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itwctitiiiii UiLltMtilULL AttOOIATIO PRIM fllPOIIT COVIRt TMI MOftNINd FIILD ON Trt LOW1N COLUMBIA VOLUME LXI NO. 139 ASTORIA. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS CAMPAIGN TUBE HIS POLICY IF ELECTED Republican Candidate For thusiastic Audience Will Work for In terests of Whole State. CALLS ON ALL REPUBLICANS FOR SUPPORT DESIRES TO CONDUCT DIGNIFIED CAMPAIGN FREE FROM PERSONAL ABUSE WOULD ABOLISH STATE LAND AGENT'S OFFICE REMEDY UNFAIR TAXATION OF PROPERTY-FA-, VORS GOOD ROADS FOR STATE. OiltVAI.I.lS. (Up., May tt (Special) Tin1 opening rally of (lie tat Itpul I lean campaign wn lifM tonight iu tlii city. There was nn imnieiie crowd in attendance ami great iitlmlm wu hon, Npefche were made ly twin Ikt of tli tate Itepublltan candidates, rllill illllollK Which ttg til.- initial l liv of the campaign delivered by Jump. Withycoinbe. ICuti(i-nn candi date for governor. Hid speech was re. reived with tin- utmost attention, unit wa n follow! ''I cannot say that the nomination for governor lui- riinn- tu mi- uilxollght. I have len obliged to a"k fur the nomi nal ion at. tin- hands of my fellow citi- ren in all parts of Hip state niul it Iiuh conn- to me after a vigorous and ag prciv(! campaign waged by otlo-r n- plrant. Hud any one of t lit other can didates been successful in tin recent primaries lie would liave been entitled to mid would have received my cordial mpport and I am glad to he nhle to ay that I have annul nine of support from nil of the gentlemen ho w''r, pitted gainst nie in the reeent primary cam paign. My thanks arc due to ex Governor T. T. fleer, C. A. .Johns, liar vev K, Brown and (.'. A. Nchlbrcde foe their loyalty to me and to the Ilepub-lii-an Nirty in the assurance which they hove given me, ami especially do I thank them for the mnnly and dignified man r in which their campaign were con ducted prior to the primaries. Thankful For Support. "I want to take this opportunity to heartily t lunik the friend who so loy ally supported me and to whoso imp port I am indebted for my nomination. No man ever had more loyal or gencr 011 support nt the hand of hi friend, and no Kiicecfiil candidate ever appre ciated the support more than I do. My nomination i the more gratifying to me been nae it conic not from ring or caucus, but direct from the people. 1 Jfieljcvc iu popular government and in 'the right of the people to nominate their own public ollleiitl. The direct primary law ha come to May, nnd it ought, to slny. Jt impose burden up on the candidate greater than those of the convention system, but it nlo lodge political power with the voters, where it rightfully belong. I believe; LABOR UNIONISTS TO FORM HUGE INSURANCE COMPANY CINCINNATI. May 8.-That a move ment is under way for the organization of a. life insurance company for the benefit of union labor developed at a meeting of the Commercial Telegraph extf Union of America today. It was announced that union men are fast los OUTLINES Governor Speaks to En the law will be Increasingly popuar with the iH'ople, and, while some change in detail may prove to be dcslruble in the. light of experience, the plan of nouil imliiig public officers by direct vote of the people. must Hot be disturbed. Would be Worthy of Trust. "It is my paramount desire to prove worthy n a candidate of the trust Im nmcd in ma ami. If elected, to justify the coiilldeiiee of the people who have supported me. For thirty-five years Oregon Ihih lH-cn my home. It i with piiKlomible pride I refer to the faet that I tiiine to thi Mate when a boy. My manhood hat been H'iit. with the peo ple of Oregon. I believe that I know them and appreciate their liei-d. I yield to no man iu loyalty to the .State of Oregon ami In my faith in its future. "It I my desire that the campaign which I am to conduct with my demo crat iu pponcut shall be a dignified campaign, free from personal nbuse. I have no disposition to indulge in epi thet I do claim that the record of the Kfpiililicuu party in the pat if the pledge of it usefulness in the present. 1 believe Hint it principles muke for the welfare of the people and that at this time the endorsement of these principle i more important than any iiictioii of preference lictween men, It i proper, however, that I should say that no man has higher ideal than I of what n public official should W. Duties of Public Official. "He foiild be fearless iu the perform ance of 1ii.- duties. lie should be amen able to reason, but when sure he is right he should not be afraid of criticism. He should, moreover, be a man of clean life, an example in other, one to whom the people may look with pride, both in hi capacity as a private citizen and in hi record a a public ollicial. He should take the people into hi confidence. The government is the government of the people. They are entitled to know what their public of ficials are doing and it should be the aid of the executive branch of the gov ernment to honestly nnd impartialy en force the law which the people have made. "This i a critical time for the lie publican party of Oregon. Although the state i Republican by n vote of ing confidence in tho old companies, pnd nil would soon be aked to with draw and amalgamate the labor insur ance moneys into one huge fund. The