THE OREGON DMLY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. . JUNE 23, 19QgJ
;j!
BRYAfI MEETS
HAM!
Nebrajknn and Wife Pretexted
f-r to Majesty With , Other
y Americans . -i Speaks
to Delegates. . .
(Journal Special Berries.)
-Tsdhlemt Juno tg The king ana
queen held their first levee today. Bpe
clal embaaales, official' and many of
th - prominent people present at . the
foronatlonr attended. ""
. American Ambassador .Oravea pre
sented William J. Bryan, hla wife and
. ngtnbec .of other Americans-to their
majesties. '..'.',.-, ,. .,'
--The-Norwegtan- delegateswilt - ber-ra-celved
next Monday, when 'presents
from the American sons of, Norway will
be given the king. .' , ....
The several-, hundred NorwegtaH
, American delegates to the . coronation
're meeting Mr. Bryan this afternoon.
Mr. Bryan and Ambaaaador Oravea
: spoke, aa did President Bender of the
storthing. ... -
KCOLILIISSIONLITING
IS
Washington Officials Conducted
; - Prosecution, Defense and
7r-r Passed Upon Case.
" ' (Special -fMapateb. to Tha Joaraal.V
- 'Colfax, WaaJU-June IS. ,The hearing'
on the demand for Joint rates ' from
points on the O. R. A N. to points on
Puget Bound and -the' demand of Belling'
ham for terminal rates enjoyed at Beat
tla. Taopma and Everett, which has
been held before the atata railroad oom
rnlaalon' bei e. t luaad last night without
. a, decision being ' rendered. The case
s will be taken up again at Walla Walla,
Vnt Tuesday, when the deoialon will
probably be Announced. It Is predicted
(hat Joint ratea on wheat will be granted
.-nd that Belltnghm will get the rates
sked. The Journal correspondent feels
afe In. making thla prediction - from
Information- gained from what ia re
garded aa high authority.. The Intent
of tt.e commission to grant the requeata
-of complainants was shown throughout
the . hearing when the commissioners
. acted as prosecuting witnessea, prose
" ctftlnf attorneys and judges of the case
at Issue. 3 " J.-l. J? --
The attitude of the board was so evl
, dent that tt caused much remark among
'the apectators. No opportunity to dis
credit Portland and favor the ' cltlea
f Puget Sound was lost and every bit
of "evidence," no matterltowT" gained,
which tended to show that markets at
- tlrna were better in Tacoma or Seattle
; than In Portland, was produced and
p magnified,' while nothing tending to
' ahow'. the- contrary waa allowed. De
aplte the fact that Prattle, Tacoma, Bpo
.liana and Portland papers show that
sit this lime wheat commanda higher
" prices in Portland than Jn ths Sound
cities, this evidence was not admitted,
but Isolated cases, where more had been
paid for wheat at Sound points than at
Portland on certain dates, -wars lntro-
duced andmagnlfled and placed In the
records.
DAVIS WANTS DIVORCE
- FRONWRUANT-SPOUSE
' (Special plapstcb to The Jearaal.)
' Pendluton. Or., June 23. E. 8. Davis
has commenced divorce proceedings
agalpat MianlUJ5avls. The two were
married In Albany in 188 and have two
children both (boys, aged T and I years.
'They ara nowlntpe custody -ofthe
father, and ha asks that the court
2 warOlmj hel r jcu st ody-tor thefu tare
. Alleging that the defendant la unfit to
. be their guardian. According to the
complaint the defendant deserted the
'plaintiff four years sgo and has since,
refused to live with him. 1
WILL' NOT RETURN
MONEY TO COMPANY
(Joarnal Bestial hntccl
Albany. N. Y.. June 23 Juatloe ntta
etf the supreme court today refused tha
Balolae Insurance company of Switser-
"Jand permission to ' withdraw' 1200,000
which waa deposited In accordance with
the lawa of the state when the com
pany did business In this country, tha
court, holding that since tha company
1a still doing business In tha Philip
pines It Is still doing business In tha
.United States. . '
POLICEMAN RESENTS
NEWSPAPER fcOAST
", (Special TMapatth to The Journal.)
-r-Cerrtralla- Wash.,-June tS. Yesterday
renins City Marshal Henry Shields
waylaid Thomaa Dunckley. editor of tha
.News-Examiner here, choking h(m quite
.badly. Mr. Dunckley In a long editorial
In the last Issue of his paper scored
. the marshal most' unmercifully for not
doing his duty, for Incompetency, etc.,
which Shields resented. Mr. Dunckley
wore- out -s,.. warrant for the arrest of
the marshal for assault thla morning. ,
NEWBERG PEOPLE TO
SEE SOUTHERN QUINS
(Special DUpatrk te The Joarnal.)
Newberg. Or., June tl. A large num
ter of representative cttisena of New
berg have departed for California, where
. they will spend the' summer, among
-- whom were: Professor R. W. Kirk. W.
