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THE MORNING 0REO0NIAN. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 190.1.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Amusements Tonight.
MARQUAM GRAND Paloma and Karia
Schramm, tirt chlW pianists.
CORDRAT'S "Nerthern Lights."
METROPOLITAN "The New "Waifs of New
Tork."
Hoo Croverx Stamped Out. Several
months ago there were reports that bes
cholera had made lte appearance in parts
of Eastern Oregon and Southern Oregon,
but of lato nothing has been heard of
the matter, and it has been about for
gotten. On inquiry at the local office
of the Bureau of Animal Industry, it was
ascertained that some of the hogs from
Eastern and Southern Oregon arriving at
etockyards and slaughter-houses here a
few months ago were afflicted with chol
era or some kindred disease in a mild
form. There was but little loss, as very
few deaths occurred from the disease, the
principal effect of the complaint being
to make the hogs thin and unthrifty for
a short time. The hogs of Oregon, being
fed on wheat, barley and peae, and hav
ing plenty of range, became vigorous,
muscular and hardy animals, differing
In a marked degree from the soft, flabby,
oily hogs of the corn-producing states,
which are likely to fall victims to every
disease floating in the streams cr air.
On this account, it is safe to say that
the diseases of the hog which are serious
in the East will never gain a foothold
in this region. Owing to the promptness
of state officials in establishing a ju
dicious and effective quarantine, the chol
era has been effectually shut out of Ore
gon and practically no longer exists here.
During last Summer and Fall, as long as
there were any symptoms of the disease
in the country, railroad cars In which live
or dead hogs had been carried were, un
der direction of the state officers, thor
oughly cleaned and disinfected, and every
stockyard where hogs were unloaded was
cleaned and disinfected under the joint
supervision of state and Federal officials.
Owing to these timely precautions, this
region has been effectually freed from
the disease. This ought to result In a
great increase in the production of hogs
In Oregon and Washington, which fall
far short of supplying the quantity of
hog products needed for home consump
tion. Every farmer and hog raiser should
produce 28 or 50 hogs where he produces
one now. and thus secure to himself the
profits on the 1,030,000 pounds of hog pro
ducts that are imported Into this
city every month. It is safe to say that
over half the frceh pork used in Oregon
and Washington during the past year
has been imported from Omaha, Kansas
City or St. Paul, either In the shape of
live hogs or pork loins. This Is a serious
loss to theee states, and the only way
to stop It ia to raise more hogs. The
rapid Increase ef the dairying industry
will probably have a tendency to in
crease the number of hogs raised, but it
will need mora than this to make Orogon
self-supplying in the line of hog prod
ucts. Strket Assbssmbnts. Speaking of the
proposed radical changes in the provisions
of the charter regulating the improve
ment of streets and the method of as
sessing costs therefor. City Engineer
Chase said yesterday that one of the
most alarming and dangerous aspects of
the 6ystem in Portland is the habit of
having every Legislature change the laws
made by the previous one. so that people
are continually contesting them in the
courts to the loss of all concerned.
"There is no clearer nor better way to
assess for street Improvements," said
Engineer Chase, "than by the front foot,
provided that provision is to be made to
depart from this plan In certain In
stances where the assessment would be In
an extraordinary degree inequitable, as
In case of an elevated roadway, or a
large hill of earth In such cases there
ought to be some way in which the pub
lic could assist in paying the cost. The
tendency of modern legislation and de
cisions In such matters is on the line that
assessments must be proportionate to the
benefit received from them. A large
property owner admits that assessment
by the front foot for the cost of street
improvements is all right when it Is
properly done. The proper way, he says,
Is to Improve a street at a time, and di
vide the entire cost equally among the
whole number of front feet. The trouble
about such matters In this city, he says,
Is that property-owners connive to get
streets Improved in sections. Where a
few blocks can be Improved at small ex
pense the property-owners will have
them improved, and where there is a
bridge to be built or a fill to be made,
the extraordinary cost is thrown upon
the owners of the property, and is suf
ficient to confiscate their property. Per
haps in the far-off future some scheme
may be devised of justly and equally di
viding the cost of street Improvements,
and the cost of maintaining such im
provements, but this is not likely to
happen until at least a majority of peo
p'e want to do what Is about right, and
no longer believe that the correct rule
of life Is "cheat your neighbor If you
can; he'll do the same by you."
