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THE BIORNO OREGOHfAN; MOftBAY, SEPTEMBEK 24, 1900. HY NEWS 'IN BRIEF AtQUACzieirts Pe&7'. JRAYE THEATER. CWehlactaattQ ".A. Hindoo Hoodoo." I METROUpLTTAX TEEtfLTEK. (Zbb4rck0 Roy Crairtora Stock Cornparar. S'REDBRICKSBima. Seventh od AJfier Specialties. Money n? MAiiBoxk& JL- latter-carrier found & purse containing a railway ticket and several baggage checks in. the letter-box at the Grand Central Railroad Station a lew days ago. He turned It In to the superintendent of carriers, "veho telephoned to the police coaceroibjr it. It was found that the purse belonged to a woman "who w&a leaving; town. She had checked her baggage, and was going on board the train, carrying her purse In, her hand, when some thief in the crowd deftly snatched it away and die appeared. Being thus left without mon ey, ticket or checks, she was fain to abandon her journey for that day and call on her husband for more money. The thief, after robbing the purse of t& see ing that tbe ticket and checks in it were of no use to him, slipped it into the letter-box, by which means it was Quickly returned to the owner. This was very considerate on the part of the man, and if he were not a thief he would probably be a gentleman. Another carrier found a 510 piece in a letter-bor a few days Ago and turned it in to the superintend ent. He was a little angry about the natter, having an idea that some one had placed the coin in the box to test his honesty. The owner of this coin may have trouble in proving his ownership. Jl third carrier a day or two ago found & 45 piece in his sack, and it did not take him long to ascertain from whose letter It had fallen. MAEjxa Coos Bat Jcrxr Periianekt. Captain Harts, United States Engi neers, who has charge of the harbor im provements at Coos Bay, is endeavoring to construct a jetty there which will be capable of withstanding the force of the waves and "will be a permanent struc ture. The end of the jetty is difficult to maintain, as the southwest storms in "Winter pile up mountainous breakers, which beat against it and roll over It "with tremendous force. In order to pro vide against the subsidence of the jetty caused by the waves beating it down and flattening the top, the enrockment is fceing carried clear tip to the tramway, 26 feet above low water. It is only in tended to stand six feet above low water when completed, and the extra height to which it is being built is to compensate for the subsidence. The enrockment has been going on at a rapid rate of late, and during August 17,000 tons were placed on the Jetty, the biggest month's work done up to that time. Captain Harts will try the experiment of protect ing the end of the Jetty with huge blocks of concrete. He will place at the end six blockB, weighing 20 tons each, and see whether or not they can successfully withstand the force of the breakers. It is probable that they will, and if they do; more will be placed there, aB It is particularly desired to make the Jetty permanent. Bryan's "War Beoord. esplte the fact that yesterday was Sunday, and the only one of the seven divisions or the week when, the mind of man is supposed to eschew worldly thoughts and turn with reverence to godly things, political discussions at various places and at di vers times overcame the spirit of the day and enguired the attention of the debat ers, to the great Interest and delight of the numerous body of bystanders, who are always present on such occasions. At one point, where argument and ora tory, facts and figures, flew fast and fu rious from each contending side, the point at issue was whether Bryan Mr. "William Jennings Bryan. had or had not seen actual service as a blood-stained warrior in defense of the Stars and Stripes. After the question had been thoroughly reviewed by both disputants and their adherents, they were, strange to 'relate, of exactly the same opinion as when they began, and it was finally agreed to leave It to The Oregonlan to settle in this morning's issue. To do this it is only necessary to state that Bryan was appointed Colonel of a Nebraska vol unteer regiment, but was never engaged in battle, and ld not even leave the United States. Toothful IiAW-BREAKBRS. This is a bad time of year for bicyclists, as the streets In the suburbs are too muddy; and the use of the sidewalks is forbid den. As a result, there is a strong temp tation to ride walks in the outskirts of town, if no policeman Is in sight, but several citizens have forfeited 55 each within the past few weeks as a result of taking chances. Yesterday a 10-year-old boy, accompanied by his father, appeared at the Police Station, In, response to an invitation from the patrolman whose beat is at Second and Columbia. The lad was in tears, and the father, too, was quite penitent, promising to see that the boy did not ride the sidewalks in future. Their penitence touched the heart of Captain Hoare. who, after informing them that the penalty is $G in such cases, let the boy off with: 4,Just this time, but be careful in future." The father and son left the station considerably relieved. Had Mon-et to Store. A woman called on Postmaster Croasman, the other day, and asked If he did not receive money on deposit. He replied that people were allowed to buy money orders payable to themselves, which amounted to the same thing. The woman said she had lost some money In a bank at Spokane, and she had some more, which she wished to put where she was sure It would be safe. She asked permission to step into a re cess behind the Postmaster's safe, and from various pockets or receptacles in her clothing she kept handing out $20 pieces till she had produced $900. She changed this Into postal orders payable to herself at any time, and went on her way rejoicing. Commencing Tuesday, September 25, and continuing until the completion of the Madison-street bridge draw, the ears for Oregon City. Mount Tabor and