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THE MOBNTN0 . OKEGOOTAN, . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1900. LENNOX OFF FOR MANILA SPRAJTSPORT SAILS "WITH HORSES A2TO 100 MULES. SOO VaU, Cax&o of Hay aad Feed Thyra "Will Soon Carry & Similar Cargo. The transport Lennox sailed about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon for Manila with a cargo of horses and forage. It is to be hoped she will make as successful a voyage as her last one. She carried away SCO horses, 100 mules and a full cargo of hay, oats, straw, etc The work of, putting the animals on board was begun Monday afternoon, and the last 50 were loaded yesterday fore soon. The hay was stored in a range of two-story temporary bins erected along both sides of the upper deck, while the horses were placed in stalls between decks. Vessels meeting the Lennox on her way to Manila will be likely to give her a wide berth, as she will have the appear once of a marine monster, something after the style of a barn fitted with a smokestack. The horses were taken on board from the upper floor of Alaska dock. A gang way was laid from this floor to the flat roof of the hay bins, on which was a padded box or cage, Into which each was led. The door at each end was slammed on the astonished animal, a steam der rick lifted the cage, swung it around and lowered it to the lower deck in a jiffy, and the horse, which had been cour tesying like a countryman in an elevator, was led out and placed In a stall. The horses are of medium size, most of them well broken and docile, but many of them went aboard with sore backs, sides and "shins frcm being belabored quite needlessly while being taken from the dock. The gangway with high sides along which they had to pass was springy and covered with loose hay, and most of the horses naturally paused befo-e stepping on to it. Generally the first en couragement they received was a shower of whacks from a picket, which caused them to hang back, and then followed more blows, till sometimes me animal utterly refused to proceed and had to be led away. This style of handling horses put one in mind of the old saying, "The horse is a noble animal, but there is something about him -which .tends to drag all who drive or handle him down .toward the level of the brute." .. While the horses were being put on board a gang of men was hard at work getting provisions and store? on board. Barrels of beef, tons of biscuit, boxes of butter and lard, kits of tripe, crates of potatoes and all sorts of provisions were sent flying down chutes to Tie," seized by ready hands and stowed away, and finally as the hour of 4 P, M. approached every body was on board, and the ship passed down the river and disappeared from sight. The Thyra is being made ready to re ceive a similar cargo, and there are piles of hay, oats, etc.. In the warehouse, ap parently enough to load half a dozen such vessels. The horses are at the post sta bles In Vancouver, and -will be brought over when needed, and the Thyra will probably follow the Lennox s- wek or so. STREET AND SEWER WORK. Board of Public "Works Transacts Routine Business. A meeting of the Board of Public "Works was held yesterday, at which all the members were present except Mills and Macmaster. Permission was granted the "Boys' Brigade" at Sunnyside to move a house across a street. The final portion of the Improvement of East Alder street was accepted. Four blocks of the Improvements of East Fourth street were accepted. Five blocks of the Improvement on Twenty-first street, which had been cut up by circus wagons, were reported to have been put in excellent condition by the contractors, and were accepted. -. City Attorney Long reported that the city held a clear title vo block 132, known as the Market block, and could use it for any purpose deemed necessary. The City Engineer was instructed to sell a small house, located in the" street, at Sixth and Sheridan streets, with a view to having it removed. A request to place a light at Third and Grant streets was referred to the commit tee on lights. The committee on street cleaning and sprinkling reported a schedule of prices to be charged for stroet-sprlnkling wag ons when used by contractors or others, which was adopted. Two blocks of Rodney avenue Improve ment done by James Heilly, contractor, were accepted. ' The clerk was directed to advertise for bids for the Improvement of East. Fif teenth from Belmont to East Burnside; Twenty-fourth street from Savier to St. Helens road; Schuyler street from East First to East Twenty-fourth; East Tay lor street from East dixteenth to East Thirty-fourth, and East Thirtieth street from East Stark to East Washington. Street and Sevrer Bids. Bids for street and sewer improvements were received as follows: Improvement of Mason street Peter Lynch $2,636 05 9-J-3S1.r, - 2-22971 J.R. O'Neil ,.... 2,143 95 Wl S. Landers 2,914 2 A. Mason 2,094 13 Awarded to lowest bldder. A. Mason .". ." 