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Newspaper Page Text- J Ml i. n KTKNLNG JOURNAL, PORTLAND. . QBEGOy. "WITPyESPAT, HAT 28, , 1902. .THE ' HUNT CLUB Completes Program for Satur 2' '"day's Event ' .v ..? v.,. ,-.,... - A meeting of "all the committees of the - ' laid day. meet of te (Portland Hunt Club, able laxM place Saturday, May . 0. was bald laat evening at the otflce of lb treasurer, F. O. Downing In the ' Chamber Of Commerce building. The re- porta Submitted indicate that aU events ' ft -that day - are In the best possible shape. . Tha only-thing to be desired no ' li pleasant breather. . . Great rivalry exists among the partici pants who are to take part In tha sev- aral areata, and every rider believer that ha will be winner.. Indications are thit , tha mile run wilt be the moat hotly con tested race. Not a few wagers have bee ,' laid I ainong the several events, Which have been ao happily arranged that there J ' Will be no tiresome waits. As soon as one race has been disposed ' of, the neat will bo called at once, Tba ' first event will be called at 2 p. m. sharp. ' , Alt who are to take part la the parade . will report at Jrvlngtoij, track to Mr. Cruther at 1:48. An : attractive 'event win bea pony face," tor a quarter mile dash. In which 14 young boys have already entered. -A ' goodly number of entries in tha trap ' show indicate much interest therein. A Tory pleasing ad .novel feature which is ' deserving of special mention will be the JfV uj v i;. - . ..... N - All persons Who are-i take part will , be presented with tickets upon applying at room 4, Chamber of Commerce build ing. '"-'.: A is"'-- It la probable that coaching part)es at 1 tha meet will be very , numerous,, lnae much a every coach in tha city has al ready been reserved, .h: . ' From the list of entries which Is nearly ' made vp. It is readily to be seen that Visitors wha attend Saturday will And , enough to attract them. In the mile trot there are 10 entries; in the mile tandem; st. Seven events are set down for tha two-mile hurdle race. In the junior race i-half .mile run there are seven entries; In the stable beys' race, nine events are scheduled. The selling of flowers will be In the bands of the Flower Mission. There will be two booths in the" grand stand, With It young women in each. Sixteen young ' I&en Will be chosen to Mrr nrh an . baskets ot refreshments to serve In the stand, among the visitors In carriages, and to the riders. The two booths will be hi charge of Miss Bickel and Miss . Sansbury. respectively. They will- be as sisted by Morris Whitehouse and Tom ' MoArthur. Aside from flowers, the booths - will dispose of lignTrefreshments. in component to the Hunt Club, the young women will wear the club colors. being attired In whit hit -(. r ekrits. With Unea collars, red ties and red belts. The proceeds of aU' sales will used to furnish a child's room or chil dren's play room in on of the homes or hospitals iwhlch thai Portland Fruit and .mower mission girls visit. , , - There Is a beautiful display Of trophies at the fleld day meet of the Hunt Club In the windows of A. Feldenhelmer, cornoe Third and Washington streets, which Is attracting much attention. : POISONED BY TYPEWRITER. t- Cincinnati The1 funeral of Miss Mary LaugaUn, who died In terrible agony from a seemingly insignificant cause, was held this morning from St Xsvier's Church. Miss Laughlln was IS years old, and lived at 119 Torre nee road. She died from blood poisoning, caused by the blue !qk on a typewriter ribbpn when she was Pjf!? ut Qejjp of the machine, 4 ....... "An" almost imperceptible fever "blister came on Miss Laughlln's lip while she was at Work f or the Araberg ft Bnll Toy Company laat week. The young Woman hadeeu at work with her typewriter and her fingers were stained with the Ink used on the ribbon ofhe machine. In trying to break the blister, Miss Laughlln placed her seined linger on It. Ia a short time she felt sharp pains In her face. This was followed by a slight swelling ok her lip. . " TheJpatn became almost unbearable, and her lip began to swell badly and turn , black. M3e Laughlln, sought medical ' aid. r Every known cure was tried, but ; the poisoi) slowly permeated her system. Death followed soon.' Miss Laughlln al most welcomed it a a relief, her agony , i was ao Intense. The girl's face was distorted and her skin almost as. black as coal. The pole . oaed llpjiad wollen to enormous else and nothing could be done to reduce it. Acddeafs of this nature could not hap pen with users of the 8mlth Premier, cs the. type do, not have to be picked out; a few turns of the crank