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TZZZ OREGON - DAILY JCUHIJAL; I Cr.7L.i;D. L.V . - j L.iaiiuiiiL&li:iillilllllILiiiD FOlOEl'i CROP "i . ; B . e j e CiWc "Congrtw i at "Last .Session Listens .to Interesting Papers Parks Cambronne arid Inver Leaders cf Empire Ctits Crlnj Chtnp .VJrp j: ty Have HM .." Retrij Vzi-Drm lliurjir and Take Huctxni'a Advice ' :garryTaken by : Portland CorcJ'il Creetins to l"r of ' ' : on Jmportant Subject.; Great Inlanrl Empire.' VI: V. Flouring Mills, ' ' LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS ' ." ELOQUENT DISCUSSION .. -", . r- t . S . .' I i'.- ",. F. B, Thurber Say Municipal Owner f ihip Has the,.-Approval of the J Weakminded, Socialistic ' and Yel ? low Journals, and Opposes It.',, ; THIS ENDS DISPUTE . GOOD FELLOWSHIP. 13 HE SUSFECTG CHir.'AAN V;ii ON RATE GUESTION KEYNOTE OF GATHERING AND HilREG CC3YCUARD A, 1 fV- Twenty-Seven Shillings' Sixpence 5 Classic Buildinf Is Dedicated With " Appropriate Ceremonies Progress of West Is Hope of Crowded East, Thinks !. Revengeful , Oriental, JJgy - Agreed.o'n, ,ln View ;of the Prolv ability of a Shortage of Vessels to Have Been the Guilty , One Of ficers, However, Are Also , Work ing oo First Theory, Handle Wheat, .Barley and Flour, r Say Speakers, 4 . i llli! mi The attendance at the expoat Hon up to 11:10 o'clock thia fore- ; ' noon wtt t, 1 1 . The , total ad inlaeiona yesterday were 1I.I6J- , ' ' At the Anal eeaalon of the Ctvlca con ference thia afternoon at the exposition the question of . municipal - ownership and control of corporattona occupied the attention of 'tome of America' leading authorities on the subject-. .-,r .. The chairman was Tnomii M- Strong of Portland. F. 8.- Monnstt formerly attorney-general of Ohio, who won a lasting position In history by hla proee cution of jthe Standard Oil cases In .Ohio and .again In Kansas, , and whose work was, in a large degree, the source ff - Information upon which wil baaed Ida Tarhell'a book on the history of the ell monopoly, .held hla audience intently ' interested for half an hour. He spoke in f svor of - municipal - ownership, but pointed to . difficulties ' which - would necessarily be encountered i in : aocom llshtng It 'I :K1... K-iiff--- ' The second .speaker was ; Professor - John Graham Brooks ' of , Cambridge, Massachusetts. , His address -was "Res' sonr for and Against Municipal Owner- Shin.' " Albert Shaw, editor of the Review of Reviews, was to have spoken but was called out or town, -.ty- 4 .'';''". i Oppose e Municipal Ownership.' F. B. Thurber. president of the Clyto -Association of New York, followed, ' ! Tlfere are two sides to most ques tions and municipal 'ownership la. bo exception to this. There are situations In countries having a different Torm of government from ours,; where graft is not an epidemic disease, and where public ownership and operation may be ,' successful, but sven there opinions dif fer. , In Great Britain it has run Its couree and there Is a reaction In publlo ' opinion against municipal trading, a It Is called there, just at a time when Jneny well-meaning ' persons In this country, a well as the professional so cialists and the yellow Journals, are ad ' y oca ting It hero, 'v -J.- "In a country with universal suffrage ft I-desirable to limit the -number "of ubllo officials to the smallest possible 'number for political reasons! and there i2't ft- also ..economic reasons - which apply especially to lighting, traction and other publlo service corporations which . are "T 1 " J . T r . r;"r numoers oi persons ano require a nign order of administrative, ability. Indeed water, a natural product, which runs ownniir yndJoi.ifTtea-mwrtn a minimum of labor and- expense, la about ' ; the only public necessity justifying pub- . lie ownersmp in tnis country, ana even " In this there are axeeptlona. - : .- . Oalla X SosisHstU tnav:i?i t -Nothing can be truer as a rule than - , "publlo ownership waste'-"" exceeds cor- porate profit'; supplement this with ths , . even more . Important political consider , atlon and thoughtful citisens may well hesitate to favor-the present soclalls- v tie fad of municipal ownership. . .. Of -'course." Its advocates play- upon- public prejudice and claim economies for pub- . lie ownership which do not exist. - ' "Publlo 'officials ' where municipal ' 'plants have been established are natur ally Interested In making a good show ing and holding their easy Jobs; In many instances-their bookkeeplng omlte inter rest, taxes, depreciation, sinking fund , ' for renewals or Improvements and other items which a private corporation must ; recognise. The taxpayer Is a convenient . beast of burden tipon which to onload 'deficits and he .In turn unloads It on .rent payers where hs can. ' Under publlo ( -ownership new inventions, lmprove . 