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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 2. 1904. 10 YORK GOSSIP Oil MANY HUES IAMMAHT BEGINS WOBX ABB THEM SEEKS TO BE NO CAUSE ' TOB OENEBAI, ALABK THAT THE CITY WXX,Xi BE TTJBNED OYEX ' GSEATIiY UXDEB HEW HAYOB. '. Political, Social Educational , ul Xn ' dastrial Hatters . Discussed Briefly SHary-Baising Psver Strike Depart ments Pignres on the Population of - the Stat Next Dsmocratio Convention Wanted Journal Special Service.) . New York; Jan. 2. After al! It teems that New York will not have such a terrible time under the administra tion of , Tammany tiall. Mayor McClel lan. who' does his first real work in his new office today, is a man of exemplary character and he has surrounded him ' self with a cabinet of men whose repu tations have stood the closest scrutiny. "What the city wants is a clean, fair and squanj government; and , if these men will continue to live up to all that they have planned, Tammany will haye, at the end of two years, done more to re deem itself in the eyes of New Yorkers than ever before in its history. - Tammany to Go Slow. One thins; is certain, and that is that Tammany will have to "go slow" in the matter of .spending money. ' The admin istration which has Just retired added enormously, though necessarily, to the city debt, and the margin over the city's bonded indebtedness will prove too small for further issue, for city improvements proposed and under consideration. Asa result Tammany's chance, to do crooked work, if there is really any -Such in tention In existence, will not come, until it makes up the appropriation for next year. BsJary-Bslsing Paver. J, 'A salary-raising fever has been rag ing in the city departments, but it is doubtful if it will last; in fact the new board of aldermen is said to have gone on record as intending to check it. To allow the increases that have been asked would mean a serious crip pling of the heads of the departments as they would be practically without leeway in the salaries accounts. The board of estimate will not take action of the matter for some time.-: Xo Bier Combination. - There is no truth in the rumor that negotiations to form a great beer com bination are in progress among brew ers. Experience has shown that similar movements in other cities have proved detrimental to the trade., Some of the smaller breweries may be amalgamated with one or another large concern, but there 'Is -no likelihood of a concerted movement to organize a trust.;' Another Matter of Brisks. Another matter pertaining to drinks ' or stimulants Is also engaging the pub 'lie attention, but in a different way. "The Woman's1 Christian, Temperance ' union of Mount Vernon,- one of the lead , ing suburban towns of New York City. ) have started a crusade against . con fectioners who sell ' brandy drops to 'children which, promises to be wsged :' with vigor. It is asserted that the sale , of these drops has become so alarming In Mount . Vornon that mothers whose children have been in the habit of buy- , ing this sort of candy deemed It neces sary to bring the matter to the attention of the W. C. T. V.. whlcft is composed ,. of til a most prominent women in town. Population of the State. Some interesting figures concerning the population of the state of New York have Just been published. ' They show the increase from 1698 until 1S0O. when ' the last census was taken. - , In 1698 the figures were 18,007. In 1900, 7.288,012. ' The greatest breadth' of the state east to west is 326.48 miles, while from New York harbor to the boundary line of Canada it is 325 miles in length, In this estimate is not included Long Island, which extends along the Atlantic ocean for 100 miles to the northeastward from New York harbor. The are of the state Is 49,170 square miles. Of this 47,620 square miles Is land, embrac ing 80,476,820 acres. ; ? A Popular Woman. It Is doubtful if any newspaper wo man in the United States was more pop ular than the late Harriet Hubbard Ayer, whose articles on beauty made her famous.4 She was particularly ln- , forested in friendless girls and several of her friends, having this In mind, have started a movement to establish a shelter for homeless girls as a memo rial to Mrs. . Ayer. The women A In charge of the undertaking propose to carry out many of Mrs. Ayer's plans for the bettering, of the conditions of working girls In New York. " :'..'' The Lady Usher. The New York theatre which recently introduced the startling Innovation of lady ushers reports great success with .1 lie experiment The men who selected . them may have had in mind a "Congress of All Nations," but . so far the "big eight," as the ushers are called, are much prettier and more pleasing than some "lady . barbers," who were " ex ploited here a few years ago. Hew .Tork Wants Xt. ', Assisted by a local newspaper,' many prominent politicians are working as hard