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The Pnblic Consistory.
ROME, April 18. At the public con
sistory today the ceremony of imposing
the red hats on the new cardinals oc
curred in the Sala-Delle Benedlzlonl, in
the presence of all the cardinals, bishops,
prelates, diplomats, functionaries of the
Vatican, Roman nobility and numerous
invited guests. The pope, who was In ex
cellent health, was warmly cheered. The
pontiff, seated on the throne and sur
rounded by his court, performed the cere
mony of Imposing the hats and pro
nounced the pontifical benediction. There
was no allocution. Subsequently the pope
received the new cardinals In his private
apartments. No appointment was made
today In the case of the vacant bishopric
of Portland, Me
MAKES LIGHT OF IT
MacActhur Says Scandal Re
ports Were Exaggerated.
BUT OFFICERS ARE ON TRIAL
Thirty - third and Thirty - fourth
Volunteers Mustered Out at San
Francisco Protest Against
Cock-Fighting at Manila.
WASHINGTON, April 18. The .following
cablegram was made public today:
"Manila. Adjutant-General, Washing
ton: With reference to your telegram
of the 16th, press reports are grossly ex
aggerated and misleading. The matters
therein touched upon regarding officers
of the subsistence department have been
investigated. The proceedings were mall,
ed by the transport Sheridan. Regarding
the theft of commissary stores the
amount of which was grossly exagger
ated by the press reports, immediate and
most drastic measures have already been
applied. Three officers and a number of
enlisted men are .being tried by court
marshal and a number of citizens by a
military commission.
"MACARTHUR."
No etatenient was made that the re
port of MacArthur was satisfactory, al
though it all along has been the theory
of the War Department that the reports
from Manila were exaggerated. At the
same time, there is cause for regret in the
department that even under the best con
struction that can be placed upon the
dispatch, three officers and a number of
enlisted men and a number of civilians
have conducted themselves In such a
manner as to necessitate a court-martial
or a trial by a military commission In
the case of civilians. It is said, how
ever, that even if these persona were be
ing tried, there might be exaggeration In
regard to the offenses with which they
were charged. f
Commlflsary-General Weston has re
ceived a cablegram from Colonel Wood
ruff, chief commissary at Manila, In
which he says:
"Do not permit scandalous reports to
worry you. Affairs subsistence depart
ment of the Army administered honestly
and to satisfaction of officers and troops."
Evans Denies the Reports.
CHICAGO, April 18. Thomas E. Evans,
of the firm of Evans & Co., Importers and
financial brokers at Manila, who arrived
In Chicago today, en route to Washing
ton, denied the reports from Manila that
his firm was concerned In the commis
sary department frauds. Mr. Evans said
that it seemedalmo.st impossible to hint
that" anjTsuch frauds as are reported could
be perpetrated under the strlot Army
regulations - in vogue. Mr. Evans will
leave for Washington tomorrow.
" DISPATCHBEARER CAPTURED.
Manila Clergymen Protest Against
the Opening of Cockpits.
MANILA, April 18. Fifty Insurgent
riflemen attacked the town of Bay, on
Bay Lake, in Laguna Province, south
east of Manila. The Insurgents were
quickly routed.
Lieutenant William S. Nlpes, of the
Thirty-second Infantry, has captured a
bearer of dispatches from the Insurgent
General Norlel to General Malvar. Norlel
directed Malvar not to surrender, saying
he would eend him 2000 recruits, money
and ammunition, when Agulnaldo is re
leased. Norlel succeeded Trias in South
ern Luzon.
At a meeting of clergymen held In Ma
nila, at which Bishop Warren presided,
strong protests were made against the
opening of cockpits In Manila. The busi
ness men of the city have also objected
on the same lines.
The trial of Lieutenant Frederick Boy
er, charged with the embezzlement of
commissary stores, will be continued next
Monday.
The trial of the civilian named Fletcher,
accused of the unlawful conversion of
commissary stores, which was held before
the Provost Court today, exposed a plot
to obtain commissary supplies and to sell
them to the hotels and merchants of
Manila.
Brigadier-Generals James F. Wade and
William Ludlow .have arrived here. Gen
eral Wade will succeed Brigadier-General
John C. Bates In command of the De
partment of Southern Luzon. Brigadier
Generals Bates, Robert H. Hall and
Frederick D. Grant will return to the
United States.
MUSTERED OUT.
