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THE HORNING ORECiONIAN, MONDAY, MAT 13, 1901. AGOOD CHARTER'S WORK XESSOKS JET- MUNICIPAL GOVERJf. ME3TT FEOM SAX :FItA3fCISCO. InfornusUon of Value -to All Cities Contemplating, Creation of JicvF- Charters. ROCHESTER, 2. X., ilay 1L At the an nual meeting of the National Municipal League, which closed Its sessions In this city; yesterday, the following paper was Tead-by-jflllchard Freud, on the munici pal affairs of San Francisco under its new charter; "The end of next month closes the first fiscal year under the new charter of San Francisco. A fair survey of the first year's work may now he taken. A bal ance In the municipal ledger account may be- struck. A brief review of the Initial working of the new organic law will give .some estimate of Its future operation. 'During the past year the municipal gox'ernment of San Francisco has under gone a complete revolution. From the obsolete consolidation act. created In 1856, fo the freeholders' charter of 1900 marks jr. radical transformation. The former 'legislative statute dominated the mu nicipality for nearly a halt century. It had become intimately interwoven and solidly Imbedded In the civic fabric. "'Ji. freeholders' charter in California is the essence of municipal sovereignty. Home rule for cities was firmly recognized -And promulgated in the state constitution adopted in 1879. Subsequent constitution al amendments have so extended this principle as to enable communities to govern and regulate their own affairs. After four Ineffectual attempts, Ban Fran cisco at last secured an organic law that granted municipal Independence. "The road of progress in San Fran cisco, as everywhere else, confirms the truism that the old never yields to the new without a struggle. Irag-establlshed policies of government and forms of ad ministration will not readily succumb. Conditions that have saturated the mu nicipal fiber for many years can hardly be expected to yield instantly or volun tarily. Obstinate and defiant, the powers that swayed the government of San Fran cisco for decades sought to thwart the introduction of the new organic law. "The first line of attack was to break down the entire charter through the in strumentality of the courts. At the very outset, a suit was brought to test the constitutionality of the charter as a whole. After elaborate arguments, the Superior Court of this city and the Supreme Court of the state decided that the charter of San Francisco was prepared, ratified and approved in accordance with the consti tution of California, As a whole ts con stitutionality and validity were thu firm ly established. . "Falling in their determlnatlB?Xde stroy the entire charter. Its opponents then decided to break it to pieces. From various sides, unsupported charges were hurled against the operation of the new law. By indiscriminate abuse, It was sought to discredit the instrument. Una voidable errors were magnified into ap palling blunders. The difficulties Insep arable from the Inauguration of any new organic act were exaggerated into In surmountable obstacles. '"Confronted with such fierce antagon ism, the first administration under tne new charter has had an arduous and try ing task. Under the most favorable cir cumstances, it would require a high de gree of political sagacity to put Into effect an organic law without considerable friction. Thirty-two commissioners had to be appointed at once to conduct the affairs of the eight commissions provided in the charter. Novel conditions arose and intricate problems had to be solved. "A complete reorganization jof the Po Jice and Ffce Departments "was Impera tive. The elective Board of Education, composed of 12 members, was changed to an appointive board of four School Di rectors. A Department of Public Works with three appointed Commissioners was created. Nearly every branch of the city government was placed under the merit system. The foregoing will serve to illustrate some of the radical changes wrought by the new charter. "One of the noticeable features of the charter that has worked admirably Is the new method of selecting the City Council. The board of 12 supervisors, se lected from districts and possessing mixed legislative and executive powers, was supplanted by a board of 18 supervisors, elected by the city at large, and strictly confined to legislative functions. This change has not only improved the per sonnel of the board, but has brought about a vast improvement in its proceed ings. There has not been the slightest suspicion of wrong doing. The rights of the municipality nave been safeguard ed in dealing with the quasi public cor porations that control the public utilities of San Francisco. "The article on finance and taxation In the charter deserves special mention for its excellent results. The dollar limit of taxation for municipal purposes has been strictly observed. Each fund has been Inviolate for its specific objects. No diversion of funds has been permitted. Each department has kept within its al lotted appropriation, while many depart ments show an actual surplus. The total surplus this fiscal year will reach $480,000, of which atjleast $100,000 has been saved by the mMM the cty govern ment out oi ihelfitaspectlve