THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POKTIJST), JTJ1VX 23, 1905. FIREBUG FOILED IN HIS ATTEMPT wrist. He was frightfully borne about the arms asd breast. The police were no tified, and removed the injured man to the Good Samaritan Hospital. At a late hour last night it was announced at that institution that, though Moore was suf fering greatly, it was 'thought he would ultimately recover. m ' ' Will Enforce Ordinance. Chief Gritxmacher stated last night that, ixtinr under Instructions from Police Judge Cameron and Assistant City Attor Tries to Burn Warehouse of Holmes Transfer Com pany, but Fails. ney Fitzgerald, both sections 01 me pres ent box ordinance would be construed as operative in unison, and -that hereafter boxes having a floor area of 180 square feet would be allowed in saloons and res taurants, but that no liquor would be per mitted to be sold therein. A GLIMPSE OF THE WESTERN PIANO TRADEv ' EfUE ' POLICE LOOK INTO CASE Ball of Paper Saturated "With Kero sene, Lighted and Thrown Through Broken Window. Flames Extinguished. An attempt was made at 9:30 o'clock last night, by persons unknown to the police, to burn the establishment of the Holmes Transfer Company, on Seventh street, be tween Gllsan and Hoyt. The Are was dis covered and extinguished before much damage was done. At the time the attempt was made sev eral persons were In the vicinity of tho Holmes building and casually observed the firebug. He walked along tho silt of. the building and stopped before a window the lower pane of which Is broken. Here he removed from beneath his coat a large ball of paper, saturated with kerosene. Holding the paper In the hollow of his arm, ho "was observed to strike a match and light a cigar he had In his mouth. It is supposed these actions were to distract the attention of passers-by. If any were observing him. After holding the match to the cigar he touched it to the ball of paper, threw the burning mass inside the window, and ran in the direction of Eighth street, T. H. Walklns, a teamster, observed the man running, and immediately afterward saw flames Issuing from the window. He ran to the office and informed the barn nca that the establishment was on Ore. They quickly extinguished the names with a bucket of water. The Are was Just begin ning to catch on the window casement, and in another few minutes, had It not been discovered, would have caught cn the goods in storage, and a disastrous con flagration might have resulted. The police, were immediately notified, and Detective Vaughn dispatched to the scene. He found 'several witnesses who bad seen the firebug stop by the window and strike the match, and one who saw him throw the bundle of burning paper In the window and start running toward Eighth street. It is very dark In the vi cinity, and none of the witnesses saw the man's face, as he stood with his back toward tho street when striking the light. A fair description of his size and Jpear ance was given the officer. Detective Vaughn Investigated and found several small pieces of newspaper saturated with kerosene, which had not been burned before the flames were ex tinguished. The police are confident the attempt was not the work of a profes sional firebug, and suspicion rests 1 pon two men. A further examination will be made today. FRAMES ENDANGER RESIDENCE Furniture Removed From Burning House Before Department Arrives. Fire, which started from a defective flue, damaged the residence of M. Engerts herger, 293 Hooker street, to the extent of $501 at 10 o'clock last night. The residence is a two-story frame 'building, ami the flames veere discovered by a neighbor, who ran to the residence nnd informed Engertsberger of the dan ger. An alarm was sent In from box 31, and the department responded as readily as possible. People living in the neigh borhood carried Mrs. Erjgcrtsbergcr and her 2-day-old infant to a place of safety and removed the greater part of the fur niture before the department arrived. The flames hRd gained .great headway and were extinguished with difficulty. The roof was entirely burned from the dwell ing. BEATEN "WITH BEER GLASS Patron of Cafe Assaulted by "Will Foster, Waiter. Will Foster, waiter, last night about 10 o'clock, in the Bismarck Cafe at the Ex position, assaulted Fred Hess, a patron of the restaurant, hitting him again and again with a beer mug. Hess was badly cut about the neck, several stitches