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12 THE OREGON DAltY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY" EVENING, MARCH" 18, 1901- TURNS BATTERIES v., vi' , V'"'1-' ir'yl- '''V'i' 1 ' MEMORIAL FUND FOR STATUE OF STRAUSS ON THE RAILWAYS SPRING GOODS ' AT THE BOSTON-STORE First and Salmon Streets Take a look at our Show Windows, We are now ;4 showing ,new Ready-to-Wear , Ladies" Suits, Waists and Separate Skirts. , You can buy your Easter Dress here for less money than you pay uptown for the same goods. Every Suit in the house new spring styles. New ging hams, percales, white goods. We are offering big bargains in our Lace Curtain Department Note the prices in our corner window. New Tapestries, Art " Denims, Silkalines, etc. Children's v Heavy Cotton Hose, 15c, 2 pairs. ... .25 , Children's Underwear . . 25 Ladies' Black Cotton Hose, pair, 81-3c....,.....12 Ladies' . Knit Underwear, 25c, 35c :50 Ladies' Outing Gowns, 47c, 69c 89? Boys' Fancy Sweaters. .25 Men's Fancy Sweaters, 50c, 75c $1.00 Men's 50c Underwear , .35 Mt. Hood Dress Shirts', Overshirts, Overalls, etc. Union Made Neckwear, 25c and 50 "Labor Brand", ; Collars, 2 for. ..25 , Cuffs, pair. . . ..... . . ,25 the J. K. Stanton, Mngr. Cor. First and Salmon. WE EXTEND A CORDIAL INVITATION TO OUR Informal Opening TRIMMED HATS, MILLINERY, LADIES TAILOR. ED SUITS. SKIRTS, FANCY WAISTS, , SHIRT. WAISTS, ETC. SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Ai Important and artistic exhibit of merchandise ever shown In any exclusive Millinery and Suit House retail house on the coast a complete exposition of the new Spring; styles In practical, fashion able apparel. On every hand will be seen exquisite and charming- dis plays of beautiful, new goods, many of which have not been shown anywhere. This stock has been selected and bought with great care by experienced buyers who have had years of practical experience In buying goods for the Pacific Coast, In these lines. The feature of the goods and prices will at once place us In a -class distinct and alone in Portland. A popular-price house. Spring's Choisest Styles in Ready-to wear Hats, Shapes and Flowers. The 'Inception of the spring season has brought a wonderfully- complete and varied . assortment . of .' original new ideas to our displays throughout this great division. , Never before have the qualities and prices been more to the customer's advantage In these lines. ' In the first Instance, an exceptionally high standard has been maintained in the styles as well as In the materials and workmanship; secondly, concessions wMch we enjoy through the extent of our purchases and our purpose to excel always in point of values, bring our prices to the lowestjwsslble point. : Street Hats for . $1.25 to $6.00 Trimmed Hats . $2.00 to $20.00 - Trimmed: Hats to order by an experienced trimmer from New Tork. who cannot be excelled. - V ;, i 1 . L v. New Tailored Gowns for Spring at Popular Prices ' ' . i At a popular price, the Tailored Gown Is probably In greater demand than ' any other eoetume at the present time. This is largely because the ready-to-wear gowns as now produced have an individual distinction they once lacked., Few gowns are duplicat ed. Nearly every one Is unique and per elonal, as It were. The prevailing modes are carefully observed, with endless variations, Bo that a tailored gown this season is. as much unduplicated as a gown made ' by a dressmaker. . Our gowns selling from f 10 to $50 were selected with the greatest care and with this demand In view. The consequence Is that at these prices nothing equaling these suits ,for value have ever been shown on the coast. Tomorrow there will be a complete show ing of them. t fc Skirts from $1.50 to $25.00 Fancy and Plain Silk Waists $1.50 to $12.00 It will afford us great pleasure to have you visit with us tomor rowwith no reference to buying Just to look, examine quality and ret our prices. While out shopping tomorrow don't forget us. ' The Copeland Millinery and Suit House POPULAR-PRICE HOUSE ' 382 "WASHINGTON STREET asxr.Es c. moose, fobmeb oo- EBNdB Or WASHINGTONMAKES CX.EA& XXS VXV8VJUU posrripjr PBEBZ0T8 , MoBBIBE'S ,'; WOMHf A. TXON. u.' - His rheek riiflilv am a. sr.hoolhnv'M in winter, and feeling like a 2-year-old thoroughbred, Miles , C Moore, ex- ffnv.rnnr n t Vi i. Dtat r f Wttohlnirnn whn.A liAma In InVVfnlta A. .1). .afii.nAil yesterday from a month's