THE 3IORXIXO OUEGOXIAX, MONDAY, MARCH 15. lOOO. DEPARTMENT NOT HOSTILE TO ROAD 'Desires to Be Fair to All Inter- V ests in Deschutes River Canyon. WANTS POWER CONSERVED Secretary Ballinger Is at. Work on . Facts In Connection "With Maps Filed by Ilarriman Koad and Will Decide Soon a- Able. OKKUU.MAIN NKW8 UUKOAU, Wasn. ington, March 14. The postponement of action on the application of the Harriman railroad for right of way through the canyon of the Deschutes River Is In no eense Indicative of hostility on the part of the Interior Department towards the railroad project. On the contrary, offi cials of the Department, from the Secre tary down, are fully awake to the im portance of a railroad Into Central Ore gon, and stand ready to take any proper action that will facilitate the construc tion of such a line. But the Department, in favoring the railroad, does not deem it expedient or wise hastily to grant rights to the rail road which may, at some future time, prove to be a serious obstacle to the ag ricultural development of Eastern Ore gon. In the opinion of Department of ficials, this right-of-way tangle can and will be straightened out In a manner that will do Justice to the railroad com pany and at the same time enable proper parties hereafter to avail them selves of all natural resources that now He dormant in the canyon of the Des chutes. Tower Sites Are Valuable. In a word, the Department knows there are valuable power sites along the Deschutes River: more valuable, per haps, than any others In the State of Oregon. The possibilities that lie be hind these water powers can today only be surmised. The United States Re clamation Service, some years ago, se cured the withdrawal from entry of sev eral areas along the Deschutes near Shearers, thinking that at no distant date the Government .would be justified in developing power on the Deschutes and transmitting that power to the Columbia, where it could be utilized in pumping water to a vast domain that can be reclaimed by Irrigation, but only when water Is pumped up to its' level. Then, there are power sites now con trolled by private interests along the Deschutes, and these, it Is felt, should not be disturbed by a railroad. Garfield's Earlier Experience. Secretary Garfield, who took the ini tial step towards protecting the power sites, had hopes there would be room In the Deschutes Canyon for the railroad or railroads and the power plants as well. It was his idea that the railroads. In stead of running through at practically water grade, should build at an eleva tion which would never interfere with power development, end a line run .from 100 to 150 feet above the river would ac complish this end. :;Mr. Garfield had had experience In the earlier part of his administration with another case very similar to that arising la the Deschutes Canyon. The Moffatt railroad secured a right of way through Gore Canyon, on the Colorado River, on the line of its road between Denver and Salt Lake. The Reclamation Service wished to build a storage dam in this canyon for the storage of water to be used in irrigating several hundred thou sand acres of lands in both California and Arizona. The railroad refused to elevate Its tracks above the proposed Government dam, and the irrigation project had to be abandoned. In years to come the rilroad will probably be elevated, but only upon payment of an enormous sum by the landowners of Cal ifornia and Arizona who will be benefited by irrigation. Interested In Power. So far as private power companies are concerned, the Interior Department is not Interested. There is a state law to adjust the conflicting rights of the railroad company and such concerns. But the department Is concerned over the contemplated development of power by the reclamation service, looking to the pumping of water from the Colum bia River for irrigating 200.000 acres of land In the Umatilla country and If this known power site is monopolized by the railroad the reclamation of this great domain, it is said, must be perma nently abandoned. It has been the hope of officials of the reclamation service that the Harriman road would abandon Its effort to get right of way through the canyon of the Deschutes and build down some other canyon, for it is believed there are other grades leading out of Central Oregon as good for railroad purposes as that down the Deschutes. It is pointed out by these officials that it Is to the interest of the Harriman system not to interfere with power develop ment on the Deschutes, for the develop ment