appropria tions. This fact speaks volumes In favor of the financial provisions of the char ter, as well as for the Integrity of the various heads of the departments. Un der the previous consolidation act, un welcome deficits faced the municipality at the expiration of each fiscal year. Now. the dollar rate of taxation is upheld, and yet a handsome surplus greets the tax payers of the city. "A Just criticism of the administration of the present Board of Public Works and Board of Health Is their appointment In some cases of superfluous deputies and clerks. As a general rule, the charter specifies the classes of employment and limits the number of subordinates In each department of the city government. Not being possible to anticipate the exact requirements of these two departments, the charter permitted them to create such classes and appoint such subordinates as they might deem necessary within the limit of their respective aproprlatlons. As a necessary precaution, however, it was provided that all permanent appoint ments shall'be subject to civil service and that the temporary appointments to be valid must receive thS approval of the Civil Service Commissioners. Believing some of the temporary appointments in these two departments unnecessary, the Civil Service Commission disapproved o them; but, unfortunately, its contention nas not been sustained. The cause of this criticism will In time be removed by the certification of permanent civil service eliglbles for each position. "The recent decision of the Supreme Court of California against the validity of the municipal bonds, favorably voted upon in December, 1S99, by the electors of San Francisco, has been a keen disap pointment. Preparations were ready to expend JU.(K!5.000 -In constructing 17 new schoolhouses, perfecting the sewer and drainage system, erecting a needed hos pital and extending the park area of the cits. These improvements will now have to wait until another special election is called and the requisite two-thirds vote secured. The decision of the Supreme Court will not prove an unmixed evil, for it emphatically points out that the char ter contains a perfect and complete meth od for the issuance of municipal bonds for public improvements. A movement to this end Is alreadr under way. As the city nas at present no bonded debt, it is .now free to incur a municipal Indebted ness, not exceeding 15 per cent of $400,000, 000, "the total assessed valuation of all property In the municipality. "The charter of San Francisco declares -that Its public utilltiesshaU be gradual ly acquired and - ultimately ownea ay the city and county.' , Estimates have been made of the cost of municipal water works and electric light plants with a view of their early submission to the vote of the people. As -the franchise of one of the principal street railways of the city will expire In about a year, San Francisco may then make an experiment in Its municipal operation. Public senti ment Is divided upon the question of the comparative advantages" of municipal con trol and operation of public utilities. The difficulties attending the complete estab lishment of the merit system accentuate the doubt upon this subject. "The most advanced feature of the charter of San Francisco Is the article on civil service. Not only does it pro vide that appointment shall be made up on merit and promotion for efficiency, but it forbids removal except for good cause after a public trial. The impartial en forcement of the civil serviee article caused widespread consternation in the ranks of the spoils hunters. Every con ceivable device nas been utilized to de stroy the operation of the civil service provisions of the charter. - Injunctions, e MlWWHBIWllKwBWHfflrF '""'''"' WiMflMBMBr Bit --- -?- 9 BBIBnBHBBBHBHBMBBHBP-.:''''v:'r "jwHBBfiiBBHHBBfcSMB sHHHHHHHHHHHIHEHKHhR'''&&?;'3' .iHHBBHH9HRHHBbS89 lMB;k :yMBWBBBBmWwSBmM e fellow 'KmlMk REV. E. W. CASWEMi IX SEW YORK. F.pv. Dr. 33. "W. Caswell, the new pastor of tho Beetanan Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, New York City, Is said to have taken part In the building of more churches and parsonages than any other Methodist minister living, having had a share In the erection of more than 50 of these buildings. He has spent the greater part of his ministry in the "West, where church-builders are much In demand, says the New Tork Commercial Advertiser. Dr. Cas well was born in Herkimer County, and was educated In Felly Seminary and Cazenovia Seminar-. Ho Joined the "Wyoming conference In 1869. In 1884 he went to Oregon, and was pastor of Grace Church, Portland. In 1887 he was called to Los Angeles, Cal., where he built the Simpson Tabernacle, costing $75,000. Afterward he went to Santa Barbara, where a church costing a like amount was erected. Dr. Caswell was then made presiding elder of the Santa Barbara district for four years, and of the" San Dfcgo district for the samo term. Coming East, he became pastor of the Norwich Methodist Church, and then removed to the "Wilmington Conference for his wife's health. His transfer to the New Tork East Conference Is regarded with much satisfaction by those Interested in the. ministerial forces of the city. i(sieii(tot(t(tt(eeeteotete0(se mandamuses and restraining orders were