THE MOKNIKG OREGOWIAM., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1901
WILL BE DAY OF PRAYER
BUSINESS TO BE SUSPENDED IX
romnAXD tomorrow.
Public and. Special Memorial Serv
ices to Be Held National Guard.
Will Parade.
Portland people will tomorrow abandon
lor the time being their usual vocations
and assemble to do nonor to the mem
ory of the late Preeident of the United
States. In addition to the public memor
ial ceremony on Multnomah field, or in
the Armory, if the weather be unfavor
able for xn outdoor meeting, special serv
ices will be held in nearly all the
churches. The Third Kegiment of Na
tional Guard will parade. Business will
be suspended and One banks will be
closed, and the day will be one of prayer.
IN THE OHDRCHES.
Memorial Service Tomorrow-Some
Moruins, Others Evcninp.
Following are announcements handed in
for divine services tomorrow:
Frit United Presbyterian.
On Thursday evening at 7:45 the mem
bers and friends of the First United Pres
byterian Church (Sixth and Montgomery
streets) will unite Jn a service in. memory
of our late President. A number of per
sons -will speak of Mr. McKinley s life,
presenting it from different sides, in brief
addresses. Following is the order of ex
ercises: Invocation i
Singing -
Scripture lesson
Singing -
Address 'Mr. McKinley as a Soldier"....
George Reed.
Address "Mr. McKinley as a Husband"..
TV. A. Currle.
Singing -
Address "Mr. McKinley as a Man"
C. C. Tripp.
Address "Mr. McKinley as a Statesman"
David Dalglelsh.
Prayer By the Rev. Cbas. Proudflt
Address "ilr. MoKinley as a Ruler"
R. F. Barnes.
Address "Mr. McKinley as a Christian"
Huher Ferguson.
Singing
Benediction -....
Temple Beth Israel.
Services will be held at 10:30 tomorrow
morning at Temple Beth Israel. Follow
ing is thB programme:
Prelude Dead March from "Saul"... .Handel
Anthem Paure
Scripture reading and prayer........
Rev. Dr. Bloch. .
Reading of the Proclamation of the President.
Hymn "Why Art Thou Cast Down, My
Soul" .... Stark
Address .....................................
Hon. D. Soils Cohen.
Solo "Abide With Me" Hoffmann
Address .
Rev. Dr. Stephen S. Wise.
Hymn Oienu and Kaddlsh) "My Country,
'TIS of Thee!"
Benediction
Postlude Chopin
Snnnyslde Congxcntlonnl.
In pursuance with the requests of Pres
ident Roosevelt and Governor Geer, there
will be held a special memorial service in
lionor of our martyred President, William
McKinley, at the Sunnyside Congrega
tional Church. Thursday at 11 A. M. The
Hon. M. C. George will deliver the ad
dress of the hour and special music will
be rendered by the choir and a male quar
tet. The auditorium of the church is ap
propriately draped with the National col
ors, and a portrait of the Tjeloved Presi
dent draped In crape, and flags are placed
on the platform. Everybody Is most cor
dially invited to attend this service.
Fourth Presbyterian.
Union memorial services tvIII be held at
the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Second
gnd Gibbs streets, the congregation of
Emanuel Baptist joining, at 11 A. M. to
morrow. G. "W. Ogden will have charge
of the music. Addresses will be made by
Hev. F. C. Xiapham and Rev. M. D. Mc
Clelland. Union. Memorial Services.
Several of the leading churches of the
"West Side will -give up their prayer meet
ings on Thursday evening and unite in a
memorial at the First Baptist. There
will be good music, and veterans of the
Civil War will be specially Interested.
Norwegian Lutheran.
A memorial service in honor of the late
President, William McKinley, will be held
at the Norwegian Lutheran. Church, 45
North Fourteenth street, Thursday at 11
A. M.. Rev. J. M. Nerrig, pastor.
At Enerlisli Lutheran Chnrch.
Memorial Services for President Mc
Kinley will be held at St. James' Eng
lish Lutheran Church, tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock. Rev. J. A. Leas, the
pastor, will preach.
Miipah Presbyterian.
Services tomorrow evening at 7:30 at
Mizpah Presbyterian. Church, Powell and
East Thirteenth, the pastor. Rev. Jerome
R. MeGlade officiating.
Trinity Chnrch.
A memorial service will be held on
Thursday morning at 10:S0.
SENTIMENT OF DEMOCRATS.
Resolutions Adopted by the City and
Oonnty Committee.
At the meeting of the Democratic City
and County Committee last night the
following resolutions, drafted by District
Attorney George E. Chamberlain, were
unanimously adopted:
For the third time In the history of the
Republic the murderous hand of the assassin
has stricken down our Chief Magistrate. At
Euch a time partisanship is forgotten in a Na
tlon'p sorrow, and we remember only that -we
are citizens of a common country, and that
the blow -which felled the President of the
United States was Intended to bo destructive
3f our free Institutions.
It has been the boast, and it is the pride
of our people that all men are created equal,
and that there Is no position so exalted under
our form of government that the humblest
citizen may not apslre 4o and -attain. The life
of our late President Is a brilliant example
of the possibilities open to the youth of our
beloved country. Born of humble parents.
