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NEW ERA IN WOOLl
Sellwood Mill Is Opened With
Ceremony.
SPEECHES AND A BIG BANQUET
Project Long Urged Is Xow n Real
ity Forerunner of Other Im
portant Enterprises in. .
This Section.
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Portland's drat woolen mill is at last
In operation at Sellwood. The whirr of
its spindles and the rattle of Its looms
come as the result of Ion? agitation for
4 the inauguration of the enterprise by a
j number of active Portland business
men. A formal celebration took place
at Sellwood last night, partlcpated In
by many prominent citizens, who made
addresses, setting forth the Importance
rof the wool Industry to Oregon and
alue and necessity of its development
along manufacturing lines.
An Industrial celebraUon was held last
night In Firemen's Hall at Sellwood un
der the auspices of the Sellwood, Board
of "Trade and the "Women's Auxiliary, In
honor of the formal opening of the Port
land Woolen Mill plant on Johnson Creek
to the Inspection of the public During:
the day the doors of the factory were kept
open, and hundreds of visitors were shown
through the various departments by Su
perintendent Carter, Secretary E. L.
Thompson, President W. P. Olds, Charles
Coopey and other officers of the com
pany. The factory Is a short distance
from the Oregon City Railroad along Uma
tilla avenue, which had been opened all
the way to the plant, so that It was easy
of access. AH who inspected the mill
plant expressed admiration for its general
plan, which Is strictly sanitary and mod
ern in all lines. A full force was employed
so that the machines might bo seen In op
eration. The ladles of the auxiliary had charge of
the decorations of the hall in which the
exercises -were held, and In the banquet
hall on the rower floor. These were elab
orate, and drewiforth many expressions
of admiration from the many prominent
guests from Portland. It may be said
here that the women of- Sellwood have
been very helpful and patriotic, and have
greatly supplemented the work of the
local Board of Trade in all Its efforts' to
promote the growth and beauty of (hat
flourishing suburb.
The platform was occupied by W. P.
Olds, president; E. L. Thompson, secre
tary and treasurer; Charles Coopey, vice
president, and others who had become
directly Interested In the- enterprise; Frank
B. Gibson, Judge W. M. Cake. H. "W.
Scott, T. C. Devlin, M. C. Banfleld, and
other prominent men jwho had come to
Join with the citizens of Sellwood in cele
brating the happy consummation of their
strenuous efforts. D. M. Donaugh, presi
dent of the Sellwood Board of Trade, was
master of ceremonies. He welcomed the
guests and friends with a few appropri
ate remarks. Weber's orchestra furnished
the music during the entire evening, and
Judge Hennessey gave .vocal selections.
There was a number of short addresses
during the exercises, and among the prin
cipal speakers were W. P. Olds, H. W.
Scott, J. M. Long, Major T. C. Bell and
others.
What "Woolen Mills "Will Do.
President "W. P. Oldsr, of the woolen mill
corporation, spoke as follows:
"In responding to the toast of The
Portland Woolen Mills Their Present and
Future, I first wish to say that they are
now In full operation and that every pro.
cess from the raw wool as it comes from
the sheaier's hands to the finished cloth,
flannel and blanket, is now being success
fully performed for the first time in Port
land. It gives me much pleasure to state
that the suit of clothing I wear tonight is
made of Oregon wool, which was scoured.
carded, spun, woven, dyed and finished
into cloth at the Portland Woolen Mills,
and tailored in our own city. Of Its value
93 per cent remains in Oregon, and I think
the day is not far distant when It will be
the -boast of our best men that thetr cloth
ing Is home-made and better made than
any similar kind that comes from afar.
And I also hope that the busy swish of
the scourer, the soft hum of the cards, the
whirr of the spindles and the rattle of
the looms of the Portland Woolen Mills
are but the advance guard, of the indus
trial music that In the future will g-.eet
the JVHor 'to Sellwood's manufacturing
r district. Already Dame "Rumor Is busy
with her reports of things to come, and If
L the Oregon maxim that 'When it rains it
pours' 1s to apply to this case, the owners
of Sellwood property cannot be too active
in erecting new dwellings in which to
house the workers who will soon need
accommodation?.