being taken In the wound at the emergency hos pital. Foster was arrested by Guard Tut tle, who turned him over to three soldiers, whom he thought were Exposition guards. Foster was never taken to the headquar ters, and it is presumed that the three soldiers -were not members of the Exposi tion guards. Hess was so seriously In lured that last night he was unable n nlve a clear account of his trouble "with Foster. From the hospital he was taken in a carriage to his home on East Fif teenth street. Taiil Helleman, 38 Fourteenth street. was a witness to the assault. He was sil ting near Hess, who complained a couple of times that the waiter had not returned with change that was due him. Foster passed by and Hess accosted him, dc mandln that the change due him be re turned, according to the version of tho affray told by Helleman. Foster gave Hess the money upon the latter threaten ii.g to report the matter to the proprietor of the restaurant, and then the vicious assault took place. POLICE ARREST NEGRO WOMEN City Is Flooded With Lignt-Fingered Females of Half World. Police officers declare that Portland is being flooded with negro women from other Coast cities and from the East. the majority of whom arc pickpockets and petty thieves, as well as Immoral women. The past week several arrests have been made for "touch cases." and last night Patrolman Petersen took into custody Lulu Llewellyn and Daisy Morrison, who are charged with relieving William Gray of J21 In apartments at 9SVi Second street. Several others were picked up on the streets by other policemen. Judge Cam eron has announced his Intention of deal Ing harshly with this class, which makes the lives of policemen and citizens miser able In the larger cities of the Middle West. LINEMAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE Sustains 6080-Volt Shock, bHt Suc cessfully Fights Death. William Moore, of 370 Twelfth street, a painter in the employ of the Portland General Electric Company, received a shock ef 6000 volts of electricity and was thrown violently from a 30-feet pole to the grouad at Williams avenue and Fremont street yesterday afternoon. Although la a critical condition, It is thought Moore will Mtrytve Ms tern We experience. Meere was cMmfeiag the pole, and In seate saaaaer Ms head tewohed a wire. The ferae at the aaeek hurled Mas to the pcami, breaking teeth legs and Ms right personaljiention: Mr. and Mrs. "W. L. Hennlng, of Spo kane. Wash., are visiting in the city. Mr. and Mrs. J. HI Wilson, of Walla Walla, are visiting Mrs. M. C Bowles y at her residence. Mrs. B. F. Kirk and Miss Grace Swan, of Albany, Or., are visiting' with , Mrs. D. F.' Hard man. I John C. ' Morgan, a Denyer capitalist. j has been visiting at the home of Mr. and : Mrs. R. W. Vaughan, on the East Side, j Mrs. W. W. "Upton, of Washington, D. j C, formerly of Portland, is visiting her son. James B. Upton, at 206 Sher- ! man street. H. L. Gllkey. cashier of the First Na tional Bank of Grant's Pass, and one of the leading citizens of Josephine County, left for home last night after several days In the city and at the Fair. Lu H. Harding, traveling representative of the Colorado Midland Railway, is visit ing the Exposition and looking after busi ness in this portion of the Pacific Coast territory. He is at the Oreron. J. 8. Cooper, of Independence, the Polk County statesman of the hop district. Is at the Imperial. He is of the opinion that the hopgrowers havo by timely action forestalled Injury to crops from the hop lice. Mr. and Mrs. M. Ostrow announce the marriage of their daughter. Helen, to Mr. Burt Jacob!, at Helena. MonC, on Wed nesday. July 19. Mr.' and Mrs. Jacobl are at present traveling through the West ern States. Miss Mattle Bealt, of Columbus, O-. Is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cordray, 751 East Burnslde street. This is Miss Beall's first trip West. 8he will havo much to say In favor of Port land when she returns home. Miss Ida I Kervan, of San Francisco, is the guest of Miss Vera C Best. Miss Kervan will remain about ten days. Mr. Lukas E. Hoska. of Tacoxsa, was th.e guest of Mr. J. R. Best, during the early part of the week. Mr. Hoska was attend ing the Gamma Eta Kappa conclave. Dr. S. Stewart and wife, of Thames ville, Ontario, who have been visiting his brother. P. W. Stewart. 