VOL. VIII. NO, 128.
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'Won. Lost. PC. Win. Lone.
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Spokane 60
43 .688 .687
48 .526 .529
84 .488 .471
61 .430 .436
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Aberdeen ... . . . o3
Portland 47
Vancouver . . . .' 46
Tacoma . . . 43
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Seattle,-' Wuh, Aug.' 2. Batteries
Portland, Cough. Beaton and Murray;
Seattle, P. Hall and Kellackey.
Flrit Inning-.
. Portland Bassey. hft, atole second,
went to third on Raymond's error.
Cooney flew to right - Adams struck
out., Mayes out to short. No runs. 1
Seattle Akin hit, went to second on
passed ball. Raymond sacrificed. Ben
nett iJiit, scoring Akin, Lynch got a
three bagger, "coring Bennett. .. Frisk
hit 'a two bagger, scoring Lynch. C
pron ' grounded to third. Kellackey
walked. Frisk caught at third. Three
" runs; .
Second Inning.
-Portland- Kennedy slammed out " a
homer. Staton hit Crocker, sacrificing
Murray flew to left. Staton doubled at
home. One run.
Seattle Magee flew to second. Hall
Poked out a double. - Akin flew to third
and Raymond, to second. No runs.
Third Inning.
Pbryand-t-Qough flew to short Bas
sey struck out Cooney got caught at
second trying to stretch a single. No
runs.
Seattle Bennett hit Lynch flew to
left. Frisk two bagger scoring: Bennett,
Capron gott wo bags, scoring Frlskj
Kellackey grounded to second and Ma
gee new to second, i wo rutin, ooaion
, replaces dough for Portland. ;,.
Fourth Xnainf. v. -
tt' Pnfcn"Adama anir MaysJ struck
out. ' Kennedy flew, to center. No runs.
Seattle Hall stFurk out Akin
grounded to 1 first Raymond hit by
pitched ball and caught stealing second.
ro runs. ,
Tifth Inning. ,
Portland Staton.. grounded, to first
Crocker grounded to short. Murray
grounded to nrat. no runs. -
Seattl Bennett flew to first. Lynch
to first on Kennedy's error. Frisk hit.
t'apron flew to, left Frisk caught
steeping on nrst. iso runs.
viraiJicEs
Victoria. Aug. 2. Scratches Third
race; Aftermath. Fourth race, Salne
iaw. Fifth race, Rosecherry, Alice F,
Old Settler, Laura Clay. Sixth race, F.
K. Shaw. .
First race Bellini. 8 to 1. 5 to 1, 2 to
1. won; Alder Gulch, 2 to 1. 4 to 5, 2 to
h. second; Third Chance, 9 to 1, ,6 to 1,
2 to-l -third. Timer -:6 4-6. -1 --
Second race Zlok Abrams, 10 to 1, 4
to 1, 2 to 1, won; Kelowna, 3 to 1. even.
1 to 2. second: Kama, 15 to 1, to 1,-2
to 1, third. Time. 1:16 4-5.
Third race Ornate. 12 to 5: 4 to 6.
out won; Chaplet, 3Vi to 1, T to 6, to
5, second; Toby. 2 to 1, 8 to 1, 4 to 1,
third. Tlrne. 1:1 8-6.
ROPING CONTESTS
; MAY HE STOPPED
Chlckasha. Okla., Aug. J. Jonas
Cook, chairman of the local humane
society, declared that the recent roping
contest would be the last pulled off
here, unless the present humane laws
were repealed by the legislature.
This declaton on the part-of Chair
man Cook was reached when Jesse Wil
liams was thrown by his horse and se
verely injured. The injured man waa
taken to his room and suffered much
pain during the night HU Injuries
were at first thought to.be fatal and
caused much excitement.
Millard Holcomb, of this city, won
first prize In the roping contest; time,
3. seconds. The steers were wilder
than usunl, having been closely con
fined In hot pen, and this caused more
of the. ropers to miss than on the pre
vious days. . - ; .
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Coast League Results
Los Angeles,
Vernon . .
'At Vernon., r Postponed Game ;
Northwestern
Portland .
Seattle.
At Seattle
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Tacoma
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Spokane
Vancouver
At Spokane
SIIOTT GOES
TO WEST POIHT
Oregon City Newspaper Man
Named .by' Chamberlain.
' for Cadetship. :
(Bpeelal Dispstch (o The Jnurtitl. )
Washington, Ausr. 2. PhUlp Sinnott,
assistant editor of tha Oreg6n City' Cour
ier, was nominated by Senator Chamber
lain for the cadetship at West Point Ha
had named Harold Dabney, bat found
Dabney had been named by Kills.
