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J. t-JP S"J:i Pprtian jOa iQf Mttati VOL. XL. NO. 12,415. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, " SEPTEMBER ' 27, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. J KA. jiuttimMf "K' iLf HW Any Size Any Quantity TOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL-CLOTHING RtAbcr Boots and Sbecs, BeKbtf, Packing and Hase. Largest and most complete assortment of all kinds of Rubber Goods. oodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE, President. F. -at EHEPARD. JK.. Treasurer. J. A. SHEPAPJ3. Secretary. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. WHOLESALE and IMPORTING DRUGGISTS, I44--46 FOURTH STREET SOLE AGENTS Kodak, Cameras and Photo- Supplies at wholesale and retail. Distributors for all the leading proprietary preparations for Oregon, Washington and Idaho. SUMMERS & PRAEL CO. IMPORTERS WHOLESALE AND JaETAILERS IK China, Crockery, Glassware LAMP GOODS AND CUTLERY 'Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Supplies a specialty. Xll THIRD STREET . 207 WASHINGTON STREET Shaws The Condensed Barley and Rye BlOOiaiier & HOCll, HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon Established 1S70 Q. 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The Pianola endows you, as if by magic, with an Incredible facility in finger ing the piano keyboard. It does the fingering for you. You control the shades of expression the touch and tempo with two jmall levers. With the Pianola you can play any piece instantly. Drop In and' see how easy and splendid it is. M. B. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Aeolian Company 353-355 Washington Street corner Park, Portland, Or. We are solo agents for the Pianola. It is exhibited only at our warerooms. Any Style 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. BEAU BRUMMELL and LA LITA CIGARS Pure Malt Strength and Nutriment of 3& Incorporated 1854 && Everybody should order direct. Kingston, Ky., Double Distilled, $1.80 per gallon. C. T? BELCHER. Sec. and Treas. American European plan.... plan.... . ..51.25. $1.50. 51.75 ... 50c, 75c. 51.00 320-338 E. Morrison St THE PORTOF TACOMA City of Destiny Has Taken a -New Lease of Life. GREAT WORK OF NORTHERN PACIFIC Paaret SobbI Porta Making; Poor Headway as Rivals of Portland la the "Wheat Business. mCQMA, Wash., Sept 30. (Staff correspondence.) The bats and the, owls, to which Henry Watterson gave such prominent mention in his tribute to Ta eoma year or two ago, have ail moved out of the business blocks in this city, and from appearances more profitable tenants arc also occupying most of the residences. This City of Destiny, the na ture of which is not yet clear, la alive and breathing again. Even as returning Spring awakens a croak in the bullfrog, ab does returning life manifest itself in the Taooma newspapers, which, of late, have had much to say about Portland's decadence as a marine port, and 'the at tendant rise of Tacoma, Portland's ma rine growth Is steady. It has not been Interrupted, nor will .It ever be Inter rupted by Tacoma, but It does not neces sarily follow from that line of reasoning that Tacoma is not Jncrca&lng her sphere of usefulness. 'I he idea that one town must be wiped from the map," in order that another town may advance. In a country of rjipld growth and marvelous industrial development, .aeems to be pop ular with the Tacoma newspapers, but is hardly warranted by conditions of by re sults. Tacoma as a seaport is making consid erable headway in the grain business, but Is not at the expense of Portland. The Sound' dty will ship moresrain pro. portionately during the season of U900-)1 than was shipped by them during the season just closed. They will do this, not because it is a cheaper port for ships, for isuch is not the case, but because there is a larger amount of wheat directly trib utary to Tacoma than ever before. There are a tfreat mai.y people In Tacoma who delight in indulging in "pipe dreams" about the time when all of the wheat of Oreron, Washington and Idhho, ex cepting that produced in the Willamette Valley, will find ltB way to market b- tha Puget Sound ports. Some of these cheert ful idiots accept prophesies of this kind as certain of fulfillment. The same spe cies of Insanity affects a f ew 'Portlanders -and quite a number of Astorians,, They argue, with a tenacity worthy of ,a better cause, that all of the wheat produced east of the Cascade Mountains should be hauled to Portland or Astoria, and thence put afloat These catch-as-catch-can wrestlers with great economic problem apparently do not stop to consider that neither the Northern Pacific or the O. R". & Nn, Co: is going out of , business In this country, for this