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VOL. XLIII. NO. 13,168. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2-1, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DITBBEB BELTING, PACKING AND HOSE K U DDElX GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION CRACK-PROOF AND SNAG-PROOF BOOTS Goodyear Rubber Company n. ir. rnAsn. rreiident. Is there anything you want TO KNOW ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY? The people in our Photo De partment will be glad to tell you everything and show you how to make perfect pictures. Dark rooms always ai- your disposal. Photo Depart ment on the ground floor. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG COMPANY Wholesale Importing and Manufacturing Druggists. SHAW'S PURE JAW3 BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and Washington. J. F. BAYIES. Pres. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON European Plan Rooms 50c to $1.50 First-Class Restaurant In Connection HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets EUROPEAN PLAN Flrsf-Cls-is Check Rfitnarmnt Connected "With HoteL SHAFTING CUT TO LENGTH, KEYSEATED AND STRAIGHTENED . EUgNJSHED INC.OJS'NECTION WITft-OUR Power Transmission Specialties WILLAMETTE IRON & STEEL WORKS PORTLAND, OREGON, U.S.A. Standard Fireproof Safes $15, $30, $40, $50. $60 up to $400. Fireproof Safes with BURGLAR PROOF CHESTS, any size. Two large second hand Fireproof Safes bargains. Large steel Bank Safe with time lock, etc. Trade your Old Safe for a NEW ONE Portland Safe & PORTLAND SEED COMPANY Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Seeds, Poultry and Bee Supplies Roses, Trees, Sprays and Spray Pumps Now Located480-182-184-186 'Large 1903 Seed Annual Free. WIRE BANK AND OFFICE RAILINGS BARBED WBE. WIRE AKD LAW! FEMCIKD. Portland Wire & Iron Works MANUFACTURERS. 147 FRONT ST MEXICANS DIE OF COLD. Bodies of Six Fonnd Frozen to Denth in Texas. GILEAD. Tex., Feb? 23. The bodies ol elx Mexicans, three women and three chil dren, who bad been frozen to death, were found today on the river eight miles above here. The bodies -were found lying close together, their positions showing that the women had tried to protect the children. OHIO VALLEY IS A SEA. Fifteen Miles Wide In Places, Drown ing MucU Wheat. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. a Floods from tributary streams have converted the Ohio River into a sea. In come places be. tweerthere and Paducah. Ky., the river Is 15 miles wide. Thousands of acres of wheat are under water. On the Indiana side, opposite Owensboro, Ky., the land Is covered, for & distance of seven miles. Same Old Story In Delaware. .DOVER, Del.. Feb. 23. The 13th Joint ballot for United States Senator today resulted In no election. T3-TS First St.. Portland. Or. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT 2. VT. BLAIN. Sec tad Treaa. PORTLAND, OREGON Rwme lnrls .. Rooms Double . Rooms AbIIt . .... .TCo to 1 .......fl.00 to 1 i.tl.M) to J L90 per ST LOO per Cay LOO Mr ar Lock Co. ' 76 First St. Corner Oak. THE ESMOND HOTEL OSCAR MDERSOJ, Utflijer. Front and Morrison Streets, PORTLAND - OREQON FREE 'BUS -TO AND FROM ALL TRAINS. Rates European plan. COc. 75c, JLOO. J1.S0. J2.00 per day. Sample rooms In connection. Front Street, corner Yamhill Large 1903 Seed Annual Free. Poultry Nesting WHOLESALE . RETAIL . AND IRON FENCING FIGHTING PLAGUE HARD. Ilnll Illne nt 3InzatlanUsed ns I'rl.on Governor nt Ills Post. MAZATLAN. Mexico. Feb. 21 There was only one death from the plague today, and that at the observation elation. There are S3 patients at the lazaretto. Two hun dred person's arc now Isolated. The bull ring Is now being used as" a -prison, as the Jail Is undergoing disinfection. Governor Canedo is acuve In all pre ventlvc measures, and shows great per sonal courage. He refuses to leave the city and go back to the state, capital unUl the plague has been stamped out To Celebrate Emancipation. KT. PETERSBURG. Feb. 21 The Koly Synod has ordained that February 19 (ld style), March 3 (new style), the anniver sary of the emancipation of the peasants, shall hereafter be celebrated In the ortho dox churches by elaborate thanksgiving services. Instead of by a single rrqulem mass. This Is regarded as being a highly lmjortant action, particularly In view of the present, prominence of the peasant question. FULTON IS HOI Astoria Gives Senator a Royal Greeting. CANNON FIRE SALUTES Whistles Scream and Bells Ring a Welcome. HIS RETURN WAS GALA EVENT Sennlor-clrct I Escorted to the City by tlie Sen nail Itecelved With Grcnt Enthusiasm Announces a Broad Poller. MR, FULTON'S POSITION. Mr. Fulton will work for an appropri ation of $1,000,000 by Congress for the Lewis and Clark Fair. lie would prefer to make It $3,000,000, but Iran that this might be deemed unreasonable. 