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nmtam VOL. XLI.--2sT0. 12,674'. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS fi!l 4AAAAv4A,4k gLUkagsim IlJltiJt . , . :, . .. j w wm$ jBBm wwjj A RARE BREW.... BLATZWEINER TRY A - CASE BRAND OF BEER Possesses a flavor so peculiarly good that It has gained a most enviable reputation. Judges of beer quality have declared Welner Blatz an unequaled American brew. ROTHCHILD BROS., Agents, 20-26 N. First St. Have You a Camera? We are selling the FOLDING CYCLE POCO, with double rapid rectilinear lens, and automatic shutter, complete with carrying ' case and one plate holder. Fresh Films 4x5, $8.50 5x7; $11.00 and Paper Dnily BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. Take Elevator to Photo Department. Wholesale and Importing Druggists ..HIM i VJ- "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD" Assets $304,598,063.49 Surplus. . .'.$66,137,170.01 L. Samuel. Manager. 306 Oregonlan Build ihg. Portland. Or. PHIL MKTSCHAN, PrcK Ci&2 OWLES alr SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS, PORTLAND. 0REG01 CHANGE: OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day Adamant.... The Perfection of Wall Plaster Will give you satisfaction. Be sure and get prices before letting your contract. Address Phone North 2091. THE ADAMANT CO. Foot of 1.4th Street, PORTLAND OR. KITCHEN UTENSILS HAVING THIS TRADEMARK r. A v .VnrV iM .', i nf-. r i BURNED I.N Mark THE ENAMEL ARE GUARANTEED DOUBLE COATED AND ABSOLUTELY PURE. . Honeyman Hardware Company FOURTH AND ALDER STREETS THE PORTLAND PORTLHND. OREGON ty AMERICAN PLAN i $3.00 PER DAY and upward. t COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS ' Special rates made to families and sinelc gentlemen. The manage ment vrlll lie pleased at all times to mliow room and slve prices. A mod ern Turkish hath establishment In t he hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Manager. FOR SCHLEY COURT Members of Board of Inquiry About Decided Upon. ADMIRAL DEWEY FOR PRESIDENT Rear-Admirals Klmberly and Ben- hani and Captnln Memley, as Judge-Advocate, Almost Snre to Be Asked to Serve. OFFICIALS MUST EXPLAIN. District Attorney Investigating Accident' to Brooklyn Bridge. NEW YORK, July 23. No attempt was made today to, resume full service on the Brooklyn bridge, on which several sus pension rods were found to be broken yesterday. Engineers examined the bridge carefully, this morning and it Is expected that full Tepairs will be made In a day or two. At "noon an order was Issued stopping all street-car and vehicle traffic on the bridge. Acting District Attorney Le Barbler has called the attention of Police Commissioner Murphy to the report that the breakage was known to the bridge officials for a week. If this were 0, wrote the District Attorney, and if no steps were taken looking to repairs, then the officials were guilty of criminal negligence, and the case will be pre sented at once to the grand jury. SUIT AGAINST DAVIS' HEIRS Widow of Robert G. Ingersoll Seeks to Recover $95,000. BUTTE, Mont., July 25. Eva A. Inger Boll, of Dobbs Perry, N. Y., widow of the late Robert G. Ingersoll, and adminis tratrix of his estate, brought suit in the District Court here today against several heirs of the estate of Andrew J. Davis to recover judgment for ?95,000, with in terest from August 24, 1S97, for legal services rendered by Ingersoll during the time of the trial of the suit involving t the validity of the alleged "will of the dead millionaire, A. J. Davis. Plaintiff alleges Mr. Ingersoll was to be paid 5100,000 for his work, but afterwards a compromise was effected among the heirs, and the alleged will was admitted to pro bate. She says the compensation prom ised Ingersoll has not been paid, except $5000. WASHINGTON, July 23.