TK3 dRgQOiy DATLY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, ' SEPTEMBER fl, 1901
r,IAY T.IEAN RETURN .
OF POLITICAL BOSS
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crc Hay .Take Advantage; of;- Primary
law Omission and Repeal , E!easorc Rot
; Applicable in Hany State Cities,; :.,v K f:
' : The dlsoorsry thai the' dlreot pVtxenry
1 mm s apparently inapplicable to muni
-. glpal electlona occurring bfor th next
general registration of voters in th
" spring of 180. first mad known to the
Jubllo In ths columns of iMttrdty'l
ournal, hat created a sensation U over
' th state. -The failure of ths law to
. provide expressly for nominations In elty
lections ooourrlag either this pear or
next affects a number of oltlea, among
than Portland, Salem, Baker City and
Pendleton. The actuation la pertlcu
; early embarrassing to oltlea which hold
their laotlona this falL such as Baker
- City and Salem, for apparently the only
Irajr m which nominations oan bo mad
or their city offices ta by. petition of
Independent voters, without any party
' 'designation for tha oandldatev
, t Politicians and lawyers have to
. busily discussing tha extraordinary slto
' tlon which arises from th dlsoovsry
that the direct primary law does not
7 affect these municipal elections. Frlanda
:: ef tha law are exceedingly reluctant to
admit that tha defect la a aarlous one.
Si they are -Apprehensive that th next
glslatur may talc anvaatag of tha
. h-Wa omission to attempt ,a- repeal of
tha entire measure and a return of th
' eld methods of nominating conventions
Which have been the mainstay of the
machine and tha political boas, A
1 variety of suggestions are offered aa to
expedients by whleh th difficulty n
. be met, and wglslatlvs Interference
averted, but It is questionable whether
any of them will be found adequate.
Tha situation recall strikingly the
, aaufuslon which aroee -whan, almost
- year ago today. Th Journal publlahed
th first and exclusive Information aa
v to, the defect la th tax lwM passed br
th legislature of lfOl, which threatened
the loaa of all public revenue etat.
oounty and city, for a rear. That dis
covery led to th special sesalon of the
, legislature tn JDeOjonbazv 10S, wttloh waa
called for th express purpoae af ouring
th defective law. .... .
- The trouble over th dlreot primary
law anaea tram th fact that aa overwhelming-
majority of tha votera will
apparently be disqualified from partic
ipating ta. primary nominating elootloas
held prior to th eprtn of 1991, owing
to th fact that there la nothing oa the
registration rolls ta Indicate the party
to whleh they belong. Under this new
law, no voter oan take part in nominat
ing; for example, th Republican candi
dates unless he himself Is enrolled on
th registration books aa a member of
that party. But when th biennial rea
et ratios ooonrrad last spring tn dlreot
primary law waa not In fores, and votera
were not required to designate their
party, r Tha- only possible loophole of
escape lies tn the fact that tha taw
directs that th oounty olerk ahail also
receive reclstratlona between aWptember
I and October 10, of votera not en
rolled la th spring; In any year when
presidential electors are to be elected.
and It Is th pinion of seme attorneys
that th omission of the spring regia
t ration to record th political affiliations
of h voters might be remedied during
thla period of fall regie traQoa which
began yesterday.
- IggipshdaPt TsttUusi, ' .
If this suggostlon should be deemed
untenable or If tha oounty slerk should
fsel unauthorised to permit such an
addition to th spring registrations, tha
only apparent way In which candidate
for offices oan be nominated In the
Interim before th spring of l0t Is
by Independent petition. This would
mean that party designations ooald not
be placed upon the official ballot, ao
that every candidate, whether Repub
lican. Democrat. Prohibitionist or -So-oiaJtet,
would appear simply as an In
dependent. -Party tines would be prac
tically obliterated, except so far as can
didates could be advertised through the
'press as representing .particular par
ties. ' t
Th argument that th spring rag-
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Th intereeotion of Washington and.
siren streets resembled Broadway bar-
gala ruah at o'clock today, when the
fall opening- of the Olds. Wortman King
atora tooa piece. The event had been
well advertised and it was In anticipa
tion of great sight that hundred of
Portland women flocked to the popular
Istratlons -ooald b : added to now, by
incorporating the party ; affiliations of
each voter, la based upon, the theory
that -th roll is a public' reoord and
therefor subject to correction, like the I house.
