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in the palace and handsomely furnished
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GEORGE GOULD AT SALT LAKE
Suggests Storage Reservoirs for the
Arid Sections.
. SALT LAKE, Oct. 20. President
George J. Gould, of the Missouri Pacific,
with officials of that road, the Denver &
Rio Grande and the Rio Grande "West
ern, left here- today by special train over
the latter road for Denver. During the
afternoon the Park City branch was in
spected, and tonight the special tied up
at Springvllle. Tomorrow the famous
Tintic mining district will be visited, then
the San Pete Valley branch will be in.
spected, after which the party will de
part for the East. In an interview Presi
dent Gould gave it as his opinion that
what is most urgently needed, not only
in this state but throughout the arid
states of the West, is the establishment
in the canyons and on high grounds of
a series of immense reservoirs for storing
water to be used in reclaiming great areas
in the valleys and deserts. This, he said,
would solve the question of irrigation,
and to accomplish this end all the arid
states should work together.
IT
PLOTTING IN-SAMAR
Another Slaughter of Ameri
cans Has Been Averted.
OTHER ATTEMPTS FRUSTRATED
Reinforcements of Troops Being;
Rushed to the Island Filipinos Do
Not Conceal Their Relight nt
News of Disasters.
MANILA, Oct. 20.-Owlng to the vigi
lance of Lieutenant Thomas M. Baines,
Jr., of the .Ninth United .States Infantry,
another slaughter of American troops by
insurgents has been averted. It seems
that Lieutenant Baines discovered a pris
oner re-entering a cell at Carbiga, Isl
and of Samar. where . several were con
fined, through a hole that had been made
in the wall. An Investigation showed a
plan to All the jail with bolomen and
to call the guard, which would be neces
sary to get the door open, and then to
attack the garrison. It also developed
that the Instigators were a priest and
the Presidente, both of whom have 'been
arrested, together with several other
prominent persons. Other attempts, have
beefl discovered, but fortunately frus
trated, at Pambujan and other points in
Samar. Several persons have been ar
rested in connection with these.
Reinforcements are being rushed to
Samar. Three hundred and thirty marines,
under Lieutenant-Colonel Mancll C. Good
rell, have gone there on board the cruiser
New York, and two battalions of the
Twelfth Infantry- will start Immediately
for the same destination. Officers from
other provinces that were supposed to be
pacified have recently arrived in Manila
and they say that the news of American
disasters spread like wildfire among the
natives, who scarcely attempted to con
ceal their delight.
The Manila constabulary discovered a
large quantity of steel wagon springs,
which were being shipped to various dis
tricts. Investigation showed that these
were to be used in manufacturing bolos.
The troops In Samar anticipate hard
fighting. Brigadier-General Jacob H.
Smith, who is in command, has visited
most of the ports and Instructed the
commanders that the insurrection must
be hammered out and General Lukban,
the Insurgent leader, captured. Already
the movement of troops has begun.
General Lacuna, who surrendered last
May, has complained to General Chaffee
that the terms upon which he and his
force surrendered have not been respected
by the Americans. He exhibits a docu
ment signed by himself and General
Frederick Funston, In which he and his
force are granted Immunity in respect of
all acts committed contrary to the laws
of war. Sipce this document was exe
cuted, several of Lacuna's officers and
men have been tried, condemned and sen
tenced to death lor killing American
prisoners. General Funston says that
when It was signed he gave Lacuna to
understand, that the killing of American
prisoners was excepted. Lacuna admits
that something was said on the subject,
hut says no thorough understanding was
reached and he considers the written
agreement binding.
SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.
Case of Unusual Depravity in the
Philippines.
WASHINGTON!, Oct. 20. George A.
Raymond, an American and formerly a
private in the Forty-first Volunteer In
fantry, was tried by military commission
in the Philippines a while ago on a triple
charge of murder, rape and robbery and
sentenced to be hanged. The records In
this case, of unusual depravity, have
just been received at the War Depart
ment. Upon the muster out of the Forty
first Regiment, Raymond went to the
Province of Pampanga and endeavored
to organize a band of outlaws among his
former comrades. May 7, while he was
riding- along a road near the barrio of San
Jose with Henry Bohn, who had also
been a private In the Forty-first Infantry,
and with whom he assumed to be on
friendly relations, Raymond treacherous
ly turned on -his companion and killed
him -with his revolver and then emptied
the dead man's pockets. Two days after
ward, In company with Ulrich F. Rogers
and George L. Muhn, formerly of the
Forty-first, Raymond, garbed In the uni
form of a United States Army officer,
entered the premises of a peaceful native
and robbed him of saddles, bridles and
thra, horses. On the night of May 9
Raymond forced his way into thehome of
a respectable native girl and assaulted
her.
