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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
CHURCH UNIONS
PLAN. ANNOUNCED
Federal Council of Protestant
Churches, with 80 Denomina-
tions in Federation.

New York, Nov. 1S.-The business
committee of the inter-church con-:
ference on federation announced the
draft of a plan for church federation
with the conference in Carnegie hall
today. The following are the chief
points:
A federal council of Protestant
churches to meet every four years, the
first meeting to be held on Dec. 1,
1908. ,
Each denomination to have four
members in the council and one extra
member of each $4,000 communicates.
The council to act in the capacity
Of advisory board and to interfere in
no way with the autonomy of individ-
ual denominations.
The objects to be united action on
social and moral questions, and to give
spiritual counsel and promote fellow
ship.
An executive committee to. deal with
the business of the council in interval
between meetings.
Thirty denominations are to be in
the federation at the outset, and pro
vision is made for the admission OF
others. The plan will come before the
conference Monday for action. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
HUNDREDS AFTER j..
POSTS AS CONSULS
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The death Of
W. r. Estes of Minnesota, discloses
the fact that there are several hun
dred names of applicants for consul
ships on the waiting list at the White
House and state department, and that
the president has promised several Of
them that he would give them ap-
pointments at the earliest possible mo-
ment.,
However, the presidents order pro-
viding for the strictest examinations
for consular appointees is now in force,
and any. man appointed to succeed
Estes, whether from Minnesota or an
other state, will have to face an exam
ination of considerable strictness. He
will be felt out on his knowledge of In
ternational law, diplomacy and related
questions, and if he does not pass as
good as Is he will step down and out.
It is assumed here that the Minnesota
senatorswiH try to control this appoint
ment for some one in that state
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
GERMAN WARSHIP
sunk And 33 LOST
Torpedoboat. and Cruiser in a
Fatal Crash During
Maneuvers.

Kiel, Nov. 1S.-Torpedoboat S126
collided last night near Buelk with the
small cruiser Undine. The torpedoboat
sank and one officer and thirty-two sea-
men are missing.
The disaster occurred during the ma
neuvers in Kiel bay" A torpedoboat di-
vision was making regulation attack
upon the ~Undine, which had blinded
her lights Later she suddenly used
her searchlight, which confused the
shelmsman of S126 and the torpedoboat
got under the Undine's bow and was
struck amidship, causing the boiler OF
S126 to explode. .-5
The suddenness of the catastrophe
explains the great number of victims.
1t is believed that all the missing mem
bers Of the crew were killed or drowned.
Several wounded officers were rescued.
A number Of tugs and small cruisers
with divers have gone to the scene OF
the disaster, where the Undines is still
anchored. - 49, -.
) Emperor William, who arrived here
at noon for the swearing in of the ma
val recruits, was Immediately informed
of the accident, and after leaving the
train, proceeded to the imperial waiting
room Of the railway station, where he
ordered a detailed report to be made
to him.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
.SEA.LEVEL CANAL
PLANS ARE CHOSEN
Board of Consulting Engineers
Decides Against the Lock
System. /:
Minority Declares Completion c.
Canal Is Thus Deferred
Ten Years.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The board of
consulting engineers of the isthmian
canal commission today declared itself
by large majority in favor OF sea-
level canal.
The conclusion was reached after a
long and careful study of the project.
Since the beginning of September the
board had studied the plans for sea-
level and lock canal with great care.
A trip to the isthmus was made to en-
able the members to form better idea
of the physical difficulties to be con-
sidered.
The members Of the board are men Of
greatest reputation in their line OF
work. France, Germany and Holland
at the request of the American govern
ment.
Majority for seaLevel.
From the beginning it was evident
that majority of members was in ia
of view was that even if it cost more
than lock canal and would take longer
in the building, it would ultimately be
of greater use, as it will enable ships
to make a much shorter trip than if
they were obliged to 90 thru three or
four locks.
On the other hand, there was a
minority which wanted to see the canal
built in as short time as possible and
with the least cost, declaring that a
few hours longer for the trip thru the
isthmus made little or no difference.
Ten Years Longer.
One of the members gave this ex-
planation for his way of voting:
cit may be that several of us will
not see the sea-level canal finished in
our lifetime, as it will take consid-
erably longer than ten years. But then
We have the satisfaction to know that
for all the generations to follow we
have made the shortest and most prac-
tical way of communication between
the Pacific and the Atlantic, and as long
as we had to decide on question fol-
all eternity, we do not think that a
few years more or less makes a very
important difference. That is the way
our party thought about it, and what
ever may be said in favor of it OF
against it, we have, after the most
easaful study, given an, opinion as we
saw our way to dc.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
SIX SPEEDY BOATS
In TROLLEY FLEET
Magnificent Graft Are Designed
for Electric Company's Min
netonka Service.
Speed and Safety Demanded in
Specifications - Will Be
Built Here.

