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WWmg ixttiitmm. VOL. XLIL :NT0. 12,930. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MAT 21, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Ml3fWX 0 -M 1 SRliiilPli For 122 Years JAS. E. PEPPER Has been the favorite whisky among connoisseurs. ROTHCHILD BROS., Agents The S. 8. Headache sliver Cure Will -wake things up for 5 ou. Shakes up your torpid Ihcr and makes you feel like a new man. Guaranteed to be the best Spring tonic on the market. Try a bottle for your liver's sake. Blumauer-Fratik Drug Co. Wholesale and Manufacturing Druggists TT T Mr. Harriman Reduces Passenger Fares. J JL jl Assets $330,862,861.14 Surplus $7i,54993786 "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." Li. Samuel. Manager, SOS Oregonlan Building. Portland. Oregon ffiHi 2XBTSCHAK, Free O. W. KhOWLES, Mr. ON ALL LINES IN OREGON Clearwater Valley Open to 0. R. & N, Company. JOINT LINE DOWN TO WALLULA SEYEKTH AMD WASHInSTOH STREETS, FOHTUKD, OREGOI CHAN OB OF MANAGEMENT. Buropean Plan: $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day SHAW'S PURE America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 10 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon MALT . . A FULL LINE OF GENUINE , Russian Hand-Cut Brasses At fair prices. The first time this kind of a line has been sho-vyn. A large assortment of novel electrical shades. Call and see us. Phone Main 122. T JOHN BARRETT CO. Corner Sixth and Alder St. NEW STORES Opposite the Orejconlnn Bids We make no claim for our fur naces that we cannot substantiate. ' We install them in no building where we are not confident of success. We use no underhand methods to sell them. w. g. Mcpherson Heating and Ventilating Engineer 47 FIRST ST., PORTLAND, OR. PRETTY SPRING PATTERNS In the newest carpets that are good to look at and better to buy, on account of their splendid quality and money-saving prices. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. 0. Mack & Co. 86 and 88 Third St. Opposite Chamber of Commerce. GOING TO BUILD? , To householders and persons about to build, our EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS in Gas and Electrical Fixtures Are now on sale at PRICES NO OTHER CON CERN CAN DUPLICATE. PARQUET FLOORING. INTERLOCKING RUBBER TILE. American Tank & Fixture Co. visitors welcome. esUmates given, Welch & Rlner, Sole Northwest Agents. Illustrated catalogue free, ,75 Fourth 5 near Yamhill. IN A WORLD WHERE "CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS" NO PRAISE IS TOO GREAT FOR 1 . Closing Recital President Harriman Advises Port land to Solve Columbia Bar Prob lemPresident Mellen Tells About Vancouver Bridge. Mr. Harriman says that passenger fares on all his lines in Oregon will he reduced to 3 cents a mile. He also says that the arrangement made between him and President Mellen involves let ting the Northern Pacific, a3 well as the O. R. & N . down the Snake River from Lewlston to "Wallula, and It gives the O. R. & N. full benefit of the feed ers of the Northern Pacific In the Clear water Vallev. Speaking of the Colum bia Vallev route to the sea, Mr Harri man says the only grade in the whole route Is the bar at the mouth of the river, and he recommends that Portland give Its attention to the problem of re moving that grade. President Mellen says the Northern Pacific will bring its passenger trams Into Portland over the Vancouvc r bridge as soon as that structure can be com pleted. In about two jears. but the Kalama frry will continue to transfer freight trains. road properties and projects of Oregon was mentioned the Corvallls & Eastern, the Astoria & Columbia River, the Colum bia Southern, the Sumpter Vallev, the Nevada-Callfornla-Oregon, and the Neha lem project and Mr. Harriman -was asked If there was any prospect that they or any of them would become Identified with his lines. He said that those matters had not come before him, and that he had no knowledge of them in any such relation. Mr. Harriman eaid his train would leave this morning for the East, going o er the Union Pacific. He intimated, however that he might stop at points along the way. Dowb the Columbia River. About 6 o'clock yesterday morning the Harriman train left the Union depot for Astoria. The O. R. & N. steamer T. J. Potter had previously left down the river, and at Goble tho Harriman party, ac companied by President Mohler and Presi dent Hammond, boarded the Potter and covered the renjalnder of the trip to As toria by water. There they again boarded their train, which had besn run deadhead down the Astoria & Columbia Rher track, andv continued the excurslan to Seaeide. After a !ew of the