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Vw'vV..'-.V -if, vy. '. TlllSf EVENiyO JOUliyAI. FOBTIiAlTP, - OBISGOJr' BATUBPAY. JUNE 28, 1902 1 A' (OWH Edward Comstock Was Jollied Into His . ; Grave. i, (Journal Special .Service!; f f MINNEAPOLIS. June Ed ward B. Comstoclc has auiea wm- self here. He fired bullot Into his bead ar.d another into his MP. Comstoclc. who was'an archr- feet's assistant, was A member et a -Minneapolis . national uua - company at the outbreak of tb Spanish-American ; war. H did not volunteer, and was ealted a coward by his comrade. 4-,-Thla preyed on his mind, and it believed to have been, the main reason for hla suicide, HUBBY WAS ; ; TOO TOUGH "" '' ' - -V '?'. , -I- V - - fs'r: '''r f A (Journal. Special Service.) " BAN FRANCISCO. June 28.-"Tou had two -husbands, and you killed 'em both. You won't kill , me, , though I'm too tough.- - i , ' ', - r The alleged troubles of a nan In the prims of life with a septuagenarian apouse were made known to the world when "Uidwlg Ohlssfj, aged 45, sued Cath erln Ohlsen, aged 7ver divorce. j Now cornea the wife with a denial of the charges of cruelty mads against ber and with a recital of various alleged acts of cruelty on the part of ber husband, among , which la ther charge that she caused ths ' premature demise of two previous huabanda. , Mrs. Oblsen denlas that -she broke her husband's nose, threw vegetables at him, rifled bis pockets of I2W or set upon him her two middle-aged sons by, a previous marriage. She ad : tnlta having douched Mr. Ohlien with cold water, but says this way dona in elf -defense, IN PITEOUS PLIGHT .- (Journal Special Service.) ;: ' ' SEATTLE, June a.Qae et the most i plUful cases with which the police hava bad to deal with la soma time has come ' to light here. An insane mother and father and their four j children-. Vera Jbrought to police headquarters by Detec tives Hubbard and Freeman. The mother Hid children were put In charge of the folic matron and the father kept in the receiving .cell at the station. ; The tWenta will undoubtedly ba sent to the Insane asylum. Alexander fl, Kent is the ttama of the Unfortunate man. He came tiers from Victoria a month aro and has been employed as a clerk by the Seattle brain Company. Kent is but t years of ago and Jils wife one year younger. The ;, oldest child is T years of age and the . youngest but JO months old. The chil area are all girla . - , , . Vhbsaw too much, '' , (Journal Special Service.) , UULKB VILLA, HL, ' June 88.- 4- James Barnstable of Antioch gos- -f ' Mped that he had seen certain young ladiea of the vUlage nude, bathing t taa creek, ?W. A. 'Williams, post- -f master, forced Barnstabla to apol- . -r ogisa to the young ladiea He also f- took the gosslper to his house and -i held him whUa Mrs. Barnstabla ' 4 ff appUed a horsewhip. . f AMUSEMENTa i The Baker Theatre Geo. th, Baker, Manager. Phones Oregon . -' North 1078, Columbia 60S. 1 Special engagement of the Pollard's Juvenile Opera Company In "A GAIETY GIRL." Tonight, Friday, Saturday night ,s and matinee Saturday. , , , Never-changing prloee Evening, 160, : SSo, Be, 60c Matinee. lo, luc, 86c. . Next attraction "The Geisha." ' SHIELD'S PARKr-, '..-.V' " Cor. "Washington and Thirteenth Sts. - Open Every Evening, Admission 10c : - " ' HELEN LAMAB !An4 Big Company of Vaudeville Stars, : , Including the Wonderful , f v s . POLYSCOPK - ' AND SHIELDS' ORCHESTRA. 'No liquors of any kind sold on tha soundft. - Week of June 29th Imperial Acrobats. ' , , FAMILY ROOMS ' ' . ' .;.Qentlemen'g Resort... . Louis Dammasch Oeodaourb Bldg., idS-tve Filth St. . . , i Oppoeiu Portofttce, - , . Cold Lnnchea. Schlitg Beer on draught TS, Hackney Cottage f SEA VIEW,' WASH.1" " ' 'Now open for the season. 