Inured to the hardships which beset all -whose
success depends upon their own exertions, he
had nevertheless won his epaulets in his coun
try's service when he had barely passed his
majority, and through various steps of prefer
ment had finally attained the Chief Magis
tracy of the greatest and most powerful gov
ernment In the world. His public life has
been an open book to his countrymen for many
years of official service, and those -who havo
differed from him politically cannot but ad
mire him as the highest type of American cit
izenship. In his home life he has set an ex
ample worthy the emulation of the whole
people.
Inasmuch as in the death of our President
the country has lost an honored, eminent and
faithful public servant, therefore, be It
Resolved by the Democratic City and County
Central Committee of Multnomah County,
Oregon, That we unite with tho whole people,
irrespective of present or past political' affil
iations, in deploring the death of William.
McKinley. President of the United States, at
the murderous hands of an assassin, and we
condemn in severest terms those who under
the pretense of seeking an asylum In this
free country have used and are Using the op
portunities afforded them of unrestrained lib
erty of speech to disseminate doctrines sub
versive of every form of covcrnment And be
It further
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Democ
racy of Multnomah County that stringent
laws should be passed and enacted for the
prevention of such a crime as has just been
perpetrated against free institutions and tha
will forever stamp out anarchy in America.
TO CLOSE THE STORES.
Chamber of Commerce Recommends
That BnslncHS Be Suspended.
The Chamber of Commerce voted yes
terday to ask business houses to close to
morrow, and Secretary Flelschner-mailed
2ie following letter to Mayor Rowe:
At a meeting of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce trustees, held this day. It -was
voted that the commercial houses of this city
be asked to close their business places on
Thursday, 19th Inst., In honor of tho late
President of the United States, William Mc
Kinley. It -was further voted that tho secre
tary of this chamber notify your honor of the
above action, and request you to kindly co
operate, not only as you have set aside
Thursday, 19th Inst., for appropriate cere
monies, but also recommending your kindly
Joint action as to the closing of business
houses on that day.
ANARCHY DENOUNCED.
Teamdrlvers Say the Enemies of Or
der Should Be Expelled.
At a meeting of the Teamdrlvers' Union
last evening the following resolutions
concerning the death of President Mc
Kinley were adopted:
Whereas, Three times in the history of the
great Republic of the United States of Amer
ica the assassin's bullet has taken from the
people its Chief Magistrate. At tills time. In
the midst of prosperity, the American people
In -what they believe to be tho greatest mo
ment of their history when as a world-wide
power the Nation is extending counsel and
help to the weak and unfortunate of other
nations have awakened to the alarming fact
that our President, who was chosen for the
second time by our people, has been taken
away from our midst, and that our Chief
Executive, as well as other high officers, is
not safe In his native land from the attacks
of those who have fled from other shores for
an asylum. At the time the dastardly deed
was committed our beloved President, whose
heart and thought were constantly with the
masses, pointing how they should find larger
life, was the victim of a viperous spirit of
one Leon F. Czolgosz. Out of this world In
the prime of life has been taken one who had
learned its problems and had so much to give
to their solution, a President who was a
model to tho rulers of the earth, a man who
was strong, good and kind. We mourn his
death and loss. In the death of President
McKinley our country has lost one of Its most
eminent citizens; our Nation one of Its most
distinguished statesmen and our great Nation
its Chief Magistrate.
Resolved, That it Is tho sense of tho mem
bers of this union. In regular meeting as
sembled, that we denounce tho assault and
killing of our dear President as a' fiendish
murder of the blackest dye. We consider tho
fcuddenness with which the late President
was so cowardly struck down while In good
health and the glory of manhood, and while
In the full enjoyment of high civic honors
which had come to him as a result of a long
and illustrious career In the public service
of our country, both state and National. That
we are In sympathy with the one voice of
the people that each and every anarchist or
those whose sympathy Is with them in any
manner, should be dealt with to the fullest
extent of the law; that we as citizens and
law-abiding worklngmen contribute our share
of support to the upbuilding and to the en
forcement of the law, to the expelling from
our country of the known friends of an
archism; that proper and immediate legisla
tion should be adopted and enacted to pre
vent further attempt on the life of our Pres--ident
and other officers of Government; that
the gates of our country should be closed to
all people who are not In accord with tho
principals of American Government and es
pecially the anarchist.
WILL TAKE PART IX PARADE.
Third Regiment of Xational Guard
Ordered Ont Tommorrovr.
The Third Regiment, Oregon National
Guard, will parade tomorrow afternoon.
Adjutant-General Mears will issue orders
today for the turnout The regiment will
leave the Armory at 12:30 P. M.
Postofllee to Be Draped.
The postofllee building is being draped
in mourning In respect to the memory of
the late President, notwithstanding the
law providing that such buildings shall
not be draped in mourning and that no
appropriation of public funds shall be
made for such draping. As no penalty is
provided for Violation of this law, the
Government ofllcials in the building con
cluded that It was Intended only to prevent
public money being expended for draping
public buildings, and Postmaster Croas
man telegraphed to the Secretary of the
Treasury asking if he would be allowed
to grant permission for the draping of
the jostoffice in mourning. The reply was
that he might, and the draping of the
Morrison and Fifth-street fronts of the
building was at once taken In hand and
the building will present a proper appear
ance on Thursday.
O. R. & S. Offices and Shops to Close.
President Mohler, of the O. R. & N.,
yesterday issued the following order by
telegraph from New York:
PORTLAND. Or., Sept. 17. To heads of de
partments: To give effect to the proclamation
of the President of the United States and the
Governor of Oregon, offices, shops and ware
houses of this company will be closed on
Thursday next, the 19th Instant, In order
that Its employes may join the community in
paying respect to the memory of our late
President, William McKinley.
