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THE OHEG01T DATIV SCANDAL I SAVE THE BANDS ON "Lillian Russell" Iff BY DECEMBER 15. ACROSS m : RIVER j DNTED Ml to OF SPECIAL SESSION ccr Rumors Are Afloat in the Capital City of the State. (Staff Correspondence.) BALEM, Ore.. Nov. 6.-An eerUon made her today to the effect that the main objection to the special session come from the men who are Interested in the state and federal land matters. The assertion was sttartling and, of ourse, believed and disbelieved. And it was based upon the Impression that there has been a very comprehen sive plan partly put Into effect for the handling- of immense tracts of publlo lands, both of those belonging- to the State and those that belong to the gen era! government. Bald a gentleman who watches mat ters very closely and Intelligently: "I believe that Governor Oeer does not realise the situation and that his hesi tancy to call the special session causes his enemies to say that he accedes to the desires of those land ring- people." HUMORS OF LAND IRREGULARITIES It Is said. In the first place, that there Is some connection between the setting aside of the forest reserve and the coin cident purchase of state school lands, but what that connection Is seems to be somewhat In the dark. That there was coincidence Is con ceded, although it must be said also that there is no easy avenue of access to the details of school land matters in Oregon, PORTLAND IS KOW UNANIMOUS. The feeling here now Is that Portland sentiment Is unanimous for the special session. There is no Influence known to operate there against calling It Every newspaper in the city and all large bodies of commercial Interest are sup porting; the request for the special ses sion. So far as the weight of the Portland influence goes, it goes without division to the governor as a unanimous petition.. NOT A PROTEST. Against this there is not one know leuer or petition protesting. Not one man has filed with the governor one public expression of desire or argument to show that the special session should not be held. In view of the unanimity of the sent! mst. f those who- ha -aslwd-'fw it;" and the faot that no one has been men- tloned to the publlo as having reasons that will bear the light of day, why there should be no special session, the failure of the governor to issue the call compels gossips to do something; they apparently have alighted upon this land theory as affording a plausible expla nation, and are consequently engaged in making- It the theme of current dis eussion. The time for calling the special ses sion Is not far distant. If It be called at all, and therefore people expect sooa to learn the decision In the premises. One cannot make a guess with any "d giee of certainty of opinion. The essen tial facts are burled too deep under the mystery - of executive silence and are confounded too much with rumor and sceciua.ilon. FOR BOTfON TRIAL Witnesses in Poisoning Case Soon to Start for California. DOVER, Del., Nov. I. The Delaware witnesses in the case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkln, the alleged poisoner, soon to be tried again In. California, are about to start for the Paoiflo Coast. It Is believed "that even without the testimony of John B. Pennington, father of JUba. murdereS Mrs. Dunning" and Mrs. beane, she will again be convicted. The' news from San Francisco that the ease would probably fail because of Mr, Pennington's death. he being a material witness. Is said to be wrong, as the box of candy was obtained from the postoffioe by Harry Pennington, a grandson. ADDRESSES THE STUDENTS. EUGENE, Nov. a. Congressman Thos. IL Tongue arrived In Eugene Tuesday afternoon and addressed the students of the University and a large number of cltlsens of Eugene at 10 o'clock this morn ing on the subject: "The Price of Success." An informal reception will be given the distinguished visitor tonight by the Eu gene Commercial Club. An effort is being made to Interest the government, through Mr. Tongue, to take hold of the road across the Cascades through the forest reserve via the McKenzie route and to maintain it. At present It is kept up partly by. the county and partly by private (subscriptions. It Is a much traveled thor oughfare and some action should be taken by the government to keep it in good repair. M'MINNVILLE NOTES. M'MINNVTLLE. Nov. 5. Yesterday George Sauter, E. H. Willis, Joseph Du Bots and A. SchlHIng were brought before Justice Rogers, charged with keeping their saloons open on' Sundays. Each pleaded guilty and were fined $20 each. The charges were made by Professor Rutherford and President Boardman of McMlnnvllle College. McMlnnville College has a large attend ance this year, probably the largest In its history. This institution has at its head Prof. H. L. Boardman, who has been largely instrumental in bringing the col lege up to Its high place among the col leges of Oregon : PRINCE IN PITTSBURG. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 6. The Crown Prinoe of Slam, accompanied by his suite, arrived In Pittsburg this morning and became the guest of Francis J. Torrance of Allegheny. The day was spent in an Inspection" of the steel plants and other mammoth Industrie in Pittsburg and .Land Grabbers. Said: Be Opponents Gty& Suburban Says St. Johns Line Will Then- Be Operated. C. F. Swlgert, manager of the City ft Suburban Railway Company, is authority for the statement that the company will complete the electrifying of the St Johns line and have the road uv operation by December 15. Linemen are now busily eagaged in stringing the feed wires which will fur nish power for the Una. The wires have already been laid as far as Piedmont Junction and the rest of the wires will be put up as rapidly as possible. The company Is building a number of fine cars for this run at its Bavler street barn. They will be about as large as one of the old motor ears and will be some of the handsomest in the city. The new cars will be more powerful than any of those now running in the city and will have four motors ij running order on each car. The trolley wires have been strung the entire distance to St Johns and all that the company is now waiting for before commencing the operating of the new road is the erection of the remainder of .the feed wire and putting- a few finishing touches on the new cars. Before the change Is made from the old motor to the electric line the company Will move Its Junction from Its present location at Piedmont to a point near Ock tey Green. The Upper Alblna line will then run all the way through to the new terminal. It will then be a question of a very short time before the Lower Alblna line, which now runs out Mississippi avenue, will be extended through to Ockley Green and form another connection for the St. Johns line. Residents of Multnomah are clamoring for the change. SMALL BOYS FIGHT Young Eugene Mahoney Is Badly Injured by a Companion. , 8arlau-flwiaejues3te. an Jiakls -4 ,5S low the aesaalting of little Eugene Ma honey by. another lad, named Ray, Mon day evening. Young Mahoney Is the 11-year-old son of C. A. Mahoney, engineer of the Oregon Laundry Company, and residing at 71 East Twelfth street. Monday evening Mahoney was playing In front of his home In company with a number of other boys about his age. when It is alleged that the Ray and the Maho ney boys had a slight dispute over some little girl that both boys wanted to take to school. At firnt It Wram rtnlv A war nf iinr.la But finally It Is alleged that the Ray boy's lather came along and told his son to knock the other boy out. Young Ray pioked up a baseball bat and while the other little fellow had his back turned struck him a very heavy blow OBwt&effjght' trait (Eh tJued -4ai -was-taken Into his home and Dr. Pohl called In. An examination showed that the bat had broken the elbow bone In small frag ments. There was also a bad fracture of the arm. ..-,.. His condition .is said to .be -vary, serious -at present, the lad being very frail by nature. Mr. Mahoney says that he will likely swear out a warrant for the arrest of the attacking boy's father. PLAN CELEBRATION East Side Improvement Association to Dedicate Newstadtcr Factory. A meeting of the East Side Improve ment Association will soon be called for the purpose of arranging a program for the proper celebration of the bringing of the Neustadter Bros.' factory on the East Side. The factory will be one ef the larg est of Its line on the coast and will em ploy several hundred people when in full operation. The factory will be situated In a large two-story brtok building on the corner of East Sixth, East Taylor streets and Grand avenue. The struc ture will be GO feet wide and 190 feet long, and will cost about $20,000 to ereot. The contractors expect to have the Structure ready for operation by the first iff. the XW., APA-tbs-t .K Ana ,dte. the. Im provement Association will bold Its fes tival. At the present time good progress Is being made in its construction. To Improve Park. A number of members of the Woodstock Band will take a day off this week and Improve Woodstock Park. The grounds will be graded and shrubbery planted. A real estate firm is aiding in the work. Y. P. S. C E. Meeting. The Young People's Society of Chris tian Endeavor held its regular meeting at the Mississippi-Avenue Congregational Church last evening. A nominating com mittee for the selection of the officers for the ensuing term was appointed and re ports of the various officers were read. During the evening" a well-selected liter ary and musical progcam was rendered, after which refreshments were served. The society Is In a flourishing condition. Rooking for Dock Site. The engineers of the Port ol Portland Commission have finished their soundings of the river about Mock's Slough at Uni versity Park, to find a location for the large drydock and have moved down to St. Johns, where they will make further examinations. The location of the dock will rest between the two points. Gymasium About Completed. The large gymnasium on the grounds of Columbia University at University Park has about been completed. The structure Is one or the largest of Its class in the world, a field of about half an acre being enclosed. The roof Is over 56 feet high. East Side Briefs. Mrs. Alice Green ofTIhlcago Is visiting at the home of her son-in-law at 95 East Eighth street north. Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Liberty or Boston are visiting at the residence of James M. Head. 201 East Thirty-fourth street. Otto Kleeman. the well known East Side architect, left last evening to be ab sent a month at Starbuck, Wash. O. B. Leedy, master of the State Orange, Patrons of Husbandry, left yesterday for Lansing, Mich., where he goes as a de - gate to the National Grange. The Portland High School and the Hill Military Academy, Juggled with the pig skin on the Multnomah gridiron yester day afternoon. The argument was one of ordinary character. The High School boys were shut out by the soldiers by a score of 6 to 0. However, It was not as good an article of ball as either team was able to" put up. The High School boys were overconfident and seemed to have no life In their plays. Holmes, for H. M. A., broke through the High School line In the first half, and scored the only touchdown of the game. In the second half neither team was able to ad vance the ball any great distance, so both teams resorted to a kicking game. Following Is the line-up of the teams: H. M. A Position. P. H. S. Brooke L E R Brooke Hahn i L T R Zimmerman Levy L G R , Cason Kelly . . C Howse. Carlson French , Savage Palmer Holman Martin (C)... Macdonald, A. .R G L Barendrlck .R T L Holcomb .R E L Montague Q Morris .L H R Wilhelm .R H L.Marshall, Goooall McDonald, P.. . F (C) Jiolman Officials Umpire, R. R. Wllloughby, Medical College; referee, W. O. Rudy, B. S. A.; linesmen. Joe Pratt and Tom Ross; timekeepers, Hugh J. Boyd and H. Elwood Middleton. BISHOP SCOTT AND MULTNOMAH. The Bishop Scott Academy and the Portland Academy will contest for su premacy on Multnomah field this after noon. Both of these elevens are In fine form. They have been doing a great amount of practice work. Both are about of the same weight': A good deal of lv4.W.s4jKbeiwe,qn th. two. teams, and a good contest is anticipated. The line up will be as follows: P. A. Position. Sutherland L E R... Koerner L T H. . . Scott. A. B L (i R. . . Charleson C Seeley R J L. . . Von Ktllnger ...R T L. .. Whlttlesev R E L... Scott. J. D U B.' S. A. 8. Morrison Ford Carroll Lewis . . A. Means . MacNealan ...R. Smith .1 Smith Wood L H R Swope Kenton K H jl, (C) ii Bmitn Chalmers (C) F Downs Officials Pratt and Hutchinson. ALBANY AND MULTNOMAH. ALBANY, Nov. 5. The local college team will go to Monmouth next Satur day and play the eleven there. A chal lenge will be Issued by the team to the winner of the Corvallls-Kugene contest Saturday, .Urjd.ertJhe, .skUJfUl. cpajebjtig of Fred Edwards the team nas shown remarkable Improvement. It Is well or ganized, fast and heavy. EUGENE TEAM OUT TO WIN Working Like Beavers Preparing for Grilling Contests. EUGENE. Ore., Nov. 5 The football season Is In full swing at the University of Oregon, and gridiron enthusiasm Is running high. Coach Dolph Is putting his men through hard, grinding practice each afternoon, and the players are work ing like beavers, for they realize that they must win the big Intercollegiate championship game from the Oregon Ag ricultural College next Saturday.- The game will be played In Corvallls, and the "hayseed" eleven will have the advan tage of playing on Its home grounds, and before Its home crowd. On the result of this game hinges the state Intercolle giate championship, and possibly the Northwest championship for this season. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY GAME. On Friday, November 22. the Paciflo University eleven will come to Eugene for a game with the 'Varsity. Last sea son'Wegon defeated-Paciaefcy a -seore-of 10 to 0. and as both teams have Improved this year, the game promises to be quite interesting. The most Important game of tho season will be played In Portland on Thanksgiving Day, when the Oregon tans will face the crack eleven of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. Ore gon and Multnomah are old rivals, and the big Thanksgiving games played by the two teams have for years been the chief athletic events of the Pacific North west. Previous games have always been close, but the 'Varsity has never yet won from the clubmen; although two of the big contests have been scoreless ones, and two others have been won by a sin gle touchdown. Multnomah has usually had a great advantage in- weight, but this season the teams are evenly matched In this respect, each averaging between 155 and 160 pounds, stripped weight. Ore gon has a fatrly heavy line, and good, husky backs, but her. freshmen ends. Chandler and Jordon. are so light that the average Is brought down to about 156 pounds. ' It is reasonable to beUeve that Multnomah arid Oregon are evenly matched in every way, and therefore a great game is expected. PERSONNEL OF ELEVEN. Capt. Homer I. Watts, of the 'Varsity eleven, received his first football train ing in the Los Angeles Athletic Club In 189S. playing guard. This Is his third year on the "Varsity, and he is putting up a star game at -left tackle.