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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1900)
7 THE HORNING OREGOmAN, MONDAY, ATGUST 13, 1900. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Amoiemenu Tonieht. ALTSTTTS -W1N-TER GARDEN (Third -sad Hoirlsoa streets) Concert nightly. Chance to Go to Sca. Young men Who have been to sea and who -wish to try seafaring life again may obtain po sitions on vessels of the Coast and Ge odetic Survey, according to a recent order of Lyman J. Gage, Secretary of the Treasury. Officers, clerks and employes in and under the Treasury Department iiavc been Instructed In the matter, and Che superintendent of the Coast and Ge odetic Survey will govern himself accord ingly. The superintendent is authorized to administer the oath or office and to place on duty lor a period not to exceed ro days any person whose services are Smperailvely needed on board any vessel In his Jurisdiction. For the regular serv ice appointments will be made by the Secretary f the Treasury under provis ions of the civil service law. and the appointees shall draw pay as follows, with, rations: Watch officers, per month, 320 to 533k chief engineers, JU5 to $1C0; ffurgcoas, 5125; assistant surgeons, 5110; deck officers, W to 5100; captains clerks, C7a to 5U0; chief petty officers, 550 to 555; petty officers, J30 to 5TO; seamen, 53) to 535; messmen, 51C to 537. No person un Oer 14 years of age; no person known to i.avo committed an infamous crime: no desirter or person without knowledge of the English language Is eligible to serv- H j. j. junura wiween i and 21 cannot bo i.siaa witnout the consent of parents or guardians. Three -i-ir shall pnnctl. rtitu a term of enlistment. Cnuous Fkbaks or LiGrrrxixa. Henry Thompson, who lives on the Columbia I'Hlver below Rainier, came to Portland yesterday to purchase a stock of gro ceries, as he lives on a scow and is not ble tO teleTlhntIA - VA nrnav ctnrA !ewry time he wants a slice of ham. He szia the thunder storm which passed ever Portland Wednesday played some noi.s tncfc& along the rix-r-r. He avers Ltiat one streak of lightning struck a tree on the bank, jumped from the tree 3 a telegraph nole of the Astoria & Columbia River Railway, ran along the hv.Ire half a mile, crossed over to another I Tire, came back to the same tree and ! ror.tlr.ued down the trunk to the irround. Ho srys the tree Is still standing but the jtark Is all burned off. Another bolt, ho it.s.aiiu), nit nis soow a glancing blow, j 2 -aped from the roof to the bank, car IcRird. on a round boulder, and went dl- rccuy through a cow and a calf which Sstor-d a little way off. He adds that the Scow and the calf died, and when he ln lepcrted their carcasses he observed that acth were nicely broiled. As he is a iigctcrlan, he did not eat them. When It was suggested to Mr. Thompson that -. mlcht find lucrative employment in Shanghai, he said he found plonty of op icrtuTilty for the exercise of his talents r.cre he was. What those talents were Co neglected to state, and nobody asked zven. Socialist labor MECTixa. The Social ist 2Jabor party meeting at Horseshoer's Ia.L Second and Salmon streets, was Ivell attended last evening, the moderato- 51ed hall being comfortably filled. It vas decided to place an organizer In ho field for the purpose of establishing sral unions in each county as soon as n ney could be raised for the purpose. i cur electors are also to be chosen, so nt members of the Social Labor party iroughout the state may vote for their residential candidates. A communica- Ipn from the National headquarters In Jew York was read, urging the local rganlzation to do all In its power to call it tho full party vote. The next meet- ig will be held on Augusjt 25 at the same ill. C. Is. GUI. a young and energetic icrker in the cause, delivered a speech, Snirh was enthusiastically received. Ho :.r.lned that "socialism is the name or rm of society In which all means of pro- action and distribution are operated on basis of common ownership, with in-ccratlc management. There will be T-Tn tmm rrasnlnr lnrfllnr1c nnfl Am. "crs, no fear of want, fewer hours to :rr, time for pleasure and study." dodsn't Like Nebraska. J. M. White, .rwod, Neb., hotel man. Is in Port- lid -with a view to going into business He says there are too many ob- t!cns to living in Nebraska, and he net found any in Oregon yet, al- btgh ho has been out here several Irths. "Back there we have hot winds. ch bugs, grasshoppers, cyclones, hall rms and thunder storms in the Sum- he said, "while In