
must Indorse the stand you have taken
In connection with the canteen and the
temperance question In general. These
temperance cranks appear to be Ignorant
of the meaning of the word "temperance,"
which Is misapplied by them tor the words
"total abstinence." Church people rn par
ticular should know better than abuse
any person for being temperate, as the
great apostle said: "Be temperate In all
things." Moreover, those who believe In
the Bible should not forget Paul's ad
monition to Timothy: "Take a little wine
for thy stomach's sake." Now, If wine
be good to strengthen us In our Infirmities,
how can It be said to be sinful or hurt
ful to our President, who needs a stim
ulant to tide him over his trials and trib
ulations and to strengthen him to fight
Hon. W. J. Bryan, who is by no means a
shadow?
Our Savior turned water Into "wine to
add to the Joyfulness of the festive board.
yet his professed followers would be more
wise and prudent than the Judge of Man-W
kind. Such cranks, by their nonsensical
talk and actions, make themselves ridicu
lous In the eyes of the public They seem
to think that they are perfect In so far as
temperance goes, yet I class them with
the most Intemperate people in the world.
Their very action In respect of the mod
erate use of stimulants shows how Intem
perate they are In language alone. The
Bible says: "Be not drunken with wine
wherein Is excess"; but it does not com
mand us not to take wine whilst It warns
Us against excess. The glutton and tea
drinker and backbiter are Intemperatcs
to be much more censured than the
drunkard.
Now, Just a word about the canteens
so much condemned by the churches, and
their temperance cranks, or rather should
I say by the church cranks, as many
members of the different churches believe
In the use whilst they condemn the abuse
of everything that the God of nature has
placed within our reach. I have been a
constant v'sltor at military barracks In
the Old Country, as well as In this fair
land, and I have never seen the privilege
of the canteen abused. In fact the can
teen In Ireland was first Introduced to
put a stop to drunkenness among the mili
tary In that country, and to keep them
from temptation In towns where they wero
wont to frequent and drink to excess at
stated intervals, when they got a few
hours leave to go to the city.
I can't Imagine how this country can
be called the land of liberty and freedom.
when the President of the United States
can't take a glass of wlno whilst his feet
are under his own mahogany. Ireland Is
far ahead of this country in respect to
liberty of the subject, as nobody dare pry
into a man's private household arrange
ments. I feel the day Is not far distant when
we shall have a revolutionary movement
on foot In this country. Certainly will It
come before 1S0S. I am a strong advo
cate of "temperance."
J. CREAGH.
TIMES TOO PROSPEROUS.
No Cheap Labor Can Be Got to Clear
Lend.
Now that prosperous times for farmers
have returned, especially In this region,
where many potato growers have made
small fortunes of late, and prospects are
favuratlc for good crops of all kinds,
farmers are desirous of expending some
of their money In clearing up land, and
they are complaining of the scarcity of
labor, especially of cheap labor.
Much of the wild land In this region Is
heavily timbered, and unless cheap labor
can be procured It does not pay to clear
It up. There Is no white labor available
for this purpose, and white men do not
like this kind of work. The Japanese will
chop wood. If they are paid about the
same wages as white men receive, but
they do not care for employment at clear
ing land they prefer a softer job. The
Chinese did a great deal In the way of
clearing land some years ago, when they
were numerous here, but now rhey do not
have to seek such work or any work at
low wages. They ueed to take contracts
for clearing land at low figures, which
enabled farmers to have such work done.
They were patient and steady workers,
and. with a few hundred dollars In view,
would undertake any kind of a Job of
clearing, time not being so much of an
object to them as money, and whether
they were three months or six months In
clearing a piece of land did not matter
much to them, so they saw at the end a
pile of dollars which would be an Inde
pendent fortune In their own country.
Now no Chinese can bo obtained for
such work. A contract for clearing two
acres out near Fulton was recently let to
a white man for 1125. more than such land
further out In the country would be worth
cleared, and after working at the Job a
while he gave It up. Another white man
has been .trying the Job since, but ho
could see nothing In It The prospects for
getting any land cleared In this section
except at a cost exceeding tho value of
the land are very poor.
There Is also a very poor prospect of
the farmer being able to secure any more
"Chines cheap labor." and 00 the chances
are that his wild land will continue to
grow wilder. There Is a great deal of
land In Multnomah County and some near
this city which would produce fine crops
and Is especially adapted to fruitgrowing
and potato growing, which, from Its prox
imity to a market would be valuable If
cleared off. but which Is not likely to be
cleared until eorae kind of cheap labor can
be secured or the land advances In price.