is what, the result wpajjd be 'if one road secured. all of the trafflp. ThevBlg, Bend country is-turning off one ,of. jthe largest ctods on record, ,andall oi una grain isi auoug, ine une-ana orancn ea of 4he Northern Paclfifa Railway,,, and 5lS4tot'dh the1 line "ofcstlie a It &-X. Co. The "Northern" 'Paciflc. either through su perior judgment1 luck,, nerve, or -whatever you are inclined-to term it, has tapped '-the- x:Ich Clearwater -Valley, in Idaho and will haul up that awful grade In Potlatch Canyon, and also up over the Cascade Mountains, an immense amount of wheat , which the O. R. & N. Co. -cannot touch. because it is off their line. Of course, 'Mr. Fulton assures us that the Northern Pacific wilL haul that wheat 145 miles bo yond Tacoma to Portland; but looking -at the matter from a cold' business-stand point there is a haunting suspicion' that Mr. Fulton should' tell 'that to the ma rines, and not to men who are in a meas ure familiar with the expense per ton per mile, etc, of moving freight Port Charges Compared. The Northern Pacific is doing more for Tacoma at the present time than it has ever done before, and its present efforts Wive the merit of a, good, solid 'business foundation. " Tho road is no longer en- 'gag"ed in manipulating wildcat real estate and booming townsltes, but it Is covering its .water-f ront hofdlngs in this city with acresof big warehouses, which will han dle thewheat which its increasing mile age of feeders Is making tributary to this port It Is making a first-class har. bor where nothing but tldeflats greeted the eye a-year ago, and within a year It will be unnecessary for ships to tempt the fate of the Andalena by tying up to buoys in the present bottomless harbor at the mercy of the gales which sweep over Commencement Bay. This work of tho Northern Pacific, while .not giving Tacoma any- advantages which will enable her to draw much now business from, the territory of the O. R. & Nt Co., which may .be also termed Portland's territory, will better enable her to handle the Increasing business on territory which the geographical location allots her. As to any other advantages, they do not ex ist, except occasionally, at Intervals, which will be explained later, and which are offsat by other advantages possessed by Portland and not by Tacoma. The Portland ship pays bar pilotage at the mouth of the Columbia, the Tacoma ship pays none: but the entire cost of towing and pilotage- on the .Portland ship from sea to port and return is no greater than the cost of towage alone from Flattery to Tacoma and return. The Portland stevedore puts wheat aboard the ship for 25 cents per tonj, while the Tacoma stevedore is paid 30 cents per ton, an ad vantage of from $150 to $200 on each cargo in favor of Portland. Water, wharfage and tying up to a buoy in the harbor are all charged for in Tacoma, and are free in Portland. Wheathandlers and dock men are paid from 25 cents to S5 cents per hour on the docks here, compared with SO and 40" cents per hour in Portland, but the savjng in this direction Is inconse quential In comparison with the difference in other Items mentioned, and even this will be equalized when returning pros perity gives the Tacoma dock laborer an excuse for demanding the same wages as are paid, for the sime work in Portland. Stores and-provisions are practically the same in both ports, with a slight per centage in Portland's favor in the case of potatoes and other vegetables. Matter of Grain Inspection. Perhaps the most unnecessary of all of the extra expenses which are saddled on Tacoma and not on Portland Is the state grain Inspection service. Here Is t a di rect charge against the farmer of 75 cents per car for a service which is of no bene fit, whatever to him. The grain export ers who handle all of the wheat of the Northwest, and the Liverpool buyers who market it on the other 'side, pay no at tention whatever to the grades estab lished by the Washington State Grain Commission, and this week in Portland the grain committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce will establish the grade on which Washington wheat as well as Oregon wheat will be sold, and not a car of this wheat that is marketed in Portland will be subjected tb the un necessary expense incurred .in shipping it Into the jurisdictkmof the Tacoma Grain -Inspector. Tie Case of "Peer Jack' And now to onfc of tho mostexpensive necessities of the ship, the sailor. This is an especially Interesting subject at this time, when Tacoma is endeavoring to mako a little capital out of a temporary dlsagi cement between the Portland ex porters and the sailor' boarding-house men. To read tho hysterical "specials" and "regular" yarns in tho Tacoma pa per, the impression migh