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tmmt J PART THREE . . : . PAGES 17T024 A VOL. XXI. PORTLA2SD, OREGON,' SUNDAY MOHNESTG, NOVEMBER 23, 1902. NO. 47. YALE 23, HARVARD 0 Sons of Eli Prove Their Foot ball Supremacy. 30,000 PEOPLE SEE THE GAME Crimson Flayers Are Completely Out dated Rock-well, a Portland Lad, Wins Fame at Quarter Ko Sensational Flays. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 22. Yale University established her supremacy n the football field today by defeatingHar vard In the annual game In unmistakable style. When time was called-in the dark ness of early evening, the score stood 23 to 0 and Yale's shouting thousands over whelmed their victorious heroes, -while Harvard participants, with cheer after cheer encouraged their defeated- but plucky fighters. Nearly 30,000 spectators witnessed the great game, under weather conditions that could not have been improved from the standpoint of onlookers. It was a trifle too w.arm for the players, but the temperature did not cause the contestants to let up a moment during the game. It took the Yale men five minutes or more to get their football stride. After that the outcome never was in doubt, for the New Haven collegians demonstrated that It was Yale's day. In strength, in resources, in generalship and versatility the Yalq men, had a big advantage over their Harvard rivals. Four times. Harvard's goal line was crossed for Yale touchdowns. Three of the touchdowns were converted into goals. The score was divided almost equally betwen the halves, two touchdowns coming in each period. 1 virtnrv was the result of straight football rather than of brilliancy, Three of the touchdowns came after heart-breaking plunges of the Yale men through Harvard's defense. Practically the only open play of the day was made when Metcalfe, the Yale halfback, dupli cated the work of Captain Chadwick at Princeton last week, and leaping through a vawnlne sraD in Harvard's line, ran 73 yards for the second touchdown of the game. He did not find a clean field, but he was given superb Interference until he was able to clear all of the Harvard tacklcrs, except Mills, whom he eluded fcy clever dodging. Yale's other three scores were made by Chadwick, Kinney and Hogan, all of whom were pushed over the line In raas plays. Only twice aur ing the -game did Harvard have a- chance to score. Once by magnificent line break ing ho Cnmbrldfre nlavers forced Yale back from Eli's 49-yard line to a point. within eight yards of the goal line, a fumble bv Captain Kernan in a play that started viciously and gave promise of suc cess was followed by a Yale stand which took the ball from Harvard on downs. In the second half Harvard succeeded in reaching Yale's 22-yard line, but Yale (here developed a stone-wall defense and at kick was Harvard's only hope. Marsnaii tried for a goa from the field and missed bv a vard. Otherwise the play was al most entirely in Harvard's territory and the Yale advance was consistent. Except at long intervals, the Cambridge players were constantly on the defense. Now and ' then a crimson brace would come and for i the moment the Harvard enthusiasts were encouraged, but the strength of Yale was too great and the spectators early began to discuss the probable size of Yale's score. 'Vers- little kicking was done as compare? .;-wlth that witnessed in the Yale-Princeton fgame of a week ago and here Yale out classed Harvard. The game "was one of the cleanest ever -seen In New Haven. The officials had an easy time of it and but three fines were I inflicted. Harvard was twice a sufferer lor off-side play and lost five yards on each occasion. Yale s end rush. Shevlln, 4v.