Condon globe., April 10, 1908, Image 5

9 V
)Y MUCK RAKE
FOR FULTON CISE
J. S, Smith Will Subpoena
Every Member of '97 Leg
islature as Witnesses.
DAMAGE M IT AUAINbT
KENATOH FULTON IH ON.
Bribery lYniiMUttlim In I MOT tKwiun
of Uie Oregon IclUituro Will lie
Thoroughly A 1ml In (nrt J. g,
Miiillh of Hnlnni WUI Hliow Up Hot
ImtnnM uf Um Honatiiruil Deal
Kiccy Member Who Know Anything
Will lie Called.
Halem, Ore., April 7. The muck
rake will be very busy during the
oomliif J. 8. Bmlth-C. W. Fulton ult
which wax filed ly Smith against 8n.
tor Fulton Saturday.
All of the facte uf the Mitchell
(Hitiiih bribery transaction which was
tli by Bmllh In hl affidavit to
tiey and uaod by the latter as the
bitter In hie rlmrio against Senator
Putton, will be dragged into court by
on lle or the olhwr.
ejmlth annuunced today that he In
tended to subpoena every membr of
the 'J legislature that knew anything
about the alleged deal and compel
them to toll the etory to the court.
Story of Hie Ilribrry.
Smith In hla complaint, after refor
dig to I v affldttvlt which he made
before Thomaa II. Nrwhouaen, special
llinpn tur of the Interior department,
accusing the defendant of having been
party to corruptly offering plaintiff
13000 to Influence hi action
member or the legislature of Oregon,
allege "that on April 4 In a discourse
which he had In the presence and
hen ring of sundry peraone, spoke and
published of and concerning said
plaintiff and Mid nfflduvlt the fain
and scandalous words following: 'The
statement are dellberntely and wilful
ly, false and there I not a word ot
truih In It.'
"Mennlng that mild plaintiff In
making such affidavit, hud iworn
falsely and comirbd wilful and cor
rupt perjury.
"That In consequence the plnlntlft
la greatly Injured In hla good name
and repututlon, and hit been ren
dered liable to prosecution for -perjury,
to hi damage In the mm of
SGOOO."
The complulnt had been prepared
aome time before, but the worda "The
atatementa are deliberate false and
there la not a word of truth In It"
were added a the speaker uttered
them, and the complaint put In the
handa of a deputy sheriff tor aervlce
as goon aa the senator ahould leave
the hull.
J. 8. Smith now la a resident of Ma
rlon county, but formerly lived In
Linn, from which county he waa elect
ed to the leglaluture on the Populist
ticket to tho "hold-up" scaalon In 18(7
when the late John It Mitchell waa a
candidate for election to the United
States annate,
It will be remembered that that leg
islature did not organise because the
supporters of Mitchell could not se
euro a quorum.
The bribe mentioned by Smith la
one he allege wui pnld him In ac
cordance with an agreement to which
Fulton waa a party, to induce him to
enter and help organize the legisla
ture. Bmlth claim he received $1600
and then refined to go In and carry
out hi contract. "
Smith later moved to Marlon coun
ty nnd Oovernor Chamberlain op
pointed him to a position In the peni
tentiary, over the protest of Senator
Fulton, Smith ha alnce aevered hi
connection with the penitentiary, and
now follow the occupation of a
farmer.
WISCONSIN BISECTIONS ON.
1cU'nte to National Convention and
Judicial Official to Be Clioaen.
Madison, Wi, April 7. Election
are In progres today throughout WIs
consln for the election of the follow
ing national convention dolcgate and
judicial officer:
Twenty-six delegate for each po
litical party to the national conven
tion of such party called for the pur
pose of nominating a prealdent and
vice president ot the Unltod States;
four ot said delegate to be elected In
the state at large and two in each
congressional district
A Justice of the supreme court In
place of the Hon Robert M. Bash
ford, appointed to fill vacancy 'caused
by the death of the Hon, John B.
