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THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1900. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Amusements Today. J4AXQUAH GRAO Frank Daniels In "The XETBOPOLITAN "Under Scaled Orders." Bolpjcttt or Mistletoe. It U reared tint the supply of mistletoe available lor the Christmas market will tall far short of supplying the demand. Parties have been out through Yamhill and adjacent counties In search of this plant, and can find but little which has berries on It, which Is the kind most In demand. As it grows away out on the small branches of oak trees, the gathering of it Involves so email amount of labor, for it must be raref ully cut from the limb and gently lowered to the ground or the bunches will be broken in pieces and their value greatly lessened. Every one wants a big bunch, with plenty of berries on it, but there are not bunches of this kind for every one. Particularly fine bunches have already been sold here this season for 52 60, and not many care to pay so mucn for a bunch, even where there is a pros pect of being able to catch one's best girl under It and collect the forfeit due in such cases, a small bunch is just ab good for all practical purposes as a large one, and people will have to give up the idea of using mistletoe In decorating their rooms at Christmas as lavishly as they do cedar boughs. The mistletoe is a plant of slow growth, but the quantity might be increased if artificial cultivation were employed, but this has not yet been tried In this region. All that is necessary to be done to Increase the number ot mistletoe plants Is to plant the berries on the limbs of oak trees. This is done by scraping off the outside bark on a suitable limb and then placing a few ripe : : ' , - i berries on the wound, taking care to 1 .h ,m . , uL tihii tir.ir onn . crush them so that they will stick, ana then tying a bit of cheese cloth or some other thin cloth over the place to keep the seeds from being washed off or eaten by birds. It Is only a few years since the use of mistletoe for Christmas deco. rations came into use here, and yet the supply In this section is about exhausted. Plenty Is to be obtained from Southern Oregon, but not the kind with berries. However, the berries are not essential, as mistletoe is mistletoe whether it has ber ries or not. .Restored a Purse. G. E. iioswortn, who is connected with the Census Bu reau, while standing at the corner or Third and Yamhill streets Saturday after noon waiting for a car, noticed a purse such as women carry lying on the side walk. He picked it up, half expecting that it had been placed there to hoax some one, and on opening It round that w SoiiiCu suiuB Ti. . , trunk and a return railroad ticket to La i Grande. He put it in his pocket and was Just starting for The Oregonian ot lice to advertise it, when he saw an elderly woman coming down Third street, crying. When she reached the corner she began looking over the sidewalk and in the gutters. When asked what she ivas looking for, she said that she had lost her purse on the corner a few minutes before, while waiting for a car. She was asked to describe the contents of the purse, and said it contained the check for her trunk, a return ticket to La Grande and about $40 in money, and added that she bad Just arrived from La Grande to spend Christmas with friends In the southern part of the city. She had takeii a car at Third and Yamhill, and, after going a block or so the conductor had disked for her fare and she found that her vfn -nmo i-nno r,A ha- t.nrc rinTCori I afresh as she thought ot the sad plight of the Oregon Fish and Game Associa 6he was in. She was asked what name tlon In the parlors of the Oregon Mining was on the ticket in the purse, and on ! Stock Exchange. Chamber of Commerce .Hvinr- it mrroxtw v,,. in..,nintn. ,0nrt- ! building, at 7:30 o clock this evening. A d it to her. Her Joy on receiving it can I be better imagined than described Sewer Meeded. Two extensive and costly systems of sewers are under con templation for the East Side, as soon as the property-owners can see their way assssffif ssz. tis "Which Is badly needed, and the other Is the Stephen's Addition sewer system, which will be the largest job of the kind ever undertaken in this city. It will drain an area of three square miles, and, as it will have to carry ofi. the water from several large springs, as well as the sur face water for