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THE MORNING 0REGONIAN, .SATURDAY, .N07TMBER 15," 1902. 1M TO PAY VETERANS Legislature Is Asked ta Issue $300,000 Bonds FOR INDIAN WAR VOLUNTEERS Question Whether Bonds "Would Be State May Cause Violent Opposi tion Expected That Uncle Sanx "Will lledcem Bonds. The petition of Oregon Indian war vet erans to the state for back pay to the amount of $300,000 has raised an Interest ing constitutional question. Can the Ore gon Legislature grant the money in the manner proposed in the petition? The veterans ask .that bonds be issued In the sum of JSOO.OOO on the credit of the state. The question at issue is whether these bonds would create a debt. If they should do so, an act in pursuance of the petition would appear to be clearly unconstitu tional. If a debt should not be created thereby, a law to pay the veterans would probably be valid. In order to enact a measure that will stand, the bill for the benefit of the Indian lighters must be framed with due regard to this part of the constitution. The constitutional limitation Is as fol lows: Sec. 7. Art. XI. The Legislative Assembly Bhall not loan the credit of the State, nor In any manner create any debts or liabilities which shall, singly or In the-aggregate, with previous debts or liabilities, exceed the sum of $50,000, except In' case of war. or to repel Invasion, or to suppress insurrection; and every contract of Indebtedness entered into or assumed by or on behalf of the state, when all Its liabilities and debts amount to said sum, shall be void and of no effect. It is maintained, however, that the constitution cannot impose any limitation in this case, inasmuch as the territory of Oregon entered Into a contract .with sol diers who volunteered service in the wars of 1855-56 to pay them $2 a day. These men did not receive" their pay and have not receli-cd it yet. except about 51 cents which the National Government gave them. The obligation of this contract is said still to endure because section 10 of the Federal Constitution. ordains: , "No state shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts." The contrary argument is that the debt has long since been outlawed by the stat ute of limitations and that, even if it does still exist, it is. binding upon the National Government, because Oregon -was a territory and not a state when the debt was incurred. The territorial law of 1S5G was as fol lows: Whereas, by an unprovoked hostile outbreak of all the Indian tribes on the frontier of Ore gon, a general Indian war exists between the people of said territory and e aid' Indian tribes; therefore. Section 1. Be It enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon, that for the purpose ot enabling the people of said ter ritory to prosecute said war to a spee'dy and successful termination, the Governor be and he Is hereby authorized to employ the full military force of the territory: to call for and accepf the services of any number ot volunteers, not exceeding three full regiments, who may offer their services, as mounted riflemen., to serve six months after they shall have arrived at the place of rendezvous, or to the end ot the war, unless sooner discharged. Sec, 2. Said volunteers shall, as' far as prac ticable, furnish their own arms and clothing, horses and equipments. Sec 3. Said voluntary offering their serv ices shall be accepted bythe Governor. In com panies, battalions or "squadrons and regiments, whose officers shall be elected and .commis sioned as prescribed by the laws of said terri tory. Sec. 4. .. Whenever such volunteers are called and received Into the service of the territory by virtue of this act. each noncommissioned offi cer and private shall be entitled to receive ?2 per day and rations, and $2 per day for the use and risk of his horse, except for horses actually killed In action, unavoidably lost or reported unfit for service and turned -over to the Quartermaster, in which casa the otrar r-hall receive the appraised value thereof. And all commissioned officers shall receive the same, pay as officers of the same rank In the Army of the United States; provided, that commis sioned officers shall receive theame pajr for use and risk of horses as noncommissioned officers. Sec 5. This act. so far as the same relates to the pay of volunteers, shall be so construed as to apply to all who have been In the service of the territory, since the commencement of the existing war, and It shall also extend to the sen-Ices of the Ninth Regiment of Oregon mili tia while in actual service In said war. Sec C. This act to take effect and be in force from and after ltr. passage. . Passed the House January 19. 1S5G. Passed the Council January 24. JS5G. DELAZON SMITH. Speaker of the House of Representatives. ' A. P.DENISON. President" of the Council. Hardly anybody denies the justice of , the claim of the veterans. But there is strong objection to the state's assuming a lia bility which clearly belongs to the Na tional Government. There Is also a very strenuous. constitutional objection as out lined above. The petition goes on the assumption that the United States will redeem the ?3O0.C00 bonds, thereby relieving Oregon of the burden. The advocates of the peti tion cite that Uncle Sam has already done this in similar cases in California. Flor ida and other states. This petition has gone out all over the state for signa tures. It will be circulated by veterans themselves. T. A. Wood. Grand Com mander of the Oregan Indian War "Vete rans, said yesterday: "Indian war veterans have certainly been very patient with the State of Ore gon. 