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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1905.
SECOND SECTION SIX FAGE3.
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BOY MAY HAVE :
CAUSED WRECK
SAID HE "HAD BEEN DOWN TO
SHUT THE SWITCH. j ?
BELIEVED FREIGHT WAS AHEAD.
Mystery of Derailing of Twentieth Cen-
tnry riyer Seems Close ta I
, , Solution. ' '
List of Fatalities Grows to Nineteen
All Prominent in Business Circles of
Big CitiesMatter Will Be Given
Investigation Today. "
CLEVELAND, June 22. Tt is prob
able that an investigation tomorrow
will deevlop that a boy fourteen years
old meddled with the switch at the
Mentor station last sight and caused
the wreck of the Twentieth Century
flyer. William Usher, ticket agent of
the Nickel Plate, and James .Barnes
of Willoughby were on the scene, of
the wreck twenty minutes after it hap
pened. On the way they met a boy
carrying a lantern. They questioned
him and he said he had been down to
shut the switch. The men went to the
scene of the wreck and found ; the
switch open, but locked. The men are
of the opinion that the boy thought
there was a freight ahead of the
Twentieth Century and opened the
switch to let it through and take the
siding.
If. S. Storria, general superintendent
of the Lake Whore, said the matter
would be investigated tomorrow, al
though be is inclined to doubt the
story that the boy turned the switch.
The list of fatalities o. last night's
wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited-,
at'-Mentor is one of the largest in
tue history of this road, numbering
nineteen persons. AH of the .vieftms
wire prominent in the business and
professional world in New York, Chi
cago, Cleveland and other cities.
As to who was responsible for the
open switch which caused the wreck,
the railroad officials are still uncertain.
They believe the wreck was the result
cither of a maniac or of some person
hent upon revenge. A careful examin
ation of the switch today showed it to
be in a perfect condition. Detectives
are working on the ease. Trainmen are
the opinion that the crew of the
Twentieth Century was deceived by a
second white light 100 feet beyond the
witch which was open, ut, while
traveling at such fast speed, that it;
was unable to gauge the distance and
mistook the second light for the first;
one.
SUMMER SCHOOL.
Large Number of Teachers in Salem
" From Other Farts of State.
A representative of The Statesman
called at the East school recently and
visited the summer school of primary
methods concluded by L. II. Traver, in
which he is assisted by Mrs. Carrie M.
Ogle. The work seen was extremely in
teresting, and Mr. Traver informed the
writer that visitors are welcome" at all
times during the sessions:
A school of this kind was held here
last year, and it became so Mpnlar and
resulted so successfully that a demand
for a school ot the same nature again
was made this year. Twenty-six teach
ers attended last year, and several , of
the same ones are attending again this
year. The enrollment this year has
reached thirty-eight, a"nd probably sev
eral others will , enroll before the end
of the session.
-The following Salem primary . teach
ers have, enrolled:- -Laura Bean,. Myr-
tie Davis, Lillian Harwood, Kmma Kra
mer, Maude Laughead, .Maude Meyers,
Alhena Mellen, Bertha A. Lick and
Mabel Robertson. All the teachers who
were spoken" to in regard to the school
speak ia the highest praise of it.
The, course of study comprises the
following subjects: Phonics ad read
ing, primary language and spelling, pri
mary? arithmetic, writing and class
management. Printed outlines of eacn
subject are furnished, and the instruc
tion is illustrated by pupils of the Sa
lem schools.
The complete enrollment Is as fol
lows: Wilma Blair, Hnbbard, Or.
Martha Bowerman, Salem, Or.
Laura Bean, Salem, Or.
Mrs. Carrie Chapel, Aumsville, Or.
Addie Cleveland, Salem, Or.
May E. Cleveland, Salem, Or.
Olita Cooley, Brownsville. Or.
F. May Cooley, Brownsville, Or.
Winifred V. Cutler, Brownsville, Or.
Myrtle Davis, McCoy, Or.
Linnle Epley, Jefferson, Or.
Rcbah Gans, Salem, Or. t
Lillian .Harwood, Eugene, Or.
V. Elizabeth Haraer.. Milton, Or.
Lillian liogan, Grant's rasa. Or.
Lucia Jenkins, JJMsma,.. Wash.
C Vivian Johnson, Beaverton.
Alshie IL Jones, Thomas. Or.
