CHAMBERLAIN WINS
Plurality Over Cake Will Reach
1,000 or More.
UNIVERSITYfAPPROPRIATION SAFE
Result on Statement No. I Doubtful—
Hawley and Ellis fo r Congress
— Many New Dry Spots.
Caks's Big Lead in Lang.
Eugene, June 1.— Meager returns from
Eugene and Springfield precincts give
Cake 23P and Chamberlain 112 for
United States senator.
Hawley, for
representative,' has 180 to 50. Hawley’s
majority will increase in this propor
tion until all returns are in. The legis
lative ticket will likely be L. E. Bean,
W. W. Calkins, A. H. Eaton. Eaton
leads the ticket.
The vote on the university bill is 228
for and 17 against. The single tax
amendment stands 100 for and 145
against. The majority against the tax
will probably increase in greater pro
portion as the count progresses.
Close Race in Linn.
Albany, June 1.—Complete returns
have not yet been received from a single
precinct in Linn county. The vote at
this hour indicates that Cake and Cham
berlain are running close.
Cake Leads in Benton.
United States Senator—George ’ •
E. Chamberlain, Democrat.
Corvallis, June 1.—Meager returns
Representative First Congres- ■ ■ give Cake 200 , Chamberlain 278. Re
sional District—Willis C. Hawley, ' j turns indicate the election of Bonebrake
Republican.
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Representative
Second Con- ■ > Nothing is obtainable on the university
gressional District— W. R. Ellis, ] [ appropriation bill or single tax issue.
Republican.
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Justice of the Supreme Court— ’ ‘
Union Probably for Cake.
Robert S. Bean, Republican.
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La Grande, June 1.— Prior to 11
Oregon Dairy and Food Com- ■ ■ o'clock it is impossible to gain figures
missioner—J. W. Bailey, Repub- J | except to show the tendencies of the
lican.
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. > voters. Cake and Chamberlain are
Railroad Commissioner, First ■ > running a close race, with Cake lead
] \ Congressional District — Thomas J ‘ ing by five and ten majorities in the
; ! K. Campbell, Republican.
incompleted precincts. Prohibition is
• ■ Railroad Commissioner, Second • j going to carry here by something like
J | Congressional District—Clyde B. \ \ 100 unless signs fail.
Aitchison. Republican.
I l l I I"l-l- l I I I I I I I I I I I H 'H - 1 4
Wasco for Chamberlain.
The Dalles. June 1.— The meager
Portland, June *.—Chamberlain’s elec
tion by the people of Oregon for United returns available indicate that Cham
berlain has carried Wasco county over
States senator by from 1,000 to 1,500 Cake by a probable majority of 250,
is indicated by the incomplete returns otherwise the Republican ticket has
from the various counties in the state. carried throughout the county. Re
Chamberlain won Multnomah county publican representative in congress
will receive a large majority. The
by perhaps 1,200 to 1,500 and elsewhere
university amendment has probably
throughout the state the two candidates carried, while the single tax measure
seem to have run a close race. Cake’s is d e f e a t e d . _________
best county is Lane, which returned him
Chamberlain Has Gilliam.
a majority o f between 400 and 500. This
Condon, June 1.— Partial reports
tyg majority for Cake is attributed to from every precinct in Gilliam county
Governor Chamberlain’s veto of the point to a victory for Chamberlain,
State university appropriation in the who is leading Cake 2 to 1. The vote
on local option is close, with a light
last legislature.
vote on the amendments. Burdett
Chamberlain’S success as “ the peo and Collier for prosecuting attorney
ple’s choice” at yesterday’s polls will are running neck and neck.
need election by the next legislature to
Cake Gets Malheur.
give him the office. This will be pos
Vale, June 1.—The returns from
sible only in case a majority o f the
Malheur county at 11 o ’clock are:
legislature shall be pledged by State Cake, 90; Chamberlain, 115; Ellis, 110;
ment No. 1 to disregard the Repub Jeffries, 90; Bean, 180; Bailey, 95;
lican politics of its Republican members Emery, 90; representative, H. O.
and elect Mr. Chamberlain, a Democrat. Brooks.
The university bill will probably
The legislature will be overwhelmingly
carry by 400. The single tax amend
Republican, with probably less than ten ment is lost by probably 1000.
Democrats.
Cake Carries-Coos.
