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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING,' MARCH 25, 1904. v CLAIM HIS STORY WAS FABRICATION rosTXturD cx.ua mabaosbs sat N ckbxstebsoh's iou nr tabo i " WA.8 ; XHAaXBABT, AJTO BXPUSB to wbtvvb hobby wmtsssss do bot Am as. Officials at the Portland club tell a widely different story rrom tnai or u. Christensen. who declared to Chief Hunt that he hatUost $165, every cent he had. while playing faro. The Port land people Insist that he never came Into their place with that much money, and that his claims were fabricated Imply to extricate money. "Why, he never had that much money." said Nate Solomon today. "If he had, tie didn't flash any of It around here. He came in the other night and lost $10 or $15. and the next morning came to me and said that he couldn't s eat; waa broke and wanted to go to hi" home in Lob Angeles. He asked me to give him $5. I wouldn't stand for that, but gave him $2. "Then he evidently had a talk with the police, for he came back the next day and his losings had increased to $165. He had' lost that much, he said, and must have It, or a larger part of It, to get home on. I called in all the floor men and they said he hadn't been here but once, when he lost the $10 of $15. and the dealers knew nothing about htm. If he had lost that much he would 'have been remembered. ,. "He kept j Insisting ,on getting the money back, and .we refused and finally told him to leave. He put up a pretty good talk until he tried to explain about the $165, then he balked and hesi tated, and I knew it was the same old thing of trying to extort money." ' Christensen Is a brlckmason, and ays that when under the influence of liquor he can't stay away from, the game, though he Invariably loses, christensen cam to me yesterday afternoon and told me of having lost $16$ at. the Portland club." said Dis trict Attorney Manning today. "I had never seen the man before, and he was a nerfect stranaer to me, I listened to his story and then told him to bring in ome witnesses and I wouia see wnai could be done. - He promised to do It, but ha never returned. "Wblla I am always willing to do what I can 'for any on in that lino, there. Is a chance, you know, of eveu robbing,, a gambler. 1 didn't know Christensen. and If I acted on every hard luck tale that is brought me with out drat Investigating - It, there would be no end of trouble. "It waa for that reason that I told the man to bring In some witnesses. ' I would see what kind of people they were and If they all told a straight story I Intended to do what I could to ward recovering the man s money. But I haven't seen nor heard of him since that time. . BAPTIST WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS iiou. vim ths onT iw.on cmoatEK AjnrrAi. cobtxxtxob . or rax btatb association op ' roxxxaar sossiohaby octettes KXrOBTI BEAD. The annual convention of the 8tate Association of Foreign Missionary So- . cieties of the Baptist church was in session today at the Second Baptist ' church. Mrs, Driggs presided. Mrs. Latourette was acting secretary In the t absence of Mrs. Falling. , Devotional exercises opened ' the ' morning session at 10 o'clock. After the appointment of committees for the day reports were read from the city and state . missionary circles. Miss Plckthorne, associate secretary, and Mrs. Latourette, corresponding secre tary. The most Important business of the day was a discussion onoernlng the ' support of a special foreign missionary for Oregon. Miss Pagon of Shweegyin, ' Burma, their present missionary, having been forced to give up her work on ac count of 111 health. The fund given by the Oregon association is insufficient for the entire support of any missionary, . and it Is deemed advisable to contrib ute this aid to the general fund of the ' society of the west Definite action waa deferred till Miss Austine, foreign sec retary of the society of the west, shall arrive next April. " The meeting voted to endorse the 'nomination of Mrs. Scott for president of the society of the west. The election of officers resulted In , the re-election of all the present force, , except Mrs. - Falling, ' recording secre Itary, who refused to act The officers .are: - t Mrs. Driggs, president; Mrs. Learn, .Vice-president; Mrs. Latourette, corre sponding secretary; Mrs. McLlnn, re .cording secretary; Mrs. Badgley, treas urer; Mrs. Casto, auditor.' An effort was made to arouse Interest In a monument to be erected in Shang hai to the memory of the Christian -martyrs in China. . At the afternoon session beginning tt 1:20, with devotional services, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Edholm and Sukhoda Bar narjee talked about the conditions of .missionary: work In India. Mrs. La tourette read a paper on "Evangeliza tion of This Generation," and It was 'followed by an Informal discussion. A 'short business session for the reading bf the treasurer's report and reports of committees closed the meeting. Make Bestltutioa. ' From, the Hebrew Standard. tn stealing kisses If you're caught ; Red banded with a smack, :Jfou should in restitution Pay. double measure back. epsia ' and ether tiomach troubtt quickly relieved and in most cases surely cured by the use of This scientific germicide Is a&ro luttly harmlm $ it subdues the inflammation of the mucous mem brane of the stomach, and by re moving the cause, effects a cure. lined and recommended by leading ehr slclsits. Take no substitute and see that ech bottle bear my signature. Trial tise, ai.OO, at druggiMa or b stall, fron 1M Prince SC. ; NewVerk. Si ud or BonlM Untet JVeat Disrate. ' Dysp O'BRIEN INDICTED FOR ROBBING MAIL Thomas O'Brien .was Indicted this morning by the federal grand Jury on a charge of robbing the malls. Another case was also considered this morning. 7 With the exception of the Blalock postofflce robberies, the grand Jury since it first convened has made no report to the court. The customary statement "nothing to report, your honor." was made by Foreman Steel, when the Jury assembled this morning, and the body immediately went into session and took up the O'Brien case. O'Brien was formerly a stage driver between Burns and Canyon City. He la TRIES SUICIDE BUT CAN'T PIERCE SKULL Having become tired of living and seeking death by shooting himself through the forehead, Orvle Oiese, who recently came to Portland from Ores ham, attempted suicide about 8:40 o'clock last night He was strolling about the plaaa block, when suddenly passers-by heard- a revolver shot, and looking about saw Oiese lying on the walk. He was bleeding, from a-severe wound In the forehead. : At the time the shot was fired, the pa trol wagon waa passing and attracted by SHERIFF FAILS TO TURN OVER MONEY Though the ; law r equires that all taxes collected shall be turned over to the county treasurer by the sheriff at the end of "each week during the period of their receipt for distribution to the various funds,- It is asserted that not a cent has' been turned over since March 1. , All the money collected, amounting to nearly $1,000,000, it Is said Is now lying in bank. ' " . CHARGES ARE MADE Or CAMUS BOACK, WHO un a &AXCU tobtvbb, run BATJI.T WITH TBS ACCOUNTS OP EXXCCTOB KTSXPBBBT STAY OP rxocExsnras sscttbbb. Sparring for time, the attorneys rep resenting James Humphrey appeared in the county court before Judge L. R. Webster this morning and secured the postponement of active proceedings un til next Monday In the suit brought by the heirs of Carrie H. Roach, deceased, to prevent the acceptance of the final account he haa filed as executor of the estate. In the objections to the final account Humphrey ' la accused of fall ing to account fof many items. Includ ing realty, in the account over which he haa . never had Jurisdiction, and of wasting the estate by carelessness and negligence in. conducting its affairs. Carrie H. Roach died December 12, lit 2, and Humphrey qualified aa execu tor in January, 1903. It is alleged that ha received, shortly after qualifying,' money and notes secured by mortgages amounting to $27,919.71, personal prop erty valued at $300, and since then cash aggregating $1,750.29. Had the estate been handled properly. It is averred, the amount accruing from the estate by this time should have been $24,099. Instead, it ia alleged, the entire collections have amounted to only $9,793.$, or $3,161 less than the total allowance provided for by order of the court The executor la accused of ' going beyond his authority in investing in un secured notes, including a parcel of realty 100x100 feet located at Twelfth and Market streets, in his Inventory, when he never had control of It and of making 'unwarranted expenditures. The court is petitioned to have him turn in $28,173.64 for the benefit of the heirs, and to refuse to allow hla expense ac counts or claim of $6,600 for services aa executor. The heirs are Eva M., Qeorge H. and Grace Roach. ASK INJUNCTION AGAINST THE CITY PBOPEBTT OWBTOBS . BBOTBST AOAXJTST PATXVO ASSXBtnCEaTTS BOB 0TBBBY XMTBOYZXXVT C&AXX WOBX ZS BEFBCTXTB AXOTSBT AXAEQED BXCE88XY8. Two petitions were filed In the state circuit court this morning praying that Injunctions Issue to prevent the city from selling property on street assess ments. . The petitioners in one suit are James W. Applegate and others, and in the second W. H. H. Morgan and Mary Phelps Montgomery, the latter as execu trix and trustee of the estate of James B. Montgomery, deceased. It is alleged In both petitions that the terms of the ordinance for the Improvements conflict with the provisions of the city charter, and that the curbs- are fast crumbling and are worthless. Applegate and the other parties to the first suit own property In Albina, on Goldsmith and Albina avenues and other streets. .They declare that the total as sessment, $10,966.