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VOL. . I. -NO. 164
' : PORTLAND, OREGON, VEPNESPATC EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1902.
PRICE , TTVE - CENTS.
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PLANS OF
LEAGUE
The Tax-Payers Propose
Many Measures ,
am AND COUNTY
Affairs to Receive Exhaustive
. Treatment if Suggestions
Are Heeded.
9The Taxpayers IMgrue la hard at work
BotwltbitandlDK it baa not appeared of
lata In the publlo prlnta. Many of tha
nambara hara bean away op their aum-
mer Tacatioa, and from now on there will
be plenty of work.
EXPERTING THE COUNTY BOOKS.
A number of months have passed alnce
petition was filed with the County Court
lor the appointment t experts to exam
ine the book, of the Sheriff's office, It la
understood that an expert or experts will
Boon be appointed. At any rate, the mem
bera of the league feel it should not be
delayed much longer, and ihat there
should be an annual checking- up of every
Hsyal otoce.
No new legislation Is required to au
thorlse this, the County Court having
ample authority.
CEMENT SIDEWALKS.
The City Auditor, Mr. Devlin, is work
ing on an ordinance designed to prevent
fraud in the laying of cement sidewalks,
and to protect the property holder. The
executive committee has gone oVer the
matter oarefully and it la believed that
the ordinance, when completed, will go far
towards remedying a number of abuses
about which much complaint has been
heard.
THE CORNELL ROAD.
It baa been stated that the railroad from
SUllaboro, about which so much has
been aald In the papera, haa applied for
or been granted by the County Court a
right of way over a portion of the county
road known aa the Cornell road. This
road la not only one of the most beautiful
drives around' Portland, but one very
largely used, and a railroad running over
It would be very Injurious and dangerous.
The attorney for the league has received
Instructions to look Into the matter and
report what, if anything, haa been done.
The members of the league so far as they
can will do all in their power to keep
this road clear of railroad tracks. ,
CLEAN STREETS AND CLEAN SIDE
WALKS. The Civio Improvement Association is
actively engaged in trying to bring about
the results indicated by the above title.
In their efforts they have not only the
sympathy of the members of the league,
but will have their active assistance. The
present condition of our streets and side
walks la Jnexdusable, iut we seem to be
a long way from the goal when such acta
of vandalism, are permitted as the open
and shameless destruction and damaging
of the beautiful shade trees on Everett
street during the uast week. However,
the league will keep at It, knowing that
onoe people realize what cleanliness
rneana, there will never be a backward
movement. Instead of having their ef
forts belittled by the authorities, they
should be glad to have the unselfish as
sistance of the members ' of the Civic
Association. The league hope their re
quest for an officer to look after the side
walk nulsanoes will be granted.
TAX COLLECTING.
' The extraordinary cost of this branch
of the county government Is still before
the league and It la believed that tae
County Court will take such steps that
this expense will be largey reduced In
the future.
CONSOLIDATION OP OFFICES.
No complaint has been heard from Any
Source of the consolidation of the offices
of County Clerk, Receiver and Clerk of
the Circuif Court and no observable frio;
tion is notloeable by reason of the change.,
The semi-annual report of January 1 next
Should and doubtlesa will show a large
saving in the expense of conducting these
offices.
A number of other matters are being
considered, out at present are not far
enough along for publication.
LEGISLATION. v
The attorney for the league is hard at
Work on bills which will be recoWlfended
to the members from this county for their
consideration and action. They are all
of general interest, a list on which work
Is now being done la aa follows:
COUNTY MATTERS.
Expenditures. "An act limiting the
maximum of expenditures by the coun
ty and further limiting the expenditures
to the levy made."
This has been found to work well, on
the whole; in the administration of the
city's affairs, and no reason haa been
suggested why a limit would not b"
equally efficacious with the county. As
the law now stands, the levy may be
law, but there is no limit on the expend
itures, and in consequence, until the.
year is out and reports in, 'the cost of
running the county is not known.
Tax Collecting "An act to make the
County Treasurer Tav Collector.
. JlJtbUejrjed-l04tihla w4H tend-ttrrwr
due the expense of the lax collecting
rery largely.
County Commissioners. "An amend
ment to the law so as to pay for each
fay's work given to county business."
