1
WIFE'S HUMVE
IE
DICK LAW M INKFFFX7TIVE.
t orn ten seeker for north
GOflTI
0 10
Jerome Takes Witness Over
In New York.
DE
r'KNKE WIIJ IIF.NT
CASK llY i;m (
KFK. I
Ctutngni Will llnvo to bo Made In
Mllllln of Almost Every Stat.
Washington. Jan. II The Dick
nillltm law. which was originally de
i gnud 4u Imtoiho effective today, will
probably pas through many changes
before It becmnHi acceptable to th
military organisations of a majority
of the states. HtatemonU i( tho or
ganlsatlon of the national guard,
ElirOpean Trip and Her Uf6 'Pflmonr, how that In a large
numner or siaies ins retiuirumouui
tha Dick art have not been compiled
with. Under th term of th act,
compliance la necessary to ecur tha
annual federal appropriation for arms
and nu pment
Senator Charle Dick of Ohio fath
ered the bill and embraced In, It tha
Idea arising from a connection of
Detail of Ufe In IMrla In tttos and many years with tho militia of his
Trlu Through I Uiroim Wrote horn state. The reports received
WWW mn IWdoiium. Lunched from ""!"" lor "' '"' changes
...... ..... ... ..... -I will be nereery In nearly every
., ,,t ...-.r., ... ,uu befr, th conmpte, reform.
I-ukl Her Salary Mad Heard Tlww Mn become fully effective. Roma of
Waa MorjihliM) r'lnul Hut Never tha changea are of a radical natur
Knmv ltlm to llu Needle Told and the atat mllllla offlclata have
xw.,iui,il.'.u.i.i,.i.h 1 objected lrnuously.
Mitny miii'ary auinormea negiare
that It will be almoat Impossible to
brim; the mllllla, of all the stale up
to tli etnndard of th regular army.
A few of the more populous eastern
and cential states will ba able to ac
enmptlsh th a. although they hav
been forced to Introduce many re
form. In the organisation of thnlr
militia, State with only a amall ml
lllla orgnnlxatlon hav not th pop
ulation or resource nereaaary to car
1IM.MAN PITCHFORK
OUT FOR BONAPARTE.
Wathlngton, Jan. tl Sena-
tor Tillman la on th warpath
bni-aus of attorney-general'
announcement that h will sus
pend operation of that portion
nf the railroad rate law which
requires the road to cease car
rying coal or other mineral
produced from mine after
May 1 th a year,
1 propoae to Introduce a reso
lit'wi,' declared Tillman to
day "Inquiring Into th right of
n attorney-general to auapend
the operation of the direct de.
manda of a law passed by eon-
greas."
"My reaolutlon will Inquire
Into the authority by which the
attorney-general haa entered In-
to an agreement with the coal
road. In connection I ehall
take the opportunity to aubmlt a
few pertinent remark."
. - . .
THIEVES MAKE RrCII '
HAIL IN PORTLAND. l
Portland, Jan. II. Heir-
loom. Jewels, Parisian drease
And money to the value of 14,-
(00 wa stolen from the house
of John Douglas, son of Kir
James Douglaa, Hrt governor-
general of British Columbia
and a well known Engllahman,
temporarily a resident of Port-
lund, Sundsy night.
The thieve secured It7t In
Lhth, $ 1000 In Jewel, the Jewel-
ed .word which belonged to
Blr James Douglaa, first gov-
ernur of Brltlah Columbia, oth-
er heirloom and aeveral
gow a, among them th gown
which Mr. Douglaa wore when
presented to Queen Victoria, ,
Th value of th gown waa
ft at 12000. Th thieve had
chatgtd a small aate, but were
frightened away before they
could explode the charge.
jomiirisi
FOUOD GUILTY
Captain Amundsen Car He Will
tart' t ar W oilman's
Chance Are Slim.
