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'vj rfptttatt. c - Oregon IV VOL. XLILNo. 12,860. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 28, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 4' Jm MmM a.a .a. . a aa a. a. i ,t4 Pzk, ilm 111111 111 llll .SaMM 1111 " r lj3ls9!ifqJPE?' YELLOWSTONE Has a place on every well-appointed sideboard. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE ROTHCHILD BROTHERS Agents. For Poster Work.... MELTON BOARD Take Elevator te DLUiYlMUL-K Photo Department Wholesale 11 A UWU1 m it n iTiiTi M "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD" L. Samuel, Manager, 800 Oregonlsa 3ulldlng, Portland, Or. fTLTL METSCHAN, Pre. SCTETn AM WASHIMT&S" STREETS, FORTUII, HEftK CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: 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. OLD KENTUCKY HOME CLUB O. P. S. WHISKEY Favorite American Whiskey BLUMAUER & HOCH, sole distributers Wholesale Liquor 2nd Clgsr Dealers, 108-110 Fourth St. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plan -x. COST owe: million dollars. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELER 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 era Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. A Handsome Twought....Combination Fixture Put Up in Your House for See our window full of GAS and ELECTRIC GLOBES at 15c each. " Don't you want some? Keep your eye on our announcements hereafter. The John Barrett Co. THE PIANOLA WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT IS. It is an effective aid In piano-playing. It enables one to do at once what would take years of the hardest work to do In any other way. It owes its existence to the fact that people like to play golf: they want to drive, dance go to ball games and thousands of other things, and still they want and will have music: but to be a successful pianist requires time, lots of time. In fact, the successful pianist has no tfcne to do anything else. Parents, curiously enough, imagine that they can overcome this difficulty by making great pianists of their children, forgetting that they, too, might want to play golf. When these children grow up and become parents, they pass up this "great pianist" business to their children and add to the ever-increasing scarcity of great pianists. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M. B. "WELLS, Sole Northwest Agent, Aeolian. Hall, 353-355 Washington St. Receiver for & Trnst Company. CHICAGO, Feb. 27. The Surety Guar anty & Trust Company, a concern with an alleged capital of 51,000.000, went into the hands of a receiver today as a result of bankruptcy proceedings instituted be fore Judge Kohlsaat, of the United States District Court. Assets amounting to $1000 were found in the company's offices, and Receiver Wells M. Cook gave a bond to cover that amount. The. peUtlon to have the company declared bankrupt was filed on behalf of prominent residents of Des Moines, la. earnings of the DeatBcheuanlc BERLIN, Feb. 27. The dividend of the Deutschebank this year is 11 per cent, the same as in 1900. The net earnings are given as 20,501,997 marks, as against 'net earnings o 20,410,437 marks in 1901. And mounting Magazine Illustrations, we have all the latest shades of Melton Board scarlet, hunters' green, emerald, ralst gray. Ivy green, carben black aad Scotch gray. 10c a sheet. - rKHWl UKUU K,V. and Importing Dragglsts O. "W. KNOWLES, Xcr. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day The Perfection of Wall Plaster THE ADAMANT CO. Foot of 14th Street, Portland, Or. $3.00 Per Day and upward. $4.75 91 FIRII,ssTSd oak sts. Silk Mannfactare in America. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The Census Bureau today announced its preliminary summary of staUstlcs of silk manufacture In the United States In 1900. It shows for tho country as a whole 438 establishments engaged in the industry, with a capital of $81,082,201, and an average of 65,416 wage-earners, drawing total wages of $20,9S2,1S4. The cost of the materials used In the industry was $62,405,665, and the total value of products was $107,256,238. Casaa easterns IteveaHes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The division of insular affairs of the War Department gave out for publicaUon today a state ment showing that customs revenues In Cuba for the calendar year 1901 were $15, 626,388, as compared with $16,099,922 for 1900 uuu xi,07i,) lor !. NEHALEM Building May Begin in Sixty Days. TWO OFFERS FOR BONDS Company Ready to Close Fi nancial Arrangements. TO DEVELOP RICH TERRITORY Connections "With Other Railways Oat of Portland Not Satisfactory, and Independent Route Has Been Selected. Two bidders stand ready to tako ll.5S4.000 of first mortgage bonds of 1 the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook Railway Company for the construction of 88 miles of railroad. The company I has appointed an executive committee to take chargo of the final act of clos ing the financial arrangements and to T attend to the construction and opera tion or tno roaa. it is expected that actual construction work will be com menced within CO days. It will be an Independent railroad, entering the ter- 1 mlnal yards In Portland over Its own tracks. According to the first-annual report of President John McCraken, of the Port land, Nehalem & Tillamook Railway Com