Portland evening journal., May 05, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

- THB EVE20XG JOOTXAXrPOETIjbnD. "OBEGONV MONDAY, MAY. 5, 1902.
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- At ' this afternoon's meeting of tbe
Board of Trad oomnjuoiekn tu
. (m4 fnw Wc H. Jtoberts. Assistant Jn-
v'! spectpr Life. Saving Service, requeeting
'th Board of Trad to pas resolutions'
, favoring the bill pending In Congress.
."C routing pensions Jo certain erasers and
, SBlisted man of tb life saving service.
" and to their widows and minor ohlldrsn,"
A 'j After "reading tha bill, which? Captain
' Roberta, enclosed, tha Secretary read tha
following resolution addressed to the Ben-
ate, -which waa adopted! ; '
' , "Whereas there is pending before the
V United States Ban ate a, bill ' pending
!., granting pensions to certain offlcera and
enlisted men of tn lire saving service
:: and to their widows and minor children,
end a similar bill ia pending before the
House Of Representative and, .... .
"Whereas tbe said offlcera and men are,
- : engaged In dangerous employment-for
V the saving of live and the protection of
property, and at times calling for hereto
' deed and heroic sacrifice, -and r "--;
Whereas, we believe tha said officers
. and men., should be entitled to pensions
' tbe' same as officers and men of the Uni
ted States' navy, and that their widows
and minor children should also- be en
titled to ptoxoija. the same as the widows
.i and minor children of offlcera and men of
,v the VtiHed State navy. .. . a- '
f 'Therefore, be Jt resolved that we petl
' tlon the Senate and House of Representa
; Uvea to pout the said bill during the
- Iesert session and enact tbe ame into
law, and " V;,
- .TJa it further resolvedythat-acopy of
these resolutions be forwarded to-tbe Sen
atom and members of Congress from the
' State of , Oregon." . , .
WANTS THE FAIR,
4 meeting of tha South Portland Im
provement Association was held, at. Hob
kiYk's Hall Saturday evening. A request
was made that the Council be asked to
- tke up the matter of tbe speed of the
cars on Corbett street. An Invitation
was extended to City Auditor Thomas C.
Devlin and J. N. Teal Jo-Jbe present at
thf next meeting ang explain to tha a
wciation about tha new Hy ohartar, '
'.The' chair appointed the following; committee-
to look' after the 'interests ot
'South PertUnd la th selection of a lit
fpr the los Ftlr;VUHam Fleldner, J..
N. Day, M. Jones, C T. Smith, II. H.
TrwUHgerTiTr Sohneider, Louis Zlmmar.
man, m, C, Sronaugh. J.. F, Webber, pr,
Vf. H.aylori Douglas Taylon pr. O. P.
' B Plummer, J. M. Underwood, "W. M. 1
VQregot74'-c,v'4!l''P-:v ' -i ;v
LAUNDRY STRfRB ENDED."
All the proprietors of f the laundries
- aimed the new scale and agreement Sat
urday" afternoon, ' and thus ' ended the
strike, which lastel Just one week. Sur
mising that some deflnito Understanding
was to be reached in the matter, a large
number of employee congregated at their
headquarters onThlrr atreet late In the
afferhoon and awaited the return of Mr.
Fewell," president of the union,- who was
in conference wltb th prpprjetora. When
Jht appeared and announced the union's
victory, pandemonium held full away for
atout five minutes, the girls particularly
manifesting their delight with hurrahs
. and shouts of approval. ; -
' AU the striking employes were taken
back, -and everything is as serene today
M though nothing; of any consequenoe
, bad .happened. .
. UNITED STATES COURTS.
In the United States District Court to
day, Kv Alex Bernstein was given his
, ' discharge vln bankruptcy. 4:,'
In tho matter of the application : of
, Thomas Emeriek of Hlllaboro, for dis
, charge from bankruptcy, objections filed
to such discharge have been turned over
" to referee to tako testimony.
In ttbs United States Circuit Court the
case of Edward McCann against Edgar
Vallacer has been set or trial on Wed
nesday, May 21. An order to open de
- positions has been filed in this case.
. In the case o the .United States. Sav
, Jogs A Ua Company against Hiram B.
Prkr t aU In the Vnnea mates Clr
,cuit Court, the demurrer to the bill of
complaint bas been sustained and the bill
dismissed. . - '.itii-.' , i-
Tomorrpw morning, in the-UnUed States
Wstrlct Court, Judge , Bellinger will an
Bounce Ills 'decision lit the matter of T.
,-.','. yrank Miner, a bakript.;;
. In the XTnited States Circuit Court to
morrow morning. Judge Bellinger will
h hand down his dociaion-tn the case of the
, Bunsct Telephone and Tolegraph Com
pany against the City of Medford. ; .,.
i 1 BUILDING PERMITS.
