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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, -TIJpRSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1900. TIRED OF HER PAIN Mrs.' Park Brandt Ends Her Life With Carbolic Acid. SHOT HERSELF SEVEN YEARS AGO Bat the FalaFroxa the Wound. Re mained With Her Ever Since Coroner's Inquest. The pain resulting from the effects of a pistol shot, self-inflicted, seven years ago, caused Mrs. Iura Park Brandt, 23 years old, to commit suicide, yesterday snorni&g, by swallowing carbolic acid. In her room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Third and Davis streets. It was the end of a life darkened by an unhappy .mar riage. From the evidence In the case given yesterday afternoon before Corcner Rand, li appeared that Mrs. Brandt, the name ehe was known by, -was a victim of the morphine habit, and that when she -walked into the hotel early yesterday morning her behavior excited the night clerk's suspicions. Some time after wards, about 5:36 o'clock, fie communi cated his fears to the proprietor of the hotel, saying: "Mrs. Brandt acted queerly when she went upstairs. She was waving lier arms. Had we not better see If she !s all right?" It was found that the door of Mrs. Brandt's room was locked from the in side, and, as no response resulted from the various knockings, the porter got a ladder and climbed over the transom. A cloth hung over the key, and at length, when the door was opened, It was dis covered that Mrs. Brandt was dead in bed. A bottle containing carbolic acid lay on a table near the bed, and also an empty tumbler smelling of the deadly drug. Patrolman Dubois testified that Mrs. Brandt and her husband separated about the year 1S, when the two became In volved in a divorce suit. She then at tempted to end her life by shooting her Kelf in the breast, near her heart. Dr. E. H. Thornton testified that he had attended Mrs. Brandt, at the time of the shooting, and remarked to the Jury that l was curious he should also "per form the autopsy in the present case. Mrs, Brandt had told him she was tired of Jiv ing, because of the pain of the wound. iie had not seen her of late years. The Jury decided that Mrs. Bradnt came Ao her death by carbolic-acid poisoning. CAN NOT FORCE ROADS. Timber Land Owners in Or son Are Therefore Handicapped. Men who are engaging In purchasing timber lands Jn Oregon complain that they have great dlfliculty In obtaining right of way for their lops through fields which He between their tracts and navigable streams. A prominent timber buyer, in discussing the Situation yester day, said that timber lands ip Wash ington are setting for double what they are fn Oregon, under the same, condi tions, so far as locations are concerned, because the laws of that state enable the owner of timber lands to force his way across the intervening tracts, on pay ment of proper damages. "When the owner of timber lands in Washington des-es a right ef way through his neigh bor's woods," he said, "all that Is nec essary is to applj; to the County Court to have the damages assessed, and a road Is declared open forthwith. As the highway Is usually of more benefit than damage, the roada are often put through without any cost to the applicant. "In Oregon, however, there appears to be no way of opening up a road by law, owing to a constitutional provision, or eomethlng, and so the man who desires io cut his timber for the market has to pay his next neighbor from 1 to 50 cents a thousand for the privilege of crossing an 80-acre patch that lies between his stumps and the stream where the raft is being put together. This Is one reason why timber land speculators are wllMng to pay more for Washington than Oregon lands, though the location may be no better nor the timber heavier than In this state. I was on the point of purchasing 640 acres in one tract, In Co lumbia County, last week, but I could make no bargain with the owner of the narrow strip between it and the Co lumbia in regard to hauling the timber across his land, and so the project fell through. "Not being a lawyer, I don't know what remedy should be applied, but as the Legislature meets soon. I would like to eee some steps taken toward changing o. law that works much hardship on the owners of timber lands. In Wisconsin, where I came from, no such difficulty Is ever encountered In crossing