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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 190.
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WHO IS GOVERNOR?
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Chamberlain Is Absent From
the State.
$IS SECRETARY DOES' WORK
jfcchnlcal Objection Likely to Bo
Raised as to-the Sufficiency of
Signature of Man Left In
Charge- -at the Capitol.
1 SALEM, Dr., July 6. (Special.) Who la
ikcting Governor Of Oregon? Is a question
that is likely to bo raised any time now,
Ibecauee ot the absence of Governor Cham
berlain In St. Louis. Private Secretary W.
"N. Gatens Is conducting the business of.
(the executive office the same as though
the Governor were here, and Intends to do
o until the Governor returns. In all or
dinary transactions his acts on behalf of
the Governor tvIH go unquesuonea, Dut u
Is quite probable that some Important
"business "will come up in -which some per
con -will be Interested In raising technical
objections and then the sufficiency of the
private secretary's signature will bo ques
tioned. The constitution provides that In case of
the death, resignation or Inability of the
Governor to discharge the duties of his
office, the same shall devolve upon the
Secretary of State. "Whether absence
irom the state constitutes disability 1 the
question that may be raised.
About a year ago Governor Chamberlain
went to Mississippi, and during his ab
sence the Governor of California issued a
requisition upon the Governor of Oregon
ior the extradition of a criminal. Mr. Ga
tens, acting for the Governor, granted the
requisition and signed the Governor's
name to the warrant of arrest. The de
lendant brought a habeas corpus proceed
ing in Multnomah County, contending that
the Governor's absence constituted a dis
ability and that only the Secretary of
sState could act In his stead. The Judge
who tried the case took this view, and a
3iew warrant was issued and signed by
the Secretary of State, but was not served
because the fugitive yielded and consented
to go back to California on the original
-warrant. The question as to the validity
of a warrant to which the Governor's sig
nature had been affixed In his absence was
mot therefore Anally determined, for the
case was not taken to the Supreme Court.
Should a requisition be presented at the
executive office during the Governor's ab
sence and a warrant be Issued thereon,
the same objection may be raised again.
3t Is not likely, however, that a criminal
"would escape by that means, for the Sec
retary of State could Issue a warrant be
fore the first warrant had been declared
Invalid.
Most of the state constitutions prescribe
absence from the state as one of the con
tingencies under which some other official
hall act as Governor, and the omission
of this from the Oregon constitution Is
regarded by some as Indicating an In
dention that absence shall not constitute
disqualification.
' TWO HATCHERIES ARE IDLE.
Funds Insufficient for Plants on Wal-
Iowa and McKenzle.
SALEM, Or., July 6. (Special )-The Sal
mon hatchery stations on "Wallowa and
McKenzle Hlvers will remain Idle this
season because of lack of funds, accord
ing to the report of Master Fish Warden
H. G. Van Dusen, filed today.
"I regret this exceedingly," says Mr.
Van Dusen, "for we get a good early Chi
nook salmon on each of these rivers, and
the stations are both very promising and
should not be allowed to remain idle.
"This will leave us only three plants
tributary to the Columbia River that will
be operated this season the Salmon River
hatchery. Clackamas River hatchery and
'the Ontario salmon hatchery."
On Salmon River fish racks were put In
I more than a month ago. and fish began
appearing the last week In June. Fish
j began appearing at the Clackamas hatch
ery In the middle of June, and at both
of these places the prospect Is good for a
j. successful season's work. At the Ontario
t hatchery no racks have yet been put In
beeauso of high water, but It Is expected
(the water will be low enough In a few
days "Work Is In progress on the TJmp
qua River, but nothing Is doing at the
Taqulna hatchery yet, as that Is a Fall
stream.
The receipts of the Fish "Warden's of
flce for June amounted to ?676 SO.
tain matters called for In his contract,
but cverlooked, have been provided.
The annex is constructed above the
water table of Tenlno stone, which while
not exactly like the Chuckanut stone In
the old building is nearly the same color.
Four attempts have been made to make
it the sam? color as Chuckanut stone,
and the building has been completely gone
over that many times with different
acids. For a time the application of the
acids gave the desired effect but the
stone has assumed a peculiar yellowish
brown color foreign to either Tenlno or
Chuckanut stone as they come from the
quarry, and the color seems to be deep
ening as days go by.
14 seems to be now certain that the only
thing that will restore the original color
of the Tenlno etone is a. sand blast. The
principal omission by the contractor was
the neglect to install telephone wires as
called for by his contract.