does the work. Portland Branch Smith Premier Type writer, I ft M.' Alexander & Co., Pacific Coast Dealers, 122 Third street, 'phone Main 674. i CROP REPORT. The past week has been one of great extremes; the first half was wet and cool r and the latter portion was moderately ". mild, with, bright sunshine, which was ,': Just the kind of weather that ia needed for corn, potatoes, hops, gardens and full grain. A ;The maximum, or day temperatures in Western Oregon ranged between 63 and U degrees, and the minimum, or sight temperatures between 40 and 59 degrees: ' Xn Eastern Oregon the maximum temper atures ranged between W and a degrees DR. R. B. NORTHRLIP OSTEOPATH ',, .r Treat SccacfiBy AH ; , KERVOilS lilt CBKOafC DISEASES CXAAILMATIOM fREt Offlcei 416 Dekun Building, ' Third and Washington St. Call for literature. and .'the minimum temperatures between SS and ft degrees, 't : r. ' Sprtn gram is snaklhg excellent ad vancement and It looks promising In all sections of the state. Kail grain Is be ginning to head, and la general, the out' look for a good crop is favorable. Com plaints are made that the fields are un usually weedy, and that wheat on the bottom lands has not recovered from Its slcltly, yelloW color, due to the previous cold rain. Summeivf allowing, and com and potato planting are in active prog, reus In toe Willamette Valley. ' The weeda are beginning to get thick on summer-fallowed land In Eastern Ore gon and its cultivation will soon become necessary. Pastures .are excellent and stock is getting- fatr The cold -rains in tho coast counties caused a siight fall ing off in milk during the first half of the week, but With the advent of warm weather the supply Quickly Increased to the normal amount. A good hay crop Is now assured. The first cutting of al falfa lo Southern Oregon will be made this week.' Red clover In some portions of Marion Couf.ty.ia reported to have been killed out in large patches, and this crop will be considerably short in those localities. ' Hops are in splendid condition; well tip on the polef and the second training, of the vines ba been finished In many of the yards. ' : Beporta, from fruit men. are. very con flicting. East ofthemountains the pros pects, for full crops of an klndsrexeept peaches, seem to b very .promising and the outlook In Southern Oregon la also unusually good, but In the Willamette Valley the Italian prunes and cherries have- not set well, and so many have dropped that not over halt a crop Is ex pected. Bartlett pears in this Valley are reported by some to be a total failure, while others expect there will be a fair crop harvested. The outlook -for apples la apparently favorable and petite prune and . berries of all kinds promise abund ant yields.. '.;.-"" )" ;'V'?T" ANNIVERSARY r ssBsssBBBeasesesaksBM4SNeMMW Of St Ann's Catholic Society Celebrated. St. Ann's Cethollo Charitable Society celebrated at Foresters' Hall Monday night the anniversary of its foundation, May 26, WBU .. The socletywas organised with charter members and seven, of these were present Its work Is done among the rlefc and feer of the parish and is entire ly charitable, , " The program given was eomposed of the best, selections and opened with an overture by Everest's Orchestra, which Is so deservedly popular. Dr. Zan sang a solo and was forced to responded to an encore; Miss McGinn gave a piano read! turn of Chopin's Polonaise opus 23 that Won great praise for her talent. This Is her first public appearance since her return from Boston, where she graduated recently from the Conservatory. She 1 now organist at the Cathedral.. Miss Mc Ginn; was noted locally as a musician before her departure and is now rapidly winning new honors. Miss Ethel Shea delighted the audience with her vocalisation of Tennison'e "Song of the Heart, and her response to the encore. Mr.' J, Victor Austin gave a violin number, a selection from Faust. In admirable style, and the program closed with a double number by Misa Kathleen Lawlen, She sang in her usual graceful way two songs particularly adapted to her voice, which possesses sn unusual sweetness. The selections were "Serenade," by Bounod, and "Shuggy Shou." by Ambrose. In response to the enthusiastic applauae of her hearers she sangT "Mighty Lak a Rose.JShe was given .quite a reception by her friends at tlje conclusion of her songs. . The reports of the secretary were read by Father Casey and the remainder of the evening was spent in a general social way, with dancing. POLICE REC02D. .J. A. Reed was arrested on the East Side yesterday and charged with steal Ing a portion of a steam engine belong In , to Frederick Strong.