Heppner gazette., September 24, 1908, Image 3

NEWS NOTES FROM
ALL PRICES ADVANCE.
Cost of Living, However, Increased
More Than Wages.
Washington, Sept. 19. The aver
age wages per hour in the principal
manufacturing and mechanical indus
tries of the country were 3.7 per cent
higher in 1907 than in 1900, while re
tail prices of food were 4.2 per cent
liigher, according to the July report
of the Bureau of Labor. The regular
hours of labor per week were tour
tenths of 1 per cent lower, and the
number of employes in establishments
investigated by the bureau showed an
increase of 1 per cent.
The report shows that, as compared
with the ten years preceding 1890 to
1899, the average wage in 1907 was
8.7 per cent higher; the number of
employes 44.4 per cent greater, with
ji decrease of 5 per cent in the aver
age hours of labor per week.
The retail price of the principal ar
ticles of food was 20.6 per cent higher
in 1907 than for the period 1890 to
1899. Compared with the average for
the same ten-year period, the food
purchasing power of an hour's wage
in 19;7 was 0 8 per cent greater. Re
tain prices of food in 1907 were higher
than in any other year of the 18-year
period above named, being 4.2 per
ent higher than in 1900.
WRIGHT WILL WIN.
Experts Say His Aeroplane Meets
All Requirements.
Washington, Sept. 15 Signal corps
officers here freely express the belief
that Orville Wright, who shattered all
Tfnnnls in his histm-v-makinc aoronlane
flights, will be able to exceed by a wide
margin the requirements of the war de
partment. One official predicted that
the Wright aeroplane will be able to
make 42 miles an hour. The matter of
remaining in the air for a given length
of time bothers no one now, since
Wright sailed for 62 minutes and 15 sec
onds, with perfect ease.
The members of the signal corps are
Jill anxious to take a trip in the machine
.since Lieutenant Lahm sailed about
-with Wright at Fort Myer last week.
Orville Wright is the hero of the day
and his claim to the title of "king of
the air," though not advanced by him
uulf, is not disputed, lie has received
congratulations from aeronauts from all
parts of this country and Europe, but is
calm and unassuming as usual. He has
little to say except that he "knew the
anachino would do it."
Jap Sealers Caught.
Washington. Sept. 17. The depart
ment of justice was advised yesterday
of the capture of two Japanese ves
:sc's and between 30 and 40 Japanese
sailors caught seal poaching within
the three-mile limit off St. Paul
island. The revenue cutter Bear over
hauled the foreign vessels and cap
tured them after a chase. The men
were taken to Unalaska and will be
later removed to Valdez for trial. On
one of the schooners were found sev
eral hundred skins, and the small
boats were covered with blood, show
ing that the seals had been killed
within the prescribed three-mile limit.
Examine Col. Stewart.
Washington. D. C. Sept. IS. It
was announced yesterday that the war
department would soon order Colonel
W. F. Stewart, the Fort Grant exile
stationed at Iluachuca. Ariz., to ap
pear before the retiring board, to be
given a strict medical examination as
to his physical condition. If the board
finds Stewart unfit for service, his
retirement will be compulsory. It is
made clear that his examination ..-ill
be sufficiently thorough to finally de
termine his physical qualifications for
service in the army.
Two-Cent Postage to Great Britain
Washington. Sept. 19. The 2-cent
postal rate between the United States
rnd Great Britain will go into effect
October 1. After that date letters
may be sent to the United Kingdom
for 2 cents which formerly required
5 cents to carry.
At the same time the rate of post
age applicable to letters mailed in the
"United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland for delivery in any part of the
United States will be one penny for
each ounce or fraction thereof.
Support Hepburn Clause.
Washington. Sept. 16. United
States District Attorney Bonaparte to
lay ordered that an appeal be taken
1o the supreme court of the United
States from the recent decision from
the court of appeals at Philadelphia
declared unconstitutional the com
modity clause of the Hepburn act.
The decision held that the portion of
the railroad bill that ordered all rail
roads to dispose of their coal mines
and other property holdings was un
constitutional. Postoffices Advanced.
