I THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, '1902! roading. and was caused by the fact, that Americans could not be had- at, ,the" old rates. The advance, applies only to Amer icans. ? Tannery Plant Destroyed. toy Fire; ATHENS, Pa., Dec. 7. The UnionTan ning Company'3 plant was partially de stroyed by fire today, together with;10,000 hides. Loss. $50,000. ' WITH STEEL RAILS r REALTY SALES SMALL COLLECTION OF ALASKA BIRDS AT CITY MUSEUM ATTRACTS MANY VISITORS LARGEST RECORDED FOR THE Fleet of Six Steamships Com ing From Antwerp. WEEK IS 530,000. H. Lambert Bays Southeast Corner A GOOD FIRST VESSEL NOW EN ROUTE French Bark Martha Rohx Chartered for Portland Loading; at Lowest Kate on Record Wisconibe Park Arrives. The Norwegian steamship Norman Isles sailed from Antwerp November 30 with a cargo of steel rails for Portland. The Danish steamship Polarstjernan will fol low with a similar cargo the latter part of the month. Four other steamers, the names of which have not been made pub lic, are reported under charter, to follow in January, with rails, the total amount to come being nearly 30.000 tons. The rails are for the Southern Pacific Kallroad, and will probably be used to replace the light steel now in use on the mainline between this city and San Francisco The traffic over the road has Increased very greatly In the past few years, and the rails now In use are lighter than those used on any other road running Into Portland. It is impossible to run fast trains over such a road as the Southern Pacific has main tained in Oregon; and the proposed im provement is probably a part of the Har riman policy to spend a good share of the revenues of the roads in the betterments in the state which supplies the revenue. It .is over 30 years since the first fleet of rail ships came to Portland, and what Is now the Southern Pacific was the road for which they were intended. They were used on both the Eqst Side and the West Side divisions of the old Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad, and were brought out from Europe in a fleet Of eight vessels, the largest of which was the old bark Alden Besse. All of the re3t of the ships were British, and were as follows: Alice Graham, Skiddaw, Sparkling Dew, Har rington, Coldstream, Brietolian and Do- venby. The same year the British ships Panama, Madawaska and Niobe arrived at Kalama from Europe with railroad Iron for the Northern Pf ifle line between Kalama and Tacoma. The steamship Norman Isles, which is the first of the rail fleet to sail, is a well-known vessel in the Northwest, and has loaded lumber at Portland on two different occasions for the Pacific Export Lumber Company. The Danish steamer with the long name, which follows her. Is a new vessel of 3379 tons, gross and 2199 tons net register. The Norman Isles, which is a turret steamer, Is of 3455 tons gross and 2190 tons net register. They will probably make the run out In about 70 days. CABLE FOR HONOLULU. British Steamer Arrives at San Fran cImco with the LonK "Wire. The British steamer Silverton arrived Thursday, carrying the cable which is to he laid between this port and Honolulu, says the San Francisco Commercial News. She sailed from Portland, Eng land, on September 23, covering the dis tance or 14.000 nautical miles In 72 days, The Silverton was built In 1S73, and is owned by the India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph "Works Company, Limited, London, popularly called the Silverton Cable Company. She Is of 4935 tons gross and 3724 tons net measurement, 350 feet in length, 55 feet In breadth, and 34 feet 6 inches in depth. She waa at this port many years ago, and took a cargo of wheat to England. In addition to 32 of ficers, cable and electrical staff, she car ries 127 cable handlers, crew, and petty officers. Her average speed at a consump tion of 33 tons South Wales coal per day. is 9.5 to 10 knots, and 11 knots under Bail and steam. In her three circular tanks the Silverton carries three coils of cable, wcigmng m an 4ho tons, sufficient to cov er the 2059 nautical miles between hero and Honolulu, while in the hollow cones in the centers of the tanks Is colled spare cable, in case of mishap.' Including the cable, apparatus and coal, the vessel has on board C507 tons, which brings her to a depth of 28 feet 8 inches. The work of connecting the cable at this end will "commence as