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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1900)
-x 12 THE MOKNXNG OBEGONTAX. JULY WEDNESDAY, 18, 1900. OLDS Si KING XJBHRAX REDUCTIONS IN Vacation Hats Bee Fifth-Street "Window for 'two "popu lar lines. Wide-Brim Hats Of fancy or plain ntra.tr, simply trimmed, JJL8S to & grade at 97cea, Walking Shapes Of rough-and-ready straw, 3C A chip or combinations, res- jf)L CO ularly 50c, now vww FRESH, UP-TO-DATE- Tailor-Made Suits ' ?U.50 TO $2000 GRADES AT &M Khaki Eton Suits With white duck lappels C 9 A and cuffs, $5.50 value, each ,Jv We've bagged the best same of the suit field. The above is a small sample. TlNRrVALED ATTRACTIONS IN Shirt Waists VAJWTB9 BOc TO $4.00 EAC37 . ' REDUCED ONE-THIRD f A Skirt Opportunity Today we place on sale a choice lot of Dress Skirts in white serge for Summer wear, worth fully $5.00, at the tempting price of $4.12. Such another opportunity will not be mefwlth this season. ALL HATE THE BOXERS FORTIiAIO) CHHCE8E MERCHAICT3 TALK OR THE WAR. WiU. Meet Toflsr aad Petition LI Hans Chung to Suppress the ' Trouble. leading members of the Chinese colony are sot in the least afraid that the"Boxer outrages will cause public sentiment in Portland to turn against thorn. The Chi nese of Portland are all Cantonese, hav ing come from the neighborhood of Can ton, and they are as fervent haters of the Boxers as are the Chinese soldiers whose comrades have been butchered by these fanatical outlaws. They say that In Canton and Its vicinity the foreigners are and always have been safe. Li Hung Chang, the foremost man in the empire Is a Cantonese, and his friendliness to the foreigners is well known. The Boxers are principally from the neighborhood of Tien Tsin. and are a -different sort from the natives of Canton, speaking a language which the Cantonese do not understand, and having manners and customs of an entirely different character. A meeting of prominent Chinese mer chants, among whom are Seid Back, Moy Bpk Hln, Lee Me Gun, Leong Chin. Chin Quong, Chin Dong and Louie Gin, will be held this morning, for the purpose of de claring their sympathy with the foreign ers who have been murdered by the 'Box ers, and addressing a petition to Li Hung Chang, requesting that he take active measures to suppress the trouble and bring tho Boxers to Justice. Seid Back, in speaking of the matter yesterday, said: "I think this trouble originated with the Russians or some other of the powers whb sought territory In China and egged the Boxers on. They probably did not foresee the extent of the trouble they were raising, for no one but the Chinese knew of the immense number of members the Boxer society has. But I believe it was some meddling of outside nations that got the trouble started. The old Dowager Empress has not much power, which Is1 shown by her helplessness In suppressing trouble now that It Is started. Kwang Hsu, the real emperor, ought to be on the throne, but he has been de throned by some political Jugglery, and does not seem to be able to get the reins of power back In his hands. "The Boxers are sharp enough to see in the mlxed-up state of affairs their oppor tunity, and what they are after is power. They want to get hold of the government, to have a country to run and to become a ruling class instead of a mere secret society. Their motive is not alone the expulsion of foreigners, but they hate the foreigners, and are making their hatred of them the ground for their attack on the government. "Of course, the Chinamen here are not in sympathy with the Boxers. Are not the Boxers shooting down Chinese as well as white people, and making war on the government, which all law-abldlng'Chlna-men want to see upheld? There Is not a Chinaman in Portland, and probably not one in America who has any use for the Boxers, and we all hope that LI Hung Chang, who Is a really great man. will be able to put down the trouble. He is the only man In China who can do iL "When Li Hung Chang was in this country several years ago, a number of Portland Chinamen, including myself, went up toVancouver, B. C.,-to meet-hlm. He Is a fine old man, friendly to the white people and anxious to see the Chinese In this country do well. This war Is a very serious matter to our trade, and we are naturally Interested in seeing it stopped, for purely business reasons as well as from the patriotism which prompts us to hope for the triumph of the empire against anarchy and our sympathy with th white people In China. Minister Wu came from the same part of China that I did, and is not in the least in sympathy with the Boxers He Is a broad-minded man, free from preju dice, and will do everything in his power to assist the United States