THE MOKNING OREGOIAN, WEDNESDAY, 'AUGUST 29, 190(5.
MINERS SENT HOME
Many Destitute Men Arrive at
Seattle From Nome.
OOVEENKENT PAID THEIR FARES
Sfeasles Epidemic From Aleutian
Island to Point Harrow, and
Many Eiklmoi Have Died.
SEATTLE, Aug. 28. The United States
Army transport Lawton arrived this
evening' from Kome with -220 passengers,
two-thirds of whom are destitute miners.
who have been returned at the expense
of the Government. Rev. Sheldon Jack-
uon, the Interior Department's represen-
tauve in isorthern waters, came down on
the Lawton. bringing with him 25 Lap
landers employed by the United States
in its Alaskan reindeer experiment. The
Laplanders are bound for Norway.
About SO Laplanders now engaged in min
ing at Nome declined to leave the coun
try. Dr. Jackson reports that la grippe,
pneumonia and measles have been epi
demic all Summer among the Eskimos,
materially lessening their numbers. The
ravages extended from the Aleutian
Islands to Point Barrow. On the Island
of St. Lawrence, out of a population of
flOO. 3G Eskimos died. Many Indian chil
dren were found hovering about the dead
bodies. The revenue cutter Bear was
loaded with supplies and sent to the re
lief of the natives. General Randall and
other Army and Government officials in
the North have formally brought the
matter to the attention of the Govern
ment Among the steerage passengers on the
Lawton were two men in the ad-anced
stage of consumption, who had gone
.orth ln search of fortune.
Through ex-
posure and privation they were thrown
on the mercy of their companions, who
sent them down on the Lawton.
The bark Northern Light was at Dutch
Harbor, on her way south, -with more
passengers than are allowed by her spe
cial permit. Revenue-cutter officers have
reported her to the customs officials here,
and It Is probable that upon arrival she
will be fined. On a recent trip from the
North this vessel had nearly 100 passen
gers in excess of the number she Is al
lowed to carry, and was fined $10 for
each passenger. Several libel suits have
been filed against the Northern Light,
and she will ba tied up pending the trial
of the libels.
PROGIU3SS AT DAWSON.
Klondike .llclropolln Jn n Sew Era of
Prosperity.
"WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. The following
letter has been received at the State De
partment from Consul J. C, McCook, or
Dawson City, Alaska, written July 10,
lAst:
"Dawson appears to be starting ln on a
.new era of prosperity. Warehouses and
wharves are being built: a new steam
ship company, with three good vessels,
started to do business this month; a new
Postofflce is in course of erection, and es
timates are in for a new Courthouse and
a new Gold Commissioner's office, as well
as for an executive building for the
Commissioner of the Yukon Territory.
"'The local council, in order to raise a
Bum of about 5103.003 per annum, ha6 had
property, etc., liable to taxation in Daw
son assessed as follows:
Land $1,007 3"0
Improvements LiS7,5.v0
Volume of business 9,39,00
Incomes L-HS.100
Total $13,435,n0
"The Tnana minlns district of Alaska
is coming more and more into prominence;
the country is rich, but difficult of ac
cess. Mosquitoes are said to be very bad
on the trail; some persons who returned
therefrom to Dawson were so badly
marked tha.t the medical authorities de
tained them, their appearance suggesting
smallpox. The Tanana gold district Is of
immense area: I look for a stampede next
Winter to thee fields, as in the Winter
one can travel so much faster and carry
larger quantities of supplies over the Ice
nnd snow by dog or horse sleds."
Fort Davis, Alaska,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S. The new mil
itary post to be built at the mouth of
the Nome River. Alaska, has been named
Fort Davis In honor of the late Jeffer
son Columbus Davis, Colonel of the
Twenty-third Infantry. He commanded
the first troops ever stationed ln Alaska.
THE SCHARN MYSTERY.
Nevr York's Detectives Are Dnck nt
the Ilefirlnnlnpr.
NEW YORK. Aug. 38. The mystery
which surrounds the killing of Kathryn
Scharn some time on August 18. has not
yet been cleared up by the police detec
tives, who appear to be completely baf
fled. It was admitted last night that
they were still looking up the associates
of the dead woman and her brother, with
the hope that some of them may be able
to throw stmc light on the case.
Little weight is attached by the detec
tives to the theory that the woman was
murdered by a sneak thief, whom she
surprised while he was ransacking her
rooms. The detectives say they are con-A-inccd
that the crime was the work of
a man who was well acquainted with the
woman, and it is along these lines that
thev are working. Some of them are in
clined to believe that the murder was
committed by a friend of her brother.
