THE - MORNItKG OEEGONIAN? HUESIAT; " DECEMBER .27,- 19G4. -
TO BUILD THE ROAD
Nelson & White Will Get the
Portage Contract, '
PRICE WILL BE $115,523
State Portage Road Commissioners
and Open River Association
Will Make Their Final :'
Awards Today.
" v
Contract far building the CeHlo por
tage road wlH be awarded today to Nel
pon & "White lor J115.52S, exclusive of rails
Rnd rolling- stock. This -was the decision
reached last night by the Stato Portage
Commissioners Governor Chamberlain,
Secretary of State Dunbar and Stale
Treasurer Moore and J. N. Teal, attor
rte for the Open-River Association.
Hails and equipment will bring the total
rest of the road up to leas than ?1"0.009 or
J17g,000. The road Is to be finished by
May 15. and each day's delay thereafter
-vrlll cost the contractors SoOO.
Nelson & "White will be required to give
a bond of $50,000 for 'faithful performance
of the contract. This firm is-buildlng the
Groat Southern Railroad, the new lino
that is to run from The Dalles to Dufur
and ultimately to Central Oregon.
The portage contract will be awarded on
K quantity price basis; that is. money will
be paid the contractors according to the
amount of materials used. Nel&oh &
White will enter into the construction
contract with the State Commission, and
IhP- contractors who shall supply the rails
and the rolling stock will agree with the
state to receive as compensation what
shall remain of the state fund of $151,000
after payment to Kolson & White and
with the Open-River Association for the
additional money required. The- associa
tion sot out to raise J40.000 toy subscrlp
ijm for supplementing the state apnro
Tjration of 5165.000. but will evidently not
need that much, and perhaps less than
roc-fourths of it will suffice.
The meeting was attended also y Attorney-General
Crawford and State En
gineer A. J. McMillan.
Tales of the Street
and Town
"S
OME folks a-e born luck-," be
gan the head waiter, and of
coiue. I knew a story was in
aTJrition. "A gent camo up to pay
check at the dsk yesterday, and as
'aid down the money, he struck .his
Ll slightly against th woodwork. I
fd something drop, like a button on
Iioor. but 1 thought nothing of it.'
' About 20 minutos later that man came
running h. again looking as if he'd lost
a brother. .
' y diamond 1' says he, 'did you find
ray diamond?'
I told him none of us had been look
ing for diamonds this Christmas. He be
gan hunting over the floor by the table,
uherc he had eaten, then he comes up
to the desk, and in a" minute, lets out a
grunt of Joy. and shows up a 5150 spark
rr. ' 'See." says ho, X knocked tour of the
fttlng and it fell on the floor! there. I
'Isscd it Just now. but I'd oio Idea of
inding It so quickly, though I've been
-tracking mighty careful.
rtu'ro lucky,' says I.
"c-V, fcays he 'You fellows must
a oeen asluep!
"That would rather indicate that he
thought 1 e might not have been so lucky
if you ha? found it."
"I ?upposo so maybe some follows would
have kopt It If tliey wanted diamonds
that bad." '
A young man" across the way obsorved
that if ever he found any 5160 diamonds on
the floor he'd be darned if he woudn't
kep 'em.
" But if you knew the owner, and the
owner was to aslt if you round 'om, and
you was to say nothing, hut just go on
keepin 'cm. that would-be 'bout the same
bp stealin "em,. wouldn't .it?"
The young man opposite -wouldn't "ad
mit that," but filially said ho'd keep 'em
till the follow offorcd a reward, for if
' you was to give 'em right up he proba
bly wouldn't evon say 'Thank you, much
obliged. " ,
"You'd hold em for a reward, would
your remarked the man at the other
tAble. who gets a 10-cont check and hogs
the paper for an hour. "Well, that don't
always pay. I can toll you a little true
itory about a case of that kind.:
ii T HAPPENED iin the X building a
while ago. I nad a chum. His name
was Harris. He was a swcll-drcsscr-and
a nigh-liver, on a small income, so he was
Vroko most of tho time But he was a
most ontortainlng cuss. Used to toll sto
ries of swoll Now York club-and-society
lire by the hour, and put a period to each
rtsry with a cigarette stump. Ho never
lost a chance to hand out some line of
dope' about what a 'gentleman' should
uo. and how a 'gentleman should act,
and the way a gentleman should show his
breeding and sense of honor and all that
ort of thing. He said 'awnt for 'aunt,'
rind Fo on. and had a beautifully modu
lated voice 1 used to lend him four-bit-ploces,
and feel flattered to be hjs chum.
"I was working in an insurance office
in the X building, and Harris used to drop
in every day One noon hour I was alone
In the office, when Harris suddonly slipped
In. .hut the door after him and looked
around in a queer, excited kind of way.
' You alone? says he.
