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10 THE MORNING OREGONlAN, TVEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1900. NEW RAILROAD CHANGES RUMORS OF 'EW POSITIONS THREE MES. FOR Incidental to Connolidatlon ot Asen- cles of Union Pacific System New Oriental Appointment. The only official news regarding the withdrawal of the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line offices from Portland that has yet been made public here Is a Joint circular over the names of the traf fic managers of the Union Pacific, Ore gon Short Line and O. R. & N. recom mending such action. This Is regarded as sufficiently significant, and nobody doubts that the offices of the two roads will be closed January 1. About a year, ago the Eastern agents of the O. B. & N. were withdrawn and the business turned over to Union Pacific agents in the respective places. . At that time the Union Pacific ' agency at Spokane was discontinued. The consolidation of the Portland agencies was then looked for, but It was deferred until now. A very persistent report gained currency yesterday to the effect that In the adjust ment of railroad affairs at the beginning of the new year Richard B. Miller, as sistant general freight agent of the O. R. & N., who has been acting general freight agent since the departure of Mr. Wood "svorth a year ago, would be appointed general freight agent, and that J. H. Lothrop, now general agent of the Union Pacific in Portland, would take the posi tion of assistant general freight agent of the O. R. & N. It is also said that W. p. Coraan, now general agent of the Ore gon Short Line in Portland, will go to Puget Sound as agent of the freight de partment of the O. R. & N., and that E. E. Ellis, who is now general agent or the company there, will confine his atten tion to passenger business. Xone of tht men interested would admit any knowl edge of the proposed apoplntments. They said the matter appeared to have been Bettled at the Omaha conference of the officials of the three "companies, of which they had no official information, and that the details would not be known until the return of Traffic Manager Campbell. The appointment of Allan Cameron, as uistant general freight agent of the Pa cific division of the Canadian Pacific, to be Asiatic agent of the new Union Pa cific Oriental steamship line from Port land was also settled in the East on this trip" of President Mohler and Traffic Man ager Campbell, and there Is no official knowledge of it in Portland. Mr. Cam eron was formerly general agent of the Canadian Pacific In Portland, E. J. Coyle, who is now assistant general passenger agent of the Pacific division of the Cana dian Pacific, succeeding him here, and Mr. Greer and Mr. Abbott following suc cessively. Mr. Cameron is about 45 years -of age, is an active and popular man, who has come much in contact with Ori ental business, and Is specially equipped lor efficient service In that field. A par ticularly gratifying feature of this ap pointment to Portland is the evidence it carries that the new Oriental line Is to be permanent, and that the field is to be sys tematically worked. SUIT WAS DISMISSED. D. C. O'Reilly Drops Case Asrainst the Columbia Southern. MORO. Or., Dec. 4. In the case of Drake C. O'Reilly vs. Columbia South ern, E. E. Lytle. et al., a demurrer to the complaint was sustained some time ago and today a petition for a rehearing thej-eon was denied, whereupon the plain tiff abandoned and dismissed the suit. President Eytle's View of It. E. E. Lytle, president of the Columbia Southern Railway, being questioned by a reporter with reference to the dis missal of the O'Reilly suit, said: "We regard this dismissal as a great victory and a vindication. The court sustained a demurrer to Mr. O'Rellly'a complaint on a ground which he could not cure by amendment and there was therefore nothing for him to do but dis miss his suit. It Is a very easy mat ter to rush into court and accuse others of fraud and rascality, and then to ad vertise these charges in the public press, but it is quite another matter to prove and establish the charges in a court of Justice. "I have refrained from saying anything Xor publication while this litigation was pending, because I do not believe In try ing a lawsuit in the papers. Now, how ever, that the litigation has ended, I feel justified in replying to the false charges so freely circulated by Mr. O'Reilly against me and all others connected with the management of the road. Mr. O'Reil ly' charges related to the extension of the company's line from Moro to Shanlko, the work on which was begun about a year ago. He claims this line was ex pensively built and that the building of the line was made the excuse for robbing the treasury of the company of large Bums, aggregating $275,000. It is a suffi cient answer to these charges to say that this extension was built at a total cost to the company. Including rights of way, of 59000 a mile. O'Reilly was In. charge of the construction of the com pany's line from Wasco to Moro and that line cost the company $11,000 a mile for construction and $11,000 a mile additional for rights of way. The country is similar in both cases and rails and other ma terials were far higher when the Shan iko extension, was built than when O'Reilly built from Wasco to Moro. "The suit Just dismissed never had any business In fact and O'Reilly knew this et all times. We are well aware of the purpose for which this suit was brought; it is sufficient to say that it was not brought for the purpose of redressing any "wrongs which O'Reilly thought he had Buffered." EXCURSION RATE TO PORTLAND. Price From Snlt Lake 31.50 for the Ronnd Trip. SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 4. General Passenger Agent D. E. Burley, of the Oregon Short Line, today granted the ap. plication of the transportation committee of the National Livestock Association ior an excursion rate to Portland, and "will announce a rate of $31 50 for the round trip, which will in all probability Include several side trips to points or interest along the line. The association ndeDteDqiceStfr '?,? thiSlJErt Line and also from the Southern Pacific, xne proposes route over tne latter system uems itum oait iun.e v-ny to oacramemo. fhon Antrn trio T-.