the Winter the tr-rds make us wish we were some- rro else." He tells of lightning hav I sruck the brick chimney of his two- ry hctel and smashing It into smithor- e ear to Its base, in the cellar. Ire were about 75 persons in the house ghe time, and no one was hurt, though tbody and everything, from top to cm, was covered with soot. He had .rm outside of town Inclosed with a fence, and the lightning would hit i fence and travel along tho wire for I a mile, destroying every post on the Ho has heard people out here com--f too many showers, but he does isee anvthing else to grumble about. r.zra" he thinks, "to find absolute pc'Id: anywhere." Hakd-Lxjck Stoiueb. George S. rs, Jr., and William Morris, son of rp Morris, who are engaged in min- n Lillian Creek, near Cape Nome, pet among the authors of hard-luck They write to friends in Port- ithr.t they -took dust worth 518 out of s'liry ooze of the creek bottom one iltnd that was not a very good day tust, either. They,, are journeying i i.wara oenrocK, wmen, irom mai l's rlrcady noted, thev believe is all i-Rd a yard wide. When they reach expect to cut it up into square , cl arter a white yacht -tvlth sailors uniform of the united States ,' load the gold on board of it '.-nl the remainder of their days 'g around the world, chipping off -fs of the blocks now and then to iclr way. Thpy are glad they went me, Sir they have got their money's f expMience already, and the gold rs more plentiful all the time. .rTx Strbkt Fair. J. E. Lath- f .he Pendleton East Oregonlan. 8c rt!and on business connected with -lleton street fair and harvest 1 of which he is superintendent, rrop said yesterday: "The Pen- !;cojle are all taking a great in- 'n the Portland street fair and ' and they are all coming down In return, they extend a cordial n to the Portland people to visit "n during tholr street fair and -arrival, from September IS to 32, rtlrrul's big fair is over. It is u-.lque entertainment with nu- spcrlal features, sports, music. .-1 a complete exhibit of the resources " Regarding the grain j n the Pedleton district, Mr. 5-'I that this year's crop had -r'demWy but that the qual . T"ain jHlded -was unusually " 1 suffered no damage by the Safe in Costodt. Joseph Rap- la T.ipeka Joe. the burglar who s'ca in lvrtland Jaiv 7Z for i safe in a bank Jn Wllliams Tvhlle an armed posse of clt- bod around outside, is safe in It jrg with bright prospects lor conviction ana a long term in T-itiarv. The Plnkerton detec- took Rapley across the roua- 1m t'" New York, where he was y the pHoc authorities. He 1 :g man, but a very bad one. tcro Is a strong probability that .nue in his crooked wars as ie servos his terra out, the New tict'vtts were anxious to take a WniHNS. Irtrther Dart son and st ngs -wore united in marriage vefjray at the St. Charles ?r bride is well kaown in Yan- ithe cheapest and bst time in build. See Piedmont ad. in New Brukie Pxjuck. New three-inch plank are being laid longitudinally on the deck of the Morrison-street bridge draw. This portion of the deck was not repaired last year, and so shows signs of much wear. The under decking Is badly decayed, and the county author ities considered quick repairs necessary to guard against accident. The whole deck will have to be attended to in the near future, as the heavy traffic is tell ing on Its entire length. Wood block ing Is talked of as the next decking to be applied. Oregon Wood fob. Barrel Heads. H. Alfrey, an extensive manufacture of bar rel heads. Is registered at the Portland, from Crawfordsville. Ind. He has fac tories at Jonesboro Ark.; Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Memphis, Tenn., where many thousand feet of Southern white pine are made into barrel heads annually. While in Oregon he intends to Inspect the -various native woods said to be adapted to barrel heads, such as spruce and larch, with a view to using this timber when the white pine of the East has given out. Box rmowNED. Charles Noa, the 11-year-old son of William Noa, of Fisher's Landing, was drowned near that place about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon while bathing with some playmates. News of the drowning was brought to the res idence of George Hansley, and Frank J. Tetreau. of San Francisco, who was visit ing there, rigged up a grappling tackle, and removing his clothes, plunged into the river and recovered the body. DEUGnTFutf Weather. Beach sojourn ers did not have any the better of Port Janders yesterday in regard to climate. There was a lovely sea breeze, while the clouds which came scudding in on Its current had not changed their shape since leaving the vicinity of the wave washed sands. It was an ideal day for riding, walking or staying at home, and tho common greeting was, "They can't beat this at the coast." CmL Servicb Examination. The United States 'Civil Service Commission announces that the annual examination for positions In the Portland Postoffice service will be held on November 21. 