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THE MORNING OBBGONIAN. TUESDAY, -APEIL 4, 1905. TAKES CARGO OF HAY Sandhurst Is Due in the Har Chosen Chief Executive of St. Johns. bor Saturday. STEAMER NOW ON THE SOUND 6 . . -JV . Send jk' Your Your J&s vChoice Order. c'l CoIor Prompt JyA nfW and Delivery Sffi LgU-ZZ. Flavor HiS PLURALITY IS TWENTY F,; W. Valentine is Elected Treasurer. J. W. HANKS IS RECORDER Bands Play and the Victor -Is Con gratulated by His Opponents Upon the Honor Bestowed by the Voters. WH INNERS AT ST. JOHNS. Shortly before 11 o'cloclc last night the complete returns from the mu nicipal election In the new City of St. Johns showed that the following; of floors had been chosen to serve for the ensuing two years: Mayor "W. H. King- (Independent ticket). Recorder J. TV. Hanks (Good Gov ernment and Independent). Treasurer F. TV. Valentine" (Good Government and Independent). Councllmen at large P. J. Peterson f Independent), G. II. Carlson (Citi zens). C S. Thompson (Independent and Good Government). Councllmen First Ward: C. D. Ed wards (Good Government and Inde pendent) and S.. A. .LJndquist (Good Government and Independent). Sec ond Ward: J. H. Shield (Good Gov ernment) and" H. W. Brlce (on all tickets). Following announcement of the result, Mr. King was congratulated by the other candidates on his election as Mayor. He has lived in St Johns for two years, is a large property owner and one o the foremost members of the St. Johns Com mercial Club. He is a careful and yet progressive citizen, and the people of St. Johns could hardly have selected a better man for the office of Mayor at this time. At a late hour last night the streets were thronged wltii people. The band played a few selections and fish horns made the air ring with discordant noises, and very few people in SL Johns retired until after midnight. The contest was close, but was distinguished by the ab sence of unpleasant feeling. S. IT.Green. elected City Attorney, remarked before the votes were counted that he should re sign and give- the new Mayor chance to appoint whomsoever he pleased. Total vote, 378. i Following is the full vote: Citizens ticket Mayor. T. J. Monahan. US; Recorder, M. F. Tufts. 92; Treasurer. H. B. Bicltner, S4; Councilman-at-Large, A. S. Douglas. 343; C. L. Johnson, 74; G. H. Carlson. 35S; First Ward, L. A. Crane, 70; Daniel, Brecht. 76: Second Ward, H. W. Brice, 125; G. M. Hall. 64. Independent Mayor. W. II. King, 13S; Recorder, J. W. Hanks, 260; Treasurer, F. W. Valentine, 274; Councilmen-at- W. H. King, .Elected layor of SL Johns. Large. C. S. Thompson, 181: P. J. Peter son, 207; G H. 'Carlson, 158; First Ward, C. D. Edwards. ICS; C. A. LInquist. 94; Second Ward. H. W. Brice, 325; W. C. Walker. 6L Independent Mayor, W. V. Jobes. 324: Recorder, J. W. Hanks, 263; Treasurer, F. W. Valentine, 274; Councilmen-at-Large, E. C. Thurston, 115; B. T. Leggett. 157; C. S. Thompson, 1S1; First' Ward. C. D. Edwards. JOS; C. A.. LInquist, S4; Second Ward, J. H. Shields. 65; II. W. Brice, 125; City Attorney. S. H. Greene. 231. CITY OF ST. JOHNS ON ITS ELECTION DAY MURPHY and I have discovered the City of St. Johns, and it ie up to the Gedgraphical Society to put it on the map. When we dropped, in on. St. Johns yester day it was not wjth pencils poised in air and note books apon and ready for busi ness. Theja- would be no. business, said Murphy, .because St. Johnsne had heard, was slumbering peacefully near the rip-pllngwa-Ves oC the Willamette and hated to be disturbed. Never again will I be lieve tho statements of Murphy. When we reached St. Johns we alighted with the firm intention of viewing the scenery; taking a short nap and returning to civilization by the route we had come. Two seconds later fair Portland was but a memory, we were making frantic grabs for our pencils and our note books were by far too thin. There was something doing in St. Johns. We Immediately die covered that natives surrounded us with glaring banners, upon which we read such touching things as "Vote for Blank." and "Unto Us This Day a City is Born." "What's doing?" idlurphy asked a na tive. "Speak it lowly," he answered, "and come wjth me. I followed along in the roar with sev eral natives imploring me to give them attention. I saw. Murphy's friend, lead, him to one side, button-hole "him care- t ARTIST MURPHY SEES THE SIGHTS AT THE ST. JOHNS ELECTION J ? ' -- -' fully, poise an emphatic finger in the air and state his case. I saw Murphy's face grow white, and I hastened to the rescue. "What's doing?" I asked in turn. In Throes of Election. Murphy's reply gave me a twinge of sudden realization. He murmured weak ly that SL Johns was in the throes of a first municipal election. Then the pencils came .out. and my ar tistic friend and myself proceeded to get busy. An obliging resident steered us