THE OKEGO DAILY JOTOXAX, .rOItXLAyP, CTTOSPAY EYEST55"0 JJEOrsrcEIt, 4. .19( 11 BO WaiMUndeSamfor Assistance ? : The Legislative Committee" Holds a ' v Meeting and Appoints a .? V1 ' V Commissioner ''" ''- One of .the most Important gteps toward making the coming Lewla and Clark Fair ' a real aucoess wus -made at a meeting of the ' legislative commute yesterday - afternoon in the office of Director F, L i Willis in the Commercial. Building, i. K. ' Kn&nn vm sxinntntAd a anonlal . commit' loner to Interview the governor of the . adjacent states, within the next month, ' requesting them to incorporate a recom tnendatloa for the Lewi and Clark Fair In their messages to their respective Vtt leiaturea,. ' " Other business transacted was the ap pointment of a auboommlttee of three to carry out the recommendation contained in a. letter from Director W. D. Fenton to the legislative committee. . . ' Those Dreamt at the meeting were Chairman X 'U Mills, P. U Willis, J. v. erg, j. C Uooper ana Kutus Aiauory, I V':"' V LETTEB FROM FENTON. V- was , reaa - ana its , recoroMnuauuin . adopted, except that calling for a sub- wmaiTOt ox UTS. tiu cwaiaiun iihiujih that a, subcommittee of three ooulil 3o the work much better, Those appointed were W. D. Fenton, P. I Willi and Kufus Mallonr. - . lows:-'.'- ' "I am compelled to attend upon ' trial In the Supreme Court at the time your" committee meets and I regret my Inability to be present, as I' am certain that the work before us is extremely lm- "Bmnarrt ana rna time -verv anon, aimv i noj. suggest,- nowe, ui a, uucuni- -. -tnttte of -not tor exceed -Sva b appointed to draft the foUowftig Important -.. meas , " ' J500.000 WANTEJX "First A pill for an act to appoint an Oregon Lewis and Clara commission of nine members, and to appropriate 500, 000 for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Of 1905. .1 "Second A circular address to be Is sued by the board o directors, signed by the president and secretary, succinctly outlining the plan, purpose and general ei.-ope of the Fair, and the estimated cost of the same. "Third-An official letter to be likewise authorized.. and. -signed and sent to the Governors of the States of Washington, Idaho, Montana, - Wyoming and Utah, RKking them- to recommend to their Leg' iHlatures appropriations to asslwt Oregon in noming me wenienmai. - ' Fourth A like letter to be sent to the Governors of the States of California and NevAim. inviting, them .to -recommend cine Coast enterprise, and asking each tftta,.JU jmake appropriationa-jtacgtato exhibits. -.. . "Fifth A like letter to the Governors Of the states west of the Mississippi, and particularly the .Governor of the State .of Missouri, urging upon each of them co-operation and Inviting them to ask the -Co-operation of their states, and the transfer of their exhibits from St. Louis in 1904 to the Lewis and Clark Centennial. 2,0O0,000 APPROPRIATION. "Stacth-A formal communication to the President of the United States, asking him to -send a special message to Con press, recommending Congressional aid and the transfer of the exhibits from the Philippine and other territorial posses signs gathered for the St. Louts Exposi tion, and a direct appropriation of I., 000,000,-to -be expended by United States commissioners, of which f 2(0,000 .shall be used for the erection by the United States ' of a Lewis and Clark Memorial Building, to contain therein statues of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas FL Benton, Lewis F. the great explorers, Iewks and Clark, Albert Gallatin.- and perhaps two or three other such buildings to be located upon a site donated to the City of Portland and to. be maintained as the home of the Oregon Historical Society and other pub lic bodies, and to be devoted, to useful knowledge and the arts forever. ; 'T'BtYmt1rWitCW' which each state and the General' Government may be eifl- ' ciently approached, with a view to their 'attve"wi0PraT16nr'hdrotl, empkijuieni of come suitable man. or committee of persona, to take active charge of this matter at once. - - - "I am persuaded that these sugges tions, or others of like Import, should take active and potential form within the next 30 days, and I on very anxious to Uo all I can to aid In the preliminary COMMISSIONER APPOINTED. Chairman Mills reported that J.: F, Knapp, an experienced exposition man. wished to be appointed; special commit s loner to Interview the governors of. theJ adjacent states and then to appear before the Legislatures and prevail on them to make an appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Fair.'