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' i .. THE EVENING- JOURNAL,- PORTLAND. OREOON, TOtTBSDAt; .TUNE 12, 1902; CITY BRIEFS There now remains ; but three of - the ' pioneer ministers, of the Methodist Epis Mpal conference . who were members (rhan It' embraced Oregon, Washington , nd California. They are the Bey. J. W. Miller or the fast Side, Rev. John riina of Vancouver, ; ffuh., and Rev. ft. Doane of Portsmouth, m ' The plank cover to an old-fashioned ., Ire cistern at the lnterseotion of Third and Stark streets, fell through yesterday Wder the weight of a dray ...horse, . Yivfc: L. U Hswkin has secured, two deer tor the-City Park from the Orient. They Vere shipped here on the steamship In Iravslll, in .cars of .Balfour,, Guthrie ft Co. ' .; V'-U ' -t'f '': !' ';V''..'J - Xr. W, K. Smith WU1 soon commence uie construction ox cement uuiwm 1 front of bis premises at the Southwest torner of Front and Morrison streets. 'A - aV?B. Wallaber. chief clerk of the . weather bureau, left for Salem yesterday to see. about getting a new river guag put In there. The Salvation Army of this city is now i I or poor children.. ( They intend to am - eommoaete noout itw enuaren pa: wis - eutlng. , , . v ,K. V. Austin was out 'yesterday In the Interests of the Portland-Alaska Trans sortatlon Company, and reports quite a few subscriptions: to the stock of this -. company, f.,'vy..v' v;' ':'.."- At this afternoon's meeting of the Port : of Portland commission, to be held at 4 k'fllMlr "maw' nffw. tim nAiw will Im . W ..WW, ,.r.v ,,. V ..... TT ww read. ' Bids for old Junk and for tools ' . will be opened. A letter from Design ing Engineer Blackwell will be read, SUtlng that he Is in Washington. . p. C at present looking up the patent on dry-docks, and has employed an attor ney i to assist bim. - As yet . Its has not found any-, conflicting iMUentfcv.;';;-;., Watson's Restaurant, open Bights to Portland Club, Fifth and Alder. Finest lunch to city, 1,, ,?i.v v.; Portland Club. T?ftn and Aider. y ' if- I $ 03 , k . - - - - i bCDcnvAi c Mi- 5' . .- Hw. J. T. Bridvaa of -RAShiirr. Re ceiver f lh Untied states Lendwnee. is being cared for at 8V VIpcent'SLlU thlf cityj, Be has-been in pibf hedth for some Ume.yjr. Bdge Je fl, prominent ' membei) or the Btks and is located in the Elks', room at the hospital. 'j- J. C.4 Fullerton of" Roseburg, ex-Judge of the Becond Judicial district. If In the rlty.on business. Hon. J. N. Williamson, Congressman rlect ; in the cltyJer a few days, from Prtnevllle. " . ',; '" '- , J. Henry Pap of SeJem Is in the city. ; - Rev. J. R, N. Beli ef Baker City is pending a few days in this city. " O. I. Peterson of Astoria, s. prominent : merchant of that region, is a guest at the Imperial. " ;, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fultotk of Astoria are guests at -the. Portland. " . ':..:;. Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Asabury and Miss Ullle Ashbury of MoMlnnvlUa are at tending lodge sessions , here. Mr. Ash bury Is, a newspaper .man.,. ,T;... , .rv; .' Q. W. Wall, a phystcian at Cottage Grove, is to the city, acoompaniedby his wife. ;. ... ' .:. r-".':. Mr. and Mrs. W. I Robb aad daughter. Mis Basel, ot Astoria, are In Jhe city. Mr. Robb is engaged to th real estate and insurance business there; ; y y- i : Simon Caro, a Roseburg merchant, is stopping at the Perkins. s ? Vf. W. Kent, the Drain druggist, Vni a member of the board of directors of the Normal School at that place, le in the city on buslnesa . ,' . W. Balions,: roadma-ter of the O. R. A N., with headquarters at Pendleton, is transacting business to Portland. CfTj. Van Duyn, who is stopping' at the Perkins, is a prominent merchant of Tygh Valley. ; . ?. rf'i J.'. Krneaj; an;Athens, joiUVUen, ,nrfJn cltrr 't s is.. tfof -Kftroifi Albert Stelner of Salem jls.jta-tha sjtr fcaa short time. He has been guard at th state prison for some time and left bin position as shop guard the dy be fore the -outbreak there.