THE EVENiw .jOUIUTAI,; iOut FAIR SITE '" -I ;.-t " 1 1 ,! 44a a iiiiiiiiu. 4 (foris. Evervhndv Is Given a f inance to rresent: Fit Aiiiiii a - f a mm .- .". i1 . . era sr a T -a a a '!!.. 'i ' ,, tv ' 'i.1 , , .. ?; journal s enterprise on ueoau of the People Hastens v Acuon. . . if, A., .. ,i. - ' ' -r u ' ii , i, ' frr i , , ... . "1 -'r ' '.lStt$ executive committee of tbe Lewis ! fhu-lc !anrunlal liu decided to Mil fr Mai ad propoeala for the location Of Bit. The committee asks tend owner to Mbmlt bids, covering th following: First Location, sjd number of V acres, and upon .what terms, a to1 lease and titita: and what amount -. ' a land east be donated to the City of Portland aa a sit for pr .. , marten building or pa a. -, Second Meana of transportation , and distanoe from tha jroetomce Mock oa Firth and Morrison r streets by the usual line ot travel, , Third Supply of water foe drink Ing and -other necessary purpose, ' ; 'means of irrigation,' artlflolal lakes , and, waterfalls, and river navlga- ! tlon, If any. ' - , V Ktourth Any and all other d . Yantags that exist In coninecUon ' twtth the site offered.' :"'"."; r at, AtimM of laiida 'mrfhtloned.' and 1 ' faow sjoott fiesseMlon of tits can be - had.:u dfalred. .-. A Alt proposals .must be addressed to the ' exeoutlv committee and sent,. In by AH Uay l and bear the directum "Pro-. posals for. a site for tha 1905 Fair." "This action, was taksn yesterday after- noosi at a mectlns-o (he eweuUve com i ,mlttee ot the Board of Dlreotorsx. The aaestion of an immediate selection of . site -was brought forcibly to their notice by the activity of The Journal in securing- the Voice of the public at large, The people believe, that no delay In the matter of selecting a site should be coun tenanced. , - - ' The committee discussed each site men' ttoned in The Journal and every member gave as - much Information as posttlble concerning them. It was decided that the members should go out te the various prospective sites on Saturday and tun day. so as to be familiar with them, when the proposals come in. Mr. Fenton suggested that City En gineer Chase be requested to Inform the t committee whether the City Park li a suitable site, " ' ' " "I m not convinced that.lt is, t but there are many people who are." hue said. The committee decided to act according to the suggestion. , , , sJ.iM. Long and C, H, Melsaac were ap- pointed by the ways and means commit tal, t eaimtM for subscriptions to the .fair. Mr, Mclsaac" will canvass Mult nomah County and Mr; fong the rest of the state, It wtw stipulated that all the canvassing must -be non-partisan, In char tfeter; ' ' - .... U was deckled to mae four assess menu of t per cent each on subncrlbed stork. President Cbrbett suggested that the ft ret assesament be levied on July 1, the next January, 1903,' July. 1903 and January, 1904. As the by-laws provide that six months ehall elapse between levies, Mr. Oorbett's suggestion Was de cided upon. ' i? The question of supplying lapel buttons of other souvenirs to the member, of the Travelers' Protective Association,, was then brought up" by Mr.1 Devers.' ' "The buttons should commemorate theH fair, . and 1 would suggest that we eftve 1,000 of them made," he added.- '" Leo Friede suggested that 1,000 is too small a number; that It would be for better to have 8,00a tnade and divide some .among .the local business men. Acting upon bls suggestion, Mr. Corbett appointed Mr. Devers and Mr. Pried a Committee of two, With full power to act In this matter) ' , ' T i i i'i ii i. . ; -THE WEATHER, 1 " J ' " 1 ' - -t t,Ths storm yesterday over the Great Bait Lake baaln ha mnmui now occupies the-Iower MlBSourl valley. - it. has t caused good rains in Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois. JVtlssouri,, Northern Utah. Northern Ne vada and Southern Idaho, Light, -scat-' Jering . showers haVft also occurred in pregon and the central valleys of North ern California. , - , , , ..'It is warmer this morning n the states f-ast of the Rocky Mountains, and cor respondingly cooler la the Great' Salt Lake baninv In the North Pactfllo states " out