Volunteers in Trro Regiments Get
Their Discharge.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. The Thirty-third
and Thirty-fourth Volunteers
Regiments, recently returned from Ma
nila have been'mustered out. The Twenty
eighth and Thirty-fifth Infantry, now In
camp at the Presidio, expect to be mus
tered out of the service April 30. Al
though there are very few troops here
now under orders for the Philippines,
transports will be rushed there as fast
as possible, to be In Manila in time to
bring home all the volunteers to be mus
tered out by July 1. In accordance with
this programme, the Thomas will sail
from here Saturday and the Warren on
the 25th. The assignments to the Thomas
so far consist of 127 recruits and 20
casuals under the command of Lieutenant
W. A. Liebler. The Twenty-fourth In
fantry and 150 marines have been as
signed to the Warren
The transport Rosecrans, which arrived
from Manila last night, was released
from quarantine today. The Rosecrans
brought 218 men of the Thirty-seventh
Infantry and 260 casuals. The transport
Lawton, on which there were three cases
of smallpox, has also been released from
quarantine after having been thoroughly
fumigated. Seventeen days had elapsed
since the last case appeared and It was
perfectly safe to land the passengers.
DEPORTED FROM LUZON.
Son of General Maceo, the Cuban,
Brought Back From Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. The trans
port Rosecrans brought from Manila five
men who had been deported by the mili
tary authorities. Among them was San
tiago Maceo, a son of the late Cuban
leader. Toung Maceo came Into promi
nence on the Pacific Coast two years ago,
while traveling with Katherine Tingley,
the theosophlcal leader. He fell out with
Mrs. Tingley, claiming that he was treat
ed as a servant While in the Philip
pines Maceo became a First Sergeant of
the Macabebe scouts. He was accused of
giving information to the Filipino troons.
and was dismissed from the Army, and
because of the supposed menace of his
presence in the islands. General MacAr
thur ordered his deportation.
I
CAUGHT BYAN AVALANCHE
Engines Hurled From the Track on
a Colorado Mountain Road.
BOULDER, Colo., April lS.-On the"
Colorado & Northwestern Railroad two
big engines attached to a passenger train
coming from Ward to Boulder, and due
here at 4:10 this afternoon, were struck
by a huge snowslide and hurled into the
chasm below. Four trainmen were killed
Engineers Hannon and Fitzgerald, Fire
man Miller and Conductor Balr. The sec
ond fireman has not yet been accounted
for, and it is believed he, too, is burled
under his engine. None of the bodies has
been recovered.
The passenger train RsCtWard for Boul
der drawn by two engines. When the
train reached Boomerville the engines
were uncoupled and starlet up the hill to
buck the snow, which was deep upon the
tracks. There is a sharp curve near the
apex of the mountain, and just as the en
gines started to plow through a huge snow
drift a vast avalanche of snow and earth
was loosened from above. It came down
with terrific force and gained momentum
every second.? It Is said that the train,
which was quite heavily loaded with pas
sengers, was not touched by the slide.
ACCIDENT IN A. DRYDOCK.
Blocks Slipped Front Under a Trans
port While Being Floated.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. While the
transport Warren was being taken out to
the Hunter Point drydock today an ac
.cldent occurred in which two men were
badly injured, several received slight
wounds and the 700 workmen aboard got
a scare they will not forget in a hurry.
The big transport was ready to be taken
out of the drydock, and t'e water to float
her was being Jet In. The bow rose before
the stern, and the blocks slipping from
under the latter, the ship gave a lurch
and the next Instant went ocer to star
board. ShB partially recovered herself and
then went over again to an angle of 45
degrees and remained In that position
for half an hour. When the Warren gave
her first plunge a connecting rod broke
loose and pinned Aaron Astlll, an elec
trician, to the side of the ship, breaking?
his ankle. The main binder also broke
loose and struck Ben Hall, a bollermaker,
crushing his hip. Several men were
knocked off the cylinder-head and received
scalp wounds. After the second lurch It
did not take five minutes to clear the ship,
and some of the bollermakers and machin
ists did not stop running until they were
safe among the hills. Over 400 of them
refused to make the trip down the bay
on the vessel and walked In from Hun
ter's Point. The Warren was not dam
aged. Misunderstanding of Orders.