.'. Woodward.. Mle Klta .McCoy and I
B. Ferguson, wno win visit in Ken
"tucky before returning.""";
WOMAN TORTURED HER ;
. ADOPTED DAUGHTER
(Journal gpoclaf B.rili i.)
' Peoria, 111.. June' 21. Mre.' Mary M(f
Kinney- of v Aledo. Illlnola, waa found
guilty this morning of torturing Stella
Oradr aged It, who-waa committed to
her ears by tha Children' Home society.
KUlad From Ambnak. .-V--r
f iJpsrml gnaelal arTlee.t
Kertch, June 23. Captain Shere
matleft of the gendarmea waa kllledtn
' the street today by Uie revolutionists
Hd hla wife seriously wounded. .
BUDGET! HOPES
FOR APPEAL
Says He Will Ask Court to Name
Attorney to Fight for His
" ' .Life. '
SAYS ATTORNEY LORD
HAS DISREGARDED HIM
Declare! He Hat Made No Effort to
Cavry. Cats of AUce Minthorn's
... Murderer, to . Higher. Court Still
Hopes te Eacmpe Fate;
' .Vader sentence to be hanged at Salem
next' Friday for the murder of "Alice
Mlnthom in this city on March 21,
George , U ' Blodgett ia waiting in hla
cell at tha countjc-Jall for some one to
take steps 'toward taking an appeamo
tha supreme court for him. v..
"They .are going to take me . up be
fore ths court Monday morning," said
Blodgett today, ''and . I am going Jo ask
tha judge-to appoint an 'attorney for
me. got - Charles K. Lord to defend
me, but I haven't seen him sines ths
trial, and be haa never been near-the
jail. ,
"Lord got lltO from my people In
Montana to' take an appeal, and If 'ha
baa dona anything I have never heard
a thing about it."
Blodgett rolled a cigarette and con-
tinuea: I am expecting my Dromer-
In-law from Hamilton, Montana, today
or tomorrow and he. will take bold and
do something.
"Sometimes . I think the best 'thing
I could do would be to go on up to
Salem and take my medicine. Lord never
haa been near jna.
Says Lord Wont Tlsl Xlm.
"I have ant him word In all kinds
of ways, by letter, by messenger, have
advertised for him, told - the district
attorney and newspaper reporters to
tell Lord that I wanted to see him,
but he does not seem to have time to
some around. I- think ha lav ashamed
0 come. . ' . . ,
"It Is just three months today' since
1 irag arrested, end n"t Friday I'm
supposed to be In Salem. They give lots
af fellows two or three years' time to
fight In, but I hava been Woved righCt
through pretty fast. But tha men from
the district "attorney offloa have dona
mora for me than my own attorney
has."
. When Blodgett waa sentanoed Lord
waa allowed till June II In which to file
a bill of exceptions and take an appeal
to the supreme court, but aa far as ia
known he- haa donw nothing In regard
to an appeal. Blodgett thinks Ma at
torney doea not mean to do. anything
and will take ' ths matter In hla own
hands. ,i
Judge George, who heard the trial,
has been In Seattle all week, but la ex-'
peeled to return today and will be here
Monday to hear Blodgett's request.' '
Attorney Lord could . not be found to
day. - v - -
ERROR IHSERVINrPAPER
LOSES DIVORCE DECREE
. . .
- ssaaaHsasiBSMaaaasb
Seaside Constable Responsible
for Failure of Woman to ,
Cain Separation.
Because a - constable may not serve
a prooeea of the circuit oourt unless he
be specially appointed, Mrs. B, J. Pher
netton waa not allowed a divoroe by
granted - Ave decrees.-- The testimony
In tha divorce casea was heard yester
day before tha court stenographer, wh
afterward read the evidence to ths
judge. ; - "
In) announcing his decisions this
morning Judge Sears aald that because
ths . summons in ths . Phernetton salt
had been returned by the constable of
aaaslria. prarlnrt In Clatsop fnnnty antt
nut by a dsputy sheriff the proceeding
was not regular and divorce would not
be granted. Tha caae now has the
same statua aa If no attempt had been
made to serve the summons. Mrs.
Phernetton asked a divorce from K.
TPhametton on tbe ground of .deser-
tlon, beginning .four years ago.
Dlvorcea were granted In the follow
ing' casea:
Margaret B. Stoner from Michael B.
Stoner, for cruelty and non-support.
They were married In Iowa in 1112.
Zaydee Chass from Samuel Chase, be
cause of alleged cruelty. They -were
married at Grants - Pass In 1 tot, Ths
custody of ths child waa given Mrs,
Chass.
Jennie Fins from David Fine, on ths
grounds of cruelty. Mrs. I Fins waw
given tha custody of the two children
and, 140 a month alimony.
Louisa Eaaton from William N.
Easton, for desertion In 1214 and con
viction of a felony In 12. i-AFeunsrVJroTB.MlnsvJNsunertj:-for
desertion. '-" V. -.'
