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fixed place3 was made to-day when Gen
eral Greely, Chief Signal Officer, opened
bids for the supply of such systems for
service between points In Alaska. Five
bids were received", and another bid Is on
the way from the Arco-Slaby Company,
of Germany. The bids varied greatly,
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CHICAGO. May & Samuel Wendell
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of the "University of Chicago to become
head professor of the department of
paleontology. He Is now hoad professor
of geology and anatomy in the University
of Kansas, and for several years was a
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authority in several departments and Is
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McKinley Memorial College.
WASHINGTON, , May 6. The corner
stone of the Ohio McKinley Momorial
College of government of the American
University will be laid May 14 by Presi
dent Roosevelt. Addresses will be made
by Senators Dolllver, of Iowa, and Han
na. of Ohio; Rev. Frank M. Bristol, B. D.,
pastor of the of the lato President Mc
Kinley, and District Commissioner Mac
Farland. Le Ronx Denies It. '
NEW TORK, May 6.-Hughes Le Roux,
the French lecturer, in a dispatch to the
Associated Press denies that while In
Chicago a few days since he stated that
Captain Dreyfus had confessed his guilt.
M. Le Roux says that he did not make
any reference to Dreyfus.
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Condition of National Banks.
WASHINGTON, May (L The Controller
of the Currency has Issued a call for the
condition of National banks at the close
of business Wednesday, April 304 1902.
THE I902 CLIP WILL' BE HEAVY
Shanlko the Greatest Primary Wool
Market in the World Four Points
Will Handle 15,000,000 Pounds
This Year.
The sheep-shearing season Is at Its
height throughout Eastern Oregon, and
the clln promises to he large and of
unusually good quality. Shanlko, Pen
dleton, Heppner and The Dalles, four
of the principal wool points, will han
dle over 15,000,000 poundsi Practically
all of the sheep country east of the
Cascade Mountains Is tributary to Port
land, and Its present prosperity will be
shared by the metropolis.
J
SHANIKO, Or., May 6. (Staff Corre
spondence.) Simultaneously with the an
nual harvest of salmon on the Lower
Columbia River, there Is in progress In
the eastern part of the State the gath- I
erlne of the raw material In an Industrv
which Is of even greater Importance to J
the commercial life of many towns, cities
and counties, than the salmon business
Is to Astoria and other Lower Columbia
points. The wool Industry of the State
ranks well up with wheat and lumber,
and out here in the eastern part of Wasco
County's plains Is the greatest wool
market in the world. With the exception
of an unusually fine hotel and an im
mense warehouse, there Is nothing In the
first appearance of Shanlko to distinguish
It from the usual Interior water tank
station, or tie siding. The town is so
new that it has hardly had time to catch
up with the business that comes in with
the railroad, and the uncertainty as to
the length of time In which It will remain
the terminus has prevented the future
being anticipated to any great extent.
This letter, however, has naught to do
with Shanlko, the future great city, or
with Shanlko, the possible deserted vll-
lagd, but with Shanlko, the great wooH
center of one of the greatest wool pro
ducing States of the Union.
Wool on the sheep's back and wool in
the sack Is now moving toward Shanlko
from the most remote districts In the
State. In bands numbering from 1000
head to 5000 head, the sheep are being
driven to the shearing pens In this town
from Prinevllle, Hay Creek, Willow
Creek, John Day and other Isolated
points. From beyond these points, from
Silver Lake and Izee, 200 miles away,
from Canyon City, and even from Burns,
250 miles away, eight and twelve-mule or
horse teams drawing two and three wag
ons coupled together and loaded with
20,000 to 30.000 pounds of wool, are now
moving In a continuous string. The van
guard has already reached here, and sev
eral hundred sacks of the 1902 clip is
now plied up In one corner of the largest
wool warehouse In tho Northwest. This
warehouse has a capacity of 6,000,000
pounds of wool, and it was filled to the
rafters last year, and a second one now
In coarse of construction already has
large engagements.
