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if " THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 23, 1902. II "t ' r MEXICO'S NEXT PRESiDEIN T CEX. REYES "WILL SUCCEED DIAZ OX RESIGNATION. Fiery Soldier-Poet of Spnnloh Type IIn? Ilroiiprlit Army to Hlsa State of EUIelency. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 19. Tf General Porfirlo Diaz resigns the office of Presi dent of Mexico he will be succeeded by General Bernardo Reyes, the present Minister of War. If President Diaz should dip suddenly while in office he would likewise be succeeded by General Reyes. The accession to the Presidency of Mexico, if accomplished by General Reyes through the resignation of his chief, would be a comparatively peaceful event. Should h secure the office through the sudden death of the present Incumbent he will do so under circum stances which will give rise to some alarm in foreign countries whose citi zens are interested financially in Mexico maintaining her present political stabil ity. The story that President Diaz Is about to resign has again gone the rounds of the press of the United States. It is a familiar story, and as it Is based upon a perfectly logical outcome of the present situation in Mexico, It is readily ac cepted. It Is not believed by those who know the President of Mexico that he is anxious to lay down the tremendous and autocratic power which he has exer cised so wisely and so long. He realizes, however, that he is getting to be an old man. He also realizes that, owing to the peculiar character of his people and the autocratic form of government which prevails in Mexico under the name of a republic, that the will of the people is not expressed at the ballot box, and that a new reign cannot be Inaugurated as in the greater and truer republic to the North. If President Diaz resigns it will be be cause the love of his country, which is strong within him. Is greater than his de sire to continue to wield the scepter. It will be because he wishes to install a young and vigorous successor who will carry out the Diaz policy, and to prevent aspiring politicians or jealous rivals from making a change in the administration the occasion for noisy demonstrations which would destroy much of the pres tige Mexico now holds as the best-governed Spanish-American country. Reyes Rise to Prominence. General Bernardo Reyes first came into political prominence as the Governor of the Mexican State of Nueva Leon, of which Monterey, the most thoroughly Americanized Mexican city, is the pros perous capital. There are over 2CvO Amer icans living In Monterey, or more than are to be found as permanent residents in flie City of Mexico, although the latter is 10 times as large as Monterey. Being near the northern boundary of Mexico, and In the zone of operations where American capital has found its freest outlet, the native of Monterey are thor ouphly familiar with the character and customs of the people of the United States. Th- latter have come to Mon terey, paved the streets, put in electric Ilg'.t plants, built factories, planted or.ir.ge groves in the subuibs. drained the city upon scientific principles, built hand some residences, extended the railroad facilities and made a specialty of en tertaining tourists. The stores, the cafes, the banks, and. in fact, ail of the ln .jstrif oi Mjntere. have found tiieir greatest profit in handling American m:roy. Quite naturally. General Reyes, when (" ri:or of Nueva Leon and a resident Mtintoroy. was thrown in olo'-e contact with the Americans who performed these m dern miracles. It has been stated that !. is an Americanized Mexican. This is 1 rdly true. for. while he knows more :t Americans and their methods than .i.niovt any prominent Mexican, he is not s-( much in .-empathy with them as is the President oi Mexico today. President Diaz ha, a calm and judicial appreciation ef American character. He has over looked its eccentricities, and discerning the real good and energetic purpose be hind everything, he has not expected the Impossible, but has given every encour agement to the natural bent of. his Northern neighbors for enterprise and profit. All this he has done to the ad vantage of liis own country, and has willingly allowed a liberal percentage of the surplus profits to go to those who furnished the initiative, the brains and the- money to develop the native oppor tunities. In President Diaz there is little of that highly developed sentimentality so characteristic of the Spanish man-at-arms. Hi- is a soldier and a good one, a dictator and a just one, but he is also a good business man, and is not swayed by prejudice or sentiment