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18 THE-jjDREGONUNDAY-r JOURNAL';- PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 3. 1801, SLOCUM DISASTER .. ....1- ; STIRS: NEW YORK Excursion :. Boats Row Find Jh'efr Patronage PractiCallyr - Nothing and Inspections Ate . Host Severe-General Gotham Gossip PARADE TO BE FOURTH'S FEATURE IrOITLAMO WITH VOTSVAfc fOKr TAJftAJDS or max, tloats, vmovfc An OXJXS WZXXi STABT AT 10 A. K, AT IITEITH AWO BniTIOI. COLLEGE-HONORS ' 1 ' FOR OREGON GIRL (Journal Special Servlcs.) New York. July-1. The city has. net yet fully recovered from., the (dock ' willcn was caused fey the terrible dls ' aster on the General Slecunv- The list of the dead has already passed the one thousand limit and . nearly eveey ' day una or more bodies are- found and -new names added to the list of victims. The testimony of the witnesses at the In quest, so clearly indicating the most flsjrran neglect of vry precauuon , salnat Are or shipwreck,' has stirred Op popular Indignation and aroused a per emptory demand for reform. " ' The outcome of the official investiga tion IS awaited with great -Interest "and there seem a determination on , th part of the cltlsena to sea to it that - ' the guilty persons shall be discovered and punished. , it IS a Strang fact, that it Invariably requires a- powerful stim ulus, like the Iroquois' theatra Are or. the '.. OenersJ Slocura disaster-to arouse the desire for reform, which, perhaps.- for half 'a century .has been dormant, hilt paver asserted Itself,. , ' - s For several . generations , th public - and tb atsfhorltlea permitted th erec tion and us of th. most dangerous fire- "Traps for theatre purposes. JCvery now - and then a role of warnlnw would b - - raised, but, as no serious accidents hap- ,. pened. tb public was lulled Into ad ceptiv feeling of safety. Th awaken- . . Ing was terrible and th reaction, pom- Itlvely revolutionary. . . With, ons fell .stroke everything, was to be changed from a state of th most appalling insecurity to a atat of abso -. luts security. Th theaters were closed and not only the real Aretrsps. but also . those that heretofore had been consld fed models of astety. Such violent reactions, however,- rarely last long. - Bo in -this ess. Any one who doubts this has only to go to on of th smaller, out lying theaters and figure ou after due consideration of 1 existing conditions. - " what . would happen should ever a fir ..' .break out in on of those houses; -- Before long th Gen. Slocura dls- aster will be forgotten; careless or cor rupt officials will continu to All Im portant offices, and in a few years con- , dltions will probably be rip again for another terrible lesson. .The present .agitation has had at least on good ef . feet. It has mads th people mor cau . tlous and th excursion snd pleasure ... boats have not been-half .so crowded sine th disaster, as they' used to be before it occurred. - Oaorg Oould's Ion. '' In most cases th mission of the sons of our American -mulU-miniohalrea - seems-to be to spend th millions accu ' mutated In a mor or less honest way by their fathers. Among the few 'ex ceptions to that rule seems to be Oaorg - J. Gould, who is making a -practical a study of railroading, wltU th Intention of taking Charge of his father's various ' railroad Interests when the time shall - com. . . . . .,- Th young man, who la unusually bright and sir athlete of no mean ability, started out th other day to personally. investigate the system of physical x - amlnatlons and tests to which applicant for positions in th service are sub jected. Pressed -Jn -a shabby suit 'of clothes, he presented himself for cum : inatlon before ' th examiner in Pitts burg, who did not know him, and had the satisfaction of passing through th , tests with honor. He was recommended, for a position as brakemaiv. with th complimentary marginal not that In lu tiro he might make a good locomo- tlve engineer, . On Man Won. -While thoussnds of rlvat -indl-t. vtduals , and speculators lost fortunes through the fluctuations of U.,B. Steel, a few men, who happened tb be on tho right side of the market, mad fortunes " out of th same stock. . Among th . fortunate speculstors was th former mayor, Robert A. Van Wyck of New York. He was In comfortable circum stances before tb beginning of th present year, but by no means rich. ' with regal pomp and fitting cere mony the Fourth will be observed on Monday by thousands -of Portland's I PatrJotlo cltlsena. Already, th noisy demonstration has begun; until 1st last night giant crackers .boomed throughout Th other day, however, he ' retired from business and -went on a long Eu ropean tour" after he had cleared over ths city and' dassllng rockets dropped tl loo 000 hv hla amwuilatlrmai in steel. Hvcrnouu. . . . -: , . , Weber and -i-Jo" Weber, of th Weber-Fields com- binatlon. quits recently divorced, has found