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4- 4 THF, MORNJN0 OHEGONIAN, MCWDAY, OCTOBEH 22, 1900. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Amnsexaeata Tety. 3ARQUAS GRAND Xe, the Hypaetlat." CORDRAY'B THEATER CWashlngrtonSt.) "A. "Wis Guy." iEETBOPOIJTAN "Who Btbjr Ar Tburr Errery au wko is a qimalixeA xeter 'Butter the Oresoa Irtt skrald veto for jrel&et- 12 be is resrtrtered. and 2im snoT-ed to &netker precinct, be cos so baclc and -rot ia the pre cinct where be is registered. If be is not registered be can easilr jfet tbe affidavits six freeholders to bis aall&catieas. Apply tor tbe necessarr blanks at room GOO, Cbaaa ber of Commerce, or at 103 Tbird street. Cltjb Moss. A aectlon of a pretty greek vine has been left at The Oregonlan office, with the statement that it was procured atr Skomokavra, and a request to know what It Is. The plant is not common In Oregon, "but is very common in the New England States and Canada, and probably all over the Northern States. It is a 'club moss"r the scientific name, Xiycopo dium; common name, ground pine, from its being an evergreen and the slight re semblance of the little shoots or branches, thrown up at Intervals, to an evergreen tree. There are some 10 varieties of this club moss, the appearance of each being different, some being called "cedar clun inoss," others "flr club moss," from the resemblance of the little branches to flr or cedar trees The club moss family is a very ancient one, connected with the terns, mosses', horsetails or scouring rush, all large plants in prehistoric days. It is & flpwerless plant, and produces its spires, which correspond to the seeds in a flower ing plant, -on little club-shaped spikes, which, shoot np from the top of the branches, henoe the name "club moss." In -form It is a trailing evergreen, very com mon in woods and shady places in the East, and Is gathered by children when they go afield for the earliest wild flow ers there the hay flower (Eplgea) or liver wart (Hepallca). Cftib mosses are found about the base of Mount Hood, and prob- ably along all the mountain ranges in the Northwest, and doubtless can be found on the higher hills around Portland. Oregon Egos rw Cold Storage. The large quantities of Eastern eggs from cold storage, of course now arriving here show that the poultry fanciers will have to snake greater efforts if this Tegion is ever to export eggs or even produce enough for home consumption. When " eggs were at their lowest price last Sum mer, a lot eay 2500 cases of 30 dozens each was placed in cold storage here. Tbe experiment was a success, and the eggs are now being put on the market. Jt is found by "candling" that there are very few bad ones, in many cases none, in some half a dozen or so. As soon as the- price of. eggs began to get too high, .Eastern eggs began to come in, and then the eggs put in cold storage here were put on the markef in competition with them. Eggs are high enough sm it is, but would be much higher probably if more came from the East. Probably next season many more cases of eggs will be placed in cold storage if they can be obtained, but the production as-yet is never much in excess' of the demand for use, so that unless th production is increased there can never be enough obtained "for cold storage to supply the demand during the "Winter. Butter is also being brought in from the East in quantities, the home product having been put up to a slightly unreasonable figure, especially when the production is now about as great as In the height of the season. The too high price bronght in the Eastern article, and thus caused a drop in the 1)1106. Wxomiko tor McKinlet. D. R. Oastl- day, of Rawlins, "Wyo., a. -well-known .t-0aeep-dealer is in tbe. city. He thinks cheep are a little too high to buy just now, but proposes to purchase in the Spring for his Wyoming ranges if the fig ures should suit him. He expects to win ter in Portland, but will take a trip back to Rawlins in time to cast bis vote for McKinley. He considers Wyoming sure for the Republican ticket this time, as even the women are almost unanimously Republican, and, as the male vote is strongly Republican also, Wyoming's ma- Jority for McKinley will be something prodigious considering the way the state went four years ago. SOCTAUBT-IiABOR CANDIDATE. A Special meeting was called by the Socialist-Labor party Prlday evening to nominate a can didate for the vacancy in the Legislature. "Several nominations were made. Frank M. Thompson was elected by a large ma jority. His friends are confident that he will make a good run, as he is a. hard worker and a strong union man. He Is a member of Painters Union, No. 10, and also a delegate to the American Federated Trades Assembly. 'A resolution was also adopted affirming allegiance to the princi ples of socialism enunlcated by the last National convention of the Socialist-Labor party. Got Oft Car Backwards. Dominlck Ranold, a horseman, got off a moving street car backwards, at Third and Yam hill streets, last evening, striking the back of his head a severe Jolt, and in flicting a painful scalp wound. He was picked up unconscious and carried to St. Vincent's Hospital In the police patrol wagon. Examination there showed no symptoms of concussion of the brain and he was not in a dangerous condition. When the accident happened he was thought to have been instantly killed, and considerable cxoltement was aroused In the crowd that collected. "JB10 Steve" Will Rhtdric. Says the Dawson City News of October 5: "Mr. A. L. Stephens, who has been with the Alas ka Commercial Company for several years, will leave by the next boat for bis home in Portland, there to spend the Winter. 