The police say that the dead girl knew
mof-t of his friends, and that some of
them are known to the police as cheap
thieves and young men of criminal In
stincts. They are frequenters of the
neighborhood in which the Scharns lived.
Acting District Attorney Mclntyre said
last night thRt no attempt would be made
to have Fred Scharn Indicted for homi
cide on the evidence now In possession
of the police.
"Young Scharn will not be Indicted on
the evidence we now have." said Mr. Mc
lntyre. "There is nothing to connect him
with the murder, and I do not believe he
had anything to do with it. If an indict
ment was secured on the evidence which
has been collected up to this time, we
would not only bo thrown out of court
but laughed at."
Coroner Fltzpatrlck will, on Friday, be
gin his inquiry Into the death of the
woman.
STATUS OF EARL LL
Differences of Opinion Anions: the
Foreljm Admirals.
NEW YORK. Atig. 2S. Sharp differ
ences of opinion among the foreign Ad
mirals at Taku as to Li Hung Chang's
proper status were apparently the mov
ing cause of the note of Inquiry recently
addressed by the United States Govern
ment to a foreign, power as to accepting
the aged Viceroy as peace envoy of the
Chinese Government, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald.
Officiate will say little about tho dis
sension among the naval representatives
of the powers. It Is learned however,
that on Thursday, Admiral Remey snt
word that a conference of the Admirals
at Taku Iwd been held at which the
arrangements for the removal of Ll Hung
Chang and the privileges he should be
allowed were discussed. A proposition
was xnitde that Ll Hung Chang should
not be allowed on reaching Taku to com
municate with Chinese officials In Pekln
The proposition uas acceptable to mot
f&. the Admirals, but the American of- j
fleer declined to sign the agreement.
Whether the Russian Admiral signed Is
not known, but ln any event the Rus
sian Government promptly protested to
the other powers.
Admiral Remey's message was consid
ered by the Cabinet which entirely ap
proved the refusal of Admiral Remey to
be a party to any such agreement. Then
the note of Inquiry as to the attitude of
the powers with regard to Ll Hung
Chang's acceptability as a peace envoy
was formulated and sent out. The ef
fect of the protests of the United States
and Russia has been to secure practical
ly the unanimous disapproval of the
agreement of the foreign Admirals.
"Why the Admirals should wish to pre
ven.t Ll Hung Chang from communicat
ing with Chinese officials ln Pekln is not
understood here. Seemingly It would
be ln the interest of peace, for the Vice
roy to be put in prompt relations with
the Imperial authorities. From Minister
Conger's dispatch It Is apparent that the
allies ln Pekln are not waiting for the
arrival of Ll Hung Chang, but are try
j lng t0 get ln COmmunlcatio"n themselves
I th Chinese officials. His "message
j snows conclusively that there is no au-
i'thorJty in the capital at this moment
with whom the powers can negotiate.
POLITICS IN THE WEST.
Senator Shonp Confident of Repub
lican Saccesa.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23. Senator
Shoup, of Idaho, Is a close observer of
political conditions and changes, not
only ln his own state, but in the coun
try at large. He was recently in Wash
ington, on matters connected with his
state, and while here Indulged ln a little
talk on the political outlook. It Is his
belief that the Republicans will carry
every Western state they had ln 1S96,
with the certain addition of Washington,
Wyoming and Utah. Although not very
familiar with conditions In Colorado, ho
hopes to see Senator Wolcott returned.
The Republican majority ln "Washington
he estimates at 15,000, in Oregon 20,000
I and in California 25,000. Up in 'Montana
Senator Shoup believes tne two uemo-
i cratic factions will let their quarrel end
at the state convention, and will unite in
support of Bryan.
Of his own state the Senator Is more
doubtful. "Until recently," he said, "the
Republicans had things to their advant
age, but the fusion of the opposition has
now given them an even chance with .pur
people. That is ln regard to the Nutional
ticket. I hope to see Idaho go Repub
lican this Fall, but I must state very
frankly that such a result cannot be ob
tained without the hardest kind of a
fight. If the Republicans will work unit
edly and steadily from now until Novem
ber. I believe we can win.
"I believe that Idaho will return a Re
publican to the House of Representatives.
As a matter of fact, regardless of how
Idaho casts her electoral vote, the peo
ple out there generally believe that Mc
Kinley will be re-elected. Recognizing
this fact, they see at once the folly of
sending a man to the House who is not ln
harmony with the Administration and the
Senate. They want a delegation ln Con
gress that can accomplish the most for
the state, and for that reason a Repub
lican will surely be returned."