Six MAGNIFICENT new boats flying the
burgee of the Minneapolis & st. Paul
Suburban Railway company will be seen
ON Lake Minnetonka next; summer, ply
ing to every point OF the lake from the
company's trolley terminal and docks
at Excelsior. The new boats will be
built in the local shops of the, street
railway company, and will be thoroly
in keeping with the elegant service
which is planned The cost of the boats
will be about 81 200 each.
The plans and specifications OF the
new fleet have been prepared by a noted
eastern naval architect and call for six
the regular propeller type, and two
double enders for heavy ferry service
between the Excelsior dock and the rec
1eation grounds on Big Island. The
lines of the boats will be most artistic
and the finish and construction thruout
will be equal to that on the finest new
cars turned out of the company's shops.
Have Speed and Safety.
/ The boats have been designed with a
Iview to speed and safety. Fifteen miles
ian hour is the estimated speed and the
kpower equipment will be sufficient to
assure it. Two boats will be equipped
with gasolene engines and the others
with steam.
The boats Will be between seventy
and eighty feet long and about fourteen
feet in the beam, with draught vary
ing from sixteen inches to two feet ac-
cording to the load. These dimensions
will insure safety in the toughest
weather. There are to be two decks for
passengers. The lower will be an en-
closed cabin, artistically finished and
comfortably furnished. 1t can be
thrown open in warm pleasant weather
and closed in bad weather. An upper
deck with a canvas awning will be pop
ular i'm warm, pleasant weather.
Like Hudson Ferries.
The double end boats will in a gen
eral way be similar to the East River
ferries, minus the compartments for
teams or automobiles. The entire space
will be used for passengers. Being
equipped with propellers at both ends
they will be able to- make fast time be-
tween Excelsior and Big Island, as no
time will be lost In turning about. If
necessary these boats can be used in
the longer trips about the lake. The four
regular type boats will make stops
around the lake. The company is ne.
gotlating for landing privileges at diff
ferent points and will make regular
calls for passengers for other points or
the lake or for the trolley terminal. Ir
this way the company will be able tc
provide a complete lake service.
One hundred row boats for the recrea
ton grounds on Big Island will be built
during the winter by some local boat
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
ONLY 79 BIDDEN
TO AST0R DINNER
New Number Is to Characterize
the Real Society of New
f.. H.. York.
Journal Special Service.


New York, Nov. 18.-Society will talk
for days Of the dinner given last night
by Mrs. Astor in honor of Admiral
Prince Louis of Battenberg, to which
just seventy-nine invitations were is
sued. The names of these seventy-nine
were taken from the list which usually
has numbered, 40O.. ..-..
The new social birth of the "79'
was attended by a splendid scene. The
color scheme was pink and gold. The
-viands were ornamented with pink roses
that nodded from vases Of gold. The
four young girls selected to grace the
dinner were Miss Alice Roosevelt, Miss
Evelyn Burden, Miss Mabel Gerry and
Miss Natica Rives.
The "79' will hereafter be accepted
as constituting the list prepared by Mrs.
Astor as a guide to the highest social
standing in New York. Everything at.
tending this first gathering Of the "79"
was framed in magnifcence limited
only by faultless good taste. Z; 1t was
the nearest approach to the American
salon to which the royal visitor could
be bidden. ,zzzsa.
The culinary staff Of Mrs. Astor Is
esta blishment on Fifth avenue was
alone employed. The "79' were served
on the Astor gold dinner service, in.
Guiding gold platters and gold-covered
U1Sn6S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
LENRooT. AS SENATOR
10
Wisconsin Ruznes{ Has La Follett
{C1inging TT GfGovernorship.

