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VOL. XLVIII. "SO. 14,754. PORTLAND, OREGON, . THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. E LAST SPIKE Ceremony Marks Com pletion of Railway. EXCURSION FROM' VANCOUVER Special Carries Crowd of 500 to Scene of Exercises. GALA DAY ON NORTH BANK llrrt Pasenj?er Train 0m the New Hallway Greeted With Cheers All Along the Line Road Com pleted Eastward to Pasco. FACTS ABOFT SPOKAVE, PORT LAND A SEATTLE RAILWAY Driving of golden aptk yeatrAay mark comnlet.on of road from Pasco to Vancouver. Wash., a dis tance of 221 miles. By June trains wJlf run into port land over bridges across the Colum bia and Willamette and by the end of the yfar .the line will be com pleted eastward to Spokane, a dis tance of 890 miles. Con of the line will be about $40, OOO.OOO. Maximum rrsde on new line ,1s two-tenths of one per cent: maximum t curvature Is three per cent. I Building- of new line was an- I nounced by James J. Hill at a ban- f t quet g-lven him at the American Inn I during the Lewis and Clark Exp'o- sltion: work was begun the follow; f Ing year. 100. In th prsenc of 500 cheering people, who traveled 50 miles to witness the cere mony, the golden spike was driven in the Kort.h Bank road yesterday . afternoon. The exerrises were held at Sheridan's Point, three miles wt of Stevenaea. "Wash., and although they occupied but a few minute, were impresatve. The driving home of the golden spike waa re garded by the spectators as signalizing the dawn of a new epoch in the railroad history of th Pacific Coast. "When the last stroke of the gilded hammer used in the ceremony died away, cheer after cheer was flung Into the air and went ringing up Into the mountain fastnesses of the Columbia gorge. ' The gray old mountaina that looked down on the coming of the tiny canoes of Lewis and Clark, over 100 years ago, stand all around the spot where the last spike was driven yesterday. Almost on the very place where the last rail was latd, an old blockhouse, erected by pio neers, withstood the repeated attacks of Indians and after It bad served !ta pur poje. was washed away by a flood in the Columbia River. Special Train From Vancouver. The special train that was run to Lyle yesterday over the new Spokane, Port land & Scuttle Railway was made up at Vancouver, and the people who attended the ceremony of driving the spike were guests of the business Interests of Van couver and the new railroad. The ex cursionists were officials of Vancouver and Clark County, besides prominent business men and railroad officials of Portland and Vancouver. The excur sion mas a complete success in every way and the first passenger train to run over the western end of the new road made the trip on schedule time. It was a gala day for the whole North Hank country. Every village the line passes through, as well as every farm house the new road passes, was deco rated with flags, and the people stood at the side of the track waving flags and cheering as the tram sped by. Every mill and factory and every steamer passed on the run of the special train welcomed the new railroad line with blasts from whisttes. Some of the towns had anticipated the arrival of the train by having the school children drawn up Jn line on either side of the track, and as the train pulled Into the station the chil dren waved a welcome with flags- Locomotive Gaily Decorated. Engine No. 4!M. that pulled the train of ten coaches, was gaily decorated with flags and bunjlng. On the pilot of the locomotive mas a banner bearing the words, "Hurrah for the North Bank.' On the first and last coaches of the train were banners proclaiming the sig nificance of the opentng of the new rail road. "Whoop her up. Vancouver, the head of deep water and the grain port of the world." mas the legend on these banners. The train was in charge of conductor J. A. Buckley, and Engineer C. O. Frykholm was at the throttle. The arrangements were such that the spe cial was run to the minute on the sched ule mapped out for It; and In places the train developed a speed of 40 miles an hour on the new track Just completed, something that is considered remarkable under the circumstances. The special train pulled out of Van couver promptly on time at 9 A. M-. fol lowed by the cheers of the people of thatj city. Camas was the first stop. 25 min utes being allowed the excursionists to go through the pulp and paper