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Newspaper Page Textv .THE . OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY TZVZ.lZXQ, .FES3UA5Y VS., IZZZ, nil i ciiraifinitCtTri jcMi.BELIEVESCHECC;!;!. cropped beard is liberally streaked' with gjy. the usual marie yeara of heavy rnauonaiLiiuues tssumeq eariy ana cur ried steadily. He looks at his question, or with clear, "wide-open, gray eyes. He CrfJISS AIITIIOfiy HAS CHEAT: FUTKIE CARGO FOR ORIENT JIM. WWV Ul UlltllLJ W. ... .' - . .V serve, and the manner af geaUemun, ELEVEN :fflVESWEDir: IT;,,';vCnUei W mifprd-rootf rjvel ntrrttl-5-.;-t that than n ercj tvtzt with OLv:riAcryi;opiipt4? lEiehtv-Fifth tt Anniversary of Qeneral r ManagetWorthington DURING HONEYMOON Nlcomedia" ' Takes on. Last ; of DO ! YOU LIEiE NOVELTY? V .'- 7 Foremost Woman's Suffrage Discusses' " Possibilities ; Like , Old EhthusiasticlResideht::, COMPARES. CON WTIONS Seventy-Five Hundred Tons' of American' Products. : i H '.'!. . . .. .Would you like to have your calling lychj would afford you a contiauoui novel enter Leadef ObserVed. Jmrifiit?, . -rr71T - '7Z'X"77'J':1';7''"7'"" : ?' Would you like these entertainments to consist of whatever you ' 'might : elect?4 r ; You may have all of this, out of tjie regular t7.C3 COLUMBIA GJLAPHOPHONE given : Hoch Signs Statement : Admit t i-?t..?-j.'St.-. V ting Sudden JDeath .of COTTdN ANO TOBACCO 'FOR SIXTY-YEARS -HASI Many Women. - WORKED FOR HER SEX 77? HERE AND IN THE EAST - LARCE PART-OF- FREIGHT If ILL 4J1IL 111 in uiu ; "TTCheajfuTand Happy-fo Her Old rr Age She Attends Banquet-- , - jn Honor." c -' -- , uoniil tnrrlil hrtlrt.l . .kew-York,rea.J5. Woman Suffrage .,81 a tea are .today obMrvmt tne 86t an , riiyersary of the- birth.of Miss-Susan v B.,' Anthony, ;the great uffra leader. TtrntrhV-HMt HanYTr rliih of HiMwhiy 1 " gives "nquet"m b- elaBorate scale In honor of Miss Anthony, who arrived , . today from her horn la , Rochester, -'f Susan B. .Anthony. . "j cheerful and happy, to be the . club'i guest. -liur persona of not will be " (present. -'"!' t , t-f t Miss Anthony was ' Son at Adams, " Mass; - When she was it years old she " I worked, twe weeks In ber father's rot-'-tton factory, receiving IS compensation. ' iTbls sum aha divided with a sister. I j J .When ner-father lost his property In . (the financial crisis of 1837 Susan -was 'eaulpoed to cam her llrtii.br teaching She aJsff bore her-tiae-f-the-household Heares as such dairy entries as the follow. Jlng Indicate: -"Did a large washing 'today." ;' "Spent today at the spinning wheel." "Baked II loaves or i bread. "Wove three yards of carpet." "Got " ,my oullt out or the-f rame-We-had ZO men to supper." " TShe early tookp the work of suffrage : , fir women jiiouloF o -years nas been J. ---its foremost advocate. Most of the re-forms In the laws of all states, whereby t women were given property, rights,' are - due to her efforts, and the agitation -June, has constantly carried on -in behalf ' !of hpr sex has .much. jamellorate4.4ta xondltton. Lu '- 7'' ' ' Unaelflsbneas is the leading eharact -iM4stto-of-the beautiful old lady,- Who at i Is still active and busy In her jilsefui life, o.j.f , ' : :iX-- !MINNESOTANS WILL URGE STATE DISPLAY ; The MlnneeoU society last night per 'v. f ected' plans to supplement the effort of - C - Mt Ifolsaac. special commlastoner of 'the Lewis and Clark fair, in securing an . appropriation from the Minnesota :leg-i-; . lature for a building. Mr.. Mclsaac now " is In -Bt Paul, ; - ." .r . -1 , The- society met In Drew hall. Second , (and Morrison streets, and drafted a reso - Hatlon which is to go to Governor John Uohnson at St. Paul, and also arranged ifor the writing of 100 or more letters to members of the Minnesota legislature, writing, that. $50,600 -. be given . for- the building.:. The soolety also provided, for further 'Conferences .with other socletlvs on the advisability of having a general -iheiwlqi . hre-e (to' via 'all wk heudquartera fpr'all. state organisations where Information may be given 6UV 'visitors and liata of rooms kept for ho are looking for accommodations. ! PLAINTIFF IN DIVORCE . SUIT GETS EVIDENCE Harry - Bowen. proprietor of the Kl !Aey saloon, on Taylor street, between Second and Third streets, was- sentenced 