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fTw f .Tr wj "-5?-s?sf V-Y1T ' .-:s:i?rFj?533'-f'iFFr35! TT V'TXG OREGQNTA MONDAY, MAY 13, 1901, 8 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF ImnscmentJ Tonlsbt. iAKQUAi GRAND Lecture (matinee) Setcn Tnompson, "Personality of -"Wild Animal.1" Bvenlng, "Wild Animals I Have Known." CORDRATS THEATER Hal Beld's Idol ot the South, "Roanoke Seventh-Street Improvement. No time la to be lost in carrying: out the plan for opening and extending Seventh street to a connection with North Seventh. This project has been undertaken a. number of times in past years, but "was always found so difficult of accomplishment that it "was abandoned, but now it is to be carried out owing: mainly to the energy of A. B. Stelnbach- To assure the success of the plan, a considerable expenditure of time, labor and not a little money has been necessary- The last dollar of the as sessment for damages was paid In a few days ago, all the preliminaries have oeen rushed through, and the work of clearing the right of way for the extension will be commenced today. Timbers, trestles and other plant necessary for the remov al of the buildings are on the ground, and the work will be pushed with the same vigor which has been successful in securing the extension. It will be nec essary to remove five houses entirely and to move back several others. All the buildings are small, but most of them are comparatively new and worth the trjpjble of removing. The matter of se curing the improvement of North Sev enth and"Seventh streets from the Union depot to Yamhill street or thereabouts will be taken in hand at once. Just what Mnd of an improvement will be made la not yet definitely decided, but many ot tlje interested property-owners favor Trinidad asphalt, as there are no railway tracks on the streets and the property owners do not intend that there shall be. -The only objection to an asphalt pave ment Is the cost, and if it can be shown that the difference between this and oth ed kinds of desirable pavements is not too great. It will doubtless be chosen. The desire is to make this one of the finest streets in the city a boulevard, in fact, and no trifle will be permitted to stand in the way of accomplishing this end. Poisoned bt Poison Oak. Notwith standing that timely notice has been giv en to persons going afield after wild flowers to a.vol3 poison oak, nxxd. remedies and protective solutions named, reports are continually coming in from parties who have been poisoned by this baleful plant. A professor in one of the private schools of this city, who recently had a number of his pupils for an outing in the hills west of the city, took particular pains to point out the poison oak to the boys and warn them to avoid it. He was slightly surprised when one of the boys, remarking that poison oak did not hurt him, proceeded to pull and eat the leaves thereof. It does not affect some people, while others are poisoned If they touch it and some are poisoned if they go among the plants without touching them. Some say that eating the leaves of poison oak or drinking a tea made from them will prevent one from being poisoned by. the plant; but not many would care to take such chances. The best remedy for the irritation caused by coming in contact with poison oak Is Laboracque's solution, which any druggist can furnish. A sim ple solution of salt in water is nearly as good, and this will also act as a preven tive if the hands and face are bathed .with it before going- among the poison oak. Cottonwood Becoming Scarce. Cot tonwood, once eo plentiful along the shores of the Columbia and all the sloughs and streams tributary to it, Is rapidly disappearing from all places easy of ac cess. The wood is chiefly used by paper mills, but an excelsior factory in this city uses a considerable quantity and it is also used for other purposes. For manu facturing excelsior the wood is cut into cordwood and then into blocks like stove wood. These blocks are set upon end In front of .plungers carrying many small, pointed chlBels, which move up and down rapidly, in their "descent each chisel cut ting off a thin shaving. Cottonwood is the only wood used here for making ex celsior, as it i6 tough, and the thin shav ings do not break In pieces when bent; as excelsior made of flr or spruce docs. One manufacturer tried a lot Of white flr for ranking' excelsior, but after cutting up a little took the remainder for fuel. In a few years, unless something cheapen and better Is discovered for making pa per, cottonwood will be scarce in this region. It is a quick grower and If care is taken the supply may be made to last some time. Music op the Blind. A blind man, his wife and a pretty little child have been attracting crowds on the streets of late. The man sings some old-fashioned songs and nls wife plays