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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1900)
THE MOENTSa OKEGOSIAK, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29, 1900. ASHORE ON PUCET SOUND XOR"THER? PACIKIC-XIXER. TACOMA OX ROCKS JLT AT.KT POKfT. BnderrrrlterB Receive Another Herd Jolt From the Sonnfl' Rock Strewn Coast. SEATTLE, 'Aug. 28. The Northern Pa cific Steamship Company's steamer Taco ma, bound from Tacoma for Cape- Nome, 3Hed up on the rocks a quarter of a jnlte on the south side of Alki Point, & few miles from Seattle, at 9 o'clock this morning. The hoat was In charge of Captain Dixon, master of the ship. There was some fog: at the time of her going ashore, but not enough to interfere -with the navigation of the Sound crafts, and the Flyer must have passed within half a mile of where the Tacoma lies just before she grounded. Everett Marshal, an agent of the Ma rine Underwriters' Association, who was on the Flyer when she passed .the Ta ooma on the rocks, this morning, said that in spite of its bold water, and its great width, the Sound Is costing the in surance companies more money In adjust ing the losses to its shipping than the shipping of any other section, and three' te one what Columbia River shipping costs them. "Where the Tacoma lies Is a very dangerous point, as It is strewn with large boulders, and as she went on the rocks with an ebbing tide, it is feared that she will suffer serious injury. Daring the (past few years the Tacoma ha been ashore several times, but for tunately has escaped serious injury. Her grounding In the Behring Sea, though oostly to the underwriters for dockage and repairs to her rudder-post, did her ne structural injury. The Tacoma was billed to sail today, and what few passengers were to go nerth on her were at the dock to board her, and as the company cannot set a date for her sailing until she has un dergone an examination, the company nas assumed the expense of boarding the passengers they have booked. At the point where the Tacoma Is now ashore -.seven years ago the steamship Eastern Oregon grounded In clear weath er, and since that time no craft has been on this particular spot, as It is fully a half a mile inside the course of the Sound steamers' route, and all of two miles from the mid channel, or deep water ships' course. Tocoxnii Off the Point. SEATTLE. Aug. 2S. The steamship Tacoma, which went ashore on A1-IC1 Point in a dense fog, was pulled off at high tide tonight by the tug Richard Hlyoke. To all appearances she Is un injured. She came on to this port under her own steam. The vessel was aground about 10 hours. EXTORTION IS CHARGED. Boardiiig-IIoiiHe Combination Tnkinp; Adrantnue of Scarcity of Sailors. The natural result of the combination between the Portland and Astoria sailor boarding-house men Is apparent at the tpresent time in excessively high rates being paid for sailors, and in the ships baing subjected to delays and trouble which will surely place this port In bad repute unless the charges are reduced. The following copy of a letter regarding the matter is self-explanatory: "Portland, Or., Aug. 28. George Taylor, President Chamber of Commerce. City Dear Sir: "We beg to call your attention to the extortionate rates now being ohargod for supplying seamen at this jort, all the way from $100 to $170 per man, and the harassments generally be ing practiced on ships. "We are In re ceipt of a cablegram from the Shipown ers' Association of England, with whom we have previously been in correspond once on the subject, calling our atten tion to the matter and urging that some. tiring be done to enforce the laws as re gards crimps and deserters. "We need not ipoint out to you the great damage that Is being done to the port by this state of affairs, and we would urge that you do everything In your power to remedy matters. "The laws in effect, as you are no doubt aware, are quite adequate for the pur pose if they were only enforced rigidly sd proper protection given to shipping gan orally. "Your lino of action, we would there fore suggest, should be towards calling upon the proper officials to leave no stone unturned to check the operations of the boarding-house gang, and letting tihe officials understand that they ,wlll be held responsible at the bar of public Qptaton if they fail to effect a remedy. "The worst feature of the matter is that no such state of affairs exists at aay other iort on the Coast, and alrearty the effect of it is being found in the increased unwillingness of ships to come horc. if this should go on much longer. Portland may find herself seriously dam ifged In her position as a shipping port. Yours faithfully. ' "BALFOFR, GUTHRIE & CO." ASTORIA MARIXE SEWS. CodarlmiiU Sailor "Were Fined S5I5 for iStonltiis: IllnnUrtn. ASTORIA. Aug. 2S.