' , X FarreH, -two-etory dweUing, Benton
and Broadway; $ir00. ".
Q. A. Jones, cottage, East. Tenth and
Sherman streets; 11200.
C, Hoynes, two-story dwelling, Union
' and Cook; ISO.-
u Etbecca Miller, jdweUing, Mallory and
: . Going inooo.
R, I- Gllsn, repairs. Nineteenth and
... Kearney fiioo. ''
I K. Tnerck, ono-story fctie, Ninth
: . nd Davis; jsoo. '
1 1 ' BIRTHS. .
To Mrs. Elchard Aelam' East Ankeny.
a boy.
To Mrs. Q. JT. Manning, 1831 Seven
teenth, a boy. f . ' ,
To Mrs. 6ylveste W. lAwrence, Mt.
Tabor, a boy. ';.-.'...:
To Mr. Jos. Patrick Smith, 51 Taylor,
a boy.'' '
To Mrs. Theo. Monahgn, Cascade Locks,
a boy i , w
-T Jrfnfc.'x P. Mathews, 159 Union av
enue, a boy. v ,
Te Mrs.. JameS C. -Kane; Vancouver,
"Wash.-, v boy,,
To Mrs. ; Fred; M. Carter, PoWell and
To "Mrs; James W.r Cinert, 21 Grand
avenue, a girl. .' v,...,. ;
To Mrs. John J. BoVle. Central avenue,
sr-rl." k i ' - . r ' -;
' ' .ii. v .:v .i fajim1;- .vr.-t'Y
- , - L , Wanted.
To lease. . lot ailua ted ' ou'taide of fire
I'.mJta: alate altuafloa," time nd terms..
Cox A, Journal,, !,!.' , l
'ROUND TOWN.:
Rev. It. W. Lord will give a stereoptl
coa, lecture on birds at the Unitarian
Chapel Wednesday evening, . under the
auspices of the John Burroughs Society,
A rare treat l promised bird-lover.
Tta olovft tni AAniiAtAM sb i A 4atiltlf
held a meeting yesterday afternoon .and
perfected arraiuremeat A Or trgsntsing a
union next Sunday. It will be affiliated
with the Federated, Trades.
C Harper Inderson, the oldest male de
scendant of Meriwether Lewis, wants a
Job in conenctlon "'with' th ' Exposition.
He eo atates in a letter to Secretary
Roed of the Lswls. and Clark Fair.
David Smith, an old resident of Port
land, died yesterday at his homs,.Third
and Yamhill street. Mr. Smith engaged
in many Dusmeas ventures, ana at tne
time of his death was', "the proprietor ot
the La Porte lodging-house. ' A wits and
daughter Survive hlrn. f
Owing to lhany objection from prop.
erty-owners, tho Improvement of Alder
treet will " stop at Twelfth, instead of
continuing to the gulch as contemplated,
A little lrl in one ot the primary
Trades of the public schools replied to a
query tho ' other day that Lewis and
Clark war the persons who were raising
money for the Fair.
A "heavy Iriickload Sf cordage stalled at
the intersection of Fourth and Taylor
streets 1st Saturday evening. The four
wheels plunged Into four holes. In the
wooden block pavement. But .what alee
could be expected of wooden pavement?
A banquet to a few of their frelnds was
given by. th Pepper Club last Saturday
night at the banquet rooms of the Ten-
neaaee Club, corner Fifth and' Alder. A
most enjoyable time was spent in telling
old companion tales and r drinking good
health to Bacchus.". . 1
A musical and dramatic entertainment
will be given by the. students of the
Westsrn College of Music And Elocution
on May 10i. under the auspices of. the Roy
al Highlanders. ' ; V.'-.
At the regular Sunday afternoon meet
ing of the T. M. a A. the. lecture was
crtlivered by Miss ' Alexander, recently
from Chicago- and besides the regular
music several solos were suns; by Miss
Hoberg. Th eattendanc was as usual
large, m - - -v-.t -
The hall of. Orient lodge, Ko. 17, I. O.
O. F., on tho comer, of Grand avenue and
East Pine street, Is to be thoroughly re
paired and Improved at once. It le a
two-stpry frame building. The struoture
will be strengthened and repainted inside
and out the whole work to oost abut
HOO. A brick building will be erected on
this property .within a short time.
tinlt'ed States MarsbaV Zoeth Houser,
by Deputy WUsoa, disposed of a quanti
ty of contraband opium at the office of
the Colleotor of Customs at 1 this af
ternoon. This opium consists of 1200
flve-tael sans.- The ' drug was shipped
Into this port soms time ago billed as
"household foods.' ' It is worth WOO.
AURINE NOTES.