These wires could have been put in at
slight expense during the construction of
the "building, but will now cause an ex
penditure Of ?500. In all there are claims
against the contractor amounting to J1600.
The commission decided not to pay over
any of the balance of $10,000 etlll retained
from the original contract prices until
the defects in the building are remedied.
CANNERYMEN ALL PLEASED.
International Conference Results In
Mutual Understanding.
VANCOUVER. B. C. July 6. (Special.)
The first International conference be
tween the cannerymen of Puget Sound
and the Fraser River was Tield here to
day, and was productive of eminently sat
isfactory results. All the principal opera
tors were in attendance. It was agreed
that for mutual protection a patrol-boat
bo placed on each side of the boundary
line by the respective associations or gov
ernments, with a view of co-operating to
prevent thefts of fish or gear and bring
the guilty parties to punishment.
The matter of hatcheries was laid over
until the next meeting, to be taken up
with the Minister of Marine and Fisheries
when he visits the Coast. The question
of a Joint close time during the packing
season was referred to a committee. It
was further agreed that no British Co
lumbia canners shall buy fish on Puget
Sound, and no Puget Sound canners shall
buy fish In Canadian waters, except and
through the authorized representatives of
the respective canneries and the independ
ent trapowners.
It was reported that the first trap In
stalled In Canadian waters this season un
der the new regulations was working to
perfection.
FLEET ARRIVES ON BRISTOL BAY
Packing of Salmon Begins Late and
the Run Is Light..
ASTORIA, Or.. July 6. (Special.) Let
tors received today from Nushagak River,
Bristol Bay, Alaska, under date of June
23, state that all the vessels of the can
nery fleet have arrived and everything Is
In readiness for the season's operations.
kThe ship C. F. Sargent, under charter to
the Portland-Alaska Packers Associa
tion, was caught in the Ice pack and did
not reach Bristol Bay until June 15,
oer a month behind the vessels which
sailed from Astoria.
The packing of king salmon was com
menced on June SO, but the run Is ex
ceptionally light The season Is late this
year, as in 1903 the canneries began opera
tions June 9.
Clackamas Teachers' Institute.
OREGON CITY, Or , July 6. (Special.)
The annual Clackamas County Teachers
Institute will be held at the Barclay
School in this city during the first week
In September, just preceding the open
ing of the schools. A programme Is be
ing prepared for the Institute which will
be conducted during the forenoon In two
separate departments a primary and an
advanced department. In the afternoon
there will be held a general meeting.
President B. F. Mulkey. of the Ashland
Normal School; Superintendent L. R.
Traver, of the Salem schools, and Pro
fessor Grout, of Portland, are among the
instructors who have been engaged.
RAIN FELL IN SHEETS
MINOR CLOUDBURSTS NUMER
OUS IN GRANT COUNTY.
wood Springs, Colo., office, where he had
since been inspector.
Mr. McNutt's wlfo and family resided in
Indiana, and were there at the time of
his death. He was about B0 years of age.
BASEBALL AT CHAUTAUQUA.
Five Teams Will Compete for Honors
at Gladstone.
OREGON CITY, Or.. July 6. (Special.)
Five teams have entered the baseball
teurnament that -will be held at Glad
stone Park in connection with the ses
sions of the Willamette Valley Chautau
qua, July 12-24 Inclusive. The teams are:
The "Willamettes and the Y. M. C. A., both
of Portland; Chemawa, Vancouver and
Oregon City. The following schedule of
games has been arranged by the Chau
tauqua management:
July 12. "Willamette vs. Oregon City;
July 13. Y. M. C. A. vs. Chemawa; July
14, Oregon City vs. Vancouver; July 15,
T. M. C. A. vs. Willamette; July 1G, Van
couver vs. Chemawa; July 18, Oregon City
vs. Y. M. C. A.; July 19, "Willamette vs.
Chemawa; July 20, Vancouver vs. T. M.
C A.; July 2L Chemawa vs. Oregon City;
July 22, Vancouvor vs. "Willamette.
An appropriation of about $250 has been
made by the Chautauqua Association to
compensate the players. The grandstand
that Is being erected at the athletic
grounds at the Chautauqua will be com
pleted in time for the opening game.
Gambling Stopped in Walla Waila.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., July 6. The
City Council has Instructed Chief of Po
lice Brown to put a stop to gambling in
Walla Walla. "Since gambling was made
a felony by act of the State Legislature,
It haB been carried on quietly behind
closed doors. The past few days the
gamblers became very bold, and have
been running games on the lower floors
of the saloons. On the Fourth of July
many games were In operation, a large
number of gamblers flocking to the city
the past week. '
More Good Was Done Than Harm,
Though Some Unstacked Hay
Was Ruined.
