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PENDLETON, OREGON, 8 A FUR DAY, MARCH 17, 1906.
NO. 6618
VOL. 19.
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NOT TAKE ROOT
Report Brought From China
by Agent of the Department
of Commerce and Labor.
Ol'll TRADE WILL CHOW IX
SPITE OK BAD PACKING.
Believes That the Japanese Tan Never
Klvnl the Americana, Although
Tlicy Alt! Improving, Under Uie Tu
ition of tlaps Trained In American
Factories Japan an Excellent
Field for Investment of Money IM
reel Projioscd That the Govern
ment Lease Colorado Land for Cul
ture of Rubber Plant.
Washington, March 17. Agent
Crist of the department of commerce
and labor has just returned from a
tour of months in Japan at northern
China Investigating trade condithiong.
He Is encouraged at the prospects for
American commerce. The boycott did
not take root in the province of Tien
Tsln. He says:
"American trade has grown and
will continue to grow. Even the rl-
dlcuioiis packing of American goods
does not prevent the Chinese buying
them. In neither the manufacture of
cloth nor machinery can the Japanese
etiuul the Amerlenns, but the Japan
ese are improving. They are found
In every cotton mill Japanese whs
learned the business In America.
He says Japan is an excellent field
for Investment of loans from America.
Investments are yielding about per
cent. .
Rubber ' nnvers Would lea-e Land.
Washington. March 17. Before
proceeding with the legislative bill,
the house today considered a bill per
mitting the leasing of 6000 acres of
arid lands in La Plata county, Colo
rado, to the P, F. U. Rubber company
for the purpose of cultivation of rub
ber plant.
Brooks (Colorado) explained that
there was evidence of a rubber famine
in this country; that last year 76.
000,000 pounds of rubber were Im
ported, and that the price had In
creased 300 per cent during the past
three years. The land In question, he
said, was unfit for agricultural pur
poses, and had no mineral value.
Gaines (Dem. Tenn.1 proposed an
amendment to prevent "the rubber
trust" from getting control of the en
terprise. Shackelford (Dem. Mo. was given
permission to discuss the bill, and
began to criticise Speaker Cannon re
garding the statehood question. He
was stopped before he had proceeded
far, and the objection was fatal to
further consideration of the hill.
The confusion In the house
throuKhout Shackleford's remarks
was such that very few members knew
what he had said .when Tawney stop
', ped him with an objection.
CLEVELAND'S BIRTHDAY.
Only
Ex-IYcsident of the Vnltcd
.States Who Is Living.
Pr'nccton. N. J., March 17- Ex
presldent Grover Cleveland will be
6!) years old tomorrow and his friends
are preparing to celebrate the anni
versary of his birth. Mr. Clevelund
enjoys the distinction of being the
only ex-president of the United States
living at the present day. Although
no longer actively engaged In politics
he Is still considered a man of strong
political power and Influence. It is
a remarkable fuct that there has been
' scarcely an Important question that
arose since his retirement from the
presidency, concerning which his
Judgment and advice was not sought.
He Is probably a greater man now,
at least in a wider sense, than when
he was president, nlthough his
strength lies not In his party affilia
tions. Mr. Clevelnnd Is still hale and
sound. He Is a believer in the pre
serving Influence of outdoor exercise
and there Is no man more devoted to
fishing and hunting thon he. His as
pirations In that line do not run to
ward big game. He is satisfied with
smaller game and enjoys It Immensely
to spend his leisure time In the woods
or along streams hunting and fiBh
ing. Moron's Shipyard Sold.
Seattle, March 17. The an
nouncement was made this
morning of the sale of Moron's
big shipbuilding plant here to
J. V. Patterson, George Higbe,
formerly of the International
Navigation company, and the
Grlscoms of Philadelphia. No
price Is stated.
NO IIAISE IN WAGES.
Denver & Rio Grande Refuses De
mand of 3000 Employe.
Denver, March 17. The 3000 em
ployes In the car department of the
Denver & Rio Grande and Rio Grande
Southern railways have been denied
the advance of 5 per cent in wages
asked by the Joint protective board of
the Brotherhood of Railway Car Men.
Despite this rebuff the board officially
states this morning that there will be
no strike or demonstration of dis
pleasure. A nine-hour day and 25 cents an
hour for car repairers was asked by
the protective board, which has been
meeting for several days with J. R.
