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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. POBTEAND, NOVEMBER 18, 1900. GRAIN FLEET COMING Three More Arrivals at As toria Yesterday. ALL HADE VERY PAST PASSAGES now of Arlington, Wash., met "with a, Re vere and painful accident & few days ago, caused -by a lamp explosion at the hotel. He saved the property and Is now deprived of the use of both hands for the time being. Judge A. A. Cleland, of Astoria, after an absence of nine months In the East ern States, Is a-taying at the Esmond for a few days. CHRISTIAN EUDEAVORERS. Baric General BXelllnet Ha n- Xarrow Escape Spreckels' 3fevr Steaxaer Sonoma Sails for the Coast. . Three more of the chartered grain ships arrived In at Astoria yesterday morning, alL of them with excellent passages to their credit. The fastest of the trio was the British bark Marion Ughtbody, whloh has tied the record passage of the Olga In a run of 26 days from Santa Bo sails. The Muskoka, which made such a fast outward run from Portland last year, came across from Shanghai In S3 days, which Is only six days slower than the Tecord. The French bark general MeMnet, which came out from Glasgow In ballast, made the voyage In the excel lent time of 133 days, which Is about the best that has yet been done by any of the ships flying the French banner. The weather at the mouth of the river was squally for the greater part of the day yesterday, and the British Abaxk Poltal loch, which called an even race up the Coast with the Marlon Lightbody, held off so far that the other vessels got Into the river ahead of her. The General Melllnet will leave up, this morning in tow of the steamer R, R. Thompson. The French bark Alice, which arrived In the day previous, was taken across the bay yesterday afternoon, and the Thompson will bring the pair up the river today. Th,e Ocklahama, which, left down the river yesterday with the British ship Leicester Castle, will leave up this evening or tomorrow morning with the Marlon Lightbody and the Muskoka, INDIANS WERE T00STR0NG MTJWKOMAH'S SECOND ELEVEN COULD NOT SCORE. They Never "Were In the Game a Min ute Against the Stalwart OhcmaTTM. Absence BAIUC'S NARROW ESCAPE. of the Lightship Nearly Cannes a Disaster. ASTORIA. Nov. 17. The French bark General Melllnet, 133 days from Glasgow, arrived In port this morning. After a very fair passage, the vessel narrowly escaped going -ashore while off the mouth of the Columbia. Her master had full knowledge of his location, but in the thick haze at, an early hour this morn ing nearly went on the spit, while In search of the lightship, the removal of which ho knew nothing of. When the po sition of the vesse was discovered by the tug, it was necessary to signal her to stand off shore in order that a pilot could be placed on board. An Unsnccessfnl Launch. TACOMA, Nov. 17. An unsuccessful at tempt was made to launch the harbor tug and flreboat Fearless today at high water. The boat stuck on the ways about 80 feet from the water, and the efforts of several tuss to pull her Into the water were unavailing. It As expected she will be put In the water the next high tide. Two Meetings of the First Dlatrlot Convention. An interesting convention of the first district of the Christian Endeavor So ciety of Oregon was held yesterday after noon and evening at the First Congrega tional Church. The first district Includes all societies In the Portland Union, be sides societies in Columbia, Clatsop and Clackamas Counties. At the. afternoon session business of Importance was trans acted, about 36 delegates being in at tendance. District officers were elected. as follows: President, Rev. B. S. Win chester, of Hassalo Congregational Church; secretary. Miss I. C. Farmer: treasurer, W. M. McGowan. A nominat ing committee, whose duties will be to place names before the, meeting or tne Portland Union at the December meeting, was appointed, as follows: Miss Marga ret Smith, of Calvary Presbyterian Church: W. D. Scott, of First Congrega tional Church, and Miss Jennie JDunkle, of Fourth Presbyterian Church. The convention especially wishes that mem bers of the different local societies sub mit names for consideration in order to assist the committee In Its work. In the evening1 an informal and thor- j ougnxy enjoyaoie sucmuio, nu uiuon. uu i refreshments, was held. This function took tho .form of a complimentary reoep tion to the visiting' delegates, and at this entertainment about 100 members were present. Two vocal solos were sung" by D. B. Clark, and an artistic violin selec tion was rendered by Miss Elizabeth Bang. Addreses were given, the theme of which was- seamen's missions. Rev. W. S. Gilbert, of Calvary Presbyterian Church, spoke upon "The Mission In Na gasaki." Mi Gilbert's remarks were based upon personal experience during hlB stay In Nagasaki on the return trip with the Second Oregon Tolunteers from the Philippines. An interesting account of tho seaport, Its immense scope for Christian work among