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12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. . JANUARY 18, 1901. r r Meier & Frank Co. I Meier & Frank Co.JMeier& Frank Co. IN & 1 fimet4ijffiw$e$:' HARVESTS ARE RIPE IN OUR GREAT CROCKERY DEPARTMENT jCgg We're justly proud of this stock, and our determination to always be in the lead is very apparent here. We speak advisedly in stating that so large and varied a col lection of high-class diningroom and kitchen wares cannot be found gathered under any other one roof in Portland, and all are reduced during our MiffllU ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE Some advance spring shipments are included in the reductions. There's much to interest housekeepers in this abridged list. High water can't affect the lighting of your homes if sup plied with Our Miller Lamps The best improved lamps known. Our splendid collec tion includes kinds for all purposes, and as plain or fancy as you may wish. A few of the reduced prices. Nickel center-draft lamp, sixty candle CJ Of) power,each piJ Decorated lamp with QQ globe, each Decorated lamp with ftQr-' shade, now, each Perhaps you're not planning to buy Jardinieres this month, but our prices suggest revising such plans. A few price samples. 6-inch glazed Jfo ea jardinieres, for 8-inch glazed . Afc p jardinieres, for v ca 9-inch glazed (Rr oa jardinieres, for UOV Cd VASES, ORNAMENTS, BISQUES, STATUARY AND ART POTTERY at economical prices. A delayed shipment of French China he'ps swell the variety ofwhiteand decorated dinner sets and-separate pieces, ALL AT CLEARANCE PRICES. Haviland China Decorated Dinner Sets 117 pieces, regularly 2C 00 $52.00, set u 109 pieces, now set 22.50 Tumblers Thin or heavy, flint blown, plain, etched or cut in abundance. Finethin-blovn tumblers, now... 48c dz Advance spring lines in Chamber Sets added to our regular stock. Among them, handsome novelties in solid colors, ALL REDUCED. Kitchen Furnishings The kinds that are used In well regulated homes. Reliable graniteiron, enam eled, aluminum, nickel-plate and tinware. STOP AND THINK FOR A MOMENT how long it will take the interest on your investment in Mount Hood Negligee Shirts to equal the amount you'll have to pay for them when Clearance Sale is over, and if you're economically in clined you'll buy now, and in advance of your needs. There's good picking here in all weights for winter, spring or summer, at these special reduced prices. 50c shirts, how 42c. $1.25 shirts, now $1.05. 75c shirts, now 63c. $1.50 shirts, nbw $1.25. $1.00 shirts, now 85c. $1.75 shirts, now $1.46. $2.25 shirts, now $1.85. PORTLAND HEADQUARTERS FO.R MOUNT HOOD SHIRTS. TO MAKE VENEERING New Factory Is Secured for St. Johns. WORK OF THE BOARD OF TRADE Aiding- in SccnrlnK Trnfllo for Pro poned Steamship Line to Alanlcn Henrtj- Support Promised to the O. R.& X. ' The manufacturers' committee of the Board of Trade has made final arrange ments far the location of a veneer and basket factory -which -will employ 100 men. Tho site adjoins that of the Cone Bros.' saw mill at St. Johns, and tho fuel used by the new plant will be obtained from the saw mill. Myrtle, oak and other na tive woods will be used for veneering, besides woods from .the Philippines and from South America. The name of tho now firm was not dlvuTsed at the meet ing: of the directors of the Board of Trade yesterday afternoon, for reasons best known to the manufacturers' committee, but will be made public on the first of next month. Investigating: Conl Deposit". The committee on coal reported the ex istence of a 19-foot ledge of excellent quality In tho Grand Ronde Valley, near Snake River. A force of men In the em ploy of Portland parties Is engaged In de veloping the ledge, which crops out on both sides of the Grand Ronde River. The ledgo is located In "Wallowa County and Lewlston Is the nearest railroad point. The committee on sugar plant recom mended that the matter- be left In tho hands of the Chamber of Commerce, promising that body the hearty co-opera-tlon of the Board of Trade. The Chamber of Commerce had previously taken up the matter. Supporting the O. II. & X. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Beach, Cruthers and Rummelln, was ap pointed to visit the various business houses of Portland and urge united action In favor of patronizing the O. R. & N. as a reward for that company for Its exer tions In the matter of establishing a line of steamers to the Orient, to Honolulu and to Southeastern Alaska. The O. R. & X. has also shown a great Interest In Portland's welfare by Its encouragement of the Great Northern and Burlington lines to enter the city. This committee Is to meet and report at the next meet ing of the directors. Steamship Line to Alnska. President Connell In this connection re ported that the O. R. & X. Is endeavoring to arrange for a regular 10 days' steamer service to Alaska, and that the city is now belns: wasaed 'w business In sup port of the line. He recommended tho special co-operation of the Board of Trade with the O. R. & N. in the mat ter. The Oregon Pocket-Book, Issued by the Board of Trade last year, was such a fac tor In Portland's progress that It was decided yesterday to get out another edi tion for the jwar 1901. Mr. Kllllngsworth said S0.O0O were circulated In 1900, but that from 120,000 to'l50,000 would be need ed this year to meet the demand. Secretary Miller was authorized to em ploy an assistant who Is to act as stenog rapher for the board, and $20 per month was ordered set aside for this purpose. Letters from all portions of the country are constantly piling up on the secretary's desk, and considerable labor Is involved In answering them. A great many In quiries about the resources of Oregon and tho Inducements it holds out to newcom ers are among them. Thus far these epistles have been handed 'Agent Kllllngs worth for reply. The board adjourned to meet next Thursday at 1 P. M., at the office of Secretary Miller, 612 Com mercial block. AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Valuable Relics Continue to Be Add ed to the Collection. The rooms of the Oregon Historical So ciety, top floor of City Hall, northwest corner, will be open dally from 10 to 12 A, M., and from 1 to 5 P. M., for a few weeks. Visitors from 12 Eastern States have called at the rooms during the past two days, besides two provinces of Can ada. Accessions are being constantly re ceived, among other things the following may be noted: . , - Samples made In ISIS by Sallle "Whltaker, aged 11 years. From Mrs. TV. C. Slaugh terback. Teeth from a thresher and separator brought to Oregon In 1S50, by Thomas Otchln. HUlsboro. This Is believed to have been the first threshing machine on the Pacific Coast. Hudson's Bay Company trunk. From Martin Z. Ionnell, The Xalles. Piece of a coverlet brought from Scot land to America long before the Revolu tionary TVar by David Blyth, who served In the Continental armies under "Wash ington. From Samuel F. Blyth, Hood River. Sandbox used In the constitutional con vention In Salem In 1S57. by R, V. Short. Before the manufacture of blotting pa per this Implement was In constant use upon the desk of every writer. From R. V. Short, Powder horn and charger made on Sau vle's Island about 1S37, by Chu-na-chune, an old Indian chief, whose tribe num bered about 400 In 1S52, and presented by him to J. G Honrlcl. in 1S54. CMu-na-qhune imbibed too much firewater and got into a row with relatives at the Cascades In 1855 and was killed. Pesve, used by Chu-na-ichune's klooch man for many years, and given by her to John G. Henrlcl In 1S56. Violin case, found on the battlefield of Gettysburg the next day after the battle. Presumed to have belonged to Confed erate soldier, as it bears the address of "W. "Whlttlngton, Petersburg. Va." The violin Inside was in fragments. The style of the case is such that violin ex perts say It is from 125 to 150 years old. and that it 'was made in France. The last three articles from J. G Hen-Id. Kid Gloves The celebratedTREFOUSSE, LONDON, SCALA, PRESIDENT, WINDSOR, JEANNETTE AND CARLISLE KID GLOVES all at reduced prices. Always needed. Lay in a supply at the present low prices. Jill IV. S. and La Vida Corsets at reduced prices. Ji handsome assortment of Cushion Tops at 25c. Including top and back.) Ji big assortment of Ladies' Neckwear at ex tremely low prices. Sacrifice of all odd lots of Muslin Underwear. One hundred black all wool Flannel Waists, in tucked and braid styles, lined throughout, regular price $1.75 and $2.00, at '. .