Wool Corning in on Foot.
The wool that is coming in on foot is
a most interesting feature of the situ
ation at this time. At any hour of tho
day from some point of the compass and
frequently from several points, a band
of sheep can be seen approaching Shan
lko, their color, together with the dust
they raise. Indicating their movements
while still several miles away. The
shearing corrals and pens at this point
have a capacity of SO00 head, and there
will be few days In tho next six weeks
when they will not be comfortably filled.
There are 3S shearers at work and they
are shearing between 2500 and 3000 head
per day. They began on a band of 400
sheep Sunday morning and turned the
last sheep out before noon on Monday.
Tho corral and shearing pens here are
operated by J. J. Wiley, who has con
tracts for shearing 125,000 head, of which
over 75.000 head will be sheared in the
corral In this city, the remainder being
sheared In Crook County, the stock In
spectors refusing to permit them to come
to this county on accoun of their being
affected with scab.
The sheep are driven to Shanlko by the
regular herders and are taken charge of
at the corral by Mr. Wiley. His em
ployes remove the w6ol, place it in sacks
and deliver it at the warehouse, and, as
fast as a band is finished the warehouse
receipts, which arc about as good col
lateral as bank checks In this country, are
turned over to the owner of the sheep.
In the case of tho band of 4400 previously
mentioned, they were on their way back
to the range at Willow Creek and the
owner had his warehouse receipts for the
wool within 45 hours of the time tho
sheep were driven into Shanlko with tho
wool on their backs. As fast as the sheep
are sheared they are "marked" and un
less the owner has equipment for "dip
ping" them at his headquarters, they are
dipped In vats a short distance from the
shearing pens. There has been plenty of
rain this season and the range Is gooa
all around the town, and when the shear
ers are working on a big band the sheep
that are sheared first are turned out to
graze near the corral.
Dame Nature, with her belated Spring,
may be a trifle rough on the shorn Iamb
and their offspring, but she certainly was
good to them through the winter. Tho
effects of mild weather and plenty of feed
are shown In an unusually heavy clip of
wool, which is of excellent quality and
will command a relatively higher figure
than In some former years.
Portland's Interest in Wool.
Portland Is not a large consumer of
wool, and the product of these vast
ranges In the eastern part of the State
does not go out by way of Portland, as
Is the case with the wheat crop of East
ern Oregon. A visit to the- big wool
warehouse operated by the Wasco Ware
house Company at this point, however,
ls'an Instantaneous and forcible, remind
er of the interest Portland has In the
sheep Industry. This mammoth building,
with a floor space GOO feet long by 90 feet
in width, is full nearly to the rafters,
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OREGON TO SET THE PACEiS1. 'SZHSrzZZZ F,avel
HAXNA EXPECTS REPUBLICANS TO
CARRY THE ELECTION".
Pays His nespects to Fusion "What
Democratic Snccess Would
Be Taken to Mean.
WASHINGTON, May 6. "The Oregon
election is of- great Importance to the
Republicans." said Senator, Sanila, chair
man; of the National committee, itoaay.
"Any great falling off in the Republican
vote in Oregon will be used by the Demo
crats all over the country as an Indica
tion that Republican policies are unpop
ular. Republican success In Oregon will
be a great encouragement to the party,
and I expect the party in that state to do
Its duty. I have heard some suggestions
that factions of the Republican party In
Oregon which were defeated at the pri
maries are to enter Into a fusion with the
Democrats. That kind of politics will de
stroy any organization. If our party
stands for anything, it is for the princi
ples of Government, and the administra
tion which has made the country great
and prosperous, but these principles can
not be maintained if men who are defeat
ed at the primaries seek revenge by unit
ing with the opposition. I have too much
confidence In the good sense of Oregon
Republicans to believe that they will al
low any formal differences to prevent a
glorious victory for the party. We are
all looking forward to see Oregon begin
the campaign right, and set the pace for
the Eastern States."
