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YOL. XXI. NO. 23. . , PORTLAND, OREGON, StJffDAT MORNING, JUNE 8,-. 1902.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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8UITSME.SAYSGE0.E
Chamberlain Is for Geer's
Special Session.
HE FAVORS FLAT SALARIES
Legislative Members, HoweverThlnk
Ao Action Need Be Taken Before
Next January Want the Con-
tltntion Sara.
ye
Governor Goer's special legislative
session enterprise to put all state offi
cers on flat salaries is facred by
George . Chamberlain, supposed to be
Gcrnor-elecL But it is not approved
by members of the legislature from
Multnomah County -who were yesterday
interviewed by The Oregonlan. It eeems
to be agreed now that the Legislature,
if called together at all, must meet be
fore the new year, in order to devote
the time necessary to consideration of
the complicated and cumbersome lee
system. Governor Geer says he has not
yet made up his mind about the mat
ter, and will not till he hears from the
people.
The proposal to call a special cession
of the legislature for the purpose of en
acting a law placing all state officers on
flat salaries has created a stir in political
circles. Members of the Legislature from
this county are pretty generally opposed
to a special session, but all are In favor
of a flat-salary law. Politicians who fig
ure In the larger events of political activ
ity are wondering what all is at the bot
tom of the new move.
The consensus of opinion among those
who were heard to dlscuBs the matter yes
terday seems to be that all state officers
except the State Printer should be placed
upon reasonable flat salaries; that the
people have demanded this; that the can
didates have pledged themselves to abide
by such a law, and that both the candi
dates and the people contemplated the
passage of such a law at the regular ses
sion. Those who have studied the matter
agree that it Is Impossible to place the
State Printer upon a salary, flat or other
wise, for the constitution plainly provides
that his compensation shall depend upon
tho amount of work he does. It is gener
ally agreed that the Slate Printer gets
t"o large a profit, and that his fees should
be reduced, .but manifestly his pay must
depend upon the quantity of printing done.
Section 1 of article xll of the constitution
eaye:
"Thpre shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the state, at the times and
places of choosing of the Legislative As
sembly, a State Printer, who shall hold
Ms office for a term of four years. He
shall perform all the public printing for
the state which may be required by law.
The rates tqjLbe. paid to him for such
printing halLbe fixed by law, and shall
neither be Jncreased"hor diminished during
the term for which he shall have been
elected. He shall give such security for
the performance of his other duties as the
Legislative Assembly may provide."
As to the other officers, their compen
sation is supposed to be fixed by the con
stitution, though there are some who
contend that the salaries named in the
constitution are minimum amounts. Sec
tion 1 of article xlil provides:
"The Governor shall receive an annual
salary of $1500. The Secretary of State
shall receive an annual salary of $1500.
The State Treasurer shall receive an an
nual salary of $800. The Judges of the Su
preme Court ehall each receive an an
, nual salary of $2000. They shall receive no
fees or perquisites whatever for the per
formance of any duties connected with
their respective offices, and the compen
sation of officers, lf-not fixed by this con
stitution, shall be provided by law."
As is well known, the compensation of
the various officers has been Increased
beyond the amount stated in the consti
tution by means of salaries paid for serv
ices on boards and commissions. The
constitution does not require tho Gov
ernor specifically to act as a member of
the Board pt Trustees of the Asylum, and
upon tho ground that his duties upon that
board are additional duties he is given an
additional salary. The platforms of both
parties in the recent campaign called for
the enactment of a law placing all state
officers on reasonable flat salaries. The
pledge was not that all salaries or any
particular compensation should be lower
than at present, but rather that the fee
system should be abolished. From the
manner in which the campaign was con
ducted by the Iemocrats, It has been
evident that the attack is being made
particularly upon the compensation re
ceived by the Secretary of State and the
Stato Printer.
Among those who expressed themselves
yesterday regarding the flat-salary law
and the necessity for calling a special ses
sion of the Legislature were the following:
George B. Chamberlain, Governor-elect,
said: "I am In favor of flat salaries for
state officers, and have advocated them
during the campaign. I am also In favor
of the special session for the purpose of
enacting the salary law before the new
officers begin their administrations. A
special session would be necessary In
order to make the law effective, for tho
salaries cannot be changed after a man
J.as begun his term of office. Tee, .1 am
In favor of putting the State Printer on a
flat salary also and let him get the pub
lic printing done as I get mine done at
the usual union prices."