ocean the party re turned by train to Portland, arriving here shortly after C o'clock in the evening. At 7:30 Mr. Harriman had a number of Portland business men and President Mel len at dinner in hla car. The Portland guests were: Hon. H. W. Corbett, Will iam D. Wheelwright, S. M. Mcars, Theo dore B. Wilcox. W. J. Burns, A. L Mills, W. B. Acr and Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie. Mrs. Harriman and her guests. Miss Clarke, Miss Livingston and Mlsa Wilcox, apd the Misses Harriman, were also pres ent. It was a quit Informal social af fair. After the meal In the dining-car the STRIKE IS ORDERED BuildingTrades Men to Carry Out Threat. WILL NOT GO TO WORK TODAY Lockout Will Affect 250O Mem tnd Paralyse Building: Enterprise The Union Contention Mill Owners Firm. In the neighborhood of 2500 men will go on & strike this morning, and all work In the building line will be stopped until the Planing Mill Men's Union Is granted Its demand for a nine-hour day. The strike will call out 13 unions the electricians, carpenters, painters, plumbers, brlcklajcrs, lathers, sheet metal workers, ehlnglers, bridge and structural Iron workers, hod car riers, sand and fuel drivers, glaziers and plasterers and will terlously af fect industries of every class. The planing mill owners are their determination not to grant firm In a nine- been thus destroyed, and they cannot there fore make that offer to the men now. If, however, building operations Bhould revive within the next 00 days the Planing Mill Men's Association will then consider a new schedule of wages. The Union Contention. The union men declare that their de mands are Just "Other Industries," they eay, "are adopting even an eight-hour basis, and nine hours are enough for a day3 work." They deny that the plan ing mills are in competition with the sawmills and say that emplojers can well afford to grant them their demands. Harry Gurr, president of the Federated Trades Council, In speaking of the mat ter yesterday, said: "Every man under the supervision of the Building Trades Council will strike tomorrow, and If the demands of the planing mill men are not granted before next Friday the Federated Trades Coun clll will call out still other unions. "I bellee the demands of the wood workers are Just and that the employers can well afford to grant them. I believe they could do as much work by running nine hours per day as they now do In 10 hours. The men would put forth a great er effort and would take more Interest in their work. The employers did not of fer to raise the wages of their men as a union. They only offered a few of then: men this advance. The lumber mills are not In competition with the sawmills and cannot do the same grade of work they do. Until a short time ago the saw mills ran 11 hours, while the planing mills ran only 10 hours. They competed with them successfully then; why cannot they come down to nine hours, now that the sawmills have come to 10 hours? "I see no solution of the problem now but for the mill-owners to give in. The trades councils hae postponed their ac tion on the matter as long as possible, hoping that an adjustment could be reached without a general tlc-up. but now that they have taken the matter up, they have gone In to win. "The action was forced upon us. The Formal Transfer of the Island Takes Place. SCENE OF ENTHUSIASM General Wood Hands Over His Authority. CEREMONY AT THE PALACE FRENCH BATTLE-SHIP GAULOIS. TONIGHT'S RECITAL AT AEOLIAN HALL will be the last for the present season. The programme will be made up of selections from the following- com posers: ROSSINI. SCHULHOFF, MENDELSSOHN, GOTTSCHALK. HATTON MOSZKOWSKI and MASSENET. ' SEATS ARE FREE. ALL ARE WELCOME. 1 THE AEOLIAN COMPANY, M. B. Wells, Sole Xortlnvcst A.gt. 353-355 Washington t cor. Park. "Yes. there is one bit of news that I suppose 30U would like to know," said President Harriman last night in his In cisive way. as he was talking with a reporter. "We shall reduce passenger fares on all our lines in Oregon to three cents a .mile. This will be done Just as -room as the machinery of 'bur traffic de partment can worlc. tomorrow for aught I know. This matter was brought "up to me on this visit here and the de- clsion to reduce rates has Just been reached." The O. R. & N. Co. reduced its rates to the three-cent basis something more than a jear ago, at the time when the Northern Pacific and Great Northern took the same action, so this decision of Mr. Harriman affects rates on the Southern Pacific's Oregon lines only, where fares are now four cents a mile. "In jour speech at the Arlington Club dinner you said the O. R. & N. and tho Northern Pacific would use the