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12 THE MOBNING OBEGONIAN, THTJBSDAY, JULY 2, 1900. OLDS St KING OUR GREAT SALE OF LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS Is fully Inaugurated. Every desirable modern style and Trash fabric Is represented In this, the most complete Shirt "Waist stock In Portland. Every waist feels the price cut. TWO ITEMS SHOWING THE DOWNWARD TENDENCY OF PRICE: Fancy Percale Waists Blue, pink, black, cardinal or gray striped, wun re vers and vest of white corded pique; $1.75 grade at, each $1.32 YOU KNOW THE VALUE OF FIRST CHOICE. MEN'S EOC Bandana Square Ties AT 35C r Of soft corded silk. Persian patterns, or plain, with borders. Shades, medium and dark. Two Black Goods Bargains Summer weights and dust shedders that are sure to please. Six styles each of BLACK ALPACA 38 Inches wide. New effects In corded, brocaded and fig ured patterns; worth 60c; All and FANCY WOOL GOODS 3S to 42 Inches wide. Solell satin brocade, coin spots. 54c yd. small figured and cnam weaves; worth 65c. v - ALL OUR 50C Colored Challles now 37c TO CLOSE IMPORTED NOVELTY Wash Fabrics Organdies, Swisses, Mad ras, ureponeixe, i-ique, Dimity, etc. This season's choicest designs; worth 30c to 40c: only 19c yd. WARREN BROUGHT BACK SUPPOSED MURDERER OF WILLIAM KIRK IX PORTLAND. Detectives Day and Ford Anve "With Him rrom Savnnnah, Where He Wai Arrested. &- Last evening Detectives Joe Day and Henry Ford returned from Savannah, Ga., with James L. Warron, the missing boatswain, accused of the murder of William Kirk, mate of the Clarence S. Bement, on the evening of January 23. The party arrived on the belated O. R. & N. train, tired and travel-stained, and all glad that the seven days' trip was over, .and the accused especially, at be ing relieved of the heavy Oregon boot that he had worn during the Journey. Warren is a young-looking man, 25 years old, short in statue, with a hcaT Bandy mustache, and clear gray eyes. When brought into the station last even ing he was restless and nervous, and seemed on the point of breaking down. He has a neat, trim appearance, his features are clear cut, and there is no look of brutality in his face. During the entire trip Warren was uncommunicative, and at no point did he give away any damaging information that could be used against him in the trial. In no way has he altered his appearance, and in no words admitted his guilt. When greeted by detectives and police officers, whom he had met in Portland previously, he said: "Ob, I have been here before. I will admit that." But more he refused to say until he had consulted an attorney. He was frank In stating to the detec tives that he had been on the Bement with Kirk, and that he had left Port land for San Francisco by train, after the murder had taken place. At one time in Savannah Warren seemed to be on the point of confessing, and called for a priest. But the only object he seemed to have was to effect a reconciliation with the wife whom he had deserted. The fact that he admits leaving Portland by train is regarded as significant, as be fore the time of the murder he is known to have been without funds. On June 23, six months after the mur der to a day, Warren was arrested in Savannah, Ga., where the police authori ties were certain he would eventually turn up, as there was the home of the wife whom he had deserted in Seattle, and to which she had returned. On July 4 Detective Ford arrived In Sa vannah with a complete identification of W,arren, and on the 5th Detective Day reached Atlanta with the requisition pa pers. Governor Candler of Georgia gave Day the additional papers necessary, and last Thursday evening Superintendent Screven, of the Savannah Police Depart ment, turned over Warren to them, and the homeward Journey was begun. Not a hitch occurred on the entire trip, and the detectives were not bothered by any habeas corous proceedings in Savannah. Warren made no attempt to escape, and the trip back was uneventful, no delays of any consequence occurring. The party came home by way of St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver. Both Detectives Tay and Ford com mented upon the oppressive heat of the East and South, and also expressed a great appreciation of their treatment and reception by the police authorities In ev ery city whero they made a stop. They were both enthusiastic over the excellent police force under Chief Campbell, of St. Louis, and the corps of detectives under Chief of Detectives Esmond, whose work they had an opportunity of observing the days they were In St. Louis, when the street-car strike was at its height. CAUGHT A BLACK BASS. Eastern Game Fish Captured In the "Willamette. A genuine small-mouthed black bass, about 19 inches In length and weighing over four pounds, was captured by M. A, Magone. of Oregon City, in a shad net Tuesday morning and sent to this city for identification. The sight of this fine