pany, actual construction of that road will probably be commenced within the com ing 60 days. Not all the details of the ne gotiations were revealed, for they are not yet entirely concluded, but enough of tho particulars were given to Justify the company in making arrangements for building the railroad, and a permanent executive committee has been chosen for that purpose. This 'committee "already haa f two bids for the bonds of the corpora tion, one offering 97 cents and the other 97 cents on the dollar. Bach stipulates that the stock of the company shall go with the bonds. Tho bids are for $18,000 per mile for 88 miles, a total of $1,584,000. One of the bidders stands ready to en ter at once upon construction of the road Itself, the other bidder might let the job to contractors. At any rate, there seems no doubt that the road will be built this year. Another Important thing is that the line will start from Portland and it wiU be independent. It will reach the Term inal grounds In this city over its own tracks. All this information developed at the annual meeting of the stockholders Wednesday, and the meeting of the di rectors and of the executive committee yesterday at the office of the company In the Worcester building. Tho report made to the stockholders by President Mc Craken was surprising' favorable. It re cited the efforts of the company to get connection with other railroad lines en tering Portland, the failure to (get satis factory terms, tho further examination of the country to be traversed and the se lection of a practicable Independent route, and announced that negotiations for cap ital had so far progressed that construe tion work would probably be commenced within 60 days. The report was accepted, and the suggestion made therein that a committee be appointed to have charge of selling stock and bonds, and the construe, tion, operaUon, equipment and manage ment of the railway was adopted A reso lution of thanks to Secretary William Reld was passed. The following seven men were chosen directors of the com pany for the coming year: John McCraken, George T. Myers, H. Ii. Plttock. William Fliedner, H. S. Rowe, C. F. Pearson and John Stewart, Thcso directors met at 11 o'clock yester day morning and elected officers as fol lows: President Colonel John McCraken. Vice-president George T. Myers. Secretary and attorney William Reld. As members of the execuUve committee President McCraken, H. L. Plttock and George T. Myers were chosen, their duty being to make all necessary financial ar rangements and see to the construction and operation of the road. Secre tary Reid, of the board of directors, was made secretary and attorney of the execu tive committee also. The board adjourned until 11 A. M. Saturday. At a meeting of the executive commit tee held immediately after adjournment of the board of directors. President Mc Craken and Secretary Reld made a state, ment to the other members of the com mittee as to details of the negotiations. The first mortgage bonds, which it Is proposed to Issue, -will bear 5 per cent In terest, and will be due In 20 years. They are deemed first-class securities because of the moderate sum in which they will be issued, and the fact that the lumber and coal traffic that may be said to be already in sight will pay operaUng expenses or more, leaving the miscellaneous traffic to pay Interest and profits. Report of the President. Following is the full xoport of President McCraken as submitted to the board: Portland, Feb. 25. Gentlemen: It was deemed beat, -when we met together a year ago, that. In order to save the costly construction of a half-mile tunnel, and also 10 miles of extra railway into Portland, we should utilize the present lines of the Northern and Southern Pacific Companies at points 10 miles outsldo this city and connect with them. Negotiations had previously been made to secure outside capital, believing- we could in this way best serve the Interests of Portland. Long-pending1 negotiations were had both with tho Southern and Northern Pacific lines, to carry out tho objects In view. Thinking that the "community of interests" between tho three transcontinental companies would thus givo Portland greater facilities and Increased markets for local pro- I dues shipped from our railway to points over all of the Southern, Northern and O. R. & N. Co.'s lines, we obtained, after a long corre spondence and personal Interviews with Presi dent Hayes, and with his successor, Mr. Krutt schnltt. at San Francisco, the option of select ing two courses: First, a close tragic agree ment with, or, second, trackage rights to run our trains over the Southern Pacific and the use of its terminals at Portland. "We chose the second course and designated Shattuck. nine miles from Portland, as our proposed point of connection with its Wc3t Side line. After further delay, caused by consultation with the Southern Pacific Company's Now York office, and with Traffic Director Stubbs. we were Informed, on November 11 last, that wo could have tho trackage asked Into Portland, but not from Shattuck, and only from near HUIsboro. 