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Vol. XXXVI
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY, SEPT. 19, 190 1
No. 75
CREFFIELD GUILTY.
Holy Roller Offers No Defense
Says God is on His Side.
MILD COURT SENSATION.
Evidence Against Leader of Pecu
liar Sect Overwhelming.
Portland, Sept , 16. Edwin Crellield
was adjudged guilty in Judge Sears'
court at 11 :30 this forenoon.
At 2 p. ni. he was sentenced to serve
two years in the State penitentiary.
This is the maximum sentence.
"In the eyes of your law, yes, I amJ
guilty. In the eyes of God I am inno
cent. I know he is on my side. And
while you may lock me in my prison
cell, I can still cry 'Glory to tiod !' and
rest secure in the knowledge that hen
the lime conies God will plead my case !"
Facing bis accusers and a judge and
jnry the "Holy Roller" thus wound up
a passionate address in his own behalf.
But it had no effect.
The jury retired for 15 minutes and
returned with a verdict of guilty as
charged. The trial of the preacher of
extraordinary doctrine was behind
closed doors and was sensa'iotial from
the beginning. He forsook no principle
of his religion. He admitted his guilt
freely, according to United States law,
but declared that God was on his side
and would see to his vindication.
When asked if he had an attorney or
desired one, Cretfi-ld replied negatively,
saying it was against his religious belief
to employ a lawyer; that all he asked
for was the jury to listen to his defense.
Mrs. D. E. Starr, whose husband
made the accusation against the preach
er, freely confessed her guilt, saying she
participated in the crime because slit
was inspired by God to do so "for the
purging of her soul of devils." She did
not regret it in the least and still knew
that ehe was right. She acted of her
own free will and volition. While tes
tifying Mrs. Starr smiled frequently. In
her lap she held an infant.
The woman's husband testified that
he first heard of the illicit relations be
tween his wife and Cretfield in March
and at once made the complaint against
him.
THE BRIDES OF CHRIST.
Mrs. Coral Worrell of Carson Heights,
testified that she had seen Creffield and
Mrs Starr kiss each other, and also
that she had seen them in a room to
gether. As for herself, she said that
ehe was a member of the sect until
Creffield declared its doctrine, which
she thought was improper. In public
the sect was known as the "Holy Boil
ers" ; in private, "The Brides of Christ."
The testimonv of the other witnesses
was substantially the same.
Mr. Worrell had notified Creffield to
stay away from his house after hearing
of hie practice.
Louis Hartly, of Corvallie, testified
R. W. FENN . . U. S. Deputy . .
,. !J Mineral Surveyor
Civil Engineer a
Lately with the govern- i ov er Poetoffice.
ment geographical and newmuma or tern v
geological survey of Bra- ROSEBURG, OREGON,
ril, South America . . . Correspondence solicited
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Nothing will add so much to the appearance and at
tractiveness of your home as a new coat of Paint, and
the COST will be SMALL if you buy your Paints and
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MARSTERS'
RANGES AND STOVES
STEEL RANGES THE BEST ON EARTH
$35.00 to $50.00
Heating Stoves in Large Variety
FROn $2.50 UP
We are showing an immense line of Fur
niture, Carpets and Wall Paper and can
make you prices better than you can get
in Portland. Call and be convinced : :
B. w. strong!
THE FURNITURE MAN:
that his wife and daughter wete men
bers of Creffields congregation aind the
latter is in the asylum at Salem as the
result.
The defendant then made his defense.
He quoted Scripture at great length in
an endeavor to justify his strange faith,
after affirming, rather than swearing,
the truth of what ho was to say. The
laws of the country, he said, are founded
on the ton commandants and he had
never violated one of those cotninaud-
j meuts.
"Six months ago," continued Cref
j field, "God called me to preach His will.
J My first assignment was to The lalles
j audthen to Corvallis. I was threatened by
! mobs, but I stayed there until God told
j me to go to another station. Among
my converts was this woman. It was
all an individual matter, a matter of
conscience, as she lias MM you. tod
teaches that one must have direct con
nection with him before he can lie
saved."
The Court You don't claim to be
God, do you?
"No, but one had to have direct con
nection with Him."
tDOIH THE RIR1.E.
After this mystifying attempt to ex
plain, Creiield quoted from Corinthia ns
from Paul, from Genises and from St.
Mark and asked the jury to turn to the
paseages he had designated. He deuiid
that he possesses any hypnotic power.
His defense was founded on the Holy
Bible, he said. Judge Sears was by this
time scanning the good book closely,
evidently impressed with the belief that
the preacher was insane.
