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TIIE EVENING
IPltEDJ
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Union In.
The SaWmill Strike
Continues.
Tbe Portland' LmbriB 4c Mwiufc
torinf ComBny' mill, where th strike
In bow on, adopted t new, roelhod yeatef
lay of turlng mployes. "The man-
-i Btit chartered, th ttam launch Xioo
H for bti -wek from Mr. Kellow f
ih Columbia bpatho and it i under
ftoo6 that handaome figure was paid
, feather.,!. .
VHtt thl lount h 'the 'Management p-o-acaded
to take tb li br IS men In th
" " WMtipaHyg employ to and from their
wort, 4, ai tot avoid the union plckeia,
wha, were constantly Inducing them to
f tait. The vessel wa, al6 nployd in
(etttnic jnew recrultf and landing hem
Br th mill when the pickets were not
around to explain the situation to them.
l For awhUe it. (seemed that the venture
would be attended with success, several
laborers feeing brought in the vicinity
- ( the mill from the North End, but ttu
i ( enterprise, aoon fell through.
In the . at tersoon a committee of the
Strikers waited upon Mr. Kellogg, the
wner ot the. launch and explained to
v- him the nature of the buslneaa-ln' which
. bla boat wU engaged. Mr. Kellogg waa
turprUed on learning the 'trutji of thf
' matter and stated thafr'tna' Hoo Moo
LET TIIE EMPLOYER
AND EMPLOYE CONFER
rt" TtliuiicfioB that the mill
: employes again ask ther employers to meet with them and discuss the
points at Issue, has met with many endorsements by the business com.
inanity. The fairness of the Journal's suggestion is so self-evident that
It can be expected to be acted upon at an early date.
' pulldlng In Portland Is very active at the present time; everyone Is
full of energy, and a progressive spirit Is In the community, and it does
not seem possible that any mill-owner would decline request to meet
with the other mill-owners In discussing the points at Issue with acorn
mittee representing their employes. The suggestion of the Journal was
made in good faith, and it believes that it will be quickly acted upon.
would be immediately withdrawn from
the service as a smuggler, and he kept
- hto Word. The Ho Hoo is no longer en
gaged in the work.
This morning the company had the
, launch Imperial- plying between the mill
and the East End, hut it did not do a
very Successful business. Three men In
tended te board the launch this morning
'near tlHr'tfedar .mill, but the pickets
learned of the fact and notified the cap
tain that they, were nonunion men and
Intended to go to work In the boycotted
mill, and the captain refused to land.,
The number of men at the mill still
remains reduord ta about the atame aa on
the ret day following the strike. New
men are engaged every day but they al
; most invariably quit on learning of the
true situation. The foreman Is acting In
the' caapclty of engineer.
Thus far not any of the union men
have, returned to work- Yesterday was
payday, and as was expected the pro
prietors put forth their beat arguments
aa each man was paid oft to get him to
return to work, but not one of them
yielded to the Inducements made.
One "of the union employes said this
morning: "Since being. poid off the mea
have.aioney now, and are In a better po
sition than ever to prolong the tight and
Win. They feel hapy and Jubilant, and
feel -that they afe on the verge of victory.--.,
, .
president Bushman stated: "Several
prominent business men, not" politicians,
have said during, the past day or two
that the proprietors of the mills should
take some steps to corns to un under
standing with the men and adjust the
difficult!. They are only prolonging
hostilities Indefinitely hy making no
Steps to arrive at an agreement."
The other mills, not unionized, are ap
parently assisting the boycotted mill by
sending them all available help in the
way of idle employes, but the pickets are
looking out for all these men, and there
fore no grant headway is being made
Jong this line.
COURT NOTES.
Judge Cleland yeaterdny granted a non
Butt in the cane of P. A. Doene vs. L.
Ho tier. Donne claimed J125 damages be
cause Hotller had failed to arrow him to
complete a painting job. Tne nonsuit
wa granted on the grounds of insuffi
cient evidence that the nnai agreement
between the parties had ever been
Sighed,
The" report of Amelia Stark, adminis
tratrix of the estate of Leonard Stark,
deceased, filed yesterday, shows the re
ceplts to be J17.0O7,. and the disburse
ments to be Itcjsi.
