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TUB MORXCS'Q Q3REGOyiAyr SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1905.
ASKftSECONDGUT
Wheat Shippers Want Lower I
Rate to Orient.
REQUEST MAY BE GRANTED
Men AVho Send Wheat- Across Pa
cific Think Differential Rate
Should Be Abolished by
Portland & Asiatic
Since the flour rate to the Orient has
been cut to $4 a ton, the office of the
Portland & Asiatic Company has been be
sieged with requests that the differential
on wheaT be abolished and that product
carried across the Pacific for the same
price.
It Is well within the probabilities that
within a few weeks these requests of
prominent shippers will receive recogni
tion, and the wheat rate of a ton will
be reduced to $4.
Yesterday It was reported that a steam
er had been chartered to carry wheat at
J4 a ton to the Orient, September load
ing. None of the shipping men here could
confirm the report. Either Portland or
Puget Sound was to be her loading port. 1
Before the local oMce of the Harrlman
line can announce any cut on wheat the
other companies carrying wheat to Japan
and China must consent to the reduction.
Such reduction would have a similar ef
fect to the -cut on flour, there would be
more shipments by the regular liners and
less chartering of freighters for a single
cargo.
UNDINE ON THE CASCADES ItUN
Steamer to Leave Vancouver Run at
Beginning of August.
On August 1 the steabmoat Undine, belonging-
to the Kamm Transportation
Company, is to be withdrawn from the
Vancouver run and placed on the excur
sion run to Cascade Locks.
When Captain Ssott brings the Tele
graph here for the same trip, he will find
the field pretty well covered. The Bailey
Gatzert Is making dally trips to the locks,
which the Spencer and the Regulator and
the Dalles City also pass on their way to
The Dalles; the Joseph Kellogg has a run
of her own to Multnomah Falls, and the
long-Idle Telephone will be somewhere on
the river by that time. If promises are
kept.
Every day the Gatzert is. crowded, and
people have been turned away nearly
everj' day. The Telephone had up steam
yesterday, and her wheel churned the
water, but she did not move from the
Haseltlne dock.
The Undine Is a flne-appearlng boat of
good speed, but has been on an unprofit
able run for some time. The Columbia
River scenery has been advertised all
over the United States for years, and this
Summer the steamboats are reaping the
benefits.
THISTLE FINDS A CHARTER
Disengaged Bark to Carry Lumber to
Port Pirle, Australia.
The latest ship charter Is that of the
British -bark Thistle, now disengaged
here, by J. J. Moore & Co.. to carry lum
ber to Port Pirie. Australia, announced
yesterday.
At present the Thistle Is lying at the
Oregon Water Power dock, where the
other disengaged ship In port, the-Arthur
Fitger. Is to go In a few days. The Thistle
has been In port for nearly three weeks,
having come from San Francisco with the
remainder of the cargo brought from the
United Kingdom. She will load lumber at
the North Pacific mill. About 1.700.OM feet
should be loaded. She registers 2192 tons.
Gasoline Scow for Lewis River.
An experiment In shallow navigation
on the Lewis River was given a trial
trip yesterday on the "Willamette. The
owners of the steamer Leona have built
a scow with a stern wheel operated by
cogs from a gasoline engine which Is to
run on the log-choked stream from
Pekln to La Center. The Leona and the
Mascot cannot go above Pekln at pre
ent, and a launch connects La Center
with the MaBCoL The new boat Is said
to have given. ttlsf action yesterday.
Alterations on the Spencer.
This morning a new whistle on the
Charles R. Spencer will be tried out.
The waterfront has balls of cotton
handy, for the old one made rotten
piles totter. Yesterday seats for 200
persons and an awning were placed on
the upper deck. Increasing the seating
capacity and providing a fine observation
deck. The smokestack was painted black.
and the distinctive red runnel will be t
thing of the past.
Columbia "Faster Than Valencia.
Leaving here Tuesday night and sail
ing from Astoria the next morning, the
steamer Columbia beat the Valencia, of
the Pacific Coast line, to San Fran
cisco by. Ave hours. The Valencia left
here behind the ColtrmUia, but left out
at 7 A. M. Wednesday as the Columbia
was making repairs. According to the
Merchants' Exchange, the Columbia
reached the Bay City two hours ahead
of the Valencia.
San Mateo to Carry Provisions.
SEATTLE. "Wash.. July 2S. The North
ern Commercial Company has chartered
the big freight steamer San Mateo to load
a cargo for St. Michael. The demand for
supplies for'use In the Tanana district this
Winter made It necessary for the .company
to add to its ocean fleet. The San Mateo
will carry a full cargo, sailing the first
week, in August.
Corn Steamer Is Wrecked,.
GUERNSEY, Channel Islands, July 2S.
The steamer which went ashore yester
day on the west coast of this island is th
French steamer Trignac, from ROiaxio,
June 21. for Rouen. She remains on th
rocks In a bad position. Her cargo Is of
corn, and Is being Jettisoned.
Takes Lamber From Knappton.
ASTORIA. Or., July 28. (Special.)
The steamer Signal cleared at the Cus
tom-House today with a. cargo of 425.
000 feet of lumber loaded at Knappton
and consigned to the Simpson Lumber
Company, of San Francisco.
Transport AVarrea Arrives.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 36. The United
States Army transport Warren arrived
today from .the Orient with 46 pawengers
and .tens of coal. During the voyage
she 'sustained some damage to her pro
peller, which was repaired at Honolulu.
Marine Notes.