In reviewing this case and approving
the sentence of death, General Chaffee
said: "The depravity and dangerous
criminal propensities of the accused, in
volving in the short space of three days
the robbery of a helpless native, the
licentious violation of a respectable girl
and the treacherous assassination of a
comrade from motives of pure avarlclous
ness, can call for but one,, fitting pen
alty." COLONEL CHAS. JAMES DEAD
A Prominent Figure in "Washington
Life.
WASHINGTON, Oct E0.--Colonel
Charles James, a prominent figure in
Washington and a man of varied attain
ments, died at his residence here today,
aged 84. He became a Republican .in
1854 and was an influential member of
thB convention that nominated Fremont
for the Presidency. When Lincoln was
elected President, he appointed Colonel
James Collector of Customs at San Fran
cisco. He admitted to the United States,
free of duty, the celebrated Ascot cup,
won in England by James R. Keene's
horse, Foxhall, In 1884 after It had been
ordered sold by the Government. Col
onel James was chosen by Anson Bur
jingame to be his second in his prospec
tive duel with Brooks, and started with
his principal for Niagara Falls, but
Brooks failed to appear. Coionel James
was a poetic writer of some ability.
Judge Thomas C. Fuller.
RALEIGH, - N. C, Oct. 20 Judge
Thomas C. Fuller, aged 70 years, a native
of North Carolina and Associate Justice
of the United States Court of Private
Land Claims, to which he was appointed
by President Harrison in 1890, died here
today. He was a member of the Confed
erate Cnogress and was elected to the
United States House of Representatives
Immediately after the Civil War, but was
not seated. He was taken sick over a
year ago when returning from a meeting
of the court at Santa Fe.
General James A. "Walker.
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 20. General
James A. -Walker ex-member of Con
gress from 'the Ninth "Virginia District,
formerly a Brigadier-General in the Con
federate army, and at one time Com
mander of Stonewall Jackson's old bri
gade, died at his home In Wytheville,
Va., today.
Jeremiah J. McCarthy.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-nJeremlah J. Mc
Carthy, general Western passenger agent
for the. West Shore Railroad and a rail
road man for 30 years, died here from
heart failure. Mr. McCarthy was a na
tive of Canada. His body will be taken
to his old home In London, for interment.
Captain James C. Michie.
DAYTON,. O., Oct 20. Captain James
C. Michle, Commissary of the National
Soldiers' Home for many years, and a
brother of the late General Michle, of
West Point, died suddenly today, aged CO
years.
Augusta Deforest.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 Augusta Defor
est, a well-known actress, who played
leading roles with Alexander Salvlnl,
John McCullough and Edwin Booth, died
today at her home in this city.
REVISING' CHINESE TARIFF.
"What air. Sharretts Expects to' Do at
Shanghai.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. Thad S.
Sharretts, who has been appointed by
President Roosevelt as the representative
of this Government on the Commission
that will undertake the revision of the
Chinese tariff, has arrived here en route
to China. Commissioner Sharretts, will
sail on the America Maru Tuesday next.
He expects to go straight to Pekin, where
he will present his credentials and will
then return to Shanghai, where the Tar-.
Iff Commission will hold Its sessions. He
expects to renialn in China on Govern
ment business several months. In dis
cussing his mission he said:
"The principles on which ,the new- iar
lff will be constructed are already gen
erally understood. The present ad valorem
duty will be abolished and it Is the in
tention of the Commission to make a spe
cific duty the dominant feature of the
new tariff, with perhaps an ad valorem
duty of 5 or 10 per cent added. The dif
ficulty will come In determining what spe
cific duty should be charged against the
various articles of Import. Each member
of the" Commission will naturally en
deavor to protect the Interests of his own
country so far as possible." "
Mr. Sharretts says that in addition to
his duties on the Tariff Commission, he
Is charged by President Roosevelt and the
Secretary of State with other responsi
bilities of -an important nature. When
the labors of the commission are ended
he will devote some time to a careful
study of commercial conditions in the
Orient and the trade relations between
China and the United States and will
then co-operate with United States Min
ister Conger in negotiating a new com
mercial treaty with China.