another man's land, and Oregon is the first1 state I have struck where such conditions ex ist." TRAVEL IS TOO HEAVY New Anphnlt Pa- ement on Sixth Street Is Wenrlnsr Through. The asphalt pavement of North Sixth Btreet begins to show, wear In a manner not at all to the satisfaction of the prop erty-owners who paid for Its repair last Bummer. One of these men stood on the sidewalk near GHsan street yesterday, pazing ruefully at the holes which were forming, under friction of the heavy traffic between the great railway depots and the business portion of the city. "There are altogether too many heayy ladfen trucks passing over this pavement,'' he said, "and everybody with a team fa- Mt but It looks now as if Seattle might get the business. We will sell to any dealer our entire stock for about 20 cents on the dollar, and we do not require the cash. Any good security will answer; but until we sell out -entire and complete our general retail sale goes on. Just cast your eye over the sale prices quoted herewith. AH the merchants within a radius of 200 miles of Portland should replenish their stock Immediately at these prices and many of them "are doing so, and the retail buyer is also having a great picnic while this sale goes on. Remember we may sell out our entire stock at any moment to some dealer and then the sale is off. The most magnificent stock of musical instruments and musical publications to be found on this coast is now to be sold at an enormous sacrifice, but we are obliged to do it for the reason that the Gilbert & Jones Co. wlii soon become our successors In Portland and The Wiley B. Allen Co. will remove their headquarters to San Francisco. We have no time to waste, no time to argue, everything goes for a song, and the song is for sale too. The Wiley B. vors Sixth street, so that we property owners along Sixth have to carry more than our share of the city's travel. No body wants to drive along Fifth street, because the street cara have the right of way over the '.best portlpn of it, and the rough Belgian blocks monopolize the re mainder. "Asphalt makes a good street and the teamsters have all found it out, but here after I shall favor the Belgian blocks, which, though rough and noisy, seem to be the only material that will stand the tremendous wear and tear. If all property-owners were compelled to keep their streets In good trim, we would not have to bear more than our share, but as Sixth street Is now the only decent street leading to the Terminal grounds, every body uses it. By next Spring, however, this end of Sixth street will be full of holes and as these cannot be patched up until the weather gets very dry, the other streets may find more favor with team sters in charge of heavy loads. EVICTED FROM HER HOME North Knd Woman Has an UnTrel- come Thanksgiving Visit. Evicted from her home on the afternoon before Thanksgiving, was the blow Fate dealt out yesterday, to Mrs. L. Mlnser, at Sixth and Burnslde streets, because she did not pay her rent. The eviction was .resisted by Mrs. Mlnser, a terrjer and four white cats. By virtue of a warrant Issued by Jus tice of the Peace Kraemer, the law, rep resented by a deputy, Constable, and three muscular assistants, visited Mrs. Mlnser. The deputy knocked at the door softly. "Go away. We don't wish to buy any thing Just now," said a voice, Inside the room. "Some friends have called ,to see you." suggested the deputy. Thus tempteda Mrs. Mmser opened the door, and was greeted with -the deputy's warrant. She wept, and asked the men " to call again in the morning, when everything would be settled. "Surely you wouldn't, evlcU a poor woman, and tomorrow Thanks giving?" she as,ked. "Tou are behind In your rent for six months." remarked 'the deputy, "and we are forced to put jour furniture on the sidewalk. YOu ought to have moved be fore. Tou had plenty of warning." Mrs. Mlnser replied that she could not get a house to sultrier In the whole. city of Portland. "Well, the law can't wait. Go ahead "boys," ordered the deputy. Immediately assistants stormed the4 room, -and were assaulted by the terrier. He barked as If he resented the visit as a personal In trusion. But all the same, the goods and chattels were moved down stairs. Another room was visited, and four white cats were discovered on -the floor. They arched their backs, and squalled in cat language their disapproval