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His Will Rules in Northern
Pacific Affairs.
CHIEF ENGINEER H'HENRY OUT
Eff Admits That He Leaves BecaHse
of Hill's InffHeaee-President Mel
lea Is Expected to Follow
for Same Reason.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 12.-Chlef Engi
neer E. H. McHenrv. of th North
Pacific, today tendered his resignation to I
rresment .aieiien, to take effect Septem
ber 1. Asked as to the causes for his re
moval, Mr. McHenry replied:
"I have not resigned because I need
rest,, nor am In 111 health. Neither have I
resigned to take a better position, or be
cause I was asked to resign. I resigned
because well, because. In trying to figure
out the problem of grading reductions, I
found a Hill which could not be over
come." The Inference was plain, although Mr.
McHenry declined to elaborate his re
mark by further explanation. This Is the
first positive evidence that J. J. Hill's in
fluence Is more potent In Northern Pa
cific affairs tfian that of its executives,
and it is expected that President Mellen
will retire soon. Indeed, It is known that
his resignation was" handed in some time
ago, but owing to a demand of the direct
ors was withdrawn.
Chief Engineer McHenry has been con
nected with the Northern Pacific for 17,
years. In 18S3 he entered the service of
the company as a roadmaster in a crew
o surveyors. He was soon promoted to
I the position of le'veler; then became In
turn transit man, resident engineer, as
sistant engineer, principal assistant engi
neer and chief engineer. He was chief
engineer when the old Northern Pacific
Company went to the wall. Mr. McHenry
was chosen one of the receivers and filled
the position with ability. Upon the re
organization of the road, he was again
made chief engineer, which occupation he
has held since.
SAN FRANCISCO RATES UP.
Higher Tfcaa Before the Cat To Be
gln. Sunday, July 21.
The Southern Pacific yesterday Issued a
circular announcing that commencing
Sunday, .July 21, rebate rates from Port
land to San Francisco, Oakland Pier or
Sacramento,, will be $25, with rebate of.
J3 75, making 125 .net first class, and $15,
with rebate of $1, making $14 net cond
class. Omviaif .same date, slrailtir.-rate
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taa f ihearlocal ketw&e . -Portland
amc'ih tUrnwiit6 p"birlt; &nd"h& Port
land rate.
It is understood that a corresponding ad
vance will take Dlace at the same time
on the O. R. & N. steamships, though no
figures have yet been given out.
Present rates by rail hetween Portland
and San Francisco are as follows: First
class, 525, with $8 rebate, Including sleep
ing car berth; second class, $15, with $4
rebate, including sleeper. First-class sleep
er Is $5 between the two points, and sec
ond class $1 50. This makes the net fare
first class 512 and second class 59 50. Tho
advance Is to 521 25 and 5M respectively,
net.
Present rates by water are 512 cabin and
is steerage, Including meals and berths In
both cases. '
The present low rates are the result or
continuation of a fight between the South
ern Pacific and O. R. & 2., begun about
six years ago. Rates then lor a while
went to lor,er figures than how prevail,
but some sort of truce was arranged by
which the present prices were put Into
effect and adhered to. Before the inaugu
ration of that fight fares by rail were 520
and 515 respectively, and by water 516 and
58, and the rebate feature, by many re
garded as objectionable, was unknown.
Now the net fares go higher and rebates
are required; that Is, the purchaser of a
ticket pays more than the net fare and
at the end of the journey the excess pay
ment Is returned to him. This Is to in
sure that the purchaser use the whole
ticket, to guard against scalping. From
Salem or Albany to San Francisco the
rate will be the fare to Portland plus the
fare from Portland t$ San Francisco. A
Portland man desiring to go to one of
those intermediate points could, if there
were no precaution against it, buy a ticket
to San Francisco, ride to his Intermediate
destination and sell it for as much as It
originally cost him, or more. The re
bate ticket guards against this practice.
The purchaser must go through or sacri
fice the advance he made, wmch wouia
be returned to him at the destination
named in the ticket. Of course, there Is
no need for this precaution by water, for
there are no way landings.
THE KLAMATH FALLS PROJECT.
