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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1902. LIFE OF FRANCHISES Railway Company and Com mon Council Differ. CONFERENCE AS TO SURRENDER Portland Ralbrray Officials Receive Proposal .for Blanket Ordinance xo Ran 23 YenrK, bnt Are 'Doubt ful WJietUer to" Accept. Tho informal conference between Dlafor "Williams,- the Common Council, the Board of Public Works and the reel? dent directors of the Portland Hallway Company, held yesterday afternoon, had no apparent result other than to raise the Question as to the duration of tne fran chises now held by the company. . The company holds that the length of time its shortest franchise has to run Is 21 years; of its longest. 38 years. The Council, or most of its- members, were of the opin ion that the shortest franchise had a life of only 10 years and the longest 3S. In the discussion tho old questions were 'threshed over again, and as an outcome of the matter a rough draft of an ordinance embodying the principal amendments inade by tho committee on streets .and the committee of the whole was submitted to tho ctunpany for Its consideration, and the directors may submit a counter prop osition. City officers who were present ,6tate that the question of compensation rtvas not mentioned in the proposed ordi nance. The conference had been called by &Iayor "Williams, eo that full consideration might be given to Councilman Zlmmer mann's proposition that the company sur render its present franchises and accept In lieu thereof a blanket franchise for 25 tyears. governed by the provisions of the foew charter. If some agreement satlsfac ,ory to the company and the city could iibe reached further discussion would be at an end; if not the Council would have the opportunity of considering further the fedvisahllity of granting tho additional franchises which the company has re quested. All the Councilmen were pres ent except J. P. Sharkey and A. F. Flegel, and all the members of the Board of Public "Works except C. A. Cogswell, who is now In Southern Oregon. The rail way company was represented by the three resident directors. President O. F. iPaxton, General Manager F. L Fuller and J. C. Ainsworth. Reporters did not "attend, for they had received a polite hint that their presence was ttot desired. From what various members said af ter the meeting adjourned, it appeared that it was in the main a repetition of the conference of the committee of the whole with a few important additions. The relations which now. exist and which should exist between the company and the city were discussed in an Informal way, and then the subject of the blanket ordinance was broached. A flat proposi tion was made that if the company should surrender all its present franchises it should receive a blanket franchise for 25 years, but requiring it to repave its portion of streets, relay tracks, etc. The city officers appeared to think that the present franchises ran from 10 to 3S years, put the company's directors" held a differ ent opinion. Their shortest franchise, over Fifth street to Portland Heights, their spokesman said, had a life of ltf years. The Washington. Thirteenth and Sixteenth-street franchises h3d 21 years.. and the Union avenue 38 years to run, The extension granted in 1893, as pub lished in Tne Oregonian Wednesday, was quoted, and the officers went a bit fur ther, and cited another section of the same ordinance. Under the published section the length of the Union avenue franchise might be held to have been reduced to 21 years, hut the one called up is what the company looks upon as the preserving clause of the life of the franchise. It Is as follows: Section 10. Acceptance of this franchise shall operate as a repeal of any and all franchise or franchises heretofore granted to Bald Portland Consolidated Street Railway Company (the predecessor of the Portland Street Railway Company), or its grantors, over all and any parts of the streets granted by this franchise. except the right to use steam as motive power authorized by franchises heretofore granted. ehall contlnuo in favor until January 1, 1805, The provisions of this section shall not be con fitrued as abbreviating or shortening- tho term ior which such original franchises wero grant ed. The company stands upon the ordinance No. S150 from which the section is quot jsd, and it leaves the city to solve the iproblem. The company claims that it has privileges tor from 18 to 38 years; tne city of from 10 to 3S years. The Fifth-street franchise, IS years, is confessed by the city; the "Washington, Thirteenth and Sixteenth-street franchises, which the company says have 21 years to run under the ordinance named, are disputed on the ground that the lines are operated under the original franchises and have only years to run; the Sixteenth-street exten felon and the Union avenue franchise have .respectively 27 and 3S years to run, and Iboth are acknowledged by the city. These J franchises will apparently have to come fjup for future consideration. After the meeting adjourned President Paxton was asked what action his com ..jpany would take in the matter. In re ply he said he had received a rough draft yoi the blanket ordinance, butt he had not rtJjne, to study It and he would not ven 'Sure a hasty opinion. "Will the company accept it?" he was disked. "That I cannot say at present It is a "Question as to whether the company can afford to surrender its former franchises and accept a new one which will