Grove, superintendent of motive pow
er and car department of the Denver
& Rio Grande. Mr. Grove, according
to members of the union, has ugrec-d
to make a few individual raise.!, the
Increase to be given certain old em
ployes who are rendering good serv
ice. A general raise and a short
workday, as asked, was refused.
El'KEK.A WHEAT INJURED.
Farmers Fear That Entire Crop Must
lie Heeedl.
Walla Walla, March 17. (Special.)
Continued reports from Eureka
flat and other sections concerning the
damage to wheat by the recent cold
weather are substantiated by today's
reports.
Many farmers are of the opinion
that the entire crop Is ruined, while
others hold a more optimistic view
and are confident that the damage
has been overestimated. All seem to
agree, however, that a Jart of the
full wheat will have to he reseeded
and In some sections an entirely new
crop will have to be put In.
John Martin, who owns R large
wheat ranch on Dry creek, about
seven miles west of Vfs.Ha Walla, was
In the city today and stated that he
feared most of his oiop was frozen
out. He said many t the ranchers In
his section would InBe a large percent
age of their grain, If this condition
proved to be true.
ltaer President of Coal Trust.
Reading, Pn., March 17. George
F. Baer was re-Dlected president of
the Temple Iron company, known as
the "coal trust," today.
WERE CONSUMED
EXACT IXJSS OF LIFE MAY
NEVER RE ASCERTAINED.
Seventeen Unidentified Bodies Lie In
the Pueblo Morgue, While Many
Were Burned to Ashes The Affair
Is Certain to Re Recorded as One
of the Worst of the Kind In the
History of American Hailroudlng
riftec-ii Persons Are In the Hospital
at Pm-Mo.
Pueblo, March 1". The Adobe
wreck, while the exact loss of life
will probably never be known. Is
certain to be recorded as one of the
worst wrecks In railroad history.
A conservative estimate this morn
ing places the dead nt 36. Seventeen
bodies are In the morgue In this city
unllentifled. Several others are
known to be dead. Possibly a score
were burned to ashes.
This morning the names of Capmln
Patrick Murphy, Florence. Col.; Ray
Field, aged in of Keystone, Wyo.. and
Mrs. Belle Webb. Keystone, Wyo..
were added to the list of dend.
Fifteen persons who were severely
Injured In the disaster are lying on
cots at St. Mary's hospital in this city,
with the prospect that some of them
will be added to the death list.
For two hours and a half half
dressed men thrown from their berths
by the Impact of the two trains rush
ing together, frantically tore nt burn
ing timbers, endeavoring vainly te
extricate scorching people from an
awful fate. When a relief train ar
rived from Pueblo, there was little
left In the cars to Indicate that there
had been a . precious freightage of
human lives, excepting piles of
scorched flesh and smoldering bones.
,luin's Dend NiiiiiIict 81.000.
An official report of the Japanese
casualties In the war with Russia has
Just been mnde. From this It appears
that the Japnnese who were killed or
died from wounds received In action
numbered about 59,000, and those
who died from disease or accident
were about 25.000, making the total
of deaths about 84.000. The number
of men actually In the field was 1,
245,000. That more men were killed
In action than died from disease Is a
record believed to be without prece
dent. May Stop Free Seeds.
The house committee on agricul
ture decided by a vote of 8 to 7 not
to recommend any appropriation to
buy seeds for free distribution by the
department of agriculture. This
means a saving of about 1250,000 an
nuity. The only seeds purchased by
the government hereafter. If congress
sustains the department committee
action, will be rare and unusual va
rieties for use at experiment stations,
MOTION TO ADMIT TO RAIL WAS ARGUED.
Boise, March 17. In the district court at Caldwell this morn
ing Judge Smith overruled the motion to strike the Indictments
from the files, the motion to set aside the Indictment and demurrer
in the cases of Moyer, Haywood and Pettlbone. The motion to ad
mit the defendants to ball was argued at great length. Many au
thorities were cited and the matter taken under advisement until
Tuesday.
L
BACK GAMMLERS
Tom Lawson Avers This, and
Locates the Banks, in an
Open Letter to Roosevelt.
HE SAYS NATIONAL BANKS
DEPOSITORS ARE NOT SAFE
Brokerage Houses and Stock Gambl
ers Are Under the Protecting Wing
of Certain National Banks Whom
He Buys He Utm Enumerate aa In
dividual Finns Claims Tliat Over
One Hundred Million Are Invested
in Questionable Transactions, thing
the Funds Entrusted to Them by
Virtue of Their Bank Charters.