. R. D. Inman's new launch, the Elki
kader. u about ready for the water.
Tho British ship Penguin has been
chartered for Puget Sound loading at 30
hUllnga. , ' " '
Extensive Improvements are to be
made on tho Port of . Portland dredge,
which is at th O. R. N. Company's
boatyard. The tost of U rspalrs will
amount to J20,800 -"-.,.-?-'
Jt-'has t been learned froni flonoltlu
sources that Frank J, Turk, formerly of
Portland, Is serving a sentence of W, days
n Oahu prison for hoarding vessels be
fore they had been passed Upon by tho
quarantin;,ofneis!s...It v
A new steamship service Is now op
eration between Japan and Siberia,
known as th Tsuruga line. It will run
in connection , with the Chinese Eastern
fleet ;.-v .
The schooner Nokomis, arriving at
Port Townsend from JIHo, reports the
brig Tanner in distress 30 miles off Capo
Flattery, and heading for th Straits.
Th steamer Nell, arrlvtng at Victoria,
B. C-. from Northern British Columbia
porta, brought news that Indians have
picked up a lot of wreckage on one of
tho small Islands of th' Queen Charlotte
group, supposed to be from the fishing
schooner NelUo Thurston ot Nanaimo.
' A large Quktitny Of government supplies
wer shipped Saturday from Portland
for .Alaska by way of Seattle over th
Northern Pacific. The shipment consist
ed mostly of commissary ; supplteSi and,
amounted to about. W .tons.
Tho catch Mh Vlctorls, , 8. -jR, seal
ing; schooners ,will be llgnt, and the pros-
proepcts are' that big prices wUf, ob-
ttnd. A few jiklns takes by..schooners
hunting oft . the Falkland islands have
brought fit, th ;hlgltest ttt, rears.
Tha followtnR- vessels are -loading with
lumber;; The Queen' Mary th Carl, tho
Alcald ;and f-atmi r Th first two
wm take .lumber ( to portf 4rt; China, ano
the ; others' wflt tsarry cargoes to San
Francisco, ";'; '"'i
LAYINOiDOUBLE TRACK.
The Portland" Cttj? ) Oregon Railway
Company had v large- force -of"; men to
day grading da Eleventh street from
Frederick street aoout a snlla-eoutb of
Gratton's Grove, and::w4ll .soon- lay a
doubts track- thereV -TrHe looks as If
tho company -does not intend ' Ur jnove
their track down alortg th, river bank.
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COURTi NOTES.
P. M. Bcrogglng and S. W. Washburn
have .filed suit In the state Circuit Court
to recover on,, s.rfK.M not from' C. H.
Olroatad, J. S. Boles and the AinBWorth
National Bank.
Do not delay, trying the Peacock Hour;
you writ nam renni n
DR. R. B. N0RTHRUP :
OSTEOPATH
: !;"' Treats Successfully Ail V,
ntiVDUS AEID (BROniC DISEASES
EXAftflNATION fRE
.. - OfHce: 4I6 Dekum Btulding,
Third and - Washington Stv:
Call for literahire.' ' " '
CIRCUIT COURT.
PROCEEDINGS
Mack vs. Oregonian Case; on
Trial May Term Jurors.
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J'5.
The May terfn of the, Stat Circuit
Court opened this irorning, asd the first
Jury eases had sloe' last March went
to trial. The morning la Judge Fraser'
department was taken up In -th ilec
tlon of a Jury for., th . C.; Mack vs.
Orcgonlan Publishing Company-' damage
suit. . . - . . v.
Th suit of P. At Doan vs. L. Hottler
to recover 1125 on a painting contract
went to trial bef or a' Jury la Judge Cle
land's department, . The case eomes up
on an appeal from the Justice Court,
where the praintUf secured Judgment In
the sum of n V
Gottfried Gross was this morning given
seven days by , Circuit 'Judge - Sears' In
which to'pay into court 150 for his wife's
defense, whom he is suing for a divorce.
In making the order Judg Sears adhered
to the usual ruliox of the court to re
oulre the husband to place his wife on
terms of equality in divorce proceedings.
A default was granted in b divorce
proceedings of Barker vs. Barker, and
tbe case was set for trial May 18. .
Following is a list of th Jurors se
lected to serve in the State Circuit Court
for the May term:
J. Haseltlne, John R. Slavln, W. L
Farrell. Ferdinand Floss, E. Quacken
bush, IL A. Kelnatle, 8am Wagner, Alois
Harold, John Darcy, James 8. Kathbun
C K. Burnslde,. H, W. Wallae. F. W.
Wasoher, J. S. Foes,- ir Flelscbner, James
P. Barker, E. Hailing by, Henry Hewitt,
William Kerron. , V. Monro. L. C.