-as flagrantly off-side one one Yaie kick. iand 10. yards were, promptly awarded to Wlarvard. Four changes took place in the Yale line Vp, while Harvard sent five of her men to the side to be replaced by iresner men jNo one was seriously hurt, Goss, Yale's irlght guard, sustaining the most painful Ilnjury, In the shape of an accidental kick on the hand. The physical condition of the two team3 fwas apparently on even terms, and Yale's 'victory was won because of all-round Superiority at the game, which superiority "was in evidence from start to finish rThere was no particular star, except possibly In the persons of Glass and Hock well, both of Yale. Glass, with the others of Yale's forwards, clearly outplayed their opponents, and Rockwell, Yale's Jnarter-back, displayed cool-headedness and generalship which place him in the front rank of quarter-hacks. The Harvard foack field possibly was a faster aggrega tion than that of Yale, but could not pen etrate the Yale line. A summary of the play shows how com pletely Yale outplayed Harvard in every department of the game. In the first half Yale tackled five times for a total distance of 149 yards, and in the cecond half three times for a total of 99 yards, One of the three kicks in the last half went out of bounds, for scarcely any gain, so that the two good kicks by Yale In this half averaged nearly oO yards each Yale In the first half rushed a total distance of 165 yards during which she had nine first downs. In the second half Yale rushed a total of ,212 yards, during which she had 21 first downs. Yale's fumbles counted' for little. As for the work of the Harvard team In the first half, the crimson kicked three times for a total distance of 107 yards, and In the second half five times for a total of ISO yards. Harvard rushed the ball in scrimmages 70 yards In the first half, and a v scant 13 in the second. Harvard had 11 first downs, in the first half but only two In the fiecond. The -fumbles of the crimson team proved very costly, flv being made In the first half, and one of them on A ale's eight-yard line, where Harvard had a good chance of storing. Harvard played a far stronger game In the first half than In the second, for at no time In the last half of the game was me crimson ieani msiae or iaie s sz-yara line. The line-up. Yale. Position. Harvard. Ranerty. wnneimlL. E? Mills Kinney L T Shea. Wright Glass L G.Barnard, Whltwell Holt C Sugden Goss. Hawlln R G A. Marshall HCgan R T Trnnn-ltnn Ehevlln R E.Bowditch. Clothier riucKweu ........... .vt. u. Marshall Chadwick (Capt)..L H.... (Capt) Kernan ajeican -Kutnam. Hurley cowman t Graydon v ituueryuui. .Harrison Officials Unmlre. Paul Dashiri. or t.. high; referee. Matthew A. McClungrs of ZAiiiifcii, linesmen, x. a. xiun, o laic H. Jones, of Harvard: timekeener. J. McCrackcn, University of Pennsylvania. Touchdowns Chadwick, Metcalf, Kin ney and Hogan. Goals Bowman, 2; Metcalf, 1. Total score Yale. 23; Harvard, 0. Time of halves 35 minutes. CLEARING UP THE. FREIGHT Attempt of Railroads to Open Pitts burg Blockade Today. PITTSBURG. Nov. 22. With no new freight to. handle on Sunday an excel lent opportunity Is given the railroads to break the freight congestion in this local ity, and in their efforts to accomplish this tomorrow will witness the greatest move ment of freight ever known in the Pitts burs district. Between 12 o'clock tonight and 5 o'clock Monday morning 40,000 cars of freight are to be moved by the Pennsylvania, Balti more & Ohio, Pittsburg & Lake Brie and tributary lines. Freight trains will be made up as rapidly as the regular full forces, aided by hundreds of extra men, can get them together. The trains will be run out 5 minutes apart with five min utes extra on the main lines to avoid danger oh curves and bridges. Officials of all the roads declare that after tomor- Captain Kernan, of Harvard. row there would be no need of any mills in the country shutting down. HOSPITAL FOR CHINESE One to Be Established in Jfcw'YbrJc Oriental "Physicians. .NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Steps are being takjfh In this city for the establishment of a Chinese hospital, which it is be lieved will be the first regular Institution , in this country. Many of the Celestials i residing In the Pell-street section, known as Chinatown, are1 said to -have lost faith In their joss sticks and the beating .of tom-toms as cure-alls, and propose to es tablish a hospital the- staff of which shall be entirely Chinese who have com pleted their studies In this country. One of the leading Chinese .doctors has made application to the State Board of Health for permission regularly to prac tice his profession, and if he shall be successful several others who have, it is said, been practicing medicine secretjs will follow his course. THE CUBAN CHILDREN CASE Commissioner SiirRent Has Discov ered New Evidence in It. WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Commission