DAILY EVENINGEDITION 9 T:. I DAILYEVENINGEDITION
JteV ( ( M QVV0V) J WEATHER-FORECAST.
I X " llll i' ) I Unsettled weather with probably
1 T. 1 "'r1""" wiMa ' "" "jr I ahowera tonight and Wednesday.
People who buy and people who
ell are brought together through
Intelligent, advertising. It ia the
chief means o( Introduction.
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VOL.19. PEnI VpN, OREGON, TUESDAY, APltlL 24, 1906. , NO. 5650
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III MM ill liriMrM The first systematic search for TV ENTY-F1VF. MEN ARE DIGGING GAS PIPE TRENCHES. United States Relaxes Red Tape for fl I I 1 1 1 I I M 1 1 1 Mil
IIUUI V a.wa.w
FAR SOI TIME
Regulars to Supplant State
Troops During Marttol Law
at San Fraocisco.
DlrfcTCCaVTIEfi ARISING
AND 4JXPECTED WO GROW.
lOaauTrd lltanalns of Srsaxntcen Vle
i tlnw of finrthquake aaad' Fire Found
i In One Building Vussnsteer Physlc
lan Accidentally Killed' by Ilia Own
Gun Order Being Brought Out of
the Cbaos of Kulaa aid Tents Tito
Water 'Famine Ia a)an End Two
HnndrMl Bodies CarwniAted In One
Dint ram.
Washington. April 24. General
' Greely reports this morning:
"Consultation teste place between
Mayor Schmita and' General Funston
regarding the neoesBlttles of the near
future. The mayor urged that the
army take charge ot the large districts
now guarded by state militia. Apart
from other conAUlons, It Is evident
the state troops oaonot be expected to
serve there any (considerable time.
while It la certain that within 10 days
such a aituatloa will develop that i
Increased force i( regulars will be
necessary to guaad property and con
serve public Interests.
"They recommended that at leaat
2500 men, mostly cavalry, be sent from
outside division, and that the trans
ports Warren and Crook be Immedi
ately put Into onmmisslon.
"Already difficulties exist, regarding
supplies, forage "and lumber, and the
difficulties are certain to increase la
the near futwi:"
Seventeen Ilr 'In One Frame Howe.
San Francttmo, April 24. It Is be
lieved the charred bones of 17 persons
repose In the arthes of a frame build
ing ot 119 Firth street Fragments of;
one body have been recovered. The!
building collapsed like an egg shell,
and the WTeck Instantly took fire. All
attempts at rescue were futile. Oc-1
cupanta who waped saw a woman
and man pinioned on a bed and aim
heard a baby Trying. Mrs. Murray,
' the proprietor, Ss missing.
Volunteer IPhysIclan Killed.
Dr. C. P. Tairgart, one of the most
prominent physicians of Los Angeles,
who volunteered his services to the
Hearst relief Vureau. was shot and
killed yesterday by the accidental dis
charge of his ewn pistol while run
nlng up the 1ms of Crocker school
bulliltng. He wan a graduate of Mor
ris Medical college.
The refugee camp at Fort Mama
and the Presidio, begun work today on
a systematic plan of organizing 200,
000 homeless pvople. Tents which
had been placed here and there have
been arranged into streets, and all
will soon assume the regularity of an
army camp.
. Four men caught attempting to loot
a safe at Fifth and Rrannan, are now
In a guard house and will be given a
trial by courtmarthtl.
From theatrical headquarters at the
"Novelty theater. 15fl thespians were
given transportation 'Boat.
Almnilnnt Water Soon.
The tnsk of restoring the water sup
ply hi well under way. Large squads
of men are repairing the water mains
1n tile burned district Tifl -the city will
be woll equipped for water by .noon.
President Itoncnvlerl, lf the board
of education, has Issued general or
ders filming the schools for one year.
All school houses statidlng are
thrown open to the public aa lodging
places.
Cremated 200 Bodies.
Two hundred bodies, found 1n the
Potrcro district, south of Channel
street, were cremated by order of
Commissioner Walsh. Some were
killed by falling buildings, and some
by fire. In the majority of casea Iden
tification Is Impossible.