It is doubtful If a majority o f the
Marshfield. June 1.— Few returns
members o f the legislature will be
pledged by Statement No. 1. At best are in at this hour. Indications are,
the Statement No. 1 forces will have however, that Cake will carry Coos
but a bare majority in the legislature. county by a small majority, probably
O f the Republicans elected to the house not over 200. Nearly 4000 votes were
of representatives 28 are pledged to cast in the county. Other Republi
Statement 1, and o f those elected to the cans on the state ticket will carry by
senate seven are so pledged. These 500 to 600 . Marshfield and North
increased by nine hold-over Statement Bend will be against prohibition, but
I Republicans and Democrats make the the result in the entire county will be
total Statement 1 votes counted as cer very close. Both wet and dry fac
tain, 44. The majority of the legisla tions claim a victory.
ture and joint assembly necessary to
Chamberlain Takes Jackson.
elect United States senator is 48.
Prohibition was a hard-fought issue
Jacksonville, June 1.— Indications
in 28 counties and has won big gains. are that Chamberlain has carried
Hawley, Republican for congress Jackson county by 200 majority. Haw-
from the First district, wins by a big ley 500. The university appropria
majority, probably not less than 10,000. tion carries by a majority of two to
In the Second district Ellis is success one. Single tax lost.
ful by perhaps 15,000. Campbell and
Aitchison are re-elected railroad com
Gilliam Lines Up for "D rys.’’
missioners by wide margins.
Arlington, June 1.— Much interest
Single tax has been beaten heavily.
Woman suffrage, it is probable, has been was manifested in the election here
defeated, the majority against it in today, and 110 votes, the heaviest cast
Marion county being 1.000. No eiti for several years, were polled. Candi
mate can be measured at this time on dates and their interests have been a
other initiative and referendum meas secondary consideration, the struggle
being between the saloon forces and
ures.
State university appropriation has the temperance people. It is general
been passed by a majority of 5,000 to ly admitted that Gilliam county will
10.000 in the state.
Marion rounty vote dry.
voted heavily against it, probably by 500
M orrow Goes Prohibition.
votes. Washington county also appears
Heppner, June 1.— It is conceded
to have voted against the university
that Cake has the county by a good
bill.
majority, and Ellis is very strong
The estimated pluralities for senator, Phelps, for district attorney, has the
based on returns so far received, are:
county by a small majority. The
Cham- county is conceded for prohibition by
Counties—
Cake, berlain. 100 or more. A big vote out in Hepp
Baker ......................................
250 ner, far above registration.
Benton ............................. 100
Cake 2 to I in Columbia.
Clackamas ..............................
200
St. Helens, June 1.— N o outside pre
Clatsop ...................................
250
cincts have been heard from. Cake
Columbia ......................... 200
is running two to one in Union pre
Coos ................................ 200
cinct,
ami will probably carry the
Crook ......................................
100
county by better than the Republican
Curry ..............................
50
Douglas ..................................
100 estimate o f 300. W ets will carry
Gilliam ...................................
100 Union precinct and probably the
whole county.
Grant .'............................. >0
H a rn e y ............................. 100
Polk Will Give Chamberlain 100.
Jackson ...................................
200
Josephine ................................
300
Dallas, June 1.— Six precincts com
K lam ath ..................................
50 plete in Polk county give Cake 194,
Lake .......................................
60 Chamberlain 178; Hawley 228, W h it
Lincoln ...................................
100 ney 113 It is expected that later re
turns will take away Cake’s lead and
Lane ................................ 450
Linn ........................................
250 give Chamberlain a margin of about
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Malheur ..................................
100 100.
Marion ...................................
Late Count In Tillamook.
Morrow ........................... 100
Tillamook, June 1.— Late results to
Multnomah .............................
1,000
Polk ........................................
100 night are as follows: Hawley, 157;
Whitney,
51; Cake, 201; Chamberlain,
Sherman .................................
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170; Barret. 170; Kuykendall, 62;
Tillamook ......................
50
Beals. 81 ; Blanchard, 57: Christianson,
Umatilla .................................
13; I.aughlin. 92. University will
Union ......................................
W a llo w a ................................................ lose, three to one.
Wasco ....................................
250
Lincoln Favors Cake.
Washington .................... 100
Toledo. June 1 —Cake has undoubt
Wheeler ................................................
edly carried Lincoln county. Prohi
Yamhill ........................... 200
bition is very close, but will probably
Totals ........................ 2 000
3,150 win. The weather was fair and the
vote heavy.
Chamberlain’s plurality, 1,150.
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China la Awakening.
Tacoma. Wash'., Tune 2.—The grow
ing importance of China as a world
power and commercial force was em
phasized Sunday by Dr. Charles
Lewis, of Pao T in g Fu, province of
Chili. China “ The United States, and
especially the Pacific coast, should be
awake fo this fact,” he said, “ and it
should especially realize how desirable
that China, when awakened, should
have a conscience traced to Christian
ideals." Dr. Lewis labored in China
I I years, but has been spending the
past year at his home in Pennsylvania
enjoying a needed rest.
