The record-union., 1891-10-26
OREGON'S METROPOLIS.
A Correspondent Writes of Current
Events in Portland.
Close of the State Fair-A Success Fl.
nancially-Meeting of Bishops
Rain Always in Season.

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN Portland's In
dustrial Exposition can now be numbered
with the things of the past. 1t came to a
close on Saturday, October 18th, after be-
ing open one month. Silence now reigns
supreme within the halls which but
short time ago echoed with the tramp of
many feet and the sound of mingled
voices. The managers resolved to make
the closing nights ones long to be remem
bered. Friday night there was band
contest between two rival country bands.
Unfortunately one of the leaders was in
disposed, consequently there was no COM
petition. But the rustic tooters of the
horn and wielders of the drums sticks did
nobly, and surfeited the suffering audi
ence with such choice selections as Eff
teen Dollars in My Inside Pocket AN
ME Rooney" "McGinty," etc.
1t was gala nightfor the country boys,
and, knowing this, the listeners We're
good-humored, and applauded to the echo.
My companion, who is not musically in
clined, whispered exultingly in my ear,
Where is your Wagner now? Are not
the so-called popular airs better appre-
ciated, after all?" could only glover at
at him in speechless rage and think, ''Ye
gods has it come to this! Are the mighty
masters OF the world to be confined to the
Stygian shades, outdone by Little Annie
Rooney" However, there seems to be
METHOD IN THE MADNESS
OF our mighty Fair Directors. privately
think they are fishing for the good will
OF our bucolic neighbors, so that they can
haul in the Succulent rural dollars to fill
the yawning Golfers of '92.
On the closing night all the exhibitors,
n
around the hall headed by the Mexican
band. Standing on the bridge and look
ing down on the Enthusiastically arrayed fig
ures it seemed like a scene from the
Arabian Nights. At II o'clock the gong
sounded, there was rush for the doors
and in a few minutes the big building
was deserted and the exposition was
closed for another year.
Financially 1t was big success, though
as yet the exact proceeds have not been
made public. The managers are looking
happy and that is argued as a favorable
sign. The YapadOreS Band, who fur
nished US such excellent music, left last
week for San Francisco, where they will
give two concerts before returning to
their native land.
a GATHERING OF BISHOPS.
There was grand conclave of Catholic
| Bishops, from all parts of the Northwest
| held ia our city short time ago. The
| DEGREES of the council have been sent to
Rome for the approval of Pope Leo
! XIII. An answer is not expected before
next year, perhaps even later; it all de-
/ pends on the amount of business his
| Holiness has on hand.
| The attending Bishops and prelates
were rendered a musicale before their de-
| parture, in which nearly all the promi-
nent Catholics took part. The Bishops
! left yesterday for their respective dioceses.
! WORKING a SOFT HEARTED CITIZEN.
| We have all sorts of charitable societies
in our city. In fact, for place of it's
! size, the charitable act is rather overdone,
as will be seen by the following incident:
! One of our ErOnt-street merchants, a
! benevolent son of the Fatherland, and a
prominent member of a German aid So
ciety, had rather unpleasant experience
a short time ago. He was alone in his
office when woman came in and told a
pitiful tale of how she was suffering from
| epileptic fits, and had not a cent in the
world. The old gentleman's heart was
! touched, the more SO as the woman was
also of TeutOnic extraction.
He wrote out an order admitting her
to the hospital. No sooner did her eyes
rest on the bit of paper. that she sank
! into the nearest chair and informed her
! benefactor she felt all the symptoms of
| an approaching fit. The gentleman. like
! 'S~-Ai CS'oA1AtIAs Stll1
the idea of sheltering woman in his
| office, even with fit, struck terror into
| his heart. At last happy thought struck
him. Thrusting a glittering twenty dol
lar piece into the woman's hand he hur-
| ried her from the office.
! The trueIfacts of the case leaked out the
next day: The woman had been sent to
the hospital at the expense of the Ger
man Aid Society, and had been dis
| charged as cured. Needing money and
not caring to work, she successfully
| duped our charitable friend, who did not
! know the true facts of the case. This
! particular gentleman is in. future not to
! be at home when suffering females come
| to see him.
THE GoSSANER HAS THE CALL.
The clerk of the weather up our way
! has Gecreed rain, and the gentle Oregon
mist is decending with musical patter
| Strange as it may seem the ladies of this
| glorious Webfoot State seem to prefer to
do their shopping in the rain, and the
streets are crowded with gossamered
! figures with arms full of bundles. The
native Oregonian may well be COM
pared to duck-he is ready and willing
| to take to the water at any time.
BESELINA.
Portland, Or, October %, 1891.
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