'They think the time has' come when the state should make its pledge to them good. No one can question the justice of this claim. The only surprise is that the veterans have waited so long." The "petition is as follows: To the Senate and House of Tteprescntatl-es of the State of Oregon Gentlemen: The under signed petitioners would set forth the follow ing facts: The Territorial Legislature of the State ot Oregon passed an act in the session of '55-'5C, agreeing to pay to all veterans who served in' the war of 1S53-5G the sum of S2 per day for their services. The United States paid of this amount about 55 cents per day for such service. The total number of days' service rendered by said volunteers was 371,449 days. Of this time each volunteer ""lost about fl 45 per day, which would make an aggregate sum of about $520,028 GO". Of course, at least two fifths of this number have died, without leav ing a widow or children. Of the above sum the State of Oregon has not paid one cent, and has not redeemed Its pledge to these aged vet erans, who have waited 47 years, anxiously expecting the state either to secure this pay from the United States, or to meet their own obligations. We will further state that various territo ries 'have heretofore paid their volunteers In state bonds, and the United States has Inva riably redeemed these bonds, together with the interest prior to their maturity, and there Is no reason why the United States will not re deem any bonds that your honorable body -may Issue, or cause to fte Issued, to these veterans In payment ot their service, but whether theyi do . or do not 1 does not lessen the legal or moral responsibility of the State fof Oregon' to pay these gray-headed aged veterans, or their widows, and In the event of the death of both, then their children, the sum of money which the Territory of Oregon agreed, by an -act ot Legislature, to, pay-them for their service. We. therefore, petition your .honorable "body to appropriate $300,000 In 20-year bonds, draw ing 4 per cent interest per annum, to be used in payoff off these veterans the difference be tween what the Territory of Oregon agreed to pay them, and what the United States did pay them for their service, and Inasmuch as this matter has been neglected so many years, until the majority of them are In their graves', we. as citizens of Oregon, pray your honorable ody, as honorable men, to promptly .meet the obligations of the State of Oregon to theso veterans at the present session of the Legis lature. If the Legislature shall decided to grant the petition, the constitutionality of tho act will depend on whether a debt shall be created or not. If the Legislature shall provide directly for the payment of the claims, in one appropriation or in sev eral, the act will stand. But. if the Leg islature shall provide for bonding the debt or the credit of the state, the Indebtedness created thereby will probably be unconsti tutional. Several decisions of the Su preme Court of Oregon and of other states bear upon this question and sustain this position. The eighth article of the Constitution pf California provides that the Legislature shall not create any debt or liabilities In excess of the sum of $300,000. In the State of California vs. McCowley (15 Cal. 435) the Supreme Court of that state held: The eighth article was' Intended to prevent the state from running Into debt and to keep her expenditures, except in certain cases, with in her revenues. These revenues may be ap propriated in anticipation of .their receipt, as effectually as when actually in the treasury. The appropriation of the moneys when received meets the services as they are rendered, thus discharging the liabilities as they arise, or rather anticipating and preventing their exist ence. This appropriation, accompanying tho services, operates, In fact. In the nature of a cash payment. ! Tho constitution of Ohio prohibits the General Assembly to create any debt or liabilities against the state in excess of $750,000. The Board of Public Works agreed to pay .$27,500 monthly for five years for repaim to state canals. , The constitution provides that no appropria tion shall be made for a longer period than two years. The Supreme Court held that the contracts were void because the General Assembly had no power to raise revenue for an appropriation in payment of liabilities accruing after two years. The Oregon Supreme Court said after referring to these two cases in 1873 in tho case cf Salem Water Company ve. City of Salem: g The theory adopted In these cases is, that if expenses are Incurred by authority of the Leg islative department, for some specified object, wifchout any provision being made for tho pay ment of such expenses as they accrue, thej thereby create and become a debt against the state within the meaning of . the prohibitory clause. But, on the