Mount Scott will leave Third and Yamhill streets on the City & Suburban track, crossing Morrison-street bridge, and connecting with regular cars at Fifth street and Hawthorne avenue, without extra charge. Oregon City cars leave Third and Yam hill streets every 45 minutes from 7:15 A. M. Corrected tlmecards for all cars can be had by applying at the East Side Rail way office at First and Alder streets. Throtjoh the Yamhill IOCK. On last Friday evening, through the kindness of David B. Ogden. superintendent in chnrge, the steamer Bonlta, in command of Captain L. P. HoBford, with J. TV. Exon. pilot, and J. Phllbrick, chief engi neer, pissed through the new lock on : the Yamhill Blver, with a large party of prominent citizens from Dayton and LaFayette. The Bonlta was the first steamer to enter the lock after the open ing by the Government launch. Urgent Call to Cum TVomen. To morrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock, there will be an important meeting of the "Library Department of the "Woman's Club, at the home of Mrs. 3j. Therkelsen. It is particularly des'red that every member shall be present, as well as outsiders who are Interested in the free library movement. The urgency of the call Is due to the fact that action is to be taken regarding the department's work with the legislature this coming "Winter. Rbv. Dr. Steven "Wise will lecture at the Congregation Ahawas Sholom Tues day, the 25th. 12 o'clock noon; subject, 'The Threefold Lord." Public invited. Dr. A. It. Ford "Warren has returned from Europe and will be in her office, Dekum building, during usual office hours. Dr. 3d. Fried has returned from "Eu rope and resumed practice in Dekum building, rooms 407-408. Phone Main 556. Wanted. Boys to deliver directories. Oregon Telephone & Telegraph Company, Front and Oak streets. Portland Mining Stock Exchange, its First street. Calls 10:30 daily. tutu, o""" "-.. , 1 prices. Ji. Oregon MlntbgStock Exchangel0:80A.M. jned ISC: Guxr Car?. One of the largest, if not the largest, carp ever seen here was brought to the surface of the river a few days ago in a stunned condition by the explosion, of a charge of giant powder used by the men employed in making a trench In the bottom of the river at the foot of Ankeny street for the main the Gas Company is laying across the river. The fish was SO inches in length, and weighed probably 25 pounds, "but no one took enough interest in It to weigh it: It was simply thrown on the shore under a wharf and left there to rot. 'Just how large the carp will grow in, the Colum bia or "Willamette is not certain, but in Europe specimens have been caught r&ngin from BO to CO pounds in weight. Carp of this size are, however, very rare, and must be of great age. Under favor able circumstances, carp at the age of 5 years weigh 35 to 20 poundB, but their growth is very slow after that As there is but little probability of the carp com ing into general use here until after the sajmon, shad, sturgeon and other species of edible fish have been exterminated, there will be plenty of big ones by that time. Fish of many kinds are killed In considerable numbers by the blasts ex ploded by the men excavating the "trench for the gas pipe. The seagulls under stand the situation, and frequently hover around, waiting for 'a blast to be ex ploded, knowing that it is a signal to them that dinner is ready. pROSFHRrrr jlt dux's Harbor. The towns of Hoqulam and Aberdeen are get ting to tbe great shipbuilding centers, according to Boswell Albee, a citizen of Gray's Harbor, who was iu Portland yesterday. Six schooners are now on Ihe ways there In various stages of comple tion, and the prospects are good for tha building of others as soon as these have been launched. Ship carpenters are hard to get, although wages run from ?3 to 55 per day of nine hours. The work of con struction is, therefore, slower than, if plenty of mechanics could be secured. The jetty being built at the mouth of Gray's Harbor now extends out three miles toward tho sea, he said, and the channel, although narrower, Is consid erably deeper than it was. Steamboat excursions to the end of the jetty take place from Hoqulam and Aberdeen every Sunday, and nearly everybody patronizes the boats on these occasions. Hoqulam and Aberdeen are only four miles apart, yet there Is no spirit of rivalry between the two places, but rather a feeling of genuine brotherly love. Time on Lightship Extended. The time allowed the "Wolff & Zwlcker Iron "Works for. getting lightship No. 50 off the beach has been extended to October 25. Arrangements are being made for floating the vessel by the use of new ap pliances, in the form of hydraulic pumps, which It is expected will wash the sand away from around her and enable her to float and be hauled off when the ex treme high tide occurs, some time in Oc tober. If this scheme does not prove successful. It will probably be "good-bye, lightship," as she has been on the beach since last December, and it will scarcely bo possible to get her off after October 25, unless she is moved overland to Ba ker's Bay. Robert Mcintosh, the first contractor who undertook the job of get ting her off the beach, moved her 90 feet and after all had to abandon the job, and she has settled in the sand consid erably since. As a general thing, when a vessel goes on, the beach on the shore of "Washington, she may be given up for lost. Determined Canine Suicide. It is a rare thing for a dog or any of the lower animals to commit suicide, but an in stance of this kind occurred here a day or two ago. A dog deliberately jumped from the Burnslde-street bridge, and some of the men employed In laying a submerged gas main across the river Just above put out In a skiff and rescued him. "When he was taken on board -a barge and fed he seemed quite cheerful and contented. Saturday morning he walked to the stern of the barge and de liberately plunged overboard and sank before he could