proposed line between Lewlston and Rlpariat Joint ly. How will the Northern Pacific get out of Rlparia?" "Oh, that is all arranged," responded Mr. Harriman, quickly. "The Northern laclflc will use the O. R. & N. track down the Snake River from Rlparia to Wallula, "where it will reach its own tracks. At the other end of the route the O. R. & N. -will get full benefit of the Northern Pacific feeders already oper ating above Lewlston in the Clearwater Valley. All that country will have" ac cess to the Columbia Valley route to the sea." "Which company will build the Lewls-ton-Riparia cut-off and which will have trackage rights on the road'" , "That is a mere matter of detail that will be worked out in its time. The im portant thing Is that the road will be built and operated in the common in terest of the producers and business men as well as of the railroads serving this Important country. The details will be arranged so as to get the most effective tervice for all the interests at stake so there will be encouragement for the development of the country. "The new roa'd will be built Just as soon as the men and materials can be assembled for it. But tills is no easy matter. You must know that it Is hard to get the rails and it Is hard to get the necessary Jabor In these times. Not only are the prices high, but it is hard to get them at any price. Therefore the construction of those 78 miles of new road Is a considerable undertaking. But we're going to do It and have It com pleted at the earliest practicable moment. "We had a delightful trip down the Co lumbia River today. And I must say that the only grade in the Columbia River route to the sea is at the mouth of the stream. There is where Portland needs to apply Its energy in order to protect its commercial interests, and it should keep after that matter and see to it that the bar is kept passable for big ships. "All the business interests of this region should work together should get closer together and have more faith in each other and strive "more unitedly for the advancement of the country. The produc ers, the transportation companies, the consumers All the people have large In terests in common, and when they can work together rather than against each other there will be greater prosperity and happiness. That's what we are after. We are so adjusting affairs as to give the best service possible at the least cost possible, and with Justice to all. We need support In this great effort. I would like to im press upon the people of the Columbia Valley the great advantage that will fol low a better understanding and greater co-operation among the various business Interest Tho railroads need this, all need it.'1 The position of some cfthe other rail- H At Its Conclusion, the American Troops nt Havana Boarded Ship anil Sailed for Home Evacuation of Santiago. 1 Mountlnc the root of the palace at Havana, General Leonard Wood, amid a great demonstration by the mass of Cubans assembled In the streets below, lowered the American flag and raised that of Cuba, being assisted In tho per formance by General Maximo Gomez. Then the warships In the harbor and the forts thundered out their salutes, the United States cavalrymen marched aboard the transports, the Governor General and his staff embarked on the Brooklyn, the cruiser and the troop ships steamed awaj to the north, and the American occupation of Cuba came to an end ARRVESJJf TIIliV)PAfdryuar3 Is'S&t ROCHAMBEAtf CDCEBRATIOX. BALTIMORE, Md., Mar 20 The French bsitttt-ship Gaulols, which was snt to this country in connection with the unveiling of the Rochambeau statua at "Washington, and the AmSrlcah squadron of escort, the Kearsarge. Olympla, and Ala bama, anchored off Cove Paint, Co mlKs down the bay, at 4 o'clock today. The vessels will remain at anchor until 0 o'clock tomorrow rooming-, when they wlir Weigh anchor and proceed td Annapolis, it being tho Intention to reach the roads oft the Naval Academy at ll A. M '" MThe Gaulols is a first-rate batjle-shlp and wns-iaunched at Brest InlSOC Her tonnage is 11,273; horsepower, 14,500; speed. 18 knots, cost, $3,465,000; complement. 