Government in its campaign in China." Moy Bok Hln. of 244 Yamhill street, said: "These same Boxers made trouble In China 40 years ago. and It was for their prompt suppression that LI Hung Chang was raised to the high station ho now occupies. They are a lawless, blood thirsty set, without religion or education, and they have always been a constant menace to the empire. They have gone a little further this time than they ever did before, but I believe that they will soon be put down, for the minute they begin to see that they cannot be victorious they wl& scatter like sheep to avoid the con sequences of tho murders they have been committing. "Wo aro no more in sympathy with them than are the majority of the Amer ican people with the hoodlums who make attacks on Chinese colonies. We come from a different part of the country, do not speak their language, and have noth ing In common with them. What we want to see Is the restoration of peace, and the more Boxers killed in restoring it the better we shall be pleased." Many other Chinese merchants along Second street were asked what they thought of the Boxers, and replied unan imously that the Boxers were no good. Most of them have no use for the Dow ager Empress, and are disposed to lay the blame for the present trouble at her dopr, although those -who have followed tho news closely are disposed to think Men's Furnishing Sale SOFT FRONT MADRAS. SHIRTS, WORTH 51.50, AT. 2ACH $1.05 Bosoms plain or; pleated. - Attractive patterns and colorings. Delightfully cool and cheap at, $1.05 each. MEN'S SUMMER WEIGHT VESTS' AND DRAWERS, ELASTIC HISSED, S5C VALUE, AT 2SO EACH. ' Choice Fancy Sliks at Half It's always economical, to , J buy Silks here; doubly so WoL .when 75c novelties are.... v" . OOOIilSH IAY FABRICS We shut our eyes to cost o? loss and offer Fancy Wool Goods Worth $L00 at to $2.50, to close KQp yA 'Weights and colorings suitable 'for present or Autumn wear. LITTLE PRICES FOR IMPORTANT WASH GOODS Dress Ginghams Worth i 12Hc and 15c; fast fl ,A ; fresh styles; only.. J, jftf,. colors ALL SLIGHTLT SOURED White Dotted ' Dress Swisses Worth 33o to 60c; any bIxs of dots; to close at. 25c yd. that the "old woman." as they call her, has little power or Influence. LI Hung Chang is held In the highest respect, and the Chinese of Portland look to him as the Moses who will lead the government out of the wilderness. ORDERS FOB THE CRUIS3T it Xot Known Yet Whether 'the Phil adelphia. Will Come to Portland. Nothing definite developed yesterday as to whether the cruiser Philadelphia would come to Portland to receive the Naval .Reserve July 21 or would stop at Astoria. The matter Is now in the handB of the Chamber of Commerce, as President Tay lor said if the cruiser drew no more water than when at Astoria that body would Insist on having her brought to Portland. Vessels drawing 23 feet are passing up and down the river, and Jie saw no reason why the Philadelphia, if she drew only 22 feet, should not come also. The Navy Department will be heard from In the matter probably today. Lieutenant-Commander Davis Is active ly pushing preparations. Yesterday Adjutant-General Gantcnbeln ordered the cruise and instructed the men in their equipment and what they would be ex pected to carry with them. The date for embarkation fixed In the order Is: "Head quarters. The First and the Third Di visions will embark a Portland July 21, at 7 o'clock A. M.r ami the Second Division at Astoria the same day." Each officer will furnish his own bed ding and personal articles. Each petty officer and seaman will be required to provide himself with a uniform and mess outfit, one clothesbag, to contain a change of underclothing, two pairs of socks, one cake of soap, toilet articles, white work ing suit, white hat, watch cap, tin cup, plate, knife, fork and spoon one ham mock, with clews and lashing, to con tain two blankets and overcoat. The uni form is the regulation blue, consisting of dark blue shirt.. Jersey, neckerchief, lanyard. Jackknlfe and trousers. Battalion Commissaries will make requi sition to the Commisary-General, with the approval of the battalion commander, for subsistence and appliances for cook ing and serving the rations. Each divis ion commander is required to have at the office of the Lieutenant-Commander by Thursday morning a roster of the num ber and names, of the men Intending tp take the cruise. None will be permitted to decide after that date. Each division will be allowed one civilian cook, at the rate of $1 SO a day, who will be pro vided with, a regulation uniform and white suit. AH assistant cooks or helpers will be selected by detail from the men. Lieutenant-Commander Davis states that a large per cent of the men -will go on the cruise. He says the total will be at least 100, and preparations arc be ing made on that basis. The officers of the three divisions in Oregon are: First Division, Lieutenant D. W. Stevens, com. mandlng; Ensign H. M. Montgomery and Ensign N. M. Sloan; Second Division, Lieutenant P. A Trulllnger, commanding, and Ensign William N. Janes; Third -Division. Lieutenant W. T. Bird, command ing, and Lieutenant H. W. Ormandy, En sign Ned Smith and Ensign William N. Denny. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS Publisher of Conrt Record Brings Salt Ajrnlnst County Recorder. J. L. Wallin, publisher of the Official Court Record and Report, yesterday filed a mandamus proceeding against County Recorder S. C Beach to compel him to allow the inspection of mortgages, etc., filed for record, and permit him to make an abstract of the same. Judge Sears issued an order that an alternative writ of mandamus be issued by the Clerk of the Court, directed to the defendant, com manding him immediately after the re ceipt of the same to do all acts required of him to be performed, or that he appear before the court July 13 and show cause why he has not done so. Tho case Is the outcome of the recent resumption of the publication of the Dally Official Abstract, by J. C Stuart, who, it seems, has made an arrangement with the Recorder for the Information, to the exclusion of Wallin. The. petition of Wallin Tecltes that on July 9, and upon other dates mentioned, he called at the office of the Recorder ahd requested to be allowed to see cer tain instruments and documents, which are- mentioned, and to be permitted to take brief notes from the same, and was refused. Tho plaintiff further says that on or about July 9 he was informed by tho defendant that he would not allow plaintiff to see or inspect or take brief memorandum of instruments on file or thereafter to be placed on file, and that such refusal would continue and be re peated, and be In effect continually, as defendant had sold and bartered the ex clusive right to J. C. Stuart, a business competitor of plaintiff. The plaintiff ays he Is informed and believes that the defendant did so sell and barter such exclusive right to Stuart Wallin avers that the defendant thus discriminates against him. to his damage and Injury, and has sustained loss. "Waived Examination. The preliminary examination of Ed Ryan was to have taken place yesterday morning, before Justice Vreeland, but he waived examination, and the Justice bound him over to tho grand Jury in the sum of $1000, which' he cduld not furnish. He was sent to the County Jail In default. The case is. quite aggravated. Ryan, It is alleged, went Into a house In the sub urbs, and undertook to commit a criminal assault. He was frightened off by some bojs, who gave tho alarm. i&MmemtM&lfiw t Mr & - " Golf Capes Golf Shawls , , Traveling Rugs " $8.50, $10.50, $13.50 The most .complete stock In Port . una, including ur. jaeger's cele brated Golf Capes an Rugs. ' Tapestry Bargains . About 500 yards' rich Ori-' fi ental effect Tapestry, yard y Secure one of those Hammocks :; $1.75 Hammocks, today $1.39 51.00 Hammocks,-today 67c I Trimmed Leghorn Hats 89c Only. Ladies' White Pique Separate Skirts Are marked down 25 today. TO START WORK ON JETTY CAPTAIJT IiANGFTrrS PliAKS AP PROVED AT WASHIXGTOir. Bid Will Soon. Be Received for 'Put tins the Grent Plant Into ThoroiiRh Repair.' The project of Captain Langfitt, United States Engineers, for the repair, of tho Jetty, at the mouth of the Columbia for which the recent Congress made an ap propriation ot JE50.O00, has been approved by tho Chief of Engineers and Secretary of War, and has been returned to Cap tain Harts, who has charge of Captain Langfitt's office during his absence in Alaska. Captain Harts is now preparing speci fications and will soon ask for proposals for supplying rails, lumber, etc., for re- I pairing tho tramway, the wharves, quart- ' ers and extensive plant and placing everything in readiness for extending the I Jetty, an appropriation for which it is expected will be authorized by the next Congress. Some new locomotives and cars will be bought out of the present J appropriation, and the plant and every thing connected with the work will be put In complete readiness for beginning work on the extension of the Jetty as soon as funds for that purpose are avail able. By making an appropriation for this work which will enable it to be com pleted this Winter, Congress has saved a year In getting the Jetty extension started. At Yaqulna, Assistant "Engineer Pol hemus Is making ready for the removal of a rock which endancen: vessels enter ing the bay there. He has the United States EteaTner Wright, a diver and scow for him and his