THE SUNDAY OREGONIA1 T, PORTLAND, JANUARY 28, 1900.
METING -WAS INFORMAL"
tion! "the course of study as adopted by
the state. - -r '
The Institute, which had been unusually
successful and beneficial to the attendants,
was then adjourned.
MOUNT TABOR STABBING
wouldf soon be recognized, and everybody
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BUYS OREGON POTATOES
ECHOOIi TEACHERS OP ST. JOIIXS
DISCUSS METHODS.
OSS HELD TO CIRCUIT COURT; "WITH
OUT BONDS.
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Addresses "Were Made by Professor
Steele, Superintendent Ackerman,
and Scvernl Others.
The local teachers Institute -was held
at St. Johns, In the schoolhouse, yester
day. Considerable interest has been
aroused In these Institutes, and there was
a large attendance of teachers. The af
fair was conducted in an informal man
ner, and all present were free to express
their opinions upon the subjects under
discussion.
At U o'clock the Institute was opened
by the county superintendent, A. P. Arm
strong:, who spoke a few words upon the
use of Institutes generally, after which he
introduced H. S. Gibson.
Mr.( Gibson's subject. "The Art of Reck
oning," as usually presented, is a dry one,
but te method which he followed made it
interesting as well as Instructive. In the
course of his remarks, Sir. Gibson said:
"The main reason for my choosing this
rather dull subject was because so many
teachers believe that too much attention is
given, to mathematics. Eut If such Is the
case, then why is it true that so few
know anything about the subject -when
they leave school? Why is that there are
many too ignorant of It to carry on the
business of life? The cause must be that
it Is Improperly taught. Mathematics Is
one of the most Important branches
taught in the public schools. It Is used
In every business and by every person
earning his dally bread by the sweat of
his brow."
Here Mr, Gibson turned to the board
and continued his talk by practical illus
trations of the best methods of teaching
the various branches of arithmetic A
lively discussion ensued after the conclu
sion of this subject, and the remainder
of the time intervening between its close
and the noon intermission was taken up
with It
Regarding the question of teaching
small children the reason for the mechan
ical processes used in arithmetic. Professor
Milner, of the high school, stated that it
was not advisable to explain these pro
cesses to them, because It would then be
necessary to show the science of the proc
cess, and children's minds were not suffi
ciently developed to comprehend such an
explanation.
Superintendent J. H. Ackerman then
gave some common-sense methods em
ployed by business men in making their
calculations, which were short and to the
point, and not the roundabout methods
so often taught In the schools. His plea
was that pupils should be taught, as near
ly as possible, the methods used in busi
ness calculation.
Afternoon Session.
At this point the institute was adjourned
and all descended to one of the lower
rooms, where the ladles of St. Johns had
prepared a tine luncheon for the workers
in the education cause. In return for their
hospitality the teachers each contributed
25 cents toward the library, which is much
needed in the school. A short intermission
followed the luncheon, which the teachers
spent in rambling about In the woods near
the schoolhouse and In becoming better
acquainted witn the little suburban town
of St. Johns.
Professor Steele's Address.
At 2 o'clocir the subjects of the day were
again taken up. Professor R. R. Steelo
presented the subject, "Relative "Value of
Markings in Dally Recitations and Final
Examinations in Determining the Standing
of a Pupil." The subject was presented
in such an able and comprehensive man
ner as to silence all discussion and to
meet with the heartiest support. Profes
sor Steele said. In part:
"It Is an educational fact that many
school methods are like a pendulum,
swinging back and forth. To Illustrate my
point, I shall take the old-faahioned spell
er, which was the stand-by in the days of
yore. It was once banished from the
schoolroom, but of late years has crept
Tiack into Its old place, and Is now used as
much as ever. So It Is with written ex
aminations. A few years ago, no one ever
heard of them, and pupils did not spend
half the nights In cramming for the terror
of their lives. Rut 'the pendulum swung
back and the extreme on the other end
was reached. Final examinations were
introduced and made the determinative
means of judging of the pupil's ability to
go on. I hold that to maite final exam
inations the chief factor In determining
his progress is a blunder, and to utterly
disregard them is a still greater blunder.
"If a teacher goes before a class, pencil
and card in hand, and marks down the
pupil's standing as .soon as he completes
the recitation, and then goes right on to
the next one. he cannot inspire the pupils
before him with any enthusiasm or vim.
Let the Instructor make remarks upon
the pupil's recitation and show him Its
weak and strong points, and If it is com
mendable tell him so. A personal Interest
must be taken In his work to Insure any
degree of success. It is a very bad Idea
to mark during the recitation, as It takes'
the pupil's mind from the lesson to the
marks.