Washington. Sept. 19. On October
1 the following fourth-class postof
fices will be advanced to presidential
jrrade, salaries of postmasters being
fixed as indicated:
Oregon Arleta, Frecwater and
Weston, $1100; Bend and Falls City,
$1000.
Washington F.dmonds. Starbuck.
Lumas and Tcnino. $1100; Medical
Lake. $1200; Black Diamond, $1000.
Idaho St. Maries, $100.
Trust Busters in Conference.
Oyster Bay, L. I., Sept 12. The
biff stick is believed to be in training
today at Sagamore hill, where a con
ference is being held by the president
with Herbert Knox Smith, commis
sioner of corporations, and the official
government investigator of trusts, and
Attorney General Bonaparte. The
subject of the conference was not made
known.
THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
NAVAL HEROES HONORED.
,
President Gives Names to New Tor
pedo Boat Destroyers.
Washington, Sept. 17. President
Roosevelt has authorized the assign
ment of the following names for 10
torpedo boat destroyers authorized
by the act of May 13, 1908:
Hiram Paulding, Percival Drayton,
Francis A. Roe, Edward Terry,
George H. Perkins. Andrew Sterrett,
Edward R. McCall, William Burrows,
Lewis Warrington, John Mayran.
The 15 new submarines will be
named: Stingray, Tarpon, Bonita,
Snapper, Norwhal, Grayling, Salmon,
Carp, Barracuda, Pickerel, Skate,
Skipjack, Sturgeon, Ihrasher and
I una. The colliers recently author
ized will be named Jupiter and Cy
clops. Colliers to be purchased:
Vulcan, Mars and Hector.
Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding was
distinguished for gallant service in
1812, and was assigned by President
Lincoln to put the navy in a state of
efticiency in 1861.
Captain Percival Drayton was Ad
miral Farragut's fleet captain in Mo
bile bay.
Rear Admiral Roe saw important
service in the China seas and the civil
war.
Commander Edward Terry was
commended for service during the
civil war at the battle of Mobile bay.
Kear Admiral Perkins was com
mended by Admiral F'arragut as aii
efficient officer.
Lieutenant Adrew Sterrett com
manded the Enterprise, and captured
a Tripolitan cruiser in 1801, threw her
armament overboard, gave her crew
one spar and a sail and let them go.
Captain Edward R. McCall, Lieu
tenant Burrows, Captain Warrington
and Midshipman Mayran saw distin
guished naval service, for which they
were publicly commended.
Filibusters Found Guilty.
Washington, Sept. 18. The state
department is in receipt of a telegram
from the American consul at Bahia,
Brazil, reporting the conclusion of the
trial of the filibustering expedition
led by Sebastian II. de Magali into
that republic in 1907. The expedition
consisted of eight men under the
leadership of Magali, four of whom
were Americans, Samuel Parker, Her
bert Phannebcck, Everett Wilson and
George Vice, all of New York.
The consul reports that Magali re
ceived a two-year sentence; that Vice,
who was seriously wounded in the
skirmish which led to the arrest of
the men, was acquitted; that George
Gordon, a Scotchman and follower of
Magali, was sentenced to one year,
and that the remaining members of
the expedition were sentenced to im
prisonment for one year and five
months each.
Cruiser Boston to Junk Pile.
Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Sept. 16.
The usefulness of the third-class
cruiser Boston, which played a bril
liant part in the battle of Manilla, now
in Bremerton harbor, authorities say,
is over. This ship, which during the
Spanish-American war was considered
highly efficient, has long since be
come obsolete. Her size and arma
ment are very small, compared with
the modern armored cruiser of the
Washington type. Officers state that
the only use to which the Boston
could be put would be coast patrol
duty, and the ship is in need of such
extensive repairs that it is not likely
she will be commissioned again unless
there should be an urgent need of
ships.
One Hunter Worth Thousands.
Washington, Sept. 15 Reports to the
United States forest service indicate
that Uncle Sam's professional hunters
and trappers who have been assigned
the task of disposing of "predatorv ani
mals" are'actively engaged in the work.
