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THEMOKNKG OHEGONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1900. GERMS ARE IK THE AIR EVERT OICE EfOCULATED CAUXTTAL BACILLI. WITH Price of Admission Only Ten Cents sal Ten Cents More to Midway., Street fair germs are getting In their work on the public all over the North west hut they are thickest right here In Portland, and they have given he carni val fever to every man, -woman and child la town. There may be people In the city who are not interested In the carnival, out they are sot fn evidence, and have not been lor several weeks. The sound of the hammers that are busily engaged not la knocking the fair hut In knocking together the last board that will go to form the long lines of booths and many pinnacled and turretted buildings, Is a march to -which the entire public Is pa rading in a body. The bright colors of the decorations -which are gleaming forth from all sides blind the eyes to every thing but the fact that there Is going to be a great street fair and carnival here in Portland next week, and that the opening day is Tuesday. Already the hotels are Bwarming with great crowds of people, who came early to avoid the rush, but who found that the advance guard of the rush is already here. The oldest inhabi tant walks along Washington street and sees more strange faces than familiar ones. Business men hurrying down the streets to the rune of the carnival march are stopped a score of times in a fourth as many blocks to be asked by some stranger where the Postofflce Is, or, more frequently, the location of the headquart ers of the carnival committee. Stores are already feeling the Impetus which the fair is giving to trade, and many have put on extra clerks to help through the rush. If there are so manyjeople here now, the hotel and restaurant men are wondering how tney will count those who Will be In town when the game is fairly going, but they are warned In time, and will be prepared -to accommodate every body, and at prices that will not gain for Portland the name of the Kansas City of the Pacific Coast. The fair, in fact, is not going to bank rupt those who come to see It. Tho price of admission at the main gate Is 10 oonts, which price is an open sesame to every part of the fair except the midway and concessions. Another 10 cents entitles "the seeker after amusement to View the wonders of the midway. At prices like that, there will be no one complaining. and the result will be that the great throng which surges through the dazzling aisles of the fair will be exclaiming both "How cheap!" and "How good!" One thing has been determined upon by the management, and that is that when the gates are opened to the pubHc Tuesday, the exhibits every one of them shall be ifl. place, and looking their prettiest. This is no circus advertise ment, and every one who has anything to show in booths is requested to have It ready by Saturday if possible, and by Monday at the very latest. There will be much cleaning up and furbishing to do after every article to be displayed Is in its flnal resting place, and it will ke hoave exhibitors to heed this warning, if they want to get the benefit of the open ing night crowd, which will be without doubt one of the largest in all the fair. A commercial trayeler, who represents an Eastern shoe house, and who has seen all the great fairs which have been given in the country, came to Portland yester day morning, and spent the afternoon wandering along Sixth street looking at the buildings and booths. He dropped Into tho street fair headquarters about 4 o'clock. and asked for the manager. He -was told that each com mittee was the manager of a department, but dropplpng into a chair he compli mented President Howe and J. F. Cord ray and J. M. Long, -who happened to be in the office, on the completeness of the preparations. "There was not a street fair in the country, and I have seen them all," sala he, "which could In any way compare with the one you are going to give. I wonder if your people fully realize what & show you are giving them. I have been all along the street, and was aston ished to see how elaborately the build ings have been constructed, and witn what taste the booths have been ar ranged. I don't want you to think I thought Portland was a backwoods town, but I really had no idea you could get up anytntng like that out here. And you have got Incandescent lights to burn. Of course, that's what they are for, but it isn't every one who can afford to burn 1,000.000 of them at a time, and I will bank that I saw that many along the street When all those lights are blaz ing and the crowds are piling along un derneath them, it will be a sight worth crossing the pond to see. "Advertise Portland? Well, I should say it -would. The only pity Is that you can't get everybody in tho United States out here to see your show, for no one can look at it without becoming convinced that you have got the llvest town on the Coast. They don't have tho nerve to get up a fair of that kind in graveyard cities I can tell you. "When I get back to New York I shall tell the head of our house to come out here and take a 'lamp at this country. It is a place there is a chance