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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-15

Babcock and Wilcox watertube afety
boilers furnish the power for both light
and heat. The auditorium is lighted by
incandescent lamps proceeding from the
decorations of the. house-there being no
central chandeilier-but the lights are dis
tributed through the various parts, giving
q more perfect diffusion than by the older
methods. There are 1900 lights in the
au ditorium.
The stage is forty three feet deep from
the curtain line to the rear wall, seventy
six feet wide, and siyty-on high to the
gridiron. 1t is furnished with special
system of stage machinery, which is
operated from the stage floor by means of
flexible steel wire ropes. This system
was patented by the architect and is
found in but four theatres of the United
States. The stage is supplied with com
plete outfit of scenery, and there are two
drop curtains, one an asbestos curtain,
the other the act drop, the latter repre-
senting the Vintage Festival after the
great artist, Alma Tadema's celebrated
painting. The Cushing electric switch
board is of the latest pattern, and con-
tains 900 lights in red, white and blue
colors. Adjoining the stage is the annex.
three stories and basement containing a
large fire proof scene room, where scenery
not in use, will be stored. In addition to
the scene room there are layatories for the
actors, large property room, and twelve
dressing rooms all supplied with steam
oil fri lity1af
electric heaters, lAarble shelves, make up
tables, and every convenience for the com
fort of the performers.
- The aisles and floors of tho reception
rooms, foyer, and auditorium are covered
with special design of Bigelow ROYAL
Wilton carpet, the colors in the audi
torium being pure ox-blood, in two
tones. The ladies' parlor a light ecru
with gold scroll and little greenish
gray in the border blending beautifully
with the shades of pink in the room. The
| Empire room is covered with u carpet in
shades OF russell in Empire design. The
value OF the carpets is between three and
four thousand dollars. Mr.. Whitcomb,
OF Hooper, Son & Leighton, had the
whole matter in his charge and fulfilled
the trust admirably. The stage carpet
Is the most modern result of ingenious
| weaving, giving two contrasting shades
by simply reversing the carpet Each of
the dressing rooms is provided with
pretty art square that gives an air of
| comfort and homelikeness to the apart
ment, and assists in keeping the hens of
the ladies costumes clean.
The draperies are particularly beautiful
and.were provided by Owen, Moore & Co.
| at an expense of some two thousand dol
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-15

Mr.. jefferson possesses the same win
ming smile, and those eyes that were SO
fascinating In Bob A cres and Rip have
not lost their wondrous charm. One
can hardly realize that time passes as he
looks on this veteran actor who has kept
his youth so long.
Almost Immediately. thereafter the cur
tain rose for the evenings entertainment,
MIR. Fra els Wilson and company in
"Half King"
Half King" Mr.. Wilson's new opera,
was unquestionably the comic opera sue
cess Of the Metropolitan season. Mr.. Will
son first produced it at the -Knickerbock-
er theatre, where were it not for out-of.
town bookings and other prominent at
fractions to follow, it could easily have
run the entire winter. This was the uni
versal opinion Of everybody and the belief
was further warranted by the receipts at
the box office, which were the largest
ever taken in for any comic opera in the
city of New York in the same time, the
original runs of "Erminie' and "The
Mikado" not excepted.
In the roleEof Tireschappe, Mounte-
bank in ''Half King" Francis Wilson
is said to have the most agreeable charac-
ter of his entire career. 1t is averred that
the part is not only peculiarly fitted to
the comedian, but that Mr.. Wilson has
brought to the role much spontaneous
humor and drollery Of decided originate
ty. Friends and admirers Of the come
dian are enthusiastic over their favorite's
performance Of this role, declaring that
it is unquestionably the best thing that
he has ever given to the public in his Co.
pacity az comic operas chief fun-maker.
Half King is, like most of the sue
cessful comic operas Of the past ten years,
from French source. French writers
appear to be prolific in furnishing the
framework upon which Americans con-
struct operettas. In this instance MN.
Letterrier and Vanloo supplied the SUBJ
ject, upon which that well-known writer,
Harry B. Smith built his anglicized H.
bretto. The music is original, however,
and was composed by that talented mu.
stefan, Ludwig Highlander. The costumes
are from designs by Mr.. Percy Anderson
of London, and the scenery is from the
studios of Americas greatest scenic ar
lists, Henry Hoyt and Richard Marston.
The story of the opera was derived from
the book of a French comic opera, emit
tied s'Le Roi Carreau," by Eugene Le-
terrier and Albert Vanloo, produced
long ago in Paris. It tells Of one Tires
chappe, picturesque mountebank of
the eighteenth century, who is king of a
band Of Partisan vagabonds, and who has
an adopted daughter, founding, named
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-15
THE HOUSE DESCRIBED.