"God called me to do all I have done
and I am obeying Him," Cretfield went
on. "The gospel He put ou me was to
purge the body and I hive done so
Jesus Christ, I tell you, has chosen me
to purge the tlesh from sin of all those
who are willing."
Yon admit this crime, then, accord
ing to the law of the land'.'" qtioired the
court.
Yes, in the eyes of the world, I am
guilty. But Govl is on my side."
"How do you recjnciie the two?"
"Wei wl:en Christ came on earth the
first thing he did was to break the
Sabbath, in the eyes of the Jews and
they crucified him. I have broken the
laws of the land, and I don't expect the
jury to understand me anv better than
the Jews understood Christ. 'If I were
a court in a case of this kind I would
act just as you are about 1o act. I
would cenvict. I don't expect to be
freed. I know the prison celt is staring
me in the face, but 1 aui not ashatm-1 ot
God's command and will do what he
has told me to do."
The jury ha 1 returned with the ver
dict, having been out just If minutes,
and Cretfield stood erect, his lips parted
in a smile, while the word "guilty" was
read. He sat down and a moment
later walked calmly back to his cell,
murmuring "Glory to Jesus, glory to
God."
A large crowd stood in the hallway
awaiting news of the verdict, but no
demonstration was made.
The man who looks as though he
owned the store is the third sub clerk.
DRUG STORE
GADDIS CREAMERY
Awarded First Prize for its Products
at the State Fair.
OVER ALL COMPETITORS
This Industry Was Established in
Roseburg in May, 1902.
The highest sccre for creamery butter
exhibited in the dairy department at the
Oregon state fair this year was awarded
to the Douglas County Creamery, which
is located in Koseburg and is owned and
operated by C K. Caddis. Considering
the fact that almost everv creamery in
the state, even to the celebrated cotst
creameries of Coos and Tillamook coun
tie', entered their pn ducts in competi
tion at the state fair, the success in car
rying off the high award is a matter
over which Mr. (iaddie may well feel
elated and in which Koseburg and D ug
lae countv may well take a pardonable
pride. It is a practical demonstration
of what care and efficiency in the manu
facture for the butter product will ac
complish. Care and skill is productive
of the highest degree of excellence and
this is the secret of the success of the
Koseburg creamery asf the great and
growing demand of its butter product.
Here we have also direct and unques
tionable evidence that Douglas county is
unexcelled as a dairy region and this
profitable industry should become more
largely developed throughout the coun
ty. The Douglas County Creamery was
established and commenced operations
in May, 1!0J, at first handling cream on
the separator plan with only thirty r.-v'-ular
cream contributors. The creamery
was practically established by C. E.
Gad lis rho up to that time had been
engaged in the dairy business at this
place, and who upon engaging in the
creamery business associated himself
with a well known butter maker, and
the creamery was conducted under the
firm name of Gaddis ft Gardner. About
a year later Mr. GaMu purchased tlu
interests of his partner and has since
been conducting the business ersonally,
dividing his time, however, between this
plant and a similar one which he estab
lished alxjut a year ago at Med ford.
Milk is collected for the Koseburg
creamery from a district covering a ra
dius of over M miles around K iseburg
and the patronage and output of this in
stitution is constantly increasing.
SLAYS ENTIRE FAMILY.
Maddened by Wife's Suit for a Di
vorce, an Ashland Man Shoots
His Wife and Child.
Ashland, Or., Sept. 16. After shoot
ing four members of hi family, one of
whom later died, O. K. Mnnroe, of
this city, turned the smoking pistol on
himself and sent a ball crashing through
hie brain, killing him instantly, at 11 :.''
o'clock this forenoon.
The terrible tragedy occurred in a little
frame house on Seventh street, and hun
dreds of people rushed to the scene,
the little two-year-old daughter of the
suicide, shot by the unnatural father,
breathed her last at 3:30.
A few weeks ago Mrs. Munroe tiled an
j action for divorce against her husband,
. and pending the trial, which was set for
! tomorrow in the circuit court, she was
' given possession of the child. Following
1 the beginning of the suit Munroe came
to his wife s home one morning, ami on
I pretense of seeing the little one, al-
ducted her. Officers were at once put
' on his track and in a few hours ri cov
ered and restored the baby,
i Within the laat day or two Munroe
: has told different people that the divorce
1 case would never come off. Today his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Dunlap, aud his
1 wife were down town, and shortly after
1 11 o'clock started home, Munroe follow
; ing them. Munroe has always ascribed
most of his domestic troubles to the in
fluence of his mother-in-law, ami when
the two women reached home he rnehed
into the house, and, taking deadly aim
at the elder lady, fired at close range.