extend the life of the Fifth-stroet franchise only- Eevan years; the Washington. Thirteenth fend Sixteenth only four years; reduce the life of the Sixteenth-street extension tw years and tne union avenue 13 years, Then under the new ordinance if w tehould decide to accept It we shall sub itct ourselves In addition to the dlsad vantages I have mentioned to a largely increased obligation in the way of re placing our present tracks, making street repairs not at present required, and pay the city a tax for 25 years on franchises which we now enjoy without any of the burdens I have named and without the compensation to the city asked for. "Will you submit a counter proposl tion to the city, as has been stated?" . "That is a matter yet to be determined. At present I am not prepared to make a statement ROCKEFELLER'S OFFER. Oil Magnate Makes Conditional Gift of ?300,000 to Columbia. NEW YORK, Oct. 24. At the meeting of the Teachers' College trustees of Co Jumbia University It was announced that John D. Rockefeller had offered to glv 5500.000 to the college, provided that the college could raise $190,000 to pay off the debt of the Institution and $250,000 besides. It was announced also that Mr. Rocke feller makes the gift as a "thank-offerln to Almighty God for the preservation of himself, his family and household" from the Are which recently destroyed his coun try home at Pocantlco Hills. "Beggar KIuk' Methods Under Fire VIENNA. Oct. 24. The police of Agram (capital of Croatla-Slavonla, Hungary, have received complaints from the Croa tian colony In. Now York concerning Peter Modries. who is familiarly known as the "Bcggsr King of Hoboken," and who was believed to be visiting Agram, his birth place. The Croatlans of New York asked the Agram authorities to help them take steps against (thelr countryman on the ground that the fair name of their colony was disgraced by Modries' "questionable way of making a living." The police made investigations and dis covered that. Modries, accompanied by a young -woman, had just sailed on a faat steamer for the United States. They as certained that the "Beggar King" owns two valuable-houses In Agram and that he claims to own two tenement houses hi Hoboken. THE "RETORT COURTEOUS" Episcopal Rector Replies to Asser tions of Catholic Paper. PORTLAND, Oct. 24. (To" the Editor.) Referring to. "The Retort .Spirited," which is printed on your editorial page of today, I would like to say that I know nothing of the- conditions which called it forth originally. I would like, however, to protest against the dissemination of a He. ' The Catholic Church of God had been established in the British Isles for cen turies before the first Roman Catholic missionary. St. Augustine of Canterbury, in A. D. 597, visited England. It has had a continuous and Uninterrupted, if somewhat chequered, life from the sec ond century to the "present time. The Ac tion that Henry VIII, 15u9-1547. founded the Church of England has been aban doned by all unprejudiced historians. Henry the Unworthy, as he might prop erly be known, .was lmply the Sen nacherib of his times, a bad man used to further divine purposes. All that he did, whether of self-will or of conviction, was to give free scope to those reforming movements within the church which final- swent from her forever the Romaniz ing Influences and tendencies which for hundreds of years had been endeavoring, 1th more or less success, to bring her into subjection to the papacy. The Reformation was not the creation of a new church. It. was the reformation of tho ancient Catholic Church of England. "When in 1066 "William the Norman con quered England he did so under the bene diction of the pope, and with the dis tinct understanding that he was to reduce the Catholics of England to the Roman obedience. He did not carry out his con tract, but. Instead, made himself the temporal head of. the church. When, in 1215, King John was ready to surrender hjs crown and kingdom and re ceive them back as a fief from the pope, the clergy of England and the nobles of England rebelled, and forced him to sign the Magna Charta. The first sentence of the Magna Chafta, following the intro duction, declares that "the Church of England shall be free, and have her whole rights and her liberties inviolable." The statutes of "Mortmain In 1273, of Carlisle" in 1207, of "Provisors" in 1351, and of "Praemunire" In 1353, and their various re-enactments, were direct legis lation of Parliament and church against papal aggressions In England. No English monarch ever took the oath of allegiance to the Church of Rome, but always to the national Church of Eng land. The Church of England, though at times dominated by Roman Influence, never by any official act acknowledged herself as subject to the bishop of Rome. She Is, and always has been, an inde pendent branch of the Catholic church. She was never Roman. "When the ad herents of the Roman Catholic church can prove: First That St. Peter was not a mar ried man; Second That marriage is intrinsically a lower state of life than celibacy, for priest or layman; Third That St. Peter and not'SL James presided in the council of apostles held at Jerusalem (Acts xv.)v Fourth That a bishop of Rome presided at any of the flrst four general councils of the church, and Fifth That the first three centuries of Christian history give any conclusive evi dence of the supremacy of the bishop of Rome; "We will all become Roman Catholics. Till then we prefer to remain simply Catholics. JNO. E. SIMPSON. St. Mark's Church. NIMBLE WITH FINGERS. 