HIE EVENING JOTTHKAL,- POBTLAin), OIIEGON, - THUBSDAT, JTTLY ,3, ,1902.
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SUBURBAN
SALEM
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Fanner Apologized to MaitAVho
V; ?. Robbed Him Notes. V
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(Journal Bpeqfal perries.) . J
rr farmer ronr Aurora, wthlls occupying- a
r mom u a noidging House JQ tiusciiy, jras
fobbed at I 'flock this tnornlngi by
Stranger who entered the room anil pick-.
mA Tlyrsl A n m AAnVA.a UMlHhff 1911 7K
Burkholder had drawn tbe money yester
. day,, tatendln to ua it early sthUntorn.
inc. , At about I O'clock be was awakenl
1 by the presence of a stranger In bit room;
He asked the man what was wanted, and
. Waa told ta tnAltk learn noise In his llMD.
' M be was annoying ths other roomer in
the house, Burkholder is In the habit of
talking in hi Sleep, and knowing Chds he
. apologlaed, "Thereupon Bis visitor left.
, After thinking- the matter over, he left
' '4 his bed and examined hie pocket, ' the
suspicion, dawning on Jhls mind that all
, wae not right, v To W consternation he
found all bis money (one. ;.,; - .
' Tomorrow the capital city of Oregon will
oelebrate the National holiday, as It bai
sever been observed In this city, provided
the' weather clerk gives the cltlsena an
. opportunity to do so. A half doten brass
bands have bees engaged for the occaaloti;
the city Is being decorated with a lavish
band; and money is being liberally exf
paraded to make the event a notable one,
. VT. M. Colvlg, of Jacksonville; has been
' secured to deliver the (ration, and In ad
dition to the bands, a chorus of GO voices
will assist In furnishing the mualo It tbe
park.; In, the afternoon sports of various
kinds will amuse the crowd, and In tbe
evening, while the Goddess of Liberty and
her attendants,- accompanied by the
chorus and bands are anchored In mid
stream, on a river steamer, and furnish
. uuislo, a magnificent pyrotechnic display
on the island opposite ' tbe city, and on a
floating raft, will fittingly bring to ' a
close tbe day's amusements. ' f
The Berkeley baseball team arrived here
last night, and will meet the' Cbemawa
Indian team on the Fair Gounds' diamond
tomorrow afternoon. - ; i....
Xr. J. A. Fulton, health officer for tbe'
JPbrt of Astoria, yesterday filed bis report
with Governor, T. Gear, for the three
months ending June 30. The report shows
the arrival In the harbor Of Astoria of
Bins vessels, a portion of them in ballast,
two carrying cargoes of Jute and three
tarrying general cargoes. All of tbe ves
' sals sailed under foreign bags, and U
were given a clean' bill of health.
The Mountain View Copper Company, of
Kerby, filed articles In the Btate Depart
ment yesterday. This company evidently
means business. It has a capital of $1,.
100,000, and. ths stock .is all taken, W.' J.
MoNamara, L. A.' Vance, W. El Olmetead
and J. I Bowel 1 have each 1200,000 of the
stock, and . J. H., J. tJ., T. M.. and Wm.:
Lowell, ' each 100,000. The company pro
poses to engage In mining and will build
a railroad and telegraph lines In Jose
phine County. :"(''..'.....
rive Baker County men, J. & Matthews,
Valentine Btroble, August Stanger, A. E.
Cowlee and T. W. Ayers, Jr., known, as
the Matthew Land Reclamation Associa
tion, yesterday entered l.lnto a contract
with the State Land Board for the re
clamation of 700 acres of desert land In
Baker County, under the reclamation Set
of -1901. This la the first contract made
with the Land Board that Indicates onIts
face the carrying out of the intent of the
desert land act, as these men want the
lahd for homes. i ..
' The Salem cannery has thus far put up
for the market 1600 crates of strawberries,:
fend is now working on the cherry crop.
C Pr. J. T. Cook, of this city, will erect
lit prune drier on his 40-acre prune farm
St Sunnyside, a few miles from this city,
with a capacity of 200 bushels per , day.
The doctor says his crop of prunes will be
enormous, and he will be prepared to
handle It. '
.: OREGON CITY.
(Journal Special Service.)
OREGON CITT Jbly S.-The rain of
the. last two 'days' has not In the leasf
dampened, ths ardor of tbe Fourth of July
- committee, which la working harder, than
ever "to. make the celebration, a success.
Tbb possibility of a strike of ,the en
nneers on the Oregon City TranSporta
. tlon. Company's boau has set people to
wondering whether or not the Southern
Paxilflo Company will put on extra, trains
If the boaU are tied up. . There are .three
trains daUy each, way between this city
and Portland, but the schedule' Is not ar-
TRIBUTE TO
, BILLY MEAD
' i '-3f :'-i-. " i " . .. 1 ;. :Xc--':;' 5-Vr--
Resolutions of Resp:ci in Honor
' '. of Railroad Man.