be rescued. It was evi dently a. case or premeditated and deter mined suicide. The animal was, as the men on the barge say. Just a plain, ordi nary dog. Some hard-hearted master had probably turned him adrift to avoid the payment of 'the dog license, and he had concluded that llffwas no longer Worth living, and preferred- death rather than to be lassoed, dragged to pound and as phyxiated, to put an end to hlmseir. Moneti Sent by Red Cross. Among the contributors to the fund for the re lief of the Galveston sufferers, the wom en of the Oregon Emergency Corps and Red Cross Society have, with their char acteristic promptness, been prominent. They recently sent to Galveston, 1155, of which $50 was taken from the reserve, fund, 50 was contributed by Mrs. R. F. Burrell and $5 by Mrs. "W. T. Hume. The society Is ready to forward to Gal veston any money which may be re ceived, and persons wishing to send small sums can send them to the pres ident, Mrs. Henry E. Jones, 49 North Seventeenth street. HARD WORKED DUCKS. The lilfe of a Live Decoy Is by. No Means Easy. The use of live ducks as decoys to at tract tame ducks has become quite gen eral with sportsmen, hereabout. The work Is rather trying on the decoys, which are taken good care of during the week to keep the minks and coons from get ting them, but must be kept out on Sun days while the shooting season is on, often, in cold and stormy weather, for what Is considered bad weather for most purposes is generally good weather for ducks. The decoys appear to enter Into the spirit of the sport, and sail around to the limits of their tether, paying no at tention to the guns, but keeping a bright lookout to see that no dead birds fall from the clouds on them, as such a blow wohld be quite certain to kill them. Oc casionally a duck will fall close beside a decoy with a dull thud, splashing wa ter all over the decoy and making him Tock at anchor like a" ship in a storm. The decoys keep up a constant chat tering and talking with each other while the dead ducks accumulate around them, but take no notice of them. They are very glad when the day's shooting is over, and are in such a hurry to get home to supper ahd bed that some of them fly into the boat sent out after them, and they seem as pleased as the hunters themselves if there has been a good day's shooting. Sportsmen have to take care to keep -up their stock of de coys by raising a lot of young ducks. Frank Thorn had 7G ducks hatched out for him at "Woodlawn this season, as it Is much better for young ducks to be brought up away from water. They were growing finely when the whole of them died In one night, it Is supposed from poisoning, either accidentally or by de sign. He will have to depend upon his 24 old decoys this season, and as he 13 always very careful of his decoys, they will probably last him through the sea- I son all right. i Candidate for Congress. The East Side has the distinguished honor of having raised a young man who is a candidate for Congress, in the person of Guy Posson, son of F. L. Posson. He is a candidate for Congress from the Seattle district on the Prohibition ticket, and although the prospects of his election are not considered very bright, his old friends on the East Side are . pleased that he has been honored with the nomi nation. If he will come over and make a speech on the East Side they -will hire a hall and a brass band. Mr. Posson hos been living In Seattle only a little over a year, but he seems to have grown rapidly In popularity. Jacob DotI TJprlcht Plnao. The latest improved. Acknowledged to be best sold on easy installment?. Pianos rented, tuned and repatred. at lowest rices. H. Sinheimer. tz Tmrfl. Estab- FOR THE JEWISH NEWYEAR IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL Sermon by Rabbi "Wise Fine Hfeaic, Under Direction,' of Mrs, Rose Block 'Baner. Temple Beth Israel, Twelfth, and Main streets, was crowded to the doors last evening with worshipers gathered to at tend the services of the 'New Year, The services were Impressive, the musical por tion being mostr artistically arranged, under the supervision of tho choir leader, Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer. Dr. "Wise, the congregation's new rabbi, appeared at his best, and from tho commencement of his sermon to the close held the closest atten tion of a large audience,-, each individual of which was able to hear with remark able clearness the rich, powerful voice of the speaker. The music was exceptionally beautiful. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer's voice showed no trace of the cold from which she has been suffering, but, clear as a bird's, filled every corner of the great temple. Un der her direction the choir had propared several numbers appropriate to the occa sion. There was an opening anthem by Hanscom, "Hark, Hark My Soul," fol lowed by Dudley Buck's "Fear Ye Not, O Israel," for soprano. This calls for great variety of musical expression and the many subtle changes of feeling were rendered with the usual delicacy and good taste shown 'by Mrs. Bauer. -The grand, slow recitative style of the be ginning soon melting into words of tender pity, which in turn gave way to a quick ened tempo and brighter strain for the promise of redemption. The quartet number, "The Choir Angelic," and the beautiful harmonies of the closing "Yig dal," one of the traditional musical num bers that belongs to the Hebrew service, further showed tbe strong work of the choir Mrs. Bauer, Miss Rose Loewen berg, Mr. Belcher and Mr. Hoeg. The four voices blended admirably, and the interpretation was invariably artistic and satisfying, the lights and shades receiv ing careful treatment. ' A fashionably-dressed audience height ened the effect of decorations In tho tehi ple. Around the pulpit were clusters of foliage, barely touched with the mellow hues of Fall. Large branches stood in the background, giving the appearance of a collection of