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