tit JOURNAL, FOUTLAKD, THURSDAY EVESTING. DECEMBER 31. 1003. 10 TIIE OKEGON TAX SALE BIDS ARE NOT SO HIGH GREAT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING STREETS fJOi'lTH'S EXPORTS "GREATEST,, JEWELRY STORE IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST" j ' . 1 . ..... J. ' .. ,. '""''" ANNUAL DISCOUNT SALE 'Nov Year's Resolve J IR T SII01 CREASE ' j i - J J J Start out the New Yeir right buy where you on ft An OV get the bent quality at lowest prices, with a large asaort- ; ment to select from. , Wi buy our diampnds direct and " - can undersell any bouse in the city. See our stock be vrAI) : : V .. fofe you buy. ImparteriMdHaBurtctarenof Jtwtlry TWs'DAND WASHINGTON STS.' : SPECIAL OFFERS X - ALL FOR A FULL YEA. . TSX TACITIO MOKTK1T ..l.Mt . J ' The Household Leader 1-00 1 ' jratlonal Mas-aslne k.. ; 1.00 f . hwuhmib;.,. I Allfonr, ueaiou xai lor w son . ' xnrrs Am clam JotrMrAX.4i.30- ' Woman's Home Compaaloa........ l.ool The Household ledger ........... 1.00 1 .. Ladles' World i, ....... ' 5oJ Our Vrioe 02.50 All four. W If AVE OTHER COMBINATIONS . "Iio Grumiaux Wcws and Subscription Go. f 318 Oresonian Building ;rs good 'til January 25. 1904 Cut Thl$ Out) 1 in Your Honie lectricity" Bringseomfortnd cheer fulness during the long win ter nights. Enjoy a few comforts while you ate alive for you are a long time dead ..... Portland General Electric Go; , ..... : . ..-. ' '" . .' I - . 'coKxzirATioH or bsoxzxs roxnro OFPOSmOH TO HIGH FKCET. AOS BIDS Of TIB DAT BTOBE HOST Or THB BAXZ8 WEBB SB Z.OW 40 FEB CZ1CT. The sale of property for delinquent taxes, which wan begun by the sheriff last summer, was completed yesterday afternoon, ."The bidding" yesterday was comparatively low, as the combination of brokers had too much opposition against the high rate of percentage that 'they offered ' on Tuesday. ; Most of the land was sold at from 25 to 40 per cent, but there were ' a number of sales at a larger figure, and among them were: ' Jienton Killin and E. A. Keane, lot In Pleasant Vie, taxes 7. 93, sold to Vic tor Land Company, represented 4 by Henry N. Scott; 400 per cent . - ' , James 6tln. lot 4. block J,s Piedmont Park, taxes 112.60; 800 per cent. . ; M. Mr Pinion heirs. , lot Pleasant Home, taxes $5.40; 1,000 per cent. .-, T Everell Palmer, lot King's Second Ad dition, taxes 137.80; 600 per cent, or $180 per year. - M. M. Cake and . Mark Levy, taxes IS7.60, half payment due, lot 7, block 70, Portland, sold to Victor Land Company; 600 .per cent. ';.' ) Leah White, part of lot , block 80. Portland, $21, sold to J. E. Wright; 00 per cent,, i''-- ':' : Sarah Fay, lot' Johnson's addition, taxes $92, sold to H.. E, Noble; 40 per cent,';- i'',.h4- rJ.-:.,'A . ;i..v:f : , 8. Joseph Mix, lot 12. block SO. King's second addition, $4, sold to Victor Land Company; SQ0 per .cent. 1 - Atneworth National bank. Iocs 9 and 6, block 829. Portland, taxes $24, sold to J. & Wright; 600 per cent. Honor Hulman. west half lots 1 and 2, block 7, Portland, taxes, $28, sold to H. E. Noble; 200 per cent. --Lewis W, Clark, lot Portland City Homestead, taxes $10.80, sold, to Frank Filsinger, 1,000 per oent. , Louis Mackin, lot , Portland City Homestead, taxes $2.10, sold to Frank Filsinger, 1,000 pr. cent. Filsinger bid 1,000 per cent on other lots ' In this tract' ri : Equitable Savings & Loan company, lot Portsmouth Annex, taxes $10, sold to O. M. Smith: 1,000 per cent. Andrew Kavanagh heirs, lots' Ports mouth, sold, tO' O. M. Smith, 1,000 per cent .'.'- v. '.,' ".; .-.