reeorde of a oourL But la opposition to I They war not disappointed. Beginning
this theory It is argued that a change j at the windows, th displays war ax
la the records oan be made only when I ceedlngly beautiful, one of them oon-
mietasje nas ocourrea ana rone uw i mining model With, the exaulalts 166
omission of the party designation of I outfit that has attracted ao much at.
th voter from th spring roll was noltentlon slnoe first it was disclosed, and
mistake, as such designation waa not tall of them revealing- th newest ideas
require; ay th law then tn fore: there-1 of th celebrated modistes of th world.
fore th reoord Is not subject to change. I ' Th Interior of th store was effeo
It Is admitted that even If euch ohange I rively decorated in red and brilliantly il-
oouM ds mao, pronsoiy eniy a small lumlnsted. In th apace beneath the
percentage of th registered voters 1 sky-light an Immense ball suspended by
would tag th trouble to go to the I hundreds of Tarda of aUk ribbons aet off
oounty clerk's one and have an entry I the picture.
made showing; their political affiliations. I On the fourth floor. 'ooouDied br th
jonsQUnuy in numner or voters wne i oarpec, rug; and tepestry. departments.
oould partlclpnt In th primary nom-1 Brown's band waa stationed and it dls
lnatlng sleotloo would be but a fraction I coursed excellent muelo from I o'clock
of th total number registered last f until fl. The third floor Is given over ta
spring.
One of thoss who advooat th plan
of adding the party designation to the
spring registration 1 O. BL B. wood.
who was one of th strong advocates
of the passage, of th direct primary law.
Mr. Wood said this morning:
"While t nave mad no careful study
of the question, It seems t ma that
voters should be at liberty to go to the
oounty olerk' a office during this 10-day
th crockery and glassware department
There Is enough out-glass oa exhibition
to stock a ten-acre mansion and the
novelties In china and earthenware this
year are extraordinary. The fancy table
wars is a costly exhibit. Nowhere, per
haps. In the nam space, oould a brighter
iispiay ne mad.
But the seeond floor, where the mil-
Mnery and ladies suite are, la moat fas-
i otnattng of alL atlas Bernard and her.
oorpa of pretty saleswomen were kept
period of fall registration and correct "r alt the while exhibiting th new
any errors' or omissions in the roll made
up m th spring. Court records can be
amended wherever a mistake baa oc
curred and tha same rule should apply
to th registration books, which are pub-
1m records. The purpose ef the dlreot
primary law was not to disfranchise
voters, but to give them all an oppor
tunity to vote for th nominees of their
parties. This latent should be carried
out. and I as no good reason why tt
oould not ta don la th manner X have
Indicated."
Karl C Bronaugh. who waa one of th
attorneys to pass upon th law before
Its submission to popular vote, is said
to sntertaln a similar view. Thomas -
Ore one, another member of th pirect
Primary league, said:
"There was aa evident Intent to adapt
th law to existing oondltlons and It waa
not intended that munlelpalltlea should
be deprived of the as of th law in
city elect ions which may be held before
th regie trattoa la lftOf. , The last four
lines of page 44 of the printed
law road: Provided further, that
thla law shall not operate to pre
vent any additional raaistratloa - of
required by the - charters
or ordinances of any ofry or town within
th provisions of section fl of this law.'
Tho -city charter of Portland provides
that a city election shall be held aext
est creations la dress One consignment
that reached th etors only today from
Mil, gobroeder -of New Tork excited
abeoute- wonder, - They are In the pre
vailing colors, known ss th "onion
ahadea." and ranging from a pure cham
pagne to dark brown. '. Th designer of
these eoetumee Is th earn Mile.
Sohroeder, whose gowns attracted such
wide attention at th New Tork horse
show. She Is th acknowledged queen
of modistes v la America, and Olds,
Wortman and King consider themselves
very fortunate In having- the exclusive
market of her creation In Portland.