-.1 lev- thmnV. rV. lin of birr trees to Los Anireles nn from there either east by the Southern line or return to Salt Lake by way of the Coast route and San Francisco. The decision of the Southern Pacific is expected In a .few days. Ventllntlon Taken Place of Ice. The officials of the Great Northern Ex press Company report that the new venti lated fruit cars in use on that road In transporting fresh fruit from the North west to St Paul, have proved to be com- pletely successful. The new plan of veu. illation is the Invention of a Portland sanitary engineer, William T. Cottier, it entirely docs away wi.h the use of ice. Refrigerator cars cause fresh fruit to chill and sweat, and it "falls down" when put on the market. By the new system of ventilation the gases that injure fruit are carried away and the fruit keeps in a natural condition. In this way fresh fish are carried from Portland to Spokane without deteriorating or becoming a nuis ance to the express messengers. The saving in the matter of ice is a material object also. Corvallis & Eastern Working. ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 4. The Corvallis &, Eastern surveyors, who have been work-Ins- eastward on the line of the pro- posed extension of the road into Eastern Oregon, have finished their work and are in Albany on their way to their different homes. The lines have been run ready for grading, and there Is a persistent report that grading will be begun in the Spring. This, however, cannot be confirmed at the Albany offices. Rate to Livestock areetlngr. ST. LOUIS. Dec 4. For the meeting of the National Livestock Association, at Salt Lake, January 15 to 18. South western lines have put in a rate of one fare plus $2 on the certificate plan. Tmnnportatlon Xotcs. Manager Koehler, of the Southern Pa cific, has returned from a week's visit in San Francisco. Industrial Agent Judson, of the O. R. & X., is now in Omaha, where he went to eat Thanksgiving turkey with his family. He will return in a few days, and it is said will have more Industries to plant along his railroad. Since May 25. 189S, 171 Government trans, ports have been sent from San Fran cisco to the Orient. Since August 19, 1SS3, 32 Government transports have been dis patched from Puget Sound to the Orient, and 19 to Alaska. Since October 4, 1899, Portland has sent 11 Government trans ports to the Orient. This makes a total of 214 transports dispatched from Pacific Coast ports to the Orient, and 19 to Alas ka. HAZING RESULTED FATALLY Heath, of Oscar Boor, Who "Warn a Cadet at Went Point. PHILADELPHIA.' Pa., Dec. 4. Oscar L. Booz, a former cidet at West Point Military Academy, who had been lying at the point of death at his home m Bris tol, Pa., suffering from injuries which his parents claim were the result of hazing at the academy over two yeirs ago, died today in great agony. The cause of death was throat consumption. It is al leged by the young man's father that JZSZrZ2.J&?a throat while the cadets were hazing him, The father also claims that red pepper was thrown In his eyes, hot greeze poured ".Jf-SJ?..'""" interest in the college work of and that other fiendish acts were indulged In. Shortly after this the fither says Oscar, because of his jinysical condition, was compelled to resign hiscadetshlp. The vniinc man irrpw etnnrtllv wnrta Vmf ! never would divulge the names of the cadets who illtreated him. Denial by Colonel Mills. WEST POINT, N. Y., Dec 4. Before the death of young Booz at Bristol, Pa., was announced today. Colonel A. L. Mills, superintendent of the Military Academy, made the following statement: "The many statements made in the press of the country alleging that Oscar L. Booz was atrociously hazed while he was a cadet at the Military Academy to such an extent that he Is now dying from Its effects are untrue and ridiculous. Ex Cadet Booz was admitted to the Mili tary Academy June 20, 1S9S, and resigned October SL 1S9S. He was on sick report but once, on July 30, when he was ex cused from the drills on account of diar rhoea. Had he been brutally beaten in a fight with another cadet, or had his throat been injured in the manner claimed It would have been Impossible for him to have avoided the sick report. The reason given for his resignation was weak eyes. Hla record shows he was In the last section In mathematics, and the marks he. received to the date of his resignation were insufficient, I be lieve therein lies the real cause of his resignation, and I think It most probable that stories of his alleged ill-treatment arise from statements he has made in endeavoring to explain to his friends why he left the academy." MAC ARTHUR'S DEATH LIST Weekly Report From the Command er at Manila. WASHINGTON. Dec 4. General Mac Arthur's latest death list from Manila follows: Dysentery November 27, Fourth Cav alry. Wages A. Innes, November IS, Eighteenth Infantry, Harvey Blmson; Nineteenth Infantry. Frank J. Smith; November 25. Thirtieth Infantry. Chris topher C. Kroegel; November 6, Nine teenth Infantry. Musician William H. Dorey; November SO, Fourteenth Infantry, Frank Glumm. Diarrhea November 26, Thirty-fourth Infantry,. Edward Hoover. Heart disease November 20, Twenty second Infantry. John