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THE MOKNING OREG03SIA"N MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1903.
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Colored Chaplain Retires
From Grand Army.
OBJECTS TO ITS METHODS
Conflicts With His Religion, Ho
Says"Reslgnatlon Creates
Indignation Among
Veterans.
Rev. D. Drew, chaplain of the depart
ment of Oregon, G. A. R., and member of
Ben Butler Post, No. 57, Sunnysrae, ex
ploded a bombshell In that post at the
meeting Saturday night ty resigning from
the Grand Army of the Republic, and giv
ing his reasons to the effect that he did
aiot approve of the methods of the organi
sation. Inasmuch as Rev. Drew, who Is
e. colored man and ex-slave, had been
honored probably more than any colored
man In this department, the resignation
was received with amazement and inalg
iatlon. Rev. Drew had been renominated
chaplain of the post at a former meet
ing and, with other officers, would have
been re-elected at this meeting-
At the last meeting of the Grand Eiv
campment in this state Rev. Drew ws
elected department chaplain. In his
speeches on many public occasions and
before the G. A. R. posts, he paid high
tribute to the patriotism of the Grand
Army of the Republic and he declared
that but for the members of the organiza
tion the colored man might never nhavo
' attained his freedom from slavery. "While
the text of his resignation from the G. A.
R. is not known, it Is understood that he
eald that it conflicts with his religion,
for the reason that it tends to keep alive
the conflict between the North and the
6outh. Some very caustic remarns were
made toy several members of Ben Butler
Post when the full meaning of the resig
nation and the reasons set forth therein
vere understood. A member remarked
yesterday that It was probably the only
Instance on record where a colored man
had been so highly honored as Rev. Mr.
Drew, and that the very things he disap
proved of in his resignation he hid com
mended in his addresses before the posts
or wherever ho had spoken. It is sup
posed that Rev. Drew has also forwarded
bis resignation to Department Commander
Turner, pf Newburg.
The post elected the following officers:
Post commander, H. Rigby; senior vice
commander, George H. Luke; junior vice
commander, W. VorhiesS quartermaster,
H. F. Tates; officer of the day, J. H.
Huestls; officer of the guard, T. C. Wil
son; chaplain. J. Moshier; delegate, J.
Moshier; alternate, H. F. Yates. The
officers will be installed the first Satur
day In January.
Sumner Post, No. 12, G. A. R., elected
the following officers: Past commander,
7. A. Newell; post commander, J. W. Ogll
bee; senior vice-commander,. M. Buch
anan; Junior vice-commander, J. E. GI1
lis; surgeon, H. H. Pierce; chaplain, G.
A. Prentice; quartermaster, A. D. Sharno;
A. E. Edmunds, officer of the day; H. F.
Thompson, officer of the guard; delegates
to Grand encampment, E. M. Sargent, J.
E. Gillis, H. H. Pierce, R. Mills, W. C.
Henderson; alternates, C. F. Hubbard,
Adam Falk, G. A. Prentice, G. F. Merrill.
MILWAUKIE ELECTION TODAY
Hot Contest Expected in the Old
Town at the Polls.
Milwaukle is In the throes of a lively
municipal contest, and not even was Sun-'
day observed by the candidates on the two
tickets in the field. Congregations and
Sunday schools were depleted yesterday,
bo absorbing is the interest on the out
come of the election to-day, although none
of the offices carries a salary- The line
tin of the two tickets is as follows:
"Citizens' "Mayor, "William Shlndler;
recorder, Professor L. A. Read; Treas
urer, Charles McCann; Marshal, John
Kelso; councilmen, O. J. Roberts, G. Kel
ler, C. Kerr, Mr- Matthews.
"Independents" Mayor, Isaac Mullan;
recorder, Jesse Keck; treasurer, Charles
McCann; Councilmen, O. J. Roberts: H.
M. Mullan, F. Bergamelr and J. Flick.
Both tickets were nominated in public
meetings. The "Independent" ticket rep
resents the opposition of the present city
government on general principles. It also
represents those who were opposed to in
corporation. Mr. Mullan, candidate for
Mayor, said he had opposed incorpora
tion, but now that It had carried he ac
cepted the results and wanted Mllwaukle
to grow. "We want water and two or
three electric lights," he said, "near the
electric railway where people get on and
off the cars. If elected I am sure that
we can do no worse than the present ad
ministration." Mr. Shlndler, who heads
the "Citizens' " ticket, is the man who
fought for and carried Incorporation, and
on his record of Mayor for the past six
months he is willing to starfd or fall.
Jesse Keek, who was Marshal during the
past six months, Is candidate for Recorder
against Professor L. A. Read, on the
"Independent" ticket. He confidently ex
pected to bo on the "Citizens' " ticket
for Recorder, but he was turned down at
the convention, and has been on the war
path with a battle-ax ever since. Mr.