This will make the law conform to Its
- Intention. Aa now construed, the Coun
ty Commissioners draw three dollars a
flay for every day in the week, includ
ing Sundays, and holidays..
PURCHASE OF" COUNTY SUPPLIES
The propriety of amending - the bill
regulating the advertisement for county
supplies so as to permit purchases to
the extent of $100 or thereabouts without
advertising , therefor, la " under advise
ment. ;v y . - ...
' BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. ,
1 it has been suggested that - a re-ar-rangemenfof
the Board of Equalization
ao that' it will be composed of taxpayers
and persons other than - those making
the assessments, would work well, -'
- TAXATION.
A study of the law relatinsrto the tax
atlon of franchises Is In progress. ' By
many It la believed that the law as
now stands la sufficient and only needs
enforcement , If not,- amendments wtit
be suggested so that this property right
will share equally with all other Inter
ests In bearing its fair proportion of tne
cost Of maintaining the government.
CITY LEGISLATION.
The new charter la the only piece of
legislation affecting the city which baa
Deea consiaereo. The 'charter should go
In effect at.aaearly a date as possible
and If a special session U called It la
hoped the Governor will Include this
subject in bis calL '
GENERAL LAWS.
Corporations. "An act to compel al!
foreign corporations of every kind doing
business In this state to appoint a resi
dent agent on whom service of process
may be had."
"An act requiring the payment to the
state of a fixed compensation based on
the capital, to be paid ea the formation
of new corporations, and for issuing
permits to a foreign corporation to do
business in this state."
"An act relating to the taxation of
public and quasi public corporations so
that the state Will derive a reasonable
revenue therefrom."
Assessment "An act respecting the
taxation of 'personal property, by which
stocks of goods and property of a like
nature brought into the county after the.
1st of March of each year "may be as
sessed and the tax collected."
There are a number of other subjects
receiving attention, hut not finally act
ed on. Amongst these are the following;
feeNbill.
The bill covering fees of all the of
fleers is being gone over carefully and
examined with a view of suggesting
amendments as may be required.
AUDITOR'S BILL.
The auditors bll) Is being examined
with care so as to ascertain It any
amendments are necessary to make it
more effective.
ATTACK
A TRAIN
Miners Attempt to Sieze
Supplies Enroute to
Nothanv
MAHONY CITY. Pa.. Sept 17. Three
hundred strikers this morning attempted
to seise a supply train en route with
deputies at'Notham. They were repulsed
by a, force of coal and iron police with
drawn revolvers. A troop of militia hur
ried to the scene and dispersed the mob.
BIG BILL
He Spent' $51,000 for
His Election Specu
lated Judiciously
NEW YORK, Sept 17. Devery's victory
is said to have cost him $51,000. His total
salary for 23 years' work amounts to $58,-
000. When taunted with the large sum
expended he says he made plenty of
money in judicious speculation. Carroll's
followers on the Tammany committee
expect enough Oroker desertions on the
committee to give them entire control.
BLOODY
BATTLE
Hand to Hand Conflict
in Which Many
Were Med.
NEW YORK, Sept 17. The steamer
Valencia arrived here this morning from
Santa Marta, Colombia, and brings news
Of the defeat of the Government troops
which were defending the town. It was
a sanguinary battle fought hand to hand,
in which many were killed and wounded.
The Government forces were compelled
te abandon the town which is now oc
cupied by the Insurgents. No foreign
warships ire In the harbor and the -Valencia
was forced to leave without a
caryr " ' - .
DEVERY
ABHORS
REVISION
Henderson Won't Go to
Congress.
MAY ' ELECT BOIES
Senator Banna Gets Demonstrative
During Conference at
OysteVBay.
DEB MOINES, la.. Sept 17 "My de
cisloa la final. I cannot acquiesce in the
administering of free trade poison in or
der to cure the trust evil, which I abhor."
This Is the reply of Speaker Henderson
wired to Lafe Young in answer' to a tele
gram which he, in conjunction with 8. W.
Kathburn, sent to the Speaker pleading
with him to re-enter the race.