Senator Shoup believes that at this
time he has the advantage over Dubois
in the race for the Senate, and thinks
that a continuance of present conditions
will Insure his re-olectlon. The second
fusion of the opposition parties, effected
by the leaders at Chicago, is what may
prove so dangerous to Rrpubllcan inter
ests. At first the Democrats and Silver
Republicans fused, but not satisfactorily,
and then the party leaders took the mat
ter up. and brought about a fusion which
included the two wings of the Populists,
led by Senator Heitfeld and Mr. Ander
son, but many Silver Republicans and
Democrats opposa this fusion, and may
bolt.
"Fully S0 per cent of the Silver Repub
licans of Idaho have returned to the Re
publican party," continued 'Senator Shoup.
"This Teturn Tjf the -'Silver Republicans
has brought back to us many of the best
of the local orators. Idaho furnishes one
third of the lead used in this country, and
the price of that product has increased
greatly since 189G. The sheep-raising ln-
j dustry has flourished splendidly during
tne last rour years; cattle ana horses
have Increased ln price. All these things
furnish an object-lesson right at our
doors, which the Idaho voters cannot
help appreciating."
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
ChlcaKO Bentcn on the Home
Gronndn by St. Louis.
CHICAGO, Aug. 28. McCarthy slipped
and fell fiat ln going after a fly In the
fourth, turning an easy out Into a three
bagger. Errors and two batsmen hit gave
St. Louis two more runs. The visitors"
only error. Young's lone gift, and two
singles gave Chicago two ln the ninth.
Attendance. 4000. Score:
RHE' R H E
Chicago 2 7 fc5t. Louts 3 9 1
Batteries Griffith and Dexter; Young
and Criser.
Umpire Emslle.
Brooklyn Bent Philadelphia.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S. Both pitchers
were batted heavily today, but Fraser
was wild In addition to being ineffective,
and lost. Attendance, 1400. Score:
RHE RHE
'hllndelphia .. 6 16 3Brooklyn 10 16 12
Batteries Fraser and McFarland; Kit
son and Farrell.
Umpire O'Day.
Xew York Bent Boston.
BOSTON, Aug. 2S. A double play by
Hickman and Van Haltren's base run
ning were the features of the game today.
Attendance. 1500. Score:
R H E RHE
Boston 4 7 0New York .... 5 9 2
Batteries Dlneen and Sullivan; Hawley
and Grady.
Umpire Swartwood.
National Lengne Standing?.
Won. Lost. Perct.
Brooklyn ol
Pittsburg 44
Philadelphia 50
Chicago 49
Boston 49
St. Louis 47
Cincinnati 47
New York 41
37 .615
46 .515
49 .505
49 .500
49 .500
52 .475
53 .470
56 .423
The American Leaprae.
At Indianapolis First game Indianapo
lis, 1: Minneapolis. 4. Second game In
dianapolis. 7; Minneapolis, 2.
At Buffalo Buffalo. 0: Kansas City. S.
At Cleveland Cleveland, 4: Chicago, 3.
Second game Cleveland, 0; Chicago; S.
At Detroit Detroit. 2; Milwaukee, 6.
Hold-Up Xenr Denver.
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 2S. Twenty
seven men who had been employed on
the Union Pacific improvement work in
Wyoming have reported to the Denver
police department that they were held un
by three men 15 miles north of Denver
while riding In a boxcar from Chevenne
to this city. They had been just paid
eft. and the robbers got between $300 and
$400. This is the second hold-up of this
kind that has occurred near Denver, and
the authorities are making efforts to ap
prehend the robbers.
Cool Air Used ln Mlnlnff.
Chicago Chronicle.
One of the unexpected uses of the refrig
erating machine Is found ln mining. At
great depths or at comparatively shallow
depths ln some mines work on valuable
veins of metal or coal lias been abandoned
because of the heat. But engineers de
clare that with the use of modern refrig
erating apparatus to cool the air it will be
possible to go several thousand feet lower
In case a rich vela of precious metal or
even coal warranted the additional ex-
pecae.
SCHOOL AT FORT HALL
NEW SITE SELECTED BY THE IN
DIAN BUREAU.
Old Building; Were Dilapidated nnd
the Water Snpply Was of Doubt
ful Quality.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. The Indian
Office has concluded to act fully upon the
report of Inspector Graves, who was In-structed-several
weeks ago to report upon
the suitability of the present site of the
Fort, Hall Indian School. Idaho, as the
location for the new-school authorized ty
the recent act of Congress, for which Sen-
BRYAN
rrlisss
ii v c i ufc i it tmiit
&lm. DEMOCRAT FROM LUZON 1 NuHr
The following advertisement will appear In the Chatfield (Minnl) 'Democrat of today:
Dr. Bryan's Greatest Political Show on Earth !