Prepare for Long Trip.
San Francisco, lune 2 — Five war
ships of the Atlantic fleet are now at
anchor in the harbor, making prepara
tion for their trip around the world.
The vessels that arrived from the
north are the flagship Connecticut,
with Admiral Sperry in command; the
Kansas, Vermont. Minnesota and A d
miral Emory's flagship, the Louisiana
Orders have been sent to Admiral
Sperry from Washington that the men
of the fleet are to take part in no
more festivities before starting on the
round-the world cruise.
Caka Leads in Ashland.
Ashland. June 1.— First 65 votes
counted give Cake 32. Chamberlain
28; prohibition 30, against prohibition
OPEN DOOR A FARCE
20 .
Chamberlain Gate Baker.
Baker City. June 1.— Chamborlain
has carried Baker county by about 400
majority if the present ratio con
tinues.
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Slight Lead in Roteburg.
Roseburg. June 1.— Chamberlain has
a slight lead in this city. Indications
are the town will go wet.
Result in Multnomah.
Portland. June 2.— Governor Cham
berlain has carried Multnomah county
for senator by a majority of probably
1000 over H. M. Cake, the Republican
nominee. Incomplete returns at 3
o'clock this morning give Chamber-
ain 3152, and Cake 2902, a lead of 250
votes, with the count one-fifth com
plete.
Rivaling the senatorial election in
interest was the vote on district at
torney. John Manning, incumbent of
the office and candidate for re-elec
tion, has been defeated by Municpal
Judge George J. Cameron, the Repub
lican nomineee, by a majority of prob
ably 3000.
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Umatilla in Doubt.
Pendleton, June 1.— Partial election re
turns at midnight indicate that Umatilla
county has gone dry by less than 200
majority. The wets have carried Pen
dleton, but will not go out of here with
enough to overcome the strong vote
against them throughout the county.
Cake is only about 20 ahead of Cham
berlain and it will take an official count
to determine who has carired the county.
Cake Ahead in Joaephine.
Grant's Pass. June 1.—Today's elec
tion has been exceedingly interesting
and the heaviest vote in the history of
Josephine county was polled. Cake is
running ahead in all precincts heard
from and will probably carry the county
by about 300. It looks like the univer
sity appropriation would carry, but
counting is going along very slowly and
returns are problematical.
Result Doubtful in Marion,
Salem, June 1.— Partial returns from
23 precincts in Marion county show that
the entire Republican ticket has received
a majority, with the possible exception
of United States senator, upon which
the vote will be close. The legislative
rcket, composed o f three Statement No.
1 men and two Republican voters’
choice candidates, has been elected.
The vote so far as received shows : Cake,
828; Chamberlain, 906.
Cake Will Carry Klamath.
Klamath Falls. June 1.— A heavy vote
was cast throughout Klamath county
today.
Incomplete returns from five
precincts indicate that Cake will carry
the county and that prohibition will be
a close contest. The University appro
priation carries 5 to 1.
Cake Ahead in Harney.
Burns, June 1.— With 103 votes
counted in this precinct. Cake has 50 and
Chamberlain 32.
Three outside pre
cincts give Cake 70. Chamberlain 70,
leaving Cake 18 ahead. The same per
centage will give Cake a lead o f over
100. Local option is running close.
Democrats concede Cake the county by
50 votes.
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Result Close in Grant.
Canyon City. June 1.—Meager returns
from 5 precincts out of 20 give Cake
119, Chamberlain 113, Ellis 168, Jeffrey
14. The senatorial vote will be close.
Ellis' majority will reach 300. C. W.
Parrish, joint senator, and H. T. Bel
knap. joint representative, have no op
position. Prohibition so far has car
ried. The university appropriation has
carried, but single tax has lost.
Cake Carries Washington.
Hillsboro, June 1.— Latest returns
give Cake a lead of a few votes, and
he will carry the county from 100 to
300 So far as counted, prohibition
is beaten by about 100 votes, and the
county will probably go 300 wet. Haw
ley, for congress, will carry the coun
ty by l.ooo. The entire Republican leg
islative ticket, one senator and three
representatives will be elected. The
university appropriation will be de
feated. as will also single tax.
Clackamas V o te« for Chamberlain.
Oregon Citv. June 1.— Incomplete
returns from 12 precincts give Cake
243, Chamberlain 304. Chamberlain
has probably carried Clackamas by
200
Hawley will have a plurality of
at least 1200. Indications point to a
victory for the anti-saloon element,
and the county may go dry. The en
lire Republican ticket is elected, ex
cept sheriff and assessor, which are
doubtful
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Yamhill la Cake's by 20.
