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TEXT-BOOKS CHOSEN
Oreg
on Commission Selects
Ninety-eight Per Cent
LARGE SAYING TO THE PEOPLE
Glnn & Co. Get 73 Per Cent of the
Contract All the Work Save
v One Were Decided On hy
Acclamation.
Cyr's Readers, Glnn &. Co.
Reed, & Kellogg'a Grammar. Maynard, Mer
rin& Co.
jfcWeatworth'a Arithmetic, .Glnn & Co. .
lBlroosv"Mental Arlttfmetlc, Chrlstoper, Sauer
&1C0. '
Thomas Primary and United States History,
D-, C. Heath & Co.
Frye's Geography, Glnn & Co.
Reed's Speller, Maynard, Merrill & Co.
"Wheeler's Primer, W. H. Wheeler &, Co.
Newland & Row's Vertical Writing-, D. C.
Heath &. Co.
SALEM, Or., July 9. Ninety-eight per
cent, of the common school text-book
business of the state was awarded by the
Text-Book Commission today. Glnn &
Co. get 73 per cent., Maynard, Merrill &
Co., 17 per cent.; Heath & Co., 6 per cent.;
Christopher Sauer & Co., 2 per cent.
The American Book Company, which has
heretofore had the bulk of the business,
has thus far been given nothing.
In making the awards the board voted
as a unit, the selections having been
E greed upon beforehand. Each book,
herefore, received five votes, except In
the selection of a primary history, when
H. W. Seotl voted independently of the
other lour. So far as appears, complete
harmony prevailed, all differences of
opinion having been settled at private
conferences. .
The books adopted are here shown by
series, the prices being for a set of the
series. Present prices, for comparison,
will be found elsewhere. Introductory
prices are the same as retail In all cases.
Cyr's readers, five books, Glnn & Co.;
exchange, $1 03; retail, $2 05.
Reed & Kellogg's grammar, three books,
Maynard, Merrill & Co.; exchange, 68
cento, retail, tl 35.
WentwortbTs arithmetic, two books,
Glnn & Co.; exchange, 36 cents, retail,
70 cents.
Frye'e geography, two books, Glnn &.
Co.; exchange, 90 cents, retail, $1 80.
Speller, Reed's word lessons, one book,
Maynard, Merrill & Co.; exchange, 10
cents, retail, 22 cents.
"Wheeler's primer, "W. H. Wheeler &
Co.; exchange, 15 cents, retail, 30 cents.
Brooks mental arithmetic, Christopher,
Sauer & Co.; two now in use, retail, SO
cents.
Newland & Row's vertical writing,
eight bookos, Heath & Co.; 6 cents
straight.
Thomas' primary history, Heath &. Co.;
exchange, 30 cent?, retail, '60 cents. Mr.
flriott" voted for McTvfSsfeYs hlstorjC "
Thomas' "United States history, gram-H
mar graae, .rieath Co.; exchange, 50
cents, retail $1.
After the vote had been taken President
H. W. Scott stated to the book men that
the members of the board had been
studying the merits of text books fpr
about four months, that they had held
a conference, compared notes and Inves
tigated prices and that the selections
made were the result of that conference.
Physiology, civil government, music
and drawing are yet to be passed upon
In the common branches, but they rep
resent but a small percentage of the text
book business. All the high school
branches also remain.
Of course air the agents who were suc
cessful are satisfied and jubilant. One
of the heavy losers, when asked tonight
what he thought of the board's action,
said: -"The board Is above reproach.
They did what they thought 'best for the
schools of Oregon. Of course I don't
agree with their Judgment In the mat
ter." Another unsuccessful man, when asked
what he thought of the board's holding
a preliminary conference over the selec
tions, said: "It was the only business
like way of doing things. They went
about it like business men.
The adoption of the vertical system of
writing is one of the most radical
changes made by the commission.
PEOPLE "WILL SAVE TEN PER CENT
Not Cheapness, hut Qnnlity of Books
Decide Selection.
SALEM, July 9. A reduction of 10 per
cent in the cost of school books Is likely
to be one result of the selection of books
by the Text-Book Commission. This Is
the consensus of opinion expressed by a
number of iiook men. That there will be
a gain In the general character of the
text books, as well as In the cost. Is also
certain. The saving may be more than
10 per cent.
