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LAST EDITION.
PEACE
1: LIKELY
London Chronicle Be
lieves That the War
Is Over for Cer
tain. (Scrlpps-McRae Kews Association.)
tiONDON. May 23,-Unusual interest at
, tches to the Cabinet cession, which be
(an at I o'clock this afternoon. Down
Ins street ws crowded early with peo
ple, watching- for the arrival of the Min
ister. The Impression grows stronger
that the Cabinet la to consider Important
fcewk trofa South Africa.
t . PEACE ASSURED.
" 1VONDON, May 2S.-The Daily Chronicle
this morning clalma that peace in South
Africa la practically assured. This la also
the, general Impression with the other
newspapers and the public, although the
former do not go so far as the assertion
published by the. Chronicle.
Cabling; from Pretoria under date of
Wednesday, May 2L the correspondent of
the Times aaya the Boer tneatlng there
la tot necessarily final, and it la believed
that the Boer delegate, after obtaining
Information on certain points, will return
ta Vreerilging.
. - NO ANNOUNCEMENT.
:l
LONDON, Mar 21-The Cabinet con
eluded Its deliberations at 6 o'clock. No
definite announcement as to the subject
f discussion la expected tonight.
NEW-COMPANIES
1
. E. B. Hull, James 0. Wilson and Henry
P. Conner today filed articles of incor-
" pbraUdn of the Columbia Timber Com
pany. The capital (took is 8300,000.
Articles of incorporation of the Fruit
Growers' Market Association were filed
with the clerk of the County Court to
day, by G. T. Hunt. A. P. Vail, A. J.
Henneman, H. JT. Mlckteson and 3. W.
vGrasUe.
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Between Turks and
" Arabs Hundreds
Were Killed.
(Scrtpps-McRa New Association.)
.VIENNA. May 22. A fierce battle be
tween Turks and Arab rebels Is reported
at Ibb. The Turks lost 800 killed. The
casualties among; the rebela were also
heavy.
GOES HOE
' (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
' CRON ST ADT, May 3. President Lou
bet sailed for home this afternoon.
(Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
. MEXICO CWT, May a.-Oeneral Mar
iano Bscobedo, to whom the Emperor
Maximilian surrendered, died here on
Thursday.
: RIVER BULLETINS.
The stage of the river at Portland to
day is 16.8 feet. The Dalles i i feet, Uma
tiUa 17.4 feet, Northport 19 feet, Wenat
chee 28 feet. Riparia 11.7 feet, Weleer 8.4
feet.
the temperatures this morning over the
upper Columbia and the Snake river ba
sins range between 45 and 68 degrees, and
the weather is clearing. The temperature
ill remain ahout stationary during the
Bext St hours, and then slowly rise.
The lower Columbia river at Portland
irlll come to a stand at about 17.5 feet
Saturday afternoon, and remain nearly
stationary at that stage during Sunday
a ad Monday.
The river at The Dalles will remain
Dearly stationary at a stage of IS feet
during Saturday and Sunday.
mini m
THE WEATHER.
v' " Although the weather has been cloudy
"l and threatening in the North Pacific
' states, the rainfall has been light and
consisted of a few local showers at
widely acatteted places.
' It la decidedly warmer In Nevada and
Utah, and correspondingly cooler in Brit
ish Columbia, while elsewhere the
changes In temperature liave been small
and unimportant.
1 The Indications are for fair weather in
. . this district Batarday.
WHEAT MARKET.
, CHICAGO, May BWheai. TVA&lte.
tUNj FRANCISCO,
May zLWheat,
: j GRANTED TWO DIVORCES.
. rClrcuU Judge Fraxer today granted di-
. voroa as follows:. Dorta, USray from
. WilUa B. Gray, cruel treatment; Ennls
-' 3. Hamlin from JUUle M. Hamlin, aban
Alaska Judicial Division
Bill Passed Attack
on Pensions.
(Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
WASHINGTON, May 83. Under unani
mous consent, the House today passed
a bill to divide the territory of Alaska
into three Judicial districts.
