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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. APRIL 29, 1900.
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FROM RETAIL BUSINESS
RETIRING
Owing to our largely increasing wholesale business, the great demand for the
product of our factory, and the faet that our business location is better adapted
for wholesale than retail trade, we have decided to close out our immense
retail department. :
Our stock is the largest and most complete in the Northwest. TEN CAR
LOADS of the choicest selections possible to be obtained were added this sea
son before we- decided upon this ehange.
"EVERY ARTICLE WILL BE DISPOSED
The entire stock must be worked off immediately to make r
we desire to purchase in time for the fall trade, and to give us
scale. This is a bona fide sale, and will be continued from.w
You will be surprised to see -what you can purchase for a
OREGON FURNITU
208 AND 210 FIRST STREET
FRUIT WILL BE POOLED
GROWERS OP MARIOS? AXD POLK
SIGXIXG COXTnACTS.
At Mecttnc n Salem, Mr. Dosch Ex
plained Objects of Association
75 Per Cent Pleased.
SALEM, Or., April 2S. A large number
of fruitgrowers of Marlon and Polk Coun
ties today signed the Cured Fruit Asso
ciation contract, and many more took con
tracts away with them to sign later. Ow
ing to the fact that quite a number of the
contracts were not mode In proper form
and had to be sent bark to the crow era
to bo resigned. It cannot be determined
what proportion of the fruit acreage of
these two counties adjacent to Salem
has been 6ecured. It Is certain, however,
that sufficient has been secured to make
It eafo to say that at least 73 per cent of
the acreage of this vicinity will tie con
trolled by the association.
A large number of fruitgrowers were
present at the roeetins held in the Court
house this afternoon. Besides the local
growers. President William Galloway and
Secretary H. E. Dosch, of the Cured Fruit
Association of the Pacific Northwest, were
in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Daniel Webster, of Rosedale.
ilr. Webster briefly outlined the wcrk
that had been done, and mode a state'
mnt of tiro comments and objections he
Siad heard among growers re&erdlng the District Attorney, prosecuting witness and
association. He then called upon H. B. i citizens acquainted with the prisoner and
contracts, and soon the meeting was
broken up by the growera gathering
around tables to sign the agreements
which turned their fruit Into the combine.
The growers from the Shaw neighbor
hood led the procession, for 1G growera
handed In their contracts In a. bunch. Tt
id said that practically all the acreage of
that locality will be controlled by the ae-
.sociation Nearly all those who signed
say that their neighbors who were not
present today will go Into the association
also.
The start has been made and the grow
ers will no longer hold back waiting for
each other to take action. By a large
number getting together and all signing
contracts at once, this obstacle has been
overcome, and the fruit pool la now con
sidered an assured result, so far as tins'
vicinity Is concerned.
This forenoon tho Marlon County Hor
ticultural Society held a brief scttdon, at
"which the general fruit situation was dis
cussed. President Lloyd T. Reynolds pre
sided, and Mrs. R. E. Wands, the secre
tary, recorded the proceedings. No defi
nite action was taken y ;ne society re-
.carding the pooling of the crop. The in
jury to the crop was the chief subject of
discussion. From what wad said, it ap
pears that growers of this vicinity do cot
generally attribute the Injury to frost, but
rather to the cold rains. An average of
the estimates of tho damage Is that the
Italian prunes will make about one
fourth of a crop.
Ceorcr Gar Is Pardoned.
George Gay, of Benton County, sentenced
In April, 1S99. to two years In the Pen
itentiary for lareenv. was nardoned today
, by Governor Geer. The pardon was
granted upon the recommendation of ho
Dosch to address the meeting upon the
objects of the organization.
Mr. Dosch stated, by way of general ex
planation, that the object of the associa
tion la not to boom price of fruit, but to
secure to the producer as much as possi
ble of the retail price of the fruit.