Representative W". N. Jones said: "I
beilfe in the fiat salary system of pajing
public officials, and believe the Legis
lature, at its next session, should enact a
law placing all state officers on such
salaries, and requiring that all fees be
turned Into the treasury. Salaries for
state officers should be large enough to
Hcure the services of competent men,
a-d I do not believe that many of the
nfcew are now receiving too much. If,
upon consideration, the Legislature finds
that any officers are receiving more than
a reasonable compensation, the excecs
should certainly be cut off. It does not
scm to me that it Is necessary that a
special session should be called to con
sider this question. The state officers
have boon elected upon a platform advo
cating reasonable flat salaries, and they
should not, and, I think, will not, re
fuse to accept what the Legislature may
decide to be reasonable."
Senator Henry McGinn I am opposed to
a special session, because I think it is
wholly unnecessary. All that can be ac
complished at a special session can be
done at the regular session. I do not be
lieve the compensation of the State Printer-elect
can be changed without violating
tho constitution, for It is expressly pro
vided that his rates ehall not be changed
during the term for which he was elected.
The change Bhould have been made before
he was elected. If the Legislature wishes
to reduce the compensation of any of the
officers, all that Is necessary Is to ropeal
the laws giving them more than the con
stitution allows. It seems to me that Gov
ernor Geer I moving in this matter for
political purposes and with -a view to
closing" his administration In a spectacular
manner."
State Senator Mays said: "I am op
posed to a special session of the Legis
lature. The abuses of the present salary
and fee system can be corrected, I am
satisfied, as well at a regular session as
at an extra session."
Representative John Gill It seems to
me that the recently elected state officers
have practically pledged themeelves to ac
cept reasonaoi nat salaries to oe proviaeu
by the next Legislature, and I do not
think a special serslon is necessary In
order to enact ar effective salary law. If
a epecal session should be necessary. It
need not occupy more than two days.
Neither the candidates nor the people
contemplated a special session for the en
actment of such a law. At its regular
session the Legislature will enact a flat
salary law, and if they aro honest the
officers will accept what the Legislature
declares to be reasonable.
Representative D. J. Malarkey I have
always been in favor of placing state of
ficers on flat salaries, and would favor
such a system of compensation, even If
our platform had not provided for It.
The flrst I knew of a proposal to hold a
special session was what I saw In this
morning's Oregonlan, and I have not had
time to consider that part of the sub
ject. Representative "W. "V. Banks All sal
aries of state officers should be provided
for in one sum for each officer, so that
the people may know what the officers
ore recolving. I am in favor of flat sal
aries, but doubt the wisdom of calling a
special session for the purpose of enact
ing the law on that subject. Without
having computed the expenses of a spe
cial session, and the amount that could be
saved on salaries, I am of the opinion that
there would be little economy In a special
session. If there can be no material sav
ing, then it seems to me there must be
some other object in the calling of an
extra session of the Legislature.
Senator George T. Myers I believe In
flat salaries for state officers, and salaries
high enough to attract men of requisite
ability. I have not given the subject of a
special session any thought.
Governor Geer was In Portland last
evening on his way to Huntington to wel
come the A. O. U. "W. delegates to the
state. He said In speaking of the pro
posed special session of the Legislature
that he has not yet investigated all tho
questions that will arise and does not
know what he will do in the matter. If
a special session should "be called he will
not convene the Legislature until about
a week before the regular session. In the
meantime he hopes the newspapers will
not get too busy questioning his motives,
for if he calls--a session It will be for
the purpose of carrying' out thejdeslre vf
the people. & r
Several attorneys expressed the opinion
yesterday that the State Printer's com
pensation cannot be changed after his
election. The purpose of the constitu
tion. It Is said, is to make the Printer's
compensation certain before he is elected,
and after he Is elected no change can be
made that will affect his compensation. If
It can be changed at all It can be reduced
enough to make tho office profitless, and
the man who was elected would not be
able to take the office. Other officers
have a guaranteed salary, but tho State
Printer's compensation is to be fixed by
the Legislature and "shall neither be in
creased nor diminished during the term
for which he shall have been elected."
The words, "during the term," do not
refer to the time of passing a law, hut
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OLD CHARLESTON
Aspects of Life in theQuaint
Old City,
THE NEGRO PROBLEM
Charleston' Commercial Position,
Present and Past Her Unprofit
able Demotion to a. Dead Past
The Historic Harbor Forts.
(By & Staff Writer Letter Zo. 8.)