"Woolen .manufacturing Is but one of
the great Jndustries that are necessary to
civilization, but it is one of the first in
importance, and history has no record of
a civilized people who were not woolwork-
,ers. When we enter a modern woolen mill
let us reverently take off our hats as a.
mark of respect to the memory of the long
line of men whose life work was to de
vise the processes being used in the work
before us. True, the machines are noth
ing but metal and wood, but the educat
ing of their Inorganic Dodics to perform
thelr,daily work represents the accumu
lated klll of mankind from the earliest
date of which we have "a record to the
present time, as the contribution to the
present health and comfort of the civil
ized races of the earth by these machines
is past all estimate.
"Now, -for he future of the Portland
Woolen Mills, I think I but reflect the
sentiments of every stockholder in this
enterprise when I say it Is their determi
nation to make it a model plant. In the
l construction much care was taken to se
cure the best lighting, heating and ven
tilating arrangements. The comfort of the
employes and the sanitary conditions will
always be first in the directors' minds.
The- attractiveness of the surroundings
will receive prompt attention as soon as
the more pressing needs are provided. The
directors believe that cheerful and happy
looking surroundings will be reflected by
more and better work being done by more
willing and more loyal employes. There
are- a number of allied industries that
will soon follow in the wake of the
woolen mills to Sellwood, and every one
will be of a kind that self-respecting, in
telllgent people may be employed in to
their own advantage and to the solid up
building of the, community Jn which they
live. This present mill plant is but the
nucleue of what It Should grow to be in i.
few short years, and it is the earnest hope
of the promoters of this enterprise that
the present cordial relations existing be
tween the citizens of Sellwood and the I
mill company will ever remain, as we
came among you to do you good."
Mayor Rowe was to have spoken, but
was detained by Illness.
To BBconrage Manufacturing.
H. W. Scott made a few remarks on
"How to Encourage Manufacturing In
Oregon." Amorg other things, Mr. Scott
said:
"The fact Is the question Is a difficult
one. It can be solved but slowly, and
only by experimental and tentative effort.
Conditions are to be considered, and there
are many of them. Our work must be
founded upon a carefully calculated esti
mate of our materials, our labor and our
markets. All these elements enter into
the problem,
Highly organized "industry In so new a
country as ours must wait upon growth.
High-class or highly finished goods are as
yet beyond our development. Preparation
o( materials for the final process Is in
many cases advanced manufacture.
"Our materials are wool, timber, ores,
hides, flax and other fibers; fruits, which
may be sold in the natural, state or be
made to yield various products; cereals
and other products of agriculture, which
yield flour and starch; meats and fish,
which may be cured in great variety of
ways; dairy and other products innumer
able. But by manufactures wo usually
mean goods produced from fibers; from
ores and metals; from wood and leather.
TO WITNESS LAYING
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GOVE!? OJt SATJLGB TO VISIT SEATTLE, JULY 4.
SEATTLE. May 2. -The Chamber of Commerce has extended an invitation id
the Governor of Nebraska to be present at the layinc of the keel of the battle
ehip to be named after his state at If oran -Brothers Company's shipyards, July
4, and this reply has been recehed:
"Lincoln, Neb., May 2. Chamber of Commerce. Seattle, Wash.: It will give
me great pleasure to be present at the laylns of the keel of the battle-ship Ne
braska, July 4. My entire staff will accompany me to Seattle.
"EZRA. P. SAVAGE, Governor."
Governor Henry McBride, of Washington, has been invited to be present and
welcome the Governor of Nebraska, and he haa also accepted the Invitation.
Both the Governors will be the guests of the Chamber of Commerce. The cere
monies at the keel-laying, July 4. will be most Impressive. Representathes of
the United States Government have been invited to attend.
etone, silica gypsum, lime and clay; and
from the general variety of materials
with which our country abounds."
