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i ? - iff fOlil ? tllM (ITT Roman Catholics Leave i New York on Jubi lee Pilgrimage, ' (Journal Special Service) ; NEW TORK, July t There was great waving of hats and handkerchiefs ; from the crowd assembled on tne ho- taken docks this morning to witness the departure of the steamer North America , ' ' carrying the first section- of the Roman Catholic Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome. Tbe,palrty numbers more than 100 clergy v and laymen, and under the spiritual ' direction of the Very Rev. E. H. Por- ". clle. of Brooklyn The second section Is scheduled to sail the tatter part of the .week. The two sections will form a Junction at soma , European point and proceed to Rome .together. J, f. AN ELECTRIC v'-- FRANCHISE Cfaas. H. Baker Wants an Amend ' . ment of Ordinance. Charles H. Baker, who proposes to bring electricity from Bnoqual mle Falls. 'Wash., to the City of Portland, providing the Council will '" grant him a franchise, . has written abetter to the Mayor and .City Council, offering to accept the 'ordinance, now pending, with cer ' 4- taia amendments. 4-' The ordinance now calls for a de ' posit Of HO.00O. and offers to let the franchise to the . highest bidder, Instead of asking a percentage of 4" the earnings. The letter follows: To . ;tha!J Mayor and Common "4" Council of .the . City of Portland 1 4 Referring io the electrical f ran w 4- ehlso ordinance now pending; before the City Council. I have to say that if the franchise be amended so as ttf provide that the tax upon t4- gross receipts of the party operat- 4- lag thereunder ba amended so is to 4- provide for, a deposit of 15000, and 4-4- no more payable in first mortgage 4-4- (old bonds, to bo approved by the 4- Mayor, I , will bo willing to accept -f 4- the ordinance. v . , .4. 4 -'I would be.. wllUng to accept It 4-4- with these burdens, notwlthstand- 4 ( 4-. Ing the fact that the tax imposed 4 4-'la a differential In favor of the 4-4- company now on1 the ground, which 4-, has . an esUbllshed business. I 4-4-' would not quarrel with the tax 4-' provided la the ordinance If it were 4. 4- Imposed on alt parties engaged in 4-4- the same line of business, but It 4-4-; is manifestly unfair that one elec- 4-4- trio light company should be sub- 4-4- Jscted to a . ux erom which Its 4- , 4- competitor Is relieved. . , 4-. -"The. concession of a deposit of 4-4- I5O0O is made only in an effort to 4- meet the . views of tho Council 4- half way, and demonstrates my de 4. 4- sirs to do business In the City of 4-4- Portland.M 4? 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 4-4- SHE ELOPED WITH A NEGRO (Journal Special Service.) v 'i . SCHENECTADY. N. Y.. July t-Jo , aapaue uuarainer, is, a daughter of a wealthy contractor of Auburn, N. Y., and , James Cooper, a negro coachman, for merly employed by the girl's father, . were arrested on complaint of the girl's mother, who had followed the couple to ; this city. , The two were found In a boarding house on Ferry street. The . girl' boldly expressed her infatuation for her 'negro companion. She was taken in charge, by her mother and Cooper was : out of the City. HE WAS A JHUMAN BRUTE MEMPHIS. Tenn.. - July 1. Ellen .Thompson, before a Justice of the Peace at Ripley. Miss., confessed that O. J. ! Thompson killed her husbund at Caruth ersville, Mo., and at the point of a shot gun forced her to move Into a shanty , boat with her two children,' aged 12 and 4, and follow him down the river. As a finale to the tragedy, she asserts, he poisoned the two children with Iodine, be cause he said he was afraid they would talk. Thompson is now In Jail in Ripley. 5 Tho woman is also held as the chief wit ness for tne state. REVENUE LAW GOES INTO ' GENERAL EFFECT TODAY t', ' m (Journal Special Service.) - .WASHINGTON, D. C. July l.