1 Charge of Shoplifting Against Pol- lard Couple. A man and woman giving their names as Frank and Annie Pollard were yes terday bound over to the grand jury, with ball fixed at $3000 each, on tho charge of having stolen a coat and vest from the Red Front clothing store. Although this was the only charge under trial. It was shown that they had stolen a number Of articles of value from other houses In the city. Expensive hats that has been missed from Olds, "Wortmdn & King's and exprenslve dresses that had been missed from Llpman & wolfe'-a had been found In their apartments, and were positively Identified at the trial. Several hundred dollars' worth of clothing and other ar tides that have not been identified were found In their room, and It Is thought that they have been practicing their pro fession here for about four weeks with a considerable degree of success. They were arrested by Detectives Day and "Welner, who say that the woman is the same one that recently fled from Los Angeles leaving in her room over $1200 worth of stolen goods. Deputy Prosecut Ing Attorney Gatens appeared for the prosecution, and Dan J. Malarkey for the defense. M. M. Obst, of the Red Front, IdenU fled the coat and vest as the ones that he had tried to sell the couple a short time ago and had missed from the stock as soon as they left. He said that he had been suspicious of their action while they were In the store, but had not seen them take anything. J. R. Baker was then sworn,.- and said that as soon as they left and he found that the coat and vest was missing, he went out to look for them and saw them go Into. a room on "Washington street, near Park, and leave a bundle that they had. Detective Joseph Day identified a number of valuable ar ticles of clothing as ones that he had found in tho room of the defendants, and they were introduced as evidence. The most Important witness was Miss Katherine Reynolds, head 6f the millinery department of Olds, "Wortman &. Iving. She identified one of the hats as one that she had made with her own hands when In New York, and she was positive that it had not been sold to any one. She had a way of keeping count of these hats, she said, by which she knew every one that was sold. All of-her statements were very positive, and Attorney Malarkey trled In vain to entangle her. She testi fied that there were a number of hats on her list that were marked stolen. "How many?" said the defense. "I will look at my book," said she. 'I mean roughly speaking," he answered. "I don't wish to speak roughly. My testimony Is to be exact," and she opened her book. "Don't look," said Malarkey. "I will," said she. "I withdraw the question,' said the at torney, and from that time on the ques tions were quick and to the point, and the answers came back with some de cided expression. L. M. Levison, of Llpman & Wolfe, identified ' some articles of clothing as ones that had recently been missed from the store, and said that he knew they were not sold. One drea? which he val ued, at $57 50, he said, was the only one of the kind that he had had In the store and he could positively swear that It had not been sold. There was little defense made, and It was decided to hold the defendants on $3000 ball each for the next meeting of the grand jury. The man wore a sad and disheartened look, but the woman seemed to think It was all a good joke. UOSIXESS ITEMS. If Baby In Cutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old aaC well-tried remedy. Mrs. WInolow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes th eblld. softens the sum, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. INDIANS ON INCREASE I NATIVE POPULATION . NOT. OFF RAPIDLY. DYING Major J: E. Edwards Says Old-TIrae Customs Arc Being Replaced fey Civilized Ways. "The Indians "of the "West are Increas-i Ing in number." said J. E. Edwards, In spector of Indian Agencies lh the North west, to a reporter for the Helena tec- to take ner lire, ana sne sougnc reiuge ord at the Grandon last evening. Major with a neighbor; also that she returned Edwards has supervision of the agencies the next day and fojjrid that Bereth was in the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho and j selling off ail her personal property, val "Washlngton. ftied at $300, and hTrefused to permit her "I know," said he, "that the popular tp remain. Beretk' denied all of this, and impression 'of the situation is that the ; Eaia he frequently Importuned his wife. Indians are dying off, but they are not. to return to hlraand she would not do so. The Northern Cheyenne?, of Montana, lor The defendant did not appear in court to instance, increased 30 .members last year. contest the suit, having concluded to let And as a rule the tribes are growing, i tne plaintiff have the divorce. He was her Some, of course, like the Crowe, of Mon tana, are dying off. Tuberculosis is as a rule the cause of this. But the increase is. greater than the losses. Indian Is Progressing. "Now, that does not mean that the agency population Is growing. "We have only 42 agencies now, where we had 62 a few years ago. On the agencies the number is lessening. And this, by the way, brings up another tact pn . wnicn popular Impression has erred of late. The Indian Is progressing. He Is going out more into the world. And by so mixing - he Is lessening the number r of the Na- tlon's wards. X "In short, the teaching and the care given by the Government have brought their