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tNH IT MORE ELASTIC
UTILITIES FEATURE
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'MOB AEW CHARTER. .
tl Meaafeers -of tlie Commission.
&egwr Its Provisions Entirely
3Fw Rigid or Justice,
FMerick V. Holman. husled himself at
ist stent's meeting of the Charter
-otutfttwion In pointing nut places -where
the. jthee pinches and In suggesting ideas
tor flexibility so as to ease the condition
?f,tv municipal foot if the new charter
SOtm tarough. He made a 'number of tell-
Irvr 'nts, and X N. Teal asked him to
KUMBtt his ideas In writing for the con.
Bideratlon of the committee on franchises
utilities. J. A. Strowbrldge was
elected to preside in the absence of Pres-
tt Mills. As the meeting was without
quorum the debate was informal.
Ttae reading of the article on franchises
ib4 utilities was completed. The sec-
read were:
33. 'Reserving certain streets (to be named)
railways.
2. .Extensions of street railways may not
amnted for longer than the lite of the
icnlse, and In certain contingencies the
ity may build and operate extensions.
34. Regulating the granting of franchises.
he construction of street railways and ac-
unting by railways to the city.
25. Empowering the city to lease property
trtlng to it by expiration of franchise.
1. 2S. Submitting franchises to the vote of the
people upon the petition of 15 per cent, ot
the electors.
27. Defining the duties of -the Board of
Public 'Works -in the granting of franchises.
2&. Commanding the Mayor to institute pro
ceedings to annul franchises' which have been
felted in whole or In part.
39. Wo officer or employe of the city shall
unrectly or indirectly Interested In any con-
itX for the supply of labor or material to the
icy:,
A streets which should be reserved
I from railways of all kinds, "Walter P.
Bwrrell suggested Front, Sixth. Park.
pWeet Park, Alder, Yamhill, Madison,
"wrest of Fifth, Columbia, Couch and
. Tyler "Woodward said the section should
not "be so rigid, that if a certain num
ber of property-owners on a street say.
I "two-thirds, want a street railway, the
city authorities should have power to act
i according to their wish. J. T. Morgan
i thought that if all the people want a
road on any street they should have
; their say.
Sol Hirsch and J. A. Strowbrldge hoped
that the charter would keep a railroad
!ff Front street. Mr. Hirsch said that
11 the Southern Pacific had been auth
orised to build a line there when it ap
plied lor a franchise, property on the
etreet would be valueless except for
warehouse purposes. Mr. Strowbrldge
said a railroad on Front street would
fduce property valuations 50 per cent.
When section 23 had been read, Mr. Teal
explained that it aimed to protect both
the city and the company holding the
franchise. In certain contingencies it
might be advisable for the city, he said,
to build an extension to a line to protect
Its interest In the line. He said the sec
tion would be so amended as to author
ize the city to turn the extension over to
the company to operate.
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HToiirary to, oe.pracucaoie. une clause
r&ljBnME'lMLtfitreet railroads, which have
bean iwated franchises, will, "within 100
day tc the date of any such grant,
caamw te construction of the work
tmdsr sM franchise, and continuously
trUrafr 1..aca and every month until
tlie cosdtttetiea thereof, expend in con-
ilMtt the sum of $3000. or in
of mmtmU -works, estimated to cost
Frm tfeuctltjl such sum as would equal
'2' per east Cifee .entire cost of construc
tion." JtnJWpdward said that in some
mooSsi 9M6 ent on street railways in
Ijortkcna mwa be 53000 thrown Into the
rWT. "- -e jwrrea w aeia.ys on account
ithc. Then he said delays might
y the non-delivery of ma-
LEfe ypoke of an order which his
five? ior rails some time ago
M! Vet been filled. "Wo am
trr&mt here." he said, "and the
JTiwrtTB-JttWWiacturer is in no hurry to
gfm our rails. Tou get your stock
yrbm ti get It. and unul you get it you
amt tawr you're got it."
Ste. Hainan said the section ought to
'3 toote elastic. He pointed out that
MfM puMic utilities, like electric light
"jj4iij evcr complete their lines. They
wkp- extending all the time. He said
Viat the provision for immediate forfeiture
foe non-compliance with the conditions of
the franchise was altogether too harsh.
Sections -25, 25 and 27 were passed with-
,out comment.
Mr. Holman complained that section 28
was too arbitrary. It directs the Mayor
to move to have franchises declared for
feited, and he is not required to act with
the Council or any other branch or offi
ce qf the municipal government This
section must he considered with the nro-
-vVfcfltfn tt the immediate forfeiture of fran
chises
Jir. Teal said the duty was put upon
the Mayor to make sure that somebody
would act to protect the city's Interests.