Hunter Hreidenstein, employed in the
Boise national forest, Idahoj killed 249
coyotes, six wildcats and one bear dur
ing the past season. As conservative
estimates by stockmen place their losses
each year by one animal at. $100, in this
ease alone stock valued at more than
$25,000 hag been saved, at a cost to the
government of $1,195, Breidenstein 's
salary.
Aeroplane Test Extended.
Washington, Sept. 15 Secretary of
War Wright has declared he would
grant A. M. Herring, the New York in
ventor, 30 days in which to complete the
aeroplane which he is building to dem
onstrate to the United States govern
ment. Herring was to have had his air
ship completed and ready for a test at
Fort Myer, Virginia, Monday. Herring
lias asked for time to make shop tests
of his new invention. The fact that
Secretary Wright is willing to wait a
month for a demonstration of the aero
plane is significant of his interest in the
invention.
Check Uporr Fires.
Washington, Sept. 17. Bids will
soon be invited for installing fire pro
tection systems in defenses at the
mouth of the Columbia river. Sixty
thousand dollars have been allotted
for this project. Army and navy
wireless experts are working in uni
son in the extension of a system of
communication in the far north. The
war department has been advised of
the probable completion during the
present month of the new wireless
stations in Alaska.
Wireless in Far North.
Washington, Sept. 16. Army and
navy wireless experts are working in
unison on the extension of a system
of communication in the far north.
The war department has been ad
vised of the probable completion dur
ing the present month of the new
wireless station at Unalaska, and the
navy department has arranged to have
a wireless station on Mummy Island,
at the mouth of Prince William
Sound.
AEROPLANE IS WRECKED.
Orville Wright Injnred and His Pas
z senger Killed. s
Washington, Sept! ' 18. After hav
ing drawn the attention of the world
to his aeroplane flights at Fort Meyer
and having established new world's
records for heavier-than-air flying ma
chines, Orville Wright yesterday met
with a tragical mishap while making
a two-man flight. The aeroplanist
was accompanied by Lieutenant Thos
E. Sclfridge, of the Signal Corps of
the army. Lieutenant Sclfridge was
fatally injured and died at 8:10 o'clock
last night. Mr. Wright was seriously
injured, but is expected to recover
While the machine was encircling
the drill grounds, a propeller blade
snapped off, and, hitting some other
part' ol the intricate mechanism,
caused it to overturn in the air and
fall to the ground, enveloping the two
occupants in the debris. Soldiers and
spectators ran across the field to
where the aeroplane had fallen and
assisted in lifting Mr. Wright and
Lieutenant Selfridge from under the
tangled mass of machinery, rods, wires
and shreds of muslin. Mr. Wright
was conscious and said:
"Oh, hurry and lift the motor. '
Lieutenant Selfridge was uncon
scious. His head was covered with
blood and he was choking when the
soldiers extricated him from under the
machine.
Dr. Watters, a New York physician
was one of the first to reach the spot
and rendered first aid to the injured
men. When their wounds had been
bandaged, Mr. Wright and Lieutenant
Selfridge were taken to the Fort Myer
hospital at the other end of the held
Mr. Wright lapsed into a state of
sem-consciousness by the time he
reached the hospital, but Lieutenant
Selfridge did not regain consciousness
at all. He was suffering from a-frac
ture at the base of the skull, and was
in a critical condition.
After a hurried surgical examination
it was announced that Mr. Wright
was not dangerously injured. He is
suffering from a fracture of his left
thigh and several ribs on the right
side are fractured. Both men received
deep cuts about the head. Mr. Wright
regained consciousness at tne nospitai
and dictated a cablegram to his
brother at Le Mans, FYance, and re
quested that the same message be sent
to his sister and father at Dayton, O.,
assuring them that he was all right.
Charles White, .of White & Middle-
ton. Baltimore, a mechanical expert,
gave this description of the accident
to Messrs. Wright and Selfridge:
'The aeroplane was performing
beautifully for six or seven minutes,
when suddenly one of the propellers
broke near the end. This caused the
machine to become so thoroughly out
of balance through centrifugal force
as to make it unmanageable, and it
made a dart to the ground while still
under operation of the right propeller,
causing it to strike the ground with
a great deal more force than it would
have done by gravity.
