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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1909)
I IfSI DAY IF THE Lv items Gathered from AH parts oi iiiu wuiiu. Lred FOR THE BUSY READER L Important but Not Loss Inter- ejtlng HBPPO"inB8 " ' OuUldo tho Stato. French atriko 1b on tho vorgo of The Frenc n . fa Three men woro Kinca mo m uu,y iffifcyan explosion of dynamite Key WeBt, Fin. P.,merrs of Grand valley, Colo., SrpStodKin8tBalHnger'B bus Son of Irrigation work. Abridge on the Wabash railroad it nsas City gave way on attain J crowing and several persons are A non-union baker at Now York was " - i, women and after giving ioaTevcro beating they throw him to a vat of dough. Hill and Harrimnn ofllclolo aro con- LiMlon with a view of forming ttes to coniorm 10 mo ojnmuiiu uu.o- m. An extra session of tho Washington eUlaturo will probably bo called to rtichten out somo of tho matters ijing from investigation of stato ofll ali. Experts estimnto that in 10 years wr drop of water available for irri itlon will be utilized. For every aero riratcd there will bo GO acres of dry iro land whero irrigation poaslbili e! are exhausted. IRooeevelt says Tolstoi is a weaK lader. It loon is to be opened in Des loines where treating will bo forbid- Secretary MacVcagh says prosperity ily awaits completion of tho tariff 111. IFire at Long Island, Kan., destroyed Ire business buildings, causing a loss Itimatcd at $100,000. The PcnnyBlvunin railroad is setting it thousands of trees to provide for tare requirements in timber and ties. ITbe Farmers' union, at its national Invention, has agreed on a plan to bild warehouses and market wheat pout the middleman. Seventeen states and ten foreign fcntnes will havo delegates at the h Farming congress, which meets at pilings October 2G to 28. (Physicians attending the annual con ation of the Illinois Homocpathic ledical association advocated tho ru bral of tonsils of everyone subject to iberculosis. Office seekers and office holding by bfeiajonal politicians !b becoming a cation in the Philippine islands, ac ting to the report of Acting Dlrec rilarbord, of the constabulary. The postal striko in France ia not ceral and failure Beoms probable. President Taf t has agreed to attend e opening of tho Gunnison, Colo., one, London art dealers aro in trouble for lling spurious wares on unsuspecting toners. Indications seem that tho shah of Ma will soon bo compelled to givo ibis throne. The Missouri scnato has killed tho usuro which gave tho stato railroad miaaion power to fix passongor The Farmers' union is in national "nation at Springfiold, Mo., and pjaro being mado to keep tho prico swheat up. Railroads havo submitted to tho In nate Commerco commission now which will greatly injuro Pacific jwt cities if allowed to stand. A Denver woman died rathor thon C air cut IIor trossoB had at KV , nf5th of 90 incha and physi li cL,nred thov consumed tho vital I which should havo sustainod life, PestHlfn nf n.. A t.- 1 decision ( action of parliament. Kn ya,citi(JB nro under obligations P'ovido playgrounds for children. fitaa, ,!mP"kd tho Whitla '"nclo in his story of tho kidnap- 1&J8 f porBona nro on tho vorgo '?," in, tho Zlcaturaro district, following a forest firo. STi??811 rofuBO to elvo tk uni id B,fundB tho Young g nles ordered to do so by tho Bjdo tswill bo hold during tho At, Tht conKBS at Billings, rltoriL 0n WeBtorn Btat8 nd tlco an,', I?0 , Canadian provinces, Russia will send exhibits! S klSmP80n' an Amerlcan who lead. in. 1,0 ,01 ino l'iji jBlands, - vih Hucceca mm. lNh ' nutcuuu 111 r'iv nrnnnnnf Nnw. ,,, w w try to prove Nyof ft, oUV connected with L' 01 lno San Francisco eupor- FIND IN8URANOE JOKER. Fratornal 8oclotlo8lof Illinois Sound Warning Against Measuro. Chicago, May 11, Loaders of fra tornal insuranco societies havo discov ered a joker in houso bill No. 552, now ready for a third reading in tho Illinois legislature, which, if passed, will dovolop a billion-dollar insuranco combino with power to forco smollor concerns and fraternal orders out of tho insuranco business. Tho bill in quoBtion contains a clauso which provides that any insurance com pany doing business in Illinois may 1b buo policies with Bpoclal rates of pre mium loss than tho usual rates to members of labor unions, lodges and othor organizations who, through an ofllcor, may tako out insurance of not less than 100 members. In this proviso fraternal men see pos sibilities of a great insuranco corpora tion, which, by cutting rates, would utterly annihilate competition of small er and fratornal concerns. It was on ly by accident that tho attention of fratornal men was drawn to tho joker. A strong lobby