Survey Completed and Construction
to Begin August i.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 12. The
survey for the proposed railroad from
Klamathon to Klamath Falls has been
finished to Pokegama, a distance of 30
miles, and grade stakes are now being
set as last as possible. It is generally
understood that construction will begin
August 1. and that the road will at least
reach Pokegama before "Winter. From
t that point to Klamath Falls it is thought
the line will follow the survey made by
the Oregon Midland Company last year.
Will Use New Electric System.
NE.W YORK, July 12. The Tribune
says:
According to statements made by a high
official ot the New York Central Railroad,
It will not be long before electricity will
replace steam engines in the Park-avenue
tunnel. The plan proposed Is to run all
trains between some point not further
south than Yonkers and the Grand Cen
tral stations by means of the electric
third rail, which, for the prevention of
accidents, will be laid according to a re
cently patented method. Dy which the rail
remains dead until the car passes over it.
Various details still vex the Central enl
glneers, but the general scheme has prac
tically been decided upon. It Is expected
that the new system will be open for use
within a year.
Railroad Improvements at Olympia.
.OLYMPIA. July 12. The Northern Pa
cific Railway Company Is making exten
sive repairs to Its property In and about
this clty. The long trestle across the
channel fronting the southern portion of
town has been almost entirely filled and
the work strengthened by rlprapplng. A
qrew of men is now performing a similar
service .at the Union-street trestle. In the
past three months the company has spent
thousands of dollars improving its prop
erty about Olympla. The Port Townsend
Southern Railway Company is also mak
ing extensive repairs to Its property here,
A Present fr FHlwre.
OG33EN, July 12. Retiring General
Manager J. A Fillmore, of the Southern
Pacific, Is to be the recipient of a small
fortune at the, hands of the 25,000 employes
of that company. Mr. Fillmore Is per,
haps the most universally loved railroad
man In the "West, and now ihat he Is to
sever his connections with the company
the employes will show their apprecia
tion of what he has done for them in the
past by presenting him with a purse of
55000 in cash. Circulars were gotten out
here today, an3 .will b9 niailed. o every
employe of the company, with the re
quest that he contribute what he can to
the fund.
Jftates Back te hernial.
CHICAGO, July 12. A complete and un
reserved restoration of freight rates was
formally agreed to at the meeting of the
Western Trunk Line committee here to
day. A plan for a 'special division of
traffic was also adopted by all roads but
the Chicago Great Western. This road
agreed to maintain rates, but declared Its
intention of seeking business Independ
ently. ,
Free Excarslon for Old. Folks.
BAKER CITY, July A The Sumpter
Valley Railroad following a time-honored
custom the officers brought with them
from Utah, haye announced that at some
time in the near future, either the last
of this month or the first of August,
there will be a free excursion for all the
old folks of the county from Baker City
fo Sumpter and return.
OFF FOR BERLIN.
Prince Chaaa Goes to
Apologize.
Germany to
PEKIN, July 12. The departure tqday
from Pekln of Prince Chuan, younger
brother, of Emperor Kwang Hsu, who nas
been selected formally to apologize at
Berlin Xor the murder of Baron von Ket
,teler, was a spectacular event. A special
train took Prince Chuan and his suite
from here to Taku, from which port he
will proceed by steamer to Shanghai. He
will sail from Shanghai July 20 for Genoa,
and will proceed directly from there to
Berlin by rail. Prlrlca Chuari 'came to
the "station in Pekin on horseback. He
was gorgeously attired In royal yellow
and followed by a long procession com
posed of members of his staff, their
servants and the luggage on carts. Here
he was met by the present German Min
ister to China, Dr. Mumm von Schwarz
enstein, a German military band and a
guard of honor and two. of his brothers.
A committee of the Ministers of the
powers 'and representatives of the powersF
in, Shanghai have agreed on a scheme
for improving .navigation In such a way
as to aljow Pacific liners having a draught
of 2S feet to anchor -at Shanghai, instead
of a) miles below. This improvement "Willi
com: 7SO.00S. It la wobable that an im-
prortawNst ot tke tltIort of the Tel'
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YokoMraa Atlgust 2D, accompanied "by
Itubbard T. Smith, United States Consul
at Canton, arid F. D. Cheshire, who is
retiring from his conriectlon with the
United States Legation, chiefly as inter
preter, after a quarter of a century's
service.