for business in. I can tell you. You will never be sorry you gave this show, not for a dnv. nnd when your population see what it will do for the town they will have some medals struck for the men that got it up. if they were born with a scrap of gratitude in their souls." It has been a common thing for peo ple to hear talk of this kind from visi tors and it is always delivered with a sincerity and earnestness that makes It -worth something as encouragement and inspiration Painters to March. The local, No 10. of Portland, and No. C2. of Oregon City, of the Brotherhood of Painters. Decorators and Paper-Hangers of America, will turn out in the carnival parade with a full membcrshln. nnd mm appear in their usual trades uniform con testing of white overalls, jacket and a hite crash hat. with the Elks' .purple as a hatband. The union has selected Henry A. Henneman to act as the marshal or the day. He has appointed as his aids L. J. Beldin, Pop Brooks and W." Mc Oaustland The marshal will ride a white horse, decorated with tho carnival colors. many have been moved by oar axhorta- nous aa.a moae or. vmg. ,we are doing just as the Lord -told-his disciples to do, arid "we expect fo be among tho very few who are saved," At this Juncture Mr. Newblll appeared on the scene. He carried a paper sack full of mellow pears some one had given nlm, and he said: "We can get two J iuuiua, mo use oi a stove ana arewooa free for a whole week, if we want it for Tiownng. "There ypu are,'1 exclaimed Mr. Clem, as he proceeded tp coasume a pear, "I told you the Lord was providing for us, and now you see the way he does it" And the whole party of evangelists went Into the baggage-room of the Grand Cen. tral Statloa to arrange for moving their tent and luggage to the newly-found ref uge. KELLY "TRIBE" REUNION. HOW IT WAS ORGANIZED MISS AMERICAS TELLS OF" COUTCCTL OF JEWISH VTOMEX. Second Annual Gathering: tit Farm of Plympton Kelly. the Aboat 40 members of the Kelly "tribe" gathered at the home of Plympton Kelly, six miles east of Portland, on the Sec tion Line road, yesterday, the occasion being the second annual reunion of the family. There are more thn ioo mem bers of the family scattered throughout the state, "and fully one-half of these were unable to attead the reunion on account of business and other reasons, although those present enjoyed tho gath ering and kept alive the family fra ternal feeling. For the reunion the day was perfect, and the well-kept farm place of Plymptoa Kelly, which he cleared aad developed from nearly half a century ago, was an appropriate place for the social iatercourse of the pioneer families. He settled oa the spot whea there were but few people withia miles, and today there is no better-kept farm in the state. The members of the Kelly "tribe," the heads of which came to Oregon la the early '60s. arrived ia the early moralmr and exchanged greetings, spending the forenoon pleasantly relatlag reminis cences and talking of the long ago. Tho Kelly family have been prominent slace pioaeer days, aad conspicuous for men and women of Influence and talent aad high standing. The heads arrived In Oregon in 185L when Portland was In its infancy. "Father" Clinton Kelly; so well known to old Portlanders. settled oa what is now known as the Waverly tract which lacluded Keailworth aad some of the surroundings. Borne- of his stalwart sons also took up laad la the neighborhood, and others pushed east ward, spreadlag uatil the family became promlaeat nd coatributed much toward the development of the country eastward from Portland. It was the representa tives of this worthy family who came together yesterday. At 1 o'clock all sat dowa to a bouate ous repast of regular couatry fare, spread on a long taoie on the lawn. Follow ing this came an impromptu programme, furnished by several talented young women of tho family. Miss Agaes Plum mer aad Miss Isolene Shaver sang solos in a very pleasing manaer. They were followed by Mrs. Uda Niblin, who recit ed "Alameda," Letters were thea read by Miss Agaes Plummer from various members who had beea uaable to attend, whea Plymptoa Kelly, who was elected presldeat of the "tribe" at the time of Its orgaaizatioa, a year ago, gave a short address. Among those in attendance were: Plympton Kelly aad family, Mrs. Faw cett, aad daughters, of Portland: Mrs. Mary Leo, Mrs. Ewing and daughters, Dr O. P. S. Plummer and family; Mrs. Hampton Kelly, of "Victor, Wasco Coun ty: Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Manley, Dell Trueman, Mrs. V. B. DeLashmutt, of Spokane; Misses Beatrice and "Vera Kern and Miss Isolene Shaver, Miss C. Reed, Miss Ada Rider and Kev. C T. Hurd. Principal Motive Was to Leara More of Their Otto llaco ana Theix Religion. Miss Sadie American told the history of the orgaaizatioa of the Jewish Council of Womea before a very large audience at Temple Beth Israel last night She proved to be a most latarestlng speaker, and her remarks were attentively listened to and generous applause followed the close of the lecture. The speaker referred to the religious parliament held in Chicago in 1893 during the World's Fair, and said: "The Jewish women held an Independent congress, but It was a matter of