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16 THE SUNDAY OKEGCXNIAS? POBTIjAjSI); JFEBRUAItTr 10, 1S95 BRIDGES AM) FERRY AJXEXDED BILI AGREED CFCKC BT 3IUITXOMAH! DELEGATION. Sol HIrscIi, ?.. K. West and H. S. Rottc Selected aw Special Commis sioners to Do the AVorlc House bill Xo. 72. which Is Representa tive Long's Morrison-street bridge bill, has been worked over and much amend ed by the Multnomah delegation, and the form, as finally agreed to for presenta tion to the house tomorrow is as follows: 3n view of the general Interest in the bill. The Oregonion prints the draft in full: Be it enacted by the legislative assem bly of the State of Oregon: Section 1 That Sol Hirsch, N. K- West and H. S. Howe, all of the city of Portland, county of Multnomah and state of Oregon, are Jiereby appointed bridge committeemen of the city of Portland, and they and their successors In office are hereby authorized to act as a board which shall be styled the bridge committee of the city of Port land, for the purposes of this act, and the said board Is hereby authorized, em powered and directed, in the name of the city of Portland, to procure, by purchase or condemnation proceedings, as provided in this act, the Morrison-street bridge, which Is now constructed over and across the Willamette river, from the foot of Mor rison street, on the west side of the river, to East Morrison street, on the east side of the Willamette river; and said board Is hereby authorized, empowered and di rected, In the name of the city of Portland, to procure, by purchase or condemnation, r appropriation, as provided in this act, the Stark-street ferry across the Willam ette river at Portland, aforesaid, from the foot of Stark street, on the west side of said river, to the foot of East Wash ington street, on the east side of said frlver. together with the franchlfes of said ferry, all ferry-slips, boats, cables, fran chises and property, real, personal or m.xed, relating to or in any wise con nected "with the said franchise or ferry. SaS1 bridge committee in the name of (said city of Portland Is hereby authorized to lease the upper deck or roadway of that certain bridge across the Willam ette river, in said city of Portland, built under the provisions of the act of the legislative assembly filed in the office of the secretary of state February 12, 1887. entitled "An act to authorise the con struction of a bridge across the Willam ette river between the city of Portland and the city of East Portland, in Multno mah county, state of Oregon, and now belonging to the Oregon Railway & Nav igation Company, upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the said bridge committee and the said railway company, or its successors in Interest, and enter Into a written lease therefor, on behalf of the city of Portland, with such condi tions and limitations as may be agreed upon between the owners of said bridge and said bridge committee; and said Morrison-street bridge, when so purchased or condemned, as provided in this act, and said Stark-street ferry, ferry-slips, ap proaches, boats, cables, franchises, rights and all property, real, personal and mixed, relating to said Stark-street ferry, when so purchased or condemned, as provided in this act, and said upper deck or roadway of steel bridge, when so leased, as provided in this act, are so ac quired by said city, acting by the bridge committee, the same are to be free to all pedestrians, and all classes of vehicles and traffic, except railways and street railways, and the said bridge committee, for the purpose of carrying into effect this act. is hereby authorized and empow ered. If by said bridge committee deemed necessary, to appropriate and condemn In the name of said city of Portland, to the use of the public, the said Morrison street bridge, and any and all franchises, casements, Unes, approaches, structures, superstructures, leases and roadways and to appropriate and condemn the said Stark-street ferry, ferry-slips, approaches, boats, cables, franchises, rights and any a,id all property, real, personal or mixed, relating to said ferry, or in any wise connected therewith, that said bridge committee may require for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, and when said bridges, and said Stark-street ferry, ferry-slips, boats, fran chises, rights, privileges and property of very kind und nature, relating to said ferry, are so acquired, said bridge com anittee Is authorized to keep up and main tain the same as may be necessary. Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act Into effect, the bridge committee is authorised, in the name of said city, to Issue and dispose of bonds of the city of Portland to an amount not exceeding $200,000, of the denomination of from $100 to $1000, as the purchaser may desire or said committee determine, and in such form as the committee may select, with the interest coupons attached there to, signed by its chairman and counter signed by its clerk whereby the city of Portland shall be held and considered, in substance and effect, to undertake and promise, in consideration of the promises to pay the bearer of each of said bonds, at the expiration of 30 years from the date thereof, the sum named therein In gold coin of the United States, together with interest thereon in like jrold coin, at the rate of a per cent per annum, payable half-yearly, as provided in said coupons. The bonds Issued under this act shall be known as the bridge bonds of the city of Portland, series of 185. Sec 3. The bridge committee shall, within 50 days after this act goes into effect, elect a presiding officer from their ii umbo r, who shall be styled chairman of the committee, and they shall also elect from their number a clerk, who shall be styled clerk of the bridge committee, and said chairman and clerk, when so elected, shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. Sec. 