A .Joint resolution was offered In the
Senate by Stewart of Nevada so modify
Ing the provisions of the Indian appro
priation bill in relation to the opening of
Indian reservations in, Nevada, Utah and
Washington as to meet President Roose
velt's objeetiona. They were agreed to.
Loud of California attacked the pension
system In the House this afternoon. Me
said the government had already gone
too far in awarding pensions, and he de
clared that the" pension legislation had
become a disgrace to the House. Ho at
tacked the legislative methods of grant
ing pensions in genersX
1 FIID
Minnie XSeiger Laid
Rest irx. Lone Fir
Cemetery.
to
" The inquest over the body Of Mrs. Mln
nle' Frances Oelger, which was found
floating in the river near the Inman
rouisen mill, Wednesday morning, was
held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock In
the undertaking parlors of F. 8. Dunning,
corner Bast Sixth and East Alder street
A number of witnesses were examined
and they all agreed that the suicide had
not had any trouble with her husband.
Mrs, A. T, Mowrey, adopted slater of
the deceased, testified that Mrs. Oelger
was married in Pueblo, CoL, April 4, 184,
the wedding; being one of the social
events of the city. Bhe said that the de
ceased came to this city about IS months
ago and at once entered a local hospital
to take a course in nurse training, and
when that was completed It was her in
tentlon to Join her husband In Pueblo.
Mr. Oelger Is a commercial traveler
with headquarters at Pueblo and lmme
dlately after the finding of the body he
was wired of the occurrence. No answer
has as yet been received.
A telegraph waa received from O. F
Oelger, brother-in-law of Mrs. Oeiger, di
rectlng the Coroner to bury the body In
this city. The funeral was held this
morning;. Interment being in Lone Fir
cemetery. . Mrs. Gefger has a brother and
alster living in Ogden, Utah, but they
have not sent any communication yet.
WELL KNOWN
SCRIBE DEAD
(Scrlpps-McRae News Association.)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23. - W. D.
Dressier, a well known journalist, and
city editor of the Examiner, died today of
inflammation of the intestines.
II
Effortto Build UpTrade
With Philippines.
(Journal Special Service.)
washikuton, May S3. The Senate
Committee on Military Affairs today or
dered a favorable report on Senator
Jones' bill to pay a 19 per cent subsidy.to
ships trading between the Philippine Is
lands and Pacific Coast ports.
'ROUND TOWN.
There will be a meeting of the Fourth
of July committee tonight at room 3(
i-namner or commerce, at which time
permanent officers will be selectea. .All-
patriotic citizens are invited to attend
this meeting. .
A man named Beaver was knocked
down by a Morrison street car this after
noon at Morrison and West Park streets
and badly bruised.
Deputy Food and Dairy Commissioner
Cutllp" returned from La Grande this
flaming. He says the creameries in the
vicinity of La Grande are turning out
some one products.
In the United States- Circuit Court the
case of the United States against H. H.
Wade has been changed for trial from
Jun.e 13 to June 7. This caae comes from
yamhlll County. It is alleged that Wade
inlawfully sold liquor t Indiana" on the
3rand Rondo reservatloti. .. -a '
General Manager, Morphy of the Cot
tage Grove line of railroad, which Is to
he built soon, was in the city today. He
called upon General Freight and Passen
ger Agent Cotnaa Fjf th Southern Paaiflo"
Company, with whose Une the new toad
will tonnect, The -two companies- will
have a Joint station t Cottage Grove.
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TROUBLE
AHEAD
lie
H. C. Ovlatt, chief deputy in the tax
collecting department of the Sheriff's of
fice, requested this morning that the pe
tlon of the Taxpayers' League, asking
the County Court to have the books of
the Sheriff experted, be granted.'
The question of appointing an expert Is
now under consideration by the County
Court. The County Judge, W. M. Cake,
and Commissioners William Showers and
J. G. Mack informed the Taxpayers'
League that the Irregularities of the
Sheriffs office complained of would be
speedily examined. The books have never
been experted, although the checking up
process of the County Auditor has been
going on regularly, and the accounts have
always been found to balance with the
amount of money as shown by the re
ceipts of the Treasurer.