In tha suit department tha arrange
ments for exhibiting tha remarkable
goods are perfect. A half-doeen young
women of gne figure are constantly at
the call of Miss Bernard, ready to leap
Into a lecket or a skirt and display it
to th beat advantage before the vis
iter's wondering vision. , Besides the
gchroeder - patterns, th department
n rides itself on soma excellent Parisian
effects, gome of the gowns are priced
as hla-h as SSM.
The millinery display is anotner o
wilder ins sight. Miss Grace O'Malley,
the chief deslsnsr. Is dlreot from th
house of Charles A. Stephens, Chicago
Her work sneaks for Itself. The leading
designs thla season are from the French.
The veil, linens and other notions.
nd the dross goods department. like
wise, attracted much notice. In each
KIEFER IS GDILTY;
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wmo wiaiTkP wxn-w os ams.
UsT Orn Ul sTOV grUZLTT OP
Altai, TWft) IPlt Wal BZTZXJBD
n and It la ebvioue that aomtnatlona 4xtBS-lit th pUa of lllummatloa by
must be mad ta aom way, preliminary I ..TT-He tJitm hidden amona au
tumn leaves was carried out, and
gave tha whole Interior an effect worth
going a kmg way to review.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT MSTHIfT FAIR
-7 xm a vewsseewa
Jgperlsl Dsmetah 1e Vhe eraeL) '
Ehtgene. Or,' Sept. 11Th attendance
at thla year's southern Oregon dlatnot
fslr Is larg eompared with that of
last year. Th exhibits are more elab
orate and ootnplete than last year's.
Tha stock, poultry, farm machinery
and manufactures exhibits are shown
the races are
fruit, fancy
work. art. educational and other stmi
lax exhlblta occupy th pavilion In th
O. N. O. armory. Th amusement fea
tures are In. th street near tha armory
and are well patronised.
The lane oounty exhibit Of grain.
fruit and vegetable, which took sixth
Dries at th stats fair laat week. Is
shown at th district nor, together
with av great. number of .private ex
hibits.
to th election. The law defines th
method in which voters
BOmlnstions and tt a isms a fair infer
ence that they are not to be deprived of
the opportunity to register In aoeerd-
ano with , tha law, since that la
sarv in order to participate la th
primary nom hutting election. I think
therefor that they can either re-resiater
or amend their first registration by
adding to tt their party designation.
This Is thvaalst solution of th dif
ficulty.
Of course, nominations can be made
petition of votera, as independents,
such- nominee oaxraot be designated
upaa th ballot by th asm ot any of
This seems to oe
by
hut
th aolltleal nartlea
h miIw we. tn erfchta eHlaa that hold
n.. th. mi H. iirnnead u the I at Barit's park, where
ttm is now too short In which to nub- I neia, wners urn grain.
Usb notw of primaries.
There is much apprehension among
friends of the -direct primary law that
strong; effort will O mad st th
mmIbs sesalon of tho legislature by
machine politicians' to repeal th law
altogether. Agalnat this they will auk
a dotermlnofl light.
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GATE RECEIPTS AT
FAIR GROUNDS BIG JUDGE HOLDS FIVE
ON MURDER CHARGE
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Tha paid adasstons taksn at th
gates of th Lewis and Clark exposition
are proving each week a larger factor
la th receipt of th corporation. Dur
ing th last month aa unusually heavy
increase has been noted la the aambsr
of visitors to ths grounds.
One Sunday recently $3 was takes
In. Thla meant between a.00 and MO
persona, and every day eeee hundreds
f city people and tourists viewing the
site. Each week adds new attractions
and manjr city people have formed th
habit of visiting the- grounds at regular
Intervals.
During th past month th Weekly re
oeipU havo averaged $40 and noh
week shows a good Increase la th num
ber of tickets sold. . Th corporation Of
Aelale believe that th It-oent admis
sion fee Is bringing good results, though
at St. Louis IS cents waa charged. On
of th chief advantagea derived from
the largo crowds of tourists that dally
visit the grounds Is the advertising th
fair gets on the return home or then
visitors.