CLEVELAND. April 18. As the result of
a head-on collision between freight and
construction trains on the Wheeling &
Lake Erie Boad, in the Cleveland yards
early today, Williain Thels, a brakeman,
was killed, Engineer Velsenbrech was fa
tally injured and Fireman Hammond and
Sylvester Bruggenere biul;: hurt. The
acclde'rft, is supposed to have been.caused
bjr' a misunderstanding of orders!: ' ' '
i- itilled by a Cave-In. ,
TELLURIDE, Colo., April 18. E. J.
Oakland, contractor for the Smuggler
Union Mines, was Instantly killed today
by a cave-In of loose ground. He was
about 40 years of age.
IT WILL FIGHT TAMMANY.
The Greater New York Democracy
Organlzed Last Night.
NEW YORK, April 18. A mass meeting
was held in Carnegie Hall tonight to form
a new political party to be called "The
Greater New York Democracy." The new
party Is formed to fight Tammany Hall.
John C. Sheehan. E. Ellery Anderson, Pe
ter B. Olney and Joseph P. Daley were
among the many persons who signed the
call for the meeting. About 2000 persons
were present. An address was Issued by
the meeting which scores the present city
government and declares that Tammany
has run up the annual expenses from 570,
000,000 to 598,000,000 and has given the city
a tax rate three times as large as that
of Chicago. Then the address declares
that In an effort to "befog tSls unpleasant
fact," Tammany has Increased the real
estate valuation by $743,000,000. Tammany
Is declared to be controlled by one man,
"who essays to dominate courts and co
erce Judges, and whose guiding purpose
Is the exaction of tribute through the vio
lation and nullification of law.'
Tried to Bribe a Legislator.
NASHVILLE, April 18. Senator W. B.
Eldrldge, of Memphis, In open session of
the Senate today, accused ex-Controller
James A. Harris of an attempt to bribe.
He charged that Mr. Harris came to him
at his seat In the Senate chamber this
morning and offered him $500 and promised
to have withdrawn a suit pending against
him If he would vote for the terminal bill
which will come up on a motion to re
consider. The terminal bill, which pro
vides an amendment to the charter of the
Louisville & Nashville Terminal Com
pany, forcing It to allow the use of the
terminal facilities by any railroad which
may demand, them, and which was advo
cated as a means to let the Tennesse Cen
tral Into the terminal station here, was
defeated in the Senate Tuesday, but a mo
tion to reconsider was pending. In ac
cordance with the Senator's request, a
committee of three was appointed to In
vestigate the alleged bribery. Mr. Har
ris declined to make a statement further
than to declare Senator Eldrldge's charges
untrue.
ITS SECOND BANQUET.
Automobile Club of America Gives a
Dinner in New York.
NEW YORK. April 18. The Automo
bile Club of America held Its second an
nual dinner tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria.
The diners numbered about 200.
The toasts and speakers were:
"The Club," President Albert Shattuck;
"National Highway Commission," Gen
eral Miles; "Present Necessities for State
Aid in Highway Improvements," State
Engineer Bond; "Ideal Automobiles," M.
J. Verdery; "The Press and the Auto,"
M. H. De Young, of the San Francisco
Chronicle; "The Pan-American Exposi
tion," Congressman J. S. Sherman; "Fed
eral Paving," General Roy Stone; "Our
Friend, the Horse," Dr. Kane.
.
Eight Bankruptcy Petitions.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. The rec
,ord for filing bankruptcy petitions 'In
the United States District Court was
broken today. Eight petitions were
filed. Bernard Weyl, formerly of St.
Louis, filed a schedule of nearly $49,000
with no assets. These debts were con
tracted while in business at St. Louis.
Ell D. Bannister, a mining, man of Los
Gatos, Cal., has creditors for nearly $65,
000 In Butte and Helena, Mont., and this
state.
IN A BIG MUDDLE
Street Assessment Method
Is Unconstitutional.
DECISION BY JUDGE BELLINGER
Benefits Must Be Considered in Or
dering Improvements Other-wise
Property Is Taken Without
Due Process of Law.
Judge Bellinger decided yesterday In the
United States Court that the method of
COLONEL CHARLES A. WOODRUFF
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THE CHIEF COMMISSARY AT MANILA WHOSE NAME HAS BEEN MEN
TIONED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARMY SCANDALS.
assessment for street improvements In
Portland Is unconstitutional. He followed
the Federal Supreme Court In the case of
Norwood vs. Baker, which, holds- thai
the assessment for an Improvement wlth-
'out considering the question of specified
benefits, Is taking his property without
duo process of law, which is in violation
of the 14th amendment to the Constitu
tion. The method of making the assess
ment is held to be unconstitutional.
