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About The Evening journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1902 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1902)
-i . . , THE EVENING JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OBtEGONr SAT UKD AY. MABCII . 15," 1902. A ALFKXD D. ROWIN. Telepboa .TMI 500 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ' ' Per Week . ;j ... . V ,CU , Delivered anywhere in the,.. Cur. :, By man to any addr," W-OO per year. . tl.OO for four months.-;. '" JCfRNAlT PBNHNC CO.; PUBUShERS PORTLAND, OR.. MARCH 1 8, 1 802 't "' -THE JOURNAL. ' The aSual tbitMiM in publishing a pa per with new machinery bar been an countered by The Journal, and an Imper fect paper and delays have - resulted. However,, It can be said positively that by; Monday theae annoyances" will bar been overcome;" that ths big" perfecting press will b In complete working order; that th cajner service will be satisfac tory and that th people of Portland Will be riven the: brightest paper ever pub lithed in the city. t "j '- "'v . - Already our subscription Hat has gone beyond, the WOO .... mark, 5 and .with , our pedal dispatch ervlee, the Scrlpps New Asoclatlon telegraph report of th world, and our facilities for handling the dty news, wa can guarantee a. circulation of 10,600 copies daily wtthlnT thirty-days. r The necessity of such' a paper a The Journal is apparent to all, and th es tenslvs patronaga given It Is th beet en dorsement that it can ha vs. It baa al ready been found neoeaaary to enlarge the paper at once,, and Improvements will be mad from time to time. Fruit tree sr in bloom and no w we know that spring is here. : Tbe man who thinks that Portland Is going to "bust-up" because the other fellow Is elected Senator will find that he's been fooled. j . , i f K.V;r-;; 1 -' " - . All the gentle Democrat has to worry htm Is bow to get his name la print No one seems to be camping on hit trail now. , He has tv peaceful life la Oregon. 1 - ' ' The Portland-Hillsboro Electric rail road ought "to be a go. And It ought to extend to points farther away than Hlllsboro. There la a big country out there to tap. r " ' So many new roofs have appeared ia Portland since last fall's cloud began to weep that the beautiful summer sun shine now upon ns will have plenty of business on tts hands to get them all neatly browned before the weeping be-. gins again. . ... ., The pessimist, Tooting around for others' faults can always conjure, up something mean to say; If all people were of such dlspostilon, what a miser able world we would make of thia. We bless our stars that The Journal la not built on lines like thes.'? -ii-C:W The City & Suburban Railway Is not running its ears to the Southern Pa ctfie carshops because it has not the cars to run. New cars Are building In Its shops. . When completed this Una will .be operated. Thi. explanation will satisfy many anxious inquirers. , When a Clinton Kelly Board of Trade member attempted to .open ;, fhe hall where the board' meetings are held, ;oa Tuesday evening, he found the place occupied by a aressmaKer. . Tae board i has secured a' great many treasures for the Eighth Ward; but nothing so hand some, the member declares, as this last acquisition. He like it style. Tn VWho te M- it; Blackwell anywayr Mr. Blackwell Is one of the big cattle men of Oregon, and so popular among his fellows that when Henry Blackman v, as a Democratic candidate for the Or .'son senate, he was elected ; because 'Republicans supposed they were voting for Henry- BlackwelL Now do you know ? 'it- lt the Jennings Bros, build their proposed smelter in Portland this aum raer nd they say they Will well and rood. If not; Portland should, not rest unUl somebody else takes hold of this important enterprise, ; The East Helena t meltenpays out $1,200,000 per year in wajro&TSjrtiBnd smelter would pay t at least half as much. Have the iness men of Portland ever thought The Portland City k Oregon Bailway ill take care of East Side territory, t will be running car to lit." Hood :.Mn a year or two. The enterprls 3 lit. Hurlburt Tre6etve the profit a topping this and adjacent territory. :he road will likewise be extended to e Foley Hot Spring la Lane County. A franchise to Salem was asked for last il, but a hitch with the County Conv sioners ensued and the matter rests r a little time. Now let ns push the 9 to Hlllsboro and Forest Grove, e West Side need It r ' l rmce Konry 1 1 csllcrj-yl-.s rone, but s ere cct til -rr.3." The : n, tt I. ;hdl has plenty of those fine tarda ; si nccmlrr thatiand, try oner-then you'll 2 ASTjfolAiW 'Wv...:ii : -"".' . -it,. K -Ja -L.V-4 ImportantCourt Cases-A Pest house, Needed.:"' 1 y. ,. (Journal apodal Service,), ASTORIA, March 15.