"I said I was, and then he asked me
to go. Into the .private office with him,
as he had something to show me He
locked the private office door behind us
and, with a covert, mysterious air. drew
out a small, leathor-bound case from un
der his overcoat. He opened It and dlsr
closed to my astonished gaze several mag
nificent gold watohes, big diamond rings
and other jewelry.
" I found that out in tho washroom,"
paid Harris in a funny whlspor, 'it's worth
53000 if a cent! It's a jewelry salesman's
traveling case'
" Well. said I. 'You bettor take it to
the superintendent's office, notify the po
lk station, and init an "ad" in theja
jMr." " .Not on your life' says he. 'I'm broke
Of course. I won't try to pawn 'em every
pawnshop in town will be watched, but
I'll just hold 'em for a reward I ought
to get 5100 to 5300 reward. They'll adver-
tie tomorrow. I want you to witness that
' I'm not going to hook It.
"I couldn't make him goe that It would
le best to do as I had advised. He ap
, pealed to my loyalty as a friend not to
spoil his game We heard the boss come
' in then, and so we came out Of the prl
vate office. I was going out to lunch.
I accompanied Harris down In the ele
vator. Sa said the olevator-man. 'Have
t cither of you gentlemen been in the wash
room Jately? A chap left a jewelry-ease
In there awhile ago and It's gone now.'
"Harris shook his head, and the man
turned to me. I evaded the question by
saying that I hadn't been out of the of-U-o
all day. Harris told me he was go
ing to our rooms to put the case under
the -mattress, and .i"went - on to lunch; -An
hour later I returned. As soon as I
approached tho elevator. T saw the man
at the lever ,polnt menjut to a man stand-,
ing vu-ith him. That man .went up with
me, and as I got put on "my floor he
tapped me on the shoulder. ..
" 'I'm from the office" says he 'I ar
rest you for getting away with a. jewelry
package a while ago.' t -v.
" 'Who charges me?' I asked.
' 'Friend of yours named Harris gave
you away.'
" 'Where's Harris now?"
" 'In the office there, with another ofii--cer
and "your boss, -explaining "how you"
took im into the private ofiloe and'
showed Jtfm the bpxjind-eij, you might
as well own up tho elevator man corro
borates by telling how you acted when'he
aslted ou about the case.'
" 'yfck a l11116' said. I; 'lot me think.
ThQnp told him cwhole story, sq
straight that I saw lie almost "believed
me.
'Now, said T. "if Harris is in there,
we'll go in and I'll run a quick bluff on
him. You bnck me up -.bard, and 111
guarantee he'll wilt. . '
"The plain-clothes man 'final" agreed,
and we entered the offlcp. The first thing
I saw was Harris, .standing at the coun
ter. He was red in the face, and talking
rapidly and 'excitedly. He stopped dead
when he saw my face, and turned white
'"Ah! you whelp!' said I. 'Your dirty
lie won't work. We've got two witnesses
that gaw you come out of the washroom
with some kind of a package under your
coat and run Into our office.
" 'You're caught dead to rights. put In
my officer. 'Your friend tried to shield
you. and you did him dirt. You were
seen, all right. Now you, better toll us
quick where you've got the cane, or it'll
jgo mighty liard with you In court.
"That "detective was all rights Ho
helped mo out fine.
"Harris was all taken baok. He hadn't
time to think. 1 jumped In front of him
and swore and told him I'd broak every
bono In his body if he did not tell. the
truth Instantly. Harris all at Ymco pre
tended to laugh.
" 'Good joke on you. Smith, he says to
me "Course. I didn't intend to let It go
too far. I was just waiting tlir3o tame
back. You can tell 'cm why I dWn't give
it up. I I'll go and .get it right away
Jt's all a joke, Smith '
""I got two good smashes in on him be
fore they pulled mc off. One blacked his
left eye, and the other broke his nose.
"Did anybody get any reward?"
"Not nearly!"
t t
g HAT jewelry salesman was pretty
1 lucky to get such quick action,"
commented the head-waiter. "Dot me tell
you about an umbrella graft here the
other day.
' "One of our regular customers had a
tfnc 510 silk umbrella, -which ho -left in
the rack. When he went out, he picked
a six-bit one by mistake and went off
with it. v ' .-
"Protty soon another chap comes up to
the desk with Donovan's -umhrolki.
" 'Look at tliis,' said he, 'some gilly's
gone off with my umbrella and left this
in .place of it. I'll have to take this one
now. If he comes back for his. tell him
to leave mine-There and I'll get It when I
bring back his.'
"He talked -a lot about it; about how
careless people were about running off
with other people's hats and. umbrellas.
None of us thought to ask his name and
address, and lie went away.
"He hadn't been gone ten minutes be
fore Donnovan came running back with
the six-bit thing. We told him about the
other chap, and ho was much relieved.