Cassody, for the unexpired term end
ing on the first Monday In January,
1910. Circuit Judge In the Second,
Third, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Ju
dicial circuits, and such munlolpal
Judgo as are required by law to be
elected at this time.
AUTOMOBILE SHOW IS OK.
Hundreds of Antos In Big; Parade In
v i New York City Today,
rVSfew York, April ' 7. Praotlcally
every owner of a "buas-wagon" In the
greater city 1 today engaged In put
ting the finishing touche on hi car,
In order to participate In tonight'
parade, the most brilliant feature of
motor carnival week.
The line of parade, especially along
"automobile rom." ha been brilliant
ly decorated and tonight will blossom
out with a myrlod of colored, light.
Hotels are thronged with spectator
from other cities, eager to witness the
unit windows along the
line o march are at aapremlum Tha
pageant promises 10 cjwne raosi urn
ANNA GOULD'S FINGER
IlUllNKD SECOND TIME.
New York, April 7. All op
position of Ih Oould family to
1'rlnr Helta D Began has been
brushed aside and Mme. Anna
Oould will marry the cousin of
her former husband, llonl De
Castellan, In Part within a
few months. All opposition was
withdrawn at a dinner held last
night at the home of Edwin
Oould and a formal statement
to that effect waa made later.
Ilant ever held since the Invention of
the automobile
four judge will make the award
In the decorated section. Colgate,
Hoyt, prealdent of the Automobile
club ot America; Robert Lee Morrell,
chairman of the Brlarcllff race com
mittee; D. C. B, Parker, prealdent of
the I,nng Island Automobile Club, and
A, It ghsttuck, ex-prealdent of the
Automobile Club ot America, are men
ho will Judge the cars In this see-
tlon. Their work Is sure to be diffi
cult, but their Impartiality Is equally
certain, ,
TO WELCOME TUB FLEET.
Han Diego Will Civ Warship Squad
ron a Royal Reception,
an Diego, Cel.. April 7. With the
arrival of the battleship fleet oft Ban ,
Diego now but a few days distant, j
enthusiasm In this city la passing all
bounds and the celebration to be held !
heie will doubtless be the most re
markable ovation In the history of
the American navy.
Later ! Angeles. Santa Barbara
and Han Francisco will uav an op
portunity to demonstrate their hoe
nitalW but Ban Diego, by reason of
being tbWlrst American city on thel
pacific ooaVd. to welcome the sailors
drtermlnedtej" precedence au
in the enthuslueiil
For weeks the Wious commute
have been working if'"' " W.
the result at their S"o are aire
apparent Thot f "
have been ennt to frfcmlnnt el'
of California, Art sol na New
Ico and assurance e? 4nr "
dlNtlnKutshed vWlorf ny
celved. I '
Picture of RirMa aUana
and other of fleers ri ;:r the town.
Tho stores are run nil, er wjtD' Hll.
emr postal earn lr.i,.i- lo , the
fleet. Everywhere it, ttmtt ntet(
fleet, and also al-mg I )C C0M, '
New features are t'Watenifv bains
added, the latest boll, .novel one.
It is proposed thnt ,l,h. , tbe
fleet be presented with aouri b.
oranges and a moul, of
That would mean jBOat i,.Q0 bou-
quete and soo.OOft) orangea
There will brf boat race by !
crews of ha Jleet for prises of
by the people of Ban Diego, also nu
merous dance. banauet to the of
fleers. Illumination of the city and
harbor, land and naval parade and
concert
A Jeweled sword will be presented
to Admiral Evans and hla wife will
receive a golden key, symbolising the
'freedom ot the city."
JAPANESE OFFER. XNSCLT.
staff of American Consulate at Muk
den b Attacked. ' v
Mukden, Manchuria, April T. In
ternational compilations) will - arise
out of an attack made upon the na
tive staff ot the American eonsulate
here today by four Japanese. The
Japanese were quickly overpowered
and delivered to the Japanese con
sulate. ' i
The Japanese consul refuse! to
apologise and diplomatic action will
result It Is believed the attack grew
out of the III foellng between the
Japanese, Russians and American at
Mukden
EMMA GOLDMAN DOWN AND OCT,
Queen of tlio Amrdklala" Will Nov?
