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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1903)
THE SUNDAY 0REG0KIA2?, PORTLAND, JUNE 7,. 1903. 'AY FOR VETERANS Indian War Claimant War rants Issue This Week. $100,000 FUND WILL RUN SHORT "Warrant Given In the Order of Re ceipt of Vonchem-Tlie Money Ex hausted, Old Soldiers Will Get Certificates of Allowance. SALEM, Or., June 6. Special.) Secre tary of State Bmabir has received 28 vouchers for claims of Indian "War veter- ens and will begin issuing warrants in payment of the same early next week. It Is believed that 60 claims will be filed with the Adjutant-General, and that 750 of these will be allowed, in amounts aver- aging about J150 each. If this expectation shall be fulfilled. th total claim3 allowed will amount to $112,500. The total appro priation Is $100,000, so that a deficiency of $12,500 is probable. Under advice of the Attorney-General, Secretary of State Dunbar will issue war rants for claims in the order in which the vouchers come to his office, and not in the order the claims are filed with the Adjutant-General. All claims will be paid in full as long as the money lasts, and when the appropriation is exhausted the Secre tary of State will Issue certificates of allowance, which are recognized as legal evidence of a valid claim against the state. These certificates will not draw in terest and must await an appropriation by some subsequent Legislature before they can be paid. Gantenbeln Reports Progres. The status of the work of examining and pissing upon the claims of Indian "War veterans Is indicated by a recent let ter addressed by Adjutant-General Gan tenbeln to Secretary of State Dunbar. In this letter General Gantenbeln says: Thus far I have received from the War Department the muster rolls of all ten companies of the First Regiment, Oregon Mounted Volunteers; of all three com panies of the Battalion of Rangers: of all live companies of jtho Recruiting Battal ion of the First Regiment. Oregon Mount ed Volunteers, and of Companies A and B, Second Oregon Mounted Volunteers. As I failed to find any claim which was properly filled out, I found it necessary for the purpose of avoiding delay to pre pare new claims. To date I have prepared and forwarded for execution and verifica tion corrected claims for all the above named organizations except Companies A and B, Second Oregon Mounted Volun teers. Sixty-six of the claims have been re turned properly executed and verified, and vouchers have been prepared. These vouchers, with the claims attached, have been mailed to the claimants, with in structions to .execute and verify the vouchers. and to forward the papers to you. These 6 claims amount to 512.359.77, an average of $157.28. The claims of the Sec ond Regiment will probably average about the same, but those of the Ninth Regi ment will be very much lower. Thus far 776 claims have been filed. The total number of .claims filed will probably not exceed 800, and the total number of claims allowed will probably not exceed 750. I estimate the average allowance of each claim at $150. Colonel Wood, commander of the Indian War Veterans, claims to have made a careful estimate, and that they will not exceed an average of $111.. Attorney-General's Opinion. As it seemed apparent from this that there would be a deficiency in the appro priation. Secretary of State Dunbar sub mitted to Attorney-General Crawford the question -whether claims should be paid pro rata or in the order filed, and whether claims should be audited after the appro priation Is exhausted. In his opinion on the subject the Attorney-General says: The act. In the preamble thereof, ac knowledges an indebtedness on the part j of the state to the volunteers who served in the Indian Wars of 1S53-56; section 1 of the act appropriates out of the general fund in the treasury the sum of $100,000. or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay such Indebtedness: section 3 of the act provides that the Adjutant-General shall prepare certify and "file with the Secretary of State proper vouchers show ing the amount payable to the claimant under the provisions of this act, there upon the Secretary of State shall issue his warrant for the amount found due the claimant. The act assumes that the $100,000 appro priated will be sufficient to pay all claims in full, and the Secretary of State Is re quired to issue his warrant to a claimant -whenever there Is presented to him the proper voucher therefor. I find no war rant of law for your declining to issue a warrant on the Treasurer when such voucher is received by you, and for the full amount thereof: you have no author ity to wait until all claims are