1 block' from R. R. station. First-class ta- -ble. Pleasant and homelike ur- ' roundlnga. . Excellent surf bathing. Klamath Hot Springs X ' Edson Broa., Proprietors. f V Beswlck, SUklvoa County, Cal. j,--, s,. v , Finest flahlng. hunting and health ra : sort on. the 'Coast. v..' fluty1TOaJartCt; 80 Wlnd 110 0' a0 ;. Trout flaMtig nnsurpased. 1 " ? - -' Hot, swimming, steam, sulphur and mua baths. . . , . ' - j .j, ; ' 4 j j " - Rates $3.00 to $3.5o per day. ' $10.00 to $14.00 per week. ; Full particulars upon application.' : , ij raST AND MADISON STS. We cash aB kinds of checkt.sood "bti" and indifferent, at all hour of the day and nizht. Including Sunday MEMORY- OF . VON.KETTELER - (Journal Special ServlceJ '. BERLIN. June a. There- U to be aa elaborate memorilal aervlc at Kroll's tomorrow In honor of Baron von Ket teler, the German Ambassador to. China at the beginning -of the Boxer upris ing. The date will be the second aa nlveraary of von Ketteler'a cruel murder toy the Boxers. v : KroU's, where the. ser vice is to be held. Is the Imperial sum mer opera house In the - Thlergarten. The Kaiser himself has framed the -musical program, in which all the great artists, ott tha royal institutes, opera, concerts and academies, will participate. Besides sacred tnuslo there will be mar tial airs, and' as a special compliment to Bareness Von Ketteler. the Kaiser has ordered all ; the best compositions of Frederick" the Great to be played. The theatre will be draped In black and dec orated with Chinese trophies, captured guns, the ksjs of the conquered . cltlea and arma . . 'v. i professor, Begas baa Just completed a magnificent sutue of Baron von Ket teler, a replica of which will be pre sented to his widow, wno is tha daugh-, ter of Henry R Ledyard. of Detroit c MAIDEN TRIP OF (Journal Special Bervlca.) ' -f , NEW YORK June -Triere was 4- a great tooting of whistles along the North iayer toaay as tna new American line s steamship Kroon Und. the biggest. Vessel ever built In -America, departed on Its first trip across the AUantlc The ship was built by the Cramps of Phila delphia, and- - confident Is the company ' of her ability to meet contract requirements that tbo right of preliminary tests has been, waived, and the voyage begun to day is also tha trial trip of the Wg ship. -Tho KroonUnd'S sister ship, the Finland, has Just been launch ad at Philadelphia! and as soon as completed will be pution tha trans Atlantld route, runrilng opposite to the Kroonlaud, Tha two ships are. V 20 feet longer and of 400 tons great- e- ar dlsniaoement than the fit Louis -f 4- and New York, also built .by the; 4- Cramps , for the American line 4- They are ' luxuriously . equipped 4 and are of moderate speed,' being 4- 4- designed to make the" trip across 4- 4 tha Atlantic in eight dys. t " 4- 4- 4 4.4.4 4 4- 4 4- 4 (Journal Special 'Service.) , HOLLAND. Mich., June SS. Arrange ment a have been completed for the state. camp meeting of spiritualists, to open to morrow at Jenniaon Park-and continue to August 10. The officers In charge are H. W. Melenbacher, president; JTK. Wal ker, vice president, and manager, and A. H. Melenbacher, secretary and treas- tirer:.jv::y:js:. -yl:. J?.-V " v.'V' - GREAT CROPS ' FOR CANADA . - (Journal Speolal Service.) OTTAWA, Ont,' June ft. Reports of crop conditions, throughout Canada are the beat aver , received at thla season of tha year. All through Ontario the winter Wheat is In a strong, healthy.? forward condition. In Manitoba, where, the wheat crop la two weeks ahead of last year, the grain Is reported to be developing splendidly,, and the 'largest cropln tha history of tha country Is expected, iTho latest adyioes from Winnipeg estimate the yield of hard wheat for Manitoba and the Canadian Northwest Territories of 70,000.- 000 .bushels. . .The railway companies are Jubilant over the. prospects, of big earn' lngs for another year. ' ; 1 ; ! OLDEST POSTIH . (Journal Speolal Service.) NOROSI LANSING, N. Y JUne .