'ntents and extensions are ignored. Un der private ownership the best profes sions! talent is employed at salaries an- v iieera oi in puono smpioymeni, ana all ; these improvements are st once utilised. r giving tne public an up-to-date service. -individual initiative . end energy, coupled with the cooperation of many small partnsrs In corporations, hss msde ' : this country great and I cannot believe ' " - that the socialistic propaganda will pro '. rvail if ths facts are properly presented The genersl discussion under the Ave ... mlnuU rule was led by C. H. Chaptoas f Portland. ."' : , : . ;". ; ..-; . t. ..The spirited discussion of the sub . jec-t brought : out - the largest audience that has yet assembled at a seesion of OREGON MOTHERS WILL ; PERFECT ORGANIZATION , .' ' i . - The Oregon Congress of Mothers last nlgnt grew out of the Home Training . association, which was organised tn Portland last winter, snd it will here after be affiliated with the National Con- gross of Mothers. The Portland branch V which will continue under Its old name of Homo Training association,, will send out . representatives to other towns in the state to organise branches of the - atata congress. . : 'A 'reception was given Mrs. Frederic ; Schol, president of the national con- gross, last night, and she gave a talk about the work that-has been accom r , pushed bjr the congress. It was large ., Ijr Instrumental, she " said, in saining , . the Institution of ths separate Juvenile court ' 8b spoke of the Influence of the congress In the home, where mdtb- ' ers are brought to take a closer Interest In the Instruction' of their children. - - The i following officers .were elected for the new -organisation!, lrs. C M. Wood of Portland, president j Mrs. Bam ' .uml Connel of Portland, flrst vice-prest-'. elent; Mrs. t A. Wiggins of Salem, '' second .vice-president; - Mra v Stephen ' ' lowelI of Pendleton, third vico-presl Yent;'Mrs, O. H. Fithlaa of Portland. recording -secretam - - Mra. Robert ...I Donald of Portland, corresponding secre . lira: Mrs. Robert Tate Of Portland. treasurer; Mrs. A. II. Lomax of Port-" land, auditor. The board of mansgsrs ' wilt be Mrs. A. King Wilson of Oswego, Mrs. J. C Elliott King of Mount Tabor, Mrs. E. C Clement, Mrs. J, U Kings berry, Mrs. A. D. , Soper. Mrs. W. J. Honeyman and Mrs. Stephen S. Wise of - - Portland.--; . .. -. "Trrrr, Ptafetied eek Ca"e4 ooda. ' A Ilea Lewis Best fcnd. Through Taylor. Toung aV Co. th Portland Flouring; mills chartered two grain ships, the French bark Cambronae and British berk Inversarry. yesterday afternoon to load wheat, flour or barley at .-thia .port .. for. Queenstowa or rel mouth for orders, t The cargoes will be delivered either in the United King- aom, at Havre, Antwerp, Dunkirk or Hamburg.- The vessels have, an aggre gate carrying capacity of approximate ly 1.000 tons and are expected te-arv river in time to J begin-receiving tneir cargoes eany in uciooer. ;-." These are the flrst grain ships char tered to carry new crop wheat to Euro pean ports this season. The rate peia la. each ease was 47s Id. the price asked by the members of the shipowners' com bination. - The Portland Flouring mills has also chartered the British ship XII maillle to load aewroa grald-ai. Tag coma and Seattle for the United King dom at tie fd, the union rata for carry In a carro from the sound. ' ; " The Cambronne Js en route to Ban Francisco In ballast. Arriving at the Heads she will receive orders to pro ceed to Portland. It is supposed that the Invergarrr Is now on the weet coast; she sailed for there two months ago with a cargo of coal from Nev castle, N. B, W. sit will "be the flrst trip of the Briton to the Columbia river., but the Frenchman 'was here a year ago. 81nos the ios has been broken ex porters are of the opinion that ships will be chartered in rapid succession until sufficient - tonnage .has been se cured to handle the wheat crop which is besrlnnlna to arrive at tidewater from eastern Oregon and Washington. .Until these vessels were engaged the export- era and' shipowners - were unable to come to an understanding on rates. Shippers asserted that tonnage