soon as possible. When that is finished, she will leave port, pay ing out on a revolving drum over which the cable makes four or more turns. . The average speed of the vessel while laying the cable will be between 6 and 7 nauti cal miles an hour. In a depth of 2000 fathoms the cable will touch bottom about 20 miles astern, or in about three hours after passing from the ship. C. H. Mackay, president, and G. G. Ward, vice president of the Commercial Cable Com pany; W. H. Baker' and E. C. Bradley, vice-presidents of "the Postal Telegraph Company, will arrive from New York early next week, to see the cable con nected at San Francisco. , MORE RECORD-BREAKIXG. Martha Ronx Will Load Barley at PorJJand for Europe at lCs 3d. The French bark Martha Rous, now due at San Francisco twhh general cargo from Liverpool,, has been chartered to load a teargo of barley at Portland at lGs 3d. the lowest rate ever paid for a United King dom ehip from Portland. As the vessel will be obliged to take In ballast at San Francisco, and incur the expense of an other set of port charges, it is probably no more remunerative to the owners than 11 shillings would be from San Francisco. While the French have been blamed for the demoralization of rates, by accepting such remarkably low figures for their ships, it remained for a German ship owner to establish a new record in San Francisco. The German ship Rlgel, well known in this port, was chartered last Friday by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., to load-, wheat for the United Kingdom, Havre, Antwerp or Dunkirk at .lis 9d or Is 3d lower than the previous low recoid es tablished by a French vessel. The Rigel loaded in Portland three years ago on what was considered a rea sonable rate, 37s Cd; for 12 months later the rate soared up to 52. Cd, and quite a number of ships were taken around 47s Gd. She was loaded in Portland by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. early in 1900 at 37s 6d, and carried 2344 long tons, her earnings for the voyage being 524,4. On the rate which she has Just accepted with the same sized cargo, her owners will receive but 5S306. The latter figure will but little more than pay her port disbursements. THE STRIKING ENGINEERS. Inspector Birmingham Has Not De cided on Their Appeal. Supervising Inspector Bermlngham at San Francisco, has not yet rendered a de cision on the appeal of the striking engi neers of the steamers Columbia and Geo. W. Elder from the decision of Local In spectors Edwards and Fuller. The delay Is said to be due to the inability of Cap tain Bermlngbarn to secure the testimony of Mr. Benson, the walking delegate who wrote out the resignations of the engi neers. It Is believed that he can shed some light on the matter that will clear up some of the mystery which surrounds the testimony of the Elder's men, who were the only ones to testify here. The opinion of local stcamboatmen is that Captain Bermlngham will modify the penalty from revocation to suspension for a certain period. At the time the law under which In spectors Edwards and Fuller were pro- - - -. ' . m o The collection . of Alaska birds recently Installed at the City Museum Is attract ing much attention among visitors on account of the brilliant and beautiful plum age of the feathered denizens of the North. One that Is much admired Is the Pa cific elder. The male Pacific elder is a handsome bird'' with stronK black and white marklncs. The female's -coat Is brown. The down of both birds Is very valuable and Is largely obtained from the nests which the female lines with down plucked from her breast. They are sreat divers and fly with rapidity, gener ally keeping- along the shores. If properly protected those birds would be very profitable' for their flesh, down' and eggs. They are well-shaped birds, standing about 12 Inches high. The King cider has a peculiar horny crest at the base of the beak, and Is altogether a striking-looking bird. They gather In large flocks, the ceedlng was enacted, licenses were Is- sued for a year only, hence the greatest time that could be lost by a man through revocation was one year. Since that law was enacted, the age of a license has been increased to five years. This, it Is believed, would be too long a time for a man to be deprived of his license for the Infraction of the law, and the modifica tion may be made. The local inspectors .had no