CANYON CITY, Or., July 6. (Special.)
Almost an entire week of rain followed
the first storm. Although highly bene
ficial. It was attended with some damage
to unstancked hay. The storm was char
acterized by an unprecedented number
of cloudbursts. There were at least half
a dozen torrential downpours. Three
heavy falls occurred below this place. In
some Instances dry water courses were
suddenly filled and for a few minutes be
came roaring torrents.
A terrific rain also fell in the hills
above here. Coming down Dog Creek
the flood Is said to have destroyed much
domestic stock. At the Black Butte mine
several heavy falls of rain raised the
streams and scattered the flocka of sheep
herding near there.
The storm was heaviest at Izee. The
water rolled from the hills three feet
deep. A large reservoir that had gone
dry aided with hoarding the flood. The
damage would otherwise have been very
serious. As it was the worst that hap
pened was the covering of the upper
ledges of fields and meadows with sticks
and stones.
CLOUDBURST IN CANYON.
Great Amount of Wreckage Brought
Down the Umatilla.
ECHO, Or., July 6. (Special.) There
was a cloudburst up Alkali Canyon at 6:30
this evening. The extent of the damage Is
unknown. The water came down the Uma
tilla with a roar, and the citizens here all
gathered on the banks and watched the
flood pass. The surface of the river was
covered with wreckage of settlers' shacks,
bridges, headgates and driftwood.
FRIENDS' YEARLY MEETING.
Reports Show Healthy Growth of
Church in Oregon.
NEWBERG, Or., July C (Special.) At
its session yesterday morning, Oregon
Yearly Meeting of the Friends, In session
here, listened to the reports on the spirit
ual condition of the church, and later
gave attention to the annual statistics,
jvhlch were given careful consideration.
As a rule they showed that the church In
Oregon Is In a healthy condition. In the
afternoon the officers of the yearly meet
ing were elected as follows:
Presiding clerk, President H. Edwin Mc
Grew, of Pacific College; recording clerk.
Professor Mabel H. Douglas, Newberg;
reading clerk, Mrs. F. A. Elliott, New
berg: announcing clerk, Hon. J. S. Ritchie,
Scott's Mills.
Among those in attendance from a dis
tance are: Rev. Amos Xenworthy, of ban
Jose, Cal., one of the most widely known
workers In the Friends' Church, and Rev.
Walter Vail, of Philadelphia.
The annual epistles have been read
from London, England, and California
yearly meetings.
TANGLED WITH WAGON WHEELS
Driver of Four-Horse Team in East
ern Washington Badly Injured.
GARFIELD. Wash., July 6. (Special.)
Samuel McNabb. of Tonnlsee Flat, was
seriously Injured In a runaway accident
here today. He was urlvlng a four-horse
team hitched to a heavy load of wood,
coming in from the Idaho mountains. As
the team neared Garfield they became
unmanageable and ran down a steep hill,
throwing the driier under the wheels.
Two horses fell and were dragged some
distance, the harness being completely
stripped from them. 'The horses as well
as the driver were badly crippled.
The team was stopped near town, and
Mr. McNabb was picked up more dead
than alive. He had fallen Into the wheels
and had been run over and dragged for
some distance before the team was
stopped. Dr. Corberly was summoned at
once, and the injured man was taken to
a drugstore, where treatment was "given.
The doctor thinks there are chances foi
recovery.
Mrs. Alia Cruming.
HALSEY, Or., July G. (Special.) The
death of Mrs. Alia Cruming occurred near
here June 29. Alia Cruming was the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Gith
ens, who are old and highly-respected
citizens of Halsey. She was born Octo
ber 27, 1877, and spent most of her life In
Halsey, where sho was beloved by all
who knew her. In April. 1904, she was
married to Bern Cruming, and since her
marriage has resided In Portland, where
she has won a host of friends. At the
time of her death she was visiting her
parents near Halsey. The funeral oc
curred at Halsey July 1, the body being
Interred In the family lot near that place.
D. H. Kennison.
ECHO, Or., July 6. (Special.) D. H.
Kennison, aged 73 years, died here today.
He leaves six children, all of whom, 'ex
cept Mrs. Ella Hcrndon, of California, live
here. Mr. Kennison crossed the plains in
1861.