Boston, March 17. Tom Lawson
today aent a telegram to President
Roosevelt declaring:
"The fraudulent use of the national
banks is so recklessly bold of late as
to endanger their savings deposits.
To guarantee brokerage houses
against loss by stock gambling and
swindles is unnecessary. Let me fur
ther call your attention to the fact
that such guarantee is equivalent to
violation of law. .
"A certain firm, members of the
New York Stock Exchange, has. been
guaranteed by certain Butte, Mont.,
banks against loss from a stock gam
bling swindle known as the United
Copper, Butte Coal & Iron and North
Butte. ' Over $100,000,000 Is Invested
In the transaction. I have no quarrel
with the house Involved, and don't
make the name public at this time.
But I hereby warn them I will do so
if certain conditions develop during
the next few days. I will use all le
gitimate means to stop the swindle."
UOHSESHOERS GO ON STRIKE.
Demand Better Wages and Shorter
Hours In San Francisco.
Sun Francisco, March 17. Six
hundred horseshoers this morning
Joined In a sympathetic strike with
the stablemen's union. Isolated non
union shops employing 30 men all
told, had their doors open. In the
main streets It was Impossible to get
horses shod, and this condition will
probably continue until the stable
owners accede to the demands of the
union. The only horses which may
be shod In this city today are those of
the fire department and the United
States mall service.
The demands of the stablemen are
for $2.50 per day, not more .than 12
hours work, and that not more than
20 horses shall be tended by one
hostler.
Olympla Gone Ashore.
Punta Arenas, Chill. March 17.
News reaches here today that the
American steamship Olympla, from
Portland, Ore., to San Francisco, for
Boston, is ashore In Possession bay,
embedded In three feet of gravel.
WHEAT FROZEN OUT
That considerable wheat has been
frozen In that section of the county
lying west of the W. & C. R. railroad
Is evident from the reports received
from farmers of that district.
Today quite a number of ranchers
from that part of the county have
been here upon business, and for the
most part they declare that their
wheal has been damaged. Some
place the loss at 50 per cent, while
others any they cannot estimate the
damage yet done, and some Insist
there has been no Injury.
Among those who have been here
today are J. H. Rlrhardson and A. II.
McCarthy, both of whom Bay they
have been frozen out and are looking;
for seed wheat. Ben Morton, Dave
Car gill and others have also been In
town. Mr. Morton declares he can
not tell yet to what extent his wheat
has been damaged.
When the cold weather came on
there was but little snow over the
light-land section west of the W. A
C. R., and the wheat was not protect
ed as It was In the Helix country and
the portion north and east of Pen
dleton. It was not as cold In the
light-land section as It was here,
for the farmers from there declare
NATIONA
ns
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nin
urn
Mass Meeting Was Held at
the Court House This After
noon. BENEFITS OF MUTUAL SYS
TEM FULLY EXPLAINED
Over 03 Mutual 'Phone Systems Now
In Operation In Oregon and Wash-lngton-Average
Cost of Maintain
ing Mutual 'Phones Is From SO to
75 Cents Per Month One Girl Can
Handle 100 'Phones Plan Is to
Have Central Office in Pendleton,
With Lines All Over the County.
With a view to organizing a mutu
al telephone system to cover Umatilla
county In a network of rural 'phone
lines, a mass meeting of farmers In
terested was held at the court house
this afternoon.
X. E. Penland, of this cvlty, who
owns a large wheat farm at Helix,
and who Is Interested in the formation
of a mutual system in the county was
chose as chairman of the meeting.
Representatives of the Brown-Spear-Sloan
and the Pacific States
Telephone companies were present
and explained the merits of the mu
tual system and advised with the
farmers as the best method to pur
sue in the organization.
At the time of going to press at 4
o'clock the matter was still under dis
cussion, but it Is probable that an or
ganization will be started and that
the mutual telephone system will be
established In the county this season.
This Is the sentiment of the leading
farmers present at the meeting today.
H. H. Manny, northwestern man
ager of the Brown-Spear-Sloan tele
phone company of Seattle, who Is in
the city today explaining the benefits
of the mutual system for Umatilla
county has Just returned from a trip
over the eastern portion of the state
of Washington, where he has placed
an enormous amount of telephone
equipment In the past few weeks.
Dr. Manny says that in the Btates
of Oregon and Washington are 63
mutual telephone companies, covering
many counties completely, and fur
nishing excellent facilities to every
community in which they are operat
ed. The plan Is to have one central of
fice In a county seat or commercial
center in each county, from which all
the various lines may be operated.