$1.18. REMEMBER the end of our Great Sale is.rapidly approaching, and you should take advantage of the 'fact that every article in our stock of first class merchandise is reduced in price. J. O, GIL-LJBN St CO. MANUFACTURERS OF STEK7UI PIPB HND BOILBR COUBR1NCS ASBESTOS MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS. HOT AND COLDWATER PIPE COVERINGS. SSS' OEMHKSaflr ' SrftPmr loariN! :...f?Snfjg V mmm imiimi iTilrsWisUyinssWr 220-23- SECOND STREET, 'Phone Clay 042. PORTLAND, OREGON. WILL BUILD A RAILROAD PORTLANDER. HAS FINANCED LINE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. W. A. Bants Will Extend the' Vrelca Road to Mining Towns In Sis kiyou County. . , "W. A. 'Bants, who has been interested In mining In Siskiyou County, California, for the past two years, and who went East In uly last to promote a railroad scheme. In which he was successful, ar rived here just before New Year's, and, will leave for Siskiyou County In a few days. The 6cheme which he has been pro moting is to extend the railroad now run ning from Montague, on the Southern Pa cific, to Yreka, in a southwesterly direc tion to Fort Jones and Etna Mills, mining towns In Siskiyou County, the latter being 31 miles from Yreka. The road will open up quite a large sec tion of fine agricultural land, as well as tapping a rich mining region. Mr. Bants has made all arrangements for putting engineers In the field as soon as practica ble, and for the starting of construction work, as soon as the engineers have sub mitted their reports. Some Portland cap ital Is Invested In the scheme, but the main Investors are Eastern men. Mr. Bants, soon after reaching Yreka, will start again for the East, and has arrange ments made for the sale of bonds of the road to the amount of $1,250,000 as soon as he arrives there. The northern part of Siskiyou County is a very rich mining section, and an ele vated region, and In the part where Mr. Bants mining Interests are located there Is six feet of snow at present. A brother of George T. Myers, of this city, Is a prominent citizen of that region, and largely Interested In mining. TO START NEW RAILROAD. 'Ralls and RolIlng'Stoclc to Be Taken From Portland Tomorrow. Track material and equipment for the first five miles of the Goble, Nehalem & Pacific railway will leave Portland to morrow morning for the new grade, which has been completed from a point on the Columbia River, a mile and a half north of Gable, near Hunter, westward Into the timber to a point about a quar ter of a mile from the new town of Moor ville. The outfit to go down tomorrow consists of a 40-ton locomotive, 10 log ging cars, 20 cars of steel rails and three cars of miscellaneous materials. Every thing Is ready for laying the rails, and It Is expected that trains will be running on the new road within 10 days. By the 10th of February the company will be de livering 75,000 feet of logs In the Columbia river dally. More than a million feet of logs are already cut In the woods. Contracts have been made for supplying logs to the saw mills In Portland and at Knappa, the railroad company to deliver the logs in boom In the Columbia. It has adequate boomage, the head of which Is abreast of Hunter. TO MEET NEXT IN PORTLAND. Annual Session of American Associa tion of Dnsrsrnsre Agents. ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., Jan. 18. The American Association of General Bag gage Agents adjourned today. Portland, Or., was selected as the place for the next annual meeting. In June, 1902. Railroads Again Normal. All Southern Pacific trains In and out of Portland passed over the "West Side tracks yesterday, but the water has re ceded on the Clackamas bottoms land" this morning trains will resume running over the East Side tracks as usual. Last nlghf s train, due from San Francisco at 6:30, arrived at 10:30. It Is expected that trains will be on schedule time today. The train bringing the legislators from Salem reached Oregon City about 8:30, and the passengers were brought to Port land by trolley cars. This was not a quick trip, as the condition of the Clackamas bridge made It advisable to transfer there. Normal conditions have been restored on all the other railroads entering Portland. Railroad Declares 'Dividend. NEW YORK. Jan. 17. The directors of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Rail road Company hive declared a dividend of 2 per- cent on Its second preferred stock; also the regular annual