waa held at too high a figure to enable them to do business profitably. - On the other hand the owners kspt contending that in a short time freights would advance. explaining that the number of ships on the en route list for the Paeiflo coast is wholly, inadequate to take care of the trafflo, v -: T , " y TELEGRAPH WINS RACE. Beata neetTSpeaoerXa Blvet Ooateet --,.':( That Zs Tory Close. " Dockmen and others along the river Tttfrmi "if. of the prettiest steamboat raoea between ths Telegraph and Bpeneer tnat nas noen 1 millet oi la local waters - for many a J-" . -."i . trk the steam- ers backed out from their respective deeki the "iligisph hnnnfl TOt nltOKa. on the first regular run aho haa made, and the Spencer tor The Dalles. The swift stern wheeler from the sound got the bast of the start by about 400 feet. Just enough, say the rlvermen, to make matters interesting. .Whea the craft had sot out of the main part of -the harbor they were started at full speed, the Bpencer crowding close on to the heels of the aquatia wonder rrotn ine north When they anssed the Portland flouring . mills the "steamers were In about the same position as regards dis tance between them as they were when they left their docks. T But Jrom there on to the mouth of the Willamette It Is said that the Spencer gained slightly on her adversary, but could not pass ner. Three other, steamers the - Regulator, Northwest artd lone which left here at the same time,- felt- far la the rear of their speedy companlona. : . . c r, ,t ALBERS' BIO LOWEST! Makes Best Bid foe large Oovernment Sorage Ooatraot, -Appearances Indicate that the Albers Brothers . MUllng . company, will be awarded the government - contract of supplying S.009 tons ot oats and 1.500 tons of baled bay for shipment to the Philippines next month. Bids for sup plying the forage were opened " this morning la the office of Captain Jesse M. Baker, local disbursing quartermas ter. In the three proposals received tne firm named aubmltted the lowest bid. offering to furnish an eastern grade of oata at 120.16 a ton. , In ths bay tender the same .company offered to supply 1.160 tons of a certain grade of timothy hay at 114.76 a ton and an equal amount of a different variety at lle.Zt a ton. It was specified in the proposal tnat tne delivery of the bay would be made in 40 .days from the date of the award of the contract and tne g.ooo tons' or oats would be delivered at the rate of 100 tons a' week. " If Oregon oats should be reaulred the price .would be 111.16, McKinley Miteneit bid only on tne oats, agreeing to furnish 100 tons at ths followinc. prices: One Hundred tons at 11.41 a hundred pounds, 100 at 1.44 and 100 at 11.1. vt --:.. -:-' The third and last bidder wss Edwin Bwltsler, ' who agreed to furnish 1,600 tons of oata at $28.41 a ton. Hs ex plained that the shipment would be de livered at points on the Southern Pacific railroad between Eugene and Portland b'y October 10. As the government Is desirous of getting the forage In time to ship it next month It . Is probable his proposal will not be . regarded with favor. It has also been . the - practice heretofore to have the forage delivered at "Portland. ,', Bids were also opened at. the same hour at Ban Francisco and Seattle from firms who were desirous of supplying the grain and hay. - The amount Is suf ficient to msks a full cargo. " ,.. MARINE NOTES.' Astoria. Aug. 10. Arrived down at I and sailed at 0:10 a. m.. steamer Alli ance, for Coon Bay and Eureka. ' ; Astoria, Aug. II. Arrived at 1:11 P. m , American ship St- Nicholas, from Nushagak river. i. : ' Sailed at t p. m..- steamer Robert tol- lar. tor Ban rraaelsoe.- -..-4.. -. .. Bailed at i p. m.. steamer Francis M. Leggett with log rafL for Mm Fran. CISCO. 'Arrived down at 1 and sailed st 1:10 p. m., steamer Whlttler and barge Santa Paula, for Port Harford. ' .4 ... Haiphong, Aug. l Sailed, schooner Churchill, for Portland.' . Astoria,'. Aug, Condition ef -the bar at a: m.. obscurtd; wind north west; weather foggy. -" Hobert Aug. II. Sailed. French ahie Vauban, for Portland or Puget sound. New York LETTER IS Fl CRIES ATTORNEY Epistle) Said to Be From Missing ' vMaud Rust 'Declared to, J Be,' Counterfeit. t POLICE OF SEATTLE FAIL TO FIND YOUNG WOMAN Lawyer Smith Throws Doubt., oo f Authenticity of 'Two v Votes ' and Gives v Reasons for Saying His i CTient's Daughter Wu Ji ot. Wrjtcr.