subject lins already Ieen considered nnd acted favorably upon by a number of other labor organizations. OPENS AT more limn two to one, many of our Important nflh-e are filled by members of the opposing party. If the Repub lican organization is to be maintained in Oregon and if Republican policies are to be supported, Republicans must vote the Republic n ticket. Party Hit Great Mission. "I believe the Republican party ha a great mission yet to icrform for the country in general and for the State of Oregon in particular. If elected, it shall l my aim to heal the wound inflicted by ten year of factional strife and to do al in my power to strengthen the party organization, with a view to Us incivssed efficiency In the public aer vice. " " , : t "We are entering upon an era of tre mendous development. The world has awakem-d to a knowledge of the value of our forests and mine. Men in dist ant state have learned of the' fertility of our soil, the productiveness of our farms and our orchard. Capital is seeking investment within the state for the development of our varied resources and the improvement of our means of communication. - Our public officers should I full of the spirit of a greater Oregon. The improvement of our rivers and harbors, the building up of new industries, the construction of new line of railway, all will make fop the proM-rity and the comfort of the peo ple, and all of the new enterprises should !e encouraged by the people of the state aud its official. To Keep Campaign Pledges. "In my campaign for the nomination I promised the people I would advocate and support the following measures: Taxation of franchises and gross earn ing tax on telegraph, telephone, ex- (Continued on page 8) FEAR AN OUTBREAK St. Petersburg Police on Watch for Revolutionists. ALL RAILWAYS ARE WATCHED Capitol is Filled With Police, Terror ists and Revolutionists and Trouble May Follow at Any Time. ST. PETERSBURG. May 8 Although there are few surface indications of the fact that an earnest duel is in progress between the police and terrorists nnd revolutionist who are thronging the rapitol, alert for any opportunity to strike the emperor or other marked men gathered here for the opening of the national paiiiumcnt, precautionary mensuivs on an extensive scale have been taken. The police have been re enforced by the keenest men from the interior cities. Railways are being watched diligently, but a search of the baggage of three members of the lower branch of parliament was the only pub lic incident in the campaign, which to day resulted in the apprehension of several terrorists. In order to safeguard the emperor in his passage up the river, the time of his arrival nnd departure is being kept a dead secret. The Nicholas palace will be through draw through which the imperial yacht must pass and will be closed at daylight Thursday un til aftci' tho departure of the emperor. The public will not be even admitted to a long distance view of the yacht. RE-ELECTED MAYOR. KANSAS CITY. May 8.-William W. Rose, Democrat, who resigned the mayorship of Kansas City, pending ouster proceedings against him for non enforcemont of prohibition nnd anti gambling laws and who later was oust ed by the supreme court, was re elected mayor by 1000 plurality et a special election today. VESUVIUS AGAIN SHOWING ACTIVITY XAPLKH, May H,-Vesuvius is again showing activity. To day a dense column of smoke i rising from the crater and spreading like an umbrulla, ac companied by loud detonations and electrical discharge. The main crater is discharging sand and cinders. MANY ARE DESTITUTE. OAKLAND, May B.-Major J. lier win, Ninth Cavalry, V. S. A. will take charge of the distribution of relief supplies in this city today. Estimate indicate that there are 40,000 person in thi city who are dependent upon relief supplies for neceessary food. The general supply i limited nndeit the strict supervision of the army it is said enough can be procured to meet im mediate demande. POLICE DISPERSE MEETING. KT. PETERSBURG, May B.-Troops and the Mlii-e dispersed another meet ing of the Economical society tonight. Several member of the national as sembly who protested, narrowly escap ed being bayonetted. MORE MONEY RECOMMENDED WASniXGTOX, May 8.-Tbe Preai dent today transmitted to Congress i letter from Secretary Taft recommend ing the appropriation of another $500,- 000 to meet the conditions at San Fran cisco. Bread Line Shortens Daily By Severe Regulations. MUST PROVE DESTITUTION Grog Shops Spring up Just Across County Line in San Mateo County and Many Men Get Drunk. SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. A a result of General Greeley's efforts to eliminate undeserving a reduction in the bread line i already observable. Each day the restriction is growing severer, and now when an able-bodied man makes his appearance, he is fre quently offered a job. If he refuses he gets no relief. Women too are compell ed to prove destitution, and bread tick ets are given for only a few days at a time, necessitating subsequent demon strations of inability to care for them- selves. Already there is a big increase in the output of supplies, and officials believe by June 1 their services will be ended. Governor Tardee, in response to fears expressed by a number of saving banks throughout the