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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1908)
EVENTS JNFTHE DAY Newsy Items (iiithcrcil from All Parts o( tlm World. PREPARED FOR THE UUSY READER Lest Important but Not Lot Inter ostitis; Happenings from Polnti Outside tho Qtato. The haltlrtlilti fieri lm tailed (nun Alti.iny, Aiinr.illa, for MjiiII.i Vuii lliirtiiw dn-hjirrt Germany It In fiivoi n( peace and arbitration A retired ttrel magnate (if New Jersey wat lnt ami kiliril by hi con fidential elrtk Orvitlr Wr inlit wan luilly hurt anil lilt rnmp.uihui killed while making a Hip in ItU aeroplane. A Swcdith PKplurer ha Just reached Simla, India, alter nearly a yc.tr tpcui In the inierinr u( 'I It.bel Ciiluiii'l hlrwatt ha been ordered li.uk In In lonely pott at I'ort Grant. witliout taking I lie riding lot. Mcmc.iii ami J.tpmirie tailut fought desperately imi a wrecked ship In escape (mm drowning. ht H ' finally Mveit I ellef have hrrn mode public w hlclt teem to prove that Senator ill I ..raker it in the pay of lite uiidard Uil company. It i mmI alarming cholera report Ime bren sent oot from certain cities In Chin in order to gel contribution fruiii tupcrttitlout Chinese J J. Hill tay the ilay iif cheap wheat tt over. that the IoinI pioblcm it a sellout one. Anil that the K"t em inent thottlil lie budding teltoolt of agriculture at well a warthipt. Tall vsill make three big campaign tour. Chicago's imputation it placed at l,Mfl.ur)o hy the recent tehmil ccntut. Seattle Itankt will tell the bunds of the AUtka-Yukon- Pacific expotitioit A Minnesota woman walkeil 310 unlet lo vitit (he grave of her bus land near Chicago. French troop routed a ttrong tribe of Congo nallsci who traile in con traband arm ami lavet. A negro wat lyiicheil fur shooting a white man in Louisiana. iIioiikIi the latter wat not tcrimitly hurt. A Ilapiitt moderator In Kentucky died of heart failure when hit ton vat arretted for selliiiK H'juor. The French prett It irritated by the German cniicitm of the Franco Spanish imi regarding Morocco. Chlcano health officials fhond (lib that hail been tloceil to mnntht in the warehouse of the IIikiiIi company that failed trceHlly. Four crooked hanker arraigned mi Judge Dunne' court in San Fran iieo broke down ami wept, ami plead for a reduction of bail. A coHimittion appointed to inves liKate New York' high building hat decided that they cannot be limited at to height, but reiirietiimt provid ing for linht and air can be enforced Fvelyti Thaw, reduced to poverty. Mill return to the stage. A Southern woman led a mob of lyncher against the assailant of diet daughter. A Canadian Pacific strikebreaker at WimiipcK near'y caused a riot by shooting one of the atrikert. A praetieJl joker at Windsor. Mo, touched off a car of powder, killing even persons ami iuJuriiiK a. The prctldcnt of the Chlcano school lioard favor spanking as the best method of overcoming the "frat evil Stockholders ami director of the Chicago. Milwaukee ft St. Paul rail Toad arc coining to the Pacific coast. The Parsival airihlp, in a trial at llctlln, for a time made better time than an express train. The aeronaut remained in tnc air m noun. Farmer In Ontario fighting forest firct were ftliort of water md used milk and buttermilk. Fort William nml l.ocli Lomond arc threatened. An attempt ha been made to blow tip Prctldcnt Cabrera, of Guatemala, liy attaching an Infernal machine to a telephone in hi office. The prcsl dent etcaped with a few lirtiiiei. Thaw I now confined In the West chester county, jail. The federal court for Illinois ha ordered that all Imitation whuky must he 10 labeled. Four people were killed and 20 In jured In a wreck on the Yaxoo & MU Ulpil Valley railroad, near Clarks dale, m$. Ilain and wind has cleared the at moiphcrc of ChlcaKO. The smoke from forest fires was so thick traffic was hindered. Colonel Stewart, "the American ttreyfifs," has been ordered not to take tnc rldliitf test for officers, but to return to Fort Grant. 