- of : Twenty- second and Everett streets. Thieves concealed themselves In Calvary Presbyterian Church Sunday night during the services and after the edifice had been locked up searched the place. They only secured about li from a stationary voluntary contribution .box and a sou venir. Spanish silver dollar, the personal property of Rev. Gilbert. Mrs. Abe Tlchner reports the loss of a valuable purse containing a rew dollars In ehange. -Burglars -entered lief home Monday night. 1 : Lu -Hlng, who shot Chin Luey at s Second street recently, .was admitted to bail In the police court yesterday af ternoon. His bonds were fixed at (3001. DOLUVER SPEAKS, V. B. Bolliyer," who comes from Iowa with the recommendation that he had stumped the East with Mark Ha ana, spoke at the Marquatn last night to a large audience. Mr. Kolllver Is a speak- er of the -flamboyant style or oratory and many went to hear him out of curi osity to see what manner of man bad. been Imported from the effete JCast to educate the rninds of the rugged West. When Mr. Dolllver bad exhausted ' hi subject the greater portion of the audi, ence left, but the few who remained lis tened to the few remarks made by Judge WltUame, The theater was comfortably filled, many of the supporters of the Citi zens' movement being conspicuous in tho crowd. ' THE WEATHER. IJght rain has fallen In Western Washington, and thunder storms - with light rain are reported 'as having -oc curred at Baker City,, and Lewlston. ThundeY storms have also occurred In western Montana. . Heavy rain nas fal len In Eastern ColoraaQ and Western Kansas. 'Elsewhere . west of the Missis sippi river fair weather prevails.... It Is. cooler In Nevada, Oregon and Washington and slightly - warmer .in Montana and the Dakotas. The Indications ' are for partly cloudy weather in this district. Thursday,- with showers In WAtern Oregon, . Washing ton and Northern Idaho. It ' will be cooler tonight la Idaho and Northeast em Washington. . . . ' f The Board of Public Works late yes terday afternoon awarded' contracts for Improvements of streets and sewers as follows; Morris street JJnd & Manning, $1552.74 and Louis Jantn and Ray Debauer. $225.89; East Klnteentb, M. J. Cauley, 4.l8, and VS. Br Golden 4V Cd lltT-ief East Everett, II. B. Golden & Co.( I13p.84; Kelly, Llnd & Manning., 944S,03; J, W. Sweeney, $144&S9; Nickum . & Kelly, $1961.90, '" . Sewers East Couch, Jacobsen, Bade & Cd..$T27; Eugene. $537.73; East "Ash;TOeOb sen. Bade & Co., $333.63; Montana avenue. J. W. Sweeney, t2713.; Bast AMer, Ja- cobsen. Bade & Co., $87.40- ;". ' ; Bids for sewers in Mabel ' Street and Hamilton avenue and Corbett street were too high, and were ordered readvrtised. Bids for 'construction of sewers .In Minnesota avenue were opened - as- fol lows, snd referred to the clerk: J. W. Sweeney, $129383; Reiner and Reiner, $1299.70; Fralney 6 Keating, $1(73.76; 3. B. Siemmons. $1245.B, . For sewer in Commercial street-rO. Siemmons, $471.80: John Bays. $441.32; Fraluy & Keating, $443.41; O. W. Sweeney. $474.30. . ... . 0'Bryan's Wood Bill. The following letter to the Banfleid- Veysey Fuel Company, Third and Oak streets, is self-explanatory: 'Please deliver me 19 cords of slab wood at market price, to be delivered and stacked In front of my home. No. 691 Hancock street, Irvihgton, August 1. In connection with this I wish to say that I -had about IS cords of your slab' wood last August, costing me, at the price then current at that time, $38, for use in my furnace. My house is about 45 feet square, In an exposed position so far as Alnds Is concerned, with three floor over the basement, and notwithstanding the fact that I kept the furnace going all last winter and up to and Including our late spring. I still have about $S worth of Wood left in my basement; my full bllf for the entire winter, therefore, only costing me $23. I simply state this mt ne like to know that their goods are ap preciated. Your very truly, - "J. H, O'BRYAN." Literary and Musical. Immanuel Church,. Second and Moade streets will be the scene tonight of an excellent literary and. musical entertain ment under the 'direction "of Mfee Myrtle Bottler and Mrs. Kattle Ham. The names of the participants are a guarantee of the quality of the entertainment, which it is expected will be generously patron ized. Following Is the program: 'Piano duet. Misses Myrtle Bottler. Ketha Fow :cr;. vocal solo, E. Fehr; recitation. Miss Alice Pleathorne: piano duet, Misses Mil vl4 Illage and Gludys Ham; comlo coon sketch, Messrs. Davles and Beck: piano duet. Miss Hobon; solo. Miss Retha Fow ler, fancy club swinging. H. E. Wilson; whistling