THE MOKNINtf ''OTJEfiWiAN, THT7BSDAY, 'APRIL 25, 1901.
BIO 1RANSP0RT COMING
iOOPACK "WTIX LOAD FORAGE AND
STORES AT PORTLAND.
,'! a China Mutual X.iner and "Will
. Carry 6000 Tons Portland Ship
yards Active Marine Notes.
. The China Mutual Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Oopack, now in the
Government service, will come to Portland
, in a few days to load a full cargo of
jforagre and stores for Manila. The Oopack
is now due at Seattle from Manila, and
a strong effort will be made to prevent a
recurrence of the job by which Portland
ras deprived of supplying the equipment
land stores for the Kentuck when she was
ordered here. There are several hundred
tons of hay and oats awaiting shipment
on Alaska dock, and . the vessel will
' also take some cattle and horses.
The Oopack Is a sister ship of the
steamer Ching Wo, which loaded wheat in
Portland a. few months ago. Both ves
sels were built at Belfast In 1894, and
were launched within a few days of each
other. Their dimensions are as follows:
length 370 feet, beam 45.3 feet, depth of
jhold 27 feet. The Oopack has a dead
weight carrying capacity of 6000 tons.
MAST BOATS REPAIRING.
Portland Shipyards Are All Crowded
With Work.
Portland shipyards are busily engaged
at present in construction and repair
work. At the Olson yard the W. H. Har
rison, the McMinnvllle and the No "Won
der are on the ways. The boiler of the
Harrison, which was removed for repairs,
has been replaced and the machinery is
now being put in order. The vessel has
received two new false keels and new
planking where necessary, and calkers are
at work. The steamer is undergoing a
thorough overhauling inside and out. The
No Wonder is being equipped with a
new boiler and engines. She has received
the Regulator's old boiler and new engines
of seven-feet stroke to replace her former
engines of four feet stroke. Her cylinder
timbers have been replaced to conform
with the machinery alterations. The hull
does not need any repairs, for it was
overhauled several months ago. The boat
will be launched next week. She is some
what too short to get the maximum
speed out of ier power, but as she is in
tended to be a towboat, her present lines
are well adapted to her service. The Mc
Minnvllle, which has been pulled apart
-in the middle and spliced with an exten-
slon, is almost ready to be planked. Fin
ishing touches are being given to the
Mascot. She is practically ready for run
ning, with the exception of a few artistic
daubs of paint.
The bull of the little steamer which Is
under construction at Supple's yard for
the Rogue River Transportation Company
is nearly finished. The framework of the
big dredger is in place. It Is very
stanchly put together and will make a
very strong hull. The Government boat,
the George H. Mendell. will be hauled out
as soon as the stage of the water shall be
favorable. Painters and carpenters are
engaged on 'her upper works, while she
is waiting. She will be subjected to a
complete overhauling.
FOR EUROPE DIRECT.
Steamer Sails From Chicago "With a
Full Cargo.
CHICAGO. April 24. Bound for Europe
with a cargo of agricultural Implements,
packing-house products and miscellane
ous manufactures, the steamer North
western drew out of the Chicago River
today and headed for the Atlantic. Thus
Chicago becomes an ocean port. While
several vessels have come direct from
Europe to -this city none has made a suc
cessful trip from this port across the
. Atlantic, though efforts to do so have
been made. In each instance disaster has
overtaken the enterprise. There was a
large crowd to see the Northwestern start,
and as a good omen the weather was beau
tiful. Captain Watklns, of the Northwestern,
left port with his ship drawing 24 feet
of water. She will be lightened to 12
feet at Buffalo to permit her passage
through the Canadian canals and the St.
Lawrence River. At Montreal the North
western will load down again with grain
and proceed on 'her voyage.
