THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 19P0.
SEVEN OREGON MEN
Entitled to Commissions in
the New Army.
PREFERENCE TO VOLUNTEERS
Changes Made In Regml&r Army by
Bill Passed liy the Home of
Representatives Volunteers
to Be Recalled.
Under the new Army bill, which- has
now passed the House of Representatives,
Oregon will probably be entitled to seven
commissions. The volunteer officers from
Oregon now serving with regiments in
Manila will In all probabilty be given the
preference, if they become candidates
for these commissions, and as there are'
eight volunteer officers and one regular
officer from this state now in the Philip
pines, there will be enough and more
than enough officers to go around. It
Is likely, however, that not all will de
sire to enter the regular Army, espe
cially as the commissions at their dis
posal will be only those of First and Sec
ond Lieutenant.
The Oregon men now serving in the
Philippines are as follows:
Herbert W. Cardwell, Major and Chief
Surgeon, U. S. V., since May, 20, 1E9S.
Formerly Captain and Assistant Surgeon
Second Oregon.
James F. Case, Fortieth U. S. V. In
fantry, since August 17, 1S99; formerly
Captain Second Oregon; brevetted Ma
jor, May 17. 1899.
Austin F. Prescott, Captain Thirty
fifth U. S. V. Infantry, since July 5. 1899:
formerly Captain Company D, Second
Oregon.
Eugene P. Crownef, Captain Thirty
fifth U. S. V. Infantry, since July 5,
1899; formerly First Lieutenant and Reg
imental Adjutant, Second Oregon.
Albert J. Brazee. Captain Thirty-fifth
U. S. VInfantry, since July 5, 1899; form
erly First Lieutenant and Adjutant Sec
ond Oregon.
Elmer O. Worrock. Captain Forty-fifth
U. S. V. Infantry, since August 17. 1S99:
formerly Captain Company K, Second
Oregon.
Percy Willis, Captain Forty-fifth U. S.
V. Infantry, since August 17, 1S99; form
erly Major Second Oregon.
George W. Povey. Captain and Assist
ant Quartermaster. U. S. V., since Au
gust 2S. 1899; formerly Second Lieuten
ant. Company L, Second Oregon.
Rhees Jackson, Second Lieutenant
Twelfth U. S. V. Infantry, since May 20.
1S9S; formerly First Lieutenant and Bat
talion Adjutant Second Oregon.
Although the regular Army Is to bo
largely increased, the recall and disband
ing of existing volunteer regiments will
decrease the number of officers In the en
tire Army 358. The enlisted men In the
i"gular Army will, of course, be pro
l.jrtlonately increased. The following
table show the changes in the officers of
the various departments:
Staff Officers.
T i . . . old New. Inc.
Lleutcnant-General l j
Majors 3 6 3
Brigadiers 6 15 9
Adjutants 17 2S 11
Inspectors 10 17 7
Judges-Advocate S 12 4
Quartermasters 57 SS 31
Commissaries 22 44 22
Medical officers 192 321 129
Paymasters 26 44 is
Engineers 123 160 37
Oidnance officers 65 71 5
Signal officers 11 24 13
Total 541 831 290
Unc officers Old. New. Inc.
CaMlry 470 750 2S0
Infantry 1.175 1,500 325
Artillery 357 638 2S1
Total 2,002 2.8S8 8S6
Total Increase regular Army 1,176
No. of volunteer staff officers now In
service 238
No. volunteer officers with regiments.1,296
Total No. volunteer officers in servlcel,534
Total number of officers, regular and
volunteer, now In service 4 077
Totnl number authorized In this bill, '
exclusive of such officers as may be
appointed in provisional regiments
of natives 3(7ig
Decrease 35S
TO SUPPRESS HOODLUMS.
Wrathful Enst-SIdcrs Will Hold a.
Mass Meeting.
There will be a meeting of citizens of
Central East Portland this evening at
7:80, 64 Grand avenue, corner East Oak
t-treot, for the purpose of adopting some
measures for the suppression of the gang,
of young hoodlums who are going about
smashing windows and defacing prop
erty in that district While no one seems
to know what should or can be done,
yet every one living in Central East
Portland says that something must be
done, as conditions are growing even
worse than they have been. Unless meas
ures can be devised to keep these boya
off the street entirely after night and stop
their depradations and smashing win
dtiwajlhere will be a tragedy and some
boy may be killed. A number of tho
residents say they have reached the limit
of their patience. Reports of -damage to
property have been coming from many
sources over a wide district, showing that
Contral East Portland is not the limit
of the operations of the hoodlums and
young toughs. It Is for the purpose of
securing a concert of action that a few
of the property-owners have called this
meeting for this evening to prevent If
possible a tragedy some of these nights.
Church Dedications Debt-Paying.
This Is a church-building and debt-pay.
ing epoch with the Methodists in the
Portland district. Tomorrow Bishop
Cranston will dedicate the beautiful
church at St. Helens. Dr. L. E. Rock
well, tho presiding elder, and Rev. A.