At 11 o'clock' this .forenoon, an hour
identical with 1 p. in.,' Eastern time, at
which time all that was mortal of the
lata William H. Mead, general agent of
ths Omaha,--was committed to- earth in
. Greenwood Cemetery, 7 at Brooklyn,, N.
T his' friends In Portland gathered at
the Hotel Portland parlora , They com
prised many of the leading professional
business men . and railroad men of the
, city. Attorney D. Bolls Cohen Was chosen
-. fat nTto1i1 ' ' .i.v -l.; -
' Btate Senator Henry-McGinn and; At-
torney James Gieason eaeh paid a feel
ing tribute, In beautiful language, to the
" memory of , the deceased. Communloa.
v. tlona. from abannt friends were reaiL all
eulogistlo of ths virtues o the departed
' railroader. "',.,-' .'
Manager Bowers' of the' Hotel Portland
mads a motion that resolutions appropri
ate to Mr. Mead's memory be drawn up
and' published in tbe dally papers of the
city,' And that the Sams be engrossed and
' forwarded to Mr. Mead's Sged - mother,'
ho resides at Brooklyn,. N..T. Cbalr
Van Cohen appointed as a committee to
prepare the ..resolutions H. C Bowert,
Henry McGinn and Earl C. Brimo. ,Tbe
nteetlng. then adjourned. -" ' "
Whoa ,ths general meeting of M& (
NEWS OP NEARBY '
TOWNS IN BRIEF.
ranged to accommodate local trams, :i vt ..'
judge and Mrs. T. F. Cowing and their
daughter, Mrs. : F. E. D Faroq, Of Balem,
left this morning for Seattle to Visit rel
ative. , They will tour' tbe Bound count
try and British Columbia and win be ab
sent about a month. ' ," . ' - - ; ' ';
; Fred A. Miles of tho: "Westem? Union
Telegraph r Compan. leaves today. fof
the Vpper(Columbl on few .days'
' Thl' dlW (f Hunaplntanil.nf ' T
days yaca
The case' of , Superintendent Tiffany,
who was arrested last week pn a charge
of'vtolatlng the city Ordinance by "putting
off express matter from a car between
Fourth ana Fourteenth, streets, will corns
up Inthejftty - Recorder's . office ' this
afternoon, -..z. , , :.'ZLZ: r,
. Sarah .Albright, aged 22 years,, die! at
her home about four miles from this city,
near New Era Tuesday afternoon of
consumption. She was' the daughter of
Mrs Mary, Albright.. ! The funeral was
held 'in ,' this city ', this morning.
There -were services In the Catholic
church at 10 o'clock and the Interment
took 'placed in the ' Catholic - Ceme-tery.-;---,-,
93V-"r0.'7 ; .'-M
Franklin Drake and Louis Rotermund
of Montavllla were In this city 'yester
day, r V
F. F, Bratton of Barlow was In town
yesterday and qualified as Justice of ths
Peace for his district ,
The City Council held - a meeUng last
night Only five members were present
and the consideration of several ordi
nances 'which, were- to have been acted
upon at last 'night's, meeting was post
poned until next Monday , night, when or
special meeUng win be held. -Tbe com
mittee on Streets and public property was
authorised to proceed with the repair of
Main street' wherever ? necessary. - The
Recorder was; instructed to notify all
parties who have not made sewer connec
tions to do so within 10 days, or jthe City
Attorney -would commence action against
them. ' . V; - .;v A? '. $fi&tv, ',
I' The last rehearsal of those assisting In
the musical program of the 3 Fourth of
July will be held in Willamette hall to
night , .' ' 1j;:--'h;;,;,V;' : "-
' : Preparations are actively' going forward
for the" eelebraUon tomorrow and the
program win be carried -out, rain or shine.
The local baseball team left early this
morning for Pendleton,, wher? they have
four games -scheduled. Manager. Randall
Is In charge.. -The pitchers are Gallff and
MclnnlS. After' 'playing Pendleton the
team expects to go to Walla Walla, PomMt
eroy and Dayton,
EUGENE;
New 20'Stan-p Mill for the Blue
" . River District.
(journal Special Service.) -EUGENE,
'July. J. Charles,, Harding
Park, ownejf , of extenelvs mining prop
erties in the Blue River .district Includ
ing - the 'Treasure group , of. :.' , mlnea , in
which a fabulously rich strike was made
'ipm4VfnK hundreds of
dollars to ths ton, will soon commence
the erection of a 20- tamp mill at the
Treasure group to reduce this rich: ore,
150,000 tonal of Which are ready for the
tntll. - Mr. - Park Is just -completing a
a w'agon road from the Lucky Boy mine
to his properties-to enable him to get
his machinery In. Mrs. Mary E. Hoi-
brook, wife Of J. F. Holbrook, of June,
Lane County, was taken to the insane
asylum at Salem yesterday. .