- Roe well Bardsley of this place claims tha distinction' of being the oldest postmaster in point of service in the United States. Today he sounded out his 74th year In the service. ' He was appointed by John Qulnoy Adams. , The first year his salary was $14.53, and It has never exceeded 1200. Fortunately, Poatrsaster Beardsley doe not depend -upon hid cofllce for a livings aa he has a fortune of 1150,000. ; ' . THOUGHT OF OLD FATHER," (Journal Special Service.) SEATTLE, June 18. Mr. Alice Pear son, a woman about M years 01 age, committed suicide in the Colonnade hotel at First avenue and Pine street ' She shot herself .through : the upper part, of the stomach, the bullet passing upwara and probably severing the spinal column; which . caused" Instant death. . . On jthe table In front of the dead wo man was found the following letter: "Doctor,' please send the certificate of WldemeiV; Esq., of Applegate. , Sanllao County, Michigan. Yours and oblige1 (my marriage name), Mrs. Alice Pear- sonVM "r'A :' .v;';:;',vii '-4 :. '.-(Journal .Special Servteat ;': ' HENNINO.' ' Minn.," ' June 28.Joha Owens' was found two . miles from Hewitt, lying' unconscious at the foot of a large tree. He had evidently been there for nine days without food or drink and was reduced to a mere ? skeleton. He had gnawed the bark from tbefeor of the tree. He died two hours after being taken home , . k ; As Lady Meldrum eat at the window and watched her niece cantering down the drive, with the faithful groom In attend' ance, twenty yards behind, she flattered hecseit on her phenomenal success as 4 dragon. She explained to Mrs. Barre that this, was the third' younff'retatlve ; who- had been sent' down to that remote part of the country to be broken-ln. ;) " , t "You can't imagine what a nuisance It Is to be the one unmarried sister,, of a large family, I get despairing little notes: 'Dear Jane: Would you mind Uklng Eve lyn for a few months f; She' ha been see ing too hauch of young somebody' or oth er out pf the question, don't you know;' and next morning down comes the glr wlth-a disgraceful temper and a fixed d termination to spend aH her time writing Tou seem to have been vary success ful with Lilian; she, is . flulte cheerful Bow." .Vi'-;.vv:t-':'i,j yea 1 think so.' She rose and looked put upon the distant hillside,, on which Lilian was accustomed to take beg daily ride; but nobody was to be seen there, of course. She turned away front the win dow. "I think 'it is almost time to writs and say ths cure la complete." ,.; Perhaps." 'I think I should wait until Lord Ban- ford has been here for a few days." ' Lord Ban ford was One of the desirable people whom It was Lady Jane's duty to ask down to see her nieces when, suffi ciently tamed. He was coming this after noon. . , ;. ,' , "Did I tell you,! said Lady Jane, "that Lilian at. first said something about run ning away with ths groom T" Mrs. Barre shuddered. : : , . :1 A "Xes, she really did, and t was almost afraid she might," V ; , Mrs. Barre said: "I she such Ian awful girl as thatT" . . .. ,: . . f- Yea I believe in a wild moment she might have done it. l had a young fel low, quite handgme,lat the tlme.-and had to send him away.f I got, a most re- uaoie eiaeriy man, with side whiskers and a very blue chin, in his place," r "The man who is riding with her howf" 'Tes, and I defy Lilian to, run away with side whlakra and a. blue chin. She Is a girl of taste. He came with the most excellent references, and I have Instruct ed him never to let her out of his sight. She grumbled at flrs a; little but I am accustomed to havlng'my way. f :l, i And the conversation branched off to leas gruesoms subjects till the grating of the carriage wheels outside announced the arrival of the "very desirable Lordship, He was ushered In and shook hands, then glanced around the roon, and for a mo. ment seemed a little surprised to find the two ladles alone. , Tha glance was not lost on Lady Jane, whose infallible powers of observation told her It was an excellent sign. 7:;.;.