AGREED TO'BY'THE POWERS.'
Scheme for a Sinking: Fnnd for the
Chinese Indemnity.
LONDON, July 13. "An Important
scheme creating a sinking fund for the
Chinese Indemnity has been accepted by
all the pbwers," says the Pekln corre-.
.spondent of the Dally Mall. "It Is on an
ascending sliding scale, providing for the
complete redemptionof the bonds by 1934."
Ragrsdale Sentenced Looters.
TIEN TSIN, July 12. James A. Rags
dale, American Consul here, has sentenced
three American looters caught In the Chi
nese quarter of the city to four years' im
prisonment in the American Jail at Shang
hai. Mr. Ragsdale has turned over two
Europeans caught looting to the Consuls
of Great Britain and Denmark, respec
tively. Enlarging Japan's Indemnity.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Carrying out
a decision reached about a week ago, Sec
retary Hay today gave an instruction to
Mr. Rockhil) to support the Japanese
application for an enlargement of their
Indemnity to be paid by China from 50,
000,000 yen to 54,000,000 yen, to cover the
depreciation In Japanese bonds as com
pared with those of some other nations.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
Peruvian Government Laying:
in
Military Supplies.
LTMA, Pefu, July 12, via Galveston,
Tex., July 12. The Peruvian Government
has called Into active service the con
scripts of 1900. A German steamer expect
ed to arrive at Callao in a few days will
bring a fresh supply of cannon, rifles and
ammunition. The government inttends to
fortify Callao and the Island of San Lo
renzo. Yesterday General Echrinque, ac
companied by a French army Inspector,
examined the beach as far as Lapunta
and also Inspected San Lorenzo.
Nothing: Aerninst Mcllo.
RIO JANEIRO. July 12. The Brazilian
Chamber of Deputies today received the
report of the special committee appointed
to consider the case of Rear-Admiral
Mello, who was arrested last April on a
charge of monarchlal plotting and who
then appealed to the Chamber. The re
port declared that the accusations against
the officer are without foundation and it
is considered certain t'hat the Chamber
will unanimously confirm the committee's
conclusion, tomorrow.
Andrade at San Jaan.
SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, July 12.
General Andrade, the ex-President of Ven
ezuela, arrived here yesterday evening" on
the steamer Ponce from New York, July
6. He was registered on the passenger list
as "'J. Tlon."
Carnegie Library for Lcadville.
LEADVlLLE, Colo,, July 12. At a
meeting of the City Library Association
a letter was read from the private sec
retary of Andrew Carnegie, dated from
Sklbo Castle, Scotland, stating that he
would donate $100,000 for a public library
for this city, providing that the city
would furnish $2000 a year to maintain It.
The offer of Mr. Carnegie was in response
to an appeal for aid from the association.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Is Better.
PORTLAND, Me., July 12. The condi
tion of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of
the President of the Confederacy, was
reported today aa greatly Improved, over
that of yesterday. Her Illness is not con-'
sldered at all serious. -
CROP IS PARCHING :
Kansas Will Be Sjiort
Corn This Year
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Yield Will Be Leas Than One-Third
of Last Year Other Produce Also
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KANSAS CITY. Julv 12. No rain fell
today In anjr part of the drouth-stricken
district, consisting of all of . Kansas,
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executive department o the road, was formerly second vice-president of the Neir
Yortf, New Ilaven & Hartford Road, and was given his railroad education In both
the extreme East and far West. He is a native ot Massachusetts, and Just SO
years old. He entered the service of the 'Northern New Hampshire Road, at
18, and' subsequently served in parlous capacities (always changing to better po
altlonrf) with the Central Vermont, the Boston & Lowell, the Union Pacific and
the New York & New England Railroad at Boston. He has a thorough knowl
edge of railroading, having begun as a clerk, and his policies hae always been
of the broad-gauge kind, Mr. Mellen. among" his other 'qualifications as a rail
road man, Is a very excellent mechanical and civil engineer.