in carrying out to a sucessful end the plans which have guided him in the building of mod ern Mexico. Army Policy Speaks for IM-lf. The result of his policy speaks for it self. In a quarter of a century he has brought an undeveloped empire jwpu Jated in the majority by a race of In u.ans and in the minority by the de scendants of Old World aristocrats, into a condition where millions upon millions of foreign capital have built railroads, mills and factories, opened banks, mines and international lines of communication, have raised the rate of wages over 100 per cent, and through a firm but In the main kindly administration of a dicta torial regime has kept the people at peace with each other. "Whether General Reyes, now the Mexi can Minister of War, can take- up this work where his great chief lays it down, and carry it on In the same broad spirit of political and commercial toleration, is a question whieh deeply concerns not only the people of Mexico, but the thousands of foreigners who have invested their money in Mexican enterprises. General Reyes is. as stated, very familiar with Americans and their ways of doing. It must be said, however, that he does not like them. In his character are devel oped to a high degree the sentimentality, the fiery ardor and the impulsiveness of the Latins. He is romantic, a dashing soldier, a dreamer and a poet, a man who has long sought the highest office and the greatest power within his sight. It is told of him that once at a banquet, when Governor of Nueva Leon. Inspired by complimentary phrases' descriptive of the army which he commanded, he stated in a moment of enthusiasm that If the Mexican Government would give him but five years more, and place liberal funds at his disposal, he would then have an army with which he could defy an attack upon Mexico if threatened by the United States General Reyes is short of stature, a typical Spanish-American in appearance, quick of action and rapid in speech. He lias a magnetic personality, which es pecially appeals to the young men of his country, and he has long been their idol. As president of the Society of Students in the City of Mexico, he has presided at many turbulent meetings, where 2009 voices united in hailing him as the next President of the republic Had he so willed he could have turned his power to serious account in disturbing the present peaceful condition of his country, but with nil his self-esteem, of which It is said he has considerable, his head has never been so turned as to lead him. into such deplorable folly. A few years ago. immediately following the occasion above referred to. where he boasted of the splendid army under his command, a Mexican paper, opposed to him in politics, printed a cartoon which may be described as indicating the es timate of the man held by some of his fellow citizens. He was represented as standing In front of a row of busts of dis tinguished Generals. Napoleon was at the head, then came General Diaz, then Gener al Grant ond one or two others. At the foot of the line was the bust of General Reyes himself. Standing before these representations of military genius. Gen eral Reyes was supposed to be fixing the degree of their Importance in hl8 own mind by rearranging the order In which they were placed. His first move was to change his- own position from the foot by placing two or three of the others be low him. After several moments of sup posed hesitation he again moved his bust until It stood next to that of General Diaz. In a moment more he had placed himself between General Diaz and Napoleon, and then again after a few moments of intense reflection he moved Napoleon to the second place and put his own bust at the top of the line. It Is said that President Diaz kept him self well Informed as to the doings of this Governor of Nueva Leon- and that the real reason for General Reyes being made Minister of War and being brought to the City of Mexico was to give him a better sense of perspective and to show him that there were others as strong or stronger than himself within the government circle. He has proved an apt pupil, however, and it is believed that his association with General Diaz and others of great ability, like Llmonteur, the Minister of Finance, has brought wisdom to this fiery General and curbed his sentimental appreciation of his own merits. He is not the same character of man, however, as President Diaz, and it Js an GENERAL BERNAPDO REYES. - . Zr " "" "WHO WILL BECOME PRESIDENT OF 3IEXICO OS THE HEATH OR. RESIGNATION OF DIAZ. extremely interesting possibility of the future that It'may be found Mexico's sta bility lias rested largely in