THE OTtEGON DAILY JOURNAL, ' POUTLAIN'D, TIIUItSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1904.
MX MIS OF THE DAY
PASSENGERS BET
ON A COCKROACH
; "Once In awhile, when the commuting
cardplayers get going too swift," said
a conductor on the Oregon Short Line,
"somebody makes a howl to the-official
of the line- and we have to stow dawn
on all games until the storm blows over,
The men In the smoker don't like It,
but they have only themselves o blame.
But If they , don't play cards they
gamble with something else. I've seen
, them bet'on the number of passengers
that would get out of the car at the
next station and on the number that
would get on.
"But my greater experience in that
line was when I was on the Union Pa
cific. One day 'the order was . handed
. out to stop all 1 cardplaying : on the
trains. ' Some or the fellows, were hop
ping , mad. but the president's order
'went.' One evening,: four fellows got
on with a clear box and asked the
brakeman to turn over a seat . so that
' they, could sit knees together.
-"In the top of. he cigar box, near the
center, was W, small hole. Inside the
box -was a cockroach. , The men took
four lumps of sugar and put one lump
on each of the four corners of the box
end began to bet on 'Which lump the
cockroach would-, tackle first;.", when he
came out of the hole. V? v ..- '...
"Well, sir, everybody, in the -car Just
hunched around those men. Bets flew
thick and fast not only among the men
who were playing, but among the by
standers. When Mr. Cockroach came
out he seemed a little, bit uncertain.
Then 'he. put 'out his feelers and sud
denly made a dive for one corner of the
box.--i There- waa a bowl . of delight
among the men who had backed . that
particular corner. Then the men put
him back In. the box and made him do
it all over again. ; "
"That game was played Ave times In
a 40-mile run, and $509 changed hands
i on tho result." r
SIR THOMAS UPTON -MAY
TRY ONCE MORE
. (Journal Special Service.)
' New York, 'Feb. 18. A letter from Sir
'Thomas Ltpton has been received by the
New York Yacht club with reference to a
fourth challenge for the America's cup.
The fact was brought out at the annual
meeting of. the club last night, although
the presiding officer declined to say
whether the letter was a formal challenge
or the preliminary to & challenge. It waa
the general opinion that Six .Thomas had
signified iila desire to issue, a .challenge
but was anxious that yachts of some
other type should wage the battle. -
The letter was referred to a committee
which 'will correspond with Sir Thomas.
The. .correspondence will be given out
when matters have been, arranged. -
The following officers were elected;
Commodore, Frederick E. Bourne; vice
commodore, Henry Waters; rear commo
dore, Cornelius Vanderbllt; ., secretary,
O. A., Cormackj treasurers Tarrant Put
nam; measurer, , Charles P. Mower; ret
gatta committee, S. N.Kane, Newbury
I. Lawton and E. II. Walsh.
BLUE ROCK SHOOTERS
TO MEET THIS MONTH
The. spring meet of the Blue Rock
Shooters will be held at Elgin. Or., .on
the 28th of this month. The shoot will
be held under the patronage of - the
Elgin Shooting club and there will be
130 targets. The events and purses are
as follows: ' : . -.-
Event No. 1. 10 birds. 110 added, E0,
80. 20. ' ' :
Event No. I. 10 birds, $10 added, 60,
80. 20. - , ; '
Event No. 8. 15 birds, 815 added, SO,
so, 20:
Event No. 4. 10 birds, $10 added, SO,
80, 20. - '
Event No. 6. 20 birds.. $20 added, 40,
80, 20. 10.
Event No. 6. 10 birds, $10 added, SO,
80. 20.
Event No. J. 20 birds, $20 added, 40,
$0. 20, 10. ' :
Event No. 8. 10 birds. $10 added, 60,
80. 20. . - , v '
Event No. 9.-25 birds, $25 added. 40,
30, 20, 10. . ;
PAPER CHASE TO
BE BIG EVENT
The Mrs. Downing cup run- on Wash
ington's birthday will start from, the
Piedmont water tower at 2:30 o'clock. The
finish will be on the Irvlngton race track
three-quarters of an- hour later. , Those
who wish to see the start may do so by
taking Woodlawn.or Vancouver cars,
getting off at .Janney's switch and walk
ing west two blocks to the water tower.