The company which has made this In
novation in trans-Atlantic trade Is the
Northwestern Shipping Company. Eliot
Norton, of New York, is president. The
company built four boats, the largest
that can pass the Welland Canal, at a
cost of $1,000,000, and within a month all
will be on the way across the ocean en
route to the Atlantic, the second
steamer starting tomorrow. The boats
are the Northwestern, Northern, North
eastern and North Town. The North
western is 25C feet long, has a 22-foot
beam, and draws 2S feet of water.
NOME TRAVEL LIGHT.
Many of the Steamers "Will With
draw From the Trade.
SEATTLE, April 24. A tour of the dif
ferent Alaskan shipping offices discloses
a great shortage of passengers destined
for the Far North mining camps. A ship
ping broker who is well posted Is au
thority for the statement that there have
not been over 20 tickets sold to Nome,
up to the close of Monday, and that
there Is also a great falling-off of freight.
Several of the steamships announced to
sail have been withdrawn, the steamship
City of Sidney being one of the boats
withdrawn-At Is expected that several
others "will be taken off the run, if the ln
dications are no more promising by the
end of the week than they are now. A
year ago this time there was a fleet of
about 50 steamers and steam schooners
under charter, and every pound of freight
space, and every foot of passenger space
was engaged, while today, with less than
a dozen ships in this trade, all the space
one may want can be obtained, at less
than half the rates of last year, and pas
sengers are being booked at second-class
rates and given the assurance that they
will be fed at the cabin table. One of the
reasons for such a light booking is that
everyone going North is waiting until the
last minute, as they look for a big cut
In the rates when the sailing day ap
proaches, and the different -steamship
companies see that they have to go light.
THE TYR IN PORT.
Norwegian Steamship Arrives to
.Load a Cargo of Flour and Beef.
The Norwegian steamship Tyr arrived
in from Mororan yesterday morning, and
reached Portland late last evening? As
has been previously stated, she will load
outward with flour, beef and miscellane
ous freight for the Saghalien Islands and
Vladlvostock. The last tralnload of beef
arrived over the Northern Pacific last
Saturday, and Greenwich dock is pretty
, well filled with freight for the steamer.
This is the third trip that the Tyr has
made to Portland. She will go on her
trip in command of Captain Danlelson,
who was here in command of the Torden
skjold about two years ago. Mr. Henry
Mett, who Is dispatching the Tyr. has
all her freight ready for her and will
get her away as soon as possible. As the
. beef cargo for the steamer is the largest
. single shipment that was ever brought
to this city, it will require considerable
time to handle it.
ALMOST AFLOAT.
Poltalloch Is Now Within 400 Feet
of Deep Water.
ASTORIA, April 24,-Twelve men who
have been working on the etranded bark
Poltalloch returned this evening and re
port that the vessel is now within 400 feet
of deep water. Yesterday all the mooring
- gear was carried away, and no more work
can be done until the high tides of next
month.
"Wireless Signal Station.
LONDON, April 24. In consequence of
the complaints of the trans-Atlantic
steamship companies the Board o'f' Trade
'has ordered a wireless signalling station
to be erected at Fastnet Rock. Vessels
fitted with the necessary apparatus will
thus be enabled to save the time now
consumed In communicating with the sta
tion of the mainland.
Steamship on Fire.
QUEENSTOWN, April 24. The British
steamer Ontario, Captain Brenton, from
Hull April 18, for Boston, put back with
her cargo on fire today and docked. The
fire was confined to her after hold.
The Ontario belongs to the Wilson line
and Is a four-masted iron vessel of 2634
tons net register. She halls from Glas
gow. Fire was discovered on the Ontario
April 21, when 330 miles west of Fastnet.
The chief officer and four men narrowly
escsLpi suffocation from the fumes of ar
senic In their attempts to reach the seat
of the fire. As It could not be reached
the captain determined to return.
New Fruit Route.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 24. The north
ern route has been tested for oranges and
found all right, and It is now to be tested
for lemons. The first car of lemons to
leave for the north by steamer to ' go
east over the Great Northern route left
here on the steamer Santa Rosa ast
night and will with other shipments from
Redondo and Port Los Angeles be trans
ferred at San Francisco to the connect
ing steamer for Seattle, where the rail
road will take charge, promising a quick
delivery In Minneapolis.