crew, and arrangemens are being made for the required explo sives to be sent there in a few days. In the meantime measurements are b lng made to ascertain how much rpek it will be necessqrv to remove. Captain Harts has. selected P. G. East wick to take charge of the field work in survey for The Dalles & Celilo canal and locks, and he has his party, consisting of some dozen men, made up. The ob ject pf the survey Is to prepare a re port on the locks and canal scheme for o ercoming the obstruction of The Dalles rapids td be sent in for consideration with the boat railway scheme when it comes up. Captain Harts has also selected Frank Gilham to take charge of the survey of the Snake River from Iwlston to Rip aria, and he has been provided with the necessary boats, camp outfit and a party of aboqt a dozen men. The object of the survey is. to prepare a general plan for tho Improvement of this part of the river, the work heretofore having been done in a desultory manner, no general plan ever having been prepared. Captain Harts will hate both these pm-'ujn the field within the week if possible. TOUR OF INSPECTION. Assistant Secretary of the Treasnry Takes n. Look at Portland. First Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury O. L. Spauldlng came to Portland yes terday and remained until 11:30 P. M., when he continued his northern Journey to Alaska. Mr. Spaulding did not come West with the single purpose of visiting the Pacific districts, but has made a tour of them incidentally to his Alaska trip. He said that no special significance attached to his Inspection of that distant territory, where so much has been said and written regarding the customs service and admin istration of internal revenue affairs. "Oh, no, nothing in particular." said he, when questioned. "Alaska is thousands of miles from Washington, and it is diffi cult for us in the National capital to ap preciate all the conditions environing questions arising there unless we make a personal acquaintanceship. I am going to Alaska to make a general inspection. My trip has no especial or particular meanlag." Assistant Secretary Spaulding came through California, where he spent a short time looking into the work of the Treasury Department thejre. When he ar rived in Portland he was taken in charge by Collector of Customs Patterson, Gen eral Summers, Appraiser, Colonel Dunne, Collector of Internal Revenue and other members of the Federal officials. During the day Senators McBride and Simon and ex-Senator Mitchell were visited, with all of whom the Assistant Secretary is well acquainted. He also briefly Inspected the different departments under his Jurisdic tion, and pronounced everything in ex cellent condition. The new Custom-house was critically observed from without and within. This building seemed to please the Assistant Secretary very much, and he Joined In the general regret that it did not contain sufficient floor space to ac commodate all the Federal offices in Port land. From his remarks, it appeared he heartily indorsed the effort made some time ago to Increase the space of the building. Collector of Customs Patterson took ad vantage of Mr. Spaulding's presence here to urge upon him the necessity for having a tea inspector' here. Some 2000 cases of tea now being unloaded from the Brae mar are billed to towns in Utah, Dakota and Iowa, to which they cannot be for A Special Sale in : All-Over Tucking With lace effect Regular price $1.50 tote.00. Today at 78c, 8$c, 98c yd. ' , A new line at Linen Counter. Swiss ruffled J Scarfs And ' Pillow Shams At special prices. ' w 60c, 65c, 90v $1.50 $2 9c each Tapestry Remnants Ends of 6$c$ $1.50 Tapestry The balance of our best Wash Silks, 39c yd. 0nly,9c For the balance of our ladles Lawn Dressing Sacques Additional Novelties. Fianftei francais . Thclatetfabricout,yd. IOC warded unless the duty is paid here, and there ar& also shipments for Portland dealers, all of jwhich must be Inspected before the duties can be paid. Other car goes ofytea will be arriving here, and it is very tesirabie that there should be an inspector herej'-and it is hoped that Mr. Spauldlng will -attend to this matter. B0ARJT OF PUBLIC WORKS. First .Meeting Devoted to Inntractlns Srfrae of 'the City Employes. The Board of .Public Works held its first regular Tweeting jesterday, Messrs. Mills, Breymjjn, Williams, Burrell and CItyv Engineer Chase being present- Mr. Chase-was desirous of being excused from taking a. seat as a member of the board, being of opinion that no could better serve the Interests of the pub.Ic as a servant of that body. It was, however, decided by the Mayor and the board that the charter required him to serve aa a member of the board, by section 173 of the charter. Section 171, however, re quires the Mayor to appoint five members pf the Boara of. Public Works, and Mayor Rowe will appoint another member as soon as he finds the right kind of a man. so that the board will consist of six members. Instead of five, as was pre sumably intended.' Until this additional member is named the board v. Ill get along with five. The board decided to hold it3 meeting in the ante-room of the Mayor's office, where there are mahogany chairs and a maho?iny tabic, and although not all young being somowhat dlflident, they concluddd to hold a secret session, so re porters wero excluded. A s nopals of the business done was furnished by Aud itor Devlin, "who actc"3 as clorfc.