Speaker Henderson positively refuses to
reconsider his withdrawal from the Con
gressional race for a moment He as
serts emphatically that owing to the'fact
that his views regarding the treatment
cf the trusts by reducing the tariff in
whole or part are not in accord withvthe
views of many 6f his party in Iowa, he
cannot accept the nomination tor Con
gress. In declining the nomination
Speaker Henderson wrote to the chair
man or the convention, in part, as fol
lows: '81ncf my return to the district, I hive
made a careful study as to the sentiment
in the district anl state, and I believe
that there is no little sentiment and a
growing one, among Republicans, that I
do not truly represent their views on the
tnrifr question Believing this condition
to exist, and knowing that I do not agree
with many of my people that the trusts
to which I am and have been opposed
can be curbed or the people benefited by
free trade, in whole or in part I must de
cline to accept the nomination so grac
iously and enthusiastically made."
ADDRESS TO VOTERS.
Speaker Henderson has also directed an
address to the voters of the Third Iowa
district in which he says:- "For the past
three years I have advocated giving con
trol of trusts to Congress. In my opin
ion proper supervision can never be had
until Congress haa power to treat1 them.!.
Ile also cays that" he Is a firm believer in
reciprocity and protection that will pro
tect labor and industry, and that he is
"against wicked corporations that would
trample on the rights- of people to fair
play and the fruits of honest efforts." .
Speaker Henderson waa elected to Con
gress in 1882 and has served continuously
ever since. He wan elected as Speaker of
the House In 1899 and re-elected in 1901.
MAY ELECT BOISE. '
WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-The only
topic of conversation here today is -the
refusal of Speaker Henderson to accept
the nomination for Congress at the hands
of the Iowa Republican convention. (Dem
ocrats are jubilant and believe .that the
election of Boise to Henderson's seat in
Congress is assured.
Political leaders here are of the opinion ,
that Burton, of Ohio, may succeed Hen
derson as Chairman of the Rivers and
Harbors Committee, although Hepburn,
of Iowa, is considered as a strong fight
ing factor.
Considerable comment is being made by
leaders in both the Democratic and Re
publican parties regarding the statement
of Speaker Henderson, when asked for his
reason for refusing the nomination, in
which he said:
."My letter to Chairman; Albrook is the
whole thing ln a- nutshell. You cannot
kill the trusts by applying tree trade
without killing our own industries. The
foreign trusts are fighting the American
trusts, and I do not believe that for the
purpose of controlling American trusts,
we should make a market for foreign
trusts, thereby crushing out the Industries
of this country. After my conference last
Saturday at Waterloo, hearing the views
of the Chairman of my district I con
cluded that my views on the tariff ques
tion were at variance with those of my
paray, and I did not desire to appear In a
false position. r
HANNA RANTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. In tha con
ference, held with the President yester
day at Oyster Bay, Senator Hanna Was
inclined to get boisterous at times when
the tariff question' was being discussed.
Those who attended the conferenoa were
President Roosevelt Postmaster-General
Payne, Senators Hanna, Spooner, Allison,
Aldrlch and Lodge. The object of the
coming together of these Republican
leaders was to arrange the policies to be
taken up in the coming national cam
paign. Senator Henna Is quoted as saying: "Aa
long as I remain In the Senate, and can
raise a hand to stop you. you shall never
touch the schedule of the tariff act"
The parties to the conference were very
reticent after they returned from Saga
more Hill, but it can be stated on reliable
authority that It was decided to make no
attemnt to revise the tariff at the coming
aession of Congress; that the President
Is to maintain his position as to the
trusts, and further that ha Is to Insist
on his demand for reciprocity with Cuba.
It Is 'understood -that he will fully uui-
llne his policy regarding this latter ques
tion in some of the speeches he la to
make on his Western trip. It also can.
be stated on excellent authority that the
eoal strike was not disco seed.
The President's purpose la having this
conference waa to ascertain If there had
been any marked political changes la the
different sections of the' country during .
the past year. . . V - -."' .
MANX 'TELEGRAMS.
DCBUQUE, Sept H.-Tba Republican
Congressional committee sneeta here to
morrow to deterssine their course la nam
ing a successor b Henderson In Con
jgreaaional candidacy. . Henderson is flood
ed with telegrams thl afternoon. Roose
velt and Allison sent messages from Oys
ter Bay..leplorlng hi action and saying
JtjpuJiJarflagsVjha-party-and" preclpl
tate a . tariff agitation which would
menace national prosperity.