However, he promised to fix up the for
feiture subject to the satisfaction of the
.commission and asked Mr. Holman to
submit his ideas in writing.
Mr. Holman objected to section 29 on
the ground that -It was too sweeping and
would admit of the nullification of con
tracts on what would appear to be mere
t Mr. Teal said the committee, "hafl thinner?
e section down until it was pretty much
zailk and -water.
, J. T. Morgan concluded the session with
x speechrcongratulatlng the commissioners
for not 'whooping it up" on the Fourth.
He said the conduct of the commissioners
would rise like a "great white shaft of
eternal honor," and referred to Secretary
Seed as a "new-made dewdrop dazzlfng
like, a diamond in 'the morning sun." Mr.
eed hit back "by asking Mr. Morgan why
he had postponed his celebration until the
2Tourth had faded into a- memory.
-Talcing a. Vote of the People.
Jibe committee on public utilities and
franchises submitted ari additional report
for the submission of the question of ac
llrlng utilities to vote of the people. The
inoln provisions of it follow:
TBectionL" No contract for the purchase,
construction, condemnation, ownership or
vjrcxauuu u uie iiy ul x-urLia.uu oi any
public utility shall be entered into by the
Common Council, without first submitting
said contract or agreement to the quail
fled Voters.
"Sec. 2. The Common Council may, by
. two-thirds vote, procure through the
City Engineer plans-and estimates of the
cost of 'construction and completion of
any public utility or utilities..
"Sec 3. After such plans and estimates
hall "have been procured and filed. It
shall, at as early a date as may be
deemed for the hest Interests of the city.
nter Into negotiations for the permanent
acquisition hy the city iy original con
struction, condemnation or purchase of
euch or any such public utilities as the
Common Council may deem advisable,
and formulate and -submit to the electors
of the city at a special election proposi
tions for the permanent acquirement and
ownership thereof. Before submitting
propositions to the electors for the acqui
sition by original construction, purchase
er condemnation of public utilities, the
Gouncil must solicit and consider offers
for the sale to the city of existing utili
ties, iri order that the electors shall have
the- benefit of acquiring the same at the
lowest possible coet therefor.
"Sec, 4. "Whenever a. petition or peti
tions signed hy electors of the city equal
Jn number to 15 per centum of all the
votes cast at the last preceding general
election shall be presented to the Com
mon Council, setting forth that the sign
ers thereof favor the acquisition by the
city of any public utility, and requesting
tWs -Common Council to prepare for sub
mtosien to the electors of the city as here
inafter provided, a proposition for the ac
quisition of. such utility, it shall he the
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duty of the Common Council to Imme
diately take such steps and enter Into
such negotiations as will "enable it to
formulate such a proposition for submis
sion to the electors as- aforesaid. Such
proposition shall he so formulated and
completed within six months from they
utile ui. me uuim vl -uuii peuuuu.
"Sec 5. In case the cost of any public
utility sought to he acquired under the
provisions of this article can be paid out
of the annual revenues of the city. In
addition to the payment of the other nec
essary expenditures thereof, it, shall be
lawful to acquire the same at any time
after a special election at which a major
ity vote of the electors voting thereon
shall have heen cast In favor of such
acquisition. In submitting propositions to
the electors for such acquisition, the Com
mon Council shall specify In such propo
sition the cost of the public utility, the
proposed method and manner of payment
therefor, and submit to the electors the
question whether the same shall be ac-
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EARL H. FITZHUGH.
Earl Hopkins Fitshugh, who was Tuesday appointed assistant to thje president
of the Southern Pacific Company, in San Francisco, was vice-president and
general manager of the Vermont Central until about three months ago, when he
resigned and came West He was born in February, 1853, in Montgomery Coun
ty, Missouri, and was educated in the public schools at St. Louis. Mo. He en
tered the railway service In 1873 as clerk In the office of master car-builder In
the St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway, since which he has been con
secutively in the car-mileage office of the same road; to 1889, chief clerk to the
euperlntendent of the "Western division of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Rail
way; 1889 to January. 1890. master of transportation of the Wabash road, suc
cessor to the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway, at Moberly, Mo.; -January,
189C, to May, 1899, superintendent middle division of the Grand Trunk Railway'
at Toronto. Canada; May, 1899. vice-president and general manager of the Cenl
tral Vermont Railway. He succeeds H. B. Huntington in the Southern Pacific
office.
