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CLOUDBURST IN ILLINOIS.
Rain and Wind Do $150,000 Damage
at Pana.
PAN A, 111., Aug. 21. A cloudburst and
tornado at Pana did $150,000 damage. The
Catholic Church steeple was blown down,
and with It the four-ton belL Hotels and
business blocks were unroofed, windows
were broken and shade trees are almost
a total wreck. The $25,000 Y. M. C. A.
building was almost demolished.
STERLING, 111., Aug. 2L A cloudburst
near Fenton, 20 miles southwest of here,
deluged several thousand acres of land,
destroying the corn crop. Two miles of
track on the Mendota branch of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was
washed out. A freight train ran Into the
wash-out and was ditched. George Wells,
Breman, and Frank Murray, engineer, were
killed. The loss to the farmers Is $150,000.
Jodgc Albert H. Horton Dying.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 20. Judge Albert
tt. Horton. cx-Chlef Justice of Kansas,
who Is being brought forward from Wis
consin to his homo at Topeka, Kan., is
flying, according to a telegram received
today from Washington. Ia. Judge Hor
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Morgan at Xevr York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Charles M.
Schwab, president of the United States
Steel Corporation, who arrived here last
night, took breakfast today at the Lor
raine. He said he was feeling vory well.
Mr. Schwab went to the office of the
United States Steel Corporation, where he
remained for a short time, and then went
to the banking-house of J. P. Morgan &
Co., where he had a Conference with Mr.
Morgan. The conference lasted about an
hour. Nothing concerning It was made
public
F. H. Gary, chairman of the executive
committee of the Steel Corporation, made
the. following statement today:
"President Schwab is looking well and
hearty. There seems to be no doubt that
he will soon be completely restored to
health. We are all Insisting that he take
a milch-needed rest During the last 15
months he has had charge of more respon
sibility than one person should assume.
However he has so .systematized the
business of the company that It will not
auffer during his absence. He will prob
ably sail within a day or two. He will
take with him the best wishes of all his
associates."
Mr. Schwab made the statement tonight
that all arrangements had been made for
him to sail tomorrow on the French liner
La Lorraine.
SPRING WHEAT BEST
Walla Walla's Re-Seeded
Patches Show Up Well.
YIELD OFCOUNTY WILL BE SHORT
In Spite of Dnmnsc by Wind, Colum
bia nnd Garfield Counties Have
Record-Breaking- Crops of
Barley.
The crop of "Walla. "Walla, the oldest
of Washington's wheat counties. Is ma
terially smaller than that of a year ago,
but will approximate 3,500,000 bushels.
The Spring wheat Is showing better
yields than Winter wheat, and the acre
age ot blucstem la much smaller than
usual on account of unsatisfactory
prices last year. In Columbia and Gar
field Counties more barley than wheat
was grown this year, the yield of this
cereal in the two counties being In ex
cess of 2,000,000 bushels.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 20.
(Staff correspondence.) Wheat has made
Walla Walla famous. It has carried her
name to the uttermost ends of the earth,
and wherever the cereal is bought and
sold the name of the "two Wallas" Is well
known. The swarthy wheatbuyer of the
Argentine, his phlegmatic cousin on the
borders of the Azoff, the Australian, the
Farseoe of the Punjab and other growers
and dealers In wheat In remote localities
of tht globe may be unaware of the ex
istence of Portland, Senttle or Tacoma.
They have heard of Walla Walla, how
ever, and they all know that at certain
seasons of the year their wheat, be It
Argentine, Indian, Russian, Turk or
French or-Prussian. Is In competition with
about 200 shiploads of Walla Walla wheat.
Newspapers In the State of Washington,
even here In Walla Walla, make strenuous
efforts to have this wheat quoted as
"club." but their efforts find no reward
beyond the state line. The cables which
go out from Liverpool, which Is the
world's market, make no mention of club
wheat, but they carry the news to Odessa.
Rangoon. Buenos Ayres, to the Australian
ports, and tp other wheat centers that
"Walla "Walla cargoes are offering today,'
?etrc., end- wtterver wheat Is gf3wn. oV
used; Borne:one Is awaxo that here Is such
a place as Walla' Walla.
This county in the early days of the
Industry supplied the greater part of the
wheat grown in the State of Washington,
but she is now a third, and possibly a
fourth-rater in that respect. At the same
time as a good, reliable producer, unac
quainted with the word failure. Walla
Walla Is all right, and this year will not
fall far short of her average production.