As Good a Theatre as There is In the
Portland is to be congratulated
on the beautiful theatre, just
completed, and which has been under
careful construction for over q year past
in charge OF the architect, Col. j. M.
Wood. There is not q theatre in the
country superior to 1t, as far as all the
most modern improvements go, and no
city of the size of Portland, possesses a
place of amusement so costly or attrac-
tive.
The new theatre stands at the corner
of Oak street and Free street, and covers
a space 120 by $50 feet in size. 1t is con-
structed of brick, ornamental terra-cotta,
polished granite, structural steel and an
expanded metal system of fire proot1ng.
The especially strong feature IN the house
construction is that 1t is the most thor
oughly fire proof theatre building in the
country, there being no combustible
materials used except the strips Embedded
in the cement to which the chairs are
secured, and to receive the tacks for the
carpet. The only wood floor used in the
entire building is that Of the stage which,
of necessity. must be made of this mate
rial which admits of cutting for the vari-
GUS transform ations 30 commonly used in
the modern plays. The flooring of the
auditorium is concrete. This statement
applies equally to the floors of the balcony
and family circle, or to the other portions
of the building.
The gallery-or family circle, and the
balcony, are supported on the cantilever
principle, thus relieving the house of that
distressing feature of lines of columns,
obstructing the vision until one gets to
the fourth row from the rear of the bal
cony, and in each of these stories there
are about forty trusses employed extend
ing from the front of the balcony and
gallery to within sixteen feet of the front
of the building. The heels of these truss
es are connected with immense girders
supported by four massive zeebar steel
columns, SO that the entire weight of
wall and floor surfaces, and the audience
in the rear of these galleries, rests upon
the heels of these trusses.
The height of the auditorium, from the
oor to ceiling, is fifty feet.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-15

Pierette. The girl falls in love with the
Count Honore, son of the Duke de Cha
teau Margaux. She rescues him from the
violence of a mob composed of her faith
er's followers, and thereby wins his love
in return. Honore, however, is bethrothed
to the daughter of the Duke de la Roche.
Trumeau, from the provinces, and
his affianced bride with her
father and secretary, are expected to ar.
rive In Paris to celebrate:the marriage.
Tireschappe and his band of vagabonds
learn all this, and he, being anxious to
promote the happiness of Pierette, alb
ducts the Duke de la Roche Trumeau, his
secretary and daughter, and, with his
factotum, Mistigris, and Pierette, as
sumes DISCUSSES and go to the palace of
the Duke du Chateau Margaux in their
places, passing off Pierette as the affianced
one. They are unmarked and expelled
from the house, and are pursued to the
Court of Miracles" low place of
rendezvous with the scum of Paris, where
the real Duke and his companions are
confined, and after many exciting, adven-
lures they are captured. 1t is revealed by
means OF hall, of king of diamonds that
was pinned to Pierettes' clothing, when
found in infancy, that she is of noble
birth, in fact. an Legitimate daughter
of the Duke de la Roche Trumeau.
The opera was beautifully staged and
there were many charming stage'piutures,
that were brought out with great effect
by the electric light. The costumes were
extremely rich and appropriate. The
three scenes, the public garden in Paris
and the Court of the Miracles by Hoyt
and the interior of the palace of the Duke
de Chateau Margaux, by Marston, were
bits of old Paris that received warm ap-
plause.
Mr.. Wilson is indescribably droll and
his movements are full of grace. Never
have we seen comedian in comic opera
who has pleased us better. His songs
are pleasing, many of them catchy He
has a mountebank song, with illustra-
tive" business, 'terpsichorean and theatre
cal; song about society manners, which
is of full illuminative points, and topical
song, telling what he would do if he were
a real monarch instead of only king of
mountebanks He also has plenty of op-
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-15

TO CORE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure. Csc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-15

AS Good Theatre as There is In the
Nation.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Taxes.