--r .s?"'-""3r-,v",7,F" ;' She smiled. ' Lord Banford i delicately hitched up the knees ef, his trousers, sat down and prepared to deecrjbe the speed Of the train and appearanoe of the coun try. V' - r.r C,vj . "You were wondering where Lilian Isr . He did not wait to think out how she guessed that her intultWn was notorious. Ha merely sabjt & . ; f "No; was It I-er-dlda't know Miss Bralston was here. Ir-erem very glad to hear It" . r ' ... . ';X V:-. , i-J; U:yi--$: k Lady Jane's keen intellect told her that if he Were indifferent, lie would not have pretended Ignorance on the very matter which must have been the only reason for his coming.' ..I . v.--- , 1 -n(' "I suppose hea-heel'f said hie Lordship, "that the country Is very beautiful about here when seen .- from . the back of, a horse".. ..' , , .. , ' 'Yes," replied Lady s Jane, divining at once the purpose of that remark,. "Yea; ons Is rather apt to forget how .time Is flying when one Is really enjoying It" "Hee-hee." said Lord. Banford. "I am afraid my niece must have gone rather farther than she intended; she cer tainly knew what tlm you were coming." "Ah," said Lord Banford, much encour aged. : ';:':' t -- ;::V'."fV '( "Are you fond of long, lonely rides when the scenery is goodT. ':.'; -''i" ' "Long rldest.Yes,'' ne ' replled'i fbut; hee-hee; one doesn't oare to be altogether lonely,-doe;;one';fs? After a few ; minutes footsteps ; were heard in the hall, and Lady" Jane's, eye brows rose a little higher as she realised that .the groem had come Into the hall ar well, which was surprising in a servant of such experience. The .door opened and Lilian - appeared, ' flushed and radiant. Lord Banford aw that she had evidently been riding hard in order not, to Keep turn waiting, and he read apologies in the hearty shake of the hand which she gave bim. . ,. '4-.s., ,.Vv.V'''..,.,..-'fi.i.': . t'Yott..are latere tny idearv". iatd Lady Jane, much pleased with the appearance Of her niece. com and have tea before you change your dresa". , . . , !', "Thank you, aunt ; I'm dying to drink something. I am o pleased to see you. Lord Banford! ; You can't Imagine how bored aunt baa been3 with me. She baa been longing for your .arrival.' ,i i, :i Lord Banford; saw what that speech meant, and in his Joy nearly split the cup of tea he was handling. .y .ry 'No! . Reallyt Hee-heet I hope you have enjoyed your ride?"' , ; L.i ' t S' "Immensely! Best ride Pre ever had.! "Where did . you go, nr dear T ' 1 said Lady Jane. ft didn't eea.W on the Uu.' "No, ens replied, "iror once tne gate of the prison yard was unlocked." And shs laughed and laughed Indeed adorab ly, though at Lord Banford.1 " - t Lady Jane thought the' new groom had been disobeying rdewf but It didn't mat ter now. 1' '' "j ' , "And where did you go tol" she asked. while Lilian' deaeended "upon the toast. apparently much tickled-by-thls anxiety. "To Wormington,",she said.;,' tady Jane was surprised. "All that dlstancer she said: "What NOTED V.' WATERVItlLBk Minn., t June H. The annual Chautauaua Assembly opened to day under favorable eonditiona, An ex cellent program covering eight days has been arranged, the speakers to be heard Including among otaera ' JHenry Watter aea, Wiliiaa X Bryan and Sam t. Jonea its a very ?uu & - frTo tet tnarried..TeBUed Lilian, cheer. fully,, with her mouth full. Lady Jane received rather a shock, while Lord Ban ford flattered himself that he entered In to the Joke. ' '"Hee-hee!" be said, "How amusing! Yes; Isn't It funny?" said Lilian. WS f ging her bead at him. Her levity was Ir resistible,' though . Lady Jane thought It hardly In the best of taste