great difficulty to bring It about Never before had Jewish browsing la the mountains, and will not return to Winter quarters for a month yet "Wallowa Couaty," he said, "is ajso the banner hog county of the state, although we have to drive or haul our fat hogs to Elgin, the railroad terminus, la Union County. If we can only get this road ex tended Into Wallowa, according to the survey, it will add much to our import ance. "Wallowa has beea known as something a Populist couaty, but la the last elec tioa we gave a majority of 200 for the Republican state ticket and we will do even better thaa this for McKlaley next November." PREFERS DAWSON TO NOME St. Michael Physician's Estimate of Alaska. Dr. Robert Hamilton, who has beea surgeon In the employ of the Alaska Commercial Company, at St Michael, for the past year, is at the Portlaad, oa his return to his former home, at Trenton, N. J. St Michael, ho said yesterday, is IN THE SEVERAL COURTS RECORDER. FILES AW AKSWER TO WAUUTX'S SUIT. Says It Is Impracticable to Have Many People Copying Papers Thronehont the Day. County Recorder 8. C Beach yesterday filed an aaswer to the mandamus petition of J. L. Wallln, publisher of the Dally Official Record aad Court Report, to have the Recorder ordered to permit the peti tloaer to laspect the various lastrumeats filed for record. Wallla desires to use the information thus obtained for his sheet and Judge Sears recently rendered aa opinion that as a matter of law Wal lla has a right to see the papers. Ia his aaswer the Recorder states why he has declined to permit the petitioner to laspect the mortgages, deeds, releases, complettag a dwelling oa bis place. There la quite a spurt la the Improvemeat line. Three men axe at work oa the annex to the hall of tho M: A. Rosa Peat Q. A. R. It will sooa be completed, whea the post aad Relief Corps will have the larg est bulldlag la the neighborhood. It will be free from debt Already appllcatloa has beea made for the lower room. Oae maa wants It for a grocery, aad another wants It for a drug store. There will be no difficulty In getting a tenant. Rev. M. L. Hardlngham will preach his farewell sermon In the Pleasant Home Church one week from next Suaday. He Is quite popular la this neighborhood, aad his frleads hope that he will be re turned by the conference. He has charge of the Gresham church also, and has served several years. At the last meeting of M. A. Ross Post. G. A. R.. the preliminary steps were taken for the reunion of 1901. It will likely be held about the same time next year as it was this year, although some would prefer to have an early date, com mencing before and Including the Fourth of July. The last reunion was a success In every way, aad the post aad Relief Corps are both prosperous. COMMERCE WITH HAWAII CAXTFORNIA SHIPPERS REFUSE TO GIVE STATISTICS. FUNCTION OF EXPORTS. A Correspondent Inquires of Their Economic Significance. PORTLAND, Aug29. (To the Editor.) Exports that go to pay laterest, laad rents, freights, divideads oa railroad stocks, corporatioa shares, etc., and tour ists credits are aot exports that earlch the country, but on the contrary, are a drain upon Its wealth. If this Is where our excess exports go, and Its looks like It as the imports are offset and no credit is established, what credit Is It to tho McKlnley Administration as a wealth-maker for the country? Is it can it be, because it furnishes such a large and growing outlet for our surplus products, that there need be no fear of overproduction? C W. S. This Is a complex problem, one that has beea discussed la print on the plat form and everywhere else from' the time that econqmic thought began. Aa al most laflaite variety of coasideratioa needs to be takea lato acoouat, and the easiest way to settle the trouble Is aot to settle It at all, but to lot It follow its owa peaceful bent The proportions of reciprocal exports and imports, the in terdependence of Industrial and commer cial relations, and the production of gold, are the simplest of the subtile factors. Generally It may be said that foreign payments aot merely lessen the danger of overproduction, but they create employ ment for labor by stimulating exports. All The Oregontan's space from aow till klagdom come devoted to the riddle would not bring it an ell nearer solution, but would merely occasion some one to raise a storm who thought he kaew bet ter. Every treatise oa ecoaomlcs has its owa pet theory, and If the student will give attention to them all, he will live about 593 years and finally leave off with a notion that nobody else will accept PERSONAL MENTION. USE MUCH FRUIT. East Side Canneries Prove of Benefit to Farmers. The East Side fruit canneries, one on Graad aveaue aad the other oa East Eighth, street are both dolag va big busi ness this seasoa. At both, la the fore noons, from early moralag, vehicles gather from the country, loaded mostly with pears, but also with other fruits. The canneries have beea worklag steadily all through the seasoa, with large forces of girls aad womea. At the larger caa aery the payroll for the help employed last week was $650, moaey that goes lato the homes of the aeighborhood. The Graad aveaue cannery also employs a considerable