8WITOH OAUSr-H DI8ASTKH. Thlrl)fFour I'attoiiRnrs Injured In Wreck In East. Mfiiilvllle. I'ii., Hold. IS Thirty four pormuiii with Injured In tlio wrurk tit l.rlo train No. i, LIiIciil-d to Nmv York iri'in, ut (li'imvn, I'll., a minll stutlciti ollit inllet writ of livru. Tim wreck, riiliruail offlemlt hullovv, win iluu to prrmiiit Imvliiy n K'luvuiicu ii(iilmt tliu eiiiiipnny npi'iiliiK u nwllcli ahurtly Ij- fore I tin piitteiiKitr train arrived, Tim Injured wuro liruiiKlit to t It la city and !U wore tiikim to n Hpuueor hotpltnl. I'lvi', nftur lutvliiK tlmlr Injurien iIidmimI, wofo ditelinruiil, wlillu 1 itlll remnlii nt tlm hoiplliil. Thirty oiiw of tlm litjiiroil were put cnyi'm inn) three nillrond I'liipliiym. A iimjiirity of tlm fiirimir wrru ItnlUn ami (Iruuk lulMjtrr. ll It not liellevcd uny ii f tlm vlolinn will din. Tlm train U dim hero nt l'i:C0 A. M., Imt wni nti hour Into nud wn rutinliitr uvcr M mllrt mi hour. Upon ttrlklniJ me iipiMt hwiicii ma entire train ion mo trark, tlm lueoiiintlvn turning over upon Hi thin. Two of tlio emit, a eninhllin. tliiit mitokitr mid ImcitiiKe en' iu a day mirtrli wi'fn deiuiilitliiil, A mnjorlty of tlm Injured wera riding In the comldim- Hon ear. FIVE KILLED IN DISASTER. Cotillion tlatweon llotular and Ex curtlon Train. C'liieaKo, Hi'pt. IS, It It rcportr.1 that a wreek ha neeurrnl on tlm l.aka Hltoro i. Mlrlik'nn Houtliern Knllroad, nt Cltet trrton, I nd., 60 mllrt from OltlcaKJ. Wrerklnt; aparatHii and a tpeclal with phytieiuNt have hern tent to the teenn Itepurtt from (Jbwlerloii, Ind., were to the olivet that five portom wero killed and more than JK) Injured. Tlio wr k wat pnuii-d by n eollltlun between a ikittenuer train wldeh left Cltieo)to nt lliM P. M., ami whlrh ran Into tlm rear nf an eieurtlnn train Tiound for In. illanapnli via, the Lake Hrlo 1 Writ- rrn. At tlm nfflrrt of the railroad hern It wat tvld that but two or three paatriiKrrt were Injured. (IwlnL to tlm Itolntlon nf tho tdaee. deflnitii rrHirl were difficult tn nh tain, t'onfllftlnif report wero riven by the few prrtnni tnal rnuiil ln lounu in tnlk qIhiuI tlm wreck. Tlm nuntln'r of eatualtlr were given all tho way from two Injurnl to nvo ileaa anil twenty Injured. QERMANS SEEK NO FIQHT. Von Uuelow Declares His Nation Has No Chip on Shoulder. Inindon, Sept. 13 The Htnndnnl ye tnrdny inornlni; printed a long Interview with I'rlnco von Uuelow, tho Ucrman ehnneollor at Norderney. With refereneo to llrltlth apprehen Inn In the matter of (lerman naval njjtfrrmlon, tho chancellor tiling that It would lm morn imt oral and rxetitahln If the Herman wero npprehentlve of Imlng attnekixl, iMilittlng out that (Heat llrltnln ha not been invaded tineo tho I into nf William tlm Cnntpieror. Con tinuing, Prinro von lluelnw taidl " I ean nuro you that nobody of any no or Influence In (lermany dronni nf plrklng n iitiitrre) with the Knglih imirli li'tn I there nnv tteh iniano idea n that of lavndlng Kngtaltd." Car Wrecks Ambulance. San Pranelteo, 8cit. IB Tlm ambii laneo nf tho Ilnrlior Hmergeney Hot pltnl wa run Into by n 1'oUom tlreot eleetrle ear Htindny night and Wllllnm Ileffermnn, hotpltnl tewnrd, and Itoh ert Doefner. driver, wero orlouly In jured. Dnefnor'a enndition It inld U bo erllienl a ho I ulTerliig ti fractured nktill na well it other Injurlea, Tho nm luilniipii wn erutoing Poltoin itreet when tho ear hnro down on It nt a high rnlo of tpi'Kil, striking tho wagon In tlm center, hurling It a dlttanre of "5 feet mid completely wrecking It. Carry Cargoes of Salmon. Han 1'r.ineltco, Sept. IB-Four vc tela bringing full enrgoe of snlinon from tho Alntka itntlon hnvo arrived. The flrtt to eomo In was tho hlp Ido wellyn J. Mono, Captain llommlng, after n inirige of 20 day from Nuilin gak with 40,047 entea of lalmon. 