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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1906)
OAlLYEVENINGEDITIOfj QA1LYEVEKEDITI0N WEATHER FORECAST. Showers this afternoon and to night; warmer tonight; Saturday showers. . People who buy and people who sell are brought together through Intelligent advertising. It Is the chief means of Introduction. VOL. 19. PENDLETON, OREGON," Fill DAY, APRIL 27, 1906. NO. 5653 REBUILDING OF F Definite Plans for a System of Boulevards and Parks to Forestall Fire CONFLAGARATION ON CHEAT SCALE NOT BE POSSIBLE. No Part or the Present Site Will He Abandoned: Instead the Entire IluKtnoM Section Will Be Rebuilt Strait Car Service Has Begun Ex traordinary Advance In Rentals Butdnem Will Be KeHumed on Old Ground In Teniorary Buildings Swarms of Rats Are Overrunning tiio City. San Francisco, April 27. San Fran cisco will be reconstructed. Even now the engineers are at work pre paring plans upon which to make the city a model. Streets will be widened and parks and boulevards provided, which will make a repetition of destruction by fire Impossible. From all over the state comes assistance, and capital will come as needed. Within a month Market street will be lined with temporary buildings, and the Chronicle building, Claus Spreckles building, Hearst building, San Francisco Merchants Exchange, Crocker building and . Union Trust company will all be repaired. Donkey engines are at work In many places removing debris. Electric street car service started this morning with permission by the mayor to enable persons to travel free from the ferry to outlying residence sections. All the business section Is tempo rarily moved to Flltnore street, with every Indication of a return down town. All the banks plan to rebuild on the old sites. A phenomenal advance In rents has occurred. In the Fllmore region, flats which rented for 125 a month ago now readily bring $150. Loyal to the West Ride. San Francisco, April 27. At a meeting of representatives of many ol the largest houses of San Francisco last night, ringing speeches were made. The general sentiment was that they would not locate perma nently In Oakland under any circum stances, and only temporarily If forced to. A movement was started by those In charge of the meeting to secure permission to erect temporary corru gated Iron one-story structures In the vicinity of Third and Townsend, where the Southern Pacific has a coast line depot, and conduct business from that point until permanent structures are erected. Another meeting will be held today to take definite action along the lines suggested by last week's meeting. The steamer Buckman from Seat tle, with physicians, nurses and pro visions arrived last night. On the voyage down the vessel struck a tidal wave and It was feared for a time the vessel would be lost. Rats are now overrunning San Francisco. WILL SPEAK TONIGHT. Mrs. Mary C. Bradford of Colorado to Deliver an Address at (lie M. E. Church, Mrs. Mary C. Rradfnrd, former president of the State Federation of Women's clubs of Colorado, and a leading worker in the cause of equal suffrage, will address the people of Pendleton tonight on the equal suf frage amendment at the Methodist church on Thompson street. Mrs. Bradford is an exceedingly bright woman and has been promi nently before the pcoplo of Colorado for a number of years. She Is a pleasant and Impressive talker and Is well posted on her subject. All who are Interested In this cause are cordially Invited to attend the ad dress this evening. Mrs. Bradford has been greeted with large audiences wherever she has spoken and Is hope ful of arousing sufficient interest In Oregon to carry the equal suffrage amendment at the coming June elec tion. She Is one of a large number of prominent women who will speak In Oregon during the campaign. While In the city Mrs. Bradford Is A Little Insldo History, Washington, April 27. The .Inside history of the Santo Do- mlngo affair has just leaked out. It shows that Admiral Bradford sent In a landing force of S00 men In small boats and signaled the fleet to fire upon the forts with big guns. The forts agreed to be good and the people forced the downfall of Morales aa a result SAN RANGlSCO being entertained at the home of William Blakcly on South Main street. WHO IS KUROKI? 