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!vr Liner Satisfactory.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. April 15.-The mag
nificent new Allen liner Tunisian. 10.500
tons, arrived at Halifax yesterday from
Liverpool. She encountered severe west
erly gales, but these retarded her speed
very little, and the passengers pronounced
her a splendid sea boat, and as "steady
as a church." The Tunisian Is the larg
est finest nnd fleetest vessel ever placed
on the Canadian route.
Receipts at Port of 3Inn!Ia.
WASHINGTON. April 15. The division
of customs and Insular afTalrs of the War
Department gave out for publication to
day a comparative statement of receipts
nt the customs port ot Manila, during the
years 1S32 to 1S97 Inclusive, with the re
celpts of the port In 1S30. The receipts
named comprised tonnage taxes. Import
duties, export duties, fines, ete. Tn rp-
celpts by years were:
1S93 J2.109 540 I 1S9 $2.471.5.-1
18S1 2.2K.2t3 1S57 2SKS71
1S93 263,224 ISM 2.85,15
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Diaz Returns Home.
CITY OF MEXICO. April 15. President
Dlax and party of sporting men and per
sonal friends arrived home last night from
a great hunting expedition in the Stats
of Morales.
Forty members of the Yaqul Indian pris
oners have arrived here. They wero es
corted by troops through the streets and
along the line of march. The people gave
them delicacies and money, which tha
Yaquls gratefully accepted. The prisoners
will. In accordance with the policy adopt
ed, be distributed in different parts of tho
republic and- taught civilized ways.
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A Prediction Fulfilled.
Wardner (Idaho) News.
On the 6th of last May. the Wardner
News said editorially: "The News firmly
believes that If Edward Boyce Is arrested
and the Judicial X-ray turned upon him
there will be found within the black mat
ter of his wicked brain the complete plans
and specifications of the atrocious crimes
committed here last Saturday."
How this has been fulfilled, through the
unintended kindness of Jlmmle Sovereign,
the readers of the News are now In a piv
sttlon to Judge for themselves. Now we
will make another prophecy.: If ever tho
full truth fc known. It will bo found that
Jlmmle is Just as deep in the mud as
Eddie Is In the mire.
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School Children to Stnjr, for Dorrey.
ST. LOUIS. April 15. The St Louis Sun
day School Union Is arranging to have
10.000 school children sing for Admiral
Dewey at his reception In May. The pro
posed reception to Admiral Dewey wjl
bo held In the Exposition Coliseum. May 4.
Cathartic cr purgative pills do mora
harm than 300a. Carter's Little Liver
Pills do only good, but a large amount of
that only one pill a dose.
TDAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT,
PORTLAND. April 15. S P. M. Maximum
temperature, 64; minimum, temperature. 5;
river reading at 11 A M.. 10.1 feet: change)
In last 34 hours. .1; total precipitation. 8 P.
M. to 8 P. M.. 0: total precipitation from Sep
tember 1. 1S99. 32.32 Inches: normal precipita
tion from September 1. 1S09. 40.01; deficiency,
7.43; total sunshine April 14. 1000. 3d"; pos
sible sunshine. 13:29.
WEATHER STNOrSIS.
An area of hl?h TiressnrA nvrlfea h Vmtli
Pacific states, with the barometer lowest over
Southern California. No rain of consequence
has fallen during (he last 24 hours. Light
frosts occurred this morning In the Columbia.
Valley and In Eastern Oregon. In Southern
Idaho tho temperature was down to 34 degrees,
and In Eastern Washington the minimum tem
peratures were between 40 and 44 degreed.
Light frosts will probably occur again In East
ern Washington. Eastern Oregon and Western
Idaho Monday morning, after which tho tem
perature will moderate In that section.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland, for the 2S hours
ending midnight Monday, April 10, 1000:
Western Oregon Fair; variable winds.
Western Washington Increasing cloudiness;
variable winds.
Eastern Oregon Fair, with frosts la early
morning: northerly winds.
Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
Fair; probably light frosts In early morning;
variable winds.
Southern Idaho Fair, except threatening
weather In extreme southeast portion; light
frosts In west portion la early morning; north
erly winds.
Portland and vicinity Increasing cloudiness;
variable winds.
EDWARD A SEALS, Forecast OtficlaL
AUCTION SALES TODAY.
At Woodlawn. Sale at
Baker St Co.. auctioneers.
P. M. Georgv
At 371 Multnomah street at 10 A M.
N. Gllman. auctloner.
S. L.
MEETING NOTICES.
FOURTH WARD INDEPENDENT DEMO
CRATIC CLUB will meet Wednesday eventns.