consolation by forming a partner ship with Anna Held, th "Maiden with the, dreumy eyes," or rather- her hus band -and manager. Florence ZJegtelu. It hss been, announced, that th new combination -will, attempt to put on productions of a kind similar to those that have made " Weber A Field fa mous -all through- the -coimtryv- The monster parade will tak plac I Monday forenoon. There wHl be bands I snd floats and noise; then mor bands, more f lusts and mor noise. It Will be I largely under the direction of the com mittee of the-Mardl Gras and Carnival. I Grand. Marshal - H. 1 H. - Newhall " an nounces that the procession will start promptly st 10 o'clock and requests that th commanders of th various depart ment have their -men in line promptly at that hour. " r-r Order of Tanvtl. TT On of th biggest excavating . con tracts aver awarded In this country, was awarded the other day to th New York Contracting .and Trucking corn pan yr- Tpa contract -is for excavating ih alta of th Pennsylvania railroad Ltunhel terminal and for erecting wall to septn siaes ot m i.vin from caving In. Th- contract prlc is t5.000,op. T" work will be begun st one snd seVeraf thousand men will b employed in th Job. -' . . Gates to lew York. '; . John W. Gates, th Chicago million- sis, has decided' to Chang his place ef residence to New York, at least for a few years, wnsi me vj " A new constellation of dassllng stars Is. to be gathered" within the-temple of th com lo 'muse and Anna Held ia to U th brightest among th stars. Those who know Anna Held are quietly cal culating bow long that peculiar partner ship will,- presumably, last. There ar already rumors in circulation, that som-si -h.i-OJd -Weber-Fields rnrs ' t'nli.-l statue XUrli. ere wot Inclined to hav-herr- luKer I Third Infantry. Oivjoa-N.ik.1 dimmed by Anna a sinuous cnarros snu that, for thst reason. , tney win noi sc-i f..uim..4 v cept ngageDenta wim turn uw ui- nation. . . ' Cerrlag. lg- amoaA Tnnnsl. Th following is th order of th pa rade: ' . . PUtnoa ef pa lire. CspUlnJohA T. ll'iore, commanding. Grand il.nh.l, H. 11. NewualL Chlet of Bt.ff, William H. Barry. Ahla:- A. L. Harber and J. P. rinlav. " Third lnfaotrr Band. Uravus Narlonal Uaara. I Cck-uel U L'. Ganuohela and Staff CeotSMudlag I auriura.. ual Ooard. ... Batterr'A. Oreaua Kalkiual Guard. ' Uajor i.. X. May and Staff CowatandlDa'. aaa state tea-1 Cuttmaa r bandlna.' cnntalDlns Mayor Williams, etk. 1-reaiuaol. War.il Uraa, and taptaiu Jauee jacaaon. Xnhm I Second rarrlase Llvuteoaut Davidson, gleg. T. Mt-rrlU ad ofltrera'ef 4raratalua. i Third- Carrlafr Krv. Mr. Gilbert. Orator at I Iay; Her. rather Dally, Chaplain of Hay: - 1. . rlelaohner, C'ltlaene' t'oiuitttae, asd J. tr Mltrhell. SeeretarV-sf Mardi iirmt. Other -Carlraa-ae Containing Dlrectura ef Mardll uraa. On ad Army ut the' Bepublle. ri: - Ltyal Leskn. - . . Oeorn Wright Post. , Jurln-Garflrld I'oat Unoiner'' Hnat. I.lherty Car. A BKCONU D1VI8I0M. Wi W. Terry , commanding. W. O. V?. Band, -t'nlform Rank, W. U. W. ' Co local J C. Jones, rommsadlng. uregoa rioat. V ft. is. -.- ' . V ...... .7 J .'. V., r 4 ' Woodmen of tha World Campa. - , . , .k . I r.ioai, repreaenuns "raer Ol vaanin Change ia. nas nm rjoet, reprwntlu,Knl t.' "5 . els of a UtUe "gray matter" to" mak It thoroughly appreciated. It certainly does not take Its plsc with light litera ture. J. B. Upplncott. ..Philadelphia. Prlc fl.t0. : ; ' "Th Ollgsrchy of Venlc" By George B. MoClellan. Ths prominence the writer has attained as mayor, of New York, added to It th possibilities of bis being a presidential .candidate, has caused th literary' efforts of ths son of a great war general to b widely read and discussed without - rear or favor. That this political work has withstood for pom months th search light of prejudice, . and 'survived th criticism of friend and foe is evidence that it is a work of unusual merit. H' describes th growth of oligarchy. hows th 'manner of Its origin, the cause of its development, th mean by which It gained, power and complet domlnenca In state. -- Th atudy Of th organisation Is Illustrated by Its bits of biography, anecdote and Incident ' Th great Doges of Venice and the Interests they sdmlnlsterad appear In thes pages in vary modern gula, be- caus they, figure In political contests ' much Ilk thoss of our own tlm. . . MoClellan has mad a (Study of th memorable ' political orguillara of its rlss and fall, its triumphs and defeat. H is led to discuss political machines,' Imperialism- and other matters of which the Interest Is no Jess keen .today than It. was on the Rlva 600 years ago. ' HI'- reflections,- Judgments and "Com ments draw redoubled interest from his conspicuous political position and ' his familiarity with present-day' political machinery. . Indeed it Is olalraed by soma mat Mr. AtcClellan'a book baa a dual meaning and that New' York, was mor in the eyes of ' th writer ' thau Vnlo when h compiled 'his -work. Throughout, and whether of New York or Venlbe.. it Is a profound study vf Political cabs afid effect. Hmihlnn Mifflin A Co. Prlc l.Jt net , FACTIONS MAY: TMVIU Or COsaiATAsTTS'TaT' OBAiro ATZsnra KXatBTTaBlsjr OsTVmOX B99BI.T BKOXXBT AJTD UBADnra iixiazu uati xm a BODY TASTOB MAT 9M VOBOZD. .1 Th recent troubl Jn Grand Avnu, Presbyterian cfiurch. which was thought to nave . Deen amicably settled soma tlm ago, was not settled at all, and re- cent developments promts .mor com plicated troubles than vr. ' Th troubl in 'the church dates far back. Soma months ago, W. EJ. Splocr. a staunch supporter and elder in th church i brought suit against th pas tor, Rev. J. H. Glbaon, for libel. Af ter much controversy Mr. Gibson stated that his accusations were mistaken and , pastor and' elik-rs banded together and -promised to forget th trouble, and hav . th matter expunged from Ut records ' of th church. . ;; .The troubl between the pastor and! ' bis elder,. Mr. .Bplcer, originated shout two-years ago. Mr. -Gibson refused to -acknowledge Mr. - Splcer as an elder, after his legal election. This angered tha rest of the body, and th result was ' ' that harmony between pastor and elders . became an unknown -quantity. . ' . JTreebyWry Yaoated JTalpl. At meeting' of the Presbvterv held at. Oakvtll. Or lo- Arprll.-th church--4 was voted disorganised and th pulpit declared -vacant At a meeting held in January, - Rev, Mr, Gibson was -chosen clerk of th body. -Th Presbytery-is I dlrectlv reanonaihla . tA tha hoard n - --"A rMii.hi.. af th. a.t.iWw.. I Horn Missions, whfch appoints pastors'. Pemberton. ,A previous reputation, ami "ch ar- A" clerk " w" Mr- lt-, a Arst-cUss publisher Is said to be th on' dutJr to rPrt th proceedings . best risk tha book buyr and reader can of th rbrtry to th board and this. It . is bellsved thst business considers tions snd not social reasons- annhalhle for it Strang to say, sir. nm purchased - a resldenc in on of th srlstocratlo avenues of th city,, but haa leased for three years the private apartments formerly occupied by George C. Boldt in th Waldorf-Astoria. Th -apartments are quit separate from th hotel proper and have even a separate entrance from Thirty-fourth street Mr. Gates will mov in as soon as th furnltur of his Chicago residence has been aSransferred to his new apartments. 11 will also bring all bis servants Jtrom Chicago. ...: .;-,UJLttrfoa Transit, 1 The aarvii-a on th surfaca lines tof th city is so unaatiafaetory thatMh publlo rather undergoes in inconven ience of tb dally crush during rush hours, than to submit to tha ex asperat ing delays on ths surrac lines, tvet since, the elevated roads hav Intro duced modern electric service, th busi ness of th surisx) lines nas steauuy decreased. ' , ' ; A Thtement of tn aarnings or in various Unas of th Metropolitan shows decrease In gross earnings for the last. Quarter of 1260.000, while In- pressed ooeratln expenses havs de creased the net earnings by half a mil lion dollars Everbody Is impatiently looking forward to tha opening of th subway system, which promises th only feasible solution of ths trans portation problem In this city. . Zllia Island Crowds. The conditions on Ellis Islands where th emigrants arriving her ar de tained pending investigation of their ouallflcatlons for admission to this country. s.re.Jecomlnf worse every day owing to the contlnuance-of the steerage rat -war between th transatlantic steamship companies. On an average mor man l.ouo emi- sranta arrive here per day, and a great many-of tham ar quit undesirable. Even ths fact that th steamer com panies ar compelled to take all those, refused admission to this country, back to . Europe, has not been abl to put an end to th rat war. Ighta of the Maccabees. Jnly Fx ruurth of Inly Float. -fr8ieriiat-UtiorTlifc THIRD HI VISION. ' Btnry Kundret, eommandlng. Aid. L. -D. Heed. Brown's Military Band. &oniraboreinn'a Unlim. No. MS. -Oarmentworksrs' t'nlos Float. - Cirarmaaara' 1'nkm. Adamant I'laater Company's Float Plaaterera' t'blon. Pslp Plaater Company'! Float Letter Carriers' Band. Carpet Layers' and Drapers' TJnJoa, -I Vpbolaterers1 t'nlon. . . . Bartenders Automobile. Lestberworkers' L'nkm. ' Broom Makers' Union Float. - ' Ptessmen's L'nlos. . . ! Typnirrapblral I'nloa. Street Railway Bmployes' Float ' Marhinlsts' ' tlni.rn.' ' FOUlrTH DIVISION. V - Rsrrlsoa Gurr, enmnMndlng. - Ala, Bejmonr Friendly. DeCaprki's Military Band. Hose Float. Meier aV Frank Company's IndostrlaL Wsplsy. IMile Float.' standard Broom Company's Indnstrlal Display. Mexican Float. . ..' Western Baking Oompany's Jndnatrlal Display. " Albers Bros. Mllllnc Company's Industrial . . Display. ... -Indian Float."" ' Band ef ladlas Bldsra. ; -Lias of Maron. .:'' -y; '- Th first dtvlsldn, up to and Including Battery A, will form on Burnsld street. with th right of itn resting on Seventh street facing, csst - Th, remainder of Ilia rmt rftvlalnn will fftrm nr P..I, street with th right of lln resting on Burnsld stret, facing north; Th second division ' will form, on Twelfth street, with right of lln resting at th intersection of Burnsld. facing garth.