trip to south ern California. Mr. Moore ' la welt known in Portland, as Walla walla is morn plnuolv alliaii rt this ritv in hn1. ness than to any town In Washington. ne is president or tne uaKer-tfoyer bank. yi yvaua vvaua. . : . - .,. ; . : known In political circles, here and in wasmngtob, as tne grand mogul or the great "Boxer" tribe of . Walla Walla oilllnfv whlrh is am a thnrn In tha bIH. of Senator Jevl Ankeny. Moreover,- the guvernor is a statesman ana a matter 01 politicians, both high and low. In view of the fact that the campaign in Wash ington is between the McBride rauroad commission forces and the railroad co horts, and the Walla Walla banker, while fl rnllrnarf Mtfwk hnldAi la . ulna. friend and follower of , Washington's cirenuouuiy anil-railroad governor, hia views on the fight in that state are interesting. : -1 went to California to get rid of the grip and shake politics," said Governor Moore. "Ycu ee, my friends in Walla Wallar Columbia and Garneld counties are lined up very stronly with Governor McBride and the anti-railroad crowd. Now. I hold some railroad investments, and am not an enemy of the railroads. This puts me In rather am. embarrassing position,- understand? , ; . , . "You see, my friends who have organ ised the McBride-Roosevelt - club in Walla Walla have been with me In many a fierce battle, and I will of necessity be compelled to be with them in this fight Governor McBride in my opinion is he only logical candidate for governor and he will get the delegates from all the grain counties. He will be nomin ated tor-, governor,: too-.-'i ? ' ' The situation Is very badly mixed. If the railroads would put a quietus on the pernicious and meddlesome activities of their political representatives In Washington, there would be an end of the antl-lobbv cruanrio - Th rallrn.rfa are hampered, top, by the fact that Mr. Hill, of the Great Northern, gave the Minnesota mill men a rate to the Orient on nour mat has made every miller in Washington and in Oregon lose money. They haven't made a. (wit fnr tro.r This .element, is now against the rall- roaas. foruana. is almost as much af fected as Is any city 4n Washington. "Mr. Hill's flour rata was made to give Minnesota mills thebest of It in the Oriental markets. . He figured that by bringing Minnesota flour to the coast he could carrv lumtwr -nrnauoti i. in. creasing quantities from the coast to mo east in reiurp cars. This policy Is now ineffective because of $1 wheat. But Mr, Hill couldn't havn fnran tv,t Every bushel of Minnesota wheat shipped to the Orient as flour means a loss to the Washington and Oregon farmers. ; rw are looking for a Moses in Wash ington politics. People are tired of mediocrity In. the senate and elsewhere. Who will succend . don't believe the man has been named yet.- ,. Mr. Moore stayed at the Arlington club and left Inst nlcht tnr vi. v,. Here he met President Mohler of the y. . st company, with whom he is o.ouvinitm in some ousmess enterprise. They discussed Various railroad m.t. ters. Mr. Moore says that his railroad irienuB. wnue remonut rn t inn- nirh on his alliance with Governor McBride, have resoect for hla nhiiimtinn ki. anti-railroad following in Walla Walla. mown mrougnout Washington atf the Duiker element in mat State. WILL CELEBRATE f I. N. Fleischner . of this city, well- known as a patron of art and music, has been appointed by Princess Croy Sternberg of Vienna a committee of one for the Pacific coast, in -charge of the memorial fund for the waits, king, tho late Johann Strauss. - This movement was started in Vienna, the home of Strauss, and is of international char acter, and people of all countries will be Invited to contribute to the fund, with which it is s planned to ( erect a beautiful memorial statue in ' Vienna. Princess Croy Sternberg is the presl- L, N. FLEISCHNER. ' dent and an enthusiastic member of the committee in Vienna. Mr. - Fleischner - has already received several - substantial suoscrlptlons for the fund from friends : who remember the pulsing measures of the "Wine, Women and Song" waits, or the even better known "Beautiful Blue Danube." Johann Strauss was born at Vienna Oc tober 25,: 1826, and died in that city June S, 1899. . He was. a composer and conductor, but attained his greatest fame through his dance music, of which he composed .nearly 400 pieces. . JONED TWO'HEARTS . HALF CENTURY AGO $2.50 - Umbrellas- $ 1 .95 An