mills of the Crown-Cohsmbia Pulp & Paper Com pany. This proved an Interesting sight, fox It was tha first glimpse many had had of paper manufacture. The Third Cav alry Band, from Vancouver Barraiks, got out ai Camaa and slavad a number DRIV m HILL ROAD of airs, as was done at every city where the train stopped. - Train Welcomed at Every Town. At Washougal ttfe school children were drawn up in line to welcome -the excur sion, and waved flags as . the train came to a stop. At Stevenson the visitors had the warm welcome of the people, and at Bingen, where a short stop was made, apples from the celebrated White Salmon district were carried into the train and given to the excursionists. At Lyle there was a street parade, headed by the band, and again apples were distributed to the visitors. The driving of the golden, spike took place on the trip up the river, the train being halted at Sheridan's Point for the purpose. E. E. Beard.; editor of the Van couver Columbian, was master of cere monies and held the golden spike that was to be the final bond linking the' In land Empire with, the cities of the sea board. He Introduced Mayor Green, of Vancouver, who said: This Is an epoch in the history of this state. What, does .the. completion ' of this railway mean to Vancouver? It means to u what the completion of the O. R. A N. meant to Portland, when that " roster-was finished 30 years arc. The O. R. 4 !t.ullt Portland and this road will build Vanooaver till In the next 0 years Vancouver will be greater than Portland and that city-wllf be only the Oakland to our own rian Francisco. Every pound of freight from the Inland Empire to the eea will pass over this new road and come Into Vancouver. Our city will no longer he the back door of Portland, but will be the front door and Portland will have to take a back seat. Address by George II. Himes. George H. Himes, secretary of the Ore gon Historical Society, was introduced and dwelt on the historic significance of driving the golden spike of the new road where the pioneers took refuse from the attacks of the Indians. He said: Tt Is not my purpose to give any atten tion to the events which In due course have made possible the enterprise which we see today., but to recall briefly some of the dreadful scenes that the first settlers at the Cascades were forced to endure 52 years ago this month. It is not possible to estimate with- any approach to accuracy the number of set tlers scattered along both Fides of the river between Vancouver and The Dalles in the year 1858, hjit an nearly as can be Judged it is not probable that there were more than "VOO Including; women and children and pretty well scattered at that, the largest number being in the vicinity of the Cascades, the remainder being about equally divided between the Hood River and White Salmon settlements. The settlement at White Salmon waa destroyed early In March. - and every house burned, but no one was killed, so far as I know, the set tlers finding a haven of safety at The J)alles, although part of one family went to the Cascades. , to visit friends by the name of Atwell, of whom more wilt be given a little later. The "Middle blockhouse" spoken of was built by Captain Wallen. Untted States Army, in November, 1855, and in - March; -1850. . was garrisoned by a ser geant and eight men. About a mile and a half above the Bradford brothers were building a tram road, and bad a number of. men employed. About 8:30 o'clock Wednes day morning. March 2ft. 1856. these were suddenly attacked by 20O or 300 Klickitat and Yakima Indians, one workman being killed., a number wounded at the flrst Are. The remainder sought refuge .is best they oould, all but three In the Bradford stere. and returned the - flre at every convenient opportunity. Xortuna-tely having nine United States rifles, with an abundant supply of ammunition. The fighting lasted the best part of three day?, the block house also having been at tacked, and most of the houses in the vicinity having been burned. At one time there were 40 men, women and children in the Bradford store, four women and 18 men that could fight, and 18 wounded men and children. Every device that the Indians could employ was used to set fire to the store, or break into it. but without avail, owing to the vigilance of its defenders. At length, couriers to Fort Dalles and Fort Vancouver, having managed to get through the Indian lines.' Lieutenant