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OHOOOD
RAILROAD
Mason . Constmction Com
pany to Tut On 800 Men
Before April 1 to Complete
25-Mile Contract Other
Crews Will Bo Increased.
Line to Be Rushed Through
to Mount Hood This Sum
merEngineers at Work
Surveying Bout? Into Cen
tral Oregon.
Between this date and April 1 the
Mount Hood Railway company will
Amj nAnoivnttlnn vrnrlr with II
.larger force of men than It wai em
ploying prior to the financial strin
gency that stopped work last Octo
ber. The Mason Construction com
pany, which retains the contract for
25 milea of the line between Fort
land and Bull Run, will put on about
800 men .and the railroad wUl be
pushed through to the east limits of
the city.
T With settlement of the controversy
1 between the city and company over
' rlht of way across the Bull Run pipe
line of the water cojnpany. the rallread
management Is again preparing to go
forward with its big project of building
a very large power development on the
Sandy river .and an electric standard
gauge railroad from Portland to Mount
Hood. A few private suits over rights
of war remain to be threshed out In
th. eourtT but these will not longer
retard the construction of the line.
. rr.i h.. hn nearly all decided
upon between Bull Bun and the city
limits, and by .the time the graders
rSch any of the ndeflnitepolnts the
line will have been located. inree
routes are stiU under consideration Im
mediately east of the city.
Begin Installing Plant.
Machinery for the first Installation
of 1S,00 horsepower Is now being re
vived very week for the Mount Rood
company's big electric power plant at
HuTl Run poitoffice. The water from
fhe Sandy river is to be utilised there
nnrtite WWC. A vast rewrnuir in
bel?g ca?e on the plateau near Bull
Bun postofflce. where the company nas
'i.?hV...i manv hundreds of acres of
SAFELY ANCHORED IN
MAGDALEN A HARBOR
"IN THE PATH OF THE FLEET"
Max Balthasar, general manager of the Pacific coast divi
sion of the United Press, with staff of writers, is at Magdalena
bay on a chartered ocean-going tugboat and will follow the
fleet of battleships until they arrive in United States waters.
Mr. Balthasar has with him operators for Morse and
wireless systems. Reports of the doings of the fleet's men,
target practice, fleet drills, etc., will be received for United
Press newspapers. The chartered vessel left Port San Pedro
several days ago to meet the fleet. Reports by wireless from
the United Press expedition were received this morning in
dispatches published in these columns.
Magdalena Bay, Lower Cal., March
12. (By United Wireless Telegraph
to Los Angeles) The Atlantic fleet
of batleehipa In command of Rear
Admiral Robley D. Evans, which ar
rived and anchored off this port last
evening, entered the harbor early
this morning.
Shortly after daybreak this morn
ng the fleet, led by the big flagship
Connecticut, steamed slowly through
the narrow passage Into the shelter
of the magnificent land-locked harbor.
As the great fighting monters swept
Into the calm waters of the bay the
tropical sun glistening from their white
hulls and dnszllng the eye as It struck
the shining barrels of the big guna. a
marine spectacle was afforded of gran
deur seldom. If "ever, before witnessed
anywhere, except during one of Eng
land's bis; naval demonstrations.
When the flagship steamed past El
Centlnela, the huge rock that guards
the Inner harbor, and made for her an
chorage In Man-of-War-Cove. an ad
miral's salute boomed forth from the
guns. -of the auxiliary cruiser" Buffalo,
the only naval vessel In the harbor.
which salutw was answered by the Con
necticut. Splendid Efficiency.
A wonderful testimonial to the power
and efficiency of the ships and the men
of the iavy. comes the word that the
sauadron ran be cleared for action in
an hour. According to a dispatch sent
to the naw department br Admiral
Evpns shortly after the fleet dropped
anchor off this port last evening, the
ahd of the schedule. Seven days and
twenty hours only were consumed In the
journev from ('al)ao. Peru, a distance
approximately 3,200 nautical miles. The
unexpectedly early arrival of the fleet
caused much surprise.
