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itUnnmur !" - i VOL. XLin. NO. 13,237. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE GREATEST AMERICAN WHISKEY YELLOWSTONE Try It Once and You Will Use No Other Brand. ROTHCHILD BROS., Portland, , Oregon, Sole Agents JVU Assets, $359,393,537.72. Surplus Assets, $75, 127,496.77. "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD" Rates no hlsther than other coapanl es. L. SAMUEL, Manager, 306 Gregonian Bldg., Portland, Oregon & iVl DR. EAl AKfcS There Life and A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE rnr Sal br AH Dimttlsts. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Uquor and Cigar Dealers ,tKa XETSCHAA, Pres. IKEITH AID WASHIMTOR ckaxqs or European Plan: . . . Ask for "Banker ALLEN & LEWIS, Main line or the Northern Pacific Railway. Round trip fare from Port land, only SS.20. ' Bo you appreciate Its advantages? The most curative waters known. Change to an entirely different climate. Perfection of service, with a large corps of skilled attendants all under direct medical supervision. We cure more than 90 per cent of all our cases. For information address Dr. J. S. Kloeber, -GreenRlver Hot Springs, Wash., or Inquire of A. D. Charlton. Northern Pacific Railway Ticket Office. Portland. NOW LONG Should I wear ray glasses without a change? Is a question often asked. The Best Way To answer that question is for you to call and consult our op tician. Your eyes should be examined once a year in most cases, and if a change is necessary, make it. We make a specialty of filling Oculists' Prescriptions for Glasses Muter. Jewelers and Optician. Cor. Third and tVasfctxxtea St. The Pocket Premo $18.00 In the snout perfect pocket camera, made. It is not merely a snapshot camera, lint allow the operator the -widest latitude in every branch of photography. It has a rack and pin ion foeuslnff attachment, nlnnto Krnph lens and. auto-shatter. Uses plates and films and can he carried In the pocket. BLUMAUER - FRANK DRUG CO. Photo Department. 142 Fourth St. n nun W ill FOWLER'S and MALT JL T JLUSCLE Strength In Every Drop", O. "W. KXOWUK, Vkw STREETS, PCBTUKB. GBEMI IbAnaokxbxt. . $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Dty Give the home an air of lux ury, and at the same time prevent monotony in the ap pearance of the rooms. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. G. Mack & Co. S0-SS THIRD STREET Opposite Chamber of Commerce Size" 2 for 25c DISTRIBUTERS "THE KLOEBER" GREEN RIVER HOT SPRINGS WASHINGTON The Health Resort cfiheWosi RUGS MAY HOLD ON Old Port of Portland Board Not to Retire. UNLESS COURT REQUIRES IT Act Creating New Commis sion Alleged to Be Invalid. PRESENT LAW NOT REPEALED Attorney for the Present Body Say Act. of 1003 Is of No Force and and Effect Members Out line Their Policy. The present Port of Portland Com mission will pursue a policy of mas terly inactivity about giving way to their successors on May 21. The reason-Is that in the opinion of the attor neys of the board the act of the last Legislature creating- the new commis sion Is unconstitutional, because it Is defective in several particulars. The new act. It is alleged, does not repeal the act of 1901, creating the present commission. There will be no struggle on the part of the Port of Portland Commission to. re tain office. If there is any contest. It will have to be instituted by the incoming board. The old members believe they have the law on their side, and that the burden of proof rests with the other fel lows; That was the opinion they reached yesterday after hearing the opinion of their attorneys. According to the law passed by the last Legislature, the present commissioners will go out of office May 2L The last reg ular meeting was held yesterday with all the members present except Mr. Hughes. Everybody seemed to be in good spirits. -ue lawyers opinion was read, and from the discussion that followed it was evi dent that the commissioners believed their term of office would not expire as soon as the Legislature Intended. Messrs. Williams, "Wood & LInthlcum gave the following opinion on the constitutionality oi the law creating the new commission "What the Lawyers Say. From an examination of the act of the last Legislature filed February 26, 1903 (H, B. 331), we are of the opinion that said act is unconstitutional and cannot operate to change the present personnel of the Board of Commissioners. The title of the act is as follows: "An act to amend -section 23 and sec tion 2S of an act entitled 'an act to re vise and amend an act entitled "an act to establish and Incorporate the Port of Portland, and to provide for the Improve ment of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers In said port, and between said port and the sea," passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon In the year 1S91, and filed in the office of Uio Secretary of State February 18, 1S31'; and to repeal an act entitled 'an act to amend an act of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, filed In tbo office of the Secretary of State February 18, 1S91, en titled "an act to establish and Incorporate the Port of Portland, and to provide for the Improvement of the "Willamette and Columbia Rivers In said port and between said port and the sea," and filed in the office of the Secretary of State February 10. 