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quired upon such terms. In case, how
ever, the cost of such utility sought to
be acquired under the provlslons-of this
article shall so far exceed the annual
revenues of the city. In addition to the
payment of the other necessary expend
itures thereof, as to render it necessary
to Incur a municipal bonded indebtedness
for such purpose, then the Common Coun
cil, in submitting propositions to the elect
ors for the acquisition thereof, shall spe
cify therein the amount of the proposed
bonded Indebtedness, the rate of Interest
thereon, and whether such bonded indebt
edness shall be Incurred. At least two
thirds of the electors voting thereon at
such election shall be necessary to secure
such acquisition and to warrant the Issu
ance of municipal bonds therefor, as here
inafter set forth.
"Sec. 6. "When the electors by vote shall
have determined, as hereinbefore set
forth, to acquire any public utility, such
action on the part of the electors shall be
equivalent to the passing of the ordinance
by the Common Council declaring such
determination, and the Common Council
shall proceed without delay to pass an
ordinance calling a special election.
Sec 9. The ordinance calling such spe
cial election shall recite the objects and
purposes for which the Indebtedness Is
proposed to be Incurred, the estimated cost
of the proposed utility, the necessity
for the acquisition of the same, and -that
bonds of the city shall Issue for the pay
ment of the cost of the same as In such
ordinance set forth if the proposition he
accepted by the electors, and shall fix a
day on which such special election shall
be held, the manner of holding such elec
tion, and the manner of voting for or
against Incurring such indebtedness. Such
election shall be held as provided by law
for holding elections in the city.
Sec. 11. No indebtedness shall be in
curred for the acquisition of any public
utility under the provisions ot this article
which, together with the existing bonded
Indebtedness of the pity, shall exceed at
any one time per centum of the as
sessed value of all real and personal prop
erty In the city.
Sec 12. The bonds Issued under the pro
visions of this article shall be of the
character of bon'la known as serials, and
shall be payable In gold coin of the United
States. Not less than one-fortieth part of
the whole amount of indebtedness shall
be paid each and every year, on a day arid
at a rlace to he fixed by the Common
Council, together with the Interest on all
sums unpaid, at such date. The bonds so
issued shall be exempt from all taxation
for municipal purposes, and shall be Is
sued to denominations of not less than
510 nor greater than 51000, and preference
In the sale and allotment thereof shall be
given to the subscribers for the smallest
an-ounts and lowest denominations.
Sec. 14. If the bonds issued for such
undertaking, and the Interest thereon, are
not payable exclusively from the receipts
of such undertakJr.g, then at the time of
the levying of the municipal tax and in
the manner provided for such tax levy.
If the receipts from said public property
or utility be insufficient to meet the in
terest maturing thereon and the amount
necessary for the sinking fund provided
herein, over and above all operating ex
penses and expenses of maintenance and
renewals, then tho Common Council shall
levy and collect annually a tax sufficient
to pay the annual Interest on such bonds,
and also to pay the proper aliquot part of
the aggregate amount of such indebted,
ness sn incurred. Such taxes shall be
In addition to ali other taxes levied for
municipal purposes, and shall be collected
at the same time and In the same man
ner as other municipal taxes are collected.
Sec 15. A neglect or refusal on the
part of the Common Council to comply
with the provisions of this article shall
constitute cause for the removal from of
fice of any member or members of the
Council guilty of such neglect er refusal.
NEW COURSE OF STUDY
RENDERED NECESSARY BY THE
CHANGE IN TEXT-BOOKS.
Until That Shall Be Done, Cost of
Change in Any Given Grade Is Un
certain New Geographies.
The change in text-books renders neces
sary a revision of the state course of
study. This course of study was 'prepared
by State Superintendent Ackerman less
than two years ago In accordance with a
provision of the, school law adopted at
the preceding session of the Legisla
ture. The purpose of the state course
OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC
MUM-MMHMMM
is to bring the common schools into
some degree of uniformity. The use of
mc oume course or plan of study would
bring the schools into one system in
fact as well as In name. The cqurse
now In use is fitted to the books now In
the schools. The adoption of new books
will require a readjustment of the course
to fit them. The authorized course of
study, however, does not extend higher
than grammar grade. The high schools
govern themselves in this respect, though
the official pamphlet suggests a course
to occupy three years.
Commission Doesn't Make Contract.
When the Text-Book Commission shall
have finished Its work it will report to
the State Board of Education. Then it
will become the duty of the State Board
of Education to enter into contract with
the book publishers in accordance with
the bargain made by the Text-Book Com
missioners and as specified in the law.