(6, amounts virtually to a confiscation of the -property. The streets - Improved, it is alleged, were paved with hard gravel, answering all purposes required, but that this pave ment was blown up with dynamite and Inferior paving substituted: also that the cement used in the curbing is poor, that the curbing ia crumbling and "l worthless. The ordinance for improv ing the streets waa adopted by the city council May 6, 1903. Morgan and Mrs. Montgomery own property on River street and In the vi cinity of that thoroughfare. .The body of the petition contains the same allega tions as tnat or Appiegate ana tne otn ers. City Treasurer Werleln is made a party to the suits. . . r The Common Opinion. From the Roseburg Plalndeaier. - The question of opening the Lewis and Clark exposition on Sunday is to be set tled in the near future. There certainly could be no. objection to opening the grounds if no exhibitions were given bf a Midway nature and if the machinery was altut down. AGAINST EXECUTOR charged in the indictment with opening a mail pouch, intrusted to his care, and taking the contents. The Jury is not In session this after noon. The information charging C. Ouy Wakefield with fraudulent use of the mails, has not yet been disposed of by the Jury. All the testimony of wit nesses, including a statement made br Wakefield himself, has been submitted to the Jury, but additional evidence is to be produced by District Attorney Hall. Just -when this will be done is not known. "The Jury has plenty of time In which to dispose of the case," said Ma Hall this morning. v nmntA that sra tti sir nil nhntlt the wounded man Patrolmen Hill and , Price rushed to the scene, xne Duiiei naa nai tened on Giese's skull and he was con scious when the officers first saw him. Oiese was carried into the office of Dr. Fred Gullette, where the flattened bul let was extracted. . The injured man was then taken to the North Pacific sanator ium. -X Oiese would make no statement this morning regarding the cause of his at tempted suicide. Sheriff Storey la snip shooting, en deavoring to recuperate from the ef fects of his throw-down "by the Mat thnwa nolltlcal machine In the Repub lican county convention. When Chief Deputy Fred Matthews was questioned relative to the. matter, he replied; "I know nothing about it. All I know la that the money haa been placed in the bank as soon as turned over to the sheriff by the tax department" SXXTBBB TJBXAPTY, PSOFXJ! PASES TBOK BOMBS XV STATB ciaovre cotsbt dexatjxt zb TEBES XX EIGHT OASES TAB0r ZST GBIBT 02f BJBCOB9. The divorce mill In the state circuit cour today ground the largest grist for ons day in the history of the county. The marital lnfellcltes of eight couples were aired before Judge Frsser, in all the cases a default being entered. Cruelty and failure to provids were the reasons for severing themarital bond uniting Katherlne and' Lawrence U Rolston. Mrs. Rolston, who brought suit, wss awarded the custody of their 10-year-old son, Norman. The two were married at Albion, la., April 7, lusz. Alma M. Miller secured a legal separ ation from William S. Miller and ia per mitted to resume her maiden name of Dow. They were married in Linn county. Or., March 13, 1901. The allega tion was that Miller abused his wife frequently, owing to his practice of In dulging to excess In the use of Intoxi cants. Desertion by C F. Hansen gave Jullane Hansen a decree and the custody of two minor children. They Were mar ried at Chicago, I1L, January 1. 1889, and the alleged desertion occurred at Portland May 28, 1897. . Andrew M. Borland was granted a di vorce from Ella Borland for desertion. Married at Chicago July 11, 1880. it Is alleged 'that in this city the wife left her husband November 26, 1902. Besides granting a decree in the ault of Emma A. Slmler against Isaao C. Blmler, the court awarded the mother the custody of her little daughter, $16 a month alimony, $10 a month for, the support of the child and an attorney's fee. Olevla S. Marka deserted 8. W. Marks la May, 1898, He waa mads happy by a decree. Cruelty by the use of abusive and pro fane language, failure to provide and habitual Intemperance, as alleged, ob tained Sophia Op sal a divorce from An drew Opsal. The mother is given the custody of her two children and $26 monthly alimony. . David B. Carr alleged that Sarah Carr deserted him at Gal Ice