be gained that all of tho Portland exporters "had com menced packing, up, preparatory to com ingfc'to Puget Sox nd, whtre. a rare race of boarding-house men existed, and sail ors clambered over the rail of oiitward bound ships, lagging to make the' voyage on the captain's terms. This. Utopian dream is dispelled,' hnwever; by an inves tigation of the icts in tire case. The present rates demand Pd'ah-fciid for deep water sailors out of Sound ports are $65 to $75 per man. Wages are $20 per month, and aside from this one month's advance, tho remainder of the amount .comes out of the ship. These ratesw&re in fore while the,.. Portland boardinsahouse men were shipping men for $55 per man, and as the Portland men maintained that $35 rate for over a year, And expressed a willingness to continue it indefinitely, so long as they were given the business, it can easily be understood that It is a, aim. plo matter to put Ihe Portland rate back to $55 per man. and perhaps lower, and, thus give Portland a decided advantage over the Sound ports. This, of course, cannot oe done -without the co-operation of the owners and captains' but when the matter is thoroughly understood, tho rates will bo as low or lower In Portland than they are on Puget Sound. Owing to the large numter of vessels plying from Sound ports, the business of shipping sailors js much more extensive here than on the Columbia, but it is all handled by one man, Dave Evans, of Tacoma. Hav ing control o the entire field he is in -a position to do better by the ship" than he would be if the business was split up; but he subceeds in keeping rates up to a point dangerously near where a "roar" is liable to be forthcoming at any mo ment and when tho "roar,, does come, the same results will follow;tas;'have been noted times without number on the Co lumbiarates drop back fori a time. ,Aa to desertions, there is no difference what ever between the Sound ports and Eort land, and for that matter any other port on earth, where there Js an opportunity for the. sailor to enjoy the pleasures of a turn ashore. The boats of the sailor boarding-house- men are alongside of a ship before the-"anchor goes doVn, and here, as elsewhere, noN very pressing In ducements arejjieeded to bring Jack over tho -rail, .leaviBgr his wages behind him. Views of 'Captain Corning:. . The British bark Howard Di Troop is loading wheat at Tacoma this week. Her master, Captain Corning, wilMong be re- (membered on the Columbia JUver. for it waa lua strong iignt against ,we Jrortiana boarding-house men that directly resulted In the establishment t of the $55 rate out ,of Portland. After Captain Corning had beat the boarding-house gangr.to a stand-. ,stlll, it was an easy matter to make terms witn znerty, una tnose terms,; ir in etrect ..today, would maka FortjanuVllie cheapest jPorkon.the Pacific, Ocjmfc fparsllors, Capp talnin pcrrlriy'loadedatofAyjad ,flrst in lS74.-andt,'hasWaen coining tothe '.Ciaast aX-regular Intervals since that;fJhie,'Jie is agtkmavno'nior,than'ihAryi in itelllgence, and his long exp4Heticev as a shipmaster adds wejght' to his views on. the present dlfflrulty. When 'told of tie effects of his bl lf,ht against the boarding-house men, h stated. ' . t , "I think that $55, or even $60, per man is not an unreasonable .rate, taking it ope season with another, and think it would .be. better to have a regularly established rate which could De df-pended oh, than ,the uncertiin lates which are always cre ating trouble. I think It would have, been better for shipmasters to have 'afded in maintaining that uniform rate than to have aided the opposition in breaking it up. A $55 rate for sailors, and a less domineering manner on the part -of some of the boarding-house keepers would make Portland a very attractive port for ships." Records Shows Where Advantage Is. It is thus apparent 'that Puget Sound has no advantage of any permanence over Portland In the matter of shipping sailors. The other advantage alluded to, previous ly as occurring occasionally lies in the heayy export lumber business and -thfc coal trade, which bring to Puget Sound a large fleet of vessels. When freights (Concluded on Fifth Page.) SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Political. Hoodlums at Victor, Colo., attacked Governor Boosevelt. Page 1. Hanna is trying: to setile the miners strike. Paije 2. ' , Bryan spoke on trusts in Nebraska Clty. Pagre 2 China. Conger will not yet begin negotiations with the Chinese commission. Page 2. ,Germany may modify her attitude. Pago 2- Salisbury has not yet formally replied to tho German note. Page 2. Philippines. Outposts south of Manila were attacked by rebels. Page 8. Fighting "In other parts of the islands. -Pago 8. Business of the