CHINAMEN : Wl Lt. NOT.; " "
TSTAND FOR WHITES
(Journal Special flarriea,)
Berlin, June 22. Diplomatic circles
have received official information of tha
growth of a new anti-dynaatlo, antl-for-elgner
society In China called tha Tss.Ul,
which Is determined to form a detno
cratlo government, expel all tnlaslon
arlea and suppreaa sllens from promot
ing commarcs with Chins,' .
FRIENDS WILL MEET '
IN NEWBERG IN JULY
(KcmcIbI Dlapatrk to The Josmel.)
Newberg, Or., June 22 In this city.
July , the annual convention of the
Friends' church will be held. A large
number of delegates ars expected to be
In attendance, a number of people from
the east having algnlfledT'thelr Intention
to b present. -'
Tells lisky Story.
' (Joarnat gp-lal "rW )
- Chicago, - June - 21 James Murphy,
who was caught aftsr. a fall through a
glaas skylight and suspected of bur
glary, told the police that two men
held htm up In an alley and forced him
at the, point of revolvers to climb to
the roof, and attempt to enter a whote
aala liquor house and make entry for
them.
r"t Slf Bartteehip XOAoked.
Viernil Special eVrvl".!
Olaagnw, June - 22. The battleship
Agamammon, 14.100 toks, waa success
fully launched today. It will cost
27,100,000 whan complete, . T ,
F.
Teachers1 Committee
Case, -But Refuses to
of Prof.Xoghi!LandHeWilLStay.
;.- ;- - yrr:- ;
Forest Grove, Or., June 23. Prof.
Louis . Bach has been released, but Dr.
O. JS. .CoghlU's resignation was not ac
cepted by tbs teaoherg' committee of
pactfto University, and ha will be urged
to return next year. This was tha
statement given out by President Fer
rln to The Journal reporter hero this
morning.-r-.-p. '
Prof. Coghllf refuses to" say whether
ne win withdraw rUls realgrmtion. buT
It Is the concurrent opinion of the stu
donts and townspoopls that ha will not.
for he has already sold some of his
property and tho remainder Is for sale,
and tho cause, for his' resignation, the
policy, has not , bean removed.
The releaaa of profeasor Bach will
bo a great loss to tha faculty of Pacific
university. forlt will-be very, difficult
to aecura a man to take hla place aa
Instructor In German. French and
Spanish. He has been here for Several
years and baa alwaya. been a great
friend of the atudenta. - Ha and Dr.
Coghlll ara bosom friends and. ths loss
of one must of necessity mean thar loss
of the other. - i
President Ferrln says that literature
matter will be gotten out Immediately
to bring tha matter before tha public
In tha light that ho and tha trustees
see it. . - .
W. Halnea of Forest Grove, who
a member of tha board, of trus
tees of . Paclflo university, stated over
the telephone" this afternoon that not
wlthatandlng tha foregoing dispatch
Professor Coghlll will not leave, but will
withdraw hla resignation.
-"While Professor Coghlll probably did
not Intend to remain wth tha univer
sity," said Mr. Halnea, "he baa reoon
sldered tha matter today and I can aay
positively that , he will stay. Thla la
definite and authoritative."
Mr. Halnea confirmed tha statement
that Profeasor Bach will leava tha uni
versity. -
Portland- peoplawho-a.r acquainted
Wlth'condltlona at. Pacific university
PROFESSOR M'KEE - GIVEN
THREE POSIljlS"
Popular Young Educator Offered
Work in Various Places but' .
':y f Chooses Oregon City.
--: ' ..
(Special thspatcn te The Joeifiat.
Oregon City, Or., June 23. Professor
Walton C. McKee, who waa elected to
the auperintendency of ths Oregon .City
schools. Is a comparatively young man
and for the past two years has been
principal of tha Eugene High school.
to-whlch po"HWn he
. . v; '
year at an Increased salary. Mr. McKee
waa also elected superintendent of the
schools at Port Townsend, Washington,
and of ths three positions ha haa con
cluded to accept the auperintendency
here.'' '. " - -
The new superintendent was grad
uated front the Oregon- Stat -Normal
Walter C. McKee.
school In 1190 and In 181 was grad
uated from tha scientific class in Ban
tlam academy. He was teacher of his
tory and literature for ths two follow
ing years. In 1895 he, was In tha stu
dent department or education., ate
University-f Calif drnla":Fo -three
years he waa superintendent of tha Val
lejo (California) public schools, where
14 ttachers are employed.