under th cir- cumstances. v "But what old you really do there, my dearr ' t , . j "Oot married," said Lillian, abruptly. .Lord - Banford 'chuckled hugely-he thought he had never met such a delight fully humptous glrL And while he, in his Innocence, chuckled, a horrid fear began to creep Over Lady Jane. But she tried to enter Into such a Joke as there ap peared to be. and ' aald, with a weak smiler -"And who did yo umarryr" ' "Willlama" said Lilian, lightly, passing her cop for more tea, :''WilliamB,"iwasvthe new groom's nameft 'Lady ; Jane clutched her hair tightly, to avoid screaming; Mrs. Barre looked up In alarm. Lord Banford didn't know who 'Williams was, but he began to. feel that! there was aomethlng the matter. Lilian rattled on. unconcerned; ' "So funny it; was by special . .license, you know.':' Have' you ever been married by special license, Lord Banford? Do, if you have not, It Is moat Interesting', You've got to go Into a funny little room, and everybody looks at you with interest. as If you - were doing something awfully wrong-,, and please, the toast; . yes 1 wonder where my husband Is? I told htm to come In and have some tea as soon as he had given tbe1 horses a bran-mdsh. or Whatever it iar-Iln sure you will like him awfully," If you' haven't met him already. You've' -always thought; hFtn a splendid- man, haven't you,- aunt? He showed, me: his references, and they Were simply perfect, so I lenew It Was all "Lilian!" she almost shrieked, when the door opeehd and Williams entered, preparing himself, .for the drawing-room by rubbing his mouth with the back of one hand and' dusting bran-mash; from hie trousers with the other. He grinned and pulled "an -oily ? forelock, . while Lady Jah sank back :and moaned : "Lord Banford Oh turn that that- awful creature out! I-Oh, Lillian, Lll ian!',,1,;:"'.i...;:''v-' Lord. Banford moved a step toward the Intruder, but hesitated when Lilian said; Come In, Jack,-dear; the tea -! getting quite cold. Let. me Introduce you. This Is Lord Banford.". - "How :ao; my boy" laid the groom, taking a chair and beaming upon. him. e Lord Banfordaroae and glared furious' ly, all his face turning the color of his moustache. .''.'?! - I'Qo out fellowl" he began; but Lilian, With an air of sweet pathos and reproof. checked him. . "Oh, Lord Banford! My husband!" He turned in despair to Lady Jane, but she was beyond giving any help, and was taring in asionianmem at wuiiama, who, having drunk one cup of tea, eara- fully and deliberately removed one whUt ker, then the other, then the greasy wig; and finally rubbed off the: healthy glow upon his nose and the unhealthy blue ness upon his chin. The colors did not come , off very successfully" under, the dry handkerchief, but he changed himself. Into , a. handsome, .sunburnt man of 21 much in need - -a wash, and "Lady Jane realised that thla, war Harlelgh, the un desirable young relative of Lord' Olton, whom it had been her sole object to de feat. It was a fellet, of coarse, to find that , he was not 'a groom; but that did little to take away the sting. She rose with, dignity, . .y ': i-Afiy r Harielgh, aheatruggled-"wK!rthe paint on his chin, began to apologise I am afraid, Lady Mel burn, I have doen. rather an unpardonable thing." I don't know what to say to excuse my self." - "I think, sir, you had better say noth ing. You wtll,underatand,' of course, that I cannot receive you .here." , 'Lilian protested: "Aunt Jane, you must not treat your nephew like that i" : ; Lady Jane turned fiercely 1 upon her. "And I will have, toothing" more : to do with you, you-disgraoef ul child! You have chosen your path and you must expect no sympathy from me. The car riage will be ready for you In half n hour. Good afternoon!' Harlelgh offered his ' hand, but she swept by without looking at him and left the .room. . . "Poor dearr said