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EL OPPOSE Papers Say life Not Annex ipcs. INSORGiNT LOSSES Jibfltt (o Henriin at Saiiti.igu de OTHER ITEMS. UPMlal lo Hit Ounrd. BfcHLIN, Germany, July 23-Toda)' newspap rs say that the power w ill positively o obo American anuexa atlon of the Philippine Islands. Londos, Englaud, July 23 --The iu iiurgeiit are reported to huve r calved heavy losses In tint rhilliiie Is'atids last Monday. 'I lie Hpanlsli noiilU-m fought bravely. Portland, Or, July K Uuker City volunteer ai rived here thin morning. Tlity wereenthunbistleally received by tli clti.ens. Nkwi-oht News, July S3.-United States trx from (iiickamaugua, bound for Porto P.ico, arrived today. Kky Wkht, FIh. July 23. -General Shatter will ri'in.iln at Haiitliigo dt Cuba until the yellow leve r pitlluiitM recover. No deaths hud occurred today tip to HOOI1. I.ndon, England, July 23 Kurt Malute gun 11 red on thu Americans at Manila last Wednesday. A NUT II Kit KI.OMHKl; Vl.ftKM. Special lo Hi Ouaril. Porllaud, Oregon, July 22-The grand lodge oft ho Ancient Order of United Workmen i djourned today after one of the most hurinoniotm and enthuaiaatlo lueetlngi) ever held. Atlanta, lia, July lill-Oeorgla gave the Ki-Coiifrderaten a gruud recrptlou today. Penttle, Wiu.li, July '.'J-Skagway la till under martini law. The thuga and gambler are leaving thu town at a lively rate. Wilmington, I) July 22 -The Jury in the United Htatca Senator Kemiey'H bribery caite waa churned hy the Judgo thli morning, Victoria, 11 U.July 22- A not her St Michael venue! arrived todiiy. bhe brought a nuinU'r of Kloiu'lkcrx, who had iiO,000 with them. W1IAL1NU FLKliT ( KlSllKl. Kiglit VaeU Ucntroyetl Five IiOft. Men Special to tha 11 luiiu Ottawa, July 23-Word haa been re ceived here that eight out of a licet of eleven whullng vctmcln were crunlied by lee Iu the Arctic ocean, were loot. Five liven BOTH LKMS LOST. Hobo Fall Under the Train Coiutitock Thi Morning. at Rpcoltl to tlx Guam. Coiuatock, Ore July 23 A man about it) year of age, giving thu namu of Frank Frohm, while attempting to beat hla way not ill on No 15 overlain) thin morning, allpptd and fell, the traiu panning over both legs crunhlng them In a horrible niauner from the kueea down. F roll "li Hay he haa a alnter in Shu Franc Ineo and hla mother, Mary Frahiu, raldea at Vallejo, Calif. County Judge Lyons a notified and summoned a phyniclau from lvw burg who came down on the liH'al traiu thl morning, to give assistance to the injured man. PiSSIOH VOUCHERS- Comuibiontr Evans Savs Fraud Will lie Piosecuted. A I III I I, A If MTTEII. Frank ICW-wer, t this city, grand j commander of ih0 A J tir the de (nriinnit or I I" receipt o' a li tter from II Clay Evan, commls I loner of the dcpai tniciit of the Interior for I lie bureau il pent-Ions, giving strict notice to all pensioner that the law munt be fulfilled Iu every regard. Fol lowing In the letter In lull: Dkak Sik: II -cent Investigation huil hy thin Burcuu to ui-ccrtaln the methods employed hy puhllc officials In executing pension ouchcrs, has demuiiHtiiitec) mi alino-t total disregard of the Iuwh mid regula ions governing I lie HlbjeCt. 1 1 in dearly evidenced that the Hie :ul, bx, linlifl.-reiit ami perfunctory procedure iow txtar.t ha become a menace to the proper and mfe co iduct of the alliilrn of thl Ituieau, no fur a It relate to the payment of pensions, and HKCl.il efl'irtH are ronteuipla'ed to correct the exlnting uUue. While It In In lleyed thui many offici als who ii-clht in :hc cxecuth n of pen hIoii vow-hern havu. no conception of their crl.nlnul lihhillty In the premium, it Ik npiully rertaln that muny others to nccure an advantage iu the numeri cal number f tfielr tlietit gi,I know ingly and wiirully resort t violation ol thu litw. To the i lid thut the former class tuny profit, t.y thl ioi'Ii'c, thin circular la In cued. There ran be no justification In the prevalent hunte and laxity existing In many ufllceH, by which prmt-dutliig, falne certification , false claim und "slock" w llno-es have becomes factor in the adiiiliilxtrallou und acknowl edgment of pension vouchers. 