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Cubans- Not Permitted to Al
ter Piatt Amendment.
CONVENTION'S ACT REJECTED
Tke Administration Is Confident the
Delegates. Will Make Accept-
axee la. Proper
Time.
"WASHINGTON", May ZL The Adminis
tration has decided. that the action of the
Cuban constitutional convention in ac
cepting the terms of the Piatt amendment
with modifications and interpretations of J
u uhu jo not -BUDsianuai compliance
with, our terms within the meaning of tho
amendment, and Secretary Root has con
veyed this Intelligence to the convention.
The declslbn was reached at the Cabinet
meeting today. The meeting lasted over
an hour and a half, and had been preceded
by an hour's conference between the
President and Senators Piatt, of Connecti
cut, and Lodge, of Massachusetts. As the
author of the amendment, the President
desired to learn the views of Senator Piatt
.andalscr those of Senator Lodge, who is
one of the influential members of the com
mittee on foreign relations.
The Cabinet held that the amendments
and interpretations and tho wealth of
whereases placed by the Cuban conven
tion upon the Cuban amendment amounted
to a practical modification of the Piatt
amendment, such as was beyond the
power of this Government to accept. The
message of rejection sent to General
Wood advises the Cubans in unqualified
language that there is no power residing
in the United States Government to
change the terms of the Piatt amend
ment, and that this Government Insists
upon the acceptance of the Piatt amend
ment without amendment or qualifica
tion. The Cuban convention is still In
session and the message of rejection will
be delivered to it immediately. The Ad
ministration is confident that the Cubans
understand the attitude of this Govern
ment and will make acceptance In proper
time.
When asked as to what would be the
next step of the Government after the
Cuban convention had been notified of the
rejection of Its action, one of the members
of the Cabinet said that the Government
could do nothing further until the con
vention shall again act; that as long as
the conditions of the Piatt amendment are
on the statute books, compliance with
them must precede1 our relinquishment of
control over the Island.
The three main points in which the ac
tion tof the Constitutional Convention is
regarded as unsatisfactory relate, it is
said, to coaling, stations, sanitation and
Intervention, The 'Cuban Convention took
from the coaling fctatlOhs paragraph F
ot4 the Piatt .amendment its obligatory
character And merely atfthorzed the.
Cuban Government ' in its Judgment ' to
allow the United States to possess coal
ing or naval stations. The United States
will' insist on an absolute agreement to
grant us these coaling stations. With
respect to sanitation, the Cubans db not
agree to carry out plans already devised,
and. In accepting the Piatt amendment,
modify its provisions so as to change
them considerably. In the matter of in
tervention, our objection is that the Cu
bans have so changed this vitally Impor
tant part of the Piatt amendment as to
make our right to Interfere an ambigu
ous and doubtful matter, whereas we in
sist on a straight, unequivocal acknowl
edgment of our right to intervene when
In our Judgment Intervention is necessary
to secure Cuban independence or a stable
government.
The Cabinet was unable to reach any
conclusions as to the Philippine tariff situ
ation as affected by the recent insular de
cisions of the Supreme Court. Attorney
General Knox will make a careful exam
ination of the language of the decisions
at once and ascertain their exact bear
ing on the tariff between this country
and the Philippines. There was little dis
cussion of this matter owing to the gen
eral lack of clear understanding as to the
real effect of the decisions. Mr. Knox
may report his conclusions on the subject
at the next Cabinet meeting and probably
also will discuss the results of his exami
nation of the decisions of the court indi
vidually. Meanwhile, discussion of the
need of an extra session Is deferred, as
consideration of the question of an extra
session Is regarded as premature at this
time.
NO MIDDLE GROUND.
Cubans Must Accept or Reject
Amendment as It Passed Congrens
NEW YORK, 3Iay 3L A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Senator O. H. Piatt, of Connecticut, and
Senator Spooner were in conference last
night at the apartments of Secretary of
War Root, at the Arlington Hotel, and
the conference was continued until a
late hour, the subject being the mean
ing and effect of the action of theCuban
Constitutional Convention in accepting
the Piatt amendment with what the Cu
bans have called Secretary Root's In
terpretation of that amendment. What
conclusion, if any, was reached, is not
known, nor how wide a range the dis
cussion took. The hurried notice of the
conference and the fact that Senators
Piatt and Spooner were summoned here
by telegraph from their homes by the
Secretary of War Indicate the desire of
the President to have a definite pro
gramme with regard to Cuba to submit
to the Cabinet. The further fact that
none of those who took part in the con
ferences could be Induced to talk is be
lieved to mean that 'the' situation is yet
too uncertain to be discussed for pub
lication. Until full advices have been received
from Governor-General Wood as to the
exact form in, which the Piatt amend
ment was adopted by the convention at
Havana, the Administration necessarily
will be somewhat in the dark, though
it Is .expected that a complete transla
tion of the amendment as modified or
"interpreted" will soon be received by
cable from the Governor-General.