Representing the Grand Aggregation of Pops, DemosAunty Imperialists and All Other Political Aunties.
Under the Management of the Only Original and Political Barnum,
DR. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
WANTED! TEN THOUSAND ITALIANS WITH ORGANS AND MONKEYS
To Exhibit at Every City, Village and Crossroad In the Country
THE WONDERFUL BRYAN PHONOGRAPH!
Dr. Bryan devoted several hours of his valuable time Injecting Into a phonograph the eloquent peroration of
his wonderful and grand Indianapolis speech on "Imperialism." Ten thousand copies of this phonographic record
have been reproduced. Ten thousand phonographs have been secured to voice them; and ten thousand Italians
with hand-organs and monkeys are needed to conduct the. magnificent and soul-Inspiring show everywhere during
the Fall season of 1900. The National Democratic Committee has made arrangements to furnish original and ap
propriate music. Among the soul-stirring ballads already prepared for the hand-organs are the following:
"Haul Down the Stained and Spotted Flag!"
"Hail to the Chief Aguinaldo!"
"Drive the Pirate Soldiers Home!"
"Keep Up That Fire in the Rear!"
"The American Soldier is a Ra vis her!" '
These odes, so appropriate to our cause, have been suggested by that great and good Englishman, Dr. Mon
tague R. Leverson, of Fort Hamilton, N. T., in a letter written to his Filipino "friend and brother," Senor Apacl
ble. Other stirring ballads suitable for the show, such as "The Free-Silver March," "Plutocracy in the Box" and
"The Ice Trust's Lament," are being prepared for special localities. A grand symphony and North Carolina ditty,
entitled, "The "White Man Shall Rule," has been arranged especially for the "Solid South."
Dagos with hand-organs and monkeys, who wish employment with-,"The Greatest Political Show on Earth,"
under the management of the "Great and Good Dr. Bryan;" should address at once. Literary Bureau, Democratic
National Committee, Chicago, 111.
emocratlc, Anil-Imperialist and
ator Shoup fought so persistently. This
act ratified the long pending treaty with
the Fort Hall Indians, whereby they were
to relinquish a portion of their reserva
tion, in exchange for which the United
States was to expend for their benefit
$600,000 on their reservation. Of this
amount, $75,000 was set aside for a mod
ern school plant, "at a point near the
present agency." It was with regard to
this latter point that the Inspection was
ordered. It might be mentioned that $100.-
000 was to be paid in cash, pro rata to
each man. woman and child residing on
the reservation, the payment -to be made
on or before September 6, and the bal
ance to be paid in $50,000 annual install
ments, until exhausted.
With this authority. Inspector Graves
made an investigation and found the old
site unsuitable, poorly located, and -with
poor water supply and seweragi facilities.
He says the school should be located
about five miles northwest of the agency,
where a site Is found that answers all the
requirements. This site Is surrounded by
an abundance of unoccupied lands, both
upland and bottom lands. In the Imme
diate locality is a spring that discharges
not less than 1.000,000 gallons of water an
hour. The spring is located at the foot of
a solitary mountain, about a mfle bark
from Snake River, and to all appearances
there Is no way In which it could ever be
contaminated or Interfered with In any
manner.
The school buildings. It Is recommended,
should be located on a bluff, 30 feet above
and overlooking a broad expanse of mead
ow land, lying east of Snake River,
known as the Fort Hall Bottoms, which
have for years been the 5renfie2vous and
hunting grounds for the Indians of this
reservation, and to others in the region.
Being at the base of this mountain, the
buildings will be protected from the north
wind In Winter, within a few hundred
feet of the big spring. Water can easily
be pumped to a reservoir on the sldeof
the mountain, far enough to give any de- !
sired pressure. A supply ditch can be
run from the spring to within a few hun
dred feet of the buildings and sufficient
head can be obtained to turn a turb ne
wheel for the purpose of pumping water
to the reservoir, thus obviating the neces
sity for a steam pump. The upland to
the east is of an excellent quality, -and
can be easily supplied "with water, and a
sufficient area of bottom can be obtained
for a hay meadow. The distance of the
site from the agency, five miles, is not a
serious disadvantage ln the judgment of
the Indian Bureau, as it would cost little
more to cart material five miles than it
would one or two miles, as Is the case at
present. There Is an outcrop of lava rock
in the Immediate vicinity of the site selected,-which
could be used for bulldln?
material. Besides, there Is an excellent
clay in the vicinity, from wheh the best
quality of brick can be made.
In accordance with the recommendation
of the inspector, the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs adopted his suggestions,
which have been approved by the Sec
retary of the Interior, and steps will be
taken at once to formulate a sewer and
water system for the new school site.