T The rain- ha's been very heavy here and
farmers who have their hay cut and In
the shock will lose heavily.
BAKER GITY
; '?'. ''' esjsssseesssisissssBSertsss.
fleeing Horsethieves Supposed
to Have Been Drowned.
(Journal Special Service.) - ,
, BAKER CITT, July S. George Sweeten,
of this county, was ths last man who saw
the daring horse--, thief of last. . Friday
night, allv before he sank beneath the
'turbid surface of- the Snake . River at
Olds' Ferry. This Is provided always that
he never . reached shore. J. Dlgmah . Is
the contractor whose horses were stolen,
and Saturday he procured Mr. Sweeten to
assist him In the chase. Mr. Digman
went no further "than Sumpter, and Mr.
Sweeten j. joined ' the poese of .Constable
Hannon.,; Mr. Sweeten says that the thief
had on all of his clothes, and before he
jumped Into the river he had run three
Mead's frlebds had adjourned, the meet
tng of the paclflo Coast Association of
TraBo Agenta came to order In he Ho(el
Portland, parlora with . President M. J.
Roche, in th chair.. . There was but one
object for which the members bad come
together, and that, was for the adoption
of, resolutions to thet memory of their
dead 1 friend. '. Secretary Trumbull pre
sented the resolutions, which, read as fol
lowsr. ; , '--vJ?:SJ:-i '', , ".
Whereaa Divine Providence has deemed
it ntung ie- tase trom us wuiiam h.
Mead, one of our - beloved members,
therefore be It .-
Resolved by the Pacific Coast Associa
tion of Traffic Agents In- meeting assem-
Diea, xnat, in jne oeatn ot Mr. Meaa,
the association and the railroad frater
nity of the Pacific Coast have lost one
of their brightest and most popular mem-
oers; ana oe it runner - - , -r
Resolved, That this expression of sym
pathy be engrossed and sent t the fam
ily oi toe1 aecsaseo, ana aiso oe epreaa
upon the minute of the association. -
A- .. -. J. W. CA8EY.
- ' J. W. PHALOK V V
' ,,- i"aa TRUMBULL, "
f r- -y Committee. '
The resolutions will be. spread upon the
records of the association. They will al
so be engrossed and copies sent to. Mr,
Meads' mother - and- alaotohls lifelong
friend, ,T. W. Teasdale, at St Paul, gen
eral passenger agent of the Chicago, St
Paul. Minneapolis ft Omaha Railway
Company.. ', '-' . .
i Those present at the meeting were Gen
eral Agent Harder of ths Great North
em. General Agent Kollock of the Penn
sylvanla .lines,. M. J. Roche. . traveling
passenger agent of ths Denver A Rio
Grande and of the PJo Grande Western;
General Agent Johnson , of the Canadian
Pacific, A- E. Cooper, general agent of
the passenger department of the Rock
Island; Commercial Agent Trumbull, of
(he Illinois Central, E, K Duffy; travel.
Ing passenger agent of the Deuver ft Rio
h.M-'i "i"' V'f'JiC '-UAi'x 'S-fi'f'-S.,
i "vi n n w wr-m m.ymr.
Quarters of a mile and was then almost
exhausted. Sweeten , saw th v sum sink
and saw his he.t r go ;floathig down ths.
stream. MrDlgmaa believes .ths name of
the man to be W. H. Bell and that be
worked on the grading job for a few daya.
The description 'of the two men are the
same, and tbe thief selected the best of
17 teams in the camp. s ' . ' v V
. A- prominent pioneer of Baker County,
albert Toney, died suddenly of heart die
ease, Tuesday, at thaBonansa mine He
came here with his parents, brothers and
sisters, SS years ago, from Illlnola He
leaves three brothers, Andrew. Lester and
John, Of the vicinity.' of Haines, end two
sisters, Mra Jaa. T. Wisdom, of this city,
and Mrs. K. A. Brooka of Arlsona. HIS
wife and two children, a son and daughter
were with him at tne time or. jus aeaxn.
The deceased was a member of the A.O.
u. w; - $- - ," i-p' .', .
Julius R, Hanson has entered a plea of
guilty of assault with intent to rob some
men1 near Huntington, fourweelfs ago.'