Ho left the six-bit one with us. but the
other man hasn't come back yet. My
opinion Is that he ain't apt to come back
for his old umbrel. He's got stuck on
the 510 silk one" LUTE PEASE.
Primary Teachers' Salaries.
rOIlTLAXD, Die. 2C (To the Editor.)
From The Orogontan of Doce:nber2S tvc quote,
the roHowing: ."The-primary n4 grafle tsach
or . . . are at present receiving between
?0 and 575 a- month." The facta In tho cae
are, these teachers rceivc from 55M to 5750
a year, or an equivalent of 5 45.S8 1-2 to $62.50
a month. COMMITTEE.
o cube cold in one day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
dTUEEUts refund the money 1 tt fall to cOra
U. w. Grove' stc&ature Is on each box. 25c
FESTIVITIES OF eHRISTMAS'TlD E
Many Entertainments Are Given at Which Young
and Old Make Merry Tonight's Programmes
THE Christmas entertainments were
many last night, ranging In variety
from Christmas trees and church so
cials to dancing partien. The affair at tho
Seaman's Institute was probably the most
important of its kind, although the tree
at tho Men's Resort for the Sunday
school recently started there, and the
trees at the halls of the Salvation Army
for poor children were all enjoyable
events. One of unusual Interest was
given at the Presbyterian Chinese Mis
sion. 115 First street. Mrs. W. S. Holt,
who .Is In charge of the mission, arranged
a highly interesting programme, which
was given ontlrely by her Chinese pupils.
It consisted of songs, recitations, dia
logues, an original essay on Christmas
by Charlie "Wan. and some genuine' Chi
nese music played on their national in
struments. There ?.ro about 30 pupils to
this mission and all Invited friends to
be present, so that the hall was crowded.
At the close of the programme substan
tlal refreshment's were Served all the
guests and each member of the mission
received a gift off the fine Christmas treo.
A Christmas tree festival was held at
Our Senior's Norwegian Synod Church.
East Tenth and "Wcldler, which was well
attended and much-on Joyed by the Sun
day school scholars. A similar entertain
ment was given at the Bcthanla Danish
Luther Church, Union Avenue and Mor
ris street s
At ths Jvlen's Resort.
The 'festivities at -the Men's Resort
wore particularly enjoyable last night,
the children having about the bet time
of their lives. There was an attractive
programme rendered in the auditorium
on the first floor, after "which tho children
marched upstairs Into tho gymntlunt.
where a gorgeous tree Illuminated by col
ored electric lights, delighted thorn. After
an exercise around the tree, directed by
Mrs. Chllders, the teacher of physical
culture, gifts wore distributed and can
dles ajid other refreshments given them.
The tree and presents were the gifts of
the Acme Mill, employes, who took up a
substantial collection for the purpose,
and Mrs. Helon Ladd Corbett.
At Taylor-Street Church Tonight.-
The number of entertainments sched
uled for tonight scllpses that of last
night. At Taylor-Street Meth(1tst Church
tlx? pupils of the Sunday school will cele
brate the holidays by giving a Christmas
cantata, of which the following is the
programme:
Hymn. "CbriMmae,"" No. 102. conRreRatlon;
swig. "RIbc, Cbrirtme Belle.' school; solo,
"Jolly Old St. Xleholas." Maud Alrord: reelta
tlA. "How tVc Spent Christmas." Marguerite
Egbert; cantata. "ChrUtrmas Snow Storma;"
bojw chorus, "The ?torlh TVlnd:" xAo and
chorus. "Tho North Wind Doth Blow;" char
actor. "Robin Red Breast." Wesley Boharrol;
recitation. "Little Pcojde of the Snow." Maud
McCully; girls' chorus, "Snort Star Sog;"
"Snow Chant," choir; recitation, "A Star in
tho Sky." Gilbert Cotftn. and chant by choir;
rok and chorue, f'Song of the Stars;" ' tab
leau, beginners' class; song. "The Star of
Bethlehem," primary Mhool; glrt6 chorus.
'Crown Him;" remarkB,Dr. F. Burgotte Short
At White Temple Tonight.
The Bible sohool of the "Vhlto Temple
will also celebrate tonight with a Christ
mas tree and an espeqial programme.
Santa Claus will present gifts and candy
to the children, and the following' pro
gramme Trill entertain those who attend:
Orchestra. "The Palms;" prayer. Dr.
Broushcr, slrla' chorus; rccltntioa, "Helpln;
FALL INTO THE RIVER
Two Sailors Thought to- be
Drowned. .
ONE OF THEIR MATES-RESCUED
William Konusdson. Says That the
Three, -Xfter. a Drinking Bout,
' , Walked Blindly Off a
. ' Dock.
, SUPPOSED TO BE DltOWXED-Axel
Harmon, aged 22 yearssailor; Jebn Lar
sonr'asred 17 years, sailor.
RESCUED FROM DROWNING Will
iam Kenusdeon, aged 20 yean, sailer.