Keck was formerly on the Oregon Water
Power & Railway Company's Oregon City
cars as conductor, and ls expected to
carry the car men.
May Repair Eighth-Street Bridge.
Councilman Dan. Sherritt is working to
pecuro the repairs to East Eighth-street
bridge across Stephens slough. This
bridge has been closed up for some time,
and to repair it will cost about $1400. Mr.
Sberrttt ran against a snag In his first
efforts when he found that the cost of
building this bridge had been thrown on
to the city, and for this reason the city
refused to make the repairs, 'as it had
down on Grand-avenue bridge. He thinks
he sees his way clear now to get the re
pairs made. A number of the interested
property-owners havo agreed to con
tribute toward paying for the work. He
will find out how much can be raised and
then ask the Executive Board to provide
4he remainder.
Will Fit Up Clubroom.
The young men of the Second Baptist
Church, East Seventh and Ankeny streets,
tire fitting up a club-room in the church
building for young men. It will toe called
a Christian club-room, and will toe kept
open every night in the week for men of
the club and for the community. Officers
of the club are as follows: President, U.
K. Hall; vice-president, R. R. Adams;
secretary and treasurer, J. Wallace
Buirgy; assistant, Donald Lewis; chair
man of Hustlers, R. R. Adams; instruc
tor. Miss Eva Joseph; assistant. Rev. S. C.
Lapham. The club will give its first en
tertainment in the church -auditorium
Wednesday evening. It is hoped to furn
ish the club-room with good books and
reading matter and make it an attractive
place lor young men.
Street Will Be Planked.
Mississippi avenue will no doubt be
planked, as the remonstrance of J. B.
Zlegler does not bear the signatures of
enough of the property-owners to over
come the p'etitlon. M. E. Thompson, In
answer to Mr. Zelgler's last public state
ment, says that he has no wish to be
drawn into a dispute over the merits of
plank and gravel, but 'the majority of
the property-owners desire the plank for
the reason there will be double tracks
on the street, and the experience baa been
that gravel soon wears down, leaving the
tracks above the surface of the street.
Mr. Thompson says that plank will last
four or five years, and by that time the
people will be ready for brick or some
enduring pavement.
Pave Goldsmith Street With Brick.
If the plans for paving Goldsmith street,
between Alblna avenue and Russell
streef, with vltrlfled brick are carried. It
will make the, best Improvement ever
made on the East Side. Alblna avenue
was paved with wood blocks from Page
street to the ferry landing and it can
be seen what a fine improvement it Is.
Goldsmith street connects with all the
streets in lower Alblna. The plans pro
pose the paving of the roadway the full
width with vltrlfled brick with a sand
cushion on concrete foundation six inches
thick. It is also provided that the space
occupied by the City & Suburban tracks
shall toe paved the same way and the
present rails shall be replaced with
grooved rail3 not less than seven Inches
in depths
Enlarge the Church.
Repairs to the Sunnyside Congregational
Church have Just' been completed at a
cost of nearly $200, Including the repaint
ing of the outside. The members are
now discussing the matters of enlarging
the church. Rev. J. J. Staub, the pastor,
says that the Sunday-school room is con
stantly overcrowded. It Is proposed to
get more ground and put up an annex.
The proposition will probably be dis
cussed at the annual meeting, which will
bo held the first week in January.
JOY TTTT.T.Tffl HIM.
E. P.
Fitzgerald, an Old Pioneer,
Dies of Heart Disease.
Excessive joy, In a measure, was the
cause of the death of E. P. Fitzgerald,
one of Oregon's oldest pioneers. Mr.
Fitzgerald died at the home of Mrs.
Kelly, 274 College street, Friday afternoon,
and the body was shipped to The Dalles,
where Interment will take place this aft
ernoon. The cause of Mr. Fitzgerald's
Joy was due to a family reunion, consist
ing of himself, his daughter and his son,
who came to Portland ton his honeymoon
purposely to visit his fkther and to spend
Thanksgiving day with, his father and
sister. It was the first Thanksgiving
that the family had spent together in IS
years, and Mr. Fitzgerald, who was 78
years old, was so pleased with the meet
ing again of what remained of his family
that he overtaxed himself.
The family took Thanksgiving 'Sinner
downtown, and when his son, C. C. Fitz
gerald, who Is in the railroad business in
Lexington, Ky., started to return to his
home, Mr. Fitzgerald accompanied his son
and daughter-in-law as far as The Dalles,
their former home. He returned on Mon
day last and complained of a slight attack
of indigestion, which he attributed to
something he had eaten on the boat. He
had made his home with Mrs. Kelly for
the past four years. Mr. Fitzgerald
sought relief through the use of simple
home remedies, but he steadily grew
worse. On Friday he rose about noon
and asked for a cup of very hot water.
While the girl was preparing the water,
ho sat down In a. chair. Suddenly ho fell
backward, and was dead toefore Dr.