- . It was unanimously decided to - adopt the .report of Mr. Mills, and Mr. Knapp wat'atjonce Instructed to lose no time in commencing v-hlS2.worJfe;-:lljlir.''Jrs?. to successful before the. governors he will be retained to ga, before the lgUlaturea or tne various states aiso. "But,! questioned Mr.- Mallory. "what will Mr. Knapp say when the governors -before-whom Be may ap(e.ar jisk what appropriation the Oregon Legislature haa made for the Fair?" This proved a . stumbling; block for" a lv minutes, when a happy look appeared on Mr. Mills' face as he answered:,. "Mr, Knapp -can reply to them that the Lewis: and:- Clark -Fair Corporation re nnests 1800,080,- but that the Legislature bus not met yet.'wbich is perfectly true." , Thls seemed to convince the members and the , ..smiles, appeared on . their cuurrtenancea once 1 more. : i MR. MILLER'S PLAN., The plan ef Henry B.i Mtllen-t'nlted W. P. Kraner. T. 3. Pattersoa. f Te 1 e lUUIICI IX VU MERCHANT TAILORS Importers of English and Scotch woolens. aft Washington 9t., . Portland 0r. Statesj Corjiul to New Chwaiigr Chifia, who appai'd .before the botud a few dikCUBSfld. .-."-, -r,', ;(,. .r...fc'-'.'i'-. '. Mr. Miller's plan is that Congress pro vide a detail ot officers to assist in se curing and establishhr exhibits! to ap point a commissioner .to seure the ex hibits of Russia, Japan, China,' Korea, Slam, India and the islands of the PaoUie at the St. Looia Expowltkm: ate to Tistt these countrlea to secure their interest In making special exhibiu and to super Vise the collection-of these exhibits, j - , COU OSCBTS LETTER. Col Henry E. Eosch bas sent tpe hol loing letter to possible exhibitors at the Oregon section -of the Osaka xpositoa: "It has, been finally cectaea te partici pate oommereially at the exposition at Osaka Japan. and you are eordially In vtted to make an -exijlblt ot ypur tPro duots., - . i V ;.'-- ..The exhibit wiB be taken te Japan and returned free of cost to you. and If sold, the net -proceeds to be returned to yoa.' - i - .'.n-. it. ?: ,:: ; . -"I shaU take pleasure in calling during this week to consult with you as to what is best to send. - '- . CITY BRIEFS 3- rf eltjrsubserlbere lall to secure their paper they wlirwonfer a favor if thsy will call up Main-600 and entar their eom- piaints,' ; ' WEATHER FORECAST. , 1 '"The storm yesterday -oft the Washlng.- - ton coast has moved' well Inland and it is central this morning a a trough of low. pressure, extending southeastward from British Columbia to Montana. The fol-! lowing maximum wind velocities occurred yesterday afternoon! -sNorth ;; Head, 19 miles southeast; Tatoosh Island, 44 south; As-toria, 28 southeast; "Walia- Walla. S3 south, .t.' -. ,v-i.. ' - . : Heavy rains have fallen " In Western Oregon and Western Washington, and rain or snow occurred generally In the eastern-portions of theso state and in Idaho. - . : - It ta much warmer In Sou thorn Oregon, Northern California, Northern Nevada, Northern Utah and Sou the in Idaho. Re ports from the cold wave sections of the East are missing, exeepa from Omaha. Where aero weather is reported, . -. " TUB RIVER.. - ' ' The river stage at Portland this morn ing to I0. feet. At Eugene it rose feet to a stage of 13.6 feet during the last 13 hours, The river will continue to rise, probotbly -ree.cn his; jlS.6 .feet at Portland sometime Baiuraay ana i reel vy eusr- Wester B-OPron Tonight- and - Friday, showers; cooler sooth portion tonight; westerly winds. . T Western Washington Tonight an Fri day ehowem; westerly winds. I - Eastern Oregon Tonight partly clohdy. With rata or enow; Friday "probably fair. Southern Idaho Tonight rain or' snow; cooler west portion; Friday, probably fair. Eastern - Washington and . Northern Idaho Tonight rain or . snow;' Friday probably-fair. c ' EDWARD A. BEALS, . Forecast Official. MlnnaoaraDh work, oorreaoondence. Elr- lin & McCarthy, room 19. Russell Building. Antldated Jewalery made over,, using your own gold. Watches and Jewelery