will bo Bent to Spring field to fight it. T I PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESSINBR POT OF GOLD SOUGHT FOR. Excavation for Kontucky Church Is Closely Watched. Cincinnati, May 11. Tho excavation for tho building of St. Francis' church in Dayton, Ky., a suburb, is being watched by many who believe that a pot of gold wbb buried under that Bite after tho raid by General John Hunt Morgan and his band of Confederates near tho closo of tho Civil war. Tho property belonged to the late Mathow McArthur, a noted Southern sympathizer. Thero was a subterra nean passago leading from tho house, and it is hero, the passago having long since bcon filled up, that tho treasure is supposed to bo. Tho money was loft, it was said, by a Confederate named Caldwell, who had boon North to pay tho troops of Goncral Morgan, then located in this vicinity. Ho stopped at tho McArthur residence, and, his presence being dis closed, secreted tho gold, said to amount to several thousand dollars, mid escaped, intending to join General Morgan. Tho latter was killed in Tennessee about tho samo time. Black Hand Again Busy. Chicngo. May 11. Another Black Hand outrage wbb perpetrated toduy when three bombs wcro exploded in quick succession in tho home of Dom inick Pecororo. This followed closely upon tho death of Mariano Zagono yes terday as tho result of an alleged Black Hand shooting. No ono was injured by tho explosions. For three months Pccorero, who is reputed to bo wealthy, has received letters from the Black Hand threatening him with death unless ho complied with tho de mands for monoy. Mulai Threatens Spain. Madrid, May 11. It ia reported that Mulai Hafid, tho sultan of Morocco, has broken off negotiations with Senor Merry del Val, tho Spanish minister to Morocco, who went to Fez recently to discuss Moroccan affairs with him. It Is seated further that tho sultan has written direct to King Alfonso, de manding Spanish evacuation of tho Rif country, and intimating that ho would consider rofusal to withdraw a declara tion of war. ,Wu Ting Fang to Teach. Chicago, May 11. Wu Ting Fang, Chineso ministor to tho United States, has accepted tho presidency of tho Chi neso school of Chicago. Tho school is one of a series started under tho au spices of tho imporial Chinese govern ment. Courses in Chineso literature, domestic science, Chineso and interna tional law and in tho customs and hab its of Chineso in thoir own country will be given. Hawaiian Japs Strike. Honolulu, May 11. Fifteen hundred Japaneso laborers employed on tho Honolulu Sugar plantation went on Btriko for higher wages today, and it is .expected tho movoment will spread to tho other plantation whero Japanese aro employod. Tho field laborers de mand thoy bo paid $1 a day, whilo those employed in tho sugar mills t and olso whero want a proportionato increase. Egyptian Cotton Success. San Bornardino, Cal.,May 11. Gov ernment exports havo turned thoir at tention to tho Yuma valley experiment farm, whore 100 acres of Egyptian cotton is boing planted on tho Indian reservation. Professor Howard L. Proston, who arrived today, said tho experiments had been remarkably suc cessful thus far on tho desert lands. Restitution by Regent. Pekin, Mayl 1. Tho regent, Princo Chun, who since the dismissal of Yuan Shi Kni has boen collecting lists of officials dismissed previous to his tak ing offlco, issued an edict today ro habilitating tho reputations and re warding tho families of five officials of tho lato dowager empress, who woro behoaded for opposing tho Boxers. Postal Employes Scared. Paris, May 11. Conditions woro favorablo for tho govornmont in ita controversy with tho postal omployes, it was Bald today, and it is not likely a Btriko would bo declared for tho pres ent. The govornmont'B flrmnesa has mado a doop impression upon the rank and file. Friday, May 14. Washington, May 14. Again tho commlttco on financo was uphold when tho senate today by a vote of 85 to 42 voted down an amendment by Cummins to lower tho duty on round iron and up held tho houao rate, which was recom mended by tho senate committee. Al most tho entire day was givon up to a dobatoon tho profits of tho United Statos Stcol corporation, and toward tho ond personalities were exchanged. Bovoridgo proposed an amendment in creasing the duty on tobacco and its products and charged that by continu ing tho short woight packages of tho Spanish war period tho tobacco trust was reaping a harvest of $2,000,000 a year. Asking that an interview with J. J. Hill bo road Scott indorsed its advico to congress that oratory bo suspended and that congress promptly pass tho bill. "This," Scott said, "ia in lino