1 1 It the Intention of this Bureau, where 'he fuctH warraut audi actiou, to iiiHtitule criiniiml proceedings aKKiiiHt the partiea who indulge in thexe i!l'Kil and irregular practices and they are wnrned accordingly. liy following atrlctly the limtruc tioiis printed oil each voucher, the mattcra ciiiiplulii' d of may he entirely remedied. Very reHpectfully, J I (.'LAY KVANS, Commlm-loner. BKOKH.N IJMO.U. gH go Ilown tlio ilhiinelte but Are Cnptured ill!) h UuIIt uimril, Jul; z: About & o'clock eitcrduy afteruoou the biKiiu of the ICugene Lumber Co purled from Ita moorings on the south aide and before U could be brought hack 4iJ ikh got awny und otarled down the river. The Kluddeu ritllo a mile below tho mill, nerved as a good check nud with the exception of one big log which niHiinged to roll over the r i til w all weie captured and returned. Thu mill Im now ruuhed with orders, hh thu building neuMon laat Its hcighlu. l'OLK'K COURT. Two Ciim'S DlspoM'U of Tills .Morning. li (' Smith whh brought before I'd llcoJinlo IKirrU this niornlng and lined lnl) on thu charge of being drunk mid dixnideriy. lloriiiniKi I.ockwood, mi llliteratu (iermiui i f the geutiM hobo, wuh arrcnt ed hint evening, and brought before thu police Irl'.niiiul this niornlng, charged with Indecent expoMire. llu whh given hIx day on thu streeta. He wandered through the eaMturn purt oftownyr tcrilny nftcriioon, und hi no loua were imrticuhirly ollennivu. He tdiould be Hevercly dealt with. Ci.kasinu l'f. Mining Joumul: The Sterling mine, on Sterling creek Jnckson county clo.ed down June :0. Thu flue water B lpply of th coli.pnny ennblett them to run some time after all other hyilriiullc mines In that vectlou were cloned. Henry Aukeny, who Is In charge of tho mine, is getting things rciuly lorthe clea u up. It will take u In nit JO men com six or eight weeks to clean up, an there are some three or four acres of bedrock to go over c ire fully beside the sluices, in order thnt all the i(old may bo secured. Pastor SkiTkkh.'I be Firtt Pres byterian church ot this city has secured for the next few mouths the service of 15ev V. A Holilrltlge, of Portland, IV clfiu Const Evangelist for the Presby terian church. Mr lloldrldge is kuowu as a strong and succesnful worker. He is expected to arrive with bin family the hut of this month aud will occupy the old Walter residence bouth of tow ii. Mr Tenuiletou.wlio ha been tilling the vacancy, will take a month' vacation, and then return to California j to conclude his theological stud es, which will require auother year. POSTPOKKD- Claud BraoloD's Examination Will Held August 1. IIE.H1HUED A TUIAL. Cord, July tl At 8 o'clock last evening Claude liranton waa brought before Julloe Wlnteroieltr at the court bouse and formally charged with tbe n.urder of J A Linn. In the following information certified to by Deputy Bberlfl H J Day, who placed liranton nader arrest. Iu the Justice's court for tbe district of Eugene, county of Lane, state oi Oregon. otate of uregon, pur. 1 vs I Information. Claude ttranton, deft) Claude Branton, defendant above named, I accused by H J Iy by this complaint, of tbe crime of murder, committed as follows, to-wlt: He the said Cluube liranton, on the 15th day of June, AD, 1898, in tbe county of Lane and state of Oregon, tben and there being, did tben and there unlaw- fully, feloniously, purposely and ofde. liberate and premeditated malice kill one John Linn by then aid there un lawfully shooting him, the said John Linn, with a certain pistol, contrary to the statutes of the state ol Oregon In tlleh Cbhes mai'e and provided. Ii J Day. District Attorney Geo M Brown and Deputy L T Harris represented tbe stute and Attorneys L