The North Paclfio Fair association has
placed the Irvlngton track and grand
stand at the disposal of the hunt club
members and their friends In order that
they may witness the finish.
. Great nrecaratlona are belna- made for
, the chase. The members r re enthuslastio
.in. the, even and it is almost certain
, that between 40 and (0 mounts will be
In the going. '
okx o nxc srcnuT.
. After a game In Pittsburg several
years ago, Umpire Tim Hurst was set
upon by the crowd because the Pirates
lost and chased to his dressing room.
At the door . Hurst turned about and
fought off his pursuers with his fists.
Although It had been 300 against one.
Hurst was forced to appear In police
, court next morning to answer at charge
.S .-11 ....
(-A veteran fan with a bruised nose
was led forward and .told his story .of
the mix-up. . .
"Now, Mr. Hurst," remarked the
court, "tell us frankly why you hit this
aged gentleman In the nose."
"I hit him In the nose." said Tim,
for aldln and abettln' a riot." v
WASHES TO GOACK OOSSSU.
Ithaca, Feb. 18. Olenn 8. Warner,
Cornell, '84, the present coach of the
' Carlisle football team, will- be the next
' coach of the Cornell eleven. The Cor
nell athletic council has authorised a
three-years' contract with Warner. '
OLAsxsos nr svsarxgs.
John C. Clarkson, the veteran pitcher,
has opened a cigar store at Chicago.
"Eastern' and California " races by di
rect wires. We accept commissions by
"phone" on above - races from respon
sible parties. We also receive commis
sions for all leading sporting events in
any part, of the world, at Portland Club.
ISO Fifth street
WITH THE TEN PIN
MEN OF PORTLAND
The postponed game between the
SchlUers and the George Lawrences will
be bowled off tomorrow evening on the
Portland alleys. i-.
i .The Lawrence team will present their
regular lineup as follows: Jack Hysmith,
Hugo" Siebals,' Lee Van 'Horn, Robert
McMillan and Oeorge Halloway. The
Schiller team will be selected by Man
ager Con Senner from the following:
Andy Anderson, George Cadwell, Henry
W. Kopp, Guy; Garletz. " Con Senner,. J.
Fitzgerald and Arthur. Clarke.
The Lewis and Clsrkes and the Port
lands bowl, in their regular weekly con
test this evening.
The Ltpman-Wolf es are endeavoring to
arrange a niatch at a near date. with
either thei Meier-Franks, Blake-McFalls
or some other local team. ' '
The Night Owls are still anxious for
a try against the Schillers, and It is
possible that they will be accommodated
in the near future. The Night Owls Is
composed of , the . following bowlers:
Jerry Troth, Sam V.lgneux, Sam Hanby,
Charlie Shields and Dan Shea.
. The contest that, was to have taken
place between Ed Schiller and Joe Rellly
yesterday afternoon did not come off.
The reason for the postponement is not
known. It is whispered that Jerry
Powers has pocketed the forfeits. An
other match will be arranged as soon
as the belligerents can- be found. One
appears to fear the other, and thus the
admirers of the sport are disappointed,
CRIMSON TO MEET
" THE RED AND BLUE
Harvard and the University of Penn
sylvania, will meet In football next' sea
son on Saturday, October 80, at Cam
bridge. The announcement vhas been
made by the, Pennsylvania .manager, T.
Ellis Robins.. . who has been in -correspondence
with Manager George F. Tyler
of Harvard for some time. , There was
a very strong sentiment among many of
the Cambridge ' graduates that there
should be no game . with Pennsylvania
this year, the opposition being largely
generated by the many enemies of Penn
sylvania in New York, where Harvard
has' a large body of alumni. The Cor
nell men in particular created no little
trouble,, as they were very anxious -to
have the. Ithaca 'men replace Penn on
the crimson schedule. : Professor White
of the Harvard athletic council is a Cor
nell graduate, and he exerted his Influ
ence against the Penn game.
BLOOD 'POISONING.
RESULT OF BOWLING
H. T. Hudson, the well-known sporting
goods man, is at St Vincent's hospital
suffering from blood-olsonlng. - Mr.