little change , in temperature has taken place, except that It is slightly warmer in the Sound .country and in Northeastern - Washington... Light to heavy- frosts ' are reported in Eastern " Oregon and Southeastern Idaho, " 4 'The? indications are fo fair-weather , "' m this district Friday, .with slowly rls ' ing temperatures. Frosts are .indicated for tonight in exposed places In Oregon, Washington and Idaho,' except near the Immediate coast. , , STORY ON COL. DONAN. ' iColonel P. Donan wee standing the oth ' ft. evening, in a contemplative mood be fore a certain show window. Across his mind there flitted the recollections of ' , other days. - As he stood there, a China-' , man, attired in the wadded blouse of his ' cputktry, with sleeves which would prove . valuable to a gambler or a prestigltataur, - silently rame up and stood by hlsaida ,Jls was attracted by tjx gaudy display v in the window. He, toe, , fell into a pen sive mood.' Perhaps he was thinking of ''his "almond-eyed sweetheart, 'in far-olf ' Canton, or possibly in Iteng Kong:, where the?1 do not .play ping-pong. Neither ' spoke. , In the gathering shadows of the , night' eath stood and kept tils thoughts - w himself. . ' :-",- ' i Suddealy a large man e stranger Joined the two. . He sidled up behind the Chinaman, suite unknown t tha latter. Bending low, he grabbed the Celestial by the legs In hts powerful bands, just be loW Where- the funny silk trousers were bound .blosely.. to-' bis limb,', and. began trss-klng like a dog, 'Of course, Wun Lung, or. whatever bis .name Is, "atarted with affright- . He had an uncomfortable brace of minutes. The big stranger laughed most immoderately. As soon ai lie could control himself, he turned to Colonel Do nan with 'the remark; - ' - - "Did -you know that a Chinaman la sl- ' wars afraid of a dogf ' i The tall -Bouthetnat, with a sarcastic curl to liis Up, merely replied; ' "1 acre Ha. sir, until the present In stance. ? . A - . The man stepped grinning, and as the full foroe of Colonel Donan'g -fraark 1U nally dawned upon his mind, , hs slunk -away A 'i i?. ;"!, - Colonel ' Donan was considerably sur prised this ?msrntng ) When , a .'stranger came rushing up to him and greeted him SI "(iovertitrt Moody." He has. hardly gotten over ,lt yet, either, . . .. . iii i J . : Seaside' improvements. ; r ' Notable changes 'and Improvement are tolnK on at. Seaside. VA bath-house iOxlW feet is in prooess f erection on tha bluff overlooking the beaoib' It will be com pleted about June 15, and will be cup. plied with a swimming pool, hot and cold, shower appliances, and porcelalff bath tubw, A twovstory dancing pavilion near tha railroad depot la rapidly ap proaching completion,1 In addltlort to the ball room, it will contain a bowling alley. dining room, dressing rooms, ate -- INDEPENDENCE 1 s " , m I 'mi'"' . 1 ; (Journal Special Ssrvlca) ; WDEPJ5NBENCB, Of., April aC The people ot this city are manifesting much Interest in retard to the river and harbor bill now before the Senate of the united States, t tf the blU besom sa a law to. its present shape. It means that this town will be benefited to the extent ef several thousand . dollars. The money will be spent for river Irapreveraents. commenc ing at the mouth of the slough .in this city. - - ' , J J, It. Stark ef thls city has received word from Captain Langfltt and Mr. Og den. United ' States Government Engl neers, that they will 'visit this city and Inspect the site of the proposed Improve nnts. A4here had been preliminary surveys and profiles made two years Ago, .th work can be speedily accomplished. and it la proposed tObulld a revetment tiom tha. mouth, of. the jJaugb tSOO feet down the river. Should this approprletlofl be secured, at least 135.000 wilt be apent here, and ma tertale will be bought hare in town, PUi Ing and' loose rock wilt be' needed, and this will require a great deal of work. There are three active eandldates here for the local Posfofflce. namely. D JrvlnSK M- Mernrt' knd B.". "V7.' Cooper. who Is at , present located at Tale. Or. The retiring t ostmaster, J. A. Wheeler, -toes not desire Reappointment, as It ,1s his Intention to move to California imme diately after his successor la appointed. "?