1W. Persons desiring to compete should ad dress Z. A. Leigh, secretary Board of Examiners, for application blanks. Indian shopping baskets, corner Thir teenth and Washington streets. Dr. Sdrman's office. 1S5& Third street. MRS. GREGORY'S TROUBLES Daughter of Methodist Preacher 3InUes Charges Against Parents. Concerning the troubles of Mrs. Greg ory, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Walter, and her charge that her parents are at the bottom of her woe. the Ta coma Ledger, Saturday morning, had the following: "Mrs. W. S. Gregory, the daughter of the Rev. J. J. Walter, bishop of Episcopal missions in Alaska, and a bride of only three months, is ill and among strangers In the Royale, a lodging-house near the corner of Thirteenth street and Pacific avenue. "Mrs. Gregory has a sad story to tell. Three months ago she married in Port land W. S. Gregory. She says now that he did not love the man whom she prom ised to love, cherish and obey, and mar ried him because her parents almost forced her to do so. Her father, the bishop, had a clause Inserted In his will that If his daughter ever left her hus band she was to be cut off with a single dollar. "About a month ago Mr. Gregory op ened up a restaurant on Pacific avenue between Tenth and Eleventh streets. His wife was the cashier, and the mother of the bride acted as general manager. Mrs. Gregory now says she was compelled to leave her husband two weeks ago be cause he was fonder of her mother than he was of her, and that he utterly re fused to provide for her. "She needed a pair of shoes and took money enough out of the till to buy a pair. The restaurant did not prove a success and when the crash came, Mr. Gregory blamed his wife for the failure. She says that if she even looked at a customer while taking in the money her husband would snub her for hours, and make open love to her mother. "After the restaurant suspended opera tions Mrs. Gregory went to visit some friends in Portland, and despite the fact that she was penniless they refused to aid her, believing the story told by her mother and husband that Mrs. Gregory had eloped with a gambler. The young woman says this statement is a cruel slander. "Coming back to Tacoma, Mrs. Gregory was taken ill, and was at the Fanny Paddock Hospital a few days. She left the hospital two days ago, and has since been stopping at the Royale. She says she Is yet too weak to do anything for herself, and that it is worse than useless to appeal to her husband or her mother. As soon as she is a little stronger, she says, she will pawn her diamonds and Jewelry and raise money enough to go somewhere she does not care where to find work. ""When the restaurant ceased doing bus iness the waiters were not paid and they attached the goods. Am&ng the lat ter Is a piano which Mrs. Gregory says is her Individual property, and she wants to get it back. "Mrs. Gregory makes no secret of the fact tha she believes her husband is in love with her mother and that the feel ing is reciprocated by the older woman. She says she does not know, nor does she care now, where her husband and mother are, as she Intends to make her own way in the world if she possibly can. She says It is useless for her to appeal to her father, who has gone back to his work in Alaska, as he it was who almost forced her to marry Gregory." PERSONAL MENTION. John T. English, of Sumpter, is at the Portland. T. W. Halliday, of Ontario, is registered at the Perkins. R. Keyes, of Ketchikan, Alaska, is at the St. Charles. Walter L. Tooze, of Woodburn, is regis tered at the Portland. Rev. W. E. Copeland. of Salem, is reg istered at the Imperial. D. S. McWIHiams, of Halsey, is regis tered at the St. Charles. A. Bergman and wife, of Tacoma, are registered at the Perkins. Misses Alice and Lulu Smith, of Astoria, are guests of the Perkins. Georse B. Straus, of Seattle, Is regis tered at the St. Charles. W. T. McClune, of The Dalles, registered at the St. Charles yesterday. John E. Lathrop, of Pendleton, regis tered at the Portland yesterday. W. Wurzweiler, a merchant of Prine vlUe, is registered at the Imperial. Dr. Clara I. Darr has