Whalers Reported.
VICTORIA.-B. C, April 24. The whal
ing bark California, Captain H. P. Smith,
arrived at Hakodate, Japan, April 3, and
sailed the following day. She had taken
200 barrels of sperm oil since leaving San
Francisco December 13. Captain Smith
reports speaking the bark Alice Knowles
February 10, at Salpan (no whales): also
the bark Gayhead, at Ponape, In Janu
ary. Liner Was Anchored, Not Ashore.
PORTLAND, Me., April 24. The ocean
steamer Drumelzler, concerning whose
safety such grave fears were entertained
Tuesday night and this morning, arrived
at this port today. The Drumelzler was
the steamer sighted In the vicinity of
Bibb Rock by Captain Nicholson of the
Mora, but instead of being ashore, the
steamer was merely lying at anchor.
Steamer Burned at Ballard.
SEATTLE, April 24. The steamer Pil
grim burned this evening to the water's
edge at Ballard. Circumstances surround
ing the conflagration were eusplclous.
Persons rowing to the doomed steamer
say a strong odor of kerosene was in the
air. She was Insured for $5000. Her own
ers claim she was worth $7200.
Marine Notes.
The Oriental liner Indravelll went over
to the Alblna flour mills yesterday after
noon, to take aboard 15.QO0 barrels of
flour. She has finished discharging her
Inward cargo.
The Paul Isenberg and the Thlrlmere
are on the way up the river In tow of
the Harvest Queen. The Nereus will
leave up this morning, in tow of the
R. R. Thompson, which went down light
last evening.
The British bark Madagascar, which
will be one of the first of the next
season's fleet to leave this port, sailed
from Hong Kong for Portland yesterday
and with an average passage should reach
this city by the last of June.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, April 24. Arrived at 8:15 A.
M. and left up at 11:40 A, M., Norwegian
steamship Tyr, from Mororan; arrived at
3 P. M, schooner R. W. Bartlett, from
Vancouver. Left up at 6 A. M., British
ship Thlrlmere, at 6:30 A. M.; German
bark Paul Isenberg. Sailed at 8:15 A. M..
Bteamer Elmore, for Tillamook; at 5:30
P. M., British bark Buteshire, for Queens
town or Falmouth for orders. Condition
of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind,
northwest; weather, clear.
Honolulu Arrived April 13 Barkentlne
Omega, from Newcastle, N. S. W.
San Diego Sailed April 23 Belgian King,
for Hong Kong.
Kahulul Arrived .April 13 Ship Henry
Falling, from New York.
Honolulu Arrived April 9 Bark Big Bo
nanza, from Newcastle; harkentlne En
core, from Newcastle; ArorangI, from
Sydney; arrived April 13, steamer Mlo
wera, from Victoria, and sailed for Syd
ney. New York, April 24. Arrived Anchorla,
from Glasgow.
Liverpool, April 24. Arrived Cuflc, from
New York.
New York, April 24. Arrived Armenian,
from Genoa, etc; Teutonic, from Liver
pool and Queenstown; sailed Oceanic, for
Liverpool; St. Louis, for Southampton;
Lahn, for Bremen via Southampton; Ken
sington, for Antwerp.
Manila Arrived April 22 Klntuck, from
P6rtland, Or., via Honolulu.
London Arrived April 23 Glenfarg, from
Tacoma, via Nagasaki, etc.
Plymouth, April 24. Arrived Deutsch
land. from New York, for Hamburg via
Cherbourg.
Queenstown, April 24. Arrived Majes
tic, from Liverpool.
Nagasaki, April 24. Arrived Moyune.
from Tacoma, for Suez, etc.
Queenstown, April 24. Sailed Saxonia,
from Liverpool for Boston.
Gibraltar, April 24. Sailed Werra, from
Genoa via Naples, for New York.
Boston, April 24. Sailed New England,
for Liverpool, via Queenstown.
