The Stayton mail., May 15, 1908, Image 2

THE STAYTON MAIL
NONE SAY GOOD-BYE.
HAULS DOWN FUG
TACOM A PLANS BIG TIME.
THRO’ GOLDEN GATE
Wants to Outdo All the Other Cities
Where Fleet Has Stopped.
t . O. AltXANDER. Publish**-
Tacoma, Wash., May II. The local
I net committee has made arrangements
S T A Y T O N ....................... OREGON
'or the review of the 15 battleships in
raconia harbor, May 27, and the conse­
illent festivities that will make their
<tay of four duya in this port the most
memorable iu the history of the fleet’s
cruise thus far. Preparations ure being
miele for the entertainment of thou­
sands of people all over the Northwest,
Loved Admiral Says Farewell at Ban­ who have made known their intention Practically Every¿First*Clasa Warship
of attending the Tucoma celebration.
4 Resume o f the Less Important but
in American Navy Am:hored
quet Given in His Honor at
Not Less Interesting Events
This will conclude May 30 with a me
in Spacious Harbor.
St. Francis Hotel.
o f the Pest Week.
imirial day parade, having in line thou­
sands of marines and sailors from Un­
ships, members of the Grand Army of
San Franciaco, May 8. Rear Admiral the Republic from every post in thr
San Francisco, May 7— Through
Chisago street railway men are to
Evan* bade a personal farewell to the state, with the uniform lank of the fra (he towering portals of the Golden
vote on a general strike.
officers of his command at the bnnquet ternal bodies.
Gate heavy laden with the romance
There is an increase of tippling
There will be no lack of entertain
given last night in' honor o f the visit ment for visitors, who will have a fine of centuries—into thr harbor of the
among English society women.
of the \tlantir fleet by the City o f San opportunity to view tho fleet from the city of a hundred hills; into a new
Indications point to Taft men con­
Francisco. The banquet was given in high bluffs on which the city is built. San Francisco risen from the ruin* «>f
trolling the Oregon republican conven­
two year* ago, the Atlantic battleship
the white and gold dining room of the Massed bands of the fleet, with numer- fleet steamed yesterday in review of
tion.
our musical organizations of Tacoma
St. Francis Hotel, where Admiral Evans nnd the surrounding country, will (day a multitude unnumbered. It was the
New York's unemployed have formed
au association and will hold a national
uud his family have been making their military airs. These, with the New same imposing pageant of immaculate
headquarters since the arrivul o f tho York Symphony Orchestra, led by I>am- white ships that sailed from Hampton
convention.
fleet on We«lnes«lay. It had been hoped rosch, in a four «lay engagement, will Roads nearly five months ago in the
The Union Pacific reports an increase
that the comarander-in chief of the fleet, give Tacoma the greatest assemblage wake of the President's flag, hut with
in earnings, and is putting shopmen
who hauls down his flag today from the of musicians ever got together in any the splendid accomplishments of a
back at work.
truck of the Connecticut, might appear city in Washington. In addition, there record breaking cruise of more than
The Interstate Commerce Commission
for a few momenta, but it was not will I m ? athletic contests, boat races 13,000 miles and three weeks of won
is to investigate the proposed increase
known until well along in the progres« between the crews of the various battle derftil target work behind it
Yesterday
the
white • anchored,
of freight rates.
of the dinner that he was actually well ships, a grand illumination parade of
four-starred
blue
flag
of thr Secretary
enough
to
do
so.
The
admiral
was
the
harbor
craft,
nightly
illumination
A French mob tried to lynch a woman
wheeled into the crowded dining hail of the warships and Japanese fireworks. of thr Navy, flying from the main of
who had murdered many children, but
the trim little gunboat Yorktown,
umid spontaneous cheers, in which the
was prevented by the police.
fluttered the welcome of the Nation,
officers
nnd
their
hosts,
tho
citizens
of
QUIET IN THEJISLANDS.
ADJOURN IN TW OjWEEKS.
If the weather permits the battleship
while the Governor of California, the
San Francisco, joined with equal en­
fleet will stop off Coos Bay on its way
Mayor of San Francisco and thr peo­
thusiasm. He was in civilian attire, as
Basilan M oros Lay Down 'Arms With­ was also his son. Lieutenant Frank Tay­ C ongress Leaders P rep a re"to Rush ple of too or more town* and cities
from San Francisco to Seattle.
voiced the greetings of the enthusi­
lor Evans, who wheele«l the invali«!
out Serious Trouble.