- Emphatically declaring thai the letter I In possession' of Edward Campbell, the I retired cattleShan. purporting . to - have I been left with hla little niece the night 11-year-old Maude Rust disappeared, is a forgery. Attorney B. M. Smith states ,t lutaiestlng developments In , the I mysterious affair may be expected in the near future. t-. ,, ; Chief ot Police Orltxmacher saya ths case Is as mysterious aa It was on ths I DRGED nimns Itai slis aunt Wgaattia wag ln.llnspeetef palfi-w He WltH- esiisaiea, sna vniei oz X'oiice jjeisney telegraphed that no trace of her could oe iouna mere. ' 1 i ,", ( . The search at Seattle was prevented because - William Moellar, a -laborer. called on the chief and showed -him a letter mailed In thia eity under date of July 15,- which- purported -.to-, be from Miss Rest. In It the girt was credited With saying that ahq intsnded going to "Ceatle", with a friend, but would be have properly and would return In due time. - Endearing - terms were used toward Moeller, the writer declaring her love as true as svsr and that ss-she trusted he, loved her they would doubt less soma., day . be , together again and happy. .' . t -.- : . . .. "The letter in possession of Campbell la a. forgery," said Attorney Smith. "I examined it carefully and know where of I am speaking.,. Miss - Bust- waa taught . the vertical system of . hand writing at school and always wrote In a hand ahowlng Individual characteris tics. . The note Campbell possesses, 'In wmen ana purports to say she was go ing away because she did not believe he really cared for her,, la penned accord ing to the Spencerlan system, - "The letter Moeller possesses I have not yet seen, but shall endeavor to. get It. I have no doubt that dt was sent him by an Interested person because he is known to have kept company; with Miss Rust lor some .time. , -In. that letter, written July It. she Is credited with telling him she intended leaving the eity the following Saturday evsnlne. . - WiH. . she did nnl mn nn, 11 Sunday evening. Xai why has Moeller kept silent ail thia time, knowing that the mother of the girl was distracted over her loss. Stories relative to the girl's disappearance have been published and everybody knew the - police were trying to locate ner, yet this , Moeller had nothing at .all to say s bout , her whereabouts until the last minute, and then tarna up with a letter which is said to have been sent JUm by her July . v. ; "' --..w.-'-v "Not only are the police at -sea ss well aa we. but In a morning paper to day . were made atatementa which the autnor could easily have found to be incorrect had iie so desired. The rlrt la only 1 years old. .1 know that myself, because I have known her since shs wss a baby." .v. t ,.;,-,.,.?. -r tt M. E.-TCLUB WAKES VT DROWSY FAIR ECHOES Ths M. E. T. club the unique sorMal organisation 'of the JLwis and Clark fair, composed exclusively of exhibitors in the Machinery, Electricity and Trans portation building Is -celebrating a soe- cltl day at the exposition. . Everybody in the neighborhood knows It, too. At -1:30 o'clock this afternoon the members of the club and the Trail con cessionaires combined In an Interesting parade,- which started from the Govern ment building and proceeded across the Bridge of JMstlons, watched by Urge crowds. On the mainland the partici pants visited all of the exhibit buildings and Anally reached the Machinery build ing where, for three 'hours, refresh ments -were served to all comers, while the Administration band provided music. EAGLES MAY ELECT OREGON MAN CHAPLAIN . (Journal Speelsl Berries.) Denver, Aug. II. The grand aerie of Ktgles resumed balloting this morning. The slste fixed lent night after the elec tion -of Hy man Davis of Cleveland as president Includes Joseph T. Pinkie of Oregon for chaplain snd Indicates that San Franclaco will be selected as th .7! next meeting place. I if . (.'!:; Building at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. RUSSIA COIISEIITS TO HUIS IN PEACE ; w r T' r- r ' If WItte Ordered by Czar to Be i He Is Unabfe to T&k Offensive Against Oyaroa Admits' ; , (-' '...J Impossibility of Retaking-Sakhalin. - t " IfceraaV Stwelsl eWttoa.) ' 8t Petersburg, Aug. Upon receiv ing a messags from WItte that Baron Kuttiura was uncompromising on the subjects of cessation of Sakhalin and reimbursement for war expenses, v ths csar summoned ths members of the na tional defense council. The Grand Duke Nicholas admitted the impossibility of retaking the island of Sakhalin or of T Action In Appointing Plumbjng Nout Warrant of Law. ' Members of the city council have un offlclally notrfted Plumbing Inspector Thomas Hulme tnat henceforth he ahall report to the health and police commit tee, receive necessary orders and that he shall pay no .attention to the orders of Msyor Lane. This order waa made since the meeting of the council on Wed needay, at which- time the office of the plumbing Inspector and assistant were placed under tne patronage oi me coun ell by special ordinance,, and Thomas Hulme and Harry Woodhouse were, ap pointed. ?