this large district, the main sewer, which will cross the Brook lyn gulch and enter the river near Inman & Poulsen's mills, will have to be a very large one. It is not certain that the work will be undertaken -this year, for, al though the systems are badly needed, the great cost of them makes the property dwners a little shy of undertaking their construction. Enlisting soldiers. The recruiting of fice for the United States Army in this elty Is enlisting a considerable number of men. The recruits are given their choice either to go to the Philippines or to be stationed at one of the various posts or fortifications on this Coast. The ma jority of them choose to go to -the Phil- Ipplnes. About SO men per month on an average are enlisted, and about as many more are rejected, some on account of physical disqualifications, and more on account of being minors, it not being al- lowed to enlist minors without the con- sent of their parents or guardians, which law is now very strictly enforced. The offlce has a substation at Seattle, which is visited by Captain Cabell, the recruiting officer, three times a month, and where about the same number of men are en listed as here. Notice. To All Whom It May Concern: You are hereby notified not to give any person any credit on my account, and that I will not pay any bills or accounts unless contracted by myself in person. Thomas Caufield, Salem, Or. Dec 12, 1900. St. Patrick's Fair. The St. Patrick's Catholic Fair still continues at Merrill's Cyclery. Lunch from 11 A. JL to 11 P. M. Displat of new effects Just nnisned. Bernstein's, 307 Washington street, Ladies' shopping luncheons at bwet Portland's Leading' Music Store WILL REMOVE TO SAN FRANCISCO Any fLmn Ht6w The WBLEY B. ALLEN CO. CHDfESE FOKEIUI A big CTOWd Of Caucasians of both sexes stood under um brellas on Second street, opposite the old Sherlock building, yesterday afternoon, witnessing the preliminaries of a high toned Chinese funeral. Gim Beck, who stood high among the Chinese lottefy men, died some six months ago, and his body was embalmed and cared for by a local undertaker, as the lodge to which Beck belonged was considering the ad visablllty of shipping the body back to Canton. The members finally decided to bury him in the Chinese quarter at Lone Fir, and so nearly every hack in town was hired for the occasion yesterday. Mourners and attendants by the dozen were on hand to kneel and bow before the casket and the tables loaded with roast pig. chickens and sheep. No canopy was spread over the participants, and the heavy showct wet all the parapher nalia with a thoroughness that proved the weather clerk's disregard for the proceedings. Music that was evidently meant to frighten the devil was fur nished by the Chinese band, consisting of a gong, cymbals, tom-tom and a squeaky clarionet, and when the long procession moved oft toward Lone Fir everybody looked out to see. The hearse brought up the rear of the long procession, as the cortege solmenly wended its way across Aiorrlson-street bridge. Perplexing Problem. There is consid erable opposition to the proposed im provement of Twenty-fourth street from Gllsan to Flanders, which arises princi pally from the lay of the land. Cornell street, which It is feared the proposed improvement will ruin, begins a rather steep ascent at the head of Flanders street, while Twenty-fourth street be gins nearly as sharp a descent at tne same point. The conundrum which pro cunti itself to the enfrineer in this case is rather an uncommon one, ana iu"m ;t "".", .-- Tannine uo hill the creating of a street running "P "" is rather an uncommon one, and involves and one running down hill on the same n!if nr around. This appears .to be an Impossibility, but It can be accomplished by making half the street run each way, and thus the property-owners on each be afforded an outlet. There is no little hard feeling between the parties whose Inter ests In the proposed improvement are diametrically opposed, but each will prob ably have to yield a little, and so both may be accommodated. The engineering problem Involved is a more complicated one than usual, but will be disposed ot satistactorlly If all concerned will be sat isfied with what is best for them and the public Death or Mrs. Lee Get. Mrs. Lee Get, wife of the well-known Chinese merchant, of 245 Alder street, died last night at her husband's residence, over 144 Second ee GetTas bor 'in China, but street, after a lingering illness, of can- came to Portland more than 30 years -""c " ,. . anA hno ,nnT BUf - ....., ...... .