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Newspaper Page Text" " " M': v ' VOL. XLL NO. 12,696. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. "GOOD FOR HI BITTERS J. THE WORLD'S GREATEST TONIC I o ROTHCHILD BROS., Distributers, Portland, Oregon 2 f s a We have a few Ray and Wizard cameras left which we will sell TODAY at half the regular price. They are all 4 x 5 folding cameras, with pneumatic shutter &K. AA and carrying case. Today, only v3U !mrtn" Druggists BIlIIIiaUer-Frank . DlWJ CO. TAKE THE ELEVATOR TO PHOTO DEPT. JJ HJ U 1 1 1 117 iiU 'STRONGEST IN Assets $304,598,063.49 Surplus $66,137,170.01 L. Samuel. Manager. 305 Oregonlan Building. Portland. Or. PHIL, 2IETSCHAA", Pres. C. W. KKOWLES, Mer. SEYEfiTn WD WASHINGTON CHANGE OP Furopean Plan: f vfe wr fi rB 1 K I Ja a h n An&lBt. m a H BBC Arm a H W Is applied to over one million buildings throughout the United States. Made in forty different factories. It is no experiment, investigate. For information address ' THE ADAMANT CO. Phone North 2091. Foot of 14th Street, PORTLAND, OR. IEE&.SUPERK)f-' BjlVv-iJtii'.ifl"' !JfA.'tJ,u'"rr (I us R3v3?JH Hal Honeyman Hardware Company, 4th and Aider Sts. THE PQRTLKND. AMERICAN PLAN Sf5- COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS ' HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and. single gentlemen. The manage ment vrill be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ern TnrUish hath establishment in the hotel. H. C. BOWERS. Manager. ARGENTINA AND CHILE. Agreement Formulated That En sures Peace Between the Two. BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 20. In the Ar gentine Senate today, Mr. Amanclo Al corta. Minister of Foreign Affairs, after the adoption of a resolution of confidence of the government toward the forthcom ing Pan-American Congress in the City of Mexico, announced that the Argentine Chilean Governments had formulated a moral compromise not to Increase their armaments by a single rifle. He said it -was this resolution which had led to the resignation of the Chilean Cabinet, and he maintained that peace between Argentina and Chile was assured. In re ply to an interpellation he replied that the relations of Argentina with all foreign powers was excellent. . Victim of Fort Riley Explosion. FORT RILEY, Kan., Aug. 20. Private Mackey Sykes, one of the victims of yes terday's explosion, of a gun cartridge, died of his injuries today, making three dead in all. Recruit Lloyd's recovery is doubt ful. The fort surgeon today removed one of Sergeant Dennis aianoneys eyes, ne itfil recover WHAT AILS YOU" 9 iargaln? liirij THE WORLD" STREETS. PORTLAND, ORECD.t MANAGEMENT. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day The Perfection of Wall Plaster v 9 t .f . STOVES AND RANGES Are the. prodnet of C5 years' experience. The ALUMINUM FINISH STEEL RANGE Is a combination of every known improvement which places it In the highest grade of per fection. . WE ARE SOLE AGENTS OREGON $3.00 PER DAY and upward. PORTLAND First Coinsuu CLEAR HAVANA KEY WEST CIGAR LEADS THEM ALL BIumauer&Hoch, 108-110 Fourth St. SOLE DISTRIBUTERS. TRIED TO BRIBE HIM. Statement of a Toledo Judge In a Coffee Case. TOLEDO. O., Aug. 20. There were some sensational developments today in the. case in which State Pure Food Commis sioner Blackburn recently secured a ver dict of guilty against W. A. White, a local grocer, charged with selling a glazed coffee manufactured by the Ar buckles. The attorneys for the Arbuckles went before Judge Meek, in the City Court, before whom the case was tried, and requested him to make the docket entry so as to get the case into the higher court. Judge Meek declined to do so un til Walter Brown, the attorney for the state, was present. A heated discussion ensued, in which the attorneys for the Arbuckles charged that Walter Brown, attorney for the state, ruled the Judge. Then the latter sprang a sensation by charging, that the attorneys for the Ar buckles had sent three men to him of fering 51000 to let them have the jury. When he refused to do that they sent emissaries with an offer of 51000 to lake the case from" the jury. vThe Judge says he will, if necessary, make public the names of the men who made him the proposition. AILED FOR PANAMA Battle-Ship Iowa Is Off for the Isthmus, WILL MAKE RUN IN TWELVE DAYS Surprise Canned In Washington ly Comments of the German Press Passengers From Colon Say Stories Are Exaggerated. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The Navy De partment have been, informed of the sail ing of the battle-ship Iowa for Panama this afternoon. She will stop at Acapulco for fuel. The distance from San Fran cisco to Panama is 3274 miles, and the trip will occupy about 12 days. Some surprise and amusement has been caused by the comments of the German press, to the effect that the United States has ulterior motives in. taking precaution ary measures relative to affairs on the isthmus. Such expressions, it is stated, show an entire lack of knowledge of the plain purposes of this Government to take no hand In the southern troubles, except for the protection of American interests or in execution, of the requirements of our treaty with Colombia. However, these comments receive no serious attention from those In authority, as they are ex pressive only of individual opinion. It Is noticeable, however, that the South Amer ican countries most interested have no such concern as to American purposes as those expressed in the European news papers. MAKE LIGHT OF IT. PnsHcngcrs Fro'm, Colon Sny There Is No Serlons Tronble in Colombia. NEW YORK. Aug:. 20. The officers and passengers of the steamship Orizaba, which arrived from Colon today, said that the reports of trouble between Ven ezuela and Colombia were greatly exag gerated. "We neither saw nor heard anything of any trouble while In the harbor," said Captain Smith. "I did not go ashore my self, but I know that everything was peaceful and quiet. The Government had put a. few soldiers on the trains running across the isthmus, but that is often done." Colonel J. R. Shaler, general superin tendent of the Panama Railroad, who was a passenger on the Orizaba, ridiculed the reports of battles and Incursions at the Isthmus, and said there was no revolu tion in Colombia. Neither had there been any interference with his road. Asked ' why the United States had sent war-ships there,he said: , , J'JVell, 1" suppose that the Consular offi cials receive startling Information as to what is, going to happen, and not know ing the people as we do, take It seriously and think that they must be on the safe side, and so they report to Washington and the ships are sent as a matter of course." Henry Willard Beam, counsel for one of the asphalt companies, arrived today on the steamer Maracaibo, from Venezuela. Mr. Beam said: "Caracas is quiet. Everything is pro ceeding as usual. ' The guarantees of the constitution have, however, been sus pended on account of the invasion of the Venezuelan soil, according to information received by President Castro to that ef fect. War bulletins are Issued at inter vals. President Castro told me that ho had a force of 10,000 men at San Cristobal and 10,000 other troops in the three border states. He said that no option was left to him in that matter; that he must pro tect Venezuela. Martial law exists In those three states', Marida, Trubjillo and TachiTa. "My source of information as to the re ported Colombian invasion is the state ment made by General Castro as above. The Impression I received from my In terview with President Castro was that he was fully determined to continue ad ministering the affairs of Venezuela along the aggressive lines indicated by his re cent actions." Copies of President Castro's official or gan, published at Caracas, which were brought here on the Marlcaibo today, contain a proclamation from the Presi dent in which he calls the "Venezuelan patriots to rejoice, as our flag streams in triumph over the Colombian frontier tho enemy has fled victory is ours. On the field of batue fell S00 bodies of the rebels, their artillery abandoned, many prisoners taken and their banners torn." This proclamation was Issued after the battle of San Cristobal, and is dated August S. GERMAN PRESS C03IMENT. The Tageblatt Hopes Castro Will Break the 3Ionroe Doctrine. BERLIN, Aug. 20. The Berliner Tage blatt says: "It seems fairly clear that Wash ington statesmen have taken sides rather openly for Colombia, as they are provoking unbounded mistrust toward Senor Castro, president of Venezuela, who is Indubitably one of the most energetic and active statesmen in South America. President Castro may one day prove the Rocher de Bronze' against which the Monroe Doctrine will be powerless." The Post says: "It Is not expected that the sending of a German warship to an American harbor would be considered an attack on the Monroe 