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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 12, 1907. T. EDWARDS' SCULP TO Agent of Umatillas Offers Res ignation When It Is De manded. BOURNE GETS QUICK ACTION special Agent's ltcport - Sustains early All Charges and Major's Jloastcd Pull Breaks Down Vnder the Strain. OREGONTAX XEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May 11. Major O. C. Edwards, aent in charge of the Umatilla Indian agency. is on the toboggan. His terrific temper, his arrogant manner and his trouble-making disposition became un bearable both to the Indians of the reser vation and the people of Pendlefon, and they built such a hot fire under the Major tliat the department had to drop him. Charges were preferred against Ed wards last October, alleging unfair methods in handling the money of In dians, arrogance, vindictiveness, profan ity and drunkenness. It was charged that, because of these various failings and because of his utter lack of sympathy for the Indians and his ever-present desire to pick a quarrel, he was unfitted for agent. Special Agent Charles Davis was sent out to investigate and his report was de cidedly unfavorable to Edwards; in fact, nustatned most of the charges. Yet noth ing was done. Mr. Davis report remained unacted upon for more than a month. Con gressman Ellis, who resides at Pendle ton and has personal knowledge of the facts, wrote Senator Bourne calling his attention to the situation and asking him to secure action. The Senator took the matter up In person, the report was ( brought forward for consideration and 'the telegraph was called Into play, with the result that Edwards' resignation was forthcoming today and was promptly ac- ' cepled. Mis successor will be chosen Monday and will take charge as soon as 'he can get to Pendleton. Advices received here stated that Ed wards was boasting that he had a pull t Washington and would remain at Umatilla a year longer, if he so desired, and that he would have promotion at the 'end of that time. The most serious charges against Major tEdwards were that it was impossible to lease Indian land unless the lessee was a patron of the Commercial National Bank of Pendleton and that it was only possi ble for persons connected directly or indi rectly with the bank to buy heirship land, though it was required to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder. At Ed wards' Instance W. I... Thompson, cashier of the bank, was appointed guardian for he Indian heirf. JOY THROUGHOUT UM ATI IX A Hdwards to Leave as Soon as Suc cessor Arrives. FEXDLRTOJv Or., May 11. (Special.) Major O. C. Edwards, agent of the Umatilla Indian reservation, for whose removal a large majority of the In dians and the renters have been striv ing almost ceaselessly for more than A. year, or almost since his appoint ment, has resigned from the service, and his resignation has been aecepted and his surcessor appointed. Edwards says that he wired in his resignation Thursday of this week, asking: that it take effect June 30. Congressman Ellis today received a meftsage from Senator Bourne, which said that the resignation of Edwards had been accepted and his successor appointed and that he would be re lieved as soon as the new man could reach Pendleton. Edwards says that ho has been anxious to get out of the service for several months, and that the fight which has boen made on him and the charges against him have been the only things that have kept him from resigning before this. He will now leave for Wyoming, where he and his wife have homesteads. The news of the resignation and its acceptance has been hailed with joy by practically all the residents of this city and county. I'ORTLAXD XEKDS IT BADLY Bristol Recommends Naturalization Bureau Bourne Will 'Push It. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 11. In response to an in quiry from Senator Bourne, District Attorney Bristol states that there is great need for the establishment of a naturalizafion bureau at Portland, if the department Is to adopt the policy outlined in these dispatches a few days ago looking to the elimination of nat uralisation and election frauds, Mr. Bourne will put the matter to the Attorney-General on Monday and strong ly urg;e the establishment of such a bureau al Portland, If the department decides to carry out the plan now in hand. Northwest Postal Affairs. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 11. Claude E. Hathaway has been appointed regular. Clarence Hathaway substitute, rural carrier, route 4, at Cheney, Wash. Oregon Postmasters appointed: BIy, Ada Erb, vice W. F. Reed, resigned; OMlo. Ulric C. Dodge, vice I- H. Taffer, resigned. Consul Manning Prepares to Sail. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. May 11. I. N. Manning-, of Portland, recently appointed Consul to Cartagena, is here receiving- instruc tions from the State Department prior to departure for his post. His wife and daughter accompany him. GUESTS OF THE REPUBLIC GIVEN NWS Foreign Army and Navy Officers Entertained at Washington. WASHINGTON. May 1L The dis tinguished foreigners visiting this city as the guests of the United States were divided Into two parties today. The larger one, composing most of the prin cipal naval officers and a few foreign army officers, made a pilgrimage to the home of George Washington at Mount Vernon. The other party, composed mostly of army officers, went to Port Myer and witnessed a special drill by a troop of the Thirteenth Cavalry and a battery of field artillery. The drill was followed by a luncheon at the post. Among those who went to Fort Myer were Major Wang Tu Chin and Captain Vang Ten Pin of the Chinese army. .The trip to Mount Vernon was made on the naval yacht Mayflower. Secretary Metcaif was the host of the occasion. His guests numbered about 40 and in cluded General Kuroki and two other generals of the Japanese army. Vice Admiral Ijuin and staff of the Japanese navy, the Japanese Ambassador, the prin cipal officers of the Chilean navy, the naval attaches of the various Kmbassies and Legations, captain Li Ting Using and Lieutenant Lin Sing Chwa of the Chinese navy and Rear-Admiral Davis and other officers of the United States fleet in Hampton Roads. FOREIGN GUESTS AKE DINED President Entertains Visitors to the Jamestown Exposition. WASHINGTON. May 11. President Roosevelt gave a dinner tonight in honor of General Kuroki. the Duke d'Abruzzi, Vice-Admiral juin and oth er representatives of foreign powers, who have come to this country to visit the Jamestown Exposition. The state dining-room was used, the table dec orations beinp composed of pink and white roses. The whole building was handsomely illuminated. CABINET TALKS POLITICS Long Session Discusses Taft-Foraker Fight In Ohio. WASHINGTON, May 11. Today's Cab inet meeting, which was postponed from yesterday, lasted from 11 to 1:45 o'clock, an unusually long time. It is believed that the Presidential situation as affected by conditions in Ohio, was thoroughly con sidered. None of th members would say that it was not. Each one asked about the meeting said it did not relate partic ularly to business of his department. The coming conference of Republican stato leaders at Columbus on May 15, is caus ing a great deal of interest in Adminis tration circles, and from remarks made by a Cabinet officer after the meeting to day, the inference is that this came up for a large share of discussion. The po sition of the Taft people, from what a member of the Cabinet said, is believed to be that the Presidency and the Senator ship in Ohio should be considered sepa rately. Secretary Taft declined to talk on the subject. STEAMER TEAL LAUNCHED Boat Is Christened by Miss Ruth Teal Ready in Two Weeks. The steamer J. N. Teal, of the fleet of the Open River Transportation Company, was launched at Supple's yard yesterday. She was christened by Miss Ruth Teal, daughter of J. N. Teal for whom, the steamer is named. The boat struck the water at 2:27 o'clock, and with the break ing of the usual bottle of champagne the boat was formally named. The Teal was built. by the Open River Company to operate betwen Portland and the Big Eddy, above The Dalles, and will make connection at the portage road with the steamers on the Upper Colum bia. She will go' into commission in about two weeks. She will handle about ooOO sacks of wheat at a load. T nlon Buries Dead Memberi SAN FRANCISCO. . May 11. The funeral of John Buchanan, the union