Hudson waa bowling about three weeks
ago and had a finger on his right hand
spilt by being caught between two balls.
The injury was dressed, but after a few
days inflammation set in, and now It has
reached his wrist, causing him consider"
tble pain. Dr. Mackensle la attending
Mr. Hudson. ;
RACING RESULTS
(Journal Special Berries.)
San Francisco, Feb. 18. Ingleside re
sults: One mile, selling Fair Lady Anna
won. Polonlus second, Goldflnder third;
time. 1:44.
Three and a half furlongs, purse
Steel Wire won. Bob Ragon second,
Golden Idol third: time, :
Seven furlongs, selling George Berry
won, Hulford second. Instrument third;
time, 1:29. ,
Mile and. a sixteenth, handicap
Kenilworth won. - Modicum second,
Jockey Club third; time, 1:4814.
Futurity course, selling -Handpreas
won. Young Morello second,' Hlpponax
third; time, 1:18. .
Six furlongs, selling Celebrant won,
E. M. Brattaln second, Hainault third;
time, 1:15.
At Asoot Park.
Los Angeles, Feb. 18. Ascot results:
' Five furlongs Alma Dufour won, El
Bernardo second, Dargln third; time,
1:02. -
Three and a' half furlongs Melar
won. Sea Air second. Light Of Day
third; time, :44H.
Hurdle handicap, mile -and an eighth
Heir Apparent won,' Olinthus second,
Goldone third; time, 3:014.
Mile and a sixteenth Sals won, Grail
second. Wartentcht third; time, 1:81 H.
Slauson course. selllng-'-The Gold
flnder won. Little Margaret second, Cele
bration third; time, 1:13H.
One mile, : selling Florestan ; won,
Lourvelsea second, Sherry third; time,
l:46H- . ' ' -- - A
.'...' At Sew Orleans.
'.' Now Orleans, Feb. 18. Results: V
Seven furlongs New Mown Hay
won, Leila second, Marltana third; time,
1:27 1-8.
Six furlongs, selling Lady. Ray won,
Sparrow Cop second, Shaltan third;
time, 1:14 3-6.
" One ' mile ' and one-eighth Huizah
won, Hands Across finished second, but
was disqualified, Bon Mot second, The
Messenger third; time 1:54 1-6.
Four furlongs, Carnival staks
Arch Oldham woiw Delavan second,
Dixie Lad third; time, :48 8-6.
One mile - and one-quarter, selling
Mauser won, Tancred second, Free Ad
mission third; time, 3:07 8-5. ;
Six furlongs, selling Julia A. won,
Claremont seoond, Gus . Neidron third;
time, 1:13 4-6.
"SXB" BOKAsros quits qakb.
"Red" Donahue; whom St Louis
traded to Cleveland last season, has re
tired from the 1 game. Donahue has.
closed fL deal for a saloon at Fifty
fourth street and Wynlualng avenue. In
connection with thia .business he . will
pitch for Independent clubs whenever
engagedj, and in this way "Red" expects
to make considerable more than the
salary offered by the Cleveland club.
UXTLX.XX DOT ATS TOOASTT.
. t (Journal Special Berries.)
Astoria, Feb.- 18. Fred Muller de
feated Jack Fogarty last evening at
Hammond in the ninth round of what
was to have been a , 10-round go.
Fogarty'e seconds threw up the sponge.
' BXSSOTOSS TO 3CEBT.
The directors of the Multnomah Ama
teur Athletic club will hold- a meeting
this evening to discuss plans for in
creasing the club's membership. .
EDITED BY
J. A. HORAN
SPOKANE TO TRAIN :
AT WALLA WALLA
(Journal Special Berrlee.) V
Spokane. Feb. 18. Another ball player
has been added to the string being col
lected by Manager Charles Rellly of the
Spokane baseball team. George Ferris
is the victim. The securing of Ferris is
a surprise to the baseball enthuslastlcs
as It was supposed that Ferris intended
to' quit the business and' take up the
practice of law. Last year was Ferris'
second year as a professional ball player
and he made a good showing.' . Rellly
is expecting to play him at short,' which
was' his original position,, and he be
lieves that he will cover lots of ground
between : first and second. ; Rellly- has
also Signed Gus Klopf and In him he be
lieves that he has got a hitter that will
be a big .help to the team. He is still
undecided rt where y he ? will, play; him.