Hanson was shot through the shoulder by
Constable John 'Hannon, ' of Huntington,
while- resisting arrest-'i-,V-H'-N ''
"in the case of the state agatnstMannle
Howard, recently convicted iof horss'
sterfling and given a : new trial by the
Supreme Court, the attorneys for, ths de
fehseCOnsented to the trlal,t ttfe case
Septembers. - i , ' (
NOTES FROM . - ,
THE BEACH
(Journvl Bpectal Senrtoej)
r LONG BEACH. July f.-?The beaon bo
tela and cotuges are filling up for tbe
season and the, hotel clerk. Is wearing hs
usual smile of wolcome. The clambakes
and other social events are , beginning,
and the lights of many bonfires arc seen
on " tW beach after sunset each even-
ing.. v
, A large number of new cottages are
building this year, many of -which are of
tasty architectural design. . :
About j&O arrived oft the Potter Satur
day, about; half of whom, went to Blue
Breakers, and the remainder to ; Long
Beach and Seaview. Another larger ar
rival Is expected this week. r
. PERSONALS. . ,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kahn are visit
ing at Seaview. ' ;
E, H. Roberts, of Portland, is at Lang
Beach. - ; ' i'.t;-- p -
Miss Anna McCarthy, of Portland, la at
the 'Driftwood. ' , ; ; i . f.d .
... .
Miss May Robertson Is spending a 'few
days at the beachr":- ' 'V..; ' j
W. H, Taft. of Tacpma, spent a day at
the Hackney cottage. ' '.V '
. W. L. West and wife, of Portland, are
at the beach this week. ;
. Miss Fay Baker, of Boise,
is at the
Hackney-cottage this week. ' . ,
C. W, Nlbly and family, of Bfker City,
are registered at the Driftwood. ',t i
Mr, and Mrs. P. C. Nash; of Portlahd,
are staying at the Corbett residence.
- aJ. Lesser, of Portland, spent "several
days at Seaview, returning home Mon
day, .", . . .
Col. R C. Judson, of the O, R. N.,
visited Long Beach last week. , .He was
accompanied by his wife. ....
F. J, Wheeler, of the O. R. ft N' ac
companled by his family, spent a day at
the Schuyler cottage last week, i,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stuart, of Portland,
arrived at Ocean Park last week, where
they' will occupy their summer cottage.
Mra Hugh Glenn and daughter, of Tbe
Dalles, arrived a few days ago at Sea
view, where they will 'spend, the sum
mer. .,, , . '.- : 0.-.,
Mr. M. Oberdorfer and Misses Lillian
Bunting, ; Lola; Lindsay an;-'tyrtsi
Spangler, all of Boise, spent the week at
the Hackney cottaga 'r'' -;
HE DALLES r'
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Street Carnival to Be Held, Dur
ing Fair Week in September.
S- (Journal Special BervieS.i ; ,
THE DALLES, July 1. The Dalles
Commercial' and Athletic Club "held , a
mass meeting Tuesday night and perfect
ed arrangements for a street carnival
Henry J. Maier presided and Frank Men
etee acted "as secretary. A committee of
even, consisting of the following niem-
Grande and of the Rio Grande Western,
and General Agent Mansfield of the , same
lines; J. W, Casey, traveling passenger
agent of the Milwaukee; Dan Ellery of
the Wisconsin Central, sad Mr. Lewla
GROCERS WILL PICNIC.
The Portland Retail Grocers Associa
tion has decided to give a ptanlo at Cane
mah Park, near Oregon , City, .July 23.
The park wilt be beautifully decorated
and a fine program rendered. The .fol
lowing has already been decided upon:.
Ball game, ladies' races, baby show, gro
cers races, fat men's races and bi
cycle races. Prises will be given for
the winners. The association will issue
a souvenir program for tbe occasion.'
THE WEATHER.
The unsettled conditions Jn the North
Pacific States continue, and for the sea
son ot the year .ths rainfall- has been,
extraordinarily Itfeavy, In ths Willam
ette Valley nearly an inch and 4 half,
and s In Southern Oregon about three
quarters of ap'lnch has fallen within the
tost two Oaya In Washington and Idaho
the amounts are generally less; and vary
according to elevation, i r; ;
Ths Indications are for a' partly cloudy
day Friday, with clearing up showers at
widely scattered . places throughout the
district ,''' EDWARD A..BEALS. -
- f : s-1.' Forecast Offlciat -
,y,r..... v , , ,;-,,i;-..;4
first chimney-pot hat was mads
Ths
and worn in London by a batter named
John Hetherington, in 17S7. - His appear
anco with it In ths streets created such a
disturbance that he was fined heavily. ' ;
Information in ; j
bers, was appointed as an executive com
mltteej J...A. .Douthett,. H. J.. Maier,
Prank French,: Charles- L. Phillips, Max
Vogt -J. C,v Bostetter and E,a Plase,
It was 'decided to hold the carnival In
conjunction with the District Fair, and
the date of commencement has' been set
for September ,80, continuing one week.
Letters are pouring in daily to President
Fish of the District Fair Association, of
fering attractions and arranging to enter
goods, wares, livestock, etc This will
be the biggest, fair ever held In Eastern
Oregon; and thousands of dollars will be
Subscribed to make It a howling succes.
The Gentlemen's Driving Association will
also join ths combination.