C. Falrchlld. the pastor, have been spend
ing a portion or the week In securing
money to pay off what little there re
mains of indebtedness that the church
may be ready for dedication at the time
appointed. At Knappa, the church In
which Portland people have been much
Interested will also be dedicated Sunday.
Dr. G. W. Gue. of Centenary, will be
present and conduct the services, preach
ing In the morning and evening. The
church will be dedicated In the morning.
It is appropriate that the former presid
ing older, who is known to have a genius
for church-bulldlng, should have the
honor of conducting the dedicatory serv
ices of this church. Sunday Df. L. E.
Rockwell, presiding elder Portland dis
trict, will be present at the re-openlng
of the church at University Park. There
remains still another church to be dedi
cated soon and a few more debts on
church edifices to be removed. Dr. Rock
well says there Is a very bright outlook
for the churches in his district. The first
three months in his district have closed,
and he reports highly pleasing results.
He finds prosperous conditions prevailing
and money for paying off debts not hard
to raise.
Property-Owners' Meeting.
A meeting of the property-owners on
East Burnslde street is called at 64 Grand
avenue, corner East Oak street, next
Wednesday evening, for the purpose of
discussing-the proposed improvement of
that street. Auditor Devlin Is preparing
estimates of the costs of the various
kinds of improvement which will be
submitted to this meeting. City Engi
neer Chase also will be present and ex
plain the advantages of the various kinds
of material proposed to be used. This
movement was started to get the street
Improved east from Grand avenue, but
the property-owners vri t of the ave
nue to the Burnslde-su eet bridge are
taking an Interest in this matter, and
desire to improve that portion of the
street also In the 'Spring. This is well,
indeed. They will be welcome to this
meeting. Some of the property-owners
west of Grand avenue are talking vit
rified brick to the bridge approach as
best, for that part of the street carries
heavy travel. Out of a full discussion,
doubtless an agreement can be reached,
so the Improvement of East Burnslde
street, both east and west of the ave
nue, can be started at the same time,
even If the same -material be not used.
Wbznnn for Commissioner.
The city W. a T. U. federation was
pleasantly entertained yesterday after
noon, from 2 till 5 o'clock by the East
Side Woman's Christian Temperance Un
ion, at the home of Mrs. Nora Lane,
East Thirty-third street. Mrs. Sarah
Kern, president of the union, opened the
meeting with devotional rvlces In the
course of which she related an interest
ing story of the origin of the crusade
movement In Hlllsboro, O. It dealt large
ly with the conversion of a saloon-keeper
and. his final abandonment of the liquor
traffic through' the prayers of a woman
whose life had been almost ruined by her
husband. '
"Want Better Water Pressure.
At a meeting of the Sunnyslde Volun
teer Fire Company Thursday evening at
the quarters of the company on Belmont
and East Thirty-fifth streets, it was de
cided to present the petitions that have
been circulated to the water committee at
an early date. C. Mautz, H. Richmond
and S. E. Friendly have been circulating
these petitions for over a month past
and have a long list of .signers. This
same committee was Instructed to name
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a committee of prominent citizens of
Sunnyslde to present the petitions and
address the water committee. Dr. Darl
ing and S. E. Pier have been named. Two
others will be selected. Yesterday the
petitions were indorsed by the members
of the fire commission, which will add
much to the force of the request. Better
pressure is wanted on the water mains
at Sunnyslde and in the high service.
The supply is from the lower reservoir
at Mount Tabor, and was sufficient un
til the large amount of new building and
Increased population came. The pressure
will not throw a stream of water 10
feet. Residents hope to secure a pipe
line from the high reservoir, which is the
only possible remedy they can get
East Side Xotes.
Bj mistake the name of Mrs. Ella
Hardle appeared yesterday morning
among those who had failed to repair
their sidewalks according to notice from
the office of the City Engineer, on lot
5, block 13, Larrabee and Clackamas
streets. The sidewalk has been repaired
about two months.
Complaint Is made of petty thieving at
tho Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Umbrellas, rubbers and every article left
In the vestibule are quickly carried away
'when meetings are held. The other even
ing while the gasoline tank was being
filled outside the building a can of gaso
line was stolen while the janitor had
his back turned. A boy was seen to
have the can soon afterwards.
George Wcatherly, who Is establishing
a large creamery at Junction, came
home Wednesday to get some more ma
chinery, and returned to Junction last
evening. He says the creamery will start
up Monday. Tho plant is fully equipped
and a large number of the farmers have
contracted to deliver their milk to this
creamery. They seem to be pleased that
the creamery has been established In
their midst.
SELECTED SITE FOR HOME.
Odd Fellovrs Buy a House on the
East Side.
The site of the Odd Fellows' Homo
has been definitely located adjacent to.
the Waverly-Woodstock car line on the
East Side, and the land has been bonded
by the committee empowered by the grand
lodge to act In the premises.
