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the aioRxiyo oregoxiax. Thursday, jtjxe 3, 1900. 3 PREAGHER'S WIFE MAKES - BUN -PtAY Pastor Sues for Salary and Trustees Mix With Him in Street Fight. COLFAX ALL STIRRED UP Both Minister and Wife Arrestetd Following "Rough House" After Trustees Are Refused Admit tance to Church Building. COLFAX. Wash., June 2. (Special.) A gunplay by the wife of Rev. H. Q. Buss, pastor of the First Baptist Church; the arrest of the clergyman and his helpmeet; the attempt of the members of the congregation and the trustees opposed to the retention of Mr. Buss to get possession of the church, and suit of the preacher for back sal ary, have stirred this city. The clergy man tells of an assault by the trustees at the door of the parsonage tonight, as follows: "County Assessor F. N. English, B. F. Sherfey, E. E. Sherfey and J. Hugh Sherfey came to the door of my parson age and demanded entrance to the church for those of the congregation . who had assembled outside, but I re fused them. English then demanded that I surrender the keys to the church, but I refused unless compelled by law. English handed me a written notice from the trustees that I must va cate the parsonage within three days, and he then attempted to enter the par sonage. I told him to keep out. Pastor Is Attacked. "B. E. Sherfey caught hold of me and pulled me through the door. Once I was outside, B. F. Sherfey attacked and choked me. I was thrown to the ground and struck and kicked, although I cannot state who were the perpetrators of the latter attack. I called to my wife and told her to get a gun. She went upstairs and returned with it, but instead of giv ing it to me, she ran out into the crowd in front of the church, calling for the police. Aly captors then allowed me to go and I returned to the house. Later I was visited by Sheriff Carter. I requested him to disperse the mob, which ,he refused to do." E. Davidson, a trustee, was jjathe side walk In front of the parsonage making remarks directed at Buss. One state ment Mrs. Buss could not understand and she crossed over from the opposite side of the street, where she had been waiting for the police, and struck him In the back with the gun. As he turned around, she pushed the revolver near his face and asked him to repeat what he said. He replied that he had. said nothing offensive. Preacher Sues for Salary. Mrs. Buss then entered the parsonage, where she wrs disarmed by Patrolman Hickman. The church members with drew to the public rest room across the street and held a meeting- B. F. Sherfey swore out warrants against Buss and wife, charging them with exhibiting a deadly weapon in a crowd. Sheriff Car ter arrested Buss and wife, who were Inter released on bond. Rev. Buss today began proceedings In Superior Court to recover from the church society the J704.15 he alleges is due him for back salary to June 1. He hns also begun proceeding against the trustees Individually, and service of the m-tton was made by the Sheriff this' af ternoon upon M. Davidson. B. F. Sher fey, Fred Si-hrelber and John S. Aegerto-. The fifth member of the board, John Pat tlson. who was the Democratic Guber natorial candidate at the last election, lins recently removed to Spokane, but the summons for him will be forwarded to the Spokane authorities tomorrow. This is the beginning of the end of the most sensational church quarrel In the history of Colfax and is the culmination of 20 years of strife In the congregation. CLASS LEGISLATION BAD XATIOXAL MANUFACTURERS' AS SOCIATION GIVES VIEWS. General Manager Bird Says It Is Working Against Anti-Injunction and Eight-Hour Laws. SPOKANE. Wash.. June 2. Special.) We are not opposed to the American Federation of Labor, hut we are working against Its idea of promulgating class legislation. This is the statement, of J. Philip Bird general manager of the National Asso ciation of Manufacturers, who is In' the. city James W. Van Cleave, ex-preaident of the association, will arrive tomorrow morning and remain until Saturday night James A. Emery, general counsel of the association, will reach Spokane Friday and conferences will be held with the manufacturers of the city. 