BARRACKS MAY
NOT BE MOVED
Washington. Aug. 2. Senator Jonxa
says the entire Washington delegation
opposes the removal of the barracks
from - Vanoou ver -to Seattle. He - says
the proposal did not originate with the
delegation, but has been consistently
resisted by them. He questions that
the war department will persist In the
removal against the protests of the
entire representation of Oregon and
Washington.
ROYAL FAMILIES
EXCHANGE VISITS
(United Press tud Wb-e.l
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 2.
Guarded by four French crulsers4 10
destroyers and a fleet of Russian war
ships, the csar and csarina, aboard the
Imperial yacht Standart, arrived at
Cowes today.
As the Standart was escorted to. her
anchorage, by British. Russian and
French warships, the main British
fleet, anchored in the roadstead, fired
a ' salute.
King Edward and Queen Alexandria,
on board their own yacht the Alexan
dria visited the Standart Immediately
after It anchored. They were accom
panied by a full staff of naval officers.
Visits were exchanged by the Russian
and British monarchs and their staffs
during the day. . '
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GOV. HUGHES III
SEATTLE TODAY
States of Kentucky and New
York Jointly. Celebrating
at A.-Y.-P, Exposition. 1
(United Ptmc Ltastd Wirt.)
Seattle. Aug. J. The. states of New
Tork and Kentucky are Jointly celebrat
ing at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo
sition today. Governor Charles )E.
Hughes of New York, who arrived Jn
the city last night is scheduled to
make an address in' the auditorium at
the fair grounds at 2- o'clock this af
ternoon, after which a reception is to
be held to Visitors from the empire
state and from Kentucky In the New
xorg state ouiining.
Accompanied by his chief of staff.
Colonel G. C. Treadwell, Governor
Hushes arrived In Seattle at 8:15
o clock last night, coming from the Yel
Inwjtmni. ivatlonal nark. wher he tnn.
ped over several days. The governor
was In high spirits and not the least
fatlarued by his long journey. He was
driven In an' automobile to the New
Tork building on the exposition grounds,
where he Is occupying the "governor's
suite, wntcn naa oeen prepared for his
reception. ,
Governor Kughes Will remain In Se
attle until Wednesday evening, when
he will begin the return journey to
Albany, going via the Canadian Pa
clflo railway.
VICTORIA ENTRIES
(United Pnm tMaed Win.)
Victoria, B. C. Aug. 2. Following are
the entries for the races at the Willows
tomorrow!
First race, five, furlongs, purse, colts
and geldings, 2-year-olds Mr. Hose
110. Terrago 110, Raleigh P. I). 112, Ot-
ranio it, wirjL MacJNeH 113. Tom
O'Malley 110.
Second race, five furlongs, selling. I-year-olds
and un Othmar 108. Melton
Cloth 102. Mike Asheim 109. Dandy Fine
102. Jesaup Burn 102. Lookout 102.
Harry Rogers 102, Llddlngton 112, Cliff
jKogers lux, juuac iui.
Third race, one mile and 70 yards,
sellng, 1-year-olds and up Sir Wesley
111. Trust 111, Black Cloud 112, Nes
merlto 101, Mike Hennessey 116. Max
tress 111.. Chaplet 111, Benvolio 116,
Long Ball 112..
Fourth race, one mile, purse, 2-year-olds
and up San tee 114. Gold way 111,
Illusion loa. Aristotle 109, Llstowel 99
1 Fifth race, one mile,-selling, 33-year-olds
and up Lord Rosslngton 111, Mill
ers Daughter 109. Jacomo 109 (x). Soph
omore 107v Fredonla 97. Dr. White 111,
rrKj j neai ATMrglirFl nanaoipn
101.
Sixth race, six furlongs, selllnr. 8.
year-olds and up Irish Mall 106. Nellie
Kaclne io. rntlllstlna 1 02. Burleigh
106, Abbey 104, Aftermath 106, Thur
bert 111.
(x) Apprentice allowance. .
MEM0RABLEH0TEL
- CLOSES FOR "KEEPS"
London, Aug." 2. The Saracen's Head
hotel. Snow Hill, made memorable by
Dickens In "Nicholas Nickleby," has
been Anally closed. .The hotel has bei-n
In existence between 60S and 400 years.
- According to Dickens' story, Mr.