er-General Sargent, of the Bureau of Im migration, who is now in California, has telegraphed to the Treasury Department not to make any disposition of the case of the 11 Cuban children detained by the Immigration officials in New York, until he. returns to Washington next week. The children were destined for the Paja Yoga School, at Point Loma, Cal., and were detained because the immigration officials believed they were likely to be come public charges. Commissioner Sar gent has investigated the matter in Cali fornia and has discovered new evidence bearing on the case. Beef Trust Cose December 10. CHICAGO, Nov. 22. The Government case against the so-called "beef trust" was today set for hearing in the "United States Court on December 16, before Judge Grosscui). iiif: fell ilL;; Ml ; t -I'M These are busy times in Portland harbor with big grain ships arriving and departing every day and no end of lumber ochoo&ers and coasters moving about. There are now In this port 18 grain carriers and nine ves sels in tho lumber business. The wheat ships all load their cargoes in the lower part of the harbor, and the lumber' vessels either at the mlllD in -the lower end or up above Madison-street" bridge. The vessel in the center of the above picture is the barkentlne Hawaii, which is being towed by" the steamer Spencer from Montgom ery dock' to-, the Portland Lumber Company's mill la. the southern part of the city, where she will load lumber. 7000 WERE KILLED Estimate of Fatalities From; GuatemalaVVolcano. ; ' 900 SQUAREMILES DEVASTATED Fertile Ranches . Covered . Feet Deep With Ashes Distress Manifest Throughoutthe CoHiitry Two New' Craters Eormed. NEW ORLEANS Nov. 22. The Pic ayune today prints the following letter: "Port Barrios, Guatemala, Nov. 16. Refugees who have -arrived here this week from Western Guatemala report a terrible state of affairs as, a result of the. erup tion of. Santa Maria volcano. The coun try for a radius of over 30 miles has been made a desolate waste, and every vestige of life destroyed. The loss of life is esti mated at over 7000, the great majority of victims being Indians. Ten Indian vil lages, each with a population of EO to 5000, were wiped out, the rude huts being buried beneath tons of volcanic debris. All of the coffee plantations in the volcanic zone the ruined, and their owners left penni less. The greatest distress prevails throughout the central and western por tions of the republic, and even on the eastern coast the effects are felt in the scarcity of money and the rise Jn ex change. Even In Guatemala City the In habitants are suffering for food. The gov ernment is unable to., relieve the distress and the suffering people are on the verge of revolution. The only thing needed to start an uprising Is the appearance of a leader. "Portlfirlo Herrera, whoso valuable cof fee plantation was destroyed, is. among the refugees who arrived here today, and sailed for Nicaragua. Senor Herrera, in an Interview discussing tne situation, said: " 1 was In Guatemala City when the terrible eruption of" November C occurred. The shocks from the explosions of the volcano were plainly felt in the capital, causing great excitement among the peo ple. The next day the news of the fright ful havoc wrought by Santa Maria reached the city, and I started at onco for my plantation. I reached a point four mlle3 from my home on November S, but I was unablo to go any farther on account of the stifling fumes and gases from the vol cano, which was still active and emitting huge oolumns of fire and ashes. ' 'The eruption ceased on the morning of November 9, when I ventured to my plantation and fdund it buried .beneath 10 feet of ashes, mud and sand. Everything on tho place was In ruins. Out of 112 laborers employed on the plantation, all except seven perished. The seven who escaped happened to be visiting a farm eight miles farther from the volcano that day, and when they, saw the danger took refuge with" a lot of others in 'a cave. My family was In Guatemala, and therefore escaped the terrible fate which befell those left at home. " 'On the trip to my plantation I passed a number of other coffee plantations which had shared the same fate as my own. The scene aiong the route was frightful T, d d bod,es f Ind,nns d anImals . , . hv ,1nnfuv fumes were visible everywhere, and the stench was awful. I passed through one Indian village where over 3o0 had per ished. All of the bodies had their hands to their nostrils, showing plainly what caused death. The damage to the country Is beyond repair." "Two new Craters had been formed In the mountain side and were In eruption at last accounts." BURIED A MAN ALI E. Way Taken hy Insurance Sharks to Get Money. EL PASO, Tex.. Nov. 22. Upon exhum ing the body of Mitchell, who died mys teriously at Chihuahua, Mexico, after be ing Insured by the men In jail here charged with defrauding, the New York Life Insurance Company, It Is "alleged to have been found that the man was burled alive, as evidenced by indications of a struggle on the part of the body in the coffin, the mouth being open, the arms against the lid and the palms turned up ward, as well. Suspect Clark Released. TRINIDAD. Colo., Nov. 22. Alexander Clark, who was arrested on suspicion of having been concerned in the' attempted robbery of a Colorado & Southern 'pas senger train, last Tuesday night, has been released. He proved that he was working In a Gray Creek coal mine at the time of the hold-up. ' f Football Coach .Was Injured. ST. PAUL, Npv. 22. Paul Rader, coach and fullback of the Hamllne team, is in PORTLAND HARBOR a precarious condition from Injuries sus tained in the Hamllne-Carlton game on Lexington Park field. Rader io tne son of Daniel Rader,- D. D., who recently was transferred .. to the Methodist Church in Tacoma, Wash. Tne young man is pastor of the Ashury Meth odist Episcopal Church. He -was fullback on the University of Coloradd - team' for two years,, when that team held the Far Western .championship. . , -, INVESTIGATES POINT LOMA Commissioner Snrgent Visits Univer sal Brotherhood School. . SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22. Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sar gent, accompanied by CoAgressman-elect Daniels, has made an examination of the- Universal Brotherhood School conducted by Mrs. Katherlrie Tingley, at Point Loma. An investigation has also been made by- a committee of state officials, but nothing regarding the result of tho In quiries made has been made public. SANTIAGO'S MAYOR ARRIVES. Comes From Cuba at Instance of Mrs.'Kntherlne Tingley. . ' SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Nov. 22. The contro versy over the Point Xioma Brotherhood School was given a new turn tonight by the arrival of Emilo BarcadI, Mayor of Santiago de Cuba, and Senor Ortiz, pro prietor of the newspaper El Cubano Libre Captain ChadTrlcIc, of Yale. of that city. They have come at the In stance of Katherlne Tingley i'rgF& from Cuba. They- were met at New "OnSams by Dr. Lopez, an agent of Mrs. Tingley, who acts as their interpreter, and. th'ej pro ceeded . thence .directly to thl3,clty. They will proceed from San Diego to-Washington to express their, views to the- authori ties there. Commissioner. Sargent de layed his departure from this city so that he mlcht meet them, 'und thnv nnd the rnmm tn,r n n,.! f. fr.r,irrv, - -"v-. v. to bc tne case inquiry at one office re tonignt. niin Tv.!f-c i Refused Admittance at the School. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Nov. 22. Mr. White returned from his trip to Point Loma this afternoon. He said that he had gone, to the Egyptian gate at the Theoaophical grounds, .and presented his card to the guards stationed there, stating his busi ness and requesting permifrfon to enter. He was Informed that no further investi gation was to be permitted at the school and that he could not be admitted. Mr. White then returned to this city, and to a representative of the Evening Tribune said he has no definite plans for further action in the matter of proceeding with nis Investigation. Indian W.is Soriniilv Hurt. hMwn mo TTniVritv n"f Wrrt' or,r1 nariisi h.r,. tnrinv- wi,iihnni.