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... I ' I V.,fl' r - rryilB 01lJG0y PAUiT JOTJTiyAIi, PORTL'Ayp, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST g, 1902. ' ' - " ' V:r.-i, ASSASSIN President Lotibet Had GoseCalL CScrlpps-McRae New Association.) PAHS, Aug. 2. L.a Press this after " BWon rays an attempt on the life of Pres- Went Loubet was made yesterliy at Jtanboullla. A man fired a ritol at the President but the bullet went wild. 120 DEAD tSorlpps-McRae News Association.) ' SYDNEY N. 8. W., Aug. l-It is now fcetimated that 120 were killed In the . Wollongong nine explosion. jCORD WOOD IS HIGH Price Has Advanced on Lewis River Industry , Threatened. ' " J. Allan Harrison, agent of the Kamm . Transportation Company, has returned . (ram a. wmk't visit to lUdgevllle, I-.a Canter and Woodlawn on Lewis River The Mascot piles between hers and points n the. Lewis River, and Mr. Harrison ! Was down there for the purpose of mak Ins; arrangements to lay In a- lane sup- , ply" of cord wood for fuel with which to operate the boat On account of high wages and a scar- v city of labor, he says that wood has ad Vanoed In price to such a degree that It la becoming a very expensive article. '''The advance, he says, may be the means of forcing the owners to use oil as fuel. He does not wish It to result In this way, as he states the wood business Is an Important Industry on Lewis River ,and he would not like to see it destroyed. "Wood la now held at I2.S0 a cord. And 'all of It M pUed back from the Tlver nM A distance, and by the time it la moved to tbO bank an additional cost of K centa a cord would be entailed. This ' would make It 12.78, higher than ever be ,.'h fore known, and aa the Mascot consumes tOW cord a year. It will mean a consld 'erable Item of expense to the company. Mr. Harrison returned home without let ting any contracts. PROMOTION COMMITTEE REEDED The latest Issue of the Chamber of Commerce Bulletin says: - "lt has 'been suggested that a Promo utioa; Committee in connection with the , Chamber of Commerce might do oonstd :, erable good' In the way of promoting business for Portland. Oregon... The idea baa been brought to the notloe of several of the minor associations of our business men, but they have not 'grown -enthusi- jAetlo over It, simply because they are retailers. And would not be benefitted -to any great extent by any movement of the .- Character described. The San Francisco merchants have a Promotion Committee , which periodically makes excursions on . 'jk large scale to Interior points. Business nen are thus, enabled to study conditions K In their trade, and to meet their custom : , era face to face. In Oregon the Interior buyer ieldom xnitets the Portland jobber -' unless he eomes to Portland. Promotion, ; as conducted by Ban Francisco, chiefly . concerns the jobbing and mall-order houses, and they, and not the retailers. - should take the lead in Portland. A : 1 considerable body of our business men . wno.uM annuauy, as a fromonon commit tee, make one trip down Western Oregon 4 the California line, and another into jEaetern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho.) That such a policy would be ) "beneficial to the dry's trade, was strong- VP gemonstrated by the junketing -trips teedetsy a number of our business men . 1n (n toll pt JWO to the carnivals and rWt fairs at Pendleton, Walla Walla And Hood River. An invitation from wiston, Idaho, had to .be declined on r account of the long distance that would ,nave to be traveled. At all the towns the people , showed by the" cordiality f wen- welcome, that visits tram the busl . ess men ot Portland were appreciated." 1 R0UM) TOWN The Douglas planing mill at St. Johns will be; put in operation .within a few . . . . V .Iiawrenee was caurht In the , Shafting ,at Inman Paulson & Company's miU yesterday, with the result that one of .Ills arms was broken and he was ,: otherwise severely bruised. He is at i. Good Samaritan hospital. The 10-tnch dredge of the Port of Port land has been ,workliig in front of the K Oceanic dock for the past few weeks ' through 400 feet of pipe, the end pipe bav : ng an e!vation of 18- feet, above water level. The dredge has been doing re biarkably well, the pump having been carrying & full stream, The work baa .been somewhat hindered, by snags of sunken wood and old iron but the work of predglng In front 6f the Oceanic dock will be finished by tomorrow evening. , '' Come to Me ' If you are gick from any 'cause and have failed to get relief , come right away. I will -not chargi you for a consulta tion. Vital Science will cure you, most likely. ; v ciiimf c. iioLiviEs . mat-in, AouiKwn Buuaing, ; , DE W1NDT ; HERE London Explorer Tells of His Hard Siberian Trip. Harry De Wind.' of the London Daily Express, la at the Portland for a short stay. In company with the Viscount De Clinchump Bellegr&de, Geo. Harding and a Cossack guide, Mr. De Wlndf arrived at Seattle a few days ago on the Alask steamer from Skagway and the Behriog $traits. He loft Paris on December 16th last in the interest of Alfred J. Pearson owner of the London Express, Pearson Mag-azlne. who, desired to' have an over land trip made from Paris to. New York to ascertain the possibility of a railroad being- built along some feasible loutc. The trans-Siberian railway waa left at Irkutsk and the Journey from there to Cape East, on Behring Bea, was one of constant struggles with the rigorous Arc tic weather. Before reaching the Behrltifr Straits the party endured great hardship, their food supply having: become exhaust ed, and had they not encountered soma American traders near the end of their Journey they might have suffered sturva tion. Mr. De Wlndt is of the opinion that the railway could be built but would follow a route several hundred miles ' to the south of the one he and his party took to reach a section with more mineral re sourocs. but difficulties would be en countered in establishing frequent oonneo tlcn over the Behring Straits at all sea. sons of the year. SHIELDS PARK. The sensational European barrel and trick Jumper, Demontrello, makes his re appearance, after a week's rest with sprained ankle. JHe was out testing the apparatus mis rooming, ana lounu mm the accident of last Sunday night will not Impede his work In the least Man ager Shields considers this the greatest novelty act that ha ever appeared in Portland. Another big feature will be the Lamonts, premier acrobats. In won' derful summersaults and acrobatic stunts. Helen Lamar appears in a new recital, entitled "June- Conquest." Dor othy Dene, a handsome comedienne, makefe her initial bow, and the Law rences, and Duffy children. Illustrate! songs. A Baker's Theater Polyscope 'pic turea and others make up 10 strong fea lures, the best show of the season, THE STREET COMMITTEE. At its meeting' yesterday, which was a long one, the street committee of the Council made ho recommendations as to granting the franchise on, East Water street to the Oregon Water Power Railway Company for a track on East Water street from Market to Ankeny The Oregon City line desires to reach the warehouse district on that side of the river. It Is probable that the com pany will be required to fill one-third of the street with, earth before- the fran Consideration of the matter of the im provement of Seventh street was de ferred pending a conference with the water committee relative to placing large water main on that street Tele phone companies may be required to bury their wires along that street before its ' improvement Ex-Mayor Kowe's petition for the im provement of Adams street, v Lynwood, will be considered August 20, and the petition foe the opening of East Third street : was favorably considered. An ordinance relative to the laying of sidewalks on the West Side with artlflc ial stone, asphalt, etc, waa considered, and the penalty for its violation fixed at from 150 to $300, or Imprisonment from 23 to W days. The petition for the improvement ot East Salmon, from East Fifteenth to East Thirty-third street, was granted. The request that First street iear Woods, be Improved and the unused street car rails be taken up, resulted only In the declaration that all such ob itruotions woilld be removed sometime. A petition for the Improvement from East Burnslde, fromEast Twenty-second to East Twenty-third, was read. An ordinance for the improvement of Hawthorne avenue waa Indefinitely post poned. , The viewers' report on the improve- ment of Union avenue, from Alberta street to the Lewis Lone tract was adopted. One of King Edward's Prerogatives. It is not generally known that King Ed ward since his accession to the throne has become the guardian of the children of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and of his other grandchildren, over ' whom he has complete control the tights f their parents being superseded. ' v This was decided te be law nearly 800 years ago by a majority ot 10 to 2 of the judges. The right was frequently used by the Georges, who had a habit of quar reling with their sons. Before members of the royal family can