"In every recitation try to make a point,
or upon explaining something call upon
the pupils for It afterwards and keep It
fresh in their minds. These oral tests are
of untold advantage, for the pupil can thus
measure his mind with another, and is
stimulated -accordingly, I wish to com
mend the written test, which must be con
ducted so as to give pleasure instead of
the usual nervous strain. It brings out
Just how much he knows, and Its object is
the mental discipline he receives from it
They -gain self-confidence, and their
Itnowledge Is fixed in their minds. Also,
an .active interest is awakened In the
study. As I Intimated in the beginning,
I 'believe heartily in written examinations!
and would have one some time during the
term. Great care must be exercised In
the choice of questions, and they should
be made far-reaching and searching.
Sometimes It Is useful to put In a ques
tion which will appeal to their general
knowledge. These questions should test
the ability and acquirement of the pupil,
end, by all means, technicalities are to be
avoided. With reference to the pupil, make
the examination a means, and not an end,
and give plenty of time. In making use
of these results we count them far too
much. Good servants are these written
examinations, but very poor masters.
They incite to thorough work, arouse In
terest and stimulate the pupil to master
the subject
"Why should we mark the pupil at all J
It stimulates effort and shows Just what
the pupl! is doing and Indicates to him his
achievement Regarding the criteria for
marking, I should give effort a good share
of attention, and originality and independ
ence considerable credit Also mark on
real attainment and advancement Above
all things, the teacher should be impartial
and avoid marking in class under the pu
pils' watchful eyes. It is not advisable to
mark daily by any means, and this part of
the teacher's work may be deferred until
the close of the week, or even the month."
Mr. Steele closed his talk with figures
showing how much should be counted on
written examinations. He was then re
quested to furnish an outline of this meth
od of marking, with suitable remarks, for
the Oregon School Journal.
Superintendent J. H. Ackerman was then
introduced, and he spoke briefly on "The
State Course of Studies." He said that
people had gone to extremes regarding
method and devices, and should pay more
attention to what to teach, and how to
teach it, and he advised the teaching of
the subject and not the text He closed
his excellent remarks by a clear explana
Bnulncss of Trnnisportlns It Is
Flourishing:.
Captain Mclntlre, of Portland, who has
been transporting cottonwood from Lower
Columbia points to the paper mills at Ore
gon City all winter, says the weather has
not interfered with the work in the least
this season, and the men engaged in the
woods have been able to cut and cord
without the loss of a day. Cottonwood
for pulp Is cut into fbur-foot lengths, and
then split like ordinary firewood. It
splits much more readily than fir, how
ever, and men can make good wages at
the ruling rates, 75 cents a cord. By
the time the wood reaches the paper mills
it costs about the same as firewood, $3 50
a cord.
The captain has no feaTS of the supply
of cottonwood giving out soon, as it
grows very' quickly. One paper company
has been planting young trees for sev
eral years, and now has over S00O acres
growing at various points along the Wil
lamette river and tributaries. The young
trees are obtained on the bars in the
Clackamas, and are planted much as
fruit trees would be. The land upon
which .the planted trees are growing is
mostly near the water's edge, where the
points will be protected from washouts
by the saplings. The cottonwood, under
favorable conditions, becomes a sturdy
tree, 20 Inches through at the butt, within
25 years, and so these trees will be fit for
use by the time the supply of forest cot
tonwoods has begun to diminish.
The present demand for this wood, it is
said, amounts to 10,000 cords annually.
Hemlock, spruce and white fir enter
largely, however, into the manufacture
of paper, and logs amounting to 10,000,000
feet a-yeaT are rafted to the various mills
to be ground up Into pulp. The manner
of grinding. Captain Mclntlre likens to
grating a nutmeg, as the wood is held
against a revolving stone until ground
Into pulp, to be afterward treated in the
manufacture of paper.
He has lately caused the steamer Eu
gene to be cut down, the upper works
havlns been entirely razed to the level of
the main deck, and the Eugene Is now
simply a steam barge. She can fre
quently be seen carrying large amounts
of cottonwood up through the draw
bridges, and most people think she is loaded
with firewood, but they are likely to be
holding a portion of the cordwood short
ly afterward, while reading newspapers.
The paper mill men are not so particular
as thev used to be, In receiving wood for
the mills, and this phase of the business
has added to the supply very materially.
A few years ago only the very clearest
of wood was considered available, but now
almost any kind of a log can be utilized
In the manufacture of pulp.
