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ftwn okeg6x PAiLyJjoirayAiV, Portland, sattjrday ETEfrnro, SErriarBEig 20,- ioos. t s 'ft '1 At tha Marouam this, week, ttte James ; NelH Company has produced four pieces that have brought considerable of pleas ure to the lovere of light dramatic work , There Is nothing pretentious in the plays .; that have been put on. They are simply light, pleasing pictures of actual life with the preponderance of fun thrown In ID to compel that they be classed as - comedo-dramas, to distinguish them from the plays that are usually called leglti , mate. , , , In the matter of classification of plays, .' Che critic has some 'dlfflcuitty to establish - a standard and conform to 1L A play -. nay come to town that ia in every re- apect up to reasonable requirements, and yet, that does not warrant extravagant pralan "for the reaaon that it does not purport to be of the very highest dra matics value. It Is not necessary to "roast" a piece : In order to Indicate Its real merit Ab sence af positive statement to that effect , Would be taken by the IntelUgentt reader ' Us the same aa saying that it is not of (the highest class of dramas, that is of th highest that ax called "the legiti mate." The legitimate, as w take it, is the play that combine ait of the com- ponent elements of the ideal drama, pro duced la ft manner to bring tba actor up to tha standard ft the playwright Tha NelUs In their Marquam produc tions, and previously in Portland, have been worthy of high praise for their con scientious work, for the absolute cleanli ness Of their plays, for the merit of their light comedy, yet no one would attempt ' to claim that they are of tha highest class of artists, ?. . - This s not to deprecate the company. Chey deserve to play to capacity houses ' (text week. They are worthy patronage, such as they have not yet had. They are : practically solving the problem of elevat . . . tng tha stage, : for they present nothing - that does hot attain to' the prcpSr ethical ' requirements. They are A feature of , I'ortland'S winter series of plays, Tha appearance of Miss Keller, of the , ' Nellls at the Marquam, has been a gen uine surprise to all. Miss Keller has be '- Cora bar a future of ouch a character to - tarn her head as sha contemplates it un- less aba possess the (rood sens to take -praise in this Instance as recognition of what aha may soma day do If she work Work and devotion to duty will bring her Xsma .aa . an "ingenue. Indeed, she may yet become an actress of first-class standing, if she work, study, toll, and learn that the genius of work is what has made the great men and women great Tha toalaac of merit In tha James Nelll Company has been hoted by all who have seen them, AU of the members de serve to be mentioned for excellent act ' Ing, and the stag arrangements of the K:. local , manager. Mr. Hellig, have been distinct features of the engagement - .Tba Nefll Stock Company really de ; serves the most laudatory notices for their work In "Lady Windermere's Fan," at the Baker this week. The play has keen handled with a conscientious atten v tlon to details, that leaves no opportunity 1 to allege that the stars are good and the remainder of t&e company mediocre. The stars are good, and tha company through out Is cast with excellent taste. With elegant acenlo investiture and . costuming, tba production is open to little criticism, "Lady Windermere's Fan" calls for a Bellcat finish that no ordinary or medi- ' cors company of people can ever attain, and yet Its every requirement has been ' fully realised and many people saw the play for tba second time. At tha Cordray theater the offering of tha week has been "A Broken Heart" by Esther Stojaaro, and "A Thoroughbred (Tramp. Both, bad good business. "Lost In Mew York" is next week's tllL This Is to be a play of some pre tentions, especially from tbe scenic point Of view. It will exhibit steel launches, and boats and all sorts of water craft en tha stage. It will also. If the advance ar- nouncements are to be credited, , be of dramatle merit If there have been a few poor things at Cord ray's this year, it must also be said . that there have been some good ones, and ; the management has some very excellent productions signed for the season. It must be remembered that thus early " In the season it is difficult tor Coast , theatrical managers to get the best The - better productions are available later in : tha winter, and some far into the spring. '.They must be taken when tbey may be . gotten, and it is but fair for the tbeater- goers to remember that they get whit they pay for, and no more. Of course, . managers would prefer always to have the most expensive productions. But, j they must keep in mind the limitations . ' and set offer what Portland can not sup- - port The best things titAnS-hd bo high v terms that tbe local theaters