1893,' and to repeal an act entitled 'an act to amend an act entitled "an act to es tablish and incorporate the Port of Port land, anu to provide for the improvement of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers in said port, and between said port and tne sea," niea in tne oiucc oi tne becretary of State February IS, 1891'; and to amend an act entitled 'an act of the Legislature of the State of Oregon filed In the office of the Secretary of State February 18, 1S91. entitled "an act to establish and in corporate the Port of Portland, and to provide for the improvement of the Wil lamette and Columbia Rivers in said port and between said port and the sea," filed In the office of the Secretary of State February 10, 1S93, and approved February 18, 1S99." Section 2 of the act refers only to sec tion 2S of said act. Neither In the title nor body of the act is the act of March 1, 1901, creating the present commission, al luded to. Tho act which Is referred to, and -which bon. the title and body thereof purport to amend, is that of February 18, 1899. This act was, however, expressly re pealed by the act of March L 1901: so that the act sought to be amended by the last Legislature was no longer In exist ence, it having been by express terms re pealed by that of 1901, which stood as a complete act upon the subject; nor can the new act be treated as an Independent act, the same being In violation of section 20 of article 4 of the constitution of this state, which provides that every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith, which sub ject shall be expressed in the title. The title of the act in question is expressed as "an act amending sections 25 and 28 of an act approved February IS, 1899," re lates simply to the above supposed sec tions of such act, and does not purport to legislate Independent of such sections. Under constitutional provisions similar to these of our state, the Supreme Court of diana, in Draper vs. Falley (33 In diana, 465), and Blackmore vs. Dolan (15 Indiana, 194), the Supreme Court of Ne braska, in State vs. Benton (51 N. W.. 141), the Supreme Court of Colorado, In Wall vs. Garrison (19 Pacific Reporter), and the Supreme Court of Georgia, In Lampkln vs. Pike (42 S. E., 213), have all decided that acts amendatory of statutes which have been repealed cannot stand as inde pendent acts, and are unconstitutional and void. For the reasons above Indicated we are, therefore, of the opinion that the act In question Is of no validity, and that the Commissioners named In said act are not entitled to office." JTew Members 3fot. There. After Clerk Stevens had read the opln- ion. President Banfield asked the members for their views. "We certainly don't want an Illegal board," said Mr. Adams. "We" can cither get additional advice on the matter, or call the new men together and settle it amicably." "I Invited them to come, - but none of them seems to have accepted the Invita tion," said President Banfield, looking about the room. Mr. Selling thought a great deal of re sponsibility rested with the present board. This Is the proposition." he said. "We have borrowed money from our friends, and they look to us to have the money returned. We have promised to pay $293,- 000 before July, and we must sell bonds to do It.- The expense was Incurred by us, and It is only right that we should settle It, which we certainly can't do if we go out of office next week." "We had better get hold of Driscoll. Spencer, Willis and the others." suggested Mr. Adams,' "and see if we can't arrange it with them." "The question in my mind," said the president. Is whether we should not ask them to make the first move. I would be glad to have them bring a friendly suit to settle the case." The. others agreed to Mr. Banfleld's pro posal, and with the understanding that the new board must prove its legality before the old one steps out, the matter was dropped, after a motion was made and sec onded to place the attorney's opinion on file. With this subject out of the way, a lot of routine matter was disposed of. The ulrst was the report of Robert H. Wilson. the expert accountant, who audited the books of the commission. His report. which was accepted and ordered placed on file, follows: Report of the Auditor. "In compliance with a request made by your board through Its clerk, B. T. C. Stevens, I have examined its books and accounts of the commission from the date of my last report (March 31, 1902) to the end of March of the current year. I find that the books have been accurately kept and that all moneys received and expend ed have been properly entered and ac counted for. "The act of the Legislature making an appropriation for the construction of n new 30-inch dredge' (Columbia), making it necessary that this fund should be kept separate from the general fund; the neces sity of keeping the drydock account sep arate, added to the much larger sums ex pended the combined incomes amounting to four times and the expenditure to nearly five times that of last year has doubled the labor of auditing. "The total income of the general fund was J199.938.20, and that of the dredge fund $235,000. making a combined income of $431,938.20, as against last year's (offl clal) income of $106,461.23: while the total expenditure of the general fund during Ihe current official year was $210,179.81, and of the dredge fund was $227,321.36, making a combined expenditure of $437,s01.17, as against $95,354.17 last year. "The above figures show that on March 31. 