Adoption of certain books by the Text
Book Commissioners does not alone auth
oilze use of those In the public schools.
That authority is to be given to the
State Board of Education. Among other
things, the law provides that the board
"shall have power to authorize such
series of text-books to be used In the
public schools as shall be adopted by the
Text-Book Commission." The State Board
of Education consists of the Governor,
Secretary of State and State Treasurer,
and the law requires that its meetings
"shall be semi-annually at the State Cap
itol on the first Monday in January and
July."
Section 4 of the text-book law says
that the commission "shall adopt text
books for use in all the public schools
of this state for six years." Also that
"the adoption shajll Include text-books for
all branches of study specified in the
state course 0f studies for schools of
all grades, and no others." Section 11
authorizes district directors to adopt
additional books for high school use, but
this musjt be done in the month of July
every six years, and at no other time.
The section is as follows:
In the month of July, in the year 1001, and
in thp month of July every six years there
after, and at no other time, the Board ot
Directors in any district in which a high
school is -maintained shall adopt text-books
required to' complete any branch of study
added by such Board of Directors to tho
branches specified for a state high school
course. Such adoption shall toe made viva
voce and a majority vote of the entire "board
shall be necessary to a choice of any text-book
and the vote thereon of each member shall bo
recorded in the minutes of the board. No text
book shall be adppted as herein provided that
shall be used, directly or Indirectly, as a
substitute for any text-book adopted by tho
State Board of Text-Book Commissioners, or
that shall, directly or Indirectly, replace any
such adopted text-book.
Fifteen Months to Get New Books.
It Is made the duty of all Boards of
School Directors to cause, the text-bopks
adopted under the law to be Introduced
and used In their respective schools within
15 months from the date of adoption. Af
ter the expiration of the 15 months, It Is
provided, no other books than those le
gally adopted shall be used in the public
schools of the state.
It cannot be determined with any degree
of' accuracy Just what the extra cost of
books will be under the new, adoption
until the state course of study shall be
revised. Under the present state manual
the only text-books used In the three
primary grades are readers, first, second
and third. In the three Intermediate
grades tho third and fourth readers are
used, the first language book, written and
mental arithmetics, geography, spelling,
physiology and history. In the two gram,
mar grades are used the fifth reader,
second hook In language, written and
mental arithmetics, geography, spelling,
physiology, history and civil government.
Now. when It comes to arrang-Injf the
new course of study to At the books
adopted. It may be found that material
changes will need be made. In the new
course are six readers, covering the same
ground that was covered by the five
books in the old course. This will require
readjustment of the reading course, and
it can hardly be known In advance In
what grade the extra book will be placed;
therefpre, It cannot be told accurately
Just how much hooks for any given grade
will cost The new course Includes' two
books In physiology and hygiene, while
the old had three books. The old course
made no use of the advanced geography
below the High School; will thL new
course Include It or omit It?
Thus it will be Impossible, before the
adoption of a new course of study, to
figure out exactly what It will cost a
child in a given grade to change books.
It is not likely that changes will be great,
however, and an estimate based on the
assumption that present books may be
exchanged for new ones of the same
grade or a grade higher (as the case may
be) will not be far out of the way. The
tables of prices published In The Orego
nian make It easy for any parent or pupil
to reckon what the cost of the new
books will be In any given case.
The New Geographies.
There are two books In the series of
geographies adopted for Oregon Frye's
Elements of Geography and Frye's Ad
vanced Geography. The former contains
178 pages 8x10 Inches, and is bound In
gray buckram, with an ornamental cover
design stamped in blue-black. It is richly
illustrated with wood engravings and col
ored maps. Six pages are devoted to the
new Island possessions of the United
States. It has a comprehensive list of
names, with pronunciation indicated, and
a full index. Several pages are given to
late geographical statistics. The Ad
vanced Geography has 212 pages 9xl2
inches. It Is bound in plain boards with
red buckram back. It Is, in all respects
except binding, more elaborate than the
elementary book. A supplement contains
statistical tables, a pronouncing vocab
ulary, an account of our new island pos
sessions, and 12 pages of special Oregon
geography, including a state map 10x14
Inches, In colors, and showing railroads,
and several other Illustrations. The ele
mentary book was copyrighted In 1S98
and the advanced book In 1S99.
A FAMILY CONCERN'.
The Hydcs, of Plainsfield, Incorpor
ated for Investment Purposes.
