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CAMBRIDGE4
in Today's Cabinet
igDecision!iHeid
Roosevelt,
IOOSEVELT -
DO TO GEN. MILES?
Interests People in
-Some Possible Re-
falksd of in the Capital.
March 21. There is
.speculation today as to
or General- MiieB
given hefore the senate
Dmmittee on Thursday.
lion is crowing that Pres-
PVelt will retire him un-
te limit. On tne otner
contended that Roosevelt
innot take cognizance of
Snorts of Miles' strictures.
I- the privileged character
iy glver before the senate
1 privacy 01 an executive
attempt to punish an of-
rlng expression to his opin
ieasure before congress at
of the committee would,
lead to vigorous action by
the protection of Its wit-
; in defense of its own au-
tral Miles' Position.
Miles today asserted .that
true he opposed the pas-
army bill before the com-
every argument In his
he did not .exceed his
as general of the com-
rmy. The published reports
sments he characterized as
full of misquotations. For
ke says he did not tell the
What with the bill a law the
jf war and "the adjutant-
Mild and would fill the gen-
rwith their favorites, al-
did state that he could
tpersonnel of the staff. He
the has done nomore than
i, opposing to the extent of
'.a measure which accord-
Eviews is "highly iniqui-
babinet meeting today was
lost entirely to the Miles
er prolonged discussion,
toosevelt decided to take
in the matter until he "re-
eport of the exact language
le general beforehe com-
f;
Irevet Commissions.
jgton, March 21. Among the
of nominations for brevet
bns in the volunteer and reg-
sent to the senate for con-
today were the following:
lr Major-general by brevet,
liarry Egbert, for distlnguish-
itry in action at Manila, Phil
llands. He was killed.
Ber-general by brevet, Colo-
rson Llscomb, for consnicu
intry at Tien Tain, China,
. was killed; Colonel Charles
for gallantry in the batye' of
j, Cuba.
leer Brigadier-general by
Colonel John Wholley, First
kton Infantry, for distinguish-
fctry in action near Manila, to
fenant-colonel by brevet; Ma-
A. Logan, for distinguished
1 San JacQuinto, Luzon, where
killed.
Great Annual Boat Race to Take
Place Tomorrow Over the Thames
Course.
London, March 21. Tho great an
nual boat race between Oxlord and
Cambridge takes place tomorrow
over the usual Thames course from
Putney to Mortlake. There is as
must interest in tho event as in any
! previous year,' and the Tontest be
tween picked representatives ot tne
two-universities promises io be wit
nessed by an immense throng pf
spectators. For Americans the con
test this year promises unusual inter
est from the fact that two members
! of the Oxford crew are Americans,
the sons of John G. Milburn. who wa3
I president of. the Buffalo 'Pan-Ameri
can exposition,
j Both crews took their final practice
spin today, several thousand people
1 a goodly number belonging to the
I betting fraternity, turning out to
I form their final judgment on the per
formance of the two crews. Through
out the week the Cambridge men
have been in excellent form, although
the OxionianB have had the. benefit of
the most famous of coaches, and as
a result th light blues are slightly
the favorite in the betting.
Tfco Cambridge crew is made up as
follows: W. H. Chapman, Third
Trinity, bow, 159 pounds; T. Drys-
; dale, Jesus, No. 2, 174 ; J. Edwards,
Moss, Third Trinity, No. 3, 173; C. W.
t H. Taylor, Third Trinity, No. 4, ISO;
jF. J. Escombe, Trinity Hall, No. 5,
1 181; H. B. Grylls, Firsfrlrinity, No. 6,
177; P. H. Thomas, Third Trinity,
No. 7, 178; R, H. Nelson, Third Trin
ity, stroke, 16Q; H. C. S. Wasbor
rough, Thinity Hall, coxswain, 118.
The names and weights of the Ox
ford men are: C. C. Dinkwater,
IWadhem'. bow. 153 pounds; D. Mil-
burn, Lincoln, No. 2, 164; J. Younger,
jNew College, No. 3, 177; H. J. Hale,
(Balliol, No. 4, 180; J. G. Milburn,
, Lincoln, No. 5, 182; A. de Long, New
College, No. 6, 181; H. W. Adams,
University, No. 7, 171; T. O. J. Hunt
ley, University, stroke, 1C0; C. S.
Maclagan, Magdelen, coxswain, 117.
This will be the fifty-eighth boat
race between the two universities.
Oxford has been the winner of thirty
one contests and Cambridge twenty
six, while the race of 1887 was a
dead heat. The start tomorrow will
be made between one and two
o'clock, the Thames being at high
College "Gymnastic Meet.