Philippine Civil Service Com-, mission, Page 3. Foreign. ' There is much oratory but little enthusiasm In the English Parliamentary campaign. Page 3. The Boer defeat is complete. Page 8. No probability of -war between Chile and her' neighbors. Page 8. Miners' Strike. There were no outbreaks in the anthracite re gion. Pago, 5. More mines were tied up. Pago 5. Markle's men resume work pending arbitra tion of their grievances. Page 5. , Domestic. James Howard was convicted of the Goebel murder. Page. 3. The United Typothetae will fight the union label. Page 3. Pacific Coast. The steamer Robert Dollar, bound for Nome, is probably lost Page 4. Salrm stove foundry and machine shop de- stroed by fire. Page 4. Consul McCook reports on condition at Daw son. Pasre 4. Stand of hopgrowers for 15 cents per pound or . better prices -has been weakened. Page 4. Senator Turner, of "Washington, returns from 'consultations with Democratic leaders ' Page 4. Commercial and Marine. ." Wall-street bears mako a raid on Northern Pacific. Page 11. . .... Buyers and sellers apart on the hop buslnoss. Page 11. First cargo of 1000 crop barley from Portland cleared yesterday. Pago 8. French bark General de Charette wrecked. PagoS. , IiOcn.1. Council passes new1 blanket ordinance. Page 1. Brewery e'mployes win a strike. Page 12. Dr. G W. Que announces his determination to remain the pastor Of Centenary M. E. Church. Page 7r MOB OF RUFFIANS Assault oh .Roosevelt by Vic tor, Colo., Toughs. THREW STONES AND STALE EGGS One Man Made a Personal Attack: on the Governor, Striking? Him With a Club. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., Sept 26. The meetings at this place tonight con cluded a day of speechmaking by Gov ernor Roosevelt which was not only ar duous, but productive of extraordinary experience. Numerous stops were made eeoedooeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeseeeeeeevoeeeeeeaoAdeeeeeeeoeeo , . o EXPANSION OP NATIONAL BANKING BUSINESS. Enormous Increase in Aggregate Resources on ihe Pacific Coast in Less Than Four Years. When Bryan was in Oregon in April he delivered a number of speeches, in which he asked this question:, "The Republicans say the country is prosperous, but where Is your share, of it?" A sure Index of the prosperity of the people of the Pacific Coast is the enormous increase in the aggregate resources of the National bonks. Mercan tile Interests and banks are closely allied, and the prosperity of the one Is the prosperity of the other. -'If business" is active and on a stable basis, the resources of the banks gfotvHf 'business Is inactive and' disturbed, the, resources of the banks decline. On.October 6, 1896, Bryanism threatened the-country and business at every point on the Pacific Coast was nil, with the possibility of still greater disturbance. Merchants placed only such orders as were necessary to keep up their stocks, and National -banks kept their loans and discounts within a safe limit creating no obligations that could be avoided. On the date named the aggregate resourcesof the National banks of the Pa cific Coast were $71,018,513 47. On June 29, 1900, the date of the latest National bank statement for which details for the entire Coast are ob tainable, the resources were $125,849,378 69, an Increase of $54,830,865 22. Every state and territory contribute's to this great showing of expan sion. California leads with an increase of over $30,000,000, Washing ton is second with over $13,600,000, and Oregon third' with over $4,000, 000. The statement of October 6, 1896, shows the condition of the Coast when Bryan and free silver threatened Its welfare; that of June 29, 1900, shows Its condition under trade expansion, returned confi dence and the gold standard. The two statements, compiled from the reports of the Controller of the Currency, are placed side by side for comparison: June 29, 1900. October 6, 1SS6. Increase. Oregon $18,679,028 13 $14,524.606 81 $ 4.154,431 C2 Washington .1 27.69S.277 ID 14.066.C&2 96 13.621.5S1 23 Idaho 4,857,820 85 3,227,617 62 1.603,203 3 California 61.579.456 59 31.318,356 60 30.261.093 99 Utah 9.133,149 65 6,242,107 24 2.SG1.042 41 Nevada I : 552,759 35 296,047 57 256.7LI 23 Arizona 3,119,005 58 1,343,054 67 1,779t0 91 Alaska ...'.-...:.....,. 169,840 85 ' Ib9.840 S5 Totajl .,.".. .'.'.!.,..'. P.