NEW YORK, July 11. The Hyde family,
of Plainsfield, N. J., has Incorporated It
self. Hereafter the 53,000,000 estate left by
Charles Hyde will be known as the Union
County Investment Company, with his
widow, his four sons and his daughter as
the six stockholders. There will be a paid
up capital of 5300,000, the wife owning 565
shares and the five children 487 shares
each, each worth 5100 par.
Mr. Hyde died June 12 last. Ho be
queathed his large estate to his widow,
Elizabeth Keppler Hyde, his four sons,
Dorsey "W. Hyde, Francis Delacy Hyde,
Lewis K. Hyde and Charles Hyde, Jr.,
and his only daughter, Miss Edith Hyde.
Much of the estate Is In land around
Plainsfield, as well as oil wells and build
ing property at Tltusvllle, Pa., where Mr.
Hyde laid the foundation of his fortune.
Besides he owned two banks in Tltusvllle
and numerous railway shares, including
practically all of the New Orleans &
Northwestern railroad. To charity he left
5100,000.
Miss Hyde, who has hitherto devoted
herself to society, now becomes a director
in this family corporation. It is chartered
to deal in stocks, bonds and mortgages,
convey real estate and Invest in gas,
water and railroad securities. Young
Francis Delacy Hydp, a graduate of Yale,
Is named as president of the company,
and his brother Xejvle is secretary. "Both
now live in Tltusvllle. For the present
the only transactions will be in the sale 'of
lots around Plalnfield. The corporation Is
the first of the kind in New Jersey. There
have been several In New York.
The late Mr. Hyde was nearly SO when
he died. He retired from active business
In 1869. when he left Tltusvllle to live in
Plalnfield.
''SEALING" IS NOT MARRIAGE
Utah Judge Decides a Question of
Mormon Doctrine.
SALT LAKE CITY, July ll.-Judge
Hall, of the District Court, today ren
dered his decision in the celebrated' Hilton-Park
case, the court holding that the
ceremony of "sealing," performed In 1872,
was purely a religious ceremony affecting
the lives of Mrs. Hilton and Dr. Park
only in the hereafter, and was not a mar
riage ceremony known to or recognized
by the laws of Utah. Mrs. Hilton, claim
ing by this ceremony to be a widow of
Dr. Park, had sued for part of the estate.
It is -Mormon Church doctrine that a
woman dying out of the marriage state
does not occupy so high a plane In heaven
as a woman who has been married. In
1872 Miss Armitage, afterwards Mrs. Hil
ton, was believed to bo dying, and in order
to add to her happiness In the hereafter,
Dr. John R Parks, a friend of some
years' standing, was called to the appar
ently dying woman's bedside and the cere
mony of sealing for eternity was pro
nounced over them by President Wells.
It was stated In the certificate Issued by
President Wells that Miss Armitage was
supposed to be on her deathbed.
The' court holds, therefore, that as the
ceremony was performed only to provide
for the woman's, spiritual welfare In the
next world, Miss' Armitage and Dr. Park
were never man and wife.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Hon. S. H. Friendly, of Eugene, was in
the city yesterday.
Dr. H. H. Davidson, of Walla Walla,
Is at the Imperial.
Judge J. C. Moreland; accompanied by
his family, leave this morning for East
ern Oregon for an outing, to be gone
about 10 days.
E. B. Piper and George U. Piper re
turned yesterday from Beaumont, Texas,
where they have large interests in oil
wells.
City Superintendent of Schools Frank
Rlgler was in his office at the City Hall
yesterday and wlll'be In the city tlll'Sat
urday. He is going to Newport next week
to lecture on pedagogy and United States
history, in the Summer school there, and
to revise the course of study In the city
schools so as to Introduce the new text
hooks. This will be quite an extensive
Job, as the oooks have been changed from
a to lzzard.
On July 19 Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Dunne
will celebrate" their silver wedding, they
having been married In San Francisco
July 19, 1876. On account of the vast num
ber of their friends, it has been decided
not to attempt to send invitations to them,
hut all their friends who may call on them
on that occasion will receive a hearty wel
come. Mr. and Mrs. Dunne have been
blessed with nine children, eight of whom
are living, their ages ranging from 24
years down to 18 months. Two of these
were born In, San Francisco, the others in
Portland. Mr. Dunne says the last born
Is taking a great interest in the approach
ing celebration.
New York, July 11. Northwestern people
registered at New York hotels today are
as follows;
From Portland L. Hirsch, at the Savoy;
A. A. Morrison, at the Grand-Union; W.
Macmaster and wife, at the' Albemarle;
L. N. Tenenson, lat the Navarre.
From Spokane Miss N. King, C. P.