-On motion of plaintiffs
attornej-s. t
. Piatt & Piatt, the suit of Welle, Fargo
A Co. against C. W. Nottlnrnam to re
cover 4HO0 on a note was dismissed.
udge Bellinger this morning- delivered
his Opinion in the I'nlu-d States Circuit
, Court in the cane of the Sunset Tele
phone & Telegraph Company against the
City lot Medford and otters. The de
muirer of the defendants to the com
plaint la overruled.
" "Run Over by a Wagon.
"& J?. Ceoley, residing at the head of
Hawthorne avenue, mot with quite a se
rious . accident last Week, while working-
mround the ruins, of the Albers mill,
cortJor front and Main streets. He was
knocked down, by an express wagon,
which ran over . him, badly injuring a
leg. f)r. P. R. Crossthwaltei the attend
ing physician, aaya that It will be some
time before Cooler win he able to be
around agsia, . . t
COLOREOiCLUBS
. ARE BARRED
Will not Be Admitted Into Nat
ional Federation.
(Scrlpps-McRae News - Association.)
I.OS ANGELES, May 6. -The bubtness
sessionn of the Roman's Clubs continued
this morning, and the reorganistaiun and
color questions were iiiscu8d.
A civil service eession was held this
afternoon, and eeverat papers were read
on the subject.
Further legislation was passed today
permanently excluding colored clubs frpm
the Federation, and Maaoauhusetts made
no protest.
Near the close Of the session the Call
fornla delegation asked-Mre; Decker, of
Colorado, to tak the chair.;'
Bhe accented, amid araat applause, and
Is now a candidate for President.
Great MqsicaJ Attraction.
Christian Hansen, the, famous Scandi
navian vlollriUt wlt appear' lit Portland
soon. Besides deUtiniovejrs of classlo
al musta with.'SflilBoult elections from
the old oomoosera: b surprises the-audi
ence by removing thjrea Wing from his
"flddre" nd .-'plat "common, ftrdlnary
tdnea on the one atring..- Thti la one of
his favorite method of wptwrtalnlng and
It ceHalnly demonstrates him to be
masetr of the Instrument ftnd one of the
areatest of violinists of . today. Do not
raisa hearing him.
Vi ; in . i ii .m
PASSENGER GROUP PICTURE
City Passenger Agent , plckaon of the
Great Northern ha- recetved a group pic
ture of passenger representatives of the
company which la a handsome addition
to the f IntirtlhnW: or MsTfllc. There
are &2 facet in the picture, which Is a
photogravure reproduction. The original
photograph was presented td General
Passenger Agent Whitney January 1,
3903. The faees of Mr. Whitney, of C Ei.
econe, tne assistant general passenger
agent; of A. B. C. Dennlston, of 'Mr.
Dickson, J. W. Phallon. Harry Hugglns
and others familiar to North Paclfle
Coast railroaders, are uresented. among
otnersv ;
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EAST SIDE BRIEFS.
A program is being prepared, for tho
closing of tha RussellvtUe school whlcn
takes place- May aa. The school has been
very prosperous this year, and a class of
nve pupils will be graduated from the
WTOuh grade.
'' weiia,4tie well-known East Side
real estate dealer, has gone to- Yaquina
on a business trip, ..
Mary J,! Campbell: aged 66 years, died
at her home, 530 East Lincoln street, last
evening of paralysia She leaves a hus
band and a number of children. Mr.
Campbell Is an Inmate of one of the city
hospitals and has been In ill health for
some tlma
A horse attached to a light buggy be
came frightened at a passing car on
East Belmont street, BunnysJde, last
evening, and ran away. At Union avenue
and East Morrison street, the rig collid
ed with a pile of platiks. The buggy wao
overturned and badly damaged, but the
horse escaped without injury.
Preparations are being made by th
Portland City & Oregon Railway Com
pany to extend its Mount Tabor division
s-mtheast to the reservoirs, as soon as
th title to the right of way can be se
cured.
Horn to the wife of P. A. Hoblnson,
the East Side bicycle man, residing at 3(:
Kast Oak street, an n-pound boy. Sun
day evening.
POLITICAL DOINGS.
Harrison Allen, assistant to the secre
tary at Republican headquarters, and
who has charge of the itineraries of can
didates, announced this morning that in
addition to the dates already settled up
on, the several- Republican nominees will
m w, CQmft",lS, Tu"dB May U, ,d .,
McMinnville Wednesday, May H.
congressman J. N. Williamson of th!
district will speak at Huntington on May
19 and at PendleUn on May 20 Mr Al
ICII IB
dates.
