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14 THE MORNING OREGQNrN,' WEDNESDAY,- -JANUARY 18 1905. AFTER COAST TRADE Plans of North Pacific Steam ship Company. STARTWITH 12-DAY SCHEDULE Roanoke Is First Vessel of Line, and Others Will Be Added as Business Grows Will Call at Coos Bay and Eureka. - The San Francisco & Portland Steaxn Fhlp Company, formerly the O. R. & N. Co., -will very soon have a competitor In the Coast trade that will compel it to hustle in k lively fashion If it would maintain its prc.nlce. The new company Is the North Pacific Steamship Company, and its first steamer, the Roanoke, is now in port. The vessel is loading here for San Pedro, and on her return to San Francisco from the Southern Califor nia port the latter part of this month she will Inaugurate the regular service between the Bay City and Portland. The company at the start will run on a. 12 days' schedule, with one steamer, and as business Increases will put other ves sels equally good on the line. Charles P. Doe, one of the owners of the Roanoke, who was In the city yesterday, said that the sen-ice wil be Improved as fast as trade conditions warrant it. "The line will be a permanent one," he said, "and the service will be the best it Is possible to give. The number of steamers we put on and the frequency of the sailings will depend wholy on the amount of business given us. At the be ginning we propose to dispatch the Roan oke from here every 12 days. I look for ward to a great Increase in business, ard believe travel will be exceedingly heavy In Summer during the Fair. In fact. 1 don't think Portland will be able to ac commodate the crowds that will come here. "The Roanoke and the other steamers we put on will be run In competition with vthe steam schooner lines. As for the Harrlman Company, we have no con nection whatever with them, though our relations with thera have always been amicable. We are not here to precipitate n. rate war or trouble of any kind. We have merely come to get a share of the rapidly Increasing business, and we be lieve we will succeed, as we will give the traveling public and shippers the best kind of service. . "The line will be operated between Port land and San Francisco. The report that we will run regularly as far as n Ange les is a mistake. Our .steamers will nlno call at Eureka and Coos Bay both com ing and going." For the first trip Fouth the Roanoke has been chartered by the Campbell-San-ford-Henley Company. She brought 250 tons of wheat, which she loaded at Ta coma, and is completing her cargo here with more wheat and general freight. The steamer will leave at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and will go as far south as San Pedro on her first voyage. Although he is not yet regularly on the line, she will carry passengers both for San Fran cisco and San Pedro. The steamer loaded yesterday at Oceanic dock and Montgom ery No. 2, and today wll come over to Greenwich, from which dock she will sail. The permanent landing-place of the flteamer in the future will probably be Co lumbia dock No. 1. The local agent has not yet been appointed. The Roanoke has accommodations for 200 passengers. She Is about the .same size and epeed as the Columbia, and her passenger rates will be the name an on the Harrlman steamers $15 first-class and $10 second-class to San Francisco. POOR YEAR FOR SHIPOWNERS John White's Review of the Freight Market in 1904. The annual shipping review. Issued by John White, of London, says of freights in the past year: The main smpport of the freight market throughout the year have been the home ward Indian and River Plate trade. A very large and steady trade has prevailed from India, especially Bombay and Kur rachee. Inducing some. owners to send steamers from the Mediterranean In bal last. From Bombay 12s was paid in Janu ary, which advanced to' 16s the following month; rates were weaker May to July. and advanced again to 19s for prompt boat? In September, and are now about 35s 6d. From Kurrachee rates were sim ilar, running from Us to 19s, and are now about 16s. From Calcutta rates have varied from 21s 3d to 2ta 3d on dead weight, except In May-June, when they declined to 17s 6d; for Jute, rates have been from 20s to 30s. From Burmah rice freights have varied from 20s to 26s 3d. A conlsderable trade has been done in rice from Burmah to Japan at from 12s to ISs, and are now about 13s- 6d. From Java from 22s 6d to 2Ss Sd has been paid. The River Plate has engaged a very large amount of tonnage. At the