AS THE PRESENT-DAY
2Hf
Populist organs are requested te
of the cause.
Plans for the buildings have been select
ed, and It is reasonable to suppose that
work will begin on this new school at a
very early day.
Aside from the poor location of the old
site. Inspector Graves found the buildings
there to be old and dilapidated. The wa
ter supply, even If sufficient, was of a
doubtful character, and a bad water sup
ply has been found to be an ever-Increasing
source of trouble and disease. The
only available feature of the old site Is
the farm lands, which would make an
ideal range, but there were several bet
ter school sites upon the reservation. In
his selection of a new site, he was gov
erned mainly by the question of water
supply for household use, and sought out
a supply that would be amply reliable,
and yet with the minimum liability of.
contamlnation. Other features were made
secondary, as disadvantages ln other re
spects can be overcome or ameliorated.
Some persons were found who favored the
old site, or a site in the immediate vicin
ity of the old agency, but their reasons
were regarded as lnsufllclent to outweigh
the paramount question of a suitable wa
ter supply. The Indian Office expects
some comment on its action, but is firmly
uiui: i.uihhichl uu iw i..!..... -u .0 ...... .j ,
convinced that the new site will In the (
end prove more satisfactory and better (
all around than the site at the old agency. .
XATIOXAL PARK IN IDAHO.
Four
TovrnMlilps Surrounding Sho-
iihone Falls Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Upon the re
nnest of the Idaho delegation, the SecT
retary of the Interior has withdrawn I
from entry the four townships ln Lin- J
coin and Cassia Counties in 'Southern j
Idaho which surround the Shoshone Falls
of the Snake River, the ultimate idea be
ing to establish this spot as a National
park. This proposed park lies about 130
miles south of the Town of Shoshone,
and Is remarkable for Its scenic beauty,
not bein valuable for agricultural or
timber purposes. It will require an act
of Congress to establish the park, but
meantime the lands -will be held in re
serve. The Idaho delegation expects to
secure the authorization of the park at
the next session of Congress.
CHARGES AGAlNSr LEARY
EX-GOVERNOR OF GUAM ACCUSED
OF MISMANAGEMENT.
Portnnnck, the Present Governor, Is
on His Way to Washington to See
the Authorities About It.
HONOLULU. Aug. 2L via San Fran
cisco, Aug. 23. Governor Frank P. Por
tusack, of Guam, arrived here today, on
his way to Washington, via San Fran
cisco, to prefer charges of mismanage
ment against ex-Governor Leary. Portu
sack was the first American Governor of
the Islands holding the title as such.
BARNUM.
QUIMTEJLETS-
copy this advertisement for the good
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Leary being a Captain who was in charge
as Governor temporarily. Portusack was
the only American on the Island when
the cruiser Charleston took possession in
1S93, and he was made Governor, Leary
taking charge and being superseded by
Portusack. The latter accuses Leary of
making most arbitrary rulings against
the natives, and he intends to prefer
charges at Washington. Portusack says
that Leary went so far as to forbid the
ringing of church bells, tolling at funer
als vand other customs very dear to the
hearts of the natives. Portusack was
born In Guam in 1S65, and was natural
ized as an American citizen In Chicago
In 1SS5. He Is said to have worked as an
elevator boy ln San Francisco for a num
ber of years.
LAWS I?i A TAXGLE.
Territorial Bill Puzzles the Havral
lons. HONOLULU, Aug. 21. via San Fran
cisco, Aug. 2S. The discovery has been
made by the wording of the territorial
bill. Congress has made an enactment
that absolutely prohibits the sale of in
toxicating liquors ln the territory of Ha-
yv au. xix becuun 00. 01 uie territorial
bill are the words, "Nor shall splrltuos
or intoxicating liquors be sold except
under such regulations and restrictions
as the territorial Legislature shall pro
vide." The Territorial Legislature has
not met yet and cannot meet for some
months, unless there is a special session,
hence no regulations at all have been
made or provided. If the old rules and
restrictions are void the penalties for vlo-
lating them fall with them, and Hawaii
s ior uie ume Demg a wiue open
country.
The point was raised by Attorney E. B.
McClanahan In a suit against the Holtis-
ter Drug Company, for selling pure al
cohol under a license for spirits. It was
overruled ln the Police Court, but will
be appealed and liquor men, under sen
tence for violating license laws, are pre
paring to take advantage of the seeming
error on the part of the lawmakers.
Still another difficulty growing out of
the change In laws developed yesterday
in the District Court where Edwin S.