Military control of the city Is divid
ed Into districts and assigned to regu
lars, police, militia and university ca
dets. The regulars are taking the dis
tricts where the greatest liability of
trouble exists.
Five Hundred Bodies Disposed of.
S;in Francisco, April 24. It la esti
mated that 600 bodies of victims so
far have been recovered and disposed
""
Family Attempts Sutvlde.
Philadelphia, April 24.
Rasper Fahns and his entire
family were overcome by gaa
this morning. The mother and
two daughters are dead, while
the father and two sons may re
cover. It appears to be a whole
sale attempt at suicide. There
haa been much sickness In the
family for a year past.
ot by burial or cremation. Many were
hastily burled, not being Identified.
The -first systematic search ' for
bodies haa begun, the rulna In some
places having cooled enough to permit
digging In the debris. The city la di
vided Into districts with temporary
morgues for receiving dead.
TKOOPS TO KAN FRANCISCO.
Walla Walla Bonds 55 Cavalrymen to
Help Kccp Order.
Walla Walla, April 24. An officer
and 6i enlisted men of the Fourteenth
cavalry, stationed at Fort Walla
Walla, have been ordered to .proceed
at once to San Francisco to wist the
other troops there in preserving order
and doing general police duty.
The order was received t Fort
Walla Walla this morning irom Gen
eral FunMUin who Is In command of
the forces .at San Francisco.
The O. R. & N. company has pro
vided A tourist sleeper for the use of
the soldiers and an extra baggage car
to cary .their equipment. These two
cars all I be attached to .the regular
train bound for Portland -tonight.
MCOOTAXA'H NEW JIKSERYE.
TOrwiy 1,000,000 Acres ef Forest Are
to He Set Mle.
Helena, April 24. The president
haa dniued a proclamation creating a
new f forest reserve 1 'southwestern
Montana, which will conserve the
timber and water supply of the coun
try .In the vicinity of -Helena, Boulder
and Butte, It embraces 780,000 acres
et Hand extending fratm. Helena south
westerly about 71 anlles, and north
westerly about 26 miles.
The Boulder, Little Blackfoot and
UneTibodge rlvera all head In this re
serve, and conservation of water In
.these streams will aid Irrigation lower
own their sources.
Trite "water supply of Helena, which
uiiimeBi from Ten Mile creek, and of
Butte, which Is drawn . from Basin
neek,v will also be iprotected by thit
iseeerve.
$5,
SaSNI&LKTOX'g SHIRK IN
THE HKUEF OF FIlWC.j
Mtmit-Fhrlit lMlarfl CoiuritazM!
Late. Yesterday Tlio Money is lie-.
ilng (KxpeiHled far NecetHarVri ("-'
(hrr . the Direction of PureiuMiiig'
iConunlttce Kaajrjtivs will He Sla
,ned M Vee of Chararo, Ko Purrhasps!
May an WHI lie Made Ilrre a
actamahcre.
Over: J5200 haa nw been subscribed
ra i-enuieion ior uie nrener or ine isan
Fnunckrco sufferers, auid the work Is
KH! goaug on. Tbe tfollowlng rab
HCEtpllinis have beta anude since ye
tierday: Jumee .A. Snyder..... $ S.0
James Kilkenny 24.0
Anivn 'Nute 5.04
J. S. :MlLeod 15.
E. C HKiirS i.0
Kenaeth Warner ...,.v. 5.0
O. R. & .. employes... 2J.4H
X reply has yet beca rrecelved from
nnttrul Funston, who wjih wired yes
terday uml i aked comsrming what
shimlfl be amt from herr. However,
the mmiey -gradually Viitig expend
ed under the direction of the purchas
ing crorrLHtltrtf.', conslstina of F, a..
Judd and L. liAlllzlker. fry , goods.
clothing and fajocerles aire being
bought id will be shlptn-tl to San
Francli- over the Hnniniun , lines.
As no fne1?ht will be chnraMtl n re
lief suppbes tlw same can iie sent
from here us well from auwy ether
lilace.
NORniWfWT ;IH)1XG WEU,.