51,54- 72 J. Frainey ...... . ......... L537 01 Jacobsen-Bade Cb 3,196 IS .Awarded to lowest bidder. Sewer Union avenue Jacobsen-Bade Co $365 &i J. Frainey 4C3 60 A. Mason , 471 8S Awarded to lowest bidder. Sewer East Eighth street J. Frainey JS29 53 A. Mason 76S J4 Bids rejected and clerk directed to re advertlse. Sewer in Reed street A. M3&on $1,906 00 J. Frainey 2075 23 Jacobsen-Bade Co 1,507 19 Awarded to lowest bidder. NOT SATISFACTORY. Correspondent Objects to the Bank ruptcy Larr. PORTLAND, Sept. 25. (To the Editor.) Some time ago in The Oregonlan there was a discussion as to whether or not the courts of bankruptcy would hold pay ments made to creditors within four months prior to the institution of bank ruptcy proceedings to be preferences with in the meaning of the law. The courts have not only gone this far, but some of them have gone further. The "United States Circuit Court of Appeals for this circuit has held that any payment made by a bankrupt within four months prior to the institution of bankruptcy proceed ings, even though made in due course of business and where the creditor receiv ing payment has no reasonable cause for believing It was Intended as a preference, constitutes a preference under the bank ruptcy act that would prevent the allow ance of the creditor's claim for the bal ance of the account. The court held that it is evident that the purpose or Intent of the part' or parties griving or receiving the preference was oiot intended to be considered, but only the effect of the pref erence and the benefit or advantage which It would give to one creditor over another. The logical effect of this decision would be that a trustee could, In all probability, sue and recover this preference.- By the decisions under the old law, where a creditor resisted the claim of the trustee for the recovery of property, and the trus tee succeeded In making the recovery, even though the creditor then paid over the money received, he could nbt file his claim. But one of the courts has gone even further than the Circuit Court of Appeals for this district, for recently Judge Low ell, who is Judge of-the United States District-Court for the district of Massachu setts, held that a creditor was compelled to surrender all payments received while the bankrupt was insolvent, even though received more than four months prior- to the filing 6f the petition In bankruptcy, whether the creditor had knowledge of Intent to prefer, or not. It remains to be seen whether the, Cir cuit Court of Appeals will afllrm this de cision; but if allowed to stand, it is a real menace to 'legitimate business. - It Is beginning to be apparent that, amendments will have to be made to the bankruptcy law pretty soon, or there will be such a demand for its repeal that It will, be irresistible. ' T. "KATNfUCK" COON WON, Big; Money Bet on Birthplace Lincoln. of It was not Abraham Lincoln's fault that he was born in .Kentucky, and .he got out of the state just as soon as he was old enough to travel, but his arrival In the Bluo Grass country has dimmed his glory in the minds of several member of v the elite of Portland coon town. A gentleman in a vest with large round I REV. DR. LYMAN NEW PRESIDING ELDER OF PORTLAND DISTRICT, M. E. CHURCH. Rev. Lyman Eddy Rockwell, D. D., who has been appointed presiding elder of Portland district, Methodist Episcopal Church, was transferred from the Genesee, N. T., conference to the Oregon conference In July, 1899, to fill the unexpired term at Centenary Church of the Rev. Crawford R. Thoburn, who died the. 10th of May of that year. He was the uncie of the former .pastor,, and when It became known that he contemplated coming to Oregon he was secured for Centenary Church. He arrived at Portland July 1, and entered on hU work and served a year and a -half, and tl?e request of the offlclal board was thatjhe bo returned for another year. Dr. Rockwell was educated at "Wesleyan and .Boston Universities, and vfas for five yeara superintendent of the public schools InJVermont. He also served a term- as chaplain of the state prison. He was a member of the convention that nominated Hon. Redfield Proctor for Governor, and might havp received an election to the Vermont legislature, but his minis terial duties led him to decline the nomination. Dr. Rockwell was for 20 years a member of the Genesee conference of New York. He served full terms of flveyedrs each at Buffalo and at Medina, and alEo other leading churches of that state. The Twenty-sixth Separate Company of the New Tork National Guard elected him chiolaln. He Is a veteran of the Civil "War, having enlisted when 15 years old, and was the youngest man In his regiment. Hp teas twice -promoted, and received the thanks of President Lincoln for meritorious serv ices. He Is a clear, incisive speaker in the pulpit as a preacher, or on the platform as a lecturer on historical and scientific topics. Dr. Rockwell Is a member of several prominent scientific societies for the promotion of study. Since he came to Portland a year and a half ago Dr. Rockwell has come to the front rapidly, and now ranks among the ablest of the Meth odist ministers. His friends were hopeful that he mlzht bo returned to Centenary, but the annual conference has given him a more responsible place of" duty. spots on it, entered the refreshment par lors of Dollar Bill, on Everett street, last evening, and casually inquired where the martyred President was born. Dollar Bill replied that the Inquirer could search him, but a bystander observed scorn fully: "Well. Misto Jackson. I is filled with amazement dat you' don know de rud' ments ob yo country's history. - Ebbery body knows dat Abe Lincoln was bohn in Illinois." The man with the thirst for information surveyed the omniscient one carefully from head to foot; 'Yo' sho' ob dat?" he asked. "Sutt'nly Pse sho'. Ain't I neber studied 'bout Lincoln In de school, whar I got my ed'cashlon?" !I doan' car wha' you done studied, but yo' ain't studied right. Abe Lincoln done been bohn in Kintuck. 