Mr. McKee went to th Philippine
Islands at tha outbreak or the Spanish
war. where he was a member f -the
Field Hospital corps and waa aaaigned
a poaltton In ths department of ptiblia
education, where he worked aa a
teacher-anoUorganiier and principal for
1 months. After his return to tha
United States he went - to Lebanon,
Linn ointy,"and .ss prtnotpal T)f tha
schools thera for four yeara. Hewent
to Eugene from Lebanon. . ",
MKea haa the highest of recom
mendatlona from County Superintendent
Jackson of Linn county. Dr. J. C. Booth
and Hon. William M. Brown vof Leb
anon, L. A. Handle, president of San
tlam academy; L. G. Janes, superin
tendent of the department of public edu
cation at Manila, Philippine Islands;;
County Superintendent-. W. B. Dlllard
of Lane county,, .Professor Eraest C
M&ore,' assistant professor of education
at tha Unlveraity of California, and the
board of directors In the city schools of
Lebanon. Oregon, and- Vallejo, Cali
fornia, v - '1. ,
L0N0WCMvTHS,GREETED
BY GERMAN EMPEROR
r-v, f i- :
(Journal SpMll 8rrr!c
"J'Klel, .June 23. The Longworths ar
rived today and wer greeted by the
American snd OerniHTr flTgntlarles with
much courtesy, the kaiser, whose ex
ample all nobility followed, paying hom
age to Mrs. Longworth. , .-.. .
ARE ACQUITTED OF ' :-
CONSPIRACY CHARGES
..." .
- UoUraaf Upeetat Strvice.)
Washington, June 33. Ex-Btata Sen
ator Green .of New York and Wtllard
Doremua of Washington, who ware
charged with " conspiracy th ths ' post-
office scandal, wsra acquitted, thli af
ternoon. . i .
Lat 11.10
Sunday.' -
Beads'
excursion next
IS
Takes Action jfTHis
Accept Resignation -
have contributed Information concern
ing the .college. It waa learned' that
when Dr. Thomas McClelland resigned
aa president of Pacific university to
accept the presidency of Knox college
about five or alx years ago, Kerr In waa
appointed .dean. During tha second
ytar with , Ferrln as dean. Rev. Cephas.
Clapp, a trustee Invited representatives
from each clans to his house. He asked
them what waa the matter with the
school, and the students replied. It is
said, that thry believed Ferrln not the
man for tha place. Rev. Mr. Clapp as
sured them that Ferrln - would not be
sleeted president, . . ' ',
Tha next, summer Ferrln was elected
president. The attendance has con
stantly fallen off. Other Congrega
tional colleges on the . Pacific ' coast.
Whitman at Willi' Wall. ind Pomonalment 49 below, the ttnconsrtmis
at Pomona, California, have been grow
ing. . -
Six years ago the college boasted an
enrollment of more than 200 students.
There are now enrolled only about 75.
and of these 20 ara In tho college and
the rest In the preparatory department
It la aald tha situation principally on
thla account,-is considered serious.
Last year the members of . the senior
elasa signed a . petition asking the
trustees, to Investigate conditions snd
see why the attendance was falling off.
This petition . was referred by the
trustees to President. Kerrln and nothing
waa done. ' - - "
Paclflo university has ths largest en
dowment of any denominational school
In tha state, more than $250,000. Its
best building. Marsh hall, cost 250.000.
It hss a beautiful campus of 30 scree
covered with oak trees. It Is only 2S
miles from Portland. It owns ths larg;
est library In the state and hss sn rx'-
cellent .faculty and course of study.
With all these advantages slumnl and
people generally conetder the attend
ance, ought to be on, the increaae. Wil
lamette university, . the University of
Oregon and other colleges of the state
IraWdolnV-d ..m
of students every year.
JUDGE LINDSAY WOULD BE
'GOVERNOR OF COLORADO
Former Governor Adams and
Senator atterson Will Op-'
T Lj pose Candidate.
(Journal Special Service.)
Denver, June 23. Judge Benjamin
B. Lindsay of the Juvenile court has
entered the field as candidate for gov
ernor, and Jilei MgwtmnceiTient promises
to cause a serious split In the Demo
cratic part jr. , Already .JUctfa Lindsay
haa hftin ft, 1 1 H unnn hv fn,m. flnvM
I nor'Aoams, wliu i einonstntted-lnTalnr
Bsnator Patterson -tias also wired a
strong protest fromJWMhlngton and
if thia falls to indues Judge Lindsay
to step aside he will' fight him to tbe
finish.
Ths Democratic party 4pi"the state
Is "practically umtoe 4 he .oinreK, of
Mayor Speer of Denver, whtMs backing
Judge Lindsay and haa broken with
Patterson and Adams.
RESULTS OF PHARMACY '
EXAMS"MADE-PUBLiC
(Bpeclal Dispatch te Tbe" Journal. I
Salem, Or., June 13. The results
of
theejsftrnJnailQ
n
state board of pharmacy In Portland,
June- IS, are as follows: . .
Senior- class successful applicants-
William High, Tillamook; John .Boyo
Jan, Portland; Albert Cook, Portland; E.
A. Blvlna, Portland;' Pearl Diratlne,
Llnd. Washington; Carl R. Thompson,
Portland;'' A. P. C. Frleske, Portland:
Dt- V. Watts, Portland ;-Jam W. Wol-
ford. Portland? -J-udsnn-Webflter, Port-
lana; Arcnie van Cleve. Baker City
ny n: wza
Roseburg.