the stability of the character and genius of the Presi dent who rules today. President Diaz tried the experiment once of putting another man In his place, one Gonzales, but the Mexican people would have none of him, and to save the country from a weak administration. General Diaz v.ms compelled to once mor take up the reins of government. General Re-yes is not-a we-ak man by any means. The only fear which the future contains for Mexico in his accession to the Presidency is of his intensely Lntln-American character istics, which, while more or less present in the mind of Diaz, have been balanced and toned down by common sense, pru dence and deliberation. Should President Diaz die suddenly, as is always possible with a man of 75 years, the Mexican Congress would meet and elect General Reyes, for he has a united and enthusiastic army at his back. In addition to the support of the young men of Mexico. The army is the basis of all ppwer In Mexico even today, and General Reyes as a candidate for President is in vincible with his present following. The absence of the restraining hand of Diaz, however, would lead to a disintegration of political forces which would unqus questionably result in more or less disorder In Mexico's capital, and in some of the other cities of sufficient size to support formidable political factions. More or less disorder Is expected, no matter how peaceful the coming change of administra tion may be. Exaggerated reports of this discrd'er will go to the outsfde world and undue Importance will be attached there to. It will be impossible to get accurate news, owing to the close censorship of all means of communicating with the out side world, and there will be a serious disturbance in Mexico's Industrial and commercial standing abroad. Unless the unexpected happens, however, this will be merely temporary. If President Diaz re signs and Instructs his Congress to vote for the successor whom he hAs chosen. General Reyes, his own strong hand will in Tcality remain at the helm and the Jar will be slight. In either case there will be lively times in the City of Mexico for awhile, though In the end peace will be restored, and probably without serious damage having resulted to any foreign In terests or any legitimate Industry in the republic. No Unit In Country's 'Projjresw. There can be no halt In the progress of Mexico's industrial development. Her great natural wealth has been d'xeovcred by foreigners, and they are taking ad vantage of their opportunity to reap the benefits therefrom. Mexico is losing nothing through he operation of these foreigners, and Is gaining everything. The country has been given all the modern facilities of commerce, and has taken rank among the great nations. Where a dollar has been made by a foreigner the people of Mexico have been benefited ten fold. The Diaz administration cannot last for ever, and is certain to end within a com paratively short time by one process or another. Even the most optimistic recog nize that it will be a severe test of the country's Institutions and a crisis In her history. The very fact that Mexico is a republic in name only and that the suc cessor to President Diaz will not be elect ed by the people, but will be chosen by a group of powerful politicians and military men, Is in itself something of a guaran tee that the disturbance will not be pro longed or very severe in character. The situation as it now presents itself Is of intense and even dramatic Interest to the people of the United States, and public at tention will center there until the im pending change has taken place and the results are noted. The very uncertainty makes it Impossible to discount them. J. D. WHELPLEY. For RcKlntrntlon. Owing to a misunderstanding, the North western Republican Club was unable to hold a meeting Friday evening in the Highland Hall, as it had been previously engaged. J. T. Gregg, president, says that a meeting will be held at this hall next Friday night In the Interest of registra tion. It has been found that few of the voters In that part of the City have registered. NINETEEN PERISHED (Continued from Pa Be 0.) large, was for the most part expended upon the deserving poor. S. S. Gran'ger, of Seattle, who had been a guest at the hotel for three days, has this to say of the fire: "I was in a room on the eecond floor front, facing Park avenue. About 1:30 I was awakened by the sound of noise and excitement that attended the burning of the Armory. I went down Into the hall and met a man hastening through the corridor. He said to me without my ask ing a question: 'Don't worry: this hotel is fireproof. There Is no danger.' 