as they, know how to secure tha next Democratic national convention for New York. While the city has .many advantages, there is also one great ob jection to a convention's being held here, and that IS its location. Most of the delegates would have to take long railway journeys, entailing much loss of time and an extra expenditure of money. New . Yorkers meet this argu ment, however, with the statement that ' the convention has gone six times to Baltimore, and ; the Republicans ones, while there have been three Republican conventions at Philadelphia and two' ; Democratic.' There certainly Is nd bet ter convention hall In the country than Madison .Square garden .and New York's hold accommodations are am ple for comfort, and that' without ex cessive Increased charge for the host that will attend .the 'convention., It is also argued that 1904 would be a good year for a New, York convention, as this state Is to be one of the hottest battle-ground's in the contest , t ' The City Alarmed. New York's gay element . Is alarmed t .the possibility of , there being no ; French ball this year. The idea that a neHson will pass without any Parisian gayety at Madison Square garden, or any decolette danseuses dexterously re moving top hats with their toes seems Incredible. Time was when the ''French hull" deserved its celebrity as a social function unique of Its kind. , (t marked the climax of a season's dissipation for the callow youth. ' The sight of the lrens there and thq memory of cold liottlps provided him with memories of Juvenile' "real devillshness" sufficient for a lifetime. The excuse given for the discontinuance . of the halls is a fliiHiirUl stringency among amusement lovers. Perhaps they have also grown ion innocuous m attract, A Bard Jos." lmpreBtario Jlelnrlch Conried Is And- ' ':'7.v':'''';';;:7''V,.'''..' Ing the management of the Metropolitan Opera ' huse a different' undertaking from conducting the Irving Palace thea tre, which he did so excellently. Justly or unjustly. Mr. Conreid is being criti cised for numerous and unexpected de fects in. stage management at , the op eratic performances. Mr. Grau did not escape , censure in respect to this de tail, but Mr. Conreid had gained well earned renown as a stage manager, and something; like perfection was expected. No fault is found with the singers, but there is vast room for Improvement In the matter of stage management '. , A Common Dlseass. "New Yorkitis," the victim of which is- Imbued with an overweening sense of the importance of New York and New Yorkers, is a very common disease here, but another malady which may be even more prevalent is Thumeritis manhat tanensis," according to a well-known physician, or "New York shoulder," The malady-comes from hanging on to the straps In the trolley and elevated cars and three-fourths of all strap-hangers are said to suffer from enlarged shoul ders and intermittent pains, which are attributed to rheumatism. KIR. FURNISH BACK ICAL rnOfi IFORNIA TXXXXS ASA B. TXOXSQX OUGHT TO BE BEXXSTATEB XV OFFICE IMPROVED XX HEAIiTK BUT SATS BE IS PEBHAXEXTXT ' OUT OP POXfXTXCAXj PXEX.D. ' ' . :, William J. Furnish of Fendletin is a firm believer In the honesty and integ rity of Asa B. Thomson, the suspended receiver of the La Grande land ofllce. : - f'When a man is vindicated by the courts," said Mr. FurnJsh, who was in Portland yesterday. "I think It an injus tice that he should be deprived of his po sition and rubjected to further humilia tion. . I have "known Asa B. Thomson since he was a little boy, and I never, until the bribery charge was brought, heard. a word against him. Whether he is reinstated or not, I shall always feel that be should have been." Mr. , and Mrs. Furnish arrived yes terday from, " California, where thy have been for. the past two months on account of Mr. Furnish's health. "I am feeling much better," he said, "but I am taking ' things easy, for I lo not want another set ' back." Mr. and Mrs. Furnish will return home tomorrow. "I have not paid much attention to politics or ' any thing else except my health," he added, "and I don't know what's going on." , . Mr. Furnish was the Republican can didate for governor at the last election but since then lias, 'taken but a small part in politics. Last summer when Mr. Furnish was in Portland he made the statement to The Journal that he .al ways expected to figure lit politics, inas much as he was a c it I sen, and when the time came to vote would cast his ballot.-' - . v- - . " V-.v ' - Tll .Vepeat what T said befors," he remarked this morning, -"and that Is, I still expect to vote when the time comes. Further than that, however, I am not la politics." ' - ' :..