Relief Sunpllro Arc d'ciiig Kccr-hMXliln
Sun Fiuiiclx-o Vlo ro They Are Hi-
trlhuted by Arsiy,
Agent E. C. Smith, of the O. R.
JS. company, has received the follow.
Int; message from Genernl Manngtvr
O'Brien, of the O. R. N, 111 nddl-;
tlon to thoF-e published In the Knst Or
egontan Inst evening:
Portland. April 21.
E. C. Smith, Agent Pendlwton:
I hare Just received the following
message from E. E. Calvin, general
manager of the Southern Paelflc com
pany: "Please notify all your people
who are furnishing relief supplies,
that they are being received 1i good
shape and are being distributed ity the
quartermaster department of the Unit
ed States army. The Northwest ha do
ing remarkably I well In this emerg
ency." please give this message the
wtdcrt possible publicity.
Moved From Athena Here,
Station Agent Smith, of the O. R. A
N. nt Athena, has resigned his position
aa agent at that place and has moved
to Pendleton, having accepted a posi
tion with the Bankers Reserve Life
Insurance company, with headquarters
at this place,
Toppentsh, which Is located on the
Yakima reservation, has 261 residents
and SO voters; and wants to Incorpor
ate, although the law requires 800
residents.
OVER
SUfiSGR BED
This morning actual work on the gar plant was commenced by
the Northwestern Gas & Electric company, when a crew of 25 men
was placed at work on Main street Work was started at the Junction
of Main and Railroad streets, and a trench was dug down the center
of the street. At first the crew was distributed along the street, .cov-
ering a block and a half. With the force at work rapid work Is being
done, and It will not take long to lay the main on that street. Pipe
will be distributed as the trench is dug, and placed In the same Im-
mediately.
After laying the line on Main street the main will be extended
up Court, and later other streets will be piped. Several carloads of
pipe are now on hand.
22 MINERS DIE
MILE UT WORK
Disaster Caused by a Windy
Shot Which Ignited Dust,
Causing an Explosion.
tt 1T1IK PROPERTY OV THE
' COLORADO Ft "EL COMFAYC
Irosxl Men Were In Banana Near the
.'Main Fn t ra nee VMmrrn Working l
iDMant Parrs of taae Mine Were On
litinrt and Made TMr Ex Major
ity of the Dead Jaw Italians nd
(Japanese One Masa Mining, Boliev-
ed to Be DeadOne Mcmdred and
I Eighty Men Entpkryed in the Entire
Property The Propoitj liom tsy Ex
plosion Was SBgaat.
Trinidad, CoL, April J. Aa Itha re
sult of a dust erfilosioa in a anlne oT
the Colorado Fuet Iren company, 1
i miles west of Trtniaafl, shortly beTore
noon today, ZZ snlnerc are Known re
be dead and one elher hi mlaanng, with
little hope of being ifnund ulive.
There were 44) men In 'the mine at
the time of the 'expansion. Seventeen
miners, who were wiirklng 3.700 'feet
from the entrance, escaped unhurt
through another 'opening.
The explosion .occurred !ln rooms '3
and 4 near the main entrance, and
'was the result ct a. windy allot, which
ignited the duet -ana caused asphyx
iating gases.
An order for 22 -corflns has been re
ceived by a local nindertriker 'here,
that many bodies Tiaving been taken
out today. The -mine wa not batfry
damaged and work van be resumed in
a couple of days. The mine employed
iagj men.
Miners from adjacent camps are as
sisting In the rescue. Superintendent
'Robert O'Neil left 'here on a special
main at noon, and Is -personally direct
ling the rescue woit
Among the dead te James iReod, "fire
ImKs. Most of the others ore Italians
mud Japanese.
'QUAKE FELT AT
MsMinicr Alliance Was tilirtkcn
'Off
Eureka tTaar.
X'hen two milea off the Eureka 'bar.
the steamer Alliance, Co,ptula Kelly,
viu badly nhaken by lhe earthuuakc,
says .the Oregon Daily Journal. Four
distinct shocks were fall and Uie skip
per thought that he had run hito the
rocks. The engines were reversed and
the HV.'iimer backed off tor some dis
tance. Soundings were taJken aad 16
fathoms. of water was fnd. It was
then known that an earthquake hud
occurred.