Lilian; "it is a horrid blow to her unrivaled Intuition. - I sup' pose we must leave her; she won't be so .angry' when she has had a little time and knows ths truth. She really was so awful as a dragon that I had to score off her somehow." , Lord Banford nodded mournfully and found that he had to be back In town that evening. - As Lady Jane sat raging alone that night, there arrived a letter from Lilian' mother. She opened t gloomily. -It b- sran; . "Dear Jane: I don't think you heed watch Lilian so carefully. It appears that young Harlelgh Is reconciled with his un cle, and has been presented with their place tn Hampshire and Quite a large In come, on condition of his marrying de cently and settling down.' It would not be at all a bad thing for Lilian to, meet him again." i ";She flung the letter down. . . , .. "And the little villain kneir this aU the Ume! Never again wUl I haVe any thing to do with other people's chil dren t" - - 1 t . And, gentler thoughts coming over her, she sat down and wrote ,- to nher new nephew.- , - - : The note contained - a check for a month's wages In lieu of notice: and Lil ian, aware that her aunt had some sense of humor, knew that she . must have been considerably mollified to have done a' thing like Utt'ir 4f.fr INDIANS KILLING DEER. MILTON. Or?. Juna 28. Indians - 'are killing deer along the Watte Walla, ac cording to complaints that come down the river. Game wardens of Umatilla and Walla Walla Counties are almost unable to cope iwth the trouble because of the difficulty of getting evidence. , i,,, did you go there fort road.".' ' ..- :rfv.f.'.'i' (.;.''. ... ' 1 '. '!.. " 1". I f ubserlptipns re6eTted for The Jour sal I at a ft B. Rich's dear storea , , J 1 " 4 , , - niviunu 1 lit. WHEELMEN i s .. ' ' Aflf omohile Races Mav Re niven af irvinflrtnn Pjtrlr-Nnt A I 1 . mm j siij, TtVM mm . m iwwj t :. ' ' e-j. i m. 1 'Automobile races at Irlvlnaton track July 5th are being arranged for by the Fourth of. July committee . and local owners of automobiles. "H. L. Keats, a. wide-awake bicycle man.- started out last evening to Interview those In the city who .would be likely to enter the race The committee has promised a silver gup to the winner. Mr. Keats Is not confident of. the willingness of automobile men -to enter a competitive race. The owners aref arraia of defeat. . Tney wouia iiae te have the honor of winning a race, no doubt, as one expressed it but they are unwilling to run the chances of .coming out behind. However, a determined at tempt . will .be made to, have the race. go. Such a . contest Is entirely . new tn Portland,. and would furnish, one of the the . Jihief . sporting attractions for this year's celebration. ' . , ' :-'-- 4 It was remarked by -a bicycle 'dealer yesterday .that .automobiles are owned morg , generally In the country 'towns than Jn a city like Portland. Pisces like Bakerr.City or Walla . , Walla afford 1 a much.. larger,, number . of . Automobiles In proportion to ths . population than this city. , The reason for this Is thought to; bp. partly .due to the better iacllltlee for .fast and unhindered riding. . . Two additional bicycle 'deputies have been appointed by Sheriff Frasler, Messrs; Mountain . and Knight. - They work, to get her. In the shme manner as Jackson and. Weir, keeping a elose watch for .un licensed wheels on the paths,' Delinquent taxes are coming into . the . Sheriff's office 'at ' s'ltvely rate-since ' the--depu- ties were put In the field. . The record made thus far by Jackson and Weir has had1 an Appreciable 'effect unon the bicycle riding public. The payment of the flat Hnnuenf taxes has been made," accom panied with no email nmonnl .of "kick ing" from ; threatened ' damage suits against the Sheriff to "thumping"' the deputies. ' Thus far no Injuries to the oiflcers has resulted, nlthougn several conflicts