"I do not feel that this is any seri
ous defect in the machinery, but
merely want of better construction in
the propellers. Therefore. I do not
feel that the machine should be con
demned beyond this point. I should
imagine that, when the machine made
the dart for the ground, it fell at
the rate of 20 miles an hour. Wright
and Selfridge were not thrown out.
The accident was due entirely to the
defective propeller."
French Editors Worried.
Paris, Sept. IS. The French press
s displaying much irritation over vio
lent criticism of the Franco-Spanish
note regarding Morocco that are ap
pearing in tne newspapers oi uer
mary; but the government is content
with the assurances received yester-
lay from llerr Stemrich, acting for-
ign secretary for Germany, that tne
note would be studied in an amicable
spirit. If this is done, the foreign of
fice cannot understand how Germany
will be able to disassociate herself
from the other chancellories of Eu
rope.
Can't Limit Skyscrapers.
New York, Sept. 18. The commis
sion appointed about a year ago to
investigate high buildings in New
York City, and particularly on Man
hattan Island, is ready to submit the
printed record of its work. It is said
the report points out that it is impos
sible to hold the height of buildings
down to the present public fire pro
tection service, because, it is argued,
that would limit buildings to about
100 feet in height.
Cholera is Subdued.
Manila, Sept. 18. The cholera con
tinues to recede. During the 24 hours
ending at 8 o'clock this morning
there were 25 cases and 12 deaths.
Only four cases were reported this
forenoon.
One hundred additional inspectors
were enlisted today in a united effort
to stamp out the disease before the
Atlantic fleet arrives, and there is
every reason to believe that it will be
successful.
Worse in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 18 Three
hundred and fifty cases and 155 deaths
from Asiatic cholera have, been re
ported for the 24 hours ending at
noon yesterday.
The municipal administrations arc
under f:re from all sides for their
criminal inefficiency and for their fail
ure to make adequate preparation for
hospital, ambulance and sanitary serv
ices. Punish Congo Outlaws.
Paris. Sept. IS. Dispatches to the
government from the governor-general
of the French Congo say that a
force of 1600 French troops, under
Captain Jultix. have routed the Omlai
tribe, whose territory is in the center
of the trade in slaves and contraband
arms. The tribesmen's losses num
bered 1000.
PUTS $4,000,000
AT EACH PLATE
Pittsburg Steel King Gives a Novel
Dinner Party.
W. H. Singer Celebrates JHis Golden
Wedding by Fulfilling Promises
Made Years Ago, to "Distribute
Wealth Among Youngsters in Time
to Do Them Some Good."
Pittsburg. Pa.. Sent. 17. At the
golden wedding supper recently given
by him and his wife. W. H. Singer.
one of the Pittsburg steel magnates,
distributed $16,000,000 among his four
children, each child getting $4,000,000.
Through the filing of certain papers
in the Allegheny county courthouse
yesterday this fact came out, and was
later admitted by the Singer family,
which is one of the best and oldest
in Pittsburg. The millionaire invited
his children to assist in celebrating
his golden wedding anniversary on
May 27. The children were the only
guests, and each found by his or her
piate a small dinner favor, consist
ing of checks, bonds and deeds
amounting to $4,000,0,10.
lhe Singer children who received
$4,000,000 each are:
William Henry Singer, Jr., land
scape painter, now in Norway.
Oeorge Singer, iron manufacturer,
Pittsburg, now in the White moun
tains on his Vacation.
Mrs. William Ross Proctor, wife of
a Philadelphia architect.
Marguerite Singer, youngest daugh
ter, now living with her parents.
Mr. Singer made his fortune in iron
as a member of the famous iron firm
of Singer, Nimick & Co. He also is
connected with many banking insti
tutions in Pittsburg, and is considered
one of the very rich men of the coun
try, his remaining fortune, after giv
ing his children their share, being
probably $15,000,000.
Mrs. Singer, who has a fortune of
her own, made through investments
by her husband, received several
pieces of valuable real estate as her
golden wedding present.