commencement of the . year, from the upper ports of the River Plate, 21s was current, advancing to 22s in February, after which rates gradually declined to 15s. rising again in August to 19s. and are now about 18s to ISs 6d, ac cording to position. This trade promises to employ a large tonnage for the coming crops. A singular trade has arisen In the Importation of maize from the River Plate to Russian Black Sea ports, and also the Adriatic for which a number of Hteamers have been chartered. North America has repeated the experience of late years, very little grain being ex ported. Cotton from the Atlantic ports paid 21s 2d to 27s 6d. Pitch pine from the Gulf ports-, 75s to S2s Cd. very Inadequate rates for a hard trade. An Increasing number of steamers are being engaged in the trade to and from the West Coast of America, the large carrying of steamers has made it possible to undertake this long voyage at freights that would for merly have been considered Inadequate for a sailing ship. Freights from the Asoff, Black Sea, Danube and Mediter ranean have been unremunerative throughout the year with the poor out ward rates that have been current. The review of the past year is not en couraging, but to anyone acquainted with shlplng the cause Is not far to seek, and It Is in the shipowners' own power to bring about an improvement. The trade of this and other countries has been de pressed for the last three years, but dur ing the past quarter there are signs of Improvement, and a development of trade is certain to take place in the Far East after the war. much beyond the trade of past years. These causes and the exten sion of ocean carriage, which modern steamers make possible at moderate freights, must produce a change in the re sult of the trading of steamers. If owners n-Ill restrict the supply of tonnage more in proportion to the demand. Canadian Line to New Zealand. VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 17. The Canadian government, after correspond ence with New Zealand, has determined to provide for the establishment of a steamship connection between New Zen land and Voncouver. and $50,000 Is be ing placed on the estimate as a proposed subsidy. The present steamers sailing between British Columbia and Australia do not touch at New Zealand, but It Is under stood the contractors are ready to Im prove their service and to have their boats call at New Zealand ports. If sat isfactory arrangements can be made on this basis with the two governments Con- cerned. this may be done; othcrwiw sep arate contracts will be made for regular steamers between New Zealand and Van couver, to which the respective govern ments will contribute each a subsidy of $50,000. The New Zealand Parliament has voted Canada a substantial tariff preference and regular means of communication whl enable Canadians to take advantage of the opening for the development of for eign commerce. Holt Hill Is Chartered. The British ship Holt Hill was char tered yesterday by W. R. Grace & Co. to take lumber to the West Coast. She arrived in" port November 24, bringing general cargo- from Hamburg. The ship Ik now lying at Mersey dock. With her charter, only four disengaged vessels re main In port, and they will have either to take lumber cargoes or remain Idle until the new grain crop comes along. The other free ships are the Nomla, Eu gene Fautrel, Dumfriesshire and Nau archos. Howard's Hull Too Light. ' ASTORA. Or.. Jan. 37. (Special.) The Quartermaster's Department steamer Ma jor Guy Howard is again in need of ur gent repairs and will leave up the river for Portland within the next few days ANOTHER STEAMER FOR PORTLAND - SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE to have the work done. The trouble with the vessel appears to be that her hull is too light to stand the rough seas in the lower harbor. The department contemplates the con struction of a more suitable boat for this , service, and the Howard will then be used between Portland and Vancouver ' Barracks. While the Howard is being re- paired, the Miller will be in sen-Ice be- j tween Astoria and the forts about the mouth of the river. I Wreckage on Vancouver Island. VICTORIA. B. C. Jan. 17. Evidences j of a wreck hae been washed ashore on I the Vancouver Island coast. Near Nootka a 'black-painted bowsprit with considera ble carving finished with gold leaf, seem ingly but a short time In he water, wjs found. Nearby a broken mast with part of tl'e ligglng and considurable other wrocKPge was washed on the beach. Reuenllj reports were received from Carmanau of quantities of unmarked wreckage being found near there, and the body of an unknown man. evidently a seaman, was found in Barkley Sound. Nothing among the wreckage, however, gives any clue to the identity of the wrecked vessel. Raising the Dalles City. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) Efforts to raise the sunken steamer Dalles City are meeting with success. The engineer in charge of the Government works at Cascade Locks states that the Columbia River is now lower than It was ever known to be. Rocks are appear ing In the channel of the river that were never known to exist. At Hood River the water in the Columbia has fallen one foot since Thursday. The wharfboat of the Regulator line Is high and dry on the sand. Rajore Meets Wit'i Mishap. The British ship Rajore, which sailed from here August 24, arrived at Queens town yesterday with her rudder damaged. The ship carried out from this port a cargo of 119.000 bushel of wheat, worth SS9.000, dispatched by Balfour. Guthrie & : Co. Captain Garrick is in command of her. Luzon's Lumber Cargo. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 17. The schooner Luzon has cleared at the Custom-House for SarA Pedro with 251.000 feet of lumber loaded at St. Johns and 007,000 feet load ed at Vancouver. Marine Notes. The dredge Portland completed the 20 foot channel between the two upper bridges yesterday and was taken down to the drydock to go out of commission. The steamer Aurella left for San Fran cisco yesterday with 330.(r.K) feet of lumber. The F. A. Kllburn arrived up In the eve ning 'and docked at Oak street. The steamer Redondo sails for San Francisco at noon today. Circulars an nouncing a "rate war" were issued by the ticket agents, quoting $12 cabin and $S second class. I The schooner Eldorado finished her lum ber cargo at. the Eastern & Western mill yesterday and signed her crew. She goes I to Shanghai. I Domestic and Foreign Ports. ! ASTORIA. Jan. 17 Arrived at 7:15 and left I up at 11 A. M. Steamer F. A. Kllburn, from Ean Franclsvo and coast ports. Sailed at 9 A. M. Steamer Olyxnpla, for the Orient via Comax and Bristol Bay. and schooner Luzon, tor San Pedro. Sailed at 10:30 A. M. Schooner Robert R. Bind, far San Pedro. Ar rived down at 2 P. M. and railed at 0:13 P. it. Steamer Columbia, tor San Francisco. Condition of the bar at 3 P. 31.. smooth: wind cut. weather clear. San Francisco, 'Jan. 17. Arrived at 6 A. il. Steamer Arcyll. from Portland. Sailed at 1120 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. E2der. for Port land. Sailed at 4 P. M. yesterfiay Steamer Francis H. Liggett, for Portland. Arrived Schooner Mabel Gale, from Portland: steamer Alameda, from Honolulu; German steamer Neko. from Belllnsbam; steamer Olympla. from Hoqulam. Sailed U. S. steamer Buffalo, for Magdalen Ba; echooner Sailor Boy. for Port Townsend. San Pedro. Jan. 16. Arrived Schooner S T. Alexander from Portland. Sjrdney. N. S. Jan. 17. Arrived Yen- tura. from San Francisco via Honolulu and Auckland. crip coigns. I.axativ' Bromo Quinine, world-wide Cold and Grip remedy, removes the caue Call for full came and look for nlgnature E. W. Groie. 36c. EXHIBITS POUR IN Displays Arriving Daily for the TO Fair, HEADQUARTERS TO BE "MOVED Rush of Business Necessitates Con stant Presence of Officials at the Grounds Will Locate in Ad ministration Building. With most of the Fair buildings built and ready for use. exhibits are now begin ning to arrive. Eleven cars have come within two day., and word has been re ceived that there are 13 cars of Eastern exhibits now between the Missouri River and Portland. Other cars are also on the way from California, and two from Idaho came In last night. From now on there will be active work at the Fair Installing the exhibits They will be coming In so fast that the exhibits department will soon be overrun with work. The scene of activity which has been about the Stearns building for many months will in a few days be removed to the Fair grounds. The Administration building is ready for use, with the excep tion of heating appliance), and as soon as a meanB can be devised to warm the rooms all the officers of the Fair will move to the grounds and remain there. Exhibitors and concessionaires alike will be at the grounds most of the time, and business will be easier to transact there than down town. As it is, the offices In the Stearns building are very much crowded. It will be necessary to move now even sooner than was expected, on account