President Williams and Manager Rellly
ar planning to take the Spokane team
to Walla for three weeks' training be
fore the season opens. The climate
down there Is about .right at that time of
the year for the players to get into
shape. The expense will not be great
and the advantage will be considerable.
It appears that McCloskey is planning
to take the Boise team to Walla Walla
for training, and It is probable that the
two teams may have several practice
games before the season opens. In ad
dition - to these two Paclfio National
league teams, , Walla i Walla will have
a nine, in the 'field, and there. will be
plenty of' plating down7 there In the
spring. ,, '
PHILLIES SALARIES
,. HAVE GONE DOWN
Harry'' Wolverton,' who captained the
Phillies last year, placed his "John Han
cock" upon a new contract for the com
ing season with the Phillies, and only
seven members of --th team, remain -unsigned.
The salary ax has not dropped
hard on any of the Phillies, though there
have been moderate reductions in a num
ber of cases, where the men did not come
tip to expectations last year. Wolverton
signed a straight contract' which, of
course, called for less than last year,
but should he again be selected to cap
tain the team his salary will amount to
practically the same as last year. .
The men who have not signed are Roy
Thomas, Fraser, Duggleby, Sparks, Mar
shall, Titus and glmmer. Of these Dug
gleby, Fraser and Zlmmer have not yet
been sent contracts, and it is about de
cided that Zlmmer will not be asked to
sign, but Instead he will be notified that
his services will no longer be required
by the Philadelphia club. Roy Thomas
is satisfied with the terms offered, and
will sign In a ' few days. Nothing has
been heard from Sparks, Titus and Mar
shall, and, in fact It Is moat too early
to have these contracts returned, as they
were only sent out a few days ago.. Busi
ness Manager Shettsline says there is no
truth in the report that Marshall had re
turned his contract unsigned. There will
be a reduction in the salary of .Fraser
and Duggleby, but it will not be so great
as to cause any trouble.
YXX.TOX SZrBATS WATSOSS.
(Journal Special Service.) v
Baker City, Or., Feb. ,18. Bilas Teltoni
colored, of Pennsylvania, defeated Joe
Watklns of Australia in a warmly-contested
wrestling match at' the armory
here last evening. Yelton won the first
and third falls in f and S minutes re
spectively, while the Australian won
the second In 20 minutes. .'
DIAMOND. GLISTENINGS
Ha! ha! ha!
The Browns.
. Ginger was his name. -
Sardines, crackers, songs and smelts.
Van Buren sends his regards to all of
his Portland friends. , .
Van ought to make a fine appearance
dressed' as the head waiter In the Wal-dorf-Castoria.
.
There seems to be no name suitable for
Portland but the Browns, i They were
well named, and that's sufficient.1 '
The Browns are: scheduled to play an
exhibition game with the Chicago Na
tional league team March-18. The result
of this game will be eagerly looked for.
: Many good fellows were "knocked" last
year by the ungenerous gang thai en
tered on passes. .
The members of the local team who
are now in Portland will leave for Bak
ersfleld next Tuesday, where they go
to indulge in preliminary practice and
training previous to the season's cam-,
palgni .
Walter McCreedle received a letter
from Van Buren yesterday which says
that sero weather la now prevailing at
his home near Marseilles, 111., and that
he (Van) wishes ' that . he was on his
timber claim In Washington instead of
where he Is at present , Van wishes his
many friends In Portland and also the
Portland team the best of luck, and ex
presses his confidence in his own ability
to make good In Brooklyn. .
Jay Andrews, who leaves tonight for
Sioux City, la., has added another
pitcher to his staff, in the person of Sam
McBlrney, the well-known young. Mt.
Angel college twlrler, whom,' It will be
remembered, was given a trial with Ta
coma when Andrews managed that club.
Jay is confident of McBirneys ability.
The arrival of Francis In Bakersfleld
makes the Brown colony at that town
number four In all. Iberg will Join them
In a few days. ' Castro has wired for his
ticket and states that he will leave Bal
timore tomorrow. . 8teelman is expected
to arrive at the training quarters today
or tomorrow.