A peculiar feature of the case was
made known late yesterday. William
Henry binger. the son, who chose an
irtistic career rather than the iron
business as his life's work, will scarce
ly be able to enjoy his millions in
America, owing to the great fear his
wife bears for the "Black Hand." She
received a threatening letter at her
home in Sewickley, and it frightened
her into hysterics. Her husband was
finally compelled to take her abroad.
It is said they will remain permanent
ly in Norway, as Mr. Singer expects,
n sp'te of his wealth, to spend all his
time in painting.
Mr. Singer is following the policy
hid down by his life-long friend.
Charles Lockhart, of the Standard Oil
company, who some years before his
death, invited all his children to a
dinner party, at 'which, under each
plate, was found $1,000,000. Lock
hart and Singer many years ago prom
ised each other that they would be
gin to distribute their wealth among
their children "in time to do the
youngsters some good."
GETS ANOTHER ROAD.
Union Pacific Secures Control of Chi
cago &. Northwestern.
C him cro Sent. 16. A report from
Wall street of a traffic agreement be-tu-ppn
tlir Union Pacific and the Chi
cago & Northwestern, amounting U
complete control ot the latter road
by the former, gained strength yes
terday in tinanciai circles on me re-
sal of Marvin Hughitt, president ot
(lie Kort W-estern. to discuss state-
men tc mnrle in the Wall Street Sum
mary under the head of "Harriman
Properties.
The report is that the Harriman in
terests have absorbed the Chicago &
Northwestern bv the simple device
of a guarantee on the stocks of the
latter comnany. It is pointed out
in the article, which appears to De
inspired, that the stratcgetic position
nf the riiieao-n & Northwestern is
such that it will not come within' the
meaning of the law that prohibits
merging or single control of parallel
competing railways.
Lightning Slays Birds.
San Francisco. Sept. 17. The Pa
cific Mail liner City of Para, which
arrived yesterday from Panama and
way ports two days ahead of time,
was struck by lightning during a
heavy electrical storm encountered
August 30, when steaming from Aca
jutla to San Jose de Guatemala. The
v
essel was struck several times, i ne
on
lv H.ani.ao-o sustained bv the liner
k tlie loss of t!ie foretepmast. which
w
w
ne chnttereit into snhntCTS. Ill the
morning after the storm had passed,
thousands of dead birds were gathered
up on the bridge, awnings and decks.
No Trace of Missing Steamer.
Honolulu. Sept 17 The British
steamer Marama, which arrived here
yesterday from Brisbane. Australia,
reports that nothing was seen of the
missing steamer Aeon, despite the
fact Ht a sharp lookout was kept
throughout the entire trip. The Aeon
sailed from San Francisco on July 6.
71 days ago. for Australia, and. as
nothing has been heard from the ves
sel since sailing, gravest fears for its
safety arc entertained.
Indian Murders Recklessly.
Denver, Colo.. Sent. 17. Frank
Howe, a 15 year-old Indian boy, got
possession of a revolver today and.
riding through the streets of Pagos.i
Junction at breakneck speed, shot
and killed Amee Bnker. the 4-year-old
daughter of James Baker, a member
of the Ute tribe. The lad continued
on his wild dash to the hil's and disappeared.
DRAINS OUT CRATER.
Wonder Performed by Earthquake In
Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu, Sept. 5, via San Fran
cisco, Sept. 16. A slight earthquake
was felt on the island of Hawaii Fri
day night, September 4, and at mid
night the molten lava in the pit of
the volcano of Kilauea suddenly
ceased rising and immediately began
to run out below, the surface looking
like the water in a bathtub from
which the plug had been pulled.
The molten lava ran rapidly away,
lowering the level instantly and
continuously until by Saturday morn
ing, or in something like seven or
eight hours, the 900 feet depth of
lava in the pit had all .run out, and,
except for the cooling sides of the
pit, there was no fire seen or heat
felt. As the lava lowered in the pit
the walls scaled off in great masses,
dropping into the molten lava below
them. The few who were fortunate
enough to see this wonderful phe
nomena describe it as most awe-inspiring.
lhe lava in the pit, then about 900
or 1000 feet deep, began to rise nearly
three years ago, and had been rising
gradually since, until it was within
about 100 feet of the top of the pit.