11 r. Fulton thinks that the smaller Irritation projects mar be safely left to companies working under the Carey act. while tbe Government should care for ones of great size. He thinks the main thins Is to get the arid land reclaimed, no matter which method may be se lected. Jtr. Fulton advocates the improve ment ot tbe Columbia River as far as tbe dalles, the maintenance of a deep ship channel between Portland and the sea. tbe construction of locks at Celllo, and the improvement of the coast har bors. Mr. Fulton very earnestly favors free commercial Intercourse- with the Philip pines. astukia. or., .Feb. 23. (Staff corre spondence.) Charles W. Fulton, Senator- elect, may represent the State of Oregon, but today Astoria, the city wherein he has dwelt f or 3 years, gathered her adopt ta -son "to -her: ,boaonVand claimed him for her own. Since Mr. Fulton's election on .Friday last. 10,000 people In tho city by the sea "nave been celebrating his victory. "C vv. ruiton, oi Astoria," ran the press dispatches, and the "of Astoria" became Joyful refrain, a paean, the keynote of tae festivities The great diapason of the. ocean thundered "of Astoria" with each breaker that broke on tho beach; the eternal mist softly breathed the fate ful words, and the beetling hills that He behind tbe city tossed back the echo. the triumphant echo, "of Astoria." And the climax was to be reached when the victor, carrying the toga, as the spoils of war. should return. Special Cars for tbe Guest". A mass meeting of Astoria citizens ap pointed a committee to wait upon Mr. Fulton in Portland and to accompany him here. Two special cars were chartered and Invitations were extended to all the members of the Legislature and to many friends of Mr. Fulton. The cars were decorated with bunting, while, along their sides were displayed long streamers bear ing such mottoes as "Oregon's Senator Is Astoria's Pride," "An Open River From Source to Mouth." And at 8 o'clock the train bearing Mr. Fulton, his wife, the committee and their gue&ts, pulled out of the Union depot at Portland for Astoria. mong those on the train were Sena tors Ilolman, Hunt and A. C Smith, of Multnomah County; Johnston, of Dufur; W. Tyler Smith, of Sheridan; DImmlck. of Marshfleld; Representatives GUI, Bailey, Banks, and Orton of Portland; Shelley, of Eugene: GInn, of Moro; Both, of Rainier; Eddy, of Tillamook; Hermann, of Myrtle Point, and Hansbrough, of Roseburg; J. IL Hall, United States Dts trict Attorney, of Portland; Captain O. C Applegate. of Klamath Indian agency; S. C Worrell and F. M. Powell, of Al bany: J. X. Finch, editor of the Albany Herald; W. H. Harrington, of Grant's Pass; Colonel F. V. Drake. T. J. Cleeton and L L. Patterson, of Portland; John Mlnto, A. B. Croasman and David M, Dunne, of Portland; F. I. Dunbar, and W. A. Williams, of Salem; and E. M. Tallant, J. Q. A. Bowlby. C. S. Wright, James W. Welsh, 8. S. Gordon. Georgo H. George, Harrison Allen, Samuel El more, B. Van Dusen, C W. Halderman, J. C Clinton, J. V. Burns, C. H, Stockton and L Bergman, of Astoria. The Journey to Tongue Point, four miles from Astoria, was made without Incident, And then, as the watched-for train, emerg ing from a cut. came Into "view of the city, bedlam broke loose. - Astoria's Great Welcome. From the brazen throats .of 100 mill and factory whlsUes there burst the scream ing steam. Out In the harbor a score of vessels tooted a basso profundo accom panlrr.ent. Over at the Government light house station the clangor ot a giant bell' mocked the puny efforts of the city churches, and over all rang the staccato crackle of a myriad firearms and the booming of cannon on the Government tenders., "Charley" Fulton, no longer Charles W, Fulton, no longer Senator-elect, but Just friend and neighbor to the cheering thou sands, stood, silent on the car platform as tbe train slowly neared the city, and watched the scene. On his right, "within a stone's .throw, steamed a gaily decorat ed flotilla of revenue boats, launches, ten ders and tugs, their raucous sirens scream lng welcome. On his left were rows of sawmills, their burly crews shouUng a hoarse salute and discharging shotguns with an ardor that drove the cautious beholder Inside the car. In front lay the city, gay with bunting, its streets black with a multitude. High on the, bill. In frrnt of a shack cradled on a rock. stood a little child, waving a red handker chief. Too far away to be a part of the great ce!ebratl-m. the child