Wisconsin Rl1ints HAS La -Follette
'C1inging to fGovernorship.
Special to The Journal. -
Madison, Wis, Nov. ls.--Not Gov
ernor Robert L. La Toilette for United
States senator and Speaker Irvine Il.
Lenroot for governor, but Irvine L..
Ienroot for United States senator and
Robert L. La Toilette for governor.
This, it has been whispered about in
the last twenty-four hours among the
few having access to state secrets, may
be the plan that is being outlined by
the chief executive and the few chosen
leaders who have been in secret ses-
sion at the capital. a-.<
The plan, it is declared, is to call an
extra session Of the Legislature, to which
Governor La Toilette will tender his
resignation as sena tor-elect. The name
of Irvine L. Lenroot will be presented
and an effort made to elect him. ii.
This is the result Of the row among
the La Folletteites which resulted from
the candidacy Of four men of that. fac.
tion for La Follette's place.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
REASON RETURNS
TO THE RUSSIANS
Conservatives and Liberals Are
Supporting Government Eff
forts for Order.
Workingmen's Appeal to Soldiers
for Aid Fails to Win Sup
. port. 4
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, Nov. l8.-The cruiser
Minneapolis. which has been ordered to
cruise in the Baltic sea, may rescue
the czar in the event of such action be-
ing necessary. It is admitted at the
state and navy departments that the
Minneapolis is bound for the Baltic,
orders to this effect having been sent
to Admiral Chester at Cherbourg,
France. :
The primary reason for sending the
Minneapolis to the Baltss is to go to-
Kronstadt for the purpose of affording
an asylum for American citizens in Rus
sia if their lives are endangered. If
the situation becomes worse the car
may also seek protection on the Amer
lean cruiser. Kronstadt is closed port,
but when, it becomes. necessary this
government will request that the Mir
neapolis be allowed to enter there. This
request will be granted. = It is about
four days sail from Cherbourg to Kron-
stadt - -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
TO QUIT
NEWSPAPER "ADS"
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, Nov. 18.-Uncalled-f for
letters will not be advertised in the
papers hereafter. First Assistant
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
made an investigation, which showed
that 80 per cent Of the letters which
to persons who do not live in the town
or city in which the advertise
ments are. published. The cost Of de-
livery is from S5 cents to 81 letter.
In future postmasters will post type
written list Of the letters remaining
uncalled for.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
.SI0RTHING ELECTS
PRINCE KARL KING
Norwegian Parliament, by Unani-
nous Vote, Enthrones Dan
ish Prince.

Christiania, Nov. 1916 p.m.-The
Norwegian parliament today unani
mously elected Prince Karl Of Denmark
to be king Of Norway. There were
l16 members present. The result was
declared at $50 pm.
AS this dispatch is fled the fortress is
in honor Of the new king.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
ON
MURDERERS' TRAIL
Mill Employee at Tama, Iowa,
Killed by Robbers, Who Es-
cape to Woods.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Nov 1S.-Daniel
Leary, an employee Of the mills at
Tama, was murdered there last night
Altho he was found in a dying condi-
tion two minutes after the crime was
committed, the murderers escaped.
Bloodhounds were secured and today
they struck a trail mile from town
in the woods nearby. Officers are in
pursuit and there is some hope Of
catching the criminal.
Robbery is supposed to have been
the motive. A half-witted boy claims
to have witnessed the Nlrder. -
Leary died half an hour after being
found. He did not regain conscious
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
LAWSON IS: HELD IN
CRIMINAL LIBEL CASE

Boston, Nov. 18.-Thomas w. Lawson
today was held for the December ses-
sion Of the superior court on charge of
criminal libel preferred by Clarence w.
Barron Of this city. Bail was fixed at
$4,000 which was furnished at once.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
HIS WIFE DEAD, But
HE SEEKS DIVORCE
Journal Special Service.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 18.-Judge E.
B. Dillon heard today an application
fol-, divorce from Martin Martz. who
sa Martz, who he says died several
years ago. He is positive Of it, tho
she left him several years before that,
but her relatives refuse to make affi-
davit to her death. Martz wants to
sell realty and this is possible only by
extinguishing legally the dover inter
est Of his dead wife.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
BRYAN HAS A GRANDSON
Ruth Bryan Leavitt Now Has Son as
Well as Daughter.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Newport, R. L, Nov. 1S.-Reciprocity
in the Endorsement of pet ideas held
respectively by President Roosevelt and
William j. Bryan is recognized in the
Leavitt, the Nebraskan's daughter.
Mrs Leavitt was married Oct. 8, 1903,
the day after her eighteenth birthday.
Her first child, q daughter, was born
Sept. %, 1904. Now comes word from
Denver that grandson to Mr.. Bryan
is day old.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
1856 BRITISH TARS Ct
MISSING FROM SHIPS