Mrs. Munroe caught hoid of his arui,
disturbed the aim, and the bullet only
made a flesh wound through the face of
Mrs. Dunlap. Maddened by the unex
pectad interference, the fiend then lev
eled the weap3n at his wife and fired
again, the bullet going through the back
of her neck from side to side
Alarmed by the sound of the shots,
Mrs. Oscar Garner, a sister of Mrs. Mun
roe living in an adjoining house, came
into the home, and Munroe this time
turned the pistol on his sister-in-law,
the ball entering the woman's body on
the left side, under her arm, and in
flicting a wound which in all probability
will prove fatal.
After shooting the three women, Mon
roe picked up his little daughter and
started toward the front door with the
child in his arms. Reaching the en
trance, the thought apparently crossed
his mind that he would not be able to
make his escape, and deliberately and
in fiendish cold blood he fired a 32-cali-
bre pistol ball through the windpipe and
throat of the inoffensive child, which
died a few hours later.
It was after attempting the life of his
four relatives that he fired the shot
which caused his instant death. The
weapon used was a cheap 32-calibre re
volver. We have no war in this country for
people to get Killed and wounded in ,
but the football season will open before
l'"g.
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REAK ADMIRAL JESSEN AND HIS TWO KEM AIXING SHIPS.
WTn-y t eaTd in his rvcviit int li u iih t li. ,T ip m v- Ad :nir tl Kaniirntira,
Rm Admiral ,l,Mrn tii KasnUn VI idivit..k Miuadmn m juai n.or a popular hro in
Ruaaia. Ha laatoas if aliir. taM Rank, aarij h :! .utii.n. b:u IIiiiimIi m two others,
the Kuwii and Qlatlti, -rr badly cnppU-d. lie managed to eacape ailii tlieui and aali-ly
returned to the harbor at Vladivostok.
A LIFE SENTENCE.
Earl Steel Guilty of Murder in the
Second Degree.
KILLED NEW BORN BABE
Leaves Court Room With Dramatic
Exclamation, "For Her Sake."
CoynLLE, Ore., Sept. IT. Karl Since the Koseburg Commercial
Steel must pass the remainder of his Club took action on securing the pro
life behind prim bars, according to posed military post at Roseburg, Eu
sentence imposed upon him today, for gene is bestirring itself to land the
the murder of his new born infant on prize at that place. The Eugene
the afternoon of last June J". (luard of Friday said: "The Cuard's
When brought into court this after-
noon he waived all right of appeal Rosebarg Commercial Club had ap
and said that he was readv for sen- pointed a committee, aroused Presi-
tence. Despite the hideousness of
his crime there was something akin
to pity for him among the spectators
who gazed in intense silence when he
stood up for sentence. Steel is but
21 years of age and has a frank, boy
ish face, appearing even younger than
he is. His conviction of murder in
the second degree has come as no
surprise to those who knew the his-
tory of the case, anil probably noth-
ing other than his youth prevented
the passing of a first degree verdict,
Steel is the adopted boy of Mrs.
Mary F. Steel, of tVxjuille. His fa -
ther is said to be in Portland.
Notwithstanding the protest of her
father, he married Phoebe Simmons.
the lS-year-old daughter of a
pros -
perous resident of CiHiuille, the cere -
r 1
mony taking place April 8, 1904.
law girl's mother died several years
ago.
At 4 o'clock on the afternoon of
June 1, Steel called lr. RmmB to
his home on the ground that his wife
was suffering from stomach com
plaint. The doctor discovering that
she was about to become a mother,
told Steel there was no occasion for
attempted secrecy, and was asked to
assist in concealing the birth.
Dr. Kussell refused and was told
by Steel that the child should not
live. Mrs. Steel besought him to give
her poison. After the birth of the
child the doctor told officers of the
threats made by Steel and, accom
panied by the sheriff, returned to the
house. The infant was missing but
search disclosed its body, wrapped in
gunny sacks and laid away in kdoeei.
Its head had been crushed.
A coroner's jury was empaneled
that night and doctors testified that
the babe had lived 90 minutes after
birth before being murdered. The
jury charged Steel with infanticide.