bravely swun-r his unnoticed tribute to the fes tivities. Doing his best." said Mr. Fulton. "I wish the lad were down here." The train ww nt the depot. "Astoria is on me map now, snuuitu an enthusiast, ns he made a futile effort to swing on the car platform. - And ns he picked himself up and dusted off his clothes, he tooted on his horn and sang In gladsome tones: "You bet. Astoria Is on tha map." A Trlnmpb.nl Procession. Of course there wan a procession. The triumphal progress of a Caesar through the streets of Rome may have been more Imposing, but for a certainty It wao less noisy. The band, which followed a platoon of police In the lead, played Joyous two steps' and "Bill Bailey, .Won't You Please Come Home. But In the rear there came a truck. Upon It was a frame from which hung an Iron gong about seven feet In diameter. Three husky boiiermakcrs armed with sledge hammers but for some things the English language Is in adequate. The Inevitable speeches were next on the programme. On this occasion they would not have been well omitted, for two of them especially. Mr. Smith's and Mr. Fulton's, were good. Address of Welcome. Senator-elect Fulton's appearance on the balcony of the hotel accompanied by Mayor Suprenant and John H. Smith, was the occasion for prolonged cheering. Mr. Smith, who as a leading Democrat has fought Mr. Fulton politically, for many years, delivered the address of welcome. He said In part: we are told In ancient history of a gentleman by the name of Homer whose career was so Illustrious that about seven different cities long contended for the honor of having been his birthplace. When In your hour of triumph we come to claim you as our otvn, we feel that no future historian can dispute the fact that this Is your home in which you have spent most of the years of your manhood. As we nave read the papers form day to day for the last month to keep informed about the Legislative deadlock which was finally broken oy your elecUon. we have not failed to notice that many of the strongest political rivals have been willing to con cede patnly and repeatedly, even In the Intense ardor of the strenuous political contest, that you live In Astoria. If you have won your laurels and toga. not -on account of your geographical lo cation, but In spite of it, the fact that you have had to do so Is due only to an unfortunate mloimpresslon; and we who are best acquainted with you know that you win serve the -state, the whole state. and every part of the state, ourncstly. ably and Impartially. Nor are your of ficial duties and responsibilities to be lim ited by the boundaries of your state. They will extend wherever the free soli of this republic lies and the. flags of this re public. Jluttrr. In cadence- lo ltn drn'ils. - lour tnenosare' impatient to near-you speak to them again and to extend to you tneir wannest congratulations, but per mit me to intrude upon -.your time by making one more allusion to ancient his tory. Our oldest Inhabitants Inform us that when you came to this little city zi years ago you carried your law library unaer your arm; t iat it consisted of one musty old volumrj bearing the euphoni ous uiie. iiara on f acts ; ana tnat tor a time you had to practice economy about as studiously as you practiced law. Here you remained and struggled on and un until today, as we greet you, you wear the highest honor that the state you love can bestow upon you." Senator-Elect In Reply. Replying Mr. Fulton said: "Fellow Citizens, Ladles and Gentlemen. My Neighbors and Friends: I ought- to be the happiest man In all this world by having met with such a welcome, but there is a tinge of sadness what can do to repay you for all this, no matter what I might .say or do? While I know that I have your confidence and welt wishes you have committed me to the achievement of high ends. I feel that may not entirely accomplish your wishes and expectations, I promise you faithful and hard work. I cannot help at this time of thinking of the Ume 27 yearn ago when as a young man I came here and have grown up with you and the city. I have met you all from day to day and when think of you all It Is as friends yes, even closer, almost as relatives. I know that this grand reception Is not entirely for, me, out aiso for tnose associated with me and who assisted In the victory. I thank you, Mr. Smith, for the kind words you have spoken and especially for the sug gestions that I will not only represent this locality out the enure state and every district of it Such a doubt has been current and It Is false, as you all well know, and I want to say to you. my friends, that they do not understand Astoria