Sheridan, at the head of HO regulars, appeared from Fort Vancouver, and on the sectind day, with a howltser, and attacked the Indians. At first they were too much for his force, and kept him op the defensive. The next day. however, reinforcements, from Fort Dalles arrived and began a vigorous onslaught upon the Indians, the result of which was victory on the part of the whites, nine of the ringleaders in making the trouble be ing captured, and hung. Altogether there were 17 whites "killed, three of them United States soldiers, and 12- wounded, one of these dying from his wounds afterwards. The squad of soldiers In the block house defended It successfully against five times their number and received the thanks of General Winfleld Scott, commanding the United States Army, from headquarters In New York. In general orders, which par ticularly mentioned Sergeant M. Kelly, (Concluded on Page 10.) t 1 s " " I fc " Uk,. v jf "fill f i 4 SfEXE AT SBIVIX'G OF LAST SPIKE ON NORTH BANK ROAD, i -' The exercises accompanying the driving of the last spike": were listened to bythe 560 passengers on the special train. Before the spike was driven, George H. Himes and a number of others made short speeches of felicitation upon the successful completion of the road. The accompanying cut shows the crowd as Mr. Himes is speaking- He Is standing on the exact siot where tbe Inst spike was driven soon after he fintshed speaking. Sherldans Point, where, the picture was taken, is between the upper and lower cascades in the Columbia River. The picture shows the excursionists perched on the hish ground at one side of.the track In order to hear the speeches and see the last spike driven. A shower occurred as Mr. Hlms was speaking, but the orowd braved the drops of rain to see the .driving of the spike. .." RESTORE NEGROES ! TO PLAGE IN ARMY Roosevelt Asks Con gress for Law. THEIR DISCHARGE JUSTIFIED Time for Re-enlisting Should Be Extended. . MESSAGE SENT TO SENATE Brownsville Soldiers Who Disprove Complicity in Riot to Be Rein stated Tillman Takes a Fling at President. WA&HIKGTOX, March 11. President Roosevelt today, in a special message to the Senate, calls" attention to the fact that the Senate committee has found that the charges of participation . in the Brownsville riot, which caused him to dismiss Companies B,- C- and D :of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, were substantiat ed, and asks the Senate, to pass a spe cial law extending for one year the time within which those who , establish their innocence may be reinstated. Such a bill will be Introduced. The following Is the text of the President's message: . Reinstate Innocent Soldiers. On December 12. 1906. the Secretary of War. by. my direction, lamed the following order: "Applications to re-en list from former mem bers of. companies C and D, Twenty-fifth, Infantry, who were discharged under the pro visions of special order No. 206 War De partment, November 0, 1006, must be made In . writing and be accompanied by such- evidence, also In writing, as the applicant may desire to submit to show that he was neither Im plicated in the ratd on Brownsville, Texas, on the night of August 13, 1006, nor withheld any evidence that might lead! to the discovery .of the perpetrators thereof' Proceedings were made under this order, -but shortly thereafter an investigation was directed by the Senate and the proceedings under the order . were stopped. The Senate committee entrusted with the work has now complete the Investigation and finds that the facts upon which my order of discharg ing of November 9. 1P06, was based are sub stantiated by the evidence. The testimony secured by the committee Is, therefore, now available, and I desire to revive the order of December 12. 