-The Board of Inquiry which Is to investigate the con troversial points In connection with Ad miral Schley's conduct during the Span ish War will be composed of Admiral George Dewey, president of the court, .and Rear-Admirals Lewis A. Klmberly and Andrew E. K. Benham. The court will meet at the- Navy Department in Washington, September 12. Secretary Long announced these facts today. The precept to the court, which Is being pre pared by Captain Lemley, the Judge-Advocate-General, will probably be issued tomorrow. Secretary Long was engrossed all day in the consideration of the 'officials of the court, seeking particularly for a suitable Judge Advocate. It was be lieved such a man had been found In the person of Commander John E. PHlsbury, a sailor who has the brightest reputa tion, professionally, and is, moreover, regarded as of a judicial temperament. In fact, it was announced early In the day at the department that he had been selected for the place. Later, however, on more mature consideration, his name was abandoned. It was recalled that as commander of the dynamite cruiser Vesu vius he had served under Sampson off Santiago, and, moreover, as equipment officer of the Boston Navy-Yard, was a subordinate of the same Admiral at the present time. In his desire to escape all criticism on the point qf bias, Secretary Long felt these were sufficient reasons to look for new material, and for some man who was absolutely disassociated from the great controversy in any phase. Late tonight he decided that he had found such an officer "in the person of Captain Samuel C. Lemley, the Judge Advocate of the Navy, a selection calculated, be cause of the rank of' the officer, to con stitute a full recognition of the dignity and Importance of the forthcoming Court of Inquiry. While it cannot be4 said that the matter Is absolutely settled, Secre tary Long went so far as to ask Captain Lemley If he felt fre'e to accept the as signment If it were offered to him. and It Is believed Captain Lemley will decide to Answer it affirmatively. Captain Lemley has known both men,, Schley bettor than Sampson, perhaps.'e was ,une oi.cniey s personal menus wnen he (Lemley) -was In active- lino service. He accompanied Schley on the famous Greeley relief expedition, and rendered valuable .services , to him on that occasion. On the other hand. Captain Lemley has known, Sampson officially In the Navy De partment, when the Admiral was at the head of the Ordnance Bureau, and thus they were thrown into close contact, in a business way, for several years. Cap tain Lemley was Judge-advocate of the Jeannette court of Inquiry. The precept to the court will probably be issued tomorrow. It promsles to be a rather .extended statement of the scope of the Inquiry compared with such docu ments In less Important cases. It will de fine the scope of the inquiry, but whether it will direct the court to return an opin ion, or simply to ascertain the facts, Sec retary Long thus far declines to state. The precept will contain the detail of offi cers, who cannot be said to be officially appointed until It Is promulgated. Mr. Long did not formally notify the officers who have been chosen .to constitute the court of their selection, and he was dis appointed to learn from the Associated Press dispatches that Rear-Admiral Kim. berley would ask to be relieved from the detail on account of ill-health. Should he decline, the Secretary will select one of the other retired Admirals to take his place. Rear-Admirals Luce, Ramsay, Jouett, Gherardl and Walker are some of the names that have been advanced for consideration. The Secretary had nothing to say about the composition of the Court except that he believed It spoke for itself, and to ex press the hope that the members chosen would be satisfactory to all concerned. He pointed out that none of the officers chosen has, so far as he knew, expressed an opinion concerning what is known as the Sampson-Schley controversy, and it Is, therefore, to be presumed that they will enter upon their work In an im partial and unprejudiced spirit. The members of the Court are distinc tively fighting men. Each has been con nected with a celebrated event in naval annals. Of Admiral Dewey, the hero of the battle of Manila Bay, it is unneces sary to speak. His record is familiar to all. His associates, Rear-Admlral Kim berly and Rear-Admlral Benham, are both retired officers. The former was re tired in 1892 and the latter In 1894. Ad miral Klmberly Is 71 years of age, and Admiral Benham 69. Each saw about 45 years of active service. Both made fine records during the Civil War. Admiral Klmberly was. In command of the Am erican fleet destroyed in the Harbor of Apia, Samoa, during the terrific hurri cane which occurred there In 18S9. The