'Doctrine. Our ob ject is not political intervention, but merely protection of German commercial Interests. Therefore certainly nobody would object. The possibility that the United States could regard the sending of a German warship as an unfriendly meas ure has not been seriously considered, the more so as the United States itself does not consider the whole conflict from a political standpoint, but merely from a commercial point of view." The National Zeltung, after quoting a diplomatist's letter on the treaty conclud ed in 1S46, obliging the United States to guarantee the neutrality of the isthmus, continues: "This by no means implies that the United States has the right to intervene by force of arms in the Venezuelan and Colombian troubles, particularly as anoth. er clause of the same treaty definitely bars military intervention." The Foreign Office states that the Alle gheny affair is settled. Investigation showed it to be quite harmless, the Co lombian authorities having acted quite correctly. There is therefore no reason for German diplomatic action. JAMAICANS IN THE RAID. Negroes Flogged and Robbed Chi nese at Emprador Station. COLON, Colombia, Aug. 20. The Chinese assert that among the raiders of Empra- dor Station, last Saturday night were sev- eral negroes from Jamaica, who, after flogging Chinese traders, demanded and obtained $200. Exchange at Baranquilla Is rising by leaps and bounds. An American dollar is now equivalent to $41 in Colombian paper money. Dr. Rico, Colombian Minister to Ven ezuela, published a letter while in Cura coa, denying the assertion of President Castro that Colombia had Invaded Ven ezuela. In the course of the letter he de clared emphatically that General Rangel Garbiras, who is a Venezuelan, was the chief invader and that it need surpise no one if ho were aided by a few Insurgent Colombians under the direction .of Gen eral Uribe-Urlbe. Dangers of a Conflict. VIENNA, Aug. 20. The Neue Frele Presse says: "The Venezuelan and Colombian conflict appears to be developing into an international question, which it will not be easy to .solve. The United States Is most immediately Interested in this conflict which, wlth'out a formal dec laration of war, has already given rise to sanguinary encounters. On account of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which Amer icans would so much like to tear to shreds, England also has a word to say regarding events in Central America. "The North American Union, acting on the expansive Monroe Doctrine, regards the universal economic question of a ca nal across the Central American Isthmus as a specific American question. The plan of a greater Colombian Republic has lit tle prospect of success. II will no longer lit with the North American's Monroe programme. It may perhaps be hoped that the men. at the head of affairs In the two rival Republics will silenco their own per sonal ambitions and recollect that a war will produce developments which may prove ominous to both Republics." Americans in Colombian Navy. NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The Government of Colombia is engaging American sea men as officers in its navy. Aboard the ship Finance, which has just sailed for Colon, were Joseph A. Merritt and John Grundel, who have been engaged as first and second officers respectively, the Times will say tomorrow. They will be assigned to duty on the gunboat General Pinzon, which was formerly James Gordon Ben nett's steam yacht Namouna, and was recently purchased in England for $400, 000. The British officers refused to serve on her after they delivered the yacht at Panama. Then General Carlos Alban, Governor of the Department of Panama, commissioned Captain Sukefort, of the steamship Advance, to secure Americans capable of filling the places. Colombian Government Weakening. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 20. The British steamer Rosneath has arrived here from Central American ports and brought advices from Colon, of continued and persistent attacks by the rebels on the outskirts of Colon and Panama. The re peated efforts on the part of the govern ment to repulse the rebels have failed, and the belief is gaining ground that the Colombian Government Is weakening. When the Rosneath left Colon on the 15th the French cruiser Sychet was there and the arrival of "Britlsh'and American war ships was anxiously-' "awaited. Business generally was crippled. The Spanish View. MADRID, Aug. 20. The Eupoca says: "The Washington Government, according to dispatches. has resolved to send naval division to .Panama and Colon. This may be thfrtflrst step toward the appropri ation of the canal. If Europe would cease to follow, as It was for so many years followed In relation to American manufacturers, a policy as torpid as It is egotistic, this action of the Yankees would not be possible, as would likewise have been impossible the mutilation of Mexico in the first Instance and the sub sequent despoliation of Spain." Alabama Reaches Hampton Roads. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 20. The battle-ship Alabama, of the North Atlantic squadron, arrived in Hampton Roads at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Hopl Snake Uance. PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 20. During the last three or four days scores of tour ists have departed for the Hopi Indian villages to witness the annual snake dance, which commenced today. The villages are located on a desolate des ert near the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. The nearest, railroad station is Holbrook, from, which point there is a four days' ride over 75 miles of desert. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Domestic. The battle-ship Iowa sailed from San Francisco for Panama. Page 1. Iowa Democrats and Pennsylvania ind Vir ginia Republicans will hold conventions to day. Page 1. There were no important moves in the steel strike situation yesterday. Page 2. At least 17 lives were lost In the City of Gol conda disaster. Pasre 2. Three negroes were killed by a mob at Pierce City, Mo. Pace 3. Foreign. The Czar will witness the French army ma neuvers. Page 2. Lieutenant-Colonel Marchand was promoted. Page 2. Belgian ex-Minister committed suicide. Page 2. Sport. Portland wpn from Spokane, 4 to 3. Page 3. Tacoma defeated Seattle, 13 to 0. Page 3. Jeffries and Ruhlln are signed to fight for the championship in the Fall. Page 3. Pnciflc Const. Survivors can th-ow no new light on the st s.tx er Islander disaster. Page 4. Site for Seattle Federal building has been pur chased. Page 4. Baggage of Frank McBrlde, suspected of com plicity In the robbery of the Salt Lake post office, was seized at Baker City. Page 4. Salem hopbuyers do not believe the Oregon crop will be 20 per cent short. Page 5. Utah capitalists acquire Eastern Oregon cop per mine and will develop it. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Northern Pacific and allied stocks take lead in New York market. Page 11. Chicago market for grain and provisions has weak tone. Page 11. "Weekly crop summary reports favorable weath er conditions. Page 11. Three Portland ships arrive at European ports. Page "5. The British bark Flfeshire has sailed for Port land from Newcastle. Page 5. British steamer Tyson will load wheat on Puget Sound. Page ( 5. Portland and Vicinity. Finance committee of Charter Commission rec ommends that city levy, exclusive of Interest tax, be limited to seven mills." Page 1. Members ot Centenary Methodist Church pro test against sermon of Rev. Frank E. Coul ter, assistant pastor. Page 8. Fall wheat crop nearly threshed and Spring wheat bolng cut. Page 10. Teachers complain of injustice of a fine for not attending an institute that will Interfere with'their vacations. Pago 7. Chief Hydrographer Newell, of the United States Geological Survey, tells what Irriga tion would do tor Eastern Oregon. Page 8. ANDIDATESSGARG Iowa Nomination for Gover nor Goes a-Begging, DEMOCRATS WJLL MEET TODAY Probable the Kansas City Platform Will he Reaffirmed Rcpnbllcan Conventions Will Be Held In Pennsylvania and A'irglnla, DES MOINES, la., Aug. 20. The Demo cratic State Convention will meet in the Auditorium In this city tomorrow for the - SAMUEL MORSE FELTON. r$ m: - jmm j& .x 5sJvS.?V. fpk . l&iJS ' s 1 yjHtofc " . SAID TO BE SLATED FOR PRESIDENCY OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. Samuel Morse Felton, who .Is said to, be slated for the presidency of the South ern Pacific Cbmpany in 'place of Charles M. Hays, was born on February 3, 1853. in Philadelphia, Pa. He entered the railway service in August, 1SCS, from which time to 1870 he was rodman on the Chester Creek Railroad. From 1870 to 1871 he was leveler and assistant engineer on the Lancaster road. In the summer of 1S72 he was engineer In charge of the surveys of tho Chester & Paoll Railroad. Then he was chief engineer of the Chester & Delaware' River Railroad until 1374. From August, 1874, to September, 1881, he was general superintendent of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway. From September, -1S81, to January. 