RESEXT EXTRA SESSION TALK.
Beet-SuKar Men Will Have to Stand
It Unless Cuban Bill Is Passed.
WASHINGTON, May 6. The beet-sugar
men express considerable resentment be
cause an assertion quite well authenticat
ed comes from the White House that in
case Congress adjourns without passing
the Philippine Government bill, or doing
something In the way of granting conces
sions to Cuba, an extra session will im
mediately be called for that purpose. Men
who applaudeJ McKinley very highly find
fault with Roosevelt, although McKin
ley notified every Senator and Represent
ative who saw him before the close of the
last Congress that unless there was legis
lation for Cuba an extra session of the
present Congress would be called. But
other Republicans take an entirely differ
ent view, and say It would be ridiculous
for the party to show Itself Impotent with
the large- majority that it has in both
houses.
Ratines Klamath Indian Treaty.
After -some little discussion, the Senate
today passed Senator Mitchell's bill rati
fying the agreement with the Klamath
Indians under which they cede to the
United States the disputed portion of
their reservation, aggregating 621.S24
acres, for which they are to be paid $537,
007, something over 86 cents per acre.
FOR MORE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
Turner Introduces a Bill "Which Also
Abolishes Circuit Courts.
WASHINGTON, May 6. Senator Turner
today Introduced a bill reorganizing the
Judicial circuits In the United States, in
creasing their number from nine to 15.
The present ninth circuit Is broken up,
and Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana are made the 15th circuit, with terms
of court to be held at Spokane Instead
of at San Francisco, as at present in the
ninth circuit. It Is argued that additional
Judges are needed to relieve the prevalent
congestion of Judicial business; hence the
decrease In the size of the circuits. The
bill also abolishes Circuit Courts and in
creases the jurisdiction of and simplifies
appeals from the District Courts of the
United States. The object of this provis
ion is to lessen the cost of appeals to the
litigant, being Intended to relieve poor
parties having meritorious cases before
the court which they desire to appeal.
Washington Pension Bills Pass.
The Senate today passed Senator Fos-
1 ter bill pensioning Abbli C Bremer, at
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Tlif Spnnt tpdnv nnsd the bill grant
ing title of Juneau lands now occupied
for school purpoKS.
TURXElt RADICAL "SCUTTLE" MAN.
He Favors Leavlnjr Philippines at
Earliest Possible Moment.
WASHINGTON. May 6. In spite of the
oft-repeated assertion of ex-Representative
Lewis of Washington, that the "scut
tle" policy Is unpopular In Washington,
and that the Democrats cannot supceed
In that state as long as the party advo- i
cates U, Senator Turner continues his ad
vocacy of getting away from tho Philip
pines at tho earliest possible moment.
According to his- speech today, the United
States should Immediately withdraw, go
ing even farther than the Democratic
platforms. The reiterated Democratic po
sition in Congress ought to convince the
people of Oregon that Denjocratlc control
means anti-expansion. In case the Demo
crats should get the next House, a plan
is said to be hatching to attach to the
Army appropriation bill a rider which
would cripple the Army In the Philippines
by hampering their movements or direct
ing the withdrawal of a large portion of
the troops. Of course, such an amend
ment would never get through the Sen
ate, but it shows the Democratic dispo
sition to prevent expansion in the far
East.
Suicide of A. H. Scofleld.
EL PASO, Tex.. May 0. A. H. Schofield,
said to be a half brother of Lieutenant
General Schofield, retired, committed sui
cide here today by shooting. Schofield was
secretary of the Baptist Church and book
keeper for a lumber company.
Democratic. Victory at St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, May 6. Returns received
from today's municipal election indicate
a sweeping Democratic victory. Robert
A. Smith (Dem.) appears to have defeated
Frank B. Doran (Rep.) for Mayor by a
plurality of over 2000.
