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Newspaper Page TextTHE OKEGON DAILY .TOUimAL;, POIVtLAdV FBIDAT' EVEXIXa, JANUARY 2, 1903. V i an New Year Game Ended in a Tie Loal Labor Troab'c New Rural Free Delivery Other News Items. OREGON CITT. Jan. 2. The football game played at Willamette Falls yester day afternoon by the All Stars rum Portland and the Oregon City team, re ft u! ted In a tied gum, each side mak ing; a touchdown, but neither could kick a goal, the seijre. being, at the end of the " 'game, 5 to 5. A fair-sized crowd was u hand to witness the playing, and they were well repaid for. their trouble, for bot,h teams played hard from start to tihlsH. The home team. W',! -much heavier than the visitors', but they lucked team work. The Portland boys . played together, putting up a scientific fame, but" they were, too light to- make much headway. It would have been a different story at the end. however, had not Jack Latourette been In the game. lie was the star player of both elevens, oftentimes carrying the ball the neces ; ftary yardage, or stopping good plays of '" the opposing team. There was also . 'tone good Individual work by the All Stars, but thejr light weight was too : much of a handicap. It wan one of the - best games seen this year at thlB place. RCRAI, FREE DELIVERY. It Is a pleasing bit of news to the residents living between this town and New Era and to those living along the Mt. Pleasant road, to know that Uncle Sam will soon start a rural free delivery mall route between this city and their homes. Inspector C. B. Clements, of the Postofflce Department, will be in Oregon City next Wednesday at 3 o'clock to hold examinations for the' position of mall carrier on this new route. Knch man t must, furnish pen and Ink and be on ' hand promptly, or he will not be eligible to take the examination According to the percentages jnade. the applicants ! rfwlll be placed op a list for future refer ence. This route will be gone over very day. giving 'those, farmers living :..an the route almost as good a service those people have who live in town. , ' LOCAL. LABOR TROUBLE. On next Monday evening the Federal Labor Union will listen to troubles that ;' have arisen In the Painters' Union over the sub-letting of a painting contract by Johnson & Andrews, contractors, to B. Mohler, a non-union painter. The troublo dates back several months, when the Gardi Building was being con s t meted. JoLuiHUii. ... Jc. -And rK gave, Molller "lie "job orpalhting the building and he union painters objected, claim ing that only a union man should be al lowed to do the work. There was much - tBtlrat the time, but nothing of any con sequence was done at the time to stop ' the work, as the structure was painted by ilohler. Johnson & Andrews have been declared unfair by the painters , V'nlon. and there is likely to be more trouble ahead unless the matter Is set- tied. , For this reason tlie lubor union win hear all sides of the cjuestlon Mon--day evening, when It Is hoped that an agreeable settlement for all will be reached. BRIEF MENTION. W. W. Mars and D. C. Latourette were re-elected trustees of the Baptist Church - at a meeting of church members he.ld on Wednesday afternoon. A. V. Dresser waft, elected as a. trustee to succeed II. Carey Johnson, who has served the church for a quarter of a century. Mr. Johnson has long been one of the Strongest, pillars' of the murtn, and his ' absence will toe strongly felt. lie wilt move from the city, hence his resigna tion was made necessary. J. D. Radner, 1. C. Latourette. James Ward, John Wise and J. J. Burgess were re-elected deacons for the ensuing year. Reports were read that showed the church to be in a good financial condition. Clark Williams of Gladstone left last evening for Medford, where he will take . tip newspaper work. . The firm of Dickson Young have dtaoolved partnership, Mr. Dickson re tiring from the business. Mr. Young ."will conflnne In the saloon business' at the present location. For the month of December. 1902, the receipts of the county clerk's office are " fl 86.30. against 1143.25 for the same month last year. $282 was taken in during the month of November. 1902. For the year ending yesterday. 1902, the receipts amounted to $2,356.45. Again the men who have charge of the excavating underneath the Methodist Church ure experiencing much difficulty caused Uv tlie dirt caving In from the back wall. The trouble is caused by the rain water seeping through the ground. A retaining wall will be constructed as soon as possible SENTENCE COMMUTED. WALI-A WA1.1.A. Jan. 2. -Warden Cit ron of the penitentiary received' a mes sage from Governor Mciiride yesterd ly afternoon stating that the death, sentence Of A. P. Vance, the Taconia murdfiei, bad been commuted to life imprisonment, and that Vance would arrive at tile in stitution perhaps tomorrow. The eHse of Vance has U en bitterly fought, and after final appeal the sememe el death was to be carried out. Governor McBride was appealed t , ami after going over the merits of the case, sj.ive the young man the bciU'tit of the doiiht. This is the first time that th govenx.r lias been called upon to exercise executive elemeiwy In the-case of a convicted murderer. FELL THROUGH DOCK 10. VAJCCOrVKR. Jr, 2.