1903. the ceneral fund had overdrawn to the extent' of $10,241.61. while the dredge fund hnd a balance on hand of $7678.64, or considering the' two funds as one, that there was.a. net overdraft of $2362.97. an inconsiderable amount "when considering the magnitude of the transactions. "I have examined all bills, seeing that they havebeen properly approved and re ceipted, and have compared tne same witn the books, and I have also compared all canceled warrants and coupons: and after checking these with the Journal entries find that they agree therewith. "I havo compared the amounts entered on your Journal as received from taxes with the books of the Treasurer, and find that the two agree. "According to my usual custom I have made my own Independent abstract of all Journal entries affecting receipts and dls bursements, finding the overdraft and bal ance on hand as reported above to agree with both' your ledger accounts and the statement of your treasurer." Projcrcfta on Drydock Site. H. L. Powers, of Hartman, Thompson & Powers, who sold the drydock site at St. Johns, explained the progress his company had made toward securing a perfect title to the land. The only thing that remains to be done in this respect Is the vacatln of certain streets, to which there appears to be some opposition. The board takes the view that it is absolutely essential. If the site is to be occupied by the drydock. that the streets be vacated, and in view of the public necessity it will probably be done at an early date. The question of deferred payments for rubber sleeves used on the pipeline of tne dredge Columbia was discussed with F. A. Nitchle. manager for the urane company. The amount held back Is between $100 and $500. and was on account of certain de fective sleeves furnished. The board agreed to pay a proper amount for these sleeves if it is proved that sleeves of other makes would do no better under the same circumstances. The request of the O. R. & N. Co. for relief from shoaling at the borieyard re sulted In a promise to use one of tho dredces there as soon as it Is available, provided the company will pay the usual nrlce for the dreaging. - A number of minor matters were then dlsnosed of. and the board adjourned to meet in special session Monday, when bids will be opened for supplying piles and other material for the dryoocK berth. CALVE POISONS HERSELF Famous Opera Singer Takes an Over Dose of Aconite. "PARIS. May 15. The Petit Journal this morning says that Emma Calve, who is now singing In "The Damnation of Faust," at Sarah Bcrnhardt's Theater here, accidentally poisoned herself last nlcht bv taklnsr an overaose oi aconite a3 ! a preventive for la grippe. Prompt action saved her life, but she was unable to ap pear at last night s performance. VOLCANO STILL ACTIVE. Collaa Is TnrewInK Oat Lava, aai People Are Panlc-Strlcken. TTJXPAM. Mexico. .May 14. There was a violent eruption of Collma volcano last nltrht. accompanied by deafening suhter ranean noises, an abundant flow of lava and a heavy rain of ashes. The eruption continued all night. People in the neigh borhood of the volcano are panic-stricken. OrtgoB VeiBBB Gets an Oflce. INDIANAPOLIS, May 14. The Royal Neighbors of America will finish their National convention tomorrow morning. Among the officers elected today were Supreme oracle, Mrs. E. D. Watt. New Tork: supreme recorder, .Mrs. iiinnle Fielder, Illinois; supreme chancellor. Mrs. Blanche Walker, Montana; supreme mar shaL Mrs. Ida Harablesi, Oregon; su premo outer , sentinel, .Mrs.; Alice Hall. Idaho; supreme physician, Dr.. Addle Xlrkpatrlck; Washlngtoa. ANTIS UP AGAIN They Call for Full Re- , port of Miles. LETTERADDRESSEDTOROOT Information Wanted on Cruel ties in Philippines. "WHIPPINGS" ARE SINGLED OUT Corhln Gives Miles to Understand That Statements Given the Press "Were Exact Copies of Doca xaents Filed by Him. v General Miles Is now without a leg to stand upon in his latest fight with the War Department. The report he referred to In dealing with the Philip pine situation and alleged cruelties of soldiers, which his (trends charge was suppressed, has been made public, and proves to be a great mass of corre spondence regarding a rice deal which has been given out heretofore. Adju-tant-Genral Corbln, In a letter to Gen eral Mile?, proves to blm that his re ports given the press were in no wise garbled. WASHINGTON. May 14. Secretary Root and a number of other officials of the