FORTY PAGES j PAGES I TO 12 VOL. XXII. XO. 26. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1903. PRICK FI.VE CENTS. N HOI 11 Roosevelt Arrives at Oyster Bay. FETED BY LOYAL NEIGHBORS Local Dispute Causes the Reception to Be Double. PROMINENT PART BY CHILDREN They Form a Solid "Wall for the Line of March to the Reception Hall The President Makes a. Ilappj Addrens. Under smiling skies, President Roose relt stepped from his car in his homo town of Oyster Bar yesterday after noon at 4 o'clock. Tho city was sally decorated, the citizens and school chil dren were out en masoe, and added to the great welcome boomed by cannon. A special committee, headed by the president of the Oyster Bar Town Board, met the President at Long Island City, and escorted him home. OYSTER BAT, L. I., June 27. President Roosevelt's homecoming for the Summer was xnado the occasion for a fete here. His reception was notable for Its enthu siastic cordiality, and likewise for its vigor. The latter quality was due to a slight factional difference among the townspeople, the result being that the President was accorded a double recep tion. The Oyster Bay Board of Trade, headed by President J. Morgan Griffin, had planned an elaborate demonstration, and ox-Assemblyman Maurice Townsend had arranged another. Both were carried out according to programme, but as both were directed to the same end, the friendly rivalry between tho factions resulted only In adding to the enthusiasm of the recep tion. - - L p-fiaLffliig Escorted I lo in cbyCo mmlt te e. Prenlaent Koosevelt and his party were met at Long Island City by a committee headed by J. C. Travers, president of the Oyster Bay Town Board, and escorted home on a special train, the President oc cupying the private car of President Bald win, of the Long Island Railroad. Under smiling skies, the President stepped from his car at 4:30 o'clock, and. while tho cannon crashed out its salute and the people cheered, he was escorted by the reception committee to the Town Hall. The mach to the hall was between lines of school children, each child waving a tiny American flag. Business houses and residences throughout the town were handsomely decorated with flags and bunting, and scores of largo American ensigns swung across the principal streets. President Mnkcx an Addrcttx. Arrived''at the hall, President Roosevelt unveiled the Civil War trophy gun pre-4 Eented to the people of Oyster Bay by the Navy Department. Then, standing on a chair placed on the steps leading to the hall, ho delivered a brief address to the crowd, of his friends and neighbors massed in front of the building. The Pres ident said: "My friends and neighbors: I thank you heartily, more heartily than I can ex press, for your coming out to greet me today. I wonder it some of you remember what I shall never forget the way that you came -out to greet me nearly Ave years ago, when I got home from San t'.ago. I thought some of you would re member it. "Since I last saw you I have been across the continent. I have traveled from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, across tho Mississippi Valley, by tho side of tho Great Lakes, over the Rocky Mountains to tho shore of the Pacific, and the thing that has struck me most In that Journey of nearly 15,000 miles right across the con tinent 'has been the essential unity of our peopi that wherever an American Presl dent goes here in the United States he feels himself to be at home among those who feel as he does, and who have the same ideals to which he can appeal. Not the President in Oyster Bay. "And now I am coming back to you whom I know so well. The older among you I have known for some 30 years and over, and my children are now growing up here. Just as I grew up, and I hope they will do better in keeping out of "mis chief. And naturally it pleases me very greatly to have you show me the feeling that you have this afternoon. "When I get tack here. I am not the President. I am your old neighbor and friend, and In welcoming all of you I want to say I am particularly pleased to see here the children. As you know, I believe in chil dren, and I am very glad that the chil dren of Oyster Bay seem to be all right in quality and also in quantity. "I shall Just say again, my friends and neighbors those with whom I am knit by such close ties I thank you from my heart, and I am deeply touched by your greeting this afternoon." At the conclusion of the speech, tho President entered the hall and greeted Mrs. Roosevelt and his children, who had been in waiting there for him. "While he was holding an informal reception in the hall, the school children were drawn up in front of the building, and under tho leadership of the bands sang an original song of welcome to the President. Delights