Have to Prove Her Citlaenahlp.
Minneapolis, April 7. The United
States immigration officials refused to
allow Emma Ooldman to' cross the
Canadian line Into the United State
today and compelled her to return to
Winnipeg, where she has been staying
for the last few days.
Tho "Queen of Anarchists" will now
have to prove that she I an American
cltlxen before she can enter the
Unltod State again. Emmigratlon
official have been looking tor an op
portunity to deport her and saw the
opportunity when she wont to Winni
peg. EVELYN'S FUTURE IN DOUBT.
Mra. Thaw May Wed One of the At
torneys for tho Defense.
New Tork, April 7. Coupled with
the various rumor concerning the
future of Mr. Evelyn Neabtt Thaw,
come a story today that she will
marry an attorney who was promi
nently Identified with the defense of
her husband after the suit for the
marriage annulment I granted. ,
The statement that Mrs. Thaw will
go abroad for any extended time Is
not seriously regarded here nor Is the
story that she will go to California.
She may go to Europe for a
trip, however. ' S
short
Strawberries) by May 1.
Strawberdrles will be on the market
by the last ot this month, the first
doming from Fluley,1 si miles below
this city, says an Item from Kenne
wlck. The crop will be handled as
usual by the Kennewick Fruitgrowers'
association. According to the best re
ports obtainable by the Kennewick
Fruitgrowers' association, prospects
were never better for a fruit crop In
this section. While the fruit was well
advanced for this time of the year
the recent cold nights have not dam
aged the crop to a great extent. The
peaches In a few orchards are slightly
injured, but in most ' orchards ' the
smudges were started and nil crams s
averted. ; ''',., '. '
ROOSEVELT 111
TOUB THE IVOBLD
President Plans Trip to $t
Out of Taft's Way-lfafl
is Elected. J f7: '
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PLANH TO UO i.Eimjiuaf ,
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Ikvsi Literary Work of ltwseveK Will
Rexidt from the Tonr It Is Thought
Wants) to Giro Taft Free) Retn,
If Kleoted, and Avoid Impwatloa
of I'mlue Itoosevelt Inflsenoes-
May W'rito Book on Ofcl Wrrt4
Eooewieiilo OotHHUosas. "
Washlnkton. ApfU 7. President
Roosevelt will nue a tour of the
world after the expiration of hi
term.
; This statement waa made authori
tatively at the White House today.
His declared purpose , la to give Sec
retary Taffy. U Taft I nomlnatal and
elected, ofj hand In offloe without
any dan J. .4' ot the Imputation that
he was nig under the lnflJinc(, o'
boeevelt Will not be under
fllh any publisher, tie will
some of hla best literary
result of ttve Intends J trip.
special articles written
h,1'!) In - mood, Vnt per-
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' m -pld Transit Piled
, p In Sfssec
, April If-Plunging bom
, vievated structuri) of the South
da Rapid Transit . . rou4 toaiy,
tralnload of prjssengers were Injur
ed, soma fatally, '
Men, women and - children thrown
Into a struggling, screaming mass as
the car pitched lieadlong Into the
street below. v : .
The first car stood on Its end and
the others were piled on top of it
Those who were able to move crawl'
ed out of windows. Others were too
badly Injured to use their legs and
arms and had to be out out
The cause of the accldont Is not
now known, but a defective switch Is
held responsible by tha trainmen. .
The accident occurred at toe ttd
street station and tha train was pltoh
ed to tho street with such sudden'
nes that pedestrians narrowly escap
ed being crushed. Judge Carmody of
Marlon, Ind., waa among those Inter
nally injured. '
. IT. S. MAIL BURNED.
Northern Pae flo Car Caught Fire
While .STrlii Waal Runnl'i.