1006, and to have it carried out in whatever shape may be necessary to achieve .the purpose therein set forth, any additional evidence being taken which may be of aid in the ascertainment of the truth. Extend Time for Re-enlistment. The time limit during which it wae pos sible to reinstate any individual soldier in connection, with the terms of this order has, however, expired. I therefore recommend the passage of a Taw extending this time limit for one year and permitting the rein statement by direction of the President of any man- who in his judgment eh all appear not to be within the class whose discharge was deemed necessary In order to maintain the discipline and morale of the Army. The majority report of the Senate com mittee contended that the shooting was done by. some members of the Twenty fifth Infantry, though the testimony falls to identify the particular participants. It states, despite considerable contradic K-f .j-m. au : .W. Mk tory testimony, the ' majority's case is proved. ' The principal minority .report, present ed by Scott, recommends that the negro soldiers be restored, aa it has been im possible to ascertain who did the shoot ing. Foraker and Bulkley turned in a "sup plemental report declaring that the tes timony of eye-witnesses against the ne gTbark5iers is unreliable, and thV-weight of evidence shows that none of the ne gro soldiers -participated. - - r 'Tillman Gets in a Dig. A supplemental report by Warren, Lodge, Warner and Dupont declares the evidence shows the assault was' perpe trated by members of the battalion, but that it is reasonable to' believe that all the. soldiers , were not concerned, and recommends restoration of all rights and privileges to the" 'innocent men. This and .the .Foraker report Include remedial bills.-' j. .".'.. . : After the reports" had. been read, Till man expressed the desire .that 'all of them might be printed as one document and that the President's message "tak ing back" his order of discharge should be printed with them. He said he want ed the entire report for the benefit of the "niggers." - r Warren stated that the military com mittee was preparing a bill restoring the rights of the discharged soldiers, au thorizing their re-enlistment and provid ing pay from the-time of their re-enlistment ; '., Culberson -inquired why . legislation was necessary to permit.1 tOe President to reinstate the soldiers, and Warren, chairman of the committee, replied that the President had no authority to restore them with all rig-lit and privi leges, after 90 days, and for that pur pose the proposed legislation would have to be enacted. LETTER-CARRIERS WIN OUT HOUSE VOTES TO PROVIDE $1(200 SALARIES. Committee on Postoffioe Appropria tion Raises Protest, but Is Overruled by Members. ' f , ' WASHINGTON. March 11. Determined and persistent assaults on the postoffioe appropriation bill in the House today re sulted In amplification of that measure In many Important parts, despite i thje (Oonolud'ed on Page 2.) ,7J - s 2 .. ' . . v . '5-' 4Mb : ....... ! . ' CM Th. Late. B. B. Thompson. t FLEET REACHES L Arrives at the Practice Ground BeforeTime. POINT LOMA GETS WIRELESS Short Rest for Men Before Target Practice. SHIPS TO SHOOT BY FOURS Catlforina Ports Rejoice in Itiner ary That Includes Them All and Prepare for the Receptions With Renewed Vigor. 1 J.KFT REPORTED OFF MAG DALEN A. KAN rIEGO. March 11. Admlrml ' Evan, reported oft Mdalena. ac cording to a wlrelou dispatch - Just received at Point Lomt. . SAN DIEGO, March 11. The American battleship fleet, under command of Rear Admiral Robley J. Evans, Is tonight less than 200 miles south of Magdalena Bay, Lower California, and should, put Into that island-protected harbor late to morrow afternoon. No report of- the fleet's arrival will be available, how ever, even for the Department at Wash ington, .until some time . . during tomor row nlghr or Friday . morning. The Navy wireless station at Point Loma, which Is equipped with the strong est, of instruments and Is in charge of the most capable of the Navy's operators, has never been able to communicate with a vessel, at ' Magd&lena Bay until well after the setting of the. sun. The best, work Is done after midnight. It is ex plained that the light waves during the day overcome the other impulses of the wireless in long-disrtance efforts and that communication by day is seldom main tained over a space -of more than 300 miles. Magdalena Bay Is 620 miles - in an airline from San Diego. Sends Message in Cipher. ' The Point Loma wireless station, which Is just across an arm of the bay from this city, was in communication with the fleet early this morning and had . again ex changed signals with the flagship Con necticut late tonight. The exact position of the vessels was not indicated In the earlier dispatches, which were of a strict ly confidential nature and in cipher, but the ships- are said: to be maintaining a lH4-knot speed and this, it is estimated here, would bring them late today to within, less than 200 miles of the Magda lena goal. ' The men of the battleship crews prob ably will be given a day or two of rest after the long -run from Callao, Peru, which was- left February 29, before the strenuous work of target practice is taken up. The ships will take their turns at the targets in divisions, of which . there are four, comprising four vessels each. It 'will rest with Admiral Evans as lo MAbDA ENA - - - ;V ' v"i ' - :r . ' JEN f fry it.