Juniors Ralph Carter, Dallae; John
R. Bchrondal, Portland; Del Morgan,
Portland; Wallace W. Beebe, Portland
Elton Ralston, Portland; Joseph Davlea,
Tygh VaJIcy; B. R. A Iten; ABhlgnaTTXlu i"
R. Olln, Vancouver; John R. Leach, Lex
ington; Arthur J. Rich,. Astoria; Charles
8. Currln. Klamath Falls; Thomas V.
Brewster, Adams; William H. Fllnn, La
Grande.
ROBERT FRENCH HEAD
0F WESTERN NORMAL
(Special Dispatch te Tee JesrsaLI
Pendleton, Or., June .28. September
IS the Weaton Normal school reopens
after a Year's auanenainn Hit t. ih.
hold-up of tha appropriation blllv Rofcertf
u. irencn was reelected principal . and
R. Alexander of thla city elected presi
dent of the board.- The assistants are
Mrs. H. C. Frencli, Ms Margaret Tong,treeTTjte laarnTgnTTrnd placed in the
and Mra. Kllsaeth Crane. P. A. Worth- I CU8todjrj)fLMrs.sughn . a J O-poundJ
Ington,' Forlland, "was elected secretary
of the board of regents and B.-P. Hall
oi wesion, treasurer. miss ara- u.
Hall of thla city, who waa elected a
memher of" the faculty, haa been a
tacherJn . the Pendleton schools for
the past two yeara. 8 he resigns to ac
cept a normal position.
Following is the executive committee
for' tha board: : P. A. Worthington, o.
W. Proebstel, William Blakely and R.
Alexander.
PICKET DRIVEN INTO
BODY EIGHT INCHES
(KneHal ifUnatrb te The Joarnal.)
-'Aberdeen, Wash., June IS Jonas
Jonaaaon. a longshoreman, met a hor
rible death yesterday afternoon by the
breaking) of a rung of a ladder on which
he was standing while painting his
bouse. He was thrown onto a. picket
fence and a aharp picket driven eight
Inches Into his body, Just above the
hearraqd -breaking 6rCTHl",; bipod
flowed in profusion. A doctor was called
but Jonaaaon died within "three minutes.
Ha waa a Norwegian, formerly , a sea
captaln.. Ha leaves a wife and four
children. - . -
ARE'CONSIDERING --
.BARNES' NOMINATION
(Journal, Special tV '
.Washington, :. June 23. The acrmte
thla afternoon aent to tha conference
are agricultural appropriation bill. In
cluding the bee Inspection amendment.
The executive session considered thW
nomination of Barnes for postmaster of
Washington. "v . ' ,
TRIES HARD TO
KILL -HIMSELF
F A. Frasure - Slashes Throat,
Then Attempts to Hurl Him-
self From Hotel Window;
SAVED BY POLICEMAN ;
WHO .DISCOVERS HIM
Patrolman Sees Man Hanging Over
Window ' Sill, Blood Spattering
Well of niiiMint, sml Finlii'g Ui
stairs to Take Him From Position.
With the blood, streaming ' from a
frightful gash in hla neck. Inflicted with
aulcldal Intent and the gore apetterlng
tha.elde of the building snd the pave-
rormerFi M. ' Prasur.e " waa" fourtd
H I
T.o clock thla morning by Patrolman
Slnnott. partly hanging over the ledge
of a window on A he third story of the
California lodging-house at Third -and
Davla streets. i .. ' ., "'
Immediately upon making the horri
fying discovery the policemen rushed
upstalra and forcing an entrance to the
room pulled tha body to a place of
aafety.
A cursory examination showed that
life was not extinct and ' tha unfor
tunate man was rushed with all possi
ble haste to St. Vincent's hospltsl In
tha patrol wagon. Prompt application
of reatoratlvea and the Immediate au
turlng of the wound reaulted In aavlng
Fraaure's lite.
lta4 Was Despondent. .
An Investigation by firtectlves Meara
and Relalng revealed that Frasure. has
been despondent "r kome time and
-while laboring under an attack nf acute
melancholia severed his trachea with
a large pocket knife. He had been re
aldlng In the California house for three
months and recently underwent treat
ment at St. Vincent's hospital for par-
-
greatly benef ItedThlsTwovery.'was not
complete and It is. bcllfved J.hst brood
ing over his ailment was responsible
for the act. . - -
Frasure, after hacking his throat, no
doubt went to the window with the
evident Intention of casting hlmself"trr
tbe sidewalk, but was overcome by
weakness from tha loss of blood and
only aueceeded'' in thrusting tils body
partly ever the ledge. The opportune
arrival of Patrolman Slnnott defeated
his plans of self-destruction.