The text books now In use. It is said,
can be replaced by others of equal quality
at a saving of from 10 to 15 per cent, The
Commissioners are expected to Improve
the general character of the books used In
the schools, and hence the saving will
not be as great as It otherwise would be.
Prices Much of nn Enigma.
No Idea, even approximately, can bo
conveyed in a press report concerning the
relative scale of prices named by pub
lishers. Binding, quality of paper, size
of the book, date of the publication, and
general make-up, are so variant that a
mere comparison of prices means nothing
in itself. For example, the advanced his
tory In use In the public schools at pres
ent costs the pupils $1 per volume. The
histories offered range all the way from
SO cents to $1 per volume. The SO-cent
book may be worth only 73 cents, by way
of comparison in matter of quality of ma
terial and workmanship. Fifth readers
run all the way from 36 cents to 60 cents,
while the book now In use sells at 30
cents. Advanced written arithmetics are
offered at from 45 to 95 cents, the one
now in use selling at 60 cents. Some of
the publishing houses offer several series
of books upon one subject, with prices
varying, according to material and work
manship. Even the publishers themselves will not
say whether certain prides represent an
Increase or a decrease as compared with
present prices. In order to determine this
question one must have the books before
him as he compares prices. The list of
figures and branches of study show noth
ing In. themselves.
HAD THEIR WORK WELL IN HAND.
Commissioners Went to Salem With
Minds Pretty Well Made Up.
1 SALEM, July 9. It Is well known that
the members of the Board of Text-Book
Commissioners came to Salem with their
minds pretty well jnada up as to their first
choice on text books, and on the-prlnclpal
books they probably had second. cholces.Jn
mind. There seemed to be a disposition
on the part of the members of the board
Ltp select what appeared to there to be the
oest dooks upon each subject, reserving
their individual decisions until they should
be able to compare prices and confer with
each other. There was manifestly a desire
on the part of the board to secure a re
duction in the cost of text books if possi
ble without sacrificing quality The mem
bers of the board came to the meeting
with divergent 'views as to the relallva
merits of some- of the, principal books.
Their preliminary" discussion of their views
was held in private, for It was In a mean.
ure confidential. No such discussion could
be held before the public for no member
would feel as free In expressing his opin
ions before the public as he would before
only those who are Interested In the same
manner as himself. It Is also readily ap
parent that It would be unjust to the text
book publishers for the Commissioners to
express their private opinions publicly.
Cuch opinions, given In a preliminary dis
cussion, would be quoted by text-book
men to help themselves or Injure their
opponents.
The closing of the doors during the con
fidential conference seemed to meat the,J
approval 01 tne texi-oooK men one 01
them voicing the general sentiment by
saying:
"We have confidence in the commission
ers and know that we ill all get, fair
'consideration from them. r The result will
be more satisfactory If thCommlsstbners
are free to speak their options among
"themselves."
Agents a jolly lot.
At the Same Time They Are the Best
Men In Their Basin ess.
SALEM, July J). It was a Jolly crowd
of text-book men that gathered at the
Capitol this morning tqt witness the open
ing of bids for supplying text-books for
use in the schools of this state. When
the bids were opened by the members of
the commission and checked off with
the list of bids received last evening,
the contents of the bids were not made
known. The whole bundle of. papers was
given to Secretary Davey, who had en
gaged six clerks to help In the Tork of
tabulating the bids. There was a delay
of about an hour on account ot waiting
for some of the clerks to appear, and
this was dodbtless an hour of anxious
suspense for the book menj The read
ing of the bids would dlsuoste a differ
ence in figures that must decide the fate
of some of the bidders, hence each agent
was anxious to learn the contents of
the bid of each of his rivals. But
whatever anxiety each mut have felt,
all displayed a levity of spirit that Indi
cated an entire absence "bf business
concern. In wit and repartee e,ach seemed
to be a graduate, and a merry exchange
of jokes was indulged In.
The representatives of two leading
publishing hquses being absent, the cause
thereof was discussed, and it was agreed
that the two had become so suspicious
of, each other's methods, that they had
remained outToh the lawn to watch each
other.
Mr. "Williams, of Maynard, Merrill &
Co., came In late. Mr. Knox, of Silver,
Burdett & Co., Informed him that during
his absence a collection had been taken
for the benefit of the Janitor, and that
each agent had contributed, a dollar. He
was requested to hand his 'dollar to Mr.
