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THE MORNING- OEBGONIAK,, TUESDAY, JUES5 10, 1900. CENSUS OF FACTORIES WORK COMMENCED IX PORTLAND AND OREGON CITY. Statistics for the Last Year of the Century the Most Important Ever Collected. The work of obtaining statistics of manufactures for the 12th census of the United States was begun by Government agents In Portland and Oregon City yes terday. C. H. Mclsaacs Is acting as chief special agent, and He has four assist ants: D. F. Dryden, R. R. Steele, "W. N. Street and W. P. Adams. The object of the Census Department is to obtain cor rect data of the various manufactures of the country, in order to ascertain how the nation Is progressing along these lines. All Information furnished the agents will be regarded as strictly con fidential, as the officials are all sworn to secrecy, the figures only appearing in the published reports as a whole. Manu facturers, therefore, need have no mis givings in imparting the correct figures. Prompt and cheerful answers will help the agents wonderfully in compiling the data, and the work has to be done quickly, as the law declares that the completed results of the census of manu factures, as well as of population and agriculture, shall be published within two years from June 1, 1900. Sfost Important of All. In referring to the work before this department of the census. Chief Statis tician S. N. D. North says: "With each recurring decade we aro again amazed at the extraordinary rate of growth this 10-year counting brings to light. We are now on the eve of the census which is to supply the figures which will round out the growth of the United States in the 19th century, and be the starting point from which the progress of the 20th century will be meas ured. From that point of view, the cen sus of 1900 is by all odds the most in teresting and important yet taken. From another point of view, it is even more interesting and Important, for it is to re cord a progress in industrialism, in com parison with 10 years ago, greater and broader than any of us can yet Intelli gently conceive, a progress that has never been approached, or approximated, by any 10-year advance in this country, or in any country, in any age. Astonishing; Growth. "Prophecy is bad business for statis ticians to Indulge in: but I have dis covered enough already, in the prelimi nary work of the census, to warrant the statement just made. It so happens that this 12th census not only winds up the record of a century, but falls in a year of unprecedented business activity. The value of products will be swelled by con stant over-time work In thousands of mills and factories and by the great ad vance In prices -which has taken place, and which will represent, by a rough calculation, an Increase of 33 per cent In the value that would have been as signed to the Identical volume of pro duction had the census been taken two years earlier. Thus conditions essen tially abnormal have to be dealt with; and we are to have a new illustration of the danger and difficulty of making comparisons betwen censuses of Indus try taken 10 years apart, under economic conditions widely different. "In I860 the value of our manufactured exports was only $40,000,000; in 1690 it had grown to 5151,000,000, an Increase nearly fourfold; and in the fiscal year ending last July it was $340,000,00"), an increase since the last Federal census of more than 100 per cent and of 741 per cent In the 40 years since I860. It is a record nithout parallel in the history of nations. One Episode. Upon the outbreak of the South African War. the British Government had Imme diate need for a large number of horse blankets for the use of Its cavalry In the distant continent. It could find no manu lacturer in all Great Britain who would undertake to execute an order for the lellvery of a specified number of horse blankets, of a specified quality, within the time limit set by the government. It found an American mill, represented by an agent in London, which was will ing to take the contract and to guar antee its fulfillment to the letter. The contract was awarded, and every week since there has been shipped from the United States to South Africa the speci fied number of blankets, not one of which has been rejected as inferior to the rigid requirements. We can hardly fall to be reminded by this episode that something over a century ago, when the American colonies were engaged in their struggle for independence from English rule, so desperate was their plight and so meager their own manufacturing facilities, that In order to clothe and blanket their armies they were compelled to smuggle through France woolen goods made by the nation with which they were at war. Enumerator's Unpleasant Taslc. "The task of the enumerator and the special agent of the Census Office Is not a pleasant one at the best. Indeed, I do not know of any which I would not my self prefer. The book canvasser's lot Is a happy one. compared to that of the census agent who enters the office of the manufacturer with the long and com plicated schedule of inquiries required by Congress, and demands that the de tails of his business shall be spread out before him. The natural disposition of the manufacturer is to resent the inqui sition. He looks upon these details as peculiarly his own private affair, with which the public and the Government have no rlghtbr concern. He is tempted to visit his 'irritation upon the agent, forgetting that the latter is merely carry ing out Instructions and doing his duty. Sometimes he flatly refuses the Informa tion, and points to the door. Sometimes he gives it grudgingly and Imperfectly, greatly increasing the labor, the trouble and the cost of securing It. Frequently he fears that these facts about his busi ness, these business secrets of his, once spread out upon official paper, will be come the property of the public, will pass into the hands of his business competi tors, or will somehow be used to his in jury and embarrassment in the tabulation