ALLGOOD BOOSTERS
Oregon Rural Carriers Work
ing for Portland.
DISPLAY GREAT BANNER
See Evttjf lele(rate t Omaha Con
vention. t;lv Picture of Mount
Hood and Capture Many
Votes on Sight.
OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. . (Special.) If
Portland does not land the next conven
tion cf the National Rural Lettercamers"
Association, which opened ita session
here today. It will not b because the
cKy doea not deserve It. for It ta hustling.
Every delmate to the convention who
could be reached was led up to head
quarters of the deleaatlon In the lobby
and after refrtnterlna; a-tven a handsome
b'.g iht'Hrrph of Mount Hood.
Big Banner Booms Oregon.
The secretary of the delegation. John
H. Goln. h, brouitht with hlra letters
of Introduction to nearly every one Port
Innd frleniti knew could be of use to
hm. and besides meetln these people
Mr. tlotns has contrived to see about
:l the deleiratea. He also put up c
great (O-foot banner In the conrentlou
tall.
"Oregon rural carriers stand for bet
ter (oaris. htKher education and greater
Uretcon."
-Our cause is making great headway
so far as we can tell." said he. w
have many unsolicited pledges already
and are sure of more. If the neat con
vention will com to Portland, we'll
treat the delegates as well as Omaha
Is treating; us now."
Portland Solicitors Busy.
The Portland solicitors got busy as
soon as they reached Omaha and about
every delegate In the convention .had
"been seen' before evening.
Tuesday was entirely consumed with
speeches by prominent men of the
West and the business meetings began
tonight. Wednesday will be devoted
to a discussion of the good roada move
ment. Postmaster-General Meyer has tele
graphed .that he cannot possibly be
present, but that he has sent a repre
sentative of the Postofflce Department-
TWO KILLED BY CAVE-IN
Fatal Accident to Naval Prisoners
at Pugrt Sound Yard.
NAVY TARI), Puget Sound. Wash.,
Oct. (Special.) Two men were killed
Instantly, a third fatally and a fourth
seriously Injured as the result of a cave
In here today, where 12 naval prisoners
were digging away a hill on the site
for the new drydock. The dead and In
jured were serving general court-martial
sentences and were stationed on the yard
prison ship Nipslc
The dead: G. F. Morgan, apprentice
seaman, and C. A. Burtnett. ordinary
seaman. C. C. O'Xeill. coalpawer. bad
three ribs broken and received internal
Injuries that may prove fatal, and F. S.
Wilson, a private In the Marine Corps,
had an ankle sprained by being struck
by falling earth.
The accident happened about 11:30 this
morning. A court of Inquiry was called
this afternoon. Morgan was serving sen
tence for desertion. His parents live at
Sacramento. Burtnett was serving a
nine-months' sentence for fraudulent en
listment and gave his home as Oklahoma
City. O'Neill "waa serving a six months'
sentence for absence from duty without
leave.
Consul Is Appointed.
Elof Valdemar Udell has been ap
pointed Vice-Consul for Sweden at this
port. Mr. Udell will assume his duties
as soon ss his appointive papers are
revived from the head consulate In San
Francisco,
SCHISM LEADS TO BULLETS
KVPTOtE IN BIBLE AND TRACT
SOCIETY PROVES SERIOVS.
San Jose Man Awakened by Bullet
Striking Pillow Says Another
Faction After Him.'
SAN JOSE, Cal.. Oct. 6. (Special.) A.
O. Flory, one of the leaders of a religious
sect known as the San Jose Bible and
Tract Society, was awakened Sunday
evening by the report of a gun Just out
side his window. At the same Instant a
bullet struck the head of his bed. only a
few Incheef from his head. Both he and
a number of neighbors heard a person
running from the driveway Immediately
after the report: but. though the Sheriff
has been working on the case, no clew
has yet been found of the Identity of the
would-be assassin.
Flory says he suspects that a recent
rupture in the Bible and Tract Society is
responsible for the shooting and believes
that the faction which is opposed to him
as leader of the society is trying to drive
him from the city. About two years ago
a man named L. D. Dement came to San
Jose from Iowa and took an active part
In the proceedings of the society.