of the pro ceedings. "The very anjmals are against jou," remarked Mrs. Mlnser. By this, time, the odors were not those of Arab. Each room had the same bot tles, the same half-empty beds, the same paper on the floor. A subtenant, Mrs. Thomas, colored, moved her household effects to a Chinaman's store, below, and remarked: "Mah things ah safe now, suah." , Then a wagon arrived, and the various, household articles were hoisted on. Mrs. Mlnser surveyed the wreck. land she said as a parting shot: " No good will come to this crowd moving my things Into the street, at Thanksgiving time." TREACHEROUS PIECE OF COAST Marine Engineer Tells of the Dan gers OS Cape Nome. ' The Alaskan coast between Nome and Golofln Bay Is the most treacherous one on the continent, accbrdlng to G. W. Woods, who ran on the steamer Elmore as engineer up there last season. "The barometer Is perfectly useless In that lo cality," he "said last evening, "as It may Indicate fair weather while a storm Is brewing, and It can never he relied on. The sea Is very shallow within five miles of the land, and there are only two points between the cape and the bay where vessels may find refuge in storms. The Elmore was a small propeller of 59 tons' burden, and drew only nine feet, so was better adapted for the trade than a larger craft would be, but we had a tough time occasionally, even with her. We were obliged to discharge passengers and cargo with the aid of skiffs as light ers, and these small boats would often be upended and turned bottom up, the boatmen dropping Into the sea to save their lives. Sometimes the larger light ers would become unmanageable and be washed out to sea, and these skiffs, mat ned by Norwegians, would pursue the lighters and take the crew off, a ven ture that few boatmen In the world would tackle." The coast trade Is a paying one, how ever, and Mr. Woods -wll endeavor to organize a company when he returns to Chicago this Winter, and will probably command a steam coaster himself In Norton Sound next season. He thinks Port Clarence will be the emporium of those parts, If the projected railroad from Cape Nome Is bulltr to that more north ern point, as Port Clarence has a fine harbor and the mines in the vicinity will give a railroad plenty of business. A grade can be constructed 'mm Nome to Port Clarence very cheaply, as the tun dra is perfectly level, and a foot or so of gravel 'dhd "sand from the beach near by will suffice to make a good roadbed. The distance between Nome , and Port Clar ence by land Is only 65 miles. Idaho Miner Killed. WALLACE Idaho, Nov. 2S. John Mur phy was killed in the Anchor mine this afternoon by a premature blast. and VICTORIA, B. C. Have sent In bids for our entire stock of musical Instru ments' and musical publications, but not a single offer has been made by any Portlandite. We want our music store If possible, to remain In Portland. It belongs here. The vast number of letters which we constantly receive enclosing checks, postal orders, etc., for music supplies, ought not to be turned over to any Seattle concern and orders filled from there,' Allen Co. TODAY'S FOOTBALL GAME MAKE-UP OP THE TEAMS INDI CATES CLOSE SCORE. Big Crowd Expected to Witness the First of a Series of Games Be- tween State Teams. Both Multnomah and Eugene yesterday concluded all the hard features of train ing and heavier team work. There was peace and quietness in both camps last night, and nothing more than light exer cise and signal work was Indulged in. With but one or two exceptions, the men are in prime physical condition, and will, in all. probability, put up a -swift, hard game, weather and the condition of the grounds permitting. In the general summing up of the rela- tlve strength of the. Individual players of each team, It cannot be seen where the University of Oregon will have such an Ice trust cinch on today's" game. Mult nomah will have at center, Watson; "per hap one of the best and heaviest cen ters who has ever represented the club. He Is not only very active In passing the ball, but is a tower qt strength on the deferse. His opponent, Wagner, is one or the strongest men on the Eugene team, but he is not the defensive player Wat son is. At guards, Multnomah should be equal to, if not stronger than Eugene, for the latte has not a man able to cope with MoKInnon either at offensive or defen sive playing. Harmer has