the Children. Attracted by the singing, tho President appeared on the steps and, to the delight of the children, requested them to repeat the song. It was repeated with a vim, the great crowd of the children's elders Joining in the. chorus. Mrs. Roosevelt stood in the entrance to the hall during the singing. Earlier in the afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt had been escorted to the hall by the chil dren and a great procession of residents. not of Oyster Bay alone, but of all this part of Long Island. She then reviewed the procession from the steps of the hall. At the end of the ceremonies the Presi dent and his family entered carriages and, still under the escort of the committees, drove to their home at Sagamore Hill. The President's trip from "Washington was without notable incident, except that his train was held up la the Jersey City yards by the derailment of two or three cars of a freight, train. This delay amounted only to a few minutes. LEE DENIES GRAFTING. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Toole Trust Checks an Marie of Friendship. ST. LOUIS, June 27. "Injustice has been done to me by the publication of the re ports about my having received H000 from Havemeyer, of the sugar trust, and $750 from the American Tobacco Company. It is also falsely stated that John H. Car roll offered me $25,000 to keep out of the country after Folk has left the Circuit Attorney's office." Exi-Lleutenant-Governor John A. Lee today made the foregoing statement to the Republic "It has been stated that I received the $1000 from the sugar people in the middle of the last session. Look at this." Mr. Lee then showed a statement from his banker showing that August 19, 1902, he had deposited a check received from the American Sugar Refining Company, of New York. He also onowed a small pamphlet, chiefly made up of letters from grocers throughout the country, relative to the proposition In Congress to remove tho tariff from raw Cuban sugar. The let ters had been first printed in the St. Louis Grocer and then in tho Interstate Grocer. "Not only were these communications printed in both of my papers, which was worrisome, but I spent $240 In sending 12.000 copies of them to the newspapers of the country. I had no understanding with Mr. Havemeyer about the amount which I was to receive, but he voluntarily sent me a check for 51000 on the date you see here in this statement. It was for services rendered, and had absolutely nothing to do with candy legislation, as has been as serted. "Two years ago the bill passed the Sen ate and upon my solicitation was killed in the House committee, as I told the chairman it wa a sandbagging measure. This year when they came to me for as sistance, I told them to watch out for themselves and took no further interest in the matter. Jewel was not my representa tive on the committee and that bill was his own business. "Years ago I was' on friendly terms with members of the Liggett & Myers To bacco Company. I wrote some of the obituaries of them and boosted some of them when they got promoted. 'I was nominated for Lieutenant-Governor June 5, 1900. I received a check for J750 from Attorney Fuller, of Chicago, rep- resentlngthevAmerlcan,'Tobacco Company. This money was for campaign expenses and I took it simply as an act of friend ship from the dozen or so ex-St. Louis to bacco men, who are now at work in New York. Another tobacco man gave Mr. Wickard, one of my managers, a check for $250 for tho same purpose. It was sim ply friendship on their part and nothing more." GOVERNOR IS NOT WORRIED i Cry Over Defeat of Kansas Flood Relief Bill Falls to Disturb 111m. TOPEKA, Kan., June 27. A great storm of criticism has been caused by the failure of the Legislature to appropriate money for the relief of the flood sufferers. In an swer to the attacks being made upon him. Governor Bailey tonight said: "I have been too long in politics to worry over these matters. "When I feel that I "have done the right thing, under the best information I have, that settles It, and I am content to take the conse quences. "I also desire to say at this time that the demand for an appropriation has come up since the Legislature finished Its work. "When I was trying to decide what was best to be done, the newspapers of fered no advice. "When I declared In oppo sition to an apprSprlation, the papers and the people remained silent. "When the Legislature decided to make no approprla-. tlon, a few men, with a political graft to work, started a back lire on me. I am not worried about tho outcome." Bailey Turns Down Prohibitionists. TOPEKA, Kan., June 27. A committee of home-defenders called on Governor Bailey this afternoon, and asked him to help suppress the sale of liquor In tho Topeka drug stores. Governor Bailey said he was powerless to do anything unless he Is appealed to by tho authorities after they have been unable to enforce the law. "You should elect the right men to office," said he. MORE LAND IS WITHDRAWN Lore "Washington Tracts Set Aside for Irrigation Purposes. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington. June 27. Secretary Hitchcock to day withdrew from entry public lands in 127 townships, embracing 2.S26.O00 acres, situated In North Yakima, ' "Watervllle and Walla Walla land districts, "Wash ington. This action was taken under authority srivenrthe Secretary of the In terior by the so-called reclamation act, and land thus withdrawn is to be utilized to complete the Big Bend irrigation pro ject. "Washinprton Rural Mail Carriers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash Ington. June 27. Rural carriers were ap pointed today for Washington routes as follows: Enumclaw, regular, George A. Tamm. substitute, Otto Tamm; Spokane, regular, Henry Grlbbohm, substitute, William Depner; East Spokane, regular. Frank J. Hanson, substitute, Fred Shir ley; Vancouver, regular, James M. Mat thews, substitute, Hermit E. Gregg. Additional rural free delivery will be established July 15 at Vancouver, Wash., with ono carrier. Bljr Froraotlns Company- Formed. HARTFORD, Conn., Juno 27. Charles W. Gross and Arthur L. Shlpman have filed with thn Secretary of State articles of !ncorpors.tlon for the Manila Railway & Lighting Company, with JS,(Ktt.0 capi tal. The company has the right to build any kind of railroad anywhere, to run steamship lines and to establish gas and electric plants outside of Connecticut. The backers of the new company ore said to be New York capitalists. T ' T New Shamrock Is Again Tried Out. OLD BOAT EASILY BEATEN Challenger and Trial Horse Race Off Sandy Hook. TKEIR FIRST BRUSH IN AMERICA Sir Thomas' Latest Creation "Wins by Ten Minutes on Fifteen Miles to "Windward, and by Xlne Minutes in Same Distance to Leeward. NEW YORK. June 27. Sir Thomas Lip- ton's new cup challenger Shamrock. HI was given her first test In American wa ters today, In an informal trial with the Shamrock 'off Sandy Hook. In the first 10 miles of a 15-mile beat to windward In a very light air, the new boat beat the old one about 10 minutes, and in a run of 15 miles to leeward, nine minutes. There was a long, gentle sea and the new challenger slipped .cleanly over it, making little- fusa under her bow. Taking Into consideration the assertion by English yachtsmen that the Shamrock Is 10 minutes faster in a 30-mile course than she ever was, and fully as much faster than the Shamrock II, the new boat's first performance on this side of tho Atlantic marks her as probably the most dangerous challenger Sir Thomas has brought over. In a light air and smooth water, she showed herself to be very fast. Tho chief purpose of tho trial was to stretch the sails and resumo the tunlng-up process. Sir Thomas and Designer FIfo were aboard the Shamrock III, and Colonel Nelll sailed on the Shamrock I when the yachts started to beat seaward against a four knot wind. The Shamrock III was slightly in the lead at the start, and began at once toadd to It. The new boat pointed higher and footed faster than the Shamrock I. They beaded out to sea for more than two hb-ura, and during all that me the Sham-- rock ill gained steadily. At 2:io. when the challenger was leading the Shamrock I by 10 minutes, the Shamrock III turned about and ran back to rejoin the other. Crossing the wake of the old boat, the Shamrock 1H was given a freer wind, and went off for a five-mile run at a fast clip down along the Jersey Coast. As the Shamrock I did not keep in close company with the new boat, there was no opportunity to compare the boats on that point of sailing. The Shamrock, HI had passed Long Branch seven miles off shore when, at 3:40, both boats came about, starting close together, started for Sandy Hook with spinnakers set. Before a light breeze, they ran 15 miles along tho Coast to tho Scotland Lightship and were sa luted by passing steamers. The Shamrock III quickly began to gain on her trial horse, and in an hour's sailing, and when the boats had covered about half tho course, had established a lead of nearly half a mile. This is called the best point' of sailing for the older boat. The Sham rock HI passed the lightship at 5:52, while the ex-challenger was about a mile astern. The Shamrock I reached the lightship at 6:01. ljut had lost time by taking in her spinnaker before reaching tho finish. The fleet anchored at Sandy Hook. The Shamrocks will go out again on Monday. Sir Thomas has on board the Erin the beautiful silver cup which he will present to the San Diego, Cal., Yacht Club as a racing