potted plants. From the galleries to the choir loft were four festoons of ivy that were very striking. Dr. "Wise's sermon dealt In a large part upon the comfort of God's help, as vouchsafed to them In the past, and his promise to them In the future. He made a vigorous appeal to. his congregation to' reflect upon the possibilities or tne new life, which was opened out to them with the advent of the New Year. HIs closing remarks were a graphic illustration of the uncertainty of life and, withal, the certainty of divine protection and guid ance. At the close of the service the mem bers pf tho congregation turned to one another to exchange the old-time saluta tion of the New Year, viz.: J'Mayest thou be Inscribed on the book of life." Mem bers of the congregation also came for ward in large numbers to greet and con gratulate their pastor, forming an ani mated and impressive scene around the pulpit. Tha New Year service will be resumed this morning. Dr. Wise will be assisted-; in the rendering of the service by D. Soils Cohen. The subject of the sermon today will be "The Hope' of Israel' Dr. "Wise delivered a sermon upon the subject of "God, Our Helper." He said, In part: "Friends, we stand at this solemn mo ment upon the bridge, of time, the brldgo spanning the, gulf between the 'present past and, the present future.' ''FOhdly We turn otir eyes toward' the shore whence we have -come, -and yet we may not loiter nor linger; there can be no retreat arid no returning now. For every beat of tho pendulum brings another step forward, and, In the end, the bridge upon which we now momentarily pause is but as the pontoon which an army hastily throws over a river in order to make a crossing. Armies, consisting of thousands upon thousands of men, have1 been knoWn to pass over a stream in the course of a few hours', with the aid of the single frail structure which they hurriedly rear with their own hands." Nay, more:" I have seen In a European land a. single piece of rope stretched taut over a deep, abysmal chasm, over which little lad3 have crept and climbed from side to side, from crag to crag. Tho present moment is little more than such a link, uniting 'what has been' to 'what will ,be.' We have crossed tho threshold of the past, and the gates aro locked behind us. And at this very moment, in which we find ourselves unhoused and unroofed, and the past with its protection van ished, lo and behold, 'the portals of an other estate swing open, and amid the loud acclaim, of 'a welcoming host of angels, hither sent to preside at its birth, the New Year bids US ah- affectionate, hearty welcome.' 'Enter ye, and may ye find peace.' "Friends, a biblical glcture unfolds Itself before my vision at this moment. The children of Israel are solemnly gathered before their great General and wise lead er. They are resting ior a Drier nour from the bitter war which they are compelled to wage upon the enemy. Their trusted prophet is addressing them. His discourse takes the form of a simple act, which the Bible describes In these words (I Samuel, vil:12): 'Then Samuel took a stone and set It up between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of It Eben ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.' Then the assembled hoBts quietly and thoughtfully dispersed to their different-homes. "Samuel, the prophet, reviewing the past and meditating upon the future, salth: 'Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. A deep and lasting wisdom rests in these words. Understand- ye well, the children of Israel, under Samuel's guid ance and guardianship, had not been uniformly successful and prosperous. Defeat had lowered their proud banner, and that not seldom. Tho Philistines had fought them year -after year, -with un wearying arm and that fixity of purpose which a savage animosity lends to the warrior. Triumph and failure had come to Israel and Phlllstla in impartial meas ure. Israel, however, had had other and greater evils to contend with, other and more determined fnrmles to oppose themselves. Israel had iorgotten God, and was roaming after .strange and human-made idols. Unrighteousness was flourishing and wickedness prospering in the land. Suddenly the prophet, with semi-divine insight, sees a light breaking upon the clouds. Victory had once again perched upon the flag of Israel; more and better than that, even, a new spirit waB gaining a foothold in the land, spreading throughout the confines of a country once beridden by the pest of vice and tho plague of iniquity. The sun was again shining peacefully and smilingly upon a land which had been storm-swept. The love of right and righteousness waa beginning to win over the people. Sam uel rejoices to behold that his folldwers are not utterly lost. Therefore, he sUm moned them in solemn conclave, 'he took a stone and set it, . . . saying, Hith erto hath the Lord helped us.' The past is dead and buried, and he erects this memorial over the grave, concluding the formula of consecration In the wOrds, Hitherto the Lord helped us.' God has been your helper in the past, thinks" he; the future faces you f onward, then, to holiness and godliness, -which, it but re-' mains to. add, .for many -years filled the lives of the children of Israel. 