-. . . James John heirs, nine parcels com prising various lota in St. Johns, taxes about $200, sold to O. M. Smith; 600 per cent v James John heirs, several parcels, sold to J. E. Wright; 600 per cent 1 German Savings & Loan society, Ka- vensvlew property -)Uxes$4 JoldLotaA.tJi Victor laux Mmptny; coo per cent totax xzrxaDrrrBES mobb tkah A MZUJOir AWS A HAXr BOI.tAB TBAT Or BJTTIBB rBBVXOVS HIS TOBT. Or POBTZiAirD. . The total amount expended within the city of Portland during 1903 for street, sidewalk, and sewer Improvements, Inde pendent of the enormous number of betterments now under ; way but not completed, aggregate ; $1,292,000, as shown in an estimate filed yesterday by City Engineer Elliott ".with Mayor Wil liams, preceding his annual report An Idea of the - immense progress which the municipality Is making in connection with 4 Improved streets can be gained from the statement that more paving was put in place this year than during the entire, history of the munici pality preceding 1901. Next year it Is anticipated that the Increase will be even more marked, because of the un usual "necessity of putting the thorough fares Into the beet possible shape pre vious to the opening of the Lewis and Clark fair In 1905. . , . This statement Includes only those streets or ' sewers upon which the work is fully completed, and does not embrace those upon which the work is partially completed or now under contract . The latter number about 80 streets, many of which are well under way,, and others on, which worr has been started, among them being fills of earth, to replace the old ' elevated roadways In ten different streets that have heretofore been main tained , by the City at a. continual ex pense. : : ( '' ' : The old asphalt and wood block pave ments on the main and business streets of the city, aggregating three and one half miles, all of which were entirely out of repair at the' beginning of the year, have been either renewed or re. paired. - i y- ': ' The extent ana yaiue 01 sireei im provements made during the year ex ceeds that of any other period in the his tor v of the city, there being a total of 29.29 miles of streets Improved and 60.3 miles of cement sidewalks laid at a cost of $1,150,000, and 12.7 miles of sewers constructed at a cost of $142,000. Length of different kinds 01 pave ments and sidewalks laid during 1903: .' ,.':.t.i: Feet Miles. New asphalt pavement-... 7,800 1.4? Old asphalt pavement .....IB, 500 Stone block pavement .,.. 1,700 Old wood blk. pave, replaced: 8,035 Macadam pavement ....... zo.o i Bituminous pavement ..... 1,268 Oravel pavement , .S2.S80 rum ruawy ........... Elevated roadway 2.2.18 Graded streets unpaved, ...69,830 IVeinr4yMortgage company, lot Al Ifeii's adtTfcion, taxes $25, sold to O, M. Smith; 40 per cent. ';'' " , . -4 Louise 'Hawthorne,' lot " tlawtnorne Park, taxes $23.40, sold to O., M. Smith; 600 per cent. . ' , , . . . , Robert Irving, lots 1 to 7, block 243, Couch addition, taxes $86, sold to O, M. Smith; 200 per cent - ; ', B. F. Smith, lot In Alblna, taxes $76, sold to O. M. Smith; 109 per cent. Mary W, McQinty, lot Kenilworth. taxes $3.24, sold to C B. Acheson; 600 per cent . v.