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.