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FO UR B LO C K S S W EP T.
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Portland Fire Cauees Loss Estimated
at S 2 2 6 .0 0 0 .,
F O R M S NEW U N IT S .
G IV E S A D D IT IO N A L T IM E ,
Präsident Makes Changes ln Admin­ Commission Defers Operation of Re-
istration of Forests.
t duced Rates on Lumber.
Washington, July 28.—A radical
change is to be made in the adminis­
tration of forest re se rv e ro r National
forests, during the'coming fall; not a
change of policy in any way, but a
change in the manner of disposing of
forestry business. The change is pri­
marily in Ehe interest of the people of
the West, but incidentally it benefits
the service, in that it will save consid­
erable time, and permit of prompt ac­
tion.
In brief, the large clerical force of
the forest serivee, now maintained in
Washington, is to be divided in halves;
one half will remain here, the other
half will be scattered over the West,
wherever the service maintains divis­
ion headquarters. About 250 clerks
and stenographers will be sent out
from Washingon to Portland, San
Francisco, Salt Lake, Denver, Mis­
soula and Albuquerque, from 40 to 50
going to each place. These respective
offices will be placed in charge of ad­
ministrative officers, yet to be select­
ed, and once organized will handle and
dispose of practically all administra­
tive questions that arise in their re­
spective districts.
The Portland office, for instance,
will handle all questions arising in the
National forests of Oregon and Wash­
ington ; Salt Lake City will handle
cases from Idaho, Utah and Nevada;
Missoula will handle Montana and Min­
nesota matters, and Denver will take
care of questions arising in Colorado
and Wyoming.
This change in administratioon will
not entail any new appointments what­
soever. All the clerks will be trans­
ferred from Washington, and the ad­
ministrative officers will be chosen
from among the present officials of the
service.
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Wshington, July 80.—Upon applica­
tion of the defendants in the Pacific
Lumber cases, the Interstate Com­
merce commission has extended the
effective dat$s of its orders from Au­
gust 15 to October I t. This action
was taken upon the showing made by
the carriers involved that, owing to
the immense number of rates involved,
it would be a physical impossibility to
check up the rates and print and file
the new tariffs before August 16, and
also upon thsir assurance that, if the.
extension was granted, they would not
apply for an injunction to restrain the.
commission’s order from becoming ef­
fective.
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They expressly reserve the right to
test the reasonableness of the rates
ordered by the commission in a suit to
be brought for that purpose or in suits
which may develope out of reparation
claims by shippers who have beep ship­
ping under the advanced rates. This
does not include the case involving
rates from the Willamette valley via
San Francisco, on which the Southern
Pacific has already filed a petition in
San Francisco asking an injunction
againatthe commission’s order.
Kills AH Exequaturs.
Washington, July 30.—Drew Linard,
American consul at Ceiba, Honduras,
cabled the State department today that
President Davuilla had canceled his ex-
juatur and those of all the other con-
aula at that port. There was no ex­
planation of the act in the cablegram,
but it ia thought here that the consuls
united to prevent the execution of rev­
olutionists who had incurred the dia-
pleasure of President Davuilla. It is
likely that an additional gunboat will
be ordered to Amapala at once to assist
the Milwaukee in making a demonstra­
BID S FO R C O L L IE R S H IG H .
tion against the revolution. The Mil­
waukee
was ordered from Honolulu
Navy Department Rejects and Will In­
Monday.
vite New Tenders.
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Washington, July 31— Acting Secre­
tary of the Navy Newberry announced
yesterday that of the bids submitted
for colliers under the provisions of the
naval appropriation act at the last ses­
sion of congress, none will be satisfac­
tory. He announced also that, as no
emergency existed requiring immediate
delivery of anv collier, the navy de
partment would invite tenders of col­
liers to be delivered within 12 months,
specifying in the invitations the gen­
eral characteristics, speed, carrying ca­
pacity and equipment necessary for the
naval service.
' The appropriation was $525 000 for
each vessel, and the wording of the act
was such as to afford an advantage to
the Massachusetts company, which
had three colliers practically ready for
delivery. The department deeided that
the bids were excessive, and did not
meet all of the requirements. The an­
nouncement of the rejection of all bids
wag made after a conference held by
Mr. Newberry with Admiral Converse,
president of the lo ird of construction,
and with representatives of the com­
panies which submitted bids.
Tho bids were received during last
month. William Cramp A Son of Phil-,
adelphia, proposed to build three col­
liers at $< 7^000 each; the New York
Shipbuilding* company, of Camden, N.
J „ at $43H000 each; the Massachusetts
Ship company, of Boston, at $425,000
eaeu, and the Maryland Steel company,
o f Baltimore, at $376,000 each.