re paired. Tlngry. Wash, and Third, upstairs. Prof. Btr.;n Is on a lecturing tour, but will return De-ceKhber "8 and will be ready for;, business; at Morrison streets twom-M,-- --- -: -" Monument Baiaar at Merrill's Clelery, tot Blxth street. Indian. War Veterans' andNjPloneeFs evening tonight, and a hne program. ; Everybody eorne, H. T, Scott, presldent-of the Union Iron Wprka of San- Francisco," has sent in a check for $100 to Secretary R. W. MitcheU of the Clark testimonial committee. Unitarian . Bazaar Thuraday and Fri day evenings, J o clock, and Friday after noon. Attractive articles for Xmas dolls, fancy work,, aprons, baby articles, pic tures, candles, mincemeat, fruit cake. Re freshments. Musla by Wilder quartet. Admission 10 cents. . S. C Beach, whose term of office as county recorder expired July 1, has formed a partnership, with - Mann & Abbott, printers, 2 Second street. Prior to hold ing of office, Mr. B, was In the printing business on First street, and has been a printer r since- 1874, Tne - new v firm of Mann, Abbott f fcieacn solicit tne patron age or its friends ana trust they win not rorget tne name ana numoer. ,- A. A. Ritchie, a well known newspaper man of Portland, who is now sojourning for his neaitn at Tucson, Aria, writes a friend here 'that he is rapidly recovering in the dry warm atmosphere of the South. Though. as yet ftup. from well he Is con fident tnat ne wiu ultimately recover en tlrely from' the lung trouble with which he has been afflicted and his many Mends will be pleased to hear that he contem plates returning again to Old Webfoot with the! migratory birds of spring. Portland Club. Fifth and Alder. Finest lunoh in' the. city. Portland Club, Fifth and Alder. A meeting ef the transportation com mittee of the chamber of commeroe was TSratrysTeru"ary afterHSirtrftne of Bear of tha secretary, at i9 .Washington street. F. E. Baumgartner of the uray Steamship Company -explained .. to the members the value of Coos Bay trade and how to obtain it. it was decided to refer this matter,, after further con sideration, to the trustees of the Cham ber of Commerce, ' " 'T.y- GOT OFF CLEAR. v ST. LOCI8, Deo. .4. Under direct in structlona from the udge, the Jury in the case of the State ot Missouri against Nicolaus last nlgfit returned a verdict of pot guilty in the famous St. Louis boodle trial. The state failed to show uhat Nico laus had paid tribute while a member of the board of directors of the Suburban Street Railway Company;..; a NATURE'S OWN CURE Nyomei fcures Catarrh .With- -Qui uangerous uruggmg :' of the Stomach. . . Not until Hyomei was discovered has it been -possible -to truthfullyraay - that a remedy for- ca(arrh'.-waa known, t-l:iv Thla-remedy" 1 brthed through the Hyomei inhaler for a few - minutes four times a day, and Huring that time every particle -of air taken into the air 4 pas sages and lungs is impregnated with the germ-hilling - and health-giving Hyomei, It is the only treatment tnat cures ca tarrh, V, ;.-:- -. Stomach drugging often causes disor dered digestion or brings ton some other disease 'and - never- makes a permanent cure of catarrh. Hyomei not only kills the germs in the throat i and nose' but penetrates to the minutest alt cells In the lungs and enters the blood with the oxygen, killing the garms la the blood. It frees the mucous membrane from posion ous microbes and gives-perfect health, T A complete outfit costs but tl.OO and includes an Inhales, dropper and sufficient Hyoirtftt for more than a month's treat- nient. The leading druggists of this city have so much faith in .the merit of Ilyoiflel that they agree to return the money to any purchaser who may, be dissatisfied. fXlEIHl IS - S '. , 'A: Portland Railway Com; zpany Improveinsnls. City k Subarbaa Wantva New '.v Blanket Franchise From ' " the CoundL"' " " r The yast Improvements undertaken" and planned by the Portland Hallway Cam pany for the next year will amount to between MOO.DKO and 400J0. . : Superin tendent fuller, in an interview with Journal representative, said: - Completing our extensions, we shMl have added cot less than 39 tnileiriuore ef track oo -our lines, and thus maka It more convenient for persons who live on our lines to be able to get to town with out the. necessity of taking a long walk until