all the qualities of au ideal guaTd except aggressiveness. It is hoped ne will wake up today and pla the game of his life. At tackles;- Eugene has no such men as Captain Pratt and Jerry Rusk. Neither of these men has so far this season played the game he Is capable of, but they are In good form for today's con test, and should outplay the Eugene tackles from start to finish. At the ends, the two teams are at al most a stand-off. According to the Cali fornia reports. Captain Zelgler, of Eu gene, is playing one of the best games ever put up by a university end, and It Is ,tnought, by those In a position to kno-? that the club team will find It diffi cult to get around him. The same might be said of Montague, Multnomah's right t end. He Is, perhaps, a little stronger In 'boxing the tackle and defensive work, but he has not Zeigler's speed, and does not get down under punts as well as he should. The club's left end will be filled by either Davey, Stiles, Stansbury or Darling. Any one of these men is able to fill this position with credit to the team. Beh'nd the line, the club team will hava the best of It at quarter, for Kerrigan wll' occupy this position. He Is the best quarter-back Oregon ever produced, not excepting Murphy, who so ably filled this placu In Stanford for four years. At half back, each team will have a man who could, perhaps, travel In the fastest com pany In the country, viz.: Downs, right half of the M. A. A. C, and Smith, left half In the University team. The latter will be more valuable to his team In to day's contest than Downs will be to his, for the reason that he is better acquaint ed with the relative abilities of his asso ciates than Downs. Smith knows every weak spot or flaw on his side, and will always be found backing It up. On the other .hand, Downs will be equally as strong at advancing the ball and at straight defensive work. At left half, the club will be represented by either Myers or Stiles. In the latter there was the mcking of one of the best backs on the Coas . were It not for a severe accident whl h befell him a year ago, and which has kept him out of the game sine.. Stiles will fill the position of left half in the absence of Dr. Myers, who Is the club's regular half-back. Unfortunately, Myers has been laid up with a sever cold for the past week, and it is not known at this time whether he will be able to go Into the game or not. The position of fullback -will be filled by Payne for Eugene and Rasch for Mult nomah. The former has been playing first-class ball In every respect for the past two seasons. His punting was one of the features commented upon by the San Francisco press In the recent brilliant game with thp University of California. While Rasch has not had the benefit of the same amount of experience In this po sition, he is endowed with all the quali ties of an Ideal fullback, having age, weight and activity: runs strong with the ball and strikes the line hard in interfer ence Last Saturday was his first game at'full-back, but he played a surprisingly strong game. Multnomah has several substitutes who will do credit to the team, should they be called upon, amongst them being Dar-. ling. Dunbar and Kellar. George McMillan, when Interviewed last night, with reference to the outcome of the game, said that he looked for a -very even contest and did not expect the Eu gene team to have such a walk-over as so many were claiming for It. He said further that he hoped there would be no accidents to mar the contest, and that the best team woul3wln. He concluded by hoping for his team that Rusk and Piatt will play the game that is In them, There wll' be a street parade of the teams in carriages this afternoon, accom panied by rooters and friends. The line-up will be as follows: University. Position. Multnomah Zlegter LER Montague Jakway LTR Pratt Watts LGR Harmer Wagner C Watson Waddell RGL McKInnon Thurston R T L Rusk Bush REL Davey Scott Q Kerrigan Smith LHR Downs Goodrich RH L.. Stiles or Meyers Payne F.... Rasch FK&SUo; X Game of the Year fyl IrSS ADMISSION TO GROUNDS FIITTY CENTS Grandstand 25o extra. TICKETS FOR SALE at Coffman's. Sixth and Morrison; B. B Rich, fifth and Morrison; Esberr-Guntt Cigar Co., Third and Alder; Skldmore's drug store, 151 Third. MORE STREtT RAILROADS SEVERAL XBW LINES 'PROPOSED FOR THE EAST SIDE. Both Companies Contemplntc Exten- sions'North of