The investigation started by the Tax
payers' League has created quite a stir
about be Courthouse, and sensational
charges of mismanagement have been
made. On the other hand. Head Clerk
Ovlatt makes a statement which seems to
vindicate himself and any of the appa
rent Irregularities of the office.
An individual who Is well acquainted
with the Inner workings of the office, m
commenting on the way thing are con
ducted, said:
The county is paying salaries of from
$75 to 1100 per month to a number
clerical employes who do not half earn
their salt.
"They are being paid for night work
when, as a matter of fact, no night work
la being done. The Courthouse is dark
every night, yet Multnomah Co-unty is
paying a heavy bill and receives nothing
In return.
"The head clerk has reported for duty
t night time, and went away without
scratching a pen. At the end of th
month he draws his pay for overtime, re-
ceiving from $25 to 150 therefor.
"T. C. Powell drew $90 In April, and I
doubt if he actually put in two hours of
solid work.
D. B. Mackie, whose salary is $90 per
month, puts In nearly all his time keep
ing the Sheriff's private books at the liv
ery stable.
J. M. Stott, receiving $75 a month, Is
out doing politics nearly all of the time.
C. A. Brandes, Who until recently
waa getting $75 a month to do clerical
work, la a candidate for County Auditor
A. M. Brown, another $75 man, is sup
posed to work nights."
The informant requested that his name
be not published. "You can rely on what
I am telling you, though,, and If It comet
to a show-down, I can substantiate every
word oflt," he added.
Head Clerk N. C. Ovlatt was called
upon and shown a copy of the petition
of the Taxpayers' League.
Mr. Ovlatt laid everything else aside
and proceeded to put his side of the case
Tou have heard one side; now listen
to what I have to say. In the first place
I am willing and anxious, now that thl.
matter has gone so far, to have the book-
of this office experted, and have so in
formed the County Court. I think they
will And as good a set of books here a.
Multnomah County has ever had. Mis
takes may have been made In the han
dling of so large an amount of money
and the wonder to me Is that there are
not more. We handled over $1,000,000 in
a month's time- We started out with 3:
men when the tax roll, amounting to
1, 316,101.06, was turned over for collec
tton, February 17 last. As the rush grad
ually subsided, the clerical force was eq
down to 14 men. Five of these are ou
collecting personal taxes, and will hav
completed their labors and wtljgbe die'
charged Saturday night. Seven men .
mployed on the books In that day time'
Two men work nights, crediting? p th i
ecelpts. Everything has to be checker
ip, and all those employed how have al
hey can do. Our object Is to get th-
looks completed by the end of the term
o that when the Sheriff goes out of of
ice July 1 he can hand over" to his sue
ccsor a clean, correct set of books.
"The statement that no night work 1
icing done la false. These charges ar
ill trumped up by soreheads and Intend
d for political purposes partly.
Regarding "the overcharge of non-resi
lents, whatever money has been taken 1
that way is now on hand, At the mog
:t does not amount to much.
"The overcharges may easily be mad
y the clerks In making the entries. Re
ardlng the- carbon copies suggested,
ried them once, and found that the:
nade too much work and I gave them uj
J. M. Stott, candidate for Count
lerk, was let out May 10. As for M
Lowell, I think he can give a good a
ouitt of himself."
Sheriff Frailer made the followln
itatement:
Tor several years after I took the of
Ice all tax statements and receipts wer
nade -out to the exact cent. When tax-i
ivere paid, change was made to the near
st 5 cents."
Sheriff F raster further stated that lr'
the collection of more than $1,000,000 or
taxes each year, .necessarily some error,
would be made. In every instance th
error was made good by the Sheriff with
out loss to the county. -
In the matter of the number of met
mployed to collect taxes, he stated tha
inder the new law now In force, near)
!. 000,000 had to be collected In IS, worklnj
lays. This necessitated the employmen
it a large force of men, both day an
light; a great deal pf. checking up, din
rlbuting, etc, had to be done later. Th.
force has been reduced from time to tlm
Htnce- then,. often aa the Work to lx
tone would permit A small force le em
ployed In the office at the present time.