The British bark Drumcralg. which
sailed f rem Honolulu July 1, arrived, in
tWeCa-lamb-ia. yesterday atoralRg. Sr'n is
chartered by the Paclftc Bcpert Lumber
Company to lake 1.S30.000 feet of lum
ber to China, loading at the Inman
Poulsen mllL
The steamer Alliance goes on the dry
dock this morning for repaln to her
propeller, broken when last In port.
Out 125 Jays from Shanghai for Puset
Sound, the American schooner Honolulu
has been taken off the reinsurance list
In San Francisco and give up for lost.
Making- h'er usual fast time In port,
the steam schooner Northland cleared
at the Custom-House yesterday with
575,000 feet of lumber for San Fran
cisco. Laden with a general cargo, picked
up at Coqullle River and other Coast
ports, the steamer Newport entered at the
Custom-House yesterday. She Is to
leave down tonight.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. July 28. Condition of the bar at
. . wind south. weather cloudy.
Arrived at 10 A. M. and left up at 12:15
P. M. Steamer St, Paul, fom San Fran
cisco. Arrived at 10:15 A. M. and left up
at 1:30 P. M. Steamer South Bay, from San
Francisco. Arrived at 11:15 A. M. -and Wt
up at 1 P, at Steamer Cascade, from San
Francisco. Arrived at -11:25 A 3Ju British
baric Drumcralg. from Honolulu.
San Francisco. July 28. Arrived at 4 A. JC
Steamer Columbia, from Portland. Ar
rived at 7 A M. Steamer Valencia, from
Seattle and Portland. Arrived at 0 A. M.
Steamer Francis H. Leggett w,th ,0K rat
from Columbia River. Arrived Transport
"Warren, from Manila; steamer F. A Kll
burn. for Astoria. Sailed at 2 P. M. Steam
er Despatch, lor Portland. Sailed Schooner
Jennie Stella, for Columbia River.
NO TAINTED MONEY.
Her. Herbert Johnson Wants None of
Rockefeller's.
Rev. Herbert Johnson, of Boston, for
merly a Baptist pastor of this city, and
who is claimed by the people of Eu
gene as one of their citizens, departed
"Wednesday evening for the university
town after having spent several days in
Portland, during which he was the cen
tral figure at a conference of Baptist
ministers at which he gave expression
to his views concerning the large con
tributions made by John D. Rockefeller
to toe treasury of the church.
Probably no other man high In coun
cils of the Baptist faith has given more
attention to this subject or regards it
with greater seriousness as of most far
reachiug importance to the organization
throughout the country. The attitude
of Dr. Johnson is that there is no dis
agreement that the principal source of
the Standard Oil magnate's fortune has
been secret rebates of the railroads In
lolatlon of common and statute laws.
Indefensible on either ethical or Chris
tian principles; that neither had Mr.
Rockefeller the right to extort nor tne
railroads to grant these secret advan
tages over competitors in the oil trade;
that while competition was a rule of
business habit not ethically defensible.
et that business, like war, should be
carried on according to "the rules of
the game." and. wnen so conducted.
that honest and regular competition did
not degrade or disqualify the trader
from the condition of fair dealing and
good repute. But, conversely, that
money won by methods not merely
questionable but actually dishonest was
as good as stolen, and deserving of the
common epithet "tainted.
Dr. Johnson goes so far In his posi
tion as to declare that gifts from ouch
source cannot possibly be invited and
must be refused If offered, so long as
such gifts do not present the charac
ter of restitution and do not bear that
label. Further, It Is held that apart
from the rebate feature of Mr. Rocke
feller's fortune It has been added to
during a long series of years and f
longer sequence -of business t ran sac
tlons by methods of oppression, harsh'
nes and trickery deserving to be tie
nounccd by all lovers of their country.
SMUGGLERS IN THE CREW
Steamship Minnesota Filled With
Dutiable Goods.
SEATTLE, Wash.. July 2S. (Special.)
Silk pajamas, shawls, handkerchiefs and
other articles in sufficient quantities to
start an Oriental toggery shop, were
seized today aboard the steamship Min
nesota by United States Customs officers
and 11 officers and men from the revenue
cutter Grant. The merchandise taken by
the Government officers were articles not
declared by the members of the Chinese
crew when the vessel arrived, July 20.
The customs inspectors learned that the
Chinese were disposing of the articles to
persons visiting the ship, and planned to
search the vessel. According to the Fed
eral laws, any person buying merchandise
aboard a ship from a foreign port and
taking It ashore Is a smuggler. The Chi
ne.se cannot be arrested for bringing the
articles Into the United States, but the
goods can be seized.
There was great excitement when the
customs inspectors boarded the vessel.
One Chinese was stopped by the inspec
tors as he started down the gangplank.
He was searched and a dozen silk shawls
were found wrapped around the roan's
limbs.
Among the articles seized by the inspec
tors were cigars and cigarettes in large
quantities. It is customary" for the offi
cers aboard ship to notify Chinese crews
before entering a port that It Is necessary
for them to declare what merchandise
they have in their possession. The goods
are then placed under a seal until the
ship Is ready to clear, when they are re
turned to their owners. On the Mlnne
sota the Chinese stored their quarters
with silk articles of every description.
which they have been selling for the past
three or four days. Chinese crews aboard
Oriental liners are continually attempting
to sell dutiable goods in the manner of
the Minnesota's crew.
ELECTRICITY TO RUN
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Washington Will Save Money at Pen
itentiary by Change.
TACOMA. Wash.. July 28. (Special.)