It is supposed that the earthquake
opened some fissure below by which
the lava flowed out, perhaps under
the sea.
On Saturday night another slight
earthquake was felt, and at midnight
Saturday it was observed that activ
ity in the pit had begun again, molten
lava being thrown up in fountains
more than 100 feet high, and at latest
accounts the lava had again risen 400
feet in the pit.
DIE IN FOREST FIRES.
Flames O vet come White Man and Six
Indians in Minnesota.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 16. Grand Ma
rais is girdled by roaring mountains
of fire and smoke, and it is believed
that a man named Monker and six
Indians, cut off from town by fire in
their efforts to save homesteaders at
Nestor, have perished in the flames.
This is the news brought in at noon
today by Adjutant-General Wood
and officers of the Minnesota naval
militia, who arrived on the Gopher
from the north shore. They say the
danger is not yet over by any means.
Lutzen, a small settlement near
Grand Marais, is in the greatest dan
ger, say the naval militiamen. It is
surrounded by fire, and everything
there seems doomed to destruction,
although it is not thought that any
loss of life will occur.
At Colville, six miles from Grand
Marais, everything went, says Gen
eral Wood.
"The situation looks very bad at
Chicago Bay," said Commander
Eaton, "and some people wanted us
to declare martial law there, but we
did not deem it necessary. How
ever, we left ten men from the ship
there. Forty men from the boat were
left to fight the fire at Lutzen, and
20 more were left at Grand Marais."
The officers of the Gopher declare
that the gravity of the situation on
the north shore has not been exag
gerated in the least.
SUBMITS TO TERMS.
Mulai Hafid Agrees to Be Bound by
Algeciras Act.
Paris, Sept. 15. The Franco-Spanish
note on the subject of the recog
nition of Mulai Hafid as sultan of
Morocco was yesterday transmitted
to the powers signatory to the Al
geciras convention.
Mulai Hafid's letter to the diplo
matic corps at Tangier reached Paris
yesterday. He announces his proc
lamation as sultan, which, he says,
obliges him to execute the engage
ments of the Algeciras act.
Mulai Hafid agrees to recognize
the treaties concluded by his prede
cessors, notably that of the Algeciras
act, which he considers the basis of
the prosperity and progress of the
empire from both the political and
economic standpoints, since it guar
antees independence for the country
and provides useful reforms. Mulai
Hafid concludes with expressions of
hope that the powers on an equal
footing will aid him in the elaboration
and execution of the proposed re
forms. Fire in Tunnel Kills Two.
Detroit, Sept. 16. It is believed to
day that more bodies may be recov
ered from the new tunnel under the
river here, in which a fire last night
is known to have cost two lives. More
than 200 workmen were in the tunnel
when the fire broke out, and several
were overcome. Had the accident
not occurred just at midnight, while
about one-third of the force was at
lunch, the list of fatalities would
probab'y have been much greater.
The fire, which is still burning, de
stroyed all of the work on the Can
adian side of the tunnel.
Cholera Beyond Contrtl.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 16. For the
24 hours ending at noon yesterday
there have been reported at St. Pet
ersburg 240 cases and 60 deaths from
Asiatic cholera. This is almost
double the record of Monday. Among
the stricken is Lieutenant Abramoff,
.an officer of the Cossack regiment in
he l ife Guards. The prison author
ities have given orders that all pris
oners be temporarily removed to po
'ice stations in order to make pos
sible the disinfection of the prisoners.
Merchants to Visit Japan.
San Francisco. Sept. 16. The dele
gation of Pacific coast merchants
who will visit Japan this fall will sail
September 25. on the Tengo Maru.
for Yokohama. They will represent
Seattle. Portland. San Francisco. Eu
reka. Fresno. Los Angeles. San
Diego and other cities. They will
stay in Japan until early in November.
WELCOME FOR
OLYMPIC HEROES
All Oregon Joins in Honoring Athletic
Sons at Portland.
Smithson, Gilbert and Kelly Receive
Number of Trophies Thousands
Cheer Big Parade Climax of Re
ceptions Given on Journey Across
Continent.