brought In rapid succession. Five dis tinct suits In various courts were insti tuted to defeat the operation of the law. In some the merit system was upheld, while in others It lost. The Supreme Court of California has recently handed down two decisions, one unanimously af firming the "validity of the municipal merit system, while the other, signed by only four of the seven Justices, restrict ed its jurisdiction to the strictly municipal departments of the city government. An amendment to the constitution of the state will now be necessary. In order that the civil service jurisdiction may also Include the so-called 'county officers.' In the meantime, the citizens of California will have a splendid opportunity to wit ness a comparison between the results of the merit and spoils system. Under civil service are the departments of police, fire, health, election and public works. comprising in all 1600 positions, of which 300 are already filled by civil service eli glbles. Under the spoils system will be the offices of the County Clerk, Sheriff, Assessor, Recorder and Coroner. The two systems will thus be on trial. "We be lieve this object lesson will convince the people of California that the best inter ests of the state require the early es tablishment of civil service, not only in Its municipalities but also in the state government itself. Thus it Is that the merit system invariably profits by its own apparent temporary defeat. "The student of civic affairs must with al feel encouraged at the slow but sure progress of this "Western metropolis to ward the Ideal In municipal government. A river cannot rise above its source; neither can a government go higher than the people. "When the citizens of a com munity thoroughly realize that bad gov ernment means public calamity, good government will soon appear. It Is grati fying to witness the healthy growth of civic pride, courage and patriotism in San Francisco. The Merchants' Associa tion has set a worthy example for tbe emulation of commercial and improve ment organizations. A strictly municipal election will be held next November. An excellent primary election law, passed by the last Legislature of the state, will afford ample protection in the nomina tion of desirable candidates. "With a prop er exercise of the electoral ballot, the citizens of San Francisco will have the opportunity of placing the destiny or their city government in the hands of public-spirited officials, who will be loyal to the best Interests of their city and true to its organic law. "No human work is perfect No law framed by human hands will work with out friction. Constitutions are but the handiwork of man. Time and growth are essential to their smooth and successful operation. Notwithstanding the minor im perfections incident to Its Initiation, the first year's trial of the charter of San Francisco vindicates the promises of its advocates and justifies the expectations of its friends." PERSONAL MENTION. H. H. Eaton, a Seattle lawyer, Is reg istered at the Portland. S. M. Irwin, of Seattle, who is con nected with the "White Pass & Yukon Railway, is at the Portland. E. E. Cushman. of Tacoma, assistant United States District Attorney for "Washington, Is registered at the Imperial. Mr. Cushman Is a brother of Congress man Francis 'W. Cushman. NEW" TORK, May 12. Northwest peo ple registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Portland B. S. Payne, at the Ash land; J. T. Bourgelss. at the Gllsey. From Spokane M. N. Belrs, at the Hoffman HIGHEST llf ITS- HISTORY GOLD FUJfD"OF TREASURY DEPART ' 3IEXT. ;' Far Exceeds That of Any Otlier.Sa- tlon Dispels Free-Silver Theory, and Shows Prosperity. WASHINGTON, May 5. Never before has the gold fund of the Treasury Depart ment made such a magnificent showing as in the past few weeks. There has been a steady climb in the sum total of this fund, and Treasury officials have .been congratulating themselves upon holding the largest gold reserve of any nation, on earth. United States Treasurer Roberts, In commenting upon this flattering con dition of affairs the other day, aid: 'The gold fund in the Treasury amounts to $561,469,468. This is made up as fol- lows: Reserve fund, $150,000,000; held against gold certificates, $283,441,989, and the general fund, $08,027,479. This total Includes both coin and bullion, and the average- fund held during the past month has been the highest in the history of the Government. The highest figure ever attained by the fund was reached on Anril 24 of this year, when the total was $502, 173,119. The diminution since then has been a little less than $1,000,000, and, of course, there is virtually no significance in the drop. "When it is considered that six or seven years ago 'this fund amounted to a sum less than $100,000,000, the exact amount now held can be better appreci ated. "When the fund was ebbing at that time it was found necessary by the Na tional Administration to issue bonds to stay the inroads which were being made upon It, due to demands for gold from the money centers, asd it was not without Involving the Government in considerable debt that the fund was maintained at the lowest figure permlssable. There is not a country on the face of the earth which holds so much gold in its treasury as the