solo, Miss A. Bingham; recitar tion, Mrs. K. Ham; mandolin and guitar. Messrs Loomis, Warren and York. CHAMBER Oi3 COMMERCE At a meeting of the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce held this morning at the secretary's office, the navigation committee' recommended that "a tele gram be sent to the Oregon dele gation at Washington setting forth that the season during which effective work can be done on the Columbia river bar Is rapidly passing away, and that unless the government engineers are speedily authorised to commence work,' nothing carl- be done until next spring; . so that they be asked to us? all possible effort to hasten the passage of the river and harbor bill." President Meam and George Taytor of 'he navigation committee were appointed to carry bur the above recommendation; WAGES RAISED. At the regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners bJd .tods an order waa-made increasing the wages of the County Carpenter, H. P. Eraery, $25 a month for May and June, rawing tn total salary to $100 for each of the months mentioned. This increase was made on account of the great amount of extrs work required of the carpenter at this time. : ' The wages of the Courthouse Janitor was increased from $5E to $60 per month. The voting place In precinct 69, Mount Tabor, was changed from Splllm&a's Hall to Field Bros.' drug store building. RIVER BULLETINS. The "stage of the Willamette river this morning was 17.6 feet, an increase of three-tenths of a foot n ' the, past VA hours and two feet and a half above the longer Hne.Mr. Benls. tfte' forecast offi cial, says that a stage of 19 feet, will be -eached at Portland by Friday afternoon ind probably 20 feet by next n Sunday 'nornlng.- i.-y. vr- - The lower. Columbia river will continue rising, steadily for . the next seven or slgth days. At The. Dalles a stage of 23 reet will be reached Thursday and prob ably $T' feet of neitt Saturday. . . ; Health report. . Morgan Heffernan, 837 Missouri avenue;' scarlet fever. -- ' Jo Mllrier, Sixth and Market; smallpox. Adam Gross. Fulton, scarlatina. Thulma Richards, 701 Market street. scarlatina. ' . Roy Pomery, .Chicago, smallpox -William Rlggs. 83 Market, smallpox. Josephine Byers, East Sixth and Mill, scarlet, fever. . BIRTHS. To Mrs. George A. Johnston, 644 Ellis, a boy. w -, '.... To Mrs. Louis Meter, ISO North Seven' teenth street, a girl, To Mrs. Charles Cook, Selllng-Hlrsch building, a bay, ... , r, , . , To Mrs. Frederick H. . . Hopkins, U Urvejoy, a boy,. '7V--'W.r ' ..... Meeting Postponed. The Civic Improvement -Association meeting which was set for Friday night In Fireman's Hall. Bellwootf. bag been in- FLORAL DESIGNS --': ":'; . '. .. , -( ... . . t In Honor of Workmen and Trav elers Conventions. Park Keeper Lowlts commenced this morning with a'torca tf six City Park gardaers to embellish the North Plata block In frSsU of tba court bousa wit floral erablsms of the JL O. U. W. Lodfe, Degree of Honor, and Tr P. A., as au- thorUed by the Park Commissioners at yesterday's meeting. Ground was brok en for be three designs and dirt was dumped on -the beds to the ff required height 'The- anchor and shield af-the A. O. U. W. wlU cover a space 25 by 1 feet, the rim of th-shield will be dec orated with alternate layers of red, white-and blue flowers, and the tar will be red set; with tae Initial letters of sliver. Colored gravel will form a black background. The D of H. design will be a heart, encircled with a wreath. probably olaurek Its diameter will be 16 reet. The emblem of the T. r. A. is 15 feet in diameter, sexagon in shape and wilt be highly colored with floral- set tings. The design are placed near the Third street side of the square. Tha west ends wilt be raised to about two feet and slope eastward to the level of tha ground. . The sods which have been removed will be replaced around the borders to keep the loose dirt from slid ing. Mr. Lowlts bought the earth from a contractor," who,,' Is excavating on the corner of Third and Maoison streets, a block away, for 10 cents a yard, and canslders himself fortunate to find it so close by and at such reasonable terms. The question of procuring this very nec essary material appeared at first to pre sent a problem In Itself. Sand will be hauled from the park and mixed, with the earths The three designs will be set off by a large semi-circular sign, reading, Portland's Welcome." It will extend from one endof the beds to the other. almost the entire length of the square, facing from the west. As soon as the flowers have been transplanted from the City Park, aU loungers will have to keep off the grass