Lexington wheatfield., September 19, 1907, Image 2

LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, Publisher
LEXINGTON . . . OREGON
NEWS 0FJE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Headers.
A Resume of the Lest Important but
Not Lett Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
The government is trying to prevent
another coal famine in the West.
Secretary Metcalf urges the need of
government drydocks on the Pacific
The Western Union claims there has
been a break in the operators' strike at
Clevelad, Ohio.
A newspaper office at Joplin, Mo.,
, has been dynamited because it fought
the lawless element.
Count Okuma Bays the San Francisco
riots were backed by the city, while
Vancouver fought the rioters.
An effort to have Stensland, the de
faulting president of the Milwaukee
avenue bank, Chicago, pardoned, has
failed.
Theie isa n unconfirmed report that
! the battleship fleet will leave for the
Pacific November 17 instead of Decem
ber 17. ,
Roosevelt has approved the orders to
Admiral Evans to use his own judg
ment in visiting Portland with the
fleet of battleships.
The next encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held at
Toledo, Ohio. Judge Charles Burton,
of Nevada, Mo., was elected commander-in-chief
at the Saratoga meeting just
enuded.
Hundreds of Jews are being tortured
and burned in Russia.
The jury in the Tirey L. Ford case,
San Francisco, has been secured. -
Japan deplores the outbreak against
, her subjects at Vancouver, . C.
Admission of Oriental adults to the
Chicago schools is meeting with strong
opposition. j
French and Spanish troops have at
tacked and routed the Moors and burn
ed their camp.
Striking telegraph operators in Chi'
cago have received strike pay and what
ever dissention existed has disappeared.
The trans-Atlantic liner Lusitania
has established a new record for speed
across the ocean, making the trip in
less than five days.
The Anglo-American polar expedl
tion under Mikkelson and Lefingwell
reports finding a deep sea north of
Alaska but no continent.
A Great Northern passenger train
was held up near Rexford, Mont., by
two masked men. They secured a
large amount of registered mail but
found the express safe, which they dy
namited, empty.
Jamestown has offered a prize of
$2,500 for the most successful airship.
Canada will apologize to Japan and
is negotiating to restrict immigration
Telegraph operators on the Northern
Pacific are said to be considering a
strike.
The question of the battleship fleet
visiting Portland has been left to Ad'
miral Evans.
The situation in the telegraphers'
strike at Portland remains unchanged
Few messages are being sent or re
ceived.
The trial of Tirey L. Ford chief conn
eel of the United Railroads of San
Francisco, charged with bribery, has
osmmenced.
The Western Union has decided to
pass its regular quarterly dividend as
the money may be needed on account
of the operators strike.
Chinese and Japanese have struck in
Vancouver, B. C, and blocked indus
try. They are armed and the Japan
ese consul demands military protec
tion. The French government has decided
that Morococ must pay damages to for
eigner. ,
Owing to the strict quarantine main
tained San Diego has little fear of the
plague.
It is likely that Canada will have to
pay heavy damages on account of , the
Vanoouver anti-Japanese rioting.
China baa just sent representatives
to a number of countries for the pur
pose of studying the constitution ques
tion. Messenger boys at Tacoma have
struck and the telegraph company is
considering the advisability of using
girls.
The Wetern Union still claims to be
getting its old men back all over the
country, but the service does not im
prove.' i 1 i
NEW RIOT AMONG CARMEN.
San Francisco Police Are Accused of
Shooting at Strikebreakers.