- woiinm, the captain of the Carlisle team, was car ried from the field, in the second half se riously Injured. The Carlisle 11 left for the north inimedlately after the game and no statement of Williams' condi tion could be secured, but physlclano who saw him state that his spine is badly hurt BrnlceH Failed, Six Injured. PITTSSURG. Pa, Nov. 22. A traction .car on the Avaionllne, city bound, jumped tne tracK at jacitson ana i remont streets, Allegheny, early today, dashed over the curb and was overturned. There were about 35 people aboard and all were badly shaken up, but only six were seriously -Injured! All will recover. The accident was cauewd by the failure of the brakes. PRESENTS A BUSY SCENE BARKBXTIXD HAWAII OJf WAY TO A LUMBER DOCK. IN NEED OF AHEAD Oregon Land Service Should Get Together. THINGS DON'T LOOK WELL NOW Cleric of Board Acts in Blissful (Offl " dal) Ignorance of What State Land Agent Does Not Best for Public Interest.. SALEM, Nov. 22.-(SpecIal.)-The con flict which has arisen between the state's sales of certain school lands and the at tempt of the State Land Agent to use the same land, as base for the selection of lieu land shows the need for a re organization of the state land service. The difficulty in the -present instance arises from the fact that one department of 'state land affairs works independently i of the other, and In land" matters the state does not keep its left hand In formed of what its right hand Is doing. The State Land Board, through its clerk, sells all land, -whether It be school sec tions in place or lieu land. The State Land Agent, who is appointed by the Governor, makes the lieu land selections, and tho board has nothing to do with such lands until the selections are ap proved and the lists filed in the State Land Office. Thus the Clerk of the Land Board received applications for the pur chase of certain school sections, and, there being no apparent reason why the lands should not be sold, received the money and Issued certificates of sale. Later tho State Land Agent undertook to use the same lands as base for the se lection of lieu land. The. opinion has often been expressed by men who are familiar with state land matters, and has been presented through The Oregonlan, that the State Land Agent should be an attache of the State Land Office, and subject .to the directions of the State Land Board. Under such an arrangement, the state would not be placed in the inconsistent position of hav ing sold land and then attempted to use It as base. If the State Land Agent were connected with the State Land Of fice, his records would be a part of the records of that office. If he had an In tention of using certain land as base for the selection of lieu land, he could then mark off from the plats of land open for sale such tracts, as he desired to so use. The land thus being withdrawn from sale, no purchaser would be given a certificate of sale which might later conflict with an attempt to use it as base. The with drawal of land from sale need not Inter fere with the rights of an Intending pur chaser, for, pending the withdrawal, ap jillcatlons cqpld be received and acted .,Ton in me qraer 01 ineir niing, alter the "proceedings for the adjudication of the mineral character of the. land-had. -termln- , ated. In turn, the Land Agent would" -.have knowledge of -all the. sales that have been, made, and could' avoid conflicts. There 'would. seem to be no reason why tne two ouiccs should .not advise each other of their transactions, even though u."lcl UJ- V,c" ev remain separate, but such seems not larly to the other nearly always meet with a reply that "You'll have to go over to the other office; we have nothing to do with that here." While there are many reasons why the two" departments should be united, there woum seem to be very little. If anv. reason wny tney anoum remain senarate. In addition to the duties he Is required I "Gi,ve the most kindly burial to Mrs. to -perform, but doeo not perform, in as- I Gore." certaining the school lands lost to the Mr. Gowdy has accordingly arranged state, the State Land Agent Is also re- for the funeral to take place Monday quired to look after the lands taken by afternoon. Many artists have expressed the State Land Board on foreclosure of I their intention of attending. .The remains mortgages. It is his duty to find tenants j will be buried in the cemetery of Bou for the lands, see that the improvements t logne. vare kept up, and to negotiate sales. As At Mr. Gowdy's written request, the these lands are subject to the control of I morgue authorities held the body and tne wnple board, the State Land Agent, I In managing this part of the business I is a