- The first matter taken under consid eration "was the construction and repair of sidewalks. It tvas decided to refer the matter to the City Attorney for a written opinion ns to the best method of collecting the cost of repairs made to sidewalks in front of private property. The policy of tho board will be to push sidewalk improvements and repairs to promote the better appearance of the city. . Superintendent of Street Cleaning and Sprinkling W. A- Hart and Foreman Ferguson, of the city barn, were called before the bbard and had what is ex pected of them explained to them. They are to keep the streets cleaned and sprinkled, and will be allowed to select their own employes and will be held re sponsible for, them. If tho result Is not satisfactory, there will bo trouble for some one. Foreman Ferguson was Instructed as to how affairs In the city barrv. ar to be conducted and the method to be adopt ed in purchasing feed and other supplies for the future. H.e was directed to pre pare estimates of the supplies required for six months, and proposals will be asked for f or .furnishing them, to be de livered in such quantities and at, such times as may be desirable. Of late all such supplies have been bought in open market. The remainder of the session was spent in discussing the matter of repairing bridges and streets; how such repairs can best be carried out and the best method of providing funds for the expense, there of. In accordance with a request made at the first Informal meeting of the board, it was furnished with complete lists of all tho employes in various city depart ments under their control, viz., the City Engineer's department, park department, crematory, street cleaning and sprinkling department and the City Hall. CAVALRY HORSES RACE. Excltingr Sport by Sumpter Mounted Militiamen. Monday afternoon, at the Irvington race track, Troop B, of Sumpter, enter tained 2000 people with a series of races by troop horses. t Immediately after a unique drill by the troop, a match race for one-quarter of a mile was called between "Casey Cronln" and "Roney Fortune," ridden respectively by Walt Cronln and Ed Fortune. "Casey" led td within 20 feet of the goal, when "Roney," with a burst of speed that would have astonished the most circum stantial llar of the French Revolution, pushed ahead and won by half a neck. Tho next race was a half-mile dash. Entries: Black "Bess, ridden by Captain T. K. Mulr; Satan, ridden by Lieutenant J. T. Bhelton; Mephlsto, ridden by Trooper Deahy, and Bell of the West, ridden by Dr. Brooks. Mephlsto won. Bell of the West being an easy second. The quarter of a mile free-for-all was won by Sumpter Sport, ridden by Dr. Brooks. The one-mile hurdle was then run, and the Sumpter Sport, ridden by Dr. Brooks, leaped the hurdles like a jackrabblt, and again won the money, with the Brown Juckllngs a close second. . The horses were shipped an last -evening's train to Baker City, where they will be overtaken by the men on today's pas senger train and returned to Sumpter. Accepted Call to Portland. KHNDBRSON", Ky., July 17. The Rev. Dr. Dalton, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church here, has accepted acall to Portland, Or. "i Or. 'Sanford'a Liver Ia-rlfforator. The b4t,I.lvn-Mllclne. A YgtaMeCnre for Liver UK.BlllousneM. Indigestion, Constipation. Ladies' Golfing: and Outing Suits Our full lice of these elegant double tex ture, tailor-made garments, at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES 922.0O values for flT.50 $16.00 values tor .fl3.5 916.0O values for f 11.65 912JSO valnes for $0.05 Bathing Suits iAdtes' and Misses', flannel and ala paca, very effective color combinations, at prices ranging from 5L50 to 59 50 a suit. AI.SO COMPLETE IilWES OF BATIT E?a CAPS, SHOES AND STOCKINGS. Millinery Department , LADIES SAILOR HATS White Rough Straw, latest A7 r New York style; regular 4 I C price, $1.00; each GOLF HATS Ladies' Felt Golf Hats, trim med with folded band, soft rr knot and quill: regular 1 3L prices. $3.00 and $4.00; each v