So far the only players who have not
been heard from are Thielman and Beck.
In the signing of players for the com
ing season it seems strange that all the
managers have so far overlooked Joe
Fay, the crack little lnflelder of last
season's Tacoma team. Fay is a player
of ability and will undoubtedly catch
on somewhere, for when the magnates
learn of his being unsigned they will
come through with their offers.
Nordyke and Dam man, who are ' to
Join Mike Fisher's Tacoma team, nave
arrived in San Francisco preparatory to
going to Tacoma'i .training quarters, at
Fresno, . . ,,; f, .
Messrs. Hart, Johnson end Hanlon of
the peace commission nave arrived In
the east, and will present their views of
the peace negotiations for the considera
tion of the Minor Leagues association.
From the various rumors of protests to be
offered it would seem that peace is not
as definitely settled as the magnates
have announced. One thing is certain,
Managers Fred Ely of . Portland and
James Morley of Los Angeles will keep
the men they have signed, or there will
be no more peace than there is In Korea
at the present.
Although it was definitely known that
Cleveland did not Intend to keep Johnny
Gochnauer, who has signed with 'Frisco,
Manager Armour expressed his surprise
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that the crack little shortstop should
have deserted without notifying his man
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Armour have given Gochnauer before
dropping him?
Carlos Smith hss left Brookhaven,
Miss., for San Francisco, where he will
join Parke Wilson and his cohorts. The
Seattle team -will practice In Sacra
mento.
Jack Fillman, who 'played shortstop
for Pete Lohman for a short time last
season, is to manage the Joplln, Mo.,
team this season.
Eddie Herr is signed ' by Manager
Frank for the Memphis Southern league
team. Herr was with' Oakland and
San Francisco last season.
The Washington American league
team will be made up from the follow
ing players: Clarke, Kittredge, Drill and
Stan t,. catchers; Patten, Lee, Orth, Town
send, Jacobson, HUdebrand, Wilson and
Dunkle, pitchers; Hillebrand, Coughlln,
McCormick, Moran. Osteen, Caasldy,
Sears and Robinson, Inflelders; Ryan,
Winters, Stone and Selbach, outfielders.
' "The approach of the season when
baseball players will be eating steaks
cooked in cottonseed oil reminds me of
Con Lucid again," said Billy Hallman.
"The Philadelphia and Brooklyn teams
were Quartered In a fairly comfortable
hotel In Petersburg, Va., but as is the
esse In almost every southern city the
oil extracted from cottonseed' was used
in place of butter in the kitcnen.
"The second morning we were there
Lucid came Into the breakfast room
carrying a big hammer and a handful
of nails. Con ran over the bill of fare
and ordered a steak. '' When, it . was
brought in, dripping with oft, he picked
it up and, : walking across the floor,
nailed It on the dining room door.
"In about six seconds mere was the
roughest house lntthat hotel I ever saw.
We were all -ordered to leate and de
spite the expostulations of the 25 or i3
players who had done nothing we all
had to go. We were pretty mad at the
time, but Lucid found us a place -where
they had real butter and then we were
glad."
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"How delicious your coffee was,"
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traveling on trains to and from Port
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with this paper, reporting all failures In
obtaining it to the office of publication,
addressing The Journal, Portland, Or.
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GOOD TO TKXXB OB.DEXS.
A plan Is being formulated Tor the
amalgamation of , the masters' and
pilots' association ' and the association
of masters of sailing vessels. It is
estimated that the former organisation
has a membership of 11,000 on the Pa
cific coast and the latter J.600 In the
same territory. A meeting having for
its object the bringing together of the
two bodies will be held at Portland on
the evening of March 1.
This subject was thoroughly discussed
at the national convention of the mas
ters and pilots recently held at Wash
ington. D. C. Capt. J. T. Gray of the
Portland branch of the organisation has
returned from the convention, which he
attended as a delegate. At the monthly
meeting Of the local order held Tuesday
night he strongly advocated that the
combine be effected as quickly as possi
ble. His views were, heartily Indorsed,
and March 1 was the date set for carry
ing out the plan. It Js understood that
the Puget sound " and - Ban .Francisco
lodges will take similar action.