- Th third division will form on Sev enth street with right of line resting at th intersection of Burnsld street two- Ins; south.- MISS EDNA CRANSTON BREYMAN OF PORTLAND. Miss Edna ' Cranston . Brey'man of Oregon has Just finished four yearsJ at Smith college, crowned with air the honors that old and aristocratic Insti tution can bsstow. To pass through th gates of Smith ' means more than ordi nary ability and application, and th comparatively smal number graduating -to- tha enrolled membership proves how sxactlng Its requirements are. To re ceive from an old institution Ilk .this, special mention for scholarship mean much an ore than from other colleges. and that these. honors, were showered upon Miss Brey man in several branches of her work la a matter of congratula tion not only to krself. but to her many admirers in Portland. Miss .. Brey man haa Won not only a prise, but special mention for her paint ing' of a bead from nature. It is. such good work that th professor of art requested tha.t it be left hung in the art hall of th - school and in return presented her with a piece of her in structor's work. - - . , Miss .Breyman ia at present . visiting mends at Betbienam, Pa. , - tak; If on, bought this last book of Mr. f emoerton s on th aul-Uor s- pre vious reputation, howerer. they would experience som dlsappolnUnsnt .It is not in any particular up to his other worxs, sxcept perhaps in point ef siyl tna Air. remoerton eouad not b sis than smooth, attractive, and winning; In ma (uasmer oi telling a . liung. When on is don reading "A Dauxh- ter of th States" there is much th sen sation of having, gathered together an Immense array ' of material, shaken It well together and tuutoied it out of a bag in a heap.. Th hero and heroine, without being remarkable for any par ticular thing.' unless "it J a magnetic attraction for adventure and hair breadth escapes, snd th proverbial lightning of th unexpected continually striking tbsm, goes through a aeries of It Is said, ha neglected to do. iAt th general assembly recently held In th cast Mr. Gibson was re-appolnted pastor of th church for another year, -and a letter was ssnt to him informing . him of th action -of th assembly. -,. ' ' This letter was read at a morning; service about. a month ago. . . Th Board of. Horns Missions, which is a part of th general eaaembly.Mt is said, did not know ' that according to" ' Presbytery th church was dlsorgan- laed, nor did it know of th serious na-," ture of th troubles In th church. Th elders who had been, som tlm before, asked to resign their positions. and bad refused to do so. thought that -1 with th r-appointmnt of Mr. Gibson, their, time for objection was paat and they stopped attending services. Their -action was followed by some of th in. fluentlal members of th church and tha, ' SOM& NEW BOOKS th roost thrilling situations lmaa-ln able. . Th dangers of land and sea b-1 comjregaUon dwindled,. set them; as, for sxampi. a broken pro- Disc on tan ted Xmbre Vnltsd. peUsr in mid-ocean; a t.rribl storm at The reUrlng . members hav banded L S inm th. ta"i.n hlD- themalva together and hav formed a MWOi.ay flo ,? "-ootiraft; a petition begging that they b released rescue by a smuggling ship; a flint on 5v e,.v,.r .. liLwI hlnhnanl .Ith th. ,...l. I . . .""- tw .1 , r x. 12 w ' T """" I cnurcn ana granted letters of dismissal, sailors; chased by a Venesuelan war Th pikper alrBed Dy aboul M m7rn vessal. whlls cannon balls tear off roof k.M n-i,. ..i,. k..Kj L' -. . . . , i . " ....... "w". iw iim Th fourth division will form on Sixth street with right of lln resting at tha come before , the WASHINGTON INVADED BY AN ARMY OF EELS t . : : r- (Washlnxtoa Boreas ef Th Journal.) Washington, D. C July 1, ashJ Ington haa bean Invaded by an srmy of els. i During ths week Just passed practically every fountain In th parks . became stopped up for some unaccount able reason, and plumbers ware lmme ; dlstely set to work, whsn it' was found. 