A L. MOHLER. President
Telegram to Mrs. McKinley.
By order of the trustees of the Cham
ber of Commerce, the following tele
gram was sent yesterday to Mrs. Mc
Kinley: PORTLAND, Or., Sept 17. Mrs. William
McKinley. Canton, O.: The Portland Chamber
of Commerce, in meeting assembled this day,
expresses its utmost regret and sorrow and
their profund sympathy with your bereavement
in our country's loss.
HENRY HAHN, President
I. N. FLEISCHNER, Secretary.
Might Be More Flags.
PORTLAND, Sept 17. (To the Editor.)
Many citizens are displaying draped
flags from their windows, while there are
a large number of bare flag-poles on
buildings belonging to prominent citizens.
Would you kindly suggest that the number
be reduced to the minimum on Wednes
day and Thursday, as it will be the last
opportunity of showing respect to the dead
President The Native Sons might take
this up and see to It
AN ADOPTED SON.
"Will Drape Their Charter.
Oregon Association of Stationary Engi
neers last night adopted the following res
olutions, which were reported by a com
mittee composed of J. C. Hamilton, W.
E. Wilkenson and W. T. Everson:
Resolved, That we hereby express our heart
felt sympathy with our Nation at the calam
ity of the loss of our President by the hand
of an assassin, and that our charter be draped
In mourning for 30 days.
Retail Grocers Will Close.
Secretary E. "V. Russ, of the Portland
Retail Grocers Association," says the gro
cers of the city with practical unanim
ity have agreed to close their stores all
day Thursday on account of the funeral
of the President
Xo Meeting of the Board of Trade.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Trade tomorrow has been postponed for
one week on account of the memorial
services.
One Delivery Tomorrow.
There will be one delivery of mail by
carriers Thursday forenoon, and the post
office will be closed during the day.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Judge William R, Ellis and wife of Pen
dleton, are In the city, having brought
down their 10-year-old son to be operated
on for appendicitis. The operation was
performed Monday, and the boy was do
ing well yesterday. His case was rather
a critical one and the services of the
surgeon was called in in the nick of
time.
NEW TORK, Sept. 17. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as follows:
From Portland H. Edsell and wife, Miss
J. Owen, at the Bartholdl; F. Nau, at
the Imperial.
From Spokane Mrs. Dr. Cameron and
the Misses Cameron, at the Albert
From Seattle B. L. Gates, at the Astor;
W. F Guerln, at the Fifth-Avenue; A. J.
Blethen, at the Victoria; J. R. Kinnear,
G. Kinnear and wife, at the Herald
Square.
CIVIL. SERVICE- REFORM
FAVORED BY CHARTER COM3IIS
SIOX FOR CITY OF PORTLAND.
Much Discussion, but Little Actual
Progress Made Resolution for a
Board of Control.
The committee on civil service present
ed its report to the Charter Commission
last night, consisting of 15 sections and
nearly 4000 words. The firsts section
was recommitted, and about twothirds
of the second section was passed r as
reported, though attempts were made
to amend both. The main thing accom
plished was the declaration by a vote of
15 to 3 in favor of civil service regula
tions in the new charter. So far as
acted upon, the sections read as follows:
Section 1. All appointments to and promo
tions In the subordinate administrative serv
ice of the city shall be made solely according
to fitness, which shall be ascertained, by open
competitive examination, and merit and
fidelity In sen-Ice, as provided for in this
chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall
apply to all offices, places and employ
ments In the public service' of the city
except the following: AH -offices which are
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jrmra
.VyKl N.
THE LATE ROBERT ROBERTS.
flllod by popular election or by appointment
by the Council, the members of all boards and
commissions, the Judges and Clerks of Elec
tions, the City Attorney and his deputies, the
City Engineer, the City Auditor, the City
Treasurer, the Municipal Judge, the Chiefs of
the Police and Fire Departments, the Super
intendent and the Chief Engineer of the "Water
Department and the Secretary of the Civil
Service Commission.
Sec. 2. The Civil Service Commission shall
consist of three Commissioners. Between the
1st and 10th days of July, 1003. the Mayor
shall appoint, as such Commissioners, three
persons, known to him to be devoted to the
principles of civil service reform, one of whom
shall serve for two years, one for four years,
and one for six years; and between the 1st
and 10th days of July in each second year
thereafter, the Mayor shall. In like manner,
appoint one person, as the successor of the
Commissioner whose term of office expires In
that year, to serve as such Commissioner for
six years. The Mayor may remove any Com
missioner at any time. In event of any such
removal, the Mayor shall, within five days
thereafter, transmit to the Council a written
report thereof and of his reasons therefor, and
the Council shall forthwith appoint another
person to fill the vacancy. Vacancies arising
from any cause shall be filled by appointment
by the Major.