story of that great disaster and hero ism displayed by the American officers and men under the direction of Admiral Klmberly thrilled the whole world and made an impression never to be forgot ten. Admiral Benham played a dramatic part at Rio Janeiro during the great naval revolution in 1S94. from Clenfuegos, when the Eagle was unable to keep up to a speed of 7.5 to 8.5 knots, owing to the rough weather and low coal supply, and thereby caused the entire squadron to slow down to a speed of four or five knots, Mr. Maclay says: "Here we have another illustration of the lack of decision and enterprise which were so apparent in Schley's failure to promptly ascertain whether or not Cer vera's squadron was In Clenfuegos. When he knew that the naval and military operations of the United States must be suspended until It was definitely known where Cervera's force was we have It in the words of the Commodore himself that he permitted his ships to slow to a speed of from four to five knots for no other reason than to retain1 under his command the Eoglet a converted yacht, a vessel that in no" ay could have en tered Into the calculations bf an able commander when cp-operatlng against a squadron such asf Cervera possessed." (Page 293.) "In his (Schleyjs) report about the coal supply of the vessels under his com mand," the historian says further on, "Schley exhibited either a timidity amounting to absolute cowardice or a prevarication of facts that were Intrins ically falsehoods. .The coal supply of his squadron, so far from being 'meager,' as he reported, is shown by the respective logs of those ships, as indicated at noon, May 27, to have been most satisfactory." "Turned In Caitiff Flight.' In reference to Secretary Long's dis patch to Schley thatIt was the tetter's duty to ascertain Immediately If Cer vera was at Santlagofr and the Rear Ad miral's reply: "Much to be regretted, cannot obey orders of ,he department. Have striven earnestly .fprqed to proceed for coal to Key West by 'way of Yucatan Channel. Cannot ascertain anything re specting enemy positive," Mr. Maclay. writes, (Page 29S): "This humiliating dispatch forms a striking contrast to that pre-eminently American reply made by Colonel. James Miller at the battle of Lundy's Lane, when called upon to save the day by storming a certain battery. Miller's su perb reply was, 'I'll try, sir.1 He did try, and carried the day. Strangely enough, Schley was named after Briga- dler General Wlnfleld Scott,, who heroic ally supported Miller's charge and In no small degree contributed to the glorious results of that day, July 25, 1814. Schley .on May 28, 1893, sullied this brightest of American mottoes by penning: 'Much to be regretted; cannot obey orders,' and turned in caitiff flight from the danger spot toward which duty, honor, and the whole American people were most earn estly urging him". Viewed in whatever light it may be, the foregoing dispatch cannot be characterized otherwise than as being without exception themost hu miliating, cowardly, and lamentable re port ever penned by an American naval .officer." As to the famous "loop" of the Brook lyn, Mr. Maclay, after quoting the al leged conversation between Schley and his navigator, says among other things: "And the shameful spectacle of an Am erican warship, supported by a force su perfor to the enemy's a warship whose commander had expended -such -vast quantities of ammunition In target prac- 'flee hv the. presence JUa fashionable, hotel .at Ifampton, Roadtf 'In-. -order to meet a worthy foe deliberately turning tan ana runnfng. away was presented." TEage one -ci-eat "lesson that Nelson gave al" strategy -was that a Captain! was never put or position ' wnen along side an enemy.' Farfagut's great axiom, sixty years later, was that 'the nearer you can get to yourvenemy the harder you can strike.' Schley's contribution to naval strategy, as too plainly shown by his conduct throughout this campaign, was 'Avoid your enemy as long as pos sible, and If he makes for you, run.' " (Page 3G5.) VIEWED THE RIVER Visiting Committee Sees Columbia to The Dalles. BURTON SPEAKS AT BANQUET Urges, the Creation of a United Pub- lic. Sentiment, in Favor of River Improvements Reach Fort- Jand This Evening. THE DALLES, Or., July 23.