in, and there is no date fixed in the bill within which claims must be presented: there fore It is my opinion that you should draw a warrant on the Treasurer of this state in favor of the claimant for the full amount due him whenever you receive the proper vouchers duly certified by the Adjutant-General showing the amount due euch claimant. The order In which they are filed with the Adjutant-General, and the proof certi fied by him does not 'govern your office in issuing the warrants, but the time the voucher is received in your office. As to the proper course to adopt should any claims be presented after the appropriation is exhausted, I would ad vise that It is vour duty to allow the claim upon proper vouchers being pre sented, and issue to the claimant a cer tificate as evidence of such allowance, un der section 2SS8 of B. & C. Comp. The amount Is a debt due the claimant from the State of Oregon as soon as the proper proofs have been presented to the Adjutant-General, and was incurred in pursu ance of authority of law, and the appro priation has been exhausted: therefore the claim should be audited, certificate is sued and the next Legislature be asked to appropriate funds with which to pay the claims, the same as any other Indebted ness against the state for which no appro priation Is made. Since the Adjutant-General's letter was written Secretary of State Dunbar has re ceived 98 vouchers, which evidently In clude the 65 claims referred to. These vouchers aggregate $1S.C3G.G4, or an aver age of $190.17 each. These figures seem to indicate that the Adjutant-General mado his estimate low enough. The high est amount allowed thus far is $307.86, and the smallest $15.63. Care in Examining Claims. Secretary of State Dunbar Is receiving many letters from veterans urging the allowance of claims and the Issuance of "warrants at an early date. Several vet erans have urged as a reason for haste that they wish to use the money to attend the meeting of the Pioneer Association In Portland this month. Adjutant-General Gantenbeln has exam ined and passed upon the claims as rap Idly as possible, and Secretary of State Dunbar will issue warrants as fast as the vouchers can be examined. Auditing Clerk S. A. Kozer, of the Secretary's office, does not take It for granted that anything Is correct. He reads over every voucher and figures out each, man's time and allowance, to see that no error has been made. This is a rule that Is ob served in the allowance of all claims, and those of the Indian War veterans ore no exception. This is the only method that will make errors impossible. In addition to this each claim and war rent must be indexed so that there will be a moans of ascertaining at some future time whether certein claims have been allowed. This thoroughness in examina tion o claims will make but one day's difference in the time of issuing warrants, and it Js expected that warrants will be Issued next Monday for all vouchers thus far filed. Some "of them may not be reached until Tuesday. KARLY HISTORY IS RECALLED. Old Coanty VaBlt Containing History at Jallbrealc Is Torn Down. BAKER CITY. Or., June 6. (Special.) The County Court, at the solicitation of the -citizens of this city, has decided to remove the fence around the Courthouse yard and tear down several old wood sheds and an old vault building in front of the Courthouse, in which the early records of the county have been kept for the past 40 years. When this old vault was opened yesterday and the mass of old documents brought to light, they re vived the recollection of a number of old citizens. One of the papers recalled to the mem ory of L B. Bowen the first Jailbreak in the. history of the county, way back in 1SC5. J. W. Virtue was Sheriff and B. W. Levens was his chief deputy. Four young men came to the town of Auburn, which was then the county scat, and, after drinking ah excessive amount of bad whis ky and celebrating generally, they started across the hills for another mining camp. On the way they met two Frenchmen In a wagon, whom they proceeded to hold up and rob of all the money they had, some 75 cents. After searching their vic tims they tied them to a tree and shot at .them for amusement, not intending, so they said, to harm th-em, but one of the men was shot in the leg. The renegades left the Frenchmen and went their way. The victims soon got loose, and leaving the wounded man In the wagon, the other one came to Auburn and notified the officers. It was not long before the Sheriff and his deputy rounded up the four bad men. Alexander. Head grove. Brown and Judson, and put them in jail. The jail was built on the hillside and was entered at the second story on the upper