-The r aatoJht of Federal taxes paid by the peo- pie of tho United Btates la lessened to the extent of about 177,000.00 annually by virtue of tho new revenue law which went i Inw effect today. The new measure amounts to a virtual repeal of all the 'Spanish war revenue taxes except the to on mixed flour. The duty on tea re . mains until January J next to enable thoso woo have stocks on hand to. dis poso of them before tho repeal takes' .ef fect J fK.p-';K'- -X.;. "With tho going into affect of the new measure tho war revenue tax is repealed 4a tho following: Bakers, brokers, deal ers m, grain, securities, etc.,' pawnbrokers, oustom house brokers, proprietors of ithoaurs, oirouass and other public exhl klUoas, proprietors of bowling alleys and SHE'MARRIED : 'A .WOMAN The Strange Freak of a Qirl in Baltimore! Maryland. ' ' (Journal Special Bervtos.) BALTIMORE. Md,' July 1. Lotta Sawyer, the 26-year-old girl who married Mrs. Emallne L. Rauck and lived with, her a week before her true sex was discovered, will be released by the police and will return to her home In Camden County, N. C She had been held on the technical charge of obtain ing 1100 by raise pretenses from Mrs. Rauck. .The woman has mas queraded" Six years as Herman O. Wood, drarik, chewed and smoked like a man. She had flirted with Birls rind made herielf conspicuous 4- 4- at ti: joi rooms across the rver. T" 'At I- left her home One night. vl.i i ;;er child was a week old, and walked to Norfolk, where she donned men's apparel. In this dls- 4- 4- 4-, guise she came to Baltimore. She 4- has visited Norfolk on several oc f casions, but always in the guise of 4- a man. ' 4- 4- -f 4- -f 4- OLEO TAX (Journal Special Servian.) CHICAGO, July l.The Grout bill pro viding for an Increase in the tax on col ored oleomargarine from I to 10 cents per pound went into effect today. While it is serious blow to .the big packers who have been making millions through their luttertne product, they have no Idea of succumbing Without a struggle. ' , The Armour Packing Company has dovlaed a schema to circumvent the provlt'ons of the law and if the plans proves successful it will ba followed by the other packers. While supplying the oleomargarine uncol- ored. the tax on which is but 44 of a cent ter pound, - the company purposes to furnish' dealers tht coloring matter that is, a composition to bring the ole margarlna up to he complexion of butter in convenient, law-evading capsules. When a pound of th product is sold a capsule is to be given the purchaser. The new law, permits families to buy the un- colored product and color it at home, but the privilege la not extended to hotels pr rasUunuita-',-'i'!"r":y;V-. . , DIVORCE LAW IS REMODELED (Journal Special Servlcs.) PROVlLiENCE, R. I., July L Hereto fore it has been almost as easy a matter to obtain a divorce tn Rhode Island as in the Dakotas, but the conditions in this regard are radically changed by the new divorce law , which went into operation today. The most important clause in the new law ts that requiring a bona -fide res idence In the state of at least two years before applying for a divorce. This is expected to put a stop to the practice of wealthy women of New York and else where coming to Newport, establishing so-called residence and tn a few months obtaining an annullment of the marriage contract on the ground of non-support. MANUAL TRAINING (Journal Special Service.) PITTSBURG, Pa.. July 1. Manual training teachers from Detroit, Cleveland, Dayton, Philadelphia, New York, Wash ington and numerous other cities were present today when the Eastern Manual Training Association opened Its ninth an nual meeting In Allegheny. During the Cay papers treating of various questions of Interest to those enguged in manual training worlt' were presented by Super intendent Hall man of Dayton, Ohio; Su perintendent R. O. Boone, of Cincinnati; Dr. John A. Brashear, of Western Uni versity and Professor Charles P. Blnns, of New York City. In conjunction with .the meeting there Is an elaborate dlsulay of the work of manual training classes throughout the country. (Journal-Special Service.) PEORIA, 111.. July l.