Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-17
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PORTLAND, June 17.-About fif
teen delegates from different coun
ties Of the state met at the chamber
ofcommerce this morning to discuss
the proposition to raise money fol
the purpose of collecting an exhibit
Of Oregon products to be sent to tn,
worlds fair at Chicago IN 1898
Only six Of the interior counties
were represented, a majority of the
delegates being from MultnomaI
county. After discussing the matter
for two hours it was finally referred
to the state board of commerce
which was given power to devise
means Of raising money.
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
MCMINNvILLE, Ore, June IT,
At Jones e Co.'s mill on Ensleys
creek, twenty miles west of this
place, Cherries Link, while tooling
on some logs in the pond, fell of
and was drowned before he was
missed. His body was recovered
after being in the water six hours.
THE FREE BRIDGE.
PORTLAND, June 1.-THE free
bridge committee met yesterday
afternoon in the parlors of Ladd g.
Tilton's bank. The entire member
ship was present as follows: NJ. c..
George, E. A. King, w. NJ. Ladd,
and e. G. Redman, representing west
side, G. III. Meussdorffer and j. L..
SDerry representing the east side,
and John Pittenger, representing
Alblna. NJ. G. George was chosen
temporary chairman and E. A.
King, temporary secretary. These
selections were afterwards made
permanent, and w. M. Ladd was
chosen treasurer. These three
officers were then constituted, on
motion of Mr.. Mcusdorffer, an exec
utive committee, and authorized to
confer with the bridge companies
and see what they would take for
their bridges, or for lease of them
The steel bridge, of course, would
only be leased as to the traffic facili
ties of its upper portion.
FROM EUGENE.
EUGENE, Or, June II. Com
mencemeGt eXerci,es of the state
university are in progress this week.
Monday evening occurred the grad
uatlug exercises of the musical
department. At three o'clock yes
terday afternoon Rev. A. Jumer, of
Portland, addressed the literary
societies, and in the evening the
societies held their reunion at the
university. Many visitors are pres
ent fr0m abroad, among them Presi-
dent E. n. Condit, of the Albany
college, and several graduates from
that institution.
The street car line has been graded
to College Hill park and rails laid
the entire length of Willamette
street. The cars will he running on
July 4.
AT o'clock on Monday evening
the first railroad engine reached
Springfield, the present terminus OF
the Oregonian railroad, the track
laying having been completed to
that point.
News reached here Tuesday even
ing that Charles Hurlburt, of the
firm of Hurlburt Bros, of this city,
was drowned while fishing in the
Mckenzie river near Coburg, about
4 o'clock that evening. The body
had not been found at last report.
OREGON PIONEERS.
PORTLAND, June II. - AT the
business meeting last night officers
were elected as follows: President,
w. S. Ladd, Portland; vice-presi-
dent, VIM. Kapus, Portland; secre-
tary, Geo. H. Hines, Portland; /;
treasurer, Henry Failing, Portland;
corresponding secretary, II. S. Ly-
man. Directors, John Hobson,
Astoria; Curtis G. Strong, Portland
NJ. Crawford, Dayton.
PORTLAND ELECTION.
PORTLAND, June IL Complete
returns from Mondays municipal
election show that every candidate
on the citizens ticket was elected
by IA large majority, including ten
councilmen. The vote was as fol.
lows: Mayor, w. S. Mason, citi-
zens' S,3S7; George, republican, 1904.
City attorney, w. Il. Muir, citizens
s,555; f. b. Watson, republican,
3,744. Auditor, w. Branch, citi.
zens' S,436; w, n. Carter, republi.
can, 3,SlS. OVerseer street cleaning
department, c. Bomberger, citizens
s,O53; 5, f. gill, republican, 4,2S3
City surveyor, L, M. Hurlbuit,
citizens, S,l36; II. ID, Grader, re-
publican, 4,l67. Police commits
sloner, Frank Logan, citizens
s,052; G.. p, Frank, republican
1925. Assessor, James Flower, citi
zens', $3.50; N. S. Pierce, republican
4,406. Superintendent streets, d
w. Taylor, citizens, s,59s; q. o
Lee, republican, 1884, Fire com
missioner, j. IL. Steffln, citizens
1888; IL. II. Holmes, republican
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