fish created quite a sensation among sportsmen, especially those who have fished for black bass In the East In by gone years. They pronounced It a beauty, and It was a fine, firm, well-fed fish. It Is supposed to be a descendant of ono of few young bass planted In the Willam ette some years ago by E. W. Bingham, and is considered to settle the fact that the small-mouthed black bass has ob tained a footing in the Willamette and Is here to stay. A black bass of the big-mouthed var iety was caught at the cascades of the Columbia a year or two ago by Joseph Paquet, and there are known to be black bass in a lake or pond near Indepen dence, and not long ago several lots of black bass were sent from Spokane to the market here, but this Is the first black bass ever known to be caught in the Willamette. None of these were more than half as big as the one caught by Mr. Magone, and while It Is on record that black bass of six and very rarely eight pounds have been caught, many persons have fished for them for years without ever having a four-pound one. It Is evident that there must be many smaller ones in the Willamette, and the fact that the first one caught was taken in a net is due to the fact that no one has tried fishing for black bass here. The black bass Is greatly esteemed In the East, both for its fine qualities as a table fish and for Its gamy nature, In White Pique Waists Extra fine grade, with high C-t PC back collar: ?T25 grade at, J J gQJ each A Hosiery Snap Strong Summer weight that save mending. For ladies' fast black, zne- II,, dium weight, ribbed, seam- lr less Hose, lisle finished. ,nrV Heels and toes double. A good 25c value, now 14c pair. A Cut In Fruit Jars RIGHT IN FRUIT SEASON No economist will let this pass. MASON FRUIT JARS With best grade porcelain caps. 4&c dozen for pint Jars. E7c dozen for quart Jars. 79c dozen for half -gallon Jars. Comfortable Shoes Are the best tonic for unhappy feet. OUR OXFORDS Add to comfort both style and quality at pleasing prices. Styles for street or dress. FOR STREET $2.50 PAIR. $3.00 PAIR. For vici kid or Russia calf Oxfords, dark brown or chocolate. Soles heavy. Toes broad. For mannish Oxfords in black kid; heavy welt soles and full round toes, with kid or patent tips. which It is said to surpass tho trout. Oregonlans accustomed to trout fishing are not likely to admit the superiority of the black bass In either of these par ticulars. It cannot surpass the trout in quality, but may make a longer and fiercer fight, as it is a "horny-handed," hard-headed, and powerfully-built fish. It bears no comparison to the trout In point of beauty, and is a rough customer to handle. It has literally a mouthful of spines as sharp as needles, and some of the other fins are also furnished with spines and scaling, and dressing one is no Joke. The head Is bony and hard enough to batter a stone wall, and Oregon fisher men will need to take lessons In how to get them off the hook. However, as the bass Is a bold biter and a hard fighter, and excellent eating, it will be a welcome addition to the game fishes of Oregon. NEW DINERS ARRIVE. O. It, fc N. Cars Are Finest Yet Seen. In This Section. Two new dining-cars for the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company came in last night from tho Pullman Company's car works. These cars are identical, so a description of one suffices for all, but as a preface it can bo said that the OR. &. N. has now tho finest diners In this sec tion, and the Pullman factor' has not turned out better work. The exterior Is of the standard Brewster green used by the Harriman roads, tho ornamentation and lettering being In gold leaf. The I name of the road is along the top, and "Dining Car" in tho center panel. The front nd has steps on one side only, thus providing for an entrance to the hallway, on the opposite side, leading around tho kitchen into the dining-room, a new fea ture. The car is 70 feet long over sills and nine feet nine Inches wide. Tho spe cial equipment consists of Pullman stand ard six-wheel trucks, Page 36-inch wheels, Pullman standard framing with cantilever trusses, wide vestibules and steel antl telescoping devices and platforms. Em pire decks. New York airbrakes, National drawbars and Pintsch light are also fea tures. The Interior finish is rarely beautiful, being of Mexican mahogany in the large dining-room and quarter-sawed oak in the kitchen. The color scheme in the celling shows a dark green tint, the decoration laid with gold, and is of fancy Grecian ornamentation. The car seats 80. but there are no stationary seats, the chairs being upholstered In green leather. Five tables seat four each, and five two each. Five handsome gas lamps are hung from the ceiling. The carpet is of a dark green la Columbia Wilton over a floor of mono lith. The windows have curtains with dark green fringed valances. The por tieres are of green velour with gimp edg ing. The