"The amalgamation," said Capt Harry
Emkins, "iaa , a two-fold meaning. It
will bring the twoytfodles Into a closer
affiliation and at the same time make
us numerically stronger. The element
of strength, represents something in the
event that we should decide to take a
prominent part in the coming Campaign.1
As matters now stand it is altogether
likely that we will engage In a little
political work. There are many things
not being done as we would wish. "
"Personally. I belteve tnat a majorlty I
of the members of the Port of Port
land commission should be composed of
masters and pilots. We are supposed to
know more about what kind of work is
required to keep the river in good con
dition than those whose business pur
suits have always been along other
lines. " We have studied the river f or
yearsr and bel leva we know Just what
it heeds i In order to keep it open ror
navigation to the largest vessels the
year around. ,. ,
"I say we may decide to .take a hand
In politics, and when we do, It ' Is very
probable that we will make our pres
ence felt" - - 4
SNOWSLIDE WRECKS
MINING PROPERTY
(Journal Sperlal Service.)
Sumpter, Or Feb. 18. A snowsllde
from the hill above the mine almost
completely demolished the buildings at
the Alpine mine, in the Cable Cove dis
trict Sunday morning. A telephone
message from Superintendent Addoms
shortly sfier it happened conveyed this
information, but ' no . statement - was
made further than that no on waa In
jured. ' The Alpine buildings, consisting
of bunk and boarding bouses, black
smith shop, timber shed, etc., according
to the telephone, were completely
wrecked. The timbers and machinery
for the new mill which was started last
fall but stopped on account of . early
snow, were situated some distance away
and It is not thought that these were
damaged. How all the. men escaped Is
not known, but it seems miraculous.
The annual stockholders meeting of
the Valley Queen Mining company, op
erating in the Cable Cove district, and
financed by WTieeler ft Co., of New York,
was held In this city Monday afternoon.
Mayor. C H. McColloch was re-elected
president; Charles S. Warren Jr., vice
president, and Thomas C Gray, secre
tary and superintendent Superintend
ent Gray read his report of the work
for the year, showing progress made in
the way of development which was ap
proved. Mr. Warren, . who earns in to
attend the meeting, states that opera
tions ate being prosecuted on both the
crosscut for the main ledge and on the
drift following vein No. 4. The former
is now in 3(6 feet and the latter 1ST
feet The drift on No. 4 vein left the
crossout at 180 feet Mr. Warren says
this vein is showing up well. Its width
1 now six feet, and an average sample
across the face showed a. value of tit,
which Is the highest average value
shown on this vein. No. 4 leads to the
main ledge, and . Is steadily growing
stronger and values are Increasing as
this is approached. ' The distance yet
to drive has not been determined. High
values are expected at the intersection.
Work is being vigorously prosecuted,
and the management is highly pleased
with the results. Messrs. Gray and
Wheeler will return to the property to
day. .
.The present snowstorm was the long
est continuous fall of snow of the sea
son. It snowed for about 24 hours
without cessation. Trains were some
what delayed yesterday on account of
the snow. The passenger train for
Whitney left on time yesterday, but
when near the summit of the mountain
found It Impossible to proceed further.
The train returned to Sumpter and the
snowplow was called. The train left
again about S o'clock In the afternoon,
returning from Whitney shortly after
7 on lis way to Baker City. Very lit
tle Inconvenience Is reported in the
city, with the exception of the smash
lng of a Chinese laundry building on ac
count of the accumulated weight of
snow. No other buildings have been
damaged, , but people were busily en
gaged all day yesterday shoveling snow
from their buildings.
Mrs. Hat tie Pinkie of this city died
Sunday morning after an. illness of about
four weeks of Brlghrs disease. She
had been somewhat of an invalid for
about two years, but the acute stage of
the disease set In only recently. She
leaves a husband, but no children. The
funeral will take place today from the
Case undertaking parlors, Rev. James
Byers of the Presbyterian church con
ducting the services.
The remains of Joseph Schmidt, who
died recently In 'Phoenix.' Aris., are ex
pected to arrive here for interment about
the middle of the week, accompanied by
Mrs. Schmidt and daughter.