For some reason be and Flory became
antagonistic and finally last June the
feeling between the two men resulted In
a schism in the society, part of the mem
bers electing Dement leader and deposing
Flory. Flory's adherents promptly bolted
and since that time the two factions have
been holding separate meetings and ex
isting as twa separate organizations.
Flory says that for some time the oppos
ing faction has been using threats to in
duce him to leave the city.
Freight Goes Into Ditch.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Oct. . Ow
ing to the spreading- of a rail, freight
No. . or at least a portion of it. was
piled up In a ditch at Tilllcum Siding,
several miles south of here, at an early
hour this morning. As a cons-ouence
passenger No. 1. bound for Portland.
u held here until :20. at which
time it proceeded slowly on its way,
following the wrecking train, which
reached here from Tacoma shortly af
ter 9. No one was hurt.
MEAD WELCOMES WOMEN
Governor Addresses Federation of
Washington Women Clubs.
BELLINGHAM, Wash, Oct. 6 (Spe
cial.) The opening session of the
Washington State Federation of Wo
mans' Club was held here this evening.
Mayor J. P. Demattos, Mrs. W. N. Hunt
and Governor Mead gave addresses of
welcome to the delegates. Mrs. H. W.
Allen, of Spokane, state president of
the federation, and Mrs. E. Chantler,
of Tacoma, responded.
The first business session of the fed
eration begins tomorrow morning with
reports of credentials and standing
committees. The afternoon session will
be likewise occupied, and in the even
ing the delegates will be entertained
with a concert.
About 200 delegates are in attend
ance. RUEF JURY BOX IS FULL
Six, However, May Be Kemoved by
Peremptory' Challenge.
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 6. For the
second time since the present Ruef case
was called the jury box contains 12
men. Only six of these have been
sworn In, and 'any or all of the re
mainder may be removed by the excr
ete of peremptory challenges.
W. D. Keyston, the only juror ac
cepted today, is a wholesale saddle
manufacturer. The exercise of per
emptory challenge will come up at to
morrow morning's session of court.
Assistant District Attorney Heney has
but wo peremptory challenges to use
while counsel for Ruef has seven.
Major W. II . Thomas.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 6. Major W. H
Thoroas. for many years one of the fore
most liquor dealers of Louisville, died
today, aged S3 years. He served m, tne
Confederate Army under General Lee
and General Kir by Smith.
ATTEMPT TO BURN SHUCKS
FIREBUG THROWS TORCH INTO
ROW OF ABANDONED CRIBS.
Bystanders Stamp Out Blaze That
Threatened Row of Buildings
onVFourth Street.
What has every appearance of being
an attempt to destroy the row of wooden
shacks on the east side of North Fourth
street, between Davis and Everett, which
until yesterday had been the resorts of
the most degraded of the denizens of the
North End, was made last night about
7 olclock. At this hour some unknown
person threw an old coat and some rags,
which had been saturated with oil.
through ,the half open window of No. 70
North Fourth street, and ignited the pile
with a match. Having started the blaze
the unknown ran away.
Within a few moments the blaze at
tracted the attention of people on the
opposite side of the street who gave the
alarm and summoned Patrolmen Murray
and Stone. The flames were soon put
out. If the Are had gained any headway
it la probable the entire row ofshacks
would have been destroyed.
This house is about in the center of
what was formerly the most notorious
block of cribs in the tenderloin and the
police have expressed the belief that the
blaze "was started by some fanatic who
wished to wipe out what has been the
heart of the restricted district. The
buildings contain little if anything of
value and are themselves of the cheapest
and flimsiest construction and would not
entail much-of a loss if destroyed. Al
though the police made an Investigation
last night no clew was found to the Iden
tity of the firebug.
Merchant Adujdged Insane.
HILX-SBORO, Or., Oct. . (Special.)
Cornelius W. Hendricks, aged 73, and
a native of Holland, was today ad
Judged insane by County Judge Goodin.
