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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 30, 1907. STILETTO READY TO Secretary Wilson Has Grudge Against Man Who Put Him to Confusion. SALT RUBBED IN WOUNDS Kansas Agricultural Expert Dims Iowa's Fame and Vindicates Sunflower State Shows Wil son Ten Tears Behind Time. TOPEKA, Kan., June 2. (Special.) The statement from Washington that Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson has ordered his crop statisticians to watch the reports of F. D. Coburn, Secretary of the Kansas Board, with a view to the picking; of flaws and finding: of errors, has caused general commint It is alleged that the Federal Secretary desires to discover something: that will cripple the fame of the Kansas official. About two years ago Mr. Wilson, In a speech on a Western trip, put Kan sas in the "semi-arid" belt. Mr. Coburn would not stand for this and issue a pamphlet showing that Kan sas produced . more foodstuffs than Iowa, the home of Mr. Wilron; that in the production of wheat and corn Kansas led all states of the Union; that Kansas farmers had moie money on deposit in the banks per capita than the farmers of any other agricultural state, and that Kansas was in anything except the "semi-arid" belt. Through Arid Kansas by Boat. A few months later Mr. Coburn rubbed a little more salt Into the wounds of the Washington chief. Mr. Wilson bad some speaking dates in Western Kansas, which once was an extremely "arid" section. On account of heavy rains he was compelled to use boats to reach his appointments. Mr. Coburn Is not slow as an advertiser of Kansas. He gave the newspapers a tip, and they printed cartoons of Mr. Wilson doing "arid" Kansas In a boat. Naturally it nettled the Washington chief. Recently Mr. Coburn rubbed in a lit tle more salt on the wounds of the head of the National Agricultural De partment. When the green bug was devastating the Kansas wheatflelda two months ago, Mr. Wilson decided to give the farmers of this state some advice as to how to defeat Its ravages in future. He wrote a letter to Mr. Coburn and asked that It be printed In the Kansas papers. In It he advised Kansas farmers to plant turkey red wheat. He, said that in 1897 he made some experiments and found that tur key red spread out and "stooled" bet ter and withstood the ravages of bugs better than any other variety. Ten Tears Behind Times. Mr.. Coburn gave out a statement himself, showing that for twenty years Kansas had practically produced no other klntf of wheat. Millers and wheat-grewers of the West began to poke fun at Mr. Wilson for making experiments. In 1897 with turkey red wheat, which Kansas had grown suc cessfully and almost exclusively a de cade before. For the Federal Agricul tural Department to be held up to the world as 10 years behind the times grated on Mr. Wilson's nerves. Now, It Is stated, he has ordered his experts to keep -tab on Coburn and dissect every report he makes. CONTRACTS FOR BIG SHIPS American Dreadnuughts to Be Built With Turbine Engines. WASHINGTON, June 29. Before leaving for the West today. Secretary Metcalf announced his decision In re spect to important matters. In the first place he allotted contracts for the ronstruotlon of the two American "Dreadnaught" battleships, the Inter esting point of his decision being the rejection of the Navy Department's plans and the acceptance of the more progressive Ideas of the private ship building firms, involving the use of steam turbines. So as to afford fair opportunity for comparison of the relative merits of the British and American turbine sys tems, the Secretary awurded one con tract thai to the Newport News Ship building Company with the purpose of trying the British device known as the "Parsons turbine." This is condi tioned upon certain modifications by the contractors to meet the ideas of the department; otherwise they must build the ship with reciprocating en gines under he department's plans. In the first case they will receive $4,090, 000, and la the latter case only 13,987. 