Averaged Over Tea Knots.
A speed averaging 10 H knots wa
maintained throughout the run from
Callao. Not an incident happened t
mar the historic cruise; not a thing
went amiss with the machinery of any
vessel. '
The men of the battleship crews will
be given a rest until Monduy, when the
strenuous work of target practice Is
expected to begin.
When target practice has been fin
lsh.-d. probably in almut three weeks,
the squadron will steHtn on up the cohsI
ready for the greeting which the whole
Pacific c.nst of the United states has
prepared for It.
FLEET COMMANDER
THANKS SAN DIEGO
FOR ITS WELCOME
1
HOLD BARK
Sailors on French Ship
Amiral Cornulier Rebel-
Master Fears Crew Wil
Carry Out Threat to Le
Vessel Drift on Rocks.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Diego, Cal., March 12. W. Clay
ton, director-general of the San Dlegq
celebration committee, today ressVfstt
the following by wireless telearanh
from Rear Admiral Evans at Magda
lena Bay:
"The commander in chief, the off!
cers and men of the Atlantlo fleet thank
you for your hearty welcome, and are
glad to Do so near to hospitable shores.
unless otherwise Instructed, on the
completion of target practice, it Is my
intention to ancnor the fleet orr coro
nado Beach, to give the citizens of San
Ulego an opportunity to see them. De
tails can bo arranged with your com
mittee as soon as the wishes of the
ships comDoslna- the Atlantic fleet sre I
in better condition now than when they i navy department am known."
deoarted from Hampton roads last De-1 Aside from the dispatch announcing
cemoer on the longest oaltiesnip cruise me enirnnco or me rieet into Magfla-
P
The Sandy river's waters will be led
thnr droDDed
over ne bluff Into water wheel, of th.
over , k.ln. r-te1 on the
uower piani ui ; . -
of the MlBusWwhlrttmp.
es into the Banay n
The electric railroad win . rv
nnmnTte.d between tne city ana uie uu
Run power plant. The mam line
lowing the Sandy river canyon will be
then taken up and the road built on
Sward Mount Hood. It has been sa d
on good authority that the company's
tatenUon is to bufld the line through to
central Oregon, and possibly to Salt
Lake.
Burrey Jbins Across Mountains.
Engineers in the employ of the com
nanv for the last year have been sur
veying through the Cascade range to
the south of Mount Hood, and It Is
Stated -positively that they have found
a. pass glvjng the line through the range
a maximum grade or. lees uraii
Cen'" -n Pl.-k .nelilonl , nf ttlA Mount
Hood company, who is a resident of
Los Angeles, will come xo r oruana neis
week to take up matters in connection
with resumption, of work.,
bUto IU ITOli rUK
SLAYING HiS MOTHER
(United Press teased Wire.)
, . San Francisco, March 12. For the
crime of slaying his own mother, Er
land H, Soderburg must spend the re
mainder of his life la prison, according
to a verdict just reiurnea.
'The evidence brought out the revolt
ing fact that after Soderburg had com
mitted ths crime he mutilated Uie body.
The attorneys for the defense tried to
convince the Jury that the matricide was
Insane at the time, but did not succeed.
The court Instructed the Jury, however,
that It could bring In a verdict of not
guilty by reason of insanity.
GOOD OUTLOOK. FOR
ANTHONY PLACERS
(Special DUpateh to The JoiAul.)
'Baker City. March 1J. A. -W. An
thoru'. a well known mining man, 'has
Just eturned from Eagle Creek, whither
he wenPto meet eastern capitalists who
are contemplating putting in a large
hydraulic plant on the rich placer
ground of that camp. The outlook for
active raining- operations on Eagle
creek this summer is very bright, and
without doubt will prove to be the larg
est and best mining camp in placers in
eastern Oregon. . - ; i-;vv-s. ,
In the -world's history.