other hand. If, at tho same time such 'expenses are authorized to be Incurred, prpvlslon Is made for the payment of such expenses as they accrue, and such expenses are Incurred, they do not thereby become a debt against the state, because the whole Is regarded as a single financial trans action. (Little vs. City of Portland) It Is now well settled that, even though the limit or munici pal indebtedness may have been reached, an appropriation of anticipated income does not create an Indebtedness, and that a contract which provides that tho cost of any Improve ment shall be paid out of a- fund expressly created therefor Is valid, notwithstanding the provision of the- charter as to the limit of the city's. Indebtedness. If the Legislature shall provide for pay ment of the claims in annuities, - this method would seem to be valid, but it would not be in keeping with the purpose of the petition. That purpose is to spare the state any burden of taxation for pay-" mcnt of the claims and simply to issue bonds for the National Government to take up later. On this account the bill in pursuance of the petition is likely to encounter citrenuous opposition in the Legislature. The argument against it will be that the claims should be satis fied by Uncle Snm first as well as last. REINFORCED CONCRETE. Steel IIoiIk Embedded In Pavement Increase Its Strength. The Forum. Apart from the improvements of ma terials of .-construction themselves, dis tinct progress is being made in the use of existing materials to better advantage. This Is especially the case with various combinations of metal and cement in cluded In the general term of "reinforced concrete," or, ao It is called In Europe, "ciment arme." This combination of ma terials Is an exceptionally happy one.' A concrete of good cement and stone pos sesses a great resistance to compression, with but a slight strength to oppose ten sile stresses. On the contrary, light rods or rolled sections of steel resist tension admirably, while .buckling under com pression. Properly arranged, there can be secured a close contact and union be tween the two materials, the embedding of the steel in the concrete protecting it at the same time from oxidation and from fire. The result has been the commercial development of a large number of so called "system" of reinforced concrete construction, many of them bearing such a close resemblance to each other, as to demand a very minute inspection before the particular twist or bend to the wire which constitutes the difference can be detected. , As a matter of fact, almost any com bination of steel rode or light bars em bedded in concrete will vastly increase the strength of the whole, upon the ten sion ride, at a trifling Increase in cost; and there is little doubt that in its va rious forms reinforced concrete Is des tined to be more and more, extensively used in construction. The small quanti ty of metal required as compared with ordinary steel structural work and the facility Tvlth which a light skeleton struc ture can be run up and embedded In its surrounding concrete offer powerful com mercial reasons -for its use; while the artistic possibilities are such as to cause the method to appeal to the architect, since It removes many of the structural limitations formerly placed upon the realization of his Ideas. Actually, the whole system is a modification, in the light of modern facilities, of the method of the Roman builders, who erected many of their finest structures In skeleton of brick piers and ribs, the whole being sub sequently embedded in a concrete of rub ble and mortar. It has been suggested that the fallen Campanile of Venice might be rapidly and cheaply rebuilt In this manner. Any criticism as to the use of such a system In such- a place may well be answered by showing that It possesses far greater "sincerity" than was revealed in the rubbish-filled walls of the ruined tower. The Spanish Lnnprnagre. Savannah News. One of the reforms .which Commander Wainwrlght has instituted at the Naval Acndrmy of Annapolis, from which much good is expected. Is the -making of the study of the Spanish language obligatory. Up to within two years Spanish was elec tive ap Annapolis, while French was com pulsory. New both languages are upon the same footing. The results of the war if 1SSS have made it necessary for our naval officers, who must visit Porto Rice, Cuba and the Philippines, to have a com prehensive knowledge of the language generally spoken by the people of those islands. As a matter of fact, the Spanish lan guage is far more- useful to us than French, except In the matter of diplomacy, and' there can only be a relatively few American diplomats. Our commerce with France and French-speaking countries la much less than' In former years, and the tendercy is in the direction of a still fur ther decline. Meanwhile our trade and In tercourse with Spanish-speaking peoples is steadily increasing. In the West India Islands with which we are In close touch Spanish is the common language, and it Is likely to remain such. The Cubans and the Porto Rlcans may and doubtless will ab sorb and practice many of our commer cial ideas, but they are not likely to for sake the old tongue, with which thfv hnva 'been