of power means the reclamation of sufficient land to support a popula tion of 200.000 people, and this entire country, tributary to the Harriman lines, when developed would add greatly to their revenues. No other railroad penetrates, or Is likely for years to come to penetrate this section of Oregon. Just how the whole matter will be decided rests with Secretary Ballinger, who Is now at work on the facts of the case. Mr. Ballinger will unquestion ably take a broad view of the whole railroad, the side of the reclamation in S'?e f '"terested par- ties in the State of Oregon The Harriman officials 'at one time gave assurance that they would elevate their tracks above any proposed dams wP " Purposes, but this offer has withdrawn, and it is this feature tion greatly complicates the situa- A brief summary of the situation a understood by the General Land off'leT is here given: "c' Summary of Situation. On March 26 and May . 1906 the D. chutes Railroad Company Illed two man In the local Land Office at The Dalles o, showing the definite location ot Its ll'n. , f road from the Columbia River in section 23. township 2 north, range in east ur thS Deschutes River to section 28, townshlD ? north. ranee 14 east. a distance of 23, Township 2 north, ranee 15 east, of 40 miles. These maps were returned for correction, and on September 4. 1U07, the company filed two new maps showing- the amended line of road over these, lands. On April 5, 1006. the Oregon Trunk L.lne, Inc., filed in said local Land Office a map showing the definite location of its line of roat from section 31. township 1 north, range 16 east, up the Deschutes River to section It. township 4 south, r&nge 14 ?at. a distance of 32.78 miles, which conflicts with tho location of the Deschutes Railroad Company's line. On March 2."., 1908. this office. In a letter to the Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Or., allowed the Oregon Trunk Lino 60 dy within which to show cause why- maps of the Deschutes Railroad Company should not be approved, and also dismissed the protest filed by the Deschutes Kiver Power & Development Company against the ap proval of tho maps filed by the said rail road companies. Certain showings wre made, and on July IS. 1908. this office de cided that the maps filed by both railroad companies should be approved, provifled the protest of said Deschutes River Power & Development Company should be finally dismissed by the Department upon the ap peal tiled by it from said decision of March 23. 11H. Said power company has not filed any ap plication for right of way for a reservoir Bite or power plant in this office, but is protecting on the ground that tUe granting of railroad rights of wav along tho Defc chutes River would prohibit the develop ment of power in this vicinity, which, it Is claimed, is an excellent site for that pur pose. The records of this office do not show that any other applications for rights of way affect the lands described above and this office has no Information as to the availability of this vicinity for power pur poxes othtr than that set forth -by said Deschutes River Power & Development Com pany. The Reclamation service. how ever, has probably conBiderable information on this subject. The railroad companies have been re quested, upon a suggestion by the Director of the Reclamation Service, to flic stipula tions to the efTect that they will raise their tracks 1O0 feet above the Deschutes River at a point near Shcrars Bridge, which is in about township 3 south, rar ge 14 east. ; FORMER OFFICIAL WHO HELD UP DESCHUTES RIGHT OF t WAY, AND OFFICIAL IN WHOSE HANDS IT NOW RESTS. j Y ' I' ' . 4 Ex-Secretary of Interior Jnmea II. Garfield. In order that said rlRhts of way would not interfere with the reservoir site contemplated by the Reclamation Service. CUBANS FREE CONVICTS HUNDREDS LIBERATED BY NEW REPUBLIC. Montli-OId Government Would Also Rescind Military Order Against Cockfights. HAVANA. March 14. While the first month in the life of the restored Cuban republic lias not been one of achieve ment, it has at least not been marked by any incident calculated to confirm the prediction that the experiment of Cuban self-government was destined to speedy failure. On the other hand, the government of General Gomez has still to present assurances of . Its ability wisely and firmly to direct the destinies of the Island. Cubans of all parties seem for the time being determined to forget their political differences and pull to gether to avoid another American in tervention. At the close