'Big Steve' has been a character of the Klondike singe somewhere back before the flood; everybody knows and likes him. He has held positions of trust with the big company from gold weigher to general financier, and in all of them . acquitted himself well. He will be back again in the Spring." Ltttle Use tor Bicycles. Wheelmen are having a bard time perambulating Portland suburbs, as the streets are gen erally too muddy for bicycles, and the law ' permitting the use of sidewalks does not become operative until the 1st of Novem ber. Wheels are, therefore, not extenslve- ly used, except by messenger boys, who dash around all Winter, regardless of weather or conditions. Repair shops are not so rushed for work as they are during the Summer months, and the proprietors expect quiet times until the roads dry off in the Spring again. Mr. Colvio to Speak Friday. Owing to the fact that the big meeting of the A. O. U. W. is to be held Saturday night, Ootober 27, the address of William Colvig, of Southern Oregon, will be made Friday, the 2th. Mr. Colvig voted for Bryan in 1895, but hl6 views on expansion have led him, together with many other Demo crats, to work for McKinley's election now. J Ham Lewis to Speak. James Hamil ton Lewis, of Washington, will address the Democrats of Portland tonight on the issues of the campaign. Mr. Lewis has but lately returned from a tour of the Eastern States and will give his hearers the benefit of his experiences. He will speak in A. O. U. W. Hall. Attractive Auction Sale at residence, 54 Twentieth street. North, tomorrow (Tuesday), at 10 A. M. Mahogany furni ture, foreign rugs, etc George Baker & Co., auctioneers. John G. Woollet Club. Regular meet ing A. O. U. W. Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. Good speaking. Public invited. J. Hamilton Lewis is going to speak for the Democracy tonight at A. O. U. W. Hall. Hear the famous orator. Members of Industry Lodge, No. 8, A. O. -U- W., see meeting notice In another column, - Mxxxd Up "With a. Wire. John Mc Kernan, a well-known hackdriver, thought his time had. come Saturday night. He was driving down Jefferson street, near Tenth, when his horses ber came frantic from being entangled in a fallen electric-light wire. McKernan got off the seat and found that the wire had been wound around the hubs and on the tongue of the carriage for at least half a block back, and iiow to get rid of it he did not know. He held to the lines and called on some pedestrians to assist him, but they avoided the outfit as though it was a case of smallpox. Whether the wire was charged or not was what worried the driver, and he finally succeeded in hitching the. team to a tree and then secured a board to pry the obstruction off the vehicle. Fortu nately, the wire was not loaded, and Mc Kernan, by backing the carriage for half a block, was enabled to extricate It He said: "Suppose that wire had fallen across a trolley wire, wouldn't it have been all day with me?" Manx Go DucK-HuwTmo. The "fine weather for ducks" which his prevailed for several" days caused a larger number of sportsmen than usual to leave for their hunting grounds Saturday and Sunday. The long dry spell had made the lakes so nearly dry In many places that the ducka did not care to venture on thm, and the shooting was poor, but the. late rains will have filled Ihe ponds and sloughs, and the strong wind Is expected to bring in from the coast some of "the thousands on thousands of ducks of many kinds which have been lingering thero since their arrival" from the north. Once these ducks have come in. It is only -a question of good feeding to get good shooting as long as the weather is fa vorable. The .hunters out yesterday were all expecting to make good bags, but they may be disappointed if the ducks have. not settled down to the business of eating wheat and getting shot. Need op a Trollbt Line. Dr. J. R, Cardwell, whose home is a mile west of Bertha, rides into the city and out every day on the West Side passenger train, since the street-car line to Carson Heights has been suspended. He says the. people of Fulton Park and .Carson Heights feel as though left out in the cold since the car line was changed to run down close to the river. To reach the street cars now nearly a mile of steep hillside has'to be traversed by the Fulton Park people while the residents of Carson Heights have even a much longer distance to travel. Dr. Cardwell drives 4 to and from Bertha and his home in his carriage, morning and evening, and he, too, feels the loss of the streefc-car service .very keenly. THE DEACON'S GOLD MINE. He Stayed A-n-ar F.rom Cbarcb to "Work: .It. Gold ia said to be the root of all evil, but about every one hereabouts is striv ing, after the yellow article with ail the energy he possesses. Not "even church members are exempt from the chase after gold, as is Illustrated by a worthy mem bera deacon in a prominent East-Side church, who for some reason was absent from the amen corner Sunday, October 13. There was a vacancy in the morning service, in the Sunday school room, in the Epworth League and again in the class meeting, so prominent a place does this good brother occupy, and even his vigorous "aniens" at the right time in the sermon were wanting. He was cer tainly thought to be sick, as it was con sidered nothing else