San Francisco, Sept. 18. .Another
scene of riot was enacted at the Twenty
fourth and Utah streets carbarn last
night, following the arrest of William
A. Bruce, a nonunion carman, on com'
plaint of two young women that he had
annoyed them by a remark as they
passed. Bruce resisted arrest and was
severely olubbed. The police allege
that they were thereupon attacked by
numbers of nonunion men. A riot
squad ot 25 patrolmen under Lieuten
ant Tobin came up and in a fight a
score of heads were broken by ciuds
of the police and a number of arrests
were made. Eventually the nonunion
men were driven back into the car
barns. The police say that the carman
who started the row Is an ex-convict
Mayor Taylor has increased the
Mission patrcl by 22 men, in accord'
ance with his promise of yesterday'
The pickets' tent at Twenty-fourth and
Potrero streets, a block from the com
pany's barn, is to be removed. It has
been a headquarters for trouble for
weeks past. 1 ,
The Chronicle commenting upon the
furious rioting in the Mission district
when five nonunion car operatives in
the employ of the United Railroads
were shot by union pickets and police
men, charges flatly that the police am
bushed the nonunion men and fought
against them side by side with their
union tormentors. The Chronicle
points out that the patrolmen Wade,
Bigelow and Miller who shot down
the carmen, were appointed to the po'
lice force from the teamsters' and car'
men's unions soon alter the commence
ment of the streetcar strike, when a
Union Labor police commission and a
crooked chief of police were in control
LAND HINDUS AT VICTORIA.
Monteagle Turns Back, Fearing Vio
lence at Vancouver.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 13. Advices
from Vancouver state that the mayor of
Vancouver has warned the captain of
the steamer Monteagle, which has on
board 114 Japanese, 149 Chinese and
941 Hindus, destined for this port, that
he would be unable to guarantee a safe
landing here, because the unionists
have expressed their determination to
resist the immigration of any more
Asiatio laborers. The steamship au
thorities feared to assume the risk and
the vessel has been turned back to
Victoria, where the Asiatics will be
landed.
Vancouver is reported as bein8 com
paratively quiet, but an outrage by two
Chinamen yesterday has again inflamed
the people. The Mongolians, while
passing along one of the main streets,
saw a white baby sitting on the door
step. They snatched it up and threw
it into the middle of the street, which
was busy with traffic. It fell among
the horses feet and narrowly escaped
death. Beyond being bruised it was
not much the worse. An angry crowd
started in pursuit. The Chinese had a
good start and escaped. The fact that
no arrests have been made has not
tended to allay the temper of the peo
ple.
CHARGES AGAINST RUICK.
Said to Have Forced Grand Jury to
Indict Borah.
Boise, Idaho, Sept. 13. Judge Diet
rich in the Federal court yesterday is'
sued an order for a special grand jury
to appear on Thursday, September 19
The order was issued at the instance qf
Judge M. C. Burch, special assistant
attorney genera1 jf the United States,
who is here lor the purpose of inquir
ing into matters in connection with the
Idaho land frauds.
It is understood here that the order
was really the result of a plea in abate
nient filed by the attorneys for , Frank
Martin, one of the men indicted with
Senator Borah and others, which plea
makes serious and sensational charges
of misconduct on the part of United
States Attorney Ruick.
These charges are that Ruick used
force and ooercion in securing the In
dictments of Borah and his fellow de
fendants, and are supported by the affi
davits of three of the grand jurymen
Hoch's Fighting Blood Is Up.
Topeka, Sept. 13. Kansas politi
cians are strongly of the opinion that
Governor lloch wiJl call a special ses
sion of the legislature if the railroads
persist in their determination to ignore
the 2-cent fare order. The governor
has not been notified of the action of
the roads except through the newspa
pers. He declares that Kansas will
have a 2-cent fare rate or it will be
cancelled in the states around her. A
conference was held by Governor Hoch,
Attorney General Jackson and the at
torney for the railroad commission.
No Hope for Arbitration.
The Hague, Sept. 13. The belief is
rapidly growing among the delegates to
the International peace conference that
there is no hope for a permanent arbi
tration court, owing to the German op
position. The delegates are greatly
discouraged, although the kaiser's op
position to the plan has long been inti
mated. x i
DOUBLE-TRACK ROAD
Harrlman to Spend $75,000,000
on Immediate Improvement.
ELECTRIC POWER IN MOUNTAINS
Plans Approved for Low-Grade and
Double-Track Line From Chi
cago to Pacific Coast.