of the heavy shipments of exhibits coming in. They will all need personal attention, and those caring for them, who will soon grow to be legend In number, will have occasion to be In constant connection with th" Exnosition authorities. The exhibits now arriving are a fair sample of those to follow. The first state material to get here consisted of two cars from Massachusetts filled with antique paneling and other woodwork and colo nial furniture with which to fit out the Massachusetts building. Two more cars filled with furniture are now on the road, and are expected in a day or two. All these four cars are loaded with things which have a history to them. The Mas sachusetts Commission in gathering to gether the fittings of their building have used rare choice in order to have an ex hibit that will recall Intimately the great est portion of the early history of the Showing From California. California is also beginning to send on Its exhibit. Two carloads which have ar rived are filled with preserved fruits and vegetables of all kinds, showing the won derful resources of that state. Califor nia will have elegantly fitted booths, and ha already sent one carload of furnish ings. The California exhibits which are arriv ing now are merely for the special ex hibits. The Mission building, erected In the form of a cross and showing In the four arms four famous Southern Califor nia missions. Is yet to be built. One of the exhibits which has already arrived carefully protected Is the Luclos collection of world-famous crowns. A similar exhibit shown at St. Louis was considered one of the most unique and beautiful exhibits there. Of the hundred or more crowns which will be displayed, there are none which have not a history of empire behind them, calling to mind a goodly part of the history of the world. Of the manufacturers who will exhibit at the Fair, two have begun to send in cars the Borden Condensed Milk Corn- . TRAINS CHILD FOR ACROBAT Officials Object to Father's Harsh Treatment; of His Son. THE FUTURE career of Wiley Fer ris. 11 years old. whether he will follow the profession of an acrobat with his father and mother. Wiley and Lillie Ferris, is a matter to be determined by Judge Webster Thursday morning. The Ferris family came here from Chi cago recently, and when Superintendent Gardner, of the Boys' and Girls' AW So ciety, ascertained that little Wiley was undergoing a course of. training by his father In the acrobatic line, was not sent to school, and was abused, he interfered and obtained possession of the child. He filed a petition in the County Court, ask ing that the boy be surrendered to the care of the society permanently. The pe tition recites that the father frequently kicked the boy and used profane language to him. The child has been performing since he was 34 years old. He. can read the sec ond reader, and uses good language. He says be has attended school some In Chi cago. Judge Webster heard testimony In the case yesterday. Mrs- Hedrick and Miss Nina Walters, who reside In the same house, 315 Couch street, with the Ferris family, both testi fied that, on Friday night last, they heard Ferris In his room practicing the boy In & tumbling act. The child failed, after caving turned la the air, to land oa bis pany and the Northwestern Electric Com pany. The latter of these .has two- cars now on the grounds filled with electric appliances and fittings. Five cars have already arrived with fur nishings for the American Inn. This building will be tastefully furnished, and will have all the appliances of a modern hotel. Most of the space in the cars now arrived is taken up with expensive plumb ing. Bathtubs have arrived by the hun dred, and practically every room In the hotel will have a private bathroom connected. NAME TRAFFIC MANAGER. New" Position Created to Look After Exposition Shipments. J. H. Kerns, formerly chief clerk in the office of John B. Glover. local freight agent of the O. R. & N. Co., has been appointed traffic manager of the Lewis and Clark Exposition by the railroad company, which appointment became ef fective yesterday. The traffic Incident to the shipping of the exhibits for the Exposition is becom ing so heavy that It demands the entire attention of one man. and the office was created at this time In order that no de lay or complications would result from the overworking of the department or the clogging of the routine of the office. Mr. Kerns will have entire control and management of all shipments made to the Exposition. ALL