20 to 21 miles from Portland; also, that an Ironclad agreement must be signed whereby all our business In freights and pas sengers, and of whatever other nature, should be exclusively consigned to and over the Southern and Union Pacific lines, and none other. In explanation, we were Informed by letter from the assistant to President Ham man that "the mere money contribution of rent for the use of our (their) tracks to Port land would not be any adequate Incentive to such an agreement as you (P., N. & T.) seek, but close traffic rflaOftas, bringing to us all your business, would alone warrant or lnduco us to do what you ask." It was thus apparent that the purpose for which Portland created this railway company, namely, to secure to all shippers free and uninterrupted connection with all railways terminating at Portland, would be frustrated, and as tho progress of the Ne- pSSSSBflfitt$y- -v&Z fdXSBupK. mBBKESk1 HIBJHfliHSH BlSillilil SECRETAR.1l OF STATE HAY EULOGIZES MEMORY OV "WlLLIAar JillNLET halem and Tillamook countries would be re tarded if Portland people became parties to any exclusive monopoly therein. It was deemed best last November to abandon all thought of using the tracks of any other railway company to reach Nehalem or Tillamook from Portland. A few of the directors, therefore, in conjunction with the secretary, during the last three Win ter months; have been fully employed in ex amination of surveys. The secretary has been examining the passes and mountains surround ing Portland in order to mako another attempt to secure, if possible, a direct and economical route into the Union Depot Terminal grounds at North Portland, without usln? the half-mile tunnel route which we formerly had surveyed, or paralleling any other railway. Discovered Good Ronte. I am pleased to report that your company has been, so far, successful, having Tecently discovered a very practicable route through a new pass hitherto unexplored, not eight miles from this city, on a maximum descent of a 2 per cent grade, and without a tunnel or ex cessive rock-cutting. In order to satisfy our selves of the practicability of this new route. In contrast to others, we re-lnvlted from Cali fornia that engineer and superintendent of rail road construction who last Fall examined our line from Tillamook to Glcncoe on foot, to ex amlno in person, which ho has recently done, these eight miles, and he reports it a thorough ly practicable line, at reasonable cost, saving less than $150,000 over our tunnel route, and ho claims it is the best of the other local routes to Portland, which he also examined. Accordingly, renewed applications, with speci fications of details of traffic, etc., of the direct lino into Portland, have been transmitted to thoso various financiers who last Summer en tertained our trackage connection bonds and at that time made special examination of the country and resources tributary to our lines. Wo have therein pointed out the particular ad vantages of the security of our new mortgage bond, proposed for $18,000 per mile of railway direct Into Portland, with terminals here, and wo are gratified with the replies already re ceived. Two of such financiers have since sent their eeparato representatives (now here) to negotiate with me, as president, and the sec retary as to the terms on which they can ac quire our bonds and stocks, and while such negotiations are necessarily slow, on account of the frequent reference to tholr principals, there is every indication that they will be able to give your company obligations to commence construction within GO days and contract for completion of our first 6S "miles of railway In exchange for stock and proceeds of bonds to be delivered them only after each 10 miles of railway arc completed, your directors equipping the road. I would, therefore, suggest thai to an executive committee of three directors, with the president an cx-ofilcio member, there be delegated full .powers to make all contracts for the sale of the company's bonds, stock, con struction. opMntion equipment and manage ment of the railway to be built, until the rail way reaches Nehalem or Tillamook Bay, and an all-rail connection from which Is obtained Into Portland, when your directors' functions will cease, and control and management be then turned over to the bondholders, or tholr assigns. I regret that Mr. Reld, our secretary, will not consent to become a director, so that we cannot hope for his vote, as a member of the executive committee; nevertheless, ho agrees to give us his railroad experience as permanent secretary of the company, and also as secretary to the executive committee. If the new directors desire same. ' Negotiations "VVlth Railroads. Gratified at the seeming popularity among financiers with which your .company's bonds are received, when covering a direct line into Portland free of any trackago over other lines, it Is not a question to Portland who (after this road reaches the Terminal grounds and connects with and has competition for the freight of Its producers with four transcontinental lines) may become Its eventual owners. Since our own local capitalists cannot build, own and control It perpetually themselves. It matters little whether the Southern, Northern, Union, Great Northern or O. R. & N. Co., or any unknown syndicate, controls Its operations. Wo will then have accomplished that for which we created this railway company a direct railway connecting at Portland with all lines here Still, we felt that If the transcontinental com-munlty-of-lnterest lines did not have an op portunity from u of acquiring our railway be fore we turned the scheme over to outside cap italists to complete, they might challenge us (Concluded on Tenth Page.) GOES TO SEATTLE Transport Seward to Be Re paired on Puget Sound. NO SHOW FOR LOCAL BUILDERS After Lying: In Port for Fonr Months, "War Department Finds OHt Boat Is in Urgent Need of Tin-kerlngr. . VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. 