Portland Enveloped in Foa. While
the city was enveloped in a dense fog all
of yesterday, the surrounding hills were
bathed in sunshine. A gentleman who
climbed the ridge between the Barnes and
Cornell roads, west of the city, said that
when he reached an elevation of about
1000 feet above the town, he suddenly
came above the level of the fog and en
Joyed a most wonderful view. The sun
shone brightly from a sky of cloudless
blue and the snow-clad peaks of Mounts
Rainier, SL Helen, Adams, Hood and
Jefferson glittered In Its rays. The Cas
cade Range, except where covered with
snow, appeared blue In the clear atmos
phere The lowlands, from where he
stood to the Caseades. were concealed
by a dense soa of white fog whose bil
lows, as they rolled before the westerly
breeze, sparkled with opalescent tints.
Above this perfectly level sea. Mount
Scott and other high points rose like
irland8, and waves of fog rolled and
dashed against them as the ocean breaks
on its shores. From the point of view
on the forest-clad hill, not a sign of
clvi'lzntion could be seen, but the De
cisional sound of steam whistles,
church bells, or the rumble of a street
car, wpre signs that a city was buried
beneath the fog.
Death or Jambs P. Finnican. James
P. Finnican. who died Saturday, was a
well-known railroad and mining man. He
was born in New York in 1S44. and came
t) Oregon SS years age. He was assist
ant superintendent of construction on
the O.. R. & N. when the road was
built from The Dalles to Portland. Of
late years, he has been interested in
mining. With his wife, formerly Mrs.
R J Ladd, the daughter of Joseph Knott,
a well-known pioneer, to whom ho was
married in 18S4, he was Interested in the
Knott mine, one of the richest in the Bo
hemia district. For several years Mr.
Finnican. had been in ill health. Death
was due to Bright's disease. The fune
ral will take place today at 2 P. M., from
the chapel of Finley & Kimball. In
terment will be in Lone Fir cemetery.
Veterans or Catose War. Two vet
erans of the Cayuse war are registered at
the St Charles. They are J. C. Wheeler,
of Albany, and W. D. Stillwell, of Tilla
mook. Both carry scars from wounds
received on the Deschutes River In ISIS.
Mr Stillwell hss an Indian arrow head
chafing against the bones of his left hip,
to remind him of a narrow escape he
had in February. 53 years ago. Mr.
Wheeler was the first Sheriff in Linn
County. Both veterans are still hale
and hearty.
Dan LEPrER Bcribo. The funeral of
Daniel Lepper took place yesterday un
der the auspices of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles. The religious service -was
conducted by Rev. E. P. Hill, ef the First
PrcsbyteHan Church. Lepper died of
pneumonih It was he who recently said
that if al certain young woman married
another raan he would die on her wedding:
day Leijper died on the day following
the clrl'e wedding.
Grand Concert, Taylor-Street M R
Church, Wednesday, January 30, S.30 P. M.
Cattish Salmon. Salmon canners of
the Pacific Coast will be Interested to
learn that thousands of tons of spoon
bill catfish are caught in the waters of
Concordia Parish, La., every year, canned
and chemically treated, and shipped East
and sold In the market as salmon. The
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette of New
York furnishes this Information In the
January number, and evidently deems it
reliable. It learns, from a petition pre
sented to the police Jury of Concordia
Parish a short time ago, that this In
dustry has been prospering for years In
a quiet way, "thousands of tons of the
catfish being canned and chemically
treated every year," and now the peti
tioner mentioned wants to erect a large
cannery and continue the practice of
converting catfish into salmon on a large
scale. Probably instead of canning and
treating "thousands of tons," he wants to
can and treat hundreds of thousands of
tons per year, which will be rough on
the spconbllled catfish of Concordia Par
ish, La., and on the Eastern people who
eat the chemically treated caimon. Ths
paper further adds that "so perfect is
the Imitation of salmon that it can only
be detected by the small pieces of blue
skin that get Into the cans through the
carelessness of the packers." This
startling piece of news will make every
salmon packer who reads It smile, and
cause those who tried to color the flesh
of the dog salmon chemically to make
it pass for genuine salmon (calico brand;,
to go wild with envy, for they failed
In their attempt. If catfish can be
chemically treated so as to pass for
salmon, then it is probable that carp
can be utilized in the same manner, and
if so, carp canneries with chem
ical works and dye works conn
nected will be started on a large
scale along the sloughs and bayous
of the Columbia, and chemically pre
pared carp will be competing with
chemically prepared catfish for supremacy
In the salmon markets of the East. When
that time comes the people of the Pa
cific Coast may be able to eat Columbia
River salmon again.