-' . rv S. Harman. Taoorta, itiptffm of FV 8. Uarman & Co., furnltUret deei ers; is to" the -city today.T" E.I. IeWis, solicitor of. freight for the northern Pacific, was at -food River yesterday. He was looking up the mat ter of strawberry " shipments for his company there. .i , Mrs. W. R. Steele of Xakeview Is visit big her motser, Mrs. Jenkins, tM Main street - f Hurt in Runaway What might have -. proved a runaway wtth-fatal results oocurred,, yesterday afternoon on the Morrlson-etreet brtdga. ' A J. Curry was driving , onto the; east "end approach to the bridge with a light one-horse tinner's wagon tfis animal be came unmanageable and started at full speed across to this 'lde?Atathxlme the bridge was welt lined with- teams and cars,' na mat somenoay or someming was not run into during ;th mad fight seems like a miracle - The animal threaded' its way through to safety, however, but on reaching Front street' met i with disaster. There the rig ' came In contact wtth a MSna vita can and the occupant was thrown violently Jnto the middle bt ths 'stony street ' He suatalned painful ..but not, serious In juries. Hs received 4 scalp wound neces- .sltatlng several stitches; and both wrUts were sprained. All the witnesses, to the runaway say that had It apt been for the nerve and cool bead which the driver displayed someone ' would have been badly hurt, tf not killed. u ,,t , 1 ': - j '. . Homeopathic Officers. , ; . The twenty-sixth annual session of the " yesterday, having ' convened, last Tues , day. The offloers elected for the ensuing year are: Dr. L. G.- Altaian, Corvallls, president; ; Dr. H. & Nichols, Portland, ' first vice president: Dr. . Margaret Quig- ley, Portland, second vice president; Dr. E. . JL; Dearborn,: Portland, recording' sec ' retary ; Dr. J, A.- Stewart, Portland, cor V responding secretary. Dr. Geggr Wlgg, Portland, ' treasurer. u "V. ' The retiring president Is Dr." Emma a.;Welty. of Portland,-- ' s - , f-t bins and Instead of attending to it at once be put it off till tbo present time. Now It's probably TOO LATE. - We are testing eyes every day, FREE OP CHAROB and there's no excuso for tsklnr cbaacea. Our prices are so rea sonable for glasses that you can set pair without feeling the cost, . ; Kmu iMVfkf rv NnVfkftiAtt Have H coom la from the BeH. Ut skew tbesi to WeW JCVYeiry rtOVeUiea they're net dirt che we won't eek yott to mmBmatmmm in I j; VlSlfoRS. ALWAV,VlMB.fv..'i- Vf ; JAEQEK'BROS.Veweiers aiid Between Pearth sad Fifth Straets -iv'-l1!!--,'-?.; sp- MORRI5QN STREET ': THB MARQUAM The appearance of XCat&ryn, Kidder at the Marquam theater Friday and Saturday will be greeted by a : targe audience of Portland's smart, set, if the sale f aeata U a criterioni The bill Friday night will be "The Coin tryi 9W,"ia which wUlibe repeated , for Saturday matinee. . Saturday night .. she will appear in "FranclHon," the great emotional dramsV''Y?:y-i-'( '-:'-' -- ' THIS i BAKERThe .Poller Juvenile Opera Company will open Sunday night for a two weeks engagement.5 MORE ROOM Pnrtland Hntel Directors Will Build a $40,000 Addition. ; An addition to' the Portland hotel , will be built at a cost 1 of f,000. This addi tion will be a large room Off the main office, where the west court is now ell u ated. This room will be used as a prome nade on ordinary 'occasions,, but whM theotel Is crowded It win be -used as dining hall. The room wI4 he of modem construction, without t columns, it :ahd Talswas decided on " at the, airteual meeting itlng of Hhs directors ; held ystetay tie' question of tbulWIng 'an, itnloli afternoon. JCh hai been oohaidered by tbe. dlMcri.r sekerH months,- but at estedy jrttojt tot Jt M decided t ,egj- wbrt W It atotice,v as the demand tor aocoramoda tlon has of ted exceeded the capacity, of the hotel, , and. the, overcr9w0m. of .the dining rooms, especially during ,h re cent conventions, has dlsoomforted many.' As the Iewla and Clark centennial is ap proaching, - thf accommodation will .be come still more Inadequate and nor e ad dtOohs Wy7be" to may-see flt. ..i.:-,:::. : i Directors were also elected for the en suing year, who are as follows: H. . W. Corbett Ok. A. Dolph, W. M, 1-add Mar tin "Vf lnclv' C. H. Preaeott, J. C. Alns worth., W. R. Mackensle, 'W. Smith, John ' MoCracken, H, W.' Scott, Cha.lee Hegete. - i - s . The report of C. H. Gaylord. the. treat, urer, ; was read, and snowed the hotel company to be In a fine financial contt FOR CLOTfflNd FACTORY. " The new Portland Woolen mills at Sell wood have been