Georgo H. Strowbrldge, who had been
summoned, could arrive. Dr. Strowbrldge,
after an examination, said that death was
due to exhaustion and old age.
E. P. Fitzgerald was born In County
Kerry, Ireland, in 1827. He came of a
family of 13 children, and at the age of
17 he was secretary to a British civil en
gineer. In 1SG9 he was married to Alice
Cullen McDonough In Dublin, and of that
union seven children were born. Only
two survive him, his son and Sister Rosa
lind, of the Order of the Sacred Heart,
stationed at St. Paul, Or. He came to
America In 1850. In 1S56 ho went to Van
couver, B. C, as a clerk In the commis
sary department, and in 1S57 he moved to
She Dalles, where he became engaged In
le hardware and grocery business, with
branch stores at Boise and Walla Walla.
In the disastrous fire which almost de
stroyed the town, he lost a son, who was
killed during the fire while trying to save
some of his father's property. The fire
caused a great financial loss to Mr. Fitz
gerald. He lived at The Dalles until 1899,
when he moved to Portland, where he
lived ever since.
Sister Rosalind, with the Mother Su
perior, of. St.xPaul, and Joseph Kelly, ac
companied the remains to The Dalles.
ITNDS ANCIENT RELICS.
Dr.
C. H. Raffety MaJes Valuable
Archeological Researches.
Dr. C. H. Raffety, a pioneer physician
and well-known citizen of Portland, In
his recent researches has made a dis
covery of Interest to archeolorfsts of the
country, and he desires to attract their
attention to his find. Dr. Raffety said:
"Eighteen miles south of the mouth of
the Columbia River, in Clatsop County,
Oregon, exist some shell-beds, which are
evidently of more than ordinary interest
on account of the Implements found in
them shaped by human hands. The evi
dence is plain that these deposits were
carried there at the same time that the
boulder moraine of the Nccanlcum. River
was formed. The proof that such Is the
case is their stratification and intermix
ture with the gravel detritus, which was
left by the glacier that formed this de
posit, and. therefore, must have been
transported and dropped from shell-beds
further up the river. The casual observer
would. In all probability, pronounce them
of more recent origin were it not for the
conditions under which they are found,
but after repeated examinations there Is
but one conclusion, and that Is, that they
are preglaclal and of great antiquity. The
first or lower strata has been crushed
and ground into fragments so that it is
difficult to find any shell that is perfect.
"Superimposed on this is a boulder de
posit, and above this is another shell-bed,
which are nearly all In their natural con
dition; and above these there Is a de
posit of gravel and vegetable mold. In
this upper, or top strata, the remains of
large trees .have grown to maturity, passed
Into decay, and the only thing left to
Identify them are thlr monster roots. If
these deposits were transported from
where they were left by some prehistoric
race, and I toelleve they were, their an
tiquity will dato back to a period an
terior to the last glacial epoch, which
was not less than 10,000 years ago. The
implements that have toeen found and
taken from these shell-beds have been ex
amined by myself and others and were
found beyond question to be the work
of some race of people closely allied to
those of the stone age.
"Stone mortars, pestles, arrow points
and spear heads that have been taken
from these moraine deposits are, In the
possession of some of the oldest Inhabi
tants of this locality at the present time.
Animal remains are quite common. The
hones of the elk, deer and bear I have
found, and I have In my possession a fe
mur (thigh bone) that is so closely al
lied to that of the human that I am al
most convinced that It is a human femur.
Whether I am correct or not as to the
great antiquity of these deposits I can
not -eay, tout I may have the pleasure of
calling attention of archeologlsts to this
prolific field for future research."
What Toa Need for Constipation.
When troubled with constipation, what
you need is a remedy that Is sure to pro
duce the de3lred effect. A remedy that
is mild and gentle in Its action. A remedy
that leaves the bowels in a natural and
WSSaagASiy
ttiu "ia w u? vuo... u o u uul-
ach and Liver Tablets meet all of these
requirements. Give them a trial and you
will never wish to take another dose of
pills. Use them as directed and they .will
cure chronic constipation. Price 25 cents.
Every box Is warranted. For sale by all
druciasts.
THEIR CONSCIENCE CLEAR
MANDAMUS PROCEEDING HAS
NOT SCARED CITY OFFICIALS.
If Gambling Is Closed Grafting Will
Begin at Once, Says Whit-
-ney L. Boise.
Free of any consciousness of crima, th
city officials named as the defendants In
the mandamus proceedings filed against
them by the Municipal Association, Sat
uraay afternoon, in the Circuit Court, are
going their way undisturbed. They are
waiting to see what will happen, that is
all.
All are chary of expressing dennito
opinions until they have read the com
plaint. No copies have yet been served
upon any of 'the defendants. Mayor Wil
liams says that as he is placed at the
head of the list of transgressors. It may
be that he alone will be the recipient of
the document.