Nutiger, Jacob Mitchell, B. E. Menefee
W. E. Bralnard. A. R Zejler, Patrick
Lynch, William Gateon, F. J. Haynes,
A. Bischofferberger, F. L. Mieson, Henry
Jasper, Dante, Healy, J. H. Bristol.
EAST SIDE BRIEFS.
F. -G. Urfer Is building an addition to
bis store on the corner of Milwaukle
and Beacon streets. 1
The old Stephens dwelling hss been
moved from East Mill to East Stephens
street."-" - ' ,
T
Mr. Wirtsel, residing at 675 Milwaukle
street, has received a ' visit from hi
mother. Mrs. Wirtxel resides In Minns
SOtS.
The foundation for tbe new AJlipah
Church, corner Eaat.Tblrteenth and Pow
ell streets, is being laid. Work, on th
superstructure will b begun at once.
The funeral of Mrs. Carrie Ayers, wife'
of C. Ayers, residing at East Thirty
fourth ai)d Division" streets, Was ' held
mis niternoon at z o ciocx. in ooay
wes Interred Iri Lono Fir cemstory.
The insurance adjuster of the Board of
Underwriters is making surveys on the
East Side, It is expected that the work
will shortly be completed and the lower
rates put Into effect. ' .
ST. JOHNS.
Mrs. Potter of Sheridan, Or-, was In St.
Johns Saturday visiting at the residence
of her brother, J. I. Caplea.
Mr. Horseman has purchased four lots
in the Miner Addition, facing ths Boule
vard.
Mrs. Maney Caples Is constructing a
new residence on the hill.
Bishop W. M. Stanford will hold spe
cial services in the ' United Evangelical
Church Monday evening. Rev. Stanford
Is from Harrlsburg, Pa. . , , '
A number of th members of Unlver
city Park Assembly, United Artisans, V
tended the meeting of Frara Assembly
No. 121, Friday evening. Twenty-seven
new candidates 'were initiated. The
guests were treated to ice cream and
cake.
The following letters remain unclaimed
at the St. Johns postofflce: W. Kos
Iron, J. B. Glover and. Frank Crowley.
Thomas Monahan spent last Thursday
with his. family St Hood River,
A social dance will b given at Forts
mouth Saturday, May 17. "
The Portland Veneering Company, has
purchased 12 acres in .the.Iraisa.. Byers
tract at 350 an acre. It.jls said that
tht company wtlterect f large 'ware
house on ths property. - "- v'' ?
Th Clttsens' ' Protective Assoclallon
held Its regular weekly meeting i last
Thursday at M. .S. Cxok'S hall. A num
ber of members, wer In attendance and
several heated .-discussions took place.
The incorporation project was taken up,
out nothing was don 1n th matter. A
ommitte was appointed to confer with
:he Portland -Watr. Commission . In rt
lation to extending , the mains to Bt
Johns. The .committee consisted of C.
Gloss, : Henry . Knight and J. L. Caplea
HEALTH REPORT.
Nettle Fisher. 620 Front Street, scarlet
fever.
S. Tmakashl. Seventh and . Caueh
streets; smallpox.
SHORT TALKS
TO SMOKERS .
. XBy Slg. Slcbel & Co., n 4 street
It 1 astonishing to note' th
Improvements In plpe-maktng
during recent years. ' :
Fastidious smokers demand
. good pipes, and plpe-smoklng is '".
"constantly becoming mor geo'
eral. . :v. '.-?t
"'; .S1p9 :'' :
As": a hovefjr ioji-oiit custom f
ers. and a revelation to th
public, we have collected from
a' all quarters- the glob sam-V
pies of pipe .that you can buy .
.it will , surprjs ryott; to sa '
how good a pip you can gof for
this prtc.,j;;;-;'.;'A-i '?;
fie our Sbowt Window v today
tor SALE OF 25-CEJT PIPES ::
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t-IIVIIiLUI IU
h WALKOUT
Planing Mill Strikers Hope for
.t3 Success.
, Th Woodworkers' Union Is congratu
lating Itself over the fact that all th
engineers In th planing mlUs walked out
Saturday night and did not report for
work this morning. Some of th mills
have" oecsred , nenrtinton engineer S, but
their help remains inadequate to handle
th business; i?i
- The pickets report that they ar induc
ing, all th new men to quit as fast as
they ar' engaged, and state that, they
intend to pursue thli policy until th con
test 1 nded, x rf -j
Teamsters arer efuilng to handle the
lumber whlci);s to .be shipped from the
mills. . One of. th proprietors feojuested
f.-W?!!- ?trn"'5 l- T. "21?
lead of material to the train for him,
and was met with the rejoinder: "Go to
Seattle jand get y teamster of your own."
