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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORXLyD, FRIDAY -EVENING JULY 25, 1902. - i J i MAY Heetine of the Fair Directors at Which Several j : Prospective Sites Were Eliminated rrom -i'v " the Contest AN INFORMAL BALLOT. Willamette Heights tract Abrams and Knox tract Hawthorne , Park University Park . 4- .4 And the probabilities are that Hawthorne Park "will be (elected as the site for the Lewie and Clark Centennial Exposition ot 1905. as will be seen by a perusal of that which follows: " -" From 7:45 until 9:25 o'clock last even i . tng the Board of -Directors of the Lewi 1 and Clark Centennial Exposition wrestled ) ' with the fair site question, only to rele ; , gate the whole matter to the executive i (committee of the board, with Instruc tions to Investigate the desirability of ', the several sites offered, nominate its t - preference and submit that conclusion to the full board at a regular meeting to b beld on the evening ot September 12. A casual perusal of the Informal ballot : taken oa the question of location of the Kslr, as given herewith, might lead the ' reader to at once conclude that It was as ' good as settled that the exposition will be . located on the tract ot land' at the foot 1 of .Willamette Heights, In the extreme northwestern section of the. city,, but such t ' conclusion would most certainly be at f ;ariance with the facts. The ballot was t not taken for the' purpose of location,' but ..that sites offered which have no chance .'of selection might be eliminated from con. ' -.IderatldnTTWWr from" xpiive enffttCi . . ,lng Investigation. ' Director W. D , Wheelwright, In fact, 1 ' Voiced the sentiment of those who cast ' the ' Informal vote for the Willamette Sleights tract when be said; 'The sub-committee has made but a t .'Very superficial examination! It knows nothing of the engineering difficulties Which may be encountered In the prepar ttUoa of a lake, and until all these mat- , ters are carefully enquired Into, and -,' afJiorougbly Investigated, I apprehend that t" ' s Yote wa have taken amounts to noth- ing, so far as the actual location of the . . exposition la concerned:" . . THE MEETING. ! The meeting was called to order by Dl j ectcr Wolfe, second vice-president, who 1 presided throughout Its session. Trcsl 1 JentCqrbett and Director ISL W Scott I Arete absent at the Coast, those present i , being Directors . Wolfe, Wesslnger, De 1 ers. Mallory, O' Shea, Fried, C. E. Ladtl, ;""tefllsi Bates,' Flelschner. Wheelwright, "rt.fer and Fen ton. . The first busineea on hand was the re port of tbe sub tonunlttee, composul of , . i'lnctors .Wesslnger, Mills and Dresser, , a printed at a previous meeting to jx anilne sites offered for the Fair, including ; the City Park. This committee had pre ; Piously recommended the City Park, : ui when the dlfflculties of transp-uta-t ilun of passengers to that point were I j made apparent, Mr. Wesslnger, chdlrmnn of the committee; said his committee e--'jiired to withdraw its recommendation. 'A communication from the City and Su burban and Portland Railway Compir.ies . stated that to extend and equip tlielr , lines to the park summit would cost, by i oqe route considered, 1350,000 and by an ' other 90.000. Estimating the attendance a the exposition at an average of 8000 l : per day for 140 days, and that 80 per cent ! ,pfho8e attending would ride, tea gross earnhigs of1 the companies would amount to $S9,000, and (jgurlng a net profit of 10 r pef cent on this business, the street car . companies would realize (35,840 net. i . j FAVORABLE SITES. Sites other than the City, Park. Havf v thorne Park and Willamette Heights, i " Dtrt discussed with small consideration, h arid with th City Park eliminated from I vi the contest the offerings were speedily , narrowd down to the Willamette Heights i - tract, or rather the low land at the foot , f Wlllamtt Heights, and Hawthorne j Furk iirtd the adjoining Ladd tract. THE GOVERNMENT TO r IRRIGATE SIXTY MILLION ACRES OF ARID LAND ff- , (Journal Special Service.) . WASHINGTON, July 25.