-(Staft correspondence.) The rivers and . har bors committee and the Portland and harbors committee and Is almost certain to be productive of good results. Presi dent Llbby. and his associates of the Lewlston Commercial Club, are entitled to great credit for their successful hand ling of the affair. At their hands the best possible showing of the resources and the needs of the country was made. Accompanying Delegates. The Congressional committee and Port land delegates were accompanied on the trip-down the river by the following dele gates: From Spokane Dr. E.-D. Olmstead, G. W. Temple, J. A. Borden, W. C. Jones. Walla Walla Miles C. Moore, T. C. El liott. Colfax J. A. Perkins. Dayton Mayor Woodworth, Dr. M. Pietrzyckl. Pomeroy E. V. Kuykendall, S. G. Cos grove. Asotin E. Baumelster, M. Burke. Lewiston E. H. Llbby, W. W. Seeper, Joseph E. Babb, A. H. Alford, R. C. Beach. Oro FIno C. C. Fuller. Moscow H. C. Shaver. Baker City W. H. Stalker, F. Basche. The committee was met at The Dalles by a delegation from Vancouver consist ing of A. B. Eastham, H. J. Blddle and E. M. Rands. Another outside delegate I TtrVl. -In In fA ti a vtn n rnti, T"n 11a. . Inland Empire delegates, who met thorn ' inv -ama tr. t. eiti, nr vta -nt,. er, running 3S4.) I "The' i 'in ravs Flanged to His Death. CHICAGO. July 25.-nJohn L. Collins, 53 years old, said to be a son of Rear-Admlral Napoleon Collins, prominent during the Civil War, plunged 14 stories to his death In the Masonic Temple here. He was caught between the elevator and shaft. He. leaves a wife and child and two brothers In California. Town "Wrecked by Explosion. BATUM, July 25 A terrific explosion of petroleum today, In the most thickly populated quarter of Batum. wrecked part of the town. It Is Impossible at the time of filing this dispatch to estimate the loss of life or property, but In both cases this Is very large. LONG ASKED TO REMOVE MACLAY. Friends of Schley Think He Should Not Hold Government Position. WASHINGTON, July 25. An effort has been made to secure the removal of Ed ward S. Maclay, the author of the "History of the Spanish War," containing the crltl- MEMBERS OF THE SCHLEY BOARD OF INQUIRY. jrygMMWMSjPipssMjBiwiiw mini. Admiral George Dewey. Rcnr-Admlrni George A. KImherly.f (Concluded on Second Page.) Klmberly Will Ask to be Let Off. WEST NEWTON, Mass., July 25. Rear-Admlral L. A. Klmberly said today that owing to Ill-health he -would ask to be relieved from serving on the Sampson-Schley court of inquiry. Rev. O'Connor Consecrated Bishop. NEW YORK, July 25. With all the pomp befitting the occasion, the Rev. John' O Connor, ex-pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Newark. N. J., was today con secrated bishop of the diocese of Newark. The ceremony took place In St. Patrick's Cathedral, Newark, the officiating prelate being Archbishop Corrigafi, of New York, assisted by Bishop Charles E. McDonnnell, o'f Brooklyn, and Bishop James McFaul, of .Trenton. Several hundred bishops and priests were In attendance. Among the priests In the sanctuary were representa tives of the Jesultes, Carmelites, Domi nicans, Franciscans, Capuchins and Bene dictines, attired in th gaxb of their re-, spectlve orders. Schley Has Nothing to Say. NEW YORK, July 25. Rear-Admlral Schley Is spending the day with his fam ily at Great Neck, L. I. "I am reetlng," he said to an Associated Press representative, "and have nothing to say as to the proposed inquiryIn the Santiago controversy." . STRICTURES ON SCHLEY. Offending Language in Maclay's His tory of Late "War. The entire tone of Volume III of, Mac lay's work Is highly antagonistic to Ad miral Schley. Chapter 19, entitled "Schley's Progress" Toward Santiago," is one continuous crit icism of Schley. The headings at the top of each page are in part as " follows: "Lack of Enterprise," "A Grand Oppor tunity Lost," "A Mlcawber "Admiral," "An Action Out of Gunshot." deferring to Schley's run to Santiago SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Domestic. Steel magnates declare time for making peace with strikers has passed. Page 2. Hot weather continues in corn belt, although light showers prevailed in northern part. Page 3. Fire at Davenport, la., renders 100 people homeless and causes loss ot $700,000. Page 3. z Federal Government. Members of board of