Members of the Executive Board, who
are Included in the list of defendants,
say that now that the dry has once
more & few dollars In its official pocket
the dire necessity for receiving gam
blers' fines as a license has passed, in a
measure. Municipal Judge Hogue says
that he will hale the gamblers Into his
court on bench warrants if ordered to do
so by a superior court, meaning the Cir
cuit Court, in which the mandamus pro
ceedings havo been filed.
The officials apparently realize that the
Municipal Association means business,
and they are now waiting to learn what
kind of business that will be. There had
been so many warnings of the mandamus
proceedings that no one was surprised
when they were finally filed Saturday.
Mayor Williams didn't care to discuss
the mandamus proceedings, either official
ly as one of the defendants, or as a law
yer. "Even when I have read the document
I do not know that I will make a state
ment," sold he. "I do not care to get
into a newspaper controversy. It is usual
to serve a copy of the proceedings upon
one of the defendants. I was not In my
office yesterday afternoon, and this might
have been done then. As I have been
pmceu ox me neaa ol me usi ul uaua
gressors, L-supposed the copy of the com
plaint would be served upon me. It is
not necessary, I believe, to servo copies
upon All the defendants; the others can
be subpoenaed." Then the Mayor dic
tated the following:
"Having received no copy of the com
plaint, I am not able to say anything as
to its legal character, or as to whether
or mot it will stand In court. But if our
Scotch Presbyterian brethren have wa
gered the $1000 fee which they have paid
Judge Pipes upon Its result I am afraid
that they may lose. I think It would
have been a better investment If they
had given the 1000 to the Baby Home, or
the Children's Home, or some charitable
institution."
"Will you Issue the bench warrants for
the gamblers?" was the question asked of
Municipal Judge Hogue, yesterday.
"I will, If ordered to do so by a higher
court," was the reply. "The administra
tion's policy as far as the gamblers are
concerned, isnot my business: not a bit
of it, not a. bit," and the Judge laughed
right merrily.
"The money from the gamblers came in
the nick of time," said Whitney L. Boise,
one of the most Influential members of
the Executive Board, yesterday evening.
"Now that the city has received a lot of
equipment from that source, I do not
think that there would be much of a
fight if gambling was closed down. The
matter has never been. discussed by the
members of the Executive Board, either
as a body or individually.
T feel sure of one thing, though," con
tinued Mr. Boise. "If gambling is closed
down it will take just about six weeks for
the old grafting system to be In operation
again. The way It is now is far better
than under that system."
-X GRATEFUL FOR DONATIONS.
Many Boys and Girls in Charge of
Aid Society Return Tharfks.
The management of the Boys' and Girls
Aid Society wishes to extend sincere
thanks to all their friends who have so
generously Temembered them this Thanks
giving; to the merchants of the city who
have contributed supplies and turkeys for
Thanksclvinir: to the nubile schools of
the city and State for the generous dona- fl
tions by the pupils to their less fortunate
fellows, and also to generous friends who
have subscribed cash donations for their
benefit.
The Receiving Home is quite crowded
at present, there being 4S children on
hand, 2S of whom are boys and 20 girls.
There were 17 children admitted to the
Receiving Home during the past week,
thus breaking the record of any previous
weelc for admissions since the institution
of the society.. Among the' children under
the society's care ls'an infant boy aged
about two months, of good parentage, for
whom the management is desirous of se
curing a home for adoption.
Superintendent Gardner says that one
of the most lntorestlng cases admitted
last week was a colored boy, aged 15,
who claims to toe the son of a colored
Methodist minister who died in Kansas in
1S95. His mother died a year before that
time, and since then the boy has been
roving the country and become a regular
juvenile tramp. Experience teaches the
superintendent that with such boys as a
rule there is very little reformation, as
they invariably take to the road again
the first opportunity. But this colored
boy seems to be somewhat an exception
to the general rule, for Mr. Gardner
thought that before placing him out he
would give him a trial and see If he
meant to elope the first chance he got.
A lady In the neighborhood wishing some
wood cut, the boy was sent to do the
work, with Instructions to bring back any
remuneration she might see fit to make.
To the surprise of all, the boy did the
work promptly and brought the money
to the office. This was repeated and Mr.
Gardner now thinks that he can con
scientiously place the boy out where he
will receive his schooling and board in
return for services rendered, and" by care
ful treatment his propensity for roaming
may be overcome.
All applications, for children by privato
families, either for indenture or adoption,
should be made by letter to the superin
tendent or by calling up on Telephone
East S.
How Anti-Saloon Fight Is Waged.
SALEMr Dec. 5. (To the Editor.) The
capital has toeen invaded by the state of
ficers of the Anti-Saloon League. Dr. G.
