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... r VOL. XLIL NO. 13,002. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1902. VACATION CAMERAS Pocket Kodaks SOc to $20.00 Pocket Poco. uses plates $ 7.20 Snappa Magazine, hold 12 glass plates.?20.00 Imperial Magazine, hold 12 glass plates J 6.40 Blumauer-Frank Drag Co. ' "Wholesale and Importing Druggists. Of the Equitable Life (strongest In the world) can be bought on installments and meanwhile they are insured. A good In vestment for you If you live. A splendid protection for your family If you die. Call or write for Information. L. Samuel, Manager, 306 Oregonlan Bid., Portland, Or. PKXXi KETSCHAIf, Pre, SEYEKTH AND WfiSHIKOTOR STREETS , PORTLAKO, OBEOOB CHANGS OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: .... $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day DR. FOWLER'S M EAT an(j AKES "There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE For Bale by All Druggists. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale liquor and Cigar Dealers You may be looking for some thing good, somethiTrg$0esf ' in a furnace. That's the kind we sell. That's the ONLY kind we sell. w. a Mcpherson Heating and Ventilating Engineer 47 FIRST ST., bet. Ash and Pine Sixth and Alder SIMPLY A MATTER OF INTELLIGENCE The Intelligent porson seeks full Information before making a decision. Let us urge you to inspect our masterpieces of art in gas and electric fixtures before you decide upon your selections, lou will llnd that we offer real works of art for tho prices elsewhcro isked for common-place goods. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, American Plan L COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AKD COMMERCIAL TRAYELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage Bent 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. iSi PIANOLA Manufactured and THE AEOLIAN ST. B. Wells, Sole Northwest Ajjcnt For 122 Years JAS. E. PEPPER Has been the favorite -whisky among connoisseurs. ROTHCHILD BROS., Agents ALT USCLE Established 1857. ORIENTAL SPLENDOR... In co!cirlngrs anil deslirns Trill he found In our new and beautiful display ot Floor Coverings EXCLUSIVE CAHPET HOUSE .GJack&Co. 86 and 88 Third St. Opposite Chamber of Commeroe. OREGON $3.00 Per Day and upward. for sale only by COMPANY 353-355 Washington St., cor. Purls M Northern Pacific's New Way to Portland. ALSO THROUGH TUNNEL Total Expense Will Be About $3,000,000. TO BE INDEPENDENT OF 0. R.&N. Northern Pacific Trains to Get Dovra Colombia to Portland and Union Pacific to Get to Puset Sound Increase of Income. President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific, fays the plans of hja company for entering Portland involve the" bridg ing of the Columbia and the Willam ette Rivera and the boring of a tunnel throush the backbone of tho peninsula, all of which will cost about $3,000,000. Northorn Pacific trains -will come dov.-n the Columbia o'er the O. R. & N. track from Wallula. and from Portland to Puget Sound Union Pacific trains will pass over Northern Pacific tracks. Use of tracks between Wallula ' and Puget Sound by -way of Portland, how ever, will not be on the nme basis as the Joint uso of track between Levtiston and Wallula. President Mellon ya the Northern Pacific has nothing to Oo with the Paul F. Mohr portage rsllrvad. President Mellen. of tho Northern Pa clflc, arrived-in Portland about 8 o'clock yesterday on a tpecial train from Puget Sound. W 1th him were J. M. Hannaford. second vice-president and traffic man ager; Thomas Cooper, eeneral manaier and W. Li. Darling:, chief engineer, all of St. PauL The party remained in Portland until 4 P. X., when the special went out over the O. R, & N. for the East. At Spokane the train will again get on-the Northern Pacific track, and it will go through to St- Paul without any consid erable stop. In the afternoon Mr. Mellen called at the general office of the O. R. & N.. but Mr. Mohr was not In his office at the time and the two railroad presidents did not meet. Two Bridges and Tunnel. "We are going ahead with our nlans to get from Vancouver Into Portland." said President Mellen. In resnonso to a question on that subject "There will not umy De me onugo across the Columbia ruver. dui also one across the Willamette to give us a proper entrance to Portland. It will also be necessary to tunnel through mc uai.-ii.oune ot me peninsula between the two rivers. Our mirwrs hnvn u,at been completed and we are going ahead carefully with the other arrangements. It will take about $3,003,000 to bring our trains Into Portland from Vancouvor, and we will not undertake such large work without the most careful consideration. We cannot bridge the Willamette River until Congress shall give the right to do so. But the Columbia bridge need not wait for that, and its construction will go forward at once. "Tho Northern Pacific must have bet ter facilities for crossing the Columbia River. The Kalama ferry is now crowd ed to Its utmost to handle the trains, and if any accident should befall it our traffic would be left In very bad shape. That is why we want to push construction on the Vancouver bridge. The