trophy. It Is Inscribed "Tho Slr Thomas Upton Cup." SHUT OUT FOREIGN WOOL. America Is Determined That Cattle Disease Shall Not Gain FootholcL WASHINGTON. June 27. A matter of a Rood deal of Importance has come to the, attention of the Department of Agri culture. A shipment of bulls for breeding purposes has recently gone from Indiana to Argentina, in south America. xney developed loot and mouth disease before they got there. Nothing of this kind ex ists ia Indiana, nor anywhere along the line of travel to New York, from which port the animals were shipped. They un questionably contracted the disease on board the vessel that has been bringing wool from Argentina to the United States, The department has reliable information that foot and mouth disease not only ex ists in Argentina, but has existed there for a considerable time. Sheep are Just as liable to this disease as cattle. The question presented to the depart ment Is whether it will stop the importa tion of wool from Argentine and such other countries as have foot and mouth disease. The department will make care ful Inquiry Into this subject. Two prop ositions are presented. One is the shut ting out of wool from these countries al together; the other is the possibility of disinfecting at our own ports. If exhaustive inquiry Into the countries from which hides come shows that we are in crave danger of getting foot and mouth disease from those countries, one or two tmngs win oe imperative, viz Importation be stopped, or- that such dis infection be had as will prevent the pos sibility jof our getting this disease. COltXER IX SILVER IS BROKEN. Government Slakes Adroit Move in the Pious Fnnd Award. "WASHINGTON. June 27. The State De partment, through Judge Penfleld, the solicitor, by an adroit move, has broken what appeared .to be a corner in the sil ver market. When the Mexican govern ment recently deposited $1,423,000 in Mexi can sliver in the national bank of Mexico, subject to the draft of the United States. in payment of the Pious award, the State Department was confronted with the ne- cessity of turning the money into United States cash and depositing it here. For some time silver brokers had been watch ing the elections, and when they were applied to the department was informed that it would cost about $40,000 United States money to convert the fund and transfer It as desired. This was regarded as an exorbitant change, but no better bid was offered. Finally Judge Penfleld hit upon the plan of turning this Mexican sliver Into Fili pino money. Director Roberts, of tho Mint Bureau, who has been buying bullion for the Philippine account, has beea con fronted with a strongly rising silver mar ket, and something very like a corner in that commodity. He therefore readily ac cepted Judge Penfleld's offer of a big lot of Mexican silver and closed an agree ment by which, at an expense of less than $4200, the amount of the Pious award can be placed In the hands of the Catholic Church, the beneficiary of the award, and the 70 tons of silver can be transferred to the United States Mint. AMERICAXS SAVED FROM, LOSSES. j .Mexican Tariff on Corn Is Suspended on Account of Floods. "WASHINGTON. June 27. A quick and effective piece of work on the part of the State Department to prevent loss to American exporters Is disclosed In a re port to the department from United States Ambassador Powell Clayton, dated Mexico City, June 18. It seems that by a new tariff to go into effect July 1, the duty on corn Imported Into Mexico was to be enormously Increased. Amer ican shippers were prevented by tho .Western floods from delivering for tho June account moro than $1,000,000 worth of corn. At the instance of tho State Depart ment, Mr. Clayton on June 14 appealed to Mr. Mariscal, the Mexican Prime Minis ter, and the latter, after a consultation with President Diaz, suspended the oper ation of the new tariff for one month, thus saving the American exporters from ruinous losses. FLOOD DRIVES MANY OUT Mexicans Are Not Only Homeless, but Are Living; on Short Rations. EL PASO, Tex., June 27. The high wa ters of the Rio Grande, north of this city, in New Mexico, have driven hundreds of families from their homes, and these have taken refuge In the foothills. Mrs. Will iam McDonald, of Berino, N. M., is among those who have taken refuge In El Paso. In describing the situation Mrs. McDonald says: The high water has practically ren dered homeless every resident from Mes qulte and Earlham south to White Spur, N. M. All along the road In the sand hills, families can be seen camped with no shelter. The heat of the sun In the hills is Intolerable. Many alfalfa fields are ruined and many Mexican families are not only homeless but living on short ra tions." At El Paso the river continues to fall slowly. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Domestic. President Koosevelt Is royally feted by Oyster Bay on his homecoming." .Page' 1--- . A "beautiful young- Boston girl Is Implicated with Guy U. Hunt, of Portland. In the rob bery of the Harvard store Page 2. Harvey Logan. Montana tralnrobber. In prison at KnoxvlUe, Tenn.. makes his escape. Page 2. Body of McCann. the missing St. Louis horse man. Is found, and "Lord" Barring ton la held for his murder. Page 2. National. President Roosevelt is backed up by precedents In rending the note of the Jews to Russia. Page 1. Withdrawal of Washington lands for irrigation purposes embraces nearly 3,000,000 acres. Page 1. Extensive postal frauds are largely due to wire-pulling and "good fellows" in office. Page 2. Foreign. Enemies of the Panama Canal are defeated in the first skirmish In the Colombian Con gress. Page 3. French Cabinet faces a crisis In Its stand for community schools In place of congrega tional Institutions. Page .3. Croatia has fresh peasant disturbances of a re markable nature. Page 3. Sports. Shamrock III defeats the old yacht In their first brush In American waters. Page 1, Helena may be dropped from Pacific National League, instead of Portland. Page 15. Portland Hunt Club makes horseback riding popular. Pace 25. Scores of Pacific Coast League: Portland Oakland 3: San Francisco C, Los Angeles 1; Seattle 7, Sacramento C. Pag 15. Scores of Pacific National League: Helena 8, Portland 3; Butte 15. Spokane G; San Fran cisco 9, Seattle 7; Sacramento 4, Loa An geles 3. Page 15. Pacific Coast. Albatross, with scientific party aboard. In quarantine on Puget Sound. Page 5. Coeur d'Alene mlneowners secure temporary injunction on Assessor about to sell property for taxes. Page 4. Washington School Directors cannot draw dis trict money under any circumstances. Page -. Commercial and Marine. New York stock market narrow and insignifi cant. Page 23. Week in Wall street. Page 23. New York weekly bank, statement. Page 23. Slump in Chicago wheat market. Page 23. San Francisco produce quotations and com ment. Page 23. Second day of wool sale at Shanlko. Page 23 Indrapura arrives with full cargo. Page 8. Portland and Vicinity. Marie Ware and H. O. McKinley bound over to Federal grand Jury. Page 1. Episcopal convention -votes to favor adding "Catholic" to name of church. Page 24. State Teachers' Association adjourns. Page 11, Constitutionality of corporation tax law to be tested. Pace 10. Low rates eastward fall to Increase traffic Page 10. Reunion of Clinton Kelly Clan. Page 8. Woman puts robber to rout with her umbrella- Page 11. Exhibits from county fairs to bo collected for Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 11. Watchman confesses he robbed the onjee he guarded. Page 8. ' Mrs. Montgomery discusses Oregon exhibit at St- Louis. Pare 10. Features and Departments. Editorial. Paze C. Church announcements. Page 22. Classified advertisements. Pages 1S-21. Most wonderful substance on earth. Page 10. Finest rose garden In Oregon. Page 23. "Women who tamed burglars. Page 40. Roadmasters story. Page 16. Mr. Carpenter's letter. Page 34. . The Two Vanrerels. Paget35. Photographic errors. Page 35. Ade's fable. Page 34. Household and fashions. Pages 2G-37 v. Social. Page 2S. , " ' Dramatic Page 23. 1 Musical. Pagoj 20. Youths' department. - Page 39. Roosevelt Had Right to Act for Jews. PRECEDENTS JUSTIFY HIM No Government Can Object to Such a Petition. NEITHER CAN TROUBLE. RESULT Nation Making the Presentation Has o Recourse If It Is Declined Anti-Semitic Revolution in 'Russia. Fast Spreading. WASHINGTON, Juno 27. The officials of the State Department assert positive ly that a close examination of precedents justified the presentation by the Presi dent of the United States of the Jewish petition to the Russian government, and that -no government has a right to ob ject to the presentation of such a peti tion, nor has the Government a right to object if the presentation Is declined. This means that the United States will not And ground to quarrel with Russia If,, the Czar refuses to receive the petition now being prepared by the council of B'nai B'rlth. There were no developments today re specting the petition, save the announce ment that it is the purpose of the frame rs to havo It numerously signed by proml nent Christians as well as Jews. FIGHT OX JEWS IS SPB-EAOIXG. Russians Heretofore Peaceable Arc Joining the Revolutionists. ST. PETERSBURG, June 24. The rev olutionary movement In Russia seems to be spreading unceasingly and Is reaching regions hitherto free from the radical agitation. Leaflets directed against the existing conditions of Russian home af fairs and demanding radical changes, were circulated -broadcast aunng iiay In 34 cities and towns of the Empire. Serious street disturbances have occurred at -various places, asialready cabled. In cluding Bakou, Warsaw, Berdechev, Ti- flls, Batoum, Balakhna and Tomsk. It is said that the anti-Semitic agitation at Eastertide extended throughout the entire pale of the Jewish settlements. Tho monarchical society organized at Pinsk circulated leaflets beginning: "Brother Workers, Orthodox and Catholic: Christ has risen. Let us embrace, kiss, and go and kill the Jews." At Rostov-on-the-Don It is said an offl cer of the gendarme has been going about the bazars telling the people that it is the Jews and Socialists who prevent their "little father," the Czar, from giving all his children everything they need, and that, therefore, the Jews and Socialists must be killed off. Swarms of detectives at .Rostov are trying to locate a Socialist printing of fice. A theater demonstration at Kovno was recently suppressed by detectives, who scattered through the audience and clubbed those who shouted "Down with the autocrats." The multitude of arrests, in addition to domiciliary visitations, which have taken place among army offl cers, literary men, teachers, worklngmen. students, and other classes at St- Peters burg, Kieve, Odessa, Virballen, and, in fact, in the cities and towns throughout the Empire, attest the colossal growth of the revolutionary agitation. It Is natu rally strongest In the pale of the Jewish settlements, but it has reached such far off places as Kostrom on the River Volga, a region hitherto free from any radical movements. , A magistrate at Kishlnef continues to hear and dispose of accusations of breach of the peace, theft and destruction of property, reserving the more serious charges for higher tribunals. According to Kishlnef correspondence, the emlgra tlon movement shows no signs of abate ment. Almost every household is sending members to tho United States, while few are going to Brazil, Argentina and South Africa. Considerable excitement has been caused by the publication of a letter from Chicago, which says that a certain company will soon begin selling steamship tickets to"" Russian Jews on time payments. The poorer Jews of Kishlnef fear this too good to be true. In the meantime, the Kishlnef relief committee Is supplying food to 20,000 per sons. Business shows no signs of reviv ing. Official Circles Are Uneasy. LONDON, June 27. The Odessa corre spondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs that the seizure by the Kishlnef police of copies of a printed appeal to the citizens to continue the attacks on Jews has ere ated uneasiness in official circles. The circular says: "The Government's warning need not be taken seriously. If the persecution of the Jews is carried out with proper de termination, the southern centers will ul tlmately follow suit, resulting in the wholesale exodus of the detested and de testable Jew from the South of Russia.' Rome Approves America's Action. ROME, June 27. The decision of Presi dent Roosevelt to send to the Czar petition on behalf of the Jews in Rus sia has produced an excellent impression here. The Socialist Journal Avanti says "America is worthy of praise for making herself tho herald of the work of civil lzation." Open Switch Causes' Wreck. RICHMOND,- Va.. Juno Zl. The Cannon Ball train .on the Norfolk. & Western, which left here this morning for Norfolk, collided near Petersburg with a freight train standing on the track. The en gineer and fireman of the passenger train were killed; the conductor's arm was broken and the passengers badly shaken up. The wreck was caused by an open switch. Both engines wero badly smashed. Engineer Covington, of the Cannon Ball, and his nephew. Fireman R. Covington, were both Instantly killed. The engineer of the freight saved himself by Jumping. No- passengers were seriously hurt. Con ductor Eckels, of the Cannon BaL, -of fered the fracture of bis collar bone act! arms, and R. E. Hawkins, express mes senger, was painfully hurt, and J. P Fahrer, of Richmond, was badly bruised. OIL BELT HAS A FIRE, Careless Disposition of a Match Causes a Bad Blaze. SOUR LAKE, Tex;, June 27. Much ex citement prevailed In the oil field for a time Just after the noon hour today, caused by flames springing up on the five acres of oil waste belonging to tho Guffey3 and Texas Addition Company. The Are was caused by some one throw ing a lighted match Into the oil. For a time the flames were fierce and led to the belief that the big Guffey tanks were on Are- The surface accumulations soon burned overfl and by 3 o'clock the flames were under control. The loss Is Insignifi cant. DUST CAUSES BAD FIRE. Explosion in Grent Grain Elevator Results lu Loss of $200,000. MILWAUKEE. June 27. A