.One of the employes stated this morn
lng that the advance In wages about
which th proprietors were talking prior
tv the strike ia a myth. He stated that
only six out of the tu employes at the mill
where -ho wes working were offered en
advanc. in Wag of 25 cents a day.
Those six wer th, leading men, and one
of the stipulation was, in order to get
the raises, that they had to denounc th
union.
The proprietor ;2 are still confident of
winning.
The -Amalgamated Woodworkers-met
Paturdayyentng but asld from Inltlat-
ing nin new members, no other business
ot any consequence was transacted. Both
of the contending forces of the difficulties
re still holding out with all the tenacity
they possess, and show no nlgns of weak
ening. I r -
AU the other, labor organisations In the i
city have called at headquarters during
the past, few days and promised their
full support , ri.
WOULDN'T IT JAR YU0?
Ths unexpected has happened. A tele
gram has been,- received from Albert
Tosier, who Is with the Oregon editorial
delegation at Charleston, stating that ths
National Editorial - Association delegates
who visited Portland favor the City
Park a tbs' tftlr jslte. This is the .only
thing th. executlv committee of th Ex
position has been; waiting for. Now it
can go on. . In It selection with an easy
AdvCTtists'Con'ersnce.
Tha anfeual campmeetlng of the Iorth
Pacific conference of the Seventh Day
Ad ventlsts will -take; 'place In Upper Al-
blna, near Wllliaras avenue, about May
22. and continue two weeks, Th most
Important business: to com up will b
th division of th North Paelflo oon-
ferenee m two -oodles; this helng neces
sary because of the 'Increase In member
ship In this oonfrenca -
MRS. RABER'S
The funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Rabar,
Zl'.'JL1, ? JlabeI; r,ldin Ea8Mvention, made a few brief ' remarks in
Thirtieth and Bast Everett streets, wai
hold yesterday. v
The services at tho rtsidence wer con
duoted by Martha Washington Chapter,
No. 18, Order of tho Eastern Star, assist
ed by Rev. George Randall, pastor of
th Second Baptist Church. '
Four special cai-a Were Used to conduct
. u. -
th funeral party to lUvervlew cemetery,
where tbe body was Interred
Services at the grave were conducted
by Utopia Lodge, No, , Sisters of the
Rebekahs. A large number Of. friends of
the deceased attended bpth semoesi
Mothers' Meeting.
A "Mothers' Meeting" was held at the
Chapman school F"ridav. : The oblect
of these meetings is to bring the parents
and the teachers together for the pur.
pose of co-operation In the education of
the children. Addresses On "Books That
Children Should Read" wer delivered to
th kindergarten children by Mrs. Trum
bull and Mrs. Dunlap. There was a large
attendance. After th meeting refresh
ments were served. rv
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Frank H. Campbell of Chicago Is In th
City, He Is the contractor for,, the gov
ernment postofflce building'1 at -Salem
now in course of construction. -
J. M. KAlston, Dr. W. H. Davis and O.
. Dannels of Albany ar at th Imperial
hotel.
William McMurran of Baker City Is a
UW VI VUV J1IIUC1 -'-I V'-fi a.
Mrs. C. J. Trenchard f Astoria Is vis-1
Itinsr friends in the cit. . r " . '
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vi,sta si vs i vsii uo-itii Clllsf mv Muft
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Carrand, twe chil
dren. Miss Mary Wickham . and Miss
Bertha Zachertas of Waterloo, Im,' r at
the Portland. vstiviAV";''-'-'
Charles Chamberlain; son of George E-
Chamberlain, has returned from 8atr,
Francisco, where he has been attend
ing the Cooper Medtesd-College.-
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Scott are In Now
REALESTATE TRANSFERS.
Portland Trut Company to L O. Mc-
Holland, lots 1 and 8. block B,
Woodstock ...' X75
Title Guarantee Trust Company to
Clara A. Pettlt. lot .1 block I
Strawberry Dale ,,i,:...J.,-.
,A. Whit to Eugene an. Emma
Whit j tract,, FenJce, Carutberi,.
D. I C. .i,i...i.v-. 1600 i
Title Guarantee . Trust Compahy to ,
John W. Greene, tract In ., Edg
wood v SfloO
Jacob Pantiua to William Edr. Pit V"
Ongef. TbU 12 and '15, Wook 81,',
Beuwooa . ...... 220
H.'Mariay to"H. Ruhl. lot KL block
A, rortsmouth villa . .'i,.,v.iU.; ""i i
John Vwste.egs to Mary Brier, lots 1,' 1
I and S. block, J. Vlrsteegs' Addition 1200
"'Hi i' i n iiim'ii hi mt-y'r-fT-
tiet your Title Insurance and' Abetrael 1
to Real Estate from the Title Querents I
xruei to, unamber of Commerce. , I
STREET COMMITTEE
Defers Report on Bicycle Hack
Ordinances J
. Ths street oommltt of the City Coua
cU which- met late Saturday afternoon
deferred the question of . regulating the
Height, of. awnings until the Clvlo In
provemnt An toe la tlon had prepared the
proper ordinance.