I hav had Ave men out collecting le
taduent personal taxes," he said, The
have about finished their Work, efid wit
be'dlscharg'edi ath end of the week.'?
Alt l ot-liana knows the Columbia ttie
phaoe service is the best. I you re (To si'
Missouri, we will show you.
iirfesinChina-
town One Man'
is Shot.
Another Chinatown highbinder war has
broken out. the result being the shooting
of a Chinaman this morning.
Last week Deputy Constable Wagner
ejected the tenant of a saloon and store
at M Second 1 street, on proceedings
brought In the Justice Court. At the time
there were angry murmurs among the
Chinese, -who claimed thai a rich firm
was golnc to take In the whole corner
and frees out th leaser lights. The po
lice were notified of this fact and kept
a sharp lookout for any trouble which
might occur, but on the surface there
seemed to be "nothing doing."
At 11:46 o'clock this morning, however,
Lee Hlrtg, a member of me aggrieved
firm, met Chin Louie, a member of the
other faction. In front of S3 Second street.
and without a word drew a 44-caliber
Colt's revolver and fired three shots at
Louie, aU of which took effect.
Deputy Constable Wagner, who hap
pened to be near, grabbed the man with
the gun and was soon reinforced by De
tectives Day and Cordano from th sta
tton. The latter two officers placed the
Chinaman whovleIded the gun under ar
rest, While the injured man was hurried
toSihe Good Samaritan hospital. '
Lee Hing, Who 1 locked up in tne
tanks," will not talk. All one can get
out of him Is "no aabbe," although he Is
known to he conversant with the English
qnguage.
Dr. James C Zan made an txamina
iton of the wounds of the injured man
at the hospital and found that one of the
bullets had passed . through the muscles
of the left arm.. Another had penetrated
the left side of ' the. body and lodged In
the muscles of the back. The third bul
let did not do much harm, aa It entered
the left side; just above the hip, and,
after passing under the superficial tis
sues, passed out fit the back.
The only wound to be feared Is the one
through the arm, The bullet In this case
carried with In Into the wound a por
tion of the clothing, and septic poisoning
may set In. Thla has been guarded
against a well as possible, however.
The present shooting is thought to he
but a starter of trouble In Chinatown
over the ejectment proceedings- There la,
yreat excitement in the Chinese quarter
over the .matter and the different tongs
xre making; all kinds of threats. At any
.ime a general Chinatown war may occur,
-limllar to several which have happened
Here in the past.
Scrippa-McRae News Association.)
WHATCOM, May 23.-Alfrd Hamilton
whi banged here this morning for the
murder of D. M. Woodbury, a prominent
attorney, on December 7. J899 He fought
hrough three trials and aa attempt for
pardon. He was a notoriously bad man.
and a former opium smuggler.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
T. A. Burden and wife to Ida M.
Burden, lots 7 and 8, block 83, Sul
livan's Addition 8
Vda M. Hart (trustee) to William
M. Hart, 11.92 acres, Barauel Kyle
claim
Veils Larsen and wife to P. J.
GOP
Erlckson, 1 acre
1,000
tames A. Kelly and wife to A. J.
and Louisa Brlgham, lot 7, block
81, Portland City Homestead
'. E. McHolland and wife t ,
2 acres -
." W. McHolland and wife to -
2H acre
ra Workman and wife to Samuel
it Bolce, 10 acres.....,...,
-'Lorlan Fuchs et al. to G. ,W, Kin
ney, aerea, section 28, township
., 1 south, range 1 east..r., ......
,uck Meyer and husband to Kate
L. Hall. 63x100 feet, block 264. Hol
iday's Addition ...........I
avld Campbell and wife to C. Mln
alnger, north 6Sft feet lot 16, south
38 1-3 feet lot IS, WeUoifs Ad- -
260
625
2.000
k
960
ditlon 16,000
. W. Craig and wife to same, south
43 feet lot 17, north Ut-S feet lot
16. Watson's Addition a...'.... 15,000
:!lzabeth Cot and husband t L. M.