McMinnville June 1.— The count is
progressing slowly. Partial returns
give Cake 9t and Chamberlain 78. It
is estimated that Cake's majority in
this county will be 200. Hawley, for
representative in congress, will carry
the county by 400. The university
appropriation has carried, but the
single tax amendment is defeated by a
large vote.
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Clatsop la for Chamberlain.
Astoria, June 1 — Returns up to 11
o'clock give Cake 215 and Chamber-
lain 248, with indications o f a close
contest in the county. Ellis, for con
gressman, will probably have 600 plu
rality.
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Running Close at Ontario.
Ontario, June 1.— Early count of
votes show candidates for senator and
congressman are running even
P ro
hibition is leading, two to one.
Kingston's 260th Anniversary.
Kingston N Y Inn# s —T k *
bration of the 250th anniversary of
the settlement of Kingston culminated
yesterday in a blaze of glory. For
three days business has been suspend
ed. while the inhabitants and many
visitors joined in merrymaking
Not
thr least interesting feature of the ob
servance was the reburial of the re
mains of George Clinton, vice-presi
dent of the United States, and first
governor of New York whose home
was in Kingston, and who was sworn
in here as governor o f the state.
Plaster Portraits Popular.
United States China's Ally.
At tha Naval Acadamy.
San Francisco, June 1.— “ Give China
London, June 2.— Plaster portraits
Annapolis, Md., June 2*— Com
are
the
fashionable
form
o
f
"counter
10 years more o f peace and at the end
mencement week at the United States
They naval aeademy was usheTed in yester
of that period China and the United frit presentment" in London
States m old make a combination o f are done in the form o f miniature day with the official reception to the
power that would command and in busts or has reliefs, at the low price board of visitors. During the next
sure the peace of the world." N g of half a guinea ($2.50) apiece. They few days the midshipmen will be kept
Poon Chew, editor of a Chinese news are modeled by clever artists from the busy with dress parades, drills, ath
paper. said this and more about the sitter in 45 minutes. In these tiny letic contests and other features inci
relations o f his native country and j pieces of sculpture— they are only dent to the "June week" celebration
America in delivering an address on j about six inches high— the details of | The program will culminate Friday
“ Progressive China" before the men's j costume are modeled with charming with th* graduation exerrisea, when
assembly at the Hamilton Square delicacy
Many society people have the embryo admirals will receive their
Baptist church.
. started collections.
j diplomat.
Japan Prepares to Hold Manchu
ria by Fortifying Herself.
BUILDS IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS
Port Arthur la Being Strengthened
Into 8econd Gibraltar— Foreign
Merchant* Excluded.
Seattle, Wash., May 30__ According
to a special to the Times from Van
couver, B. C., Japan has completely re
vereed the “ open door” policy in Man
churia. With the arrival of the Ameri
can battleship fleet in the Pacific and
the possibility of trouble with the
Baited States later on, Japanese state»-
men are preparing for any emergency.
Port Arthur, the former Russian
stronghold, is being made virtually im
pregnable, while the fortifications at
Dalny, a seaport and railway terminus
on the mainland, occupied by the Jap
anese, are being rushed to completion
with feverish haste.
A clash with the powers over a eon
tiounnee of the discriminatory policy
now being earried out in favor of the
mikado’s subjects is inevitable. I f
Japan is compelled to back down, her
surrender will bring its advantages.
The Japanese are more curiously
amused than alarmed over the proposed
visit of the A.mericsn fleet to the
Orient.
These are the eonedusions reached by
(1. C. Druce during a recent extensive
tour through China, Japan and Corea.
Mr. Druee is ex Mayor o f Oxford, Eng
land, and secretary of the Botanical So
ciety of Great Britain. He is also cura
tor of the herbarium of the University
of Oxford.
“ While the official classes are re
served, the Japanese people are not the
least perturbed over the dispatch of
the American battleships to the Ori
ent,”
Mr. Druce continued.
“ Of
course, everybody in the East, except
the diplomats, associates the demon
stration of American naval power with
the Manchurian trade question. The
famous open door policy advocated by
all the white races is in reality a
nullity.”
FINE AND IM P R IS O N M E N T .
FLIES W ITH O W N W INGS.
Frenchman Boats All R scordt With
Aeroplane in Italy.
Rome, June 1.— L eo dc la Grange,
the French aeroplanist, made a new
experiment with hit aeroplane here
this morning, which was so successful
that it filled the spectators with ad
miration. He surpassed his own rec
ord by flying for 15 minutes and 30
seconds, only then coming down be
cause he received a signal to do so,
and also because the motor of his ma
chine cannot hold sufficient gasoline
to operate it much longer than that.