REVOLUTIONS IN VENEZUELA
Nationalist Guerrillas Continue
Their Armed Activity.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa, Oct.
20, via Haytlen cable. The military situ
ation on the Tachlra frontier apparently
remains unchanged," although the scout
ing alid restless activity of General tfrlbe
Urlbe and his followers may result In an
engagement with the Colombian troops
of- more or less importance any day. Nor
is there any change on the Guajlra Penin
sula. In various parts of Venezuela guerrilla
parties of Nationalists continue more or
less armed activity and minor uprisings
are frequently reported. President Cas
tro is vigorously repressing Insurrection
wherever he can; but repression, instead
of discouraging the Nationalists, seems to
stimulate them to fresh operations. They
are not lacking in numbers, the princi
pal want being arms and ammunition.
The sum of $SO0O became due this month
to the United States from Venezuela on
account of mixed American claims and it
has not been paid. The claims arose out
of damages sustained during the revolu
tion of 1892. They were adjudicated between
Venezuela and the United States and
the former agrees to pay $32,000 per year
in quarterly payments, with annual In
terest on the sinking fund, the payments
to be divided pro rata among the Ameri
can claimants. This Is the first instance
where Venezuela has defaulted on a
quarterly payment.
THE CASE OF MEALEY.
Mexico Takes the Position That He
Is Not an American Citizen.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 20. Ambassador
Clayton, acting under instructions from
the State Department at Washington, has
been investigating the case of W. N.
Mealey, an American- mining man under
arrest at Monterey. While the Ambassador
was working to secure Mealey's release
under ball, news came that he had been
released, but was rearrested on charges
of robbery and perjury. The Ambassador
does not yet know the basis of the
'charges. Mealey's case has been in the
courts more or less for several years. As
a result of the present litigation, the ar
rest of Mealey came about In connection
with mining cases, and the point is made
that an American permanently residing
in Mexico, never Intending to return t6
the United States, paying no taxes- there
and performing none of the duties of a
citizen, loses his standing with the United
States Government If this principle Is
made operative It would affect many
long-time American residents of this coun
try. Mealey, it is alleged, has made Mex
ico his permanent home.
NO WORD FROM MISS STONE
Efforts to Reach the Bandits Will Be
Made in Bulgaria.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 20. The
United 'States Legation Is still without
definite news from either Rev. Dr. H. C.
Haskell or Rev. J. W. Balrd, of the
Congregational Mission at Samakov, Bul
garia, who have been endeavoring to get
Into touch with the abductors of Miss
Ellen M. Stone, the missionary, and Mme.
Tsllka, her companion, with a view of
arranging for the ransom demanded by
the brigands. Mr. Balrd, who was at
Djumabalo, has returned to Samakov, In
dicating his failure to get Into touch with
the brigands from the Turkish side. All
efforts will not be concentrated on the
Bulgarian side.
Universalist Sermons.
BUFFALO, Oct. 20. At the Church of
the Messiah, where the Universalist Gen
eral Convention is In session, Rev. John
Coleman Adams, D. D., of Hartford,
Conn., today preached to an audience
that taxed the church to its utmost ca
pacity. At 7:45 the Universallsts, with
hundreds of Buffalo citizens and visitors,
assembled in Convention Hall to hear ad
dresses on the general theme, "Unlversal
ism, the Key to "the Thought Problems of
the Twentieth Century." The speakers
were: Rev. I. M. Atwood, Rochester, N.
Y.: Rev. Dr. Almon Gunnison, Canton, N.
Y.. and Rev. J. M. Pullman, Lyons, Mass.'
EHLBREDE MAY GO
Oregon Man Who Holds a
a Federal Job In Alaska.
WHAT A SKAGWAY PAPER SAYS
Grand Jury Will Investigate Charges
of Violation of His Trust Her
mann Credited "With Having;
Sehlbrede Appointed.