. Frasure is M years of age and former
ly resided In Arlington. Oregon. Checks
and notea aggravating 3350 were found
In his possession, end upon his request
were' delivered to the proprietor of the
lodging house "for safe keeping. The
urgeona at tha hospital found upon ex
amination that Frasure had missed
severing the Jugulsr vein by a fraction
of an inch. It la believed he will re
cover. ' . -. -
STORE ENTERED AND
LOOTELTBrBURGLARS
Kinney Hanaker have reported to
tha police that burglars entered h.
store at Thirteenth and. Tenlno -streets
last night and stele a slot martrlne ai
two valuable meerschaum pipes. Tha
police have a auspect In vew and-are
endeavoring to recover the stolen prop
erty. . -
. Detective Sergeant J. A.'. Woodward
of Newport News, 'Virginia, has notl-
fl4 ih9 "lOCssij" Jrlic t h A hs hftsJ ; VVtdsf -
surveillance Frsnk Reed, supposed to
be wanted In this city for assaulting
a man and robbing him during the Lewis
and Clark exposition. Detective HeUyer,
I who was on duty at the fair, does not
remember a crime or mat acscription
and la of the lmproaslon that tha .Vir
ginia detective is laboring under a mis
apprehension. TWO MEN ARE SWEPT
. OVER CELIL0 FALLS
(Pnecli
IfiFDall
JPneclaj rlpatch tvJbi-lavntlA-
Mel-
mtne. foreman of Steam shovel, No. 4,
on tha North Bank railroad, and a work
man, whose name la not known were
drowned, about noon today while at
tempting to ciiojis the river at Celllo.
They were seen by men st TaTfe'a can
nery and also at Seufert's csnnery, to
whom they halloed, but It was Impos
sible to rescue them. When their boat
went over Celllo falla tha men were
atandlng, waving their arma and call
ing for help. Aa tha boat, went over
It turned turtle nd tha men were never
aeen afterwards.. The boat was picked
up - below Uie f ailBr-tmt the -bodies
were not recovered. -
PATROLMAN STORK
VISITS-ANDY VAUGHN
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Patrolman Btork of Captain Cupid's
command visited tha home nf Detective
Andy Vaughn at 11 East Eleventh
baby girl. A report of tha affair haa
been made at police headgoarters and
"Andy" la receiving congratulations.
Tha lateat advices from tha Vaughn
household ara to the effect that tha
child la .entertaining the falmly with a
vocal selection In D flat, and has al
ready responded to I number of en
cores. '.-
SOCKEYE SALMON ARE V
RUNNING IN SOUND
(Rpeelsl t1patrb to Tbe JnersaLl"
Victoria, D. C, June J3.8oceye sal
mon are running in the straits ijff Van
couver Island. Already" quite a number
have been taken ' in traps ' off Otter
Point, and 600 this morning were tuken
from 'a trap at Clover Point, Just off
the city cf Victoria. These sre being
canned today. The run of aockeyS is
earlier then waa expected.
MOTHERS) F-RAILR0AD-
OFFICIAL IS DEAD
Uaarnal flptial SiTrlre.)
Milwaukee. June . The, mother of
Bir Thomas Shaughnessv. presltlent of
t he Canadlau i'acirlu railroads died this
afternoon, ag.d 7 yeara. ,
CORNELL WINS THE .
: -FOUR-OARED EVENT
(Jmrnal Special SeevW.I
Poughkeepsle, N. .. June 21.--Cor
nell , won the four-oared race today.
Tha Syracuse waa second. "Columbia
third and Pennsylvania fourth, ...
ACTOR WILL READ
DECLARATION
Saihpoljs on Program for Fourth
of -July Picnic at Expo-
sition Grounds. ',.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR CELEBRATION
Archbishop Christie Will Deliver Ad
dress of the Day Amnsements and
finny AH Sorts- Will Have
Places on the Program.
The' union picnic for tha benefit of
orphans, that is to be held on Qovern-,
ment island at the Lewis and Clark
fair grounds July 4, will likely be the
most elaborate that has- been held, -The
Tunivu pii'iui's srv mnuni1 eeins. i
committees nave Deen rprmea ana
arrangements are being made for a cele
bration on a monster scale. Tbe com-,
mlttee on amusements and games Is ar
ranging a program with many special
features. Races and contests of all
kinds will be held and suitable prises
offered. - ,
: The exercises of the day will consist
of songs by the children and several
chorus numbers. Archbishop Christie
will deliver the opening address, which
will be followed by the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by John
Salnpnlls of the Baker theatre company.
Addresses will also be delivered by Gov
ernor Chamberlain and other prominent
speakers.
Tbe following committees have been
selected to arrange for tha plcnlo: -Executive
committee Chairman, J. K.
LCourtney; treasurer, K. At. Brannlck;
secretary, Frank Barrett.
Cathedral parish Messrs. K. M. Bran
nlck. John Driscoll, Frsnk-Barrett; fit.
Patrick's. Messrs. J. J. Man Ion, D. F.
Campbell, J. Sherlock; fit. Lawrence's,
Messrs. Frank Webber. B. C. Jones. J.