CAUSE OF -YCCIDENTS-Indulgence
in Intoxicating liquors in Xo&h End
saloon. And Mindly walking off dock at
foot of Flanders strot.
Axel Harmonand John Larson, sailors,
said to be from tho British bark Holt
Hill, are supposedly lying at the- bottom
of the Willamette River, hnd William
Konusdson, also a sailor from the vessel,
occupies a berth at tho City Jail as the
result of a Christmas spree in the sa
loons of the North End.
On shore leave, the .throe .sailors wan
dered about In the North End drinking
'shops until midnight, when they were
tiultc drunk. They thon essayed to make
for their ship; which lies moored at the
Mersey dock. They arc said to have left
the Stockholm saloon. Sixth and Flan
ders, and to have walkod straight down
xhe latter street and right off Into the
ley waters of the "Willamottc Rivor.
Of the three, only Konusdson has been
"found. He was rescued by Harbor Po
liceman Charles Clark, stationed on the
THE NEYT YEAR'S OKEGOXIAN.
The New Year's number of The Ore
gonlan for 1005 will be publihcd Mon
day mornlnj: next. It will be devoted
entirely to the Xewls and Clark Ex
position. The paper will be sent to
any addreM in the United States or
Canada for 10 cent a copy, postage
prepaid. Address The Oregonlan, Port
land, Or.
Steel bridge. Hearing the despairing
wail of the man overboard, far up the
river, the officer prepared his Hfe-iine
and life-preserver and made ready to res
ouo the unfortunate as he passed along,
borne by the current on a large log.
Pulled Up on Life Line.
Crying in desperattion for someone to
save him from the hand of death, Ko
nusdson floated nearer the bridge, where
on the lower deck stood Clark and a citi
zen wIioko name is not known. "When he
came near, they threw him the life
preserver, but when It struck the water
it broke and was of no service. In sheer
desperation the sailor clutched the rope,
howover. And managed to hold on like
grim death until pulled up Into- safety
by two strong men overhead.
Konusdson was almost unconscious
from his experience, but after warming
himself was ablo to give the alarm con
cerning tho supposed drowning of his
shipmates. His story was communicated
to Police Headquarters, and Captain
Santa Claus." Paul Stone; recitation, Celeste
Blagen; pons. "Bethlehem's Babe," primary
department; recitation, "Telephoning Santa,"
Helen McGuIre; girls' quartet, "Holy Night;"
marching song, 12 boys; recitation, Luolle
Hudson; recitation. "I'd Llko to Be a Santa
Claus." Molba ' Peterson; song. Corlnna
Broitgher; recitation, Harriet Clinton; cxereise.
"Holly. Mist 16 too and Evergreen." Myrtle
Spauldlng. Florian Llnklatcr, Adelc Brault;
Font. BosU Long; recitation. "The Twins."
George and Edward Morgan; solo. Lillian Ken
nedy. Boys' and Girls' Aid,Soclety.
The Boys and Girls' Aid Society will
have a good time tonight with Santa
Claus and a tree as the principal attrac
tions. A good programme, consisting pt
songs, recitations and other numbors, all
given by members of the society, has
boon prepared, and there will be plenty
of candy nuts and fruit distributed.
Other Entertainments.
Mizpah Presbyterian Church will be
among the celebrants this year and will
give as a programme:
Song, by the children, "Joyous Christmas
BcIIf;" anthem, "The New-Born Klag" (Lo
renz); hymn, "Joy to On "World ;' mmg.
"Please. Mr. Santa Claus," Raymond Fryer;
song, "Tho Dear Little Stranger;" song, by
cIrjs of boys: recitation, by Mildred Bartow;
BOag, "The Baby's Stockings," Kathleen Gor
don; song, by Johnnie Johnston; motion aong,
blockings and Candle;" recitation, "After
Christina."," Helm McGladc; fote, MIm Jeoxie
McCenneH: song, by, Santa Claus; song, by
ohlMren, "Good-bye, Santa."
A number of entertainments are also
scheduled for Wednesday evening.
In the afternoon the Multnomah Club
will entertain its children's class with a
tree and dancing party. Profeseor Robert
Krohn assisted by Mrs. J." H. McCracken
and the ladies oftlie Annex will decorate
the gymnasium and tree and have charge
of the entortalnment
At Grace- Church the Epworth League
will entertain the children of the Sun
day school with a cantata entitled
"Mother Goose and Her Children."
Organ Recital at St. David's.
At St David's Episcopal Church an or
gan recital will be given by Frederick "W.
Goodrich, with the following programme:
"Fugue in D Major" J. S. Bach); "March
of the Magi Kings" (Dubois); solo, "The New
Born King" (L'Espolr), D. B. Mackle; "An
dante Pastorale" tThc Light of thd World).