could keep him away, but he was never better In his life. Just as Centenary's big bell was ringing out, "Come all ye people and serve the Lord," this brother might have been seen sneaking out the back floor of his home at Woodlawn, with a shovel over his shoulder. ' Shortly he was. Joined by an other, who had been a miner all his life. They were after gold. The miner saTd that ho saw unmistSka ble signs of gold at the. gravel pits on the Portland Railway Company's track, and he and the "deacon set out to find 'It. The deacon quieted the qualms. of. his conscience at being absent from church with the reflection that if he.fourid, enough gold he would wipe,out the debt that hod been troubling the official board for some time., He knew nothing about mining, and trusted to his companion Implicitly. They got down into the deepest part of the pit, and where they could work un seen by passing cars, and here they dug deep down, and the deacon, who weighs 200 pounds and Is unaccustomed to "such-labor, perspired freely. He was encouraged by the assurances of the miner that gold was Just below, enough to pay off the National debt, and he worked on. He did not notice that 'his companion dropped a few grains of some yellow stuff at the bottom of the hole. He had never heard anything about mines being "salted," for the benefit of suckers, but finally the miner declared they had struck black sand, and that it contained gold without question. He would' have It assayed during the week and they would locate a claim, start an excitement and sell out for $100,000 each. The deacon did not see the assay made, but he has-had assurances that the hole that he sunk at the Woodlawn gravel pit Sunday fore noon, October 18, had been salted by his companion, and hence there will be no Klondike In the Woodlawn gravel pit. The deacon sat in his customary place at church yesterday, and when the preacher declared that- "Gold is the root of all evil and vexatious to the soul," he said "amen" with great mnctlon. - PERSONAL MENTION. S. B. EaWn, a banker of Eugene, is at the Imperial. Dr. Jay Tuttle, of Astoria, is registered at the Imperial. Dr. A. A. Jessup, Jr., a Salem dentist, is at the Perkins. -L G. Wlcksburn, a Kaloxna mill man, Is registered at the St. Charles. W. T. Summers, a cannery man of Ju neau, Alaska, is at the Perkins with his wife. ; F. D. McCully, a merchant of Joseph, Wallowa "County, is registered at the Im perial. J. T. Ronald, ex-Mayor of Seattle, and candidate for Congress on the Democratic ticket, is at the Imperial. Tv G. Burton, of San Francisco, who Is here to attend the funeral of his mother, is registered at the St. Charles. W. H. Kearney, a Portland mining man, expects to leave this week for New Mexico to examine a mine for city capi talists. E. H. Williams, a retired merchant of Newport, is at the St, Charles. He has just returned from a visit to the Eastern States, and says the Taqulna Bay coun try Is good enough for him. NEW YORK, Oct 2L F. T. Merrill, of Portland, registered at the Imperial Hotel today; F. C Savage at the Cosmopolitan, and M. SIchel at the Hoffman .House. From Seattle W. Felltz Is at the Cosmo polltan and G. McFarlane and wife at the Astor. fCO SUITS -TO ORDER FOR $2o. Our jEreat sale of J40, 150. $00 suits and overcoats to order for $25, will last all this week. This Is the chance of a life time. Don't miss It Farnsworth-Herald Tailoring Co., SS3 Washington street Open Biggest and best la the West. BUSINESS ITESJS. If Baby Is. Cuttlns Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothlnr Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Sunday; humor "Hardjoan" piano WUer B. AUeo Co MUST HAVE HOUSES Growing Demand for Places of Residence. HUNDREDS ARC HUNTING ' HOMES Kerr Dwellneri to Be Completed This Fall Will Ifot -Supply . tbe Demand. 'There Is no decrease' in the.demand. for houses as the season advance in Port land, and people are, grilling to put-up with, almost anything in order to get under cover. House -hunters walk the streets daily, in vain quest of vacant cottages, and residents who - are seen cleaning house' are accosted with- ttie question "Afe you going 0 move out?" by some passer-by. A number of frame store buildings, in North F,ortlandVare be ing changed into tenements of the "flat" description and house-hunters are fre quently stopping to inquire" whpn -.the rooms will, be finished. They hunt up the landlord and offer to pay cash . In advance -in order to secure the quarters when they are ready, for1 occupancy. j In. South Portland, old .buildings that have been vacant for years .because peo ple did not thlnfi them fit to live'.in are now occupied by newcomers, though 'the landlord may not have promised to 'patch up the broken plastering or mend .the leaks in the roof. These symptom3-.8h.bw that "Portland is crowded to Its full ca pacity and yet the people come. by every train 'or steamer to make permanent homes in. Oregon. . . The , large number of new dwellings errected with the past year were occupied as soon as the. paint was. dry enoughs to permit it and-still the work ofbuilding goes on without cessation. 