In answer to an objection made by a
resident of Shaw, on the East Side branch
of the Southern Pacific, he said that fruit
would be 6h!pped from Shaw station to
Portland and after being packed there
would be reshipped to the East at the same
rate as though originally shipped from
Portland. The Shaw growers stated that
they have warehouses of their own and
would not; like" to be compelled to pay
storage on fruit In Portland. In answer
to this. Mr. Dosch said that, under the
present plan, each grower could pack and
store his own fruit, bat In that case the
packing roust be done under the super
Ision of 'an association Inspector. The.
association will put Its brand upon every
package of cured fruit shipped by it, and
Its Inspectors must, therefore, have per
sonal knowledge that every box of irult
Is exactly as It Is represented to be. Tho
growers could pack tho fruit with their
own labor or hire the men to do It, but
the association must see that It Is done
right In every Instance, for If one man
should turn over to the association poor
fruit and lt"VfliouM be shipped, the repu
tation of nil association fruit would suf
fer. It was also explained that growers may
sell their fresh fruit to canneries .or for
consumption- fresh to any person, whether
he be a member of the association or not:
but growers who belong ,to the combine
must not sell to evaporators unless tho
evaporators are ajso members of the as
sociation. Mr. Dosch also eald bat he has received
many letters from buyers who wish to
handle the fruit represented by the asso
ciation. No prices have yet been .men
tioned, as It V too early, to determine the
supply and demand, but from the letters'
received, .Mr. ijech mi cctuuii ai uuuutc
would be had In finding buyers ready to
deal with the association.
But the growers present were not very
serious In their objections, ujd It soon ap
peared that many tvero raising questions
In order that others might be enlightened.
While Mr. Dosch was talking and without
any argument being advanced to Induce
them to do so, tho growers began to sign
the circumstances of the crime, who slate
that he is not of a criminal disposition,
and that the law In his case has been
fully vindicated.
Selling: Ofllre Leases.
A rather novel sale of persona property
Is advertised to take place In this city
Saturday. May 6. the property being a
year's lease of two office rooms In the
Ladd & Bush bank building. The sale will
take place under an execution Issued upon
a Judgment In the case of W. T. Jenks
against H. J. Bigger. According to R. J.
Fleming.- attorney for the plaintiff. At
torney BIgscr has leased the offices for a
year and has paid Jhe rent In advance.
It Is claimed that the' lease is subject
to execution and that Mr. Bigger can be
sold out of the use of his offices for the
time the rent Is paid. At any rate. Sher
iff Durbln has posted notices that he will
sell the Jcase .of the offices for ono year,
and the plaintiff has put up an Indemni
fying bond to forestall any effort to stop
the sale.
Xeir Oregon Corporations.
Articles of Incorporation were filed In
the office of the Secretary of State this
week as follows:
Columbia River Ice & Fuel Company,
Dalles City. $2000; M. Mclnnis, M. J. Man
ning, P. B. Stevens: object, to conduct a
cold storage plant and to do a general
real estate, commission and produce busl
ness. Ellis Printing Company. Portland. $10,
000: A. S. Elllsv E. A. Saxton, George"
Shepherd.
Surripter Light & Power Company,
Sumpter, $50,000; A. C. Little, Edward
Cannon, Seymore H. Belt.
American - Born Chinese Association,
Portland. $150: Seid Back, Jr., Lee Doy,
Lam John: object, to Improve the con
dition of sons of Chinese parents born In
the United States.
Blue Ridge., Railway & Transportation
Company, North Bend. Coos Qonnty, $100,
000: L. J. Simpson, M. H. Kiiebel. T.' B.
Corey: object, the "building, eqtrtplng and
operation of a railroad from near the
mouth of Daniels Creek.where It empties
into the south fork of Coos River, to Rose,
burg, Douglas County.
Granite Lumber Company, Baker City,
$10,000; George T. Simmers. John Thom
sen and Carrie Thamesn: object, to man
ufacture lumber and. deal In timber lands.