1 that th feed ptpes were Stuffed full of -dead esls of all sjies, from th-gtie-or ' a match to a pier of garden bos. Th water coming from house hydrants was also allvs with tiny eels, snd where they cam from no on can tell. Th water In th Potomac, from which the city of Washington Is supplied with water, has been muddy for several wseks, and this may, account to some extent for th appearance of th wrig glers. ' . i . Washington . has no filtration plant and the water la taken from tha river about II miles sbov th city, at Great Falls, and piped to several reservoirs, none of which, as stated, havs filtration facilities. "No matter how slight th shower, 'the water is affected immedi ately and has been th color of emee With a dash, of "mnsrih It for several weeks. Congress a year or so ago, however, appropriated a large sum of money' for a filtration plant snd tnls 1 In course of construction sbout two miles" north of ih capitol building, and when fin Intersection of Burnslds street facing south. , ' . The grand marshal H. H. Newhall, haa found It hard to choose a lln of march because of th many street Im provements which are being made. Th parade will start promptly at 10 o'clock, I sd every on who expects to tak part should report to his commanding offi cer not later than 1:30. Th lln of march Id as follows: Starting at Seventh and 'Burnsld streets, south to Morrison, east to Sixth. north to Burnsld. seat to Third, aouth to Taylor, weat to Fourth, and aouth to Madlsonrher tb patriotic exercises Via b held, with a lnninute address by- Rv. W. 8. Gilbert, pastor, of Calvary rresoyienan cnurcn. TTh Educational - Conquest of the Far East" By Robert E. Lewis, M. A. In the eyes of ths world there la but on struggle for conquest in- th far gat th death grapple that has by th throat Russia and Japan, and yst for th past CO year a march of conquest has en going on. In at least on of th na tions", which plays no small part in th march to victory that now aeems des tined for th ' Japanese. Th progress of sducatlon is - a- mightier - fore than ths marshaling of armies, and its con quest so quietly accompanied that the victory . Is 'won' are ths bugl not of warning is sounded. This Js ths-. his tory of th Japanese; this undoubtedly the secret of their success. . . But th educational conquest of th far east has not been won without a strife. Tha hosts Of ages -of prejudice, superstition, bigotry and Ignorance had to b over- field waa cleared for action. The story of it all, aa told, by tb pen of Mr. Lewis, makes on of th notabl books of th year. It is not on of th superficial books, rushed Into th market while th demand for everything oriental is at its iflood tide, but Is a work of profound study and research showing a familiarity -with history and conditions which at ones stamps it of genuine worth to th atudent of far astern conditions, and to th educators of our own land. FIRE TRUCK. CRUSHES HUNDRED-DOLLAR DOG While truck No. 1 was hurrying down Fourth: street in - response to a fire alarm yesterday afternoon. It ran over a valuable sky terrier, th property of M. J. Jane -of th Oregon market The little snlmsl was nicked uo and carrlail IrAd the market, where it was found Briefly taking up th conditions . of Japan prior to th "Melji Era" tb designation of ths reign of th present emperor of Japan ths writer gives th condition of th minds of ths people ss they psssed under on Influenc after another of th various rulers. Buddhism and Confucianism to ths time wtren, aa Mr. Lewis says, "Western education took up Its fight against" a flat rec tangular world, against a ' stationary plain with a gyrating sun, against el chemy, gaomancy,-.astrology and mental bondage." o the Holland ' Dutch Is first given credit for awskenlng In Japan a destro for western Ideas r western education. Mr. Lewis goes pretty thoroughly Into the thin edg of this wedge, and shows with Justice what part "Dutch- learn ing" had in awakening the desire, but th world. TWENTY YEARS OLD AND NEVER SAW A CITY -4- -r- (apsctal Dispatch to The Journal.) ' Seattle, July I. Street cars, locomo tives, a theatre, a city Itself, were sll new to th eyes of Mrs, Annie Vessey of Kodlak. Alaska, Interpreter for. . the party of Aleutian islanders, thai passed through Seattle, recently on th way to th St Louis exposition. Mrs. Vessey ' visited friends In Beattl and has re turned northward. Shs is 10 years old, and on her trip was accompanied by her injured Internally. A veterinarian I was called and took ths snlmal under 1 his care.- "That dog was without a canine eaual in thxKy of Portland," declared an employe of the market as he wiped his eyes. ne naa a Diamed sight - more brains than some men, .that J know, Mtj Jones "would not hav' taken , 1100 for him.' year old baby. Her family is a branch of the Romanoff a, one of the rnoatfm-4 tlatr-islands.