- Watts Is 26 years old and weighs 167 pounds. He Is a member of the senior Glass and is registered from Athena, Umatilla County. At the close of last season. Watts was NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD What Portland Woriers Arc Doing for Their Advancement. About 140 members of the Longshore men's Union, No. 264, have been partially thrown out of employment by the tying up of the steamships Elder and Colum bia, as a great deal of their work was se cured at the Alnsworth and Alaska docks. Aside from handling, the cargoes from the' unanimously chosen captain for 1902. As a leader he possesses rare qualifications, and holds the unbounded respect and confident of -every man In. the football O. ("Dutch") Thayer, 1903. plays the other tackle position In good style. He played center last season, and put up such a sensational game that experts chose him as center on the All-Northwest team. Thayer weighs 168 pounds. Vie is president of the senior class and Is very popular In college. His home Is at Toledo. Seth Kerron, 1903, and Virgil Earle, 1905, are playing guards this season, with Porter Frlirell, IDotS, as alternate. Ker ron and Frizrell are big men and play the game for all It Is worth, while Earle. who Is smaller. Is equally reliable. Earle and Kerron played on the 'Varsity last season, and Frlxzell played on the famous Portland Academy team. Dave Jordan and "Bill" Chandler, both freshmen, are playing ends at present, and are first class men. Jordan played for three years on the Portland Academy team, and Chandler was with the same aggregation last year. Chandler is only 17 years old, and weighs but 135 pounds. Nevertheless, his work Is sensational, and he has splen did football possibilities.5' Henry McKlnney, the stalwart center rush. Is a member of the freshman class, and halls from a cattle ranch near Baker City. McKlnney Is by far the best center that ever played on a University of Ore gon team. He weighs 1S4 pounds, and Is quick and active. He played on the Baker City High School eleven two years ago. Quarterback W. D. ( Pat") Murphy, S3, w i at pr)4 suS-riag . rcc 2 badly sprained ankle, besan his foetball career at the Monmouth Normal tichool four years ago. In 9u0 he was a "sub" on the famous Oregon eleven that de feated Berkeley, and last season was the regular quarterback until injured in the game with the University of Idaho. Mur phy Is an expert player, but he has an able substitute In Latourctte. 1906, who distinguished himself In the game with the Medical College team last Saturday. Murphy weighs 151 pounds, being much heavier than Latourette. Halfbacks Roy Goodrich. 1904. and C. A. Payne, 1904, are old players on the 'Varsity. Payne played fullback In 1899,, and 1900, but was out of the game last season. Goodrich played with the Ore gon Agricultural College In 1898 and 1899, and since 1900 has played regularly on the- '-Varefty. Fullback Joe Templeton, 1904, Is a mem ber of the famous Templeton family, four of whom have played on previous 'Varsity teams. Other members of the squad who are showing up well are Johnson and Sergeant, candidates for end-: Horton, Reed and Pentand, candi dates for line positions; Meldrum, Starr, Taylor and Applegate, who are trying for positions back of the line. Some of these younger players are making the 'Varsity men P'ajr hard to hold down their positions, and it Is not unlikely that the original line-up will be changed for the Thanksgiving game. GOLF ASSOCIATION MEETS. NEW YORK. Nov. 5. Arrangements are being made for a meeting of the United States Golf Association, to be held here on November 18. Among the objects of the meeting Is the revision of the con stitution of the golfers. THE QUEENAN TURNER MATCH Big Sparring Card at Friday Night. Seattle SEATTLE, Nov. 5. In spite of the fact that the men have met once before In thls eity. a great deal of interest is be ing taken In the fight betweeen Perry Queenan and Rufe Turner, due to take place In the Armory next Friday even ing. Yesterday saw a number of wagers laid, with Turner ruling slight favorite. The general opinion about town is that Turner, the more clever, should win, but -when It comes Aa a betting proposition, the sports think of Perry's great staying powers, and his knockout punch in either hand, and hesitate. As for the men themselves, Turner, when questioned as to the outcome, merely grins and replies that It will be no draw. That he infers) from this that he will win may be taken from the air of confidence tliat surrounds him whether at work on the bag or conversing with friends. On the other hand, Queenan Is very outspoken as to the ultimate outcome. 