O. R. & N. bridge is in such a shape that it would be almost impossible for us to get to It; therefore, we will havo our own bridge across the Willamette also. We might po?sIby make use of the O. R. & 2C. bridge by coming around on the O. R. & N. track by way of St. Johns, but that Is too circuitous a route, and wo would not like to consider It as a perma nent arrangement. Of course, it is too early to set a date for getting our trains Into Portland over the new route, but they will come early as practicable." From, Wallula. to Portland. "What la the prospect of bringing Northern Pacific trains down the Colum bia from Wallula to Portland?" "Good, I should say. I understand the main points have been agreed upon and only some minor details remain to be settled. I do not mean by thla that the Northern Pacific will haul Its trains with its own locomotives down the Columbia, Tho O. R. & N. will do the hauling on its own tracks, but our trains will come that way and we will pay tho O. R. & N. for the service. The Union Pacific will get to Puget Sound on our track on the same terms that we get down the Colum bia. "Business on the line between Lewlston and Wallula will be handled quite dif ferently. That stretch of road will be under tho ownership of a separate cor poration; it may be the Snake River Val ley Railroad Company, or the Clearwater Short Line, or a new one yet to be or ganized. The securities of the separate corporation will be held by the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific Companies. They will pay the separate corporation for operating their trains on its mileage. Neither the Northern Pacific nor the Union Pacific (O. R. & N.) will have any thing to do directly with the operaUon ot trains on that line. Just what the sepa rate company will be and the charges to be made by jt arc details yet to be worked out. But nothing remains to be settled over which there can be any serious dis agreement. "You should not forget, however, that the Northern Pacific and the O. R. & X. are yet competitors for business." "I thought you were as thick as three In a bed since the new harmony policy had snread Itself over tho. miimiri rr.. atlon." remarked the newspaper man. xcs, x Know mac is me popular idea, but the supposition can easily be carried tod far," responded President Mellen. "Tho new railroad nollrv hnn some causes of Irritation, and it may navo reuueoa me nerceness of competi tion in certain quarters, but It has not brought the Northern Pacific and the O. R. & N. Into such harmony that they are not active competitors for business." Speaking of the Mohr portage railroad at the dalles of the Columbia, Mr. Mellen said the report that it had been pur chased by the Northern Pacific was a mistake. "The matter was presented to some people In tho East who asked me for my opinion of the property. When I was in Portland several weeks ago Mr. Mohr brought his maps and profiles to my car and we went over them pretty carefully. As a result of my examination I reported against the purchase, and the Northern Pacific ha3 absolutely no In terest In that enterprise. We could have no use for the portage road, when ar rangements are already practically com pleted for bringing our trains down over the O. R. & X." It was suggested that the Mohr portage might be a good club to hold some time. "The best club to hold In railroad af fairs as a good, fat treasury." replied Mr. Mellen. "A large balance in the treasury will mean much more than merely a strategic position. And our treasury is In a quite comfortable situ ation, thank you. "I understand that some Spokane banks and others Interested in the Mohr portage have got together and arranged so that the enterprise Is likely to have a little longer leose of life, but I have no official Information upon the subject." Farmers "Won't Get Benefit. Mr. Mellen expressed the hope that the fanners would be benefited by the re duction In the grain rates that Is to go Into effect Friday. "That reduction wilt take $500,000 a year out of the pockets of the railroads In the Columbfa Basin. In a sense we can afford to make this con tribution at this time; and then again we cannot, for the demands on the railroads for Improvements, for Increased traffic accommodation.?, 13 enormous and they all take money and lots of It. Why, on tho single Item of sidetracks we shall have to 3pend this year 1300.000. A rail road must have a large Income In order to keep pace with Its business. "I should feel greater satisfaction with this reduction, too. If I thought the farm ers would get all the benefit. But. frank ly, I believe they will get but little of the 00,000 we lose. It will be absorbed by the commlrslon men and shippers, While I believe this will be true. I still think the conferences with the farmers direct will be productive of good, because of the better acquaintance that came out of them and the fact that all must rec ognize that the railroads tried to meet the popular demand. If the farmers do not get the benefit they must at least admit that we did our share toward fa voring them. "The best parts of those meetings railed to get Into the newspapers. When each of the presidents was cornered