effects at last the effects for which IN TOMORROW'S Additional to-all the news and customary departments, The Sunday Oregonian tomorrow will contain: v FOOTBALL TEAMS tfRAIN FOB THE- ANNUAL FRAY How the Multnomah and Oregon elevens prepare for Thanksgiving Day. Illustrated. NEW YORK'S GREAT SPEEDWAY AND ITS STARS A magnificent free equestrian circus furnished by a modern city to Its people. Illustrated. LYONS AND ITS FOUR HUNDRED SILK FACTORIES How American mills are Injuring trade of -the velvet metropolis. Illustrated. SENATOR GEORGE TURNER AND HIS HOME Career of the "Washington statesman and his home life. Illustrated. EXTRAVAGANT FASHIONS IN FUR The hitherto plebeian squirrel, used only for linings, ls the fadof the season. Illustrated. GEORGE- ADE'S FABLE IN Sl'aNG Of the High art that was a llttletoo high for the Vulgarian who paid the Bills. ' MR. DOOLEY ON EDUCATION F. P. Dunne tells of the trials of college president. THE WAY TO SERVE MANKIND Count Leo Tolstoi applies the principles of his philosophy. LEGEND AND LORE OF HALLOWE'EN Ancient customs and superstitions transplanted on American eoll. the Department of the Interior has-been striving for so many yars. The Indian Is learning to support himself. It is no longer true, as magazine and newspaper articles would lead one to believe, that the Indian from the Eastern school comes back to the agency to live, at first de spised by his fellows and finally to lapse back Into the old tribal ways, a more pitiable object than when he left the agency years before. The Indian now comes back from Carlisle and is a fac tor among his brethren. He is a power in his tribe. "The days of the old chiefs and of the old superstitions have gone. In many 4 agencies you will find an exceedingly large percentage of church members. And as superstition and savagery have grad ually departed the Influence of the young educated Indian has grown. He is now called upon for help by the elderts. The conservatives, a few' years since In the ' majority, have gone and so the radicals are respected and their counsel sought, "As a result of the ideas these young men have brought I know of a Sioux tribe in South Dakota which has its own attorney employed by the year. Nowadays when an old chief dies, the election of a new one is not a natural consequence. The tepee Is being replaced by the modern house. Gardens are being made and farm ing is coming to be regularly followed, also stockralslng. Physical Health. Improves. "All these things have come because the oldtlmers have died and can no longer oppose progress, and because edu cated young men have taken their places. And at the same time physical health has come to these different tribes, once rav- aged by disease. Instead of' dying off. as many believe, the Indian population Is increasing and Its members are coming to be like the white men." Major Edwards next goes to Billings. He will be back during the course of a few days. Concerning the conditions of the different agencies In the state, he says there Is nothing In the way of im portant change. ASK- COURT FOR RECEIVER Pattersons A sic to Have I, ease Set Aside. Arthur's A motion for the appointment of a re ceiver in the suit of Mrs. J; E. Patterson and William Patterson against J. M. Ar- thur was argued before Judge Sears yes- teraay, and was taken under advisement. The controversy Involves a lease to some ' ground near Mount Tabor, containing a valuable spring of water. The Pattersons seek to have a secondlease of the land' and water rights made to Arthur set ashle. They assert that he took advantage of them, and that they should receive a very much larger rental. The water Is used hy the Mount Tabor Water Company, of which Arthur is one of the leading mem bers. Jerry Bronaiigh, attorney for. Arthur, opposed the appclntaent of a receiver. He stated that his client was away, hav ing been forced to leave the city on an urgent matter. He stated among other things that the Mount Tabor Water Com pany was directly Interested In the pro ceedings, and still had not been made a party defendant. The attorney also argued that the court ought to have some proof ether than the mere facts alleged In the complaint, before taking such. Important action. E. W. Bingham, representing the plain tiffs," argued that they were entitled to immediate protection, apd a receiver ought to be appointed at oncq -to take charge of the property and the income. He said Arthur sells the water to the Mount Tabor Water Company for $C00 per month, but that was no reason why the company should be made a defendant. Arthur :ould sell the water to whoever he pleased, and he was the only proper defendant. Both, counsel covered considerable ground In their argument', and the court took the matter under advisement in order to con sider ,some questions. FOUR DIVORCES GRANTED. Matrimonial Bonds Are Severed by Order of Judge Sears. Judge Sears yesterday granted four di vorces. Ward C. Wetmore was divorced from Dorothea Wetmore, to whom he was married in 1ST6. The cause was desertion, beginning in October, 1S99. He was refused a divorce over a year ago. The Wetmores have been In court a long time, and have had considerable litigation over their 'prop erty rights. They are both old residents of Portland. Cora D. Haworth was granted a divorce from Henry M. Haworth, a barber, on the grounds of desertion. The parties were married In this city In 1S93. Mrs.