-Ph.r1ly after noon laday Frani Shefr'.ui, a workman employed at the Cclumbla River MiiiliiK Company's works in ihJs city. f, il through a dock at tha' point and w.it ftrlouly If not fatally Injured. His bc.dy truck on the neck and shoulders. Just What l the nature of Iris injuries has Hot yet been ascertained, but it is learned that but little hope of his re covery I entertained. SUBSTATION NO. 2 MOVED. Foatofflee Stib-gtatlon So. 2. established ome ,roonths ago at Uullivant's grocery tore, corner Thirteenth and Je'ferson troetaV waft today removed to Fabian 'fcyerly'ft drug; fttore. corner of Tenth and Jefferson streets. This la considered a mocv convenient location for the public. TRIED TO KILL ANDREW-JACKSON Revengeful Neighoori Threaten Life of Gladisse Murder Witness. Andrew Jackson (colored), known in the Whitechapel district as the "'Spy," on account of his connection with the Glad issee murder case, which resulted in the sending of (Uadissce to prison for 15 years, received a warm reception In that community on New Year's Eve. It ap pears that sentiment in that locality is stronp against Juckson, because It was his testimony that was instrumental in convicting Gladls-iee. This feeling crys tallized Wednesday evening when Charles Appleton. alias "Kansilfs," met Jackson and fired a few shots at him. Jackson got his revolver and started out to perfor ate Appleton's anatomy.. On his way to commit murder Jackson encountered Po liceman Huberts, who took his pistol from him ami escorted him to the sta tion hefuse. Later he was released, but upon returning to his old haunts, became eugaed In bloody conflict with Jerry Wil liams, one of his time-honored friends. Again the police got him and Williams ami now theyare In jail. Jackson says that he fear his neighbors will some day kill him. " . COMMITTEE ON STREETS.- The city council committee on streets went Into' session at 2 ' this afternoon. Among the matters referred to the com mittee for consideration by the council were the following: Report of the viewers on the extension of Vancouver avenue; the ordinance' reg ulating the storage of petroleum; the pe tition of Jane O. Buckman and others to establish the grade of East Couch' street; the remonstrance against franchise on Stout street, etc.; remonstrance of L. OoldKinlth nd others against granting a Btreet railway franchise on Tweny fourth street; report of the city attorney on cement sldewnlklng, etc. DRAFTING THE FRANCHISE. City Auditor Devlin was up to his eye brows in work this morning. He is en gaged in lrnfMng tile ordinance for the new fiar.chlse for the City & Suburban Itallway Company. This wlM be present, ed to the City Council for passage. If broil lit before the next regular meeting of the Council, the franchise would coma up for consideration next Wednesday af ternoon. Thrre has been some talk of a MK'clal meeting for the purpose, but this has not been decided upon. A SCANDAL IN ENGLAND. LONDON, Jan. 2. Persistent rumors have. It that a scandal has arisen in connection with the Durbar.at lwlhU out of the fact that Lord Curzon's ex penses are' to be paid by the Govern ment; also that he has more than a hundred guests, who are being lavishly entertained at the Government's ex pense. 7 CHOLERA" INTHItlPf INES. WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 2. Ad,, vices from the Philippines Buy that the number of deaths from cholera since the American occupation lias reached 113,000. t (' WILL VISIT THE CZAR. BKRldN,' Jan: 2,-The Crow n Prince William will vlalt St. Petersburg ubour the middle of January, In answer to the Invitation sent by the Czar several weeks ago. JTEWSPAPEBB THE DIPLOMATS. (New Yi)rk Evening Post.) We see every day proofs of the suc cess of newspapers In driving the old style diplomatist off the field. For prompt news he is no longer looked to. Of the recent events In Venezuela, for example, the foreign offices, both at Lon don and . Berlin, had to confess them selves officially Ignorant for some time after press dispatches had lain the facts before the world. Newspaper organiza tion and method are too much for the most alert diplomat. He dares not. like the enterprising correspondent, telegraph mere rumor and hearsay, nnd while he is waiting to verify his information, the news gets ahead of him. it Is In this way that the ancient function of his which, as In 'the case of the Venetian ambassadors. made diplomatic corre spondence, a mine of intelligence for the historian, has been usurped If many times to 1heembarraSsmcrit of the his torical Inquirer hy the ubiquitous and not always too accurate "special corre spondent." Metternich expressed to his English colleague in Copenhagen, early in the last century, his wonder that he could find material in that slow-going capital for a long dispatch to his home government every week. "Why," said the unblushing English