'We are opposed to pernicious legisla tion in the states and the Nation." stated Mr. Bird. "We wish to check special recognition of certain classes. We object to seeing this republic drifting toward the condition of a nation of 90.000.000 people with every man a law unto himself. If one class gets special legislation, others will demand it, and every one will be try ing to get particular rights. "We are working against unfair anti injunction and eight-hour laws. We do not believe it should be necessary for a man to Join a union to gain his rights." EXCISE TOLD "HANDS OFF" District Judge Restrains Board From Bothering Lodge Buffets. LINCOLN". Neb., June 2. District Judge Cornish Issued today a temporary re straining order forbidding the city of Lincoln, through its excise board or po lice, from interfering with the operation of the buffets in the clubhouses of the Elks, Eagles and German Family So ciety. The case will he tried July 5. FAIR AGAIN HITS OREGON (Continued From First Page.') provKle a circulation of cold air essen tial to the preservation of the fruit. Closed All Morning. During the forenoon the negotiations between the conuuisalonra and Exposi tion directors were carried on Informally and with much bitterness. . The Oregon building kept Its doors closed all fore noon, offering as an excuse that the fin ishing touches were being placed on ex hibits and. that the presence of visitors would retard the work. It was significant, however, that all other state buildings were open. At 12 o'clock Commissioners Wehrung, Rowe and Wright were summoned to the office of President Chilberg, where the Exposi tion directors were assembled. Heated words ensued and then cooler counsel prevailed, and finally an entente cordiale was reached. At 1 P. M. the announce ment was made that the Oregon building would be lighted as required and that perfect harmony reigned. The doors of the Oregon building swung open again and all parties to the conference there after worked overtime suppressing the facts regarding the conference and the agreement. Director Allen Blamed. "When we installed our exhibits we were guaranteed electric power and lights," said Superintendent Smith. "Nothing was said regarding the ex terior lighting at the time, though it was doubtless assumed by the Exposition management that we were contemplating maintaining an elaborate system of light ing, inasmuch as we had done the wiring for it. We found, however, that to ex pend 4000 on exterior lighting would seriously cripple our exhibit within the building, so we decided to do without the lights. Then It was that Mr. Allen be gan trying to force us to do this lighting, with the result that he cut off our lights yesterday. Two thousand boxes of choice fruit would have been ruined In conse quence of his act save by heroic efforts on our -part." FOURTH MAN IS CAUGHT DEXTER FOLICE CAPTURES AL LEGED TJ. P. TRAIN" ROBBER. James Shelton Nabbed When Rais ing Funds for Gang's Defense. Wife Is Held. DENVER. June 2. James Shelton, be lieved by the police here to be the fourth member ' of the band of train robbers which recently held up and robbed a Union Pacific passenger train near Oma ha, Neb., was arrested here early today In a Curtis-street rooming-house. Shelton, according to Chief of Police Armstrong, came to Denver several days ago and has been trying to raise funds for the defense of the three men now un der arrest at Omaha. - Shelton will be taken to Omaha immediately. A reward of J6000 for his arrest and conviction Is outstanding. Lillian Stevenson, who claims to be Shelton's wife, was also placed under arrest. Chief of Police Armstrong Is positive she Is the woman In the auto mobile group photograph discovered by the Omaha police, which was taken In a Denver gallery. Shelton will not be taken to Omaha immediately, but will be held here pending further developments in the case. Shelton is believed by Chief of Police Armstrong to be implicated also in the robbery of the Great Northern train near Spokane, and a number of other train robberies. Chief Armstrong wired the chief of police of Spokane, Wash., to ar rest a man and a woman who went under the name of Jones while In Denver. Chief Armstrong believes they are implicated in the robbery at Omaha, Neb. THREE OF GANG BOUND OVER They Are Held for Omaha Grand Jury Under $25,000 Bonds. OMAHA, Neb., June 2. G. W. Woods, Fred Tortenson and James Gordon were bound over today by Federal Judge Hunger to the next grand jury and held under $25,000 bonds each to answer the charge that they held up and robbed the Overland Limited Mail of the Union Pacific Railway May 22. The police have located the room where Gordon and a man believed to be a fourth member of the gang lived together at 518 South Sixteenth street. It was learned that Gordon