familiar for hundreds of years. And the same is true of toe Philippines. The Mother's Friend when nature's supnly falls, is Borden'-. Eagle Brand Condensed MJlk. It is a cow's milk adapted to Infants, according to the highest scientific methods. An In fant fed on Eagle Brand will show a steady gain In weight. WATER FOR EAST SIDE NEW MAIX m suxxtsideb 'almost FINISHED. Farther Extensions Will Make Corn plete Circuit , and Give East ' Side Greater Reserve. With a few .days more of favorable weather, the 20-lnch main being laid on East Thirty-fifth, street. In Sunnyslde.. will be completed to East Stark street. This will permit the water being turned into that main. The next main to be laid will be on East Burnslde street, be tween East Eighth and East Twenty eighth, but it will be neecssary to com plete the large main to Bast Stark be fore there will be an Improvement in the service. ,When water Is turned Into the big main there , will be an improvement in the pressure all over East Portland, as It will carry many times more water than the eight-inch main which it sup plants. There has been great shortage of water on East Burnslde street east of Sixteenth and all through the Hawthorne addition, which will be supplied from the large main. For the present no provision has been made for extending it beyond East Stark, but probably It will be extended to Russell, street next year, to connect with the 14-inch main which will be laid nt once from Lower . Alblna along Russell street to Union avenue. Work on the Alblna main will be started next week. Also next year It Is expected that the 14-lnch main, which was put down on IN TOMORROW'S OREGONIAN. Additional to all the news and the customary departments. The Sunday Ore gonlan tomorrow will contain: . PUBLIC MEN OF WASHINGTON STATE Harold Preston, of Seattle. HOW BUSY MEN CAN RETAIN THEIR HEALTH Professor Anthony Bark er Insists on developing the muscles ot the back. Illustrated. SIGNIFICANCE OF THANKSGIVING VDAY Timely suggestions to teachers In public and private schools. AMONG THE FRENCH FARMERS Pen pictures of the ' thriftiest of the world's agriculturists. Illustrated. NON-COLLEGE MAN'S CHANCES IN. LIFE By Hon. Thomas L. James, ex-Postmaster-General. ELIZABETH' IN HER NEW OREGON HOME More trouble to put up a kitchen range than to crown a King. SELECTING NEW CHINA FOR THE WHITE HOUSE How Mrs. Roose velt came to adopt the United States seal. Illustrated. A DISSERTATION ON THE JEWS By Mr. Dooley (F. P. Dunne).. GRAND OLD WOMEN OP THE WORLD Four historic characters of Amer ica and Europe. Illustrated. THE KING DINES A short story by Robert Barr. East First street to East Oak, will be continued to Lower Alblna, thus forming a complete circuit. When these plans are worked' out, the entire . East Side service will be greatly improved. WANTS NEW SCIIOOLHOUSE. Lower Alblna Will Ask Removal of Old and. Erection "oi New Building;. Lower Alblna want3 a new schoolhouse built, probably, on or near Borthwlck street. C. L. Parker, Irs. J. B. .Mont gomery and JR. E. Menefee are a commit tee from the- Alblna Improvement. Asso ciation to taDce the matter up. At present that porticm' of the district is dependent on the Alblna Central build ing, which is on Mississippi avenue. It. stands in a most inconvenient and almost inaccessible place. The deep cuts on' nearly all sides of the building, which contains live rooms, leaves it percneu . upon a high bank. The committee will ask the Board of Education to recom mend that this building be moved from i Its perch down on to Borthwlck or eome other street In Lower Alblna, and then build an addition of about four rooms, so that pupils In Lower Alblna will be pro vided with fichool facilities. It will be urged that a new building will relieve the overcrowded condition of Williams avenue building, where a port able classroom Is now occupied It seems to be conceded that a schoolhouse may have to be built in Lower Alblna, but whether It can be done next year remains to be decided. At the next taxpayers' meeting several additions and new school j buildings will-be asked for, and the grant ing of these petitions will depend on the amount of the appropriation. The addi tions at Sunnyslde and a new eight-room building at Woodiawn provide for present needs, and-nothing for the future. TO WIDEN VANCOUVER AVENUE. Viewers Are 4 Preparing: Report on Masking- It GO Feet Wide. The viewers on the widening of Van couver avenue, between Morris and Stan ton streets, - are preparing their report. Conditions ate found somewhat compli cated. The object is to make the avenue uniformly 50 ffeet wide, so it may be im proved. It scarfs at CO feet and tapers down to about 36 feet. The movement to get the lines of Vancouver avenue straightened out has taken a long time, but the end seems to be In sight. It was formerly a county road, and has come to be an Important thoroughfare. Vancouver avenue will be Improved be tween Russell and McMlllen streets when acceptable figures are submitted, which will give Upper Alblna a direct street with easy grades to the steel bridge. It is also an Important thoroughfare because It carries "the main travel from Van couver. STEAMER GOES TO LEWISTON. Freight Cars Carry Parts Which Will Make