-As rapidly as they can be orsanllted surveying partus ; wlll be sent out to select and lay out ', Irrigation sites In tbe Western States benefiting by the recent Congressional f legislation. Although the statement has OVER THE WIRES. ' In less than an hour a cloudburst and . windstorm, at Irwin, Pa., caused 8200,000 damage last night ?No lives were lout, r The ' Panhandle Limited, St. Louis to New fork, was wrecked last night neat Xenla, Ohio. , Ths train then took fire and the engineer and three Pullman pas sengers Were burned to a crisp. Coal In New York has jumped to 88.00 per ton. Tbe output is computed to be. over eleven million tons short of that for the tame- period last year; President Mitchell, of the United Mine .Workers, left Chicago last night to re turn to Wllkesbarre, Pa., where fc wUI take ctlve charge of tbe. bis; strike. The British Medio! Journal of London denies the stories that the King Is still In danger. The royal physicians say they are quite satisfied with his condition. . The Lehigh Coat Company has reopened' :.-Na, f mine' e.t,Tftmagua, Pa, This la BE CHOSEN As to the Willamette Heights tract Chairman Wesslnger made an elaborate report. He went Into the subject in grea detail havtns SDant all the time at hi command, five days. In Investigating the feasibility of locating the Fair at tha place, terms upon which property own ers would permit the use of their hold Ings. the question of transportation and that of controlling the water in the ad joining slough so as to form a lagoon suitable for acquatlc sports. TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM. The transportation problm was easily solved, the street railway companies re porting that, by a loop similar to tha of Morrison. Third and Yamhill streets, one tnlnute service could be maintained Agreements In writing with many of the property owners were secured, offering their grounds for the psyment of taxes One block, containing 174 lota, worth 810,500. belonging to the German Savings & Loan Association of San Francisco, would be purchased by local capitalists and offered for the payment of taxes, and another small holding, rented for tlt0 per year, would have to be settled for. The tract consists of about 76 acres, and adjoining this is a slough, filled with water when the river is at its present stage, which it was thought could be con verted Into a lake for water sports, boating, etc. Considerable dyking would bave to' be done, however, and embank ments constructed to hold the water, aa the water In the slough disappears with the falling of the river, and about the latter part of Augus. or tha first of Sep tember only an unsightly mud hole re mains. This appeared to be the one seri ous objection to that location. No one knew the cost ot the Maintenance of a lake there, the expense of dyking, the building of embankments, dredging, etc. In fact, it had been reported that the water could not be confined at ail be cause of the porous condition of the soil between the slough and the river, and this asseveration had great weight with the directors, COST OF A LAUOON. A this point came up the question of employing competent civil engineers to determine the cost of confining the waters of the slough, and it was that all other site might not claim the same favor from the directors that a vote was sug geated and taken with the result an nouneed above. The ballot -was In no sense Indicative of the final vote on the Fair location. That no englnerlng dim cultles exist at Hawthorne Parte Iras well known, and it was to get the Willamette Heights proposition before the directors without loading upon them the various other sites that might claim similar treatment and attention, that the infor mal vote was taken. If It be true thit it will cost 830,000, or near that amount. to maintain a lagoon at the Willamette Heights slough, then it is almost certain that Hawthorne Park will win the prlxe The river bridges are the only drawback to that site now, but it seemed to be conceded that the Morrison street bridge must be rebuilt anyway, broadening it to the width of the street, and that the next Legislature will be asked to author lze the levying of a special county tax for that purpose. Finally the whole matter of nil was lbft to thfr executive committee, which will Investigate the Wllamette Heights lake question, and report at the mvliny to be held on September IT. ' FAVORED HAWTHORNE. Director H. W. Scott, absent