seafaring men of all nationalities and the work of the Christian Endeavor mission, now in. ex istence, was listened to with marked at tention. Mrs. Bailey, of Portland, who is deeply interested In the local seamen's mission, followed with a few well-chosen remarks, among which she pointed out the plan already formulated for establishing a Christian Endeavor mission in Portland. The fund for the establishment of tho mission will be started at once, and a ready response will be forthcoming from the Endeavorers, Judging from the senti ments expressed last night. This afternoon, at the First Presbyte rian Church, the concluding meeting of the session will be held. The topic will be "Responsibility to Our Neighbor." Ad dreses will be given by Miss Anna Charleston, C. C. Tripp and by the Rev. Dr. Temple, of Seattle. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED. Chemawa Indian School defeated de cisively the second team of Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club yesterday after noon by a score of 16 to 0. At no stage of the game did the local team have a chance of scoring, and the victory for the Indians was complete. A cold, bleak afternoon, with symptoms of snow and sleet in the atmosphere, kept the crowd down to about 400 specta tors. In the early stages of the game the only hopes of thq club men lay in the prospect of their second team pulling Itself together from the demoralized front it presented. As the game progressed "it simmered down to the question as to whether the white boys could hold the score within reason. At the end of the first half the score stood: Chemawa 5, M. A. A. C. Second 0, the touchdown be ing scored about five minutes before time was called! In the second half no brace was made by Multnomah's youngsters and another touchdown was scored four dividual playing but team work was absent. After the game the players met end elected Rasch captain of the club team that is being organized to contest with other local teams. Rasch is one of the most versatile athletes of the club, being prominent In football, box ing, and wrestling as well as basket ball. The team will be coached by In structor Robert Krohn, and chosen from the players of both teams, most of whom ore strong, clever athletes. COMMERCIAL CLTJB BILLIARDS. Team Chosen to Play Against Mult nomah in the Topawnent The Commercial Club has selected the following named gentlemen as Its team to play against the Multnomah Club in the lnter-club- tournament commencing December 10: Billiards W. H. Hurlburt, B. H. Trumbull and E. T. Hugglna; Pool George A. Heldinger, Norman Ells worth and E. E. McMlchael. Both teams are good and capable of ex cellent work. Multnomah will have to do some good work to defeat them, though the result cannot be predicted. The Commercial Club has given the Mult nomah players the use of Its bllllard room, and Multnomah has extended the same courtesy to the Commercial Club's contestants. This has been done on ac count of the difference lri the tables and cushions at each club. " The Commercial Club players are hav ing a club tournament, which began yes terday. The entries are limited to 10 each for billiards and pool. Every man plays IS SHERIFF DE FACTO WILLIAM KRAZIER LEGALLT SERVES THE COTJNTT. Georffe O. Sears Suit to Recover Foar Tears' Salary Falls to the Ground. In the suit of George C. Sears against Sheriff Frazler to recover $18",000 Balary of the Sheriff's office for a period of four years, on the ground that Mr. Frazler was not a citizen and not Qualified to hold tha -place, Judge Sears yester'day de cided that a man does not have to be a citizen to ba Sheriff. The court found that the constitution of Oregon provides that an elector may hold the office of Sheriff, and that it provides what an elector Is, Including a person who has taken out his first papers, etc The court held that the complaint does not allege that the defendant Is not an elector, and therefore does not state a cause of action. It was also decided that the constitu tional provisions, cannot be annulled by a statute of the state requiring that a. man must be a citizen in order to be qualified for the office of Sheriff. At the time of the argument of the case, John H. Hall, attorney for Sheriff Frazler, contended that Sears did not con- grading will soon follow. In high water the mill will be completely surrounded, but as it stands in a bend of the river, It will bo protected against accumulation of drift. A portion of the machinery is on the ground. The mill will hardly ba in operation by the first of December, but the starting up will not be delayed long after that date. ' OPERA IN SAN FRANCISCOr CUT PRICES IN FINE PIANOS. WHY E1LERS PIANO HOUSE UNDERSELL OTHERS. CAN PROBLEM FOR THE OLD-TIME DEMOCRAT. The Sonoma Sails. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17. The steamer Sonoma, built at Cramp's shipyard for the Ooeanlc Steamship Company of San Francisco, sailed today from the ship yard for her home port. The Sonoma was launched August 7. She measures 416 feet 3 inches in length, E0 feet in width ana has a depth of 36 feet. Her gross tonnage is 8988. During her speed trial she made 17 knots. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Nov. 17. Arrived in at 8:30 French bark General Milliner from Glas gow; at 9:3Q, British bark Marlon Light-, body, from Santa Rosalia; at 10:30. Brit ish bark Muskoka, from Shanghai; at 4:30, Norwegian steamship Universe, from. San Francisco. Arrived down at 10 A. M. French bark Europe. Left up at 3 P. M. French bark Alice. Outside at 6 P. M. British bark Poltalloch. Condi tion of tha bar at 5 P. M. Rough; wind southwest; weather squally. San Francisco. Nov. 17.-r-Salled-Steam-or Senator, for Victoria; steamer Victoria, for Chemalnus, steamer Jeanle, for Seat tle; schooners North Bend, Ar Wlllapa Harbor; Mary Bldwell, for Coqullle Rlv or; Joseph and Henry, for Coqullle Riv er; steamer Mattewah. for Tacoma; ship Londonhlll, for Liverpool; bark Olympic, for Honolulu; bark Moliere, for Queenstown. Arrived Bark Amy Tur ner, from Honolulu; schooner Mayflower, from Coqullle River; bark Henry Morse, from Columbia River; schooner Berwick, from Columbia River. Seattle Arrived Nov. 16 Steamer Ore gon, from Nome; steamer Newport, from Una.la.ska. Sailed Schooner Minnie,' A. Calne, for Tacoma. Cape Nome Sailed Nov. 4 Steamer Nome City, for Seattle. Dutch Harbor Sailed Nov. -Steamer Nome City, for Seattle. Victoria Arrived Nov. 16 Steamer Amur, from Alaska. Kobe Sailed prior to Nov. 17 Steamer Gienghlel, for Puget Sound. New York, Nov. 17. Sailed Maasdam, for Rotterdam; Fuerst Bismarck, for Na ples, etc; Lucanla, for Liverpool; Penn sylvania, for Hamburg via Plymouth; Minnehaha, for London. ICobe Passed. Nov. 16 Flintshire, from San Francisco for Port Arthur. Hong Kong. Nov. 17. Arrived America Mara, from San Francisco via Honolulu and Yokohama. Liverpool, Nov. 17. Arrived Etruria. from New York. Yokohama, Nov. 17. Arrived previously City of Pekln. from San Francisco via Honolulu, for Hong Kong. Southampton, Nov. 17. Arrived Freld crich der Grosee, from New York for Bre men. Havre, Nov. 17. Arrived La Touralne, from .New York. Sailed La Lorraine, for New York. Liverpool, Nov. 17. Sailed Campania, for New York; Nordland, for New York. Now York, Nov. 17. Arrived Umbria, from Liverpool and Queenstown. Melbourne. Nov. 17. Arrived Barken tie Encore, from Columbia River. Heeulam Sailed Nxv. 14 Schooner Har rlet G.. from Aberdeen for San Fran cisco ; Nov. 15, Schooner Lottie Carson, from Aberdeen for San Francisco. Ar rived Nov 16 Schooner O. T. Hill, from San Francisco for Cosmopolis. Nw York. Nov. 17. Arrived New York, from Southampton. Leonid Meteors Were Tfot Seen by Portland. Observers. PORTLAND, Nov. 17. (To the Editor.) The perversity of Inanimate things! Does it extend even to tho clouds? It would almost seem so. To watch three1 nights in succession for a great celestial phenomenon, to have the moon's light obtrude on tho first and clouds and rain on the others, is almost too much for human patience to endure. And here come messages from Carleton Observa tory. Northfleld, Minn., telling of 60 Le onid meteors on one night, some pf them of grand magnitude and brilliancy, leav ing long trails of sparks behind them, and of five distinct showers on November 15 (November 14, astronomical time), oc curring at 2, 3:30, 4, 6, and 6 o'clock, the last group being the bright shower last ing until dAylight There was even a considerable' shower from. the constella tion Gemini, which was quite unexpected. So, then, It is certain that a considerable 'shower occurred as predicted,' and we now await the various reports fronjitho great observatories of our country. Tho roof of The Oregonlan building Is no mean place of observation, and had there been any shower visible here It would have been a fine vantage-ground for ob servation. However, Professor William. H. Pickering, of Harvard, thinks that adopting 1S67 as the main shower of the mid-century, we should not have expect ed the meteorld shower In 1899, but In 1901, also that the finest exhibition of the pres ent series may not occur before 1902. As the dense portion of 'the stream of Leonids is millions of miles in length, and takes over a year to pass the portion of Its orbit which intersects that of the earth, we have still the hope of looking for two hrllllant showers. And though our sky was unresponsive to my eager watches of 1S99 and 1900, I shall question It with renewed eagerness In November next Fer Boms must watch whlla eocna must sleep. So runs tho world away. EUGENIA S. ALTMAN. As Seen hy Portland Eyes and Heard by Portland Ears. TANtNHAUSER." Elizabeth Madame Gadski Eln Hlrt Madame OUtzka Venus .-. Miss Susan Strong Tannhauser Mr. Van Dyes Herman I Mr. Blasa "Walther Mr. Jacques Bars Hdnrlch CI. Mr. Hubbenet Blterolf Mr. Muhlmann Relnmar Mr. Vlvlani Wolfram Mr. David Blspnam Conductor, Mr. "Walter Damrosch. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 14. (Special correspondence.) With the above cast and the Metropolitan orchestra, under the direction of Walter Damrosch, I went to the opera with the highest expectations. Was It the fault of tho latter that I came away somewhat disappointed? The Overture and Vorsplel presaged well, as the musicians were In splendid accord with their leader and one another, and played with a vim and dash that brought them hearty applause tho whole evening. But the singers lacked the heart and soul to do the same. Their work was clean cut and well dona but that something that causes the chills to go down you back was not there. With the possible excep tion of Blspham. who was the star, this was the case. His fault lay in "playing to the audience" instead of to the person addressed, who evidently did not exist for him. Susan Strong as Venus carried her part well throughout, her voice being such as to make one expect great things in the future. Van Dyck pleased little in the first, "but later he seemed to warm up to his work and in the Sanger. Krleg was at his best. His volco is good, though thero is not an. overabundance of it. nor does he make enough of a climax to carry his audience by storm. It is an even voice with a slight tendency to throatl. ness above, but there Is never a harsh, ugly tone. His acting is crude and he does not seem to know what to do with his legs, ho Is so afraid they might get separated from one another, or act in dependently, that he keeps them as close together as he possibly can. In Madame Gadski there was a surprise for the audience, as both In voice and style she was excellent and her acting was splendid, the facial expression being specially noticeable. However, she slurs her tones 'badly, nearly every note being spoiled by that horrid pre-attack. Her best work, by far, was the Theure. Hallo and the following duet with Tannhauser in which more musical feeling was evi dent. She does not movo one's heart strings, but her work Is clean-cut and good, while one admires the roundness and beauty of her voice. BIspham's ringing, sonorous voice carried the audience away and he was the favorite of the evening. Special praise Is due the chorus as well as the orchestra. The latter could not have been better, and the scenery and costuming left nothing to be desired. And with all this one left wishing there had been more to move and carry one away, less for tho eye and more for the heart, OTTILIE SCHUECKING. IFJIRTAN IS A "PEERLESS LEADER" HOW DID THIS HAPPEN T Manchester (N. H.) Union. PERSONAL MENTION, Dr. H. Logan, of The Dalles, Is regis tered at the Imperial. J B. Thompson, a merchant of Leba non, is at the Perkins. Judge Henry L. Benson, of Klamath Falls, is at the Imperial. WilM&ra Ecoles, a lumberman of Vlen- te, is registered at tho Perkins. James Fidler, an extensive logger, of Ketso, Wash., Is at the St. Charles. J. S. Bradley, a Bridal Veil lumberman, registered at the Imperial yesterday, with hte wife. Rev. S. B. Lockhart, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Lafayette, is at the St. Charles. A. L. Woodward, a Marshland logger, and wife are guests of the St. Charles. They are on their return from a visit in the Bast. Charles H. Codding, a Pueblo, Colo., mining expert, left yesterday for heme, after examining Southern Oregon mines for Colorado capitalists. Dr. J. .H. Kellogg, superintendent of" the famous Battle Creek Sanitarium, ' arrived la Portland today, and will remain at the branoh institution in this city for a few days. 'Steed glymaja, formerly of Portland, A HEW ROAD. The new Improvements that have been made during the past year or two In the tracks, roadbed, bridges, trestles, tunnels, etc, have virtually made a new road of the Northern Pacific. The road bed has been widened, trestles filled In, new ind heavier steel rails laid, grades cut down, wooden bridges replaced by steel ones, curves taken out, tunnels lined with concrete and brick, and Im provements made wherever possible. Hun dreds of thousands of dollars have been expended In improvements during the past few years. New and mammoth locomotives capable of drawing the heavy transcontinental passenger trains at 75 miles per hour. when necessary, have been bought. Prog gross and advancement have been and are the order; of the day. Such a road, solid, smooth, safe, it is a pleasure to ride over, especially as It runs through the finest scenery of the Northwestern Empire and touches all the greater cities found there. Pullman's best cars, both standard and tourist sleepers and a royal dining-car. are a part of the through trains from Portland dally. Your bedroom and dining-room are carried along with you all the way to Minneap olis and St. Paul, a distance of oyer 2000 miles, where you are, they are, where you go, they go. If you are going East and desire Infor mation as to routes, rates, sleeping-car reservations, etc., call, on or write A. D. Charlton, assistant general passenger agent, 355 Morrison street, corner Third, Portland, Or. minutes before time was