Ex-Scnntor Roach 111.
NEW YORK, May 6. Ex-United States
Senator Roach, of North Dakota, Is se
riously 111 at his home in this city from
septic poisoning.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Congress.
A four hours' debate occurred in the Senate on
the Philippine question. Page 2.
The Senate passed 00 pension bills. Page 2.
The House adjourned out of respect to Repre
sentative Salmon. Page 2.
Philippines.
Moro prisoners tried to escape, and 35 were
killed. Page 3.
Chaffee rescinds his concentration order In
Luzon. Page 3.
Major Gardener's charges against the Army at
Tayabas. Page 3. '
Foreign.
Sailors of the Chicago are In another scrape at
Trieste. Page 3.
"Wllhelmina's condition again causes anxiety.
Page 5.
The peace situation in South Africa is Improv
ing. Page 6.
General.
Admiral Sampson died at'TVashlngton, D. C
Page 1.
Bret Harte died at his home near Aldershot,
England. Page 3.
Margaret Taylor, the kidnaped child, has been
located In Italy. Page. 3.
Pacific Coast.
Four points In Eastern Oregon will ship
1.4O0.C00 pounds of wool this year. Page 1.
Women's convention draws color line and nom
inates offlcers. Page 4.
Big Republican rally at Eugene on occasion of
visit of Furnish and other candidates.
Page 4.
La Grande will aid 1005 Fair. Page 5.
Many prunes killed In Clark County, Washing
ton. Page 4.
Commercial.
Stock market exhibits no nervousness over
Webb-Meyer et aL collapses. Page 13.
Weather scare carries wheat up a trifle at
Chicago. Pare 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Advices from different parts of the state show
Republicans are gaining strength. Page 12.
State Federation of Labor demands represen
tation on Port of Portland Commission.
Page 10. j
Lndd tract Is oat of race for L'e'vls and Clark
Fair site. Page 11.
Non-suit asked in Mack libel suit. Page 14.
Sawmill employers guarantee high rate of
wages. Pago 8.
Offlcers elected for Great Central Railroad.
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LET-DOWN FOR WILSON
ADMINISTRATION INTIMATES JOHN'
L. CAN BE NO BOSS.
Ide Would Have Fared Better Had
Seattle Politician Remained Aivay
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 6. The Senate
commerce committee will not consider the
Jde nomination, according to present ar
rangements, at Its meeting Thursday, but
will let it go over until tho additional
charges against Ide can be Investigated
and all the facts, possible ascertained. Ide
has requested, through his friends, that
he be given time to answer the charges,
and, as he cannot do this before reach
ing home Thursday, the matter will go
over. Ex-Senator John L. YHson and his
friends still maintain Ide's name will not
be withdrawn, and that the case will be
fought out befqre the committee.
The delay In the consideration of the Ide
case by tho committee will probably have;
the effect of bringing in Frye's nomination
for United States Attorney much sooner
than expected, and It may possibly be
made tomorrow. The principal objections
of John L. Wilson to Frye Is that he be
lieved when he (Frye) was elected a mem
ber of the Legislature he was for Wilson,
but he voted for Foster. This was a
sufficient crime In Wilson's eyes to pre
vent his selection for any office what
ever, but the Administration does not
seem to look at it in that light. In spite
of charges of bargaining and the selling
of Frye's vote to Foster made by Wilson
and his friends, the President has deter
mined to nominate him. It begins to dawn
upon the Administration from the appear
ance of Wilson and Ide here that the prin
cipal difficulty In Washington State poll
tics la that Wilson seeks to control ap
pointments, although Foster Is the Sen
ator. It is believed the Administration
has Intimated to Wilton that if he were
Senator he would not meekly submit to
any one assuming to control the offices
but himself. Tho appearance of Wilson
In Washington on a mission to override
and defeat a Republican Senator from his
state, who succeeded him, has caused un
favorable comment among the Senators,
and has not been to the advantage of the
ex-Senator. The demeanor of Senator
Foster has won him friends, and the cour
tesy of the Senate Is towards favoring a
sitting Senator rather than one who uses
the prllvlege of the floor extended to ex
Senators for the purposeof of lobbying
against his successor. In this regard Wil
son's appearance will tend to Injure rather
than help Ide.
