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THE SUNDAY-OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. yoVKMBEK ZS, - , . , - ' " - ' m . - 1 11 1 1 '- -1 1 1 i w - " - : . - i i SOLDIER BOYS UNITE AT BANQUET Members of Old Company G. Attend Reunion at the Danmoore. UNITED AFTER 15 YEARS Men Who Comprised Oregon's Track Guard Company Quarter Onlury Alto Meet and Tell Old lime J.rories. Company G.. O. X. G.. after a lp of 15 vear. ln throbbed and lived Friday ntfrht. and Ita mem hers, numbering over To of that once Justly famous orgamxa tion. gathered around the banquet board at the Danmoore Hotel It was a wonder ful aalherlna of a wonderful military compan". 'hat was formed years aKO one that flourished from 1SS3. and until It disbanded in 1 considered the crack company of the Orenon National Guard. It waa a happy Idea, this bringing to gether after all these yearn of the vet eran of company ',. Surely, time has dealt kindly with the young men who piayed at anldlerlne 3 years ago. for rested around the tables were men. all cf whom have male good In their vartoui callings, either here in Portland or in other places where they have located since leaving the city. Behind the purpose of bringing the comrades of Company G to gether laet night was the plan that will later be consummated, that of forming a permanent organization. Seventy at Banquet Table. To those Tn-odd men who greeted each other again after time had tolled off a quarter of a century. It seemed but yes terday that thev were again In the old places where the company drilled under the able direction of Captain l C. Farrar, who ram all the way from Sac ramento. Oil., in order to be with the comrades again. They lived over the days of 3 and l.i years ago. the last time the company gathered together and told atorics. told of the fun they had. the prank and jink they held. The old minstrel show was recalled and the days of the Chinese riots: the famous trio, composed of Ralph W. Hoyt. who was bandmaster. Henry Wagner and Alex "Wagner, who have played at every en tertainment ever given by the company. Then there were echoes of the minstrel how. heoau Harry W. Hogue and Ralph K. Lee sarg the old songs. It was simply Rreat. and it is no wonder that the very beams of the Danmoore were shaken by the cheering and applause. Discipline Cast to Wind. It was late in the evening when the members of Company O gathered In the Armory and at the command of Ser geant B. W. Moore, ordered "fall In." And it was crowding time backward when Ser geant Moore after forming the company, t'irned and Informed Captain Farrar that "The company is funned, sir." It was no straggling line of rookies that formed In Una at the order, neither was It a company of men who had for gotten what had been drilled Into them by captain Farrar that marched from the Armory to The Danmoore Hotel. It was true though, that discipline was caat to the winds. tojed aside because each man present wanted to talk of the things that have gone Into history. After enjoying the gooa dinner. George T, Wlllett. who was toastmaater, gave those present a most agreeable surprise, for he rose and announced that Mrs. Rose-Coursen Reed would sing and wlien she apjieared sha was greeted with a rousing cheer. .Mrs. Reed sang the "Star Spangled Banner" and "Annie Laurie" Then fotlowid the set programme, which bgan with the rollcall by Sergeant Moore and a silent toast was drunk to those nifmbera who had answered the "last rollcall." (.moral 1 lee be enable to Attend. General C. F. Beebe was prevented from being present on account of illness, but his letter of regret was read. Another of the speakers. Judge C. U. Gantenbein. was unable to be present. Mr. Wlllett rt'sd a number of letters from members who lived out of the city who were un able to attend, but who sent their heart felt thanks that so many of "the boys" were to be present. IHm Zan sang a solo and there were addresses by H. M. Cake and C. M. Idleman. and those old members of the company who came from Taeoma. Seattle. Spokane and other distant points mere glad that they came. Those who answered to the rollcall and tha year of their enlistment follow: isas. Ta-rar. t- lals. K E. Vl'let. I! T. l.e. K. K IM4. Nwasl!e. C. C. 5ill. Jnha Omhim. A P Iri'man.. C. it lnri'e. C l Jlnort. E. W. . H SI Hi- nt. A S Ulnmrs. O F Vogu. H W. Jloyt. R W. Lee. 11 P. c.wklrk J W. Knr-hliarrtt. C. A Totter. W S Crok inghajn. A. Uokumb. cwrtla tlarrla. J. C Prsrl. R F Story. H. I Fleming. F H. H'jmnon. latl 31arhai:. A t. cltnn. II G. Tiunrar. 1 K Judaa. H E. CooiMge. C A Park hurst. A I- Ktpu. W M iKttt. R I. lonard.. J E i:i'dge. C r. K rigger. E R. Johnsen. H- B. Xurton. C. O Johiiva, A. T Flaury, H Smith.. Strritge. A B. " wrilams. P. I Vnrruw. W. H. imu. Miller. B. E. Mutr. W. T. Northrup. F O. Wallace. R. H. hhr. . F Wallai. W. T. jaaa. panton. J. J. Vpson. A. I. Waner, A'e Wagner, licary aaT. Zan. 1). J. Imnbar. 