'The ap proaching winter or the presidential .cam-, palgn does not seem to put a damper on the spirits of property holders when '.the demand for cottages is so" great as at present and contractors say thero - will be work all year for what carpenters can be found in the city. .In fact, many builders and owners prefer to "construct in the winter as no time Is lost in secur ing mechanics. In summer many carpen ters' and bricklayers go Into rqe country where work many be found and a ; change of scene enjoyed at the- same time. '-In the fall these men return expecting to work in Portland all winter and spring, and they will not be disappointed this season. Quite a number of the - better class of residences are approaching completion within sight of the Good Samaritan hospi tal, where last year, many elegan dwell ings were added to the city's -improvements. Business men wtio prefer the West Side have already made that .por tion" of Portland noted for its pretty, and commodious residences, and the .'vacant lots at the base of the hills west of town are now among the high-priced' properties of the city. There is every sign of.a'con tinued "demand for large rots 'and quarter blocks "where well-to-do people-may erect modern structures so that their families may enjoy the grand view and t sightly location, and at the same time live with in convenient distance of the business center. The fine three-story brick which con stitutes the westerly wing, of the Good Samaritan hospital is now "under roof, and the plasterers can work along with out interruption from the occasional show ers.. 'The superintendent of the hospital hopes to be able to utilize the new quar ters by the beginning of the year, and this will be' none too soon, as new pa tients -'are-belng turned away dally for lack of room. The frame building on the. east wing which has replaced that portion destroyed by "fire recently-will be ready for use this week; -and this will add 20 more' rooms' to the"occommodatlon of the institution?'-.- "',"" ' The Durkhelmer residence on the north west corner of Twenty-fifth" an.d Lovejby streets Is nearly finished -and will prob ably be ready for its, ownera by thev holi days.' This .elegant' house will cost about $14,000. ' ' ' ' On the southwest corner J. .A. 'Martin Is Just" finishing a 10-room residence of the Colonial - style, which will cost "In the neighborhood of $9000." Mr. 'Martin hopes, to be able 'to move In" by' the first of " January, 1901. " - ,' B. , B. Rich Is . building a comfortable two-story cottage on the, south,, side of Marshall street, between , Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth, but this will hardly be finished' before the end of the year. , J. T. Brumfleld Is erecting a( modern Colonial residence at ,No. 744 Pe'ttygrove street. This new structure will,, have all the modern appointments of lighting and plumbing, which add "much to the ex pense of the better class of buildings. Frank Vanduyn Is putting up a twor story and 'basement dwelling on Lovejoy, "between Twenty-third and Twenty fourth, which will add much to the ap pearance of the block. Mrs. Fannie Ash Is erecting, a stylish home atJK) Overton street, and Mrs. J. (J. Veazle Is building an elegant twu story and basement dwelling at No. 745 In the same block. ' ' . The Wolfe residence at King and Wayne streets Is one of the most ex pensive structures , being erected on the West Side. This Is to . cost $20,000 and will not be ready for occupancy ' before next summer. The new, Llpman residence on the same block occupied by the -Wolfe structure will cost between $0000. and $7000 and -its construction will occupy the time of con tractors, carpenters and masons all .win ter. ' FROM A WORKING GIRL. . A Plea for Better Treatment In Port . land Hodsebolda. PORTLAND, Oct 20. (To the Editor.) Many haveperhaps noticed a newspaper article relating- to a meeting to be held by some of the leading citizens of Port land in regard to sending for girls from the Bast to do housework. Now, 'the question that suggests itself is this: "Why is it necessary to send for these working girlsT' Can any one -answer this question? Is It because there are not enough girls In the city, or is it because these girls are not fitted for the work? No; it is simply because they are not paid enough for their work; because they the employers make them work-without limit, without sufficient rest Imagine how hard it is to work from early dawn until late at 'night, as the average girl does? "Is it not tho llfe'ofca slave, of drudgery? Is" not the- girl a human being as well as. her mistress, or does she never tire? How many a poor girl, after a hard, day of toll, crawls up to her room (If It can be called a room) In the attic or elsewhere, and cannot He down without pain? How dlscouragedshe feels and how her poor t heart aches! She sees nothing before her' but the, same weary days of toll. Let the people of Portland come to. this realisation of the situation: Many a poor girl would be. glad and happy to have a' position In a family If she was. treated right and, not too much 'expected, of her. Let the employers pay them .a decent wage; give them, proper hours, better food, and they wHl soon find .there, are plenty of good, willing girlsin this beau tiful city, of .ours to fill the vacant sit uations there may, be. , ' Imagine girls coming .from- the East to a strange place, , amidst strange people I Of course, It is understood that they will be promised, fine positions, good pay and no overwork. -They do, not realize 'that things must necessarily be somewhat mis reprecenUd to . tbtn ia order to bring them here. They are not aware of the reason - why Portland girls do not fill these positions. " -TheEastern gfrls will soon idealize the failure "of their hopes, the do-jrafdll of their castles. Many a girl will, perhaps; leave a good home and people, come .here and to what? Merely to beithe- insig nificant servant of our wealthier people. Again, 'when here, she may, fall 111. Who then will watch over and care for her? Alone, homeless and friendless,' that she is, what, then, will be her lot? Whom will she1 turn to for assistance Jt Many a girl should take this as a warning, and it may- perhaps save many from a lite of slavery, who knows Girls of. the East Lsay toyou, one and all, be content with your .lot, and lot the people of 'Portland take 'care of themselves and "treat their girls right, and all will be well In the end. - A WORKING GIRL. VBnViLLE'S MOTHER HOPEFUL TlitnW He May Still Be Allye East Side Affairs. i Mrs. H.i Mash, the mother of Arthur VenvilleT the heroic young boy who was captured, with the Gllmore party in. Baler Bay,' inrthe Philippine Islands, 'IS months ago, 'still hopes that her boy lives, and will not be convinced otherwise until 'posi tive proof, can be adduced. At her hum ble home. In Sellwood this mother lives lh ,'suspense, and dolly examines the pa pers In search of every bit of news that comes from the Philippines. Yesterday Mrs. Mash was seen a her home, and said 'that there never had been positive proof of the death of her boy. She rea sons that all the informat'on pointing to His" death had come from the same sourcej and that the information' had not been, positive. There has not yet been time, she considers, for the effect of the reward, offered, by the people of Port land for'informatlon leading to his rescue, $ For the Blgr Parade. " 'Members of trades unions arid other 9 labor orcanlzatlons desiring to partlo- t loato in tho blc Renublfcan demon- For the Big Parade. 'Members of trades unions arid other labor orcanlzatlons desiring to partic ipate in tho big Republican demon stration will meet In. the Tabernacle at 8 o'clock this evening- to arrange the details of the demonstration. Rep resentatives of all Republican clubs and "' employers who desire, to have .their-employes take part are particu larly '.requested to attend. Torches will be . furnished' free. No uniforms will V .(M( In. .will .MAilf In la Pn KavI fl rl A V bf required. 0eee0oeeeeeeoeeo9 to be heard of, and she Jive3 In the hope tfiat hereon will be restored to her. 'If my boy were dead If he had been killed, 'and i;jcnew trils" to be the fact beyond-all question, then I Bhould not worry." she sold, "but it has been 18 months since 'he was captured with the Gilmore party, and I am. still in. suspense. It Is certainly very cruel not to know what his fate has been. I was lnhbpes the' Sherman would' bring back some Information, but nothing came. Arthur was a sfood boy, and had plans for his two sisters when he should have returned home. Ho had a Way of- whiBfling when he, was. coming down the wallc In- the, eveni'njr Just before he got to the house, aridj now 1 sometimes wake up. at night when I hear some one coming down the walk "and think for "a moment It is' my, boy: Paul Edwards, who was cap tured -with Arthur, come to see me when he was In Portland, and told me of the. high' esteem in which my boy was held by all, bow Industrious he was at all times. Mr. Edwards said the men told him- he. worked too hard, but they did not know he was working not for him self, 'but for somebody else." Mrs. Mash feels grateful for all the efforts that have been made to secure trace of Jier losi boy, and no. one can talk.. with her without sharing the hope that someHow her boy's "Ife has been spared, and, he may yet.. be restored to her.- - i '" Death of Mrs. Lfllle Dundee. '- Mrs.' Llllle Dundee, who lived at 120.4 East' Sherman street died, at the Good Sdmaritan. Hospital, Saturday, after a protracted illness. Mrs. Dundee had Just nursedtone of her children through a severe- -case of typhoid fever when she was taken ill. That she might receive better ' care she was taken to the hos pital. ;' Deceased, was a daughter of the late Archon Kelly, a pioneer who settled in Powell's "Valley, near Pleasant Home, Ineariy days, and was also a niece or Dr. Richmond and Penumbra Kelly. She leaves four children. Her husband died some' time ago. The funeral services will take 'place this forenoon at . 10 o'clock, a,t Dunnlng's undertaking roonis. East Sixth street, and the Interment will be at Pleasant Home. Yonngf Smith Taken Home. Benjamin Smith, who hodt been in St "Vincent's Hospital since he' was in jured by falling from a trestle at Rufus, oh the 'O. R. & N. railway, was taken to his parents' home at Sellwood 'the first of , tha 'week, where he can -be cared for by the family. The young man 13 slowly improving, but it will' "be some time before he is fully restored. When at- Manila he sustained a sunstroke, and His attending physician thinks this has 'something to do with the slowness of his recovery. His condition, however, is' very hopeful. t He is able to converse and yeoocnlre those about him, and the out look, for permanent recovery is regarded as 'excellent 'Passing of Grnner'a Hall. ' Gruner's Hall, on the corner of East SeVenth and Stephens streets, Is now numbered with the post The hall Is un dergoing remodeling for a grocery store. For many years this hall has 'been used ln-that section for -political meetings of all V parties and also for other gather ings, but under the high pressure of McKinley prosperity It will now serve another purpose and will no longer re-, sound with the eloauence of the spell 'binder. It was the only public hall In the Eighth Ward, and now tha't part of the city Is without one. Gruner's Hall was a landmark for Stephens 'addition. ' Enat Side Notes. ' W.