-The trial of Gxrsre Jeftries. Oie Thomasson. A. Norbin and N. Johansen, the sailors tkH off the bark Cederbank on a charge of larceny from the sailor-boarding houe ta Iortiattd, was- called In the Justice Cowl tirifc afternoon. The men. pleadea gMftty and one of them, speaking for the reot. tW a tale of how cruelly they wen treated on the ship and while they wer Ih Portland they weie only allowed hIk iMMtrs on -hore. They got drunk and b4ttfc hreke. may hrve stolen some blan ket; tw te!l fer whisky. The men were Jtaotf $3 each and the county will board them for 12 day;. jflbe jesoHJK schooner Anita cleared at ttee ctwusm house today, for Quillay. etc. xMk "3 urns of cannery supplies and 30.- feet of lumber for the Qulllayutc Pcrtmf Company. Tkf steam schooner Del Norte took or ttero today a complete cannery outfit. iwadf by the Astoria Iron "Works, for t ittandon cannery at Coos Bay. Resumed Her Voynpe. (LONDON, Aur. 3S. Repairs to the AMarican .lp P. X. Blanchard at Stan ley. Falkland Islands, are completed and tike vessel continued on her voyage to Skb Francisco, sailing on the 27th. 3tarlttte Dlnnatcrx DnrlnK June. Tbe administration of the Bureau Verl $ lias jtitt published the list of mari time -disasters reported during the month f Jwuc. WW. concerning all flags, as fol-tews-v: Sailing vessels reported lost 16 Ax4ca&. I Brarilian. IS British. 1 Chil ean. I Dalh, 3 French, 1 Greek. 2 Ital- taa J ICorwKten. 6 Russian. S Spanish. 1 Twfckt; total, W. This number Included S wesels reported "missing." Steamers Tjrted lost 2 American. 1 Argentine, 10 British. 1 Chilean, 1 Dutch, 1 French. -2 Sanma. 1 Italian, 2 Norwegian. 1 Portu gose. 1 Swedish; total. 23. In this num her is tweiuded 1 steamer reported "miss ing." Causes of losses: Sailing vessels Stranding. 3S; collision. 3; foundered. 2: abandoned. 3; condemned, 11: missing. S; total. 91. Steamers Stranding. 11: collls imn, i: Are, 1; foundered, 1; condemned. 7; Htiastag. 1: total, 23. Iiumrrttc and Forclsm Porta. ASTORIA. Aug. iS. Arrived at 5:30 A. M. and left up at S A. M Steamer Columbia, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 2:30 British bark Nithsdale. Sailed Steamer Del Norte, for San Francisco and way ports; schooner Anita, for QuUllute. Condition of the bar at b P. M., smooth; wind northwest; weather clear. San Francisco, Aug. 28. Arrived Steamer Warfleld, from Oyster Harbor; steamer Empire, from Coos Bay; steam er State of California, from Portland; steamer Mattewan, from Tacoma; steam er Lakme, from Tacoma. Port Townsend. Aug. 2S. Arrived Bark Kesper, from Chemalnus "for Melbourne, Port Angeles, Aug. 28. Arrived-Shlp Marion Chllcott, from Honolulu. Victoria, Aug. 28. Arrived British steamer Empress of China, from Hong Kong; British steamer Goodwin, from Hong Kong. Liverpool Arrived Aug. 27 British ship Samaritan, from Oregon. Seattle Sailed Aug. 27 Steamer Robert Dollar, for Cape Nome. Port Townsend, Aug. 28. Arrived Bark Oregon, from Esqulmalt. Gibraltar, Aug. 28. Arrived Kaiser "Wllhelm II, from New "Fork, for Naples and Genoa, and proceeded. Neah Bay, Aug. 28. Passed Steamer Roanoke, from Seattle for Cape Nome.. New York, Aug. 28. Sailed Belgravia, for Hamburg via Cherbourg; Cevlc, for Liverpool. Livecpool, Aug. 28. Arrived Saxonla, from Boston. Glasgow, Aug. 28. Arrived Astoria, from New York: Boulogne, Aug. 28. Arrived Statendam, from New York for Rotterdam. Moville, Aug. 2S. Arrived Corinthian, from Montreal for Liverpool. Auckland. Aug. 28. Arrived Alameda, from San Francisco via Honolulu for Syd ney, N. S. "W. Plymouth, Aug. 2S. Sailed Patricia, from Hamburg, for New York. New York. Aug. 28. Arrived Kaiser "Wllhelm der Grosse, from Bremen. Southampton,. Aug. 28. Arrived Kalser in Maria Theresa, from New York for Bremen. New York, Aug. 2S. Arrived Oceanic, from Liverpool and Queenstown. DREDGING AND BLASTING. Summary of the BIda for the "Work at Aatorln. The proposals for rock excavation and dredging in the Columbia near Astoria, opened by Captain Langfltt, United States Engineers, at noon on Monday, were for the work in two sections. A and B. Section A includes 12.500 cubic yards of rock excavation, and the dredging of 4500 yards of material. Section B was for the dredging of C25.O0O cubic yards of material from the river channel. Follow ing is a summary of the bids received for the work In each section: Section "A." Rock ' D.