The first installment of 96 taxes
must be paid by May 81 in. order to
avoid the additional penalties. The
county treasurer hopes that those who
expect to pay on or before that date
will call for statements at an early
day. Otherwise they may get left on
May 81. He says that all cannot be
waited on and statements made up in
one day May 81. If statements are
secured in advance the business can
be rushed the last few days.
1t will be well for taxpayers to re-
member that after May 81 the unpaid
first installment on the 1896 taxes
subjects the whole property to an i'm
M date tax title cloud by the sale OF
a certificate of delinquency upon it.
This is not true of the taxes of years
prior to 1896 for under the law thew
run till November 80 before certif-
cate of delinquency can issue.-Olym-
MAN
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07

THE Greco-Turkish war, the Cuban
instruction, and the sealing question
are the principal topics covered by the
May Review of Reviews, in editorials,
special articles, and magazine and
book reviews, together with cartoon
and other illustration. On the cues
ton OF how to save fur seals the Re-
view of Reviews takes the ground that
PRESIDENT Jordan's recommendations
should be needed at once, and that
without waiting for England's sane
ton the United States should absolute
ly prohibit American citizens from en-.
gaging at any season of the wear in
the taking of seals in the open sea
The Review also urges that, if other
means fail to make pelagic sealing un-
profitable, all the young female seals
on the Pribilof Islands should be
branded in such manner as to make
their fur valueless. The females being
thus protected, the herd would NAM
tain itself. r.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Senator Wilson's Chances of Re-
election.

Some of the Opposition" papers
seem to be deriving some satisfaction
from the fact that Senator LIE Roi
Turner halls from che same town that
Senator Wilson. halls from, assuming,
of course, that the election of the; lat
ter will prove bar to the reelection
of the former, no matter what the
political complexion of The next legis-
lature may be. Immediately after
the election of Mr.. Turner the Record
er was inclined to look upon the
gloomy side of the situation, and sug-
sgpsted that the election of Turner
meant the defeat of Wilson two years
hence. What the Recorder had to
say on the subject, however, was
simply said in criticism of the action
of our two popocrat representatives, in
voting for Turner man who had
been lifelong republican until after
the election last fall, when seeing the
result, he suddenly became an out
and-out populist. 1t mattered little
whether Turner had really experienced
a change of heart or not, the repre-
sentatives from this county owed him
no political allegiance, and in voting
COR him they contributed their mite Ga
mighty little mite) toward defeating
Mr.. Wilson two years hence, knowing
Mr.. Wilson to be the best friend and
ablest advocate this section of country
has ever had in congress. We have
nothing to take back in the way of
criticism of the representatives from
this county, but since passing that
criticism upon them we have had
ample time and opportunity to feel
the republican pulse in this state, and
and somewhat careful investigation
has tended very materially to change
our views on that subject. The ere
formers" located their United States
senator where Mr.. Wilson resides, and
now the republicans, both east and
west of the Cascades, seem disposed
to locate THEIR senator in the city
where Mr.. Turner lives. The senti-
ment of the republican press, and the
sentiment of republicans in general,
seems decidedly that way, and we pre-
dict that this sentiment will grow
stronger as time advances.
Mr.. Wilson has been recognized as
the working bee of the Washington
delegation ever since Washington be-
came state; he has been faithful to
his friends and faithful to his state,
and he is not likely to lose prestige by
comparison with the other members
of our present legislation in congress.
Turner is rich, lazy poker-player,
Jones is conceited fy-up-the-creek,
and Lewis-well, we'll not attempt a
metaphor in his case; so Senator Will
son has nothing to lose by comparison
with his contemporaries. In any
event, southwestern Washington is
for him, first, last, and all the time,
as we now believe republicans from all
parts of the state will be.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Yaka Sick.