1. N. 1M. Woodward. IV J. Hertng. S A Kl'.haro. H. -D. C. W. Siubba. O. B las. Parkhtirat. L. A Koehler. O. F l.-kwood. C. E Pi'klngton. J. B. Miller. E. B. laat. MrKmilt. F. 1 lavs. ISM. CHEAP RATES CONTINUE Special Fare to Western Points l'p held by Letter Ballot. CHICAGO. Nov. II. The plans of th Western railroads to abolish all special excursion fares leas than i centa a mile after January 1 In the territory between Chicago and the Missouri River has been defeated through a let tar baliot. The practice of making special rates for conventions and simi lar gatherings, usual on' the basis of m cents a mile, will b continued. The project of making 2 cents a mile, tba minimum rata for all occasions had :mes. ii w piripu u vj of certain roads, who were reluctant to give up homeseekers' rates, and by those bellevlns in the policy of "bar gain" rates to stimulate their traffic on special occaalons. Several rates for which applications have been made to the roads can now be determined. One of the most Im portant is the rate to the Alaska-Tukon-Paclfic Exposition, to ba held net rear In Seattle. The rate from Chicago will undoubtedly be made on the basis of 1 cents a mile, which will glvt a through rate of In regard to the homeseekers fares, which were also held up until the re sult of the vote was known, the Joint committee representing the Western. Passenger Association, and the South western Excursion Bureau has recom mended that the aame homeseekers fares apply to the West and South west for the months of January and February. J90S. as are In effect for the month of December. 168 that Is. about m cents per mile. ADVANCE RATES 0 PEIl CENT Wells. Fargo Co. Post Notices of Express Increase. SAN" FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. Notice of an intended Increase of per cent In express - rates on merchandise, to take effect on December 10. has been posted In the offices of Wells. Fargo A Co. The advance applies only to shipments ex ceeding 5o pounds, and is intended to circumvent the system devised by Coast merchant who have been in the practice of consolidating shipments in New York and forwarding them In such quantities as to take advantage of the present tariff, which rangea from $7 per 10 on lots of 2C.ono pounds to tl! on lots of oofl pounds. The company made a rule that these rates can be used only when the shipments are the property of one owner. The Coast merchants will protest, and the matter will be threshed out before Inter state Commerce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane, who will preside at a hearing in this city on December 5. CARRY FIGHT TO COMMISSION California Growers Protest Against Freight Kate Increase. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21. It haa been officially announced that the traffic bureau of the Merchant- "Exchange, rep resented bv Seth Mann, will carry the protest of the California growers, shippers and manufacturers against an Increase in freight rates to the Interstate Com merce Commission at "Washington. The exact line of procedure to be followed will not be announced until conferences have been held with all classes of shippers. FOR STATE REGENT SHOWING ARROGANT POWER Prince Chun Shows Resent ment at Interference With His Imperial Plans. TWO NEW EDICTS ISSUED LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED TO AID NEW PROJECT. Convention at Kennewlck Proposes Broad Highways From Four Corners of State. KENNEWICK. Wash.. Nov. 51. (Spe cial.) Governor Mead was the principal speaker at the morning session of the Good Roads Convention, making the state ment during hi address that In four yeara $3,000,000 has been expended for pos terity In the shape of public betterments and now posterity should do something for the state. "That means." he said, "the counties should issue bonds to meet road improvements and extensions." The Governor advocated the convict la bor plan and the Installment of state rock crushing plants to provide road material. Samuel Hill, of Seattle, was re-elected State President and U Frank Brown, of Seattle, secretary-treasurer. Aberdeen Is the next place of meeting. The resolution committee recommend several legislative measures besides those advanced by the committee on laws, ask ing for issue of state bonds for a new. road from Spokane to Snoqualmle Pass: one from Aberdeen to some point in Ben ton County: from Vancouver. Wash., to Walla Walla, and from Blaine to Van couver. They asked for a map showing the deposits of road-making material In the state and added a few amendments to the law on convict labor and state rock-crushers, asking that tlie state pur chase its own freightcars for transport ing road material. RELAY RAGE TO CAPITAL Y. M. C. A. ATHLETES CARRY MESSAGE TO ROOSEVELT. Start From New York on 241-Mile Trip Will Reach Washing ton Tonight. NEW YORK. Nov. 21. With cheers from several hundred schoolmates and fellow-membera of the Young Men's Christian Association to spur them on. the young athletes