-.-.'irn in'i li hi in'i 'ii THE MARQUA'M. Williams and Walk sr, colored comedians, mad -tHelr 'first ippwiranoe of a three-night engagement t ' the Marquam Grand ' theater ' last .tight, and they, played paeked house, starting with the - appearance of Little Willie and the water, band, the fun coxn penced, and kept the audience in roars af laughter to the drop of the curtain. Williams' and Walker need, no praising.. Their ,' acting, singing , and . jokes all hrough are ot the best and pleased everyone. Scene four of the first act was very pretty and (he singing, of Winiams ana walker of "My Little Zulu Babe", was - moat effective, Mlea Oevrton Walker made a "hit? in' singing "Man rtah From Savannah" and "leading Lady" in fact, the audience could not get snough of her. Oibbs was in fine voice. ilhd tendered his. two selections in the usual good style. 'The Marquam should be crowded tonight,- tomorrow matinee and tomorrow night. ." x? ' BAKERTonlght, tomorrow matinee at MB, and tomorrow night will be 'the last three performance! of "Lost Para dise," which Is having a very successful run at the Baker. If, an advance sale Indicates anything, the theater will be packed from pit te dome Saturday mati nee. V - w " Starting Sunday afternoon, and for the rest ef the weak, 1 tha Stuart company will give a magnificent production of the ever-popular, and long-lived "Hasel Klrlte," a play that has been' enjoyed by many generations, and a story that wilt live t fore ver .Frank-- Sheridan, the . char acter actor of the company,', will be the Dunstan Kirke, while .to the hands of Ralph Stuart, wilt fait the light comedy part of Xttticu Orren,' and,, from what we have ' seen of. Mfi. Stuart in the past two weeks, we know it will be handled admirably Hate! Kirke will be played by Elizabeth Btuart, while Miss Lansing Rowan will be Emily Carrlnjrford (Lady Traver). The others ot the Stuart com pany wilt, be cast to advantage, and a superior performance la assured. , rnTmnAY'B.-Last three performances of the beantlfut playOstler Joe WH1 be tonight and tomorrow mattnse and even- Jlamtnarn Turkish shd' Russian batha For ladies- exclusively. SOO Oregonian Building. a m, to p. n, Phone North 1W, v - ' 1 - ! ' - i t ' ' Trained Anim4 Show.T Kofrls &' Howe's Trained Animal Show's Will appear here April S3, 39 and SO. There will be two1 performances dally at 9 P, AI., and 1 8 T. M, Trained .dogid goats. ronlfS, elks, monkeys, camels, dwarf lephant, educated seals and trained ilons, make up the aggregation.- The street parade IU oocur at n A. M., dally, and the blr water-proof tents will be erected In. Ml Women S(ldV. i i '. ;1 births; To Mrs, . Joseph Carnahan, . 10&i . ast Sixth street, a son.' - k ' t . To Mrs. J. RoaobV 'iTa Bake street,'; a daugbter: To Mra. Robert I.' dama. , Mi' Third street, a son. - ' - - - j 1 . sssaeaasssssBSBSMsassssjeajsai I no 1 ocatcrs POLITICS. Mr. Furnish Will Go to ; t Salem Tonight. " ; W. J. Furnish, Republican nominee fat Governor, will leave for Salem this after noon to attend a reception te be given him br some of the Republicans of Salem. Hs will remain there Unttttlaturday even ing, and will then either go further up tha Valley or return to Portland. ,-, ; J. B, Ackerman, Superintendent ot Public- hmtructlon, win not go on the stump for re-election this year, Hs says that the publU baa four years of his record, and that If that wllj net, re-elect aim nothing will. , , , ; It la probable that neither Judge Bean r.or Judge Bonham will go on the stump this year, -is It is, net the custom for candidates for1 the office of Supreme Judflre to do so. i . Several Democratic - candidates ieft last evening for Baker City, te attend the opening of the campaign In .that city, Among them were George E. ' Chamber lain, nominee for Governor D, W. Sears, nominee for Secretary of State; Henry P.lackman, nomine for Stat Treasurer; and W, A Waun, nominee for Superin tendent ef Public Instruction, , J. if, ftaloy, candidate for Attorney-GeneraJ, and W. F. Butcher, candidate