000. . Wilt Build Octopus Submarines. The contract for the other battle ship was awarded to the Fore River Shipbuldlng Company of Qulncy, Mass., at I4.S77.000 under its class bid pro viding for the machine of the American Curtis turbine type. The Newport News Company undertakes to build its ship In months and the Fore River Company In 4 Vi months. The Secretary was unable to award the contracts for building the submarine boats, because of the necessity of sub mitting to the Attorney-General a mere point of law, but he has decided to ac cept the report of the Board of Con struction and the special submarine board in favor of the Octopus type of boat, and the $3,000,000 appropriation will be used to build as many as possible of these boats, averaging about j-00,000 apiece. Armor-Plato Contract Divided. In awarding the contracts for supplying armor for the l!0,000-tou battleships to day, Mr. Metcalf. with a view to giving encouragement to all of the armor-producing concerns, while Insuring to the Government the lowest possible rates, di vided the contract among the three con cerns. The Midvale Company had ar-" ranged its bid so as to make a special price for what are regarded as the eas iest forms of armor plate to produce, and on the fact that its bid was the lowest for the greater part of the armor.- This bid was rejected by Mr. Metcalf and was consequently rearranged to meet the wishes of the department. At the same time the Midvale Company was notified that, if it ultimately wished a share of the business, it must reduce its bid to the level of the lowest bidders, which it did. Consequently. Mr. Metcalf was able to announce today that be bad awarded as follows: To the Bethlehem Company. 3960 tons; to the CarneKie Company, S545 tons, and to the Midvale Company. 2630 tons class A armor at 430 per ton, and classes B, C and D at $400. Examination for Consulates. WASHINGTON, June 29.-July 1 .tot T GQBURN State Department will hold its second examination to secure a list of eligible candidates from which appointments will be made to consular service positions. The first examination was held in March, when out of a class of 20 candidates ten passed the examination and have since been given appointments. A number of vacancies now exist in the service. The places to be filled through examina tion are in classes eight and nine, and pay, respectively, $2500 and $2000. The most important places In the service are filled by 1 promotion from these classes. The examinations are very se vere, and the candidate who undertakes them without thorough preparation will find them beyond his capacity. A col legiate education, combined with practi cal business experience. Is about what is required to get through and secure a passing rating. The examinations are oral and written. Something Wrong In Army. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., June 29. "There is a feeling said Major-General J. Franklin Bell in addressing the Army officers here today, "that there is some thing wrong in the Army. It is known In Washington and an effort will be made to correct it." General Bell's statement caused much comment among the Army men who heard him. He gave no hint of his mean ing, leaving his hearers to form their own conclusions.' The speech of General Bell was made at the graduating exer cises of the Infantry and Cavalry School, the Signal School and Staff College. The graduates. Including the InfanUry and cavalry class, numbered 38. There were five honor graduates. Second Lieu tenant George C. Marshall, Thirtieth Infantry, appointed from Virginia Mili tary School, leads the class with an av erage of 967. 7S1 points of a possible 1000. The other four honor graduates- are; Cap tain M. C. Kerth, Twenty-third Infantry, 966.145; Captain D. C. Rhodes, Sixth Cav alry, 964.319; Second Lieutenant R. E. Beebe, Twenty-ninth Infantry, 962.063, and Lieutenant H. L. Hodges, First Cavalry, 968.540. Oil King Hard to Locate. PITTSFIELD, Mass., June 29. E. Parmalee Prentice authorised the state ment today that Mr. Rockefeller is not in Pittsfleld and has not been here re cently. TOWN WITHIN II CITY FRIiAK SITUATION FOUND ONLY AT SEATTLE. Metropolis Annexe Suburbs Until Georgetown) Is Completely Fenced In. SEATTLE, Wash., June 29. (Spe cial.) West Seattle voted today, S25 to 8, to be annexed to Seattle. This ac tion leaves Georgetown, a wide-open brewery town, with pool rooms run ning throughout theyear, except when the racing season is on at the Meadows and gambling permitted intermittently, an independent municipality of the third class wholly surrounded by Seat tle. Georgetown is as Independent of Seattle as though the town were in Eastern Washington, yet If a man started at one end of the town