Emma Kramer, 8alem, Or. ,
Clara Kirkpatrick, Aumsville, Or.
. Carrie M. Kerr, Boise, Idaho. ,
Maude Laughead, Salem, Or.
Bertha A. Lick, Salem, Or.
Lidia Manchester, Dewey, Or.
Superintendent E. T. Moores, Salem,
Or . -
Allenna Mellen, Salem, Or.
' Maude Meyers, Portland, Or. ; v .
Lottie E. Morgan, Shedds. Or.
Mabel Robertson. Salem, Or.
- Gladys Riches, Turner Or. . '
Winifred Ralston. Brownsville, Or.
Lina Stouffer, Dallas. Or.
Cora Sullivan, Woodburn, Or. ; "
Ena E. pren, PemBeton. Or.
Clara Vaughn, Newberg,' Or.
Jessie Williams, Milton, Or. ;
' .Helena Wolf, Perrydale. Or.
Frances M. Yoder, Hubbard, Or. ,
TO ACCEPT PORTAGE ROAD.
State Treasurer C 8. Moore and See
retary, of State Dunbar departed yes
terday afternoon for Portland. bis
morning they, accospanied by Govei-
nor Chamberlain, composing the board
of portage railway commissioners, will
proceed to The Dalles, where they will
make official acceptance of the portige
road - from the contractor. The roa-J
Is now complete and, although the
board will go through the motion of ac
cepting it, it does not become obliga
tory npon theni to. make final payment
upon,' it, - as under the provisions of
the contract they have the right, to
withhold the final amount doe for a
period of thirty days after acceptance
of . the work. During this period the
state's engineer, will go over the work
completely and check it up with the
stipulations of the contract, and, upon
his certification of thoroughness and
strict conformance to contract, the rest
of the money will be forthcoming from
the state. The balance due the con
tractor, so far as the state is concerned,
amounts to about $30,000.
TOWN "SHOT UP-'
NERVY COWBOYS RIDE UP AND
DOWN STREETS OF SUMFTER ;
for ; TWO HOURS. ' T
Police and Resident Sharpshooters Un
able to Pick Them Off Pair Eludes
Pursuing Posse . and. ' Shoots Her
Up" Again "Hit the Old Booze."
SUMPTER, Or., June 22. Two eow.-
boys, one George Duncan, well known
here, and the otuer a comparative
stranger, created a sensation at this
place Tuesday night by shooting up
the town.
Duncan and companion came here
luesday, claiming to hail from Ne
vada, and having several borses in
their possession. Towards evening
they tegnn to imbibe freely, and about
uark started their performance-by go
log into the Bank saloon, owned by F.
.eDonaId, and drawing revolvers com
menced several gun play movements
that were anything but appreciated by
those present, lifter, this they mount
ed borses and rode up to North street,
and while passing the alley immedi
ately backof the First National Bank
commences to snoot indiscriminately.
, iiy this time the whole town was
aroused, and the police and residents
took a hand in the shooting. Shots
began to fly thick find -fast, and sev
eral - narrow escapes are reported.
Chief pf Police Ed. Rand came very
bear receiving a shot, the bullet strik
ing a post within a few inches of him.
As the two banslits rode swiftly
through the streets and out of town
several shots were fired at them, but
it was too dark for the marksmen to
bring them down. N : , ,
The cowboys rode out of town with
n posse immediately in their wake, and
shots were sent after them. They then
skirted around and came back through
the other end of Mill street, proceeded
along the alley, went in a saloon by
the rear door, and coolly took a drink
at the bar. Remounting their Jiorses,
they came lack to the vieinity of the
east, end of Granite street and com
menced Another fusillade. This was
responded to ry members of the posse,
but loth sides failed to do any execa
lion. FRAUDULENTLY NATURALIZED
Secret Service Men Investigating Sit
uation That May Prove Nasty '
' Scandal.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 22. Secret
service agents are hereat work upon
what may prove a federal scandal. The
officers have begun an investigation
into the alleged naturalization of sea
faring men, by fraudulent methods.
The departme'nt of commerce and labor
is informed that foreign seamen who
have been in this country less than a
year have been appearing before , su
perior court jnes in company with a
well-known water-front politician, who
brings two witnesses to swear that the
applicants have lived tEe requisite Eve
years in thw United State. With
fraudulent applfcatloa.papers the ap
plicants have then appeared before the
uniieu oiaics ib.fu ui u.. ,
boilers and secure mates' and mas
ters licenses, tSe . result being that
many American vessels on tho coast
are partially officered by foreigners.
