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Show 4 I i : fc ricrc Delegates at Second T)' . rss!r:i'otTr:ns-; rss!r:i'otTr:ns-; . r lissis.ipri 'Congress. J - t j7 rr ' , ' PORTLAND, aW 17. Whether it was the array, of brilliant speakers. . the prediction heralded fcy tWe loco! I press that jdlscor J waa. to Occur" over the subjact of restriction of Chinese immigration im-migration or because the keen edge of the delegates' curiosity has been dulled by a cursory examination pf the expo-sltion, expo-sltion, the attendance at the sessions of . the trans-Mississippi, congress today comfortably riled the commodious auditorium au-ditorium at the fair grounds. t John W. Noble-, first viceTpresldent of the confress, the chairman of the day, called to order the second day's session of the trdns-Misalsslppl congress.- Af-ter Af-ter a few words regarding the importance import-ance to the West, and particularly the Pacific oast. (o? th topics to be considered con-sidered today, Gen. Noble said that on the subject of "The Columbia Itiver," .one of the best-posted men in the country, coun-try, and one who had done rnpch for its benefit, would address the congress. con-gress. Gen. Noble then introduced MaJ. W. C. Langfitt. United States army, who talked at length. ; The next speaker was Hon. Theodore B. "Wilcox of Portland, president of the congress. Mr. Wilcox is credited with having built up the foreign flour trade of the North Pacific coast. . |