War Department today received a cir cular letter from Herbert Welsh, of Phila delphia, which has also been mailed to a number of private Individuals, in reference to the report of Lieutenant-General Miles. The letter desires that letters be addressed to the President, Secretary Root, Adjutant-General Corbln, Judge-Advocate-General Davis, Assistant Adjutant-General Hall and Assistant Adjutant-General En nis, asking them to publish, for the in formation and guidance of the country, the full report of General Miles regarding af fairs in the Philippines. t ( Mr. Welsh suggests that they "espe cially request that the report of Major Hunter into the facts of the whippings of Filipino prisoners of war. for the pur pose of extracting "information from them" be Included In the publication. He says he has not seen General Miles' report, "having In vain tried to secure a copy of it from the "VWir Department," but be lieves it contains information that enlight ened citizens .should have. Mr. Welsh says 6000 souls have perished In those Islands from war, famine and pestilence under our flag. In the letter he refers to the military record of General Miles in the Civil War, and in several Indian cam paigns, and ays that with a few thou sand letters sent to men he names, the object would be secured. He suggests that persons interest their Senators and Rep resentatives In the matter. Secretary Root referred the circular letter he re ceived to Judge Advocate-General Davis. Corbln Replies to Miles. The War Department today made public CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Domestic. Antl-lmperlallsts call for Miles" full report on Philippines. Page 1. President Eliot and other noted men discuss the labor question. Page 2. Great Northern railroad makes concessions to men and averts strike. Page 3. TVatlonnl. President Roosevelt leaves San Francisco for the Yosemlte "Valley. Page 2, Three umpires named to act In Venezuelans' claims dispute. Page 2. Government will ask the Supreme Court to ad vance the merger case. Page 2. . Foreign. Premier of Bulgaria urges appeals to powers In behalf of Macedonia. Page 12. House of Commons wants England to propose a reduction la naval armament to powers. Page 12. Spain will be asked to increase Its navy. Pago 12. Sports. Scores of Pacific Coast League: Oakland 4. Portland 2; Sacramento 2. Seattle 0; San Francisco 11, Los Angeles C Page 0.. Scores of Pacific National league: Lo Angeles 3. Portland 1; Butte 11, Seattle 7; Helena 5. Spokane 2. Page S. Fighters divide the proceeds of the Gans-Tracey mill. Page 0. Pacific Coast. k Vancouver will soon be an open port. Page 1. End of Eugene festival. Page 4. Bandit makes poor haul. Page II. Rich ledge In Eastern Oregon. Pare. 11. Mitchell and Hermann speak at Oregon City. Page 4. Governor McBrlde will go to Tacoma. Page 5. Mistook, wife for burglar. Page 4. r Commercial aad Marine. Government will place big contract for oats and hay. Page 13.. Selling of long stock weakens prices at New Tork. Page 13. "Wheat closes stronger at Chicago. Page 13. San Francisco market prices and comment. Page 13. Growth of the business of fore-and-afters. Page 12. Steamer Arrow nearly readjr to go Into commis sion. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Port of Portland Commission will 'force new members to bring suit to get 'into office. Page 1. Politicians call upon Senators Mitchell and Ful ton. .Page 14. Rev. Alexander Blackburn Is sustained by First Baptist Church; attempt to oust Organist "Wilder falls. Page 14. Chamber of Commerce threatens to start initia tive for maximum freight law If portage road is endangered. Page 10. Clackamas County authorities charged with' negligence in handling smallpox cases. Page - 12. Samuel Connell returns from St. Louis. Page' 10. i Indictment against ex-Postmaster Austin Craig Is "dismissed. Pake & the letter of Adjutant-General Corbln to General Miles, answering one sent to the Secretary of War yesterday afternoon re garding the publication of General Miles report. Following Is the letter of Gen eral Corbin to General Miles: "I am directed by the Secretary of War to inform you that he Is In recelpt of your communication of May 13, 1903, which reads as follows: " 'I have the honor to request an exact copy of my reports as furnished by the War Department to the public press, and also desire to be informed as to who gave them out and who received them.' "Complying with your, request, I have the honor to Inform you that copies of your reports, as furnished by the War Department to the public press were com plete and exact copies of the entire re ports, being your general report upon af fairs in the Philiplnes dated February 19, 1903, and your special report on alleged cruelties In the Philippines, bearing the same date. For your convenience, dupli cate copies of both documents, as given out, are transmitted herewith. I have the honor, further, to inform you: "First That your report to the Secre tary of War, dated February 19, 1303, was given to the press' in full by the then Acting Adjutant-General, Colonel W. P. Hall, to the