ACTIv.TY ON FRENCH FRONTIER.
Feeling of Anxiety Prevails Among
People Living on Border ol
Germany.
PARIS, Jone 22. Reports from the
frontier continue to show marked mili
tary activity and a feeling of ' nnrest
among the people living along the bor
uer.f The influential press, evidently
in accordance wtih the wishes of the
government, refrains from discussing
tue military aspect, asserting that the
negotiations, while in a. delicate stage,
continue normal. a
The gloomy sentiment increased dur
ingHhe afternoon. On the Bourse
rentes suffered an unusual decline of
over 40 centimes. , Much excitement
accompanied the trading. One of tb
alarmist reports was that Prince Rad
olin, the German ambassador,, had left
Paris for Berlin, the . intimation being
that his departure was due to the un
satisfactory nature of the French note.
1 A diplomat who lunched with Prince
Badolin at 'noon today informed the As
sociated Press : that the report was
absurd, as not the slightest word had
yet been received concerning the atti
tude which the German government in
tended to take. . v
A ne evening papemugu , JS'Ti '
in"i :
...... . A ...hftfltYA AT VMPI WOUIU KIIO
to - remove : false
agreement if Germany,
greciprocate "the . con-
duce a durable
waa nrenared to reciprocate
ciliatory advances of M-.Rouvier. '
I
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RUSSIA MUST
SHOW JAPAlf
WANT DEFINITE ASSURANCES RE-
GARDTNG SLAVS' INTENTIONS
NOT ANXIOUS FOR ARMISTICE.
In Absence of President, Secretary Hay
Is in Charge of Peace Nego-
: tlations.
Official and Diplomatic Circles at Wash
ington Anxious for Return of Roose-
velt Conference on Situation Slated
i lor Tola Afternoon. '
WASHINGTON, June 22. In official
and diplomatic circles the return of
the president is awaited with great in
terest, because they understand that
in ease any new or definite step in the
peace negotiations is taken it would
be announced in a statement, from the
White House.'
- Secretary Taft has a number of tele
grams from Tokio and St. Petersburg
which he will take to the White House
tomorrow, and a confereneeon the gen
eral situation and the outlook for an
armistice will follow. Is the absence
of the president, Secretary Hay has
been in charge of the negotiations, but
all the information on the 'Subject has
been wtihheld at the state department.
Despite the strong belief that it. will
greatly further the cause of peace if
the belligerents avoid a clash between
the armies pending the . Washington
conference, tire president and Secretary
Hay are aware of the wish of the Jap
anese, before assenting to an armistice,
that they receive more definite assur
ances regarding Russia's intentions, t
St. Petersburg, June 23. News from
the battlefield is extremely meager. A
press telegram of Tuesday's date
speaks of a "rear guard action," ami
there are rumors in the city that the
Russian army is retreating, but the
latest dispatches received from Line
viteh, bearing the same date, declared
briefly that the Japanese advance bail
paused.
MUDERESS AGAIN REPRIEVED.
Mrs, Rogers Granted Stay of Execu
tion and Her case Now Goes
' to Supreme Court.
BRATTLEBOKO, Vt., June 22. A
reprieve until December 8 for Mrs.
Rogers, the condemned murderess, was
signed this afternoon by "Governor Bell
and for the third time the woman who
was to have been banged at Windsor
tomorrow for the killing of her hus
band has been' saved through the oper
ation of the governor's power of stay
ing the execution. Today's reprieve
was granted in order that the case may
be carried to the supreme court of the
United States.
LOCAL OPTION LS IGNORED.
Coquille Saloonman Will Boldly Apply
for License.
COQUILLE, Ore., June 22. In face
of the fine and imprisonment imposed
him in the justice's court here, from
which he appealed to the circuit court,
J. P. Tiiper iias osted notice of inten
tion of "applying to the city council for
a license to ' ell intoxicating Jiquor.
Speculation is rife as to whetLeni the
council will grant him a license or not.
The prohibition people are discussing
by what authority the district attor
ney, hail to . file the motion that all
further wises be dismissed. Nothing
will be done by them until the Attor-ney-fleperal
is communicated with.