Barnes, of Glnn & Co., who would de
liver It to the janitor. Mr. Williams
said he considered the object of the col
lection a very 4worthy one arjd this ac
tion of the book men very,2coLrn,m.enda
61e. but that ne -tjfd not 'bfc! t"He de
pository was safe. 1,
The bo6k men were Tangent In rhalrs'
around two sides of the room. One of
the gentlemen paid a neat compliment
to the clerks, when another remarked:
"Applause from the gallery," whereup
on Mr. Davey waved his hand toward
the circle' of book agnets and Inquired:
"From the rogues gallery?"
There was no end of good natured rail
lery among the agents In speaking of the
books each represented and this sort of
sport seemed to be agreeable all around.
Ho one had an advantago over his rivals
and it was simply a matter of give and
take.
When the reading of bids began, all
settled down to business, each agent
with a pencil taking notes of the prices
put .upon a series of books on a subject
In which he was interested. While the
book men at times" seemed not to "be
giving much attention to the work of
tabulating. It Avas evident from the way
they were always, ready with sugges
tlons that nothing escaped their notice.
The form of the bids did not always
correspond, with the blanks prepared, 'and
In that case, the bid had to be shown
by some special entry.
There probably was never before In
this state" a gathering of so able a body
of agents of book publishing houses as Is
now here. Each company has appar
ently sent Its best man to look after Its
Interests. And well they might, for, if
the unanimous expression of opinion Is
correct, Oregon has sent five of her best
men to deal with them.
When a book agent goes out to deal
with an ordinary school board or with
the average school teacher, he usually
manages to sell something the schools
have no need of at a price that is doubly
exorbitant. But this will not occur In
selling text-books to the public school
children of Oregon. The text-book com
missioners represent the-huyers. So far
as business judgment goes, the buyers
and sellers meet upon a level and the
buyers can be neither deceived nor In
fluenced to buy what they do not want
Board Held Informal Secret Session.
During the time occupied by the clerks
In tabulating the bids the Commissioners
took a recess. The working session was
being held In room 4, where the clerks
were, while" the Commissioners 'themselves
were At recess In room 2, adjoining, Thel
Commissioners locked their doors, ex
cluding book agents and reporters, as well
as the general public, and, talked over
matters In an informal way. No busi
ness, was transacted, nor could there be,
for all business sessions are required to
be public The business of the board was
being transacted in the room where the
clerks were reading the bids. Action on
the bids could not be taken until the
tabular list had been completed.
JOHN BARRETT IS HUSTLING
He May Go to Chtnn as Minister, It
He Cnn Find a Place for Conger.
WASHINGTON, July 9. John Barrett is
In Washington again looking up the possi
bilities lor his appointment, as Minister
to China. He has received assurances
from the President that give him a great
deal of hope. The only difficulty is that
Minister Conger will not resign. To re
move Conger Would mean a great deal of
trouble with Iowa politicians, and es
pecially Senator Allison, of Iowa, who
Is one of the most Influential men In the
Senate. Barrett Is now hustling to find
some other position which Is equally as
good for Conger, so that he may secure
the Chinese mission. Barrett Is- confi
dent that he could do a great deal to
se'ttle the difficulties In China If he were
appointed to that place.
Presbyterians of Mexico.
MEXICO CITY. July 9. The Presby
terians of Mexico assembled here have
organized the Presbyterian Church of
Mexico, independently of the two, Pres
byterian Churches In-the Unlted'States.
AS THEY WANT IT
McLean -Kilbourne Element
Will Control Convention,
STRONGLY m THE - MAJORITY
Jio Concessions Made to the Johnson
People The Latter Threaten to
Carry the Fight. Into the
Convention.
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COLUMBUS, O.. July 9. The McLcan
KUbourne element, at the district meet
ings this afternoon, secured control of
all the committees and will accordingly
have everything their own way at the
WINNER OF THE
EDWIN GINN 'FOUNDER OF!