At the meeting of the Water Commis
sioners held last night the following bus
iness was transacted: The contract for
repairing and keeping in order the tele
phone Una from this city to the head of
the flume was awarded to Seufert & Con
don,, who will also operate a line along
Mill Creek, The sum of $1,600 was paid
Jo French 'Tr Co. on the water flume
debt A committee consisting of Commis
sioners Bolton, Seufert and Maier' was
appointed to expert the books of the
Commission. The Commissioners refused
the application of various parties for the
privilege of floating cord wood down the
flume to the city.
Hansen "as Thomsen of this city have
been awarded the contract for erecting a
large grain warehouse ior Gordon A Co,
of Portland on the site of the old stock
yard. It wilt face; Second street.
The County Court waa convened to-
' day. As yet no business of Importance
t j has been transacted, with the exception
of acyngupon the reports submitted
by Road Supervisors. There will be a
long list of election t...s to. look after
at J his session, and one contest for Su
pervisor In district No. 19, Columbia pre
cinct. s
OREGON BRIEFS.
A8T0.RIA.The local. Central Labor
Council has decided to nominate candi
dates for municipal and state elections In
theTuture.i -
sXLE.-CHTers of 16 cents per pound for.
10 hops are being refused here by the
largest 'growers. It Is thought figures will
go higher.-; "- '
MEDFORD. A fruit growers' union is
to be organized in this county. The Med
ford Board Of Trade Is behind the propo
sition. . ; '
ALBANT.Ical capitalist! headed by
E. W,' Langdon and P. A. Goodwin have
bought the local' Water works from the
Outside capitalists ' who formerly con
trolled them. " '
' ASHLAND. John Moore, aged 9). son
Of I. C. MoOreOf Tjtls clty, waS kUled on
Tuesday evening while working on the
logging toad 'in the timber near Poke
gama. Klamath County. '"' ,!
' BAtEM.-Aut4 .. Schrtber I advertis
ing Tor bids tor the construction of a new
brick block' on State street here. It 'will
cpstts,ooo. ."V,.., . :,5;: " .
BUTTEVILLE. The Thomas Sims farm
of 435 acres, near Buttevllle, has been sold
to Louts Bauman, of Illinois, for $22,687.
The sale included stop k and machinery.
. OREGON CITY.-A clerks" union has
been formed here With F. W. Humphreys
aS President It has 28 members.
STATE WTES.
n .
The town of Gold H1U Is to be lighted
by electricity by July 15. The machinery
for the planf to be installed there has
been shipped and will sroon arrive. The
poles for stringing the wires are on the
ground
The Dalles la. soon to have another
grain warehouse, Gordsn ft Co., of Port
land, have begun constructing a build
ing on the site of ths old stock yards.
It will be 62 by 156 feet fronting on Sec
ond street
I Mrs. JT. , Maurer and ths . Misses A. M.
Smith and Stella, Robinson met with an
accident -the other night while In a boat
at Eugene. While passing under a low
bridge, Miss Robinson, failed to lower
her head In time and was caught by a
protruding beam and swept Into the water.
She was unable to swim. : She sank twice
and was about to go down 'the third
time, when she managed to grasp the
edge of the boat and was pulled In by
her companions. --'-;'':;-".-
TEAMSTERS' STRIKE
Banfield Says It Is Over
Men Say Not
-The
The fuel teamsters say that their) strike
is not settled by any means. Tbiy ad
mit that more teams are now employed
than there were a few days ago, but
announce that it will only be temporary.
The most of the men at work, they state,
are merely endeavoring to raise funds -to
leave town on. One of the former em
ployes remarked as follows on ths situa
tions , , . .
- "The company has no steady men em
ployed. Many of these are 'incompetent
and could not hold their positions under
ordinary circumstances. , They know
nothing about teaming and do not expect
to retain their positions tor any length of
time. They are merely taking advantage
of the condition Of affairs in order to
raise a few dollara Almoet any day ths
most of them are liable to leave. . Many
of them have quit as soon as they learned
that a strike la on, and we have induced
lot of them to oulf ; .
Mr. Banfield to very ptlmlstia this
morning. ft said! .';;'Z'r777 :
So far as we are concerned there Is
no strike trouble. ; Wo have 80 teams st
work today, 68 of them being ours and the
remainder we hired for the purpose of
catching up with Our Orders. There has
been no trouble In getting new men and
retaining them. No, there IS no labor dif
ficulty with us at all. The whole Incident
la tow a matter ot history,", f .-' '
The
acrea
land area- of Hawaii is
,oo,oop
CITY COUNCIL
fir
New Fire Ordinance-Many Peti'
1 ; tions-SeWef and Other '
The most Important business transacted
at yesterday's CouncO meeting was ths
sew: flrs ordinance. Introduced , by . Mr,
Rttmellh at Jhe request , of the Board of
Ftrs Comroiaslonera, proyt(in .fof
nofntment of a Fire Marshal ftna a e-
uty Fire Marshal. .It regulates the stor
ing of combustibles and the repairing of
buUdlngs which the Marshal may consid
er in an unsafe condition.' Under .the
ordinance the Chief ot the fire depart
mnt is to act as Marsha and Shall re.
celve no additional compensation for his
aervicea He has the power o appoint a
depute, who shall represent htm In the
performance of the dUUes reomrea.