-Jude McBrid ,U1 adjourn the current term of the Cir cuit Court this evening and goes from bar HUlsboroT where the court will ee In seaaioa on Konday, : H la upaoted co return to Astoria during May to bear arguments.' of motions la pending ad ta render decisions on. matters which a baa taken under consideration. Two important cate that are now ready for trial before Juries bav bees postponed, They are the ease of the gut against Michael Krlckaon, indicted on the inarse of aaaault with a dengeron weapon, and the suit of John' Held against J. J. Kin ney and Paddy Lynch, th sailor board- ing-bouae ateto recover WXX) ages for Injuries received - by- betnr as- aaulted and beaten by the defendants la December of tat year. Th defeadanls filed a motion for a change of venue a few days ago,- claiming that on account of the strong prejudice - against f then they could not receive a fair and tmpar Ual trial ta Clataop count. . The tlon was denied by the court While the June session of th Circuit Court ie ally an equity term, Judge MoBrld he Intimated that be will Summon a Jury this Urn In order to dispose of these eases and any -others that may arts In the - meantlmai?' . - fey: A deal was closed laat evening by which Richard Leathers, the boat' builder, pur. chases a valuable piece of water fronUge adjoining bis yard, and h will begin work at once on enlarsKi hla plant This yard haa now order for the con struction of two large steamers besides numerous gasoline launch and small boata. and has during the past few months ' refused ; orders amounting to -ver thtrty thouaand dollarr becauee of lack of room. .. - . , ' Th eoUsctions of taSes On the 1901 roll bav thus far broken all the records of previous years : during a corresponding length of time.. The principal reason Is that property .owner are taking advan tage of the t per cent discount allowed on all taxes paid on or before March 18, Up to this morning over 980,000 bad been collected on a roll amounting to less tbsn 188,000, and much more I expected- to be paid - In today. All the lumber for constructing the rail way spur , Whkh the dUsens are to con struct around Smith's point In the west end of the city, and also for th building to be erected tor th Universal Sash Door Factory's .will "bas s, arrived ; And Work .on th construction of both will be commenced dn next Monday morning. Th City Hoard of Health will meet thi evening and decide on recommendations to be made to the Council relative' to procuring a building that can be used as a pesthouse In case oceaalon requires, and also the securing of a lot where kit the old rubbish and debris that baa accumu lated In th atreet and' backyard can b dumped and finally destroyed. f Th board also contemplates taking up in the near. future the question of food and milk Inspection and will endeavor to per fect some arrangement whereby the City Pbgaician can also act as food inspector and hla salary be paid, by fees exacted from. the dairymen and mercnama ai recUy affected, . .-t f BURGLARY. Burglard entered the store of O. P. Rummelln A Bon, furriers, at ISO Becond street, last night, and stole an otter coat valued at 1188. , '; A brick was .used to break the plate glass. Window, and the coat was Stripped from one of the display figure standing within an arm's length of tho window. A two-foot hoi Was made by the brick, and had the thieves been so Inclined thsy could have secured an entrance' to the store proper, a the window opens by means of a sliding sash Into th main salesroom. VAMHILOUTICSB aaBeaHSsjaaiBSSaBm' t 1. P. Irwin, of MeMlnnvllle. U In th city, a guest of hi son, C P. Irvine, at IK Eaat Ankenv 'atreet.. Mr. Irvine wa In. the general merchandise business (or twenty years, wnn a aiorv iut av pan u( the