fire early to day In the big elevators owned by the American Malting Company Is shown to have been caused by an explosion of dust. The buildings destroyed are malthouse C, yearly output SOO.OOO bushels of malt; engine-house and boiler-room, three stories; elevator F, six stories, capacity 2o,O00 bushels; malthouse A, output 7CO.O0O bush els; elevator E was badly damaged by water, but the efforts of the firemen saved It from - destruction. J. M. Reibs, local manager of the American Malting Com pany, made the following statement: "The loss to the entire plant and con tents will be about $300,000. I estimate that about 400,000 bushels of grain and malt have been destroyed. The build ings destroyed contained 72 pneumatic drums. In which all the malt and grain arc stored." Fire at Largest Tin 31111 In World. NEWCASTLE. Pa., June 27. More than $100,000 loss was inflicted by flro here tonight at the great Shenango tin mill, the largest plant of the kind In tha world. The fire was either of Incendiary origin or resulted from spontaneous com bustion, to decide whlc ha searching in vestigation will be necessary. SYNDICATE BUYS MINES. Powerful Eastern Company Will Spend Much Money In Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, June 27. State Sen ator A. B. Lewis made the announcement today that a powerful Eastern syndicate had acquired heavy holdings of iron and coal lands in Southern Utah, and would spend between $25,000,000 and $3O,00O.0QJin openings tho mines, Huilding railroads arid putting up an immense steel plant. To this end, the Utah Coal & Iron Company will be Incorporated next week under the liws of Colorado. It will have a capital of $20,000,000, and will issue bonds ire an equal amount. Mr. Lewis absolutely refuses to tell whom he represents, except that they are experts in the iron business and amply able to furnlshthe vast amount of capital necessary for the undertaking. C. C. Parsons, a Denver attorney, i3 in this city now on business connected with the corporation. NEW TELEGRAPH LINE. Postal Company Secures Omaha. Ogden Right of Way. OMAHA, Neb., June 27. Arrangements were completed here tonight between the Postal Telegraph Company and the Union Pacific Railway by which the former is given permission to construct a telegraph line along the right of way of tho latter, between Omaha and Ogden. In addition, tho contract provides that the Postal Company may construct a line along tho same right of way from Cheyenno to Denver and from Ogden to Butte, Mont.; along the right of way of the Oregon Short Line Railroad. Officers of the Postal Telegraph Com pany In this city tonight say that the work on the construction of new lines will begin at once and be pushed with the greatest speed. Six to eight wires will be strung on the line from Omaha to Ogden. DENIES POSTAL CHARGES Paper Company Says It Is a Union Shop, and Employs No Children. "WASHINGTON, June 27. The General Manifolding Company of Franklin. Pa., criticism of whose contract with the PostofHce Department resulted in the letter of Third Assistant Postmaster-' General Madden to the Postmaster-General, asking for an Investigation of the matter, has sent to the Fostofllce Depart ment a denial of charges that it was a non-union shop, and says it has never employed child labor In 'its plant. The matter will be investigated by the In spectors. This was a quiet day in the PostofHce Investigation, and there were no Important developments. The In spectors were busy, and there were a number of conferences between Postmaster-General Payne and his assistants. Sister of the Late General Stonemaa. BUFFALO, June .27. Mrs. I Charlotte Stoneman "Williams, sister to the late General Stoneman, a cavalry leader in the Civil War, and later Governor of Cali fornia, died here today. She was a leader In Christian Science In this city, being at one time reader in a church. About seven days before her death, she acquiesced in the summoning of a regular physician. .He could do nothing for her then. She "tiled of paeumonia. Head of Government Hospital. WASHINGTON, June 27. Dr. A. B. Richardson, superintendent of the Gov ernment hospital for the insane, died here suddenly tonight of apoplexy, aged E6 years. He was appointed from Ohio four years ago by President McKinley. Woodworkers Strike Is Renewed. IRONTON. O., June 27. The general strike of woodworkers was renewed here today, causing a complete suspension In this section of the Ohio valley. A recog nition of the union is the principal de mand. Reduce Capital Stock. NEW YORK. June 27. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Trust. Company of the Republic today. It was voted to reduce the capital stock from $1,000,000 to 5500,000. .. PUT IDE Wgre and McKinley Are Sent to Grand Jury. FRAUD WAS GOMMiTTED Commissioner Sladen Finds Good Case Made." HAS EVIDENCE OF HANDWRITING Expert Says Accused Couple Filled Out Fraudulent Papers-Jndgc O'Daj; Chivalrously Indlgnaat at Reflections on Miss "Ware. Miss Marie "Ware and Horace iG. Mc Kinley must each answer to the grand Jury on the charge of fraud and con splracy in connection with land loca tions, t They were "held In $2000 bonds each by United States Commissioner Sladen yesterday, and their cases will corns up at the-October session of the grand Jury. The Government's case was strength ened by the testimony of a handwriting- expert, that the Interlineations in some of the incriminating papers wer made by Mr. McKinley, and that soma of the disputed signatures were written by MIS3 Ware. The troubles of Horace G. McKinley and Marie L. Ware, formerly United States Commissioner at Eugene, have apparently Just begun, for at the conclusion of their two days' preliminary examination yes terday afternoon they found themselves tied up to bonds of $2000 each to await further attention by the Grand Jury, which meets in October. Miss Ware was prepared for the emergency and Dan W. Tarpley, a Eugene notary public, and Al. Walker, a saloonkeeper of the same town, who Is also Miss "Ware's cousin, were on hand to furnish the necessary bond, while Mr- McKinley. lees thoughtful, will bo given until tomorrow to supply ways and means for a temporary release. After the noon recess yesterday the arguments of the opposing counsel were begun, the defendants making no effort to offset with testimony the convincing showing which the Government had mau2 against them. Enough Evidence for Jury. John H. Hall, representing the Govern ment, carefully reviewed the evidence sub mitted, emphasizing the facts brought out by John A. Wesco, tho handwriting ex pert, as tending to show that Miss Waro and McKinley were guilty of forgery and fraud in the matter of six separate home stead proofs and the subsequent convey ance by deed of the tracts covered by such proofs. He also referred to the testimony of Clyde Lloyd and his statements that McKinley had conspired with Miss Ware to defraud the Government of the title to valuable timber land by covering It with spurious homestead entries. The testi mony of citizens of Cottage Grove, where the entrymen and their witnesses claimed to'llve, that they had never heard of such people and that no such men had eve: lived In the country, was recalled. Mr. Hall concluded his opening speech by de claring that evidence enough had been presented to warrant a conviction by Jury and certainly enough to Justify binding them over to the Grand Jury- He then asked that on order be made binding them over in a good and sufficient bond. Judge O'Day Waxes Wroth. Judge O'Day, for the defense, followed in a speech an hour long. He Insisted thai there be no presumption of guilt because tho defendants did not produce any testi mony to offset that of the Government. "If this were a trial by Jury," said he, "a verdict of acquittal would be directed by tho Court. There has not been a scin tilla of evidence produced here to warrant holding the defendants to tho Grand Jury." The Judge seemed to "have it In" for Expert "Wesco, whom he cpntemptu ously referred to as. "tho fidOter," and each time tho Falstaff of Portland's bar thought of what Mr..Wesco had done to his clients he grew more mad. Appar ently forgetting Nero, Jefferson and other eminent lights of history whe wero wont to scrape the wall ing strings, he scouted the pre sumption that "a fiddler" or one re motely associated with "fiddles," was competent to speak with knowledge ol anything, much les3 when such speaking was detrimental to his clients. The Jovia) winnecof damage suits also told the secret of his being, recounting his own ex perience as a teacher of penmanship, a farmer, and lawyer and by citing th number or years he had spent In each ot those vocations disclosed the startling fact that he must be at least SO years of age. The aged advocate also took a fall qui of the luckless reporter who had denied to Miss Ware the beauty of Helen of Troj or Cecilia Loftus. He declared that th newspapers were persecuting her and holding her up to scorn. He was carrying a full head of steam when with one Ti tanic flst waving aloft and in tones whict caused the Morrison-street bridge to vi brate, he shouted: "My God; of course she has a snut nose. She can't help that. She was bora that way." After thl3 brilliant peroration he pro ceeded to question the veracity of Clydi Lloyd, and sought to discredit his entirt testimony. He went so far as to charac terize him as a "fine peacherlne." "Conn again?" said Commissioner Slayden, but the Judge refused to translate. In conclu- I ; . - (Concluded, oa Fate- 3.). V