L. Tufts and Captain L. D. Mahone the
past two Sundays addressed a dozen of
the loading churches of the city, besides
the W. C. T. U. and Y. M. C. A. They
also have been holding week-nlgKtsmass-meetlngs
In favor of good morals and
law enforcement. As next Monday Is the
time for the election of Mayor and ten
Aldermen out of 14 composing the Coun
cil, much interest was manifested In these
meetings. A local league was 'organized,
composed of representatives from all the
churches, the Woman's Christian. Temper
ance Union, the Prohibition Alliance, the
Toung Men's Christian Association and
the Willamette University faculty. It is
a nonpartisan movement. The league will
eelect the best candidates from the two
tickets in the field, the Republican and
Citizens, and centralize its votes on these
men. It will require the candidates who
tract ttaTthe; win enfoe the Taws d
wish toTecelve Its support to sign a con
-,. ,an,,tli nfflnor
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who refuses to perform his sworn duty.
Dr. Tufts and Captain Mahone open a
campaign at Eugene on December 13, with
all the churches in the line or naiue. uney
have toeen invited to Forest Grove to as-
slst in their coming election. The league
at Ashland expects to elect a dry Council
which will close all their saloons. By
formal vote the Ministerial Association, of
Jackson County, declared it wrfuld. under
take to "shut the saloons out of Jackson
County." ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.
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WILL DELIVER ADDRESSES.
Many Prominent Speakers fo Meet
With Fruitgrowers' Association.
Acceptances are coming in freely from
the various persons to whom Invitations
were recently sent, asking them to de
liver addresses before the meeting of the
Northwest Fruitgrowers' Association,
which is to be held in this city January
1L 12 and 13. Following Is a list of those
who so "far have accepted invitations and
have selected the subjects of their ad
dresses. The list includes some of the
most prominent professors and horticul
turists of Washington, Idaho and British,
Columbia, as well as of Oregon:
L. B. Judson, University of Idaho, "The
Management of Orchard Soils;" A. "Van
Holderbeke, Commissioner of Horticulture
for Washington, "Selection of "Vaileties
by the Fruitgrower;" A. B. Cordley, Ore
gon Agricultural College, "AppleScab and
Its Treatment;" Colonel Henry TI Dosch,
Portland, "Too Many Prunes;" C. A.
Tounason, editor Horticulturist, "The
Question of Standard Fruit Products;" Bt.
James Wlthycombe, Oregon Agricultural
College, "Co-operation Between the Hor
ticulturist and the Experiment Station;"
N. O. Booth, Washington Agricultural
College, "Comparison of Eastern and
Western Fruitgrowing;" J. R. Anderson,
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, British
Columbia, "Selection of Suitable Varieties
for Different Localities and Grafting of
Fruit;" Mrs. Rose Hoyt, Portland, "Flori
culture;" W. K. Newell, Commissioner of
Horticulture, "Pruning the Prune Tree;"
W. H. Chapin, Portland, "Commercial
Side of the Fruit Business."
Among those who have accepted, but
who have not yet named the subjects of
their addresses, are Dr. Cardwell, EL I.
Smith and Dr. Blalock. It Is also ex
pected that Governor' Chamberlain and
Mayor Wllllam3 will deliver addresses of
welcome. There will be musical and lit
erary entertainment provided for thevls
itors, and everything possible will be dono
to make the meeting of the association
pleasant and profitable to ' all interested
in horticulture!
HAVE SERVED CITY LONG.
Many Old Employes of Water Works
Reappointed Without Examination.
The employes connected with the City
Water Works are much pleased at hav
ing been reappointed to their positions by
Mayor Williams without being required to
go .through a civil service examination.
This was done partly on account of the
fact that the Water Works have always
been operated on clyll service lines since
they started, it being understood that the
employers were to retain their positions
during good behavior, and partly on the
certificates of Superintendent Dodge,
testifying to their long, faithful and effi
cient services.
Superintendent Dodge was, of course,
exempted from undergoing examination.
The names, positions and terms of ser
vice of those reappointed are as follows:
Charles E. Oliver, chief inspector, 17
years; Thomas J. Maupin, Inspector Bull
Run pipe line, 11 years; M. J. Kennedy,.
Inspector, 13 years; T. E, Dowling, in
spector and tapper of mains, 10 years;
N. Bradford Hall, Inspector, 18 years; B.
B. Turley, inspector, 13 years; Wilbur J.
Sharp, chief pump engineer, City Park,
1 years; B. J. Gray, foreman. East Side
district, nine years; Costante Albertnl,
foreman, 17 years; Joe Parlsi, subforeman,
13 years; Thomas P. Hansel, assistant
foreman, eight years; John R. James,
diver, seven years; Joseph Pauley, pump
engineer, power-house. City Park, six
years; Frank H. Akers, pump engineer.
Palatine Station, eight years; William H.
Phelps, gatetender, head works on Bull
Run, eight years; A. I Rumsey, gate
tender, reservoir No. 2, eight years;
Henry L. Lewis, gatetender, reservoir No.
