. THE MORNING OKEGONIA2J, ' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, W02..
fit
FREIGHT f OR ORIENT
Much Oregon Flour Goes by
Way of tfi.8 Sound.
PORTLAND COULD SHIP MORE
Early Winter Fresheuin the Wil
lamette About OTei-Boom
Logs Break Loost Lum
ber Cargo for Siberia.
of
One of the needs of Portland is a more
frequent steamship service to the Orient.
The vessels of the Portland & Asiatic line
are monsters, and as flne shlps'jas can be
found anywhere, but that they do not
fully take care of the business of the port
is evidenced by the vast quantity of Ore
gon products, especially flour, that And
their way to Asiatic markets through
Puget Sound ports. This state cfl affairs
is not new, but has existed for a long
time, and will continue until more steam
ers are put on to carry Oregon goods di
rect from Portland.
The flour shipments for December may
be taken as an Instance of the way the
business is going. Of some 12,000 Ions of
flour to be shipped to Asiatic ports, 7000
tons will go via Pugct Sound, andabout
000 tons direct from Portland bt the
steamer Indravelli. The steamer fndra
pura, of the Portland line, is scheduled to
sail the latter part of the month, bbt It
is doubtful if she will arrive in time, pav
ing been delayed by rough weather orfthe
other side, -and the fire at Hong Kong.
Even if she does get here in time toail
on her scheduled date, it will not after
the fact that just so much Oregon flour
is finding Its way abroad through Wash
ington ports. The steamers to sail frojn
the Sound this month are the Yangts.
on "the 14th; Shawmut. on the 20th; Duk
of Fife, on the 22d, and the Lyra, on th
21st. The Yangtse, after touching at the.
regular ports, will go on to London. The
Lyra will go to Siberia, as well as stop- .
Ting at the usual Japanese and Chinese
ports.
The great difficulty in operating a trans
Pacific line Is to get enough eastbound
freight to make it profitable. Thio has,
tip to the present time, prevented the put
ting on of more steamers on the Portland
line, but it Is hoped before long the busi
ness will be increased to such an extent as
to permit of more frequent sailings from
this port. It is believed to be one of the
purposes of the action recently taken "by
the Short Line directors at Salt Lake to
wage an aggressive campaign for over
land business, in which event Portland
may before long see a fortnightly or a
weekly service to the Orient.
storm, another attempt was made to get
the British ship Folyesdale off tho middle
sands, and It proved successful, the ves
sel now being at safe anchorage In the
ship's channel. The Foylesdale will dis
charge 150 tons of salt here before pro
ceeding up the river.
Blizzard Disable a Schooner.
GLOUCESTER, Mass., Dec 12.--Captaln
R. H. Somcrville and crew of six men of
the schooner Belle Wooster were brought
here today by the schooner Patriot, which
picked them up early this morning. The
Wooster was caught in a blizzard yes
terday and disabled. The crew abandoned
her, and for hours drifted about in an
open boat. When rescued they were all
badly frost-bitten and exhausted by their
sufferings.
Bark DisoDeyed Quarantine Laws.'
TICTORIA, B. C Dec. 12. The French
bark Surcouf, .which arrived from Fusan
two days ago, was fined J400 today Tor In
fraction of the customs laws. She did
not enter quarantine, and landed two
Japanese without entering. She was about
to tow to Astoria when the customs offi
cers stopped her.
WILL CONTEST DECIDED
ID And SUPREME COURT ENDS FAM
OUS BRADY CASE.
Family Succeed In Defeating Dying
Wish That Catholic Priest Be
Ills Children' Guardian.
.8 o'clock. They were" "qui4 alfhigtit. and
reported to the court this afternoon
at 2 .o'cldclc the. foreman stating that
they were unable to agree. The court
fixed Aiken's bond Jin the sum of 51500. It
is reliably stated .that the Jury stood six
for guilty and six "for acquittal.
RIVER IS FALLING.
Escaped Boom of Logs Blocks Part
of Morrison-Street Bridge Draiy.