It is certain that the Administration
wllf not consent to any modification of
the Flatt amendment by the Cubans.
Tjiat document must either be accepted
just as it passed. Congress or rejected
outright Obviously there is no middle
ground to stand on. Even if the Presi
dent and his advisers were Inclined to
make concessions they would not have
the "authority to do so In this case any
more than they would be authorized to
change or modifyany other act of Con
gress. It is- probable that Governor
Genera! Wood will be advised to this ef
fect by the President. It is thought he
will also be Instructed officially to inform
the constitutional convention that until the
Piatt amendment is adopted without any
qualifying or explanatory addenda and
in this shape Incorporated into the or
ganic law of Cuba the President can
not withdraw the American troops from
the Island nor can the Cubans proceed
with a general election of officers for
the organization of their government.
Doubtless when this is fully Impressed
on the minds of the constitution-makers
they will strip the amendment of surplusage.
CAUSED.SURPRISB IN HAVANA.
DohM "Whether the Ceaveatlea Will
Receatsider Its ActloH.
HAVANA, May 31. The decision of the
United States Government not to accept
the Cuban constitution as adopted by the
Havana convention caused great surprise
and keen disappointment to those mem
bers of the convention who votcd in fa
vor of the constitution as adopted. Two
leading Conservatives who were inter
viewed tonight on the subject said in
substance that they had reason to he
Ueve that the constitution would be ac
ceptable to Washington, and that other
wise they would Hot have voted for the
majority report asfsiibmitted. They also
pointed out that In' order to avoid a pos
sibility of rejection, the majority report
had been changed at the last moment by
striking out the interpretations at the end
6f the clauses and putting these In the
form of a resolution by themselves, thus
accepting the Piatt amendment as passed
by Congress.
"It Is true," said one of the Conserva
tives, "that tho committee interpretations
or explanations of the Teller resolution,
which were offered by Governor-General
Wood and Secretary Root, together with
the Washington Commission's report, were
Included with the Piatt amendment as an
appendix to the constitution; but when
we voted on the report it was with one
purpose in view to -accept the Piatt
amendment."
Both delegates expressed regret that a
misunderstanding "had arisen, and said
they doubted that the convention would
now reconsider its station, as the fight had
been hot, the victory had been won by
only one vote, and those who had tried
to do their duty toward their country
had been bitterly assailed as traitors and
perjurers.
Senors Capote and Tamayo had a long
conference .with General Wood tonight.
General Wood, in the course of a brief
Interview, said,
"I never understood that the explana
tions of Secretary Root would be Incor
porated In the acceptance. I always con
sidered that the convention regarded these
explanations as explanations merely, and
that they would not form part of the
acceptance."
MRS. H-KINLEYSX CONDITION
V
Doctors Say She Is Not Out of Dan.
ger Grave Feaares ef the Case.
WASHINGTON,JMay 31,-Mrs. McKin
ley passed a very comfortable night, and
sat up for a while this morning. The
three physicians, Drs. Rlxey, -Sternberg
and Johnson, who are in attendance, after
a consultation this forenoon issued the
following statement of her condition:
"Mrs. McKlnley is recovering from the
fatlgu! of the trip, The illness from
which. she waiS'suffcji?'? in San. Francisco
still continues?" thotiglT 3tigif , Intense
form. She Is -still feeble, and cannot be
considered out of danger, Her. .progress
will rto doubt be slow-, bufc. improvement
is looked for."