PUT BULLETIN HEAD
Retiring Treasurer of Morrow
County Commits Suicide.
Trial of Celilo Canal Suit.
THE DALLES, Or., July 6. The first
witness for the state this morning In the
Celilo right of way trial was Lieutenant
Fries, of the United States Engineers,
whose testimony wag of a technical na
ture and tended to show the feasibility ot
cutting the canal without Injuring the
fishing apparatus and canals of I. H.
Taffe. He showed that the greater part
of the canal would be under high-water
mark, and that it would bo properly
bridged for the defendant. It would only
Interfere with one building. In the after
noon H. Clough, an expert machinist,
went on the stand to show cost of chang
ing the Taffe plant to conform to the
canal right of way. He estimated It at
about $1298. The state has five more wit
nesses and the defense four or five. The
case will go to the jury tomorrow afternoon.
WIFE TRIES TO PREVENT DEED
Want Divorces From Their Wives.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 6. (Special.)
A. B. Batty, of this county, charges his
wife with adultery, committed at Portland
with one H. Fischer, and on these
grounds asks for a legal separation and
the custody of three minor children. The
parties to the suit were married at
Cherryvllle, Clackamas County, in 1SS8.
On the grounds of desertion Wlllam D.
King asks to be divorced from Carrie E.
King, whom he married at Visalla, Cal.,
In 1S94. He also asks to be awarded the
care of three minor children.
At Vancouver Barracks.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.,
July 6. (Special.) First Lieutenant
James Huston, Tenth Cavalry, arrived at
Vancouver yesterday, on a visit to his
parents. Colonel and Mrs. Huston, Lieu
tenant Huston has Just completed a
course of military training at the Fort
Leavenworth'' SchooL. and Is now on a
month's leave of absence.
First Lieutenant Harry A. Hegeman,
Nineteenth Infantry, who 'has been on
duty at the General Service and Staff
College at Fort Leavenworth, returned
to this post yesterday and reported for
duty. He will be sent to American Lake
tomorrow to Join In the maneuvers.
During the absence of Major Robert
K. Evans, Adjutant General of the de
partment. Major Walter K. Bethel, Judge
Advocate, will perform the duties of ad
jutant general.
Captain William Forse, of the Thirty
fourth Company of Coast Artillery, will
act as commander of the post, while Col
onel Huston Is absent at the Fall maneuvers.
New Officers Are Sworn In.
PENDLETON. Or., July 6. (Speclal.)
A.11 newly-elected county officers were
sworn In totlay except Frank K. Welles,
Superintendent of Schools. He will go
Into office August 1. The new officers
are:
G ... Phelps, of Heppner. District At
torney for Umatilla and Morrow Coun
ties; Hemy J. Bean, County Judge;
Frank Saling, - etk; Dr. T. M. Hender
son, Coroner.
Old officers re-elected are: T. D. Tay
lor, Sheriff; E. J. Sommervllle, Treasurer;
William Folsom. Recorder: C. P. Strain,
Assessor; J. W. Klmbrell, Surveyor; Hor
ace Walker and Thomas GUllland, Commissioners.
M. Lichtenthal Brooded Over Defeat
for Fourth Term--He Wa3 to
Have Turned Over Books
and Funds Yesterday.
HEPPNER, Or., July 6. (Special.) M.
Lichtenthal, retiring County Treasurer,
shoe dealer, old resident and prominent
citizen, -committed suicide at his home In
Heppner by shooting himself through the
head with a .41-callber Colt's revolver this
morning. The unfortunate affair is sur
rounded with mystery and the general
opinion here Is that Mr. Lichtenthal was
demented at the time of committing the
act.
He opened his place of business as usual
this morning, and after being In the store
a short time went home, but soon re
turned to his store. It Is believed that the
second trip to hl9 store was made to get
his revolver, which was kept at the store.
On his way home he talked with several
persons on the street, but no one noticed
anything out of the way.
After going home Lichtenthal went to
a bedroom and hi3 wife entered just as
he had taken off his coat and vest and
shoes and was holding the gun in his
hand. Mrs. Lichtenthal was alarmed at
the strange action and commenced to talk
to hlra and endeavored to take the weapon
from him. Her husband -waved the gun
and told her to get out. Sho ran for help,
but as she reached the outside door a
shot rang out. Mr. Lichtenthal was found
In an unconscious condition and lived until
noon today.