Snake River Boats. Joseph Supple yesterday shipped to Lewlston the stern-wheel boat he has built for a mining company. It goes knocked down and fills nearly five cars, j Every part was sent marked so that the i boat will be put together complete on I Its arrival. It will be light draft for navigating the shallows of Snake River, and will be-provided with powerful engines for pushing through the swift currents. The ma chinery comes from the East. DEACON HALL DECLINES HAY. Practical Jokes Are Outgrowth of Second Baptist Church Dissension. Deacon W. B. Hall, who, metaphorical ly speaking, was "put on hay until 1906" by the Second Baptist Church, desires to announce to his friends that he has an abundance of hay, and does not need any more. For over a .week sympathizing friends have been offering to provide for his wants, and have bedn sending him .of fers of hay by telephone and otherwise. The deacon says he will worry along till the end of his sentence without growing attenuated. Large Choir at Centenary Church. Orders were sent off yesterday for addi tional music for the enlarged choir at Centenary Methodist Church. While the auditorium was being repaired the choir ran down somewhat, but with the In creased room in the choir loft, which now will easily "seat 40 singers, it has been re cruited up to the full number. E. S. Mil ler Is leader. Regular Sunday evening monthly concerts are held. Centenary now has one of the most complete cholra in the city. -Smallpox in Montavllia. George Kingsbury and Dottle Miller have smallpox at "the Miller house In Montavllia. At this house Roger New come was taken down With smallpox sev eral weeks ago, and the family was quar antined. He .Is nearly convalescent The dwelling in which the p&tients are con- fined Is a short distance from the' Seventh Day Adventlst Church. There Is no scare In Montavllia, and there will probably be no spread If the quarantine be strictly observed. Completing: Government Boat, The handsome Government boat under construction in Supple's shipyard is wear ing completion. Mr. Supple says there Is some delay on account of the boiler, the ' engines having -been placed in po sition. Work Is progressing on the ca"blns. The hull Is double-sheathed with oiled canvas between. It will be launched as soon as the boiler has been received. The boat will, be used as a Government tender to Fort Stevens and other points at the mouth of the Columbia River. 2Vew Postal Station. Station Clerk W. A. Burdett, of Mmta villa, is fitting up new quarters for the postal station ' in that place. A new building, has been put up, provided with room especially modeled for the business. The free delivery has gradually been ex tended until the carrier serves dally over 1200 residents. Accidentally Shot. Andy Powell, the well-known East Side barber, was accidentally e'not by his part ner while hunting ducks on Columbia Slough Thursday. One shot entered his cheek, onp nassed through his hand and j one or more penetrated his body. He was : not much hurt, and was able to be around I yesterday. East Side Notes. Dr. C. H. Raffety. the pioneer physician, J has gone to Astoria for a short visit and to get a whiff of sea air. George, the son of Rev. G. B. Van Waters, D. D., rector of St. David's Church, has been seriously ill with ty phoid fever, but Is now Improving. The city's steam roller stands on East Lincoln street, out of service for the present. The streets being Improved -in Stephens Addition are too soft to be rolled. Thomas Evans, the fruitgrower east of the Sandy; dried 16 tons of prunes In his new drier this year. He experienced some difficulty, but finally got the drier In working order. The directors of the- Mllwaukie school district have called a meeting of the citi zens for Monday to consider plans for supplying the schoolhouse with wafer. A plan Is to bring .water from. Mlnthorn springs and supply not only the school house, but residences of thatplace. BECK OF WYOMING Athletic Powers of a Democratic Candidate for Governor. &ew York Sun. If the Democratic nominee should win at the coming election Wyoming may boast of the athletic champion among Governors. George T. Beck, who lives in a stone house on the banks- of the Sho shone River In the Big Horn Basin. Is the candidate. 1 He is known throughout the West for his athletic prowess. Of all the bad men and outlaws In the Hole In the Wall country in Wyoming it is doubtful if any would willingly tackle Beck single-handed. It Is a matter of common knowledge In the West that Beck does not carry a gun. He takes this precaution so that no bad men may have an excuse for pulling on him. Beck's great size, strength and ability with his fists have won for him the repu tation of being the best rough-and-ready fighter In that country, although he never seeks trouble and rarely gets Into It. Beck Is the son of the late United States Senator from Kentucky. His father left him a fortune of $500,000. When most of this was gone he abandoned the society of Washington and New York and went to the Big Horn Basin to take up life on a ranch. He is general manager of the Shoshone Irrigation Company, which was formed by Nate Salisbury, of New York, Colonel Cody, George Bleistein, of Buf falo, and other