The plot selected consists of seven acres
at East Thirty-second and Holgate
streets. It Is the inheritance of Mrs.
Elsie Riley, who will deliver a warranty
deed for the land, as soon as the estate
has passed through the Probate Court.
The price agreed on Is $6500.
The tract purchased Is high and sightly,
commanding a fine view of the city prop
er, as well as of the mountain peaks of
the Cascades. A two-story, nine-room
house on the land will be used for the
purposes of a Home, and additions are
contemplated just as soon as the grand
lodge, which meets .at Baker City, In
May, arranges for them.
The Home will become a refuge for
aged or disabled Odd Fellows and their
wives and families and the location has
been selected within the limits of the
City of Portland because of superior
school facilities and with an eye to the
convenience and comfort of the old peo
ple to whose cause it will be devoted.
The sum of 54000 of tho purchase money
was guaranteed by the grand lodge on
condition that Portland should be se
lected as a location.
Richard Scott, of Milwaukee, one of the
purchasing committee, said last evening
that he was quite well satisfied with
the location and price, though a great
many proposals had been submitted.
"The old folks and the little folks In
the home." he said, "will have the ad
vantage of being right In town where
they can see what Is going on and at the
same time be far enough from the busi
ness center to be out of danger. The
distance from the down-town portion of
the city Is something over three miles."
THE FASTEST TIME AND SHORT
EST ROUTE
To Chicago, Omaha, or Kansas City Is
via the O. R. & N. Three fast trains
each way dally. Choice of routes via
Spokane or Huntington, fifty-five hours
to Omaha: 69 hours to Chlcaco. Ticket
office, SO Third street, corner Oak.
Under the headline. "Bounce the Blabbers,"
a Cedar Rapids paper makes vigorous protest
against the 'chatterers nho disturb theater and
lecture audiences. It offers a reward of $5 to
the first usher nho will "to after such idlets
in the proper manner." and refers to one or
them as bavins a mouth that "would be n
profitable enterprise if turned Into a. windmill."
WANT THE LINE CHANGED
TREMOXT PEOPLE 3tED- BETTER
" an SERVICE
They Would Like to See the Mount
Scott Motor Line-Reconstructed
Part of the Way.
Residents of what is known a the Tre
mont district, on the Portland, Chicago
& Mount Scott Motor Railway, in the
southeast, are very hopeful that they will
be able to secure a change in the route
of that line so they will be provided with
railway facilities. They are inspired with
this hope, now that the property has
passed into new hands and will be out
of the hands of the court, so that changes
and Improvements may be made in the
routes. If necessary. They are further
encouraged by the statement made by the
purchaser that something will have to be
done to make the Mount Scott Railway
pay expenses, as It has been running be
hind from 5200 to $300 per month. Exam
ination of the present route from Haw
thorne avenue through to the station at
the Chicago tract will show that few
houses are located along the route, and
that the travel Is limited to what is
picked up at Mount Scott and Chicago.
Residents of the Tremont district, who
are cut off from street-car service either
by the Woodstock or the Mount Scott line,
say that the traffic of the line will be
more than doubled If the route Is changed
from the Foster road, after crossing the
Powell Valley road, to the. old Mllwaukle
county road, south to Woodstock avenue
and then eastward to the present route.
This new route, the residents say. will
take In all the residents at Tremont. of
HAWTHORNE AVE!
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RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE MOUNT
whom there Is a considerable number,
thus bringing a largely Increased travel to I
that line. For several miles after cross-
lng the Powell road there are few houses
on the Mount Scott line, and scarcely any
people are accommodated. The present
Toute of the railway Is along the Foster
road, and few people are picked up. In
fact, the car rarely stops until It reaches
the station east of Tremont or at Chicago.
The residents of Tremont have been try
ing to get the route changed for some
time, but could accomplish nothing so
long as the road was in the hands of a
receiver. They are over a mile from the
terminus of the Woodstock branch of the
City & Suburban Railway, and much fur
ther from the Mount Scott line. They
say the railway may be extended south
along one side of the Mllwaukle road to
Woodstock avenue, and then east to the
end of the avenue, and then through a
right-of-way to the present routev .mak
ing nearly a direct easterly course to
Mount Scott
However, It should be said In this con
nection that the territory referred to be
longs either to the Mount Scott line or the
Woodstock branch of the City & Suburb'
an Railway whichever gets there first.
The Woodstock railway could be easily
extended eastward along Woodstock ave
nue and take In Tremont. The residents
will not be particular about which line
takes care of them.
BURNED AN $1,800 MORTGAGE
It Went Up in Smoke at Woodlawn
Methodist Church.
The $1800 mortgage that had burdened
the Woodlawn Methodist Church was
burned last night In the church, amid
much rejoicing of the members and their
friends. On the first of the present month
the money was all paid and the mortgage
canceled on the records. At the church
last night, there was a large gathering
to witness the document go up in smoke.