marry they will have to obtain King. Edward's consent or the marriage is void. George III man aged to secure this power by means ot the royal marriage act, in consequence of bin brothers marrying subjects, to his great annoyance. London Tit-Bits. PROF. GLAFKE RESIGNED. Prof. Fred Glafke; member of the County School Board of Examiners, has resigned that office and retired from ac tive school work to take a position with the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company, County Superintendent Robinson has ac cepted the resignation, and ha appointed O. Hall, principal ef the Mount Tabor school, to the vacanoy. . , . FOOTBALL COACH. F. D Herbold, the "new coach cf the Corvallis -football team, 4 In Portland on his way there from Butte, - where he played left; tackle. Corvallis will endeavor to win the state championship this fail and la trying ttf oVranfe ga wi'Ji Stan ford' and Moscow. ' CALLED DOWN THE HOODLUMS Edward Shields Administers a De served Rebuke to a Number of Smart Alecks. Those who attended the show at Shields' Park lust night will not soon forget the occasion. The regular per formers did their little stunts in their usual acceptable manner, and were worthy of the generous applause given them. The crowd was extremely large and people were content to sit anywhere, even on the steps leading to the balcony. The fact that it was "amateur night" undoubtedly increased the attendance, because the amateurs all have friend's who were anxious to witness their debuts. It Is the unexpected that always hap pens, and for that reason the unexpected is always Interesting. When the reg ular bill was over Mr. Shields Introduced his amateur performers. Their appear ance was taken as an excuse for the breaking forth of the rowdy spirit of a number of young men with native-born hoodlum Instincts. They discharged sal lies of coarse wit, or what they Intended for wit at the hew beginners. The opening thus made 'afforded Mr. Bhields the opportunity to defend his proteges, which he did to the ' utmost approval of that portion of the audience which had the, instincts of polite breed ing. "You fellows ought to be ashamed of yourselves," said Mr. Shields, as he sprang to ,the stage, his eyes flashing with Indignation. Shaking his Anger ftt the rowdies, he said: "I'll make a lot of monkeys of you before you get through." The audience enthusiastically applauded. "You ought to be relegated to a place among the animals in the City Parky where you belo'ng, only It would be urtjuet to the animals." More cheers followed. Continuing, In a most sarcas tic tone, Mr. Shields said, as an attempt was again made '"to get funny," "When you fellows leave the grounds don't at tempt to pass through the gates. There's a knot hole In the fence that is about your proper lze." The amateurs acquitted themselves very creditably. They were 'Rantus Hot foot and Mushy Bill, two young colored meq who played a guitar duet accompa nlment to their songs and were ap plauded. Little Miss Parker sang "The Honeysuckle and the Bee," Johnson Never-Eat did a clever turn, as did also Ralph Hurlburt, Sallle Oyster Pattle and Initial Emerson, Master Hurlburt, known as "the. drummer boy of Sunnyside," Is the handiest lad with the drum sticks that resides in Portland, and the bright little fellow deserves all the praise that can be given him, since he never re ceived any instruction. The bill next week will be better than ever. MARINE NOTES. The steamer Astorlan will soon go on the ways for repairs at the Portland Shipbuilding yards. The German ship Peter Plckmers has been chartered to carry wheat from Port land to the United Kingdom at the low rate ef 25 shillings. J. Allen Harrison, local agent of the Kamm Transportation Company, is in the Lewis River country this week on combined business and pleasure trip. The British ehip Eskasonl, 1715 tons net registered, has arrived at Montgomery dok No. 1. She came In ballast ana sailed from Yohohama July 17. She is under charter to Balfour, Guthrie Co. The White Collar line has chartered the Sarah Dixon to take the run of the Bailey Qatzert until the damages to that vessel have been repaired. The Albany took tho place of the Dixon for the Shaver Company'. The British Bhlp Eskasoni and the American sohooner Forest Grove have arrived. 'The Eskasoni came from Yoko hania in balost and Is under charter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The Forest Home is from San Francisco and will load cargo of lumber for Shanghai. Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and Ful Ier went to Hood River yesterday, where they will inspect J. "W. Bagleys boat, Maja. On Saturday they will Inspect the Lincoln and Metaloma, belonging to the United States Engineers. On Monday they leave for Enslaw River, where they will inspect the Marguerite. The British ship Sierra Estrella is re ported to be chartered to lod wheat for the United Kingdom, the rate being $4.23 The keel for the new steamer to be built at Knnppton for the Callenda Trans portatlon; Company will bo laid in a few days. J. H. Johnson, who owned the shipyard destroyed here by fire a short time ago, will build the boat A Los Angeles man has sent Superln. tendent Conway the sum of $2 to pay for a ride which he said he stole on the Steamer City of Seattle in 1S92 from Port ToWnsend to Seattle. As Mr. Conway waa not operating boats on Puget Sound at that time he will try to find out who was, and remit him the money from the con-science-stricken California A ROOF BLAZE. At 11 o'clock this morning an alarm was turned In from Third and Davis streets. When the fire department arrive! there they found a small blase on the too', ot the American restaurant, S3 Third street No damage. Reduced Jfratcs to Newport. Commencing June IS, the Southern Pa cific Company Will sell round-trip tickets, Portland to Newport and return,- good via either East or West Side divisions, ln connection with the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad. Three-day Sunday excursion tickets, good going Saturday, returning Monday, $4.50. Season tickets, good re turning until . October 10, IS. Baggage checked through to, Newport ' For further Information call at City Ticket Office, corner, Thlru .and Washing ton streets, Portland, Or ' , MISSING KEN. . . , -r- : Jfayor Williams hag a letter from WHd, wood Springs, Pa., Inquiring about Frank Douglas, supposed to be in this region. The Mayor Is requests dto examine the hotel registers Of the city ln the opa that some trace of the missing man may be found. As the Mayor of Portland W not provided with the services of a sten ographer, or even so much as a messen ger boy, it la apprehended that he will not have 'time to, call at each of the hundred or more public hostelries In quest of Mr. Douglass. He is kept to busywrltlng and running errands to af ford him much time to skip around among the hotels: ' A man named Seeley, of Newburg, N. Yf, asks County Judge Webster to hunt up Oliver Seeley, who has been In this neck of the Republic for S or 10 years. When Mr. Seeley jesds this paragraph he ought to run up to the Judge's office and leave his address. ' THE DAY'S DEAD. Bruce DeForrest Kimmls. aged 8 months, young son of B. D. Kimmls, died this morning. : , " Minnie Ross taplored), aged 4S years, 104V4 North Seventh street, died yester day. Maggie Tritschler, aged 39 years, died at St. Vincent's hospital. She will be burled In Lone Fir Cemetery. The funer al will be held from Dunning's undertak ing parlors, at o'clock. - and from St. Francis' church at J.30 tomorrow. Mrs. Octavla S." Munsell. of Los Ange les, died yesterday at the North Paclnc Sanatorium. ' Her husband, W. A. O. Munsell, will arrive Monday morning ana make arrangements for burial. MISSING MEN., BUILDING PERMITS. Chas. InglefleWrepalrs, Powell street, between E. Seventeenth and E. Eight eenth, 8200. To F. Bell, one-story cottagt, Stanton and Union avenue; 81200. To P, A., Worthlngton, two-story dwell ing. East Twelfth and Yamhill streets; To R. E. Brooks,- one-story eottage. East Davis and. East Twenty-eighth; S1U0., , To.W.'H. Fayle, two-story dwelling. East Sixteenth - .and Yamhill streets; 82600.. To. Isaac . Hill, - two-story dwelling. Schuyler and Nineteenth streets; 82100. To Jerry Leslsh, repairs, Fifth and Al der streets; 500. , To, Ladd estate, . repairs, Second and Stark streets; 8(000, 4 Tp R S. . Rush two-story dwelling. fiTftsrett and Twenty-second streets; 86000. To George PlaBeteh, one-story cottage. Mill and Seventeenth streets; 81000. To C G Wakefield, one-story dwelling. Commercial and Knott streets; 81500- To John Turnbull, two-story dwelling. Franklin avenue and East Thirty-second street, 82000. ... ,; To S. Scott, repairs, East Thirty-third and Belmont gjtreets, 8226. To F. p. Smith, -one-story , dwelling. Fremont and Commercial streets, 8300. I ooWAidDMgoo I Si - r tf Represent nearly 70 years of experience in wagon building. It is an absolute impossibility to build a wagon better than THE MITCHELL Why? Because money cannot buy better timber than is bought for the MITCHELL Mitchell & Lewis Co., the