Electricity is to be substituted for
stonm T n nnomt ttio 1llt mill u t th
State lenitentiarv at Walln Wall- Th
State Board of Control has Just decided
to make the change. It la expected
that about CO days will be required be
ir0 w,e caij ' " on i
James H. Davis says the Board ex
pects that the change will eff sit a sav
Ing of 2a to 25 per cent for the state
In the cost of operating the plant.
Thursday representatives of the State
Board met at Seattle with E. I. Ander
son, representing the Northwestern
Gas & Electric Company, of Walla
Walla, and an agreement was entered
Into and a contract will he signed
whereby this company will furnish the
power for the plant. The company
guarantees to effect a saving to the
state.
The Board of Control h had the
matter under consideration for about
three months. Actual tests have been
made, and the Board Is satisfied beyond
a doubt that it can effect a big saving.
Hand Caught in Planer.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 28. (Special.)
while working at the Astoria Box Com
pany's mill this raoralng. Mgfried Yeter-
soa had his left ad caught in the
ytawer ant three ef the angers were
tv amrX that they k4 ta be
ttterf.
TRIG!, THE WINNER
Given Decision Over Kerns in
Fourteenth.
IS A ONE-SIDED MATCH
Laughable Preliminary In "Which
the, "Yellow Kid" Palls Oil
Gloves' and Qnlts In the
Second Roand.
Tom Tracy, of Portland, In the 14th
round of a scheduled 15th round boxing
contest at Vancouver last night, put Jack
Kerns, of Chicago, out with a right
punch to the stomach. Because of the at
titude of the officials, Tracy was given
the decision as soon as his opponent went
to the floor, although the latter recovered
and was on bis feet beforo the customary
ten seconds.
The fight was too much of a one-sided
affair to cause any doubt as to who
would have been riven the decision If it
had irone the limit. Kerns, who entered
the ring at 12J pounds, was It pounds
lighter than Tracy, and throughout the
fight never took the offensive. Tracy
rushed him to the ropes In every round.
and -did considerable damage to the Chi
cago boy's' kidneys. As the fight was
the first that has been held near Portland
for two years. It was apparently Tracy a
object to continue the mill as long as
possible. He frequently overlooked op
portunities where a man who has been In
the ring as long as he has would have
taken, advantage, of the openings. Not
until the 13th round did Tracy attempt to
reach Kerns" Jaw. and after that he had
the little fellow going. Kerns repeatedly
took punches on the kidneys and in the
stomach without returning a blow, and
during the whole mill he was unable to
land a punch of any damage. In fact, he
reached Tracy not more than a dozen
times In the 14 rounds.
Kerns Is a clever boxer, and th&t Is
the best that can be said of him. His
footwork was good, and he covered up
well when in danger, but his attempts to
land were wild. The greater part of the
time he danced around the ropes and con
fined himself to getting out of corners.
Bud Smith, manager of the club and ref
eree, by his timely interference continued
the fight longer than was necessary. Dur
ing any mix-up It appeared to the referee
that It was time to prevent a clinch, and
both men had an opportunity to rest dur
ing the struggle of the referee to get be
tween them.
The first preliminary between the "Yel
low JCld" (colored) and Lee Curtis (col
ored) was a farce. The "Kid" pulled off
his gloves at the beginning of the second
round and quit becauso the round was not
to his satisfaction.
The second preliminary, between Sailor
Charles Kelly and Jack Grattery. Seven
teenth Battery. U. S. A., ended m the
second round of a scheduled sir-round
bout. The sailor, although the lighter by
20 pounds, had all the best of It. and
downed the Army man with a right to the
mouth.
NEILL GIVEN DECISION.
Bests Tenny In Twenty-Five-Round
Bout
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2S. The 25-
round bout at the Colma Club tonight
between Frank! e NeSU. the bantam
weight champion, and Harry Tenny, of
San Francisco, ended in a victory for
Nelll. Referee Billy Roche deciding at
Lan'made' Se bVetihowIng!haiDPl0n
Tenny proved himself to be a game
and clever fighter and held his own
with the champion up to the 12th round.
After that period, however, Nelll had a
decided advantage In almost e.'ery
I round and several times had his man
at his mercy, but was unable to land
the blow that would have finished the
fight. Nelll did not appear to be In his
old championship form, but clearly was
the better ring general.
KELLY AND BURNS ARE DRAWN
Burns Has Best of Fight, but Agree
ment Binds Referee.
LOS ANGELES, July 2S. Before
crowd of 4000 persons at the opening of
the new pavilion of the Pacific Athletic
Club sere tonight. Hugh Kelly and
Tommy Burns, of Detroit, fought 20
rounds to a draw. Burns had all the
better of the fight from start to finish
and punished his opponent considerably.
but Referee Charles Eyton was com
pelted to declare the bout a draw be
cause before entering the ring the men
had agreed that, if botn were on tnelr
feet at the end of the 20th round. It
should be so decided.
EGANS RIVALS FOR HONORS
Western Golf Championship Rests
Between Tiro Cousins.
CHICAGO. July 28. Finals In the West
ern golf championship will be decided to
morrow over 26 holes at the Glen View
Club links between the title holder. H.
Chandler Egan. and his cousin, Walter E.
Egan, for the third time In the history
of the big tourney. It- B. Martin dis
posed of Walter Fairbanks, of Denver,
two up, and Chandler Egan defeated Mar
tin. Eight survivors began the third match
round. Galleries were distinguished by
Egan defeated Dr. Boukem. of Glen View.
2 up, 1 to play. As the result of the
third match round, the semi-finalists were
B. B. Martin vs. Chandler Egan. and J.
8. Demoss vs. W. E. Egan.
A3EERICAN LEAGUE.