-(-. 'fsti' K-.c : . Prominent Officials familiar with the charter and former " members of the charter board are of . the opinion that the council in ita attempt "to ahow' the mayor a thing or two" has exceeded its authority by appropriating to Itself executive functions, - If the matter la taken Into the courts It la aald there is but little doubt as to ths result, snd that the offices will be declared to be under the Jurisdiction of the municipal ivll service commission. , Ths commission is preparing for the examination of applicants for the post tlons. , As aoon aa the examinations are held and the papers corrected, the three names highest on the two lists of ell sibles will be certified to the mayor, who will ' select . a plumbing . Inspector and - an ' assistant plumbing Inspector. If Hulme refuses to give up the position ths civil service commission will refuse to allow hia salary, .in which case the matter may be taken Into the courts. Certaln members of the eity council have boasted that they would - cut off the salary of the plumbing Inspector and his assistant If they lost la the eon teat '.v v :''H''.,-: v, HUNDREDS OF PASSEKGERS HAVE HARROW. ESCAPE Two ' Southern Pacific Trains - Collide HeatJ-On Irt-Cali- - forma- ' I,' ! . f . (Joorsal Special Serelee.l Marysville, Cel., Aug. !. Hundred of passengers on two crowded trains of the Southern Pacific had a narrow es cape from death early, thls ; morning when a head-on' collision'' occurred near Lomo siding, four miles above Marya- villa. Train men claim the accident was due to conflicting orders of the south bound Oregon express 'to meet theynorth- bound at Lomo. and it was Blowing down to take the siding, however, not before the Oreaon express, which ex pected to meet the southbojiad at Live oak, several miles above, and wasgolng at a' high rate of speed. ' Owlne to the laree stretch or straight track., ths headlights wsrned the en gineers and both reversed. The trains were nearly stopped when both bumped together, damaging ptlota and headlights and passengers were severely shaken up. Str Telegraph ''for Astoria. v On slid after Saturday, August lth. the Steamer-Telegraph will make round trip dally (except Frlday between Portland and Astoria, leaving Alder Street Docket a. n., arriving st Astoria 11:10 p. m leaves Astoria I P. m ar- riving a"t Portland 1:10 p. m. . , ... , .1. ,, , i m . . .. In writing to sdvertlsers mention that . you read the ad. In The Journal. . i MflCILUSUHUG . - AUTHORITY a; &jMi.-.-t-&iN-x$. SETILELIEHT More Tractable Linievitch Wires defending the 'Amur region, and conn seled a ' compromise. ; All adhered . to this opinion. - - - v ,- Linievitch wss asked for view and telegraphed that he was unable to apare troops to defend , the Amur territory, but that hs wasnot strong enough to take the -offensive ' against'- Oysmi Thereupon" the csar 'telegraphed WItte to be more tractable. v,? u. a . BASH DENIES ALL : AMSAIIOliS Co-respondent In.Taggart Di voroe 6oandai Oajps II' Not Know Woman Well. . "Jeoral Spedal SerVlee.1 ' Wooster,- Ohio. Aug. 10. The' court this mornings dismissed from the evl dence Major 'Taggart'S charges impli cating Lieutenant Rither nd -.Clinton Spencer on the motion of Mrs. Taggarf a attorney: but refused to dismiss the complaints against Miner, Forteaoue and Billy Taggart, -..,.' .rf; . The depoaltion of Captain Bash was read this morning. Bash declared that he knew neither Taggart nor hie Wife intimately and that ha never aaw bar under circumstances thst would make confidences or Intimacies possible,. He called at the Taggart -home 'only four times while In Manila, and denied the charges In the affidavit ' of 'Augustine DeLacrus, declaring It to be absolutely .false.. He said thst he had never played poker for money with Mrs. Taggart, and denied that aho had ever visited him in his quarters. --v ? if'-; i The Judge In granting the motion to dismiss the evidence reviewed the case and1 commented upon Taggarf s Impris onment and said that all the evldsnoe showed that he was not drunk and de clared that If he was shut up simply to keep his mouth closed he was Justified in doing anything to get out. . -Fortescus testified by deposition " to day that when he was abroad he called frequently at the Taggart house at the invitation of Major and Mrs. Taggart tie sata tnat Mrs. Taggart was never intoxicated when - he was , present and that he never saw her drink to exceae at dinner, and that Mrs. Taggart seldom drank with him. . Her husband had aald wnen at Fort . Leavenworth that when he attended war college he did not drink except at the end .of his "work,' or -when he hsd no work, .