room has nine niches for flow ers and 40 square feet of mirrors. Oval windows and Gothics set off the car. The kitchen, pantry, wine locker and all other features are of the very latest pattern, while the linen, silver, cut glass and cutlery are Pullman standards. The car has one conductor, two cooks and four waiters, and can serve several hun dred meals a day. The Pullman Company will operate them, and they will be placed In service at once. RED-CAPPED PORTERS. Great Help to Passengers at Union Depot. The Terminal Company, of this city, has Introduced the red caps as a portion of the uniform of the porters employed about the Grand Central Station, and Its adoption -appears to give both the traveling public and the company consid erable satisfaction, while the porters find less trouble In introducing themselves to strangers. Depot porters are employed to asslBt passengers requiring help. In the hurry and bustle at train time. Some times women in charge of several small children and loaded down with extra pieces of baggage are at a loss -which way to turn, while the crowds crush through the gates and the locomotive bells are clanging. It is then the porter with the red cap appears and with a cheery. "Allow me, madam," grabs a lot of bundles and leads the way to the proper car. or to the waiting-room, as the case may be. while the grateful woman, relieved of some of her responsi bilities and load, gladly follows with the children. Sometimes a drummer rushes to the station just as the conductor signals the engineer "All aboard," and if It -were not for the 'man "with the red cap, the knight of the grip -would get left. But the porter rushes up, grabs an extra satchel and rapidly leads the way to the step of the car Just moving off. If the drummer finds time to fish out a dime in recognition of the service, the porter does not object, although he is paid by his employers for rendering Just Buch assistance. Ho is not allowed, however, to be too, solicitous in regard to "tips," and sev eral porters have been discharged within the past few years who had too ope.n ly made known their desire for silver "on these occasions. The red cap innovation has been In use for several years on the New York Central, having been introduced by Gen eral Agent Daniels, and Its use has grad ually extended westward, until now all the most important union stations in the country have adorned the porters with them. That tho traveling public of the Northwest take kindly tto them can be proven at any train time during the day or night at Portland Grand Central Sta tion. The red cap, like the red flag, can be seen a good way off, and travel- aeea tHC9lt99ieiCltttlt a j JJWUWWWJWw-rv a GIGANTIC SALE Ladles' TaUor-Made Shirt Waists TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY We will sell a choice assortment of 50 dozen high-grade Tailor-Made Shirt Waists In an endless variety of new est shapes and latest designs, at TODAY SPECIAL SALE White Tuckings Lace, Cluster and All-Over Tucklngs 43c, 32c, 57c 63c, 69c Sec the window of Ladies' English Squares Swell washable Neckwear 25 cents Camping Blankets Special price $2.80 e o a a e Price Reductions on all our Hammocks ers In need of assistance set their su perfluous bundles down and hall him. At present there ore twtf of these red capped porters employed, day and night, at tho Grand Central Station. DISCUSSED THE TEACHERS. Bouquet Thrown nt Portland Pub lic School Pedaffojpues. Since vacation, it is lonely at tho rooms of the Public School Department in tho City HalL Superintendent Rlgler has- gone away, the teachers have ceassa rrom troubling, and Clerk Allen Is enjoying a rest and at tho same time getting a lot of work done. The schools are getting in their Winter's supply of -wood and tha has to be looked after, and the Board holds occasional meetings and when they feel good-natured, order the payment of a lot of bills, which the holders would havo liked to see the money for long ago. The desk of the chairman of the Board is decorated with beautiful bouquets, placed there In honor of a member who was to have acted as chairman at the last meeting in the absence of the regular chairman, but unfortunately the sub stitute was sick and did not come and another took the chair, and the flowers are wasting tlwir sweetness on the desert air, so to speak. The hard-worked teachers, now away on their well-earned vacations, were being talked about In the Board room yester day, and they should have felt their ears burning. If the members had said to their faces what was said about them in their absence, they would better underhand the estimation in which they are held. It was agreed by all present that Port land had the most efficient and in every way the best corps- of teachers in the public schools -which any city of its size in tho country could boa&t, and: that the Directors, Superintendent, Clerk, the pu .?!. tn-.., .,. Tu- nmni.n -n-oM. proud of them. The only fault found! with them was that owing to their hav- I lng constantly to preservo and live up , to the dlimltv of their nrofesrfon. eom ' of them, do not thoroughly appreciate badinage or persiflage, that is, they do not appreciate Joking even from their friends and In their Interests. This trifling weakness! can, however, be fo given them In consideration of the bene fits they confer on the rising generation and their unflagging and intelligent dis charge of their important duties. PIONEER OP 1853. John Klnnr, Porter at St. "Vincent's .Hospital, Who Died Tueidar. Much regret was expressed yesterday by his many friends over the death of John Kinny, who for 25 years has served John Kinny. St. Vincent's Hospital. He crossed the plains to Oregon in 1S5S, and resided on the Coast ever since, most of the time in this state. The funeral will take place this morning. i "What did Freddy say when you caught him coming out of the pantry with his hands stained red?" "He told the truth by saying that he had jammed his fin- ,gers. t Ex-Governor Taylor, of Kentackr", "Vlll en-ga-so in the insurance business In Indltnapolls, which he will make his home for the future. SIg Slchel & Co., agents, Herbert Spencer cigars. celebrated Loose leaf ledgers and supplies at Glass & Prudhoznme, 1st and Washington. each SPECIAL SALE Crash Separate Skirts t $1.39 At Each New Cushion Covers On the Banks of the Wabash. Red Riding Hood. Boating- Cushions, eta Entirely new effects. Top and back. Special 49C A Picture Bargain Those Copies of '-Jff FAMOUS PICTURES at IOL Are honest 75c values, and are colling" rapidly. Do not miss to secure some. 1 0 WANT A MOUNTAIN PATH PORTZiAXD WHEELME7T DISCUSSING A GRAND PROJECT. Bicycle "War Toward Mount Hood, to Colombia. River Gorge and Ball Rnn Reserve. A pathway to & natural park, greater and grander than man ever made or ever will make, and only a short distance from Portland's doors, is the ambitious pro ject several well-known men have been discussing. The mountain will not come to Portland, nor can Portland well be taken to Hood, but with the swift wheel at man's service, tho intervening space is soon sped over. If there is a good path. But Mount Hood Is quite distant. There aro wonderful natural scenes much near er, and it is more directly at these that the plans now vaguely discussed are aimed. A bicycle path through the great for ests of the reserve, winding around the ridges, ono branch deflecting and com ing out on the brink of Columbia's great gorge, where the beautiful falls aro at the feet, and the highty river is seen rushing through its rocky bed, and the other leading on around the wonders of the Bull Run reservation, past Bull Run Lake, and up to the great northern slopes of Hood, where there are caprices of na ture and virgin forests ;jheyond the reach of mills and industry, is the project. This seems rather visionary, but there are men in Portland -who believe such a path -would be one of the most -widely adver tised features of Oregon attractions and could be constructed for a very moderate ! sum of money. "" Zsen "L -H0 J? ? bI? Path to "nt 0$; 22t bJHE f?ne much beyond the Sandy, and from that point the wheelmen must ake the dusty, heavy road. Iarch Mountain is only about 20 miles distant. There some of the finest forests of this country are still to be found. It was about there that tho great treeB recently described in The Orogonlan were seen. Wherever the loggers have not decimated the forest and left the once uniform and imposing icene a sort of wreck, there are still splendid forests. Prom figures compiled ty men who hav been over much of the ground and estimates based on these, it is stated that a bicycle path can be con structed over Larch Mountain on a very easy grade, at a reasonable cost. The branch intended to come out on tho Co lumbia somewhere above Multnomah Falls would cost more, as it would have to do much winding around ridges. Con struction from there around through the most Interesting portions of the Bull Run reservation Is said to present few diffi culties. These ideas have been originated by Colonel L. I. Hawkins and a few of the more enthusiastic wheelmen. These men argue that a fine path between Portland and this district would bring close to Portland a great natural park, that al ready is known throughout tho country for picturesque grandour. Tourists would then bo enabled to pay brief visits to these attractive points, and the residents of Portland wouldhave one of the finest mountain districts conceivable a very short ride from their homes. The ride Itself would be pleasant, becauso of the good path, shady reaches and easy grade. The latter feature Is the one most empha sized. It such a thing were ever attempt ed, which these wheelmen believe'will be at -no distant date, it would be essential to have a competent engineer survey the entire route. giving best