During that space of time M. de la
Grange made nine and three-fourths
rounds of an establish d course in the
military field, namely r.ix kilometers, a
little over nine and nine-tenths of a
mile, at a velocity o f 60 kilometers, or
37.2 miles an hour.
The aeroplane was first pushed for
ward by M. de la Grange’s associates,
and as soon as the motor was put into
action the machine rose without dif
ficulty, keeping from seven to ten feet
bove the ground. It moved smooth
ly and turned easily, the rounds of
the course follow ing each other with
out interruption, and not orce did the
aeroplane touch the ground. It was a
marvelops exhibition, which would
have won De La Grange a prize of
$5000 had it occurred in France. It at
least confirms his possession of the
Archdeacon cup.
ROBBERS G E T CASH .
Great Northern Passenger Train Held
Up at Great Falla.
Butte, Mont., June 1.— A Miner spe
cial from Gteat Falls, Mont., says:
The north bound Great Northern
passenger train was held up this even
ing about one mile and a half from
this city by seven masked men at 12:30
o’clock, the train being run onto a sid
ing by the robbers, who fired a fusil
lade df shopts up and down the train.
Wm. Dempsey, an Augusta rancher,
was shot through the leg in attempt
ing to escape from the train after it
had stopped, and Conductor Hayes
was compelled by the robbers to pre
cede them in passing through the cars,
he carrying a hat in which the passen
gers were invited to dump what cash
they had about them. Most of them
deposited from $1 to $ 10 , and the
booty o f the desperadoes is not be
lieved to be greater than several hun
dred dollars.
W hile the passengers were being
robbed, several o f the highwaymen
stood guard at the doors of the cars
to prevent the passengers from leav
ing.
The robbers finally jumped off the
coaches and disappeared in the dark
ness. Rain is falling heavily, and the
night is so dark that no trace of the
robbers could be found, although
posses were in pursuit within 29 min
utes after the outlaws had left the
train.
Five Years in Penitentiary and Pay
8676,000, Ross' Sentence.
Salem, Or., May 30__ J. Thorburn
Rosa, president of the defunct Title
Guarantee A Trust Company, has been
sentenced to aerve five yoars In the
state penitentiary and to pay a fine of
$576,853, and to serve one day in the
Multnomah county jail for eaoh $2 o f
the fine not paid.
Sentence was imposed by Circuit
Judge George H. Burnett, after the mo
tion of R obs for arrest of judgment
nnd for new trial had been overruled.
Appeal has been taken to the supreme
court, and Ross has been admitted to
bail in the aum of $6000.
This is the penalty R obs must pay for
the conversion o f $388.376 of state
school funds deposited by State Treas
urer Steel in the Title Guarantee A
Trust Company Bank and paid out of
the bank by its officers prior to the
time the bank closed last fall. Ross
G O V E R NM E NT£M AY SUE.
vas manager of the bank, and as such
tided Steel in securing legislation
wnieh would enable the bank t# get Great Area in Montana ia Stripped
possession of the state school funds
Bare o f Timber.
without paying interest thereos.
Butte, Mont., June 1.— A federal sur
vey corps is engaged in running sur
FLO O D W ASH ES OUT DAM.
vey lines in the mountains near Phil
Port Arthur, Ont., Loses Three Lives ipsburg, Mont., to determine the
amount of cordwood cut for the mines
end B500,000SDamage.
of Granite county, and the location of
Toronto, Ont., May 30__ A special
from Port Arthur today says the civic the ground from which the timber
power dam on Current river burst yes was taken. This wood was cut, it is
terday, causing a disastrous flood. The claimed, from land belonging to the
loss of three lives and a money loss es
government, and it is intimated that
timeted at $500.000 is reported. A
Canadian Pacific freight train pulling suits may be begun to recover for
into Port Arthur ran on the submerged about 700,000 cords of wood cut, ap
tracks and the engine was overturned. proximating in value about $ 1 . 000 , 000 .
Engineer Savage, Fireman McBride and
The bulk o f this wood was cut about
Brakeman Inmann, who were on the en
gine, were pinned under the wreckage 10 or 12 years ago, during the boom
and drowned. The Canadian Pacific days o f silver, and was used at the
Railway Company will be the heaviest Bimetallic and Granite
Mountain
loser, several miles of its tracks having
mines, owned by Charles D McClure
b„en washed away.