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Western Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. Ove"r much" of this region this
was the worst day of the long hot spell,
the temperature being njore than 100. de-.
grees and no breeze stirring. Corn, oats,
hay and potatoes are so badly injured
that even with rain the yield would be
short, and as the Weather Bureau gives
no hope ofrelIef, the outlook Is discour
aging. At some places In Kansas there
has been no rainfall whatever for nearly
three months. The present As the worst
drouth since 1SG0, when. New England sent
food to the settlers of Kansas. However,
the past few years hao been very pros
perous ones, and even now the Kansas
farmers are harvesting one of the largest
crops of wheat in -the history of the state.
A great many counties send word that
with rain corn will "be half a crop; with
out rain soon, no yield. A few say
there Is yet hope for a -fair harvest.
Hay sold this morning for $20 a ton, the
highest price ever reached in this mar
ket. Receipts were very small and most
of the hav which came In was sold some
time ago in the country before the'drouth
became so serious. Hay Is so high here
that it can be shipped in from Minnesota
or Ohio or almost any state In the coun
try that has a crop. Kansas and Mis
souri, which usually furnish as much hay
as any three Eastern states, and at this
time of the year are usually shipping
tralnloads of hay to other points, are
buying hay this year. In numerous places
there Is no pasturage, and owners of cat
tle are shipping hay to their farms. Al
falfa has yielded well everywhere and
will be the 'salvation of many farmers.
For the" past seven days 110,000 hogs
have been received at the stock yards,
breaking all records. These heavy ship
ments are due to the scarcity of corn.
In Kansas City for four hours this
afternoon the" Government thermometer
registered 103, while on the street in the
down-town districts it soared to 10S and
110. Last night was one of the worst
hot nights of which Kansas Cltyans have
any recollection. Hardly a breath of a.lr
has stirred here for the past 24 hours,
and great suffering has resulted, es
pecially among the poorer In the river
bottoms. Five prostrations were reported
in Kansas City, none so far fatal.
At Joplln 105 degrees was reported.
Paving contractors found It difficult to
keep their men at work and men and
horses at many of the zinc mines were
compelled to quit at 2 o'clock for the day.
But one rain has visited Joplln and the
surrounding country since Mav 1, and
several mlninc plants are on the vergo
of shutting down because of the scarcity
of water."
At Springfield 104 was reported, tho
highest In the history of the signal service
there, and four prostrations -were report
ed. At 2 o'clock it tv as 101 5 at Lawrence,
Kan., and 104 at Atchison.
At Leavenworth this was the hottest
day yet experienced, the thermometer
registering 100 at 10.30 toniglit, Mrs. Mary
Miller was found dead In her doorway,
the result of excessive heat.
At Llnwood a man working on the rail
road bridge was overcome by the heat,
fell to the ground and was "killed.
ESTIMATE OF CORN CROP.
Kansas Will Produce Less Than a'
Third of Last Year's Yield.
TOPEKA, Kan., July 12. All records
for heat In the 31 years' observations
kept by Chancellor Snow, of the Univer
sity of Kansas, were broken today, the
mercury reaching a maximum average
for the state of 105 5 degrees. In Fort
Scott the mercury registered 110 degrees.
1 The heat was accompanied by a lleht
breeze from the south, which came as
breaths from a red-hot furnace, blasting
and withering vegetation of all kinds.
A careful perusal of crop reports from
all parts of Kansas indicate that the
stato will not raise more than 50,000.000
bushels of corn this year. The crop will
thus be less than a third of last year's
yield and less than a fifth of 1S99. The
fact that there has been no good rain
for three months haB retarded the late
corn. Opinions and reports differ as to
the extent of the damage to corn. Sec
retary Coburn, of the State Board of
Agriculture, admits that the crop is prac
tically a failure. While corn has failed,
alfalfa has given an abundant yield.
Wheat is nearly all In the stack.