(Sullivan); alr "Rejoice Greatly" (Messiah),
(Hasdel). Mrs. Hose Bloch-Bauer; fantasia on
old English carols (V. T. Bost); carols
(a) "Like Silver Lamps" (Steggall). lb) "Sleep,
Holy Babe" (Djkea), (c) "In ExeelsU Gloria"
(Brown), the gentlemen of St. David's choir;
serenade to the Madonna (H. Berlioz): eong,
"Nazareth" (Gounod). James G. Hum pes;
(a) eld Scotch carol, (b) old French Noel
(A. Gullmant); air. "Come Unto Him" (Me
siah). (Handel). Mrs. Rope Bloch-Bauer; chorus,
"For Unto Us" (Handel).
The Port Indus Lodge. No. 57, D. of H.,
will give its annual Christmas 'social and
treo Wednesday night for members.
"The First Unltarinn Church will not
give its Christmas tree until Thursday
night.
DEFENDERS OF , SANTA CLAUS
Cantata Is Well Staged by Pupils of
St. Lavrence School.
The cantata entitled "Santa Claus' De
fenders," given by the pupils of St Law
rence School last night under the lirei
tion of tho Sisters of the Immaculate
Heart, was one of the most delightful
Moore dispatched an ambulance and po
licemen to bring him to the station.
Even after his arrival at headquarters.
Konusdson was so weak and nervous that
1C; was nextt9 Impossible tQ. .ascertain
from. him. xnu'ch concerning- tho" case. The
been drowned were learned He also gaveu
a snort account of the affair, it was, ip
brief, that "Ho and they -hat been touring'
the North' End saloons drinking; that
they left the Stockholm saloon and went
down Flanders street, toward the river,
thinking it the right thoroughfare to get
to their vessel. In the darkness at the
foot of. the street, they walked abruptly
off and dropped into the water. He saya:.
Mites Shouted for Help..
"I grasped a log1 that was floating near
said Konusdson, "and hold on until taken
pnTbyithe bridgemen. My mates, I am
almost certain, were drowned, as they
shouted for help for a time and then made
no more outcries."
It was as first thought to be possible
that the two missing men had fallen on
tho dock and were lying-, there, instead or
being in the river. Captain of Police
Bailey sent Policemen Courtney and Jones
to search in the vicinity. They used
searchlights, but failed to discover any
thing that' would lead to the clearing up
of the case..
Konusdson says that when the men fell
-into the river, he attempted to save one
of them, and In the effort pulled his coat
off-and lost him.
Policeman Hammersley went to the Holt
Hill at 1 o'clock, and it was said there,
after a hasty examination, that only one
man was missing: This is probably Ko
nusdson. The officer ascertained that two
Were missing from the Carl, lying at Co
lumbia dock, and these are thought to he
the unfortunate companions of the rescued
man. "
PASSING OF CHINESE.
How Nature Is Solving Problem of
'Yellow Peril."
-World's Work.
In 50 years perhaps less than 50, If the
present laws remain In effect and are rig
idly executed the Chinese population of
the United States will become practically
extinct. From 1S00 to 1900. they fell away
from 12S.77S to 119,050. a decrease of nearly
SOOO, or more than 6 per cent. In the
flscal year ending June SO, 1903, more than
400a voluntarily left the port of San Fran
cisco for tho land of their birth, the total
deported and returning voluntarily being
5020. A very lage majority of these Chi
namen wore advanced. In years, and went
home, to die.
A generation ago. there were In San
Franolsco from S0.000 to 40.0j30 Chinamen.
The Chinese Conslu-General there told me
that, countlrig men, women and children,
there arc now not 10.OX). The same pro
portionate decrease is seen In other places.
It should be borne In mind that the total
number of -Chinese now In the United.
States Includes 26.767 'in Hawaii and 211t
in Alaska, so that, at theTjeglnnlng of thl3
decennial period, there were living in tne
United States proper only S9.0W. A gen
eration ago. there were at least lo0,0W.
According to the most liberal estimate
there are not more than 150 legal Chinese
wives in San Francisco. But the number
of Chinese women Is estimated at between
1000 and 2000. Of such female children as
are born to the lowest class, a large pro
portion are sold for immoral purposes by
their parents, thus still further reducing
the possibilities of an Increased popula
tion. The main adult population Is male; Is
unmarried, or, at leAst, wifeless in Amer
ica, and Is rapidly approaching old age.
Thus, by 1JC0 or 1340, the main Chinese
life in America will have become extinct.
41! Editora.
' Atchison Glofie.
A man will play billiards halt the night
a't 25 cents a game, and- drink 13-cent
whisky every 10 minutes without expect
ing any part in the management of the
saloon. But If he pays 3 cents a day for
a newspaper he thinks, he ought to have
something to say as to Impolicy, -
amateur entertainments given in Portland
this season. Those taking-part in this
bright and unusually well-rwrltten cantata
ranged in age from 6 to 18 years, an-1 the
Sisters deserve the greates-t credit for the
manner in which they.wero trained Ihe
children conducted themselves most ad
mirably, ' and none of them were em
barrassed by stage-fright as Is frequently
the case In putting young children before
the footlights.