Taom. April 1. Fire w discov
ered In a combination mall, and bag'
gage car of the Northern Pad?1-
the train was passing ;Prescoii
morning and before the .fire t a
extinguished IB pieces of bart
two truck loada ot aeeondc(s,
waa destroyed. t
When the fire wa dlacl.n
car was detached and v bashed
Prescort An engine then rhed t
car Into the roundhouse-aflucoms ';
mile away, where tha fire waaVx .'
guished. Car not badly 'damairc-T
the origin of the fire la linknov
MURDERED BY JEALOUS FIEND.
Slxtoon-Year-Old ' Dorothy Uradloy
Shot Down by Wealthy Coal Opor.
ator, . ,'. -Pittsburg.
April 7.-rL6ve for 11-year-old
Dorothy -, Bradley drove a
wealthy coal operator, Samuel Gard
ner, aged 60, Insane with Jealousy.
This morning after purchasing a re
volver, he went to the girl's home and
killed her and shot himself fatally.
Gardner saw Dorothy out walking
with a boy her own age last night and
flew Into a rage. Thla morning-he
purchased a gun and did the fatal
work. ,. , .
SEA DOG SUBMITS TO DOCTOR.
Admiral Evan Is Gaining at t b C 1-
Paso Robles, CaJM AprU T. Admi
ral Evans continues to Improve, ..but
his doctors are determined to prevent
him, if possible, from taking any pavj
In the receptions until the fleet gcachas
Santa Barbara.
: A bulletin was posted today as fol
lows: "Admiral Evans had a fine
night's rest and Is feeling better today
than any time since his arrival here;,"
Hot Contest on at Tocoma.
Tacoma, April 7. A heavy a Is"
being polled here today in th city
election In whloh there is a 'bitter
fight between Mayor Wright and
Judge Ltnck, the republican candi
date. . Challenges at the poll are fre
quent and two men were arrested for
iiieaTaV'iTOtairauun . -Vuiiin', Ti
contest will apparently be very olose.
PIHTUflD foils
iiiiora
Ten Hatchet and Gun
Are Imported From
Francisco,
Men
San
MURDEROUS GANG SEEK
I NO TO ENTER THE CITY.
titttor Totur War la Tlireatoied by
iff Haunt of a Fund of flO0 by
A-Korto .Chinos) to Oontlnoo On
Mi.t Slval . Tonga Are Armed
fsbl Keenly for the) Fray Noted
Oun rueHfesr of Ban Francisco
Portland. April I. With 10 San
Francisco hatchet men, headed by Lim
Ga Gee, a noted gun fighter, skulk
ing In the suburb of Portland await
ing an opportunity to enter the city
without the knowledge of the police,
there la a renewal of anxiety over the
possible outbreak of the factional war
In Bong On Tong feud. -
This war has already resulted In
one murder, one attempt at arson and
two mysterious disappearance among
local Chinese. . -
Now Astoria arid San Francisco
tonga have taken a hand. The As
toria long has raised 11000 to Import
10 San Francisco gun tighter to
Portland In order to square the griev
ance they hsve with the local Bow
One In regard to the difference of
opinion over a cannery contract The
police are watching every' entrance
to the city to prevent the Ch these from
coming In. J.jN..1- i t
f!i23oN BEfSG KlIADOWEDf
''.. ' ';
Mysteriows SumographrM Take Note
ot Speeches.
Portland. AprU I. Who the em-
oloyors of the two mysterious steno
graphers are who have shadowed Sen
ator Fulton through his entlra speak
ing campaign and who have taken
notes of every speech, would be wel
come Information at the Fulton head
quarters.. The stenographers were not
discovered until Saturday night at Sa
lew, when a Fulton man ho haa ac
companied the senator t ughout his
trip located them In ti ick wfjth
halt vk
' Tbe theory. Is advance that Hiey
may be employed by J. F rfrolth, Jex'
senator, who Is suing Ful ;i for Man
der, or they may be In th employ of
Governor Chambirlain, v. ho vlanted
to get complete copies -t Fulton's
speech for campa'gn pu- Jaea
, VOTE ON SUNDAY i.SINQ.