The deceased was well known in Mor
row County, was well liked and wag con
sidered well-to-do. He has held the office
of County Treasurer for three successive
terms, but was defeated at the last elec
tion for the fourth terra. Being of a
sensitive nature, he has brooded over his
defeat, which greatly worried him, and
this Is probably largely responsible for
his suicide.
While today was the day on which he
was to turn over the books and county
funds to his successor. It Is believed that
his accounts are straight. However, only
an investigation of the books will show
the real facts. The county safe and his
private safe were both left open, and
In a check-book a check w'as found dated
today, drawn In faor of E. G. Noble,
the new County Treasurer. The check
was for $27,000 of the county funds, and
this amount wap on deposit In the First
National Bank ot Heppner.
'Lichtenthal was also treasurer of the
I. O. O. F. lodge here, and he was heard
to make the remark that after today he
would hae nothing more to do with the
lodge funds, which would indicate that he
had been making some preparations to
end his life. j
.Mr. Noble, the new Treasurer, who took
the oath of office Saturday, will ask that
the county books be experted and will not
take charge until the exact condition of
the Treasurer's accounts can be determined.
cial.) Judge Rudkin passed upon the pris
oners who were convicted at the last term
of criminal court. H. H. Williams, the
notorious rapist, was given a sentence of
only seven years. He is a married mah
and has a wife and family of children. He
enticed 14-year-old Lottie Davis from her
home.
G. J. Graham, of the Cowiche, who en
ticed the young girl of his employ away,
was sentenced to 17 years, and John W.
H. Anderson, convicted of criminal as
sault upon his 14-year-old niece, was sen
tenced to 19 years In the penitentiary.
Jim Gingles, the highwayman and horse
thlef, got ten years, and his partner, Leon
Mack, who confessed to the crime and
gave evidence against Gingles, got five
years. Other sentences were:
Mathew, four years; Fred Smith, two
years, and his partner, Mueller, one year.
rupt announcement that they had taken
strychnine. After dropping1 this bomb
shell before the barely awakened par
ents at an early hour this morning
Gray tottered into a near-by room, fell
into the outstretched arms of Miss Pone
and both became unconscious. They
died before a physician arrived. The
families of the two lived on neighbor
ing; farms in Union County, South Da
kota. v
IIBEEAL PASSENGEE AGENTS.
Drowned In a Mill Pond.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. July 6. Paul
Kalne, aged 19 years, was drowned this
evening while swimming in the mlllpond
of the Cascade Lumber Company. He was
with Ray Renton and Robert Gllbralth
and could not swim. In attempting to
rescue him the other boy narrowly es
caped drowning.
Company L, From La Grande.
LA GRANDE, Or., July 6. (Speclal.)
Company L, Third Regiment, Oregon Na
tional Guard, left tonight on No. 5 for
American Lake, Wash., to attend the en
campment of the Oregon, Washington and
Idaho regiments. The officers of the com
pany are: Captain, H. E. Coolldge; First
Lieutenant, Adna B. Rogers; Second
Lieutenant, Charles Bartmess; First Ser
geant, John H. Weaver.
Cochran Is Deputy in Union.
LA GRANDE, Or., July 6. (Special.)
Attorney Charles E. Cochran, of Union,
has been appointed Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney for union County by Leroy Lo
mai, who was elected District Attorney
for the Eighth Judicial District, compris
ing the Counties of Union, Baker and
Wallowa. The deputy for Wallowa will
be named next week.
Salmon Run Is Increasing.
ASTORIA, Or., July 6. (Special.) The
run of fish during the past few days has
shown a gradual increase In all parts of
the river, but It Is far from being large
yet. The seining grounds aro all In oper
ation now and even the larger ones are
said to be catching salmon enough to
pay the running expenses.
Perry Arrives at Port Townsend.
PORT ANGELES, Wash., July 6. (Spe
cial.) The torpedo-boat Perry arrived here
today from Gray's Harbor, where she at
tended the Fourth of July celebration.
Sho will remain here until the 10th of the
month for practice. The gunboat Ben
nington sailed from here today for Bremerton.
Make Very Low Rate to Portland for
Development League Convention.
At a conference held yesterday after
noon between A. L. Craig, general pas
senger agent of the O. R. & N. Co., A. D.
Charlton, of the Northern Pacific, and
W. E. Coman, of the Southern Pacific, it
was decided to grant an open rate of
one fare for the round trip from all points
in Oregon to the Oregon Development
League Convention to be held in this
city on August 2 and 3.
Manager Tom Richardson, of the Com
mercial Club, who has been pushing the
organization of the Development League
for some time, brought the passenger
agents together at a dinner given to them
yesterday at the club, at which time the
agreement to make the rate was reached.