United States now has in Its coffers. Rus sia, England, France and other great money powers of Europe have from time to time held amounts of commensurate value in their treasuries, but at the pres ent time we have any and all of them beaten by a large margin. What Is. to be deduced from these re markable figures? In the first nla thov show that the revenues of the Government are Demg paid largely in gold, and, what is of much greater importance, that that metal Is becoming more and more the cur rency of the Nation as the amount in creases, and is made part of the assets of the Government. Here Is a lesson to the free-silver advocates. The cry has all along been that there was not enough gold in the world to justify the nations in adopting the gold standard. The figures certainly justify the gold-standard law. and prove that there is a sufficiency of the yellow metal to comply with all the demands of National and international business. The figures likewise show that this country holds, by far the largest gold fund in the world," while at the same time it is importing a good proportion of the metal from abroad. It is true that the bulk of the gold comes from the Cripple Creek region, the Klondike and Alaska generally, but at the same time Australia contributes her share to our Treasury. The figures show that during the year end ing June 30, 1900, $4,739,306 in gold was imported from Australia, while during the eight months ending February 2S, 1901, the sum of $17,5SS,S65 came into the coun try from that source. Thus it is shown that the fund is not made up exclusively of our own product, but that a goodly share has come from abroad. "The most forceful lesson which is taught by the reserve, however, is the fact that the country Is enjoying an un usually marked degree of prosperity. The gold fund has come to be regarded as the barometer of National business condi tions. "When it ebbs business generally is found to he in bad shape, and when it is on the flood it is found that the business interests of the country are' In good shape. Such is the reading at the present time. The more gold the more prosperity, and In view of the fact that the fund has reached its highest point It Is pretty safe to assume that the business conditions now prevailing occupy an unparalleled po sition in the Industrial history of the coun try. At present there is nothing to indi cate that there will be a diminution in this fund. From present Indications, in deed, it is likely to maintain Its high fig ure for an Indefinite period." Money In Snakes. Chicago Tribune. It Is likely to keep the Indiana papers busy denying the story started by some Downing, Hopkins & Co. ESTABLISHED 1S9S. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS x't Room 4 Ground Floor imaginative Easterner to the effect that Indiana has embarked extensively in the raising of snakes and the manufacture of snake oil for the market It will do them no good to deny it, either. The He Is out and will stay out. Let Indiana make the best of it- and go into the snake oil busi ness. There is money In It. ADVERTISED. List of Tfn-alnlxned Letters Remaining la the Postoflice ai Portland, Or. Free delivery of letters by carriers at the residence of owners may be secured, by observ ing the, following rules: -vs, ,, Direct plainly 'tothe street and number of the house. . - Head letters 'with the writer's full address, Including street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly. Letters to strangers or transient visitors in the city, whose special address may be un known, should-be-marked-ln the left-hand cor ner, "TTansient. This will prevent their be ing delivered to persons of thewsame or slmi" lar, names. , ' Persons calling for these letters wlUK please state date on which they were advertised. May 13. They wll be charged for at the rate of 1 cent each. , .,,, .. 7" WOMEN'S LIST. Alseben, Marta Lemons, Mrs S Allle Alexander, Miss Ella Lewis, Miss May Allison, Mrs 8 A Lonsgnout, "Emma " Allen, Mrs A S Love, Mrs Alice Anderson, Mrs Pettes McConnell,. Minnie Anderson, Miss Mautr McDonald, Mrs Bauer, Miss Louise McFarland, Mrs "W A BallnsofervMrs Effle- ' McGregor," Mrs"LIzzI " Barr, Mrs Alice-2 McKee, Mrs "VVm ijeatty, Mrs Alice McMahon, Miss Cora Blessing, Miss Jose- Martin, Mrs Mauda phlne Mason, Mrs H F Borgeson, Matilda Miller, Mrs Florence Brltton, Ulss Cora Miller, Madeline E-2 Brogan, Miss Blanche Mlllner, Bertha Brockway, Mrs Marie Mockler," Pearl Campe, Mrs Nermen, Mrs Lue Cary, Mrs J-2 Noble, Mrs Bert Cohn, Mrs Morton . Owen, Mrs L F Cox, Miss Helen Terry Peck, Mrs A Connell, Miss Cora Pembroke, Mrs J C Cornutt, Miss Evlyn Pendleton, Mary E Crelghton, Mrs Jane B Peterson, Miss Jennie Devlin, Miss Annie Pilklngton, Myrtle Devin, Miss Ida Flerson, Pearl Donaldson, Mrs Etta Reed, Mrs S "W Duke, Miss Georgia Bockburn. Inez Eastle, Mrs Ross, Miss Elsie A Edwards, Miss Louise Sawln, Mrs Maude-2 Furgeson, Mrs Alice Schroeder, Miss A Fisher, Mrs Lulu Scott. Mrs Sadie .Foster, Mrs M J Greenlle. Nettle-2 Gulnd, Mrs Hart. Miss Hattle Seeley, Miss ICate B Shultz, Miss Emma Silver, Miss Francis Bones, Mrs J "W Hellen, Myron, Miss Still, Miss Lizzie Hendricks, Miss Ethel Staines, Miss Ida M Hoffman, Miss Maggie Stevens, Mrs Wm Huckabay, Mrs M C Strawn, Mallnda