on a run he could scarcely stop before he spirited over Into Seattle. In every direction Georgetown now looks out upon Seattle. The people of Georgetown can not get in or out without tres passing upon Seattle, yet the peo ple of that suburb hold aloof and refuse to surrender their indepen dent organization. So far as Is known, Georgetown is the only munici pality in the world that maintains an Independent organization wholly wlth lng the corporate limits of a larger city. And there is nothing In the laws of this state that permits Seattle to compel Georgetown to surrender. WHY -HE IS A DEMOCRAT G. II. Thomas Voices His Objection to the Republican Party. PORTLAND, June 29. (To the Ed itor.) Referring to an editorial in The Oregonlan Thursday, I wish to say that as a citizen and a Democrat I am striving for the greatest good to the greatest number. To obtain this, I favor government by a majority of the whole people, rather than a govern ment by any form of aristocracy. I believe that continued special priv ilege legislation must result in the gradual submergence of the masses to a complete serfdom. Therefore the channels of equal opportunity should not be restricted. I would teach our children that the ideals and principles of Democracy are above men. Teach them that we should enact no laws which are not to be enforced, and that the executive officers themselves must be kept strictly subordinate to the Con stitution and laws of this country. The thought and legislation of the Republican party is grievously ' at variance with the foregoing. G. H. THOMAS. JAPANESE SEAMAN SAVED Transport Dix Picks Up Seven Wreck Victims in Mid-Ocean. SEATTLE. Wash., June 29. Ths transport Dix, arrived from Manila, brings the news of the rescue of seven Japanese seamen from a wrecked schooner. The derelict, sighted five days from the Luzon Islands, was hopelessly broken up above decks, weathering the last of a fierce gale that bad swept the Japanese coast for several days. They had been prac tically without food and tossed help lessly about for four days. The sailors only reached the derelict and effected the rescue after a terrific battle in a small boat with the storm. The res cued Japanese were taken to Manila. MYSTERY MAY BE SOLVED French Police Arrest Supposed Mur derer of Father Vatarian. NEW TORK.June 29. Information contained in a cablegram received at police headquarters tonight from Con-sul-General Skinner at Marseilles, may clear up the murder of Father Kasper Vatarian, the Armenian priest whose body was found in a trunk in a lodging-house in West Thirty-fifth street a month ago. The cablegram stated that Boghus Farkaln had been arrested in Mar seilles at the request of the New York police force for the priest's murder. Troops to Protect Italian Workmen. ROME, June 29. The strike troubles in the Province of Arrera are becoming worse. The troops have been forced to charge. In order to protect the workers. Many persons have been injured. President Appoints Marshal. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., June 29. Presi dent Roosevelt late today appointed Risher W. Thornberry. of Ohio, as tnarflha,! Oi the consular CSJilCAi-Silt EfiO PROTEST OF COBEA Appeals to Hague Conference Against Japan. RIGHTS ARE TRAMPLED ON Delegates Refused Recognition Pro claim to World Japanese Act Like Savages Will Appeal to America lor Help In Need. THE HAGUE. June 29. While the work of the peace conference amounted to al most nothing today, considerable Inter est was aroused by a protest which a Corean delegation sent to all the dele gates. It was signed by Yl Sang Sul, ex Premier; Yi Tyoune, ex-Judge of the Su preme Court of Seoul, and Yi TJongou, ex Secretary of the Corean Legation at St. Petersburg. The protest says that the Coreans re gret that they were not invited to the conference, because the Japanese were violating their rights and trampling on -use- i" y rTj General ' A. W. Greely, Who la Going to Vancouver to Take Command of Department of the Columbia. CHICAGO, June 29. (Special.) Major - General Adolphus W. Greely, who has been head of the Northern Division of the Army, with headquarters in Chicago, will leave on Monday for Van couver Barracks, Washington, to assume command of the Depart ment of the Columbia. His per sonal aide, Lieutenant E. D. War field, of the Thirtieth infantry, will go with him. The Northern Division of the