wealthy men, to reclaim the arid lands of the basin with the wat ers of. the Shoshone River. Beck weighs 260 pounds and can carry a buck deer eight miles over the moun tains on his back. He was using the solar plexus blow long before Fitzslmmons In troduced It to the prize ring, and using it effectively. Beck has a hard campaign to make In Wyoming, where most of the country has to be traversed by stage. His opponent 1s Governor Richards, who was elected for the first term by 1300 plurality over Horatio Alger. A Vast Power Harnessed. Electrical Review. f The aggregate of horsepower now being de veloped at Niagara Falls is vast. The original American, company, the Niagara Falls Power Company, has an output of 60.000 horsepower and will soon produce 55,000 more. The Hy draulic Power Company now produces 30,000 horsepower, but will soon add 70,000 more. On the Canadian side, there are two companies utilizing the falls to generate electricity, each to produce 100,000 horsepower. Besides these plants there are other smaller ones on both sides of the river. Hero is an aggregate ap proaching 500,000 horsepower, equivalent to" fhe result of burning a vast quantity of coal. Power that formerly went to waste is now by means of electricity supplied to a wide area. ARE YOU GOING EASTf The most pleasant way to cross the con tinent Is on one of the Denver & Rio Grand popular personally conducted ex cursions. Inquire 'at 124 Third street for particulars. Dyspepsia in .its worst forms will yield to tho use of Carter's Little Nerve Pills, nided by Carter' Lit,tle Liver Pills. Dose, one of each after eating. Flannels I have used , PEARLINE a number of years, and like it very much for all kinds of flannel garments. They are soft and nice after washing;. ' Mrs. Rev. C. T. One of the .Millions. 6!a TRINITY NOW A MEMORY TEARING DOWN OF THE OLD CHURCH ' QUICKLY ' C03IPLETED. Thirty Honrs After First Pnll "la Made,'" Last Wall Comes Tumbling Down. The last wall of the Trinity Episcopal Church, the old landmark of Sixth and Oak streets," come tumbling down .yester day afternoon at 3 o'clock, and now all that remains of the long-famous edifice is a high pile of boards and timbers. The hu3ky little steam engine remained In Its position on Oak street, near the middle of the block, and its power, multiplied by numerous blocks, tore down piece after piece of .the old structure, until only an overhanging shell was left. The COfoot square tower, the base of the high spire, which was pulled down Thursday, toppled over after one side of the main building had been torn out. Then- the -lnch wire cable set to work seriously to demol ish the old church, and the 12-hbrsepower engine backed It up vigorously. The tim bers were sound, and were well fitted to gether, and though the blocks were ad-, justed with sound foresight, it was at times only the main .strength of. the strain on the cables that brought section after section down with a crash of splin. tered wood. Shortly before 3 o'clock the only, part standing was .the end toward the. parish house, braced by a scrap of the northern wall and half of the vestry-room which abutted from the main building toward Oak street. The cable was taken through a window In the vestry-room, and the power of the engine and the blocks ap plied in hard Jerks without effect. Then a block was attached to a near-by tree, and, under the additional pressure, the cable- cut through the cedar boards like a tight string through a cake of soap. The corner was now cut In two, but still standing. Block after block was. added, until, to the uninitiated, the top of the debris was covered by a criss-crossed "hurrah's nest" of cables. This time a different hold was'taken on the same cor ner, and the vestry-room was quickly hanging by the "skin of Its teeth." A firm hold was taken on a doorway arch near the center of the back wall, and the shell of smoke-blackened timbers swayed and groaned under the strain of the 50 horsepower pull. Finally, after repeated jerks, the whole wall. Including the side braces, fell with a crash and many resisting-groans. The contractor's arms sig nalled "stop," and all that remained of Trinity Church was a high heap of tim bers. A pinacle of splinters, 'standing up right 20 feet, marked the corner of tho vestry-room, and the building was down in a little more than 30 hours after the first pull was made. ' ' Relic-hunters and those looking for cheap lumber prowled over the pile like, vultures on the remains of a fallen giant. Several of the most beautiful pieces of ornamental' work will be preserved by the church or sold to members who de- ! sire to keep them as souvenirs of the old structure, about which cluster so many associations and recollections. Many per sons were, there who thought they could obtain a Winter's firewopd for the cost of hauling It away, but they- were told that all lumber is now too valuable to be : given away. The cedar with which "the 'interior was finished was of the very finest quality, and' scarcely any such wood can now be obtained in the market a't any price. MucH of it wa3 brought from points near the city where now. no cedar trees exist. The effect of the fire on March 17 last was to darken -the In terior finishing to a