632 ifflcers and men. She carries four 12-lnch guns In turrets ) gentlemen went to Mr. Harrlman's private enr and spent a couple of hours very pleasantly. Then Mr. Harriman accompa nied somo of his guests uptown to the Arlington Club, where he remained until quite late. Northern Pacific and Vancouver BrldBc. President Mellen, In the course of con versation last night, said that it was the purpose of the Washington & Oregon Company to complete its road, now built between Kalama and Vancouver, into Portland as eoon as the necessary ar rangements could be made. He evidently regarded it as an enterprise entirely sub sidiary to the Northern Pacific. He said work on the bridge across the Columbia Rl er at Vancouver would soon be begun, and that it would require about two sears to complete that structure. After that the Northern Pacific will Tun its passen ger trains into Portland over the Vancou ver bridge, still using the ferry at Ka lama for freight trains, however. Mr. Mellen said the route between Portland and the Columbia River had not yet been selected, though three lines had been sur vejed. President Mellen left In hlfi special for Puget Sound at 12'SO this morning. Mr. Harrlman's1 special will start up the Co lumbia at 8 30 this morning. CONTENTS OF TOpAY'S PAPER. Congress. ? Concentration camps In the Philippines were discussed In the Senate. Page 2. Tho House and Senate are In dispute on the Army bill Page 2. A hill amending the passport law was passed by the House Page 2. Foreign. The formal transfer of the Cuban government occurred at Havana. Pago ji. An eruption from Mount Pelee caused a panic at Fort de France Page 3. President Loubet arrives at Cronstadt, Bus- sla. Pago 5 - ' Domestic. A temporary injunction against the beef trust is In force. Pago 2. The President attended tha close of the Pres byterian Home Mission celebration. Page 3. Six lives were lost by a storm at Cincinnati. Page 5. Marine. Hull of the new Port of Portland dredge launched yesterday. Page 12. January grain fleet making good xutward pas sages. Page 12. lccal market for ocean freights Is weaker. Page 12. Pacific Coaxt. Junction City bartender is killed by a robber. Page 4. Odd Fellows hold grand encampment at New port. Page 4. J. N. 'Williamson receives grand ovation at Pendleton. Paga 4. Many people going to Thunder Mountain. Page 11. Dr. Arthur Lachmau resigns from University of Oregon. Page -4. Ships registered m State of "Washington are not exempt from taxes. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. President Harriman gives an important Inter view. Page 1. Two-mill tax levy asked for Lewis and Clark Fair. Page 11. Building Trades Council orders strike of 2500 men. Page 1. County Clerk Swetland places, names of Myers, Nicholas and McKercher" on ofufU hallot. Page 10. ' " hour day, and present arguments to show that it is Impracticable tor them to do so. The union men say that their demands are Just and must be granted, and that there Is no solution of the difficulty but a nine-hour ilay. Upon the result of the present fight de pends the future standing of the -union in this city, and it is upon this more than 'upon the principle- involved that the con test is based. Should the union win, and the recognition of the demands, of a union scarcely 200 strong be forced, against such strong opposition, the unions of Portland are in a strong position hereafter. On the other hand, the entire union force has centered Itself upon this one issue, and now, should their attempt fail, their position would be ery weak In the fu ture. The strike will stop all building and the handling of all products connected with building and will Involve every business enterprise In the city. Business men of all classes have become interested In the issue and will probably make some at tempt to bring the opposing parties to gether. The mill-owners held a meeting yester day afternoon to discuss the situation, and not one of them had any thought of concession. "We cannot run our mills on a nine hour basis," said they, "and have sent the union a communication stating se en reasors why we cannot." Each of these propositions can be proven, and not one has jet been disproven. The following Is the communication: Statement of PlanlnsOIill Owners. First The planing mills affected by the pres ent strike are necessarily In clo3e competition with the sawmills In mouldings, turnings, brack" ts and all classes of interior and exte rior finishing lumber and mill work. The saw mills are running 10 hours per day under agreement with their men. Second The planing mills affected by this strike are in competition with the 10-hour sawmills and sash and door factories of Pu get Sound and throughout the States of Wash ington, Idaho, Montana and Utah. Third The planing mills affected by this strike are In competition with all cf the stock factories of California In the trade of South ern Oregon, Southern Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; they are also In competition with the stock factories of Dubuque. Oshkosh. Minneapolis and other Eastern manufacturing centers Fourth The planing mills affected by this strike are paying a higher schedule of wages than Is being paid In either