- Hnworth testified that her husband, besides de serting her, threatened to kill her, and told her she was too mean to live. He also refused to pay her bills. Haworth. when the case was filed, was arrested for contempt of court for taking away a jshlld that had been, awarded to the custody of - mother. He was locked up In the county. Jail over night. He was liberated and ordered to appear the next day in court, but he left the- city, and has not been sten since. A divorce' was granted to Henry II. Kniehton from Emma S. Knighton on account of desertion and other causes. The litigants were married in Portland in 18S9. , John Bereth was divorced from Amelia Bereth by Judge Sears yesterday on the ground of desertion. Bereth testified that they were married t Oregon City, March 15, 1900, and that his wife left him in tae month of August following. Irs. Bereth filed an answer stating that her husband became enraged at her and threatened second husband. WITNESS-APPLIES FOR AID. Daisy- Watson, Detained in- Connty Jail 55 Days, Aslcs For $55. Daisy "Watson, a young woman who was a "witness for the. state In the George Smith- murder case, and who was locked up In the county jail for 55 days to 'Insure ner attenaance at ine iriai, yesieraay iueu a claim for rc.lef in the (jounty iouri. She states in her petition that she was held in custody in consequence of her In- ability to give bail, and that during her imprisonment her clothing and personal effects were; loot, scattered or stolen, and that she is penhlle "She alleges that she is without means to buy clothing or a OREGONIAN. railroad ticket to her home In California, where sho Is desirous of going, and that unless she Is assisted she is afraid she will become a chargo upon the county. It is further set forth In the petition that District Attorney Chamberlain and his deputy, John Manning, will recommend the granting of the petition. Miss Wat sos suggests ?55 as a reasonable compen sation. She is, represented by John F. Logan as attorney. v SHERIFF STOREY STANDS PAT. Will Refnse to Move Against Saloons Until Ordered. - Sheriff Storey says he has not yet re ceived an answer from the District At torney concerning the operation of cigar machines in which the slot has been Dlurrsred and the nickels are Dald over the counter. The Sheriff J states that he will not make any more arrests, and that he Is waiting for the Ivaw and Enforcement League to move. Asked If he Intended to arrest saloonkeepers for doing business on Sunday, Sheriff Storey answered: "No, sir! not until I get orders from the grand jury. Absolutely not until the grand Jury forces me, or unless I get or ders from the League of American Wheelmen, or some other men with wheels In their head." SALOON IN A BREWERY t Grand Jnrj- Investigates Charges Against Mrs. Wlllielm. The grand jury was engaged yesterday in Investigating a complaint entered j fainst Mrs. WUhelm of running a sa- Wllhclm operates a brewery at Sellwood, formerly conducted by her husband, who died several years ago. The statement was made to some members of the. grand Jury that drinks have been sold there, ana a retail business carried on for many years without license. The grand Jury believed the charge to be grossly exaggerated. As Sellwood is In the city limits, the City Auditor, who Issues licenses, will bo asked what he knows about the case. ?25 A. MONTH FOR SIX YEARS. Compensation Awarded Therese Lebcn for Death of Husband. Therese Leben, whose. husband, Gustav , Helen rQad on Jul and was klllc(1; was allowed, $25 per month ror a penoa 01 six years, for the support of her mlno children, by the County Court yesterday, The bridge was decayed and dangerous. and the County Commissioners and Coun ty Judge decided that a liability existed. Mrs. Leb'en, through her 'attorney, George C. Burton, filed a claim against the county for $5000 damages, and after some discus sion the compromise of $25 per month for six years was agreed upon. Contractor and Snrety Sued. A suit was filed In the United States Circuit Court yesterday by the United States ex re the Giant Powder Company Consolidated, of Maryland, against E. T, Johnson ns principal and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company as surety In a contract. It Is alleged that Johnson entered upon a contract to make excavations of rock and gravel In the Columbia River near'Tongue Point, with : Captain W. C. Langfltt, of tho Corps of Engineers of the United States Army. The relator asserted that powder to the value of $756 10 had been supplied him, and that he had failed to pay the claim. On the part of the Government, District Attorney Hall averred that a number of other suits might bs brought by claim ants, and judgment for the plaintiff wis asked. The defendant company was made a party, as It gave bonds for Johnson In the sum of" $40,000. Improvement CInb to Ora-nnlze. A meeting of the residents of the Tenth Ward will be held in Gomez Hall, on Russell street and Gantchbeln avenue, this evening for the purpose of organizing a civic improvement club. Those In charge of the matter request that all the public spirited cltteens of the district attend the meeting, as there are many much-needed Improvements that can only be secured through their co-operation. Already over 100 residents have signed the request for the forming of the organization, and It Is generally thought that success will crown their endeavors. A ' Snrc Cnre for Diarrhoea. ' Coming as It does. In the busiest season, when a man can least afford to lose time, a sure and quick cure for diarrhoea Is very desirable. Any one who has