con not rind , patronage to warrant every time signing them, . For instance, . the Mascagni Grand ' Opera Company's agent was here during the week, and wants a guarantee of 23,- OOC for three nights of grand opera, in : " December, as we understand It -. Imagine a local manager guaranteeing ' tn,0M for any three-night engagement! ' let. If they demapd 2O,000, they will, ir they come, receive nearly that . much and therefore there must be soma very heavy ti'ks taken by someone in making the guarantee. - Portland would like to have the Mas cagnls here. Would they be willing to Say for stem? BY MR. HEILIQ. " Other Plays Next Week. James Nelll will begin the farewell week ef his 'engagement 10 this city at the Marqusm-Grsnd Monday evening, with the first presentation here of Edward E. Hose's dramstisat!lon tt Stanley Wey roan'e great romsjntle, novel "Under the Had Eoba." - Tbls famous play will be -rr - "" - - 1 - given Monday, Tuesday evenings and at me Saturday matinee. The story of the play tella of Gil de Berault, a Parisian gambler and bravo, Who has the reputation of having done many men to death in duels, finds at last his life Is forfeited to the Cardinal Richelieu, autocrat of things temporal and spiritual. As a means of redeeming his life from the impending penalty the bravo consents to play the spy for the crffty cardinal, go to Cocheforet in the Pyrenees, win the confidence of a woman in order to learn the secret, and betray her family to the vengeance meted out to rebels. Gambler snd bravo ss he was, Berault recoils at the prospect of playing so despicable a part but life is sweet even to one who holds It so cheaply in others, so to save his head be undertakes the mission. He is next found In the house of his Intended victims, enjoying a degree of confidence of the woman. But he falls in love with Renee de Cocheforet, and, realizing how base a trick it would be to betray her brother to the cardinal's ven geance, he contrives to set free the man he had agreed to take prisoner. There ars exciting moments and some love scenes that ars said to be touching.. A BACHELOR'S ROMANCE" AGAIN. Wednesday night the last performance in this city of "A Bachelor's Romance" will be given, and those who admire this beautiful comedyrdrama will, doubtless be out In force. Miss Keller will appear as Sylvia, 'HON. JOHN GRIGSBY" AND OTHERS. A Pleasing Repertory Is to Follow ths Wsymsn Plsy. Thursday night will" witness for the first time here Sol 8mlth Russell's last and best comedy success, "Hon. John Grigs by;" Friday night "A Gilded Fool," and Ssturdsy night, "The Lottery of Love." Great Interest Is centered in the first performance here of Sol Smith Russell's Hon. John Grlgsby," which has cer tainly been popular elsewhere and de servedly so, for it has several unusually strong theatrical situations, is uncom monly well snd naturally written, and the acting is said to be marked by even ness and unpretentous excellence throughout It Is therefore en interest ing and entertaining play, and the cen tral figure is Sympathetic and attractive to the extreme. It is true that "Hon. John Grlgsby" Is really a first-class drama. It is one of those plays which are written from the inside. The incidents come naturally from a central Idea, but are elaborated from the outside with a view to their stage effect The characters, too, are said to be constructed from the outside and consequently given the ring of sen timentality. But there are very few real dramas of the day. as modern plays go, "Hon. John Grlgsby" being one of them. It is the story of a good man sorely tried by a Kerle of misfortunes and temptations, troubles to which he Is al ways morally superior, and frequently .humorous thereover, and from which he eventually emerges successful. He Is a lawyer in Illinois before the war In 1849 hates slavery and wants Illinois to be a free, soli state. He Is so good and helps the poor with legal advice so con stantly that he himself is pathetically poor. ' His son is inclined to be wild and lazy be .k?epa through kindness his use less old clerk, who gers"htm tnaptty inter all sorts of trouble, he forgives his debt ors, but his creditors do not forgive him, and he has trouble with the Sheriff. The third act gets him out of all difficulties, for tits sbolitloniat girl proves to be the daughter of the villain by his first wife. He may h nnvlfrf of bigamy and his v f" y 1 mm ii i I other. fla'ughter declared illegitimate, 'so h la easily brought : to term and ex plain that i the . nomlnationwas given Grlgsby before he secured the compro mising check. Grlgsby r.talns the Judge hip and a:et : tba abolltionlat girt (or hi wwn, hi , son secure tha : villain's daughter, and' tha villain, aa I quite proper and fit, retire in discomfiture. ' James Neill ia said to play Grlgsby with humor, earnestness and strength. BY MR. BAKER. "Nancy Y Co." Will