Many were present from the city. It was
a platform meeting, and those occupying
seats there were Bishop Cranston, Rev.
L. E. Rockwell. Rev. G. W. Gue, Rev. A.
N. Fisher. Rev. Mr. Lathrop, Rev. B. J.
Hoadley. Rev. G. M. Pierce and Rev. An
drew Monroe, the pastor, who had worked
hard to pay off the debt. After short de
votional exercises, addresses were deliv
ered by the ministers. Bishop Cranston
spoke words of commendation for the en
ergy and enterprise of the little Wood
lawn church, and expressed the hope that
all the other churches of the Portland
district, big and little, would take fire
along the same line.
Short talks were made by Dr. Rockwell,
Dr. Gue and the others, all In praise of
the work that had been accomplished.
Rev. Mr. Monroe read several letters from
others who could not come, but who sent
their congratulations on the success of
the debt-paying campaign. When the cam
paign to pay off the debt opened the
mortgage was for $1600. It was held by
Mrs. Charles Evans, of Alblna. She do
nated $SO0, and the remaining J1000 was
raised In subscriptions ranging from 10
cents to $100, and there were In all about
200 contributors to the fund. Mr. Mon
roe also read a letter from Mrs. Evans, In
which she donated the $SO0. It was ex
plained that the entire membership took
hold and helped. Other churches and out
siders In the city contributed liberally to
the $1000.
After the addresses and other exercises,
little Edith Woodcock, member of the
Sunday school, burned the mortgage. This
concluded the programme. In the base
ment the ladles of the church had pre
pared an oyster supper, and many re
mained through the entire evening.
Now that the debt Is paid and mortgage
burned, the property will be thoroughly
repaired and repainted.
A Chronological Fact.
t Chicago Chronicle.
The 1st of January, 1901, Is looked upon
as the beginning of the 20th century since
the birth of Christ. The probability Is,
however, that we entered on the 20th cen
tury some four years ago. Christ was
born during the reign of Herod, and
Herod died In the Roman year 730, which
was 1903 or 1904 years ago. Consequently
Christ must have been born at least 1903
or 1901 j cars ago.
Not until the sixth century was the
Christian era introduced into Italy and
this date was not used In England until
the eighth century. Dlonysius, a Roman
monk, instituted the change. He accept
ed the Christian tradition which placed
the birth of Christ In the 2Sth year of
the reign of Augustus, Dlonysius, think,
lng the reign of Augustus began on the
day when he assumed the title of Augus
tus. Instead of four years earlier, as was
the fact, miscalculated the birth of Christ
by four years.
Tho discovery of the error was made In
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the early part of the present century, but
wise men have not seen fit to suggest a
change. Dlonysius did not begin the year
with January 1, but on the 25th of March,
the date of the annunciation of the Vir
gin Mary.
NOT ALLOWED TO BE LANDED
Chinese Edibles Which Reached
Portland May Have Plague Germs.
Some 200 packages of dried fish, cuttle
fish, salted eggs, yams, lily bulbs, bamboo
sprouts and other Chinese delicacies,
which arrived on the steamship Mon
mouthshire for various Chinese mer
chants here, were not allowed to be land
ed, and may go back to China on the
steamer.
The United States Marine Hospital Sur
geon at Hong Kong sent word to Dr. Hill
Hastings, United States Marine Hospital
Surgeon at Astoria, that these goods
were on board the Monmouthshire, and
that similar goods had been refused on
the steamers for San Francisco and Ta
coma. Dr. Hill made a list of the stun
from the manifest of the Monmouthshire
and sent it to Collector of Customs Pat
terson, with the information that the
plague is epidemic in China and Japan,
and asked that proper steps be taken to
prevent the articles from leaving the
steamer.
The Chinese merchants were much an
noyed by this action. They scout the
Idea that plague in China or Japan has
anything to do with the matter, and havo
an idea that some one Is scheming to
"squeeze" them. A dispatch in reference
to the matter was sent to Surgeon-General
Wyman. at Washington, who replied
that the merchandise was known to be
of questionable character, and-was taken
on the Monmouthshire with the under
standing that If refused landing. It would
be returned at the shipper's expense. He
added that the privilege of disinfecting
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SCOTT MOTOR LIXE C1IAXGED.
such goods at Tacoma had been granted
In one or two instances, for exceptional
reasons, but this is not the rule, and Is
objected to. He concluded by stating that
the goods might be disembarked at As
toria at shipper's risk. Probably some of
the packages would be ruined by being
put through a disinfecting process, but
some of them may be able to stand It off.
PERSONAL MENTION.
P. L. Potter. Postmaster at Baker City,
Is at the Imperial.
James Manary. a Marshland logger. Is
at the St. Charles.
R. A. Hawkins, a merchant of Rwaco,
Is at the Imperiai. with his wife.