The present freshet In the Willamette
will soon be a thing of the past The
river is falling nearly half a foot a day,
and will continue to fall for the next few
days. Yesterday the river at Portland
stood at" 12.3 feet, a fall of six-tenths of
a foot since Thursday. At Albany the
gauge was 14.5 feet, a drop of 4.1 feet, and
at Eugene 7.4 feet, a drop of eight-lenths
of a foot in 24 hours. The current is
still very strong here, but there is little
or no driftwood coming down. ,
One effect of the early Winter Hoof has
been to cause, a scarcity of logs, thai has
seriously, embarrassed spme of the Jocal .
mills. . Seyeral of the plants were com
pelled to shut down and others work-only
half-time. With the strong current "run
ning it has been an impossibility to tow
logs up from the camps dpwn the Colum
bia. A boom of several hundred thousand
feet of logs broke away from the Portland
Lumber Manufacturing Company's mllljin
South. Portland, and after safely passing
under the Madison-street bridge- lodped
against the piers of the Morrison-street
bridge. One end of the boom caught fast
to the nier just west of the draw", and
the rest of the logs were forced out by the
current In such a way as to bar the west
passage. . Efforts to dislodge the jam
were 'unsuccessful, and It will be necessary
to remove the logs one by one, or wait
until the fan of the river checks the
rapid current,, when the boom can be
towed back to the mill from which it
brokf loose.
1
Elm Branch Chartered for Lumber.
The Pacific Export Lumber Company
has chartered the turret steamer Elm
Branch to load lumber for Port Arthur.
Bne will take her cargo in February, and
will carry about 3,000,000 feet The Elm
Branch is well known in this port, and
belongs to the Branch line of turrets.
Marine Notes.
The Cornll Bart will complete her grain
cargo at Columbia dock No. 2 today.
The Lodore, wheat-laden for the United
Kingdom, left down yesterday morning.
Local United States Inspectors Edwards
and Fuller Inspected the steamer Elmore
yesterday.
It was reported yesterday the steamship
Arab had been chartered to load wheat
here for Australia. The report was prob
ably a mistake, as the Arab Is loading
flour at San Francisco for China.
Domestic and Foreign- Ports.
ASTORIA. Dec 12. Arrived down at S A. M.
Steamer San Mateo. Arrived at 10 and left
up at 11 A M. Steamer Rendondo, from San
Francisco. Arrived down at 11 A. M. Schoon
er -Olga. Arrived at 1 P. M. German ship
Emelle, from Hamburg, and German bark
Werra. from Honolulu. Left up at 2 P. M.
Schooner Lizzie Vance. Condition of the bar
at 4 P. M., rough; wind southwest; weather
stormy.
Kaio Chou, Dec. 12. Sailed Dec. 10 Bark
Amaranth, for Portland.
Hoqulam, Dec 10. Arrived Schooner Henry
Wilson, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen:
i barkentlne Chelialls, from Columbia River, for
Aberdeen: 11th. schooner Laura Madeen, from
San Francisco, for Aberdeen.
San Francisco, Dec 12. Arrived Steamer
3Iontara, from Seattle? steamer Santa Barbara,
from Olympla. Sailed Steamer Chlco, for Til
lamook; steamer Queen, for Victoria; barken
tlne Robert Sudden, for Tacoma; steamer
Czarina, for Coos Bay.
Brisbane, Dec 12. Arrived previously Mlo
xera, from Vancouver via Honolulu for Syd
ney. N. S. W.
London, Dec 12. Sailed Cambrian, for Bos
tpn; Minneapolis, for New York. Arrived
Memnon, from Montreal; Columbian, from Bos
ton. '
Liverpool. Dec 12. Sailed Cevic, for New
York; Philadelphia, for New York.
Genoa, Dec 12. Arrived Aller, from New
York, via Gibraltar and Naples.
Dueenstown, Dec 12, Arrived Campania,
from New York for Liverpool, and proceeded.
Auckland, Dec 12. Sailed Sonoma, from
Sydney, for San Francisco, via Pago-Pago and
Honolulu.
Movllle, Dec 12. Sailed Parisian, from Liv
erpool, for Halifax and St John, N. B.
Newcastle, Dec 12. Sailed Elm Branch, for
San Francisco.
Harwich. Dec 11. Arrived Folllna, from
San Francisco via Callao, Montevideo, etc
Tacoma. Dec 12. Sailed British bark Lord
Elgin, for Queens town: steamer City of Puebla,
for San Francisco, via Seattle.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 12. (Special.) The
Sunreme Court has disposed of the. case
involving the validity of the will made wrv
ty, shortly before his death. It sustains
the judgment of the District Court Invali
dating the will.