of the provisional gov ernment one prominent American offi cial expressed the belief that the Gomez administration would collapse within three months; but he added that if it survived that long it probably would endure Indefinitely. A discouraging feature of the Con gressional session Is the multiplicity of trivial measures. Among these were bills to rescind the military orders of the first intervention against cockfights and bullfights; to establish a national lottery and to change the name of the revenue cutter service to that of the Cuban navy. The general amnesty bill, which was signed by General Gomez a few days ago, gave liberty to hundreds of con victs throughout the Republic, all but the perpetrators of the most atrocious crimes being Included in Its provisions One of the most recent amendments accepted by the House gravely declares that all "homicides and suicides," ex cept those serving life sentences for a second offense, shall be included in the amnesty. RIVALS ENGAGE IN DUEL After Bloodless Fusillade of Bullets, Police Arrest Combatants. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 14. (Spe cial.) For the heart and hand of Min nie Whitney, a comely Portuguese maiden who lives at 8 Wall street, G. Alvas and Tony Roderick. Portu guese contractors at Bremerton, fought an Informal duel in front of her house this afternoon. Although seven shoes were exchanged none took effect. Both of the duelists are now safely In the City Jail. The duel resulted from a feud of many months standing. Alvas came to Seattle Saturday night and called on his inamorata. He was not received heartiiy by Miss Whitney, and he was angry. Yesterday Tony arrived. Miss Whitney was delighted to see him. Alvas called at the house and round his deadly rival. Once In the street, Alvas called to his rival and drew a revolver. Roderick drew his weapon and shot five times in the direction of Alvas. The bullets all went wide. Patrolmen A. W. Ryan and Scott White arrived and both were sent to the City Jail. POLICE KILL OFF BANDITS Exterminate Band of Robbers in Siberian District. ST. PETERSBURG. March 14. The nnlic.A nf KrasnovurKlc rnnltal . I M , - VA IIIQ ( government of Yeniseisk, Siberia, have practically exterminated a Dand Of rob bers that has long been harassing the people of the Turkhansk region. The police rounded up the bandits and killed ten. while they were attempting to escape. Eight others were captured. Swell English pumps at Rosenthal's. S. P. FIGURES-ON-FAST SCHEDULE Officials- Hope to Install New Service to Bay City in Few Weeks. LIGHT TRAIN; FAST TIME Schedule Calls for 2 6-Hour Itun, but Difficult Grades in Si.sk I yous Will Make Tills Im possible at Present. SAX FUANTISCO, March 14. (Spe cial.) The officials of the operating: and the passenger traffic department of Secretary of Interior lilchard A. BnlliuKer. the Southern Pacific are working on a schedule for a fast express train be tween this city and Portland. The new train will be speedier and better equipped than anything that has previously been operated over the line, and it - Is hoped to get the through schedule down to 26 hours, although the running time will probably be some what longer. It will be much less, however, than the present running time. formerly there were three daily ex press trains each way between this city and Portland, but the service was afterward cut down to two trains. The travel Is so heavy now over the line that the trains are frequently run in two sections, but it Is believed that an other train running on a different and faster schedule will better meet the needs of traffic. Present Schedule 38 Hours. The present running time is from 33 to 38 hours. The Oregon Express makes the trip south in 38 hours and the trip north In about 35 and a half hours. The Portland Express makes the trip south In about 35 and a half hours and the trip north In 33 hours. The grades south of Ashland are the heaviest and longest of any trunk line in this country, and very fast time cannot be expected, but the officials of the company promise a much better schedule than the existing one. In order to cut down the running time lighter trains than those now in service will be hauled and it is prob able that special locomotives will be used for the mountain division, where the grades are heaviest. Many of the stopping-places of the present express trains will be cut out from tho new schedule. Put Train on In Few Weeks. The new train will not affect the present service, but will be an addi tion to it. There is some