BotOB 7, Cleveland 3.
BOSTON. July 2S. The locals arrived
home today ahead of schedule time to
play a postponed game with Cleveland.
and ,.on ,u attendance. SM.
Score:
R.H.E.! R.H.E.
Boston 9 0; Cleveland 3 S 1
Batteries Tannehlll and Criger; Moore
and Be mis.
THE DAY'S HORSE RACES.
At Brighton Beach.
NEW YORK. July 38. Brighton Seaca
race results:
Fire aad oae-balf furhmrs Claekena wen.
3aatau rcood. C Ecteph third; tter. 1:97,
Six forloect Tdr Asiella. woa. Laey TJa-
caa second, rroateaae third; ximt, 1:11
Cm mile and xine-slxteath T2m Xiffety
woa. Et. 3rve evcoad, Jerry Lyaca tMrs;
time, 1:7.
Om mile aad one forloes A Ketr
3arme te&, Carocal tatea; Ume. I'M 1-S.
Six fttrloasg -Caalfoetg warn. Kerekteval fee-
eel, PhlMas third: time. 1:24.
Om saOe aad eeie-ixtiti Zjemi H.
StMfefteii tecees. Father 9.
At Itoiieit.
rJCTAOiT, Jaly 'M.t KfT rate Kef I
the racing today at Groaae Polnte track
after two heats had beea raced In each
of the three events on the cards. The
Saal beats of the events will be- raced to
morrow afternoon, a free gate being ex
tended to the patrons. Results:
2:M pace, rets $15601 three-beat plan
tCladaeld Slrattoa von the first beat Is
2:GK: Saroa G ration woa the second beat
la 236U. Riley Hazel. Patch. AnMrosts.
Ecstatle aad Captals Sphinx also started.
2:2 trot. M. 3c M. consolation, purse 2C0o.
three-beat plan Mfco-la-Law won two straight
beam la 2:13U. 2:14H- Get. Away and Emily
Letcher alo started.
2:10 trot, purse J1300, three-heat plan
Zephyr woa the first heat la 2:12; Norman B.
won the seccsd heat In 2:12H- Brownie Wil
ton also started.
FIGHT TO REDUCE ADMISSION
Tacoma Blames High Prices for Poor
Baseball Attendance.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 38. (Special.)
Tacoma. will lead a fight In the semi-annual
meeting of the Pacific Coast League
for a reduction of the admittance price
from 69 and 35 cents to 50 and 23 cents.
According to J. P. Agnewr of the Seattle
Club, and" David Evans, of Tacoma. a
meeting will be held shortly in Portland.
That is the time when Tacoma proposes
to bring up the question of admittance
fees.
Attendance at Tacoma has been poor
all the year, and the clubowners are cry
ing for help. Threats have been made to
sell off members of the team. It can be
said by authority that the Tacoma club
will sell anything It has, but the pennant
won last season. Deliveries, however, will
not be made until the end of the season.
The advantage of a sale under such con
ditions Is that no draff, can Interfere with
choices. Tacoma b Tames the admittance
fee for Its losses, and President David
Evans, here tonight, says:
Fans can t understand the increase is
only 10 cents, and they will not stand for
present prices. 1 con t care now mucn
any one talks, that extra lo cents spoils
the gate receipts. We were against It at
the start, and we will make a fight to re
store old charges in tne second nau.
LOU DILLON'S FASTEST MILES
Goes Twice in 2:06 and Major Del-
mar Docs 2:08.
CLEVELAND. July 2S. Lou Dillon.
lrSSVi. trotted her two fastest miles of the
season at the Glenvllle track today. Each
was made in 2:06. Her previous best mile
was 2x4. made on July 15.
Major Delroar. after trotting a slow
first half mile In IKS. finished the mile
in 2:05.
Yacht Races on Lake Michigan.
CHICAGO. July 3. The yachting sea
son In the West reaches Its climax when
the fleet of the Chicago Yacht Club and
the representatives of the TJetroIt and
Cleveland Yacht Clubs cross the lines
tomorrow afternoon In the start of the
lonir cruising race, the former at Chi
cago. the latter at Port Huron, both
bound for Mackinac Island. Four splen
did schooners, evenly matched and well
representing the two types of craft popu
lar on fresh water, a half dozen powenui
cruising yawls, and. several racing sloop.
will race In their respective classes, with
M minutes between the classes.
Much Interest Is aroused by the deter
mination of Miss Wright, a flag member
of the club, to race her 25-foot sloop Lady
Eileen. Two young women will assist her,
and there will be no men on board.
After the race the Chicago and Detroit
yachts will cruise to the north channel
and Georgian Bay.
Walter Travis Wins Golf Cup.
NEW YOR"K, July 2S. Walter J. Travis
today- defeated Jerome Travis In the final
for the chief cup of the SblnnecocK Hills
golf tournament.
COCK AND BULL STORY.
Centralis Counterfeiting Emanated
From Talley.
CENTRALIA, Wash., July 23. (Special.
Centralis, was In the throes of a sensa
tion today, caused by the report published
that three of Centralla's most prominent
business men were mixed up In a gigantic
counterfeiting scheme.
L. B. Talley, who was arrested here
Thursday, sometime since approached the
secret service men with a story that there
was. a band of counterfeiters In Centralla
making spurious 15 gold pieces and rais
ing SI bills to .
Talley made the statement on the
streets of Centralla, the first of the week,
to a friend, to look out for bad money.