$l2a.S49.37S 69 $71,018,513 47 $54,800,865 22 fen route to Crippje Creek. At Victor, nine miles from this city, and one of tho most prosperous mining camps in Colorado, the Republican "Vice-Presidential "candidate was' repeatedly. Interrupted by remarks from jsome of his hearers, and when returning to his train' missiles of different descriptions were hurled at the party. The attack culminated In an assault upon Governor 'Roosevelt by one of the mob, during wlfich he was struck with a flagstaff. The Governor's escort surrounded him and fought off the mob until the special train was reached, which Immediately steamed out of the depot for this city. The incident at Victor did 'not prevent the Governor from filling his en gagements' here," and tonight a force of detectives, armed with Winchesters, ac companied the "train as" it started 'on its journey to Pueblo, it being necessary to pass again through Victor. As far as known here, the party was not molested on Its return. A DAT OF SPEECHMAKING. And a Disgraceful Incident la. the . Town of Victor... CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Sept 26. Governor Roosevelt's first speech v today was made at Castle Rock, where he was introduced to the crowd standing in the damp air by Senator Wolcott, and where he said in part: "We feel that to you "men of the West we have a right to appeal. There may be some excuse for the dwellers In great cities, pressed down by the hard condi tions of life In some quarters, to despair. It may be necessary to preach to them the gospel of hope, but to you people In this1 state, to you with a future so glorious in its promise, surely it ought not to be necessary to say a word ask ing you to look forward and not back ward, to hope and not despair, to dare and not shrink. It is the law of success to dare, fo do and to endure. I ask the men of the present day to stand straight for the flag thatmean3 National power and law and orderly liberty and equal rights for all men beneath its folds." A great demonstration was made in Col orado Springs on the arrival of the Rdosevelt train. The Governor made short speeches in Temple Theater and the Opera-House. Both places were crowded. All business houses along the lino oflmarch were decorated with bunt ing. The escort consisted of the Flam beau Club, G. A. Reorganizations and various other civic and military bodies. On leaving Colorado Springs, the spe cial Roosevelt -train was split into two sections, the first stop thereafter being at Colorado City. The entire-population ap peared to see the New York Governor ,and shaks his hand. Manitou was the fnext stop. A large crowd was assembled there to listen to the five-minute talk of the campaigners. There were many ladles with flag and flowers, which were liberally bestowed on the travelers. The train then moved on to Divide, where there was a pause. A call was also made at Gillette and Independence. At Victor, a few miles from Cripple Creek, among the miners a most unique and demonstrative crowd assembled. In that place four years ago 27 McKlnley votes were cast. At present, a Mc Klnley and Roosevelt Club has been, ormed, now numbering 550 members, with the numbers increasing. t Governor Roosevelt spoke at the Ar tmory Hall,"whlch was filled. t There were phany Republicans in the audience, but there were also apparently many Demo crats, who made themselves manifest by noisy demonstrations. Governor Roose velt said: "In my state the man who was put on the committee on platform to draw up an anti-trust platform at the Kansas City convention had at that time his pockets stuffed with ice-trust stock. The Demo cratic leader in New York, Richard Cro ker, upon whom you base your only hope, and It Is a mighty slim hope, too, wa3 another great stockholder, and If, in fact, you were to read through the list of stockholders In that trust, it would sound like reading the roll of the members of Tammany Hall." A voice cried out: "What about the rotten beef?" The Governor replied: "I ate it and you will never get near enough to be hit with a bullet or within five miles of It" Governor Roosevelt succeeded in finish ing his remarks, though there was an evident intention among those present that heshould not do so. When the Governor left the hall with his party to go toward the train, he was surrounded by a company of Rough Rid ers, commanded by Sherman Bell, one of his own soldiers In the Spanish War. He was also accompanied by General Cur tis Guild; Jr., of Boston: Hon. John Proctor Clark, of New York; General Irving Hale, of Colorado; United StatC3 Senator Wolcott, Hon. Frank Goudy, can didate for Governor of Colorado; Hon. P. S. Ryder, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and several others. Governor Roosevelt and his party were on foot when a crowd, of .boys and ' ra'eh"! began throwing rocks and shouting for Bryan. The Rough Riders closed In around the Governor to protect him from assault by the mob. One man made a personal attack upon Governor Roosevelt, and succeeded In striking him a blow in the breast with a stick. The assailant was immediately knocked down by Daniel M. Sullivan, Postmaster of Cripple