After attending to this, which took up
the time until after 10 o'clock. Chairman
Mills cilled Commissioner Morgan to the
chair and offered the followng resoluton,"
which was made a special order for the
next meeting, to be held Tuesday after
noon: Resolved, That the charter provide for a
board of control of 10 members, of which the
Mayor Is ex-officlo chairman, to succeed the
present Board of Public Works; that the
Mayor in office at the time of the adoption
of this charter shall, on or before July. 1,
1903, appoint two members to serve for1 one
year, two members to serve for two years,
two members to serve for three years, two
members to serve for four years, two mem
bers to Berve for five years, and each year,
beginning July, 1904, the Mayor In office shall
appoint two members to fill the places of the
two whose terms shall expire; that no person
sahll be eligible as a member of the board
who holds any other position in the city gov
ernment and who has not been a taxpayer in
the. City of Portland for two years prior to
bis appointment; that In addition to the duties
now imposed on the Board of Public "Works
the Board of Control shall assume the duties
now performed by the Police Commission, the
Fire Commission, the "Water Commission and
the Park Commission, and that no member
of the Board of Control can be removed by
the Mayor except by written charges filed with
the Council and approved by two-thirds of the
members thereof, and that religious or politi
cal reasons shall not be grounds for such
charges.
It was considerably after the meeting
hour when a quorum was obtained at the
regular meeting of the charter commis
sion last evening. Immediately Mr. Hol
man offered a resolution reciting that un
der the circumstances of the National be
reavement and that Thursday would be
a day particularly set apart for the
funeral of the dead President and for
public mourning, it, would be unseemly
for this commission to hold its regular
meeting on that day, and providing that
the next meeting be held on Tuesday at
1:30 P. M. It was adopted and the report
of the committee on civil service was sub
mitted at once. The 'secretary began
reading, with instructions to pause at the
end of each section, to give opportunity
for action is such should be desired.
His voice had hardly fallen after the
completion of the first section when Mr.
Holman was on his feet with an amend
ment restricting the application of civil
service regulations to only the fire and
police departments. In supporting his
amendment he admitted frankly' that he
was not entirely in sympathy with a
civil service programme. He said he was
aware that civil service had been tried,
but he was not aware that It had been
the success hoped for. "We must take
things as we find them," said lie. "We
must use the tools we have, and in a'new
community like ours I think it would be
unwise to provide sweeping civil service
rules In the charter. The people are not
ready for It and it can no more be forced
upon them than could English constitu
tional government be forced upon the un
ready people of France by Louis Philippe.
I will admit that our present system of
appointing for political service is very
bad, but civil service rules and regula
tions will not cure; they are only a medi
cine. Civil service as . provided in this
report, I believe, would be an absolute
failure."
Malarkey To be consistent, Mr. Hol
man should, oppose civil service alto
gether. If it is good for the fire and po
lice departments it is good for the cleri
cal departments. I admit that it is open
to objection, but not to greater objection
than the present sysem.
Mr. Teal opposed he amendment and re
fered to the general dread last Winter
when it was feared there would be a
sweeping partisan change in the fire de
partment as an instance of the demor
alizing Influence of the spoils system in
the public service. "We must," he said,
"have a system that will make men in
dependent. Under the proposed plan a
tr-
irian. may' feel safe, as he" ought to be, so
long as he tentjs to his business properly
in the public service."
Mr. Montague pointed out that the pro
posed civil service commission would not
be irremovable, that ample provision was
made for the, removal of unfaithful com
missioners. Continuing he said: "Now
our civil service is filled with persons
selected by the county committee of a
political party, and they are not selected
for efficiency, but for political service. I
am free to admit that examination tests
in the civil service are not all they
should be, but they are better than the
test of political partisanship. In San
Francisco civil service has been found
a. failure because it has not been admin
istered, in good faith. In Seattle it has
been, found to be an improvement on the
spoils system. In no event could it work
worse than the present system."
Auditor Devlin believed that public offi
cers under bonds for the proper conduct
of their offices should have the privilege
of selecting their own subordinates.
Holman in closing declared that he
was not opposed to civil service, but to
this kind of civil service. He did not
believe in reposing responsibilities on a
public officer without giving him the
means to discharge those responsibilities.
He did not think the plan proposed prac
ticable In this community.
An eye and no vote was called for, with
the following result:
Ayes, 3 Devlin, Holman and Strow
bridge. Noes, 15 Beach, Frank, Fries, Giesy,
Hirsch, Hogue, Killingsworth, Lane, Ma-
A .
J Jfrominent
Fig'iire in tKe
French. Prairie-
District.
GERVAIS, Or., Sept. 17. Robert
Roberts, who died Saturday, and
was burled Sunday In the Gervais
cemetery, was well known In Ore
gon, especially In the French Prai
rie region, where he was a promi
nent figure for many years. He
had resided In Oregon for nearly a
quarter of a century, and was an
Intimate friend of one of Oregon's
most noted pioneers, the Hon. F.
X. Mathleu. Mr. Roberts was
born at St. Hllalre,, Quebec, Can
ada, in 1823. He was married In
Canada, and came to Oregon in
1878. His wife and 12 children sur
vive him Mrs. Marguerite Denis,
St Hllalre, Canada; Louis and An
drew Roberts, Placervllle, Colo.;
Joseph, Mark, Alphonse and Fred
erick Roberts, Buttevllle; Mrs.
Delia Polrler and Mrs. Melvlna
Taylor, Portland; Rose and Elsie
Roberts, Buttevllle; Mrs, Louise
Finger, of Woodburn.
H
o-o
larkey, Mills, Montague, Morgan, O'Shea,
Teal and Wessinger.