time at Independence, as well as at MeMlnnvllle. He has retired from active life, Mr. Irvine cam to Orgon in USS froni Missouri, and lived, from his earlg Mr. Irvin wa ia the contest for th receivers hip of th land offloe at Oregon City. In hla opinion,, Mr. i Blbee, who received tne appointment," will probably be able? to retain the nlaoeJ Mr. Irvlna la a Republican and baa taken an active part tn uregoa poutios ror many years. "A regards sute politics," said Mr. IrvlneJ 'l think Yamhill Countv . will seir, usr aeiegauoa wiu attend tne con vention unlnstructed as to their choloe for united States Senator, congressman Tongue will not have -anv opposition in Tamhlll County, and I look to see him become, his own successor.' SOCIAL L . The engagement of Claudle C. Solomon ana viarence a. namuei. has been an nounced by Mr. and Mra.. L. BolMea- .r I ' Mis Mabel Ooaa haa tMMtn nmA nr.. Vice-president Mies Anna Wilson: sec- The history of the W. 3. T. T7., being City, national organiser, cover a period of a years, and promise to mak very In- At Arlon Hall ' last evening a whist party wa given under the auspice of the Knigtne ana iaaiee or Hecurity, handsome Prise were given. , Two Miss K. "S. Ball has returned ' to her nome in MCJunnvwe. , . ,.,.. ..3.'-' '' $ Depiarture the Carda drara at Si ICaher'a brother has ! PERSONAL! Harry T. Bendryn. a well-known Baker City mining man and politician, left fort- tana laat mgnt I or tan rvunaaco.-, , Waltar Minn. rennesntlna a larxeman ufacturing Ann of Chicago, is enjoying tne nospitaiity oi tne uamona at William W, ICasteraon. a prominent foundry and Iron works man, of Jo Angeles, is in the city, a guest, of Jh Omond. ' H. H. HdTmsn7bf Ban Joee. on of the leasee of the Irvlngton track, U in the jolty, Mr. Holman brought a number of thoroughbred horses with him and ha entered them in the race to be held thU Bprtnc t r u John Lamont and family, Bkamokws, and W.t H. Hnbun Stavton. WUH.. merchant of that place, are among the lata irrfn i at the Ht- ( .harlM. TW. M. .Elliott la at the Bt Charles He 1 engaged in' the logging business at The uaiiea. i- .i --- , t : Benjamin Mathews, a- well-known cat tleman ef HsDonar. ts in th city. Mra. II. C. Winston and Mlaa Llssl Muratta, of Oakvill. Waah., are visiting Mrs. Winston a mother. Mrs. a.- van nlatsr. Pred Roas. a '-prominent farmer Of North Powder. IS in Portland for tw or three daya- n $ -is v,:...fcM- - Harry t. Menaryx. s prominent mining man or XMKer city, m in rorwano, ; atr, Hendrrx la an- aaolrant for the position of Register of the La Grande And Of- lice.to suoceed-B. W. Bartlett - h. n. Merrill, or ci&tsaanie. former v member of the state legislature, 1 In the dtv. . W. H. Byana. of 8alem, and E. J. Luth er of Dallas, are in the city today. u. kos winans, tne tiooa Hiver iruic- arower. in at tne rermn, ur, j. f. lamiesie or .tiiusooro, regis tered at the Perkins today. - ' Amontf toflsy's transients in rortiana an T. P. Hurtbtirt. the Bhanlko banker. and B. K, Laughlin, capltallat and wheat merchant at The uaiiea. . a. w MpOllvev. a representative busl nes man of Pullman, Wash,, Is a guest of the msmona , - C. u. MoReynoida, a pioneer resiaeni oi Hldah, Mendocino County.Callfornia, is in the city,' a guest of the Esmond. Harrv W. Clarke, the well-known trav. eiing representative ot me nrm i waa- inni a. fja.. or mis oiiv. is reansterea at the Esmond. While he waa paaelnf over a mountain road with a buggy and team in Jackson county, a lew aaya ago, the horsee became unruly, rah away. turned the butrrr upside down, threw Mr. Clarke -out and dragged him for quite a dlatanos. Only from the fact that there was at. tne utna some six inones or snow on the a-roand-.j Mr. Clarke would un doubtedly have austalned serious injury from th mishap. J w. Jfi. wooo. wno went isast several months ago, has returned. He reports having incorporated the Chelam mine for M.MO.000.