of results. To each manufacturer who may have a disposition to so look at the matter, I desire to say: "Do not be afraid that the confidential character of your return will not be re spected. It never has happened yet that any injury has come to any one through the improper use of the facts obtained upon a census schedule. The "agents and clerks who handle them are all sworn to reveal them to no one. The data is so tabulated that the operations of no Individual concern can be picked out from the tables. The facts are as safe as though they had never been given." Answers Are Compulsory. The law in regard to answering the census agents correctly reads: "And every president, treasurer, sec retary, director, agent, or other officer of every corporation, and every estab lishment of productive Industry, whether conducted as a corporate body, limited liability company, of by private individ uals, from which answers to any of the schedules, inquiries, or statistical inter rogatories provided for by this act are herein required, who shall, If thereto re quested by the director, supervisor, enu merator, or special agent, willfully neg lect or refuse to give true and complete answers to any Inquiries authorise"! by this act, or shall willfully give false in- formation, shall be guilty of a misde meanor, and upon Conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding $10,000, to which may be added Imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year.- BRYAK AT THE TELEPHONE What the Reporters Heard at Other End of Line. KANSAS CITT, July 5. (Chicago Tri bune special) The malr may be quick, the telegraph quicker, and the long-distance telephone the quickest of all, but it's the most dangerous in politics; that is, if one has any desire for secrecy, as "even the walls have ears." For in stance, if the alternative of having his conversation overheard or waiting to mall a letter had been offered to Mr. Bryan's personal representative here at 4 o'clock this morning, he would probably have chosen the slower means of transmitting his report of and discussing confidentially the bitter fight made on Bryan's fetish in the all-night session of the commit tee on resolutions. The conversation at this end of the 1 line was a fair and sure indication of what was said by the, gentleman in his robe de nult in Lincoln, Neb. It showed plainly that, despite' the protestations that Bryan war confident of the result, he had been worried,' and. worried badly, for the last two days. The mask of re serve and sangrfrold has covered an in tensity of anxiety which, if known, might have a lot of effect on the "insur gent" delegates, and given them more courage to make the fight against the hobby of the venerated one. The man at this end of the line seemed to be repeating and echoing a sentiment uttered at the other end when he said: "Xts, it is a glorious victory, but it was a d d close shave." The man at? thlsnd of the line seemed to be commenting on a statement made by Mr. Bryan regarding the course he would" have had to take if the direct ref erence to 16 to 1 had been beaten when he said in agonized tone: "Why, it would have put you in the worst position ever occupied by a public man, if it had happened." Every effort was made to keep the con versatiofh secret. The telephone was not approached until the office of the Kansas City Club was deserted. Then a guard of three men was thrown around the tele phone closet Mr. Bryan's telephone is either in his bedroom or he was not sleeping soundly, for within SO seconds .after the call for Lincoln was .made the "venerated lead rr" was hitched to the other end" of the wire. Apparently his mind was not work ing rapidly, for the man at this end of the line had to tell him two or three times who he was. before his identity was clear in the mind of the Lincoln sage. When this point was settled the personal representative shouted: "I've got good news for you. We've won, we've won." Mr. Bryan evidently said "Good, good," for the lieutenant replied, Tes, it Is good." "What was the voter was Bryan's ap parent question, for the answer was, "Twenty-six to twenty-four." Then -the "peerless leader" began ques tioning his lieutenant as to how tho various states voted. When told that "Van Wyck had made a bitter fight against the specific mention of the ratio, he evi dently expressed surprise, for the lieu tenant. In answer to some statement made by him, slid: "Yes, I guess we can stop it. Abbot is going to see Croker right away, and put the case to him plainly. I think we can call them off." A little advice on the "calling off" proposition, which seemed to Indicate marked distrust of New York, came over the wire from Lincoln, for Metcalf re sponded: "Yes, yes; I think so. It would be playing right Into Hill's hands, and they certainly don't want to do that." Mr. Abbot was one of the outer guard, and left immediately after the conversa tion closed for the Midland, where the Tammany chief Is staying. If he got Mr. Croker out of bed at that hour of the morning, he did something no other man has ever accomplished. When the plan of campaign in New Yor.k had been outlined It was evidently efficacious, as later developments showed the Illinois fight against 16 to 1 was discussed. Judging from the Inflection of the lieutenant's voice and his side of the conversation, that sterling young Demo crat, Carter H. Harrison, was not as popular in the early morning light as he was a dozen hours before. Mr. Bryan apparently asked, through his champion, who were on the commit tee, and who had made the best speech. That honor was accorded to Senator Blackburn, who. according to tho man at this end of the line, made a "cracker jack." The position of the Eastern and New England States was then discussed, and from what was said in Kansas City. It was certain that the man in Lincoln was a little bit surprised that Rhode Island had voted against his pet scheme. He was assured, however, that the Mayor of Newport had gone as far as his in structions