carman who was killed in Tuesday's riotlngr. "was held from Labor Temple this morning-. There was a large gath ering of union men and members of the Carmen's Union officiated as pall bearers. The services were conducted by the Rev. William Patterson, and at the conclusion of the ceremony a short adress was made by Richard Cornelius, president of the union, who said: "One last word to our brother. The fact that he was with us Is the best evidence that he stood for all that Is right and just. We will meet him again, where the imperfections of our brotherhood will be made perfect and the principle for which -we now strive will be attained. On behalf of Divi sion 205 of the railway employes, broth er, I bid you farewell." Divorce for 'Wife of "Lord Douglas." LOS ANGKLE3. May 11. John Percy Parlies, better known as "Lord Douglas. was made defendant in a divorce suit brought by his wife, to whom he wafi married in July, 1905. The plaintiff at. leges desertion, exhibiting a letter de clared to have been sent her by her hus band from Seattle. In which he advises her to seek a separation. The decree was granted. Mexican Delegation at Fair. NORFOLK, Va.. May 11. The Mexican Governmental Commission to the James town Exposition, composed of Colonel Manterola, Captain Fernandez and Cap tain Lugo, of the Mexican army, and Lieutenant Carao, of the Mexican navy, arrived at the exposition today for a permanent stay until November for the purpose of witnessing army and navy features. Pittsburg Suddenly Shivers. PITTSBURG, May 11. Since yesterday at noon the temperature in Western Pennsylvania dropped from 65 degrees to 32. This is the coldest day in May since 1S7. Brother Returns to Transvaal. LONDON, May 11. Premier Botha, of the Transvaal, who has been the lion of colonial society, left for South Africa today. tR ii mi Hi i ,i i in .t ADOPTS A NEW PLAN Railroad Commission Quickens Unloading of Cars. CONGESTION IS RELIEVED Representative Calls on Shippers in Person and Urges Them to Re move the Freight From the Local Terminal Yards. ST. PAUL, Minn.. May 11. 3peei.il.) President Howard Elliott of the North ern Pacific today announced that owing to the big increase of business in the past few years it has been decided to make some changes in organization and some addition to the official staff of the company. Charles M. Levey, third vice-president with headquarters at Tacoma, Wash., will be transferred to. St. Paul and will be in charge of maintenance and opera tion of all Northern Pacific lines. H. J. Horn will be general manager In charge of maintenance and operation in Mon tana. Minnesota. North Dakota and Wis consin, with, headquarters at St. Paul, as at present. H. C. Nutt will be general manager in charge of maintenance and operation of lines in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, making his headquarters at Tacoma. For a number of years Mr. Nutt was with the Burlington, of which the Northern Pacific is half owner. Of recent years he has been general superintendent of the Michigan Central, located at Detroit. BOMB IS A BOOMERANG (Continued From First Page.) loping Taft movement In the Empire State. The cold sober truth requires the chronicling of the fact that ad ministration circles a.ee joyful over the damper put upon the Hughes candi dacy. There long has been a suspicion that enemies of the administration in Wash ington would seize upon Mr. Hughes, in the event they could not succeed in framing up the programme for a candidate of the reactionary type, to defeat the choice of any candidate who had the unqualified administration backing. To do that, however. It would be essential tiiat New York be solidified, to begin with, on Its favor ite son. Considerable has been said within the last few days about the "war of ex termination" which the administration was to inaugurate against favorite son candidates wherever they may appear. The latest developments warrant the assertion that there are no such plans or that, If there have been, they have been abandoned. DESIRES XO HIGHER HONORS Hughes Disclaims Ambition Raps Public Service Corporations. NEW YORK, May 11. Governor Charles E. Hughes is not, according to a statement made by him tonight, a candidate for political honors higher