- .Thia mine is one of the moat nromlHlna in the Granite district. I. r. Falling, of Portland, is in New Terk. if v r r J- '. .. - L. if. itoney, or Kugene, is a rersins guest. He is a leading contractor in hla section. C. w. Hays, or uervaia, Oregon, sales agent for the Piano agricultural imple ment company, ia temporarily a -guest of the Esmond. " Archibald Van de Water McGregor. notwithstanding the name, as It appears on the Esmond register, is a very pro gressive, live young merchant of Pnne- ytue, ana very sensioiy come, to ron land to buV hla roods. Mrs. William Pollman and her sister. Miss Louis GelHr, of Baker City, are sDondlnsr a raw days in tne city. Mr. and Mra. W, A. Mumford, of Pen dleton, are In tne city, John J. uaueray ia in town irom i-en- dleton. :-- John rFV Ford ana wife, prominent residents of Spokane: Wm. Fluhrer ana family, or Mayger, Oregon, and Prank Mason and wife,, of La, Center, Wash.. are recent arrivals at the Esmond. m. iiviin. a buainess man or Seattle. Is on a visit to the metropolis, and is for the time . a amest at the Esmond. wiiuara a. nurst, a nop-ouyer oi Au rora, wa a business visitor in the city yesterday, ROUND TOWN. Stanley W; Finch, Department of Jus tice examiner, from Washington. D. C, Is In the city. He will Inspect the offices of United States Attorney, United States Marshal and Clerks of the circuit ana District Court' Tom. ' D. Campbell. 29. and Dorelle Miles, 28; J. Frank Spinning, 27, and Marie O. RethllDsen. 22. have been li censed tO Wed. . r The proposed widening of Union ave nue to a uniform width fo M feet, be tween Alberta street at Highland and Dekum avenue at Woodlawn. haa been held up on account of the Bellinger de clslon until the Supreme - Court decls ton on street aaeessment shall be ren dered. All street improvement will have to take their regular course. The date of meeting of the Street Com mittee of the Council has been changed to Friday at I P. M. Instead of Saturday, as heretofore. - The Committee on Health and Police will hereafter meet on Mon day. The tlecutters have been in consulta tion for several days 'to .consider the question lot an increase In th prloe ot ties. Their Contemplate raisins- the mice form 22 to 26 centa per tie. The Oregon and Columbia River Basin Board of Trade ha changed the date of Its meeting from March 27 to April 10, to glv outsiue boards the necessary time to receive notice and send delegate. A banquet will follow at the close of the meeting. - ' There will be d meeting of the entire Board of Trade Monday eveninr to eon. rider the recent indorsement of th Van couver petition for a wagon-way on the Columbia River railroad bridge. m jaorrin was uucen to tne Good Samaritan Hospital In an unconscious condition last evening. He was struck by a street car on Fifth and Tamhlll and badly bruised about the head. FOR. CHARITY. Th wealth, fashion and beautv of the city congregated at the Concordia rooms -i-uesaay evenwg, wnere tae Altar Oulld ot lempie tiein-jsraei neia its basaar, entertainment and dance. The enter tainment waa e-iven for the nnmnu nt assisting- ksddi mepnen wis m the sren, erou work of establishing a public bath in noutn roniana. tor ui support and maintenance ot non-sectarian schools in Portland and to promote a publlo library ir dotb ua girin. ina neany response to co-operate with and aid Dr. Wise is positive proof that the Jewish people do not Intend to desert the general . on fh oatiieneia. xne worx is a siaantio un. dertaking, but It la one of those imper ishable deeds- that will : stand - - a living monumeni. 10 toe generosity ano tMi anthrony of the Temole Beth-Israel. The hasaar waa a labvrlnth nf daiinW neauty, ana won nuw poasioiy DO more pleasing or commendable than a galaxy of charming, beautiful ladles working fnr cnmiri in enuiruunmeni was meri torious In everr detail, and rr. wia haa every" reason to be proud of the suo- cees ne naa icumea n iar.- Th following prise are awaiting the winners: ' Bath robe, No. 11: clock, No, ; picture of Mount Hood. No. 88 i cam- era, jo. a:--ft The net proceeds of the combined en, lertalnment were H.WO. The ' active womer were: i- i j -. Patronesses Mesdamee Stenhen H Wis. Solomon Hlrach, Ben Sellfna Tjirt. wig vevy, ,uen -nnii vnaries - Issuer, Anns ntwmin, naipa scooa, a. vem teln, ' I. - White, and Jacob Bloch. -" Mlsse Henryette Lauer. Frances Ja. cobs, Clementine Hirsch, Meta Levy, C Barman. M. BoscowltS. Stella Treh man. Carolyn Heater, Amelia - Hlrstel, Rena Kunn. w wvonson, Vivian Levv. Cora Marx, Carrie May,. Essie Meyer, , Olga Ofner. Freda Raw. - Bstelle Samnat Wasserman, Mabel Beck, Minnie