reaching a car. ,. r' : .. - MANY IMPROVEMENTS.', - "Our company expeeta to inake numer ous improvements during the next year, and work will be continued as soon as weather will perrajt. - We shali expend several hundred thousand doilais In these yarious improvements, which will consist f I relaying of trucks, grading,, bridge repairing and other necessary aiteratipna and additiona. , ' " , , ' ,'. ARTICLES FILED, 1 ii "We have Just filed supplementary articles ot Incorporation, providing for the extension of our present lines." The authorised capital stock is S00,0, of which 1100,000 will be preferred ' stock aad the balance common stock. , The capita stock, however, is the same as In our original articles and to merely tech nlcal. ' . ,. -. . .."The extensions proposed by our corar 4any include that of the Fifth-Street line to the Mucaaam road, anoUier te tli. Portland . Heights and still another on h East ,8W., :-.- WANTS 3LANKKT FRANCHISE. ( -The City & Suburban-Company tntro' duceu an ordlnaAfe at yesterday's session of the City Council, In which the company asks (or a blanket franchise (or la years. ana proposes to give up au otter rran cbises now held by them.' The general tenor of the ordinance is the same as that granted to the Portland Railway Company, with the exception of the Urm. It was decided to dlsVbss the: matter, at a joint meeting of the Council and the board of public works on Monday night next. It seems evident that the ordinance will pass, with the possible exception of the term of years asked, as several of the Councilmans have expressed an -op In ion that they think the term too long. EXTENSIONS .PROPOSED. Among ether matters the company asks In the franchise permission to construct lines on Nineteenth" andf Twenty-fourth streets from GlJsan to SaVier, streets; also the right to extend their "Williams avenue line ffom Piedmont to woodlawn, to con nect the Brooklyn line with the Waverly Woodstock .line, and the East "AnKeny line with the Irvlngton line. SANTA PAULA SAILED TODAY Returns to the Bay City in Tow of the Rescue. . The oil barge Santa Paula, Capt. Mo Govern, left down -the river this morning en route to San Francisco in tow ot the Rescue. The Santa Paula Is one. of th most peculiarly constructed crafts ' that ever entered the Columbia River. Sha Ms a four-masted schooner, put, amTdahips is utterly bare of any upper decorations. Many who saw her observed that they would not like to risk their Uvea, on, her 1ft the open sea. but In coming up the coast the vessel proved that she is capa ble of withstanding storms of the most severe character with comparative ease. During' the last two days of her voyage she battled with contrary Winds , and strong gales, and came in over the bar. bone- the-worse-for her experience,: - Th- vesset" belongs'-traia Union Off Company cf San Francisco, and brought S.Oto barrels -of. crude-oils-wmeh-wae con .signed -to tb. PorUaad Oa - Comtjany. The cargo waa disobarged ty means of pipes, and but one man waa required to do the wotlc- which Is quite a contrast from the largo force that would have been necessary In order to have handled a cargo of wood or coal. This ts one Im portant savins; which the steamboat men who have adopted oil as a fuel expect to maka Later the Santa Paula may make reg ular trips between 8aa Francisco and Portland, but whether she -does so ' or not depends largely upon subsequent de velopments. For the pant few years she has been carrying oil between the Bay City and Ban Pedro. During tag short stay in the city, Capt. McOovern made many friends among the water-front res idents of Portland. t- IT COT ON HER NERVE. . (New. Orleans Times-Democrat-) - "Bpea king of the little thing that ef- frieht the souls of men." said a.aentle- hian who lives tip town," "reminds me ef the; experience of a young lady of my neighborhood a few eveaings agox - "There waa a brightly polished, prettily haped conch shell on the table in her reading room, brought from over the lake by a younger brother. The young lady had been reading for some time when her yes fell on the conch shoH. Was the. thing-really moving? 