This .case has been a sensational one
throughout 'Judge Brady was assassin
ated by a man named Wllmbusse, whose
sentence of life imprisonment was recent
ly affirmed by the Supreme Court The
Judge, lingered for some days after be-
Aberdeen Business Men Organize.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.)
The Merchants' and Business Men's As
sociation has been organized, and It is.
proposed to make it a strong organization
for the benefit of Aberdeen. The organiza
tion was .forced by the attempt by the
Clerks' Union to force 6 o'clock closing,
but the members have now resolved , to
make It a permanent body and to use
every effort to aid the city in a commer-
STRIKERS "ARE RIOTOUS
MARSEILLES STREETS NOW GUARD
ED BY TROOPS.
At Pacific University.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove,
Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) The Gamma
Sigma Orchestra, which was organized
last year, Is a deservedly popular auxiliary
of Gamma Sigma Literary Society, which
is, -by the way, the oldest literary society
In Oregon. The' orchestra contributed
CARGO IN FINE SHAPE.
Good Record Made by the Coasting
' Steamer Lalcme.
The steamer Lakme, of the Woolsey
line, finished discharging Sap Francisco
freight at Columbia dock No. 1 yesterday.
Among her cargo were 10.000 sacks of
sugar, and an inspection of the lot yes
terday showed that only two sacks were
slightly damaged. This is a record prob
obly never before equaled by ,a cargo
steamer on this Coast The 'steamer
Homer, of the same line, was loading gen
eral freight at Oceanic dock yesterday,
and will finish at Victoria dockltcday.
sailing tonight for San Francisco. The
Robert Dollar has gone down to Westport
to load lumber for Redondo and San
Pedro, and the Lakme will follow her.
The steamer Redondo, also of the Woolsey
line, is fdue up from San Francisco this
morning.
POLICE COMMISSIONER OF NEW .YORK.
JOHN N. PARTRIDGE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Commissioner of Police John M. Partrtdsre has r
elsned, to take effect January 1. Mr. Partridge In hla letter to the Mayor gives
111 health as the reason for resigning.
Batchers and Bakers Join the Strike
and Soldiers Beconfe Bakers in
Order to Avert Famine.
MARSEILLES, Doc. 12. The first col
lision between the strikers and police , oc
curred today, and as a result several per
sons on both sides, including a commis
sary of police, were injured. The clash
was the outcome of an attempt on the
part of the strikers to destroy the track
In front of a car loaded with coal, which
was being sent to the port. The gen
darmes charged the crowd and made 15
arrests. The remainder of the strikers
disnersed.
Cordons of troops now guard 'all ap
proaches to the port and disperse all as
semblages. A strong force of soldiers and
police occupied the streets surrounding
the headquarters of the strikers. When
a detachment of cavalry approached the
Bourse with drawn sabers it was 'metN
with a storm of hooting, but no resist
ance was made.
The journeymen butchers and bakers
have Joined the strikers. In order to
prevent a bread famine the authorities
have requisitioned, the services of all the
bakers in the Fifteenth Army Corps.
The city is quiet, but it Is strongly pa-
trolled by the military. The strikers are
greatly exasperated, and their cry is:
"Long live the social revolution,, and the
elevation of the proletariat by means of
a general strike."
NEW RAILROAD TO TRANSVAAL.
Choice of Route Is Made Political
Issue in Natal.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The approach-
i ing general election In Natal, says a Dur
ban dispatch to the Times, via London,
Is hinging on railway policy. There are
two schemes, one favored by the gov
ernment and the other by the opposition.
Both are based on the hypothesis that
further railway facilities will be required
in the Rand. The government scheme Is
to double the present main line between
Durban and Ladysmlth, . while the oppo
sition advocatea an alternative and more
direct line from Durban to Waschbank
Station, below Glencoe Junction.
A third project, not enjoying political
Investors
Speculators
Greatest Investment the World
Has Ever Seen.
The D. P. Cox Co-operative Stable and with Bookmaklng
la connection, will pay ear Co-operators aa average pro rata.
5
"WEEKLY
5
That's a big statement, but It is actually proven
by the facts. It has no equal In the Investment field and
may never have. It is an opportunity unparal.Ved;
and as profitable (weekly) as any legitimate business
enterprise (yearly) probably in the world. All are cer
tain of their just proportion of profits under our system.
