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Ttg$M VOL. XLIL NO. 12,S46. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 12, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ait III II I IB II SMc;:gyitoaKKg M I jl JlM I & I LI1 111 ,,352. mJF -r-vf rrtW JgmMSm 3 ISiBS A GOOD CAMERA At a Nominal Price x5 CYCLE i CAMERA, rack and pinion for fine focusing, pneumatic, time, instan taneous and bulb shutter, line achromatl c lens, sole leather carrying case and one coubie plate-holder. PRICE, $7.50. umauer-Frank Drug Co. TAKE ELEVATOR STRONGEST IN ( JLi lVt U JL JL 1 jlU JUJU L. Samuel. Manager. 300 Oregonlan Building. Portland, Or. PHIL 3I12TSCIIAX, Prcs. . J MWf&g V SEYEKTH AKD WASKIKGTOK CHANGE OF Europeah Plan: 37''7yr & f nrf s?Jr X i Adamant Is applied to over one million buildings throughout the United States. Made in forty different factories. It is no experiment. Investigate. For information address Phone North 2091. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, American Plan COST OXE MILLIOX DOLLARS. KEADQUJRTEBS FOR TOURISTS AKD COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish bath establishment in the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. There Are Some Advantages In paying spot cash for a Pianola, but participate in the.se advantages, he is having this latent musical necessity. monthly payments. Drop us a line or Installment plan. Free recital tonight, S:30. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M. II. WELLS, Sole Northwest Ascent, Aeolian Hall, :ir:i-X" Washington St. DECLARATION OF FAITH. Presbyterian Revision Committee Goes Over the Statement. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 11. The Pres tjterian revision committee resumed its labors today, confining Its attention to the brief statement of faith for popular use. The brief statement contains 16 chapters or sections, which were formulated by the committee last December at Washington, D. C. The committee is now going over the statement, clmptcr by chapter, and making changes where they are thought to be necessary. The first three chapters, as outlined at the session in" Washington, wtre reviewed today and conclusions reached In the first two. The three" sec tions are entitled: "Chapter I, revela tion and the rule of faith; chapter II. God; chapter 111. eternal purpose." The committee will not give out what was adopted, but it is understood that no im portant changes have been made. The: revision committee will adjourn r.cxt Friday, regardless of what progress has been made. Another meeting will have to be held before the opening of the General Assembly, which will convene May 15. in New York, so as to wind up all ur finished business. The New Colombian Cabinet. COLON. Colombia, Feb. 11. The follow ing recent cabinet appointments at. Bo gota were announced here today: Francisco Mendoza Perez. Minister of Home Affairs. General Aristades Fernan dez, Minister of War: Ramon Lagos, Min ister of Haccienda (Exchequer): Augustln Urlbe. Minister of the- Treasury: Jos? Je sus Casus, Minister of Public instruction; Jchc Antonio Revas. Minister of Posts and Telegraph--. Jorge Velez has been appointed Governor of Bogota. Dust Explosion in a Mine. BOX AIR. Tenn.. Feb. 11. Over 15 men were Injured by a dust explosion in the main entry of mine No. 15. All were res cued and al! will probably recover. About 100 men are employed In this mine. The explosion was caused by the shots fired by miners to knock down the coal for to day's use. The damage to the mine ls extensive. For 122 Years JAS. E. PEPPER Has been the favorite whisky among connoisseurs. ROTHCHILD BROS., Agents WHOLESALE AXD IMPORTING DRUGGISTS. TO PHOTO DBPT. n v ti jiirn THE WORLD"! C. "W. KXOWLES, 3Ia:r. STREETS, PORTLAHD, 0RE00N MANAGEMENT. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day The Perfection of Wall Plaster 44P 8&&tW M4 THE ADAMANT CO. Foot of 14th Street, Portland, Or. ' OREGON $3.00 Per Day and upward. if any one is not financially prepared to not necessarily deprived of the privilege of The Pianola nay be purchased by moderate call and we will give you the details of our S WITCHMENS' STRIKE. Pickets at Missoula Turn Ilnck Crew Sent to Take Their Places. MISSOULA. Mont., Feb. 11. The strik ing Northern Pacific switchmen have posted pickets along the line, and today succeeded In turning back two crews, one from Helena and the other from Butte, sent by the railroad company to take the place of the strikers.