Pearl Harbor Plans Forwarded.
. Washington, July 30.—According to
advices received at the Navy depart­
ment here from Honolulu, the board of
officers, of which Admiral Seaton
Schroeder ia president, appointed to
investigate the plans for a naval base
a t Pearl Harbor, has forwarded its
report to Washington.
It ia under­
stood that the report makes recom­
mendations for the location of docks
and the defenses of the harbor. The
chief of the bureau will visit the site.
Japanese Sealers Busy.
Washington, July 28.—A dispatch
received by the Navy department to­
day from the gunboat Yorktown, on
sealing patrol duty about the Pribyxloff
islands, Alaska, indicates that while
the situation in sealing waters at pres­
ent is quiet, five Japanese schooners
are sealing near the island of St. Paul.
If the sealing vessels ahpuld encroach
upon the seal preserves a serious clash
is probable.
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Colonel Symons Retires.
Wnghington, July 31.—Colonel Tho«.
W. Symons, corps of engineers, was
placed on the retired list of the army
yesterday on his application, after
more than 37 years of service. Colo­
nel Symons is now employed on the
New York state canal commission. He
was formerly superintendent of public
grounds in this city.
Knockers Ars Challenged.
O yster Bay. Aug. 1.—M orality of tho
w orkers on the anama canal is to be
th e subject of a conference between
P resident Roosevelt and Seere»irv of
W a r W right today. Secretary Bishop
o f the canal commission said yester­
day: "The president is annoyed at the
strictu res on the m orhljty of the canal
cam ps and wishes them cleaned up."
Midshipman Loses Berth.
Oyster Bay, July 80.—The president
today approved an order for the dis-
misaal of Midshipman James M. Har­
alson from the naval academy. Har­
alson was found guilty of using ob­
scene language to an enlisted man.
Ready to Begin Tests.
Portland, July 29.—Fire blotted out
practically one full block off the map
of the North Portland busineaa district,
burned moet of the property off three
other blocks, and threatened the entire
district, late yesterday afternoon.
Property worth approximately $226,-
000 was destroyed, property represent­
ing nearly $1,000,000 was actually
scorched, and property worth well into
the millions was within the danger
zone:
The fact that a line of brick build­
ings blocked the course of the flames
until the fire department had an oppor­
tunity to concentrate its forces at the
weak points, accounts for the limiting
of the flames to five blocks.
Cause of the fire is not yet clear.
There are several theories—incendiar­
ism, spontaneous combustion in a loft
of new hay, dropping of a match or
cigarette, flying sparks from a chim­
ney. The origin was traced to the
middle section of the Oregon Transfer
company’s place at Fifth and Glisan
streets.
The fire popped up with the sudden­
ness that attends the lighting of a gas
jet. Some smoke was seen on the
roof of the Oregon Transfer company’s
place about 4 :45 o’clock. Fifteen
minutes later the roof had given place
to a great column of flames.
Fanned by a strong wind from the
northwest, the column of flames passed
quickly from building to building.
Gaining impetus from the big frame
building and tons of hay ana other
combustible matter, the fire quickly
leaped across the street to the North­
ern Pacific Wagon workB, where there
was another great array of fuel, and
sweeping this, passed on through the
block from Fifth to the blind west wall
of the Union Meat company’s place.
Checked here, it concentrated its
fury, aa if with an intelligence of its
own, and leaped into the block north of
Glisan street, and then jumped Fifth
and worked both east and west.
When, at 6 :30 o’clock it bad run its
course and given way before a small
river that had been poured on from a
score of nozzles, a sad picture of disas­
ter lay all about. The whole block
bounded by Fifth, Sixth, Glisan and
Hoyt streets, with the exception of
the southern corner, was a heap of
smoking debris. Nearly all the west
half of the block bounded by Fourth,
Fifth, Glisan and Hoyt streets wi
gone; all frame buildings were in
ruins between Fourth, Fifth, Glisan
and Flanders. The block between Fifth
and Sixth and Glisan and Flanders was
all but gone, the big brick Barr hotel
being represented by tottering black­
ened walls, which fell in later, fortu­
nately without hurting anyone.
W ashington. Aug. 1.—T he work of
inflating the big gasbag of Captain
Thom as S. Baldwin’s airship will be
begun today. T he tent in which the
balloon will be housed arrived at Fort
Meyer yesterday and will be pitched
today. By Monday, barring accidents,
Captain Baldwin will be ready to make
his first flight. T here is an element
of uncertainty as to w hat Captain
8U LTA N S TA R TLE 8 TU R K EY.