Van Zant; Twenty fifth Infantry, Henry Gage. Typhoid fever November 26, Fourteenth Infantry, Edward Plerson; Twenty-fourth Infantry, James S. Wilson; November 27, Thirtieth Infantry. William Grifford; November 20. Twenty-ninth Infantry, Ser geant Albert R. Kruger. Drowned November 28, Twenty-fourth Infantry, unasslgned recruit. Charles G. Geiser; November 24, Fourth Infantry. Jacob Wisler; October 12. Thirtieth In fantry, Andrew J. Nelson. Tuberculosis November 26, Thirtieth In fantry. John Handle; November 14. Third Cavalry. William N. Renner. All other causes November IS, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Joseph C. Morgan; September 10. Twenty-fifth Infantry, John Bell; November 23, Twenty-first Infantry. John B. Sull'van; October 12. Thirty eighth Infantry, Joseph L. Mowrey; No vember 26 Forty-first Infantry, William S. Brown; October 18. Eleventh Cavalry. Sergeant Vernie J. Edwards; November 26, Forty-eighth Infantry. Isaac Reeves; November 24, Third Cavalry. Farrier Her man J. A. Jorgens; November 26, Thirty-eighth Infantry, Ray W. Dihartz; No vember 4, Nineteenth Infantry, T. John J. Burry; Novemoer 24, Twelfth Infantry,. Patrick O'Day; November 25. Third Cav alry, Samuel Byers; Twenty-fifth Infan try. William Burgess; November 26. Thirty-fifth Infantry. Principal Musician Lewis E. Gale. OSTEOPATHY. Dr. R. B. Northrup, 416 Dekum build ing. Third and Washington streets, spe cialist In nervous and chconlc diseases. Examination free. Phone Main 349. Hanna as Senator. PALESTINE, Or., -Dec 2. To the Ed itor.) How long was M. A. Hanna of Ohio appointed United States Senator i lature for Senator? W. H. wl On the resignation of Senator Sherman ( frt tnV - nln(,A , I l laKe a Ptace l" McKinley's Cabinet. ' Hanna was appointed by the Governor i of Ohio to take his place. Then in the succeeding Ohio Lcgls'ature. Hanna was elected for the unexpired portion of Sher man's term, and he was likewise elected for the full term 1SS9-1905. Ambassador to Italy. BUENA VISTA. Or.. Dec 1. (To the Editor.) Who is our Minister to Italy? What is his address? Can any one hav ing no relation there now. through him. have a matter of Importance looked ud j jn g C0Urts of Italy? A SUBSCRIBER. The United States Ambassador to Italy is William F. Draper. whos address is at Rome. Write to him and find out If he can or will look up the matter of im portance, Doutbless much depends on what It Is. Corvnllls-Monroe Rnral Mall Route. CORVALLIS, Or.. Dec 4. Regular serv ice on the Corvallls-Monroe mall route began yesterday. The distance Is 1" miles, and the contractor receives 564S J annually. People living along the Im mediate line and who put up boxes, arc served with a free delivery of mail each day. Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION SPECIAL CAR TO CARRY DELE GATES TO EUGENE FRIDAY. Dinner to Prominent Association Workers in Portlnnd Thursday Jttsjht Work: in Good Shape. The local Y. M. C. A. is making active preparations to participate in the Y. M. C. A. convention for Oregon and Idaho, which Is to be held In Eugene three days, beginning Friday. Friday morning a special car will be attached to the Southern Pacific train to carry the de.e gates from Portland, and it is expected that about 25 prominent members of the association will go to Eugene. Several delegates from Idaho are also expected in Portland In time to loin the delegates from here. Thursday evening a dinner will be given to three of the prominent association workers who are to take part In the convention. These are F. B. Smith, of Chicago, international secretary; F. W. Ober. of Chicago, editor of the Assoc!- ' ated Men, the official organ of the asso ciation, and P. O. Hansen, of Topeka, college secretary for Kansas. W. M. Ladd will preside at the dinner, which will, without doubt, be largely attended. Arrangements have been made for a meeting in Portland, December 23, which will be addrescsd by Mr. Smith, who Is one of the most convincing and effective speakers in the association, and who has had a brilliant career as an evangelist, addressing large meetings in many of the prominent cities of the country, and making hundreds of conversions among I business men. E. T. Coltcn. International college secretary, will also be present at the convention In Eugene. Secretary Stone, of the local Y. M. C. A., whe Is also state secretary for Ore- in nnri THnHn in feAn .t Kuc Int.. . klng Prepa-ations tor the conren- tion, which he hopes will be one of the most successful ever held. The chief reason for holding It at Eugene is to the association, there being a strong and aggressive organization among the stu dents of the University of Oregon. About 125 delegates will be present from all parts of the state, and good results are expected, as the work Is now flourish ing In nearly every city and town. At Marshfield, 76 miles from a railroad, a strong association has been formed, which employs a general secretry and has an active and interested member ship. A strong association has also been formed at Boise, and will be represented at the coming convention. i Mr. Stone said last night that never be fore in the history of Oregon has the work been in such promising condition as it is at present. All the associations are flourishing financially and rapidly Increasing in numbers. The interest of the business men of every community in which there is an association has been aroused, and no difficulty is found in se curing their support and co-operation. Once established, an association ?oon proves its usefulness to a community and gains friends and members rapidly. The work In Oregon and Idaho is now conducted by one committee, of which Mr. Stone is secretary, and S. B. Hanna college secretary. The committee Is