8 he was hot certain about it- But it. looked 'that-raVr?it was gradually-slipping or- tbe-edve-of the table. Maybe the table waa tilted. No; it was not. It was perfectly- flat perfectly level. She could hear no rap. ping. Besides, she did not believe in this table-rapping business, did not believe in spirits at all. in fact But the cones shell was moving; Just the same, moving slowly, to be sure, but still movlag.' Her blood began to get cold..- 8ha called ber mother into the room and asked her if she could see the shell moving. ' She said young lady waa about to become frantic when her mother, who quickly designed the reason, explained that there was a real live conch in the shell. , Ana sure enough there waa The . young - ladys -serves calmed somewhat, but she read mtir-t, mt tT"Vt night," J M- mum Awliil Th Jmimal a rapidly aalhett circulation to that H is the only papar in Portland that darsa e print tha news. . - .. .i i i'i i . -4 J. tr .in f J,. f 4 . . ! ' . S0L1E ARE NOT . NEWSPAPERS jodge Xhlsla Renders i Opinion la ;:Twthrt-l2le .flotue Case. V' ,H. A. .ilUler'g patttlon for saloon U cense at the Twelve-Mile House occupied County Judge Webster's time yesterday" afternoon. . The arguments pro and eoa were lengthy and involved the question of what proportion of the inhabitant of the dlariot -bad signed the petition ottered by Mr, JHUler. , ' ' . ' Judge Webster objected pointedly to the manner In .which the petition had beest published la the Review, a com mercial pape a The court held that In the meajiing of tha law, a weekly com mercial publication is not a newspaper, and that the petition should hare been given publicity It a daily paper. Judge Webster wtn hear the" remon tratora ,a Friday, at which time the case may be settled. . i .i ' PERS0RALS. - . i W. H.J Meek of Denver is in town. . E. M. West Of SUets Is ir. the city. f F.' IL Mason of Spokane is in the city, " Charles F. Aaron, of Chicago is in the t;lty. , D. 8. Chandler of New York is in the city. - -i-ir, " T.J. C Kennedy of New York is in the city. ' - A. Long lea of Chicago is at the Port land. ...JJ.'JF. Brlttlngham of New York is in town, 4 . v James 1L Haley of Pendleton is in the city. v , , ' E. A. Lemgn of Mount Angel is In town. : '. , Frank Fogarty of Westport, Or.. Is in town. ' A. L. Breckenrloge of Astoria is at the Imperial. . . - - W. J. Borton of Huntington la at the Ferklna. - O. L. Bpangler of Duluth. Minn., Is in the city. --,:,. J. . Qulnn of New York is at the Portland. J. R. ysnlfy of Ban KrarK-isco Is in the city. - . W. T. Klots of" Seattle Is In town on business. "J. T. Fischer" of Mosrow -ts. at the Perkins. Robert O.. Bmilh of Omits Pass is hi the city. W. Y. Carvry of St. Paul is at the Imperial. ' I Frank J. , Towle' of St. Paul is at the Portland. W. J.'Lewls of Seattle is In the city on business. ' Jerry Swart of Athena Is registered at the Perkins. 8. Baukofsky of Sun Francisco is at the fhe Portland, -s- , 3. C. Fitssimmona of San Francisco is in the city. J. 8. Swank of Albany is in the city for a few days. George Q. Mowatt of Ban Francisco is at the . Perkins. J. DiTMur'phy and wife of Lincoln,' Or., are in. the oity.. J . .. 1 , ... S. F. Corham and S. Birch of Seattle at. at. tha Portland. . : V. Bt Klein, a" irorainent merchant of Palouse, is in town. i . C. tJ. Fratunder of Aberdeen is reg istered at the Portland. C. W. Dority of La Crosse, Wash., is In the city on business. J. J. O'Neill and wife of Lebanan are registered at the Portland. E. T. Colton and wife of Chicago are registered at the Imperial. Richard Smith, a prominent merchant of Spokane, is In the city. Miss Daisy Steele . of Independence is visiting "friends in the city. L. L. Bright of Duluth, Minn., is In Portland looking for a location. , A. O. Bimgerhoft and wife of Carlton are In the city for a few days. A. O. Manson of Beaver Dam. Wis., Is spending a few Jays In the city. ' Miss Alice G. Sheridan of San Fran cisco Is registered at the Portland. Charles W. Pike and wife of San Fran cisco are registered at the Portland. C. R. Hyde and W., H. McDonald of Oakland are stopping at the Perkins. S. S. Burton, a prominent citizen of Evansville, Intl., is in the city. on busi ness ' Frank Jloward, a San Francisco mer chant, registered at the Perkins this morning. A. H. Coate and j James, both of San Francisco, are registered at the Portland.". . ......T....,. F. t. Hamshard is in the city for a few days. Mr. ilamsbard