authorized representatives of the press associations, and, "Second That your special report of the same date was given out with the approv al of the Secretary of War by the Judge-Advocate-General of the Army, the full text of which was furnished to the press representatives." Chnrge of Snppresslon. In General Miles' report on the alleged cruelties was also a criticism of the rice transaction in. the reconcentrado camp in Batangas Province. General Miles, In dis cussing this matter, refers to a report he had received! from the commanding Gen eral In the Philippines, his report saying "copy herewith inclosed." This copy was not furnished with the report of General Miles, and It has been charged that It was suppressed. The War Department today made pub lic the copy referred to. It is a report of Major-General Davis addressed to Gen eral Miles, and contains all the corre spondence, telegrams and all documents that refer to the purchase, distribution and sale of rice to the people In the reconcen trado camps. It is a very voluminous document, but the main features were cov ered In summaries which have been pub lished heretofore. FIRES BREAK OUT ANEW Xeiv York Forests Ablaze for Miles, and People Ak for Help. PLATTSBURG. N. T., May 14. Forest fires which have been burning intermit tently for several days have broken out with renewed vigor around Colby Pond, near Saranac Lake, Paulsmiths on St.. -Regis Lake, and Ayers Hotel on Lake Duane in the Adirondacks. A telegram, from Paulsmiths states that the woods for ,ten miles ia .every direction seem tobe on Are. The fire has approached within three miles of the hotel and, is spreading fast. At -iake Duane. William J. Ayers, pro prietor of Ayers' Hotel, who has been fighting the flames with a large force of men for four days, has lost control of the flames and wired to Malone and Chasm Falls for help. The fires have reached within half a mile of the hotel. It is re ported that great damage has been done by forest fires on William Rockefeller's forest reserve. In many places In the Adirondacks no rain or snow has fallen since April 1C, almost unprecedented for this time of the year. Between Merrlllsvllje and Onchiota fire destroyed the Postal Telegraph Company's line for three miles. Pennsylvania Fire Rnrrinfr Attain. GREENSBDRG, Pa., May 14. The breaking out anew of the forest fires on Chestnut Ridge has aroused the greatest consternation among tho people. Last night a mountain home owned by Booth and Flynn, near Bialrsville Inter section, was destroyed. Telegraph and teleDhone Doles crossing the ridge at Blalrvllle Intersection were burned and tho wires rendered useless. At Lake Hollow, near New Florence, the big mill for the manufacture of pins for noles was burned. The Evans Lumber Company lost several thousand dollars' worth of pit posts today. Booth and Flynn lost several cars of cross ties. The fire Is rasring In the vicinity of RIdgeview Park. People of Mllwood and Derry are now engaged In fighting the flames. Two Towns Threatened. t CRESSON. Pa., May 14. The towns of Lloydsville and Burns In Cambria County have been threatened with forest fires for several days. Today the fire i was re norted close -to the latter place. Thou sands of dollars' worth of timber has al ready been destroyed. By Associated Press. SLEEPING-CAR ON FIRE. Twenty Pasensrerw Have to Flee In Their Night Clothing. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. May 14. Twenty passengers. Including 16 men and four woman, had to flee In their night clothing early today from a burning sleeping-car at the Union Station. The car was near the rear end of the New York, New Haven & Hartford train, which left New York at 11 o'clock last night for Boston. Y hen the train reached here at 1 o'clock the sleeping-car was connected with a pipe which supplies the cars with gas and the gas supply was turned on. Immediately after ward a slight explosion was heard, flames burst out and the car filled with smoke. The passengers, dazed with sleep and half blinded by the smoke, made a rush for the doors. A woman was knocked down and suffered a slight Injury to her back and right arm. The "blaze was finally extinguished and a hunt was made for the passengers. Among those who said they lost money was B. D. Kaplan, of New York, who said he left about $30,000 In money and securi ties in the car. After a search the wallet containing the missing securities was found, and Mr. Kaplln then said he had recovered everything except some money, which was 'burned up In his clothes. The handbags and clothing of most of the passengers were watersoaked. The women passengers were taken to a hotel and the men were provided with overalls and shoes. In Appreciation of Schwab's Gift. PITTSBURG. Pa.. May 14. Homestead has assumed gala day attire In prepara tion for the dedication -ot the Charles M. Schwab manual training-school, which takes place Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Schwab will be Homestead's guests of honor, and 'a large' nuaaber of theh friends from New Yerkt are to be with them to witness the ceremonies. A parade Is to be held In which 15,009 men are expected to take part. TO BE OPEN PORT Vancouyen Feels- Sure of Deep Channel; ENGINEERS VISIT THE CITY Hold Extended Conference With the Leading Citizens, SEEM FAVORABLY IMPRESSED Data Given Them Showfngc tho Amount of Tonnage Handled Dnr- Inir the Year by Rail and Water Rands Slakes Speech. In working for a Port of Vancouver Commission, that city has demonstrated more effectively than In any other man ner Its earnest desire and pressing need for a channel along Its water front. Two officers of the Corps of Engi neers. United States Arjiy. met with Its citizens and discussed the matter. . Another conference will be had when further data, now In course of prepara tion, are ready for presentation. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 14. (Spe cial.) Major . Burr and Captain McKin stry, of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, were In the city this morning and met with a. number of members of the Commercial Club and prominent citizens in regard to the matter of deepening the channel and Improving the Columbia River at and near this city. The meeting was a good one. and much discussion was had on both sides. The citizens of this city have been try ing for years to secure a suitable appro priation from the Government toward im proving the river so that vessels might be able to come to this city. So far their efforts have been in vain. Last Winter an .appropriation of J2000. was made for surveys and expenses of the engineers in the work ot preparing data". This has been expended, and the citizens are de blrous of getting an appropriation large enough to do the required work.. The gentlemen comprising the Commer cial Club were given great encourage ment by Major Burr and Captain McKin stry, and assured that every effort would be made to do justice to the matter. Data, was given to show the tonnage at this city and the amount of freight handled by rail and water In the course of a year. Additional data and statistics will be furnished as soon as possible. The engineers are favorably impressed with the location of Vancouver and In timated that an appropriation would be had sufficient for requirements. The mat ter of the Port of Vancouver Commis sion was brought up. and the gentlemen said they were gratified to know that the people of this city had undertaken to as sist themselves in the matter. This showed that the matter was of importance. Captain Langfitt intended to meet with the Commercial Club, but was detained on business matters. It Is believed, how ever, that his report will be favorable to ward making all Improvements which are needed to open the Columbia River from The Dalles down to the mouth of the Willamette, thus giving Vancouver the advantages of an open river. State Senator Rands was present and addressed the meeting upon the matters under discussion. He thoroughly ex plained the new law just passed by the State Legislature regarding the forming of a Port of .Vancouver- Commission to levy taxes for the Improvement on the river front, and gave much information along the line. As soon as more data is received, the engineers will have an other meeting with the people here. and the matter again taken up. At any rate, the improvement of the river is assured. A deep channel will be had. and this city given the attention it has so long asked for. Captain McKlnstry and Major Burr de parted for Portland In the afternoon favorably Impressed with their visit. : TO VANCOUVER'S BENEFIT. Snle of Shore Lands Is Postponed by Land Commissioner. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 14. (Spe cial.) State Senator E. M. Rands was In Olympla this week on business before the State Land Commissioner regarding the'matter of the Port of Vancouver Com mission ' and the tide and shore land3 along the river front at this city. The State Land Commissioner was advertising to eell the lands when Senator Rands called attention to the fact that an In junction had been issued against such ac tion, and that, the law of the Legislature of 1S91 was not being followed In regard to appraisements. The Land Commissioner held up the matter pending Investigation, and It Is possible that a new appraisement will be made, though the old figures may not be far out of the way. Senator Rands has worked hard on this proposition, and the sale of the tide and shore lands here will be the means of making much prosperity for the city. There will be a number of sales under the tide land law. and it is expected that within the next four months this matter would have been disposed of and the lands advertised. The work of Senator Rands resulted in the Land Commissioner practically re versing his decisions in the sale of these lands for the present, but the city will- be benefited a good deal by the small delay. Postmaster Killed by Explosion. KOSSUTH. May "14. Postmaster Hedges tonight was killed by an explosion of gun powder, said to be accidental, which blew up the postoffice. Hedges was alone in the building at the time. He said he was held up and robbed of postoffice funds several 'days aea