Forlorn and Distressed. The most
forlorn and distressful looking couple of
"assisted" Immigrants which have arrived
here from the Orient of late were seen
at the Customs Appraiser's office a day
or two since, where they were held up
to determine whether they could be ad
mitted to the country or not. Their plight
was pitiful beyond description. Thoy
were sick and poverty-stricken, did not
have a cent in the world, not a pocket
to put a cent in, nor even clothes in
which to put a pocket. They were a pair
of human-looking monkeys from the
Philippines and did not appear to realize
that they were entitled to the rights of
citizenship here. They were sad and
sorry, and felt that they were a long
way from home, and in cold, cheerless
and inhospitable country. Their halrloss
faces and ears gave them a very human
appearance, and the expression of the
larger one's countenance, as he looked
at the faces of a number of people gath
ered around, was still more human like.
Finally, a disciple of Professor Gamier
came in and was able to talk to the
"little old man" who said that he and his
wife had not been kindly treated on the
steamer Milos. on which they had come
over, and had suffered greatly from ex
posure and cold, having been kept on
deck. His wife's health had always been
delicate, but now she was very dedi
cate, Indeed, and he feared the
worst The female was nothing but skin
and bones. She kept her arms clasped
tightly around the body of her husband
and refused to be separated'from him. He
was not feeling well himself and was in
deep distress, but when a bird fancier
came after the pair with a basket and
promised to keep them In a warm place
and provide them with such delicacies
as their condition required, they went
quite cheerfully with him.
Reeves Pheasants Fon Oregon. Game
Warden L. P. W. Quimby, who recently
received from Homer Davenport a de
scriptive catalogue of 20 varieties of
pheasants, has after a careful study of
all the varities come to the conclusion
that the Reeves pheasant is the most
desirable. He Intends to take steps to
Introduce this variety into Oregon. It is
the largest of the true pheasant fam
ily and one of the most beautiful. The
head Is black and white, the breast,
body and wings golden yellow with a
black border to each feather, intermin
gled with brownish-bronze, and tail of
the same colors. The size and beauty
of the bird recommend It, but the features
which form Its chief attraction to Mr.
Quimby are that It breeds well In this
country. Inhabits the mountainous dis
tricts of China, is very hardy, standing
any Winter and any Summer, and is the
swiftest of all on the wing. If Mr.
Quimby can arrange to have a number
of these birds brought here he should
have no trouble In securing from 'sports
men all the money needed. The pheas
ants Introduced by Judge Denny are said
to be swift on the wing, as well as
swift on foot, but they are slow coaches
as compared with the Reeves pheasant.
It passes before the astonished hunter
llko a glorified thunderbolt, and but for
Its large size could scarcely be hit by
any ordinary shot. By all means, n few
dozen of these birds should be turned
loose In Oregon.
To Make Adamant Plaster. Local
capitalists have organized an adamant
plaster company here and will soon be
ready for business. Adamant plaster i
in general use In many places. It is a
great improvement on the ordinary lime
plasters used In finishing houses. The
new company, or some of Its members,
own the lime kilns at Huntington. The
cement to be used will be imported from
Europe. As the best of sand is found
here, there Is no reason why the best of
adamant plaster should not be made at
home at less cost than in most places.
A large number of houses will be built
in Portland this year, so the time is
propitious for engaging In an enterprise
of this character. It is understood that
the works of, the new company will be
located at the wharf of the Star Sand
Company, in the lower part of town.
Meadow Lake Changes Owners.
Meadow Lake, a well known resort of
trout fishermen in the Coast Range, 25
miles west of McMlnnvllle, has changed
owners. The purchaser Is Mr. Miller, a
hop dealer of McMlnnvllle, who proposes
to build a hotel and otherwise Improve
the property. Meadow Lake Is an arti
ficial lake at the headwaters of the Big
Nestucca. It was formed by building a
dam in a gorge 20 feet wide, which has
backed up a lake two miles long. Here
the mountain trout thrive and attain a
large growth. It has been a favorlt?
resort for trout fishermen of late years,
and beside the sport, affords fresh moun
tain air and Ice-cold mountain water in
unlimited quantities.