The saloons are running and the pro
hibition people are nonplussed as to
ihow to proceed to close them, In view
of the action taken by the district, at
torney. t
1 WOMAN IS FATALLY HURT.
Horse Becomes Fractions and Backs
,t f Party Off Cliff Two- Hundred
t reet High.
? SALINAS," CaLr June 22. News has
M,fn rceived here of an accident on
the - Carmel grade, in which Mrs. A
Housotoff and. eight children were in
jured. Mrs. Housotoff is thought to
be fatally hurt.: Mrs. Housotoff was
returning home with her. children in a
buggy when the horse took fright and
backed ; oyer the steep bluff, plunging
downward two hundred feet high.
AWFUL END IN DEATH VALLEY
Bodies of Seven Men Are Fotmd In
Alkali Desert TWb Mop
- . Foand .Dying.
SAN FRANCISCO June 22. A spc
cial to the Examiner from Ooldfield,
NevM sayst ? -.-V;:- r"-. -.
! W. H.-CTark of Baker City, Or with
his wife arrived in Ooldfield today and
brought a. story of 'death .from the
kw?f desert "seldom equaled. tile says
that a party of prospectors crossing
the dge pf Death, valley, lying be
tween . the Panamlnt . and Funeral
rssges of mountains, came 'across a
Lparty of nine , men and three burros.
Seven of tne men. ana aii . ine ourroa
were dead. ; -.i f V. - - f; ' '
: The two surviving men were In j a
pitiable condition. Their tongues were
swollen so that they protruded from
their mouths, f and the "action of the
heat had So stiffened thefr limbs that
they had to be carried - on . the backs
of the rescuers ' animals. ':- -
1 'No details can be obtained at pres
ent. as ft is doubtful if the two mea
rescued can live.
m - M ' It .
me Doairs 01 -
l ; were partially2eovered:by sand,
n.l recognition waa tmpossioi
c ,
strapped tonhetn, and it Is eertain
that the party ha.l become r lost, Mjl
ia their vain search for water In that
Sfy alkali stretch of desrf, had trav
eled in a .eirele until overcome by
thirst and heat, then lay down and
died. - ,. . . - ,
WAS A VICTIM OF THE SANTIAM
Remains of Young Man , Who Met His
, ..." Death by Drowning Buried
. . at Marion. ... t
MARION, Ore., June 22. (Special)
The funeral, of the late Forest Bruer
was held from the family home sear
this place today, the remains being in
terred at the Marion cemetery. Young
Bruer, who was but -19 years of- age,
was accidentally drowned in a fork
of the Santiam river at Veal's mill, on
the J. EL Robertson place near Marion
on Saturday' evening of last week. His
mother stood on the bank of the river
and watched her son drown, but was
helpless and unable to offer any assist
ance. The remains were .held, until to
day pending th arrival of a brother
of the deceased, who came from Ne
braska to attend the funeral. -
"HIT THE TRAIL"
BIG DOINGS AT LEWIS AND CLARK
' EXPOSITION GROUNDS ON -SATURDAY.
'
Parade of Strange People and Animals
With Music and Lively Speeches by
Officials and Spielers in Dedication
of . Street :Of Amusement.
PORTLAND, June 22. There will be
big doings on - the Trail at the Lewis
and Clark exposition Saturday, which
has been named Iran day. On that
uay the Trail will Se opened as wide
as possible, though for that matter it
has been wide open for weeks. But
special ' efforts will be made to show
the public that the Trail is the live
liest proposition ever presented to an
amusement-loving public
Edward M. Bayiess, president of the
Trail Amusement Association, will be
grand marshal and high chief execu
ttoner. Beginning early in the morn
ing the Trail shows thirty or more of
them will give extra attractions, and.
all the rest Of the exposition will be
a secondary consideration. The crown
ing event of the day will begin at 4
o'clock in th,e afternoon, when the offi
cial exercises will be held on the Trail
where it joins the Bridge of Nations.
There is room here for a large crowd
to gather, as the grand esplanade
crosses the Bridge of Nations at this
point and there is a wide plaza of
plank flooring built over the lake.
The administration band will start
the ball with mimic, followed by a burst
of oratory from Mr, Kayless. More
music will precede a Trail talk by
President II. W. Goode of the exposi
tion. J.- A. ' Gorman, on behalf of the
Trail Amusement Association, is slated
for a response. Then John A. Wake
field, director of concessions, will tell
some things about "Midway" matters
that cannot fail to be of interest. An
other burst of boisterous music by the
band will start the big Trail parade.
which wm be reviewed by the officials.