- Freight has been badly congested in the yards as a result of the trouble. Brakemen and conduc tors still refuse to make up trains unless the regular yard crews dothe switching. The strike has assumed a grave aspect, and unless the officials of the company recede from the position they have taken a strike along the entire system is prob. able. The cause of the trouble was the dis charging of two men who refused to work with a road engine without sideboard at tachments. The switchmen declare they are violating a state law in complying with the order of the railway company. The statute in question provides that trainmen and yardmen who are Injured while working In the yards on an engine without sideboards are alone held re sponsible for such Injuries, and can col lect no damages from the company. Favor Letting Chinese Merchant In. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11. At the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce today, announcement was J made of the vote of members, in response fo a circular asking them to express ' their views on a resolution favoring tne ! unrestricted entrance into the United States of all merchants and members of the mercantile class of China, such as salesmen, clerks, buyers, bookkeepers, j accountants, managers, storekeepers, bankers and cashiers. Of the total mem- ' bershlp of the board of over 650 only 4S0 replied. Of this number, 329 voted for and 51 against the resolution. Will Reject English Siifjnr Propoxol. LONDON. Feb. 12. A dispatch to the Standard from Brussels says that the German and Austrian delegates to thp International Sugar Conference have de cided to reject the British demands made la the conference. STOP THE BIG CRAFT If Law Is Obeyed, .County Will Save Money. CONTRACTS GO TO FAVORITES Taxpr.jcrx Lcacnc Dcmnndx That Competitive System lie Adopted Then All Denier Have Equal Clinnee, and. Taxpayer Gains. ALL. CONTRACTS RELATING TO COUNTY BUSINESS. AND ALL. PURCHASES OF COUNTY SUPPLIES, SHALL RE MADE RY THE COUNTY COURT. ALL SUPPLIES SHALL RE ADVERTISED FOR AND PUR CHASED FROM THE LOWEST RESPONSI BLE KIDDER. AND NO MEMBER OF THE COUNTY COURT SHALL BE INTERESTED IN ANY "WAY IN ANY CONTRACT OR PURCHASE. Section 0. of slate law of 1101. defining the duties of the County Court of Multnomah County In transaction of county business. Thousands of dollars have been lost to j Multnomah bounty by official extrav- i agance in awaromg contracts aim limit ing purchases of supplies without asking for competitive bids. The law Is explicit and there Is? no vague nor indefinite lan guage behind which refuge can be taken. All supplies shall be advertised for and jiurchnM'il from the iciwest re sponsible bidder. That is the law. It is a part of an act parsed at the last ses sion of the Legislature, regulating the government of Multnomah County. It has no connection whatever with the law passed upon by the Circuit Court Judges of Multnomah County, In which a decision was rendered In effect that In cases of ex treme emergency, where necessity for sup plier was urgent, purchases could be made without formality of bids. The law from which the section quoted at the head of this article is reprinted has been sustained by the court of last resort of the State of Oregon. Its validity was contested in the suit brought by ex Cbunty Commissioner W. B. Steel, who was legislated out of office and sought through the courts to defeat the law. The Circuit Court for Multnomah County ana the Supreme Court of Oregon upheld the law in its entirety. It Is the law to day, as it has been the law since its pass age a year ago. The measure was framed by the Taxpayers League, and its pur pose was to correct existing abuses where by extravagances prevailed In purchasing county supplies. It Is an essential part of the law, and It has not Been obeyed. Persistent and continual neglect has been the attitude of the County Commissioners towards the section. The Taxpayers' League has again taken up the subject. It is notorious that contractu for election ballot and en velopes, let without bid In previous years, have cost the county twice what would have been paid bad bids been incited. The cost of ballots for the past three June elections in Mult nomah County, and the cost of envelopes for sending out and returning election supplier for these ejections, has been as follows: ISfiC Ballots $2013 00 Envelops $175 00 1S9S Ballots 2CS3 SO Envelopes 1CT 25 1!X)0 Ballots . 