Squeers of Dotheboys Hall, "an acad
emy ror young gentlemen," used to
visit the Saracen's Head and- there In
terview the students who were to be
"accurately educated" at hlr school.
In the days of mall coaches the hotel
was of. considerable importance, being
ona of the recognised stopping places.
The coaches passed through an arch
way under the hotel into the spacious
courtyard. Visitors at the hotel were
In the habit of collecting on the bal
conies. Which surrounded the courtyard,
to watch the scenes connected with the
arrival and departure of the coaches.
Lord Nelson, when he left his home
8 a youth to join the nary, broke his
journey at the - Saracen's Head, and
passed the night in the historic build
ing. ' , '. -.- ;
1 The reason alleged by th proprietors
for the closing of - the house is "In
creased taxation." ,
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STRIKE
HELP THE
Spa
in's Industrial Situation
Aggravated and Laborers
3Iay Join Ranks of Insur
gents, Who Have Declared
for a Republic.
tUaKea Press Lesssd Wire.)
Madrid, Aug. 2. King Alphonso
today Ignored the advice of his min
isters and his military advisers, de
ciding to support the policy of Pre
mier Maura In Morocco.
The. military advisers told the king
that a continuation of the war
against the Moors could mean noth
ing but a repetition of the disas
trous war in Cuba, when the flag of
Spain was defeated and dragged In
the dust by American and Cuban
troops. - s.
The premier thought differently
and the young king announced his
intention to stand by Maura and to
give htra all the support possible In
his campaign. I - t
It was stated officially today that
119 Insurgents, arrested at Barce
lona; were lined up against a wall
and shot to death by the soldiers
yesterday lb the fortress of Monte-
Juich, In accordance -with the gov
ernment's .policy.,,' ,,. ,:f ... V
Xodat .AJs;-lw'w;lnduS-
inaj striae mreaienea in opm wiiuin
the next 41 hours may. aid the rebels
who have already declared ror a repub
lic in establishing a new form of gov
ernment.
The strike will include all the em
ployes of the water and lighting plants
or ail me . oig ciues, as wtu . m
streetcar employes ahd the men engaged
In nearly all the other municipal Insti
tutions. T . )
Messages received here today say that
the laborers have already walked out
at Bilbao, Sargossa, Valentl and Pala
mos. Not a wheel is turning, in any of
these cities. , . .
In most' of the cities the strike order
called upon the men to stop work on
Wednesday of this week.
It is expected that the strike will
overthrow speedily the present govern
mental regime.
If the strike Is general, as is expected
by the leaders, the government undoubt
edly will be compelled to abandon the
campaign against the Moors in Morocco
almont immediately on account of the
lack of sufficient troops. .
CONDITIONS SERIOUS
IN BARCELONA, IS
UNCENS0RED REPORT
Hendaye, France. Aug. 2. Brief re
ports from Barcelona today indicate
that conditions there are very serious,
but that the rebels are holding their
own against the troops.
Official leporta that "Barcelona Is
quiet." are learned to be based on. the
fact that the central district of the
city Is under control of the troops. The
rebels remain active In the other por
tions of the city ana lawlessness reigns
In a much larger territory than that
which has been subdued by the soldiers.
Fighting was renewea lu tne outer
(Continued on Page Three.)
LYNCHERS TRICK
Kansas City, Mo., August 2. George
Johnson, slayer of : J. W. Moore, a
farmer, waa removed from Jail at
Platte City this morning and lynched
by a mob. Johnson's trial had been
set for today.
joonson shot Moore from amnush on
June 20.
The mob secured possession of John
son by a ruse. Three men told Sheriff
Perry they had a message wntcn they
wished to deliver to the prisoner.
When Perry opened the- Jail door to
admit them they sprang upon hi mi pin
ioned him to the floor-and called in.
other members of the moo, who were
in concealment near he jail.
The Invaders then broke in the door
of Johnson's cell, dragged out the ter
rified man, carried him Into the street
and hanged him on a tree.
while the nan sin a was aolna- on.
George Kast, a barber, was stopped by
the mob to prevent his giving . an
alarm. Kast said the lynchers were not
masked, but he failed to Identify sev
eral suspects as members or the mob.
After the hanging the crowd dispersed
auieuy.
A coroner's Inquest will be held this
afternoon. -- So far as can be learned
Johnson believed that Moore, whom he
Killed, had accused him of, horse steal
lng. . . -
LOUISIANA MOB
HANGS "By JURY
Villa Platte. La., August !. Ed Jack
son and Will Miller, colored men ac
cused of robberies and of Intimidating
white women, were taken into- the
woods by a mob today and shot to death.
