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CIVIL GOVERNMENT
FOR PHILIPPINES
UndcrXonsideration by President
and Secretary of War.
SECRETARY OF WAR SUPREME
Will Havt Atlborlly Ow Oovcrsor sod Oct
crslCennssdlof Troops ob Ibtlilntfi
- Ne Inprevmcii Is Mrt.McKhv
ItX's Ceodltlos.
WA8HINOTON. June 6.-TV new
civil government to efablWoVd ln
the Philippine Is reviving consider1,
tlon by th pr-ld"nt and secretary of
war. Thre wll b a nlre distinction
as to the authority of the K'tUT&) com
manding the trKip In the Philippine,
and the governor to be appointed un
der the civil gov rrt n'-nt.
No 'rfTlclal decliiritloti has been male
as to which will l e supreme In author
ity, but It Is known .hat the secretary
of war will be supreme. The new gov.
ernmept will le Hltnllar to that which
rxlKt "1 for a short time In early days In
New Mrxlco.
IS NOT IMPROVING.
No Material Change In Mrs. JdYKif,
ley's Condition.
WA8HINOTON. June l-Dr, Rixn
left In White House at 10 o'clo k to
night after an hour and a naif spvnt
In alien lance upon Mrs. MrKlnley. He
sild:
"There Is no mA'.erlal change In Mrt.
McKlnl"'s condition,"
In anwer to steclflo Inquiries, he re
plied that he could not say there had
not bi-en any perceptible Improvement
whatever luring ihe day.
The president tonight continues hope
ful of the outcome. More than this
cannot be sa'd. Thre has been no sei
tack during the day, but likewise no
gain. On- favorable circumstance U
that Mr. MeKlnley continues :o ob
ta n mor sle-p than she was able to
ge; In the earlier siajre of her III n. is
and has rested fairly comfortable.
The president today formally notified
the Buffalo exposition management that
he would not be able to attend the ex
D'Klrlnn on the 13'. h Indian t.
THEY WANT VANDERUILT .
He In AskeJ to Accept Election to
Northern Pacific Hoar 1 of Di
rect or.
NEW YORK. June 6-The Evenlns
Pdt savs:
"W'.jK. Vand'-rblll has been asked
to ucc'pt elec'.lon t the Northern Pa
cific binrd of director, usder the re
construction which Is now under wav
In accord mce with the agreement be
tween the Vnlm Pacific interests and
Hill. If he declines H. Mt'K. Twomb
ley will be askel to go Into the board.
Both Vatidcrbllt and Twumbley are di
rector of the Chicago and Northwest
ern. Their election to the Northern Pa
cltlc boarj will Indicate a desire to opor
at' that property In the Interests of
harmony am ng the Wextern roads.
COULD NOT VOTE.
Inmates of Soldiers Home Must Vote la
Their Own rreclnvt.
BOISE. Ida.. June 6. The supr'me
court today held that the Inmates of
the soldiers' home cannot vote in the
soldiers' home precinct If they come
from gome other precinct to enter the
home. They cannot ncqlure a voting
residence by entering the home.
The cane arose over the election of
the county school superintendent. M'.ss
Hester Spnckmun was elected by a
majority of the fuee returns, but it
was shown that forty Inmates of the
home voted or her. By the decision M'ss
Helen Coaton boenme superintendent.
STOCK BROKERS SUED.
Action Against Jules Bache to Account
for 800 Shares of Stock.
NEW YORK. June 6. Lawyer Lewis
J. MorrlHm, representing Henry Hart,
ex-presldent of the Third Avenue Rail
road Company, will appear bef ire Jus
tice O'Gorman In the supreme court to-
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& Company, brokers, to dlscl.we the
tir'-s-nt place of d-p'lt of HOOfl shares of
Third Avenue slock and 7'K0 sharM of
Pacific Mall stor k. These shored were
transferred to the briers by Mr, Hart
at the time of the Third Avenue Com
pany's crash.
Mr. Morrison contends that tit the
time of the trouble Hoc he Sc. Compiny
were und'Tstoid to be Interested la the
reorganization of the road and 'hat
they got hold of a large bl:k of stock
belonrlna- to Mr. Hart. AH of this
stock, except the shares mentioned, has
b."n accounted for.
Mr. Morrison went before Justice
O'Gorman on Mity 29 I1' anl secured
an orler to compel Bache & Co. to
allow an examination of their books.
Hache A Company's attorney Immedi
ately appeared before Justice Gilder
sleeve and asked that an order be Is
sued requiring Mr. Morrison to show
cause why the order granted by Jus
tice O'Gorman should not be vacated.
Justice Glldersleeve ruled that Bache
must divulge the place it deposit.
WILL, PRE KUX'TRICITY.