side. Under the jail was a pit some 1G feet deep where they kept the prisoners, who were let down through a trap door in the center of the floor from the second story, The jailer -wa -known-as "Lucky Bill," because he was so unlucky. After being incarcerated for several days, the des perados put up a job to break jalL Lucky Bill, besides being Jailer, did the cooking for the prisoners. One evening Alexander called up from the pit to Bill, and asked the privilege of coming up and making some bread fit to eat. declaring that Bill's biscuits were atrocious. Bill could not defend his biscuits. He knew they were bad. Alexander said he was the boss breadmaker of the West, and, if allowed, could make biscuit like mother used to make. "Lucky Bill" listened to the soft impeachment, was tempted and fell. He let down 'the ladder and stood, revolver in hand, to prevent any one but Alexander coming up. When the breadmaker came up the lad der was hauled up and Alexander rolled up his sleeves and began to prepare the bread for the oven. With his' hands in the dough. Alex ander discovered that he "did not have flour enough to thicken it- He requested "Lupcky Bill" to bring him a cup of flour. Bill started to get the flour, and as he passed Alexander. th?re was a sudden move of his right and "Lucky Bill" re ceived a frtunnlng blow back of his ear and pitched head first through the trap door, to be caught In the arms of Alex ander's pals, who wero standing ready to receive him. "Lucky Bill" was prompt ly bound and gagged; the ladder was low ered and the other men came up. They prepared supper, gathered up all the arms and ammunition about the place and set out for the hills. The alarm was soon given, however, and the Sheriff and a posse started on their tralL Alexander and Headgrovo were captured, but the other two got away. The recaptured men were after wards tried on the charge of highway robbery and. sent to the penitentiary. The Jailer, "Lucky Bill," never changed his name. ' COM3IEXCEMEXT AT JfEWBERG. Exercises Cover a Period of Six Says From June IS. XEWBERG, Or., June 6. (Special.) The programme of Commencement week of Pacific College has been arranged as fol lows: ... Thursday, June lSReception. to senior class, given by the cnrisuan Associations, 8 P. M.. by Invitation. Friday, June 19 Address to Literary So- deities, S P. M. Saturday. June 20 Alumni-College base ball game, 2:30 P. M. gymnastic drill by physical training department, 7:30 P. M. Sunday. June 21 Baccalaureate services, President Edwin McGrew, 11 A. M.; ad dress to Christian Associations, President A. Rosenberger. S P. M. Monday, June 22 Class day exercises, 10 A. at: graduating exercises or tne acaa emy class, 2 P. M-; public meeting of the Alumni, 8 P. M. Tuesday. Juno 23 Commencement exer clses. 10 A. M.; address by President A. Rosenberger, Penn College. Oskaloosa, la.; alumni -reunion and banquet, S P. M., by invitation. Articles of Incorporation Filed. SALEM. Or.. June 6. (Special,) Articles of incorporation nave oeen..niea in me office of the'SecTetary of State, since the new law went into effectas follows: Schwarz 8: Creullch Meat -Company, Pendleton. $25,000; II. W. Schwarz, Frank J. Greullch, Charles J. Greuucu, John F. Greullch. Sclo State Bank, Sclo, $5000: T. J. Munkers. W. A. Ewing. R, Sheltoxu 'Douglas Electric & Water Company, Roseburg, $100,000; Mrs. u. dosepnson, t. W. Benson. Ji Wt Hamilton. Van Brtmrner'iDlfch Company, Merrill, $20,000: Daniel Van-Brimmer, W. P. Whit ney. John ColwelL Bend Mercantile Company, Bend, $10,000; Alexander Thomson. Alfred Grant. A. M. Drake, T. M. Baldwin. Basche-Sage Hardware Company, Baker City, $50,000; Peter Basche, Charles M. Sage. J. H. Bobbins, D. W. French, JC. C Richards. Helenora Consolidated Mining & Milling Company, Alamo, Grant County, $1,000,000 -L. W. Waugh, H. E. Hendry, J. E. Stew art- Baker City Implement Company, Baker City, $25,000; C. M. Whitehead, W. W. Travlllion, A.. C McClelland, Joseph Eustace. lone Trading Company, lone, $25,00jD; J, O. Elrod, L. K. Moore, H. W. Elrod, R. P. Dean. Rock Creek Power & Transmission Company. Baker City, $50,000; W H. Shoe maker. W. H. Gilbert, Ernest Loennlng, AL Welch. Glencoe W. O. W. Hall Association, Glencoe, $1200; J. M. Keffe, J. H. Dorland, George -Miller. Total organization fees paid by these corporations, $29o. Lumber Firms Sell Out. BAKER CITY. Or.. June 6. (Special.