The speaker then discussed in turn the
Important" toplcsT wood and flax; ores and
metals; stone, sand and clay; hides and
leather; wood, lumber, furniture, wooden
ware, and water power and its conver
sion Into electric power. He continued:
"Combination of labor with materials Is
manufacture. In so new and so sparsely
settled a country as ours we have not
labor In large supply. Capital, therefore,
hesitates at great undertakings, and is
naturally disposed to feel its way.
"The market for the output is also mat
ter of great concern. Consumption In a
population bo small as ours is not very
great, and Eastern establishments have
agencies In each of our localities."
In conclusion Mr. Scott referred to the
need of coal, and to gypsum, limestone
,and kaolin; timber and lumber, and tan
neries.
Mr. J. M. Long eloquently discussed tho
(Concluded on Page 11 )
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
. ConprrcMH.
North Carolina political methods werev aired
in the Senate. Page 2.
The House passed the anti-conspiracy bill.
Page 2. . ,
Root explains the difficulty of figuring out the
coat of the Philippine war. Page 3.
X Foreign.
Russian troops refuse to flro on rfotera.
Page 3.
The Reichstag tariff committee discusses
means of breaking up the Standard Oil mo
nopoly. Page 3.
The French battleship Gaulois' will leave Tou
lon for Annapolis direct. Page 3.
Domestic.
Representative Amo3 J. Cummlng3 is dead.
Page 1. ' i
The President presented diplomas to the grad
uates, at Anpapolls. Page 2.
Rooeelt Was ,the principal speaker at the
S,ons of the American Revolution banquet.
Page 3.
Pnclflc Const.
Women's Club Concres demotes second day
largely to business. Pag .
Oregon City woolen mill employes on strike re
ject employers' terms for settlement.
Page 4.
Medford enthusiastically greets Furnish and
other campaign speakers. Page 4.
Attorney-General of Washington holds School
Directors need no special authprity to pro-
r vide free books. Page 5.
Commercial nn.il Marine.
Stocks take a big drop at New York. Page 13,
Small drop In wheat at Chicago. Page 13-
l&rge water shipments of lumber .from Port
land this year. Page lL
New steamboat to be built for Upper Willam
ette River service. .Pago 11.
Repairs to French bark Asie. Page 11.
PortlRHd and Vicinity.
Portland woolen mills opened with formal cer
emonies. Page 1.
Indications for early eettlement of laundry
strike. Page 7.
Federated Trades pass resolutions Indorsing
local strikes. Page 8.
South Portland Young Men's;. Republican Club
bolds enthusiastic, rally. v Page 10.
Great Central Railroad Company, incorporated
, for $10,000,000, may Join Salt' Lake and
Coos Bay. Page 11
CUMMINGS IS DEAD
Member of Cognress and
Newspaper Man. v
PASSES AWAY AT BALTIMORE
Well-ICnovrn XcTrjfcorlcer Succumbi
to Pncnmonln Incident to, an Op
eration His- Career in Journal
ism, Politics nad "War.
BALTIMORE, May 2. Representative
Amos J. Curamlngs. of New York, -died
at 10:15 o'clock tonight, at the Church
Home and Infirmary. In this city, of' pneu
monia, incident to anoperatlon, aged 61
years! The Representative's wife andHls
OF NEBRASKA'S KEEL.
cousinCharles H. Cummings, were at his
bedside when death came- v
Representative Cummings came to Baltl-
.more April 11 to undergo treatment for
kidney trouble. Four days later an oper
ation was performed, and Mr. Cummings
seemd to be In a fair way to recover.
A week later, however, pleurisy developed,
and April 25 it was announced that Mr.
Cummings was suffering from pneumonia
in one lung. Last Tuesday it was an
nounced that the malady had extended to
both lungs, since which time Mr. Cum
mings hay been hovering between, life
and death.
Ills Newspaper, Political and Army
Career.