grades and views. Wheelmen need not fear the project hint ed at here Is intended to ravish the pres ent bicycle tax fund, for the men inter ested appreciate that a special fund would have to be provided, which they estimate would not "have to be greater than $10,000 at the outside. HO WHISKEY NOR NOTHIN. Hoir Can "Women Enjoy Themselves In the Mountain? A man who has been in the habit of spending his Bummer vacations in the mountains forbears was yesterday help ing several Portland young women pack up their outfit for a vacation they pro pose to spend somewhere in the Vicinity of the tollgate .on the Mount Hood road. He remarked to a friend that it was a J puzzle to him what fun. or enjoyment a 581stX FRIDAY SURPRISE ' . TOMORROW ONLY The Season's Best Bargain In SOOO yards of fancy striped and brocaded aillc Ribbons In a lorgre variety of design and colors. Z to S Inches vrldo Tomarraw ONLY 25c a yard See display In Fifth-Street window. MEIER party of women could have" In tho mount ains. When asked why -women could not find as much enjoyment in the mountains as men, he said: "Why, they take no guns, no fishing tackle, no tobacco and no whisky, and how on earth can they enjoy themselves? There are bears and panthers to be de fended against, birds and deer to be shot, fish to be caught and snakes, the bile of -which is fatal unless -whisky Is at hand. And then, after a hard day's work and a hearty supper, what is so comforting as a pipe of good tobacco? I tell you, life in the mountains without guns, fishing tackle, whisky and tobacco is not worth living." It is to be hoped that when the party of women In question return they -will furnish information in regard to their life In the mountains and how they enjoyed themselves. If they had anything In the nature of enjoyment. INCREASING ITS PLANT. Output of Pendleton Doubled. Mills to B W. 8. Byers, the Pendleton flouring mill man. Is in Portland for the purpose of purchasing $10,000 worth of additional machinery for his plant. When seen at the Perkins yesterday he said his mills have been busy turning out 500 barrels of flour every day for some time, but he desires to Increase the output to 1000 barrels. He Is already engaged in grinding wheat threshed in 1900, he said, and he finds the grain very superior to that of last year, as It Is plump and has not been Injured by untimely showers, as was the crop of 1899. This year's wheat makes more flour to the bushel, there being less waste in the shape of middlings and material fit only for feed. He is paying about 50 cents per bushel for the new crop, as he finds farmers unwilling to part with it for less. He thinks ho could buy It cheaper this Fall should Bryan be elected, but ho cannot afford to wait and take chances. "If the Democrats should win," he said, "everything will get cheap again, and we will have good times, as no one will have anything to do, and people won't havo any money to buy with." He said the harvest thl3 year would be tremendous, but he had no misgiv ings about tho scarcity of hands to take care of it. "If it was in the old times, when the farmer had to cut his grain with a cradle or reaping hook," he said, "thero might be some cause for uneasiness, but In these days of combined harvesters, a crew of men can enter a 70-acre field In the morning and the sacks of wheat will be strewn In bunches all over It by night. There are a good many men around Pendleton, and I look for the harvest, big as It is, to be gathered quickly." FROM ACROSS THE CONTINENT Berkshire Piss Come to Portland From Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass. A royal family of Berkshire pigs from the famous herd of Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass., recently arrived In Portland, hav ing made the long trip without accident of any kind. They were purchased by A. T. Webb, who is greatly pleased with them. They consisted of a boar and four sows, and all are of rich breeding. The boar Is a son of the famous Duke IH, of Hood Farm, never beaten in the show ring, and Wantage Poetess B of H. F., a daughter of the Imported sow Wantage Poetess B. Two of the sows are by Highclere King, of H. F., and from Lady Leo XVII, and two are by Lord Curzon XVX of H. F., and Duchess XX The Hood Farm herd of Berkshlres con tains the best imported and domestic strains of blood and there is a large de mand for young stock with which to form herds of better quality than the or dinary. Mr. C. I. Hood, the proprietor of Hood Farm, whose name has long been a household word by Its connection with the great medicine, "Hood's Sarsaparll la," has just been making a visit to Eng land, and It is probable that as a result there will be still further Importations of Berkshlres for the enrichment of his herd. Hood Farm, It may be remembered, is also the home of the famous Jersey cows, Brown Bessie and Merry Maiden, who won the greatest prizes In the World's fair testa