. Similar : telegrams have- been sent by
Hanna,. Lodge. Fair backs, Spooner. and
other prominent sen.-. Henderson so Jar
haa answered now at them.
W. H. KING
R. ;W.
YOUNG
Utah Democrats Nominate Candi
datc& for Congress and
. Scpreme Judge.
PROVO. UUh.i t Sept. 17. The Utah
state Democratic convention last night
nominated W. H, King for Congress and
R. W. Young for Supreme Court Judge.
Major Young was Commander of the Utah
battery and had Recently returned from
Manila, where he (held a judgeship. King
waa Congressman two years ago.
ARE BIG
Output of Logging Along
Columbia Decreased
. 50 Per Cent
TACOMA, Sept. 17. The. Weyerhauser
Timber Company announces that the for
est fires have reduced the logging oatput
along the Columbia 60 per cent for three
months. The timber loss totals up to
from three... to five million feet All the
log camps contiguous to the Columbia
have been burned out. The loggers will
resume operations today.
G0LDENDALE IS
FIRE SWEPT
Heavy Losses in the Business
Heart of the Town.
(Jeurnal Special Service.)
OOLDENDALE, Wash., Sept. 17.-The
second great fire in the history of this
place occurred yesterday morning, and
another large section of the town, com
prising the best part of a block In Its very
heart, Is as clean as a floor. The build
ings lost Include both the leading hotels,
the Central and the Goldendale, which
stood on opposite corners of the half
block, and between them, on the west and
north sides, more than a dozen larger or
smaller stores and business places. In
cluding the poBtofflce.1 All were wooden
struotures, most of them two stories high,
and those streets were solidly built up.
Every one of these are gone. Insurance
is generally small, aa the rate is very
high owing to the deficient water supply.
The loss is not so heavy a blow to the
town as the former Jire of several years
ago. That was In the main a benefit, as
numerous buildings were rebuilt of brick,
which will be the case now.
By far the heaviest loss falls on County
Treasurer A. H. Ahola, owner of the Cen
tral Hotel,He and Mrs. Ahola had only
returned that day from Portland, where
they had made numerous purchases In
Improvement of the hotel. It had just
been completely overhauled, and they had
also just put in an expensive acetylene
gas plant. The very day of their return
from Portland they were to see their all
licked up in flames. They will, however,
rebuild at once.
Had there been a wind, the whole town
on the south side of Main street would
have been destroyed.
BE CAREFUL
German Commanders Warn Officers
Against American Beauties.
(Journal Special Service.)
BERLIN, Sept. IT. An unwritten or
der from the general In charge of the
garrisons at Hamburg has been aent to
all unmarried officers warning them
against making wives of American girls
and advising them to make sure that
these young women have dowerles ap
proximate to their position. The oc
casion of the order la a bevy of Amer
ican beauties who spend their evenings
dancing with officers. Chief among
Jths dancers are tbs. Misses . Grac od.
LOSSES
Lena Hutchinson, of New York, Miss
Anne Price of Kentucky, and two young
daughters of Ambassador Meyer at
Rome.' Girls of other nations have no
show with these smart German officers,
who are charmed by the unrestrained
manners and ease of these young women.
Of the married glrta Who dance a great
deal with the officers are Mrs. Frederick
Bell, of New York, and Mrs. John M.
Hughe's, of New York. The Misses Hut
chinson are guests. of the? Baron and
Baroness von Larsner. 'j '
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MONEY
PLENTY
Donations Swelling the
Relief Fund
NEAR $5,000 MARK
Fraternal Orders, Churches and
Theaters Working for
Charity.
Before the day closes the relief fund of
Portland, for the lire sufferers, will have
grown into a sum close to the $5,000 mark.
The various soliciting committees have
met with a generous response to their ef
forts A feeling of deep sympathy Is man
ifest and donations are cheerfully made
ly the various citizens who have been
visited.
The churches are doing practical work
by the collecting of clothing and food,
and forwarding them to the districts
where they are badly needed. A number
of wagon loads have been sent to the
Springwater country where the devasta
tion was great and the distress Is un
usually severe. Committees have been
appointed by the Taylor-Street Methodist
church, the First Congregational, the
First' M. E.. on Twelfth and Taylor, and
the Cumberland Presbyterian churches, to
take subscriptions at these structures
during the week.