In this. parade the visitors will see the
entire Trail outfit, including men ami
women from many nations, animals,
wild andtame, educated . horses, ath
letic elks, humpy camels, elephants
carrying their own trunks, dancing
girls. Oriental people, spielers and oth
er attractions too numerous to mention.
In the evening there will be a "spe
cial display of fireworks, and the Trail
will be the gayest. boulevard on earth.
It is expected that at least 23,000 peo
ple will attend the exposition on that
day.
Saturday is also , National Obod
Roads day and Seattle day. Thousands
of people" from Seattle will be on hand,
with bands and banners. The Union
Pacific band of Cheyenne, Wyo.. is to
be oneof the attractions.' The Oregon
Agricultural college cadet corps: will
march ami mingle with the crowds. Th
Lewis and Clark. Pacific coast golf
championship eontestsill be a feature
of the day, on the links near the
grounds. Junes' famous band will
make. music for the multitude.'
Hit the Trail Saturday, and don't
you faiL
ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Modern Woodmen of America Will Pay
Respects to Departed Mem
? hers Sunday.
The annual memorial services of the
local lodge of the Modern: Woodmen. of
Amerfca will, be -held in this city Sun
day afternoon. They . will consist of
a street parade by members; of the
lodge, headed by the reform school
band, through .the principal streets of
the city, to the Odd Fellows', and City
View cemeteries, the strewing of graves
Ok departed members with flowers aVl
the ritualistic work beside the grave
of, the late i X. Hofcr in the latter
cemetery.
The exercises of the day .-.will begin
at 2 o 'clock, when the members wm
meet at the hall' -ia Iloliaan block,
where they will listen - to a selection
by the band. This ended, the parade
will organize on State and Loerty
streets, and, under 'the marshalship of
Chief Forester Marrett Davis, will
move out State to High, to Cbemeketa,
to Commercial streets and thence out
to the cemeteries where flowers will
be placed on the graves. . The rituab
iatie work of the day's program-will
take place ia City View cemetery. It
will be opened by a selection by the
reform school band, followed by the
reading of the ode. Prayer will besjof
fered by Rev. W. W. Edmondson. Fol
lowing this Veneral Counsel E. L. Ir
vin will make appropriate remarks. The
band will then render 3 mnsie, . after
which Rev. Edmondson will deliver the
address of , the day. After another se
lection by ! the. band ; the ceremony of
strewing the graves with flowers will
take place. The exercises will eonclade
with the M. W. A. honors, in which
the whole lodge will participate.'-. 3 :
STATESMANCLASSIFIED
ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS.
BOOKS WOULD '
CONVICT HIM
SO SAYS SENATOR MITCHELL TO
JUDGE TANNER. )
WITNESS AGREES TO PERJURY
Old Law Partners Face Each Other, In
Second Day's Trial of the
' Land Fraud Cases.''
I Firm Accounts Are Changed at Be
quest or Defendant and New Agree
ment Ia Entered Into Witness Tells
of Going to Meet Returning Man. i
PORTLAND, June 22. On the i day
that marked his seventieth milestone
of his journey through life, his face
blanched until the blue veins stood out
big and black aeross his temple, with
beads of perspiration glistening on
his forehead, with hands. -clasping and
unclasping along the side of the table
at which he sat, John II. Mitchell,
senior senator from Oregon, today lis
tened to the testimony 1 given with
every evidence of shame and humilia
tion, by Judge Tanner, his lifelong
friend and law partner. Judge Tan
ner waa not one .whit less white or
less agitated, and during his exami
nation his words came hesitatingly
and falteringly, and so low that the
rythmic click of the courtroom eloek
was audible throughout the oar or
more that the confession .. consumed.
When court adjourned for the day
Judge Tanner was still on the stand.
" The morning session was devoid of
interest, the prosecution continuing the
chronological introduction of docu
mentary evidence, but when the aft
ernoon was half passed Heney began
to question Tanner as to his trip to
meet Mitchell in December last , when
the senator was returning to Portland
a short time prior to bis first indict
ment. 1 '
Tanner told of his going to Kalama
to meet "Mitchell. The senator, he
said.,' was very eager for the land
fraud news, and asked if there was
any danger of - the government agents
having had access to the books of the
firm. Mitchell expressed, said the wit
ness, a deep concern about the en
tries and the transactions that the
firm had had with Kribs, and wanted
to see the books. The" following day,
Tanner testified, the senator went to
the office, and in company with him
YTanner), looked over the books.