Creek, Or., in May, 1900. They were married at Grants Pass in August "'1897, Carr was granted a divorce and the custody of his 4-year-old daughter. , MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF WEATHER tnrrBTAx. coxa wath causes BAXX TO JTAXZi TJT CXTT SPEUb or srjnrsBurB bemxbtdeb or APBXXr OEBXBAX) OOOl WEA- theb voted oar coast. Almost every variety of weather pe culiar to the Pacific coast, short of freezing, was presented to Portland this morning. Sunshine, rain, hall, snow, wind, calm, blue ky and clouds all had their turn. Today the records of the bureau indicate typical April wea ther. However, the changes today are not violent and no storm area Is indicated west of the Rockies. - "The weather Is unusually cold -for this season of the year," said District Forecaster Edward A. Beals this morn ing. "There has been a decided drop In the temperature throughout the en tire west We are not feeling it here on the coast is much as they are east of the Rockies." 1 ' Heavy frosts occurred last night In northern California and as far north aa Roseburg. - 'The weather at Roseburg," said Mr. Beals, "Is very cold The only reason we had no frost in Portland was owing to the cloudy weather. ; "1 look for cloudy weather tomorrow lit this section, and fair weather east of the Cascades., Reports from the southwest states are of dry weather. The farmers are praying for rain." - The local telegraph companies report wire trouble east of Chicago, but at 1 o'clock lines west are reported in work ing order. . 1 Preferred Stock Canned Goods. 1 Allen ft Lewis' Beat Brand, MARITAL CHAINS NO LONGER BIND " '0, bewsre, say , lord, of Jealousy; it Is the -MD-jrad monster which doth mock the . meat it feeds on.' " , One Hundred and SixtySeven Piano Contestants Have, so far, sent in their in formation blanks with a re quest for a definite proposi-' tion from us. They will re ceive One Hundred and Sixty-Seven Propositions Which for astonishing lib erality, have never been' equaled on all this Pacific coast If there is an 'owner of an old piano or organ (and we hardly think there is) who did not enter the KINGSBURY contest, we bid them attend this sale. If there are piano contest ants who do not intend , to use their information blahksj we bid them pause and think before refusing to listen to a proposition that will never be submitted to them again. The matter of price itself is. not all the. information we have to give in exchange for information blanks. Right now, whll thlt aa. is being written, the manager hat totted on the aa. mmn't desk tlx teen more information blankt. the frultt of the morning malL Thlt raitet the total to I8S. Exchange Sale Prices Regular $475, special. . .$374 Regular $450, special. , .$364 Regular $350, special. .$286 Regular $325, special.;. $268 Regular $300, special. . .$250 etc., etc., etc Extra . . Inducements " To Piano f Contestants , Send In Your . Blanks Today Men ! Oilbert-Ramalier (o. Oldest, targes, Strongest, COR. SIXTH AND MORRISON STS. Opposite Postoffloe. WILL NOT EXAMINE POLICE SERGEANTS civ lx, sxbvxcz oomnsszoir xxdtt urrniiT osttoitxs norosxs ZXAHXITATZOVS BSCATTSfl TXTOEHI bt cxzzr xTrorT foimon bot BAKXB XB CXABTXS. Examinations for positions as police sergeants have been, indefinitely post poned by the civil service commission. The reason given Is that Chief of Polios Hunt threatened to abolish the office If those now serving In the positions failed to pass. .- "Chief Hunt did not want the exam inations to take place," said Secretary Stowell of the civil service commission, "and he made the statement that If the men now serving as sergeants shouldV for any reason, fall to pass, he would make: no further' appointments. Of course, his threat had nothing to do with the postponement of the examina tions, . however. The examinations for patrolmen, also set for today, waa post poned." ' "I made no threat at all," said Chief Hunt "What I said was that I thought It unnecessary to cause men to be ex amined for positions not provided for In the city, charter. No, I did not say that I would not make any appointments If the three men now serving as sergeants failed to pass in an examination." It was announced three weeks ago that the civil service . commission had deter mined to hold examinations for the rank of sergeant It was pointed out that Inasmuch as the chief had created the rankthose filling such positions should pass an examination; .The first date set was March 18. . It was then postponed until today, and is now Indefinitely post poned. Ia Q. Carpenter,' E. A. Slover and Steve Hogeboom are those now acting as sergeant. - They receive 175 a month, the same as patrolmen, and have no au thority above patrolmen delegated to them by the charter, which does not provide for the rank at all. When Chief Hunt took office he declared he would have no sergeants. After This He Is Silent From the Chicago ' News. Mr. Gunner Now, that ts what I call an affectionate ' woman. Every time Rounder comes home ' Mrs. Rounder kisses him In the vestibule. Mrs. Gunner Take a nap I She Is smelling his breath - COLDS X.BA9 TO BBBTXOYXA. -Laxative Bronx) Quinine rutooTM the eaaae. To get the genuine rail (or tbe full name and look foe tbe alguature of S W, .