minister, "when there Is nothing else I send off a puck of lies one week and contradict them ali the next." One 8fs how diplomacy. was thus, ajiuclpating its transforma tion into newspaper correspondence of a certain type! INDIAIC ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. (Lakeview Herald.) Last Sunday night seemed to be n lime for drunk In Iakevlew. especially for hoy and Indians. Numerous fights and several arrests and fines were had. The Mahala called Lottie, who is a sister of Sam Brow, the Indian who committed suicide here last week, at temptcd to take her own lire by hang ing herself with a handkerchief. She was quite drunk at the time and hung herself from a rafter of the Indian hut. nut was cut uown by some of the other Indians uefore life was extinct. Dr. Steiner was called and she was soon re stored to consciousness. : MARVELOUS ESCAPE. "The fact that I am a good musician," said the lady from a country village, "was the means of saving m life during the flood in our town a few years ago." "How was tnatT" asked the young lady who sang. "When the water struck our house my husband got on the folding bed and floated down the stream until he was rescued." "And what -clid you do?" 'Well,' I accompanied him on the piano.' Ttt-Blts. JUST WASTED TO MOW. The inspector-general's department of the Army Is abolished by the staff reor ganization bill; so earnestly advocated by the president and Secretary Root, and yesterday the committee on military af fairs invited Gen. Breckenrldge to the Capitol to .give them his views on the subject. ' 1 While he waa on his way to the Com mittee room he met a friend who asked: "What are you doing down, here?" "Oh. I Just came down to Inquire how they wanted my hah pifrted when they take my head off," waa Ui reply. lllT-11 ltd : Mint in ;l'' Officers of the Army Enjoy Themselves Affairs of the Boys in Blue at the Vancouver Headquart ers. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 2.Tne of ficers of the array post Jiere enjoyed a lolly meeting at the Officer" Club on New Ye.-u-'s Kve. (Jen. Randall and his staff were present, and all of .the officers Qt the post. Kefreshmuiits were sorted and at midnight there was a general rally ahd good words for tle coming year. I!y authority ef the Assistant Secretary of War, the following furloughs have been granted: To Private Alfred VII krieuve, Company M, 17th infantry, Fort Wright, two months. Private Thomas P. Helds, Hospital Corps, Port Stevens, three months, and Private William T. Smith, ;wth Company, Coast Artillery, Port Stevens, a furlough for four months. MaJ. E T. C. Kiclunond. Artillery Corps; Capt. Benjamin C. Morse, 17th In fantry, and Plri Lieut. Irving J. Carr, Itattallon Adjutant, 17th Infantry, con stituted a Hoard of Survey, which met at headquarters the first of the week for the purpose of conlirming the action of Lieut.-Col. J. W. J u cub, Dtputy Quar-lerrnusler-tJeneral, I.". S. Army, in drop ping, on his return ot guarurniaster'n supplies for the fourth quarter, fiscal year l;m2. tlw following articles: Four teen horse blankets destroyed to prevent contagion and two color serpen and one jJiisB graduate, broken when received. First Lieut. William 11. Tobln. Artillery Corps, is de tailed us Jml','c advocate of the general eourl-martU,l appointed to meet at fort Stevens, Ore., by Special Orders from tiles ' headquarters, ..relleV First Lleuf. John V. C. Abbott. Ar tillery Corps, during the trial of Private Thomas J O Toole. .Mth Company, Coast Artillery, only. In compliance with Instructions from the Secretary Of War, a 'Hoard of Offi cers. toiiFlstlng of Col. Tully McCrea, Ar tilli i v Corps; Capt. Isaac N. Lewis, Ar tillery Corps. Capt. Joseph P. Tracy, Ar tillery Com is, h been appointed to se lect sites for the buttery commanders' stations for emplacements Nus. 5. ti and 7, I'ort Casey. Wash. Th board will also report whether any changes are de sirable In the sites of oie rang-tinding stations yet remaining to be built uX Porta Casey, Worden and Flagler, Wash. Tin; board will consult with MaJ. John Mlllis, Corps of KiiKineors. l.hut.-Col. Forrest II. Hatha way. Po lity Quarlcruiaster-GPnrral: Lieut. -Col. OuxoUi.-li. ..VOkMX.- JDeltfy. Burgeon.-. (ieneial. and fupf. Charles P. Hummer- rall. Artillery Corps, went to Seattle the lu st of the week, on duty connected with the department. I'pon recommendation o! the Chief Hur geon of the li pari meiit, lac commanding otficer. Fort Casey, Wash., will send Privatu John McAree, -. Kid Company. Coast Artillery, to Vancouver Barrack, for operation and treatment In the hos pital. Private Bin R. Chnnrey, Company H.' 17th Infantry, having been tried by u general cotirt-tnurtlal convene! at Van couver Tarracks. Wash., for leaving post. In violation of the zmh Article of War, and loitering on tits lJst us sentlneL in violation of the CUd Article Of War. was acquitted. Private Hnrley Mack, Silth Company, Coast Artillery, tinting been tried by il general court-martial convened at Fort Flagler. Wash., and found guilty of fraudulent enlistments wag sentenced (one previous conviction having been consid ered): "To be dishonorably discharged the service of the 1'nTted States, forfeit ing all pay and allowances due him, and to be confined at. hard labor for period for six months at AlcatraJ Island. Cal ifornia." LICENSES TO WED. . ' The following marriage licenses were Issued bv County Auditor Burn ham Wed nesday: " Julius Olds of Worcester. Mass., and Miais Emma Sulli-e of Clark Counry; P. J. Walters and Miss Kate McNulty, trf.th of Portland; J. M. Sapplngton and Mrs. C. A. fSrifen, both of Clarke Coun ty: Klva.ru Cumminps and Anna. Cum miiigs, bota of Portland.. PERSONAL MENTION. T. L. Alexander of Pioneer is In the city today. E. M Jones of Portland Is registered at the (Baltimore. Cimrles Daley, a prominent sawmill mm of Buttle Ground, is In the city today. A. (J. Lindsay of Manor Is fn tine" city on business. Ed. Payne, the celebrated cartoonist, was In the city from Portland New Year's Eve. (1. I. Chase of Portland spent New Year's Pay in this city. WILL BE PAROLED. (Journal Special Service.) WALLyV WALLA. Jan. 2. Governor Mc Pride gave William Dayls, who has been serving four years in state prison, a New Year's gift which he fully appreciates. Davis gets his liberty tomorrow oh parole. Pavls was a bootbTack !h this city, and a young man of respectable connections. He fell In love with a pretty girl. Miss Effie Haworth, but she failed to recipro cate his affection. In company with an other man she was walking down the street, over a year ago. when Davjs met the pair and shot at Miss Hiiworth, two bullets, taking effct, neither seriously. He was co'nvicted and given four years In the penitentiary. He Served over a year and made a model record, hence his uarole. CHILD SWALLOWED ACID. : INDEPENDENCE. Jan. 2.-The young child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett lies In a very critical condition as a result of burning from swallowing the contents of a vial of carbolic acid. Recovery is possible, though the child is In a most critical condition. A. Nelaon, vice-president of the Inde pendence National Hank, accompanied by Mrs. Nelson, returned today from a tour of the East. CHEA7 TO TIE SAST. Low Sate Announced by the Oregon Sailway It Navigation Co. Tne fact that the Ot R. & x. has made the low rate of 60. Portland to Kansas City and return. Is certain to cause many to take advantage of It. . Tickets on sale Januarys. and 10, good for 30 days, with stop over privileges on re turnpassage. Call up O. R. & Nl ticket office. Third and Washington, and learn particulars. DEPUTY FISH V. WARDEN NEEDED Gaine-Wardea Quimbjr States That . One Is Necessary in -Portland. ,: It ift . the opinion of Game Warden Qulmby that there should be a deputy fls.i warden in Portland. Mr. Qulmby state that there Is more fish businesft transacted In i'ort land than In Astoria, where tha Stale Fish Warden's office la located, in proof of this. Mr. Qulm by states that' lie receives quite a few Inquiries about fishing licenses every flay, which he sends on to Astoria. , "It Is ,my opinion that there should be a deputy fish warden In Portland. Many people think that I am fish war den, also, and therefore address many Inquiries to me. These I send on to" Astoria, Here is a letter which I re ceived thlB morning from a fisherman, asking me what Ih ewmhe must pay for a seine. - I receive siil'h letters dally; therefore I think thata deputy fish warden should be located In Port land." , - MAY.J- BE FINAL MEETING, The regular monthly ; meeting of the Ifoard of Kir. Commissioners will be held Monday afternoon. January 5, at 3 o'clock, at the City Hall. If the new Portland charter, regarding which so much Ha been said, la adopted by the fctate Legislature. It Is not Improbable but that Monday's meeting of the Plr Commissioners will be the last of that body. ITlideiitlc new charter this branch of the 'city's business Is placed In the hands of the executive committee. WANTS CHAMPIONSHIP. (Special to i egoii Dally Journal.) BUTTE, 'Mont the Pennsylvania made such, a gee Champion Jell ii the latter for the ship, and" will if latter. Tommy Mo., has been i for the propose' I Jan. 2. Jack Munroe, i ex-football player, who I showing recently with s. proposes to go after heavyweight champlon sue a deft to meet the Ryan of Kansas City, igaged to train Munroe contest. WILL CONFER ABOUT STRIKE NEW TTQRK. Jan. 2 A conference be tween the Union Pacific officials and the labor leaders representing the Striking tnaohlnlsta at maha. la expected to be held hero this eieiiing. President "O'Con i.ell. of the Wei names' International As sociation; President McNeill, of tlw Boiler Makers' International I'nlon, and several others have already arrived. LORD KITCMEINER One of the prominent figures In the great Indian Durbar, now In progress at Pelhi. is Lord 'Kitchener, the hero of the South African war. A Strang's Country. Kxchange: China Is a country where the roses have no fragrance and the wo men no petticoats, where the laborer has no Sabbath and the magistrate no sense of honor: where the roads bear no ve hicles and the ships no keels; where the old nien fly kites, where the needle points south and the sign of being puzzled is to scratch the antipodes .of the head; where the lace of honor is on the left hand ami the seat of Intelligence Is In the stomach . where to take off your hat, Is an Insolent , gesture and to wear whit garments is to pu,t yourself fn mourning; which has a literature without art alpha bet and a language without a grammar. SHOUXD EATS OOHE OFF. Atlanta Journal: A lot of people will be dlsappoint-'d that the Monroe Doctrine wi!H't allowed, to go off half-cocked this ime. GOOD NEWS FROM HONOLULU A Costly-Piano Shipped by Eilers Piano House to Hawaiian islands Arrived Safely Although i'vr some time a resident of Ilonltilu, Hi.