The armada arrived
full two days
(Continued on Page Two.)
STAT U
IIIHIil!
PROVE CHARGES
Court Sustains Demurrer in
Libel Suit on Error in
Complaint.
(RpecUl Dispatch to The Joaroal.)
Boise. Ida., March 12. In sustaining
the demurrer of the Statesman Publish
ing company in a libel suit brought bv
State Auditor Robert S. Bragaw against
the Statesman and Governor Gooding,
Judge Wood held that the article In
question was libelous per se, and that
defense can only be that the statements
made were true.
The demurrer was sustained on a
technicality, the complaint having
failed to name the publication in which
the libelous article appeared, but per
mission was given to file an amended
eomplfiint.
The suit. Is for $50,000 damages for
an Interview with Governor Gooding
published In the Boise Statesman in
which Bragaw was accused of using his
office to aidjthe defense In the Moyer-Haywood-Pettlbone
esse.
1 TO BOSS
tmjpffi
Pendleton's Amateur Street
Gang Will Be Ruled by
Fair Sex.
Discharge of Chief Officer
Demanded Captain Tow
erless to Move Ship Al
though Loaded Ring
leaders of Mutiny in Irons
(Special Dlapatch to The Journal.)
Pendleton. Or., March 13. The city
Is now thoroughly organised for the
spring cleaning up days, March 13 nn.l
14, about 60 clubwomen having taken
the matter in hand. The various wo
men's clubs of the city have Joined In
the work and SDDolnted five chHlrman
of committee for different sections of
the city who in turn have appointed
large active committees of women to
assist In the work.
The chairmen are as follows: Mrs.
C. F. Colesworthy. Mrs. Lee Moorhouo.
Mrs. Dean Tatom, Mrs. A. J. Good
man and Mrs. H. J. Bean, who will di
rect the committees.
The women will sro out Into the dif
ferent parts of the city and supervise
the collection of debris and rubbish
from the streets, alleys and vacant lots
and scores of teams will be employed
In hauling It Off to toe burned.
Fearing that the sailors will carry ou
their threat to let the ship drift on the
rocks if she gets out of the river. Cap
tain Touchlt is holding the French
bffrk Amiral Cornulier In the harbor,
although she should now be on her way
down the river bound for the United
Kingdom. The. vessel was cleared with
her cargo of wheat through tho cus
torn house several days ago, and every
thing was completed for the four or
five months' run.
This morning th towboat Ocklahama
in the stream, put wnen aiongsiae ner
captain wa informed that the sailors
were In such ugly mood it would be
dangerous to attempt to make fast.
The Ocklahama returned to her dock.
Last night the steamer Harvest Queen
met with similar reception.
Aoouae Officer of Cruelty.
There has been more or less trouble
among the crew since the Amiral Cor
nulier arrived from San Diego, about a
month ago, the tars alleging that Chief
Mate Trehondart was too rough to be
tolerated. , They laid their complaint
before Consul Labbe, who in turn re
ferred the matter to the general consul
In San Francisco. While It was ascer
tained that Chief Trehondart had struck
one man In upholding discipline, the
general tenor of the evidence did not
support the charges, and It was decided
that the mate should remain.
The sailors refused to return to work.
however, and have been charged up
daily with fines that will soon be eauul
to all their earnings on the voyage
home.- But even with this penalty star
ing them In the face tho strikers refuse
to Duage.
As a result or rerusing to lane uie
hawser from the Harvest Queen laat
night three of the ringleaders, uarnier.
Reballard and Jeffroy, were placed in
Irons and taken to the county Jail.
Three new men were signed to take
their places, but they were afraid to
interfere this morning when the Ock
lahama came alongside, and so there
was no one to tuke the hawsers.
Bend Ringleaders to Trial.
The three ringleaders confined In Jail
will be sent home to France as prison
ers on one of the windjammers leaving
here, where they will have to stand
trial on the charge of mutiny. They
will probably be kept In Irons on the
entire voyage.