27. Colonel J. W. Jacobs, Chief Quartermaster of tne Department of the Columbia, was seen at --r his home at Vancouver Barracks today and was asked concerning the truth of the report that the United States transport Seward, now lying in Portland harbor, had been ordered to Seattle for repairs. Colonel Jacobs confirmed tho report, but declined to give any reason, why such an order had been Issued or why the repairs contemplated were not ordered to be made at Portland, saying: "All I know about the matter Is this, I received orders from the department to send the vessel to Se attle for repairs, and I am getting her In readiness to carry out those orders. The transport has been moved alongside the Alaska dock, and as soon as a crew can be enlisted, which will probably require about a week's time, she will be made to sail. "The repairs at first contemplated put ting In new boilers and a general over hauling of the ship's machinery, but it has been decided to postpone putting In the boilers until a future time and to make only such repairs at this time as are absolutely necessary to make the vessel seaworthy. The vessel will be calked and painted, and some minor repairs made to the machinery. I expect to get the re pairs made and the ship ready for service by April 1. I am not at liberty to state what the cost of these repairs will be, and at this time cannot say who is to do tho work." WILL GO ON NOME RUN.. After Repairs Seward "Will Be Used for Alaska. Service. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 27. The Gov ernment has ordered the United States transport Seward, which has been at Portland since her return from Nome, with the close of navigation last Fall, to this city for repairs. The extent of the repairs necessary Is not known. Captain Penrose, of the Quartermaster's Depart ment, has instructions to ascertain that upon the vessel's arrival here, probably next week. No award of contract has been made. From another source It was learned tonight that the Government has been -making inquiries as to tho cost of new boilers for the Seward. In any event, whatever is needed In the way of repairs and betterment the Gov ernment has decided to have done in Seat tle, where the Seward was constructed, and possibly by her builders. Though no detail has been given, the supposition is that the Seward is to be again placed In the Nome service the coming season. The Government has op erated her there ever since placing her In commission, and usually as a. dispatch boat for General Randall. Tho above announcement is a great dis appointment to Portland shipbuilders. They expected that they would be given a chance in the contracts for repairs. They take the action of the Government as further evidence of discrimination in the transport business against Portland. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday wired Senator Mitchell to use his influ ence toward having the vessel repaired here. The Seward has been tied up in this port since last Autumn. Shipbuilders say positively that she could be put Into the best of shape here. The fact that she has lain at Portland all Winter and the Government has done nothing toward per mitting Portland shipbuilders to compete for contracts for repairing here they take as an Invidious reflection on this port. Several months ago the local Quarter master was directed to make a survey of the vessel and to report what repairs were needed. He did so, bdt the report was never made public, so that It is not known precisely what repairs are neces sary. That they are not very extensive is Indicated by the intention of the Govern ment to have the Seward ready for service In "a. month by April 1. It is believed that the repairs needed are largely those to machinery and boilers, and that $10,000 or $50,000 will cover their cost. PRESIDENT IGNORES IT. Pays No Attention to Lieutenant Governor Tillman's Letter. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The action of Lieutenant-Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, in withdrawing the invitation to President Roosevelt to present a sword to a South Carolina officer for volunteer service In the Spanish-American War, has caused comment as to whether President Roosevelt will visit the Charleston Expo sition, as he had Intended to do. Today a number of telegrams on the subject were received at the White House from South Carolina and other states. It can be stated that the telegram of Lieutenant Governor Tillman has been received at the White House and that no attention whatever has been paid to It. The state ment was made at the White, House to night that the President haa not aban doned his proposed trip to Charleston. Will Not Affect the Programme. CHARLESTON, S. C. Feb. 27. In re sponse to an Inquiry as to what action the exposition board would take in regard to Lieutenant-Governor Tillman's telegram to President Roosevelt regarding the pre sentation of a sword to Major Jenkins. Captain F. Wager, president of the expo sition company, said