'dot's wha' he bohn, an' I got a dolla dat-says so." "Well, yo Jes' put up dat dolla' an' don't put up so much talk. I'wlllln' fur to make a dolla' tonight, when hit come dat easy." "You'se willln', is you? Well, p'haps you'se TviUin' to make five of 'em at de sime throw." "Ob couse I'se willln' to make five, an' Tse willln' to cover all de dourtl dat yo' kin rake and scrape together," said the. advocate of Illinois, pulling forth a pock et full of gleaming twenties. " It was evi dent that this1 man was an employe of the institution known as the Pullman Palace Car Company.' The other man had limits, as to wealth. but he had friends, and he soon covered the fifty that the porter planked down on the bar, and Dollar Bill raked the $100 Into the cash drawer with a lroad grin. Meanwhile the saloon had filled with other "cullud gemmen," and the discus sion had aroused such interest that side bets to the amount of $50 more had been piled up on the crap table. "Now." said Dollar BUI, when all the money was up, "who yo' gwlne leave hit to?" This aroused a renewed discussion, and so heated did it become that the pro prietor felt impelled to throw In a- few words of caution to the following effect: "Remembah. gem'men, you Is in a re spect'ble resoht. Don't get out no -razors." After much argument it was decided" to allow The Oregonlan the privilege of settline the- matter,- and the crowd gath ered around the telephone while Dollar Bill called up the editorial rooms. Bill had covered a little of the Illinois money himself, and his face beamed when he turned "from the telephone. "Kaintuck," was all he said, but the word destroyed at once and forever tho admiration which half the gentlemen In the saloon had hitherto cherished for the martyred President. When each loser in turn had called up The Oregonlan and confirmed the sad news, the gathering broke up. The pas sengers on a certain Pullman car mfiy be surprised at the end of their trip If they are compelled to pay dearly for small favors, but necessity Is the mother of ex tortion, and In the case of their porter the necessity will 'exist" for several trips to come. j. Thousands whom It has 'cured vouch for the value of Hood's Sarsaparilla as a -cure -for' catarrh - v . VEHICLE TAX CONTESTED, MERCHANTS FILE A SOTT TO TEST THE ORDINANCE. Allegro That the City Has No Right to Impose a Double Tax Court Notes. The suit against the City of Portland to enjoin the collection of licenses on vehicles and to have the ordinance de clared void, was filed yesterday by W. D. Fenton and W. T. Mulr, as attorneys for William Gadsby and about 200 other business firms as plaintiffs. Judge Cla land issued an order returnable October 4 for the defendant to show cause why the injunction should not be made per petual, and also an order restraining tli officers of the city from Interfering with the plaintiffs until the determination of the case. The restraining order will noL protect those who are not parties to the suit, arid they may be arrested or not. a the police authorities and Council may decide. " The principal points made by the plain tiffs' counsel are, first, that under the city charter the Council cannot lmposo ,a license for revenue on vehicles; second. that the city Is not authorized to place E. ROCKWELL. a tax upon the vehicles of firms already required to pay an occupation license: that Is when a concern is licensed to pursue a business that carries with it all of the Instrumentalities on which an ad ditional license cannot be exacted. The third" point is that the Council Is not authorized to levy a license to make good any deficit growing out of the in sufficiency ofHhe eight mill 'tax. Concerning 'the occupation -tax the plaintiffs explain that they will all be re quired to pay It under the ordinance recently passed to go Into effect October 1, which Is tnow In progress of amend ment, and that some of them are al ready paying such a license It is set forth 'In the complaint that the enforcement of the ordinance sub jects the plaintiffs and the property of plaintiffs, including vehicles, to triple taxation, and is in violation of section I, article 9, of the Constitution of Ore gon, and, the taxation Is not equal and uniform. The ordinance, It Is alleged, subjects the plaintiffs to a double license tax to pursue the various occupations, busi nesses and calling's as .merchants, manu facturers and dealers, and is" double taxa tion for revenue purposes. Incidentally the blanket license ordi nance is brought into the' case, It be ing alleged that under that law dealers and merchant's carrying several lines of goods, and" engaged in the manufacture of s'everal lines, will be subjected to the payment of' double