or the spirit of Astorlans to be lleve that I will be partial to any dis trict of the state, and here and now want to say that I do not believe that any such sentiment exists among you, and It will be my duty and pleasure to repre sent the entire state In every matter necessary, vve are. of course. Interested In the Improvement of the Columbia River from Its mouth to Its source, and It should all be improved the best that money and skill can do. The opening up of the up per river should receive ns much atten Uon as any other part, v e also want to (Concluded on Firth Paze.) AMERICAN MEMBERS SECRETARY OF WAR ELIIIC ROOT. SEXATOR GEORGE TBRXER. ra Minting Committee ' Springs Sensation. LOUIS LEVY IN THE CASE Seattle Man Is Said to Want to Garble Reports. 'RINTERS SIGN THE CHARGES Declare They Were Approached With Threats of Blackmail After Refusal to r-nt Up Money Levy Makes a Statement. A sensation was sprung at Olyropla last night, as the mult ot an Investi gation of tbe state printing business. "Printing- houses of Seattle, Tacoma and Olympla declare Louis Levy de manded a bribe of $1500 from each ot them for the purpose of making a fa vorable report. Levy Is chairman of the legislative Investigating committee. The printers insist that Mr. Levy se cured his appointment for personal reasons. Mr. Levy says the printers have later informed him that they did not know what they were signing when attach ing their names to the printed explana tion. OLYMPIA, Feb. 23. (Staff correspond ence.) The first of the sensations prom ised when a special committee was ap pointed to Investigate the state printing business was sprung tonight and Instead ot Involving the printers. It has placed the chairman of the House committee, Louis Levy, of Seattle, in an unenviable light. Levy Is charged by three reputable printing firms with soliciting -a brlbo of J1500 from them for the purpoee. of making a .favorable report on the printing investigation. . The charges have been filed with the Joint printing committee of the two bouses and are signed by Pliny L. Allen, repre senting the Metropolitan" Printing Com pany, of Seattle; A. B. Howe, represent ing the Pioneer Printing Company, of Tacoma. and Gwin Hicks, representing the? State Printing Company, of Olympla. The charges were presented to the committee by Representative Llndsley and are in the form of a communication tf Speaker Hare protesting against Levy serving longer as chairman or even' as a member of the Investigating committee, and asking the Speaker to appoint some one to take the place of the member1 from King. The statement wmcn has made such a sensation reads as follows: Olympla. "Wash., Feb. 23, 1903. Mr. Speaker: The undersigned refuse further to recognize the authority of Mr. Louis Levy, chairman ot tbe House investigating committee on print ing, to subpena and question us further upon matters pertaining to the public printing. We base our refusal Upon tbe following reasons: "First Tbe said Levy Insisted upon" his selec tlon as said chairman, not for the purpose ot making an impartial and honest Investigation or of rendering x report in accordance with the resolution of the Rouse creating the said com mittee. "Second He has declared that it was his pur pose to secure the said chairmanship In order to be In a position to force the undnslroed contractors and state printers, who have defi ciencies pending before this Legislature, to pay him a monetary consideration for a favorable report. "Third In pursuance of that avowed policy. he has approached each ot us personally and through an accredited agent to pay Into his hands or tbe hands of his said accredited agent tbe sum of S1S00. In consideration ot favorable report, supporting his power to ren der such a report by the assertion that the other members ot the committee could be 'fixed by him. "Fourth That we have personally refused to entertain his proposals In the fare of a con tinued and dally demand upon us made by htm and his agent to pay over this money. "Fifth That he haa sought to coerce' us Into such payment by false accusations, by Inslnua tlocs. by submitting us to an Inqubrttlon out rageous In Its Implication, by threats, by cajolery, by badgery, by distortion ot the rec ords and testimony. In fact, by all tbe methods known to the professional blackmailer." For these reasons we refuse further to obey his demands on us for information, and most respectfully ask that. In order that Justice may be dene us and that the state secure a true ALASKAN BOUNDARY ARBITRATION COMMISSION and Impartial report In accordance with the J resolution, that the' said Levy be removed from j me