Army ceases to exist on July 1. international law. deprived them of their national Independence and even resorted to violence. It adds that the Corean Em peror gave them full powers, which they put at the disposal of the delegates to the conference, asking their intervention for admission to the conference. They wished, the protest says, to defend their rights and expose the Japanese methods. The deputation applied to President Nelidoff for an audience, which was re fused upon the ground that he had no authority to Interfere in such questions. Japanese Act Like Savages. A Corean delegate, speaking to the As sociated Press today, said: "The Japanese are behaving in Corea like savages. They are committing all kinds of barbarisms against people, and especially the women. M. Nelidoff's re fusal to receive us was astonishing and painful, as our relations with Russia, as well as with America, are so good that we thought they could not refuse to as sist us. We intend to go to America to appeal to the generosity of that noble country for help. "In the Summer of 1905, before the treaty of Portsmouth Corea received the first Russian communications about the present conference called at the Instiga tion of President Roosevelt, and entrusted her minister at St. Petersburg, Prince Yl Tchene Pomm, to represent her at The Hague." ( , No Right to Recognition. Kelroku Tsuzukt, head of the Japanese delegation, speaking to the Associated Press in regard to this matter, said: "The Dutch government officially stated that Corea was not and could not be invited to the conference. Therefore, the Corean delegation, it is asserted, cannot receive any recognition." The sub-committee on the duties of neutral powers in time of war met this afternoon. The whole session was de voted to the discussion of a set of ques tions upon the subject of procedure in the opening of hostilities, which the dele gates must answer at later meetings. King Edward Meets Americans. LONDON, June 29. King Edward Is spending the week-end at t-'uneham Park, Oxford, as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, the latter formerly Miss Mary Burns, of New York. Among the other guests are J. Pierpont Morgan, Premier Campbell-Bannerman, Lord and Lady Londonderry, Iord and Lady Crewe, Lady Herbert and Mr. and Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild. Burn Property in Revenge. TULA, Russia, June 29. The Incendiary movement among the peasants in revenge for the dissolution of Parliament has assumed serious proportions. Six large estates. Including those of Count Vladimir Bobrinsky. president of the Constitutional Democratic party, and Princess VJadbola kaya, were devastated by incendiary fires yesterday. The losses were very heavy. NOT ONE PENNY OF GRAFT Taft Says Inquiry Proves Honesty. Will Give Better Food. WASHINGTON, June 29. "After Inves tigating every charge which has been brought to my attention, whether appar ently well founded or not. I have been anable to find a single penny of graft going to any one in connection with the Isthmian Canal work." This statement was made by Secretary Taft today when his attention was called to the statements that special account ants had been sent to the Isthmus to ex amine the books of the disbursing of- ficeta. si the curomlnfrtoy Secretary Taft 14 . in announced that he had sent to tbe Isth mus a competent accountant to look into the methods of keeping the commissary accounts there and to prepare a new method whereby the commission will be able to ascertain better the cost of sup plies and the proper price at which they should be sold to employes. . Some, inquiry bad developed that the commission was making too large a profit out of the commissary and, rather than have this happen, the Government will provide a more liberal bill of fare, its object being to keep up the food supply at a high standard. There was no evi dence of graft, however, the Secretary declared. DENVER MINT STANDS THE TEST So Foundation for Report of Irregu larities. WASHINGTON, June 29. After a thor ough investigation into the conditions in the Denver mint an official denial was made at the Treasury Department today of any Irregularity or suspicion of dis honesty on the part of anyone connected with it. The statement says the fact that such an investigation was being made and that a coin outside the limits of tolerance was found bad been made the