at the Coast, sent a strong letter favoring Haw thorne Park, and Director H..W. ,t"or betf dn:ln support of the Ctty Park Now that this Jatter site is out of the question,' it Is believed that Mr. Cor bett will turn to Hawthorne. As It waa voted that no site will be elected with less than. & votes. It is believed that Willamette Heights cannot marshal that number, and that Hawthorne' Park will yet win out,, ; been made that within the next century 200,WO,UOO acres of orld land can be re claimed by Irrigation. F. H. Newell ot the Geological Survey and secretary of the American Forestry Association, eatl mates that not more than 60,000,000 acres can be so. reclaimed. the first large mine -to resume operations since the anthracite strike started. . Officers ot the Second Life Guards, of which King Edward Is honorary colonel, have vilely abused Second Lieutenant C. D. Gregson because he was "socially un desirable." A rigid investigation will be held. , James Reeves, of Atoka, I. T.. has con fessed to the trlpple murder of bis wife, her mother and John Knuckles. He waa jealous of the latter. Governor Taft. of the Philippines, sailed yesterday for the Islands from Naples, Italy, t. The Pope has granted Mrs. John W. Mackay speclaj permission to hold sen vices over the dead body Of her husband In London. ' BIRTHS ' To Anna Rank-inf St Tlncenfs hospital, on July ?, a. girl.- . To Mrs. Harry White, 122 Union av. tnus, on July 10, a boy. DRAYTON HAS ; DISAPPEARED - (Continued from Flrst Page.) she been from her apirtments to any ex tent ,& Drayton, so The Journal was Informed, had called unon Mrs. Tuck twjo or three times, but there was nothing in appear, ance to Indicate aughO but formal friend ship between them. ' Regarding the publication of the faots in the case yesterday, Mrs. Tuck said: MRS. TUCK INTERVIEWED. "I have been grossly misjudged in this affair, and have been done the greatest injustice that ever I suffered. I have a no time been In need of money. Of thai . have plenty. 1 can pay all ot my bras wherever I go, and shall at no moment have to worry on that score. " I was not compelled to leave the Ho. tel Portland, and left only because I pre ferred the quiet of this excelent, refined rooming house, where one may be away from the greater publicity' of a large hotel. "Regarding Mr. Drayton, 1 know that he had plenty of money with which to pay all obligations he contracted, and that he did not intend to wrong anyone. If anyone has yet shown wherein he did that which even suggested such a course to be contemplated, 1 have overlooked the evl dtnee. It has not been uduced, so far us my knowledge govs. I' "I left the Kust, permit me to say, be cause I desired to live in the West. I be lieve tha. 1 would be happier here, and am grieved that so unfortunate an affair should occur as this that has placed me in the wrong light." - Mrs. Tuck occupied- a suite , of three rooms, and had taken there all Of the lit tle bric-a-brac that women of culture love to have around them-. She- was apparently of good education, charming personality, refined manner, and 'qualified to win her way to social popularity through thi force: of strong mental .'traits. ' i Drayton appeared to; be- somewhat cot down, and to have suffered disappoint. ront in the JjrustralJgnoi' .dans, that In volved nis resilience jn inj eivy. ne as serted that lie Intended to remain here. to enter business, perhaps the newspaper business, and proposed to win his way, so he said, without assistance from oth ers. HAD MONEY TO BURN. 'I could have all of the money I want, were J willing to accept it with the pro viso that I ur,nilt to the dictates of those of my family who hold different views regarding what I should do, I like freer rein than they will give me, and there fore It was my desire to act Independent ly of them all "I want to aHsert, and I can prove It. too, tliiit, . werf TfcfiMtig to accept tho restrictions my people would place upon me, I could have liberal sum of money with .which to establish myself In busi ness. U may sound rather extravagant but I could have more money ,to bring here than most of the people Whoha I en. tertuined, were I less Independent as I have heretofore said. I huve desired to acquit myself as man in Portland, and, had