He stated that he was going to Seattle
to enter the secret service, and that he
was going to arrest the gang. Talley
seems to have a mania for acting as an
officer, for be generally wore a. star
around Centralla and several times' Im
personated an officer without any author
ity. July 4, he slapped a smalLboy, while
pretending to be an officer, and. on the
Interference of the. boy's father, pulled a
revolver. Later, he was arrested and
fined.
People who know htm, men who have
had business dealings with him. allege
that he would stop at nothing, and It Is
thought that he has told the secret service
men a rambling story. Captain D. W.
Bell, of the secret service, has been in
Centralla several times In the last week
investigating Taney's story, and as yet
he his not secured enough evidence to
warrant an arrest of any of Centralla's
citizens.
Most of the business men this morning
ridiculed the idea that any of the bank
ers of the city, and especially the one
that was said to have been concerned In
the affair, had bad anything to do with
making spurious money. Both of the
banks this morning stated that but very
little bad money had passed into the
banks in the past three months. All of
the merchants made the same response in
answer to the question of bad money. It
is certain that If any bad money has been
made In Centralla. none of It has been
paseed here.
Talley has a reputation as a bad man
In. other states, as letters received here
from Santiago. CaL. state that he is un
der an Indictment at that place for em
bezzlement, and that extradition papers
mar be issued to bring him back for trial.
If the charge of assisting at counterfeit
ing does not stick.
Talley has been In the paint business In
Centralla fos the past two years, coming
here from California. He has had several
partners in his paint company, but none
could agree with him.
Captain Bell was In Centralla Friday
morning, and It is thought that he re
turned to Seattle on the noon train. He
ha not been seea la Centralla. since the
last train left at neon Friday- None 6f
the men whose names were connected
with the affair have been approached by
Captals Bell, aad all are convinced that
the secret service agent Is convinced that
he has made a blunder, and that the mat'
ter will be dropped as far as the Cen
trail cltlzeas are concerned.
CHOUSXA. INFANTUM.
CbM Net Xspeeted t lira treat One Ssr
to Aaetfcer. bt Cwrwl by Cfeajaeerlate'i
CeUe. Qtera aad DUuhc
Sutfe. the Mttle daughter of S. N. Dewey.
e Agaewvttte. Vs.. vsas scrtcaoly Hi of
dtotera, lnfaatsuai last Swam sc. tTe xave
ktr aad dM ot expect her to live fr
mm Iww ! -airttfcec." he says. "I hp-
mm4 to .twnk: c Chj&-i!n s Co Be.
Ctealtra ad Diarrhoea. Remedy aad get a
MUM rT It sznm we seer, ut awM
mw a cbae ter tlw better.
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Tbta rtiiar W for rte by mXL drsssgistc.
UH AND HULME
ower to Appoint Plumbing In
spector Questioned.
NCUMBENT HOLDING ON
Informs Chief Executive -That He
Has the Law on His Side and
Will Continue In
Office.
the
Democrats who expected a feast from
Mayor Lane's election are gnashing their
teeth, for the power of the new Mayor to
parcel out Jobs In the city government
is greatly curtailed by civil service rules
and by boards which the Mayor must re
move in order to reach the Jobs, but which
ho cannot get rid of without showing
cause to the City Council. Such positions
as Superintendent of the Street-Cleaning
Department and dogcatcher are hedged 1
About by civil service, whllo those of I
superintendent and engineer of the Water
Department are controlled by the Water
Board: City Physician. City Health Officer
and Superintendent of the Crematory by
the Board of Health, and Superintendent
of Parks by the Park Board.
One of the Fat Jobs.
One fat Job which the Mayor has not
yet given out to the faithful Is that of
City Engineer, now held by Charles Wan
zer. The faithful have surmised that
when His Honor should get ready to ap
point Wanzer"s successor, Oscar Bellinger
would be the chosen one. and they have
looked for the recent disagreement be
tween Wauzcr and the Mayor to hasten
the appointment of a new City Engineer.
His Honor has not turned out the old
Jobholders as many of his Democratic fol
lowers have desired. He has named a
Democratic Building Inspector and a Chief
of Police of the same faith, and has also
picked out his private secretary, but these
are the only remunerative positions that
he has handed out. for the Civil Service
Commissioner and the members of tho
Executive Board, whom he named, are
getting no pay for their toll.
Democrats Are Hungry.
Consequently, hungry Democrats have
been looking for a place to make a raid,
and they thought they had found it In the
offlce of Plumbing inspector, held ny
Thomas F. Hulmo. Republican. But Mr.
Hulme avers that the Mayor cannot lift
his scalp and that he will hang on to the
Job until the Council shall put In a better
man. And the Council Is giving signs oC a
purpose to back up Hulme. Mayor Lane
notified Mr. Hulme last Thursday that
James H. Morrow was slated to inherit
the powers and emoluments of Plumbing
Inspector, and politely signified that It
was time for Mr. Hulme to move out. but
the latter pointed to a high stack of law
books In which It was written that the
Mayor had no authority to put him out of
offlce. Then he Just as politely announced
his determination hi gluing himself to
the Job. '
rhe city has no ordinance providing for
appointment of Hulme's successor, except
one nrescriblnff the qualifications of
Plumbing Inspector: therefore Mr. Hulme
holds that the Mayor has no authority
to turn him out. and because the office is
a creation of the Council, he holds, that
he Is subject only to Its ordinance power,
and that It alone can provide for his suc
cessor. But It Li ordained In a state law that
the Mayor of every city and town of more I
than 5000 persons shall appoint a Plumb- J
ing inspector. i niS jaw ou Dtcn urciara
unconstitutional, however, by the courts,
and therefore Mr. Hulme's advisers con
tend that that law confers no power on the
Mayor to turn Hulme out
What the Law Says.