Mrs. McKlnley failed to show any im
provement during' the day, and tonight her
condition is reported as unchanged from
the status given in the bulletin issued
this morning. One of the grave features
of the case Is the fact that she continues
extremely weak and fails to gain in
strength. JShe is very seriously ill, but
has had severe attacks of illness here
tofore, and this gives rise for hope that
she will yet show Improvement. No bul
letin was Issued tonight, and none will
be until after the consultation of .the phy
sicians tomorrow..' Both Drs. Sternberg
and Rlxey called during the evening at
separate tlnie6, the latter remaining with
the patient some little while.
DEL MONTE, Cal.. May 31. Dr. Hlrsch
felder was seen here today by a represen
tative of the Associated Press in regard
to a report from Washington that the
San Francisco physician had stated that
Mrs. McKlnley cannot recover. He de
nied absolutely that he had made any
such statement, and said:
"I have made no statement at any time
concerning the case of Mrs. McKlnley
other than those contained in the official
bulletins published by Mr. Cortelyou, and
I have absolutely nothing to say now re
garding the case."
IN A RUSSIAN JAIL.
Prominent American, Confined Ar
bitrarily In Neva Fortress.
NEW YORK, June 1. The Press this
morning publishes a statement that L.
James Gordon, sales and contracting
agent in Russia of the Baldwin Locomo
tive Works, disappeared In St. Petersburg
last January, and that his disappearance
was caused by his arre3t by the Russian
authorities on charges unknown to the
public. On the day succeeding the arrest
a St. Petersburg paper contained the fol
lowing notice: "Mr. L. J. G , a prom
inent business man, was arrested yes
terday." That was all. Those who know
Gordon knew that it referred to him,
but that ended the matter In St Peters
burg. It Is only within a few weeks that
it has become known that he is confined
arbitrarily In the fortress of the Neva.
The American Ambassador has been asked
to interest himself in the affair by a
brother and two sisters of Gordon, who
are in this city, but without result to
the present time.
The Bethlehem-Vickers Deal.
PHILADELPHIA, May 3L The Record
tomorrow will say:
"The differences between the officers of
the Bethlehem Steel Company and the rep
resentatives of the Vickers Sons-Maxim
Company have been adjusted, and the con
solidation is assured of the English con
cern and tho Cramp and Bethlehem es
tablishments. The final details of the
merging of the Vickers Sons-Maxim and
the Cramp concerns have also been com
pleted." In direct conflict to the statements con
tained In the above, the North American
will tomorrow say:
"The negotiations for a sale of the
Bethlehem Steel Company to Vickers
Sons & Maxim are finally off, according
to Robert P. Llnderman, president of the
company. 'A few of us met In New York
Thursday,' he said, 'and Informally dis
cussed the question of sale. I have just
telegraphed the Morton Trust Company
saying that we will not accept the terms
offered.' "
First Payment for Cralser.
PHILADELPHIA, May' 31. A cable
message received today by William. Cramp
& Sons announced that the first payment
for the cruiser contracte'd for by the Gov
ernment of Turkey has been-paid by the
Imperial Ottoman Bank. Until now there
has been an element of doubt as to
whether the cruiser would ever be built,
but with tho first payment made, the
work will be carried forward.
WILSON KILLING IT
Republican Party of King
County Needs a Moses.
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STRIFE IS LARGELY PERSONAL
"Wilson's Pa-se-r, la Its Attacks oa
. Mayor Hames' AamlaiatratleB,
'Makes Seattle a "Weirs e City
"- Thaa It Is.
SEATTLE, May 31. During the early
day3 of the Klondike excitement crime
was rampant In Seattle. Men were
knocked down dally, almost hourly, and
CHIEF OF THE
JUASf GUALBKRTO 'GOMEZ;
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robbed. What the bunco man and swin
dler overlooked the highwayman and the
strong-arm man took, and vice-versa.
Truly, it was a terrible time, and life
and property were unsafe. Nevertheless,
in those days the Seattle papers were
quick to resent a portrayal of local con
ditions by outside journals. In case a
Portland, Tacoma or San Francisco paper
undertook to tell the truth about crime
In Seattle, the word was heralded forth
that rival cities were attempting to "give
Seattle a black eye on account of jeal
ousy of metropolitan enterprise and pros
perity. Crime is not nearly so prevalent now
as then, but 'today, If one Is to take the
word of Seattle's leading newspaper for
It, the officials 'of the city are hand-ln-glove
with criminality, property Is unsafe,
and the police are all but parties to mur
der. Such, In brief, Is the result of the
fact that J. M. Frlnk was defeated for
Governor last Fall. The Wilson crowd Is
"out for blood," and makes no secret of
it. They have sworn to get Mayor Humes'
scalp, and propose to do so, even if his
private reputation is blasted, his children
held up to eternal shame, and Chief Mere
dith everlastingly disgraced In the eyes of
every honest man.