The freshet waa due to heavy rains and his associates, of St. Louis, to
The power house, the Canadian Pacific gether with a few Montanans. The
railway bridge and the pavilion at the area of timber land stripped clean is
park were swept away. A number of 10 miles wide and 12 long.
families living near the dam are miss
Accuse Turks o f Murder.
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Constantinople, June 1.— According
Tornado in Karaas.
to an official telegram received here
Topeka, Kan., May 30__ A terrific from Athens, a mail steamer with 150
wind storm of almost the proportions women and children refugees from
of a tornado, which passed over the the island o f Samos has arrived at
southern part of Lowell County Thurs Syra, one o f the islands o f the Cy
day sight, killed one man and injured clades group, and reports the contin
22 persons, seven of them probably fa uation of a serious situation there
tally. The storm traveled from the The refugees say that a battalion of
southwest and was 150 yards wide. It Turkish troops recently arrived at
took everything in the path and scat Vathy, capital of the island, and at
tered a number of houses, barns and once commenced to fire indiscrimi
small buildings over the prairie. The nately. Many people were killed or
property damage will amount to thou wounded.
sands of dollars, and the damage te the
growing erop is large.
Still Vigorous at 128.
St. Petersburg, June 1.— A veteran
Missouri Suffer? Flood.
soldier, with the record o f 80 years’
8t. Joseph, Mo., May 30__ Reports military service, and whose age is de
from M aryvil'e, Larkie and other dared to be 128 , has been visiting St.
Petersburg from the T ver district
Northweat Missouri towns sre to the
This wonderful old man, Michael Bud
effect that thousands of acres of low nikov, traveled to the capital to draw
lands hsve been flooded. Most of this a prize o f $2500 in the lottery, and the
land haa been planted to eorn, and the czar had him at Czarskoe Selo as a
damage ia heavy. In Nodawaya ceu&ty feature of the festivities for the Swe
dish royal wedding
10 inches of rain fell within the last
Budnikov, whose breast is adorned
few daya. The Missouri river is rising with many medals for bravery and dis
tinguished
service, joined the Russian
here, and the government dykes near
Elwood, under construction, arc threat army in 1797.
ened. Inc South St. Joseph 100 houses
flooded.
Kill Woman and Children.
Athens. June X.— A body of panic
Islanders Fear Matsacrs.
stricken refugees from Samos, who
Athens, M ar 30__ Many me* an.I have arrived here, report that eighty
children fleeing from the Island of women and children were slain by
Samos have reached Smyrna. They rep Turkish troops during the first day’s
resent the situation there to be most fighting at Vathy, capital of the island.
critical. It is feared that the Turkish They declare also that the troops fired
reinforeements now on their way to the persistently on the foreign consulates.
island will start a general massacre The refugees are all Greeks, and, as
A proposal that the powers dispatch they have inborn hatred o f the Turk,
warships to Samos it being urged. The their statements are accepted here
principality of Samos exists under tie with considerable reserve.
iarantsa o f France, Great Britain and
utsia.
Cholera la Spreading.
Manila, June X.— The cholera at
Epidemic o f Suicide in Russia.
D.igupan. 120 miles from Manila, is
St. Petersburg. May SO.— There has worse. Twenty-nine deaths are today
heee an epidemic of suicide« ia St. reported, due to eating infected foods.
Petersburg that has lasted for three The people are loath to clean up their
months The average number of deaths surroundings, despite strenuous effortg,
haa been $$ a msnth.
on the par* o f the bureau of health.
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GANG USE DYNAMITE
Roefs Confederates Wreck Oak
land Houses of Gallagher.
WOULD INTIMIDATE STAR WITNESS
Ex-President o f Board o f Supervisor*
Had Just Closed a *2 6 ,0 0 0
Deal—Second Outrage.
A NSW ERS T O INQUIRIES.
Washington Farmers Ask Information
on Various Subjects.
Pram th« Washington State Collas*. Pnlhnnn
The experiment station haa received
a letter from J. A. B., of Everett, ask
ing how to exterminate the Canadian
thistle. Professor W. S. Thomber,
horticulturist, replied as follows :
“ The Canadian thistle Is a hard
plant to fight, but by Judicious cut
ting and cultivation you can eradi
cate It. The plant must be kept from
form ing a growth above the surface
o f the ground for at least one year
In order that your effort« for Its ex
termination may be successful. The
plant spreads by underground stems,
or roots, which are thrown up at dis
tances o f from three to six feet from
the parent plant, so merely destroy
ing the mother plant w ill not k ill
the weed.
A good cutting during
the month o f June, followed by other
cuttings in the latter part o f July
aDd on through August w ill check
the thistle materially, and may de-
atroy It entirely.