is a prominent New.Yprifer. ' Charles E. Phillips of Sacramento is at the Perkins, where ha will remain for several days. W, H.,Kuhlman, traveling salesman for Goldberg. Harris & Uo. or Hew xora. is at the Portland. W. D. McGee is back from a lengthy trio to Volker. Alaska, where he Is at present established. . F. W. Hall of San Francisco is back from .a trip to the Sound and will leave this evening for bis noma, F. E. Beacb, president of the board of trade, is in Tacoma on business, lie is expected borne tomorrow. One reason why The Journal haa rapidly gained circulation Is that tt is the only paper In Portland that dares to print the news. NOVELTIES FOR XMAS - Genuine Hanfj-Carved Ivory Delicate and Beautiful ' Corona Ware Hand-Painted Steins Austrian Plaques 1 Rich Cut Glass : ALL NEW: A. N.WRIGHT. VW- The Iowa jewelerX'x 293, Morrison Street, hear sth. 111 (01(11 is ir mi Many- New 0rdinances ..??A theTapiSa r " ' " Grass ami Others Uy for J Consideration. Councllmaa ...Ajbet's 'grass ordinance brought out considerable discussion and some winy repartee at tha meeting of the Common' Council yesterday afternoon. Albee wants the city t keep grass and weeds from growing in the streets, and the question arose whose duty it would become to enforce the ordinance. Some bought the polios department should Osculate It, aad ethers that the city ea glndr was tha proper puraon. The erdV naace came nearly , being indeilnltely post poned: seven Votes, however, saved it from such fate, and the bill waa fin ally referred back to the street committee. NEW BICYCLE ORDINANCE. The new bicycle ordinance introduced by Slgler Will, if passed, compel wheel men to take the middle of the road on many streets 011 the Snit Side, and' West Side as Weil. On the T$est.Blde the dis trict In which sidewalk riding 1 pro hibited begins at Lovejoy street, running south along Twenty-fourth street and the JComeH road to Washington, to Chapman, to Taylor, to "Fourteenth, to Jackson, Blxth and thence on the north line of Marquam's Gulch, the southern bound ary. Oh the East Side, riders will be barred from -(Tnioa avenue, from East Clay to East Burnstde; East .Burnslde. west of Eighth r East Morrison, west of East Seventh; Williams, from HaUey to Btanton, and Russell street west of Vnton avenue.., Bicyclists may use the walks in districts not named in the ordinance, from November 1 until the SOth ef the following April. - Wherever a path is laid - a-rider must nee It, otherwise he is a trespasser of -the:la w. .-Tnrdlnan was referred to the street .committee. CHIEF CAMPBELL OBJECTS. An intreeting discussion occupied a half-hour's time when Bentley s ordi nance defining hew outer walls should be constructed oil buildings within the fjre limits, it amended Section 8 of Ordi nance 7,481, and Mr. Bentley said he introduced it because the present ordi nance did not "-maka any provision for walla of a light wall, or air shaft, and that the owners of tha Failing Build ing, at Third and Morrison streets, want ed to use terra-cbtta, instead of brick, for the walls of their light well. Fire Chief Campbell, who was present, objected to the ordinance, saying that a terra-cotta wall would leave windows and openings very objectionable in case of Are. He said the architects ot the Falling Build ing were Informed before they" began work that a. brick wall was necessary. The chief said that the present ordinance eoverad- the ground very , well. --Tha ordi nance waa referred to -the street com Wtttea,'.'...' , - ....s...-- .. FOB ANOTHER OIL "TANK. "" Ah ordinance was Introduced for grant ing the Standard Oil Company permis sion to erect a tank for tha storage of fuel oil at the northeast corner of East Salmon and East Water streets. The stipulations in the ordinance are that a retaining wall of a height not less than 28 feet above low water mark be built, and that the ground around the tank be filled to the center line of the. street. Permission was also asked by the company to lay a -pipe line In East Main street, from East First to the river. Secretary R. M. Kelly, of the local Board of Fire' Underwriters, Was present at the Council and asked permission to speak. He said that crude petroleum was very explosive and a hazard to any safe guards against fires. He read two tele gram