2, eight years; William H. White, gate
tender, reservoir No. 1, eight years.
The cases of the two receiving clerks
and ono man who has been promoted to
the position of inspector since civil ser
vice rules came In force are under con
sideration. v
NEW MAP OF COUNTY.
Shows New Precincts Added Since
Election Two Years Ago.
A map of Multnomah County, showing
the voting precincts as remodeled by the
County Court, Is about completed. There
are now 12 more precincts In the country
districts and one more in the city than
there were when the election was held
two years ago, the total number being
83, of which 53 are in the city and 23 in
the country. The number of wards in the
city has been reduced from eleven to ten,
and under the new charter there will be
five Councllmen-at-Large elected.
There has been very little change in
I the boundaries of city precincts, but the
numbers have been changed on account of
a new precinct having been added. The
court did not have to make ward pre
cincts conform with ward boundaries, but
this was done, as Auditor Devlin said it
would undoubtedly be desired to use the
same lines and the same clerks.
The change in precincts was made
owing to a popular demand for the same.
Multnomah County Is of peculiar shape,
long and narrow, and under the-old ar
rangement of precincts many persons
were obliged to go a long way to vote.
For Instance, some persons were obliged
to go from Riverside clear up to Bertha
if they desired to vote, and as it was
some distance and uphill all the way,
some of them wouldn't go. The new ar
rangement of precincts will do away with
most of this trouble.
One feature of the new map is the out
line of Guild's Lake, which forms a very
good representation of a bear, much bet
ter than tho constellation of Ursa Major
is, on which account some say tho name
should be changed to Great Bear Lake.
The outline has, however, probably been
exaggerated to make it more bear-like
than it really is.
GENERAL NOAH TYNER DEAD.
Formerly Resided in Portland, Where
He Had Many Friends.
Tho death of Colonel Noah N. Tyner,
of Augusta, Ga., occurred In that city No
vember 20, ultimo. Colonel Tyner, or Gen
eral as he -was called by intimate friends,
at one time resided In Portland, where
his courtly Southern manner and many
scholarly attainments won for him many
friends and admirers He came here Jn
ISsi and was for sorao time traveling cor
respondent for The Oregonlan. He
severed his connection with the paper for
tho purpose of promoting a railroad be
tween Vancouver and Taklma, but during
the financial panic of 1S93 thoyenturo
failed and he left the Pacific Coast
Colonel Tyner served throughout the
Civil War and won for himself great mili
tary honor and distinction. He was a
man of great culture and refinement and
has Jeft many sincere friends In all parts
of the country. He was a brother of Gen
eral Jams N. Tyner, who was Postmaster-General
during the Grant administra
tion, and who still, lives In Washington,
D. C. "Mrs. Tyner is alBO well-known in
Portland, where she mode many friends
during her five years' residence.
The Immediate cause of Colonel Tyners
death was dropsy of the heart, but he
was for years a great sufferer'from the
many wounds received in battle.
GRAJrCIiATKD EYELIDS.
Murine Eye Remedy cures this and other
JLEye trouble, makes weak eyes atronjr.
Just Received by
Meier & Frank Company
Men's Slippers in Immense Variety
Main Substation U. S. Post Office, Rear Main Floor, Near Alder-Street Entrance
Holiday Goods Purchased now will be Stored Free of Charge and Delivered at any
time you desire. Shop early and avoid the rush
Toyland Third Floor
Thousands and thousands of children and grown-ups visited this Third-Floor Toyland
Saturday All were enthused over the magnificent displayIt is larger and better than
all other toy stores' in town put together There's an irresistable charm about our Toy
land It is mesmeric; it thrills the youngsters; makes them fairly shout with delight
Toys from all over the world A veritable treasure-trove of novelties Toys and Hol
iday Goods purchased now will be carefully packed and stored and delivered whenever
you desire.
From Sunday's Oregonian
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Condensed news of unusual importance regarding special purchasing opportunities in
all lines of Holiday merchandise For fall particulars see your Sunday Oregonian or
come to the store. x
Fifteen Great Bargains in Handkerchiefs
On sale in new Handkerchief Annex, Second Floor
Great Holiday Sale Shoes and Slippers Main Floor
Great Holiday Sale Ladies' Suits, Coats, Etc.
Entire Stock Velvet Waistings Greatly Reduced
Black Silks and Black Dress Goods Greatly Reduced
Great Value in 42-inch Satin Taffeta Ribbon 35c
Sale Extraordinary of Cut Glass,
Silverware, Bric-a-Brac, Novelties, Etc., in Basement
Great Holiday Sale of Books of All Kinds
Great Holiday Sale of Pictures and Statuary
Great Holiday Sale of Albums, Toilet Sets, Etc., Etc.
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Meier &. Frank Company
DOWNTOWN LOT IS SOLD
BIG BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
AT SEVENTH AND STARK.