174 East Sixteenth street, and seeing the Lewis and Clark Fair for the past two weeks, will start for home next Monday even ing, going by way of Los Angeles, Gal. Mrs. Rose Hoyt, a Portland lady, is spending the Summer with her daughter at Oracle. Ariz. Mrs. Hoyt is president of the Portland Federation of Women's Clubs, and though many miles away, maintains an interest in all Portland af fairs. It is not known when she will -return. A breakfast given at Claremont Tavern Wednesday morning in honor of Mrs. Claire Wllloughby. of Eugene. Mrs. E. D. Wilson, of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. F. E. Daggett, of Nome, Alaska, was an enjoyable affair. Mrs. F. G. Buff urn, Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Chester Morris, Mrs. O. C Leltcr, Mrs. George Conser and Mrs. W. G. MacRae were the Portland guests. The party went down on horse back. CHICAGO. July 22. (Special.) Oregon- lans registered here today as follows: From Portland W. W. Bailey. R. H. Jenks, at the Auditorium; F. H. Sawyer. at -the Grand Facinc: P. J. Jenkins, at tne ivaisernon; i. n. cocxeriin, at the Great Northern. ' From Oregon W. Christian, at the Sherman House; W. B. Jones, at the Majestic From Astoria R. N. Boyer. at the winasor Clifton. AT OYSTER BAY AND AT NORTH POLE. For President Roosevelt's Vacation and for Lieutenant Peary's Arctic Expedition. The following are taken from the last edition of the Musical Age: A large shipment of music rolls has Just been made by the Aeolian Com pany to Oyster Bay, the Summer home or the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Presl dent of the United States, for the Plan ola, which the President and family uses, and which forms a part of the .social life there during the Summer months." Also: "E. C Benedict, the well-known mil llonalre, has presented a Pianola Piano and 200 rolls of music to the steel schooner Roosevelt, which is to carry Lieutenant Peary on his voyage of dis covery of the North Pole. It -will be the chief source of amusement of the party during the lonp nights and days when they will be shut up In the ves set, and ir Peary succeeds on his trip In planting the Stars and Stripes on the North Pole, the 'Star Spangled Ban ner can be rendered to suit the oc caslon on the Pianola Piano. "it may be noted in passing that the Canadian vessel, the Discovery, which was fitted up by Her Royal Highness. the Duchess of Connaught, and -which will also hunt for the North Pole, has a Pianola on board. All over the civilized world people are Including the Pianola In their pre parations for pleasure. The Pianola, whether an instrument separate from the piano, or built into it, 'as in the Pianola Piano, is as much a permanent fixture in the esteem of people who sfp nroclate really xrood music as music itself. Aside from the Pianola's ability to entertain under all circumstances, it Is a most thorough educator. A reper tory of over 14.000 compositions is at the command of the possessor of the Pianola, and the way is indicated upon the music Tolls for absolutely perfect rendition or the composition. The prices of Pianola, including- the most important addition, the Metrostyle, is $260 and 3300; of the Pianola Piano. from $600 to $1000. Sold in the North west only by Eilers Piano House, 3S1 Washington street, corner Park, and other stores at Seattle. Spokane. Lew- Iston. Boise, and by dozens of affiliated dealers. Death of Owes Carr. Owen Carr died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. P. Marshall. 75 Ella street, yesterday. Mr. Carr was born In County Lauth. Ireland. In ISO. and was at the tisae ofhls death SI years of age. He resided in this city durinr the past 27 years. Five children survive blsa James B. Carr. Mrs. J. p. Marshall and Mrs. L. Mclntlre. of this city; Mrs, Nellie Parker, ef Astoria, and Mrs. Kate B4 lag- ton, ef Tacema. Tfce lu serai , service will he held at the Cathedral. Fifteenth and Davis streets, at i o'clock tomorrow re era-lag. Will Bmila Cencerdia Club. Merchant. .Hand, the contractors, were granted a permit yesterday to coos-tract the new Ceaoerd. CM at Slxteeath aad Motrisea street, the -contract priee of which, as teafeated te the staH-teg permit. t t -x- "ousc sells rnoi"e costly rAiid wjsi , t ' " '"S-,. v iv"-a and Upright Pianos than any other concern in . -.fs n4V mn -y- ..ut.t. the United States. Exhibition and sale now orr ' 1111 t III 1 1 IBlTni at 351 Washington Street. 