discussion of naming the new train the Exposi tion Special. Exposition Express, or something of that sort, after the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The increased business expected from the fair is one reason in fact for putting on the new train. .W. R. Scott, assistant general man ager of the Southern Pacific, said to day that the details had not been suf ficiently worked out to enable him to make any definite announcement, but that he expected to be able to do 'so in a few days. He said the operating and passenger departments were now en gaged in figuring out a fast schedule, but just what the running time would be he could not say. He said he ex pected to place the train in operation in a few weeks. RIVAL ROADS MAY CLASH U. P. and Electric Interests Want to Use Same Chehalis Streets. CHEHALIS. Wash.. March 14. (Spe cial.! Chief Engineer Baldwin, of the Oregon & Washington, is in the city on business connected with the proposed extension of the Union Pacific from Portland to Puget Sound. Engineer Cas well has been here for three or four days, and In company with F. L. Mary, local right of way agent for that com pany, they have been looking over the right of way situation in Chehalis. The Twin City Electric Light & Power Company, which was recently granted a franchise to enter Chehalis from Cen tralia by way of North First street on the west side of the Northern Pacific, has recently tiled with the City Council an ordinance granting permission for them to enter from the east by National street. It Is rumored that Uie Oregon & Wash ington may appear before the Chehalis Council tomorrow night and attempt to tie up the granting of a franchise by way of National street, for the electric line. Northwestern People in w York. NEW YORK. March 14. (Special.) People from the Pacific Northwest reg istered at New York hotels today as fol lows: From Seattle M. Riher, at the Churchill; J. A. Kennelard. at the Plaza From Aberdeen E. C. Finch, at the Woodstock. . From Tacoma A. C. Mason, at the Im perial. From Spokane E. 3. Lawrence, at the Walcott. J J 1 A.sw&.rr ill - - DEATH STIRS POLICE Petrosino's Murder Cause of Activity at Palermo. MANY ARRESTS ARE MADE Two Notorious Criminals Captured in Connection Witli Crime Itin era I Arrangements -Made and llody Shipped to Xew York. PALERMO. Sicily. March 14. The as sassination of Lieutenant Petroslno, of New York, has -tirred tho police to un precedented activity. Many arrests al ready have heen made, and these Include a number of Italians with criminal rec ords who lately have returned from the United States. The suspicions of the police are spe cially centered on two notorious crim inals, one of whom Is a thief of Na tional reputation, and the other an as sassin to whose doors are laid many New York crimes. The latter was obliged to leave the United States be cause of the close watch kept upon him by Petrosino. It is impossible to ascertain tho names of the men who have been arrested, as the police maintain complete silence. The Palermo authorities have arranged for the funeral and the body will be shipped to New York. ATTENTION' TO BLACK HAND Outrages Average Over One Kach Day Since January 1, 1908. NEW YORK. March 14.-The death of Petrosino has attracted public attention to the numerous crimes of Italian crimi nals and stricter laws are called for, es pecially regarding the manufacture, pos session and throwing of bombs. This is for the eradication of the Black Hand evil, according to District Attorney Nott who has prosecuted several of the im portant cases worked up by Petrosino. "I know of no reason to suppose that there is a central organization of the Black Hand." said Mr. Nott. "There are groups of Italian thugs, but they are separate, though It may be that now and then they work together. Their mem bers are the criminal elements in the Italian population." The so-called Black Hand outrages have averaged more than one a day since January 1, 1908. LOSS OF PAl'KltS IS FEAKED New York Police Angry With Italian Authorities. NEW YORK. March l4.The New York police felt resentment that no word regarding the murder of Joseph Petrosino had come from the Italian police, although cables had been sent them. Inspector McCafferty, head of the de tective service, said he was anxious to know whether Petrosino had been robbed after being shot. He intimated that Petrosino had some papers valua ble to the police here in running down Black Hand and other Italian offend ers. The chief inspector said that Pe trosino had letters of