-. T. Wilson, who formerly was a well-known resident of Portland, but who is now a prosperous farmer o'f Douglas County, 'is visiting his' son, Frank 'Wil son, on the East Side. At a 'meeting of the executive com mittee of tho Sellwood Republican Club yesterday afternoon, It was decided to hold a Republican rally in Foremen's HaH. some evening before election, this week, if possible. The committee will endeavor to secure an able speaker for this, meeting. ' The .two-acre tract between Midway and Sellwood. on the Oregon City ,( railway, for the crematory for the Portland Cre matory Association, has been cleareM of underbrush and most of the stumps. The lines -of .the foundation for the furnace and chapel at the south end of the tract have been laid off. -The wet ' weather has -somewhat interfered with tho prose cution of ' the work. '1 At Sellwood many Improvements' are under way. On Mllwaukle ;street a- cot tage has been completely overhauled and maae practically over. In places the side walks have been renewed, and put In good condition. At Midway alsol'a dwell ing Is 'being rebuilt However, 'the cycle path leading to Sellwood I needs.- looking after. On the west side patb the gravel has nearly all worn off and 'the rains have made ltvery rough, r' . Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum. ' ' , See" Us If Yon.Want Rlbbo'ns.i New York Mercantilo Co.. '205 Third et 1 WAS A PIONEER. OF 1844 REMARKABLE CAREER. OF MRS. MARGARET W. BURTOW. Saw tbe Infancy of Five Coatrie Mother of at Sturdy Pion eer Family. Mrs. Margaret Watson Burton, who died at -the .home of her son. Henry He ber, in Portland, Thursday afternoon, was an Oregon pioneer of 1844, and -a woman withTa remarkable career. She and her husband, with three little children arrived at the mouth of the Columbia on the l?th day of March In. that year, from New Zealand, via Honolulu, In the American brig. Heber. The vessel was nine days sailing up the .Columbia, and cast anchor opposite what is now the city of Port land on March 26. So far as is known, Mrs. Burton was the last survivor of that expedition. The family made their head quarters in Captain Silvester's cabin on the east , side of the river for several weeks and finally moved up the river near Oregon .City. The following Aug ust they moved to the Burton donation claim, near which now stands the town of North Yamhill. She resided on the farm 34 years and afterwards moved to Portland, where she lived ten. years. Mrs. Burton was the mother of 15 chil dren, 12 of whom are still living. Henry Heber Burton, a resident of Portland; Doc Ben L., Lennolr and Miss G. Burton, Mrs. Kate B.- Lake and Mrs. Lois An thony, of San Francisco, Mrs. Lizzie Rogers, of Santa Rosa, Cal., Charles Wv Burton and .Mrs Alma E. Hawley, of Oakland, Cal., John J. Burton, of Dawson City, E. R. Burton, of North Yamhill, C. Burton, Sheriff of Wahkiakum County, Wash., live to revere her memory." The three who preceded her to the tomb were Misses Amy and Jemima Burton and Mrs. Eliza T. Moore. Thirty grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a host of relatives In va rious portions of the world will mourn her los3. Margaret Watson, was born In Lan cashire, England, June 2L 1822, and was therefore in her 79th year when she died. She was the youngest child of Charles and Bridget Watson, and with her parents left the old country to be come a pioneer of Australia, In 1831. Charles Watson, her father, was superin tendent of 'government works In Austra lia and Jn 1834 was sent to ' Tasmania, where she again became a pioneer at the ege of 12. In 1836 she moved with her parents to New Zealand, for the third time becoming the pioneer of a new country. ' -When, but 14 years old she went with her sister and brother-in-law (Captain Carew, -father of Genefal Carew of the British Army)) and his wife to the Ph.l lpplne Islands, stopping at' Manila. At 15 she was shipwrecked while going from Tasmania to New Zealand and drifted to the East Indies, where they stayed-several weeks while the vessel was being repaired. In New Zealand she martred John James Burton, August 14, 1839. In the Fall of the following year Mrs. Burton, with her husband, and two "baby girls, started for the Sandwich Isalnds on the sailing vessel Heber. Near the Marque sas .Islands her son, Henry Heber, now of Portland, was born. The family stayed six weeks in Honolulu and then started for the Columbia River, which was re puted to be a land of milk and honey. Her husband died In Portland 21 years ago. Her remains will be laid to- rest by his side in the old burial ground -near the farm, at North Yamhill, this morn ing at half past ten. o'clock. The funeral services will be held in the M. E. church at North Yamhill, the services being con ducted by the Rev. J. H. Hoberg, of Mc MInnville,vwho thas officiated at the mar riage and burial of members of her family for 40 yeads. Mrs. Burton was a mem ber of tho. Methodist church, an earno3t Christian, always gentle and forgiving. WHERE TO DINE. You want a nice hot. lunch these days; something substantial. Try the Portland restaurant, 305 Washington, near Fifth. OUR "HY"-PRICED FRIEND AGAIN. He Gets Into Constant Trouble Be- can ae He Misrepresents Things. ' It had not been our purpose to say any thing about it but our Hy-priced com petitor broaches the subject in yesterday's paper and goes on to say that we sup plied the Whitman College