Several large log rafts will shortly be
towed up the Willamette from Lewis
river, intended for the mills at Oregon
City. They will be moored just above
Ross island, until a freshet comes, when
the logs will be towed up through the
locks and left there until needed by the
mills.
COMMERCIAL THROWN DOWN
Forced Out of First Place in Bowl
ing Contest.
The Multnomah bowlers won three out
of four games from the Commercial team
at the Multnomah alleys last night, and
forced the latter out of first place In the
Interstate championship, and outscored
by a few pins the high total made by
Commercial at home against Arlington,
Wednesday night " All the games were
easy for the home team, except the sec
ond, which the visitors won by six pins.
Idleman led on scores with 193, Dunlap
being but two pins lower. Multnomah did
excellent team work, all finishing with
high totals. Dunlap's G4 was the high
single game. Multnomah and Seattle Ath
letic Club are now tied for first place.
The next games will be between Commer
cial and Arlington, next Wednesday, at
the latter's alleys. Last night's scores
follow:
p3 pg,p;r c g-
PLATERS., 533 S&gS -
D OO It? .
Commercial 1
J. L. Dunlap 43 C4 47 42 ISO
J. E. Cullison 42 34 47 55 179
C. A. Burckhardt 40 44 35 34 153
A. B. Graham 34 41 41 34 150
F. O. Burckhardt 2S 44 38 40 150
F. S. Skiff 2S 27 40 3 134
Grand totals 215 251 28 245 9G2
Multnomah
H. L. Idleman 42 44 fO 52 138
B. D. SIgler 41 28 47 64 ISO
C. A. Craft 49 33 52 45 179
H. Buckman 33 54 33 56 176
E. J. Ball 42 37 54 41 174
F. Cauthorn 42 52 32 41 167
Grand totals 249 24S 278 2991074
OREGON FRUIT INTERESTS.
Professor Emory Smith Thinks
Growers Should Combine.
Professor Emory E. Smith, of Palo
Alto, Cal., Is in Portland, and will re
main In the state about 10 days. Yester
day afternoon he lectured on "Character
Building" before the students of the ag
ricultural college" and the townspeople
of Corvallls. He will address the fruit
growers' annual convention, wh!ch meets
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this
week, discussing many Important points
that concern the up-to-date fruitgrower
of the Pacific coast, covering. In fact, all
the main problems of the day that have
to be solved. Co-operaion will be dwelt
upon as the most vital issue of the pres
ent time In Oregon. How to live on
farms more comfortably and convenient
ly than hitherto will also be touched upon.
Good roads, telephone service and a dozen
other timely and helpful topics will come
in for a share of attention. As the sub
ject of co-operative organization Is of
prime importance to fruitgrowers, there
will no doubt be much Interest shown In
this question. Of the pressing need of it
In Oregon there can be no doubt Cali
fornia has just organized a gigantic Dried
Fruits Society, that embraces all the
dried-fruit Industries of the state. And
the fruitgrowers of Oregon have been of
fered one of the directors of the Cali
fornia state association if they will but
organize locally and co-operate with Cali
fornia. This is an opportunity that has
not before come to Oregon, and there are
those who think it would be of great bene
fit to this state to accept the proposition.
Professor Smith will also deliver an ad
dress at Eugene.
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CHOICE OF PLAYS.
"Will Be Given to Those Who Attend
O'A'ell Engagement.
The choice of plays for the Nance O'Nell
engagement having been left by McKee
Rankin to Manager Cordray, the latter is
desirous that his patrons shall decide. He
will be very glad to receive postal '"'cards
from those who expect to attend the
O'Nell engagement announcing their
choice of any five of the following plays:
"Magda," "Hedda Gabbler," "01 ver
Twist," "Camllle." "Macbeth," "East
Lynne." "The Jewess," "Peg Wofflngton."
Miss O'Nell. supported by Clay Clement
will open Friday night and will play four
evening performances and a Saturday mat
inee. BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cnttins: Teeth.
De sure and use that old and well-tried remedy
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
He Hnd, However, Been Nagged on
to Commit the Crime Justice
Lectured the Boys.
The preliminary examination of William.
Oss, a Mount Tabor school boy, took place
yesterday afternoon, before Justice Vree
land, on charge of assaulting Wells Flem
ing, a schoolmate, with a kmte, on the 18th
of the month, in the basement of tha
schoolhouse, district No. 6. Since the stab
bing occurred it has been the talk of the
neighborhood, and at the examination the
courtroom was well filled with spectators
from there, Including many witnesses on
both sides, and a large number of boys.