Gill, editor of the Republican, was on
trial for criminal libel, on account of His
paper's account of the recent Bar Asso
ciation banquet. It was contended by
the defendant that Gill, under American
laws, had a right to both Indictment bj
a grand jury before trial and to a Jury
trial ln the first Instance. The District
Court could not give the latter. The
case was thrown out of court on tho
ground that It was the business of the
grand jury before It came before a Court?
Flogging as a prison punishment still re
.malns on the rules of Oahu prison, and
an agitation has been started for elimina
tion of some of the harsher features of
the old prison laws. It is claimed by
lawyers that the prison system of the
Islands Is very defective In that It falls
to make proper distinctions between petty
offenders and prisoners who are confined
for serious crimes. The next Legisla
ture will be asked to change the rules
so difficulties may be corrected
A committee of members of the laboi
unions called upon Governor Dole today
to interview him regarding the observ
ance of Labor day. according to Ameri
can custom, on the first Monday in Sep
tember. It is proposed to have the usual
day time exercises and a ball In the even
ing. The wireless telegraph system has been
further Interrupted ln being finally placed
ready for public use by difficulties in
construction of the stations. Manager
Cross has now made the assignments of
operators to their stations and an
nounces that within three weeks the
whole system will bo ln operation for the
general public. Company messages are
now being sent from some of the stations.
HAWAII'S KX-QUEEX SUED.
Cincinnati PTiyslcinn Asked $5000
for Professional Services.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Aug. 2S.
According to mall advices from Honolulu,
LUluokalanl. the dethroned Queen of the
Hawaiian Islands, has troubles of her
own. Dr. Charles H. English, of Cincin
nati, O., has brought an action for $5000
for medical services against the ex-Queen
under the name of Lydia Dominls. Dr.
English alleges that he was to receive
$200 per month and a cottage, and that
at the end of IS months he was to receive
$Cr000. In case the Queen received pay
from the Government for the crown lands
he was to receive $30,000. The complaint
further alleges that he entered 'the serv
ices of the Queen May 16. 1900. and ac
companied her from Washington, D. C,
to Honolulu, but July 10 he was dismissed.
For violation of contract he asks $5000
damages. Tho case will be heard during
the' present session of court.
August 14 the steamship Lehna sailed
from Honolulu with a cargo of lepers, for
Molokal, or Leper Island. Forty-six had
been gathered and were confined near the
wharf. Just before the sailing of the
steamer the scene was particularly
touching. Mothers, sisters, brothers and
friends crowded around the unfortunates
who wero about to depart to Leper
Island, from whence none return. When
the boat was ready to sail some of the
lepers had to be pulled away from rela
tives by force.
STREET FAIR GROWS APACE
Mltlvrny Is Located and Laat Work
on Booths In Progress.
Work on the Street Fair boomed yes
terday, and hundreds of men were at
work getting the booths and Interior dec
orations of the buildings ln shape. John
F. Cordray yesterday went over the
ground with the Midway managers, allot
ting space to each attraction. Today the
tents of the shows will be put up, and
by Monday the streets of Cairo, the Mex
ican village, the Turkish theater, the an
imal show, the German village, the Ori
ental theater, and all the amusement
features will be ready to open. The tree
attractions were distributed through the
fair to good advantage, and something
will be going on all the time in every
part of the fair.
i. Last-evening: .the parade committee met
with representatives of the fraternal or
ders and went over the plans for the
opening-day parade In detail. At noon on
the 4th the steamer with the King and
Queen of the Carnival and their court
will proceed down the river, returning
at 2 o'clock, and at the dock waiting to
receive them will be drawn up the parade,
ready to start as their escort to the pa
vilion where the Queen will be crowned ln
front of the Courthouse. The ceremonial
that will be followed will be that of an
cient times, when a King and his royal
retinue went visiting in his realm, and
received tho keys of every city through
which he passed as tokens of his au
thority. The coronation scene will be
made an Impressive spectacle, and the
gorgeous robes of the Queen and her
maids of honor are now being made. Cos
tumes for the court will be displayed this
week at Carnival headquarters. The pa
rade committee has called urpon the lead
ing business houses and secured the con
sent of the proprietors to employes leav
ing that afternoon whose orders take
part ln the parade. The Midway will
form one of the striking divisions of this
opening-day pageant.
Tho committee on exhibits yesterday
issued a statement to exhibitors as fol
lows: "The attention of exhibitors Is called
to the fact that the contract signed by
each exhibitor requires booths to be com
pleted by August 30, and that all exhibits
must bo installed not later than Sep
tember 3 at 5 P. M., as no articles will
be admitted after that time. The com
mittee requests a strict conformance with
the signed agreements."
WHY A SILVER PAPER QUITS
"Silver Republican Platform Con
tains Not One Republican PlnnU."