It Is possible that the strikers will
yet win out, since It would prove an ex
pensive deal for the ship to place them
all In irons nml get a m-w rrew to work
the shin Instead of discharging tho chief
U'REN WITHDRAWS IN FAVOR OF
CAKE AFTER PAYING RESPECTS .
TO H. W. SCOTT AND THE "GANG
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Man Whom Lincoln Steffcns Says I
the Lawmaker of Oregon nI
V-Um nl III. TnltlotK-n mnA 1?of. .
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CHURCH AHBRY
AT ROOSEVELT
t
Shanghai Catholics Repudi
ate President and Root for
Wilfley Whitewash.
mate, although the consul holds tnat ne
is entitled to retain his position.
The sailors are said to have threat
ened that they would rather let the
vessel drift ashore than work If taken
over the bar against their will and
with the mate on hoard.
(United Pin Leased Wire.)
St. Louis, March 12. A storm of pro
tests involving the Catholics of Shang
hai, China, and other nationalities
greeted the announcement in that City
of the action of President Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Root in exone
rating United States Judge Wilfley on
cnarges or alleged high-handed methods
wiiiim on ine Dencn in Shanghai .
According to a cablegram received
here by Anthony Mat re, a prominent
lamoiic. rrom the rv. m
oi. jihkbih noman uatiiollc church In
Shanghai, "The Catholios of Shanghai
.im umcr nniiuiuumes repudiate Koose
velt end Root, classifying them as
vIcIoub persons."
The cablegram says that the feeling
iimriicau prwsiaent ana his
secretary of state Is quite bitter. After
charges had been filed against Wilfley
the latter came to the United States to
offer a defense. He convinced the
president that they were groundless
and was exonerated.
The Catholics In Shanghai will renew
the petition for Wllfley s removal and
in doing so will appeal to the Ameri
can Federation of Catholic societies and
archblnhop in Manila.
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AT TABLE LEGS
Mill Street Man Engages in
Queer Sort of Target
Tract iee.
When neighbors heard the report of
tlrearjns In the home of C. Dahl, 624
Mill street, last evening they Jumped
to the conclusion that murder was
being done jind sent in a hnrry call for
me pouce. events proved they were
mistaken and that Dahl had been simply
indulging In a 1 iti.lt- taraet ni act Ice
during the temporuiv absence of the
memoers or nis immediate family.
When the police arrived on the scene
and entered the house they found the
house deserted. There was abundant
evidence at hand, however, to explain
the cause of all the trouble. On a con
venient couch reposed two revolvers.
their barrels still hoi and the chambers
of their cylinders empty. A center
table near at hand Have mute evidence
or the quality or Dulil s marksmanship.
Two of Its legs had been shot away
and the balance of Its underpinning
was so Daoiy shattered tnat it toppled
to a fall that threatened demolition to
an expensive clock that occupied the
place of honor on Us polished surface.
Dahl had suspended hostilities for the
moment in order to visit a nearby sa
loon to secure something to quiet hs
nerves. He was taken In charge by the
officers and taken to the police station,
wnere ne was ennrgea wiin oeingorunK.
He paid a ft fine In the nollce court this
morning and departed for his home to
take a sober survey of his activities Of
the night before.
SHOP
PADDOCK
LOOKING
SINQ, NORTH '..FROM THE LANDING AT. MAGDALENA BAY, LOWER CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE BATTLESHIP FLEET MOORED ,
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IS
TO VISIT PENDLETON
(Speelol Dlaratcb to Tha Josrnal.I
Pendleton, Or., March 12. Bishop
Robert L. Paddock of the eastern Ore
gon Episcopal diocese, will reach this
city tomorrow morning from La Grands
and will be warmly received by the
Church of the Koueemer, tne Episcopal
church of this olty. He will remain here
for a week, holding services and look
ing over the field. A large class of
young people win ne cnmirmen ny tne
bishop in this city on his present visit.