;. Th bicycle rack ordinance was consid
ered briefly and final action was post
poned..' It was stated that the Portland
General Jplectrlo Company had expressed
a willingness to allow clips to be attached
to their light poles for ths purpose of
holding wheels.
A petition was' received from Samuel
"Waftler, proprietor of tha William Tell
saloon to maintain sidewalk transpar
ency1 in front of his pikes on Alder street.
between Front and First. The Civic Ira
provement Association had objected" to
th devlc because H does not furnish tbe
requirements of the are light ordinance.
The petition was laid on th tab! until
th next meeting when a full attendance
of the councllmen will consider It
O, Hsitksmper, th Jeweler, was granted
permission to plac a street slock t tff
Morrison street.
Ths Chif of Polio was requested, t re
move th transparency placed by W,
RUey, in front of hi gun store on Third
street, near Washington. No permit to
plaoe th light there was first obtained
A petition from the Woodmen of the
World to hang advertising banners across
ths streets at Third and Washington, and
Sixth and Morrison; was read and placed
on file,
Tbe following petitions for street im
provements wer read
To re-Mtabllsh the grade of East Eigh
teenth street, from East Couch to East
Davis, referred to th City Engineers for
ths Improvement of East Main ' street
from East Thirty-second to East Thirty
fourth, recommended to the Council; te
repair Second street from Washington to
Glbbs, referred to the City Engineer.
MUM
ffnr
About 300 delegate from various towns
of Oregon assembled at the A. O. U. W.
hal at 10 o'clock this morning for the
purpose of organising State Federation
of Labor. Harry Gurr was elected tem
porary president, and W. Noffe,. of the
Portland. Painters' Union, No. 10, tenjpor-
ary chairman.
A committee of nine was appointed on
credentials as follows: G. T. Harry, of
the Sheet Metal Workers f Portland; W,
C Booth, of the Painters; G. B. Thomas,
of fh Machinists; Leonard Becker, of the
Mlllmen; 8. R, Haworth, of th Stone and
Brick Masons, of La Grande; J. K. Fltx-
gerald, of the Federal Labor Union, of
La Grande i D, T. Gerdes, of the Feder
ated Council of Astoria; W. E. Miller, Of
the Federal Labor Unldn, of Salenv J. H.
Howard, of the Federal Labor Union, of
Oregon City.
F. Stacy Whitney; general organiser, for
the American Federation f Labor, of
Washington, and William Blackburn, . of
Washington. wh are her to assist, in
th organisation or the Oregon state con-
which they pointed out the advantages of
having the workingmen organised for the
maintenance ' of their rights and the
f urtherancv of their cause. They wer
enthusiastically received, everyone pre
ent showing a high degree of Interest In
the work Of the organisation,
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afternoon,
Th meeting then adjourned until t this
INDEPENDENCE.
(Journal Bpeclat Servioe.)
INDEPENDENCE. May i.-Ther Is
unusual activity In the exchange of real
estate In this etty. Many homes have
changed hands, and large farms are be
ing sold to newcomer, who have money
and ar delighted with our valley, v
A new band, consisting of 15 members,
has been organised here. They are all
old player and this town hopes soon to
boast of a first-class band.
LOCAL RAILROAD NOTES.
The Portland railroad, colony generally
speaks In th highest terms of both Mr.
Coman and.: Mr. Miller, and all ar
pleased to learn that they have been promoted.-,
y ,. - '
Traveling Freight Agent Lindsey of the
Illinois Central has returned from his
recent trip to Eastern Washington, East
ern Oregon and Idaho. -
Assistant 1 General Feelght Agent Ful
ton' of the Northern Pacific has returned
from Spokane, ' ""' -i
W. W. Harder, traveling, passenger
f!t th -Canadian Paolflo, and A, F,
won,-m . ?uy passenger ano, xreigni
agent pt xan auineis venirmi, wui spenu
accompanied by their, wive.
Klickitat Railway.
Bids for th grading of th Klickitat
line will be opened at th office of th
Columbia Rlvr & Northern;, Railway
Company, Yamhill street, In this city,
8aturday next, May 10, -This line will
start at Lyle, at the mouth of tbe Ulg
Klickitat river. It will follow the river
18 miles, ' and then' fun Into the High
Prairl ' cohntrF; - thence , to Centervtlle,
and from ther to Golden data v ,
DEATHS.:
Cynthia M. Raber, aged years,
n
East Thlrrletb'' street . W',,-. Vt-
John Henry Thompson, ; aged 43 years.