Wells Fleming, the boy stabbed, gave his
testimony first. He said that he was in
the basement of the schoolhouse with
about 13 other boys, Including the defend
ant Rock Bann, a Japanese boy attend
ing school, had a book he was Inspecting
while sitting en a bench. Oss was stand
ing looking over the book, and Fleming
was doing the same thing. There was
aome pushing among the boys, the witness
said, and he was crowded against Oss,
when the latter pulled out his knife and
stabbed Fleming in the back, following
him up about six feet in order to reacn
him. The kn.fe displayed in court was a
large one, and had the Lmw been delivered
In a vital epot, it might have proved fatal.
As it was, the blow was delivered In the
left shoulder, on the back, but, fortunate
ly, did not penetrate very deeply. The
wound bled profusely, and was dressed by
Dr. Crosswait On cross - examination,
Wells admitted that there was much push
ing and confusion, but insisted that Oss
followed him up and delivered the stab
purposely. The other witnesses for the
state were Charles Shane, Charles Hay-
worth, Chester Grout and Dr. Crosswait
The boys corroborated Fleming In the
statement that Fleming was pushed
against Oss, and that the latter followed
him and stabbed him in the back. Dr.
Crosswait was called to describe the
wound. He said that it was not serious,
although he did not probe it. The shirt
Fleming wore was shown, with the rent
in It and blood on it
The state rested and witnesses for the
defense were examined. These were Wal
lace Perry, Will Ott, Rock Bann, Frank
FItinger, William Oss and C. W. Durette,
the principal of the school. The boys all
contended that the stabbing was purely ac
cidental. They stated that Oss was stand
ing watching Rock Bann's book when the
pushing commenced. Fleming was pushed
onto Oss, and the latter was pushed onto
Fleming. They all said that Oss was
standing by the side of the Japanese boy
with his open knife in his hand when
the pushing began. Oss also claimed on
the stand that the stabbing was uninten
tional, and that he was not aware for sev
eral minutes that Fleming had been hurt.
He had been hustled about from many
directions, and in the confusion he had
accidentally cut Fleming. As soon as he
learned Fleming had been cut he Informed
Principal Durette.
Among other things also It was brought
out that he (Oss) had been made an object
of annoyance from a combination of other
boys who sought to embroil him in a row
pn several occasions. Rock Bann, the Jap
anese, around whom the pushing was done,
was aleo examined as a witness, but he
was not able to give a clear statement of
what occurred. Principal Durette ex
plained the situation In the basement, and
gave his version of the difficulty. His
cpinlon is that the stabbing was accidental
and the result of the promiscuous pushing.
Oss, he said, had a practice of having his
knife out on most all occasions. He also
showed how the stabbing might have re
sulted from the pushing. Oss, he said, had
never displayed an ugly disposition. The
statement was considered as explanatory,
and not evidence.
Justice "Vreeland held Oss to answer be
fore the grand jury without bonds. He
said he was satisfied from the evidence
that Oss had, been exasperated into com
mitting a crime by the nagging and com
bination formed against him. He then
addressed the crowd of boys from Mount
Tabor, in these words:
"There has been a lot of trouble with
you Mount Tabor boys, and some of you
have been before this court before, and I
want to give you a word of caution. This
boy Oss was nagged into the commission
of a serious crime. He was' under great
aggravation. Combinations were formed to
get him Into a scrap, and this stabbing
was the result I am. satisfied from the
evidence that he did stab Fleming, but
he was under great provocation. I want
to say that hereafter no leniency will
bo shown any of you In this court, and
you had better call a halt before you get
Into serious trouble."
East Side Notes.
Miss Mary Vreeland, of Detroit, Mich.,
is visiting at the home of her brother,
Judge Vreeland, in Alblna, for a few
weeks.
The special school meeting of Mount Ta
bor school district, No. 5, will .take place
at the schoolhouse on the evening of the
30th of the month.
An effort is making to get East Tenth
street Improved, from Belmont to East
Gllsan, but the movement does not seem
to be meeting with much success. Those
who are pushing the matter claim that it
will pay the property-owners to have the
improvement, but a good many do not see
It in that light at present.
Dr. Wise Is at room 614, Dekum.
LIGHTS ON PEDESTRIANS.
"Wheelman's Unique Solution of a
Vexed Problem.
PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (To the Editor.)