'IISS' OP ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL TEAR. CoHBty Superintendent It, F. RoMaaea Gives S(at!t!e Bearing; o-m Schools Had Education. R. F. Robinson, Superintendent of ; Schools of Multnomah County, has Just submitted the following statistical summary of his annual report to the State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, covering the fiscal year ending June 23, 1S05: Fe- Male. male. Total. Number of persons be tween 4 ana 39 years of ago residing In the county at time of this report .15.627 16.352 31.953 Number of pupils be tween 4 ana a years of age on register 10.071 10.514 20.53 Number of teachers em- Ployed during the year 62 430 552 Number holding state . certificates or diplomas 43 16 219 Number holding first- grade certificates 19 :j -w Number holding second grade certificates 46 46 Number holding third grade certificates 11 11 Number holding permits. .. If 14 -Number of teachers em ployed In private schools 43 1W in Number of pupils en rolled in private schools S3 1.227 '2.2S2 Whole number days attendance during year .2.S33.231.G Avcrace dally attendance 15.6233 Whole number organized districts in the county ...r tz Number of legal voters for school purposes In the county 4T.&5 Number of schoolhouses in the countv ?S Number of schoolhouses built dur inr the vear 2 Average number of months public school during the year 5.1 Number of private schools 14 Cash on hand July. l&M JU5.6&0.74 Received from county Treasurer from district tax 400.63.13 Received from County Treasurer from county school fund GSLQiH.yz Received from County Treasurer from state school fund 47.sss.e3 Received for tuition 7.00 Financial Statement. RECEIPTS. Cash on hand at time of making last annual report, July. l&M.... 5115.650.71 Received from County Treasurer from district tax 407.62S.13 Received from County Treasurer from county school fund........ 165,0792 Received from County Treasurer from state school fund 47.SS.63 Received from rate bills and tui tion 1,423.11 nminm n MAINE BUILDING HONORS LONGFELLOW REPLICA OF GREAT POET'S BIRTHPLACE ERECTED AT THE EXPOSITION There are two Portlands of prominence, j one an Atlantic seaport in Maine and the other a Pacific seaport In Oregon, and although they are nearly as far apart as two cities' In the United States can be, there Is a common bond between them. It is not because the two cities bear iden tical names; it Is not because they have similar shipping Interests, but in both Portlands there stands a big. roomy, old fashioned mansion, dear to the many ad mirers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the greatest of American poets. In Portland. Me., this old-fashioned and wholesome structure Is the birth place of the noted poet; In Portland. Or., It Is a replica of the original building. Tucked away In one of the corners of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, behind the Idaho and Illinois State buildings, stands the replica of the birthplace of Longfel low. It is the exhibit of the State of Maine at the Exposition, erected by popu lar subscription. The Oregon Portland was named by a Maine man in honor of his state metropolis, and it Is therefore deemed peculiarly "fitting that the birth place of the most popular and beloved poet of America should be set up as Maine's state building in tho Oregon me tropolis. When this house on Fore street, Port land, Me-, was built more than a century ago it was the finest one in that city. It was the home of Samuel Stephenson, a. brother-in-law ot the poet's father. The father of the poet was Stephen Longfel low, a leading lawyer of the tisse. He was married to Miss ZItpah Wadsworth on New Yexra day. liOi. The young couple spent the Winter of 1906-07 as guests of the Stepbensons. and the poet was born la their house February 27, ls97. Shortly afterward the little family moved to another residence in Portland, which is familiarly known as the Long fellow home, because It was there that the poet grew up and passed many happy days. But the place of his birth still stands, and the Maine Comssission deeaed it more attlBg for reproduction than the other reddeaee. The bulldisg has bee a open to the pub lic for only a few Aays. but Its fame has spread rapidly, and bow it to visited dally by hwdreda of people. There are K reosu la the stnKtare. four apartasents on the ground ftoor and the other two Soors have six rooms ach. The room to the right as yea enter the satin entrance to the band ing is known as the Hiawatha reeaa. On Ms waMc, (X) miall ear, are kmc prhK ed exeerpts from Loagfel'ow' "HSa- Jwathai" These card are hvac la rciar Received from sale of bonds and I warrants 4.71L5S Received from all other sources.. 