at Walla Wal la six "Steck" pianos in even exchange for six others there including his Chlck ering, which he sold to the college a few days ago. Now, the president of the college, the faculty, the trustees and others inter ested know that this is not so. Let us not Juggle with the facts. The Wiley B. Allen Co. sold outright to the col lege for spot cash three fine Stecks and one Sohmer and in addition thereto sup plied them three more Stecks, taking up three other Dlanoa in the deal, among mem ine new unicKenng. ' Now, note what our Hy-priced competi tor has to soy about this particular "has been" piano: "It is not by any means the finest that Chlckering makes." That's moat stronsro! Here is an in stitution that wanted the very best pianos possible to obtain. Why didn't our Hy priced competitor supply them the finest piano he had? We did it We sup plied, the Stecks, the very finest pianos made. What is tho result? The Stecks are therfi to stay; the Chlckering is here in Portland to sell. Ho says he wanted to buy the piano back again when he ascertained that they were not going to keep the Chlckering. At what price? How much did he sell it to tho college for in the first place? Can it be, as he Intimates, that we have placed a bigger value on It than the thing is worth? If so, we are stuck, and "no mistake! More Honors From Walla Walla. Rov. G. L. Blair, pastor of the Pres byterian Church, Walla Walla, bought from us a few days ago one of our "Ludwlgs" and writes: 'tThe nlano has arrived and Is In the parlor, 'A thing of beauty and a Joy for ever.' We are each and all highly pleased with It . A good musician, personal friend of mine, also expressed himself highly f (leased with it and many people will see t and will know that It came from The Wiley B. Allen Co." Honors. From LewlHton. The following wire has Just been re ceived from tho Lewiston fair grounds: "To The Wiley B. Allen Co.: The Hardman took first prize over all other pianos. j. (Signed) "HRB & CO." And thus it goes. Seek where you will there are no finer instruments mode in the world than those that are represent ed by Portland's old-staid reliable muslo establishment, the Steck, Ludwig, Hard man, Fischer. Sohmer, Baldwin and the Knabe. These are no "has been" pianos. They reign supreme and have no equal. THE 'WILEY B. ALLEN CO., 211 First Street. Portland, 314 Post Street, San Francisco. .Jacob Doll Upright Piano.' The lnte-st Improved. Acknowledged to be' best sold on easy Installments. ' Pianos rented, tuned and repaired at lowest prices. H. SInshelmer. 72 Third. Estab flberi 1862. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind Yoo Havi Always Bought Bears the Signature- of &&tf&K BOSTONIANS COMING. ARE Hlffbly' Appreciated Ever j where, Tbey Are Bomnd to Delight Port. land Slnalc-Ifovers. The Bostonians will arrive in Portland next Wednesday In full force, but Instead of showing at the Marquam Grand as usually, they will appear at the spacious piano parlors of Ellers Piano House In the new music building, entrance 351 "W aahlngton street They left Chlckering Sons factory. October 8, and are the choicest lot of Chlckering pianos ever shipped out of Boston, specially selected for Ellers Piano House by Mr. Rorke. The babr upright Colonial Is a little beauty, a star performer, and a univer sal favorite. Come and hear It as well I as the entire company. The chorus is made up of a large number of handsome Singers, beauties every one, from the well-known Singer Piano Company, of Chicago. Celebrated and most artistic performers will be the baby Webers, and the noble Klmballs, bound to win appreciation. 'Curtain rises Wednesday morning at the first scene: opens with a great sale of these above celebrated Instruments. We sold 147 pianos in September, and expect to make the October record still larger. While we make a specialty of the three great American pianos, the Kimball, the Weber, and t2? Cfhlckering, we have also pianos of cSdfcper price, instru ments to suit every requirement, and we carry In stock more fine pianos than can be found elsewhere. Our stoxo Is a little far "up town" but rent Is cheap here, our expenses are small; we ship pianos in harness, saving lots of freight money; we know now to buy low wholesale and we sell good pianos for less money than other dealers can. Terms of payment to suit any reasonable buyer. ETLERS PIANO HOUSE. 351 Washington Street Do You Wear Glasses? 20fTET K THE PROPER DISTANCE- AT WHltfl A HOfiMAL EYE SHOULD CLEARLY DISTINGUISH LETTO -toH 'HCH hOtfG. CALL ahd HAVE YijR EYESJESTE0 WALTER REED . Bye Speelnllat SSS SIXTH STREET OREGONIAN BUIUDXKtft BUFFUM & PENDLETON Portage Underwear KNIT TO FIT Acknowledged to be the finest un derwear on the market Manufac tured in medium; and heavy weights, both in merino and silk and wool. SOLE AGENTS FOR Knox and Warburton Hats THIRD AfoD STARK STS. , , MAYER Grocers, 148 Third it. America and the Coffee Question. Americans are the greatest consumers of coffee In the world, for tea and other table bever&ges are only of secondary Importance with this. It, therefore, behooves every con scientious grocer to look to his stock of coftea. We are prepared to satisfy all tastes, and have Mocha, Java. Java and Costa Rica and Java and Rio, and several other excellent "blends," mixed In the proper proportion. A good coffee of flna flavor la our specialty. For today and tomorrow -vre o fieri Astl Zlnfondel, qts., ?5.0O per d03.; reg ular $5.50 Astl Zlnfandel, pts., $2.50 per do.; reg ular $3. 