One central girl can handle mo tele
phonse on a mutual system and the
expense of maintaining the mutual
system after It Is Installed Is but 50
to "5 cents per month or something
over half the cost of telephones iu the
city.
Many of the new mutual companies
now being organized in the north
west are using the Stromberg-Caiison
instruments, a new high grade instru
ment, w hich Is extensively used In the
IN LIMITED ADEA
the thermometer did not go lower
than 12 or 14 degrees above zero.
If there wns any damage done they
say It occurred last Sunday or Mon
day night.
In order to ascertain the damage
done by the cold some of the farmers
have taken samples of wheat Into
their houses and thawed them out to
see If the grain would grow. In some
coses, at least, this test showed the
wheat to have been frozen, culler
farmers maintain that nothing defin
ite can be told until the ground be
comes thawed out when the wheat
will continue growing if unhurt, and
will turn yellow if frozen.
Should It prove true that . lnrg?
portion of the light-land wheat has
been frozen, the loss will be keenly
felt, for it is now late In the season
to reseed in that section. Also, the
blow will be especially hard because
the conditions up to a week ago had
been Idenl, and a splendid crop was
anticipated.
The section now thought to be
frozen comprises about one-tenth of
the wheat acreage of the county. In
the remainder of the county there wns
abundant snow at the time of the
freeze, and farmers all Insist no dam
age was done to the growing crop,
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MUTUAL
PONES
east and which Is now thoroughly in
troduced In the west.
Within the past two months Mr.
Manny's company has sent six car
loads of telephone equipment into
eastern Washington and the develop
ment of the telephone business Is
wonderful In the farming communi
ties and small towns of eastern Wash
ington. In Palouse City a few days ago Mr.
Manny supplied the Potlatch lumber
company with equipment for Its large
sawmill, having a capacity of 400,000
feet per day, and later will equip the
new town of cottages being built
there by this company.
SUSPECTS ARE HELD.
Believed to Be Kidnapped Roy and
His Abductor.
San Luis Obispo, Cal., March 17.
The steamer Samoa arrived at Port
Hurford this morning with Filipe
Sunch and a little boy aboard. Both
are being held for the arrival of the
sheriff. The boy answers tho de
scription of Johnny Toso, the child
kidnapped at Coloma, Cal., a week
ago.
TARTAR WILL BE QUARANTINED
One Case of Smallpox Discovered at
Victoria.
Victoria, B. C. March 17. The
steamer Tartar reached Williams
Head this morning and discovered a
case of smallpox aboard. The pas
sengers and crew, about 250, will be
quarantined 18 days.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Center In the World.
Chicago, March 17. Wheat closed
at 78 7-8; corn at 43 7-8, and oats at
29 5-8.
Would Relax Exclusion.
Washington, March 17. Dr. Y. G.
Allen, for 46 years a missionary In
China, called upon the president to
day and urged relaxation of the ex
clusion laws.
Sainoel O. Howe Dead.
New York, March 17. Samuel O.
Howe, treasurer of the Chicago &
Northwester, died suddenly at an
elevated station this morning. - -
I FLOOD SWEPT
20,000 ACRES DEEPLY
SUBMERGED BY ST. JOHN.
Railroad Grades Cut by the Rising
Waters and a Large Portion of
Vlsalia Is Deeply Under Watei
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
Railroads Tied Up and Badly Dam
agedBusiness Houses In Vlsnlla
nil the Verge of Collapse, and Rain
Is Still Falling.
Vlsalia, Cal., March 17. Water
continues to rise and the business sec
tion is under water and tho water is
b-.ng extended slowly. Another break
across the Santa Fe track In the city
limits caused additional water to flow
o.er the residence portion. Families
in the northeast section of town are
compelled to evacuate.
The Southern Pacific track west of
Vlsalia was cut last night for a dis
tance of several hundred feet, and the
track is submerged for several miles.
The country In the vicinity of St.
John river Is flooded for miles and
the water is eight feet deep. Esti
mates put 20,000 acres under water
III Tulare county. Many foundations
of brick building.'-- are cracked and
much damage hns resulted. The wa
ter Is reported falling at noon today,
and the worst Is believed to he over,
although It is still raining In the hills.
Six Years for Bank Wrecking.
Cleveland, March 17. Charles M.
Traver, former president of the de
funct First National Bank at Conne
aut, 0 and O. C. LUlle, cashier of the
institution, pleaded guilty to misap
plying Its funds and were sentenced to
six years each.