Instruction from the department here which, if stolen by the murderers, would reveal to the Ital ian criminals Just what plans the po lice have, if any. on foot. PROTECTION MAY NOT EXTEND Question liaised In Rome or Gov ernment's Responsibility. ROME. March 14. The question has been raised in Rome as to whether the United States is entitled to special satis faction from the Italian government on account of the murder of Lieutenant Pet rosino, of the New York Police Depart ment, at Palermo. Government officials point out that only the diplomatic and consular bodies are under the special protection of the gov ernment. The general Inspector of police has al ready proceeded to Palermo to make a. full investigation and the government has offered large rewards for the cap ture of the criminals. Eour Arrested for Complicity. NEW YORK. March 14. Lieutenant Antonio .Vachls, ' chief assistant to Wife - - is T We Invite Portland Women to See Early Arrivals of Spring Fashions in Tailor-Made Suits, Dresses Millinery, "Waists, Coats We also call attention to our showing of new novel ties many of them not shown elsewhere in Portland in Jewelry, Hair Ornaments, Veilings, Handker- chie.fs and ntlipr A ppcenripe A 1 cr pypIh- I V sive Wash Petrosino. arrested four Italians In a little wine shop In one of the squalid Italian quarters of Brooklyn tonight. It was Intimated that Vachls had rea son to believe the men had knowledge of the plot to kill Petrosino. PKTROS1XO IX)H PKOTKCTIOX Story That lie Was to Accompany Itoosevclt In Italy. NAPLES. March 14. A story Is cur rent here that Petrosino. although lie was engaged in compiling records of criminals, came to Italy for the pur pose also of protecting ex-Presldcnt Roosevelt during the latter's approach ing visit. It is even stated that Petrosino in tended to accompany the ex-President during his stay here, and perhaps after that, disguised as a monk. The au thorities deny the reports. LOGAN HOT YET RAISED TIIRKE TI GS MAKK VXSCCCKSS- Steamer Lies With 25 l'eet of Bow on ltcer Listed, but In No Immediate Danger. HONOLULU. March 14. Three tugs Joined today In a vain attempt to re float the United States Army transport Logan, which went ashore lust night In this harbor while maneuvering to back Into her slip. The big troopship lies with 15 feet of her bow resting on a reef on the south side of the narrow harbor. She Is listed to starboard, but Is not leaking and Is IrT no danger. At high tide tonight another effort to drag her Into deep wa ter will be made.' Pilot Anders, who was in charge, de clined to make any statement when he came ashore, but is said to have told the officers of the Igan that he mis took some of the lights in the channel. SAN FRANCISCO. March 14. The Lo gan sailed from ' this port for Manila March 6. She has sou officers and men of the Thirteenth Cavalry aboard, be sides Brigadier-Generals Carter, Brush and Davis, who are en route to their posts in the Philippines. CONTEND OVER ROADS Col. C. E. S. Wood Debates With J. B. Barnhill at People's IVruni. The value of the proposed state-built railroad was the subject of a debate last night at the People's Korum between C. E. S. Wood and J. B. Barnhill. Colo nel Wood presented the frequently ad vanced necessity for railroads to develop the vast resources of this state and the confirmed disinclination of the railroad magnates to build lines. Colonel Wood devoted much of the time allotted to him In pointing out the advantages of state ownership as shown by examples in Ger many. Russia. England and Japan In reducing rates. He showed how the present method of the railroad magnates in exacting a guarantee from a commu nity before building a railroad is only the old bonus graft again, that If the road succeeds the guarantors gain noth ing, while if It operates at a loss these men must make up the deficit. Colonel Wood's opponent. Mr. Barn hill. declared that If the road were built the profits would eventually flow back to the money power; that it would put the state In nolltlcsr that it i . . - . v. m nave icnuency 10 oe a mere reeder of Harriman lines. tho C0UNTER-M0VEBY VOTERS Council's Refusal to Call Special Election Arouses Spokane. SPOKANE. Wash.. March 14. Spe cial.) Overriding the action of the City Council in refusing to submit pro posed charter amendments, drafted by a charter revision commission for an initiative and referendum vote, peti tions will be placed in circulation to morrow. Leading business and profes sional men and manufacturers will earry the petitions, which