8ho wn followed by tho ililp Indiana, flap- tain t)lien, -o nays irom numngun, .itt, jr nnn mim nf intnion. I.nto in tho nftornnnn tho whip Htnr of Italy nnd tho linm Wltnrioa l, ienury paaauii in, both having full cargocti. Trouble In French Congo. Ilruaaola. Bout. 15 -Pationgcr who arrived at Antwerp Sunday from tho Congo report aorloua troubles In tho French Congo, where natives revolted and In sections surrounded n nuinbar of whites. A relief force wns tent to tho aid of tho whites and sovornl engage, uients woro fought, many bolug killed. Stoal Valuable Gems. Ban Ilerimrdlno, Cnl Sept. IS. Ono of tho most daring thoft occurring In mining camps of this county In year has just boon reported to tho sheriff, turquoise gems valued at $5,000 hnvlng boon removed from a cachu In n shack at tho Wood & Co.'s gout mines, 13 miles north of Hart. NEWS FROM THE ALL PRICES ADVANCt. Cost of Living, However, Increased Mora Than Wages. Washington, Sept 10. The aver age wage per hour in 'lie princip.nl manufacturing and mechanical indiii trie nf the country were 117 per cent higher in 1007 limit in lOOf). while re tail price nf food were -l 2 per cent higher, according to the July report of the llureati of l,ahor. The regular hour uf labor per week were lour tenth of t per cent lower, and the number of employe in eitabliihmciitt iiivrtllKJted hy the bureau showed an Inrrcme nf I per cent The report ihow that, at compared Mith the leu year preceding I HDD to IMiu, the average wage in 10U7 wat ;'H7 per cent higher, the number of employe II I per cent greater, with a decreatc nf A per cent in the aver age hour of labor per week. The .retail price of the principal ar ticle nf fond wa So.fi per cent higher III IUU7 than for tli period IhUi) to IttUU. Conuiared Willi the average for the tame leu-year period, the food piirchatiug power of an hour' wage hi lb 17 via OS per cent greater. Ile um price of food in 10U7 were higher than in any other year of the ID-year period above named, being I 'i per cent higher than in ItrtHV WRIOHT WILL WIN. Experts Say His Aeroplane Meets All Requirements. Washington, Sent. 15. Signal corps officer here freely oiprcu the belief that Orville Wright, who (haltered all record In hi hllory-mVlng aeroplane flight, will be nhle to exceed by a wide margin the requirement of the war de triment. Ono official predicted that the Wright nernpland will bo able to make tt mile an hour. Tho matter of remaining In the air for a i;lven length of time bother no ono now, ilnro Wright Kiltnl for 02 minute and IS cc oiid. with petYeet cato. The iitembert of tho Ignl corps aro all nnximu to take a trip In tho machine inen Lieutenant I.nlun tailed about with Wright at Fort Myor lat week. Orville Wright I the hero of the day and hi elalm to the title of "king of tlm air," though not advanced by him elf, I not disputed. He has received congratulation from aeronaut from nil part nf Ihl enuntry and Kurope, but It calm and unnttuining as niual. Ho hat little to iny except that ho "knew tho machine would do it." Jap Sealers Caught. Washington, Sept. 17 The depart ment of jutticc wa advised yetterday of the capture of two Japanetc ves tc't and between 30 and 40 Japanese tailor caught seal poaching within the three mile limit off St Paul Ulaml The revenue cutter Hear over hauled the foreign vctscl and cap tured tbcni after a chase. The men were taken to Unalatka and will be later removed to Vahlex for trial. On one of the ehoonrr were found sev eral hundred okius, ami the small boats were covered with blood, show ing that the teals bad been killed within the prescribed three-mile limit. Examlno Col. Stewart. Washington, D C. Sept. 18. It wa announced yetterday that the war department would soon order. Colonel W. F Stewart, the Fort Grant exile stationed at lltiachuca, Aril-, to ap pear before the retiring board, to be uUrn a tlriet medical examination a to Jilt physical condition. If the board limit Mctvart limit tor service, ins retirement will be compulsory. It is made clear that hi examination will be Mif'iciently thorough lo finally de termine lus phytlcal qualifications for service in the army. Two'Cont Postage to Great Britain Washington. Sept. It). The 2-cent pottal