with letters I am daily receiving, begging and praying that these gentlemen (wav ing his hand over tho scnato chamber) get through with thoir windjamming and lot tho country go ahead with its business." Thursday. May 13. Washington, May 13. After a day dovoted to discussing tho duty on iron ore, tho scnato adopted by a vote of 61 to 24 tho recommendation of the com mittee on finance for a duty of 25 cents per ton. Party lines were annihilated in tho voto today, as 17 DemocratB voted "ayo" with tho Republicans and 12 Republicans voted "no" with the Democrats. During tho day Bailoy announced that ho proposed to vote for tho duty on iron oro as a revenuo measure; de clared that free ore would not affect tho prosperity of the United States Steel corporation, and added that, even if it did, thero was a bettor way to deal with that organization, which waa by an enforcement of the anti-trust law against it. He declared he expected to seo this law enforced, and expressed confidence that eventually the officers of tho Steel corporation would either be in the penitentiary or fugitives from justice. For tho first time there was a suggestion looking to tho fixing of a date for a vote, but it came to naught becauso of objection from Bev eridge. Wednesday, May 12. Washington, May 12. After a debate of several hours in the scnato today on tho window glass schedule of tho tariff bill, Aldrich asked that tho paragraph bo passed over. Some other sections relating to glass manufactured arti cles that previously had been passed over were agreed to. Tho senate considered sections that had been passed over until tho iron ore paragraph wap reached, when Craw ford spoke at length upon the lack of wisdom of any tariff that encouraged tho exhaustion of natural resources which could not readily be produced hero. He insisted that there should be no tariff on iron ore, oil, lumber and coal. Paynter spoke in favor of the remov al of the duty of six cents a pound up on leaf tobacco as a means of freeing tho tobacco growers from the control of tho tobacco trust. Tuesday, May II. Washington, May 11. Substantial progress was made in tho consideration of tho tariff bill today, the amend ments of the committee on finance be ing upheld in the senate by substantial majorities. The schedule covpring tho products of lead was passed over upon tho sug gestion of Aldrich, because, ho said, the finance committeo desired to mako some changes in tho duties .as previous ly recommended. The committee's amendment striking out the house duty of one-half of 1 per cent per pound on refined nitrate of salt petre was agreed to. It is under stood that that product will be placed upon tho free list. Tho houso provision on sulphur was further amended so as to place crude sulphur on tho free list and to provido for a duty of $4 a ton on refined sul phur, tho present law and the house bill providing for a duty of ?6 a ton. Cummins off ored several amendments to tho window glass schedule, saying thoy were intended to prevent in the futuro any combination for putting up priceB. Without acting on tho window glass schedule, tho senato adjourned. Monday, May 10. Washington, May 10. Tho ability of tho Republican majority of the sen ato to uphold tho recommendation of tho committeo on financo on tho lead schedulo in tho tariff bill, which con tains tho DIngley ratoB in placo of the lower duties fixed by tho houso, was fully demonstrated today when, by a voto of 35 to 44, tho senato declined to reduco by of a cent a pound tho duty on pig load, as rocommonded by the committeo on financo, In thia vote 11 Republicans voted with the Demo crats, and two Democrats with tho Re publicans. By a viva voco voto tho senate adopted tho rate of 2 c.cn,ts. a pound on pig lead, ob recommended by the committeo. Chairman Aldrich taid ho regarded tho voto aBan indorsement 0 tho action of tho committeo and expressed confi dence that all tho schedules of tho com mitteo would be upheld. Saturday, May 8. Washington, May 8. The battle over tho lead schedulo of the tariff bill continued in tho aonato today and tho issuo was more clearly drawn between tho Republican leaders and tho Repub lican insurgents. Tho latter oponly threatened to keep congress in session all summer rather than allow tho Bched ules to bo rushed through, and warned tho leaders that an unsatisfactory bill meant only a renewal of the battle for revision two years hence. Aldrich re torted that, if every schedule were to bo thoroughly explained, tho bill would not bo completed in 10 years. One-Third Live In Original 13. Washington, May 11. Of tho 88, 000,000 people in the United StateB, Alaska included, about one-third live