some sort of a melodeon and has a habit of "batting" her eyes, which creates the Impression that she is blind, or nearly so. Neither the vocal nor the instrumental music is anything extra, but the sight of the sightless couple endeavoring- to make a living for themselves and their little one is pitiful and touching, and many who see it drop a dime or a quarter into the abaloue shell which forms their contribution box. They are wanderers and probably make more money in this way than many a sound couple can by hard work. As us ual in such cases, many report the couple to have plenty of money; but what is g1en to them, is not missed, as they do not stop Jong enough in one place to wear out their welcome and make them selves a burden on the community. The sight of them excites sympathy, but this is one of the mdst short-lived of the gen erous emotions, and cannot be played up on often by the same unfortunate. Homing Instinct or the Salmon. Cats come back, sinners sometimes return, curses and chickens come borne to roost, and a homing- pigeon finds Its way to Its cote from afar; but the homing instinct of all these animals, including- the curses. Is, according to the Astorlan. thrown in the shade by that of the chlnook salmon. Chickens hatched in California from eggs laid in Oregon never came to Oregon to roost, nor would a kitten born in Alaska to a cat raised in Oregon come back -within a thousand miles of Oregon. The Astorlan states that chlnook salmon hatched in a hatchery on the headwaters of the Sacramento River from eggs col lected in Oregon, and marked by cutting off the dorsal fin, have made their way "ba'ck" to this state and are now bslng caught In the Columbia River. This would be wonderful if true, but it Is only a joke. As the headwaters of the Sacramento are not far from the Oregon line, it -would be easier to believe that the marked fish had come overland to the Columbia than by the roundabout water route. Streets Must Be Kept Clean. The police received orders yesterday to serve notice on all householders and business people that the streets must be kept clear of refuse for the Summer. Many complaints have been received lately by the authorities that all sorts of rubbish has Teen thrown on the streets, and the police say that if this practice is persist ed in 4S hours after the notice to quit is received, the offender will be arrest ed. Grass, wet sawdust, broken boxes, and pieces cf paper have recently littered pavements. Str. Bailet Gatzert Dalles Route. Dally excursions from Portland to The Dalles and return. Leave foot Alder street every morning at 7 o'clock, except Monday. The scenery is the grandest on earth, the 6teamer is a palace large, airy staterooms: meals unsurpassed: of ficers kind and obliging. All tourists should take this trip. Call up 'phone Main SSI for all information. Traveler's Baggage Stolen. Charles Xangert, of Chicago, reported to the po lice yesterday that his leather valise, con taining clothing, money and valuable pa pers, had been stolen from the baggage room, at Kalama station, last Thursday. Timber Lands. Liarge tract, railroad running- through It. for sale cheap for cash. Apply to owners, SS Third street " Ma:y Varieties or Mcsn. Of the va riety of a-usn materials now offered fur sale there is no end, anywhere from -J to 1R being in common tuse. As, witu a few exceptions, they are made from tv heat and oats, mainly from the former, the variety exists more in the labels and the minds of consumers than in the mush. Every manufacturer bf such materials is anxious to sell his own particular brand, hence the gTeat diversity of names for the same rolled -wheat or oats. Mush is wholesome for some people, as It makes an unstable foundation for building up a breakfast which allows the structure to disintegrate more rapidly than if the foundation were more stabie. The Scotch have a national reputation, more fanciful than real, as eaters of oat meal porridge or much, or, as they call it, "brose"; al so sowans, a sort of thin gruel, ana scones, a thin cake, made from oat meal, and It is asserted that some of the most powerful, hardy and enduring-men In the "wur-ruld" have been raised on these oat products. Lately a kilted Highlander has been perambulating the streets of this city, armed with a bagpipe, the dulcet notes of which attract people to the doors where they are met by a trio of bare legged young gillies, who serve on them samples of Scotch Oats, so- called. Pro prietors of other mush materials, prob ably influenced by jealousy, have given out that If a man eats much of these Scotch oats his pantaloons will slough away and he -will sprout a kilt or petti coat, and in a short time become a High land lad, with bare knees and a bagpipe, and will go wandering around the world playing plbrochs, reels and strathspeys and dancing the Highland