The
busily at work arranging
other
reports
received t. ti..i.ii .
i,A . - . "en win. u ii
headquarters from the south.,-..
8tate o the effect that the polit-
ea, meetings thus far he-Id have been
."u-iiutu, ana that -there seems
be considerable enthusiasm.
to
Headquarters of the Citiaens' commute,
are now opened in the VvrceStPr block
and a general invitation la extended to
all to visit the ame? The general recep
tion room Is NO. ? and-wlll be open
from 9 A..M. l U P, M, each day during
the campaign. . tharfe uave-.Jjeea
oallera during the pas tew days and now
thai the work of the committee has been
systematiaed lu mftmbers can devote
more of their time, to those who call
Everyone Is invited to drop In.
A citizens' mass meeting' wilt be rreld
at the Tabernacle Thursday 'evening.
A meeting of the Democrats of tha
Fourth ward Is called for , t o'eloex
Thursday evening at headquarters,
Chamber orCommerce building.
In the Spring Use
Dr. Pfunders Orea-on VHnni
Putifiar.
Tested and Trua,
There are less than 0 men at work In
the planing mills today. The Hand Man
ufacturing Company and the North Pa
cific are absolutely closed, and the indi
cations are that they will remain so un
til the strike Is settled.
The Alnslle. the Martin. th Northwest
and Nlcolal Bros ' mills are running
with the same light erews as they did
yesterday, but are so handicapped that
they are accomplishing almost nothing.
The employes are confident .that these
mills are being run merely ar-a blaft in
order to bring them Into llnKr'i'Bcy say
that they understand the situation, how
ever, and do not permit such little thlrjgs
10 disturb their serenity in the least.
The strikers are ronfldent of ultimate
victory, placing great reliance tn the' oth
er labor unions, which, In turn, will de
clare a boycott unon bit the mills not
V r
recognizing organized labor.
A report was current this morning that
two nonunion men had been employed by
Hepp & Gay, a union establishment, but
an Investiaatlon of the matter showed
It to be false.
The Universal mill la making prepara
tions to move to Astoria, but this move
has been contemplated by" the proprietors
for some time, and Is not a result of the
strike, although the labor trouble may
have had something to do with hasten
Ing the matter.
The pickets report having met with en
tire success during the trouble in. In
duclng new men not to go to work in
tha mills. They will be thus employed
until the strike is settled. ,
Neither side has made any overtures
for peace. .
MOUNT TABOR.
The dance given at Orient hall .last
Wednesday evening ha a good attend
ance. The Mount Tabor band was in at
tendance.
The Wesley Methodist Church In Cen
ter Addition la nearing completion.
The 1'hoinDson family have moved to
Olenooe from Mount Tabor.
JT V. Haffman of the nrnTor Sarfman,
Thompson A Powers, and family have
moved Into the new residence on West
avenue.
Mr. McClure, who recently moved to
Mount Tabor from Iowa, has moved In.
to the old drug store building on West
avenue and Base LJne road.
Mrs. Mary E. Gould has moved from
Corbett street on the West Bids to
Mount Tabor.
C. A. Frances will leave tomorrow for
White Salmon, where he has taken up
mining claim. He will build a cottage
and then move his family there.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of (he Mount Tabor
school district was held last evening.
The bills for the current mouth were
audited and ordered paid
Mrs. Frances, mother of C. A. Fran
ces, the brass manufacturer, is -quit in
at the residence of her daughter. Mrs.
Woodruff, residing on the Base Una
road near West avenue. She was re-i
ported slightly improved yesterday.
CITY BRIEFS.
The Port of Portland Commission will
hold an adjourned meeting next Thurs
day afternoon.
Captain W. C. .Tjuigfitt. United States
Engineers, returned this morning from t
tour of Inspection of the Sound light'
houses. He reports them all to be in
very good condition.
Henry Goers of Jeffe'rion County, Iowa,
Is In the city looking for a location for
a creamery.
Secretary Moore of the Board of Trade
has received a letter from th Syndi
cate Company of Tacoma, Wash., re
questing literature about Oregon for free
distribution.