Halifax, April 24. Arrived Laurentlan,
from Glasgow and Liverpool, via London
derry, for New York.
Philadelphia, April 24. Arrived Belgen
land, from Liverpool.
San Francisco, April 24. Arrived
Steamer Mandalay, from Coqullle River;
steamer W. H. Kruger, from Tillamook;
ship Osorno. from Santa Rosalia. Sailed
Ship Isaac Reed, for Bristol Bay; bark
Electra. for Alltak; schooner Olga, for
Port Townsend.
Honolulu Arrived April 13 Barkentlne
Kllkltat, from Port Ludlow: ship S. D.
Carlton, from Tacoma. Sailed April 8
Ship "John C. Potter, for Buget Sound.
Hong Kong Sailed April 23 Ship Mada
gascar, for Oregon.
London Arrived April 23 Steamer Glen
farg, from Tacoma.
Tacoma Arrived April 23 Schooner An
nie Larsen, from San Pedro.
Port Blakeley-Salled April 23 Schooner
Eric, for Santa Rosalia.
Port Gamble Arrived April 23 Schooner
Ruth E. Godfrey, from Port Townsend.
Honolulu Arrived April 9 Schooner Wa
wona, from Gray's Harbor.
Seattle Sailed April 23 Steamers Vic
torian and Farralon, for Skagway. Ar
rivedSchooner Fred E. Sander, from
Port Townesnd.
San Pedro Arrived April 21 Schooner
Sadie, from "Umpqua River.
Salinas Cruz Sailed April 23 'Bark Co
loma, for Port Townsend.
Callao Arrived April 2-Schooner Win
slow, from New Whatcom.
Algoa Bay Arrived March 28 Bark St.
Mary's Bay, from Tacoma.
Liaard Passed Pretoria from New York
for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg.
James Plrie, of Cow Creek, was at
Burns this week as defendant In a case
brought before the Circuit Court by the
Harney School District for- the collec
tion of a school tax. Mr. Pirle resides
in the Cow Creek School District, a dis
trict recognized by the succeeding Sqhool
Superintendents and every "one else for
the past 10 years, but now the Harney
School District claims a portion, if not
all, the land embraced within Its boun
daries. The case Is the outcome of this
claim, and the - facts will probably be
brought out on trial. There are other
residents in the Cow Creek district af
fected with Mr. Pirie, arid the case to be
tried has been made a test case. The
total amount of tax from the Cow Creek
districts Is about $40Q.
HAVE NOT BEEN ORDERED
TRAILS ,lIN BULL RUN FOREST RE
SERVE. Matter Is Discretionary With Super
intendent. Ormsby Wishes of
Portland Will Govern.
WASHINGTON- April 24. Evidently a
recent dispatch Ho The Oregonlan from
Washington, regarding the General Land
Office, and, the proposition to cut trails
through the Bull Run Reserve, has been
misinterpreted. Briefly summed up, the
facts are these: Commissioner Hermann,
when Intervlewed,stated that Superintend
ent Ormsby had It within his power, If
he saw fit, to use part of. his force of
rangers In the cutting of trails and fire
lanes through the Bull Run Reserve. The
superintendent needs no directions from
atttooo6oooe
OLDEST INHABITANT
DAVID R.
LAKEVIEW. Or., April 23. David R. Jones, the oldest. Inhabitant of Lake
County, was born In Virginia, 05 years ago. He arrived at Jacksonville, Or., in
I860, coming by boat from New York to San Francisco, thence by stage. In 1804
Mr. Jones. left Jackson County for "Washington Terrltory.i In 180(5 he moved to
Idaho. During this time he was engaged In the freighting business. The fol
lowing year he loaded his big teams with grain and followed the soldiers to Old
Camp Warner, In "Warner Valley, Lake County, arriving there September 15,
1807. In this valley -Mr. Jones made his home, and has resided there since, with
the exception' of the 'past 'few years he has lived with his family In Lakeview.