-cd2l-g XTTVatcn. ,03c.do 1 ,o0 c yJs. NAMES OF BIDDERS, Smyth & Howard P. S'd B. & Jos. Paauet "M. C. Harris, NAMES OF BIDDERS, Smyth & Howard V 7) IWIJflJ Puget Sound B. & D. Co 62&I 203.12a Joseph Paquet & Co.......... 61 20... a Mar'hall C. Harris. S. F J CO 19o 0 0 LONG BEACH AS A RESORT, SEASIDE To the north of the mouth of the Co lumbia River, stretching In an unbroken line for 25 miles from Cape Disappoint ment to "Willapa Bay, is located the pop ular Summer resort known as Long Beach. At low tide this beach makes one of the finest driveways Imaginable, and Is also utilized to a great extent as a bicycle path. The surf bathing Is en joyable. Clams, crabs and deep-sea fish are plentiful, and are to be had for the catching. The hotels are numerous and conveniently located near the beach. August and September are considered the most enjoyable months at Long Beach. The waters of "old ocean" have had time to be warmed by the sun, and the surf bathing Is then unexcelled. . The popular side-wheel steamer T. J. Potter will make dally trips between Portland and Ilwaco until September 5. The last trip of the Potter from Portland will be September S anjl from Ilwaco September 9. After thai date arrange ments will be made for seaslders to re turn on I. R. & N. Co.'s steamer Nah cotta to Astoria, where connection can be made with the evening boat from As toria for Portland. For further Informa tion, call on or address V. A. Schilling, City Ticket Asent. S3 Third street, corner Oak. or H. F. Campion, Agent. Ash-street, dock. Should Not Be Instructed. Port Townsend Call. The deadlocked judicial convention which has been playing horse In this city for 10 days past is a demonstration of the exceeding bad form In instructing delegates selected to make a nomination. As conditions now exist, both the Clal lam and Jefferson delegations are bound hand and foot and could not relieve the deadlock even though they -would. Or. Snnford'a Liver Invlcrorator. The best Uver Medicine. A Vegetable Care ror I Liver Ills. Biliousness. Indigestion. Coastlpatioa. a IS 5 I : - I : i i . ..iEM 50'$?35.r5r $3 90iS "50 D. Co .) 19 f5 UZ1Z 3 4.-'.o & Co..! 10 75 2.7?. 1o I S 2.l3o , S. F.i 10" 00. 25) 0 1 00) 4,ri00 j Sec. "B" ZZZ OX c. yds. in 2 i ; re -- .1 ; GROWTH OF BAKERXfTY OJTE HUNDRED DWELIHf GS ARE! IISDBa CONSTRUCTION. Nevr Opera-Hoose, to Be Finished January 1, "Will Be the "Finest ia Oresoa Outside of Portland. BAKER. CITY. Or., Aug. 26. There, is no stop to Baker City's growth? -Simultaneously with a favorable vote on the water-works question last Spring, which hadi previously been defeated, sentiment favoring other Improvements sprung up. In all partsof the city dwellings of the better class are under way, and by the time the building season Is over no less than 100 new houses will have been com pleted. The Baker will be the finest opera-house in Oregon outside of Portland. It is being BAKER'S OPERA-HOUSE, BAKER CITY built on Front and Church streets, under the supervision of "W. A. Sams, who de signed It. The Baker has been leased to George L. Baker, of Portland, formerly connected with the Marquam Grand. He Is having the best of special scenery made. The building will cost $31 003, and will be completed by January 1, 1901. It will oc cupy 60x100 feet, and be about 60 feet high. The scenery will be 56 feet wide, and the ceiling 46 feet 9 inches above the stage floor level. Ample orchestra accommoda-' tions are provided. As to the arrange ments of seats the building is divided into four parts parquette, parquette circle, balcony and gallery, with boxes on each side. Opera chairs will be in every" part, except in the gallery. The stage will be IS inches above the floor grade. Star dressing-rooms- will be on the- stage, oth ers beneath. The building will be wired for electricity and piped for gas. It will also be thoroughly supplied with safety appliances, consisting of steel fire escapes from balcony and gallery, ample exits from foyer, two stand pipes, one at each end of the grand foyer, each carrying one length of hose, and two on the stage, one at each side of the opening. The skylight over the stage will be eo constructed tnat In case of fire It may be lowered by hand or by the burning of the ropes, providing an escape of smoke and heat. There will be an asbestos fire curtain, which will h 2Sx22Vi feet. The stage wJU be 30 feet deep and 5S feet wide. The inside flnih will be plastered walls, artistically fres coed. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Lnte-Sovrn "Wheat in Umatilla County Turning Out "Well. Following is the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, Oreon section, for the week ending Monday. Au gust 27: General Summary. , The temperatures in the western part of the state aveiaged about the. same as last week, but east of the Cascade Mountains It was considerably cooler, especially dur ing the day time. In "Western Oregon the maximum, or day, temperatures ranged between C5 and SO deg., and the minimum, or night, tem peratures, between A5 and CO deg. In East ern Oregon these variations were for day temperatures between 62 and 90 deg., and for night temperatures between 40 and SI deg. Good rains fell In the "Willamette Valley and Coast districts Friday and Saturday, and showers occurred Saturday in South ern Oregon. In the Columbia River Val ley and about Baker City the weather wai cloudy and threatening all the week and small showers occurred nearly every day. The cut grain In this section has not yet been Injured to any great extent by these rains, but threshing has been hindered and fears arc entertained that the un protected grain will be damaged unless fair weather comes soon. The late-sown wheat In Umatilla County Is turning out better than the early sown, and some 40-bushel yields are reported. Correspondents report the following threshing yields this week: Multnoman County, wheat 4 to S bushels, oats 10 to 15, peas about 15; Polk County, wheat 3 to 12. oats 10 to 22; Columbia County, wheat 7 to 10. oats 15 to 20. barley 25 to 30; Douglas County, wheat about 7; Ma rlon County, wheat -7, oats 13; Yamhill County, oats 12 to 20. barley 15 to 30; Linn County, wheat 3 to 17. oats S to 33; Lane County, wheat 5, oats 12ti; Clack amas County, Fall wheat 9, Spring wheat 8. Fall oats 20, Spring oats IS; Coos Coun ty, barley about 40. "Wheat and oats In the "Willamette Val ley, besides yielding very poorly, are light In weight and the crop, as a whole, is very unsatisfactory. Corn and potatoes are doing nicely. . Hoppicking has just begun and the hops are reported of extra good quality, and nearly an average crop will be harvested. Gardens and pastures have been Im proved by the rains, and stock generally Is In fine condition. Prune drying will be general this week. The Petite prunes are abundant and of fine flavor, but they are rather smaller than usual.1 The Fellenberg prunes are extra good, both in size and quality, but, owing to the Spring frcstfl, a very short crop will be marketed. Apples continue promising. "Willamette Valley. Vernonla, Columbia County, I. Spencer "Week cool and cloudy. Threshing yields: "Wheat, 7 to 10 bushels; otts, 15 to 20; barley. 25 to 30. "Wheat shriveled; oats light weight. Liberty, Marion County B. Cunningham Threshing is completed; nothing better to report as regards yielfs. Prunes ripen ing fast: Petltes are now th.ng dried and run very small, from 130 to 150 to the pound; Italians promise well. Hoppicking will commence on the 27th. Beuna Vista. Polk County, L. D. Bald winThe week, has been warm and partly cloudy, with cool nights. Threshing con tinues, wheat yielding from 3;' to 12 bush els. Peaches have been' harvested; crop very small. "Worms have nearly all left the gardens. Hops eren fine condition. Beaverton, "Washington Couihy, Loranca "Wolf The dry spell wasbroken Friday evening by .a light rain, which continued until Saturday morning Late potatoes and other vegetables will certainly be ben efited by It. All kinds df; fruit' are ripen ing. Lents, Multnomah County, C. F. Zlnser The week has been cloudy and cool, with light -rains on Thursday and Friday. Po tatoes look fairly well.4 Threshing com pleted this week, with the following yields: "Wheat, 4 to 8 bushels? oats, 10 to 15; peas, about .15. Oats very light weight. Coast District: Nehalem. Tillamook County, Charles Pye Early part of the week ,&, northwest wind, with alternating clouds and ho, sunshine; latter- part, southerly winds, 'with light v-v rain, which greatly benefited pastures. Po tatoes are nearly rlpe.fbut are only about half a crop. j "Waldport, Lincoln County, David Ruble The weather during !the week has been too dry for the best gr.owth of vegetation. Potatoes and cabbage will be light, but gardens are in good condition. The pros pect for "fruit was never better.' Cattle are looking fine. Columbia River Valley. Hood River, "Wasco County, P. D. Hln riebs A large crop of prunes, Bartteit pears and Gravenstelh apples are now ripe: the fruit Is of excellent quality and remarkably free from? worms. Even or chards that have not .bevn sprayed have very few wormy apples and pears. "Weston. Umatilla County, Maud M. Baker An unseasonable week. Rain and high winds, with