(JroTe, 30c. MILKMEN ROBBED liilLUl! WHILE AT KOBXT, JBWEXJtY ABD CXiOTBZBCt STOZ.EB rxOM DAISY T ARM BXAB WOODSTOCK XABX.Y TEZS XOBB XBO VICTIMS SEAJtCK TBS CITT TOBTXXXVSS. t. While Joseph W. Peters , and W. W. Lines were milking in the cow barns on Ous Wilson's dairy farm a mile south of Woodstock this morning, their rooms were broken into and money, Jewelry and clothing stolen.' The robbery wa reported to the police and the wilds Of the north end were searched today for the thieves. .;.. Iti milkmen are called at 1 o'clock every morning. They left their rooms at a few minutes past S o'clock and did not return until 4 o'clock. It was dull ing this time that the robbery occurred. Lines Is of the opinion that the crime was commltteed by a former milkman who resigned about 10 days ago,' having told Wilson that his baby had just died and that ha. would be needed at' home hereafter. , ; When Peters returned to his room af ter his , morning's work, he discovered that his trunk had been stolen. It was later disoovered about ' 400 yards from the house, where It had been carried and- broken open. Peters soon - learned that the robber had made way with two 15 bills that had been placed in the trunk for safe keeping, a gold ring val ued at 120, a gold watch chain and fob, two suits of new underwear and two silk shirts. - While Peters. waa making a list of the goods that had been stolen. Lines dis covered that a new suit of clothes which he had left hanging on the foot of his bed a few hours before was gone. In the coat was a gold Maccabee lodge pin, three keys and $1.26 In silver. , Lines waa in -Portland this morning, and wandered i through the north end Jungles for several hours looking for the man whose baby had so recently died. "If I And him with that suit On," said Lines, "I'll make him strip it oft right here on the street" : Mrs. Lee Rodgers. who resides at 427 Davis street reported to the police thin morning that someone had attempted to enter her house at an early hour this morning, but when she called, the par ties ran away. Mrs. Rodgers said that she was awakened by hearing someone pushing on the back door. She doea not know why any one should want to enter her house at 1:30 a m,, unless their mo tive waa robbery, s - 1 4 PLANS ARE REVEALED (Continued from Page. One.) Omaha will lose by the change, as for years it haa been the center of Union Pacific activity, and haa atretched out its official power beyond Salt Lake City, and even to the Oregon Short Line. But from this time on Omaha will be merely the seat of the Union Paclflo chief offl clals, the road's bounds will be consid erably curtailed by the addition of the Green River division oft the Union Pa clflo to the Short Line, and Omaha, like the other four headquarters, ' will be under Mr. Kruttschnltt at Chicago, and eventually to the Harriman board at New York. . .. , , . That the consolidation of the South ern Pacific and O. R. & N. lines in Ore gon is no new idea of the Harriman of ficials is taken for granted and it is now known that for weeks the problem of uniting the shops of the two roads In Portland has been under advisement by Chief Engineer Kennedy of the- O. R, ft N., who at the request of President Mohler some time ago, carefully con sidered what changes ahould be made If sucs a union waa to be perfected. The O. R. A N. shops have long been a burden on the road, according to local railroad men. The shops -were orig inally owned by the Northern Pacific, the Southern Paclflo and the O. R. & N., the Southern Pacific meeting 20 per cent of the expense and the other two roads each bearing 40 per . cent Later, the road's divided, the Southern Paclflo drew out and constructed shops of its own and then the Northern Paclflo changed ita base to the north and the O. R. A N. was left with a shop too large for Its needs and with also the Interest on the old bonds to maintain to pay its obli gation to the other two . companies for their share in the shops. ' For three years consolidation haa been advised by O. R. & N. officials, but the merger suit of the Northern Securities corporation held this project up as it haa all the rest of ths union plans and not until recently was the way clear to start the unibn