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Edwin Glnn. founder 'of the house of Glnn & Co., Boston, whose hooks wete given 73
per cent of the awards made by the Oregon State Tcxt-Boolc-Cotnmlsslon at Sal,em jester
day, was. born at Orland. Hancock County, Me , February 14, 1ST5S. His parents were James
and Sarah Glnn, and his grandfather Abraham. Glnn. HU great-grandfather., James Glnn. of
Bucksport, was the son ot James Glnn, an Englishman, who settled In Virginia. Born
and bred in the rugged, hill country of New England. Edwin Glnn early learned the les
son of Industry and self - reliance. At the age cf . 9 years he taok charge
or his father's household In Winter? In 1851 he" was cook In a logging
camp, and in the following year shipped to the' Grand Banks of Newfoundland tin a
fishing Aessel. After tf preparatory education, during which he taught school Winters, he
farmed or went to the Grand Banks Summers; he entered Tufts' at the ase of 20, and
graduated In 1862. During his college life he taught school Winters and worked on a
farm Summers, and when he left college he had the advantage of at least 10 ears' busi
ness experience, so he was able to commence far In adance of the ordinary graduate. He
owes his beginning largely to Mr. Ainsworth. of Crosby, Alnsworth &. Co.. and to William
Henshaw, a repreeentath ot D. -Appleton & Co , who kindly loaned him his nrst $50 to
purchase uchool hooks. .For about three jears he continued In this line of work, until tho
house of Crosby, Alpsworth &. Co. offered to him the publishing rlght3 and plats of Cralk's
"English of Shakespea." He undertook the publication, and was followed by Allen's
"Latin Grammar" and other books by,.thc aame authors. an Goodwin's "Greek Grammar."
The last work gave Mr. Glnn entrance ln'tq nearly all the best schools of the country.
Other books that helped to establish the fortune of the new house were Hudson's Shakes
peare," Luther W. MasOn's "National Music Course," Wentworth's mathematical series, and
the Allen & Greenough classical series. , His publications now Include all ancient and many
modern language text-bOoks,' worte on practical and general science and literature, mathe
matics and music. ,An Important branch of his publishing Is a series of books called "Class
ics for Children," consisting largely of complete works, by great masters, several oIumes
of which Mr. Glnn edited blmalf. He has been twice married: flrst In I860, to Clara,
daughter of Jesse Glover.' of Lawrence. Mass, who dledjn 180p.''lealnc three children; sec
ond. In 1803. to Francesca, daughter of Charles Greb'e. of Philadelphia, by whom he has ono
daughter and one son. ' ,
Democratic state convention tomorrow,
They were so strongly In the majorlty.thaf
there was no friction. In the. twentieth
and twenty-first districts, whldh include
Cleveland, the Johnson men had things
their way as much as the McLean men
in the first and second districts, which
include Cincinnati. But in the rural dis
tricts, the latter element got almost every
thing. The controlling element did not
"ride rough shod" over minorities In any
of the districts, but when names were
proposed for places on the committees,
there were Inquiries as to how they stood
and if the replies were not satisfactory
they were "excused."
The McLean-Kllbourne element, while
usually courteous, made no concessions.
The old state committee met previous to
the district meetings and gave the tlck-v
ets to the McLean-Kllbourne men where
there we,re contesting delegations and
they took all the districts except those
which Include Cleveland, in which, under
tho unit rule, they could not control a
vote. But the Johnson men, after the dis
trict meetings, promptly announced that
they would tarry the fight Into the com
mittee on resolutions and then into ths
convention tomorrow "for a finish." They
have two strong men and vigorous speakers-
In Herseley and Baker, both mem
bers ot Mayor Johnson's cabinet at Cleve
land, on the committee on resolutions.
It Is predicted that the convention will
not reach the order of nominations until
late tomorrow afternoon and that the pro
ceedings may be protracted Into the night.
With all the efforts of the McLean-Kllbourne
men for harmony, there Is every
indication of unusual scenes on the floor
ot the convention over minority reports,
especially on credentials and resolutions.
There Is an unusually large attendance
of visitors here. The 930 delegates are
accompanied by large delegations support
ing different candidates for Judge and
Clerk of the Supreme Court, Attorney-General,
State Treasurer and member of the
Board of Public Works, the nominations
for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor be
ing the only ones In which there ls not a
free-for-all race, with many entries. But
the large attendance Is due more to the
reunion of Democrats, who have not been
together since 1S96. Nearly all the old
leaders of tho "Gold Democrats" are here
and they are given places on the commit
tees and In the organization generally.
They are with he McLean men as against
the Johnson men In the proposed new de
parture of the latter on taxation, mu
nicipal ownership, etc. They are bitterly
opposed to the Insular policy of the Na
tional Administration, and to the nresent
state administration, and want all the
Democrats In Ohio to get together for the
purpose of securing control of the Legisla
ture, as well as for the election of the
state ticket and of a United States Sen
ator. In order to expedite business tomorrow,
the committee on permanent organization
voted unanimously tonight to make the
temporary organization permanent. This
continues Charles H. Salen, of Cleveland,
as chairman, and Negley D. Cochran, ed
itor of the Toledo Bee, as secretary.