A number of senators are preparing
Through Business.
astic West.
Manila. May 12__ The disarming of chair.
to denounce Boosevelt as a usurp«* be­
The exciting thrill of possible ad­
Washington, May 11.—Strong efforts
Rear Admirals Thomas. Sperry, Em­
cause he claims supremacy over the the Basilan Moros is progressing with­
venture
lurk ng on the dimly distant
ory,
Dayton,
Sebree
and
Swinburne,
the
will
be
miule
to
have
congr<-sn
adjourn
out serious trouble. The I.anao dis­
army.
captains o f all the ship«. Governor Oil- not later than two weeks from today. horizon which marked the departure
tricts
are
quiet.
The
trouble
against
Methodists have ealled on Speaker
which the troop« were recently operat­ lott, Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, Representative Tnwney announres that of the fleet fr«>m its Kastern base was
Cannon to aid prohibition.
gone, but there was still the satisfy­
ing was sporadic and neither general Mayor Taylor, General Funston, of the
army, and other notable guests crowded the committee on appropriations, of ing sense of preparedness which trav­
Heine* has been sued for the losees nor serious.
Major-General Weston, who has re­ about the chair and shook hands with which he is chairman, begun work on els with this *elf-reliant force of fight­
of the Aetna Bank, of Butte.
Admiral Evans, who bad a cordial re the general deficiency bill toilay, and ing vessels and the manifest pride of
There have been several serious out­ turned to Manila from an inspection of spouse to each in turn.
nearly 1,000,000 re*i«ient* of the great
the
entire
district,
reports
that
con­
he will try to report it by next Tues­ western country who gazed for the
breaks in Ohio against the tobacco
ditions are quieter than usual. He pro
day. This is the last of the big supply first time upon a column of first-class
trust.
LOSES * 1 .2 5 9 ,0 0 0 BY FIRE
nounces the recent operations to have
bills, and it will probably go through battleships.
The man who blew up the Burlington been police rather than military.
Once inside the entrance to the
train at Butte has proven to be only
The government is being urged to Two Blocks in Atlanta, Georgia Re­ the house without much discussion.
bay,
the heavy vesse’ s of the Kastern
secure a loan for the purpose of install­
half-witted.
The public buildings bill will be ro- Coast were joined hy the armored
duced to CinderS.
ing
an
extended
system
of
irrigation
Prince Philip zu Eulenberg. once fa­
ported by the committee on buihliug* cruisers of the entire Pacific fleet, and
Atlanta. May 8 -One million and a
vorite of the kaiser, has been arrested The islands must purchase 10,000.000
pesos of foreign rice this year, milking «juarter dollars is the loss conservatively and grounds as soon as Chairman Bar­ thr Navy of the Nation all save a
for perjury.
a total purchase, during the past ten estimated tonight of a tire which early tholdi is sure of a right of way for it. few newly commissioned fir reversed
Japan has issued a peremptory de­ years, of 100,000.000 pesos worth. It today destroye«! two blocks of Atlanta It is conceded that this mensure will be ships on thr Atlantic and some pa­
trol boats scattere«! in the Orient—
mand that China stop the boycott of is believed that irrigation will restorj business property. Tonight the fire is rushixl through the house.
A le.nler in ttie senate, who is an im joined in a parade, which for im­
Japanese goods.
utuler control with ruiued building* in
the crops.
the district bounded by Forsythe, Nel­ portant member of the finance commit­ pressive beauty an«l strength of fight­
Boosevelt denies the power of eon
FLEET VISITORS VICTIMS.
son, Madison and Hunter streets. Lat« tee, is quote«! as raying yesterday that ing timber has never hern equaled.
gross to restrict authority over the
today the police and fire departments he bi'lieved congress woubl be able to Forty-four vessels, ranging from the
army and navy.
a«lj«iurn on Mav 23. The only legisla­ Irt.oon ton Connecticut an«l the Five
Petty Swindlers Sell Bogus* Tickets dynamited jrhat was left of the raggeil tion which he thought probable, outside sisters of her class, down to the tiny
Kentucky continues to have trouble
walls. Ilow the tire started is a mys­
for Trips to Warships.
with night riders, who are burning to­
tery. There was no loss of life and no of the appropriation bills, are a child torpedo ho^ts no larger than a rac­
San
Francisco,
May
12.—
The
thou­
bacco warehouses.