'. The Twenty (20) Dollar investor receives as much in per
centage pro rata as the Thousand (1,000) Dollar in
vestor. The business is based an horse-racing, buying
or selling of horses and book making as a means of
profit. By co-operating the funds of many, and with
years of experience we have reduced the business down
to a mathematical proposition, and we all know figures
do not lie. We will average from 5 to 10 weekly
en ail commissions entrusted to us.
Here is a modern investment that will bear Inves
tigation. We solicit commissions in amounts from
Twenty (20) Dollars upwards. All checks, drafts, etc,
payable to,
D. F. COX, Manager.
5J&-5J9 Callaghan Building San Francisco, Cal,
P. S. Prospectus with full details on application.
convict, 'If I am going to hell, I want to
go in style.'
"How many thousands, sitting in style,
behind plate-glass windows, living in lux-,
ury, surrounded by show, are being hurled
to destruction In style? There Is an un
bridled desire for display on the part of
the people; they are trying to seem what
they are not; they are riding In a Pull
man when they ought to be In the day
coach.
"The trouble descends. There Is a de
sire In the middle classes to try to imi
tate tho rich. They want to live In white
stone flats, and to have a servant at the
door. Their daughters must have social
accomplishments, and go to the theater
and sit In boxes, and the sons must be
support, Is for a line from Umlatoosi j kept in Idleness, so that they will be
throuch Zululand. and the newly ac-
! quired territory to Ermel'o, Joining an
j eventual line from the Rand to Delagoa
1 Bay.
The correspondent says the controversy
seems to regard mainly local Interests,
j both parties pledging themselves to spend
about J25.000.000, apart from the urgency
whichever party is returned, the Trans
vaal will have to be consulted before any
scheme Is put into execution.
DEFINES LAND SALE.
Important Real Estate Decision by
Supreme Court.
NO TRACE OP DKOWXED MEN.
Parties Are Searching for Bodies of
Atlin ainll Carriers.
SEATTLE, Dec. 12. A special to the
Post-Intelligencer from Skagway says: '
Searching parties have been at worK
for several days without finding a trace;
of the bodies of Mclntyre and Abbey, the
Atlin mall-carriers. As a last resort,
grappling hooks were used n the waters
of Taku Arm, and the bodies of five
drowned dogs, with a sled and a bag of
mail, were brought up. There is now lit
tle doubt but that the two men met death
in the icy waters of Taku Arm. The
body of H. M. Price, the proprietor of a
roadhouse at Lohla, was found on the
Porcupine trail. He had been frozen to
death.
Mathloma 3Ieets a. Snap.
The Government snagboat Mathloma.
which started up the Willamette last Mon
day, reached the locks at Oregon City that
afternoon just in time to pass through, as
the water was then pouring over the gates.
When she reached Rock Island Rapids the
current was so swift that she could not
get up over them, and was obliged to tie
up. The Mathloma has a very flat bottom,
and does not cut through the water, but
just slides over it, and it was not safe
for her to attempt the rapids In such a
stage of water. She Just had to wait till
the water went down. It was hoped that
she might get over the rapids yesterday
evening, but if she did not It is quite
certain that she will be able to get up today.
Astoria Marine Notes
ASTORIA, Dec. 12. (Special.) The
waterlogged steamer Sequoia has com
menced discharging her deckload .of lum
ber at the Astoria & Columbia. River
Railroad wharf. Jt Is expected that when
this Is completed theaieck will be above
water." when it will be possible to pump
her out. If this can be done she will be
fully discharged where she now is, but her
future movements.- will be determined
after her decic load is removed.
At high water this morning, which was
made unusually high by the southwest
SALEM. Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) In de
ciding for W. J. Rickabaugh on a cross
bill in equity in an action for money case
brought against him by P. L. Kennady, of
wooaburn, Judge Boise today rendered a
decision of interest, as affecting real es
tate transactions and what constitutes
and makes a binding sale.
The action was originally brought by
Kennady to recover from Rickabaugh the
sum of $3500 on the purchase price of a
farm near Woodburn, that was alleged
to have been sold, the defendant for the
sum of 57000, the balance of the amount
not being due for five years. To this
proceeding Rickabaugh filed a cross-bill
In equity, alleging fraud on the part of
the plaintiff, and asking for a decree of
the court for the cancellation of the notes
and the setting aside of the contract, be
cause of the failure on the part of Ken
nady to comply with the terms and con
ditions expressed In the contract.