Viola Cemetery Association, Viola, Or.;
Thomas Jubb, John Stormer, William H.
Mattoon. J. A. Randolph. '
Daughters of Progress. Granite. $S0O;
Maggio Tabor. Annie Gutrldge. Mena
Bachman; object, the mutual aid of its
members.
The Oregon College of Dentistry filed
supplementary articles Increasing the cap
ital stock from $M00 to $3000.
State Capital Xotes.
A meeting of the Salem Teachers' As
sociation was held yesterday afternoon at
tho East School, every member of the as
sociation bfclng present- By Special re
quest. Colonel E. Hofcr delivered a lecture
upon "Supplementary Reading In the Pub
lic Schools."
Washington County today made a pay
ment of $10,000 upon its 1899 state taxes.
The members of the local orders of Na
tive Sons and Daughters of Oregon gave
a very successful entertainment this even
ing in. tho Armory, the object being to
arouse Interest In the order. The audi
ence taxed the large hall to It's full seat
ing capacity.
TWO GO TO PRISOX",
Chebnlls Jndsre Denis Oat Justice
Frolt Is Damaged.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. April -21 In the
Superior Court this morning. E. V. Bloom
field and C. N. Wallace pleaded guilty, to
tho charge of riot, and each was fined $25
and costs. Tho prosecution will dismiss
the six remalninc; cases, as It Is felt that
the law has been upheld and there Is no
desire to hunt out and punish all of the
young men who were led Into the affair
while excitement was at so high a pitch
In Centraiia. Green, who stood trial and
was convicted on the charge of riot, has
not been sentenced. His attorneys claim
they will appeal his case to the Supremo
Court.
McDonald, the canvasser who was tried
yesterday en a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses and escaped con
viction by the disagreement of the Jury,
was tried this morning before another
Jury. He was found guilty and sentenced
to one year In the Penitentiary.
There have been three severe frosts In
this -section during the week which haie
killed a great deal of fruit, but farmers
claim there will still be plenty. Apples
seem to ha-e emffered least. Hops hay
made a ragged growth so far. owing to
the cold weather, and many were nipped
by the frosts.
Anderson, convicted of holding a mas
up, was sentenced to three years In the
Penitentiary. He escaped from Jail after
being sentenced by crawling through a
hole In the floor, previously prepared,
but was seen running and soon caught.
LOGGING CAMPS CLOSE
PUGET SOUXD TIMBERMEX WAXT
BETTER PRICES.
Orecon TSotcm.
A gilt-vatch fako- has been working
the people cf Elgin.
Ripe wild strawtfrrles wen picked luui
McMlrmviHe April 23.
Constru-ti -n of a sawmill and flunie wll
soon be conmenrel in Scio.
An expert is tTnm.ping tfie coal pros
pect, on -Bl.ch Cre eK 20 miles south of
Pendleton.
J. F. Spray, of Sprayvllte, .says his new
town on the John Day Is growing, and he
has sold several residence lots at $20 each.
This mosey all goes toward building a
schoolbouse. '
K. Elliott, of I.ebaicn, has sold 200 head
of Crook County hcrres to R. W. Nichols.
Mr. Nfchlh will .1r.t take a drove of them
to Callforua Kid tell them, and will then
take a lot to Foitland.
A ball, gime or a .purse, of. $50 has been
arranged to 'take place between Eagle
Point and Central Point teams at the
latter place on May L There will also
be a grand ball In the evening, under the
auspices of Jhe.Degrec of Honor lodge. .
Six Weeks' Shut-Down of All Mills
Ordered at Meeting; of Their
Association.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 23. At a meet
ing held In this city today the Puget
Sound Tlmbcrmen's Association resolved
upon a six weeks' shut-down of all logging
camps In the state within Its Jurisdiction.