such a success that the promoters are talking now. of organising a stock company for the building-of a, clothing factory, which win "use the product of the anills). : The proposed new , J actory has . long been needed in this city, and will be'rel corned by dealer and" consumer alike. A great deal of money will be saved to local people to buying their clothes from a home factory, the great saving being made in converting the wools of Oregon Into clothing hreV thereby saving the cost of shipping the wool , to the East 4nd then paying ths- freight oh the fin ished produot.; '. : It Is proposed to build the new factory alongside the present woolen mills, the knllls .company., already - owning enough grounds for rthatpurposjr. s The oomoany Is talking of e'eqting- a number of cot4 toges on their lands for' the uee of We families of Jths men, working; to the,, mills, )Ue' fekymelits'on' whlph will be inade ih small sums, each mohth. This the man-ssjereKaf.'.'thr- milled eompany isay fwul bring1 f the hien' In' closer -relation with then employers and therey work bene fit to both employer and employe, VTreat vou? men 'good." sild' one of the officials of the company the other day, "and they ' will do better." . FOR F1RJB PROTECTION. , . H ., . . - eSaBSBeBBBSB Kumerous complaints have been made; by residents of ' the East Side to the board of fire commissioners on account of the -poor fire protection in thle dls trlcC The ,secUon of territory .through MUwaukle lsventirely without protection of 'any klnd,';:v: :m ? k 5f ' Some time ago the Webfoot Hose Com penVi ali.-volunteer organisation, went out of existence on account of not having 'any'I'placeT'io'l:'st6reIUs1apparatus. the building formerly .usediby it being taken for the use or the overflow, pupils from thei Mainton-KeUf Cand the Brooklyn SflhOOlS,'"it'-.v-,' - ' Most of the Companies on the East Side are supplied with ' the 'discarded appa ratus used, by the West Side companies until It wss unfit for further use. ,, The water , main. Is the,district . are much too small, for' effective work, ; ;vJv., - It has been decided to lay a 20-Inch main through :; Sunnyalde, , down . East thirty-fourth, street Another extension will probaby be made along East Twenty eighth street-., jA -- . t',The 14-Inch tnaln for East First-street has nearly all arrlwd, and is at present being delivered along the line of the proposed hew mains. ' The , new main, when completed, wUl serve the big whole sale warehouse jdlatrictof the East Side. BRETHERTON WITHDRAWS. fyr. W. Brtherton has decide, to with draw from the race for the .office of school directory' He gives as his reason that the present, member f ' tile ! board Is a resident of ' the East Side, and that it would not do any good to the district br. have any ; fight for , the office. The present director. Mr. Beach has decided to run again, end as he has satisfied the taxpayers, Mr, Brethsrton has decided to withdraf jfj'1, Blirid Is th condition of a middle nrod "maa who came to us the other day to have bis eyes fitted wltn . lasses J Only last February he could see well but his slrht bezaa to trouble i-- CKairmah Corbett hSeeks Exposition 1: Data on ) H." W. ' Corbett, as . president of the Lewis' and Clark Centennial Commission, has addressed letters to the -managers of the various expositions that have been held during recent years. He seeks in formation upon which to base the r de cisions of the board, of directors as "to these 10 points: - . iiJ-'i ? First-How ma'nr acres of land were secured for the exposition! .., Second-How many acres were deVoted to parks and how many to the exposlti6n proper T 'ffK ,,'r1. J Third How much money did you have when you 'began- operations? ;' .VV;..! Fourth Did yqu have a state appro priation. and how much T in ;.' lFifth Did you 'have a municipal appro priation, and bow much? 1" I Slxthpld you hve a Fedenu ttippro nrlatlon. and how touch T ". 