As many as 20,000 acres of wheat in the
stack have been burned during the last
two weeks. The fires start from the
slightest causes, so Intensely dry is every
thing, and when they are once started
there Is no water on hand with which
to fight them. Trees are showing the ef
fects of the drouth. Leaves are falling
like late In the Summer. Half grown
fruit is dying and dropping from the
trees. Kansas Is stricken with a drouth
worse than any since I860. Queerly
enouch. the usual order of things has
been reversed this time and the western
part of the state Is in a much more
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favorable condition than the hitherto
favored' eastern part.
Fnrmeri Loss 850,000,000.
CHICAGO, July 12. Today's advices to
the Board of Trade and grain commission
firms' dre that the damage outside ot
Kansas and Missouri Is comparatively
slight, but that unless there Is relief
within the next 10 days the corn crop
situation will approich a calamity. A
message from Topeka, Kan., says the
prospects are for a crop of but 50,000,000
bushels of com, although last year's crop
was 163,000.000, and that of the previous
year 237,000,000 bushels. The loss of hay
and potatoes is also great, second only to
the loss of corn. It Is estimated that the
farmers of Kansas and Missouri have al
ready lost $50,000,000 by the torridity and
drouth.
The scorching wnlch the grain crops,
especially corn, have received, together
with the destructive possibilities of fur
ther drouth, was reflected in exciting ad
vances In the leading cereals on the
Board of Trade. September corn sold at
54 cents, 3 cents higher than yesterday's
close; September wheat at &$ cents, 3Vi
cents higher, and September oats at 32
cents, 2 cents higher. The closing prices
were firm. .
Hot Throughout Nebraska.
OMAHA, July 12. The heat today was
Intense. The thermometer reached 104
and ranged from 100 to 107 throughout
the state. The street thermometers In
this city were as high as 110 during the
day. Hardly a breath of air stirred dur
ing the day.
OKLAHOMA LAND OPENING.
Speculators and Trespassers Find
Themsehes Shut Out
WASHINGTON, July " 12. Secretary
Hitchcock said today that the reports
from the Oklahoma registration showed
that the crowds in that country had di
gested thoroughly the President's procla
mation and realized that there was no
chance for speculators. Intruders, tres
passers, gamblers, etc.
"The peoule," said the Secretary, "real
ize that! the lands are being opened in
good faith to everybody legally Qualified,
and that what is given them. Is not trans
ferable." Following is the telegraphic report re
ceived at the Interior Department today
from Assistant Commissioner Richards at
El Reno, dated last night:
"Registered here today, 6500; at Sill yes
terday, about 1100. No report of number
registered there today. Everything moving-
smoothly at both places. Crowd
thinned so much that? we will only work
from 9 until 4 o'clock tomorrow, unless a
great number come In."
Hnrd Storm in MliHIppl.
MACOOMB CITY, Miss., July 12. A ter
rific wind and rain storm struck this city
at 5 o'clock this afternoon, fatally Injur
ing Willie Kuntzman and Andrew John
son, a negro. Injuring more or less seri
ously four others and blowing dow,n and
unroofing several buildings.
Auxiliary to Archbishop Feehan.
CHICAGO. July 12. Rev. Peter J. Mul
doon has been appointed auxiliary Bishop
to Archbishop Feehan, of Chicago. He
has been for many ears chancellor of the
archdiocese and Is rector of St. Charles
parish.
HELD ON AN ISLAND
Forty-seven Japanese Spir
ited Away on Fraser' River.
WORK OF UNION FISHERMEN
Officers Are Trying: to Locate the
Island There Is Sew Talk
of Calling: Ont th
Militia,
VANCOUVER, B. C, Julj 12. There
are now 47 Japanese prisoners guarded by
the salmon strikers and marooned on a,
small Island In the Gulf of Georgia, ac
cording to the official statement of the
union fishermen this evening. The pro
vincial police are trying to ascertain, the
location of this Island, for although the
authorities do not like to admit that Jap
anese have been spirited away in the
manner alleged by the strikers. It Is un
deniable that the Orientals are missing,
and the statement that they are prison
ers of the union fishermen Is generally
accepted as true. The captive Japanese,
whose offense is that they fished when
the union fishermen had declared a
strike, are being fed regularly and will
be kept prisoners as long as possible.
Others will be put on the Island as cap
tured, provided the present plan of the
striking union men Is maintained.