by a crowd of farmers who fired in pointed questions so fast that they fairly tele scoped each other, and replies "were sent back with equal point and spirit, it was a decluedly lively scene. And the Informa tion that was spread about In this man ner was very effective, after all, I think. Whoever arranged those meetings I be lleve did a good thing for the country." Remarkable Increase of Income. President Mellen regards the general business situation as very satisfactory, The growth and prospects of the North ern Pacific, he said, were particularly gratifying. On the first of September ho will have served five years as lis chief executive officer. The year ho entered tho office tho total recelnta of the com pany were about $18,000,000. Last year its Income was nearly 541,500,000, and the pros pect is that tho Income for the current year will crowd 50.000.0CO. "We have added vastly to our equipment in this time, but have not doubled it" said Mr. Mellen. "But with the additions and im proved facilities for handling traffic we are today crowded worse than ever before and It is a serious question to find cars and locomotives to handle the grain crop of the Columbia Basin this year. We didn't need to reduce rates to get this traffic But It was probably a wise con cession to good feeling. "I am pleased to say that the volume of the Northern Pacific's business" In Port land has rather mere than kept pace with the remarkable increase shown from the entire property. The passenger busi ness reflects tho general Increase. When I came to the road we ran a single through train In a sort of haphazard way; now we havo three through trains dally and they can hardly handle the traffic. And I can see nothing yet that threatens to Interrupt this remarkable growth." Mr. Hannnford's Vleir of It. Second Vice-President Hannaford. who Is In charge of traffic of the Northern Pacific, yesterday said that the reduc tion In grain rates on the eastern end of the Northern Pacific was in about the same proportion as that made In tho in terior of the Columbia Basin. This was made for the benefit of the farmers of Northern Minnesota, and the Dakotas. "It has alwoys been tho policy of the Northern lines," said Mr. Hannaford, "to reduce rates on agricultural products as fast as conditions would warrant it The recent reduction, both east and west was In pursuance of that policy, though the circumstances in the Columbia Basin were a little unusual. Our effort has been to keep rates low on the products of the country. The people can well afford to pay freight on merchandise they buy. The average farmer will buy about 1300 pounds of merchandise In a year. What would It matter to him if we were to make the rate 1 or 2 cents lower on 100 pounds? He would never notice the 25 cents a year; in fact the merchants would take the whole benefit" TRIP FOR PRESIDENT. Itinerary for a Visit to the North- rvest Is Being Made Up. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 12. Secretary Cortelyou came over from Hempstead, where he has a cottage, and spent some time with the President He is at work on the Itinerary of the trip to the North west which the President Is to take next month. The Itinerary will probably be completed in a short time. The President has bad as his guest for luncheon today William R. Grace, ex- Mayor of New York City. In Indiana Next Month. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Aug. 12. Presi dent Roosevelt will be In Indiana Tues day, September 23. He will devote the entire day to tho state. The President will probably speak at each of the cities at which stops will be made. The visit of the President to Indianapolis Is by invitation of the officers of the American Spanish "War Veterans, which Is to hold its annual reunion during tho week of September 22. Monument to Coronado Unveiled. JUNCTION CITY, Kan., Aug. 12. At Logan Grove, on Captain Robert Hender son's farm, a mile and a half south of Junction City, a monument was unveiled today for the Quivira Historical Society in memory of Coronado's expedition in 1C4L Tho location was decided upon sev eral years ago by a number of the leading archeologlsts of the United States as being the approximate center of Quivira, me territory wnlch Coronado visited on a march from Mexico In search of gold. The purposo of this monument Is to commem orate the discovery of tho territory known now as Kansas and tho rediscovery of Quivira. ELKS ARE AT WORK Grand Lodge Opens With a Large -Attendance. SALT LAKE'S GREAT WELCOME Portland la Creatine Very Favorable Sentiment Toward Its Campaign for the 1005 Meeting Exposi tion Thoroughly Advertised. SALT LAKE. Aug. 12. Utah and Salt Lake City extended a royal welcome to the hosts of visiting Elks at the Mormon Tabernacle today. Facing many thousands of members of that fraternity, represent atives of every section of the country. Judge O. W. Powers, oi Salt Lake, bade them welcome to the city and all it con- ELKS WORKING FOR PORTLAND AND 1905 FAIR. j HALL OF GRAND LODGE OF ELKS. Salt Lake City. Utah, Aug. 12. No action hag yet been taken as to the place where the Grand Lodge shall be held In 1903. It will come up tomorrow. In all probability. The contest between Baltimore and Saratoga for next year absorbs every other consideration, while all the chances of suc cess favor the side of the former city, all of whose partisans seem favorably disposed to Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The Portland delegation and many friends are working hard, with every prospect of success. One thine is assured, whether we win or lose, the exposition will be thoroughly advertised.- GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN. tained. while Governor Heber M. Weil3 laid before them, as their own, the State of Utah and the riches thereof. The meet ing, which followed an immense military and civic parade, marked the formal open ing of the annual reunion of the Grand Lodge of Elks, and was attended, by Elks in such numbers that even the capacity of the great hall of worship was taxed to the utmost Elks were present from practi cally every state in the Union, and even tke Hawaiian Islands wero represented. Probably 12.000 visiting Elks are In Salt Lake tonight, forming, according to Ex alted Grand Ruler Pickett one of the best and most representative gatherings of the fraternity ho has ever seen. Election of Officers. The meeting of the Grand Lodge was held in Assembly Hall this afternoon, and, after the annual report of Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett had been delivered and other reports -presented, the election of grand officers for the ensuing year was taken up. Thl3 resulted as follows: Grand exalted ruler, George A. Cronk, Omaha; grand leading knight, W. B. Brock, Lexington, Ivy.; grand loyal knight, Judgo J. C. Pickens, Denver; grand lectur ing knight, Joseph E. Hennlng, Anderson, Ind.; grand secretary, Georgo Reynolds, Saginaw Mich.; grand treasurer, E. S. Or ris, Meadville, Pa.; grand tyler, Charles, Kaufman, Hoboken. N. J.; grand trustee, J. D. O'Shea. Boston. Most of the elec tions wero by acclamation, there being contests for only one or two of the minor offices. Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett took strong grounds against the growing practice of holding street carnivals and fairs. These enterprises, he held, were more productive of harm than good to the order, and he recommended that they be either regulated or even altogether prohibited. Order Is Very Prosperous. The report of the grand secretary showed tho order to be in an exceedingly prosper ous condition. An Increase in membership of about 26,000 during the past year was shown, bringing the total up to about 125, 000. The number of Elk lodges In tho United States was reported at S03, an in crease of 85 during the year, and this without effort to Increase either the mem bership or number of lodges. The treas urer's report showed the organization to be very prosperous financially. An adjourned session of the Grand Lodge was held this evening, at which a num ber of minor reports were heard and other routine business disposed of. At tomor row's meeting, the most interesting fight of the reunion will take place, when the question of the next annual meeting placo will be decided. Baltimore and Saratoga Springs are making a vigorous fight for the honor, and the result cannot be fore casted. Visiting Elks not members of the Grand Lodge spent the day In sightseeing. Thou sands Journeyed to Saltalr and bathed In tho brine of that inland sea, while other pleasure resorts were congested with tho numbers that visited them. TROOPS FEAR NO TROUBLE Strikers Are Bound Over for Assault and inciting. SHENANDOAH. "pL, Aug. 12. Briga dier-General Gobln left for his home In Lebanon today. This Indicates that the general staff do not apprehend any trouble at present In this vicinity. Anthony KUmotviez and Stanislaus Kukowsky, the Lithuanians, who were arrested la3t week, charged with partici pating Jn the riot in which Joseph Bed- dall was killed, were today taken before Squire Shoemaker for a hearing on the charge of murder. The county officials, however, changed the charge to assault ond battery with intent to kill the work men who were attacked on the day of the riot The men were held in jalft to answer at court Peter Czywanle, another Lith uanian, was taken in-custody today and held for the September term of court for rioting. Senator Quay Appealed To. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aue. 12. George Llewellyn, of the Citizens' Alli ance of Wllkesbarre, called upon Senator Quay here and asked him to use his good offices in an endeavor to end the strike of the anthracite coal miners. Senator. Quay, after talking with Mr. Llewellyn, said: "I am ready to do anything in my power to bring about a settlement of tho strike In the anthracite region." The Senator said he deeply regretted the present difficulties, and that he was will ing to meet the miners and operators, or both, If it would aid la restoring indus- trial peace. Any suggestions, he said, that may be made by Chairman Llewellyn will be promptly taken under consideration. Rail tv a 3- and Employes Agree. NEW YORK. Aug. 12. The National deputy grand chiefs of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. Messrs. Youngson and Wilson, with the division chiefs