Silver City (Idaho) Avalanche.
Beginning with this Issue, the Ava
lanche picks up the Republican banner,
which It dropped four years ago in its
ardent advocacy of the silver auestion,
and henceforth it will be found battling
for the success and continuance of Repub
lican principles and Republican progress
lveness. Four years ago the Silver Re
publican party had an excuse for exist
ence, and was what its name Implied.
Today the Silver Republican National
platform does not contain a single Repub
lican plank and the party and Its scat
tering adherents are simply tail feathers
In the Democratic vane. Two years ago,
at the state election, the Silver Repub
licans of Idaho adopted stirring and patri
otic resolutions, voicing the policy of Re
publlcarlsm with the one exception of
finance. This year, at Pocatello. the last
representatives of a dead organization, at
the behest of two or three men who had
bargained to deliver their party to Dem
ocracy for "value to be received," hand
ed over their passports, pocketed their
chagrin and the two nominations which
had been magnanimously doled out by
tfie Democrats, and went home. Where
are they today? In this county, the for
mer Silver Republican stronghold of the
state, even the central committee refused
longer to maintain a farce In the name
of a just but dead cause, and resigned.
The same conditions exist all over the
state. The Silver Republican party rs
dead, and the Avalanche is not running
an obituary record for the departed.
Mrs. Dr. "Wright Drnd.
KANKAKEE, 111.. Aug. 2S. Mrs. Char
lotte White, wfiose alleged misdeeds
wero the cause of the tragedy at Gllman.
died at the Iroouois Courthouse at Wat
seka today. The loss of blood and ex
posure with the tedious round-about ride
to Watseka caused her death. This makes
four deaths resulting from the destruction
of the Wright Hospital and riots, the
victims being John Myers, Michael Ryan.
Dessie Salter and Mrs. Dr. Wright.
George Wllloughby. one of the Injured at
GUman, Is expected to die at any time.
En Route to San Francisco.
SALT LAKE Aug. 2S. Four companies
of the First United States Infantry from
Fort Leavenworth passed through here
today en route for San Francisco.
1 GILLESPIE FOUND GUILTY
PROMPT CONVICTION OF MRS. ED
SON'S MURDERER.
Death Sentence to Be Executed, at
i Gold Bench, Curry Country
October 5.
The trial of Coleman Gillespie, at Gold
Beach. Curry County, was held last week,
and resulted ln his prompt conviction of
the murder of Mrs. Edson at Gold Beach
in September of last year and his sen
tence to death by hanging on Friday,
October 5.
The trial was briefer than was expect
ed, occupying two days in all. At the
conclusion of the court's charge, the Jury
retired, and 10 minutes later came in with
a verdict of guilty. Judge Hamilton then
sentenced the defendant. Gillespie really
had no defense, his evidence being that
he and Charlie Strahn robbed Mrs. Kd
son's house, and that he got the pension
check and money. When they left the
house the old lady had not been mur
dered that he knew of, nnd he did not
hear of It until he reached Myrtle Creek.
It was shown, however, that Strahn could
not be Implicated In the crime, as he was
confined ln the county Jail at the time
!t was committed.
Mrs. Edson. of Gold Beach, better
known to the pioneers of the Coast as
Mrs. Christine Gelsel, lived alone at Gold
Beach ln a very pleasant home, respected
by a wide circle of acquaintances. Tues
day. September 13. 1S99. the mall-carrier
who passed her houe discovered that
the building had been burned, nnd an In
vestigation resulted ln the finding of the
charred skeleton of Mrs. Edson lying
across the springs of a bed. Circum
stances pointed to murder for robbery,
and suspicion pointed at once to Cole
man Gillespie, who belonged to an ex
cellent family, but wns himself wild and
reckless ln his acts. Soon after the
murder Gillespie went to Myrtle Creek.
Land stopped a few day with Air. Carey,
formerly of Currv County. While there
ho sold Mrs. Edson's pension check for
$73 to C. O. White, nnd this check when
presented in Rcseburg to the First Na
tional Bank, gave the officers who were
trailing Gillespie- their first positive evi
dence of his guilt.
A reward of tf for the arrest of the
murderer hnd betn offered, and Sheriff
Jesse Turner, of Curry County, succeeded
In locating Gillespie rt Cottage Grove
on September CO, whre he wns arrested.
In the Roseburg jnlt he was nut through
o pevere examination by District At
tcrnev Brown and officials, nnd they suc
ceeded In srettlnn: a pnrtlal confession
from him. For safe-keening and partlnllv
from fear of violence at the hand of tho
determined citizen of Curry Countv, Gil
lespie wns lodged In Jail nt" Ccqullle Cltv
From there he was taken by nlarht to
Gold Beach by Sheriff Wrlke- ad his
deputies at the bejdnnlnT of the present
term of court and strongly guarded.