Be the. Bill for the Nell 8tock Company. Theatre-goers of an classes know that whenever the name of Augustln Daly Is legally used la connection with sny play or player, that one bears the stamp of professional royalty.1 For he was Indeed a king In tha theatrical realm to whom everyone, actors and public alike, bowed In deepest admiration and respect "Nancy ft Co.," which will be produced St the Baker Theatre next week, was adapted from the German by Daly and played in tha Daly Theatre In New York for over 1000 nights. The Neill Btock Company play it by special permlaasion of, the Daly estste. That It will be well played needs no special saying, for this company has shown that It Is thoroughly capable of handling the first-class plays and putting them on tn a manner that almost defies criticism. "Nancy ft Co." Is simply a comedy, brimful of, joy and laughter from start to close. It Is the play to wblcn Ada Re han largely owes her fame, for It was the part of Nancy Brasher that she cre ated and In which she achieved such remarkable success. It Is safe to predict that next week will be the most successful the Neill Stock Company has yet seen since com ing to Portland strangers in a strange land, as It were, and still almost after the first performance feeling as though they were In land where the worthy stranger is made to feel welcome and at J home. BY MR. CORDRAY. Who Announces "Lost In New York" for Next Week. A tine production of the ever, success ful comedy drama "Lost in New York" will be given at Cordray's Theatre one week, commencing tomorrow night with Nettle DeCoursey, late principal soub rette In many of the Hdyt farces, as "Jen nie," and the balance of the characters strongly played by a dramatic organiza tion of unusual strength. The scenic equipment portrays Madison Square, N. Y., with its picturesque en vironment; the Badger's rendezvous; East River at, night showing Blackwell's Island in the background, with a continu ous coming and going of steam launches, ferry boats, row boats and water craft of every description. The "Aubrey" the smallest practical steam launch ever built has Just been completed by the Bay City Yacht works for sthe "Lost In New, It York',' company. Though she Is butJJ feet, Inches In length, ghe'-tawne-lwiHt4hewghuri with hardwood decks, canopy, boiler and steering apparatus and has a earning capacity of seven persons. She is elec trically Illuminated and presents strik ing picture entering as she does laden with a singing quartette who are on i. ' 'it'": t t , y -'V sss. i-esssssssssss i- asssssssi . " m' ' - -M w ill K ' pleasure bent; '" 1t- V-V' ; The production will be fa keeping with the general excellence already establish ed, and perfect and pleasing perform ance Is assured.' . GORTON'S. MINSTRELS. At Cordrsy'sr Gorton's Minstrels Will Ap- pear September 28, 29, 30. The reputation which Gorton's Min strels have achieved during the 10 odd years they have been in exlstenoe Is fully Sustained this season. The primary aim of a minstrel show Is. to amuse and ths performances of Gorton's truupe fullfUl this aim to perfection. There Is not a dry spot 'in the entire programme. . A continuous performance of muslo and comedy mingled, with feats cf agility In a Judicious manner give a most satisfac tory effect. "MCCARTHY'S MISHAPS." j . . Four Night's and Saturday Matinee, Be ginning Wednesday, October 1st. 'The musical comedy "McCarthy's Mis haps' Barney Ferguson will be on hand to piay the role of the unfortunate Mc Carthy, and he is supported by a full complement of. comedians, dancers and pretty girls to round out the grotesque stage pictures. The entertainment opens with McCarthy among the ballet dancers, then makes him the victim-of a picnic party, and finally lands him at home af ter the honeymoon, somewhat broken up by his numerous strange misadventures. The cast will include Feguaon and Ma?k the funniest of all eccentric comedians, Caron and Herbert, the World's greatest comedy acrobats. Jas. E. Rome and Margarlte Ferguson. Charlotte Ray, Dick Ferguson and Grace P'assmore, the D'Estelle Sisters, Misses Fenn and Wheel er, Virginia Logan and a large chorus. Mr. Santley's Fifty Years of Song. Rarely, If ever, 1ms it fallen to the. lot of a singer to celebrate, his Jubilee as a public vocalist with all his power and charm practically unimpaired. Yet Mr. Charles Santley is today as welcome to all lovers of music as he was fifty years sgo. He won his way ut tirst by sheer force 6f art wedded to a personality which has done much to elevate and epnoble the po feSslon which he still adornsi " How great he was In opera the younger generations can guess from the brilliant renderings of the works '"of Handel which have marked his lator years .' Mr. Stanley Is still the greatest Kngllsh barytone," and his fifty years of achievement entitle him to the gratltuo cf all his oountrymen,- London