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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. Above
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