MBRARY, f dfSftKcG. Portland, - Gregory R.ailro a ding Above tKe Clouds Elizabeth T. Miles will picture and describe Southern California's greatest engineering feat, in The Sunday Oregonlan. tomorrow. riwitw "Villard and tKe Golden SpiKe Story of the building of a great transcontinental railroad. Illus trated, In The Sunday Oregonlan. tomorrow. VOL. XLL M). 12,597. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JSJfi- "" kfA JwtWIW WHITE US BEFORE PLACING TOUR ORDERS FOR UBBER BELTING, PACKING AND HOSE CKA.UK.-ROU i BIMAU-i'iXUUi? -ttU.i..M t CUU1B. Rubber and Oil-Clothing, Boots and Shoes. HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS O F RUBBER GOODS. Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE. President. P. M. SHEPARD. JR.. Treasurer. J. A. SHEPARD. Secretary. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES Wholesale and Retail WASHING BOXES, POTABLE BACKGROUNDS AND CARRIERS AGENTS COLLINEAR LENSES, COLLINS MOUNTS 144-148 FOURTH ST., Near Morrison. 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VALENTINE, Neb., April 2 Word received from the southwestern part of this (Cherry) county, is to the effect that disastrous prairie fires are raging there; that the buildings of one cattle ranch have been entirely "wiped out and that other ranches are threatened. Details are very meager, and it is Impossible to learn the name of the ranch -which has suffered the loss of its buildings, which is about. 60 miles from here. The report eays that the fires started about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon and at 10 o'clock last night were still raging. They are trav eling rapidly northward under three sep arate heads, four miles apart A high Tid "'f ' 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND. OR. Pure Malt T) WARM AIR FURNACES &JCEJSecd-Txt: American plan ........$1.25, fl.BO. $1.75 European plan 00c. 75c, $1.00 99 a 9 9 9 .1) STUDEBAKER, - 338 EAST MORRISON ST. Aeolian Company 253-355 WashinEton Street cor. Park STORM IN ARKANSAS. Six Trestles on One Line Are Out Great Loss Reported. SELIGMAN, Mo., April 26. A fierce rain and hall storm, visited North Arkansas last night. Six trestles and four miles of track on the St. Louis & North Arkansas Railroad are out. Wire and rail connec tion with Eureka Springs and points east is severed. Great destruction is reported. Storm in Kansas. TOPEKA, Kan., April 2S. The heaviest rain on record fell here this morning, the precipitation In one hour being L67 Inches. Lightning tore the German Evangelical Church and killed John C. Cooper, a gardener. At Anthony, 50 miles south, three Inches of rain fell witMn two hours and congested the REVISION OF GREED The Presbyterian Committee Makes Its Report, UNANIMOUSLY AGREED UPON Recommends That a Commission Be Appointed to Prepare Amend ments to the Articles of Faith. PITTSBURG, April 26. Harmonious ac tion was taken by the committee on re vision of the creed of the Presbyterian Church at Its session today at the Mo nongahela House, and a unanimous report was formulated late In the afternoon for submissicn to the General Assembly, which will meet at Philadelphia, May 16. Rev. Dr. Vandyke, of Princeton Univer sity, when handing the report to the Ass sociated Press representative, said: ' "The action taken cannot be emphasized too strongly, for It will have to endure comment and criticism in every Presby terian home and community In the United States. Ten members signed It, and we are assured that every one of the other four will attach his signature. It was the full committee that met, and not a sub committee. Professor William R. Crabbe, of Pittsburg, was prevented by illness from being present. Benjamin Harrison vis dead, and that leaves Rev. Samuel J. NIccol, of St Louis, and Elders John M. Harlan, Justice of the United States Su preme Court; John E. Parsons and Daniel N. Noyes, of St. Paul, to sign. The report is a compromise to satisfy the two great classes of opinion among the great Pres byteries. A large number wish the rein statement of the creed, and the others wish a revision of the whole. The ques tion of foreordlnatlon and predestination Is treated of in chapter 3, and the com mittee recommends that these subjects bo amended by a committee to be appointed by the General Assembly." The report which the committee will make to the General Assembly Is as fol lows: "Tour committee finds, on examination of the returns from the presbyteries, the following facts: "L That the returns indicate that tho church desires some change In its creedal statement. "2. That the returns indicate that no change is desired which would In any way Impair the Integrity of the system of doctrine contained in the confession of faith. "3. The returns Indicate that it Is tho mind of the church that tne confession should be interpreted throughout in har mony with the teaching qf Strlpture that God Is not willing tnat any one should shuts come men out from. ih& salvation freely and lovingly offered in Christ' Je sus to all