'Heretofore the Lord hath helped us' true In another and a wider sense. is Thus far the Lord hath, Indeed, helped us, in that he hath kept us alive to wlt ness4 and celebrate the Incoming of tho New Year. The New Year means new opportunities It means the blessed pos sibility of a new and, better-life. All or. us are In the same position, for the New Year brings neither favor to you nor ad vantage to mo. What it hath in store for us we know not This atone we recognise, that heretofore the Lord hath helped us; henceforth we must help our selves and one another. God is a help ntu4 a ViAlrwn tr iYio TiAlnlnff. ftorl has been our'helb In the past; he will be our helper in tie future. "The future? I remember to have read that Michael Angelo, old man and blind, in the Vatican at Rome, was wont to stand before' the Torso, the famous frag ment of a statue, made, possibly by one of the most skillful chisels In an tiquity; with his fingers upon the mu tilated lines, he would tell his pupils how the entire figure -must have been formed when it was whole, fie would trace out the fragmentary plan, and say that the hand must have had this posture, and the limbs that posture, and that the complete work could only -have been what the fragment indicated. Thus we stand tonight before the Torso of time, feeling blindly along fragmentary lines. Although the head of this siatue is in-4 finitely beyond our touch or sight, in the Infinities and eternities of -time, ahd al though Ha feet stand on adamant, lower than thought can reach with Its plum met, we feel assured that .fingers' divine have formed the visible portion. He will complete and perfect bis owri work; as suredly he will lead our hands and guide oUr tools at tho task. 'Heretofore the Lord hath helped us. He hath made us what wo are, he hath given us what we have. The future is urtrevealed to mortal gaze, or else we peer into it 'with eyes that see. not. We put forth our hands, wildly and anxiously, to grope and feel in the dim darkness. His own mighty arm takes our hands in Its grasp. He asks us: "Have I not been your helper In the past? SO shall I be-your keeper and helper in the New Year and through out all futurity,' " ... . Services by Dr. Bloaeisohn, Services during the holidays will be held by Rev. Dr. N. Mosessohn, in the A.. O. U. Wk. Hall, corner Second and Taylor streets, Rosh Hashonoh, Monday, September 2, 8 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.: Tuesday, .September 25, 8 A. M-: and Yom Klppur. Tuesday, October 2, 7:30 P. M., and Wednesday, October 3, at 8 A. M. The following sermons Will be de livered: Monday, September ii, 11 A. M., "The Eternal Jew," in. English; Tuesday, September $5. 11 A. M., " "Here Am 1 " in German; Wednesday, October 3, 3 P. M., "Jonah, the Jew," in English. BASTERff MULTNOMAH. Fourteen Families Coming; to Oregon on. Special Train. TERRY, Or., Sept. 23. Charles Powell has leased his farm, near here, for three years to Cal Bentley, who lately arrived here from Tennessee. " Mr. Powell and family will leave In a few days for East ern Oregon, where they will make their home. Mr. Bentley is authority for the statement that 14 families are on their way to Oregon from his old home. They will arrive here by October 1 and settle in the Willamette Valley. Their outfits consist of an entire trainload of stock, furniture' and implements, requiring nine cars for transportation. An. effort will be made to have them visit this locality before settling down. ' Moving by Wnter. . Cone Bros mill, at Troutdale, has been "entirely" torn down, and a part of it .shipped to its new location at Ports mouth. The heavy timbers forming the framework," and those used as founda tions for the machinery, were placed In the river and started downward In tow of. a steamer. The machinery is being placed on barges, which will' be taken to their destination In the-same manner. Four families will follow the mill to Portsmouth In a few days, besides sev eral .single r men, as the men' will have employment ' there as soon as the ntlfl resumes '"work.3 ' ' Melon and Boxers. A tallyho 'party from Falrview were out on the Section Line road last Tues day evening, when they were shot at several times by what they suppose was a couple of Chinamen. They were near a melon patch', and It is thought they were mistaken for thieves intent on rob bing the vines. - The party made a hasty retreat from the spot, and no one Was hurt, but for awhile they imagined they had run up against a local Boxer con tingent. Catastrophe Averted. A large sawlog jumped from the ehUte on the Bridal Veil Mountain a few days ago and knocked a 'bent from under the lumbering company's railroad bridge, but the superstructure was held together by the rails, making a ve'ry dangerous trap. G. M. Pulley discovered the accident ahd succeeded in stopping an approaching train Just In time to prevent a serious catastrophe. The spot Is one of the most dangerous on the mountain, where chute and road cross each other, and Mr. Pul ley.'s discovery and action were very timely. Difficult Snr&tcnl Operation. Dr. J. M. Short, of Gresham, ahd Dr. Summers, of Oregon City, performed a difficult surgical operation on Friday last, the subject being W. H. Maybee, living near Damascus: The patient is 74 years old, and is suffering from strangu lated hernia, which, at his age, is likely to be very serious. Mr. Maybee is ah old-time resident of Clackamas CoUnty, and has many friends who Would bo glad to see him recover. Brief Notes. George Robinson, a logger in the em ploy of ,the Apex Transportation Com pany, at Palmer, had a finger torn oft by a chain on Monday last, W. S. Walker, for several years past night telegraph operator at Troutdale, has resigned and will leave for Montana in a few days. Shortage of cars on the O. B. & N. Is causing much delay and loss of business to lumbermen at Bridal Veil. Consider able lumber is piled in the yars await ing shipment. -Hopploking in W. W. Cotton's yard, at Gresham. was finished on Friday. The yield was good and the hops flrst-claes. Jennie, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. T. D. Owen, of Gresham, Is lying seriously ill. with lnflatnmation of the kidneys. The case is of such a se rious nature that several physicians have been In consultation upon It, The timbers of the old railroad brldgo at Troutdale have been taken to the O. R. & N. yards at Bonneville,. wnere they were piled up awaiting Use Jn some other structure of less Importance. Bidle Rasmussen. living with his par ents, near Rockwood, fell from a hay loft oh Friday and brdke his left arm at the elbow and dislocated the Joint. The boy's arm may be stiff for life, as the fraqture is a very severe one. DIVIDEND NOTICE. At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Helena Mining Company held at their office. No. H2 Sherlock building, Portland, Or., on the 17th day of September, 1900, dividend No, 6, of c per share on the ca'pltal stock of the company was declared, payable Sep tember 25, 1800. The transfer books of the company close September 24 and reopen September 27, 1900. R. J. Jennings, secre tary of Helena Mining Company. WHERE TO DINE. Nothing is so effective in warding off sickness and discomfort as good, substan tial meals."Portlfi.nd Bestaurant, 305 Wash". Hlgh-Grade Pianos. Fischer. Ludwig, Harrington ahd.the B$- 1 tey crgans. For sale by Portland's lead" 1 ins muoic ueaicrs. ine'vYiiey a. 