Iverson, Mrs "Werner, Mary A Jones, Mrs Robert "Whitmarsh, Anna Kapus, Miss Rose "Woods, Mrs Mary Kilgore, Mrs Lizzie "Wood, Glvendolen LaDelle, Miss Blanche Young, Mrs A Lambert, Mrs G R Toung, Mary Lang, Miss Ida Zimmerman, Delia LeBlonde, Thelma MEWS LIST. Agee, Owen McGerry, Peter Abrahams, Mr and McManus, M Mrs L Mark, Cap Adams, R C Ameloyn, Mr Atteberg, A R Bartolomel, R & Co Bennett, B F Berkey, C J BIrkhlmer, T H Blum, Ed Bolton, J R Bowen, Charles N Boyer, Clinton Brant, Emll Cansler. L R Masters, Wm Mathews, O S Meservey, R T Mllls, "Wagner Miller, Floyd Mlschel, Charles Mouler, M Montgomery, J Moore, George Moore, C H Machtwey, Mr and Mrs G Newton, "Willard Nelson, Theodore Carpenter, H S Carillo, Smith & How-Olson, 'Henry ard Olsen. Jack Carey. H H Carroll, R C, Carthldge. Mr Castldy, D R Chldson. C R Chappell, John E O'Leary, J J Payton, R E-2 Parsons, Samuel Parker. J. I Patterson, Jack Paul. Doctor Cleveland, u Pelton, Lafayette Cracker Jack "Window-Portland Door Lum Co Cleaner "Co Port University, Prof Doyle. M K" Donkell. Mr, miner Droz, Robert Dunnagan, Jack Ehlers, Adolph Edwards, M A Evanson, Arna S Flynn, Q H Flvnn. John R of Geo Portland "Warehouse Co Pullen, Edw L Rawllngs. E T Reskusle, Glovanl Reltzel. Merritt E RInehart. L Ricks, Davis French, George Ross Bicker, J H-2 Geddes, Jesse Rice, l it Gardner, Mr Chas A Rongitlch, Stefann Gorden, Geo Ruth, Harry Green, D A Saunders, Geo Gross & Weltzen-2 Schwartz, "Willie Hemmer, I R Sellings. Albert Hayes, Orrln HIckox. H B HIcklln, L F Hill. David B Shackelford, Archie Shaver, E W Shanahan, DennIs-2 Shermer, Artnur Humbert, Monsieur R Smerer, Sandy Huttebbla. waiter amitn, s Jackson, Mr Smith, E R Jenkins, Mr and Mrs Stump, Albert C H Starling, J D Jennings Bros & Bron-Stearns, J O ouch Sundstrom. John Johnston, A Keller, George Kelly, P-3 Kelly. R E Knapp, C A Kroger, Bob Lavergne, Mr Langllo, Anton Lane, L M Lawson, John M Lemmon, P S Levert, Wm Lewis, Charles Literary Bureau LIddy, Joseph J Lucas, Rev J C Lucas, P B Lydake, Lynford McCain, James McCorkle, Wm McCoy, J McCoy, J I McDole, Arthur McGune, R H McGee. W D Sutherland, Charles Sweat, Arthur-2 Taylor, Mr and Mrs Geo Temmon, P S Thacker, Mllo Thomas, F L Thompson, H R Turnldge, Jasper Turner, Charles Wakeman. Will Walker, Earnest Warll, J W Weeks, Wm E Westerberg, Hugo West Shore Pub Co Whltcomb, R L Williams, Mr and Mrs George Williams, W E Wood, Clarence Tork, J B-2 York. Bernard Zlegler, Frank A. B. CROASMAN, P. M. Rotb.Hcb.lld and Cassowary. Chambers' Journal. "Walter Rothschild has for some years been making a special study of the cas sowary," and the Christmas before last brought out a book on that bird, magnifi cently Illustrated with colored plates. Very little Is known of cassowaries; even experts cannot always tell the male from the female. On one occasion Jamrach eold a cassowary that all concerned re garded as a male. A few months after ward he received from his customer this telegraphic message: "Your male casso wary has laid ah egg." Again, there are only some four or five species known to. science. "Walter Rothschild has estab lished the existence of fifteen species. This has involved an enormous outlay which no mere man of science could have borne. It entailed, to begin with, the purchas ing of hundreds of live cassowaries, which sometimes cost as much as 150 each. Then these cassowaries, which were young birds, had to be kept until they came Into color, the owner knowing all the time that he should derive no profit from his outlay. Previous students of the cassowary had to content themselves with the study of the mere skins, and could command only such skins as good luck might place in "their way. South. African Natives. Monthly Review. Some Englishmen call the natives of , India "niggers," with an emphatic ad jective often prefixed. Persons of this kind, with the same exquisite accuracy and the same just sense of superiority, call the races of South Africa "niggers" also. Some persons are neither wiser nor -better bred than the Boers, who habitu ally refer to the natives as "black cattle" or "blask trash." The fact Is that the natives are neither negroes nor black. The aborigines appear to have been bush men, who are of a dingy yellow color. These have been pressed southward and broken up into scattered communities by invading "peoples of Bantu stock. The Hottentots are believed to be of mixed bushmen and Bantu descent. In physical characteristics they resemble the bush men; and they speak a tongue like theirs, full of clicks, and like theirs In gram matical construction." To the similarity of .grammatical construction, however, there Is one Important qualification. The bushman language is that primitive type j Chamber of Commerce wrilch has no genders, while the Hotten tot language Is sex-denoting. The Ban tus of Eastern and Central South Africa are generally divided into two great peo ples known generically as the Bechuana and the Zulus.. To these two peoples (I -do not attempt here' an enumeration of the various tribes) the native inhabitants of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony chiefly belong, though there are isolated communities of bushmen. Soft is their speech, and pleasant to the ear, full of vowels and devoid of