Umbrella Bargain is always in order at least so it seems just now. A bit better values than we've" been able to offer for some time. These in size for men, 'women and children, cover of fine silk," best steel rod, very close- roll, Paragon frames; , Princess, pearl, horn, ivory,' ebony and fancy wood handles with silver mountings 4&2.50 regularly; v l,AP today only at '. :V , A Hat Special A splendid special for today in the Millinery Salon Trim- med Hats at $4.95, equal to any $6 to $6.50 value. . An extra large 'showing some exact copies of' imported models others products of our own clever work room force Flower ; Hats, Chiffon and ' Fancy Straw Hats, and also fancy two-toned effects special for today. $4.95 GLORIOUS OUR Til KAJIDI OKAS KAITAOEXS TIJLX TO HAXS HATIOITS BXBTKSAT OKAITD EVEHJT 0? OOMZHO' OASSXVAIr TTsTZOSTS IHOtOXTOHOTTT TKB STATS nmrso to attests. Preparations for a Fourth of JuW celebration at Portland have already been started. The members of the com mittee having In charge the Union La bor's Mardi Ores which will be given in this cky from June 28 to July 13 have decided to make the Fourth the lead ing day of the entertainment At a meeting which' was held last night plans for getting the event prop, erly before the public were discussed at some length. The . secretary was in structed to correspond with the various unions throughout the state, and re quest them to lend their assistance in making the 4(Talr a success. The Mardl Gras will also be boomed at the state tabor convention which wiU be held at Oregon City during the week beginning May 2. ' Pictorial posters have already oeen printed, and will be given wide clr- culat.on immediately. "It is our intention,", said Arthur Brock, chairman of the committee hav ing the work in hand, "to make .the fcourth of July the big day of the car nival., ili will be one of the biggest In dependence day celebrations that was ever held in this city. In uie Invita tions that we are sending out to the unions in various parts of the state, particular attention is called to what we expect to do on the nation's birth. day, and there. Is no doubt that many wm do nere xnen wno cannot see tljelr way clear to attend at any other time. In the morning we will have a parade. one of the largest ever seen Jn Port land, and at night an Illuminated' proces sion, lo.iwu strong, will march through the streets." . With the proceeds derived from th show, which is to be given under the aus pices of the Federated Trades Council, it Is the Intention to uulld a labor tern pie. " The committee appointed to get the matter, under way is composed of Arthur Brock, Grant McDonald, L. D. B,eed, M. E. Gill and -Harry Gurr.. This com mittee will be added to irom time to time. i if'y n ' ' in' i.ni". ii ' .'"v'V'V-;,''- A. Useful Present. Every visitor to our store tnmnrrnw receives a sample bottle of our finest whisky. Full Measure House, 108 Sixth street. Journal, friends' and readers. whn traveling on' trains to and from Port. land, should ask news events for The journal ana insist upon being supplied with this paper, reoortlna: all f&llurA in obtaining it to the office of publication, addressing The Journal, Portland, Or. It was a warm day in early spring when the steamer Governor Ramsay tied up at the wharf and Capt. John Rowlins leaped ashore. . The Governor Ramsay, named in honor of the first territorial, governor of Minnesota, piled jon the upper Mississippi, past the place where now are situated the two great twin cities of the middle west, St Paul and Minneapolis. - Captain Rowlins was In a hurry when he went ashore this bright spring after noon. He was behind time and his ves sel must make several miles before "tie Ing up time." But the Governor Ram say had aboard her two fluttering hearts that impatiently longed-to beat as one and the master of the packet was in search of a minister or a Justice of the peace. ..; -. The skipper made his way to the store, - one of the few buildings that stood in the clearing by the river bank and Inquired for a minister. "There's none hereabouts," replied th storekeeper, and then after a moment's thought, added, "But there's George Egbert over there. He's the justice of the peace." "He'll do," exclaimed the captain and he hastened to the place where the red shirted justice was building a cablri. "Sure," was the ready response of the young carpenter-Justice when he learned what