rate between the United States and Great Ilrltain will go into effect October I. After tht date letter may be sent to the United Kingdom for J cents which formerly required 5 cents to carrv. At the same time the rate of post age applicable to letters mailed in the United Kingdom of Great Ilrltain and Ireland for delivery in any part of the United States will be one penny for each ounce or traction thereof. Postofflces Advanced. Washington Sept. ll On October 1 the following fourth-class postof flces will be advanced to presidential grade, salaries of postmasters being fivttil ntt iiiilii-ritpit Oregon Arletn, Freewatcr and Weston, lliou; llend and Falls City, $10011. Washington Fdmonds, Starbuck. I.umas and Tciiiuo, $1100; Medical Lake, 120); lllack Diamond, $1000. Idaho St. Maries, $100. Trust Dusters In Conference, Oyster Hny, L. I., Sopt. 12. Tho big etlck 1b bolloved to be In training today nt Sngnmoro hill, wltcro a con ference Is being held by tho president with Herbert Knox Smith, commis sioner of corporations, and tho official Rovornment Investigator of trusts, and Attornoy Gonoral Ilonoparto. Tho subject of tho conference was not made known. NATIONAL CAPITAL NAVAL HEROES HONORED. President Gives Names to New Tor pedo Boat Destroyers, I Washington, Sept 17. President Itnutevelt has authorized the astiuil. incut of the following names for 10 j tornedo boat destroyers authorized by the act of May 1.1, l'JOH: I lliram rauiiiing, 1'ercivai urayton, Francis A Itoe, Kdward 'Icrry, (ieorgc II. Perkins, Andrew Stcrrctt, P.dward It. McCall. William Ilurrows, Lewis Warrington, John Mayran. I The If, new submarines will be ' named: Stingray, Tarpon, llonita, Snapper, Norwhal, Grayling, Salmon, Carp, Barracuda, Pickerel. Skate, Skmlnrb tllrirrntl. Tlimalirr mill T una. The colliers recently author-! zed will be named Jupiter and Cy clops. Colliers to be purchased: Vulcan, .Mars ami Hector (tear Admiral Hiram Paulding wa distinguished for gallant service in IMI1.', ami was assigned ny rrcsiuent Lincoln lo put the navy in a state of efficiency in 1801. Captain Pcrcival Drayton was Ad miral l-arragut's fleet captain in Mo bile b.iy. Itcar Admiral Hoc saw important service in the China seas and the civil war. Commander Kdward Terry was commended for service during the civil war at the battle of Mobile bay. Hear Admiral Perkins was com mended by Admiral Farragut as an efficient officer. Lieutenant Adrcw Sterrctt com manded the Enterprise, and captured a Tripuhtan cruiser in 1601, threw her armament overboard, gave her crew one spar and a sail and let them go. Captain Kdward K. McCall, Lieu tenant Ilurrows, Captain Warrington and Midshipman Mayran saw distin guished naval service, for which they were publicly commended. Filibuster Found Guilty. Washington. Sent. 18. The state department is in receipt of a telegram irom the American consul at llama, llrazil, reporting the conclusion of the trial of the filibustering expedition led by Sebastian II, dc 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 Phauncbcck, Kverett Wilson and George Vice, all of New York. The consul reports that Magal! re ceived a two-year sentence; that Vice, who wat 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 dunk Pile. Navy Yard. Pucct Sound. Sent. 18. The usefulness of the third-class cruiser lloston, which played a bril liant part in the battle of Manilla, now in llrcmcrton harbor, authorities say, is over. This ship, which during the Spanish-American war wa considered highly efficient, has long since be come obsolete. Her size nnd arma ment are very small, compared with the modern armored cruiser of the Washington type. Officers state that the only use to which the lloston could be put would be coast patrol duty and the ship is in need of such extenttxc 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, Sopt, 15, Reports to the Pnlied Btntea forest service indlento Hint Undo Sam's professional hunters nnd trappers who Itnva been assigned tho tnsk nf