King, at the Park Avenue.
From Seattle J. Schofowltch, L. Haz
berg, at the Broadway Central; S. Rosen
berg, at the Navarre; J. W. Hayes, at the
Arlington.
.
Femininity. Julia Fanny married a very
wealthy man, you know. She tells me -she has
absolutely nothing to' wish 'for. Gertrude Oh,
Julia! What a dreadful state to be In.
Brooklyn Llf .
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THE RELIABLE POPULAR-PRICE CLOTHIERS
THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS.
GREAT SEMI-ANNUAL SALE
FIFTEEN PER CENT REDUCTION except contract goods. Men's
Outing Flannel Suits, consisting of coats and pants, single and
double-breasted, the very latest, all sizes. Prices $7.50, $8.50,
$10, $12 and $15.
ALL BROKEN LINES
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BATTERY A GUNNERS PROVED TO
BE GOOD MARKSMEN.
Their Outlns at Camp AVhltlng "Was
a Success Jn Every Way-Personalities
and Athletics.
Begrimed with dust, and looking as if
they had participated in a real cam
paign, the 70 officers and men of Light
Battery A, Oregon National Guard, ar
rived home yesterday from Camp Whit
ing, near Sandy, pleased with their out
ing, yet glad to be home again. "If we
have done nothing better, we are, prob
ably, the first men who have fired shrap
nel In Oregon," said one of the gunners.
Captain H. U.Welch, in charge of the
battery, expressed himself as being highly
satisfied with the results of the marks
manship attained at the different ranges,
with the good feeling exhibited by offi
cers and men, and stated that the .outing
had been successful in every way. After
being at Camp Whiting for six days, the
boys struck tents yesterday morning with
a good deal of regret, knowing that the
time had come for city life again. They
prepared breakfast for themselves and
their 46 horses, and started on their 28
mlle journey In the midst of a pouring
rain. When Gresham was reached, a halt
was made and the horses were unhar
nessed. Coffee and sandwiches were made
by the commissary department, and after
a brief rest, a swinging pace was set for
Portland. This part of the journey was
found to be very dusty, and both horses
and soldiers suffered from thirst and dust.
The Armory was reached about 3:15, and
the soldiers soon transformed themselves
into citizens again.
From a military point of view, the most
important work done at Camp Whiting
was the firing of the big 3.2 breech-loading
rifle at a range of 3000 yards. Fifteen
shots were fired In all. two shots being
tried to find the range, and when this
had been done the thirteen remaining
shots struck the target in the center. The
instructor in firing was Corporal-Gunner
Fred J. Nelson, who was a gunner on
hoard the famous battle-ship Oregon,
when she assisted In smashing the Span
ish fleet off 'Santiago.
Officers and men were lined up in front
of the big guns, the target being a diffi
cult one a small fir tree on the top of
a high cliff, across a deep canyon and on
the other side of Sandy River. Every
gunner had a shot, also the officers. It
was remarked at the time that all the
officers made perfect shots. The range
was then changed to 1000 yards, and the
results were excellent. Every one of the
shots would have been effective at a 12
foot target. Common shell and shrapnel
were fired from all the big guns, and as
each shrapnel shell breaks Into about 240
pieces when It bursts, the effect was
rather deafening to those not accustomed
to the sound. Most of the shells pene
trated solid stumps of trees, to a distance
of six feet, and then exploded Into the
ground.
Other work before the battery was gat
Hng gun practice at various ranges, from
100 yards up to 1000, with excellent results,
also mounted sabre drill, and mounted
pistol practice.
But It was not all work. Wonderful
baseball pitchers were discovered In sev
eral of the gunners, and It Is understood
that these young men are being carefully
watched by baseball magnates on the
hunt for new pitchers. Gunner Tufford
shone as champion jollier and baseball
pitcher. " Once he sent a hot liner to
Lieutenant Clark which caught that offi
cer on the left arm. "Take yer base,"
yelled the boys, who saw the incident.
But Lieutenant Clark found Tufford's
curves and knocked the ball all over the
lot. Corporal Grimm otherwise known as
Teddy Roosevelt First Sergeant Randall
and "Dutchy" Vahl? as catcher, also shone
In the baseball outfit.
The balky horses soon found their mas
ters in expert drivers like Privates Per
kins and Mealey. Ed Milloy, the fat boy,
weighing 240 pounds, was the life of the
camp, with his jokes and repartee. The
orator of the camp was Sergeant J. P.