It Is generally
quite difficult to eradicate the plant
In pastures and fence corners, since
a small residue w ill be left unde
stroyed, which w ill grow durug the
follow ing year. There la no spray
that w ill k ill It.
Sometimes it Is
helpful to cut the thistle off about
three Inches below the surface of
the ground, which causes the root
to rot by drying out. In cultivated
fields It la advisable to rake out the
underground stems, and allow them
to dry thoroughly before plowing
again .'
Oakland, Cal., May 28.—Three large
dwelling houses, built by James L. Gal
lagher, ex-president o f the board of
supervisors and the prosecution's star
witness in the bribery-graft cases, at
Perkins and Belmont streets, this city,
were wrecked by dynamite tonight
shortly before midnight. The bopses
were not yet occupied.
A heavy charge of dynamite, placed
in the kitchen o f the largest o f the
three houses, threw the building off the
foundations and almost completely
wrecked it. The houses were shat
tered, while many windows in the
neighborhood were broken by the
shock.
John Rollins, a watchman employed
by the contractor building the houses
for Gallagher, was sitting in a small
shack near the houses at the time, and
was thrown to the ground. He said
to Captain of Detectives Peterson that
he was through the three buildings
Another letter from W. G. M., of
shortly before the explosion occurred.
It is said that Gallagher was negotiat Mabtoo, made inquiry concernlug the
ing a deal today for the sale of the culture o f English walnuts In that
houses for $25,900. Several weeks ago
Professor Thornber’s reply
Gallagher's home in Oakland was blown region.
up and badly wrecked at night while he follows:
and his wife and several friends were
“ The selection o f proper varieties
in the house and narrowly escaped se Is very Important, and up to the pres
rious injury.
ent time I have found only two va
rieties that are hardy enough to
F O R T W O R TH FEARS W O R S T.
thrive well under the conditions of
your locality.
These two are the
Trinity River Rises Again and Condi Fayette and the Mayette. They are
not English walnuts, strictly speak
tions Are Serious.
ing, but are the same species, and
Fort Worth, Tex., May 28.— With the are commonly spoken o f as "P e r
waters of the Trinity river still near
sian,’ or ‘English walnuts.' It w ill
the summit of the banks another great
volume o f water began pouring from be Impossible for you to grow In a
the west fork of that stream toward commercial way ' grafted trees o f
this city late last night. Early today these varieties, pimply because the
the river is rising at a rate of six inches operation o f grafting Is so difficult
an hour, and with such conditions as that only a few are secured, and the
already prevail, the outcome when the price of grafting stock Is very high.
crest o f this second rush o f waters A better way Is to secure good first
reaches this city cannot be foretold. or second generation trees from re
That considerable additional property liable nurserymen. Theses second
loss and suffering will result is consid generation trees are., grown from
ered certain.
nuts of first generation trees, usually
A serious situation has developed In Oregon and California. From my
here in regard to the city water supply. personal experience, I should judge
The mains are filled with black, muddy that you will succeed remarkably
water, unfit for drinking even after w ell If you secure good varieties.
being boiled. The city authorities de Almost any of our soils, if the sea
clare it may be a week before they can sons are not too severe, w ill grow
restore the normal water supply. Mean English walnuts, providing there Is
while, those who can afford it are buy not a shale, or hardpan, nearer than
ing water from private artesian wells, three or four feet to the surface of
I understand that we
and those who cannot are drinking the the ground.
are obliged to watch these conditions
water that comes out o f the mains.
Thirteen men, women and children very closely In this section. I do not
were caught in the overflow in the Den recommend that English walnuts be
ton river. Their condition became so sown lp your region, yet I believe by
precarious that they were forced to careful selection of varieties and of
hold the children upon their shoulders the orchard grounds that they w ill
to keep them from drowning. They succeed In many places."
stood in water almost up to their necks
for ten hours until rescued.
Another Inquiry from Seattle re
lates to the culture of chestnuts. The
N O R TH C A R O L IN A DRY.
correspondent was advised as fol
Prohibition Sweeps State From End lows:
“ The American chestnut (th e reg
to End at Elections.
ular, tall-growing variety) should be
Raleigh, N. G , May 28.— North Car pruned the same as any other shade
olina was carried for state-wide prohi tree, leaving, however, a permanent,
bition Tuesday by a majority estimated or constant leader, through the cen
at 40,000 to 42,000 on reports received ter o f the tree. This Is the practice
up to midnight.
o f the Experiment Station, and one
The prohibition ticket carried 78 out that Is used upon all forms of the
of the 98 counties by overwhelming ma tall, or upright, growing trees. It la
jorities. The prohibition ticket has car also used upon the sweet cherries,
ried 20 counties by majorities approxi but not upon the sour ones.
