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.
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FORMER OFFICIAL WHO HELD UP DESCHUTES RIGHT OF t
WAY, AND OFFICIAL IN WHOSE HANDS IT NOW RESTS. j
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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 .
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( 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.
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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
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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.
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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. '
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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
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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.
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