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(.X'Y - A ft. in - . ... - . ' ; . . .v ; V . I "J , J IBBCgQ 13f IMO-WEPPiT- gECTlOKg. EACH yPKgPAT ACT nUDAt. : 1.'. " - " ) ' 1- V:-' ' ' ' . V " ! ' ' tn , .' -, , .... .. - , ;:, ' ' ' - - r T ?!':. . . v . ' . . . - . s ; : - ; : s 52d YEAR NO. 15. , . . SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 27. 1902. . . SECOND SECTIO EIGHT PAGES. ' " "- v 1 ' . , . . . - - . " r ii , , ... . . THE TRAGEDY AT CHAMPOEG John D. Fain Shot at an Ear- ly Hour Yesterday in front his door Died From the Effects of the j Wound In a Few . ! i Hours III3 FORMER BUSINESS ASSOCI ATE, J. F. MARK LET. CHARGED , WITH THE DEED THE INQUEST 11RIA) OVEB THH REMAINS 'BT CORONER D. F. LANE. y The historic llttlo town of Champoeg In the i northern portion of Marlon county, was the scene of another trag edy early yesterday morning", and the result Is that John D. Fain, a resident f that place, 1 dead, while his former business' ' partner, J. F. Markley, is held ini the county Jail In thls city, .charged with the murder of his former business associate. The shooting occurred at B o'clock, at the home 'of Fain, and the latter passed away at 7:30 o'clock after suf fering Intense: palrt from his found. Before dying Fain told a number of his 'neighbors, when realising that he had to pass away, of the whereabouts of his relatives, and also ' arranged his business affairs hastily. .He sta-ted to a number of his neighbors that J. F. Markley had shotrhlm. out Of theback door of l"he latter store, and at a dis tance, of about 23, feet, after- telling Faln,that they might as well have,a settletnent now, and he (Fain) should take his medicine.- ' r . immediately after the neighbors found the wounded man. who. had crawled lntp his houso'and fallen on the bed; a physician, was sertt for, but before medical aid cotild reach hirrt the woundeti ' man i passed away.'. lief ore dying Fain asked for a-minister, and being informed that nono could be se cured short o? ,severaI hourv and. that the Catholic priest vrOuld be ther near est, he ; remarked that he had been raista a Methodist, becoming - uncon scious Immediately and dying soon af ter. ; ! ': . ' ' At 10 o'clock Drs. W. W. and B. F. Glesy, if Aurora, arrived, byt too ia?te to be of any benefit to Fa!n. r Deputy Sheriff B. lil Colbath- also Arrived at that time, arid placed "Markley under arrestf bringing him to Salem. , x . i i .:' ' ' I The wo-men, Markley and Fain, were la business "together In' Cham poeg for the pRSt ton years; .'their merchandise store standing on ground owned; by Fain, and the latter's resi dence, a small cottage, stood Imme diately; In the rear and about 6r feet way from the store. About a year ;aro the two mew dissolved partnership Markley retaining the stock of good end store building. .. Both men w-ere bachelors. Markley living In a honsa -n the! hHl above ..the store, though sleeping Inithe store; and Fain lived In the house In the rear of the busi ness house. i " . . x ' Sometime after th ' dlswrfutkm of partnership. It is'sald Fain, offered to self his land to Markley. but the latter refused to buy,. and Fain early this spring sold It to ci , A. Jette an other neighbor. This was said to have caused, some Ill-feeling, and deceased, ,'jt was shown at the Inquest held yes-'ter-lay. ha;J. told several neighbors that about May 1st Marldey had de , manded a deed for the land on which the store stood, giving Fain 8 hours' tlnie to make the transfer, The deed was not made, arid On Tuesday evPn Ing of thli week: (th'e'i evening preced . ing the tragedy).: Jette, the purchaser r "of." the land. Is "said to have served . written notice on Ma'rkley, through F. Heavy.; to move the store off the ground Inside of six months. '. Fatn'a statement of the trouble, made to his neighbors before death enstieS, was In the effect thart he had started from his house to the bam below the . store to attend his chores, when, on passing ? within about 23 fee of the back Ioor of the store, Markley open-, ed it. and said ; Ve might as well have a settlement now, and you had better take your .medicine, whereupon he fired Fain falling to the ground. . " When the neljghbors reached" the ; scene. Markley was on the ront steps " of the store, about 12S feet from whcru the wounded man wa .lying on his bed. Ak,ed as- to the trouble, .MarkUy. saJd that a shot had been fired, and he W lleved sone -one had tried to rob Fain. ; After he Was told that Fain was shot nd accused him of the deed, aind asked !f he word not go to see -the j wounded man, Markley replied that.hejhadbet - ter stay away under the clrcumstancer. -He did not appear partlcjl"lr excited, but frequently Inquired jip to the conr dltlon'of hl former associate,; He at endel to business In the stcre up to thitime of his arrest, arid aubriiltted quietly to' coming to Salem, and he em u Phatlcally denied the shooting. , - M t p. Coroner D. F. JLane be - rani the inquest, .before th following name. jurors r J, Ej. Eldreldge. K. A. .Vartdamme, W. R. McKay. - Patrick Geelan; C. A.Eberhard and A. J. Buyr serle. r Deputy District Attorney J. H. McKary was present, and exariilnedthe Jrltncssfs, and at the conclusion of the Inquiry the Jury broughjt in a verdict, finding that John D; Fafn came to his death by a gunshot wound, the shot being fired by J; F. Markley. and that Fain was 43 years old, and was a native of the United States. ; Coroner Lane,, after the Inquest gave Instructions about the proper burial of the remains of deceased. ' V Following Is a synoprl3 of the test! mony given by the witn.esser at the In quest: . The Testimony. . ,C. W. A. Jette A resident' of Cham poeg: Both men had been residents of t-nampoeg for 13 yca'rs. Were In busi neH together for nine years.; Markley was In business nt the : f me ot the snooung, the firm having been dlssolv ea aoout a year ago.. Witness did not see the men before the trouble occurred. He heard shot while In bed; heard Fain scream, and looking out of the ... i .. . . . wiuuuw saw smoae.-wnrn some one arose from ground and walked around corner of house. It was Fain. Hurried over and found Fain had been shot AsKca Kain who shot him; deceased answered, Markley shot him when passing back of the store toward barn. Markley told him "you might as well take your medicine now," and shot him. Before dying Fain stated he had money in First National Bank. Ladd & Til- ton and Bank of British Columbia, of roruand; be said his sisters were Sarah Lc Hunter. Clinton. Mo.; Alice Jones, Leesvllle, Mo.; he .realized he was dy ing. He. told the men, that he was dy ing.. Only one shot was fired. Fain was on his bed when witness came, and he died there at 7:30 a. m. i Deceased had rifle in 'room: he was not armed when V. rr. u- . ... V rui- i"e nuuuiniK occurrea at a a. m. aw Markley after the shooting. Mark- ley made no statement when arrested. Had gun. pn the -counter, an old-type shotgun, muzzle-loader. Deceased statetd positively that Markley shot him. Witness bought land rrom Fain, and Marfcley's store stood on land. Mark ley .told Fain he would give hlrh 36 hours to deed land to mm (Markley). This was the statement made by Fain to witness. Neither man was married. Fain was 43 years old. His father was John Fain, and was In- Loa "An geles. Calif., when last heard "from. After shooting an hour after Mark ley - left store, went, up the road, was gone a' half -"hour and returned, stay ing in store until arrested. Fain died at 7:30; Deputy Sherltt Colbath arrived at 10 a. m. ' Witness well acquainted with Markley, and never saw anything wrong; w!th him. ' J. A Jette WltneHa lives near Cham poeg," knew Markley and Fain. Came dowrt 15 minutes after shooting, after hearing of It. Found Fain in the house; Fain called witness Into the house and stated he was shot by Marldey, when. he (Falri) passed by, back door of the store to.barn; Markley opened door of store, and saying: -Now is the time to take your medicine," he fired. When witness f reached the store; Markley stepped out of the door of the store, and asked, -what was the trouble; wit ness said, he came over . to see; when Markley said: "I !have heard no noise around here." . Markley spoke to sev eral parties; said he thought there were burglars around and shot Fain. C W. A: Jette. Terhune, John Shleck and John Pcqllard were present wh,en Mark ley made the statement. 'Fain told wlt ncsss he was done for. Witness never heard threats; Markley: had two guns In the store,-and said both were loaded. Frank; A Jette Knew M r.Markley: Came- over after the shooting with C. W. A. Jette. Saw Fain in Wa room; did not hear statements made to C. W. A. Jette. Markley was on front porch of store. Markley asked. If witness found him (Fain), when witness went to tele phone. Witness returned later, and Fain was unconscious, ; Witness knew of no threats. ; After, deputy, sheriff came down, witness entered store. " Col bath asked If the shotgun found was the gun with which, the shooting-was done, when Markley denied having fired a shot. - '. '' ' ; , ' Aruthur F. Jette Did not see shoot ing.. Came over five minutes after. Saw Markley on store porch, and Fain on the bed;; heard Fain say, Markley shot him; tliat Markley came to the door and told, him to take his medi cine; Fain said he Would surely die. When witness left the' house, Markley asked . how Fain was resting. ' Later witness heard Markley and RJchard Terhune discuss a hop yard. James E. Smlth--Witness came to the scene at 5:30 or later; corroborated testimony of former witnesses regard ing statement made by deceased, as. to Markley's shooting. Witness saw Mark ley, on front porch; asked what, was the trouble. Markley said some one was shot, he believed Fain was shot by bur glars; asked why he did not go to see the wounded man, Markley said Old Man Jette had accused him of shooting Fain, so he would not go over." At 10 o'clock, (after the shooting) witness paid Markley a bill. the latter saying nothing about Fain.---witnoss saw gun lying on counter. v Usually the "gun was under the counter or In the corner Gun was a doubled-barrclled shotgun, muzzle-loader, v , Joqn Ter hune--Went to Jette's store where he heard S that Markley shot Fain, when deceased told him Markley shot 'him. Started -for St. Paul where witness honed to Dr. C. S. White. Found White had gone to Portland. Met Markley; latter Said someone had attempted to hold up Fain, and shot him. MarkleydUd not come over;; wit ness asked him to. cotne. but Markley refused te see wounded man. Markley was not told that. Fain -was dean. Markley had talked of irperty - wanted; where' the store stood, but made no threats in hearing of witness. A. Jette Came over after shooting. or 7 minutes; heard the shot at 6 o'clock, and heard man shout: he at once came over; went in front of Mark- ley's store; Markley asked what was the trouble.' some one - was shooting; went to Faln's house, and Fain stated VMarkley shot m. Fain was suffer ing considerable; Markley did not come over; byjt asked witness, as latter went away, .what the trouble was, and he was informed that Fafn accused him of the shooting. , Markley appeared ex cited; said nothing about burglars. Witness came to take wounded man to his house to care for him.' but could not move him. Witness saw Fain In trying to enter the house af ter the shooting fall on the inorcK. . When he came to the hoti.w Fain was In bed. Condud,ed on page 8.) FUSIONISTS IN NEBRASKA s-x '-'- ' , . ' :; . L ' -: ' j ' --" .tV . Democrats and Populists! Put Up a Joint Ticket THE PLACES ARE DIVIDED Continuous Session of Twen ty-four Hours Was Had BRYAN EXPRESSES HIS SATIS . FACTION AT THE WORK DONE IN THE TWO STATE CONVEN TIONS REPUBLICANS IN MIS SOURI ENDORSE ROOSEVELT. . GRAND ISLAND. Neb, June 25. After twenty-four hoursof almost con tinuous session, the Democratic and Populist State Conventions completed the fusion ticket at 3 o'clock today, with a Deniocrat at the head, i Five places on the ticket were allotted to the Populists- and three "to he Demo crats. The ticket Is as follows: Goverhor--W. II. Thompson, of Hall county, a Democrat. ' Lieutenant-Governor T. X. Gilbert. York county, a Populist. . - ' .. Auditor Chaa Q. DeFrance, Jefte son county. Populist. : Treasurer J. N. Hynxan. Adams county. Populist Attorney-General-TJ. II . Brady, Lancaster county. Democrat. Commissioner of Public Ianda' and Buildings J. C. Brennan. Douglas equnty, Demcorat- Superlntendent of Schools Claud Smith. Dawson county. Fopullst. v I After adjournment William J. Bryan expressed himself, pleased with the successful accomplishment of the fu sion, saying he would lend his entire iinnnrt ito th tlrVt-x I , Missouri Republicans. Jeceraon City, MTo, j June 25'- ' Republican State Convention, whl met yesterday adjourned sinexdie th afternoon after' unanlfnouslv -rfrcle'cl ing Thomas J. Akins. ichalrman of the Republican' State Committee; nominat ing a ticket, and adopting a platform unreservedly endorsing the administra tion of President Roosevelt and declar ing him to be the logical candidate for 1904. Mention of Roosevelt's : name created great enthusiasm. . The fol lowing ticket was nominated: f State Superintendent of Public In structionProfessor J' U. -White, of Brook field. ' t" ': Vi -''.:; j Warehouse and Railroad Commis sioner, long term w: S.. Crane, of Jasper cxmuty; short term, i Barney FrauenthaL of St. Louis. ' Pattison Named. f Erie. Pa Jun 23-For the third time In twenty . years, ex-Governor Robert F. Pattison. of Philadelphia, was nominated for Governor of Penn sylvania today, by the Democratic State Convention. f . Minnesota Democrats, i Minneapolis, Minn, June 23. The' Democrats tonight nominated L. A. Rosing, of -Cannon Falls, for Oovernor. MR. HIRSCH RECOMMENDED RHT-APPOINTM ENT OF SALEM'S POSTMAHTKR IS A CER TAINTY. v WASHINOTON, June 2 -Repre- sen tative. Tongue, with the .concurrence of Senator Mitchell, has- recommended the re-appolntment of Edward Hirsch as postmaster'at Salem. Oregon. Dur ing his pasrterm Mr. Hlrsch's record has been exceptionally satisfactory to the Department. He was Indorsed for re-appolntment by all the members of the Supreme Court of Oregon, most of the leading business men ef SalenV the chairman of the Republican ! State ConYmlt tee. numerous ; members of the Legislature and by the state and coun ty offlcem and prominent patrons oi the office.' Hla re-appointment will doubtless be made In time for confirm ation before adjournment. Eruptions Dry, moist, scaly tetter, aU forms of eczema or salt rheum, pimples and other cutaneous eruptions pro ceed from humors, either inherited, or acquired through, defective di gestion and assimilation. To treat these eruptions "with drying medicines Is dangerous. ; The thing to do is to take Hood's Sarsaparilla M arid Pills Which thoroughlycleanse the blood, expelling all humors and building up the whole system. They cure Hood's Sarsaparilla permaaently eared J. O. Bines, Franks, 111., of eesema. from which be had suffered far soma time; sad II Us Alviaa Welter. Box Six, Alrona, Wla. of pirn plea on her face and back and chafed kia on ber body, by which she had beea rreatir troubled. There are mora testimonials la favor of Hood's taaa eaa be published. - Hood's Sarsaparina promise to euro and keeps the promise. KING EDWARD ISM1PR0VING England's Stricken Monarch Takes Nourishment PHYSICIANS ARE HOPEFUL For the First Time Since Per . forming the Oper ation THE PATIENT WAS ABLE TO OPEN HIS TELEGRAMS YESTERDAY LONDON IS QUIET TAND THE BOISTEROUKNES3 OF TUESDAY HAS ENTIRELY DISAPPEARED. LONDON, June 25. (Midnight). King Edward's condition tonight Is even more satisfactory than has been indicated by the last bulletin. . He has had a decided Improvement and ' the feeling, at Buckingham Palace is very hopeful. His Majesty is able. to take nourishment. He had scrambled eggs and a little hock and soda this evening, arid with hla own hands he opened sev eral telegrams. The bulletin issued at 11 o'clock, tonight Is regarded as In tensely 'satisfactory. This bullet in Is generally taken as bting the first occa sion on which1 the King's doctors have allowed themselves to express, even in a small degree, . the hopeful f eell ngs they undoubtedly, have although pri vately entertained. Thirty-six hours have elapsed since the operation was performed and the absence' or complt- cations creates hopefulness In all quar ters, although, as has been frequently said In these dispatches several days must pass before the pos-iblllty of dan ger can be. eliminated. Notwithstanding the fact that this U the eve of the Intended coronation day and ha" London is '.; now '' evep more crowded wih people than It .was yes terday, the scenes witncESed on the street; were a. marked and pleasant con trast 4vvlth x.hos! of Tuesday afternoon. The' ruthless" rejoicing which was then so dlsitracefully ' prominent was quite unheard; tonight.: " Traffic pursued its way "Mniriipalred. and even the most popular thorofRhfnrcs were compara tively deserted. N Illuminations dis pcljed the natural gloom whlc hsettlcd over tho metrrroils. Tho Last Bulfetin, t . Ixndon, Juno 25. The following amended bulletin was Issued: after 11 p'cU k" ionight: - :' "The' King continues to make satis factory progress He slept some hours during the day. He complains-very llttle of discomfort.Xand la more cheer ful. The wound IsMoing well. v The King's "Trouble. Now York, June 25. The following special cable waa today received by the New York Medical Journal from Its London correspondent, whom they conr slder the highest medical authority in Grewt Britain, and who is in intimate touch with everything that transpires at the bedside of the King: "London. June 23. 12 m. The King's disease la perityphlitis, following cold contracted ntne;dys previously. Hl.s symptoms became rather acute a wee ago, but had subsided and it was hoped that he woiild go through the corona tion ceremonies. Owing to a sudden exacerbation early Tuesday morning, an operation ws decided upon at 10 o'clock, and the operation-" was per formed ait noon on Tuesday . by Sir Frederick Treves, the anaesthetic being administered by Dr. JJYederlck Hewitt. The abscess was opened around the caecum, the pus evacuated and the cavity drained. There waa no resee tion of the bowel, the newspaper re ports being entirely, misleading. The recovery from anaesthesia was satis factory; the patient passed a remtlests night, succeeded by improvement, his condition being favorable on Wednes day at noon.;x . .. Insurance Losses. - NEW YORK, June 25. Postpone ment of the coronation means an enor mous (loss to the underwrltera, says a Ixndon dispatch .to the Journal of Commerce. An underwriterof. promi nence estimates that the claims which Will have to , be faced will amount to from . 850,000 oT 900,00. Fr many weeks policies have been steadily ap plied forand readily granted Insuring the risk of the coronation not taking place of the 2th and 27th inaC Dur ing the past day or two since rumors of the King's Ilrrtess had been preva lent." few policies, of thla; kind .were written and then only at exorbitant rates, but prior to the .disquieting re ports a heavy business had been trans acted with those who had stands on which they Intended to lease seats, tradesmen whose interests would suf fer and Innumerable Individuals and corporation whose financial loss would be serious In event of a postponement. The rates charged in April were 11 to 15 guineas per ct C12 -! to 15 7-10 percent). By. a week a go it had got ten down to S guineas per rent (54 per cent). :. During the recent smallpox excite ment Lloyds underwriters Issued thou sands of policies against catching the disease at a rate of 2s 6'd per cent CH of l per cent),, and had only a, few claims to meet. The underwriters also came out ex ceedingly well on their speculation as to the Queen's Jubilee procession In lS97,.and all who won on that occasion went in for the coronation premium as greedily a if there had been bo rUk to be feared, and the "premium was all prtofft. - Others who kept aloof from such commitment in connection with the jubilee, plunged in hungrily on the coronation gamble, i Many T the un derwriters have policies on the life of the King for tlx months. .The rate for this last week waa 10 guineas per cent 16H per cent), but it rose 'on Tuesday to B0 guineas per cent per cent)." If the King Dies. New York. June 25. In the event of the death of King Hdward 1I the in surance companies of .England will suf fer the most staggering, blow known In the history of that branch of finan cial Investment. It will cause a loss of tens of millions of dollars to the reg ularly organised life insurance - com paniea of various other ' klnJs which have taken heavy risks on the King's life at high rates of Interest; - Ameri can life insurance companies, however, will suffer no loss, because' in thia country to obtain life insurance poli cies the applicant must establish an Insurable Interest In the person tnsur' ed. :--'lVi- '";- ' King Ed wac4 carries the enormous sum of '$3,000,000. placed with English com paniea This on. persona policies upon which he pays premiums out of his private purse..; The total risks on his life on polities by business men 1 placed at $21,000,000. The Cxar -of Russia is said to carry personal insur ance of $4,000,000, as well as $1,500,000 on the life of the Csarina and $2,500, 000 on that of Grand Duchesa : Olga. TherEmperor of Oermariy carries $5. 000,000 personal insurance. . . THE STATEHOOD BILL ' . r- " ..-.' ; '" WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT 1 DECEMBER, WHEN IT WILL I 4 BE ACTED UPON. WASHINOTON. June 23. In a fe minutes today the Senate disposed for this session of the Omnibus statehood question, which has been -pending ; for several days. Bevetldge, of Indiana, chairman of the CommIttee on TerrlV tories, announced' that the report oh the bill before the committee would be made on the third, day of ihe next ses sioh. This was satisfactory to Quay, who, after securing air agreement that the report should be unfinished busi ness on and after the 10h of Decem ber until It was; disposed of, withdrew his motion to discharge, the committee from a further consideration of the measure. " . . Tho Philippine Bill. , Washington. June 25. The Philippine Civil Government : bill was thrown open: to amendment in the House today. Very1 slow progress was made, only fifteen of the fifty pages of the bill be Ing completed. By an amendment of fered by Bartlett ' (Georgia) cases; Sn volvlng the construction of the Consti tution can ; be apiealed from the Su preme Court of the United States. BAKER CITYlBILL HOUSE COMMITTE ON COINAGE ' WANTS ASSAY OFFICE IN EAS- TERN OREGON. WASHINGTON, June 26. By a vote of 5 to 4 the House Committee on coin age today rdered . a ' favorable report on the bill to establish an assay office at Baker City. No action was taken on the Portland bill. s Reprsentalve MoodV, who introduced the bill., said the report was ordered on the showing that $1,800,000 gold pro duced in Oregon In 1900,: all but $500,000 same from the eastern part of the state Immediately tributary to Baker- City, Moody and Tongue were; both present. and Moody said a motion was made to postpone the consideration of all bills until the next session. This was amend ? d by one of his friends, who moved to amend fora report in favor of the Ba ker City bll "l do not hope to secure the passage of my bill this session," said Moody. "but will have Jton the calendar arul will try to get It through next essiori.- Representative Tongue said: "I will not do anything: to retard the passage of the Baken City bill. Nn fact. 2 will do everything T cart lo.ierar Its pas sage, because I am confident when It reaches the Senate it will beXamended by striking out th words 'BakXr City and substituting the one word xPort land." -f TO USE FUEL OIL EXPCTTlMENTS SHOW IT WILL RE SULT IN G RE AT S A yi NO OFLAv f BOR AND CAItGO SPACE. - DETROIT. June 2S- Tor' several weeks at the works of th Detroit Shipbuilding Companythe local branch of the American Shipbuilding Company experiments have been going forward to determine th practicability of using oil for fuel on lake vessels, instead of coal. It is given out by officials or the company that the investigations have shewn that, use of oil for fuel will re sult la a great saving of cargo space. Three', barrels f , crude petreieum. weighing ZOO pounds, will. It is claimed, give the same amount of. beat as a ton of coal. The beat obtainable from oil Is said to be practicably unJlmlled. a fire brick having been melted In the course of experiments here. f It is proposeC'td use compressed -BTf instead of steam for an atomiser for feeding the burners' with oil. steam having Jeen tried on Atlantic and Gulf steamers. It is claimed that the use of oil would do away with many firemen ashes. Catarrh of the Bladdar Is very common In both sexes, and can be cured with 1 8. B. Catarrh CureJ which cures aljrrltable conditions of the bladder, which causes frequent ur ination by which In time you lose eon trol and inability to retain.. In child ren It cures nightly wetting of bed. For sale by all druggists. Boole on Catarrh free. Address Kmlth Bros, Fresno, CaU DEWEY MAKES STATELIEKT Ilanila Surrendered to Hin Early In the Var ' WHEN SPAIN'S FLEET SANK The Admiral Before!the Sen . ate Committee on Phil- ':rr '-v': ippines TELLS OF HIS ARRANGEMENT - WITH THE SPANISIItOOVERNOR GENERAL TO TRANSFER THH ; CITY TO THE AMERICANS AT A 'SIGNAL. ''-. '-. : ' , ,:,.. -y-S::, -r, : - I.,. .-'. WASHINGTON. June i6. Admlrnl Dewey made a st.rtemenibefyre the Senate Committee on. PlhMpplnes today concerning-- the. early .operations at Manila when he was In command of the Amerjcan Naval forces in the Phil ippine waters. . . The Admiral's statemena contributed an Important ' addltlonJo " the history , of the surrender of the city of Manila. This ..consisted, of the positive state ment by the Admiral, ,to the -effect that the city "had been surrendered to him at the time the Spanish fleet was sunk, and that when the city did surrenJur it was 4a pursuance of a definite un derstanding between himself and the Spanish Governor-General. . ; ' j "When Senator Ixnlge aaked the Ad miral: "Dfai you recogriixe the Flllpn. Ttepubllc" he replied:' X1 dui nn 1 never gave it the sllghtestj recognition. I had no authority to do so. and besides . I did hot consider It an brg.iMjied Gov ernment. ; I sent word to AgurnaMo that he must treat his prisoners klnslly. and he replied that he truld." "Whis would have' been, the effect of permitting the FUrplno torccs to enter Manila, when our troops" eritrsrdr f The Spaniards. were very-fearful of the resuK of such a course, and there fore surrendered to me In ' advance. That; was all arrangetl and .there wa no need of the loss of a man in th capture of the city. It was to be dona at a signal, and no gun need have been fired by us but for the desire of; tho Governor General, who. sold his honur demanded that a few shots be fired." TAKE BOYS TO MOUNTAINS CARLTON SCI IOO LMASTKH TLAN3 TO TEA CI I IiADH SCIENCE I'ltOM NATURE. INDEPENDENCE. June 26.- W. It. Il I r ov tli.i...,l . I r n r-f t as.krwf was-in the city recentlyto perfect a r- rnnffmrita nf a KummP MrtnrwSl hf ti:m tnder consideration. " The plan la to secure the services of an eiperlencrd rountaineer and to take a number ot, young boys to thc mountains and 'thers spend the vacafloh rnonths In studying . various branches of science from jia ture; also providing the boys-with a summer's outing, surrounded by ele vating influences, lie filled his quota here.vand will make the .start tho last of the present motrih. UNCLE HAM WON. : ICJEIa Germany. June 2. Ajrnrran yscht Uncle am. owned by Francis It. Rlggs, of Nw York, won the first c.f the International special races hero to--day. The fltars and Htrles crossed lhf line t minutes ahead of aU the tthr flaga '':.-- - ' Great Sole Of y : 20 LsefUiK Articles ;$l'.06liirtwaists.-.-..; Che Zoc knit vesU.. .C 21c 75c Korsos .. 42c $ IJ2Z petticoats- 1 -. 08c 18c knit vests 11c 20c hosiery ,11c $1.25 cran f.kirti.... 95c 18c dimity-. 11c 32-inc!i Pongee mlk. 65c ..$15 ;Pooffee. tlk fcOc OSc figured taffeta -u. 35c $1.50 linen tnckiug- $1.05 2 25 linen Tusstr.-v- 1 fo 2.50 linen Tnrsar 1.78 2ZI0 tucked chifTon .1.78 150 tuckel lawn 1 05 1.50 jKlkadot Tussar. 1.05 2.75 linen Tue?ar 1 S 2.25 linen Tussar--.. 1.18 Boys Clothing, Boys' I'ur 1 nishinsi all reduced. Jos. Mwm f&SBns,