'X 1 lSVenth-Whafc:if any oindltjnsere Ctmposed ,upon your corporation,' by 'the JOfSA Of' general governnwui givxa u pptbprlatlonr ;v I- ' i 1.. Eighth What were yourbtal gate re cejptst Whaf5 from conoesslonsT What, If any, from other sourcesT ,' Ninth hat did you expend to con structing buildmgsT. What in beautify ing grounds? What in music and adver ttsingf - -' Tenth What was your price of admis sion, and was your exposition kept open on Sundays? To these auerles, no replies have been received, : inasmuch as they have been aent out so recently that the managers of the expositions have not yet had rea sonable time In which to formulate an swers to Mr. Corbett's letters; Pending the receipt of the Information, the direct ors are withholding decisions on th prin cipal pojnts Involved In the Fair prepara tions.'. "... ; y ""''" ' ' -ANNUAL MEETING TOLT T. - The annual meeting of the corporation will be. held on July (7, at Whlah time some ! Important conclusions will, be reached. Dating from thle annual meet ing, the affairs of the great , Exposition will assume some definite phases. Among them, in the opinion of some of the gen tlemen) who are In the management 'the orkrof advertising wll) begin. It Is the purpose to familiarize the people of the East with' the attractions of this state and the Pacific Northwest, and th things to be seen by touriats who -come here in 1906. . The advertising may begin at once after the levying , of the flret assessment on the capital stock. This assessment Is to be made on July 1. , f ) - he friends and supporters of the Lewis and Clark Exposition are urging hat no delay should occur that can be obviated: The time its not too long In whloh to of ifect preparatlonfiDoubtless the manage ment! PPrclatesvthlsifact, and will expe dite matters. .Indeed, The Journal was urged by a" prominent man who is to the management to spur the corporation to haste such as u consistent with wise action and sufficient? deliberation. ! ; Ai Bids for the construction of the vR; parfa-Lewiston rallr vb;: ttx ; They .must Wpteaned, at ?tuo 6f? twe, of- Chief Engineer enndr-tr O. R. & N. Company, by June, rM, ( Atfer that the letting of contracts for construc tion work .will be let,- Yesterday Presi dent Mohler was advised from New Tork to go on with the work of building the line.';..' ,"' . ,. ,. I . . , , lyi-f , There will be 78 miles in thls 'stretch of road,. Although all preliminary- work will be done by the O. R. A N, Company, a separate incorporation will have chargo of the affairs of the Rlparia-Lewiston road. "The bridge locatloa across ; tbo Clearwater river at Lewlston ;has been surveyed, and the structure Itself, when completed, will not, cost less than VSQ.eoa It is probable that the new line will be built on the north side of Snake rives. The Middle Ages. . The lecture delivered by Henry Adrms Austin at the Baker last nlg . Wns on the subject .of "The Middle Ages. and was heard by a large assemblage. He considers that standard historians have presented wrong ideas of the middle ages. With a sneer the little half-baked cot-, tege. professors brush the . magnificent times of 'Europe's most, ,'treniendoi's achievements : in ' the domains, of art, philosophy and literature to one side and dilate upon the splendors of Angloaxon civilisation. After showing hew th'( Im pression is gradually being dlspelled.be enlarged upon the glory and chivalry of the middle ages. With a touch of the hu morous In his discourse, he gave an add ed sest to the lecture, and closod by stat ing that crusaders are needed now as much as in previous times. --v , ; , . Boys and Girls' Aid. ' The trustees of , the Boys and Ghls Aid Society for Oregon held their monthly meeting yesterday in the Office Of .Judge Gilbert. - Those attending were H. W. Corbett, "Judge Gilbert. Judge Bellinger, Mrsr WV Ai Bnchanan,- Mrs. Levi White. Mrs. C K. Templeton. Mrs. A.' G- Barker, The report of Superintendent : Gardner Was that B children are now at the homer the hospital is not bow In use. No (more meeting will 7be held 'until Iftembay.' , . s.4 ' ' . ' ASHED f ; THATlSlitRAQE . : . . v, r. . r, ..-,-',,-' The people 'of Pejrind know- that Fourth street" Is e 'pretty : hot plact especially some parte of It;. but this Is the first time that 1t is so hot that it "perspires,'.: This ley actually the- ease. If persons walk this street they pick up a piece of it wlthvery stop. Besides the beauty et lift tog pp a piece of street the fragrance of thewuderful "averanlus unprenouncable" to enough to stop even a maehtoe driven by liquid air. -i Alder and Stark streets, on both sides if Fourth, look like a Jumble of musical bars, with fthe notes of some fantasia written on ', lt . 