injuries. The insurance on the prop­ labor bill for the District nn«l possibly ing launch, passed through the har­
sands who wished to visit the warship:, erty destroyed was placed at $750,000. a campaign publicity bill, aa«l an emer­ bor to the anchorage south of the
The Buef bribery trial is the scene today furnished a rich harvest field for
Market-street ferry terminals, where,
gency currency bill.
of many threats and almost open fights a number of petty swindlers. Bogus One of the heaviest losers is 8. M. In­
outlined in the fire of their electric-
man.
of
Atlanta,
who
owned
the
entire
among tba lawyer®.
illuminations. they lie in four long
tickets were sold without interference block bounded by Forsythe, Mitchell
GATHER AT WHITEJHOUSE.
lines awaiting the review of Secre­
California people hare drawn up a from the police by verniers who repre and Nelson streets and Madison ave­
tary Metcalf on Friday morning
memorial to congress asking for the sente«! no launch company whatever. nue.
The parade and maneuvers of an­
Governor*
Confer
With
President
on
promotion of Bear Admiral Evans to the None but invited guests were taken on
The Terminal Hotel, one of the larg
choring
occupied fullv four h«mr* of
the
flagship,
although
thousands
bought
Conservation
o
f
Resources.
grade of admiral.
eat in the city, is a mass of bricks. It
time ami gave to the people who
tickets which they thought would en­ had on its register 200 guests when the
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, wants able them to board the Connecticut, and
Washington. May II.— History will made Slack the hills of the city, the
the government to survey all unsur- many of the excursion steamers did not fire started a block away. Every one be ma«le at this week’s Whit« House islands of the harbor, housetops and
veyd lands in Idaho, Washington, Mon­ land passengers on any warship, but escaped.
eonforenee on natural resources. For mountain heights twenty miles away,
tana, Oregon and California.
merely cruis«»d among them.
history making conditions are remark the most wondrous naval spectacle
UNITE FOR DEFENSE
they have ever known For. after alt,
Because his indignant passengers de­
Great Britain is considering an old-
nhly favorable. Never before has a whatever may hr the elaborate festi­
manded the return of their money when
age pension.
he failed to land them on the battle­ Shippers Preparing for Titanic Battle I’resi«ient of the Unite<l Hint«»« con- vals planned ashore in welcome of
Japan denies the report that the Ca­ ship Vermont today, Captain Henry
With Railroads.
ferrol with all the governors of the the fieri, the ships themselves, steam­
reen emperor is to be banished.
ing along in varying Lirmations,
Frisch, of tho excursion steamer St
Chicago, May 9. Commercial nnd states. Never before has the White
really present the picture that is most
Japan has filed another protest with Helen, drew a revolver and threaten*? 1 manufacturing interests of cities from
House, with its long rpeoril of social beautiful to see.
China against the boycott of Japanese to shoot John Babcock, the spokesman the Mississippi River to Maine, aggre
of the protesting excursionists. Police gating over $1,000,000,000 in capital, and state functions sheltere«! a large
goods.
Officer Charles Wedeking was on the are preparing for a titanic struggle convention calle«! for the consideration
Emma Goldman, high priestess of an­
FREIGHT^RATEIWAR.
dock when tho trouble began, nn«l«h.
archy, will give a series of addresses lost no time in disarming the steamboat with the Eastern railroads. Tho ques­ of a great public issue. An«l never be­
tion of a general a«lvance in freight fore has the whole broad question of Harriman Declares lt“ Will be'H igh er
in Portland, commencing May 23.
captain.
rates is the issue. The gauntlet was the conservation of this country’s nat
The cashier of the Allegheny Ns
Rates or Lowrr|Wnges.
thrown
down by the railroads in the
Joaquin Miller is Com irg
ural resources been brought before a
tional Bank, of Pittsburg, has been ar­
shape
of
a
definite
announcement
that
Chicago,
May 7.—The rate war
Portland, May 12-— One of the pic­
grent deliberate body a« the sole sub­
rested for embezzling $428,000 of tb#
on
July
1
and
August
1
a
general
ad­
which
is
raging
between the railroads
turesque attractions o f the Portland
ject. of its consideration.
bank’s funds.
and the shippers promises to be a hit­
Rose festival during the week June vance of freight rates approximating
The
reception
accor«l«-d
to
this
project
ter one.