engaged in tha relay race organized by the physical culture de partment of the Y. M. C. A., between this citv and Washington, started on their 341-mile sprint, at 3 5 o'clock yesterday, the runners bearing a message in a silver tut to President Roosevelt. The start was made from the international head quarters of the Y. M. C. A., on East Twenty-eighth street, from which place the runners carried the tube to West Twenty-third-street ferry, each runner printing 100 yarda with It and passing it on. From Jersey City to Newark the relays were 1.V) yards and from Newark on they lengthened out to a quarter of a mile. From Newark the Itinerary was through Kltsabeth. Plalnfleid. Princeton and Tren ton, where the message remained over night. At it o'clock Saturday morning the race for Washington will be resumed and. unless soma unexpected hitch occurs, the message will reach the President at 11:30 o'clock Saturday ntght. Altogether 7X sprinters will be used, In cluding t he President's son. Quentin. The nature of the message Is not known, save only that It contains a re quest from the boys to tne President. PEONAGE CASES ALL FAIL Government Wastes $500,000 on Florida Employment Agent. NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Charles W. Russell, special assistant to the I'rlted States Attorney-General. Informed Judge . . . I l I k.nnnl. t h a HOUgn. OI inc i-i v.. .... Cnf.ed States Circuit Court, yesterday toat he did not intend to proceed again si Francesco Sabbl. the employment agent, on the Indictment charging the kidnap ing of men In this city and the shipping of them to labor camps of the Florida Keys. t This ends the prosecution of the Flor ida peonage cases, which were three vears in preparation and cost the United States Government SO0.0o. There has not been a conviction In the peunage cases In that district. Special musical programme for Thanks giving Pinner at the P.-tlir- '"'''. e- ' rva onr JAbi-.-.'. Takes Matters of Government Into Own Hands, and Today's Man dates to Subordinates Are Vigorously Worded. PEKIN. Nov. 21. It Is becoming In creasingly manifest that Prince Chun, the Regent, is taking matters of govern ment Into his own hands and that he resents any Interference from' the Dow ager Empress Yehonala. or tly mem bers of the grand council. A vigorously worded edict issued by the Regent yesterday in the name of the Emperor sets forth that his authority was received from the late Dowager Empress and command obedience to him. It says In part: "All Imperial clansmen are ordered to give a greater degree of obedience than others. This Is for the effect of the example. Disobeying Princes and offi cials will be dealt with without leniency. Our purpose In this Is to fulfill tha command of the late Dowager Empress and to satisfy the people." Tired of Conferences. The wording of this edict lndicats the existence of dissension In the Imperial family, and the disposition to take mat ters into his own hands is indicated by other reports from the palace regarding the Prince Regent. The Regent, it In said, has found advis ing with Yehonala onerous and his con sultations with her are becoming more and mora perfunctory. He is reported to have arrogated to himself the imperial prerogative and the phraseology of his edict today bears out this presumption. hi manner with tlie mem bers of the grand council is growing more summary every day. He. now gives his opinions to the councilors In the form of orders. The second edict issue today is direct ed against the revolutionaries. It is: "Two misfortunes have befallen the country, but. in accordance with the ar rangements effected by the late Emperor and the late Dowager Empress, order pre vails in the empire. Foreign treaties will be observed, and the countries In sym pathy with China are making their in tercourse more intimate. It is a fact, however, that lawless conspirators recent ly have tried to invade the interior. These men must be severely dealt with, and all officials are hereby orderred to arrest and summarily behead them wherever found. These officials will be properly rewarded." Edict Not Understood. In view of the impression In Pekin that unofficial tranquility exists throughout the empire, this second edict is not un derstood. The Dalai Llama of Tibet, attended by the members of his suite, officiated yesterday at the Tibetlan religious cere mony of prayer before the coffins of the Emperor and Empress. Among those present at this ceremony were all the Mongol Princes and officials in Pekin. Court to Mourn Three Weeks. TOKIO. Nov. ;i. The court will go into mourning for three weeks, on account of the death of the Emperor and Dowaer Empress of China. MAY LOCATE CHILDREN Pullman Pastor Will Be Asked 'for Light on Mystery. SPOKANS. Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.) Believing he knows the whereabouts of two missing children. Madeline and Lois McDonald, Rev. William Hoots, Episcopal clergyman, of Pullman. Wash., with whose family Madeline McDonald for a time made her home, will be called to testify In a Spokane Superior Court tomorrow morning. Recently he wrote an Episcopal clergyman In Spokane about the case. Madeline, who Is In her teens, recently threatened to throw herself in the river with Lois, her little slstest before she would surrender the child to a gunruian. Both disappeared. J. M. McDonald, an uncle, and Theodore Weinke, guardian, have been fined 1100 each for contempt of court for failure, to produce the chil dren. The uncle is in jail, being unable to raise the 1"0, while the guardian fur nished bonds. Both say they do not know where the children are. HELD FOR THEFT IN EAST Seattle Solicitor Accused of Forger ies Aggregating $70,000. SEATTLE-. Wash.. Nov. 21. Elliot A. Archer, known in Seattle as C. Archer Carter, who has been employed as a solicitor for the Sealile-Tacoma Power Company, was arrested here today by Captain of Detectives Tennant and De tective Wlckham, on a charge of being a fugitive from Justice. Archer is wanted In Newark, N. J., on a charge of having committed forgeries aggregating $70,000. The arrest was made on telegraphic ad vices from Captain of Detectives W. A. Carroll, of Newark. Beyond declaring that he is innocent of any crime. Archer refused to talk, for publication. FIT FOR CARNEGIE MEDAL Spokane's Mayor Starts Movement for Fireman Who Saved Woman. SPOKANE, Wash.. Nov. a. (Special.) Mayor Moore. 'of Spokane, is organiz ing a wnovement to secure a Cainegie medal for A. J. Haffner. the Spokane fireman who risked his life in a deadly whirlpool above the falls to prevent a woman committing suicide by drowning. Prominent citizens will sign a state ment setting forth details of the rescue, and it will be sent to the Carnegie As sociation headquarters in New York. Mrs. F. Jerstad. who was rescued, shows no bad effects of the immersion. A close watch will be kept on her to prevent recurrence of the attempt. - Or S. 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General Antoino Simon, commander of the south for 20 years, having refused to comply with a recent request of Presi dent Nord Alexis to come to Port au Prince and confer with the President on the political situation, has been de clared a rebel. ' The revolutionary movement appears to be serious, as General Simon is In pos session of arms and ammunition. Com munication with the south is interrupted. The government is sending there by land and sea a large number of troops under command of General Cyriaque. Minister of War. and General Lecinte, Minister of the Interior. There is general appre hension lest numerous exiles now in Jamaica and St. Thomas return to th island and effect a landing at eome un guarded spot along the coast and join the revolutionists. Everything is quiet at Port au Prince. FIRE SWEEPS PRAIRIES Great Area Burning in Southwest. Many Cowboys Mis&ing. EL. PASO, Tex., Nov. 21. An area of 500 square miles of grazing land lyins north of Roswell, I. T., Is on fire and ranchmen living in the burning country are fighting with' backfires to save their homes. No loss of life has been reported as yet. It is reported that the Are, fanned by a strong breeze, has burned Into the tim ber belt north of Roswell and is spread ing. The country is chiefly devoted to sheepraising and the loss will be heavy. Many cowboys working in the burned area have not been heard from. RENEW FI9HT WITH ElKINS FVLTON WILL REVIVE AMEND MENT TO RATE LAW. Back Broken, Youth Lives. NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 21. Earner Dres sel. 17 years old, is living with a broken back. He was injured while diving in August last, and since that time has been partly paralyzed in his side, but did not consider his injuries serious. Applying for treatment yesterday at the German hos pital here, an X-Ray examination re vealed a dislocated vertebrae, and -physicians were surprised that the boy had survived. An operation was performed and the pressure on the 6pinal cord re moved, and it is said that the patient may recover, although his condition is precarious. Seek Hearing on Advances Before Effective Wants. Patents for Honest Oregon Settlers. WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. Senator Fulton reached Washington this even ing and haei established himself at the Arlington Hotel for the Winter. He reiterated the statement made before leaving home that he will not return to Oregon during the Senatorial fight. When Congress convenes Mr. Fulton will call upon Senator Elkins to make srood nls .promise of last session to give consideration before the Christmas holidays- to Mr. Fulton's Dill amending the Interstate Commerce law by pro viding that no interstate rates shall be increased until after a hearing by the Commission to determine the reason ableness of the advance. He says he will make every effort to have this bill passed before adjournment. 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