- -f r-. r I, . I . .r " ..v.. V .... whether, the divisions are- sent to the range in regular order or as circumstances dictate. Divide Into Four Commands. The Admiral himself has command of the first division, which Includes the Con necticut, Kansas, Vermont and Louisiana. Admiral Emery is. in. command of the second division, composed of the Georgia. New Jersey; Rhode Island and Virginia. Admiral C. M. Thomas, the second squad ron commander, who . acted at. many of the South American shore functions as the representative of Admiral Evans, is also commander of the third division of the fleet. ' His flagship is the Minne sota and the ' remaining members of the division, are the sister ships Ohio, Maine and Missouri. The fourth division is com manded .by Rear-Admiral Sperry. whose flag floats from the Alabama. The Illi nois, - Kentucky and Kearsarge complete the command. ' " c The record target practice work will be done with only four ships on th. range at one time, but after, it is completed will come the battle tactics : and fleet maneuvers with every ship in line. ' ' Coast Cities . Rejoice. California's Coast cities were gratified today over the announcement of the ten tative partial itinerary of the fleet from Magdalena to San Francisco. - Various rumors had come to the Coast saying that this or that city might be cut oft the visiting list. The official declaration that stops would be made at .San Diego, San Pedro (Los Angeles), Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, came as a grateful reassur ance . from the Navy , Department and plans for the various receptions are go ing forward with renewed vigor on the part of the various city committees that have them in charge. The enthusiasm of the people knows no bounds and all are looking forward to. the visits of the fleet as notable events in the history of the Pacific Coast. TINERARY FOR SQUADRON WlXIi VISIT .Alili CALIFORNIA COAST . CITIES. Grand Review in San Francisco Bay Announced to Take Place on May 8. WASHINGTON. March 11. A partial itinerary for the battleship fleet after finishing : target practice . at Magdalena Bay was announced today by the Navy Department. .; It includes visits to San Diego (Coronado), Santa Barbara, San Pedro, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, arriving at the latter place on May 6. The announcement says that the plans for the future movements of all vessels of both the Atlantic and - Pacific fleets after the naval review at San Francisco havenot as yet been made. - The grand review of the ships of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets In the Bay of San Fran Cisco will take place on May 8. The following - statement' accompanied the- announcement of the. itinerary As soon as the tommander-fn-Chlef Is able to determine definitely the date upon which the targ-et practice at Magdalena Bay will be completed, the department will be In formed as to the itinerary. The Commander-in-Chief will also telegraph to the Governor of California the date of his arrival at San Diego and telegraph the Mayors of the porta to be vlilted the date of his arrival at each port, and the length of the stayof the fleet. The length of -the stay at he ports named Is left to the discretion of . the Commander-in-Chief. The date of arrival In San Francisco, however, is fixed at May 5, 1&08. a. - It, Is the intention of the department to assemble both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets at San Francisco in May, at which time tbe Secretary of the Navy will review the combined fleet. The York-town will be the reviewing; ship and will be anchored off the Oakland pier ready to receive the Secretary of the NaVy at the time of the review. The Pacific fleet will arrive at San Francisco on May 5. The review will take place on May 8. After the. Secretary of the Navy has re viewed the fleet and the York town has an chored at the head of the line, the flag; and commanding officers of both fleets will be (Coaclcded on Page 4.) uf" II II I MMI II f ' . .1 