The shut-down will begin June 1 ard end
July 16. On tbe latter date another meet
ing of the Association will be held, and
If tho log prices are 'still weak, a con
tinuation of tho shut-down will be or
dered. All firms In the association were
represented at the meeting, and It was
unanimously resolved to use every effort
to maintain tho association's scale of
prices.
Jury Disagrees In Marirott Case.
The Jury in tho case of Vlctorine Mar
gott, who has been on trial for four
days, for the murder of Duclos Costello,
In this city on March i, last, failed to
agree this afternoon, after being out 24
hours. It Is said that on the last ballot
they stood 7 to 5 for acquittal. The Jury
were accordingly released from further
consideration of the case. The Margott
woman will be retried on June 11.
Her attorney requested she be admitted
to ball. The court said he would consider
$5000 ball.
Iovra Docked on the Sound.
The battle-ship Iowa was successfully
docked at the Puget Sound Naval Sta
tion, at Bremerton at 3:39 o'clock this
afternoon, and at S o'clock was resting
on the ways.,, The docking was made un
der the direction of Assistant Naval Con
structor Homer Ferguson, one of the
few times In the history of the Navy that
an official of such low rank has had the
conducting, of so Important an enterprise.
The athletes of Whitman College have
started a training table for -proper diet
ing. They wll' have a track contest with
the Washington University May 9.
Pianos organs. Wiley B. Alien C.
RELICS FROM CORXER STOXE.
Xevrspaper Burled In Eocene tn
1SOS Has Been Cnearthed.
EUGENE, Or.. April 28. Workmen who
are tearing away the old store building ot
A. V. Peters to make room for the new
bank building to be erected, yesterday un
earthed the corner stone, which was laid
August 15, ISCt containing a number of
relics. A newspaper containing advertis
ing notices was among the deposits, and it
Is a matter of some comment that not a
single business firm or professional man
whose card nppears In the paper Is In ex
istence at this time. A market report
quotes wheat at 60c, oats 50c, potatoes 3Tc.
flour fo per barrel, butter 15c, eggs 15c,
chickens CM.
Rev. M. H. Waliace, of Oakland. CaU
has accepted the call to the pastorate of
the Congregational Church of Eugene, and
will arrive in Eugene next week with hU
family and at once assume his duties.
The teams, wagons, harness and tools
belonging to John S. fcays and used by
him in the work of grading the Mohawk
road, were- sold today by the Sheriff, to
satisfy claims for labor, etc.
Joseph Norris, who has been a patlor.t
In the asylum for the Insane for fout
years, has returned home completely
cured.
At the business meeting of the Intercol
legiate" Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation today, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President.
Mrs. C A. Dolph, of Portland: vice-president,
Mrs. E. "W. Allen, of Portland: sec
retary. Miss 'Hager. of Monmouth: treas
urer, Miss Etta Campbell, of Corvallis.
A Japanese Jaborer, name unknown, was
found dead In his bunk In the camp of
tbe grader of the Mohawk branch rail-
REMAINS COMIXG HOME.
Jlrs. John F. Goivey to Arrive With
Husband's Body, May 10.
OLYMPIA. April 2S. Frank Gowey,
only son of the late Consul-General John
F. Gowey, has written from Yokohama
that Mrs. Gowey would arrive In Olympla
with her husband's remains on or about
May 19.
The county convention of the W. C. T.
U. Institute closed its session here, with
the election of the following officers: Pres
ident, Miss Emma E. Page, Olympla: vice-presldent-at-large.
MUb Kate Seward,
Olympla: corresponding secretary. Mrs.
Anna Campbell, Tenlno; assistant record
ing secretary. Mrs. Abble Smith. Little
Rock; treasurer. Mrs. M. E. Whltham;
county superintendents. Mrs. Amy Glass,
Miss Kate Seward, Mrs. Be'Je Campbell.
Mrs. Vokum. Miss Emma Page. Miss Vina
Page. The state convention of the W. C
T. U. will be held In Olympla in June.
COUXTY BIDS IX LANDS.