50 Sweet wines Sherry, Port. Madeira, Malaga and Tokay. 50c at; regular 75c. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. PORTLAND ACADEMY The 12th year will open at 10 o'clock A. M. .Monday, September 17 . The school Includes a primary and grammar school; the academy proper, giving- a five 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 0 P. M. For catalogue address PORTLAND ACADEMT. Portland. Or. FRED PRFHI It DeJeuis BuiJaina I-ull Set Teta 5.u4 Gold Crowns $3.00 Bridge "Work ...$3.00 Examinations fr . Teeth extracted abso lutely without pala. Car. Third and Wash In rt on. D, A "W. "Wanpon. E. & W. .A M "Inolc ixoat" cnltxr. THE 8fn IfiKffi REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN BEHALF OP The Republican State Central Committee ot Oregon announces the following assignments of sreakera for the Presidential campaign or 1900: JUDGE GEORGE IX. WILLIAMS. La Orande - Thursday. Oct. 25 Oregon City Saturday.. Nov. 3 HON. TVM. 31. COLVIG. Portland Friday, Oct. 23 Eugene ...................... Monday. Oct. S3 Canyonvllle 1:30 P. M.. Tuesday. Oct. 30 WHdervIUe Wednesday. Oct 31 Kerby Thursday Nov. 1 RON. O. P. PAXTON. TlgardvUle ..Tuesday. Oct. 23 Fifth Ward Club .Wednesday. Oct. 24 Troutdale Thursday. Oct. 25 Bridal Veil Friday, Oct. 23 Lents ......... ............. Saturday. Oct. 27 Cottage Grove Monday.. Oct. 29 Arlington Friday Nov. 2 HOJf. J. C. LEASUHE. Hillsdale Monday, Oct. 22 Qervals Tuesday, Oct. 23 Scott's Mills ...Wednesday, Oct. 24 Heppner ,. Tnuraday, Oct. 25 Weston Friday. Oct. 2 Pendleton , Saturday, Oot. 2T JIOX. CLAUD CATCH. Aumsville Saturday, Oct. it HON. R. G. SMITH. Bandon Monday, Oct. 23 Coqullle Tuesday, Oct. 23 Myrtlo Point Wednesday Oct. 21 GOVERNOR T. T. GEER. Clatskanle Thursday. Oct. 23 Astoria Friday. Oct. 28 Hood River ....Saturday. Oct. 2T Union Monilny. Oct. 23 Heppner Tuesday, Oct. 30 Brownsville Thursday. Nov 1 Myrtle Croek 1 P. M.. Friday. Nov. 2 Medford Saturday. Nov. -3 HON. THOMAS H. TONGUE. Eugeno 2 P. M.. Monday. Oct. 22 Cottage Grove.... ...2 P. M.. Tuesday, Oct. SI Yor.calla 1:30 P. M.. Wednesday, Oct. 24 Myrtle Creek.. .7:30 P M, Wednesday. Oct. 21 Grant's Pas 2 P. M., Thursday. Oct. 25 Ashland , ....Friday. Oct. 2tf Medford ...2 P. M., Saturday. Oct. 27 Jacksonville 7:30 P. M.. Saturday. Oct. 27 Klamath Falls Tu-'sday. Oct. 30 Salem Thursday, Nov. 1 Newberg- . .... Friday. Nov. 2 Hlllsboro ..2 P. M.. Saturday. N..V J Astoria Monday, Nov. 5 JUDGE S. A. LOWELL. Newberg Thursday, Oct. 25 Woodburn Friday, Oct. 2U Junction Saturday. Oct. 2.7 Halscy Monday, Oct 20 Alsea Tuecday. Oct 30 Philomath Wednesday, Oct. 31 Oswego ...........'.......... Thurdny. Nov. 1 Astoria ..................... Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. RUFUS MALLORY. Independence Friday, Nov. 2 HON. TILMO.V FORD. Gresham Monday, Oct. 23 Wasco County . .....Tuesday. Oct. 23 OIcx ....Wednesday, Oct. IA Arlington Thursday. Oct. 25 Union Friday. Oct. 2 Baler City Saturday. Oct. 27 Huntington Monday. Oct. 2U Haines Tuesday, Oct. 30 Elgin .Wednesday. Oct. 31 La Grande ..Thursday, Nov. 1 Milton 2 P. M.. Friday, Nov. 2 Pendlaton 7:30 P. M. Friday. Nov. 2 SENATOR C. W. FULTON. Moro .....Monday. Oct. 23 Antelope ................Tuesday. Oct. 23 Prinevllle ..Wednesday, Oct. 24 Roseburg Friday, Nor. 2 Grant'3 Pass ..Saturday. Nov. 3 Ashland Monday. Nov. 5 SENATOR GEO. C. BROWNELL. Stayton ...........Wednesday. Oct. 24 Albany Thursday, Oct. 25 Salem ..............Friday. Oct. 2 Eugene ....Saturday, Nor. 3 Oregon City Monday. Nov. 5 HON. C. B. WATSON. Glondalo 7:30 P. M.. Monday, Oct. 23 Canyonvllle 1:30 P. M., Tuesday. Oct. 23 Riddle 7:30 P. M.. Tuesday, Oct. 23 Looklng-Gla98..1:30 P. M.. Wednesday. Oct. 24 - .HON. S. B. HUSTON. Hlllsboro Tuesday. Oct. 30 Forest Grove Friday. Nor. 2 Greenville Saturday Nov. 3 HON. C. 31. IDLEMAN. Bourno Monday, Oct. 20 Granite Tuesday, Oct. 30 Sumpter Wednesday. Oct. 31 HON. G. W. STAPLETON. Sclo Monday, Oct. 22 Harrlsburg Tuesday, Oct. 21 Scappoose Saturday, Oct. 2T COLONEL J. B. EDDY. Pleasant Valley Monday, Oct. 22 Bourne Tuesday, Oct. 23 Granite Wednesday, Oct. 24 Sumpter Thursday. Oct. 25 Cove Friday. Oct. 2(1 Elgin Saturday. Oct 27 Wallowa County Oct. 20. 30. 31 COLONEL S. CV SPENCER. Garden Home Saturday, Oct. 2T Sandy Monday, Oct. 20 Eagle Creek 2 P. M.. Tuesday. Oct. 30 Springs ater 2 P. M.. Wednesday, Oct. 31 HON. WALLACE M'CAMANTV Enterprlso Monday. Oct. 23 Flora "Puesday. Oct. 23 Lostlne .Wednesday, Oct. 24 Fossil Tuesday, Oct. 30 Condon Wednesday, Oct. 31 R. R. DUNIWAY. EMI- Palmer .....Thursday. Oct. 23 Rufus Friday. Oct. 2tJ Lexington Saturday. Oct. 2T JUDGE J. E. MAGERS. Lone Rock Monday, Oct. 23 Mayvllle Tuesday. Oct. 23 Condon Wednesday, Oct. 2t Grass Valley lhursdny, Oct. 23 Wasco 2 P. M.. Friday, Oct. -'J Cascade Lofks Snturday, Oct. 27 HON. WALLIS NASH. Lane County Oct. 22 to 25 Coburg Saturday. Oct. 27 HON. GORDON E. HAYES. Needy Friday, Oct. 28 Marquam Saturday, Oct. 27 Pleasant Hill Tuesday, Oct. 30 Sunnyslde (Clackntnas Co.).. .Thursday, Nov. 1 Maple Lane Friday. Nor. 2 HON. A. D. LEEDY. Burns ...Tuesday, Oct. 23 Narrows 2 P. M., Wednesday, Oct. Harney Thursday, Oct. 23 Further assignments of speakers will ba made from day to day. GEO. A. STEEL. Chairman. WILLIS S. DUNIWAT. Secretary. Wet Weather Shoes Box Calf Enamel Patent Patent Calf Vici Kid Tan Caif Double Soles High Top Waterproof . C. GODDARD & CG. OREGONIAN BUILDING. DUE CBROWfl McKinley and Roosevelt 1 lLj?&vrQer 1 zrns AXD SAR DrS3ASSa, I ' Mxrauam bhc. xooau K9tti