..JlSl ANTUI AYQBjOBDINANCE.
Another Important ordinance was one
which orovlded for the repeal of tne ra
mous "anti-Mayor" ordinance, which took
the appointment of regular and special
commtttees but of the hands of the exec
utive, and for the return to the old law,
which gave the Mayor the appointive
power, the members first named to act
es chairman of their respective commit
tcea This called forth considerable dla
cession, after which Councilman Merrill
moved that it be- at once put upon its
third reading. 'The motion was lost, as
was also a motion tct reconsider, and the
ordinance, on motion of Flegel, was re
ferred to the ways and means committee.
;? '; A, PROPOSED, ORDINANCES.
Other ordinances Introduced were as
follows :--y a r;-:i, .-A-
Appropriating 15000 out of the general
fund tor the Improvement of streets In
front of public property; referred to the
street committee. Authorising the.Mayor
and the Auditor to draw warrants In jhe
sum of 93477 for the payment. Of assess
ments on property owned by the city;
referred to the street committee. Far the
construction of a sewer on East Coucn
street, from East Eighteenth to East Six
teenth, directing thst the assessment be
entered In the docket of city Hens and
appropriating $378.95 for the work;
pa seed.. For the construction of a sewer
in East Ah street, from East Twentieth
to East Twenty-second, declaring the
proportionate, cost, directing that tbe as
sessment bj entered In the docket Of city
UenS f nd appropriating 00: passed. For
the construction of a sewerbi Kerby
street,-from Mason to Beech, and making
an appropriation of I3C34.55; pazsed. For
the Improvement of Fourth street from
Burnside to Jefferson, declaring the prob
able cost to be $28,387.95, and making an
appropriation; passed. Establishing the
grade of St. Clair street at the center
line of Main street; referred to the street
.com-nlttee. Authorising the Auditor to
Issue warrants to the Chief of Police for
the. collection "of delinquent street and
sewer assessments; passed. Authorizing
the expenditures for July according to
estimates presented to the Board of Pub
lic Works; passed.
-Tbe electric light franchise was, on mo
tion oi Merrill, lett on tne tame and a
cpjmrourticatlon from Charles H. Baker on
the subject was referred to the street
committee. 5 -
SOME PETITION
Petitions for the Improvement of Mary
land avenue, Benton street and Alblna
avenue were referred to the street com
mittee ,an dfor sewers In Upshur and
East Twenty-third street to the commit
tee on sewers and drainage.
A petition from a number of cltlaens of
Sell wood, asking for the, revocation of the
liquor license Issued to J. Rebstock, was
referred to the committee on liquor
licenses.
Two claims for damages for Injuries to
horses, alleged to have been caused by
defective roadways, were referred to tbe
judiciary committee.
A communication was received from the,
Board or Fub'lc works stating that the
ordinance granting a franchise to the
West Side A Suburban Railway Company
had been referred bak to the Council
with, the reports of the franchise commit
tee and the remonstrances, tl was re
ferred to the street committee.
LADIES THANKED.'
At the conclusion of the session. Coun
cilman Merrill proposed a vote of thank?
to the ladles who had so beautifully dee
orated. the hall, and It was passed unani
mously. The flowers were afterward sent
to tbe Oood Samaritan hospftal through
Mr. Merrill's efforts.
OVER THE WIRES.
: 'A' ;.; ' .--.-j
RACINE, Wll-O. H, Thyson, of Cale
donla, was killed and several others seri
ously Injured by a tornado which swept
a path 10 miles wide across, this section
yesterday.
TERRE HATJTB, Ind. Three men were
killed In a terrlflo wind storm at Me
raence, 111., yesterday. No details have
as yet been-- obtained as the town Is cut
off from wire communication. -
LOUISVILLE-Charles Dulll, an, aero
naut was fatally Injured here yesterday
during an ascension. His parachute failed
to expand.
WASHIJaTON.-ColoneI Heuer, Major
Marshall and Captains Burr, McKlnlstry
and Gillette have been appointed a board
of engineers to visit tbe Columbia River
and past on the details of the Harts plan
for Ths : Dallea-Celllo canal. Their report
Is expected in the fall.
TOPEKA, Kan. The. Kansas River Is in
flood and Is rising a foot per hour and
great damage Is feared.
MADRID. The Duke of Almodovar? the
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
been authorised to sign a treaty of com
merce wWh ths United Statea -i. .'..
LONDON. According to advices from
St 'Petersburg tbe Csar has decided to
givi private audience to 800 men of all
classes to endeayof to ascertain the cause
of Class dissatisfaction in Russia.