In keeping with her neighboring county
In Oregon. Walla Walla suffered by frost
last Winter and wind this Summer, the
combined damage cutting off at least 500,-
000 bushels, and possible twice that amount
from the crop which would otherwise
have been secured. This was a great year
for Spring wheat In the county, and the
farmers would undoubtedly have been bet
tcr off financially today had the entire
Winter wheat crop frozen out. The por
tion which did not freeze out Is showing
only a fair yield, and It ripened Just early
enough to catch the full force of the wind
a few weeks ago, with the result that It
shattered to such an extent that some
farmers are claiming a loss of five to ten
bushels per acre from this cause.
Good Yield of Spring Wheat.
The Spring wheat which was sown to
replace the Winter-killed wheat is coming
ulong under very' favorable circumstances,
and did not ripen In time to suffer from
the wind, and is now turning off as high
as 30 and S3 bushels to the acre, with the
average throughout a good portion of the
county being much above that of the Win
ter wheat. Over near the foothills an
exceptionally good crop of Spring wheat
Is being harvested, but Eureka Flat, here
tofore with a reputation above reproach.
is "trallng," and will fall much below the
yield of last year. The yield of the coun
ty laat year was in the vicinity of 3,750,000
busheln and 4,000,000 bushels, and this year
most of the men In close touch with the
situation do not expect much if any over
3,500.000 bushels. At some stations In the
county much more wheat will be received
this year than was received last year. This
will be due to a larger acreage, not of
new ground, but In localities where there
was an unusually large percentage of the
land in Summer fallow last year. Over
on Eureka Flat, where wheat-growing
settled down to n steady business years
ago, there is not much variation In the
acreage, the land in Summer fallow and
in crop being pretty evenly divided; but
!n some of the newer sections It has not
been evened up, with the result that each
year will witness quite a difference in the
relative size of the crops. Taking the
county jis a whole, the variation from year
to year is but slight.
The bain in acreage in certain localities.
as mentioned, was Insufficient to offset the
loss In acreage to barley. Several thou
sand acres of wheat land were sowed to
barley last Fall, and the farmers in most
cases suffered by the change, for many of
the fields of barley were so badly hurt by
the wind that they were not cut at all.
while nearly all of the others lost heavily
by excessive shattering. In a few of these
fields a fair stand of volunteer'whcat came
up with the barley, and some of the
headers working in these fields brought in
more wheat than barley, the Spring wheat
failing to shatter as the barley did.
Decremo In Blaestem Yield.
The shrinkage In the differential between
blucstcm and Walla Walla wheat from 3
cents to 1 cent per bushei has resulted in
the abandonment of the former to a largo
extent. Bluestcm does not turn off as
good yields as are secured from Walla
Walla wheat, the latter averaging about
five bushels per acre better than the blue
stem. So long as a premium of 3 cents
per bushel was paid, the difference in yield
was overlooked, especially as there were
other points In favor of it. Blustem rip
ened a week or 10 days earlier than Walla
Walla, and there have been seasons whon
half a week of hot wind? cut down the
crop one-half. In spite ot this strong ar
gument In favor of Its retention, grow
ers are abandoning "bluestem, and it will
require more of a spread than 1 cent per
bushel to re-establish it in favor.
In the Barley Belt.
Barley production has overtaken wheat
in both Columbia and Garfield Counties,
and Dayton and Pomeroy. as the respec
tive grain headquarters for the two coun
ties, will this year handle more of the
new cereal than ever before. The barley
crop was cut down materially by the high
wind, which caused much, shattering, but.
In spite of the loss in that direction, it is
still a record-breaker, estimates placing
the production at considerably over 1,000.-
000 bushels In each county. Practically
all of this barley was grown on land which
In former years was-used almost exclusive
ly for wheat, and as a result the wheat
yield of the counties has been shortened
so that the best estimates do not credit
either of them with over 1.000,000 bushels.
while some operators will be satisfied with
S0O.000 to 900.00U bushels.
Taking precedence In quantity. It is but
natural that barley should attract more
attention at this time, and at both Dayton
and Pomeroy there has been a very ani
mated market since last Saturday, with
heavy buying at both places. There are
stven warehouses at Pomeroy. and they
are now receiving 10,000 sacks per day.