I cannot take leave of Charleston with
out a word about the city itself, for, to
be entirely frank, I have been far more
interested in the old town than In tho
exposition. This 13 not unusual. Every
where I am told It Is the same. Chicago
was as much a part of the Columbian
show as the exposition city out in Lincoln
Park; and it was the same in the case of
Buffalo and of other places .where fairs
have been held. Exposition cities under
stand this, and always take pains to get
themselves up in presentable shape to put
their best foot foremost, so to speak. For
the flrst and only time In her career Chi
cago was made relatively clean for the
great show of 1S33, and kept so for half a
car. Omaha got such a move on In the
matter of civic improvement that the
fever has not yet subsided, and she Is
today covering her outer districts with
walks, for these advantages have been
found profitable as well as pleasing. At
Buffalo the whole city was put In apple
pie order thereby earning -the pleasant
repute of being the cleanest city on the
American continent.
Even old Charleston did something In
the way of perking up for company. It
was a big job. The city is something
over two centuries old, and tho marks
of age I almost wrote ages are every
where upon it. It is not easy to make a
city whose streets are narrow almost
after the medieval pattern, whose build
ings are of every era and representative
of half a dozen national types of archi
tecture, and three-fifths of whose popu
lation is black, look smart after the mod
ern fashion. The Charlestonlans had the
good sense not to try it, but they did
clean up their town, reconstruct its sew
ers, mend the breaches in its old pave
ments, fit bathtubs Into the old hotels and
generally "buck up" for the sake of ap
pearances. The old town, which has a
bad name for sloth and carelessness in
connection w"lfn' its 'backyards. Is now
Yery-iP.T.esantable-.and comfprjtable.
i
The population of Charleston, as I stated
in a former Jetter, is small only 59,000,
all told, of whom 22,000 are white and 37,
000 are black. The effective community is,
therefore, a little one, and in many of Its
aspects life In Charleston is vlllagd life.
The blacks count for soraothlng, but not
muph. They are the hewers of wood and
carriers of water, but their Initiative is
nothing, their productive power Is not
great, and their consumptive demands are
surprisingly small. Of course, they have
to eat like other beings, but they have
little money to spend and the money cost
of their subsistence is surprisingly light.
Hog flesh and cornmeal make the bulk
of their fare, and when there Is one day's
supply of these staples In the house 'there
THE TEimOIUSTRJICIXG SPECTACLE OF THIS LESSER EltCPTIOX, AS SEE FROM THE "WATER FROXT OF PRECHEUR A TOWX ONLY A FEW
MILES DISTAAT FROM ST. PIERRE MAKES POSSIBLE A MORE VIVID REALIZATION OF THE APPALLING MAGNITUDE OF THE GREAT DIS
ASTER OF MAY 8. , ,
Is not much anxiety for the 'future. In
deed, the South ""Carolina negro lives
wholly for the present, and he is the
happiest creature the sun shines on. Un
like the Northern negro, who has come to
be a regular and dependable workman, he
has little forethought, no care for the -future
of his own children, no consideration
for the women of his family connection,
no care In life of any kind. He will work
after his own fashion, but It Is a desultory.
fashion at best, and Its average is par-J
haps one day out of four. The life of the
Charleston roustabout Is scarcely removed
from what In the North we would call
vagrancy; it lacks pretty much every-',
thing that a civilized taste demands, but
it seems to yield a vast-measure of hap
piness of the sensuous sort. There are,
of course, some blacks of a more, energetic
and ambitious type. Jmt they arc In the
minority, and it is the other sort which
makes .the tone. and- fashion .of South
Carolina negro life. All the Initiative and
'force of life In Charleston rests upon, the
shoulders of the whites. 'who carry the
black population as a burden. A Northern
community would resent the Incubus, but1
Tiot so the Charleston people. They un
derstand the situation thoroughly, but
they do not like to hear it discussed1., The
negro Is with them and ofhem an a'flllc
tlon to be sure, but a domestic affliction
to be borne with patience and even affec
tion. The domestic position of the blacks in
Charleston is a curious one, and the do
mestic problems they make ever more
curious. Each white family has Its group
of old retainers upon whose affection and
general faithfulness It counts; but it is
expected, as a matter of courre, that these
same old and faithful servants will steal !