Bilyeu and II D Norton for the defendant. When the complaintjwas read to the prisoner he entered a plea of not guilty and demanded an examination. Frank fayoe was the only witnens called. He is a Crook county stock man, a' d bis testimony in substance wan: That he first saw Claude Branton and talked with blui on tbe desert, three or tour miles east of Cobb's, eant of the Cancades, ou the 10th of June and Frank Branton was with blio;aw him next on the 11th near the same place; saw Claudo t ext at Cobb's barn on June 11th at 7 a m; next time 1 met Claude he was between Alder springs and the Ishaui corral, the scene of the murder and he was mounted ou one of Linn s saddle bone and was going to warns Kustern Oregon; nobody was with him; I tallied with him 25 or 3) minutes and asked buu about the horses he drove across the mouatalus and where the horses were that be had at Cobb's on tbe 15th. I first saw Llnu on June 14th at Cobb's, and talked with him some; he left with tbe others on tbelStb. Court ney Green aud Clarence Branton came to Cobb's with Linn. Clarence Brauton left Cobb's alone with the hones on tbe morning of the 15th of June; saw him on tbe 16th uettr Slaters post office, two and one half miles east of tbe crosnUgof Squaw Creek going eastward. Saw Mrs Brauton and hereon Fred ou the 13th at Squaw Creek. Distances: From crossing of Squaw Creek to Cobb's one-dialf mile; from Squaw Creek to Alder Springs 20 or 24 miles. ATter Mr l'ayne's testimony had been taken, upon tbe request aud by the consent of both parties tbe exaini untion was pont poned until Monday August 1, at 1 o'clock p in. l'ayne's testimony is for the purpose, wesuppofe, merely to lecate the par ties at the different places on the dates given.. ATTORNEYS KKTAINED. Attorneys Geo A Dorris and L L Stevens have been retained as counsel tor Courtney Green, who is charged with helping to dispose of the body of Lluu. NOTES. Sheriff W V Withers and Dsputy Prosecuting Attorney LT Harris start ed out on a trip this forsnoou subpoe naing witnesses for the Branton pre liminary examination which is to take place Monday, August 1st. A reporter of the Guard waa shown the prisoners lirautou aud Green In the county jail today. Branton Is jovial, smiling and full of humorous sayings. One would not think he was confined charred with a fiendish mur der. Green seems more thoughtful and confinement Is beginlng to show upon him. The Bull Won. Junction Time: Elmtr Jordou, of Franklin Lane oouuty, had an adventure the other day. II was wheeling along the road when he encountered a bull. The bull refused any portion of the right of way and Elmer didn't feel disposed to surrender the full highway so he sailed lu. When he gathered himself up out r the brush, he discovered hla wheel banging on the feuce with the front wheel doubled up like a wire basket. Aside from sundry scratches aud a uumoeromruieee, he was not much , hurt. Tl, . ... . ... us ihi ru oi ine nun be waa , g''l"C down the lane walking in the middle of tbe road. FREDERIC S. DCXN Elected Associate Profefsor of Latin in lijiversity of Oregon. IA hosok will pfci:R: Professor Frederic H Dunn, now hold- Ing the ohair of languages and ancient htntorv In the Willamette University, Salem, has been elected te tbe chair of associate professor of Latin Iu the University of Oregon, working wltn Prof J W Johnson, who ha heiu tuis cbalr since IbTO. The selection of a suitable person lor this newly created chair wa placed in the band of a special committee from the board of regents, it personnel be ing President Henry Failing, and A O Hovey aud D f Thoinpwiu, who are members of the executive committee. Tbe specified work of this committee was to decide whether the estauiisn mentofsuch a chair was i.ecessary, and If so to adjust equitably the sal ary of the professor and ansoclate. Profeesor Dunn will be placed on a salary of $1000 per year, aud Profes-or Johnson' salary