it-
After hearing all ef the evideno tn
th Breuer murder case. Municipal
Judge Hoguo at t o'clock tola afternoon
held the five Italians now under arreet
to tha grand Jury. They are already
charged with murder ta the first degree,
but Indictments will probably be filed
Without exoeptkm the traveler I soon by the district attorney. The names
appreclat th plotureaoun site of th
being already spoken of by eastern
papers -slnoe returning tourists began
to spread th story of the northwest
and its ettrectloua among their neigh-
bo rev . , V
HORSESHOERS WANT
- 'P -i, 1 'i. g" a-w flfs gglAlla fv Pnwe4 an i . - . ,
TIRES OF WIFE WHO
CALLS HIM NAMES
of tho prisoners ar Iouia Isvorta, Jo
Manglnallo, Anton De lure. Anton D
Oulgllo and John ValentinettL Th two
latter ar believed by th polios to have
been th ring leaders of th plot that
ended la th murder. Th etbere, tt Is
believed, were implicated. v-
The defense, represented ay Attorney
John Dttehbura. John T. Watts and Al
bert B. Farrera, declined to' put on any
witnesses, and, through Mr. Ferrers-
said they preferred to let the matter
1th
running
down th rami murderer i
OrsgoB aorseehoers . Vrltt orsanlsa.
They win tnea ask tha state legislature
to pass a Ml! authorising th appoint
ing of a state board of hOTseshoers
xamlnors. ,. . .
" Nest snturday about let horssshoers
will nreet la th Redmen hall la this
eJty to perfect a state organisation. Ths
call was recently hi rued by th local
Master Horseshoe rs Protective aaaoela
tlon. Three hundred nottoe were sent
ahont the state, and it Is reported that
there will be a good attendance- at the
aomtng meeting. A state icu will as
organised and officers aleoted. '
CROWD LISTENS v i
U TO MINSTREL BAND
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Oorton's minstrels r la town today.
Before their street parade th splendid
band eeJeeglng ta th organisation gave
concert near th Marqaam Oraad and
a large srowd gathered to hear H. The
features were a eolo by th baritone
player, whleh waa heartily encored, and
a select! oa by tha youngec Oortoa. who
plays th oornt. :.
,.::.wnm n au .
' Jnsspb MeCloskey dntee that h x
pmfned ta municipal Judge Hogue.
whea on trial yesterday, that ho oould
" After th leagtM Is fmmad plans for
a blU to be presented to th legislature
will be discussed, it Is expected that
the exmmialng board will be something
Ilk that of tha barber. A blU of thla
sort was passed two years ago, bat It
waa found defective so a sew one Is
wanted.
Th local Master Horses hoers aasoehv
tlen waa formed la ISM and was re
organised two years ago. It has nearly
to active members. M. ,rx Oeorgo Is
president. Nsig McBrma Vice-president,
Otto Brunk secretary. H. I Allen
tressurer and 8amual McCartney oorre
spondlng secretary.
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A divoree oom plaint was filed ta th
eircatt court this morning by Fred w.
Babeurer against Anna Scheurer,
through ths law firm of Capias A Allen.
Bcheurer alleges that for mors than
two years his wife has persisted in
calling him bad nam, declaring that
aha liked another man better than him.
He also a Vers that ah has threatened to
kill hlnv
The unhappy wedded paly wars united
engagement to bo married tho next day. 1st Buttvlll, Or., September 1. lf.
or that Judge Hogue told him his eourt For som time they have beea living; la
nao ao connection with Cupid. He also I Portland.
dnu that his frisad McOtnnm waa to
he his -best man." . MoCQoskey
charged with being drunk and
found gwtlty. Judga Hocua asad aim
lie.
SCULPTOR ARRIYES -
TO FINSH STATUE
Sergeant ef polio Hogebeom left for
San fraaolaea last night for ths pur
pose of returning Frank Tralnor.
against whom a charge of assault with
Intent t commit murder has boas Sled
here, Clarence Leisure Is she victim,
and aVnew lying vary low at St. Vin
cent's hospital. His recovery Is doubt
ful, as In a fall to th noar of th
Winter Garden be received a fracture
of his Skull. Tralnor m accused of
causing the IniurjL by.