'This Is paused by the wheels of vehicles turning from Fourth Into these etreeta. . it ron rutnu ;' ':'- U; --n.-"i . .. ,.. s.,;- --' -. ' ' ' ' - i The Albrs, Schneider Company Is busy filling an order from the Government for 1500 tone of hay to be token to Manila. The steamer Quito ' le now loading at their dock and win probably sail FrK daysor SaturdayiA! .-'." '' - These mills-are kept running day and night to supply the demand for baled hay and ether feed ' productsv a force bf W men being kept busy. The capacity of the mill to 109 tons per day. 1 Much of the hay Is. put up In round bales about four feet long and M inches In diameter. ' It Is subjected to a" hy-' draulio pressure of 700 pounds per square Inch and the bales 'are as bard 4s a brick. Much of the hay oomes from Washington County. " " J " ' WIIX VISIT EUROPE S vi ??V ' . ' Prof. Luella Clay Carson of the chair of English at the University of Ore gon has started for an European, tour, to last until September 10. She will take a steamer from New York, Saturday, June n, for tAndi)n and will remalnr, several weeks to England, vWtlng rlstorlc 'places She will visit Oxford and Cambridge unp versiyeg; for the 'purpose et taking a" course of English lectures. The remain der of her tour will take, her through, France, SwlUerland and Germany. A : m, , - .' Silver Medal f o Our; Quartz . Reports from the Charleston Fair credit a silver medal for exhibit of gold and silver quarts from the Polar Star mine, the property of the Cascadla Mining A Development Company, In the St. Helens mining district Thle confirms what those who have informed themselves on , the mineral wealth of our home mountains' hsvs for a -long time known that they are enormously rich. . Strategic Railroad. . Russia Is to complete next summer a railroad In Its dtrans-Caucaalan territory from the Fortress Alexandropol south Ward and eastward, a little distant from the Turkish boundary, to Erivan,' about M miles long. . It may have great stra tegic Importance to .case of war with Turkey. - WOMEN MAY VOTE FOR THE KINDERGARTENS W. C. T. U. Adopts Favoring ln view of the discussion' now pro seeding regarding the kindergartens and their addition to the publlo school system, be It ' '?:.J.-...-:s..i..-'- "Resolved, That we favor the move ment as calculated to provide more ade quately for the training of the younger children. I "That we beUeve that the added ex pense wilt be small in comparison with the benefits resulting therefrom. f "That we urge upon the board of di-J rectors that they take up the work that has, been begun by the Portland Free Kindergarten Association and continue It at public cost hereafter." ' i The above resolution was adopted by 'Ike Central W. C. T. U.Ut It meeting yesterday afternoon after, an earnest ap peal had been made on the subject by Mrs. Uhruh. She asked the members Q make a strenuous effort to acquaint the women of the city who have the right of suffrage with the need there Is for them to take an Interest In the kindergarten question and vote for the Issue st the election next Monday. G ALICE CREEK. 'A. B. Cousin, manager of the St Helens eV Galice Mining Company, has Just re turned from the mines of Southern Ore gon, bringing with him several flasks of nuggets as a sample of the product of the Galtce hydraulic mines. : Accompanying him were severer Port land gentlemen who were very enthusi astic over the prospects of that rich sec tion. ' ' -iv ".; ' W. P. Wagy, formerly a Colorado min ing man, and one of the party, says : ( ."Southern Oregon mlnee, both quarts and placer, will surprise the world with the amount of their output in a few years, '- ' ' ' f 'S ;--' ' '. -'"I never saw such favorable condi tions for hydraulic : mining as are en joyed by the St. Helens A Galtce Mining Company. Their giants are piping on a very rich gravel bankrA'i; ,...:' "The : quarts prospects fot "tthe ' camp show excellent values for the amount of work done'- " '. il.''''1?" ft. H. McCarthy, another of the party, and' a man well acquainted with the mineral resources of the Northwest con siders