'There Is always danger,' I said; 'I lost my wife 10 years ago by a fire in a Nebraska hotel, and I am going out as fast as I can.' "I went to my room and gathered a few things together. The fire In the Armory at that time was being extinguished, and j the danger becoming less. I remained in my room tor over an nour, ana men i hastened downstairs. Soon afterward the flames we-re discovered in the hotel. There was no notification and no rapping by any of the hotel employes that I heard." Norman Acton, u mlneowner of Colo rado Springs, loen his life in the fire. He was the largest stockholder in the Cochlez Mining & Milling Company, and manager of the Oro Cobre Company. He had been at the hotel only a short time. William Pears, the London representative of the Oro Cobre Compans", called at the Belle vue Hospital, where Acton died, and Iden tified the dead man as his business asso ciate. It is raid that Mr. Acton was worth ! S5 $5,000,000. Origin of the. Fire. Frederick R. Reed, manager of the hotel, said: "The minute the fire started In the hotel I summoned all available men and sent them through the halls to give warning. I cannot see how any one could have failed to be aroused by the bells that were rung from the office. I went up stairs and got my wife, who was on the fourth floor, and descended with her to the street in safety. Then I went to the roof, and when I found that the Harness were becoming dangerous I descended for my own safety. The fire unquestionably starte-d in some way In the bottom of the elevator shaft. I believe the fire was of incendiary origin, and in no way con tingent upon the fire in the Armory build ing." Mr. Reed was himself burned about the face and neck, and, after he had been at tended by an ambulance surgeon, dlrecteu affUrs In person. , Fire Commissioner Sturgls said that he was at the Armory fire until 2:20 A. M., and that when he left there was no fire in the Park-Avenue Hotel. He said fur ther: "I believe the hotel fire to be a separate and distinct fire, and that it started in the elevator shaft. I was surprise to learn that there was no fire apparatus and no means of escape In the building. Had the building been nine stories in height, we would have had jurisdiction, and the building department would have compelled th? manager to have stand pipeo and other necessary fire apparatus. But this building, having only seven stories, escaped laws, while the department Is free from all responsibility for the lack of tire apparatus. It was supposed to be a thoroughly fireproof building." Fire Chief Croker says: "I believe that the fire In the hotel was separate and distinct from that which de stroyed tlje Armory, and the hotel did not catch fire from any sparks that came from the Armory. The fire originated In the basement and spread through the ele vator shaft to the upper .floors. The fact that the hotel was practically fireproof was responsible for the fact that a greater conflagration was averted." Police Captain John J. Daly said he was positive that the origin of the fire was due to flying sparks from the Armory, and to noihing else. The Park-Avenue Hotel was built by A. T. Stewart, who spent $3.00C,CO0 on Its construction and furnishings. Tho build ing occupied the entire front of the block on Park avenue from Thirty-second to Thirty-third streets, with a depth of hair a block. It was seven stories in height and encloses on four sides a court con taining 14.000 square feet of space. At the time of its construction It was the largest hotel in the country, with the exception of -the Palace Hotel, at San Francisco. Mr. Stewart designed the hotel originally as a home for working women, but when It was found that It could not be man aged on the plan adopted by Its founder. It was converted Into a family hotel. Charles Underwood O'Connell was a clerk in the Court of Common Appeals for a number of years. Jacob Spahn. who died on the way to Bellevue Hospi tal, was from Rochester, and was In the city attending the convention of Thcta Delta Chi fraternity. W. J. Bernhardt was manager of the furniture department of Seigel. Cooper & Co., and was 3S vears old. His home was In Chicago, "john E. Walker lived in Columbia, Tenn., and was in New York buying goods for his firm. John S. Hovey was a bookkeeper In a confectionery establishment in this city. SOME OF THE VICTIMS. Gnxton A. Robblna. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 22. Gaston A. Robblns. who perished In the fire in New York, was elected to Congress In liai from the Fourth District of Alabama as a Democrat, but was unseated. In 1S3S he was again nominated by his party, and elected, but was again unseated by a Re publican House. He recently removed to New York, where he was engaged In the practice law. MR. AXD MRS. A. X. BUSH ESCAPE. Prominent Snlcm Folk Were Guests at the Bnrned Hotel. SALEM. Feb. 22. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Bush, of this city, have been guests at the Park-Avenue Hotel In New York City for several weeks past. When the news of the burning of the hotel reached Salem today, there was great concern for their safety. Numerous telegrams of Inquiry were sent from here, and late this after noon a dispatch was received, saying that they had escaped unharmed. Colonel ChnrleM Bnrdette. HARTFORD, Conn.. Feb. 22. Colonel Charles Burdette, who lost his life In the Park-Avenue Hotel fire in New York this morning, was one of the most prominent citizens of Hartford. He was prominently Identified for many years with the Con necticut Bank, and originated the Corps of the Military Service. Later he became Colonel of the First Regiment and held that office at the outbreak of the Spanish American War. He enlisted with his regiment as a volunteer, and was for a tlmo stationed at Fort. Meade. MIkh Enther Sclilesalnper. CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Miss Esther Schles singer, whose dead body was identified by her uncle, had been for 15 years con nected with the cloak establishment of her father, M. Schlesslnger, 14S State street, and was head buyer for him. As yet her aged father and mother know nothing of her fate. The directory gives no such name as W. H. Barnhardt, a re ported victim of the fire. Two Denver Men. DENVER, Feb. 22. John H. Iverson and Thomas H. Thome, who perished in the Park-Avenue Hotel fire in New York City, were department managers In the Jos'lin dry goods store in this city. They went to New York a few days ago to buy goods for the Denver store. They were young bachelors. John E. Walker. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Feb. 22. John E. Walker, one of the victims of the fire in New York, was from Columbia, and was in New York buying goods for his firm, the Maybury Dry Goods Company. He was prominent In business circles. OUR DUTY TO MALAYS. (Continued from Page 9.) In hand, whatever that work may be these are the saving influences which will govern American action now and here after. The discipline of the day's work, the balanced judgment that accomplishes real things, the steady sanity essential to the settlement of actual situations these are the counsellors which now and henceforth the American people -will con sult. Neither passion nor fear, neither theory nor precedent, neither imagination nor impulse, shall corrupt In the Ameri can character that orderly adaptability which has been the very soul of American progress. And before these influences of light every cloud that fear discerns on our horizon will dissolve: every impassable ocean which imagination sees in our path way will be safely crossed; every foe which foresight beholds In the distance will be vanquished, and the flag which Washington unfurled will float over ever broadening horizons brightening every hour with increasing glories of actual achievement." Other exercises were held during the day by the Iroquois and Minnehaha Clubs. Ilnron De CoiiNtnnt'N Speech. The Union League Club tonight ob served the anniversary with a banquet to Its members. The guest of honor was Baron D'esternelles de Constant, mem ber of the French House of Deputies, who spoke on the union of Franco and America In the past and future. He said in part: "America, during the last 50 years, seems to have been metamorphosed as by the touch of a miglcian's wand. Fifty years ago, Europe flattered herself that she had discovered America. Today, she may continue to flatter herself, but her satisfaction is not unmixed with alarm. She Is proud of her discoveries, but she Is alarmed at them. Fifty years ago you were her customers; today you have become her competitors. You have in creased your production, both Industrial and agricultural, in a few years to such a point that our European markets are crowded with your merchandise, har vests, fruits, butters, tools, machinery, engines. You have grown so alarmingly quick during these 50 years that It seems to me you are not so very young as we think. Your marvelous progress, how ever, ought to surprise no one; for we say in France, "Good blood cannot lie," and you have the beat blood In Europe. Ignorant people call you Anglo-Saxons, but you protest: you know well that in your veins flows the blood of the most energetic and enterprising sons of the Old World. No doubt, you have English blood, but the English