A party of 11 timber land hunters.
headed by Dr. Clark L. Remington of
Eau Claire, Wis., called at the Perma
nent Exhibit for Information. Today
they left for the Rosebtirg district, as
the Oregon City district is pretty well
cleared up.
The annual meeting of the Council of
Jewish Womep will tcke place tomorrow
afternoon at the Selltng-Hlrseh building
Sale Is being held today at the Union
Stock Tards In Portland of a number of
pure-bred Hereford cnttle. Much inter
est Is manifest imong stockralsers In
consequence.
MERITED PROMOTION.
W. J. Leonard, who has been In the
employ of the O. R. & N. Company for
many years, has been promoted to the
place of assistant to the ehtef clerk In
the general freight - department of the
company. The advancement is a merit
ed one.
SMALL FIRE.
An incipient blare was quenched by the
Are department it 11 o'clock today, un-
ler the wharf beneath the Willamette
Boiler Works. The damage was nominal
The origin of the fire' is unknown.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Hsabeht Ryan to John P Jacobs,
lot 18, block 406, West Irvington..!
450
George W. Glrard and wife to Er- -
nest W. Welitje, lot 10, block t,
Multnomah
725
Henry Clay Baker and wife to Jo
seph Kasper and wife, lot 10,
block 8. Tibbett's Homestead ......
425
enerirr to Paclfle Coast Ahtn.t
Company for Alliance Trust Com
pany, Ltd., lots 5. 7 and S, block
59, Couch's Addition; northeast
quarter of block , northeast quar
ter of blook 21, northeast quarter
of block 27, east half of block 39,
Wheelers' Addition to East Port-
lttId 11457
Portland Rollins: Mills tn P,.in
Hardware & Steel Company, lfc
acres In Peter Build donation land
claim
nGSLyirr .Tl.tle. lnranos and Abstracts
Trlist r:'"rV.r th. Xltu "rants.
l rust Co., Chamber of Commarn.
DEAD
iaiillislaf
. ,- , .,
at D p. in.
(Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
WASHfNPTON, May fc-Admiral Samp
son at 3: JO p. m. began 'to link rapidly,
and soon became unconscious He suf
fered from cerebral hemorrhages, and
breathed his last at 5 p. m. '
His pbyslclns and family were at his
bedside when the end came.
It has been known for months that his
end was only a question of a Short time,
During the Sampson-Schley iixiulry it
was not thought prudent to eequalnt
him with tha details of the trtatrmnd ht
llfe has been slowly fading Into tha
shadows of eternity ever since,
No mention has yet beep made of the
time when the funeral will take place.
Natives
Taking off Their:
-Hats.'
(Scrlpps-McRae 'News Association.)
WASHINGTON, May 6;r-The . epeciflo
charges mads against' the officers and
men of the armvvln TaVabat ferovlnoe.
Philippine Islands, by Civil Governor"
Oardiner were submitted to the. Senate
ririttBttinee- committee- 4dy-- v-v.
They accuse xthe soldiers of falling to
keep up the scouting and patrollng sys
tem, burning villages, torturing natives
by the "water cure" and otherwise, loot
Ing stores, striking natives fop refusing
to take eft their hats to officer violating
native women, etc,.
The Board ef Police Commissioners last
night appointed C; R. HellyM and John
R. McDevitt special, pollceroen. '
Herman Lowitsy W. Willi and John
Thorsen were today, appointed psurk po
licemen, wUh authority to arrest persons
caught committing "Shy depredations, to
tho City Park property. . , ,
Among the freight Brought to Portland
today from Lewis ayqV,5-a we rtvers by
the steamer Mascot was a shipment of COD
sacks of potatoes. .;( ',
The Seventy Regiment ofVaneouvef
Barracks, consisting of t40 jmenx ahd offi
cers, wore brought up . toaay Dy tne
steamer Undine. They, left Immediately
by special train for the Presidio, Ban
Francisco, Cal., wher they will bo tem
porarily stationed. The toaggage of the
regiment was moved -yesterday, tne bn
dine being employed? ath task all day.
R. 'V. Robinson,1 StfpWlntendent ot
Schools of Multnomah County, has Just
sent out notices of the Eighth grade state
examinations, which will be held at the
various districts Ma 21, 28 and 23.