of the whole square. ine Park Com missioners have authorized Keeper Low- Its to enforce this rule, and to make H more effective the chief of police has been asked to maintain a more effective patrol of this sectlo nthan heretofore. Suit for Bond. Arguments were- neard yesterday In the XTnltedatateiuC0urt by Judge Bel linger In the case of John Lamon agalna' the Fidelity 4b Deposit Company td Maryland on demurrer to the answer. The matter was taken undqr advisement Charles S. Walte was formerly treasurer ot Portland Aerie No.. 4. Fraternal Ol der of - Eagles. The Fidelity & Deposit Company was auod on its bonds to Waits, who was found to be $2000 short In his accounts..,.,1 ?' Carpenters Union. OREGON CITY, ; May 28. -The local carpenters" have. effected a temporary or atinlsatlon and will form a permanent union tonight.' Already 25 members have been enrolled,, and the temporary offices are: V!oe-Preidfiit, W. B. Bis sau ; recording and financial secretary, C B. Johnson; treasurer. EL B. Andrews; warden, A. J. Mayvtlle. this will make the fourth lodge of organised labor In the city, with a total membership over 800. of EAST SIDE BRIEFS. Edson Burke, the 16-year-old son of J. E. Burke, residing at 664 , East Pine street.- underwent a very serious surgical operation at Good Samaritan hospital vesterday. The Decoration Day exercises of th Albina Central school will be held at Davis' hall, Lower Alblnar Thursday at i P. M. A number of prominent citisens .will deliver addresses. Mrs. Josephine LUlie has begun the excavation for her $3000 residence on Wil liams avenue and Morris street. A. S. Ellis is about to construct two hew flve-room cottages ' on Vancouver avenue and Beech StreeW The Albina Rose Club gave a success ful dance at Malr's hall. Williams avenue and Russell street, last Friday evening Ice cream and cake were served.' The Pacific States Telephone Company Is erecting new poles from Hancock street and Union avenue to Williams avenue and Russell street. A new cable is also being laid on the poles. The neVr poles are fl'e feet higher than the old ones. . 4.- An excursion will' be given' by St' Mary's Catholic church of Albina on the Steamer Harvest Queen to Multnomah Fulls. Friday, May $0. A barge Will be taken along for dancing. N'. The Rev. M. W. Holland, of New Tork, is a visitor at the residence Of Rev. C. J. CRielly, 620 Williams avenue. The new uniforms for the degree team of Eureka Lodge. No. 126. A. O. V- W., have arrived, and tba team la drilling dally.'' ";a:.':W.; '. " The Memorial day exercises ot ihe Al bina Central school will be held In Davis hall, on Russelt street. 'An excellent pro gram has been prepared! and the occasion will be very interesting, AU are Invited to attend. ' -- Mrs. Clara Ferguson has returned from a trip to Yamhill County. Mrs. Ferguson is the official court reporter ot tbe county. Frank C. Ferguson, of the firm of Man ning ft Ferguson, has recovered from a recent Illness firf. '.,,:...: ; Mrs. Annie Stocklen. wife of .the Grand avenue butcher, has returned from a visit to Newport as a delegate to tbe Odd Fel lows encampment. The concert given by the Woodstock band last Sunday was a successful affair. It. will be repeated next Sunday. . A still alarm for a lira la the smith- son bu!dlng on Russell street. Lower Albina, was sent In to Plstrict Engineer Holden yesterday afternoon. A lighted cigar dropped on a bundle of paper was the cause. The building was occupied by Mra B. A. Lea. as a lodging ftouse. Tha damage was trivial. Memorial exercises are being bald this afternoon at the Clinton-Kelly School, the date being changed from Thursday: The following Grand Army representa tives were present: T. B, MeDevltt, Gen eral H. B. Compsoa. E B. Barmball. J. W. Ogllbee, F. F. Freeman, H, H. Mer ehant and George M. Jlnderson. ., ROUND TOWN. : Hon. George E. Chamberlain and Hon. W, T. Batcher will address the ciMsens of Portland at Oomes Hall, Albina, on Wednesday, May ft, at I p. in, upon the political lsauef of this campaign. -, JDacttoa supples wlU" be - distributed among uo various precincts today, con slsUng of copies of poUbooks, tall sheeu and election, laws. Tha official ballots wer delivered by : the printer ta the PierIM ..:jrearde;Y 4r:y.T- Mrs.- Chloe Ann Lappeus, widow "ot the late Jamea H. tappeus, died at her resi dence, ia Bavier street yesterday, aged 9 years." She leaves two sons, N. B. and C O. lAppeus and one daughter, LAura Frances,, to mourn bar loss. - T Seven enlisted men In the United States Army arrived here a few days ago from Seattle. I Four were sent to Vancouver; two to San Francisco and one to Fort puchesna, - The Oregon Mercantile Company's store will be closed on Friday, May $, It being Decoration day. The tained animal show ... of Gentry Bros, will give two exhlbtions daily af Multnomah field, beginning Friday. May 10. They present many novel attractions this year, and a better show than evsr Is promised. ' ; ,i: 'rC'vA Industrial Agent Judson, of the O.