Inquiry to Investigate Schley-Sampson controversy are about de cided upon. Pago 1. President Issues proclamation establishing free trade with Porto Rico. Page 2. Formal order" Issued closing the Department ot Alaska and merging it into the Department of the Columbia. Page 4. Foreign. Speakers before tuberculosis congresa in Lon don severely criticised Professor Koch's theory. Page 5. The deadlock of the Ministers ot the powers In China has ended. Page" 2. Emperor William may try to bring the Boer war to a close. Page 5. Sport. The Columbia defeated the Constitution in the race from New London to Newport. Page 3. Seattle defeated Portland at baseball 0 to tf. Page 3. Spokane defeated Tacoma 13 to 7. Page 3. Pnciflc Const. Congressional committee Inspects the Columbia from Lewiston to The Dalles. Page 1. San Francisco Employers' Association refuses to confer with Teamsters Union. Page 4. North Yakima woman shot and fatally wound ed a drunken man who had threatened to strike her. Page 4. International Mining Congress at Boise ad journs. Page 4. Record run of salmon continues at Astoria. Page 4. Commercial. Portland market quotations. Page 11. New York stock market quotations. Page 11. Grain prices in the East declined. Page 11. Iron trade conditions show little change. Page 11. Crop outlook Induced an upward reaction ' in prices of New York stock market. Page 11. Marine. Ships Poltalloch and Mayfleld chartered for Portland loading. Page 10. Arthur Fl.tger sighted off Kinsale, 117 days from Portland. Page 10. German b'ark Nal clears for Europe. Page 10. Steamer Buckingham Jammed In the ice at St. Michael. Page 10. ; Portland and Vicinjty. - ' Charter Commission nxes"25 yeatsas limit for franchises. Page 1. . ' Multnomah County's public schools iost $445,- 000 last year. Page 10, ' - Admiral Dewey, the hero of Manila Bay, who Is chairman of the Schley board of inquiry. Is the third Admiral of the United States Navy. He was born at Montpelier, Vt., December 20, 1837. Ho was appointed to the United States Naval Academy In 1834, and graduated with honor four years later. During 1858 50 he was attached to the steam frigate Wabash, on tho Mediterranean station. He was commissioned Lieutenant. April 10, 18G1, and assigned to the steam sloop Mississippi, seeing his first service, under flre. In the fleet with which Farra gut, in 1862, reduced the defenses of the Mississippi below New Orleans. March 3, 1805, he was commissioned Lieutenant-Commander for meritorious conduct in the attacks on Fort Fisher. He returned home in 1SGS. and for the next two years was 1 1nstructor In the Naval Academy. In 1870-71 he was in command ot the fourth-rater Nan-agansett, on special service. He was commissioned Com- ' mander, April 13, 1872'. From J87G-77 he served as Lighthouse Inspector. He then became Secretary of the Lighthouse Board". In 1832-83 he commanded the Jua-mta,n-th&,Alt!&"statiOn. He was promoted to the rank of Captain In 1884. JnndVwal&laWommand ot the Dolphin. In 1885 he returned to the Euro- "r up "7VjYril'v 3f cnsucuia, uie uuesmp ot uie squauron. xie ro- malnca J there until 1888, when he was ordered home and appointed Chief of the uureau 01 x.quij)ineni ana iiecruiung, wnn wie ranK or commodore, in Aiay, 1803, he was appointed a member of the Lighthouse Board. February 2G, 1800, he was commissioned Commodore, and made President of the Board of Inspec tion and Survey, which position he held until January. 1808, when ha was given command of the Asiatic station. Ten days after the destruction of the Maine, In Havana harbor, Commodore Dewey received orders to concentrate his squad ron, and be In readiness to attack the Spanish Navy, should war result. He forthwith assembled his squadron, and April 24 proceeded to the Philippines. His subsequent destruction of the Spanish' fleet in the harbor of Manila was one of the most noted exploits in naVal history, and has made the name of Dewey famous for all time. Congress revived the grade ot Admiral for his benefit, and he was commissioned to that rank March 3, 1800. Since his return from Manila, he has been quietly living In "Washington. Ho has married for the second time since his return. He has one son, George Goodwin Dewey. Rear-Admlral Lewis A. Klmberly, appointed a member of the Schley