Dwetme Interest in (V .Jng lunloipal
, f , ElocUoo n' CjiloagjK
' Chicago, . AprU - 6. -Popular Inter
est In tomorrow's eprlng'electlon In
Chicago Is intense, the overshadowing
Issue- being the popular vote on We
Sunday aoloon question. Both those
who favor and thoc who oppose an
"open Sunday ' have been yorklngj
valiantly and there Is everp prospectir
valiantly and there Is everp pro;
of a large outpouring of voters. The
foreigners have led the fight for Mon
day opening, and secured the signa
ture of 168,0(1 voters to the petition
asking that the question be submitted
to a popular vote, . ,
Ruet Affidavits Sent Broadcast.
Portland, April (.-Hundreds of
ooples of the affidavit of Abraham
Ruef's attack on the graft prosecution
and'Yrotectlng the "higher una" oon
eerm i In the San Francisco graft pro
uiion, which was filed on March SO,
' been mailed Into the Pacific
'.-est and wi:P b read by hun
. m Orogon thta week. Th rea-
u thy Rutf's press bureau should
t sn active cisi.sa of California Is
own, at fireaent '
1 1 lited Promoter Appeal.
ill, JJInn., April (. Samuel A.
sft, a promoter, who was recently
Ph,
convicted of emboszlement and sen
tenced to seven years m prison, will
appear before the state supreme court
tomorrow on an appeal . Phillips was
northwestern agent tor the sale of
atock of the Chicago-New York Air
Line, a projected electric railway.
" Rioting in Lisbon.
Lisbon, : April . Serloas rioting
continued - today between the troops
and voters, and scores are believed to
be killed and wounded. The news
paper office supporting Franco's pol
icy were stoned, r
Inspect Father of Waters.
' St. Louis, AprU (.Member of
the Mississippi River commission left
StuLouls today on the steamer Mlsa-
lstppl for r- the annual Inspection ot
Hearings will be held in aev
'!lcs during th course of the
i wn the river. ,
!-; Patton In Milwaukee,
"l 'via kee, Wis., April . - Dr.
Fr. . .i Inndey Patton, president of
Pr'i'it,i Theological seminary, will
deliver iv series of lectures on theo
log t ft , r-s In Milwaukee this week,
bekinnlrti; tonight. "
lewee Supreme Court
Tetan., April (.The Ten-
aprerae
i today
oourt convened In
- New" University Dally.
Columbia, Me., April 7. The Tjnl'
verslty of Missouri will hereafter
have a college dally. The Missourlan,
Whloh takes the place heretofore oc
cupied by the Independent a college
weekly. The new dally press oomes
Into existence with the hearty In
r nursement- o Fremueitt Jess Ot th
i .culty. : .
FIELD MEET TO BE HELD
OSf FRIDAY, APRIL 17.
On Friday, April 17. a field
and track meet will be held here
between the students of th
Pendleton high school and Pear
son' academy of Walla Walla.
It will be the first field meet of
th season for the high school
boy and th occasion la being
looked forward to with much
Interest The meet will be held
at tho Frailer race track on
Tutullla. Pearson academy is
th preparatory school for Whit
man college.
BAKER CITY MERCHANTS
COMPLAIN OF RATES.
Portland, AprU 1. Merchant of
Baker City today signed as complaint
against the O. R. N. railroad ask
ing the Oregon railway oonnmlsanon
for redaction of distributive rates est
of Baker in the Brae mountain coun
try and Huntington.
The complaint state thai stnoe the
comsnisKlon ocdased redaction east of
Tbe Dallea the rate oat ot Baker are
unjnst. .
MURDER REACTS IN PORTUGAL.
Sentbnrnt U) Flavor of Ruling: House
Oonf itandy Growing.
Lisbon, ApMl 1- According to a
message received here this morning by
the state department, the monarchists
were overwhelmingly ' victorious In
the recent parliamentary election.