California, Wash ington or In Eastern cities. Fifth The mills affected by this strike ara paying from 50 ents to $1 per man per day more wages than the sawmills of this city, who are working men on the same Identical machines, and yet no greater skill Is required than by the sawmills who are manufacturing goods In competition with them. They are also paying 50 cents and upward per man per day more than the factories of Puget Sound, with Which they are in closest competition. planing mill strike had so tied up build ing that many of us were already out of work, and we decided that it was time to settle the matter one way or another, either to announce ourselves as against the issue and thus force the strikers to give In, or to take action in their favor. We concluded their cause was Just and that we would stand by them, and union men can be counted upon to make their vows good." Such an extensive strike will vitally af fect all business Interests, and all who have the welfare of the community at heart are watching every development with marked interest. There have been numerous expressions of opinion from the leading citizens of Portland, but as yet nothing has been done to settle the trou ble. x Vlcnr of President of Board of Trade. F. E. Beach, president of the Board of Trade, in speaking of the matter said: "The strike will be most disastrous and far-reaching In its effects. No one can tell what the extent of the disaster to the city will be. Every one who has the welfare of Portland at heart should use every influence in his power to bring about a speedy settlement. "Just what should be done Is a very serious question, and the best of states manship will be required to effect a sat isfactory adjustment. "Such an extensive strike is likely to lead to disorderly demonstration and its effect will bo to leave all large enterprises In an unbalanced condition for years to come. Some action should be taken at once to bring the two interests together." Disastrous, Says Councilman Mnlkey. Frederick W. Mulkey, president of the City Council, said: "The result of the strike will be very disastrous to our community. The city is becoming very prosperous, but this will tend to check advancement. Business men wlH not make Investments here while such conditions last. It has been suggested that the city officials ought to make an attempt to bring the opposing sides together. Personally, I am willing to do all I can, but no definite proposi tion has yet been made. I am not in formed as to the merits of either side and cannot express an opinion. I should suggest that it would be well to submit the matter to arbitration and both sides make some concessions." 1 Menrs Favors Arbitration. S. M. Mears, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said: "I regret very much to see a general strike and It will have a bad effect upon our city. I think the matter should be arbitrated on the start. In the end one side or the other will have to make con cessions, and it would be much better to make them now and avoid the bad effects of the tie-up. I "It makes eervthlnsr auest!onnhl nnri Sixth A large percentage of the goods man- ' will undoubtedly Involve a loss to all con cerned. The laborers lose their wages and the employers lose their profit. If the strike continues any length of time the winning side will lose more than If they had gave in on the start. The matter could surely be arbitrated, but I do not believe the business men of Portland should take any hand In the matter. It should be left to the opposing sides to choose the arbitration committee." A. L. Mills, president of the Board of Public Works, said: "I hope the opposing sides will soon get together andr adjust matters, and I believe they will. All the business interests of the city will be af fected, but I do not believe the business ufactured by the planing mills of this city find markets In the Eastern States, and if handicapped by a nine-hour day this trade will necessarily he thereafter confined to this city and the Willamette Valley, and this will either mean the closing up of four of the six factories, or the operation of all of them three days per week In the Summer, and will absolutely stop all stock business that has heretofore kept our factories busy during the Winter months. Seventh The planing mills, notwithstanding the fact that they were already paying the highest wages, offered a further advance of 25 cents, per man per day before this strike was ordered, and this advance was declined by the Union. The strike has already so Injured business and Interfered with building opera- I m;n should take any hand in the settle tlons that the mills way not be