6tory That Japanese General May Be Hector McDonald. ' London, April 27. A curious tale has gone the rounds of the bazaars In India and Is believed by every na tive In England's eastern empire to the effect that General Kurokl, that marvelous Japanese commander. Is no other than Sir Hector McDonald. Many people have never believed that the brilliant English general is dead and not long ago there appeared In the Times a reward of 15000 to anyone who had seen his dead body. It Is also a fact that Sir Hector was once Invited to go to Japan to train the Japanese army and he ac tually mentioned It to Lord Roberts. No reward has ever been bestowed on Kurokl, who appears to have vanished as suddenly as he appeared. Even the Japanese, with all their reticence, let out to a correspondent that Kurokl has much foreign blood In him end one American journalist declared he was a Dutchman. Oil In Dixie Benin. Walla Walla, April 27. That oil and gas In sufficient quantities to be of commercial value, exists In the Dixie basin at a depth varying from 600 to 1000 feet Is the opinion of Samuel Aughey, the Spokane oil and gas expert, who spent four days In that vicinity making expert Investi gations of the oil and gas situation. Mr. Aughey left for Spokane yester day and his official report is expected to be received within a week. FIRE LOSS AND RATE PROBLEMS NEW YORK AND 'FRISCO ESTIMATES AT VARIANCE. One Hundred Seven Companies Share In 'Frisco Louses Cliicago Fire De faulted Three Companies Insur ance Kates Will Be Advanced In All Cities of Vnlled States to Re coup the Heavy Losses at San Frail Cisco. San Francisco, April 27. There are 107 companies to share the San Fran Cisco loss. This loss Is estimated by the local agents at between (175,000, 000 and $200,000,000. New Tork sends word that the Insurance men there think the loss will not exceed $125,- 000.000. Chicago's loss was $125,000,000, and three companies defaulted to the amount of $46,000,000. The loss In Baltimore was paid In full. It amounted to $36,000,000. lire Rates Will Advance. Chicago, April 27. The Tribune to day says; "There will be a general advance In fire insurance rates In the business centers of all cities In the United States In the near future to enable the companies to recuperate In a measure their San Francisco losses. A meeting of all western managers was held In Chicago yesterday to dls cuss the situation. The governing committee of the Western Union, the large legislative bodyfif the west, de elded that In the face of present con dltlons an advance must be made. Eustern officials had advised their western men to prepare for the In crease, and the meeting approved the plan. , The advances will go Into effect simultaneously over the country. BLANCH WALSH NOT COMING. Engagement at the Frazer Next Wed nesday Night Cancelled by Wire Today. Blanch Walsh will not come to the Frazer next Wednesday night, as an nounced yesterday. This afternoon Manager Taylor received a message cancelling the engagement and was greatly disappointed. He had gone to $25 extra expense In securing this attraction for Pendle. ton and had been highly pleased to be able to offer his patrons this first cluss attraction. Instead of Blanch Walsh, "The Thoroughbred Tramp" will be pre sented at the Frazer next Wednesday evening, May 2. This play comes highly recommended by the press and Is said to be an excellent production of the comedy line. Expert Shooting Sunday. W. H. Hlllls, the crack marksman and representative of the Peters cart ridge company, will give a free exhl bltlon of fine shooting at the trap shooting grounds Sunday forenoon Mr. Hlllls is an expert shot of high standing, and while here during the winter did some remarkable work at an exhibition given on the hill north of town. At Seattle, Mrs. S. Taylor and her 2-year-old baby were burned to death by the mother' clothing catching fire and the house was gutted. The fire started from Mrs. Taylor pouring ker osene on some kindling, to stimulate a fir in the kitchen stove. HEAVY RAIN AT no Houseless Refugees and Those in Flimsy Shelters Drenched and Miserable. SUBSEQUENT COLD WIND ADDED TO THE SUFFERING. Only Six Thousand Remain, of the Fifty Thousand Which at First Swarmed In Golden Gate Park-r Many Will Be Compelled to Live Outdoors for Months to Come Polling Booth Used as Slieltera r Eastern Manufacturers of Structur. al Steel Give Orders From San FranclHoo Precedence Over All Other Demands. San Francisco, April 27. A heavy rain, amounting almost to a cloud burst, fell at 6 this morning, flooding tents and rendering life miserable to those camped in the parks. The weather cleared up about 8 o'clock, when the sun shone, but a cold wind added to the discomfort of the out door campers. Of 60,000 that crowded Golden Gate park only 6000 remain, and these will be provided for. The work of housing the people camped In the parks continues, but many will be forced to live out of doors for months to come. Polling booths are being set up for shelter for the homeless. Rush Structural Steel Orders. Pittsburg, Pa., April 27. Orders have been issued to