The rasscngers rushed oat on the
deck helinvlng that the boat had suf
fered an accident. They remained out
until the eleamer crossed the bur md
reached Eureka, The first eight to
greet them was the dilapidated bronce
statue on tij of the court bouse. Th
figure was bent and twisted and hang
lug over the edgo of the building at
right angles. Hardly a building in the
itown escaped damage.
t'Ol.l MISI.V RAISED AND FELL.
A Few Moments After tlio San Frnn
cltfco Enilluiimke. .
J'ho Dalles Chronicle of Thursday
contained the following Incident, evi
dently credited by It at Us face value,
whlt'ji doubtless it should be:
"A big whale must have come up
the Ctdumbla this morning," said In
dian Jake Andrews to F; A. Seufert
yesterday morning about o'clock be
fore the news of the terrible quake In
San Frnwclsco was heard.
And then Jake went on to tell that
he rowed across the river from Seu
ferfs cannery to the scow, three miles
up the river, on the opposite side
about 5:30 o'clock, and as he nearcd
the scow the river suddenly came up
fully four feet on the bank. He was
shocked to see It It fell Immediately
and Jake stood In amazement won
dering what was happening. (
Others say there were marks of an
unusual rise on the Oregon bank, and
It Is firmly believed that the disturb
ances affected the Columbia at this
point. The more so since news comes
of Its effects being felt at Vancouver.
NEIGHBORHOOD
OF A THOUSAND
Dead at San Francisco, While
Many Wre Cremated and
Never Recovered.
THERE WM.L HE NO SERIOUS
KJPRF.CI.VnOX OF STOCKS.
The Sun Francisco Stock Kxtchange
' 'Haw tlteopcned rDisnotiHloai Shown
( (Hold to Stories Ugl Stroke of
JSarthquake Last Night Creates
threat Alarm Work of Hooonanruc
Ition Is Already IV gam Trolley
Wires Being Strung and SareeX Cars
Will Run Soon Rtroctan-al Jfcater
tial Duty Free.
San Francisco, April .24. Coroner
Walsh states hla deputle have taken
charge of 350 bodies taken from the
ru1na not Including those marled by
the police and militia In the Potrere.
Over 100 were burled In this sectioa
alone.
It Is believed now that tt'he, deafJh
list will be in the neighborhood of
'1 000. Many were cremated and newer
recovered, and of those recovered,
many have not been Iderrtffiea.
Bodies buried in Portsmouth End
Washington squares will he exhumed
and an attempt made at Identification.
Stock Exchange Reopens.
San Francisco Stock Exchange 'has
opened In temporary quarters at 1407
Oough street. President Ituggles says
he sees no reason for serious depreci
ation of stocks. Everybody is Inclin
ed to hold their stocks smfl later real
ize on them.
Slight Qnake Lass "Vlglit.
Another short, sharp earthsjatlke
shortly before midnight gave the peo
ple of San Francisco and surrounding
towns an attack of heart faflune. Qn
spite of the continuance of these
shocks, Forecaster McDIe and other
scientific men declare there is little
danger of serious disturbances. These
earthquakes, of which there have heen
eevernl since the great shake, are de
clared to be due to "readjustment" of
the earth's crust following the heavy
shock.
It coonst ruction Brgnn.
.San Francisco has begnn the work
of reconstruction, and in a short time
temporary structures will begin to rise
among the ashes of the burned city.
Sohllers have made good progress
demolishing with dynamite the threat
ening walls along Market street near
the feriy.
A big force of men Is engaged In
stringing wires for a trolley line on
Market street, and In a few days cars
'lll be running throughout the city.
Structural Material Duty Free.
Following precedents from the Bos
tun and Chicago fires, congress will
puss a bill authorizing the free im
port of structural steel and other
building material for use at 'Frisco,
NeniHy $10,000,000.
New York, April 24. The national
relief fund for San Francisco haa
reached $15,800,000. It appears the
fund wUl reach 120.000,000. Tills city
alone bus passed the 12.000,000 and
Is expected to reach 13,000,000. Ex
clusive of supplies, free transportation
and other necessities, the contribu
tions are increasing Instead of de
creasing. $1,000,000 From Chicago.