Muslin Underwear UNDERSKIRTS Ladles' Muslin Skirts, extra, wide, deep flounce, tucked no and hemstitched, with ex- VQC tra dust ruffle; each ' DRAWERS Ladies' Fine Muslin Draw ers, wide flounce, trimmed fQ with embroidery and rib- VrSC bon laced beading; a pair.. Ladies' Muslin Drawers, trimmed with finishing OEf braid and clusters of tucks; 3, a pair .... CORSET COVERS" Ladies' Muslin Corset Cov- "f ers, hemstitched yokes and jC embroidery edging; each.. Carpets S000 yards of Ingrain Cottage Carpet, floral and fancy figured designs, guaranteed fast colors, sewed, laid and n- lined; this week only, a 371 yard ,w Rug: Lengths BOO manufacturers' samples 7Tf of Body Brussels Carpet, O, ltt yards long; each ER STRIKERS ARE STILL OUT THEY REFUSE AN OFFER OF C03I PROMISE. Declined to Go to Worlc for 30 Cents an Hour and 45 Cents an Hoar Overtime. There was a large gathering of the dockmen" who "walked out of the grain docks Monday for an increase of wages, last night in Schrantz' Hall, on Helm street. Lower Alblna, to consider the communication received from the super intendents of the docks. Yesterday af ternoon at 3 o'clock the superintendents met at the office of W. K. Scott, at th Oceanic Dock and remained In confer ence till about 6 o'clock. They decided that they would offer the men 30 cents an hour, and 45 cents for all overtime, tho former rchedulc being CO cents an hour and 40 cents for overtime. This decision wos drawn up and sent to the men. At tho meeting Milt Forney was elected chairman, and he midc a short statement of tho object of the gathering. Then came tho reading of the communication offering the former rate of 30 cents an hour, with 45 cents for overtime. A long and wide discussion followed. In which the different phases of the subject were dl-cussed. It was finally voted that the proposition be not accepted, but that all should stand for the original demand of 40 cents per hour for regular time and 50 cents' for all overtime. It was moved and carried that a committee, composed of 1-eno man from the crew that had wo'rked in each dock, be appointed to wait on the :upprlntendfnts this morning and inform them of their action. This will take place at about 10 o'clock this morning. There was manifested a determination to hold out for what has been asked for. ,A Statement. One of the strikers desired to make a statement concerning the situation last evening. He said: "We have decided that wo will not go back unless we get what we have asked. We think that what -n e have asked is fair ana Just, when the kind of work is taken Into consideration. In the past we have dono everything to accommodate the dock-owners. There have been times when we have worked 40 hours, tv 1th only 10 hours' rest to accommodate them. Sometimes there will be a single car at a dock. We unload It in half an hour. That means lficents for each man. Per haps we get no more work for the week. Somo weeks Te get only a few dollars. Mr. Brush's statement that men can make from ?2 40 to 5 per day Is misleading and unfounded. If we could get $3 per day, there would be no trouble. Again, it takes a much longer time than three weeks to make a good truckman. It takes about two years to make a good work man. In a big dock, where all the wheat Is sent through the cleaner, only just enough men are employed to attend to the business, and if there is a single man who cannot keep his part up, there 13 delay all around. Eery man must be ablo to know his place and do It. So a truckman cannot be classed as an un skilled workman. Again. It was 10 days Tuesday before we received any answer to our cpmmunlcatlon regarding the ad vance we asked for. When we were re duced from 40 to SO cents, we were given much less time. Wo were told that we would work for 30 cents after about ttwo days time. We will stay out unless we get what we asked for. That Is the whole situation In a nutshell." The meeting that was held in Schrantz Hall adjourned till next Tuesday night, when It will be open only to those who have signed the roll or who Intend to sign It. z IN THE WATER COMMITTEE Petition to Absorb Part of tho Al hlna Plant Other Petitions. Several minor matters came before the water committee at the regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. Members present were George W. Bates, J. C. Carson. C A. Dolph, C H. Hill, J. E. Haaeltlne, 8. E. Joaephl, William M. Ladd, C. H. Raffety and H. W. Scott. Mr. Dolph was chosen temporary chair man, in the absenco of Chairman Cor bett. The finance report for the past month submitted by Superintendent Dodge showed total receipts for that period to be $25,674 15; expense of opera tion and repairs, J277S 52, leaving a bal ance paid to the Treasurer of $22,S97 C3. According