The city charter in force from 1S93 to
1SC3 gave the appointing: function to the
Mayor, and Mayor Rowe selected Hulme.
who has retained the office ever since.
The same Legislature that repealed that
charter In 1S03 enacted the state law for
appointment of Plumhlng- Inspectors ty
Mayors, under that law iuime was re
appointed by Mayor Williams, and the ap
pointment was confirmed hy the eoara 01
Health. But annulment of the state law
is held to give the power to regulate tho
ofScc to the Council, because the charter
expressly says that the Council shall
'regulate the pmmbing, craining- ana sew
erage of buildings, . . . and create and
define the duties of Plumbing Inspector."
It loks as If the Mayor and the Council
will split on the question of Plumblnu
Inspector.
Cordray Gcta the Empire.
John F. Cordray. the veteran theatrical
manager, yesterday confirmed the report
that he had secured the Empire Theater
on behalf of Eastern clients, possession
.to be given on September L The deal
was consummate! several aays ago, dui
Mr. Cordray did not make It public until
yesterday.
The deal was made by Mr. cordray with
Mr. Abraras, of San Francisco, for C8
shares, a controlling Interest In the the
ater. Mr. Cordray states that he Is act
ing xor an Eastern syndicate, and Insists
that he Is in complete ignorance or his
clients plans. He refuses to disclose the.
Identity of those for whom he is acting,
but It Is generally supposed that they
are members of the new independent syn
dicate recently formed by Shubert. Fislce
and David Belasco to fight the so-called
theatrical trust. If this- assumption is
correct. It is likely that Portland will see
all the big Independent attractions next
season.
Rates for Portage Road.
A conference was heW, here yester
day between Governor - Chamberlain.
State Treasurer Moore and Secretary of
State Dunbar .relative to the fixing- of
rates on the Celllo Portage Road. The
tariff was not completed, but It, Is
probable that announcements of the
rates fixed will be made today. The
wheatralsers of Eastern Oregon and
'Washington are especially Interested.
in the rate far that cereal, and It Is
currently reported that 33 a ton will
15 YEARS 0FT0RTURE
Itching and Painful Sores Covtrtd
Held and Body.
CORES 11 WEEK IY-C8TiCURJI
''For ffeeea years asy scalp &
fere)ea4-wu ee ataM ef scabs, aad
y fcedy was cerered witk "Sores.
Words caofcerst-e JwKl iaJercd
fresK tWe kckiar I
fivca ap kope wsvem a inead. told me
to ret Cation. After batkia jt witk
Caticara Soap aad apjriyiag Catjcarx
OiataKat for tkrc. iaj, mj kd
was as clear as ever, aad to my s-ar-prise
aad joy, e cake ( soap aad'.
act fcaxrof atataieat aaadc a ;.
plctecare ia ' was- (ssgaad).
H. lPrkJtfa, 7x7 IfMasaglsK L,
jaisgarar,r" ' 1 '
! be settled upon from Lewiston- to Port
land as against 53.S3 now charged, by
the railroads.
Charles King- Will Hang Monday.
VANCOUVER. B. a. July 2S. After
two trials Charles King, who killed his
mining partner, Edward Hayward. has
been sentenced again to hang, this time
on August 31. The trial took place at
Edmonton, and execution will take place
at Fort Saskatchewan.
King set out from Nelson. B. C. with
the young Englishman, and when near
Lesser Slave Creek. In the Far North, he
killed the latter and burned his remains.
A brother in England had a vision of
the crime, the law was set in motion and
King was run to earth and found guilty
by a Jury.
Dies Alone in Cabin.
BOISE. Idaho. July 2S. (Special.)
Lawrence, 76 years of age, was found,
dead, this afternoon In his cabin four
miles from town. He was an old-timer
in this section and was engaged. In min
ing, living at his claim In a cabin. Indi
cations point to his having been dead
several days when found.
Those unhappy persons who suffer from
nervousness and dyspepsia should use
Carter's Little Nerve Pills, made express
ly iortnis class.
Seat Selected bj- JapaHMo GoTera
mcat for Ceaveytng Japanese
Peace Envoys to tne
Halted States.
S. S. MINNESOTA"
SAILING FROM SEATTLE ABOUT
AUQUST tOTH
FOR
JAPAN, CHINA, HONG KONG
SAFETY. SPEED AND COMFORT
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP CO.
Operating New Twin-Screw Steamers
-MINNESOTA" "DAKOTA"
(Length 030 Feet.) (Beam 738 Feet.)
PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS
UNSURPASSED.
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST WAT.
VERT LOW EXCURSION RATES.
For further Information apply any
railroad agent or to
A. D. CHARLTON.
235 Morrison Street.
H. DICKSON.
122 Third Street, Portland.
W. W. KING.
General Passenger Agent. Seattle.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Citx Ticket Offle. 122 Third SU Phone S30.
2 0VERLANX) TRAINS DAILY 9
Tb Flyer and the Fast Mali.
SPLENDID SERVICE
UP-TO-DATE EQCTPMEXT
COURTEOUS EMPLOYES
For tickets, rates, folders and fall lntor
matlon. call on or addrrs
K TJICKBON. City Pajeagar and. Tlekst
Agt 122 Third strast. Portland. Or.
JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE
S. S; IYO MASU.
For Japan. China, and all Asiatic Port wlU
leave Seattle about August 2.