compelled him to go, and that, after voting against the specific reaffir mation, lie would fall in line. It also appeared to be something of a surprise to Mr. Bryan that South Dakota had been found in the enemy's column, but he seemed to feel a lot of satisfaction when told that North Dakota and Minnesota "were with us." Mr. Towne's name was evidently men tioned in connection with this, for the man at this end made a remark about the work he had none In that section of the country. The bitterness of the speeches of Tan Wyck and Bill of Texas were then com mented on, and Mr. Bryan apparently asked several questions as to the feel ing shown, and as to whether the op position was perrunctory or not. He was assured that there were no half-way measures in the fight, and that it was a battle royal. Then the possibility of a fight on the floor of the convention was discussed. He was told that the fight was threat ened, but seemed hardly to believe it pos sible, for after a. minute's silence at this end of the Hneand conversation at the other, his lieutenant responded: "No; I don't think they want to stir It up." Thirty seconds' silence at this end of the line, and then: "No; I don't think they'd dare to do it" It was it this point in the conversa tion that the reference was made to Cro ker and Hill. The conversation had lasted 50 minutes. Mr. Bryan was evidently getting a bit sleepy". "Well, good night" aalrt Kansas City to Lincoln. "I hope you'll sleep better after this." Probate Matters. The will of Stephen Relff, deceased, was admitted to probate yesterday, and Henry Relff was appointed administra tor of the estate. The heirs are: Anna Krimble, Kate Ryberg, Joseph, Michael and Henry Relff, Lizzie Arnold and Clara Kemper. The will devised the property to the wife, but she is dead, and It there fore reverts to the children. The estate is valued at $3900. Belle Keith was appointed administra tor of the estate of her husband, Frank H. Keith, deceased, consisting of $800 cash. Isak Johnson petitioned for appoint ment as administrator of the estate of Emma R. Kruse, deceased, valued at $S75. Court Notes. Daniel Brunger was divorced from Mag gie Brunger by Judge Frailer yesterday on the ground of desertion. Tho trial of the case of Olsen vs. North Pacific Lumber Company was; resumed in the United States Court yesterday. It is probable that the trial will be concluded today. Worth, offering Vto your friend a Her bert Spencer'.clarar. " , - AFTER HOLBROOK'S SEAT recount fractxcaMjY ordered IN NINTH WARD. Jatigre Prer Isolds That the- Court Must Recosrnlxe Contests, for Of fice of Councilman. Mr. Schmeer, who Is contesting with F. B. Holbrook for the office of Council man of the Ninth Ward, won the first J point yesteraay. before Judge Farzer In his suit asking for a recount of the votes. The defendant's attorneys. J. V. Beach and O. F. Paxton, filed a demurrer to the complaint on the ground that the city charter does not give the pourt Jurisdic tion to recount the ballots. The charter provides for the consideration by the court of any election contest in the case of "any state, county, district or pre-clnct-offlcer," but a city office Is not spe cifically mentioned. Two years ago Judge Frazer decided, when this same question was raised, that the Legislature intended in this section to include all minor or suDsldlary offices of whatever nature, and the court at that time recounted the ballots in the contest between J. Condon and J. D. Meyer, and in another case Mr. Beach, in behalf of Mr. Holbrook, argued that no such construction could be given, except by Implication, and that as a matter of law there could be no im plication where a statute was relied upon. He admitted that If this were a quo war ranto or a common law proceeding, the authority might be implied, but Insisted that it could not be under a special stat ute, conferring certain specific powers. Judge Frazer was positive, however. Statement Resources- " . Loans and discounts .. United States bonds Other stocks and bonds , Premium on bonds Real estate, furniture and .fixtures.. Redemption fund, Unlted'States Treasurer Cash and exchange .. .'...."... Total Liabilities Capital stock '.. Surplus and undivided profits Circulation Deposits Total that he had fully considered the question grounds and give the place a thorough two years ago, and though he did not re- . overhauling and put the yards In a sanl member the authorities or all the reason- j tary condition, they will no longer be a, ing of the case now, he was sure he was nuisance and the city, cannqt oblige them right then, or at least would not reverse to be removed. , his opinion then rendered except upon "a ' There are differences of opinion In re-re-examlnatlon of all the authorities and gard to the necessity, for the removal of a reconsideration of the whole case. He i the yards. Some hold that they are nec- the decision would probably be the same . U0 I, f fcr VV v, MU .......... w. w.... way. H. H. McGinn, attorney for Contestant Schmeer, made no argument on these le gal points, as it was not necessary, but he Interrupted Mr. Beach and Mr. Pax ton two or three times to say: "Give us a recount; that is all we want We want to have the ballots recounted, and the charter provides for that" Judge Frazer overruled the demurrer to Mr. Schmeer's complaint and Mr. Hol- brook's attorneys took three days Jn which to answer or to decide whether they would answer or appeal from the court's decision to the Supreme Court If an answer is filed the votes will be recounted at once, but if the case is ap pealed to the Supreme Court there wUl be no recount until the higher tribunal? decides the law question. If the Supreme Court should hold up the case In the regu lar course of business, the decision might not be reached until about the time the term of office expires. Schmeer's attor ney will, however, probably succeed In having the case advanced if it is appealed, and passed upon at once. RESOLUTIONS OF REGRET, Aotlon of Bar Association on Death