He married Mrs. Ellen Gregory In May, 1869. They have three chclldren.
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Washington' to take up' such work, and
would, under no circumstances, be so ad
vised. Commissioner Hermann, In favoring a
better fire protection, expressed merely
his personal .views. He had no intention
of making any official recommendation,
as the matter was entirely with Mr.
Ormsby. As stated by the' latter t official,
however, the active factor In the' matter
is the Geological Survey, which originated
the scheme, and is anxious to proceed
with the work. If the City of Portland,
which is most concerned, is unfavorable
to the proposition, there is every' prob
ability that the matter will be dropped.
In fact, Commissioner Hermann, when
shown Mr. Ormsby's views, said he had
no Intention whatever of interfering, and
if Portland desired that no trails be cut,
he thought the wishes of the city should
and would be respected. And that is
probably what will be done. As for Mr.
Ormsby's personal views, The Oregon
lan's Washington correspondent would
not attempt to outline them, and did hot
in the previous dispatch.
Oregon Notes.
Athena has secured a street rock
crusher.
The Regents of the Weston Normal
School will meet May 15.
Willamette University students have
formed two baseball nines.
County, roads between Baker City and
John Day are said to be very bad.
The Eugene Council has created the Of
fice of Assistant Street Commissioner.
Fred J. Runmmel was killed at the
Mammoth mine, In Eastern Oregon, Mon
day by a snowsllde.
The Eugene Council has proposed an
ordinance against the standing of trucks
and wagons on certain streets.
Thieves broke into a saddle shop at
The Dalles two or three days ago, and
made away with several pieces of har
ness. BIdwell Cram, of Cross Keys, delivered
at Shanlko, to Charles Butler, Tuesday, 25
head of beef cattle, for which he received
for steers $50 and for cows $43.
Governor Geer will be asked to grant a"
pardon to J. G. Luhrman, who was sent
to the penitentiary from Baker County
in June, 1900, convicted of manslaughter.
The large boiler for the Bonanza mine
has been delivered. It weighs 21.000
pounds', and It took 20 horses" 9& days to
haul it from Sumpter to the ' Bonanza,
about 16 "miles. J
N. H. Cottrell, who" lives 'near Pilot
Rock, started his sheepshearlng machines
this week. A band of 2100 sheep, the prop
erty of Henry Scales, will be the first
sheared. The machines are run by water
power.
Mark and George Gaither, fishermen,
had an uncomfortable experience Sunday,
morning. Their boat was overturned be
tween Knappton and Barney's Point, and
they were In the water an hour before
rescuers appeared.
James Wilson, of Waterman, recently
purchased 940" acres of state "land, says
the Fossil Journal. Last year he pur
chased 11 sections of military road land,
and altogether has within the last year
or two paid out $18,000 for land. ,.
Horse rustlers with two carloads of
stolen horses are dodging the officers'
somewhere In the eastern portion of Mal
heur County, says an Ontario dispatch.
The Stockmen's Protective Association
maintains a sharp surveillance through
out the territory. The thieves are well
known to the officers.
W. J. Wilkinson, grain buyer for the
Padlflc Elevator Company, at Athena,
purchased from C. W. Hollls, of San
Francisco, 27,000 bushels of' 'wheat; stored
in warehouses at Adams, Weston and
Athena. The price paid was 47 cents f. o.
b. Mr. Wilkinson also purchased last Fri
day from Otis Turner, of Weston, a car
load of cats, stored at Downlng's" Sta
tion, "for m cents per pound.
Canyon City was visited by Indians
from the Warm Springs reservation sev
eral days ago, says the Eagle, who ap
parently had no object in view other than
the killing of the Columbia Indian, Scar
faced Charley, In the Izee country two
years ago. When Informed that they
could find the man who did the shooting
any time they were so disposed, one of
them appeared, very" Indignant, and flour
ished his" Winchester around in a manner
thatf would -Indicate that he was" looking
for trouble. They soon departed on their
way southward.