Lelahd. lots 17 and IS, block 18,
Mount Tabor Villa......
la Armstrong and husband to A.
Osburn, lot 6, block 12a, East Port
land '.
'ma Buckman to Jamea.W. Blan
ches lot , block 1, Wild Rose
lary jaskulek and husband to
Emlle Struplere, part )ota H and
15, block 8. Alblna. .........
mile Struplere to Laura Breske,
same
obert Brunke to Emma M. Brunke,
one acre, section 17, township., 1
south, range 1 east '. -
176
3,250
200
1,600
Get your Title Insurance and Abstracts
a Real Estate from the Title Ouarantee
Trust Co.. Chamber of Commerce.
DEATHS.
Eva Westerfelct, aged 44 years, 1262 Mac--dam;
pneumonia.
Arnold Kuhrlt, aged 7 years, Mount Ta
ior: scarlet fever.
Esther Huntley, aged 20 years, La Cen-
er, Wash. ; pleurisy. . .
The Edward Hlsaa tJjsdertak-
ng Co., f nneral directors amd a.
aimers, 280 YaanhlU. Foi07.
J. P. Pinter & Son. ..Undertaker
ind Embalmera, eomef;. Third and
Jefferson street, do flrtciasa work
nd deal honorabi wttrr alt . .
Otto 8chumann. monumental and
uildUg workr 204 Jhinlifit. Estl
mate on rirst ciaas ywht only.- -
SubscrintioDS nMfHul fa The Innnil
at any of B. B. Rich's dxar store.
m mm
it
5ETTICD 500H
Secretary Lwton of the Buldlnc Trade
Council cam to the door of th execu
tive hall at $:1S p, m. and made th fol
lowing address to th clamoring erowd of
strikers and others who were waiting for
news;
Gentlemen, we d sot like to keep you
la the dark, but we are pledged to se
crecy. Any news circulated on the streets
or published in the papers purporting to
be from ua ia absolutely unauthentic. I
will state this muoh however: Tou will
all be able to return to work in a short
time. I have Important information that
I cannot impart"
I fltU Of SMI
Baseball.
Championship
Baseball.
Pacific Northwest League.
Saturday, 3:30 P. M.t
Grounds, 24th ana Vaughn.
Butte ,
Vs.
Portland.
Admission, 2So.
Grandstand, 25c.
Game played, S:80V
Baseba.lt
Baseball.
Baseball.
HOW THE LEAGUE CLUBS STAND.
Won. Lost. P. C.
Seattle
.13
S
.72a
Portland
0
9
io 1
11
.600
Spokane 9
.!WW
.444
.411
.813
Tacotna
Butte 7
Helena 6
THE RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Portland 1 Butte L
Helena , Spokane 5.
Seattle 1, Tacoma 0.? .
SUPERIOR PLATING WON.
Yesterday's game on ' the horn- league
grounds Waa one of the most interesting
ever witnessed here.
Mahaffey, in the box for the home
team, waa in fine form, and Hawley, for
the visitors, delivered the goods in good
shape, but when they arrived at their
destination they were somewhat battered
by Vigneux and his men.
There were several very pretty plays In
the game, but they cannot be credited to
the Butte players. Portland played an
errorless game, while the visitor made
only one error, and. that was charged to
Marshall.
The score:
PORTLAND.
AB. R. H.PO. A. E
3 0 0 3 0 0
Muller, 1. f.
JJelsel, s. s 3
Van Buren, c. fe S
Andrson, lib 3
Hupp. r. f :. a
Weed. 3b 4
0 0. 8 0 0
1 2 3 0 0
0 13 6 0
1110 0
0 13 0 0
0 0 10 0 0
0 0 2 2 0
110 8 0
L. Mahaffey, lb 3
Vigneux, c 8
J. Mahaffey, p 1
Totals
.37 3 6 27 10 0
BUTTE.
Kane, c. f
3 0 0 1 0 0
Houts. 1. f.
2 1 0 0 0 0
Zearfoss, c
Marshall, 3b ....
Mclntyre. a. a. .
Treadwav. r. f.
Ward, ib
Mcuonough, lb .
