200,000 POUS
OF WOOL
Nine Clips Change Hands at
Pilot Rock This Morning.
Prices Better.
IS 3-8 CENTS IS REST
PRICE OFFERED THIS FAR.
Choice Foothill Wool Is Offered to
Buyers Lowest Rid Is 10 1-4 All
But One Grower Accepts- Price Of
freed Warm Takes Ilia Voder
CowMrrnUoa Nearly All Wool Of
fwrvd at Pendleton Sale la Finally
Disposed of Sheeptne. Loath to
Accept Low Figures, But Finally
Give In J. E. Smith Livestock Com
pany Holds 160,000 Pounds.
(Bast Oregoxdaa.)
At the wool sale held at Pilot Rock
this morning, nine clips, aggregating
over 200,000 pounds of wool, were
sold at prices ranging from 10 1-4
cents to IS 1-8. The following wero
the sales In detail:
Herbert Boylen, 11,111 pounds. It
cents. Bought by Greene.
Rugg Bros., 14.01 pounds, 11 1-1
cents, bought by Livingstone.
Donald Ross, SMS 7 pounds, 11 1-4
cents, bought by Abbott.
C-W. Mathews, 13,444 pounds,
11 1-4 cents, bought by Cummings. -
A. A. Cole, 35.144 pounds. 10 1-4
cents, bought by Greene,
Knotts Bros.; 29.415 pounds, 11
cents, bought by Brtgtiam.
L. L. Mann, 10,354 pounds, IS S-S
cents, bought by Cummings.
IT. G. Horn, 15,51 pounds, 18 1-1
cents, bought by Greene.
Waucop Hubbard, 18.815 pounds,
11 7-S cents, bought by Brlgham.
The clip of A. B. Warner, 12,111
pounds, was also offered this morn
ing, but the bid had not been accept
ed up to noon.
Complete Local Sales.
When the first Pendleton sale was
brought to a close last night practi
cally all the wool offered here yester
day had been disposed of. Though
at first the growers were loth to ac
cept the prices offered, many of them
decided late in the day to let go.
Among those who refused to sell were
the J. E. Smith company, Joe Cunha
and William Slusher. The Smith
company sold 80,000 pounds of Pilot
Rock wool, but rejected a bid of
10 1-4 cents on -158,000- pounds of
Barnhart wool. : Cunha was offered
11 cents for his splendid clip, but re
fused to accept The Cunha clip of
81,000 pounds and that of Slusher,
120,000 pounds, have not yet been
touched.
The low bids on wool from the Echo
country were due to the fact that the
wool of that section has more sand
than that of the remainder of the
county.
; The following Is a complete list of
sales consummated here yesterday:
Andrew Rust, 40,000 pounds, to
Livingston,' 13 1-8.
John Wynn, 16,288 pounds to Brig'
ham, 12 1-4.
' M. McCracken, 16,815 pounds, to
Cunha for 10 1-4.
R. N. Stanfield, 172,800 pounds to
Green for 8.
Charles Ely, 16,681 pounds to Green
for 12 1-4.
Pat Doherty, 28,400 pounds, to De
four for IS 1-4.
J. E. Smith company, 60,687 pounds
Pilot Rock wool, Etlery, 13 1-4.
Joe Conley, 17,009 pounds to Green
t.. '
D. Goodman, 26,009 pounds t(
Qreen.
Austin Grey, 110,060 pounds tc
Burke, 5 3-8.
C. A. Johnson, 38,141 pounds
Kuhn for 11
to
Pedro Brothers, 48,238 pounds to
Brlgham for 12 3-4,
Cunningham company, 197,000
pounds to EUery for 13 1-8,
p, 1 Johnson, 10,180 pounds to
Greene for 4).
IJnoch Pearson, 13,589 pounds to
Kuhn for 8 3-4,
K. G. Warner about 35,000 pounds
to Brlgham for 12 H.
Jim" Hill Got IIS Per MArate.
Jim Hill is smoking "tworer" or
better today, says the Yakima Re
public. And he has a right to. Fri
day was his busy day. He isn't Idle
today, but Friday he was going some,
In North Yakima fee took just about
113 a minute for every minute of an
eight hour working day. That beats
telling about in the Republic for
wages. There are 480 minutes In
. union day and Friday had the usual
number. Some 90Q tickets to Seattle
at 56.40 per, were sold at the statiqn
here., That makes close to two a mini
ute, and the blow almost killed Ryer
?qn. .