Hops Grovrtnjj In Washington Conn
ty Farmers Busy Seedins.
HILLSBORO. Or.. April 2S. Washington
County yesterday bid In several thousand
acres of land which had been advertised
for sale, the list embracing property on
which taxes were delinquent for several
years. This winds up the sale for such
taxes for the years 1S31 and 1S37, Inclusive.
Hopgrowers report ines as growing
nicely, and the Indication's are faorab!e
for a good yield this year. The acreage
over that of last year will be slightly In
creased. Farmers are crowding plowing and seed
ing to the limit, but there yet. remain
thousands of acres to sow. Very little
seeding has been done on the lowlands.
EXCOUXTERS STORMY WATERS.
Improving Astoria Streets Scorcher
Finds m Victim.
ASTORIA. Or., April 28. The tug Sam
son, with the barge Wastucha In tow,
arrived in this morning from San Fran-
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PRICES
of wholesale goods which
erate our factory on a larger
the entire stock is sold.
money.
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lor and Salmon Streets
co after a very stormy passage of
seven days. During the entire trip there
a succession of northwest gales that
ave the tug the most severe trial she
has ever experienced. On Sunday she
put into Drake's Bay, where she lay for
greater portion of the day. Sh found
four steam coasters at anchor there, wait
ling for the storm to pass over. The
I Samson met with no accident, and will
leave out tomorrow with a bargeload of
brush and rock for the Gray's Harbor
jetty.
The street committee of the Common
Council opened bids this afternoon for
Ithe Improvement of Seventh street be
Itween Astor and Bond streets, and of
Commercial street between Eighth and
renth streets. There were four bids, as
follows: Commercial street, C. G. Palm-
erg. 9iG: r. Clinton &. son. IHOS: W. A.
iGoodwin. $1633; L. Lebeck. $162S. Seventh
street. C. G. Palmberg, $6SS: N. Clinton
ISc son, 1KB: W. A. Goodln, J6S1; L.
Lebeck, $633 75. As N. Clinton & Son were
Ithe lowest bidder in each case, they will
I probably be awarded the contracts.
While walking down the Bond-street hill.
In the west end of the city, this after
noon. Miss Josle Mathlln was run down by
a scorcher and quite badly Injured. Her
face and side were badly bruised, and the
was rendered insensible for some time. It
Is not thought that her injuries are of a
serious ccaraclcr.
XORTHWEST DEAD.
Ex-Mayor Hnme, ot Astoria, Dies ot
Paresis.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 2S. John W. Hume.
x-Mayor of Astoria, and for a. number of
ears one of the best-known residents of
he Lower Columbia River district, died
t his residence In this city at an early
hour this morning, after an extended Ill
ness, from paresis. His funeral will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, from
his late residence, with Interment at the
Old Pioneer cemetery, on Clatsop Plains.
Mr. Hume was born In Aususta, Me., 41
jeare ago, and came to Oregon with his
father, tho late John Hume, In 1S72. Ho
managed the William Hume cannery In
this city for several years, while profitable
canning of salmon was at its height- He
was a man of very liberal disposition, ex
tremely popular, and was elected Mayor
of Astoria In the Fall of 1SS3. serving as
chief executive of the city during the
years 'S4 and 'So.
During the past few jears, until sickness
rendered him unable to attend to busl.
ness; he was engaged In salmon canning
on Puget Sound. He leaves a widow, but
no children. Mr. Hume was a charter
member of Qulnlln Lodge, No. ISO. B. P.
O. Elks, and the funeral win be held
under the auspices of the order.
BICYCLE PATHS IX CLACKA3IAS.
Work to Begin Between Park Place
and Mllrrankte Xext Monday.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 2S. Bicycle
Path Supervisor J. F. Clark states that
repairs will begin on the path between
Park Place and Mllwaukle next Monday.