Your correspondent, who has been' fa
miliar with conditions in Seattle for 13
years, has been Investigating the situa
tion from a criminal standpoint In Seattle
for three days, has been comparing pre
vious conditions with those of old, and
finds actually a marked improvement in
what existed In the earlier days of Mayor
Humes' administration. Crime Is less
bold, and vice less open.- Despite this,
however, the Wilson faction and its orsan
are advertising to the world that this city
is a hotbed of Immorality and rottenness.
It Is not necessary to review the circum
stances that have led up to the present
condition of turmoil. Suffice to say that
In the Spring of 1900 Tom Humes, after
having served two years as Mayor, stood
up in the largest assembly hall of Seattle
and told the people that if elected again
he would continue the policy that he had
pursued during the previous years of his
administration; that the town would con
tinue to be wide open, that gamblers and
dissolute women would be herded together
away from the gaze of respectability and
forced to pay a monthly tribute to the
revenues of the city.
The Wilson faction and the Wilson organ
said "yea." The paper defended the wide
open policy, and the Wllsonltes, taking
their cue from It, supported Humes.
Humes was elected. He has kept his
word. The town Is wide open; tribute Is
being paid by .vice openly and above
board. Revenue Is pouring Into the city's
cofTers, just as Humes said It would, and
the general public Is not disappointed nor
disposed to complain.
Wilson Organ Declared War.
Eut, so far as the Wilsonlte3 are con
cerned, a change has come over the spirit
of their dreams. Humes had the temerity
to seek the Republican gubernatorial
nomlriatlon. Wilson had a candidate In
Mr. Frink. He defeated Humes, and the
liquor interest, which had always been
Humes' friend, refused to support Frlnk.
Wilson laid it to Humes personally. It
Is well known that Humes refused to aid
Frink, but he took no active part In the
election. The Democrats elected their
Governor, And then the Wilson organ de
clared war. For six months It has kept
up the fusillade. It has attacked the
wide-open condition which it once defend
ed, has accused Humes' -Chief of Police of.
crookedness, and has been Instrumental
In forming a Law and Order League. This
all culminated in the arrest of H. R. Cay
ton, editor of a weekly paper, on the
charge of - criminal libel against- Chief
Meredith. Cayton had been even more
violent than the dally Wilson organ In
his attacks on the Chief. When the Cay
ton case was called for trial. John W.
Considlne, a gambler, went on the witness-stand
and testified point-blank that
1 Meredith, prior to his appointment as
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accepte'd money from bunco men and
thieves. Despite Consldlne's evidence,
the jury stood ten to two for con
viction of Cayton on the first ballot, and
eight to four on the final vote. The jury
was finally discharged.
On the strength of Consldlne's remark
able testimony the City Council ordered
an investigation of the Police Depart
ment, and it is now being conducted be
hind closed doors. It Is alleged that a
number of officers on the force will tes
tify to corruption, but this Is to be
doubted. Policemen arc not given to
swearing against their superiors, but the
secrecy Is observed ostensibly to glvo
them protection in case they desire to
do so.
. The Council cannot remove the Chief of
Police. It can remove the Mayor by a
two-thirds vote. Over one-third of the
Council will stand by Humes. Humes will
stand by Meredith, unless evidence other
than Consldlne's Is given against him.
It looks as though Meredith will be Chief
until Humes' term expires. Doubtless the
bitter warfare will be kept up by the
Wllsonltes. Maybe some .affidavit men
will back Consldlne's testimony; then
Meredith might be removed.
If he Is not, however, the fight can re
sult In but one of two things either the
election of Humes or a Humes Republi
can as Mayor, or the election of a Demo-
ANTI-AMERICANS IN CUBA.
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,
crat. The war which the Wllsonltes are
waging Is disrupting the Republican
party. The .Democrats are jubilant, the
Humes men angry, the Wilson- men dis
gruntled, and the unallled Republicans
disheartened and despondent. The busi
ness men are protesting that the course
of WHson's organ Is hurting Seattle's
reputation, but their protests are without
avail.