Southern Oregon the Meal miner's "mecca. ; -;v , " ;;-., V: ;r t?':::.Z The trip to -.Qallce Creek to one of pleasure. The trains of the Southern Pa cific drop the traveler at Merlin, a sta tion nine miles north of Grant's Pass. ;; The rest of thejetirney Is by stage over ene-ef-the1 eeilcturfsque ounUl roads In existence, most bf it being down along Rogue River.' Which is crossed by a cable ferry at Old Indian Mary's ranch. From the ferry a gradual assent of Tay lor1 Creek mourfttof fs made, .from the top Of which a Silttpse of th river may . ,v. .lilt--- . f r f v, Chosen (byithevrand lodge Standing Committeeil i t The session of grand lodge of Oregon, A, F. ft A. M., held yesterday, was: taken up entirely with routine business, the reading of reports, the appointment of committees and election of .officers. ' About 100 delegates are In attendance and the session Is considered an Interest tog one. . rr -fr The new,offloers are; Grand master, W. F.- Butcher;- deputy grand master, S. M. Toran of Eugene; grand senior warden, Wi T. Gray of Portland? grand Junior warden, W. H. Flanagon of Grant's Pass; grand , treasurerfcr. H. Alllston of Port land;; grand secretary, James Robinson. Eugene: trustee- of ' educational fund, Jacob Meyer, Portland. ; , i. Tbo following committees were named: ' U STANDING COMMITTEES. Jurlsprudenoe-Henry B. Theilsen, John B. Oeland, Phillip S, Malcolm. J. C. More land. M. D.CHfford. V' ' Grievances and appeals W, T, Wright D. P. Mason, B. Van Duaen. Phil Met schon,- WV T. Williamson. f ' , SPECIAL COMMITTEES. Educational fund H. B. Theilsen, Bk Van Dusen, J. M. Hodson, W. H. Hobsdn, J. C. Fullerton. Reports of subordlnates-J. M, Poor man. R. 14 Conner. Sam May, M .A, Van Glider, A. G. Bachrodt Dispensations and charters W. t.' Wil liamson. Jay Tuttle, G. L. Hawkins, J. H. Snodgrass, George W. Hewitt, By-laws-W. A. Wllshlre. G. O. Toron.' W. H. Babb, Moses Dllshiner, John W. Hale. . V;:'.'- Flnanoe and acoounts Alex Martin, Jr., H. D. Story, C B. Kenyon, 8. S. Spencer, Eugene Holmes... , ' Fraternal Jead-Rev. J. R. N. Bel), John B. Hodgln, G, W. Wohnacut, O. 9. Hedsen, E. J, Seroud. Records of subordinate B. W. . Davis, E. E. Quick, Damon Smith, Ed Wash-burne4.P-.-A. Kirobhelaer..... Mileage' and , expenses William, Arm-, strong.: TivJil Tweedy; George wpiiaam, EDITORS COMINQ. " : . -The Board of Trade has arranged for reception to the Utah. Press Association, which will arrive tomorrow evening from The Dalles. The White Collar Line has offered one of Its boats for the transpor tation of the visitors from The Dalles. This offer has been accepted. " To The Public. The Carpenters' Union, No. 60, will fur nish men competent to take charge of and. erect any building that may be' en trusted to them, and furnish' bills of material according to plans and specifi cations. ' C. BOMBERGER, . Treasurer. Important Resolutions the Schools, ; Regarding the question as to what women, have the right to; Vote on, the 1901 session law has the revised law on the point The limitations are more stringent in the City of Portland, where only women who par taxes upon 1100 worth of property, either real or per. sonal, may vote, and that must neces sarily be in the same district In which their property Is assessed. . ' : Mrs. Unruh made a statement regard ing the suffrage of women In this atate.' It was: ."At least one-half of the women In Portland take so little Interest In pub lic Questions that they do not knpw under what 'clrcumitances they can vote.1 Our work between onw and Monday must be to inform these women as to whit they can and should do. Few realise the! necessity of acting at once, and what seems to me a good plan would be to hold a mass meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss and arouse enthusiasm In the Installation of this system, that would prove a greater benefit to the city In the years to come than 'would be the In vestment of greater sums for almost any other purpose." be had nearly 1000 feet below, Running through a narrow gorge the sides rising sheer to the road above, Rogue River and the surrounding country present a scene of grandeur almost unequaled in the West A Story From Life. Last week they closed the blinds, pulled aown tne curtains and put out the crape, mm iuv ueignoors anew mat Mr. - a West Bnder, was' dead. A son tad heard that his father was sick. He had been a wild young fellow and had lived away from home; but when he learned of the old gentleman's illness he came back, sorry, and was forgiven. After the end came the relatives kicked the boy; cut of the house again, and he rode not In the' cortege to the grave he walked -alone,1,.': . And there he stood In the distance, soorned, spurned, ' hearing nothing save the echo of a voice li prayer. A prayer to one who asked those who prayed to forgive If they would be for given. '-;.'