past the City Hall and made us acquaint ed with a gentleman who was running for the lucrative office of City Treasurer. I asked to be shown. "We're a. city," aaid the candidate. "St. Johns may look small on the map, but the mape are not up to date. St. Johns Is in the race to stay. Of course we haven't anything against Portland, but business comes before pleasure, and If Portland is so foolish as to locate so close to St. Johns we can't help it If her growth is stunted. We didn't tell her to locate where she did." "You're wrong," said Murphy. "Port land is the thing; she has an Exposition." Is a City Now. "Yes," whispered the candjdate. "You see, we didn't care to have the Exposition right in the business center of St. Johns because it might interfere with traffic, and so we caused it to be located in our most promising suburb. You see. St. Johns is all riant, all right. We are a clty now; - we've graduated from the list of hamlets. If you don't believe it we can show you the charter. We are having our first municipal election. We are choosing men. to run our affairs, and they wil be good and excellent men. Come with me." ' Wc followed back to the City Hall. There were groups of men standing about the fountain and leaning over the stone fence discussing the state of affairs. Lines of voters were making their way to the booths and as they returned they helped to swell the crowds on the outside. It was election day for St. Johns. Murphy dis covered that as soon as he alighted- from the car They're closed, you know on election days. "Come with me." said the would-be City Treasurer again, and we hurried to another precinct. We were met flalf way by a delegation. Candidate for Mayor. "This gentleman." said the candidate, "is running for Mayor. He will be the first Mayor of St. Johns." We looked at him with due reverence. He was a striking example of the Ameri can patriot. Men were slinking him by the hand and wishing him good luck. Others slipped up on him from behind with a knife. In some things Portland andvSt. Johns are kin. But the candidate for Mayor was speak ing to us. "When I am elected." he said, "I shall send an ambassador to Portland and shall endeavor always to keep the bonds of friendship tight between that village and St. Johns. I shall do my best, through my ambassador, to aid Portland In get ting for herself a few of the Army trans ports which are to make the port of St. Johns in the near future. We have al ready given Portland railway commnni--cation and in time we shall give you a steamship line. Wc have a friendly feel ing for Portland. You may tell your people when you return that there will be no strained relations between Port land and ourselves. Portland, it is plain to be seen, is a coming town, and while it may never roach the prestige SL Johns enjoys, we are sure that Portland will bocome a credit to the state. I am glad to sen that many of our business men have purchased suburban homes in Port land. It tends to bring the two places eloper together in bonds of pure friend ship." Hive of Industry. And so saying the candidate for Mayor walked majestically away. Murphy and I escaped during the excitement caused "by the advent of another voter, and pres ently found ourselves on the bank of the river. After a few minutes we were able to look about us and make an estimation. The estimation was such that Murphy an nounced he was immediately going to in vest in a building block In SL Johns. For, in truth; St. Johns Is a place. Her inns are all that could be "desired; her homes are the homes of a contented and pros perous people; her docks are scenes of activity, and the smoke from her indus tries obscures the opposite" hllls. Her stores are places where clerks are not idle, and her peopleMier people are the best type 'of American citizen, loyal, in dustrious, patriotic, a type that-won the Revolution, that crossed the treelas plains, that built cities and railroads where naught but sagebrush and-cactus grew before. .-- Murphy and I feel proud of th fact that we discovered SL J6hns. It Is a cits that will never shame the state. Her fu ture is assured, as a glance will show, hae is destined to grow and grow, and this first election, held yesterday, where there were only two voting preclnctE, when the voters were easily numbered .by hundreds, and the candidates were known of all men as "Tom" or "Bill" or "Dick," may In time give way to an other election where the voters will be counted by- thousands and the precincts will be numerous. But the- candidates who have a sho.w will always be known of all men. because it is the .SL Johns way. SL Johns is a beehive of industry with the city's honor as the queen bee. Drones have no place. The citizens wore alive to the fact that this first election was a most auspicious occasion, and they turned out en masse to do homage