disposing of "predatory ani mals" nro netlvely engaged In tho work. Hunter llrctdonttoln, employed in tho Itolse national foreit, Idaho, killed 240 coyotes, six wildcat nnd one bear dur ing the past Reason. As conservative estimate by itockmcn place their losses each year by ono animal at 100, In this ease alone stock valued at inoro than $25,000 has been saved, at a cost to tho government of 11,105, Ilroldensteln's salary. Aeroplane Test Extended. Washington, Sept. 15 flocrotary of Wnr Wright has declared ho would grant A. M. Herring, tho Now York In ventor, 110 days in which to complete tho neroplnno .which ho Is building to dem onstrate to tho United States govern ment. Herring was to havo had his air ship completed and ready for a test nt Fort Myer, Virginia, Monday. Herring has naked for time to uiako shop tests of hi now Invention. Tho fact that Secretary Wright Is willing to wait a mnn,th for a itomonstrntion or mc nero plnno I significant of his intorest In the invention. 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- ..lfl.1 nt IliA tirtlintili- rnmnlrtlnn itiira ling the present month of the new wireless station at Uualaska, and the navy department has arranged to have a wireless station on Mummy Island, at the mouth of Prince William 'Sound, BREAKS MORE RECORDS. Great Aeronaut Excels Former Feats In Three Particulars. Washington, Sept. 14In two flight nt Fort Myer Saturday afternoon, Or sillo Wright. In the Wright flyer, brnk.l three record. Staying up nine min ute and ilx nnd one-third second In the first flight, In which Major (Jeorgo O. Hqtilera, acting chief signal officer, ac companied hltn, Mr. Weight broke the record tor a two-man flight, which he established on Tuesday. Tho first fllghtiwai at 4:20 o'eloek. In tho second flight, which siarted nt Cil7, Mr. Wright broke tho record for time and distance of n heavier than air flying machine, which ho es tnblithed by remaining In tho air fur ono hour, fourteen minute and twenty four iceond. In this flight ho alto went higher than an aernplanlst has ever gono, rising to an altitude of 2f-0 feet. Mr. Wright also maintained a higher speed than in hi other flight at Fort Myer, traveling around tho drillgrounds nt tho rate of 38.75 mile an hour on tho first flight, when Major Hquicr accompanied blm. Tho dlatanco of thli flight was C.88 mile. In Saturday's flight, Mr. Wright broke tho world's record for time and distance for the fifth tlmo lat week. A crowd of C.000 persons gathered to witness tho flights and their enthusi asm knew no bounds. It was all tho cavalry, detailed to guard the accopl'ano from damage, could do to keep the crowd baek. They cheered Mr. Wright until ho went away in the signal corps automobile. AIRSHIPS ARE CRUDE. Edison Criticizes Both Dirigible Bal loon and Aeroplane. Seattle, Sept. 1-t. Thomas A. Kdison, the noted inventor, who Is taking a vacation on the Pacific Coast, says that neither tho aeroplane nor the dlrlglhlo balloon will successfully solve tho ques tion of navigating tho air. Asked if, in giving up tho commercial side of his work, he would mako a study of the airship, he said: "It is likely that 1 shall pay some attention to too navigation of the air. I have dono ao In the past, but I had not the time to mako serious effort. I am firmly convinced that the time Is near at hand when it will be possible to sail through tho air as easily and as vafely as we now go by land or by water. "I have little faith In the aeroplane or the balloon as a means of aerial navigation. The aeroplane of the Wright brothers depends too much on tho personal equation. Place some other man in that earoplano and it would 'not work. It depends upon the skillful handling of the machine by tho Inventor. "It Is also unlikely that the efforts of inventors who have pinned their faith to tho dirigible balloon will meet with success. When you have some thing that Is lighter than air it is ap parent oven to the layman that It is a toy of the winds. It is wafted about like