Will Build a Summer Hotel. Men
are employed at the St. Charles Hot
Springs, two miles above Stevenson, on
the Washington side of the Columbia,
clearing ground for a hotel slVe and sinV
Ing a well to a depth where water can
be had of a temperature of 108 to 120
degrees. An engine and boiler and
pump are already on the grounds. It Is
the Intention to pump the hot water Into
the hotel. Besides the hotel, the owners
will have a spacious camp ground la'd
out for the accommodation of campers
and will pipe water to It from a fine
mountain stream. The springs are two
and one-half hours distant from Port
land by malL
Granite Near Medford. Superior
ganlte has been found one and onc-haif
miles from Medford and samples have
been brought to Portland by Frank
Walte. The stone Is pronounced fit for
use in the construction of the finest
building. It takes on a polish equal to
the best Eastern granite, while for mon
uments it has been pronounced fully
equal to the imported article used by
Portland tombstone dealers. Its acces
sibility adds to its value, as the Southern
Pacific Railroad passes close to the
quarry.
Max Bruch's cantata, "Fair Ellen," Tay-lor-St
M. E. Church. Wed.. Jan. 30. 8:30.
Selections from "Messiah." Talor-St. M
E. Cuurch. Wednesday, Jan. 30. S.30 P. M
ND OF GAMBLi
Playing Stopped and Slot
Machines Stored.
NO CARDS TURNED YESTERDAY
Scenes in the Houses When the Last
Beta "Were Placed Lenders of
the Crusade Satisfied With
Their Work,
Calm and peace reigned in Portland
yesterday. Whether this was due to the
closing of the gambling games and the
removal of the nickel-in-the-slot ma
chines or not is uncertain. Still, the feel
ing of restfulness prevailed, and there
were no crowds around the gambling
houses, and the "click" of the slot ma
chine was hushed. Open gambling was
closed in Portland, except for a short
time In Chinatown, -where 10 Celestials
engaged In a fan-tan game until the po
lice surprised and arrested them.
Early on Saturday night, a large num
ber of strangers arrived in town, deter
mined to take in the sights in the gani-bllng-houses,
and If possible to secure
the doubtful honor of being "the one"
who played the last game. The regular
city habitues were out In force, and
money -was plentiful. It was a great
"faro" and "poker" night. The greatest
crowd with the most money was at the
Portland Club, on Fifth street, and the
stakes were high. It was not a noisy
crowd, and there was talking in rapid
undertones, mingling with the flap of the
cards and the "birr" of the roulette disc.
Novices who think that profitable gam
bling Is easy would have been surprised
to see the set look on tho dealers' faces
and the air of nervous tension displayed.
One dealer perspired freely, another
called repeatedly for water, and others
wore born gamblers they worked hard
under the terrific strain, but kept cool
and said nothing. Visitors- made very few
winnings, and the dealer generally raked
in the stakes, but just as one man lost
another man stepped up, saying: "I'm a
wonder. Watch me. I'll just avoid the
mistakes of the other fellow."
The stake was placed. "Game!" said
the dealer, quietly, and the "wonder"
retired crestfallen.
"Wasn't that rank play?" whispered
one critic. "You should see me swipe
him. Say, if I had a dollar now I'd break
the bank." His companion, however,
failed to take the hint. The supply of
moth-in-the-flame men came up smiling,
and the games went on, until about 11:50
o'clock, when one of the managers came
around and said "Close this game at 12,
sharp." Then there was something like
excitement, and even the keen-eyed, sar
donic, square-jawed dealers lost a little
of their gloom.
"I want to pjay the last crap game at
this table," said a man, jingling some
money in his hand as he spoke.
"Have me, mister?" said a second man.
"And me?" came the echo.
"I can't play the whole of Portland
during the time we've got left, but I'll
play all I can," said the dealer. In his
easy tones. The dice were thrown, and
just as the dealer was getting richer at
the expense of the moths, a voice said:
"There she goes, boys."
Twelve o'clock! "Good night and good
bye!" called out the dealer, and the crowd
slowly melted away a cosmopolitan mix
ture of white, colored and Chinese. There
was not a bov Dresent. "Whpn v.nii TO
I meet again, and where?" asked somebody.
in oeaiue, as soon as you like," re
plied a voice, with just a dash of rol
licking Irish brogue. General laughter
followed, and out of a babel came these
bon-mots: "I'm broke." "Portland is a
dead town now, you bet" "Oh me, oh
my." "I'm $5 ahead." "Don't care if J
do."
The crowds around the roulette and
poker tables also broke up, and attended
to their thirst. In a short time, the only
persons In the rooms were the managers,
receiving the night's winnings, and the
tired dealers, waiting to draw their sal
aries. On behalf of the Portland Club, one of
the attaches said: "We have stopped
gambling because the police told us to do
it, at very short notice, too. About 50
employes will have to go, and where they
are to find employment I don't know.