Albinn Church to Be Enlarged. From the present outlook there will be some extensive street railway construc tion on the East Side next year. Al ready a franchise Is being asked for an extension of the CJty $c Suburban Rail way through Brooklyn to the Southern Pacific carshops. In the" Eleventh Ward there is much street railway talk, and it Is said on good aufhorfty that several miles or new street railway will soon be laid. The City & Suburban Company con template the construction of a double track on Williams avenue- northward from Stanton street to Kllllngsworth avenue, and thence td Ookley Green. The present line is to be electrified about as far as Ockley Green, and from that point on to St. Johns tire motor now in use will be continued In service. Last year a strong request was made that the line be electriaed to St, Johns, and a better service given, and as surances were then given the com mittees of the varjoua organizations that the company could da this when it could be taken up. A well-known busi ness man of Alblna said yesterday that he had been assured that thpse lines would certainly be constructed next year, and that the Iron for the tracks had been contracted for already. The Portland Railway Company also Is contemplating the construction of a railway down on the Peninsula, so It is reported. The route .this company pro poses to build over Is not yet decided, but according to those on the Inside It will make a short loop down the Penin sula, swinging welt north and returning by way of the "Willamette boulevard as far as Falling street, and then on this street back to Union, avenue, thus mak ing a complete circuit These are the extensions that are be ing talked about In Alblna. The railway companies are not 'saying anything about what they propose doing In this direction, but a general Idea of their Intentions has leaked out. George 'W. Bates, president of the Albina Water Company, and tho Alblna bank, says he Understands the Williams avenue line will be built In the near future, and that he Js looking for quite a movement In North Alblna next year. M. E. Thompson also said jester day that he understood that the Portland Railway Company ts securing the right-of-way for Its line down the Peninsula, and that the improvernent of Falling street between Union avenue and Will iams avenue was part at the plan. Mr. Thompson said he had beeri, informed the company would extend their line down the Peninsula in the form of a loop, re turnnlg by way of the Willamette boule vard and Falling street. If these Une3 are built as Indicated they will build up that section of the city rapidly. When franchises are asked for It will then be known that something definite Is meant. Bedded Unanimously to Remodel" At a meeting of the mepbershrlp of the Third Presbyterian ' church, East Ninth- and East Oak streets, Tuesday night. It was the unanimous expression that the work of remodeling and recon structing the- church bulldfng should be proceded with at once. There was some discussion over the advisability of sec curing another site further east of the present one. but this was regarded with disfavor. Rev. Robert- McLean, the pas tor, has opposed the moving further from the center of population, and this view prevailed. The church will go ahead with (STROKE OPEN NIGHT AND DAY.) The Wiley B. Allen Co.'s PIANO METHODS - y Regular Sale , - Price. Price. Richardson's Complete Method 5 3.00 42.00 Mere' Complete Method 3.00 i.7o Root's Musical Curriculum 2.5 2.00 Beyer's Method Am. .Fing 'LS w Kohlers -Practical Piano Method, paper jf . ! Bellak's New Method, paper 6 .35 ORQANJVlETHOpS Imperial Method ... 1-60 .70 White's Complete Method. 2.50 .5o Peerless Method 'I-60 .60 Kimball's Method .... J-fO .60 Whitney's Completer Method - 2.50 L2a Whitney's New Method 2 50 1.00 Morz' Complete Method 2.00 .90 VOCAL SELECTIONS Young Vocalist, boards LOO .65 Plantation and Jubilee Songs, boards.. 1.25 .75 Harvard. Yale and Princeton Songs,. paper ..