from San Francisco, telling of the explosion yesterday aboard the steam er Progresso, showing that crude oil may explode at any time. The ordinance waa referred to the street committee. ORDINANCES, INTRODUCED. -Ordinances introduced yesterday were: For the improvement of D street and appropriating $1,770; passed. For the Improvement of C street and appropriating $2,604.95; passed. For the improvement of B street and appropriating $1,893.91; passed. j?e tte JiS59ss",oLiysf9y sir, and appropriating $089; passed, i Transferring: $8,000. from tha general Pi ad -to the at r t .rapai r fund ; pa sued-. ' Appropriating $5,177 out of the general fund for the expenses of city officers dur ing the remainder of the year; passed. Providing for the Urns' and manner of improving Second street, from Davis to Jefferson, and Third street, from Glisan to Jefferson; referred to the street com mittee. Providing for the time and manner of Improving East Madison street, from East Sixteenth to East Twenty-fourth, Halsey from Holladay'g Addition to East Twenty, first, East Oak from East Water to East Third, and East Couch from East Twenty-eighth to Hawthorne's First Addition; passed. . Providing for the time and manner of constructing a sewer In Halsey street, and a sewer to be known as the Cook avenue district sewer; passed. Providing for Are escape on buildings; passed. This la th ordinance which was drafted by the' city "attorney.- ; RESOLUTIONS. ResoTufloris ' " were ' adopted" as follows: Sewtrs In East Oak, East Couch, Last Flanders and East Everett streets. For street -improvements Peninsular avenue frpra Clinton to Columbia boule vard; TJnion avenue! from East Oak to Bast Morrison; Goldsmith, -from Alblna avenue to a point eta reef south-; East Morrison street, from East Water to Vnlon avenue. . Petitions were granted for the Improve ment of Eaat Twnty-nlrth street- from East Burnslde to East Cooch, and Vnlon avenue from Weldler to Morris. . ) The petition of Warren E. Thomas for a franchise ror a telephone system waa referred to the street committee. A communication was received from County Clerk Field statins that the ag gregate value or assessable property in the city was $43,953,4. HE- SPIRIXCF-CHRISTElAS. : The spirit at CTirlitmas la already to be enjoyed at the G. Heltkemper Co.'s establishment, at 2St Morrison - afreet, where there ta a magnificent display of diamonds. Jewelry, watchaa and silver ware for the holiday trade. - Owing to the late arrival of all shipment of cut "glass area! reductions ara mad in law line to stimulate early buying. There ara many choice seieetions la other lines, sJl at fig ures to tempt taa purcnaaar of Holiday 1 presents, , v ,y.,l - :. . . Early Christmas Bargains. ' v Cloye and Fan Boxes. c Dainty boxe for storing away dainty bekingingg something every girl coveta. Our offering thU -reek it made of exceedingly pretty white and tinted celluloid, lined with delicate color, and 'either- appropriately lettered or decorated - with band painted sprays.-' -Ji i-, . - ' : 45c values this week 33e rf 60c values this week only 4&c 0 Extra Good Values Outing Flannels At Reduced Prices A great variety of lovely patterns in extra good qualities suitable for making sleeping garments, house dresses - and children's clothes. -Value per yard 8c iuc, special this week, ; s ": 'Special SaJeCi: Ladies Slippers. Very dressy patent leather and kid combination with one strap, dainty and pretty for holiday parties. Value $1.75, r0-. - special this week 7QC A Beautiful Face Is what all women want. Proper care of the skin taaketryrni beautiful. We remove" U blraishes, superfbua hair, moles, Ate. No scars. It Is well worth your while to call. No Chaigb to talk It over. Gray hair restored. Manicuring. "' NEW YORK ELECTRO-THERAPEUTC CO. 702 Mariuaa BnUns. FC91TLAND, OK. We are the doctors. Not M; D., but 4F. D." (Doctors of Furnaces;) If your furnace needs repairing, see us. r - ' Ml... fc , ,. ...-mm...' " - W.. Q..McPHERSON Heatlqg and Ventilating Engineer " 47 FIRST ST.. bet Ah aad Plat AJVIUeMENTS. THE BAKER THEATRE. Geo. I.. Baker Mgr. Tonlgm and all this week. Mats Sat.