Chicago, Sept. 14. As a result of
his trip throughout the West and ow
ing to his unbounded faith in the cou
tinued prosperity of the country, E. H
Harriman has approved plans for the
spending of between $75,000,000 and
$100,000,000 to complete what he be
lieves will be the best double-track
transcontinental railway system in the
country.
His plan contemplates the construe
tion of a low-grad double-track rail
way from Chicago to the Pacific coast
at San Francisco, Portland and Seattle,
and its operation over the mountain
sections by electricity, generated by
water power from the Rockies and the
Sierras. The completion of this enter
prise practically will have the effect of
adding three single-track roads, so far
as capacity to handle tonnage is con'
cerned, to the transcontinental system
Mr. Harriman contemplates the im
provement of the mountain section of
the Southern Pacifie by building an en
tirely new line for a distance of 32
miles between Rocklin and Colfax,
Cal. This will have a grade of 78 feet
to the mile and will be used as an up
hill tarck. The present line, with its
grade of 116 feet to the mile, will be
used as the downhill track.
Tho company has just completed the
lengthening of all sidings on the Sierra
mountains so that each will hold 42
cars and three locomotives, such as are
used in taking a single freight train over
the mountain division. Borings are
being made and shafts sunk for the new
summit tunnel, which is to be five and
one-quarter miles long and which is to
lower the grade by a total of 750 feet.l
It is expected that 450 miles of the
double tracking of the Union Pacific
will be completed by the close of the
year. . y
AFRAID OF LANDIS.
Judge Who Fined Standard May Not
Grant Alton Immunity.
Washington, Sept. 14. Judge Kene-
saw W. Landis, famous for having im
posed the record fine on the Standard
Oil company, is causing considerable
uneasiness in the department of justice
because of his apparent determination
to prosecute the Alton railroad. The
determination of the judge would not
give concern, but for the fact that this
road was promised immunity by the
government if it would give up infor
mation which would enable the govern'
ment to convict the Standard Oil com'
pany. The Alton road fulfilledjita part
of the contract; its evidence accom
plished all that the government sought,
and now the Alton is asking the govern
ment to live up to its agreement and
overlook the sins of the railroad, which
are contended to be of much lees im
portance than the sins of the convicted
Standard Oil company.
The curious thing about the situation
is that Judge Landis is not necessarily
bound by any immunity premise given
by the department of justice. He
knows that ex-Attorney General Moody
authorized the giving of such a pledge,
and he knows that, if Mr. Moody or the
present attorney general had lull say,
the Alton road would be protected,
simply and solely because of the prom'
lse of the government. But under our
System of government the department
cf justice can not dictate to Judge Lan
dis, nor can the president by any legal
right direct this judge as to what course
he shall follow. So far as criminal
prosecutions are concerned, Judge Lan
dis is supreme in his own jurisdiction,
and if he sees fit to disregard the prom
ise of immunity, there is no power in
the government that can check him.
'
Try to Avert Car Famine.
Atlantio City. N. J., Sept. 14. Ef
forts to avert a repetition of the car
famine of last winter were put into ef
fect by the car service committee at an
important conference here. Repre
sentatives of nearly all important trunk
ines are in attendance. Conferees ad
mit that an alarming shortage of rol
ling stock confronts the railroad, but
refuse to state whether any line of ac
tion to avert conditions as bad, if not
worse, than prevailed last winter, had
been agreed upon at the conference juet
held.,
Biggy Is Appointed Chief. '
San Prancieco. Sept. 14. The board
of police commissioners today elected
W. J. Biggy chief of police. Mr. Biggy
served a short time as chief of police
under Mayor Phelan several years ago.
For the past nine months he has been
an elisor of the Superior court, acting
as custodian of Abraham Ruef, an im
portant factor in the local graft cases.
RIOTS MEAN EXCLUSION.