It is also intended, as soon as sufficient
funds are collected, to complete the ex
tension of the path from Mllwaukle to
the Multnomah County line, and to fin
ish the Improvement from Park Piace to
Oregon City. If sufficient funds are avail
able, and wheelmen In the south end of
the county become. interested In the mat
ter, a strenuous effort will be made to
extend the path south In the direction
of Salem during the coming season.
The Board of Blcle Path Supervisors
has decided to do away with a collector
until the taxes become delinquent, thus
saving the commission, which will be
turned Into the bicycle fund. The Sheriff
will collect the tax without compensa
tion, retaining only the cost of the tag.
However, should the tax become delin
quent. It will be placed in the hands of a
collector, who will only turn ever $1 of
the amount to the fund.
County Teachers Association.
About 100 persons attended the regular
monthly meeting of the Clackamas County
Teachers' Association at Harmony today
Including several teachers from Portland.
County Superintendent N. W. Bowland,
who la principal of the Harmony School,
delivered the address df welcome. The
raising of a flag purchased by contribu
tions from the school children was first
on the morning programme. The follow
ing topics were presented: "The Rise of
Our Public Schools." by J. C. Zinser. ot
Oregon City; "Primitive People." Shirley
Buck, of Canby: "Patriotism In Our Pub
lic Schools." Alex Thomson, ot Clacka
mas; "The Flag." A. S. Dresser, of Ore
gon City. T. J. Gary, of West Oregon
City, recited "Willamette," and respond
ed to an encore.
Residence Damaged nj- Fire.
ALBANY, Or.. April 2S, The residence
of S. N. Steele was partially destroyed by
nre tms evening, causing a loss to house
and furniture ot about $1000. The Are
started from a defective flue. Mr. Steele
is In Sumpter. The let. is fully covered
by Insurance.
TO CHICAGO.
If you want to see how to go to Chicago,
look at moving picture of Union Pacific
"Overland Limited" now on exhibition at
Union Pacific ticket office, 135 Third street-
THE HEALTH HABIT
Jnt as Easy to Form a Any Other.
We do not deliberately form our pet
habits, but they are unconsciojisly ac
quired and grow 'awe grow",' and by the
time we learn they are hurting us, we find
them too strong to be easily broken.
Then, w hy not form a good habit, a hab
it which will counteract the many bad
ones. In other words contract the unfash
ionable habit of being alwaj s welL
The best health habit to get into Is to
hae and keep a ilgorous stomach: If you
have a healthy digestion jou can drink
your beloved coffee, smoke your favorite
brand of tobacco, with little or no harm;
the mischief begins when these things aro
forced upon the faithful stomach, without
any assistance.
Form the habit of taking after meals
some harmless but efficient dlgestlie.
which will relieve the stomach of so much
extra work.
Nature furnishes us with such dlges--tlves,
and when they are combined In such
a pleasant preparation as Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets, they give the overworked
stomach Just the necessary assistance to
secure perfect digestion without any of the
harmful effects of cathartics and similar
drugs.
The habit of taking Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets after meals Is as necessary to
the weak stomach as food Itself, and In
deed to get the benefit from food eaten,
nothing better and certainly nothing safer
can be used.
Many families consider Stuart's Tablets
as essential In the house as knives and
forks.
They consist entirely of natural digestive
principles without the effect or character
istics of drugs; they have no cathartic
action, but simply go to work on the food
eaten and digest It.
Take Into account your bad habits and
the expense they entail and then Invest
fifty cents tn a box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets and see If your digestion for the
next month Is not vastly Improved.
Ask the clerk In any drug store the name
of the most successful and popular stom
ach remedy and he will say "Stuart's."
VIIN MARIAINI
Hariani Wine World Famous Tonic
A restorer of the Vital Forces. Vta Marias!
Is a perfectly safe and reliable diffusible tonlo
and stimulant; It elves strength and visor to
body, bValn and nerves: It tortUIes against dis
ease; It nourishes, sustains and refreshes the
entire system.
All Drusims". Refuse Substitutes,
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