anything they can get their hands
on. Every housekeeper takes it
as a matter of course that her purchase
of domestic supplies must be made on a
basis which will allow for at least 23 per
cent loss through the petty dishonesty of
cook and waitress. It Is the rule in all
careful households to keep supplies of
all kinds under lock and key, leaving only
the day's supply open to tho hands of the
household servants. Of this limited quan
tity. It goes without saying, all that is
not immediately consumed is carried
away. The sugar bowl and the tea
urn are, of course, always turned
In empty, and they will bo emptied
half a dozen times each day If It is per
mitted. "We pay small wages," one
housekeeper said to me, "but wo make up
for it in losses which a Northern house
keeper docs not have to take Into account,
I always reckon that my cook gets as
much In the way of small thievery from
my kitchen as I pay her In wages. There
Is no use making a fuss about It, for if
you let one go it will only be to get an
other of the same sort. It's the custom
of the place; the servants themselves re
gard it as legitimate. There is not the
slightest use to attempt reforms. Just
keep things locked upacloselYjisou
can and expect the stgar triy to be looted'
right under dur upseS"' " ,,-'-
Tne inenjare, of course, as bad as the wo
men Nobody Jeaves anything lying about
as we do. A lawn hose left out overnight
would not be found the next morning.
Garden tools must b; kept under lock and
key every minute they are not in use.
There are, however, curious limitations
to this universal practice of petty lar
ceny. While the average Charleston
"boy" is ready enough to steal from you
he will not climb over a fence to do it.
For this reason every Charleston resi
dence has a protection in the form of a
high fence, sometimes of wood or stone
and often of iron grill work, and this is
always locked at night. In many in
stances it Is kept locked all the time.
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A SECONDARY ERUPTION OF
AS IN OLDEN TIMES
Some of the Features-ofthe
Coronation.
FITTING UP THE R0YAU BARGE
Peeresses Undecided "What "to Do
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'With Their Coronets Daring: the
Services nt the" Abbey Tke
Musical Ritual.
LONDON, June 7. As the date for the
I coronation approaches, London is assum
ing a beflagged aspect, the early extent
of which is to no little degree due to the
peace rejoicings.
The Indian and other Foreign Princes,
with Oriental costumes in royal carriages,
are sights to which London Is becoming
dally accustomed. The feeding of these
same notables almost drives the court
functionaries to despair. That most or
thodox of Hindoo potentates, the Mahar
ajah of Jeypoor,. who is living in stately
confinement at Loray Lodge, has com
manded a -complete renovation of a neighboring-
slaughter-bous which Is now ex
clusively devoted to killing animals re
quired by the Maharajah and his enor
mous suite. All tho slaughtering opera
tions arc. naturallv. conducted by Hln-
doo butchers, who enshroud-the slaugh-
ter-house with amusing secrecy.
Despite the strict orders issued regard
ing the uniformity of the dresses to be
worn by peeresses at the coronation
service, there will be seen the countless
variations that art and wealth can de
vise without actual disobedience of the
royal commands. All the dresses must
vbo white, but many ladles, determined to
make their dresses distinctive of tho oc
casion and to preserve them as heirlooms,
are having gowns embroidered with coats
of arms, national flowers and other de
vices. These are being executed in gold
and silver, here and there touched with
the forbidden colored silk, in order to
bring out the badge of a clan or an an
cient heraldic quartering. Gold embroid
ery down tho sides of the dresses and on
the shoulder straps is also much em
ployed. Tho Countess of Shrewsbury,
mother of the Earl of polo fame, will
appear, with the exception of hoops, in
a dress exactly similar to that worn by
the Countess of Egllngtoun, when George
HI was crowned.
One of the greatest present anxieties of
the Peeresses is how to keep tho coronet
on the head. It cannot be too firmly fixed,
for it has to be quickly taken ore and tnen
replaced in accordance with the ritual of
the service. Another serious point is how
the Peeresses are to carry their costly
coronets when the service commands that
they be uncovered. The correct method,
according to the authority of old prints
of previous, coronations. Is to- hold up
the jcprpnefcetwcea the linger asjfli&humb. I
.Tne iung s goiuen rose nas nnauy uen
cqmpleted. It is a gorgeous garment,
shaped like a priest's cape, composed of
the finest cloth of gold and elaborately
embroidered in various colors.
Among the many ancient customs which
the King has revived, 13 one which makes
those who shook their beads over his
escape from serious Injury on board Sir
Thomas Upton's Shamrock H, May 22,
1901, almost equally nervous. His Ma
jesty has now ordered that an old royal
barge, built for George II, be made sea
worthy. This magnificent relic with Its
claborato canopy and high stern, will
once more be floated on Virginia water,
and the "Kings Jolly Watermen" have
been ordered on duty at Windsor, where
the castle lake, after many years, will
soon be the scene of a royal water
pageant.