A decision rendered by Judge Bellinger
In the United States Court yesterday will
have the effect of clouding street-Improvement
work and procedure until the Su
preme Court of the United States passes
upon the constitutionality of Portland's
charter. The court overruled the de
murrer of the City of Portland to the
complaint filed by J. . Thorburn Ross to
restrain the Chief of Police from selling
the Marquam building to collect an assess
ment for the Improvement of Sixth street
with asphalt. Judge Bellinger's ruling
Is in line with the decision of the "United
States Supreme Court and of the Fed
eral courts on the question at Issue, and
contrary to the decision of the Supreme
Court of Oregon In the Shannon .case
against the City of Portland. It holds
In' effect that a law which makes an as
sessment for a public Improvement that is
In excess of the specified benefits Is" In
contravention of the fourteenth amend
ment of the Constitution of" the United
States.
The Shannon case Involves the constitu
tionality of the Portland method of mak
ing assessments for street Improvements.
It was appealed to the Supreme Court of
the United States two months ago. City
Attorney Long said last evening that he
should at once take steps to have the
question advanced on the calendar of
the Supreme Court so that the question
of the constitutionality of the charter
may be decided with the least possible
delay.
The Case in a Nutshell.
Mr. Ross, as trustee, brought suit In the
United States Court to restrain the Chief
of Police from selling the Marquam Grand
Theater and adjacent property to pay
an assessment for the Improvement of
Sixth street, on the ground that the as
sessment was void under the rule laid
down by the Supreme Court of the United
States in the Norwood case. City Attor
ney Long demurred to the complaint on
the ground that It did not state facts suffi
cient to constitute a cause of action.
The demurrer was to have been argued
yesterday. The case did not come up
formally, but the court permitted Mr.
Long, for the city, and E. B. Seabrook,
for complainant, to explain their positions.
Mr. Long said the complaint did not show
that complainant was assessed In excess
of benefits, and he had to show some
actual damage before he could have a
standing In court.
Judge Bellinger said he would over
rule the demurrer on the ground that the
rule of assessment provided by the char
ter was absolutely vicious and any as
sessment under it was void. He said he
would hear argument on other points In
the case hereafter. In overruling the de
murrer, the Court followed, all the Fed
eral courts In their Interpretation of the
Norwood case, and acted in direct oppo
sition to the Supreme Court of Oregon.
The facts In the Norwood case, however,
were In "Connection with the right of emi
nent domain, but all the lower Federal
courts have made it apply to street as
sessments as well. A number of cases
decided on .this line have been appealed
to the United States Supreme Court, and
It is likely that the rulings of the lower
courts may be reversed.
Injustl.ee Pointed Out.
The city has had full notice of the al
leged defect In the charter rule for mak
ing assessments, which Judge Bellinger
has characterized as "absolutely vicious,"
and a provision curing it was contained In
the charter bill passed by the late Legis
lature and vetoed by Governor X3eer, and
the new Charter Commission Is fully ad
vised In the matter. The alleged vicious
rule In the charter consists In the man
ner provided for assessing the cost of
Improving a street, or rather In apportion
ing the cost among the property-owners
tntfrp.qtpfl For Instance, If ji street Is
nearly level and can be Improved at small I
cost for half or more Its length, and
within the other half there Is a big hill
necessitating a deep cut, and a deep
gulch requiring a big fill, the owners of
property on the level part of the street
can, by petition, force the owners on the
other part of the street to make an Im
provement. The law provides that each
property-owner shall be assessed the cost
of the Improvement In front of his own
particular piece of property. It Is held
by many that the Improvement of the
whole street benefits all the property upon
It in about the same proportion, but, ac
cording to the present method of assess
ing the cost of the Improvement, the
property on the level escapes with a
small assessment, while the property In
front of which the big cut or big fill Is
made Is virtually confiscated. In this
city the views of property-owners In such
cases are governed entirely by the situa
tion of their property. Some officials who
have had much to do with street assess
ments have for several years past been
urging the adoption of a new rule In re
gard to proportioning the cost of Im
provements.
In the matter of constructing sewers.
the rule Is different. In front of one
piece of property a sewer may be 20
feet under ground, and In front of anotn
er only 10 feet, but the cost Is appor
tioned equally among the property-own-
ers In proportion to the number or front
feet they own, as all are equally bene
fited. j.
"City Attorney Long' Views.