board ot Inquiry, but who will ask to be excused on account of 111 health, was born at Troy, N. Y., April 2, 1830. Ho entered the service as midshipman In 1840, at the age of 10. During 1847-C0 he served on the sloop Jamestown, which was en gaged In suppressing the slave trade on the coast of Africa. In 1851-52 he was attached to the Rarltan, on the Taclflc squadron, and in 1853 was graduated at . the United States Naval Academy He served, as subordinate and commanding of 'flcer on the .Decatur, Dale, Ohio, Germantown, Richmond, Release, Potomac, Hartford, Colorado, .Vermont, Benlcla, Omaha and Monongahela; also on tho Vandalla and Trenton, of which he was Flag Officer. Through successive pro motions he was made Rear-Admlral In 18S7. In the Civil War he took an active part In all the engagements of the celebrated man-of-war Hartford, except New Orleans and the first attack on VIcksburg, distinguishing himself for gallantry In the battle of Mobile Bay. In 1887 he became Commander-in-Chief of the Pa cific station. His fleet was at Apia, Samoa, during the great hurricane of March 15-16, 18S9, when his flagship, the Trenton, was wrecked. He retained his command of the Pacific station until 1890, and the following year was engaged In shore duty as Chief of the Board of Inspection and Survey. He was retired April 2, 1892, on account of the age limit. December 22, 1S74. he married Miss Nannie Marriot. They have two chlfdren. He resides at West Newton, Mass. LIMIT AT 25 YEARS Charter Commission Agrees on Life of Franchises. CITY MAY . TAKE PROPERTIES at Lewiston, took their departure from the picturesque and prosperous Idaho city at 7 o'clock this morning. They took with them the kindliest recollections of as hearty a greeting and as pleasant an entertainment as was ever accorded to visitors on a similar errand. There were delegates in attendance from all parts of the Northwest and among these rep resentatives of three of the best states In the Union. Not a single voice was raised In advocacy of any narrow sec tional division of the Columbia River. The claim of no particular state was rec ognized as paramount to that of the others, and the delegates from Lewis ton arfd beyond were as earnest In their pleas that the mouth of the Columbia River be Improved, as they were in ask ing for assistance way up at the head of navigation. The Portland men and the delegates from other parts of Oregon and Washington were a unit In asking the same broad-minded consideration of the great commercial highway as a whole, and not as a short route, or a broken suc cession of short routes in favored locali ties. The attitude of the railroad companies, and especially tho company most vitally interested the O. R. & N., which Is paralelled by the river for hundreds of miles, was expressed by President Mohler in his brief speech at last night's ban quet, when he stated that the prosperity of his road was dependent on- the pros perity of the people, and river improve ments that hastened development and Improved the condition of the people could not prove other than beneficial to the railroads. A more substantial and unquestionable sentiment In favor of river Improvement was also shown by the action of the company in placing at the disposal of the committee and the dele gates a special train and special boats all the way from Lewiston to the sea. PAf ter-dlnner speeches are Inexpensive, Tjut It costsohundreds of dollars to keep special boa'ts and trains In service for President .aionier ana baths. Page 12. Two veteran players beat all adversaries1 at tennis. Page 8. Coroner's Jury finds no one to blame in the suffocation case. Page 7. Dr. G. W. Gue's funeral will -take place at 2 P. M. Sunday. Page 8. Board of Trade needs advertising matter for Portland. Page 8. cavortil Tdfivff. Superintendent of Water Lines Conway nnv nntn innkert alter ineir sruesis Der Over $500 more pledged to the free swimming t sonally on the trips made by the com mlttee and -local delegations, and every thing in connection with these trips has been free as the air. This service has been donated without ostentation, and it shows quite plainly that railroad opposi tion to an open river Is a thing of the past. This remarkable unanimity of pur pose among so many diversified Interests