licenses upon their occupationSj and each person, firm or corporation engaged in selling three or more of the following lines of goods, namely, dry goods, millinery, shoes, crockery, books, glassware, drujrsrists' sundries, bicycle sundries, carpets, jew elry, groceries and trunks, are required to pay a quarterly license of $123. The amounts so fixed are said to bo excessive, arbitrary and unreasonable, and amount to a taxing of the property of plaintiffs without due process of law. and will, unless restrained in their en forcement, confiscate a large amount of the property of the plaintiffs, and compel some of them to discontinue their busi ness or occupation, and the enforcement of the ordinance is oppressive and Inter feres with the right of plaintiffs to use 'the streets In the lawful pursuit of their business, and subjects them to heavy lines and penalties for the use of the streets and use of their property. It 13 alleged that the, ordinance is Il legal, arbitrary and unreasonable, and is not within the power of the city to enact,. 'The plaintiffs aver that they pay taxes on their goods, machinery, etc. of the assessed value in the aggregate of over ,$500 000, and -on their vehicles In the ag gregate 'value of o;er $50 000. The plaln- " tiffs Include William Gadsby, H. C. Brem en Company, Oregon Furniture and Man ufacturing Company., Lipm,an, Wolfe &. Co., Ojds & King. Hunt Hardware- Com pany, Chicago Market, Troy Laundry, Jones' LumberCompany, F. Dresser, Pa- 'clfic Coast Biscuit Company, and many other prominent business "houses. Mr. -Fenton admits-that the city 'might Impose merely as a regulation a very small jicense on vehicles, but not for revenue. - - k James E. Bruce Injured. .James E.-Bruce,- of-the-flrm- of" Bruce & Ayers, real estate dialers, on Grand aVenue, was severely Injured 'yesterday forenoon, on Grand avenue. He under took to cross the street between East Morrison and East Alder, where there were several wagons. He fell forward amorig" the vehicles, oh his' face and left hand, 'sustaining painful bruises on his face. His hand was cut across the palm, a painful gash being Inflicted. He was taken Into a drugstore, wjiere his Inju ries were dressed, when he was taken to his. home, at 560 East Morrison stre'et. He received a severe shock from his fall, but rested comfortably in the after noon. - His hand gave him considerable pain.- TO MARCH FOR PROSPERITY Ron'gh Rider Republican Club Is rir g;a.nisod. A; Rough Rider marching club- was launched last -evening by young Repub licans of Portland with great enthusiasm. At the meeting 150 names were "handed in, each person agreeing to become a member of the uniformed divisibn, take part in, the campaign and furnish his uni form. By the end of the week the roll is" expected to reach 500, anS within a short time thereafter 1000. The commit tee, has set thi3 figure to work to, and nothing less will do. They want 1000 uni formed marching men for tlie big political rallies to be held soon. Th'ls will not be tne. total membership of the marching club. -A citizens' contingent will also b recognised above and beyond the -uniformed division. This will be for all Re publicans who1 will become members. On the occasion of big parades they will ex pect to take pari, but" not In uniforms. One of the first duties of the club last evening was to send an order for 500 kha ki uniforms. These .will be a duplicate of . the Rough Riders' military uniform worn during the Cuban campaign; that Is, the regulation uniform, but not per haps" exactly like the uniforms some of the soldiers had on after, they had been in the field a few days. As soon as the membership of the uniformed division passes .the 500 mark another order will be put In for more uniforms, for It Is the purpose of the club management to have these here in such numbers that every man desiring one can get It. 'By reason of the fact that a large num ber are contracted for, the uniform com plete will be given to the members at $2 25 each. This' Includes campaign hat, khaki blouse and trousers and legglns. To insure 'a fit measurements are taken of the,-members. When all are received and donned, a very military-appearing club Is assured. Even though Oregon cannot secure the presence of the Rough Riders' leader for a big rally, a little of the Rough Rider spirit will be infused into the work of local Republicans. One of the noticeable features last evening, which was 'gratifying to the management in many respects, was that many ex-members of, the state volunteers were present and signed the roll. These boys will need no Instruction in march ing, tbut this was not the most pleasant aspect of their co-operation. It cannot fall to impress spectators when those who should be In ,the best position to know and who have suffered most as a result of expansion, manifest their cham pionship of the policy by taking active and aggressive part in the Republican campaign. AH the ex-soldiers were w'armly welcomed. , r Recruits for the marching club will be drawn largely from the members and ex members of the National Guard, that a well-drilled body may be had. These are usually young men, active and willing to work. A large force of them Is available to draw from, and