- - ;; James H. Robertson, acreage, taxes' $19, sold to J. W. Cook; 300 per cent Mr. Cook la said to be the agent of the property. ' ' , - Emma L. Corbet t and Edward W. Bingham, acreage, taxes $80, sold to Vic tor Land company; 600 per cent Seneca Smith, 320 acres, taxes $128, sold to Victor Land company; taxes 100 per cent ' William 8. Freeman, 61 acres, 1 taxes $82, sold to O. M. Smith; E00 per cent J. E. Brlgham", trustee, IS acres, val ued at $5,000, taxes $217, sold to Com mercial Trust company; 120 per cent. B. F. Smith, 10 acres, taxes $108, sold to Victor Land company; 600 per cent ram BtBTScauur, Vtn. o. w. xjrQwuss, xgs, The Imperial Hotel PORTUAND, OREQON, 3 .Europman Plan Onty. Kates from $1 to $30 per day. Seventh and Washington Su. T W. C. T. U. WILL FIGHT moon EEPERS uxav to orrosn txb ebiabusb:- UEBX Or MOBB VXTE8 BirOBB TM TUBWXB Ajn CXABX rAXB- i CKBI9TZAH-S ADVISED TO BB . OB TBB AXXBT. . v The W. C. T. U. met In the clubrooms of the T. W. C. A. yesterday afternoon. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. N. E. Hoxter. sute lecturer. , Mrs. M. A. Stone, who Just returned from a long stay In Los Angeles, told of the good work that has been done there against the dives of that city. Mrs. Hoxter in her address told of the work. of the saloon element of Kansas City. No less than $100,000 has been subscribed by them to organise dives on a larger scale In St Louis for the ex position.' , Mrs. Hoxter advised Chris tians and all churches to be on the alert beforehand and work to prevent a elmi lar movement when the Lewis and Clark fair take place here. She gave iho . mothers present much advice as to the proper care and training of tneir caugn tern. ' ' , Mrs. Foster spoke favorably of the requirement the railroad companies have lately made of their employes or -otai abstinence, . .- IH MEIIORY OF EMANCIPATION DAY The thirty-third annlveroary of the Aate on which the proclamation , of emancipation by President Lincoln took effect will be obeerved by thft colored cittrens of Portland with appropriate exercises at z.ion A. M, E. church, cor iv r of Thirtieth and Main st reets, to- inorrow evtning. -; The exorcise " will take place ', under the ' auspices of the Dunbar Literary society,' of which Dr. J. A. Merrlam is president. The ad dress of the evening will be delivered by Deputy City Attorney John P. Kav- anaugh, who wilt be introduced to the audience by Attorney McCanta Stewart The Invocation will be delivered by the Rev. C. C. Laws, the proclamation will be read by Mrs. K. Gray and benediction will be said by the Rev. Mr. Tolllver. A musical program will be rendered. ' raysioal Culture la ISO. . Start the New Tear by taking some form of systematic exercise. Tou won't do It alone.. Join Prof. Ringlet's Physi cal Culture School. New term January 4. Classes ' or private work for men, women and girls. 309 Alder street. Happy flevy Tear liTe Alba Dentists B. E. Corner First and Morrison ' " . Telephone 2796 , JAPAN BUYS MILLION BARRELS OF FLOUR . Local flour-mill men deny the atory that a very large order for flour has been received In this city for either Ja pan or Russia. r. - . They say that both of these countries are well provided for in case of war, having been heavier . buyers of stock during the fore part of the year In anticipation of such an event occurring. The Japanese trade in flour with this country is of a recent growth, and their purchases this year are largely in excess of previous seasons. During the last half of 1902 the total shipments of flour from the northern ports amounted to 210.000 barrels while the first half of 1903 the shipments from this territory amounted to 806,000 barrels. During the last half of the present year the shipments of flour to Japan amounted to 1,000.000 barrels. San Francisco shipped 2S.0O0 barrels Of flour to Japa nese ports during the last six months of last year, while this year, during the last six months, fhe shipments will reach eu.uuv oarreis. v. . .; Up to this time there