North PacificS. S.Co.'s
STEAMSHIP ROANOKE, 2400 TONS
Sails from Colmabla Doclc No. 1
for Saa Francisco and Los As
Kelea, calling: at Eureka t;a
route.
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 8 P.M.
SATURDAY, AUG. 12, 8. P. M.
SATURDAY, AUG. 26, 8. P.M.
Ticket Office, 251 Wash. St.
H.YOUNG, At.
DAYS ON
PUGET SOUND
5
"Ths Mediterranean of the Paclflc"
PUGET SOUND-BRITISH: COLUMBIA
$23.75
Pars for B dars round-trio to TACOMA
SEATTLE. - EVERETT. BELLINGHAM,
WAHH-: VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLUM
BIA etc.
Leaving Portland August 1-6. first-class
transportation, meals and berths Included.
The palatial ocean-going steamships UMA
TILLA. QUEEN, CITY OP PUEBLA
For tickets and full Information apply Pa
elflc Coast Steamship Co.. 249 Washington
I St.. booth Manufactures building. Fair
grounds; rugti coucu cc aiuu cxcuriuuu
Bureau. Goodnougb bldg.. 3th and Yamhill
sts.. Portland. Or.
For South -Eastern Alaska
Steamers leave Seattle 9 P.M.
S. S. Humboldt. B. & City
of Seattle. S. S. Cottage City.
July 29. 31. Aug. 4, 0. 12.
Excursion S. S. Spokane
leaves August 3. 17.
For San Francisco direct.
queen. City or Fuebla. um
tllla, 9 A. 1L, August 1. C
Portland Office. 249 "Washington st- Main '229
C JJ. DUASS, O. A..
San Francisco.
S.F.& Portland Steamship Co
Operating the Only Passeager Steamers for
saa i rsBCisco uireci.
"Columbia" (SO0O tons), August i, 14. 34.
"St. Paur (2300 tons), August 0, 19. 29.
From Alnsworth Doclc at S P. M.
REDUCED ROUND-TRIP RATE. 525.00.
Berth aad Meals Xacladed.
JAS. H. DEWSOX. Aeat.
Phone Mala 23. 248 YfaihlagteB St.
ANCHOR LIKE O. 8. MAII STEAMSHIPS
JiEW IORK. LONDONDERRY & GLASGOW
NEW IORK, GIBRALTAR AND NAPLES.
Sapeirler accommodation. Isxcallent Culslae.
The Comfort of Passengers Carefully Con
sidered. SlBgl or Rouad Trip Tlcfcsts Issued
katmiB Nair York and. Scotch. English.
Irish aad. all principal continental points at
attractive rates, aeaa xor uoojc oi iu
Ter tlckats or general information apply ta
asy local agent or ta Aacnor un f u
"HENDERSON BROS.. Gea'l AgeaU.
Chleaxa. ZU.
ALASKA
FAST AND POPULAR STEAMSHIPS
Lears Seattle 9 A. M.
-JesTerseB." July 30. Aug. 10. 30. 28.
"Dotfate." Aug. 4, 14. 23.
CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN. JUNEAU. DOUGLAS.
HAINES. BKAGTVAY. Connects with
W. P. 4 T. route for A tils. Dawson.
Taaaaa. Nosse. etc
CHEAP EXCURSION RATSS.
On excursion trips steamer calls at
eitka. SCetlafcahtla, Glacier. Wrangei.
etc. In addition to regular ports of calL
Call or aead for " Trip to "Wonderful
Alaska." "Isdlaa .Bajietty," "Toteis
Pole." '
THE ALASKA S. S. CO..
Frank Woolaey Co.. Agents.
22 Oak. SC. Portland. Or.
China, Japan arid Manila
Bastes S-lasfeiB Co. aad Sostoa Teirbest
Oi. Frew Ticomi. aad. Seattle.
gtMSMklp "Lyra." leaves oa or abeat July
m ism. t
Steshl "Pleiades" leaves om or about
AKgast 3. I?- . t
Steamship "SfeawBsat leaves a or aboat
Asgast 3. I.-
v- n.s. freight aad passage smIx
TtxmX WttKkMM. Mits ageat, Seattle,
or te rrsjtic "WTMr Ce.. agests. X2 Oak
St.. Peruaad.
Excursions to Alaska
Seattle' la Mntna'aad 3C 3UeiMt(a. Steam
aaja Ofclo" leaves - Seattl abeat Avguat-
3 JM(.
'aMasasala "Oreaea' leave Seattle aaeat
jLMMt 1. IMS. Aatrfr
TRAYELKXS 41TZXBX.
Fo ako JL Ta
OREGON
akd Union Pacific
S TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY.
Tirooxh Pullman standards and tourist
sleeping-cars dally to Omaha. Chicago, Spo
kane; tourist sleeplng-car daily to Kansas
City: through Pullman tourist sleeplng-cat
personally conducted) weekly to Chtca.ro.
Reclining chair-cars (seats fr.) to th XM
Callr.
UNION DEPOT. Les.TesL ArrtTM.
Chicago-Portland) am. ssa p m
SPECIAL tor Xtit Eassf DxUy DsSr
via. HnaUngton. '
SPOKANE FLTER C:
Tor Eastern W&salngton. "Walls. Wills.
Lew 1st on, Cosur &AIen aad Great Northers
points.
fTshtTsSt SOS P. M. T:15 X. M.
HIVE II SCHEDULE.
FOR ASTORIA and!
3:00 P. IT.
Dally,
except
Sunday.