Purchasers Pay $40,000 Cash for the
Ground Property in This Vicin
ity Increasing in Value.
The largest and most Important real
estate transaction that has taken place
in Portland within the past week was the
sale of the northwest corner of Seventh J
and Stark streets, opposite the Library.
The property belonged to the Fechheimer
"Whalley estate, and has been occupied
for many years by rooming-houses. The
purchasers, whose names are not yet
mado public, have put up the 540,000 pur
chase price, and all but one, who is in
Germany, Tvhere the deed has been sent
for signature, consider the purchase as
concluded, and have already determined
on the improvements to be made. Short
ly the present buildings will be torn down
and a modern brick, four stories' high,
wiil 'be reared in its place. The sale,
which was negotiated by Qrlndstaft &
Blaln, is important, as it means the im
provement of a district that has been
slighted In the rush of business uptown.
The administrators of the estate of the
late RoBwell H.' Lamson have decided to
Invest the bulk of his estate In substan
tial property holdings. One purchase of
warehouse property has been concluded,
a half block on Thirteenth and Lovejoy.
Several others are in contemplation, par
ticularly some Third-street business prop
erty. '
AH real estate dealers say that there is
a remarkable amount of inquiry for this
time of year, and there are more largo
deals in the air that will be concluded in
time for the Spring building than they
remember negotiating for several years.
The end of the year, which brings extra
activity in most branches of business, is
considered a dull season ordinarily in the
real estate business, but prices have been
so low in Portland in comparison with
other cities of the same--6lze that an ad
vance is expected to come in the Spring.
Business houses that contemplate mov
ing, and all other persons contemplating
purchases are figuring early in order to
get the advantage of present low prices.
'The result of this movement will be, ac
cording to real estate brokers, who keep
close watch, that the market win remain
active all through the holiday season.
Several large deals are already in hand,
and there is an air of expectation among
dealers that augurs an unusual activity
at the close of a good year.
Small purchases are as numerous as at
any time thi3 year, though the location
of such sales has been less confined to
tho suburbs than during the Summer
and Fall. Inside realty has not received
anypartlcular boom, but West Side prop
erty in general has been more active than
earlier in the season. This condition is
expected to last during trf "Winter.
Building permits are not Issued with
the frequency that characterized the ear
ly part of the Fall, and this condition la
likely to continue until the first of the
year, though the builders are so busy that
they could not handle very much more
work than they now have on hand. How
ever, the anomalous condition exists that
there aro more carpenters in town at the
present time than the demand warrants.
The occasion of this is that every ranch
-and small town within a wide range of
Portland? which has experienced the
slackness following the end of harvest
and the Fall farm work, has poured Its
surplus mechanics, many of whom do
not deserve the name, Into Portland. This
ha9 swelled the supply of workmen who
have been drawing better pay than their
fellows In the country, and by that have
incurred their envy.
The present building operations are
widespread and numerous, though most
of the work being done is on buildings
that are nearly completed. The chief ex
ceptions to this condition are the three
largest structures that have been under
taken this Fall. Of these the Marshall
Wells building, at Fourth and Pine
streets, has only one and 'a. half of six
stories completed: the new Weinhard
bulldincr across the strfeet has about half
I the excavating, done, and work, on the
Express the Popular
Meier & Frank Company
Cnt Glass, Silverware, China, in Basement
Meier &. Frank Company
Postofllce alterations is only beginning
to get under way. Work on these build
ings will continue all "Winter.
TEUE TYPE OP PIONEER.
Samuel D. Crockett, Descendant of
Frontiersmen, Aided Oregon.
PORTLAND, Bee. 6. (To the Editor.)
It seems to the writer that the demise
of Samuel B. Crockett, who died at his
home at Kent, Wash., deserves more no
tice' at the hands of his fellow citizens
in Oregon than the brief notica of his
death contained in The Oregonian of No
vember 28, and it is a labor of love for
his old-time comrade to offer a few ad
ditional notes of his character and service
as a winner of Oregon as It was 60 years
ago.
Mr. Crockett started from Missouri as
a member of Gilliam's trains in 1S44, a
single man in his 25th year. He was
born in Virginia, and was unused before
starting to all such privations as emigra
tion to Oregon then involved. He was a
blood kinsman of Colonel Joseph Crock
ett, who was one of the few officers left
alive at the end of the battle of Point
Pleasant, which opened the upper Ohio
Valley for peaceful settlement by the
Longknives, as the Virginia frontiers
men were called by the Indians. Andrew
Lewis, a frontier soldier, commanded in
that fight, and from that fact we per
haps have the first name in the first ex
ploration of Old Oregon. Colonel Crock
ett was appointed by President Jefferson
a3 the first United States Marshal in
Kentucky. For patience and courage in
straits G. B. Crockett was a credit to his
family. I say this having seen him proved
many times by both field and flood. Aside
from fearlessly looking danger in the face
he was -a willing worker against all ob
stacles on the way to Oregon. Ho had
selected his claim on Gales Creek within
a month after our arrival in this valley.