Three of them are cripples who have been
able to earn their living, as professional
gamblers. I want to say right here that
the Portland Club has paid rent and
tatxes. What taxes have been paid on
church buildings? The ministers' cru
sade, since it started, has caused the
Portland Club to lose ?10,000 In two weeks,
because of lack of attendance and losses
at games. People were afraid to visit us.
because they imagined the police might
raid the place. Our expenses for rent,
light, heat, wages, etc., were 1275 per
day. Only 12 employes will be kept now,
to work in the saloon. We do not know
yet how we shall utilize the upstairs
rooms. We 'may place billiard and pool
tables there, but that is, I'm afraid, too
much of a tame proposition after gam
bling. The crowd wants the blood, every
time."
Similar scenes were enacted at the Gem
and Scott Morrill's place.
Big crowds visited the three Burnside
street resorts Erickson's, Blazier's and
Fritz. A select delegation of Chinamen
were at Erickson's, and played hand 'af
ter hand of poker. They bore their losses
philosophically, with the stoicism of their
race. Loggers and sailors were at other
tables, with a small crowd of grinning
shipmates waiting to see how "Jack"'
broke the bank. The only difficulty In the
way, however, was the dealer. When
midnight came, a manager called out:
"It's all off, boys!" and the crowd went
home.
One of Erickson's young men made this
statement for the house: "Since we
opened our gambllnghouse In July, -we
have dropped $1100. The order to stop
gambling suits us. We had such a poor
attendance because of this crusade that
we have not been making any money,
and we would rather close until July.
There is no gambling trade worth speak
ing about from December 27 to June 30.
Gamblers are 'good stuff' from July 1
to Christmas; that's our harvest. About
40 employes will have to go. The saloon
will be kept open, and there may be a
printing office establshed in our place
upstairs."
There was a jam of all sorts of human
Ity at Fritz's, and more of a gay, rol
licking element than at other places.
During a wait by the orchestra, one of
the crowd asked one of the artistes:
"What do you think of the order to stop
gambling?"
"Well." said the musician, gloomily,
"the crowd won't come hero unless thorp
I is gambling, and I'll lose my job if there
is no crowa. &ucn is wit.
"Go to Seattle . It's an open town," ad
vised a red-nosed man.
"Portland is my home, and I'm goln
to stick to it as long as I can," said the
musician, desperately.
One of Mr. Fritz's managers said: "We
are going to run the saloon, and will
probably put In more pool and billiard
tables."
Next door at Blazier's. women sang the
old familiar songs, but the crowd of
gamblers Intent on having the last throw
nad their thoughts on the green cloth.
The man who schemed to go down to pos
terity as the being who played "the last
game," was there.
One of Blazier's young men spoke for
the house as follows, shortly after mld
nlcht "We hae shut d"Wn on nmbline
1 1 suppose we will be asked to shut ou,
saloon next. I don't know what wo are
to place in the upstairs rooms. Instead
of the gaming tables."
Secretive looking men with that keen
look about them which says "policeman
in plain clothes," whenever they appear,
were noticed entering the gambling
houses between 12 and 1 o'clock. They
were the police specials sent out to see
if gambling had stopped, and shortly af
terword reports began to arrive at the
police station that open gambling for the
present at least, is a thing of the past
in Portland.
The gamblers and dealers spent a rest
less Sunday, and very few of them left
town. The exodus to Seattle and other
points will begin today. The saloons were
quiet, and did a poor Sunday trade.
So far as slot machines in cigar stores
are concerned, devotees of gambling by
machinery were out in force Saturday,
and kept many of the machines hot all
day, and up to the time for, removing
them. In some cigar stores there were
crowds around these machines, and a
steady stream of nickels was kept, run
ning through them. Many bets were
made as to when the machines would be
running again. Some took chances on &
short time, anything from a week to a
month, while others gave longer odds.
Everybody appeared to look on the clos
ing up movement as one of these violent
spasmodic efforts at "reform," which
never endure for any length of time. It
is no new thing for gambling-houses to
be "closed," but heretofore gambling has
always survived such ordeals, and it 1
"in the cards" that it will survive this
one.
One fellow on Sixth street Tiad a slot
machine in his window yesterday marked,
"Closed at 12 P. M. Not dead, but sleep
ing." Another Joker had this interesting
piece of information on a slot machine In
his store: "Closed at 12 o'clock. Lost my
job!" Several cigar dealers said that th
suppression of the slot machines in cigar
stores in this city will cause a drop of
50 per cent In sales.