BRJEBT.-vAn attempt waa made here
last night to blow up the French govern
ment arsenal. The criminals exchanged
shots with a sentry and escaped.
ROME.-KIng Victor of Italy will Star!
for St Petersburg on July en a three-
days Visit to the Csar.
Recent storms have done much dam
age to the oeauiuui cwuto ' uaroiina
monument on the Cblckamauga battle
field, but IV Is not beyond repair.' The
monument consists of a large bronse pal
metto tree on a marble base, a.a,;..i
:: ABOUT -PARKS-
, i'"1 Li;,,-j.; ., j ' :-) ' A -A c'V -
Tbe Commissioners Discussed
' the Situation Tiiis Morning.
A meeting) of the Park Commissioners
was held in the ante-chambers of the
Mayor s offece this morning at 10 o'clock,
with, tbe chief executive In ths chair.' But
little outside ot routine matters, came up
for. consideration and what there was
showed that the affaire of the board were
in a flourishing condition. The cost of ths
Macleay Park fencing, just completed,
was $170, and tbe remaining $130 of the
appropriation formerly made for that pur
pose was on motion dedicated to the
further necessary repairs on the roads
and trails, of the public playgrounds.
The payroll for Macleay Park during
June was shown to have been WIS and ths
regular i-ayrotl $930. Estimates for the
sunt necessary for July expenditures
reached $1037. ' This includes supplies,
wages, repairs, food for animals, etc.
The matteriof the improvement of the
park crosswalks ' with ' crushed granite
similar to that used by the Southern Pa
cific railway, cams up and was debated at
torn length, a decision finally being
reached to refer the matter to the Park
Committee with power to purchase a car
load of the material if they so desired.
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Chief of the. Fire Department Davs
Campbell will today apoint W. Roberta,
late of San Francisco, Fire Marshal of
this city, ta accordance with the au
thority vested in hlro yesterday by the
Common Council, Mr, Roberts was re
cently connected with the Underwriters
Inspection Bureau, of JBan Francisco, and
waa recommended to the Council by tbe
Board of Underwriters of this city, J. C
Stone manager.) The duties of the firs
marshal will .be to inspect all build
ings of the city, and keep all Inflamable
material out of the way. He will act In
harmony with the chief of ths fire de
partment ., , -
The creation of a' Are marshal In ths
cities of the Northwest Is new. It has
been , established in ! San Francisco and
has given good results there. - , , '
The Fire, Marshal's salary will bs paid
by the board ot underwriters. '
COOL ROBBERY
J.. R. Whitney, another North End Bar
tender, Is under arrest on a charge of lar
ceny. , - , .... .
This time It was a very audacious piece
of work, according to John 'Kerr, the
complaining witness. H says that be
went Into Whitney's place and purchased
a drink, tendering a $20 gold piece. Ha
is still waiting for his change, as the
defendaht la alleged to have deliberately
pocketed the mopeyi Kerr says he was.
perfectly sober and tells a very straight
story. : -'-... . ,t ... , ,.-
(" Exclusive Belts,
About the smartest thing In the way
of a leather be" If of snow-white seaupti.
From two and one-half inches in the
back It graduates gracefully to one and
one-half Inches 'in the front where it
fastens trimly with a gilt nickel or
black buckle. The belt .' lined with
white moire silk. '
Among the exclusive Styles In belts
shown are those of seallon; black and
gray, and in scarlet morocco, decorated
with a graceful perforated design that is
brought into effective contrast by ths
lining of white moire.
There Is any amount of artistic origin
ality in belts this summer.
Decidedly out of u ordinary is a
girdle, wide and pointed at tbe back, and
graduating to a narrow width In front
of Austrian leather carved with an
artistic design of thistles, the leaves and
bloom. Around, the top and bottom of
the belt are rows Of small steel nail
beads. 'A handsome buckle formed Of a
thistleleaf ornaments the back, and ths
front clasps with . an oblong cutsteel
buckle. " ,
HOUSEKEEPER'S NOTEBOOK
A, ... v -A;-- . 1
Calicoes, ginghams and chintses should
be ironed on the wrong side.
Dp give a rich color to pies wet with
sweet milk before baking. ' ,
A woolen cloth wet with kerosene will
clean very quickly-your cherry paint
Don't keep custards In the cellar In an
open vessel. They are liable to become
POlnonOUS. '-:A'':''"
Save beef marrow from soup bones to
add to suet . for., puddings. Marrow Is
more delicate than suet
Tr remove the smell of calnt nut a
handful of hay In a bucket of water and
let It stand 'over night In the newly
painted room.
A very hot Iron .should never be us 3d
for flannels or woolens.
A. few drops of turpentine In hot starch
add luster to ironed linen.
Add a few drops of ammonia to the
bluing water to whiten the ' clothes.