-.. fripnds whn will morun her loss, ana leaves three children, two boys and one girl, she was 46 years old. The death was particularly pathetic as she expected to return to China In a few days with her children, who were to receive their education there, and afterward come back to Portland to reside. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon from 144 Second street, and the body will be sent to China for interment. Mrs. Lee Get's boy, Lee Foy, was well known among the children of the public schools, which he had attended for a number of years. The children are now awaiting a pass port from Washington, on the arrival of which they will sail for China, accom panying the remains of their mother. meeting op Fish Association. ihere will be a general meeting of the members draft of the proposed new game law will be presented to the meeting and a vote taken upon its adoption or rejection by the association. Sportsmen and all others Interested are invited to be present. sudden Death of Chinaman. Lee Wang, a Chinese cannery employe from SA'ssxss'ssrsus In a Second-street boardlng-nouse. U'ne I Coroner's jury decided that the death resulted from hemorrhage. -Proper picture framing at Bernstein's. "UNDER SEALED ORDERS." Biggest Honse of the Season at the Metropolitan. "Under Sealed Orders" proved the strongest card that Manager Jones has so ' far this season engaged for his theater, for last night the house was packed to j the doors, standing room was at a pre mium, and the best of the story Is that i the play and players merited the patron age. Kipling's intricate and thrilling story, with lta plot, as in the majority of Kip ling's stories, having for its basis Eng lish soldiery, and its romantic envlron- ments, has been dramatized most accpet . ably. Svengali is strongly recalled in ' the character of the vllllain of the play, I Sanson, a French convict, who exercises hypnotic influence over Julie, the heroine, I and through this influence causes her 'to . perform a number of crimes totally against the Interests of her young hus- band. During the first and fouth acts the scene Is laid In Algeria, and the stage setting Is beautiful accordingly. Particu larly beautiful Is the setting of the fourth act, and the stage picture of Moorish and Algerian ruined temples on the desert. A thrilling climax adds to the interest of this scene, tor In this the hero, a young English officer. Is rescued from the Arabs by the timely arrival of his countrymen. Jennie Kelton played the part of the heroine Julie in a manner that pleased in every particular. Whether dressed In the garb of the Algerian maiden, or, as In the third act, of the present-day society girl, her appearance was equally attrac tive. To her physical charms Miss Kel ton added a very clever conception of her r61e and acted it accordingly. Myrtle Salwln as Kitty, the soubrelte. helped out the interest in the play by her vl- child can look Into our Pianoa and tell at n slnnce why they are better than other saakes of pianos offered for anle In thla cltr. Such, makes nil the ICnabe, Sohmcr, Steele, Hardmnn, Fischer, LndTrlfiT and CMekerlnsr Bros., are snperlor from many points of view. These Kreat pianos nre now for sale by ns at lower prices than they can be obtained anywjiere , else In the -world. We have a large supply of second-hand pianos and organs to dispose of before we remove our tore to San Francisco. Any of onr pianos can be boncht on easy pay ments the same as nsnaL The "Wiley B. Allen Co. will keep an of flce In Portland and payments can be made rleht here or in San Fran cisco, whichever may be preferable. vacity and by Introducing Heating's song, "Just Suppose," by way of variety. In the third act. Kay Whltaker played the part ot Tom Mellville, the young Lieutenant, in a thoroughly manly way. Frank De Camp as Sanson, the French outcast, was particularly strong in his hypnotic scenes. His stage laugh caused cold chills In its every echo. M. J. Hooley, as Sergeant Leggett, the old retired officer, was the chief funmaker. Hooley not only acted well, but sang a capital Irish song and danced a clog that deserved tho recalls they received. Harry Lewellyri as Jerry, the clerk, with a very thorough knowl edge of events sporty, proved himself a irood actor. His topical song In the third act was well sung, but the subject.fi might have been