The 10 Chinamen arrested In a Celestial
hole-and-corner tenement on Second
street, near Oak, yesterday, charged' with
playing fan-tan, were marched to the
police station, and the leader said: "Me
no savey. Me no play?" As there was a
doubt that the Chinamen had understood
the order to stop gambling, they were
permitted to go with a- severe reprimand,
and the police and ono Interpreter
wrestled with the composition of a now
order, in Chinese, forbidding fan-tan.
Rev. J. E. Snyder, of the Law En
forcement Society, toured the gambling
houses to see if gambling had stopped,
and an Oregonlan man asked him last
night: "What about your investigation
of the conditions of gambling today?"
"I have walked over that part of the
town where gambling has been open and
flagrant, and am very much gratified to
find everything closed," replied Rev. Mr.
Snyder. "I also note with a good deal
of pleasure the absence of slot machines
In cigar stores where men usually con
gregate on Sunday afternoons to play. So
far as my observations have gone, not
one slot machine Is In use In the city. If
no more steps were to be taken, the moral
effect of the crusade would certainly be
of lasting good to Portland."
"Is it your opinion that the present
closed condition can be maintained?"
"Most certainly, for with the assistance
of a good vigilance committee it will be
Impossible to keep gambling-houses open
unless the gamblers are arrested by com
plaint of some membor of the commit
tee. When such information is obtained,
the city officials will at once be notified,
and there is no question that they will
prosecute such cases to the full extent of
the law."
FUNERAL OF JACOB JOHNSON
Borlnl at Multnomah Cemetery Yes
terday. Funeral services preparatory to the
burial of Jacob Johnson were held yes
terday at Lents, under direction of the
Patrons of Husbandry. The Evangelical
Church was overcrowded with people,
friends and neighbors, who had come to
pay the last tribute to the dead. Tho
services were under direction of Rev.
Plympton Kelly, who, after music and
prayer, delivered a highly Interesting
discourse on the part acted by Jacob
Johnson throughout the days of pioneer
life. Incidentally Mr. Kelly described
the conditions that existed In the neigh
borhood when the settlement-began, and
the struggles of the community to its
present position. Jacob Johnson was
spoken of as a man who had borne his
full part. More than that, he was In
many ways a counselor and leader, per
forming every duty as citizen, neighbor
and friend.
Several persons from a distance were
present, among whom were Hon. W. C.
Johnson, of Oregon City, and H. W.
Scott, of Portland. ,
At the conclusion of Mr. Kelly's re
marks H. W. Scott, who was expected,
In compliance with the request of the
deceased pioneer, to make an address,
rose and said:
"Friends, friends, we are in the pres
ence of death. Here was a man who
was one of the noblemen of Nature,
humble though he was. He was a man
of no pretensions, because he was a true
man. Truth makes no pretensions.
"It was the wish of our departed friend
that I should be here and speak at his
funeral, saying what I might see fit.
In the Interesting discourse to which wo
have just listened, we have had an ac
count of the conditions and struggles of
pioneer life, and of the manner in which
our departed friend met his share of
them, and he always took his full share.
The country now is entering into the
fruits of the labors of such men as he.
"This man, these many years, I have
been glad to recognize as my friend. Of
ten have I entered his door; often have
sat with him on bright days under
his shade trees, till we talked down the
summer's sun. It was pleasant always
to come near to one who was so near to
Nature.
"But he Is gone. He had done his life's
work; he had lived according to his
lights and his gifts, and had done his
duty as he saw It. He was a specimen
of the natural and uncorrupted man.
None better. And since there was noth
ing more for him to do, and age was
creeping upon him, and he had reared
sons and daughters to succeed him, and
had given them, and had given all who
knew him, his help and his example,
he had completely fulfilled the duty and
destiny of man. He loved him not.
therefore, who would have stretched him
out on the rack of this rough world,
longer.
"Jacob Johnson was a man of moral
and religious mind: but I doubt whether
he had at any time attempted to formu
late for himself any theological creed,
or was disposed to accept any such
creed as the content of absolute truth.
That mystery, 'where God In man Is one
with man in God,' is sacred to every
soul. In it . also is the mystery of con
scious being, and of conscience as its
guide.