4. The bridge committee provided for by this act is heroby. authorized to "ill any vacancy that may occur In the committee by reason of death, removal irom the city or incapacity to act, of any member of the bridge committee, by ap pointment Id writing, of any responsible citizen, resident of the said city, as a member of the committee. Sec. 5. The chairman of the committee shall. If present, preside at all meetings thereof, and In case of his absence the committee may appoint from their num ber a chairman for the time being. Sec. 6. Two members of the bridge com mittee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Sec. 7. The chairman of the committee shall execute all written contracts on be half thereof and sign all orders for the payment of money authorised thereby. Sec. S. The clerk of the committee is Its clerical officer, and he shall make and keep full, fair and correct minutes of Its doings, countersign all orders authorized by the bridge committee and signed by the chairman for the payment of money, and attest all written contracts signed by the chairman on its behalf, keep its ac counts and have the custody of Its books and papers. Sec. 3. The city treasurer of the city of Portland shall be and is hereby appointed treasurer of the bridge committee, and he shall give bonds as treasurer of the com mittee, and fde the same with the clerk, in such sum as the bridge committee may require, for the safe keeping of all money so received by him, and he shall have the care and custody of all moneys re ceived by the bridge committee from the sale of bonds or otherwise, and shall pay out the same on the orders of the chair man, countersigned by the clerk of the committee, and not otherwise. Sec. W The chairman, clerk and treas urer aforesaid shall also do and perform all such other acts and duties as may be required of them or either of them by the committee for the carrying into effect of this act, and no member of the bridge committee or the treasurer shall receive any compensation lor the services per formed as a. member of the bridge com mittee or treasurer thereof. Sec 1L The bridge committee may from time to time employ and xiischarge such agents, workmen, laborers and servants, at such compensation or wages as they may deem necessary, for the accomplish ment of the purposes of this act. Sec 12. The bridge committee shall des ignate a. place of meeting in the city of Portland, and all meetings for the trans action of business shall be held at the place so designated from time to time. Sec 13. Each member of the bridge committee shall, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the respective offices, take and subscribe and file with the auditor of the city of Portland an oath of office to faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office. Sec 14. The bridge committee, in the name of the said city, is hereby author ized, in case It can secure -the" said Morrison-street bridge or the said upper deck of the said steel bridge, or the Stark-street ferry, by agreement, and finds it neces sary to do so in order to effect the agree ment of pnrchase, to enter into such con tracts as it may deem just with any line or lines of street railway operated or to be operated over and across the said bridges or ferry, upon the terms of rental to be paid by said street railway under the existing contract or lease for and during the full period for which said street rallwiiy may have a lease from the owners of said bridge or ferry, or for any shorter period they may agree upon. Sec 15. Whenever, and as soon as the bridge committee has secured either of the bridges or ferry provided for In this act, and the same is ready for use, the bridge committee is hereby required to turn the same over to the present bridge commission of the city of Portland, or to whatever authority may be designated by law to take charge of and operate the free bridges and ferries of the said city of Portland, who are hereby required to accept and receive the same and oper ate the same as free bridges and terry, and operate thesame underslmtlarcondltlons to those under which the other free bridges and ferries belonging to said city of Port land are operated. Sec 16. The mayor and comm.m coun cil of the city of Portland, or bridge com mission, or other proper authority, 'shall annually levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the corporate limits of the city sufficient, after deducting any revenues received from rentals, to pay the Interest accruing upon the bonds hereby authorized to be issued, and to maintain and to keep in good condition and repair during the ensuing year the bridges and ferry so leased or acquired, as in this act contemplated, and to pay the annual ren tal for the upper deck of said steel bridge, which tax shall be levied and collected in the manner and form as other bridge taxes are levied and collected. After the expiration of 10 years from the time of the passage of this act, in addition to the sum In this act provided to be levied and "collected annually for payment of interest, repair and rentals, there shall be levied and collected annually, by the mayor and common council of the city of Portland, or bridge commission or other proper au thority, charged with like duty In relation to the present outstanding bonds of said city heretofore issued for bridge pur poses, a tax equal in amount to one twentieth part of the bonds issued under this act by said bridge committee then outstanding, such levy and. collection to be apportioned, made and collected in like manner as other bridge taxes now pro vided for by law are required to be levied and collected. Sec 17. The bridge committee, so long as it shall continue to exist, shall have the right to appropriate and condemn to the use of the public the Morrison-street bridge, and all of the franchises, landings, approaches, structures, super