Daily Chronicle. ' ' r Which Was the Peach? , A Princeton student found a note, Jn a peach from a romuntlc New Jersey girl, but being a practlcul youth and Incident ally a reader of this dally newspapers, h hasn't decided to follow up the senti mental lead. Perhaps if he could be as sured that the young woman herself was Another peach, nr Posglhte:pUJ!B.heJ might consider the little rotoance from a more fruitful point of view. Cleveland Plalndealer. , .; Get your "Red Schoolhouse" shoes for tbe boys snd girls from Billings, 229 Mor rison. Stockings free. , New York's The at r es NEW YORK, September 20. Tbe ' the atrical season opens with an easy' and natural . swing in New: York, - and ths buildlrig of new theatres presages a hppy result to our enterprising manag ers. VjT:!'. . The Broadway season opened at tha Garrtck theater wlth'The New Clown." a three-act farce by H. M. PauIL It Is one of Charles Frohman's new Importa tions from London, where It had ft long and successful run at Terry's and the Comedy theatre. This bright farce was very favorably received by a large audi ence.' : The hero is a young nobleman who. adopts the role of a clown in order to escape tha police, who are trying to arrest him for tbe supposed drowning of a friend. There li plenty of fun and good love making In "The New Clown." Complica tions are brought about by the Infatua tion of the hero for the equestrienne, at whom the strong man of the sawdust folks has already set bis cap. The leading parts are cleverly played by Pameson Lee Finney and Jennie Bus ley, assisted by Julias Witmark, Marga ret Gordon, Beatrice Morgan and an ex cellent cast generally. The Broadway theater opened auspici ously with "Sally In ourlAlley" under the Lederer management. This pretty little comedy is In two acts, wltn a number of scenes. The first shows the original Sal ly's Alley. Another portrays the interior of an East-Side drygoods store, a third showing the interior of a fashionable Fifth Avenue mansion. The play is most handsomely staged, there being consider ably over one hundred people In the cast. Including some prominent actors and ac tresses, notably Marie Cahlll, Julius Steger. Ray Gilmore and others. "Soldiers of Fortune" opened at the Sa voy theatre under the management of H. B. Harris and assistant James Forbes. It has been considerably strengthened and bettered since last season, new scenic ef fects being used and the cast much Im proved, rretty uorotny Tennant has a idlng role, with Robert Edson, of course. In the principal part Brandon Tynan's new play "Robert Emmet," has made a 'hit at the Four teenth Street theatre, where it will prob ably have a long hin. The scenes are laid In Ireland in the days of 1803 when English treachery was the chief subject of irlsh thought. Mr. Tynan has agreeably mingled humor and pathos In his melo drama and himself takes the role of "Robert Emmet." Manager Rosenquest has given the play a very handsome stag ing. 1 Mrs. Patrick Campbell began again on the 15th at the Garden theatre in a new play, to be followed with a dramatiz ation of Edith Wharton's translation of "Es Lie 6e dos Leben." She will then start on a tour of the United States, re turning to give her entire repertoire at some prominent New York theatre. Viola Allen is making great prepara tions for her appearance in Hall Caine's new play '"The Eternal City" which opens at , the Victoria this month, 1 1 : Allen Will have the part of Donna Roma Volonna, and her brother (Chas. W. Al len, will be acting manager, under Llebler & Co., of "The Eternal City." This play Is considered the most im portant production ever made by Lleb ler & Co., the smallest details of the re production having been carefully worked f out by Ma'sager- George Tyler, who has been abroad for that purpose and to look out for good thinks for the present sea son. W. H. Crane opened the Criterion Sep tember 3, under Charles Frohman's management- in "David Ilarum," and .will then. play In this sueeess aeross the conti nent from Portland, Mains, to Portland, Oregon. . " , E. E. Rice's "Show Girl" Is repeating Its Broadway success at the Grand Opera House where It is having a most success ful run, this theatre having been thor- Siatoii .' Opens tyith Man agtr - Looking for Good . . Butlntst During A Com ' ingWlnUr. i ; , T:- oughly, overhauled to make 'room for a big production of It. , Prominent among the beauties In the cast Is Miss Fenton Brswart. whose picture accompanies this artlclaj. ' ' ' "r Klaw ft ' SrUnger new theatre win open with tha new Drury Lane spectacle "Blue Beard.7; which wlU overtop" aven "Ben Hur." .. ; Tba Rodger Brothers in Harvard are at the Knickerbocker , under ; th same raanagemsnt .' ''j'-n'yj The Greenwall Stock, Company opens the season at the American with "Tba Christian.", and Lillian Bayer has a strong part, to ths cist . . - ,':':,' This will be