Chicago, April 24. Chicago is con
tributing at the rate of $100,000 per
day. It has passed the $700,000 mark
and Is expected to pass the million
dollar mark by Saturday.
New York Stutci Appropriates.
Albany, N. Y., April 24. The gov
ernor has signed the relief bill appro
priating $250,000 from the state treas
ury for San Francisco. Fourteen
hours elapsed from Its Introduction
to the time the governor's signature
was affixed.
Lecturer Coming Thursdny.
Thomas Handsaker, a lecturer and
entertainer, will appear In a delight
ful program at the First Christian
church next Thursday evening, April
26.
United Ktntos Relaxes Red Tape for
California Sufferers.
The United States postofflce depart
ment is coming to the aid of the home
less and penniless of San Francisco.
Numbers of letters are being forward
ed from that city and Oakland without
postage, says the Oregon Dally Jour
nal. Several arrived In Portland yester
day and today, and at thla end of the
line Postmaster Minto has continued
the good work and ordered the letters
delivered at once, without the red tape
process which usually accompanies
such cases.
"I do not believe the government
can censure this branch of the postal
regu'' Hons," said Mr. Mlnto today. "I
would rather put stamps on the letters
myself than cause the people of Port
land to whom they are addressed the
greater anxiety and sorrow more de
lay would cause. I look upon It that
these letters contain important news
of cafety of loved ones, and whereas
if the usual method was followed the
letters would not be delivered for 24
hours at least, I have ordered that the
y-outlne be dispensed with and the let
Iters delivered Immediately."
Portmastcr Minto added that from
the advice he had received he thought
the San Francisco postal authorities
would soon have arrangements com
pleted whereby business at that city
could be carried on without Interrup
tlon and In the regular manner.
CHVRCII FACTIONS FIGHT.
Orthodox Catholics RepuNed by Marl'
anctte Sectarians.
"Vienna, April . 24. It Is reported
today that at Lesmo, near Warsaw
200M orthodox Catholics led by priests
attempted to retake a church seized
by Marlanette sectarians. The de
feniders defeated the Catholics, killing
12 and wounding BO.
L
MEET ON MAY 5
l
I CAIABD BY SFPT. SHELLER
OF THE FOREST RESERVE.
Will DiNCUHg Reserve Problems, Allot
ment of Range and Receive Appli
cations for Range Allotment Other
Meeting of Similar Import Will Be
Hold at La Grande, Baker City and
. AuHtln Apply to Supt. Shcller for
Necessary Blanks.
A meeting of stockmen has been
called by D. B. Sheller, superintendent
of the eastern division of the Blue
mountain forest reserve to be held in
this city on May 6, for the purpose of
discussing the reserve, for partitioning
the range to stockmen Interested and
to receive applications for range al
lotments. A series of meetings has been ar
ranged for the month of May, the
schedule being as follows: Pendle
'ton. May 6; La Grande, May S; Baker
City, May 11, and Austin, in Grant
county. May 13. Stockmen are Invited
(to attend these meetings and discuss
the features of the reserve with the
superintendent.
At each meeting the purpose of the
government In creating the reserve
n dthe regulations under which It
will be run will be fully explained
and all questions which may be asked
iy the stockmen will be willingly an
swered by the forest superintendent,
who has charge of the eastern divis
ion of the reserve. The date for re
ceiving applications for grazing closes
May 19.
Upon May 14 in La Crnnde. Prlne
ville, Portland and Roseburg civil ser
vice examinations will be given appli
cants for the position of forest ranger
and upon the same day In all the large
cities of the west examination for the
opsltlon of supervisor will be held.
Those wishing to take the examina
tion for forest ranger must forward
application to the civil service com
mission at Washington. D. C, and re
ceive permission to take the examina
tion. Application blanks can be se
cured from Superintendent D. B. Shel
ler at Baker City.
STRIKE SITUATION IS WORSE.
French Government Is Alarmed
at
Menacting Conditions.