is by this act re duced from tiOOO a year to li00 per ye"' Frederic 8 Dunn Is a son oi me inie FBDunu.one ot the pioneer mer chants aud progressive business men of this city, and was born and reared to manhood in Eugene. Iu ibni he graduated from the University of Ore gon with the degree A B. He was an especially brilliant student iu tbe dead languages, ancient history and mythology, and to Prof J miiibou Is due not a little credit for the advancement of Prof Dunn In this line. To none will It give more pleasure than to Prof Johnson to learn that hla fromer student has been selected as his associate. Prof Dunu went to Harvsrd university graduating with high honors in his chosen study in ISt'o. The next full he was selected for the professorship in Willamette university which he now holds. His work of an educator hns beeu successful to a degree rarely attained byaniau of his age, attracting more than local interest aud it is with pleas ure that the university and Eugene wl.l welcome him buck. An Oreoox Divine Woodburn In dependent: liov J A B Lovett , A M, Pb D, president of the Moutazuma University, Bessemer, Alabama, writ ing, July 4th. 1S08, to Rev L It Bond, D D, a citizen of our town and for nearly two years pastor of tl.e Cumber land Presbyterian church hi re, says. "I am promised my new catalogue in a few days now. Soon as out I will mall you a copy. Be glad to have you say to the papers of the western coun try that the Montezuma University has, wltboui solicitation, conferred on you the degree of Doctor of Divinity." Dr Bond Is one of the best kuowu pas tors in bis church iu the state and tbe membeishiD at large as well as his ac quaintanceship generally will con gratulate him on the merited recogni tion of bis ability. Died. At the home of his daughter, Mrs Cage Vauscliouck, on flew Blvor, July 21, at 7:40 am, Mr M T Cham pion. Mr Champion was born at Corn Wall, Etigluud, March Cth, 1S35, and was therefore C3 yeurs 4 mouths nud lo days of age. Ho caiue to America when be was two years old aud iu 1ST" came to Oregon aud has lived In the vicinity of Cottage Grove Muce that time. New Mill. Cottuge Grove Leader Wllle Iteed came down from Bohemia Tuesday. He says the new saw mill at the Music mine, Is no completed aud Is cutting the lumber for tho new 10 stamp mill, which will be put In as sooQ as the new road is completed me new mill will Joiu the old one, auu wr Loon will boou have 15 stamps i worK instead of live, A Good One. Mr Watts, foruierU or Aiouny, tells thu following Klou- diker: ' LasteprlDg a man owned a claim on Eldorado, which he was very anxious to Bell. A Swede dieted him $500 hut be wanted fSOO. The mun was so anxious to sell that he got the Swede drunk aud while he was In that condition sold him the claim and received the money. Whcu he sobered up aud learned what he had done be went to the authorities and tried to have the Bale annulled, but It was too late. It was all the money be had, so he weut to work on his purchase. Last summer h took out $00,000 aud be ha, just sold the claim for $120,f0. Now he laughs and the other fellow gets drunk. Married In Lane county, Ore gon, July 18, 1S98, by J W Vaughan, J P, Edmond Yancey and Roy F Gar routte, all of Laue county, Oregi n. Marshfleld bad a$G,200fire yester day; Insurance $4,2000, A SOLDIER'S UTTER. Samoel R. Thurston, of Eugene's Third Expedition, Writes From Camp Merrill LJ01t A lOLDICB'S HIE. u-m,.i n Thurston, of Eugene' I.. . siim'ea T1AV At f'smn Merritt, California, waiting" to be transported to the Philippine, write interesting ly of bl new life a follow: Camp MtKRirr, caur, juiy v. The hour li 0 d in. ul H 1" we" ,D camp, but the member Id our com pany seem to be rather aad, for today we received the first letter rrom our parent and dear filend In weet Ore gon. In a fuw day the sergeant, who uas iippn ii rtlllnir us will leave for the inland. His name ia H M Qetchell, and