- 50 J5 Floral Offering, large volume, paper.. .50 .20 Prima Donna- Album, paper 0 .20 MISCELLANEOUS , Sonatinen Album, paper' .75 - .30 Pianoforte Duets, paper ...., 50 .20 Standard Vocal Duets, paper .......... .50 .20 "WItmirk's Mandolin and Guitar Folio, ; ' Vol. 1. paper ...,..i...... .50 .15 Harris Mandolin and Guitar Folio, paper 0 .20 PIANOS' ? elllns off all our used pianos, those that have been tnlcen back front renter and dellnanents, at almost one-halt j, rlrtlWO valae". We ha-ve a number of second-hand Sfaaon Oc Hamlin, Etey, and other Organs, uvhich. we are selllnsr at about one half what ther are -worth. "We are bavins a CleanlnK-Ux" Sale all along the line. There is not a sheet of music' or musical Instrument piano or organ, but -what vre are sell lag. at prices which will 'greatly astonish you. Pianos and. Organs sold on easy monthly payments. ' TODAY, AT MULTNOMAH i I ne Diy I uuiiJciii Vfy' m Jt The WS. W Ttir Of the V X f the work, unitedly. It Is proposed to use the present btuldlng, but make changes in It so that It will be on modern lines and largely Increase Its seating capacity. The present "auditorium is 31x60 feet, with an annex at the rear-end. There Is also a basement. The changes will .Increase the seating capacity of the church to something over 400. An archi tect will prepare the plans at once, and the work will be started and pushed for ward with vigor. The cost of the re construction and refurnishing has not been fully estimated, but will be as soon as the architect has completed the plans and specifications, only a mere outline of the changes proposed having been made. However, the cost will probably run up over $3000. There will not likely be any trouble about ralsmig the funds for these Improvements, where all the members are so unanimously In favor of taking up the work, and also one mem ber will subscribe 500. Sub-Bonrds of Trade. Arrangements have been made to or ganize sub-Boards of Trade in all por tions of the city and suburbs. This even ing a meeting of the citizens of Monta vllla Is called to form an organization. In that suburb, although outside of the city, all the residents are equally Inter ested In the growth of Portland and Its surroundings, and are urged to turn out to this meeting. Friday night a -similar meeting will be held In the Manley build ing on Williams avenue, when an organi zation, will be effected. Saturday It Is expected that a meeting will be held at Sunnyslde, If a hall can be secured. Also at St. Johns Monday night and at Sell wood Tuesday nigh. All citizens Inter ested in the welfare of the city are re quested to be present at these meetings and also to urge their friends to cornel (These sub-organizations will co-operate with the central body in promoting In dustries of every sort, but particularly the Oriental Fair for 1902. This can only bc-accomplished by united efforts. Evangelist Arrived. Rev. Horaoe Osborn and wife, arrived yesterday from British Columbia, and will enter on tKe city and suburban evan gelist work of tho Methodist church, mainly the latter. Dr. Rockwell secured him to take charge of the missions at Woodstock, Rockwood, Ltnnton and Enos phapel. He yesterday secured a house at Woodstock, where he will make his home. When settled he will begin his work, which will be to hold servlce3 In the places mentioned. He Is a highly educated man and has been a success in other places. He will cover his wide district by bicycle, as he 13 an expert wheelman. "Will Spenlc at Gresham. Rev. L. E. Rockwell, D. D., presiding elder for Portland district, .will pay his first visit to Gresham and also at Pleas ant Home Sunday. In the morning he will speak in the church at Gresham, and in the evening he will speak in the Pleas ant Home church. Dr. Rockwell has desired to visit these places ever since he has been on the district, but this is his first opportunity to see the people. East Side "Note. Miss Nellie Jackson, of Nebraska, who has been vlstlng friends In the city, will spend Thanksgiving with her brother, O. A. Jackson, at Fairview. Mrs. Almira Curtis, who has been vis iting relatives on the East Side, left yesterday for The Dalles, where she will sepnd Thanksgiving, and then proceed to her home at La Grande. t S. W. Bailey, the submarine diver, who was Injured by the explosion of a car tridge Jn a gun, is able to be out. His face still bears the marks of the burns and his eyes are blackened, but there will be no permanent disiigurement. Both his eyes had a close call. General Summers Camp, No. 1, Second Oregon, will hold a meeting for the elec tion of officers and other business next PRIOR TO THEIR REMOVAL TO SAN FRANCISCO. MISCELLANEOUS Continued Regular. Sale - Price. Price. Hamilton's Banjo Collection; paper .. .60 .20 