this unfortunate matter not come uj, I would have re mained and sought some avenue for the employment of what talents I possess, and striven to become a useful member of this community. All of my bills huve been puid. and at not lime have I been in trouble to meet all obligations that were Incurred by me. FELL DEAD Clackamas County Pion eer Gone" - (Journal Stpctj! SrVlceT'!,. OREGON CITV, July 25. -Charles W. Armstrong, ngel 57, dropped irdegd of heart disease yestcrdajf afterrto'pa; He was a prominent citizen of Clackamas County', and left a wife. son and Ave daughters. The funeral will be held to morrow. University Students Reunion. The former itidents of the Portland I'niversily he I I a reunion Wednesday veiling on the cumpus by the river front Arrangements were perfected whereby the occasion should be made a permanent thing, en organization formed to be known as "The Association of the Loyal 8u; dents of Portland University." The offi cers elected were, R. V. Glass, president, and Miss Rose Hatfield, secretary. There was a committee of three appointed to arrange for next year's meeting, com posed of A. J. Bender, Miss Nina Killings- worth and MlRs. Grace Gilliam. The fol lowing former students were present: Ethel McCollum. Myra J. Sharp, Roy N. Glass, F. B. Tucker, Rose Hatfield. Nina Killlngsworth, Isolene Shaver, K. O. Ben der, Flora L. Vincent, L. May . Carey, Ernj. E."' Benson, G. H. Pierce. Elvera vic:or. arne wane, mrs. x.uiu ttnine- hart Myers, M."H. Carter, Asa C. Bur dlck. Lilly Vincent Haley, C. A. Dotson, Mrs. M. H. Carter. A. J. Bender, Faye Killlngsworth. C. I Cuse. George W. Berrian, Grace A. Gilliam. A delightful luncheon was enjoyed at about 10 o'clock. The meeting was a thoroughly enjoyable one, the only ele ment of regret being that every one of the former students and professors of the In stitution could not have been present BUILDING PERMITS. W. Bacon, Gantenbein andV geilwood. cottage; $1100. B. W. Wool folk, Dakota, and Wiscon sin, cottage; J400. "- Samuel Holm, Williams and H alsey, two-story dwelling; $109. J. Benkier, East Main and East Twenty. first, two-story awellingi $1200. Geo. Gardner, Fourth and Sherman, re pairs! mf A- : SAMUEL i GOMPERS To Be in Portland Aug ust 4 Arrangements for Mass Meeting H. O. Kundret, editor of the Portland Labor Press, received this morning the following telegram from Samuel Gora- pers, who is now lo San Francisco: "1 have wired Organiser Oebhart. of Salem, to arrange for a mass meeting, Am advised that' he is out of town. Pro ceed to Salem and have mass meeting arranged for Sunday evening, August t. Morris and I will attend. (Signed.) "SAMUEL GOMPERS." Mr. Kundret says that he will go over to the state capital In a day or two and arrange for a reception and mass meet ing. He will probably be accompanied by G. T. Harry, president of the State Federation of Labor, Excursions will be run from Eugene and Albany for the benefit of the public, who wish to hear the noted labor orators. Quite a num ber of people here have signified, their intentlone of going to,Salem on the even lng of the Sd to meet the distinguished visitors. REBS. WINNING Venezuelan Insurgents Said to be Victorious. . V ..1, CASTRO MOVESjQN LA GUAYRA (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WASHINGTON, July 25,-The Navy Department today" received the following dispatch from Commander McLean, of the cruiser Cincinnati, dated at La Guayra, VeneiueJa: "President Castro, of Venezuela, with troops, embarked for La Guayra at Bar celona yesterday.: They leave only 300 ioldlers at Barcelona.-.. It Is rumored that Valencia lias been taken by the insurg ents." , ' o4 Li.,,- STRIKERS WARNED Coal Operators- W Reopen the Virginia Mines- oa July 28. (Scrlppa-McRae News Association.) CHARLESTON, Va., July S. The coal operators have posted notices in the Ka nawha and New River fields that all the mines will resume operations on the 28th, and all employe's hot reporting for duty may consider themselves ' discharged. Eviction proceedings will be taken against strikers who are occupying com pany houses. TWO KILLED By the breaking down of a bridge near Holhrook yesterday afternoon, Gustav Leben was instantly killed, Anton Spald- neberg very badly Injured, and two horses were killed. Loben has