-) William McMunrin. of the firm of Shock- ley & McMurrln;i one of the leading lum ber firms- of this city, has sold his inter est in the business to Stoddard Bros. Stoddard Bros, are the owners of the large sawmill In this city which, was re cently destroyed by fire. The mill has "been rebuilt and will start up again within a few days. The new lumber firm will be known as the Shockley-Stoddard Lumber Company. The new firm will still continue a member of the Eastern Oregon White Pine Lumber Company. Fearfnl ef Second Disaster. BAKER CITY. Or., June . (Sps'ciaL) For a time last evening the people re siding In the valley below the Goodrich Creek reservoir, owned by this city, were greaily alarmed for fear the reservoir. which contains some 30,000,000 gallons of water, was about to break. This reservoir broke seve arlyears ago and crowned all the people residing below it, seven in number. Since then the valley has filled up with people and a sudden sreak would mean a horrible disaster. MINING TOWN IS BURNED RAXDSBURG, CAL., LOSES MOST 'OP ITS BDSIXESS HOUSES. Flimsy Wooden Structures Quickly LlcUed by Flames The Loss Is Estimated at ?100,000. BAKERSFIELD. Cal.. June 6. Fire completely destroyed the greater part of j ded b cu and sold the business portion of Randsburg today. j ' . . , The fire etartfd at noon in the Orpheum I the highest bidder for $11.25, and short Theater and spread rapidly to adjoining j ly afterwards was purchased by James blocks. The loss is $103,000. Most of the j H. Farley. Two weeks ago J. K. WUI bulldlngs destroyed were of a flimsy char- j iams, of near Payette. Idaho, came, to acter. The town of Randsburg is one of the principal mining camps of Southern Cal ifornia. It isin the center of the rich est district in Kern County and is in the extreme southeastern portion, just inside the line of San Bernardino County. Miss Kittle W. Harbord. It has a population of 1500 people entirely engaged In mining, and the mines sur rounding It are hqw nearly all -running at full capacity. There also is a large borax works there. DALLAS CARNIVAL PIOXEER DAY. Ex-Governor Geer Addresses Sur vivors of Early Days. DALLAS, Or., June 6. (Special.) Today was pioneer day at the Dallas street fair and carnival and the Polk County Pio neer Association celebrated its 14th annual reunion- A largo number of the old people who crossed the plains in the early days were present and a delighted time was had. At 10 o'clock the parade was formed on Main street as follows: Monmouth brass band, carriages with the president. Mayor, speakers and others, pioneers and Indian War Veterans, Sheridan brass band. Woodmen of the World floats, citi zens in carriages and on horseback. After marching to the City Park the following programme was carried out: Music by bands, enrollment, chorus, prayer by Chaplain L. Green, of Dallas, annual address by ex-Governor T. T.Geer. After Mr. Geer s address a basKet dinner was held in the park grounds, a large number of the visiting pioneers having brought along well-filled baskets. At 1:30 the programme was resumed, at which time John Smith, a full-blooded Grand Ronde Indian, sang a solo. Hon. W. H. Holmes, of Salem, then delivered the occasional address, which was well received. Next came the election of offi cers and appointment of committees. Tha crowd then adjourned from the City Park to the carnival grounds, where they put in the rest of tho afternoon and evening in taking in the eights. The carnival came to a close this even ing at a late hour. The Dallas Woodmen have given a show that has been more largely attended than anything ever at tempted in this county and it has been a success in every particular. Satisfaction has been expressed by the majority of visitors, many of whom were in attend ance the entire four days. SECTION OF LOG FOR SWEDEN. Immense Spruce Tree Out on Gray's Harbor. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 6. (Special.) -C. Erlksen. of Seattle, accompanied by Charles Nellsen, agent of the Johnson Steamship Company, arrived In Aberdeen yesterday. They came to see the Hep- finger tree and incidentally to buy a block off the end of tho big log. After contemplating for an hour or so the Im mense size of the great spruce, a 15-inch section nine feet in diameter was purch ased by thorn. A preference was., ex pressed for the H-foot section just sawed off the butt, but "the Northern Pacific superintendent says it would be impos sible to transport it over their road on account of its size. The piece they have purchased will be sent by rail to New York, thence by steamer to Stockholm, Sweden, where It will remain as a standing advertisement for Aberdeen and Gray's Harbor. It will be mounted there in the public park. The shed covering the big spruce is now near ly complete and the log is marked off showing where the doors and windows will be cut through. , A track will be constructed into the shed at once and the cars which are to carry the exhibit over the United States