than he has now. , In an address be fore the Brooklyn Young -Republican Club, Mr. Hughes declared he asked for nothing so far as he was person ally concerned, as he knew enough about the cares of public life not to cherish any illusions on the subject. He wished, however, to see the Re publican party redeem its pledges and live up to Its opportunities. Unusual interest attached to Mr. Hughes' utterances tonight, m view of the motion made by ex-Governor Odell at the Republican State Committee meeting today indorsing Mr. Hughes for President. The motion was promptly ' tabled, but it was thought probable that Mr. Hughes would refer to the incident in his address. His disclaimer of personal ambition, how ever, was the only remark that could possibly be applied to the. subject, Mr. Hughes spoke in favor of the public-service bill now before the Leg islature. The people demanded the bill, he said, and it was the Republi can party's duty to pass It. He con tinued: There are many connected with the cor porations affected who oppose this legis lation. This Is natural. They stand for private interest. I believe their effort is a mistaken one, even in fills light, for nothing is of more Importance to our pub lic service corporations at the present time than that an adequate plan of regu lation in the interest of the people and of such a character as to vindicate itself be fore the people should be provided. In that way lies the settlement of the ques tions that vex the public mind and the establishment of the confidence upon which the extension of these enterprises depends. But it should be understood that those SCEXJ4 AT TICK LAUNCHING OF TILE NEW U -'if.. who set private interest against the pub lit interest are neither Democrats nor Re publicans. They can teach no lessons of party loyalty. Their loyalty is to the Interest which they serve. Mr. Hughes declared in favor of bal lot reform and direct nominations, and continued: " A bill has been, introduced giving the Governor specific authority to investigate the condition of administrative depart ments. The wisdom of this is obvious. If the Governor is to be charged with the duty of executing the laws, then let him have the power by which he can perform that. duty. No Republican should oppose and I do not .believe Republicans will op pose a measure so clearly in the public interest. DID XOT REPUDIATE! foraker Denied That Taft Desires to Oust Him. CLEVELAND. May 11. Congressman Theodore E. Burton gave out the follow ing statement today: "An erroneous report has gone forth to the effect that Secretary Taft has said to me by telephone that he desired the elimi nation of Senator Foraker from politics. He has never made any such statement. He has refused, however, to enter any deal in which he would have the support of the Republicans of the state for the Presidency and in considera tion of which Mr. Foraker should be Indorsed for the Senatorship. Such an ar rangement would savor of a political bar gain and awaken criticism because the two are, supposed to represent different ideas, especially in regard to the policies of the administration of President Roose velt. "So far as I know, none of the friends of Secretary Taft has advised or asked him to take any part in any contest for the 'Senatorship In the state, nor has he expressed any intention of doing so." ' Taft's Brother Visits President. WASHINGTON. May 11. Henry W. Taft of New York, a brother of the Sec retary of War. talked with the President today about the prospective vacancy on the bench of the United States Circuit Court for the Second District to be caused by the retirement 'of Judge Wal lace. Mr. Taft went also to the War Deprt ment to see his brother and later returned with the Secretary to the White House, remaining there for some time discussing political matters. Mr. Taft declined to say anything for publication. Ti BIG FIRFS IN PARIS TWO MILLI.OXS LOST IN INCEN DIARY BLAZES. Mob Impedes Work of Firemen by Cutting Hose and Pillaging Houses Difficult Rescues. PARIS, May 11. The entire fire depart ment of Paris was called out tonight to fight two great fires which started within two hours and which are believed to have been the work of Incendiaries. The first fire was at Aubin's cartridge factory. It was accompanied by many violent explosions, but there was no loss of life. The second was In the Mont Martre dis trict, at Hermann la Chapelle's metal works. Here the flames spread rapidly to some adjoining houses, the occupants of which were rescued with difficulty. The work of the firemen was Impeded by a mob of thugs called In Paris "apaches," who cut the hose, pillaged the houses and stabbed one policeman who was trying- to hold the people back. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000. VOLCANOES ARE MORE ACTIVE Stromboli's Crater Caves In and Sub marine One Opens. MESSINA. Sicily. May 11. New cra ters have opened in Mounts Aetna and Stromboll, whose eruptions are increas ing. The observatories of Messina and Catania continue t. register earth shocks, but they are -very light. The alarm of the population of this Island is growing, especially around Mount Aetna. A portion of the main crater of Stromboll lias fallen in, causing a more active eruption. It seems to have af fected the sea. which is much agitated near the island. Scientists have ex pressed the opinion that possibly a sub marine crater may have opened. Gag for Rebellious Hindoos. SIMLA. British India. May 11. Al though no further disturbances have oc curred, the marked unrest among the Hindoos continues and the government is determined to check its spread. An ex traordinary issue of the Official Gazette today contains a proclamation of the Viceroy, the Earl of Minto, prohibiting meetings for the discussion of public and political affairs without a week's notice to the authorities, who are empowered to forbid them. Illness Delays Maiion's Coming. SAN FRANCISCO, May 11. Members of the Carmen's Union say they do not know when W. D. Mahon, president of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes of America, who Is on his way to this city, will arrive heTe. When he left Hot Springs in response to a telegram urging his immediate pres ence here he was very 111 and It was mi (by a RIVER STEAMER, J. St. TKAI- i mm We have just invoiced our table stock and find that we have a number of samples with but one of a kind left. We are going to close out these patterns to make room for new lines just received. Odds and ends and in fact everything" that in any way conflicts with our new lines must be sold. This sale begins tomorrow morning and lasts all week No. 712. Extension Table, ex actly like cut; 6-inch leg, 45 inch top, - and extends to six feet. Pacific oak finish; regu lar price $17.50; special this week .....$13.50 No. 241. 6 -ft. Extension Table; pedestal base with claw foot; 45-inch top, quarter-sawed oak, finished weathered or golden. Regular $26.00; special price ..$20.00 No. 241 Vi- Extension Table; pe destal base with round top, claw foot; quartered oak, in weathered or golden finish; regular $30.00; special price $23.50 No. 700. 45-inch square Exten sion Table; 6-inch leg, and top 1 extends to 6 feet; Pacific oak finish. Regular $16.00; special this week $12.00 No. 30. Extension Table, made of well seasoned hardwood, has 4-inch leg and 42-inch square top; Pacific oak finish; 6-foot extension. . Regular , $11 ; spe cial $7.75 Terms on These Prices against the strong advice of his phy sicians that he roee from a sick bed and started. Since then no word has been received from him and those who await his coming believe he may have found it necessary to stop oft for medical at tendance. KAISER DOES NOT FORGIVE Arrests Woman Denounced for Lese Majeste by Jilted Lover. LONDON', May 11. According to the Vienna correspondent of the Express, Mrs. Wowanke, the wife of a Chicago engineer, has been arrested at her parents' home in Radwanlti, Silesia, on the serious charge of .having committed lese majeste in love letters she wrote two years ago. Mrs. Wowanke, it is stated, was originally betrothed to a Pole of the name of Stro bowskl. The girl cancelled the engage" ment and went to America, where she married Mr. Wowanke. Recently she re turned to visit her parents. Thereupon Strobowski. in order to obtain revenge for his Jilting, submitted to the public prosecutor love letters written, it is al leged, by his former sweetheart, In which she attacked the Emperor's Polish policy. Her