Creek. A rush was then .made by the mob to drag the mounted men In khaki uniforms from their horses. The men on foot also In khaki closed around the Governor, making a wedge which pushed through the. crowd, and they finally succeeded In gaining the train, which was surrounded by the mob. By this time probably 1000 or 1500 excited people were In the vicinity, and fisticuffs were exchanged' on all sides. Many of the mob were armed with sticks and 'dubs, spmo with rotten potatoes, stale eggs and lemons. The entire party re gained the train, however, without se rious injury, and It pulled out of the place, with the Rough Riders on the rear platform. Theiincident was the only one of vio lence that has occurred during the prog ress of the trip, and It is reported by Postmaster Sullivan, of Cripple Creek, and others that the trouble- was occa sioned by a small body of roughs, who had been. organized and paid for the pur pose of breaking" up the meeting. The numbers engaged in this attempt were few, but very violent In their attack. Governor Roosevelt, while regretting the occurrence, was not disturbed by the In cident, and was ready to proceed with his speeches In Cripple Creek. Governor Roosevelt spoke at three meetings in this city this evening, all of which were Indoor meetings, and large, orderly and appreciative. In addition to Governor Roosevelt. Senators Wolcott and Henry Cabot Lodge, Hon. John Proc tor Clark, General Curtis Guild. Jr., and several candidates on the Republican state ticket made addresses. The speeches of Governor Roosevelt covered the ground gone over at other places, and were di rected solely to militarism, imperialism and expansion. The meeting tomorrow night will be at Pueblo. Eight speeches are scheduled for tomorrow. WHAT BRYAN SAID OP IT. Would Not Believe It Was the Worlc of Democrats. NEBRASKA CITY. TSTh ? . -oa ing shown a telegram to the effect that Theodore Roosevelt was assaulted at Vic tor, Colo., by a band of hired roughs to night, Mr. Bryan wrote the following statement: "From what I know of 'the people ot Colorado, I am not willing to believe, without further evidence, that they denied Mr. Roosevelt or to any one else a fair hearing.. If it proves true that he was mobbed or In any way interfered with, I am sure that It was not the work of any political organization. There can be no Justification for a resort to violence in this country, and those who resort to it injure the cause which they represent." Conferring With, the President. CANTON, O., Sept 26 Rear-Admiral Walker, president of tho Nicaragua Canal Commission, and Theodore C. Search, president of the Manufacturers' League, of Philadelphia, arrived from the East this afternoon. Admiral Walker came for a conference on canal matters, the nature of which was not made public. Ho spent nearly an hour with the Presi dent The Philadelphia man came to con fer on matters connected with the cam paign, and had a long talk with the Presi dent Secretary LonK In Neiv York. WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. Secretary of the Navy Long has gone to New York for a few days on private business. He is expected to return the latter part of this week or the first of next TAX' ON BUSINESS Council Passes an Amended License Ordinance. EXPECTED TO GIVE SATISFACTION Merchants Will Be Taxed According to the Amount of Business They Transact. The Common Council, at an adjourned; meeting held yesterday, passed an ordi nance licensing, taxing and regulating for the purposes of city revenue, business, trades, callings or employments within the City of Portland, commonly known as the blanket-license ordinance, by tho unanimous vote ot the 10 mummers present, Sherrett being absent. A summary ot the ordinance is given below. The rates of license are based on the amount of busi ness done, and businesses are divided into two general classes. The rates on pro fessions are double those on business men. The ordinance doe3 not render it necessary for any one to expose tha amount of business he doesr he must simply state to which class he belong. The statements of amount of business re quired to be furnished will bo volun tary statements, no affidavits beinff necessary, and the one statement mado at the beginning will do for the wholo year. Text of the Ordinance. "Section L It shall be unlawful for any person, firm corporation or Joint stock; company to engage In or carry on any of the businesses, callings, trades or em ployments designated In this ordinance! within the City ot Portland, without first obtaining a license so to do." Section 2 provides that In applying for a, license each person, firm or corporation shall present to the City Treasurer a cor rect written statement setting forth tho kind of