We were a party of three, Crockett,
Clark and Mlnto, who with the consent
of our leader left our trains at Fort Hall
and came on in advanco on horseback,
and by the aid of a letter from General
M. M. McCarver received from Dr. Mc
Loughlln the loan of a batteau. and went
to The Dalles to help our friends to West
ern Oregon, plying our boats till the last
were down.
In tho Summer of 1S45 Crockett joined
Simmon Bush and others in examining the
Sound Country and concluded to Join the
settlement, becoming one of the most ef
ficient choppers of the party of 13, who
cut the way for their wagons from the
Cawlitzer landing through lo miles of
timber to the first open land to the
Sound, and he was one of tho most ac
tive hunters for subsistence.
Your brief item says he built the first
mill in the Sound section, and ho was
probably one of the most efficient work
ers on the, mill. It was the first object
of Colonel M. L. Simmons to build, hunt
ing for the families when he was not
taking necessary food or rest. After do
ing a yeoman's part as pioneer of the
Sound settlements, Mr. Crockett began to
suffer from rheumatism, and became a
pioneer in the Hood River Valley, of
Oregon. He therefore deserves a double
recognition. As a pioneer nortn of the Co
lumbia, he was one of the foremost rep
resentatives of the Long Knives, who at
Point Pleasant in 1774 cowed the native
races iii contravention of the proclaimed
policy of King George of EnglanC, and 70
years later was one of the foremost of
the emigrants of 1843 and 1S14, who planted
themselves between the King Georgo men
of tho Puget Sound Agricultural Com
pany and the Pacific, circumventing their
plan to hold the north bank of the Co
lumbia and. helping to subdue the native
race later., Crockett was blood kin,
working with a body of men of spiritual
kin, to those who won the Mississippi
Valley. I should not forget that they
were of the class who would neither own
nor ba a slave. J. MINTO.
Settler Favors Exemption Clause.
HOLLEY, Or., Dec. 4. (To the Editor.)
I wish 'to Bay that I think your sug
gestion to repeal the new tax, law is a
good one, from one standpoint at least,
and that is the taxing everything in
sight, regardless of the hardships of set
tlers on the public domain. The old law
had a $300 exemption clause, in favor of
tho poor settler, and it has been a .great
help In the past to thosa who had to hew
Game of "Pit
s
Meier &. Frank Company
tfielr way out of "the forest primeval"
in the foothills of the Willamette Valley,
and let' me say that the process of mak
ing farms is not through with yet In tha
eastern .section of the state. I will ven
ture to say that the reported settlera in
that region would not complain if they
were exempt from taxation on personal
property to the extent of 5200 in their be
ginnings of home-building, which tha old
law gave them.
The writer ha3 been through the grind
In making a farm where timber had to
be cleared from the land, for the last
dozen years, and to a certain extent i3
not "out of the wilderness" yet, and can
speak advisedly of the help from that ex
emption clause in the old Uiw. This sec
tion of the state is new yet, and will bo
for many years to come, and the man that
tackles tho proposition of makirfg a home
where noxr is brush and timber, needs
encouragement in every way, for while ho
Is making a home he is also adding to
the material wealth of the state, which
will, in time, be listed In the state's as
sets, when he willibe better able to help
bear the state's Burden of taxation.
It has always been the policy of tho
Republican party to foster "infant enter
prises." Let that party now repeal tho
new law, and give us the old one back
again, and they will still be true to their
tradition. J. R. SPRINGER.
AEEECTED BY EASTEEN CHISIS
Japanese Bcjnds Advance in London
Market on Favorable News.
LONDON, Dec. 6. With a stronger be
lief that the Bank of England will not
find a necessity for raising its rata in tho
near future, the stock exchange last week
was swayed chiefly by the aspect of tho
Russo-Japanese crisis.
After the week had opened, the report
received by the Associated Press from
Paris that a practical basis of agreement
had been arrived at by Russia and Japan
caused a revival of hopes for a peaceful
settlement, which was 'strongly reflected.
In the advance in the price of Japanese
bonds. Russians, however, did not fihow
wide fluctuations.
The sale of the warships Constitution
and Llbertad to Great Britain by Chile
improved the price of Chilean bonds,
owing to the belief that the amount re
ceived for tho vessels may avert tha ne
cessity of Chile raising a loan.
The market for American . securities
again shared considerably in tha general
revival of business, the recovery being
materially assisted by the spurt in Steel
preferred shares.
Good Chinese Cotton Crop.
SHANGHAI. Dec. 6. The Chinese cot-
ton crop shows splendid results.
NAVAJO BLANKETS.
Indian Baskets and Curios.
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to any part of the United States. Open
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