H. A. afawMMll, the soalptor who baa
ta charge the erection of tha bronse
group In th alty park for th family
of th late IX P. Thompson, will arrive
In the city tomorrow ts complete his
work. The group was snipped soma days
ago from tha east, and th foundation
Is completed. - Ths beealtk rocks which
rest npoa this foundation will be put tn
place Immediately, and K rs expected
that before smog, tka ntln groujt anil
Sntirely unexpected, by all who heard
the testimony In the trial of La Far and
other Chinese accused of gambling in
Wing On'a establishment, was th ver
dict rendered by th Jury at o'clock
last evening. Th jurymen found the
Chines not guilty.
Wing On was convicted by a Jury at
the- morning; sesaloa of eourt' of con
ducting . a gambling house, though the
evidence waa not so strong as in the oaae
of the accused players. Deputy Sheriffs
Downey and Cordano were tha state's
witnesses. They testified to the nature
of the game, tha fact that stake money
was on the table and that the Chinese
wars actually engaged In playing when
the plaos waa raided by order of Sheriff
Word. -
Th jury stood six for convection to
six for acquittal at :! o'olook. At that
time Judge Praaer sent them word that
In ease a verdict oould not be reached
In a short time h would be obliged to
go home. He wss requested to watt
short time. Shortly before t o'clock, the
six Jurora favoring aoqulttal remaining
obdurate, the others also voted for ao
qulttal rather than ramala In ths oourt-
hous all night. ...
' Th jury was oompoeed of the follow
ing; D. H. Brown, James Forbes, John
Lamont, H. H. Smith. John Dickinson.
C P. Irvine, a M. Meredith. Bd Mutch,
P. Abend roth, P. R. Meal. BL B. Martin
and a Lygreson.
FEARS NOOSE OR
- HE WOULD KILL
If nsr allegations, aontalnsfl in a salt
for divorce filed In the elrcultr eourt
yesterday, are true. Mrs. Ynes P. Ma-
son owes her life not to her .husband's
love or mercy but -to bis fear of th
law. She avers that he frequently
threatened to kill her, saying that only
a fear of banging er Imprisonment pre
vented, hhm from committing the oxlme
of murder.
Her complaint' wag filed through 'At
torney J. F. Watte. Cruelty Is alleged
the wife asserting that her husband has
abused her ever slnoe they were mar
ried at Saa Rafael. CaL. Christmas' sv.
two years ago
Shs says that last August ft, at Tilla
mook, ho beat her. Inflicting severe
bruises and sensing bar to fear for bar
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KEED Cr TEACHERS
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(spatial Dtspateh t The JsaraU.)
Albany. Or- Sent. IX The erv smss
np from this oounty for more expexfc"
enoea teachers, five school districts la
th country having reauest In the of.
flee of the count sunsitetsndentr for
leaeners that have had experience, and
three of these want male teachers. The
districts all hav voted for tsht
monuu- school for ths year axoept one.
where th term will be of six months.
Three of the districts are anxious to se
cure male teachers, and all of them offer
salaries from 140 to t a month. There
ar a number of teacher In possession
of certificates in this oounty who hav
not yet secured schools for ths winter.
nut tn most oases they do not all tha
requirements set by ths districts asking
for teachers, sod saneelsllr Is It dlfO-
oult to secure male teachers at th
eateries paid.'
Beulah Rebekah lodge No, II, L O. O.
P- last evening celebrated the fifty-third
anniversary of th establishment of the
Rebekah branch of th prder of Odd
Fellows by giving an entertainment it
tended by the members of the order in
th Odd Fellows' temple here. There
was a goodly crowd present and a-pro-gram
of oholee musical selections was
rendered. Mis Minnie Merrill, i the
nopl grand of the ledge, delivered a
abort address hi which she gave a brief
history Of the establishment of tha
Rebekah branch of the order, and som
of tha visiting member delivered short
addresses. Th whole was . suitably
ended by .th serving of refreshments
and tho evening's entertainment waa one
of the best ever enjoyed la local Odd
Fellow alrcles. ,
DATE IS SET FOR
; WEINHARD'S BURIAL
w T',nvr-tiwmXvt Henry Wain- a
d bard Will take plane at 1 o'clock
4 Friday afternoon from the fam
d - lly reeldenoe. Th body will bo
w Interred at Rlverview oametery.
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BOLD BANQUET
- fbllrial Pneaam a The JearmLl
Oregon City, Or Sept. tl. The Paint.