returned from a three months' trip through the East. Mrs. J. T. Lamson and daughter, ot Loomis, Wash., are guests of the Port land. A. B. Stelnbach has returned from New York and Eastern States after a stay of six months. Walter Lyon, private secretary of Gov ernor Geer. Is registered at the Imperial, from Salem. J. T Bridges. Register of the United States Land Office at Roseburg, is regis tered at the Perkins. F. M. Slocum, abstractor, of Union County, arrived in this city yesterday from Eastern Oregon, and left on tho Southern Pacific in the evening for South ern Oregon. NEW YORK. Aug. 12. Mrs. Mundt. of Portland, today registered at the Belve dere, and the Misses Wakeman at the Glrard. L. C Massil, of Seattle, is at the Murray Hill, and W. B. Jenkins at the Hotel Albert. Reduction sale of trunks and bags for 29 days at the Harris Trunk Co. FIRST SHIRT-WAIST MAN ARRIVAL OF A DRESS REFORMER IX PORTLAND. He Gives His Reasons for Wearing a Shirt "Waist and' Admires Portland Scenery. The shirt-waist man has reached Port iind. Yesterday afternoon at one of the hotels was seen a young man. seemingly about 25 years old, strong and vigorous, with a sturdy figure that would rival the erect bearing of a West Point grad uate, and a healthy glow on his face that bespoke a familiarity with open-air life In the mountains or at the sea-coast re sorts. He was the type of the athletic young American that can return a ball over a tennis net with a rattling good swash, or loft a golf ball over a trouble somo bunker. But his manly form and physique were not the chief distinguish ing feature of his appearance. He wore no coat. The tyranny of a tweed coat and Vest he had cast off, and he strode about the lobby with his broad shoulders well back, reveling in the freedom of a neat golf shirt pure white with cuffs at tached, neat gun-metal link cuff buttons, a rather low turn-over collar, with a plain black bow tie. Light gray flannel trousers, Oxford tan shoes, a crimpy straw hat, with plain black band and blue stripe, and a broad gray leather belt com pleted his attractive Summer costume. "Now, isn't that sensible, ' was the aud ible comment of all the envious men, at tired In conventional costume of -long-tailed coat and vest. "The emancipation of man from coats, vests and pockets has come, and we're glad it has. Next season we'll all wear them," said they. The young man did not notice the looks of admiration at his independence, quiet ly lighted his Havana and delved around until he found his favorite New York paper. Nor was he difficult to engage In conversation. "What the newspapers have called the 'shirt-waist man'. In analogy to the 'shirt waist girl,' said he, "has come to stay. In Portland, where the weather is cool and delightful all Summer, I doubt whether conditions would have brought about such a radical change of costume as the discarding of the coat in Sum mer. "But, pray, what is the use of be ing tyrannized by conventions when the thermometer goes up to 100 in the shade and tho sweltering heat makes every ad ditional layer of clothing a positive tor ture? Now that is the condition that con fronted the men of New York. The in novation came, of course, from the younger men, and the first man to aban don the coat I do not know, but at any rate the change has become popular, and is here to stay. "Now, I am a philosopher about clothes. Why, the clothes do not make "he man, any more than a golf suit mates a golf player. I believe a man should dress for comfort first, above all thlngse. Then as neatly as his income will afford, and with some regard to the pursuit or occu pation in which he is engaged. It will be some time before a Judge on a bench or a lawyer addressing a jury, or a minister In a pulpit, will appear In a coatless fashion. But there Is rib reason why a business man should not dress comfort ably In the Summer time. "In New York a friend of mine braved criticism by appearing coatless, In com pany with a 'shirt-waist girl' for luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria. Maybe It didn't create a buzz but not of criticism, of envy and universal approval. Now, the custom Is becoming quite general, and the coatless brokers of the New York Stock Exchange are making a fight for their rights to appear in that way on the floor. 