John Miller Murphy, editor of the
Washington Standard, a popocratic
paper published at Olympia, who did
all in his power to elect Gov. Rogers,
and howled as only new convert to
the populist party can howl, for the
success Of the entire fusl n ticket.
finding the English language made
quate to properly express his supreme
contempt for the governors action in
vetoing the capitol bill, calls to his
aid the classic chinook. He saws
"Wlth what frigidity this iceberg
speaks. With what dlabolic quicker
of the lips he utters the word "com-
miserate! With what HARLEQUIN
gracefulpess he bestrides the chair OF
state, with his eyes turned inward in
alteration of himself! Ugh! Ugh
Big lnJun me of the Pollywaups! Me
scalpem bill me hyas tye; me mema-
loose hyu Boston,"
From the above one would natural
ly infer that Brother Murphy feels
like hiring some cheap man to wear a
hole in his pants for the part he took
In the campaign last fell. In the
words of Humptulips Pete "Yaka
HAS sick tumtum, okok HAS tyee copa
populist tilacums wake closh, hivu
waw waw, halo chickamen." -Aber-
deem Recorder.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Logging i'm the Black Hills.

For some time past A. H. Anderson,
the well-known logger, now residing
in Seattle, but once representative
in the legislature from Mason county,
has been quietly buying up timber in
the Black Hills region of Thurston
county, in the name of Mr.. Healey of
La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is under
stood that this series of transactions
has been kept up until bunch of
timber covering several thousand acres
as fine as any in the state, has been
accumulated under one management.
1t is further asser ed that this timber
has been punched for an active cam
paign of logging, and that camp is
to be established there in the immedi-
ate future that will not be eclipsed
even by Sol Simpsons big logging
works.
The fact that the Northern Pacific
cruisers have been ordered in from
Pacific county to cruise timber and
run out lines on this immense tract of
timber, gives color to the rumor that
operations are to begin at an early
day. The Northern Pacific force is
now at work in the discharge of this
order, and all indications point to the
early Inauguration of big logging
campaign in the Black Hills country.
In some way the name of Sol Simpson
is connected with the enterprise
Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
The First Railroad i'm America.

Gridley Bryant, civil engineer, in
1926, projected the first railroad in
the United States. It was built fol-
the purpose of carrying granite from
the quarries of Quincy, Massachusetts
to the nearest tidewater. Its length
was four miles, including branches
and its first cost $4,000. The sleep
ers were of stone and were laid across
the track eight feet apart. Upon rails
of wood, six inches thick, wrought.
iron plates, three inches wide and q
quarter of an inch thick, were spiked
At the crossings stone rails we're used,
and as the wooden rails became un.
serviceable they we're replaced by
Others of stone.-May Ladies Home
Journal
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07

-Umce Boy-'There's letter for
you on the table. Mr.. Spinks." (Spinks
looks at it and finds that it is bill for
his wedding suit. As he has been mar
ried fifteen years he wonders how it
happens to be on his table). Spinks
-"Who brought thisP" Office Boy
"a messenger boy, sir. Lawrence
American.
She (softly)-'I shall never for
get this highland the ball." He
(tenderly)-'TeE me why" She
"And that last waltzr' He-''You de-
light mol" Shetland you'll" He
''You entrance me! Then / have inn
pressed your" She (more softly than
ever)-"Yes, you've about smashed
two of NV toes. Boston Beacon.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
CRUSOE'S ISLAND DISAPPEARS
Reported Sinking Of Juan Fernandez
Land by Volcanic Action.