Twelve men were chosen- from the
mob to act. as a "Jury." and. the 'ac
cused men. were give a brief sort of
trial.. When, pronounced guilty they
were summarily executed. ' . - ,
REBELS
MISSOURI SHERIFF
nillRBIG
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VOtVED
DESCHUTES
(Special Dlspateb to The JearaaLl
The DalleB, Aug. 2. The report
today based on good authority, is
that the Porter Brothers represent
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
and In addition have been given to
understand - that the--Hill ' Interests
will not be opposed to the Milwau
kee's plana.
(By Journal Staff Correspondent.)
Moro. Or..- Aug. 2. As a culmination
to the move and counter moves between
the Harrlman forces and Porter broth
ers for control of the supply road lead
ing to Grass valley, headquarters of
the Harrlman construction crews on the
Deschutes railroad Into central Ore
gon, Sheriff Freeman of Sherman coun
ty this morning swore In a number of
deputy sheriffs and started for the.
scene of the pending clash between the
rival railroad builders the locked gate
on the Gurts farm, across which runs
the blocked road built by Twohy Broth
ers, Harrlman contractors on the De
schutes railroad.
Bloodshed is feared between Porters'
men. who are vuardlna: the rate, and
Twohy's crews. In charge of the supply
wagons which are being barred from
delivering their freight. The Porters,
It ,1s understood, contend that the op
tion which they secured last Monday on
tne uurta iana entities mem to close
Eastern News Dispatches
Say Portland Company Is
Included in Formation of
$6,000,000 Merger Wit
tenberg Is Reticent.
The ' Pacific Coast Biscuit com
pany of Portland is to be merged
Into and become part -of a gigantic
16000.000 combination of - biscuit
companies of the United States, ac
cording to dispatches from New
York.
These dispatches toll of the organisa
tion of the Oeneral' Biscuit company
under the laws of Connecticut with a
capital of 23,000,000 In common and
$3,000,000 In preferred stock.
C M. Warner, president of the War
ner Sugar Refining company. Is the
moving spirit of the new combination.
Associated with htm. according to the
news from the east, are Henry Rowley,
president of the American Chicle com
pany, R. J. Furbeck, M. Thompsen, A.
M. Brooke, Charles Hotchklss and Her
man Wittenberg. '
Aocordlng to the news, the General
Biscuit company Is to be a holding com
pany which, after it is well under way,
la to absorb the stock of the various
Important biscuit companies f - the
United States and thus form one gi
gantic combination for the handling of
practically all the biscuit, 6racker and
cookie products manufactured in the
country.
! In an interview with Mr. Warner
published in a New York paper the head
of thmerger states that it is the In
tention of the Oeneral Biscuit company
to amalgamate the important biscuit
companies of the country. He stated,
however, that the general plans of the
computation had not arrived at that
point where be could give a definite
statement of the scheme, Or tell wha:
companies were to be absorbed. He did
state, however, that the Pacific Coast
Biscuit company was one of the com
panies which were to be included In the
merger.
i Herman Wittenberg, president of the
Pacific Coast Biscuit company, would
not. discuss the proposed merger this
morning. He at first said that he knew
nothing of It and then said that If any
talking were done it would have to be
done by Mr. Warner.
"1 do not know anything about any
merger," said - Mr. Wittenberg when
asked to tell of the plana contemplated
by the Pacific Coast Biscuit cmbany, 6r
to verify the story of the merger.
' "I have not heard of any such merger.
I know nothing about It."
Mr. Wittenberg -was then shown -n
interview had with Mr. Warner in New
York, after which he hedged.
I will have to rerer you to Mr. War
ner." he said. "If there Is sny talking
to be done, he will have to do It
"You-do hot want'to say whether th
story has any foundation, or, if It has,
to verify 1t?'' he was asked.
-I do not want to say anything: about
It." he' said. "We do not want to dis
cuss our business In the newspapers. I
am sorry, but I cannot discuss the mat
ter at all. and will hare to refer you to
Mr. Warner. I do not want to say any
thing that would embarrass him, and
X will have to refer you to hlm."'
Mr. Wittenberg would not say, one
way or the other, whether the story
had foundation, or 'whether the Paclfln
Coast Bisrult company would be in
cluded in the list ef companies merged
Jnto the big combination.. ,
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BIG TRUST CliF
lull IN-
IN FIGHT FOR
CANYON
the road to the Harrlman forces. The
Harrlman forces claim that the Injunc
tion which they secured st Moro Satur
day afternoon against Porter Brothers,
by which the latter were enjoined for
10 days from "Interfering with con
struction on the Harrlman line up the
Deschutes river," gives them the use
of the disputed road. Porter Brothers,
apparently, are ignoring this order,
claiming, it Is said, that legal service
has not been had on Andrew Porter,
active head of the firm.