Hendricks had been married two times,
and is now a widower. For a number
of years he has been a pervert, al
though conducting business dally at
his large general merchandise store in
Cornelius.
SHOT BY CARELESS HUNTER
Hillsboro Farmer Receives Full
Charge of Blrdshot in Back.
' HILLSBORO. Or.. Oct. 6. (Special.)
The first serious hunting accident of the
season took place here today at noon
while Ray Taylor, Just returned from a
shooting trip after pheasants, was pump
ing the shells out of a shotgun. Taylor
was standing in a crypt of the Hotel
Tualatin discharging the cartridges,
when one exploded, the charge passing
70 feet across the street and striking
two bystanders.
L. E. Shute. a retired farmer, stopped
over 30 of the pellets, the bulk of the
charge striking him in the back. Shute'R
surgeon says he can not at this time
determine how dangerously his patient t
wounded, as one or more of the shot
may have entered the abdominal cavity.
A. J. Roberts, a renter on Shute's farm,
and who was talking with Shute, received
seven of the missiles, one tearing througn
MS nose and then falling to the ground.
Shute had an attack of vomiting after
the surgeon had operated on him. leading
to the belief that he might be internally
injured.
FALLS TO DEATH ON STAGE
Scene-Shifter Drops 40 Feet and Re
celves Fatal Injuries.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 6. (Spe
cial ) Falling between 40 and 60 feet from
files to a stage at the Keyler Grand The
ater this afternoon, Fred A. Ward, scene
shifter, received Injuries which caused
his death two hours afterward. It is as
sumed Ward was asleep In the flies and
some one beneath, not knowing be was
there moved the scenes, allowing him
to fall.
Joseph Jefferson and wife lent' every
possible aid In caring for the injured
man. Ward was 30 years of as and
had lived in this city nearly all his life.
Army Supplies Missing.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
Oct. 6. (Special.) A bonrd of officers
to consist of Captain James W. McAn
drew. Third Infantry; Captain William
Pt Jackson, Quartermaster, Third In
fantry; and Captain George II. Shields,
Jr., Third Infantry; Is appointed to
meet soon at Seattle, to examine into
end report upon the loss of some J.T00
worth of Quartermaster's property in
the steward's department of the trans
port -Dlx.' '
SHOWS WONDERFUL VITALITY
Fire-Damaged CMckering Used by
Metropolitan Quartet at Bois9.
An occasion long to be remembered
waa the arpearance tl the Metropoli
tan Quartet at the New Pinney
Theater in Boise Monday night.
The presentation of four Grand
Opera Stars, Campanarl. the magnifi
cent baritone, Martin, the (treat tenor,
Mme. Rappold, one of Conrleds most
famous eporano queens of the opera,
and Mme. Jacoby, one of his most per
fect contralios. each at the very pin
nacle of artistic achievement, prelimi
nary to their return for the season to
New York's Metropolitan Grand Opera
House, attracted a most brilliant and
record breaking audience of music
lovers from every portion of Idaho.
The superb rendition of the choicest
in music, including- the trio from
Faust, and the last net of II Trova
tore, arousf-d appreciation and enthus
iasm unbounded, and encore after en
core was demanded and freely given
by th; artists jointly and Individually.
A particularly interesting1 incident in
the performance was th employment
cf a magnificent Chlckeringr piano with
one of its legs and the pedals badly
burned or charred. The grand had
passed through the disastrous fire at
the Boise Kikrs Piano House, th
floor bene Jth where It stood having
been almost entirely eaten away by
the seething flames underneath. ,
When the piano was finally rescued
bv the firemen its legs had dropped
through the floor. But such was the
solid nature of Chickering work that
after the instrument had been care
fully permitted to cool it was found
perfect in tone and action. Not one
bit of the gloriously rich Chickering
tone had been sacrincea, and in spite
of its pitifully damaged exterior, never
was a grand piano heard to better ad
vantage than under the fingers of Mr.
Arthur Rosensteln, the musical con
ductor of the company, who played
with a brilliance and technical fact lit v
seldom equalled.