- name of Carey J. Mc cracken Is --till familiar to .many Port landers. Tl. it Mr. McCracken has not forgotten I'ort lund nor some of its re iiablt instil i, t ions was evidenced by a letter ree, n, , some time ago by Eller's Piano Hon-,- in which Mr. McCracken orders a tin.- Kimball piano sent him. No choice or stvle was made by Mr. McCniciten t he entire matter"' being left by him In th,- hands of the house, the only speriri, ,, tions being that the piano should Ue a Jim- one and a Kimball, this make being particularly adapted to withstand the warm, humid atmosphere of the I lawn jinn Islands. A lH-atitiful Kimball piano In a very artistic, mottled mahogany case was ac rordingKy sel.-eted and forwarded to Honolulu lis safe arrival and entire satisfaction is reported In the follow ing letter from Mr. McCracken, JustH received hy Kilers Piano Mouse: "The piano shipped to us by your house was reeelved last night, and I take tills on;ortunlfy of expressing our entire satisfaction with everything con nected with the transaction. I thank you for selecting for us an Instrument of such good tone and appearance. In every way your treatment has been most generous, and it would be Impossible to dv other than speak very highly of your-company. Thanking you again, I aril , Yours truly. "CAREY. M. J. M'CRACKEN." The Kimball is only one of the three leading planes carried by us. They are universally popular, both as home pianos and for public uses of all sorts. Eilers Piano House. 361 Washington street. Other large houses at San Francisco, tne i anient u uud Spokane ';4 -'"J ' ' - , , ,"7i jL - i LULU'S JOT GreatEnthusiasm Marks the Exercises Severe Storms Bad Delayed the Splicing of Shore End Han dreds of Messages. (By the New Pacific Cable.) HONOLULU, Jan. 2. The people of Honolulu are celbrattng the completion of the trans-Pacific cable. It was ac complished yesterday, severe storms hav ing delayed the work for several days. Messages are being received and trans mlttedbetween this city and all parts of the Jworld. The exercises attending' the completion of the cable were very Impressive. When the land end was brought on shore Mrs. Hawes laid a lei, or native wreath, upon the end of the big wire, repeating the Hawaiian greet ing "Aloha" as she did so. The first message delivered was from President Roosevelt to President Dole, Kacy KftftftafM Transmitted. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. It will take the cable operator all day and all night to send the hundreds of cablegrams that have accumulated for transmission to Honolulu. A brief message this morn ing describes the celebration In Hono lulu over the completion of the cable. PBOBX.ZM Or THE TQU OIL CAH. (New York Commercial.) Prices for Illuminating oils tk-ivie reach ed a high level, said to be unprecedented In the history of the business. Pennsyl vania (-rude oil touched $1.j1 per barrel toward the closing of last week, and the latest quotation for It Is around $1 ;i2. The prices for the refined product have, of course, advanced proportionately with those.of the crude, and inasmuch as the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey ?s popularly supposed to control these prices, outcry at the grasping' policy of the "robber oil trust" was to have been (xpected; It Was Inevitable. And, de spite the known fact that the prices of petroleum and Its products have decreas ed markedly from the levels maintained before the consolidations under Stand ard Interests, tlv-re are unquestionably many persons who are now llrmly of the belief that fhv Standard Oil manage ment has of late been advancing pric-s arbitrarily, at Its own sweet will, with no oth-r purpose than to draw the money trom the public's pockets and distribute It In dividends to the Standard's certifi cate holders. THE HEART CAN BE TREATED. The diseases of the heart are not -tnscari)-y .iar.Vrr ,ilryoi -Coalvley. a well-known vlvisectlonist of Chicago, has Just discovered that to administer local treatment to the heart Is not the lmpos slolllty the world's scientists have al ways held it to be. By means of a fine hollow golden needle seven or eight Inches long, which he terms "organotone." Dr. Coakley not only has been able to pierce the heart without causing death, but to Inject Into It various fluids without subjecting the patient