'Liberty, equality, fraternity, emancipa tion from the tyranny of the coat, is their battle-cry:" The interviewer ejaculated: "But how about pockets?" "Two side trousers pockets," said he, :for purse, matchbox, knife, etc. Two hip pockets, with flaps and buttons, one for cigar case, the other for case con taining pencil, memoranda and blank checks. Watph in front watch-pocket; handkerchief tucked neatly away in an unnoticeable side pocket in the shirt. You've got me. Where would a Westerner carry a gun? "Portland as a Summer resort? Delight ful. Portland has three things which would make any city famous: Good hotels, superb scenery", and the best water In the United States. "I could sit for hours In a nook I have found on the Heights, and look at the grandeur of Mount Hood. To a New Yorker, whose idea of the power and im mensity of tho universe is gained from sky-scraping buildings, monster bridges and puffing trains and steamers, the view of the snow peaks is inspiring and rest ful. Think, also, of the trip up and down the Columbia. The Hudson is not to be compared with the grandeur of your Western waterway. But it has the charm of Nature assisted by art, and the in terest of seeing pretty villas and stately palaces on the banks. This the Columbia will get some day. "I can't understand why the people leave during Summer for recreation, 1 suppose. The coast is delightful, and I enjoy it, but I like quiet city life strolls In the parks, a row on .the Willamette, a long street-car ride to ifie wooded parts of the city, a mix and foursome over the golf links, a match or two of tennis, and, above all, a long drive on the White house road. "I'll tell you a secret, old man: I'm coming to Portland next year and on my honeymoon." EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. Work in the Shipyards Other Matters. At tho several shipyards there is coa. siderable activity. In the Johnston yard tho shapely propeller, 140 feet long, for Jacob Ivamm, Is under construction and progressing satisfactorily. The new craft is being built in a substantial manner, and from her appearance on the ways will glvo a good account of herself In the matter of speed. Captain Hill's new stem-wheeler, Tahoma, which Is moored In front of the Johnston yard receiving machinery from the old Governor Newell, Is about ready for the trial trip. Nearly all the machinery has been placed. The handsome little gasoline steamer Sapho. recently launched, has made her trial trip, and made good time. She has been taken down to the Lower Columbia to tho Warren cannery. Work on the Tilla mook tug. in the old Hale & Kern ship yard. Is progressing rapidly, and this fine craft will soon be ready for launching. This boat is being built for the heavy work that will be required of her in Tillamook waters. Supple's yard Is cleared at present of all boats but. tho little Hoo Hoo, which has been generally over hauled and is now about ready for re launching. The stern wheeler McMinn villo is moored in front of this yard, re ceiving some general repairs the past week. The coaster Sue Elmore, which was recently completed in the Supple yard, has been moved up to Wolff & Zwicker's to receive machinery. Supple has the plans for the projected Manila lighter, which he Is to build in a knock down shape for shipment. If this first lighter proves a success, it is considered probable that a market for a number of others will be created, which will be put "together in Portland. Completing; Thompson Sclioolhonse. All the uncompleted rooms in the Thompson schoolhouse. in Central Al bino, are being completed by the con tractor, and will be ready by the time the city schools open In September. With what rooms that were finished last year, tho building was well filled up, and the Multnomah schoolhouse, which stands off west several blocks, was occupied. Tho completion of all the rooms In the Thompson building will likely enable all the children to bo accommodated in It. There has been talk of moving- the Multnomah building to North Alblna, where there is considerable settle ment, but the board has not yet decided what It will do with the structure. The growth in Central Albina has been so great that even the big build ing, erected two years ago, is well filled. It was then thought that it was antici pating the future largely in building it. Columbian Beat Oregon City Team. At the baseball game yesterday after noon on the old Portland field, the Co lumbias scooped the Oregon City Club, the score in five innings being 24 to 0, In favor of the Columblas. It -was a one. sided game, from the start, although there were some good plays. Tho Colum bia team was ase follows: Anglle, catch er; Ray, pitcher; Stutt, second base; -Doby, right field; A. Parrott, first baso; R. Parrott, left field; Whitehead, center