the steamboat man desired. "I haven't been Justice long and I've never married anyone yet, but I guess I can try." So saying, he walked to the boat with Captain Rowlins, wiping the moist ure' from his face and neck as he strode along. . v In the captain's cabin Egbert met Reuben M. Richards, sheriff of Benton, one of the three counties of the territory of Minnesota, and Miss Lois V. Munson, the bride-to-be. The young Justice was personally acquainted with both, and af ter many stammers and blushes from both parties he performed his first wed ding ceremony. Captain Rowlins stood by and gave the bride away and the crew of the Governor Ramsay witnessed ine event Then with the remark "no charges, the pleasure of -, uniting two such good people Is worth the fee, and I wish you well." George Egbert re turned to shore and again took up his woric. The nrst wedding in the terrl tory of Minnesota had been solemnized. That was in 1850," mused Capt. George Egbert veteran bailiff of the United States district ourt . "and I'm 84 years of age now, but the occasion of - my -first wedding : ceremony-is as green in my memory as if it were yes. terday. Since then I have officiated at many weddings, but none that. I've ever performed, or heard of since, have been as unique," - Captain Egbert is well known In Port. land, where he has resided for the past 18 years.- He has been an officer of the federal court for several years, and in spite or his age Is a very active man and takes great delight, in "spinning yams witn tne Doys. , ; The captalnwent to Minnesota short ly after it was -organised as a territory ana tne wedding ceremony related oc curred at a time when most of the coun try was a wilderness and there was but three organized counties, Ramsay, Jef ferson and Bentpn," Diamonds v Watches ; - Jewelry BBSSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBlBBBBlBBSMiaBHSBlHSSSBMSaaSaMBaSBJSMMMSMSBSilBBSBM v . . .... . : --.-v. ' ' ' S , : ' " ' '- ? ," ? ''- y '' ; v: ' ,-r --v. 1; ' '" Abendroth Bros. , Jewelers, Watchmakers -. . and Opticians ; 1 Cut Glass ; Umbrellas- 334 WASHINGTON ST. , , , (Opposite Imperial Hotel) - , ".:."....'..: ...,"., '.v " ...-(,. . ,' , BBBBBBBBBSBBBSasBMBSBSMMBmaBBBBSaaBSBBM . , BSSWSlSSSBSSMBSSSSBSSi "Good Coodg for Uttle Money" Silverware rVovelties ' Clocks SHERLOCK SOLOMON A WJLY SLEUTH The study of Sherlock Holmes as an abstraction created by' Dr. A Conan Doyle out of numerous interesting per sonalities may be dropped. No longer need the comparison be ' made with Gaboriau or on Poe's "purloined letter," or "The, Murders In the Hue Morgue." 8herlock has materialized In the flesh. He "has came." Right here . in Port land has he taken up his residence and begun to electrify the 'multitude with hia brilliant system of inductive and deductive, reasoning combined. In its present terrestrial manifestation of the Sherlock detective instinct the spirit of genlur.ls known as Nate Solomon. Now that he has-revealed his' true identity, he will be known as Sherlock Solomon. As is well known, Nate figures as one of the proprietors of the ' Portland Club. Yesterday afternoon, ' while he was" re lieving a floor walker,, a voting man ap proached him and mournfully declared he had JUst lost . $4.60, money .which had been given him by his mother to pur. chase groceries.' While telling his little tale of woe his lachrymal glands began working overtime. Nate, questioned him and learned that he came, from1 Minnesota three weeks ago and lived with his mother 'on the east side. , ... ' .. . "What street do you live on T" queried the Club man. ,..,, 'Chestnut street," was, the answer. "What's the number?"' : : - ' "I don't' remember. We've only been there a short time." - : ' - Nathan - took a directory and looked for the name. He could j not find it. The boy. gently reminded him tbet the directory was printed . more - than three weeks ago. do it was, so. it was, admitted the gaming man, "but I thirik you are lying Just the same." . , Calling one of the employes into a side room, Nate told him. to go home with the lad and if his story-were found true, that he had gambled away money given him by his mother to buy gro ceries, to return the money. , In about 80 minutes the : employe , came ' back alone, pulling as if from unusual exer tion. -i l ."What luck?" asked Nate. "Luck7. Didn't 'you know there la no Chestnut street on the other slde of the