" -''
Discussing Judge- Bellinger's decision,
City Attorney Long said:
"The Ross case Is a suit brought to en
Join the collection of an assessment
against the Marquam building for the
Improvement of, Sixth street with asphalt
several years ago. The charter of 1S91
provided that each lot within the limits
of a proposed street Improvement should
be liable for the full cost of the Improve-
.ment for one-half the distance across the,
street; that Is, the cost was placed upon
the adjacent property. The charter of 1S93,
under which the Sixth-street Improve
ment was made, contained this same
provision. The same provision, though In
more positive terms, Is contained In the
charter of 1S9S.
y "The plaintiff alleges in substance that
a law which selects a.dlstrict and makes
It liable for a given Improvement wlth
out -taking Into "consideration" the ques
.tion of benefits. Is void as being In con
travehtloa with the fourteenth amendment
.to the Constitution of the United States,
which provides that no state 'shall de
prive any person of life, liberty, or prop
erty, without due process of law.'
, "This question, so far as street Im
provements are concerned, has been con
sidered by ,the Supreme Court of the
United States in the cases of Mattlngly
vs. the District of Columbia (97 U. 3. G32),
Bauman vs. Ross (167 U. S. 54S), and Walt
son vs. Nevln (12S,U. S. 5S2). The right
of the Legislature to select a district
and authorize an assessment to be made
against It for a given Improvement was
sustained In all these cases, and was not
questioned until" the 'case of Norwood vs.
Baker (172 U. S. 269). which was decided
In December, isas. In this case. Justice
Harlan, In delivering the opinion of the
court, held that the exaction from the
owner of property of the cost of a public
Improvement In substantial excess of the
specified benefits Is the taking of pri
vate property for public use without com
pensation, and that an assessment which
rested upon a basis which excluded conl
slderatlon of benefits was illegal and void.
From this decision three of the Justices
dissented.
"Cases Involving this same point of as
sessment and this Norwood decision have
been before several of our Federal and
state courts. The Federal courts have
quite uniformly held that all laws for
street Improvement which created dis
tricts and provided that costs should be
assessed against the districts, without a
saving clause that the assessment should
be In proportion to the benefits and not In
excess of them, were void as violating the
fourteenth amendment. They based their
authority solely on the decision In the
case of Norwood vs. Baker. The state
courts, with equal uniformity, except In
the case of Texas, have distinguished
such assessment laws from the Norwood
decision and sustained them on the au
thority of the Supreme Court rulings in
the Mattingly, Waltson and Bauman
cases. The Supreme Court of Oregon sus
tained this method of assessment in the
case of Shannon et al. vs. the City of
Portland (62 Pacific Reports 50), holding
that It did not appear upon the face of
the proceeding or other competent show
ing that there was substantial variation
between the amount assessed as benefits
for the same Improvement and the
amount that could be assessed. It Is th
duty of the courts, under the rules and
authorities, to uphold assessments made
under charters similar to ours.
"Judge Bellinger followed the rule of
the Federal courts In construing the case
of Norwood against Baker, rather than
the rule adopted by the state courts, and
practically held the provisions" of the char
ter under which the Sixth-street assess
ment was made to be unconstitutional.
"The effect of Judge Bellinger's de
cision will be that street Improvements
may be enjoined by any person who ob
jects to them. This will practically sus
pend all new street work until the Su
preme Court of the United States shall
pass upon the constitutionality of our
charter. Just what effect the decision
will have upon Improvements which are
under way but uncompleted I am not
prepared to say. I shall have to look
carefully Into the matter before making a
statement of the city's power to proceed
with street improvements."
1
PLACE FOR BARRETT
Appointed a Member of Pan
American Commission.
DECLINED BY PROF. NORTHROP
The ex-Minister to Slam is AmbitiouH
to Succeed Conger, but That
Position Is Beyond
His Reach
WASHINGTON, April 18. The Washing
ton Times says:
"John Barrett ex-United States Min
ister to Slam, was at the White House
this morning; in company with Senator
Hanna, and had a conference with the
President. He would not state the pur
pose of his visit, but Intimated that
there would soon be an announcement
made at the State Department, with
which his name would be connected. It
Is known that Mr. Barrett has for some
time been seeking an appointment under
the Administration, and it Is said that
a foreign mission would be most agree
able to him. In this connection It Ik re
ported that Mr. Barrett would be pleased
If he were made Minister to China to
succeed Mr. Conger, and that. In fact, ho
Is seeking that appointment. He believes
that his experience In Slam and his know
ledge of the Far East especially fit him
for dealing with the weighty problems
which are troubling the diplomats In Chi
na. Mr. Barrett will not discuss this
matter. When It was suggested to him to
day that he might be made a Consul
General at some foreign port, he spurned
the suggestion and said: 'Why, sir, do
you not know I have been United States
Minister to Slam?