Great Britain’s financial budget, just 1-6, will be the appearance here of 10 per rent will be made east of the
indicates that the people of the country
issued, shows conditions to be in such Joaquin Miller, the “ Poet o f the Mississippi River. The great shipper«
In Chicago the fight ngeinst the ad­
expect definite results of a far-reaching
good shape that the duty on sugar is Sierras.” Miller is á native o f Ore­ and manufacturers have lost no time
vance in freight rates will he fought
character.
After
bearing
from
experts
principally hy the Chicago Assocta
to be reduced.
gon, and when the request and invi­ in accepting the gauge of coinhat.
The first movement in arraying the ths conditions the country is fneing, the tion of Commerce, which represents
tation
was
sent
to
him
by
the
festi­
The senate has confirmed the nomina
commercial and manufacturing inter members o f tho eonf««rence will them- nearly all the commercial interests in
tion of William R. Wheeler, of Cali­ val management to take part in the ests of the affected territory in a solid s«-lv«si decide whether anything ought
the city. The organization will hold
“ The
fornia, to be assistant secretary of com­ spectacular street pageant
phalanx against the Eastern railroad to lie done, and what. Home have sug- a meeting today to plan opposition
Spirit
of
the
Golden
W
est,”
he
read­
-ested the ailvisability of forming a
merce and labor.
to the increase in the Fast at «mce,
ily accepted, agreeing to appear in systems was ma«le yesterday by the 11
President Oompers, of the Americas some feature o f the cavalcade that lin««is Manufacturers ’ Association. It great national organization to carry and to pave the way for similar action
forward
the
plans
originate«!
in
the
Federation of Labor, has written a let would be typical o f the life, habits quickly was followe«! by the Chicago
when the rates go up all over the
ter to congress urging the passage of and customs o f the early days o f the Association o f America. The former is­ conference. The probability as that, at country.
the
least,
some
basis
will
be
lai«l
for
many bills of interest to labor.
It is sai<! that Tv IT. Harriman de­
Oregon pioneerB, In the times In sue«! a call for a great conference to be future co-operation between the fed­
held in Chicago next Friday of all the
clares
it is either a case of boosting
which
he
was
a
conspicuous
figure.
While at San Francisco, Rear Admiral
commercial ami industrial organizations eral and state governments in a vigor­
Thomas, second in command of the At­ This parade will symbolize tho ad­ of the eastern section of the country. ous policy o f conservation, for one of rates or cutting thr salaries of the
lantic fleet, will preach at least on; vancement o f civilization In the The meeting will map out a general the things which will be shown most railroad employes. The railroads fig­
sermon in one of the leading ehurches. Northwest from the earliest days line of battle.
forcibly at the conference is that ure that the increase, under the pres­
tonnage, will net them $200,000,-
down to the present time.
Many
mother the states nor the federal gov­ ent
000 .
Oklahoma enjoyed a holiday Thurs­ cities o f Oregon will be represented
ernment
can
make
satisfactory
headway
day by proclamation of the governor, by beautiful floats In the line of
Angers Stanford Faculty.
in«lependently.
who asked the people to adopt resolu­ march.
K T r o o p s Scare Insurgents.
Htanforil University, Cal., May 9.—
tions calling npon congress to pass leg^
Lima, May 7.— Closely pursued by
On account of “ joshes” on Professor
islation providing for the selection of
Children in Factories.
Serum for Pneumonia.
government
troops, the insurgents
United States senators by direct vota
Richmond, Va.. May 12__ Dealing Clark snd President Jordon contained
Brussels, May 11,— Dr. Rertand, of
Heavy rains at Madison, Ind., did with the world wide topic of children, in the 1909 “ Quad,” the Stanford book Antwerp, claims to have ilisc.overed a who rose last week at Chosica and
thetr education, training and the evil store today refused to sell the book,
neighboring towns and who are un­
much damage to property.
serum which will cure pneumonia, and
of driving them under steam pressure
der
the leadership of Dr. Durand, are
after
making
an
agreement
to
do
so
Many of New Y ork ’s officeholders are at the wheel when their frail limbs and
has «lelivered a lecture on the subject
It is
facing trial on indictments charging bodies are too weak to stand the terri­ with the manager o f the book, D. W. to the Medical Society of Antwerp. “ I retiring into the interior
ble punishment and strain, the session Burbank. I'be manager of the book first satisfied myself o f the efficacy of rumored here that a revolution is in
graft.
store refuse«! to give any reason for his
progress in Cuzco, the capital of the
Another uprising is reported in Peru. of the National Conference of Charities change of mind, but as the corporation my serum,” he says, “ by experiment­ department of that name, and that the
an«!