Cohn. Anna Dtmond. May Harris, Hilda Hex ter, Florence Kohn, Ella Lavenson. Ed na Levy. .Sybil Lippttt. Clla Mav. vinr. once Mayer, M. Oppenhelmer, Sylvia Sal omon, va re aenaera. w, meubscn. Flor- sac wolf. TICKETING OF r- 1 EX-SOLDIERS. They Will be Loaned No More e Railroad Money. v . aJn jC,1JTyW-L' ' Local, representatives of the. rail road hare atgned an agreement rela tive to the ticketing of discharged sol dier from the Vancouver . barracks. In explanation ot this agreement, U mar be stated that for several month the passenger men have been in the habit of loaning the discharged sol diers money. These sums varied, it i said, from, $5 upward to amounts e ctwuing .saw, ;iais was uon wr vnl purpose of securing. the patronage otj tne soldiers returning Bast, Each soldier is allowed to deposit with the head officer of tie company any part or all of bis. salary. The government pars 4 per cent on these deposits., Each soldier is given a de posit book containing .entries to hisi credit These were deposited by the blue-coat as collateral for their loan; It is charged, ad also denied, that in terest1 wa required on theae cash ad vancements by .the railroad men. The matter grew into an abuse, and led to the agreement of all the xoads , to desist from making loans. Prob ably if this la to be maintained, all the line will need to withdraw all their representative ' from Vancouver. STREET COMMITTEE. v.:; " ' ;:' ' Several member of the Lewi and Clark Civic Association appeared be fore the Street Committee of the City Council late yesterday and protested against granting a franchise to White, Harden and Sherman to erect waste- paper boxes in different portions of thetyrwhleh t to-eontala-adver' tlsement' Frank B. Gibson, president of the Association, has received pledg es from a many as 26 merchant, who agree to contribute boxes which con tain no advertisement. Mr. Gibson believe there will be no difficulty In securing boxes for every business cor ner in the city. The committee will report unfavorably to granting the franchise. , THE RAILROADS. Th matter of publishing all lumber rate via Minnesota transfer points Bast of the Missouri River, and via the Great Northern, Northers Pacific and O. R. N.r Is under consideration. - It Is believed that a Joint tariff wll be an advantage. It Is probable that within six weeks a new route, jEastbound, will become ef fective. The Northern Paeifle and Great Northern will open up th rout for points on the latter via Bpekan,. on the Northern Paelflo to BUflngs, and thence via the Burlington & Missouri Elver. Th move Is a new and original on find one praflcularly available under th lum ber tariff. y, General Agent JClock, of th Wisconsin Central, haa returned after a week's ab sence In Eastern Washington. - He's been browsing for business In the bunch-grass region with, the, usual happy results. A. E. Cooper, general agent of the pas senger department of the Rock Island, has gone to Eastern Oregon, - accom panied by .Traveling Freight Agent Men- Sie. ':- -ii , L , . 4 In speaking of (he Immense amount Of work Involved In checking tariffs br the memoers or in Transcontinental Freignt Bureau, General Freight Agent Somen, of the Great Northern, made an apt re mark, "We have finished the Westbound tariff," said he. : "That's the big, main tent. The Kaatttound tariff is a side show in comparison." a. , , Th completion of the Rock , Island's new line Between . Chicago. Kansas Citv and El Paso, Tex., herald the Institution Of the Short route between Eastern gate ways ana tne eouinwest. it also opens up a new transcontinental line to the Paciflo Coast. It I of Interest to know that the route .traversed bv the im Una has a maximum grade of less than one per cent. The track la .laid with 80-pound steel rails and atone and steel bridges take the place largely of wooden im. tures. It Is rumored that a 2S.mll a anlnn Is to be built by the Roseburg & Coo Bay road eastward from Myrtle Folnt An exchange states that a hobo who was riding bareback on the brakebeam of a car passing through Iceland laat week. saw his finish. The poof fellow fell through a trestle into some water below. He died. 