for Con- gresw, will ahxr attend tha meetings in that city. , . . v Everyone at Democratic headquarters was busy yesterday, getting ready for the campaign. A meeting of the Cltlaens' managing committee, which wse te have been held yesterday, has been, postponed. It is supposed that the business of the meeting was the selection of .a successor to Senator Inman for the Senate. A meeting of the managing committee of the Republican state campaign was held last evening at headquarters, but as no final conclusions ware reached, a meet Ing Will bs held on next Monday evening to outline nor definite plana. OVER THE WIRES. NASHVILLE, Edwin H., TEwlng,, who was a colleague of Daniel Webster in the House of Representatives, died today In Murfreesboro, Tenn, aged 92 years. CHICAGO.-Louis Smith, engaged in the manufacture of bogus postal cards, Is under arrest. He has made aijd.dle posed of at least a million. His scheme was to 'have a printing company enamel fc quantity of the cards, as though they were to be used for a perfectly legltj mate purpose. He engaged another 'Arm to engrave a plate with Jefferson's head nn an Imitation card. Still another en graved "The United States ot Amerioa." Then Smith would place all these parts together and thus complete an excellent imitation postal card. , . NEW YdRlO-Dr. Theodore Walser Of New Brighton,' Staton Island,, the widely known expert In contagious diseases, is dead. He was born In Switserland 77 years ago.' ".-." ! WASmNGTON.-PreSldent Boosevelt expressed his approval of the measure now pending in Congress for tha appro. priatlon of ,150,000 to erect a monument In Washington to the late Major-Oeneral John C. Fremont. MINNEAPOLIS. Henry Hill, a famous pioneer of the Northwest, is dead, aged 71 He built many railroads, among them the Midland Pacific, now part, of-the Burlington, WASHINGTON. Democratic member of the House committee on judiciary favor the repeal of the bankrupt law. They say: "We d not believe there is any necessity or any general public, de mand for the longer retention of the law. It has tended to burden the Fed eral courts with litigation which could be Just as well conducted by the courts af the states: ' ' . BRAINBRD, - Mlnn.-The machinists employed in the Hortnern jracine snaps are on a strike.' BUTTB,'" Mbht. tncorporatldns' ot the Minnie Healy, the Belmont and Cora Rock.. Island Mining . companies were mad today by F. Augustus HOnsa, The capital stock of the -companies is given respectively as $3,000,009, t, 000,000-" and B,000,000. ','.-. NEW YORK.The palace of the Sultan of Linga, a smalt bland In the Malay archipelago, Is to be equipped with a com ptete electric lighting plant of Yankee manufacture. Three other contracts Just executed lti Ho ' Ilo, Philippine Islands, call for up-to-date; American electrical plants for railway and lighting. Ah electric railway system is to be "con structed between II Iloj Jara and Moto. The road will be about 18 miles In length and will open up a rich district. MANILA. The court-marital appointed te try General Jacob H. Smith on twt? charge of conduct prejudicial te good or der and discipline, will asssmbls tomor row.. ..The cholera record op to date is as follows:' Manila,. 487 .cases and 383 deaths; in tha provinces, 1217 cases and U7 deaths. 1 , NEW YORK. The cable has been laid from Bouthport, Queensland,- Australia, to Norfolk Island, and Suva, In the Fiji talalgia. The rate beyond London to Nor folk Island is $1.29 per word via the East ern or Indo route, and $2,83 per word via the Siberian route. To Suva the rate Is $1,39 per word i via ths ifiastem or IndO route, and $103 per word by way of Si beria. ' BUILDING PERiVUTS. ' : , s ' - - . r "" ; f ,n V. Emrlch. lH-story dwelllne. Knal Main and Thirty-fourth streets; $1230, Jessie Walrath. 2-Sotry dwelling, East Nineteenth and Hancock streets; $3000. A. J. Parker. 1-storv ewelllna-: F(ftnti and Multnoamh; $100. . Thuntar 4 Mk-kle, atabla Slaat Thlrtv- fourth and Taylor; $1000. - M. Jacobs,, repairs, Fiftesnth and fiber man; $30. f. N." Hembree. ' 8-storv dweiiintr. r.aai Twenty-sixth and Pine; $100O. , F. W Holoomb, g-story dwelling, East Eighth and Mason; tZUO. -J ' 1 ' . A. H. Craddock. 