Paris, April 24. The strike situation
Is growing steadily worse throughout
the country. Small tradesmen are Join
ing the strikers' ranks, and the gov
ernment Is greatly alarmed.
NARROW ESCAPE FOR LOl'BET.
Sizzling Bomb Found In the Window
of His Study.
Paric, April 4. Former President
Loubet mysteriously escaped death. A
bomb with fuse burning was found In
the window of his study and extin
guished. It was found to be extremely
deadly.
Duma Is Opened.
St Petersburg, April 24. The czar
today personally opened the duma.
STOCKMEN
COURT AND
UN
Mayor and Council Were a
Unit in That Decision at
Last Night's Session.
WILL ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS IMMEDIATELY.
Resolution Giving Validity and Force
Was Adopted to Back Uie Judgment
of City Officials, and Only a Two
thirds Remonstrance by Abutting
Property Owners, Can Prevent the '
Improvement Mayor and Three
Councilinen Investigated Bltulithic
Paving as It is Applied and Used
at Walla Walla.
At last, after months of doubt, Pen
dleton is now In line for street paving,
and the long fight for the improve
ment of Main and Court streets is all
but over.
At the adjourned session of the
council held la-t evening the coun
cil decided unanimously to pave with
bltulithic, and the city attorney was
directed to advertise for bids on War
ren's bltulithic waterproof paving.
Also, a resolution was passed calling
for the Improvement and the two
notices will be published simultane
ously for 10 days. a'-.
Council Acts as tTnh. .
All was harmonious last evening
the mayor and the entire council act
ing as one In the decision reached.
On Sunday Mayor Fee and Council
men Murphy, Hinkle and Mumm vis
ited Walla Walla. There, accom
panied by the street committee of
Walla Walla, the Pendleton people
thoroughly investigated the merits of
asphalt and bltulithic. That they
were thoroughly convinced in favor
of bltulithic was shown by the unani
mous action taken lost evening.
The decision to advertise for bids
upon bltulithic rather than to accept
the present offer of the Warren
company, was taken upon the advice
of City Attorney Carter and the War
ren people themselves. By this ac
tion every possibility of an Injunction
Is averted, as competitive bids will
have been received twice.
The advertisement for bids will be
published for 10 days, commencing
tomorrow. At the end of that time
the bids will be opened, and provided
no remonstrance Is presented, the con
tract will be let to the successful
company. As the Warren company
alone has the pavement, they will ba
awarded the contract.
Remonstrance Not Feared.
The only way by which paving may
now be blocked is by a remonstrance
from two-thirds of the property own
ers of the district to be Improved.
That this cannot be secured Is confi
dently believed by the street commit.
tee. Th" remonstrance made but poor
headwrv several weeks ago, when
the council was divided and the mayor
was disposed to stand out against the
Improvement Now that the may-r
and all the councllmen are unanimous
for bltulithic. there can be no excuse
for a remonstrance.
Today the three members of the
street committee. Renn, McCormmach
and Ell, have been warmly congratu
lated for the work they have done in
behalf of street Improvement. These
three men and several others In the
council have stood firmly and con
sistently for paving through many
weeks. It is largely to their efforts
that the present favorable condition
is due, and they are entitled to credit
for the same.
LETTERS DAILY FROM 'FRISCO.
No Bud News Yet Received by Pen
dleton People.
Letters are now being received dniitf
by Pendleton people from friends and
relatives in San Francisco. So far
no bad news has been received by
anyone. This morning Mrs. Lee
Drake received a letter from her sis
ter, Miss Myrtle Hager, saying that
she was safe. The letter was written
on a paper carrier's report slip and
was maueu rrom San Francisco.
This morning Frank Macey of the
Boston store, received word that Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Townsend. rlo movvd
there from Portland a week before
the earthquake, were both safe. Mr.
Townsend was cashier for the Wells
Fargo company, whose building was
completely destroyed In the fire and
quake. He was formerly a resident of
Salem.
Operators Are Signing -p.
Indianapolis, April 24. The
miners are confident the finis
In the bituminous fields will be
favorable to the miners and the
public. The number of opera
tors who signed exceeds the
number who refuse, and others
are expected to follow. In Illi
nois It Is expected all will be
signed in 60 days.