option in the matter, as they could only follow out the law as laid down to them. Captain Bermlngham, however, is a higher court, and has the power to approve their decision or turn It down, as he sees fit. There is nothing new in the strike situation locally. All of the " steamers, river and ocean, are running on time, and many of the men who quit to make room for the nonunion engineers have sought other employment. FROM THE FAR NORTH. Well Known Willamette Engineer Now Has Important Position. Fred Bell, superintending engineer for one of the big transportation and trading companies operating on the Lower Yukon, is in the 'city, visiting relatives and re newing old acquaintances along the river. Mr. Bell Is stationed at St. Michaels, and is out for the 'Winter. While young In years, he has steamboated on about every prominent body of water In the North west. Nearly 20 yeara ago he was engi neer on the little steamer Dispatch, run ning between "Vancouver and Portland. He afterwards ' ran on Lake Couer d'Alene, with Captajn Sanborn, an old Willamette River man, and on the Arrow Lakes and Upper Columbia with Captain John Gore,, another old Willamette man. He left fresh water about 10 years ago, and spent a number of years on steamers running out' of Seattle, going north four years ago for his present employers, who own a fleet of abdut 30 steamers of vary ing types. He, has charge of the shops of the company at St. Michaels, and has turned out some iron and steel work for the steamers In .his charge which would do credit to some of the big shops much nearer civilization. Mr. Bell Is accompanied by his wife, and will visit California before going north again. LUMBER FOR SAN PEDRO. Portland Mills Doinjr a Heavy BrsI- ness With Southern California. Portland lumber shippers are getting in to a,new market of pretty big propor tions' In Southern California. At the present time there are .three vessels with a combined carrying capacity of nearly 2,000.000 feet now loading here for San Pedro. Three other vessels of nearly equal capacity are on the way to Portland to load for the California" port, which is becoming such a good second for San Francisco. The vessels now fcere arethe schooners Luzon, Olga and Wempe Broth ers; and those en route are the schooners F. S. Redfleld. O..M. Kellogg and Mary Wlnkleman. There are also a number of steam schooners making frequent trips between the Columbia River and the Southern California port. The growth of the lumber business and the reason there for Is thus commented on by the Los Angeles Herald: The importance that San Pedro as the port of Loa Angeles is assuming is shown clearly by the report from the local Cus- tom-House, showing the business done during the month of November. In com parison with the same, month, for 1901, the lumber business at this port shows an increase of nearly 150 per cent. The total number of feet received at San Pedro makes a very credltablo showing along side the amount received at San Fran cisco, and if the same rate of Increase Is maintained for another 12 months San Pedro will gain the distinction of having the largest receipts of lumber of any port on the Pacific Coast. The wonderful growth, of Arizona and Southern Cali fornia is responsible and San Pedro- is the barometer that best shows this activ ity. Thero arrived at this port last, month 71 steamers, 35 schooners and one bark, a total of 107 vessels,' against 49 last year for the same month. The net tonnage for November. 1901, was 18,689, and for November, 1902, 40,862. These vessels brought the following cargoes last month: Total feet of lumber, 26,303,360, against 10,500,000 feet in November, 1901. In addi tion to this large amount of lumber there was received last month- 9,267,000 shingles. 