BONI SEEKS TO BE
FRIENDLY WITH ANNA
.(United Press Leased Wire.) ; , '
Paris, March 1!. Following the sail
ing of his former wife, 'Madam Anna
Gouid,- for ' America- yesterday.- Count
Boni de Castellans today Issued a writ
ten statement declaring that he had
freely, consented to the taklnir nf : hl
children to - America for at visit, ' and
that the recently published renort that
a forgery charge has been lodged against
mra .wi av maneuver exeeutea br his
Old enemy. Prince De Sagsn, for the
purpose of creating sentiment against
Mm. It ts believed here that Boni has
adopted a new policy and is seeking to
restore friendly relations with, his
former wife. i
Any Pledge Suits Their
Purpose Better Than :
People's Instructions. :
W. S. U'Ren of . Oregon City has
withdrawn from the race for the Re
publican nomination for United .
States senator. Mr.' U'Ren an
nounced his candidacy February 25.
In, withdrawing he gives his reasons,
for entering the race and for wlth-i
drawing and Incidentally pays hl
respects to H. W. Scott, "Jack." Mat
thews and others." He ; pledges his
support to H. M. Cake.
The text of Mr. U'Ren's letter ot
withdrawal is as follows: - '
Oregon City. Or., . March 11. To th
People of the State ot Oregon On Feb '
ruary 25 I offered myself as a candi- .
date for the of flee o United States sen.
ator from . Oregon, subject to the SP- : .
proval of the Republican voters-at the.
primary election. No candidate for sen
ator was then saying anything in favor .
of the election by the legislature of the
people's; choice for that office on the
principles, of Statement No.. 1. Later, '
hoped that Mr. Cake and myself might
both leave the field foivany aggressive
Republican advocate of Statement No.
, wno coma ootam ine nomination anl
unite tho party for the June election.
Hut Mr. Cake refused, hecaus ht
confident he could win in June' by rea
son of his popularity, notwithstanding
the opposition of ths Oregonlan and its
faction. .l-- , (;-"',,;!
Verhaps X was unduly alarmed fey the
noise of those who oppose the people's
selection of United States senators end.
their election fey s Statement -'ITo. I
lesrl&latnra. But X Win, anm(Tfnr : nf
the plans of K. W. Soott, Jack Kat-
thewa anA some other wealthy msa and,
politicians representing great corporate
interests. At one time, I believe T. B.
Wilcox was a member of the groun. bnt
later he stated that he would not be
a candidate-for United Statue senaior
undr. B.V circumstances, unless tt
should he Tjefore the people. These
" were- and are contributing theli1
money and Influence to Senator Fulton
campaign lor the Republican nomination.
but they will support Chamberlain for
etlltorlol declarations In. the: Oregonhitu
the-popular choice t the June election.
Mr. Scott is doinr this even now by his
that Kultan ennnnt ileftat fhaniberlaln
before the people. They plan . to eleut
se many members of the legislature a
possible, tinphsdgedT, or with some equiv
ocal promise. , ; '..
Any pledge salts their purpose bet
ter than the people's Instruction o
snatemeat If o. 1. ' " ' .
If the people's choice- members -sre
only a small majority of the legislature,
this gang will go to Salem with unlim
ited monev and prepared to apply all
tho Jtnrmni.irul ehaaing influence thus
broke down the Mays law for tmpuui
elecUon of senators when. T. T. Unef
was the people's choice. ;
Senator Knihey retired front tte raoe
last fall because he lasraea he wouil
have trouble ta the lrlUitnr evea if
he should fee chosen fey tb pr'3.
above " mentioned r was t n ' t
the trontia, and -tftey U 1-. .1
make trouble la tie leflilator If j
slblo, for any caDfiiJsie for serat.-r v i ,
(CufitlnueJ ou J'aife 'i . i. )