basis of exag-erated reports. It is stated that there is no foundation for the statement that a consignment of Denver coins was rejected abroad and returned to this country. The only condemned coins that the department has knowledge of, it is said, are those discovered by the commis sion and by its own Inquiry. "The coinage has not been debased." the statement adds. "Of the pieces found outside the limits as many were above as below. Nobody profited by such errors as were made." -. In conclusion it is stated that those connected with the mint were spurred by an ambition to make a good showing In the output for the new institution and they crowded the work too fast for a force somewhat inexperienced. BIG CROWD AT MEHW5 SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE SEE OPENING-DAY RACES. Talent Is Frequently - Upset, -Winner Carrying; 35 1. Track In Fine bape. . SEATTLE, Wash., June 29. (Special.) Seven thousand persons helped the King County Fair Association open The Mead ows today. It was the best opening-day crowd that has ever been gathered at the track and there were Just enough favor ites finishing In front to keep up ths courage of- the talent. It was a field day for the bookies, a gala occasion for the crowd and an auspicious time for the horses. Two days of rainfall pounded the track into excellent shape, for the down pour has never been hard enough to make the going bad. At that, only Indifferent time was made, for most of the stables refused to send out their best beause of the long ride from California, just completed. Seattle is filled with horse men, and the season looks like the big gest thing ever pulled off here. Arthur McKnight made a debut as starter, practically leaving Lord Provost at the post. With a sorry start, the geld ing ran a magnificent race, but couldn't catch EH Chlhauhau, who got away sec ond. Redmont took the show. The talent was badly stung in the sec ond race, Red Reynard going to the post unsupported by bis own very little back ing and winning the race. Rudabek, carry ing the bulk of the coin, failed to make a showing. Eltln King, well played, ran himself out before the stretch was reached and quit. The third race was another upset for the public. Balnade carrying off the hon ors from the ' heavily played favorites College Widow and Raleigh. The winner was lightly played at 25 to 1. It was a pretty race to watch, and Balnade was nicely ridden. The public favorites fol lowed Balnade under the wire In order mentioned. The fourth race, the Opening Handicap, brought out very heavy betting. With but four entries to pick from, the public let the bookies make Llsaro favorite, but placed the bulk of its coin on St. Francis, who lived up to expectations. Miss Officious was easily second, Lisaro and Martinmas apparently disliking the going. Judge captured the fifth race, being the first favorite of the day to win, and his victory was a popular one. Ha was carefully ridden and made fast time when turned loose in the stretch. Common Sue finished gamely on three legs. She will not start again for some weeks. The starter gave the last race to CoL Jewel, who beat The Barrier. Bragg was an odds-on favorite, carried heavy money, and should have won. He passed Col. Jewel and led In the stretch, when Keogh stopped riding and Col. Jewel came on again. The finish was so close that the crowd surrounded the judges' stand clamoring for Bragg. Keogh came in for some hot scorching by angry losers. UNWRITTEN LAW RULES (Continued From First Page.) to Virginia. It is the gift of God. When any one Invades our homes, they strike society and the body politic the deadliest blow." , The following statement was given out tonight by counsel for Judge Lov ing: Within half an hour after the rendition of the verdict by the jury and the adjoura ment of court, counsel for Judge Loving were called on by tM of the Jury, who stated that they bad been appointed, a com mittee representing- the entire Jury to convey to Judge Loving and nis wife and daughter the information that, while they believed that Miss Loving's statement on the witness stand of what she had told her father wu a true account of what she had communi cated to him. yet not for a moment did the Jury entertain the opinion than an actual assault had been committed by the deceased upon the young lady. but. on the contrary, they were fully satisfied that no actual as sault bad been committed, but that there had been an attempted assault. Counsel for Judge Loving, on being Interviewed In this connection, said: "The conclusion of the Jury to the effect that no assault was. committed was absolutely correct." Strike on Melville Dollar. ASTORIA, Or., June 29. (Special.) There was a miniature strike on the American steamship Melville Dollar be fore she sailed for Guaymas with a cargo of lumber.