!" New York, Nov. 18.-One thousand
and ffty-six British sailors were miss.
ing today from the squadron Of Prince:
Louis Of Battenberg, which has been
anchored in New York harbor for d
little more than week. These sailors
are recorded as deserters on the books
of the British ships composing the fleet
have merely overstayed their shore
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18

Continued on I'd Page. 4th Column.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
Incited to Revolt.

Us it possible that you, soldiers and
sailors, will not arise and help your
brothers at Kronstadtf Is it possible
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10

"They say that all need to COM
plete my experience is one good view
of the Umatilla county wheat fields
at this season of the year" said ]. C.
Stubbs, general traffic manager of
the Hartman system, who passed
through Pendleton this morning to
Walla Walla, in a special car accom-
panied by w. w. Cotton, general at
torney, A. L. Craig, general passenger
agent, Robert Burns. agent at Walla
Walla, and Colonel r. c. Judson, in
dustrial agent of the o. r. & n. sys-
tenn.
With his fingers on the traffic of
the continent as a player holds the
strings of an instrument in his skill
full sweep, ]. C. Stubbs, general traf-
fic manager for the entire Hartman
system, is perhaps the best posted
man on railway conditions and pos
sibilities in the west today.
He knows the little things of his
department as well as the big things
and can tell within a very few car
loads the amount of produce each
county in the northwest will furnish
to the commerce of the world each
year.
In company with other officials of
the road he is now touring the states
of oregon and Washington I'm hopes
of familiarizing still more closely
with traffic conditions, with a view
to improving and bettering conditions
wherever possible and with further
and more vital object of gathering
into the warehouses of the Hartman
lines more and more of the increasing
business of the great northwest states.
The train was made up OF three
special cars, in charge of Engineer
Melcher and Conductor Loucks, of
Starbuck. and left for Walla walla at
Sis this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Rioting by union
teamsters was resumed last night,
when several union men who had
been unable to gain their old positions
attacked five OF Montgomery, Ward &
Co.'S non-union drivers. Two deputy
sheriffs who were escortlng the nom
unionists from Ward & Co.'S barns
were routed by the union men,, who
flourlshed revolvers and threatened
the deputies with bodily injury. Two
of the non-union teamsters who were
knocked down and beaten with clubs
fired n dozen shots or more at their
assailants and the latter fled.
riot call was sent in and a few
moments after the rioters had disap-
peared Inspector Shippy, with 90 po-
llcemen. drove to the stables in the
patrol and ambulance wagons. A
thorough search of the neighborhood
for the "sluggers" was made by the
policemen, but they could not be
found.
The men beaten by tho strikers are
Simon Block and Jerry Williams, Both
were badly bruised about their heads.
Several of their companions were less
seriously bruised when they went to
the assistance of Block and Williams.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10
WILL APPOINT NEW CLERK.
Nothing Known as to Successor to
Charles Robinson.

A new clerk is to be appointed by
Major ]. j. McKoin, so it is current
ly reported, to take the place of for
mer Clerk Robinson, who was sus-
pended some time ago by the superin-
tendent. Whether or not the ap-
pointment is to be a permanent one
is not known, nor is it known II the
new employe is to perform all of the
duties which formerly devolved upon
Mr.. Robinson. 1t is now several
weeks since the latter was suspended
by Major McKoin, and many who are
acquainted with affairs on the res
ervation say they do not believe Rob-
inson will be reinstated.
Major McKoin was net at the
school at the reservation today, and
so could not be questioned regarding
the matter. However, other employees
there stated that no new clerk had
yet been appointed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10
WILL CUT TELEPHONE WIRES.
They Are Dangerous Annoyance to the
Railroad Men.