Treasurer T. Scott Brooke paid one-half
of Multnomah County's state tax May 1,
amounting to Jl,Gtt.0S. ' The remaining
half will become due October ll'
ALASKAN LINE! FAVORED.
Portland jobbers are strongly In favor
of the proposed steamship line between
Alaska nnd Portland. TheV Br In favor
Of a line being owned and controlled by
Portland capital. A committee, com.
posed of Alexander Kuns and a. J?.
Moore.' was appointed to make Inquiries
as to what steamers are avaiiaoie ivr
charter and to make a preliminary can
vnss- to ascertain whether or not It la
possible to get subscriptions to cap
ital stock ot a company .to own and op
erate a line or steamers., Arugiee oi in
corporation are to be drawn up, "and the
project carried out at once.-.
RIVER AND OCEAN.
Work on the 10-inch dredge to progress-;
Ing favorably. The speed; WWls are al
ready cut, and the, contractors find the
hull to be in very good ; condition.
The schooner Alcalde cleared at the
custom-house yesterday ; for Sttii Fran,
clseo with 401.000 feet Of. lumber.
The Brunei shifted from the Greenwich
to the, Montgomery dock o, 1 to com
plete h wheat cargo.
The work of repairing the French bark
Asle Is being rushed, the carpenters and
mechanics being kept ' busy '. day' and
night. The iron foremast and foretop
mast are In one piece ana weign aootll
26 tons. The main -and mlisen masts,
which are also to be repaired, are of the
same slse as the foremast. '-
BIRTHS.
To Mrs.
1 A.
goy.
Kertsman. tit Rodney
avenue, a
DR. R. B. NORTHRUP
IT
Treats Successfully AH
nervous 'in (Home mm
EXAMINATION
TREE
Office: 416 Dekum Building,
Third and Washington Sts.
CalTfor literature. " .
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SCHOOL QHIL0REN
Will Present a Novel Entertaia
'vv;: ment on Friday.'- :-
Raverai hundred 7 school children
throughout the city are preparing for
May, festivals, and nowhere are more ex
travagant preparations being made than
at thaCliqton Keily school. East Twenty
sixth and, Powell streets.
The celebration will be held next Irl
darfternoon,. and for the lt month
every, teacher of the school has expended
great patience and labor in training the
children, untU they will be able to pre
sent an entertainment worthy the pat
ronage of the city;
The fesf will be an Idyllic fairy story
to the children and of no less entertain
ment to the older folk. The scenlo ef
fects and the variety and beauty of the
costumes will make the scene a brilliant
one.' Vhe "faerie queene" is represented
by a little girl gowned as a lily. At the,
request of two little girls who are search
ing for fairies she calls for the members
of her household.
First comes an aggregation represent
ing several- flowers, who at command of
their 'queen perform a graceful wand
drill. Next appear the "Pussy-Willows,"
dressed fantastically in gray, followed by
violets, girls- wearing, , the flowers and
dresses of that color. A song Is next
sung by the delicately-gowned 'For-get-
me-nots," 'a sermon delivered by the
"Jacks-ln-the.pulplt,' and so on
throughout ' the entire list of the floral
emblems of spring.
An - hpwer and the visit of a but-
terfl pretty scenes well enacted, ana
the - ng-.fcatores of the program are
the vjy-Pole danoe and the ceremonial
icroitnlns ot the aueen. ending with a
chonts by IS children.
The amount received from the small ad
mission fee to be charged will be devoted
to the interest of the school library.
PRICE OF TIES RAISED.
At the last directors 'meeting of the
Columbia River Tie A Lumber Associa
tion It was decided to raise the price
tot ties from 16 to 17 a thousand, and a
number of new contracts were signed.
The association is at present filling an
orde;rUesTfor, h Southern 3Paeiflo
Company at the rate of 500 ties a day.
A large order from the O R. & N. Co.
Is auto being filled.
The following companies are members
of the combine: drove Groger. Wyh-
lon Lumber Company,- O. A. Palmer,
Proctor tt Beers, W, C. Brown, Stone &
Rodlun, Menslnger Lumber Company,
Troutdale; J. B. .Orout, Ixjwer Columbia;
juiamona Mill uompany, xewnvuie; kit-
enport Broa, two mills. Hood River;
Martin Martin, I.a Center Lumber
Company, Islanl Lumber Company,
Wlhwn 4 Olsen, La Center, Wash.; Bac-
cus Blaker, Hopewell, Wash.: Cone
Bros., Peninsula. Ore.