to the slightest danger. Thus far Dr. Coakley has been com pelled to confine his experiments to dogs, rabbits and similar animals, but so cer tain is he of- his ground that he will attempt to secure a human subject for a demonstration which he has been asked to make before the International Medical Congress, at Madrid, Spain, in 10. While at work over a dog recently the dpctor conceived the Idea of injecting a salt solution Into the animal's heart. To his surprise, the dog not only withstood the shock, but the heart action was Im mediately greatly Improved. This led him to make more extreme Investiga tions, and these resulted in the verifi cation of his first experiment. BTEW TOSH RESIDENCES. The number of private j-esldences thnt are being erected In New 'ork for any body but, rich people continues to grow steadily less. Land values in the desir able residential section have Increased so enormously that inexpensive residences are out of the question. In a-fashionable section like Murray Hill a building, bit tvlth only a 2 foot 'frontage Is reckoned cheap at T5,00t), and the average cost of 29 house erected on such lots this year has bjeenf JMS.OOO above the price of the land on which they have been built. These are reckoned only fairly good houses. Sixty-seven residences of a higher class erected this year are fetching from $500,000 to $600,000. It Is reasonably tafe to say that In' no city In the world have so many magnificent private residences been erect ed at such enormous cost as has been the case on Manhattan Island, particular ly during the last three years. And there are no signs of a diminution of the de mand for them from the rich people who are flocking thither from all over the country. TEARED HXS CLIENT. A celebrated North . Carolina lawyer who was practicing In a backwoods mountain district, was waiting for hts case to be reached, when the trial o a notorious highway robber, who had been caught red-handed was called. The pris oner had no cojjnsei, and the presiding judge requestetTTe distinguished lawyer to defend him.' 3"ne trial lasted two days, and to the court's ns?tonish)ment the Jury returned a verdict of acquittal. As the prisoner was bout to be discharged the lawyer stepped up to the judge and re quested a few words In private: "What is It?" asked the court. "I would iLk your honor," replied the lawyer, "to gave the p'risoner'dttalned in Jail tonight, I have to cross a lonely field on my way home and the rascal happens to know that I have money about me." NOT A 8I.OT MACHINE, Brunetlere, the French critic, was re cently asked for a contribution to a sym posium, the questions being: "What do you think of the intellectual Influence of Germany?" and "Is that Influence still existent and justified by Its results?" M. Iirunetiere made this scorching reply: "I am not a slot machine from which by dropping In your penny you get-a pack age of .cigarette papers, a cage of choco late, a matured, opinion on Shakespeare or a criticism ofI)ismarck. I admit those machines, but am not one. Go to them and get your penny's worth." v WHEN NECESSARY. Atlanta Journal: "It Is wrong to think tho Republicans do not believe In tariff reform-they do," says Secretary of Ag riculture Wilson. ' And, rnen, by. way of giving point tb the Joke, ue adds, "when ever it la necessary." - . nono TTTnTTT? IHTTTTnTTtY t ' IN TRAIN WRECK OAKJeANCi IjCalaiv't-A ' frightful railroad wreck occurred near here this mornlngn which resulted in the Injury, ot three pereons. When the tlvermore train Beared Oakland this morning the rdPft spread, causing the engine to leave the track and Injuring several of the pas sengers. Mrs. Mary Black, of San Fran cisco, waa probably fatally hurt. Engi neer Salbaugh and Fireman Swanson stuck to their posts manfully, and as a result are also, probably fatally injured. ; Uri XV WAIHINOTON. Secretary Shaw says that Washington Is very different from Dentson, la.. where he kept baik before becoming a member or President Roosevelt's cabinet. "In Denison," saW : the secretary. ,:ln making his point, "we were taught .in common with a great many other simple country people that. Cleanliness is next to godliness. Here fit Washington this old proverb la reversed and cleanliness is desecration." . , The secretary started out to carry hlB Denison training Info effect as soon as the dull summer months set In, and he Is still working at. hla Job. He put a force of painters and decorators at work In the treasury building who cleared away the dust accumulations and bright ened the walls with reli , paint ahd new decorations, The Washington public did not take the secretary's action seriously until he began on the exterior of the building. The eastern side of the gran ite structure was black and grimy with deposits of dust and smoke, and as such a condition of affairs did not accord with the Denison idea of respectability, Mr. Shaw secured the servioea of a Chicago firm that cleans the exteriors of stone buildings with a sand blast and In structed ; that all evidences of age and filth be removed. The