STATUARY SHIPPED. Loan From St. Louis to Portland One Group Made Cowboy Laugh ST. LOlTIS, Mo.. Jan. 17. (Special.) The entire collection of statuary loaned to the Lewis and Clark Expo rition by the Louisiana Purchase Ex position Is either in Portland or on the way. the last group. "Cowboys Off the Trail," having been shipped yesterday. Two af the groups which Portland will get were the subject of endless controversy during the St. Louis Ex position. "Shooting: Up the Town" re ceived both praise and censure in un measured degree. "Resting Cowboy" was universally admired by artists and the general public No criticism was heard against It until a Texas cowboy one day laughed at It. No horseman on the plains would ever think of leaving his pony with the bridle over the saddle horn, the cow boy declared, as the pony would con sider It an invitation to depart. When required to stand, he said, a cowboy's pony expects to have the reins dang ling- over Its head. WILL CARE FOR VISITORS. Railway Conductors Name Commit tees to Care for Delegates. Mount Hood Division. No. 1. of the Na tional Order of Railway Conductors. In tends taking ample care of the visiting memsers or their order when they con vene here next May. The following local committees have been appointed: Committee on yard and trackage facilities Ed Lyons, chairman, manacer Northern Pa ciflc Terminal Company; T. D. Hughes. Committee on hotels, rooms and acccmrnoda tlocs E. J. Murphy, chairman; if. X. Jones, C. T. KIngsley. Reception committee William Dunn, chair man, O. R. & N. Railway; G. W. Dustin, Northern Pacific Railway; R. 6. Blew. As toria & Columbia River Railway; W. G. Fer nell. Southern Pacific Railway; J. A. Allison, O. R. & N. Railway. Badge and reclrtratlon committee P. If Tynan, chairman; H. H. Allen. J. J. Koran, Transportation committee J. J. Fitzgerald chairman; Sam eaten. A. w. Zimmerman. Entertainment committee D. 1 Houston, cnatrman; j. McKlnney. G. w. Harris. Finance comlttee J. YV. Brocker. chairman E. A. Clem. F. Wledcn. Executive committee E. B. Coman. J. W. .rocKr. j. j, riugeraia, i . m. Tynan. D. L. uuuKcn. x j. .iiurpny. vt uiiam uunn. New Rural Route in Oregon. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU Wash Ington. Jan. 17. A rural free delivery route was established today for Weston. Umatilla County; area covered. 41 square mues: population served. 37a. father's feet, they said, and the fellow SWOre at him for mlwlnr anA ohnViul Mm j causing the lad to scream. They asked I him Th nsTt frnimlnr. aKnii. I. I - - ...no awub 41, tuiu told them his hMd htirf him Little Wilev was called as n trltnsc. .e is small in site, and does not appear xo De over t years of age, but Is stoutly ounu Me tes tilled that when he did nana-stana nis wrist hurt him. and he : did not like to do It. "Tell the Judge about your broken arm." said Mrs. Ferris. The broken arm. Wiley said, was caused by his leading a horse down hill without the consent of his father. The horse tumbled and fell upon him. and since he recovered from the accident has suffered pain when he balanced himself tmon his hands. He was forced to wear wrist oanas to endure tne pain. The father also testified. He said he loved his child, and admitted that ha had sent him to school only two years alto gether. In arsmincr the case for the cnotetv Gardner said the working of little chil dren on the stage in Portland was alto- geiner too common, ana tne LAbor Com mission, as well as the society, were anx ious to hare it stopped. Mrs. B. H. Trumbull, of the Child Labor Commission, was an Interested listener to the proceedings. Judge "Webster took the case under advisement until Thursday morning. NEED MORE MONEY State University Will.sk$86,- 000 for Two Years, BOARD OF REGENTS MEETS Chancellor Reports Great Increase in Attendance, Saying the Capacity Will Be Seriously Taxed if the Growth Continues. . For the needs of the University of Ore gon for the ensuing two years the sum of 5SS.CCO Is Imperatively needed. The State Board of Regents of that institution, which met here yesterday, will a3k the present session of the Legislature for that amount. It Is believed an appropriation will be made which will meet these needs, and the board is quite sanguine of secur ing the amount. The annual meeting of the Board of Re gents occurred In Judge C. B. Bellinger's office yesterday morning and adjourned shortly after noon to meet again Febru ary -i. Reports were read by the president of the board. Judge R. S. Bean, of Salem; by Chancellor