will soon arrive from Seattle. The big log will be hollowed out before It is put on the car. Hundreds of people are now visiting tho log daily. FILL OPEN GRAVE WITH WATER. Cremation Furnace Also Blown Up to Prevent FHncrals. SAN FRANCISCO, June 6. The boy cott of the Cemetery Employes' Union against Cypress Lawn cemetery cul minated today in two acts of vandalism that will result In Immediate action by the authorities of San Mateo County. The union men quit work today because tho cemetery manager refused to rein state three discharged employes. A burial was scheduled this morning, and Superlntnedent E. B. McPherson dug the grave himself. He then went to the railroad station to meet the funeral party. Upon returning to the burial plot It was found that the grave had been half filled with water, a garden hose having been used for the purpose. The water was balled out; and It was then discovered that the handles had been removed from the casket. The body was finally interred, but others were placed in the receiving vault Later in the day a cremation was to have taken place, and when the fires were started In the furnaces an explosion fol lowed, blowing out the back part of the structure. Investigation revealed that a large quantity of crude oil had been poured into tho flues. The two workmen who started tha fire narrowly escaped death. LUMBER COMPANY INCORPORATES". Astoria Concern Has Capitalization of 150,006. f ASTORIA, Or.. June C (Special.) Art icles of incorporation of the American Lumber Company were filed in the County Clerk's office today. The incorporators arc: Frank Patton, N. D. Bain. F, L. Parker, C L. Houston and J. E. Ferguson and the capital stock is $150,000, divided into shares of $109 each. The prin- clpal office of the company is to be In Astoria and its object is- to operate saw mills and logging camp3 and conduct a general lumbering business. This is the company that a few days ago purchased a valuable tract of water frontage in the eastern portion of the city for a millslte and Is to erect one of 'the largest sawmills and box factories In the state on the property. ARRESTED FOR TAKING HIS HORSE Payette Man Seizes Animal That Had Been Sold as a Stray. ONTARIO, On, June 6. (Special.) ! About three months ago a stray horse was Mr. Farley anck. claimed the horse and said that he would get him. Yesterday morning Williams took the animal from Farley's livery barn and was soon across Snake River with him. Farley followed, and on reaching Payette soon after Will- FIRST WOMAN AP POINTED ON STATE BOARD OF PHAR MACY. SALEM, Or.. June 6. (Spe cial.) Kittle Walker Harbord, of SaU'm. who was yesterday appointed by the Governor a member of the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy, is a native Oregonian, and was born in Yamhill County in 1S76. Her parents moved to Salem in 1S78, where she was raised and re ceived a public school education. At the age of 17 she began the study of pharmacy. Later -sho went to Philadelphia and took a year's course at the Philadel phia College of Pharmacy, where she graduated with high' honors in 190L v Miss Harbord's collegiate edu cation in pharmacy was ac quired by her earnings as clerk in a drug store. She is tha first woman in Oregon to be honored with an appointment of this kind. J iams, swore out a warrant for the lat ters arrest on the charge of larceny. Justice of the Peace Smith dismissed the case without trial. Mr. Farley will consult legal authority in regard to the advisability of having Mr. Williams de livered to Oregon authorities. Mr. Will lams is a highly respected citizen of the vicinity of Payette. BOXXER'S FERRY IS FLOODED. Great Northern Is Having- Great Trouble With Its Tracks. KALIS PE LL. Mont.. June 6. The ex treme high water at Bonner's Ferry. Idaho, and also at Lconla, is causing the Great Northern much trouble and neces sltates the running of all trains West from Havre through Great Falls and to Helena over the Northern Pacific to Spo kane. Three trains were today turned around at Leonla and sent back to Havre. Water over the tracks at the places named Is from three to five feet deep, Two engines turned over In the raging waters. People at Bonner's Ferry are going around town in rowboats, and they are at a premium. From the outlook, the water will be bad for several weeks, unless cold weather soon sets in, which is not looked for. The banks of the Kootenay River are caving in all along the railroad line, and no more trains may be had from the West for two weeks. SOCIALIST MAYOR WINS. Anaconda Will Also Have- Socialist Treasurer and Police' Judge. ANACONDA, Mont, June 6. Judge Smith, of Helena, sitting in the case of John Frinke, Socialist