dividend of 5 ber cent on its preferred stock. No dividend was declared on the second pre fered stock last year. A Canadian Pacific Appointment. MONTREAL, Jan. it E. A. Williams, mechanical superintendent of the Soo line, has been appointed superintendent of the rolling stock of the Canadian Pacific. Employes Must Not Drlnlc. CHICAGO, Jan. 17.' The management of the Wabash Railroad has adopted a rule which prohibits the use of Intoxicants by employes before reporting for duty or while on duty. PUBLIC INSTALLATION. Catholic Order of F.or esters Has a Gala Night. The Catholic Order of Foresters held a public Installation of officers last evening at Auditorium Hall, Third street, and the spacious hall was hardly largo enough to accommodate all who desired to attend, part of tho audience being obliged to stand In the cloakroom while the exer cises were being held. Dan J. Malarkey was Installed as chief ranger, for the third time, and presented with a valuable pin, after a burlesque charge had been made against him before Rev. Father J. H. Black, who had acted as Installing offi cer. Archbishop Christie delivered an In spiriting address. In which he made the advantages of membership In the organ ization dear tq, every -Catholic man In the audience. The programme of exercises Included vocal solos .by Miss Josephine Mahoney, Miss Rose Sutton, Madame Lu cille d'Albertl, N. C. Zan- 'and O. T. Smith. The following newly-elected offi cers were installed: Dan J, Malarkey, C. R.; M. J. Malley, V. C. R.; D. J. Maher, P. C. R.; J. D. Leonard, treasurer; C. J. Maher, R. S.; C. W. Stinger, F. S,; Dr. J. C. Zan, M. E.; Rev. J. T. McNally, S. D.; J. J. Gor man, M. Foeller and H. A. Moser, trus tees; C. McDowell and G. W. O'Farrell, conductors, and W. H. Carney and b! Brady, sentinels. GERMAN SOCIETIES UNITE. Plattdnetschcn Vereen and Vereln Hlntraeht Vote to Consolidate. ' The Plattduetschen Vereen and tho Vereln EIntracht have voted to consoli date. These German societies have had prosperous existence for many years. The first-named was organized In 1890, and the last-named In 1879. The good will of these two societies toward each other had been very strong for some time, and consolida tion into a strong corporate body was a favorite topic among yielr members. This sentiment resulted In the appointment of a joint committed for a conference. The report of the committee was In favor o consolidation, and It was proposed t6 unite under the charter of the older so ciety. The Plattduetschen Vereen at Its general meeting last night voted unani mously to Join with the Vereln EIntracht. The consolidated society will have a con siderable membership and a substantial treasury. The officers of the Platt deutschen Vereen were: J. Matthlesen acting president; M. Hansen, secretary; Henry Ehlen, treasurer. The officers of the consolidated Vereln EIntracht are: John Wagner, president; George Herrold, secretary; Conrad Emlg, treasurer. Con solidation will be celebrated by a banquet at a near date. ARMY AND NAVY UNION. General Lawton Garrison Elects Of ficersReduction of Fees. t The newly elected officers of General H. W. Lawton Garrison, No. 189, of tho Reg ular and Volunteer Army and Navy' Union, were Installed at Allsky Hall Wed-' nesday evening by Past Commander Ma loney, of Vancouver, assisted by W. C." Springer, who acted as National officer of the day. The following were Installed: Commander, R, J. Gordon; senior vice commander, David O. La Cure; junior vice-commander, E. C. Bullman; adjutant, Emll Miller; paymaster, John Howard; quartermaster. Charles Maccy.; officer of, the day, John Stevens; officer of the guard, Thomas Hawks; officer of the watch, Adolph Prasll. After the installa tion ceremonies were over, the garrison went 'ahead .with some new and very Im portant business, some of . which will probably Interest all the ex-volunteers. The garrison now has permission to re-' duce the Initiation fee to 1 for a short Unite, In order to get new members. There are a number of ex-volunteers' here who should Join this organization, and It is Demonstration of the Adjustable Spring Collar. (Main floor.)' Thousands of Pieces of the Best Muslin Underwear at Clearance Prices. Does Your Boy Need Clothing? We Can Interest You. (Second floor.) Underwear With plenty of winter weather ahead you can't go amiss by buying