-, the Em pire Theatre (N. Y.) sac- cess, "THE MA.QUERADER8V presented by the Neill Stock Co. New and special scenery, jsiegant stags settings. The Baker prices Kvenlnr l&o, 250, 8to, tOc; Matinees, 16c, 16c. 25c. CORDHAY'8 Tonight and every night TH6ATRE. J. F. Cordray Manager. this week, usual Mat. Sat., uan Mason ana unas. a, Mason, the two emperors of Uermnn comedians, in the swellest comics entertainment on 'RUDOLPH AND ADOLPH. Chorus ot pretty alrls In pretty .dresses. Prices Evening, j5o and DOo; Matinee, lEc to any part of house; children 10c. MARQUAM GRAND. Cat Helilg; Manager. On week. beginning Mon., Dec. 1, Popular Mat inee Bat.. Webber Ik Field's great burlesque. -. : - "FIDDLE DEE DEE." Nothing but laughs. Popular prices, both evening and matinee. Evening, 7&c, 60c, 35c, 25c; matinee, ttte, 2&c. Beats are now selling. ' . CONCERT HALL BLAZIER BROS. CONCERT EVEKr NIGHT. 242-248 BURN SIDE. T" POOLTRFSHOf" Judge Shclkbargcr of Iowa to Judge Birds "Cat Show' The Oregon State Poultry Asesociation will hold Its Eighth Annual Exhibition on December 10 to 16 at Merrill's Cyclery. The object of the exhibition Is to encour age -the breeding of better stoek and '"more of It." President FertWlck, of the Association, In. an inttrvlew with a Journal represent- . tive yesterday afternoon, said: , "I expect this year's show to be larger tliaa. any previous, year, In Sk XMS this will be the, largest show of its kind ever given on the Pacific Coast. Birds have already-been entered from CaMfor-H; TUtt. WHBOIUKIUU iUdUW. tfuufiv Duel- laburger, of West Liberty, Iowa, one of j tha best poultry Judges in the countryW will Judge all entries. We, will also nave a 'cat show,' which will no doubt "also attract the i4les." One reason why Tha -Journal has rapidly gained circulation ta Hhat ft ia tha only paper ht Portland tnw dares to print the news, ., A Our Christines - Dolls." v They are the kind that, every lit tle girl wants and you can, secure a whole family , of them here. We have them in all sizes, . from a tiny baby ' doll : to great big beauty. " There are jointed bisque dolls, and . jointed kid ones, all extra well made and none but what have the ; prettiest faces imaginable. We took great pains in purchasing them to secure only ' the finest, but the lowest prices,' and you are sure of getting here t the very bsst your money .will buy.. - ' . . , ; Great Shoe Special ; For Ladies. Our shoe sale this week provides you with a street or a dress shoe , at email qutlay. Street shoes of box calf in tea different styles in 8 or 10 inch tops, kid shoes ' in ten. different styles with, heavy or light soles, all 3.00 values this week for waae4ra aasawerP;. 4rw 1 Lone Fir Soldiers' I Monument BAZAAR There wiU be a BAZAAR bald In the ., ,. s; , ,,.v;;.;; : v:;:. . Fred T. Merrill Cyclery at 105-111 6th St, from Dec Ut to Dec 9th, 1902. , ' A good entertainment v every night, with entire change ot pro gram. The Baaaar Is under tha care of the ladles of tha different organisations of tha city who will be pleased ta sea everybody and their friends present A lunch wilt be served from 11 am. to S p. to. each day. A small admittance at nighi of JO cents. Tha proceed will go toward the erection of a Cemeterv for the veterans of tha Mexican, Civil, Indian and Spanish' -iahAmartoaa W - Cob'4 f orat . the time and place. ' Thlg la a T matter of Interest to all, especlaily J inose vug nave a reiauvs or mena at rest there, and a move, toward beautifying tha cemetery a welt i tMvM 4 RETURN OF, "CISSY." v LONDON. Deo. . Misa "cacrjla, Laftua ' sails for New Tork today, to rejoin S. H. Sothern's company, to which sha is to - play Ophelia to Mr, Sothera's Hamlet; and Juliet to his Romeo. Miss Loftua has been a member of Sir Henry trving's company since 1 leaving America - test ' spring. '." . -.. -f ... ..iVr-; MR; X0X IMPROVING '3ohK"1L.:X!aX'KtnfG!itT 'tf-Tf-ttt' ET B. Cox, tha prominent attorney, who was tkrewK out ef a wagon last summen -caunlnsr paralysk, i lmprevlnsr and will no doubt recover to a short time. R. T. Cox. a brother of the sick man, brought , him lht, "Portland p. "few-days ago from " Eastern Oregon.. . , . Carnegie sheds' libraries as a doff eves hair. Just without am effort.: . - ChristmaslGift Should be beautiful, durable snrlxue fuL s. Our rugs and carpets meet these requirements perfectlj.; . . - V ;v EXCLUSIX CARPET HOUSE J.G,Mac!icScCo. 5C-S3 Ti::n9 SKitr Opposite Chamber of Coi:'mi're.