the management feels no doubt of securing sufficient Republlc rns to fill up a large club. Many of the' ex-poldiers have their uniforms already, as the khaki issued by the Government in the" Phil'p-lnes is the sam" uiif-rm worn by the Rough 'Riders. All the ex soldlers entering the club will be saved this expense of purchasing their uni forms. The sudden progress In organizing the marching club Is du- to the1 energy of a number of young Republicans, who have taken hold of tho matter. It is a branch of the Lsague cf Republican Clubs In Multnomah County, which organization, at its first meeting, appointed Colonel S. C. Spencer, w. W. Binks and A. E. Jew ell a committee to get', the marching club under way. Other committeemen have been taken in, and now a dozen or more active young men are circulating the ag-eements. Among thorn are-O. A. Win feldr. W. L Go -H, David Steel, W. C. North, Captalrr Charles E. McDcnell, J. St'tt. W. M. Davis and F. M. Mulkey, all cf whom are working with the first committee of three. At the meeting last evening Captain McDone'l wpr elected commander of the uniformed division. ' H'.s military expe rience will bd .of great value, to the marching men, as those unaccustomed to maintaining n column will need a little Instruction. The next meeting will b held Saturday evening in robm 207, Wor cester building. PERSONAL MENTION, ' 1 Mr. and ATr. C. W. King left last night for New Tork. Rev. P. C. Hetzler, of Salem, Is staying at the Imperial; Senator Charles W. Fulton, of Astoria, is at the Imperial. Ex-Governor Z. F. Moodv. of The Dalles, Is at the Imperial. . J. E. Rundlo. merchant of Toledo, Is a guest at the St. Charles. ' Dr. W. Tyler Snith, of Sheridan, is a guest at the Imperial. ' J. S. Cooper, banker of Independence, is a guest it the Imperial. Mrs.. L. A. Lodmis, of Illwaco, Wash., Is staying at the Perkins. Hon. Thomas H. Tongue, of Hillsboro, Is registered at the Perkins. E. C. Qulgley, a business man of San Francisco, is at the Perkins. Frank Wood, leather merchant of Chi cago, is a guest at the -Imperii!. Mrs. Mclnnery and daughter, of The Dalles, are at the At. Charles. Dr. Margaret Qulgley left last night for an extended trip to New Tork. Judge F. A. Moore, - of the Supreme Bench, Is registered at the Imperial. Norman Merrill, lumberman of Clats kanle, Is registered at the St. Charles. E. .N. Carter, In cHarge of the Clacka mas hatchery, la staying at the Impe rial. C, B. Winn, census supervisor of the First Oregon district, is registered at tho Imperial. Charles C. Butler, a well-known sheep man of Port Townsend,. Wash., Is at the Perkins. - J. B. Teon, one of the leading loggers of the Columbia River, is a guest at the St. Charles. Edmund Glltner, ot Salem, private sec retary to Senator McBrlde, Is registered at the Imperial. W. fc H. Warren, of Hillsboro, presi dent of the State Board of Horticulture, Is registered at the Perkins. F. D. Kuttny, of Astoria, auditor of the Astoria & Columbia Railway .Company,, Is at the Imperial wlh his wife; ,Cal Lewis, C.'Lanham and P. F. Lin ton, of Los Angeles, who are touring the Coast, are registered at the St. Charles. H. T. Hudson, who accidentally suffered a fracture of two ribs recently, while Ion a visit to the Pendleton Carnival, Is Improving as rapidly as the circumstances will permit, but It will be some time be fore 'he will be out. 'NEW TORK, Sept" 25. The following' Northwestern people registered at New ,Tork hotels today: From Portland H.? Jones, at the Cos mopolitan; J. H. Mitchell, at the Marl bqrough. ' , From' Salem, Or. S;'Burcan, at the Cos mopolitan. , From Spokane J. A. Odell. at, the Im perial, v. . From Seattle I. L, Muller and wife, at the -Murray Hill; HOLYDAYS ARE NOW OVER JEWISH NEW YEAR SERVICES COME TO A CLOSE. Neve ,1'ear Sermon by Rev. Dr. N. ' aXosessoIm at the A. O. U. W. Temple. , Last evening was ended the three days celebration of the Jewish New Tear by the congregations of Portland. In accord ance with the ancient custom, tht origin of which was due to the fact that the new yp.aT began with the new moon, and that it took an extra day to send out the news through Palestine that the New Tear, Rosh Hoshanah of the Jewish calendar, had begun. These days are regarded as the. days of judgment, during which ac count must be rendered for every deed and action of the year, morally and relig iously, to God. Tho 10 days following New Tear's are the days of repentance, Te-may-Teshudah, and are observed by dally labor. Tho 10th day will come one week from today, and Is called the "day of atonement, when all sins are to be atoned for, broken friendships healed, and Inju ries forgiven. The observance of the New Tear was simple, and consisted in the main of prayer services. After the morning T. R. PIONEER "WHO DIED MONDAY IN ALBINA. T. R. "Williams, who died at his home at 200 Sellwood street, Upper Alblna, Monday night, was a pioneer of 1852. He was born In New York, Auzust 3. 