structures, lines, ways, leases, contracts and property pertaining thereto, and the said Stark-street ferry and all rights. franchises, easements, and property of all kinds and nature, relating to or connected with the same, and any property, bridge, approach to bridge, or riparian rights, and the said property may be entered upon, examined, surveyed and selected in the mede prescribed by the statutes of this state for the appropriation of land for corporate purposes, and thereafter the bridge committee seeking to make such appropriation may proceed in the manner prescribed by said statutes to have such property appropriated and the compensa tion therefor determined and paid, and not otherwise, except that the compen sation may be tendered and paid by the deposit in court of an order duly drawn on the treasurer of said bridge committee for the amount of such compensation, and the power and authority is hereby espe cially conferred and granted to the said city of Portland, acting by and through its said bridge committee, to condemn to the use of the public, under the power of eminent domain, any and all property, real, personal or mixed, of whatsoever kind or nature, necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and in any wise relating to the said Morrison street bridge, its franchise, approach, easements, rights or appurtenances, and relating to said Stark-street ferry, ferry approaches, streets, franchises or riparian rights, or any rights, privileges or fran chises whatsoever, and said city of Port land, acting by and through its said bridge committee, is hereby especially au thorized, empowered and directed to pros ecute and maintain, in the name of said city, any proper action for such condem nation of said property, or any thereof, and may, in said action, unite any and all persons claiming any Interest in or right to any of said property and any part thereof to be so condemned and ap propriated, or may elect to bring separate actions, and in such actions separate ver dicts may be returned assessing any dam ages whieh any separate owner may be entitled to recover or to have assessed. Sec IS. The bridge committee shall cease to exist when it shall have fully carried out the provisions of this act, and shall render an account In writing of its proceedings under this act to the mayor and common council of said city, and shall account for all property coming Into its hands as such bridge commit tee, and file with the auditor all of Us records, books, contracts and papers. All unexpended moneys shall become part of the bridge fund of the city. Sec 19. That, inasmuch as there is great public need for free transportation between the central portions of the said city, and across the Willamette river, and of making said Morrison-street bridge and said Stark-street f erry and the upper deck of the said steel bridge free, and the pub lic interest and convenience will be pro moted by immediately acquiring the same for public use, either by purchase, lease or condemnation, as hereinbefore set out, an emergency exists, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the governor. I'repurlnsr for Matrimony Eugene Register. Judge Fisk is in receipt of a letter from a young woman living at Cottage Grove inquiring regarding the adoption of the little boy left there a few weeks ago byl its unnatural girl mother. She wants to know if she can take the child away without legally adopting it, or if she can adopt it now and not give it a name till later. She confesses she is going to Cal ifornia soon, and expects to marry, and when she gives the child a name she wants it to be the name she is to keep. This is a new procedure, and the judge Is deeply entangled. It is probable such arrangements will be made as to enable the girl to adopt the child, and give it the name of her husband to be. Tillamook Wait ''Played." Tillamook Advocate. It turns out that our cheap-money joint rals-representative voted for Weaver for president, so that while the loyalty of Tillamook to their ticket last spring Is rewarded by a bolt this winter, Mr. Guild has only assumed his true position in ally ing himself to the populists In -the legis lature. But we wonder what the Yamhill people think of the result of their smart trick on us in the convention. Emerson Pianos Sherman, Clay Co. OILY SPECIAL JAWS ;VO GENERAL I.EGISLATIOX TET AC COMPLISHED AT SALEM. Thi Week, Hoivever, Both Houses Should Settle Dpirn. to "Work and Shoiv Progress. SALEM. Feb. 9. Three more unimpor tant charter bills were approved by Gov ernor Lord today. Xo general legislation has yet been reached, so the fourth week of the session closes with absolutely no measures of public concern passed by both houses, and very few passed by either of them singly. The house has passed 47 bills, most of them town charters. Of the few general laws, Daly's school-land bill, Paxton's act in favor of Oregon labor and materials for public buildings. Pax ton's repeal of the jute-mill act and Moor head's provision for verdicts of nine jurors in civil cases are the only ones of any consequence, the rest being reforma tory changes in the code as to civil and criminal procedure McCraken's pilot schooner bill and Burleigh's wire-fence act are of interest. Paxton's bill enabling the school district to borrow money, and Beach's, setting out from the city limits the old school district of St. John's, are of interest to Portland. Comparing the work of the two houses, the senate has passed 41 bills of its own to the 47 In the house. Each house has passed eight of the other bills, making-16 acts in all turned over to the governor. Most of the senate's 4f bills passed are local measures. The few of general bear ing are McClungs, authorizing mayors to bid in delinquent property, Johnson's ex emption of county roads from taxation, Johnson's repeal of the jute-mill act, Ban croft's forbidding sale of firearms to mi nors, and a few