EASTERN ,' MULTNOMAH.
Ensilage Cutters- to Be Operated
Promise of a Raiiroad.
GRESHAM, April 24. The ' number of
silos to be built In this" region the coming
Summer Is a sure sign of their success.
The few in use last Winter kept their
contents In excellent condition ' until
emptied, and results have shown that they
almost paid for themselves in one season.
The1 problem of, cutting the fodder was
a deterrent to some last year, there being
but one small machine here, operated by
a portable engine. The expense was too
great, for fhe amount of feed to be cut
was comparatively small last year, but
It will be less in the future. At least one
owner of a: threshing machine will add a
large cutter to his outfit, and when the
threshing 'season Is over he will go over
OF LAKE COUNTV.
JONES.
the circuit . again and cut fodder for the
silos. This will encourage many more to
use ensilage, vfqr stock, feeding and the
reputation of our local cheese and butter
factories wijli continue to- expand-1 corres
pondingly;., i
. . Clover- and .Potatoes
' A large acreage of clover Is being sown
again this Spring, partially because of cut
worm ravages last Summer, but. more for
the reason that more such feed is needed
for dairy stock. Many of the ruined fields
were plowed under and will be put In
potatoes. Clover sod raises the best
Burbanks, hence the worms of last year
may be the means of causing an immense
yield of potatoes this season. Seed pota
toes are plentiful now at 15 cents a sack,
which means' that many more will be
planted than usual. Every available acre
of land will be planted this Spring, many
owners of large farms being on the look
out for land to lease, while commission
merchants and others from the city are
hiring land wherever it can be found.
Several hundred acres of newly cleared
land will be put In crops and there is a
demand for much more, as all realize that
much money can be made at farming
with such a ready market for crops as
Portland offers.
Railroad Promised.
A representative of the City & Suburban
Railway Company was out on the Base
Line a few days ago, presumably in the
Interests of hls company. He made the
statement that a car line from Montavllla
eastward was a probability of t the near
future, Intimating that It would go
out along the Base Line road as far as
Rockwood, 'at least, and then diverge to
Gresham and on to the new power station
beyond the Sandy River, which will be
DOES NOT DISAPPOINT.
The New Discovery for Cntarrli
Seems to Possess Remarkable
Merit.
A new catarrh cure has recently ap
peared which, so far as' tested has been
remarkably successful In curing all forms
of catarrh, whether In the head, throat,
bronchial tubes," or in stomach and -liver.
The remedy Is in tablet form, pleasant
and convenient to take arid no special
secrecy Is maintained as to what it con
tains, the tablet, being a scientific .com
bination of Gualac'ol, Eucalyptol, Sangyl
narla, Hydrastln and similar valuable and
harmless antiseptics.
The safe and effective catarrh cure may
be found at any drug store under name of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
Whether the catarrh is located In the
nose, throat, bronchial tubes or stomach,
the tablets seem to act with equal suc
cess, removing the stuffy fe'eling in
he"ad and nose, clearing the mucous mem
brane of throat and trachea from catar
rhal secretions, which causes the tickling,
coughing, Hawking and gagging so an
noying to every catarrh sufferer.
Nasal catarrh generally leads to ulcera
tion In some cases to such an extent as to
destroy the nose entirely and In many old
cases of catarrh the bones of the head
become diseased. Nasal catarrh gradually
extends to the throat and bronchial tubes
and very often to the stomach, causing
that very obstinate trouble, catarrh of
the stomach.
Catarrh Is a systemic poison, Inherent
In the blood, and local washes, douches,
salves, Inhalers and sprays can have no
effect on the real cause of the disease.
An Internal remedy which' acts upon the
blood is the only rational treatment and
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Is the safest'
of all Internal remedies, as well as the
most convenient and satisfactory from a
medical standpoint.
Dr. Eaton recently stated that he had
successfully used Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets, In old chronic cases, even where
ulceration had extended so far as to de
stroy the' septum of the nose. , He says,.