OU and Varnish club ef Portland, Ore
gon City and Vancouver, bold a ban-
suet at the Royal restaurant last Bight.
Th elub membership consists of th
wholesale and retail dealers la paint.
oil and varnish, and salesmen engaged
In that line. Th local members ar
Prank Buschke. CL Huntley. W. A.
Huntley, a A. Harding; T. U Charmsa
and ft aV Cbarmaa,
Th Portland and Vancouver members
un up at I o'elosk last night joa
special oar
President P. ft Beach of Portland
ade a speech full of wit and humor.
preparing the way for A most enjoyable
evening.
Th dub holds monthly banauets. the
object being the encouragement of good
fellowship among the tradesmen In their
line, and for also use km of auasUons r
lillng to thalr hue Ins s. ',
Lester Lewis was brought her last
night from Sharwood, where h waa ar
rested yesterday charged with steal Ink
a horse and buggy from H. S. Bergman,
and ha will be examined before Juatioe
Htlpp today.
lrwte la anlv U eeare of asst. m
baa beea oat ef th penitentiary only a
lew months. He waa- sent up fro
Clackamas oounty nearly tw years ago
for robbing th postofflo sad store at
Sherwood, and Judge MoBrlde gave him
two years ta th penitentiary. H
en lent with the 17-year-old boy, but the
repeated criminal acta of Lewi will
probably result in his receiving a long
term for his last erima, la the event of
his being convicted.
Last Wednesday, whtl Bergman aad
hi family were absent from home,
Lewis stols a hers and buggy valued at
about 1 110, aad driving through thla
city, went to Portland, where ha sold
the property. He was apprehended and
osptured yesterday. Bergman offered a
reward of 111 for bis easture.
Th disagreement between Charles
Mohenke and & D. fcdau nds, partners
doing business under th Arm name of
th Oregon City Lumber oompany, have
beea settled out of eourt by th pay
ment of 11.10 to Sdmunda by Mohenke.
Th latter take possession ef the saw
mill owned y the company. About a
year ago Edmunds gold his general
merchandise store la Tillamook to Carl
Patalaff, taking ta exchange th in
terest of the latter In the lumber oom
pany. After a failure to agree with
Mr. Mohenke, be brought suit sgainet
th latter for dissolution of eo-partner
ship. Thomas ft Oault wss appointed
receiver and baa sinew ondaeted the
business of the oompany. Mr. Mohenke
took charge of the property yesterday
aad Mr. Oault IS out.
W HI lam Moldenhauer has filed a suR
for damages bo the circuit eourt against
Marnuardt. The complaint Btstes
that Marque nrt wrongfulty took posses
sion of a wagon and a twins binder, both
valued at tile, and th plalatlff thinks
that bs bas been damaged to the. amount
of 17k, aad asks for judgment tor 1 1 OA
Moldenhauer loot ao time hi having bts
oomplalnt died, as th imp! am lata
taken only last Saturday.
Bxafsssad Sesogj dksaaad dkesaa.
Sheriff Tom Werd of Portland and
Sheriff ft L. White of thla alty spent
yesterday la the neighborhood of' Soda
vllle. where they aought for ah escaped
prisoner from th Multnomah oounty
jail, a man who wall acting as a trusty,
walked away from Sheriff Word. He
had been located near Soda villa br
Sheriff White, but whea th two of-
floors same there they 'oould And nd
trace -of their man and they returned to
thla city late last nlchV On arriving
her they wer notified by telephone
from Lebanon that th ' prisoners
bloyete had been found four miles from
Lebanon. Where he had hidden It. and a
watch bad been ee en the wheel In the
belief the roan would soma after It. The
two sheriffs at once ratumod to
Lebanon and will remain there until
they find som tree of tha escape.