able to re- t cover in this season the opportunity that has i (Concluded on Page 11.) HAVANA, May 20 The United States has redeemed her promise to the world. Havana and Santiago de Cuba were to day evacuated by American troops, the reins of power were handed over to Presi dent Palma and now the Government of Cuba is free, and tonight the whole Icland Is delirious with Joy. Dramatic as was the remarkable dem onstration when the flag of the United States was lowered and the flag of tho new republic hoisted In its place at noon today on the palace, whence Sualn had ruled the island for centuries, It was hardly more stirring than the magnifi cent friendly demonstration which at tended the departure of the cruiser Brooklyn as she sailed out of Havana harbor a few minutes before 4 o'clock this afternoon. A flotilla of harbor craft, loaded to the guards with people and dressed with bunting from stem to stern, escorted her to sea. The water front wa3 a solid mass of people, nnd the old forti fications at Lapunta, which, with Morro Castle opposite, guards the entrance to the narrow neck of the harbor, was a hu man hillock. The Brooklyn's anchorage was near the wreck of the battle-ship Maine, whose black, shrunken skeleton was decorated today with American and Cuban flags by order of the City Coun cil. When the beautiful cruiser steamed slowly by this pitiful memory, the Amor lean flag at her taffrall was dipped and the sailors generally doffed their caps. As she passed the grim walls of Cabanas and Morro Castle, the Brooklyn moved swiftly, the American flag at her fore and the Cuban flag at her main peak, sailors manning her sides and the flag at her stern dipping continuously to the storm of vivas from ashore and afloat. The Cuban colors on both the fortresses were lowered three times in salute, al though it 13 not military etiquette for a fort to salute except with guns. But an army four hours old is not expected to know this. General Wood stood on the bridge of the cruiser, acknowledging the ovation he received by bowing and touch ing his cap. The flotilla of small craft kept In the wake of the Brooklyn until she was hull down on the horizon; then the boats turned back and the people at the entrance of the harbor returned to their jubilations. People Mnd With Joy. The enthusiasm in the city was bound less. Many .persons were literally mad with Joy over their new-born liberty. The streets were full of surging, cheering men and women. Motley processions pa raded the plazas, jp irecrackers of the giant variety were exploded on the side walks and even In the cafes. One hun dred thousand visitors were said to be In the city, and the police were utterly un able to ccpe with the Joy-intoxicated peo ple. But President Palma and his Cabinet did not give way to rejoicing. Tnere was stern business ahead for them, and they went quietly to work. As soon as the new government was Installed. Congress met and proclaimed the Constitution and Appendix. President Palma reviewed 11, 000 school children before the palace, and at 4 o'clock he went to the cathedral, where a Te Deum s sung for the new republic. It was an imposing ceremony President Palma, then devoted an hour before dinner to attending to some urgent matters, among which was the postal re lations with the United States. By his direction, Washington was Informed that Cuba would like to continue the prAnt arrangement temporarily. Decorations of the City. The natal day of the Republic of Cuba found Havana arrayed like a queen to await the coming of her lord The deco rations were universal. Men had worked all night by the light of torches to com plete elaborate designs. There was not a residence, pretentious or humble, that did not bean upon Its quaint facade some emblem In honor of the event. The many arches erected at the en trances of plazas by political societies, fraternal clubs, residents o various civil divisions of the city and buslress organ izations had an air of regal grandeur. The scaffolding was covered with can vas painted in imitation of marble, and from a distance the Illusion was complete. Bunting spread on Venetian masts canopied the deep, narrow streets from the rays of the sun. Beneath the canopies, the Cuban colors and palms graced the open doorways through which glimpses could be caught of luxuriant gardens, in cool. Inner courts. Many of the balconies Jutting from the white walled buildings were adorned with roses. Nature seemed in harmony with the spirit of the festivities. The parks were literally aflame with tropical flow ers and the vaulted sky above might have been chiseled out of turquoise. 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