E. B. Tongue, a Hlllsboro attorney, reg
istered at the Perkins yesterday.
Perry Hyde, a Lane County pioneer,
and wife are registered at the St.
Charles.
D. J. Laughton, a mining man of Clark
County, Washington, Is registered at the
St. Charles.
J. N. Williamson, of Prineville, Joint
Senator of Lake and Wasco Counties, Is
at the Imperial.
D. Ullman, a San Francisco restaurant
man, registered at the Perkins yesterday
on his way to Seattle.
C S. Loveland, secretary of the Idaho
State "Fair Association, Is registered at
the Imperial, from Boise.
Martin Conrad, of Chicago, president of
the Illinois State Board of Agriculture,
Is reglsterd at the Portland.
Hon. E. L. Smith, of Hood River, pres
ident of the State Board of Horticulture,
is registered at the Imperial.
Hugh Glenn, president of The Dalles,
Portland & Astoria Navigation Company,
registered at the St. Charles yesterday.
L. B. Reeder, member of the Legisla
ture from Umatilla County and candidate
for Speaker of the House, Is at the Im
perial. William Warmlngton, business manager
'of "Old Jed Prouty." Is at the Perkins.
He visited Portland first 23 years ago,
then a youngster with the Berger family,
Swiss bell ringers. It goes without say
ing that he notes a few changes.
George W. Fernslde, the pioneer mer
chant of Tillamook, Is quite 111 at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. E. M. Phlle
baum. In thl3 city. He Is suffering from
gastric trouble, which his physician hopes
to relieve in a short time. His many
friends In Tillamook and in Washington
County, where he formerly resided, will
be pleased to learn of his eany recov
ery. Native Troops for the Colonies.
New York Times.
According to a late dispatch from the
Philippines, an American force of 30 men
the other day fought 300 insurgents for
two hours, and finally defeated them, in
flicting heavy losses and suffering none.
There would have been nothing remark
able about this episode If It were not that
the American force, so called, consisted
of native scouts under a single officer
from the United States. That fact is full
of significance and encouragement except
for Don Emillo Agulnaldo and his friends,
brown and white. If service under an
American officer makes one Filipino the
superior In fighting efficiency to 10 under
native leadership, and if recruits for such
service are to be secured with no par
ticular difficulty as seems to be the case
then the subjugation of the islands is a
task far from hopeless, but ought, on
the contrary, to be accomplished with
reasonable promptness and at no great
expense. The creation of a considerable
body of native troops under Ihe new flag
will serve a double purpose It will turn to
legitimate use a part of the now very
troublesome reluctance of the militant
rebels to return to the dull pursuits of
peace, and It will be most effectual In
extinguishing that reluctance In the minds
of the other militant rebels. Thus all of
them will be kept out of mischief, and
peace will descend upon the islands for the
first time In their recorded history.
A Madrlgral.
From Sonnets and Madrigals of Michelangelo
Buonarroti. William Wells Newell.
"O Love, thou art divine.
A god to work thy will;
Prithee, for me fulfill
All I would do for thee. If deity were mine."
"He were no friend of thine
Who hope of lofty beauty should bestow
On one who presently must life forego;
Come, put thee in my place.
Thy Idle prayer retrace;
Wilt thou implore a gain
That granted, only would enlarge thy pain?
Death hath a sober face;
It even the unhappy fled him rude.
How stern to cne arrived at full beatitude?"
Are as small as homeopathic pellets,
and as easy to take as sugar. Everybody
likes them. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Try them.
OLD COSTS NOT YET PAID
ALLEGATIOX AGAIXST O'REILLY BY
' THE COLUMBIA -SOUTHERN.
His Suit Against the Corporation. Is
Also Said to Be Merely Vexa
tious and Harassing.
President E. E. Lytle, of the Columbia
Southern, yesterday filed a motion for. a
stay of proceedings In the suit of Drake
l,C O'Reilly against the corporation, Mr.
L.yue ana others. The motion was sup
ported by an affidavit to the effect that
O'Reilly had not paid the costs in Sher
man County, where nonsuit was granted
a short time ago. A nonsuit was granted
there, a motion for rehearing was de
nied, and then the plaintiff moved to dis
miss. But the costs, amounting to $fc6,
are alleged, to remain unpaid, and this is
urged as a bar to the present proceeding
In Multnomah County, where practically
the same case that was dropped In Sher
man County was reflled.
It was also alleged that the suit of
O'Reilly was vexatious and not In good
faith, and a copy of the complaint filed In
Sherman County was set forth to show
that It was almost Identically the same
as that filed In the new suit In Multno
mah County. It was further alleged that
the action of the plaintiff In this case
practically treated the Multnomah County
court as an appellate court, and that If
this course should be permitted he could
go from county to county filing vexatious
and annoying suits without paying "costs
charged against him In any of them. As
further evidence that this suit was merely
for the purpose of harassing the defend
ants it was set forth that certain alle
gations made In the complaint were en
tirely untrue. One of these was that the
plaintiff was not permitted access to the
books of the defendant corporation, -when,
it Is averred, the plaintiff Is now exam
ining the books with the aid of an ex
pert, and had fully arranged for such ex
amination when he filed the complaint al
leging that such examination" would not
be permitted.