3
3
ttawiey, p.
Totals SO 1 7 14 8 1
Score by innings
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Portland ...0 0 1 00011 -3
Butte .0 OO10000O 1
Bases on balls Off Hawley 4. off Ma
haffey 2.
Struck out By Hawley 8. by Mahaffey I.
Double play Zearfoss to McDanough.
Sacrifice hits Muller, Houts, Zearfoss.
Hit by pitched ball By Hawley L
Two-base hit Marshall.
Stolen bases Van Buren, Hupp.
Left on bases Portland I, .Butt 8.
Time of game One hour and 33 minutes.
umpire Cunningham.
ONE MORE. FOR HELENA.
Partridge was In the box for Helena
yesterday when the. team opposed Spo
kane. The Falls City pipe played ragged
ball, and Helena work. by. a harrow mar-
gin. , The'
BUUUUttlJ' t r.
n
0 1
4 5 8
0 0 0
0 0 0
8 9
'Spol
Heli
02 E
elena
0 4-
THIS WAS GOOD.
In th best, game played there this sea
son, SeatMe won but with, two men out
in the ninth. Babbitt hit for three bases
and Hurlburt sent one through Flaher toe
hot to handle. Wnhlri the game. Up to
the iilnth Drinkwater held Seattle down
te a single hit Both sides did sensa
tional fielding. The score was 1 to 0.
As predicted, William M. Cake was
chosen president of the Wultoomab Ama
teur Athletic Club' last night, to succeed
F. A. Mltchey, resigned
Judge Cake has served two terms as
president of the club, and 19 very popu
lar With the member. He will devote
considerable time to preparation for the
fall carnival, which th club has decided
to hold in September.
The meet this afternoon between the
University of Oregon track team and the
Multnomah Athletic Club team promises
to be a Warm one.
The Turn Vereln classes give their annual
gymnastic' exhibition at Turner Hall
gymnasium this evening, under th direc
tion of Instructor Robert Krohn,N
Aa excellent program has been arranged
and a pleasant evening is assured.
Two. tiers of circus eats have been put
in to accommodate th crowd which never
falls to attend these exhibition. - The
seating capacity has tnus been doubled,
and all will be comfortably Seated.
The program embrace work on appa
ratus, drills, dances and game.' A bask,
et-ball gam bet wen two team composed
of members of the ladies' class wlll.be
played at the close of the performance.'
YOUTHFUL BURGLARS. -
Lavin' Curtis and Victor Burns,, boys.
are under arrest on a charge of burglary.
They ar cnarged With breaking Into
the store, fo A. 3.,Selgel. at Seventh end
r lanflers streets, and stealing 900 cigar.
A lQC9'. tobftcM and cigarette and ISO
trad 6hcka.' In : i the " money Tfri they"
i took 200 pennies. Detective Ford and
Cordano" mad th aurrests, " ,
:
THE JOURNAL,
VACATION TRIP
I
; To the most popOlar younj woman in Portlsnd The
Journal will rive a ten days ; trip to tht seaside and pay 2
her expense down and back, and her hotel bill while there , S
To determine her popularity a vote will be token and the one
receiving the most votes will get the trip.; JThp one setting the f S
next highest number will be given a trip lasting from 5atur-
day to Monday, all free; The one who is third in the list will
receive a trip up the lordly Colutnbia. and return. . 5
This 1 a chance for the worthy younp; women who fill !
busy places In the city to take a vacation trip. It will be 8
appreciated. ' .
I
WHO. IS YOUR CHOICE?
CUT OUT .THIS COUPON
i
I VOTE FOR
At.
AS TH8 ONE TO TAKE THE '
Journal Vacation Trip.
BASIN BOARD
OF TRADE
At the meeting of the Columbia River
Basin Board of Trade those oresent were
president E. O, Hughes, Joseph Gaston,
F. E. Beach, B. U Paget E. H. Libby.
of Lewlston, Judge Seneca Smith, Dr. J.
P. Tamtse, of Hlllsboro, and Mr. Heldel,
of Hlllsboro.