fling, till he is dead. This would be terrible, if true, and to avoid such a fate one would be jus tified In sticking to the old Oregon style of breakfast hot biscuits and bacon. Dope Fiend Has a Good Time. A story is going the rounds of a joke played by one Charles Schmeltzer, a dope fiend, on his guardian and another lawyer, both of whom are said to be county employes or officials. It appears that Schmeltzer had a "fortune" left him by some relative In the East, of which, of course, his guard Ian has control. He has spent much of his time in Jail here for several years, and Is so thoroughly disreputable that it Is not desirable that he should be given much money to spend here. So he pleaded to be sent to California and to be fur-' nlshed with money to enjoy himself there. He was accordingly given a small portion Of his fortune, and in order that it might last him longer, the county furnished him With a ticket to San Francisco, paying the charity rate of $10 therefor. Schmelt zer started for California, paying his own fare to Oregon City, whence he re turned to Portland, and. It Is said, sold his charity ticket to a scalper, and added the sum obtained to the money he had been given for his trip. He hired a team and went sporting around and enjoying himself, and telling all his friends at the opium joints that his guardian has thou sands of dollars belonging to him. This Is probably only a pipe dream. Schmelt zer, however, had hardly commenced en joying life before he was caught and sent to jail again. He should be made to refund to the county the price of that charity 'ticket. New Block tor Sixth Street. The occupants of the row of one-story shacks at the southeast corner of Stark and Sixth streets will move out this morning and the work of tearing down the build ings will be commenced. Excavating for the foundations for the brick block to be built there will be commenced as soon as the first of the shacks Is cleared away. The building will be a handsome one of light-colored brick, with terra cotta trim mings, and will greatly improve the ap pearance of the corner. The wooden building on the northwest corner of the same streets, which Is having a new story built under it and an extensive addition made on the rear end, will furnish quar ters for a saloon and an. oyster house, now located in the shacks to be torn down. The upper part of the building, It is said, is to be occupied by "snorting men" gamblers, probably so there is likely to be saloons on thr.ee corners of the Intersection, and it will be a "sporty" neighborhood. 'A building fronting on Stark street, at the rear of Sam Wolfe's, Is to be occupied, It Is said, by a Turkish bath establishment Heard Only the Singing. There has been some discussion of late in regard to methods of attracting attendance to the Churches on Sunday. Some favor trained choirs, others congregational singing, while some think that a higher grade of preaching is the only legitimate attrac tion. Yesterday a reporter who had been detailed to report a morning sermon at one of the churches overslept himself, and did not reach the church till the con gregation -was coming out. Espying: a friend in the crowd, he applied to him for information about the sermon. "Oh, I can't tell you anything about the ser mon," said the man: "I came only to hear the music" "But you must have heard the sermon," urged the reporter. ''No; I did not I was asleep all the time the choir was not singing." This man Is evi dently cut out for an angelic chorister, if he ever .gets where the angels are, which is doubtful. Holding for Higher Prices. It Is a standing rule with some people who have products to sell to accept the first good offer they receive. This Is found In the long run to be a very good rule, although sometimes money is made by waiting for a higher market Some people, however, rarely sell when offered a good price, but insist upon holding on for a better one, and these more often lose than gain by waiting. A case in point was a lot of sev eral tons of very good dried apples con signed to a commission house on Front street a few days ago. The shipper was offered 6 cents per pound for them last Fall, but would not sell. After he had gone to the expense of shipping them here he could not get any more than 3 cents per pound for them, and so decided to warehouse them, which, added to freight and truckage, will cost him quite a sum. Old Wine in Old Cabks. At the Cus toms Appraiser's office are several casks of old wine. At least, the wine is sup posed to be old, as the casks look as if they had been stored In an underground vault for many years. The contents of these casks are protected by a wire fas tened around them and over the bung, where it Is fastened with a seal of lead. This enables the casks to be shipped in cars with other freight If they were not sealed they