090 75 -Enve!oies 255 00 Totals f5)W3 55 500 25 The average cost of ballots for each June election has been J1C97 S3; average cost of envelopes for each June election, J12S 75. A prominent printer, who con ducts one of the largest establishments in the city and has unsuccessfully attempted to participate in former county contracts awarded without bidding, said yesterday: "If bids were called for now, and a con tract let at one time for envelopes needed In the primaries and the June election, these envelopes can be purchased for 50 per cent of the price; quoted in the fore going. If public competition Is Invited and bids called for, a contract can be en tered into for ballots at one-half the quoted average prices. On the basis of prices which have prevailed in the last three years. Multnomah County would pay for envelopes and ballots required for both primaries and election this year. $397 50 and $3395 70 respectively. D- ad vertising ami letting the contract to the lowest bidder the county can save $2000 on these two item alone." It Is to save this $2000 to the county that the Taxpayers League has sent a letter to County Clerk L. Q. Swetland. County Judge W. M. Cake. County Commissioner William Showers and County Commis sioner J. G. Mack, the last-named being senior partner in the firm of J. G. Mack &. Co.. dealers in carpets. linoleum and shades. The text of the letter In full k appended: February 10. 1902. To the Honorable Board of County Commis sioners. County Courthouse, city Gentlemen: We beg leave to call your attention to the fact that at the coming primaries and state elec tions, the county, under the law, ls required to furnish ballots and envelopes for both of these elections. The cost of the printing and thu envelopes for the election alone amounts to a considerable sum, and this year It will be nearly double what It was formerly. The printing of the ballots for the last elec tion was done without public bidding, and was let by private contract, and we think that we are but stating the fact when we say the fail ure to call for bids for this printing two years ago occasioned a great deal of dissatisfaction. For the purpose of the county having the benefit of competition In the purchase of all Its supplies, the last Legislature of the State of Oregon passed two laws on this subject, one of which the Circuit Court of this county has declared to be discretionary rather than mandator- There was. however, another law passed at the same session of the Legislature which has been sustained by the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon, and which con tains this provision: Section C page 400. Session Laws of Oregon. 1001: "All contracts relating to county business, and all purchases of. county supplies, shall be made by the County Court. All supplies shall be advertised for and purchased, from the low est responsible bidder, and no member of tho court shall be Interested In any way In any contract or purchase. In order that this matter may not be over looked, wc nt this time call your attention to the tact that these ballots will be required, and respectfully request you to have this work done by the lowest bidder after being duly ad vertised; and In this connection, and hi the line of economy, we would state that there can be no reason why the contracts for the rrlm&ry ballots and the election ballots should not bo let at the same time. There Is every reason to believe that by letting the contracts together a lower bid would be made. It was claimed, two years ago, that the county would have- saved a large sum of money by adver tising for bid and letting the contract to the lowest bidder, and we are firmly of the opinion that, not only as a matter of principle, ought the work to be done In the way Indicated, but that It would also save the county a very large sum of money. The printing establishment are. of course, entitled to the opportunity of bidding on this work, but the public generallv are also Interested In getting the work done at the lowest figure. It may bo suggested that the Clerk of thp County Court Is the only person who has au thority to order this printing done. Possibly this Is the fact, but the Board of County Com missioners, who have the bills to pay. Is cer tainly In a position to exercise a supervisory power In this matter. By this we do not mean to Intimate that the Clerk of the County Court would not. or does not. intend to ad vertise, for bids for the ballots and envelopes, but are simply calling your attention to tho facts of the matter. Moreover, It Is a very close question If theiaw above cited does not cover the purchase of all supplies for the coun ty, without regard to the particular official making the purchase. We trust that you will see your way clear to comply with our request. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter and oblige. Yours, very truly. A. L. MILLS. President. J. N. TEAL. Secretary. The item of ?200O that can be saved in printing ballots and furnishing envelopes for the primaries and June election ls by no means a considerable part of the pos sible saving. Failure to effect this econ omy In former years Is one Illustration of the way the county's affairs are being handled. It shows the laxity of the County Court. It Is an Index in a faint measure of gross extravagances which the Taxpayers League believes is costing the citizens of Multnomah County thou sands of dollars each year. The county Is a large purchaser of all sorts of supplies. The lumber, hardware and nails used In road and bridge work will reach a large aggregate;- meats', groceries and provi sions for the poorfarms run up to a large figure. Printing, blank books and sta tionery for all the county offices would make a desirable contract, and would at tract spirited and cloe bidding. That carpets and linoleum contracts are valu able has been shown by. the account of dealings of the County Court with J. G. Mack &.Co., of which firm County Com missioner Mnck !r senior partner. Sup plies for repair work on bridges and ferry, roadscrapers. plumbing in county build ings, repairs to the .Armory and county buildings, all these arc items of expense .to the taxpayers. If 52000 can be saved in election printing and stationery by competitive bidding, what will be the aggregate saving it a I county supplies are purchased from "the lowest resp"-lb!e b'ddcr," as the law specifically "cts? Under the existing neglect to co.nply with the law there is no check against outrageous prices far In ferior goods. County officials order what they want from whom they wish to favor, at a price arbitrary between the official and the favored merchant; the bills are approved blindly and warrants drawn in payment. Perhaps there has been no fla grant abuse of official positions to main tain a system of graft and plunder, but of a certainty there has been lamentable laxity on the port of office-holders In ful filling their trust and obligation to con duct the affairs of the county with econ omy and care. The reply of the County Commission ers, County Judge Cake and County Clerk Swetland to the letter from the Taxpay ers' League will be awaited with much Interest by all citizens who are earnest in their desire for good government. GREAT SAND STORM. Hnrriennc Sweeps the Western and Central Nevada Dexcrt. RENO, Nov.. Feb. H. Since early this morning the wide stretch of desert in Western and Central Nevada has been swept by a wind storm that at times has approached the proportions of a hurri cane. At several points on the Central Pacific, between Reno and Elko, the wind at times blew at the rate of SO miles an hour, and though there was no serious damage to property, it delayed trains, prostrated telegraph wires and long stretches of railroad are -almost buried in sand. Vast clouds of sand, picked up by the gale, were hurled across the coun try with fearful force, and at Wads worth. Deseret. Thistle and other towns, business was practically, suspended all af ternoon. It being almost Impossible for people to breathe while facing the drift ing, whirling wnlls of dust and sand. At Deseret and Mirage, the sand filled the air to such an extent that the sun was obscured and lamps were necessary. At Humboldt House, about 40 miles west of Winnemucca. the few people who ventured out of doors beheld a pe culiar sight. About eight miles south of the town is a mountain, rising abrubtly from the sandy desert. The wind, sweeping across the flat country, caught the snow of this hill and seemed to stretch it out for two or three miles from the slopes. Through occasional breaks In the clouds of tlust across the plain between the town and the moun tain the middle slopes could be scon, ap parently swept bare of snow in a few hours by the terrific force of the wind. The storm tonight shows but little sign of abating. Ilntkln Appenl Will He DIxmlsKcil. WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. When the Supreme Court of the United States re convenes on the 24th inst., a stipulation will be filed for the dismissal of the case, of Mrs. Cordelia B. Botkin vs. the State of California, and doubtless the court, acting In accordance with unvarying precedent, will grant the nyition. The plaintiff in this case was In 1S3S. tried for murder in San Francisco on the charge of murdering Mrs. J. P. Dunning by sending her a box of poisoned candy. She was found guilty and sentenced to life Imprisonment. Representative Coombs, of California, Mrs. Botkln's counsel, will consent that the case be dismissed, in order that proceedings for a new trial may be instituted in Califor nia. LnwHon'n Knock-Down Yacht. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. It has been learned, says the World, that T. W. Lawson's yacht Independence, which. It was stated, had been ordered broken up nnd sold for Junk, is so broken up that she can be put together at a moment's notice. Its parts are said to have been carefully stowed away. Every frame, every plank, in fact, every part is num bered, and the storehouse Is watched night and day. Mr. Lawson's plans for the boat are unknown. Shipwrecked Crew on Board. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. The Whlto Star steamer -Nomadic, which anchored at quarantine tonight, from Liverpool. Feb ruary 9, passed the American and Indian line steamer Bucentiur, bound for New York from Calcutta and Colombo, which signalled. "Have on board shipwrecked crew of bark Manx Queen, of Liverpool. All on board saved, and all well." The Manx. Queen was an Iron bark of 291 tons net. IT FAVORS PERRAULT Report of President Roose velt's Special Agent. REAPPOINTMENT IS PROBABLE Moody Secures Several Important Amendments to the Indian Bill Hermann Declines the Request of Chelan Settlers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. When the final" charges filed by the Civil Service Commission against Surveyor - General Perrault, of Idaho, were laid before tho DEATH OF THE MARQUIS s3s LONDON. Feb. 12. The Marquis of Dufferln. ex-Governor-Gene"ral of Canada and ex-Viceroy of India. Is dead. He was born at Florence, Italy, June 21, 1S2C, the son of Hon. Price Blackwood, fourth Baron of Dufferln nnd Clandeboye. his mother being the granddaughter of Richard Brlnsley Sheridan. He received his education at Eton and Oxford, and In 1850 was created an English Baron. After some 20 years diplomatic service, he was appointed In 1S72 Governor-General of Canada, keeping that position until 1S7S. In 1SS4 he was appointed Viceroy of India, and In 1SSS. Ambassador at Borne, when he was created Marquis of Duf ferln and Ava. In 1S91 he became Ambassador at Pari,1, ending his diplomatic career In ISttG. In -1S02 he mnrrled Harriet, eldest daughter of Captain Archibald Rowan Hamilton, of KUlylcash Castle. County Down. President, together with the replies to the same, Mr. Roosevelt sent a special agent to Idaho to investigate. The re port of this Inspector was received to day, and Is said to be entirely favorable to Perrault. The Inspector found that the employes In the office were placed on the per diem roll when. Perrault entered the service, and because of not being as signed any work were practically dis missed, were inefficient and Incompetent to perform the necessary duties. He also found that Perrault did not exceed his authority in making temporary appoint ments to the vacancies, and In conclu sion recommends his retention In office. In view of the fact that Perrault has been recommended for reappointment by ex-Senator Shoup and Committeecman Standrod and the further fact that Per rault Is a satisfactory officer to the two Senators, it Is quite probable he will soon be reappointed Surveyor-General or Idaho. Moody Amends the Indian BUI. Representative Moody, as a member of the Indian committee, has secured several amendments to the Indian appropriation bill which will be reported Thursday, among them an Increase of 50 In the number of pupils to be accommodated at Chemawa, making a total of 550. and an Increased appropriation of $S330 for the support and education of these additional scholars. The bill also carries 5G00O for improvements to sewerage and 55000 for general repairs, the total appropriation for this school being $101.50. The bill carries the regular appropriations for other Oregon and Washington schools, and for agents and superintendents In. those states. The above are the only new features. .The bill will contain a provision that the adult heirs of any deceased Indian to whom a trust or other patent contain ing restrictions upon alienation -shall be issued for land allotted to him may sell the land, and If there be both adult and minor heirs, the minor may Join In such sale. When land has been allotted to a white person who is a citizen, final patent shall be issued without awaiting the ex piration of the usual trust period, and he shall thereupon be authorized to sell or dispose of the land so allotted without re striction. All allotted land so alienated shall be subject to taxation. Mr. Moody considers this Important, as It may make salable some tracts on the Umatilla res ervation, as well as some of thexvalu able Indian allottments In Harney Coun ty, near Burns. He expects to have the allottments in Harney County investi gated in the hope that such as were left by deceased Indians without heirs may be opened to settlement. Mitchell Amcnilment Tampered With The State of Oregon is not to get the full benefit of the Mitchell amendment to the urgent deficiency bill in the matter of Its claim growing out of assistance 1 