- B. Ik N. Co.; is in receipt of ,a letter from Dr, James Wlthycombe. director of the United State Agricultural Experiment Station ConTalHs." ' Df, Wlthyeombe extends his congratulations to Mr. Jud son for bis energy in bringing about the introduction of Hereford cattle in Ore gon,. and particularly the successful sale recently made at Colfax, Wash. There wl?l be ft meeting of the Port Of Portland Coormiaalon' lata tMs after, noon for the purpose of opening bids for the popular loan advertised for by tbe board. ' A Western tThloa messenger boy on a wheel struck a lltt) daughter of W. W. Curtis at Second and Salmon streets yes terday but did pot seriously Injure her. There were two alarms of fire yester. any, but in both instances the- damage was nominal.' A roof on fire oa Lincoln street did $5 damage and' a blase in a sued on Uisiuhmppi avenue and Kuaseil street did virtually no barm , In Justice Cramer's court yesterday Charles McLaucntan was arraigned cn a charge of throw ing a rock thrown a a win dow ia the residence of Alexander Camp bell at Sylvan. The hearing will take p:a e Saturday. ' IN HONOR OF A PIONEER Mrs. Ellaa Siiauidlng Warieti, the first white, woman born in Oregon, was the juist of hoiior ut the biua S:auldii:i: :abiu of Nutlvj Sauvbteis at tue meet ing last nlsht at the, homo pi Ulna Maude Borden, tov Wastiingtbn street'. 'x'hie was her first meeting - with the cal.r. lamed in "her honor, as ahe lus no. lived in Portland for several year's, 'i'h. cabin is the first orgaaisEition or 'native .laughters of the state and on aticuum of the distiiictioa boiiio by ten. Warren it was named tor nor. . Mrs, Wa;T5i' paruiits came to Orcgo.. with thai Marcus Whitman party. .ud although one clii.d wia born iK-r bofo. ier It did net live. its. Warren was uorn in 137 and la now one of the bright ;St, energetic tvo.neit u:ie" couid meet. Ier hojie is now at Brldgcpa;t, Wasb .tnd being en route to tter cji.4noc. lome at Brownsville she stopped nj.-t. purposely to meet the camp. A business tUfcctiiig wus bold in tns arly nart ot the iVjit nni dele-- I .rates to the grand cnbln aeio "elected. iney were: mr. it. itaxe, sirs. Lilian Miller and Mies Maude 'Norden. Ith the alternctcs Mrs. T. i. Riches. .Irs. w. A. Miller and Mrs. Eva Dud.ey. The grand cabin meets on June 17 an. I IS. -----.- A general social evening was spent ifter the business session 'and refresh nents were served: About 13 members of .he cabin were present. - CENTRAL RAILROAD. The Great Central Railroad wfll open ;ta offices en tba sixth floor of the Wor cester block June L W. Ll Green, second assistant to Chief Engineer Kinney, -eached Portland yesterday from De troit, Mich, He brought his family with Mm and Will make this city his home. . H. Diers will be connected With the new company. He . has been surveying n Alaska and came in from Taeoma. Ralph Green will also be a member ot '.he engineering force. The corps - of engineers now working eastward from Coos Bay is in charge of George' Lyman Moody, who came here from Erie, Pa. H left Portland lth bis corps Monday night. As 'has been already Stated, a corps will begin working wesward from Roseburg within a day; or so, In which First Assistant Engineer Sears,- Engineer Biers and C. A. Sehlbrede, right-of-way attorney, will take part. It Is Intended to so far com plete prollmanary lines that a report may be made by August lfi. v POLITICAL NOTES. Addresses to voters will be made at the West Portland- schoolhoase this evening by judge Webster and other Republican candidates. , Judge Williams and W. J. Furmsh will terminate their respective campaigns In a Joint meeting to be bold in Portland Saturday , evening at a place yet to be selected. -.. : f.- - ,v:'i.t Tomorrow evening Judges Williams and Webster will address a Republican rall atthe Boys' Brigade Hall, at Beech and Klrby streets, la Multnomah Addition. Harrison School Memorial. Memorial day exercises wtll be held at tba Harrison School tomorrow after noon at IdO O'clock. Fnplls of both tbe primary and grammar grades rlll parti cipate and there will be addresses by members of tbe G. A-"B;S::;' ,;f:-v BUILDING PERMITS. H. Ot Johns, l l-s stary cottage Mao. adasa aad Bancroft. 