Upon the failure of this amendment
Teal wanted the report so amended that
the Treasurer and Auditor should each
be permitted to choose his chief deputy
independent of any civil service board,
and he 'moved for the recommitment of
the report for that purpose. Others sug
gested that the clerk of all boards and
commissions and laborers be also ex
empted. Holman raised the point of
order that this Included too much in one
motion, and was sustained. Then the
whole matter was disposed of by recom
mitment to the committee, without for
mal instructions.
When about one-third of the second
section had been read Mr. Hogue moved
an ammendment by substituting the
Comrtion Council for the Mayor, as the
appointing power of the civil service
commission. Holman argued in favor of
keeping the appointing power entirely in
the hands of the Mayor, who would then
be responsible for "the general conduct
of affairs. He wanted no divided re
sponsibllty in the matter. Montague
said the design was to make the Mayor
responsible only for setting the correct
method In operation. On a vote Hogue's
amendment was lost.
Then came the provision requiring va
cancies created by removal by the Mayor
to be filled by the Council. Holman moved
to amend by substituting the Mayor for
the Council, thus reserving to the Mayor
the power to fill vacancies created by him
self. Morgan thought it proper that the
Council should make those appointments.
Tho possibility of deadlock between the
Mayor and Council, if they should at any
time be inharmonious, the former remov
ing officials as fast as the latter should
appoint them, was spoken of, and Mon
tague said that contingency had not been
overlooked by the committee, but no ade
quate guard against It had been found.
He did not deem it good policy to make
the Mayor an autocrat. A republican
form of government, with reasonable
checks and balances, was the only one
for people of the United States, and public
opinion must be educated to support effi
cient public service and to condemn and
oust the unfaithful. Inasmuch as Mayors
had been foundnot always free from the
grip of party managers, the committee
had deemed It best to provide this check
to unrestricted action on the part of the
Mayor. Thpse who opposed It offered no
ether check. Upon vote the amendment
was lost.
Further consideration of the civil service
report was deferred until the next meet
ing. Upon the announcement that reports
of five committees were held In abeyance
until the report of the executive com
mittee should be presented. Chairman
Mills offered the resolution for a Board
of Control. This was njade a special or
der for next Tuesday, and the secretary
was directed to provide membsrs with cop
ies of the resolution.
CHURCH CONFERENCE CLOSES
M. E. Church, South, Appointments
for the Ensuing Year.
MEDFORD, Sept. 17. The annual con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, came to a clcse last night. The
conference, which lasted four days, was a
success in every way. It was presided
over by Bishop Duncan. The reports from
the several districts showed the church
to be in a prosperous condition, and that
the membership had Increased consider
ably In the last year. Just previous to
the adjournment of the conference, Bishop
Duncan annouced the following appoint
ments for the ensuing year:
Presiding elder of the Willamette dis
trict, E. L. Fitch; Corvallls. and McFar
land, W. B. Smith; Independence and
Lewisvllle, supplied by J. W. Craig; Dal
las and Dixie, D. C, McFarland; McMinn
vllle, to be supplied; Oregon City, to be
supplied; Lebanon, C. U. Cross ; Tangent
and Brownsville, W. R. Hanson; Harris
burs, H. S. Shangle; Junction City, D. C.
McFarland; Roseburg and Oakland, C. A.
Hyatt; Dillard, R. A. Reagan; Myrtle
Creek, F. P. Hayes; Grant's Pass, H. N.
Rosser Applegate, supplied by J. Hedge
peth; Ashland, J. T. Cotton; Klamath
Falls, to be supplied; Coquille and Ban
don, H. C. Allen; Myrtle Point, A. J. Star
mer; Albany, George L. Snyder; Medford,
M. L. Darby.
rhose transferred were: Arkansas con
ference, F. A. Lark; J. D., Gilbert, to the
White River conference, and E. F. Wil
son to the Little Rock conference.
A Long; Bnlloon Trip.
LONDON, Sept. 17. The Paris corre
spondent of the Times says that Cofte
Henri de la Vauix Is preparing for his
trip across the Mediterranean in a bal
loon. He will not, however, be followed
as he desired, by two French cruisers, as
the government refused to expose the ves
sels unnecessarily to' the dangers of Med
iterranean navigation In equinoxial
weather.
WILL BE A QRtAT FAIR
CARNIVAL OPENING PLANNED FOR
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Programme to Be an Attractive One,
"With, Wonderful Exhibits and
Splendid Music.
With wonderful energy the carnival
commltte has shaped a great enterprise
for the public good, and now has it
ready for public Inspection and would
have opened it tonight to the vast
throngs of people who would have come
to it were it not for the great calamity
that has befallen the Nation.
So in the light of present events the
carnival commltte postpones its opening
with due deference to the memory of the
fallen chieftain, and tenders its field and
its music to aid in the impresslveness of
the memorial services.
When the carnival opens on Friday
evening it will be a great gathering of
the people, who will come from near and
far, and will not be disappointed in what
they see and hear. These massings of
the people do them good, bring them out,
rub off provincialisms and send them
home handler than when they came and
better able to grapple with the 'ordinary
humdrum of life.
Fairs and carnivals bring people out,
and that Is good for them.
Sights to See.
Trainloads of lumber have recently
been put Into the great Exposition build
ing, and carloads of bunting and dec
orative material. It has all been put to
some good use, and will make a splendid
showing. People who have seen street
fairs will of course expect to see at this
carnival something many times greater,
and they will not be disappointed. For
this carnival of 1901 is going to be one
of the greatest events that ever occurred
in the Northwest.