The Northern Pacific gets into Columbia
County by way of the Washington & Co
lumbia Road, but the O. R. & N. has a
clean sweep in .Garfield County, and nearly
all of the wheat grown In this county
finds Its way to tidewater at Portland.
The extension of the warehouse systems
of the bier Ccast exporters has oy no
means put the interior warehousemen and
buyers out of business, and there are still
some pretty heavy Independent operators
in this territory. M. H. Houser, a
young man who has grown up in
the business, last year handled nearly
1.500.000 bushels of grain with his ware
houses at and near Pomeroy and along the
Snake River, and this year, with a shorter
crop to work on, expects to handle nearly
as much more. Enough bags have been
sold at Pomeroy to handle 2,o00,000 bushels
ot grain, but some of the-purchasers have
overestimated their needs, and are now
returning a few of them.
Bnrley May Go East.
Large quantities of barley were shipped
East by rail last year from both Garfield
and Columbia Counties, and while Pacific
Coast prices are too high to admit' or
shipping Ea.t as yet, the Eastern buyers
are nireaay asKing tor sampjejj, prices
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very fine grade of barley was sent East
last year, and as "the present" crop Is
equally as good, or bbtter, it may before
the end of the season command sufficient
premium over Eastern barley to start
some of It across the continent. Over
300.000 bushels was sold in Pomeroy yes
terday for shipment to Portland, and a
similar aihounrwas sold in Dayton Satur
day for shipment to Portland and Tacoma.
The price of wheat is less attractive than
that now offered for barley, and with a
larger percentage of the barley sold than
ever before so early in the season, very
little wheat has changed hands.
Many Combined Harvesters.
There are some very interesting sights
onthe big wheat farms of this country
now that harvest Is on at full blast. The
working of a single combined harvester.
If it were near a city, would draw a crowd
like a. circus parade, and it Is a sight
worth seeing. Out a few miles from
Walla Waila today three of these com
bines, one following the other In the same
field, are working on one ot the Drum
heller -arms. Over one hundred horses
are at work on the three machines, and
they are cutting nearly 10Q acres per day.
A combine drawn by a CO-horsepower trac
tion engine is one of the star features ol
Eureka Fiat this season, and it is said
to be as perfect a success as the machlnos
operated by horse power. The steam com
bine ia larger than anything ever before
turned Into a Northwestern wheat field,
and will cut a swath 42 feet wide, and
when worked to the limit will handle 103
acres of wheat per day.
If bteam machines should come Into
general use It wouid have quite an effect
on the horse market, for in this pounty
alone there are nearly 50 combines, re
quiring the services of over 1500 horses.
Practically all of the combines in use in
Oregon and Washington are made by one
firm, the Holt Manufacturing Company,
which has a large plant here at Walla
Walla. They have sold in the two states
this season 110 machines. To operate
these machines will require the services of
about 2500 hcr3ts and 500 men. exclusive
of the teams and men engaged In hauling
the wheat from the field where It Is
dropped by tht combines. E. W. W.
THE DEATH ROLL.
Joseph Shirk, Inventor.
LANCASTER. Pa.. Aug. 20.-Joscph
Shirk, inventor of the grain cradle, died
today at his home near here, aged S3
years.
In the early '30s Shirk made a revolver,
which is bc-Ieved to have been the first
firearm ever made with a revolving cham
ber. He claims to have shown this weap
on to Colt, and shortly afterward the Colt
Cccnpany was organized and commenced
to manufacture them.
Max Starks.
NEW. YORK, Aug. 20. Max Starks. for
a quarter of a century connected with the
New York office of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Railroad. Is dead at
Montgomery, near Ncwburgh. N. Y.,
where he had gone for his health.
Tvro Killed by Lightning.
EMPORIA, Kan.. Aug. 20. During a se
vere thunder storm this afternoon light
ning struck the farmhouse of Henry Mer
cer, nine miles weot of hero; killing Mrs.
Mercer and her little granddaughter. Four
other members of the family were in the
house at- the time. Neighbors came to the
house shortly after and found the whole
family stunned, and Mrs. Mercer and the
little girl, who was locked In her grand
mother's arms. dead. All the other mem
bers of the family recovered. "Very little
damage was done to the house, and the
place where the lightning struck was
scarcely discernible.