given it a trial will tell you that tho quickest, surest and most pleasant remedy in ue for this "disease Is Chamberlain's Cpllc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There Is no loss pt time when It Is used, as one or two doses of it will cure any ordinary attack. It never falls, not even in the most severe and dangerous cases. For sale by all druggists. . SHALL THEY HAVE A CITY? PEOPLE OF VOTE ON MILWAUKIE WILL INCORPORATION, i Desire to "Control Powder Magazines Has Cooled, and Result of Elec ' tion Is Doubtful. The people of Milwaukie, just south of Sellwood, will have the opportunity today of expressing at tho polls their preference for or against incorporation. According to the order of the County Court of Clack amas County, an election will be held In that town to decide this question, and at the same time the electors will vote on city officers. For these, nominations wero made at a town meeting held several ' luuuina ago. une omcers 10 De eiectea are: Mayor, Auditor, Treasurer, Mirshal and six Aldermen. Had the election been held when the public meeting -was held, probably Incor poration would have carried, but owing to the delay In the court, where the case was carried by those opposed, people hive had opportunity to think the matter over,, and doubt is now freely expressed wheth er It will carry. The movement was started for the pur- pose of getting rid of the powder-houses located on the Southern Pacific Railroad near Milwaukie. Boundary lines of the proposed city have been extended around' these powder-houses.. On this Issue the whole movement hinges, but many think that even under Incorporation it would not be easy to force the removal of the powder-houses by the courts, and that It would require long and expensive lltlgi tion. On the ground are three or four powder houses In which Portland Arms have pow der on deposit. They have been located on the Southern Pacific track for a number of years. FARM AND HOUSEHOLD FAIR. Patrons of Husbandry Will Conduct Event in lilnltnomnh. Hull. Committees of Evening Star Grange, No. 27, Pitrons of Husbandry, are pre paring for the Harvest Fair, which will be held In Multnomah Hall, on the Scc- 5 Ion Line road, Saturday, November 1. 11 farmers In the neighborhood are In vited to bring the choicest of their prod uct to the hall, and make a credlttble dls- play, and their wives are asked to place j on exhibition their handiwork and pre serves. . This will be the first fair -Evening Star Grange his held, and the members are anxious to makea good showing. Fairs of the sort held by local granges through out the state have been successful, and have tended to promote a healthy rivalry in the neighborhood. Evening Star Grange Is supposed to be located In the garden spot of Multnomah County, and It is reasonable to expect a good display. There will be some short addresses In thejifternoon, cn subjects of interest to the farmers and their families. G. B. Leedy, state master. Is expected to be presont. In the afternoon the hall will be open, but there will be a short buslnes? session of -the Grange In the forenoon. The membership of the Grange Is 170, and there are about 12 now applications on the tAble,'some of which have been acted on, and others are still in the hands of the committee. All Interested will be wel comed to the -hall In the afternoon. ALBINA MASS MEETING. Citizens WIl Gather This Evening to Stnrt Pnsh Clnb. A meeting of the citizens of Alblna has been called for this evening In Gomez Hall, on Russell street, to take steps- to ward the . organization of a push club that will push. Conditions In Lower Al blna Just at present are not very encour aging. With Goldsmith-street bridge closed to teams and the ferry still In the repair yard, the business-of that portion of the city Is receiving a setback. It Is understood thit these conditions and a de sire to start an organization that will work to build up the interests of Alblna are the motives of the call fcr this" meet ing. Monument Association to Meet. -The Lone Fir Monument Association will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, at 64 Grand avenue, to consider a contract with D. D. Ncer, recommended by the building committee, for the erec tion of the foundation and shaft of the proposed monument. The contract will come before the assoclitlon for Indorse ment. Mr. Necr offers to build the mon ument up to the base of the statue 'for $1400. At 3 o'clock the. members of the bazaar committee to raise funds for this monument '111 hold a meeting at the .same place. A full attendance of the various committees Is desired. East Side Notes. Fidelity Lodge, No. 14, Degree of Honor, A. O. U. W.v give a successful hop at Woodmen of the World Hall, East Sixth and East Alder streets, Thursday even ing. There was a largo attendance, and, a pleasant time was had. Other events will be given. At the last meeting of Sumner Post, No. 12, G. A. R., held in the hall 6n Union avenue, the campflre was kindled, and a number of short talks were given. Visit ing comrades from many posts on the Coist were present. A supper of baked beans, hardtack and hot coffee was served. It was the flrst of a series of campflres the post will hold this Winter. Always full of interest, these meetings attract many of the comrades who sel dom attend regular meetings. THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER Gonarc. ' A dcllchtful trip 01 a lew nours will take you through the famous "Columbia l;ver Gorge." the greatest