1832. and -when a young man caught tho gold fever, and started for California. Here he remalnedbut a short time, when he came on to Portland. For a time, he was on a steamer running between Portland and the Cascades as steward. In 1S3S he moved to Powell'fr Valley, where he took up a donation claim and became one of the settlers of that beautiful section. When th Cayuse Indian war broke out he Joined the volunteers, and took part wherever he was or dered. His farm in Powell's Vr.llcy was within three miles of the place where Gresham now stands, and he was one of tho best-knpwn men of that section. For 19 years, hq kept tha Powell's" Valley Postofflce and store. He was also a member of Columbia lodge, A F. & A. M., organized" on Columbia Slough in early days, and afterwards was 'merg'ed Into Mount Tabor Lodge, but has not been active for a number of years. He was also a member of the Oregon Pioneer Association. In 1S3G he was married to his first wife, and to them were born 13 children, all of whom but one are living. She died In 1S83. In 1801 ho was married to Mrs. Amanda Austin, and she survives him. Tho following are the surviving children: Rich ard "Williams. Base Line road; Rudolph "Williams, Reddlnr. Cal.; Mrs. Llrzle Edwards, La Grande; Mrs. Fannie GInder, Theodore, George, "William, Minnie, Elmer. John "W., Edward. 'Burt Williams,. Powell's Valley. The funeral will bo arranged for when the children have been heard from. prayers the ancient ceremony of blowing the ram's horn. In memory of the biblical scene in which Abraham was given the promise that his son, Isaac, would be the founder of a great nation. Following is an abstract of the sermon delivered yesterday before the Congrega tion Nevah Zeder, at the A. O. U. W. hall: "Another year has passed A space of time with its months, weeks, days and minutes has been engulfed in the ocean of eternity. We stand on the brink of the old year, which closes upon us, and a new one unfolds Its advent on the wings of eternity. "Abraham was the first who proclaimed the Idea of monotheism. For his devo tion to this doctrine, the Chaldeans and other nations that Inhabited Mesopotamia instituted a persecution against him and his family. This was the cause of his migration to a strange land. "Who will not see in the cited history of Abraham the fate of his posterity? "For clinging to the sublime Idea of monotheism, we Jews have been migrat ing from land to land these IS centuries, the nations among whom fate placed us have been keeping on the Old cry, 'Go thee out from thy land, from thy nativity and from thy father's house.' No land for the Jew. His blood may be shed on a land's welfare altar, but no nativity for him; he may love his father's house, but no father's houses for the Jew. " 'Has not a Jew eyes? Has not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affec tions, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same 'means, warmed and cooled by the same Winter and .Summer,, as a .Christian Is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?' Is the Jew's old com- plaint. The passing year, as its predeces sors, added a new sheet of heartrending facts to the history of the Jew. Anothor ocean of suffering flooded over Israel's head. Tha Indigence of the European countries, the bigotry of their clergy, and the rapacity of their mobs, co-operated and wrought the most appalling misery among our nation. "Of what Is the Jew guilty to deserve such a penalty? "Because he Is, as Henry Heine deflned a Jew, the 'dough of which deities are kneaded.' "Because he Is loyal to his creed and his Indomitable adhesion to his national tradition. "Because. the Jew claims that religion's place Is not only In the heart, but he fol lows David's definition of religion: 'All members of my body says, Who Is like thee, O Lord?' The goodness of the heart to mankind Is the place of religion, the open hand helping the poor does re ligious work; the ear hearing to another's trouble, and being deaf to slander, the eye seeing the good of others and the faults of one's own self, the brains think ing on doing good acts, all are the places of true" religion. "Because his layman, leaves heaven alone, his rabbis do not try to smuggle members ot other nations . Into heaven; they leave people to their creeds. Our 'sages teach us that the righteous of all nations enjoy the future world. These are Israel's sins. Israel enjoys freedom only amidst the English-speaking people, as the only one that says to Israel, 'God is with thee,' and therefore made a cov enant of brotherhood with Israel. "Let us hope that our fervent prayer to our Heavenly Father will be accepted and God will be with us forever. Amen." Reception to Worthy Matron. Mrs. Jessie Vert, worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, made an ofll- cial visit toMartha Washington Chap ter, in its hall, In the Burkhard build ing, Monday evening, and was received with much honor. The hall was filled with the members. As It" was an official visit of the worthy matron for Inspection, the work was put on the floor and given In an excellent manner. Then followed remarks by Mrs. Vert and others, after which refreshments were served. The evening was pleasantly spent, and the worthy matron was delighted with the chapter 'and Its work. LIBEL AGAINST THYRA. Argument cf Judgre Cnlce in United States Conrt. The matter of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company's libel against the steamship Thyra, to recover damages for injuries Inflicted