Throuul-out the entire period of his con
finement nnd trial the convicted mnn kept
tho gratct of comr-oure. nnd nttemptd
to look uoon the vhole nffalr ns brinf a
lauchlnir matter. He Is but a vount nnn.
probabH- not more thnn 21. has lived In
Currv Cmmtv during the greater nortlon
of his life, nnd his mother nnd sister re
side there. Th husband of the murdered
woman. John Gelsel. nnd her three sent
were mun'Tcd b-i- t Tndlns on F
ruary 22. IS'G. nt their home, a few miles
north of Rogue River.
PERSONAL MENTION.
S. D. Adair, nn Astoria business man.
Is at the Imperial.
Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., of Hlllsboro.
is at the Perkins.
C. L. Ireland, a Moro newspaper min.
Is at tho Imperial.
George" H. Wright, of Boston, regis
tered yesterday at the Portland.
Dr. Hugh Logan and wife, of The
Dalles, are guests at the Imperial.
F. J. Bolter, a hopralser of Brooks,
Or., Is registered at the St. Charles.
Will H. Hampton, a prominent mineral
ogist of Placer. Or., is registered at the
Imperial.
Christopher McRae. n touriit from Kin
tall, Scotland, registered at the Perkins
yesterday.
E. W. Holt, a logging man of Trout
dale, Is at the St. Charles, accompanied
by his wife
A. H. Wlllett. a prominent Bridal Veil
merchant. Is at the Perkins, accompanied
by his wife.
Mrs. J. C. Van Rensselar and Miss Cora
Kadderly, of New York, are guests at
the Portland.
John W. Hartly. a prominent timber
man of Olequa, Wash., Is registered at
the St. Charles.
Ben Hess returned yesterday from
Nome. He repeats with emphasis the re
ports of prospective starvation for thou
sands. P. L. Campbell, president of the State
Normal School, and J. B. V. Butler, a
regent, of Monmouth, are guests at the
Imperial.
Otto Greenhood. the well-known news
paper man. Is at Good Samaritan Hospi
tal, where he will undergo a surgical
operation.
Mrs. W. T. Landers. Miss Landers, Miss
Eleanor Landers and Marston H. Lan
ders, of San Francisco, are guests at tho
Portland.
W. S. Bryant, of Nome Clty Alaska,
registered yesterday at the St. Charles.
Bryant discredits the stories of the fail
ure of the Nome diggings and the lack
of opportunities there us the tales of
homesick men who failed to exert them
selves and neglected to take advantage of
their opportunities.
SAN PRANCISCoTAug. 2S. The steam
er China has arrived from Hong Kong,
via Yokohama and Honolulu. Among her
passengers are Captain G. F. Lye. I. S.
N.; Rev. S. D. Holmes, a returning mis
sionary, with his wife and three children.
H. C. Perkins, a prominent merchant of
Shanghai, and his family, and Dr. E. H.
Baldock.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels are:
C. S. Smith, Portland. Cosmopolitan: J.
II. Hawley, Portland. Albert; J. C. Slater.
Seattle, Imperial: Mrs. A. P. Vermldge
and Miss Vermldge. Seattle, Grand Union,
W. Hanzeker, Pendleton. St. Denis.
Thieves Taken to Astoria.
ASTORLV. Aug. 2S. Sheriff LInvllle re
turned this evening from Portland with
Bert Davis and John Sullivan, who are
wanted here for the larceny of n quan
tity of utile goods and money from th"
store of M. S. Copeland. The store wai
entered by means of a skeleton key last
Friday night, and $00 In cash and about
$300 worth of silk goods were taken. A
portion of the property with private
marks on it was found in the men's pos
session. Both the prisoners are strangs
here and are said to have recently com
from Chicago. They claim to have ob
tained the goods from a third party.
Absorbs All Knowledge.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Farming has this peculiarity, that It can
absorb and supply all knowledge. Net on-
of the sciences but Is related, or may be
related, to agriculture. Botany, rlghtly
understood. Is the art of growing better
potatoes, beans and corn. Entomology
is that economic science that distunes
what bugs are of use to man and whit
are injurious. Geology is an analysis of
the soils and rocks that underlie the soil?
for the purpose of making them more
available for human welfare.
Rev. A. M. Hotiffh.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Aug. ?8. Rev A.
M. Hough, who it Is understood was i
brother-in-law of Jav Gould, Is dead, at
the age of 70 years, from paralysis.