Before tonight has closed the week
Mr. Hill will have swapped little pieces
Of cardboard for about 17000 worth
of Yakima money and he expects to
get as much more of the profit on
last season's peaches before the fleet
of warships leaves Tacoma, on Memo.
rial a?i '
Suite Acquitted.
In Judge Cleland'e department of
the circuit court Saturday night the
jury acquitted Patrolman Nathan H,
Suiter of the charge of murder in the
second degree, on which he was tried
for shooting Henry Schaffer at the
tatter's home March 1. The jury was
out four hours and returned once for
further Instructions on the law of
self defense and also as to a reconv
mendation in the verdict for mercy.
SOLD
FLOOD'S DEATH LIST -
GROWS LARGER HOURLY.
Dallas, Tuu, May ' 16. The
death list from the flood Is In-
creasing hourly, mors than 100
lives are believed to hay been
lost One thousand people ara
homeless. The property loss Is
estimated at IIS. 000,000.
The Trinity river passed all
records last night, when It Is
believed the crest or the flood
had passed, a continued rise tak
Ing everything before it It Is
believed that many who refused
to leave their homes last night,
thinking the worst was over,
have perished.
It was hoped that the flood
would begin to recede last even
ing.
Fort Worth, May 16. No
definite estimate of the number
of dead from the flood here can
be made. Millions In property
has been destroyed and the
4 worst of the flood has not yet
arrived.
TWO BISHOPS ELECTED.
Baltimore, May SO. Two more
MethodM minister were made bish
ops today on the fifteenth ballot. E.
H. Hugtics of Green Ctvale, IncL, WM
elected by 511 votes: W. S, Lewis of
Sioux City, Iowa, wan elected by 534
vote. There are two more to elect.
Robert Mclntyre of Los Angela
Brtxol of Washington and Stunts of
die Philippines are camlktates for (he
next two to be elected.
BIG BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
Camden, X. J., May SO. The battle.
ship Michigan, the first of the "all
big- gun" warships for the American
navy, was lannchrd here twin jr. Miss
Carol Newberry, daughter of the as
sistant secretary of the navy, christen
ed the ship. The Michigan's length at
the load water line Is 450 feet, breadth
80 feet, and displacement 10,000 tons.
BRYAN SPRINGS
ft
XEBRASKAN MAKES
PROPOSITION TO TAFT.
Challenges War Secretary to Join
With Htm In Urging Congress to
Coinpell Publication of Campaign
Contributions Republicans Cry
"Play to the Gall erica," While Dem
ocrats Call It Wise Move and Proof
of Sincerity.
Washington, May 26. Bryan sprung
the first sensation of the presidential
campaign when he sent a message to
day to Tart, suggesting that they Join
in urging congress to pass a bill com
pelling the publication of campaign
expenses.
Democratic leaders look upon the
move as one of great wisdom and say
it proves he Is sincere In his determ
ination to conduct the campaign with
out the aid of the great corporate in
fluence.
The Taft men don't make open crit
icism, but they are understood to be
lieve It Is a "play to the gallleries."
Taft Answers Commoner.
Washington, May 26. Taft replied
to Bryan today, saying he had already
taken up the matter of publishing
campaign expenses. He quoted a con
fidential letter sent to Senator Bur
rows, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, April 30, say
ing he belleyed It would greatly tend
to abolish corruption from politics if
published,
He also tells Bryan he has publicly
announced the hope that the bill pend
Ing would be passed, since writing to
Burrows.
Fighters Talk,
San Francisco, May 25. Willis Brltt
says Gans has made "loose talk" when
he said he would put Battling Nelson
out In the 15th round of a 45-round
battle in 'Frisco July 4. Brltt says if
Gans meant what he says the negro
would be willing to bet he would
make good.
No Hope of Arbitration.
Cleveland, May 26. There Is little
hope of arbitration of the car strike.
Incomplete count of the strikers' vot-3
shows an overwhelming majority
against arbitration.
For a Buddhist Church,
Boston, May 26. Mrs. Mary Reber
of Portland, is here to organize
Buddhist church. They have wealthy
followers here.
To Extend Electric Lines,
The Unlqn Republican gives out the
following:
It Is the purpose of the Grand
Ronde Electric company to build
about 15 miles of electric (power)
line this season from Union, to con'
nect with the Rock Creek line In Ba
ker county at a cost of 150,000. This
line will connect with the lines of the
Fremont Power company at the Red
Bqy mine, to the south of Sumpter,
thus assuring the patrons of the
Grand Ronde company ample power
the year around.