to instructions Issued at a previous meeting, the superintendent re ported that the claim of tho Bullen Bridge Company had been settled satis factorily to all persons concerned. The petition for a continuation of the water main on East Twenty-eighth street was discussed and then laid on the table, as a main cannot be laid there until the street is improved, owing to the cuts and fills made in this work. This street will be graded probably about September i, when the committee will take the matter up again. The petition for a main on Irving street, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth, was also denied. It appeared that all the houses in this district except one were bing supplied with water by means of service pipes, and the commit tee thought this one also could get con nection in the same manner and thus avoid the necessity of extending the main. A long report was made on the petition Closing Out Sale of Tan Shoes Ladles', Misses' and Children's, Tan Shoes at the following reduced prices LADIES' SHOES Vlel Kid, Welt or Turn Soles Regrnlar price, S34S0 special, S2.0S Reirnlar price, 93.0O special, $2.30 Viol Kid, Vestinar or Kid Tops Regnlar price, $2.G0 ssd X2.75: spe cial, 81.05. LADIES' OXFORDS Oxide Kid. J. & T. Cousins' rf make, very nobby: regular hZ.Z3 price. 53.0 special..........' Vi-' Vici Kid, scroll tops, newest tf-f n toes; regular price. $2.25; JjjKV, special VIcl Kid, vesting tops, neat rfvf r MISSES' SHOES Vici Kid, Vestlnff or Kid Tops, dressy and. serviceable! sizes 11 to 2 Resrnlar pnlce, 82.80 j special, 82.12 Re&nlnr price, $2.00; special, $1.08 CHILDREN'S SHOES Medium weight, Kid or "Vesting: Tops; sizes 8 to 10 Resmlar price, 82.00 special, S1.T2 Rejrular price, 81.50; special, $1.33 Ladies' Hose Fancy Striped Lisle Thread and Cotton Hose, plain and ")") Richelieu ribbed; regular VC price, COo; special, a pair Chamois Gloves Ladies Chamois Gloves, f white or natural, 10-lnch nVC length; a pair vrv Children's Underwear Lisle Thread Vests and r n Pants, white and ecru, t'L sizes 18 to 30, a garment.. Wash Goods Lawns. Dimities and Braxyl Cloths, fancy stripes and figures, light, medium and - dark colors; regular price, I C 15c and 20c; a yard .. White Pique; regular price, i 20c and 23c; a yard 101 & FRMNK CO " A HINT TO Midsummer suit: $Rvb THE SILVERFIELD FUR MANUFACTURING CO. LEADING FURRIERS OP THE "WEST. Highest Price Paid lor Rarr Fnrs. Send For Prico Iilst. 283-285 Morrison St. for a main on Belmont street. Action on it was postponed until such time as the Rtrppt shall be reolanked. when a main will doubtiess be laid the entire length j nt tho strft Groat difficulties would . bo encountered by the committee ana unnecessary expense Incurred If an ef fort were made at the present time. The petition of residents about First and Glbbs streets for Increased pressure for additional fire protection seemed to have little reason back of It requiring action. Tests showed the pressure to be from 40 to 60 pounds In the three mains immediately adjacent, which is ns high as the pressure of any other districts near, and tho elevation of the place was too great to increase the pressure with out material changes. A petition from the residents adjacent to Twenty-fourth street, between Thur man street and the St. Helens, road, was presented to the committee asking for a four-Inch main on X and Reed streets, between Twenty - third and Twenty fourth streets. In this it was stated that there were two houses on X street with out water, and about a dozen on Reed street between the streets named that wero supplied by a three-quarter Inch service pipe, which would be too small when these houses were connected with the sewer now being constructed on X and Reed streets from Twenty-fourth street to Johnson Creek. The petitioners also stated that tho city had authorized the City Engineer to proceed to make estimates for the grading and im provement of these streets. The petition was referred to tho engineer of the com mittee for a report. Another peUtlon was presented from residents on East Thirtieth street ask ing for tho extension of the four-inch main on that street from Its present ter minus GOO feet south of Hawthorne ave nue to that avenue and thence eastward to East Twenty-eighth street. This was alTO referred to tho engineer for a re port. Payment for the right of way through a quarter secUon of land 18 miles east of the city was asked by an old man named Wlhlon. The claimant only asked tho usual price paid for right of way for the Bull Run pipe Jine through other tracts adjacent: to his. The matter was referred to the City Attorney. A petition was presented from Alblna, signed by 53 residents on Tillamook, Thompson and Hancock