..;.; '.: .',...;.. Aftef 'the 'grave was filled and the other left, t'Red walked to the spot and mourned alone. i-.sf&SlMderinza Railroad. ' Ton . must not sass the . railroad com pany In .Austria. A passenger who was directed by a conductor, to take a place ia.a. car already crowded (which- could never happen here; Oh, no!) relieved his feelings by calling the railroad company all kinds of names. .. The company sued him tor slander, and the oourt condemned him to $1 fine,, or two days', imprison ment beside oosta. a 1 j Letter Carriers Excursion TO! 8 SEASIDE I. omu Round Trip $1.00 "JUST 1 II" Three Hoodlums Fire Revolver From a I i ' ' Much commotion was created on Third street, near Taylor, at an early hour this morning. r'-v--- ' - Several revolver hot were llred in rapid succession, and those living In the neighborhood became greatly. . excited, thinking that murder was being commit ted, and soon all kinds of rumors were flying around. ' f"!-k:Vii:1;:' .Vi v Special Byer and Offloers Jamieson, Smith and Duckworth arrested Fred Rob erts, John Tomltnsoh and Ed Ross In a lodging-house for doing the shooting. The young men explained that they had fired their revolvers out of a window "tost for fun." 'They were locked up and charged wtth discharging firearms within the city limits. ; . ,v V , .. ..... . CITY COUNCIL Action on" Elwtric" Franchise- Railway Franchse Deferred. ' After adopting nine sections of the. pro-! posed electric franchise, ordinance,' the City (Jouncll yesterday postponed "action on the remaining sections untn the next meeting. Charles H. Baker,' who proposes to bring electricity fro'm.SnoquaJml Falls contends that he to unwilling to put up $25,000 to Insure commencement and com pletion of the work. Insisting that a de ppslt of fSOOO Is. large enough.-Wallace MeCamant attorney for Mr, Baker, con tended that his .client preferred to pay the city a percentage of one-half of one per oent of the gross earnings of th com pany for the period of the franchise, X years, Instead of paying 1 per cent for the first ten years, 1 1-2 per cent for the sec ond ten, and J per cent for the last five years. ' i ' ; :':.-'-::-"!' "'- The question of granting the West Side & Suburban Railway Company with a franchise over Lovejoy and other streets for the operation of the proposed road to Hlllsboro, was further deferred by re ferring the petition to the street' com mittee; also the remonstrance to the pe tition, signed by th W. R Ladd estate, W. M. Ladd, executor, H. W. Corbett J E. Hazeltlne, the Macleay Estate Com pany, Jacob Kamm, Mrs. Mark O'Neill, John J. FahJe, . and John Kler nan. It was contended that the track would bo a detriment to the property, that the object wa simply to haul freight and that the passenger accommodations would not be forthoomlnr. 5 Ah ordinance was passed regulating the laying of conduits for eleotrto wires In Alder street. ', Councilman Mulkey's ordinance provid ing for the licensing- of milk dealers was referred to the committee on health and police. . 