I read with Interest what "W. H. B."
wrote to you on January 22 about bicycle
paths. 7153 is the number on my special
bicycle tax receipt, in consideration of
which I wish to register a dollar-and-a-quarter
kick. Over on East Burnside
street, between East Seventeenth and
East Eighteenth, against the south side
walk is a small kopje that eclipses a
friendly electric light Once within the
shadow of this block, the nocturnal pe
destrian is overcome with a kind of a
"lead thou me on" feeling. Herein is the
theater of pantomime and tragedy, the
trysting place of the lampless bike, an
Impromptu stage for convulsive gyrations
and choice vocalization, the sometime al
tar on which a whiz, a thud and a limp
ing shadow proclaim to the traveler across
the street that another sacrifice has been
offered up to the god Nolampus. My
Dutch butcher calls the place Elands
laagte.
Cattle ought to be kept off the paths, but
wheels and talk will never do the business.
The wheelman is the vanguard of innova
tion, while the footman is content to jog
along with what they call down In
Arizona "jackaswible serenity." Why
wait for relief from the legislature?' The
legislature will have troubles enough of
Its own. An ordinance is the thing. The
preamble should recite that special tax
payers have certain inalienable rights;
that among these are the bike, the side
walk and the pursuit of happiness; and
the enacting clause should provide, among
other things, that between the months
of November and June, from sundown
to sunrise, BUburban residents must wear
a girth, so arranged that it will hold
two bicycle lamps, one to rest on the
belly and ono on the posterior, to warn
wheelmen of their presence.
It seems to mo that this would go to
the stomach of a much-needed reform;
besides that, It has its esthetic side. It
would lend a starry beauty to suburban
landscape and cultivate a taste for the
beautiful and sublime. Its patent utility
cially me laaies. Any canaiaaco ior oi
fice who will ti ike this matter up and
push it to a su ccessful passage can be
elected, whether 'he toasts in the Cham
ber of Commerce -or orates at the Metro
politan theater. J. H. M.
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SEQUEL OF P. EACE CONFERENCE
South African "War Foreshudovred
by Action of English Delegates.
PORTLAND, ."fan. 26. (To the Editor.)
According to late advices we learn that
Buller's forces ore again fough to a
standstill, pullcii on with precision and
systematically jdefeated. The imperial
hosts seem to be -making a sorry showing
indeed against the handful of republicans,
and If matters lc;ep on at this rate their
lordships and " glinesses at ,'ome will soon
bo out of a join And this will be deplor
able, because, "they're not corks, and
cawn't float long, ye know."
The news of every Boer victory must
be pleasing to the friends of civilization
everywhere, and none the less to us
Americans, who:3e history, like that of
those valiant republicans of the Trans
vaal, will forever remain an arraignment
of the same heartless foe.
Let us for a moment recall the recent
peace conference at The Hague. We re
member how the czar of Russia, prompted
by motives humane, sought to bring
about an understanding among the na
tions, whereby all questions might be
settled amicably. Without rpsnrt tn nrma
or, falling in this, to minimize thp hnrl
i rors of warfare by curtailing all need
' lessly barbaric weapons. Every civilized
nation was represented there by men who
setmed actuated "by a desire to perform
a simple a.ct of humanity toward their
countrymen at home and fellow men
abroad. Here was an opportunity for
the exercise of a little of that much-talked-of
-"Anglo-Saxon" civilization, for
the two great so-called Anglo-Saxon
powers were there, but we all soon
learned to wliai purpose they were there.
The British members attended that con
vention for the purpose of obstructing and
debating it. They were there as co
corisplrato.s In the well-matured plot
whose objitct entailed the wiping out In
blood of ib& two little republics of South
Africa. With bloodshot vision unobscured
ty one thought of the woe and sorrow
their guilty actions involved, these men
strutted about, arrogant and insolent, and
in ollr we were pained to see, urged on
and eiQcouiraged by Mr. McKinley's repre
sentatives. Together they persisted in the
use of the "dum-dum" bullet. Together
they pulled for their lyddite "stinkbag"
and poisonous gases all, all with a ten
acity oi purpose that led the other dele
gates to suppose that the "Anglo-Saxons"
had something really rotten up their
sleeve.
As might he expected, the "peace con
ference"' wajs a failure, and we behold
the sequel dn the spectacle which un
folds In the Transvaal. When the cen
sorship Is lltfted, we will have the truth,
replete wltli the story of British bar
barity, treachery and defeat.
I have no desire to trespass upon your
attention funther than to record my faith
in the w'isdarm, justice and humanity of
my fellow-countrymen. I leave it to their
judgment whether or not they are satis
fied with the- part this republic has been
made to pray In the miserable world trag
edy of the last two years. I leave it to
them wherthea- or not Mr. McKInley is
right whea he says that it is only demo
crats and politicians who would oppose
"the policies bo which this nation is com
mitted." I take it that the time is not
far distant wiien our people will unani
mously insist ,on knowins- to whni frnv
policies, and how many of them, is this
republic committed !