sinners. "4. The returns Indicate that a plural ity of the presbyteries desire that changes should be made by'some new statement of present doctrines. "5. The returns also Indicate a desire upon the part of many presbyteries for some revision of the present confession, especially In chapter 3, chapter 10, sec tion 3; chapter 16, section 7; chapter 22, section 3; chapter 23, section 6, with an additional statement concerning the love of God for all men and for all missions. "In view of these facts, we recommend that a commission, as provided by the form of government, chapter 23, section 3, be appointed by this assembly. We recommend that this committee be In structed to prepare a brief summary of the reformed faith, bearing the same re lation to the confession which the shorter catechism bears to the larger cate chism, and formed upon the general mod el of the consensus creed prepared for the assembly of 1892, or the 'articles of faith' of the Presbyterian Church of Eng land, both of which documents are ap pended to the committee's report and sub mitted to the assembly, to be referred to the committee that may be appointed. "This summary is not to be a substi tute for the confession and Is not to af fect the terms of subscription, but 'to vindicate and clear the doctrines of the church from all false aspersions and mis conceptions, to give a better understand ing of what is surely believed among us, and Is In no sense to Impair, 'but is rather to manifest and maintain the in tegrity of the reformed faith.' "We further recommend that this com mittee be Instructed to prepare amend ments to chapter 3, chapter 10, section 3, and chapter 16, section 7; chapter 22, sec tion 3, and chapter 25, section 6, of our confession of faith, either by modification of the text or by declaratory statement, so as more clearly to express the mind of the church, with additional statements concerning the love of God for all men, missions and the Holy Spirit. It being un derstood that the revision shall In no way impair the Integrity of the system of doc trines set forth in our 'confession and taught In the holy scripture." BOER FORCE CAPTURED. Lieutenant Reld and a Small Party Surrounded Them. LONDON, April 27. The War Office has received the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener: "Pretoria, April 26. Since yesterday the column reports the Boer losses to be 12 killed, 20 wounded, 47 captured and 42 surrendered. In addition to the foregoing; X!eutenant Reld, with 20 Bushmen, cap tured southeast of Commlsle Drift, ,OH phant's River, Commandant Schoederand 41 Boers, together with a Maxim. Reld's men crept up and surrounded them before dawn, and opened fire, the Boers Imme diately surrendering." In a later message forwarding advices from General Kitchener, his brother, tho commander-in-chief, says: "General Kitchener reports from Spar dee Platz 18 Boers killed, 14 taken prison ers and 3000 cattle and many wagons cap tured." Merrlman Nearly Mobbed. EDINBURGH, April 26. J. X. Merrl man, ex-Treasurer of Cape Colony, who, with J. W. Sauer, Is now representing the" Afrlkanderbund in Great Britain and urg ing the Immediate federation of South Ar rica into a self-governing community un der a flag, addressed a meeting of 3000 today In Waverly Market, Edinburgh. Be fore he could proceed It was necessary to suppress organized disturbances by eject ing a large number of cat-callers and howlers and arresting several persons for assault. Eighty policemen were needed to keep order Inside the hall, while a large force of mounted police outside prevented them from raiding the hall. Several per sons were injured in the scrimmages. Fifteen thousand people waited to see Mr. Merriman when he emerged from the I building, but he managed to make his exit unobserved by a private door. The Boers' Peace Terms. LONDON, April 27. Henry Masslng ham, writing today In the Dally News, says: "The Boers are greatly worn and har assed, and they yearn for a, settlement, but 'they will not trust any settlement on Chamberlain-Milner terms. They would, however, surrender the whole Jo hannesburg and Rand gold fields district to Great Britain, on condition that inde pendence be restored to the Orange Free State and- that the Transvaalers be al lowed to found a republic In the wild and uncultivated north, subject to British con trol of foreign affairs." Milner'a "Worlt "Will Not Be Undone. LONDON, April 26. Mr. Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, informed u ques tioner in the House of Commons today that the government did not propose to Inaugurate a full scheme of civil adminis tration in South Africa 4urlng Sir Alfred Mllner's absence, which "fcjould be of short duration. The work of reorganization would proceed, however, on the lines laid down by Sir Alfred, whose place as Brit ish High Commissioner -would be tempo rarily filled by Lord KitcJiener. CONSUMPTION CURE. Medical Men Skeptical of the Argen tine Discovery. NEW YORK, April 26. A dispatch to the Herald from Buenos Ayres says: "Dr. Carlos L. Vlllar, an Argentine army surgeon, has Just published a report of the treatment of 50 cases of tuberculosis with his serum at the military hospital in this city. The treatment extended from December 2, 1900, to April 20, 1901. Tu berculosis In the early stage, says Dr. Vlllar, was cured within 40 days. Pa tients whose cases were more advanced, but without complications, he reports, were all cured within 90 .days. Of those patients where the casest were far ad vanced, all were cured except those who could offer very little resistance to the disease. Dr. Vlllar did not divulge the character of his serum, but It Is a yellow liquid. Hypodermic injections are made varying In quantity ever-g? second, third, fourth or fifth day, according to the Individual case. Argentine physicians have been invited to Investigate the al leged cure and the serum treatment." Dr. George F. Shrady. of New York City, in an interview published In the Herald, commenting upon the dispatch, said that the medical profession did not place much confidence in the serum treat ment of tuberculosis. He sa'ld: "The medical profession now holds, af ter centuries of experiments, that the proper treatment for tuberculosis Is a change to dry, pure air. The impression that men are not cured of consumption Is a prevalent and an erroneous one. There have been many thousands of cures. The fact that Dr. Vlllar does not give the formula of his remedy would preju dice the medical profession against it. A remedy designed to benefit the human rape should be as free as air or water." YG0NEp HSgSgES- " v '' - - r ' "s t1"- Barracks Destroyed &t Polloc, East ern "Mindanao. WASHINGTON, "April 26. Admiral Kempff, at Cavlte, cabled to the Navy Department today that a cyclone struck Polloc on April 22, destroying the barracks and rendering the hospital unfit, for use. No casualties are reported. Snperlntcndent of Manila Normal. INDIANAPOLIS, April 26. The position of general superintendent of normal schools for the Philippines, at a salary of $3000 a year, has been offered to Elmer Burrett Bryan, professor of philosophy and pedagogy at Indiana University, Bloomlngton. The offer comes from Fred W. Atkinson, Director-General of Educa tion at Manila. Professor Bryan will ac cept. Filipinos Encouraged. MADRID, April 27. The Filipino Com mission here adopted a resolution calling upon their countrymen In the Philippines to continue their struggle against Amer ican sovereignty to the bitter end. ONE SHAFT BROKEN. American Liner New York Proceed ing: With One Engine. . QUEENSTOWN, April 26. The Cunard liner Campanja, Captain Walker, from New York, which arrived here about 8 o'clock, reported having passed the Amer ican liner New York, Captain Roberts, from Southampton April 20, at noon Wednesday, In latitude 35.3 north, and that the New York signaled that her port shaft was broken. The Campania stopped for five minutes to take further signals, but nothing was given beyond the announce ment that apart from that all was well. The New York proceeded westward, mak ing good progress with one engine. A strong northwest wind was blowing at the time, and the sea was rough. Hill Retains His Paper. ST. PAUL, April 26. L. A. Rosing, chairman of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee, who in February secured from J. J. Hill a written option on the St. Paul Globe newspaper, capitalized a companyt with ex-Governor John A. LInd as one of the directors, and accepted the option before Its expiration, was notified by Mr. Hill today that he had decided not to part with the property. Mr. Rosing has been preparing to assume charge of the Globe since March 15, and awaited Mr. Hill's return to make the transfer. Engaged to Marconi. NEW YORK, April 26 Miss Josephine B. Holman, of Indianapolis, a daughter of the late Justice A. Holman, of the Indi ana Supreme Court, and a cousin of the late Congressman William Shotman, of Indiana, confirms the report that she Is engaged to Guglielmo Marconi, the inven tor of wireless telegraphy. Slgnor Mar coni is now on the way to Europe, and It Is said that the marriage will take place In the Autumn. Pueblo Teacher Disappears. PUEBLO, Colo., April 26. A local sen sation Is caused by the mysterious disap pearance of Mrs. Mertie Buerger, who for 12 years has been a teacher In the Pueblo schools. Bloodhounds followed a trail from Mrs. Buerger's house to and under a bridge over Fountain Creek, a shallow stream. The Arkansas River, some distance further on, - has been draggged, without result. Recess of the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, April 26. In accordance with the announcement by the Chief Jus tice last Monday, the United States Su preme .Court today suspended the call of cases for argument, until the reconven ing of court next October. The court will meet next Monday to announce opinions, and then will take a recess until May 13. jf GHOGL FUND STEAL Ex-Clerk Davis' Shortage Is $30,928 33. BOND COVERS $5000 OF AMOUNT Experts