13.77L41 Total ; J752.137.50 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid for teachers wage 67.432.19 Paid for rent of rooms and site.... 1.673.03 Paid for fuel and supplies 36,S9aJ0 Paid for repairs and Improving grounds 24.7S2J5 1'ald for new schoolhouses and sites 307,352.05 Paid for principal and Interest on bonds and warrants 22.562,31 Paid for insurance 5.027.43 Paid for cleric's salary 345SJ1 Paid for library books 7.47 Paid for all other purposes 49.234.S0 Total .t719.023.S5 Cash on hand X 33473.55 GENERAL. . Estimated value of schoolhouses and trrounds Jl.i44.Sii.Xi Estimated value of school furni ture Amount of Insurance on school- houses and other nroperty E53.586.uj Average monthly salary of male teacnera iw.w Averape monthly salary of fe male teachers 72. CO "PIONEERING IN AFRICA" Willis R. Hotcliklss Speaks at 1". 21. C. A. This Afternoon. Willis H. Hotchklss, a young man who has had a remarkable experience aa a missionary in Africa, will tell the story of the years that he spent In that coun try, at the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation this afternoon. Mr. Hotchklss went to Africa under the Missionary Board of the Friends' Church, with the purpose of starting an Industrial colony. He entered alone an unknown part of that continent, going1 into the Interior from the Eastern coast, and for several years lived among the natives learning their language and seeking to bring to them the principles of civilization and Christianity. During this period he had many hairbreadth escapes from wild beasts and the natives themselves. Mr. Hotchklss la planning to return to a different part of Africa this Fall with the purpose of establishing a permanent industrial colony among the natives. He will go better equipped this time, taking with him two or three men. among them a trained agriculturist, and in another jrear or two he expects to have others follow him from this country. K. Knudson will be the soloist for the occasion. The meeting will be at 3:30 o'clock, at Fourth and Yamhill street, and Is free to men. 'Will Admitted to Probate. The will of Charles Plympton, de ceased, was admitted to probate in the County Court yesterday. The property, comprising' a lot in Holladay's addition, a note for 32950 and 3244 cash, is de vised to Frank Plympton. a son. THE MAINS order, s&akteg tha poeaa eepfete. The rsaa ta the left as ye eater; the Twdid tegNte kaawn as the Svangeliae room, as thl peeaa ef Legfeilews is treated la a sim War maimer. TMs feraa ef a4rBteat for a rM to sees ew bat C a departure tnm the mtrem typed saethods of nuking, a roeaa. attrac tive, feat it Tm prrred very newW, THIRD RECORD DAY AT PAIR ATTENDANCE YESTERDAY ONLY EXCEEDED TWICE. Sham Battle aad Saaserbaad StroBg; Attractleas to Teas ot Thoa saBds of Sightseers. Yesterday was another record-breaking day at the Exposition, the attendance, with the exception of the openlnjr day and the Fourth of July, being larger than ever before. Although there were two signal events at the Exposition yesterday, the sham battle and the Pacific Saengcr bund. It was not a special day more than any other. The sham battle attracted thS largest crowds, and to it Is largely due the enor mous attendance of yesterday. Saturday, as a rule. Is the biggest day of the week at the Exposition, the crowds at night be ing particularly large. Little difficulty was experienced In han dling tho crowds, there being no conjes tlon at the gates or exits. The streetcar company was able to cope with the crowd at night, which it was unable to do on the night of the Fourth of July, when hundreds of people walked home. The -visitors to the Exposition during the day stayed mostly In the exhibit build ings out of the sun. The streets and path ways were not crowded until 4 o clock in the afternoon, when the visitors flocked out of the buildings to see the sham battle. The terraces overlooking the lake, and from which could be obtained an ex cellent view of the movements of the troops, were black with people. The Trail at night was packed and jammed, it being estimated that there were 10,000 on the amusement street of the Exposition at one time. There were no openings In the