The facts In the case are about as fol
lows: Last October Rickabaugh and wife ar
rived in the Willamette Valley on an ex
cursion from Kansas and stopped off In
Woodburn for a day. While there they
met Kennady, who showed them a farm,
, with which they were pleased,' and decid
ed to purchase,' the consideration of 57000
therefor being agreed upon. Rickabaugh
was obliged to leave the following day
for the East, and It was arranged that
the purchaser should execute and leave
the notes for the payment of the pur
chase price. It was further agreed that
Kennady should prepare an abstract of
the property, and cause an accurate de
scription of the property, which was rep
resented at 150 acres, to be inserted in the
bond for a deed, which was to be for
warded to Rickabaugh as soon as the
survey of the farm had been made. Be
fore leaving for Kansas, Rickabaugh em
ployed a man to look after the property
in his absence. Subsequently the bond
was forwarded to Rickabaugh, who dis
covered that the description showed the
tract to contain about 40 acres less than
had been represented to him. He refused
to accept the bond in that form, and no
tified Kennady that he would accept the
farm, anyway, if a reduction In price was
made for the number of acres that the
farm did not contain. This offer was
refused by Kennady, and the case was
brought Into court.
In passing on the case, Judge Boise
holds that the notes cannot be considered
obligatory, since the holder of the same
had not complied with the conditions of
the contract under which the alleged sale
took place, because he failed to insert in
the bond a proper and correct description
of the property. Tho court holds that
there was no possession of premises on
the part of Rickabaugh, and recites that
Ihe engaging of a man temporarily to
look after the property Interests does not
constitute possession, nor does the act
extend any farther than the extent to
which such an agent is appointed, which,
in the case under consideration, was
merely to see that no injury was done
the 'property in the absence of the pros
pective owner. In no way, holds the
court; does the employing of an agent in
such a capacity make possible the alter
ing of any contract In any respect by
such agent. Any alteration in the terms
and conditions of an instrument of this
character must be made by the person
subscribing to the Instrument. By the
decision bf the court, Kennady is directed
to cancel and deliver up the notes, and
the contract is held to be Invalid and
worthless. In this case Ford, Kaiser &
Slater appeared for Rickabaugh and G. G.
Bingham conducted the suit in the Inter
tst of Mr. Kennady.
ing shot, being taken to the hospital In
Spokane for treatment. There he received
the ministration of Rev. T. J. Purcell,
of the Catholic church. Shortly before
bis death he executed a will making John
C. Callahan his administrator and Father
Purcell the. guardian of his minor chil
dren. The family of the deceased are
Protestants, and the mother protested
against the children being given over to
the charge of the priest. The children,
themselves were abducted, this being one
of the sensational features of the matter.
The will was successfully attacked In
the Probate Court, and Frank Pine,
brother of the. .children's .mother, was ap-.
pointed their guardian. The case was
appealed to the District Court, where a
similar judgment was rendered, and thla
is now affirmed.
The corftest of: the will was based upon
the theory that at the time it purports
to have been executed, the deceased was
in such condition mentally and physically
that he was incapable of making a will.
On this point the opinion says, 'The evi
dence is conflicting on this question. The
jury after hearing all the evidence and
instructions of the court as to the law
of the case rendered- Its general verdict
in favor of the contestant and respondent.
The only two special findings returned by
the jury indicate that it was unanimous
on this question; this being true, under
the well-settled rule of this court, that
where there is a substantial conflict in the
evidence and the trial court sets the ver
dict aside, this court will .not disturb its
ruling."
TREATY WITH ABYSSINIA.
largely to the success of the student min
strel show, given at '"Vert's Hall forilght.
The orchestra discourses popular music
at society meetings, college receptions,
student rallies, hops, etc.. and has won , tnrough Abyssinia connecting the Soudan
Gives England Right to Build Rail
1 ! road to Central Africa.
LONDON, Dec. 12. The Foreign Office
has Issued the text on an Anglo-Abyssln-
lan treaty, which was ratified October 2S.