Amos J. Cummings was born at Conk
llng, "Broome County, New 3fork, May 15,
1S3S. His grandfather, SVIllIam, and his
father, Moses, were pious clergymen of
the Christian sect, the former being a
founder of his church in New England,
and the latter editor of the Christian Her
ald and Messenger, and the Palladium.
Amos had an academic education, set
type In his father's office at 12, and be
came a Journeyman printer at 15. Start-
T--o-
R. B. Miller.
lng In New York City, he earned his liv
ing at the case in nearly every state In
the Union. In 1857 he was with the
Walker expedition at Mobile, and was
czptured by Commodore Davis, on the
Quaker City. Just before the war, he be
came a "sub" on the New York Tribune.
In 1S61, he was Sergeant-Major of the
Twenty-sixth New Jersey Infantry, In
which he served gallantly, being officially
mentioned for his bravery In assaulting
Fredericksburg Heights. His service end
ing in 1S63, he helped defend the' Tribune
office during the riot, with three others
barricading the composing-room and de
fying the rioters.
He was editor of the Weekly Tribune
in 1S65. under Gay: night editor, under
Ji R. Young, and afterward city and po
litical editor. He became. In 1SSS, mana
Ing editor Of the New York Sun, but re
signed In 1S73, because ofvill health, to
spend several Winters in California and
Florida, in the course of which he wrote
tothe Sun over the name of "Ziska. In
Msssisir m; C&ifcj Ha
1ST6 he became managing editor of the
New York Express, at John Kelly's re
quest, but resigned after building It up,
because of Kelly's hostility to Tllden,
and returned to the Sun. whose weekly
edition he edited after 1SS4. He was chosen
president of the New York Press Club
for two years, declining re-election.
He was elected to the Fiftieth Con
gress, in 1SS6. from the Sixth, or Wall
Street district. In 1SS7 he started the
Evening Sun, running it3 circulation up
to 100.000 In a short time. In 1SS8 he de
clined the renomlnation for the Fifty
first Congress,, because of Inability to af
ford the campaign assessments, but on
Samuel S. Cox's death, in the Ninth dis
trict, he was elected to the vacancy; and
was re-elected to the Fifty-second, Fifty
third, Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth. Fifty
sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses, to the
latter by S000 majority.
Zlr. Cummtngs won a National reputa
tion as a newsnaper correspondent, and
wa3 a useful and brilliant Congressman.
He was as fearless as a Journalist as he
was gal)ant as a soldier while In the Civil
War. His reports of famous murder trials
and other events were vlvll pieces of
work, and greatly Increased his fame,
while his Washington letters for a news
paper syndicate were printed In nearly ev
ery state In the Union.
In Congress he held Important commit
tee positions, notably on the election of
President, and at the head of the Demo
cratic minority In the Fifty-first Con
gress, on merchant marine and fisheries.
He was a champion of labor measures;
was active to Improve the American ma
rine; opposed the measure to abolish com
pulsory pilotage for coastwise sailing ves-
spls. nnrl sunnnrtprl nrtlvr1v thp lifo-snv-
lng bureau and the effort to reduce hours
I of labor- for postal clerks. During his
entire career he held membership In the
I New York Typographical Union, No. 6.
Prince Wllllnm George Brncnt.
BERLIN, May 2. Prince William George
Ernest, of Prussia, dfed here tonight, aged
76 years.
DOMINICAN REVOLUTION.
InsurprcntH Mnrchlnpr on the Capital
of the Island.
SANTO DOMINGO. Republic of Santo
Domingo. Tuesday, April 29. A revolu
tion headed by Vice-President Horaclo
Vasquez has broken out. The revolution
ists, in strong- force, are marching on
this city the capital. The government is
taking serious steps to defend the city.
Telegraphic communication with the In
terior has been cut. No further news is
obtainable. The capital is quiet, while
awaiting events.
PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti, May 2. All
the Republic of Santo Domingo, except
the Port of Puerto Plata, on the coast.
and the capital, Santo Domingo, on the
south coast, is in the h,ands of the Do
minican revolutionists commanded by
Vice President Vasquez, who, with con
siderable forces, was exDected to arrive
I Yofnrf Rnntn Tlnmlncrn tnrtnvy
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, May 2. Vice
President Vasquez, of Santo Domingo,
leader of the revolution against President
Jimlnez, has arrived at Guerrera, near
Santo Domingo, the capital. The fall of
the Jlminez government Is expected to
morrow. Porto Plata, the principal port
of San Domingo, Is quiet. Large num
bers of troops have been concentrated.
The Governor of Porto Plata, General
Dea, Champs, has decided to defend the
place.
VENEZUELANS ASTONISHED.
Cannot Explain the Disastrous De
feat "Senr San Antonio.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, May
2. The Venezuelan Government is unable
to explain the disastrous defeat of its
forces near San Antonio, April 23, when
General Castillo was mortally wounded.
Tho officials seem astonished. A force of
1200 government troops, commanded by
General iVncente Gomez, the Vice-President
of the republic, and the new Commander-in-Chief
of the Venezuelan forces,
left Coro today to Join forces with Gen
eral Velutinl, tho Minister of the Interior,
and General Velasquez at Barcelona and
enter upon a- new campaign against the
revolutionists with about 34CO men. The
Kovernment is afraid of the situation In
the center of Venezuela, and Is fortifying
Tocuyito, near Valencia. New uprisings
are reported everywhere.
Costa Rica and the Canal.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, May 2. Presi
dent Iglesias, in his message to Congress,
says that no negotiations can be made
with the United States concerning the
proposed Nicaragua Canal before a con
stitutional amendment authorizing the
leasing of land for the canal is made. The
President says also that the present crisis
has resulted in the exportation of Costa
Rlcan gold coin. . !
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CORRIGAN RECOVERING.
Archbishop "Will Be Allowed to Sit
Up in Fonr or Five Days.
NEW YORK, May 2. Dr. Keyes, when
he left the archlepiscopal residence at 10
""
NEW GENERAL FREIGHT
AGENT OF O. R. & N.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-J. C. Stubbs,
traffic director of the Harrlman lines, Is
sued a circular today, appointing R. B.
Miller, general freight agent of the O. R.
& N. Co., at Portland. The position of
trafllc director of the road, until lately
filled by Ben" Campbell, now assistant to
the traffic director, is abolished. Miller
Is at present general freight and passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific lines In Ore
gon. He will be succeeded In that position
by W. E. Coman, who is at present assist
ant general freight agent of the O. R. &
N. Co. The changes will take effect the
15th Inst.
o'clock tonight, said Archbishop Corri
gan's condition had Improved, and the
patient would be allowed to sit up In four
or five days. The archbishop rested well
during the day, and sat up for some time
on a bed rest. Dr. Keyes announced to
night that after Sunday no more consul
tations would be held, and beginning to
morrow he will visit the patient but twice
a day. The patient shows a better appe
tite, and the food has been Increased.
He sees no visitors.
TVIHi-lmina Improving.
THE HAGUE, May 2. The bulletin
posted at Castle Loo this morning an
nounced that Queen Wilhelmlna slept
quietly last night, and that her condition
continues to be satisfactory.
Bjornson Seriously Ul.
CHRISTIANS, Norway, May 2. BJom
stjerne Bjornson, the Norwegian poet,
dramatist and novelist, Is seriously, 11L
TO FIGHT "SCUTTLE"
Republicans Form a Plan of
Campaign.
SOUTHERN METHODS AT ISSUE
It Is Proposed to Show That Whito.
Supremacy Is Seine: Maintained
In PhillppincH ns in the
South.
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Republican leaders no longer harbor
any fears that they 1111 not control
the next House. They propose to show
the benefits to be derived from expan
sion, and meet every charge the Demo
crats make.
As a compromise on the Philippine
bill, a commission of Senators and
Representatives may be sent to the
Islands to investigate.