of the shop forces. Shops to Be Abolished. The Southern Pacific shops under the new dispensation will be abolished and all the work will be done at the O. R. & N. shops, the forces of the two shops working side by side. This change has long been considered the only way out of the difficulty, and the only question that remains to be determined by En gineer Kenneday is the mode of the change. Railroad men here agree that the change will soon be made, and that had it not been for certain problems of law the union or forces would have been accomplished years ago,- . Bo Change la Legal Sforea, Whatever else may be Joined, from shop forces to passenger' clerks, there Is one branch of the work that will not be changed materially whatever the final union of Oregon Harriman lines may bring' about This, is the legal staff of the two roads. Mr. Cotton, as chief counsel for the O. R. Sc N., prob ably holds a higher place in the regard of Mr. Harriman and the,' New York officials of the system than-, any man on the coast apart from a few leaders like Mr. Kruttschnltt and President Mohler. On all of Mr. Harrlman'a western Jour neys Mr. Cotton has been the one who has been asked to explain difficult situa tions and to Inform tho chief of the local problems. It is certain that Mr. Cotton could not leave Portland, - be cause of his business Interests here, and It seems equally sure that ' his impor tance will be in no wise diminished whatever the change may be. Mr. Fen ton, as attorney for the Southern Pa clflo, has proved his value to the com pany and holds a' field that no other local or outside attorney could well cover. The work of ths two legal offi cials would be in no wise changed by the union of the roads under a state manager, and attorneys who know of the peculiar .work of each man and, the fitness he haa for his office, say that whatever the final outcome may be, it will find these' two members of Har rlman'a legal force holding down their old positions with perhaps added re sponsibilities. WZLXi IZIS II SXKXSXTv 1 British Columbia will be unrepre sented as a province at the Lewis and Clark ' centennial exposition, though it will contribute to the general dominion exhibit A letter to this effect was re delved today from R. E. Cornell, sec retary of the British Columbia com mission. Invitations had ben extended the province to be represented, but the officials decided that the provincial gov- ORK We Want to Meet You ' and as an extraordinary reason for you 'f f to come and see us, we will offer , . 3 Specials Saturday Only-3 i . - that should prove sufficient inducement ' , for you Fancy white braid black velveteen 1 binding, , three . velveteen bands drawn over brim In front finished with buckles and quill acroha the front worth OKf ' 11.50; Saturday only. .. "!- j.- 3-.',-. 5' If ' 1 ".' Skirt in. fancy mixtures, 7-gore cross . 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BehnRe-WalKer Business College Telephone, Mala 890. Steams Bldg, Slxta and Morrison. eminent is unable to assume the ob ligation. In the event however, that the dominion Is represented the province will contribute towards the exhibit PROMISES TRADE TO PORTLAND "WB WTLXr unmn KammiMaB XBTtBXSTS," BATS 9. T. O. COM TOST, OV TBB OKXBA COMMX. CZAX. COHTABT arjBADQTABTimS TO BB XB rOBTZAB9. (Special Dispatch to , The Journal.) San Francisco, March tt:3. V. C Comfort who la to be agent of the China Commercial Steamahip Line , at Portland, said today - concerning the building up of trade in Oregon and the far east: "Our intention is to open general of fices in Portland. I shall leave for that city within a few days to take control. There will be an understanding concern ing the disposition of inbound freight, and San Francisco and Portland will get all the business the latter city in particular. There is no truth in the report that our boats wilt go to Puget sound, for ws have arranged a 10-days' service with Portland and will represent the Harriman Interests. "West and eastbound freight through San Francisco tp the Orient are already very heavy, and thta traffic can be more expeditiously handled by distributing it more evenly over the Harriman lines. An enormous business Is being built up with the Orient, and Oregon lumber, flour, and canned goods are sure to be In demand." - '".,; About April 4 the Lothian, of the China Commercial line, is expected to reach Portland. She sailed March 20 from Salinas Cms, Mexico, for the Co lumbia river, but may stop to coal at San Francisco. Tbe cargo she will take on here consists mostly or flour and lumber, but she will not go out fully loaded. . ..... a i - : . BTTBOVEAB BBTBOUVH TBABB. From Report of U. S. Consul Ledoux, .