'Allen Co.. 211 First 'street WANT PASTORS RETURNED METHODIST CHURCHES ASK FOR NO CHANGES. Nearly All Congregations Have Asked tor the Return -of Former Ministers. Until the Methodist Conference at Ash land tells the congregations of the state who their pastors for the coming year are to be, there will be keen Interest among the members of this denomination. This welcome news will probably be received in Portland today. All the Portland pas tors are not expected home immediately as work incident to the conference will detain some much of the present week, but news of the appointments for the year will be given out immediately. Now that the time' limit in the church has 'been removed, a pastor com pleting his fifth, year does not plan to go Into .other fields. He is not more llkelv to change than after the first year in a church, ahd perhaps even less. If by the end of the fifth year a pastor is demon strating unusual strength In a field and is not ambitious for a wider Held, he is pretty sure to remain at his post, while the close of the first year 'usually dis closes the fitness of a pastor to his church, and may be followed by a change If the result is not satisfactory. ' When the time limit was being dis cussed by the bishops in their general assembly, much was said for and against it. Some members of the church held that it enabled a congregation to rid them selves of a weak pastor without hurting his feelings. But this was answered by the argument that as at least five years was given to an efficient pastor in a church asva reward for his success, the removal of a man before the expiration of the time limit would be a more open evidence of dissatisfaction than if there was no time limit. And to prevent an undesirable pastor remaining in a t church Indefinitely, It was said by advocates of removing the limit, that appointments would be made yearly as before, and no difficulty would exist in the making of changes desired by the congregations. What, If any, changes will be made in Portland cannot be foretold, evert by those best informed. Rev. H. D. Atchison's resignation at Grace has been accepted, arid the call to Rev. J. L. T. Lathrop, of Indianapolis, win be sanctioned. No one ever suspects that Taylor-Street will part with Dr. H. W. Kellogg at the present. On the East Side few changes are ex pected. Dr. L. E. Rockwell, of Centenary, has closed a prosperous year, and has been cordially recalled, an action which the conference will doubtless heed. Rev. A. L. Hawley, of Trinity Methodist, has been recalled, because of his very satis factory services. Durlhg the past year the church mortgage has been cancelled and Mr. Hardy Is credited with the good work. Rev. A. S. Mulligan, at Mount Tabor, has also made a good record for work during the past year, and in recog nition his congregation especially called him to return. The finances of Central Church, in Alblna, have been kept In ex cellent shape as a result of the efllclent work of Rev. W. T. Kerr. So well has he filled his pulpit in every respect that he has been honored with an urgent call to return. At Sunnyslde the church loses its Old pastor In the expulsion of Dr. S. A. Starr from the ministry and church A successor will have to be narfied for that place. A strong man Is particularly needed to heal the dlsaffectlons arising from the charges against the old pastor. Who will be selected by the conference Is unknown among tne laity, and the offi cials" have not divulged their knowledge. Other East Side churches may and may not suffer change of pastor. THE. BAD-STREET- -"NUISANCE Worlc Well Beffnn, but Apparently Not Finished. PORTLAND, Or., Sept, 22. (To the Edi tor.) Not, long since the writer, through The Orogonian, called the attention of the public in general, and the County Commissioners in particular, to the fact that East Twenty-sixth street had been nicely graded for lo! these several months, and that, if gravel or other sur face material was not soon laid, tho Fall rains would make a' mud bed of the street, fie also remarked that Haw thorne avenue would be as bad, and that the County Commissioners were tearing up other streets and roads and finishing none. Did the Commissioners take the hint? By no means, and at present the soft muddy surfaces of these streets are being churned Into the gutters, and tho grades destroyed. Now they intend to gravel "in the near future," and It will take two or three times as much surface material and never be as good as It would have been had It been finished In the first place. Perhaps the Commissioner who is responsible for this state of affairs will take, cognizance of this, and bo good enough to explain to the taxpayers why good work and money are thus wasted? Last evening as tho writer wheeled down Hawthorne avenue be'tween East Eighth and East Twelfth, his attention was drawn to a little crowd on the right side of the street. The temptation to ride the little-used sidewalk as this point Is very strong, as the street after a rain is one of the worst in the city a mass of viscid mud. HIS suspicions aroused, the writer kept on in the mud, and, sure enough, when