Tho .assembly hal connected with St.
Lawrence School was. packed' to standing
room long before the 'performance began
and many were turned away. A beauti
ful ChrJstmns tree stood -at the left of the
stage, and during tho performance, when
reference was made to it, the electric
illuminations were turned on, producing
a brilliant effect The story of the. can
tata is that of a man named Discontent
and numerous other people making a
great objection to the common Telief Jn
Santa. Claus and being converted by a
committee of defenders of old Kris. A
lot of maiden ladies and old ladles were
also won over and persuaded to work in
the good cause. Fairies, magic dolls and
a bunch of most realistic newsboys helped
In the conversion of the grumblers and
everything and everybody was happy
when Santa Claus announced by telephone
that ho was on his way and -finally ap
poarod in porson.
While every number In the cantata was
good, the hit of the evening was mado by
the band of newsboys who were quite as
.natural as thoso who deliver Tho Morn
ing Oregonlart. -They came onto the
stage calling out the local papers and
called forth a perfc&t storm of applause
from the audience. -A pretty little side
play in the piece was hc kind act of these
boys, in helping out a llttlo newsglrl who
was trying to support a mother and sick
brother by selling papers. They per
sudaded her to slttg for thchi and while
she was doing so took her -papers and left
a liberal collection.' as k Christmas gift.
Mary RIeschel was the' newsgirl and tho
boys were Victor McMahon, Allen Abbott,
Nicholas Schneider. John Dwyer, James
Moagher, John Stanton. Edward Gaynor,
Thomas Kennedy, Caslmir Yezerski,
Walter Sabot
The other characters were: Mr. Discon
tent. Arthur Sauvaln: Santa ClauS, Theo
dore Tillman; committee' of defenders,
William Laycock. George Fcldman, John
Weber, Charles Loshbaugh; maiden
ladies. Maria Meagher, Helen Maney.
Ruth Underwood. Josephine Woltrlnfr.
Genevieve Ryan. Helen Mulloy; old ladies.
Agnes Harwas. Anna M. Twiss. Magdalen
Weber, Mary Murphy. Mary "Kennedy,
Patience Whltaker. Frances Gallagher.
Mary Sabel; attendants. Agnes Scnn,Ruth
Zanello. Anna Weber; magic dolls, Mary
Gray, Alice Lahale. Agnes Coluori. Flor
ence Creamer; neVsglrl, Mary RIeschel;
fairy sylph, Hcdwlg Kasper; Peace, Hazel
Abbott. Goodwill, Celohlse do Grandpre;
Charity, Teresa Weber.
At the closo of the cantata Santa Claus
appeared again and presented each pupil
of the St Lawrence Sunday school with a
gift and refreshments. The children had
a jolly good time and the "parents seemed
to enjoy the evening- equally as much as
they did.
At Sacred Heart Church.
A Christmas tree festival and entertain
ment will bo held this evening at the
Sacred Heart Church Hall. Mllwaukle and
KaywOod streets. The parishioners will
make it day of rejoicing for the children.
A pleasing programme has been arranged
for the evening entertainment.
AT THE THEATERS
"Her Qwa Way."
Gorgiana Carley Marine Elliott '
Mr. Carley Fanny Addison Pitt
'i Mrs Steven Carley'. .,Ncllle Thome
Philip , Donald Gallaher
Christopher , Marjorie Noon
"Toots". MolUe Kins
Elaine... Clara Mcsercau
LImIc Suzanne Perry
Miss Bella. Shtndle Georgle Lawrence
LleuC Richard Coleman,. Charles Cherry
Sam Coast James Carcw
Steven Carley.. R. C Hera
Moles ".Frederick Walfacc
Footman.... vtv". Carl Rauo
Maxlne Elliott, who Is the world over
.known as one of the most. delightful and
accomplished of -American actresses, sup
ported by a company almost identical
with the one seen with her last season
In New York, commenced a three nights'
engagement at the Marquam last night
In Clyde Fitch's comedy of modern man
ners. "Her Own Way." Miss Klllott has
a magnetism, which has gripped the
theater-going public so firmly that wher
ever it be known she is to appear she Is
suro of a large and attentive hearing.
Portlandors have been looking forward to
her coming for weeks, and the largest
and most fashionable audience of the
season greeted her last night.
The new play which Fitch wrote for
her bean seen pretty much all over the
country before she brought It here. In
It both the playwright and the star are
thoroughly at home. It tells of smart
New York people, their foolish social am
bitions, the get-rich-quick mania which
brings all concerned to the verge of ruin,
the sacrifices and heartbreak of one
wholesome and lovably natural woman
who stays the hand of disaster, and
while giving her all to others, patiently
waits ror the last situation to bring her
happiness. "
Miss Elliott appears as Georgiana Car
ley, a society woman just verging on
splnstcrhood, who lives with her step
mother, her brother and his wife and di
vers other relatives.