at Chicago In 1S93. TRADES UNION ELECTION. Federated Assembly Will Elect Of ficers Tomorrow Nlfirlit. Friday evening will be election day In the local council of the Federated Trades Assembly. On the same evening the five delegates from each of the unions belong ing to the assembly will be chosen, of ficers of the assembly will be elected and sworn In. There is no president of the assembly at the present time, as President Charles E. York, of the Musicians' Union, resigned some time ago on account of business demands, which prevented his being able to attend to the duties of the office. Vice-President Horace A. Duke has been acting as presiding officer since President York's resignation. Each of the unions belonging to the assembly sends up five delegates, from whom the assembly officers are chosen, and the working committees appointed. It Is an unwritten law of the assembly that offices and committee positions be RIBBONS Mjj Millinery Dcpt. A FEW LINES THAT MUST GO Ladies' Sailor Hats "White split straw: this season's styles. Regular $3.00 and $4.00 qual- CI Cft Regular $2.00 and $2.50 qual CI CO . ltles; each $ 13U Walking Hats Ladles' Broad Brim Felt "Walking Hats, splendid hats for the mountains or 'Jff seashore; regular price, 75o"vSVr: to $1.25; each wyw Golf Hats Ladles' Felt Golf Hats, trim med with folded band, soft rr knot and quill; regular I jL prices, 53.00 and $4.00; each x Children's Sailor Hats Fancy straw; assorted styles and colors. Regular price. Special. 2So 18o SSc i. 23c 50c 33c Toe to 90c 55c . 51.00 6Sc 51.25 890 Little Gents Shoes Tan Russia Calf, chocolate rtcl kid and seal goat, lat- f est style toes; sizes 9 to 13; J)l.f)Z regular price, 52-00; a pair Y v Basement Specials Ice Picks, each. 12C 8-quart Tin Buckets, 1 1 C 8-quart Granite Iron Milk Qp Pan, each low Colored Glass Water Set. pitcher and 8 glasses; per JTTq St FRHNK CO. Cawston & Company Heatiog and Ventilating Contractors Estimates Furnished on Steam and Hot Water Heating, Dealers In En gines, Boilers, Machinery Supplies 48 and 50 First St, Near Pine VISITING WEDDING CA LATEST STYLES W. Q. SMITH & CO. ENGRAVERS 22 and 23 Washtogton Budding Fourth and Washington Sts., over Lilt's. distributed among the unions in the most equitable manner. This usually leads to the ofSce of president passing from one union membership to the other. Mr. York was from the Musicians Union. Vice President Duke is from the Clgarmakers' Union, and It Is understood that he may be one of tho candidates for the office of president. Two others mentioned are J. C. Bushman, president of the Mlllwork ers Union, and W. H. Barry, represent ing the printers. While selection of president is a work of considerable In terest, the power of the office is not suf ficient attraction to make it especlally sought, and not much Is heard of candi dates. The only other office of any significance in the assembly is that of secretary, which is now filled by John Oliver, of the Typographical Union. Mr. Oliver will not permit his name to be submitted for re-election, because of poor health, and some new delegate will have to be chosen. Who this will be Is not discussed NO SHERIFF'S FEES ALLOWED Connty Commissioners So Instruct the Coroner. County Auditor Pope, under Instructions from tho County Commissioners returned to Coroner Rand his bill for the month of June amounting to $250, with an or der that the Coroner correct the bill to conform to the opinion as to the fees that should be charged, as expressed by District Attorney Chamberlain In his let ter. This, roughly estimating, will cut the bill down one-half. Auditor Pope confirms the statement of Coroner Band that i he has not included In his fee bills for the past six months, a certain class of fees. Such fees were cut out of the bills six months ago md since havo not been charged by the Coro ner, but were previously always charged by Coronera The June bill was made up as It was in order to secure a ruling on the ques tion by tho Board of County Commis sioners; and based upon the advice of the District Attorney the decision Is adverse to the Coroner. If the latter accepts It as final he will In future receive no fees for summoning witnesses and Jurors and such work as can be performed by the Sheriff. The point la that the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs all receive a stipulated salary and can perform this work without extra cost to the county. The Coroner states that he has served the papera since the fees were disallowed and therefore has re ceived nothing for it. The Coroner can now either receive as final the determination of the County Oommlsisonem or appeal to the courts. He says that he does not desire to do the latter, and he will doubtless see to It that the Sheriff and his deputies In future serve all summons and subpenas and perform all services In connection with Coroner's Inquests which the Sher iff's office is capable