Milwaukee, Jan. 10 Captain Ra-1
,ld Amundren, th Intrepid Norwe
gian explorer, today announced that I
he will make a trip for the pole In I
11, that th trip would be one a
auiercn route uui vn i.u ? I n D
a Nanscn'a and that ha did not think I nd 01 MnanCial UrafTia hfr
that Wellmnn stood any chance with I
hi alrahlp In ever solving the my
tery of the north- '
"The atmoapherlo condition ar
such a to mak Wellman'a alrahlp
expedition . almost impossible,"
ald. "He ha not on chance In a
thousand.
"I shall mak my start in It 10
from Ban Francisco and will work
north through Behrlng Strait. I
will receive no aid from the Norwe
gian government"
I POLICE HUNT TO RAN AKCHI9I.
New Tork. Juil. f Sl.-District At
tornuy Jrioiu nnnonneed this morn
ing . that li did nl think that It
would be iii'ii-muiry l i kuep Kvelyn
Tlmw uii'l.-r i'r'-i iiiiiilimlliin long
er Ihiin tmlny.
Hi) thlitka he may be able to fin
lah th exainlnatliin ahorlly lifter re
convaiilng this afleinonn. Attorney
O'Hollly for the drfi nne atatcd today
that he expected tha defenne would
rent by tho end of tW week,
Kvelyn NVal.it Th.iw rcumed the
atanl at 10:11 todny ta'be further
grlllud by Jerome. The tt pxam
IiibUoii went Into lintalla of her life
In I'arls In 103 and tlirmmli Kurope.
The wtnraa admlllcd IlKt .lie had
written White front l)oluune and
aaw him ahortly aftur h returned
to Nrw York. '
Jerome queatlAtted Ki-elyn at length
na to her reunion, with White and
Thaw aftr her return from Europe.
She anld ahn had little to do with
White until one evening afier th
theater when she went to luncheon
with White and Mnxle Fotlotte. White
told hr ahe wn not looking wall
and that If b would drop her work
on the mnge he would piy her the
aame salary.
Mrs. Tlmw tcxnicd thnt rhe told
Thaw that aha had heard ha wa a
morphine fiend and he told her ahe
hail been throuah Kurope with him
and knew he did not carry a needl
or ue the drug.
She nlao testified thai Dillingham,
the theatrical manaacr, told her of
Thaw' beating a gin. Jero.ne start
ed jo reading purtl vm nf her teall
mony l:int yr-nr. The tilrl tuvnnd to
nwiin and dtininde.-l thnt If Je-
NERVOUS
I
BOIS
SHOOTS
III
E CAPITAL
BANK CLOSED
Think Fedher fcHory of PKH to Blow
I'p Battleship I figment of Fertile
Brain.
Elo Janeiro, Jau. 10. The police
are still searching for Jeaa Fed
her, the anarchist, who Is alleged to
gun by an Irish Immigrant
Lad. :
f
CHICAGO BANKER MISAF-
FROFRIATED BANK FUNDS
ivrt Itftarne VerfHc of OwlKy m
M Coucle la Dalluiw waWB
Tampon W ith Book of Bank to
Hide Wortheeec Secuitiea from
Bank Euuniners Was Bead of
Two Big Ftaaacial Oooernav Editor
aad Railroad FroraOW.
Chicago, UL. Jan.
-Banker
RBCENT HEAVY WITH
DRAW AMI FORCE ACTION
i
rylng out the order, and the require
ment will have to be chansnd or Young Tliug Press Revolver Aralnst I S"CO"l In Slse of Bolae BanUnc In-
MKXICAN VICE COXfilli AT
TACOMA HF-IUOCsnr INJURED
the: national guard abandoned.
JAP SPIES DOG
OFFICER'S STEPS
Clteek of Victim and Fire imllrt I
Paieml Aronn Neck and Lmlgedl
Agnlnat Spinal Cord, Cauinj Pa-
rnlyale Itobbery ' Evidently . the I
Motive, But Tlik-vea Fall in Their I
Kfforla.