This much Is told the Republican
this week by Manager .Fred Housh,
who was in Union Monday.
The company will also erect a brick
addition to the Union station, 24x24,
one and one-half stories, for trans
formers. The company has out upon
the line at the present time a force of
men making all necessary repairs and
placing the line In first-class condl
tion.
SENSATION
ROASTS JEROME
10 ft FINISH
Franklin Pearce Declares His
Continuance in Office Would
Be a Calamity.
IS DISGRACE) TO
COUNTRY AND STATE
Attorney Say Few Men Had Better
Prospects and That Many Expected
Htm to Be PrealdimtPiroailBed to
Follow Trail of Crime Into Offl
era of Captains of Finances Bat In
stead Is On Terms of Intimacy
With the Robbers Ghafcf Dice
With Sons of Ryan and Decbtrea lie
Doea Not Regret It,
Ellsabethtown, N. Y.. May 14
No graver calamity could befall the
country than the continuance In of
fice of Jerome, whose corruptness
equals the ancient Roman courts,"
declared Attorney Fraklln Pierce
this morning, who on behalf of the
minority stockholders of the metro
politan Street Railway, Is asking the
governor to remove Jerome.
"Few men had as bright prospects
as Jerome. Many expected htm to
be president, but now he Is a disgrace
to the state and country."
"He promised to follow the trail of
crime Into the offices of the captains
of finance, but Instead we find htm
on terms of friendship with the male
factors of great wealth against whom
evidence had been placed In hit
hands but against whom Tie never
acted. He served as a protector to
criminals Instead of a prosecutor.
"He not only failed to do his duty
but worked against the Interests of
the people he swore to protect and
we find him throwing dice for drinks
with Ryan's sons and brasenly say
ing he doesn't regret It"
EVELYN WITHDRAWS
SCIT FOR DIVORCE.
New York, May 20. Counsel for
Thaw applied for a withdrawal of her
suit to annul her marriage to- Harry,
yesterday adjudged Insane.
He gave no reason for the sudden
change of attitude but H la reported
the step Is an effort by Evelyn to gain
control of Thaw's estate.
With the withdrawal of the suit
Evelyn becomes the wife of the Insane
man and It ia reported the lawyers are
preparing to bring action to I tare her
appointed a committee to take charge
of his pergonal property. Later an at
tempt will be made to gain control of
(lie whole estate In Pittsburg.
OIL AT COOS BAY.
Marshfleld, Ore., May SO Oil has
been discovered on Coos Bay, large
options are being taken.. Machinery
for development has been shipped
from 'FrlMco.
Gas has been fonnd in many places.
tlie strongest on Booth inlet fonr miles
from Mandiflelrt, where machinery
will be installed. The first gusher
was opened near Randon.
RACING AGAIXST TRAIN'S.
San FrandHco, May 20 Fernando
Xelaon left Vallejo, Calif., In an auto
mobile for Portland at S o'clock tills
morning to establish a xpeed record,
He expects to reach Portland at S
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, making
the trip from 'FtIhoo to Portland In
SO hoars, one hour faster tlian the
trains.
POPE PRAISES TEDDY.
Admires Fight Made by President on
Predatory Wealth.
Rome, May 26. Pope Pius today
expressed admiration for Roosevelt
for the fearless fight against predatory
wealth and declared that America
should be appreciative. The occasion
was a brief address during the visit
of the New York and Brooklyn pil
grims to the Vatican,
The pope received the visitors sev
eral minutes. He asked many ques
tions on the Industrial and political
conditions in America.
Child Scalded to Death.
Sumpter, Ore.. May 26. The funer
al of the 2-year-old Infant boy of Mr,
and Mrs. E. 'A. Stark took place yes
terday. The child died from falling
into a vat of scalding water at the
family home, at the Columbia mine.
At the time of the accident it was not
thought the little fellow was serious
ly injured and the announcement of
his death was a surprise.
Honey's Chaafeur Fined.
Oakland, May 25. Heney's chauf
feur was fined 210 for speeding to
catch the ferry with Heney and wife.
When he protested" Heney shouted
"Quit complaining, the officers did
their duty."
Ship Bodies East.
Bremerton, Wash., May 26. The
bodies of the marines killed Friday
by the stret car, will be shipped east
for burial. Fred Lullnskl, to South
Chicago, and J. J. Straub to Detroit.
Burns to Australia.