cnairmansnip or saia committee ana inai some other member of the House be named In his stead, and we pledge you that the fullest scope and the most searching Investigation will receive all the knowledge and aid that lies In our power to give. Respectfully. AL. B. HOWE. President Pioneer Binding 4 Printing Co,, Tacoma. Metropolitan Press. Inc., by P. L. Allan. Manager. Seattle. Owln Hicks, Stste Printer. - The State lrlntlnt Co., by Owln Hicks. President, Contractors. For the reasorrt thus enumerated, the printers signing -the statement refuse to go further with the Investigation ani state that they will do nothing more to as sist In the Investigation until- Levy Is re moved, and another member appointed. They. prom!?c. however, to place all of the Information In their possession at the disposal of the Investigating committee whenever Levy Is removed. Levy has but little to say about the matter. He denounces It as a Job- by the men who he says are afraid tljat he was probing too deep. W. W. McGuIre. for merly of Portland, has been here for several dayn as an expert summoned by Levy as chairman of the Investigating committee and has been in attendance at all of the meetlngs'held by the Investi- gitlng committee. This committee was appointed by the Speaker three weeks ago on motion of Gunderson and at the time, and in fact yet, no crooked work was suspected, but the Investigation was called for the pur pose of comparing the present cost of do ing the state printing with that under the bid system. All of the meetings or the committee have been secret until today. when the House committee met with a like commlttc from the Senate and the sensational charges were read. The mem bers of the House committee are: Levj- Llndsley and Gunderson. and the .Senate committee Is composed of: Angle, Tucker and LeCrone. At the session this after noon Angle was, chosen chairman.- The representatives of the printing houses whose names arc attached to the statement against Levy, have teen sum moned to appear before the committee in the morning and the scandal will be probed to the bottom. At a late hour this evening Mr. Levy stated that he had received telephone communication from two of the signers of the statement telling him that they did not know what they were signing. He says he has already unearthed sufficient proof that there nze been iyslematlc over charging on state printing to warrant the belief that the entire sum lost to the state will amount to fully J50.000. E. W. W. INDICTED MANY TIMES. IlaTrnllan Official Accnied of Stenl- lnsr Each Month. HONOLULU. FebT 23. (Bv Pacific cable.) "The grand Jury has returned 15 indictments of embezzlement against B. IL IjVrfgbt,.. ex-chief cleric, of. the Board of Public Works. An indictment Is made Jor each of the months he served from July. 1S01, . to September. 1902. and the amount-lhvolved-ls JMOO. The total-amount of Wright's alleged embezzlement, as set forth in the lalepf Indictments" and' two former indictments. Is J2000. GUAM TAKES A RISE. Earthquakes Lift Island Six Inches Higher Above .Ocean. HONOLULU. Feb. 23. Naval Governo Beaton Schroeder, of the Island ot Guam, who- haa arrived here, reports the occur rence of a severe and prolonged series of earthquakes, which have raised the level of the Island some six Inches. The shocks were accompanied by loud subterranean rumblings. Governor Wrjul-.t In Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. VIce-Governor Luke E. Wright, of the Philippines, ar rived In Washington tonight. He Is In terested In pending legislation of Impor tance to the Islands.) He expects to sail -a C rnnMam tnw fnl1t .KnuF f . first of April. UNIONS "WILL UNITE". Clothinff Trade War In Clilonno Will End In Amnljramntlun. CHICAGO. Feb. 23. The struggle of the Special Order Clothing-Makers against amalgamation with the United Garment- Workers of America, which has demoral ized the manufacturing clothing trade In Chicago and other cities for more than six weeks, and which. It is estimated, has cost more than tLOOO.000, was ended today. An agreement providing for the amalga mation of the Special Order Makers with the Garment-Workers was framed and signed, and on Thursday morning the 4500 special makers will return to work. MAY I1B TROUBLE OX SANTA FE. a m Neither Side Willlns; to Yield on the Trainmen's Wnrc Dispute. TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. 