manufacturers, positively pay 25 to 35 percent, above the market price of first grades for the privilege of cull ing over and "skimming off the cream" of the wagon stock. This is carried for three to five years in open sheds under cover until thoroughly seasoned, being culled three to Five times in the process of handling. Wood stock for three to five years ahead means wood stock aggregating in value nearly One Million of Dollars. It is not every factory that can carry this kind of a stock, consequently it Is not every factory that can build wagons as THE MITCHELL Is built too many of them build from hand to mouth buy stock today and make it up tomorrow. Do you want a wagon made in that way, or do you want one of our kind ? One that carries with it an absolute guarantee that it is the best possible to build al ways has been, and always will be. If you want our kind, make up your mind before you start out to buy that it wil cost you more money than "the other kind,' because it costs mpre money to build it ; - the Best Is Always the Cheapest all that you want to know 1$ that you are setting the best,- You can be absolutely sure of it- when you buy a MITCHELL WAOON, The Mitchell Wagon 1$ the King Pin of our large line of Agricultural Implements, Vehicles; Bicycles, Harness, Gasoline Engines, . . . Cream Separators, Etc; and we aim f to have every piece of goods sold by us in keeping with the quality of . $ame,-vlzi : - '-r' . Best possible to Produce ! BIRTHS July JO, td wife ot Setb M. Robinson, 630 Tburman, a girt i July.lB, to wife of Richard Percy Kings- ley, 468 East Morrison, a boy. July U. to wife of II. O. Thorsen, 670 Lovejojr, a girl -.'''.'' July 7, to wife of Thomas A. Clarke, Fulton Park, a girl. July 17, to wife of Wiljlam Mcintosh, SM Union avenue, a girl. July 28, to wife ef William Wood, River side addition, a girl. July 81, to wife of Charles F-. Peterson, 890 East Tenth street. North, a boy. July 27, to wife of Charles B. Rogers, University Park, a girl. July 2S, to wife of Max B. Godfrey, 602 Vancouver avenue' a girl. July 29, to wife of David Thomas, 190 Meade street, a boy. July 17. to wife of Hicks a Fenton, 780 Hoyt street a girl. r , . ' July 31, to wife of Henry Pope Burke, 207 Sixth street, a girl. July 14, to wife of Arthur Pratten, T L nlon avenue, a girl. July 24, to wife of Isaiah Newton Day, 771 Kearney, a boy. July 10, to wife of Seth N.' Robinson, 690 Thurman street, a girl. DEATH. July SO. ErnestJPercy Fry, 24 years, cor ner Page and Flint; drowning. J. P, Finlcy & Son, Undertaker and Embalmers, corner Third and Jeffer son streets, do first-class work and deal honorably with all. The Edward Holman Undertaking Co., funeral directors and embalmers. 280 Yamhill. Phone 507., Otto ScfttinTan, monumental and building work, 204 Third St. Esti mates on first-class work only. t 11 - Clarke Bros., for flowers, 2S8 Mor rison street, REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. S. D. Wills et al. to Delia M. Shrlher, 15 acres Jacob WI113 l. L. C 8 .1 M. C. Charlton to W. E. Charlton, lot 1 to 5, sec. 15. part lot 1. sec. 15, tp. 2, r. 1 w., J3S.21 airea 1 W. E. Charlton to M:-Charlton, sum? 1 F. I. & E.-A. Ball 10 C. C. Case, part lot 6. blk. 230, City 3000 G. P. Berchall to O. J. Andrews, in terest wV4 of.swVi of nw'4, sec" 25, tp. 3 n., r. t w T60 Scottish American Investment Co.. Ltd.. to J. F. Rathker. n. 14 ft. I t S. blk. 9, part of lot 12, blk. 15. Vn- amette Heights odd 1200 L. D. Phillips et al. to A. M. Wright. ne!4 eec. 10, tp. 2. n. r. 2 w T01 Geo. St A. T. Fety to A. Bryan, lor 1, blk." 2, Goldsmith's add 203 s S. D. Willis et al. to D. M. Shrlnor. 23 acres In JacobMVIils I?:" L. C 1 H. McArthur to E. I Campbell, lot l.v2. blk. 10, Sunnyside 400 Geo. Vincent to E. F. Riley lot 4 blk. 5, Central Alhlna 900 E. Swan to S. Lehman, lot 11, blk. 13, Tabor std. 30J Geo, P. & M,, M. Lent to A. Gena. lot 8. blk. 1, Carter's add, lots 1, 4, 25, blk. 2 Lant's add 1 C. I. B. Shellhammer to H. C. Moore, lot 12, blk. 1, Northwest Mt. ' - Tabor : 1000 Get your Title Insurance and Abstracts to Real Estate from the Title Guarantee 4 Trust Co., Chamber of Commerce. s- - i.. .' At Last the Ead Had Come, The young woman sat by Ike window looking: out" Into the air. drearily,' when her reverie was disturbed by an elderly woman coming .In. . "Oh," , said the visitor, "excuse me. didn't know you were absorbed. ."Coma In," responded the dreamer, ex tending her hand. "I am glad to gee you." : : .