1-storv awelirmr Euat Seventh and Masort: $23b0. ' Hav yea tried Peicocx bard wheat neu'T, '. , .... THIS .''.WOMAN iS HOMESICK . V , Railroad jotiiclals receive , some Very singular' letters. They are. of all shade of. human temperament, . Some' are , pa thetic while others, are humorous., What makes the latter all the funnier is tb fact that thsy ars not Intended te be so, ' One of- ths members of the Portland railroad -colony received a letter the other day from a woman, in little town In Washington, , which says, - among other tlUngs: - '," - ; 4T writ you t tell you how I'm plaosd, and would ilk to see if yon can help s poor woman out. My people are m " , and I'V bean her Ave year and have been elsk most of the uma At the prsssnt ume I am so homssick that I am more dead -than alive, and the doctor say it' the Only thing fee me t ge home, I hav a husband that is. net willing for me to go for ths simple reason that I'll never come back. And now I want to know the lowest down figures on a ticket. Think t can get,th money if th rates are low enough." ... , It Is to be hoped that this woman who longs so ardently for her old home has had her wishes gratified, even If she never does' come back to her husband. A man who would not permit his wife un der such circumstances to visit her "paw"" and "maw" deserves to bs" de feated as dog catcher on the Populist ticket, ' ' POLICE; RECORD. ' The authorities think that C, A Wat Son, charged with wrongfully converting property belonging to Mrs. M". E. Ely, to his own use la. "playing possum," and a benoh warrant will probably be issued for his arrest this afternoon. The case baa been continued time and again in the polios court on account of the claim that ths defendant is 111. There has been no documentary evidence to this fact pre sented so far, however. Another tele phone message was received at the sta tion this morning that Waston was still sick. : . Officer Hogeboom arrested a crasy ChWaman last night whose name Is un known. He was turned over' to the coun ty authorities for mental examination. Judge Cameron will decide this after noon whether Jonathan Tics Is guilty' of brutally assaulting a Chinese tailor. The evidence was taken yesterday. C. M. Miller, charged with reprehensible conduct toward little girls will have an examination. In the police court today. J. c J&emp, cnargea oy uus oum wun larceny in a dwelling will be given a chanoe to explain;; away the accusation this afternoon. . POLITICAL NOTES. ISncounaeine renorts were received this mornlna at Democratic headuuarters from Wasco and. Benton Counties. The Democratic leaders In Wasco assert tinat Mr. Chamberlain, Colonel Butcher, Col onel'Ctalev and Henry Blackman will get a great many more votes than the nor mal strength of the party. The Benton Count v renorf Sara that Mr. Chamberlain will get almost the unanimous support of the people"without regard to party a relation. ' ' ' 'wa--M hftS-reaehed Democratic headquarters that the Republican state nrtr minann have issued a letter of advice inatruotlng Republicans all over the State to concentrate eneir enoria on tha election of the Governor and Con gressmen, believing that they are in great danger of losing these emcee. Information comes from Linn County hat tha Albany Democrats are already preparing for a reception to Mr. Cham berlain on the date of hi speech In that city,- May- 7, Thy ar preparing to give the largest and most enthusiastic recep tion that Was ever held in Oregon. While Mr. Chamberlain was not born in Linn County, he lived there for a number o( year and is entitled to be. called Linn County's favorite " son. This letter claims that Mr. Chamberlain's majority in Linn will reach 1.600. ' ' . . ' - ? n. ' . LARCENY CHARGE. Some days ago a valuable scarf pin was missed from the-t-ouse at 289 Taylor street, and suspicion pointed to Charles Sehmelter. He1 was arrested by Detec tlvss Pay and Welner, but, under the promise that he would go out and "dig it up," was allowed to depart. Sehmelter did not keep his word, but