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LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, Pabihlicr
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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In a Condensed Form for Our
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A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
A great naval review is planned by
Great Britain.
- A hurricane in Southern Ontario has
done much damage.
Greece and Kou mania have severed
diplomatic relatione.
Crumpacker denies that congress has
authority to require meat inspection.
The people of the Philippine islands
gave $8,597 to the San Francisco relief
fund.
Another high official of the Pennsyl
vania railroad has been implicated in
coal charges.
The president is likely to win his
meat inspection fight, though opposi
tion is strong.
The czar has summoned his ministers
to a council, and a change in affairs
Beems probable.
Pacific coast Democrats are booming
Governor Chamberlain, of Orgun, for
the nomination for the presidency.
Ex-Governor W. P. Wbyte has been
appointed United States senator from
Maryland to succeed the late Senator
Gorman.
Of the total revenues of the United
States more than three-fifths is annual
ly expended on the army and navy and
pension roll. For the present yeat the
total of the three expenses is $375,
659,719, out of a total revenue of
$958,093,000. ;
Rojestvensky, Linievitch and other
Russian officers are to bo courtmar
tialed. Guatemalan rebels are gaining in
strength.
Brundige, of Arkansas, denounces
Roosevelt for increasing White House
expenses.
The Indiana Democratic convention
has endorsed Bryan.
Tornadoes in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Kansas and Michigan destroyed much
property and caused the loss of six
live.
The military authocrities are grad
ually withdrawing all of the govern
ment troops from San Francisco.
The union between Norway and Swe
den has been dissolvd year.
Three of the Spanish gunboats cap
tured by Dewey at Manila bave been
sold for old junk, briLging $6,000.
District Attorney Jerome, of New
York, is accused of accepting life in
surance money during the recent cam
paign and felony charges have been
filed against him.
The returns of Oregon's election from
a large number of precincts throughout
the state are securely locked up in the
ballot boxes instead of bavin been sent
to the celrk nf the county in which the
precinct is heated.
South Dakota Republicans advocate
tariff revision.
Hunger strikes in Russian prisons
are causing riots.
Missouri Democrats have declared for
Bryan for president.
Meat packers are planning in organ
ization to kill Roosevelt politically.
Wholesale arrests have been made at
Barcelona, Spain, for the attack on
King Alfonso.
Joe Tung Lee, a Chinaman, won the
second prize at the City of New York
university in an oratory contest.
The four masted Bchoonrr Volunteer
has gone on the rocks near Point Aren
ac, California. Her crew 1b in great
danger.
John M. Ewen, a Chicago engineer
of repute, predicts theaters and facto
ries underground in the great cities of
the world in a few years.
An anarchist plot in Patterson, N.
J., to kill the king of Italy and two
other sovereigns has been detected and
the would-be assassin arrested.
France will levy an income tax to
meet a deficit in government expenses.
The'bronze statue of the late Presi
dent McKinley, which will be erected
t Columbus, Ohio, has been complet
ed. The statue weighs 9,000 pounds.
The Russian parliament is rushing a
bill to abolish tbe death penalty.
Packers deny tbe charges made
Against them and say they did not get a
square deal.
Further trouble has occurred between
striking miners and guards at Steuben'
ville, Ohio.
CHAMBERLAIN WINS.--
Rest of State ticket Carried by the
Republicans..
George E. Chamberlain,, Domocrat,
carried the state for governor at Mon
day's election by a plurality of 2,300
to 2,500, f Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Re
publican, has1 a plurality of about 2,500
over John M. Gearin, Democrat. Wil
lis C. Hawley, Republican; for congress
in the First district, has defeated
Charles V. Galloway by about 3,500.
WVR. Ellis, Republican, in the Second
district, has a lead over James II. Gra
ham, Democrat, that Will approach
15,000.
Willis C. Dnniway, Republican, for
state printer; Frank W. Benson, Re
publican, for secretary of Btate, and
Robert Eakin, Republican, for supreme
judge, have defeated their respective
opponents by unprecedented pluralities.
Woman suffrage has been beaten by
about 10,000 and the proposed local
option amendment was lost by about
the same vote. The legislature is over
whelmingly Republican.
Returns by Counties.
The following is the returns, which
art practically complete in a majority
of the counties, on the vute for United
States senator and governor:
Baser Bourne 1,329, Gearin 1,766;
Chamberlain 2,063, Withycombe 1,424.
Benton Bourne 932, Gearin 755;
Chamberlain 817, Withycombe 1,116.
Clackamas Bourne 1,976, Gearin
1,752; Chamberlain 2,223, Withy
combe 1,811. Brownell, Republican,
was defeated for state senator.
Clatsop Bourne 1,258, Gearin 839;
Chamberlain 1,299, Withycombe 1,049.
With the exception of county judge
and coroner the Republicans elected
everything on the county ticket.
Columbia Bourne 807, Gearin 516;
Chamberlain 711, Withycombe 874.
Coos Bourne and Withycombe are
estimated to have carried the county by
150.
Crook Gearin leads by about 80
votes, while Chamberlain will carry
the county by 160.
Curry It is estimated that Bourne
and Withycombe will carry the county
by 50 votes.
Douglas Bourne 1,582, Gearin
1,665; Chamberlain 1,792, Withy
combe 1,801. Republicans elected the
entire county ticket except clerk.
Gilliam Bourne 487, Gearin 386;
Chamberlain 508, Withycombe 411.
The Republicans have elected the coun
ty treasurer, clerk, commissioner and
representative. The Democrats have
elected the judge, sheriff and surveyor.
Grant Bourne 505, Gearin 623;
Chamberlain 705, Withycombe 576.
Jackson Bourne 1,373, Gearin 1,
140; Chamberlain 1,324, Withycombe
1,502. Tbe entire Republican county
ticket is elected except senator which is
in doubt.
Josephine Bourne and Withycombe
will carry the county by 125.
Klamath Fourne 477, Gearin 491 ;
Chamberlain 569, Withycombe 611.
Lake Gearin will carry by 100 and
Withycombe by about 50.
Lane Bourne 2,043, Gearin 2,035;
Chamberlain 2,241, Withycombe 1.983.
All county offices will be filled by Re
publicans except that of sheriff.
Lincoln Bourne and Withycombe
will carry the county hy 100.
Linn Bourne 1,577, Gearin 2,248;
Chamberlain 2,385, Withycombe 1,865.
Malheur Bourne 403, Gearin 320;
Chamberlain 459, Withycombe 453.
Marion Bourne 1,947, Gearin 2,
582; Chamberlain 2,732, Withycombe
2.629. Republicans have elected the
entire county ticket.
Morrow Bourne 599, Gearin 399;
Chamberlain 532, Withycombe 529.
Multnomah Bourne 9,347, Gearin
7,659; Chamberlain 8,904, Withy
combe 6,315. Word, Democrat, may
be elected sheriff. Incomplete returns
give the Republican candidate a lead of
5.
Polk Bourne 967, Gearin 1,093;
Chamberlain 1,286, Withycombe 1,-
189.
Sherman Gearin has a plurality of
60 and Withycombe about the same.
Tillamook Bourne 330, Gearin 221;
Chamberlain 363, Withycombe 366.
Umatilla The county will be carried
by Bourne and Withycombe by about
100.
Union Bourne 1,237, Gearin 1,211;
Chamberlain 1,490, Withycombe 1,268.
Wallowa Bourne will carry by 100
and Withycombe by 50.
Wasco Bourne and Withycombe
carry the county by small pluralities,
probably 50.
Washington Bourne 1.512, Gearin
1,169; Chamberlain 1,444, Withycombe
1,475.
Wheeler Bourne 352, Gearin 299;
Chamberlain 360, Withycompe 326.
Yamhill Gearin has a plurality ol
104 and Chamberlain 121.
American Meat Is Barred.
London, June 6. The Daily Tele
graph asserts that all admiralty and
war office contracts which have been
placed Bince the disclosures in the meat
packing industry in America stipulate
that canned meats must be British or
colonial productions.
Storm Does Deqastation.
Oklahoma City, June 6. Two fatali
ties, three score of farm residences, in
cluding the stock, barns, warehouses
and incoming crops, were destroyed by
the wind and hail which ewept the
southern portion of Oklahoma,
IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS
. Friday, .June 8.
Washington; June 8. The senate ,to
day listened . to, two set speeches, one
by Morgan in support of hia resolution
providing for an investigation by a sen
ate committee of the affairs of the l isle
of Pines, and the other by Hopkins in
opposition td thesea level canal bill.
Neither measure was acted, on. Some
time was also spent in considering the
District ' of Columbia appropriation
bill.
Wahinetnn. .TnnA 8. With the ex
ception of an hour spent on pension
legislation, in which time 327 bills for
tbe relief of Civil and Spanish Ameri
can war veterans were passed, the
house labored todavon the sundry civil
bill, making much headway.
Under the lead of Keifer, of Ohio,
thn hnnRn ratnaaA tn trnnmmrfc nilunr
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coins and other money by registered
mail, insisting that theii transporta
tion should be handled by the exptess
companies. During the arguments it
was contended that, the West and South
need silver dollars for circulation.
Thursday, June 7.
Washington, June 7. The senate to
day sent the rale bill back to confer
ence, after a debate on several topics,
which ended in the rejection of the con
ference report.
Objection was made by Tillman to
any effort to instruct tbe conferees, as
proposed, by Hale, who then withdrew
his motion that it was the sense of the
senate that no railroad employes and
their families should be exempt from
the anti-pass amendment.
Washington, June 7. Representa
tive Prince in the house today during
the discussion of the sundry civil bill
spoke of the anti-pass amendment to
the railroad bill and of the bill itself
and ins'sted that the country would
hold the house primarily responsible
for depriving 1,296,121 railway em
ployes, as well ns members of their
families, of free transportation; like
wise persons actually and necessarily in
charge of livestock, who are deprived
of free transportation when going to
point of shipment or returning from
point o: delivery. ,
Wednesday, June 6.
Washington, June 6. When the
conference report on tbe railroad rate
bill was taken up by the senate today,
the anti-pass conference amendment re
ceived the attention of Spooner. In
tbe main he endorsed the prohibition
of passes, but he contended that there
should be exceptions, including railroad
employes. Congress had no right, he
said, to step between empolyer and
employe.
Washington, June 6. The considera
tion by the house of the sundry civi
appropriation bill in committee of the
whole today was made the occasion of
some severe strictures by Democrats of
the heads of departments for exceeding
their legal powers, Sullivan, of Massa
chusetts, leading the attack.
Tawney, in explaining the provisions
of the bill, which deals with all depart
ments of the government and is the
next to the last money bill to be acted
on by the house, stated that the total
appropriation for the sundry civil ex
penses for the fiscal year 1907 carried
by this bill is $94,342,156. Of the
total amount $25,456,575 is for the
Panama canal and is reimbursable
from the proceeds of the sale of bonds.
In addition to this sum, the amount
carried for river and harbor acts, and
especially by the act passed at the laat
session of congress, is in ecxess of the
amount appropriated in the current
law for that parpose by 6,774,044.
Tuesday, June 6.
Washington, June 5. Before the
senate had begun business in earnest
today Senator Hale took the floor to
urge the importance of all possible
promptness in the disposition of the
appropriation bills.
"This," he said, "is absolutely ne
cessary if we are going to adjourn be
fore the end of this month, and do the
very best we may it will be the very
last days ol the month before we can
possibly get through."
He gave notice that immediately
after the close of the routins morning
business today he would m:ve to take
up the naval appropriation bill, and he
suggested that this bill should be fol
lowed hy other appropriation bills,
even to the exclusion of conference re
ports. He called attention to the fact
Nebraska Balks at Drydock.
Seattle, June 65 The battleship Ne
braska, building, at Moran Bros., tried
twice this morning to get back to her
dock and each time was swung away
from the slip by a heavy wind and a
strong ebb tide. Once she came near
ramming the company's dry dock and
the second time narrowly escaped crash
ing into the Pacific Coast company's
coal bunkers. Then the attempt was
given up and the boat taken out to a
city buoy. The battleship was taken
out Saturday for a preliminary trial
spin.
that there are six of the big appropria
tion bills still, unacted 6u by the Bun-ate.
Washington, June 5. In many par
ticulars today was a "red "letter" day
in the house, not only in the number
nf bills passed, but in the general char
acter of the legislation enacted. What
bids, fair., to . pause endless trouble, the
naturalization bill,1' was ' pa'sseif'unifer'
suspension of the rules, the speaker
and the gontleman in charge of the bill,
Bonynge, of Colorado, doing team work
of a superior kind.
The house refused to pass a bill leas
ing to a private firm or corporation the
right to mine coal on the island of Ba
tan, in the Philippine group, although
it was stated that such a lease would
decrease the amount paid by the gov
ernment for coal very consideiably.
For two hours the house worked un
der suspension of the rules. The reBt
of the day waB taken up with tbe pass
age of bills by unanimous consent.
Monday, June 4.
Washington. June 4. Arthur Pue
Gorman, United States senator from
Maryland, died suddenly at his resi
dence in this city at 9:05 o'clock this
morning. While Senator Gorman had
been 'ill for many months, he had
shown some improvement lately. Heart
trouble was the immediate cause of
death.
Washington, June 4. The senate ad
journed today immediately upon re
ceiving the announcement of Senator
Gorman's death. No business what
ever was transacted, even the reading
of the journal being dispensed with.
There was an unusual number of sen
ators present, and all were impressed
by the solmenity of the occasion. Ap
propriate resolutions were adopted and
a committee to attend the funeral was
appointed, as follows: Rayner, Alli
son, Morgan, Hale, Aldrich, Teller,
Gallinger, Elkins, Martin, Tillman,
Clay, fcpooner, Kean, Bailey, Black
burn, Clark, of Montana, and Overman
After the senate adjourned the desk
and chair formerly occupied by Senator
Gorman were draped in black, in ac
cordance with the custom in such cases.
The house also appointed a committee
to attend tbe funeral.
The house adjourned when the an
nouncement of the death of Mr. Gor
man was made.
The bouse passed a bill creating a
United States District court for China.
The judge is to receive an appointment
for 15 years at a salary of $8,000 and
expenses when on circuit. The district
attorney is to receive $4,000 and ex
penses and the marshal $3,000 and ex
penses.
Saturday, June 2.
Washington, June 2. The greater
part of the day was spent by the senate
in discussing the resolution directing
the purchase of Panama canal supplies
in America, unless tbe price was extor
tionate and unreasonable. Mallory's
motion to strike out the word "extor
tionate" was lost, 39 to 19. Carmack
sought to limit the government's action
to a preference for goods of home man
ufacture, other conditions being equal.
It was lost, 39 to 17. Bacon wanted
no higher priceB paid for American
gooda than the American manufacturer
charged - abroad for the same article.
This went down, 37 to 15. Culberson
wanted goods purchased in the cheapest
markets; lost, 38 to 16. An amend
ment proposed by Pettus limiting the
purchase to the lowest responsible bid
der was adopted.
The bill was passed, 39 to 16.
Washington, June 2. What might
bave been a serious parliamentary snarl
was dextroualy avoided by Speaker
Cannon late this afternoon in tbe house
of representatives, when Murphy, of
Missouri, rose to present what he de
nominated a privileged resolution. The
conference reports on the rate and the
statehood billa had been made and or
dered printed, when the Missouri con
gressman presented a resolution re
scinding the action of the house send
ing tbe statehood bill to conference and
providing for7a vote on the senate
amendments.
Payne, of New York, leader of tbe
majority, instantly made the point
that the resolution wn not privileged.
The speaker, with smiling face, held
that the resolution was not privileged,
as the papers in the case were with
the senate.
Oppose Wickersham's Confirmation,
Washington, June 4. Senators Nel
son and McCumber are preparing to
make a long filibuster in executive ses
sion to defeat the confirmation of Judge
Wickresham, of Alaska. They are
compiling pamphlets and documents
bearing on tbe case in any manner
whatsoever, and propose having them
read at length to consume t'me. One
senator said today that if this filibus
ter keeps up Wickersham will get every
vote in the senate save those of Nelson
and McCumber. Their play for time
is decidedly unpopular.
NEILL A TARTAR.
Packers -Make Their Case Worse by
v , . Their Questions. '
Washington, June 8. His eh
against the mea packers were repeated I
and enlarged upon today by Charles P..
Weill, commissioner of labor, in his
testimony, before the Iioupo committee,
on agriculture. He was subjected to a f
close cross-examination, especially by (
uimirnmn waiisworui, the author of
the bill to make the government pay
the Cost of inspection, and Mr, Lpri- !i
mer, Republican boss, of Chicago, and
he even accused 1 these gentlemen of
quibbling and seeking to discredit him.
Htf 'XiS championed by -several mem
bers of. the committee, who resented
the tone of some of the questions.
The effect of the questions was only
to emphasize the worst of Mr. Neill'a
charges, lie described floors black with
filth, which all the' seas could not
wash clean; he identified diseases from
which employes were Buffering by the
smell of the medicines they carried;
he told again the story of the hog
which slipped into the wrong plare;
he answered the statement that girls
were allowed to sit by saying they had
nothing to Bit upon; he gave a graphic
word-picture of a man climbing with
hands, knees and feet over a pile of
meat; he denied that packing houses
are open to the public.
Before Mr. Neill testified, Thomas
Wilson, representative of the packers,
UnrHhed his testimony. He declared
nied the possibility of passing on the
cost of inpection to cattlemen, and pre
dicted disaster to the livestock indus
try, sb well as to the packers, from the
loss of foreign trade.
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.
Ambassador Cheng Discourses Be
fore Cleveland Business Men.
Cleveland, June 8. Sir Cheng Tung
Liang Cheng, the Chinese ambassador
at Washington, was a guest of honor
and the principal speaker at a dinner
given by the local chamber of commerce
today. He paid an eloquent tribute to
the memory of the late Secretary John
Hay. He dwelt at length on the in
creasing opportunities for American
commerce in China. He said in part:
"China and the United States seem
to be admirably situated for close com
mercial relations. With a chain of
insular possessions extending across the
Pacific, the United States has He trad
ing posts at the very gate of China.
Even now the cotton mills of the South
depend upon the China market for the
disposal of their products; for China
takes from the United States more
than half of its total exports of cotton
manufactures. Even now the mills of
the Northwest find China a good custo
mer for their flour.
"The commerce between the two
countries has steadily grown to its
present proportions in spite of ail dis
couragements and restrictions. With
a better understanding of each other's
needs and conditions there is every rea
son to believe that the growth will be
much more rapid in the future."
CLAIMS COPYRIGHT ON VOICE.
Sousa Accuses Phonographs of Pi
racy and Injury to Music.
Washington, June 8. At the hear
ing on the copyright bill today John t
Philip Sousa, tbe composer aod band
conductor, testified that in every one of
tbe catalogues of the manufacturers of
talking machines was a list of some
twenty to one hundred of his composi
tions, but be had yet to receive the first
cent for what he regarded as this 'Mi
racy." Mr. Sousa condemned the ma
chines roundly.
"I tell you the human voice is not
heard as it used to be," he said, "and
I prcphesy that the vocal cords may 'by
their disuse become useless.
"Another evidence that these ma
chines are taking the musical initiative
from our people is that the sales of tbe
banjo, the mandolin and tbe guitar are
greatly decreasing and the dealers tell
me this is on account of the increased
use of tbe talking machines."
Victor Herbert followed Mr. Sousa,
speaking, he said, for many brother
composers, for the provision in the bill
intended to protect their rights.
Suicide Clause Invalid.
Albany, N. Y., June 8 The court of
Appeals yesterday affirmed the cost and
judgment of $2,262 in favor of Anna T.
Fago, of Wyoming county, against the
Supreme tent of the Knights of the
Maccabees of the World, a fraternal or
ganization. The plaintiff's husband,
who held a policy, committed suicide,
and despite the fact that the by-laws-state
that no benefits shall be paid to
the beneficiaries of a member who com
mits suicide, the lower courts awarded
the plaintiff a verdict and the highest
state court has affirmed the judgment.
British Teachers Coming.
London, June 8. Arrangements have
been completed under a plan outlined
by Alfred Moseley to send between No
vember and March 500 British teachers
to the United States and Canada to
study the educational systems of the
two countries. Thev will ha nhnnpn
from all parts of the United Kingdom
ana win represent an the classes in the
schools.