'to three months on the rity rockpile In line municlpej eourt this morning on the jrharge of living with a' fallen woman; the woman, Belle Raleigh, proprietor of the El Rry lodging houiie, waa fined $50. ' .Bowen is defendant In a suit for dl vorce brought by Lottie Bowen, who em ployed private detectives to. live at the Kl Key house; they secured evidence of the guilt of the man and woman and testified in court .this morning. -Justice of -the. Peace Reed represented Bowen. B0tK-cei win be ppealedr OUOOI i -The"egular monthly meeting of th V (executive committee of the Oregon M!n .'7 'era association called for last evening. was adjourned because of lack of a quo . rum. Thursday evening waa named as .... tfiJ. timet whea- theiadjourned meeting . hall be, held.- when seven of the execu- - tlve Vemmittee 1s expected to be In thn ; rlt.t-liouse bin No. 1S, wWrh passed through the house and is before the scn ' ' , ate. la being warmly championed by the - - waaoctatlon members -the best expedl- ent that a be ecuta4'hls session of the ' legislature. - ) . . v .. ' V. "r't ' $ ' Orandest display of Doe scenery ever , sen Portland at the 'corner of Third and Alder streets. On' exhibition from . in the morning till t at night ,' - : Dr. B. E. WRIGHT LTke eeteatlf l Peatlst that r- , Here, all pain In dental operations. Mfi Washlagten .'.v-r . i.. . j-' ;. Believes i-YVdnderf uLiOrovvthf -iJStatfr Will Date From Time 'of Exposition. 1 ' Sdma.30- rears ago a. lit tie lad. non cf Tpoor parent in the cltf of Sacwrmenl", secured Job a mesesnger boy for th Wintitrn I'nlon Teleo-rae-h fOmnanV.' A one of bis old frlenda puta It. 'Tfifhaa to nualle for a dollar. If he got Orte from the rime h wnso4d enough, tp earn a bent" Equipped , with a good pair of long legs, a clear. , alert brain and eye, the lad had a habit of going quickly and returning promptly., To him the carry ing of -every menage done up In its little manlla paper andenvlope-was -an-ttn portent" buelnesa mission for htm to transact: He was a good messenger boy.' Yesterday he came to Portland, as general manager of the Harrlman rail way lines in Oregon. - . B. A. Worthington. successor of E. K. Calvin, arrived last evening ou,a belated train over the Oregon Railroad Navi gation company's line, from Chicago, where he had been assistant director of maintenance and operation under. Ju liua Krultschnltt ; . "This Is certainly beautiful,- he said today, as the warm aunahine; streamed inio nia omce -jn ine Worcester ouiiaing. At Green River our trsin-wss tailed with ioe. The sides of the cars were coated with ice. the locomotives were unable to make steam, and the train was literally frosen to the track, , Ohopped TrsJm Out." ' 1. f We chopped part of the ice away, cut out one of the sleepers, leaving but six cars In the train, and then' by putting two heavy locomotives In front atu) one at the rear of the train we were able to proceed. If the people of the middle w as t-and -the-New- England states bar knew the jellghtful winter weather and boundless resources-!-OfVgon-They wonia not live where they. do." Worthington -is -typ -fTIthe modern, progressive railroader but he Is -. something more, and infinitely greater a genial, magnetic - man, In tellectual. with a strong mentality, quick graspr-a-thorough knowledge of the world s , that term - is commonly un derstood but knowing, that there Is still a great deal to be learned. And this last trait la perhaps the Secret of nil rapid advancement for ha is continually looking, and finding out things, in the field to which his endeavors are directed. On Ills table- this morning, besides a stack of accumulated', correspondence, hy typewritten sheet containing a mass- of facts "and comparisons about Oregon things that had not been taken from an encyclopedia, but were the re sults, of a, 'preliminary investigation lie had personally made In familiarising himself with Oregon's physical and In dustrial conditions. It wss easr to see thet the result of hTs" investigations Tad emnusea mm, xor ne was willing to dla truis what he -hairtonna.'1"-: " ; "'. 'TT"t' - ii Baatt'of TorutoUom. 