The committee on resolutions tonight
heard expressions of opinion from Its 21
members. The committee stood 17 -to 4
against specific mention of free silver In
the old form, 'In addition to Indorsing the
Kansas City platform; 15 to 6 against
indorsement of the Kansas City platform
without any further declaration on silver;
14 to 7 against reaffirming the Kansas
City platform with the Johnson plank on
st&te taxation. There were some who fa
vored no reference to the Kansas City
platform. No vote was taken, the tally
of preferences being secured on the
speeches as each one was called on for
his views.
The following subcommittee was ap
pointed: M. A. Daugherty, chairman;
Barton Smith. Judson Harmon, E. M.
Kennedy, E. M. Helsley, "W. H. Spence
and W. L. Flnley. Of these Helsley rep
resents Johnson and Daugherty, who will
present Kllbourne's name to the conven-
TEXT-BOOK RACE.
WT'
TIIE. HO'UE'tOF GINN . COt
tlcn, favors' a compromise, especially on
, the taxation plank. The others are cialmed
by the conservatives, although some of
them differ among themselves as to the
verbiage of the taxation plank.
HOT WEATHER IN KANSAS.
The Second of the Summer Is Darn
ing Up the Crops.
TOPEKA. Kan., July S.-The hot
weather In Kansas continues, with no Im
mediate Indications of relief. Corn ls fast
shriveling up. Oats will be a failure and
hay is scarcer than for years. In West
ern Kansas the conditions are better than
In the eastern part, this being directly op
posite to the usual state of affairs. Some
of the Central Kansas farmers are ship
ping their stock to Western Kansas, to
as to take advantage of the superior hay
crop. It ls estimated that Kansas will
suffer crop losses from the protracted
heated spell to the extent pf $1,000,000.
This figure will be even larger if the heat
continues a few days longer, as then
there will be absolutely no help for the
corn. Some of today's temperatures were
as follows:
Topeka 101Fort Scott 10S
Sallna lO'JiScdan 100
Abilene 107'Hajs City 103
Osage City - 103 Manhattan 105
Lawrence 100J
Prospects for Immediate rain have been
dispelled and a second hot wave Is upon
Kansas. At Kansas City, Mo., this wa3
the hottest day since the weather bureau
was established, the official thermometer
recording 103.4 degrees. But for the low
humidity there would be many prostra
tions, but only one was reported today.
At Donovan, Kan., a farmer died In the
harvest flfld today.
Hot Day nt Omnha.
OMAHA, July 9. Records for 10 years
were broken today when the thermometer
at the Government station registered 102
degrees at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Da
kota City was the hottest point in the
state, 100 In the shade being recorded.
Additlonnl Surrenders in Lnzon.
MANILA, July 9 There have been a
number of additional surrenders to Col
onel Wlnt. In all 59 officers and 475 men,
with 2S6 rifles and 4G revolvers, hae sur
rendered to him. Of the Ninth Cavalry
Deserters Dubose and Russell have sur
rendered, and Hunter and Vrfr wre
broueht In hv Bellarmlno.
DEFICIT 18 LARGE
Shortage in the Endowment
Rank, Knights of Pythias.
OVER QUARTER OF A MILLION
Past Officers Are Charged With Mis
appropriation of the Fnnds ot
the Organization Crlrn
lnnl Proceedings.
CHICAGO, July 9. The endowment
rank of the Knights of Pythias has 3
deficit of $225,267. This announcement
was made by Supreme Chancellor Ogtlen
H. Fethers today to the supreme lodge
of the order, which has been 'assembled
In this city for the purpose of looking
Into the affairs of the rank. Mr Fethera
announcement was based on the official
report of the Insurance Commissioners
of Illinois. Connecticut and Kansas, who
made an exhaustive examination of the
financial condition of the order, and
copies of these reports were placed In the
nanas of the representatives. Before the
rank can legally continue doing busi
ness as an insurance institution this de
ficit must bt made good, and the ques
tion of how thlt, Is to be done and the
greater one of how the funds of the or
ganization are to be safeguarded In the
future occupied the attention of the
supreme lodge officers and representa
tives all day today and far Into tho
night.