B. Courtney; 8t. Krsncls', Messrs. Peter
Van Hoonilsen, Thomas McNsmee, W.
H. Tneltra Hi-JoMpnJsvMesarajifttt
Foellor, Fred Dresser; Bacred Heart.
Messrs, K. Brurh, F. Mtiesnlng; St.
Mary's,- Messrs. Ar F.' Velguth, A. K.
Zeller, B. 'Colltus; Holy Rosary, Meaars.
Dan McAllen, H. A. . Moaer.
1 Cornsrfttee on grounds Messrs., D.
F. Campbell. A. F. Velguth.
' Committee on a-musements and gamea
Father E. P. Murphy, Messrs. J. J.
Manton. F. J, Lonogan. John Driscoll. ..
Committee on mslc and program
Fathers Hughes. ' McDevltt, Daly and
Frank Barrett.
Committee on printing and publish
ing Messrs. Dan McAllen, Patrick Bulll
van and Bert. Jones.
Committee on transportation Messrs.
John Driscoll. B. C. Jones and J. J.
Manlon. ...
JUD6E REFUSES TO. TAKE
.CHILDJROMJOTHER-
Suit of Emit Clutsch to Get Baby
From JHis Divorced Wife'
Fails,
Judge Bears In tha circuit oourt this
morning refused to sustain the conten
tion of Emll Oiutsch that the death of
thVstt
The Judge in deeding tha request of
Qlutsch thst a decree of -divorce which
gave the custody of the two 'children
-to-Jlrs. Qlutsch be modified said that
i the only obJecti6nrTe-co
mother being allowed keep the child
waa that aha la a deaf mute and that
It would require moat extraordinary
evidence to causa him to tak so young
a child from Ita mother. The custody
of the child waa left wtth-4ts. wiother.
subject to the supervision, oj tna .Boyj"
and Girls'" Aid society. .. .. .
When Olutsch's wife secured.-. .dt-
voree from hlin Hie custudy of tnrtWS-
children was given "her and she was al
lowed $X0 a month alimony. The older
child died some time ago and Qlutsch
charged that It would hava lived had
it been given proper medical cars and
attention. On this charge he asked that
"tbanremsJhBsrtm11d--ba--takenAway from
Its mother.
Judge Seaxe ordered that th alimony
be reduced, from $30 to $20 a month.
Glutech haa remarried and wanted the
child hlmaelf. Ed Mendenhall appeared
aa attorney for Olutsoh and . Mrs.
Oiutsch waa represented ,by R. W. Mon
tague. . ...... '
DEAD-MAN'S BODY
FnilWn IM 1 nNRmro1-COB,Pany- of wnlch J p- 0'Brl,n.
rUUIVU in OLUUUn general manager of tha O. R. ft N.. la
With tha features entirely unrecog
nisable from decomposition, the body of
a well-dressed man, apparently 35 years
of age, was found laat night In a alough
.at East .Morrison . snd East Eighth
streets. Tha-body-was found feyseveral
residents of thst district and the police
and coroner notified. The remaJna were
lying In-shallow water and It Is believed
TBdbeen there f sr-wvr-aj fortnight! UADD V UfATCD 1WAV
From the' peculiar place in which thOnUrrl WA I tri MAI:
body waa found the theory of foul play
la entertained and detectives are at work
on the case. '
A sliver watch and leather chain, a
card bearing tho name of Card ft fckisar,
contractors, $0 cents In change and" a
hunch of keya were the only articles
found in tha pockets. Deceased wsa
clad in a ault of dra material and the
feet were encased In white , canvas
ahoea. Tha dead man weighed, when
alive, about ISO pounds and had . dark
brown- hair and a sandy mustsche.
Owing to the advanced state ot de
composltlorvJha body waa burled last
night, by the coroner..
STEVENS LOSES Ojy E
' NOW IS THREE AHEAD
4
4 a recount of precinct 18 gave
4 . Btevena 47. Word 40. a variation 4
4 of ..one vote In favor of Word. 4
4 One Btevena vote waa thrown e
4 cut Thla leaves Btevena three a
4 "In the lead. w ' 4y
:ivvWVevV;vi,i
, '. . Sid . roar Mlllloa.
' Wsshlngtnnv June 23. Bids - were
opened by the navy department-today
for the ropatruetlnn of two flint rlu
battleships, tha Michigan and .'itoath
Carolina. "The bids ; range - cloaa to
$1,000,000 each,' ., '
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POSTLIASTER GETS
f,10RE LIOIIEY
Local Pottoff ic Promoted ' to
First-Class Ranks fcy Postal
- i 'Authorities - '
STAMP SALES SHOW
ENORMOUS INCREASE
Postmaster Minto Commended by
United States Inspectors for Ef-
ficient Manner in Which Portlan4
.Office. Is Conducted.
Advices, received this morning f rem
Washington, state, that the salnry of
Postmsater Mlnto haa been raised from
12.800 to $6,000, which meana that Port
land , has advanced to the rank of first
rrasB-postofncsx-imrt-iB-trie rTnly-on 1n
that class weet of Omaha with the ex
ception of Han Francisco.