of doing. The fees of the Coroner have not been largo. For the year ending July 1, in cluding this disputed bill, they amount to $1700. The expense of Jurors for the fame time has been about J10CO, and wit nesses $1250. The item, "taking bodies to the morgue," has cost the county for the past five months $175, or at the rate of about $400 per year. Modern Cave o Adnllam. PORTLAND. July 11. (To the Editor.) History repeats itself, and there is no new thing under the sun. A student of ancient history; reading tho proceedings of the ringed, streaked, speckled and muckledun-colored conventions lately held in Kansas City, Is reminded of a" very ancient affair in which persons of a simi lar character with those of the late con ventions gathered themselves together for a similar purpose. We read In a very ancient book of a young man by name of David, a very am bitious and aggressive man, who did not hit It off well with his King and the powers that were, and was so unfortunate as to always bo fornlst the government and strongly prejudiced against lawful au thority. It is not certain that we have an entirely correct and unprejudiced ac count of David's difficulties, for he final ly came out on top, became an imperial ist, put to death all the members of the formet reigning family, and allowed only such version of affairs reported for pos AH Week Specials Men's and Boys' Clothing Men's Suits Men's All-Wool Suits, Ore- Z Zfl gon cassimere, a suit 3UUU Men's Ail-Wool Suits, plain (?7 Z . and checked gray, a suit.. HUtJ Ail-Wool Cheviot and Tweed Q QO Suits, neat patterns, a suit P070 Fine Ail-Wool Fancy "Worst- a i 4 r ed Suits, very stylish, a J)J,XtO Extra Quality Ail-Wool a -t r "Worsted Suits, latest style J) In. JO and very dressy, a suit.... fv'" A Young Men's Suits All-Wool Oxfords, Cheviots and Tweeds, neat patterns, rf r e double-breasted vests; sizes J IILSll 14 to 19 years; a suit.. 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And we read that "every ono was In distress, and every one that had a creditor, and every one that was discontented and bitter of soul, gathered themselves unto him, and he became a captain over them." How prophetic of this later time! The same discontented and Incongruous elements met for tha same selfish purpose spoils. And those ancients, too, probably resolved against militarism and Imperialism, against rul ing by injunction, and against everything i that could stand In the way of the reck-' less and lawless desires of their riotous i friends and supporters. We can almost i Imagine some ancient Croker and Van ( Wyck among them, with pockets (If they had any) stuffed with ancient ice trust bonds, virtuously resolving "that all trusts were pernicious, and pledging themselves to legislation against them. It Is useless to pursue tho parallel far ther, but It Is quite evident that not withstanding our boasted progress, tho modern Cave of AduIIam has scarcely a patentable Improvement over that of the ancient time. But we havo reason to hope that the sturdy moral and business sense of the people will continue to re fuse such men the control of the Gov ernment of our greatand expanding coun try. HISTORICUS. Fainted in the Pnlplt. Walla Walla Union. . A dramatic sceno was occasioned last Sunday by the fainting of Rev. Andreas Bard, while occupying the pulpit of St. Paul's Episcopal Church during the morning service. Mr. Bard, who is a chronic sufferer from heart trouble, was momentarily afflicted with heart failure, and fell like one dead. He was reading the litany at the time. Members of tha choir carried him quickly Into the vestry of the church and summoned medical aid; but there was no need of professional as sistance, as the patient speedily recov ered, and was soon able to be removed to his residence. No services were held Sunday evening, but Mr. Bard resumed his pastoral duties yesterday. Shot An Eagle. Clarence Kellogg recently shot a flna largo bald eagle from the deck of tho steamer Kellogg, on Lewis River. Ha has been engaged in mounting the eagle, and has done the work with an artistic hand. When a boy Mr. Kellogg acquired much experience as a taxidermist. Tha eagle he has mounted Is seven feet and one inch from tip to tip, and is a hand some specimen of tho eagle family. Mr. Kellogg tried a good many shots at eagles on Lewis River, until he shot this one through both wings. Mr. Kellogg la an engineer, but he Is also an expert taxidermist, as his work shows. Municipal Court. . Morris Gerllnghouse. the 15-year-old boy arrested for stealing bicycles, was com mitted by Judge Cameron to the Reform School, where he will be an Inmate until his 21st year. H. D. Winter, an East Side resident, charged with assault and battery upon Mrs. Alice O. Shurtfelt, a tenant of his, was convicted and fined $10. oaaaeaaaoeaeaoaoaaaaaa e aaaa : c when you cat 1 Grape-Nuts e the delicious 4 a a a a a a a a a aaaa a a cote9ft9e999eo