SKAGWAY, Alaska, Oct. 16. The Skag
way Dally Alaskan says: "A new United
States Commissioner will soon be ap
pointed for this district, to take the place
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER C. A. 5EHLBREDB.
of C. A. Sehlbrede, who several months
ago left the city on a tour through the
north.
"For some time -past it has been al
leged that Judge Sehlbrede has used his
official position to his own personal ad
vantage. When the authorities at Wash
ington became aware of the questionable
manner In which he was conducting his
official affairs, a special agent was de
tailed to Investigate the matter, which
investigation led to discoveries that left
no doubt that Sehlbrede has In many
ways violated the trust Imposed upon him.
"The grand jury during the coming
session will thoroughly ventilate Sehl
brede's administration and .startling dis
closures will, no doubt, be made public."
(Sehlbrede is an Oregon man. At the
time of his appointment, he was a prac
ticing attorney at Roseburg. In Rose
burg and elsewhere, it is said that Hon.
Blrger Hermann, the present Commis
sioner of the Federal Land Office, wa3
of some assistance to Sehlbrede In get
ting the Alaskan Commisslonershlp,
which Is a good billet)
WASHINGTON IN THE DARK.
Removal. However, Would Be
the
First Known of the 'Matter.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. The Depart
ment of Justice has not been ad
vised of the intended removal of Charles
A. Sehlhrede from his Dosltlon as United
States Commissioner at Skagway, Alaska.
TTnripr thn Alaska civil code recently
adopted, the District Judge is empowered
to appoint and remove at will the dents
and Commissioners In his district It is
supposed, therefore, that if Commissioner
Sehlbrede is to be removed, such action
would be taken by Judge Melville C.
Brown, without consulting the depart
ment here. In such case, the department
is not advised until removals shall have
taken place. There.are no charges In the
department against Sehlbrede.
CRUSADE AGAINST JUDGES.
Chicago Federation of Labor Takes
Up the Fight.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. The Chicago Fed
eration of Labor tonight enlisted in the
cause- of the Allls-Chalmers machinist
strikers and decided to fight Judge Kohl
eaat's injunction through the courts. The
federation also devlded not only to se
cure able lawyers for the legal struggle,
but to begin a crusade against Federal
Judges whose actions they resent. The
speakers were bitter in their denuncia
tions. It was decided to request every
Illinois Congressman and both Senators
to petition Congress to curtail tho powers
of the .Federal Judges. President Roose
velt will also be asked to embody such a
request in his first message to Congress.
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Steel Mill to Resume.
JOLIET, III.-, Oct. 20. The Merchant
mill, the last of the departments of the
Illinois Steel Company to resume since
the settlement of the strike, will start to
morrow, employing about 200 men. It Is
reported that several men active In the
strike will not "be-re-employed.
Kansas City Horse and Cattle Show.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 20. The an
nual Kansas City horse show and the cat
tle show of the American Cattle Breeders'
Association will begin here tomorrow, and
continue all week. The horse show will
be held In Convention Hall, the cattle
show In a new building at the stock
yards.. 'The introduction of Galloway cat
tle adds greatly to the cattle show. In
former years, Herefords and Shorthorns
have been the only breeds shown here.
The Hereford Association has appointed
the following judges: .Thomas Mortimer,
Madison, Neb.; John Scharbauer, Fort
Worth, Tex.; W. S. Van Natta, Fowler,
Ind., and W. H. Glltner, of Eminence, Ky.
BANKRUPTCY DECISION.
Interpretation of the Law by n Fed
eral Judge of Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct 20.-Judga W. T.
Newman, of the United States District
Court, has handed down an opinion of
Interest to the mercantile community and
the legal profession at large. The Su
preme Court of the United States has
decided, under a section of the bank
ruptcy law, that a payment received by a
.credtlor of a bankrupt within four months
preceding the filing of the petition m
bankruptcy must be surrendered before
the creditor shall be allowed to prove his
claim In bankruptcy, whether the pay
ment was received knowingly or not. An
other section of the bankruptcy act au
thorizes a set-off to a creditor who re
ceived a preference amount of goods
which had been sold to the bankrupt
subsequent to the payment received if
the goods entered Into became a part of
the bankrupt estate.
The Question before Judee Newman was
as to whether such a set-off would be
allowed In the case of a creditor whose
) preference .was not knqwlngly received.