Baldwin’s aerial craft will do when
it gets up in the air, many of its fea­
tures being new in this country. In Will Th ro w Off Conventionalities and
be One of the People.
the past Captain Baldwin has steered
his balloon by shifting the weight of
Constantinople, July 29.—Aa a cli­
his body.
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max of the most remarkable series of
New London is Penitent.
W ashington, Aug. 1.—Satisfactory
assurances have been given the navv
departm ent by the officials and citi­
zens of New London. Conn., that
there will be no further discrim ination
against the enlisted men of the navy,
or the uniform of the U nited States,
in the places of public amusement
in that city. A formal le tte f'h a s been
received by Acting Secretary of the
Navy New berry from the m ayor of
New London, stating that am usem ent
m anagers of the city unite in extend­
ing -a welcome, to uniform ed men of
the navy.
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Wright to See Roosevelt.
Washington, July 29.—Secretory of
War Wright expects to go to Oyster
Bay the latter part of this week to
confer with the president on pending
matters of importance. The papers in
the case of the eight cadets, whose
dismissal from the military academy
was recommended by a board appoint­
ed by Colonel Scott, superintendent of
the academy, have been returned to
the War department from Oyster Bay,
bearing the approval o f President
Roosevelt of the findings and sentence
of the board.
Complain of Overcharges.
Washington, July 29.—The Inter­
state Commerce commission today re
ceived a complaint from the Carstens
Packing company, of Tacoma, Wash.,
against the O. R. & N. and Northern
Pacific railroads alleging an over­
charge of about $20 a car on shipments
of cattle from Ontario, Or., and Nam­
pa, Idaho. Complainants say the cars
were routed via Portland when they
should have gone by way of Wallula,
Wash.
kaleidoescopic revolutionary changes
in the history of Turkey that have suc­
ceeded each other in rapid succession
during the past two weeks, Sultan Ab­
dul Hamid II issued an ipmerial irade
today that changes the entire social
existence of the imperial family in
conformity with the reforma recently
granted to hit subjects.
Henceforth Abdul Hamid, no longer
despotic ruler of an absolute despotism
but constitutional monarch by hia own
declaration, will live the life of a
democratic monarch who depends on
the good will of the people for his
power.
The irade issued today declares offi­
cially that Abdul, who has been a self
imposed prisoner in the imperial 'pal­
ace for the past 21 years, will hence­
forth appear on the streets like any
other “ citizen” of Turkey.
No less sweeping in its revolution­
ary aspect is the second decree of the
irade, which announces that henceforth
princesses of the imperial family must
observe monogamy. They will not be
compelled or allowed to be simply the
chief of a harem, but must be queen in
their household.
The sultan has long been known to
fret under the bondage imposed on him
by the customs of hia country and is
said today to be the happiest man in
all Turkey.______________
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Chicago, July 29.—President—Thos.
L. Hisgen, of Massachusetts. Vice
president—John Temple Graves, of
Georgia. The above ticket was last
night nominated by the Independence
party at its first National convention.
The nomination of Mr. Hisgen was
made on the third ballot, his chief
competitors being Milford W. Howard,
of Alabama; John Temple Graves, of
Shippers’ Letter Not Received.
Georgia, and Reuben Lyon, of New
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Oyster Bay, July 29.—When aksed York.
today whether President Roosevelt had friends who voted for him on the first
token any action on the letter reported two ballots.
to have been sent to him by the Re­
New Steamship Trust.
ceivers’ and Shippers’ association of
Cincinnati, asking him if he intends to
Hamburg, July 29.—Representatives
enforce a decree against reveral rail­ of the great steamship companies in­
roads forbidding an increase in rates, terested in South American passenger
the president’s secretory said that no traffic that have been in session for
such letter had been received by the several days past are looking to the
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Select Building Sites.
he Ids the North Atlantic trade. It is
Washington, July 29.—J. H. Mc­ contemplated to make short contracts
Dowell, of the supervising architect’s aa an experiment. The 24 (delegates
office, has been selected special agent represent German, English* French,
for the Treasury department to select Dutch and Spanish steamer lines.
sites for public buildings at La Grande
and Pendleton, O r.; Walla Walla,
Good Stroke of Business.
Wash., and Pocatello, Idaho. Mr. Mc­
London, July 29.—I t is estimated
Dowell leaves for the West tomorrow. that over 8,000 men were given em­
ployment today when a large number
Equipped to Lay Minas.
of factories were opened in conformity
Washington, July 29.—By direction with the new British patent law, which
of the Navy department the cruiser la effective today. The total output of
San Francisco ia being equipped for capital ia variously estimated at from
the laying of mines.
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