river? That boy forgot what car he took, forgot what bridge he walked over, forgot everything but that he went home across a gulch 'or something, but he didn't forget to walk me nearly to death, until I discovered he was com ing right, back where we started from. Then I gave him the glassy orb and left him." , '. . .: "Didn't I tell you?" exclaimed Sher lock delightedly.' "I might have forgot ten when the directory was printed and suffered a lapse of memory as regards a Chestnut street being on the east side, but I knew that young scamp was wrong. How: . Well, -1 noticed his hands, and they looked as if they hadn't been washed for three weeks. No boy living with his mother would be per mitted to go around so dirty ns that" ' A Ten Cent Ball. If you get tt ai the Full Measure House.lt is better than you get tot 15 cents at other places. Sample our fine goods and you will buy them for your home. . loa Sixth street. : Is not a furnace better that saves 50 per cent of the usual heat wasted ? It makes your coal bill less by 50 per cent "Perfects" are what do it. the w.g. Mcpherson co. AI FIrt Street Portland, Oregon THIS SEA GULL A. WISE OLD BIRD Sea gulls are not usually accredited part on her regular run to Astoria. with being very wise birds, but some of those which have taken up their abode along Portland's water front know a great deal more, so river men say, than many people imagine. Perhaps those frequenting inland waters and hovering constantly In the vicinity of a large city, explain the local naturalists, have picked up much knowledge that, is de nied their kinsmen, which are particular not to stray too far. from the. sounding sea. r ; r , Be this as It may, there Is an old gray sea gull making his home between the Madison and steel bridges that is enjoying life to the fullest extent Bun shine or rain it is ail the same to him. He leads the same merry existence every day, picking up a few crumbs here and a delicacy now and then everywhere. Boat riding seems to be one of his great delights. Every morning as reg ular as clockwork, he appears at the Taylor street - dock' at about the time the steamer Lurllne is preparing to de- He perches himself upon the knob of the flagstaff and Impatiently waits for the whistle to blow. There he sits un disturbed, placidly viewing the sur rounding scenery until the steel bridge Is reached. When the boat is passing through the draw he spreads hia wide wings and leisurely ' files up stream. The remainder of the day is spent dart ing up and down stream with his winged companions and occasionally grabbing up a few morsels of food that have been thrown Into the - water - by the beach combers. But he never forgets to take the ride down to the steel bridge. The officers and crew of the Lurllne have become so accustomed to his visits that they would think, something was radically wrong if the bird should fail to put In an appearance at the reguiar hour. Tbey have become attached to hlm and say that he will be greatly missed if he decides to spend the summer at the seashore. But if he wants to go they state they will give him free transpor tation. . 1 . . . . , - , TO &PAXB MAsTllstTTA. Lighthouse Tender WIU Be Thoroughly .' Overhauled. . Joseph Paquet has started the ' work of making repairs to the lighthouse tender . Manzanlta He has ' the vessel dismasted, and is now employed in mak ing masts and 'spars to take the place of the old ones. . The timbers being used are Oregon fir. The vessel is also to be recalked and will undergo other repairs to her hull and machinery. It Is expected that the work will be com pleted in about a month. Captain Calkins, local lighthouse In spector, says there is plenty of work mapped out for the fleet this season. They will be kept busy supplying the lighthouse,, stations and buoys along the coast. A short time ago the Man zanlta returned from a northern cruise. 1 .. ' ' Every family should have a house held medicine chest, and the first bottle n it should be Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, nature's remedy for coughs and colds. , . . - -.. "... i ' 4e j " : ...... 1 mmmm Li 1 m V v. zrr- wj assess-, . ; .-v . 1 I ... ... . t: fi K i'. y m ml,', - C J.'- a. 'liw ire tiACtr Dowr nxSM mam Not Cheapest But Least Expensive ! Let us send you a descriptive catalogue. ' We give $30.00 for any Great Majestic, , no matter how long used. . T Muds-Dunning Hardware Co. -feisorf1