ACTORS' RELIEF.
Ths Nelll Company will give a monster
benefit performance at the Marquam
Grand on Tuesday, September 23. This
will be followed at the Buker theater by
the Nelll Stock Compuny. The perform
ance at Shields' Park will be a great suc
cess. Many of the prominent citizens. In
cluding Mayor Wllllamy. have tickets for
these entertainments for sale.
SECRET ORDERS.
The various fraternal orgunizations are
taking an interest in the work, and are
perfecting affairs to do some effective
work'ln the relief cause. The Eastern Star
order have opened up a depot at room 2 In
the Chamber of Commence building, and
will receive donations. The Woodmen
have secured the Tabernacle at the cor
ner of Twelfth and Morrison streets, and
will be In attendance there for the bal
ance of the week and take and forward
supplies.
MUSICIANS WILL PLAY.
A grand concert for the benefit of the
fire sufferers will be given at Shields'
Park Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, by
the Musicians' Association of Portland.
The music will be rendered by a tand of
75 pieces and there Is no doubt that this
will.be one of the greatest musical lux
uries Portland has ever enjoyed.
THE FIRE SITUATION.
Reports from outlying districts state
that the fires are now practically under
control, and that much more damage will
not be wrought' unless a strong wind
should come up. Narrow escapes are re
ported right along, and In some places
sufferers are starting to rebuild.
GENEROUS
VANCOUVER
Responds Heartily to the Call for
Assistance to Fire Victims.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Bept. 17. A
mass meeting, called by the Mayor, was
held last evening at the Standard Theater,
for the purpose of rendering assistance
to the sufferers by the recent forest fires.
Mayor Eastham was chosen president and
E. M. Scanlon secretary. The following
were appointed as a committee of 10 to
look after the donations and distribution
of supplies: Mrs. C. V. Bowles, Mrs.
E. G. Crawford, Father Vewelghen. W. W.
Sparks. C. A. Blurock, S. F. Bodyfelt. A.
B. Eastham, E. M. Scanlon and Mrs. A.
L. Miller.
No time was lost in preliminaries. After
a few remarks by different ones, relative
to the distress and suffering in the burned
districts. Bishop E. J- O'Dea suggested
that a subscription list be opened at
once, with the secretary as treasurer, and
started the ball rolling with a donation
of ISO, and' in less than IS minutes 11300
was subscribed. The Fourth of July
committee donated the $7G balance on
hand from the Fourth of July celebration.
The physicians of the city will give. medi
cal attendance free. Exceptionally large
donations have been made by the garri
son of clothing and supplies. ' Three teams
left wthls morning with supplies for the
fire sufferers. Mr. James Richardson
of Dole, in the Cedar Valley, states that
blankets and children's clothing are
greatly needed. In one house there were
IJ children clad only in their nightgowns.
Frank Hill of Q. W. Dunning & Co..
undertakers, returned last evening from
Dole, bringing the remains of Mrs. John
Schmidt and her three children, who
nerlshed In the Hemes last Wednesday..
The chaired" bonX were" found Tying on a
wire mattress In the cellar. The Are was
still burning and some of the bones were
red hot.
The remains of the four persons were
all placed In a child's coffin and buried
today.
Charles McLaughlin, in from the Lewis
River country today, states that It dead
Oodles have been found and II of them
had been Identified. They are as follows:
Mrs. John FollVi -child and 10-year-old
brother;Mrs. Eva Read and threa child
ren, aged respectively, Z, 7 and 19 years ;
Orie Reed, W, EL Newhouse, Mrs. Graves,
George W. Smith, Mrs. Agnes McKeaa
and' two toodiea unknown.
He states that ample supplies are being
received for the Immediate relief of the
sufferenu'j i .-; .
--8UBCRIPTI0N LIST.
Bishop E. J. O'Dea, 150; A. B. East
ham, 128: W W. Sparks, 20: W. H.
MetcsJf. $26; CD. Bowles. $25; J. P.