Th Lisa eonnty business eoemotl of
th grange will holds is first meeting
for the season five miles south of Tan
gent, near thla city, oa th Bret of Octo
ber, when conslderabls business of Im
portance will come up for oonsidera
Uoa. Th council will have amona; Its
memo rg representative from all ths
local granges In this eonnty aad aa la
Urea Ung session IS promised. -
.Word some from ' Newport, on
equina bay, that Al Read, who i
held there te appear before the circuit
court on a abarg of , asssult with
deadly weapon, had gone away and his
whereabouts Is unknown. Read Is th
man who a few Sunday ago became en
gaged ta a quarrel with Jack Ch is well
of this city, and In th fight he Is said
to hav subbed CbiswelL Later the
marshal of Newport shot Read through
the neck and face, claiming that Read
had resisted arrest. Read, was arrest
and held te the circuit eourt, but on ao
oount of the serious nature of bis wound
he waa not placed ta lall, but was held
at one of the Newport hotels, where a
deputy guarded him.
There was general dlssarisfaotlo1
with tha ease, owing to tha oogt of keep-
lag th prisoner, and It was thought by
many of the people at the bay that
Read had been sufficiently punished for
any off ens b might hav eommitted.
Monday morning wnso th guar
awoke he found Read was gone, and
search did not reveal bis whereshouter
It was supposed that he had gone on
board the lighthouse tender Mansanlta
that had been ta th harbor Sunday
night, but left during th night, and
nothing further was done to And him. It
now develops thai Raad walked away
from Newport ta th early morning
hours, walked around th bay to
Taqulna, where he bid te a boxcar and
crossed the mountains Into ths valley.
At Corral lie be managed to get aboard
the west sld train and want to Port
land, whence he started east and -la now
safely out of tha country. There will
be ao attempt mad to return him te
Llnooin ounty.
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EUGENE MAN DIES
OF HEART TROUBLE
Seeriel Mssetm The JsersaL)
nhwena, Or.. Sept, tl. O. W. Will
a prominent real estate dealer.
died suddenly of heart troubl at his
homo here last night. He was appar
ently in good health until two days
before his death. H waa aged li years.
d lived here about two years.
having om bore from La Grande,
He leaves a wife, three sons aad on
daughter. Funeral arrangsawnte ar
being withheld until word Is received
from bis sons ax La Oranda.
' Jsavsl Seeds! service.) ' -Wew
Tork. Sept.' IL The United
States etvii service eommtsstoa held an
examination ta this city today for th
position of -stitch counter," which Is
ths most difficult place to fill in the
whole orvtl servio. A stitch counter Is
expected to count the stitches per squar
Inch la Imported lac and embroidery
with A view to fixing th ad valorem
duty. Th position pays ! a year
and th work la don with a magnifying
glass.
' (Joans! spselal serrtm.)
Bloomfleld. J. J.. Sept. II. A military
wedding waa celebrated her today, th
contracting part lee being Mis Asa Jad-
klns Mason and Lteot. Keith Sumner
Gregory ef the Sixth United States in
fantry. The brid is th daughter of
Lieut. John ganford Mason, Ji. who waa
killed ta the Sioux war sf 1 -!.
Lieutenant Gregory la a eon of Isaac C.
Ore gory of Waterloo. If. T.. and Is
stationed at Port Leavenworth. Kas.
1 fBysetal Dtoeetea fee JearmLl
Jacksonville. Oa, Sept, tl. A great
crowd Is ta attendance her today oa
the fourteenth annual reunion of the so
ciety of soldiers and sailors, whleh w
last a week. Joaephlsa, Lake and Kia
Who Will Get
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The next special prize to be mvvmrded for the near
est correct estimate received before October, 1st wiU
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-J. $0 Apollo Piano PUyar... .... ,000
0 Chicago Cottage Organs -. ,100
' . 60 Grand Rapids Sectional Book Cases. ' 1,000
V SO Rorat Sawing Uachiaea 1.950
$0 Kabunasoo Stoves and Ranges.. 100
v 00 Violins Gtutara, Mandolins and Banjos.. , - S600
, M SolId Gold Gold Filled; Enameled and Jeweled
Men's and Women's Watches...,.,....
' 109 Columbia Gcnfjbophones
i TO Al-Vista Parjoramie Cameras. ,.i
S00 Pieces Heavy Qnadrnple Plate Silrerwaxe....