cold weather Underwear these days. Medium and heavy-weight under wear for ladies, men and children a t Clearance Sale prices. Lace Curtains We would advise promptness if you would profit by this curtain sale. Thousands of pairs of all kinds and styles at wonderfully low prices. Not room here for item izing the stock. Come and look them over. Odd pairs of curtains at ridiculously low prices. Demonstration On the main floor by Mme. Dearth, of the Adjustable Spring Col lar. A new idea for keep ing the collar in place without the use of pins, hooks or eyes. It's of interest to every woman. S. Brown & Sons Fine Table Linens WuJA Something is the matter with the linen counter these days. Goods piled high in great confusion. Double the usual space for selling and two or three times the regular number of salesmen. We never experienced such selling be fore. One of the great features of the Clearance Sale is the remarkably low prices we have made on housekeeping linens John S. Brown's. The finest and most serviceable the world knows. Cpme and supply your needs at "Clear ance Prices." Table Linens, Table Sets, Napkins, Dollies, Center Pieces, Tray Cloths, etc. Men's Clothing Let us figure a bit Just about three or 'four 'months before the average man will don a light suit. Pretty good ser vice for winter clothing before then. That makes this offer of Men's and Boys' Suits all the more generous. Men's all wool cassimere suits, round, square or double-breasted cut, neat brown checks, yuf oO well made, good trimmings vviUV Men's handsome gray striped, vicuna cheviot suits, round cut coat, single- breastedvests,handsome- lv tnllnrprl nil cItoo J VV.....V.. W, . W.UWM. The same suits to order folCJ A.f would cost $30.00 Py.rJ ' Boys' suits in dark mixed cheviots, two-piece suits. Ages 8 to 15 years. Double-breasted & E? L', i I B MEIER & FRANK CO. fc'sy''''v''W i r II i I I D jfAcJ 1 "fllfiy It . Three No Dull Times Here The public appreciate a good thing when they see It, and that is how we account for the enormous success of our Great Slaughter Sale s We have already told you how we se cured. them .closing out the entire line of one of New York's largest manufacturers. It is their loss and your gain if you take advan tage of our liberal offer. Only 10 days remain. Great Suit Lots YOUR CHOICE OF A LARGE LINE OF $10.00 AND $12.00 SUITS for six dollars and ninety-five cents. Finely tailored suits in excellent quality of cheviots and cassimeres. Scotch and fancy mixtures, all in brand-new patterns, plain stripes, checks and hairlines. Sec the suits; they'll speak their own piece. Three Great Suit YOUR CHOICE for nine, dollars and eighty-five cents from a large variety of business suits in very desirable fabrics cassimeres, chcviots,.ovcrplaids and checks, all regular Suit L Lots $15 AND $16 SUITS finely tailorod and trim med. Suits that at a glance show their real value. This ridiclously low price marks a sav Ing of about half ori every suit Three Great YOUR CHOICE OF LARGE SHOWING OF $20 AND $25 SUITS for fourteen dollars and eighty-five cents. These suits represent the highest class garments of one of New YorK's greatest manufacturers. Fine chev iots, worsteds and cassimeres, neat, stylish pat terns, every sujt bearing a union label. jit Lots WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR Ab IPS SO MOYER CLOTHING COMPANY Popular-Price Clothiers BEN SELLING, Manager Corner Third and Oak Streets expected that they will take advantage of tho extremely low Initiation fee and join. The Army and NaVy Union has grown In the last few years to be one of the strongest organizations in the United States, and not only in this coun try but In Cuba and the Philippines, In Ijtact. wherever there -aieJSlillis-ar salU ors the Army and Navy Union Is well known. Some four or five years ago there was a flourishing garrison in 'Portland, but when the call to arms came In '98. nearly all. of its members dug up their suits of blue and marched away to their country's call, cme of them sever to return. Gen eral Lawton Garrison was named afta the brave soldier who was killed In tq Philippines, and has for Its motto "N1 heroes, but Just soldiers." The garrlsd meets on tho first and third "Wednesdq In each month, .and all ex-soldiers are r quested to place their applications wll aov of yie above-named men.