be I a member of Co "M," 13th Minnesota volunteer", from Pt Cloud. Sergeant Getcbell I a good drill hihs- ter and I well liked by our boy. Vv e are at present a part of company L, 13th Minnesota. After the Mluneso- ta recrulU leave we will be taken ID charge by a lieutenant from Kansas. Life In Camn Merrit is net as plea. ant a it might be; the aand Is quite deep aud the wind blow a gale all the time. The camp Is situated on the site of the old Bay District track, Just north of Golden Gate par, and ex tends six or eight blocks. The place lorn been condemned by the city board of health as a lilacs unfit to harbor the oldlers, aud President Hugh Craig, of the chamber of commerce bae tele graphed President McKlnley regarding the matter. It is understood now that In two week there will not be a tent left in camp. Our dallv grind commence early The flrvt bugle call is at 60 a m; at 6 cornea arm and leg exercise, then mess; at 9:30 drill, lasting until 11 o'clock; afterno m drill last from 1:30 to 3 o'clock; at S we have roll call and from then until 10 we are off duty. Should anyone stay out later tbau 10 o'clock without a pass, and not be successful lu ruunlng the guard lines they would probably be confined In the guard house Tbe company C lads are getting along fine In tbelr drilling aud are oulcklv adiustinar themelvee to camn life. Tht time out of camp Is spent in enjoying the pleasures of Sutro bath, a.vlslt to Cliff House, Golden Gate park, shooting tbe chute and taking In tue various site In the city that prove of iutereet. I am ubIiic mv knee for a writlnir desk, and a dull pointed pencil for a pen, and if you succeed In translating this you are O K. Don't forget to tell our Eugene friends that our thoughts wander toward them often. I am proud to say that I do not regret I am serving "old glory." Send us pa pers occasionally aud don't forget to write. We expert to move to Presidio boou. Your trulv. Sam'l R Tiiurston, Co "C' Or. Vol., Camp Merritt. FBI DAY, JULY 22. Telephone Comino. Mr Bhaflord Suptof Construction, cf the Sunset Telephone Co Informs us that the work on the California Hue, between San Francisco aud Portland is being pushed as rapidly as possible. The ciew ou the north end are now this side of Albany and will reach Cottage Grove about the 13th of August. A force of 200 men are also working on the other end of the line. They are now this side of Redding Calif. Mr Sbaflbrd is a rustler and there ia no doubt hut what the line will be com pleted as soou as it ia possible to do so. A Novel Plan. The Southern Pa cific has, for several years, employed a novel plan for facilitating Us business with Its ageuts, messengers, etc. It Is technically known as a "Irnlnffrnni " It is distinguished from other .matter oy au envelope ot salmon-nlnk mlor. All communications placed in these envelopes taRe precedence of all other ouainess lu the regular train mail The employment of the word "train- gram- is certainly an origlual term. A Worthy Object. J H McClung uu r L. cuambers were arouud among our business men today solicit ing subscriptions for the further im provement of tbe Military road. Thev report good success. Thi is a worthy nttl.,. .1 r . . m . . ""J'i u" Eugene suouid see the road isnepiiu ursi-ciass condition as she receive a vast amount of trade from aouiueastern Oregon, and H will lu crease if the road ia kept up. Fisuino Trip.