improved upon. -VU A numerous retinue of British oEIcers and Arabian chieftains helped out Ih thej picturesque. f "Under Secret Orders" caught onlnf such a nattering way xast mgnt mat' a continuance of the heavy patronage Isas sured for the remainder of the week, ORANGE GROWERS HAPPY. Rains a Great Boos to .Southern Cal ifornia. Since the recent heavy Tains in Los Angeles have broken the long dry spell, people from that portion ot California speak more cheerfully of It when they come to Portland. R. A. Freese, who has an orange orchard at Redlands, was in the city yesterday and said the whole face of the country has been changed from that of a desert to a carpet of green, and both farmers and fruitgrow ers are happy over the prospects of a favorable year. "Oranges." he said, "are the leading product of that country now, and we will ship several thousand carloads more next year than last, on account of these bounteous rains. The orange industry has proven itself a paying one, even in dry times, as water for irrigation was procured from wells and tunnels in many Instances and so the drouth was tided over in one way or another. "The railroad companies, however, mako as much off the oranges as the growers do, as they charge all the traffic will bear In transporting the fruit from Los An geles to Chicago and Eastern points. When we had only the Southern Pacific to deal with, we did considerable grum bling over the high charges and we welcomed the Santa Fe a few years ago, as a competing line. The Santa Fe was a competitor for a short time, but soon pooled with the old road, and now freight on oranges amounts to about SO cents a box, just what It did when we had only one road. "Orange culture, like every other In dustry, has to be managed properly in order to make it pay, and one man may lose money alongside ot another wno puts a .surplus in bank every year, even when conditions are exactly the same as regard soil and trees. Bearing or chards can be purchased In Southern California at from $750 to 51000 per acre, and with good management they can be made to earn respectable dividends. As high as 15 per cent has been netted off an orange orchard which had been pur chased in full bearing by an Eastern party, who knew nothing of orange-culture previous to the venture. Still there are many falures in the orange Industry, especially where the lands are mort gaged and am obliged to earn Interest on borrowed money. STYLE AND ORIGINALITY. Our high novelties, imported from Lon don, Paris, Vienna and Berlin, consist of original and exclusive (no duplicates) de signs In smokers' tables and sets. Just the thing for the smoking-room, den or library. Elegant, but not too expensive. Our pipe plaques and racks are useful, and will make your home more attractive. We study the wants ot our patrons. Ladies specially Invited. SIG. SICHEL & CO., Opposite Chamber of Commerce. WHERE TO DINE. Open day and night, always serving the very best. The Portland Restaurant, 205 Washington street, opposite Olds & King. Soup, pudding and pie served free with our 15-cent dinner. Zinsley's, 230 First. For New Cases of Pensioners. SAN JOSE, Cal., Dec 12. (To the Edi tor.) As the election Is over, and the excitement quieted down, I beg leave to call your attention to a subject which I believe all truly philanthropic people will Indorse That Is to pension the widows of tho men engaged in the llfesavlng serv ice It Is a most dangerous work, and requires brave men, good sailors and skill ful navigators. Therefore, why should not their dear ones become beneficiaries of the Government which they serve, as well as the soldiers and sailors? I be lieve that newspapers are intended as mouthpieces of the people as well as molders of public opinion. Therefore, I ask the privilege of speaking through your columns. My object In asking as sistance of the papers is to stimulate the men to take some action In their own behalf. M. WHARTENBY. CARS OF TIIAXKS. We wish to express our appreciation of the many kindnesses and sympathy of our friends in our late bereavement, the loss of our father. EDWIN P. CLAY. ALICE CLAY GIBBS. ' The Pride of Oregon. Sunrise on Mt. Hood from Lost Lake This famous picture. !Sx2S inches, by mall, for $1 00. BenJ. A. Glfford. foto,' The Dalles, Or. Two Days Sale. Capes and jackets. N. Y. Mer. Co.. 205 3d .ORW5 YlOUNS G-UITVRS Any Publication of Music In our stock (and we have nearly everything that can be called for) we