low temperatures. Light thunderstorms during the first three days. Harvest work entirely abandoned. Great anxiety exprcsed for the upthreshed wheat and that still uncut. Some has been stored: on other ranches, that remain ing in the fields is well protected, but the greater part is exposed to the rain. Cab bage, corn and melons in fine condition. A large yield of excellent potatoes is antici pated. Southern Orcpron. Glendale, Douglas County. Mrs. Fannie Miller The last week Jias been cool and dry. A light shower of rain fell on Thurs day morning. The corn crop will be fair. Fall wheat will average 7 bushels to the acre. The hay crop, which is all In, Is the best for years. Pasturage is still fairly good and siock in good' condition. Tab'Na Rock, Jackson County. S. M. Nealon Quite a shower pf rain fell Tues day night. This will help late corn s-me, but it came too late to benefit other crops. Threshing progressing and the results .how much difference in yields; all fall short of expectations. Melons plentiful. Some corn is being cut, while other fields are growing rankly. ' Apples are doing well and will be of cood size and qual'y. Wolf Creek, Josephine County, J. Steln- er The last week has been warm. Gi.ipts are ripening nicely. Today, the 25th, is very cloudy and threatening. Plnteau RcKion. La Grande. Union County, WT. H. Geki ler Moderate to heavy showers, with hail In some places. Harvesting progressing slowly. Some Fall whenfc being sown. Baker City, Baker County. W. C. Mc Gulnesp The rain during the week, while oCbr-eflt. has retarded threshing-. Haying- all done and crop good. It Is expected that the yield of wheat anl oats will be about the average. EDWARD A. BEALS. Section Director, Portland. Or. Lint of ReurAdmiralf. PORTLAND. Aug. 27. (To the Editor.) Will you give, in the columns of your paper, the names of ,the R" ar-Admlrals of the-Navy, and the date on which they will retire, and oblige. A SUBSCRIBER. ' ; The first man in the Navy, of course. Is Admiral Dewey, who entered Jhe service September 23. 1S54, and the following is a list of the Rear-Admirals, acpording to seniority, with the date wheri. they en tered the service: f i Frederick V. McNalr, September 21, 1833. Jchn A. Howell, September 17 1834. Albert Kautz, September 28,-'185i. G-eorge C. Rcmcy, Sepiember'20, 1855. Normal L. Farnuhar, September 27, 1S54. John C. Watson, September 29. 1S63. Winfield S. Schley. September 2D, 1856. Silas Casey. September 25, 1S55. William T. Sampson, September 24. 1857. Bartlett J. Cromwell. September 21, 1857. Francis J. Higghvon, Septem'b r 21. 1S57. Frederick Rodgers. September 25, 1857. Louis Kempff, September 25, 1857. George S. Sumner, September3 20, 1858. Albert S. Barker. October 2SJJ1S59. Charles S. Cotton, September) 23, 185S. Silas I Terry. September 28. JS5S. Merrill T. Miller, November 23, 1859. .These Rear-Admirals will retire at the age limit. The Oregonian hasinot access to statistics as to the' age "of ach officer when he entered the servicer, hence can not give the date of his enforced retire ment. Imperialism in. Ease. Chicago Journal. -The Hon. Dick Crokex is. a glorious example of the American Emperor. The subjects that pay tribute to ' him, who keep him in $4000 bull puns; he counts by the million. He Is more of an Emperor than Mr. McKlnley could ever hope to be. EMPTY HOUSES NOW EVERY . EAST MOTTJIT TABOR DWEU.IXG IS ' OCCUPIED. Increased School Accommodation "Will Be Taxed to the Utmost the Coming "Winter. The two Mount Tabor school districts are preparing for a large attendance during the coming school year, although perhaps for two weeks after the opening the attendance will not be full, as a great many families have made a prac tice of going to the hopyards every year and will do so this year. This will affect the Montavllla district more than No. 5 on the west side of the slope. Last year almost the entire congrega tion of one church from Montavllla went to the hop fields. The Montavllla school house has been completed so that the entire eight rooms will be occupied this year. Even with the addition of an other room over those occupied last year Professor Leatherman. the principal, says that the building will be crowded to Its utmost capacity the coming term. In cluding the principal, eight teachers will be employed. Besides the completion and furnishing of one room the building has been generally overhauled and put in good condition for the opening. Every house in Montavllla has been oc cupied and It Is almost Impossible to rent one there. About all the dilapidated structures that were scattered through