by the steamer run ning Into the company's trestle at. As toria, came up for a hearing before Judge Bellinger In chambers yesterday after noon. Judge Cake appeared for the defendant, and Charles W. Fulton for llbellanL Judge Cake endeavored to show that the Admiralty Court had no jurisdiction In the case, as-the trestle was on the shore and the Jurisdiction of admiralty courts extended only over navigable waters. At least, this appeared to be the intent of the opinions or decisions he read. There was another point In the case which ap peared to complicate matters. The first libel filed asked for $750 damages. The WILLIAMS. Thyra at that time was on her way to this port to be turned over to the Gov ernment for a transport, and so could be libeled. Afterward the libel was amended or a new libel filed by permission, asking for 52200 damages. It appears that before this last libel was filed the Thyra was turned over to the Government, and In this condition of affairs could not be li beled. The court, after listening to the argu ments, took the matter under advisement. It seems that It Is In the cards, according to Judge Cake's Ideas, that the Thyra can get away without paying for the damage she Inflicted. Superintendent John McGuire, of the A. & C. R. R. Co., takes a different view of the matter, and will use every effort to recover damages from the Thyra, as he says If she can get out of paying, any one may come along with any old boat and knock down the trestle and pay noth ing. He says when ships can go ashore and knock people's property about their ears and not be obliged to pay damages, there is going to be trouble. Xcw Suits. German Savings & Loan Society against Louise Logus, executrix of the will of Charles Logus, deceased, to fore close a mortgage for 540.0CO on the west 90 feet of lots 5 and 6, block 101, East Port land, and all of block 82, East Portland. Button & Kraft filed suit against Car penter & Smith for 5U22, and tho Sheriff attached a sawmill and some ties at Troutdale. Of the sum sued for, 5891 is an assigned claim of A. O. Wells. J. E. Haseltlne against Central Navi gation & Construction Company, for 5420, of which 5133 Is due plaintiff. 5193 to Wolff & Zwlckcr, 515 to John A. Roebllng Sons' Company, and $47 to Fairbanks, Morse &. Co. This makes about 23 suits filed against this company, amounting to over 520,000. Conrt Notes. B. P. Reynolds has been appointed a member of the grand jury in place of J. S. Otis, of Gresham, who had to be ex cused on account of sickness. A. C. Froome, convicted and fined 5100 for practicing dentistry without a license, will not pay his fine, but will appeal the case to the Supreme Court. Not a true bill was returned by the grand jury yesterday In the case of Henry Westerman, accused of larceny of eight tons of hay, the property of Robert Irving. Lusetta P. Beers, who has a judgment HANG ON. Coffee Topers as Bad as Others. "A friend of our family who lived with us a short time was a great coffee-drinker and a continual sufferer with dyspepsia. He admitted that coffee disagreed with him, but you know how the coffee-drinker will hold onto his coffee, even if he knows It causes dyspepsia". "One day he said to me that Postum Food Coffee had been recommended, and suggested that he would like very much to try It. I secured a package and made it strictly according to directions. He was delighted with the new beverage as was every one of our family. He became very fond of itk and In a short time his dyspepsia disappeared. He continued using the Postum and In about three months gained 12 pounds. 'My husband Is a practicing physician, and regards Postum as the h.ealthlest of all beverages. He never drinks coffee, but is very fond of Postum. In fact, all of our family are, and we never think of drinking coffee any more." Mrs. Mary E. Brown, Waterford, Va. against R. H. Hamlin for 5500, wa3 plaint iff in a garnishment proceeding: yesterday against C. A. Aylesworth, which was tried before a jury in. Judge Frazer's court. It was contended in behalf of plaintiff that Hamlin transferred stock In the Larch Mountain Investment Company to the garnishee. Aylesworth testified that ho does not owe Hamlin. NEW EAST SIDE MILL. Work on It Has Boarun Other East Side Matters. Under the general direction of H. Cone, of Cone Bros., the first work on their sawmill plant, located on the Marshall tract, on the Willamette River, near th foot of Portsmouth avenue, was com menced yesterday, a raft of plies wa3 taken to the site of the mill for the dock and foundation of the mill. A driver will be at work today. The machinery from the old Troutdale sawmill will be trans ported to Portland on freight cars and taken down the river to the site on a barge when the foundation Is completed. The bulldlns: for the mill will cover a space E0x2C0 feet, and the foundation will be put In at once so that the machlnpry may be shipped as soon as possible. Tho dock will be 75x500 feet, and will be built at once. A road down the steep blurt will also be built, so that access to and, from the ground may be had. Mr. Cone says the mill will have a- cutting ca pacity of 50,000 feet of lumber per day. Railway ties and bridge timbers will be made a specialty, and