W.' W. Harrison, agent of the associa
tion in Portland, says that the prospects.
for- the'' new 'combine cure brighter than
expected. .
1 RIVAL OIL MEN.
O. W. Uracey ahd brother will be
brought 'to3 trial in the Police Court to-
morrow on charges of larceny.
yf. K. Jacobs and the Braceys conduct
rival oil businesses, serving their custom
ers through the medium of tank wagons
Which are driven around the wholsesale
and residence districts. Competition is
very keen and the margin of profit very
narrow.
The feelings of the rivals it correspond
ingly .bitter and culminated today in
Jacobs causing the Bracey s arrests on
charges of stealing several storage cans
or tanks. '
CROWD HEARD FURNISH.
(Journal Special Service.)
ROSEBURQ, May . A large gathering
came .out jto greet he Republican nom
inees of the state ticket last evening
at the opera-house. Among the speakers
were- Hon. W. J. Furnish. Hon. C. W.
Fulton. Professor Ackerman and Hon.
A. M. Crawford," each receiving consider
able applause. " Upon the stage with tho
nominees were Hon. D. I. K. Buick, F.
H. Rogers and Ira B. Riddle, candidates
for JEfepresehtatlves on the Republican
ticket.
REV. MRS. DALTON DEAD.
Mrs. Martha Dalton. wife of the Rev.
John J. Dalton, pisuor of the First Cum
berland Presbyterian Church, died today
t the family hom, S89 East Alder street,
ged 40 years. She was born In Mississip
pi February tl. 1802, and has resided tn
Portland for" about 15 months. - The fu
neral will be held ' at the residence
Wednesday at 2 o'clock, and Interment
will be Hi the Lone Fir cemetery '
TRYING FOR NON-SUIT.
Arguments Are being made today for
nonsuit in the $50,000 damage case of
County Commissioner J. G. Mack against
the Oregonlan Publishing Company.
DEATHS.
Michael Fahey, aged 72 years, Bt. Vin
cent's hospital; bronchitis.
Davis Smith, aged 57 years, St. Vin
cent's hospital; uremia.
Clara, Ayers, aged J2 years, Thirty
fourth, and Division streets; convulsions.
Maggie JOneSi aged 20 years, 640 East
Eighteenth street; sulolde. -
Minnie Patterson, aged 38 years,' 443
Sixth street
Mary L. Von Wetterlng, aged SO years,
seatue, wasn.; pneumonia.
Mary E. Parker,' aged 2S years. 6SS
Wefdler; tuberculosis.
Mary Carlson, aged 41 years, Cascade
Locks; .heart disease.
The Edward Helman TJndertak.
lag Co, fsaeral directors and em.
balmers. 280 Tambill. Pheae 607.
0. P. Flrjley & Son, Undertakers
nu tmuimen, corner Third and
Jefferson Streets, do first-class work
and deal honorably with all. -
; Otto Schumann, monumental and
building work, 204 Third St, Est!
mates on first class work only. , .
Clarke Bros, lor Flowers, ono M
Hsort Street,- "rr : t I
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CITY BREWERY
Bottled Beer a Specialty
Laroest and moat complete brewery la the Northwest - -
Established 1662 ' ' Office. Thirteen th and jaurnsids ats. " V , f.
Telephone No. 72 ' ' PORTLAND, OREQON
OREGON'S FIR BEST
J.J. Hill Gets 750,000 Feet for
His New Fleet.
There is now in process of manufacture
and shipment from Portland 760,000 feet
of Oregon fir lumber by - the 4Bastern
Lumber Company to Groton,' opposite
New London, which will.be used for
decking the monster steamships there bal
ing' constructed tor nuse jfn President
Hill's transpacific service. It should ' be
-matter ; for congratulation- to -Orego
nlans to know that the grown hers
has stood the highest -test of any yet
subjected. Competitive tests of lumber
were made In. many, parts of the United
States, but that from Oregon ranked
highest pf all. .