went into hid ing., At 10:30 o'clock- last night the de tectives located him and placed him un der arrest on a larceny charge. Sehmel ter will be examined in tha police court this afternoon. (, , ' Lake and Rail Tariffs. New lake and rail tariffs, which became effective April 22, ars now In the hands of local freight traffic officials. They are a reissue of the rates prevailing last year. Th tariffs cover shipments of shingles, siding, ' lumber and lumber products. They apply from North Pacific 'common points to all common points-via Duluth, Minn., accessible by th Great Lake routes. SHORT TALKS TO SMOKERS. - (By Big. Slchel Co.; S3 Sd street.) It is astonishing t note ths , improvements in pipe-making during recent year. - Fastidious smokers demand good pipes, and pipe-smoking Is . constantly becoming more gen- , eral. s As a novelty for our custom-1 -' era, and a .revelation, to' th ' public, we hav collected from ' alt quarters of the globe earn- ' pies of pipes that yon can buy 'for 25 cents. ".". ' ' , " , S " ' It will surprise you to see . i bow good a pipe you can get tor . this pries, . j, ' ( L See our show-window 1 today - . ' tot SALE OF J5-CENT PIPES. , ,. K r. ii ' TEMPORARV , STORE FIFTH AND YAMHILL STREETS SOME EXTRAORDI WARY " ,-.'; 10T I. : . I . ' 'L0T2. ' ' I LOT 3. ' ' I fine Nainsook Ladies' Men's Sample ; Embroidery Petticoats Straw Hats 'iU50 yardi in the lot. Nar ' ', ' -:''' x ,., .-. ' -,. - rof medium and wide edg, . Made of good taefceflzedv 7$ choice;;an new shapei ing and Irinertion fully worth , Italiaiv cloth,; tilk finish , . and aU different, from , - double the price marked. . made with ruffle and flounce, vyTstTSr- ' Yo-r Choice, -$1.25. 'to59c HOT 4. LOT. 3. ; LOT 6. v : ! Boys' Percale Fine Nainsook u Q.u Waists Embroideries Wash Sllks . Made of good material, all 1500 yards extra finequal- 25 pieces, all new patterns ' nice, dark colors, reda and ity 3 and 4 inches wide, and choice colors, ,, blues, ages 4 to 14 years. . with fine work, worth 20c, " ': . Price, 25c, Speclaf !2Ce . Per Yard, 29c. 7 new location Lot 7, Ladies' Summer Vests mew location "tT FIFTH AND YAMHILL I S?1 Social, 1QC "TH AND YAMHILL NEWS OF RIVER AND OCEAN I The barkentlne Gleaner cleared at the ctistomhoue, Astoria, yesterday for Ban Francisco with a' cargo of 635,000' feet of lumber. V.' ' ",r "' ' ' 1 ThatSfitlsh ship Norma has been char tered by Meyer, Wlleon ft Co., to load cement at Hamburg for Pcytland. The French bark Vendee will complete her cargo of wheat today for tha Port land Grain Company, The quarteBKi aster's department at Seattle Is receiving bids for repairing the transport Seward. The American barken tine Chehalls Is completing a cargo of lumber at the Knappton Milts, Astoria, for Peru. She wilK probably ct to sea tomorrow. The British ship Gadakh haa arrived at Esquimau with a cargo of coal from Cardiff for the British navy after a pas saga of 125 days. . v United States Judge Bates, of Hono lulu, has given a decision awarding the two sailors who libeled the bark Frank W. Howe $240 each extra compensation on account of shortage of food on board tha vessel on her trip from New fork to Honolulu. The United States revenue cutter Bear la about to depart for the' north, and has considerable work mapped out to do. She will carry a special, agent of the Government, who will visit the natives and inspect their educational conditions and affairs generally. ' The cutter will also visit various Industrial centers dur ing the Bummer. The Agnes Oswald lost no time In get ting to sea. She left down only Wednes day, and yesterday she reached th ocean- Thla is the first vessel to reach the sea In such abort time from this port in many months. , The Canadian . Pacific will aak 'th Do minion . Government to grant a subsidy to its northern steamers in order that ABOUT PEOPLE? Mrs. E. Breyman and daughter are in the city from Salem. Lester Hulln, of Eugene, is in th city for a few days H. C. Boyd, a San Francisco Insurance' agent. Is registered at the Portland. Mrs, J. A.. Montgomery will leave for tho' East tomorrow on a several months'' visit. H. H. , Pomeroy, Deputy