these will be trans ported by barge to Albina. The Inten tion is to complete the mill and have It in operation December L Six families will move from Troutdale shortly. Thir ty men will be employed at tho start. Sudden Death of an Old Soldier. O. W. Dickenson, an old soldier, who was formerly a resident of Gresham. died very suddenly at the home of N. L. Smlth. who Uvea three miles from Gresham. Monday, at 13 o'clock. Dickenson walked to Mr. Smith's farm Sunday from Kenllworth. whero ho had been at work. He then seemed in good health and spirits, and talked cheer fully with Mr. Smith. He retired for tho night and slept soundly until Monday morning, at 2 o'clock, when he was taken very 111. Dr. Short, of Gresham, waa summoned and every effort was made to give him relief, but he continued to grow worse till he died. Mr. Dickenson waa 74 years old. Since leaving Gresham ho has been living" In Portland part of tha time. At one time ho was a member of Sumner Post. G. A. R The remains wera brought in yesterday, and the funeral will take place tomorrow. Sumner Post will probably have charge of it. Eotit Side Notes. Rev. L. E. Rockwell, D. D., who appointed presiding elder of Portland dia trlct, will return from Southern Oregon next Tuesday and enter on, his duties. He, with some other ministers, havo gone to Crater Lake for an outing. Those living In rented houses and send ing their children to the Woodstock school are preparing to move into tho city, so. that they can send their chil dren to school. They have become ap prehensive that the directors of the city and Woodstock districts will not come to an agreement on the tuition, and their children will be excluded from tho Wood stock school as a result. The owners of property will stay. Dr. Wise, room 614, The Dekum. More Than We'd "Want. Walla Walla Union. "Just this once and tnen never again," says the false prophet of the Platte. Or. Sanford's Liver Invlarorator. The best Liver Medicine, A Vegetable Cure tot Liver Ilia. Biliousness. Indigestion. CosatipaUon. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Sept. 288 P. M. Maximum temperature. 68; minimum temperature. 40; river reading at 11 A,. M., 3.2 reeU change In tho past 24 hours. 0.5 foot; total precipitation. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. 0.00; total precipitation since Sept. 1. 1000. 1.03 Inches: normal pre cipitation since Seat. 1. 1000. 1.32 inches; ex cess. 0.61 Inch; total sunshine Sept. 24, 4:21t possible sunshine. Sept. 2I 12:05. Pacific Coast Weather. a to STATIONS. Astoria ..., Baker City Bismarck . Boise ...... Eureka . . . Helena .... C4lO.00ritiNW Clear 52 0.00 14 ! 4010.00(16 NW Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Clour CO 0.00 Lit WW 5810.00112 W 0112 lit foo 2i Cloudy Clear Kamloops, B. C. 0.001 Clm Nah Bay 0.00 It 0 8 E N NW Cltmr Pocatello .......... Portland ., Red Bluff ;. Roseburg ......f.. Sacramento . ..vr... San Francisco ... Spokane ......."... Seattle "Walla "Walla Trace. 0.00 Pt. cloofer Cleat Clear Clear , Clear Clear 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14 10 0 (N N NW 0.00 26 W E 0.00 8 G 8 Clear 0.00 NW Clear 0.00 iN Clear "WEATHER CONDITIONS. Fair, pleasant weather continues In the Norta Pacific States thM evening. The barometer la highest over Montana and "Washington, and loweit over the valleys of California. It la unseasonably cool In the Northern States west of the Mississippi River, except in Western Washington and "Western Oregon, where nearly seasonable temperature prevail. The Indica tions are for fair weather In this district "Wednesday. "WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 hours ending at midnight "Wednesday. Sept. 20: Oregon, "Washington anil Idaho Fair weath er; wlr.di mostly northerly. Portland and vicinity Fair weather; north- erly winds. A. B. WOLLABER. " . i . NEW TODAY. HAM AND EGGS: FRESH RANCH EGGS; Eastern sugar -cured hams, 12ci plcnlo hams. 10c; snoulders, 9c. La Grande Cream ery Co. 1 FOR SALE LOTS 6 AND T. BLOCK 139. Couch; price $3500, halt cash. By Parrlsh & "Watklns, 230 Alder st. TO LEASE FURNISHED; A MODERN" 14 room dwelling. East Sldo. By Parrlsh & Watklns. Mortgage Loans On Improved city and farm property, at tow4 current rates. Building loans. InsuUmtat toni. MacxaaaUr & Rlrrcll. 311 WorctsUr blk. $100 REWARD la offered for tho apprehension and conviction of the murderer or murderers of H. R. Dlcke!. Minerva Lodge, No. 10, I. O. O. F. By order of Emll Frey. N. G. BUTTER! BUTTER! All grades of Oregon butter. 35c up; fresh ranch eggsr breakfast bacon, sugar cured, 12c. Buy your goods at wholesale prices. La Grande Creamery Co.. 264 Yamhill, near Third. Ctioiijaleg v&6.baKer:&to; TODAY AT 390 SELLWOOD STREET. COR. UNION AVE. We are Instructed by the owner-to sell the fine modern furniture of his resldonca. In cluding: Parlpr suit. In silk tapestry; good Brussels carpets; fine oak dining-room furni ture; bedroom furnishings; steel range, etc Sale today at 10 A. M. t Take Woodlawn cars; f GEO. BAKER & CO., Auctioneers. Tomorrow, Thursday, at 10 A. M. Cor. Alder and Park, tho fine- furniture, veli yet carpets, etc, only used during the Car nival. Both phones. , GEO. BAKER & CO., Auctlontexa. ITVlndV S3 is! I .: ? If 1 J