of Judgre Denny. The members of the Multnomah County bar met yesterday to receive the report of the committee on resolutions of re spect to the memory of the late O N. Denny. Judge Sears presided, and Judges Frazer and George also occupied seats upon the bench. Judge CleJand was not present being out of the city. A. H. Tanner spoke in commendable terms of the life of the deceased, stating that he had been faithful to every public trust reposed in him, which had been many. Be alluded to the social side and public spirit of Judge Denny, and said he was a gentle man. trying always to do the right and helpful-thing. Short addresses were also made by H. H. Northup, Rufus Mallory, W. Lair Hill, and O. F. Paxton, all of whom honored the deceased. The committee on resolutions, compris ing A. H. Tanner, C A. Dolph, P. L. Willis, H. H. Northup, and Raleigh Stott submitted the following, which were read and adopted: "Owen Nickerson Denny was born in Beverly, O., September 4, 1S38, and died at Long Beach, Wash., where he was temporarily sojourning for the benefit of his health, on June 30, 1900. He was consequently In the 62d year of his age. "Judge Denny came with his parents to Oregon In 1852, and settled with them In Lebanon, Linn County. He was edu- J visit the track (thciL m a separate en cated in the Lebanon Academy and Wll- ' closure), was to tke an old friend fronr lamette University, and was admitted to Washington, who.fcjg pasted three-score th bar of the Sunreme Court of Oregon and ten years, of inshonorible and earn- In December, 186L He began practice at The Dalles, Or., and was appoinieo ana afterward elected County Judge of Wasco County. "Judge Denny was elected Police Judge of the City of Portland In the year 1871, and served in that capacity for over four years, and resigned to accept from President Grant the appointment of Col lector of Internal Revenue for Oregon and Alaska. In 1S73 he was appointed United States Consul to Amoy, China, but declined the position. In 1877 he was ap pointed United States Consul to Tien Tsln, and In 1880 was promoted to the position of Consul-General at Shanghai. After serving four ears, he returned to Portland, but was soon recalled to China by a cablegram from LI Hung Chang, on behalf of the King of Corea, to become Foreign Adviser to the King, a position which he held for five years, after which he again returned to Port land, where he had since resided. "Judge Denny was elected to the Ore gon Stafe Senate from Multnomah Coun ty In 1S92, and was chairman of the Judiciary committee of the session In January, 1893, and at the organization of the Senate at that session he was elected President pro tem, and proved an influential and useful member of that body. He was receiver of the Portland Savings Bank for about three years, and after his retirement from that position devoted himself to looking after his sev eral farms and stocking them with im proved breeds of stock, and was promi nent In an effort to Introduce and en courage the growth of flax 1n Oregon. "While Consul-General at Shanghai, he' introduced into Oregon the Mongolian or ring-neck pheasant commonly known as the "Denny pheasant and thereby earned the gratitude of the people of Oregon. "Judge Denny discharged the duties" of all of the various positions of trust which be had been called to fill, with strict fldelltyand with a conscientious regard I for the interests Of bis constituents, and sought In every "way within his power to promote the well-being and progress of the people of his ad6pte"d, state. In his private relations he was .true and faith ful friend, a worthy' citizen and a Just and upright man. No taint of dishonor Is found about his name, and Be leaves to his family and h& friends and to the the world the legacy ot a well-spent, life, full of honors and rich In high and noble endeavor. ' "Resolved, That while 'we bow to the will of an all wise Providence in taking Judge Denny from 'bur midst we do sincerely mourn his death, 'find extend to his bereaved family" an4 friends our deepest sympathy in 'their hour of great bereavement. ' "Resolved? That asa mark of our re spect and high appreciation of the char acter and achievements 'of Judge Denny, this preamble and these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of this court and a copy thereof sent to the family of our deceased brother" STOCK YARD REMOVAL. It Is Unlikely That the Matter Can Be Settled Outside the Courts. ' i The agitation on tho part of persons re siding or working in 'the vicinity of the stock yards to secure, their removal Is still kept up, and bids fair to result In a hot fight In the courts In September. The Council some time ago declared these yards a nuisance, and were preparing to take steps to causo their removal, when the owners of the 'property succeeded In having the matter; laid over to give them time to look for a new site, and further delay has followed There has been a change In the owner ship of the property of late and the now owners. Merchant & Co., propose to contest the suit of the city to secure the removal of tho yards. -They are of opinion that if they put in a 'sewer to drain the NATIONAL BANKS OF PORTLAND of .Their Condition,, June NaSSal Jl.714,375 32 1400.000 00 .-...'. 2,315.550 fc9 t., ...... ..-,'.'. 