"Our departed friend was a typical
pioneer, of the days of our typical
pioneer life. He retained throughout his
life generous feelings, was guided by
the generous impulses that belong to a
state of 'society not yet wholly absorbed
In the modern objects of strenuous en
deavor. He was a truthful man and an
honest man, known as such wherever
known. If his field was not large, he
was a type of those who occupy their
field all the better. It is in people of
this description that the real founda
tions of society He. Dr. Eliot, of Port
land, said a thing in a sermon last
Sunday which fits In heret 'There are
two classes of people,' said he; 'one for
whom only great tasks have an attrac
tion, or who are drawn to follow after
only gifted and brilliant leaders. The
other class is conspicuous In small du
ties, perennially performed. In our best
moments or deepest Insights, we value
the latter class most, for it furnishes
the rank, and file, the "God's host" of the
world. The small 'fidelities of the un
chronlcled men and women are a wealth
beyond computation for human progress
and happiness.' I was among these
that . our departed friend had bis
place,
"Here, or In this vicinity, Jacob John
son spent nearly his whole life. One day
last year, as we were talking, up on
the hillside' yonder above his home, he
told me how, In his youth, in the Fall
of 1S46, just after the arrival of the
family in the country, he had come over
this hill from Oregon City, to view the
land 'round about. His companion was
S. W. Her, whom 'I knew in after years,
on Gale's Creek In Washington County,
The country then was In the absolute
freshness of nature. It was 'all before
them where to - choose their place of
rest, and Providence their guide.' The
father of Jacob Johnson resolved to set
tle at the point on the creek a little ea-st
of -south of the spot where we now are.
Jacob himself, when he became of age,
settled on a piece of land some little
distance eastward. From this family,
Johnson's Creek has its name, and the
little stream will carry the name on
down through the ages.
"Today we perform the last rites to
the remains of an old friend and pioneer.
We utter our few Unavailing words, and
leave him to the equal' grave. So, when
our own work shall be done, may we
'wrap the drapers' of our couch about us
and lie down to pleasant dreams.' Few
names last long, but good deeds go far.
'How far that little candle throws his
beams! So shines a good deed in this
world of ours.' It is got my province to
discourse on the hope of immortality.
But I shall repeat the remark of Sir
Thomas Browne, that 'it is the heaviest
stone that melancholy can throw at a
man. to tell him that he is at the end
of his nature, or that there is no further
state to come, unto which this state
seems progresslonal, and otherwise made
In vain.' "
The interment was at Multnomah Ceme
tery. A very long line of carriages filled
with people followed the hearse to the
grave. It was perhaps the longest fune
ral procession that ever entered Mult
nomah Cemetery.
"THE WAIFS OF NEW YORK"
Farce-Comedy the Attraction at the
Metropolitan.
"The Waifs of New York," the comedy
In which Katie Emmett won herself so
much fame as an actress, was presented
at the Metropolitan to the usual crowded
house last night, with Faith Howard in
Miss Emmett's part, and a supporting
company which appeared to please the
audience. The story of the comedy is too
well known to repeat, the adventures of
the two wandering children of a rich
man, their final discovery and gathering
home, being as familiar to the average
theater-goer as the flight of Eliza across
the lee, and the sorrows of Uncle Tom.
A number of good specialties were In
troduced, and one, at least, that needs
expurgating. The Ellsworth children,
Grace and Marlon, do a very pretty danc
ing and singing turn, wnich is sufficient
to win for them the instant favor of the
audience. As Willie Rufus, tho street
Arab, around whom the wnole play cen
ters,' Faith Howard, is natural and easy,
and acts with a dash and recklessness that
proves her possessed of more than usual
talents. J. S. Roscoe, as Judge Rogers;
E. A. Kerr, as Herbert Singleton; Harry
Cowley, as Harry James; Nellie Fillmore,
as an. applewoman; Edith Wiltshire, as
Alice Bald'wln and Little Edith, as Ger
tie, the waif, all appeared to be accept
able to tho audience.
The play is well staged, the scenery be
ing new and attractive. The fire scene Is
one of the best of Its kind ever seen in
Portland, and evoked much applause,
'The Waifs of New York" will run all
the week, with the usual Saturday mat
inee. EDITORS IN 1905.
National Association Will Be Invited
to Come to Portland.
The Oregon delegates to the National
Editorial Association have adopted the
following resolution:
"Resolved, That we, as Oregon's Na
tional delegates to the National Editorial
Association, which convenes in Buffalo,
June 10-13, during the Pan-American Ea
posltlon of 1901, do hereby pledge our
selves, individually and severally, to do
all In our power toward having said Na
tional Editorial Association meet in Port
land, Or., during the Exposition of 1206,
which is to be held to commemorate the
Lewis and Clark expedition; and we also
pledge our hearty support to the commis
sion appointed by our State Executive to
represent Oregon at the Pan-American
Exposition and request that every mem
ber of our state association old in see
ing that our state and its resources be
properly advertised apd displayed at Buf
falo during the entire exposition."
tThe National Editorial Association met
in Portland In 1899.