Frank Rogers, a prominent member of
the fishermen's executive board and ex
superintendent of the Fishermen's Union,
was arrested today on account of the
allegation that he had been mixed up in
the marooning of the Japanese at Bowen
Island Wednesday night. Joe Desplae,
another union leader was arrested for
the same reason this afternoon. Six
other strikers, who were arrested yester
day for Intimidation and conspiring
against the Japanese, were today held to
answer In the Supreme Court by the
Stipendiary Magistrate. It is currently
reported that a Japanese was drowned to
day during a fight on the river with A
boat of the strikers patrol. The police
credit the report.
There was little new In the situation
today from the standpoint of the can
nerymen. No reports of further trouble
on the river had been reported up to a
late hour this evening. ,
The fish were running today in Iarga
numbers, and by Sunday a good run Is
expected. The canners declare that theo
Is no possibility of the Japanese causing
any trouble.
AMERICA'S PROFITS.
ar In
LONDON, July 12.-The Statist, In the
codrse of an article examining the finan
cial position of the United States, will
say tomorrow:
"The figures of our trade with America,
conclusively show the enormous profits
which the United States1 Is making In for
eign trade. For the first six months of
the present year our Imports from tho
United States have been nearly 69,000,000,
as against a little over 59,000.000 in 1900.
while our exports to the United States
were worth only 7,000.000, as against
8 0CO.0CO. This means that for the year
ended June 30, we have bought 149,000,
OCO In produce from the United States,
while they have bought of us 18.000.000.
The trade balance In favor of the United
States as respects England was 133.loouuo,
as against 119,000.000 for the calen
dar ear of 1900.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
Foreign.
Dumolt's airship had a successful trial at
Paris. Page 3.
Siegfried praises Americans. Page 3.
The Prussian Government Is arresting PolIsh
agitators. Page 3.
Domestic.
The Kansas corp crop has been seriously dam
aged by heat and drought. Page 1.
Funston's report on the capture of Aguinaldo
Is made public. Page 2.
The National Educational Convention came ta
an end Pae 2.
The question of the steolworkers strike will bo
settled today. Page 2.
A Kansas City mob tried to ljnch three negro
flends. Page 3.
Sport.
In the Newport race. Columbia won. Constitu
tion second. Independence third. Page 3.
Independence lost her topmast, but sailed a
fine race. Pare 3.
American and National Lague scores. Page 3.
Pacific Coast.
Union fishermen on strike on Fraser River
now hold 47 Japanese as prisoners. Page 1.
Consldlne brothers, charged with the killing of
Chief Meredith, have been admitted to ball.
Page 4.
Six hundred thousand pounds of wool were
sold at Heppner for 8 to 11 cents per
pound. Page 4.
Washington schools are suspected of fraud la
obtaining money for union high schools.
Page 4.
Union men on strike at Rossland, B. C, num
ber about 1200. Page 4.
All he Mayors of Oregon have been requested
to be present at presentation of battle-ship
Oregon's colors to state. Page 4.
Commercial.
Drastic liquidation and severe losses in price
of New York stocks. Page 11.
Chicago corn and wheat active and close
stronger. Page 11.
Preliminary report of New York banks shows a
gain In cash holdings. Page 11.
Corn and wheat gain much strength at New
York. Page 11.
Weekly trade reviews show better general
business feeling. Page 5.
Marine.
British ship Argus towed up the river In rec
ord time. Page 10.
First new season ship went to sea yesterday.
Page 10.
Scarcity of sailors on Puget Sound. Page 10.
Another new towboat nearlng completion.
Page 10.
Many new lumber schooners building on the
Pacific Coast. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Employes of the Bunker Hill and Sulllvaa
mine sue for $50,000 damages.
About 150 mountain climbers camped last
night en route to Mount Hood. Page 12.
Two South Portland bojs drowned In the Wil
lamette. Page 7.
Advance In passenger rates to San Francisco.
Page 1.
Oregon will make 1O0O entries for prizes at
the Buffalo Exposition. Page 8.
Ordinance empowering the city to accept the
property of the Portland Library Associa
tion to be Introduced la the Council.
Pajra 12.