REBATES GIVEN TO CANFJ ING TRUST Luce Tells How Fruit growers Lose. HARRIMAN'S MAN IS CANDID "Presumed Canner Would Act Honestly'. He Says. KEPT THE RATES SECRET Helped- New Industries by Cutting Rates Without the Knowledge of Competitors Threw GaTf Into . the Oregon BoxmaVers. SAN FRANCISCO. March 11. Frn admissions that the Southern Pacific ' Railroad gave rebates equal to one half the rate to fruit canners and left It to the honesty of the canners to give" the growers the benefit thereof were made by G. W. Luce, general freight agent of the Southern Pacific, before the State Railroad Commission today. Referring to the special rate charged' the California Fruit Canners' Associa tion on shipments of fruit from the growers or from the dryers to the packing house, Mr. . Luce said he thought the growers got some ad vantage out of the refund, directly or Indirectly, but he did not know. Canner Gets the Rebate. "Is it not a fact," asked Attorney General Webb, "that when the farmer brought his fruit to the nearest South ern Pacific station and there shipped It to the packing house of the Cali fornia Fruit Canners Association, the rebate on the freight, amounting to one-half the -charge, would be paid by the eallroad - company to the canning company and the producer knew nothing about it? In other words, the grower believed the. canning company was paying twice .19 much freight as ft really was?"' "I presumed the canning company would act honestly with the growers," replied Mr. Luce. "Tt Is true the' farm ers had no way of knowing there was an inside rate unless the canners' asso ciation told them, Wut very few farmers sold direct .to the canners. They gen erally dealt with the dryers, and the . dryers sold to the canners.- But I be lieve that the freight rate made no difference any way to the growers, If the price he received would be gov erned by the market conditions." Why- Rates Are Secret. Replying to further questions, Mr. Luce said that the Southern Pacific Railroad never discriminated between (Concluded en Paite fl CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER . The Weather. TESTER OAT'S Maximum temperature. ST degrees; ntlnlmum. ttt necrees. TODAY'6 Showers; wetry winde. . Foreign. China stands Arm against Japan's demands. Pare 8. Russia seeking- friendship of Jspan. Fsge 8- Natlonal. Fleet arrives at MaKdalena'Bay. Fare 1. Itinerary of fleet on Pacific Coast. Page 1. Roosevelt asks extension of time for re instating negro soldiers. Page 1. LetterearTiers win fight for higher salary. Page 1. Harrlman secretly QgaliDg land-grant reso lution Page 3 Roosevelt orders inquire intft laws against stock gambling. Page 3. Commander Key shows mors nsglsst at Navy Department. Page 2. Polities. Nebraska Republican Convention overwhelm ingly for Tart. page- Oklahoma Republicans Instructed for Taft. Page 1. . Domestic. Pittsburg preacher marries former sweet heart under sensational circumstances. Page Millionaires who feel ptnch of poverty offer yachts for s.?c. Page Suit for divorce begun by Evelyn Thaw. Page 2. . . Sport. - Portland wins bail game with White. Sox. Page 4 Kenneth Fenton awarded p-untlng eup at Stanford. Page 4. Paclfle Coast. President of defunct Foret Grove bank brings suit ssalnst former cashier for 35. OOO. Page Two killed in hotel tire in Cathlamet, Wash. Page Wealthy Lewistnn man beaten by waiter. Death of R. R. Thompson, founder of Ore gon Steam Navigation Company. Page 4. Los Angeles land-fraud trial. Page P.uefe release may follow 8chmits Page 4. Luce makes frank admiMlons of rebating on Southern Pacific - Page ' Portland aad Vicinity. ' Golden spike driven on North Bank Railroad near Stevenson. Wash. Page 1. Democrats in danger of losing place .ra pri mary election. Page 12. Idleman Republicans find alleged Joker In Hodson legislative ticket. Page 10. Immediate paMge or South Portland Packing-house ordinance blocked. Page 11. United Railways Company gets, franchise. Page 11. , St. Patrick's day programme ready. Page 10. Councilman Menefee puts liquor license com mittee on grill. Page 1. Lane County Jury returns record-breaking peraonal-ln Jury-case verdict. Page Commercial and Marine. 1 ' Japanese onions ordered for Alaska trade. Page IT. Sharp fluctuations In Chicago wheat market. Page 17. Bull campaign started in slock market. Page 17. British bark Crown of Germany clears for Europe with a full cargo of wheat Page 16.