Krupke. When young women visitors
called, with their mothers, to Inspect the
big guns. Lieutenant Perkins and Cor
poral Olsen easily bore off the honors as
escorts. Sergeants Spurlock and Moe
were looked up to for their magnetic pow
ers in drawing blankets in their direction.
Privates Bateman and B. Campbell
made excellent records, for new men, and
they were rigid In their sentry duty.
Once, a particularly tempting spring of
water gurgled along just past the spot
where Private Campbell was sentry, but
all the boys persuasions were as nothing
when they attempted to sneak past the
vigilant sentry to get a drink.
Then there were horse races in which
horses with paper-chase records engaged,
and won fresh honors. There were also
tugs-of-war between sections, and smok
ing concerts near campflres. One morn
ing. Lieutenant Clark and several others
rode to the Bull Run head works, and
had the pleasure of drinking the refresh
ing water above the locality where the
water flows Into the pipes for consump
tion in Portland.
The boys of the commissary depart
ment covered themselves with glory, and
it is understood that they have since
gratefully declined tempting dffers to give
lectures on cookery. Whenever a particu
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larly toothsome dish was cooked, the boys
would not say, "That's the best cooked
food I ever ate." Not at all. What they
really would say to the blushing cook
was:"Say, your cooking is about as good
as wehave at our boarding-house. You're
at the wrong trade, sonny. You're a bom
cook." The jolly-word of the camp was:
"That's all, I hope," uttered generally
before meals, to Illustrate the joys of an
ticipation. Besides Captain Welch, the officers of
the battery were: Lieutenant-Colonel
Sandford Whiting, surgeon, and Lieuten
ants Lee M. Clark and T. L. Perkins. Tho
health of officers and men was excellent.
EAST SIDE NEWS.
Canning Company Incorporated
Street Railway Extensions.
Articles incorporating the City "View
Canning Company, prepared by D. M.
Donaugh, president of the Sellwood Sub
Board, were filed yesterday. The incor
porators are: J. M. NIckum, D. M. Don
augh, J. A. Miller, W. E. Mills, A. M.
Splckelmeir. J. W. Caldwell and V. V.
Rand. The capital stock is $10,000, di
vided "into 1000 shares of $10 each. The
business of the Incorporation shall be
that of canning, preserving and evapor
ating fruit and vegetables of all kinds,
and It Is empowered to buy and sell all
kinds of fruit and vegetables, and main
tain a plant equipped with the neces
sary machinery for this purpose. Yes
terday the subscriptions to stock and
the bonus already subscribed amounted
to $5161. This is divided as follows: Stock
taken up to yesterday without socilit
ing J. M. NIckum, $1000; D. M. Donaugh,
$500; two subscriptions, $1000; W. E.
Wills, $500"; J. A. Miller, $300; J. W. Cald
well, $30; A. M. Splckelmeir, $30; A. R.
Rummell, $300; S. F. White, $100; 3?. T.
Sherrett, $50; bonus of land and money,
$1350. Considering that these subscrip
tions and bonus were obtained before the
articles of Incorporation had been drawn
up, the progress is regarded as very en
couraging. An effort will be made to
place a considerable portion of the re
maining unsold stock in the hands of
fruit-growers, so they will have a per
sonal and material interest in the con
cern. They, are very much interested in
the project and are hoping for Its suc
cess. Professor Edward D. Curtis will
be a special ageht for the company.
Street Rallivny Construction.
Good progress is being made on the
Williams-avenue and Ockley Green ex
tension of the City & Suburban Railway
Company. The double tracks have been
finished on. Williams to Kllllngsworth
avenue and "the grading and track-laying
are going forward west on Kllllngsworth
avenue. Poles for the trolley wire have
been planted through to Ockley Green,
the supposed end of the electric extension.
About 50 men are employed and the
work Is proceeding rapidly. Track-laying
will be finished to this point by the
first of the month, but the ballasting will
take a longer time.
It Is announced that work will start on
the Brooklyn and Carshops branch on
completion of the Williams-avenue ex
tension. This week surveyors have run
the lines and set the grade stakes along
this route, which begins at the intersec
tion of East Harrison street and Grand
avenue, runs south on Grand avenue to
Ellsworth street, and thence east to Mll
waukie and Powell street. At the Inter
section of Powell and Milwaukle streets
the track will cut through the corner of
the old water grounds. Something over
a lot will be required. Tho company
pays $250 for this lot, besides filling it
up to grade and making It part of the
street.
Accepted Building Plans.