It would be ac visable for all sociologists
to withhold thdlr tears and funeral ora
tions over the demise of our glorious
American spirit, for it Is not dead nor
even sleeping. It lives and will continue
to live, the boon of mankind, the bane
of tyranny and ihe obstacle in the vision
of our "titled Americans" abroad, who are
picturing empire, and a throne on the
ruins of this republic. m. W. O.
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LOTTERY MEN ARRESTED.
Police Land Nine Chinese, "Who Put
Up Cash Bail.
Nine Chinese wens yesterday held to ap
pear before the grand jury, on charges of
selling lottery tickets. Patrolmen 'Bulger,
Irvin and Roberts had raided several lot
tery joints the night before, and Captain
Holman was kept busy until near morn
ing, explaining to the Mongolians and
their friends that the bail would be $150
cash In each case. The result was that
by daylight the station safe contained
?1350 In gold coin more than it did when
Holman went on watch at midnight.
The officers, on this occasion, were
dressed in citizens' clothes, and thus ob
tained entry among the unsuspecting Chi
nese, who were busy selling tickets and
conducting drawings la various parts of
town. Officer Bulger came near being
badly used when he tried to arrest a
young Chinaman without assistance. He
hung to his man In the crowd, however,
and brought him forth, into the street,'
amid the jabbering of 100 Celestials, who
had blocked his path. The lottery men do
not permit any of their number to remain
in jail very long, and so they immediately
set about collecting the gold 'demanded
for bail.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
Dr. W. A. Wise has returned from Tilla
mook. G. P. Moore, of Omaha, la registered at
the Portland.
L. D. Coates, of Tacoma, is registered at
the Portland.
B. A. Glfford, of The Dalles, is registered
at the Perkins.
F. R, Kendall, an Astoria capitalist, is
at the Imperial.
Dn C. W. Barr, of Lebanon, Is reg
istered at the Perkins.
Charles Butler, a Port Townsend stock
man, is at the Perkins.
W. H. Strahan, of Gold Beach, Is reg
istered at the St. Charles.
James McCann, of McMinnvIlle, Is reg
istered at the St. Charles.
H. B. Stevens and wife, of Tacoma, are
registered at the Imperial.
W. E. Scott and daughter, of San Fran
cisco, are guests of the Portland.
Mrs. William Crooks and daughter, of
St. Paul, are guests of the Imperial.
F. J. Perkins, a well-known mining man,
is In town from" Baker City, where he is
engaged in mining.
H. Glenn, president of The Dalles. Port
land & Astoria railroad. Is at the St.
Charles, accompanied by his wife.
S. Silverfleld, of the Sllverfleld Manu
facturing Company, will leave Tuesday
on an extended trip to the New York and
Boston markets.
C. E. Ernst left Tuesday evening for
a two months' visit In Michigan, over the
Southern Pacific, by way of Los Angeles
and New Orleans.
' L. Samuel, manager of the Equitable
Life Insurance Company, returned yester
day from an extended Eastern trip, by
way of San Francisco, bringing with him
Mrs. Samuel, who had been -visiting
friends in California for the past few
weeks.
I. N. Flelschner yesterday received a
cablegram from his brother, Marcus G.
Flelschner, who, with his wife and daugh
ter,, "are visiting Havana, Cuba They
will return home hVabout six weeks, com-
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California,
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Shipments to Philippines.
E. Rose, of San Francisco, who has
been dubbed "Early Rose" for several
years past, on account of his heavy pur
chases of potatoes, is making, his head
quarters at the Perkins while buying Ore
gon potatoes for San Francisco. He said
yesterday:
"I don't know what we would do In San
Francisco fox decent spuds If it was not
for Oregon. We raise lots of potatoes on
Grand, Tyler and other islands at the
confluence of the Sacramento and Sari
Joaquin rivers, but these tubers, although
very long and very thick, do not com
pare with potatoes raised in Oregon. The
epicure likes a potato about five Inches
long, with a diameter of three Inches, as
these will do to bake or boll. The Cali
fornia potato is very good for peeling
or mashing, but the guests of the Palmer,
the Occidental or any of the first-class
San Francisco hotels would feel insulted
If -you were to put one of these mam
moth Grand island spuds before him. The
Oregon potato has the right size, perfect
shape and favorite flavor, so we must
have it."
Mr. Rose saysi San Francisco is ship
ping a great many potatoes to the Phil
ippines, but these shipments usually fall
off in February, when the Australian po
tatoes are then brought to Manila. The
potato harvest in Australia usually be
gins In February, and as the distance is
much shorter than to San Francisco, the
Australians hold the Manila markets
until August again.