- ' Prague. ; , - ,v - After ' protracted negotiations, it is announced that the German-American Petroleum company and the Austrian petroleum refiners have been unable t agree regarding the formation of thetf duplex alliance, or trust which would havs controlled a great part of the pe troleum trade of Europe. The final re sult was an "agreement to disagree." The battle between these two com panies, according to ths local press, will continue with Increased vigor. The Austrian petroleum reflners will form a large export company, or trust in January. This company will be mod eled after the "Fetrolla" and the shares allotted according o participa tion in export ' This new and larger company will replace the present export association, which la expected to remain In force up to April SO, l0t. The an nounced object of the new organisation is besides a surer control of the local trade to command the export sale of Austrian petroleum to Germany 'and Swltserland and carry on a vigorous ex port campaign in these two countries and elsewhere, if possible. A meeting of tha Austrian petroleum reflners will he called -for January. -! , i- ; The latest statistics at hand for, the fiscal year ended June JO, 1903, show the following exports of mineral oils from the United States to Europe: Crude, 117,463,239 gallons, valued at S3, 298,388; refined, 681.983,091 gallons, val ued at 137.482,384.. Always. Reme" I txzuvQ 1 1: ilr tb Full Nans lafa aM ... . - CmsCoI4bOnDsy,Crifia3 Days to call. .' - i If Only 3M Trial Treatment FRFF ' ; ttew Methods' Of ""'" Healing Without Medicine Drs. Kellogg STJTTB 19, 381 TAMHTLl ST. MECHANO - THERAPATHS Successful practitioners in the cure of all chronio diseases, more particularly RHEUMATISM. CATARRH, FEMALE DISEASES, NERVOUSNESS, INSOM NIA, SICK HEADACHE AND STOM ACH TROUBLES AND ASTHMA. . A irUVSlS raSTTMOBXAXW Dr, Kelloirf : Whea I sent to nra for treat Slant two weeka ago. I waa uttering from kid ny trouble sod nauraljcla, so that 1 could not tura orrt In bed or move without help, and waa Buffering great pain. I waa worn out and oerroua and had not been able to aleep well for at leaat ear. I hare taken two weeka' treatment and feci complete) rnrad of my kid ney trouble, and am now able to aleep aoundly. Tbe nerTouaneaa and other troublea brought on by suffering bava alao disappeared. w v. .. . - ' lt. STOCKTON. Ml Xamhtn Street Portlaad, Or. ' A SBUQBTED PATUVT. 'J To Whom It Ma Concern: It Ia with great pleasure and satisfaction that I eitend to Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Kellogg Bit alneera congratula tions ,and thanks for. their courteous, speedy and moat successful treatment of my aha t tared jerres Thtf are at liberty to refer to me and I shall be glad to answer any Inquiries. . - MBS. O. A. OUISN, Mount Tabor, Or. . , . BBZTXSK I COLTMBIA nSB OATOM. From" the Victoria W. S.. Consult r , i v port . ' As waa the case throughout tho whole Pacific coast the catch of salmon dur ing 1908 in the water of British Colum bia was much smaller tnan anticipated. It was less than in any year since 1892. when 228,470 cases were put up, and shows a falling off from 1901 of 152. 43S cases, the product in 1903 being 2S, 982 cases and in 1903 only 473,(47 cases. Out of thla pack of. 43 7.347 cases there are only 883,709 cases of sockeyes. the balance being made up of 36.(33 cases of red and white springs, 38,733 cases of humpbacks, and 13,(70 cases of eohoes. This shows the largest pack of hump backs and cohoes ever 'put up in the waters of British Columbia In one sea son, and Waa only done to save aa far as possible loss to tbe canneries by tho rusting and deterioration of cana pro vided for the year's pack, which would otherwise have been worthless. None of the, pack was sent to. the United States. All concede that the outlook for Brit ish Columbia canneries is not good for the next four years, aa the salmon runs are generally quadrennial. Waa a Bossiaa Tlotorr. From the Philadelphia Record. The war between Russia and Japan haa given rise to many reminiscences on the part of those who have met socially the representatives of both nations. - A Philadelphia society girt who has Just returned from a visit to Washington, tells an amusing story Of her introduc tion, at a semi-official reception to ona of the attaches of the Russian legation. "Of course I didn't catch his name," she said. In telling the story. 'It seemed a mile longt and twloe aa bard to - pro nounce. It sounded like "bottle of whisky,' with a count in front of it. Well, when 1 was introduced to him I said, In a Jocular sort-of way: "Count Bottle-of-Whisky, how do you do-sky T Hs looked at me quiszlcally and then remarked; "Bully-govltch.'- And maybe I didn't feel cheap." . v on ajvwy yrvrt0 box. 23 mm