65,650 00 ... -25,000 00 ; 1.R13.125 24 $74,101' 45 " ' " .' '..; 600,000 00 733.302.00 ,.; 500,000 00 6,220,799 45 JT.654,101 45 Merchants National. V.30A. J Ml JMWfc bWH UUUU.. lUMittHfW of the city; that such yards are main tained in many citlestand fhat while tho odors arising from them are disagree able to some people, -such odors are not noxious and do not breed contagion. Those who are obliged to inhale the odors from the yards are of opinion that they are very noxious, and that the fact that they have been 4cla' a nuisance will enable the city to force their re moval. Just what wH be the result of placing the yards In a sanitary condition remains to be seen. It seems probable that if due diligence were used the yards might be kept In a condition that -would be bearable for a time at least and it. is. probable that if the O. R. & N. Co. secures ft track to St LJohns, -thejards nay,9Tcmoved. There, gendered, and the people affected by the vicinity of the yards have become so de termined to enforco their removal, that it Is probable that a law" suit will be nec essary to settle the matter. t OREGON STATE FAIR. , Washington Man's Reasons for Glv 1ns; It Hearty Support OLTMPIA, Wash., July 9. (To the Ed itor.) The statutes of California author ize Boards.of Supervisors to expend $1000 each annually in advertising the resources of their counties to attract immigration. Oregon, and Washington are not yet so far advanced. But property-owners and business men of Portland, located as they are, at the gateway of Qregon, by Joining hands with Salem and the exhibitors of the state In building up pie best fair of the Northwest can do much to advance their own Interests and those of their, customers. Although during fair week Salem receives most 'or tho benefit of "the holding of the state fair near the city, yet In the end Portland .receives fully as great a benefit frorn. a successful state fair, and should do .all 'in Its power to aid and encourage a superior fair. The management and exhibitors are doing all they can toward that end.t Last Febru ary, some narrow 'east-qf-the-mountaln critic, in The Weekly Oregonlan. com plained of the Winter meeting of the board as a race meet when It was really a general meeting cf ihjg Northwest fair managers to arra.nga,'har$3onlous dates, get favorable railroad ftes, and Improve Jn every way posJba 'thela plans for the coming fairs. ( When I go to Salem, U4ffa an exhibitor of cattle, and I try to attend strictly to my duties. I exhJbJjfeiWere a number of years before I ever snyXthe fast horses nr TVlrt flf Irrn.ft -tfuV rfllV ttf tn 0W. ..W ...... V..MU . ,v 0 - est life, a devout fand'" consistent church niAma. nA ArtA iT ViK iTV Atlv Ylrt neers of Oregon, fpge really and thor oughly enjoyed thasera.co)5far more than I did, and has owmid ana driven some very fine horses, andno'man can say the world Is the.-worte for it Notice" the minister (an J&jresutne that critic) always taxe tno laawt train or ooai, ana many of them lik&a'f herse. Because I prefer the cattl lb.eep And poultry, is no reason that $ &n better than my neighbor, who gije hordes first place, and loves to see ithm go. I hope we may have at SalcjnVnext September the fastest trotters and, runners, the best pullers, the flnesjcattle sheep, goats, hogs, poultry, fanaifcnd orchard products and best manufacfied products and the ueoi cruwu oi people uiai were ever ul together at any fair in the Northwest. itu'K. COGSWELL. Snnnyslde Klre Alarm. The long-delayei work of connecting the Sunnyslde firchouse .with the general alarm system will now -probably go for ward. The lumber! or repairing and fixing up the tower; of the building Is on hand, and some of the work has been done already. It will "be necessary to inclose the upper jiortion of the tower so that the apparatus need not be ex posed to the weather". 'When the connec tion has been made) the Sunnyslde bell will repeat the signals of the main bell, and the people of that' district will know where a fire is the time as in other por tions of the city. The lty Electrician has the plans about Jryprked out for mak ing the connection. V Cleveland and Bryan for 1004. Walla Walla JJnlon. A few years ago It was "Cleveland and Stevenson. Now it is Bryan ani Stevnn son. Next time it will possibly be .CIeve land and Bryan. The '.wagon has a few new red stripes paintedon it, but is tht4 same old wobbly vehicle. AS A FURNITURE MARKET PORTLAND IS DAILY GROWIXG IK IMPORTANCE. All Manufacturers and Dealers Here Welcome the Establishment of .the Nctt Tnctory. Furniture manufacturers and Importers- of Portland all report a substantial Increase In the demand within the past three years. With the Improvement in the times comes the call for new furni ture on the part of the older residents of the Immense territory tributary to this city, while the newcomers also have to provide themselves with household ne cessities, and so the work of the cabinet maker and upholsterer has lncreasod, un til Journeymen are reported positively scarce. "A few years ago," remarked a pio neer furniture dealer yesterday, "we could get all the cabinet-makers we wanted at $1 23 a day, and many men left Portland for the East because they were unable to obtain employment, even at this low figure. The men are not re turning very fast, cither, although wages have nearly doubled." Tho greatest demand for Oregon manu factured furniture, the speaker said, comes from the farming, stockralslng and mining sections of tho interior. The people east of the mountains have be come prosperous of late, and many are discarding their home-made furniture for the more stylish article of the factory. When a farmer, stockman or miner gets money ahead, he likes to make his fam ily comfortable, and the housewives are always glad of the opportunity to beautl- 20, 1QOO United States -Alnsworth National. National. Total. $1,029,34122 464318 84 $329.501 29 $3,537,536 68 50,000 00 61,800 00 25,00 00 1,226,800 00 46,258 S4 34.063 15 2,396,272 R8 ..: &05 25 906 25 109,283 99 39.553 82 0,704 79 296,197 60 2.500 00 1,250 00 2S.750 00 440.541 01 413,264 51 118.052 45 2754.583 22 $1,675,425 OS $371,44316 $570,477 94 $10,271,446 61 $ 250.000 00 $250.000 00 $100.000 00 $1,100.000 00 61,551 65 37.1S3 19 17,001 78 843.03S 62 60,000 00 50.000 00 25,000 00 625.000 00 1,313,873 41 634,258 97 428,476 16 7,697,407 S9 $1,675.425 06 $971,442 16 $570,477 94 $10,271,445 61 fy the home. Portland turns out the neatest parlor, dining-room and bedroom furniture In the world, and she has the facilities for doing it cheaper than any other city, as the raw material is all right here at hand." The wholesale trade has Increased at such a rate that the Oregon Furniture Company feels compelled to discontinue its