Anderson; 25 sacks flour; Vancouver Na
tional Bank, $25; A. J. Cook. $26; E. M.
Rands, $25; Lloyd Dubois, $10; James
Marsh. $10; 8. P. Galther, $10; D. Mc
Masters, $26; Thomas O'Connor. $10;
Jos. Wagner. Jr., $25; H. C. Funk,
15; Jos. Carter, $20; F. Malmqulst, $25;
M. A. Marsh. $25; Abbey & Avery. 125;
v.. H. Brewster. $20; J. A. Webber, $20;
Lamey tt Klggins. $5; Father Vewelghen,
$50; J. H. Jaggy, $50; E. S. Beesecker. $10;
0. W. Dunning. $5; P. Hough. $20; Milton
Evans. $25; J. H. Elwell, $10; Miles Smith.
$10; O. H. Smith. $6; P. Hanson, $20;
Crawford oV Marshall Co., $50 In groceries;
Shanedling ft Co., $60, bedding; W. Matts
chua, 12 pair shoes; J. D. Mayers and
wire, $50; F. Eicheniaub, $25, clothing;
Columbia Canning Company,. $10. fruit;
W.H. Arnold, $20; Bodyfelt & Bosarth. $25;
Derllng & Padden, $25, clothing; J. Wil
liams, $5; J. J. Sexton, $5; J. R. Harvey.
$26; W. S. Cohen, $5; W. F. Hidden, $10;
C. Gridley, $20; F. Huston, $10; D. Ebert.
$10; J. G. Lewis, $10; F. Donegan. $20;
K J. Lackoff, io; A. L. Miller, $26; Dr.
Chalmers. $10; C. Kenght $10; O. A.
Nerton. $10; A Buftiett, $5; L. D. Seal,
$10; G. Katurloh, $10; A Blgham, $5;
F. Eicheniaub, $25; Joseph O'Kane ,$10;
W. H. Arnold, $20; F. Corliss, $5; Con.
Dayor, ?5; A. Burnham, $5; C. Sears, $6;
A. Hossack. $5; Dr. Litlle, $5; A. Hem
inger. $5; J. A. Snodgrass, $6; C. A.
Blurock, $10; 8. A. Reed. $5; A. H. Parcel,
$20; C. Alexander, $5; C. Stewart, $6;
W. Young. $10; Walters, $5; E. M.
Scanlon. $10; E. A. Horaan. $5; Schofleld
& Mother, $20 in merchandise; M. R.
Sparks. $25 In merchandise; Star Brew
ery. UOO; J. C. King, bedding; H. Slan
lon, 2 sacks flour; Vanvouver lodge, K.
of P.. $10; Grldley's Commission House,
J23.76.
TROUBLE COMING.
Federated Trades After Port of
Portland Contractor.
The committee which was ap-.
pointed by the Federated Trades '
to investigate the drydock propo
sition, has decided to Institute a .
suit against Contractor Robert
Wakefield and the Port of Port
land Commission for taking steps
to have the drydock built at
Vancouver, Instead of In Portland.
District Attorney Chamberlain
has been retained as counsel Ly
the labor representatives.
MAY BE
' 'MURDER
Serious Affray Yester
day in a Hop Yard
at Brownsville.
'Journal Special Service.)
ALBANY, Ore., Sept. n.-Oentry'a hop
yard, Brownsville, was the scene of an
affray which may result in J. L. Cooper
being held to aaswer for the murder of
George McCamey. Yesterday morning the
two men engaged in a heated discussion.
a quarrel followed when, according to
Cooper's story, McCamey seized a stick of
wood and started for Cooper, who. to
warded off the blow and struck McCamey
on the head with a chair, fracturing the
skull. McCamey Is still Insensible and
there is little or no hope of his recovery.
Deputy District Attorney P. A. Kelly
went to Brownsville to prosecute the case.
Cooper has retained A. A. Tusslng and
Weatherford A Wyatt.
BUYS ANOTHER ROAD
Northern Pacific Acquires the
Everett & Monte risto.
TACOMA, Sept. 17. -The Northern Pa
cific has purchased of John D. Rockefel
ler, the Everett ft Monte Cristo railroad
which is 60 miles long, running from Ev
erett to the Monte Cristo mines. The con
sideration is unknown. The road was
hulit ten years ago after Rockefeller
bought the Monte Cristo mines, and lost
money for years, but It is now being
profitably operated. President Melten suc
ceeds F. T. Gates, of New York, a Pres
ident '
STRIKE TO END.