representative of the whole board. ! et ho !s appointed by the Governor alone. When it was suggested last' Sum mer that the Land Agent should be ap- I part of the force "Sorkta? under the board, some of the Democratic po iUctens saw In the ,nee..Hnn nn 1 Z ... A, J. " r ... v. uu..aiu vnuuiuuiuiii ui putter of appointing that official. While triers might be some reason why the Governor. as chief executive officer, should appoint the Superintendent of tho Penitentiary, there seems to be little reason why the Governor should appoint a Land Agent who serves princlpally under the direc tions of a board of three members. It was generally supposed that the lieu land business was a thing of the past, four years ago. When T. W. Davenport ended his term, In 1S9S, he reported that WITH MANY VESSELS DEPARTING AND ARRIVING. for Shanghai. Grain" vessels in port loading or preparing to load, most of which are shown above, are the Isle of Arran, at Irving dock, Christel at Victoria, Nal at Montgomery No. 1, Wandsbek and G. W. Wolff at Mont gomery No. 2, Holyroo'd and Clan Galbraith at Oceanic, Glenesslln at the flour mill. Riverside and Matter horn at Greenwich, Lodore at Weidler's, Cornil Bart at the sand dock and the Allerton and Pass of Brander anchored In the stream, the latter having Just completed a miscellaneous cargo for South Africa, i . there remained nothing - for the State nhat the office be abolished. The same recommendation was made by Governor Geor In his first message, unless the Leg islature should find other duties for the Agent to perform. Sinoe tho time when it -was reported that all the lieu land base has been exhausted, the state has used some 50.000 acres more, according to reports that seem to be authentic, and has recently begun proceedings look ing, to the use of another 100,000 acres. The proceedings for the adjudication of this base were conducted through pri vate enterprise, but with the approval of tho state. DIDN'T LIKE THE RUSSIAN What Mrs. Gore Wrote Ile'r. AHnt Disposition of Estate. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-nMrs. Col onel P. T. "Dickinson, of Alameda, aunt of M.rs. iseiuo Gore, who met with a. tragic death In Paris, on Wednesday, has received a dispatch from Attorney Prevost informing her that her niece had left all her property to her In a will executed last December, and In which the attorney Is named as executor. He stated that he 'fx 't. TS Fullback Bowman, of Yale. had cabl rr"sr-,-' ? 1 ed to Paris to have th,e body I wftk's examination If the opposite com i. a receiving vault until further pany should show good cause for delay, placed in. Instructions were received, Mrs. Gore wrote to her aunt twice a J week, always an affectionate weaving of i aeiaus anu commences, -inrousn an me keynote wasAher ambition to perfect her self In her art. In one of her letters. feferrins to De Rydzewskl. she said: "He wanted to come and live in the same pension with me., I wrote him If .he did It' would be against my wishes and If he comes (I have an Idea that, he thinks a woman's wishes are of no account), he will put me to the trouble of moving out." Other letters plainly show that she was afraid of the Russian singer. To Have Kindly Burial. PARI 3, Nov. 22. Consul-Gencral Gowdy Vias rfrrtvrrl n rahlorrmm frnm Attnmpv Butler, of Mexico City, in regard to the disposition of the body of Mrs. Gore. . hn,i death bv shooting ornurrpri Wort- npsrinv. Mr. Butler telerrranhpd i stopped Its burial in the potter's field yesterday evening. Wnnted for Attempted Bribery. LANSING. Mich.. Nov. '22. As n rfc,lf of the Investigation of the charges of cor- the jury that acquitted Colonel ! EU R" Sutton of complicity in the state military clothing frauds, a warrant has i ben issued fnr Pv.Ktnto Rwntnr in.onh i --- I Holbrook. of Bay City, for alleged at- temptea DriDery. noiDrooK is now in Mis souri, as manager of a zinc-lead mining company, and Governor Bliss will be. asked to Issue extradition papers for him. Five Drank Poisoned MIIlc SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 22. Five members of the family of William Bush the sum of $G73, and the total amount duo are lying at the point of death in this city I to the city from the four would be $2700. on account of the drinking of poisoned Until action is taken