According to the testimony of the
judge, Mitchell expressed surprise at
the way the entries had been made,
and demanded that the old books be
destroyed, saying that the entries in
regard to tnts Kribs Transactions would
not only indict but convict him if
they fell into the hands of the govern
ment. Tanner testified that he told
the senator that he thought it would
necessitate perjury; that .he would
stand by Mitchell and lo! what he could
to help him. He agreed ito destroy the
books if necessary, and h:iH called the
senator's attention 'to the clause in
the partnership I agreements by which
the senator was to receive all the fees
for the work done before the depart
ments. lie changed this, and the new
agreements had been dated bade - to
March 1,-1901, the same as the origi
nal, and had been signed by both.
Subsequent letters passing between
the two men were also offered in evi
dence. MASSACHUSETTS TRIP ENDS.
WILLI AMSTOVv W, Mass, June 22.
The zigxag journey of President Roose
velt among the colleges of western
Massachusetts, ended today with his
departure from . Williamstown after he
had received from Williams college the
honorary degree o. j. II. D. His stay
in this state was a busy one. He at
tended three college commencements,
at two of which he received high hon
orary degrees, traveled several hun
dred miles and, besides delivering sig
nificant addresses at each commence
ment, made a numler of speeches from
the platform of bis esr. During the
trip there was not an unpleasant, inci
dent. Yesterday's, rain - was disagree
able, but today, though the skies were
cloudy, no rain fell until after the train
rearing the president; had- started
south.. The president's train is due ia
Washington, early tomorrow. . lie wiu
return to New England next week to
attend the commencement at Harvard
university. ."-
VETERANS CONCLUDE - LABORS.
Grand Army of Republic of Washing
ton Wind Up Affairs and
. ; , Elect Officers. 5
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jone 23. The
annual encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic was concluded here to
day. -Walla Walla is the place for next
year's eneampment. . The following of
ficers ' were 'chosen: commander,
James T. Ooss, Vancouver; - adjutant
and quartermaster, James . A. Snod
grass, Vancouver; senior vice-commander,
D. K- Oliver, Spokane; junior viee
eomraander, J. D. aimer, Wenatebee;
chaplain, .Isaac H. Sprsgue, Ballard;
medical director, IL. C. .Bostwiek, Van
couver. ...- .
FOUND DEAD IN CHAIR.
Sinataw Farmer Bachelor Expires Bud
y y denly at Eugene.' '
HTGENE, Ore, Jone 22. The body
of Rwhnird.MrtGovem. a Siuslaw. Val
ley .farmer, who died in Eugene Tues
day, was" interred yesterday afternoon
in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. The de
ceased came to Eugene five or six
weeks ago for treatment for heapft
trouble. ... He' was "apparently improv-
ing until Monday night, when he "com
plained of feeling badly. He went to
sleep in a chair at a Jodging house,
and .was found dead by the landlord
next morning. '
Deceased was a bachelor, aged about
birth, and has lived alone on his ranch
for the past, twenty years. No living
relatives are known., : ,
CALLED IN ELEVENTH INNING.
CAMBKIDGE,' June 2. The Harvard-Yale
game waa called In the elev
enth inning . on account of rain. The
score . then stood I . to 1.
INTO PORT FOR REPAIRS. '
SAN FRANCIS;0, June ' 22. The
steam schooner Acme that, was badly
damaged by fire in the harbor at Eu
reka about a week ago, was towed to
this port today for repairs. .
. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. ,
At Taeoma Taeoma, C; Oakland, I.
At San Francisco San Francisco, 4
Los Angeles, 3. , '
STILL IN DARK
TRUE SITUATION IN REGARD TO
BREWERS REMAINS MYSTERY
TO OUTSIDE INTERESTS.
Claim They Have Large Stock of Hops
on Hand. Bat Will "Not Show the
Goods "Brewers . Adopting New
Methods to ' Seduce Hop Needs.
Russell Catlin of the hop firm of Cat
lin ti Linn, has returned from a nine
weeks' tour ot the-south and east. He
was accompanied by-Mrs. Catlin. Mr.
