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4 irwtttu: VOL. XLIL NO. 13,018. EORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1902. price five Cents. DON'T OVERLOOK THIS CUE We can supply you Bar Fixtures, Billiard Supples Don't purchase without ROTHCHILD BROS. SOMETHING NEW La Fama de Joseph PEER OP HAVANA CIGARS Blumauer-Frank Drug Co. Wholesale and Importing; Drnggliia Assets $331, 039,720.34 Surplus $71,129, 042.06 "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." L. Samuel, Manager, 306 Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon fUllj XETSCHAN, P tflfEKTH AXD WASntNuTOn STREETS, PORTUNO, HE8M CHANGS OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: .... $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Dty DR. FOWLER'S lUMI and MALT JL T JLakes JL T JLuscle There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE For Sale by All Drujrslsts. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers We try to do our work GOOD. Compare it with others, then judge for yourself. W. G. McPHERSON Heating and Ventilating Engineer ' 47 FIRST ST., bet. Ash and Pine GAS AND ELECTRIC FIXTURES LATEST DESIGNS MOST REASONABLE PRICES OUR PARQUETT FLOORING must be seen to be appre ciated. Only thing of the kind in Portland. Seewr self-lighting gas mantles. , AMERICAN TANK & FIXTURE CO. ITS FOURTH STREET Y. M. C A. BOTLDING. , HEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS Old-established and reliable dentists, where all work is guaranteed absolutely painless. ifO PLATES ttfgif. Full Set Teeth $5.00 REQUjfrr)MB Gold Crowns 5.00 Gold Fill 1.00 Our offices are not managed by ethical dentists, but by Eastern graduate specialists. NEW YORK DENTISTS Frths-' Death of a Horse-Trainer. LONG BRANCH, N. J., Aug. 3L Charles Llttlefleld, Jr., the trainer and former Jockey for J. B. Haggin, died today at Bradley Beach of Brlght's disease, aged 40 yeans. Bright Phoebus, the winner ol the .Realization, was among the noted horses trained by Ldttlefield and his father. Llttlefleld sold out to a Callfomlan, who afterward captured the big prize. Professor Virschowts Illness. BERLIN, Aug. 31. Professor Vlrschow, the famous scientist, was brought here today from Hapeburg In an ambulance. Hopes are still entertained that the pro fessor may rally from bis present Illness. with everything in first consulting us. 20 - 26 North First Streef Portland, Oregon DISTRIBUTERS ML G. W. KfOWLES, Km ORIENTAL SPLENDOR... In coloring: and Hem terns irlll he found in oar nevr find. lenutilal display of floor Coverings EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J.G.Mack&Co. 86 and 88 Third St. Opposite Chamber of Commerce. Fourth and Morrison Sts. Portland, Or. Cipher Telegrams for Africa. NEW YORTC Ait tr 21. Th Pnmmr..in1 Cable Company has sent out the following "The Portuguese Government announces that telegrams In secret language for Loda and Bengula will be accepted subject to condition that copies of the code be de posited witn tne authorities at those places." Crime of Drink and Jealousy. CARROLJjTON, ill., Aug. 3L Dr. A. O Miller shot and killed his wife today and attempted to kill his little daughter, but succeeded m mulcting only a slight wound. He then swallowed laudanum and died. Drinking and Jealousy caused the trouble. LEADING HIS PARTY President Is Reforming the Political Issues, TRUSTS ARE NOT TO BE IGNORED "What the Republican Congressional Committee Had Determined Shonld Be a. ShadoTT He Touched and It Became & Substance. In a speech at Providence. R. If, Au gust 23. President Roosevelt said: "The corporations, and. therefore, those great corporations containing some tendency to monopoly, which we have grown to speak of rather loosely as trusts, are the creatures of the state, and the state not only has the right to control them, but Is In duty bound to control them wherever he need for such control Is shown. There Is clearly a need of supervision. The sufllclent warrant for It Is to be found over and over RKaln In any of the various evils resulting from the present system, or rather lock of system. "There is In our country a- peculiar difficulty In the way of eexreclslng such suprrtslon and control, because of the peculiar division of governmental power. When the industrial conditions were simple, very little control was needed, and no trouble was caused by the doubt as to where power was lodged under the Constitution. Now condi tions are complicated, and we find It difficult to frame National legislation which shall be adequate, while as a matter of practical experience state ac t'on has proved entirely Insufficient, and in all probability cannot or will not be made sufficient, to meet tho needs of the case. I believe that the Nation must assume this power of con trol by legislation, and If it becomes evident that the Constitution will not permit needed legislation, then by Con stitutional amendment. "The Immediate need in dealing with trusts is to place them under tho real, not nominal, control of some sovereign, to which, as its creature, the trusts shall owe allegiance, and In' whose cuorts tho sovereign's orders may with certainty be enforced. In my Judgment, this sovereign must be the .National Government. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- ever before in American history a Presi dent has made speeches that were so in tently listened to, that were so weighty In their Import as to the Immediate political future of the country, or that would have such direct bearing upon the policies of the two great political parties, as those recently made by President Roosevelt in New England. His speeches on the sub ject of trusts will serve to Illustrate this. His bringing forward of the Cuban ques tion might also serve as an Illustration, because on Cuba, too, ho Is leading and making sentiment, rather than following it; but his trust speeches have attracted such attention, have created such a com motion in the political world and are causing such a rearranging of political lines, that for the hour they are th para mount topic of political discussion. In cne speech, that he delivered on Au gust 23. the President brought conspicu ously to tho front an Issue that the party leaders all hoped to see Ignored by the Republicans. In two speeches he practi cally rearranged the polltcal map of the country, so far as the campaigns of 1902 and 1904 are concerned. He touched what tho Republican Congressional committee had determined should be a shadow, and It sprang into substance. He threw behind all the advice the Cabinet Ministers and Senators and "captains of industry" had been giving him, and, drawing his sword, made a leading issue on which ho will stand or fall as a Presidential candidate two years hence. Many Influential men In the party had hoped that prevailing pros perity might be the Republican keynote in tho Fall campaign. The pronounced stand of the President regarding trusts not only caused embarrassment in the Congressional campaign committee, which had given Instructions to Ignore the sub ject of trusts, but the Democrats, who had Intended making their Fall campaign largely on the trust issue, found much of theft- ammunition exploded by the Presi dent's threat to press legislation, and' were horrified because he proposed to in vade the sacred doctrine of states rights by a Constitutional amendment, if neces sary. No doubt the President recognizes tho difficulties which must be encountered In carrying out hl3 programme of bringing the great corporations directly under Na tional control, but ho docs not hesitate to speak straightforwardly on that account Representative Pou, of North Carolina, has returned from a campaigning tour through Maine. He says that President Roosevelt's declared Intention of pursuing tho trusts has aroused antagonism to his nomination two years hence, and that un less he shall Inform the big industrial combinations that he hopes for no legis lation unfavorable to the trusts he will lose the support of a powerful element of tho party which has heretofore befriended him. "However honest the President may be," said Mr. Pou, "I do not believe his party will allow him to take any effective action agamst the trusts. If he succeeds in con vincing his own party that he Is In earnest It will be difficult for him to secure the nomination two yeas from now. That means he will do nothing. It Is a fact al so that If he forces anti-trust legislation many contributions to the Republican campaign fund will be lost to the party. The Republican party in such an event would be 1,000,000 votes short of a majori ty, and upon the issue of tariff revision the Democrats wo'ild sweep the country in old-time Democratic fashion." Dlclc to Sacceed Hanna. Arthur J. Rowley, of Akron, O., who has been prominent In the Republican politics of the" Buckeye State, makes the prediction that Senator Hanna will re tire at the end of his present term and be succeeded by Representative .Dick. "If Senator Hanna .Infonds to retire, as I be lieve he does," said Mr. Rowley, "It Is easy to understand why he refuses at this time to announce the fact. Sir. Hanna wishes General Dick to succeed him when he Is icady to step down, and, by allow ing It to be understood that he will be a candidate for re-election, other aspirants arc kept out of the race until Dick has a chance to get his fences well up. General Dick could have the nomination for Gov ernor next year, .almost without a contest; but It Is plain to be seen