Reported Sinking Of Juan Fernandez
Land by Volcanic Action.
A few weeks ago vessel putting in
at Lisbon after a trip around Cape
Horn, reported the destruction by vol
canic action of the Juan Fernandez
island, famous as the scene of "Rcbin.
son Crusoe." The master claimed to
have seen the catastrophe from the
deck of his vessel. The report was not
given credence at the time by scientific
men, and many denials were printed in
papers and magazines. But Capt.
Powells, of the British ship James Kerr,
asserts that the story is generally be-
lieved by seafaring men all over the
world. The James Kerr has recently
arrived from Newcastle, N. S. W., where
she was laid up four months on account
Of the coal mine strike. Capt. Powells
met very large number of master
mariners there, and says that the de-
struction of the island was matter of
common gossip among them. The
captain himself has not passed within
sight of the island since 1889, when he
secured photograph of it from the
deck of his ship. He says that some of
the captains who arrived in Newcastle
while he was there verified the report,
thta the island was missing.
Gambling in India.
Amongst the Hindoos throughout
the whole of India there is holiday
celebration in honor of Lakshmi, the
goddess of wealth and good fortune,
whereon gambling is universally re-
garded as religious duty. It is known
as the festival of lamps, and on that day
all classes indulge in games of chance
with shells, coins, cards, dice, ETC., and
the future of the individual, whether
good or bad, is looked upon as forecast
of his wealth or poverty during the en-
suing year. The women take most in
tense interest in the proceedings and, if
fortunate, eXpend their winnings in
the purchase of sweet-meats and fruits,
as gifts to all their friends and rela-
tons, toys for the small children and
fireworks for the boys. At Benares,
their sacred city, as night approaches,
small earthen lamps, fed with oil, are
kindled, making the outlines of every
mansion, palace, temple and minaret
visible All vessels in the river are also
Illuminated; SO that the whole city is
one blaze of light.
A London journal of society says thai
IT, prince of Wales is the most thrift
lcr; man in the world, as careless in
money matters as successful gambler
In 33 years Albert Edward. this journal
asserts, has run through" $50,O00,000
The government has paid him $25, OOo,
900, with an additional allowance oil
$5,OoO,Ooo for travelling expenses. All
this he has spent and yet to-day it is
estimated he owes various tradespeople
and his rich friends $4,000 900.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Sugar Beet Seed.

+. A. Bryan, president of the Wash
ington Agricultural college, Pullman
announces that the college has secur-
ed limited quantity Of beet sugar
seed, which they will send gratis to
farmers who wish to make experiment
with the same. 1t is proposed to send
each applicant a package containing
four ounces OF the seed as long as the
supply now on hand will hold ont.
The college has not secured enough
seed to supply all the farmers, and it
is therefore necessary for those who
who wish to make the experiment
with sugar beet planting to send their
applications for a sample package
early. The seed will be distributed to
applicants Immediately after receipt
OF applications, so that there need be
no unnecessary delay in planting.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Mechanics Lien Law.


SPOKANE, May 3.-The mechanics
lien law of Washington was today de-
clared constitutional by Judge Han
lord. A test suit had been brought by
Il. II. Thayer against the O. K. and
Idaho Lumber Company, which had
filed lien on his building for lumber
furnished. Plaintiffs bill in equity
prayed for the removal of the cloud
upon the property caused by the lien,
contending that the act of the legis-
lature providing for liens was uncon-
stltutlonal. The defendent demurred,
and the demurrer was today sustained,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
10 ENABLE publishers to place MACS

10 ENABLE publishers to place maya
zines or books before the public with
uncut edges, thus affording a check up
on dealers as regards wares returned
as unsold, and yet enabling readers to
CUT magazines readily, a thread, cord
or light wire is arranged so that the
leaves are cut by pulling it. The
same process has been applied to en-
velopes. - -
we have just received another case
OF mems underwear. This makes the
fourth case in one year, that is fifteen
hundred garments. They must be all
1.gnt or they would not sell as they do.
'lry them. MCDONALD & O'NE1L1
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07
Marvellous Effects

System, Broken Down and Hope Al
most Abandoned - Health Rec
stored by Hoods Sarsapariilao
"For fifteen years have suffered with
catarrh and indigestion and my whole
SYSTEM was broken down. l had almost
abandoned any hope of recovery. ] pur~
chased six bottles Of Hoods Garsapsrila
and it's effects have been marvellous. Il
has made me feel like new man. I am
able to- sleep well, have good appetite,
and I have gained several pounds. in
weight" JAMES WILDER, Oroville, Wash.
a 6" 1 had scrofula swelling OF one side
of my neck and liberated sores in my
nostrils, caused hy7catarrh. l also had
small, itching, sores on my limbs.
bought three bottles OF Hoods Sarsa pa
rilla and began taking it and the sores
soon healed. My blood is purified, and
the scrofula has disappeared" o. D.
lMcMANUs, Mission, Washington.
Hoods s ssfiiis
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier
Hoods Pills s Ssns"sss as lest
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-05-07

LATEST.-Pattern hats and new
spring millinery at Mrs. Eatons,
For fresh vegetables and groceries
go to Hunter & Eaton's.
IT you wish to buy some logging
views cheap, examine the lot at the
JOURNAL office, as low as ten cents
each
Just received at Mrs. Shaw's a full
line of samples of new spring dress
goods; also embroidery scissors and
all kinds machine needles. x