The play opens with a children's party
In the house, her brother's childrets
party, which is one of tho most original
things original Clyde has, ever put Into
one of his comedies. This dinner for the
youngsters, unusually enough, discloses
the fact that Georgiana is in the deeps
of love with a certain j'oung officer, who
Is on the point of departing with his
regiment for the Philippines. The Lieu
tenant In his turn reciprocates the reel
ing, but is given to understand that
Georgiana is to become the wife of a
most likeable sort of Fitch villain, who
Is making a stir on Wall Street. - The
Lieutenant goes away without declaring,
himself. The erring brother in the case
proceeds to plunge In stocks, upon the
advice of the successful villaln-SRecula-tor,
who hopes to win "Georgiana" by
ruining the brother and appearing at the
last moment as the savior of the fortunes.
Brother gets decidedly the worst of all
his deals and squanders not only his,
but his wife's and "Georgiana's" fortune.
"Coast," who is evidently thej)rovincial
author's Idea of a Western man, appears
and proposed for Georgiana's hand, offer
ing as a consideration to pay the family
debts and save thorn from disgrace. He
finds, however, that he has not reckoned
rightly with that woman, and is sent
away to mind his business. Then the sol
dier lover whom they have mourned as
dead, so unlike Clyde, returns with both
arms in slings, marries Georgiana and
presumably pays the debts.
The dialogue throughout Is bright and
breezy, typical of Fitch, and the situa
tions, in moat respects, are Just what one
expects from him. The story is a pretty
one. but hackneyed, and It is evident that
the author was not at his best in devising
the plot It's a very pleasing- play, how
ever, and the splendid mounting, evidently
the original; tlu stynitins gowns worn by
the women, the -witchery of the star and
tho .capital acting of the fine" company
make "Her Own Way" an unusually
meritorious attraction.
Miss Elliott In all her brilliant career
has not been more delightful than In her
present role and her admirers they arc
more than legion are justified in raving
over her beauty, her finished acting, 'and
her beautiful dresses.
Supporting her are Charles Cherry, a
well-known leading man of much metro
politan experience. Cast as Lieutenant
Coleman, he gets the last particle out of
the role, although Fitch was a little
stingy with his good things when he
wrote the part. James Carew as Coast,
the cynical, inordinately selfish and Inor
dinately successful stock gambler, who
proves unfortunate In love, does splendid
work, and Steven, the speculating brother
of Georgiana, who Is always on the wrong
side of the market. Is excellently por
trayed by R. C. Herz. Georgic Lawrence,
In the part of the lady hairdresser, Is
splendidly funny and four exceptionally
talented children contribute much that is
pleasantly out of the ordinary- All the
others fill the requirements completely.
There will bo performances tonight and
tomorrow night and the merit of the
production desorves liberal patronage.
A. A. G.
ELLAMY AT VLADIVOSTOK.
Vessel That Cleared fcr Portland and
Never Came.
The mysteriqus steamship Ellamy. her
alded as a probable blockade-runner from
Portland, proves to be a blockade-runner
all right, but without any connection with
this port She haB safely run the gaunt
let of Japanese patrol boats and landed
4000 tons of Welsh coal at Vladivostok.
As she was just 40 days In making the
run from Manila to the Russian base, a
trip that is usually made in ten days, it
is evident that she took a Circuitous route
or was forced to lie In hiding soiriewhere
in the north of the Japan Seas.
The Ellamy is an antiquated craft qf no
groat speed and small value. It has been
closo on to half a year slnco she started
out on her mission that finally landed her
at Vladivostok on December 7. She sailed
from Barry with hor cargo on July 30.
and it was 76 days before she arrived at
Manila. She. remained In that port two
weeks, and . aftor formally clearing
through the Custom-Houso for Portland,
turned her nose to the northward and
stealthily picked her way to Vladivostok.
1 Two other steamers with no business
here, the Salfordla and . the Foschan,
cleared from Hong Kong for this port
the middle of last month, and will doubt
less follow tho course of the Ellamy.
ASHORE ON FIRE ISLAND BAR
Freight Steamer Dramelzier Strands
in Dangerous Position.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. The British
Many of your neighbors have used
Mellin's Food for their children. Ask
them what they think of it; look at
their Children and see the result of
using a proper food. Mellin's, Food
will pve the same good results if
you will use it with your baby.
Send for a sample, we will send it
free of charge.
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mAg&St HARM
steamer Drumetzler, which weit ashore
on the point off Fire Island bar, two
miles to the west of F.lre Island Light
house, last night, in a bljndlnff snow
storm, is still hard agrpund. The ves
sel left New York Sunday, bound for
Swansea and Havre, and when .she
struck was many miles out of her
course.