to the day. All newcomers were made acquainted with the fact, there was really something doing In St. Johns. Campaign of Principle. Presently Murphy and I finished our reveries and made our way back to the heart of the city again. We asked an other native the name of the next Mayor. He told us that there were three candi dates; that all were respected by the people, and that the race was run on principles. This was a species of elec tion Murphy and I had never encoun tered before one run on principles. I asked Murphy what -was a principle, and whether he would make a sketch of one. "If you made a sketch of the man who is elected Mayor, no matter which JOST GOESTO FLOOR "Twin" Sullivan Bests Port lander With Jolt to Jaw. NINE ROUNDS IS r ENOUGH Outsider Enters Ring During Mix Up and Grabs Sullivan, and Gen eral Fight Inside the Ropes Almost Results. TACOMA. Wash., April 3. In the ninth round of what was to have been a twenty round fight, young Fitzsimmons (Charles Jost). of Portland, was defeated by Jack "Twin" Sullivan. A loft to the jaw sent Fitzsimmons to the floor. Throughout the bout Sullivan had the better of the argument, although the youngster showed good form in the fifth, sixth and seventh, when he landed sev eral hard punches. However. Sullivan's greater ring experience stood him in good stead and he was effective at critical periods, while Fitzsimmons lowered his guard, which gave Sullivan opportunity to get at his jaw. In the eighth round a free-for-all fight almost resulted. Fitzsimmons wont down l to the count of nine and claimed a foul. Upon regaining his feet he rushed Sulli van to the ropes, the latter falling. An outsider rushed into the ring, sbizlng Fitzsimmons, and a general mixup was ! narrowly avoided. Sullivan fouled his opponent twice in the first two rounds, and was warned by Referee Carroll that a repetition would lose him the fighL YOUNG CORBETT HITS THE AIR Bout With Erne Cannot Receive De cision According to Law. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 3. Young Corbett. of Denver, and Young Erne, of this city, sparred six rounds at the West "Washington Sporting Club tonight. Cor bett was fat and fought wildly, frequent ly misjudging his distance. Many of his blows landed on the back of his op ponent's head. Erne, while. active, was timid, and much of the time was wasted in clinches and hugging. In the third round Erne was cut over the eye, and in the sixth Corbett's mouth was bleeding. In the same round Cor bett rushed Erne through the ropes. Erne landed the greater number of blows. He jabbed Corbett frequently and ran away from the swings of his opponenL Cor bett tried to stop Erne repeatedly and several times countered, on Erne's jaw, but his blows lacked strength. Under the law no decision can be given In this city, but the spectators appeared to be of the opinion that the fight was a dra"w. Burns-Barry Fight Called Off. The positive stand taken by the Clacka mas County officials against any fighting, and the spirit of antagonism shown on the part of other local fistic promoters, have discouraged Tommy Burns and Man ager McKenna. and the proposed fight with Dave Barry has been called off. For a time it seemed that Portland sport3 were to be gratified in their long de sired pleasure, but tho chances have again gone glimmering and prospects for an early battle between any of the fight ers are decidedly glum, in fact, there are none. Burns has gone to Tacoma to see what can be done toward securing another match with Sullivan, and strong efforts will be made to have a return bout In Tacoma. Fitzpatrick Knocked Out. SOUTH SHARON. Pa.. April 3. Jack Blackburn, of Philadelphia., -knocked out Dick Fitzpatrick. white, of Chicago, In the second round of what was to have one." said the native, "you will have a sketch of all good principles combined." After that we concluded to hold our peace. We left St. Johns before the fata of the several candidates was known. The pop ulace saw us off and asked us to come again whenever we -tired of country life and desired a sample of metropolitan ex perience. Wc promised, especially Mur phy. It's safe to bet he purchases that building block. I marveled at the extent of our discovery until we reached Port land. As in a dream I followed Murphy silently up the strceL The thoroughfares seemed quiet and what we had consid ered commendable activity a few hours before we now considered a gentle and purely mechanical movement on the part of the populace. "Portland is- very quiet and peaceful." declared Murphy, "after one has been to SL Johns. JOHNSTON M'CULLBY. been a twelve-round bout here tonight. Jack Young, of Newcastle, and Paul Moore, of Pittsburg, went ten rounds to a draw. A preliminary between Charles Presley and John Mattl was also a draw. Kid Wilson Bests Lane. CINCINNATI. Ohio, April 3. Kid Wil son, of this city, tonight knocked out Paddy Lane, of -Brooklyn, in the first round. AGILE TAKES THE DERBY. Colt Wins $8300, Richest Stake Ever Offered in South. MEMPHIS, Tenn.. April 3.