Suit was begun yesterday in Judge
Allen's court by the Bumpier Sampling
ft Testing works against the Old Abe
Mining company to recover a debt of
Attorney Charles H. Chance, United
States commissioner here, returned yes
terday from La Grande, where he has
been for a couple of days conferring
with the land office officials relative to
proofs he has entered during the recent
suspension. ' Ho says that : Register
Davis and Receiver Roberts are working
together In perfect harmony; that they
are both excellent officers, and that the
business of the office will be conducted
in a manner satisfactory to all honest
applicants. The entire force, , including
clerks, are working 10 hours a day en
deavoring to dispose of the vast amount
of accumulated business, which they
hppe to have straightened up within
two or three weeks, when there will be
no further delays or trouble.
It Is reported that the handsome rest-
THE STRAIN TAILORING CO.
285-287 WASHINGTON STREET,
Four Doors East of the Perkins Hotel. . i
RECORD SMASHING BARGAINS FOR
JUBILEE BARGAIN FRIDAY
Nothing in broad America to equal this. The
most stupendous massacre of prices ever
known in Portland.
Men's Fine
Clothing
$6.00 each for a choice collec
tion of 160 UNCLAIMED TAILOR-MADE
SUITS,' in Sack: and
Frock. We sell 'em every day
. except Bargain Friday at $10.85
to $23.86. There's only one of a
. kind. That's the reason' of this
. strenuous cut at STRAIN'S.
$7.7S buysanywhere, except at
STRAIN'S, tmv-xheapest kind of
a shoddy' garment . Here at
STRAIN'S, tomorrow, you can
buy a strictly ALL-WOOL
- TAILOR-MADE , OVERCOAT,
, suitable for any season In the
' year, 'in light spring colors, grays, .
tans, black modes, 102 Coats In
the bunch, the cheapest worth'
$20.00, yet we sell 'em at f 7.75.
S4.00 1 aJunny sort J)fa jjrlce.
to ask for a $20.00 TAILOR
MADE COAT, yet that's the ;
v price we ask you, and for whlchi
. you can take your cboloe Of 42'
UNCLAIMED TAILOR-MADE '
COATS at STRAIN'S, the price
smashers, Friday, In any shape,
color or cu,t your dear heart de-
sires. It's Just about the cost
" price of the linings.
$ 2.50 for an ALL-WOOL ODD
, COAT that would be a bargain -;
at $10.00. That's all. (4 of 'em
left)
$2.10 ior strictly . ALL-WOOL
TAILOR-MADE TROUSERS, In
all sixes, from $0 to E0 waists,
three good stylish, colors, and
well worth $4.00 to $7.50.
50 buys any ALL-WOOL VEST
In the store at STRAIN'S. Sixes,
24 to 44. v.
"No mail or telephone orders filled at these '
prices. We make these prices for
BARGAIN FRIDAY
To bring the multitudes into our busy, price smashing store.
THE STRAIN TAILORING CO.
"A Fight for Life."
"Fighting Disease"
IVI
Dr.Lleblg
Staff
Only Specialists for Men
EatabUahed on Padfle Coast 27
Ttara o. still continue to cor
N 'moat obatlnate, ebronle private
and DorToua dtaaaaa t bmo,
wha all tbra falL LatMt
remedies. Biagnatlc MrfT, light,
beat and MoUm . cure tba
worat caaaa Is bait tb time and
balf tbe prim. Remarkably enceeaafnl cures at
boBM.br cotreapoBdence. Attend tree lecture
to men Uebls ball erary nlht. 74 glxtb at.
cor Oak, near P. O. Call or writ. . Seattle,
Portland and Baa Frandaco.
dence of W. S. Dean, on Deer creek,
about nine miles from Sumpter, was de
stroyed by lire early Sunday morning.
The family is at present residing in
Baker City, and Mr. Dean had Joined
them there on Saturday, leaving a hired
man In charge of the place. It is seated
that be was at the barn, feeding the
stock, when the Are started. . One re
port Is to the effect that nothing was
saved from the house and that two
valuable dogs which were in the house
were burned to death. The loss la esti
mated at about $3,600.