Because of Porter brothers' action In
Ignoring the Injunction, Jay Bowerman,
chief attorney on the ground for Twohy
brothers, left early tlils morning In ah
automobile for Condon, where. It is as
serted, he will secure a citation from
the, circuit court against the blockaders
of the disputed road for contempt of
court for not recognising the injunction
order, issued by County Judge Hen
richs. acting as circuit judge in the ab
sence of Judge Butler, who lives at Con
don. Bowerman's auto trip to Condon will
cost J 100. Quick action on the part of
the Harrlman contractors Is imperative,
however, as the rival forcea, are in
trenching themselves more strongly by
each day's delay and making material
headway in the fight for right of way up
the Deschutes river. County Judge
Henrlchs refused to take any further
action In the matter, as ha believed It
had reached a point where) only the
circuit judge' could adjucate.
(r.perlsl Dispatch to The Journal.)
Pullman, Wash.,' Aug. 2. Intense
dissatisfaction exists . among the
farmers of the inland empire over
the charges made by the warehouse
companies for handling grain. Two
years ago the rates were raised from
50 cents per ton from the time the
grain was put in the warehouse until
January 1, to 75 cents per ton for
the same time, an advance of 60
per cent. A tremendous howl went
up from the farmers ' at the time,
and many threatened to form com
panies and engage In the warehouse
business. The' farmers did not know
of the raise In price this season
until harvest was well under way
and the first loads of grain were
taken to the warehouses.
It Is thought ' that the advance in
warehouse charges two years ago did
mora than any single cause to drive the
Farmers' union into the warehouse
business. Last spring the Farmers'
union announced that It would engage
In the warehouse business at many
points, and local unions wer.e Incorpo
rated into stock companies and ware
houses built, bought or leased. Repre
sentatives of the big warehouse com
panies, known by the farmers as "the
warehouse combine," announced that
rates would be reduced to 60 cents per
ton, and this announcement stopped sev
eral local unions from building or buy
ing warehouses. But It did not stop
if of them and today there are more
than 100 Farmers' union warehouses
either In operation or construction In
what is known as the "Inland empire."
- Warnings Against "Combine."
Word now comes from the Walla
Walla and Pendleton districts that the
warehouse charges have been really
raised, rather than lowered. That the
50 cents per ton -only covers the grain
for the first 30 days and after that
there Is a charge or 10 cents per ton
per month. This make?) the rate to
January 1 about 90 cents, as against
75 cnts, the charge for the past two
years: and 60 cents, the charge which
prevailed for 25 years before that time.
Farmers who were persuaded by the
offer of a 50 cent rate to not engage j
In the warehouse business are up In
arms against tie so-called "combine,"
nnd hitter protests are betnar marie. i
Pullman Is the headquarters of the
Farmers' Educational and Cooperative
union, and warnings have been sent out
from here to the farmers throughout the
country, and especially to members of
the Farmers' union, to not patronise the
old line warehouses If It can be avoided,
and urging them to haul their grain
much longer distances. If nee-i bv to
reach the warehouses of the Farmers"
union. The members of . the union are
warned to scan the tickets thoroughly
before the grnln In stored and to avoid
patronising the "combine."
Farmers reel Independent.
As the local union here has leased
five large1 warehouses at PuUman and
nearby ''wheat stations," the farmers
here feel pretty independent and pre
dict that they will handle 90 per cent
of the grain delivered at these stations.
Nothing in recent yar has w aroused
the farmers as this discovery' that as
one farmer puts It, "We have -been
worked for sucker by the warehouse
trust and were foolish enough to accept
tlwlr word when they said that prices
would be reduced." -t '
- That there Is a good profit In run
ning; a warehouse -at 60 cents "per ton
to January '1. Is contended bv owners
of the few independent warehouses still
left In this country. At Fallons, nine
miles north of Pullman, is an independ
ent ws-ehouse, built oy the Farmers'1
BENSON
GALL EXTRA
Secretary of State Asks Ore
gon Legislature to Vote
on Sixteenth Amendment
of Constitution Regarding
Income Tax. ' '
(By Job rod! Leased Salem Wire.)