'There is only one thing to this," he says, "and that Is that I win. I will beat him sure, and I advise my friends to bet all you can on my chances." The ea slJajr night promises to be a strong one. In addition to the main go. Kid Fredericks and George Keams are down to no twenty rounds of a de cision, and as K earns has recently de feated Kid OKidesby in Butte, and fought a 10-round draw wltn Mose La Fontise, that bout should be a stem-winder. Fredericks should have a big Job on his hands, but the kid will win. As a preliminary, Charles Fredericks and Kid McKarland are booked to go four rounds. So "altogether , "the card Is a strong one and undoubtedly wlll draw well. small coasters coming In here, and put ting in an occasional day with the long shoremen who load and unload the for eign, vessels, they have but very little to do. They are managing, however, to get along all right, and are not complaining In the least. Undoubtedly the speedy settle ment of the marine - engineers' strike would be greatly welcomed by them, as it would be by both the engineers and owners of the vessels. The labor unions of Astoria are consid ering the advisability of nominating a labor ticket for- the municipal election, which will be held there next month. There are IT unions In that city, and It Is generally conceded that if they enter politics their men will, be succesful at the polls. Ask for Queen Bee Cough Drops. The Northwestern Roads Take Exception. A TRAFFIC COMBINE The Northwestern, Milwaukee and Rock Island Railroads Say Barlingtbn Is Favored. (Journal Special Service) CHICAGO. Nov. 5. A disposition to protest against the partiality shown to the Burlington by other roads in the Northwest merger is being shown by Chlcago-St." Paul lines that are sufTerlng from loss of business. The auestion Is how they can beet overcome the situa tion and at the same time convince Presi dent J. J. Hill that his policy is unjust to them. ROADS PARTICULARLY AGGRIEVED The Chicago 4 Northwestern, the Chi cago, Milwaukee & 8t. Paul and the Rock Island are said to b particularly aggrieved because the equity Is Ignored In view of the volume of business they give to the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific. The assertion Is made that at least 25 per cent of the business moved Is given to the Burlington. A meeting to discuss this subject will be held this week when an attempt to solve the problem It pre sents will be made. ST. PAUL, Nov. 5 Great Northern ticket agents west of Spokane have been directed to route business for Missouri River territory via the Burlington, and agents of the latter have similar In struction relative to passengers for Ev erett and points North on the coast being-Sen .ha Great .NitUeE.- - NEWS OF AND FOR MARINERS The Goings and Comings of Those Who Plow the Mighty Deep. The British bark Lodoro and the schooner John A. left up this morning In tow of the Thompson. The steamer Melville Dollar has arrived at San Francisco with her Portland wheat cargo. She will sail for this port ,gitt.,ew- Saturday , - .. ;.. ' The Magdalene will clear at the custom house this afternoon with a cargo of wheat for the United Kingdom for or ders. She has on board about 140,000 bushels, valued at 195,000. Kerr, GlfTord is Co. are the shippers. The French bark Cannebfene left up from Astoria for Portland this morning In tow of the Ocklahama. She comes from San Francisco here and is chartered by the Northwestern Warehouse Company to load wheat for Europe. In addition to those already provided for, the lighthouse board at Washington. D. C, has recommended that an appro priation of $350,000 be made for the con struction of eight more lighthouses on the Alaskan Coast. The Chronicle says that a French line of steamships is negotiating for entrance to Pan Francisco for the purpose of ob taining part of the trade between that port and the Hawaiian Inlands and Aus tralia, the Far East and Europe. The Eastern and Western Lumber Com pany has been awarded a contract by the government to furnish 800.000 feet of lumber to be used In the erection of bar racks at Manila at an approximate cost of $10,000. Laldlaw & Co. will ship the lumber In January .on the steamer Bl lerlc, the charter rate being $11.50 per thousand feet. Eight members of the crew of 16 de serted a few days ago from the British ship Dunbrltton, which recently arrived at Port Los Angeles from Antwerp. The sailors hud mutinied at sea. and as soon asthe ship landed they made a dash for liberty. The mate took several shots at them, and it is believed that one of the men was wounded. Joseph Paquet, the boatbullder, Is drawing up plans for building a new steamer. Who the owners of the new craft will be is not known, but it Is sup posed that she will be either placed in commission on the Sound or the lower Columbia River. The new vessel will be built on the Haielton dock, as soon as the one now under construction there is completed. She will be 161 feet in length, and have capacity for carrying .from .300 to $50 passengers. The Season for Coughs