would have to be shipped In a car devoted specially to liquors not sealed. Some Imagine the bung was sealed to prevent any of the contents being ab stracted, but the liquor from such casks is sometimes abstracted by starting a hoop and boring a gimlet hole, which, after the liquor has been stolen, is plugged and the fioop driven back to its place. Odd Fellows Visit Cleonb Farm. Several members of the Odd Fellows' lodges drove out to the farm at Cleone, owned by the Grand Lodge, yesterday and took a look at the place. They went over the farm pretty generally, and were convinced It is good property. The two story building, which was. built for a home over 12 years ago, has never been used. Some persons have examined it with a view of purchasing and trans forming it into a composite grist-mill at Falrview. It would answer for that purpose. Cleanup in Sellwood District. A wagon will make the rounds In Sellwood district Thursday for the purpose of haul ing tin cans, old wire and other rubbish, and residents are requested to be ready to make contributions to the load. Under the direction of its Sub-Board of Trade. Sellwood district has been cleaning up the back yards, vacant lots and blocks, and Thursday is the time fixed for haul ing the debris away. The board will fur nish the wagon. Reception at Unitarian Chapel. The John Burroughs Society and the Woman's Club expect to tender a reception to Er nest Steon-Thompson after the lecture this evening. The reception will be given in th'e chapel of the Unitarian Church from 9:30 to 10:30. Members of the society and club with escorts and friends are invited. Real Estate for Sale. See Arthur, Kohn, 2S5H Washington street t 'Inventory op a Junk Shop. Several J Deputy Sheriffs and a Deputy Coroner oT iwu nave uetu uu:j iui acvciai ujo malting an inventory of the contents of a junk store on Davis street They say there is only one thing more needed to complete their education, and that Is to make a catalogue for a rummage sale. Any one who has ever ventured Into a junk store can have some Idea of the amount of work involved in making an In ventory of the stock. Piles of all sorts of old cast-Iron scrap must be handled and weighed. Piles of rusty iron pipes must be measured s to length and size and accurately counted. Barrels of old bottles, piles of old leather belting, old gum boots, old rope, tons of old rags, to describe which half a dozen adjectives would be necessary, must all be -counted or weighed or sized up in some manner. Boxes of old brass, old tools, old metal of all kinds in all shapes, old machinery, old books, old waste paper must all be arranged, counted or weighed and classi fied 'and noted, and the office furniture, consisting of a fumble-down desk and two old chairs, carefully listed. The fail ure or attachment of a junk dealing firm, the absconding of one of, the partners DANGER FOR PORTLAND CITY'S INTERESTS IX MSHAUSSI aiUST BE PROTECTED. If Bis Lines "Will Sot Pool Their Interests, Independent Line Should Be Built. William Reid, secretary of the Port land, Nehalem & Tillamook Railway Com pany, sees danger ahead for Portland un less the transcontinental railroad inter ests represented by Harriman, Hill and Morgan can be Induced to pool their In terests in the Nehalem country. If they build separate lines Into Nehalem and Tillamook they will divert the traffic from Portland. Mr. Reld says the business men of Portland should protect their 'Interests by urging the transcontinental lines to take up the Nehalem project on a basis eoo9S BENEFACTORS OF OREGON. JOHN LEDYARD.'. John X.edyard, the explorer. Is entitled to a place among the benefactors of Oregon, for the reason that his effort to reach the Northwest Coast of America by way of Siberia and the Pacific was tho forerunner of the Lewis; and Clark expedition. Ledyard was- born in Groton, "Conn., In 1751. At 18 he entered Dartmouth College as a divinity student, to fit himself for missionary work among the Indians. He could not, however, put up with the restraints of uni versity discipline, and absented himself from college, spending six montha among the Indians of the Six Nations. This wild life infatuated him, and after making a canoe voyage down the Connecticut River to Hartford, he went to New London, where he shipped as a common sailor for Gibraltar. He chanced to be In London when Captain Cook was about starting on his third and last voyage, and joined the expedition. He was with Cook when the latter was killed, on February 14, 1770. on the Island of Hawaii. In 1784, With the idea of fitting out an expedition to the Northwest Coast of America, Ledyard -visited Cadiz, and then remained for a time at Lorlent. Afterward, in Paris, he met Thomas Jefferson, then American Minister to France; La Fayette, Paul Jones, and others, all of whom made efforts to procure for MtO