minor amendments to the code It has been a week of episodes In the senate. The stir over the McGinn salary bill is the sensation of the session, second only to the first demonstration of the caucus-bolters. Two events of state con cern are those connected with the fruit pest law and The Dalles portage prob lem. The frult-pest law, which passed the senate the first of the week, was Cal breath's, creating a single inspector, and emanating from the Lownsdale-Clarfce bolters. Two events of state concern In the senate during the week are the de feat of the fruit-pest law and the queer position In which the senate placed itself on the dalles portage problem. The fruit pest law defeated the first of the week was that of the state board of horticul ture, and It was lost by two votes. Through a motion of Alley's to recon sider, the bill is again pending, and, it is claimed, will pass by a change of po sition toward it on the part of three sen ators. To prevent any such change will be the purpose of the Lownsdale-Clarke faction of the fruitgrowers, who are in terested in the passage of Calbreath's bill. The senate's action on the dalles portage question was contradictory. Against the vigorous protest of the democrats, who, led by Rales', were making a strong fight for Smith of Sherman's bill, requir ing the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company to carry products around the dalles, the bill was referred to the ju diciary committee, and the reference was accompanied by a rather angry protest from Smith and King. Coming directly on the heels of this reference, Denny's ma jority and Raley's minority reports on the portage bill of the last session were sent up and read. Nothing daunted by the dis aster of the Smith bill, Raley pushed the claims of the minority report so vig orously that, by the aid of eight repub lican votes. Denny's report was snowed under by the adoption of Raley's. Raley's report Is a very poor affair; refers to the government work as likely to take "ages," and Is really nothing more than a remon strance against the majority report, which, whatever its leaning, at least de cently covered the topic It essayed to treat. Tne queer part of it is that the Smith bill, to which the adoption of Ra ley's report commits the senate, is in the hands of the judiciary committee, of which Denny, the bill's mortal enemy, is chairman. Likely he will be able to keep It forever from the light of day, but Raley Is vindicated in his fight for the open river, and is satisfied. Representative Cleeton says his educa tion bill has been misunderstood. It docs not contemplate that the board of edu cation shall select the text books', but merely canvass the vote, as now, the work of the county superintendents in balloting being left unchanged. The per sonnel of the board, he says, he will change to meet criticism, having it com posed of the governor, secretary of state and treasurer, and others they may name. Senate bill No. 221, introduced by Hus ton, makes it unlawful to display the flag of any foreign country upon any state, county or municipal building; provided, however, that whenever any foreigner shall become the guest of the United States, the state, or any city, the flag-of the country of which such public guest shall be a citizen may be displayed upon such public buildings. Senator Dawson's bill for the acquisition of the canal and locks at Oregon City provides: Whereas, the state of Oregon has donated to the Willamette Falls Canal & Lock Company the sum of $200,000, to aid in the construction of a canal and locks, at the Willamette falls; and where as, it is provided that at the expiration of 20 years from the time said canal and locks are completed, the state of Oregon shall have the right to appropriate to its own use forever the said canal and locks, upon the payment of the actual value thereof at the time of taking and appropri ating the same, which value shall be as certained in such manner as the legislative assembly of Oregon may hereafter pre scribe; and whereas, said period of 20 years has expired; and whereas, it is of great importance to the people of this state that the navigation of said Willam ette river should be free and unobstructed by tolls or otherwise, and that the state of Oregon should take and appropriate to its own use forever the said canal and locks; therefvore, be it enacted, the state of Oregon Intends to and does hereby exer cise the option and the right and privileges reserved to it by tie act aforesaid, to take and appropriate to its own use for ever the said canal and locks, constructed by the said Willamette Falls Canal & Lock Company, at the expiration of tjie said 20 years from the time said canal and locks were completed. , The actual value of said canal and locks at the time of the taking and appropriat ing the same by the state of Oregon and the amount to be paid to the Willamette Falls Canal & Lock Company therefor shall be determined by arbitration, the governor acting as arbitrator on behalf of the state of Oregon, and the Willamette Falls Canal & Lock Company selecting one arbitrator in its behalf, and if they are unable to agree, then the chief justice of the supreme court of the state of Ore gon shall act as the third arbitrator; the decision of any two of said arbitrators to be final and conclusive, and the amount awarded to said Willamette Falls Canal & Lock Company by a majority of said ar bitrators' shall be received and accepted by said company as full compensation for the taking and appropriating of said canal and locks. The said Willamette Fails Canal & Lock Company shall, within 90 days from the time this act takes effect, select the arbltratDr on Its part to be chosen and notify the governor thereof. If said company shall fall within the time herein limited to select such arbitrator and notify the governor thereof, or if such arbitrator should fall to act. then