he arrived at where the crowd congregated, a sight both humor ous, and at the same time disgusting, met his view. A great fat policeman had arrested or detained two lady bicyclists for daring to ride the walk at this point. A day or so earilor, he noticed this same policeman on the corner behind a fence apparently lying In wait for any lady or man cyclist, that he might have the e(teeeeaeteeaeet THE OREGONIAN PUBLISHING CO. I NOW EQUIPPED FOR BOING F1RST.CLAS1 Also... DESIGNING AND iINC ETCHIftfl SAMPLES.,. ef Work ahd Prices apss Apslleatloa eeeee6ooeeeeo0C6fietei NORTHWEST ELECTRIC ENGINEERINGS. Phone Black 934124 First St. Representing Northern Electrical and Mnfg. Co.'a direct current line of apparatus; War ren Electric Mnfg. Co.'b induction type ot alternator, electric mine or railway locomo tlvea, Maloitey Electric Co.'a strictly high grade transformers, Robinson. Myers Co. cell ing fans, .Emerson Electric Mnfg. Co.'a desk fans, Chicago Telephone Co.'a phones. All electric specialties. ' flft F Y ftfoflWN AND blSEASES. lift. L U PnUnll UiraWambl. rMn1.MiL7 UArmfam big., rooms 830-7. B. A "Wif jLock Front Collars. SNAPS FOR CASH BUYERS. 0e Sample Piano, a Nearly Mew Kim ball, a Beautiful. Checkering and Others. Here are three specially attractive bar gains for well-to-do people, who appre ciate and can afford to buy the best. One is a brand-new sample piano, left with us by the traveling representative of a prominent New York factory. It sells for 5400 everywhere. It has been shown in four or five different cities, but shows no use or wear. Sold for factory's account; $2S7 cash takes it. Also a large, very fancy mottled walnut-cased Kimball, In perfect condition. Only an expert could tell it from brand new. Belongs to the former manager of a prominent mercantile house, who has resigned bis position and gone east. He paid M35 for it. Needs money now. and if sold this week, $328 will take it; $260 on time. A fancy Chlckering upright, not yet seven years old. Beautiful in every way. Belongs to a well-known Portland busi ness man, who met with reverses, and has removed to Pennsylvania. Sold for the benefit of local creditors. Title per fect, and wo guarantee piano in every J (articular. J365 J100 down and $20 month y secures this rare barsaln. Remember these are strictly choice pianos, exactly as good as new: yes, probblr better, for a good piano will Im prove, during the first four or five years of careful usage. Ellers Piano House unconditional warranty "money back if not satisfactory, or as represented," ap plies to these instruments, as well a3 to every piano sold. Have also nulte a number of the ordi nary second-hand piano bargains: A fail Sherman & Clay piano, a Gaylord & Co.. a Fischer, a (Haines Bros.' a Hallet & Davis, etc., at prices ranging from $65 to $185 on terms of S10 or $20 down and $5 or $7 a month. Remember the number, 351 Washington street, Ellers Piano House. pleasure of making an arrest. Something for our police department to be proud of, indeed! Gambling houses and houses of prostitution running wide open, and yet the police have to go Into the suburbs and arrest good citizens, ladies and gen tlemen, for riding on the walk when the street Is feet deep in black mud. Shame, I say. T. G. F. It Worked Well. , Indianapolis Press. "And have you tried the plan of greet ing your husband with kind words when he comes home late, a3 I suggested?" asked the elderly friend. "I have," said the youngish lady, "and it works like" a charm. He stays homo all the time now, trying to figure out what isthe matter." Fall Underwear and Hosiery Sale. New York Mercantile Co.. 205 Third. You Get Pleasure The greatest pleasure lies in good books. Enjoyment comes from reading them. You read with the greatest enjoyment when you read with the greatest ease. Our easy reading, perfect-fitting glasses suit your eyes, enrich your mind and deal gently with your pocket-book. WALTER REED Eye Speciallart 133 SIXTH STREET OREGONIAN BUILDING THE BEST SHOE FOR WOMEN Vicl Kid. Box Calf, Tan Calf, heavy soles, light soles, all styles one price E. C. GODDARD & CO. OREGONIAN BUILDING. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. North Pacific Dental College AND DREGOfl COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, CONSOLIDATED (Member of National Association of Danta! Faculties.) Regular session begins Oct. 1, 1000. For Information address Norrla R. Cox. D. D. S.. Dean, 214 Ablngtoh building, Portland. Or. PORTLAND ACADEMY Tho 12th year will open at 10 o'clock A. M. Monday, September 17 The school Includes a primary and grammar f school: tne academy proper, giving a ttvo years' course in preparation for college; and an advanced course equivalent to the freshman year In college. Mr. Wilson Is at the academy from 0 A. M. to 12 M. and from 3 to C P. M. For catalosrue address PORTLAND ACADEMY. Portland. Or. -OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Reopens Sept. 27. Address Professor RICHARD H. THORNTON. Brooko building. 351 Wash ington sL, Portland. r- MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON PORTLAND. Fourteenth Annual Session begins October 1. 1000. Address the Dean. Professor S. E. Joseph!, M. D room 010 Dekum bulldlny, Portland. S3.00 THE PALATIAL EGOMM BOH "Sot a dnrlc office In the tmiltHngrl iUolutely fireproof; electric llgrht and artesian Tvaterj perfect sanita tion and thorongh -ventilation. Ele vat or a ran day and night. Hootai. AINSLIE, DR. OEOROE. Physician... .608-003 ANDERSON. GTJSTAV. Attorney-at-IaTr...6U ASSOCIATED PRESS j E- I Powell. Mgr..3C AUSTEN, P. C, Manager for Oregon and Washington BanltersT Ufa Asoeclatloa. o D3 Molnea. la B02-30S BANKERS LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DE3 MOINES. IA.;F. C Austen. Managor..0OZ-803 BAYNTUN. GEO. R.. Mgr. for Chas. Scrib- ners Eons .....313 BEALS. EDWARD A.. Forecast Official 17. S- Weather Bureau ." ............Dia BENJAMIN. R. W.. Dentist 314 BINSWANGER, DR. O. S.. Phya. & Sur.410-411 BROOKE, DR. J. M.. Phya. & Surg.... .706-700 BROWN. MYRA. M. D. 31.1-31 BRUERE. DR. G. E.. Physician 412-413-41 BUSTEED. RICHARD. Agent Wilson & Mc- Callay Tobacco Co. ..,. ..... .602-603 CAUKIN. G. E.. District Agent TravelorV Insurance Co. ............ ...... ....713 CARpWELIi. DR. J. R 00ft COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY..... 604-603-CCl-fi07-613-ei4-ni5 CORNELIUS. C. W.. Fhys. and Surgeon.... 20ff COVER. F. C Cashier Equltabl Life 30fl COLLD3R. P. F.. Publisher; 3. P. McGulre. Manager .. 413-419 DAY. J. O. & I. N. 313 DAVI3. NAPOLEON. President Columbia Telephone Co. .. .-.. ...... .........Wt DICKSON. DR. J. F.. Physician .713-71 DRAKE. DR. H- B.. Physician. ..B13-3 13-81 DWYBR. JOE. F.. Tobaccca ...............403 EDITORIAL ROOMS Elgnth floo EQUITABLE LD7EASSTJR.VN,CE-SOCIETT: L. Samuel. Manager; F. C. Cover. Cashier. 3Cf EVENING TELEGRAM . 323 Alder rtrt FBNTON. J. D.. Physician and Surgeon.B08-3t FENTON. DR. HICKS C. Ey and Ear 3H FBNTON. MATTHEW T.. Dentist ., SCO) GALVANJ, W. H.. Engineer and Draughts man ............. .................. 60 GAVIN. A.. President Oregon Camera. Club. ....... -......-. 214-213-210-211 GEARY. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and Burgeon ......................... 212-21 GEBBIE PUB. CO.. Ltd.. Fin Art Publish ers; M. C McGreevy. Mgr C1T( GD2ST, A. J.. Physician and Surgeon... 7Cfl-7ia GODDARD. E. C Se CO.. Footwear. .... Qround floor. 129 Sixth strei GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan Life Insurance Co. of New York.. .. 203-21flj GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-at-Law Bit HAMMAM BATHS. King e Coznpton. Propa.309 HAMMOND. A. B. 318 HOOAN. ROWENA M., Photographic Re toucher ...... ........... ......... ........TOO HOLLISTER. DR. O. C. Phya. &-Sur-.C04-3oa IDLEMAN. C. M.. Attoray-at-Leirle-n-13 JOHNSON. W. a ..... 31fl-31fl-31J KADY, MARK T.. Supervisor of Agents Mutual Reservo Fund Ltfa Ass'n.. 604J-CC2 LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen eral Manager Columbia Talephon Co.....e0f UTTLEFIELD. H. R-. Phya. and Surgeon. .2041 MACRUM. W. S.. Sec. Oregon Camera Oub.314i MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phya. and Surg. .711-713 MARTIN, J. L. & CO.. Timber Lands TO1 MAXWELL. DR. W. B.. Phya. & Surg. .701-2-3 McCOY. NEWTON. Attorny-at-Law.....7H McFADBN. MISS IDA E.. Stenographer.. ..30 McGINN. HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law.311-3J3 McKELL. T. J.. Manufacturer Representa tive .. .......,. . 30 METT. HENRY ..21 MILLER. DR. HERBERT C. Dentlat and, Oral Surgeon ..... ............ ....6O8-0n) MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentlat 312-313-314 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.. of New York; W. Goldman. Manager.... 20&-21Q MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LOT3 ASS'N; Mark T. Kady. Supervisor of Agents.. 004-003 McELROY. DR. J. G.. Phya. Bur.7Ol-7O2-70 McFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Columbia Telephone Co. ....-.. ......... COS McGUIRE. S. P... Manager P. T. Collier. Publisher ...... ....... 410-418 McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law SOS MUTUAL LIFE INCURANCE CO.. of New York: Wm. S. Pood. State Mgr. .404-400-40. NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law. 71 NILES. M. L.. Cannier Manhattan Life In surance Co.. or New York. ...... .........203 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY: Dr. L. B Smith. Osteopath... ....... .403-403 OREGON CAMERA CLUB..... .214-215-210-21; POND. WM. S.. Stato Manager Mutual Ufa Ins. Co. of New York 404-403-ioq PORTLAND EYE AN DDAR INFIRMARY. .............. Oround floor. 133 Sixth str3 PORTLAND MINING & TRUST CO.r J. H. Marshall. Manager .. 013 QUIMBY. I P- "W-. Gam and Forestry Warden 718-711 ROSENDALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and Min ing Engineer ........ .315-318 REED & MALCOLM. Opticians. 123 Slxst street REED. F. C. FUh Commissioner 407 RYAN. J. B.. Attorney-at-Law 4 SAMUEL, L.. Manager Equitable Life 30$ SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.: H. F. Bushong. Gen. Agent for Ore. and Wash 60S SHERWOOD. J. W.. Deputy Suprema Com mander. K. O. T. M. ..an SMITH. Dr. L. B.. Osteopath.... 409-403 SONS OF THEAMERICAN REVOLUTION.30. STUART. DELL. Attorney-at-Law 817-013 STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentlat 704-703 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P. TERMINAL CO. 70g STROWBRIDGE. THOS. H.. Executive, Spe cial Agpnt Mutual Life, of New York 408 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE ...20 TUCKER. DR. GEO. F., Dentist 010-611 U. S. WEATHER BUREAU 0O7-003-0O0-01 U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH DIST.. Captatn W. C. Langtltt. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A. -....... ...803 U fJ r-NGTvrKR OFFICE. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. Captain W. C. Langfltt. Corpa of Engineers. U. S. A.. Sit) WATERMAN. C H.. Cashier Mutual Life at New York .......40$ retary Native Daughters .............718-711 WHITE. MISS L. D.. Assistant Secretary Oregon Camera Club ... .........211 WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Phya. & Sur.304-3 WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phya. & Surg. .708-701 WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Ph. A Surg. 507-303 WILSON A McCALLAY TOBACCO CO.; Richard Busteed. Agent 002-003 WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician 412-H3-4H WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO...G.3 A few more elejrant office may bo had by applying: to Portland Trut Company of Oreston. 109 Third mt. o to the rent cleric In the building. FRED PREHN Tho Dekum Building. Full Set Teth $5.53 Gold Crowns ......w.oa Bridge Work ..,..$3.0$ KAamination fr . Teeth extracted a.bsw luieiy wiuam p&ia. Iffy VjS ' Cur. Third and Waahiajftoa- - J