1SS2, he was general superintendent of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati' & St. Louis, Little Miami & Cincinnati and Muskegon Valley Railroads. From January. 13S2. to February, 1SS4. he was general manager of the New Tork & New England Railroad, and from February to November, 1SS4, he was assistant to president of the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad, in special charge of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Road. Mr. Felton was general manager of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad 15 months. From January to October, 1SS3. ho was vice-president of the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company, in charge of the traffic department. From October, 1885. to November. 1800. he was flrat vice-president of the same road, in charge of the traffic and operating departments. Then he was president of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway. From No vember 21, 1800, to October, 1809, he was president, and from March. 1S03, to October. 1800, also receiver of the Cin cinnati. New Orleans & Texas Pacific Rail way. From November, 1800, to 1895, he was also president of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad. From October 14, 1893, to February 1. 1900. he was receiver of the Kentucky & Indiana Bridge Company. From June 1, 1S97, to September 7, 1890, he was also receiver of the Columbus. Sandusky & Hockinff Railroad, and from September 7, 1890, to date he has been president of the Chi cago & Alton Railroad. - .nomination of candidate for Governor. Lieutenant-Governor, Judge of the Su preme Court, Railway Commissioner and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The sensational features of the pre-con-vention campaign, today were the absolute withdrawal of their names by Cato Sells,, of Vinton and W. W. Dodge, of Burling ton, as candidates for Governor. Tho only other names prominently mentioned for the nomination are H. J. Stlger, of To ledo, and John T. Hairiilton. of Cedar Rapids, but so far neither has expressed a willingness to accept. It appears probable tonight that the platform will be a reaffirmation of the Kansas City platform, with the addition of a demand for reform in railway taxa tion of Iowa. The silver men announced this morning through their leader, John S. Murphy, of Dubuque, that they would be content to have a simple Indorsement of the platform without any elaboration as to doctrine and little if any eulogy of Mr. Bryan. Silver men. already on the ground claim that those who oppose the Kansas City platform will not number more than 300 out of the 1400 delegates. Unquestionably the feature of the con vention will be adoption of the plank calling for the just and equal assessment of railroad and corporate property, ana denouncing the Republican platform re cently adopted at Cedar Rapids as mean ingless and without backbone. Lively times in several of the district caucuses are anticipated for the reason that the .silver men will endeavor to get control of the State Central Committee, which now stands seven to four the other way. Pennsylvania Republicans. HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 20. The Re publican state convention, which will meet here tomorrow, will nominate Judge William P. Potter, of Pittsburg, for Su preme Court Judge, and State Repre sentative Frank G. Harris, of Clearfield, for State Treasurer. There are no other candidates. The indications are that the convention will be a quiet and peaceful gathering. Virginia nepnbllcnns Meet Today. ROANOKE. Va., Aug. 20. Republicans of Virginia will meet In state convention here tomorrow. For the first time In years in thfc otnt. th Ronnhllonn State Cnnvsn- tion will seat only a few negroes. The ready to put in 54,000,000 more, and em delegates have been chosen from among I ploys 1000 men. the whites in pursuance of a policy which seems to have been made to that end. ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPLY Knox Knows Nothing of the Steel Trust's Affairs. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Attorney General Knox today sent a letter to the joint committee of the American Anti Trust League and District Assembly 66, Knights of Labor, in reply to one from the committee requesting Information from Knox regarding the United States Steel Corporation. The letter, in part, says: "Primarily, permit me to say that your request Is founded upon an erroneous assumption. I do not know who the in dividuals are who organized the United States Steel Corporation. If they are the persons referred to usually In the newspapers as the promoters of that or ganization, with the single exception of C. M. Schwab, I do not know, never aaw, and never was In any way connected with any of them. I never heard of any agree ment between them and the constituent members of the steel corporation. "Neither at the time of the formation ,V'1 5" ' C .. Q of the United States Steel Corporation nCalLan tIme was J officially connected with the Carnegie Steel Company. I was formerly one of its legal advisers in the conduct of Its manufacturing busi ness, but was never consulted with refer ence to the formation of the United States Steey Company nor In relation to the sale to that company of the shares of stock held by the stockholders of the Carnegie Company. "I have never seen the papers or argu ments to which you refer, nor have I been informed of their contents. I have no knowledge whatever of their existence, the terms or scope. I am thus specific, as I desire to cover both the spirit and the letter of your Inquiry. "I may say, however, that I have no access to the agreements or papers to which you refer. I know nothing- of the one to which you especially refer and do not even know that such an agreement is in existence. The information you re quest is not in my possession or con veniently at hand, as you assume, and it is. therefore, Impossible for me to comply with any of the requests set forth in your letter." MILLIONS INVOLVED. Tennessee Farmers Lose Their Snit Agralnst Smelters. KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Aug. 20. Judge McConnell, sitting at Cleveland, Tenn., today dissolved injunctions granted two weeks ago in a case that Involves mil lions of dollars. At Ducktown, Tenn., ?4,000,CCO have been invested In the cop per industry and two mammoth smelting plants built. About 40 farmers claim that their land has been ruined by the fumes from the plants destroying all vegetation. They filed suits for damages and were granted Injunctions two weeks ago, the observance of which practically shut down the plants. Three thousand men are employed In the industry and one feature of today's hearing was the presentation of a monster petition, signed by 3000 citizens of Polk County, asking the dissolution of the injunction. The Tennessee Copper Company and the Ducktown Sulphur, Copper & Iron Com pany are the corporations Involved. The former has spent 53,000,000 and employs 2000 men: the latter has snent Sl.000.000 ! TAX LIMIT 7 MIL! Finance Committee Repoi to Charter Commission. SEPARATE FUNDS ARE CREATI Provisions Made for Transfers Fr One Fund to An'other Recosuniei datlon Thnt Drastic Sectional in the Charter Be Repealed. At tomorrow night's meet'ng- of Charter Commission the report of committee on finance, revenue and ta: tlon will be presented. The report -w made public yesterday, and Is in the harj of the printer. The most important feature of tho port is the one fixing a limit of 7 ml exclusive of interest, as the rate ta levied for city tax, to be divided It; several funds. The number of mills to apportioned to each fund is stated, w the proviso that it Is not to exceed tl: amount, leaving the Council the option making- a smaller levy for each, f unI report further provides that the Ua?ar of the levy shall be apportioned to m the payment of Interest on the bonded debtednjess of the city. Under the presri charter the Council is limited to a mill levy for Interest charges, and whj there Is a deficiency it falls upon the g eral fund. This fact has on one or f occasions stopped the payment of 3. arles and other regular expenses out the general fund. In order that intertj might be promptly met. City Auditor Devlin, when shown t: report of the finance commute? 3 est day, expressed the belief that under provisions tax could be levied In exci of 7 mills, provided the excess were u In the payment of Interest upon the cltji bonded Indebtedness. A comparison of t apportionment of tax levy as proposed the committee and as provided for in present charter is as follows: New Prcr Charte.-, Chi-f Mills. M.I .