Howe Is Rendy.
Superintendent E. W. Rowe and his
able assistants have hustled- and rushed
and kept everlastingly at it, day and
evening, and now have their part of the
carnival ready for opening. The many
exhibitors have their booths in good
shape, and most of them will have on
the finishing touches by opening night.
When the 3S0O electric lights are turned
on and General Summers presses the
button that sets the wheels to going
around and causes the beautiful Mult
nomah Falls to fall, and the music bursts
forth, and the fireworks fire, there will
be a scene seldom seen here.
Amateur Photogrrnphy.
The appropriately-appointed room de
signed for this exhibit Is the first one
finished and occupied, and it Is a spot
where people will love to linger. R. B.
Lamson, the expert amateur, who Is In
charge of the exhibit, began hanging his
pictures yesterday, and now they are all
In place and make a mos beautiful col
lection. The pictures represent all sec
tions of the Northwest, and among them
will be found many prize-winners. D.
Soils Cohen deserves the thanks of the
amateur photographers of the coast for
the active interest he has taken in mak
ing their exhibit such an attraction.
Ready to Receive.
The Woman's department is now in
complete condition to receive the many
useful and fancy articles it will contain,
and Mrs. Battln, the department superin
tendent, requests that all articles in
tended for exhibit be brought to her at
the Exposition building as soon as possi
ble. The show-cases are in place, the
pretty decorations are complete, and all
that Is lacking Is the balance of the arti
cles promised for exhibit.
All Zncla Arrived.
One of the first of the general star at
tractions to arrive was AH Zada, the
Great, and he has already proven him
self a very striking figure. He came on
time, and while awaiting the grand
opening, is enjoying life in the slyvan
shades of the German village, Unter den
Linden. All Zada is one of the enter
tainers of the world, and will Immensely
amuse both young and old.
Will Teem With. Attraction.
Those who attend the carnival can rely
upon having a programme of good things
spread before them, such as they have
not met with in many a day. The repre
sentative men who are conducting the
carnival are leaving nothing undone that
will make it one of the crowning suc
cesses of the age, and visitors to Port
land will have every assurance of days
and weeks of enjoyment.
To Give City Conneil New Power.
At die last meeting of the Stephens Sub
Board, S. G. Richardson introduced a reso
lution to the effect that the City Council
should be clothed w th authority to order
the Improvement of a street, even after
a remonstrance had been made to the
improvement. He said that this is es-
MORE BOXES OF GOLD.
And Jinny Greenbacks.
To secure additional Information, di
rectly from the people, it is proposed to
send little boxes of gold and greenbacksj
to persons wno wnje tnc most interest
ing, detailed, and truthful descriptions of
their experiences on the following topics:
1. How have you been affected by cof
fee drinking and by 'changing from cof
fee to Postum?
2. Do you know of any one who has
been driven away from Postum because
It came to the table weak and charac
terless at the first trial?
3. Did you set such a person right re
garding the easy way to make Postum
clear, black, and with a crisp, rich taste?
4. Have you ever found a better way
to make it than to use four heaping tea
spoonfuls to the pint of water, let stand
on stove until real boiling begins, then
note the clock and allow It to continue
easy boiling full 15 minutes from that
time, stirring down, occasionally? (A
piece of butter about the size of a navy
bean, placed in the pot will prevent boil
ing over.)
5. Give names and account of those
you know to have been cured or helped
in health by the dismissal of coffee and
the dally use of Postum Food Coffee in
Its place. ,
6. Write names and addresses of 20
friends whom you believe would be ben
efited by leaving off coffee. (Your name
will not be divulged to them.)
Address your letter to the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.,
writing your own name and address
clearly.
Be honest and truthful, don't write
poetry or fanciful letters, just plain,
truthful statements.
Decision will be made between October
30 and November 10, 1901, by three
Judges, not members of the Postum
Cereal Co., and a neat little box contain
ing a $10 gold piece sent to each of the
five best writers, a box containing a $5
gold piece to each of the '20 next best
writers, a $2 greenback to each of the 100
next best, and a $1 greenback to each of
the 200 next best writers, making cash
prizes distributed to 325 persons.
Almost everyone Interested in pure
food and drink Is willing to have their
name and letter. appear in the papers,
for such help as it may offer to the hu
man race. However, a request to omit
name will be resriected.
Every friend of Postum Is urged to
write, and each letter will be held In high
esteem by the company, as an evidence
of such friendship, while the little boxes
of gold and envelopes of money will
reach many modest writers whose plain
and sensible letters contain the facts de
sired, although the sender may have but
small faith in winning at the time of
writing.
Talk this subject4 over with your
friends, and see how .many among you
can win prizes. It is a good, honest
competition and in the best kind of a
cause. Cut this statement out, "for it
will not appear again.
Without doubt the food used in
infancy has a large influence on after
years in a child's life.
If the food given is of the proper
character the infant builds up a
strong, rugged constitution that re
sists disease and produces healthy,
happy childhood.
Healthy babies like those shown in our book cannot be raised on a poor or improper food..
Their smiling, happy, healthy faces will convince you of the merits of Mellin's Food1
without another word on our part.
Send for our book, ' Mellin's Food Babies." It is free.
MELLIN'S FOOD COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS.
"Hazeiwood" ice Cream Specialties
We are prepared to furnish parties, receptions or social
functions with all the latest novelties in Ice Creams, Water Ices
or Sherbets. We cordially solicit your favors, and will be
pleased to submit any information you may desire.