MJtntiotM Goea to Wall Temporar-
have been mainly Implicated In the John Walsh, former president of
plot to blow up an American battle- u,, Chicago National Bank and Homo
ship now in th harbor. Saving bank, proprietor of tha Chl
Ula capture I expected at any mo- wt chrinocle and dominant factor
ment and with hia arrest It I bellev- ln many 0f th middle weotarn rail
ed several upect will also b tak- roada Uj quarry inUresta, was found
en Into custody. Th New Tork po- gitf this morining on il eonnto la
lie declare their belief that the al- an mdlctment charging blm with mls
leged plot Is a mere figment of Fed- appropriation of funds of hia bank,
ber's brain and that he told the story ni jury reached a verdict after
merely to gain notoriety. midnight last night and it waa read
No Orders Issued to Barry. ln coort at 10 o'clock this morning.
Washington, Jan. to. No ' orders It waa charged that Welsh uaed tha
hav been laaued by Rear- Admiral I ff 0f his banks to finance hia rall-
IIIS KVFHV MOVEMENT
Tacoma, Jon. II. Alexander A. 1
Thornley. the Mexican vlce-conaul at I Bank of Boise, a tat InstituUon,
thl port, was shot and seriously I tailed to open Its doors this morn-
wounded last night by two young I nouce being posted of tempo
thugs who fled Immediately after thelrr auspenaton caused by recent
FOLIaOWED ON IiOXO JOURNEY I shot wa fired and have not beenl" withdrawal.
captured. I The hank has capital of 1200,000,
Thornley was suddenly confronted I eurplu of 1100.000 and the deposits
Wulkor Wa Sent by V. .8. Gov-1 by two young men, one of whom I", the last statement were a little I
rrniiicnt to Innlge Part Jap- Pressed a revolver agalnat his cheek ver $1,000,000. George EIH Is
anew, lia.l in Kiirrimr i-n Antl.l"n4 ,,rel- Tn bullct P"e around president: J. C. Pence, vice president
- 1,1.-. t. , . , land u v Mak
Tne cank ranked sefcond among
th Boise banks and had the bulk
lly Sucndcd Ha Capital Stock I Plllsbury ordering the fleet to hurrylwaym- H gav a security the pc-
of IOO,000 and Deposits of 11,
000,000 ifad Balk of Small De
positor Bmine Cuuanent of Ex
pert Aoconnunt. .
Boise, Jan. tl. The Capital State!
Its departure from Bio de Janeiro.
RUEF'S LAST HOPE
A,""rM1Bn w M.Mrti causing paralywl of one
tne I ioj ixm i m iniiu npica i " a- i arm.
l Up III Trail, Doggrd Him
Tliruugti Jniwn Into Manchuria
and tlilncno Porta,
alatlv and often marketieea atocas
and bonds of thee road and It waa
charged that he had th books of tne
bank tampered with to prevent th
hank examiner from discovering tho
condition of th Institution's finan
ce a. .
The Jury waa out for t hoars. Th
case consumed two months. Tha
verdict la based upon (t of 1(0 counts
against th banker.
This Is the end of a financial drama
of an Irish lad who cam to Ameri
ca In 14 and set out to build ap
an Immense fortune and wield a pow
er In th political world.
Pool tire Assurance Given That the I He became a money king out never
Case Win Be Poshed at Once and I became a real dominant political fac
tor, although ha sank many . inov
DEPARTED
LANGDON WILL PROCEED AT
ONCE AGAINST EX-BOSS.
The bullet was removed at the hoa-of th nll depositor business. I
pltal. Robbery Is believed to be thew"1,eT E Bruce, expert accountant!
motive, but the robber wer o ner-l,u,e today: "I spent several days!
vou that the gun waa discharged.
Han Ftanclaro, Jan. 10. Japanese
pla have been dogging the move
ments of Lieutenant James H. Wal
MIXERS' CONVENTION.
roine r';id pJrtt be '.vul.l In fairness I ker all the way from Japan to A'mer
examining the bank's books and be
lieve the bank la solvent" there
was no effect on the other banks of I
the city. "
Walter 8. Bruce will probably be I
appointed receiver of the suspended
bank.
rend all
Jerome again took the w'tnens over
the Kuropean trip in d -tHI and back
to Sew York. A'l- r I te r return to
New Tork they l k apartments, at
the t'uiiiln-rland bu' becauao of-th
lea. While In Kan Francisco,, even.