tonight: "None of the exposition officials has any connection with Colonel Tillman's action, and all look forward with pleasure to the proposed visit of President Roojevelt." OVATIONS TO SCMLBY AND HUDSON. Gnests of Daughters of Revolution at Charleston Exponitlon. CHARLESTON, S. C, Feb. 27. This was a great day for the Daughters of the American Revolution at the exposition. Overwhelming plaudits greeted Admiral Schley and Captain Hobson, the chief speakers at the Auditorium. Both naval heroes are the special guests of the D. A. R. The services at the Auditorium were long and Inspiring, tho main features be ing the address of Mrs. Charles W. Fair banks, president-general of the organiza tion, on "The Inspiration of Revolution ary Memories," and the speeches of Ad miral Schley and Captain Hobson. The applause knew no bounds when the hero of Santiago rose to speak. His address was a brief but graceful tribute to the D. A. R and those "sweet grand mothers and mothers who lived In the times of plainer living and higher think ing." Historic Charleston and Its exposi tion were warmly praised. Captain Hobson's theme was "The Ever Victorious Navy," and the applause of the listening thousands was as prolonged as that which greeted Admiral Schley. This was especially 30 when, he referred to the Admiral's service at Santiago as "but the crowning incident In his splen did career in the American Navy." He said the character of the Navy was typi fied in Dewey In the East and Sampson and Schley in the West, when they set a new standard for naval warfare in effect ing the total destruction of the enemy's fleet without any loss to their own. Tomorrow Admiral Schley and Captain Hobson will visit the Easrerdens at Sum- Trtervllle. and Saturday treyKllf take. a" excursion to Fort "Sumter 1 and to the naval station. O'DONOVAN ROSS A ILL. Death From Blood Poisoning: May Ocenr Any Day. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.. Feb. 27. O'Donovan Rossa. the noted Irish agitator and Fenian. Is critically ill of blood poi soning at St. Francis Hospital, in this city., and death may occur any day. A weV; ago, while paring a corn or calloused spot' on his right foot, he cut deeper than he Intended. The wound was slight, but neglect soon developed, blood poisoning. For two or three days he has been de lirious from fever. Gangrene finally set in. His condition last night was so grave that he was removed to the hospital. Am putation of the leg was advised, but Rossa refused to consent. This morning .several Important bones were .removed from the foot. Rossa is in a comatose state tonight, with high temperature and feeble circula tion. Rossa recently came here from San Francisco as agent of the Cooper Center Mining Company, of Sonora, Mexico CONFERENCE ON TARIFF BILL Paragraph Relating: to Appeals to Be Corrected. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Secretary Root, Governor Taft, Senator Lodge, Rep resentatives Payne and Dalzell. Judge Magoon and Colonel Edward?, of the in sular division of the War Department, had a conference this afternoon on the Philippine tariff bill. From what could be learned of the conference, which was held behind closed doors at the War De partment, it appears to have related to the best method of correcting that para graph of the present bill which practical ly provides that ell appeals In the cases of United States goods Imported Into the Philippines shall be made to the United States Courts, the same as Is done In the case of appeals Involving imports into the United States. WHERE THEY SLED LOGS. Warm "Weather Causes a Loss of 910,000,000 In Minnesota. DULUTH. Minn., Feb. 27. A week of warm, unseasonable weather has serious ly affected the logging business In this section of the state, and hundreds of men have been laid off on account of the dis appearance of snow and ice in the woods. Millions of feet of logs are cut and ready to haul, but must now be abandoned until next season. It is expected that the loss to tho logging and lumber industry will not be lss than $10,000,000, and many of the smaller loggers will be bankrupted. Condemned Dead Languages. CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Latin and Greek, as taught In high schools of the country, came In for condemnation at the last day's session of the convention of the depart ment of superintendents' of the National Educational Association. The languages were branded as "baby Latin and Greek," and were described as a sanctified rollc. The critic was Stanley Holl, president of Clark University. The convention adjourned to meet again at New Orleans next year. C. M. Jordan. Superintendent of Schools, Minneapolis, was elected president. Borden 3Ieets the Demand. FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb. 27. Notices were posted In the four cotton mills of the Fall River Iron Works today, an nouncing that on and after March 17 wages would be advanced 10 per cent. The works, which employ more than 3000 hands, are owned by M. C. D. Borden, of New York, and are independent of the other mills, which have just decided to grant an increase slightly over 6 per cent. Mr. Borden's Increase meets the schedule demanded of the other manufacturers by the labor unions. WANT NEW SURVEY No Appropriation for Portage Railway at The Dalles. HARBOR COMMITTEE OBJECTS Had Engineers Agreed Upon the