Mayor-elect, against the Republican incumbent, tonight decided In faVor of the Socialists. The only ques tion Involved was whether tne Socialist Mayor, Treasurer and Police Judge-elect had filed their oaths of office within 10 days after receiving notice of their elec tion. The postmarks of mailing on the en velopes showed they had let the time go by. The testimony of Frinke was that his letter of notification wa3 not delivered promptly. Judge Smith decided It was a question of fact, and declared Frinke had qualified. He will succeed Mayor Steph ens. The suit determines those of the Treas urer and Police Judge. GJtVE POINTS ON FRUIT INDUSTRY. State Horticultural Commissioner at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 6. (Special.) A. von Holderbeke. State Horticultural Commissioner for Washington, addressed the people here this week at the Court house on the fruit Industry- Ha gave much valuable information to the fruit growers. He says he finds the fruit crop in tho Southwestern part of the state very good, and In Clark County excellent, so "far as he has had time to ascertain Some new varieties of Insects were brought In by frultmen for extermination, and some have been reserved for future Inquiry. Coast Telegraph. Notes. Miners at Randsburs.Cal., threaten to go on strike for Increased " wages. Senator A. I Babcock, of Billings, Mont.. who drank formaldehyde by mis take, will probably recover. General Funston visited the American Lake. Washington, site for the interstate encampment and expressed pleasure at the lay of the ground. Burlap and cotton-bag workers in three factories have decided to strike at San Francisco for a 10 per cent wage advance. About 1SO0 men and women are affected. Including S00 girls and women. 1100 em ployes of the American Can Company, at San Francisco, will go on strike Monday for Increased wages and a nine-hour day. Work on the Sumpter, Or., water works will soon be commenced. The plant will be of 500 horsepower, and half of this will be used In the electric plant to- light the city. O. F. Thompson, a prominent Eureka Flat, Wash., rancher, has been arrested, charged with embez2lement of road funds. It is charged that Thompson held out $500 of county funds, which, he did not make good when requested to do so. Negotiations between the United Broth erhood of Railway Employes and the Ca nadlan Pacific Railway are off for the k present. President Bates, of the TJ. B. R. B. has been wired by the Royal Labor Commission to appear and give testimony. He is attending the American Labor Union at Denver. The British Columbia government has decided to appropriate $24,500 to be expend ed as follows: Ten thousand dollars for a sockeye hatchery on Rivera Inlet, in Northern British Columbia; JS080 tor a fish-ladder at the mouth of Quesnel Lake-, well toward the source of the Fraser River; SS5G0 for the maintenance of the hatchery just constructed at Seaton Lake, in the Lillooet district. The Los Angeles Interurban Railroad Company was Incorporated yesterday with a capital of $16,000,009 to extend Interurban lines from Los Angeles Into new Southern- California fields. Flans are said- to cen template the expenditure of $86,600,069 zad the construction or w miles of track. The directors of the company are George E. Pillsbury, George S. Patton, J. A. Muir. S. C Baxter. Epea 'Randoiph, Joan I. Blcknell and H. E. Huntington Sam'I Rosenblatt & Corner Third SEASONABLE SPECIALS They are SPECIALS that appeal to the intelligent and economical mothers. Boys' Three-Piece Suit, ages 9 to 16 years, xin all-wool mixtures, tweeds and cheviots, regular $5.50 values, special price $3.85 Boys' Knee Pants, ages 3 to 16 years, all wool, plain and fancy patterns, worsteds, tweeds and cheviots, reg ular 50c and 75c values, special price 35c HONORS 00 TO TACOMA SAEXGERBUXD ALSO NAMES IT AS NEXT MEETING PLACE. Batte and Everett Admitted, to Mem bership Arlan SlHgrers' Leader Has made a. Hit. ' WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June 6. Ta coma got the presidency, secretaryship and next place of meeting of the North Pacific Saengerbund, the annual business session having been held this morning. The officers elected follow: President, John K. Anderson, Tacoma; first vice-president. Otto Spenger, What com; second vice-president, Alex Wag ner, Portland; secretary, Hans Froehmke, Tacoma; treasurer, P. Sondgerath, Spo kane; custodian, Carl Neuss. Seattle; musical director, F. Hermann, Tacoma. The 18 delegates composing the conven tion, three each from Portland, Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, Whatcom and -Walla Walla, decided to admit Butte and Ev erett to membership. This makes the jurisdiction consist