WASHINGTON, May 2. The Republi
cans in Congress have made two things
plain as a result of recent conferences.
One is that they Intend to win, and the
other is that they do not Intend to re
main silent under the constant hammer
ing of the Democrats on the Philippine
question. The "consent of the governed,"
which has been so often run in during all
speeches, will be answered by applying it
to the management of affaire In the
Southern States. It Is expected that the
raising of the Southern question will solid
ify the South, but Republican, managers
have concluded that the South will be
solid anyway, and that one way In which
Southern charges against the management
of Philippine affairs can best be Illustrated
is by showing that white supremacy is
being maintained In the Philippines as It
is In the South. The Republicans are fol
lowing the lead of the President In con
demning any outrages that may have been
perpetrated In the Philippines, but they
Intend that every case shall be thoroughly
lnvestigated before a verdict Is rondered.
Tho depression which the Republicans
felt a short time ago over the coming Con
gressional campaign socm3 to be some
what dissipated, and the managers are
confident that they can hold the coming
House. They have got some "advantage
In the Increased number of Representa
tives In Republican states, and they, feel
sure that they can hold all but a very few
of the districts now represented by Re
publicans. The Republicans are golnjy to
defend the retention of the Philippines and
point out the benefits to be derived from,
expansion. They are not going to allow
the acts of a few officers In the Philip
pines to deter them from the main issjue
raised by the Democratic policy of "scut
tle." There Is a Teport that President Roose
velt will make several speeches during the
coming campaign, but they will not be In.
the nature of campaign speeches. If no
does speak at all, it will probably be an
address In which the progress of the coun
try will be reviewed In an apparent non
partisan manner.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST BARTLETT.
Object to Prevent Reappointment to
La Grande Land Ofllce.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Telegraphic
protests were received today by both Ore
gon Senators against the reappointment of
E. W. Bartlett as Register of the Land
Office at La Grande. His four years' term
expired January 12, bu he has been hold
ing on. There are several aspirants for
the ofllce, and the dispatches today came
from one of them. Charges have been
made heretofore against Bartlett of gen
eral incompetency and neglect of business.
It has also been asserted that his con
duct has made it unpleasant for others
in the Land Office, and he is not on speak
ing terms with the Receiver. The matter
of appointing his successor has not yet
been considered by the Oregon delegation,
but It may be taken up in view of tho,
complaints that have been made.
Pnyallnp Items. Cnt Out.
The Indian appropriation bill as finally
passed by the Senate today carried all
the Senate amendments as enumerated in
these dispatches yesterday, save the ap
propriation for incrasing the capacity of
the Puyallup (Wash.) school from 200 to
300 pupils. The Indian Office recommended
against tho increase, and its recommenda
tion was heeded. Tho consequent appro
priation for new buildings at that school
was also stricken out,
Idaho Land Proclamation.
The Secretary of the Interior intends
soon to send to the President the draft
of a proclamation throwing open to settle
ment and entry the allotted portion of
the Fort Hall Indian reservation, in Idaho.
CLARENCE IDE IN "WASHINGTON.
"Will Endeavor to Have Hli Nomina
tion nsi Collector Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Clarence W.
Ide, ex-Marshal of Washington, and nomi
nated to be Collector of Customs, arrived
in Washington tonight for the purpose of
making a fight for his confirmation- The
man who had him appointed United
States Marshal, John L. Wilson,
accompanies him, and It Is ex
pected that there will be a lively con
test from now on until the matter is set
tled. It is also well understood that a
number of other Washington State men
who, are Interested In the case will arrive
later some of whom are fighting- Ide and ,
others who are favoring him. While
these Washington State men have been
on the road for five days, every effort has
been made to keep their visit as quiet as
possible, though no particular object
could be accomplished by so doing. Ide'sjt
presence here may Interfere with the in
vestigation which Special Agent West la
to make, and if so, action upon his nom
ination will be delayed to that extent,
Ide expects to call on President Roosevelt
tomorrow, and may leave for home immediately.