IN BOLTERS' GAMP
All Is. Not Clear Sailing With
Enemies of Cuba.
UNDERRATED PUBLIC OPINION
Some Who Hnve Been Renominated
tor Congress Will Have the
Flsht of Their Lives Sev
eral Turned Dovrn.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 20. It Is almost impossible
to get a line upon the Insurgent forces
of the House of Representatives. The test
CANDIDATE FOR VACANT
GENERAL RUSSELL A. ALGER.
DETROIT, Aufc. 20. General R. A. Alger announced himself today as a can
didate for United States Senator to succeed the late Senator James McMillan.
General Al'ser's statement Is as follows:
"Detroit. Mich.. Auk. 20. I will not seek the appointment or election to the
office of United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator
McMillan. The office and honor are too sreat to be thus sained. Should, how
ever, the people of Michigan, through their Xclslature, see fit to elect me to
that high office. I will accept It and fill It to the best of my ability. To the
friends who have so. kindly expressed a desire to have me thus chosen aa their
representative. I wish to tender my grateful thanks. R. A. ALOER."
General Alzer declined to be- seen by newspaper men after the statement had
beon laoucd, sending word that he had nothlns further to say. A note asking
him. "Will you make an effort to secure the election of members of the Legis
lature favorable to your Senatorial candidacy?" was ?cnt in to him In his pri
vate office. In reply the General sent word that he could answer no questions at
present."
vote came up on a point of order made
In the committee of the whole, when the
Morris . amendment wrs offered, and
Chairman Sherman was overruled by a
solid Democratic vote, aided by some 40
or more Republicans. This vote might
have beon more or less. It was taken
by Teller, there being no response by roll
call, and such a vote Is always mere
guesswork, except as to actual result.
The only tost possible was upon the pass
age of the bill, after It was amended,
with the Morris amendment striking out
the differential on refined sugar. Upon
that vote 40 Republicans voted no, and
nine were recorded as paired against the
bill. No fight has beon made either by
the regular Republican organization, the
administration or the Republican com
mittee against the nomination of any of
the men who did 'not vote with their
party on the Cuban bill. At the same
time some have failed to be renominated,
and their defeat is generally regarded as
a victory for Cuban reciprocity.
The insurgents who have been renom
inated arc Metcalf. California; Prince,
Smith and Warner, Illinois; Hepburn,
Iowa; Reeder, Kansas; Littlefleld, Maine;
Gardner, Hamilton. William Allen Smith.
Samuel W. Smith. Fordney and Darragh.
Michigan: Hildebrandt and Dick. Ohio;
Burke, South Dakota; Dayton. Dovcnor,
Hughes and Gninos. West Virginia; Minor
and Jenkins. Wisconsin. Barney, of Wis
consin, and Taylcr and Tompkins, of
Ohio, were defeated for renomlnation. in
addition to Alpln. Sheldcn. H. C. Smith
and Weeks, of Michigan.
In quite a number of cases conventions
have not yet been held In the districts
represented by the Insurgents. Three of
the insurgents came from Minnesota, and
all have declined a renomlnation. The
probabilities are that another from Mich
igan who will be renominated (Corliss)
will be defeated at the poll3. The Mich
igan men state that their position on the
Cuban reciprocity question had nothing to
do with their defeat, and the three men
from Minnesota. Hcatwole. Eddy and
Morris, also assert that It was not be
cause they feared defeat, but for personal
reasons, that they declined to run. At the
same time, other Minnesota men are hav
ing a vory serious, time, and only two
members of the present delegation are
now sure of return.
IXDIAX SCHOOL MAY BE CLOSED.
Puynllnp Must SofTcr This Kate, Un
less ConRresK Come to Aid Soon.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Aug. 20. Unless an early appro
priation can be secured from Congress for
rebuilding the Indian School at Puyallup,
Wash., that plant will, in all probability,
have to be abandoned. Indian Commis
sioner Jones, who recently visited the
school, found all the buildings In an ad
vanced stage of decay, save one recently
erected. Many are unsanitary, and the
whole plant is unfit for occupancy. In his
Judgment, these buildings should be de
molished and new one3 erected in their
stead.