called. The last few minutes was a series of disastrous punts on the part of Multnomah, with tho alert aborigines always on the ball, tho result being the customary fumble, this time Davis, of the Chemawa line, picking the ball out of the mud in the nick of time and planting It between the posts from the 20-yard line Just as time was called. Two touchdowns In five minutes Is a pretty good record. Multnomah has no excuses to offer. Its team stacked up against too hard a prop osition and that tells the whole story. Chemawa's lino was too strong and their compact charges on Multnomah's left tackle-too well executed to be withstood. Early In tho game the Indians tried Mult- nomah's right side of the line, but Wil helm, Mathena and Ward piled them up In bad shape. Thereafter attention was directed against Klrkley's section. This sturdy boy withstood the raids manfully, but the constant hammering forced his withdrawal in the second half, caused by an injured shoulder. Time and again the compact mass of redskins hurled Itself against the club men's weakening leu siae with the resulting gains. For the Chem awa team, La Flambolse, left halfback, was the bright particular star. His end runs Invariably netted the distance. Full back Payne carried off the honors In the punting, as his kicks were always long and well directed. The Indians' line was solid and the Interference well strung together. ' For Multnomah the right end of the lino was Invulnerable. Dunbar, at right half, tackled well, and made swift charges through the line. Harklns, at fullback, had little to do In the first half, and his work in bucking the line In the second half Indicated that he should have been called on more frequently. His punts were too high, and consequently too short, to be effective. The line-up was as follows: Chemawa Position. M. A. A. C. 2d. Davis L E Holbrook Tnn LT Klrkles -rrt. " T. n dltlflf Decker ..V.V.V.V.y.'-C.. Montague' Scott R G Wilhelm Williams RT Mathena. Boles RE P Neafus Q - Pflce LaFlambolse ....LHB Dowllng Palmer R HB vPunbax Payne F Harklns Subs for Chemawa R. Decker, George and Thlbau. Officials Fechhelmer, M. A. A. C, ref eree; Brewer, Chemawa, umpire. Touchdowns La Flamhoise 2. uavis i. Goals Davis 1. Score Chemawa 16, M. A. A. C. Second 0. Time of halves, 25 minutes. every other man and every game Is hand icapped. The billiard entries are: J. G. Reddlck, A. T. Hugglns, Dr. F. S. Skiff, William H. Hurlburt, F. W. iBherwood, John Hall, Henny Hugglns, D. ,D. Ollphant, B. H. Trumbull, Dr. B. E. Miller. Following are the pool entries: W. J. Clemens, R. J. A. O'Reilly, F. H. Dooley, B. Neustadter, Henry Goddard, Mr. Schiller, "Harvey O'Bryan, Mr. Beach, W. A. Cleland. Mr. Jeffery. The pool games yesterday resulted as follows: Clemens, handicap allowance 42, de feated Goddard, 50, by 50 to 34. O'Bryan, 41, defeated Goddard, 50, by 50 to 49. ' O'Reilly, 43, defeated O'Bryan, 50, by 50 to 44. . Following are the results of the billiard games, with each man's handicap: Reddlck, 75, defeated Dr. Skiff, 63, by 75 to-63. Reddlck, 60, defeated A. T. Hugglns, 75, by 75 to 59. H. Hugglns, 75, defeated Asherwood, 61, by 75 to 61. In the billiard games the handicapped men won regardless of handicap. In pool all of the handicapped men lost. Two fine gold badges Will be offered as final prizes. BY A SCORE OF 40 TO O. De-1 THROUGH TOURIST EXCURSION CARS TO' THE EAST Are.opera.ted from Portland over the Ore gon Short Line Rallrostf in connection with the Union Pacific and the Denver & Rio Grande lines, giving choice of routes. These tourist or ordinary sleepers are 16- section cars, all recently built, end are models of comfort. They run through to Chicago and the East without change, and are personally conducted weekly ex cursions, which means that a special con ductor Is in charge to look -after the con venience of passengers. A through car also leaves Portland dally on the "Chi cago-Portland Special." making the run J to Chicago in i0 hours. For berth reser vations and. further information, apply to city ticket office, or address W. B. Coman. general agent Oregon Short Line Railroad. 112 Third otreet. Portland. Hants. Trunks CkOfor suit cues. Portland Hlsh School Eleven tented Vancouver Team. VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 17. Tho Portland High School football team de feated the local High School eleven. this, afternoon by the overwhelming score of 49 to 0. The Portland team scored a touchdown In two minutes' play, the sec ond In one and one-half minutes, and the third In one minute. At the end of the first half the score was 33 to 0, and in the second half 16 more points were run up. The stars for the-visitors were: Tiacome and Trowbridge, halfbacks; Con- nell. fullback: Woodcock, - guard, and Eagleton, end, and Franklin, left half back, of the Vancouver team. The Portland team lined up-as follows White more, center: Kerrln. right guard;, Wood cock, left guard; Strahn, right tackle; Smith (captain), left tpckle; Eagleton and