with 'angered Individuals has been narrowty everted. The . law is. on the side of the ofiicera and It Is useless. t$ tsndertake to Tcsist - aw officer- Frank Waller, the crack bicyclist, who Is wel known in title city, passed through town iam 'ruesqay -en route 10 uiympia to attnd the. blctclo races to be held Sunday at Olympla, -Wash, J. F. Pulfurd, of Boise, Idaho, Is In , the city for a few days, looking Into tJe bicycle affairs " generally. He states 1 that" the bicycle business In Boise is I good.. Sunday .he wltl go out on a spin with some of the boys here. He rides a motorcycle,' a machine v. which Is scarce article up in his country. RIVER AND OCEAN. Sailors are scarce at Port Townsend, and It Is thought that the bark Palmyra and the. British ship Senator will be -in able to get their required complement of seamen for several days. Both vessels are bound for South Africa. Captain T. W. Garilch of -Sen Fran cleco Will leave for the East in , a few days to bring , the giant freighter Tre- mont to that port He will go to Boston and will sail for San Francisco on July 20. The Tremont was reoeptly launched for the Boston Towboat Company. Teh schooners are now In Taooma for lumber cargoes. The bark Coloma was towed to sea yesterday with 700.d00 feet for San Pedro, and the Haydn Brown. with ($0,000 feet for the same destm tton. " . . '"' ''.-; The Northern Pacific liner Victoria bas cleared at TBcomafor China and Japan with a cargo valued at $25,003. The pres ent season of the year Is extremely du'l In Oriental trade. Thla Is believed to be due In a large measure to drouths In and about Hongkong and Internal troubles In China. The steamer Albany has been chartered by the Oregon City Transportation Com pany, and made her first trip up the river yesterday. .- v' t ;.. ' ' M. V. Harrison Is again local agent of the Regulator line, having succeeded B. F, Hedges, who resigned. Mr, Harrison took charge of the office yesterday. AH the docks present a clean appear ance. They have recently been treated to a coat of ..whitewash. The French bark Asls will move on Monday f from the ' Willamette Boiler Works', shops, where she has been moor ed during the past six months undergo- tng repairs.- to Montgomery dook No. 1 to receive a cargo of wheat for Balfour, authrle ft Co. .The vessel has been paint ed from stem o stern, and looks as spick and span as a brand-new ship. Captain B. O. Stoddard Is considering the Idea of running on the Pudding River, with his boat, whloh Is now navi gating1 the . LewhW-He talks ot making regular' trips up the Pudding as far as possible and connect below with Willam ette Iwata With the exception of about two months the river is navigable all the year round. . The. stream Is extreme ly crooked. It Is said that at one part of the river one: Is obliged to go. 10 miles along Its course . In order to make a straight mile and a halt " . The British ship Dee can has completed loading a : cargo of wheat and flour at Tacoma for South Africa. Tbe shipment consists of 19,250 barrels of flour; and 55, 462 bushels ot wheat. - ' ' The steamship Roanoke arrived at Se attle from Nome yesterday, having left the Northern r city June Jt : She brought no tidings Of either the Portland or the Jeanle, and both vessels have now Men given hip asjost. ' - - .v The Canadian Pacific has chartered the steamship Forerie as an, extra steamer for the Canadian-Australian line. ' The Forerlo wlll arrive at Vancouver,' B. C, about July 15 and will sail early In Au gust with a general cargo; Including 4 heavy shipment of flour, for Australia. V I The Oriental liner Indfaahama sailed on Wednesday from. Yokohama for Portland and to, expected to reach here about the middle of July; She la coming by way of Victoria, B. C, where ahe Is bringing a larga .number of Chines passengers. The vessel has about a 000-ton carxo. i ' Tns nw aireciory just issued by tbs Columbia Telephone Company sUews that eomoanv te be trewlnc. . , " J a: ' , The). new directory just issued by the .