field; Haynea, short stop; Jacobs, third base. Anglle made a home run, and Jacobs made a three-base hit. The Ore gon City Club did not have its regular team. Lea was catcher, and Parks was pitcher. They could not mako headway at all, and at the fifth inning the game closed. There was a considerable crowd to witness tho game. Little Road Work Doing. Very little road work is under way at present, and will not be till Fall. Under Road Supervisor Kelly the only work In progress Is on the Kelly road east from tho Mann hill. For a half mile some very heavy grading has been done aa far as the old Milwauklc road. For the present the new road will, not be grav eled, as there are several fills that will settle when rainy woather sets In, and it would not pay to gravel until the fills have settled. The Mann hill will be" cut down before the work is done. Some erf the dirt Is being used to fill up a ravine on the i road extending to Woodstock. East Side Notes. Mrs. Otto Kleemann, who has been seri ously 111 for some time, contmues to im prove. Everything Indicates that she will completely recover her health. Wilbur Ward, Southern Pacific yard master, whose left ankle was crushed about 10 days ago, Is getting along well. The indications now are that he will fuHy recover, but it will be several months before he can be about. This evening there will be given the first of a series of socials at the First United Brethren Church, East Fifteenth and East Morrison streets. All the mem bers and their friends are invited to bo present Refreshments will be served free. Dr. Wise, room 614. TheDekum. A STRENUOUS HEN. ' Unci Net in Thresher, and Stayed While the Machine Ran. Corvallls Times. The grittiest hen in America lives over in Alsea. Her right to be called a brave hen has been tested, and no one who reads these lines will deny that she is ever likely to shrlpk from any duty, pub lic or private. She is not only a brave hen, but a "strenuous" hen. She Is the property of one of the Hay den brothers. They also own a thresh ing machine. The latter was taken out of tho shed for the first time last week, and a small field of grain was threshed, to see that the machine was in gooa running order. When the jcb was fin ished, the machine was returned to the shed, when, to the amazement of all, there In the corner of the separator sat tho strenuous hen. Under her was a nest of eggs that she was endeavoring to hatch. She had been on the nest when the machine was taken out She was there when the belts and pulleys began to whiz, -when the fan began to sing and when the riddles began to shake and' rattle. The wind from the fan rut fled her feathers and almost took her breath, but, like the boy en the burning deck, she stayed at her post What her thoughts were when the swift cyl inder began to chew up straw cannot be guessed. She may have believed her self In the midst of a woman's rights convention or she may have guessed tnat the world was coming to an end. When found, the hen was uninjured. There was dust in her teeth, and a some what frightened look in her eye, but she was on her nest. Of the eggs all were safe save one. MOUNT PITT'S SUMMIT. The Magnificent Cyclorama Seen From It. Klamath Republican. H. L. Boggs and family, accompanied by S. Harshberger and Mr. Jones and family, all of this place, who started out about two weeks ago for an outing among the lakes and mountains north of here, re turned last Saturday. Among other places of note they visited the snow-covered top of Mount Pitt. From that eleated point 9SS7 feet above sea level, they had a wonderful view in all directions. Twelve large lakes were in full view, among which were Fish Lake, Lake of the Woods, Four-Mile Lake, Pelican Lake, Big and Little Klamath Lake3, Tule Lake and Klamath Marsh, and saw the great hole In the ground where, 5000 feet below, Crater Lake Is hidden. Of mountains there seen were Mount Shasta, In Califor nia; Mount Scott Saddle Mountain, Dia mond Peak, Round Top. Twin Sisters, Table Rock and Pelican Mountain, and lots of other smaller peaks thrown In. All this great congregation of mountains are In Oregon excepting Mount Shasta. Mr. Boggs says that while on Mount Pitt he posted, at the highest point he could find, a notice that President McKlnley had been duly renominated. In their traveis, the party also visited Crater Lake and passed entirely around It They also killed two large bucks, besides much smaller game, and caught any quantity of mountain trout Pierce County Sot for Frinlc. Olympla Olympian. The Pierce County convention