807,000 laths, 263,000 shakes, 65.550 ties. 1450 poles and 102 plies. The total amount of merchandise , Imported was 6S6 tons, and the pasenger steamers brought 2371 pass engers. MANY COAST STEAMERS. Remarkable Increase in Business Gives Employment to Hlg Fleet. The steamer Robert Dollar, of the Frank Woolsey line, arrived In yesterday after noon, and will reach her dock In this city early this morning. She brings consider able inward cargo, and has a full outward cargo awaiting her. The coastwise freight business is hea-vier than ever before, the volume of business now handled by the 1 steamers alone being greater than It was when ther.e was no rail connection to San Francisco. The Frank Woolsej' Company will also load the steamer Homer, which arrived In at Astoria Sat urday. This steamer has been under charter to the Government, but has now finished her contract and will load gen eral cargo at Portland for San Francisco. The Lalcme, of the same line, sailed from San Francisco for Portland Saturday af- ternoon. and the Redonda, coming by way j San Francisco. Arrived at 4 P. M. Brlt of Eurqka and Coos Bay, will leave the j ish ship WIscombe Parle, .from Newcastle, Bay City today. The Alliance, Despatch, 1 England. Arrived down at 5 P. M. Prentiss and Fulton, of the Gray Steam- Schooner Salem, French hark Cannelbiere. oY7.ii' Wfta ... V ... males by themselves, while the females care for the broods. 1 They usually stay In the North during the Winter. The ptarmigan are smaller birds, and are well-prepared for changes In weather, having not only Summer ajid Winter coats, but are further protected by the feath ers, which cover their legs and feet. The Summer coat picture shows the ad vanced transition stage, for a little later no white will appear. The harlequin Is a handsome bird with black and white patches. It Is very shy and a great' diver. The long-tailed duck, or old squaw, has for, - Its only ornament a long black tall. The nickname was given on account of the female doing all the talking. ship Company, have all of the business mat they can handle, and the O. R. & N. steamers are full to the hatches when ever they sail. The big San Mateo, which carries 5000 short tons, will sail for San Francisco Thursday with a full cargo, and will re turn for another cargo in about two weeks. She could find a full cargo here by returning at once, but her owners had accepted a grain cargo from Tacoma as .soon as she discharges the one now load ing here. . f MORE' CARGO SHIPS. . "Wlsconihe Parle Arrives From New castle, and Emclic Is Ontsldc. The British ship WIscombe Park, with general .cargo from Newcastle, England, for Balfour, Guthrie & Co., arrived in yes terday afternoon, after a passage of 150 days. Cargo ships have been coming so plentifully of late that thx; problem of finding room for discharge Is becoming serious. The docks are still comfortably well filled with wheat, and not only has there been upwards of 30,000 tons of inward merchandise handled here within the past 60 days, but there Is fully 15,000 tons more due hero at any time. One other ship of the cargo fleet, the German ship Emelie, was reported In the ofilng last evening, and another vessel flying no signals was also reported from the Weather Bureau Station at the Cape last evening. Aside from the Emelle, the cargo ships nearest to hand are the Muselecrag, from Ant werp, and the RIverdale, from Hamburg. TARTAR 'PRINCE BURNED AT SEA. Crew and Passengers Saved toy Steamer for Algoa -Bay. LAS PALMS, Canary Islands, Dec. 7. The Prince Line steamer Tartar Prince, Captain MacFarlane, New York, Novem ber 10, and St. Vincent, November 23, for Port Natal, was burned-at sea November 25. The crew and passengers were saved by the steamer Argyll, bound for Algoa Bay. The crew afterwards was trans ferred to the Liner Goth, Table Bay, for Southampton, while passengers proceeded to their destination on the Argyll. (The , Tartar Prince was a steel-screw steamship of 3375 tons gross. She was owned by the Prince Line, of Newcastle, England, and was built in 1S95.) Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Dec. 7.-iSailed at 10 A. M. ' Steamer Vosburg, for Tillamook. Arrived at 2 P. M. Steamer Elmore, from Tilla mook. Arrived at 2 P. M. and left up at 4:15 P. M. Steamer Robert Dollar, from "avvboil , n Reported outside at 4 P. M. German ship Emelle, and one other square-rigger. Con dltion of the bar at 5 P. M. moderate wind southwest; weather rainy. Sailed at 6 last night Schooners Novelty and Oliver Qlsen, for San Francisco. San Francisco, Dec. 7. Sailed Schooner Pearl, for Unga; City of Puebla, for Puget Sound; steamer Charles Nelson, for Seat tie; schooner Roy Somers, for Gray Harbor; schooner Coquille, for Coqulllo River. New York, Dec. 7. Arrived Steamer Umbrla, from Liverpool and Queenstown Sailed Steamers Furnessla, for Glasgow Ryndham, for Amsterdam. Southampton, Dec. 7. Sailed Blucher, from Hamburg and Boulogne, for Now York. New York, Dec. 7. Arrived Deutsch land, from