President Hughes, In his introductory
remarks, said that the Columbia River
Baain Board of Trade must be a factor in
the progress of th Northwest or not ex
ist. To make thla organisation a factor,
he suggested that a fund be raised in
each community to advertise that com
munity; also to put a man in th field to
organise various associations all dver the
Basin to promote th location of people
it. this Basla
In answer to the question as to what
amount of money would be necessary to
do this work. Mr. Hughes replied -that It
would require 81.500 and a time of, six
months to work on this proposition.
By motion of B. H Libby it was decid
ed-jthat the President appoint a commit
tee of three to make such arrangements
regaining advertising as may be neces
sary; also to complete the organisation
of this board. Those appointed were E.
G. Hughes. F. V. Beach and Judge Sen
eca Smith.
Joseph Gaston reported that the papers
of organization of the Columbia Railway
Company are almost completed. The
only thing to do now la for Portland men
to sign the papers, as the people outside
of Portland have already signed them.
E. H. Libby reported that he had seen
many bankers and prominent business
men and that they had all promised to
buy as much stock of this company as
they possibly could afford.
Mr. Heldel, of Hlllsboro, suggested that
the various commercial organisations of
the towns In the Basin should exchange
literature, so that If anyone requires some
regarding resources, all the literature can
be sent.
The meeting adojurned till June 17.
Eastern Star Session.
The Grand Chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star will convene in its 13th an.
nual session in tht city at the Elk' Jjall
in the Marquam building on June 9 at 9
A. M. and remain in session three days.
The grand officer will meet at the hall
two day in, advance of the convention to
n.ake preparations for the event.
Officers of the Grand Lodge for Oregon
ar: Mr. Clara-A;' Margden, Burns, W.
S. M.; C. W. .Miller, Portland. W. O. P.;
Mr. Allie Towiwend, pUftg, a. O. M
Darwin Bristbw, Cottage Grove, A. O. P.;
Mr. Mary Scott Myer, The Dalles,
Grand Secretary; Mrs. Delia Houston,
Portland, Grand Treasurer; Mrs. Hattie
White, Jacksonville, G. C; Mrs. Helen P.
Oafehi Salem, A. G. C.f Mr. Susaji G.
Heppner, Portland, G. C; Mr. Rose J.
Wilson, Corvallla, O, L.J Mrs. Amelia
Coombs, Eugene, G. M.t Mrs. Ray Sher
win, Ashland, G. A.; Mr, Mattl Miller,
Ontario, O. R.f Mrs. Eugenie Meldrum,
Oregon City, G. E.: Mrs. Sadie Rossiter,
Dayton, G M.; Mr; Belle Dodaon, Baker
City, G .E.; Mrs. Mary Littlefleld, Port
land, O, W.; C. C. Parker, Albany, G, S.;
Mrs. Mary Asbury, McMinnyllle, G. O.
VOlt Of (til
(Scrlppe-MeRae Newa Aaaoolatlon.)
NEW YORK, May 23,-At this morn-
ing session Of the general assembly 'of
th Presbyterian church a resolution was
adopted censuring the government ofB
clals for breaking the Babbath during
th visit of Princ Henry.
Wheart Rat Abrogated.
Yesterday the O. R. It N. s Company
abrogated the' 40-cent wheat rate, which
ft put In a month ago o Utah, point
from all point north, and east of Uma
tilla. -The rate was maTle simply to ac
commodate a few millers who had gotten
entirely out of wheat. The regular rate
n wheat for district named' averages
to mil a from SI to Oft cents. Once before
It was necessary to make the low rate.
A ; considerable ; quantity i pt, grain ; was
mnvA uniAi'' tliA Inw ' -
Silliil
Back From Pendleton. ;
Assistant United States District Attor
ney Mays" has rfeturned from Pendleton,
Where he jtssUrted in getrmg testimony
before United State Comniiseloner' HaU-t
y yesterday. In a hearing in which W.
HJ.-Crawl, a bartender, is accused of -ml
SH illegal -sale rf llqnor a Indlattfc
Th hearing was not completed, but was
Continued tutil Wednesday nest
W.'i.'.-.Av','.' !.?. ;i i'.'-ii . v.i.-
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- One coupon every day.