that his eyes are not fixed on tha Governorship." GREETED THE PRESIDENT. Citizens of Thompson's Point Were Enthusiastic Proceed Today. BURLINGTON Vt, Aug. 31. After hav ing spent tho night at the country resi dence of Secretary Shaw on Lake Cham plain, President Roosevelt was conveyed In the steam yacht El Freda to the Shell burn farms, the homo of Dr. W. Seward Webb, where ho will remain over night. His arrival at Thompson's Point last night was made the occasion for a great demonstration, fully 400 people having gathered to welcomeTiIm. There was an elaborate display of red lights and fire works, tho latter Including some beauti ful set pieces, while numerous small craft on the lake, which had been gathered to gether especially for the event, tooted their whistles, fired salutes and In other ways snared In tho tumult. t Ascending the steps of the Shaw residence the Pres ident in a brief address thanked the as semblage for having turned out In such uiumbers to greet him. At the conclusion ratJiis remarks he was cheered vociferously and the crowd dispersed. Those of tho party who did not accom pany the President to Thompson's Point were entertained today by a committee of 100 representing the business men of Bur lington. A special steamer had been char tered, and they were taken for -a 50-mile sail on Lake Champlaln. After a brief stop at Valcours to take on Congressman Joseph E. Sibley, the boat continued up the lake to Bluff Point, N. T.t landing at the dock of the Champlaln Hotel. After luncheon a drive was taken around the grounds. On their return here about 6 o'clock the party was given a trolley ex cursion about tho city and out to Fort Ethan Allen. Tomorrow morning "the President will return to Burlington and continue his Journey, starting at 10 o'clock. TRAIN BLOWN FROM TRACK Three Persons Killed Outright and Three Fatally Injured. OWATONNA. MIii., Aug. 31. The wreck on the Chicago & North-western road; five miles west of here, last night, when a train was blown from the track by a tor nado, probably was. the worst that has happened In this section of the state. Three are dead, four are fatally Injured and 34 others received injuries, some of them .of a serious character. The deadr DEDMA.it PETEKSON..5 yearn old. We- UNKNOWN WOMAN, about 30 years old, supposed to have come from Xrake Mills. Ia. n Fatally Injured: Mrs. A. F. Bickford. Albert Lea, Minn. A. C. McConnell, Brookings, S. D. Caroline McCune, W'orthington, Minn. Conductor W. H. Kensle. The six coaches were picked up as if they were feathers and rolled over and over down the steep embankment Four of the coaches caught the full fury of the storm and were carried further than the other two. In these four coaches occurred all tho deaths and the majority of tho Injuries. Many of tho passengers saw a funnel shaped cloud approaching, but had scarce ly time to move in their seats when it struck the train. Great credit Is given Conductor Kensle for his heroic work In rescuing the Injured. Although himself suffering from severe injuries, he refused to accept medical attention until the last of the passengers was out of the wreck. It Is feared he carmot survive. Pushing- Denver-Salt La lie Line. DENVER, Aug. 3L At a special meet ing the stockholders of the Denver, North western & Pacific Railroad decided to Issue $22,500,000 of 50-year 4 per cent first-mortgage gold bonds, and ratified the contract with the Colorado-Utah Construction Com pany to build the road. Th contract pro vides that work Is to begin September 1. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. London papers oppose further concessions to Eoer Generals. Pago 2. More volcanic activity in-Lesser Antilles causes much alarm. Page 2. Government reinforcements arrive at tho Isthmus of Panama. Pago L King of Italy takes leave of Emperor of Germany; Italy said to have received commercial concessions. Page 2. Domestic. How President Roosevelt Is giving new form to political issues. Page 1. Governor Taft says United States will hold Philippine Islands Indefinitely, with view to educating people to self government Page 1. Soldiers are In sympathy with strikers in West Virginia. Page 2. War game starts on the Southern New England Coast Page 2. Pacific Coast. Coos Bay Is waiting for tho railroad to Salt Lake City. Page 3, North Dakota Judge refuses to quash habeas corpus writ of Charles Lt. Fay. Pasco 10. Eighth Infantry headquarters to bo at Fort Lawton, on Puget Sound. Page 3. Annual report of Superintendent Acker man shows large cam in school popula tion of Oregon. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Portland shipments to South Africa show enormous increase. PngeIL Berlin Bourse strong; London stock mar ket unsettled. Page 10. Sport. Portland shut out Helena, score 2-0. Page 4. Butte defeated Seattle, scoro 7-3. Pag 4. Tahoma defeated Spokane, scoro 11-L Page 4. Northwest Baseball League gossip. Page 4. Entries for horse races at the Salem, State Fair. Page 5. Horsemen discuss fairness of Seattle races. Page 4. Football prospects in tho Nor?hw,est Ath letic clubs and colleges. Page 12. t Portland and Vicinity. Race for X.ewls and Clark Fair site lies between' Willamette Heights and Haw thorne Perk. Page 10. Elks' Carnival will open today. Page 12. K. V. Dolph and R. A. Fenbm return from 661-mllc walk. Page 8. Real estate market continues brisk. Page 8. ' Work progresses on East. Side Railway Company's terminal. yards. Page 12. George L. 3aker Is arrested, charged with violating bill-board ordinance; Page 8. Portland ministers discuss Labor Dax. topics, .rage iu. Official programme xst Labor Day celebra tion. Page 12. PHILIPPINE FUTURE Governor Taft Discussed It at a Banquet TO HOLD ISLANDS INDEFINITELY To Edacate Filipinos to State of Self Goveranient and Other Conditions That "Will Enable Them to De cide What' They Want. MANILA, Aug. 31.-rGovernor Taft was given a banquet 'by the American Cham ber of Commerce of Manila last night. Jn an address In reply to a toast, the I GOVERNOR WILLIAM H. TAFT. SPOKE SATURDAY NIGHT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AXD THE PHILDPPINES. Governor discussed- thefuture of the Phil ippines. Ho said the United' States would retain the islands indefinitely, with the view of educating the Filipinos to a state of self-government and other conditions which would enable them to decide whether they desired to become independ ent or be made into a state, like Canada or Australia under Great Britain. Gover nor Taft said he believed the relationship between tho two peoples would bo contin ued and that Americans were here for the benefit of the Filipinos. Tho Ameri cans did not desire tho Islands for selfish purposes, and he promised that American capital would get air treatment here. Continuing, the Governor expressed his belief that commercial interests must ul timately rely upon Filipino labor, although a temporary relaxation ofthe Immigra tion restrictions was possible. He said the United States Civil Service Commission would again recommend to Congress to give the Filipinos a gold standard of cur rency, as the present fluctuation of stand ards Is a disadvantage to everybody. X.uke Wright who acted as Civil Gov ernor of the islands during the recent ab sence of Judge Taft also spoke. He ex pressed the opinion that tho true future of tho islands depends upon the admission of their products to American markets. Wright regretted that the Philippine ques tion had been made a football In' American politics. Sultan Killed hy a Sentry. MANILA, Aug. 31. The Sultan of Blnl dayan, who was held as hostage by the American forces at Camp Vlckers, Island of Mindanao, attempted to escape from his guards last Thursday and was shot and killed by a sentry- The Sultan had been arrested after the recent murders of American soldiers In Mindanao, and was being held pending tho surrender of tho murderers. Agriculture Seriously Depressed. MANILA, Aug. 31. As a result of the war, rinderpest among the cattle and the epidemic of cholera, agriculture is serious ly depressed throughout the Philippines. Governor Taft estimates the area under cultivation this year asv half that of an ordinary year. Many districts are badly Impoverished. Cholera Increasing: in Manila. MANILA, Aug. 3L Cholera Is increas ing. Last Saturday 340 cases were report ed in the provinces. Up to date 27,929 cases and 19,640 deaths from the disease have been reported. THE LARGEST EVER. Newspaper Balloon Starts From Den ver for New York. DENVER, Aug. 31. Big Glory, the larg est balloon ever constructed, was success fully started from this city this afternoon on a trip the purpose of which Is to break the world's long-distance record as well -as all previous records for fast balloon sailing. It Is also intended ultimately to reach New Tork, if possible. The balloon contains 140,000 cubic feet of hydrogen gas, and was built especially for this trip. The -expedition was planned and equipped by the Denver Post The occupants of the balloon are Captains "T. S. Baldwin and Percy Hudson, aeronauts, and C. S. Sher man, a member of the art staff of the Denver Post Bottles containing messages will be dropped to the earth by means of parachutes, and theso messages will in dicate the course of travel and expert ences of the travele'rs. REINFORCEMENTS AT COLON Six Hundred Government Troops oa a Crnlaer. COLON, Aug. 31. The Colombian cruiser Cartagena, under command of Captain Christiansen, with 600 government troops on board, arrived here