retail department for lack of room. This company employs SO men., and its products are sold largely In the city, as well as in all parts of Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho and Montana. The demand for the better grades of furniture has also Increased apace, ac cording to H. C. Breeden, who ex pressed himself yesterday as well pleased with the state of trade. Mr. Breeden at tributes the Improved condition to a freer circulation of money and a healthy Increase In the population of Portland and the whole Northwest through Im migration. "The large number of new houses built in this city and in the in terior," he said, "all had to be supplied with new furniture, and Portland can furnish this In more variety and on. more reasonable terms than any city on the Coast We sell a great deal of the cheat er class of goods still, but the Increase is more marked In the better grades." Mr. Breeden thinks Portland is the nat ural home of the furniture manufactory His company employs 40 hands In cabinet-making and upholstering, In addi tion to the force engaged in handling the more costly and substantial articles Im ported. He looks for an Increase in the number of factories when trade condi tions with the Philippines become set tied, as the many different varieties of mahogany and other hard woods can be brought here In vessels coming after products of the Northwest 'Then you do not object to the large furniture factory now being removed, to Portland from Chehalls?" "I should say not Our Arm was glad to contribute liberally toward the fund which was raised as an inducement for Mr. Doernbecher to move hither. The more men employed In this city the bet ter for the grocer, the butcher, baker and retail dealer, and thus our customers are benefited. I think It would be bet ter for Portland if her citizens were more inclined to encourage new enter prises, as tho whole people would be benefited In the long run." This spirit seemed to prevail among all the manufacturers and dealers Inter viewed, Ira F. Powers saying "I wish three or four more factories would lo cate here, as It would be better for us all. A customer from the country, wish ing a carload or two, could then have more places to pick from, and we wouia all get a portion of his trade." Captain William Gadsby's business has also greatly increased within the past few years, though he says competition is so keen that the profits have been re duced to a minimum. He notices a heavy increase In the demand for the whole line of household articles In which he deals, which suggests a marked addition to the population, as well as- better finan cial conditions prevailing among the peo ple. Isaac Gevurtz was too busy to talk yesterday, but he hod time to admit a marked improvement In tho demand for lurnlture as well as carpets, bedding, stoves, etc Every place of business vis ited yesterday was a hive of industry, although this is supposed to be the dull season for furniture men. as well as all other lines. Just after the Fourth, when city folks are rushing to the seaside and country people are busy in the fields, is not the time to be buying furniture. And If the furniture men are so busy now, how will it be when the harvest has been gathered and seaside sojourners, as well as farmers, are figuring on increased comforts for the Fall and Winter? CREATURE OF EVOLUTION. Am Opinion on the Royal Chinook Columbia River Salmon. A retired fisherman, who passes his leisure time In conducting a stock ranch near Vancouver, Wash., thinks the chi nook salmon must be permitted to ascend the Columbia River, as In the old days, and nothing else will save It from ex termination. "The regular chinook." he said yesterday, "does not go up the.Clack amas nor up the White Salmon either, and hatcheries on those streams will not keep that kind of fish in supply. "To permit the chlnooks going up the Columbia, however, all fish traps and wheels must bo abolished. These appli ances catch all the fish, big and little, and. of course, none can ascond the riv er above The Dalles. In the days of the seine, and before wheels and traps were put In position, there were plenty of chi nook salmon In the river opposite Tho Dalles, and in 1S7S 600,000 cases were put up, besides the large amount ualted down in.barrels. When a fair proportion, of fish were permitted to go up the river In spawning time, fishermen made good wages at 20 to 40 cento apiece for fish, but now they are making n6thing at 7 and $ cents & pound. I quit' the fishing business several years ago, because there was nothing In It for me. "The royal chinook salmon is a creature of evolution. He has been ascending the Columbia River for ages, and you can't make a royal chinook salmon out of spawn hatched in the Clackamas. There are fry enough turned out at the Clack amas hatchery every year to more than restock the Columbia, but it is evident they don't live to return." CREATION HOT DENIED, Potrer In the Universe a Mystery Beyond Our Ken. PORTLAND, JulyT (To the Editor.) I have read with much Interest Mr. L. PrzybylskTs answer to my objection to the sentence In Professor Washburn's paper, "but I regret that I seem to have so utterly failed to make my objection clear. My critic has written as though I had dented a Creator and the ne cessity for a Creator. I should like him to point out Just what I said In my let ter which gave him this Impression. True, I quoted a passage from Tyndall to the effect that ho dared not call the power which he saw manifested in the universe a "mind," and that to him It was a 'mystery which overshadowed him, and I said that I found "more modest reverenco" In Tyndall's statement than In the statement of Professor Washburn, who said there Is "an omnipotent and omniscient mind" In and through all na ture. This was not saying that I adopted Tyndall's view; but even If It was, by confessing the power to be a mystery does not deny that It Is a crea tive power. My main objection, however, to the sentence In Professor Washburn's paper, was