Hamburg, Southampton and Cherbourg; Cassell, from Bremen. Lizard, Dec. 7. Passed Steamer Kroon land, from New York for Antwerp- Havre, Dec. 7. Arrived La Gascogne, from New York. Plymouth, Dec. 7. Arrived Pretoria, from Jn ew York for Cherbourg and Ham burg; proceeded. . Liverpool, Dec. 7. Arrived Etruria, from New York, via Queenstown. Sailed Dec 6 Siberian, from Glasgow, for St Johns, N. F.; Halifax, N. S., and Phlla delphla. Queenstown, Dec. 7. Sailed Lucanla, from Liverpool for New York. A SOLDIER'S FOE. Knoclccd Down oy Unsuspected Enemy. Coffee so affects the brain and nerves that proper nutrition Is Interfered with and the final ending Is frequently nervous "During the Spanish-American W.ir went with my trooDs to Chlckamnura sayg Lieutenant J. G. Talbott. of Snrine field. 111. "If there is any one Dlae nn earth where one drinks more coffee than anotner it is in tne Army, it is a sol alers 'Dackbone, and I can assure you that I drank my share. After several montns 01 nara arming my neaith gave out. the chief cause heing coffee, bad iuuu, overexertion ana neat. . v v oukgcuii, x ten dered my resignation, and, with my heart iuu 01 regret ana my nervous system shattered, I returned home. Almost the first thing the doctor whom I consulted advised me was to quit coffee. That was the first Intimation I had that coffee had anything to do with "my condition. THe next thing was 'what shall I drink?' . "My wife's mother used your Postum Food Coffee, and knew how to make It right, so I tried it and grew very fond of it. m.y nervous trouoie soon iert; my 010 time health came back, and that Fall : coined so in flesh thafc the hovs. on return ins: after 'muster out.' hardly knew me Quitting coffee and using Postum did wonders for me. of First and Madison Streets, With Two-Story Balldingv r" ' Real Estate Transfers. ' Monday J 35,96? " Tuesday 30,352 ." Wednesday 23,403 " ,, Thursday 15,361 " Friday 17,248 " Saturday '. 12,578 " Total $142,011 " Bnildlnc Permits. i Monday $ 8,950 , , 1 Tuesday 600 Wednesday 3,800. 'j Thursday .4 .' 1 Friday .'. ,, Saturday .. 2.125 - - Total ? 17,475 . t 1 J '.. The real estate transactions of the past week are characterized by an increasing number of medium sales, the largest rec orded amount being J30.000. Probably few large sales will now be consummated until after the holidays, whose approach ha3 rendered the market? slightly dull for the past few days. The $80,000 sale was that of the Occident Investment Company to H. Lambert of the southeast corner of First and Madison streets, including the two-story brick now occupied by Mitchell, Lewis & Stover. John A. Bell has sold to A. J. Bell a. lot in Fruitvale and a lot at the northeast corner of Twelfth and Columbia streets, for 512,000. Two good-sized deals were made in Couch's Addition, the southwest corner lot at Hoyt and Fifteenth streets being sold to Conrad Auer by F. Briske, togeth er with a half lot in the same block, for $5250. The other transfer was that of a lot on Second street, near Couch, which wa3 sold by the Macleay Estate Company to the Northwestern Real Estate & Im provement Company, for 56000. Realty holdings In the northern part of the city are rapidly changing hands, and a con tinual growth is manifest in the number character of the buildings being erect ed. Work in the structural lino has been so much delayed by the weather that nronertv-owners are chary of beginning work until Spring, and consequently the building permits are smaller than usual. especially of larger structures In the busi ness section. A rumor is current of a large apartment house to be erected near the Exposition site next year This is the first provision to be made for the thousands of visitors who will assemble at the Fair, and It is evident that such a building. If well locat ed, would be a profitable Investment. HOBOS THRONG THE CITY Driven in From Seattle and Other Retreats, They Seek New Fields. Whltechapel rooming-houses, resorts. and especially saloons, were more crowd ed than usual with strangers yesterday and Saturday, due to the fact that the rains have swept nobos and other wan derers from their retreats, and also be cause of the arrival of a floating popula tion from Seattle, where open gambling has received a setback. A policeman of considerable experience on beats in Whlte chapel said last night: "It is true that we have a number of tough strangers