Trouble In Vancouver Will Help Solve
Problem In U. 8. (
Washington, Sept. 11. That a
stringent exclusion treaty between
America and Japan is measurably near
er realization than the most optimistic
administration official could have be
lieved 48 hours ago, is the judgment of
the members of the diplomatic corps,
This long sought object is expected to
be attained, perhaps, as an indirect re
suit of the mobbing of the Japanese
at Vancouver, B. C, hut Saturday
night. Officials here deplore what they
view as an unfortunate and unwarrant
ed infraction of the treaty rights of
the Japanese, but they do not fail to
perceive at once the important bearing
that this inoident will probably have
upon the negotiations between the
State department and the Japanese
ambassador, looking to the drafting of
a treaty that shall limit the incoming
of Japanese coolies instead of allowing
the subject to be dealt with in the
present loose fashion by what amount
to semi-official undertakings on the part
of the Japanese government to withhold
passports to coolies coming' directly to
the United States.
HAGGLES ABOUT ITS BOND.
Standard Only Offers $1,000,000 to
Secure $29,000,000 Fine.
Chicago, Sept. 11 .The Standard Oil
company of Indiana today applied to
the United States Circuit court for a
writ of supersedeas suspending the
operation of the recent hearings set by
Judge Landis in the United States Dis
trict court, in which the penalty assess
ed against the company was $29,000,
000. Judge Grosscup, before whom the
application was made, declined to take
action until he had heard arguments
from the attorneys on both sides. The
arguments consumed the greater part
oi the day.
The attorneys for the government In
sisted that the supersedeas bond, if a
writ of error were granted, should be
as large as the fine assessed against the
company. The attorneys for the com
pany argued for a bond ot-$l, 000,000.
Judge Grosscup, while not specifying
the amount of the bond, declared that
he thought it should be equal at least
to the total value of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana.
TROUBLE IS EXPECTED.
Arrlvaljof Japanese on Monteagle Like
ly to Provoke Riot.
.Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 11. If the
steamship Monteagle, due in Vanoouver
today with shipload of Japanese la
borers, attempts to land her men, there
is serious danger of an outbreak of
rioting. The temper of the Vancouver
public will not permit the Japanese to
be landed and the provincial author
ities may temporize with the situation
by refusing to admit the Orientals.
Though Vancouver is quiet now, the
situation has not improved, for the
Japanese have purchased every avail
able firearm both in Vancouver and
New Westminster. , Ihe Vancouver au
thorities, becoming alarmed over the
sale of weapons to the Japanese, for
bade further sales, but the Orientals
immediately went to New Westminster
and got guns. The New Westminster
authorities said they had no authority
to prevent the Bile of arms.
- Coal Prices Will Raise.
San Francisco, Sept. 11. A persist
ent rumor is rife to the effect that a
rise in the price of coal on the Pacific
coast is pending and it is said that
those in close touch with the market
conditions are availing themselves of
the knowledge to prepare for the ex
igency, with benefit to themselves.
Some of the leading wholesale dealers
deny in positive terms that there is
anything m tho story. Others claim
they know nothing of it and will not
discuss the situation. The marked ac
tivity In shipping circles, however,
coupled with the reticence of some to
discuss the matter aad the emphatic
denial of others seems to lend color to
the report.
Demonstration In Seattle. .,
Seattle. Sent. 11. The Japanese and
Corean Exclusion leacue is nlanninc tn
repeat the demonstration made at Van
couver last Saturdav. in Seattle. A
0 K rj
big delegation of Canadians will be
Drought here to take part in a monster
demonstration, declared to be even
greater in size than the one that wrwk.
ed the Oriental quarters in Vancouver.
iiocal officials of the exclusion huana
say they will not permit any violence,
but that their local demonstration will
be even more remarkable than the one
In Canada.
Only Negro Legislator Resigns.
Atlanta. Ga.. SeDt. 11 w; H.
Rogers, the only colored member of the
Georgia legislature, todav resicrned hi
seat. He gave no reason, hnfc it, la ha.
lieved that the passage of the negro dis
franchisement bill influenced him. 1
Bal'oon Does Unusual Feats.
London, Sent. 11. A snoeesRfnl ff.
of . the new British war fallnnn w..
made at Famborough today In the face
of a 15-mile an hour wind. The bal
loon performed unusual feats of maneu
RIOTING
FRISCO
Street Car Barns Scene oi Bloody
Shooting AHray.