Mr. Richardson is much pleased at the
result of the meeting and predicts a
monster meeting here in August.
According to the agreement of the
traffic managers the one-fare rate will be
sold for all trains reaching Portland on
the afternoon of August 1, and the
morning of August 2. They will be sold
on the noncertlflcate clan which will
throw the round trip at single fare open
to all persons In the state' wishing' to
visit Portland at that time. The return
limit on the tickets will extend to the
evening ot August 4. No reduced tickets
will be scld from stations in the vicinity
of Portland -where the usual fare Is "50
cents or less.
The action on the part of the railroad
officials In making this unprecedented
rate, was taken by them solely In view
of the work of the Development League
for the good of Oregon, and the courtesy
will not be extended again to any other
convention. The cut was made at loss
to the passenger departments of the
companies, but the management'expects
that the results of the convention t111,
In time, more than repay them.
The announcement of the convention
has been made throughout the state, and
the official call taM be Issued now as
soon as a few minor details can be ar
ranged. The place for holding the con
vention Is about the only thing as yet
unprepared for. and various places are
being considered. The attendance Is ex
pected to be very large and a hall will
have to be provided suitable for the ac
commodation of several thousand people.
Deserter Arrested In Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or., July 6. (Speclal.)
James Smith, a member of Company B,
Nineteenth Infantry, Vancouver Bar
facks, was arrested here this morning for
desertion. He will be taken to Fort Walla
Walla tomorrow and turned over to the
commanding officer of that garrison.
Lovers Die in Each Other's Arms.
YANKTON, S. D., July 6. Mystery
surrounds the double tragedy in the
deaths of Olvin Gray and his sweet
heart, Lucy Pone, who were found dead
in each other's arms after Gray had
startled the girl's parents by the ab-
Aid Is Voted Santa Fe Machinists.
DENVER, July 6 A fund of $25,000 a
month for the support of the machinists
who have been on strike on the Santa Fe
Railroad will be raised by the Interna
tional Association. The delegates at the
eonventlon of the Western division of the
organization adopted a resolution today
assessing the members of the Western di
vision Jl a month until the strike Is settled.
Great Storm in Guatemala.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-(Special.) A
private cable tells of the. almost total
destruction by storm "of the port of
Champerlco, In Guatemala.
BURNED BY FALLING LAMP.
Woman Is Dead, Husband in a Criti
cal Condition.
' NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 6. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Elsie Dennis was burned to
death at her home on North Ahtanum
avenue last night as the result of a lamp
exploding in the hands of her husband,
who is in a critical condition from burns
sustained. He was starting to go up
stairs and had the lamp In his right hand.
. At the foot of the stairs he called his
syifo to make her escape. Ho slipped and
fell to the bottom Into the burning oil
.nd woodwork. In a moment he was a
mass of flames and he rushed into the
street and jumped into the ditch, where
they put the fire out. Dennis was so
frightfully burned that he became crazed
and ran away down the street.
It is supposed that Mrs. Dennis came to
the head of the stairs and caught fire be-
i lew, turned about to go out a rear wln-
3 dow, when she fainted and fell on to the
floor at the foot of the bed. She was
burned into an unrecognizable shape. She
t was 20 years old and was the daughter
ot, Charles Hlgenbothan, of Kettle Falls,
.Stevens County.
Contracts to Seattle Firms.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
July 6. (Special.) W. W. Robinson, of
Seattle, has received the contract to fur
nlnsh 10,000 pounds of corn at 5L03& per
hundred, 31.000 pounds of oats at $1.394,
62,000 pounds of hay at $1.01, and 15,000
pounds of straw at 60 cents. The contract
to furnish 5500 pounds of bran was award
ed to Galbralth. Bacon &. Co., also of
Seattle, at $L02V,8 per hundred. The for
age Is to be delivered at some railway
point or at an accessible narbor.
Bridge Over Clark County Stream.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 6.-J. B.
TUlotson, of Portland, was awarded the
contract to erect a new bridge across
Burnt Bridge Creek at the railroad cross
ing on the Fruit Valley road. The work
was bid in at $1942.
When this bridge is completed the road
will cross over the railroad and will
eliminate three dangerous crossings that
have been a menace to the public for
some time. The new structure will be 672
feet long and -40 feet high.
Walks 25 Miles With Stick in Scalp.'