the settlement have been repaired and occupied." A good many new structures also have been put up this year. This tends to fill up the school building, and It will not be very long before the Di rectors will have to face the problem of erecting another building, or be annexed to the city. In district No. 5, the largest In the county outside of Portland, 10 teachers will be employed, with Profes sor Durrette as principal. Here two rooms in the Glencoe building have been added to the facilities of the district, which will provide In all 12 rooms In the dis trict, thus providing some extra ro'om for the future. The main building, how ever, will be well crowded. Work is In progress at the Glencoe building on the two rooms and these are now nearly ready for the opening the middle of Sep tember. As at Montavllla vacant houses at Mount Tabor are hard to find. Tvro "Women Injured. Mrs. Mary Ponnay, and her daughter, Mrs. F. W. Morris, who live near Haw thorne avenue at Mount Tabor, were both severely injured in a collision with a car of the East Side Railway Com pany, Sunday evening, near the Glencoe station on Hawthorne avenue. They and Mrs. Cora Ponnay were driving in a phaeton, and the collision happened as they were crossing the track while the car was approaching. Conductor' West was in charge, and In spite of his efforts to stop the car the vehicle was struck. Mrs. Morris was thrown forward over the front of the phaeton, being severely bruised. Mrs. Mary Ponnay was thrpwn out the side of the vehicle, while Mrs. Cora Ponnay was thrown on the former. The women were taken tp the house of Mrs. Morris and Dr. Joseph! called. No bones were broken. Mrs. Mary Ponnay sustained the most serious injuries. She Is 70 years old. Yesterday She was rest ing easily and will likely soon recover. The horse was somewhat cut and bruised, and the phaeton damaged. Mrs. Cora Ponnay escaped Injury. Separation Threatened. A divorce movement Is reported to be hatching on the East Side in conse quence of the blanket ordinance. Several who are hit hard by the ordinance say that they will get up a petitio.n asking the Legislature to set the East Side off by itself again. Dan Kelahar is promi nently mentioned as Mayor of the pro posed East Side city, and he said ho would accept the position if tendered him by a majority, but he remarked that he has very small hopes of the tender being made. The rumor has spread around generally, and alreadv a number are fig uring on getting an ofTce. The scheme Is wholly Imrratleable. The East and West Sides are securely welded together never to be divorced. No sensible man will consider the possibility of separation or sign a petition for It. "Will Get Electric Lfshta. The members of the Sellwood volunteer fire company are pleased over the pros pects of getting electric lights for their hall in both the lower and upper rooms. The company desires to get rid of the dangerous coal oil lamps with which the assembly hall Is lighted. J. E. Relnkie, foreman of the company, stated yester day that ho had hopes that their re quest for electric lights will be granted. The company will then be well condi tioned. The members have provided them selves with uniforms and when their building has been furnished with electric lights they will have a public demon stration in honor of .the event. Thrown From a Bnsrfry. Mrs. E. Beers, of Gresham, was se verely Injured last evening by being thrown from a buggy. Mr. and Mrs. Beers had been visiting relatives during the day. and were driving homeward with their baby, when the horse suddenly be came unmanageable. He began kicking and plunging with such violence that Mrs. Beers was thrown out, striking on her head. The baby also was thrown out. but was not Injured. Mrs. Beers suf fered from concussion of the brain, but it Is thought the result will not be serious. Funeral of Minn Jean Lent. The funeral of Miss Jean Lent, daugh ter of Mrs. Martha A. Lent, who died August 26. took place yesterday forenoon from the home of her mother, at 183 East Seventh street. She was an estimable young woman and a daughter of the late O.' P. Lent. At the close of the services at the house the remains were buried In Multnomah cemetery, in the family ground. Ennt Side Xoten. Mr. and Mrs. John Sleret. who live near Gresham, left for the East. Satur day, where they will spend the Win ter. Councilman Nichols, of the Tenth Ward. Is at Seattle, where he will remain till tomorrow. He will study the methods of that city government. A. B: Hemstock, Postmaster at Sell wood, and family, who were camping on Eagle Creek. Clackamas