-, ' - : "But why are you so pensive? You look as If your best friend had died. What is the matter!" ' j v The young .woman drew her. handker chief hastily across her eyes. "Ah," sne sighed, "Tom and I"- :i The elder woman . dropped her hands In her lap in a helpless, despairing fash ion. "Don't tell me," she' Interrupted, "that you and Tom have quarreled T" The girl sighed again. "The end. has come," she said, "to all put moonlight drives, to the tender whisperings beneath the magnolia trees, of the boxes of car amels and the baskets of flowers, to the sweet nothings ln the conservatory as the dancers Whirl in the ball rooms, to the verses he wrote me, to the rivalries and jealosies of sweetheart days, to the" "Say. no more!" exclaimed the older woman, determined to set matters Tight "What have you two doneT Tell, me ev erything." The young woman came over and laid her head on the older female's shoulder. "We were married this morning at 10 o'clock," she whispered. And the elder woman's hands fell- helpless once more. Judge. ' Rivals Patent Leather. . Dull finish shoes are to take the place of patent leather for fashionable wear. The change cannot be accounted for, and the news of It will cause regret But the edict has been issued that henceforth uny one who wishes to be stylish, must have shoes and Blippers of dull-flnlshed kid. Sometimes the' dull-flnlshed kid shoes have perforated and fancifully or namenled tips. The low shoe is this season out higher than before, and sometimes It. fastens over the instep with a strap which buck- lea at the side, or two buttons may be used to close the opening. AH shoes ex cept those for heavy walking, and all boots for outdoor games, will be orna mented with a Louis Qulnse heel. Plain intls are no longer fashionable. ' Black satin shoes have also come Into vogue. They may be plain, or they may be ornamented as elaborately as any one ill sires. There Is one dainty little design of tiny sprays of flowers whlch will be workt'd In black silk and small black pearls. Nowhere do black pearls seem reinre suitable than on the dainty little I lack evening slippers. Sometimes the ntlre pointed toe is lncrusted with black pearly" White satin shoes, with pure whltn gleaming pearls, are preferred by Saved Him the Trouble. Sleeks My wife wanted me to buy her a pug dog for a pet, but I bought her a ground hog instead. Meeks Why did you do thatT Sleeks Because a ground hog digs his own grave. See? St. ouls Chronicle. -$7 P.-'', SHORT TAUCS ON V AMERICA'S HIOHEST QRAOB PIANO? The Weber It is sot necessary to area , the question of merit wtaea Weber pianos are) concerned. ' v Every person who 1 ac quainted with, the history of pianos knows that the word "Weber" stands for all that Is best In piano construction. Those who are not acquaint ed with pianos simply need te investgate the distinguishing qualiUes- of Weber Instru : menu to be convinced beyond 1 a doubt that the Weber is the f musical standard of the world. For over 50 years It' has stood absolutely alone In the possession of that pure, rich and -sympathetic quality of tone, and today it Is a finer, better piano than ever before. The Weber Is as beautiful, as perfect an Instrument as It . Is possible to produce, and Its wonderful wearing qualities make it a valuable asset after many years' use, when most other Instruments are practi cally worthless. Besides the regular cata logue styles we are showing Just now several of the fam ous Weber art styles-Miew and chaste designs. In grand and upright cases, In all va rieties of beautiful woods. These artistic productions are creating unusual interest In art circles, and, combined with the wonderful Weber tone, make an Ideal combi nation. This piano, . of course, like other high-grade Instruments, Is sold exclusively In the west by Ellers piano House, 351 Washington Street, opposite Cordray's Theatre. Four stores! Portland, Spo kane, San. Francisco and Sac ramento. A Big Freight Train. A train one mile ln length sounds like a record. But that la what was recently hauled over the Thunder Bay & Wsbl goon seotlon of the Canadian Pacific rail way. It comprised 105 oars. Situate next te the engine waa a testing car. The train was sent over the road to ascertain exactly the tonnage that could be han dled on the various grades between the lake and leveler sections of the prairie. With this knowledge gained, plans will be prepared to lower the grades where necessary, and generally improve the road to allow of the haulage ef the max imum ( tonnage both directions. Toronto Times.'. MARRIAGE LICENSE. K. V. Belford, 47; Mary A. Gray, 44. WW-;