in the city at present, but the same condi tions are present every Fall. Hobos hang around the woods, logging camps, etc., from April to late In the Fall, but as soon as the regular rains set in, these people do the breakbeam act on the han diest freight train and make their way to the nearest city, where they expect to pick up a living somehow during the Win ter months. Then we have a delegation from the crowd hanging around gamblers In Seattle. These people literally lived on what gamblers threw them from their winnings, just the same way as a dog lives on bones thrown by his master. But now that play has stopped over there, more or less, the gamblers jackals are without their usual means of livelihood In despair, they have gone to other places, some to Portland, where they are not known, In the hope that they will escape arrest for vagrancy. They are not doing much street work yet, except that they are boldly asking men around saloons for money. A few of these offenders were detected and arrested, but the most of them are keeping under cover. They fear they will be sent on the rock pile, and I know that lots of hoboes and 'Yegg' men generally avoid Portland on this ac count." ( NORTHERN PACIFIC DEAL Oregon's Choice Land Taken to Help Paget Sonnd Railroad. PORTLAND, Dec. 6. (To the Editor.) A dispatch in The Oregonian. states that a United States Government patent was filed for record whereby the united States transfers to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company 61,360.01 acres of land In Oregon counties. As there seems to be a great stir in Washington, D. C, at present over land frauds and land grabbing In Oregon, it seems that this transaction could well be Included In the invetrtigation. The idea that nearly 62,000 acres of Oregon's best timber land should be given to a com pany "to aid in the construction of a rail road and telegraph line from Lake Su perior to Puget Sound" Is preposterous and Oregon should justly "kick" at help ing to enrich .a railroad whose every aim is to build Jap Washington at Oregon's expense. This land was given in lieu of land taken from the company to form the Mount Rainier forest reserve or National Park, and as the land taken was largely worthless, the deal by which the most valuable land In Western Oregon was ex changed would make Interesting reading no doubt. Of course, It was done by Leg islative enactment, but that does not re move the sting. Poor Oregon rarely gets a square deal at the National capital, where Washington is forever pushed for ward at Oregon's expense. And the climax has been reached when Oregon Is made to pay for "a railroad and telegraph line to Puget Sound." MOSSBACK. American Wages on Mexican Roads. EAGLE PASS, Tex., Dec. 7. The ma chinists in the shops of the Mexican In ternational, at Cludad Porf erio Diaz, have been notified that from December 1 they will be paid standard American wages on a gold basis. The machinists will get $3 30 and the bollermakers $3 50 per day in American money or in Mexican silver at the average rate of exchange for the month in which they work. This is an entirely new departure to Mexican rall- DR. B. E. WRIGHT, Office hours: Graduate Iowa State Univ. Sundays, 10 HAS AN ADVANTAGE over a poor writer, in an office position can do more and better work. Realizing this, we give much attention to pehmari ship all our students become good writ ers. For business use, ,wd teach a plain, round hand; for professional work, every ktyle that is known. Investigate .our school; it will pay. Open all the year; stu dents admitteu any time; catalogue free. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE Parle and Washington A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL.B., PRINCIPAIi DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT PORTLAND, Dec. T. Maximum temperature, 42 dee.; minimum temperature, 38 deg.l reading, 11 A. M., 12.7 feet; change in - hours, rise .2 foot: total precipitation, 5 P. M. -to 5 P. M.. .12 Inch; total precipitation since September 1, 1902. 16.C9 Inches; normal pre cipitation since September 1, 1902. 13.12 Inches; excess, 2.97 Inches; total sunshine, December 6, 102, 1 hour and 7 minutes; possible sun shine. December 6. 1002, 8 hours' and 48 min utes; barometer, reduced to sea level, at' 8 P. M., 29:95. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. 1 I !? Wind 2 ;' s a o g . r Z- - 1 STATIONS. 