waa not without effect on the rivers and who was one of the speakers at the ban quet. In addition to the rivers and harbors committee the party was accompanied by Congressmen F. W. Cushman and W. L. Jones, of Washington; M. A. Moody and T. L. Glenn, of Idaho, and Senator Henry Heltfeld, of Idaho. The trip down the river was devoid of interest except that the committee were kept busy examining the river and not ing the occasional shoals and riffles that may need attention. Throughout the trip from Lewiston to Rlparla, Chairman Bur ton, flanked by plenty of charts.maps and statistical pamphlets, and with Captain W. C. Langfltt at his side, explaining matters, made a careful examination of the stream. RIparia, the place where the wind blows, was reached about noon and as the water was too low to admit of the boat going farther down stream, the party boarded the O. R. & N special, on which the Portlanders came up Tuesday night. There was no pilothouse on the special, but from the rear end of Presi dent Mohler's private car Mr. Burton with his notebook, and Captain Langfltt with his maps, took a position which af forded an unobstructed view of the river as the train skirted its banks. Stop at The Dalles. The Dalles was reached at 7:30, and at 9 o'clock the party went on board the steamer Regulator, which had been taste fully decorated for the occasion. An ex cellent dinner had been prepared, and about 25 prominent citizens of The Dalles sat down with the committee and In dulged In an informal discussion which was not all confined to river and harbor subjects. After the dinner was well out of the way Hon. M. A. Moody and Chairman Burton made Interesting talks on the subject nearest the hearts of all of the residents east of the Cascade Mountains. Impromptu remarks were made by other speakers, but owing to the number of late suppers that had been discussed within the past three days the banquet was not prolonged as late as that of last night. An early start will be made for Celllo tomorrow morning, the train leaving at 6 o'clock. It is expected to return by 11 and the party will then take a short trip up the river on the Regulator. The Inspectors have forbid the master (Concluded on Tenth Page.) Chairman Mills Tells of the Progress of Portland In the Past 10 Years and Says Greater Develop ment Is Certain. " The Charter Commission last night de clared the city's title to be Inalienable to all water front, whafves, avenues, streets, etc., which it now owns or which It may hereafter acquire; put a 25-year limit on franchises, and affirmed its right to tako over all franchises upon expiration of the tlmo limit. In leisure moments, when tho even tenor of the debate waned, the Com missioners made desperate but plea?ant efforts to locate the socialists or anarch ists and crown them. When Chairman Kills finished hLs speech favoring munici pal control and regulation of franchises, W. E. Robertson said, jocosely, that there had been considerable talk about social- Ism at the sittings and that he had been looked upon as a socialist. Mr. Mills" speech Indicated, Mr. Robertson said, that the chairman was veering around to the right way of thinking. J. T. Morgan said he was regarded as an anarchist, "but other people's calling me It does not makei mo It." J. N. Teal laughingly said ho was the anarchist, and so the joke went round) the board. Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the utilities com mittee's report were considered in com- mlttee of the whole. Frederick V. Hol man, who led the opposition, which, be-! sides himself, was composed of J. A.i Strowbrldge and Tyler Woodward, di rected his fight mainly against section 3. Ho contended for a 30-year limit for fran chises instead of a 25-year limit, and against vesting the city with authority to tako over franchises. Mr. Robertson moved to make the limit IS years because that is the age when women are eligible to marriage, and he believed In making some concession to the fair sex. The thrte Holman and Robertson amendments were rejected and sections 1, 2 and 3 were adopted In committee of the whole. The committee's action was sustained by tho commission when It resumed its session, by the following vote: Ayes Ayor, Beach, Burrell, Devlin, Fries, Gllsan, HIrsch, Hogue, Lane, Mon