Painters to Return to Work on
White House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Tha paint
ers' strike on the White House continues,
but It is expected to end tomorrow morn
ing. The three ' objectionable, men are
said to be returning to New York. If
this prove true' it will be 'a victory for
tha Federation of Labor. " . '
MANOEUYERS POSTPONED
BERLIN, Sept. -17.--Toe great' German
naval maneuvers have been postponed on
account of terrific .storms which - are
sweeping tha'coast . ' i v'-;.." :
DESERTS
HUSBAND
Mrs.' Pickle the Third
in Ksh Murder.' :
SHE SAW THE CRIME
Ha4 Met the Banker Clandestinely
a Number of TimesHid- " 7
ing in Boston.
(Scripps-McRae News Association.) .
NEW YORK. Sept 17,-Tha police this
morning located Mrs. Margaret Pickle,
the mysterious third woman of the
party when Fish was kUled and ' Who
haa been shielded by Sharker and the
other woman. Mre. Pickle la In Boston,
where she fled Immediately after tha
murder. She has confessed to tha of
ficers that she saw the entire ' trouble
and will be returned to this city today.
Mrs. Pickle is young and handsome, and
has been married about a year. She re
sides with her trusting husband In
Harlem. It is said that Fish Oceania
greatly enamored of her and had met
her clandestinely a great many times.
Fish will be buried tomorrow.. Mre.
Fish Is prostrated and is now id the
care of her sister-in-law. Mrs. - Lloyd
Brice. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. . -
MAY BE
PICKETT
A
Will Probably Succeed;
Hendersoi : ti&H'H
v
gressional Race,
DES MOINES, la.. Sept 17. Charles E. .
Pickett late grand exalted ruler of tha
Elk a will probably get tha nomination
for Congress to succeed Speaker Bender
son, in case the latter adheres to hia
withdrawal. A prominent Republican "
friend of tha speaker, Mr. Cummings,
thai unlss Henderson was' pledged 4i to'
i constituents In. his own. district -w
carry out the tariff reform Idea ha eoald -not
be elected over Boise, tha. DemocTati o ''
candidate, and unless he pledged t the
high protective tariff In tha East that he 1
would refrain from supporting tariff, ra-
form he could not be re-elected .speaker
of the House. Therefore he chosa to '
by his previously announced prln
'jiples on tariff reform.
TROOPS
ROUTED
Ocumarals Now Occu
pied by the Revo
lutionists PORT OF; SPAIN, Trinidad. Septi JT.
Advices from Wlllamatad say that Presl
dent Castro's troops wars driven from
Ocumara by the Revolutionists and tha
Venesulean Government Tha situation Is
critical.
TEST THE NEW LAW
Voters Register Jhdr Choice for
Nominations for Congress. 4
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Sept H.-Votera I
this state went to the polls yeftterday
and registered their' choice for nomina
tions for congressional, judicial and ex
ecutive officials. This la the Brat test of
the new primary law In a genera, elec
tion. The nomlnatlona for Congress ., are
as follows: ' ..-
First Dlsrlct Peter MoGovera. ' Dens.
Second District J. T. McCleary, Rap. J
C. A. Andrews, Dem, "
Third Dlstrict-C. C. Kelara. Dam.
Fourth; Dlstrlct-F; C. Steven,' Rep.
J. L. Gieske, Dem. r
rFW&
rTHItrfct Andrew , Netaon. rop,i
Johri Lind, Dem. : Loren ' Fletcher, Rep.
- Sixth District-J. A. Dubois, Dem.
Seventh Dlatrkrt Aaguat O, Foeburg,
Pop-4 Knuta Johnson. Pro,' .' t
Ninth Dlstrict--W. Alexander McKia
non. Dem.': Nel T. Nor, Pop.; A. Steeo-
on, , Rep.
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WHEAT MARKET. . .
" CHICAGO. Sept 17. Whesi.433
72c. . '.'.
SAN FRANCISCO. 8yt 17. Whsat
11.1801.1.
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