Sandy road and East Twenty-sixth
street;- tUbereuloeia;Vr- . '';;5V 1 "i;"'
Emma Marquam, aged 7 years, Port
land Heights: abscess of liver." JV;
f t ; "iMinii I. ,, 1 i' V
'--:-:. ; - - '
Th Edward Holmam fjndertak-
Ing Co-, faaeral direetors and em-
balmers. XBO Yamhill. Fhon 607.
j. Pfc'Flnly 4." 8on. r UndeHakera
and Embalmr, comar Third ano)
Jefferson atreet, do first-class Work
and deal honorably with all.
Otto Schumann, monumsntal nd
...mj.-- -)rtA Tki( c c..i
DUIIdins; work. 04 T rUrd St, Est!
mates on TirSt Class work only.
II
The "Perfect" French Range
Trade Markr t 1 . ' " ' f - ' . "
a',' . Wttk Removable Wrought Steel Ova. .!''
THE FINEST' RANGE, SKILLED HANDS EVER5 CONSTRUCT).
.si;-., How They are Mte:!' -1 I '' i'i ' V.
2 The "Perfect" French Ranges, with removable wrought-eteel oven, are mad
of vary heavy, oId rolled, planished steel plates, with a lining of asbestos
tween the two plates. . In this way, tbe asbestos does not .'disintegrate, as It
always doe in conl.ig 1n. contact with fire. Every fasting in tht range, every
top plate, every iagevery door catch. Is made-of the highest-grade American
grT .iron, the Mgbeet cast-iron produced. Every easting is tested before leaving
. the factory,- and is fullv guaranteed bv us. In fact, every oart of every ranre.
from the smallest rivet to the largest casting, is mad of th most durable, and.
. consequently, th moot costly, material that can b bought No pains or skill ar
! paredto make the ."'Perfect' French Bange the finest ranges ever produced.'
That they faear nut thla ....Hlnn nan h. trtfivA w th. .Iwariv litrvm Rsf ftt hum
in rortiano ana vicinity, although we
vaut-wgue .giving in airxerent
w.q? Mcpherson,
High Qrade Qooda Only.
LAWN MOWERS
We are down to the last dozen Come before '
. they are gone. A good iaachhie for a little
vllmoney. rJ.-A-," ,.V.
Plants Blooming This Year In Great Variety.
lamb,ers0n;m
- : .v-.r' v,.', vsi1 ,v
Fur, Liable to Fly Be
fore the Session
Ends; .
Mrs. President Lowe Creates a
Sensation Among the
Ladies.
(Scrlpps-MoSa News Association.) .
LOS ANGELES, May 6.-Th first busi
ness session of th Woman's Club open,
d this morning with a full attendance.
Th olvia session was opened by th
report or Mrs. Anna P, West, of the com
mittee on re-incorporation.
Papers wer mad by Mrs. Bell M. Tr-
ry, of Michigan; Mrs. M. E. Troutman,
of Nw York: Mrs. Abbey H. Ware, of
Topeke! Mrs. OeorgU Bacon, of Wor-
ceatr. Mass.; Mrs. Martha Hopper, of
Columbus, Ohio, on various topic con
nected with the reform.
Th Forestry report wa read by Mrs.
. r. Mumrora.
This afternoon an educational report
will be mad by Mr. E. 8. Denniston, f
tan rrancisco. ,-
Th color line and reorganisation Ques
tion ar on th tapis, and trouble is pre
dicted with a probable split Irj the con
vention. . ..- - i , v
Maasachusett. women ar ehdeavorinx
to stay on th question. , , ? ,
A cret ballet wHl be fought by the
compromise delegates on, tbe ground that
It is a plan to rush th program, fotred
oy California and Massachusetts dele
gates. . 'j "
Tonight David Starr Jordan., of Sun-
ford University, at the Simpson audi
torium, will deliver an address on the
Education of Women.".
'Art for Children from a Standpoint ot
Psychology," will be ths subject of an ad
dress by Miss JU J- Martin, also of Stan
ford university;, also "Fads in Educar
tlon," by Miss Lilian Davis Duncan, ot
Chicago.- -:
President Lowe's order that all women
must remove their hats while In session,
made this morning, caused much protests.-
- v ; "
Governor OdelL of New Tork. H. "K,
Bird, his Secretary, and the Governor's
wife, father and daughter an Senator
T. E, Ellsworth, of Lockport, New York,
as guests of the Chamber of Commerce
today were driven around the city in a
ta'ly-ho. Tonight the members of the
party will be th guests of the New Tork
Society and the ; Chamber of Commerc
at a banquet.'' s'l.