The musical ritual of the coronation
service, announced today, shows that
PELEE.
former settings have been closely fol
lowed, with a few notable additions.
ChieC of these are the anthems especially
composed by Sir Frederick Bridge, organ
ist of Westminster Abbey; Sir Walter
Parratt, organist of St George's Chapel
Royal, Windsor, and master of the King's
Music and" Charles IS.. Parry, director of
the Royal College of Music. Parry's "I
Was Glad" signalizes the entrance of the
royal party Into Westminster Abbey.
Midway In the anthem a break Is made,
so that boys of Westminster School may
exercise their ancient privilege of greet
ing their majesties by shouting "Vlvat
Regina Alexandram" and "Vlvat Rex
Edward."
TROLLEY CAR RUN DOWN
Tairty-flve Persons Injured In an Ac
cident Near St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 7. As tho result of a
collision today at the surface crossing at
Brentwood, St. Louis County, between a
car on the. Clayton branch of the Su
burban Electric Line and an engine on
the Missouri. Pacific Railroad, 33 persons
were badly Injured, two fatally. The
car, which could not be controlled because
of a defective brake, plunged Into the
engine, which was at the crossing, and
was badly wrecked.
The injured are: William Laxen. motor
man, probably fatally; George Gibbons,
negro laborer, probably fatally; Miss
Amelia Gross, artist, Klrkwood; Mrs. J.
W. Smlthers, Webster Grove; William
Bolt, conductor; W. G. Crabbe, St, Louis;
L. K. Grundy, Webster Grove; Charles
Barrett, Klrkwood; Frank R. H. Lohse,
manufacturer, Glendale; William Well
house, Webster Grove; C. L. Brooks,
Webster Grove; G. E. Brahear, artist;
Klrkwood; Peter Griffin. Webster Grove;
Henry Wolfsberger, Klrkwood; William
Barter, negro laborer, Webster Grove;
John Anderson, negro laborer, Luxsedo;
Qulncy Poll, negro, Webster Grove;
James J. Jacobs. Klrkwood; George
Owens, negro laborer, Webster Grove;
J. W. Brandall. butcher. Clayton; W. D.
Ewing. engineer; Joseph McClure, fire
man, St. Louis; George W. Marvin,
brakeman, Klrkwood.
The fireman and engineer of the railroad
train were removed to the hospital. Al
most every one of the passengers on the
trolley car was cut by flying glass or
thrown against a door, window or seat.
The injuries of a majority of the passen
gers were slight, however, and they set
about the rescue of the less fortunate.
PACKERS' ANSWER.
Attack Missouri Anti-Trust law as
Unconstitutional.
KANSAS CITY. June 7. Attorneys for
the packers have prepared their answer
to the proceedings against the alleged
beef trust brought by Attorney-General
Crow, and copies were forwarded to Jef
ferson City today. While denying that
they ever made an unlawful combination
of anv sort, the Backers attack the Mis
souri anti-trust law as unconstitutional
t and In conflict -with both Federal and
state legislation and laws.
The Schwartzchlld & Sulzberger Com
pany has a separate answer. It has been
operating without a license and Is on a
different footing from the rest, for It
i lias never been legally ta business in
MMiflsburlT Part of Its'answer-say'dt
"This respondent never made or en
tered Into any agreement, confederation,
combination, pool or understanding by
or among the respondents or either of
them or any person or corporation, to
regulate, fix or control the price to be
paid by retail butchers or anyone else
for any kind of pork, beef, cured meats
or lard, slaughtered or manufactured,
prepared or offer for sale or to be
sold in the State of Missouri or else
where, or to maintain or control prices
thereof In St, Joseph, Kansas City or
St. Louis' or elsewhere In Missouri, or
to prevent competition In business be
tween the respondents and others en
gaged In like business; nor did respondent
ever take any part in maintaining any
such agreement, confederation, combina
tion, pool or understanding."
The answer denies that unwholesome
beef is sold.
From
Harper's Weekly.
SEA DREDGE FOR BAR
Columbia River Likely
Have One a! Once.
to
FUNDS ON HAND TO BE USED
Chief of Engineers Is Considering
tho Matter Treajrary Depart
ment's Plan or Enlarging;
, Portland Postofflce.
"With the river and harbor bill a law.