"T h e tendency of this chestnut is
mating 5,600. This calculation is partly
based upon estimates and the prohibi to produce a thin, open top, and it la
tion leaders say that it is possible for advisable to cut back the outer limbs,
the prohibition majority to reach 50,000. and occasionally the leader, to thick
The election passed off very quietly, en the foliage. The Dwarf, or Jap
no disturbances o f any importance being anese, chestnuts should be pruned
to small, compact trees, branching
renorted.
The total vote cast in the state was them from a foot to three feet from
the ground.
They w ill practically
about 175,000.
Every large town in the state except take care o f themselves after the
first
year
or
two
o f pruning. This
Wilmington and Durham went prohi
pruning may be done at any time
bition.
Under the regulations o f the prohibi while the tree is dormant, or after
tion bill submitted to the people there the sap has ceased to flow, which
will be no manufacture or sale of intox w ill be Immediately after It cornea
icating liquors in the state after Janu Into fu ll leaf.”
ary, 1909._________________
Ocean Water fo r Tropical Fish.
New York, May 28.—Tropical fish in
the New York aquarium are soon to
have the privilege o f swimming m pure
ocean water o f the same brand as that
in which they were accustomed to dis
port themselves when in their free and
untrammeled state instead o f in the
niore or less polluted water now run
into their tanks from New York bay.
Many of the choicest fish were taken in
tropical water and for their benefit a
storage tank has been erected in Bat
tery Park, which will be filled with sea
water brought as ballast by steamships.
A farmer residing near Center
ville, desires to know'the best meth
od of-raising peas, and the most de
sirable variety; also, with regard to
combining peas with oats. The Sta
tion supplied him with the follow
ing Information:
"T h e experience o f the Experi
ment Station staff, leads us to bo
ilers that almost any of the com
mon field variety o f peas w ill grow
wall In your region. W e advise the
Black-Eyed Marrow Fat as the best
general variety. Ordinarily we sow
the peas at the rate o f one to one
and one-half bushels per acre, disk
ing or drilling them at least four
Inches deep. Sow- the oats about a
week after the peaa are sown, as
tha latter grow so much stronger
and consequently, the oats w ill bo
smothered out unless they are given
the advantage. W e do not consider
that oats and peas are as good for
horses as for cows.
The mixture
makes very rich, nutritious hay.”
Refugees Swept Away.
Oklahoma City, Okla., May M.—A
special from Collier. Okla., near the
Texas line, says that 14 persons who
had taken refuge on an island formed
between the new and old channels of
Red river, were drowned late today,
when the flood waters covered the place
D i d n 't S e e d T h o m .
where they had taken refuge. Although
Neighbor— I f your statement Is true
weighted down with a train of ballast,
the “ Katy" railroad bridge went out at your clothesline was robbed by tramps.
Judgon— How do you make that out?
9 o’clock last night. The river is over
Neighbor— Didn’t you say they took
three miles wide and is cutting a new
everything but the towels?— Illustrat
channel around the town.
ed B its
Royalty Can’t Pay Bills.
The pig Iron production In tbo United
Lisbon. May 28.—The royaP house-
States In 1007 was 25,781,3*11 frons tons,
held o f Portugal is heing besieged by
according
to the American Iron and Steel
creditors and the newspapers o f Lisbon
are filled with libel suits, brought by Association. This amount was 1.0 per
rovaltv
The courts already have cent greater than that of 1006. Canada
awarded a butcher $210 and costs, the produced 581.140 tons in 1907.
amount of an unpaid meat bill against
R e W i e l d , In d e e d .
Dowager Queen Maria Pia and the
"W hat's this word. p » T ' asked Willis,
Duke o f Oporto. The situation arises
out o f the fact that the royal family pointing It out In his hook.
“ ‘Phenomenon,’ ” replied pa.
has not received a single penny from
"W ell, what is that?"
the state since King Carlos and his son
were assassinated four months ago.
“That. ni.v son. Is what you would be
If yon never disturbed yorr father with
M ore Plague Appears.
questions."— Philadelphia Preen.
Willemstad. Curacao, May 2*.— The
The everlasting project to aoantract t
report that the Port o f La Guayra
would he reopened in the immediate fu lighthouse on tbs Diamond shoals, off
ture is considered here to he prema Cape. Hatter»«, is dead for ths present.
ture. as it is nnofficiallv sta'ed that an Capt. Eel» of Boston, who was the last
other case o f bubonic plague has oc one to undertake this teak, has done no
curred there since the issuance o f Pres work on the site, and th* time limit has
expired.
ident Castro's decree.