Wage Question Moat Important One
', Under DUcumion
Indlanapolla, Ind., Jan. 20. The
headquarters officer of th United
thl officer declares he wa mad the! Mine Workers of America hav com-
vlctlm of Jap espolnage. ploted all arrangement for the lth I i.
n.ih.r 1 roiuniiin w i.iwuiii.ivii iinu iiniiunui convenuon OI tn Or-1 - n (
from a trip, over the far east. The ganlxatlon, which wlu be called to or. I " "i vhwms.
Japancae evidently, believed ne waa der at 10 o'clock tomorrow mornlnal Washington, Jan. . tl. There can
That AU Chance for Immunity
Have Faded Rnef Appears Brok
en and Sultan Uko an Entrapped
Rat He Whinea Out Plea for Con-
: tinnance. '
San Francisco, Jan. to. Sullen,
hia eyes bloodshot his lips drawn
back over his gleaming teeth, Abe
Ruef. fighting at last like an en-
ALL WANT THE CANTEEN.
torlely. Thaw th niKlit It ut vn.u lhor a py or , bearer of Important I In Tomllnson hall. The convention I be no further doubt as to the opinion
they wparnte.. whU'ii. thi y, did. Eve
lyn going to n tu)piiai tor i uni.
When dlHcliaiited he took eparl
inenta on Mid;.n rtntt. tthere she
remained until -ah", v.tni to Pittsburg
to hcI married. Kht iiil thnt she
had t.tld Thaw that .White had a
mnnla for young ulrl-. Ilr at Je
rome's roqueat this wa alrl. ken out
of the record.
IIAKF.ll M1L1.H 1U SCMK.
I of the army authorities as to the de
sirability of the re-establtshment of
the canteen. In the annual report
of Chief of Staff General J. Franklin
Bell he says: .
"Regular and special reports made
up from time to time established the
fact that the army from the loweat
rank up is practically unanimous In
Its desire to have the canteen re
ed the spies to follow Walker In I
hnnea of aecurlns a cony In some I
Oregon I.tinilwr CoiiiMi"y Agnln Op-
crating It Plants.
The Oregon Lumber company I
iinitere-nlna seneral repairs prepara
tory to opening up In the near future, manner.
' ..... r..t rMiw rtemncrat. They I
are putting in a concrete foundation Frenchman Say War I Inevitable,
under the entire bulliVng and will New Tork. Jan. 10. Alexander
...... ,nvk na soon as possible. Ulnar, the emlinnt French Journal-
At Austin the largo mill Is running t of L'Pctlto Journal, which has
full blast with a full force and' Is cut- a dally circulation of 1,250,000, de-
tlng about an average of 80,000 feet rlnrca thnt war between the United
every 4 hours. They have luat In- Slates and Japan Is certain,
stalled a new dynamo which will fur- "War between United States and
..-.-i- ii.ht. rne th. nlant. The Japan Is Inevitable, I do not know
camps are get-1 now soon, dui it cannot m ychu
Information an aiapatcnne tor per-1 win be a most representative one.
son whom they wished to discover. I more than 100,000 organised men be-
They picked up hia trail, dogged Ing represented. President John
him through Japan.. Into Manchuria I Mitchell, who declined re-election on
and the Chinese ports. They took account of in health, will turn over
berths on the same steamer, follow- I the presidency to his successor.
ed him' to his hotel In this city and The wage question will be the Im-
are supposed to have gone east with I portant one under consideration.
him. Varloua atate and district organts
i Walker had been Investigating the tlona have already met and demand-
reputed part of Jnpnnese In etirring ed modifications In the present agree- J established. I am satisfied that the
up th anti-American feeling which ment which will expire April 1. The 1 abolition or the canteen na resulted
paused the boycott In China. His re-1 convention proper will not fix the I m injury to tne service.
Dnrt Is such that Japan would give I wage scale. This will be left to the
much to have a copy of It. This oaus- joint conference, when the. miner and I FARMER HEIR TO A MILLION,
operator will meet with eauai rep
resentation to agree. Thla conference I Oregon Man Get One-Fourth Share
will fallow the convention and It I of Huge Estate In Missouri.
believed that an amicable agreement I Portland, Jan. tl. J. W. H. Ad-
will be' reached, i I kins, a farmer of Forest Grove, Ore.
secured, but the evidence waa direct
and overwhelming, although waua
on the stand testified that he did all
for what he believed to be tha heat
Interest of the banks. ' When the cer
diet was announced, he said. The
fight haa just began."