themselves admit that the purest and best of their blood is Norman. You have the blood of Hol land: the name of your President, Roose velt, Is Dutch: you have the blood of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, It aly; but how much more have you the blood of France! "Your progress may, perhaps, alarm Europe, but not France, guaranteed as we are by the inimitable specialty of our productions. There Is no real competi tion possible between France and the United States, and it Is Europe, not France, that may be threatened by Amer ican competition. And yet, this need not be an economic evil: It might become positive good, for your progress will oblige European nations to abandon their old-fashioned Ideas, their red tape, their sterile antagonism, In order to keep to the level of your economical develop ment, or find themselves distanced in the race; and thus the fear of American com petition may be the beginning of Euro pean wisdom. You will have rendered an inestimable service to humanity, if that so-called "American peril" may be transformed into the "American cure." You will not confine yourselves to selling your goods to Europe: you will give us your example, the example of your en ergy and of your wisdom. "We have today, as much as ever, a great role to perform. The brotherhood of our two countries has been fruitful In tho past; we can make it still more fruit ful in the future. A hundred years ago our fathers fought for Independence: their victory, great as it was, is not complete. Our Washington, our Lafayette, must never cease to be our guide. The voice bids us still follow their flag and still to continue their work. Let us hearken to them. We are friends, but It Is not enough to be friends: let us also be fel low soldiers. They gave their descend ants liberty; we must give peace to ours." Senator Bcveridge. of Indiana, respond ed to the toast, "The President of the United States." His remarks were en thusiastically received. The banquet end ed with an address by Governor Cum mins, of Iowa, who took for his theme "The Patriot In Peace." For Removal of Bertha's Cargo. SEATTLE, Feb. 22. The Ottawa au thorities have given permission for the removal of the cargo of the Alaska Com mercial Company's steamer Bertha from the scene of the wreck, in British waters, to an American port In a United States vessel. It Is stipulated that the goods must be moved "under customs super vision." Accident to Gaudaur. RAT PORTAGE. Ont. Feb. 22. Jack Gaudaur, the famous oarsman, slipped on the Ice while curling at the rink here to day, fracturing a bone In his right ehoulder and cutting his face badly. His surgeon says Gaudaur will never row a boat again and will be in bed for weeks. UUUMUUVU WVWVVI 4 VWUWMHWmMWMW VWWVVVr 164, 166 AND 168 THIRD STREET t BOYS' HEAVY COTTON 5 SWEATERS. 4 Sale Price 39c MEN'S 15c WOOL SOCKS. Sale Price 11c 5 BOYS' KNEE PANT SUITS. 5 Sale Price- I $2.10 5 BOYS' CGc KNEE 5 PANTS. 5 Sale Price $ 45c BOYS' LONG PANTS SUITS. Sale Price $4.90 BOYS' BEST OVERALLS. Sale Price 25c 5 BOYS' FLEECE S UNDERWEAR. Sale Price 25c tf BOYS' 23c STOCKINGS. 5 Sale Price S 21c t BOYS' ELASTIC SUSPENDERS. & Sale Price i 9c BOYS' WOOL SWEATERS. Sale Price 89c BOYS' FANCY PERCALE 5 SHIRTS. ' MEN'S S3c PERCALE SHIRTS. i ssaie xrice Sale Price 69c 45c vvwvvtvvv POSTAL STATION CHANGE BIDS HAVE riEEX ASICED FOR NEW QUARTERS IX ALUIXA. East Portland OHlce Rcmnlns Un- clinnKert Until October May Move to Grnnd Avenue. The location of the Alblna postal sta tion may be changed by next July. Bids have been asked for a new location, as the lease on the present quarters will expire at that time. The ofllce Is located in the Brownwell building on Russell btreet. not exactly midway between Up per and Lower Alblna, but as near half way as is possible to make It, as there is no other building further down Russell street. However, efforts will be made to get it on Williams avenue and aljo down In Lower Alblna. In East Portland the postal station will remain in the Logan liuildlng, on Union avenue, until October, when it will prob ably be moved to Grand avenue, if in ducements are given. An offer has been made the Postal Department to erect a building for a postal station on Belmont etreet and Grand avenue. This may bo done. It was recommended that the station be dispensed with, but this will not bo done. On the contrary, it will be made more important. It is the general desire that the station should be moved to Grand avenue at somo point near East Morrison street, whero it would be more convenient for the pub lic. At present there Is no suitable va cant room near East Morrison street, but October 