Bennett, right end; Adams and Swope, left end; Tldcome, right halfback; Trow bridge, left halfback: E. Smith, quarter back; Connell, fullback. MtJLTKOMAH CLTJB BASKET-BALL. Exciting: Game Last Evening Hal Rasch Elected Captain. At the Multnomah Club last evening one of the most exciting games of basket ball ever played in the gymnasium be tween two contesting teams was played. Following is the make-up of each team: Hal Rasch, captain; Lyons, McCord, Knight, Brigham. Wlckersbam. captain; Brand, " York, Lewis, Randall, Nordcn. The team captained by Hal "Rasch won a declslve'vlctory by a score of 15 to 1ft. I The game was characterised by fine la- Victory for Another Portland Team. ASTORIA, Nov. 17. The North Pacific Dental College football team, of Portland,' defeated the Astoria football team this afternoon ln a -close, hard-fought game, 5-0. At the end of the first half the score was 0-0. In the middle of the second half Meyers, the Portland halfback, scored a touchdown, after the home team had been f bucked steadily down the field. Winning ham, of Portland, In the opening of the game, made a pretty run of 20 yards. The jnembers of the Portland team were: Styker, center; O'Connor, left guard; Eg bert, right guard; Larklns", left guard; Schenck,. right tackle; Bulger, left end; Kaser, right end; Cannaue, quarter-DacK; Meyer, left halfback; WJnnlnghara, right "halfback; Watson, fullback. test the right of Frazler to the place, but gave up the office voluntarily, and never performed any of. the duties of tho office since 1895, and that estopped him from demanding the fees and emoluments. Mr. Jjrazler performed the work and was en titled to the money. Judge Sears did not pass upon these questions, holding that the constitutional question was sufficient to determine the matter, but the court did hold that Mr. Frazler was In any event Sheriff de facto, and his acts were legal. After rendering the decision, Judge Sears for the first time ascertained that the late Judge Whalley was the only at torney who appeared In the case In the interest of George C. Sears. His honor had previously been of the opinion that there was an associate counsel, and in view of the fact that such was not the case, he notified the clerk not to enter the opinion, but to hold it until Mr. Sears procures another lawyer. Sheriff Frazler came to the United States when he was 6 years old. His father died during his minority, without ever having been a citizen, and this case Is based on that fact. But Mr. Frazler's mother married a second husband who was a citizen, and according to the laws of the United 'States that made all of her children citizens. It would be Incumbent, If there was any merit in the case, which is extremely doubtful, for tho plaintiff to prove that the defendant was not an, elector or citi zen when he became Sheriff, and not for the defendant to prove that ha was. TUMOROUS LECTURES. Knights and Ladles of Security and Their Friends Enjoy a Treat. The Knights and Ladles of Security of this city, whose membership numbers about 1000, have, together with their friends, been enjoying quite a treat dur ing the past week. JRev. Thomas Martin, the humorous lecturer from Kansas, as sisted by local-musical -and literary talent, have entertained large audiences every evening at different parts of the city, arid expect to have a final farewell en tertainment at Eureka Council 'Hall, in tho Auditorium "building. Third and Tay lor streets, next Monday night. The lectures are free, and as Mr. Martin keeps the audience in an uproar of laughter from start to finish, It Is but little wonder that he draws such large crowds. 9 PULLMAN ORDINARY SLEEP ERS. - A great deal of the first-class travel now-a-days Is being done in tho Pullman 6rdlnary sleeping cars. These cars are equal, if not superior, to the flrst-clas3 cars of a few years ago. They are up holstered in plush, finished In polished hard woods, have the same convenience as the drawing-room sleeper, and In every respect are as comfortable as the higher priced cars. Uniformed porters are in charge whose business it is to keep the cars clean and ventilated, and look after the wants of the passengers. If you are contemplating a trip East, call at the O. R. & N. ticket office and ask for a folder showing views of these cars, both interior and exterior. - BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cnttlnff Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Airs. "Wlnalow's Soothinff Syrup, for children Uethlor. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Sunday: humor 9 Dr. Lamotte's French Com Paint. The boat corn cure; 25 oeats. Mil druggists. Three Divorce Suits Dismissed. Judge Cleland yesterday denied a di vorce In the case of A. L. Speake against Gertrude A. Speake, which was tried in September. Desertion was charged, and the court held that the proof offered was insufficient. The parties were mar ried in 1887, and have three children. The court also dismissed the case of Annie Scott vs. Walter Scott, asked for on account of desertion and cruel treat ment. The parties separated and then lived together again, and tho plaintiff left him In April, 1900. The court found that he had not deserted her for more than one year past, as required by law, and that there was no evidence cor roborating that of tho plaintiff as to cruel treatment Mrs. Scott testified that Jier husband drank and beat her, and that she was compelled to leave him. In the contested suit of Helena Watrin against John Watrin, in which each charged the other with cruel treatment and abuse, the court held that there was no preponderance of evidence upon either side, and that he wotild leave the parties where he found them. The case was' dis missed. The Watrlns were married In Prussia In 186S. SIMPLY A JAWSMITH. Delegate Wilcox, of Ilawall, a Poli tician of Dennis Kearney SohooL G. T. Kelly, of Honolulu, who is con nected with the Inter-lBland Navigation Company, was at the Imperial yesterday. He has been a resident of the Hawaiian Islands for the past 10 years, and thinks he has become so well accustomed to Honolulu that he considers It his perma nent home. He Is therefore Identified with tho welfare of the islands", and was sorry to hear of the election of Robert W. Wilcox as Delegate to Congress. "Wil cox," Mr. Kelly said yesterday, "has been an agitator of the Denis Kearney stripe for several years, and the natives whom he has influenced against the United States Government are the ones who elected him. He cares very little- for the well-being of tho Islands, and evidently has enly his own personal ends In view. He will be Ignored by the better class of residents at, Honolulu, who expect noth ing from his Influence at Washington." Mr. .Kelly would have been glad to see Samuel Parker, the Republican candidate, elected, as Parker would have been able to do a good deal In the way of promot ing friendly legislation at tho National capital. Even Prince David, the Demo cratic candidate, would have been mora acceptable to the Americans in the islands, he thought, as David Is a man of affairs and possesses good Judgment. All that Wilcox will do during his term of office will be to draw his $5000 a year sal ary and mileage between Washington City and' Honolulu. ADDITIONAL CHURCH KOTIOEfl. . (Received too late for cl&ulflcaUon.) Grace M. E. Church. Preaching services at Grace M. E. Church, Twelfth and Taylor streets, by the pastor. Rev. J. R. T. Lathrop, D. D., at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Dr. La throp's strong personality, originality of thought and forceful presentation of gos pel truth, is resulting in an increased at tendance and Interest at all the regular services of the church. The midweek prayer service on Thursday evening is very largely attended and all members and friends are Invited to be present. Sunday school, S. S. Gillespie, superin tendent, meets at 12:15 P. M. The Ep worth League will be held at 6:30 o'clock. Ushers are in attendance at all services, and strangers will he most cordially welcomed. Shlpplns "Without Boxes, Little Ex pense, Still Less Rent, a Number of Good Used Pianos at Specially Low Prices Easy Terms The Finest Neiv Pianos and Oreans . Guarantees A IMnno Man In JaiL and Other Store Itews. The month of November will close as the most successful month's record ever made by Ellers Piano House. Four more carloads of fine pianos were received dur ing' the past week, another big carload (Chlckerlngs) Is expected Thursday, a car load of Webers will also arrive on the same day; Tuesday another carload of Kimballs will come In, followed by a car load of Singer Pianos and a monster car of Mlltons. and more are on the way. The West Is in a more prosperous con dition than ever before. Oregon and Port land are (retting a full share of that wave of prosperity." and people who last year would have been content to pur chase even a medium-grade or cheap piano, are now coming to the Ellers Piano House Portland's high-grade piano store and are getting the best that money and brains can produce In the three great est American piano factories, which wo represent here the Chlckerlng of Bostqn, the Weber, of New York, and the Kim ball, of Chicago. Through our method of shipping in har ness, without boxes, wo save something like $150 in freight charges on each, ana every carload of pianos we handle. We are dolnsr business horn at th vr minimum of expense, our store rent Is virtually nothing, and we are willing to give you the benefit of all these savings. Pianos that are retailed by some dealers for ?X0 we will sell you for $233 and $215 the $300 styles go for $1S6 and $215, and we have other makes for still less money, and every one of them are guaranteed. And then we have bomo very fine pianos, first class In every detail of tone, and touch, and case design and finish, for JZTa and upward. Here you can find tho finest art productions of the three world-renowned makers, which we represent, tha grade, standing and quality of which no