By the treaty Great Britain obtains the
lease of a slice of territory near Itang,
on the River Baro, as a commercial sta
tion and the right to construct a railroad
much merited praise. Considerable Im
provement is -noticed in their playing this
year, and some desirable musicians will
be added during the Winter term:
Charges Father With Insanity. -
OREGON CITY, .Dec. 12. (Special.)
Huldah Mundhenke came up this after
noon from Parkplace and filed a com
plaint agalnsjC herufatherj. M. Fred Mund
henke, charging hYm with lnsinity. The
man is nearlySO years of age, and imag
ines that he is', young again and should
go and help his "father, who has been
dead over 30 years. He often runs awiy,
and his family is unable to keep him un
der proper .restraint.
with the "Uganda territory.
AFTER ALLEGED DEFECTS.
Capital Commission to Investigate
Roof Plans at Olympla.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.)-
A special meeting of the Capitol Commis
sion has Deen called for next Monday to
act In regard to the alleged defects in the
roof plans, which Contractor Goss claims
make the construction impossible. The
architect has refused to alter the roof
plans on the ground that the error, if
any, is that of the American Bridge Com
pany, the subcontractors who are furnish
ing the steel roof trusses, and that altera
tions made by him would make him liable.
Goss claims that according to the plans
Mass Meeting at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Dec. 12. A mass
meeting .of the church people., of Walla
Walla will be held Sunday afternoon, at 3
o'clock, rit the First Christian Church, for
the purpose of formulating, plans for an
amendment to tho state constitution, pro
viding for the appointment of a chaplain
for the State Penitentiary. Addresses will
be delivered by ministers, members of the
bar and other prominent citizens.
Calls Meeting Marlon County Bar.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) On pe
tition of the members, Judge Bonham,
president of the Marion County Bar As
sociation, has called a meeting to be held
on Monday evening. The purpose of this
called meeting is the appointment of a
committee to attend to matters of legis
lation to come before the Legislature this
Winter, in the Interest of the legal pro
fession. Book Ranch Sells for $25,000.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
The sale of what is known as the Book
ranch was consummated the paBt week.
The price paid was 525,000, which is con
sidered fair for agricultural land. The
Sultan Sends Army Against Rebels.
TANGIERS, Morocco, Dec. 12. The Sul
tan arrived outside of Fez today. He Is
sending the bulk of his army against the
pretender, who Is still at Tazza.
Dutch Minister of Marine Dead.
THE HAGUE, Dec 12. Vive-Admiral
Kruys, the Minister of .Marine of the
Netherlands, is dead.
Spanish Ambassador Resigns.
MADRID, Dec. 12. Senor Leon y Castillo,
the Spanish Ambassador at Paris, has resigned.
classed as gentlemen
"The vice of display descends to labor
ers. The young women must have coats
and dresses of the latest fashion, so that
they will soon be known as stunning-looking
girls. At the same time there are
dispairing mothers at home, and before it
is known, the girls cross the Rubicon,
they arc asked out to balls and dances,
and descent is easy.
"Take the example of the youth who is
trying to place his name on the tablets of
success. As soon as the octopus of pow
er gets him in Its slimy clutches of vanity,
he steps down. He walks along Broad
way in clothes that he has not paid for,
he rides in a carriage that Is charged, and
he takes supper that he has no money to
pay for.
"From millionaires to wage-earners, a
pace Is set, and every one must keep It
up. They try to seem what they are not;
they wish to appear better off than they
really are. They are riding in a Pullman
when they ought to be walking.
"It is not the' necessities that keep men
poor; but the luxuries. Men and women
charge ill-luck and mlsfprtune. to ad
versity, when In truth they should look
to themselves."
proved between Alberta street and the
north end. It has been widened to 80
feet, and the next step will be to get it
improved.
If this can be accomplished. Union
avenue will be the longest Improved street
In the city. Piedmont and Woodlawn and
the adjacent territory are sadly In need
of an Improved street Even now It Is
difficult for a loaded wagon to be dragged
through that district.
FUNERAL OF j'. M. DEARDORFF.
He Was an Oregon Pioneer of 1850
Crossed Plains In That Year.
John M. Deardorff, who was .buried in
the Deardorff cemetery on Tuesday, was
an Oregon pioneer, and crossed the plains
with his narents In 1S50. He was born In
Virginia, October 10, 1S24. and was married
to Miss Rachael Ingram January 5, 1834.