Place an apple In the bread and cake
boxes to keep the articles moist
Add a tablespoonful ot kerosene to a
pail of clear hot .water to wash ths win
dows. '
Make a splendid furniture polish by
taking a- wlneblass of olive oil, one of
vinegar and two tablespoonfuls of alco
hol; apply with a soft cloth- and polish
with flannel.
Rub celery en ths hands to remove ths
odor of oniona ; . - j , .
Mix stove blacking with a little am
monia to prevent Us burning off.
If oilcloth 18 not worn out but the col
ors have become faded and dingy, turn It
wrong side up and give it two coats of
paint tbe last one mixed with varnlah.
and yon will have a floor covering that
wilt last a long time, . V ' 1
... , BUILDING PERMITS.
Frank Poltvka, Water and Hooker
srreels, addition; $400. t -
R. A F, Solomon, - Tenth and Market
streets,' two-story house; ItOOO,
James II. Banks. East Wrieteenth and
East Twenty-first, two-story house; jaXXX
R. L. Darrow, Hancock and East Nine
teenth, streeta two-story house.- $4000,
Portland, qeneral.:; Electrio Company,
Seventh - and Alder streets, one-story
builtllng; $7509, ; A' $ A-
us '.Bus'
PIANOS i
''.-;;A';;V.i-';A-'i"i;a!';v -'i. '
Those Carried by
Ellers Piano Hocsa
O FvCOUltSE
la celebrated Cluckeriao;, of
Boston bMTrrrifntWelier.Of
Nev Vork' Tii now tx!3IE
Kimball, of Chicago; and nearly
30 other leading makes. AUat
h , ' -n ' it, -' 1 .
wasbmgton street
OPPOSITE CORDRAVS TMtATER
Hair Mattres
To order- naltresses madd over.
Upholstering Couches and Lounges.
A. HIRT,
ao9 4th St., bet. 5almon and Taylor,
Phone Clay 706, y a
mi a njia t AnnAW
93 SECOND STREET!
Bsawssa Stark s4 Oak
A. J. Gill . Co.
General Machinists
and Repairers
Manufaotnrers ot Sheaves. Ptns : awS
Loraers Supplies. Pattern and Modal
fclakins;.. Laundry Machinery. Printers
Machinery overhauled, rebuilt and rs
palrei Paper knife grlnains. .
84 Second Street, Portland, Oregoo
Telephone Red 87s. j
COFFEE,TEAA
, DAIONGPOVfDER,'
FLCon:;;GEXTrtAas
MltihiPu-rlhri Flrttilflivor
Omrt$rriTiCtlefVicsJ
' CL05SET Q DZYEBS
C. GEE WO
THE GREAT. ,
CHINESE DOCTOR
Can it be wondered
that be Is eaUea
- great, when bis won
derful remedies our
and help so many
sick and suffertnaj
people, not only here,
, but throuKhout th
nnitmA Rts.taaT Many.
7 are irtven up to die:
otnera iuiu mi
only help for them,
yet their lives were)
.-v. 4 , sren uu.w z
..sit.i..nvi..TS.v i".r ta. roota.
1..... ... t.MH that, are en-
,i.iV. i . inai aelenoe In this
-"""y"" h. harm
pniinrwir nrniis-n 1 ussi uae va tt
less remedies he treats J!
eases 01 men, women "
I8M :tooU.lHBw! fttSff SncS
buv ainereni nnwoim - -.
cessfully used to different .
guarantees to cure eaUrrh. "" u
trouoiea meumausm, n-"rv "
ach,,,Uver, kidney, female troubles, "on
manhood and all private diseases.
Charges moderat CaUandsss Mm.
Consultation free. Patients out of t
city write for blank and ciroular. Inf'o"!
Medicine Company. 1S2 , Third sUeet
Portland. Or. Mention
III SJI
i paper.
We Guarantee these
Remedies -
OR REFUND THE MONEY.
it an are sufCarinc with rheumaUsnt
get one bottle of La-Cas-Ka and one bot
tle Snake Oil Liniment and IX It does
not benefit you return ths bodies and!
your money Is refunded. V At all drug
gilts. La-Cas-Ka, ft per bottle Snake
OU Liniment. SOe. f . .-.,','.
eM4 Root Batve will 1 euro the moat
obstinate cases of skin diseases, bolls and
earbunoiea u w a sure specina cure toe
pilea , Try a box. Only Kto at all drag
- A, A ' -
a i-bit - bottle of ths Great Taaule
Cough Curs never falls to euro ths moot
severe cough or cold, ; Btoss It to oss
huh. Thi unl, atira remedv known, fol
croup and whooping sough. At ail drug
guts. , - r
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OREGON CHEMICAL CO.
It your druggist does sot hart any st
these remedies on hand some to bead-
quarters. '
C4 Washington street, . .
.. A Blue Grass View.
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tbe cloudburst la Kentucky the
'day? A. A
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rfght. Anylhs v 1 v '
to know !-i it r A -
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