The messagee-vo state that tha dis
orders werw "flned to Lisbon, th
rest of l knonm b- quiet .
,Th assassination ot lung vanos
and the crown prince is credited with
creating a reaction in favor ot tne
ruling house and Its ministry.
Boycott Hurt Methodists.
Chicago, April 7. An investigation
leading up to the Methodist Book
Concern boycott by organised labor
will probably take place when the
Methodist general conference meets
In Baltimore next month. Chicago
Methodist preachers took action to
day looking towarda a full Investiga
tion ot the difficulty. They assert
that the boycott Is hurting the church.
LAST OF FAMOUS QUARTETTE.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon Only Survivor of
Four Old Time Orators.
There have been in recent year
four speaker ot the house who made
themselves Individually felt to a
greater degree than other men who
have presided over th tumultuoua
sessions ot a lower branch of con
grass. They were Schuyler Colfax,
Jamea O. Blaine. Thomaa B. Reed
and Joaeph G. Cannon, says Ray'
mond In the Chicago Tribune.
It la only a coincidence that two of
these men came from Maine, ana
two, originally at least from Indiana.
Mr. Cannon la the oldest of the lot
It took him longer to reach the e-
nlth In the house than It did the oth
er men. Perhaps lor mat reason oe
is more firmly seated in the regard
of the people than they were.
People who deal In superstltutlon
kn recall the fact that no one of
ihn three preceding great republican
uakera of the house achieved the
, although each aspired to
. .v... .v..
fit It doe not follow that th last
of the quartet must also be among
the list ot those Illustrious Americans
who are, a was said of Henry Clay,
"too big to be president"
Those who study out American de.
velopment at first hand are generally
agreed that Speaker Cannon la per
haps the last notable survivor of a
peculiar development of American
life. He belongs to the generation of
Lincoln and that type ot public men
who began life in the country. Inured
to the hardest kind ot physical toil
and with the homllest surroundings.
and yet who have driven themselves
to the forefront ot social and political
life by their native Intellectual
strength in spite ot an Individually
which In the courts ot Europe might
be considered, almost uncouth.
PETTY THIEVES BUSY.
Tramp Commit Numberless Depre
dation at isofse.
During the past tew month an un
usual amount ot wholesale stealing
has been going on In th local rail
road yards by sneak-thleves and
tramps. Boxes and other freight haa
been opened and the content taken.
says the Boise Capital News.
Although the officers of th road
have been making every effort to ap
prehend the thieves they have been
unable to make any arrests with the
exception of Freund, the assistant
freight handler, who was convicted
and heavily fined In Justice Savldge'i
oourt recently.
This week the seal on several cars
were broken and orders were Imme
diately issued to have tne freight In
them billed out to sea if any of th
goods were missing This waa don
but it waa found freight billed was
per the order. Information was also
received by Charles Chrlsman, local
freight agent to the effect that
car had been broken Into somewhere
between this city and Portland, the
freight being billed to Boise.
The Oregon Contract
F. E. Cabell was a Gem caller Wed'
nesday and during a conversation stat
ed that 20 Inches of snow had fallen
at his place three miles from town,
in the last 10 days. We note In our
exchanges from the "lower country"
that tin weather prevails and fruit
trees are budding, and publish the
above that they may realise what
touch of "real weather la Granite
Gem.
The trouble with most of us Is that
we'd rather alt around and kill gl
ints than to cat up and tackle a t-'
little pigmies.
SSLEU UiniSTEB -HORSEWHIPPED
Women Arrested far Breaking
Up a Religious Meeting
Saturday Night
REV. COFFEY ASSAULTED
FOUR TIME) rjg SIX MOUTHS
Church Fight at Salem Resulted 1
Sospenaeoa of t. F. Goods; and Tbis
la Followed by AsbmK on Ktnaster
Mrs. Nettle Rhonda and Kb
Lain Good, Sisters, Under Arrest
Salem, April (. As th result of aa
ult Saturday night, Mrs. Nettie
Rhoade and Lulu Good, sisters, war
arrested this morning; charged with
breaking up a religion meeting and
were brought before Judge Webster. .
where they plesded not guilty.