by the Council, col mllk. The authorities are investigating. lection of the tax will not be begun. FIGHT ON FRANCHISE Opposition- Develops to-Pas-sage of Blanket Ordinance RAILWAY COMPANIES CONFLICT City & Suburban Wants Track' Privi lege to Fair Site Portland After Right to Run Cars on. Front-Street Bridge. The blanket franchise which the 'Street committee adopted Friday night, and which It recommended '.to the Council for passage tomorrow evening, will not have easy transit through the municipal body. From what was learned yesterday, de termined opposition will be made to it, and unless matters are satisfactorily ar ranged It may be held over until tha next regular meeting and cause another long discussion. The cause of the probable delay Is a conflict between the railway companies. i Under the blanket ordinance, the Port- iland Railway Company la granted a franchise on Twenty-fourth street to the . Bite of the proposed Lewis & Clark Fair, and during the fair the City &. Suburban I Railway Company Is granted the right to j operate cars over the line at a reasonable rate of compensation. The City & Sub j urban wants the track privilege for a ! longer time than during the fair, and I some of Its officers have conveyed the In formation that It wants the right during the life of the franchise. To this the Portland Railway Company offers no op position, but, in return, it asks that the City & Suburban Company offer some concessions. The chief concession de sired Is the right to operate cars over the Front-street bridge. This is the only railway bridge now crossing Marquam Gulch, and connecting with South Port land, and as the Portland Railway Com pany Is now shut out from that district by want of a franchise, the appeal for a trade is made the City & Suburban to grant the Portland the right to operate over thev Front-street bridge, and In ex change to receive the right to run cars over, the extension to the Lewis & Clark Fair site. The managers of neither com pany feel In a position to make any statement about the wants of the other, but both companies will 'be represented at the special meeting Monday. The Coundlmen generally are of the opinion that the Portland Company's blanket franchise should be granted, as the company has complied with every de mand the city hrfs made. Those whoN were seen yesterday- said they were ready to listen to arguments, and they would be content to give the ordinance another A change, has been made in tha ordin- ance rrfjiijbg a franchise to tne Port lend Vi'wav Company, on- "Broadway from Union avenue to East Twenty second street. The ordinance' was changed so as to read Halsey street, In stead of Broadway, as in the new form it will go before the Council tomorrow evening. The change - was made at the request of property-owriers In the dis trict, who wished the line, to pass in front of their houses. Cement Sldeivnllc Ordinnnce Null. Tho ordinance Including Portland " Heights In the cement sidewnlk district was passed upon by Mayor Williams yes terday, with the observation that it an nulled itself. The Mayor said it was nugatory, in that it did not provide for the repeal of previous ordinances which permitted the building of wooden slde- l .n,o The section or the ordinance which Impaired Its effectiveness provided that It shall not "Impair, affect or repeal any o the ordinances previously enact ed." The ordinances previously enacted provided for wooden walks. RAILROADS MUST PAY ALSO. City Claims They Are Liable for De Hiiriiciit Occupation Tax. The opinion of City Attorney McNary that railroad companies were subject to the occupation tax was delivered to the legal representatives of the roads having termini "in Portland yesterday, and they In turn transmitted it to the head of the I la.w departments of their respective lines. j Whether or not the companies" will pay a question. Some of them will, judging . freni the remarks of their local legal rep- rcsentativcs. it tney snoum. tnere is no doubt but all four will accept the ordin ance, and the four are the O. R. & N. Co.. the Northern Pacific, the Southern Pacific and the Astoria & Columbia River Railway. Each of these is taxed at the rate of 5a a quarter, and each is under the ord inance nine ouarters dellnniint. Thla I would make each comnanv riplinnnont In