-ssys Mfiryi;Vas"ey, nui royat uoura in b.i "i, i.t uww thst has held the throne of ..Russia. Xor " almost four centuries." r"" Mr. ""VssY speaks-Rnssfsn'" besides .EP!!.,.b,tnd. several Indian Isfiguages. woman, snd made many friends while .shs was in Seattle.' .Never before bad aha been out of Alaska . or: beyoaA 4 he ished It will b the finest of its kind in I thst besides two broken less ths dna-1 to the advent of Americans, tq tha land ing oi .;ommoaore jrerry may reaiiy os dated th beginning of the educational conquest .of Japan. ' From this on ths book is "a- gradual, unfolding of the. growth of schools ' snd - institutions. Muoh credit' is- given to Townsend Har ris, th first envoy resident of Japan. In the early.jlevelopment. American methods were largely copied, but ft con tains a criticism well worth ths Inves tigation of American educators, to find that . gradually oTfr , systems are being dropped and ., that of the Germans adopted. . it hardly aesms credible that In ,ls(4 a Japaness was assassinated for petitioning his feudal lord "to es tablish schools to. Instruct people In th principles of morals." ,;'".' In.th summation of what- Japan has accomplished . th . writer 'says': "Japan has not miserably failed but haa succeeded in producing In 10 years a re sult which Russlsifor.xample, still waits (o attempt marks her aa worthy of a great future. She has more than developed th form and plrf.-ljberal HEAD CONSUL TALBOT .COMING TO PORTLAND Russian settlements of Kodlak snd th Aleutian islands. 1 - : Just before Ms. Vessey left Kodlsk her mother shot one of th lsrgest besrs ever killed, snd the hoad shipped to th , Smithsonian JnaUtut at Washing" ton, D. C brought a check for 1500. In the skull embedded deenlv were man hand mads Russlsn bullets of th old I Head Consul A. R. Talbot of. tB type. The young woman's father went I Modern Woodmen of America la sched to Alaska In'lStO, and has lived there01'"1 to srrlve In Portlsnd Friday morn- cominuousiyv Eagles grow to great sis in ihe Aleu dliul mere is a reoerat -bounty on their lives, tarhey ..carry awwy shreo from tha fold. Ths long dsys m simmer produce wmu. i lowers in sounnance, and- Mr. Vessey mskes a good Income sendlna- She is a psrt!cu7arlyhsT671tTrriryoung speenriens ornhTec&bufterfTres. and ine use, ana rare species of vsrlous fni.of;.Hf Jo, sfveraj sclentlflo institutions,-- - 'i' . . , EAGLE -TO SCREAM AT HILWAUKIE ON FOURTH . Ths residents Of Mllwsukl hav ar ranged to relrbrat th Kmirth-of July with a picnic on Monday afternoon, 'h program will b under th lmm oiate cnarge of tha MUwankla band J.. . 'Wetaier, idr,-and will consist of) sn oration oy Richard Scott Ilreworks And sport features. ) - In -addition te a band concert, " th ' vents will consist of foot races and -rsitig.'TheTg will-tw a rttsnlav hr! llMvnrt. In 1 " 1 . X. Cbambers, ObtteJaa. Wbolssai and retail. Ill Btrsnth St. I that som men do," lng, July r. ' Mr. Talbot, was forced by 111 health to cforrie to ths coast for a rt"St." but sines ' his sirlvaT has ""been making his. stay beneflalal to th causs of r.voodcraft' In every section visited. Mrr Talbot rg-tiow at ,Los Angeles, I education, she hag gons far to realls It Cal., where he is assisting .in numerous I substance."- The writer, however, doea functions And Initiations with the local not' fall to point, out the' defects. and order of thst -plac. -i Mr Talbot will -wask plsrsaa In this w ordee of Wngn, address thre large .rneettngs-in,. this for the book s written Impartially and city. the. dates of Tilch Ars now being wilheut prejudice;, ojasely following arranged by th slat deputy and mam- facta,, but point lng""1 out thsir logical bsrs. He will leave Portland July It conclusions, ."s for TacAma. and after holding a meet- . in th asms clear, comprehensive !"'.! thM, P'c will proceed to Seattle, manner. aa. Japan, ths-edueatlonsl con- "11 '" " quest of China 1s taken up snd treated. .. :. soastaaT Xis Fkmsa, with probably mors interest ol with It's curious that women ar ae-rer th asm dear of hopeful satisfaction, great poets or great .musicians," aald Several of th closlns chanters ar de- Mr. Meek ton. voted to. "Scholastic and Religious Prob- wnsi oia s-ou ssyr- asked his wlfs. "I wss merely remarking that woman ar too sensible to squander tbefr ener gies on poetry and laraslo to th sxtent I lems,' In these"th most encoursg tngly hopeful note Is Bounded for tha Cbrlstlsn college In th far east Her hsr sees more hop for th conversion to tb principles of Christianity. In China I than in Japan; but for. th whols sys tem of education In th orient h says- In' conclusion: "Ths church of -Christ must not shirk ts duty to th student. of the east The ' literature- that moulds, th teacher who Instructs and ths principles that adlfy cannot be withheld." Th book Is so full of good things ths temptation exists to go on 'quoting, ruptlon of Mount Pele is not omitted. - Through it alL. th hero and heroin com unscathed, and on arriving In England, by . th timely ' death of an unci, became Lord svnd Lady Wood ridge. . ... ...'; For xcltmnt or to those Imbued with an .lntenss lov of adventure, th book would appeal with great fore. Nor is It an unwbolesom axcltement; it is rather more of th improbable, which - does not appeal . to th reader, who reads for more than ntrtalnmnt but greatly - enjoyed by th summer loiterer, who has tiro on his hands. Th last item of th . "book buyer's risk" could b taken without) question, for th Work Is prettily presented and well gotten up,-and does credit to which would b an Injustice