Cost ot a Canal, an Authorization Might Have Been Made for It. WASHINGTON Feb. 27. The commit tee on rivers and harbors will not consent to insert a. portage railway scheme In the bill for a temporary expedient at Tho Dalles. Some of the members were dis posed to withdraw, but the Impression prevails that the only improvement that can be made there Is a canal. Had the engineers in the various reports wgreed upon the cost of a canal, It Is possible the authorization would have been made in this river and harbor bill, but the committee generally regards the estimate of Captain Harts as too liberal, and feels that he has not used the proper care In submitting his plan, and will therefore recommend a new survey with an appro priation for that purpose. The committee, having visited the site of the proposed canal Is practically unanimous in saying the latest estimate Is far too great, yet mo3t all the members admit that the open ing of tho river Is very essential. The committee will repeal the boat railway proposition that has been pending so long, but the balance of about $200,000 now re maining will not be converted into the Treasury, but will be allowed to stand as an appropriation towards a canal. It is expected that when the bill passes through the Senate and conference this boat railway balance will be made avail able for the new survey and examination. The committee is making a liberal al lowance for Oregon improvements general ly, and claims that the amounts appropri ated will be sufficient to insure the con tinuation of work for the next two yeara. It has been decided to make a slightly smaller allowance for the Columbia than was carried in the bill which suffered de feat in the last Congress, the committee taking the position that $600,000 is more than can profitably be used in thl3 time. If the House does not provide for a con tinuing contract at the mouth of the river, the Senate will probably make this change, so that the initial appropriation will be a matter of small consequence. Appropriations' for continuing contracts arc made eachvear by the uandry civil bill. Amused at Ivey. Ofilcere of the Treasury Department are Inclined to be amused rather than other wise at the statement of Collector Ivey, and they think he has decided to go out of office in a blaze of glory. It is probable that any of the regulations he has made in conflict with treaties with Great Brit ain and arrangements of an amicable character which allow the British to transact business In Alaska will be re voke d as was the order regarding the ex clusion of vessels. Of course. It is under stood that if Ivey is to be retained as Col lector ho would not have sent any such telegram as the Treasury Department re ceived from him and made public. Favorable 'Report on Foster's BUI. The commerce committee today ordered a favorable report on Foster's bill to establish a lighthouse and fog signal at Mukilteo, near Everett: also his joint reso lution changing the project of harbor Im provements at Everett, the latter being recommended for Immediate consideration. Pennsylvania Town Barns. PITTSBURG, Feb. 27. Portersvllle, But ler County, a town of 600 Inhabitants, burned today. The total loss was only $25,000. SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS. Congress. The river and harbor bill will provide for & new survey for a canal at the dalles. Page 1. Tillman and McLaurln will be censured for their flght in the Senate. Page 2. Secretary Hay was the orator at the McKlnley memorial services at the Capitol. Page 3. Prince Henry's Visit. Prince Henry returned to "Washington. Page 2. At noon the Prince attended the McKlnley services at the Capitol. Page 2. Prince Henry visited Mount Vernon, and laid wreaths on Washington's tomb. Page 2. Foreign. Japan is quietly colonizing Corea. Page 3. A Toklo editor says England made a mistake In giving up AVel Hal Wei. Page 3. There is a hitch in the Spanish-American treaty negotiations. Page 3. Domestic. Secretary Shaw spoke on irrigation at the Na tional Business League banquet. Page 3. Several persons were hurt by the wrecking of a theatrical -train in Delaware. Page 2. A married man killed a dissolute woman and then himself at Pittsburg. Page 5. Pacific Coast. Commissioners report to Dominion Parliament against Chinese immigration to British Co lumbia. Page 4. Remarkable California lynching trial at Altu- ras brought to a close by acquittal of James Brown. Page 4. Three masked men enter a house at Ballard, Wash., and hold up 10 Japanese. Page 4. Astoria expects to have raised $1200 for aid of captive Boer women and children In a few days. Page 4. Marine. Ships Agnes Oswald and Vendee will lose good charters by failure to arrive today. Tage 10. But two shlis have been chartered for new crop loading. Pag5 10. Bark Antlope has rough experience off Flat tery. Pace 10. Indravelll' makes fast run down the river. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Work on Nehalem road will probably fcegln In 6Q days. Page 1. United States Army transport Seward ordered to Seattle for repairs. Page 1. Frank Sutherland Is beaten and robbed by thugs on East Side. Page 12. Dr. W. A. Wise Is expelled from Oregon State Dental Society for Independent stand on ad vertising. Page 7. Board of Trade adopts plan to advertise state. Page 12. Eastern linen interests fight Industry in Ore son. Page S