P. I- Campbell, of the University: L. H. Johnson, of Eugene, steward, and S. B. Eakln, of Eugene, treasurer of the university. It was voted that the reports of Presi dent Bean and Chancellor Campbell should be submitted to Governor Cham berlain and the ways and means commit tee of the House. Those of the steward and treasurer were referred to an ac countant with directions to report on them at the June meeting. The full board was present and many other masters of routine busi ness were disposed of. The following- named gentlemen constitute the board: President, R. S. Bean, of Salem; sec retary, J. J. Walton, of Eugene; Judge J. W. Hamilton, of Roseburgr: JudsTA Charles B. Belllnsrer. of Fort- land: Charles Hilton, of Portland; William Smith, of Baker City: N. L. Butler, of Dallas: C A. Dolph. of Port land: S. H. Friendly, of Eugene, and Fred V. Holman, of Portland. Needs of University. After the meeting Chancellor Camp bell discussed the needs of the Unlver sity and the general condition of the institution at some length. 'I have set forth the tieeds of the university as I see them and believe to be Imperative at some considerable length. The following extracts from my report explain fully what we should have at the hands of the pres ent Legislature: Deficiency for next two years on present ba-ls oz expenditure v.uuu Estimated Increase In salary roll (two ears) a.'ow Equipment of departments (not Including the engineering departments) 4.500 Water plant, minor repairs and lm- nrovements 3.000 Building for class rooms and library 25.UUO rarcnase or books lor library o.uuu Power plant and equipment of engineer ing departments 15.000 Addition to engineering building 10.000 Dormitory for women 3.000 Total SO.00O In spite of the fact that the preparatory de partment in the University, which enrolled 0 students In 1903-4, was discontinued with the opening of the present session, the number of students in the departments at Eugene (ex clusive of the School of MuhIc) has Increased from a total of 230 for 10O3-4 to 27.1 to the presets date la the session of 1004-3. It Is probaota that the enrollment will be further increased. If the rate of gain shown for the present year Is maintained during the next two years, the liumbcr of students to be provided for In 1806-7. the eecond year of the blennlum. will be seriously beyond the limits both of the room and of the Instructional force at present provided by the University. Gain in Medical Deparment. A very satisfactory gain is shown In .the en rollment of the departments of law and medl cine. The gain In the medical department is particularly gratifying In view of the fact that the course of study has been lengthened from one of three years' to one of four. The fact that the total expenditures of the University of Oregon are amongst the lowest given In the official reports, on the mainte nance of state universities Indicates that the present basis of support Is a very modest one and the present rapid growth In attendance at the University creates an Imperative need of additional resources with which to provide for 'jtt steadily increasing number of students. AT THE THEATERS What 'the Press Agents Say. LAST PERFORMANCE TONIGHT White Whittlesey to Present "The Second in Command" at Marquam This evening, at 8:15 o'clock, at The Marquam Grand Theater. Mr. White Whittlesey will close his engagement and will be seen In the delightful English mil itary comedy-drama. "The Second In Command," In which he scored so great a success when he gave the play here on his previous visit. Mr. Whittlesey Is one of the established favorites of this city and his future appearances here will be watched with Interest by the host of ad mirers he has made for himself. "THE HOLY CITY" TONIGHT. Last Performance of Play That Ha3 Won Approval of Leading Ministers. The following letter from Rev. William E. Randall, pastor of the Central Baptist Church, expresses the true feeling of all high-minded lovers of the pure and beau tlful story of "The Holy City," as pre sented by The Columbia Stock Company A. H. Ballard, Manager Columbia The ater. Portland. Or". My Dear Sir: It has been an abiding personal conviction that while the stage is providing relaxation from the tension of life It could to a larger de- gree contribute lessons of abiding value. Jha Ideal state would merit and have the ap proval of the thoughtful, progressive' churches and ministry. "The Holy City" Is a decided advance to ward the ideal. The play upon emotions can have but one effect