One word as to John-L. Wilson. Three
times the Republican .party elected him to
the lower house of Congress, and once
to the United States Senate'. Then his
domination became irksome. He forced
his candidate for Governor on the party
last Fall, and 14.000 Republicans voted for
John if. Rogers. Now, angry and re
vengeful, Wilson Is ruining and disorgan
izing the party that gave him every honor
he ever received. Such, in brief. Is the
record of the head of one of the factions
of the Republican party of "Washington.
Now, a word as to John Considlne.
Twice he has gone on the witness-stand
and accused the Chief of Police of taking
bribes, once swearing that he personally
paid the .money. He has since admitted
that that testimony was perjury. He is a
"rule-or-ruln" man essentially, and Is
Meredith's bitter personal enemy. His
standing may be judged by the vote of
the jUry in the Cayton case.
Mayor Humes openly charges that the
Law and Order League has attempted to
trap him by means of marked bills. He
alleges that a scheme was put up whereby
the brother of a disreputable prizefighter
was to hand him the money. Mayor
Humes made this charge openly to E. L.
Blaine, the president of the Law and
Order League, at the meeting of the
Council Investigating committee Tuesday
night.
The detective who has been preparing
evidence against Chief Meredith Is E. A.
Gardner, who once served a term In the
penitentiary for smuggling. Opinions dif
fer as to whether he is being paid for his
services In the present case by Considlne
or the Law and Order League. Meredith
has done things which he should not have
done, and left undone things which he
should have done, but he Is a good police
man, and has kept Seattle free from crime
of any magnitude. He Is utterly devoid
of either physical or moral cowardice, and
"wise crooks" are giving him a wide
berth. His chief crime Is that he was
appointed to office by Tom Humes. So
say the Wllsonltes.
Let this be understood Meredith would
not have dared pursue the policy he has
without Humes' consent, and Humes' pol
icy has twice received the approval of
the qualified electors of Seattle. A fight
on Meredith Is buncombe, a miserable
pretense and fraud. The fault, If fault
there be, must be laid at the door of the
people. Humes told them what he would
do, and they took him at his word. He
has kept his promise no more, no less
and when he gave that word, John L.
Wilson sanctioned and approved It, as
the files of his paper will show.
One thing Is certain the Republican
party of Seattle and King County cannot
survive its present "strenuous life." This
bitter factional fight is wrecking It. No
body blames Humes with commencing the
trouble. If there Is another year of fac
tional turmoil, George Turner, who has
embraced every fallacy of Bryanlsm, who
supports soft money and advocates the
hauling down of the American flag, is
likely to be returned to the United States
Senate. As goes King County, so goes the
state. Disruption in King County means
party defeat There Is no escape from
this conclusion. The Republican party
needs a Moses. . It also needs a fool
killer. Slonument Unvelllnp Postponed.
BERLIN, May 31. The Bismarck monu
ment committee formally announced to
night the postponement to an Indefinite
date of the ceremony of unveiling the
statue to Bismarck, erected In front of
the Reichstag building, which had been
fixed for Monday next.
FIVE MEN LYNCHED
Petty Thieves Strung Up by
a California Mob,
OCCURRED IN MODOC COUNTY
An Old Man, His Three Sons and a
Neighbor Were Taken From the
Officers and Hanged
to Bridges.
BIEBER, Cal.. May 31. Incomplete de
tails have been received here- of- tha
lynching of five men at Lookout, Modoc
County, early this morning. The men
were Calvin Hall, 72 years old. his three
half-breed sons, Frank, James and Mar
tin, aged respectively 26, 19 and 16, and B.
D. Yantis. aged 27.
As reported here, the men lynched had
been suspected of petty stealing for some
time. Last Saturday they were arrested
for stealing barbed wire, pieces ot har
ness and some hay forks. A search war
rant was Issued and the harness and
forks were found In the houses of Hall
and Yantis, who were taken Into custody
and brought to Lookout, where they wer
being held, awaiting examination and
trial. Later, halters, dishes and table
cloths which had been taken from clothe
lines were -found hidden on the premises
of the suspected men.
The charge against the elder Hall was
petty larceny, hence he was allowed to
go on his own recognizance. Hls..trlal
was to have taken place this morning.
The charge against the others was burg,
lary, and their examinations had been set
for June 3. They were held in custody In
default of $300 ball. Fending their exam
ination they were being guarded In the
Lookout Hotel. Calvin Hall was staying
at the hotel so as to be near his sons.