"I am pleasantly surprised almost everj
day by the excellent results from Stuarts
Catarrh Tablets. It' Is remarkable how
effectually they remove the excessive se
cretion and' bring about a healthy condi
tion of the mucous membranes of the
nose, throat and stomach. -f
AJ1 druggists sell complete treatment of
the tablets at 50 cents and a little book
giving the symptoms and causes of the
various forms of catarrh -will 'be 'mailed
free by addressing F. A. Stuari Co.,
Marshall, Mich.
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built Jnslde of a year. The people here
are only too anxious for a railroad and
will welcome any company that comes
this way with facilities to handle the
rapidly growing business of this section.
Brief Notes.
Ex-County Commissioner Stone Is put
ting up a residence on his farm near
Falrview, which will cost about $3000. He
will occupy It with his family when com
pleted. P. W. Knox,' a laborer engaged In hew-.
Ing railroad ties, stuck about four inches
of a broadax blade in his right leg yes
terday, while at work near the Sandy.
He bled profusely but was given prompt
attention.
J. H. Metzger, working at a sawmill
near Cothrell, made a mlslick with his
nearCothrell, accidentally cut his eft foot
nearly In two with an ax last Saturday.
He will probably be laid up for several
months, as the wound Is a severe one.
The 20-acre tract of land across the
Base Line from the Russellvllle school
house has recently been sold to a man
from Nebraska and will be Improved by
the clearing of the ground and the put
ting up of several modern buildings.
Russellvllle School has gotten over Its
troubles with measles and mumps and
now has an average attendance of 93
out of 9S belonging. The school Is in
charge of Professor E. M. Lance, with
Miss A. McGrew and Miss M. Peterson as
assistants.
The two sawmills located east of the
Sandy River have taken contracts for
railroad ties to be delivered at Troutdale,
by floating down that stream. One con
tract is for 100,000 ties, the other for 50,
000. A section hand named O'Shea was killed
by the cars east of Troutdale Saturday.
He was sitting on the track, asleep, and
the locomotive whistle failed to awaken
him. He was horribly mangled. An In
quest exonerated the engineer and the
remains were decently burled.
' Hay Is becoming a scarce commodity,
as large quantities were recently sold for
shipment on the transports. There Is
scarcely enough left In this neighborhood
to last until the new crop comes.
R. Hunter, proprietor of the Falrview
Hotel, has been very low with erysipelas
for the past two weeks. His condition Is
Improving somewhat, but he Is not yet
out of danger.
SEATS FOR LARGE CROWDS
Plan Suggested for Keeping on Hand
a Permanent Supply.
L. L. Hawkins has a scheme for obtain
ing a permanent set of park seats, which
he feels sure .will be acceptable to the
people of Portland. "Every time we cele
brate a Fourth of July or do anything
that requires a large number of seats in
the parks," Mr. Hawkins said yesterday,
"the citizens have to go down Into their
pockets tp put up for them, and then a
lot of lumber remains to be disposed of,
no one knows how. This gives rise to
murmurs of graft, and more or less dis
satisfaction results. My plan Is to have
seats properly made In the first place, on
the plan used by the big circuses; have
them so that they can be folded up and
put away In the old Mechanics' Pavilion
until the next time they are needed. I
would make them out of dressed lumber,
paint them neatly and brand them In such
a way that they would be known as be
longing to the people of Portland, to be
used on certain occasions.
"When the President of the United
States visits Portland next month he will
be greeted by many thousand school chil
dren, who will be at the Park blocks, In
charge of their teachers. These children
will have to be seated comfortably on
elevated benches, so that they may all
obtain a glimpse of their country's Chief
Magistrate. This will call for elevated
seats, supported by stout timbers, to pre
clude the possibility of accident, and the
finance cqmmlttee will have to provide the
mpney for their construction. The seats
should be Immediately taken, care of after
the fete, and put away for the next gala
day, when they could be produced with
out appealing to the business men of the
city again.