force, and has a large payroll' of women aad girls. A large amouat of pears Is being put up In these canneries. The pears coming In are gea erally la good condition, but not quite as large as la former seasons. The Oregoa Packing Company Is putting up B0 cases of pears a day. The manager says there is a great demand for them la California, where there is a scarcity. The output from the two canneries -will be more thau double what It was last year. The Grand avenue cannery is a aew institution, hav lag beea starfed this year. It has proved a success. In spite of the reputed short ness of the fruit crop, these two can neries have not been idle at any time through the season. Fruitgrowers come from every direction and for maay miles to deliver their produce. The benefits, therefore, from these two canneries are widespread. The packing-house on the corner of East Clay and East First streets, where prunes are to pass through what Is called a "processing," is all ready. Machinery for the handling of prunes Is in position. About 100 haads will be employed in this institution. Last year prunes processed found a ready sale at a high price. Per mission was obtained from the City Coun cil to construct a switch on the East f First street side, so that freight cars can be gotten close to the main building. The work of constructing this switch Is under way, and It will be completed with in a few days. Carloads of prunes may thea bo takea direct to the packing-house. Fisnres Valuable urn Shorvini? the. Effect of Annexation of the Isl ands to the United States. THE AGILE ORATOR DOING STUNTS. Boston Herald. MANNA FROM ON HIGH. How Hive EvnnKellata Are Provided Food and Shelter. "The Pilgrims" fle Individuals who struck Portland yesterday call them selves. They are three men and two wom en, Mr and Mrs New bill heading the par ty as evangelists. They eschew all organ ization, and say that churches are oaly money-making schemes, aad that they. the ne. are the only oaes who follow the Savior la the strict Scriptural sease, by giving all te the poor aad going forth to preach the gospel, without "money and without price. They came up from As toria yesterday, after a series of meetings on the coast, and will now try to coavert Portlanders from the error of their ways. James Clem, a member of the party, was asked how he made it and he said, "All right We never suffer for the lack of food or clothing, and we never ask onvone for a cent" How de yea pa.y your expenses V " People often shake hands with us, and we find they have silver In their hands as they do so The rest of our party are out now looking up quarters for the night and I have faith that we will be sheltered and treated well' "What ae yea do with the converts yon make" "They come along with as." "Bat there are osBy five of your "Weft, they doa't aU come, but & great i Mrs. R. S. Sherldaa, of Roseburg, Is a guest of the Imperial. M. M. Butler, a stockralser, of Caayoa City. Is at the Perkins. A. B, Leckenby, Governmeat grass ex pert is at the Imperial. F. C. Reed. State Fish Commissioner, is registered. s. the .Imperial. C. D. Wilson; a business man of Kla math Falls, Is at the Imperial. Supreme Judge F. A. Moore Is regis tered at the Imperial from Salem. M. O. Reed, a prominent attorney of Colfax, Wash., Is at the Perkins. J. E. Coombs, of Pocatello, Idaho, Is at the St Charles, on his return from Nome. Thomas Llnvllle. Sheriff of Clatsop County. Is registered at the St Charles from Astoria. T. P. Lee, a prominent farmer of Jo sephine County, Is registered at the Bt Charles, from Grant's Pass. William H. Egaa. aa extensive hop- raiser of Marlon County, is registered at the St Charles, from Brooks. NEW YORK. Aug. 30.-Northwestern people registered at New York hotels are: D. R. Nelson, of Portland, at the Alber marle; H. Bates, of Seattle, at the Grand Union. ROSEBURG. Or., Aug. 30. United States Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota, is in Roseburg visiting his moth er and brother. women been asked to express their views instead of having them expressed for them, and great obstacles had to be over come.' The preparation for this congress had been a lesson, and geographically as well as otherwise, it had been sought to represent the Jewish women of the United States. "When asked to write a paper on Jew ish history' she said, "the answer came back, 'No, I don't know anything about it' but some of them consented to write upon the subject of philanthropy. It was found that Jewish women had taken lit tle part In their church except In philan thropy, or In an auxiliary capacity, or to seen that the pews were clean, or to deco rate the church on occasions, but they knew nothing of Jewish history. But they set about to read and study, and never before were so many Jewish books bought, borrowed and read a3 during that Summer in Chicago. "They came to the congress and took much interest in philanthropy, religious and social work, and so It was determined to form an organization of Jewish women." The organisation, continued the speak er, was formed after due time and thought, and not on enthusiasm which drops as soon as it rises. There were 27 councils in three months, and the num ber is now 