GLASS IS RECOVERING.
Rnef Prepare to Make a Grant Fight
Hire Rest Attorney and Force
of Clerk.
San Francisco, Jan. 11. Louis
Glass, convicted of bribery, the tele
phone magnate who . Is sick In Lane
.Tout loas for next year and piling "It will not be long delayed. If hospital with pneumonia. I reported
t ng out logs f " .. . bltt.r ru,. ana i the slowly recovering, but hi return to
V Bn.T.h Maker the Oregon Lum- end the United States would win, but the county jail would endanger his
......... - . . , i i v. h Ami. lira ha mnv no M MMn
. BW Mn.M nn il il 1 1 1 mere nm irari ui
ha. been notified that he la one
fourth heir to an estate of $4,000,000
left by millionaire John Severs of
Richmond, Mo.
Adklns haa gone to Richmond to
settle the estate. HI claim Is per
fectly regular although the new of
the beuqeat'eame as a surprise to Ad
klns. . . .
and of dollar In tbe Chicago to
achieve that end.
The collapse of th Chicago Na
tional Home Saving and Equitable
banks, all controlled by Walsh, cre
ated a tremendous sensation. Th
examiner found that Walsh had
juggled 7.000,000 of the depositors'
savings In promoting railroad prop
erties, and other enterprises.
tenlra- va - indicted. H
trapped rat whined out hia plea fori . . ri.rrirvnr fia-ht
a continuance this morning when his I ... th. -mo, that could be
case was caiiea in -muse uiwwt.
court .
' Ruef, at last appear to feel, that
his hour has struck. Dominant dap
per, smiling, optimistic' Ruef Is but
a memory. Now It la Ruef the bent
and haggard.
His last hope departed Sunday
when h received positive assurances
from Langdon that the prosecution
would Proceed against mm ana B1t combination Effected
all hi hope tor immunity, complete i - n,lmmAllaa.
or partial, had failed. Califonila OmvanOomm.
Ruef, It I said, begged and weptl Loa Angeles. Jan. If. A telephone
but It wa of no avail. Ruef will merger of far reaching effect has been
have to again face trial and thl time consummated at Keaianoa. Q
it will be a fight to the bitter end. consists of th transfer of the Pa
George Keane represented the clflo State Telephone Telegraph
broken boss before Judge Lawlor. company to the Southwestern Horn
He demanded a continuance for three Telegraph de Telephone company, all
weeks ln order that Ruef might con- of it local lines, exchangee, loops. In
sult hi attorney and perfect his de- gtrumenta and connection m Red
tense, land and a dosen surrounding towns
Lawlor gave him until Wednesday and it is understood that a working
but intimated that more time might agreement has been entered Into for
then be granted. In making hi plea the exchange of business for a score
for time Keane attacked the prosecu- Qf small towns.
tion charging them with bad faith to- By thla deal the Sunset will con
ward Ruef in trying him at all. gna its business to long distance
Langdon denied breaking any agree-1 (witching, while the Horn will con-
etnnt with the ex-boss, ; I trol local businesa.
TELEPHONE LINES MERGED.
OPPOSES AFFILIATION.
on bail
. ...
XZ:' brick ahed. treasure ,ot and much suffer- pending hi.
joining on to the store building with In undergone.
private entrances. 3 na omces are
hnndsotnidy f'nlahed In native wooim
. I t... i . m,.. .b. .nil " TVi nnmAtt
hlalilv imllHhcd ntul 1- well lighted nmgnnua ir ";'";"
nmniy ponmu i that JaDan become alarmed at the
by half a mwen larg ...--. - ,mfiric... Breparat0ns tor
Ruef Is making efforts for deeper-
Vmi see the United States cannot ate resistance. He declares his at-
begln to make preparations or any
enmnnnv linve mainiiea
vault of large capacity, for tho stor
age of hooks and other valuables of
the concern.