1 7'T "It is Interesting- to know,", he said, "that the density of population in Ore gon Is but a fraction over S per cent while- that of New TTork and two of it neighboring states Is 105 per cent The ares, here, with IU t00,00- people. Is about the same as the area there with its U,000,000. I should think it fair to say that at least one half of Oreron is capable of Average productivity.. and Jf tiua la true, . what an Immense future there Is for this great sta-to." v ' His conversation showed surprising familiarity with the conditions and re sources of Oregon. While he has not paid special attonnbnldTfir; Pacific northwest during his term of service at Chicago, this Is not Ma first visit to Portland. He made a trip of inspec tion over the O. R. N. lines a year ago. , . .. . -It might interest you to know' that the lumber that was cut . In Oregon last year loaded en railroad cars would make a train 700 miles long " he said, "and that the wheat produced i in this state similarly loaded Into 30-tAn cars would make train f0 miles long.. Put in that-war. it la easier to comprehend how productive Oregon Is.- Her- wheat crop last year-was double that of the pre ceding year. I think her people have no cause to complain when they reflect that their state has perhaps doubled her pop. ulat ion ana products. in' flve-years-The thing we need to do now Is to keep It op. That done. It will be but t few years until Oregon Is well populated and her productiveness - enormously , in creased. .... .;',.,,-.",. .'-'''- - Work ef Ooauaerolal Sodiea. "Tour commercial - bodies are doing great work. Of the work of the O. R. & N. passenger department I need not speak. I think it la equal to any ever done by a .railroad department. - Ita book nOregn Is the best I have ever- seen for the purpose it is Intended to accom plish. The O.- R. - N. is the state's distinctive railroad. Every ' time a car with its name on the side goes into the east It Is an advertisement for Oregon." ;- Frankly, but i in : carefully r chosen words, be spoke of the policy he would pursue In the management of the prop erty he represents. He said he would try to make It liberal and progressive, and with the one .great .object always-in View to populate Oregon' rural di n-lets with Industrious and thrifty cltl- sens. He believes that If the farmers 1 whO'im the stony "soil of New Kn gland could but be shown the' green hills and valleys tof Oregon they would never go back to their bleak country. The farm ers who Inhabit the regions of extreme heat and cold in the Mississippi valley would find, conditions here so much plessanter that : they would - remain here. ' He commented on the -fact that Oregon's death rate Is but little more than per bent, while that of 'Chicago Is II per cent and. that of New-York still, higher. . ' . v 3turtss. Win Date from ralr. ' "The Lewis and Clark fair will be the great . advertising medium through which we will be able to show the peo ple In the east the advantages they mar enjoy la Oregon," he said. "The state will date-its great ' growth from this year a growth that Is te be beyond all expectation." - -. - ' ' - - .- Arrangements are being made by Mr. Worthington to bring his family at once to Portland. He will retain the present force in 'his office, and will rorVe in ad dition - his private - secretary, W. W. Orlswold, who acoomponiod, him from Chicago. - No sketch of the netr general 'man ager would be satisfactory without ref erenee to hie youthful snd vigorous per tonality. "He Is about 40 years of age jnd onwnmtu height, erect and- good, looking. Every line in his faoe Indicates a life bf correct -habits, cheerful views, thoughtful temperament . . Ills close , (Journal BpeeUI Berrloe.l Chicago. Feb. 14. The third sesalon of thecorPTicT' ! Inquest into the death of Mrs. Marie Walker Jloch, wife of the. allegwl btgamlet,- ga this morning, An analysis of the - contents -. of the stomach" wus not completed.- and -prob ably will notJe-ptseiied befure-M6n-dyr-xrtiat. time the Jury will decide whether-to hold Hoch on a charge wore serious than that of bigamy. . ' Police Inspector Shlppy introduced signed - sUtement made by Moch on February 13. in which he admitted that he had married eleven airrerem women. fgwrf of-whom died shortly after their marriage, lie admitted that the drug found among' his possessions -in-'-gew York m-aa arsenic wbieh-he -said be bought to kill hlmelf with. ; Jloch gave a list ef U Wtrts.