-Captain S. S. Brown's handsome bay colt Agile, by Sir Dixon, dam Alpena, ridden by Jack Mar tin, romped home an easy winner in the Tennessee Derby at a mile and an eighth this afternoon, defeating John Smulski, the Ellison candidate, and Jack Lory, rep resenting the stable of John' W. Carr, by five lengths. Rams' Horn and Whlppoor wlll, the entry of Captain W. S Williams, were withdrawn. Agile was a favorite in the betting. Today's Derby was probably the richest stake ever offered In the South, the gross value being 510,535. of which $5,300 went to the winner. The second race at a mile and a sixteenth was declared off because of numerous scratches and a selling af fair at one mile was substituted. The results: Four .furlongs Odlla won. Blue Tlrate second, Osslneke third; time. -:S0?i. Mile Stand Pat won. Dapple Gold second, .Nameokl third; time. l:44i. Five furlongs Mansard won. Monastic sec ond. Duchess Ollle third; time. 1:02. Tennessee Derby sweepstake, mile and an eighth Agile. 122 (J. Martin). 1 to 4. won; John Smulski. 122 (H. Phillip), fi to 1, sec ond; Jack Lorj". 1-2 (Hlldebrand), 7 to 1, third; time, 1:35. Four and a half Xurlonss Yankee Con sul won, Klincor second, Joe Coyne third; time. :55i. Mile Hortensla. won. Docile second, Ed Sheridan third; time. 1:441. CORBETT CANNOT PITCH. Seal Twirler's Arm Useless, and He Can't Play Against Portland. SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.-(Special. "My arm is in very had shape," said Joe Corbett today, "and I don't know what is I the matter with it. I don't know whether it is rheumatism in the elbow or whether I strained it. I know it hurts me every time I throw a ball. I don't believe I will be able to pitch a gamo against Port land, but I hope to get in harness the following week." Corbett's being disabled weakens the Seals pitching staff considerably. The way things are now, the bulk of the work will fall on Whalen and Wheeler. Roscoe Miller's arm Is still kinky, and Honly has not had sufficient experience to take his regular turn on the slab and meet all comers. Results at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. April 3. New Orleans Jockey Club results: Mile Rhyle won. Lee Snow second. Re vellle third; time. 1:43. Four furlongs Granada won, Jim McGln- nls second, crdant third; time, :4S 2-5. Mile Mlzsenmast won, Hardlnsr second. Leonja third; time, 1:413-5. Togan fin ished second, but was disqualified for foul- in p. Mile and 70 -yards Alma Dufour won. Brand New second. Oro Viva third; time. 1:44 2-5. Six furlongs Thespian won, April Showers second. KlltleK third: time. 1:13 4-5. Seven furlongs Resolute won. Red Thistle second. Gov. Sayres third; time, 1:2S. St. Louis Racing Dates. CHICAGO. Aprli 3. A readjustment of the racing dates for the SL Louis tracks so that as much racing as possible can bo held before the anti-racing bill in Mis souri goes into effect and the admission of tho Denver Overland Racing Associa tion to membership was the principal, business transacted here today by the board of stewards of the Western-Jockey Club at their monthly meeting. The new dates assigned to SL Louis are: Kinloch Breeders' Association. April 15 28, Inclusive; Delmar Jockey Club, April 29 to May 19. Inclusive; SL Louis Fair As sociation, May 10 to June 16, inclusive. ' If you fear Grip or Pneumonia, remember the best remedy is Fleo s cure. 2pc Arrives After Stormy Passage From Japan Her Departure Will End. the Shipments of Rus sian Supplies. The British steamship Sandhurst will be in port next Saturday to load a cargo of hay for Tsingtau. China. She has ar rived at Seattle from the Orient and after taking on 13C9 tons of oats will come around to the Columbia River. At Albers dock are 2300 tons of double compressced baled hay awaiting shipment on her. The Sandhurst reached Seattle Satur day morning after a stormy trip from Moji. Bad weather was encountered nearly all the way across, but no dam age was done. It was a most uncom fortable one for officers and crow, how ever, as on ten of the nineteen days of tne passage, the vessel steamed through dense snowstorms. While skirting the Aleutian Islands the snow was three feet deep on the steamer's decks. The cap tain began to think he had a "hoodoo" on aboard, for he remembered that It was on the 13th that he left Moji and then he was reminded of the fact that his crew was composed of thirteen Chinese, thir teen Japanese and thirteen Lascars. Nothing serious was brought on by this unlucky number, but he will try to break the combination by getting .away from Portland before the 13th of the present month. The cargo taken on by the Sandhurst both at Seattle