Gathered Jewels," No. 2, Sunday School Song , Book ....: 35 .20 Olive Leaf Sunday School Song Book. .35 .20 School Wreath, Day, School Song Book .75 .40 Songs of Ireland, paper 1.00. .70 Presentation Collection of Classical Songs, boards 6,00 L25 SHEET MUSIC Any piece listed at 75 .35 Any piece listed at 50 .20 Any piece listed at 40 .15 Ten pieces of music, either vocal, in strumental,, or both, assorted, our selection, not exchangeable, by mail to any address , .60 None of the above books will be sent by mall unless stamps accompany the order to pay postage. (Any excess postage sent will be returned.) New lists will appear from time to time. , MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS VIOLINS X Reddish brown, flame neck, good model 6.00 LEO Rossini's dark brown polished, good quality 8.00 2.00 Straduarius red, highly polished, good quality v. 12.00 2.50 Stelner's light brown, highly polished. 15.00 4.50 Magginl's, dark red, highly polished, very fine, powerful tone 25.00 7.50 (Prices quoted do not include bows.) All Portland will go The Youth of the city will be there The prettiest girls in the state will applaud f the victors, and offer their commiseration to tho vanquished. Star Event Season In Athletic Tournaments GAME week The date has not yet been fixed, but Captain North will make the call. There has been some delay because a hall could not be had. The camp has not been holding regular meetings for a long time. Mrs. E. A. Hammond left yesterday morning for Shanlka, on the Columbia Southern railway on a visit to her hus band who Is civil engineer of that rood. She will be absent for several weeks. At a special meeting of the voters of the Woodstock school dlctrict, held a few evenings ago, Charles S. Fisher was elected director in the place of E. P. Gerould, who recently resigned? Mr. Ge rould will movo out of the district, and of course could not serve any longer. Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum. WASCO COUNTY FRUIT. One Sncccssfnl Orchardist Sounds Praises of Eastern Oreson. "Oregon Is the greatest state for ap ples, and Wasco County leads Oregon In flavor and appearance of the fruit," said R. Cooper, a fruit-grower, of The Dalles, yesterday, at the Perkins. Mr. Cooper and sons have 40 acres devoted to apples, peaches and prunes within two miles of The Dalles, besides GO acres upon which watermelons are grown, and both crops and prices have met their appro bation this year. "The fruit-grower must attend to his business In order to make It pay," Mr. 1900. Value of merchandise and stock in trade $ 2,503,100 Machinery and equipment, steamboats 1,124,750 Railroad bed, telephone poles, telegraph and elec tric lines, 267.78 475,045 Money 633,135 Notes, accounts' and shares of stock 2,031,057 Value farm machinery, implements, wagons, etc 63,785 Household furniture, etc 491.853 Number of horses. 4041 ... S5.9S5 Number of cattle, 8234 82,515 Number of sheep, 2444 , ,. .. 3,105 Number of swine, 1610 .. -. i 4,092 Acres of land. 197,504.92 , 3,386485 Value of buildings and improvements on land .... 493,815 Value of town or city lots . 15,362,395 Value of buildings and other Improvements on town and city lots 6,721,610 Gross value of all property $33,372,707 Exemptions 463,165 Total taxable property ..$32,904,542 Value of all pfoporty In city and school district No. 1 estimated $29,700,000 Polls In 1900. 18.000; polls In 1S99. 1319. Cooper said, "bt many farmers are too busy with other matters and so the weeds are permitted to grow waist high in the orchards, while the codlln moth and the scale are found to have taken the apples in the Fall. Frequent spraying is troublesome, but it pays, and our fruit Is free of pesto because we trea.t our trees every 10 days during the grow ing season, and we attend to the proper pruning of the various trees when the time comes As a consequence "Cooper's peaches' are well thought of in Portland and we have no trouble In obtaining fair prices for them." He thinks the hill lands of Wasco County are naturally adapted to fruit and finds that It matures well without irrigation. Most odchardlsts are in clined to plant trees too closely together, however, and he even finds that 26 feet each way proves full close as In a few years the branches and the roots be gin to lock. As moisture Is none too plentiful during the dryer portion of the year, the further