combination of river and mountain scenery on earth. O. n. .St. X. train leaves Portland dally at 9 A. M. Return can be made by steamer from Cascade Locks. Special low rate tor this trip. Get particular at O. R. 6c. M. Upkt .ulice. Thin! and Washington ON THE RANCH. Western Air and Proper Food Give Long: Life. The fine bracing air of the far West Is sometimes counteracted by bad food. A combination of. good food nnd air, how ever, is pretty hard to boat. Out In Wood Lake. Neb., Mrs. Paul Kcnnlcott. lives on a ranch; she has to send in to Omaha for most of the neces sities of life, and got her first supply of Postum In that way. She writes that for nearly a year she has used Pontum Coffee exclusively and many who stopped with her, as they fre quontly do on the ranch, could not tell it from the be3t brand of coffee. We quote a portion of her letter as her reason of using Postum exclusively In the house hold. She says, "I know It has had a benefi cial effect on my family, I hear very little complaint of dull headache .as I used to when we drank conec: as ror myseu J was so troubled with palpitation and ach lhg of my heart that I -consulted a phy slclan and was told that I had serious heart trouble which would necessitate my giving up everything but the lightest housework. Eut now after a busy Sum mer's work, doing the cooking for my family, which, with tho hired help num bers eight and 10 persons, I can say that I have had no trouble with my heart and mygencral health Is excellent. "I wish all coffee drinkers could realize how they are undermiplng their health by Its use and would change to that best of all drinks, Postum Coffee. I wish to add that we use a package of Grape Nuts a day which will attest the favor In which the-food as well as the coffee is held by my family." Brewed in a plant as clean as the cleanest home kitchen always open to youT'inspectinn 58,971 CIIAS. KOnN fc CO.. Distributors. Portland. 6 FIFTH STREET CORNER hjARK , We know we are a little off the beaten track and that many of you have,nevcr been inside our establishment and don't know where it is. Next time you are dovn town, walk one-half block down Fifth Street from Washington and inspect the finest crockery shop in the city. if you are an admirer of -"things beautiful," you will enjoy our exhibit of artware. PRAEL. HEGELE & CO. TABLEWARE ARTWARE TAKE DOWN A Winchester Take-Down Repeating Shotgun, with a strong shooting, full choked barrel, suitable for trap or duck shooting, and an extra interchangeable modified choke or cylinder bore barrel, for field shooting lists at only $42.00. Dealers sell them for less. This makes a serviceable all round gun within reach of everybody's pocket book. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY 127.13.1' First Street. - San Francisco. Cal, DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT PORTLAND, Oct. 24. S P. M. Mnxlmum temperature, CO; minimum temperature, -15; river reading. 11 A. M., 1.7 'feet; change In 24 hours, 1.0 foot; total precipitation. 5 P. M to 5 P. M., 0.00: total precipitation since Sept. 1, 1002. 2.73" Inches; normal precipitation since Sept. 1, 1002, 4.70 Inches; deficiency. 1.07 Inches; total sunshine Oct. 23, 7:12; possible sunshine Oct. 23. 10:30. a 4 5 2o eTATIONS- Astoria .... Baker City Bismarck . Boise Eureka .... 1001 10.001101 W I Clear 40 40 O.0C SW Cloudy Cloudy Raining Clnr O.0O 1Q SO 0.00 IN SIN W O.lfl Helena . . Kamloops. 38 0.10 Cloudy iCloudy Clear Iciear JCloudy (Cloudy iCloudy Clear Cloudy Paining ICloudy lPt. c'.dy (Clear ICloudy B. C. 4S 0.00 Noah .Bay North Head .... Pocatcllo Portland Bed Bluff 51 !0.00il2 SW 58 0.00 SW 10,00 8!SH jo.oo IW :S!0.12 1 SE Itoseburg fiSIO.OO w Sacramento . . . . Snlt Lake San Francisco .. .18'ft.fiOllO oojo.to SB Spokane !5ft'n.00 10! s Seattle 1 0.00 SE 20.00 5 Walla Walla ... Llght. Light to mcderatoly heavy rains have fallen during the last 24 hour3 in California. Ne vada. Utah. Eastern Oregon, Southern Idaho and Montana. It is much coolefln Southern Idnho and ITtah, but elsewhere west of the Bocky Moun tains the changes In temperature have been small and unimportant. The indications are for -showers over the greater portion of this district Saturday. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 hours ending at midnight Saturday. October 2Z; Portland and -vicinity Showers and cooler; south to west winds. Western Oregon Showers and cooler; south to won wind.". Western Y ashlngton Showers; south to west wir.d.. Eastern Oregon Cloudy and threatening. J. GOLLOBER, New York Auction Company, office 120 Battery street. San Francisco. WILL SELL AT AUCTION THURSDAY, OCT. 30, 1902 Commencing at 11 A. M., The entire and in running order 12 MILES OE RAILROAD TOGETHER WITH ALL THE ROLLING STOCK, And running from Antloch to four coal mines, known as the EMPIRE, CENTRAL. STAR AND IIARTLV MINES, Connecting with three shipplns 'points, via Santa I"e. Southern Pacific and Antloch Land ing. Cal.. and consisting- In part of: About OOO tons of Steel Ralls, Lo comotives. Boilers, Pipes, Hoisting Entrlnex. Water Pumps, Wntcr Pipes and Cables, complete Blacksmith Shop, Scales, Car Wheels and hun dreds of other articles. The above-mentioned property will be sold by catalogue, which will be ready Friday, Ostober 24, after which tlm- the property may be In spected upon appllcajjon to the undersigned. The sale will take placeat the different mines commencing at Antloch. Contra Costa Co., Cal. The entire plant will be, offered for sale ns a whole at commencement of sale, and If no satisfactory bid is received will- be sold In lots as per catalogue. Terms, cash, 20 per cent deposit on fall of the hammer. J. GOLLOBER, Anctloneer. Office 120 Battery St., San Francisco. Real Estate Bargains If Interested In any of the following proper tics, write at once for full particulars. If you buy a property through me. and at any time within two 'years you should decide that it is not just what you want. I will resell It for you. charging you no commission. 