beautiful, rich brown tint, and one might have imagined for a moment that he was witnessing the de struction of an ancient cathedral by des ecrating vandals. Had the church been finished by the lath and plaster method now in use, the arising dust would have proven a serious Inconvenience to the workmen. As it was. the 'old dry timbers. In breaking, made a pungent dust, like that of an an cient manuscript. . , The -pile of boards and timbers will be., quickly removed, and the ground made ready for the building the recent pur-, chasers evidently intend to erect on the property. FALSE PISTACHIO NUTS. How the Demand Has Reen Supplied by Various Subterfuges. Pittsburg Gazette. . What with the popularity of green Ice cream and confectionery and the growth of immigration from Mediterranean coun tries, there has been a steady Increase In the consumption of pistachio nuts. So ex tensive has been the change that many merchants have yielded to the temptation of Imitating the pleasant vegetable tissue. In flavor it is like a mild almond, and the chief perceptible difference between the two lies In the color. The unscrupulous dealer blanches his almonds, crushes them and colors them with chlorophyll or spin ach green. The Imitation is so close that only experts can tell the difference be tween the two. The Greeks In Ne,w York seem to have been the first to discover this ingenious fraud and seldom sell the pistachio paste which was once In vogue. They Import and keep In stock medium quantities of pistachio nuts, which are said to be grown In Greece, the Greek archipelago, and Asia Minor. These nuts are smaller than the average and are harder and dryer. The Armenians- use a larger size, which is said to come from their own country, Syria and Persia. To an American palate the nuts are not very agreeable. They are a trifle' too hard, and suggest biting on a piece of wood rather than any nutritious kernel. Both Greeks and Armenians employ them for a variety of purposes. In nearly all cases the nuts are hulled, scalded and skinned. The kernel is then crushed dry or broken and softened by hot water. It may be boiled, into a soft pubstance, a trifle harder tnan a baked potato, or It may be roasted, although the operation gives it a burned and not altogether en joyable taste. The Greeks utilize the nut In many varieties of cake and confection ery, while the Armenians employ it in stuffing fowl, lamb and In making pilau and other savory dishes. The pistachio nuts arc not over expensive, costing about the same as the almonds. It Is possible that we will have some of native growth ere long, as the experiment of raising them is now being tried in Southern Cali fornia. Growth ol the Iron Trade. Engineering Magazine. The development of the Iron industry of the United States has been marked with surprise.. From complete dependence upon the Old World the country has leaped to a pre-eminence so complete that even Its rivals believe and trem ble: In the great railroad building period of 1870-72 England furnished the rails arid other materials at prices two or three times above these which ,are now deemed abnormally high. Then England produced three times as much Iron and steel as the United States. Since then Germany has challenged the supremacy of Great Erltaln. and passed her In a decade of remarkable growth. And yet. In the cur rent year of 1002 the United States of America will produce more iron than England and Ger many combined. Indeed, there Is a margin of excess to spare about equal to the product of France. If we add to this: statement another fact, viz., that even this vast production Is not sufficient for home requirements, and that the United States Is to'day. In spite of a stiff tariff, the besU customer In Iron and steel that Europe has, credulity la taxed to the limit. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT PORTLAND. Nov. 14. 8 P. M. Maximum temperature. 55; minimum temperature, 40; river reading. 11 A. M., 5.4 feet; change in 24 hours, 0.4 foot; total precipitation. 5 P. Ml. to 5 P. M., 0.32 inch; total precipitation ' since Sept. 1. 1902, 9.30 Inches; normal precipitation Einca Sept. 1, 1002, 8;20 inches;, excess, 1.16 DION T HURT A WfE extract, crown and bridge teeth without inflicting pain. Our methods are modern and meet with the approval of the most ex acting. Call and see us. Examination free. Fees reasonable. WISE BROS., Dentists Both phones: Or. South 2291; Col. 36S. IMPORT E'D The largest, most complete and handsomest line of genuine imported steins ever shown in the city. This claim may seem extravagant, but it isn't. Convince yourself by comparing our shovv-ing with those of other establishments. PRAEL, HEGELE & CO. TABLEWARE, ARTWARE, KITCH EN WARE 100-106 FIFTH STREET CORNER STARK BE CAREFUL OF YOUR TEETH Some people DR. B. "E. WRIGHT. 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Spokane Seattle Walla Walla ... 0.14 0.02 SW NV W SW ST E SE Clm S NW SW NW NE W NW S SW Raining Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy T 0.08 0.00 nnth.fift Cloudy '5210.00 Hourly Pt. cldy Cloudy .1810.04 IG5JO.00 0010.00 Pt. cldy iS' T Ralnlnff Clear Cloudy Pt. cldy Cloudy Cloudy fiO'0.00 fool T I .J44IO.00 154 i T ,520.01 'Clear Light. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Light rain has fallen durlncr the last 24 hours In the North Pacific State ai:d In Northern Utah. At the high level stations the precipita tion was part snow. The temperature Is sllshtly below normal In California. Eastern Oregon. Southern Idaho and' Northern Utah. The indications are for showers In Western Oregon and Western Washington Saturday, and generally fair weather In the remainder of the district. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland Tor the 23 hours ending at midnight Saturday, November 15: Portland and vicinity Showers, with south erly winds. COST $12.00. Advice That Was "Worth It. "I was once a slave to the coffee habit, ana became almost a confirmed invalid by drinking It." says Mr. C. H. Altken, of Whitingr. N. J. "I tried to break away from coffee but every time I stopped. I suffered from severe sick headaches and for relief went back to coffee xagain. only In the end to suffer from extreme nervousness and severe bilious attacks. "I became so irritable that I made life miserable for my family and myself. Finally I went to New York to consult a apcuiaiisi.. -Miter uiorougniy question- i lng and examining me, he said I must give j up drinking coffee as it had greatly j undermined my health, and he further said that coffee killed more people than J rum. I laughed at him, but he said It j was the truth and that in his practice he had seen many evil effects" from coffee drinking. "He said It was of no use to prescribe for me, unless I gave up coffee, and recommended that I use Postum Food Coffee, which he highly recommended. He charged me $12 for his advice, which I thought rather high priced at the time, but today I think it very cheap. I bought several packages of Postum from the grocer and It was the best day's work I ever did for myself. T had a pot of Postum made for my supper that night; that was In the Spring of 1S98 and I have drank It ever since with the best of results to my health. The sick headache and nervous ness I suffered from drinking coffee have entirely gone; I am never bilious and have Increased in weight; I have a hap pier disposition and am much more ! agreeable company to my family and friends."' i BIT i 20S, 20!, 210, 211. 212. 213 FAILING BUILDING. Cor. Third and Washington Sts. Op cn evenings till . Sundays from 9 to 12. ae very careless about their teeth. The lm-Nl portance of having all defects corrected at once cannot be overestimated. Our painless methods have met with the approval of the people of Portland. Call and let us make an examination. CONSULTATION FREE. FEE3 REASONABLE. DR. B. E. WRIGHT'S gPck 34214 Washington, Cor. Seventh Office hours: S A. M. to 3 P. M.; evenings. 7:30 to 8:30; Sundays, 10 A. M. to 12 M. Telephone North 2191. air DRUFF Western Oregon and Western Washington Showers; southerly winds.. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho Probably fair. AMUSEMENTS. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER CALVIN HEILIG. Manager. Last two performances of the Jolly Comedy, "HELLO BILL." "HELLO BILL." "HELLO BILL." POPULAR-PRICE MATINEE TODAY AT 2:15 O'CLOCK. Adults. 50c. children. 25c to any part of the theater. LAST PERFORM ANCE TONIGHT at 8:15 o'clock. The Port land Academy and Portland High School foot ball teams will witness the evening perform ance. THE BAKER THEATER GEO. L. BAKER. Manager. Phones. Tonight and tomorrow's Matinee and night, last three performances of William Crane's greatest" Puccefw, "THE SENATOR." "THE SENATOR." Presented by the Incomparable NelU Stock Stock Company. The Baker prices never change. Evening iuc. zoc. ,uc. iK. Matinees inc. luc. 25c. Starting Sunday Matinee and all next we; a tonipnieu oman. CORDRAY'S THEATER TODAY, MATINEE AND EVENING, LAST TWO PERFORMANCES OF The Great Swedish Dialect Comedy-Drama. "YON YONSON." "YON YONSON." "YON YONSON." With. Nelse Erlckson as Yon. All new features. Splendid company. Evening admIs.-!on. 25c and 50c. JIatlnee. 23o to any part of house. Children. 10c. Next week "Pennsylvania." and "Huntla? for Hawkins." " MARQUAM GRAND THEATER f CALVIN HEILIG. Manager. Monday and Tuesday nights. Nov 17-18. HAVERLY'S MASTODON MINSTRELS. HAVERLY'S MASTODON MINSTRELS. HAVERLY'S MASTODON MINSTRELS. With GEO. WILSON, the King of Minstrel Comedians, and the Carl Damlnann Troupe of Acrobats. Prices Lower floor, except last 3 rows, $1; last rowp. 75c. Balcony, first U rows, 75c: last 6 rovf, SOr. Gallery. 35c. 25c. Boxes and loges. $7.50. Seats selling. Phon Main fi(W. NEW TODAY. MORTGAGE LOANS On improved city and farm property. i R. LIVINGSTONE. 221 Stark st. SPECIAL BARGAINS , CHItr-KEN S TODAY, 2C UP Good Creamery Butter, 60c Good eggs, dozen k5c Fresh ranch eggs ..S0c Eest creamery butter 05c"70o Good creamery butter ...05c 60c Full cream cheese ...15c Wisconoln Swiss 0c""',5c Best COc tea -. I.33o Best sugar-cured hams i5c LA GRANDE CREAMERY, 204 Yamhill. iss tii inn Prtllltrv resh an(J clcal from the farm. XUUlllJ pryors, any size, and your own price. Gamft Fresh-killed geese, mallards, wldg-1 cons and teals. I Meals V&sw! Ju,cy 8teaks an f!JrnfrifiK . " oiapie ana rancy. fresh and Jrroauce Prompt deliveries to all parts of town. Phonei 141. T. II. RUPPBRT. ProVrleTor.