Throughout his imprisonment Steel
refused to admit his guilt and when
convicted made no comment except
to mutter as he retired from the
court room, "For her sake, for her
sake," construed by some to insinuate
that he was willing to suffer imprison
ment for his wife's crime. Steel was
brought to Koseburg with two other
prisoners by Sheriff Gallier Sunday
evening and taken to the peniten
tiary on the night train. J
SUCKAU GETS TWENTY YEARS.
Coos County Brute is Convicted of Incest and
Gets What Me Deserves.
Coquili it, Or., Sept. 17. A. K. Suckau,
who was convicted by a jury late last
Monday night of assault on his 15 year
old daughter, wbb today sentenced to
serve 20 years in the penitentiary. The
girls evidence was very revolting and
I left no doubt of her fath
crime covering a period of
ter's heuioiis
covering a period of 8 or 4 years.
EUGENE WANTS IT.
Taking Steps to Secure Location
of Army Post at that Place.
HO, FOR GRANTS PASS!
Douglas County Citizens Urged to
Attend Industrial Meeting.
item last evening stating that the
dent Friendly to immediate action
and the appointment of the following
committee was the result of a special
r eting of the Commercial Club:
Senators R. A. Booth and W. Kuy-,
kendall. President T. 6. Hendricks,
of the First National Hank. Cashier
F. Y. Osbura. of the Eugene Loan A:
Savings Hank
Chambers, of
and I'resident F. L.
the t'hambers-r.risti'W
bank.
j Mr. Friendly has had in mind the
idea of appointing such a committee
for some time past and has been in
' correspondence with army officials in
regard to the new post for a week or
more. To use his own words:
'There are millions in it."
Probablv
; over S.. .v a year would be ?pent
" ' a year would
1 bv the post for supplies and some-
" - ,
thing like M-0 wo a month would be
j paid as soldiers' wages, all of which
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nuuiu L'C .''ill uric, r nic viudiu.
The close proximity of Eugene to
the Vancouver post renders the es -
t ,1 1 i.-niii'. 11 1 - a ( 111. " j l i v vuu v
place impractical. If geographical
location, the needs and requirements
if Western and Southwestern Oregon
are to be at all considered bv the mil- j
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tan- board as well as a convenient!
J .
and commanding site and other most j
favorable conditions including drier
soil and weatner. uoseiiurg will ne
the site selected for the new military
poet.
Strong resolutions favoring some
point in Southern Oregon for the lo
cation will be presented and passed
at the big industrial meeting at
Grants Pass Friday and it is therefore
urged that a large delegation from
Koseburg and other points in Doug
las countv, attend this great meeting.
A fair of $2."0 for the round trip
from Koseburg will be granted pro
viding a delegation of not less than
40 can be induced to go. This is less
than half fare. Let Douglas county
wake up!
District Fair at Eugene.
Eugene, Sept 16. The Second
Southern Oregon District Fair Board
has engaged the Junction City band
to furnish music for the fair, which
will be held here the week beginning
Tuesday, September 20. The Eugene
band was a strong bidder for the job,
but the figures of the Junction City
band were much lower.
Prospects for a very successful fair
are very bright. The races will be a
big feature this year. A large num
ber of horses are working out on
the track now, and after the state
fair is over many of the horses now
taking part in the races there will be
brought here.
The agricultural and horticultural
displays and exhibits of fancy work
and art will be held in the pavilion of
the 0. N. G, Armory, down town
while the exhibits of stock, etc., will
be at the fair grounds, a mile and a
half out of the city.
JAPS ADVANCING.
Moving Against Russians at Two
Points Near Mukden.
JAPS JUGGLE WITH CHINA
Port Arthur to be Turned Over to
China for Concessions.
Mi ram, Sept. 17. The Japanese are
reported to be advancing on both Hanks
In. in the east, southeast and southwest.
The ou I posts are closely engaged JO
miles southeastward, there being al
most constant skirmishing.
Indication point to another great bat
I tie in the vicinity of Mukden. Russian
i troops occupy all the surrounding vil-
lages. Refugees are Hocking into the
city. Chinese among them complain of
; severitv on the part of the Japanese.
The Russian cavalry are changing
their clothing to gray and black, their
winter uniform.
CHINA TO ASSIST JAPS.
St. f'kTKKSBrKG, Sept. 17 Important
, developments regarding China's attitude
toward tiie belligerents is anticipated in
well-informed quarters. There are
rumors of closer relations bet ween China
and Japan, of the possibility of the
Japanese turning over Port Arthur,
when captured, to China, of their re
storing Manchuria to the Chinese, etc
Although these reportsare not confirmed,
they lead to quite a general belief that
" rt of negotiations are going on
iieiniKi l ie scenes, oi a men we ouiside
world has lilt.e cognizance.