-.a . - ."'.' ; . -: Fortescus said thst he smoked clsar ettes when Mrs. Taggart did, dnd that to tne best or his knowledge it M eus tomary for married ladles to smoke after dinner. . - - - -, EVENTS FOR SUNDAY vAXTHE EXPOSITION The order for the day for Sunday at tns exposition will be aa follows; .. , 10 a. m. -Gates open. , v J 11 m. Exhibit buildings and Trail open. . . - I p. m. Grand concert, Dlerke's band. bandstand. Gray boulevard, v "' ep. m. Exhibit bulldlnss close. I p. m. -Grand concert. Dierks s band. bandstand. Gray boulevard. . S p nv. Grand electrical illumination. COLLINS MUST RETURN X 'TO FACE HOME COURT ' " llnnul Snai.l bnUI ' Victoria, B. C, Aug. 10. Judge Lamp- man this morning decided thst George D. Collins, ths fugitive attorney, wanted tn San Francisco to answer the charge of perjury and bigamy, must return to California to stand trial. Collins waa committed to jail after he nad given notice of hie intention to ask for a writ of hsbeaa corpus. -- ALASKA EXCURSION.' Sitka and Return $80. ' - Steamer- Cottars - City," Ausuit ' R Sksgwsy, Sitka and return.' Steamer City of Seattle, August 1, Sksgway. Last excursions of ths season." Pacific Coast Steamship company, 141,. Washington street Phono Mala 111. , ,:' The Empire State of the Union today matte her acknowledgments ' to 'the In land empire. - Men ot national repute rgathered In the New York building at the fair thia morning at It o'clock and joined In the celebration of New Tork day. Samuel B. - Ward, vice-president ot the New Tork Lewis and Clark commis sion, presided. Rev. J. B. H. Simpson of Portland delivered the invocation. - Governor Chamberlain in hla address said:-. "-.'.) -a., '" - "A noted gentleman told me the ether day that he waa very greatly surprised to find -so muctat culture and refinement in this northwest of ours. A rather doubfTul compliment that There ought not to be any surprise. Ws have bad the best blood in the ITnlted Ststes to come here and to make the best cltlsen- ship In the United States. - ' "The best the country had to give," the speaker concluded, "hss come to us and has helped us to make thia great northwest what it la today. - And New Tork herself haa done snore than 'her share In giving to us the beat of her manhood and womanhood to give .to us just thst culture and refinement which haa proved ao surprising to a number Of eastern people." '; - ; - - , In - the absence of v Governor Frank Higgtna of New Tork. Ueutenant Linn M. Bruce of that state, aetlng aa hla official representative, responded. The people of the - etaieT1"- New Tork. he ssldr-TTfe proud of the post Mbn accorded them In the northwest snd st this exposition and are deeply grate ful for the welcome extended them by the people of the northwest This is ths only territory over wnicn files the flag of the United States which Is ours by right of discovery. "we are proud of the work that haa been done by the people of the north west My. friends, there la no north, no eouto, no east, no wast wt are , an Americana - There are great sectional questions which have eaussd these dis tinctions. Tours is that of Irrigation. And we of New Tork are just aa anxious that the arid lands of thia northwest be Irrigated aa yoa -are. . 7 v "There never haa been one-word of protest uttered by the people of New York against the enormous sums appro priated- for. the- purposes of irrigating landa thousanda of mllee away from the markets of the east .Why should they, when It ils those very eame markets which, receive, the benefits of irrigation in the way of eommaroeT We of New Tork want yon to irrigate. There are no email people In the -west, but there are a few in the east.