states that the sudden expiration of the holiday., would cause a panic through inability to take proper proceedings to prevent the out lawing of mortgoges which shall be come due during the present holiday period, today announced he would give a few days' notice before the holidays ended. Although the sale of liquor is still prohibited here, a number of grog shops have sprung up just across the line in San Mateo county, Many men go tence and return here decidedly the worse for liquor. Consequently Chief of Tolice Dinnn has issued an order that all such would be turned back at the county line hereafter and detailed a force of fifty men to see that his or ders were executed. NONE BUT NEEDY FED CORVA HIT 01 DIRT FLYING Chairman of Isthmian Canal Commission Reports that Work is Proceeding Satisfactorily and Eveyrthing Is Lovely as Could Be. HEALTH OF THE DIGGERS IS EXTREMELY GOOD WORK OF PREPARING CULEBRA CUT FOR APPROACHING RAINY SEA SON IS BEING CARRIED F0SW ARD 240,000 CUBIC YARDS OF DIRT MOVED LAST MONT H, AND AMOUNT WILL 4 SOON BE INCREASED. I WASHINGTON, May 8.-In a special report to the Secretary of War, Chair man Shonts of the Isthmian Canal com mission says the health of the isthmus is extremely good. Notwithstanding the large force employed many bed in the hospital are vacant, and there has not been one case of yellow fever since No vembcr. Shonts states building quar ters for the working force are being carried on with great vigor. Regarding food, he says wholesome meats are sold by the commission at a profit of ten cents, but the laborers do not patron ize them lilssrally doubtless preferring to indulge in eatables less suited to their physical need. Future contracts, he says will provide for withholding a certain amount of wages to provide each man with three wholesome meals SENATE ADJOURNS. WASHINGTON, May 8. Aside from a few minutes devoted to reading the Allison amendments to the railroad rate bill, and half an hour given to routine business, the Senate devoted its entire session to the ineffectual consid eration of the Elkins' amendment, pro hibiting common carriers from engag ing in mining coal or in the production of other commodities in competition wth shippers, and adjourned at 5 p. m. in great confusion as to the exact sub ject before it. The disorder was due to the fact that a number of substi tutes for the. amendments to the or- iginal amendment were introduced. SEIZE INSURANCE BOOKS. NEW YORK. May 8 Detectives from the district attorney's office today visit ed the supply department of the Mutual Life and took possession of its books, cancelled checks and one document. It is believed Jerome is seeking data for special grand jury. AUTO STRIKES STREET CAR. CLEVELAND, May 8. An automo bile tonight, while traveling at high peed, crashed into the side of a street far, killing one of the occupants of the automobile, fataly injuring two others, and seriously injuring three. No one .on the street car was hurt. SNAKE RIVER RAILROAD HAS BEEN COMMENCED BAKER CITY, May 8. According to the Democrat it is reported on good authority that actual construction work is in progress on the Snake River rail- ,road between Huntington .and Home- stead, where the Iron Dyke Mine is lo cated, and that the work is being done ON THE C ANAL each day. Shonts states the work of putting Culebra cut in shape for the approaching wet season has been stead ily carried forward. During the past month 240,000 cubic yards of material were removed and by July or August he expects to have this increased to st million yards pep month. The morale of the force contiues to improve, but until a better class of labor can be pro cured it is not expected any high de gree of labor efficiency can be produced. He states he met R, P. Schwerin of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and Julius Kruttschnitt, transportation di rector of the Ifarriman lines on the isthmus by appointment and the con ference resulted in the settlement of points in the controversy between the Pacific Mail and the Canal Commission. LUMBER WILL BE DIVERTED. ST. LOUIS, May 8. According to a report by Secretary Smith today at a session of the convention of the Na tional Lumber Manufacturers, the de struction of San Francisco will cause a shake up in the lumber trade. He says Jthe recent disaster has brought abnor mal conditions on the coast, which will turn large quantities of lumber from the customary course, and a re-adjustment will have to be made for the en tire territory west of the Mississippi river. NEED ENORMOUS SUPPLIES '! SAN FRANCISCO. May 8. The to tal amount of goods sent to this city by railroad up to and including May I am ounts to 2200 car loads, according to Dr. Edward Devine, head of the Red Cross work. "This represents a large amount of supplies," he said yesterday, "but noth ing like the amount we will have to have." RECORD RUN. NEW YORK, May 8.-The Harriman special arrived here tonight at 10 o'clock having made the journey from San Francisco in seventy-one hours and twenty-seven minutes, which is record time. by the Oregon Short Line which has in structed its engineers to extend the line to Lewiston. While the Iron Dyke Com pany are paying for the first section of the road, it is understood it will event ually become a part of the Harriman system. j