55. "It was asked, "What should be the objects of such an assembly, a National assembly of Jewish women, representing the states of the United States; It must come together to discuss what?' It was not to discuss art and Shakespeare; It would be very pleasant perhaps to discuss art and Shakespeare, but that could be done at any time. Itwas first to over come our Ignorance as to things Jewish. Our main object was that we should un derstand the Jew of today. To study things Jewish was made our chief ob ject; to study ourselves and Improve our selves and recognize our chief defects. "Ask a man to contribute $5 to improve his neighbor and he will at least give you $2 50, but if you ask him for 25 cents to Improve himself he thinks you ex tremely Impertinent This objection is what we had to overcome, to make Jew ish women know they were not perfect, except In the eyes of their husbands. This we had to overcome, but we kept at it until 5500 are convinced." Miss American next took up the subject of the reading of the Bible, which she said the council advocated, and said: "Whether from a religious point of view or a cultured point of view, one must know the Bible. No man can call him self educated today who has not a knowl edge of the Bible, the book that has done so much for civilization." Quite a discourse followed on the Bible and the church and the lack of attendance of men In churches generally was com mented upon In the remark: "Men con tribute to the finances of the congrega tion, and the women sit In the pews for which the men generously pay." After branching out somewhat the speaker again reverted to the main topic, saying: "The woman's movement has come to stay. All over the country It has aroused an Interest In Jewish af fairs, and we were able to go over an Important point on the Alaska coast, as it is the po of entry for the Yukon River region, base of supplies for the United States Army, and the distribut ing point of six large commercial com panies, who have warehouses there, stored with good's fortheir branch trad ing posts in the interior. The population of the place he estimates at 1000, of whom one-sixth are aborigines. He in cludes in his figures the 226 soldiers re cently quartered in the garrison there. The whole island of St Michael he con siders a healthy location, though last Spring Influenza and measles carried off quite a proportion of the Indians, wno seemed to succumb more readily than the whites. Dr. Hamilton was kept busy during that period, for, although under salary from the company, he was per mitted to practice on the outside all he wished. During his three years spent In the North, Dr. Hamilton traveled a great deal on the coast and among the tribu taries off the Yukon, but he does not know any reason why white people should stay In any part of It. from Dawson to Nome, after the gold fields give out. "It Is a very large country, however," he said, "and prospecting being difficult, it will be many years before the dig gings are all worked out, and, in the meantime, there may be many valuable deposits found. Continued gold discov eries is the only thing that will keep that great frozen region from becoming de populated and subsiding into its former desolate and uninhabited condition." He visited Nome Just before leaving St Michael for good, and his verdict on that camp corresponds with that of all the others returning from there. "It was a very good place for about 6000 miners." said he. "hut five Hium that many rushed up there. Many of these are now returning to Dawson, via Seattle and Skagwayj as the trip can be made quicker than by St. Michael and the Lower Yukon. The difference in the fare also Is in favor of the more round about course, as it costs S145 to go from iome, dv tne xukon. to Dawson, first class, while $75 will pay the passage the other way. I rather favor Dawson as a permanent mining camp because rich creeks are likely to be discovered in that vicinity when the laws are changed to a more liberal basis toward prospectors." Happy Thonsrht. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 29. (To the Edi tor.) I see a good deal about the blanket-license ordinance. Will you kindly al low me to make a suggestion, namely, If all business men are licensed, why not Include all city, county and other offi cials, as they are making a living out of their positions, as well as the business men out of their business? Besides, they are not under the usual expenses for store or office rents, and enjoying all the city privileges and advantages, as well as the business men do. so therefore a reason able tax of say 3 per cent for any official receiving from $800 to $1500, and 5 per cent for those receiving $1500 salary, which would be about right T. E. B. MakeMt 25 per cent and there will still etc., and the court, after a final hearing, will determine whether the answer con stitutes a valid defense. Recorder Beach In his answer alleges the facts to be that Wallln does not de sire an inspection or examination of the records, but wants to obtain possession of the records for the purpose of making copies thereof and of parts thereof, and to sell and dispose of such Information solely for his own gain and benefit