-wlth the dates of marriage He married them in Chicago, Bt Louis, Cincinnati and Wheeling. -The Jnquest-ed-Journed until Tuihnr.-when it -' is - expected the analysis of the stomach of Mrs. Walker Hoch will b com pic tot; ; . , 1 . WILD NONSENSE IN SCHOOL BOOKS (Continued from Page One.) gives the Btgtftjrf Washington live lines, and her only product "soft Wood lumber." . The great fishing Industry,' the honi. wheat sheep.' minerals or the world-famous copper district that. ha made millionaires In the Bpokane dis trict are not mentioned. . . . - , Oklahoma,' he splendid country that was made a state the other day, gets Ave lines In this geography, and theae lines say4 Thinly settled. . Oklahoma City, and Guthrie , are th prtnetpal towns. - The latter Is the capital.' Now, the merest-reference) to av railroad 1 folder jrpu!dJia,y corrected this mis apprehension In the mind ur lue,com ptler. - Oklahoma is thickly settled, a perfect net work of railroads, has many olties ef from- 5.000 to 35,000 people. the -largest of which Is Oklahoma City? with 1 independent rauroad lines, tne streets of her enUre business . district paved with asphalt and the city a great Jobbing center now competing with 8t Louis and Kansas City. . "One of the geographies, as an- after thought haa been given a supplement of several pages in nonor oi me umwim and Clark fair, and gives considerable Information In that connection on the Oregon county, and four good maps. The remainder of the work is bnt little bet ter .than ether ancient history for use In a school room. . Going ver the map, lis says Kansas Is a blank west ef WicUta, South Da kota is uninhabited west of th"Jlm" river and Nebraska, Is nearly as badly off, no way station for the weary traveler 4 appearing between " Grand "flslan - wndehadroT - "Theae mpa look a they did . When I-'-wns-nv-ney," he said. "lodlitn Terrl tory, ft is stated in the geography, is a place set aside ror Indiana ana Ara more is the important commercial cen ter. Now, as a matter of f act,. Ardmore is a'jnlnor-townr -in-he: extreme -south west corner nf - the - terrttpry. South McAllester and . Muskogee are the big cities, - the railroads that center at South McAllester are building $10,000. union depot . The greatest coking coel section In the world lies in this 'territory. -and vast developments have been going t on there for five years. The territory has a white school population larger than that of Oregon, snd la not set aside. In fact, for In- Very, Very Old. or Unimportant. . - "I ' mention these . things simply, to show! the , ancient - character of the geography, . The.truth is that all these thingshappened since the school book compilers passed the age of usefulness. The schools could do better to apply to the railroad companies of the count try - for -a- line - of their up-to-date Is far more valuable to students today than anything tbey And in these geog raphies, and the folders -will be easier for a great moriy-iiard-worklng parents to supply. It Is like burning money to pay It out for some of the school books to which my boys are devoting the best years of their lives." THejiay ..that -. according to the 1 map no growth has been made in Iowa since Fort podge was Started SO year ago. and In only to of the counties of the state are there any towns shown. "An agent came tq ' my . house the other day offering for sale a so-called school - encyclopedia, accompanied by a atrong recommendation from some one of the local school ortlclals. it was left a day for my examination and ap proval. The first thing I ran upon on opening it was s statement that , the principal cities of California- draw their supply of Ice and lumber chiefly Alaska.'- i And yet some of onr edtfe t tonal wiseacres would not think of ac cepting as reliable the statements of an average daily , newspaper." , . . ; . - MILLS CHARTER BILL PASSED THE SENATE (FTeat a learaal Staff GerresttesdMit 8alem, Or, Feb. 15. Mills' bill, pro- riding for the submlssjpn of certain amendments to the port land charter to the - voters of the city at an election next June, passed the senate this morn ing. The proposed amendments are flveH in number, and relate to the advertise ment of street Improvements, deposit of city moneys, franchises for connecting links between, street .railway lines. In. rranaina the snlarv of the noltce eourt fclerk end penalty for the non-payment of street assessments. . 