of Oregon, Washing ton, British Columbia, Montana and Idaho, California, not having been taken in as was expected a short time ago. Peter Werner, C C Hausenpflug and Jacob Schubert were elected "Walla Walla delegates to the next Saengerfest. An excellent programme, which fell be low that of last night, however, in many points, was given by the individual and mass choruses- tonight. The audience was also much smaller than last night. The choruses opened with J. Schulz-Weidas "Trinkleid," a selection la which" the so cieties did not show at their best. It was unaccompanied. The selections of the a capella Individual choruses were better adapted to bring out the strong points in which each, excelled. The closing "Lan- derkennung" (Edwin Grieg) by the mass choruses was magnificent, a fitting clos ing to two .fine concerts. Throughout the concerts so far the Portland Arion has shown up perhaps a shade better than any other society. Its director, Louis Dammasch, has made a great hit here. Tomorrow will see a Ger man picnic at the RItz .grounds, and to morrow night another concert. BRAKE BROKE i CAR RUN WILD. Oae Man. Is Killed, Tyro Fatally aad Others Badly- Hart. ' SAN JOSE, Cal., June 6. One man was- killed, two persons fatally and several others badly Injured in an accident on the Alum Rock. Park electric railway this evening. Deputy Assessor Edwin B. Goodrich, of this city, was killed outright. Alice Myers, aged 14, and Willie Baker, aged 11, the latter the son of Professor Baker, of the San Jose Normal School, are perhaps fatally injured. Mrs. Ed Boner had her right leg broken and is badly cut about the head. Conductor Bob Grant was cut on the head. An unattached trailer, loaded with pas sengers, got away and. started down the grade from the park station. When the conductor attempted to stop It the brake broke and. the car dashed down the steep grade. It reached a great velocity but stuck; to the track- for a mile and a half. After passing through a tunnel the run away car jumped the track and was de molished. A relief car was hurried to the- scene of the accident and the Injured were brought to this city, where they were cared for by the railway company. NORTII"WBST DEAD. Mrs. Thomai Boylaa. GARFIELD, Wash., June 6. (Special.) Mrs. Thomas Boylan, a pioneer of East ern Washington, died at her home In Elberton Wednesday night after an Ill ness of la minutes. Mrs. Boylan came hers with her family from Kansas many years ago and has raised a large fam ily of children, of which four daughters and three- sons surive. . Mrs. Margaret Rarck. OREGON CITY. Or., June 6. (Special.) Mrs. Margaret Barck; of Portland, died last night at the. home of her daughter. Mrs. Otto Deute,. In this cly. She was about 86 years: eld and bsa resided, in Ore gon for 25 years. Deatb resulted, from a and Morrison Streets. Boys' Washable Suits, ages 3 to 12 years, in plain and fancy colors, only the best quality of French Madras and twills are used in three lots y 45c, 65c, 95c Boys' Washable Pants, ages 3 to 16 years, in plain color, checks and stripes, extra strong Homestead twills,. duck and crash special price 25c, 50c HEADQUARTERS FOR , Straw and nama Hats BOTH EXTREME AND CONSERVATIVE Our hat display represents a variety of Straw, Panama, Soft, and Stiff Hats, that are unequaled elsewhere, and our prices are in every instance the lowest. The "Multnomah" $3 Hat Is absolutely the highest attainment in the perfection of quality and style. we are: SOLE AGEINTS stroke of apoplexy last Saturday evening. Her husb'and died in 1SS2 and she leaves six daughters, as follows: Mrs. Anna Joehnke. of Mount Pleasant; Mrs. Matilda Seute and Mrs. Otto Deute. of Oregon City; Miss Clara Barck. of Chicago; Mrs. Minnie Dunlway and Miss Helena Barck. of Portland. Burial will lake place In Mount Pleasant cemetery Sunday after funeral services conducted at the First Presbyterian Church In this city. Benjamin B. Fraalclla. ASTORIA. Or.. June 6. (Special.) Ben jamin B. Franklin died at the hospital this morning of old age. His funeral will be held on Monday from the undertaking parlors, with the interment in Greenwood cemetery. . The deceased was a native of Kentucky, S2 years of age, and he belonged to a family of soldiers. His father was a mem ber of General Washington's army and Wintered with, him at Valley Forge. Mr. Franklin was a veteran of the Mexican War and was among the first of the American troops to enter the City of Mexico in 1S4" and he had two sons killed In the Civil War. He came to Astoria about 25 years ago and engaged in carpen tering. Later he served several terms as Coroner of Clatsop- County. Mrs. L. A. Keller. OREGON CITY, Or., June 6. (Special.) Mrs. M. Lodema