A heavy wind has sprung- up from the
northwest carrying: with It a- very
heavy sleet. The sea has become very
rough. The wreckers are prepared to
take off the steamer's crew if neces
sary. WASHED FROM BOWSPRIT.
Sailor Seen to Go oh Spar of Joseph
Russ, Then Disappears.
ASTORLV, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) The
schooner Joseph Russ, which arrived this
morning from California, came in with
her flag at halfmast and reports the loss
of a man overboard during the trip up
the coast The accident happened during
a severe gale on last Thursay, when the
schooner, was oft Tillamook.
Han3 Knutscn, a sailor, was seen going
out on the bowsprit, and a few moments
later he had disappeared. It Is supposed
he was washed off by the heavy seas.
Life-buoys and planks were immediately
thrown over, but nothing was seen of
tho man. Knutsen was a resident of San
Francisco, 23 years of age and unmarried.
New Ship With Ancient Frame.
One of the most interesting vessels built
In recent years is the four-masted schoon
er Mary L. Newhall, which was launched
from the Shipyard of Elmer S. Crosby,
in Bath, Me., last week- The frame of
the schooner is one prepared in 1S62 by
the Government for a war vessel. It being
the best live oak that could be purchased.
It was sunk In Portsmouth harbor, where
It lay until two years ago, the salt water
having preserved it The schooner is rated
A 1 for 16- years, owing to her unusual
frame.
Willapa Bay Shipping.
SOUTH BEND DEPOT, Wasn.. Dec.
26. (Special.) The schooner Alpha, after
beating about outside the WJlIapa Bar
for ten days, crossed In this morning and
is now at Kleeb 3 mill loadng lumber
The principal business houses and all
mills were closed today, giving" employes
a Christmas holiday.
The schooner Volunteer arrived tins
afternoon from San Francisco and will
load lumber at Simpson's mill.
Shipbuilding in Germany.
The German shipbuilding industry has
declined in the past two years, according
to a report received from American Con-sul-General
William F. Wright located at
Munich. In the year 1903, vessels' were
built of the value of $31,000,000. as com
pared with 52S.O00.O0O In 1902 and 532.000.000
in' 3S01. The new tonnage turned out last
year amounted to 227,124; that of 1S02, 201,
153 tons, and of 1901, 2o4,4S7 tons.
Humboldt Beacons Discontinued.
Captain W. P. Day, lighthouse inspec
tor at San Francisco, in a notice to mar
iners states that on December 20. 1904, the
six single-pile beacons marking Mad
River Channel, Humboldt Bay. wore per
manently discontinued as no longer of use
as aids to navigation.
Marine Notes.
The Durbridge, lumber-laden for Natal,
left down the river yostcrdaj- morning.
The schooner Andy Maltony. which has
arrived In from Sap Pedro, will go on the
drydock for an overhauling.
Businoss was practically suspended on
tho waterfront yesterday and all atten
tion centered in the boatrace. The China
liner Arabia and the 'San Francisco
steamer Columbia wore the only vessels
working.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Dec. 2C Arrived at 16 A. it
Schooner Joseph Russ. from San Francisco.
Arrived down at 2 P. M. French uhlp Jules
Gommcs. Left tip. at 3:50 P. M. Schooners
Luzon and Andy Mahonv. Condition of tho
bar at 5 P. M smooth; wind, east, weather
cloudy. -
New York, Dec 26. Arrived Oskar II, from
CopenhaROM
Isle of Wight, Dec. 2(1. Pawted Zealand,
from New York for Dover and Antwerp.
Quonatown. Dec. 28. Sailed Ivernla, from
Liverpool for Boston.
San Francisco, Dec. 26. Arrived British
steamer Tottenham, from Ladysmlth; steamer
Chchalls. from Cray's Harbor; steamer G. C.
Lindauer, from Gray's Harbor: ateamer Pren
Im. from Gray's Harbor; steamer Whlttlcr.
from Columbia River; barkentlno Fullcrton.
from Columbia River; steamer Ccntralla. from
Gray's Harbor; steamer Newbury, from Gray's
Harbor; steamer Norwood, from Seattle.
Sailed Steamer City of Puobla, for Puget
Sound; steamer Montara, for Seattle.
Japanese Are Indignant.
LONDON, Dec 27. Japanese naval in
dignation, according to a Tokio dispatch
to the Times. Is becoming aroused by
rumors that Holland is about to place
Sabang (20 miles north of Malacca) at
the disposal of the Russian Baltic
squadron.
Snug Harbor Chapel Burns.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Tho beautiful
chapel at Sailors' Snug- Harbor, a
home for indigent seamen at New
Brighton. Staten Island, was gutted
by fire today. Loss 575,000. The chap-
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