Corrections
at
St.
Paul’s
Church
The last disturbance hae been but just
tonight aroused the public to the im­ is controlled by faculty members, it is ing on animals. Then trials were made insurgents hold the city government
subdued.
portance of adequate laws to protect understood that some o f the stockhold­ this winter in tho Ht. Elizabeth and and have seized the arms an«l ammu­
ers prevented the sal«« as a means of
The paper trust is accused of making them from the evils of the factory retaliation for the joshes on the faculty. Htuyvenbnrg Hospitals, in Antwerp. nition of the rif'e clubs. Cuzco is an
inland region ea«-t of the Andes, and
publishers pay for speculations in Can­ work. Professor W. H. Hand, o f tho
Several of the patients ha«l pneumonia has a population of 30,000.
University
of
South
Carolina,
pointed
adian timber.
in an advanced stage, and were also
Will Make Lobbyists Register.
out the imperative demand for compul­
habitual
drunkards.”
Parkside real estate men are endeav­ sory education.______________
Departure Is Delayed.
Guthrie, Okla., May 9.— Both branches
oring to shield Buef in his trial for ac­
of the Oklahoma legislature today
Washington, May 7.— A change in
Grover Cleveland Improving.
cepting bribes.
agreed to the anti-lobbying bill, which
Dying by the Hundred.
the order governing the movement of
Lakewood, N. J., Mav 11.— That for­ the Pacific fleet, commanded hy
provides that criminal action may be
Kiev.
Russia.
Mav
12__
A
frightful
Utah sheepmen will store their wool
ha«l on any lobbyist who do«»« not first mer F'reaident Grover Cleveland is im­
rather than accept the price offered by «polemic of exsnthematous typhoid is file his name and a statement of his proving, and that his condition today Rear-Admiral Dayton, was announced
at the Navy Department yesterday,
raging in the city prison. More than
the wool combine.
100 deaths so far have occnrre«!, and business with the legislature. The bill is more encouraging than it has been hy the operation of which the vessels
Over 100.000 people from outside oractically all of the inmates are infect­ is similar to a measure proposed by for the last few days, is the gist of a will remain at San Francisco until
San Francisco will wateh the arrival of ed. The authorities are withholding de­ Governor Folk, of Missouri. Governor statement issned hr Mrs. Cleveland Mav It, when they will sail for a
from the hotel at Lakewood.
Haskell has said he will sign the bill.
southern cruis«.
tails.
the battleship fleet.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
lo a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
Venezuelans Show No Courtesy to
Minister Russell.
Willemstadt. May 12 —W. W. Russell,
the American Minister to Venezuela,
sailed from here today on the steamship
Caracas for the I'uited States, where ho
will spend his vacation of two mouths.
The American Minister arrived here
from Puerto Cabello, sailing from that
port yesterday afternoon after a visit
to the United States gunboat Paduach.
II is departure from Puerto Cabello was
signalized by a salute of l.r> guns. Th it
there is tension in the diplomatic rela­
tions between the United States an I
Venezuela was shown in the fact that
none of the local officials was on hand
to bid Mr. Bussell good bye.
Thonms P. Moffatt, the American Con­
sul at La Guaira, is still in that city
without «leans of communication be­
cause of the plague, and it is feared
without necessities of life.
It is thought that the United States
may send a gunboat there for the pur­
pose o f transferring the consul, because
at present there are no American in­
terests requiring his presence.
President Castro’s decree shutting off
La Guairn may be prolonged indefinitely
or until a full week passes without new
eases of plague appearing. There is
great distress among the unemployed, of
which the number is large. Merchants
in La Guaira are doing little business,
and are no longer able to support the
poor. An appeal has been made to the
chamber of commerce in Caracas for
help. A second relief train was sent to
the isloated city yesterday with pre­
visions. The death list is growing, and
the whole town seems to be infected.
Evans Gives Up His Command ol
Atlantic Battleship Fleet.
Battleship Fleet Completes
13,000 Mile Cruise.
BIG OVATION BY'SAN FRANCISCO
HILLS BLACK WITH HUMANITY