Philadelphia, March 21. The best
j gymnasts of many of the leading col
; leges and universities are to be seen
at their best tonight in the Acedemy
of Music on the occasion, of the annu
al contests of the Intercollegiate
Gymnastic association. The associa
tion includes in its membership Yale,
Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Columbia, Amherst, Rutgers, Haver
ford, New York University- and the
University of "Wisconsin. The' events
to be contested are the horizontal
bar, parallel bars, side horse, rings,
tumbling and club swinging.
kgton, March 2L The house
nittce on naval affairs today
I a report on the various
solutions presented to the
id recommends that further
tlon of Biich bills be indefi-
Btponed and no further ac-
laken thereon.
ttest Line's new Ship.
krk, March 21. The new
steamship Oscar II., of the
kamship Company, Is due to
m York on her maiden trip
i and much interest is man
lier arrival among shipping
p vessel is the largest ply
en America and .Scandlna-
1b 515 feet long, and is ex-
tmake the trip from Scandt
IrtB to New York in eleven
re 600,000 people in Italy
' rearing silk worms.
Territory Travelers.
Oklahoma City, Ok., March 21.-
This city today experienced a pleas
ant invasion of knights of the grip
who are here from all parts of Okla
homa and the Indian Territory for a
two days' meeting of the United
Commercial Travelers. Candidates
will be initiated and much business
of Interest to members of- the order
will be transacted, the meeting con
cluding with a banquet tomorrow
night.
Cincinnati's Musical Festival.
Cincinati, O., March 21. All ar
rangements are complete for the
fifteenth Cincinnati Musical Festival,
to be held next month under the di
rection of Theodore Thomas with an
orphestra of 100 and a chorus of 500.
The soloist will be Marie Zimmer
man, M3ss Clara Turpen, Mme. Schumann-Heine
Ben Davles, Ellison
Van Hoose, Gwylm Miles and Andrew
Black, who comes from England es
pecially for the festival.
Naval Cadets vs Washington Fencers
Washington, D, C, March 21. The
fencing team of the United. States na
val academy came to Washington to
day to try conclusions with the crack
team of the Washington Feacer'
Club. Both teams are in excellent
trim and the outcome of the match is
awaited with interest.
Lord Hope Dlyorced. '
'London, March 21. Lord Francis
Hope this morning was granted a de
croe of divorce with costs against his
wife, May Yohe, on account of her
adultery with Capt. Putnam Randlee
Strong, bob of the ex-Mayor of New
York.
NEW YORK MARKET.
, Reported by I. L. Ray A Co., Pendle-
i ton. Chlcano Board of Trade and !
New York Stock Exchange Brokers. ,
Now York, March 21. Tho wheat .
market was dull and featureless to-1
ilay with a downward tendency of
prices. Liverpool was '& higher, 6 U.
New York opened and closed j
70 Chicago opened and clos
ed 73 Corn was nearly . cent
lower, 60V4. Stocks higher. Money
4 per cent.
Closed yesterday, 80. i
Opened today, 7JT6.
Range loday, 70S0.
Closed today, 70. . .
Sugar, 133.
Stool. 42.
St. Paul. 167V5.
Union Pacific, 100.
Wheat In Chicago.
Chicago, March 21. Wheat 74
Wheat In San Francisco.
San Francisco, March 21. Wheat
-111,4.
FLOODS EAST
1
Lives Lost and Property De
stroyed Number Lost is
Not Yet Known.
CARRIED AWAY TWO
BRIDGES IN MAINE.
High Waters Swept
twecn Bangor and
Loss of Life.
the River Be.
Brewer, With
Mo., March 21. Tho big
and tho Maluo Central
Canadian Pacific's New Equipment Dft"K.r'
. oi fri. toll hrldgo
o 'n ' w ; brldgo between Rnngor and Brewer
Canadian Pacific ofllceVs havo just , . h flo0(, ,Rgt
comp otod tho annual order Tor roll- , , reported that a num.
I B stock, wmcii ih u.o inrsBsi iu m bop Qf ,vM wonj ,ost j)olh
lUBiory oi wie cum puny, uuu wm ; .. woro
bring its freight car service nlono "P l m" ' "
oa inn a i i .n mo lime.
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OH! SO MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT IT.
Uncle Sam I've come to one conclusion, John.
John Bull What's that? ... .
Uncle Sam It pens were only spades tho Nicaragua Cancl would be dug
by this time.
SNOWBOUND PASSENGERS.
Three Hundred Arrived in St Paul
Last Night.
St. Paul, March 21. Three hundred
passengers, w.bo had been snowbound
on the Great Northern line in North
Dakota, arrived here last night. Over
forty cars of baggage and about 20
tons of mail came in at the same
time. Passengers tell stories of great
NEWSPAPERS SAID
TOO MANY THINGS.
about one thousand In round num
bers. Of tho eighty new locomotivos
the grent majority will bo o the hea
vy Atlantic type, with ten drivers
and weighing an avorago of 1150 tons.
They will bo built in tho company's
shops in this city.
Internormal Debate.
West Superior, Wis., March 21.
The regular annual Wisconsin Inter
normal oratorical contest takes placo
hero tonight and arrangements for
tho event havo been completed and
the contest promises to bo tho most
interesting affair of tho kind that has
ever taken placo here.
struc-
filled with sightseers at
How many Of these suc
ceeded In reaching the shore in safe
ty wns di moult to determine.
Ice Gorge Breaks.