In the preliminary examination It
developed that th two women, so
companled by th husband and broth
er, met Presiding Elder W. ft. Coffey
of th district Free Methodist church
and horsewhipped him.
Th women allege that Coffey mad
certain statements about them
thr M not like. Rw. f elate
the trouble ro o-rt of charge
against J. F. Goods, upon which the
latter was suspended from the church.
He asserts that thus la th fourth
time he haa been assaulted since last
November.
SMALLPOX FROM CORPSES.
Contagion Spread by Exhumed Bodlea
at WaBa WnOa.
To prevent any danger which might
result from the handling of the two
bodlea recently found at Garden City
heights. Coroner Qeorge MacMartln
will superintend the work of th
chain gang for the next few days and
will take Immediate charge of any
more bodies that may be disinterred,
says th Walla Walla Union. Disin
fectants will be freely used on all
workmen employed. .
Although opinion la divided as to
whether smallpox can spread from
contact with dead bodies. Coroner
MacMartln, realising the wide poasi-
Ibllty of danger, will take no chances.
steel casket- partly filled with
chloride of lime, will be carried today
to the spot where the two bodlea '
were discovered. The remains so far
unearthed will be placed In the cas
ket and sealed tight to prevent any
spread of the disease.
Work by the chain gang waa sus
pended yesterday at th suggestion of
the coroner who waa unwilling to en
danger the Uvea of tha workmen or
anyone else with whom they might he
brought Incontact
In spite of the fact that some pio
neers bold to the belief that no more
bodies 11 buried, Coroner MacMartln
fears that the place may have been
stocked with the remains of several
more smallpox patients of whose con
finement In tbe old pest house or of
whose death ther may have been
no record kept ,
DOWN SNAKE IN A SCOW. '
Engineers for Pittsburg Railroad
Company Make Perilous Voyage.
An Item from Lewtston says:
After a tedious trip ot St days
down the Salmon and Snake rivers, a
party of engineers, headed by T. H.
Bacon, have arrived In Lewtston In
a low, flat-bottomed scow which they
built at Salmon City. While ostensi
bly employed by the Plttsburg-Gll- -
more railway company the party I
believed to be surveying a route for
the Chicago 4k Northwestern Railroad
company. Mr. Bacon declined to con
firm or deny thla rumor.
Mr. Bacon frankly stated that th
work was being done for th Pitta-
burg company, but would not disclose
its backers, although he stated It waa
his belief that the only transcontinen
tal railroad likely to build through
Lewtston would be the Chicago
Northwestern.
It has been reported that thla com
pany was seeking an outlet to th
coast from Its present western term
inus at Lander, Wyo. A line ha been'
surveyed along the southern boundary
ot Yellowstone park, and an easy
grade is said to have been discovered
across the Bitter Roots, which will
bring the road down Into the Salmon
basin. Following a water grade Lew
tston la reached through th Snake
river canyon. From here it is thought
the line will strike westward to a
point on the North Coast railroad,
which Is believed to be a Northwest
em project
The engineers built the scow, which
Is a peculiar looking; craft 24 feet
long, five feet wide, with a draft of
only three feet The boat was well
stocked with provisions, and the Jour
ney was made slowly, as measure
ments and elevations were taken along
the route. V
Repairing Block Signal System,
Foreman Massle with a crew of
three men, is repairing damages to
the block signal system In the moun
tains, which waa Incurred during the
recent washouts. Mr. Massle has been
located at Pendleton the past several
months, and has not been supplied
with a regulation gang until the wash.
outs damaged the signal aystem.-
Grand Observer.
The Widow The way to interest a
man is to talk about what he Is moat
Interested In.
The Maid But I soon tire of talk
ing about the t - m tnHrtni, t
Chicago News.
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