London, May 26. Burns refuses to
meet Johnson because they cannot
agree on finances. Instead, Burns will
sail for Australia In July to meet
Laag. STEEEZSJ
- Would Quash Indictments. .
Washington, May 25. Arguments
to quash the indictments against Ben.
son, occupied the court yesterday.
SWEEP
NORTHERN TEXAS
Trinity River Overflows and
Many People Are Drowned
, at Ft. Worth.
THOV8AXDS OF LIVE-
STOCK HAVE PERISHED
Nine Known to Be Dead and Property
Loss at IX Forth Is 1100,000
Water Is Higher Ttwa In Floods of
1089 Seven Thousand People Are
Driven Front Their Homes In Riv
er Bottom All of NorUiern Tex
as Is Deluged by Rain.
Dallas, Texas, May " 25.
Caught on a railroad bridge
swept away by the Trinity river.
14 person were washed Into
the stream mid eight are bellev
ed to be drowned.
Fort Worth. Tex., May 15. A vio
lent storm swept northern Texas last
night Nine persons known to be
drowned and there are many others.
The damage here Is 1100. Andrew
Welch and an unknown boy were
drowned north of Fort Worth, Four
unidentified men were drowned In
Maple creek here. .Wade Owens and
Ernest Stateler were drowned at
Mineral springs und an unknown
man at Denton.
Seven thousand people were driv
en from their homes by the rise of
Trinity river, two thousand being
forced this morning to follow the five
thousand refugees of lust night. Thou
sands of livestock have perished.
It her Higher Ttian In 1880.
Ft. Worth, May 35. Seven people
are known to be dead, five thousand
are homeless, a doxen or more are re
ported to have been killed In Fort
Worth and North Fort Worth as a
result of the greatest rise In the his
tory of the Trinity river, which be
ginning at 7:30 Saturday evening,
reached a climax at 5 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Five of the deaths occur
red today and two last night.
Following the torrential rains of
Saturday and today a volume of sev
en Inches, the river went three Inches
higher thnn the record breaking flood
of 1889.
C. E. S. WOOD TALKS.
Portland AnarctiiMC Attack Y. M. C.
A. Ilccauso Hall Was Denied Emma
Goldman.
Portland, Ore., May 26. Dr. C. E.
S. Wood, a noted anarchist scientist.
called the members of the Y. M. C. A.
"easy Christians" In an address here
yesterday.
He severely arraigned the organisa
tion for Its refusal to rent their hall
to Emma Ooldman.
Wood In .Introducing Emma Gold
man declared he believed young men
Joined the organization because It Is
so easy to be a Chrlxtlan now. He
said he believed that even the direc
tors would not belong In days when
there was burning at the stake.
DAUGHTER OF "PARIIAM ITE."
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Haunted by Visions of Father Writh
ing In Sea of Brimstone.
Chicago, May 26. Pretty Florence
Ferrian, aged 20,- committed suicide
this morning because her father re
fused to abandon the fanatical religion
of the "Parhamltes." i
She was continually haunted by
dreams of her father writhing In a
ma. of brimstone. Fearing insanity,
she begged her parent to drop the re
ligion.
Upon his refusal she drank wood
alcohol and Jumped Into Lake Michi
gan.
Miss Ferlan was an acquaintance
of Chester Brown, who was electro
cuted for the murder of "Billy"
Brown,
Gives Lives for Science,
New York, May 25. After dellbcr
ately allowing himself to be Inocu
lated with tuberculosis, Frank Merrltt
declares he is happy. HI wife and
baby died of the disease some time
ago. Merrltt contracted so scientists
might study. Dr. Carroll Inoculated
him.
Nelson In Vaudeville,
Seattle, May 26. Battling Nelson
will appear In vaudeville here for four
days, boxing with Guy Buckles of
Omaha. Afterwards he will go south
to train for Gans,
1 Special to Portland.
The O. R. Sc N. company ha set
Monday, June 1, as the day for the
departure of the Lewlston special
train to the Portland rose carnival,
and subscriptions to the passenger list
may be made, with Secretary Mason
of the Commercial club or General
Agent C. W. Mount , of the O. R. A
N. company, says the Lewlston Teller.
The excursion to Portland at this
time will be a particularly pleasing
one because of the elaborate prepa
rations "being made to ' enlarge the
scope of the Portland annual rose
fair, and even under former conditions
this exposition was one of the grand
est floral expositions held In the west.