Castellane Case Postponed.
Paris, March 17. The preliminary
hearing of the Castellane case was
postponed today nt the request of the
count, who Is confined to his room
with Influenza.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY TODAY.
Marred by the Arrest and Incarcera
tion of Jung .Tack.
St. Patrick's Day has been celo
brated with due reverence by the
people of Pendleton today, and green
badges have been numerous. No can
didate has been without one.
The one lamentable Incident of the
day was the arrest of Jung Jack, the
Chinaman, who became too enthusi
astic early this forenoon and was led
to the city bastlle by Officer Heath
man. Decked In a green helmet and
adorned with a green ribbon. Jung
Jack was In his glory until taken In
charge by the police.
CALIFORNIA
$5,000 VOTED
FOR DEFENSE
Mineworkers Will Appropriate
More, if Needed, for Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone.
CONVENTION INDORSED
WOMAN SUFFRAGE TODAY,
Also Sustained the Stand of the Ex
ecutive Board Which In Turn In
dorsed President Mitchell In His
Findings Against Patrick Dolan and
Uriah Belllngnam, and Only tho
Personal Intercession of Mitchell
Prevented the Expulsion of Those
Men From the Order Convention
Adjourned Till Monday.
Indianapolis, March 17. The
United Mine Workers' convention thlsj
morning attended by 1300 delegates,
voted 15000 and as much more aa
necessary, to defend the western
miners urrested charged with the
murder of Steunenberg, ex-governor
of Idaho.
Mitchell explained: "I cannot preju
dice this case. I believe Moyer, Hay
wood and Pettlbone are innocent of
the crimes charged. Organized labor
should give them every aid to prove
their innocence. The best available
lawyers should be secured and every
lawful means be used to defend them.
I make this explanation of my own
position "fearing their assaults on ma
in the past might lead some one to
believe I am not In accord with this
convention in coming to their rescue
when they are In difficulties."
Indorsed Woman Suffrage.
The convention went on record aa
favoring woman suffrage, by a prao-
ttcally unanimous vote. ,..
Ouster Was Sustained.
Indianapolis. March 17. At
speclul national convention
the
the
United Mine Workers of America, to
day Indorsed the action of the exec
utive board In sustaining the finding
of President Mitchell !n he matter of
ousting Pntiick Dolan and Uriah Bel
llngham from presidency and vice
presidency of district No. 5, In west
ern Pennsylvania.
This ends Dolan's case as far as
the national organization is concern
ed. Only the pleas of President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson pre
vented the expulsion of Dolan from
the organization. The convention will
adjourn this afternoon until Monday.
Fuel Famine In Walla Walla.
Walla Walla, March 17. With, a
visible supply of not to exceed 80
tons of cool and only a few hundred
cords of wood In the yards of dealers
In this city. Walla Walla faces tha
worst fuel famine in Its history. Deal
ers allowed their stock to run low
In expectation of spring weather, and
the unprecedented season of contin
ued cold came upon them with such
suddenness that they were not pre
pared to supply their customers from
the stocks on hand, and the demand
from ail over the Northwest upon the
coal mines and woodshlppers has been
so great and of such suddenness that
It le impossible to obtain fresh sup
plies with any degree of dispatch.
First Wool Sale nt 20 t ints.
Baker City. March 17. The first
wool contract of the season was made
yesterday when E. N. Middlebrook
sold his clip of the coming season,
approximately 13.000 pounds, to the
Union Woolen mills for the sum of
20 cents per pound. Mr. Middlebrook's
clip is of exceptional quality.
Inspector Wll Not Talk.
San Francisco, March 17. The
steamer Peru, of the Pacific Mail
line, arrived from Panama today. It
brought Edward E. Fleming, sent by
President Roosevelt to Inspect the
work on the canal. He declined to
make any statement for publication.
Mnrtha Wolfcnsteln Dead.
Cleveland, March 17. Martha
Wolefenstetn, the authoress, daughter
of Dr. S. Woelfensteln. died this
morning at the home of her father In
this city.
Jnhnnn Most Dead.
Cincinnati. March 17. Johnnn
Most died at the home of a friend In
this city at noon.
Charges Fraud on Ciuuil.
Panama. March 17. The
Panama Journal, a liberal or-
gan recently established. Is
publishing attacks upon the
Amndor administration, charg-
Ing that Irregularities amount-
Ing to millions In connection
with canal money, are suppress-
ed.