Trail at night it was one solid crowd. To get through It was crush and Jam from one end to the other. The visitors were all good-natured, and there was no rowdyism to spoil the pleas ures of the nlcht- high; prajse for the fair Alice Stone Blackvrcll Writes of Wonders of the West. Someone has said that nine-tenths pt the people who visit Portland and the Exposition go away sounding the praises of both. This saying Is finding substan tiation in the communications which are being received by the Exposition man agement from people who have been here and in laudatory Interviews which are appearing In various papers throughout the country. Jefferson Myers, president of the State Commission, received a letter yesterday BCTLDCfO AT THS UEWXS AND CLARK and Barly-aH the vteMers t the build tog are isspresatd. with KsmlnMnnoM. The room mt the secead, fter, directly above the Hiawatha reeaa. Is the apartsaeat la wMch Logf eltefr wax Vera. It has net been eyeaed to the vieiUag; pufeUe as yet. aa the iHraitars fr-the rcwa kas.iief-aH arrived. This room la the rigiaal straex tare at Portland, Mt-, -wW he rsyroitaeid M W III 1 Ml II from Alice Stone Blackwell. editor of the Woman's Journal, of Boston. She was In Portland less than two weeks ago i and Immediately upon her return home rhe expresses herself as perplexed that people should go to Switzerland and else where for beautiful mountain scenery when that of Oregon is so much superior. Her letter In part Is as follows: "I have been much struck with the rich natural resources of Oregon, as well as with the grandeur and beauty of the scenery. A great future undoubtedly, lies before the state, agriculturally and com mercially; and If the region were as well known as It deserves to be. It would soon become a resort of tourists, from all parts of the world. Why should New Yorkers and Bostonlans go to Europe for their vacations fo much oftener than to the Pacific slope? I have seen the most famous mountains of Switzerland, but have met with nothing that can surpass the ocenery of some of our own Western States. To me the sail up the Columbia .River was fully, as delightful as a sail down the Rhine. If the Rhine has more historical associations, we have here In Oregon the sight of history In the mak ing; and the future Is more Interesting and Inspiring than the past. This Exposition differs from all others that I have attended, ln that It brings before the visitor in compact and con centrated form a blrdseye view of the rich possibilities of this wonderful Pa cific Northwest. The -magnificent fruit, the -mammoth vegetables, the giant grain, the rich ores and astonishing tim ber all are a revelation to the visitor from the East. He or she sroes awav with enlarged knowledge and a vastly in creased respect for the Far West. "The forestry bulldlns: Is more i mures slve than any one building at any other .cxposuon i nave ever attended. I was especially struck by the beauty of the polished woods In the Coos County build ing, glossy as the finest satin and marked ana marbled, some of them, as exqui sHely as agate." TWO HEAT PROSTRATIONS. Women Affected "Recover Quickly at Emergency Hospital. For the first time since the opening day there were two heat prostrations at the Exposition yesterday, Mrs. Ernestlna Markwart, of Scappoose. and Mrs. Emma Matteson being afflicted. Both of the women recovered immediately upon being taken to the emergency hospital. The physicians at the hospital say they were not sunstrokes, but heat prostra tions. The women had overdone them selves In walking about the Exposition, and became overheated, fainting as a re sult. It Is very rarely that a, heat pros tration results fatally on the Pacific Coast. John Brisbcn Walker Here. John Brisben Walker, the man who made the Cosmopolitan Magazine a suc cess, created Irvington-on-Hudson, and recently sold the magazine for a large price, spent yesterday at the Lewis and XXPOeiTION. la all its detafls. The e-ld-fniMowed far nitnre, piece by piece fee the ericiaal ar tleles.. wHl he testaMed. It will teetud the large hed. ef the early days., wkh its high poets aad. earns py, several chairs and one er tw ther articles t furaltwe. 