have been no shipments of any consequence to Russia, the nly flour sent to that country be ing those manufactured from Northwest ern wheats, i The inducement of low freight rates and the prospects of a war between Ja pan ana Russia are largely responsible for the great increase In the shipments aunng ine jasi nau or ivus. . The consumptive demand is not as rapid as the shipments have been, and the advices of local mill men during tne past so days show that large quantl ties of flour are stored at Yokahama, K-ooe ana moji, pending tne possible requirements of a war. " The buyers all agree that the market is overloaded and there is no demand at present. Whether Minneapolis has re ceived orders -for flour, as indicated by the press dispatches during the last few days, the local flour men are unable to say, but they all assert that they can not make any sales at present or obtain any offers. . "In view of the fact that the North west . has practically the entire trade of the Orient," says a miller, "it is only reasonable to presume that If there was any demand for flour from either Japan or Russia we would certainly have au opportunity to figure on; it." ' There have been no direct shipments of flour from the Northwest for Russia since September, but on account of the low freight rate to Hong Kong It is pos sible for the shippers to send their flour to that port and then reshlp it to Rus sia and still save some money on direct freight charges.. ..'. BTOT J SAX. 2.93 ..32 V .19 .57 6.09 .24 6.13 .60 .42 11.32 29.29 Sidewalks. Feet Miles. Wood , . 92,613 16.62 Cement! .........318,381 60.30 Total . ........ ..',' M- 76.83 Lencth of different, kinds of pave ments and sidewalks In place January 1, i04: ... " " Feet' Miles. Asphalt pavement ...... 24,326 4.61 Brick pavement ......... 3.274 .63 Stone block pavement.,.. 23,956 4.62 Wood block pavement ... 9,986 . 1 89 Bituminous pavement.... '1,268 .24 Macadam pavement. .....252,920 47.89 Oravel pavement 315,526 59.76 Plank roadway 88.985 16.85 Elevated roadway . ''! Graded streets unpaved. .454,260 86.03 Total . .............. Sidewalks. t , 'Feet.' Wood . . V .....1,642.5 Cement . ............. 635.297 230.13 Miles 811.11 101.38 Total . .' . . . .... ' M ' ' 412.49 Lenath of different kinds of pave ments laid up to January 1, 1903: Lineal feet Miles. Asphalt pavement ..... 16,526 -3.18 Brick pavement ....... 8,274, .62 Btone block pavement .. 22,256 4.20 Wood block pavement,, 8.976 '..1.70 Macadam pavement 135,542 44.60 Gravel pavement .... . 283,146 3.62 Plank roadway ....... 88,035 16.67 F.lavated roadway .... 4U.u , Graded streets unpaved, 414,250 78.46 Total . . .... ...... 1,112,714 310.71 Sidewalks. ' : Lineal feet Miles. Wood . . 1,782,261 837.65 Cement . 206,916 39.19 Total V . ...1.989.177 376.76 TKB WZBBXB STXXDIO. Banjo, mandolin, guitar instructions, 178 West Park. , Phone Main 2088. Not Hungry When you should be means disordered nerves, which win ieaa to nervous prostration, Dr. Miles' Nervine Is guaranteed to benefit you or money refunded. Book on nervee sent free. DR. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Slkbart. lad. Through an error In an account of ac tion on applications for liquor licenses, It was made to appear that the Majestic Cafe was operated by L, Sax. - L. Sax keeps a grocery at 851 Williams avenue and has no connection with the Majestlo Cafe. ., Aaton end tlnger nrnut prevent sore tbroats. Thry bare awdy9's turf 40 jcr. LEO SELLING 167 Third Street Men's Velour and Box Calf, Light and Heavy Soles, New Styles and Lasts, ?3and?3.50 TLOVM SHOPMEJTTS rOB SECSMBZa - OBEATEB TBAB AHT OTHXBrBE- yiovs rsaiOD, AMOtrarriwci to 174,034 BABBXI.S EXrOBTS TOB TKB MOKTBi AHD TIAB, . . s Tiiirlnv tVi nreiient month there have been shipped from Portland to foreign ports flour, wheat, barley ana wniDer to the vahi9 of 11,303,608. Excluding lum h.v .ha vnliiA nf tha uhlnmnnta amount ed to $1,282,281, which Is about 380,000 greater than last montn s Dusiness. : - Xadrapuw Beats the Beoord. . Th. ei,iiit nnnrK im the areatest on muuiM fnr thn anina lencth of time, to taling up to 174,034 barrels and having. i .it.t in nf stun ' fir mis imouni the Portland-Asiartio steamship Indra- pura, which saiiea toaay, tooit out mo record cargo, which consisted of 61,263 h.rrala vartli 124K0SS. This is not only the leading cargo of the month, but it is the second largest mat, tur u the Pacinc coast : Twloe as Xnch nous Shipped. , . ' Wnrin. (hi - 1 a . months now almost dosed Portland exported twice as much flour as she did last year. -The exact figures are as follows: Last year, t32, 027 barrels. Valued at ii,&&7,eiu; mis year, 1,051,239 barrels, worth 83,644.223. Tfc. nnrmmia 4 nTOn.il I larKSlV dUO tO the unusually keavy orders , received from the Orient The foreign wheat shipments for the vm foot ud 6.671.686 bushels, compared with 8.281.689 bushels last year. , This big difference in favor of the preceding period is attriDutaDie to tne aci m wheat has been mtuea in large quan titi.a Ani-in the mat few months and shipped in the form of floury . - 1 ' r Tha lnmhO Mn( foreifiTIl. COaStWiSS and domestio for the 13 months amount ed to more than I60.000.ooo leet me fnMim h inm. nt for- the month of December comprise 2,441.133 feet having a value' of 184,980 ".-"v" ; ' There were 662.755 bushels or wneat fonim urinv the month, valued at $513,809, and 239,862 bushels of bar ley, valued at 3109,821. The vessels clearing are as iouowsi V... roreiga .meet. . . ."; rviPBTnhee K thn British steamshtD As- cot cleared f of Yokohama and way ports with 10,164 barrels of flour, valued at t?Kn ami 1X6.96! bushels of wheat valued at $149,770; total value of the cargo,. $186,520. "Tv' '.;:yu.: , ; December 6 tne irrencn nam or malne cleared for Queenstown or Fal mouth for orders with 94,01'.bushels of wheat, valued at $73,000. rnuwmhsr 7 tha steamBhln IndraVelll cleared for Hong Kong and way ports with 59AI -Darreis or nour, -vaiueu u $210,155, in addltlonoTnlsceilaneous freight; toul value of cargo, $270,648. . December 12 the British ship Vincent cleared for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders with 113.241 bushels of Wheat, valuod at $88,828. ' ! V .' December 14 the French bar Admi ral Halgan cleared for Queenstown or nnf.nl with 1R.S67 hUSh- cls of wheat valued at $14,000, and 118. (43 bushels of barley, worth $67,000; total value of cargo, $71,000. . - -v. December 14 the French bark Beran gere cleared for Queenstown or Fal mouth for orders witn uusnei of barley, valued at $52,321, and 27,649 hn.hata ef wheat. Valuad at - (10,111; total .value of cargo, $72,432. ' December 16 the Briuim Bieamsnip 0oni.v Dollar cleared for- Nagasaki, Japan, and way porta with 90,000 bush els Of wheat, valued at $70,000, and 8,000 barrels of flour, worm iis.ouo, in aoai tion to a small shipment from Sati Fran cisco; total value of cargo, $90,700. December 15 the British steamship Lothian cleared for Hong Kong and way ports with 38,480 barrels, of flour, val ued at $185,600, and other small ship ments; total value of cargo, $137,691. ' December 19 the British ship Port Patrick cleared for Sydney, -7. & W., with 1.264,388 feet of lumber,, valued at $21,322. ;".