and Colds. "At this season of the year many peo ple have ooughs and colds.'" said a well known druggist yesterday, "and there is nothing better to take than Queen Bee Cough Drops." he continued. "It is a simple little candy remedy, pleasant to take and costing but 5 cents a package. Children take them and do not know they are taking a medicine. Coughs and colds should be checked from the start. -If this were done there w8uld be fewer physi cians' bills to pay." CASE OF ARBITRATION. In Justice Reld's Court, before a board of arbitration, the case of John Crelgh vs. the Washington Life Insurance Com pany is being heard. The case Is a suit on the part of Crelgh to recover some salary and commissions which he claims are uue him. The case was tried In the Circuit Court on an appeal and was re manded to the Justice Court to be settled by a committee of arbitration. TELEPHONE BOXES ROBBED. Petty larceny fiends are operating In the city. Telephone boxes are the source of revenue against which they are direct ing their energies. Last night the tele phone of Charles Clements on Alder street and a bo In a?3brth End saloon were robbed of the nickels. Numerous other complains have been made of robberies of this nature. Beattie & Hofmann PRINTERS 1 09 Fifth St., near Washington 5 - Cent - The Continental Tobacco Co.. Will re deem the bands on these cigars on their premium list and guessing con test at same value as on other NICKEL C I OARS J The Rosenfeld-Smith Co. Exclusive Wholesale Tobacconists THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, AMERICAN PLAN HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A modern Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. M.C. BOWERS, rtanager SAME OLD BRIDGE TALK Board of Public Works Discusses the Situation. ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED A Bunch of Street Improvement Propositions Come Up. The attention of the members of the BoardMofJstbl4o. WKknvaa mamtly oc cupied yesterday In rehashing the old bridge question. The Question has been Kone over so often that It has become threadbare. As has been said so often b?.fore" thre .! n money to. repair them or oofistruct new ones. To add to their stock of trouble City Engineer Elliott reported that he had recently closed the bridge on East Alder street, between East Seventh and East Eighth streets, and also one on Eleventh street, near Qulmby. He also notified the board that the bridge over Bast Morrison street was in a bad condition and needed repairing at once. He also reported that the Wil lamette bridge of the Portland Railway Company was In a dangerous condi tion and he was Instructed that unless the proper repairs were made at once to close it UP. City Engineer Elliott made a report of the collapse of the Second street bridge which was as stated In yesterday's Journal The concensus of opinion was that the city was not liable for damages because the publlo had been warned of Its dan cer. STREET IMPROVEMENT. The lowest bid for Improving Palling street was $2784, while the City Engi neer's estimate was $2174, and the im provement was ordered readvertlsed. The matter of the clogged condition of a sewer at the Madison street bridge caused by driving plies through It by workmen for the county, was called to the attention of the board by Mayor Williams. The City Engineer was In structed to have the necessary repairs made and render the bill to the County Commissioners. . . ,r. . - The Improvement of Qulmby street, against which L. Goldsmith protested at the last meeting, was accepted. A remonstrance was received from J. J. O'Nell against the acceptance of the Improvement on Savler street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, which was referred to the City Engineer. Bids were opened for street improve ments as follows: Twentieth street Smyth & Howard, $3,629.21: J. R. O'Neill, J3.64S.11; M. J. Con ley. J2.999.62. Sherman street Smyth & Howard, $758; J. R. O'Neill. J328.9S; Engineer's estimate, J179. All were referred to the City Engineer. The award of the contract for the Im provement of Vancouver avenue was laid over on aooount of a remonstrance. Superintendent Donaldson of the Street Cleaning Department, reported the dam ages done to a dump cart by an Oregon Water -Power ft Railway Company car on the Madison street bridge. He was '.5W.ici to -have It r!lTftutf'Ttix; -the bill to the railway company. SAN MATEO ARRIVES. The steamer San Mateo arrived at As toria this morning, from San Francisco, -..nd is eipected to reach Portland to night. She Is chartered by Kerr. Gilford & Co., to carry, a cargo of wheat to tho Bay City. -' The San Mateo is a collier and was formerly engaged In the coast trade ex clusively. She has capacity for carry ing about 3000 tons. The vessel Is 217 feet In length, 40 feet in breadth and 24 feef In depth. s. sl L s a -i a a TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTi M. J. WALSH CO. SHOW , ROOMS : 245 WASHINGTON STREET. 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