- The engine-room crew struck on the ground that the complement was one man short, and all refused duty until the captain engaged another oiler. Prices in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO June 29. Flour- California extras, H.S56.30; bakers' extras, 14.6094.80; Oregon and Washing ton. 13.75(64.60. Potatoes Eastern, J2.2&52.60; new, 13, Onions Australian. 943H.50; Bermudas, $262.23; red. 83: white. 83.25. Commits Snicide at Sea. HONOLULU, June 29. James M. Clergen, a steerage passenger on the steamer Alameda, which arrived today from San Francisco, committed suicide on tbe passage down. HIS LIPS SEALED Colonel Tucker's Chivalry For bids Answering. . MRS. LOGAN FILES CHARGES Scandal in Army Life to Be Investi gated, but Accused Officer Firm ly Declines to Discuss the Case for Publication. CHICAGO, June -29. (Special.) "I am an army officer and a gentleman. I can not answer any charges made against me by a woman." This was the reply given today by Lieutenant-Colonel William F. Tucker to the sensational charges filed in the War Department at Washington by his mother-in-law, Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of the famous Civil War General, which involved the United States Army in another scandal. Although the charges allege scandalous conduct by Lieutenant-Colonel Tucker while in the Philippines, resulting, it Is declared, in a : separation from his wife, formerly Miss "Dolly" Logan, the army discipline and chivalry of a gentleman sealed the lips of the officer. He met the grave charges with silence. Lieutenant-Colonel Tucker paced the of f'ce of the Chief Paymaster of the De partment of the Lakes in the Federal building, but refused to say a word. Even the prospects of a court-martial and the I probability of discharge from the army were not sufficient to cause him to an swer a woman and defend his character. PAID ATTENTION TO MRS. PLATT Letter Received in San Francisco Refers to Col. Tucker's Actions. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 (Special.) In letters received here from the Phil ippines the attentions paid to Mrs. Piatt by Lieutenant-Colonel Tucker were re ferred to. Mrs. Flatt was teaching school In the islands at the time Colonel Tucker was stationed there. A rumor reached hero that, when the Tuckers became divorced it was the In tention of the Army man to marry Mrs. Piatt. When the latter passed through this city on ber way East, she was In terviewed on the subject and denied that any such understanding existed. The Colonel refused to discuss the reported marriage agreement and In fact declined to discuss Mrs. Flatt at all. HERE LOOKING TP EVIDENCE Major West Arrives In Portland to Make Investigation. Major Parker West arrived In Portland yesterday morning to Investigate charges made against Lieutenant-Colonel William F. Tucker to the War Department by the officer's mother-in-law. Investigation will also be made at San Francisco and in the Philippines as to bis alleged in trigues at all three points. Major West spent a busy day in the city yesterday, and retiring to his apart ments at the Portland Hotel at 10:30 o'clock last night, refused to see any body, pleading fatigue. STAYS TO LAST MUTE MRS. TERRELL'S NEAT RE VENGE ON MRS. HOKE SMITH. Change of Georgia Governors Marked by Friction Between Re tiring and Incoming Wives. ATLANTA, Ga., June 29. (Special.) Joseph M. Terrell today transferred the office of Governor of Georgia to Hoke Smith without a hitch. Outwardly all was harmony at the Capitol, where Mr. Smith was inaugurated, but there was no harmony at the executive mansion on Peachtree street, where Mrs. Terrell, wife of the retiring Governor, and Mrs. Smith, wife of the new executive, came in con tact. Mrs. Smith had planned a reception im mediately after the inauguration to friends of her husband, who had come from all over Georgia for the ceremony, and she wanted to get into the mansion early in tbe morning to arrange for the function. She