s roommate recently left the place and the authorities believe it was he who was arrested in Denver today. AERIAL NAVY IS PLANNED (Continued From First Page.) of compelling official action by France. Today an important meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where delegates of all French Ministers drew up a plan for policing the air. Mayors and other administrative au thorities of villages and small towns have been perplexed as to what to do when foreign balloons alight In their territory. The commission will decide questions arising in this connection from three points of view; National defense, custom-house and police. Today the commission reported in favor of asking the great powers to combine on international legislation, and suggested that cards of Identifica tion be Issued by national authorities, which would prevent the troubles now arising from the landing of French aeronauts in foreign territory or of for eign aeronauts in France. FLY TO BERLIN AUGUST 2 6 Kaiser Names Date for Zeppelin's Trip to Capital. BERLIN. June 2. The Emperor has sent the. foUowing telegram to Count Zeppelin: "Congratulations on your remarkable trip to Fredrlchshafen with the pro visionally repaired airship. which proves the capacity of the rigid system. As I shall be absent from Berlin six weeks from now, I suggest that the Berlin trip be undertaken August 26." In a dispatch to the Emperor yester day. Count Zeppelin said that In six weeks he hoped to be able to report to him at Berlin with his airship. FLIES ACROSS HUDSON RIVER Goodall Makes Great Flight With New Dirigible. NEW YORK. June 2. Frank Goodall, an aeronaut, crossed the Hudson River in his large dirigible airship today In a flight from Palisade Park, N. J., and landed near Riverside Drive. Zeppelin Takes Airship Home. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. June 2. The Zeppelin airship, after having made its way by stages from Goepplngen, ar rived here at 6 o'clock this morning and descended successfully to the float ing shed on the Lake of Constance. The damage sustained at the end of the prolonged flight of Sunday and Mon day will be repaired today. Martin Will Try to Fly. CANTON. O.. June 2. W. H. Martin, aeroplane inventor, left today for New York, where he will make several trial flights, at the invitation of the aero nautic society of New York, . MORE WITNESSES 'PANAMA LIBEL Government Is Given Time to Prove Publisher Knew Charges Were False. JUDGE EXPRESSES DOUBT Says Cromwell's Refusal to Give Names of Panama Syndicate Gave Ground for Suspicion. High Officials to Testify. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 2.-Promt-nent financiers, politicians and Govern ment officials must testify in the criminal libel cases of: the Government against Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams, owners of the Indianapolis News. Judge Anderson today continued till October 11 the hearing of the case. This was done on the trovernment's contention that such delay was necessary in order that the witnesses might be heard. iTSt whose testimony is sought in til l FTt Hitcheock. chairman of the Republican National committee: Nor man E. Manic phnirmn . , w man ui nit; uemo cratic National committee; George B. .VfT t i, " uieinoers or the office staff of J. P. Morgan & Co., and various Government officials. Prove Story Known as Fake. The defense protested against' a 2' "TCe' ' the Government ft, iv.H aVe bee" P1 to submit seemH t th3 COUrt nrst fh approve. On a statement of the Government counsel, however, as w " lt ,was expected to- prove by the new; witnesses, the court decided to hear the further evidence. wmiM A"orney McNamara said he ML ,k eby Messrs. Hitchcock and Mack that they had made public an nouncements that the Panama story offered to both of them was a fake, originated by blackmailers, wno at flrsj het0 Set money from William Nel son Cromwell, but failed. The story was published fn the New York World t J th same PaPer on October 3 print ed Mr Cromwell's denial. Mr. McNam defnl ,? xjected to prove that the defendants had knowledge of the de 1l rh-en ttey PrePared their editorial article for the Indianapolis News By members of J. Pierpont Morgan's fla ..!?e said he expected to prove that the $40,000,000 the United States paid for the Panama Canal was paid directly to the two old French companies and at once distributed to about 220.000 holders of the stock in France, and that no go-be-tween got a cent of profit. Cromwell's Silence