and the "other local rep resentatives of those two organizations, in the employ of the Manhattan Elevated Railroad, held another meeting today. Shortly before 5 P. M. Vice-President and General Manager Skltt. of the Manhattan Railway, gave out theollowlng: "The matters in dispute were finally nar rowed down to a question of hours for a day's work and the limit of DO miles per clay. The engineers waived the question of miles and the company conceded the nine-hour day. The agreement was signed and the conference ended." Strike About Settled. WILKES BARRE. Pa.. Aug. 12. Presi-i dent Mitchell stated today that he had re ceived official information from Pittsburg that the strike of coal miners along the "West Pennsylvania Railroad was about settled and that the men would be back to work In a short time. He said It was gratifying to him to know that all such strikes were being settled. These would enable the miners union to concentrate all Its strength In the anthracite region and the West Virginia strike region. Mr. Mitchell said he wa3 confident that the uuru coax miners were going to win. Decision In Contempt Case Today. CHARLESTON, W. VA.. Aug. 12. The case of John Richards and others charged with contempt for violating an Injunction Issued from Federal Judge Keller's Court, was argued today by counsol and will be decided by Judge Keller tomorrow. Na tional Secretary W. B. Wilson, of the Mineworkers of America, who is here, stated tonight that the object of his visit was to direct the movement of the strikers, and that he would observe the Injunction order of the court as far as he believed the court had a right to go. If It became necessary to violate tho court order to carry on the business of the strike he would do so. Protest Against Chinese Labor. CLEVELAND. Aug. 12. The National convention of United Garment-Workers today ordered the general committee to pay special attention during the coming year to the matter of Chinese labor In the West. It is said 5000 Celestials are em ployed, as garment-makers In that sec tion of tho country, and that the low wage for which they work has destroyed the possibility of a fair wage scale. May or Tom Johnson addressed the convention today on the question of economic evils as the remedy, with special reference to the problem of capital and labor. Mlncrs Are Released. PARKERSBURG. W. Va., Aug. 12. Judge Jackson today released Thomas Haggerty and six other members of tho United Mineworkers, who were serving CO and 90 days in jail for contempt of court The prisoners filed a petition for release, alelglng that they had not known they were violating the Injunction when they did so, and promising not to do so again. Attorneys for the coal companies opposed their release, but It was granted, subject to rearrest to complete the original sen tence if they violated the injunction again. Miners Tell What They "Will Demand SILVERTON, Colo., Aug. 12. In reply to the Mine-owners' Association's an nouncement of the scale of wages which Its members will pay after August 15, the miners' union today Issued a schedule of what will be demanded. The two no tices conflict In many respects and If an agreement be not reached before the 15th a complete shut-down of the mines In San Juan County may result The association comprises 20 mines and the union has over 1000 members. LIVELY ROW AT ASYLUM Arrests for Perjury Cause Damage 'Action Against Trustees. KANKAKEE, III.. Aug. 12. Trustees of the Kankakee Insane asylum diverted the course of the inquiry into tho conduct of the -institution today by twice arresting a former attendant, who had testified against one of them, and by becoming de fendants In a. suit for J50.000 brought against them by that same ex-attendant Harry H. BalL Ball, who had accused Trustee Murphy of drunkenness and immorality, was ar rested at 2 A. M., charged with perjury. He was tried this afternoon and acquitted "for lack of evidence." An hour after ward he was again arrested on the same charge before another Police Justice, and the case Is set for tomorrow morning. In the meantime Ball has begun a suit, claim ing toO.OOO damages from Trustees Small, Murphy and Powell and Colonel Bucking ham, for alleged conspiracy for false ar rest Xciv Suit Against Asphalt Company. TRENTON. N. J.. Aug. 12. Acting In be half of William Q Bulllt. of Philadelphia, John D. Brown, Jr., an attorney, today oent here to bo filed in the United States Circuit Court a comprehensive petition asking Judge Klrkpatrick to direct the re ceivers of the Asphalt Company of Amer ica and the National Asphalt Company to bring suit against the promoters, directors and stockholdiVs of the two companies to determine their liabilities to the bondhold ers of the Asphalt Company of America. Mr. Brown also wanted the stockholders of the Asphalt Company of America sued for the unpaid aseessments upon their capital stock, which he claims amounts to 2i, 000,000. When the Asphalt Company of America was formed It was capitalized at 530.000.000. This entire company stock was Issued, but waa only paid in part it being sold on the basis of periodical payments. Chinese Prisoner Commits Suicide. TOLEDO. O.. Aug. 12. Wong Yen. a