23. The outlook for a peaceable settlement for the Santa Fe wage dispute Is looking rather un favorable tonight. More conferences have been held, but the only development is a more persistent unwillingness on the part of either side to give in. The Na-. tlonal officers of the conductors and train men. who are here, appear to be firm In their determination not to accept less than a 20 per cent Increase of wages. SErtATOR JJEXRY CABQT LODGE. jjj NO SHIP sue House Committee Re fuses to Report Bjll. HANNA'S EFFORTS IN VAIN Western Republicans Join Democrats Against Him. JONES' AMENDMENTS KILLED Slnp nt Lenders -of House, Including Henderson, Administered by In dependents Cnnnon, the Xew Speaker, Is 'With Them. The ship subsidy bill was killed, probably forever, yorterday by the de cision ot the House committee on mer chant marine not to report It to the Hou-e. Its defeat was accomplished bj the ' opposing votes of four Western Repub licans and- six Democrats acalnst six Republicans. A series of amendments which would have chanred Its entire character was offered by Jones of Washington and re jected. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 23. Ther House, committee on merchant marine and fisheries today decided, by a vote of 10 to 6, not to re port the ship-subsidy bill to the House. ..hose voting to report It were Messrs. Grosvenor (0-). Young (Pa.), Greene (Mass.). Fordney (Mich.), Wachter (Md.). Ltttlefleld (Me.). Those voting against reporting -It were Messrs. Hopkins (I1L). ner (Wis,). Stevens (Minn.), Jones (Wash.). Republicans: and Speight (Miss,"). Small (N. O. Davis (Fla.1. Mc- Dermott (N. J.), Belmont (N. Y.), and Snook (O.), Democrats. Represenattlve Vreeland, of New York; "wis notspreseiit. This action of the. committee probably means that the measure -Is dead forever. at letst. Irr anything llkaits present form. The committee's action Is regarded aa a direct slap at the leaders of the House, for all of them. Including Speaker Hen derson, Payne and Grosvenor, have been Insisting for several days on a report on the bill, 'and at times have made themselves obnoxious, with members not favorably disposed toward the measure. The committee's action was taken In order to relieve members generally from going on record In the House. Since Hanna first became active, the House delegations from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Illinois had cau cused Individually on the measure, and, with one or two exceptions. Republican members from those states pledged .them selves to vote against the bill. These (Concluded on Third Page.) CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. Ship subsidy bill killed In committee ot the House, rase I. Kepubllcans compromise on statehood bin, but Democrats will hold out, Fage.2. Tillman speaks again on race question. Pare 11. House passes another appropriation bill, and has nearly flnlsred 'work. Page 2. Supreme Court awards prise money to Dewey. none to Sampson, Page 11. Domestic. Washington's birthday celebrated all over tha country. Page 3. Daughters of the Revolution in convention at Washington; Pasre II. Beef trust reorganized on new basis. Page "2. Four mall clerks burned to death , la train wreck In Ohio. - Page. 3- . Forelkn. Sultan agrees to allies demands, but Russia secretly prepares for war. Page 3. Germany tries to get money from Venezuela ahead of time, but Bowen refuses. Page 3. Washington's birthday observed in London at banquet to Francis. Page 3. Strong attack on new British army scheme In House of Commons. Page 3. Northwest Legislatures. Sensation Is sprung at Olympla by Investiga tion Into state printing. Pasre 1. Olympla preacher Is made to answer charges before Legislative committee. Page 5. Appropriations committee holds protracted meeting. Page "3. Governor Chamberlain busy with work ot Leg islature. Page 4. Pacific Const. Astoria people give royal welcome to Senator elect C W. Fulton. Page 1. Rich ore pocket Is found near Baker City. Page 4. . Many Eastern people ask about Oregon, Paga 10. , Sports. Portland and Seattle baseball teams leave for San Jose. Page 8. Claude wins California derby. Page 8. Coast 'League offers terms to National Asso ciation. Pane 8. Commercial and Marine. Increased acreage ot Oregon hop lands. Pago 13. Hop situation stronger than for SO years' past. Page 13. Slump In the. local egg market. Page 13. German back Alsternlxe floated. Page 12. Canadian "Paclnc buys Eider-Dempster Una. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Congrtsalonal candidates all are coy about entering- tile race. Page 14. Homeseekers are arriving by tbe hundred, Page 10. Fine record of tbe Multnomah dele (ration. Page 12- Englneer Corthell arrives to lecture on Argen tine trade. Page 14. Swindlers work smooth game on Grocerymaa Conn. P.age 10. Pierce Chiles, first baseman, arrested, tor beat ing Esther Roe. PageJ .Via, , i , .ft .... J