LONDON. June .-The district rail
way today sanctioned Charles T. Yer
kes' plan for the Introduction of elec
tricity as the motive power of th road.
"Yes," said Yerlces, when Interviewed
tonight, "we havf practically got con
trol of th- Indon undergrtund rail
way. That Is what It am'nints to. My
syndicate Is composed of British and
American financiers, although far the
largest proportion of capital comes from
the I'nlted States."
INCREASED RAIL EARNINGS,
OMAHA. Kieb.. June .-Th April r
nort for the T'tliori Pacific, Oregon Short
Line and Oregon Railroad Si Naviga
tion Company, shows a gratifying in
crease. The gross receipts from all
thre lines for April were $3,481,730. an
Increase over the same period ln 1900 of
IJM.173. The total expenses for the same
period were $1,797,136, an Increase of
$:78,0t over last year. Total surplus,
$1,183.4:7.
BIG DEFICIT PROBABLE.
MANILA. June 6. The fragmentary
news received here of the Porto Rican
decisions has caused . the apprehension
thst there will be such deficits In the
Philippine revenues that congress will
need to make an appropriation to meet
It.
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
CHCAOO. June 6 At an annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railway com
pany today, the usual semi-annual di
vidend of 3 per cent on common and
the ouarterlv dividend of 1 Per cent
on preferred stock, were declared.
BUSINESS MAN'S RASH ACT.
UHRICHSVILLE. O.. June .-Be-cause
he thought he had been unjustly
fined J. P. Carey, a prominent business
man of this Dlaee, tried to kill Mayor
O. W. Redd and the health officer, Dr.
J. A. McCollom. Failing in his purpose
he committed suicide.
RUN DOWN BY ELECTRIC CAR.
MILWAUKEE. June 6: Congress
man Theobald Otjen and his private
secretary, Nathaniel Green, were run
down and both seriously Injured by an
electric car this afternoon while driv
ing In a buggy,
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON. June 6.-The presi
dent today appointed Russell T. Hax
xard first lieutenant, and Oliver P. Hax
xard second lieutenant, of cavalry In
th regular army. Both are from the
state of Washington.
SPOKANT MAN ELECTED.
DENVER, June 6. The Western
Federation of M!n?rs today elected Chas.
Baker, of Spokane, a member of the
board of the Sixth district.
SCOTCHMAN WON.
GULLANE. Scotland. June 6. Braid,
the Scotchman, won the golf champion
ship today from Vardon, the American.
COLORED WOMEN EXCLUDED.
BOWLING GREEN. Ky., June 6
The Kentucky Federation of Woman's
Clubs today voted to exclude the col
ored Woman's Club from membership.
GOODS
IIERESEY CAUSED
HIS DISMISSAL
Kansas Wesleyan University Re
fused to Reelect Prof. Tubbs.
DR. M'GURK DEFENDS HIM
Si; tbc Protester Hn Btt Tcacblif Only
What It Ttiibt It Nertiweiteri
I'llvcnitx-Dciieg Rljit
lo TWok.
KANSAS CITY, June 6. A special t0
the Star from Sallna, Ka., says:
"The trustees of the Kansas Wesleyan
I'nlversity have refused to re-elect Prof.
D. Tubbs to the chair of natural sci
ence, which he haa held for the past
two yeirs. The cause of the dismissal
Is what Is known among the Metho
dist clergy as "higher criticism" of the
B'.ble. a mild phrase for hTesy.
"The troable with Dr. Tubbs." said
Dr. Daniel McGurk today. "Is that he
Is an evolutionist and he Is simply
te-ichlrtg the same things that are
taught In the Northwestern University
of Evanston and the principal methojg
of the theological schools. There are
a lot of old fog'.es among the minis
ters pf jbls confr?nce who want tq
denv the right of a mis to think for
himself. For my part, I propose to
think for myself and say what I ihtnk.
They have been after me the same as
they have be?n after Dr. Tubbs, and I
propose to leave this conference. If I
can't g!t a transfer to fcult me I Will
go on the lecture platform."
BRITISH ROUTE BOERS.
Skirmish Between Kitchener's Scouts
and Beyer's Commando.
PRETORIA. June Colonel Wilson,
with 240 .jf Kitchener's scouts, has tur
prised and routed 400 Boers belonging to
Beyer's commando, 34 miles west of
Warm Baths. The Boers resisted stub
bornly, but finally broke anl fled, leav
ing 3 killed. 100 prisoners, and all their
wagons arid supplies, including 8000
cattle. In the hands of the Brl:lsh. The
loss of :he latter was three :nen killed
and fifteen wounded.
Beyer's main command arrived on the
scene soon aftiir the engagement, but
failed In an attempt to recapture th?
supplies. Beyer was left practically
without transportation or supplies.
SUING THE SCHOOL BOARD.