3 8 0 J." w ? 2 n o O ; 3 ; S J Astoria I 40JO.00! G'E Baker City 34 0.10 NW Bismarck I 0.00 8 NW Boise 40 0.00 V Eureka 60 0. CO 10 S Helena 0 0.04 ONE Kamloops. B. C... QO.00 W North Head I 41 0.00 2S E Pocatcllo 1 4010.12 8 PR Portland 42J0.12 8 SE Bed Bluff CS 0.00 14 SE Roseburs 44 0.28 NW Sacramento CP. 0.00 W Salt Lake City 5210.00 61 SE San Francisco 621 T 8 SV Spokane 32J T 8 E . Seattle 4410.00 SE Tatoosh Island ... 42!0.2C21SE Walla Walla 300.01 SW Cloudy snowing Clear Ralnlnsr Cloudy 1 Snowing: Cloudy" Cloudy Cloudy Rainin? Pt. cloudy Cloudy Pt rioudy Cloudy Cloudy Snowins (Cloudy Cloudy (Cloudy Llght. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Moderatelv heavy rains have fallen In West- . ern Oregon, and rain and snow are reported to have fallen generally throughout Eastern Ore- . gon and Southern Idaho. , The river Is now falling at Salem. Tne nopa crest at that place was 20 feet and passed there early Sunday morning. Tho river at oruano at 5 P. M. was 12.7 feet, and there Is no dan ger, of IB feet being reached on this rise, but the raln3 now falling are liable to cause an other flood wave, and the river will continue slowly rising Monday, and probably remain at- "'J a critical stage for several days. "WEATHER, FORECASTS. vf. Forecasts made at Portland at 8 P. 2L. for ; 28 hours ending midnight, December 8: - y.y Portland and vicinity Occasional rain, Southeasterly winds. Western Oregon and Western Washington , ' Occasional rain. East to southeast winds. - v Eastern, Oregon, Eastern Washington and -Idaho Rain 'or snow. EDWARD A. BEALS, Forecast Official. NEW TODAY. FOR TODAY Best hard wheat flour, $1 sack. Pendleton No. 2 hard wheat flour 80 cents. Fifty-pound sack of best graham flour. 00 cents. Fifty pounds best whole wheat flour, 90 cents. Fifty-pound sack Liverpool salt. CO cents. Five-pound box ot table salt, 10 cents, or 3 for 25 cents. Citron, orange or lemon peel. 15 cents per pound. New currantf, hand-picked, 3 pounds for 25 cents. Three 1-pound packaces of seed raisins, 25 cents. Sago, tapioca, split pea3 or lentels. 6 pounds 25 cents. Small white or pink beans, 6 pounds 25 cents. Good cooking apples, 65 cents box. Table apples, 85 cents box. Good cess, 25 cents dozen. Best Mocha and Java coffee, 25 cents pound. Oregon sweet creamery butter, GO cents square. Best hams, 15 cents pound. Union ham. 12 cents pound. No. 1 bacon 17 cents pound. Washington-Street Cash Grocery, 426 Washington. Phone North 3811. FOR SALE FARM OF 880 ACRES, SITU ated in Klickitat County, Washington. 6 "miles from Columbia River and 3 miles from ' the Columbia & Northern Railroad? 500 acres open land, mostly In cultivation; the re mainder of the tract has a scattering growth of oak and pine timber and some or; farm house, barn and stock eheds; plenty of water, which can easily be utilized for Irrigation and for supplying house and. stock yards, at small expense, if desired. This Is a, flrst cla3s stock and grain farm, and the loca tion, climate and soil are unsurpassed for fruit, the land being In the famous fruit belt where the best apples In the world grow. No better Investment on the Pacific Coast. Price $15 per acre. Edward W. Cornell, 408 Com mercial block, Portland, Or. MORTGAGE LOANS On Improved city and farm property. Building loans. Installment loans. W1L MACMASTER. 311 Worcester block. "The influx of a multitude of thugs from Seattle, as announced by the police " (The Oregonian) should warn you of the necessity For Burglary Insurance For very small cost we can insure you against all manner of burglary and theft. HARTMAN. THOMPSON & POWERS, 3 Chamber of Commerce. University Park Is the seat of the Columbia, Uni versity and is the homes of culture and refinement, no snobbery, no rowdyism, no saloons, no places of vice are there. It has street car connection with all parts of the city. Has city water, city public school, electric arc street,, lights, graded streets, the only sys- X. tem of wide boulevards in the city, public parks, churches of every lead ing denomination, beautiful homes, -and yet the prices of lots are from $105 to $210 each. Terms, 5 per cent cash and $5.00 monthly on each lot. - No interest, no taxes. Abstract with each deed. UNIVERSITY LAND CO. 151 Sixth Streets OUR METHODS APPROVED EUGENE, Nov. 23, 1902. Dr. B. E. 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