Friday was very much anti-Frlnk and antl Wllson. The three nominees for the State Senate, Stanton Warburton, Lincoln Da vis and C. A. Stewart, of Puyallup, are all anti-Wilson and were all opposed by the Ledger and the News. The convention was controlled by their friends, and the delegation to the state convention is over whelmingly against Frlnk. The Instruc tions of the convention empower the bare majority of 23 to cast the entire vote of the delegation upon all matters. It Is to be a united delegation and the mi nority can kick, but can't vote. There is sagacity In the resolution that directs the delegation to vote as a unit, and for the majority to cast that vote. WHERE TO DINE. Why we excel: We insist upon highest quality, scientific cooking, cleanliness and prompt service. The Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington. CHICAGO AND RETURN, 71.50 "Via Great Northern Railway. Tickets on sale August 21 and 22; good 60 days. City Ticket Office, 26S Morrison street Jacob XloII Uprlcut Piano. The latest improved. Acknowledged to be best sold on easy installments. Pianos rented, tuned and repaired at lowest prices. H. Slnsheimer. 12; Third. Estab lished 1862. Portland's Lending Music Dealers. The oldest and largest general music store in the PacIHc Northwest Pianos and organs; wholc-rl' and retail. The Wilev B. Allen Co- m First at HE HAILS FROM OREGON COLOJTEL STRAIGHT, AX ACTIVE REPUBLICAN WORKER. How He Came to Be in the Service of the National Committee Sketch. 'of His Experience. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Since early Spring, Republican headquarters in this clty'have been the scene of great activity, and at the time of the local campaign in Oregon a great deal of assistance in the. way of literature was sent from the Washington headquarters. The main headquarters have since been moved to Chicago, but the Washington branch will continue to be a center of great actlvlty up tc the time of election. Since tho organization of headquarters here, one of the most earnest workers In connection with the office has been Colonel J. A. Stralght, of Eugene, Or., who is now con nected with the literary department of the National committee. Colonel Straight Is an old newspaper man, who has resided and worked In all sections of the West, and has con trol In a way of the literary work as far as it affects the country west of the Missouri River. Having been active in politics throughout that section, he Is in close touch with tho situation there, and has proven a valuable assistant to Chair man Hanna in his work for the West. Colonel Straight began his newspaper work as a boy, when he made his first efforts by booming Salmon P. Chase, who was then a candidate for Governor of Ohio. . Chase complimented him for his work, and In turn the writings called at tention to Chase, who had previously boen but little known, and he later acknowl edged that his successful run, at that time did much towards shaping his after po litical career. This was at the time the Republican party was just forming, Chase then being counted among the Whigs, Colonel Straight had written Chase up from the new Republican point of view, and It so appealed to the great Ohloan that he later acknowledged that that article had much to do with bringing him into the Republican party. That same year Chase met Thomas Corwln, the great stump speaker, known as the Plow Boy of Ohio, and on occasions both spoke from the same stand in Ohio towns. Through the efforts of Straight, both Chase and Corwln afterwards joined the Republican party, with which they were afterwards so closely allied. In 1S59, Colonel Straight moved to Iowa, where he edited the first Republican paper established in the far West, pub lished at Council Bluffs. At the same time he became identified with the growth of the Republican party In that state, and was one of its managers during and after the Civil War, paying particular at tention to the literary work of the party. While publishing the paper at Council Bluffs, Colonel Straight took up and ad vocated the building of the Union Pacific Railroad by Government aid. His advo cacy of this project met with great "op position from the Democratic press of the whole country, they declaring the con struction of such a road an impossibility. Many of Colonel Straight's editorials in advocacy of this great project were used as arguments In Its favor before Congress, and he has since been tojd that the senti ment his paper created in this regard was very instrumental In bringing about the