District Attorney Chamberlain Declines
to Take Part In the Suit.
PORTLAND, June 6.-District Attor
ney Chamberlain declines to take part
In the suit which Attorney-General
Blackburn desires filed In the name of
the state of Oregon against Sylvester
Pennoyer. George W. McBride and Phil
Metschan. as the former state school
board, to recover 30,932 shortage in tbe
accounts of ex -clerk of the board George
W. Davis.
Chamberlain expresses the opinion
that the statute of limitation has run.
and also that the act of 1SS0 relieved
the members of the board from personal
liability for the acta of the clerk.
NOTED SURGEON SUICIDES.
Dr. Thomas Bond Jumps From Three
Story Window m London.
LONDON, June 6. Dr. Thomas Bond,
a well-known surgeon and analyst, com
mitted suicide today by throwing him
self from a third-story window of his
residence. He had been suffering from
melancholia for some time.
Dr. Bond, beside being the late Mr.
Gladstone's surg-Km, was noted in con
nection with investigations and discov
eries In the ca?s of several sensational
crimes, notably the Lefroy, Lamson and
Camp murders.
BOY'S HORRIBLE CRIME.
Kills Brother and Sister and Then Com
mits Suicide.
TOLEDO. O.. June . LeRoy Grove,
the 16-year-old ion of a prosperous far
mer, living near Napoleon, stabbed his
sister, aged 24, to the heart, killing her
instantly. He then strangled his 13-year-old
brother to death, and firing the
barn, ran In and shot himself through
the temple. 1
The tragedy occurred Just after mid
night. His charred body was recovered
today. It is supposed he was insane,
made so by reading dime novels.
NEW YORK MUSICIANS.
Fight for Control of Theater Orches
tras. NEW YORK. June I, -War ha been
declared between the Musicians Un
ions of this city, which threatens to
spilt the Musical Mutual Protective Un
ion. The trouble began a year ago,
when the trades union element In the
Musical Mutual Protective Union form
ed an organization kno-wn as Local No.
41 of the American Federation, This
action was taken because the leader!
of the Musical Protective Union were
against the Federated Trades. The
members who formed Local 41 applied
for reroB-.ilUon of their union In the
centrol Federa'ed Union, and were ad
mitted. In the meantime the Musical Mutual
Protective Union gave It members In
Local 41 warning that there would be
trouble If they kept up their trade un
ion affiliations. The climax came when
the Mutual Protective Union put up a
notice at Its headquarters that all of Its
members In Loca 41 who did not leave
that before next TuesJay will be sus
pended. There are 1400 members of Local No.
41. 1000 of whom belong to the Musical
Mutual Protective Union. The local un
ion will fight the suspension order In
the courts. It will make a fight for the
control of the theater orchestras, and
aoDlv for co-operation to the Theatri
cal Protective Union of Stage Hands
and the Actors' Protective Association.
A member of Local assembly 41 said
that the fight would Involve not only
New York but every large city In the
United States.
ASS7RIAN' ASHORE.
Lcyland Liner Will Probably Be a To.
tal Wreck.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. June e.-The Ley-
land steamer Assyrian, from Antwerp
for Montreal, with 2000 tons of cargo,
went ashore off Cape Rale at mldnujht.
" dh eleven; 1TI Ol waier m ncr
holl and Is ' likelf to prove a total
wreck.
Her crew had great difficulty In e
caplng and reaching the shore.
No further details are obtainable at
present. The steamer Algeme Is being
disoatchei to tbe scene of the wreck
by Lloyd's agents.
ENGLISH ENGINES CHEAPER.
LONDON, una . The Midland Rail
way Company since U9t, has been using
forty American locomotives. Samuel W.
Johnson, superintendent of the locomo
tive department company, will say in
the Daily Mail tomorrow, that the re
suits of six months' comparative tests
made with the Standard Midland en
gines under the same conditions, showed
tae extra working cost of the Ameri
can locomotive nver ;he British to be
from 20 to 25 per cent 'n fuel, 50 ptr
cent In oil and 80 per cent In repairs.
FOR CARNIVAL SPORTS.
BAKER CITY. June 6. For the grand
loJge meeting of the Red Men's order
of the state, to be held here ln July,
plans are a foot among local members
of the order for a carnival of sport.
There will be a mass meeting of the
citizens this evening to determine up
on what the business men will have to
do. Red Men decare that If business
men will support them they will pre
pare an elaborate carnival, one of the
important features of which is bringing
many Indians here from the Nex Perces
and other tribes.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Simmons Awarded $20,700 Against tbe O.
R. & N. Co.
PENDLETON, Ore., June 6. The
Jury In the Simmons' damage case
against the O. R. fz N Co.. this after
noon found damages for the plaintiff
in the sum of $20,700.