Clerk of the State Circuit Court, is. quite ill. Harry E, Wagoner, a newspaper man of Independence, Is a guest at the Perkins. Captain and Mrs. J. M. Poorman passed through the city yesterday from a visit to friends In Washington County. Raymond Hankie, of San Francisco, Is at the Perkins. Mr, Henklo formerly re sided here, and . Is a graduate of the Oregon Agricultural College. It. P.! Boise, Jr., an attorney of Salem, Is registered at the Perkins. Me is) ac companied by hta wife,. Mr. and Mrs.. W. H. Toole, of Albany, are In the city. They have Just returned from an extensive visit to British Co lumbia points, ' 1 Mrs. Calbreath, wife of the superintend ent of the Oregon Insane Asylum, is in the city attending, the. Woman' Clubs convention. ; Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Howe, of Chicago, are stopping st the Portland. , Edward Woodward, a clerk in 'the Stats Circuit Court, is at bis home suf fering with an attack of lumbago, - The child of Mra Siever, at 42$ Sacra- meate street. 'has 'been very ill, but is recovering rapidly. J. A, Melton, ' the carpenter and' con tractor;- left for Woodburn last evening on' business. He will fit up a drug store, there.!.'-, ,'..vl. ..,,,... Major R. Dubbin of the Salvation: Army wilj' start for San franeisuo Monday. Where he ' will attend th anniversary meettntr. He Will be gntie fbnnt 10 days. i a, i fV ?r7SCj they may be able to compete with the American vessels. It I Intimated that If a subsidy is not granted, the steam ers may be withdrawn, ' ; The Paclflo Cold Storage Company' steamer EUhu Thomson left Tacoma yes terday on a voyage to Taku and Skag way. . V'V ' The hull of the steamer being built at Astoria for R. T. Barroa Is .completed and will be ready to launch a soon as the machinery, la installed. ' '. , ' The ' Ameftcart Hawaiian Steamship Company's mam mouth - carrier Alaskan ha sailed from San Francisco tor Hono lulu to load sugar tor' New York. Her dead weight aanrying capacity Is 12,000 The Glob Navigation Company's steamer Meteor was libeled Wednesday at Beattls by the Paclflo Coast Steamship Company for fU.BSO In th United States District Court. The libel I the result of the collision In Tacoma a week ago when the Meteor smashed Into the' steamer City of Puebla, while the latter lay at the Northern Pacific dock loading freight for San Francisco. i The barkenttna Buth, which arrived on tha Bound a few days ago. Is under char ter to the Paclflo Cold Storage Company, ot Tacoma She will leave soon for Bris tol Bay, where ah will he employed at tha oanneries,. during tha Summer. Tha Ruth to 42 year old and haa Changed her, name four times, ' She haa been owned by British and French mariners, but Is now operated by Americans. : f Ail the Important partaken the Pacific Northwest Coast ars exporting great quantities ot lumber almost every day. From Portland, Taooma and Seattle lum ber cargoes are leaving with such fre quency that they attract little more than passing attention. It Is estimated that tho shipment from ' Tacoma alone this week will resoh a total of 4.400,000 feet. May Hold Over a Month. C. J. Eddy, th general agent of th Milwaukee, whose term of service with that company formally terminates May will not leave a soon a h expected. He stated this morning that the manage ment of ths company had requested him to remain for the present and until his successor could reach Portland. Mr. Eddy say that it Is possible that he may hold over through the entire month of May, much as he desire to get away, V . Who is to be Mr. 'Eddy's successor Is not known. It Is understood that several local men ars after the place, but it i believed that some man from the East will be selected for the position. In such event, it Is not anticipated that any changes will be made In the local force.; HEALTH REPORT. Dr. Lltt'efteld's child, 700 East Burnsid street, -scarlet fever. Helen Clark, mft West Park street; ty phold fever. '..-!- Millard Shsrp. 