"We will need seats this Summer in the
parkswhen the band will play of fine
evenings, as we cannot expect people to
stand around the streets and sidewalks.
The seats used by the children on May 22
can be utilized so far as necessary on
these evenings. In treating the people
to fine music, we should also see that
they be comfortably seated while taking
It In."
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Every day people die of so-called "Heart Disease" or apoplexy,
but In reality of an unsuspected kidney disorder. Whyf Beeause
physicians either are ignorant of its existence, or unwilling to
tell the truth.
In the present age there is no more fatal malady than kidney
disease. We do not even except consumption of the lungs, for a.
kidney disease -which is allowed to become fully developed Is
certainly consumption of the kidneys. Kidney disease Is often
unsuspected, as the kidneys have but few nerves, anil, when de
ranged they don't give nlnrni by reason of pain or distress.
Any person may have an attack of dyspepsia and attribute the
disorder to a hit of undigested beef or other slight cause. An oc
casional darting prtln will he experienced somewhere. It comes
and goes often like a flash. The victim may think there Is some
thing wrong with the air, or that the weather has "broken Its
record." He has a headache; his rest Is disturbed he cannot keep
unlet; he is fidgety. If he is a brain worker, he lays It to close ap
plication. At times his appetite Is lost, while at others he cannot
get enough to eat. He hns what he calls catarrh; he has strange
misgivings; he is easily startled; he has at times a raging fever, a.
little pleurisy, and congestion; he wakes in the night scarcely
able to breathe, great heads of sweat on his brow, his heart
jumping wildly.
What is the trouble? An unsuspected kidney disease, the kid
ney poison corroding his entire system.
How can It be stopped? There Is hut one sure treatment. War
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matter how long, how severe, or how generally fatal the disease.
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A DAY ON TfiS COLUMBIA
RIVER.
A visit to Portland 13 Incomplete with
out devoting at least one day to the Co
lumbia River and its magnificent scenery.
You can leave Portland at 9 A. M. any
day on the O. R. & N. Co.'s palatial
Portland-Chicago special train, lunch at
The Dalles or In the dining-car, be back
at 4:30 P. M., and have seen the moat
attractive portion of the Columbia. In
making the trip by rail you obtain a near
view of the many beautiful cascades, the
train coming to a standstill for a few
moments at Multnomah Falls, and
as the track skirts the south bank of the
river the stream and Its north shore are
constantly In sight.
Should you desire a ride on a river
steamer, take the O. R. & N. Co.'s train
at 9 A. M. any day except Sunday, for
Cascade Locks, spend a short time there,
and then board the steamer as she passes
through the locks en route to Portland.
A more extensive river excursion can
be had by leaving Ash-street dock, Port
land (dally except Sunday), at 8 P. M. for
Astoria, on the O. R. & N. Co.'s fast,
electric-lighted steamer "Hassalo," arriv
ing at Astoria, 100 miles distant, about
daylight; returning leave Astoria at 7
A. M. (except Sunday), arriving at Port
land about 5 P. M. All meals can be had
on the steamer, and altogether the trip
Is most delightful, restful and comfort
able. Particulars of Willamette River trip can
also be had upon application at the O. R.
& N. Co.'s city ticket office. Third and
Washington. Telephone 712.
Catholic Pupils.
According to the figures prepared fur
1899, the total number of pupils In the
Xtuniun UUiuuui; puruuiiiui auuuuia in uiu
United -States were 853,725, Computed at
$25 per capita the cost of maintaining the
parochial system of education would be
nver $21,000,000 a vear. These fleures do
not Include any statistics of children edu-'
cated In the very numerous orphan asy
lums under Catholic management. Acad
emies, colleges and other Institutions de
voted to higher education are also omit
ted. New York State leads all the rest, with
424 parochial schools and 136.2S9 pupils.
Of these 4S.417 were In. the Archdiocese of
New York, and 29.929 In the Diocese of
Brooklyn. The Archdiocese of Chicago i
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total there being 4S.200 parochial school
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