BOTH PHONES 154
sential to the Improvement of streets
where the need is very great, and where
the property-owners will not consent to it.
Mr. Richanison cited instances where only
one or two streets had been improved,
where there should have been several, and
the travel thus divided up and the burden
equalized. It was decided to ascert'a.n
what the feeling of the other boards is
concerning the resolution, and the secre
tary was instructed to communicate to
the other boards the substance of the
resolution, with a view to securing a con
cert of action if the proposition be re
ceived with favor.
Fnst Handling? of English. Mnlls.
OMAHA, Sept. 17. At Union Pacific
headquarters it is announced that as a
result of fast time made by the trains
carrying the mail over this country en
route from Australia to England, such
mall will be in future sent via the United
Sttites route Instead of the Suez Canal.
The mail was carried from San Francisco
to New York over the Union Pacific, Bur
ington and New York Central, and the
time from Sydney to London was cut
down seven days. The mall, consisting of
seven sacks, left Sydney at 10 A. M. Au
gustus, and was delivered to the London
postbfHce at 7 A. M., September 14. Im
portance attaches to the new departure
.n handling the British mall, because it
consists largely of documents Intended for
the British Parliament', which will here
after pass across the Western Continent.
Erne-Ferns Fight Postponed.
NEW YORK, Septi 17. Frank Erne, the
lightweight champion, who was to have
met Rube Ferns at the International Ath
letic Club of Fort Erie on Monday night,
insists upon a postponement of the light
on account of the death of President Mc
Kinlev DAILY MBTEOKOLOC1CAL ttEl'URT.
PORTLAND, Sent. 17. 8 P. M. Maximum
temp.ratuie .82; minimum temperature. GU;
riVtr reading at 11 A. M., .0 reet; change m
the past 21 hours, 0.0 foot; total precipita
tion, h P. M. to o P. M 0.00; total precipita
tion s-lnce" Sept. 1, IDOl, 0.43 Inch; normal pre
cipitation since Sept. 1. 1001, 0.7G Inch; defi
ciency, "0.33 Inch; total sunshine Sept. 10,
12:30; possible sunshine Sept. 115, 12:30.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
Wind.
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STATIONS.
Astoria ....
Baker City .
Utamarck ..
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5410,
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70u.
B2I0.
720,
62,0.
0010jNW
00lOX
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Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
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iSV
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OOlOOiCIm
Pi. cloudy
Ntah Bay .....
Pocatello
Portland
Red Bluff
Roseburg
Sacramento . . .
Salt Lake .....
San Francisco
Spokane
Seattle
Walla Walla .
OiH "tVV
.00 W
0O12,NV
,00) SE
00 8NV
0O S
001 liNW
001241 SW
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001 GNW
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Clear
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Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
"Ok'.
710.
730.
Clear
Clear
Light.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Pleasant weather continues In the Rocky
AMUSEMENTS.
marquam Grand theater
CALVIN HEILIG. Mgr.
Week of September 10 Matinees Wednesday
and Saturday at 2:13 P. M.
MR. JAMES NEILL
And his Incomparable Company, In a choice
repertoire of high-class plays.
Evening prices Entire lower floor, 51. bal
cony, first 0 rows, 75c; last 0 rows, Coc; gal
lery, first 2 rows, 35c; rear of rlrst 2 rowa. 25c.
Boxes and loses, $7.50. Matinee prices Lower
Moor, except last 3 rows, 75c; last 3 rows, 50c:
balcony, nrst C rows. 50c; last G rows, 25c.
Boxen and loges, $5.
CORDRAY'S THEATER
One week, commencing Sunday, Sept. 15, and
Saturday Matinee.
THE SEASON'S BIG SUCCESS.
CHAS. A TAYLOR'S BEAUTIFUL SCENIC
PRODUCTION.
"DAUGHTER OF THE DIAMOND KING."
"DAUGHTER OF THE DIAMOND KING."
LA BELLE LAURETTE. supported by MR.
W. A. WHITECAR.
The famous Lenten Trio and other big
vaudeville acts.
Prices 25c. 50c, 75c. Seats now selling.
METROPOLITAN THEATER
Big Opening Attraction. Saturday Matinee.
Week startlne Sunday, September 15. Satur
day Matinee. The Latest Musical Comedy Suc
cess, "THE QUEEN OF HAYTI."
And her 48 Ladles and Knights of Fun, Pretty
girls. Beautiful costumes. Special scenery.
Bewitching music. Comical Climaxes. Elec
trical effects. 10 Bic; vaudeville- noveltfes 10
Introducing the Famous Sherrah Quartet;
Kirk, the Musical Tramp: Grundy Trio; thfe
GUlams; KRATON, the Marvelous Hoop
Twirled Usual prices.
FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL
SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS
REOPENED.
REOPENED.
CARBERRY AND STANTON, Operatic Duet
lsts. PEARL WARD, a Coming , Favorite.
BOUSELLE AND HOWARD. Famous Aerial
Bar Jugglers. HATTIE WARD. Portland's
F-avorite. MISS NELLIE BRUCE, the Clever
Contortion Dancer. WIGGIN AND RAYMOND,
direct from Chute's Theater, San Francisco.
ARNELDO, the Eaulllbrh Marvel.
382 WASHINGTON STREET
I Mountain and Pacific Conut States, with tem
peratures J to 15 degrees aoova the normal.