cleaning is now In progress, but the commendation which Mr. Shaw expected from the Washing ton public did not manifest Itself. In stead came denunciation. Mr. Shaw was proclaimed an Iowa Iconoclast and it was asserted that he was destroying the chief beauty of the magnificent building over which he has temporary control. "Might as well take a sand blast and remove the moss of ages from Westmin ister abbey or the. tower of London." said the Washingtonlans, "as remove the grime from the treasury building." Mr. Shaw stopped the sand blast for a couple of days to think lt,oyr. Then it started tfp- again and each' day a bright', clean column supports a clean section of the long building ns the sand blast moves along the building. NEGRO COLONIZATION. The President and Secretary Root are much Interested in the plan of Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama for trans porting the negroes of the I'nlted Slates to the Philippines. Like others who have given the matter attention, Mr. Roose velt is convinced that the race problem Is as serious as uny now confronting the people of this country. After nearly 0 years of freedom it has been demonstrat ed that the black man Is nut suited to participate In the affairs of a felf-gov-ernihg people on a plane of equality with thu white race. On the other hand the emancipated blacks do not seem to be Willlns or able J.oJJhvc .fc'Vcef ullj with, J.hg white people of the Soulh. or even of the more North erly States, and It Is becoming apparent t tin t it is only a question of time when the races must be separated Or eilous trouble be precipitated. Senator Morgan looks to the nw Insular possessions as the natural and Ideal refuge of the col ored man. There is an Ideal climate fhr him there, with plenty of room for all, arid assured protection under the Ameri can flag,-.autL the fostering varo. of our republic. . in'tho PlUltvPibcat rich with minerals and agricultural possibilities, the rnoe might work out Its salvation. Senator Morgan's Idea Is to establish steamship service, and give uach settler a certain amount of land to start him in Independence and sClft-st'PPOrt. He will frame legislation Tor his project later. THE "SUAXL PRODUCER." (New York Evening Post.) The real question which Is that of ef ficiency has been too much overlooked in all the mistaken or crafty talk about the small protlucw. It would be foolish to set a limit to the growth of a large enterprise In order to protect an ineffi cient producer; and it Is equally absurd to retain high duties In order to preserve a small rival that cannot prcducc as cheaply as a rust. How can the Inter ests of consumers be safe-guarded by the "weaker competitors" to whom the pres ident refers? Efficiency Is the chief thing to be desired, and, If foul play is prevented, competition will leave the most efficient factories, whether large or small. In possession of the field. If a smaller concern Is as efficient an a truit. Tf will survive the reduction or removal of protective duties; but If less efficient, it cannot moderate the exactions of mo nopoly. For the vivid Illustration of these truths, in a way to Impress the general imagination, we have to thank the recent steel -merger. WANT DIAZ AOAXN. AUSTIN", Tax aan.-aJ-A dispatch from the City of Mexico payV'that a strong movement has been Inaugurated there looking to the re-election of Gen. Por firio Dlax as President..' ; - The i-olltical organization called the cir culo naclonal porfirlstu has given voice to the proposition of Dlax again being his own successor and the cry is being taken up throughout the country. Mon ster petitions will be presented to Diaz at the proper time with the view of in ducing him to recede froin his declared position of not again accepting the pres idency. PROBABIiT SPOKEN EBOM EXPER IENCE. Spokane Chronicle: AjChrintmaa cele bration which, results ln crankiness on the next day Isn't- oT the right sort A holiday well spent should leave a man or woman feeling rested, refreshed, in bet ter humor and better prippafed to take up 4-he week day work again with energy and cheerfulness. You, can bank.- on it that the fk-llow who makes dl priptice of, remarking on the 2th f Biin December i(Ht -"Christmas comes but ohee a?" year' and he's glad of It. either has had a streak of bad luck or doesn't know how to spend a holiday and .'ugually it's the latter difficulty.' .,. ..ot. PASTOR GOES ON STRIKE. ' LA CROSSE. Wis,, Jan. 2 Rev. H. F. Ross, pastor of the North Presbyterian Church, refuses to deliver any more ser mons until the church pays up arrears of salary. t He is In Canada a present, bu has written a letter notifying ' hla people of his intentions. rrxED BUtiELr, Atlanta Journal: John C. Havemeyer says he dropped out of the sugar trust because he couldn't be a Christian and stay In. But he managed to get as much out of It as any Ctvrlstan could ever need before he dropped out., . ,. HOTHrSTGr rOB, CASTEO. ' Spokane Review: " Whichever way it turns out Castro will not net much, out Of U. '." !...':, . ?