Simmons sued for $40,000 for injuries
alleged to have been received while ln
a caboose riding on a freight train from
Li Grande to Pendleton.
ROCKEFELLER'S GIFT.
NEW YORK. June 6. The Journal
and Advertiser tomorrow will says:
John D. Rockefeller has made a
unique gift to the teachers of the col
lege school of pedagogy of the Colum
bia University. He has given three
scholarships -vorth $500 each on condi
tion that the holders be no negroes.
MULTNOMAH BREAKS RECORD.
PORTLAND. June C In the contest
tonight with the Y. M. C. A. bowling
team, the Multnonah Athletic Club
team br.ke the record for four games
by scoring a total of 1140 at cocked hat.
The former record was 1133.
GOING TO SIBERIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 6. United
States Senator Beverldge, of Indiana,
will go frcm here to Siberia.
ELECTED GRAND COMMANDER.
TACOMA, June 6. The grand com
manderyof the Knights Templar, today
elected John Lillie, of Port Townsend.
grand commander.
BASEBALL SCORES.
PORTLAND. June 1 Portland. 1:
Tacoma, 0,
SEATTLE, Juno . Spokane 13, Se
attle, 5. '
WARM DEBATE
IN PARLIAMENT
A Urge Sum Voted for Trans
ports and Remount.
CHARGES OF FRAUD MADE
Officers Ssltf to Havt Ptrchsstd Broke Dowa
Monet at Extraviftit Prket ano
Divided tbt Dlffercict
WHIj Sellers.
LONDON. June . After a long and:
somewhat embittered discussion of the
policy of the war office in buying horsea
for use In South Africa, the hoiiae of
commons tonight voted the sum of 15,
779.000 for transports and remount.
Sir B. Lunden Maple, conservative,
asserted that th officers who had been
sent to Hungary and Austria had pur
chased broken down Animals at extri
yagant prices and divided with the tell,
ert tbe price charged the British gov
ernment above the actual cost. He de
manded the appontment of a committee
of Inquiry.
Lord Stanley, financial secretary for
the war office, tall an Inquiry would b-j
made.
Mr. Broderlck, war secretary, said, lbs.
war office paid for horses in England;
42. In Cand tZ and in Australia anU
ihe Vnlte-l gtates and Hungary J
is.
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DISMISSED FROM SERVICE.
Lieutenant Townley Found Guilty by
Courtmartlal at Manila.
' WASHINGTON, June .-The new7
has been received that Lieutenant Rich
ard H. Townley, of the navy, has been
convicted by a courtmartlal at Manila
and sentenced to dismissal from the
service.
The charge on which Lieutenant
Townley was court martial ed was Jn
connection with the recent commissary
irreg ilarities at Manila
TORNADO AT SALT LAKE. .
Considerable Damage Done to Buildings
and Shade Trees.
SALT LAKE. June 6. A miniature
tornado struck Salt Lake this evening
unroofing a number of buildings at the
race track, uprooting shade trees ?.nd
doing considerable other damage. The
wind blew at :he rate of seventy miles
an hour.
A strip about a mile wide is affected.
FOUNDER OF ELKS DEAD.
NEW YORK, June 6. George W.
Cumberland, known to the American
stage as George Thompson, "Father of
the Elks" Is dead In Brooklyn from
blood poisoning. He was 65 years of
age.
He 13 said to have founded the order
of Elks thirty-five years ago.
WALDER3EE LEAVES CHINA.
BERLIN. June 6. The war office has
recevlved the following dispatch from
Count Von Waldersee, dated Tien Tsln.
Tuesday, June 4:
''I have now resigned the functions
of commander-in-chief and am today
leaving China by way of Tokio.
HAD WEAK EYES.
WEST POINT, June 6. It Is said that
about twenty per cent of the young
men who yesterday presented themselves
for the entrance examination at the
military academy were found physical
ly disqualified, mainly on account of
weak eyes. ' , ;; '
MORGAN'S NEW SCHEME.
1 1 t
LONDON. June 6. "There is consld
erable alarm in Swltxerland," says the
Geneva correspondent of the Dally
Express, "over the report that J. P.
Morgan contemplates the formation of a
wide combination to kill off the Impor
tations of Swiss watches and materials.
PORTLAND IS CHOSEN.
FORT MONROE. Va June 6. The
National Travelers Protective Associa
tion today decided to hold next years
convention at Portland, Oregon.
ORDERS BONDS PREPARED.
LONDON. June 6. "The Chinese gov
ernment," says the Shanghai correspon
dent of the Daily Express, has ordered
that bonds be prepar-Jd for the payment
of the Indemnity."
SNOW IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
JAMESTOWN. 8. D. Juns I. A
snow storm ocurred today throughout
the central and northern portions of
South Dakota,