a thistledown when a strong wind is blowing. The aeroplane and the dirigiblo balloon will be Improved, I havo no doubt, but I look to see the application of a principle different from either in tho successful airship." MORE CARS IN SERVICE. Decrease of 30,371 tn Number Idle Helps Railroads. Chicago. Sent. 11. Another big boost townrd prosperity Is indicated by aJ weekly report or mo car criieicney com' mltteo of tho American Railway asso elation, which wns issued Saturday. Tho total of surplus cars on railroads of tho United States and Canada has been reduced to 222,032, a decrease of 30.371 since tho last report. Of this decrease, 21,723 aro boxcars and 7,253 coal and gondola, Tho decrease in boxcars is tho largest sinco tho maximum surplus of 413,005 was reached. Ait increasing activity in repairing cars is shown by a reduction of 7,002 in the number of bad-order cars. Small shortages aro reported on a few railroads, tho shortages totaling 1,418. ltegarding this condition, Arthur Hale, chairman of the committee, sayat "Whenever these shortages are f such a nature and extent as to justify action by tho committee, conditions are brought to tho attention of tho roads reporting a surplus, and arrangements are mado to transfer equipment to the roads having uso for it." Race Trouble Feared. Seneca, Kan Sept, 14. A clash be tween whites and' blacks is feared here following an attack on Samuel Murphy, a farmor, by two negroes, Jim and Atlle Johnson, Friday night. The negroes as saulted a whito boy who taunted them about a horso race they had lost, and Murphy interfered in behalf of tho lad. A mob quickly pursuer and overtook tho negroos, and nrmed with ropes were bent on a lynching, which was only avoided uy tho pluck or a aeputy sher iff, who, gun in hand, stood in the door of n vacant houso and hold tho mob at bay. New Jap Man to England. Toklo, Sopt. 14 Taka Akirn Kato, proprietor of tho Toklo Daily, nn influ ential Japanese paper, has been appoint ed ambassador to England, to succeed Count Komura, who was recontly to oallod from England to assumo tho post of minister of foreign affairs in the now cabinet. Kato is an influential citizen of Japan, Ho has twice been minister of foreign affairs. HONOR CHAMPIONS Oregon Gives Welcome to Her Athletic Sons. THREE WIN AT OLYMPIC EVENTS Thousands Witness Big Parade on Portland Streets Number of Trophies to Favorites. Portland, Sept. IS. 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 hcaocd 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 ctty. 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. Uaker Uty on bunUay 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 Irv Four Years. Portland, Me., Sept. lS-The Re publicans carried Maine yesterday by about 8,000 pluiality, as against SG.Slo in the last presidential year, and 6001 in 1000. At midnight re turns for governor from 408 out of 310 cities, towns and plantations give llert M. Fernald (Rep), 72.177; Obadiah Gardiner (Dem), 64 093. The same places in 1004 gave Cobb (Rep). 73,334; Davis (Dem'), 49,410. The remaining places in 1904 gave Cobb 1030, Davis 730. The missing; towns, which arc small, four years ago cast 1030 Republican votes and 730 Democratic. The Democratic vote increased more than 13,000 over that of 1901, while the Republican vote fell off about 2300. 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 230 cases of cholera and 04 deaths in this city. The mortality since the beginning of the epidemic is over 23 ner cent. One of the vie- 1 tims yesterday was a tenor belonging to the tamous cnoir oi at. fwczanurc Nevsky, who was stricken after tho service. A council of physicians has recommended the closing of the sa loons nt 5 o'clock on workdays, as alcoholics are especially susceptible to the disease. Take Evidence on Merger. Salt Lake City. Sent. 15. In tho .federal court here an order was cn tered yesterday appointing Sylvester 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 HarrU man Pacific railway lines.