VOLUNTEERS GAIN
MANY PENITENTS
, The hall of the Volunteers of America,
corner Second and Everett streets, was
crowded last night, there being fully 450
persons to listen to the laat sermon that
Evangelist C. W. Ruth preached. At the
close of the service 20 cameto the mourn
ers' - bench and , fully , 126 persona have
publicly testified that they had found
Christ In these services.
Rov. Mr. Ruth left this morning for
Seattle, where he will commence a meet
ing in the Protestant M. E. church. Rev.
U R. Robinson, the singing evangelist,
will sing and prcach'for the Volunteers of
America tonight at 8 p. m. Rev. Oeorge
W. Wilson of Urbana. 111., will com
mence a series of meetings at the hall of
the Volunteers February it.
Heart Disease
may ' be cured by strengthening the
peart nerves, enriching tne rHKa,ana
improving the circulation with . Dr.
Miles' Heart Cure. Safe and Sura
gold an guarantee. Send eoetal for book
on dtaeaeee fit tbe beert and Berw today.
1K. MILES USUIOXl CO., Elkbart. lad.
E
Men's
Furnishings
45Vfor 128 dozen of select Egyp-,
t Ian-combed, full-fashioned i UN
DERWEAR, in an shades and
' alxesVv The regular T5c and $1.00
. line are included in this splen
did 45( offer.' ,"'"-;' .a.' -v-.-'U-.vy1.
454 for your choice of 1(0 docen
of Swell Spring Patterns lh the
famous Hundred . Century
SHIRTS, 'in best imported Mad
ras, with and ' without collmrs.
All have one and two pairs of
- 4-ply linen cuffs; all fast colors,
and are worth $1.00 each. .
704 . for your choice, of all our
$l.S0 .'and $2.00 Tale and
Harvard ATHLETIC 8WEAT
". ERS, In solid and fancy colors,
double yoke and collar. Very
, nice selection of colors and sixes.
for a splendid lot of 25c
SOCKS. They are the odds and
ends of our big 2 So and 50c lines.
Tou'll nndevery stse In-the lot
and every color. ' -- ( ' - , ,
9 for the MARKELLIE 8US
PENDER. It's an exact dupli
cate in every respect of the high-
; priced President suspender, only
' instead of 60c, you pay 194 Pr
,pair. '!-"-. v'"" -v v-,; -... r. ;.
$2.49 BUTS THE BEST HAT
IN rTHB HOUSE tomorrow.- Tou
knew STRAIN'S HATS. They're
the best there are in style, shape,
make and quality. -All 'tho new
. spring blocks are now In. Brown
Is stylish and black holds Its
own. These Hats at $2.49 are
as good as any Hat in America
at $8.50, $4.00 and $5.00, which
is the regular price. ,
25e each for all our odds and enda
in 60o, 76c and $1.00 Wilson
Bros.' CHOICE NECKWEAR, In
all the . swell spring shapes,
shades and styles. (One only to
a customer.)
Dr. W. Norton Davis.
IN A WEEK
We treat successfully all private,
nervous and chronic disease1, also
blood, stomach, heart, liver,' kidney
and throat troubles. ...'.We euro
StPHIlls (without mercury) to stay
cured, forever, in thirty to. sixty
days. "We remove Stricture, with
out operation or pain, in fifteen days.
We cure Gonorrhoea is a Week.
The doctors of this institute are
all regular graduates, have ' had
many years' experience, have beea
knovro in Portland for 15 years,
have a reputation to maintain, and
ill undertake no case unless cer
tab a cure can be effected. '
We 'guarantee a cure- in every case we)
undertake or charge no fee. onsulta
tlon free. Letters confidential. BOOIC
FOR MEN mailed free in plain wrapper
DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO.
140H sixtn Street, rortund, Oregon,
Come Alder.
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The Great Chinese Doctor
Is called great be
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cures are so well
known - throughout
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and because so manr
?eople are thankful
o htm for savins
their lives from
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' He treats any and
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herbs, roots, buds,
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the actios of over 600 different remeoiee
that he has successfully used in dlfferont
diseases. - He guarantees to cure catarrh,
asthma, lung troubles, rheumatism, ner
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little money at
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