THE LATEST.-4:30 P. M.
In the convention this afternoon part
of the Georgia amenment carried by a
heavy vote after along debate, .
This practically keeps colored club out
of th convention. '
Part ot this compromise, mads between
Georgia . and Massachusetts, read that
from a atat where a club is a member
of th State Federation, it Is also eligible
to membership in the General Federation,
it recommended by the executive board
of the' 8tatederaUon. i :, : :.f;; '
BOARD OF TrTAOE
At the Board of Trade meeting this af
ternoon Joseph Gaston of the railroad
committee reported that the committee
suggests that a new company should be
organised to, purchase the Columbia Riv
er A Navigation Company, its property,
rights, etc.,. said company to consist of
prominent citizens of Portland,; that, af
ter the payment and discharge of au the
debts and liabilities, such new company
Is to issus '000,000 worUl of bonds, nter
Into a contract with the holders "of th
PR. B. E.
DENTfST
. nnu fouities) arc now uKHeo at -' ' .
.342 Washington Street, cor. Seventh
- Hours: 8 k, m. to 5 p. tad 7 p. iri. f 0 8 p. m. -vv -.
M - TELEPHONE NORTH sioi. v- ' -V
it., ,..
4tl''StHs
have had the range but a tew days,
styles I yours tor a postal
yl--r .
"47 First StfwPortland, Qrtzon
bonds to keep th aald portage open tot
19 years, and run T Bn of steamships fo
passengers and frelghtA -
- Whitney L. Boise remarked that ther
la no provision 1n th report -of a canal
and locks from th Government. - ThU '
as then embodied in a motion, and tht
report and th amendment were adopted
, Thomas Gulneau tbn brought In th
following resolution, , which was !
adopted:
' "Resolved, That th proposition bt six
proved, and the lallroad committee IK
instructed to f a ahead and have tbe prop
or-! tlon carried Into effect as nrgetlcal
ly and speedily' as possible."
Alexander Hunts reported that W. Bl
Glafke, John D. Carson of Northup A ,
Sturgls, and B. F. Prael ef Prael-Hegot
Company, have agreed toact as incon
pprateri of a steamship fin to AUka
Mr, Kunts said that th general xpres.
slon f Jobbers was in favor of ths
tabllshment of an independent line oi
steamers owud and controlled by Pprfr
lsnd'caplUl. Mr. Kunts also brought ui
statistics showing that, . vA at tht
worst, ther an b no loss on any ent .
ttip. .r a.
Flume Nearly Completed.
- The. new flume being built by the' West
ern Oregon - Lumber Company from its
mill Jo th town of Clatskanl. a dis
tance of about four miles, ; I raearini
completion,. - About half ef th flume bai
been completed and the'-remainder , will
b ready for use in about a month. Tht
company intends to put In a siding at
Clatskanie about MOO feet In , length ta
connect with the Astoria A Columbia
Bivr Railroad, and to reot more plan
ing mills and dry-houses. ,
TEXAS FIRES
' (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
pAI.LAS, Texr May 6. Fire this morn
ing did 1100.000 damage to property here,
principally to 'ii Southern Pacini
freight warehouse, r
At Holland four of the larirst brlt
stores burned last night, entailing a lost
of tso.m
The City Hotel and other property si
Paradise burned sisbt, also, -;
James Duffey, a beggar, has caused tW
city prison officer som amusement bj
making several "bluff" attempts at sua
clde. He butts his head against th wall,
but ' h dee not use sufflolrat fore . U
endanger his SkulL He was - arrestee!
whil begglhg 10 cents from John Watt;
the attorney. ' .. ,
I
UMBRELLA JIMMY.
Mr. James Sheridan, umbrella menden
but known ' to the pollc as "TJmbrells
Jimmy," was tip In court this afternooa
to plead to a charg involving hi old,
falling liquor. - t .
Almost before Assistant City Attorn tj .
Davis had read th charg Jimmy cuf
in with -
"Oh. rm guilty all right Judge, yout
Honor t first tun in thr years."
Ia this h was corroborated by th po
Judge Camaron redacted moment mp4
seeing Mrs. Sheridan in, the crown o4v
"chair Warmers," akd: : , . , .
ay th way, Mr. Sheridan, have yo
anything to say regarding your bust
band's casef - " '.
"No, Judge; I'm simply here lookin'.'
"DO you want to take him outr'' f
"No; how kin I, your rhrerencet ,
"Well. I guess I'll have to tax hla
Mrs. 8herklan.,f '-'.i',. ..a:a : i
"Thanks, yeCHoonrt ril wait for mj
Jimmy down stairs," answered - Mrs f -Sheridan.
And what a tongu Jashlng hit,
got" when he was turned over to her ten.-
der merctest ... . . -
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