the necessary means to carry out his designs. Every effort failed, however, and Jefferson made In the explorer's behalf an application to Empress Catherine II of Russia for permission to pass through her dominions, as Ledyard had now formed the Intention of journeying across Eastern Asia, and by way Of Beh rlng Sea, to the "Western Hemisphere. Receiving no answer to this applica tion, Ledyard finally went to London, and there he at last succeeded In ob taining the necessary money. He proceeded to Hamburg-, thence to Copen hagen and Stockholm, Where he attempted to cross tho Gulf ot Bothnia on the Ice to the coast or Finland, but. meeting open water, he was obliged to Change his course and Without companion, traversed on foot the entire distance to the north of the gulf. Immediately under the Arctic Circle, and so made hla way to St. Petersburg. He now procured a" passport from Empress Cath arine, and started for Siberia, In company with a Scotchman In the Russian service. He reached Irkutsk, and from there sailed down the Lena River in a. small boat, tout was obliged to return. Early in 1788 he was arrested by order Of tllO BmprCSB, conducted to the frontiers orSoland, and dismissed from Russia. The reason for this summary proceeding was never given, but it Is BlippoSad that Ledyard was suspected of being a spy. Iedyard died at Cairo, Egypt. January 17, 1789. Nehalem and Tillamook will so south via the Corvallis-Albany route and a direct train go dally from Albany to Astoria and vice versa via Sheridan. I am no prophet nor the son of a prophet, and, while Portr land capitalists and moneyed men and heavy property-owners may say all, 'Wolf, wolf, there Is no "wolf coming,' yet the" wolf will be there, and this plan consum mated within, three years mark my words unless we do something Immediately. "How is this to be avoided and Port land secure the Nehalem country? I hold In one of three ways: First Before this fight comes and before the Northern Pacific builds Its Scappoose-Nehalem branch, which President Mellen says will be commenced this Summer or Fall, In a letter he has directed to me, let the Portland people meet, appoint a commit tee to wait upon the three transcont inental lines, and say that they, the Port land moneyed men, will build these first 43 miles from near Linnton to summit Coast Range at the estimated cost of ?650,000, In first mortgage bonds, for the Northern, Southern and Union Pacific to own and acquire a permanent joint own ership in isame one-third to each com panyoperating It in the name of Port land, Nehalem & Tillamook Railway Company, and In exchange therefor they to supply their own rolling stock and give to the Portland moneyed men taking these ?550,000 bonds their Joint and sev eral obligations, guaranteeing principal and the Interest, $33,500 per year, on these bonds to the Portland owners. "Second Lease to the three transconti nental lines these 43 miles, Jointly, for 99 years or lees, at an annual rent, as per mitted by the Oregon railway corpora tions act, passed In 1SS7. If this second proposition is chosen, Portland people need hot furnish the money on bonds for J650,O0O, as we know already an Eastern syndicate which will guarantee to supply that money on a lease. "Third It the three transcontinental lines express to the Portland committee, which is here proposed to wait upon them, that .they would wish no bonds or other "indebtedness over the Fortland-Ne-halem line, then let each company con tribute $250,000, or $750,000 in all, which would Include rolling stock, and become Joint owners and managers of that line, Just as these three companies now pro pose to own and operate the Burlington system one-third Interest to each. To Portland either mode is an enormous gain, securing perpetually all the Neha lem and Tillamook traffic pas"sing direct ly through this city for redistribution, and enhancing the value of city of Port- land property permanently. "If the three transcontinental lines can not be got to agree to thus own the Port-land-Nehaleni line, and insist on carry ing through their Individual plans separ ately for the Nehalem country and Tilla mook, as I have indicated above, then there Is no other course left for the Port land people than to protect this city's interests and complete the 43 miles from near Linnton to the Coast Range sum mit, the shortest route, for $650,000 In bondB this Summer, and thus perpetually secure to Portland the traffic of .that re gion beyond any peradventure and profits of the stock. I have no financial or other property Interests In Portland, and there fore speak disinterestedly In her people's Interests." ting under way. It Is now up to the peo ple, and every person In the state should constitute himself a committee of one to get a hustle on and assist in making it a success. Here Is an opportunity to show