Suspicious. . Judge Anderson had expressed doubt as to the relevarcy of further evidence, saying he himself was Impressed by the fact that Mr. Cromwell had refused to tell the Senate investigating committee the names of his clients, who composed a syndicate for "Americanizing" the canal a plan that afterward was abandoned. The public might Justly Infer, the court said, that there was something wrong somewhere in the transaction, in whicli $10,000,000 of Its money was expended. The court further said it was his personal Impression that at the time ot the Walker Commission's In quiry into the comparative merits of the Panama and the Nicaragua routes "the people that knew all about canal matters had a very quick, sudden change of heart from the Nicaragua route to the Panama route." Why Panama Was Chosen. United States Attorney Miller here suggested that the commission favored the Panama route, but recommended the Nicaraguan route because of the enor mous price asked for the Panama prop erty. Judge Anderson said he was not speaking of a commission, but of those persons about Washington and elsewhere who were Interesting themselves In the canal. Mr. McNamara said the defendants must have known from published reports that at the close of the Senate Inquiry Mr. Cromwell said he had not received a' cent of profit from the canal transfer and no other American had. REFERENDUM STOPS IT HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY IS LAWS VICTIM SOUTH. It Would Raise Residence Rates $1 and 40,000 Los Angelans Demand Vote on It. LOS ANGELES, June 2. The Legis lative principle of referendum which Is a part of the Los Angeles charter, was successfully invoked today by 40, 000 citizens, who attached their signa tures to a petition preventing the City Council making operative a law allow ing the Home Telephone Company to increase its rates on residence tele phones $1 a month. The Increase in cost, if applied to all residence tele phones of the Home Company, would have amounted to about 1145,000 an nually. The Council recently enacted such legislation, but a local newspaper In voked the referendum against lt and obtained the signatures of 7 per cent of the electors, suspenSing the legisla tion and causing the ordinance to be submitted to a vote of the whole people at the regular election in December. FLARES UP IN COURT HELMS DEFIES ATTORNEY WHO CALLS HIM PERJURER. Heney Is Rebuked by Court In Cal houn Trial Detective Makes Damaging Points. . SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. A dozen witnesses, who contributed disconnected portions of testimony, passed in review today before the jury in the case of Pat rick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads. Virtually all of the testimony submitted was corroborative or contra dictory of evidence already presented and it was apparent that the case of the prosecution, which was opened on April 15. is drawing to a close. John H. Helms, formerly employed by the defense as a detective, identified a number of documents previously intro duced in evidence as reports stolen from the office of William J. Burns and inci dentally precipitated the first of two angry conflicts that, necessitated the in tervention of Judge William P. Lawlor. Dares Rogers to Prove Perjury. The first breach of decorum occurred when Helms testified that he had deliv- I ered to Calhoun copies of some of the I stolen reports and had seen some of them in the hands of Calhoun's lawyers. Earl Rogers, attorney for the defendant, inti mated that the witness had committed perjury. Helms, Jumped to his feet, ignoring Judge Lawlor and the state's attorneys, and defied Mr. Rogers to substantiate his charge, warning him not to repeat it. He said: "I am getting tired of this mention of perjury, and I will not take It any longer. If you think you can prove me guilty of perjury try to prove it, but don't use the word again until you have done so." Mr. Heney asked that Mr. Rogers be punished for contempt of court. Before the wrangle was terminated. Judge Law lor threatened to send to jail any attor ney who addressed. an Insulting question or remark to a witness. Heney Defies Judge. Later In the day Assistant District At torney Francis J. Heney declared himself willing to take a position antagonistic to the court and acceUfc the consequences resultant upon such an attitude. The Impending storm blew over, but not until the prosecutor had voiced his opinion of the treatment accorded some of the wit nesses he had produced