According to the rules of the post
office department the annual" stamp
sales of n office, must reach 100.000 .
before it cnu become a flrat-clais office.
Tha report of" tha Inspectors ' who
checked tha books of tho local ofrica
showlhat tha Bales for the year ending; '
March tl amounted to 14911,404.11. -While
thla Is rn-arly 11.(09 leas than tha '
required amount, a recommendation waa
made oy the inspectors because of tha
efficient work of Postrouster Mlnto
and the employes .under htnv to raise
tho rating of Portland to tha prvmler -'class.
. - . .- . .
At the time of the Inspection many
citlxena learned that tha amount re
quired waa abort but. a few hundred
doriars. and friends of Postmaster Minto .
offered to purchase extra supplies o
stamps to. make up the difference. Mr.
Mlnto "objected to this method snd
stated that he wanted tl) Increase to)
come about by legitimate sales. It has
been le.irned since. It Is said, thst tha
action of tha postmaster met with favor
In Washington and, that the officials
there, realising that .the local office .
.waajloingthtwork -of a first-class f-
flee, derided to make the change this
year mther than wait until next year. .
- postmastsr Mlnto Vleaaed. -'
Post master Mlnto . had "received no)
word-of the inrress until Informed by
a Journal reporter, but tn speaking upon
the change said: .. -.
""Of course I am highly pleased and
congratulate Portland upon the station
It has reached. Ths work In - tha .
office '" has been done In -tha
past . year . with more - than th.
usual regularity snd efficiency, and tha
success la due greatly to the-employea
who hawe-labored ao faithfully. Tha
lust Inspection showed the office to be
in good condition which, of course,
pleases me.. . ".'
"The greatest satisfaction I- received
from tha report waa tha Increase ot
nice over those of Seattle., The stamp
salsa -In p.ur offlceamo'jntit about .
114,000 more than at the Sound city.
Thla was done with an expense of be
tween $6,000 and 7,000 less . than at -
Seattle. .'' - .
' "The increase In rating also carries
with it an increase-" clerks, whloh wa '
need tmiich.- Thera -will - also possibly
be a cashier and an asKlstant cashier.
Instead-of a finance Clerk. An asslst-J
snt superintendent In tha money de
partment, and. an assistant superinten
dent of city delivery, ara said to ac- ,
company the new rating."
: Other cltlea In Oregon whloh received
an Increase with Portland, are: Con
don. $1,160 to $1,500; Corvalla. tl.SOO"
to $1,000; Grants Paas, 13.000 to $2.1001
$1,800; Balem, $2,700 to $2,100.
IROOIIEiES OOEl'l
PHOT ROCK ROAD
Railway-to Run Out From Pen
dleton Will Be Surveyed
- arid Rushed Through.
-tflperla! Cltpateb te Tke Joarnal.) '
Fendletnn, Or June SJ. -Actual work
n the-Pilot Rock railroad, whlolt1 to
run from Pendjeton. began thla morn
ing. A surveying "party in charge -of -Engineer
8. E. Andrews, left the elty
with two wagon load a of supplies and
a crtw of 10 men is camped' on - Birch
creek, alx miles went of here. Monday
morning the work of survey on the llns
will begin and will be rushed throirgtt
aa rapidly as possible. At this tlma
Jt la lmpoJM JMwhere the Jtnw.
will be located. The survey Is belna;
made for the Umatilla -Central - Rail
president., and William Crooka ajid J.
Ov-Wllson, associate incorporators. Tha
company waa formed two months ago,
and It la believed the work of construct
lng the grade' wll J be etarted as soon
as tho survey is completed. Fifteen
mil from h-r Is Pilot liockr-andt-to-expected
tha road will be extended ba,
jron illierelatl: timber belt. .
1 POSTPONE THE. RACES
Joornal Special gervlee.t - -
Poughkepste, N. Y,. June 23. The
weather continues bad and the stewarda
announced that if the water ia aa chnppv
at 4 o'clock as It Is nnw the races will
be postponed until Monday.
The first race .la" acheduled for -o'clock.
The-big raus of the day.the
'varsity eight, st four miles. If run to
day, will be called st o'clock.
CANNERS MUST TELL '
TRUTH IF, ANYTHING
(Joarnal Special 9rrrn.
Wsshlngton, June- 23. Tbe house to
day adopted an amendment to tha purs.
food bill to the effect that caunars need
not place on-labala giving; welxhta snd.
measures, but ir thsy ao place tnem on
their goods they must be truthful orts.
RABID EDITORS ARE ' r
, ;. SENTENCED TO JAIL
' Unum.! Seeelat aarve 1
Btockholm. June 33. aVvnh Hocial
Democratic editors wers .sentenced tn
10 months In w prison tndsy for ami-,
military agitation. "'--
rrefnred tek- Cannes Oo
Allen lywl' Het firm,.!
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