EUGENE, Or., July 6. Millard Fogle.
of Eugene, met with a severe accident at
Meadow, 25 miles west of here. He was
peeling chittim Lark from a tree, when
the limb upon which he was standing
broke, precipitating him down a preci
pice. He was severely bruised, and a
small stick of wood was driven into his
scalp about an inch. He let the stick
remain where It was until he reached
Eugene, when a physician extracted It.
HAMBLIN'S HURT IS MORTAL.
Lower Part of McMinnville Mer
chant's Body Is Paralyzed.
McMINNVILLE, Or., July 6. (Special.)
C. R. Hamblln, the senior member of
the Hamblln Clothing Company, of this
place, who was accidently shot by a 22
rifle In the hands of O. O. Hodson July
4, was operated upon yesterday by Doc
tors Goucher and Jessen. The doctors
were unable to find ' the ball which en
tered Hatnblin's back near the spine, and
Is supposed have lodged In the region of
the bowels. Several Intestines were re
moved, but no trace or mark of the
bullet was discovered.
His lower limbs are paralyzed, and
there Is little hope of recovery. He Is
being cared for In a small shanty at
Baker Falls, near the scene of the accident.
1 Nursed" by Plymouth Rooster.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 6. (Speclal.)
An unusual Instance of poultry raising
Is reported by Mrs. M. A. Gage, from
Stafford. Mrs. Gage states that a hen
deserted five young turkeys when they
were but two weeks old. They were
adopted by a Plymouh Rock rooster
which hovered over the young fowls dur
ing the cold mornings and finally taught
them to roost with him, one being
perched on either side of him, while the
other three sit facing their unusual
parent.
Dipping of Beef Cattle.
ECHO, Or., July 6. (Special.) The work
of dipping a tralnload of beef steers will
begin on Butter Creek next Friday. The
farmers were compelled to dip the stock
by Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, of Portland,
who will be present to superintend the
work. After the beef cattle are attended
to several thousand head of other stock
will be dipped. Asa B. Thomson, R. N.
Stanfield and J. B. Saylor have Installed
the dipping plant, and It Is one of the best
in the state.
Reward for Suicide's Body.
SALEM, Or., July 6. (Special.) Mayor
Waters has offered a reward of $25 for
the recovery of the body of J. A. Rotan,
who committed .suicide Monday by jump
ing from the Willamette River bridge.
GRAIN SET ON FIRE.
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CAPITOL A DINGY BROWN.
Washington Commission Will Force
Contractor to Change Color.
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 6. (Special.)
Tfie State Capitol Commission went on
JTecord today as refusing to accept the
few Capitol annex, until ihe contractor
t lias restored the color of the stone that
Jrns been turned a dingy brown by the
- application of acids, 'and also until cer
William Pierce a Heavy Loser
Victoria Island.
STOCKTON, Cal., July 6. (Special.) A
disastrous grain fire swept Victoria Isl
and yesterday and today and Is still burn
ing, but It Is believed that It will be ex
tinguished by tomorrow. The fire was
started by a harvester of the Victoria Isl
and Company, of which William M.
Pierce, of Pendleton, Or., Is the principal
owner. Two hundred acres of barley have
been harvested, but the remainder was
destroyed. The damage consists not
alone in the destruction of the grain, but
in setting fire to peat land, it being neces
sary to flood the land to put out the Are.
The wind carried dense clouds of smoko
over this city this afternoon, obscuring
the sun.
Few Voted on the Bond3.
EUGENE, Or., July 6. (Special.) A
special election was held yesterday In
this city for the purpose of voting on an
issue of additional bonds of the city In
the sum of $10,000 for the completion of
the Jefferson-street sewer. Little Interest
was taken In the matter, and only about
6 per cent of the voters went to the polls.
The vote stood at the close 67 to 14 In
favor of the bonds.
Games All Stowed Away.
THE DALLES, Or., July 6. Mayor-elect
Frank Seufert, In his inaugural messago
last night, recommended that all forms
of gambling be done away with. Within
a few hours every table, machine and
other gambling devise was taken away
In wagons and stored outside the city.
The saloons have taken the new ruling in
good spirit, and it Is not thought that
there will be any infraction of the laws.
WIFE HELPED IN MURDER.
Slashed Husband Held by Her Negro
Paramour.