that he Impliedly affirmed that Pro fessors Huxley and Tyndall could never have studied natural science. The ab surdity of such an assertion Is apparent to anyono familiar with the llfework of these great men. This was the objection I hoped to make clear In my letter when I said: "Professor Washburn read a paper before the State Medical Society In which he said that 'no man could study natural science without being Im pressed with the evident truth that an omnipotent and omniscient mind, a Crea tor, was in it and through It all.' Think then", of the vast army of m6dern scien tists who have never studied natural science, at the head of which we must put the names of Thomas H. Huxley and John Tyndall; for since these men have never been Impressed by the evident truth that there Is any kind of 'mind' manifested in the universe, according to Professor Washburn, natural science could not have been among their stud ies." Perhaps this sentence led Mr. Przybyl ski to assume that I denied a Creator. But a moment's thought will show that I neither affirmed nor rejected the posi tion of Huxley and Tyndall and their compeers; but even If I did, again, the failure to discern a "mind" operating In tho universe does not deny Its existence. Professor John Flske has salS that most people content themselves with "a set of concrete formulas concerning Dlety, and vituperate as atheistic all con ceptions which refuse to be compressed with the narrow limits of their creed." (Idea of God, p. 37.) It looks very much as Jf my worthy critic Is one of this class. Nor can I agree with him when he says that Herbert Spencer "Is more modest and reverential than even Tyn dull." The truth Is that the positions of Spencer and Tyndall In this respect are almost Identical. The former says: "Is It not just possible that there Is a mode of being as much transcending Intelli gence and wIlU as these transcend me chanical motion'' . . May we not with out hesitation affirm that a sincere rec ognition of the truth that our own and all other existence ia a mystery abso lutely and for ever beyond our compre hension, contains more true religion than all the dogmatic theology ever written 7" (Spencer's First Principles. See. 31.) This conception, however. Is too broad to be compressed within the limits of my crit ic's and Professor Washburn's formula, and by them will probably be regarded as atheistic. It Is Interesting to notice the line of ar gument advanced by your correspondent and .from which he professes to "know" and to "Judgo" of this (to others) In scrutable mystery. He says: "Now, the evolutionist says, that though he recognizes a force back of the manifest way of nature, that force Is unknowable. Tho Christian philosopher, on the con trary, says: We may know something of that force and Judge of It by what It effects. As it effects being, it must be real existence; as it effects beauty, it must bo beautiful; as It effects stupen dous things. It must be powerful; as It effects wise things, it must be intelli gent" Is this the sort of logic which is taught at the Eugene University? Is this piety? Is it not perfectly clear that the moment this Is accepted as a. valid line of argu ment, "with equal force it heaps upon the power manifest In tho universe attributes the most disgusting and depraved? No tice some of them. As It effects insan ity, it must be Insane; as It effects crime, it must be criminal; as it effects sin, It must be evil; as It effects hell. It must be hellish. Truly, Indeed, "volume might be written on the Impiety of the Pious." H. K. SARGENT. They Dread Innovations. New York Times. It seems to be a fact that behind the Ignorant hordes who are destroying life and property In China there stand the so-called scholars of the empire, inspir ing and encouraging the Boxers In their work. It Is not at all remarkable that this should be the case, for these men have the strongest of personal motives for dreading the Introduction of foreign ideas, the very first result of which will be the deposition of themselves from their positions of official and social honor and ka complete revolution of the Chinese standards of education. Not Governed by Utility. Consul "Walter Schumann. Merchants who wish to do a profit able business with China must always take into account the tastes, superstitions and religious Ideas of the Chinese. They al ways detect symbols of luck, wealth, etc, In the general make-up of articles, and this will Influence them in buying FEEDING FOR HEALTH Directions by a. Food Expert. A complete change in food makes a complete change In body. Therefore If you are ailing In anyway, the surest road back to health Is to change your diet. Try the following breakfast for 10 days and mark the result: Two soft boiled eggs. (If you have a weak stomach, boll the eggs as follows Put two egg3 Into a pint tin cup of boil ing water, cover, and aet oft the stove. Take out la nine minutes; the whites will 'be the consistency of cream and partly digested. Don't change the di rections In any particular.) Some fruit, cooked or raw, cooked preferred, a slice of toast, a little butter, four heaping teaspoons of Grape-Nuts with some cream, a cup of properly boiled Postum Food Coffee. The Grape-Nuts breakfast food is fully and scientifically cooked at the factory, and both that and the Postum Coffee have the diastase (that which, digests tho starchy part) developed In the man ufacture. Bpth the food and. the coffee, therefore, are predlgested, and assist, in a natural way, to digest the balance of the food. Lunch at noon, the same. For dinner In the evening use meat and one or two vegetables. jeave out the fancy desserts. Never over-eat. Better a little less than too much. If you can use health as a means to gain success In business or In a pro fession, it is well worth the time and attention required to arrange your diet to accomplish the result. . DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, July 9.S P. M. Maximum temperature, 70; minimum temperature, W; river readlnr at 11 A. M., 13.0 feet; changw in the past 2-t hours. 