'The coroner's Jury did not make the matter clear as to whether it waa the fall or the unexpected contact with water that closed the hobo's career. Th Southern Pacific will erect a lam oil tank at Ashland. , .,- The 8. P. has employed an extra fVinv, of track-walkers to patrol Its line near Huge. Josephine County- where the land. slides. are prevalent. ..a,i:i&)L j Th B. P.tl atrlnaina 'an additional line from Portland to Dunsmulr. It haa been completed .to Ashland. . President Mohler. of the O. R. A N.. was called upon yesterday by Dr. H. D. Mill and T. McTrewlck. of Alkl, Waah. Theae gentlemen represented the Inter est of th wheat-grower of their sec tion. Thev desired the O. R. A N. to build an extension of 25 or 80 mile Into their section to move the crop. At pres ent this aU goes to Tacoma, with a new line, it would come to Portland. The 0. R. A N. cannot undertake the project now, so Mr. Mohler stated. . Th building of a railroad from Eureka Cel., to Boise and Welser, at a total ooat of t2S.000.000, cornea from New York. The rumor, ia probably baseless, for such a line operating -expense. -' - v" ' . I i John C. Eden, assistant general traffic manager of the Oreat Northern at Seat tle, announce the appointment of Geo. El. Moeer,- traveling freight and passen ger agent of that company, with head-t quaitera at Spokane. He succeeds J. C. Macklnnon, who resigned to go Into ''the lumber business at Mobile, Ala. W.'- w. Harder,' traveling passenger agent of th Canadian Pacific, returned this mornlngTffom a trip down th Will amette Valley. -. h.-.V J. C Llndsey, traveling freight and pas senger agent of the Illinois Central, 'left yesterday for Eastern Oregon.. , W. 8. Chandler, manager Of the Coos Bay. Roseburg aV Eastern Railroad 4 Navigation Company, denies a rumor r. gardlng his liner Re says that the re port that his road Is to be extended i miles this season is premature. Whan the coal, mining developments, of-. the Coo Hay country - warrant it. th MUnsioa will b mad.;-i.s.fe-.V ,Vv , !';;it.-',:.Tt. :'.!' FATALLY BURNED. : (Scrlppa-McRae News Association. V CLEVELAND, March lS.-One girl. Anna Frits, was fatally burned m an ex- j plclonor locpedoe -,Ih : the ' Fsirmont Manufacturing Company's " plant '.this morning. : The explosion set fire to the I Preferred 8teck Tinned Cfirn. Kxtra awet 4nd tender; READERS OF s, : -i n-. .r: ".ft THMRNAL; OUR WARM GREETING Elfers.Plano House' Describes The fireatest Sate They utver Held' Balers Piano House is always ta th front rank, 'end, with this flrat Usu-of The Ivenlng Journal, cordially greets old I WlllV7elcome the advSnt pf a new dUy nwsJaW In porud, v ' tT rrienas ana. tne Boats or new one uw The bla-areat niece of olano and musical Instrument news. In th Northwest I their areat reorganisation' sale, that reached . hlo-h-water mark last Saturday. Instead of about xO, which had been th i dally average, IT pianos and U ' organs found new home. ; The purchasers con- alatjul nf hanlrara. aohool teachers, mer chants, clerks, etc end they went not nnlv n FMririanta of Portland and Vlctn- itv. but also to outlying towns In Ore ; mn Waahlnatne and Idaho. - Most of the insuumenu sold were of i the hlrheef grade, such as Weber, Kim ball, Chickeiing,- Hobart M. Cable, Decker, whiinM. am., whirh la conclusive evi dence, of prosperous time. These are the Dlano-Durchaaer: Mr. T. R. Mealoy, C. U. Berry. Miss Nellie Brown, ,Agne Rrnwn. Eric Anderson. JT Mrs.' B. vv. Hnnett. 3. N. Jone. A. D. Davidsons v UAiinnil. H W. Buttarm. W. H. Bu- ford. Mis Lucy M. Johnston, Thoina M. n.ih ri.iia Uannlim Oharlatte Druach- kK. A. Miller, banker; J. H. Kltterlng, This week the advance shipments of th new stock of hlch-grad plana, person ally selected by Mr. Hy J. Ellers, the pres Ident of the corpora tlooir will arrive. These instrument comprise the 1002 styles Is Brasilia walnut, Pemambuco primer vera, San Domingo mahogany and Cuban Qajg .; . ttr vs.. r-. f ; The business of Ellers Piano House has grown to auch an extent that they are forced to place enormous contracts with Eastern , factories for pianos, which en able the Ellers people, now to sell pianos for the same price that ordinary sealers pay for their, simply because the Ellers peop pie duj; cariuMBj,vi ..... buy one. Remember, this is the largest piano con- mrn west Of Chicago, and it YOU BOOd S piano, be sure to inspect our sioca. 