offer for sale at half-price and a still further discount of 20. JL a Banjos m Till r JKBV fcextni-mj rVGvA 9 HlVOi. WuKSk. I ssssK . t-J wLA 'EClO WANT OREGON TIMBER EASTERN BUYERS STILL COMING TO PORTLAND. ' Minnesota Mills "Will Soon HafK Cpt All tkcsJimlaer In That 1 ahd dealers are still ortland,and every succeed- jfay witnesses, -an accession to their umber at the principal hotels. The fame J3f Oreron fir has long since reached the hogging camp3 of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and as the forests of those states show signs of early exhaustion, sawmill men naturally look for new fields. A great deal of Oregon timber land nas already left the hands of the first settler, but next Spring arid Summer will witness heavier sales than- ever, 'as the settlers who desire to dispose of their holdings have banded together to a considerable extent, so as to sell large tracts In a body. The timber men reaching Portland now will be in the field with those pre viously in quest of timber lands, and a stiffening in price Is the result. Timber land buyers who arrive on the scene now do not expect to buy as cheaply as they might have done a few years ago, but this will not prevent large purchases in 1901. Among the recently arrived timber-buyers at the Perkins yesterday was Hugh McRae, of Minnesota, who desires to pur chase for his principals In that state. He said that as high as $9 per thousand feet stumpage was being paid by the, mills there, and that the owner of a quarter section of heavy timber mjght now con sider himself well off. "The timber ot Minnesota, however, is light," said he, "compared to that of Ore gon, and a quarter-section back there, containing 500.000 feet, is considered a de sirable tract. Here in Oregon I see you have many quarters upon which the standing timber is estimated at 6,000.000 to 7,000,000 feet. Besides this, your Ore gon timber la so massive that 0 to 70 per cent of clear lumber can be taken from the tree. TVlth us 60 per cent ot clear lumber is a good average, as the trees are comparatively small. The trees out here hold their size well up, from the stump, and a fir 10 Inches through at the butt can be made to produce eight or ten good railroad ties, while in Minne sota we would be lucky if we could hew out two. "The Norway and white pine of Min nesota will not compare with the Oregon fir as structural timber, and the latter stands very high In the East amongst builders. When, therefore, the stumpage goes up to J9 or $10 In Minnesota, it almost equals the freight paid on the Oregon product to Eastern points, and thus gives the Coast product an advantage it did not possess when Umber land could be bought cheaply In the Middle West, "I find a radical difference In the man ner of purchasing timber lands here. Back there the offer Is made for the num ber, of feet the quarter contains, while In Oregon the land Is sold by the acre. The expert estimator In Minnesota has, there fore, an advantage over the man who Is not up In figures, though ot late years much timber land has been bought, sub ject to 'bank scale'; that Is, the purchase price is not paid until the Iocs are in the river, where they can be measured by actual rule." Like all Eastern timber men, Mr. Mc Rae Is of the opinion that the big mills In the East must soon be shut down and the plants removed "to the Coast, "There still remain some goodly bodies of timber In Northern Minnesota,' he said, "where, until recently, they have been considered worthless, on account of their Inaccessibility- Millmen are now going' to big, expense running railroads into the"sJ'rCgions, for the purpose of cur ing the trees out, "I look for "heavy 'shipments of railroad ties from Oregon eastward in -the near future, -also, as all the railroads back there will soon need new timbers under the rails. The tamarack apd oak ties of the Middle West are also giving out, and the trees of hich they are made are small and scarce. "Ties 'are still hewn back there, the logs being too small to Justify erecting sawmills for the purpose, while out here the sawn tie. is considered both better and cheaper. Tamarack and oak ties are sold In Minnesota at from 22 to 32 cents each, delivered at the rail way stations." CLASSMATE OF AGUINALDO. Official Chinese Interpreter Visits Portland. Chinatown received a visit yesterday from Arthur S. Spencer, the official Chi nese interpreter for the Federal Govern ment, with headquarters at San Fran