final action which resulted In the comple tion of a transcontinental Jlne, a fact in Which he takes just pride, as that work opened up the great West, which made homes for millions of people, the thrifty, live and energetic class that has marked the westward growth of the Nation for the past 40 years or more. Before leav ing Iowa, the Colonel became identified with General Clarkson, afterwards Postmaster-General, and later managed the campaign of Senator Harlan during the last term he served in the Senate. Fol lowing this he became an active sup porter of Senator Allison, and was one ot the' most successful and influential sup porters of Allison when he first secured a seat in the Senate, a place he has held continuously since 1S73. After leaving Iowa, Colonel Straight moved about among the Western States, getting In touch with the political situation in each, and has never allowed his Interest to lag. Today he has been assigned to looking after the campaign work In the Western States with which he is most conversant, the states west of the Missouri, and in his opinion all Of those states will cast their electoral vote for McKinley. In the opinion of Colonel .Straight there will bo some great surprises In store for politicians this Fall. Probably the greatest will be to see Colorado go Republican. In this state, he says, the Silver Republi cans have practically all come back to the Republican party, and there has been a great falling off among the Democrats, due to prevailing prosperous conditions, which they wish to continue for four more years. Two of the leading papers of Denver that strongly supported Bryan four, years ago have recently come out In hearty support of McKlnley and the Republican platform, which Is taken as a good Indication of growing Republican strength and a general change of senti ment. While Senator Teller still adheres to Bryan, It is thought that he has lost his strength with not only the Silver Re publicans, now a defunct organization, but with the Democrats as well, and his downfall Is predicted. The same condi tions that have wrought a change of sen timent in Colorado In favor of Republi canism have been at work in other West ern sliver states, and Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming, as well as Oregon and Washington, are again In the Repub lican column, with the sentiment in fa vor of McKlnley and Roosevelt growing like prairie fire. With his keen perception of conditions In the West and being in thorough touch with the party in all those states. Colonel Straight is proving a very essential factor In Republican headquarters. His services have been and will be Invaluable, and are such as to demand befitting recogni tion when the next Administration is formed. He has earned, and will probably receive, some good office at the hands of the Government, where he can continue to serve the party and the country throughout the next Administration. Those who wish to practice economy should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills. Forty pills in a vial; only one pill a dose. To keep the skin clean is to wash the excretions from it off; the skin takes care of itself inside, if not blocked outside. To wash it often and clean, without doing1 any sort of violence to it, re quires a most gentle soap, a soap with no free al kali in it. Pears7, the soap that clears but not excoriates. Allortsof stores sell It, especially druggists; all sorts ,i people use it. Chance for Extra Fine Work Before the Rush Commences. Let us tune your piano now. before tho busy season commences. It gives us a better chance to carefully regulate tho action, and if there is a mar on the case we will also fix that up free of charge. Our prices for tuning arc 52.50 In the city. Work is guaranteed in every respect Eilers Piano House IX XEW MUSIC BUILDING Office 351 Washington Street. Both Phones. Optical, information. Relieve your eyes in every pos sible way. Use glasses as soon as any benefit may be derived from them. Tho most valuable Ideas in the construction of spectacles are but a few years old. The most val uable methods and instruments of the present day for the examina tion and correct diagnosis of vis ual Imperfections have been given to us within a short period. I have made myself familiar with these methods, and have the best Instru ments In my possession. Accuracy in fitting the face with the proper frame is as important as the fit ting of the lenses. It requires skill and experience. I HAVE BOTH. 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