In Clackamas County, Oregon. They had
four children, three of whom are living:
James Henry and William Albert Dear
dorff. of Santa Ana, Cal., and John Ben
nett Deardorff, of Clackamas County, Ore
gon. He had been a member of the
Christian Church for 35 years. The fun-:
eral was conducted by Rev. A. D. Skaggs.
of Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Deardorff died
last July.
SCHOOL DECORATIONS.
'TO HELL IN A PULLMAN"
ranch consists of about 1000 acres on the
some of the trusses must be anchored In ! south bank ot tne Chehalls River, and is
the middle of windows that is, in mid
air.
GIRLS' SEMINARY CLOSES.
quite handy to Aberdeen. The purchase
was made by Wisconsin parties.
Rev. Norman Howard Bnrtlett Ad
dresses a Curious Audience.
A small but evidently curious audience
gathered at the Marquam Grand Theater
last night to hear what the Rev. Norman
Howard Bartlett had to say about going
"To Hell in a Pullman." There seemed
to be a great deal of curiosity on the part
of the listeners as to what the title had
to do with the matter, and it was only
after the gentleman had gone through
with all his oratorical periods that it was
satisfactorily explained.
Mr. Bartlett spoke In a very convincing
way, persuading all his hearers that ho
was thoroughly in earnest. He Imparted
advice which was characterized by split
Infinitives, and so worked upon his hear
ers that they mistook the glittering splen
dor of the opera-house for one of the
steeping cars that was mentioned In the
lecture.
Mr. Bartlett said In part:
"There was once a convict going, to
prison, who was being guarded by a Sher
iff. The two men were standing on the
platform of a railway station waiting for
a train, when the convict said, 'Are you
going to take a Pullman?' 'I don't know;
why?' asked the Sheriff. 'Well, said the
Miss Richard's Room in Clinton Kelly
Building to Be Beautified.
Miss E. E. H. Richard's classroom in the
Clinton Kelly School building on East
Twenty-sixth street will soon be decorated
with pictures. The teacher and pupils,
under the encouragement of Principal
R. Thomas, have undertaken to ornament
this room. Recently the pupils gave an
entertainment in the assembly hall net
ting a substantial sum, which will be
used in the purchase of suitable pictures
to be selected by the teacher and prin
cipal. The pupils are pleased at the
prospect of having the most attractive
room in any school building in the city.
CONTEMPLATED STREET WORK.
Improvement of Hancock Street, Al.
blna and Union Avenues.
Preliminary steps have been taken for
the Improvement of Alblna avenue be
tween Page and Railroad streets, which
will bring the lower end practically to the
landing of the Albina ferry. Surveys have
been made and the Improvement will take
Its regular course through the City
Council.
A movement ic on foot to eet Hancock
street improved between (Srand avenue
and about East Fifteenth street. A com
mittee from the Upper Alblna and Irving-
ton Improvement Association has thla
matter in hand, with good prospects of
success.
The proposed improvement of Union
avenue between Weldler and Morris
streets Is passing through the usual pre
liminaries, and unless delayed the con
tract will soon be let. James Eastes,
president of the association, says he hopes
that this improvement will be expedited.
He has been Informed that an effort will
also be made to get Union avenue Im
East Side Notes.
G. B. Leedy, state master, has returned
from Lansing, Mich., where he attended
the National Grange. He says: "I am
pleased to learn that the order has con
tinued to be active during my absence in
the East."
The condition of D. K. Iliff, who was
recently injured by a fall, Is not as satis-
factory as his friends could desire. He
suffers severely from any movement and
has an excruciating pain In the back part
of his neck. However, the spine has not
been Injured, as there Is no paralysis. It
is thought, also, that the visits of many
well-meaning friends Interested in his wel
fare have caused him unrest.
The Women's Relief Corps, of Pleasant
Home, will hold a bazaar tomorrow even
ing in G. A. R. Hall for the purpose of
paying off a debt carried for several years.
The ladies have made a number of articles
for the affair. There will be a. programme
of singing and music by the Pleasant
Home band, recitations and other exer
cises. Refreshments will be served.. Some
of the Portland G. A. R. posts have made
contributions to help the effort to pay off
the hall debt, as has the neighborhood.
,
Montana Chnrley Caught.'