to ' those who yet havs In store the Dleasur of Arm whose nam at least always rusr- reaainAT it -lor themselves. .Its authen- antees something worth reading., uodd, ticl ty and high. a tanding . la ..a-uarantaed by th fact that part of it waa prepared at th request of the American minis tar to Japan for th stat department at Washington and it has been translated and . printed in. China at ' government apeno jiorjxijQrmailoiirjeji oniciaia. The book Is of convenient Else, sub stantially bound, clear typ on heavy paper, ana enricned Dy zi good llluatra- none, r leming u. Revell , company. race, a 1.VU. "Th Issus" By George Morgan."" A oooc, li read, looked . over . and con sidered would draw out th comment that "It had points, enough to stamp it thoroughbred, not too many to inter- Th time, plac and scenes ar thos Mead A Co. ..Price ll.BO- "Th Bos of Old St ILouts' By Mrs. MarvC Dillon. In July, th Century company will glv this book to th pub lic, which Is being looked for with un- usual Jnterent, owing .to jara.uuion o--ins a St Louis 'woman and th seem of her story bslng th gathering ground of the sightseers or tb veoria toasy. Tb tlm of th story. Is ootsmporary with th1 Louisiana pure has, and th character of Jefferson, Lewis and Clark and Black Hawk being among tb Americans, and Napoleon, Talleyrand and Marbois among ths foreigners who play a conspicuous part in in story. "Th Red Leagusra" By Shan F. Ruliock. This, th latest book of this author, la something of a political traot -.w .uiio, iui. aoasoenei are tnose I 7 . 1 . wh Rnvland. and "has stirred up England' politicians a good deaL Mr. Bullock Is In th English civil service, and la m- ployed at-Somerset -ous. in ins or partment of Ireland revenue. H haa lived many years In London, but still retains his rich Irish brogu. Irish au thors seem loath to glv. up this badg of thir nationality. Seuma MacManus, as thos who heard him during his r ... ,..ie in . America will remember, speaks with an accent that would do one I ia m ami raan atraiani irora ur pan just aa tney hav I larney. Th story is weii prBwu, "u . wuuw iv unci notion DeCSn tO I attractlVelV SOlten UP. muiu.. b written out of the Issues of th re- I lips A Co., Nw-Y0Tt Prlc 1.5, be 11 ion. Ths lovs stories tnr iha . r. I . - ' two of thsm In Mr. Morgan's book are I "A . Western Number" Th Jun Intense, sweet and pure, if a trifist in. number of th Cantury magaslne Is tb slpld, but the strength and valu of "Western number," and contains msny th book lies in th wid and accurst things of more than ordinary lntrt acquaintance with situations and de- to people who know th mountalna, talla of-th war, particularly that part streams and prairies of the wst but that ' cluatera hnni k k... K.f i. nulla remarVaole, It shows more struggle wss only dawning upon th prdpbetlo vision of Clay, Calhoun, Web ster end their contemporaries. All th characters that hav ever gon to mak up th stories of ths civil war are pres- nii , ius--gooi aoctor who frees hla slaves and remains a unionist; ths philosophic snd original body servant full of oracular wisdom; th lllegltl mat aon of tha house with his usual lmeiisct and treacherv: . tha nmh.rn Deiiea ana northern, besex, every Presbytery, whlchr-alon has th power to grant th letters of dismissal, as th' church is. according to tb action of, Presbytery in a disorganised condition, and th pulpit la vacant . - . '."';,.' Mr. Olbsoa it Sllsat. Mr. Gibson refuses to mak any defl-( nit statement for publication. It has -been rumored that th Board of Horn Missions, on learning of th condition of affairs and th action of Presby-, tery. has ssnt Mr. Gibson a letUr ad-, vlalrig, him to resign and await, appoint- ' foent 'to another field, but this rumor! has not been affirmed. , t Mr. 4 Gibson . said last vnlngi "I '' hav never mad any statements." When told of th statements various) members bad mad concerning the trou-f bte, b aald, "Their ' statements are' -making m friends faster than I can make them by replying, so I prefer to let .it go at that" . , - . . . . R. D. Hamilton, a prominent member and former ldr, who has withdrawn, his nam from th membership' list also, refused to talk., for -publication. "Is It true that tl members hav wlth-f drawn from ths church?" was asked. It is." - - - . - . . . "Do yon guppos that then members will organlss a new church T" VNo, I do not think It probable. Most of them will Join other -churches. In fact soma of tham haVe already don o." ... A meeting will probably b called by th moderator, of Presbytery, at Albany at, which' th advisability of granting Utters of dismissal will be considered.1 Th Presbytery may assum this Im possible because of th present disor ganised condition of th church. ' ' ' " PARK CONCERT THIS AFTERNOON WAMK OOMsOaSIOWirS DMCXDM TO ' STAJII OOsTOKST SSASOsT TODAY -A amp wri Bauro or zs ptecm . Wttl UsTDSB A TAirZO OOI. 