in court. he'pleads for mercy M'FATRIDGE ASKS RECONSIDER ATION OF HIS CASE. Admits Offense,' but Says Removal From Umatilla Is Too Se- vere Penalty. OREGONIAN NEJWS BUREAU, Wash ington. June 2. Major E. McFatridge, un. ttl recently Indian agent at Umatilla, is in Washington, and today, accompanied by Representative Ellis, called upon Sec retary Balllnger to ask reinstatement. He frankly admitted that his conduct at Umatilla laid him open -to censure, though he cited what he called extenuat ing circumstances. He contended that the punishment laid out for him was too severe for his offense and made a plea to be permitted to resume his old position. Mr. Ballinger announced, no decision, but tomorrow will receive written statements from Major McFatridge and Commission er Valentine. In view of Mr. Valentine's Insistence that Major McFatridge be taken away from Umatilla, it is hardly probable that the Secretary will revoke hie former order. Rural Carriers at The Dalles. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 2 Joseph E. Chandler has been appointed regular, John Fraser substitute, rural carrier, Route 2, at The Dalles. GORONERSTOPSFUNERAL DEATH CERTIFICATE ISSUED AND OBSEQUIES PROCEED. Catholic Woman Embraces Christian Science, Dies, but Doctor Calls ' Case Incurable. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 2. (Special.) Following an Investigation into the death of Mrs. Thomas S. O'Hara, wife of a tallyman in the employ of the Slade Mill Company; who died yesterday at her home In South" Aberdeen, a death cer tificate was issued by Dr. I. R. Watkins, who was called In to attend the woman the day of her demise, and Coroner Paul Smith permitted the funeral to be held this afternoon, as originally set. The Coroner had planned to hold an autopsy over the remains if Dr. Watkins would not issue the certificate. When Mrs. O'Hara first became 111 she did not call a physician, depending on Christian Science, which she had em braced. She had been a Catholic. On the day of her death Dr. Watkins was sum moned, but he found Mrs. O'Hara un conscious and she died shortly afterward Dr. Watkins says from fhe brief exam ination he made he is convinced Mrs. O'Hara was In the last stages of cancer or kidney trouble and that nothing could have been done to save her life. WILL C0R&ETT back it? Rumor That He Is Interested In Hel lig's Proposed New Theater. The status of affairs concerning the new Hellig Theater remains pretty much unchanged, although Calvin Hellig reports that he is making progress In his efforts to induce local capitalists to invest in the proposed venture. It is known that con siderable stock has already been sub scribed, and it is rumored that Henry Ladd Corbett, president of the Portland Hotel Corporation and other big concerns, is the moving spirit in promoting the new theater. While Mr. Hellig postlvely refuses to discuss his plans and declined last night to talk of Mr. Corbett's Interest in the matter, lt Is practically assured that the latter will be the principal stockholder In the splendid new theater which Mr. Hellig hopes to open next Autumn. There Is a rumor that the Associates Investment Company, of which S. Morton Cohn is president, may begin proceedings against Mr. Heilig to recover a sum of money representing the lease of the de funct Heilig for the next two years. Neither Mr. Cohn nor any of the other owners of the Heilig Theater property will discuss the matter, and Mr. Hellig announces that he has no knowledge of such legal proceedings. Meanwhile, the Heilig is becoming the nesting place for spiders, the standard Klaw & Erlanger attractions are being housed at the Baker and will later be transferred to the Bun galow until the opening of the new stock season next September, when Portland will have no theater to accommodate the big attractions. GIFT OF DRINK COSTS $100 Montrose Man Serves Whisky to His Friend on Street and Is Fined. MONTROSH. Colo., June 2. It cost J H. Clarke $100 to treat a friend to a drink of whisky here today. Extracting a flask from his pistol pocket, he presented It to the friend on a street corner and was at once arrested and fined J100. This is the first conviction under the prohibition reg ulations adopted In manv ru.