884 East -Ninth street, ohtckenpox.' - ! Three children of F. M. Herald, East Eighth and Milt streets; scarletlna. -' , DEATHS.! M. Beak Sing, eity, aged 33 ysara. , ; Shin Tong, city, aged EC yeara Gerhard, Engle. Berlin; aged is years; drowning. , - ,,- . , " , ' ,,, , John T. Fellows, 410 Everett street, aged 49 years; apoplexy. , , , Anna Marie Linns, George. Or., aged 11 years; pneumonia, ., Leo Collins, Toledo, , Wash., aged 1$ yeara' ; ,- " ?' ?.' v-v? i The Edward Holaeaat Vadertnk frajr Co f aaeral directors and ems balaien. X80 YamhUI.' Pheaa 607. ,. l. P. Finley & Sorti Undertaker and Cmbalmort, eorner : Third and Jefferson streets, do first-class work and deal honorably with all, iOtto Schumann, monumental and building work, 204 Third it. EsU mates on first class work only m 'ii m mm9 'WTO I tv t 5 BARGAINS ROAD TO BOHEMIA' EUGENE,- April .J. C. Long, one t 'th principal , promoters of th proposed railroad from Cottage Grove to the Bo hemia mines, Is in the city. He informed a Journal correspondent today" that ha and W. H. Murphy and X. H. Bingham, who are heavily interested, hfcvs Just had a conference with Manager . Kohlsr. of the Southern Paclflo Company's Oregon lines, and that Mr. KoMer informed them - mat ms company inxenoe 10 erect. a una new union depot at Cottage Grove 'for bothv railroads) whan the new ,.im is finished. " .. i "-,' v Tha money for the construction of th new road Is now in a Portland bank. Con tracts for tha construction ot a portion of th road ware signed today and work will begin next week. The right-of-way ha all been secured. "NOTES FROM EUOENE. (Journal 'Special Service.) EUGENE, April 25. Word cornea from the Blue River mines, 46 miles ' east ef Eugene, that a very rich strike has' Just been mads In C. H. Park's Treasure mine. It la said to be nearly equal to the fa mous Lucky Boy strike of several months ago. A brilliant wedding took place In St, Mary's Episcopal Church last"1 night, when Mr. Elmer 0. Roberts and Miss Mabel Clare - Craw, prominent tnr social circles, Were married. Dr. Da Loverldg.; officiating. , THE COURT. , , . , , , . "';( , j A auit was filed in tha State Circuit Court yesterday by the" Peninsula Real Estate Company, Columbia Real Estate Company, Tyler Investment Company, M. , Merrirnan Houstan, Emma R. Brown, ex ecutrix of the win of ' L. p. Brown, de ceased, and Sherman D. Brown, against the Portland University and1 John "A. Zahm, to prevent the closing of Balah tyna street, and also a 'certain highway in University Park. ' A decree by default -was entered yester day in the divorce suit of N. L. Scbofleld vs. Charles H. Schofleld; and in the case of Mary Ann Long vs. John C Long! Judge Sear. , . i Native Soas Picnic. There's a hot time Coming! Tha mem bers of Matthieu's Cabin. No, 12. Native Son of Oregon, are arranging for a basket picnic at Champoeg, -on Friday, May 2. Governor Geer wilt bs President of the day with Judge J. H. D. .Gray, of Astoria, Robert A Miller?' of Oregon City, and E, Hardesty, of Sliverton, aa Vice ' Presidents. B. B. Beekman, of Portland; E. A. Reamea, of Jacksonville, and J, H, Townsend, of Polk County, will deliver, addresses. The exact spot where th proposed picnic Is to be is at, the site of th monument which was placed, la ' position May X of last year. . , " C. GEE WO THE GREAT CHINESE DOCTOR , can It o wonderea ' that he i eal;4 Sreat. when his won , erfui rimedlee euro' and help , so many 1 sick and suffering people, not only br( ' but throughout the lTnltl States? Many are given up to die; V.AthAM (AM thflt ilft operation was tiia only hulp for them, yet thalf live wre saved, without tn grat suffcrins; t an operation. Cured by these powarf ui Chi... -.i1? .. . ... ..'....'.IV :.',.','. " ' II,,. ' : , buds, barks and vegetables, that are -ttrely anknown te medical ccience in thi country. Through ths use of these ha-w leea reroedlea tie treats any ami all )' ease of men, women and thlldntn. .7M famous doctor know the action uf lus different remedies that ha cessfully used trtvdisrernt !" i guarantees to Cur catarrh, s",".a. I f troubloa, rheumatism, m-rsm- - j -ach. liver,- kidney, f ! ' ; am n hood and H (vvfvu. Charaes mei--r.te. Coimul rHtlfin f'-' ? city writ, t ' tamo. A Mod'i 'Be i v- f i Vi Mf l