The effect of this motion, if granted,
will be merely to. stay proceedings until
costs In Sherman County shall be paid.
Five Divorces Granted.
Divorce day in the Circuit Court passed
yesterday with the release of five un
happy wives from the matrimonial bonds.
Judge Cleland granted three divorces and
Judge Fra7er two. A bit of breeze was
raised In Judge Cleland's court when the
suit of Mattle Cromwell vs. George W.
Cromwell was tried. The plaintiff urged
desertion as well as cruel and Inhuman
treatment as grounds for the divorce, and
introduced as evidence a letter received
the day her suit was filed, in which she
was addressed by her maiden name.
The novelty of the letter and the evi
dence contained therein was sufficient to
secure the divorce asked for by Mrs.
Cromwell.
Lillian Manclet was granted a divorce
from Peter Manclet, on the grounds of
cruel and Inhuman treatment, and threats
of violence. She was given the custody
of a 4-year-old boy.
Elizabeth M. Churchill was given the
decree of divorce prayed for from J. F.
Churchill, on the grounds of desertion and
failure to provide, and allowed to resume
her maiden name, Ellzabth M. Fields.
The two cases decided by Judge Fra
zer were those of Martha Morrison vs.
Horatio Morrison, and Minnie J. Palmer
vs. Harry L. Palmer. Both plaintiffs were
granted divorces on the grounds of de
sertion, and Mrs. Morrison was granted
the custody of her two children.
Helen Watrin has instituted a suit for
divorce in the State Circuit Court against
her husband, John Watrin. They were
married in Aachen, Prussia. In 1S6S. and
they lived peaceably together until Janu
ary 19, when Watrin is alleged to have
deserted his wife and failed to provide
for her support. The complainant asserts
that Watrin has an income of $100 a
month as a. sign painter and property to
the value of $4000. and Is amply able to
pay reasonable" alimony.
Criminal Cases.
In the Criminal Court yesterday the
charge of libel against M. Senofsky was
dismissed, on motion of Deputy District
Attorney Manning, the complaining wit
ness, Emma Allison, refusing to prose
cute the case.
G. Schwartzrock, a bartender, charged
with the larceny of $1S0 entrusted to his
care by A. E. Bettles. was arraigned yes
terday morning. Be'ttles asserts that
when he returned for his money, the
barkeeper had disappeared with it He
was traced to San Francisco and arrested.
He was given until Monday in which to
enter a plea.
Charles Stone, charged with larceny of
goods in a store valued at $13. was also
arraigned, and given until Monday in
which to get an attorney and enter a
plea.
Decisions Today.
Decisions will be rendered this morn
ing at 9:30 by Judge Cleland In the fol
lowing cases.
Henry A. Yoore vs. Columbia Southern
Railway Company et aL, motion to strike
out parts of answer of defendant, Drake
C. O'Reiley.
J. H. Fox vs. James W. Webb et al
motion to make complaint more definite
and certain.
Court Xotes.
In the case of the United States vs.
Constable Kelly and Sheriff Llnvllle, of
Astoria, charged with interfering with a
Deputy United States Marshal, a demur
rer to the Information was argued and
submitted, and the case was continued for
the term.
Isidor Morris, of Portland, merchant,
yesterday filed a petition in bankruptcy
In the United States Court .His liabilities
amount to $2237. His assets amount to
$300, all of which is exempt, and he makes
affidavit that he cannot raise the money
to pay the fees in the case.
In the United States Court yesterday,
the trial of J. G. English, charged with
cutting timber on Government lands, was
concluded and the matter taken under ad
visement by Judge Bellinger. The case
was submitted without argument, and
counsel will submit briefs.
Congress and the Canteen.
Chicago Tribune.
There Js a long row of buildings on the
main street of the Village of HIghwood.
111., and over the doorway of each Is the
word "Saloon." More than one-half of
the business house of the place aro
-whisky shops. HIghwood is contiguous
to Fort Sheridan, and every groggery
keeper in the place yesterday rejoiced
when he read that the Lower House of
Congress had voted to abolish the Army
canteen! In case the Senate concurs with
the House action, the little enlisted men's
club Inside the walls of the garrison will
be shut up, and the men who could go
there and get a limited number of glasses
of beer will leave the post and drink the
poor whisky which the HIghwo6d saloons
offer. The result of this will be more
guardhouse prisoners, more hospital cases
and more desertions. The men's mess,
which has benefited hereofore by the prof
Its accruing from the canteen, will be
placed once more on the straight Army
ration basis. It will be well for the en
listed men if the action of the House
prove to be -""hat the Washington cor
respondent calls it "a bit of political bun
combe." that will not be sanctioned by
the Senate. Every officer In the service
Is a friend of the canteen because It has
lessened the evils of intemperance and
Improved tho morale of the men. In ad
vocating the abolishing of the canteen,
the Woman's Christian Temperance Un
ion unthinkingly is doing the cause of in
temperance a deal of good.