This morning about 2 o'clock a mob,
variously estimated at from 30 to 50 peo
ple, suddenly made its appearance at the
hotel. The men, pointing their guns at
the two officers on guard, commanded
them, to observe silence while they se
cured the five prisoners. They placed
ropes around the prisoners arid dragged
them toward the bridge across Piett Riv
er They compelled the two guard? to
accompany them. Frank Hall, 1 is re
ported, made such strong resistance that
the mob hanged him before It got to the
main bridge, under a small bridge cross
ing a deep slough. The others were taken
to the main bridge and Calvin -Hail, the
father, was hanged on the north side
and Yantis and tr.3 other two Hall boys
were hanged on the south side of tho
bridge.
As soon as the lynching was discovered,
word was telegraphed to the District At-
Llornayvand Sheriff at Alturas, and they.
together with the Coroner, are now on tno.
way to the scene of the tragedy to hold
an Inquest.
Storms in the South.
VICKSBURG, Miss., May 31. A wind,
storm, almost cyclonic In proportions,
passed through Southwestern Clalrborne
County today, prostrating trees, houses
and everything else In Its path. So faf
only one fatality la reported, the 5-year-old
daughter of Elijah Copeland. colored.
HOUSTON,' Tex., May SL A heavy rain
and hailstorm covered a wide area. thU
morning and did great damage to all
crops, especially to fruit. A special from,
Palestine says the damage to property in
side the city and to crops In the sur
rounding country will reach $150,000.
Ferry-Boat Capsized.
CHICAGO, May 31. John BezlinSki,
William Greening and Peter Jesky, bridge
carpenters, were drowned tonight In tha
Calumet River at Ninety-fifth street by
the capsizing of a ferry-boat.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS.
Federal Government.
The Administration has rejected the action of
the Cuban convention. Page 1.
Minister Loomls will not return to Venezuela.
Page 2.
The Census Bureau Issues the first halt, of .tha
final report on population. Page 6.
Foreign.
The Boers and British fought a .severe engage
ment at Vladfonteln. Pag 2
Queen "Wllhelmlna -witnessed the review of tho
Berlin garrison. Page 2.
The Chinese question Is practically; 'scttlW.
Page 3. ...
Domestic.
Governor McSweeney rejected the resignations
of Tillman and McLaurln. Page 2.
The "Western Labor TJnlon decides to go lntq
politics. Page 3.
Weekly reviews of trade. PageS.
Sport.
Pacific University track team -defeated Willam
ette University at Salem. Page- 3.
Albany College won Intercollegiate field meet
at MeMlnnvllle. Page 3.
American and National League scores. Page 3.
Pacific Const.
John L. Wilson Is killing the Republican party
of King by his fight on the administration oe
Mayor Humes, of Seattle. Page 1.
Five thieves were lynched by a mob in Modoo
County, California. Page 1.
Murder of J. E. Eudally. in. CoOs County. ;waa
a most cold-blooded one. Page i.
Governor Rogers la not decided -whether he will
conveno Washington -Legislature to correct
capital punishment law. J?age 4.
Neither ex-Governor Pennoyer nor ex-Stato
Treasurer Metschan. of Oregon, will pay
shortage of ex-School Land Clerk Davis.
Page 4.
Several .soldiers were severely Injured in a riot
at the Presidio. Ease 4,
Commercial.
Portland market quotations. Page IL
Domestic and foreign commercial news and
quotations. Page 11."
New York stock market transactions. Page fl.
Marine. ,
May wheat and flour shipments from Portland.
Page 10.
British bark Nlvelle arrives from Hong Konr.
Page 10.
Indrapura makes a fast run down-. the riven
Page 10. - . .
Three more January grain ships reach-Queens-town
from Portland. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mrs. Meyer and Dr. Woodruff, accused of kid
naping, released on ball. Page 7.
Strike of union barbers In the Howard and
Rlbbccke shops. Page 8.
Federated Trades Assembly pledges support tc
striking barbers. Page 8.
Miss Anna Dltchb'urn won the alumni medal
"in the High School oratorical contest.
Page 8.
City Attorney Long gets some pointers on th
1005 fair. Page 5. - -
Finance committee for Fourth of July chosen.
Page 8.
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