cisco. The Chinamen were glad to see Mr. Spencer. They observed that It was raining, and presented him with a sea sonable gift, a handsome umbrella. "I was a classmate of Agulnaldo. when I was at college at Hong Kong," ob served Mr. Spencer when seen by an Ore gonian man yesterday. "1 consider Agulnaldo a headstrong individual, and very foolish for not accepting the Amer ican terms. At college he gave evidences of being a natural leader of men. He always talked and acted as if he were 'boss,' In my opinion, he does not know what clemency means. To finish him he will have to be killed or talien captive." "I am in Portland on official business," proceeded Mr. Spencer, "and will be here Until Tuesday, when I leave for Siskiyou, Cal. My work In Portland Is to prepare Government returns as to the number of LmEmttmU timber! iarrroswSiP Ung P THE F0L.I.31VIXG GREAT "HITS" WE RECOMMEND IX PARTICULAR Stamps taken (add lc for each copy to pay postiige.) Regular Sale Price. Price. If I Only Hnd a Dollar of My Own J0.50 fO.20 Every Rac Has a Flag but the Coon 50 .20 I Thought You Could Make Him Happy 50 .20 I'd like to Hear That Song Again 50 .20 I Can't Tell Why I Love You, but I Do 50 .20 3ust as tho Band Played Dixie : 50 .20 Nannie .-. 50 .20 My Old New Hampshire Home 30 .20 Because 50 .20 Dear Old Tennessee 0 .20 She Rests by the Suwanee River 50 .20 She's My Best Girl 40 .16 I Never Liked a Nigger "With a Beard 50 .20 "When Cupid Comes a-Knoclflng at the Door 40 .16 The Blue and the Gray 50 .20 The Tale of the Kangaroo 50 .16 Any of the following pieces (our own publications) only 5c per copy. (Add lc for postage.) VOCAIi INSTRUMENTAL Our Emblem Flower. Portland Carnival March. Tse Gwine Home Tonight. Choppers Polka. The Oregon Volunteers. Belle of Oregon Two-Step. Sweet Flower of Golden Hue. Belle of Portland Two-Step. I'm Dreaming of the Past. Pleasant Hours Waltz. When She Meets at the Door. McKInley's Marco. 4 The Message of the Flowers. Halcyon Waltzes. An Old Man's Jleverie. I'm Dreaming of the Past Transcription. Slumber Song. O. N. G. March. A Song That Never Was Sung. Sounds From Bellingham Bay Waltz. Love's Awakening. Railroad Polka. I Have Left You Tho 1 Love You. Salem Mazurka Easy. Hearts Like Mine Cannot Forget. Roseburg March Easy. Only a Song of Long Ago. Pendleton Waltz Easy. Wrecked. Forest Grove Galop. If We Should Meet Again. The Dalles Polka Easy. Grandpa's Only Sweetheart. Baker City March Easy. What the Bird Sang. Astoria Waltz Easy. Lorena's Message. Portland Military Band March. The Return. lola Walt. Corporation March. Cliff House Waltz. 209 Chinamen at the different centers, and the value of their stock in trade, etc" "Is trade in the Chinatown of Portland good Just now?" "On the contrary, it shows signs of falling off." was the reply. "This is due to the fact that Chinamen are decreasing throughout this country at the rate of about 500 yearly, through death, and the number ot those who grow rich and go to China to spend the remainder of their days. There are about 6000 Chinamen in Portland, and their real estate and stock In trade amount to $4,000,000. There are about 16,000,000 Chinamen In the United States at present. There are only nine In Tacoma. Seattle has 600, Port Townsend 250. Chicago 3000. Sacramento 3400. Los Angeles 11.400. New Y'ork 12,000, San Fran cisco 40,000." "While In Portland," proceeded Mr. Spencer, "I Interested myself in getting a petition signed In the Interest of Moy Ling, a Chinese merchant here, who wishes an appointment at a monthly sal ary of $100, as permanent ofilclal Inter preter at the Portland Custom-House. The petition has been sent to the Secre tary of the Treasury. I expect to be home In San Francisco about Christmas. I was married only last week. Portland Is all right, aad I like the city and Its people." OREGON AT BUFFALO. Arrangements for Exhibit at Pan American Exposition. The Oregon Pan-American Commission held a meeting Saturday afternoon with the following members present: A. P. Tift, president: H. B. Thlelsen, of Salem, treasurer; J. H. Burgard, secretary; A, T. Johnson, of Astoria; W. T. Gardner. E. L. Smith, of Hood River; R. Alexander, of Pendleton; and Mrs. E. T. Wetherred. The chief business that came before the meeting was the discussion of the ex hibits that are being planned for the Buffalo Exposition of 1901. Mrs. Weath errcd's report of her work in Eastern Oregon was accepted. The Mellls collec tion of Oregon