County, with Mr. and Mrs. Dean, have returned home. Rev. J. J. Dalton .the new pastor of the First Cumber! ind Presbyterian Church, and wife., have apartments at The Brown, but they hope to rent a cot tage soon. Rev. J. M. McKany, editor of the Sun day School Literature, of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, is In the city for a few days. He Is making a tour of the Northwest cities. Mrs. A. T. Webb, who has been in fail ing health for several months, is still at the coast, where she has been for the. past three months. She Is reported as slowly Improving and will remain for the present. Her friends hope that she will fully recover. Fred Keenan. the attorney, who re cently returned from Nome, Is at St. Vincent's Hospital In a critical condition. He was taken sick shortly after return ing, and a week ago removed to the hospital. His condition causes his rela tives and friends much concern. Rudolph Schmeer received a letter yes terday from his wife, who is at Great Falls. Mont., with their son. Claude. The latter Is very sick at that place with typhoid. The letter states that the young man Is slightly better and is considered out of danger. Mrs. J. E. 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They were gone about three months, and were with the parents of Mrs. Rienkie. Anton Pelffer. who shot himself several weeks ago at Sellwood. has entirely re covered. Statement Prom air. Pye. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 27. To the Edi tor.) Permit me to correct a misstate ment In your issue of today in regard to the article "Threw Carbolic Acid." In the first place the acid was not "dashed" nor "thrown" "Into the face of the boy Adolph Anderson." nor is "the boy prot ably disfigured for life," as you state, I have waited upon the mother of the boy and this lady states there are mark. upon the side of the face and one side of the neck and which I am assured by a medical man will disappear. It appears that a boy was carrying a mixture of oil of cloves and carbolic acid for the cure of toothache, and was amusing himself by putting some on the rruids of other boys with whom he was playing. My boy had some of this mix- j ture poured on his fingers, and, not know ing the mixture was at all dangerous, wiped his hand across the side of the face of the Anderson boy. It, of course, caused a blister, as It did also on the fingers of my boy. Mrs. Anderson Is not "Indignant over the affair." .neither is "the case to be looked Intoj" other than to endeavor to prevent boys from carrying and using dangerous liquids promiscuously. JA&IES J. PTE. Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum. TOMATOES IN GREAT VARIETY Hovr Tnntc for Them Has Been Cul tivated in 50 Years. The number of different varieties of tomatoes displayed in the markets now in Portland is something wonderful, as peclally to elderly people who can re member when the tomato was' not eaten, and, in fact, was reported to be poison ous. The tomato belongs to the night shade family and Is therefore akin to the potato. The potato Is a farinaceous tuber produced on the roots of the plant, while the tomato corresponds to the potato ball or seed vessel of the potato, being like It, juicy and full of seeds. Both plants are natives of American Indian origin. The tomato was first introduced Into cul tivation as a curiosity on account of the beauty of the fruit which is of a deep red or yellow color, the red one being much more generally grown. It was at first known as the "love apple." The number of varieties has been greatly in creased since they were cultivated, and now they can be seen of all sizes from that of a man's fist down to that of a cherry. A number of persons were look ing at a display of tomatoes In front of a store yesterday, among which were red and yellow ones of the size of cherries, and on up to large ones. One of the number remarked that he could remem ber when tomatoes were known as "love apples" and -were considered poisonous. while now there are few fruits more gen erally used or liked or considered more wholesome. Another said he could remember of get ting about the worst whipping he ever received for eating tomatoes. This was about 50 years ago. back In Illinois. His father had grown some in his garden as a curiosity and when they were fully grown would place them in a window to ripen In the sun. They looked good enough to eat and boy-like the narrator had sampled them. When this was found out he was dosed with sweet milk to counteract the poison. He. however, could not refrain from giving them an other trial and being detected