been working for Mr Wort- man who lives about three miles from Holbrook, and was hfl tiling posts Wthe Forbes & Davis spur ' of the Northern Pacific railroad. The bridge at Reeky Point gave way while he was crossing with a load, and he and the horses- Were precipitated 25 feet into the gulch below. Anton Spaldenberg and another bridge carpenter were lvadlnjr the horses 'when the accident occurred, and Spaldenberg fell through .with the wagon, but luckily landed on top instead of under the posts. He Is thought to be injured Internally, but not fatally. Leben was u working man. In poor cir cumstances, and leaves a wife and eight little children to mourn his loss.-- CUDIHEE CONFIDENT That Tracy is Still in the Vicinity of Sawyer Lake. (Serlpps-MeRae News Association.) SEATTLE, Wash., July ffi.-The story reported to the -officers that Tracy ap peared at Miller's cabin is believed to be unfoundd. Investigation shoWs that the man was probably a hunter, and played a practical Joke. Sheriff Cudlhee today says; he is positive Tracy Is still in the vicinity of Sawyer l.ake, and" that h will not relax his vigilance at that point. He is still confident he will capture the outlaw. DEATHS. Oliver Seymour Phelps, 84 Viola, Or., on July 23, senility. George Bygate, 71, Portland Sanator- turn, on July 23, Brlghi'a disease. Wong Hall, 66, 195ty Second, on July 24, tuberculosis. ti r!. ji . m . balmere. 280 YayftUL, Phoma 507. J. P. Flnley fcV 8on, UndertakW AM Emhl miN V Aa.a.. TLf i e.wi nwr imru wig Jafftrson ttrtets, do flrst!st work j i . - - - - -. - uiu iiviwrmuiywrtn all. ... woman,,, monumental ana building work; 204 Third 8U Estl- v was wwraeniy. PUGILISTS ARE READY TO FIGHT (Continued from First Page.) can peer through a ladder, to note the number of Portlanders who have quietly lipped away to San Franolsco daring the last week or so. Business men and rail. road Officials can be counted among the number. The ostensible object of the vis- It there at the present time was business. ot course, and the. great contest between Fltzslmmons and Jeffries is merely an in cident.- The Journal is enabled today to give the views of prominent Portlanders on the subject. CITT-OFFICIALS' OPINIONS. Mayor Williams, when asked his opln Ion on the big battle, said: "I'm some what behind the times on these natters, but I think Jeffries stands to win. Fits, they say, Is too old a man. Still he has the reputation of being able to hand out the stiff est jolt of any man In the bust ness, and If he should land a straight Jab on Jeffs solar plexus, somebody will go down and out," Colonel Wledler, Secretary of Fire Com mission"! don't know muoh about prise fights. I have never seen but one, and that time I made a solemn vow that if the Lord would spare me to get home I would never see another. . George Scoggln, Chief Deputy Engineer "I'm not sure that I don't prefer Fits, While I haven't bet any money Z con sider 10 to 4 would be a good bet it I lost The short ender Jooks good to me." ity Auditor Devlin -"I'm afraid Jeffries will win out Fltzslmmons, I think, is a has-been. Still, I'd like to see him champion again." WHAT RAILROADERS THINK. A. a Barker, Chicago & Northwestern -"I believe, jeff jietf imi 'wlh. In fact, lis dollars to doOgntjuls that be will. He's younger than' Flttslmmohs. which will count la'ils favor", ven though he may hot be QUlta'so sden'tlflQ., Should old Fttssimmon ever On, one ,ot his ter rific smashes On ff' chin,, ha might J. C;TW. DaTy. IrkernVPaclnc"If Sheriff Cudlhee find's JTracy today, there's no doubt in my mind that lanky Bob will best bit :r,iF3t.Ms wlllJC. Jine the question ot the site of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition." F. R. Johnson, Canadian Pacific "I think Jeff will win, but wlU bet on Fits. William Harder, Jr., Canadian Pacific Jeff ought to win, but a prise fight Is like a horse race nobody wins until hVs past the tape. George Taylor, Wisconsin Central "Fita will do the Job in 14 rounds or less." Lihdsey, Illinois Central "Jeff will win out In about seven rounds." Frank O'Neill, Northern Pacific "Fits will knock Jeff out, I believe. In three rounds maybe less. Just one on the Jaw from Frits, and all will be off with big Jeff." " H. Ls Slaler, Omaha I'd pick the younger man, Jeffries, as