3609.. , I B. B. Boice, X i-a story cottagei Eastf Eighteenth tnd Eyarett, 3oa, - w ' .1 THE JOURNAL, VACATION TRIP : To the most popular young woman In Portland ' The Journal 'will tfve acteri day trip to the seaside and iay her expenses down and hack, and her hotel hill while there. , To determine her popularity a vote will be taken and the one receiving the most votes will get the trip. The one getting the" next highest number will be given a trip lasting from 5atur day to Mtyiday, all free. The one who is third In the list will receive a trip up the lordly Columbia and return.: ' - This Is-a chance for the worthy young women who fill busy places in the city to take a vacation trip. It will be appreciated.. , " . jVVHOJS Y.OUR CHOICE? CUT, OUT THIS COUPON - r ' r. S" , I VOTE FOR , ll Ui. 'I ii i ui ...Liu AL AS TUB ONB Tp TAKB THB Journal Vacation Trip. TOOK A SHOT . : -LASTRANGER James Murray Arrested for At tempted Murder." James Murray, a stranger to the police. made an unprovoked assault at t o'clock last evening oa M. K, Milan, of 196 Jef ferson street, with a revolver. The two men, , who are entire strang ers to each other,, met In a saloon at Front and Columbia streets and had several drinks, but neither was intoxl-, cated. ".' " A dUpute arose over some trivial mat ter and becoming angered at a remark made by Milan, Murray drew a revolver pnd fired thrse shots st-Milan-at short range, but all the bullets flew wide of their mark. . ... Milan grappled with his assailant. He was rummellng Murray good an$ hard with his fiat when bystanders Interfered and disarmed the vicious man. Assistance Was summoned from the po lice, station and Detective Pay and Jailer lloberU responded with he patrol wagon nnd" placed Murray under arrest. Tt Is Well that the police arrived as they did. as an incipient riot wa on and there ia no telling to what extremes the large crowd would have gone, as they were rreoStxiagcitea, '; , - People About the saloon wilt not discuss the affair, but the police have the names of three eye-witnesses toa the shooting, v ho will be'callcd upw to tell what they know about it tomorrow when the case is called In the Police Court'' They say. however, that the. shooting was . entirely unprovoked. Ad ventists Choose Officers. Testerday was educational day at the Seventh-Day Adventists conference on Williams avenue. The big pavilion tent was crowdocFto its full capacity When Professor Cady -and B. L. Stewart' be gan their addresses, A cash subscription of 3373 was raised In the afternoon, and It was also reported that the sum of, 17500 had been secured by tbe sate of a beo Both sum will uc applied to. the uses of the two col- Icgosr Wella-WaHas? Wab.T"andJ Healds burg: : ' " -''-i y '''.' '"' During the day the following officers were elected for the newly organised Western Washington conference: Frestr dent. Elder S. W. , NelHs,' "o- Seattle; secretary and treasurer, Miss Daisy. IX Cuddy, Portland; missionary secretary, W. II. Coffin; executive committee, S. W. Nellls, G. T. Wood. -A. Q. Bchusrock, E. F. Cornell. E. L. Stewart, The officers elected to serve' for the 1 North Pacific conference was as follows: President, F. M. BurgT secretary and treasurer, H. E. Heysr missionary see retary, George W. Petttt; executive com mittee. F. M. Burg, Dr. W. R. Simmons, C. J. Cole, L. I. Stiles, Hv J. Schnepper. Hurt in an Elevator. Charles Town, a solicitor for tha Let ter Carriers' souvenir, came near being killed in the elevstor of (be Oregon inn building lata yesterday afternoon. .The elevator boy started (be cage up before Town .could enter and bis head struck the top. of the iron door, cutting a se vere scalp' wound and rendering him al most unconscious. He Is severely burt. CHOICE HAVANA CIGAR. Three for Twenty-fiva Cants at "'.",-." Handley. &7Kal'sC The "Brunlta" Is a flBO, rich Havana cigsr. equal to.Tanr3two-forquarter goods; ' our price. three for twenty-Are cents. Cut Rate Cigar and fcewa Store, 291 Washington,' between Fourth and Fifth streets. .f.-yZU.:.'.Z . " - -. .- ' - DEATHS. 0 ; Mary LevUle, cltyi aged it; pbtblabx; Mrs. Margaret Lantry, Home ot . the Aged, aged 74; senility. . Chios Ann Lappeus, 919 Bavier, aged 69. 4 . ' . Ouiseppe Arata, 234 Strst.v aged 48; phthisis. s' Howard Kyllo, 7S8 Minnesota avenue. aged. 8; nephritis. Infant son of A. E. and L. E. Smith, aged 1 month; operation for spint heflda. Tho Edward Holsnan Cadertak. las; Co funeral dlreotors aad a baliaors. 