and Portland will be sup- plied by the Albers Bros. Milling Com pany and Is a part of the order carried by the Ras Elba and Ivydene. The lat ter vessel is now loading on the Sound. and were she out of the way, better dis patch would be given the SandhursL All these vessels are under charter to Henry Mett of this city. Although the cargoes go to a German-Chinese port, it is the general belief that they will eventually find their way to the Russian camps, if the charterer's agents on the other side can make the connections. It was the in tention to make a large number of ship ments from the coast on this account. but with the departure of Che Sandhurst and the Ivydene the business will te closed up, probably for the reason that the Russian forces have been driven too far inland to communicate readily with the seaboard. WAR MUNITIONS FOR JAPAN Steamship Richmond Calls at Hono lulu, but Has No Manifest. According to letters received from Hono lulu, the British steamship Richmond ar rived unexpectedly at the Islands March 17. from London, via Bahla. presumably en route to Manila, but in reality cn route to Japanese ports with a cargo or muni tions of war designed for the Japanese government. The vessel left Londqn De cember 29' and. had to stop at Bahla ow ing to a breakdown of one of her con densers. Every effort was made to keep, the car go and the mission of the vessel a secret. but the capUiln made the mistake of hoisting the red ensign to indicate that the vessel carried explosives. The result was that a more careful inquiry about the steamer was made. The strange thing about her was that she carried no manifest. According to statements made by members of the. crew, she had a quan tity of explosives, small guns and other munitions of war aboard and was bound to Japanese ports. The United States au thorities took up the matter and an nounced to the master that he would not be allowed to leave the port it he was taking arms and ammunition to Manila, as the importation of such articles into the Philippines was forbidden. The cap tain finally made affidavit before the British Consul that the explosives in the cargo consisted of picric acid and carbide and the rest of tne cargo or uridge and other heavy machinery, and that he was not bound to Manila at all. but to Jap anese ports. He was therefore allowed f Vhat JoyThey Bmmj ' To Every Home as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and piay when in health. and how conducive to health the games in which they indulge, the outdoor life they enjpy, the cleanly, regular habits .they should be taught to form and the wholesome diet of which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved, not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an injurious or objectionable nature and if at any time a remedial agent is required, to assist nature, only those of known excellence should be used; remedies which are pure and wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, like the pleasant laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs has come into general favor in many millions of well informed families, whose estimate of its quality and excellence is based upon personal knowledge and use. Syrup of Figs has also met with the approval of physicians generally, be cause they know it is wholesome, simple and gentle in its action. We inform all reputable physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs, obtained, by an original method, from certain plants known to them to act most benefici ally and presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Californian blue figs are used to promote the pleasant taste; therefore it is not a secret rem edy and hence we are free to refer to all well informed physicians, who do not approve of patent medicines and never favor indiscriminate self-medication. Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs always has the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of every package and that it is for sale in bottles of one size only. If any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty cent size, or having printed thereon the name pf any other company, do not accept it If you fail to get the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects. Every family should always have a bottle on hand, as it is emiallv beneficial Tor tne parents ana tne WHITE ICE CREAM The most popular brand withvolcl and young1 alike. . The most delicious and healthful because it is made from pure " Pasteurized" cream and is free from adulteration. Our expert ice cream maker has no peer on the Pacific Coast. T. S. TOWINSEIND 44-46 Second Street to depart. Tne vessel was given 220 tons of coal as rapidly as possible and de parted for Japan the night of March 17. Three Vessels Held Up. SAX FRANCISCO. April 3. Collector of Customs Stratton has refused