the winner without doubt A man past 40 ls oast his prime. . . H. Sv-Rame, MUwaukeer-From what 1 have read and the opinion of the pub lic, I believe Jeffries will win. From a eclentlno standpoint, Fitislmmons is thought to be the better man, but 1 am not an authority on the matter. H. Dickson, Great Northern Fits will win. Charfes W. Stinger, O. R. & N. Co- Have been too busy to keep posted as to the conditions of the men, but think that Jeffries ought to win. Thomas McCusker, Southern Pacific- Fits will win easily, that's my opinion George Schalk The Journal might say that "the concensus of opinion along Railroad Row Is in favor of Fits." George Cooper, Chicago Great Western Fits will win, for I have "a hunch." W. L. Green, Great Central In order for Jeff to get a crack at Corbett It stands him In line to whip Fitssimmons. I think that ne will defeat FiUsimr mons. R. W. Foster, the Burlington It's a cinch that Jeffries will win. ROUND TOWN PROPHECIES. JulluS Caesaf, " "cofored sport Dat's, a most fool question 'to "expound to me again. Ilord"you last" night" who would win. Jeff as ati'AWerldlan aiid. Fits am an Irishman.' Has any oh e theaddacity to think dat an Irishman can lick one of our own conrrtrymen t If anyone has he shows his lack of Jedgment, sah? II. II NewhallI think that Jeffries Will knock 1 Fltzs)mnons out in at least eight rounds. The ex-champion Is get ting too old, and I don't think that he will stand any show with the Callfornlan. H. G, Greene, treasurer of the Building Trades Couucil Fltzslmmons is a sure winner. All he needs is to get In one good blow on his antagonist in order to put him out ot business.. O. N. Pierce, business agent of the Car penters' Union Jeffries will retain the championship. He Is superior to Fits simmons In every way. His build is per fect, and his strength ana science are recognized by everyone. Besides his youth is in his favor. John H. Hall, United 8tates District Atorney No doubt one or the other will win, unless a "draw" ls declared. Ac cording to the belief of the gamblers, Fltzslmmons will get the worst of th en counter. P. A. Worthington, United States Dep uty Marshal I haven't paid much atten tion to the matter, but I am prepared to hear that Fltzslmmons will surely defeat big Jim. Judge Bellinger declined to be inter viewed. He .could not avoid showing some interest in the matter, however. Vaudevilles at Mt. Tabor Park The City tt Suburban Railway has se cured Edythe Halleje Juveniles as an attraction at Mt. ' Tabor Park, and an entertainment is given there every even ing that is equal to a first-class vaude ville house. It is given for the benefit of the patrons of the road and without charge.. The entertainment consists of Illustrated songs, a cake walk by a couple of youngsters six and nine years of age and Songs oy a girl only 11 years old, and" other specialty features. The talent is first-class and well worth an Admission price. Mt Tabor , Park Is a good place to. spend at) evening. Cars run -everf 'five minutes, Louis Hunslker and wife, of Pendleton, are guests at the Imperial. They are ac companied bf Mrs. Victor Hunslker. of Walla Walla., EmmswE INTENDING PURCHASERS OF PIANOS CAN'T AFFORD TO DISREGARD THEM. Why Eilers Piano House Does Not Only the Largest Business of Any Piano House on the Pacific Coast, but of Any House- in the Entire United States. " If you are thinking of buying a piano, here are bo.ik- ricm you con't afford to disregard: Eilers Piano House carries the largest stock of pianos and organs of any house on the Pacifto Coast There are over 80 factories represented at our Washington street store. This gives the purchaser a large range for., choice something- Indispensable in order to make a wise selection. We carry more different makes of highest grade Instruments as well as those of moderate price than any other houses can or do.' The oelabrated Chickering, ot Boston; the beautiful Weber, of New York, and tha' now famous and superb Kimball pianos are controlled In this field exclusively by us. W sell pianos much lower than other Western houses can afford to do. An Instrument that will cost you not less than 1500 elsewhere we sell for $418, $246 takes from us a fine piano that you will at least pay $300 for anywhere . else. We