-Q e Detmeri iDg, xiow unmn and Charle Davi start ed this afternoon on a fishing They will lauaeh ht t trio Leaburg and fish down the river tomorrow, DIED. The !l.mnn.. .u wvuvuu um child of Fred Powara aa .u. infant fami ly home two mile west of Euge: Han ne to- J. TOE COMMISSIONERSDIP. k (lie Ballot to Be Counted, racing Aog 3, THE rilOCEEIIIJlia Sally (Joud, Julj 23 After a day's argument the attorn... In the contested commiloneriiiiB case stipulated thl forenoon that all tbe ballot for said office be counted aud tbe same be taken as now oo fll in lue ciera omoe wittjout any tvi denoe whatever. This will av in costs to the county. The day to commence the work Lu been set for Wednesday, Auguit J, 1806, at 0 am, by Judge Hamilton. lie waa compelled 10 delay the mttur until that date as be must bold a Una of circuit court iu Lincoln count, commencing next Mouday. ' We think the stipulations correct The man who bas the most vote will serve tbe people. AMENDED COMPLAINT. The defendant, by bl attorneyi. after tbe Guard went to preis lut evening, filed an amendod petition or complaint. Tbe general avrmenu were the same as in the preceding peti tion, aud special averment of throw ing out ballots wrongfully and other Irregularles by the judges of electloni in tbe precincts ot North Eugene No 1, North Eugene No 2, Creswell and Fall Creek, were made as follow: Fall Creek Alleges that plalntlfl r. ceived 27 legal votes Instead of 25 votes as returned by the board; that tbe cront on two ballots were placed after Instead of before Mr Baughnjin'i name and the same were thrown out, wblle legally they should have been counted; that tbe election boaidcounU ed 88 votes for Edward wblle lu fact be only recelvod 30. Creswell That plalntlfl received In fact 103 legal ballots iu said precinct Instead of 103 as returned; and that defendant only received l2 vote In. stead ol 97 as returned. North Eugene No 1-That In this precinct plalntlfl' received 93 legal votes instead of S3 as returned, and that defendant only received 115 In stead of 151 as returnod. North Eugene No 2-That plaintiff. in said precinct received 94 legal rota while only 91 were returned; and de fendant ouly received 115 legal Totes Instead of 120 as returned. TIIK STIPULATIONS. In the Circuit Court of the Stale of Oregon for Laue county, W H Baughman, plalntlfl and con testaut va II D Edwards, defendant and contetee. Comes uoxv the parties herein bj tbelr attorm- and hereby stipulate and agree thut there shall be an entire recount of all votes aud ballots cast for tbe office of County Commissioner In all of the precincts of Lane county it the general election held in eald count; on June Gth, 1S9S, in thcae proceedings; and that the ballots produced by tht county clerk of Lane county on said bearing and recount shall be deemw and considered the ballots and all thi ballots cast iu the several precinct U said election and the same shall be admitted and received iu evidence without any question, proof of Identi fication or other wise. That the hearing of this cause shall be had at such time as may be fixed bj the Judgo of tho above entitled court. It is further stipulated and agreed that the above entitled cause shall heard on this stipulation and tried and determined thereon, without further answer or pleadings herein. Dated this 22nd day of July, ISW. H 1) Norton aud L Bilyeu, Attorneys for Plalutifl aud Contestant A C Woodcock, ami Chas Hardt, Attorneys for Defendant aud Cooteitee Contestant One Ahead. Friday's Albany Democrat: "Tl clerk contest yesterday afternoon re sulted in a net gain of 3 for Van Win kle, republican, all icratohed tlw voted instead of by crosses being re jected. All tickets with crosses iuw before or after the names were aIlowi except where more than one wasveted for for the same office. Thl forenw each gained and lost a vote In Scloau Sodavllle. Van Winkle lost one Iff count in Tangent, leaving him t ahead. "Van Winkle lost one in 6nlW precinct, and there was uocbang'1 Shedd. As the votes of all the P clncts were recounted Van Winkle ahead, with one witness tobeeiw ined as to illegality, not expected' obauge It." , . (- The official returns showed Crtu unionist, elected by one. A closes test. Geological Bcrteyor J 9 Geological Surveyor, of WMblD D C, with assistants are now in mla making a preliminary eu'J the district. Bohemia Is rapid' ing to the front and gaining dUD tlon throughout tbe United Stat