-The Prohibition state convention was called to order here shortly after 1 .o'clock this afternoon by Hale Johnson, chairman of the state central committees. Tfie convention will place -in nomination candidates for the I state officers to be voted for at the full election, and also candidates for Con gress and for the Legislature In all the districts of the state. Subscriptions recevied for The Journal at any of B B Rich's cigar stores billiard rooms, dealers in leaf tobacco; dealers in tobacco, manufacturers of to bacco, manufacturers of cigars, instru ments, papers or documents; delivers or transfers of. stock; sales and agreements of sales of agreements to sell stocks, product or merchandise; wines', seats In parlor' or palace cars and berths in sleep ing cars, legacies and distributive shares of personal property, excise taxes on per. sons, firms, companies and corporations engaged in refining petroleum and sugar. On the following articles the tax Is re duced: - Fermented liquors, to f 1.00 per barrel; snuff .and tobacco,, to s cents per pound; cigarettes weighing mora than three-pounds per 1,000 reduced to $3.00 per thousand. ' " The tax on mixed flour and oleomar garine, not being a- war revenue tax, Is tuccun i ua new law, Illinois ph. e Two Pays 1 WWW IH(0H Is Being Held Today in Galveston, Texas. (Journal Special Service.) GALVESTON, Texas., July 1. With the object of creating a' better, feeling be tween tho races and fostering any move for the uplifting of .the negro, several hundred delegates from all parts of the South assembled hero today for the sec ond annual meeting of, the Southern ne gro congress. Since the movement was inaugurated at a meeting held last year at Jackson, Miss., tt has enlisted the hearty co-operation1 of many Of the most prominent negroes "of 1 the South and the large and representative attendance in the present meeting Is evidence of the widespread Interest which the congress has awakened. The chief matters sched u led for discussion at the four days' sessions are the education question, out rages and lgnchlngs ' and tho 'negro in politics, , L: -i u--. . WIF i ... i An Indiana Cur Who GloriesinHisShame. (Journal Special Service,) LA PORTE. Ind., July 1. La porta County has a wife beater who glories in the accomplishment. When brought into police court George Kovlack said: "1 juhi gave my who a gooa . ucKing. Mrs . Kovlack's blackened eye and bruised face were evidence of the sertlon. . Judge Casaidy administered a stinging rebuke, regretted the fact that he could not order the prisoner to ba flogged in publc, and then ordered , hint sent to Jail ton 20 .jrs,. ; , ,v AVENJGED HIS FATHER'S DEATH (Journa) Special Servioo.) KNOXVILLE. Tenn,', Juiy t-'There's the man who killed m.y father." As Ray Smith, U,,: uttered these words he fired twice at Judge David Rogers, "who was tering the dining room .of Smith's Hotel at Maynard. Unlprt County, , Judge Rog ers fell dead, pierced by two b,uUets. VThe tragedy war-thasefldel of ' murder Which occurred In Wu4 -Olty' July U. ,1896, when Judge Rogers kHled e. ,WV. Smith. father of Ray, la pistol duel In sa. 177.6 wmm m ". ' ' ' ' - r-t .si ; GRAND MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE LITERARY EXERCISES ..... FIRE WORKS BOAT RACES BAND CONCERT EVE- NINQ OF REDUCED RATES ON ALL LINES OF TRAVEL loon. The boy swore to avenge his fath er's death- with the life of his slayer, and did so. He escaped and is at large. MORE-PAY ,.. rr : -r----;: (Journal Special Service.) WASH tf( GTON; D. C, ,uiy X-tn the readjustment of salaries ,of postmasters - 4. & CARROLL D, The United States Labor Commissioner cite coat mines and has made : a report to President Roosevelt.' ' Tlr. Wright visited the-mlneg and gathered his Information at first hand. 1 at Presidential offices,-, effective today. 2,030 postmasters receive Increased salaries aggregating (252,200. .The number of in creases this year is 239 la excess of last year and is the largest 10 the history of th posut service. ' ""VX r"r- T " f hat's All; Wte Married." (Journal Special 8ervlce.) w ' ' IJEW TORK, July , t.-Myton ;CaJlce 'lf Aanl." Stanton Jobnsot, Both' mem-W T; ;' 'J ' ' 1 ; ,jrV THte a: " bers of the Andrew Mack: Company, went to the West Side police court and asked Magistrate Brann to marry them. The magistrate wouldn't, but directed them to go to a lawyer's office, where they could be married under the marriage contract law. The couple went to the office of Law yer . Benjamin GreenthaL, - across the street, rie drew up the contract and said to Calcice: - ''Do you take this woman to bo your WIGHT. Investigated the strike at the anthra Wifef , Calico said that he d6V Then'the lawyer asked. Miss Johnson if she too' Calcic to bo- her husband. She dltf. , - . ' . ; ' ; -That's ail," said the lawyer, Tou're married." j " - . , i One hundred and fifty landladies have been 'summoned at Vienna for taking in boarders without the permission of ' the Celebf at 5om)9 Jyly ,4 '-V S v f M 1902 ' ' SHOT IN THE: DARKNESS . . (Journal Special Service.) TERRB HAUTSUInd.,' July 1,-TerreU Tipton was shot, and ' killed by ,an - un known assassin while sitting In a barber shop at Ehrmandale, Just.nprth of here. The top of his head was blown off, ap parently by a shotgun. Tipton shot and : badly wounded Dan Watts, a saloonkeeper at Ehrmanndale, some time ag'o, as Watts had made Tip ton dance around a chalk mark on the floor , at the point of a revolver in Watts' saloon. , Tipton then secured a gun and shot Waff. but'he;iatfef fscovered.-;. Last night a platform dance was given at Ehrmanndale. and' Tipton wKh . sev eral other men "wero .sitting Jn ,a bar ber. shop, smoking, wnen 'some one fired J a ciiai(TB .iiirvugnpne rwinaow ' Kniing Tipton instantly and , escaping ' in ' (the dark. None of the other,-melt were ln 3ured.,-jrri";.f. -'i -'-h- DUD ii lro'ii Threatens to Fire His Mother Wof Old Madrid. (Journal Special Service.) MADRID, July l.-Sinoe the coronation of King. Alfonso. (the quarrels between htm and the Dowager Queen Maria, his mother, have beea so frequent and ivio' lent that they have become a veritable scanaai. ' Her slightest effort to guide tho monarch ha resulted in a tirade of stable boy profanity. Recently, in the presence of servants, the young King in. formed his mother that he would expel her front the palace If she did not re spect his wishes: " Alfonso's manners have been generally insufferable since his coronation. -' - NEW YORK TO ST. LOWS IN TWENTY HOURS AliTpONAr Pav, - July - t-Persohs ' who have" been following the fortunes of the Pennsylvania' railroad's , new j K-hour flyer between New' York and Chicago will doubtless be surprised to learn that every day a train Is run over the main line at a considerable greater speed than that of tho Pennsylvania special, variously dub bed the VRe4 ) Ripper"t rand the "Red Demon.' i For a Utile tnore than a week tho Pennsylvania, has been . running a' mail and' newspaper train which covers the 1.0BS miles from Kew fork to St Ixuis In exactly Ip hours. -:- i v The average running, time of- the new train it Bl. roll n hour. o account ot bridge buUdlng on tho line, between Phil adelphia- and'v Altoonsr; and the heavy grades on. th division between this city ana fitieDurr, tne real speeding has to be SSC3S s'l. r i u. 4 l l', 6 i arid 1 . 5 is ioi m il 1 t),o i" I mm Louisiana Poultry Man kit J. ft. ll; meeis ueatn in a Dispute. (Journal Special Service.) TEXARKANA, Tex.. i Goldonna, Xa., 40 miles south of this place, a shocking tragedy terday. E, W. Loe,' a poultry raiser, re-' turning from market, stopped at tho house of M. O. Ounter Upon leaving a settlement was made for the feed furrilshed the animl: b aispbte arose as' to the chafes: ' riW 4rew his revolver and shot three ilnW .... tiiiu rcurea to Boa SO and in the presence of his wfiafanff pAh- dren drew his Winchester from' over the door and r fired at Loe. kllllna- him in. santly, Gunter surrendered. ' UP TO SNUFF wvurnu special oervice. , NEWf ORK, Jury l.-E. "D. Christian today became treasurer of the -American ' Snutf Company, succeeding Oeofge Di Woodslde, who recently resigned.' Tho new treasurer has been connected with the combination for some "time." . 1 May Cause the Death of a Criple Creek : ; . (Journal Special Servieiy f" V CRIPPLE CREEK, Ohio, JulytIn sj saloon brawl at Divide O. McAleer, a sawi , mill man, was struck on tho nose by an unknown man and nearly bled to death, from the effects of the bloW, which" rup tured a blood vessel, although an ordU nary fist blow. it was, more , than am hour before, medical aid ' was' secured McAleer was brought to the eounty hos pltal her where he1 u In' st very; weaUf condition and little hopes are given fosj his Mc6very,a 4;-... KILLED BY ' HORSE THIEYES OUTHRIB;v O. T Sheriff, Bullsrd and) Under Sheriff ; Cogbutn.;.of R6jrei! Milia County, Oklahoma, were klllei yesterday) m a battle j. with horsethlfves while the: ' officers were attempting to arresl menve 4