must have the signatures of 1500 to force the Council's hand. The Council refused to submit the, amendments at the coming election. Its principal opposition being to th amendments creating nonpartisan pri maries, providing for the election of all Councllmen-at-Large and making the City Engineer a member of the Board of Public Works. The recall system also was disliked by tba majority of the Council. Under the law there are 15 days yet in which to obtain sufficient signatures and obtain a vote on the amendments at the approaching election. ' Established 1850 . j v j new patterns in Silks, Dress Goods, Goods, Embroideries, Etc., Etc. See our Real Irish Crochet "Neckwear. New Tailormade Suits from Pellard, Exclusive Im ported Patterns in Wash Goods. First Arrivals in Imported Millinery. Biitterick Patterns for April. "Visit our New Hair Goods Section. PARIS FEARS TIEUP General Strike of Telegraph Operators Threatened. EIGHT RIOTERS ARRESTED Government Employes Object to In troduction of .Merit S) Me i ii . of Promotion Labor Leaders Active. PAR 13. March It Paris is now threa tened with a general strike of the tele graph and telephone operutors employed In the bureaus of the postofllce. As a result of energetic measur of the authorities In suppressing the strike of the telegraph operator. who Isolated Paris for four hours yesterday, of the ringleaders, including ten railway mail clerks, who refined to board the trains, have been suspended pending their dis missal from the service. Eight of those who took part In a riot In the central telegraphic bureau of the postofflce KTiday night are under arrest. M. Subra. president of the General As sociation of Postal and Telegraph Em ployes, Is among those suspended. Labor leaders like Secretary Palaud. of the Electricians Union, are doing their utmost to bring about a strike. They offered to co-operate with the postal employes In the hope of accomplishing the object for which they have long labored that Is. to induce tho state ser vants to make common cause with the labor organizations. The Immediate cause of the trouble was the attempt of the Postal Telegraph em ployes to secure from parliament a re versal of the government plan to intro duce a merit system of promotion to re place the present system of promotion, which was solely on seniority. The general labor situation in Krance has caused much discussion for years. The labor organizations as regarded by the government are very tyrannical and the general confederation of labor Is Lok mew tk7s A'fef P p .mil wuu 1.1 : . fjr: a k almost an avowedly revolutionary organi zation. ELIOT COMPLIMENTS IRISH Retiring President or Harvard Pays Tribute- to Their Influence. CAMBUlliGE. Mass.. March 14 In a telegram received today at Harvard University from retiring president Charles W. Eliot, who is now lit At lanta. (I.i he says recent remarks made by him had been "Interpreted as showing a lack of appreciation of the civic and moral virtues of citizens sprung from Irish and other foreign stocks." I 'resident Eliot disclaims any euch intention and adds: "Nobody familiar with the history if Boston could fall to have deep ap preciation of the Influence which mil lions of Irishmen have had in our de velopment. The progress of Irish vot ers toward toleration of all religion and toward honest and efficient gov ernment In towns and cities have been more remarkable and much more rapid during thu past few years than that of men of English blood who were earlier comers." JAP SQUADRON IS COMING Training Miips, Formerly Russian Routs, Sail for Honolulu. YOKOHAMA. March 15. The Jap anese naval training squadron, consist ing of the armored cruUer Aso and the protected cruiser Soya, sailed today for Honolulu, under command of Captain YeJI. The ships carried 1 80 cadets of the Japanese navy. The squadron Is due to arrive at Honolulu about April 1. and will then proceed to San Francisco, cruising northward later along the Pa cific Coast to Seattle. The Aso and Soya as the Bayan and Varlag, respectively. were formerly Russian cruisers. They were sunk by the Japanese during the recent war and re-floated later and added to the Jap anese navy. 5000 Laborers in Demonstration. BOSTON. March 14. Aa a demon stration against the sentence Imposed upon Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and Frank Morrison by Judge Wright. In the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, more- than 5000 members of labor unions paraded here today. New York's latest novelties in flno footwear at Rosenthal's. i