PALMA'S FOREIGN POLICY
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Opposed to Treaty With United States
Until Sugar Duty Is Reduced.
HAVANA, May 6. President - elect
Palma arrived today at Cienfuegos by
steamer. Thousands of people thronged
the wharf to welcome him there.
It Is said that In his message he will
signify his intention of making Cuba's
foreign policy one of close relations with
all nations, and especially with Spain. He
will accentuate in this message the pro
found feeling of gratitude which Cuba
owes to the United States. He wilL de
clare himself as opposed to a commercial
treaty between Cuba and the United
States until It is known that the reduction
of American duty on Cuban sugar Is to be
more than 20 per cent, and he Is said to
feel sure that this reduction will amount
to 33 1-3 per cent of the present duty.
Thousands of Sheep Dying.
SANTA FE. N. M.. May 6. Reports con
tinue to come in that thousands of sheep
are dying In every part of the Territory
on account of the drouth, which has been
unbroken since the latter part of March.
Tho number of lambs saved will be eas
ily 15 per cent, against 90 per cont last
year. Grasshoppers, too, are continuing
their ravages in the upper Rio Grande
and its tributary valleys.
Army Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 6. The Senate
committee on military affairs today com
pleted the Army appropriation bill. In
creases recommended by the committee
brlns the total up to about ?100,000,000.
HE HAD BEEN ILL FOR MONTHS
For Several Days the Admiral Kad
Been in a. Semi-CoiiscIou.M State
His Rise in the America a
Xavy.
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WILLIAM THOMAS SAMPSOX.
Bom Palmyra. X. Y Feb. 9. 1840.
Appointed to Annapolis Sept. 24. lb5T.
Graduated head of class. lStil.
Promoted to Master. 1S61.
Commissioned Lieutenant, July 10,
ISU2
I.teutenant-Commander. July 25, 1SGG.
Commander, Aug. 9. 1S74.
Captain, March, 1SSI).
Supt. Xaval Academy. 1SSG-00.
President Maine Inquiry, Feb., 1S0S.
Commodore. 1S08.
Rear-Admlral. 1S09.
Commissioner to Cuba. Sept., 1S0S.
Commander of the North Atlantic
fleet, Dec. 1803.
Cemmander Boston Xavy Yard, Oct.
14. 1S09.
LL. D., Harvard University, 1S01.
Married Margaret P. Aldrlch. 1803.
Married Elisabeth S. Burling. 1SS2.
Retired. Feb. 9. 1902.
Died, May 6. 1802. '
WASHINGTON, May 6. Ranr-Admlral
William T. Sampson, retired, died at his
home In this city at 5 o'clock this after
noon. The Immediate cause of death was
a severe cerebral hemorrhage. He had
been In a semi-conscious state for sev
eral days. At the beside when the Ad
miral breathed his last were Mrs. Samp
son. Mrs. Lieutenant Cluverius, the Ad
miral's married daughter; Admiral
Sampson's two young sons. Ralph and
Harold Sampson; Dr. Dixon, the attend
ing physician, and nurses and attend
ants. Mrs. Sampson had broken down
under the severe strain and was quite 111
all during the day. But for the critical
condition of the Admiral she would have
'been confined to her bed.
The arrangements for the funeral of
Admiral Sampson will not be completed
until morning. It has been suggested to
Mrs. Sampson that the Naval Academy
at Annapolis would be the proper plaee
for the last resting place, while other
friends have represented to her that ho
should be burled In" Arlington Cemetery,
near this city. Admiral Sampson rstsided
In Annapolis eight years, during four
years of which he was superintendent of
the academy there. Mrs. Sampson pre
fers Annapolis, but the matter will not
tie definitely decided until to-morrow.