-' i ItV ,ew. ' 4 ff y .f, ; for, bUine$s life ' . : by a course with us, for several reasons: (t) our school is so widejj ad favorably known that a diploma from it means something; (a) it requires but hort time to prepare for, a jposilioh; (jj the Cost is small. Thorongh work ia char acteristic of our school, . quality ia out motto. Open all the year; , students admitted at any time; catalogue ree. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE ARK ANO WAaHINQTON ' A. P. ARMSTRONG, U..B., PRINCIPAL F. Dresser &Cdai PORTLAND'S H GREATEST GROCERY We Cater to Those Who De- -mamJ the Best Both phones 227 CORNER- SEVENTH AND'. WASHINGTON STILKETS Firfe and Marine Insurance LARGE COMPANIES' " ftSSMSBJBBS - HALL & CO., 102 Hrst Street Established as years THBIPTT JOHH BO WIS. Most remnrknhlo r.f nit ih. fKh healers, prophets or "messlahs" who nave rustieu to the rescue of a sinful n-Orlrl 111 the' laul half XJ . . - ...... l . ii,ui j i m . . d v John AleVomiler lmwla .if 'inn ntw III., general overseer of Zion as he cails iiiniKeir. or -raijan, the Kestorer; tor" in- i-miiuH io ie me reincarnation or ICIIiah' the nronhet nr t,i 1, m,,.. act, the third reincarnation, fur the tirst Klijnh wns caught up to Heaven in a whirlwind, uml t,. h,.mi1 J,,hn the Baptist, was beheaded. 4 - fte ftf rpmnrkaVth, flat fn this .1.. of his fortune, for he has accumulated itsxets estimated by outsiders at $15, owti.000 in It) years, on a capital of nothlnj;. lie is remarkable for the number f his followers, und for his hold upon tliem. No fewer than loO.OOO persons, scattered throughout the world, profess fulth in l)r. l.iowie. But the most remarkable of nil is the method by which he has accomplislutd this. Starting in ns an obscure, penni less faith healer,, in a little cottage Pit the South Side. In OhicaRO, 10 years ao. he becaa.pj-eachiiKf to a little band in a cheap hull. . Soon he bad enough of a following and enough mtributionej to be able to hire the 'Auditorium, Chi cago R larprcst and handsomest theatre, for his Sunday services. JJe has been boldlnK meetings, there ever since, ha ranguing crowds of o.OOl) people Bt every meeting. His harangues are made up chiefly of wild ravings against the Roman Catholic Church, the Free masons, doctors and druggists, and es pecially against newspapers. It seems incredfbje. that .a frefcufrll 'tirade agiiiet newspaixjrs "the "viper press." Jtev. John Alexander Dowle calls thenv should make n man want to give up his last dollar to Rev. John Alexander; but it does. ONLY A REASON. Atlanta Journal: A Kansas man play fully kicked his friend, the sheriff. In the hip pocl-.et. causing tho sheriff's pistol to explode and wound him In the leg. No body on earth but a Kansas fool could bring about this combination of circum stances. STO TIME FOB THEM. WdJ-hirigfoii t?tar. A large number 'of people culling themselves anarchists ara tortunate In the fact that the public Is too busy to listen to their remarks. . BIRTHS. ; To Fran and Christina Wagner, 275 AU thur street, a girl. To Robert and Grace K, Farrar, 2TiO Kargo--street! a- girK- - - To Jesse M. and Alice A. RcMinsonw 259 K,Lnt Sixth street, twin daugtiters. To Herbert A. and Gertrude Haddock, S76 Corbett street, a boy. To Heltous and Rebecca Mozororsky, 109 1-2 Third street, a boy. To Charles and Frances Guthrie, 1021 Firht Btreet, a boy. t To Bertie J. and Cora,' Smith, Fultoji Park, a girl. ' " f t To Gudman John and 'Christina Anna, Sanders, t)C9 Macadam Btreet, a girl. To A. P. and Christina Skillen. 41 Twelfth street, a boy. To Jake and Mollle Kramer Redman, 707 Savler street, a girl. To , Cassius M. and Lucile Jones, 680 Hoyt street, a girl. "' To Robert and Altce Tammock, Wash ington Copunty, near- Glencoe,, a girl. To James M. anil Clara Stewart, JSl North Twenty-fifth street, atoy. 4 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES , I : - - - ' "-. .f V, Krlin Wild, 314 North Twentieth fttreetj chlckenpox,'. mild. Mrs. May Morrison, 193 1-2 First streets diphtheria, ''' Robert D. - Vail, 3S9 North Nineteenth street; scarllatlna, mild. f. Marie U Vial, 389 North Nineteenth street; scarlatina, mild. Francis Joseph, 547 Third Btreet whooping cough. moderate. , j - m . DEATHS. ' " t .c.,' The returns of. death to the City. HalUi department show the following to date: Ceiia Healy, 4S0 Stephens street, .aga six yfcars; valvular disease of, the heart, , l'.rinton Gates. St. Vincenfa Hospital, age 42 years; cancer. '' , .-- Adam . Klippel. C57 Flanders stfeet, age 73 years; heart disease. Anthony Neldcrtneyer, 1447 Moody street, age 58 years; valvular disease? Ot the heart. . . o . O- 1 ' : The Edward Holmaa Vndertaklnf Co.. funeral directors and ftmbalmftrft, 0a -Yamhill.. Phone . 607. -. - y -t j, p. rinley Con, funeral directors and mbalmers har romoTed to their new tabUshmsnt, oornar Third ad Madison fttreots.. Both phones Mo. ftv Orsmatorlnm, on Oregon 'City ek Una, near BeUwood;. snodsra ftoUntiSc, . complete. Charges Jvdults, . 835 i child ren, $35. Visitor, to 9 p. m. rortlaaA CxfttnatioA Aastjolatton Pertiaao, O. " -trr ,rr rf-r-Oj ' -'XT" . .. v -.