- Lighting 1.5 1 Fire department 2.5 Police department 1.8 1 Street repairs 75 Library 20 Parks 23 Interest fund, unapportioned balant 2.5 mills. Another Important change which tf committee proposs te the strlklrg of the provision In the present c.a' that a member of the City Counc I v. 1 votes to Increase the city's bonJr 1 1 debtedness above the leal limit sh!" li deemed guilty of malfeasance in effi and shall be held civilly liable to the i for the amount of such lnereuse. To c the Iansunce of City Auditor Devlin i committee proposes, by striking ou (1 drastic provision, to presume the meir.'jt of future Councils to be honest rr1 actuated by a sincere desire for the c. welfare. Instead of scoundrels read I create any kind of debt." Under the present charter the City C -r ell. In levying a tax and making appro?: tions for city expenses, is bound not t: exceed the estimate made by the Cu. Auditor,- which that officer Is required t submit at the first meeting In Jnuan The committee has stricken out this r-: vision. The report of the committee is sign- by W. M. Ladd. chairman; Sol Hirsc 1 Isam White. A. L. Mills and N. E. Ayr Frederick V. Holman. the other mcm'Jt of the committee, is out of the city. Fol lowing Is the report In full: Assessment nnd Levy. Section 1. The Common Council ha: Dower and authority wlthm the Citi o Portland to assess, levy and collect tac upon all property, both real and perrsna!! not exempt from taxation. On or bef jr. the first Monday In February In cac year the Council shall levy the amount 0 taxes necessary to provide for the ra3" ment during the fiscal year of all pror-cv authorized demands upon the treasury but such levy, exclusive of the tax ncce: sary to pay the Interest accrued drin; the vear on the bonded Indebtedness 01 the city, shall not exceed for all othe purposes the rate of seven (7) mll'3 ouj each dollar valuation of the propertj a sessed. On making the levy the Cour. shall apportion not to exceed U mill fa: liKhtlnjr the streets of the City of Tort land, to be known as the "lighting fjnd";j not to exceed 2v. mills for the malign ance of the Fire Department, to be known as the "Fire Department fund"; not to exceed 14-5 mills for the maintenance ot the Police Department, to be known aa the "Police Department fund"; not to exceed of a mill for the maintenance. preservation and repair of the strect3 1 01 be known as the "street repair iur. ; not to exceed 1-5 of a mill for the ma.i.tcn ance and support of a free library, to bo known as the "public library fund; rot to exceed 4 of a mill for the maintenance, preservation and Improvement of tha parks, squares, avenues and pul1 12 grounds of the city, to be known as tho "park fund," and the balance of the ley shall be apportioned to meet the payment of Interest accruing- on the bonded Indebt edness of the city, to be known as tlio "bonded Indebtedness Interest fund." The Funds. Sec. 2. It shall not be lawful to transfer money from one fund to another, nor tj use the money In one fund In paymrr-. of demands upon another fund; prov.dcf, however, in ense ot any necessity or emer gency, the Council may, by ordinance transfer money from the "general fund' to any particular fund, but such ordinance must receive the affirmative vote of two thirds of all the members constituting tho Common Council, and be approved by t e Mayor. The several funds in the treasury au thorized by law at the time this cftirtf" takes effect, or provided for by thl3 char ter, shall continue therein so long m there shall be occasion therefor; and t'l moneys therein, or which may belor?: thereto, shall not be used for any pur pose other than that for which the sain- was raised, except as otherwise provided. In this charter. The general fund shall consist of monej s received Into the treasury and not spe cifically appropriated to any other fund The lighting fund shall consist of t moneys annually apportioned to said fun I by virtue of the tax provided for In thi3 charter, and be expended in lighting thn streets, avenues, alleys, places, courts roads, highways, boulevards, parks and squares. The Fire Department fund shall consist of the moneys annually apportioned to said fund by virtue of the tax provided for in this charter, and shall be expended for the equipment and maintenance of thz Fire Department. The Police Department fund shall con sist of the moneys annually apportioned to said fund by virtue of the tax provided (Concluded on Tenth Page.)