Saturday.
10:00 P. SL
3:00 P. X.
-war points, conaecunxj
with steamer for Ilwx-
Daily,
except
Sunday.
and North Beacfi,
steamer H&ssalo. Aan
at. dock (water per.)
T. J. Potter" for Astoria and North Beach
as follows. July 23. 9:00 A. July 33.
0 A. II.; July 27. io:o a. ai.: J my xa.
1:40 A. M.; July 29. 1:00 P. M.
FOR DAYTON, Ore- 7:00 A M. b:30 P. It.
goa City and Yamhill Dally. Dally.
RlTer point. Ash-at. except except
dock (water per.) Sunday. Sunday.
4:0o A. M. About
FOR LEWISTON. DallT, 3:00 P. M.
Ilaho and way points except Dally,
rrom Rlparla. Wash. Saturday. except
Friday.
Ticket Offlce, Third and WashlagtoB.
Trlrnboin Main 712. C. TV. Stlarer. City
Ticket Agt-; A. L. Craig. Gea. Passenger Agt.
AST m
SOUTH
UNION DEPOT.
UVKKLA.N1 JSX
PKESS TRAINS
tor Sal em. Itose.
ourg, Ashland,
bavramento. Og
Sen. San Francis
co, Majave. Los
Angeles. 1 Paso.
New Orleans and
the East.
Xcxnlng trala
connects at Wood
burn dally except
Sunday with tratz
tor Mount Angel.
EHverton. Browns
fllle, Sprlngtteid.
Wendllng and Na
tron. Eugene passenger
connects at Wood
Burn with 3U An
(el and Sllverton
local.
Zorvallls passenger
Sheridan paaeenger
Forest Grove
Passenger
n3 a. jc
S30 A H.
5:53 P. iC
fi.-00 P. iL
10:3 A. li.
TJO A. li.
8:50 P. 3t
118 A. M.
$1:30 P. M.
4:50 P. M.
J10;43 P. M.i
Dally.
JDally except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OS WEGO SUBURBAN SHRYIC9
AND
TAMHK.L DIVISION'.
Leave Portland dallr for Oswega at 7:3
A. M.; 12:30. 2:03. 4. itSo, , 8:33. T:43. 10:19
P. JL Dally except Sunday. 3:30. 6:38. :.
10:23 A. M.. 1120 P. M. Sunday only. 3 AM.
Heturnlng xrom uswegx. arrives roniui
dally 8:30. 10:10 A. 1:35. 3:06. 4:33, tat
75 S:o3 11:10 tr. ii. jjaujr xcpi simw.
8:23 7:23. 9-30. 11:43 A. M- isxoepi .Mon
day. 12:23 A. M. Sunday only. 10 AW JC
Leave from same depot for Dallas and
termediaU points dally. 8 P. M. Arrive Porv
land. 10:10 A. M.
The iEdepeBdence-Morunnnth motor llna
operates dallr to Monmouth and Alrile. eoa-
Independence.
First-class tares irom mwua w ry
raento and Baa .Francisco, a-vi oerwi.
Eecondc2ass rare, u: leraoBiaw
12.60.
Tickets to Bastera point and Eurooe. Alsss
Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia,
CUT TU'f OFFICE, corner Third aad
TOtshlngtoa streets. Phone Mala T12.
TIME CARD
OF TRAINS
PORTLAND
DAIL"
Depart.
AXZtTt
TeHowatoae
City. St. I-oul?, fipeeUI
for Cheballs, Centralis,
Olympla. Grayo Hartnr.
BouS Bnd. Tacoma.
Seattle. Spokane. LewU
toZ Butte. Billings. Den
ver Omaha. Kanas City,
8'lJSrand Southeast. 8:30 a ra 4.38 sa
North Coast Limited ileo-
frtT llrhted. ror Tacoma.
EeatUe. Spokane. JJUtw.
jUaneapoiis. aw " 2:00 D a 7:9 a
u -
Puxst Sound Limited for
get T?
Portland. Or.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
UNION DEPOT.
For Maygers, Ralaier.
Clatakaale Westport,
Clifton. Astoria, war
renton. Flavel, Ham
mond. Fort Stsvea.
Gear hart Park. Sea
side. Astoria aad Sea
bore. Express Dally.
Astoria Express.
Dally.
Daily.
Dally.
8:60 A.M.
2:30 P. It.
EatOBly.
9:30 P. K
7:90 P. S
Ex. Sat.
C A. STEWART. 3. C UAXO.
CCHjm'l Ast. 245 Alder st. O. F- F. A.
' Pboaa Uala 39.
Coluiiiierasiri
PirtlMd. Cascade Licks, Tfcc OaHes
Regulator LincSteamerr
Steasaera leave PorUaad dally at t A. 3t.
. T.-l with Cs4BEBbi& River A
Northern Railway Coaspaar for Gotdeadat aad
KUckltat VaMey petals. "DaMr (except S(oa
day) rsua-d trip to Caseade Locks, steamer
Salley Gauert, leaves 89 A. 3L. returaa
JL Dock faot of Ald- st. - PaJM
Xaia 814 "
CVUUI.U.fcav3 . " -
Oreaon City Boated
Leave Purtlaad. Cweek: days), S A It.
, w ,.aA a.
A.ra a wuui - -
Eaar- sytals iea Psrtla. S:. 9;M
uCliill A. M.; 1:9C. I: aad. S P". 3d. '
Jar SaiaV,aad war : A U.
r"chy Traaal Daek. lt Taylac. at.
rxotrs xaix ..' "