The pallbearers hnve not yet been se
lected, but they will include among them
some of the captains of the ships of the
fleet which engaged in the Santiago cam
paign. Mrs. Sampson suffered a slight acci
dent four days ago while attending to the
wants of the Admiral, and has been In
bed since. She probably will not be able
to attend the funeral services.
A' number of telegrams and messages
of condolence already have been received
at the house, among them one from Sec
retary Moody.
The death of Admiral Sampson occur
ring late In the day, there has been no
opportunity yet for any action by the
Navy Department for participating In the
funeral services. Suitable representa
tion will be made, however, Including a
detachment of bluejackets and marines.
An English Tribute.
LONDON. May 7. The Times devfttes a
longer obituary notice to Admiral Samp
son than It does to Bret Harte. It de
scribes the Admiral as one of the best
seamen the American Navy ever pos
sessed, and says his personal energy en
tered more largely than that of any other
officer In the construction, armament,
organization and fighting qualities of tho
fleet that defeated the Spaniards. ,
LIFE OF ADMIRAL SAMPSON.
His Career Prior to nnd During the
War Witn Spain.
William T. Sampson was born in Palmyra.
Wayne County. February 9, 1810. Ho
was four months younger to the. day
than Admiral Schley. Unlike Schley. Samp
son does not come of distinguished naval lin
eage, nor. In fact, of a prominent family.
He was the first of his line to attain dis
tinction. Georga Sampson, his father, was a
day laborer up In Wayne County, and the
early life of his son William waa not tho
pleasantest and easiest. Frequently he ac
companied his father on tho tramps from one
farmhouse to another In Wayne County, help
ing to split and pile wood and do other hard
work. In his spare moments he studied a few
text-books at his command and managed to
attend the public schools in the county at In
tervals. Old Squire William H. Southwick,
of Palmyra, liked young Sampson for his
energy and ambition. The squire was a friend
of E. B. Morgan, who represented In Con
gress the district which includes Wayna
County. Representative Morgan had the right
to appoint a midshipman to the United States
Xaval Academy, and when Squire Southwick
heard this he exerted himself in young Samp
son's behalf.
This was In 1857. and Sampeon went to An
napolis In September of that year and donned
the natty uniform of a middy. Four years
later, less than a year before the begin
ning, of the Civil War, ho was graduated at
the head of his class. The opening of hos
tilities found him on the frigate Potomac, with
the rank of master. Sampson was too young
n man In est command durlntr the Civil War.
I but he conducted himself In a manner that won
him the promotiort to a Lieutenancy In July,
1SG2, and while holding that commission ho
served on the practice ship John Adams at tho
Naral Academy, on the Ironclad Fatapsco of
the South Atlantic blockading squadron, and on
the steam frigate Colorado, the flagship of
the European squadron.
Sampson, then a Lieutenant, waa the exec
utive officer on the Ironclad Patapsco on Jan
uary 10. 1S63. His boat was a part of tho
blockading fleet before Charleston. The reb
els knew that sooner or later the boats of the
Union fleet which were doing blockade duty
would seek to enter the harbor and compel the
surrender of the city or reduce It, aud for
days they spent all their time laying sub
marine mines and torpedoes preparatory to
giving the Union boats a reception that they
would not forget. On tho morning of the 16th
the Admiral of the fleet decided that tho
time was rlpo to get Into the harbor. Of
course he suspected that the place was full
of mines and torpedoes, and he had to get
rid of them In some way. He selected tho
Patapsco to do the work. She was ordered
to enter the harbor searching for hidden ene
mies, and to pick them up or destroy them,
when she found them. As executive officer,
Lieutenant Sampson had to stand In the
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