That there has been misappropriation
of the funds of the organization by past
officers of the endowment rank was free
ly charged In the reports as well as In
the meeting today and there was said
to be little doubt that after the supreme
lodge had finished dealing with those
who are thought to be responsible, the
evidence will be laid before the State's
Attorney, with a request that It be sub
mitted to the Grand Jury.
At the session tonight a motion was
made to expel John A. Hlnzey, who was
president of the endowment rank during
the period In which some of the funds
of the organization are said to hae dis
appeared, and others t. have been In
tested In poor securities, but the motion
was laid on the table when It was rep
resented to the meeting that Mr. Hlnzey
had expressed his Intention of appearing
before tho supreme lodge at Its meeting
tomorrow for the purpose of defending
himself against any charge that might
be made of misappropriation of funds
or of having made Investments which he
had not previously nssured himself were
safe and amply secured.
WEST INDIAN STORM.
Particnlnrs of the Hurricane Are
Hard to Get.
PORT ATJ PRINCE, Haytl, July 9,
via Haytlen cable. Owing to the non
arrival of the regular French mall
steamer - here -today -from Jacmel. J-.es
Cayes and Santo Domingo, exact details
ot the havoc wrought by the storm,
which for four days past hao swept Haytl
and Santo Domingo, are still lacking.
Fears are entertained for the safety of
the French steamer. Telegraphic com
munication through the country has not
yet been le-establlshed and travel over
the roadways still remains Impossible.
The entire loss of the banana and corn
crops Ls reported from the southern pnrt
of Haytl. The destruction at Byterre In
cluded the loss of a wharf.
HlKh Tide nt Gall etoii.
GALVESTON. Tex., July 9. A much
needed rain fell here tonight The wind
rose to a moderate gale and the tide was
higher than since the September storm.
No damage was done. Many people came
In from the beach and spent the night In
tho city. The streets for a couple ot
blocks from the beach were Inundated.
Papers are telegraphing here for storm
reports. There ls no ground for sensa
tional reports. The tide at midnight Is
not as high as at 9 P. M. The street
cars have l.een running as usual.
SPMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
Domestic.
The McLean-Kllbourne element will control the
Columbus convention. Page 1.
There ls a shortage of 5223.267 in the endow
ment rank. Knights of Pythias. Page 1.
The National Educational Convention opened at
Detroit. Pase 2.
The Christian Endeaor Convention will end
today. Page 2.
Treasurer Hollander, of, Porto Blco, has re
signed. Page 2.
Foreisrn. t
Bannerman ls still leader of the English Lib
erals. Page 3.
Prince Christian, of Denmark, is coming td
tho United States. Pase 3.
"Western Europe was lslted by a hot wave.
Page 3.
Sport.
Kuhlln won the wrestling match from Fltz-
almmons. Page 3.
The third acht race, of the Newport series
will occur today. Page 3.
National and American League scores. Page 3.
Pacific Const.
Oregon Text-Book Commission awards 03 per
cent of contracts for school books. Page 1.
A. B Eaetbam, of Vancouver. "Wash., has
been appointed receiver ot First National
Bank of that place. Page 4.
Japanese are undisputed masters of the flshlntr
situation on Fraser Klver. Page 4.
Third Beglment. O. N. G . begins homeward
march to Portland. Page 4.
California lumbermen lynched a Chinaman.
Page 5.
Dr. J. M. Bashford, president Wesleyan Uni
versity, addressed large Chautauqua audi
ence. Page 4.
Commercial.
Continued favorable weather causes further
weakness In wheat. Pase 11.
Decline of Vj cent In package coffee. Page 11.
Strong support causes decided recuperation la
New York, stock market. Page 11.
' Marine.
Portland's customs receipts last year wer
over $500,000. Page 5.
Schooner Jessie arrives from the halibut banks.
Page 5.
Steamship Guernsey disabled In mid-ocean;
Page 5.
Portland boatyards- are busy. Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
City authorities will make test case ot forclny
sidewalk repairs. Page 8.
Petttlon of Rev. Mr. Nutler for adoption ot
orphan May Young denied. Page 12.
Death of T. S. Flnnegan. an East Side manu
facturer. Page 8.
Mrs. A. B. Hammond has an experience with
a gentlemanly burglar. Page 12.
Increased demacd for Oregon cherries. Page 8.
-Drunken man defies -. Jooomotlve. and ls'kllled.
Paxe 7.