"The potato," Mr. Rose says, "soon ex
hausts the soil for potato-raising, but
other vegetables may be produced on the
old potato-patches without difficulty. The
properties of the soil so taksn nn hv tho
potato are never regained. This is why
we of California can no lohger raise a
superior potato. Years ago. Bodega, on
the northern coast of California, was a
great potato center, and the Boilperji nn.
tato became very popular. After that the
Salinas valley, on the south, entered the
potato arena, and we got our best spuds
from them, but In a few years both Bo
dega and Salinas gave out, and we be
gan to jook to Oregon. I find a world
of potatoes in this state, and have no
fears of the supply or quality failing."
Yesterday Mr. Rose bought 6000 sacks
to be shipped to California by steamer.
The handling of potatoes costs 25 cents
per 100-pound sack, and so the market
price In San Francisco must be at least
30 cents higher than in Portland, to In
sure the shipper against loss. A ship
ment of 16,000 sacks on one steamer a
few weeks ago caused a slump in the
San Francisco market, but the potatoes
were finally sent to Manila. Potatoes
shipped by rail need less handling, and
arrive In better condition, but the freight
Is a little higher, and the freight depots
being remote from the city's center ren
der the sale of the potatoes more diffi
cult than at Beale-street wharf, where
the Oregon steamer lands. Mr. Rose will
remain in Portland for some three weeks.
OATS AND COAL.
Bids for Army Supplies to Go to
Manila.
Major J. W. Jacobs, assistant quarter
master. United States army, yesterday
upuneu mas suDmittea for furnishing 2S0
tons of oats and 1000 tons of coal, all to
be shipped to Manila on the animal trans
port Lennox, which is now on the way
to Portland.
The bids on oats, as submitted, offered
to furnish all or parts of the whole
quantity, to be made up from different
qualities, with different pcices for differ
ent qualities. The names of the bidders
and the average of their bids per 100
pounds were as follows:
Albers & Schnieder $105
Portland Grain Company 993?
D. E. Meikle 112
Pacific Coast Mill Company 111
W. G. Simpson 1 05'
Simpson & Mitchell 1 QiV,
Rogge & Storp no
M. Senders, Albany 110
Balfour, Guthrie & Co 103
Bids for Conl.
The bids for furnishing 1000 tons of coal
are as follows:
Vulcan Coal Company Franklin coal,
per ton, in bulk, $5 6u; sacked. $7 05: Vul
can coal, in bulk, $5 10; sacked. $6 55.
Blue Mountain Coal Company Roslyn
coal, In bulk, ?5 40; sacked, $6 SO.
Pacific Coast Company Franklin coal,
In bulk, $5 75; sacked, $6 75.
Holmes Coal & Ice Company Good for
eign bituminous coal, in bulk, ?3 50; sacked
$7 75.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co.-Japan coal,
short ton, in bulk, $5 20; sacked, ?3 95.
The quartermaster's department already
has on hand at Vancouver barracks to
load the Lennox 45G head of horses.
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DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
Arthur E. Breece, business manager
faculty Portland university, to Bur
ton J. Hoadley, lot 9, block 109, Nor
wood, December 13, 1SS9 $ 23
Robert V. Smith and wife to Edward
Victor, lot 6, block -F. Portsmouth
Villa Extended, December 23, 1S99.... 600
B. I. Russell to D. B. Russell, lots 1,
2, 3 and 4, block 7o, Woodstock, Jan
uary 15 3
Mary M. Beck to John H. Beck, lot 1,
block 123, West Irvington, January
W. S. Sparks and wife to Mary H.
Evans, lots 1 and 2, block 5, Holmes'
subdivision; lot 5, Glen wood Park,
January 18 200
Nathan Coffman to Levi Coffman et
nl., lots 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8. block 1. Car
ter's addition, East Portland, No-
TOmhor 14 i
Emma Hansell and husband toLoul'se
iNewnan, unaiviuea or one-naif
acre, Macadam road, April 15, 1S99... ICO
University Land Company to Anna L.
Henderson and Fannie L. Marble,
lots 17, IS. 19, 20, block 140, University
Park, October 30, 1S99 ' 161
Edwin Freund to Elisa Freund, lots
5 and 7, block 9, Troutdale, January 5 l
Crescent Land Company to Frederick
L. Schanz. lot 1, block 4, Keystone
addition, January 25 75a
P. H. Marlay to R. M. Dooly, trustee,
lot 2, block 9, Woodlawn, January 26 1
Hanson J. Rivers and wife to L. W.