280 TasnMlL, Pbosio 607. - t , P. rlnlay & 8on, s Undertakars and Embalmars, comar Third -and Jefferton streets, do flrtt-clssa work and deal . honoraWy with all. .... .. Otto 8chumann, monumental and building work. 204 Third St. Est! mates on first class work onl- . ' 1 H a One coupon every day. Six coupons will bo given for a week's paid In ad vance subscription; twenty-six votes will be given for a month's paid In ad vance subscription; and seventy-eight . votes will be given for every three month's paid In advance subscription.' SB REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. JT. E. AInsworth et ux. to C5arles Johnson aad wife 300 Sheriff to P. W. Sheffield, lota , t and ; 10, block C; lot M block 4; lots U, 14, It, 2C block 7; lota 7. s, U. ltV SS, 28, ' block I: lot 23, blocklO ; lota 4 and t, block E. Highland Park ,..,...... ml . Cleveland Rockwell, trustee, and wife, to Hartman Stein, lots 1 and t, block tSO, Couch's Add.,. 1 Sarah R. Isaacs to Hartman Stein,' same. . Sheriff to Sarah Emily Mash, lot 13, b.lock 95, Sellwood 3 Charles Keek and Wife to Nancy A. Roberts, soutbetast quarter of northwest Quarter of northeast .quarter of southwest quarter, sec tion 33, township l north, 'tangs I est 300 L. M. Lacey to M. L. ford Warren, . north 90 feet lot 7, Block 28, Albina. - Homestsad ... ... . ...,....31.900 John A. Cummins et el. to Norman - Baylor, lot 3, block 3, tatourelle; Falls .......... 350 ...... ... John Bain and wife to Alexander Miller, lot 11, block X . Williams Avenue Addition No. 3 325 J. T. Roberta and wife to Ada Wal lace Uarob, west half lots X and 2; block 33, Hanson's Second Addi tion to East Portland..... 3304 Katie Baldrldge to Ruth Baldrldge. undivided one-fifth of lots 13, 14 ' and IS, btook 13; lots 16, 17, IS, 19 and SO. block 14; lota 1 and 3. block ,17, Taborside; lot t block 17; loU 32 and 33, block 18; lot 12, block 24. Mt. Tabor VlUa; lot 3, soatb half and east 83 2-8 feet of north half lot '1. block 102, Couoh Addition 1 William T. Biscboff and wife to A. L. Washburn, lot 44, block 17, Mount Tabor Villa Anna Slavers and husband to C Da vid Hanson, lot 17, block 11, West 25 irvlngton 1450 Get your Title Insurance ana Abstracts to Real Estate from the Title Guarantee 4k Trust Co.. Chamber of Commerce. Wants Non-Snit Set Aside. Arguments on a motion to set aside the judgment of a non-suit In tha suit of P. A, Doane vs. L. Hqttler, for tba recovery of damages on a painting contract, wero made before Judge Cleland this morning. Murdock & Moser represent the plaintiff and Bingham & Bell appeared for the defendant. It wai claimed that the court erred in refusing to admit certain testi mony, thereby declaring a non-suit In favor of tbe defendant The main point of discussion was over the nature of tho contract.. Bottler refused to allow Doane to complete tbe Job, claiming that the contract was not made with Ms approval or knowledge. Bottler says that the con tract was signed by Doane' s architect, acting as his agent. - . NORTHWEST NEWS. ILWACO. Wash. F. Anderson, a gUl net, fisherman in tba employ of Booth A Co. of Astoria, was drowned at tha mouth of tbe Columbia yesterday. SEATTLE. The Simpson Logging Com pany baa purchased for 3125,000 spot cash. 6000 acres ofland and tbe whole mill out fit of tha Port Discovery Mill Company. The land tie! in Jefferson County. TACOMA. The body pf the suicide found Here yesterday in tbe brush has . been identified as that of' Arthur Sand qulst Ko reason Is assigned for the Ct -Jvir:- Ti-r- .---T-.-rr'c- -;f:- f ST. PAUL, Minn, Telegrams from aft over Idaho aro being received here dally ,: denyinrthe; published report that ..tha Stites route0 Into Thunder ..Mountain lit ' blocked, '. .... -C " . . . .r - ' Niv' UBILtmGS.iMonri-Tbe body of Ino-V mate, a Japanese paymaster for ths Ori ental Company of Portland, was found In the Big Horn Biver yesterday. H went tb pay the men and was murdered, by a Japanese cook, u - . , . ,-' . SALT LAKE. Governor O'Dell of Nw, Tork, who U here, denies that be win resign .to accept the presidency of Mor gan's Southern roads.; Ha announces), that he Wilt support atoosevelt for presi dent in m , ' 1 - : 1 , . AMU6EMENTS. The Baker Theatre. r Geo. L. Baker, Manager.- Pbonee-Oregon Nortb 107, f clumbia 60S. Another success! The RALPH BTUART Company in "THE BACKER'S DAUGH TER," tonight and the remainder of the week, with a matinee Saturday. , Never-ohanging prices Night,. 15c, Kd. , ' 35c tOc; afternoon, lOe, 15c, 2oc Jext'week Tbe Bllver King." , ' f Cordray's Theatre.f -fy' T Tonight and every night this week, wtt " Saturday matinea the acme of all great - comedies, "TOO RICH TO MARRY." -a. 1. fantastlo musical . comedy, by .Edward ' Owlngs Towns, presented by an all-stas -,. cast, uriginsi trappings ana music. , Usual '- prices Evenings, 2So and t0o matlneas. Sno to all parts of bouse. .-a .