arrest followed on the eve-of her re turn to Chicago. ' Defaulting .Teller Surrenders. CHARIjOTTE, N. C, May 11. Frank H. Jones, the defaulting teller of the Char lotte National Bank, who is charged with having' embezzled about $70,000 of the $x - r 1 - ; h i I "". xzzi 4 C . ....... n.HMillMHUMHmWW T mww"' ' " ' I Tale Suecials No. 23112. Round-top Pedestal Extension Table,, exactly like cut; 45-inch top, extends to 6 feet; made of select quartered oak with, hand-polished finish. Regular price $36.00; special this week $26.50 No. 100. Weathered Ash Exten sion Table, 42-inch top, 4-inch leg and 6-foot extension; strictly mission in design; reg ular $12 value, now. ..$8.00 No. 675. Oak Table. 45-in. top, 5-inch leg and 8-foot extension ;. weathered finish; regular $18; special this week $13.50 No. 385. Oak Table; 5-inch leg, 48-inch top, all quarter-sawed and polished; top extends to 8 feet; golden finish; regular value $36; special at $24.75 No. 374. Extension Table; 6-ft. extension, quarter-sawed gold en oak, full French leg, 45-in. square top. Regular value $35. Now. $23.00 bank's funds and for whom a reward of $3,000 was offered, arrived here today and surrendered himself. Voters Enchred by Striking. PARIS, May 11. A local grievance caused a strike of the electors In the ( Twenty-Seventh Annual Statement of The Bankers Life Association OF DES MOINES, IOWA , FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 190. Pnhlished January 1, 1907. " ' ASSETS. First Mortgage Loans on Real Estate $ 7;816,959.03 Bonds and Other Securities, Book Value 295,770.00 Real Estate 43,000.00 Deposited with Missouri Insurance Department 1,000.00, Guarantee Notes not yet due i 1,397,244.31 Cash in Banks and Treasury o84,751.2S Total Ledger Assets....... ...$ 9,938,724.60 Interest Accrued 207,288.91 Assessments payable in January 1907, to cover losses report ed and not proven $ 136,168.08 Total Resources ." $ 10,282,181.51 LIABILITIES. Death Claims Proven and Unpaid , None Death Claims Not Proven , $ 136,168.00 Trust Fund Deposits and Advance Payments 16,083.52 Accounts Due and Payable January, 1907 4,715.40 Balance Resources to Protect Contracts 10,125,214.59 Total. . . ! : .$ 10,282,181.51 Securities with Iowa State Department $ 8,081,537.48 (Pledged for Payment of Death CiMimR. GUARANTEE FUND. $ 5,344,551.08 (Pledged by Mmbra for Payment at tiU. RESERVE FUND 4,077,543.95 (Pleased for Payment of Lossei Id Excess of 1 per cent per annum.) INSURANCE IN FORCE 1291,748,000.00 Death Claims Paid During the year $ 1,674,720.05 Guarantee Deposits Returned During the Year 34,224.00 Total Paid to Beneficiaries Since Organization 13,4.52,313.50 Death Rate per Thousand in 1906....' ' 6.27 Cost of Insurance per thousand at age 40 in 1906 10.00 Othr Ages In Proportion.) Increase in Insurance in Force during the year.... $ 37,578,000.00 Increase in Resources during the year $ 1,505,988.38 Increase in Guarantee Fund during the year $ 668,281.00 Increase in Reserve Fund during the year $ 579,992.06 Increase in Deposits with State Department. $ 1,198,605.52 Total Depository Banks Appointed 7,504 Attest: EDWARD A. TEMPLE, J. M. BACHTELL, Auditor. " Presiden- F. C. AUSTEN, Manager, 502-3 Oregonian Bldf Oregon Phone Main 1633. Portland, Oregon No. 227. This solid oak Tabl has a 42-inch, 4-inch leg, and extends to 6 feet; finished in golden or weathered; regular $13.50 value; special this week $9.50 No. 582. Solid Pedestal Table; made of select quartered oak and is highly polished; 6-foot extension and 42-inch top; reg ular price $26.50; special this week: $19.75 No. 2201. Oak Table; pedestal base, 45-inch round top, 6-foot extension, finished weathered or golden. Regular $25.00 ; special $18.50 No. 2200. Oak Table; finished weathered or golden; 45-inch square top, with 6-foot exten sion. Regular price $22.50; special $16.00 No. 210Vi. Oak Table; all quar . tered and polished finished golden; 6-foot extension; reg ular price $25.00; special this week $18.75' Strictly Cash commune of Grenoble. On the flrsS ballot of the municipal election noi body voted. On the second ballot one vote was cast for IS officials, who were thus elected, much to the sur-. prise of several of the successful, candidates. . ron io3.oi