Should such privilege be granted to the petitioner, It Is asserted he would re quire daily to inspect and copy every Instrument filed for record, to the great Interference with the work of the office. The defendant avers that he has at all times been ready and willing to furnish copies of all or portions of the instru ments on receiving the fees allowed by law therefor, and his refusal to allow Wallln to make copies was made In good faith, and in the nroDer discharge of the duties imposed by law on the defendant. Mr. Beach further states that there are a large number of abstractors of title and others who dally and hourly and con tinuously desire to copy Instruments left at the office for record, and a large num ber of abstractors desire and insist on having a representative or representa tives continually In the office of the Re corder. The Recorder alleges that he has to give a $10,000 bond, and cannot con sistently, considering the duties Imposed upon him by law, and those Interested In the instruments, allow every one to copy the same. He has a right, he says, to be the judge as to who should be per mitted to inspect and copy the Instru ments, and In what manner and time, and under what circumstances. He states that if every one was granted the priv ilege, the office would be run over ,and crowded, and legitimate business Inter fered with, and render It Impossible to safely keep the records, and the office would become a workshon and rendez vous for abstractors and others, and also that Wallln is not financlaly responsible, and could not be made to respond In dam ages to the defendant If any" Instrument or record should be altered, lost or de stroyed by him. Mlssourlan at the Coast First Time. Judge R. F. Ayers returned the other day from Long Beach, where he spent three days very pleasantly with his wife. It was his first trip to the sounding sea. Having lived in Missouri for a number of years, he did not have the opportunity of visiting the ocean. In describing his experiences yesterday to a friend, he re marked that he had heard and read of sea serpents and mermald3, but aever saw them before his receat trip. He said that he saw huadreds of them dlsportlag la the surf at Long Beach and in the sand. He said he put on a little clothing and went dowa to the edge of the water. He had beea told that the oceaa was cold, but had no idea It was quite as cold as he found It. "My teeth chattered as if they would fall out of my head," ho said, "but I wouldn't back out. I got where I thought a little wave would Just sort of wash over me gently. It camo at me, but It was a whopper. Before I could retreat It grabbed me and I couldn't get away. It threw me up, slung me around, first one way and then another, and then stood me oa my head la a very undignified position, filling my mouth with sand and sea water. Then it left me. But we had a good time, all the same." England and organize a similar RnH-t-.. 1 oe P'enuiui applications for all offices. .r. . .. . . . . i caiiea tne Jewish study Society." Re quests to be informed of what they were doing came from France and Germany. At the conclusion of the address Mrs. Alex Bernstein asked the womea pres ent to snow tneir appreclatloa of the ef forts of Miss Amerlcaa by jolaiag the council here. Rev. Dr. J. Bloch pro nounced a benediction. 50 CENTS IS ALL IT COSTS. The O. R. & N. sells rouad trip tickets to Boaaevllle for only 50 cents. These tickets are good going on the Suaday moralag trala. leaving Union Depot at 8:15 A. M., and returning oa train arriv ing at 4 P. MI Sunday. Persons wishing a delightful ride and magnificent scenery (should tako advantage of this low rate. PROSPEROUS WALLOWA. Farmers "Well-to-Bo and W1H Vote for McICinley. F. McCuIly. president of tho First Bank of Joseph. Wallowa Couaty, Is at the Im perial. He thinks Wallowa Is enjoying prosperity with the rest of the state, al though money Is a little tight there now, pending the delivery of a large number of beef cattle to Puget Sound buyers on September 15. The sheep, of. which Wal lowa County has over 200,000. "are still ' IMPORTAKT-TO TOURISTS. The Rio Grande Western has arranged for another of its popular persdnally conducted-tourist excursions. This will leave Salt Lake City every Sunday evening, and run into Chicago, via the Illinois Cen tral Railroad. This arrangement gives passengers, who have an objection to traveling Sundavs. an onnnrtnnfttr tn na.r that day In the Mormon capital, and also to attend the nublio services at thA TnK ernaclc. The Rio Grande Western's oth er excursions leave Portland Mondays, over the Missouri Pacific and Chicago & Altonr Tuesdays, over the Rock Island route; Wednesdays, over the Burlington route: Thursdays, over both the Burling ton and Missouri Pacific and Alton. For full particulars as to rates, and for sleeping-car reservations, apply to J. D. Mansfield, general agent 253 Washington street Portland. Are unlike all other pills. No purglag or paia. Act specially on the liver and bile. Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill a doso Snes for Divorce. Othlla M. Lowell yesterday filed suit against Edgar L. Lowell for a divorce, because of cruel treatment They were married In Portland January 11, 1881, and have no children. Mrs. Lowell in her complaint alleges that since their mar riage, with the exception of the first two or three years, the defendant has repeatedly absented himself from home for days and weeks at a time, and she was all alone In the house at nlsht When she asked him to explain his neg lect she states that he admitted having spent the time in dissipation and enjoy ment with men and women. Because of hi3 conduct Mrs. Lowell avers that she separated from him on three different occasions, returning to him on his promises to reform. In Aug ust, 1S97, the plaintiff asserts that the defendant followed a woman to San Fran cisco, with whom he had been associating in Portland, and was gone for about a month. His treatment of her and Inti macy with other women she says have several times been the subject of dis agreeable newspaper articles, causlag her much humiliation aad sorrow. The plaintiff charges that her husoand Anally, In August, 1897, deserted and abandoned her. Laying Submerged Gas Main. The work of laying the submerged gas main across the Willamette a block south of the Burnslde-street bridge Is progress ing slowly, but surely. Two hundred feet of the1 pipe has been laid from the East Side on a line with Ankeny street The pipe is laid in sections of SO feet the parts being screwed together for that dis tance, and then the next 80-foot section is connected with ball and socket Joints, like those used In laying the submerged water mains. The main Is laid as nearly exactly horizontal as possible, as a sag would result In the accumulation of water In the pipe and thus shut off the gas. The main, as laid, is clamped to the sides of a8row of piles driven deeply In the bottom of the river and placed down far enough In a french so that when the trench is filled with deposit by the cur rent of the river the pipe will be covered up. Drainage to the gas conduit will be established about the middle of the 1200 feet of pipe required. A secondary pipe will extend from this drainage opening to the shore, and by this means the main will be pumped free of water. The dredge Is now at work In the middle of the river, directly south of the Burnslde bridge draw. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2D.-The people ot the United States are likely to be deprived of soma much-desired information re garding tho commerce of the Uatted States with the Hawaiian Islaad3. Tb receat act of Congress, which exteaded to these lslaads practically all of the laws of the United States, is construed as ren dering the commerce betweea the Uatted States aad the islaada "coastwise" la Its character. The laws, with refereace to the gatherlag of statistics of our com merce, require Importers aad exporters to file with the Collectors of Customs at the ports at which their goods eater otf at which they leave the couatry. a ie ciflc statement of the quantity andvalue of each article imported or Tnnrf? ti law does not require, however, this de tailed laf ormatloa with reference to goods passing from ona port of the United States to another port of the United States. Taking advantage of this condi tion, merchants of San. Francisco, who are engaged in the trade with the. Haw aiian Islands, are refusing to furnish to the Collector at that point regarding goods sent to or from the Hawallaa IsW aads. tho general class of Information which they have for years beea furalsh lng, but from which they say they are now exempt uader the aow conditions The effect of this will be to deprive the Bureau of Statistics and the people of the United States, at present at least of all laformatloa regardlag the commerce with the Hawaiian Islands. No feature of our import aad export trado has at tracted so much attention during the past year as that with the Hawallaa Isl ands. It was one spot where the effect of annexation apoa commeroe with tho territory annexed conld be studied, since In the other territories brought Into, close relations with the United States condi- uons were not In our favor., by reason of the war which had existed previous to or Immediately following the new rela tionship. While the growth of our com merce with Porto Rico, Cuba aad the Phllipplae Islands had been very great it has been difficult to determine what proportion of the growth was due to war condltiona or what proportion to the new relations thus established. Ia the case of the Hawallaa Islands, however, ao war conditions existed, either previous r subsequent to annexation, and the growth of the commerce with the Ualted States may be attributed chiefly If not wholly, to the close relations brought about by annexation and the general bus iness revival which followed that event The growth of our commerce with the Hawallaa Islands in the last few vmm especially la the years 1899 and 1900,. has been phenomenal. This growth Is es pecially laterestlng. In view of the new relationship which has been established with the Islands and the marked lacreasa which accompanied the flnal determina tion of that event In 1890 the exports of the United States to the Hawaiian Isl ands were J4.711.CT, and la 1897 were $4 -690.073, shbwing no growth from 1S90 to 1S97. In 1890 the