the trees ore apart the better. He looks for a greater area to be set out to fruit as time passes, and has no fears of the market being glutted with salable fruit very soon. Mr. Cooper shipped 10 carloads of wat ermelons to Portland this Fall and was rewarded with fair prices, although he had to meet keen competition from Southern Oregon. He sows grain on the watermelon land In the Fall and finds that the rotation of crops Is beneficial to the soil. Great Music Sale FIELD A Test of Science, Skill and Endurance CALLED AT 2:30 P. M. THIS YEAR'S ASSESSMENT MOTTNOMAH COUNTY'S INCREASE $1,104,212. Estimated Increase in tho City eft Portland 1,202,088 Mala In crease In Town Lots. : Assessor Greenleaf yesterday completed the summary of tho 1000 assessment. There Is an Increase in the' totals of the prop erty assessed over that of last year, the valuation of the City of Portland prop erty being JL302.9S3 more, and the county assessment $1,194,213 higher. There la nearly $100,000 increase In merchandise, and notes, acounts and shares- of stock are valued $51,870 higher than In 1S99 Household furniture is assessed higher, and tho value of town and city lots la Increased over $1,000,000. There is an ap preciable Increase In the number of horses and cattle, but little difference In the val uation. Farm lands have' escaped tho higher valuation put on city property, and there will be no room for complaint that a discrimination has been made against the agricultural producer. In the assessment of school district No. L or the city, the total Is estimated for 1900, but It will not be materially changed: 1839. 1899. $2,405,423 1,091,855 274.83 483,245 627,425 1,979,187 62,085 466,845 3,367.00 70.485 5,694.00 67.076 L953.GO 2.037 1,914.00 w 4.S53 199,652.68 fe,756.251 '...- 6,670 14,123,000 6,665,681 . $32,115,005 404,695 $31,710,330 Actual-$2S,587,012 TWO POLICEMEN FIRED. H. H. Hewitt and TIT. L. Pangburn Guilty of Unbecoming: Conduct. Patrolmen H. H. Hewitt and W. L. Pangburn have been discharged from the police force, on account of conduct un becoming officers. This decision waa tho outcome of a meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners held last Monday evening. Patrolman A. Welsh, who haa been under suspension recently, will re sume duty December L The Commission ers then considered the case of Charles Venable, who wishes to know why tho Commissioners recently removed him and several others, in violation of the civil service rules, and it waa decided to refer the matter to the City Attorney, for his opinion. In regard to the pay of License Col letcor McEachern and Deputy Rogoway, a letter was read from City Auditor Dev lin, stating that the Common Council can not assume responsibility for these offi cers' salaries. The Commissioners decided to retain the men, at present, in order that the revenues of the clty,Orcallected. It was also decided that the license col lectors shall hereafter report, daily,, to the Chief of Police. Biliousness, dizziness, nausea, headache, are relieved by small doses of Cartcr'a" Little Liver Pills. (STORE PPBN NIGHT AND DAT.) VIOLIN BOWS Regular Sale Price-. -Price. Maple 50 JO Brazil wood 1.50 .75 Bauer's Brazil wood, leather wound, German silver trimmed 2.50 L15 Bmiso genuine snake wood 3.00, 1.25 MISCELLANEOUS Fine B-flat cornet brass 20.00 8.50 Snare drum, 14-inch, brass shell 7,50 3.60 Base drunv nickel shell,' 32-inch .40.00- 14.00- Banjo, nickel shell, 25 nickel-plated brackets 10.00 4.90 Banjo, nickel shell, fancy birch neck, 17 brackets 13.0O 6.75 GUITARS Standard size, American make .10.00' &25 Concert size, American make 30 00 9.00 Graphophones, complete ....,'. 15.00 8.50 Phonograph Records, per dozen 5.00 3.S0 Violin Case, wooden, lined ZJ .90 Hohner Harmonicas 35 .15" Ludwig Harmonicas' .25 .10 Violin and Guitar Strings 15 .10 Double Bass, four strings 50.00 - ZtCO Flute, 13 keys, ivory head -35.00 14 75 Flute-, German-silver trimmed, four ' keys, tuning slide 5.00 2.25 Mandolins, good grade, fine quality ... 15.00 J.E0" Spring-back Music Binder L50 .65 Olympla Music Box, using 15-lnch. disc, double comb, with 154 teeth. . 75.00 45.00 Set of Band Instruments, brass, con- , sisting of following Instruments: 1 ' E-fiat cornet, 2 B-flat cornets, 2 E-flat altos, 2 B-fiat tenors, 1 B-flat bari tone, 1 B-flat bass, 1 E-flat bass, 1 snare drum and 1 bass drum 40&95 163.60