1 a room may be secured either in the proposed building on Belmont street or somewhere else. MONTAVILLA FREE DELIVERY. J Board Receives EncournRin Letter j on Subject From Senator Mitchell. At a well-attended meeting of the Mon- ' tavllla Board of Trade, held Friday night In Aylesworth's Hall, Secretary William Deveny read a letter from Senator Mit chell regarding free mail delivery for that suburb. Senator Mitchell says that the petition from the people had been re ceived, and that he would at once present It to the Postal Department and urge that immediate attention be given tho matter. In the matter of the Justice of the Peace Court the Board of Trade decided Man's Mission on Earth KNOW THYSELF I As set forth la THE GOLD MEDAL PRIZE TREATISE, the best Medical Work of tola or any ace, for men only, entitled The Sclenci of Lift, r Self-Preservatiori Treating: on Physiology of Slarriajce. Prematura Decline, MannoM, Nervous and PhMeal Debility, Errors of Youth, Excesses of Mature' Years, imootncy. 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It Is as stand ard an American Gold. irTho Peabody Medical Institute has many & imitators, but no equals. Boston Herald, J&ii&m MEN'S 23c CLOTH CAPS. Sale Price 19c MEN'S 40c WORKING SHIRTS. Sale Price 25c Great Removal "Don't exactly need any dry goods just now, but will buy anyway while the sale is on." Such and similar expressions are heard in our stores repeatedly. Every customer does his or her share of advertising for us, and the news of the great sale spreads to every nook and corner of the city. In the dullest time of the year we are doing an immense business, simply be cause our great removal sale is A Genuine Mark-Down Sale Positively no humbug or deception. We do as we advertise. The thousands of wide-awake customers who have taken advan tage of the low prices verify-our assertion. oOO yards of new Corded Habutat Wash Silks not the cotton warp kind, but every thread pure silk; choice colors, latest jJn patterns. Sale price rrb 7o0 yards Black Jacquard Dress Goods, 44 inches wide, strictly Q0n all wool; these are the regular 50c grade. Sale price OLb 75 pairs Wool-Finish Cotton Blankets, full 104 size, pretty gray OOp colors, with fancy borders. Sale price UQu GO dozen Huck Towels, size 19x40 inches; these are fully 75 per lO cent linen, and worth 18c each. Sale price L2i 3G pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains, 3 yards long by 57 inches M JQ wide, strong netting, exquisite patterns. Sale price S I iTU Ladies' Winter-Weight Jackets, made of fine grade Kersey Cloth, in black, tan, mode and navy blue; new goods just received; 0"7 Tfj same kind earlier in the season were sold for ?10. Sale price J) 1 1 JU Men's Vici Kid, Box Calf, Vclotir Calf and Enamel Leather Shoes, light, medium and heavy weight soles, hand sewed, the regu- OO DC lar 3.50 kind. Sale price OiUd Ladies' Patent and Enamel Leather, Vici Kid and Box Calf Shoes, hand-sewed welts and turn soles, for dress and street OO DC wear; regular price 3.50. Sale price vDiliUJ School Shoes, for boys and girls, large variety to chooso from; also Dress Shoes from SOc in sizes 5 to S up to $1.53 In boys' sizes. MEN'S $123 CASSIMERE PANTS. Sale Price $1.76 MEN'S FLANNEL NIGHTGOWNS. Sale Price 45c to recommend Henry Freeborough for Justice and F. R. Burdette for Constable. Mr. Freeborough is an old and well respected fruitgrower living near Monta vllla. It was reported at the meeting that there was wide-spread interest in tho proposition to establish a fruit cannery at Montavilla. Several offers have been received, and one from California. Af ter some discussion, the committee ap pointed, with S. A. Arata as chairman, was Instructed to see what can be done toward raising a subsidy for any one who will start a cannery. The statement was made at the meeting that the only wav by which a cannery can be secured is by raising a subsidy. While the meeting was in progress, William Grimes, the saloonman at Monta villa. against whom a hot -fight is being made, came into the hall and caused a sensation by making a rambling speech. As he is not a member he was called to order and required to sit down. After remaining a short time Grimes retired. En.st Side Notes. The friends of Rev. John Fllnn, formerly of the East Side, but now living in Van couver, will regret to hear of his illness. He took part in a protracted meeting and overworked himself. Mr. Fllnn Is one of the four surviving Methodist ministers who came to Portland 50 years ago. W. W. Plympton. president, has called a meeting of the Portland Boulevard Com mission for next Wednesday afternoon In Men, Young and This Ls the oldest Private Medical Dispensary in the City of Portland, the first Medical Dispensary ever started In the city. Dr. Kessler, the old reliable specialist, has been man ager of this institiuion for 20 years, during which time thousands of cases have been cured, and no person was ever refused treatment. The St. Louis Dispensary has thousands of dollars In money and property, and able financially to make Its word good. Since Dr. Kessler started the St. Louis Dispensary, over 20 years ago, hundreds of t.