12-room res. and lot, Athol, Mass. 80 A. and lmpts.. San Diego Co., Cal.; 73 A. cultivated: 12 A. orchard. 3 A. and lmpts., near Eaton. N. Y. 274 A.. Holmes Co.. Miss.; 4 houses, barn; 200 A. cultivated: 50 A. timber. Res. and 3 A. land. Palnesvllle. Ohio; 10 rooms; modern lmpts.; shade and fruit. Modern 11-room res. and 2 lots, Flemlngton, N. J.; barn, shade and fruit. 2 dwellings. 2 stores,. 3 lots and 0.1 A. mineral land. Covington, Va. - Two stores and two dwell.. Citronelle. Ala. House, 2 lots. Chestnut Park. Savannah, ua. 2 A. unimproved, Clay Co.. Fla. 30-A. fruit farm. Santa Clara Co.. Cal., rair bldgs.: 16 miles to R. R. 80 A. . unimproved. Lincoln Co.. wis. 1 suburban lot. Chlcao. 111. 4 well-located lots, Livingston. Mont. 252 A. and impts.. Crawford Co.. Wis. House and lot. Sherman St.. Boston-, Mass. 12S0 A. and impts.. Lacombe. Alberta. Can.; 145 A. cultivated: 2tt miles from R. R. W. M. OSTRANDER. 1433, North American Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. jsitor?.!? yew. KITCHEN WARE REPEATING SHOTGUNS with showers; probably slightly warmer during the afternoon. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Partly cloudy tnJ occasionally threatening. Southern Idaho Showers; ."lightly warmer in we.t portion during the afternoon. CLASSIFIED AD. EATES. "Booms," "Booms and Board." "Housekeep ing Booms," "Situation Wanted," 15 words or loss. 15 cents; 10 to 20 wordR, 20 cents;' 21 to 23 words, 25 cents, etc. No discount fcr ad ditional insertions. UNDER ALL OTHER HEADS except "New Today." 30 cents for 13 words or less; 10 to 20 words. 10 cents; 21 to 25 words. 50 cents, etc. first insertion. Each additional Insertion, ontf-half; no further discount ucder 0.& montyv.. "NEW TODAY" (gauge measure agnte). 13 cents per line, first Insertion; 10 cents per line fcr each additional insertion. ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS, ad dressed care The Oregonian and left at this office, should always be lnclosa4 In sealed en velopes. No stamp is required cn such letters. The Oregonian will not be responsible for errors in advertisements taken through the telephone.' MEETING NOTICES. C AMELIA CHAPTER. Js'O. 27. O. S. A regular communication this (Saturday) evening at S o'clock, in Hill's Hall. Upper Alblna. By order M. NELLIE JIcKIXLBl, sec. MOUNT TABOR LODGE. NO. 42, A. F. & A. M. Stated communica tion this (Saturday) evening at Masonic Hall. Grand ave. and East Burnslde. All II. M.'s cordially ln- vltea. By order of the A . M. , W. W, MINAR. Sec. FUNERAL NOTICES. BENNETT The funeral of Mrs. Rosy Bennett, wire of G. A. Bennett, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from the undertaking parlors or F. S. Dunning. East 0th and Alder sts. Friends invited. J. I PIN LEY & SON, Proprrcsslve Foncrnl Directors and Emlmlniers, cor. :tl and Madison streets. Com petent lady n.is't. Both phones .No. O. EDWARD IIOLMAN, Umlertnlvcr, 4th and Yamhill sts. Rena Stinson. lady assistant. Both phones No. 307. NEW TODAY. CHICKENS. CHICKENS: GIVES YOU NO idea of our stock and variety of this tooth some bird. If I said call at our cMcken ranch anil pick out what you want, either Spring or a plump, fat hen, and nave it dressed while you wait, or take one already drc5?ed. Our large poultry pens are full of every known variety, running clear through from 221 1st. cor. Salmon, to 2d st.. en trance 221 1st, cor. Salmon. Phone t-outn 570. State Market. 1'. S. Our Tresh meat department will cut prices all clay totUy Also grocery department. After P. M. there will be a cleanup, by auction If necestary. C0M0X LU51P COAL Reduced to ?S per ton. Excels for furnace uso. Imported by Pacific Coast Co.. 240 Wash st. MORTGAGE LOANS On Improved city and fnrm rropertj B. LIVINGSTONE 224 fctark st. " SPECIAL NOTICE. We have some choice acreage and lots very CheaP- HQMe'YaNDQ.. Univeraty Park! MORTGAGE LOANS v On improved city and farm property. .at .torol current rates. Building loans. Installment uTans MacMaster & Blrrell. 311 Worcester blk. Giit-Edged Opportunity For man with moderate capital; manufacturing business lr Portland, well-estaollshed trade Consult Pacific Const Abstract. Guaranty & Trust Co.. 204 Falling bldg. OLD JEWELRY MADE OYER Using your own gold or taking it at full value in elchanse. Jew-lry made to order; dia monds precious stones. Watches and Jewelry rpnalred N. E. cor. 3d and Washington, over exprers office. Tlngry. the Jeweler. pnAW!N6 FROM LJPP i rT-K-YOU-OTPOPTbWYj tlOLHES EHOUSH w.ujze Crematorium, on Oregon City car line, near Sell wool; mod ern, scientific, complete. Charges: Adults, V-sltors. 3 io 6 P. 11. Portland Cremation Association. Portland. CALIFORNIA MARKET 1S5 THIRD STREET, Our prices are close, our goods the best. Groceries, fresh meats, chickens, everything you need for the table. Best creamery butter, G5c; eggs, 30c per dozen: patent roller flour, 80c per sack; Mocha and Java coffee, worth 35c. for 25c. Deliveries to all parts of town. Phone Main 953. Columbia 041. j h