good, and good alobe. The moral tone and teaching is en Urely wholesome. The characters that had prominent parts In the life story of tha Nazarlne seemed to live again. Cringing Judas is a powerful sermon upon the palsy ing effect of Inordinate greed. The trans formed Mary Is a most Impressive lesson. The honor delicately paid to the world's Savior should be appreciated. It is my con vlctlon that the slay quickens the better emotions and purposes of many hearts. Let the element of the public that prop rly criticises the unwholesome be equally prompt In substantially indorsing the ap proved. Very truy your. WM. E. RANDALL. Tonight will be positively the last op portunlty to witness this grand produc tlon. WHEN THE BEAUTY SLEEPS. Prof. Nye Puts Her in Dreamland on Thursday. Skeptics, sit up and take notice, for Pro fessor Nye will on Friday night demon strate that there Is something In hypno tism. This master of hypnotism and men tal science Is not a man of ordinary abil ity, but a student of the deeper myster ies of life who has the occult at his command and can, perform marvels which seem all but incredible. He can do all the things which every so-called hyp notist does," and because he wishes to make mankind a benefactor by his re searches into this marvelous occult science he exercises his great power to the good of his Telllow mea. Since Professor Nye has stated that he will give an exhibi tion of his ability as a hypnotist, he has given several demonstrations of mental science In private before prominent med ical men of the city. To these he proved that he can perform wondorful feats In hypnotism, and a few nights ago in the rathskellar of the Portland Hotel he dem onstrated to a group of laymen that he could make them children at his slight est whim. On Thursday afternoon Pro fessor Nye will put his famous beauty to sleep In the windows of v anduyn & vS al- ton's store. rtO Washington street, and she will sleep until aroused at the Em pire. Friday night. Don't fail to see her when you are down town tomorrow af ternoon. Sale of scats begins Thursday morning. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Sultan of Suiu". Tomorrow. One of the musical events of the season at The Marquam Grand Theater tomor row (Thursday), Friday. Saturday nights, January 19, 30, 21, with a special matinee Saturday, will be Henry W. Savage's of fering. "The Sultan of Sulu. by George Ade, of "Fables In Slang" fame, and Al fred G. Wathall. This piece had a six months' run In New York and enjoyed unprecedented prosperity for half that period in Chicago. It comes heralded as a lasting popular success. Seats are now selling. "The Wife" Tomorrow. Belasco's charming society drama. "The Wife." will be presented by the Colura bla company tomorrbw night and all the rest of the week, with Saturday matinee. The play Is one of the best known of high-class comedy drama, and when given at the two Sunday performances was received by the large audiences pres ent with storms of applause. The Colum bia Stock Company's production of the play is the best ever seen In Portland since the first original New York com pany presented it here several years ago, "Nettie the Newsgirl." One of the most elaborate and preten tious melodramas of recent years Is "Net tle, the Newsgirl." from the nen of Lena B. Parker. This attraction, with its spe- j dally constructed scenery and .electrical effects, will be at the Empire Theater on week, commencing with the matinee Sun day, January 22, and scenlcally alone will he well worth seeing. One of the features is the new Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel beneath the North River, in New York City, and furnishes the setting to an ex ceptionally powerful incident of the play. The Jeffersons in "The Rivals." The advance sale of seats will open next Friday morning at 10 o'clpck for the Jeffersons, William and Joseph. Jr.. who come to The Marquam Grand Theater next Monday and Tuesday nights, Janu ary 23 and 24. in their father's- (Joseph Jefferson's) famous success. "The Ri vals." More ScalpBounty Frauds. OGDEN. Utah. Jan. 17. Following the revelations In Salt Lake County of scalp bounty frauds aggregating nearly $17,000, came the announcement today that Weber County has been defrauded of $14,000, and the arrest of William B, Swan, Deputy County Clerk, and Arthur H. Consllk, son of an ex-Chief of , Police, charged with perjury, conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretenses. 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