100 Gem Safetw Razors................. .......
100 MootVs Norr-Breakabie Fountain Pens.
1,000 Volnmes Theodore RooaYveit 100
1,000 Volumes Hodgson's American Homes".. ... 1.000
1,000 Volomes StepEen G. Foster. Sons; Album1.., . 500
t000 Song aod Music Folios.. , fiOO
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SIX GUILTY AND
ONE INNOCENT
1 Cgpeetal mwm b The leersaLI '
vnnoouven WssIl. Sent. JL Th find
ings In seven courts martial hav just
seen pabUshed by the offlolals at bead'
quart era of the Department of the Co
lumbia, six ef which were ooavletlons
and an aoqulttal. The on aoqulttal
was- Sergeant Joseph JHaff ner. Company
Ivth Infantry, who was tried at Fort
Lawtoa, Waah- for aegleot of duty In
violation of th ltd article of war. Th
finding was duly apnrvd by th re
viewing authority.
The eeveral eases where eonvletlons
were bad and approved are as follows:
Clifton O. Fisher. Company A, llth
Infantry, triad by a oart oonvened at
Vancouver barraoks. and found guilty
of abseno without leave, and In view ot
hm having five ether previous oonvto-
tlens whloh were eonsldsred by t
eourt, be was sentenced" te bs oonflned
at bard labor at suoh plan as th re
viewing authrtfy may d treat for the
period of one month and to forfait tlO
of hi pay a month for three months.
Prtvats Arthur A. DtegeL fid eorapanv
eoast artlUerr, tried, at Fort Flagler,
Wash for desertion S found guilty and
senuneed to be dlahonerably dlehsrgd
from the eervloe of tha United States,
forfeiting1 all pay and allowanoas due
him and to b oonflned at hard labor
at suoh plaos as th reviewing authority
may direst for the period of If months.
This sentence waa approved by lbs re
viewing authority, but ta view of the
length f time th ermoaer had be
oonflned awaiting1 trial aad the result
of th trial, his Bsntnee was mitigated
ts It month, nnd Aleatraa Island, Oal.,
designated as th ptaea ef eoaflsamant.
Prtvats Luther Cox, 106th oompaay
ast srtllleryv waa also tried at Fort
Flagler, With. The disposition f Om
to have eh lid's play with on of the big
guns eoat him IML Th charges against
blm waa planing a en hole stone ta the
bore of th morning gon and discharging
th am to th danger of th lives of
Rivutaa employes eooutiytng a building.
through U rf of which said stone
erne tnrowa, ta violation of Ud article
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and Brown, charged with eountarfAltlnt
and whose arrest was announoed through
the eolumns of The Journal, wer today
held for the grand jury. Anderson and
Harmon, th other men arrested, wer
discharged. Th men say tha aloket
slugs they had wer cast for use te
slot machines only,
" o sraana bxxokop grour. v
loalsvlll, Ky.. Sept. 1L Th Kpis
opel dloceean oounoU of Kentucky met
today to agree epos a sueecssor to th
1st Bishop T. V- Dudley. Those most
prominently mentioned for the honor ar
Rev. Nathaniel 8, Thomas, rector of ths
Church of the Holy Apostles of Phlladei.
phis, and th Rev. John Pornta Tyler
archdeaoon f the dlooes of Virginia.
gxaarfe raoraots) off.
(Spsenl Dhnssah The JeeraaLl
TUlamook, Or., Sept. 11.- The torn
tinued dry weather will eut off th out.
put of oheeee ad butter in thla county
for September, October and November
probably Tl per cent . The fogs prevent
the grass from drying', but It does not
yield milk. Portland dealer must thus
eount en this diminution In the available
supply.
(WteMegtM Pnresa of Tee Jesrnst.1
Washington. D. C. Sept tl. Due td
ths faot that a delay tn their finishing
prevented their being forwarded ta Su
perlntendent Laxarus until today, th
bids for erecting th government build
Ings at ths Lewis end Clark exposition
will not be opexed until October 17.
Frlederlfhsrube. Sept, tl.The fane-
ral of Priaos Herbert Blsmamtt tons
plan today. Although put vat a aa
tampan was present -
Washington, Sept, I,Th nsvy eW
partment at the rwnteet th
mandant atbreL v m
is marines re e -n m .
tha Lena dur t
rwn a
gam jensaist sb) Jatt aSPsaag aa
rtdVsnxl gsA n?P J&Kf-
JUm oavltodk
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