4 STOCKTON'S WATERFRONT IS COVERED WITH OIL " (Journal gperlal gerviee.) . Stockton, Cal., Feb. 15. A barge load of oil was accidentally capslsed In the Stockton channel today, and menaces all shipping. - warehouses , snd flour . mOls. Theoti- covers the harbor to the depth bf half an inch. . Should it take fire. Stockton's , entire waterfront would be destroyed. 'Shipping, men are worried. TO STJTOy. : The OUphant sisters;; well known gospel singers, will sing in be evan gelical: church at " Mllwaukle , tonight One night only. . - . , , j ' An the healing balsamic virtues of lh Nnrway pine are concentrated Jn lr. Wood's Norway , ritxt Syrup. Nature's own remedy for coughs and colds. . , ' v- Enough to Fill Sister Liner Nu aflttarAwalts tteirrrrHj pj In Ten- Dayfc-V --r'- ; When the steamship Nlcomedia weighs anchos anl nails for Jthe orient Friday at ouun sne win nave on Board a. cargo measuring 7.500 tons. It will be msde up of 50,000 barrels of -ftoqrr l.eft bales ( cotton, 140 bogHbeads of tobacco, 135 tons of tmxley and a shipment or ma chinery-end nalla. The bodies of two Chinese will be-sertt for-urtal tn the tombs of their fathers, f- v The steamer wfir hiove this afternoon from the flour mills to the Alblna dock, where . the cargo-' will be completed. Bvery effort is. being made to get; the hlg frejghter-mtt nn schedule -time. The agents desire to get her out id this tint weather ' so that ' she will nof be.jie. talned atJbe--bTrT-Tfie last vessel of the line lay at the mouth of the river almost a week. - For the past week the bar has been .smooth as glass, but aside from" the coasters no vessels have been there to take advantage of the favorable eeadltioag. i , :x.zz.:-i n 10 days the oriental liner Numantln tm vApcvt.oa Arum iw iar- cwi wiia a full cargo; enough freight has been promised to fill her to the guards oh the outwsrd trip. . ..- . r- ... Ljhlppers .sny that as soon as the-wsjr ends there win be a big demand for flour in the orient and they believe hontmues are eearrng a close. Of late Shipments have consisted .' very largely of manufactured goods from the east ern states.. If this trade continues It Is vary probable, that more steamers will have to be put on the route to handle the business. RIVER IS LOW. , eadentod in jgOstory of Xarbor. - ,v Owing to low water-lt-ia imDossfble" for-ressels to land at a number Of the docks. In front of the Allen at Lewis dock, at the foot of Couch street sand bar projects about a foot above the sur face, -It is said to be the first time that. such a condition has existed anirat. point in tne niatory or snrppmg from this port Lying Just outside the bar Is the lig-htnouM-tender Mansonlta, which la stuck in about two feet of mud. She has listed to port .-;' '. . The steamer 'Prentiss will arrive late t'h fs" afternoon from -Vancouver, and will try to land at the foot -of Couch street in order to moxe tt possible-ror her to do so, a barge has been placed In front of the dtck. .beald-wh.loh the steamer I will attempt to anchor. On. the east side of the river steam boats are - having - difficulty with , low water.- The Willamette & Columbia River Towing company's fleet is moored attnet--o-TSast-Aldcr street The dock at which these steamers belong la situated Juaf above the Bopple- yards. but it -is almost Impossible for a rowboat to reach the scene -of their old moorings; -TherTs 'scarcely sny water in front of 'the supple siupynrds. Even if the river should rise to a vent perceptible degree during the nest two or three weeks -there will have to be considerable dredging done he fore the docks between the Burna!de-and steel bridges can-be used..': .r .--r j. HARBOR LINES. ; Sisoosses ta Xxtem- -.. 'glom apodal ssMtnir. v Extension of "the harbor lines on the west side of n the river between the Burnside and steel bridges Yorroed the main topic, for discussion at a special meeting of the Port 'of Portland com mission i' yesterday - afternoon. .