honest man would dare to dispute; Instru ments fit to grace the gilded drawing rooms of connoisseurs and millionaires, and all are for sale for a great deal less money than you could buy them at tha various factories and bring them here. All Instruments are sold at one estab lished price the lowest possible living price no more Is asked, and no loss la accepted. Elegant organs in fancy oak and walnut cases, that usually retail for from $S5 to $125, for almost half-price. Then look at our terms, $3 to $3 on or gans, and under our new partial-payment plan, you can buy a piano and never ml&a the money. We have also a number of good second hand pianos, that we have taken In part payment for new Chlckerlng, Kimball and other pianos. These old pianos are thor oughly repaired and when we sell them our guarantee goes with them. It beats; buying some of those pianos from fellows "who are bard up and must raise money on their piano" about which we may have something very Interesting to say very shortly. (A piano man In Boston has Just boon, sentenced to nine months Imprisonment for perpetrating that kind of a trick.) For we sell them cheaper, and you know where to come If the In strument is nqt exactly as you think it ought to be. Among the list tomorrow are two nice Fischers, also a Whitney, a Kingsbury, a square Emerson, a Durand Organ, a Schaeffer, a Gaylord, also, an elegant Chlckerlng square, a Kranlch Sa Bach, an Emerson, and a Nugent, a Chicago cottage organ, a lumoau organ, an Estey organ. Remember, we may be a little out of tho beaten paths of retail trade, but for tha extra nickel In car fare you may have to pay to come here, we will save you. a nlca little slice of your bank account in tha purchase of a fine Chlckerlng. Kimball o Weber piano. Come In and see us to morrow. Ellers Piano House, 351 Wash lngton street. Court Notes. In the $1050 damage suit of Mrs. Ada Mazarowsky vs. the City & Suburban Railway Company, the Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. George W. Anderson and Clara Ander son, of Marlon County, yesterday filed a petition in bankruptcy. Their liabilities amount to $1513, and the assets consist of household furniture and a team and wagon, alleged to be exempt. Daniel R. Kirk, of Weston, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. His debts amount to about $2700, part of which are secured bv chattel mortgage. His assets amount to $700,. consisting mainly of horses and wagons, and exemption is claimed for some of them. Kirk Is a farmer. Completing the Sawmill. The sawmill of Cone Bros., at the foot of McKenna avenue, Portsmouth, is Hear ing completion, although much remains to be done. Yesterday the last piles for tho elevated roadway between the rhlll and the bluff, at the foot of McKenna avenue, were driven. The work of Inclosing the mill Is under way. Some delay In the progress of the work has been expe rienced on account of rain, but construc tion has gone forward steadily In spite of the storm. The mill will stand sev eral hundred feet out from the bluff, en tirely on piles, and It Is necessary to con struct an elevated roadway to the bluff. Already some work has been done toward construction of the road from the top of the bluff on McKenna avenue, to connect with the roadway from the milL The -stumps, have been cleared away and FELLOWS 809 Washington Si. 25 Cents '8 Pounds Cleaned Currant " 25 Cents 8 Packages Seeded Ralslna. 25 Cents t Packages Condensed Mlncemaa. 25 Cents 8 Quarts choice CrasbarxSoa. 25 Cents 2 Pounds Soft-Shell Engltaft Wains, t 15 Cents Pound Choice Costa Rlca-Cofaa ' 30 Cents Pound Hoffman House Java and -Keen Coffee. 40 Cents Gallon Fancy TablenSyftxsw $1.00 Gallon Can Pure Maple Syrup. Criminal Court. The evidence in the George Dixon caso Is all in, and an adjournment was or dered at 2 o'clock until 9 o'clock Mon day morning, when the arguments will be made. The arguments were limited to three hours on a side, so as to get the case to the Jury early Monday after noon. District Attorney Chamberlain yester day returned an information against J. W. Brown, charging hlm with robbery of M. Oboyle of $20, a watch and chain and other articles. LECTURE DR. JVCOJAOVD TK GRANT wHL-de&TS one of his scientific lectures, "Wrinkles, Cracks and Erosions Under the auspices of the MhEaman, at the First Baptist Church, 12th and Tayloa streets, Wednesday evening, .November 21, at 8 o'clock. Admission, CO cents. Paris Exhibition, 1900 THH GRAND PRIZE HIGHEST POSSIBLE AWARD WON BY DEWAR'S SCOTCH WHISKY Awarded over 00 gold medals, at various exhibitions. eta. Tickets for solo at J: K. Gill & Co.'s, Third and Aide streets. Woodard, Clarke & Cc's, , Fourth an4 Washington streets. R. Alex Bernstein's; 307 Washington street. SHERWOOD & SHERWOOD 212 and 2 14, Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. li PACinO COAST AOENTfl, u . THE OREGON1AN PUBLISHING CO. if now EQUIPPED POX BOmO FIKST.CLASS SAMPLES; t Work and Prices, upas Application Also.., DESIClNlfW AMD , -lNCKTCHJJ1