After consulting together till midnight
Monday, the session of the Third Pres
byterian Church, at East Ninth street,
accepted the plans for the new building
submitted by L. P. Valk, of L03 Angeles,
Cal., who makes a specialty of church
construction. The building Is to be put
up and provided with pews at a cost of
$5000. Dr. McLean, the pastor, said yes
terday that the, working details will be
received very soon, contracts let and
work started. The old building will be
moved Jpthe new site, East Pine and
East Thirteenth streets, and will be
worked Into the new structure. The gen
eral style of the building and Interior
finish will be gothlc. The ground where
the new church will stand is now being
graded down.
Ecst Side Notes.
Rev. D. E. Buslmell, of St. Louis, edi
tor of the Cumberland Presbyterian, re
mained In the city yesterday and preached
at the First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, East Twelfth and East Taylor
streets, last evening.
J. W. Graslee, a fruitgrower at Mil
waukle, Is packing some cherries for
shipment to Buffalo, where they will be
placed on exhibition at the fair by the
Oregon Commissioner. The fruit will
be forwarded preserved In Jars. The
cherries on Mr. Graslee's farm are among
the finest In the state.
Tho Only Kind ghe Knew. Mrs. Browne
Mrs. "Whitty is forever talking about the
repartee at her house When she and her hus
band entertain. Mrs. Malaprop Yes, I sup
pose that's some cheap kind. I always use
Oolong', myself. Philadelphia Press.
Hazelwood butter How Is it?
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GON TOWARD VANCOUVER.
More Laborers Needed to Push En
terpriseApplication to Condemn.
Bridge Pier and Franchise.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 11. Edmund
Rice, Jr., general manager of the Wash
ington & Oregon Railroad, who has been
here several days this week looking after
the Interests of the new road, says the
work of construction Is progressing In a
satisfactory manner. About the only
cause for complaint, he says. Is the scar
city of laborers, considerable difficulty
having recently been encountered In pro
curing all the men needed. One thousand
men could be employed on the line at ,
this time, Mr. Rice says. If they were to
be had.
Mr. Rice still thinks, however, he will
be a"ble to have trains running lnto-Vkn-t
couver over the new road about October!. '
The Lewis River bridge will not be com
pleted for some time after that date, but
it is proposed to transfer cars across the
river by means of a temporary ferry
until the completion of the bridge. Al
ready almost a mile of track has been
laid irom Kalama, besides sidetracks, and
the first engine for the company has ar
rived and is being used to draw con
struction trains.
The company Is negotiating for land
suitable for depot and terminal ground
contiguous to the line in this city. Tho
company's petition for condemnation of
the bridge pier and bridge franchise across
the Columbia of the Portland & Puget
Sound Railroad Company, filed some
weeks ago, has been granted by Judge
Miller, of the Superior Court. A jury
will be empaneled September 10 for the
purpose of determining the value of the
bridge property.
Santa Fe Withdraws Loir Rates.
NEW YORK, July 11. The Tribune
says:.
After tho recent meeting of the direc-.
tors of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.
Railroad in this city it was announced
that the Atchison management has de
cided to withdraw its reduced rates for
freight, which was listed to take effect
on July 15. The withdrawal of the re-,
duced rate, it was said, had been decided
upon In the interests of peace, it being
understood that other Western railroads
would stop rate-cutting. One of the direc
tors of the Atchison said, as he was leav
ing the meeting:
"We understood that the question of
freight rates is to be settled at a meet-,
ing of the Western Trunk Line Freight
Association In Chicago on Friday. We'
never regarded the question as serious'
here."
A Pension for Fillmore.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. The Exam
iner says that J. A. Fillmore, who has
just resigned the position of manager of
the Pacific system of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, will be paid $1000 a month by
that company until the end of the year,
and after that $500 a month as long as
he lives. The corporation gives him a
pension because of his long and meri
torious service. Mr. Fillmore's plans for
the future are not known, but should he
decide to engage in active work, that will'
not affect his pension. It is quite possible
he may undertake some Important rail-1
road work in the East.
Injunction Against Scalpers.
CINCINNATI, July ll.-Judge Rufus B
Smith, of the Superior Court, has granted
an injunction against all the ticket scalp
ers restraining them from purchasing or
selling all forms of non-transferable
tickets, Including Christian Endeavor
tickets Issued by or reading over the Big
Four, Pennsylvania, Burlington & Ohio,
Louisville & Nashville or Cincinnati. Ham
ilton & Dayton railroads. This action is
very Important to lines In the East.
Persons suffering from sick headache,
dizziness, nausea, constipation, pain in
the side, are asked to try one vial of
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Hazelwood Ice cream Do you like it?
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