Six coupons wlU be given
for a week's paid in ad
vance subscription; twenty-six
votes will be given
for a month's paid In ad
vance subscription, and
seventy-eight votes will
be given for every three
month's paid In advance
subscription.
NOTICE.
A Special meeting of Painters'
Union, No. 10, is called at 630
p. hi; tonight; Important.
Signed: EXECUTIVE.
C W. SWENSON. Ch'man
JOS, KAHLER, Secy.
W. J. FREEMAN.
AL JOHNSON.
A. N. NAWEATIL,
EAST SIDE BRIEFS.
Business men on th Bast Side report'
that since the labor troubles have begun
business ha dropped down to nearly noth
ing. One prominent hardware dealer said
thla morning that he sold not a dollar's
worth of good yesterday.
Arnold Kehrle, the 7-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kehrle of Mount Tabor
died last night of scarlet fever. Their
other ychlld is seriously 111 with diphtheria.
Complaint hay bees made by numer
ous taxpayers ia the vicinity of Union
avenue and East Burnside street that the
Portland Railway Company Is in the ha
H of blocking Union avenue with Its
freight ear. Th company formerly had a
franchise on that street, but threw it up
several years ago during the hard times.
The taxpayers claim that the company la
trying to claim the franchise again,
though no ears have been run over the
street for a number of years.
A double team belonging to the Ban-
fleld-Veasey Fuel Company fell through
the temporary pavement on the Madison-
street bridge this morning and delayed
tramc for some time. The bridge Is hav
ing new supports put under the approach,
and while the work was being done a
temporary pavement was laid. Superin
tendent Keith and a number of street car
men finally got the vehicle to th sur
face. The horses were not Injured.
Freight Men Gather.
Today there was held, at the offices of
General Freight Agent Miller of the O.
R. N. Company, a general conference
of representatives of th company at va
rious points. Th object of th gathering
was to com to a definite understanding
in regard to matter of traffic. In which
all have an interest, end to them
to work harmoniously together. There
were present George t. Mohler, general
agent at Spokane; B,' B. "Ellis, general
agent at Seattle: C W. . Mount, general
agent at Lewis ten; Charles Clifford, gen-
oral agent at Ban Francisco; G. A New
ell; commercial - agent, ; Wallace, Idaho)
G. W. Lounsberry, commercial agent at
Astoria;; J. MaoCorquodale, traveling
freight agent; Traveling Freight, Agent
Overbaugh, Livestock Agent Millls and
Traveling- freight Agent Campbell.
MURDER CHARGED
District Attorney Manning today filed
an information against James Williams,
charging him With th murder of George
Hicks, in this city May 11.
BUILDING PERMITS.
H. BOhlman, repairs. Ninth and Couoh
tm - ,
8. C Barton, repairs, Tenth and C
rutaers; 8200.
Pa.l loth, 1-story cottage. Thirty-first
and Pine! 8800.
T. W. Jenkins, repairs. Fourteenth and
Lovejoy; 8350.
BIRTHS. ;
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To Mr. H. F. Todd, 308 Montgomery,
flrt. -f . f-i
To Mrs. .Harry H. HaltseL 875 Cablf
streets boy.
To Mm, William-' Fransenbaok. lit
Washlngtoh street, .boy. ? ;K
HEALTH REPORT. J
F. Freeman, 848 Sevnth street, small
pox. . ' 'J;,
Saline Miner, same, smallpox. j
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JESTS AND JLNQLES.
"topf friend has a very sensitive diet
position." ' . . - ,
No," answered Mia Cayenne, "she k-
one of the people who assume to bt
sansitiv whan thrre merely IrasoiW, .
Washington Star. ; , t
THB BPRTNO DE7PARTMENT,
DiHWiddle-fWbeM i h$Xt ;l v. find Ihl
Spring underolothesf - t - - ; ' ,.;vi.
Department Store Floorwalker Twi '
aUlea to the left, right next to the oougt
cure and patent tnedloln counters
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