Report That the State Treas urer and School Land Board Could Have Easily Detected Defalcation. SALEM, April 26. The clerks employed by Attorney-General Blackburn, under authority of the Legislature, to examine SERIOUS ILLNESS OF . . BRIGADIER-GENERAL WILLIAM LUDLOW. MANILA, April 26. Owlntr to his Illness, the appointment of Brigadier-General William Ludlow to be Military Governor of the Department of the Vlsayos has been revoked. A board of surgeons has made an examination, and reports that General Ludlow suffered from an attack of grip and localized congeatlon, which has developed Into a dangerous case of tuberculosis. General Ludlow will rpturu to the United States by the first transport. -r'-gf$ thl books, or hoS'tate. tVi infiks rtr thaState,Land'Offlce. to- dar nied 4h'elr reDort. Tne report does not 'show anything of a material nature in addition to that reported by the Leg islative Committee. The books kept dur ing the terms 'of Napoleon Davis and George W. Davis, as clerks of State Land Board, were examined. It is shown that there was a shortage of $30,978 33 during the latter'3 term, but that the books of Napoleon Davis are correct. The total amount of defalcation of George W. Da vis was $30,952 08, but Mr. Davis had made errors In favor of the state amount ing to $23 75, reducing the amount still due, the state by that sum. The sureties on "Davis, official bond were George G. Bingham, and E. P. McCornack. the amount of the bond being $5000. Attorney-General Blackburn stated that he un derstood that the bond will be paid with out any litigation, but inquiry of. the gentlemen most Interested elicits the In formation that neither knows what action will be taken. In any event, the state stands to lose nearly $26,000. In closing the report on the books dur ing this term, the clerks present this Indictment against the state officials: "The State Treasurer or State Land Board could have ascertained very easi ly whether or not these statements were correct." The report does not set out In detail the manner In which each item of defalca tion was effected, but gives the total from each fund. The report of the clerks for the term of Napoleon Davis shows that during that gentleman's incumbency as clerk of the board, he collected moneys aggregating $1,173,859 45, and turned over to the State Treasurer the same amount. The clerks also say that they were un able to find a cash book In which swamp and tide land receipts were entered, though the book is frequently referred to in the ledger containing this account. Not being able to check up the ledger with the cash book, they compared the receipts shown in the ledger with the original deeds. It is also stated that the printed report of Napoleon Davis term does not cor respond entirely with the records, and a number of errors are cited. It appears, however, that these errors are probably typographical, and were overlooked In proofreading. On the subject of prompt payment of money, the report says: "It Is evident from a careful examina tion of the work that the money was not turned over promptly, and at the close of the first year of his term the clerk had some $40,000 which he had not turned over to the Treasurer. At the end of the second year he paid up to within about $10,000, and then ran behind again, and so on until the close of his term. During all this time he had given but a $5000 bond." Lot of Worthless Notes. The Investigating clerks did not ex amine the books of the present clerks of the board, but went out of their way to give this piece of advice: "The present clerk has a lot of old and worthless notes on hand, and some disposition should be made of them. It Is not justice , to hold him responsible for the safe-keeping of such a mass of worthless rubbish." The notes referred to are known as "state land notes," and were given by purchasers of school land In part pay ment of the purchase price of the land. There are hundreds of these notes In the State Land Office. Many of them date back to 1880 and Interest payments are in dorsed up to 1891, but when the hard times came, the purchasers tjecame delinquent and failed to make their payments. The purchaser has a certificate of sale, and has possession of the land. The State Land Board has received a part payment In cash and several years' Interest. The board has the right to cancel the certifi cate at any time, and always does so when a new purchaser can be found for the land. The original purchaser cannot secure title to the land until he pays the balance due on his note and secures a deed from the board. The board has never brought suit on one proof, and for the further reason that In most cases the promisors are excutlon proof, and fur the further reason that In all cases the state keeps the land until the notes are paid. It is probable that in many Instances purchasers have kept possession of the land for 20 years and secured some rev enue from It, and yet have not paid even the interest. In some cases the timber may have been