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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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.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
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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.)