1 , .', '. . PeUtlons for the ImprovVnent. of., East Twenty-ninth, , Eaat Couch, ; East , Flan ders, East Gllsan, East Davis,. East Ey, crett and JEast Irvtog streets were arrant ed.. . , -,,.;.,- ,-.;.;,.. j v ' A communication from., W, P, viler ft Co.. complaining that the insurance rates on Biyer ront property, had been, raised 60 per cent on Jhe account , of the lack of a Are boat, was referred to the com mittee ori health and police, j The petition f Russell ,& Blytne for the termination of the Improvement of Thur toan street at Rugby, and, W. T. B. Nioh dson, for a .sewer to East Pine street were granted. A card of thanks was received from Mrs. Sylvester Pennoyer 5 In. acknowled ment of the generous treatmentf afforded her late husband. ... EASTERN VISITORS. B. E. Nichols, oommercval agent of the Illinois Central Railroad at Sioux City, la., his uncle,'. A. BJ, Nichols Of KJanakee, 111., and J. Prank Leonard of the latter city, are to the. city, while on a tour of the West and Will remain several days. They are out on a vacation and while here may speculate In agricultural lands. They will visit the Big Bend country in Washington for that purpose. , They go from here to Tacoroa and Seattle and throughout the North and, will be joined by other Illinois parties at Seattle. Bert E. Nichols has several : former school mates In this city, smong them being A. E. Hammond of the Hammond .Pack.' Ing Company. :-.vv y.-iSi. t.;'.- MARRIAGE LICENSES. Albrlck. J. Allard .........v.....; ... Florence Roaenbrock U Charles B. Campbell ..M Jennie, A- Turner Tony A. Ladrone Elsie H. Umaa. ............-............. Francis J. Haner ..;.,....m.......'....8 Frances Xeat Claude. Brown ....i..... ........;..J5 Anna Brager .,... ...3 W. F,; FUedner Daisy C Shogrea .......... ...... JS Frank -JEbeyle .... .v.;.' ...... 4T Rllsabeth Wenger ... S3 Harry TstTVaff" Hftttlff 2sCw' R01 ,wMltejwwee ....... 23 Albert Farley ..... ...............,..J7 Carrie A.- Burdick 13 Crooks Cbarlesworth ' Mary 3. Reed , .' it I 1 , 1 'raSTTHAlN Leav Portland 7 AO A. W. t - - JUtTUlWINO Leav Seasid 4 AS P. U, O; SPICES, v o DAinr.opcr.'Dzii. O0S5ET a covins PORTLArOvOSaOOr., SLARSEN The Palmist ' If " ren "; want your hand read scientifically, go to Larson; bat if Jou want to be umbugged, go to some wonderful fke r pref eeees,- and yen . will get RIUDINGS "irioviei v 216 AfJsVy Cldg AeJ.GilKaeba General Machinists ' and Repairers -' Manufacturers of Sheayes,; Puis ' asd Loggers' Supplies. ' Pattern and" Model Making.." Laundry Machinery. Printers Machinery overhauled,- rebuilt sad ' re paired. Paper knife grinding. , . f . ;i 84 Second Street, Portland, Oregos .-; -'-. Telepheee Red 7. WS MM SBLLINQ MlOOS PACKAOU ' Of OOP '"':' -Jij ' tj llflll HOOD SODi sseathly, the largest I cent paekage la - the ssarket. Sold by an 1 ir Mattreso To order, rtattresses mad . over UphoUterlng Couches and Lounxea. ,sr A. HIRT, 309 dth St., bet. Salmon and Taylor. . Ption Clay go6, , , , - . C. GEE WO THE QREAT f,' CHINESE DOCTORS Can It be wondered that he Is called - - . Mm na. : . derful remedies cure . and help 0 many ; ; sick and suffering ; ' people.' not only here, but throughout - the i United States T Many ' are given up to die; . others told that an ; 'operation wae-the-only help for them, yet their llvee were ' saved, without the great suffering of aa -operation. - Curedby buds, barks and vegetables, that are en tirely unknown to medical scenes In thls country. Through the use of these barm, less remedies be treats W.JJft.': eases of men. women and children, -inm famous doctor knows tbeactjoa of ever too different remedies that ke ha suo. cessfully used In different dsee.v H guarantees to cure catarrh. -!w" Troubles., rheumatiam. nerVoujM. stom ach. Uver. kidney.- t?2!ib' manhood and all private f.'f. WnL - Charges moderate. CaU aod aim. , Consultation trea ,?t city write for blank and circular. stamp. Address The C. OeeWo CWaeee , Medicine Company, 182$ Third I, street, Portland. Or. Mention this papers . We Guarantee theso , RemediesVrV: OR REFUND THE MONEY. It you are suffering with rheumatism gee one bottle of L-Cas-Ka and one bet. tie Snak Oil. Liniment and' If It doe not benefit - you return the boVUe aal your money Is refunded. At all drug, gists. La-Cas-Ka. n per bottle Snaht Oil Liniment Wo. , - -1 - - Tucca Root Salve win ear th most Obstinate eases et Skin diseases, boibanl carbuncles. .It la a ear spool ear fef plies. Try box. ( Only Ms at ell drag a" t-blt botUa ef - th Great ' TaeuK Cough Cur sever fall to cure th ates) severe cough or sold. Stop It la CM dose. Th only sure remedy know ft ereup and Whooping cough. At att drug gists. . ' ..- . ' , j Oregon ci:b::cal co. It your druggist does not have any si thee remedies e baad eeme te t til quarters, - Ci Washington s- - 1 r v KSJLO) UD " 1 mm V , iTtl in. i