notified Mrs. Terrell of her wishes, but Mrs. Terrell sent word the mansion would be turned over to Mrs. Smith at 12 o'clock, and not a min ute earlier. Barred from entering until noon, Mrs. Smith issued orders to caterers, and aft It o'clock a long line of them proceeded to the executive mansion, where they stationed tnemseives on the sidewalk, waiting for noon. When the clock struck 12, Mrs. Terrell turned over the keys and the caterers filed In and arranged the refreshments for the reception. The feeling between Mrs. Terrll and Mrs. Smith dates back to William J. Bry an's last visit to Atlanta. On that occa sion Mrs. Smith was chairman of the committee which entertained Mr. Bryan, and it Is said that this committee Ignored Mrs. Terrell in making the arrangements. M. A, A. C. BEATS SAILORS Club Team Greatly Strengthened by College Players. The Multnomah Club baseball team took all the wind out of the sails of the crack team of the cruiser Charleston yes terday afternoon, on Multnomah field, and after nine innings of gilt-edge base ball were played, the sailors went back to their ship, defeated, 4 to 0. It was a good game all the way through, but the sailors were up against better players, and did the best they could. Morris, who was on the mound for the clubmen, pitched a magnificent gars, and let the sailors down with three hits. He has nine strike-outs to his credit. Lehnhoff. the big shortstop of the Charleston bunch, made a couple of mis cues that resulted disastrously for the Jackies. Sheets was sent on the firing line for the sailors, and was treated rather severely. He was touched up for six bingles, and these came in bunches. Plowden Stoot bandied the receiving end of the game for the clubmen, and Dick Hathaway and Houston of Oregon, filled other positions. The college boys played a great game, and without their help. Multnomah would probably have fared badly. Multnomah started the fun right off the reel. In the first inning, two hits were made, and a run was sent over the. Our Policy Many patrons instead of a few; m o a e methods: al dealings; popu lar prices. Some Pretty Critical Men Have Said So And YOU'LL Say So OUR MID-SEASON SPECIAL An Extra Pair of Trousers FREE With Every Suit Costing $22.50 or More Suits $20.00 to $40.00 Grant Phegley, Manager ELKS' BUILDIINO SEVENTH AND STARK STS. plate. ' In the fourth two hits and as many errors were responsible for two runs. In the last of the eighth, an er ror -by Lehnhoff, and hits by Campbell and McClelland ' allowed the club to score again. The score was: CHARLESTON. AB. R. IB. PO. A. B. Pasnow, lb... 4 0 12 0 0 Bohler. 8b J 0 0 O , 2 Lehnhoff. as 4 0 13 4 Schonhoven. If 4 O 0 3 O 0 Hoadmott, 2b 2 O O 2 2 O tMfhU cf 3 0 O 1 0 0 Willardt, rf 2 O O lo O 0 Yaeiter, c 2 0 0 3 8 0 Sbolts, p S 0 1 f Total .2T 0 S 24 13 3 M. A. A. C. AB. R. IB. PO. A. K. McClelland, as 4 2 2 2 J Stott, c 2 O O 10 I 1 Hathaway, 3b 3 0 O 0 0 0 Campbell, 2b 3 1 J 3 Ringer, rf J 0 O 1 0 0 Slnnott. lb 1 O O 0 Banks, cf 2 O O 8 0 0 Thomas. If 2 0 1 0 0 0 Morris, p 8 0 0 2 0 0 Houston, rf 1 0 0 0 O0 Steadman,. If 1 f . . i J! Total 2T 4 27 1 SCORE BY INNINGS. Charleston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Hits .......1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Multnomah 1 0 0 2 0 O O 1 Htta 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 SUMMARY. Struck out By Morria, . Bases on balls Off Sheets. 6; off Morris, 2. Jutlo P'WJ McClelland to Campbell to Slnnott. Stolen banea Dlehl, Banks. McClelland. Time of game hour, 50 minutes. Umpire Rankin. Red Fire Causes $35,000 Loss. TACOMA, June 29. Starting in a quan tity of fireworks in the rear of the store, fire this afternoon completely destroyed the establishment of Theodore & Little, booksellers and stationers. The cause of the fire is believed to have been spon taneous combustion in a quantity of red fire, which was among- the W.0O0 stock of fireworks. The loss to the building, stock, and neighboring businesses which were damaged by the Are. water and smoke. Is estimated at f32,S09. Insur ance 115,008. Attorneys Ask Instructions. WASHINGTON, June 29. The attor neys for the defense in the trial of B. S. Holmes, Jr., today submitted their prayers for Instructions to Judge Staf ford. Court then adjourned until Monday. Portland Federal Job Open. WASHINGTON, June 29. 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