'cbbt or rorrLAB xslodxxs. It was decided by th psrk commission yesterday that tha first park concert of ths season will bs riven in the nn Parir . buvui Liin MitiH nr tn, I wiisk uun. , ... .. - i .. . , Wlld.th.l,. paign sna in invasion of Pennsylvania. nd in one ot i - - - - ivumiHuig lacuity xor i - psrk blocks hss been moved to a posi tion near ins custom nouse. and one getting tha actors of his book and the situations so happily together. H is abl to ring in many of the ntti it. dents and speeches that havs become tradltionar -ftf-th- civil war, : and doing n so aessiiy ana gracefully it seems wnony unintentional. .. ... , i . h Kins." which Is In the col lection of the.lat .Henry Falling. A ; har-aieces -of-atatwry now on exhibition at St Louis, by Solon It Borglum, are also reproduced. Th ar- nm. description -of -th battl. of ' f Z"mtZr whtoh tTera .eimeS 2K J:""'? SL7lLJ no" obtl'ln Ung. nevertheless It Forest Brush, that now hangs In on of I evening concert will be given each week. Portland's elegant homea, 'Th Sculp-I Th dates haw not yt been announead. ivjiani runas are raisea II W uu.v, " ' . - i . . I - - made Known inn. no waw Portland a abort iime v"r In Virginia, and later the great war sec retary making use. of the lnfaamatrtri'ie Tfltpr "tf Ik limn. -Tha-characters of ths two men stand out In bold relief. It wss a more. lnclsVpt but just sucb with wniqn tne ooosr snounds, giving strong In 'case gut there will be .-ar evening concerts each week' in iatttrm-to-g-mfttffleeand'a Sunday - afternoon concert 'In the -main park. The band to be engaged will be. one of the best that can b procured.' It -will consist of. 3 pieces and will, be under th leadership .of Charle Brown. Th following program will be- a-ln mt t-SO n'elnrtlr fhla BftmrnM.. tb atatuary propaoimj""j March "Metronome Prtxe". .Heed and Clark fair. . ' . WaltseJ-"LEslUdlantlna" ' .Waldteufel "",'.;-- - . Jmm . Overture "Orpheus"-wrv.... Offenbach -- 'Th Woman Errant" I Prtly based Boi tor cornet "ColumblaPolka". . . . . RoIUnson Ben F. DrlscolL (a) Idyl "A Musician Astray In th Foresfr....... . . . . Herman (b) Intermesso "Th Gondolier" - - Zi'- ..u.. VxaPowell- Intermission. .Verdi (a) Kntr act and vslse "Ballet lla" ... . rr. . . . .. ..... .Del lbea pelllng and on of th very best ever st tempted oy a fiction writer.. Evidently Mr. Morgan . haa made a study of the sra aciors oi tne civil war as well 'as the events in which thev nlave aon. splcuous parts, for he seems tn .k ngni in nnnging out . little oharantw. I . . .r. anelal nhenomenon Istlcs, dolpg It so subtly 'snd painting ,h. challenge of the woman domestlp them sf delicately one receives hls K- tha, woman errant Barbara. Evans character colors before realising whst .a the twtns, of course, re-sppear In the-wrlter - -kbout; - as for , Instance tnl. new story by ths anonymous iuthor when Farrabee, tha unionist refuses tn I Tl.i.n nf ths Commuter's Send a deeoy letter, -at-ths rnggastloai wife" and 'ThaPeopI of th Whtrt ecrery Bianton to trap a man who I t .nnialna am ons its characters I nm.A i.in -r. "i..m.. Li. , L. M . . , . . . I DWI. . . . . I N. J . . v. ....v...... ,VU Al.ua i - -" " B . iih r arraDen rirm in i .1 wnmen wnn ... . ' . . "" I HVDfU Jl'l11!, ' " " i enter buslheas necessity, but for arilrlt nf It. or lor extra poritl muirar, e.rmr little ss to ths resulu of their action on ".othars-s.It lawless, a, garden book an more a, novl than Its predeces sors but It hss chsrm, good phllo-ophy and charming individuality to ths story. .nd' Interesting characterlstlpa andjn. The point lacking to make th honk I Tha tnema on which It -i a.a - w W("HVSII aa f SWSB a IV W AWV iDUUBrWInU I .iV'?Le'"rt1 wimtt t,ther Prtly baswl Is being a great deal dls- gc,nes fro.'Th Yankee Conaul" . Robya u ? i Ult'0,th,"nr'"v styl-of euseed now-a-days. yet it has been n-. a- Charle U Brown, oonductor. telling his Uls. and th curt way of touched hlthertoHn fiction. MacMilisn f - ' : (b) .An , Af rjgsn Idyl rTJmbuctoo' uiebel Medley of Popular Airs "Th Leader" -- . ......... . (kHara (aJMlnutta. and qavott pagll . ocel" Leoncovalla . lb) "Polish Dane No. I". .Scharwenk t.tl- .t.. , IOUC.I.. h ps xne j-esasr too I company. ... . V.B . v- . ,u u, asy ana agree abeea41pg, These ar alih,t -defects, however, ss compared With ths valuable information ons gets bv Its vivid run. tures and authentle war history, and perhaps It la Just as well that it cannot b hurriedly read, and needs th tr Forth? Fourth of July. , . Th a W. P. will glv you 71-rotl trolley ride, and-you can ptcnlo on th Upper Clackamas river. . Round trip tickets (odd tor th orA only, cnt,l work tq Bt4 any. vacation, .' - - Apirrev,:. 1 ... "from th Washington Star. s ' "What do you tlnk of dls millionaire' dat aaya nobody ought to tak a vaca tion T" asked Plodding Pete. "He's right" answered Meauidnrin. Mike. "Nobody ought to da annua- '. V 'i