in the original 18 Bte.tcs, according to a statement made today by tho bureau of statistics of the Department of Com merce and Labor. Another third live in tho state3 created from the terri tory ceded to tho common union by the original states and the remaining third in tho area added by purchase and an nexation. Tho statement also shows that in 1908 thero were 754,898,000 acres of unappropriated and unreserved land, of which almost ono-half was in Alaska, 61,177,000 acres in Nevada, 46,532000 in Montana, 44,778,000 in New Mexico, and 42,739,000 in Arizona. Employes Make Charges. Washington, May 14. Representa tive EIHb Baid today it was because of complaints mado by school employes at the Umatilla Indian agency against Superintendent McFatridge that the latter had been relieved of charge of the school affairs, pending investiga tion into the charges. It is understood the complaint ia based entirely on the superintendent's administrative meth ods and that nothing sensational is in volved. Temporary Supervisor Mc Chesney is in charge of the school. Court Martial for Halns? Washington, May 14. Final adjudi cation of the case of tho state of New York against Captain Peter C. Hains, Jr., for the murder of William E. An nis, will bo awaited by the War de partment before it determines upon the attitude the military branch of the government will take. If the depart ment decides there was a military offense, as distinct from a civil offense, tho officer may bo tried by court mar tial, irrespective of the action of the courts of New York. Cure Act of Court. Washington, May 15. Attorney General Wickorsham has indorsed the joint resolution introduced by the Penn sylvania delegation in congress to make effective the commodities clause of the Hepburn act against tho coal carrying roads. This ia regarded as an administration act to counteract the results of the Supreme court's de cision last week, which was that the roads might transport tho coal of the mining companies they control. Shut Off Talk, Says Hill. Washington, May 15. "Prosperity will return to the country as soon as tho oratorical steam is shut off on Cap itol Hill," declared JameB J. Hill to day. Hill had just emerged from the president's office, where he had been in conference with Taft. Ho declared that tho tariff agitation was tho only thing now preventing the return of prosperity. Permanent prosperity would come within a short time, he said. Persia Plans Reforms. Washington, May 18. That tho Per sian govornmont will look to England and Russia for support in tranquilizlng tho disturbed situation in Persia and bringing about reforms contemplated under a constitutional form of govorn mont, Ib stated in dispatches from the American legation at Teheran. A new cabinet has been formed, general am nesty is to be granted to the political offenders and permission extended for political exiles to return, Mint Director May Resign. Washington, May 12. Frank A. Leach, director of United States mints, practically admitted today that he was seriously considering resigning his post when he declared that the announce ment that ho would step out of office was "premature." Leach ndmitted that thero was somo talk among his friends to tho effect that he would be offered tho presidency of tho Peoplo'B Water company at Oakland, but he said no such offer had yet been made. Form Art Federation. Washington, May 14. Architects, artisst, landscape gardeners, sculptors, mon of Bcience and others from organ izations for the promotion of art, met in convention hero today. Tho object of the gathering is the formation of a National Art federation, and it is being held under the auspices of the National Academy of Art, of which James Pler pont Morgan is president. Vico Presi dent Shorman welcomed tho gueata. Laboratory Is Burned. Washington, May 11. The chemical laboratory of the geological survey horo was badly damaged by fire today and only tho prompt work of tho fire men provented the flames spreading to other departments. Tho fire waa con fined to the laboratory, but burnod val uable minerals and chemicalB. Now Nevada Marshal. T.'SnetonV .May President laft today sent to the Benate the nom ination of Harry J. Humphreys, of Nevada, to be United States marshal ox that state. FAIR IS COMPLETE. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Will Start on Time. Seattle's two expositions sro just about ready for tho boll tap. Tho Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition la ninety-nino per cent, complete, which means that everything Is done aaVo sweeping tho floors, and tho other ox position, which consista of tho most magnificent scenery and tho longest list of Interesting tours boasted by any American city, is always ready. Railroad experts tho country over declaro that tho success of tho A. Y. P. is already assured, but for this fact they do not givo tho whole credit to either the management or tho publi city campaign. On tho contrary, they declaro that tho imminent influx into the Northwest is due more largely to Northwestern resources and homo pos sibilities and to Northwestern and Alaskan scenery and romance, more than to any other power of attraction. Nightly now tho exposition grounds aro lighted for the enjoyment of tho pro-exposition crowds which daily go the to grounds. For weeks tho attend anceh as averaged closo upon 5,000. If special free days were counted it would be a larger figure than this. A cold spring somewhat delayed the first flush of the floral effects, which aro on a huge scale, but warm May days have brought out the blooms. Practically all of the exhibits are in stalled in tho Manufactures building and in the Oriental and European build ings. Tho installation in the Palace of Agriculture is somewhat slower but will not be behind at the right mo ment The government exhibits are well along with tho exception of the Hawaiian and Philippines exhibits, which arrived late. However, they will be complete to tho lost detail by June 1. Most of the foreign exhibits are in place and those that are not are receiv ing the finishing touches. And while work is being pushed rap idly ahead on tho exposition proper, arrangements aro going forward just as fast that the visitor may take ad vantage of the "second exposition." New Bteamships are arriving daily for excursion trips to various points around the sound and along tho coast. The numerous resorts in the Cascade mountains are close at band either by the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington or Milwaukee railroads and the Canadian Pacific takes one quickly to Banff, the wonder spot in the Cana dian Rockies. STATES MAY LOSE. Appropriations for Rivers and Har bors May Revert to Government. . Washington, May 10. Unless con gress takes specific action at the spec ial session now in progress, nearly ?1, 000,000 appropriated for river and har bor improvements in various sections of the United States will be turned back into the national treasury, much to the chagrin of many congressmen and senators. This situation arises over tho "cov ering back" section of the sundry civil bill, approved March 4. This section provides that all unexpended balances of appropriations that remained on the treasury books June 1, 1904, except permanent specified appropriations, judgments and findings of courts and trust funds and appropriations for ful filling treaty obligations with the In dians be carried to the surplus fund and covered back into the treasury, "pro vided that the money is not needed to pay existing treaties." To meet the situation, Senator Burton has introduced a resolution providing that the section of the sundry civil bill in question shall not be construed as applying to the unexpended balances in river and harbor appropriations which may be essential, in the judgment of the. secretary of war, for the mainten ance and prosecution of tho work for which it was appropriated. Among the appropriations that will revert are : Mouth of Columbia river, Oregon, $24,000; entrance to Coos bay, Oregon, $23,000; restraining barriers Sacra mento and Feather rivers, California, $14,000; and harbor at Tacoma, Wash ington, $11,000. Dally Shocks Continue. Rome, May 10. Since the great earthquake of December scarcely a day has passed without shocks, more or less strong, being felt at Messina, Reggio and surrounding districts. The obervatory in tho Calabrian earthquake zone has registered from December 28 Inst, up to today, 213 shocks. Since the former date thero have been no shocks Btrong enough to destroy build ings. Tottering walls have been over thrown, but there has boen practically no loss of life since tho day of tho great disaster. Suggests Gambling Antidote. Butte, Mont., May 10. "Go after the follows who own tho buildings where gambling is conducted," Baid District Judge Donlan this morning to Assistant County Attorney Balwdin. They're tho people to prosecute. I want to seo you get somo of them. And I want to say right now that gam blers will got no moro continuances in thia court These follows have been potted around as if they were useful citizens, but it doesn't go any moro." I.OOQ Cabdrivera Striko. Chicago, May 10, Ono thousand cab drivers went on Btriko tonight, follow ing a conference between the livery men's association and tho union. The drivers demanded $14 a week, and re fUBed