-.' - " ... Tou have a Chinese oueetton here, it KiW ' Toncant" theopta door, want the doore open to" the lm mense eommoroa that you, of the west have' with the orient We of New Tork want you of the west to have the best of the orient-and if coolies are not of the best keep them out? ' President Ooode followed with refer-1 ences to the willingness with which ths commissi onere of New Tork. at the fair have handed over their building end lent their aid and experience tn making the social f unetione. of the exposition a auo cess. . - 'iv'""' . . '- '.! ; a. Fred Nixon, speaker of -the . New Tork . assembly, , wss then presented. Hie eloquence In depleting the feeling ot good fellowehlp which exists in the heerts of the people of New Tork to ward the people ef .the northweet Im pressed the audience, r : "Oregon has her tall trees, but New Tork has her blg men," aald hew 'The edueatlojial system ef New Tork etate. which the speaker stated haa spreed to all parts of the clrniied world, wss ex tolled, x " : tf, .'- ' '--.... "America.', by the AdmlnUtratlon band, concluded the oeremonlea, and a general reoeptton followed In the parlors or the New Torn building, v ' , ; SETS OUT TO CLOSE ALL SALOONS IN COLFAX ' (Speelel Dispatch ts "The JoaraaLt '" j" Colfax, Wash-, Aug: 10.- Formal com plaint baa been entered against four of the It saloons of Colfax, with de mand that their licenses be revoked. The complaint le made by P- T. Street who caused the arrest of the proprie tors or bartendera, of Harpolee, Cor yell's, Deane's and Schluting's saloons Monday morning, for keeping their sa loons open on Sunday. Each pleaded guilty and paid a One f lie and .casta. Street hae demanded that their licenses be revoked under an ordinance providing that penalty for violation of the Sun day closing law.- .... u. . . Mr. Street has gone at the matter with' a determination to win, and If the council " refuaeS to revoke the licenses aa provided by the ordinance, mandamus proceedings are to be Inetituted tn the superior court If Street le successful he- Willi it Is eeld, file similar complaints against all the other saloons. Each of the 11 saloons. In Colfax pays a license ree ot soo a year. , . . LITIGIOUS METEORITE V ; . GOES TO EXPOSITION Late this afternoon ,i the celebrated Oregon City meteorite the only object of Its kind that ever was In litigation will be received at the fair grounds to become a. Bart of the government's ex hibit In the department superintended by Or, David T. Day that of mines and metallurgy. It will be baulsd by 10 horses and escorted from the Twenty elchth street entrance to the neninsuls by the Tenth-Infantry bend. , - , As far aa known thia meteorite la the largest discovered In America. ' It. was found about three years ago and waa the subject of a legal controversy be tween the company on whose property It landed and the man who found It The weight, is not known, but hss been vari ously estimated aa between it and II tens. " i .' .-: :.. r a m in . 12.' trmattaa Crrain Vtre, , ' (SpVeial Wipatci te The Jeerest.) ' ', Pendleton. Or., Aug. II. A disastrous grain fire started yesterday la the field owned by Mulr Brothers, 11 miles from this city and Is still burning. The Are originated la a bunk -house snd more than' 1.100 sacks of grain and hundreds of seres of pasture land were destroyed. Abandoning the theory on whleh they htve been working as regards the mur der of Mrs. Minnie B. Van Xran, the v authorities yesterday started their tin- veettgatlon of the crime anew, on. eni-.. tlrely different llnea This change la ' tactical methods in the - endeavor to fathom the mystery la due primarily to recent developments, --though It IS . frankly admitted by both police and dls-v trlct sttorney's - office , that- not the slightest evidence waa secured warrant. Ing the eusptcioa that Keeper Van Dran. the -husband of the murdered woman. and Miss Minerva Montelth. her elates,.; knew more about .the poisoning than . ' tbey were willing te tell. Simultaneously with the change p theory 'on the part of the authorities . Van Dran, believing his life Still to be In dire danger, hired , former Special ' Policeman Lou Warner as a bodyguard. Everywhere he goes and at his saloon - and hla residence Warner aooompanlea him. prepared to defend him against the u attack of an assess la. . Chief of Police Qrltsmacher was elos- . eted with Vsn Dran for a half boar this " morning, the latter caning on the heed ": of the department to advance a theory which he himself has formed as to who- ' may be responsible for the poieoning or hia wife. He expressed the opinion that Chinese formerly in his employ at . hla saloon as porter may know some thing about the crime. i During the time that van Dran lay at the hospital, after' being ahot by Joaeph Toung, the Chinese waa tn hla employ and was not discharged untu the pro prietor of the saloon had convalesced sufficiently to be able to leave the In stitution Trouble followed . ever the amount to be paid the porter and ho filed ault to recover fit . In Justice Reld'a court. The eult waa later com-. promised by the Chinaman being paid 111. r: -, n,J A ... 