business, calling,, trade or employ ment for which a license Is desired, tho class Under the ordinance In which tha business It graded, and place ot business. Where a license is desired for a merchant, the statement shall contain the aggregate amount of sales of goods made during tha period of a year preceding when such license tax becomes due. When the li cense Is desired for a manufacturer, such statement shall definitely state the gross receipts for the period of a year; If for a sawmill business, the number of thousand logs cut during the previous threo months; If a restaurant, gross receipts, not including sales of liquor; if the state ment is for a lawyer,, physician, sur geon, dentist, veterinary surgeon, pub lisher of a newspaper or magazine, It shall contain the amount of receipts for a year, with such dcllilteness tlat it may be de termined in which class said business should rank. If tho statement is for a bank, banking-house, trust company or savings bank, it shall contain the average amount of loan and discount business done during the preceding three months, boarding stable for boarding horses, tho aggregate receipts for boarding horses during the period of one year. If any per son, firm or corporation is unable to mako the stawmeht because of the fact of not having been engaged In such business for the peridd Indicated, a license may bo procured by paying the lowest grade in. such business for the period of three months, when such a statement shall bo made for that period, and upon this the Treasurer will determine the grade for the ensuing year. The receipt given by the City Treasurer shall entitle the applicant to a liccn.io upon presenting the same to the office of tho City Auditor, and It Is provided that any mistake made by the Auditor In Issu ing the license shall not prevent a collec tion of the correct amount of license due. If the mistake i& not due to the incorrect statement of the applicant. If any appli cant obtains a license for a less grade than Is proper by false or incorrect state ment to the City Treasurer, he shall bo deemed guilty of doln? business without a license, and be subject to the penalty prescribed for such violation, viz.. fine of not less than 55 and not more than $300, or Imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or both. All quarterly licenses shall expire March 31, June 31. September 31 and December 31, and shall be dated from the first of the month when they become due. It is also provided that all license taxes shall be paid In advance. Every firm, person, corporation or joint stock company en gaged in whole or in part in business In the city, selling goods, wares or merchan dise, except liquors, and also except such parties as are especially designated and licensed under other portions of this ordi nance, or by some other ordinance of the city In force and effect, shall be classed as merchants, and must obtain a mer chant's license, as provide in this ordi nance. The classification of businesses Is as fol lows: Merchants, Per Quarters. Amount of sales. Tax. First class, aggregating $750,000 or oyer $60 00 Second class, between $500,000 and $750.000 60 CO Third class, between $300,000 and $500,- 000 40 CO Four class, between $200,000 and $300,- WU SCO Fifth class, between $120,000 and $200,- 000 15 00 Sixth class, between $90,000 and 120,- 000 12 CO Seventh class, between $60,000 and $90,000 1X00 Eighth class, between $40,000 and $eo,000 7 50 Ninth class, between $20,000 and $40,- 000 5 00 Tenth class, between $10,000 and $20,- 000 2 60 Eleventh class, between $3,000 and. $10,000 125 Twelfth class, between $2,000 and $3,000 1C0 Thirteenth class, aggregating loss than $2000 ..- SO Manufacturers, Per Quarter. Every person, firm, corporation ot Joint stock company engaged wholly or In part in business in the city, where the relation between purchaser and seller of personal property shall be that of hiring of service and not that of a sale of goods, wares, merchandise, except liquors, and also ex cept such parties as are specially desig nated and licensed in other parts of thl3 ordinance, or by some other ordinance ot the city, shall be termed manufacturers. Gross receipts. Tax. First class, aggregating $750.000 $60 00 iSecond class, hetween $500,0CO and $750.000 50 00 Third class, between $300,000 and $300,000 i 40 00 Fourth class, between $200,000 and $.mC0 25 CO Fifth class, between $120,000 and $200,000 IE 00 Sixth class, between $90,000 and $120,000 13 00 Seventh class, between $60,000 and $90.000 10 00 Eighth class, between $40,000 and $60,000 T 50 Ninth class, between $20,000 and $40,000 500 Tenth class, between $10,000 and $-"0,000 2 50 Eleventh class, between $3,000 and $10.CCO 125 (Concluded on eighth Pa8.)