WALLA WALLA, Wdsh., July 6. (Spe
cial.) Cornered by Detective Oldham, of
Kansas City, ard Sheriff Painter tonight,
Frank Hottman confessed to the killing of
Clarence Myers in Kansas City, May 11, by
slashing him 16 times with a razor. Hott
man will be taken back there for trial,
leaving tomorrow morning. The negro
said:
"Mrs. Myers cut her husband's throat
with his own razor while I held him In his
bedroom. Tho murder was planned for
weeks. I went to Kansas City several
days before to visit Mrs. Myers. The night
of the crime I went to her house about 3
o'clock. I found Clarence In bed, appar
ently asleep. As we went In he raised up
and made for me.
"I hit him with a broken billiard cue,
which I carried. This stunned him. I
clinched him about the body, holding him
while his wife cut his throat from ear to
ear. She slashed the body several times.
I left, slept a little and then went to St.
Joe on the early train. Then I went home,
got money, went to Omaha and bought a
ticket for Walla Walla."
Myers was a printer, and the murder
was the most attocious ever committed in
Kansas City.
Mrs. Myers said two negroes attempted
to rob the house and killed her husband
when he awoke.
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North Yakima Criminals Sentenced.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., July $. (Spe-
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Horses and Mules for Alaska.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.,
July 6. (Special.) William Frailer, o
Portland, was awarded the contract to
furnish four draft horses and four draft
mules to be delivered at Vancouver Bar
racks. The price agreed upon was $125
each for the horses and $155 each for the
mules. The animals will be sent to Chena,
Alaska, where they will be used by the
signal corps which Is stationed at that
place.
FIANCE'S FATAL SHOT.
Boise Widow Will Die From Effect
of Wounds After Quarrel.
BOISE, Idaho, July 6. Mrs. Alice Mitch
ell, a widow, was fatally shot tonight by
Bert Hay ward. They ewere engaged. Hay
ward accused her of Intending to break off
with him and leave the city. He walked
up to where she was sitting on her door
step this evening, and after quarreling
with her drew a revolver and fired three
shots. One grazed her shoulder, and two
passed through her body from the back.
Bound Over on Robbery Charge.
WEISER, Idaho, July 6. (SpeclaL)
George Russell, the self-confessed rob
ber, who attempted to hold up the Senato
saloon several days ago, had a hearing
today before Probate Judge Jeffreys, and
was bound over In $500 to the next term
of the District Court Ball was not fur
nished and he was plated In jail.
Leaves for Southern Home.
SALEM. Or., July 6. (Special.) J. B.
Tuthlll, who was for ten years manager
of the Salem Gas Company, and who last
year filled the chair of chemistry at Wil
lamette University, has disposed of his
business interest In Salem and will leave
this week for San Jose, Cal., to make hl3
home.
Gold From Blue. River District.
EUGENE, Or., July 6. (Special.) Gold
to the amount of $1200 was exhibited here
today as the result of a- few days' work
with the two stamp mills at the Great
Northern mine in the Blue River district.
This is the latest addition to the pro
ducing list In this district and promises
well.
Hot Weather Diseases.
Disorders of the bowels are extremely
dangerous, particularly during the hot
weather of the Bummer months, and In
order to protect yourself and family
against & sudden attack, procure a bottle
ot Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. It can always be depended
upon, even In the most severe and dan
gerous cases, and when reduced with
water and sweetened. Is pleasant to take.
For sale by all druggists.
Permission to Enter Washington
SALEM, Or., July 6. (Special.) Gover
nor Chamberlain today asked and received
from the Governor of Washington per
mission for the Oregon National Guard
to enter that state in going to American
Lake for the encampment.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Hon. Thomas McNutt.
LA GRANDE, Or., July 6. (Special.)
E. W. Davis, Register of the United
States Land Office In this city, received a
message today stating that Hon. Thomas
McNutt, who up to December 1 was
Inspector of the La Grande Land Office
for a period of 14 months, had suddenly
died with heart trouble In Colorado.
Mr. McNutt was .recommended to the
La Grande Land Office by Senators Fair
banks and Beverldge, of Indiana. When
Asa B. Thomson was suspended from the
office in La Grande, on account of the
Cunningham land case, Mr. McNutt was
called to the witness stand, and shortly
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The O. B, & N. announces the low round
trip rate of $1.00 to beach points. Partic
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Third and Washington streets.
nThe square peg in the rotrndhole"
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many people who have been cured of
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Medical Discovery say : "We tried many
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rt was not until we began the use of
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$3,000 FORFEIT will be paid by
WowuD's Dispensary Medicax, asso
ciation, Proprietors, Buffalo, N. Y., if
they cannot show the original signature
of the individual volunteering the testi
monial below, and also of the writers ot
every testimonial among the thousands
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