minerals, which Is one of the finest In the state, has been secured as the nucleus of the mineral exhibit. AH Eastern Oregon Is - represented also In Its horticultural, agricultural and ed ucational interests. The woolmen of Pen dleton are arranging for an excellent wool display.. The women of Union are working up a display of choice DOttieu iruus, ior which their district Is noted. The Mil ton and Eagle Valley frultmen are mak ing preparations to send fresh fruits to the exposition all through the Summer and Fall. The gralnmen of Eastern Or egon have taken action toward the gath ering of choice grains for the exhibit, A systematic plan Is to be followed in gathering material for the educational ex hibit. The school children ot Oregon are to be asked to write compositions on the resources of their localities. Photo graphs of the state's schools, academies, and colleges are to be collected. The educational building Is to be one of the finest at Buffalo, and the congress of teachers at Chautauqua. N. Y.. next Summer is to devote several days to the Inspection of this building. The Import ance of making a good display of Ore gon's educational advantages to future and prospective citizens Is fully realized bv the commission. All of the exhibits are to be arranged in the most artistic fashion. Gold medals are offered for the most artistic arrangement of exhibits, and the commission Is determined to win medals for this feature as well as for the lnstlnslc worth of the various exhibits. An artistic design for the mining ex hibit has been adopted. The entrance will be of rock as if the mouth of a tun nel, and within will be seen the collec tions of minerals. Southern Oregon Is next to be fully canvassed, for represen tation of Its varied resources. Several of the commissioners will go to Buffalo the latter part of this month to arrange for floor space for the Oregon exhibit. PERSONAL MENTION. 'E. Hofer. a Salem newspaper man. Is at the Perkins. F. -. Kiddle, an Island City stockman. Is at the Perkins. Dr. C. W. Lowe, an optician of Eugene, Is at the Perkins. C. L FItchard, a New York hopbuyer, 13 'at the Imperial. Fen Batty, a hotel man of Shanlko, 13 registered at the Perkins. S.- L Laughlln. a mining man, of Mos cow, Idaho, Is at the St. Charles. S. Blcknell, a Corvallls business man. Is at the St. Charles with his wife. State Senator John D. Daly, of Cor vallls, is registered at the Imperial. E. H. Secley, a steamboat owner, of Seattle, is registered at the Imperial. Ex-Senator E. B. Dufur, of The Dalles, registered at the St. Charles yesterday. J. W. Morrow. Joint Senator of Uma tilla and Union Counties, Is at the Im perial. A. A. Lommon. a Crookston, Minn., timber dealer. Is registered at the St. Charles. Frank Bldwll, of Union, and Homci Bennett, of Elgin, stockralsers, are reg istered at the Perkins. NEW YORK,' Dec. 16. Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day as follows: From Portland C. Kennett, at the Met ropolitan. From Seattle W. K. Hateh, at the Grand Union; E. D. Comings, at tho Grand. From Baker City C. S. Davis and wife, at the Sturtevant. Not on the Ford Accounts. HILLSBORO, Or.. Dec 14. (To the Edi tor.) Kindly permit me to make an ex planation with reference to the article In GENERAL - 211 FIRST STREET Do you think this is simpiy an advertising humbug, or do you believe Eilers Piano house is really sacri ficing all retail profits in order to turn our stock into money or interest-bearing paper with which to buy out a retiring partner's interest? The reputation ofgouiv establishment will answer this question. Ourjpresentt prices answer the ques tion. A visit to ourtpVeplnd.a careful investigation of the reductions wiliahswer the question. And, last but not least, the vast number of finepianos and organs we are selling each datq the shrewdest and best-posted piano buyers best answers the, question. Two teams and six men cannot deliver pianos for us fast enough. You can save from one-fourth to onejthird the re tail prfce if you buy a fine piano here now, and take virtually your own time to pay for it. Remember our number, in the new IVIusic Block, entrance 351 Washington street. Eilers Piano House. your issue of the 14th. signed "H. P. Ford, ex-Sheriff and Tax Collector." In his statement he refers to the experts appointed by the grand Juries of Wash ington County for the purpose of ex amining the accounts of tho county offi cers. He names a number of these ex perts so