the world that we can do just as big things out here in Oregon as the peo ple of any state in the Union can do, and that we can do them Just as gracefully and well. 366 DAYS IN ONE YEAR Not in 1901. but there will be In 1904. This year the O. R. & N. Co.'s "Portland Chicago Special" will leave every day for the East and will continue Summer and Winter to furnish the best railway ac commodations extant. Ask. the city ticket agent at Third and Washington about our leader, as well as other trains and lowest rates. WHERE TO DINE TODAY. The place Portland Restaurant. Loca tion 305 Washington, near Fifth. Reason why Best In the city. DOWN BELOW BED-ROCK. For XX century snap In spectacles and eyeglasses, see my ad on this page. WALTER REED, Optician. O0a999eeeee9eeeeeeeeeeeeo9ee99eeeeea90 with some of the junk, or the proceeds thereof, made It necessary In some way for the Coroner to intervene in the settle ment of the firm's affairs. As the stock is generally known as "dead horse," the Coroner seems a very proper officer to attend to it, but about half the stock would be better for going through the hands of an undertaker, or a crematory. At last accounts the inventories of the Deputy Sheriffs and Deputy Coroners dif fered to the extent of several pieces of old Iron and a bag or two of rags and waste paper. Will Develop Antelope Coal. The first election of officers and directors of the newly organized Columbia Coal & De velopment Company will ' be held this evening in the office of O. M. Rosendale, Oregonlan building. The capital is ?o00, 000, and the stock will probably be dis posed of in New York. The property of the company, consisting of coal land, Is near Antelope, and some of the seams on the surface are three feet wide, in places. Mr. Rosendale, who is a mining engineer, returned yesterday, after thoroughly In specting the company's property, and it is understood that his recommendation Is that the measures are valuable and that the coal Is of excellent quality. Several blacksmiths around Antelope have re ceived specimens of the company's coal, and have used It In their forges, with ex cellent results. The ground Is to be opened up at once. Some of those Inter ested in the new company are Dr. H. R. Biersdorf, Ernest House, F. F. Sedgast and O. M. Rosendale. Past Sachems' Outing. About 1600 peo ple went to The Dalles yesterday, in the fourth annual railroad excursion of the Past Sachems Association of Oregon. It was a typical day for an outing, and the girl with the red waist, white skirt, straw hat and young man was much in evidence when the trains left the Terminal depot. The usual late passenger was there, and he ran after and tried to board the last car of the first section, but missed his hold and fell and was severely cut about the bodv. "Never mind," said he: "I'll go with the next train," and he did, get ting his Injuries dressed at The Dalles. The picnic grounds never looked pret tier, and the baseball game between the Alblnas and The Dalles team was much enjoyed, but the girls did not like It when The Dalles team won by 18 runs to 9. "All right; wait until The Dalles nine comes to Portland," said the losers, good naturedly. Bricklayers' Picnic. The Bricklayers' Union gave the first Sunday picnic of the season yesterday at Hohse's Park. The day was ideal, and a large crowd attend ed. Dancing was the principal amuse ment. Cathedral Class Tuesday, May 14, First Presbyterian Church, at 8:15 P. M. Professor James F. Ewing will guide the class among "The Literary and Historical Shrines of Germany." See local on last page. Rev. W. D. Simonds at the Unitarian Church this evening. Subject: "Jesus and Caesar: Two Masters of Men." Slugs. Slug Shot will kill them. Buy It from the Portland Seed Co., corner Alder and Front streets. that would be satisfactory to the me tropolis. If that effort falls, Portland should build the Nehalem railroad and thus safeguard Its rights in a rich terri tory which is tributary to it. To a reporter Mr. Reld said yesterday; "The recent fight between the money interests which control the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, under one executive head In E. H. Harriman, and the other, the Northern Pacific and Great Northern, under control of J, Plerpont Morgan, be tokens no good to Portland if continued. It teaches the lesson that not until one of these systems enters a new territory does the other take action. So will It be very soon here. Whenever the North ern Pacific Insists on building and active ly commences to construct Its Scappoose Nehalem line, the Union-Southern com bination will step In. not by building a line direct from Portland to Nehalem, because not 40 days ago It had that Op portunity offered it by simply guaran teeing the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook Railway Company that it would, within tho