The Oregon Lumber company Is
now shipping In ,the meantime what
Is called slop tuo to Milwaukee,
which Is manufactured Into anah and
the conflict she will declare war,
Ulnar returned from Washington
todny, where he had a long confer
ence with Roosevelt . ' .
Will Prosccutu 1500 Saloon.
State Treasurer Mill of Washing-
doors and lator on 1 shipped back to ton, will call upon prosecuting at-
Oregon. . '. torneys to prosecute bdoui n
1ULM1 tVOt'Jirji a Ctuva v.a
AoVlrcased Hnwllmrno Scliooli quor who have failed to secure im,
Mrs A. J. McAllister gave a de- . state uq.or iw.iw
HghtfUl talk to the pupils of Haw- an act of the last legislature, says an
ve..,rdnv on the OlvmDla dispatch. Bo far about $60.-
'".T ": u ,.n no has been collected from this
.uujm i . v....... .... -i - unnnno due.
tr.iii ,' tiiii wag a nan in i iiiutjo uuv ui wuuv !"
Mrs.
The treasurer has Just secured from
. v. . ........ A- XT.. m ann Nwennn
which has been the topic at Haw- the federal Internal revenue collector
Thorne school for the- past few day. for thl. state a list of all who pay the
nd rtriwed to be a hlKhly entertain- government; uce.mo,
ing feature of that study. Mrs, Mc
Allister described the Christmas fes
iimoa and customs of Sweden In a
pleasant and fascinating manner and prosecutor,
the pupils of the school are graterui
for her kind assistance In their work.
This license
will be checked with those who have
paid the (tate and the name of the
dellnauent will be furnished the
torneys will be' the best that can be
secured.. He ha. employed a force of
clerks and is preparing an office In
the county jail.
Revolution Racked by New Yorkers.
Port au Prince, Jan. II. President
Alexis claim to be in possession of
information that the revolution In
Hayti is backed by a New Tork syn
dicate and that he will bring the
matter before Roosevelt He 1 press
ing the rebels hard and has the main
army surrounded.
Former Employe of Butte Greek After tiie Strategists Whom He De
Company Telia of Easy Way He dare Were tbe Cease of the Fan
Made Money. of Port Arthur. ,
Portland. Jan. M. Irwin Wllkea. st Petersburg, Jan. IS. General
John Mitchell Against Union of Coal la former employ of the Butte Creek I gtoessel today turned hia artillery on
and Metal Miners' Organisations. I Land tveioca company, ww .. si. t-eteraourg ""5"
Tmiinnanoiln jn 11 In his fare-1 a'y witness thl morning in mine accuse ot Deing responsiDie w
Indianapolis. Jan. xi. tn nis tare i ti. thatl.v. i .hne
prOtgTM foVthrButt. Creek -Ba eitlmony en the stories
ers association, opposed affiliation concern n w uB. --.ox
with the Western Federation of Mln- " - - .r"
" ,u ,a ,h. ,h m.tn. Inal naoers. the company would pay! by an adequate number of men, that
frn,. and ai miner have nothing i him tSOO for It AU Improvement arms were Inadequate and prevision
In common and that their trade were wont on tne ciaim to n "J "iwere ramj.
... I eomnanv. He did so and got tna
Ha stronviv ODnoaed child labor. I money,
He declared he laid down work only I was paid him by H. Hendricks. Hend-
because hi physician declared he I rick 1 a co-defendant m tnia case.
must .... . 1
Hardware Men Meet at Portland,
Portland, Jan. il. The annual
convention of the ' Oregon Retail
Hardware and Implement dealers
convened here this morning at . 10
o'clock. ' The convention will be in
session two days. The annual elec
tion of officer, takes place Wodnes-
day. '. ' '
Knlsor to Corfu for His Health.