TWO VERSIONS ARE GIYEN OUT
Union Men Backed by Police Are On
One Side and Company On
" Opposite1 Side.
San Francisco, Sept. 12. On Mon-
day night a desperate encounter oc
curred between, on the one Bide, men
employed by the United Railways and
on the other striking carmen and police.
Five men wore shot, two fatally, one of
the latter being the victim of a shot
fired by a policeman.
Two accounts of the affray have been
furnished, which are directly opposed
to each other in fixing the blame for
the rioting. One account is that given
by the policemen concerned in the fus
11 lade that was poured into the band of
employes of the company, and the oth
er is that of the railway officials who
investigated the matter, as they claim,
in as thorough manner as possible.
The bloody battle started shortly
after midnight near the United Rail
road car barn at Twenty-fourth and
Utah streets, and, according to! the
statement of the police, was the result
of a plot that has been brewing among
Calhoun s nonunion employes for a
couple cf weeks. It was the plan of
the nonunion men to drive out the-'
union pickets wo have taken up quar
ters near the carbarn and have been
housed in tents there since the begin
ning of the strike.
Just at the stroke of midnight a.
United Railroads iiepair car was run
out of the carbarn. It was manned by
a score of armed strikebreakers, and as
it speeded noiselessly along the tracks-
in the direction of the union pickets all
lights were extinguished, when near
ly opposite the tents the first shot
were fired, strikebreakers say, by the
union pickets, the pickets declare by
the armed men on the cars.
The version of the affair given out by
the United Railroads people di fleers,
materially from the story of the police.
and is in part as follows:
"Ihe story of a plot is ridiculous.
That repair car was first started out
from the carbarn fcr the purpose of
making some necessary repairs to track
and wires injured during the day's run.
The men on that car when it first went,
out were the regular repair gang.
There were no gun fighters and not one
of the men was armed. When they
passed the tents of union tuckets rocks
were thrown, breaking every window,
and then shooting commenced from the-
tents. -
"The men in the repair car rushed
back to the barn for reinforcements and
a trailer loaded with armed men went
out to follow and protect the repair
crew on its second trip. Fire was
opened again when the two cars went
speeding past the union picket tents
and our men returned the fire."
SENATOR BORAH ARRAIGNED
Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud
Government of Land.
Boise, Sept. 12. Federal court haa
opened here, and United, States Senator
W. E. Borah, charged w'ith conspiracy
to defraud the government in the mat
ter of timber lands, was arraigned be
fore Judge F. S. Dietrich, where he en
tered a plea of not guilty. Frank Mar
tin, ex-attornev general of Idaho, ioint-
ly indicted with Mr. Borah, was also
arraigned, but his attorneys asked three
dayB in which to file plea in abatement,
motion to quash the indictment or to
demur. It 1b said that the attorneys.
for Mr. Martin wift attack the conduct
of United States Attoreny luick before
the Federal grand jury, which returned
the indictment against their client, but
it is the opinion they will have a hard
time of it showing that Mr. Ruick did
not properly ' conduct himself in hia
efforts to bring Idaho land frauders to
juscice. ,
Tax Commissioner Short.
New Orleans. Sert. 12. A si nn.fHHV
shortage was discovered torinv In thn
accounts of the state tax commissioner
of this city, and the police are search
ing for Charles E. Letten, chief clerk:
to State Tax Collector John Fitzpat-"
rick, who is charged with the defalca
tion. This is the third defalcation in
six months in the Louisiana tax Hpnart-
ment. The two previous shortages to
taled nearly $100,000. There is no
clew to the whereabouts of. Letten.
He has held the position for 10 van.
and no bond can be found.
Big Cudahy Plant Burned.
Philadelphia. SeDt. 12. The larcv
plant of the Cudahy Packing oompany
at Ninth street and Girard avenue was
destroyed by fire today. Lob's about
$200,000; beef weighing 25,000 pounds
was destroyed, ihe fire is believed to
have been caused bv a snark from
passing locomotive. x V