- '";. : ' December 8t the German bark Arthur FItger cleared for Callao. Peru, with 1,178,745 feet of lumber, valued at $13, 658. --' - December 22 the French bark Europe cleared for Queenstown or Falmouth' f pr orders with 132,817 bushels of wheat, valued at $100,600, .v. '--' - nu.nK an the ateamahlD Indraoura cleared for Hongkong and way ports with 61,268 barrels or nour, vaiuea at $245,088, in addition to other cargo; total value, $371,185. OoasH Tleet. December 1 the steamer Melville Dol lar cleared for San Francisco with grain and lumber. "' . - ' n...mh.r s the schooner North Bend cleared for - San Francisco with 440,- aaa ef tt lumher. December $ the steamship Nome City cleared for Ban Francisco witn ,awv tons - of grain. " ' ' - rwamh.. R the steamshlo "Aberdeen cleared tot San Francisco with 600,000 feet of lumber. ,y.:.. ' '." . December the schooner TO. B. Jack son cleared for San Francisco with 876, 000 feet of lumber. ' - '' ' . December 11 the steamship Despatch cleared for San Francisco with 876,000 feet of lumber. December 16 the steamship O. C Lin dauer cleared for San Francisco with Kiin Ann of lumher. December 17 the steamer Aurelia cleared for San Francisco-with -600,000 feet of lumber, . .. '- , Tw.mh i a the ateamshln Nome City cleared for San Francisco with 1,300 tons of grain. - n...nk it tha schooner W. F. Garms cleared for San Francisco with 1,247,000 feet of lumber. ; December 19 the schooner Andy Maho ney cleared for San Francisco with 75, 000 feet of lumber December 19 the steamship Navarro cleared for .San Franclsoo with 800,000 ... . litmhAP i . ..... December 22 the steamship Alliance cleared ..for San FrancTyo, with ,uuo fu, e lumher. December 34 the schooner Mabel Gale cleared for San Francisco with 900,00,0 feet of lumber. . December 26 the steamship Aberdeen cleared for San Francisco with 600,000 feet of lumber. SALOON THIEVES GET WHISKY, CASH, CIGARS Another saloon was visited last night bv the gang of petty thieves which has been defying the police for the past week. Aften a careful search the in truder 'secured $10 in cash, two bdxes of claars and several bottles of whisky. The saloon in question ' Is the Omaha, 293 North Sixteenth street near Petty grove, owned by James Douglass. The robbery-was committed Between ix:39 o'clock and 6:46 a. m., during which the place was closed. The money was found In the cash register where It was left for change for the morning trade. - rref erred Stock Oanaed Ooods. . Allen & Lewis' Best Brand. OVEHCOATS RAINCOATS SUITS v ALL THIS SEASON'S, GOODS FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS AT THESE PRICES . v $15 Suits and Overcoats will be ...1 $io $20 Suits and Overcoats will be .....L... $15 $25 Suits and Overcoats will be ....... ....X.......$20 $30 Suits and Overcoats will be. ...... ....... ..........$25 TROUSERS REDUCED PROPORTIONALLY ' Black, blue, dress and Tuxedo suits not included in this sale. - SOLE AGENTS FOR ALFRED BENJAMIN'S HAND-TAILORED CLOTHING - . and the PARAGON TROUSERS BUFFUM & PENDLETON .311 MORRISON STREET opp. POSTorriCE ' "IN -THE HEART. OF THE, CONTINENT I 11,126 Miles Of railway east of Chicago, Peoria, St Louis and the Mississippi River, with eastern terminals at New York, Boston , and Montreal, are embraced in the New York Central Lines tt ;':;-, i For tickets, information, etc., call en W. C SEACHREST. North Pacinc Coast Agent. 132 Third Street, Portlsnd, Oregon. W. B. 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