today. The Carta gena was formerly the, Moorish war vessel Beschlr-es-Salemeh. She la a smart-looking gunboat mounting 12 guns, namely, six machine one-pounders and six Arm strong 12-centimeter guns. The Cartagena made the trip from tho port of Cartagena toColon In 24 hours. Further govern ment reinforcements are expected to reach the Isthmus shortly. Conservatives Are Pleased. PANAMA, Aug. SU The arrival of gov ernment reinforcements from Baranqullla has caused great enthusiasm among the Conservatives. Judging from the news re ceived from the Agua Dulce district. Gen eral BertI Is believed to be holding his ground against the Insurgents.' A few days ago It was reported that the insur gent General Herrera had abandoned the -4- siege of Agua Dulce after an unsaccess- ful attack, and was retreating toward San Diego. This report, however, has not been confirmed. Tho troops which have reached hero will be dispatched to Agu& Dulce, and lt Is believed that General Her-) rera will not be able to repel the attack of tho- army which the government will send against him. GENERAL REFUSES TO OBEY Will Not Give Up Prenldency of State of Ularncnlbo. WILLEMSTAD, Curacao. Aug. 31. It has been learned here that the Venezuelan Government has given orders to General Anguiren, President of the State of Mara caibo, to turn over tne Presidency to Gen eral Ollvalr. General Anguiren has re fused to obey this order, and complica tions are feared. News from an official source has reached Wlllem8tad confirming previous reports that last Friday 550 nfen of the Venezuelan Army, who formed the vanguard of the government forces near Oeumare, deserted to the revolutionists. They took their arms and equipment with them, and car ried theln. chief, General Castillo, a prisoner to the enemy. The 00 government sol diers who have been trying to re-establish traffic on the German railroad from Ca racas to Valencia were repeatedly Inter rupted by the insurgents during Thursday and Friday of last week, and the latter day they were defeated by a detachment of Insurgents near Los Tequaa The town of Los Tequas is now In tho hands of the Insurgents. The Vice-President of Vene zuela during the absence of Castro at Cua Is domiciled in the. Presidential palace, MIrafiores, which Is situated on a hill In Caracas and commands the city. Last Thursday night tho Vice-President's guard heard a shot in the vicinity of MIrafiores and at once began firing their rifles on the city from their position on the stone platform surrounding tho palace. The people of Caracas were very much alarmed for some time. Again for Cindad Bolivar. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug. 31. News reached here from Carupano, Vene zuela. that Governor-General Vetutanl would leave Carupano today with three gunboats and 800 men to bombard a sec ond time Cludad Bolivar, on tho Orinoco River, which Is still In the hands of Vene zuelan revolutionists. Cludad Bolivar, capital of the State of Bolivar, was bom barded by the Venezuelan gunboats Boli var and Restaurador last week, and many persons were killed or wounded. About 600 shells were fired Into the city. Brit ish subjects at Cludad Bolivar have re quested that a warship of Great Britain be sent for their protection. Engineer and Fireman Killed. FAIRCHILD. Wis.. Aug. 31. The fast mall east-bound on the Chicagd & North Western ran Into a washout here about midnight ast night and the engineer and fireman were killed. The first mall car followed the locomotive Into the ditch and was splintered. The mail clerks escaped with slight Injuries. The passenger coaches and sleepers left the track, but did not turn over, and beyond a severe shaking up none of the occupants was hurt. And the Segro Was Lynched. MONTICELIX), Ga., Aug. 31. John Brown, a negro, who attempted to crimi nally assault a 12-year-old girl near here yesterday, was lynched today. . Brown was taken from the Sheriff, who was bringing him to Montlcello for safe keeping, and hanged to a- tree. COOS BAY WAITING WuffiWfijrfor Signs of New ke Railroad. AFRAIDT!PELIEVE TOO SOON Something: Ah oat the Country sail Means of Getting: There Good Harbor Gives It Command of ' Important Commerce Coos Bay is In the dark regarding the plans of the Coos Bay-Salt Lake rail road, but Its people point with satisfac tion to the preliminary -work being dono by the company, and are In hopes they ore to have a. railway from the outside. The work referred to has only been started, but to all "appearances It Is permanent, and Is the beginning- of & large development This much any Coos Baylte will tell you: The new people are paying their bills and are asking no favors. Coos County's growth In population U shown by the following figures from tho United States census: 1860 1870 1880 1890 1000 Now (estimated) .. 