Commissioner Jones disapproves the
idea of making Puyallup a. large nonres
ervation school similar to Salem, but
thinks it should be maintained at a ca
pacity not to exceed 150 pupils. New
buildings to meet this demand can bo
erected for $73,000 or $100,000, but a special
appropriation bill will be necessary for
this purpose, no funds being available.
More Rural Delivery Rontes.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Aug. 20. Rural free delivery serv
ice was today ordered established, to be
gin October 1 at Harrisburg, Linn Count
Or. There will be two routes, which will
serve a population of 910.
DISAPPROVES OF FACTIONS
President Ezpreanei Hlranclf Em
phatically to n. Texas Man.
OYSTER BAY, nTy., Aug. 20. Presi-
MICHIGAN SENATORSHIP
dent Roosevelt today. In no uncertain
terms, expressed his disapproval of fac
tional differences in the Republican
party. C. A- Lyon, chairman of the Re
publican state committee of Texas, called
on him and presented his side of the con
troversy which has arisen among the Re
publicans of Texas. The President stat
ed to him with the utmost emphasis that
no man had any authority to speak for
the President as regards Texas matters;
that the President was taking no side
for or against any man or any faction
among the Texas Republicans; that, as
a matter of fact, the President was ex
ceedingly impatient with those Repub
licans who went into factional divisions,
and that In any such states as Texas or
Virginia, or In any other state In which
the Republican party is in the minority,
but had a chance to get something, the
President felt the credit would fall to
those Republican leaders who were able
to make good showings at the polls, espe
cially for Congressional candidates, and
not to those who spent their time plot
ting how they could get delegates or re
ceive offiefcs. He told Mr. Lyon that he
could explain this to all Texa3 Republic
ans of every faction.
Mr. Lyon was the President's guest at
luncheon, among the other guests being
Gebrge E. Roberts, Director ot the Mint.
Before leaving for New York. Mr. Rob
erts stated that his call was of a social
nature. He said that he had discussed
Iowa politics with the President, and had
informed him that the action of Iowans
on the tariff was not of a revolutionary
chardcter. The Republicans of the state,
he said, believed that certain changes In
the tariff were necessary, and that It
would be better to make the movement
now than to wait until later and be forced
into IL
President Roosevelt will start on his
New England trip Friday. His Immediate
party will consist of Dr. Lung, the Pres
ident's official physician; Secretary" Cor
telyou, his stenographers. Latta and
Weaver, and two messengers. The news
paper correspondents who will accom
pany the President will meet the party
nt New Haven at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon. Fore.it Fires In Wyoming.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Aug; 20. A tele
phono message from Saratoga states that
forest fire conditions are becoming more
alarming and that unless the Interior De
partment acts promptly much valuable
timber and possibly the mining camp of
Gold Hill will be destroyed. The message
states that the fire which has been burn
ing on the Grand Encampment has been
extinguished, but the one between Sarato
ga and Gold Hill is spreading.
Governor Richards notified the Interior
Department of the threatened danger In
Carbon County and asked that special
agents be hurried to the scene.
Universal Pence Union.
MYSTIC. Conn., Aug. 20. Sixty dele
gates and50 other persons Interested in
universal peace assembled here for the
38th anniversary of the Universal Peace
Union. Alfred H. Love was re-elected
president for bis 37th term.
PULPMILLS BLOWUP
Nine Workmen Killed in a
Wilmington Explosion.
FOUR ARE HURT, FIVE MISSING
Steel Digesters Explode, Wrecking
the Building and Burying the
Employes In the
Rnina.
WILMINGTON, Del.. Aug. 20. Nine
workmen are known to have been killed,
five are missing and four others were bad
ly injured by the explosion of the steel
digesters in the Delaware Pulp Mills of
the Jessup & Moore Paper Company, on
the Christiana River, today. The known
dead are:
FRANK HARRIS.
WILLIAM BURKE.
JAMES NAGLE.
JOHX M'CORMICK.
ZACH COLLIS (colored).
JAMES STOKES.
JAMES LUMBACHER.
GRAXY1LLE WATER.
JOHN KEXRY. fireman.
The missing: are: William Scott, fireman;
Joel Hutton. fireman: William Ruth, fireman;
E. H. Mosley, James Sweeney.
The Injured are: James Jester, badly burned,
recovery doubtful; John ColIIiu. burned and In
haled flames; Thomas Reeves, skull fractured
In two places, may die; George Durham,
burned and scalded, recovery doubtful.