removed from the land and then the devastated tract left to the state, along with the unpaid note. The State Land Board may bring suit on any of the notes, but has never thought best to do so. Loan notes, given to evidence a loan from the school funds, are secured by mortgages, and none of this class now on hand can be called worthless. Davis Whereabouts Unknorn. Attorney-General Blackburn was asked today what his next step in the land office matter will be. He said that the clerks will now examine the books of the terms of W. H. Odell and M. L. Chamberlain. So far as concerns criminal proceedings against ex-Clerk George W. Davis, Judge Blackburn says he will leave the matter to the Prosecuting Attorney of this dis trict. Mr. Davis left Salem a day or two after the defalcation was discovered, early In GENERAL LUDLOW. .?--; s February, and has -not, been 'here since. So far as' can be learned, no one knows where he is. NEARLY A DEFEAT. $ Small Government Majority in the House of Commons. LONDON, Apjrll 27. The unstable character of the government majority received a pointed Illustration last night In the House? of Commons during the di vision on many votes. Numerous di visions were taken in a thinned house, the government majorities ranging from 40 to 60. In one case, that of the re duction of the salary of the Attorney General, the government majority fell as low as 33. At this, the Liberals cheered jubilantly for although, as Herbert Glad stone, the chief Liberal whip, said in a speech at Leeds last night, "the govern ment shows all the symptoms of senile decay, but It Is Impossible to think of an other general election or alternative move," the Liberals are pleased to see so speedily a result of the government's war and financial policy. The National ists were greatly disappointed at the out come, because when this particular di vision was taken, 21 of their members were absent. It is evident that unless the government Is really riding for a fall, their whips need constantly to be alert in order to pevent an unpleasant sur prise. The incident caused much annoyance to the government, especially as It is under stood that an urgent whip was sent to Conservative members to be In attendance In anticipation of the votes. Four Con servatives voted against the government and several Conservatives purposely ab stained from voting, there being consid erable feeling against the extravagant sums now paid to the law offices of the crown. Under the last Liberal govern ment, the Attorney-General and Solicitor General were paid fixed salaries of 19. 000. Last year these two officers together received 30,000 In salaries and fees. Butte Mine Litigation. HELENA. Mont., April 26. The Supreme Court today rendered two important de cisions in the case of the Pennsylvania mine, of Butte. The mine Is being oper ated under a provisional Injunction of the Silver Bow court by the Montana Ore Purchasing Company. The latter com pany petitioned the court to vacate the Injunction, and this motion the court de nied. Application for an increase of the Montana Ore-Purchasing Company's bond, which was made by the Boston & Mon tana Company, the opposing litigants In the suit, was granted, and the court or dered that a supplemental bond of $300, 000 be filed on or before May 10. This is one of the suits in which Senator W. A. Clark appears upon the bonds of F. Au gust Helnze, president of the ore-purchasing company, and who yesterday was de nied the right to withdraw as surety. Canal Enterprises In Austria. VIENNA, April 26. The Imperial Gov ernment has submitted to the Relchsrath a bill authorizing the construction of four canals in the Danube, Moldau, Elbe and Vistula districts. The work of construc tion Is to begin in 1901. and will be com pleted In 1924. Two hundred and fifty mil lion kroner, at 4 per cent, are to be bor rowed before 1912, and further funds for the construction of these four canals will be borrowed when necessary. No Attempt on King: Charles' Life. BUCHAREST, April 26. There Is no truth In the report that an attempt has been made on the life of King Charles. A lunatic recently threw stones at the window on the ground floor of the pal ace, but he was promptly arrested, and has been placed In an asylum. Neiv Plasue Cases at Cape Town. CAPE TOWN, April 25. Eight cases of bubonic plague were reported here today, four of which were European and four colored persons. Two Europeans and three coolred persons died of the plague. THE FIRST CLASH In the Right-of-Way Dispute in Nevada. SHERIFFS ORDERS IGNORED Teams With Supplies Prevented From Reaching the Grade An Armlitlce Agreed to Until the Courts Decide the Case. UVADA, Utah, April 26. The first clash between the Oregon Short Line and Sen ator Clark forces for possession of the disputed Utah & California grade occurred today when 22 wagons loaded with ties were driven up to the right of way by order of Superintendent Young. The first team was promptly stopped by the CI irk forces. Sheriff Johnson then demanded