445 1.044 4.834 8.874 10.324 ..12,000 Jn 1500,. Coos County tilled 10.520 acres of land, lt k&d 2008 horses and rar.les, 12.023 neat cattle and 10,346 Bhe?p. It had 40.5 mllca -of railroad track. wRIsbbBbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbBV I EMPLRE CITY", Aug. SO. (Staff corre spondence.) C003 Bay Is not greatly agi tated over its new railroad prospects. It had an experience 10 or a dozen years ago that taught lt caution in the matter of town booming. Not that that was par ticularly disastrous locally, but lt Is re membered as a practical lesson in th$ mutability of human affairs, and lt was not really needed to make Coos Bay people conservative. They never dld get excited easily. Now tho people generally take some interest In the talk of new develop ment enterprises, but they refuse to be lieve fully until thoy snail be able to put their fingers in the prints of the railroad spikes and to see the smoke of the loco motive puffing In .from Salt Lake City. Then they will say, "We told, you so," and they will say" the same If tho rall-.rpadpnld-itfjjJJo;i 'The'truth of tfio matter la that Coos Bay people are not unhappy as they are. They can see things coming their way without puzzling their brains oyer 515,000,000 rail road projects, and, generally speaking, what a Coos Bay man does not need to do he does not do. They see the entrance to their harbor getting deeper and deeper until now lt Is certainly ono of the best four of our Pacific Coast They see their marine commerce growing apace, and their own vessels, built at' homo and laden with the products of their own for est and mills cleaving foreign seas. They are beginning to touch elbows with tho great, round world. They see larger ac tivity in their coal mines. They see their dairy products regularly quoted above tho ruling market price, with a demand that 19 never satisfied. Their agriculture is grad ually expanding. Their fisheries are by no means a negligible factor. Theso things they have grown up with; they understand them and are satisfied. Under the circum stances lt Is rather to be expected that they will decllno to fret over possibilities of the future. They leave the future, im mediate or remote, to fate. If, however, others, delving Into the future a little fur ther than human eye can see, should offer for Coos Bay property somewhat mora than lt is worth without the Sal Lako Railroad, your denizen 13 entirely willing to meet on Ills own ground the man of great faith provided the advance be largo enough. You can't drive Coos Bay citi zens into night sweats by that process. Indeed, nothing has yet been devised that will move the Coos Bay denizen unduly. Coos Bay extends a dozen miles inland. Ocean vessels, by taking advantage of tho tides, have been able to take on cargoes several miles up the sloughs beyond the proper limits of the bay. The bones of a coal bunker still stand on Coalbank Slough, about threo miles above Marsh field, and a large business was done there many years ago. Today men are digging out for putting on tho streets of Marsh field the rock that was discharged on the bank by ships that camo In ballast to load coal, 30 or more years ago. Vessels drawing 17 feet of water ascend the bay the 12 miles to Marshfield. The largest ships may enter the bay those drawing SO feet or even more. They meet no ob struction in getting to tho Empire City wharves, but this side of North Bend there Is a shoal spot and lt will be neces sary to dredge there and at one or two other places in the upper bay before the larger craft can get to the head of tha bay. In general outline, the bay Is shaped somewhat like an Inverted V, the first side of which carries a deep channel, tho other being materially shallower. There Is con siderable shoal watet, and tide land out side the navigable channel. This town of Empire City was the flrfl established on Coos Bay, and after halt a century of growth lt rejoices in a popu lation of 250 (estimated). Its site is the envy of all rational town-builders. It occupies a strip of bottom land com fortably 'above the highest tide and reach es back on a grassy bench about 40 feet high, with a slight slope toward the bay.' Of course It faces the ocean, which Is plainly visible across a low sandsplt. Tho town has good wharves, to which has just been added the new one of the Belt Una Railway. The largest sawmill in the State of Oregon occupies the north water front, but lt has been a sorry disappointment from the first It was built by the South ern Oregon Company In the early 'SOs. but lt had been planned by an Eastern sawmill man and the machinery soon proved to be too light for Oregon timber, i Concluded on Third Page.)