1 " While Van Dran did not accuse the Chinese of being In any way reeponalble for the poisoning of hie wife, he ex pressed ' the opinion that ' the matter should be investigated, and asked Chief Orltxmacher a number of questions rela tive, to the nature, hablta and disposi tion of the Chlneee, particularly as to the likelihood of their eeeklng revenge when laboring under a real or fancied grievance. ., ''' ' :-r-- Tha police and dietrlct attorneys of fice. It Is ascertained, have now re turned to the theory formed as soon as It waa learned that Mrs. Van Draft's death- was due to poisoning. Just whst they have obtained In the way of eluea Id thla connection cannot be divulged at thle - time, the authorities say, because publltlti would ham pei the wuik of III- vesxigauon. ' . . --- -'.' -h,- Thla much is known suspicion of the . authorities now rests pn a person who . is said to1verarrtotlvefor the deed, aa . being responsible' for the" placing of the '. potsoRiln the ginger ale, though thai person,' they say, may not nave actually committed the .crime. ? , ; -s, . -,' 1 That a valuable clue has been ob- talned is further evidenced by the action of Van Dran In hiring former Special Policeman Warner aa a bodyguard, ee Van Dran took - this action only after . several discussions with ths police and a. nirrannHUTf w . nwf qiBKrici ac- , tomey'a offloe, the nature of which la withheld.'.; ..':";,..!..?:...-- No action haa been taken In the case : of George Marshall, accused ef sending letters to Van Dran with the intention' of extorting money from him. - The evl- ' . dnce, so far as blackmail la concerned. . is saia to do ciesr, out nothing indicates that Marshall had anything to do with . -the murder. v i , , - . MACCABEES CONFER' - DEGREE OF KNIGHTHOOD . k, ' ' - .. Portland division No. I, uniform rank. Knights of the Maccabees, was mustered : In at Elks hell, in the Marquam build Ing. last evening by Supreme Chaplain Sherwood ef - this city, when tl Sir Knights, Including the officers, took the I obligations. The division ' presented a very Impressive appearance in their unl- . forms; : Ths officers are: Captain, R M. Lanoe; first lieutenant P. C Andef- son; second lieutenant, D. Ewlngj IL K,, r. Rlbonsin; F. K., H. Cooper: chaplain. C. Artsman. - : . This la ths first division Instituted In ' Oregon, snd. Its first publlo appearance . will be to welcome Seattle division No. - 1, which will arrive at s n, m. ever the Northern Paclflo on Monday, and esoort It to the model camp lit the-exposition - grounds, where they will encamp for one ' week.- ' ' , ' Beattle dlvialon will give an exhibition drill on- Maccabee day, Auguat14, at m. m front of -the' Oregon 'building after- the exercisee-in the AHditorlum. Msny of the Beattle Sir Knights ere sc- oompsnled by their wives, and every effort trill be made to enhance the : pleasure of their visit In the Rose C!ty EDWARD ELLIOTT KILLED 1 LOGGING AT CLATSKANIE V (gpedal tnspateh te The eraal v Clatakanle, : '. Or., A Aug. II. Edwirl Elliott of . Clatakanle , was killed Isst " evening at o'clock while working In -Parmlee'a logging camp, which Is near Qulncy, a email town about two- miles from Clatakanle.' A log struck hint on the side of the : heed, . frscturiog his , skulL -; " - : sM. ' ,'.-;,,..(- . '- ; Mr. Elliott wss It years old and? had v spent most of hie life In the eampe of . Columbia county. -. He leaves a widow and four email children., ; ' . , v , ?y: v Fat Folk. '', 1 have reduced my weight II poands. bust nine Inches, wslst eight tnohes and hips nine Inches in a snort time by a maranteed. ' harmless remedy without exercise or starving, f want te tell yow ., all about it Enclose stfcmp and ad dress. Mrs. Charlotte Woodward. , Ore gon City, Or.- v .- --; . . L.8gnday.Outin45a For St. Helens, steamer ' America . teavee foot ot Washington street at 10 a. m.:: ' 1 ' ' For Llnnton at I and 10 a, ra, and m-T' '.' '-'.: ' ' 4 ptefetied gtoek Oamaed ooas. Alien at iewis- eest urmaa. f f 5 -, I " i