Chinaman recently arrested for entering the United States in violation of the Im migration laws, committed suicide today In the county jail by hanging himself with strips torn from a sheet Wong Yen was believed to be occupied in smuggling his fellow-countrymen across tho border. Senate Will Be Convened in Extra Session. NOVEMBER WILL BE TIME Reciprocity the Main Issue to Be Taken Up, TREATY HAS BEEN PREPARED President Selects .Eleventh Month as Date for Session Bccanse He Be lieves Better Results Cnn Be Attained After Elections. WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Advices re ceived here Indicate that President Roose velt will call the Senate in extraordinary session early in November. Ever since it became evident that nothing would be ac complished as to reciprocity with Cuba at the recent session of Congress, rumors of a more or less definite nature have been in circulation that the President would call an extra session either of the entire Congress, to enact Cuban reciprocity legis lation, or of the Senate, to ratify, if pos sible, a reciprocity treaty with Cuba. During the past week it has been stated that It was the purpose of President Roose velt to call a special seskwn of the Senato early In September. It can be stated on authority that he has no such intention. His time and that of many members of both political parties will be occupied dur ing September and October. It Is under stood to be the belief of the President that a Besslon held for the purpose of ratifying a reciprocity treaty with Cuba would bo much more likely to be fruitful of results If held after the November elections than if held before. It is assured that tha question of., the relations of the United States with Cuba will enter largely Into the approaching campaign, and It Is stated that the President feels the Democrats will be less likely to offer serious opposi tion to a reciprocity treaty after tho elec tion than they would before that time. A treaty with Cuba practically has been prepared. It requires only the finishing touches and the signatures of Minister Quesada and Secretary of State Hay to make it ready for presentation to the Senate. No definite date, it is understood. has been fixed upon for the meeting of the session in November, but that it will bo soon after the election it Is reasonably certain. The President, it is said, hopes, to have the reciprocity question cleared away entirely before tho regular session of Con gress. ADVISES SMITH TO FIGHT IT Attorney of General Criticises tho Action of Roosevelt. PORTSMOUTH. O.. Aug. VL Judge James Bannon, brother-in-law and attor ney of General Smith, today made tha following statement rardlng General Smith's retirement by President Roose velt: "The sontenco of the court-martial was that General Smith, be admonished for his order. President Roosevelt seems to have construed the word as meaning rep rimanded. I have said it once, but be fore I am through I" will repeat many times: Tho President had no legal or moral right to Increase the sentence of the court-martial. I have advised the General and will continue to advise him to go Into the contest with heart and soul. L'nder such circumstances his Army friends can do no less, for they aro more vitally Interested than he. Many of them are now importuning him to begin action at once." CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. General. Senate will be convened In extra session to pass Cuban reciprocity bill. Paso 1." Grand Lodge of Elis convenes at Salt Xka. Page 1. Portland Is likely to secure next annual re union o Philippine veterans. Page 2. Chicago police are still without a clew to Bartholin, the matricide. Page 8. Foreign. Cholera Is prevalent in Japan. Page 3. Attempt made to assassinate a Busslan official. Page 3. King Edward reviews colonial troops In at tendance at coronation. Page 3. Venezuelan and Ilnytinn Revolutions American cruiser ordered to Barcelona at re quest ot Minister Bowen. Page 2. Rebels have abandoned blockade of Cape Hay- tlen. Pace 2. Germany has ordered no troops landed at Porto Cabello. Venezuela. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Farmer killed by lightning- near Medford. Pago 4. Answer of A. J. Falknor. a candidate for tha Republican Congressional nomination, to tha queries of the Olympla Recorder, an opposing- newspaper. Page 4. Pythlans. In conclave in San Francisco, confer supreme degree on 42 supreme representa tives. Page 4. Hops In the Willamette Valley No contracts entered Into for sale of Lane County hops. Page 4. - -Commercial and Marine. Exchange at Chicago remains at a premium. Page 11. Vigorous buylnr ot September wheat la Chi cago. Page. 11. Lumber-laden schooner Merchant went ashors In Xchalem Bay, and la breaking In pieces. Page 4. Portland and Vicinity. President Mellen makes Important announce ment of Northern Pacific plans. Page 1. Board of Public Works discusses appointment of lame man. Page S- Clty officials Inspect Standard Oil tanks. Pago 10. Six citizens to be arrested today for not pay ing occupation taxe3. Page 12. G. A. R. reunion opens at Pleasant Home. Pago S. Portland Rowing Club closes option for nev site. Page S. r