com posed as follows: Chairman, J. Thorburn Ross; treasurer, C. L. Fay; A. L. Veazie, William Wadhams, John Bain, W. M. Ladd and E. C. Bronaugh, all of Port land; I. A. Macrum. of Forest Grove; F A. Wiggins, of Salem: Pres W. Lee. of Albany, and W. S. Bruce, of Boise City. PARK COMMISSION. Cloth Mnst Be Cnt Very Close to Get Throngh December. A meeting of the Park Commission was held yesterday, but as the commission is not yet in funds, nothing In the way of Improvements was considered. The sala ries of the employes of the park for the month of November, amounting to $387, and other expenses for the month aggre gating nearly JGO0 were approved and or dered paid. It was found that there was only $4SS 33 remaining for the expenses of December, so expenses for this month will have to be still further reduced It there Is to.be no deficit at the beginning of the New Year. Parkkeeper Myers presented the inven tory of all property belonging to the parks, which he had been directed to pre pare. It was ordered placed on record, and hereafter an account of everything added to the list will be kept, as also an account of what becomes of any of this property. It having been reported to the Commis sion that the property now known as Hawthorne Park, was deeded to Dr. Haw thorne by the late James T. Stephens for asylum purposes only, with the provision that if it should cease to be used for such purposes It should go to the city tor park purposes, an investigation of the conveyance of the property was made by L. L. Hawkins, who reported that no record of any such provision could bo found. It is thought improbable that there is any foundation for the state ment, but as this is a matter of impor tance, further investigation will be made by the Judiciary Committee. The tract of land in question contains some six acres, and as it has some fine timber and a magnificent Spring, it would make one of the most charming little parks Imagin able. Some investigations have been made to ascertain whether the Commission haa full control of the Macleay Park or not, and it appears that it has, with the ex ception that any timber cut on the tract is to be divided between the Good Sa maritan and the St, Vincent's Hospitals. As the tlmoer constitutes one of the chief beauties of the park, there Is no probability of much of it ever being cut.- The Commission has already made a start on a library of park literature, but does not deem it necessary or desirable that any amount of money should be ex pended on It for the present. W. T. Hom aday. one of the Board of Commissioners of the Zoological Park, of New York, who war. here a short time ago, presented the Commission with several books on the park systems of London and other cities, and promised that any assistance or sug gestions that he could give he would glad ly furnish Police News. The German who left Seattle last Tues- ! day with 5S00 and who got lost between Kalama and this city, has turned up at Kaiama sate ana souna. Gus Swerzrock was brought to police headquarters yesterday from San Fran cisco in charge of Detective Condono. charged with the larceny, as bailee, of J1S0 from John Blttle. Gus was a bar tender, and It is charged Blttle gave him the money to keep for a short time.. A. Cartwright, hackman, was arrested yesterday, charged with stnl!nz mor than three feet away from- his stand, at the depot, soliciting custom. John Ihlman. a teamster. was arreslei yesterday, charged with the larceny of a truck belonging to G. L. Davenport, In having borrowed the truck and failed to return It, Al Daly, alias Larry Kelly, arrived, here from Seattle, Wash., last nicht, accom panied by a deputy United States Mar shal from that city, and was locked up at the county Jail to svind trial, charged with having recently Imported 100 cans of opium into Oregon without having paid the usual duty Daly was arrested In this city some little time arjo, on this charge, and he gave ball for a hearing, but was next heard of at Seattle. How a Famine Was Averted. ASTORIA. Or., Dec L (To the Editor.) Reading in a recent Oregonlan an- ac-, count of the first shipment of flour ffb-n Oregon, made by H. C. Leonard, in JS55. recalled another flour speculation of the same gentleman in 1S52. I was then doing business for Aber nethy. Clark & Co.. in San Francisco, and Mr. Leonard was a- merchant at As toria, Or. He wrote me. requesting that I would purchase and ship to him by first vessel tailing 100 quarter sacks of flour. He said that Astoria was having a boom and there was fear of a flour famine, and he wished to have a goad supply on hand to meet It. The flour was duly shipped and 'the famine averted. DAN O'NEILL. VALUABLE LIBRARY BURNED Was in a Bonne, Part of Which Was Built in 1S53. The dwelling and most of Its contents belonging to James Ladu. situated at Ladu Landing. Cowlitz County, Wash., were destroyed by fire recently. A por tion of the house was erected by Mr. Ladu's father on h's arrival in 1SSI. and there he lived tilt his de th. bringing up a large family. James Ladu succeedlne to the homest ad. James Ladu has been a prominent man in that locality for many years, having several times- been a member of the Washington Territorial Legislature, and though a Democrat, he has been postmaster continuously for about 25 years. He is unmarried, and lives with a nephew. James Burr, and family, who also lost most of their house hold goods in the fire. Mr. Ladu's greatest less was that of thi crentpr rwirt of his librarr. which, for such a locality, was a remarkable one, comprising over 600 volumes, most ot them the best books to he obtained dur ing all this time, some of them being now rare. Among these were several bulky scrapbooks. which Mr. Ladu haJ gradually been filling up for 30 years or more with noted speeches, choice poems, historical summaries, striking editorials, bits of literature of unusual merit, stories of unusual occurrences, etc., many of them clipped from The Oregonlan. These he prized greatly, and Is Inconsolable over their loss. While they were of consldsr- able commercial value even, the value to their' owner was almost beyond price. A small portion of the books, perhaps be tween 100 and 200 volumes, were saved, but most of the more valuable ones were destroyed. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. Chas Bummelsberg, Ean Francisco David Voss. N Y J R Patterson. Boston! I N Gray tc tv. Vancvri A Durand. Capt French Dr & Mrs Stephen S Wise, Portland E F Wittier. Seattle ship Alice Mrs A Durand. do E K Wood, San Fran a Wallace. N Yakima Maurice Leopold. Chgo John L Wilson, Kan C L Ehrmann. San Fran B B Droomell, Tacoma Theo roindexter. S F S Meyers. Boston R M Castle. Seattle H Harrlr. San Fran E B Lyon. Minneapolis C B Hontclns, Spokane Joe Hardman. St Louis Earl of Drogheda. Ire J E Ransom, Utlca F A Nltchy W P Adams land Dr Dingwall Fordyce, Scotland F Elchcnlaub. Vanevrj U M BUCK & Wf. S F THE PERKINS. J M Newman, city Lei&uel Brogrs. city J H Lle. Cottace Gr M S Hooker, Aahlanc" F L, coyKendall, La Grande May Grayson, Destruc- Mrs A C Chapman. tion Island G M Pniyne, Centervll W E Reynolds. Oaklnd G S Lane. Webster City. la Mrs Lane, do Goldendale Mrs Wm Sanders, Co lumbus Z M Brown. Prlneville John aiurphy, Hollwd Mrs Humphrey, Bale c Mrs N N Carljle. do W I Priest. San Fran Mrs J S Clonlnrer & W H Clarke. Los Ansl Mrs Clarke. do Henry Goldstone. S F C W Lord. Arlington M Tomerlln, San Fr John L Henderson, Hood River W L Taylor. Spokane C B Upton. Walla W Mrs C B Upton, do T J Driver. Dalles H Nelson. Newbcrs Mrs Nelson, Newbers C F Kees, Walla W C H Hcrmstreet. Gobi: H F Wheeler, Waynes' boro. Pa Mrs Wheeler, do fy. Kalama, Wash Mrs M J Scott, do G Arengotz, Spokane A. C Mowrey. Euraula Mrs MoTrrsy. Eufaula A M Reeves. Halsey Wm MortzaM. Colfax E Rose. San Fran J J Wiley & son. Shanlko. Or G F Stone, Seattle L D Slsson. Pomona P A Bounds. N Yakm Daniel Sinclair, do Frank Terrace. Olymn Ryner F Malshom, Tacoma W E Wakelee. S F Frank Davenport, Hood River J O Hales, Adams Mrs Hales, Adams Thos T Duffy. Phlla Mrs DutXy. Phlla T Grim. Aurora Mrs Grim. Aurora V E Dunn, Spokane , v s btamnes. bt L. G F Plunkett, St Paul. ilinn G A Spencer, Ch eh alls John Smith, Chehalls J Sarcent, San Fran F D Crandall, Stella Mrs F D Crandall. do H H Buddlntrton, S. F R C Pcntland. Sumpter O P Graham, Warren- T F Caraway. Mtnnpls toa E H Carlton. Canby Mrs Carlton. Canby F A Rosenkraus, do Mrs Rojenkrau. do Geo Collins. Albany P E Sabotkel. N T A A Bonney. Hood Rlv W S Cone. Bay Cltr.Or D S Mackle, Ashland, Wis J R Welty. Chehalls Newell Pettee, Seattle Mr Fred Decker, Wardner. Idaho W L Enyart. Astoria Mrj Enyart, Astoria S Ducheney. AstorK Mrs Ducheney, Astoria C B Horaden. Skacway Mrs Horaden, do J T Ros. Astoria John T Srbree. caid well. Idaho H Taylor Hill. Prlnevl Mrs H T Hill, do W R Johnson, St Paul Minn Mrs' Johnson, do H Hunter, Forest Grv E C KIrkpatrick. Dal las J H Hillard, Baker Cy THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowlcs, Manager. P J Beckett. Salem Mark Graysen. De struction Island Albert Allen. Spokane Geo Wall. Cottase Grv Van B DeLashmutt, Spokane M M West, Anaconda W A Rankin, do Mrs N Mix. Baker Cy F D McCully. Joseph C A Van Horn. Ch0 J W Tlmmer. Ilwaco Mrs J W Tlmmer, do James Westfall. do C B Wersnop. Vancvr C D Jesup, Salem T G Todd. Forest Grv C D Gabrielson. Salem G Foster. Catlln.Wasr Mrs Foster. do R J Maylan, Carrollti Z T Damle. Slletz T Jay Buford. Slletz R H Miller. Sumpter r f porter, san Fran J s cooper, map A P Henrlot. Cowlitz Mrs Henrlot, do W N Ryer, Denver J O Cook. San Fran J N McLean, Spokane Mrs H J Frederick, Seattle M F Johnson. Denver Mrs E G McMlcken, Seattle Mrs A W Hamilton, do W W Cowne, Spanish Gulch C II Fisher. Roseburs IH C Smith, Astoria A R Thompson. Dalles W W Powell. Tacoma A W Glesy. Salem J P Patterson, city A A Tusslns, Bollen.Or R 3 Cunningham, Sprasue Mrs Cunningham. do Henry Cunnlncham. do airs Chas J bmitn Pendleton H D Landlle. Hood R Addison T Smith, W LCove. Hood Rlvrj E T Hatch, ilecoy THE ST. CHARLES. Dan Lavery. Baker Cy W C Harmon. Scott's Mills W L Brown. Albany J W Fletcher, Dajton J a Walker. Wasco I G Hirch. Wasco J J Ahl. Fossil Mrs Ahl. Fossil A Austin. Dolplf John Olan. Sylvan Miss D Inman. Kelso D W Soloman, Kelso R Read. Kelso Chas Brown. Kelso G C Rose. Corallls Jas llanary, Manary Mills Ja..ieti Fowsley, do Amos Berseth. do Ed Burchell, do J R McLeod. Astoria G M Cann. Astoria L C Brown. Astoria J H Harris. Grants P W Price. Cornelius Samuel Aplln W F Johnson. Vancvr M P Barseth. Seattle Geo Lewis. Taqulna Mrs Lewis, Taqulna F C Priestley, Brem erton Chas Borlel. Rldjrefleld George Rockey. Stella Mose Lamb. Slletz H Johnson. Slletz Jack Spear, Slletz Clara. Leer city W Plxley, Kalama Mrs Plxley, Kalama F Ward. Dallas F Bision. So Prairie W W Little G M Bowens. Glenwood Mrs G M Bowens. do I Mrs Apsarfeller, do C H Vensaret, do J O Butler. do Miles Brlseth. Sylan Geo Collins, Albany W D Hodges, Albany Mrs J T Holton. Butte F B RodeEet. Butte H L Priestly. Beaertn Arch R Wright. Gen eva. Or Ben Klnser. do tP Jefferson. Aberdeen Henry Stream. Cosmop- B G Estes. Chehalls Mrs Estes. Chehalls W G Rhude. Graj's R olls. wash (John Kennedy. Terry ji a ietie. nasco 'J V Houston. Klamath r R Shaw. Cleveland V W Butler, city ft-W Butterfleld.Canby V E Yates. Corvallis J F Blew, Glenwood Mrs Blew, Glenwo-d Mrs C T Andershon do M. A Bufangton, Mld dleton Maud Burlington, do A s Mclnnis, oiequa L E Moore. Kalama A B