. The Indications are for Increasing chwuHnes
I in this dlsrtrlct Wednesday, and eeolcr wathr
J In Western Oregon and Western Washington.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portlnnd for tht "8 hours
ending at midnight Wednesday. Sptetnbr 18:
Portland and vicinity Increuslne eloudlaefw:
cooler; w:nd3 mostly northerly.
Western Orejon and Western Washington
Increasing cloudiness; cooltr. except near the
coast; winds mostly northerly.
Eastern Oreson. Eastern Washington and
Idaho Fair; north to east winds'.
EDWARD REALS. Forecast Official.
CLASSIFIED AD. RATES
Rooms," "Rooms and Board." "Housekeep
ing Rooms." "Situations Wanted." 13 words or
Us?. 15 cents; 16 tn 20 words. 20 cents; 21 to 23
words, 25 cents, etc. No discount for addi
tional Insertions.
UNDER ALT, OTHER HEADS except "New
Today." 30 cents for 10 words or less; 10 to "
words, 40 cents; 21 to 25 words. 50 cents, etc
first Insertion. Each additional insertion. on
half; no further discount under on month.
"NEW TODAY" (gauge measure agate), 11
cents pnr line, first insertion; 10 cents pat lla
for each additional Insertion.
ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS ad
dressed care The Oresonlan apl left at this of
fice, should always be inclosed tn sealed envel
opes. No itamp Is required on such letters.
The Oregonlan will not bo responsible for er
rors in advertisements taitea through the tele
phone. AUCTION SALES TODAY.
At 10 A. M.. at 182 First at. J. T. WHmwi.
auctioneer.
MEETING NOTICES.
Members of the Grand Army ami
all old soldiers are renuesfchl w
meet at Grand Army IiH, Fht
and Taylor sta.. at 1 P. M.. Thurs
day. Sot. 10. to attend the un!?n
memorial services for our lt mi
rade. President William McKInl.
Services 2 P. M., at MuHnomah
Held Wear memorial Baagt.
By command of
J A 3LADEN", Dept. Com.
r. E. MAY Q. Asst. Adjt.-Gn.
PORTLAND CHAPTER. NO. 3.
R. A. M. Regular conveeatteft this
(Wednesday) evening at 7:30., Work
in the Mark Master's degwa. All
companions welcome. By tmlr of
the M. E. H. P.
HENRY ROE. SJ.
WASHINGTON LODGE. NO. 4,
A. F. & A. M- Stated nwating WW
(Wednesday) evening. Work In M.
M. degree. All Master MaMW eor
dially invited. By orler of th W. M.
J. A. NEWELL, Se.
SAMARITAN LODGE, NO. 2. I. O. O. F.
Regular meetlnsr this (Wednesday) evanhiK at
8 o'clock. Second degree. Visitors wom.
M. OSVOLD., See.
EDWARD HOLMAN, Undertaker, 4th
and Yamhill t". Rcmi StliiMon. lady
it.N.sl.ituiit. Both phone No. 307.
Flnley, Kimball Co.. Undertaken
Lady assistant. 275 Third st. Tel. U.
NEW TODAY.
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF MULTNOMAH
County Notlc la hereby given that on Mon
day. October 7. 1001. the Board of BqualUa
tlon of Multnomah County will attend at th
ottice of the Clerk of the County Court oC
said county and publicly examine the &iumt-
ment rolls for the year 1001. and correct all
errors In valuations, descriptions or qualit!-
of lands. lots or other property And It la
the duty of all peruana Interested to tipjHwr
at the lime and place appointed: and i it
shall aypear to such Board of Equalization
that there are any lands, lots or other prop
erty assessed twice or tn the name of a per
son or persons not the owner of the sanw,
or assessed under or boyond Its value, or any
lands, lots or other property not assessed,
said Board of Equalisation shall makd tha
proper corrections.
C. E. McDONELL. Assessor.
Portland. Or., Septtember 14. 1001,
A BARGAIN FOR SALE TWO LOTS, 10
rotfm modern house, good condition, Eat
17th and Division sts., terms, ?000 cash, $800
G months, $2000 15 months. 7 per cent; Im
mediate possession. Furniture for sale. In
quire on premise?, 9 to 12 A. M.. Woodeck
and Richmond cars, one block.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rates. Building loans. Installment
loans. MacMaster & Blrrell, 311 Worcester blk.
MONEY TO LOAN
On farm, city or suburban property; low
rate of Interest; no commission: guaranteed
abstracts of title of real estate in Multnomah,
and adjoining counties.
SECURITY ABSTRACT & TRUST CO..
3 Chamber of Commerce.
fe. Baker &Coi
tffS?
-SQSJjlgk
ftatttioii
$m&
In consequence of the memorial services of
the late President on Thursday, we shall hold
our regular weekly sale on
FRIDAY NEXT, AT 10 A. M.
Which Includes the furniture, etc., o resi
dence, removed from. Woodlawn. comprising:
Three-piece parlor suit; fancy rockers; eouchys;
bed lounge; center tables: lace eustatns; por
tieres; Brussels and Ingrain carpets; oak side
board, with French plate mirror; extension
tables and chairs; bedroom sets; Iron beds;
springs and mattresses; pillows: odd dressers;
chiffoniers; six-hole range; heating stovaa, and
other effects. Sale at 10 A. M.
GEO. BAKER &. CO., Auctioneers.