the governor and chief justice of the supreme court shall act as sole arbitrators and proceed to de termine the amount of compensation to be paid to sali Willamette Falls Canal & Lock Company as aforesaid. There shall be levied annually for two years, to addition to the state purposes, for thebrdiaary expenses of state govern ment, one-half of one mill upon the dollar of all the taxable prcperty in this state, for the purpose of raising a fund with which to pay the money that may be awarded to the Willamette Falls Canal & Lock Company for the taking and appro priating of said canal and locks, which fund shall be denominated the "canal and lock fund," and the money so to be raised is hereby appropriated for the pur pose aforesaid. Senator Cogswell has an exclusive game bilL It provides that every person who shall, within the state of Oregon, sell, exchange or offer for sale or exchange for money or-anything of value, or shall take or kill for sale or have in possession for sale or exchange, any grouse, pheasant, quail, ring-necked or China pheasant, sil ver pljeasant, golden pheasant, cop per pheasant, green Japanese pheas ant, quail or bob-white, jack-snipe, or prairie chicken, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as hereinafter provided; provided, hewever, that It shall be lawful to sell or talce or kill for sale any of the birds hereinbefore enumerated during the period commencing September 1 of each year and endlnff December 1 of the same year, except as hereinafter provided. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale or have in possession for sale, within the state of Oregon, except during the months of October, November, December, January and February of each year any of the various kinds of wild ducks. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale or have In possession for sale, within the state of Oregon, except during the months of September and October of each year, any of the various kinds of trout: provided, however, that this section shall not apply to salmon trout. HOUSE BILL NO. 64. This Is a bill designed to take out of the hands of the school-lands ring, who have been operating In lieu lands these many years, greatly to their own en richment, upward of 230.000 acres of land falling to the state of Oregon within the Cascade forest -reserve. The bill passed the house on Friday, with only four dis senting, votes. It created a great flutter among members of the land ring, who will try to beat It in the senate. But it ought to pass, so as to protect the lands in the reserve against the rapacity of the land ring. We give the bill in full as it passed the house: "That section S597 of the laws of Oregon, as compiled and annotated by William Lair Hill, be amended to read as follows: "Section 1. The governor may appoint an agent to select all lands donated to the state by the United States and to as certain all losses sustained by the state by reason of the occupancy of sections 16 and 36 by or through the United States government, and, when such losses have been ascertained, then to select from the best timber or other lands owned by the United States government, lands In lieu of said sections 16 and 31, occupied by the government; said agent shall receive as compensation for such services a sum not exceeding $1200 a year, and reasonable traveling expenses, under the supervision of the governor. "That all lands in lieu of sections 16 and 36 be and the same are hereby with drawn from sale for a period of two years. "That the board of the state land com missioners proceed Immediately to ascer tain all losses which the state has sus tained by reason of the occupancy of sec tions 16 and 36 by or through the United States government, and, when such losses shall have been ascertained, then to se lect from the best timber and other lands owned by the United States government lands to make good such losses, and to perfect title to thennto theitate. "That a list of -sntfar lands so selected be kept in a book accessible to every one In the clerk's office of the school-land board, accurately describing the land for sale and the land forwhlch it was taken in lieu. No lands selected under the pro visions of this act shall be sold for a less sum than $2 50 per acre, and the board of commissioners for the sale of school and university lands and for the investment of funds arising therefrom may sell any of said lands to the highest bidder, such sales to be conducted under such rules and regulations as the board may pre scribe. "Sec. 2. That section S319 of the laws of Oregon, as compiled and annotated by William Lair Hill, and all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this, be and the same are hereby repealed. "Sec 3. Inasmuch as a large quantity of this land has been actually occupied by the United States government as .a. forest reserve, and requires immediate attention, and an emergency exists, this act shall go into effect immediately after its approval by the governor." EXPORTS OF GRAIN. Cargoes Sent From This Great Britain. Const to During the month of January the ar rivals at ports in Great Britain from the Pacific coast Included a single cargo of wheat from Tacoma, one from Portland and 12 vessels from San Francisco with 617,618 centals of wheat and 79,695 centals of barley. In January, 1S94, these arrivals numbered 32 from California, four from Oregon and two from Washington. The grain carried by these 3S ships compares as follows with the 14 cargoes which ar rived out last month: 1S94. 1SS3. Flour, barrels SS.023 Wheat, centals : 1,852,646 731,411 Barley 559,093 79,633 The wheat fleet en route to Europe from the Pacific coast on February 1, was as follows: - 1S93. California, cargoes 100 Oregon 54 Washington 34 894. 1S95. 