-The members, with the exception of Mr. Driscoll, favored the project;' he thought the river-waa narrow enough now. Major W. - C. Langfitt . brought . the matter to the attention of the commission--He asserted' In a communi cation that 'the government would. Ilka to see-some plan adopted - with a -View to preserving the. present water area. The suggestion was made that the de partment desired the matter submitted to the several civic bodies to ascertain If .they would voluntarily assume the expense of dredging the vrraf-tbe points named. - ' - ':rZ,7777Tx WAR RATES INCREASE. XnenraBoe Against Seisnre Xoe Beached a rig-nre That Xs rrokthtttv. War rates on merchantmen bound for mem ,On afceount of tHe great merit and popuii .for Couehs , v Colds, and Liing - Trouble, several manufacturers - are - advertising ".; imitations with .similar , sounding names with the view of profiting i by, the favorably : ;kngmepaticm We originated Honet and Tar, as a Throat and' Eung jRemedy and unless you get (LEV'S HOIIEY AllD TAR you do iot get the original and genuine.. Remember the name and insist upn having Foley's HbNEV MND TAR. j Do not risk ; your life; or health by taking imitations, which cost yourthpamc as,the genuine,' " . Foley's Honey "ANiTAR is put up in tnrce sizes 125c; 50c and $ 1.00.: V Prepare J cr.!y ; The; latest-music of-the day.- The newest songs, the most up-tfdate funny stories. " Everything from, grand opera to rag time. Sf,CC0 selections tahoose frOm.' 1 '- ;.' , . The COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. recetvett the GRAND HIGHEST AWARD at the LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION at St Louis. ' : r v : v . .This is proof of its merit and we ha vv om of thse Gnphcpbxmes f or eveiy he in Port land and-Immediate suburbs, i - - - '. ' : :-'' -'v,;''.-.- '7--.'-::t ' ''.u..j t BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT with the Columbia Phonotmph Coh. No. 123 Seventh mweevThr Journal is enabkd -ij-.-. pOflpreUtivew ariid exhibit. the machines Ind exrJaia tiie pp can cut out the attached coupon and mail into the office and we will send a spcoal repcsenta- tive to jrour house. Vladivostok have advanced to -71 U per cent, an - Increase of 25 per cent -in the past week. The rate Is frow looked upon by shipper as -prohibitlve,-"and- It Is probable that no further attempt wUl be made to carry freight from the Pacific coast -to'' the Siberian port. , The only way It can be done, say those who . take .- an. - interest In the -subject will be to charter a, vessel and send her over , without insurance against . seizure. It is snjd that an owner wlth a craft that has nnHlvexlhcr usefulness; might be in duced, to take chances of escaping the Japanese war fleet. The increase in the rates Is due to the fact that a targe number of merchant men were captured in the past two or A Jg pep Tfnp n TD IP - I Next week-the German ship Carl wUl fln TTr nZZZr-J turr 1 1an her cargo of 1.500,000 feet at the fit toria in Xss Than SO .Xotunw After a remarkably fast passage the steamer Bedondo. Captain Ahlln, ar rived last night from San Francisco via Eureka. From the latter port to Astoria she made the run tn 2 hours, the record trip of the season. There was a dead calm all - the way up - the coastr-The steamer, brought 200 tons of cement, an assortment of general freight and 20 oassena-era the maiorltv of whom from the metropolis on - Humboldt bay. Coming up the Columbia a -few ice floes were - encountered, but they caused no delay. The Redondo will leave on the return trip Saturday afternoon. She will take out a full lumber cargo. BETTER CQAST SERVICE. -adty 1 Tomorrow the ; steamer Oregon wiU leave - San Francisco for . Portland ' tn place of - the ' Costa . Rica, ' which has been On the -route temporarily. Begin ning Saturday the Cost Rica will go in commission between Ban Francisco and Panama,''-- .. ' ' - With, the Oregon plying tip and down the coast in connection with the Colum bia, the San Francisco A Portland Steamship company wiU be in a position to glve a better service than when the Elder was on the route. It Is said the company Will add the St Paul, one of the finest passenger and freight steam ers on the coast,' to the .fleet When -this plsn is la operation a vessel of the line 5 7ILEY.?S C3QDPEV iFCLEY C CO., 02 - 7 c:ld C3 ti::z:Z3 cr z LAUE-DAVIS, DRUG COMPANY. AND. ta giv its ead ur rooAT- Coupon THE JOURNAL?"