For a. Cold in the Head,
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets.
Football
Today!
MULTNOMAHS
VS.
SALEM TEAM
GTWfTe CALLED KT 3 F. 71.
This promises to be the hardest
tussle of the season. The fair sexr
which always admires tests of great
valor and skill by finished athletes, will
turn out en masse for this game. The
Salem team bears the proud record of
not having been defeated this season.
Admission to Grounds, - 50 Cents
This Includes a seat in the
grandstand.
VIEWERS MAKE A REPORT
SEVENTH STREET PROMISES TO BE
STRAIGHTENED.
Damages of $9505 Awarded for Talc
Ins Oat ihe Jos Between Ank
eny and Bnrnslde.
Prospects seem very favorable at pres
ent for the successful carrying out of tho
long-contemplated scheme of opening and
extending Seventh street through to a
straight connection with Seventh street
north, and thus making a continuous
street from Marquam's Gulch to the river
at Alblna ferry. A. L. Maxwell, George
E. Watklns and C. N. Rankin, the view
ers appointed by the Common Council to
assess the damages and benefits of the
proposed opening and extending of
Seventh street, filed their report yester
day. As the attempts to open this street
on several occaslonshavefalled, they have
given a great deal of care and study to
the preparation of their report and feel
assured that It Is an equitable and just
one and that It will be adopted by the
Council.
It will be understood that the property
necessary to be condemned for the pro
posed extension of Seventh street Is an
angular shaped portion of block" 54, In
Couch addition, between Ankeny and
Burnslde streets, and Is owned by Bessie
Bond, Kauffman & Rothchild, and the
heirs of Mary M. Tucker, represented by
E. A. King. The amount of damages
awarded Miss Bond Is 65, to Kauffman &
Rothchild $3000, and to E. A. King 57500.
The expense of viewers and engineers
amounted to $152, making the total amount
of damages for the proposed extension
$9717. As usual In such cases a corre
sponding amount of benefits must be as
sessed, for the city never 'pays damages
for the extension of a street The prop
erty on Seventh street from Yamhill to
the river was assessed for this amount of
benefits. From Ankeny to Washington
the benefits wore assessed at $110 for cor
ner lots and $90 for Inside lots. From
Washington to Yamhill street a less
amount of benefits was assessed, and on
the Droperty from Ankeny street to the
river the assessment gradually dimin
ishes till at the river It Is only a trifle.
The principal reason why this scheme
for extending Seventh street has always
heretofore fallen through Is that the per
sons whose property must be taken
placed an exaggerated value on It, and
the damages awarded In this case fall far
short of what they would like to be al
lowed. It Is, however, believed that the
viewers have used their best judgment
and endeavors to make a fair and equita
ble assessment of damages and that their
report will be approved by the 'Council
and the public, a'nd that the extension
will be made.
The Improvement will make Seventh
street an Important thoroughfare, and
will increase the value of property on the
entire street It will probably be paved
soon after the Improvement Is completed
and Important building Improvements will
be made. The Seventh Street Improve
ment Club, which have been engineering
the scheme for opening the street, will
hold a meeting next week to take further
action In the matter.
Death of Pryscllla E. Grant.
The angel of death this morning visited
the home of Rev. Roland D. Grant, Thur
low street, and took away his 6-year-old
daughter, Pryscllla Eaton. The child
has been 111 about two weeks, and every
thing that skilled physicians, trained
nurses and loving friends could do was
done for her, but to no avail. The frail
little form could not withstand the dis
ease, and this morning at 5 o'clock she
passed to the world beyond. For nine
days the child had been in a comatose
condition until last Wednesday. On that
night she appeared to rally a little, and
her father, approaching her bedside,
asked her If he would repeat for her her
good-night prayer. The little girl opened
her eyes and said: "I will say It tonight
papa. If you will call mamma." She then
said the prayer, and it was the last words
she sopke.
Jesus, tender shepherd, hear me.
Bless this little lamb tonight:
Through the darkness be thou near me.
Keep me safe till morning light
"God bless papa, mamma. Annie, Ve
rona, Pryscllla, grandpa, grandma, and
every one I love, for Jesus' sake.
Amen."
She then fell again Into quiet sleep,
after kissing them good-night This con
dition, with one more lucid moment in
which she gave greeting, lasted until
this (Monday) morning.
There Is something especially sad In
the death of this little .glrl. who by the
amiability of her disposition and aptness
of her Intellect promised that at ma
turity she would become one of the most
estimable of her sex. There Is consola
tion, however, in the thought that she
has escaped many Ills which are woven
into all of our lives; that, "ere sin could
blight or sorrow fade." she Is safe where
neither one or the other ever comes.