Catlin enprestsAl himself as much
pleased and benefited by the journey
and what he saw and. learned, and is
glad to return to the land, of sunshine
and plenty. By a circuitous route Mr,
and Mrs. Catlin first went to New
Orleans; then up through the Atlantic
and Middle Atlantic States as far
north as New York City. Enroute
homeward they stopped at the largest
cities, where Mr. Catlin endeavored t
acquaint " himself with the conditions
surrounding the brewvrs regarding the
supply of bops on band to gain some
thing of an idea of the future of the
hop market.
"So far as the hop situation is con
cerned," said Mr. Catlin, in speaking
to a statesman .representative, 'l do
not think I have learned a great deal
more than I knew before. To be sure,
there are many things I learned which
will be of value to me, but I mean
that I am no more ia a position to pre
dict what th outconTe of the present
situation as between the brewers and
growers will be than when I left here.
I visited a number of brewing estab
lishments and bad long talks with the
proprietors. Without a single vxcep
tio. I was intormed "by all of them
that' they had a large stock of hops in
store, but, as admission could not be
gained to their storerooms, one can but
take their word for it. For my part
I am inclined to disbelieve them, as it
is a pretty well known fact that there
is not much if any old stock in exist
ence." Mr. Catlin says there was one thing
of importance which he learned, and
that was. that while the brewers were
still compelled to use" hops in. brew
ing their product, they were economi
cal about it, and now make three
eights of a pound go as fat ss three
fourths of a pound did' in the past
when hops were plentiful and cheap.
This naturally decreased the consump
tion to a considerable degree, lie says
they have adopted the prcess of "jack
eting" their hops,, which means that,
instead of dumping the hops into the
brew by measure, as is customary' with
people in brewing tea In the' old-fashioned
way that is, steeping- the leaves
until they thought the. tea was of The
proper strength and then throwing the
grounds away, which rsa very waste
ful process -they pot the hops in a
copper can and lowvr them iufo the
loting water until the proper amount
of strength has been extracted, and
then. remove tho hops to rTe used again
until their full strength is exhaustrTV
Another thing he found out was that
English brewers had fallen Into the up-
to-date-ways of the American brewers
in the manner of economizing, Vml this
fact, be thinks, accounts for their sub
sistence when it was Thought their sup
ply was about exhausted. When the
brewers use the ordinary amount of
malt in a brew of beer it Is necessary
to also nse a regulation corresponding
amount of "hops .to carry the brew
through the required six months' fer
menting process; tney, however, have
gotten onto the trick of substituting'
corn grit and rice for. a certain propor
tion of the malt, ami consequently M
less quantity of hops. This, perhaps.
does not make as good a quality of
beer, but it satisfies the trade to a cer
tain extent and enables the. brewers to
tide over the shortage.
Mr. Catlin did not wish to. say any
thing to discourage the growers' in the
position which they have - assumed.
neither does he wsnt to advise , them
otherwise, but he , thinks there is io
question but the" brewers "will need
the hops, and., need them badly, yet
they are struggling along in the hand-to-month
manner, living' In "Hopes that
the . loosening np of . one grower will
precipitate a break in the entire ranks.
when they can get the goods at a mere
song compared to what they are worth,
lie is of, the opinion that nobody Cut
the brewers themselves" are aware of
the trne sitnarlgn, at ?east so far as the
stock on hand is concerned, as they
are very close-mouthed and will give no
clue as to the extent of their supply.
In speaking of his observations in
general Mr. Catlin said: . ?
"There is one thing certain that I
learned, and that is the city of Salem
is about forty years behind the times.
especially,' as to street improvement.'
Take: tie city of Mobile, AIa.,""K7Mn
stance. The southern states are connt-
CONVENTION
TUMULTUOU
r
ROAD BUILDERS HAVE WAE1X
SCRAP IN MEETING.
DELEGATES LASHED TO FURY.
President Moore Carries Things WitU
High Hand at National Good
Roads Convention.'