to compromise for $13, Tomor row 100 funerals are scheduled to take place. The police refuse to give fune ral processions right of way. MUST PAY LOSSES Insurance Companies CiRUt Pit Blame on Earthquke. IT COULD NOT BE CAUSE OF.HIE Insurance Policies Cover Fires Duo to Dynamiting Test Case Is Won at San Francisco. San Francisco, May 11. An import ant decision relative to tho oarthquako clauso of fire insuranco policies was handed down today by tho United States Circuit Court of Appeals. It directly affects several hundred pending suits ngainBt insurance companies for losses sustained in tho great firo of April, 1906, and may result in tho insured ob taining tho principal of their policies with interest for three years. Tho case decided today was that of tho Richmond Coal company against the Commercial Union Assurance company of London, in which it was sought to recover about $20,000 insurance on coal in tho bunkers at Spear and Howard streets, which caught fire several hours after the earthquake of April 18, 1906, and was destroyed after smouldering for a month. Tho Circuit Court of Appeals reverses the judgment of the lower court, which was in favor of the insurance company. The higher court decides that the earthquake was not tho proximate cause of a fire which occurred after tho earthquake shock, practically holding that an earthquake cannot cause a fire directly and that for an earthquake to be the indirect cause of s fire the blaze must follow immediately upon tho quake. The Appellate court also decided an other very important point, which is that a fire following upon an explosion, such as one caused by dynamiting, is coveredby the terms of the insuranco policy. TAFT WILL PRESS BUTTON.' To Open Gunnison Tunnel at Trans Mississippi Congress. Denver, May 11. The Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress, which will be held in this city August 18 to 21, will bring together the largest gathering of eminent men ever assem bled in the West , President Taft will be present and will press the button that will turn the waters into the Gun nison tunnel, the great government re clamation project The governors of the Trans-Mississippi states will attend with but few exceptions. Among the former presidents of the congress who will be present are Wil liam J. Bryan, David R. Francis, pres ident of the St Louis exposition, and John Henry Smith, one of the apostles of the Mormon church. The railroad interests of the West will be represented by E. H. Harriman, James J. Hill, E. P. Ripley, of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, and President Wnichell, of the Rock Island Frisco system. ASIA MINOR QUIETING DOWN But Robberies and Attempts at Arson Still Continue. Adana, May 11. The situation here and throughout the province is improv ing. The government ia beginning to restore the plunder and the people are returning to their homes, many of which are still standings The military commander has Bent troops into the country districts to maintain order and enable the refugee farmers to harvest their crops. Many Armenians and a few Moslems are still in prison and even now delib erate attempts are made to burn the Armenian houses. Various robberies are recorded and valuables from a safe in a German flour mill have been car ried away. Nevertheless, conditions are very different from what they were only a few days ago. Mexican Style of Regulating. Toluca, Mexico, May 11. Angered because of many deaths, which resi dents of Zanacantapoc claim were caus ed by tho Toluca-San Juan railroad, the residents of Zanacantapoc today ditched a train and threatened to tear up rails and ties unless the road built around the town instead of through it Tho authorities havo been appealed to by the railroad company and an effort is being made to ascertain who ditched tho train. The engine was running slowly and none of the passengers in the coachea-waa injured. Mehommed Assumes Crown. Constantinople, May 11. Mehom med V, sultan of Turkey, wbb invest ed today with tho sword of Othman. This ceremony is tho last of thoBe at tending tho coronation. No foreigners were allowed to witness the ceremony, which took place in the Mosque Ayoub the only mosquo in Constantinople where none but Turks are allowed to go. Foreigners were not even allowed to congregate around the entrance to the mosque. Trust Chiefs Convicted. Savannah, Ga May 11. "Guilty of conspiracy to monopolize interstate S?fn TMhe verdI brouBht n &. Ui,yIllthf ?eof th0 turpentine Sti,2Mn,Bhfc Th0 nanies oftha SJ!dict,.corporation8 we omitted ami tho verdjct applies only to five otucers. The maximum sentence Is fnf B?? and of one y "4 in tho penitentiary. ,