Saleru, Or., Aug. 2. Governor Benson,
received notice this morning In an of
ficial communication from Philander C
Knox, secretary of . state of the pro
posal to amend the constitution pur
suant te a Joint resolution of congress
in order that an Income tax act may be
enacted by congress. The governor Is
requested to submit the proposal to the
legislature of. this state for action.
. In order to become effective the pro-
fosed amendment must be ratified by
hree fourths of the states of the union.
Whether It will devolve upon the gov
ernor to call a special session of the
legislature to act upon the proposed
amendment is not clear. Governor Ben
son is absent at present. If not it will
be submitted to the next legislature in
regular session in 1911.
Wording of the Resolution. ' -Following
is the exact wording of the
resolution;. , c
"Resolved by the senate and house of
representa'.ives of the United States of
America In congress assembled (two
tniras or eacn nouse concurring; mat
th following amendment to the consti
tution of the United States, which, when
ratified by the legislatures of three
fourths of "the several states shall" bo
valid to all intents 'and purpose aS a
part of the constitution, v
"Article XVI-Th' congress" Shall
have power to layand collect taxes on
Incomes from whatever source derived
without apportionment among the sev
eral states and- without regard to any
census enumeration." '
The resolution bears the signatures of
Joseph O. Cannon, speaker of the house
of representatives and J. 8. Sherman,
vice president of the United States and
President of the .senate, together with
the signatures of A. McDowell, clerk of
the house, Charles O. Bennett and Hen
ry H. Oilfrey, secretary and chief clerk
respectively. . .
The sixteenth amendment Is regarded
necessary if congress ia to tax Incomes,
because of the supreme court declaring
the Income tax law passed by congress
IS y-j-ars ago to be unconstitutional.
Difficult to geear Amendments.
The ' constitution has been amended
but four times. - It thus always' been
found dlffloult to secure amendments to
ments were adopted at one time within
two years after - the adoption of the
constitution itself. The eleventh amend
ment ' followed within a decade; ull
these first amendments were -virtually
ihe product of the movement' which
created the original document -
The twelfth amendment changed the
process of .electing the. president .aoi.
vice president and was declared in fore
almost exactly 14 years after the con
stitution was adopted. The remaining
amendments- were the fruit of the civil
war. In all about 2000 amendments
have been proposed and only IS adopted.
The constitution provides that: Tlr
congress, whenever two thirds of' both
houses shall deem it necessary, shall
propose amendments to this constitu
tion or on the application of the legis
latures of two thirds of the several
states shall call a convention for tr
posing amendments, which in either case
shall be valid to all intents and pur
poses as part of this .constitution when
(Continued on Page Three.)
86000 FIRE ill
INDIAN AGENCY
Pendleton, Or., Aug. . 2. The loss - of
at least $6000 worth of government
property by fire has just been reported
irom tne umatiua Indian reservation
agency, five miles east of Pendleton.,
The conflagration which broke out
about 10 o'clock Saturday night burned
to leath eight of the moat valuable
horses of the agency, all of the agency
hay. and about 1000 bushels of wheat. .
The origin of the fire is not known.
When discovered late Saturday night
the big government bsrn was a mass Of
names. rne Darn contained an or tne
best horses of the reservation; a driv
ing team and a draft team, . valued at
2300 a span. None of the horse could
be saved, and aU of the ' harness was -burned.
From the barn the flames went to
the granery. containing 1000 bushels
of wheat. With the fire fightUig ap
paratus the agency employes were able '
to save several DUUQinga. There waa no
insurance, following the general policy
of the government.-'. . '
Major 8wartslander Is the new agent
of the reservation. .
Henry Clay inerce Weds. v
' London. Aug. 2. Henry ' Clay . Pierce,
the oil magnate of bt Louis. Mo., wat
married at noon today in St. George's
to "Mrs. "VTrglnU Prkjkett Burrow!,
daughter of Mj William Russell
Prtekett of'.Evansvtlle, - TIL Plro was
formerly the head of the Vater-Pt-rt-
OH company., alleged to have bwn ab
sorbed by the-ffunlaril,' and luade fa
mous in th Standard Oil !nveHligtirn.
Pierce Is supposed to ht many times a
millionaire. , . ;
alliance. IS year a, and whu-h n
never charffM more than 5 cin f-f
ton up to January 1. This w r-n'j.i
has declared and paid divl lemu r v
year of its exlstrtic. and th i-mnt ii . .
Ilnd was 15 per cent and tt .
63 Pr cent ami the avers )aa i.!
above 3 per cent for 1 y ar.