Sioux City, la., March 21. Thorite
sourl rlvor roso eight feet at Cham
berlain, S. D., InBt night. It Is sup
posed tho great lco gorge nt Little
Band has gono out. Tho river con
tinues to rlso, and, if it gocH much
higher, groat damago must follow.
in
Caused- Dismissal of Divorce Case
Chicago.
Chicago, Macji 21. The sensa
tional Thomas divorce case, in which
Harold Thomas son ofGeneral Sam
uel Thomas, a New York multl-inlll-Honaire,
seeks a divorce from hla
wife, Adah, on statutory grounds,
nrtvnrinn diiriner trip mocKaue or luu n ,,i,.ni .1 i.i i..
. V " J - j i-ttmt: .u au aui hjiu cuu LHIO IIIUIUUIK
pours, xnere was attie wooa on ine When the court on motion of the
trains and the coal supply gave out.
On Monday the snow plows cleared
the way to Williston, S. D7 where
food and fuel were found in plenty.
The snow drifts were 35 feet high in
some places.
New Zinc Process Successful.
Pittsburg. Kan.. March 21. The
zinc smelter at Bruce, which has
been operatbd for some months by
the owners of the Sadtler process of
treating zinc ores, has shut down In
definitely. The- testing of the patent
ed process is understood to have
demonstrated the utility of the sys
tem of retorts upon which the pro
cess was based. During the peiiod
of experimental operation zinc ores
from Colorado high In lead and iron
values, were successfully treated, as
well as ores' from the Joplin district,
carrying heavy percentages of Iron.
plaintiff's attorney, indefinitely post
poned the case. It is claimed thnt
newspaper publications and state
ments made in court which tho jury
should not have heard, wore so
prejudicial to tho plaintiff that an
equitable verdict could not havo been
rendered.
Ferns vs. Neill.
San Francisco. March 21. Keen
interest is manifested in the twenty'
round contest between "Rube" Ferns
and Al Neill, which is slated to come
off In the Mechanic's Pavilion to
night under National Athletic Club
auspices. Both men, as a rc-feul! of
hard training, appear to be in fin
fettle. The contest means much to
Ferns as upon the result depends Tils
chances of Meeting Tommy Ryan for
the championship.
Two Tried and Acquitted.
Savannah, Mb., March 21. Stewart
Fife, on trial for the murder of Frank
Richardson, was acquitted this morn
ing, The widow of the murdered man
first was accused and tried for mur
der, but also was acquitted. Effort
was made to show that Fife and the
woman were on more than friendly
terms.
Sargent Had No Offer.
Bt. Louis, March 21; Frank Sar
gent, chief of tho Brotherhood of Fire
men, denies that he has been tender
ed the office of commissioner of gen
eral immigration now filled by Pow
derly. Hitchcock Hangs On.
Washington, March 21. Aa oftclal
associated with Secretary Hitchcock,
said today that Hitchcock has bo
thought of resigning.
WESTON PRIMARIES.
on
Tuesday,
They Will Be Held
March 25.
The democratic primaries for Wes
ton precincts will be held next Tues
day, Miarch 25 at 2p. m., and all dom-1
ocratic voters are herewith notified
and urged, to attend, says tho Leader.
The primary for Weston precinct
will bd held at tho oflVco of tho Wes
ton hotel, for the purpose of electing
seven delegates to the democratic
county convention, which convenes at
Pendleton Saturday, March 29.
The primary for East Weston pre
cinct, will bo held at tho city council
rooms for the purpose of electing five
delegates to the county convention.
This business concluded, both pri
maries will afterward unite In a joint
meeting at the council roomB for the
purpose of nominating a justlc4-f
the peace and constable for Wt'ufon
dlBtrJct.
Weston Notes. .
Mrs, 3. P. Sturis arrived from Pen
dleton Tuesday on a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. George Marsh.
MJbs Viva Warren, who has been
teaching school near Pendleton, viBlt
ed her parents at Weston Saturday
and Sunday.
M. C. Clark arrived In Weston Frl
day from Santa Cruz, Cal on another
visit to his daughter, Mrs, H. B. Nel
son. Mr, CJark will remain during
the summer. a
L. B. Reeder, Max Moorehead and
other pomlnent members of WJHiara
Mlartin.ip'campmont No. 1, Pioneers
of the Pacific, will be up from Pendle
ton next Monday to meet with George
'W. Procbatel Encampment
The enow fall on the mountains has
.been lighter than common this sea
son, and as a consequence tne wooa
ward toll road will be open for travel
sooner than usual. Snow covers tho
summit to a depth of three feet,
whereas at this time it 1b expected
there will be from eight to ten feet
Rhodes' Improvement Continues.
' Capo Town, March 21. Cecil
Rhodes passed a good night and is
now able to take some nourishment
Work for Radcllffe.
Ottawa, Ont, March 21. The gov-ornor-ln-councll
having declined to
lntorforo, tho law will bo allowed to
take its course in tho case of Stanis
laus La Croix, n'lid tho condemned
man will bo hanged at Hull today.
Tho crlmo for which La Croix pays
llio death penalty was th-v n ur-ler ot
has wife at Aluntebcllo last summer.
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