Members are requested to attend punctual! j.
Committee on permanent organization and
resolutions will report Applications for mem
bership can be obtained from the undersign-u.
S. DAN1ELEWICZ. Chairman Prrf Tem.
HAWTHORNE LODGE. NO. 111. A
F.&A M. Stated communication this
(MonJlj) evening. F. C. degtee. All
Masons cordially Invited. By ordr
of W. M.
F. GLAPKE, JR., Secretary.
WILLAMETTE LODGE. NO. 5. A,
F. & A M. Stated communication
this (Monday) evening at 70 o'clock.
Work In F. C. degree. All M. M.
are cordially lnltrl to attend.
THOMAS GRAY. Secretary.
CAMELIA CHAPTER. NO. 27. O.
E. S. A regular communication this
evening at 7iW o'clock. In Hill's Hall.
Upper Alblna Ry order W. M
NELLIE M'KINLEV. Secretary-
IVANHOE LODGE. NO. 10. K. OF P.
Regular convention this (Monday) etenlng at
8 o'clock. In ElkV Hall. Conferring ot ths
knight rank. Visiting Knights welcome.
S. G. DRUSCHEL. C C
L CARSTENSEN. K. of It and S.
EASTER ENTERTAINMENT. Portland
Union. Order of Washington, will give an en
tertainment and dance, Allsky Hull. Monday
evening. Admission. 10 cents.
HALL OF INDUSTRY LODGE. NO 8. X. O.
U. W. Member, take notice that at tonight's
meeting. Brother W. S. Gilbert late Char'ain
of the Second Oregon, will d-ll er a Wtur ou
the operations of the Oregon regiment In Lu
zon, and on matters pertalntrg to the Philip
pine. This Is an open meeting. Come and
bring a friend with you.
PHILIP GEVURTZ. Master Workman.
Attet. JOHN W. PADDOCK. Recorder
nonv.
HOLZMAN April 15. to the wife of M. L.
Houman. a gin. Mother, and child doln
welL
rtilul '
FTWEnAL NOTICE.
WARNER The funeral services of tho late
George D. Warner will be conducted at tha
family residence; at 3 P. M. today by Rev.
C K. Hammond. Services at the grave by
McLaughlin's Cabin. N. S. O.
nALL The funeral services of Howell W
only son of Mr. and M:s. D. K. Halt will ba
held this (Monday) afternoon at 3 o'clock, at
family residence. No. 23 Tillamook street
Friends Invited.
ROGERS The funeral services of Mrs. B. B.
Rogers will be held at the family residence,
831 Mlclgan avenue, today at 2 P M Frlev3
Invited. Interment at Lone Fir cemetery.
EDWARD IIOLMANV Undertaker. 4th
and Yamhill t. Rena Stlnaon, lady,
assistant. Doth phones o. SO?.
J. P. FISLEY A SOS. Undertakers.
Lady Assistant. 275 Third at. TeL S.
Floral pieces; cnt lion-era. Clarke
Dros. 29 Morrison. Both phones.
NEW TODAY.
WE ALWAYS LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW
Best creamery butter. 4c square; 5-pound
bucket of pure lard. 4Sc; Eastern hams. 12&
pound; lean bacon, lie pound; 10 lbs. No. L
rolled oats. 2Sc; 2 big packages mush. lSc;
best Valley flour. 70c a sack; 10-pound sack
Graham flour, 15c; 10 pounds rye flour, 20c;
2 10-pound sacks commeal, 3c: best Burbank
potatoes, GOc per sacic: 11 bars good laundry
soap. 23c: G bars Babbitt's best soap, ,23c:
15 pounds washing soda, 25c: best blueing,
per bottle. 5c. Both stores. 412 Washington
street and 232 North 14th street Oregon
Cah Grocery.
TRUNKS
& bsgs. largest vari
ety. Harris Trunk
Co.. Morrison, near 2d.
Mortgage Loans
On Improved city and farm property, at leasts,
current rates. Building loans. Installment
loans. Uscmaster & BirreU. Ill Wordstar tuc
THOS. SCOTT BROOKE
REAL ESTATE LOANS
ROOM 16 CONCORD BUILDING.
IRVINGTON.
PRICES OF LOTS REDUCED.
The undersigned Is now prepared to build
houses In Irvlngton. Portland's most desirable
suburb, on the installment plan, whereby tha
monthly payments will be ACTUALLY leas
than rental charged for similar residences.
If you cannot call, aend tor circular.
a H. PRESCOTT.
212 and 213 Chamber of Commerce
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