Miss Annie Grant the eldest daugh
ter, will arrive In the city Friday from
Boston. The funeral will be held Satur
day at 1:30 P. M- Many telegrams of
sympathy were received today from th3
United States, two of which were fror
Dr. Grant's old congregations in anc
about Boston and Concord. Althougl
they have been in the city but a short!
time. Dr. and Mrs. Grant have made
many friends, who will sympathize withl
them in the loss of their dear little
daughter.
Pryscllla had become well known or
our streets by her oeautuui iace and her
wonderful long, waving hair, as she
walked In rer suit of royal, red. Editorial
Vancouver World, December 3, 1900.
0REG0NTEXTB00KC0MMISSI0
A Few Words From a Parent WXc
Pa? s nnd Suffer.
SALEM, Dec. 14. (To The Editor.
J. K. Philips brings out some of the dlffl-l
cultles a textbook commission will have
to deal with In making selections froi
the large variety of schoolbooks that will
he placed before them. The inference fror
his argument is that only persons specialljl
trained by long experience as educators
are. properly qualified to pass on text-
books for our children. The people gen-l
erally can enter a demurrer to this stated
ment, founded upon expensive facts, ant
have It sustained in any unprejudiced
court. The present textbooks were seJ
lected. entirely by. the educational experts!
so-called, and a bund man could hardljl
have done worse, considering the largd
number of really first-class publication
that were offered and are still, much lml
proved, for selection by the commissloil
that will sit for that purpose next Juljj
Take the arithmetics In use In Oregon
these many years. They are of sucil
bad type, and the fractions are printed
so badly, as to almost causer bllndnesj
to the children who pore over thcr
They seem constructed, as to contents!
on the plan of puzzling the child lntc
an education by a most diabolical ant
confusing set of problems, enough so t
shatter the Intellects of many adults
Many of the answers are Incorrectly glv
en, or stated In different terms from thi
problem, so that a child never know
whether It has to follow the rules of th
book or Invent a, new one. It must solv
both the problem and answer. Uncer
talnty compels It to look first In th
back part of the book and see wha
the answer Is, and then work the exam!
pie accordingly.
Needless to take space to point ou
further defects In other textbooks now la
use In Oregon. Bad printing, errors in hisl
tory and geography, improper matter U
place before children In readers, all thesJ
defects are familiar to the discriminating
and progressive teacher. Maxwell's lanl
guage books, notorious for their repet
tlons and varying definitions., have beer
discarded to the waste-basket In othei
states, but retained In Oregon, weakening
and sapping the very foundations of put
lie school work in Its most important
feature that of teaching English.
By whom were such textbooks selected
and kept selected for-the people of thii
state for nearly two generations? Bj
the educators, or rather by the profesl
sional educator in politics, by our Countd
Superintendents and State Superintend!
ents. The system" df adoption new super
seded by the Daly Textbook Commfssloi
bill was carried on by the vote of the
County Superintendents, the State Super
lntendent, and a state board, of nine ea
amlners appointed by him, or 40 person
ostensibly selected because of their promd
nence as educators. Educators have glvei
Oregon all that.- the v people revolted
against When the Daly bill was draii
up it contained a clause that was lr
tended to disqualify the whole Oregoi
educational machine from ever havlni
anything to do In future with selection ol
textbooks; but it was found that it woull
reflect unjustly on members of a verj
worthy profession, who deplored the mis
representation -forced upon them by
gang whose operations In our educationa
affairs smacked strongly of cheap cor
merclalism.
Mr. Philips complains of the multiplic
lty and Imperfections of our textbookaj
Yet he thinks the Daly commission shoull
be composed of at least three educator
experienced educators one business ma
and a bookbinder. There are so mar
first-class textbooks published by so man!
large publishing houses that any change
will be an Improvement on what we hav3
Any good business man with a little edi
cational acumen cannot fall to dlscove!
among them both quality ami cheapnesi
If that is desirable; and the people
want a material reduction: fit price. Gov
ernor Geer will do well to adhere to hi
declaration and put a majority of goo
business men on the textbook cot
slon. PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Antl-Imperlnllsm In the Colleges.
New York Journal of Commerce.
In spite of the anti-imperialist props
ganda In Boston, Harvard chose the
panslonist side in the debate with Yaa
over the question of retaining the PhUTd
pines, and won art all points with e
treme ease. The judges assuredly ha
no political bias toward the side taken bj
Harvard, for two or three were Demq
crats. albeit not Bryanltes. But facts ar
arguments, .and the force of clrct
stances has much convincing power.
Harvard representatives are described
something quite unusual In the way
college debaters.
Nothing- is more deslraBTe than a healthy si
and Greve's Ointment excels In producing It
Parker's Hair Balaam Is llfo the- hair.