The Dalles Improvement will soon go
ahead. A special board will determine
the best class of improvement, and on
its report to Washington the Chief of.
Engineers will Issue plans for the work.
Eugene, Or., Is to have free mall de
livery July 1.
The Treasury Department states its
plans for enlarging the Portland Post
office. Another examination is to be held In
Oregon for an Annapolis cadetshlp.
icoa
WASHINGTON, June 7. As soon as ths
Aver and harbor bill has been signed by
the President, the Chief of Engineers will
appoint a board of engineers, in accord
ance with the provisions of the bill agreed
to by the conference committee, to visit
the Columbia River and make an exam
ination and estimate to determine wheth
er a canal for overcoming the obstruc
tions between The Dalles and Celilo can
be built for less than the estimate made
by Captain Harts two years ago, approx
imately J4.000.000. The first action taken
under the new bill will be the appoint
ment of special boards. If this board
shall report the Harts estimate a reason
able and safe one, and that the work
cannot be done for any considerably less
amount, the Chief of Engineers intends
to authorize the commencement of work
without further delay. While there is
nothing additional in the department on
which to base an opinion, engineer offi
cials here incline to the opinion that Cap
tain Harts will be sustained by the
board.
Work at the mouth of the Columbia
River will be taken up as soon as tho
local engineers submit x projects, upon
which contracts are to be invited. The
preliminary work done under the last ap
propriation has placed the jetty and ap
proaches in such condition that the work
of extension, can, hs carried on withput
delay. In this connection, the Chief of
Engineers Is considering the advlslbillty
of taking a part of the funds on hani
for the mouth of the river for building
or purchasifig a sea dredge for maintain
ing a deep channel across the bar until
the Jetty Is completed. He Is of the opin
ion that he already has authority to
make this expenditure, and informed Mr.
Tongue that he was very favorably im
pressed with the proposition, realizing
the necessity for Immediate relief. Other
works will be taken up as soon as plans
can be prepared.
OLNEY FOR PRESIDENT.
Indorsed by Prominent Democrats
of Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, June 7. A mass meeting, at
tended by a large number of the most
prominent Democrats In Memphis and
Shelby County, tonight Indorsed Richard
Olney, of Massachusetts, as candidate of
the Democratic party for President in
1901.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Domektlc.
Mitchell. In the Senate, denounced the Panama,
Canal Company. Page 2.
The House failed to vote on the antl-anarchy
bill. Page 2.
Dlrorderly officers of the cruiser Chicago will
not be court-martialed. Page 2.
The miners' strike in West Virginia began
yesterday. Page 3.
Foreign.
Preparations for King Edward's coronation.
Page 1.
Evidence is produced of the inefficiency o2
British Army officers. Page 3.
The new French Cabinet Is completed. Page 17
Pnclfic Const.
Paul Underwood, alleged child murderer. Is
still at large. Pago 7.
Legislative candidates at Colfax. Wash., meet
ing all declare for Railroad Commission.
Page C.
Chamberlain loses 30 votes, and now only has
2G0 lead for Governor. Page 8.
Sugar trust to combine La Grande factory
with Utah concerns. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine,
Steamship Indravelll brings a record cargo
from the Orient. Page 11.
Over 17.0OO.C0O Calcutta grain bags recelv ed at
Portland In CO days. Page 11.
New-crop grain freights again show weakness.
Page 11.
May customs receipts at Portland exceeded
S10O.O00. Page 11.
Activity Is entirely lacking In the stock mar
ket, although conditions generally are favor
able. Page 10.
New Tork bank statement shows lo. Instead
of expected gain In cash. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
George E. Chamberlain advises special Legis
lative cession plan. Page 1.
Council street committee considers 'Hlllsboro
electric line franchise. Page 17.
Portland again defeats Spokane In baseball
4 to 1. Page 12.
Portland Hunt Club holds successful field
meet. Page 17.
Railroad to Coos Bay certain. Page 10.
Homer H. Brewster drowned while In swim
ming. Page 11.
Features and Departments.
Editorial. Page 4.
Scrap Book. Page 27.
Questions and Answers. Page 20.
Shall "We Hae Meatless Meals? Page, 20.
Scenic Beauties of Mount Adams. Page 23.
Coronation Beauties. Page 27.
Biggest Plunger In Wall Street. Page 20.
Ade's TKble. Page 30.
Books, Page 31.
Social. Page 20.
Dramatic and Musical. Page IS.
Youths' Department. Page 23.
Fashions. Page 20.