-.a. towns at the April election. June White Sale of Undermuslins Our Muslin Underwear sales are now in progress, and we do not hesi tate in saying that the values offered this year excel any sale heretofore held. We will admit that we do not offer broadcast, extravagant reductions and im possible bargains. If we could induce every woman who needs Muslin Underwear to visit the various sales and bear in mind the price, cut, finish, workmanship and quality of the goods offered, and make a fair and unbiased comparison, we know that they would necessarily have to give us their trade. We carry a reliable, well-finished, perfect cut, best quality of clean, first-class Muslin Underwear. We are offering these goods at honest bargains, and with real reductions, and court inspection by customers. We solicit your patronage on these conditions. Many buyers this week attest our claims. , Agents La Vida Corsets Best Trade LESS THAN IN .1900 Snow Predicts Wheat Crop Will Be Smaller. DECREASE IN WINTER YIELD Bad Condition West or Missouri River Is Cause Larger Acreage of Spring Wheat Almost ' Makes Up Shortage. CHICAGO, June 2. (Special.) B. W. Snow's crop report for June 1 estimates the acreage of Winter wheat at 27, 536,000, against 30.482.000 harvested last year. During May the condition of the crop improved in the Ohio Valley and declined seriously west of the Mis souri River. The general average is placed at 80.3, against 82.3 on May 1. In Texas present condition is reported at 60, against 60 last month; Oklahoma 71. against 77; Knasas 75. against 85, and Nebraska 79 against 83. The present acreage and condition fairly indicates a yield of about 375, 000,000 bushels, against a harvest of 439.000.000 last year. Spring wheat acreage is placed at 18.247.000. against 17.821,000 in 1908. Present condition is about normal for this date. 93.4 against 93-5 last year. A Quick Clearance of Tailored " Suits $8.95 . We have gathered many stylish Spring Tail ored Suits together, selling as high as $30.00 each, and repriced them to sell at such a low figure, to close them out in a day. They are made of finest imported materials in all the choicest Spring shades. Coats made in the 36 and 40 inch lengths. Skirts cut in the latest fashion. Some strictly tailored, others braid and button trimmed. All marked to close out at the lowest price of the year i $8.95 No Alterations MERCHANDISE OF MERIT Oats acreage shows but slight Increase over last year with a condition of 86.5, against 89.9 in 1908. The plant is gen erally late and has been Injured by dr3' weather in the Southwest. Using a power of yield of 17.3 bushels per acre, the Snow report indicates a total Spring wheat yield "of 285,000,000 bushels. This makes an estimate of the total wheat crop of 660.000.000 bushels, which compares with 664,602. 000 as the final official yield harvested last year. According to the Snow esti mates, however, the Spring wheat crop tlls year is much larger and the Winter wheat crop very much smaller than last year. Comparative showings were: Snow estimate Final official June 1, 1908. 100S. Bushels. Bushels. Winter wheat 875.000.000 4 37.908,000 Spring wheat 2S5.000.000 226.684,000 Total ..660.000.000 664,602.000 Record Price iir St. Iouis. ST. LOUIS, June 2. Cash wheat set another record today, No. 2 red advanc ing to Jl.62. SANITY GOMES AT NEED CRAZED SAILOR RATIONAL ALL DURING SHIPWRECK. Danger Over, His Delusions Return, Is Tale Told by Survivors of Wrecked Columbia. SEATTLE, Wash., June 2. On the steamer . Northwestern, which arrived here today, were 193 survivors of the wrecked cannery ship Columbia, which grounded near Unimak Pass April. 30. They probably will leave for San Agents Nemo Corsets Best Trade ONLY Francisco on the steamer Governor Friday morning. A freak of the shipwreck developed was the conduct of J. E. Jensen, one of the Columbia's crew. Within a few hours after sailing from San Francisco the man displayed such pronounced symptoms of being insane that he was placed in confinement. With the strand ing of the ship he was released for the first time in many days. No sooner was the danger of shipwreck apparent than he Jumped to the assistance of the rescuers with a vigor and intelligence that made him one of the most valuable of the workers. With the abatement , the immediate dangers, six days lat. r. his delusions again appeared, au.l aboard the Dora he was again placed in confinement. mm AND CALLING CARDS W.G.SMITH CO WASHINGTON BU)G"-P Y-ASHINGTOR KRAKAUER BROS. HlRbemt possible srrndr. 3Q4 OAK ST, COR. FIFTH. Fine Pianos For Rent EUers Piano House now has forty more fine pianos to rent; some usea; mostly new ones. Terms very reason able. Rent applied towards purchase 353 Washington street, or phone Exclu