The digesters were located In a two
story building. There were 10 of them
In the building, each one resembling a vat
and about six feet In diameter. They
were used for reducing wood pulp. Eigh
teen men were at work In the building.
There were two terrific reports, and tho
next instant the building and mills about
the structure were completely wrecked.
One digester was blown Into the air and
fell to the ground 250 feet away. A denso
volume of smoke for a time prevented
the outside workmen from -going to the
rescue of those who were caught in the
ruins of the falling building. Several
men made their escape without lnjury
An alarm of fire was sounded, and tho
entire fire department of the city and a
large force ot police were soon on the
ground, and the work of rescue was Im
mediately begun. Several of the work
men were taken out unconscious, only to
die after being removed to hospitals. The
wreckage was piled up for more than
30 feet, and the escaping steam made tho
work of rescue difficult.
Those who were not killed rratright were
mangled and. Jburaed -by.- escaping acid
that flowed over their bodies from 'he
broken digesters. Tho monetary loss is
only J35.000.
Killed in Trolley Accident.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20 One of the vic
tims of last night's trolley accident In
The Bronx died this morning in Fordham
Hospital. Tonight he was Identified by
Charles Ruppe. of Yonkers, as William
Keyes, of San Jose. Cal. Mr. Ruppe said
that Mr. Keyes was a member of a
wealthy family at San Jose, and that he
had been in New York only a . short time.
Mr. Keyes was returning from a visit to
Mr. Ruppe's home, in Yonkers. when the
accident occurred.
CHAFFEE GETS ORDERS.
Xo Word Received From the Lake
Lanao District.
"MANILA. Aug. 20. General Chaffee
reached the Island of Cebu yesterday on
the Ingalls and received from Washington
Instructions regarding the course to be
pursued in Mindanao Island. Subsequent
ly he left Cebu for Manila. It Is not
known here whether he has taken action
in the matter of the Mindanao Mores.
No word was received today from Lake
Lanao, where Captain Pershing, of the
Fifteenth Cavalry, is in command of a
number of American troops.
Kllpntrlck Sails from Mnnlla.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. The War De
partment is advised of the sailing of the
transport Kllpatrick from Manila. August
17. for San Francisco, with 51S casuals.
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Federal Government.
The NavaJ maneuvers began yesterday oft the
;orth Atlantic Coast. Page 2.
Programme of the Joint Army- maneuvers at
Fort Riley. Kan. Pase 2.
Chinese crew .coming to man a new steamer
may be turned back at San Francisco.
Page 2.
President expresses himself on the subject of
factions. Page 1.
Foreign.
Kruger had a stormy conference with Boer
leaders at Utrecht. Page 3.
The Shah visited King Edward at Portsmouth.
Page 3.
The negro question is growing acute in South
Africa. Pace 3.
Domestic.
Nine men were killed at Wilmington. Del., by
a pulpmlll explosion. Page 1.
J. J. Hill addressed the Trans-MIsslsaippl
Congress on transportation matters. Page 2.
The Gates faction again loses in the Colorado
Fuel Sc. Iron fight. Page 3.
The Bartholin mystery at Chicago deepens.
Page 5.
Sport.
Butte defeats Portland. G-o. Page 5.
Helena defeats Seattle. 14-3. Page 5.
Tacoma defeats Spokane. 9-3. Page 5.
National and American League scores. Pago 5.
Pacific Coast.
Walla Walla's best wheat will be Spring-sown.
Page 1.
Idaho Republicans have fight on platform, and
delay making nominations. Page 4.
Heirs of Mrs. Charles Fair will make no fight
for her husband's estate. Page 4.
Autopsy at Eugene shows woman's skull to be
2 inches thick. Page 4.
"Wilbur. Wash., baby killed during aa assault
on Its mother by a robber. Page 4.
Commercial.
Morgan's return stimulates trading In 'stocks.
Page 13.
Fear of rain durinc harvest causes upturn ia
wheat- Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Common Council passes new sidewalk ordi
nance for Tenth Ward. Page 10.
Standard OH Company submits plan for con
struction of fuel oil tanks. Page 10.
A. M. Balfour comes from Russia to Inspect
American Iron mills. Pace-10.
Rev. W. A. M. Breck's thrilling experience on
Mount Hcod. Pase 8.
John Johns, nervy boy burglar, cu trial.
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