Chadtrlck. Kalama Jas Moore. Oregon City a Morrison. Lewirton M A Clemman. S F J Hertel, Palmer X H Rankin. Palmer A E Fellet, Buttevllle M Paulina & fy. Minn Edw Dressel, Minn Dottle Tuttle. La Grnd Agnes Browning, do M M Rauch. Whlteson J W Johnson. Chinook T J Kinder. La Center Christ Garberir. siyvan Sweet Relnseth, do O O Brandstad. Con way D A Melkeld, do F H Morrison. Dalles I O Wren. La Fayttte; Lewis Snyder, oo C T. "Wilcox. do D E Moore. Kalama D E Aloore, naiama. ji ruiwr, uooic Ivan Gulnn. Hubbard l Matt Clark. Goble R TV Tiaker. Goble j W Walker. NehalemlJo'm Chltwood. Astoria. a Stewart. Nehalem Uohn Flnley. Astoria A F Perry. Nehalem iu u MnucKer. Astoria JH V Willis. Astoria F Majdall. city lO G Ol'en. Henpner A L Duke. Heppner I O Eff. McCleary H Fawk. Salem Will Walker Oregon Mls J W Bennett. Palmer W F Sutherland, do C A Williamson, SlouxH Kramer. Helena. City Hotel BrHnKYTlcfc. Seattle. European: flrst-class. Rates. TSc.and up. One block from depot. Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel. Tacoma. American plan. Rates. (3 and up. Donnelly Hotel. Taesna. European plan. Rates, SOc and up. HOW ASTORIA LOOKS AT IT commox-poiitt rate beneficial 'to clatsop county. At Same Time, It Would Contribute to Portland's Welfare A Month. of-RIver VIctt. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 3. To the Editor.) Clatsop and Whatcom Counties, one lo cated' at the northwest corner of Ore gon, and the other the northwest corner of Washington, are very much alike geo graphically and in their natural re sources, salmon and lumber. Whatcom County has the Great Northern Railroad extending through that county, touching deep a-atcr. with a good harbor, at Fair haven end Whatcom (which are really one city, like Portland and East Portland), and extending on to the Canadian Pa cific In Clatsop County we have the Hammond road from Portland, extending from Goble to Astoria; and we hope in the near future that this may be extended across the mouth of the Nehalem through Tillamook, and connect with one of the transcontinental roads. Whatcom County is one of the most prosperous counties in the State of Washington. The rail road has encouraged the lumber business by granting every saw mill and every shingle mill wherever located common point rates, I. e., equal rates with the big mills of Tacoma and Seattl- for tho shipment of lumber and shingles to the Eastern markets; and common-point rates for shipments west, wherever wanted. These rates have so much encouraged the lumuer ana sningie maustry tnat What com's shipments of lumber and shingles now exceed In quantity and value, the shipments of grain from any county In that state. The little towns along the railroad are prosperous, and Fairhaven Whatrom today is a prosperous town, coming to the front. It has extenslvo mills and factories, large can factory, machine shops, and the largest salmon canneries in the world; and with its ship, ping facilities with Alaska it is destined soon to have its share of the Alaska trade. It is today Astoria's rival as the Glou cester of the Pacific Coast, I am certain that the prosperity of Whatcom adds much to the prosperity of Seattle. Clatsop County Is not so active as she should be, yet there has been a marked Improvement there during the last two years. There has been less salmon In the Columbia River than former years; but on account of the better organization, higher prices have been obtained, and the cash paid for salmon in Astoria this year is about equal to. if not greater than. In "the good old times." Besides the Columbia River salmon, an increased business is done in salmon canneries on the coast; and the canneries started in Alaska by Astoria men add also largely to Astoria's resources. The lumber and timber business has doubled during the last two years, thanks to the common point rate given by the Hammond road In connection with the Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific. Clatsop's salmon and lumber show an Increase of 00.000 over last year's product. Lumber shipped East from Astoria bears the same common-point rate via Northern Pacific as from Seattle and Tacoma. and every saw mill In Clatsop County Is running at its fullest capacity. What Clatsop County needs at the present time is that Ham mond's road be continued across the mouth of the Nehalem River to tap the timber and coal of that section, and on through Tillamook, with common-point rates for the shipment of lumber and shingles at every station. Tillamook Coun ty will then bristle with mills, and Its shipments of lumber and shingles will ex ceed In quantity and value the grain shipments of any county In this state. With these advantages, Clatsop County and Astoria can have, and certainly will have, mills of the largest capacity on this Coast; and these mills will not only build up the smaller towns, but will also add to the prosperity of the metropolis. They will give tralnlonds of lumber every day for Eastern shipments, and will load vessels of the largest capacity for all parts of the world. I predict that Clatsop and Tillnmook Counties will be the heav iest producers of cash resources and freight of any county in this state out side of Multnomah. For the same reason that we want a common point to seaboard in Oregon, we desire a 25-foot channel between Port land and Astoria, as soon as it can be procured. This improvement will be fol lowed by first-class steamers modern palatial steamers being put on and main tained between Portland and 8an Fran cisco. This of itself will greatly benefit our farmers by reducing freight rates to and from San Francisco. And, with a 40-foot channel at the mouth of the Co lumbia River, we will have In the near future, not merely freight steamers, but