followed by a very clever selection of first class productions which will bis used -in their various houses throughout tha country. V V .';) The Empire opens with John Crew's play "Ths Mummy and Humming Bird.? There Is an odd character in this novelty, an old Italian or gas-grinder who baa coma to London to slay the man who stole his wife. ,; John Drew appears as the scientist who Is the chief figure In the play and engages the" old Italian as his valet. In this capacity the old man pre vents the elopement of the scientist's wife with the very man who had dishonored his own home. - . ; HERBERT E. CLAMP. Hay Fever Theories. Some recent sclsntlflo investigations on the stsbject in Germany have not added very much to our knowledge as to the causes of ths disease or Jhe most effect ual remedy. A great many different theories are advanced by patients 'as- to the origin In their own cases. One lady declared that she caught hay fever when ever she happened to think of it while another said an attack would be brought &n by thinking of a cornfield. A third patient asserted that It would be pro duced If cats . came into the room; one has heard before of the sight of a cat bringing on a fainting fit and some hypersensativ parson attributed a swoon to the smell of a rose. The rather generally received opinion that the pol len of flowers is the cause of hay fever is not confirmed by Dr. Thost's experiments. The doctor Is, unfortunately, unable to propound an effectual cure. There Is ft prophylatlc, indeed, but some people would think the remedy as bad as the dis ease. It Is to live In a place where there Is no vegetation. , On t)-at account the Island of Heligoland is much resorted to by German sufferers. There are spots on our own coastb where the condition Is tolerably well fulfilled, and -in any . case it may be said that people vho habitually suffer from hay fever should take their holidays at the seaside rather than in the, pountry.London Globe. Children of the Poor. Prof. E. Benjamin Andwsws declares that parentage among the poor should be discouraged. rhls is a, 'good enough theory to create i sensation, but beyond "that end it has no merit whatever. Had this theory been In force, the world would have had no Lincoln, no Frank lin, nO Spurgeon, no Gladstone, no Homer, no Shakespeare. Poverty Is no obstacle to character- building; It Is a positive help. Early toll becomes a fixed habit and deprivation teaches, soul-deep, the di vine lessons of wholesome aspiration and self-denial. The elder Rothschild, the elder Vander- bllt. Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Field, John W. Mackny and a host of others most emi nently capable of self-support were born under unfavorable conditions, If there be such. The unrestrained breeding of disease and vice is. another question, and one of vital importance. But poverty Is not hereditary. Chicago Kecord-Hernld. To Decorate Women. Ostrich feathers are plucked for market as follows: A man carefully examines the nock and picks out those birds whose feathers are ripening, groups them Into dozens and pens them In so that they can not run about and Injure their beautiful plumage. When the plucking time comes each bird Is enticed into a narrow, dark passageway. The entrances are then closed and the bird thus imprisoned. A cloth bag Is thrown over the creature's head. Then the plucking begins. Three men, perched upon platforms outside of the pen, reach over the board inclosure snd with curious sclssor-like appliances pluck off the feathers. Whatever wounds a bird may receive are immediately dres sed. Tbe tail feathers sre pulled and not cut. simply because they reproduce better than other feathers of the ostrich. While the plucking Is In progress the os trich ketps up a dismal roaring. Were it not for the staunch construction of the pen the creature would kick the boards into splinters. St Paul Pioneer Press. i The Bark of a Dog. Strangely enough, barking, which seems to us so characteristic of the dog, is not one of its natural sounds at alt No wild dogs bark, and, what Is more remarkable. If dogs are Isolated for a long time from their human masters they seem to lose the faculty. " Thus a number of! dogs turned loose on Juan Fernandez Island were found in thirty-three years to have completely lost the habit, but to be able to re-acqutrs It On the other hand, wolf puppies, as well ss young wild dogs If reared among tame ones, readily learn to bark. It almost seems as If the sound were differentiated from the howling and yelping natural to the wild canine in or der to communicate with man and serve I his purpose. It is worth observing that the habit can be eliminated when desired. l me breeds -ef dwg-fv red -fcy poachersv :, . AN UP-TO-DATE NEWSPAPER. The Journal, an acorn of newspapers, for. several months, becoming now an oak of newspapers. By carrier, In city, 10 cents