The Japanese successes are emlwlding
the Chinese government more and more,
m. I they are prompting such diplomatic
fteps as China never dreamed of be
fore. Since the Japanese occupation of
Niu Chwang and direct contact between
the Chines and Jepanese they have
seemed to quickly reach an understand
ing, the occupation of neutral territory
evoking no protest.
jps post aktiii-b.
Public interest i again apparently
leing centered up n Port Arthur, and
the reports that the Japan-se are tun
neling the fortifications there are re
ceived at the Russian capital with some
credulity. The Japs are determined to
capture the Russian stronghold at the
next general attack, which is not far
distant.
Clothes may not make the man, but
they go a long way toward making the
social favorite.
KULIV ULI3 lIKjl rKlZ-t
For the Best County Exhibit at the
rx s mr r- nrr rinrnn nnnp
State Fair Marion Countv
Enters Protest.
Salem, Or, Sept. H. Ten thousand
people attended the State Fair on Salem
day and enjoyed the best racing ever
-cvii on I."ueOak track. Large crowds
gathered on the parade grouuds and
watched the judging of livestock, and all
dav long and until late at night the pa-
villion was thronged with visitors who
. uv""' " ;
. .
I Hundreds of farmers came 111 from the
gurroanjing country and spent the '.day
J at the fair. This is probably the great-:
.11I .la, a.-, far an .ll.in.lanra l i,n- I
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1 cerued, unless it shall be exceeded to-
; morrow, Portland day, when special ex-
j eur81on traina
wili be run from the me-
MARIOS FILES A PROTEST.
l'olk county today was awarded first ',
ptvmium in the county exhibits, Linn
county getting second, Marion third.
ourui. Benton nun anu
Ijuie sixth. The awards were made bv
. . . ,
J.N. tirieve, who was appointed bv the
8Ute o Agril.uitun; to judge 'these
exhibits, but a protest has been filed by
, uonney, who prepares me .Marion
! col,n,v eihibil- The P'"91 wi" l
consiuereii ov ine iniam tomorrow.
The protest is based upon the general
allegation that the award is not in ac
cordance with the rules and the particu
lar objections are not known, except
that it is understood that an award by
one judge is unsatisfactory to Mr. Bon
ney Other reasons for the protest will
le urged.
,H'lx;Kl Wt OSK MAN".
It has been the practice in the last
few years to have the county exhibits ;
judged by one man instead of two or
three. Last year Prof, tieore Coote, of j
Corvallis, performed this service and
l'olk county was then awarded first
place. Mr. Grieve was chosen as judge
liecause he is competent and being a Ca
nadian, he has no local prejudice in fa
vor of any county and no personal feel
ing toward any exhibitor.
The percentages placed upon the
county exhibits were: Polk, 15; Linn,
8! ; Marion, 85 ; Washington, 74 ; Ben
ton, 72 ; Lane, 07. In comparing large
exhibits, like those of the counties,
opinions differ widely after a hasty ex
amination, and hence it always happens
that many people disapprove of the
aw anl made by the jndge.
MINING NOTES.
Reduction Plant and Sew Mill for the LeRoy in
Cohemia - Doings at Myrtle Creek.
Boiikmia, Or., Sept. 16. The main
working tunnel of the Le Roy Company
is now in about 600 feet on the ledge,
which has recently been cross-cut, aud
shows 28 feet of tine concentrating ore.
The ledge has been exposed by six tun
nels of various lengths, and a 30 foot
haft up the mountain aide for ISO feet,
showing the vein in place and an aver-'
age width of IS feet. A force of men is j
now sinking on the apex of the lfdge in
the upper claim and going down in solid
ore.
.The tunnel in the lower claim on the
west side of Champion Canyon, just
above the miliHite, is in over 200 feet on
the ledge, and shows a splendid body of
high-grade sulphide ore.
About 1500 oun lg of samples from
the various workings of this property
were sent out this week to Portland for
working tests, to enable a decision as to
what manner of reduction plant to in
stall. As Boon as a decision is arrived at
the machinery will be ordered and this
splendid property put on a paying basis.
Short aerial tramways will be con
st ructed from the lower tunnels on
either side of the canyon to the millsite
on Champion Creek, where water and
timber is in abundance.
This company has a fine air-compressor
plant and double set of Leyner drills.
and the property has been so well ex
ploited that an unlimited quantity of
ore can lie easily sloped from the bis
vein 10 neep continuously running a
large-sized reduction plant.