351 Wahlngton' street, opposite Cordrsy -i neater. AFTER A WIFE. Minister Has Ten Girls on the Stringi,4l ' (Journal Special Service.) READING, Pa- March 15--Tha Rev. George W. Brownback of this city start ed out today on a thousand mile trip to select a wife. Mr. Brownback Is - a handsome man ot 28 years and has a wooden leg. Several years agor hawent to Chicago and -became a student at th Moody Institute, and In time was licensed to preach. He returned to Reading, preached occasionally, but worked stead. Ily as a foundryman. Having saved $1,000 Mr. Brownback advertised for th kind of a helpmeet he desired.' All the answers were considered and ten selected as avaflabl. The minister decided to call and see' each woman personally, and for that purpose is out on his present Jour. ney. He will visit New York, Wilming ton, 'Baltimore, Washington, Ohio and Indiana before returning. He will theh mak selection of the one he desires to wed. The railroads givs him regular clerical rates half fare. FINED FOR BLACKMAIL (Journal Special Service.) MISSOULA, Mont., March 15.-Mr. and Mrs. Cyr Parent have been fined S75 each and costs for attempted blackmail. The partle keep a saloon and lodging house at Bonlta. Whllo intoxicated In room at Parent' William Graham was got in to a compromising position with a wo man Connected with th house, and $100 hush money' was demanded. The arrest and punishment followed. , : ' ' PUGILISTIC. xne jrastims ciuo announces mat a go has been arranged for March 17th. be tween "Dutch" Thurston and Mike Don ovan, In a 20-round combat. Thurston is training In San Francisco and Donovan in Oakland. California. Both men, It Is ex pected, win be In Portland during the week, ?tn.2nn$lit, XliHl- - TomTracey la trying to arrange a match before the Kansas City club with kny leading welterweight. Joe Waloett Is anxious to meet Tracer. Tracey's friend will back him for H.ooo. Toby irwui stating he would like a go arrannou -xur win ui mis country. ne bar no on at 135 pounds. He suggests tnat ne would use to meet Martin Denny. with whom he waa matched once before in tni ity.- -..-. "Cyclone" Kelly would like lo meet either .Tracey, Rube Ferns,"or Donovan or Thurston. Kelly is a Misaourian and will have to "show us." The. Pastime- Club does hot know Kelly, and a far as Port land ta concerned ne ta uaeiy to remain in oocunty, ' ' Billy Lavigne send word that Thurston Will be ready to start for Portland thei latter part of this week. - Donovan will tart at once. Donovan will make . his headquarter at th Mikado. H is man aged by Lavign. . Treats' all dlseases-aouts and chronlo. holding an 'unrivaled record tin chronic and nervous diseases, spinal affeotlona and dlaeaaes of women. Call or write for "Osteopathy Explained!" No charge mad iorconsuiuiuun i vmce. , ! , ; i," f. DtriVf A Roger ; ,;5 a; t;; Sttn School pt .Osteopathy, Klrlc- -'t'?;?i:-'V'''''Vllle,ii Ma,.'; f,ky B 5'"B 'Si -aL - '. "i " . i afX ' M ' ' ' :1 --m,' -iJ-'i usteopatnv s.:.r- ' mi V; a-uru ajaics i Only Lady Oraduat , of, Osteopathy 'in t - Portland.'; ' . ' . .;-..v Phon. Main tt.'.Li ffl;J'. ' ' . Offices, rai-M iv-f'sksv- MACCUAM CUILCIN3. 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Jof, Wis and Byrne and West have a de lightful musical comedy sketch. Du Bell, the" wonder of the trapes a, will bs con tinned. Lorraine and Howell, Swor and Hathaway and DeWltt are features that win prove Immensely popular; Manager Baker has arranged for prompt returns of the primary election, and they wilt be read from the stage tonight as soon as received. . :... ; COOL MURDERER. (Journal Special Service.) WELLSTON, O., March 15.- -Louis Wand Woolum today shot and killed Meadow, who a year ago eloped with his wife and theh returned to this dty, After th shooting Woolum went to hie wife and told, her what he bad done. He made no attempt to escape. Ha Illustrated Its ability to cure-all curable diseases after, all ether methods have failed. Consult DR. L, B. SMITH Of 409 Oregonian Building Fourth year In Portland. Graduate of A. T. Still's School of Osteopathy. ' Con sultation free at office. Call or write for literature and. Portland references. Lady assistant.' 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