A man who gave his name as McVaun
and is generally known as Montana
Charley, was placed under arrest last
night by Detectives Snow and Kerrigan,
charged with having burglarized the 'hard
ware store of Hunt & Mottett, in Tacoma,
some time ago. A large amount of cut
lery bearing the stamp of this firm was
found In his possession and the detectives
think that there Is no doubt but they
have the right man. He has been very
cunning in selling his wares and the de--1
tectlves have had a hard time landing him.
They have found mote or lees of the cut
lery about the city and felt sure that theic
man was here, but he was careful to avoid
second-hand stores, and it was hard' to
find where the goods came from.
Stewnrt to Succeed Hollorray.
BUTTE, Mont.. Dec. 12. A special to the
Miner from Bozeman says that Governor
Toole has appointed W. R. C. Stewart, a
well-known attorney of Bozeman, to
be District Judge to succeed Judge Will
iam L. Holloway. who was recently elect
ed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Spokane Defeats Wnlln Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Dec. 12. The Spokane-High
School football team this after,
noon defeated the Walla Walla High
School by a score of 6 to 0.
Pre-
Proper Precautions Taken to
vent Spread of Smallpox.
TACOMA, Dec. 13. Owing to exaggerat
ed reports of the presence of smallpox In
Annie Wright Seminary, an" Episcopal
school for girls, Bishop Keator and the
trustees issued a statement to the effect
that a domestic came down with the dis
ease on December 9, and was removed to
the quarantine station. The girl had oc
cupied only the lower portion of the sem
inary building, but It was thought best
to take the precautions of thoroughly dis
infecting the premises, the vaccination of
I the pupils and the closing of tho -doors
to the day pupils and the public. This
has been done, and it is not thought there
will be any more signs of the disease.
ROBBERS SECURE $110.
Gaston Merchant Robbed While
Counting His Cash.
FOREST GROVE, s Dec .12. (Special.)
J. D. Hibbs, a merchant at Gaston, while
making up his cash last night, was com
manded "by twb strange men who entered
the store to throw -up his hands. The rob
bers got away with a $29 check and $90 in
cash.
TO LEASE OPERA HOUSE.
Calvin Hclllg Is Negotiating With
Walla Walla People.
WALLA. WALLA, Was"h., Dec. 12. Ne
gotiations are under way between Calvin
Helllg, of Portland, representing the
Northwest Theatrical Association, and
Paine Bros., owners of the Walla Walla
Opera-House, for a lease of the Walla
Walla property for a number of years. C.
F. Vandewater. the present manager of
the local house, will continue in control
until next September. Walla Walla theater-goers,
If the present deal goes
through, will receive the shows playing
the Northwest Theatrical Association's
circuit.
HUNTINGTON NOT ARRESTED.
Baker County Ex-SherJff Returning
to Oregon Voluntarily.
BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 12.-(SpecIal.)
District Attorney White says there is
absolutely no truth In the report that
Sheriff Huntington has been arrested In
Chicago. It Is authoritatively stated that
he Is returning to Oregon voluntarily.
AIKEN JURY" DISAGREES.
Makes Report After Ail-Night Ses
sion, at HIHsborp.
HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 12. (SpcciaLM
The case of James Aiken, charged with
the murder of the Raleigh Chinaman, Gue
Suie, went to the Jury last evening about
I Syrup Fls
j iWbest f&mily laxative
i II It is pure. - . ,
It is gentle. "-
J j j It is pleasant. .
i I'J It is efficacious. ' V' .
I l It is not expensive. '' .
II I It is good for children. ' !. 7 . ,
It is excellent for ladies. '( ' , ,
' :! i It is convenient for business men.
l It is perfectly safe under all circumstances.
I It is used by millions of families the world over.
. j.s It stands Highest, as a laxative, with physicians.
II ' If you use it you have the best laxative the world
I produces. '
Its component parts are all wholesome.
It acts gently'without unpleasant after-effects.
It is wholly free from objectionable substances.
It contains the laxative principles of plants.
It contains the carminative principles of plants.
It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which are
agreeable and refreshing to the taste.
All are pure.
All are delicately blended.
All are skillfully and scientifically compounded.
Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to
the orginality and simplicity of the combination.
4
To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine.
Manufactured by
'MS
ALIF0
San Fra.rtcisco, Cal.
Louisville, Ky. New York. N.
FOB SALE BY ALL LEADING DBUGG1STS.
www Hin.-va