"The Star says Barrett will accept the
place on the Pan-American commission
declined by Professor Northrop. When
seen tonight, Mr. Barrett said he would
accept the place, which, he continued
was offered without solicitation on his
part. He admitted that he- aspired to
Conger's place In China, but seems to
recognize that that position Is beyond his
reach."
"It has been my privilege to have trav
eled extensively In Central and South
America and fortunately I have a knowl
edge of Spanish acquired In the Phllll
plnes," said Mr. Barrett. Another point
that has weighed with me In accepting
thl3 responsibility Is the fact that up to
the time of my appointment the Pacific
Coast had no representative In this dele
gation. Our Pacific States have perhaps
greater interests In the development of
closer commercial and political relations
with the Central and South American
countries than any portions of the. XfaV'4
States."
RAIDS IN NEW YORE.
The Committee of Fifteen Captured
ati. Aldermun.
NEW YORK, April IS. The committee
of 15 made another move tonight In Its
campaign against the alleged disorderly
places of this city. A few minute be
fore midnight, agents of the committee,
sent out under orders of Superintendent
John McCullogh, appeared at various po
lice stations with bundles of warrants
for the arrest of a large number of per
sons. The captains at once detailed
squads to accompany tho 'committeemen
and In a short time 10 places had bem
raided. The proprietor In most cases or
his manager, a bartender or two and
In some Instances a doorkeeper were ar
rested. Every place visited was thronged
with men and women.
The biggest catch, perhaps, was Alder
man Frederick F. Flechk, whose place,
the Manhattan Music Hall,, on the Bow
ery, was raided. The charge against the
Alderman was maintaining a disorderly
house.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
Philippines.
MacArthur reports on the Army soandal at
Manila. Page 1.
The Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Velunteera
were mustered out at Ban Frdnalsao. Base 1.
Manila clergymen protest against oooknghtlng.
Page 1.
General Bates. Halt and Grant will return to
the United States. Pane 1.
China.
Tho burning of the- Pekln palace may prevent
the return, of the court- Pajra 2-
The body of General Schwartzenkop was re
covered. Page 2.
Foreign.
The budset statement was read In tho House
of Commons. Pago 2.
It provides new taxes of 11,000,000. Page 2.
Tho Chancellor asks to borrow 00,000,000.
Page 2.
The budget statement was fairly well reeelved
In England. Page 2.
Domestic.
John Barrett accepts a place on the Pan-American
Commission. Paga 1.
There will be no strike at the sheet-steel
plants. Page 3.
The sale of the Burlington la officially an
nounced. Page 3.
Captain Carter's lawyer wants tho SoIIaKor
Qeneral's brief stricken from the, Supreme
Court flies. Page 3.
Pacific Const.
Post Falls. Idaho, saloon was wrecked and an.
ex-saloon man treated to bad eggs. Page 4.
Local company Is being formed to bare fer oil
In heart of Salem. Page 4.
Case of man mjsterloualy murdered at Gem,
Idaho. Is In hands of Jury. Page 4.
The beginning of Oregon was dtsaused at
the Clatsop County Teachers' Institute.
Page 10.
North Pacific Board of Missions will hoW Its
next annual meeting In Portland. Page 3.
Commercial.
New York stock market transactions. Page 11.
Domestic and foreign commercial quotations.
Page 11.
Portland market quotations. Page 11.
Marine.
Steamship Saint Bede clears for the far Bast
with big lumber cargo. Page 5.
Portland has cleared an average of one for
eign cargo per day since April 1.
Remarkable speed of the British ship Talus.
Page 5.
Mystery of Clatsop Beach salmen explained.
Page 5.
' Portland and Vicinity.
Decision In United States Court whleh may
hold up all street improvements. Page 1.
Big rush to pay 6Id taxes. Page 12.
Gilbert Dalglelsh dead. Page 7.
Port of Portland Invites suggestions far a dry
dock. Page 12.
Spring meeting of golf club opens at Waverly
. links. Page 8.
Striking saddlers make a statement. Page 12.
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