----Date;. ... Fifth and Yamhill Streets: :;'::;;.A:i.y,?-',:: Please send solicitor .to my address to explain FREE -GRAPHOPHONE OFFER. -r JName..... Address., will sail from this port every two and ML half days. With all of the outside steamer now In regular commission it wilt be. possible for a person to take a steamer for Sanr Francisco almost sny day In the "weeav''"U r"'""" LUMBER SHIPMENTS. Four Snips WiU Take rmmrnei Qaaatl- tlea of Oregoa Wee to Forolgm SHnrtov - Four ships will shortly take to foreign ports In the neighborhood of 5.500.000 feet of lumber. In addition, the German ship Nomla will soon begin loading and will carry 1,500,000 more feet. ' The barkentlne Bvlston's cargo of 500.- eny f et wtlt be on boatd this qftemooD.l Victoria ' dolphins. The- British bark Oweenee is taking on cargo at the rate of 80.000 feet a day at the North Pa clflc mill, and will probably be ready to saU this monthwlth i.200.00 feet At the same mill the British bark Holt Hll Is being fitted out with a cargo. ; j - v The Kvlston. Carl and Nomla will clear for the orlenG ibe Oweenee for South Af rica and the Holt HU1 for the west coast ef South America. , , - ''- l At ONR THF WATFRFDONT AlAJWU "6 "A I UtrKUll I " Barley will make up the cargo of the British steamship Nairn which was char tered the other day by T. M. Stevens eV Co. of . this port to load on the sound for Japan. The vessel Is. almost due at Toooma and will, clear for , Kobe next month. . --.,."'. '-'". '.-' " ' Thls-afternoon the M. F. Miller, one of the smalleat schooners on .the Paeiflo cstrnrTetirrice1vtnaS0,0B-re of lumber at the TJceanlc dock. ' t Loaded with flour snd general mer chandise the steamer F. A. KUburn left last- night for San Francisco and way ports and put to sea this morning at :16 o'clock, r- - '..v With a barge of gravel In tow the steamer Glenola left this morning for Fort Canby. . The material will be used in the government ortlflcationwork in progress there,-' y :,,-.,,.,- Schooner ' Ariel shifted this morning from St Johns to St Helena, where she will . complete a. lumber cargo -for San Francisco. The rvuainrtn tns goveramtnt llgnt-1 ship will be completed by the latter part of this week and the vessel will AHfol' ' 'ir'AD . 11 ' a M M M 1 -w-arf MUtA -r C4 - C3 Ch!a Cl:l, C2ih. .. WOOD AJRD, CLARKE ft COMPANY. You can hear the songs of the birds and the rustle of the trees along , with these songs. Everything in such absolute reality as to make you feel that all is right before ybiif very! V-- i o Inquiry eeV then leave to take up ber old position eai a sentinel off : the Columbia-river bar.! - MARINE NOTES. -. U-,, - Astoria, Feb. 16. Arrived down - at -4 and sallVd at 1:16 a. m., steamer F. A. Kllbura for Saav Francisco and 1 coast. ports. -. .- :'-'"-'': Astoria, Feb. 14. Arrived . down ati 1:16 and soiled at 2:25 p. m., steamer I AauBClOB or Ban Francisco. Arrived at ".10 and left up at 6:45 p. . m . steamer' Bedondo from San Fran' ; clsoo and coast porta. Astoria. Feb. 16. Condition of - the- bar at in. m., smooth; wind east, light; weather, clear.. ;..-v -''. :-.:'-. ' " FIANCEE REFOSESW3 REPLY TO QUESTIONS Mayor's Intended Thinks ' No Man- Has the Right to - ; Break Engagement. 1 . ? ISseeUl TOspateh to The Jeqraal.) Seattle, Wash.. Feb. 16. Miss Rosen ' Orover, the erstwhile fiancee of Mayor Zook of Ballard, does not want to be compelled te answer the 45 questions . touching on consumption, whether or not she is afflicted With, dread disease and if she believes it Is right for white plague victims to marry, o - ..:-.,- - In response to the defendant's ques tions, filed In defense of the 10.00 breach of promise suit brought by her- ; to strika.-the questions from' the files ' on the grounds that no mahhas"" th right to break an engagement , to marry because he discovers his bride to be , atferrng from eonsumpUon, aim ' that: In any event the questions constitute no defense..'..-. V - BODY OF UNKNOWN FLOATS ON TO THE SEA The body of an unknown man waa seen floating In ' the Willamette last' night about T o'clock by the crew of' the steamer Columbia. Before anything could ber done- to pull the corpse, from! the river it had floated' out of sight -.1 ' - ; i-: