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HEADED FOR
VLADIVOSTOK
BOJESTVEN SKY'S SQUADBOV
sails from madaojzjcab:
THERE'S NO LONGER ANY DOUBT
Wife of Admiral Receives News That
Ships Lett Marcfc '
19.
Second Pacific Squadron Kow An
chored Off Jibutil Governor of the
Island of Sakhalin, Tearing Attack,
Petitions Government. ' f
ht. rrrrmsPAma, April 3. a let-
tcr from Admiral Kojestvensky to his
-wife indicates that the departure of
the second PaciHe squadron from Mad
agascar waters is final, and it is now on
its way to Vladivostok. The admiral
wrote that the sailing of the squadron
was fixed for March ft). The admiralty
admitted knowledge of this determina
tion. It is understood that the rendez
vous wITl be with Nebogatolt's divis
ion. Jibutil, Frenfh RomaHland, April 3.
The Russian second Paeifie squadron,
commanded by Admfrai Js'ebogatoff,
which WTiifi !f from Huez JTareh
chored off this port today.
an-
ST. PETTlvRSBURG, April 3. Owing
to the likelihood of military operations
against the island, the governor of "the
Inland of Sakhalin asks that addition
al Sisters ofTMercy be snt there.
PEOmSi: BITTER CONTEST.
Smiths Not Going Back to New York
Without Putting up Strenuous
Battle. ,
f IXfTNN'ATI, April. 3. The contest
.by .7. Morgan Smith and his wife, rela
tives of Nan Patterson, Against extradi
tion, and the fight against the New
York, detectives, will go hand in hand.
This was indicated by the proceedings
in court today. Attorney Shay, for the
defense, asked for time to prepare an
answer. The court granted until
Wednesday, when the habeas eorpu-s pro
ceedings will be disposed of. Shay was
aked what he inten led to do about the
letters of Smith's taken by the detec
tives and sent' to New York. He re
plied that action would be taken against
the officers.
CUTS HIS THROAT
MURDERER COLEMAN USES SAME
RAZOR ON HIMSELF HE
DID ON VICTIM.
Captured at Centralia, He Draws Blade
Across Neck at Very Door of Sher:
ill's Office He lias a Chance of Liv
ing, Say Physicians.
OH EH A US, Wash., April 3. John
T. Ooleman, murderer of Kdna Hoffman,
the notorious Portland woman, whose
throat was cut late Saturday nijjTit in
a quarrel in her apartments over the
Pitlm saloon in Portland,.; drew the
same razor with which he killed the
woman from his shoe at the Lewis
eonntv sheriff's office door this morn
ing, slashed his throat several times.
'oIeman, in custody of Night Mar
shal Oeorce Svmonds and Charles
Wakefield, both of Chekalis reached
.lrtrti.-rte' sheriff's office at G
o'clock tbi! morning. The would be
suicide severed his windpipe, but
missed hi jugular vein, and doctors
say he has a slight chance for life. He
threw the razor into the street, and
sank down with blood streaming from
several wounds. He was hastily .car
ried to the hospital and doctors called.
In Coleman's pockets were found
papers giving bis place of residence as
Ferguson, II. a He had a free ; rai-
T1IIS SEASON'S f AY0R1 TtS
- . IN
FANCY PARASOLS
ABE MOW OH DISPLAY AT
BARNES' CASH STORE
Prices are very reasonable. The
new patterns are small and dainty.
The second large shipment of
Thompson's
Glove-Fitting
Corsets i.
lias Arrived
MS
ciovE-rmtj
mmM a a va m
The new. models in Batiste Corsets
are made on rew lines. We offer you
the opportunity to buy this well known
standard brand at Weh lower prices
than "regular stores' ask for same
quality. It t because we figure our
profits on the cash basis. 1; A
ner' ITeense for British Colombia, dat
41, iie, aiso earned a
revenue tax receipt from T. C. Camp
bell, $evenoe officer at Ferguson', and
cards from the Yen dome and Royal ho
tela of Portland.
When asked by Sheriff Urqnhart if
ne -was tne man who murdered Edna
Hoffman, he nodded bis head. :. Jnst af
ter ne eut hi throat he scribbled on
a piece of paper: "Send my clothes
10 npoaane," and something -else that
wag inegicie. , ' i T
Coleman was caught on the north
bound passenger, at Centralia about 3
o clock this morning by ftymonds and
naicuriij, viatrneui aan been in
Portland, and oa Saturday - Coleman
was pointed out to him a a dangerous
man. He read the account of the Hoff
man murder and suspected this was the
murderer. On his way aorne last night
he saw Coleman get on the train at
Kalama, and notified the conductor.
who told bim Coleman had bousrht a
ticket for iKelso. He remained on the
train at Kelso, and the conductor let
him ride, wiring Sheriff Urqnhart to
meet the train and arrest 'aim. The
telegram was delivered to Night Mai
sbal Svmonds too late to notify the
sheriff, and Symonds boarded the
train himself, and with Wakefield ' as
sistance captured the man, who made
na resistance. No weapons were found
on him, and he was brought over in a
rig from Centralia.
oletnan was taken to Portland to
night.
A-HUNTING GOES
STRENUOUS TEDDY PUTS BEHIND
CARES OF OFFICE FOE TWO
MONTHS.
President Leaves Washington for Trip
to Wilds of Colorado Expects to
Hunt Big Game and Supply Camp
With Fresh Meat Daily.
WASHINGTON, April 3. With
cheers and good wishes resounding at
the Pennsylvania depot, the president
at 9:05 a. m. today, on a special train,
started a trip through the south.
Among those at the station were many
friends of the president, including
Postmaster General Cortelyou and Sec
retary Metcalf ol the department of
commerce and labor.
The special train consisted of three
cars, the president's private car Rock
ele, the Pullman sleeper Forest and
the combination baggage and buffet
car Viceroy. Attached to the train, to
be to as far as Baltimore as a buffer,
was a day coach. The train was hand
somely fitted and contains every known
appliance to insure the comfort and
safety of the passengers.
The train was scheduled to leave at
9 o'clock, but it was a minute after
that hour when the president arrived
at the station. He had been delayed
at the white house for a few minutes
in signing some important papers. Even
after he boarded his car some papers
were handed to him for his signature.
It was just five minutes after the
HcJ.P.liileil time of derfarturo when the
train drew out of the station.
In the party besides the president
were Secretary Loeb. General S. H. M
Young, Ir. Alexander Lambert, Lieu
tenant G. R. Fortesqne, one of the
nrei.lent's aides: M. C. Lata and J.
I McOrew, stenographers to tne presi
dent: H. A. Stachmeyer, photographer
and representattives of the newspaper
press associations.
The trin is beinar primarily made to
ennr le the president to attend the re
union of his old regiment, the Rough
Riders, which is to be held at San An
Tt. next Fridav. and to hunt
big irame in Oklahoma and Colorado.
in.i.Untnllv the resident will deliver
notnlde addresses at several places en
roule. His first important stop will be
made at Louisville, Ky., tomorrow
morning, where he will le the guest of
the city fSr'a few hours. He will go
directly to St. Louis, and fhence via
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail
road to San Antonio, stopping ai
eral placVs on the way, among then
Sherman and Dallas, Tex.
A.r teavinsr San Antonio the presi
Oklahoma for a wolf
411-11 " " fs' . . .
i .. .i will nrnceed . thence to Jolo-
ra.bi.to hunt big eame in the moun
tains. Unless it should be necessary
on account of unforseen circumstances
to curtail the trip the president will be
absent from Washington about two
mAnth- Definite plans for the trip
after he shall leave Oklahoma have
not been made, the purpose of the pres
. , i tn o.linut his nlans to the
conditions as they may exist at
the
the
-l. 'ne exoects to be in
wilds of Colorado for n"e
time, he will keep in touch with Wash
ington by means .of conners to the
nearest telegraph station, and thus w.l
be enabled to attend to sueh important
business as may demand his personal
attention. , ,
nr. Lambert, who accompanied
the
has
the
president, is his physician,
hunted throughout the c
and
country
president will visit.
WAGE WAR ON POOL BOOMS
SAN FRANCISCO, ApnU3.-The
grand 1 ry started war oa the pool
r" x-.n- .rrests were made
the Wtf pool rooms nave U.F-
intentions reined V" "
some maner, omer.. " . ,
would have been maae. . nrL
Foreman Andrews was gr.wj
t . . n.. nnmber of ar-
pointea over mc '"-" - .
rests. - ' '
BOSTON MAN EASY WINNER.
TACOMA, April 3.-In the mnth
round of a twenty-rou.d first. Young
Fitzsimmons (Charles JostV fJ
land was defeated by mek f Twin
, Ti.nn - A .left to the 3aw
.eat Fitssimmons to the floor. Through
out the bout Sullivan had the better
of toe. argument.
LEGAL MILL IS
IN OPERATION
STATE GRAND JURY IS EMPAN
ELLED BY CIRCUIT COURT.
IMPORTANT WORST IS OUTLINED
Will Delve Into Fraudulent Land Trans-
actions for Many Years
.Past.'
Will Also Inquire Into Cause of Tracy-
Merrill Penitentiary Outbreak of Two
Years Ago, Responsibility for Which
Rests Upon Shoulders of Convicts.
STATE GRAND JURY.
John A. Smith, Anmsvide,
farmer.
N. Miller, Woodburn,. laborer.
W. H. Grabenhorst, Liberty,
farmer.
G. W. Needham, Salem, barber. ,
T. J. Weld, Jefferson, farmer.
"Win. Kraus, Aurora, farmer.
Andrew ConeV Macleay, hop
grower. The first department of the state cir
cuit eourt convene, in regular April
term of court yesterday morning at l
o'clock, and proceeded straight to busi
ness with the appointment of B. C.
Hawley of this city, as bailiff. This ses
sion promises to be the most eventful
one that has been held here in years.
The most important feature is the em
panelling of a grand jury, the first one
to be called in more than two years,
which was drawn at 1 o'clock yester
day afternoon by Clerk Koland.
The grand jury, which is expected to
investigate some very important cases
is composed of five farmers, one barbc
and one laboring man, as follows: John
A. Smith, Aumsville, farmer; X. Miller
Woodburn, laborer; V. II. Grabenhorst
Liberty, farmer; G. W. Needham. Sa
lem, barber; F. J. Weid, Jefferson, farm
er: Wm. Kraus, Aurora, farmer, and
Andrew Cone, Macleay, hop grower.
After being worn in, Judvje Burnett
gave them brief instructions as to what
their duty would consist of, the grand
jurors adjourned to another room with
District Attorney McXary and Sheriff
Culver, for a bnei consultation when
an adjournment was had until 9 o'cleck
tris morning, when, it is understood
the Puter land fraud case will be taken
uo. As the erand jurors are sworn to
eerecy iu regard to what comes before
them, Vfc.y little will be' known as to
wh't i oeins done uttii ihey will have
completed their work and returned in-
mctmenis againsi ine piirnes niveau
gated.
The erand iurv will be called upon
to invest iafte many matters of prime
imnortance to the fmblie. at larsre, in
cluding the alleged fraudulent land
transactions of S. A. D. Puter with the
state in rast years, as well as other
prominent men in the public eye in the
same connection, a"i le iiivriinHi.'H
-f the riTcr.rstareef leading up to the
Trstev-Merrill penitentiarv outbreak
which occurred on June 9, 1902, the re
spfislbil. t? for which at present rests
upon H;.rry Wright, doing time in the
Walla Walla prison, and Charlie Monte,
at present incarcerated in the Oregon
penitentiary under sentence for grand
larcenv.
Of the twa principal cases mentioned
perhaps the most xensational in charac
ter is that of the n vest mthi ion or in p.
notorious True v-Merr ill outbreak as a
result of -which three guards, frank
Ferrtll. S. R. T. Jones and B. T. Tif-
fanv cave up their lives. The respon
sibility for this desj.-erate deed rests op
en the "diouMer ! the two c-nv:cts
Harry Wright and Charlie Monte, who
are now serving sentences unuer me
names of II. C. Mutehart and W. Den
nett, respectively they being suspected
of having furnished the two convicts
ih the arms and ammunition with
which to carry into effect their previons-
ly arrange'! plans oi escape, auis win
subject them to the change of murder
in the first degree in the light of acces
sories before the fact and, it is under
stood that this will be the charge that
wilt be entered against them if the evi
dence is such that will warrant the
grand jury in finding ind4ctmnts
against them.i District Attorney Me
Nary, who has the investigation in
charge, as well as Sheriff Culver and
Denutv Sheriff Minto, wm not disclose
any of the evidence at hand in the case,
but assert they have sufficient evidence
with which to secure a conviction from
Earties who were with Wright and
onte both before ad at the time when
thev are supposed to have pnt the rons
in the prison shops where they were
later found bv Traey and Merrill, and
Lb-w all derails in connection with the
crime. This case promises some sensa
tiori.1 developments,;
As to the Puter land transactions, es
pecially tne case ox xeoruary o, ncu
he attempted to gain possession of 3200
acres of school land by means of false
indications made by nine local parties,
the officers say they have the evidence
well in hand and that all witnesses nave
been duly subpoenaed to appear before
.. .. At.:- 1 . T
the grant! jurv some nine taw wm. i u
this ease it is claimed that Puter has
laid himself liable to the charge of con-
spiraev to defraud the state of lands,
Basil Wagner, who has not been in tn
city for several weeks, to the charge ef
anhstraation of neriury for seenring the
parties to make application for the land,
and eacn-or me iiat iraiKMi, ww
were compelled to make false affidavit
to the- applications, to the charge of
P!. ' Vwl.-.U' t..Vi;.-.t
11 iff aiso rnmoreu iui w u i.
fttirallon will not stop with the
Puter ease cited but will be extended to
include the manipulations of Puter and
others in state lands, ia wbieh frau4
is alleged to have figured, for a period
nt several vears back. , As the state
statutes limit the prosecution of offend
ers ia fraudulent transactions to three
years irora tne uate of the commission
of tb felony, it is thought that many
of the guilty ones will escape punish
ment on that account but the state land
board is preparing itself to take action
ia ail eases where fraud is shown for
the purpose of cancelling the deeds is
sued in such. State Land Agent W est
has been busily engaged in looking up
the records of the land department for
tb past three years and, it is said, has
made a list of the applications for the
purpose, of assisting the grand jury 4a
its investigation. The applications in
volve thousands of acres of valuable
timber ajtd agrrieultural lands in the
purchase of which not only Puter but a
number of prominent business and pub-
lie men have figured. In ease of con
viction in these instances it is said that
the state offieialn.stan.l ready to declare
the deeds forfeited, as well as all of
the money which has . been paid upon
the land, which will, not only enrich
the school fund to the extent of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, but will
I dace the state again in possession of
inndreds of thousands of acres' of land
which have since become verv valuable
on account of the timber upon them.
Much, or nearly all of this land, has
passed into seeond and even third hands
since being purchased from the state
and, in ease steps are taken to annul
the deeds, it mav precipitate the state
into an almost endless amount of litiga
tion by the present owners in their ef
forts to-recover possession of the prop
erty or the nymey invested in the lands.
IT WILL PROBE
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE WILL
INVESTIGATE AFFAIRS OF
EQUITABLE LIFE.
It Is Said Inquiry Is Made Upon Re
quest of President of Company, Who
Declares He Wants 1 to Establish
Facts That Are in Dispute.
NEW YORK, April 3. A most im
portant develojHnent in the Equitable
Life Assurance wocietv's affairs today
was announced tonight by .Governor
Higgins at Albany and by .1'resident
James W. Alexander of the society in
this city, that State Superintendent of
insurance Francis Hendricks had begun
an investigation into the company's
anairs.
This 'was followed bv the introduc
tion in the state senate tonight of a
resolution providing for a legislative
investigation of the Kquitable. The
resolution was presented by Senator
Hrackett. The investigation by the
state authorities follows a request made
by Alexander to Superintendent Hend-
neks by a letter of February 21 and
ry iiyde in a letter of -announcement
which was made "public last Saturday
night. In an authorized statement
the first Alexander has made since the
state superintendent was called into
the controversy the president of the
KquitarTle savs "the investigation by
Hendricks is now" in progress. '
"Its result," he adds, "will estab
lish the truth or falsity of many mat-
terss which are now being alleged on
the one hand and controverted on the
other." '
He also taken occasion to deny some
statements made formally by Hyde last
Saturday.
YOUNG CORBET IN PICLA.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3. Voting
f3orlett anil Young Krne of this city
sparred six rounds tonight., Corbett
was fat and fought wildly. Erne,
while active, was timid, t nder th
iw no decision was given, but the
spectators appware.l of t he opinion 'that
the 6 gtit was a draw. . v I
ATTEMPTWRECK
HOLD-UPS MAKE DOUBLE EFFORT
TO DERAIL PACIFIC MID
NIGHT FLYER.
Two Piles of Ties Placed on Track
Near Albany Freight Strikes One,
Other Discovered in Time Second
Attempt Made in Two Weeks.
ALBANY, Or., April 3 Two attempts
to wreck tne southbound overland front
ortland to San Francisco were made
near Albany last night, the deed being
apparently the work of would-be hold
ups. Obstructions were placed on the
track in two places, both designed to
wreck a southbound train, an 1 had the
- 1 1 . , . . . I A.
miuDigoi - ovenand , sirucK eimer n
would have been thrown off the track.
A northbound freight ran into the
first obstruction, which consisted of a
pile of ties. This was about 9 o'clock.
The engine dragged one of the ties for
the remarkable distance o. eighteen rail
lengths, when it struck the guard rail
at a private crossing, derailing the ten
der and one ear. '
About the same time Chanes Cooper,
who was walking along the track on his
way home from Albany, discovered a
pile of ties on the track just outside the
city limits. Jnst before reaching the
obstruction he met a tall mas walking
rapidly away irom them. He telephoned
to the depot and removed the ties.
W hen the overland reached the place
of the freight wreck it stopped to ee
if the track, was dear, and just after
starting again two shots were fired from
near the track. They were heard by
Station Agent Fonk and Chief of Police
MeClain, who had srone down to inves
tigate, and who were ' abort distance
away. This would indicate that hold
up was the object of the would-be train
wreckers, but all other indications point
toward malieious attempt to cause . a
wreck..." ---'V. - i.' -Z'" -.'
An attempt was made to wreck the
overland at Albany two Weeks ago, but
was not tv well planned as this one. -
FIFTY MINERS
ARE ENTOMBED
FEARFUL EXPLOSION AT LETTER
MINES IN ILLINOIS. '
DEAD ESTIMATED THIRTY-FOUR
Accumulation, of Gas Over Sunday
Cause of the Disastrous
.- Accident. :
Shock Experienced Distance of Twelve
Miles Shaft and Its Entrance De
stroyed Rescue Work Is Slow Owing
to Attending Dangers of Damp.
BENTON, 111., April 3. Some fifty
miners were entombed today in Joseph
inciter's mine at Zeijrier bv a terrific
explosion of gas and it is probable that
thirty or forty of the buried men are
dead. Thus far fifteen bodies have
been found. The explosion was due to
the fact that the Leiter mines were nt
worked on Sunday, thus allowing the
gas to accumulate in the lower work
ings. 4 .. i.
When between thirty-five and forty
miners bad descended into the mine to
day to resume work a terrific explosidn
blew the timbers about the mouth of
the mine high into the air. One of the
steel .cages was , blown to the surface
from the bottom of the 500-foot shaft.
The shock of the explosion was felt at
Benton, twelve miles distant. One min
er was killed and four severely injured
at the mouth of the shaft in which the
explosion occurreib The work of rescue
began at Once by the miners who were
arriving at the time when the explosion
took place, but the main shaft was so
badly wrecked that the rescue work had
to be carried on throuch the air shafts.
This hindered the work of aiding the
entombed men to such an extent that
when darkness fell tonight only three
bodies and one injured man had been
brought to the surface. These bodies
were found forty feet from the lKttom
of the air shaft. Work of rescue is
made very difficult and dangerous bv
the foulness of the air in the mine. Only
two bodies were- found that show any
marks of the explosion, death in the
other cases evidently has resulted from
asphvxiation. ,
A committee of union miners from
Duquern and other neighboring mining
towns, headed by District President
Morris, hastened to Zeigler soon after
the explosion oeeurred ard offered their
aid. The bodies of the dead are so
blackened they cannot at once be iden
tified.
There was much excitement among
the miners when the accident became
known, because there had been a strike
ot long duration and many conflicts had
occurred between the strikers and the
non-union miners. An all day invest sta
tion tends to show that the catastrophe
was due to the accidental explosion of
the accumulated gas.
.Joseph Leiter is cxpected to reach
Zeigler tonight, although at first it was
reported he was en route to Europe. The
rescue work will continue all night. To
night thirty-one coffins, accompanied by
an undertaker arrived at Zeigler. The
number pf dead is estimated at thirty-
four, injured, eight.
It has transpired that there were two
explosions close together. The first ex-
ttoHion tKk pace in the air shaft and
was followed by a much greater explo
sion in the main shaft. The explosion
wrecked the shaft, blowing out tide
skills on which the cages were hoisted.
Of -the thirty-four men thought to be
lead only fifteen had 'been taken out
at 10 o'epM-k tonight. Besides these
bodies, three were removed alive, but
Suerintendent Ilurd tonight said
that the shaft was a wreck and the
main entrance so disabled that it would
take a week to repair it.
In 'an effort recover the entombed-
mr
men five rescuers were overcome by
the after damp. All the searcher for
the men below are let down on a roje
by band. ,
FREIGHT niTS WORK TRAIN.
Two Laborers Killed in Wreck on San
ta Fe in New Mexico Near Raton.
RATONy X. M., April 3!
A wfck
has occurred on the Santa Fe road, one
mile from this place, s A heavy freight
collided with a tram loaded with. work
men, causing the instant death of two
workmen, .Manual Li ha and Joso Vin-
tras, and severely injuring four others.
The engine of the work train was. com
pletely demolished, and the; front nd
of the freight engine was smashed in.
Both Liba and Contra' -were' mangled
beyond identification. Liba's head
wa sevrrej from his bod v and thrown
a distance of forty feet. Contras head
was smashed. I avid Martinez prut -
meio uarcia, workmen, were so severe-
ly injured that they may die. Virgil
Smitiion, fireman of the freight, had
his hand cut off, and O. IV Williams,
engineer of the wojjk train, was badlv
bruised.
WENT OUT IN THTJ FIRST.
ClXCIXXAil, April 3. Kid Wilson
of this city, tonight knocked out Paddy
Lane of Jsrooklyn, in the first round.
LABOR UNREST
TROUBLE BREWING AMONG LAB
ORERS IN WARSAW AND GEN
ERAL STRIKE IMMINENT.
Fear of Big Walk-out Experienced on
.Every Hand Strikers Are Growing
Bold Fire on Police Arms Turned
Over to Authorities.
WARSAW, April 3. The increasing
unrest in labor circles is notable And
well informed men are of the opinion
tnai another general strike is immi
nent. A large manufacturer in the
neighboring town refused a big ' con
tract last week because, after confer
ring with the leaders among his work
men, he was eojivinceil that all his em-
jdoyes would walk out within a month
. "I"1? i"- uianuiucmrer nnsur-1
ance that the e.mployes would profit
equally with himself "by remaining to
complete me contract
Attacks on- policemen are becoming
more frequent. Two officers were
wounded tonight, one of them Wing
shot, another TrrrtM5T?d. The assailants
escaped
The'' governor-general has prohibited
the carrying or nrearms. Ail the arms
in the possession of gun dealers' were
handed over to the custody of the au
tborities.
FRANCE KEEPS UP THINKING.
Doesn't Like William's Moroccoan
Speech, and More She Thinks
About It Worse It Grows.
PA IMS, April 3. The Morocco inci
dent is daily making n deeper impres
sion. While calmness continues to pre
vail, there is a growing sen of rude
ness from the shock of Kmperor Wil
liam's utterances. The Temps says the
remarks V const itute a maximum short
of openly quarreling with Franco which
tillia:m could attempt an order to 1m
disagreeable."
THREE MILLS IN 8IIARON
SOFTH 811 AKO N,. Pa.. April 3.
Jack liliu hl.urn of Philadelphia, knock
ed out Dick Fitrpatric-k'of Chicago, in
the second round of a 12-ronnd loit to
night.' Jack Young of Newenst le, -nnd
Paul Moore of Pittsburg, went ten
rounds to a draw. The preliminary be
tween I bnrles Presley and John Matti
was also a draw.
SPRING TOP. "COATS
If you ore an enrljr morning bird, you've .already felt tlio thin
chilly oir. The season euggf-sts a Spring Top Coat and every
good dressrr will own one. I 1 ark is a good color tan ia tho
fashion limit wo have them, in three shades. Ian, olivo and
striped. - '
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SCHOOL BOARD
MAKES. AWAR
CONTRACT FOR NEW CENTRAL
inair school is let.
GOES TO WELCH fc MAUH:
Building "Will Cost $ 12,1m and Will
Constructed of New
berg Brick.
Action as to Letting Contract for
Heating Plant Deferred to Next
Mccting-r-Work Will Be Rushed cn
Construction and Will Begin at One a
Pursuant to adjournment on last Fit-
nrd.iy evening the 'board of school iU
reciors met at the eitv hall lat even
ing for the purjHise of resuming consid
eration of the bids for the construc
tion of the new central school build
ing and the instnll.it ton of a heatinc;
plant. A predicted In The Statesman
of Sunday, it was finally' decided !
award the building contract to Messrs.
Welch & Maurer of this city for $V2,
Ii9, the building to bo constructed oC
Xewlierg pressed brick, nnd the award
ing of the contract for the hist nllntioii
of the heating plant was postponed un
til next Saturday evenng. It is prob
able, however, that the board will de
cide upon i ne .Mcrnerson not air ian
system, winch will cost ifolOO, as they
all appear to be inclined to favor it.
The. total cost of the building, Includ
ing furnishings, vte., will probably ng-
gregato $.i0,0((.
Pr.-W. II. Byrd opened the bnll off
the evening by moving that the con-
tract for the building be awarded t
Welch & Maurer, and that the building
be constructed of Ncwberg brick.
There appeared to bo no dissent ioa
among the members as to ' the quality,
of material to be used in the structure,
ind after some discussion', as to t.in
date of the .completion, which wns
fixed upon about October l., or lit)
working days, the motion was unani
mously adopted. ,
W. -O. Mcpherson of Portland M1
present at the. meeting and was called
j upon-to explain the merits of his hent
, Vstem. Some ob ections Werd
raise.l as to the price of his system
"400. Mr. Mcpherson stated that th
plant of the Walla Walla sc'.iool cot
$0400, which is practically the jiinj
as the Salem price. Figures for tlm
Salem school a ro based upon the snw
a those for the other buildings Wal-
H -'Walls, I'ortland and Eugene, which
is 2NJ to each room. Ho would be
willing to deduct this amount from t'on
'contract price for each room cut out
of the plans. The minimum full sup
ply for his system" would ie "about six
teen cords of wood per month, or nine.
tv six cords per school year of six
months.
Asked the difference between. 11m
cost of an electric motor for running
the fans and a water motor, he snil it
depended upon what thn water motor
would cost: that a ten-horse power
electric, motor would e,ot t-'-'O, nnd
that he would 'be -willing lo deduct the
difference between tho cost of a water
motor ami an electric motor from tho
contract price.
Dr. Ilyrd was obliged to go lefora
the1 conclusion of the discussion of tin
merits of the different heating systems.
and as it is desired that ull members
present when a final decision 11
reached, adjournment was had until
next Saturday evening.
PROMINENT ATTORNEY INDICTED
WASHINGTON,' April 3. The feder
al grand jury today reiorted an in
dictment aguinwt Andrew A. Lipscomb,
a prominent attorney of this city, in
connection with the alleged embezzle
ment of fin.iHKi from the Washington
Beneficial Endowment Association.
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