A small -awmill plant will le installed
in a short UtM to turn out lumber and
timbers for the construction of the new
plant, large and commodious bunk and
boarding houses.
FORTY STAMP MILL FOR THE BENTON'.
A forty stamp mill and concentrators
will be installed at the Benton mine in
the near future, those important addi
tions iiaving been ordered from the city.
With an apparently Untitle" quantity of
free milling ore in sight : id the best
machinery obtainable, the Benton may !
oe up pen'ieo upon to vieiu a small for
tune for its owners each month. May
its rich veins never pinch. Glendale
News.
A RICH STRIKE.
Chaney and Bowman have struck a
bonanza in their Indiana mine ten miles
east of Myrtle Creek. At a depth of
twenty-six feet they have a fissure vein
rive feet in width, the ore averaging S0
to the ton. Work wili be rushed dur
ing the coming months, and one of the
best min t in this section will be the
result. Mail.
An assay just made of ore from the
Rattler Mine, ten miles east of thi
city, shows values of 1312.00 and four
per cent copier to the ton. Messrs.
Ady, Chaney and Patterson own the
Rattler, which .-hows a fissure vein at a
depth of t', feet.
The Hall Mine, twelve miles east of
Myrtle Creek, is being worked regularly
in a large body of high grade ore.
The Commercial Club of Cottage
Grove, held its regular meeting Tuesday
nu-ht. There was a large attendance
and when tbe routine business had been
disp-jsed of, matters of importance to
the city and Bohemia were discussed at
considerable length. The question of
attempting to have that portion of the
Bohemia mining diistrict now in Doug
las, attached to Lane county met with
approval. As it now is the miners of
Douglas county must first come to Cot
tage Grove before reaching their countv
seat at Roseburg. Nugget.
FULLERTON &
KCtSTtKO
Every ingredient dispensed in our
prescription department is weighed
and measured with that care which
should characterize so important an
operation
Exactness and scrupulous attention
are given to the details of compound
ing : We promise fidelity to formula
THE DRUG STORE OF QUALITY
DOWN NEAR THE DEPOT : ROSEBURG, ORECON
DOUGLAS
COUNTY
B A N K
List
HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS
AND CAN SELL
LENA TO DISARM.
An American Gunner Will Boss the
Job Commencing Today.
GRAND LODGE MEETING
San Francisco in the Hands of the
Odd Fellows.
VALLEJO, Cal, Sept. 18. - Official
Mian have been issued by Captain
Drake, ordnance officer at Mare Island
navy yard, to Gunner Shuttleworth to
commence dismantling the Lena on
Monday morning. The breechlocks of
the larger guns, all the small arms ex
cept the officers' side arms and revolvers,
ammunition, ordnance stores and tor
pedoes will be removed. The officers
and crew are anxiously awaiting a final
: decision regarding their disposition. It
; is desired that the crew be allowed to
. return bom.- mder an agreement that
the officers and men are not to fight
again during :he war.
I. 0. 0. F. Grand Udgt.
Sax Francisco, Sept. 17. The special
train bearing moet of the officers of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independ
ent Order of 0!d Fellows reached San
Francisco this evening. Special com
mittees from this city and Sacramento
n-ift T V. train mt Ran, Vac wl
tbe di?tic?uil!hed' toVs to the
city.
WILL NOT cse wive.
All the sessions of the sovereign grand
lodge will be held at Native Sons' hall,
which will be beautifully dec irate-1 in a
way thai will show the natural resources
of California. Each day fresh flowers
and fruits will be sent in from the coun
tryside to adorn the meeting places and
refresh the visitors. The use of wine at
meetings in the name of Odd Fellowship
is expressly foraidden by the rales of
the order, and those products of the
state wiil not be i-. evidence.
T le musical eut-vtainaients provided
for sovereign gran i loJe work are very
elaborate. Eminent Director Charles
saw veil has taken the matter in hand
and organized a grant chorus number
ing more than 500 voices which will
give concerts on Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
At Mechanics" pavilion an especial ef
fort has been made by the decorating
committee.
Here the largest three links ever
made by the order for decorative pur
poses have been erected. They are of
red, white and purple lights, and meas
ure 50 feet across. When the current is
turned on they will show up brilliantly.
The business meetings of the Utter
organisation will not begin until Tues
day. The big parade wili take plac FriJay.
The start will be made at 11 o'clock in
the morning. The grand ball at tbe
Mechanics' pavilion Friday night will
be a full dress affair.
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