in this "at tempt at suicide" was given a very thor ough and satisfying whipping. "It did not cure me of eating tomatoes, though, said the old man, "for I am fond of them yet. and consider them very wholesome. The tomato was first eaten in England about 1S37. but its use did not become general either there on In this country till some years later. It Is now eaten In more different ways probably than any other fruit-raw. boiled, broiled, fried, haked preserved, in catsup. In soups, sal ads pies and, in short. In every Im aginable way. and In ex'ery style has Its admirers. The Balance of Trade. PORTLAND. Aug. 21. To the Editor.) Will The Oregonian please explain how our export balance Is a proof of prosper ity to the country? A man In selling goods must have one of three things to recompense him either merchandise or money returned In exchange or an estab lished credit to draw upon. How or in what way has the country been thus re imbursed for its exports? In an editorial In today's Oregonian the editor says: "We are naylnc our foreign debts with .1.- " Thc afflrma n r!ht T.et US See. If import balances against us show debt, i export balances In our favor should show credit. Now. up to June 20, 1S73. the ex cess of Imports was ?i.uj.zii.im iae debt? From then to March 1. 1S37, the net excess of exports was 53.088.240,549. showing a clear export balance of $1,895,028,436 In our favor at the beginning of McKln ley's Administration. Wherein is the In debtedness established which this much-bragged-about export balance goes towards paying? C. W. S. We should not perhaps print this letter. I A I OAlfliiiiCi IB 1 M 31 In J IS 8 ift ti "J Sf II it A j I ariors as it Is senseless. Our debt to Euror has its source In American securities floated there, not In trade balances. Ou sales abroad are not all devoted to dell reduction, but to imports. Interest freights, loans to London and Berlir credits of tourists, etc. A man might a well worship the balance of trade a to display equal fanaticism In Ita abj horrence. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Transfers H. A. Hogue and wife to Mrs. C. i Charlton. SE. lot 3. block IS. Lone , Fir Cemetery, February 14, 1S81.. .5 ( Barbara Schenz to Mary A. Pajs, lots 3 and 4, block 57, Sellwood, Au gust 23 .... 3 Claude E. Carlile to Daniel Cailile and wife, 5 acres. SE. & sectloi 5 and NE. Ya. section 8. T. 1 S.. R. 2 E.. August 2S E( Ernest J. Stroud etux. to David Man- i ary. undivided Yi of SE. , of section 9, T. 1 S.. R. 4 E., August 21 Cary H. Harrison and wife to same, i same, August 25 Frank M. Olds and wife to O. H. Cone, lot 12. block 13, Capltan Addi tion, April 20, 1S9S Henry Miller and Lizzie Miller to F. H. Sherman, lots 9 and 12. block 23, Sunnyslde. August 25 10C David Goodseli and' wire p Newton Drew, lot 13,. block 19, Bout PTt- i land Heights. August2S Buildins Permit.. M. Cornlle. addition to building on Com mercial street, between Page and Russe' streets; $1085. Adam Deines, 1-story dwelling. Knoll street, between Union avenue and Ea3 Seventh street; J900. ' Marriage LIcenue. J. R. Baker, aged 25. Lillian M- Gor aged 21. Death. , August 25. Marcus H. Duntley, aged t years. 432 Third street; Injuries receive In accident. August 25. Lily Johnson, aged 24 yearf 242 Everett street; opium poisoning. August 26, Gay R. Wllsotu aged 2 yead Fulton; sarcoma. August 27, John Pon, aged CO years, Ankeny street; dropsy. i Kinir Victor's iafe Threatened, PARIS, Aug. 2S. A dispatch to 1 Pptlt Bleu from Rome says an anarcn has been arrested in Carrara on susplcl of having conspired to assassinate Kl; Victor Emmanuel IIL For Infants and Children. The Kind You ta Alwas Boug Bears the Signature of S09 Washington 3i. 40 Cents Box No. 1 White Macaroni. 55 Cents 10-Pound Box. Fresh Soda Cracker! 5 Cents Pound Tapioca or Sago. 5 Cents Pound Mixed Birdseed. 45 Cents 12 Carts Deviled Ham. 5 Cents Pound Gloss Starch. 20 Cents 10-Pound Sack Farina. 15 Cents Pound CJioIce Fresh-Roast Coffee" 30 Cents Pound Hoffman House Java and M Coffee. FAKE HAIR PREPARATIONS Do Hair Xo Good, nut Often Can r to Fall Out. Many hair preparations are "fake" piiiiao thev are merely scalp Irrl They often cause a dryness, mak'nJ hair brittle, and, finally, ureiess. Ar-atr la the cause of all trouble with It Is a germ disease. The germ ra enHoTft srnlfta as It dies to the TO the hair, where It destroys the hair tnllt-v. nailHlnc the hair to fa I CUt euro rtanilriiff- th cerm must DC 1 "Destroy the cause, you remove tl feet." Newbro's Herpicide Is the hair preparation that kills the aa: germ, thereby leaving the nair luxuriantly-