Lewlston visitor will receive spe
cial courtesies because of the recent
visit here of the. delegation from the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, who
In turn desire to extend the hospitality
, of the city to the Lewlston people.
PHK811YTF.RIAN CIIVKOII
READY TO VKITB.
Kansas City, Mo May 10.
The general assembly of the
Presbyterian church adopted a
resolution this morning an
nounolng that the Presbyterians
are ready to co-operate with any
church In an effort to unite
with any church of the Protes-
fant faith.' This Important step
meant that some If not all Pro
teatant churches will be In unity
soon.
The committee on co-operation
and union declares there la
no doubt that such a plan would
meet the approval of the Moth-
odlst. Episcopal, Reformed Praa-
byterlana, Methodist P rotes-
tants, Moravian and the re
formed churches of the United
Slate.
- DRY FARM IULU
Measure Agreed Oji--Malm and Cali
fornia Eliminated,
Washington, May 11. The. , dry
farm, 310-sere homestead bill was
finally agreed to by the senate today
after It had been amended by a con
ference committee to eliminate Idaho
and California. The conference r-
fused to restore the words "arid and
semi arid," and for that reason Sen
ator Borah refused to move to have
laho Included. The bill applies, how
ever, to Oregon and Washington.
The committee refused to Insert
the words "arid and seml-arld" be
cause It contended that such restric
tion would render It Impossible for
settlers to acquire 110 acre of brok
en country only part of which Is sus
ceptible of cultivation.
The non-resident feature remain In
the bill, but applies only to land which
does nt contain Sufficient water for
domeatlo purposes, but entrymen who
do not reside upon their land must
cultivate It and must reside In the Im
mediate vicinity of their entry. Home
steaders on land containing . water
sufficient for domestic purpose are
required to reside on their entries for
five year. The house will tomorrow
accept the conference report.
WORT AFTER
TIM HER LAND IN QUES
TION WORTH 1,000,000.
Principal Defendant Is diaries A.
Smith of Minneapolis United
States District Attorney Plana Vig
orous Investigation of Alleged Land
Frauds of Umatilla County Jury
Called This Afternotm In Portland.
Portland, May 25. District Attor
ney MoCourt filed three suits today
to recover 0280 acres of Linn county
land. Charles A. Smith of Minneapo
lis, Is the principal defendant. The
land la valued at 11,000,000. The
statute of limitations prevents crimi
nal proceedings.
McCourt Is Ready.
United Btates Attorney McCourt is
making all necessary preliminary ar
rangements for expediting the work
of the federal grand Jury, which was
called this afternoon.
An Investigation of the alleged
Umatilla land frauds was the specific
purpose for which the Jury was re
quested, and the district attorney will
lose no time In submitting to the Jury
such evidence as he has on the sub'
Ject.
Mr. McCourt said that the Umatilla
land matter would be taken up with
the Jury as soon as it had been seloct
ed. All other criminal cases will await
the completion of the land Investlga
tlon.
Edward W. Dixon and J. H. Alexan
der, special agents of the Interior de
partment, are in the city and will t
1st Mr. McCourt In compiling the
evidence that will bo presented to the
grand Jury.
Dixon and Alexander are two of the
special agents who made an Invest!
gallon of the allegod fraudulent land
transactions extended from early In
1906 to May, 1007, and It I on that
report the pending grand Jury Invest!
gatlon has been authorised by the at'
torney general.
FATHER KILLS SON.
St. Helens, Ore.,' May 25. -George
Bargcr, In attempting to shoot a crane
accidentally put a rifle bullet through
his 13-year-old son's brain yesterday,
killing him Instantly,
Mark Twain Nearly Rich.
Tipton, Nev May 26. Mark Twain
has narrowly missed being a million'
aire. A big gold discovery haa been:
made near the humorist' old cabin
In Unlonvllle, Nevada.,
Should Thin Apples on Trees, t
Fruit Inspector Joe Brown calls the
attention of the orohardlsts to the fact
that now I the time to thin the fruit
on the apple trees, says the Yakima
Republic.
One reason why this Is the best
time Is that the young furlt can be
removal readily, leaving the. stem on
the fruit spur, which should' be done
by all means. Another reason I that
the work can now be done much
cheaper than later. Again, If the sur
plus fruit Is removed at once, the
growth that would go Into It will go
Into other fruit that Is expected to ma
ture and will benefit It that much. -The
old method of thinning was
wrong, Mr. Brown says, and did much
Injury to the trees.
QREGO!
THAW GOES DAGK
" TOOTEIIJ
Supreme Judge Declares He
Is Insane and Not Fit to Be
at Large.
JEROME AND KVELYN i . . . , .
ARB ROTH SATISFIED,
nrported That Maya Stanford
White Had Threatened. life of Its
lroMKputltHC Attorney Evelyn
Feared Vhiletsuo at Uto Hand .of
Her II us bJK Divorce lroooeUUigs
Will Nut Do lro;ied Mother Vis
its Sou Bordering osj iniyiskwl Ool.
Upso llarry Hr He EipeoLnd it
and niatttes "Hot Air of Jerota.
Poughkeepsle, N. T., May II.
Marry Thaw la Insan and I not a
fit person to be si large," declared
Supreme Justice Morschauser this
morning. .
The court uphold Downing order
of commitment to Matteawan and say
Thaw must remain In the asylum un- ,
til cured beyond danger of a relapse.
Jerome I highly pleased with the
decision. It was reported that Thaw
has threatened the prosecutor' Ufa,
It Is also reported that Kvelyn I
satisfied. It I well known that she
feared harm In the event her hus
band was released.
Thaw said he expected thl out
come of the esse and blame Jerome's
"Hot air and spectacular work."
He says the defense witness were
not sensational enough to attract at
tentton, but doea not blame the re
porter.
Thaw said he did not bellev Evelyn
would drop the suit
HI mother visited th prisoner
this morning. She la on th vrg of
collapse.
A hearing to determine th place
where Thaw will ba confined will
probably be held next week.
Portland Auto Accident
Portland, Ore., May It. Dr. George
E. Watt,, a us Ludwlg, and an un
known man and woman were Injured
last night In an automobile accident
Watts' machine ran Into a buggy eon.
tatnlng th unknown, near the
Twelve Mile House. Ludwlg In an
other, auto, crashed Into the wrack.
Watt Is at the hospital. Ludwlg 1
bruised. The other couple were pick
ed up by an auto and disappeared.
Alaoka Politic.
Washington, May 15. There Is war
on, between Delegate Thomas Cat and
Governor Hoggatt of Alaska. Cal
announcing his .candidacy for re-election,
declares he will show that Hog
gatt Is the tool of the Ouggenhelms.
He says W. T. Carson, the regular
republican nominee, Is a too) of Hog
gatt.
Anna and Do Regan.
Paris, May, 15. Anna , Gould will
marry De Bagan June 14, according
to the announcement of her solicitor,
who I preparing th wedding eon-
tract. A civil ceremony and a protec
tant church ceremony will be per
formed.
Teddy In Person.
Chicago, May 15. Hughe and
Fairbanks manager announced today
that Roosevelt will attend the conven
tion to assist Taft Th allies declare
the eeoretary I scared and th presi
dent's personal efforts ar th only
hope of a nomination.
Three Are Drowned.
Spokane, May 25. Kootenai river
has claimed three more victim. John
Sharpies, a veteran of the Boer war,
John Mllos, a pioneer of Richmond,
and a young Englishman ware swept
over the fall near Nelson, B, C, while
rowing yesterday.
Funeral Swepends) BusSnesa.
Reno, Nev May 25. Business was
suspended during Governor Sharp'
funeral today under the Elk' aus
pices. The body was taken to hi
former home in Texas.
Quayle Is Bishop.
Baltimore, Md., May 15. The
deadlock In the Methodist Bishop's
conference was broken by th eleotlon
of William Quayle of Chicago on th
tenth ballot thl morning. Five mors
bishops will be seleoted speedily.
Even Too Much for Ida,
Chicago, May 16. Ida Deerge, a
chorus girl with the Weber company,
wa discharged for refusing to wear .
the dlrectolre skirt. The girl appears
In tights nightly, but says the new
dress 1 on too much for her,.
Cortelyon for Vice,
. Washington, May 26. Cortelyou's
boom for vice president haa been re
vlved with renewed vigor. HI friend
argue It will help the ticket In New
York tate.
Hermann's Trial In August, i
Washington, May 26. It Is report
ed here today on good authority that
Blnger Hermann' land fraud trial in
Portland will begin in August.
' . Congrea to Adjourn. .
Washington, . D. C, May 25. Th
final adjournment of congress la ex
pected Thursday, . " .
National Meeting for Portland! .
Oklahoma City, , May ; 25. The
Northern baptists voted to hold, th
national session in the White .Temple,
Portland, Oregon, next year. , , , .