Portland, Sept. 15. Crowds of
laurel leaves, more modern and spec
tacular, of course, than the simple
token of victory of ancient Greece,
were pressed upon the. brows of Ore
gon's victorious athletes last night
on. the triumphal return of Smithson,
Gilbert and Kelly from the Olympic
games in London.
All Oregon joined in the demon
stration, and-no Olympic winner,
even in the days when poets sang
of heroes and of men who sailed from
the shores of Troy to bring back
honor, ever received a more royally
enthusiastic welcome on his home
coming. On their journey across the
continent honors and attentions were
heaped upon them, and on their en
trance into the borders of their na
tive state admiring multitudes con
tended to do them homage.
In Portland last night enthusiasm
reached a climax in a gorgeous
pageant, rivalling in spectacular bril
liancy and display any similar scene
that has been presented in this city.
Aged men and women participated,
children took part and small boys
yelled themselves hoarse in an intoxi
cation of admiration.
The most spectacular feature of the
demonstration was the big parade.
Thousands of persons witnessed it
and thousands cheered it as it passed.
In every street through which the
parade passed sidewalks were lined,
while windows and every available
point of vantage were crowded.
In addition to the individual trophy
presented by the City of Portland to
the boys, each has also been the recipi
ent of a handsome trophy the gift
of each respective Oregon town
claiming one of the boys as a native.
tsaker t-ity on Sunday night pre
sented Dan J. Kelly with a loving
cup of beauteous design, and last
night Forrest C. Smithson received
a similar trophy as the gift of the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club.
Charles L. McNary, of Salem, on be
half of the citizens of the capital.
presented Alfred C. Gilbert with an
other handsome cup.
As an additional honor, Dr. Morri
son, on behalf of the Multnomah
Athletic Club, announced that that
institution had voted a life member
ship to each of the victorious trio.
REPUBLICANS WIN.
Majority in Maine Much Reduced in
Four Years.
Portland, Me.. Sept. 15. The Re
publicans carried Maine yesterday
by about 8,000 plurality, as against
26,816 in the last presidential year.
and 8064 in 1906. At midnight re
turns for governor from 468 out of
519 cities, towns and plantations
give Bert M. Fernald (Rep.), 72.177;
Obadiah Gardiner (Dem.), 64.993.
The same places in 1904 gave Cobb
(Rep.). 75,334; Davis (Dem.), 49,416.
The remaining places in 1904 gave
Cobb 1630, Davis 730. The missing
towns, which are small, four years
ago cast 1630 Republican votes and
730 Democratic.
The Democratic vote increased
more than 13.000 over that of 1904,
while the Republican vote fell off
about 2500. The Republican plural
ity is the smallest recorded in a
presidential year in 25 years.
The two parties split even in the
20 cities, each capturing 10. The vot
ing was particularly heavy in the
rural districts, owing largely to the
popularity of Mr. Gardiner among
the farmers as head of the State
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, the
Democrats making large gains.
All four Republican candidates for
congress were elected, and for state
auditor Charles P. Hatch, Republican,
of Augusta, defeated his opponent.
Cholera Proves Deadly.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 15. It is an
nounced officially that from noon
September 12 until noon yesterday
there were 256 cases of cholera and
64 deaths in this city. The mortality
since the beginning of the epidemic
is over 25 per cent. One of the vic
tims yesterday was a tenor belonging1
to the famous choir of St. Alezandre
Nevsky, who was stricken after the
service. A council of physicians has
recommended the closing of the sa
loons at 5 o'clock on workdays, as
alcoholics are especially susceptible
to the disease.
Harriman Makes Big Profit.
Chicago. Sept. 15. The net earn
ings of the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railroads for the
month of July were th largest that
eithei of these roads has reported
for that month in their history. In
the cases of both, however, the gross
earnings showed a material decrease
as compared with last year. A good
showing in net earnings was brought
about by a material reduction in op
erating expenses.
Take Evidence on Merger.
Salt Lake City. Sept. 15. In the
federal :otirt here an order was en
tered yesterday anpointing Sy'vester
G. Williams, of Denver, special ex
aminer to take evidence in the suit of
the United States government against
the so-called merger of the Harri
man Pacific railway lines.