78 71 47 65 19 20 Totals .188 144 151 An Alnskn. Jobbing Boat. The steamer Chehalis, which for a long time has been running on the Seattle Port Orchard route, has been purchased by two well-known steamboat men, and will be taken to Alaska about February 20. where she will be used to do a gen eral jobbing and passenger business be tween Juneau and the small towns on the Islands in the vicinity. There are only two boats doing a jobbing business in Alaska, and the new owners expect to do a lucrative trade the year around. The Chehalis Is a handy, fast little boat, and well suited for the trade she Is to enter. Marine 3fotcs. The County Antrim left down stream yesterday. The Grassendale is loading wheat at the elevator. The Carnarvon Bay is discharging coal at the Gas dock. The London Hill has arrived up and Is anchored in the stream. The Comllebank finished loading wheat at Victoria dock yesterday. The British Merchant discharged ballast at Mersey dock, and the Glendinorvig .worked ballast at the mill yesterday. The bark John Smith, 565 tons, now at Shanghai, has been chartered by the American Trading Company to load at Hakodate for Portland. The first decked vessel built in North America was constructed by Schipper Adrian Block and was launched in the Hudson river in the summer of 1614. DomcKtlc and Foreign Forts. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. Arrived Mineola, from Comox. Cleared Bark Wilna, for Nanaimo; Farallon, for Port Angeles. Departed City of Puebla, for Victoria and Port Townsend; schooner Neptune, for Gray's harbor; Alameda, for Honolulu and Sydney; Areata, for Coos bay. HOQUIAM. Wash.. Feb. S.-Sailed Schooner Catherine Sudden, from Aber- deen for San Francisco. PULPITS AND PEWS A JfETV SERIES OF SERMOXS TRISITY EPISCOPAL. AT Dr. Locke Will Deliver Another Ser mon on Thomas Paine At Dr. Wallace's Church. At Trinity Episcopal church, beginning with Septuageslma. Sunday (today), the rector will at the morning service preach a course of sermons to meet some of those questions which while old, are yet new from the mouths of many serious persons. The series will be: 1 Why should one be a Christian? 2 Why should one join the church? 3 Why should one be confirmed in the Episcopal church? 4 What is the use of going to church? 5 Why is the Holy Communion cele brated every Sunday? At the evening service kindred topics will be considered, as follows: 1 Why, when and how baptize? 2 Reasons for being confirmed. 2 Why do Episcopalians use the prayer book, "get up and down," and do other things not generally done by Protestants? 4 Church vs. Sect. 5 Why have bishops In the church? The object of all these sermons will be both to give information to those outside the church who have enough earnestness of purpose to, seek information on these subjects, and also to instruct anew church members, and especially those who are looking forward to confirmation. The general preparation for the bishop's visit for the purpose of laying on hands in con firmation makes the consideration of such subjects timely. The preacher will en" deavor to speak to the needs, circum stances and experience of today, and not merely recite past facts. The following is the order of choral evensong, which commences at 7:30: Or gan solos before service (1) "Welcome, Mighty King" (Saul), Handel; (2) over ture. "Holy City," A. R. Gaul; Procession al Hymn 615, "O, Jesus, I Have Prom ised"; Psalm 77, "Cantate Domino," "Deus Miseratur" chanted; Hymn 73, "Alleluia, Song of Gladness"; Anthem, "Soldiers of Christ, Arise," J. Farmer; Recessional Hymn 439, "Oh, Worship the King." Rev. Dr. Charles Edward Locke will oc cupy his pulpit morning and evening to day atj the Taylor-street First Methodist church. Morning subject, "What Is Sanctlflcation?" This evening Dr. Locke will continue the discussion of last Sab bath evening, and present the theme, "The Fruits of Infidelity." Sabbath school at 12 o'clock. Young people's service at 6:13 P. M. This morning, at the First. Congrega tional church, Rev. Dr. Wallace will be gin a series of sermons on "Our Modern Civilization in the Light of Christianity," and his theme will be "The Source and Cost of Modern Civilization." Other themes in the course will be: "The Crowning Glories of Modern Civilization," "Shameful Defects in Modern Civiliza tion," "Present Tendencies of Modern Civ ilzation." These sermons will present the results of the most careful and painstak ing study, and will embody the best thought of the time in their treatment. In the evening, lecture five of the course on "Religion and Matrimony" will be given topic, "The Model Husband." An excellent chorus choir will furnish music under direction of Miss Frances Jones. Monday evening, at 7:45 the Historical Society will hold its meeting, and "Our Civil Service" will be presented by Alfred F. Sears, jr. The annual roll call will be held on Thursday evening. The new Congregational church at Sunnyside is nearing completion, the in side being practically finished. The past week the sidewalks surrounding the front and side were built, and the outside of the church received its coat of "sizing" preparatory to painting when the church gets ready to do this portion of the work, which will not be at present. On the in side the finish Is plain but tasteful, the arrangement of the rooms being very con venient. The building will be dedicated some time this month. Rev. John Morrison will preach at Cal vary Presbyterian church morning and evening. In the evening, Mr. Morrison will deliver the third lecture in the course on the "Social Life and Customs of An cient Palestine" subject, "The Customs of Childhood and Youth." Young people are specially invited to be present to hear something of the life and customs of youth in that ancient day. At the Unitarian church this morning the subject will be, "The Result of a Wrong Thought of God," and in the even ing there will be a discourse on forms of injury done to the mind and heart by bad habits of reading. The evil of irregular mental habits and dissipation will be de