'Bxecwtlve Cmwrnlssloner Art aw C. Jaek sen. of MaJae, expects to have the reeat epea. la a, fsw days. Clark Exposition, and expressed to friends his ardent admiration of what he termed "superior to all other expositions In nat ural and architectural perfection." Mr. Walker arrived yesterday morning from the north, having made the trip over the Canadian Pacific, and was occu pied a part of the time yesterday obtain ing Information as to sailing dates of steamers for Japanese ports, contemplat ing a trip to the Orient. He stated yes terday afternoon that the trip was pure ly one of recreation and that he started out for a Pacific Coast trip and possibly across tho Pacific, without any definite plan as to the time to be devoted to the outing. Montana Girls at the Fair. Ten girls, all in white, arrived in Pprtland yesterday from Butte, Mont.. the guests of the Evening News of that city, a dally newspaper owned by F. Augustus Heinze, the copper kin?. They are traveling in a special car, the "Wenatchee." Financed in a manner equaled by no other party that has visited the Expo sition, the "copper queens," as they are familiarly known, are "hitting" the TralL Before they leave they say they intend to visit every show at the Ex position. The girls In the party were selected by a popularity contest, open to Mon tana. Nine of them are from Butte and the other girl i3 from a- nearby town. They are not society girls, that Is, society Is not their specialty. Many of them are miners' daughters. It i3 said that some of them can shoot and know how to throw a lariat. "It's all the money," chorused the ten girls in white when, they were asked how they liked the Lewis and Clark Exposition. One girl said It was an "ace." The trip to Portland Is only a part of the excursion. On Wednesday, they leave for Seattle. Mrs. Burt Adams Tower is chaperon of the party. Her husband,, one of Heinze's engineers, accompanies the party. H. F. Collins. business manager of the News, is the financier, and B. E. Cooney. of the local staff, a guest. Mrs. J. M. Kennedy, wife of Senator Kennedy, and daugh ter. Hazel, are also in the party. They are personal friends of F. A. Heinze. Banquet to Bankers. The Portland Clearing-House Associa tion last night at the American Inn gave a reception to the visiting bankers from Washington, Idaho and Oregon. There were 163 guests at the tables. The ban quet began at 7 o'clock, breaking up about 10 o'clock, the bankers visiting the Trail in a body 'at the Invitation of President H. W. Goode. There were no speeches at the banquet, A. L. Mills, president of the First Na tional Bank of Portland, arising and an nouncing at the beginning of the banquet that there would be no speaking. The banquet-rooms were beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreens of all de scriptions. The tables were almost cov ered with flowers. Baker City Day at Fair. Baker City has promised a fine pro gramme for Its day, Tuesday, July 25. Auriu jiiyiu& win siu& & fiuiu, ouu, wjuj Miss Bertha Fowler, will give a duet. Scarfplns of Baker County gold quartz will be given as souvenirs. Civil-Service Examinations. An examination for chief deputy in the City Engineer's office, to succeed A. M. Shannon, resigned, will be held by the Municipal Civil Service Commission Au gust 5, and will be open to employes of the enginfeering department only. On the same date, beginnlg'at 9 A. M., there will be an examination for Inspect ors, class 3, water service, which Is like wise for promotion and open to employes of the Water Department only. August 12 the commission will hold an examination for pump engineers, the com petitors for which will report at the- rooms of the Civil Service Commission, City Hall. Monday, August 7, for physical ex amination. Psrtiflfld, Cascade Licks, Tte Dattes Regulator LineSteamers Steama "leave Portland dally at 7 A. 1L, connect ins at lorle wlthCoIambta River & Northern Railway Company far Goldeadmle- aad Klickitat Valley polntj. Daily (except Mon day) rocad trip to Caacmds Locks, stear Bailey G&tzert. leaves 8:39 A. M.. returns 5:30 P. M. Dock foot of Alder t Paoc Main 914. For South -Eastern Alaska St-araer leave SeattI P.M. S. SL Humboldt. E. S. City ot Seattle. S. 8. Cottas Cby, July 23, 29: Afcg. 4. 12. Kx carsloa S. S. Spokaae leaves Aacust Z. IT. 7or Eaa Francisco dlrvet, Qeeea. City ot Puebla. Uasa tllU, 3 A. M. July 27. Aar. 1. 6. Fertiasd OfS.ce. 2 IS Wasaiartea at. 3sJ 3M. a x. iunax2, a. p. ju Saa Frxwalioa. NQTICE! The SS. Valencia: has been de layed enroute to Pertfand aad will sailirosi Aim sworth Dock at 8 p. Tuesday. June 25th. . JAS. H. DEWSONMn CoiLirnnio River scenery