-'. -- Business ; conditions in California, he said, are very ; good, and the outlooll Is promising. "I was In and around Oakland and . Sacramento toost of th time, and never went into town. . I was looking ' for quiet and rest, and I am thankful that I am able to be back.". Mr. Furnish is strongly In fsvor of the Celllo canal and declared that he be lieved the great majority of the peo ple of Eastern Oregon and .Washington were anxious to see the. "gateway to the ocean"- opened. '" He was asked what he thought of former Congressman Malcolm A. Moody's chances for renomlnatlon, but professed Ignorance of the fact that The Dalles man was yearning to ' again represent his state in the lower house at Washing ton. . . . ;' ' ,- :.v COM THROW 'T DUST IN HIS EYES A MOTOBKAX PXXDS EXPX.AHATIOX POB THE SUSSEX XHDU8TXT DXSP&AYED BT WOKEV AX.OXO BIS BOUTS OX ! XBW TEAK'S Moxxxxa. Just a trace of dust blew Into the face of a passenger as . he looked 'out of the window of a car traversing the residence district yesterday, and: a look of Inquiry showed him that the cause was a woman behind a broom. She was sweeping the cement sidewalk In front of her house or it may have been her employer's house and she was doing .it with a good will. ' "Does she do that often?" asked the passenger of the conductor when the car stopped to add : another nickel to the revenue of the company. "It doVsn't happen often," was his la conic answer. . Just - then . another ' sweep of dust showed that another brpom was in op eration and there was another woman behind It. " " :' - "There must le trouble here," ob served the- conductor, as he wiped the dust from his eyes. "Must be a strike on hand." The car passed through the dust storm, snd the next object the eyes of the conductor met was a third woman with a broom. "Strange why they should si I get so Industrious of a sudden," he remarked. "Nothing strange at all," replied the motorman through his open door, "The women are simply making New Year's resolutions to work all the year. You can't tell me any different," he belliger ently declared to the passenger who tried to Interpose an ' objection. "I've seen them for eight years and know they never sweep except on January 1. Prob ably It's their wsy of swearing off, and probably, as this is leap year, they are looking for husbands who want Indus trious wives, I guess they want motor men, for the only places I see them sweep is along the car lines." snd with a grrlm you-don't-catch-me expression on his face, he turned on the current and the car went ahead. . ;. . BED A PATOBXTB OOX.OB. . Red la the fashionable color this sea son for the maids and young matrons. But great care should be exercised in the shade chosen. ' A hit too bright or dark is sure to injure the beauty of the fair one. For party frocks it Is always ef fective. -' ." ' ' XOUSEXOXJ) XXXTS. Salt is an effective cure for Indigestion and gives Immediate relief.. , A tshlespoonful of kerosene in a pall ofVwntcr when you 'wash windows will makd them uican, bright and easier to BAD STREETS - DELAY FIREMEN SHODDY PAOTOBT BUBXSV WXTX $3,000 Z.OSS AX9 ABJOXXXVa ; PX.AXTS ABB THBEATEXED 1,100 PEET OP HOSE STBETCXEO TO' BEACH PXJLMES. Lack of a breeze was all that pre vented a disastrous conflagration along Portland's water front lasti night The shoddy mill and warehouse, of the Pa cific Warehouse company was totally destroyed and tho Standard Box Fao tory plant adolnlng narrowly escaped a fate similar to that which overtook Its Bast Side plant which was destroyed by fire two months ago. - The Portland Lumber company's plant, a short distance away, was. threatened. The loss 'does not exceed f 3,000, with no insurance. ' Only the most heroic efforts of tho firemen, handicapped by serious ob stacles, confined the blaze to the shoddy factory. Tho fire Served again t,o Bhow the great necessity of a flreboat to pro tect the water front and the need of a full paid department " ',-' The shoddy plant, which was situated on, the river bank at the foot of Mont gomery street, was enveloped in flames within a few seconds after the blaze started.; The cause Is not known. Fif teen men are employed by the firm. Hwo of them working at night William Kyler and a Japanese boy, G. Matlshama, were In tho building last night At 6:15 p. m. Kyler started the dynamo and -a few seconds later a sheet of flame burst from a pile of shoddy. The Japanese' ran for a place of safety, but Kyler at tempted to save the typewriter, desk and office records... The flames overtook him and he wsa compelled to run for his life. His face and hands were, painfully scorched. John Carlson, a watchman for the Standard Box factory, turned in an alarm. Before the firemen had left their quarters the enttpo ' warehouse was In flames and the sky was Illuminated so that the reflection was seen from all parts of the city. The department did as well as was possible but ,they were greatly handicapped by the exceedingly bad condition of the streets and the long distance to the fire. Then they had to lay 1.000 feet of hose. . At flrst .it looked as If the Standard box' plant could not bo saved. This was situated