are enabled to make these prices owing to the fact that our facilities are so muoh larger than those ot other piano houses in the West. We buy for the four largest and busiest stores ' on ths Pacific boast We have many exclusive advantages, and our customers 1 get the -benefit of It . ' , We sell pianos upon more liberal terms than you can get elsewhere; ' $10 down and $6 a month takes-from us the. choice of a most beautiful slook.'of superb Instruments. , . Mora pianos, better pianos, better prices, better terms these arc the things that have enabled us to do the largest business during tha past three months of any piano house in the United States. Can you afford to disregard these facts, if you are thinking of buying a planof Do you care to own the best Instrument 1 You do. Of course you do. Then you will see Eilers Piano House,, SU Washington street, opposite Cordray's Theater. Four fine, busy stores Portland, Ban Francisco, Sacramento and Spokane. Don't You Want a NEW BUGGY.? ing goods, including nil kinds of vehicles for either bus iness or pleasure, and harness, whips and robes. STUDEBAKER 328-338 . Morrison St. BRYAN GETS GAY (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) ROCK ISLAND. Me., July 25. Will- lam Jennings Bryan arrived here thia morning and delivered an address at the court house. In his speech he paid con siderable attention to unjust taxation. NEW MERGER TRUE CHICAGO, July 23. What Is said to be absolute confirmation of the reported pur chase of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad by the Union Pacific, was received here today. It Is claimed that a majority of the stock bought by the Rockcfeller-Harriman crowd now reposes in a safety deposit box in New York. It Is the Intention, so it lit said, to organize a company to hold the securities of the two roads on the lines of the Northern Securities plan. . However, it ls entirely contingent upon the outcome of the suit now. pending against that company. Un til the case is disposed of no public an nouncement of the sonsummatlon, of the deal will be made. Whatever the North ern Securities will be compelled to do by the court in the matter of organisation will be 'done by the new merger. A BLAZE IN ALBANY. (Bcrlpps-McRaa News Association.) ALBANY, N. Y.-The Jarge aix-story building of. the United Shirt and Collar Company wasj completely gutted' by fire here this morning. The building housed about 20 manufacturing firms. - Two fire men lost their-Uycs and two' more were probably fatally Injured during the pro gress of the' flanies. V The . dead are: ,Do$ald , Bishop ' and James Shelley. , The property loss will be about.half -a ttUliofu . The dead and injured firemen were-standing on the roof of the Columbia Hotel when the Wall ofthe Collar Company's building top pled over' on them. The Germania Ho tel, the Columbia JJotel, and a number of resldenoes werebadly damaged, ' Your old one Is just a lit tle run down, isn't it? You have had it so long that yon don't care to go riding in it. You've put off getting a new one long enough. Just come in and let us show you our complete line of driv Portland, Oregon 'WAY DOWN EAST and said that while the poor man was going around trying to find something to put in his stomach the rich man was going from one watering place to another trying to find a stomach to put Some thing In. JACKSON AFRAID PARKERSBURG, W. Va., July 15. Judge Jackson today Instructed the -f Ctly Marshal not to execute his order for the arrest of William Wilson, Sec- retary of the United Mine Worksrs, o n charges of disobeying his injunction, -f The decision ls due to a desire not to ' arouse more bitterness. ; - .. PARIS IS MENACED. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) PARIS. July 25. This morning in com. pliartce with the order of Premier Combs' circular enforcing the law of associations, the Commissioner o5 Police went to the convent of the Rue Saint Maur, where Tuesday's demonstration occurred. The Sisters Informed him that they Intended to refuse to evacuate. Later some 60 men friendly to the nuns, garrisoned the place and prepared to make a violent defense It necessary. They- raised a banner on which was inscribed, "Liberty or death' Re B. Now is tle ; Timerf : GET READY I I I ;4 4 I f k : ';.