next two years, build over their route and surveys direct into this city on a 1 per cent grade. Mr. Harriman declined. Why? I can plainly see the reason now to follow the plan C. P. Huntington fin ished before his death, but was unable to consummate it When Mr. Hunting ton refused me connections or trackage into Portland 10 months ago, he then said in his letter that the Southern Pacific would build this Summer (1301) a short branch line from Sheridan to Tillamook City, which I had surveyed 15 years ago on a 1 per cent grade. That line, he said, would not only be extended into the Ne halem,, but carried to Astoria, and would serve, he said, all the purposes bf Port land's getting lumber from that territory via Sheridan. "So long as the Northern Pacific does not build Its Scappoose-Nehalem branch, the Union-Southern combination will keep its hands off, but never will allow the Northern Pacific to control alone all of that vast Nehalem territory. If the Union-Southern will not take the Port-land-'Nehalem direct railway and short est into Nehalem, as we offered It, with out paying- anything. It is clear to me that it intends to kill two birds with One stone namely, extend that short branch from Sheridan to Tillamook and Nehalem, secure that local traffic away from the Northern Pacific, and also build on to the north bank of Young's Bay, and Astoria a level grade and thus cut off Ham mond's road from ever doing them any harm whatever at Astoria, and still pos sess a twofold termini to the Southern and Union Pacific combination, namely, at Portland and at Astoria. With what results to Portland? That the city shall receive all her lumber and produce via Sheridan, the latter being distant 67 miles now by rail over the West Side O. & C. to the Union Depot round Robin Hood's barn, of course, as Huntington intended, but nevertheless not as long a route as to Astoria and thereafter over Hammond's line to Portland. What lumber Is des tined for Union Pacific points over the O. R. & N. Co.'s line will be delivered to the latter at the Union Depot over the West Side road from Sheridan, and what freight goes to California from Astoria, Naturally Portland's Territory. St. Helens Mist. The railroad fever seems to be absorbing the attention of Portland's business men to yie exclusion of every other consid eration except the big exposition. This is a very commendable spirit In many respects, but it Is especially gratifying to many of us, because of its tendency to ward the development of Portland's trib utary commerce, which has been too long neglected. If the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook Railroad proposition material izes It will open to commerce the richest portion of eWstern Oregon, and be the means of annually putting into Portland's market products whose value will reach many thousands of dollars. The people of Portland will make no mistake In push ing this latest railroad movement to a successful termination at the earliest pos sible moment. IMPORTANT TESTIMONY. Portland, Or.. May 10, 1901. To whom it may concern: For more than 30 years I have been a sufferer from sick headache. I have been much troubled with constipation all my life and for more than two years I have been greatly annoyed with a distressing form of diabetes. About two months ago I began drinking "Whltter Medical Springs Water" and have continued its use to the present time. As a result I have not been afflicted with evenas much as a symptom of sick headache since I commenced using this water. My consti pation has .disappeared and my bowels move regularly and I am no longer har assed 'with sufferings from diabetes. Prior to beginning the use of this water I had tried nearly all sorts of remedies without avail as to any of the above-named ail ments. It therefore affords" me pleasure to give these words of testimony as to the merits of the "Whltter Medical Springs Water." H. W. PARKER, Foot of Mead Street. Portland, Or. The Best for the Honey A Stylish Street Oxford Queen Quality Oxfords. $2.50 Kibo Kid. Patent Tip, Welted Sole, Extension Edge, Medium Heel. Exact Reproduction of this Strle Shoe. SOLE AGENTS fi tBI V 1 E. C. QODDARD & CO. ORE G ONI AN BUILDING Constipation, which gives rise to many eravcr troubles, Is curea" and preventea toy Carter's Little Ll-e-er- Pills. Try them and you will be convinced. I - No More Dread ff&JlbnesJor EAST SIDE NEWS. WlUsbnrg People Trying to Get a Fruit Cannery. WIllBburg people are after a. frult-can-nlng: establishment, to be located near the Portland "Woolen Mill, on Johnson Creek. A. N. Wills, representing the large property-owners of that district, said yes terday that a strong effort is being made to induce outside capital to start the can nery. The Inducements offered are a site, well placed and convenient to the South em raclflc, and a bonus or lana and