scribed, and some new "intellectual dis eases" described. CHURCH DIRECTORY. EPISCOPAL. Palatine hill .school-house, Rev. W. L. MacEwan. Service at 3. St. Mark's, Nineteenth and Quimby streets Rev. W. L. MacEwan, rector. Services at 11 and 7:30. Vested choir of men and boys. St. Matthew's chapel (Episcopal), First and Caruthers streets. Rev. B. E. Hab ersham, rector. Sunday-school at 9:45; services at 11 and 7:30. St. Stephen's Episcopal church, corner Thirteenth and Clay streets J. W. Weatherdon, rector. Sunday school at 10. Morning prayer at 11. Choral even song at 4. Evening service at 7:30. Trinity church, Sixth and Oak streetsi Rev. T. L. Cole, rector. Septuagesima. Celebration of the Holy Eucharist at S. Sunday school at 9:45. Morning prayer and sermon at 11. Meeting of Y. P. C. E. in Parish-house at 6:30. Choral evensong, with sermon, at 7:30. Vested choir of men, women and boys. METHODIST. Bethel A. M. E. church, Thirteenth and Glisan streets Dr. E. E. Makielir pastor. Services at 11 and 8:15. Rev. George Gray, of Texas, will preach at both services. Class meeting at 12. Sunday school at 1. Praise services on Thursday evening. The public are cordially invited- Divine services will be held as usual at the A. M. E. Zlon church, Main and Thirteenth streets, at 11 and 8. Morning subject: "The True Christian Friend." Evening subject: "The Christian Life." Rev. R. Vernon, pastor. All are welcome. LUTHERAN. St. James' (English), West Park and Jefferson streets Rev. M. L. Zweizig, pastor. Services at 11 and 7:30. MISCELLANEOUS. Friends of the Alliance church are re quested to meet at Gospel mission. Ash street, near Third, next Tuesday at 2:30. Important meeting. Church of Our Father (Unitarian), Yam hill and Seventh. Rev. T. L. Eliot and Rev. Earl M. Wilbur. Services at 11 and 7:30: Sunday-school at 1250; young peo ple's meeting at 6:30. First Congregational, corner of Park and Madison streets. Rev. George R. Wal lace, D. D., pastor. Services, 10:30 and 750; Bible school, 12:15; Junior C. E., 350; Y". P. S. C. E., 6:13; midweek service, Thursday, 7:30. New shurch, A. O. U. W. temple. Sec ond and Taylor streets Rev. J. S. David, minister. Sunday school at 10. Service at 11. Sermon on: "The Treasure Hid In the Field." Lecture at 750 on "The Religion of Confucius." Union Gospel mission. Ash street, near Third, (old council chamber) Rev. G. Newton, superintendent Services every night at 750. Sunday at 250. Holmes meeting Friday at 250. Divine healing service All are welcomed. Cumberland Presbyterian church, corner East Morrison and Union avenue, in the Foresters' hall, second floor. Services at J 10:30, 12, 6:30 and 7:30. Morning- subject: DBS, COPELAHO AND MONTGOMERY'S WORDS OF ADVICE TO SUFFEB1NG INYAUDS Chronic Diseases Are Now Cured Much More Speedily Than "Was Formerly Possible, but the Cnange FromSicknass' to Health Cannot Be Wrought in a Day. So jnany people of weight and name In Portland have been coming forward and testifying to their prompt and lasting cure of seattd and distressing chronic maladies through the splendid skill of the Copeland specialists that less thoughtful persons have conceived the Idea that the cure of chronic disease Is merely a mat ter of a few days' time, like that of re pairing a brig that has lost a mast, or mending a wagon that has lost a, wheel. It is a deplorable absurdity and error. Nature herself requires a little time for all great results. To produce a red apple requires the nursing of a summer, but you can pro duce a soap bubble In a second or two that will look like a globe of heavenly hues just floated out of a rainbow. But the apple is something solid and useful, as well as something lovely in color, while a soap bubble isn't a reality at all, but only an evanescent appearance and an il lusion. And so in nature and In human life, all things solid and enduring require time for their creation or accomplish ment. Now. of all the realities of human exist ence, the one perfect and all-golden real ity is that of perfect bodily health. What are houses and lots to a man who has cancer of the liver? What is the wide world and 'all Its fading sweets to one who ha $ catarrh of the stomach? What are pleasures and palaces to the consump tive with the hemlock cold upon his body and the shroud about his feet? Dr. Copeland has repeatedly Insisted, and feels that he cannot too often or too earnestly insist, that human health must be religiously guarded as the most pre cious of the blessings of humanity, but that once completely undermined by the glow insidious poisons or slow destructive operations of disease, it cannot be re stored in a day that nothing but weeks of patient effort on the part of the physi cian, and of patient obedience to direc tions on the part of the invalid, can ever result in so great and wondrous a change as that from the gloom, the sorrow, the suffering and despair of chronic sickness to the happiness of established health. THOUGHT SHE HAD CONSUMPTION. Given Up to Die Cured and Saved From n Ureiul Disease and Re stored to n. Life of Usefulness. Mrs. T. L. Braden, of Mount Tabor, Or., formerly of Northern Michigan, speaks of her treatment with the Copeland phy sicians. Mrs. Braden has lived at Mount Tabor for several years and she is well and favorably known: "It has been 12 or 13 years since I be came so bad. My lungs were weak and they troubled me from childhood up, more or less in the winter, when I would talce cold. I have had catarrh for many years. I took treatment once while in the East, which relieved me, In fact, nearly cured me, but I left oif the treatment too soon and the disease gradually returned. My family physician and friends told me that I could never get well. I had an attack of the grip several years ago, and since that time I have had more trouble than before. I had a great deal of pain through the chest and between the shoulder-blades. I also had a great many re peated and severe hemorrhages of the lungs, which reduced me to a very weak condition and great debility. My physi cian told me that If the climate of this country did not help me, I would die of the lung trouble. When I would take "Helping "Without Money." Evening sub- j ject: "The Bible." A cordial invitation to all these services. G. A. Blair, pastor. FIRST SECULAR CHURCH. Miss Nettiej Olds will deliver the second lecture of the series on the "Demands of Liberalism," at the First Secular church. Labor Council hall, corner First and Stark streets, Sunday evening, February 10, at 7:45. Subject: "Religion and Poli tics." Good music and recitations. Every body invited. Sunday school at the same place at 12:30. THE FRUIT CAUSE HELPED Horticulturists Mncli Pleased With Results of State Conventions. Most of the horticulturists returned to their homes and orchards yesterday. The finance and some of the other commit tees were busy during the forenoon set tling their affairs. The committee on leg islation will remain in the city until to morrow. At the headquarters in the chamber of commerce building yesterday, the latter committee received members of the legislature and other visitors who called to inspect the fruit display. Sev eral prominent horticulturists who were interviewed are as a unit in saying that the sessions of the state society and the Fruitgrowers' Association during the past week were the most interesting ever held in the Northwest. - More interest and spirit were manifested, they said, augur ing well for the future usefulness of these and other such organizations. Professor Lake said: "Many young men are beginning to come into these organizations, or be present at their meetings, and it is perhaps possible that a little new blood will do no harm. These newcomers generally have young orchards. They are just getting expe rience, and they are anxious to be pro gressive. Regarding the legislation over which we have been somewhat agitated in our meetings this week, I was told today that the bill which we have been favoring will go through Monday without further amendment, as was the earnest desire of the society. The office of secre tary will not be abolished. The ap propriation we asked for will be cut down a little, but we do not mind that. We are satisfied. "The work of the board during the four years it has been in existence has, of course, been chiefly educational. It has not had the power to do anything else. The state has expended some $15,000 along this line during those four years, and it is now time to look for some results. Those results can be attained by giving the board more executive power and as liberal an appropriation as possible." Several horticulturists from various parts of the state were asked regarding the general feeling toward the board among the fruitgrowers of their sections. Mayor Casey, of Ashland, said: "Mr. Lownsdale said there was a 'fan cied imperfection in the law under which the board is now working. The leading fruitgrowers of my locality, at their own expense, employed lawyers some time ago to investigate that law, and they pro nounced it weak. The orchard men in my part of the state have always favored the board so far as I have ever heard. A carload of us came from Ashland to at tend the sessions." Messrs. Baker and Ed. Smith are large fruitgrowers of Hood River. Mr. Smith Is the new president of the society. Both gentlemen expressed themselves very much In favor of the board. Mr. Smith said: "You may put us on record as saying that the horticulturists in our section are in favor of giving the board more pow er." Mr. J. H. Rees, of Newberg, said: "So far as I know, the growers of my com munity are in favor of stringent legisla tion, and indorse the work of the board." Mr. A. Holladay, of Scappoose, expressed much the same views as the others. He said: "We would be very sorry to be without the board. It has stimulated our Interest in horticultural matters, and done us lots of good in an educational way. i It should be given more power." cold my nose would become congested, and there was a dropping of foul mucu3 back into the throat, which produced much gagging, hawking and spitting. I nil 5 8m Mrs. T. L. Braden, Mt. Tabor, Oregon. have coughed a great deal, and used to lose much sleep, but now I have sound and refreshing sleep, and when I wak.j In the morning I feel rested. Jfore treat ment I would be completely tired out and miserable when getting up in the morn ing. "I had read in The Oregonian for two years past of the wonderful cures per formed by the specialists of the Cope land institute, so that when a frien-1 rec ommended my going there to be treated. I had no hesitancy in putting myself under their care. The grateful result of that course is very apparent. My symptoms have disappeared. I feel so well that it is a surprise to me. I never tried any thing that helped me so much as thi3 treatment, and I owe my recovery to the matchless skill of the Copeland physi cians." The Copelnnd mcdlcnl practice Is acknowledged to he the largest in the world. It Is founded on honesty and built np ly ability, skill, and ex perience. Oillces in the Dckniu build in g, corner Third and "Washington. TREATMENT BY MAIL Write for the Treatment by Mail, Medi cine Free, and rid yourself of the most painful and annoying disease in the cata logue of human ills. $5 a month for medi cines, treatment and everything. .$5 PerMonth. All patients ivlll he treated until cured nt the rate of $3 a. month. This inclndes examination, treatment and medicine. DnCopsiflaiiiloiitin THE DEKUM. Third and Washington Sts. SPECIALTIES Catarrh, Asthma, Bron chitis, Nervous Diseases, Rheumatism, Consumption, and all chronic affections of the Throat, Lungs, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys Office hours 9 to 12 A. M.; 1 to 5 P. M.; 7 to 8:30 P. 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