rendered the General Government in sup pressing the War of the Rebellion. The amendment was tampered with success fully in the House,. so as to permit only tho payment of that part of Oregon's claim for interest paid out by the state on money borrowed, which will amount to something like JIOO.OO). Oregon's claim for supplies actually furnished cannot be settled under the amendment as finally adopted. Reducing; Southern Representation. Republicans of the House really have very little interest In the propositions of Crumpackcr for-reducing the representa tion of Southern States, because they have doubts whether such a measure could ever pass, and they also arc equally indifferent to the strict election law pro posed by Representatives of Southern States, as they are sure that also would fall. But these men have sufficient force to compel caucuses to be held, and are attempting to make the Republicans of the House take a position one way or the other. The apparent futility of any cor rective legislation Is responsible for the Indifference. But the Republican leaders will still attempt to give the advocates OF DUFFERIN AND AVA. of both plans a fair show in caucus be fore a decision adverse to them is taken. Chelan Settlers' Request Declined. Commissioner Her.mann declines to .ac cede to the request of a number of set tlers In Chelan County, Washington, that the odd sections In that county along En. tlat River be withdrawn from entry, on the ground that they are purely mineral In character. The tracts involved are in cluded In a grant to the Northern Pa cific. The commissioner also declines, on the showing made, to require the com pany to relinquish Its title to these lands and make selections in lieu thereof. He advises mineral claimants to file copies of their locations, so that the Individual cases may be considered on their merits. Diiboln Files a Protest. Senator Dubois today filed with the Public Land Committee a number of pro tests from residents of his state against the appointment of John F. Yost as Reg ister of the Coeur d'Alene Land Office. Other charges are on the way and no action will be taken until all are con sidered. Little I'rollt in Foreign Ores. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 11. The Omaha smelter has discontinued the smelting of South American and Canadian ores, ow ing to the small percentage of profit. It is stated that these ores carry a large amount of lead, which has become less profitable by reason of a decline in prices. The closing of the smelter at Argentine, Kan., however, has materially Increased the work here, and much of the Argentine machinery Is being installed at the local plant. This and the Increasing receipts of American ore is also given as a reason for shutting . out foreign ores from the Omaha smelter. Struck AKalnwt Japanese Labor. FLORENCE. Colo., Feb. 11. Thirty-two Japanese laborers, imported from Wyom ing and California by the Victor Fuel Company, to work in the Chanlor coal mine, at Coal Creek, arrived here today. All the white miners employed there went on strike as a protest against the action of the company, and they say they will keep the Japanese out of the camps, if possible. Dr. Mueller's Mission. LONDON, Feb. 11. The Hague corre spondent of the Dally Telegraph under stands that Dr. Mueller. ex-Consul of the Orange Free State to Holland, and now on his way to New York, is taking dis patches from the Boer delegates in Eu rope for President Roosevelt, and that Dr. Mueller will remain in the United States as an official Boer agent. French Lecturer Arrives. NEW YORK. Feb. U. Hugus Le Roux, chosen from the group of great French writers as fifth lecturer in the Harvard course, arrived here today from Paris and left tonight for Boston. M. Le Roux will remain In America for more than three months, and will deliver 93 lectures. POST IS PERMANENT Department Headquarters to Remain at Vancouver. REPORT OF THE ARMY BOARD Changes in Other AVashington Fort Boise Itnrraeks Will Be Held Temporarily Concentrating; Alaska Troops. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The report of the Army Board clearly establishes the fact that Vancouver Barracks Is to bo the one great Army pest of the Pacific Northwest, and puts an end to the rumors that this post is to be abandoned as head quarters of the Department of the .Colum bia. Whereas there- are now at Vancouver only tw-o batteries of field artillery and headquarters and two companies of infan try, there will hereafter be headquarters and 1- companies of Infantry - and two Held batteries. This post is to-be perma nent, and is to have a steady garrison of the full complement stated. Fort Lawton. Washington, Is to become a permanent post, with four companies Of infantry, where it now has two companies of coast artillery. Fort Walla Walla, dur ing its temporary retention, will have a garrison of four troops of cavalry, where it now has two batteries of field artillery, and Fort Wright will become a perma nent post with a regular garrison of four infantry companies. At .present there are no troops at this porit- The board took no action regarding .posts maintained solely for coast artilleo"- Boise Barracks, Idaho, now In the hands of a mere de tachment, ls made a.' temporary post for one troop of cavalry; The idea is to con centrate the troops in Alaska, and for that' reason Fort -Davis, Fort Liscum, Fort Gibbon. St. .Michael and "Rampart City are made temporary posts, while Skagway and Fort Egbert are made per manent. REPORT .OF THE MILES BOARD. New Posts-and Sites for Permanent Camps Recommended. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The report of the board of high-ranking Army officers, headed by Lieutcnant-Gcneral Miles, which considered the question, of. Army posts, was made public at the War De partment" today. The board recommends the establishment of the following new posts: One for a regiment of Infantry In the vicinity of Los Angeles, Cal.; one for a regiment" of cavalry on the camp site on the Naclmiento ranch; one for a regi ment of infantry in the vicinity of Albu querque, N. M.; one for a regiment of in fantry tit Governor's Island, New York harbor", one for a regiment of infantry in the vicinity of Washington, D. C. north of the Potomac River; one for a battalion of infantry in the Red River Valley, In the vicinity of Crookston; one for a regi ment .-of infantry on the camp site In the Conowago Valley. Pa., when practicable. . Thcr sites recommended for the four permanent camps are: One in the vicini ty of, Chlckamauga Park, Ga.; one at Fort Riley, Kan.; one In the Conowago Valley, in Lebanon. Dauphin and Lancaster Counties, Pa.; one on the Naclmiento ranch. In Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, Cal. The board recommends that the necessary surveys be made of the Naclmiento ranch and the Conowago Valley. "No less important than the creation of new posts and camps was the 'duty as signed to the board of Indicating which of the existing posts might be discontin ued, and also how the accommodations of the posts might be changed for the better. The board has solved these questions, which, while it does not Indicate any ex isting post for abandonment, designates a number of such posts as "temporary," indicating that they are to be eliminated gradually from the list of Army posts. Tho board says that Its recommendations are based on a total force of 50,000 men. In fantry, .cavalry and field artillery. The table, which shows also the accommoda tions to be provided at each post $or (Concluded on Second Page.) Sb'MARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS Congress. Teller. Piatt and Hoar led the Senate debata on the Philippines. Page 2. The House will pass th eoleomargarlne bill to day by a reduced majority. Page 2. Moody secures Important amendments to thl Indian appropriation bill. Page 1. Forel;.-!!. f England and Japan form an alliance. Page 3. Colombia offers the United States a guaranteed title to the waterway. Page 3. The Marquis of Dufferln Is dead. Page 1. Domestic. Vancouver barracks will remain permunent headquarters of the Department of the Co lumbia. Page 1. Young Teddy P.oosevelt was better last night. Page 2. Novel plan of the Harrlman lines to bring- set tlers to the Northwest. Page 3. Pacific Const. Move of Baker City to get 1000 families to set tle near there this year. Page 4. Second Congressional Republican Committee to meet February 20 to tlx time and place of convention. Page 4. Little girl at Oregon City runs In front of street-car and will lose her foot as a re sult. Page 5. Attorney-General renders opinion cutting down tracts of many tide-land owners. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Sugar takes a drop of 25 cents In the Portland market. Page 3. Water will be used to extinguish fire on steam ship Indravclll. Page 5. Fourtee'n sailing ships now due at Portland. Page 5. Tug Oswego goes down at Oak Point. Page 5. Coasting schooner John A. makes a fast trip from San Francisco. Page 5. Alaskan steamer Bertha wrecked. No Hve3 lost. Page 3. Portlnnd anil Vicinity. Taxpayers League writes strong letter to County Commissioners. Page 1. Trustees Chamber of Commerce favor admis sion of Chinese merchants. Page 12. Lewis and Clark stockholders will hold special meeting today. Page 8. Mayor P.owe undecided as to whether he vtl sign liquor license bill. Page 8.