Statement of Chairman That There
Would Be No . Election Cause of
Trouble Appeal Taken From Chair
: Downed by Declaration of OQclaL
PORTLAND, June 22. The national
giMHl roads convention resembles little
the dull sessions of the ordinary as
semblages that have previously gath
ered in this city. The morning passed
according to' program, but in the after-
niMtn, when tTcsideut Moore stated
that there would be no election of offi
cers, a storm broke over the assemblage
such as has never before been witnessed
in a gathering in this city. Excited
men jumped to their feetf ahouting for
recognition, and were quieted only by
the recognition of Secretary Richard
son, who arose to protest. The tumult
again broke loose, when, later, on an
appeal from the president's "ruling, the
matter of the election to be laid on
the table, the presfdent announced the
vote was in the aflirmative and so or
dered.' Colonel hiehardson, in protest,
demanded to know the meaning of such,
a ruling. He was told that . the execu
tive committee at St. Louis decided
that the'pre-nt session was not a "n.v
tional" affair, and that an election
will be held later in the year. Tho
secretary vehemently denied the au
thority of' the executive committee ti
make eurh a ruling and stated further
more that "this is a - national' conven
tion and it has been so specified in the
contract with the Lewis and Clark fair,
and the fair's subscription of 2f.'u0
was based on that understanding.''
Colonel. Richardson demanded that
the ruling be submitted to the dele
gates for endorsement or rejection.
When the assemblage was asked wheth
er the president's ruling jon the matter
be laid on tbe talde it1 was received
with a storm of "noes" and a few
"ayes," nevertheless President Mooro
ruled that the motion was carried. Then
did the tumult break out again. Ef
forts to secure a standing vote were
unavailing, the president refusing to
entertain such a motion. With mat
ters in this state, tbe convention ad
journed for tbe day.
It is stated that if President Moore
carries hie; point the exposition will
retuse to pay its sulsicriptlon. Previ
ous to the subject of election, the rou
tine program passed off without a
break. The first speaker of the day
was Hon. Martin Dodge. Following
Dodge, the government good roads ex-
4crt, James W. Abbott, spoke.
ed as being slow in the matter of" prog
ress, "yet it has over five miles of v71r
fied brick pavement upon its ' streets.
and thvy are laying still more. The
streets of Mobile are about the 'Same
width as those of rlalem, too. Then
there is tbe little town In which I was
raised. The streets are wide, hard
and clean. They are kept thorough!
sprinkled, .and no matter how hard the
wind blows, there is no dust flying to
blind the e3'es of the people. There
are other cities of tbe size of Salem
which hav from" three to fou7mfTes
and a half of vitrified brick pavement
and some ot them are Wffhout a ATrc'tX
ear line."
PRICE IS RAISED.
Next month the contract held by the
Lowentterg & Going Company wifti the
state for convict labor In the stov"3
foundry at the penitentiary will ex
pire and a new contract will be en
tered '-into...' Bids have been received
for this purpose, and they were opened
yeslerdsy by Superintendent James of
the enitentary, but the contract" will
no bo awarded until the bids have
ben fully considered and acted upon!
by the governor, who will return the
first of the week.
In the past convict labor has been
contracted to the Ijowenlerg to Going
Company in the stove foundry at the
rate or .35 cents per hour, or 35 crnts
per day of ten hours. It is now cer
tain that whoever gets the contract
the price will not be so low as fTTa?
for the coming year. But two bids
have been received, on -of which is
from the lxwenberg k, ' Going Com
pany, in which the present iriee Is
raised from .35 cents per hour to .41
cents, and the other Is from the Tort
land Airtight Btove Manufacturinj
Company," which bids a straight 5
evnts per hour, or 50 cents per flay."
Although the latter bid Is .much the
higher it is difficult to predict the
successful bidder, at there are some
conditions attached which may have
considerable weight ia determining the
question. The airtight stove company
accompanies its btd with a form of
contract to be entered into, and tltb
acceptance of its bid is made condi-"
tional with the acceptance of the- con
tract. One -of the provisions of th
contract is that the company agree to
ngagw 100 hands, while that previous- '
ly held by the Lowenberg & Coin
Company, and now In force, provITli s
for 100 or more. "
" The Loweaberg ti Going Company Is
"running Jhght at present, antl it only
employing an average of 10(f iTTon, and
there. is a great number" of convict
Idle at the prison in consequefrrrrl".cf
have to be put to work upon the rock
pile to keep them busy. This-Oi-tion
of not more than lf!0 "men eml o l
led in the airtight stow - eompaoy'.i
contract may possibly be the means of
their losing the contract, as "the pres
ent management of the foundry, at
times employ as Ugh as J0 convict?
for Several months at a time. -