-avellng doctors have come to Portland, advertised their sure-cure ability in the papers, got what money they could from confid ing patients, then left town. Dr. Kessler is the only advertising spe cialist who can give references to all classes. You may ask bankers, mer chants, and all kinds of business men. They will tell you that Dr. Kessler ls O. K. Lots of neoDle com ing from the country deposit their me wuk i.uu &ic oum jticicjau as tnis old aoctor. GOOD DOCTORS. Many doctors In country towns send patients to Dr. Kessler. because they know he ls prepared to treat all kinds of private and chronic diseases. PRIVATE 2"3eaJ,ef' This doctor guarantees to cure any case of Syphillls. i "" -Gonorrhea Gleet, Stricture cured, no difference how long stand ing. Spermatorrhea. Loss of Manhood or Night Emissions, cured perma nently. The habit of Self-Abuse effectually cured in a short time. YOUNG MEN "i"o,ur,errors and Hles of youth can be remedied, and this " od doctor will give you wholesome advice and cure-you make you perfectly strong and healthy. You will be amazed at his success In curing Spermatorrhea, Seminal Losses, Nightly Emissions, and other ef fects. ICIDXEY AND CHIXARY C03IPLAIXTS. Painful, difficult, too frecfuent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural dis charges, carefully treated and permanently cured. Piles, Rheumatism and Neuralgia treated by our new remedies, and cures guaranteed. Patients treated in any part of the country by his home system. "Write full particulars, enclose ten 2c stamps, and we will answer you promptly Hundreds treated at home who are unable to come to the city. READ THIS Ta,1fe a cIear bottle at bedtime, and urinate in the bottle, set " V aslde and look at ,tin tne morning. If It Is cloudy or has a cloudy settling in it, you have some kidney or bladder disease, and should be attended to before you get an incurable disease, as hundreds die every year from Bright's disease of the kidneys. Address J. 1IEXRI KESSLER, 31. D., Portland, Oregon. St. Enclose ten 2c stamps or no answer. PORTLAND, OREGON MEN'S .r,0c FLEECE UNDERWEAR. Sale Price 39c MEN'S 23c SUSPENDERS. Sale Price 19c WOMEN'S WOOL STOCKINGS. . Sale Price 21c WOMAN'S VESTS AND PANTS. Sale Price 21c CHILDREN'S GOOD STOCKTNGS. Sale Price 12c ICE WOOL SHAWLS. Sale Price 68c PERCALE SHIRT WAISTS. Sale Price 35c 7HILDRENS UMBRELLAS. " Sale Price 35c FEATHER PEL-LOWS. Sale Price ? 54c FLANNELETTES, DARK COIXDRS. Sale Price 7c MEN'S 50c TECK TIES. Sale Price 25c BEST DRESS GINGHAMS. Sale Price 10c the Mining Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce building at 4 o'clock. The sign ers of the articles of incorporation and all others Interested are Invited to be present. Rev. Samuel Garvin and wife, of Ne braska City, Neb., arrived yesterday, and will hold a series of meetings in the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, East Twelfth and East Taylor streets, begin ning this morning at 10:30. Meetings will be held every night in this church for tho next three weeks. Mrs. John Windle, a well-known pioneer woman of St. Johns, who sustained a frac ture of her leg two weeks ago, is getting along as well as could be expected. Tho accident was most unfortunate. She has to remain In one position, without hardly a change, and will have to continue so for a long time. RlK LcRncy Tax. NEW' YORK, Feb. 22. The death of Lord FItzwilliam. on Friday, will make a difference to his grandson, Lord Milton, the successor to the title. The Fitzwil-lia-m property is enormously rich and tho new peer will have to pay legacy duty to the extent of something like $1,250,000, i erhaps more, as a grandson had to pay moro than a son in England. The FItz william property never has been, entailed. Harry R. Fisher, of St. Louts, owns a chair supposed to have been made in HS09 by Abra-. ham. Lincoln's mother, and used by the Presi dent when he was a boy. The cbalr Is about SO Inches high and entirely of hljkory. Old, Read This J. ITEXIU KESSLER, M. D. Manager. money with him. No other specialist Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. 230& Yamhill Street. Sale n Y VI