that the teams be allowed to pass over the public road, but the Clark forces again refused to allow the teamsters to proceed. The teamsters then attempted to force their horses through, but the Clark men, heavily reinforced and armed with shov els and pick handles, rushed to tho horses' heads and again stopped them. For two hours the argument was kept up, several of the teamsters In the mean time succeeding In breaking through and getting their wagons upon the right of way. Finally, the Clirk forces asked for an armistice and an agreement was reached by which the wagons are not to be un loaded and the Clark forces are to retire to their second line of defense at the barbed-wire trocha, two miles down th grade, pending a determination in court of the respective rights of the claim ants. This action. It is believed, remove the danger of a further clash between tha rival forces. THE WASHINGTON RELICS. Will Be Restored to the Present Head of the Family. WASHINGTON. April 26. Senator John W. Daniel, of Virginia, several days ago addressed a letter to President McKinley, indorsing the application of General George Washington Cu3tls Lee, submitted by him in behalf of Miss Marie Custts Lee, his sister, for restoration of the relics which he (General Lee), became owner upon tho death of his mother, who was the wife of General Robert E. Lee. President McKinley has written Senator Daniel a letter setting forth that tho relics were turned over to General Mc Dowell, then la command there, by a LsfiXEWt of- tho Lee family. Tho- Gerral A sent them to the Patent Office for safe- Keeping, wnenctj uiuy were iruuaicrreu u their present place of deposit, the Smith sonian. Institute. Says the President: "AH the Government did was to accept the trust of their custody at a time when the owner could not protect them, and they were consequently exposed to risk of destruction. The need for such protection having ceased and tho trust voluntarily assumed having been dis charged, it will afford me great satisfac tion to give direction for the restoration to the present head of a historic famhy of these cherished heirlooms of tho Father of His Country." LIpton's Plans Not Fixed. BOSTON. April 28. Sir Thomas Llpton has cabled the Hull-Massachusetts Yacht Club that at this time he cannot say whether or not he will bring the Sham rock to Boston for the race against the Independence and possibly the Consti tution. The owner of the Shamrock say he will wait until he comes to New York before giving a definite answer. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Philippines. General Ludlow la coming homo sick. Page 1. A cyclone destroyed the barracks at Polloc, Mindanao. Page 1. The Madrid Junta encourages the Filipinos to continue the struggle. Page 1. China. The Chinese Empress appoint a board of na tional administration. Pasa 2. Boxers are pillaging In the vicinity? of Fac Ting Fu. Page 2. A great famlno exloti In Shan SI Province. Page 2. Foreiprn. Kitchener reports the capture of another Boer force. Page 1. First estimates of the losses In tho Frankfort, Germanjv disaster were exaggerated. Page 3. Algerian natlvea broke out In revolt. Page 3 Domestic. The Presbyterian committee on creed revision reported. Page 1. A clash between Short Line and Clark people occurred on the Nevada grade. Page 1. The Cuban commissioners had another confer ence with Secretary Root. Page 0. Secretary Hay has secured an expression from Senators on the canal question. Page 6. Pacific Coast. Shortage In Oregon school land frauds during George "W. Davis term as Clerk reachea $30,082 33. Page 1. Portland's protest Is almost certain to put an end to proposed survey of Bull Run forest reserve. Page 4. Man giving his name as Simeon Day arrested In Washington on suspicion of being Boston murderer. Page 4. Grading will commence about May 1 on 40 mlle Irrigation ditch In Rogue River, Ore gon. Valley. Page 4. Saw mill men protest against new Oregon law giving persona control of unnavlgabla streams If they Improve them. Page 4. Commercial. Portland market quotations. Page 11. Domesttc and foreign commercial news and quotations. Page II. New York stock market quotations. Page 11. "Weekly review of New York etock market. Page 5. Dun's and Bradstreet's weekly trada reviews. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. County Judges resolve to- bid In property to bo sold tor taxes In July. Page 8. Independent telephone companies planning; to build long-distance lines on the Pacific Coast. Page 12. Gambling games running. Page 12. B. F. Durphy. charged with polygamy, held to answer before the grand Jury. Page 10. Mrs. Martin, Homer Davenport's sister, suc cessful as a modeler In clay. Page 8. John F. Caples. formerly United States Con sul at Valparaiso, returns to Portland. Page 10. Odd Fellows celebrate the eighty-second anni versary of the founding of their order. Page 8. Site offered at University Park for the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Paclna Exposition. Page 8. 11