Berlin. Jan. 20. The kaiser Is con-
Thayer ot templatlng a trip to Corfu
health.' ' ;
for, hi
The case of Edward
Texas, a' member or tne repuDiioan
tat central committee of Texas. Is
to come up for hearingdn the united i willlam J. Bryan will make an-
i State, supreme k-ourt the lntter port other short trip to the south the lat-
; of this month. Thayer, was charged tor pnrt of this month. , He ha al-
wlth a violation of the civil service reaay accepted an Invitation to apeak
law In writing letters to federal of- )n Nashville and It Is expected that
flcials urging contributions . to thlne will also be heard ln Chattanooga
Balloting for Senator in Rhode Island
Providence. R. I.. Jan. !. The
Rhode Island legislature began bal
loting for United States senator, to
day. , Senator George Wetmor ap
pears to have the best chance. R. H.
I. Goddard, hi opponent, la being
supported by the democrat.- '
Harry S. George Tucker will have
plenty of opposition In his contest
for the gubenatorlal nomination in
Virginia. Henry C. Stuart and Judge
William H. Mann are already In the
race and Congressman Carter Glass
and Judge B. T. Duke also are x
' pected to become candidates.
HALL-MATS CASE.
STOESSEL TURNS THE GUNS.
He declared that the $3001 MILLIONAIRE TO ASYLUM.
BIRDS FILL TACOMA PARKS.
Grocers 'Convene at .Portland,
Portland. Jan. 11. Th second
annual convention of the Oregon Re
tall Grocer and Merchant wa call
ed to order thl morning for a two
days' session.
T
While Being Examined Attempt to
Kill Wife and Creates Trouble fo
Police. (
YNstrolt. Mich., Jan. 17$. Bernard
Wallowa Land Opened.
Six filing were made at the La
Grande Land off Ice yesterday upon
intendent Roberts began telephoning
to hi. friends to come at once to the
. . . , . - V ............ 1 nl V. ,
' Bird, by the hundreds and by thelatrolt , minionalre brewer, wa gent
thousands dropped whistling out of ((J the alylum today, adjudged lnan
the air Into Pplnt Defiance park this by the exainlMrS) -morning,
says a Tacoma report whl)e nndeP examinaUon he at
The cam in auch. profusion, and t t, Vm vie wife. He then
were so gay-splrlted and formed such Jumped ,n an auto and dashed madly
an Inspiring scene, that Park Super-1 clty purMe(1 by the poBee,
who finally captured him.
from tha Wallowa ; forest reserve.
Yesterday wa the date of th open
ing of the tract, which 1 known as
"tnwnahln rive" and but mil in
color, with yellowish, flecks on their
wing, and tall. 4
Mr. Roberts and others say-, their
To Pass on Pnre Food Prohlems.
Washington, Jan. II. President
Roosevelt today announced that he
had decided to appoint a commission
of scientists from the leading untrer-
nvV ana DUI. UIVIQ III . . t-v u( gvienuatci hwim ,uv tvnuu. . -
.rwuTthe matte, Th. "C' IttlZS? 72 2l ..tie. to pa on the problem, brought
terest was
land is not good timber or agricul
tural land, but la most valuable for
range with small areas that can be
farmed. ; The entrymen . who tiled
heavy snow In March. About eight
or nine years ago, he says, there wa
a similar visitation, followed by an
extremely late spring.
John A. Bowles, the ornithologist.
up by the enforcement of th pure
food law. The University of Califor
nia, Yale, Chicago and John Hop
kins will be the schools represented.
yesterday are resident upon th land whn nas Bpent about 10 years past
and hav held by "'squatter' right" .tujymg. the bird life of Washington,
for period ranging from five to 141 the pre8ence of the bird, has no
years. , Isuch Ignlflcance,
"The birds," said he, "are the pine
Mosier la President of Owls.
' Portland, Jan.. 18. Gu C. Moser,
of Portland, was elected president of
the fraternal order of Owl today at
m,. ...ii .miiii.ni Cull f or n la m. i. .ni tr, v.. I the annual convention oeing nem
have been asked to pray for a need- flnch famny. and is sometimes called here. The next annual convention
ed rain that th soil may yield It an- tne gold finch, and It thrives in cap- will be held at Vancouver. B. c. m
nuaj harvest.
f Uvlty."
I1S0J.
campaign fund of 1900.
and one or. twj other places.