imports Into the United States from the Hawaiian Islands were $12,312,093, and in 1S97 were $13,687,799, show ing but a slight growth. The treaty of aaaexatlon was signed at Washlagton June 16, 1S97, so that all the commerce of the fiscal year 1893 felt the effect of that step la the process of an nexation. In that year the exports of the United States to the Hawaiian Isl ands were $5,907,155. aa iacrease of 37 per cent over 1897, when they amouated to $4,690,075. The treaty was ratified July 7. .low, ana sovereignty over the Islands formally transferred to the United States on August 12, 1898. thus bringing pracM- cally all of the fiscal year- iS9witlr fr- the- period following the complete'aa nexation. The exports to the Hawaiian lslaads in the fiscal year 1899 amouated to 9,305,470, an Increase of over 50 per cent On the import side, the year 1893 showed an increase of $3,500,000 over 1897 and the year 1900 showed another In crease of $3,500,000 over 1S98 and 1399. The following table shows the com merce between the United States and the Hawallaa Islands to each year from 1890 to 1900: year Eiroraa JUNB 0 1890...... 1891 ... 1S93 1893. 1894 1S95 1896 . 1S97 , 1898 1899 1900 , $13,312.9081 13,895,597 8,075,882 9.146.967 10,065,3171 7,888,961 ll.7o7.704 13,687,799 17.187,380 17.S3I.4KS 20,707,903 $ 4.711.41T 5,107.213 3,871.623 2.827.663 3,306, 1S7 3,723,057 3 9S5.707 4.690.075 5,907.155 9.305.470 13,509,148 Pleasant Home News. J. S. Birdsall, who left three years ago for 'Eastern Oregon, has moved back on his ranch. He now thinks that the nslgh borhood Is the best part of the state. There has been no threshing done In the neighborhood as yet, and the-farmers think that the yield of grain will be light this seasoa. M. Ball Is operating his fruit drier night aad day oa plums and prunes. M. Chase, who purchased the ranch of 8. A. Kelly some time ago, has taken possession, and will make improvements. Rev. H. T. Cummlngs is having a large barn built oa his farm,, and will sooa commence the erection of a new dwell ing. Elmer Yoker will shortly begin the erection of a residence. D. D. Jacks Is Vacation Services Closed. The vacation services which have been conducted at the Hassalo-street Congre gational Church during the month of August have come to a close. These services were something of an experi ment, the attempt having been made to combine in one the morning church wor ship and Sunday school. It has beea gratifying to the pastor to note the ap preciation and interest with which they have been attended. Next Sunday the regular services will be resumed, the com munion being celebrated In the morning. Plans are on foot to make the evening services especially attractive to young people and men. The above sta-tement will terminate the records of our commerce with the Hawai ian Islands unless those engaged in that commerce reconsider their determination to refuse under the existing law to give to the Bureau of Statistics the necessary iaformatlon regarding their shipments to and from the Islands. Postofflce Chancres. WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. The postofflco at Biggs, Sherman County, Or., has been dlscoatlaued, to take effect August 3L whea mall for that point will be seat to Grant The postofflce at Vialand. Kitsap Couaty, Wash., will also be discoatiaued oa that date. A postofflce has beea established at Doloml. Alaska, 30 miles from Ketchikan, and Henry Z. Barkhart has been appoint ed Postmaster. A Misnomer. St Louis Globe-Democrat Uncle Sam's boys found on reaching the "Temple of Heaven" that the occupants had vacated it as the hottest place in China. Rev. S. A. Starr Injured. Rev. S. A. Starr, D. D was severely Injured by a fall from his bicycle on East Twelfth street and Hawthorne ave nue yesterday. He was attempting to wheel across the car tracks at this Inter section when his wheel slipped, and he was thrown with great force to the ground. Dr. A. W. Moore, who lives a short distance from where the accident happened, was called, and he took Mr; Staxr to his home, at 9 East Twelfth street No bones were broken, but Mr. Starr was severely bruised. He was rest ing comfortably in the evening. 309 Washington Si. East Side Sotes. Funeral services of C. W. Tracy will be field at his late residence, 375 East Fifteenth street, at 3 P. M. Friday, Au gust 31. The body will be taken to Min neapolis, Minn., for interment E. R. Gellnsky, who went to Long Beach to spend a two weeks' vacatioa. returned to the city after passing one week at the coast owing to the sudden illness of his brother, Walter. Mrs. Bridget Riley Dovan died at her home, 49 East Ninth street, Wednesday, and.the funeral will take place this morn ing from St Francis' Church. Mrs. Do van was 50 years of age, had lived In Portland for about 27 years, and left a husband and children. Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum. j 40 Cents Box No. 1 White Macaroni. 55 Cents 10-Pound Box Fresh Soda Crackers. 5 Cents Pound Tapioca or Sago. 5 Cents Pound Mixed Birdseed. 45 Cents 12 Cans Deviled Ham. 5 Cents " Pound Gloss Starch. 20 Cents 10-Pound Sack Farina, 15 Cents Pound Choice Fresh-Roast Coffee. 30 Cents Pound Hoffman House Java and Mocha . Coffee.