modern passenger steamers, of 20,000 or 30,000 tons, plying between Astoria and the Orient; and a heavy stream of pas senger travel, and fast and mixed freight passing through Portland to the Orient. This will tend to equalize and reduce freights. The 33,000-ton ships of Hill's will be a great benefit to Eastern Ore gon, and deepening and Improving the bar and the Columbia River will be a benefit to the entire States of Oregon and Wash ington. Deepen the channel to Lewiston; it is needed to reduce and regulate freights. The railroad can afford to carry wheat on to Astoria at the present rates. They can even afford to carry wheat at half of the present rates and make a large Income on the actual value of their road. We pay 40 cents per ton per 100 miles on lumber shipped East. On sal mon worth $150 per ton shipped East we pay only 40 cents per ton per 100 miles, and this over the mountain roads; but our Pendleton farmers, on wheat worth onlj.' $15 per ton, pay Jl 50 per ton for 100 miles on down grade. It certainly looks to me that the railroads might carry this wheat for half the present rates, and haul the cars back empty. Common points and lower freights will better the condition of the producers of Oregon and Washing tonwhether producers of lumber or wheat; and the prosperity of our cities, our merchants, our bankers and profes sional men. depends almost entirely upon the prosperity of these producers. M. J. KINNEY. SUNDAY SCHOOL THEATRICALS Children ot St. Mark's Parliih Enter tain Their Friends. A very merry entertainment was given last night at Parsons' Hall by the chil dren ot St. Mark's Sunday school, which kept the large audience in a state ot hilarity for an hour, after which the hall wa? cleared of seats, and Informal dan cing was enjoyed by young and old, lit tle ot8 of 5 tripping the light fantastic with their mammas of 35. The play given by the children had for its heroine a beautiful Princess (Grace Ranft). who very narrowly escaped being kidnaped by a bold band of robbers, with fierce-looking swords, but Jolllest faces in the world, their rollicking laughter send ing oft the audience Into an uproar ot merriment. But Just as the Princess seemed lost to her attendant maidens forever a company of brave soldiers un der a gallant Prince (Colvllle Nicholson), rushed to the rescue, and after a savage battle, much sword-thrusting and parrying of blows, made themselves victors of the field, compelling the robbers to kneel and sue for mercy. A very hungry and blood thirsty giant (Mr. Baxter), also appeared on the scene, seeking whom he might de voir but from 11 these dangers, the fair Princess and her damsels were happily delivered. The play was largely musical In character, and the lively choruses sung by about 50 fresh young voices, were a prominent feature of the entertainment. One of these about the church "on the corner of Nineteenth and Q," which was written specially for the occasion, was especially enjoyed by the friends of the Sunday scriool. A sola was sunr hy Robbie Crane, whose clear young soprano penetrated every corner of the hall. There was a recitation by June Sterling, and Misses Vlda and Shannah Cummlng gave a duet, "Rock-a-Bye Baby," that elicited very hearty applause. The cos tuming was quite elaborate and brilliant as to color, and the singing ot the choir boys was highly enjoyable. Every child entered heartily into the spirit of the en tertainment, and seemed to be thorough ly at home on the stage. PERSONAL MENTION. Judge C. B. Upton, of Walla Walla, is at the Perkins. E. C KIrkpatrick, a hopbuyer of Dallas, is at the Perkins. C Douglas Jesaup. a hop merchant of Salem, is at the Imperial. Z. M. Brown, a Princvllle cattle-buyer, is a guest at the Perkins. State Senator F. D. McCully, ot Jo seph, is a guest at the Imperial. R, H. Miller, a real estate man or Sumpter. was at the Imperial yesterday. H. D. Langllle. of Cloud Cap Inn, was among yesterday's arrivals at the Im perial. Addison T. Smith, private secretary to Senator Shoup, of Idaho, is at the Im perial. Van B. DeLashmutt, the well-known mining man of Spokane, registered at the Imperial yesterday. Hy Eilers, of EUers' piano house, went to Spokane last night. He will be ab sent for a couple of days. :W. E. Dunee, formerly of Portland, but now engaged In business In Spokane, was registered yesterday at the Perkins. Major W. L. Flsk. United States En gineers, formerly stationed here, has been transferred from Portsmouth, N. II.. to Detroit. Captain Harry Taylor, who has been stationed at Seattle, goes to De troit, and Major John Millls is to take Captain Taylor's place at Seattle. Captain Walter Crozler, of the ordnance department, who, since testing the ord nance lately mounted in the forts at the mouth of the Columbia, has been testing ordnance in the new fortifications on Pu get Sound, was in the city yesterday. He left last night for San Diego to inspect the forltflcations and test the ordnance there. NEW YORK. Dec. 4. J. S. Day. of Se attle, registered at the Broadway Cen tral today. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. John P. Hart man, J. A. Jam6.i and Reginald H. Thomp son, of Seattle, are In Washington for a few days. "Woodman, Spare That Tree. PORTLAND. Or.. Dec 4. (To the Ed itor.) I read in yesterday's Oreroiian f the amusement my communication re garding the indiscriminate destruction of our shade trees in the residence parts of the city gave the street committee, and I regretted to learn they Ignored the mat ter entirely. From the number of peo ple who, after reading my communica tion, talked to me, I know that fully three-quarters of our best citizens think as I do about this matter. Our many shade trees have always been favorably commented on by visitors from afar. Eastern "cities spend large sums to plant and take care of their trees. considering It as important their streets should look as attractive as tbelr parks. Now, as we intend spsnding a larce ':m yearly to beautifuy our parks, why neg lect our streets? Sidewalks also should receive more attention, as they are laid without regard to line. One owner has his put down near the curb, his neigh bor near his fence. This, with stump3 of trees left here and there, gives most of our streets a very bad appsarance. I do not object to removing trees that are damaging the sewers or thinning them out, but the indiscriminate slashing and chopping down of beautiful elms and ma ples Is wrong, and when too late will be greatly regretted, and steps should be taken at once to stop this vandalism. FRANK DAYTON. One taken every night stimulates the liver, carries off the bile and Improves the digestion and appetite. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Don't forget this. To keep the skin clean is to wash the excretions from it off; the skin takes care of itself inside, if not blocked outside. To wash it often and clean, without doing any sort of violence to it, re quires a most gentle soap a soap with no free al kali in it. Pears', the soap that 'clears but not ' excoriates. All sorts of stores sell It, especially druggists; all sorts of people use it. VACCINATION AND DANDRUFF. There In es Snre Prevention of Bald nens as There Is of Smallpox. It is now accepted that vaccination ren ders the vaccinated person exempt from Smallpox; or at worst, he never has any thing but the lightest kind of a case. Now as sure a preventive and cure for dandruff, which causes falling hair and baldness, has been discovered Newbro'a Herplclde. It kills the dandruff germ. C. H. Reed. Victor. Idaho, says: "My self and wife have been troubled with dandruff and hair falling for several years. "We tried remedies without effect until we used Newbro's Herplclde. two bottles of which cured us." Hundreds of slmlllar testimonials. Avors 4rxtsg Inhal ants, uee that which cleanse, and heato the membrane. ELY'S CREAM BALM Va uch a remedy, eurea CATARRH ictly and plantly. Contains no mercury nor any other Injuri es drug. It la QtUcklr absorbed. G1ta Belief at one. tWa.p COLD lH HEAD AlUys IaflAramatlon. '' "tfl Xe&U and Protects the Merabran. AeatoreB tbt Bersae of Taste Jd SmelL Regular Slse, SO cents; Tamlly Else, $1.00 at Druggie' or by tnalL mm Pears THE PALATIAL OREGONI M BUILDING Kot a dark office la the bnlldlnst absolutely fireproof electric Hshts and artesian vrnteri perfect anlta tion and thoroash ventilation. Ele vator ran day and niffht. Rooms. AINSLIE. Dr. GEOnGE.Phys!clan 603-609 ANDERSON. GUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law 612 ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. L. Powl. Mer..8W AUSTEN, F. C. Manager for Oregon and Washington Bankers Life Association, of Des Moines. la .., 502-505 BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DES MOINES, 1A.: F. C Austen. Manaser.302-tS05 BAYNTUN. GEO. R.. Mjr. for Cnas. Scrtb- ner's Sons B13 BEALS. EDWARD A. Forecast Official U. S. Weather Bureau OW BENJAMIN. R W.. Dentist 314 BINSWANGER.DR. O. S. Phys. & Sur.410-411 BROOKE. DR. J. M.. Phys. & Surs 7O5.-700 BROWS. MTRA. M. D 313-314 BRCERE. DR. G. E.. Physician,... 412-413-114 CANNING. M. J 602-601 CAUKIN. G. C. District Agent Travelers' Insurance Cu ....713 CARDUELU DR. J". It 509 CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J 716-717 COFFEY. DR IU C. Phys. & Surgeon.,. .700 COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY.... C04-1 03-00t$-i07-t513-014-G15 CORNELIUS, a W.. Fhr. and Surgeon 200 COVER F. C. Cashier Equltabls Lire 300 COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher; S. P. McGulra. Manager .413-413 DAT, J. G. & I. N 319 "..if, NAIULEOX. President Columbia Telephone Co . 007 DICKfeON. DR. J. F.. Physician 713-714 DRAKE. DR. IL B.. Physician.... CI2-S13-314 DWTEIt, JOE F.. Tobaccos ., 403 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth floor EQUITABLE LIFE rXSURANCESOCIETY: L. Samuel. Manager: F. C Cover. Cashler.308 EEi.ViiG TELEGRAM 325 Alder street FENTON. J. D.. l'h!-lc!an and Surgeon.50D-310 FENTON. DR. HICKi. C. Ee and Ear... 311 FF.NTON. MATTHEW F., Dentist .603 UALVAXi. U. h.. Engineer and Draughts man , tXX) ...vVtX. A.. PrrMdent Oregon Camera Club, 214-215-21G-217 GEARY. DR. EDWARD "P.. 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Cashier Mutual Life of New York os WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Physician and Surgeon 3O4-80S WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surj..706-707 WILSON. DR HOLT C . Phys. & Sur .307-50S WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician 412-411-414 WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO... 613 A few more elesrant offices r Be had by applyine to Portland Traat Companr ot Oregon. lOO Third at., or to the rent clerk. In the building. Cured Whllt You Sleep In Fifteen Days "Graa-SolTent dltsolves Btricture like snow be aeath the san. rodscet Knlargsd Prostate and rtrtnrUienr the Seminal Jncis, stopping Drains aa Ksnltslons la Fifteen Uij. Ho dfurs to ruin the stomach, tmt a direct local ana positive application to the entire urethral iraev Qras-BolTcnt Is not a liquid. It It prepare In the forts of Crayons or Pencils, raooib anafiaxlbls, and so narrow as to pass the closest Stridors. Every Man Should Know HimseJf. Tee ftUJatnes Assa..Hox VM, CIseinaaM, 0SB prepared at great expense an exhaust f jm a l . ireirlasinitart Treatise upon the male LULL J, system, irhleh way will send to ay T lllr n 8t- James Aa'n 244 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohi, jfui MEN Oil