the clicks and harshness of the bushman dialects. Though they are not negroes, they are prolific, and thrive, as the negroes, too; thrive in the presence of civilization. Hence they are likely to remain a perma nent element of the population, and an increasing rather than a diminishing ele ment.? .The. bushmen are hunters at a relatively low level of savagery, but fur nished with the bow and possessed of "considerable artistic power. Far inferior to them. In-the latter respectr the Bantu tribes are otherwise much further ad vanced. They arex pastoral and warlike peoples, living under the go.vernment of chiefs in communities organized on a, patriarchal basis. A Theory -and -Its Pate. Dalles Chronicle. Not- many years ago it was claimed that the gold standard would make the United States the slav;e of England. The recent loans of American money to Eng land are a striking refutation of that Popullsfnotlon. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Going to Buffalo? Or any other point East? Call at our office or write us for particulars as to pro posed low rates to be named in the very near future; they will interest you. TICKET OFFICE r Cor. Third antf'Siark Sts. R. W. Foster. Tioket Agent. Time Card of Trains PORTLAND Leaves. "North Coast Limited" 2:00 P. M. Twin City. St. Louis & Kan. City Special. 11:30 P. M. Olympla, Tacoma. Seat tle, South Bend and Gray's Harbor Exp... 8:35 A M. Arrives. 7:00 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 5:15 P. M. Two trains daily to Spokane, Butte, Hel ena, Minneapolis, St. Paul and the East. A. D. CHARLTON, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agt. 255 Morrison St. Portland. Or. Northern Commercial Co. Nome St. Michael Yukon River Sailing dates approximate only. Frdm San Francisco, Conemaugh May 25 Portland May 20 St. Paul Juno 1' From Seattle. June 10 June 8 Connecting at St. Michael for Dawson City arid all' Intermediate points. For rates of passage, freight and other par ticulars apply to Empire Transportation Co. Puget Sound Agent. Seattle, Wash. LMfflMlMl Record Voyage 6 Dart, 7 Hours, 22 BOSTON to LIVERPOOL via OUEENSTOWH New England. Twin Screw. 11.C0O. May 22 Commonwealth,, Twin Screw, 13.000, June 5 PORTUND to LIVERPOOL via- QUEENSTOWfi Vancouver ;...vMay 18 Vancouver..,, June" 22 Dominion July, fllCambroman -July 13 , TiiOMAS COOK & SON, P. C. Gra'I Agents, 621 Market St.. Saa Fraadsco, Cat NEW TWIN SCREW 6000 . TON S.8. SIERRA, SONOMA &VENTURA SS. ZEALANDIA (Honolulu only) . Saturday, May 28. 10 A. M. SS. MARIPOSA, for Honolulu, Samoa, New Zealand and Australia Thurs., May 30, 10 A. M. SS. AUSTRALIA, for Tahiti.... About June 30 J. D.SPBECKELS & BEOS. CO , Esneral Agents. 327 Usihl St Stt'i PasHnpr Office, 643 Hiricet 5L, Fur Ko. 7. Paafic It Portland, SaSem Independence Stra. Altona and Pomona, daily ex. Sunday at 6:45 A. M. SUNDAY, to Oregon City, leaves 8 and 11 A. M.t 2:30 and 5:30 P. M. Office and dock foot Taylor st. WHITE COLLAR LINE ASTfORIA ROUTE. STR. TAHOMA (Alder-street dock). Leaves Portland dally every morning at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As torla every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday. Oregon phone Main 551. Columbia phone 351. WHITE COLLAR LINE STR. BAILEY GATZERT. DALLES ROUTE. Dally round trips. Leaves foot Alder street every morning at 7 o'clock, except Monday. Arrive at The Dalles 3 P. M. Leave The T-iailoa J. T ?,T. Arrive Portland 11 P. M. Telephone Main 301. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Sli 0S8EGON' HOiTLlNS fliifewaw Pacific Union Depot, Sixth, and J Streets. THREE TRAINS DAILY FOR ALL POINTS EAST "CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAW Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 0:00 A. M.; arrhes at 4:30 P. M. SPOKANE KJL.YER. For Spokane, Eastern "Washington and Great Northern points, leaves at U P. M.; arrives at 7 A. M. ATJLAXT1C EXPRESS. Leaves for the East, via Huntington, at 0:00 P. M.; arrives at 8:10 A. M. THROUGH PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPERS. OCEAN AXD RIVER SCHEDULE. Water lines schedule subjpet to change with, out notice. OCEAN DIVISION From Portland, leave Alnstvorth Dock at 8 P. M.: sail every o days: Steamer Elder sails May 2, 12. 2Z. Steamer Columbia sails May 7, 17, 27. From San Francisco Sail every 5 day. Leave Spear-street Pier -4, at 11 A. M.t Steamer Columbia sails May 3, 13. 23; steamer Elder sails May 8, 18. 28. COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION. . PORTLAND AND ASTORIA. Steamer Hacsalo leaves Portland dally, ex cept Sunday, at 8:00 P. M.; on Saturday at 10:00 P. M. Returnlnr. leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7-00 A. M. 1VILLA3IETTE RIVER DIVISION. PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR. Steamer Ruth, fur Salem, Independence and way points, leaves from Ash-street Dock at 0 A. M. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays." Returning, leaves Independence at 3 A M.. and Salem at 0 A. M., on Tuesdays, Thursdays ana Saturdays. CORVALLIS AND ALBANY. .Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at 6 A. M. on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Re turning, leaves Corvallls at U A. M. on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays. YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE. PORTLAND AND DAYTON. OR. Steamfr Elraerp, for Oregon. City, Buttevllle, Champoeg, Dnyton and way landings, leaves Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 A. M. Leaves Dayton for Portland and way points Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 A. M. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. RIP ARIA. WASH.. AND LEWISTON. IDAHO Steamets leave Rlparla at 3:40 A. M. dally, arriving at Lewiston about 3 P. M. Returning, leave Lewiston at 8:30 A M., arriving at Rl parla same evening. A. L. CRAIG. General Passenzer Act. 'CITY TICKET OFFICE, 254 Washington St., Corner Third. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP CO. For Yokohama and Hone Kong, calllns at Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers for Manila, Port Ar thur and Vladlvostock. SS. INDRAPURA SAILS MAY 23. For rates and full Information call on or address officials or azentfe. ot O. H. 4 N. Co. CAul vl SOUTH Depot Fifth and I Streets. Arrive OVERLAID EA PRESS TKAi.a 8:30 P. M. for Salem, Rose burg. Ashland, Sac- r a. m e n to, Ugden, San Francisco, Mo- Jave. Los Angeles, Ei Paao, New Or leans and the East. At W o o d b urn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with train for ML Angel, till v e r i o n, Browns ville. Springtt eld, and Natron, and Albany Local foi Mt. Angel and S!l .erton. Ubany passenger... 'orvallls passenger. heridan passenger. 4:00 P. M. 7:30 A. M. 4:50 P. M. 10:10 A. M. 1 15:50 P. M. 8:25 A M. Dally. DaIly except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sac ramento and San Francisco. Net rates $17 first class and $11 second class. Including sleeper. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Eu rope. Also JAPAN. CHINA HONOLULU and AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. B. KHtKLAND. Ticket Agent. 140 Third street. TAMHILL DIVISION. Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20, 0:40 A. M.; 12:30, 1:55, 3:25, 4:40, U:23, H:3l. 11:30 1. AL; and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive at Portland dally at U:35. b:30, 10:5u A. M.; 1:35, 3:10, 4:30, 0:15, 7:40. 10:0o P. M.; 12:40 A. M. daily, except Monday. 8:3 and lu:05 A. M. on Sundays only. Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at 6:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M. Passenger train leavea Dallas tar Alrlle Mon days. Wednesdays and Fridays at "3:50 P. M. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. KOEHLER. Manager. C, H. .MARKHAM. Gen. Frt. & Pass. Agt. Pacific Goast Steamship Co FOR ALASKA. The Company's steamships COTTAGE CITY. SPOKANE, STA1F OF CAL. and CITY OF TOPEKA leave TACOMA 11 A. M., SEATTLE 0 P. M.. May -5.--10; 15.- 20, 25, 30; June 4. 0, 14. 10, 21, 24, 20; July 3. For further infor mation obtain folder. . Th Comnany resrves the right to ehang iteamersl sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. AGENTS N. POSTON, 243 Washington St.. Portland. Or. F. W. CARLETUW, jj. k. k. OOODAT. Ban Francisco. Ttckat Office. 122 Third 5t Phone 680 LEAVE IThe Flyer, dally to and ARRIVE No. 3 7:00 A. M in j from St. Paul. Minne- .nnii. Dnlitrh Chlenea C:00P. M. n(1 a'n DOnts East. Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dining and Buffet Smoklng-LIbrary Cars. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP 1DSUMI MARU For Jpan. China and all Asiatic points will V leave Seattle About June 3d Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. Depot Fifth and I Streets. LEAVES For Mayger. Uainier, Clatskanie, Westpoit. Clifton. Astoria, war- renton, Flavel. Ham mond. Fort Steven. Gearhart Pic. Seaside. Astoria and Seashore Express. Dally. Astoria. Express. luy. 3:00 A M. 11:10 A. M. 0:55 P. M. 0:40 P. M. Ticket office 255 Morrison si. and Union Depot. J. C MAYO. Gen- Pass. Agt. Astoria, Or. Un Rggs nnj THE PALATIAL OUIM BUILDING foit a dark office In the bulldlnff) absolutely fireproof electric llsbt and artesian water; perfect sanita tion and thorongh ventilation. Ele vators ran day and nisht. Rooms. AINSLIE. DR. GEORGE. Physician.. .003-600 ANDERSON. GUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law...6ia ASSOCIATED PRESS: E. L. Powell. Mgr..S0O AUSTEN. F. C. Manager for Oregon and Washington Bankers" Life Association, of Dea Moines. la 502-003 BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DES MOINES. IA.; F. C. Austen. Mgr 502-503 BAYNTtlN. GEO. R.. Manager for Chas. Scrlbner's Sons .....513 REALS. EDWARD A.. Forecast Official U. S, Weather Bureau ....010 BENJAMIN. R. V. Dentist ......... ..314 BINSWANGER. DR. O. S.. Phys. & Sur.410-U BROCK. WILBUR F.. Circulator Orego- nian 50t BROWN. MYRA. M. D ...313-3U BRUERE. DR. C E.. Physician... 412-413-4U BUSTEED. RICHARD ,...303 CANNING. M. J , C02-00J CAUKIN. G. E.. District Agent Travelers Insurance" Co......... ..713 CARDWELL. DR. J. R 506 CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J. 716-71T COFFEY. DR. R. C. Phys. and Surgeon... 700 COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY.... 60t-X5-eo-tfu7-tfl3-6l4-613 C0R3IACK, E. K., Spe'ciar Representative Mutual Life of New York ....: 408 CORNELIUS. C. W.. Phya and' Surgeon.2oa COVER. F. C Cashier Equitable Life 30a COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher; S. P. McGuIre. Manager 413) DAY, J. G. & I. N 31 DAVIS. NAPOLEON, President Columbia Telephone Co........ ..60T DICKSON, DR. J. F., Physician 713-714 DWYER, JOE E.. Tobaccos ,. 403 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY. L. Samuel. Mgr.; F. C. Coer. Cashler....30a EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder street FENTON. J. D.. Physician and Surg. .509-510 FENTON. DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear...CU FENTON. MATTHEW F. Dentist... 500 GALVANI. W. H.. Engineer and Draughts man coo GAVIN, A. President Oregon Camera Club 214-215-21U-21T GEARyI DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and Surgeon ............................ 212-213 GIESY. A. J.. Physician and Surgeon..709-710 G1LLESPY, SHExtWOOD. General Agent Mutual Life Ina. Co 404-405-400 GODDARD. E. C. & CO.. Footwear....... Ground Floor, 12U Sixth street GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhat tan Life Ins. Co.. of New York .200-210 GRANT. FRANK S.. Artorney-at-Law 1517 HAMMAM BATHS, Turkish and Russian.. .....300-1-2 HAMMOND. A B. 3lO HOLLISTER. DR. O. C Phys. & Surg.504-600 IDLEMAN, C M., Attorney-at-Law..41(M7-18 JOHNSON. W. C. 315-31B-317 KADI. MARK T. Supervisor of Agents Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n....Cu4-605 LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen eral Manager Columbia Telephone Co. ....600 LITTLEFIELD. H. R.. Phys. and Surgeon.20O MACKAX. DR. A E.. Phys. and Surs-.7H-713 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.. ofC New Tork; W. Goldman, manaser.... 200-210 MARTIN. J. L. & CO.. Timber Lands. ...001 McCOY. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law 713 McFADEN." MISS IDA E.. Stenographer. .201 McGINN, HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law.311-13 McKENZIE. DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg.512-13 METT. HENRY 213 MILLER. DR. HERBERT C... Dentist and Oral Surgeon 008-603 MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist 312-313-314, MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N; Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agents. 604-603 Mcelroy, dr. j. a.. Phys; & sur.701-702-703 McFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Columbia Telephone Co 6001 McGUIRE. S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier. Publisher 413 MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.. of New York; Sherwood Glllespy, Gen. Agt.. .404-5-0 NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Att'y-at-Law..713 NILES. M. L-. Cashier Manhattan Llfa In surance Co.. of New York 200 OLSEN. J. F.. State Agent Tontine Sav ings Association. Minneapolis....... ...211 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY; Dr. L. B. Smith, Osteopath 408-4'09 OREGON CAMERA CLUB 214-215-210-21Z PACIFIC CHRISTIAN PUB. CO.; J. F. Ghormley. Manager .....519 PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY Ground fleer. 133 Sixth stress PORTLAND MINING & TRUST CO.J J. H. Marshall. Manager.. 513 QUIMBY. L. P. W.. Game and Forestry Warden .... .40X ROSENDALE, 0. M. Metallurgist and Min ing Engineer 515-510) REED & MALCOLM. Opticians. ..133 Slxta st. REED. F. C. Fish CommIraloner.........40T RYAN. J. B., Attorney-at-Law... ....41T. SAMUEL. L.. Manager Equitable Life... .303 SHERWOOD, J. W.. Deputy Supreme Com mander K. O. T. M. 31T SLOCUM. SAMUEL C. Phys. and Surg,. .700 SMITH. DR. L. B.. Osteopath 408-409 STUART, DELL. Attorney-at-Law.... 617-613 STOLTE, DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist, ....704-703 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P. TERMINAL CO TO STROWBRIDGE. THOMAS H.. Executive Special Ast. Mutual Life of New York. .400 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201 TONTINE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. Min neapolis; J. F. Olsen. State Agent; S. M. Allen, Cashier 211 TUCKER. DR. QEO. F.. Dentlst......810-611 U. S. WEATHER BUREAU... 907-008-003-010 U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH DIST.; Captain W. C Langfltt. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A 803 U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS: Captain W. C. Langfltt. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A.810 WATERMAN. C H.. Cashier Mutual Life of New York 400 WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Physician and Surgeon 30-1-303 WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys. , Surg.700-707 WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phys. & Surg.507-303 WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician 412-413-4U WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEP. CO..;. .013 A tew more cleg-ant offices may be bad by applylns to Portland Trast Company of Oregon, 105 Third t.. or of tbe rent cleric In the bnlldlnar. , No Cure No Pay THE MODERN Al'PLlANCIC A puUir way to perfect manhuod. The VACUUM TREATMENT cures ou without medicina of all nervous or diseases ofjihe generative or gans, such as lodt manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, lmpotency, etc. Men ate quickly re stored to perfect health and atrength. Writs for circulars. Correspondence confidential. THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO. rooms 47-40. Eaf Dopas.t nirtr.. Seattle. Wash.