Judee Newman holds that the set-on!
should be allowsd as well In cases
where the payment was innocently re
ceived as. In cases where It was not Judge
Newman subsequently passed an order
authorizing the trustee to take the case
to the Circuit Court of Appeals at New
Orleans for review.
CONSTITUTION IS IMMORAL.
Attitude of Reformed Presbyterians
of Massachusetts.
BOSTON, Oct 20. James Jackson, of
Cambridge, who was suspended from
membership in the Second Reformed Pres
byterian Church because. In becoming an
American citizen, he took the oath to up
hold the Constitution of the United
States. DrODOSes to ficht the ruHnr. .faclc-
son took part in today's services at the
cnurcn. xne case is proDaoiy one ot tne
strangest of Its kind ever called to the
attention of the people of Massachusetts.
Dr. Jackson Is a Scotchman by birth, but
now. after 10 years here, he has taken
out naturalization papers.
Rev. J. M. Fosterj. pastor of- the church
from which Jackson was suspended. Is
quoted as making the following state
ment In regard to the case:
"We look upon the Constitution of the
United States as an Immoral document
and as" an insult to the Almighty In that
I it makes no mention whatever of God and
! claims for the people that sovereign
power which belongs to God alone. We
refuse to accept the Constitution thus
defective and cannot swear allegiance
to it"
SUICIDE OF A SERGEANT.
Grieved Over His Approaching Sep
aration From Army Life.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 20. Grief over sep
aration from Army life, with which he
had been associated for 40 years, and to
which he was greatly attached, Is be
lieved to have beeiv the direct cause of
the suicide at Fort Douglas last night of
August Lange, Ordnance Sergeant. Lange
was to have been retired within a few
days, and rather than re-enter civil life
he hanged himself in one of the buildings
at the fort Lange, who was 61 yearsof
age. enlisted at the outbreak of the Civil
War, participating in many of Its his
toric battles, and was wounded during
the battle of Spottsylvanla. In later
years he took part in numerous campaigns
i against Western Indians, and for the past
15 years has been Ordnance Sergeant at
Fort Douglas. He left a widow and two
grown daughters, who reside in this
city.
London Stock Exchange Dull.
LONDON. Oct. 20. The Stock Ex
change last week was extremely dull and
wholly professional. Various causes con
tributed to the stagnation, among them
the industrial depression in Russia, Ger
many and France, the American uncer
tainty touching copper and railway devel
opments, and lastly and chiefly, the South
African situation. Experts do not look
for any serious break in the market, be
cause the speculative public, whose timid
ity usually precipitates a panic, is wholly
eliminated at present; but they think it
will be a long while before there is any
decided favorable reaction. The usually
good traffic reports made home railroad
shares most favorasble features of the
week but these had noeffect upon the
general list. Money Is still easy, but
unless there is a prompt Increase in
the open market rate, gold shipments to
Paris and Berlin will soon be Inevitable.
Mines were hard, a general dullness char
acterizing that section The recent at
tempt to boom Kaffirs has failed.
TEST OF FiftD GUNS
Trials Before Fortifications
Board at Sandy Hook
TO SUPPLY ARTILLERY ARM
Remarkable Success of an Improve!
Model of the French Field Gun
German. Weapon "Will Also
Be Tried.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. The Fortifica
tions Board, at Its meeting just ended at
Sandy Hopk, witnessed the preparations
making for the approaching trial of field
guns for the artillery. Several such guna
were already on the grounds and wara
undergoing private tests preliminary to
the official trials, which will begin next
week and probably last three weeks. Tho
Lewis gun, currently reported an Improved
model of the French field gun, was one ot
the most noteworthy pieces from the field.
Owing to the omission of the mechanic
to change the oil cylinders, it appeared at
first that this gun was a failure. How.
ever, the omlsaion being discovered, the
ensuing tests were attended with such re
markable success that the board felt war
ranted in predicting that It would prove a,
formidable competitor for the first place
In the competition, the result ot which,
will be to supply the United States ar
tillery arm with a new modern gun. An
other weapon of the rapid-firing typo
which has attracted the attention of tho
board Is the new German field gun.
The trials about to begin are to be ex
haustive, for not only will the guns be
tested for rapidity of fire and accuracy,
but at the conclusion of these tests the
most promising weapons will be taken to
Fort Riley, Kan., and placed in the hand3
of artillerymen there for further test.