Because some OF the private tele-
phone lines along the line of the w.
& c. r. are stretched too low over the
track. or have become sagged, orders
have been given by the company to
cut them where found to be in such
condition. There are quite a number
of different barbed wire systems in
operation among the farmers of that
section, and where the lines cross the
track they are elevated to what was
considered a safe distance. However,
owing to the sagging of the wires
these lines have become menace to
the railroad men, and 1t is said that
three different trainmen have been
hurt by being struck by the wires
while on board their trains
Aside from the barb wire lines.
there are several smooth wire lines
In operation, one of which is owned
by the Puget Sound Warehouse COM
pany. However, 1t is not thought
these lines are giving much trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10

Seattle, Aug. 10.-George Leroy,
negro held in the King county jail
under life sentence, has confessed
that himself and two other men
strangled Jennie Cramer, at STRAIT
ford, Conn, 16 years ago, for which
murder a man has been doing time
in the Weatherfield, Conn, peniten-
tiary ever since, unless he has died in
prison.
Leroy says the actual murder was
done by Tommie Gardner, famous
white criminal, for $500, while him
self and another negro, Ed Jackmus,
acted as spoilers, getting 5000 each.
They were paid by the discarded lover
of the girl, from whom she had Sc
cured considerable money and then
Tilted him. This man, Leroy says,
was an ex-convict himself. but set
tied down under a new name in the
hotel business, and the last he heard
of him he was keeping hotel on Co.
ney Island
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10
MOI Waiting on the Conference.

Seattle, Wash. Aug. 10.-Rev. John
c. Amber, Episcopal missionary to
Japan, who returned to this country
on the Kanagawa Maru this evening.
says that in his estimation Field Mar
shall Oyama is not Withholding an at
tack upon General Linevitch because
of the impending peace conference in
the east. 1t is his opinion that when
the proper time comes to strike Oya-
ma will do so.
Narikazu Maxine, who was score
tary of the Japanese Exhibit associa-
ton at st. Louis, and Petero ChuZa-
buro Daito, who has been studying
for the ministry at Philadelphia,
stated this evening that Oyama con-
siders Linevitch a more formidable
foe than Kuropatkin, and that he will
not strike until he is certain of victory,
and that when the fight begins the
japanese will not stop until they have
annihilated the Slav army They do
not think that Oyama is laying on his
arms pending an outcome of the peace
negotiations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10
New Company Cuts LIGHT Rates.

Seattle, Aug. 10.-The municipal
lighting plant has announced the
rates at which it will deliver electric
al power in the city, and 1t is causing
the private companies some uneasi-
ness. The city only charges cents
for the first 90 kilowatt hours, and 6
cents for the first 60 kilowatt hours,
which is one third lower than that
charged by the private companies in
the city. 1t has not been the object of
the city to enter into close competi-
ton with the established companies
but simply to furnish power at a fig
ure that would be profitable to all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10
SEATTLE NEGRO
HAS CONFESSED
After Being Sentenced to Life
Imprisonment He Tells Who
Killed Jennie Craner.
INNOCENT MAN is NOW
IN CONNECTICUT PEN.

Leroy and Two Others Strangled the
Girl, Sixteen Years Ago-Principal
I'm the Crime Received $500, While
Two Spoilers Received 5000 Each
All Were Paid by the Girls Dis
carded Lover, From Whom She
Had Obtained Considerable Money
-He Was an Ex-Convict and After
ward Ran Hotel on Coney Island,
n. Y.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10
RESCUED THE CREW.
Attempts to Reach a High Latitude
Had Failed.

Christiana, Aug. 10.-The Terra
Nova, the steamship sent out in
March to relieve the Fiala Arctic ex-
pedition, rescued its members, found
in Franz Josef land. has been sighted
off Honnigsvag. One Norwegian sea-
man died by natural causes. The
Fiala was crushed in the ice, early
in the winter of 1903 and 1904 and
lost.
The party reached 50 minutes and
one second north latitude. The res
cue was timely. The supplies left by
previous explorers saved the party
from starvation. Three attempts to
reach high latitude failed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-10
BUSINESS MEN ALL FAVOR THE REPEAL

no opposition to their move, and al
most every business man approached
has gladly signed the paper. How
ever some have refused to sign be-
cause they say they did not ask the
council to pass such an ordinance and
that II should not be necessary to Pc
tition In order to get the council to
remedy its own blunder. However,
these people were all favorable to the
repeal OF the ordinance, and most of
them were persuaded to sign the petit
tion.
Just what effect the repeal of the
ordinance, II such is done, will have
on the proposed Eagles picnic is not
yet known. However, preparations
are still being made for the picnic.
though It is not thought It will be held
should the ordinance be repealed.