Representatives F. O. Ehrllch and W.
L. Thompson, of the Washington Legis
lature, were In Portland yesterday. Rep
resentative Ehrllch Is greatly Interested
in the Pan-American Exposition, as Buf
falo is his former home. He has intro
duced a bill providing for a Washington
exhibit, and hopes that Oregon will make
a good showing.
FOR BETTER ROADS.
Plan to Vitrify the Surface of the
Gronnd.
FARMINGTON, Or,, Jan. 26. (To the
Editor.) Since the good roads question
is being agitated so much at present, I
thought I would like to give a few orig
inal ideas of my own in regard to road
making. About 15 years ago I took my
wife on a visit to her friends in England.
While there I thought I would learn the
art of making fire brick. I noticed how
quickly ordinary soils can be melted to
slag, and I have been trying to Improvise
a method of vitrifying our soil by means
of fire-brick blast tubes. I feel convinced
that it can be done easily by the use
of electricity. When the roads are dry in
summer, dig and pulverize the soil to the
depth of one foot, then place some non
conductor below that foot of soil, turn on
a powerful electric current and vitrify the
whole mass above the non-conduotor.
When the slag is cooling, a heavy roller
could be run over It to press it smooth.
I think it would beat asphalt or anything
else, and would last for all time. Not
being able to give the question any at
tention, I give my Ideas for the good
of the cause of good road's in our land.
THOMAS WITHYCOMBE.
PAY PENSIONS IN LAND.
Suggestion, for Relief of Indian War
Veterans.
PORTLAND, Jan. 26. To the Editor.)
I am In favor of the bill before Congress
to give pensions to the Indian war vet
erans, yet am of the opinion that the
efforts of "the committee of seven" to be
sent to Washington, at the expense of
the state, to secure the passage of this
measure, will be without avail. The ses
sion is nearly at an end, and the rules
of each house probably render It possible
for a single member to prevent a con
sideration of the bill In the closing days
of this Congress.
Soma years since, when Thomas B. Reed,
then Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, visited this city, I took occasion to
speak to him in behalf of such a measure,
then (as now) pending In Congress.
'"The question Is," said Mr. Roed.
"whether, in view of the large pension
roll already existing. It shall be added to,
except from those who served In the
Army 6r Navy.' This question has al
ways been answered by Congress of late
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years In tho negative, and It is not likely
that it will be differently answered
through the efforts of "the committee of
seven."
Is thero no recognition, then, to be
given to the Indian war veteran? Yes, if
the right steps are taken. Let an act be
passed, which shall give to each veteran
a land warrant for 160 acres of Govern
ment land. Let It be made assignable, so
that the veteran can dispose of it if he
does not wish to locate the land him
self. Most of the Indian war veterans
are 70 or more years of ago. and the
amount for which the warrant can be
sold will be of great help in declining
years.
Such a measure will take no money
from the National Treasury, and therefore
stands a far better chance of becoming
a law than a pension bill.
If the committee will consider such a
measure, in connection with the pension
bill, their trip to Washington may be of
some benefit, besides giving them the
chance to witness the second inaugura
tion of President McKinley.
H. H. NORTHUP.
REMOVAL PIANO SALE.
You can scarcely resist the temptation
to buy a piano, whether you want one err
not; the prices now quoted by The Wiley
B. Allen Co. in their unprecedented re
moval sale are so low! Any grade or
any make you may choose to select, and
organs! No such prices and terms were
ever made before anywhere. The Wiley
B. Allen Co., 209-211 First street, will soon
be ready to establish Its big house in San
Francisco. These unprecedented offers
can not be extended much longer.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Several hive entered the contest for
the $20 Regal mandolin or guitar to be
given to the person selling tho largest
number of tickets for the Siegel man
sion concert, Feb. 4th. For particulars
see H. H. Wright, 349 Washington St.,
business manager.
WHERE TO DINE.
Unless you make the test, how are you
to know tho excellent qualities of tho
Portland Restaurant? 305 Washington.
There's nothing better than a really
good lunch to ward off la grippe. Go to the
Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington St.
.
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PORTLAND ACADEMY
TWELFTH YEAR.
The next term will open Monday, Feb. 4, at
0 A. M. Classes will be opened at the begin
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Greek. English History, Roman History, Phjs
lcal Geography. Chemistry and Botanv. Krw.
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