0 5 foot; total1 precipita tion, 6 P. JT. to 8 P. M., 0.00; total precipita tion from Sept. 1. 1890, 88.68 inches; norma! precipitation since Sept. 1, 1899. 45 9T inches; deficiency, 7.23 inches; total sunshine- July4J, 12.12; possible sunshine July 8, 15:43. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The barometer has fallen very rapidly ore thb Pacific Northwest during the last 12 hours, and cloudiness Is increasing" along the cnast. The- low-pressure area continues central over the heated valleys of California, and the barometer Is relatively high over British Co lumbia. No rain has occurred west of the Rocky Mountains durlne the last 24 hours, and the temperatures la that district are senerauy slightly above tho normal. The Indications are for Jncreaslur cloudiness Tuesday in this dis trict west of the Cascade Mountains. WEATHER FORECASTS. Oreyon Increasing- cloudiness, with probably showers and cooler weather near coast; north erly w Inds. Washington Fair, except Increasing cloudi ness and showers near coast; warmer north east portion; winds mostly northerly. Idaho Fair and continued -warm weather; winds mostly northerly. Portland and vicinity Increasing- cloudiness; northerly winds. EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official. AMUSEMENTS. FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL- SEVENTH AND ALDER ST3. IVANHOE. the Famous Extempo raneous Singer. THE DI BOSCA BROTHERS, the Wcrld-B- nowned Electrical-Musical Experts. Rojetta and La Jess, Marvels of the Gymnastic World. Lillian Walther. "a Favorite." Elaine Forrest. Vocalist. 4 AIJSKTS WINTER GARDEN CAFD. THIRD AND MORRISON. There Is no abatement of the tremendous patronage. Fourth of July Is over, and still it continues. Tonight tnere will De a popu lar Sunday 50-cent llnner, never before equaled in this city. The demand for re served seats was so great the management had to decide that first come, first served. The dinner will open promptly at 5 P. M-. continue until 8 P. M, The orchestra has been augmented for Sundays, and & select musical programme will be given until mid night. Tho 25 electrlo fans are keeping things cool and comfortable, to which next week, on the arrival of the big motor and fan. there will be added ventilation through and direct to the roof. Manager Harvey saya thing must be right and up to date. Port land says we want the Winter Garden, and they must have it. To please them no ex pense will be spared to perfect everything cs fast as brains and labor can accomplish It. Tonight prompt, courteous and efficient service will be given by the new corps o waiters. The dinner will be up to the high est expectations, and. with the fine musical programme, no one can fall to enjoy them elvc. , 1 NEW TODAY. CARPET SALE We have four patterns of excellent wearing Brussels carpets, regular 75c grade, whlch must be closed out today only at 50c yard. I. GEVURTZ Tha Homefurnisher. 173 First st., N. W. cor. Tamhill. 1 CARPETS CARPETS Our regular price on carpets Is as low as they can be bought for at any sales. Heavy union Ingrain. 35c yard, all-wool lngrauv 60a yard; good Brussels. Zu yard; Smith's best Brussels. 75c yard: Saxony, Axmlnster. S1.10 yard. I. Gevurtz. the Homefurnisher. 173 First 1st.. N. W. cor. Yamhill. LOOK AT THIS TODAY ONLY WHITE ENAMEI IRON BEDS (special), with brass knobs, seat and durable, $3 35. WM. GADSBY Corner Washington and First. MONEY-SAVERS ON GROCERIES SUGAr! 10 pounds for 1 (with orders); 10 bars of soap, 25c; best flour, 70c and 75c a sack: best Mocha and Java codec. 25c; sack of good potatoes. 55c; 0 pounds rice. 25c; 10 pounds rolled oats, 23c; 5-pound pall lard. 45c; creamery butter. 40c; 5. loaves of bread for 10c. hams. 12c; hams, picnic. Oc; cheese, full cream. 12"4c a pound. East Side delivery a specialty. Portland Market Co , 170 Third st. Oregon phone Grant SO. 12 CANS DEVJXED HAM. 45c; 7 LBS. ARM and Hammer soda, 25c: Schillings' baking powder, 1-lb. can. 35c; -lb. can. 20c; 12-lb. box soda crackers. 65c; 0 bars Babbitt's Ueat soap, 25c McKlnnon Grocery Co . 173 Third street. MINERS AND OTHERS SHOULD SEE CAPS Nome Coal Oil Burnr. 10SU First st. z 1 Private Sale of Furniture This week. 01 N. 18th. former Snell residence. MORTGAGE LOANS On farm and city properties, at low rate with Installment payment privileges. W. H. FEAR. Chamber of Commtrce. NEWCASTLE COAL Has been leading coal on coast for 20 years Pacific Coast Co.. 249 Washington st. Tel. 229. Knight's Drug Store Opposite Oregonlan building, 120 Sixth. Drug and medicines. Prescriptions a specialty. Mortgage Loans On improved city and rarm property, at tovrcal current rates. Building loans. Installmeaa loans. Macnuiter & Ulrrtll. 311 Worcester bile The Multnomah Real Estate As so elation will offer for 00 days all lots left unsold in "Willamette tract, os bluff overlooking; the river, on. East Side, three and one-half miles froj center of city, at folloTvInjr. prices! Boulevard lots from $300 to SOOO, size from COxlOO to S0xl75 feet In side lots, $175, COxlOO feet corner lots, $223; terms, $90 to $100 cosily balance in one year- at 0 pe"fc cent principal and interest payable qnar terly; fine residence lots, city water, Call on or address, WM. B. STREETER Secretary Room 6, Worcester Block PORTLAND OREGON m ,Jtta.jBBuKftit& Coi TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, AT 10 A. M., Wo shall continue the sale at the TREMONT HOUSE, CORNER SEVENTH AND EVERETT Abont 40 rooms of the beat furni ture left. A rare chance for dealer and parties furnishing for the coast. GEO. BAKER fc CO., Auctioneers Auction Sale on Thursday Next, July 12, At the Central Anctloo Rooms, for the con tents of a, 7-room private residence. Also con signments for various housekeepers. Sale at 10 o'clock. GEO. BAKER & CO., Auctioneers. On Saturday Next, at the Mult nomah Club House, Cor. 10th and Yamhill, aboct 400 yards esj pets. Sale at 11 o'clock. GEO. BAKER 6 CO., Auction!, " Jw t & lusiwuiai f