Mr, Hill's fleet of IS vessels plying be
tween the Pacific Coast y;,. the. Orient
will open up a new era in transpacific
traffic. Two of them are. already prae-
tcatty completed. They each will have
a keel 60 feet Irt length, have five decks.
win be or 80,000 tons burden, each, but
with a coal capacity of 48,000 tons. Each
vessel will carry MW carloads ot freight
of 20 tons to the car. This means 40
trains of 2S cats each, -i-w-"";
Kvery modem appliance will be Includ
ed In the furnishing and equipment of
these great ocean carriers. There Is
nothing like them on either the Atlantic
or the Paclfle, They will carry both
freight and passengers, and have a speed
of 17 knots per : hour. v
If President Hill does not get a cinch
upon unentai iramc ns win coma very
near to doing so. By means of his rail
road line .connecting with the head of
Lake Superior he will make a through
rate of 13 per ton from Duluth and West
Superior to Hong Kong. Tramo via Pan
ama on through business or around Cape
Horn Can hardly compete with these ves
sels and at this rate, ' '
This is a move with-a vengeance for
n American merchant marine. j.Twenty-i
nve vessels on American bottoms from
the North Facing Coast Is a big begin-
nlng.
FRENCH MINISTER HERE.
P. Larrlouy, French "Minister to Peru,
while making an extensive trip through
out the United States, Is at present the
guest of Consul Labbe In this city. The
two 'gentlemen, accompanied by Captain
Joseph Plisson, yesterday made a trip
to The Dalles, via the Whlte Collar line.
M. Larrouy is collecting data in the line.
of general information and at the same
time viewing the country. As he declares
Oregon to be about the finest place ho
has visited,' he will remain here several
days. ,
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
During the last week there were several
mornings with light froats, but as far as
known they have done no damage of
consequence. The soil in the wheat sec
tions In the eastern part of the state is
wet to a good depth, and ail that Is now
needed Is warm weather to bring vegeta
tion forward very rapidly.
Farm work generally has been greatly
retarded on account of the wet weather.
and Spring; seeding In the Willamette
Valley is not ret finished. In Eastern
Oregon the soil Is In excellent 'condition
for plowing-, and good advancement has
been made In summer-fallowing.
Wheat, although backward, is very
promising, except in portions ot the Wil
lamette Valley, where it Is becoming yel
low on account of the lack ot sunshine.
Spring wheat also Is unusually slow tn
germinating, but with the ample moisture
now tn the soil a few days ot warm,
sunshiny weather la all that Is needed to
bring the grain crop out hi excellent con
dition. .
Feed on the ranges ' is splendid ahd
stock In all parts of the state is doing
nicely. In the plateau region the In
crease In lambs has been the heaviest In
years. Sheep-shearlhg is "progressing
slower than usual on account of the cool
weather. The clip Is reported to be good.
Hops, although alow in starting, are
coming up well, and In the southern por
tion of the state the work of training
ttie-vines la general. 1
Corn planting Is now in aottve progress
In Southern Oregon, and In the western
sections of the state the planting of late
potatoes has begun. . . i . -
The fruit outlook on the whole Is re
ported to bo. very favorable. A great
deal of . anxiety hat occurred for . fear
that the cold weather would Interfere
with perfect pollenisatlon,-and a num
ber of orchardlsts report that early cher
ries and early prunes, 1 especially In
Clackamas County, have seen badly dam
aged) Strawberries end apple - trees are
now generally tn bloom In the Willam
ette and Hood River valleys and in
Southern Oregon.; .-...!,'
HEALTH REPORT. .
J. T. 8cbroder,,j524 Raleigh streot; diph
theria. v (,V '
May Hayesv .534 Raleigh street: dlDh-
theria. , - r
Mrs. Joseph Hayes. 634 Ralelsh street :.
diphtheria. t 4
Lnnh,..i.
Miss Kenneday, 429 East Fourteenth;
: o . R. fSr.r.A-.t.....:.,,-
' ; wvaaawf ssaMessswSs
, Buy WfeeC4dSfiximthsVVlr Works ,
POULTRY" NETTING
Wife and Iron Fencing of all kinds,' $ank
(ad Office Railings, and all kinds of useful ,
and 'ornamental work.
t 4
Portland Wire and IrbhWoriup
. ' ' -147 FRONT STWtlirr.
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY,
ti. F. Willis ot Hunter's Station. Mult-,
nomah County, has filed' a petition in
bankruptcy is the United States District'
Court. His liabilities are 1720.94, wUh ne
assee. - , . m,.- " . - M
STATE VS. LOVEli.