This last trial is to be had because ex
perience in the field has shown that many
weapons that have functioned perfectly
on the well-appointed testing grounds are
unable to stand the trial of actual serv
ice. The Fortifications Board will hold
another meeting here on the 3l3t Inst
LAST DAY IN CANADA.
Doings of the Duke of York's Party
, at Halifax.
HALIFAX, N. S.. Oct. 20.Che royal
party has spent Its last day$h .Canada.
This morning the Duke and Duchess ex
pected to attend service at St. Paul's
Anglican Church, but the Governor-General
and the Countess were the only
prominent members of the royal party
that attended. An immense congregation
attended the service In expectation of
meeting the royal couple. The Bishop of
Nova Scotia, the Rev, Dr. Courtney,
preached a. sermon In which he said that
f-rtbejjelief In -the divine right of Kings wrr
dead, and thanked God that such was
thecase. Robert Burns, he contended, wa3
the man who, he considered, had done
more than any one in his generation to
establish the equality of mankind. In the
evening there was a dinner at Admiralty'
House, which the Duke and Duchess at
tended. The warships were -Illuminated
this evening. The royal couple will leave
for St. John's. N. F., at 11 o'clock to
morrow on the Ophlr. It has been an
nounced today that if any foggy weather
comes up after the departure of the
Ophlr from Halifax, the royal party will
cancel their engagement at St. Johns.
Duke's Visit Caused a Suicide.
ST. JOHN'S. N. F., Oct. 20. The body
of the Rev Henry Black, for some time
chaplain of the British cruiser Charybdls,
who mysteriously disappeared from St
John's last Wednesday, was found this
morning near St John's, shot through
the head. He had evidently committed
suicide In consequence ot dementia, at
tributed to the great excitement grow
ing out of the arrangements for the visit
of the DuKe and Duchess of Cornwall
and York.
Bishop Potter at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct 20. Bishop Henry C.
Potter, of New York, nrrlved here early
today, on his way East from the triennial
Episcopal convention at San Francisco.
He preached at Grace Church at tho
morning service to an Immense congrega
tion. He left tonight for New Haven,
Conn., to be present at the bicentennial
celebration of Yale University.
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SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS.
Philippines.
Another plot to slaughter Americans in Samar
was frustrated. Page.l.
Reinforcements are being- Jiwhed to the island.
Page 1.
American troops thero anticipate hard fight
ing. Page 1.
Foreign.
Cuba's Imports show a decrease, the- exports
an increase. Page 2.
There is a possibility that tho threatened
miners" strike In France may be averted.
Page 2.
Famine conditions are proclaimed in Ave mora
Russian districts. Pace 2.
Domestic.
Tho new field guns will bo tested at Sandy
Hook this week. Page 1.
Admiral Bowles recommends that the Havana
drydock be sent to the Philippines. Page 2.
Marquis Ito arrived at Washington. Page 2.
Religious exercises opened the Tale bicenten
nial. Page 2.
Grieving over her dual life caused a Chicago
woman to kill herself. Page 3.
Sport.
Portland won exhibition series from Tacoraa.
(J 1. Page 3.
Multnomah football players prepare for ap
proaching games. Page 3.
Champion Swordsman McGuIre accepts chal
lenge of Jules Arneldo. Page 3.
Joe Nelson made new bicycle records at Valls
burg track. Page 3
Pacific Coast.
C. A. Sehlbrede, an Oregon man. may be re
moved from his Federal position In Alaska.
Page 1.
Game law ot "Washington Is probably defective.
Page 0.
An attemDt will be made to form a hopgrow
ers' pool at Woodburn. Page 6.
Rain 3torms did much damage to property at
Skagway. Page 6.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland Chinese celebrate annual festival.
Page 10.
Forbes Presbyterian Church again refuses to
accept resignation of Rev. W. O. Forbes,
age 5.
Colonel George French talks on effectiveness
of Salvation Army slum work. Page 8.
Central German Society will erect $125,000
building. Page 10.
Rev. Dr. A. A. Morrison preached on mar
riage and divorce. Page 10.
.Portland Carnival will pay substantial dlvl-
dend3 to subscribers. Page 8.
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