Rivers, undivided lot S, block 15,
West Portland, February J3, 1S93 100
M. E. Thompson and wife to Charles
J. Carlson, lot 13, block 35, Central
Alblna, December 15 300
C. P. Halght to M. E. Thompson, lot
4, block 34, Central Al'bina, Decem
ber 9 2C0
Anna M. Woodwr.rd and John H.
Woodward to N. Goodman, 22.15
acres Thomas W. and Cynthia
Gates D. L. C, January 22 1
W. H. Nunn to N. Goodman, same,
January 26 1
Births.
TfiTmirv 11 Girl, to the wife of John "R.
Landrum, East Thirteenth and East Main
streets.
January 24 Girl, to the vtite of Lorenzo
Piper, 797 Missouri avenue.'
January 25 Girl, to the wife of John
Smith, 41 Third street
January 4 Boy, to the wife of Peter
Grant, 233 North Twenty-third street.
January a Girl, to the wife of Theo
dore H. Stoffenbach, Piedmont.
January 7 Boy, to the wife of Anton
Hansen, 294 Hancock street.
December 23 Girl, to the wife of Lou's
Jannln, 1016 Maryland avenue.
January 16 Girl, to the wife of William
Phillips, 80 East Eighteenth street
January 25 Boy, to the wife of Ralph
E. Hanna, 307 Harrison street.
Deaths.
January 26 Ruth Gray. Twentv-thlrd
street, north, aged 14 days; inannitlo.
January zauaoy jarr.es, Chambers
block, aged 2 months; exhaustion.
January 25 Timothy Ford, St. YIncent
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WHEN SOLDIERS DISAGREE.
One Ex Volunteer Flatly Contradicts
Another's Statements.
PORTLAND, Jan. 26. (To the Editor.)
In today's Issue of your paper is printed
"A Plea for Expansion" by "Ex-Volunteer,"
in which he glaringly misrepresents
those scenes he claims to have witnessed
while at the front. "Ex-Volunteer's" re
view of the situation Is far more ridiculous
and treacherous than that of the .average
anu-impenanst or Dnipino. I'lrst, on Sep
tember 24.1S9S, the Filipino congress passed
a law permitting all foreigners (except
Spanish) to carry arms in their territory,
and American soldiers were only kept
within their own lines by the strictest
enforcement of military orders of the
Eighth army corps. Three soldiers of
my regiment visited the several lake cit
ies early In October, and were treated
with the greatest consideration by army
and civil authorities wherever they chose
to go. Two were lined $5 upon their re
turn for being absent without leave. The
hospital-boat dally carried convalescents
on an excursion to the klake, 12 miles in
side the Filipino line. Our officers visited
Calocan and Malolos, and were the .hon
ored guests of many pleasant socials and
receptions in various places within the
Insurgent lines, until restrained by or
ders from cultivating further friendship
with the people they would soon be or
dered to persecute and destroy.
The First Washington did not arrive In
the city until about the 1st of December,
1S9S, arid can be excused for not knowing I
the situation, as well as an eye-witness
who was there at that time, although
as early as October and November (he
states) five sentries were killed on their
posts. I never heard of such occurrences,
and think they are creatures of his trou
bled imagination while crossing the Pa- I
clflc. I was a policeman from August 13,
1S98, to March 12, 1S99, and was treated
with courtesy and obedience at all times
by the people whom he calls treacherous
devils. His fears that they would mas- j
sacre the Spanish seem to be quite t
unfounded, as they did no such thing to
the 12,000 or 15,000 prisoners they held.
Finally, the outbreak and its atrocities. '
Mr. "Ex-Volunteer," If it were polite, I
would call you a prevaricator with four
letters. First, the date of the outbreak
was not set, except as to the American
authorities, who were doing everything in
their power to egg on a quarrel with
them, which finnlly culminated on Febru
ary 4 by an American sentinel's killing a
Filipino officer without cause or war
rant. Second, no Informed person be
lieves that the Filipinos set one of the nu
merous fires In Manila, and the Washing
ton guard was ordered to carry matches
on more than one occasion. Third. "Ex- '
Volunteer" cannot cite one case of cruel- '
ty or treachery or firing under a white
flag which he so bitterly generalizes, nor
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our hospital corps men being attacked by
wounded men while in the act of helping
them or otherwise. Fourth, your bitter
est pill of all is most amusing fiction,
were It not most dangerously immoral and
untruthful. The blood of Lawton. Egbert
and other heroes Is upon the head of the
one who caused the war, and is prolong
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