The case of state vs. Albert Lovell wat
trie beford 'a Jury ta Judge Cleladd'a
department today and submitted this at- .
ternoon. Iiovell U charged with eeUlttf
S couple of mules not belonging to hix.
HERE'S WHERE YOU LAUQH
A BROTH.
Miss Koy (In street carlfs really
very kind ef you, Mr. Crabbe. to give me
your seat --.-K -
Mr. Crabbe-Not at ell. We man are
getting tired of being accused of never
giving up our seats) except to pretty
girls. Philadelphia Press.
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COULDN'T FILL THB BILL.
"You know, Johnnie," said the mother,
'the child is the father f the men."'
Then eaid Johnnie, surveying his father
from head ro toot: "But he art big
enough to whip him J" Atlanta Consti
tution. . .
'FOR HER SAKE.
"What are you crying fort" .asked the
mother, who 'stood, switch lit hand, but
had not yet' touched her eon.
"Because." sobbed little Bobble, "I wus
jlst thtnkln' how bad it's goin' to hurt
you." Boston Post "
. .
' . WHTT "
.Bachelor You look tired, eld man.
Benedict Tes; I've been up every night
with the baby. She's been cutting het
teeth.
Bachelor-Cutting her teeth! Why In'
biases didn't you take the knife away
from herT New Tork Press.
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THB WOMEN PROTEST.
Amid unparalleled . enthusiasm, by a
rising vote, with the Chautauqua salute
the Women's Republican -Clubs then
adopted these resolutions:
"Whereas, It has- been charged that
Protection Is the mother ot trusts; and
"Whereas, This Is not only a reflection
on our beloved party, but also a fling at
our sex; and
"Whereas, We are women as-well as
Republicans; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That Protection is no mere
mother." Puck.
,
AN HONEST MAN,.
AH Nantucketers demand the exact
truth and nothing but the truth. Here la
a letter to the editor of the Nantucket
Inquirer and Mirror that proves it:
Nantucket, February 4, 1902.
Mr. Editor I wish you would correct
a statement made In the last Issue of
your paper, in which 1 was accused of
resigning my position as janitor of the
High School building. I was discharged.
FREDERICK N. BARNEY.
a
MOST LIKELY. "
Judge Have I not seen you twice b
fore under the influence of liquor T
Defendant If you were in that condi
tion, your Honor, you probably did, see
me twice. Philadelphia Press. -
HUSH I NOT SO LOUD I -"Todd,
your wife has a voice like vel
vet." . -,. '
"Gracious! Don't talk so loud. If she
beard that I would have to get har a
hew dress to match it. Tlt-Blts. '
r , . .
KITTY.
"I hope you try ot be a good little girl,
kitty?" '
"Yes, sir.' Sometimes think t enjoy
goin to church 'most , as much ea I do
chocolate creams." Chicago Thibune.
THE PLANTING OF A TREE.
Wouldat thou upbuild a home Where
sweet wild lives are nested.
; Glad with, tha sound of song, quick with
the flash of wings- -Where
the soft broods may rock, warm.
u housed and unmolested,
Deep la the leafy nooks, through all
the changeful springs T
Or wouldst thou rear an aroh of noblest
grace , and splendor, -Lifted
In air and light, shaped by the
sun and storm, .
Moved by tha wandering wind, swayed
by each Influence tender, , . .
; Yet by the hand of life molded to
steadfast formt c, . .
Wouldst thou make day more fair, and
(night more rich and holy.
Winter more kesnly bright, and sum
. , mers self more dear r
Grant the sweet earth a gift, deep rooted,
ripening slowly,
Add to the sum of joys that bless the
rounded yearf t .
Go, then, and plant a tree, lovely in sun
and shadow. ?. .
Gracious in-every kind maple and, oa
and pine.
Peace of the forest glade, wealth of the
fruitful meadow,
Blessings of dew and shade, hereafter
shall be thine 1
For though thou never see the Joy thy
hand hath granted. - - .
Those who shall follow thee thy gn
erous boon may share. - - -
Thou shalt be Nature's child, who her
best fruit hata planted, m . .
.And each of many a spring shall JW
- , they gift more fair.
1 - -t Nicholas. '
Every body-likes the Jeacoolt Ooar be
cause It la the best.! ' . : ;