money. Mr. Wills says the canning es tablishment is sure to come, and the work for it will continue until It 1b secured. Persons are now figuring on the enter prise, and Mr. Wills Is In communica tion with others on the subject. It is believed" that the location offered cannot be excelled, as there Is a large fruit country at hand and transportation facil ities are good. ror ZetYepr&ss Mas frtsffon . rr T .rwiif;t 5 o PpfCGS consistent with Good Work Engraving" Department Oregonlan Pub.Co. .J I lOl ObbO oh OehOmi O bsO OSTEOPATHY Which Is worthy the Investigation f of any one Interested In the best H way of getting well and keeping m o welL o ji. Consultation and examination free, n 1 DR. W. A. ROGERS 1 O Graduate under "Sill!," Founder of Osteopathy O IHARQUAJI Bide- Room G33. !g Literature Free. Telephone Main 27. m (MOHOaOHOHBOiHOHO ofthe TEETH EXTRACTED AND FILLED ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN by our late scientific method applied to tha gums. No sleep-producing agents or co caine. These are tha only dental parlors In Portland having PATENTED APPLI ANCES and Ingredients to extract, fllf and apply gold crowns and procelala crowns undetectable from natural teeth, and warranted for 10 years. WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. All work done by GRADUATED DENTISTS of frqm 12 to 20 years experience, and each depart ment in charge of a specialist. Glva us a call, and you will find us to do exactly as we advertise. We will tell you la ad vance exactly what your work will cose b7 FREE EXAMINATION. POPULAR PRICES NO PLATES EtSrtf?8vr v ! rl W'HHK9u?Ldi nBa S tf Y 1 ilsr WJHjil1lllUUtlmi. X. I. , i. i fli'l'l ,W New York Dental Parlors MAIN OFFICE: Fourth and Morrison st3.. Portland. Or. HOURS: 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M.: Sundays. 8:30 A. iL. to 2 P. M. , BRANCH OFFICE: 614 First Avenue. Seattle. Washington. LBfB RE3N, SV& IP IJS&TI 6P& A Mh r MfVfSf Slafll? ...rttf , J.- Serious Runaway Accident. A few days ago a frightful runaway oc curred at Troutdale In which J. Rose erans, of Troutdale, and a man named Yarwood, of Falrview, were Injured, the latter seriously. They were hauling a load of railway ties from a saw mill In the vicinity of, Pleasant Home, and had reached the so'uth end of Main street. From this point down to the tie yard is a steep Incline, about 450 feet long. Just as Mr. Rosecrans turned his four-horse teana from the county road on the Incline the horses became unmanageable, and dashed toward the tie yard at break-neck speed. The wagon upset and the men were thrown to the ground with great violence. Yarwood was partly covered with the ties, and seemed dangerously in jured. Rosecrans escaped with severe bruises. Yarwood was sent to the coun ty hospital for treatment, and Rosecrans was taken to his home. His Injuries are not serious. Yarwood Is still at the hos pital. His Injuries were Internal, but he will Tecover. PRICE BOTTOM OF LADDER QUALITY TOP OF LADDER BEST BY TEST iam now offering Spectacles and Eyeglasses Which are positively superior To similar articles ever Offered for the money on the Pacific Coast, 0I Af7r7 JaXM', i mn U . (J3W h)ifflFM PACKETS OF TEN .10 I URGESIZE15 543 BROADWAY. NY. ULS.A. FLHG of Every Description WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. v3 Preaching: by Dlrthop Dnbba. Bishop Rudolph Dubbs. of the United Evangelical churches, finished his work in Oregon yesterday. He preached In the morning in the First Church, East Tenth and East Sherman streets, to a large con gregation; at 3 P. M., In the First Ger man Church, and In the evening in the Second Church, In Upper Alblna. Methodist Chnrcli Dedication. Rev. I, E. Rockwell, presiding elder for Portland district, dedicated the new Meth odist Church at Warren yesterday morn ing. There was a large attendance. East Side Notes. The G. A. R posts have appointed com mittees and started preliminary prepara tions for the usual Memorial day exer cises. There will be an open meeting of Mult nomah Tent, No. 67, K. O. T. M., at the hall, East Seventh and Stephens streets, tomorrow evening. Arnold Llndsey will deliver an address. Ladles are invited. The funeral of M. Hall, who committed suicide at Salem, took place yesterday afternoon from Castle Hall, In. Hill's building, corner Williams avenue and Rus sell street. The services were conducted by Calanthe Lodger ICnights of Pythias. The Oregon Yacht Club has moved Its boathouse out in the river some distance from the shore, so it will not Interfere with the log raft of the oar factory. The boathouse Is now reached by a floating bridge. Several of the new yachts were on the river yesterday. Dr. Wise has removed; to rooms 211. 212 and 213. The Failing, cor. 3d and Wash. Everybody's Responsibility. St. Helens Mist. 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