streets, asking that the committee would purchase a part of the Alblna Water Company's mains and pipes arid connect their dis trict with tho Bull Run system. It was decided that when the committee has funds and water to spare the matter of purchasing the entire Alblna plant will be taken up, just as was done regarding the East Portland and the Portland and Willamette Heights systems. It was also suggested that it would be unreasonable to suppose that the Alblna Water Com pany would be willing to sell Its plant piecemeal. The engineer reported that he found the pressure .long these streets. If the desired connection were made, would be nearly 40 per cent less than the pressure now maintained In the mains of the Alblna' company, which supplies Its mains by means of a pump. Where water is supplied by gravity the pres sure cannot be Increased without raising the level of the pressure reservoir. Revetting the bank of the Sandy River at tho point where the Bull Run pipe lino and the Clackamas County bridges cross was referred to the construction commit tee with authority to advertise for bids and award the contract for construction work. This authority was granted with the understanding that the construction committee would co-operate with the Clackamas County officials in performing the work. The revetment 13 made neces Men's and Boys' Clothing .Every . Summer Suit-Reduced We quote below the reductions on a tevt lines In order to show the trend of prices. Men's Suits All-Wool Cassimere Suits; regular price, $&C0; special All-Wool Cassimere and Cheviot Suits; regular price, $10.00; special All-Wool Cheviot and Vi cuna Suits; regular price. $12.50; special All-Wool. Fancy Worsted. Suits: regular prices, $15.00 and 515.50: special All-Wool Fine Worsted Suits; regular price, 520 00; special , $6.60 $8.65 $10.85 $11.83 $16.38 Young Men's Suits I Fine All-Wool Cheviot Suits; dO.TA . sizes U to 20 years: regular jto. I il I nrt(v. Xinm- .TwHnJ T v v Boys' Suits Washablo Crash, Percale and Galatea Sailor Suits; sizes 3 to 10 years Reirnlar price, COc, special, 35o Regular price, 75c j special, 03 a Refrnlar price, 81.0O; special, SSa .Regular price, $1.25; special, OSo All-Wool Vestee Suits; sixes tf' r 8 to 7 years; regular price, J).n j $3.00; special yJ All-Wool Two-Piece Suits; sizes 8 to 15 years: regular g. r price, $3.50 and $3.75; spe- J,J, HJ cial " Basemeirt Specials Glass Water Bottles, each 14o Glass Berry Dishes, each. ...... .12o l-gallon Tin Oil Can lOo B-Inch Wire Strainer 4c Eastern Sognr-Cnred Ham, per pound. ..................... .12o Bvlres Root Beer, per bottle. ... .15c JEagle Brand Condensed Milk, per can ..................... .ICo 4-lu. paclcase Gennea. ........ .20o THE THRIFTY." Clearance Sale GREAT SPECIAL Thirty handsome WASH SUITS, made in the finest and most stylish materials on the market. These suits are made in the Eton style, and the jackets and skirts are elaborately trimmed in white- pique, regu lar price $8.50. Special $4.75 PORTLAND, OR. sary by the great floods in the Sandy last Winter, due to the unusual rains. The construction committee reported progress in the work of tunneling bade of reservoirs 3 and 4 In the City Park. One tunnel has been commenced In reser voir No. 4 and is working up tho leel of the slldo, as indicated by tests mado by the engineers. Work has also beerr commenced In what la known as shuft No. 2. "SAPHO" MATINEE. To Be Given at the Metropolitan Today. "Sapho" Is drawing very large houses, and thoso desirous of seeing thlB noted play will find It necessary to get their seats some days ahead. The company works splendidly In the piece, and It 13 a question whether tho play could hao been presented hero by such another all around good company. Miss George Elliot for her thankless part of Fanny Le Grand (Sapho) is re ceiving curtain call after curtain call, and in her many scenes with Jean she comes out triumphantly. There will bo a matinee today. Arrange ments have been made whereby the com pany will stage "Sapho" again on next Sunday night. If the attendance in creases at the rate it is now doing the Metropolitan will not hold the audiences that are flocking to see this famous piece. Conversations Overheard. Chicago News. Mr. McKlnley Thqodore, please be less boisterous. Seo how quiet and dignified Mr. Stevenson is. Mr. Bryan Adlai, liven up a little, can't you? Just notice how Teddy there whoops it up. Persons suffering from sick headache, dizziness, nausea, constipation, pain in the side, are asked to try one vial of. Carter's Little Liver Pills. WOW COASTER BRAKE. Orer 100.000 in use. For Sale Ry AH Dealers. FRED T. MERRILL CYCLE CO. HaLbbY sciJas aTZitlL co HLjtiAA, Ttt &RM50MIW XbLPEDAL ONLYSB- r Mil T J v ' MMOj