A. Keller, who died at her home near Springwater yesterday, was aged 40 years. Consumption was the cause of death and the deceased is survived by a husband and six children. Funeral services will be held Sunday. COLUMBIA TRIBUTARIES RISE. AH Streams im Kootenay Section Are Swollen. VANCOUVER. B. C, June 6. Hot weather In the Interior has caused a rapid rise In the Fraser River, making floods probable. In Kootenay all the streams are swollen. There has been some trouble on the Lardeau line," while j between Sandon and Alamo, on the Kaslo & Slocan. line, there have been sev- . era! washouts. " Jn Southern Kootenay, towards the boundary, the mountain streams are all In flood, and the Columbia is swelling its banks. MINE SELLS FOR QUARTER. MILLION Fredacer of Copper and. Ctald,. Not Far From VaacoHver, B. C. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 6. The Prov ince says that the South Valley copper and gold mine, on Howe Sound, 23 miles from Vancouver, and on the south: side of the Britannia mine, has been sold for $2a0.0Gfr to a London and Paris syndicate said to have the backing- of the Roth schilds. The ownera of the South mines were John F.-Humphriesi of Philadelphia, and Frank J. Cleary and F. C. Miller, of this city. Gradaate From Lebanon High School LEBANON, Or., June 6. (Special.) The commencement exercises of the Leb anon High School were held last night There were 12 members In the class, four of whom took part In the pro gramme, as follows: Hannah M. Skelly, ealutatory; Durward R. Givin, oration, "Masters of the Situation"; Sioa B. Al len, oration, "The Irish Struggle"; Flora E. Gatchell, valedictory- The other mem bers of tho class are: John R- Steers, Anna L. Hazen, Charles W. Hamilton, Ethyl I. Cleaver, Harry A. Elklns, Mary D. Argetsinger, Frank Steen and Angus M. Sturtevant- The. address to tha class was delivered by Superintendent Adams, of the Albany Public School. Oratory at Ashland Xermal. .ASHLAND, Or.. June 6. At the an nual contest of the elocuUonary depart ment of the Southern Oregon State Nor mal School, which took place tonight at Chautauqua Tabernacle before a large audience. Glenn Hoover was awarded a gold medal, and Misses Aura Thompson and Agnes George, second and third prizes of J10 and $5, respecUvely, in gold coin. Permanent Read Viewers Appointed. EUGENE, Or., June S. (Special.) The County Court, under the provisions of the new law, appointed George G. Gross and P. J. McPhersoa as permanent road viewers for .the county. Heretofore it has been the custom, to appoint special Lviwr8 fc ech proposed new road, but Co. the law now does away with this custom, and there are to be but the two perman ent viewers for the county. Rose Exhibit at Rosebarsr. ROSEBURG, On, June 6. Unusual quantities of the finest roses of almost Innumerable varieties graced the annual rose festival of the Endeavor Society of the Christian Church at the Roseburg Opera-House yesterday afternoon "nnd evening. There were about 200" int and among them were single entries, in cluding as high as 27 varieties of roses. The attendance5 wa3 large and the "fiesta" a great success. Vancouver Child Has Smallpox. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 6. (Spe cial.) A case of smallpox has been quar antined here at the request of two attend ing physicians- by D. H. Gay, member of the Board of County Commissioners. The patient is the child of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Hathaway. Several persons who were exposed to the above case h"avo likewise been placed under quarantine. Sarvey That Excites Cariosity. OREGON CITY, Or., June 6. (Special.) A Southern Pacific surveying party Is operating between Milwaukie and Glad stone Park. Diligent Inquiry here falla. to disclose the purpose of the survey. It was learned, from a member of the party that a route is being established from Milwaukie via Gladstone Park and the Chautauqua grounds to this city. Camas Hoase Is Quarantined. CAMAS, Wash., June 6. (Special.)-The residence of Rex. Mr. Parker, of this place, has been quarantined. Mrs. Parker visited people at Waahougal that are now under quarantine, "and D. H. Gary, a mem ber of the Board of County Commissioners, Immediately placed the house under quar antine. Colamhia. Rises' aa Inch an Hoar. VANCOUVER. Wash.. June K (Soe- claL) The river has made the most rapid rise at thi3 place during the last 24 hours ever known, the rise being at the rate of 0ne Inch per hour. The Washington dock has been submerged, 1 ' Tic Price ef Picisire. It is hard for a lovely woman to focegc the pleasures of the- life which she wai created to enjoy and adorn. 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