- JMi ome Up Pinyour Faith In the 'quality, reliability and prlct f our bicycles. Each Is fully-jruaranttied. FIrst-cIas construction shown In ; ADJUSTMENTS; :FlJSISH;h-h EQUIPMENTS.; .'Tn K lli'-".S:v ? 4 -I i , "IheyC Price $15.00 and Up. Term Reasonable.. MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAYER CO; , . k' Cv"Fi.Mt and Taylor istreets, Portland, Oregon. The MITCHELL MOTOK STANDARD OF THE WORLD WHY wheels when ttie; BEST Bicycle on ; earth can be: had for $40, the next bestfot $35; no cheap trash to dis pose df at reduced prices. First class goods at reasonable figures. One price to all. Complete workshop with expert repairmen. Fun line of sundries. F. P;1KEENAN WS. EAO BICYCLES $30, $35, $40, $45, $50 C0A5TERS . , Different modety to suit the requirements of various; riders. .v Durable equipment to give extra good service Is given on tne bagie. . c Satisfied riders ride satisfactory Eagles. 1 the prices on Eagles are right, but the recollection of 'qual ity will remain long after the price has been forgotten. s , . QUALITY Is what makes the EAGLE "f MB WHEEL WITH- A OOOD REPUTATION! " SEAQUEST BROS.; . . HARDWARE, TOOLS and CUTLERY-, , ' EAGLE BICYCLES.... '! Snniggier's Tricks. -'J " la JKni-land, , even, under, a system , ef free trade, there are still plenty of peo ple who think It worth whil to risk pains and penalties by Burreptttloua .attempts to Introduce, eontraband pods. says the London Express. V i How much ' sweater, then., mast the temptation be to France, where almost every necessity of lite Is liable to heavy duties, not only on enter ing the. country, but even when passing from one commune to another. , , At the rates of svery town and ths ap proach of every hamlet you find a small guardhouse, labeled ''OotrolVfrom which a . posse of . Officials issues to scrutinise every 6ne who passes In. The formalit ies are increaslnly severe accordlns to the apparent poverty of the person. '' A. carriage or cab may go In almost unchal- lengedV while peasants' carts art ran sacked. -'--'A' load xf sand or - bay will be probed "with 'a long steel staff; and nV individual who arouses su""Woa Is liable to be searched . - 0n the wnp of the wind'-' . Gives the greatest delight, - With speed, comfort and ease, : When your -wheel b all right s Ifsright if a Mitchell or Snell t' - Is, your mount, - : v . For each wheel of itself gives an honest count, V to the Scratch'? 'ri. 1 it '.i- T... , - . 1- aw a ! ' - Larfg stock of Tires and Sundries on band. , - , .- CTCLC I a WINNER." throVv ypur money away on fire crackers , and cheap l S t J -r 1W U $5.00 EXTRA. - . - Y . V-, 1 .:V " s Cor. 6th and Pine Sts. In spite of . Intense vigilance, however, tha authorities have often been bafltal for iuite a long Urns by tha uarvelou Ingenuity which has been devoted to sys tematic smuggling. To obtain an idea of The Waft and iubtlety aeihst whteh the Fiench revenue has had to contend, a very interesting visit may be paid to .tHe strange museum which has been-. formed at the headquarters or the .octroi In" tha great building opposite .the Parle Hotel ds Villa. ' j J By far tha majority of the? specimens), were India rubber contrivances 'for 'con-' ceallng under the clotbea . There were some very elaborate pairs of stays at the . top real corsets with the regulation laces, but developing : lower ; down Into huge pouches ' capable t . contalninsT ' manyf liters of alcohol. . 1 ; I also saw a sort of glorified life-belt,' which wis filled with liquid and worn In side a working-man's blouse, and a wide India rubbers flounce, !. which . was veryf popular -with Smugglers la ths happy days crmouens ' v i V', .- T. .''" ': I- : & Ik - A t