tag. Morgan, Mills, Montague, O'Shea, Robertson, Teal. White 17. Noes Holman, Strowbrldge 2. Absent Bronaugh. Frank. Glosy, Honey man, KUllngsworth. Ladd, Mnlarkey, Rowe, Scott, Wood, Willis, Woodward, Wesslnger, Zimmerman 14. One Legislative Branch Enough. The commission went Into committee of the whole, with Hon. Sol HIrsch in the chair, and took up the Teport section by section. The majority of the amendments made to Bectlon 1 were In the direction of simplicity. Frederick V. Holmnn raised the point that the section was too broad in declaring the city's title to streets, alleys, lanes and highways to be Inalien able. In parks, he said, the title of tho city is Inalienable, but In streets Ihe clty ls merely the agent of the state. The city, he said, has obsolute control of the streets but does not own them. He asked If the committee on franchises and utilities had given consideration to this legal point. J. N. Teal said the committee had not considered this aspect of the question and thought that the matter would best be left to the commltee on revision. P. L. Willis objected to delegating powers to the revision committee which belong to the whole committee. He urged that there was meat in Mr. Holman's polnf and said that the city should not adopt a policy with regard to streets which the courts would not uphold. The report of the com mittee, he said, had evidently been ac cepted from some charter where the title to streets Is vested In the city. Mr. Teal admitted that the legal point advanced by Mr. Willis and Mr. Teal was well taken. Several amendments were offered and a tangle seemed imminent, but Mr. Willis warded It off by suggesting a shifting about of the wording of tho section. His amendment was that instead of declaring In absolute terms the city's title to be Inalienable In and to all water front, wharf property, land under water, public landings, wharves, streets, etc., the words "that the city now owns or ma Here after acquire" be added. This satisfied Messrs. Teal, Holman and all others and was adopted. T. C. Devlin objected to that provis ion" which requires ordinances granting franchises to be first approved by tne Board of Public Works. He said there should be only one legislative body In the city, and that should be the Council, and that the only veto power should be vest ed in the Mayor. The Board of Public Works, he said, should be an executive body. One of the distinctive features of the plan of charter submitted and adopted was that there should be no coordinate branch of government. It has been proved In Portland that It Is possible to elect an honest, faithful and efficient Council. Such, with the Mayor, said Mr. Devlin, would safegunrd the city's In terest. Mr. Devlin did not make a mo tion to amend and the section was adopter-Section 2 was simplified by amendments offered by the utilities committee, but Mr. Teal lost hte first point since the sittings began on his amendment requir ing the Board of Public Works to ap prove fhe granting, by the Mayor and Council, of franchises and rights for lim ited periods. Mr. Devlin immediately re newed his protest against creating the Board of Public Works os a coordinate legislative body with the Council. W. E. Robertson concurred with Auditor Dev lin. Mr. Teal's motion was rejected. Mr. Holman followed up the break In the utilities committee's line by a mo tion to strike out the words "or right" from the following passage In the sec tion: "... and no franchise or right shall pass by Implication." "The pro vision Is altogether too broad," he said. "You will never be able to pass a fran chise that will not carry some rights by Implication." On division the ayes were G and the nays 11. so Mr. Holman's mo tion was lost and the section was adopted. Tvrenty-Flve-Ycnr Limit. Section 3, the much disputed section, which reserves to the city the right to acquire franchises, was. then taken up. Mr. Holman was promptly on his feet to make amendments'. He offered two", the flr3t one being to strike out 25 year3 as the maximum term of years for which any franchise should be granted, and lneert 30 years In lieu thereof; and the second being to strike out all that por tion of the section conferring upon the city the right to acquire the property (Concluded on Tenth Page.)