about 16 feet south of the shoddy plant, but the firemen found the north end of the box factory In flames. Engine "company 5 ran a line of hose through the Standard plant and with the aid of Engine 4 extinguished the flames in this building and .confined the fire to the shoddy plant i: . - , , Realizing the danger to the surround ing property Chief Campbell sent In spclal calls for Engine companies 1 and 3 and three lines were kept playing on the flames which continued to burn for two hours. Hose company 2 and Truck company 4 was kept on the soot most Uf the night overhauling . the tons of shoddy and putting out the blazes. , -The burned factory was a one-story frame building about 100 by 60 feet In area. -; Considerable prepared shoddy was in the plant together with machin ery for manufacturing the product The building was owned by W. 1C Smith and was worth possibly $1,000. It Is not believed that the loss to the shoddy plant will exceed 2,000. There was no Insurance carried. . The department was handicapped by almost impassable streets. Engine 6 had to come up Front street, as it could not get through Hood street. - Truck 3 broke a 33-foot ladder on the way to the blase. None of ' the drivers could urge their horses beyond a walk because of the detep mud. v TO BIO UP BUBXED CXTXES. (Journal Special Settle.) Boston, Mass.. Jan. 2. The expedition headed by Mr. Pumpelly, the archaeolo gist and backed by Andrew Carnegie, starts from Boston oday to search among the-burled cities In Western Afghanistan and the 'Crimes, The ex pedition is one which has long been, un der , consideration. Last year Mr. Pumpelly went to Russia with Profes sor Davis of Harvard, for the purpose of looking over the ground and to ob tain permission from the Russian gov ernment to conduct tho desired Investi gations in her territory. Mr. Pumpelly started this year In advance of the ex pedition to complete the relations with the Russian diplomats. The expedition starting today .will meet Mr. Pumpelly in Cairo, Egypt There the members ex pect to complete the acquirement of the data needful for their work, and thence will proceed to the vicinity where they will begin excavations. This section has never before been thus searched by scientists, and the work ojt the party Is awaited with widespread . interest on Its efforts will be rewarded by the find thts .account The party expects that Its efforts will be rewarded by the find ing of many traces of the early tribes who peopled this portion of the conti nent. The return trip to America, will be made in the early spring. TXB TAXUZ OP CXABCOAXi. Pew People Know Bow Useful It ia lit Preserving Xealtn and Bsauty. Nearly everybody knows that charcoal la the safest and most efficient disinfec tant and purifier In nature, but few real ise its value when taken into the human system for the same cleansing purpose. Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you take, of it the better; It is not a drug at all, but simply- absorbs ths gases and Impurities always present in the stomach, and Intestines and carries them out of the system." , ,- Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking, or after eating on ions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears and Im proves the complextlon, it whitens tho teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic , It absorbs the injurious gases which collect in the stomach and bowels; It disinfects the mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal In one form or another, but probably the best charcoal and the most for the money is tn Stusrt's Absorbent Lozenges; they ere composed-of. the finest powdered Willow charcoal, snd other hsrmless antiseptics In tablet form, or rather in the form of large, pleasant tasting loz enges, the charcoal being mixed with honey. - ''V" : ' . . Ths dally use of these lozenges will soon tell in a much Improved condition of the genersl health, better complexion, sweeter breath and purer blood, and the beauty of It is, that no possible harm can result from their continued use, but, on the contrary, great benefit A Buffalo physician, in speaking of the benefits of charcoal; says: , "I ad Vise Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges to all patients suffering from gas In stomach and bowels, and to clear the complexion and purify' the breath,, -mouth and throat;- I also believe the liver . Is greatly benefited by the dally use of them; they cost but twenty-five cents a bo at drug, stores, snd although. In some sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I. get more .and better charcoal In Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges than in any of the ordinary charcoal tablets.', "Strength and Vigor come or good food, duly digested. 'Force,' a rendy-to serve wheat and barley food, adds no burden, butausuins, nourishes, Invigor ates." , . 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