three ves sels clearance from this port on' the com plaint Of Immigration Commissioner Hart II. North that aliens were landed from them without his knowledge and contrary to law. The vessels held up were the Kosmos liner Luxor, the German bark Professor Koch, Captain Schutt. and the German ship Magdalene, Captain Kinn. In every case the German Consul has formally protested and asserted that Commissioner North's officers have been misled. lone on a 'Gravel Bar. Tha steamer lone missed hor trip to Washougal yesterday, spending the tiay on a gravel bar In La Camas Slough. She brought down a heavy load of pulp Sun day from Warrendale and being too deeply laden, stuck on the bar before she could reach the " paper mill town. The Annie Comings was sent to assist her and will probably enable the lone to resume her regular trips today. Sealer High and Dry. SAN FRANCISCO. April 3. The Mer chants Exchange has received advices from London to the effect that the Brit ish sealing schooner Florence M. Muns;e, which was reported ashore in Possession Bay. is high and dry. Arrangements have been made to salve tne vessel at SO per cent of her value when recovered. The report also stated that there is a fair chance of getting hor off. Buford Puts to Sea. The transport Buford, bearing the Nine teenth Infantry, is now fairly started on its journey across the Pacific. The steam er arrived down at Astoria at 12:10 p. m. yesterday and after a sLiy there of ortly an hour and twenty minutes, proceeded to sea cn- route to Manila. Spencer Resumes Service. The steamer Charles R. Spencer made her first trip of the season to The Dalles yesterday, carrying a large passenger list and a good freight cargo. She will run on her old schedule for the present. Cap tain Allen Is again serving as master. Queen Goes on Sound Run. SOUTH BEND. Wash.. April 3. The steamer Queen, which has been in the harbor here for the past eighteen months, will be taken to Belllngham next week and placed on some run out of that port. Mandalay Towed to Eureka. EUREKA. Cal.. Anrll 3. The steamer J Mandalay. previously reported In a dis cnuaren, whenever a laxative CLOVER CREAMERY CO. Phone Main 40V 7 abled condition off Crescent Citv. was towed Into this harbor today by the tug Ranger. She is waterlogged and part of her deckload of lumber has been lost. Captain Adler is in communication with the owners of the Mandalay as to the disposition of the vessel. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. April Sailed at 3:30 A. it. Barkentlpa Katie Flickinsar, for San Pedro. Sailed at 10 A. ir. German bark Noraia. for Taku Bar. China. Arrived down at 12:10 and sailed at 1:30 P. II. U. S. transport Buford. for Manila. Condition of the bar at 0 P. jr.. smooth; wind east; weather clpar. San Francisco, April 3. Sailed Barken tlne Amelia, for Portland. Sailed at P. M. Steamer Northland, for Portland. Arrived Steamer Knterprlse, from Hllo. Sailed Steamer Despatch, for Gray Har bor; ship Slntram. for Port Townsend; ship 31. P. Grace, for Chlngnlk. Yokohama, April 3. Arrived April 1 Glenturret, from San Francisco for Hlopo; April a. Tldeus. from Tacoma for Hont Kong. Fire Sweeps Buena Vista. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. April -(Special.) The store building at Buena Vista, which Includes the main business of tho town, burned early yesterday morning. A stock of good3 owned by McReynold Bros., estimated at 5f00, and Insured for $2500, was lost- The building, owned b the Oddfellows Lodge and valued at ?IO0O, was insured for 41000. The loss of the postofflce. kept in the store, was com plete, with the exception of stamps that were kept In a safe. Above tho store was a hall used by the Oddfellows, Bobekahs, Woodmen and Cir cle lodges. The fixtures and parapher nalia of all the orders were lost. The fire was discovered at 2 o'clock Sunday morn ing. Its origin is unknown. The Oddfel lows will probably rebuild. Rowing Crews Instructed. Both the seasoned and the embryo scul lers of the Portland Rowing Club had their first taste of this year's practice last night. When Coach Murphy rounded them up in the clubhouse there was a goodly bunch present, and before darkness settled four or five crews had been given the preliminary instruction. Most of the work was done in the coaching boat, so as to allow Murphy constantly to overset the work of the men. From this time on the practice will be kept up dally and all candidates for crews are urged to get out immediately. Vancouver Shooting Scores. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 3.-(Sp--cial.) Yesterday opened the season for the Vancouver Gun Club. The following scores were made: Coovert, 44; Wilcox, 38; Biesecker. 3S, and Westoff, who shot but one round, 18. As this is the first shoot of the season, these scores are con sidered excellent. remedy is required.