a week. PORTLAND ACADEMY Boys Enjoy TTiansdvcsQld Halt- 7- fiomah Building in Plaice. .' .i . . t The boys of he Porland Academy cer tainly do enjoy themselves, after school hours on a vacant block In front of the ? academy building. ; A reporter who start ed out that way yesterday was greatly interested" In the antics of;. ths young ,. men;. i' ":-),' i . , ; . ..There were about a score of -them out In their football Uniforms, '.going through .' all kinds of stunts which greatly pusxled -the reporter, who knows nothing about football. All of a sudden the boys would . rush to a given point ' and squat down In circle with heads to head Ilk a lot of quail on . a frosty, -morning. Then -they would break away, as they ssy In prise ring parlance, and form themselves In a T-shaped squad. A bystander ex plained to th unsportsmanlike reporter that this was ' called a . flying . wedge. They. certainly did wedge into those lined up against them, but with the Im mense amount of padding each wore no ons was hurt '.. -. Ths old Multnomah Club house, which wss purchased by the . academy, Is In place , and brickmasons are busily sn- gaged in placing a foundation under th largs building. This work , will be rap idly completed, and then the carpenters will bo turned loose on the Interior. FIFTY CENT WHEAT Enormous Sales in the Palouscon That Basis. COLFAX, Wash.. Sept aO.-Wheat la selling at 60 oents a bushel In the Palouse country, and there is a rush to sell. Only i one firm Is paying hat prioe, but th local agent Is almost burled with wheat offered by the f armors who have been holding for that price. Seymour Manning is the Agent here for th Northwestern Warehouse Company, of San Francisco and Portland. He received orders yester day morning to pay 60 cents for wheat at Paiouso esBstry pointer and sine thr irtr life has been a strenuous one. From the time of receiving the order until 9 o'clock last night he had purchased 202,000 bush els of whsat, every bushel being bought direct from tha farmer who raised it The limit given Mr. Manning was 6S cents at Portland. The freight rate is u.aa cents per bushel and tha warehouse charges are ltt cents, so the price paid Is a shade above the limit Other deal ers refused to pay the price, and no other sales are reported for the day. Mr. Man ning's" purchases Include some, of the largest Individual crops in the Palouse country. BIG TRAIN OF SALMON Forty .Cars 6! Fish Leave Portland Last Night for the East. Another Big shipment of salmon left Portland last night for tha East It is th'e second time this year that a solid train load has pulled out of this city destined for Chicago. The train consisted of 40 cars, each carrying 470 cases, four dozen 1-pound cans to a case, making a total of 800 tons. A similar shipment left here a week; ago, which was the first solid train of salmon ever sent East. This train . reached Chicago yesterday, occupying Just a week in transit but wa,s smaller by ten cars than the one that left last night. The idea of sending solid train loads of salmon to the Bast was suggested by Freight Clerk Bweet and th Portland Board of Trade took advantage of tha opportunity to advertise the state by stretching banners on several of the cars announcing that the train was loaded with "Paclflg Coast Salmon from Ore gon." - ' - The fish wers partly from the Columbia! River and part from Alaska. It is ex pected that another train loadwill leave Portland next Week for New York City. NEW FREIGHT DEPOT For the Portland Railway Company On the West Side. Superintendent Fuller, of the Portland Railway Company, thinks that he was treated rather harshly In the council chamber last Tuesday by a delegation of Fast Side ladles " headed by Mr. Much, and backed u by several councllmen. I am doing all in my power to run our road as near up to the standard laid down by these ladles and others as Is possible. It Is true that I did promise to do away with th freight depot, as soon as possible, and am moving as fast as I can.,- We have leased a place on this side of the river but are having trouble with tenant who declines to vacate tha premises. I Suppose Mr. Psxton will - have to bring ejectment -proceedings In the Justice Court and dispossess e man. Then we will move ngnt in ana do away with the depot, which seems SO Objectionable." GERMAN SAENGERFEST. LOS ; ANGELES,. Cal.. Sept 20.-Th German' and American flags and festoons ot Bed and black adorn the streets of Los Angeles today .in honor of the German singers, who have congregated hers front all parts of California for their annual aehgegfeat rf-Tfasr- cuueet t"pT6gTam was Inaugurated today in Hazard's pavnion. Tomorrow will bo parad day and Mon day will be given up. to social amuse ments. Judging from the suspicion! opening ths gathering will" far eclipse any, previous saengerfest, both in tho num ber of vhrtors snd th quality of musioi i