appointed and Includes me among the list. The Inference to be deduced from his naming these experts Is that Mr. Ford's accounts have been examined by these experts heretofore and found cor rect. In this particular I speak for my self alone. I did not examine Mr. Ford's accounts at all. My examination ot the accounts of the county officers Included the period between November 1, 1S97, and October 30, 1S9S. Mr. Ford's term ot of fice as Sheriff expired on July 1, 1S96. How then could I have examined his accounts and found them correct? Perhaps some of the other experts whom he names ex amined his accounts during his Incum bency, but that Is none of my affairs. Un der this state ot facts. Mr. Ford has no right to refer to me In connection with himself. JOHN M. WALL. Jacob Doll Uprlcht Piano. The latest Improved. Acknowledged to be best sold on easy installments. Pianos rented, tuned and repaired it lowest prices. H. SInsbelmer. 72 Third. Estab lished 1S62. Beck, the JeTreler. No fancy Christmas prices. Fine dia monds, watches, silverware. 207 Morrison. Finest Line of Snlt Cases And bags for holidays. Harris Trunk Co. J For Infhnta and CMldren. ihB Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Slgnat-cro of 999 Tons of them atSwetland's. They arc absolutely pure. SPECIAL Chrastmas Creams 25c per Lb. A FINE MIXTURE OF BONBONS AND , CHOCOLATES. Chocolates A special assortment of 15 varieties of chocolates, all fresh and fine. To encourage early buying we will sell them for three days only at 25c per pound. Don't You Think it Best To make an early selection from the fancy boxes and baskets we are showing? Filled with our fine con fections, they make pleasing and acceptable gifts. They are useful, too. When emptied of their sweet contents, they are handsome and handy receptacles for gloves, laces and the like. You'll Remember the Rush We always have Just before Christ mas. It's best to purchase NOW, as early orders will receive attention almost impossible to give during our later rush. ZETLAND' 273 Morrison St. Near Fourth. Ckjz&TU&SSu A Few Very Prominent Books Choice Snaps Regular sale Price. Price. Patriot'c Songs for School and Home 50.60 $0.42 Seaside Dance Folio ' ,( .20 Treasury of Sacred Solos for Low Voice.......... LOO .fo The Columbian Souvenir Songs (DeMoss family) ; l.oO .jo Song Mosaics (for baritone or bass LJ Wyman's Compositions tfnstrumental) l.w .60 Karl Mens Easy Elementary School for the Pianoforte 3.00 .S5 Circle of Gems Brilliant piano music bound in cloth 2.a0 lua Songs of Dixie If sent by ninll add. 12o extra each book for postage. The Washburn Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos and Zith ers and the genuine C. F. Martin Guitars can now tie bought for much less than the regular wholesale prices. Drums, Bass Viols, Band Instruments, Musical Boxes and Phonographs at a tf emendous rate of discount. We do not want to take any of these goods with us to San Francisco. See yesterday's Oregonian, page 24, for .sale prices on musical instruments. Our storerooms are open night and day. SIC DEALERS Christmas Pleasures A gift Is a pleasure at Christmas time. A practical gift Is a pleasure all the year through. No gift Is more practical than that which en ables one to see better. The most practical gift would be a pair of our gold eye-glasses or an opera-glass. WALTER REED The Optician 133 SIXTH STREET OREGOSIAX BUILDIXG Held In High Esteem People who knovr consider our selections of staple and fancy groceries second to none. People who don't know us are more than wel come to look at our wares and into our meth ods. Groceries for Christmas receive our apo dal attention, to the great delectation of Grandfather Santa Claus, whisper: Get your orders In ahead of time. Tou'll fare no worse, better. po3slbly. For holldajs wo offer our wines and liquors at wholesale prices. Such as Burgundy, Rie llnir. Zlnfandel. Sauterne, Sherry, Port. Whis kies and Brandies. Both phones Main 432. irong's Photographs Moderate in Price, Superior in Style and Finish. STRONG'S 20TH CENTURY STUDIO Goodnough building, opposite pcstofUce. FRED PREiN Itu Dckiira Bulldln. 3ull Set Teth Jius Gold Crowns ...... $3.0 Bridge Work f5.0 3i.amlnatlon tit . Teeth extracted abas Intfl-r without DxtB. Cor. Third and 'Woaotnctohi 1 jU nn c r RDfiUJ arms axd xjlk. prsTJunri. UK. C U OKU nil Mxrauam bl.. rooms S3S-7. Prince Albert Jfo. 2. Full Dres3 Shirts. E. & W. E. &W. IP y Grocers, 148 Thira St. J 1 no n