all branches of the steel trust to make all orders of steel for San Francisco emergency orders atfd give them precedence over all other. HERESY TRIAL CONTINUES. Defendant Urges His Right to Teach Gosel In Ills Own Way. Batavla, N. Y., April 27. Dr. Crap- scy's ecclesiastical trial for alleged heresy was continued today. The de fendant presented In defense, the right to think In terms most adapted, ac cording to the dictates of his own conscience, to the spreading of Christ's kingdom on earth, and de clared his ordination vows do not compel him to think In the terms of any one else. INDICTED FOR PERJURY. New York Insurance Official Getting Into the Tolls. New York. April 27. William A. Brewer, former president of the Washington Life Insurance company, was indicted for perjury today. WILL VOTE ON SALOON ISSUE. Helix and Vansycle Will Fight It Out In June. The question of saloons or no sa loons will be voted on In June by the people of Helix and Vansycle dis tricts. A petition asking for a vote on the subject has been filed with the county clerk. It Is signed by W. M. Scott and 20 other residents of those precincts. In the petition It is asked that Helix and Vansycle precincts be made Into a sub-dlvlslon and the vote on the question be taken by the residents of the two precincts. The 87th anniversary of American Odd Fellowship was celebrated In Kansas by the dedication at Eureka of an orphans' home built and en dowed by the grand lodge. E At Walla Walla a meeting Is being held this afternoon for the purpose of reallotting the range in the Werrnha reserve. The action is being taken at the instance of the Umatilla county sheepmen, who protested vigorously against the former division of the re serve. The meeting is being conduct ed by Forest Ranger Smltz, while D. B. Shelter, superintendent of forest reserves, is also present. The delegation of Umatilla county sheepmen went to Walla Walla on the 9 o'clock train this morning. Among those In the party were J. N. Burgess, and J. M. Keeney of the Cunning ham Sheep & Land company, Doug las Belts, William Slusher, Kenneth Warner, O. W. Rugg. A. Smythe. Col. J. H. Raley, Dan P. Smythe and oth ers. Messrs. Raley and Smythe went for the purpose of appearing as tha legal representatives of the sheepmen. Means Much to Cunningham Company Of those who went to Walla Walla this morning the most vitally Interest ed were Messrs. Burgess and Keeney of the Cunningham company. This company was allowed but 1600 sheep STARR JORDAN AT Subterranean Break Com mencing in Sonoma County and Extending Northward. SAX FRANCISCO LAY OVER THE LINE OF THE FRACTURE. I Cannes Disassociated From All Other Known Centers of Seismic and Vol canic Disturbances 500 Acres Tide land Will Be Reclaimed on the Oak land Side No Hitch In Relief Work Vlik'h Progresses Effectively Gov- nient Will Employ Thousands on are Island. ' n Francisco, April 27. (Special frAra Stanford University.) Dr. David StaVr Jordan says as to the cause of theearthquake and the path it took: "The recent disturbance is the result of a fault or break In the Inner, hard crust of the earth. As far aa we can trace It, It began near Olenellen, Sono ma .'county, extended past Valencia street, San Francisco, through San Bruno Baden, between San Mateo and south of the Stanford university, then apparently across to near Pajafro and Salinas, "Practically It Is one of the earth throes by which this peninsula has been formed and folded. It has noth ing to do with Vesuvius or any other volcano, and It Is not likely to be re peated for many years." Stanford experts will follow the course of the earthquake and Investi gate conditions. The Realty Syndicate, a wealthy corporation, is making plans to at once reclaim 500 acres of tldeland noar the Southern Pacific pier, on the Oakland shore, and construct wharves wjer big. steamers can land. . Plans for monster tide locks have already been drawn. The distribution of supplies Is pro ceeding without a hitch. The indig nation felt by local committees over the president's order placing the Red Cross In entire charge of the funds for relief work subsided on receipt of the second order leaving the commit tee In charge, and asking that the Red Cross aid as an auxiliary. All moneys are now handled by Chairman Phe lan of the committee. ' The treasurer of Alameda county this morning began paying all out standing warrants. This will furnish much ready cash, greatly needed in Oakland. Work for Unemployed. Washington, April 27. The bill In troduced yesterday by Flint to appro priate $300,000 for the Immediate employment of additional laborers and mechanics at Mare Island navy yard, was passed by the senate unani mously today. AMERICAN WINS FOOT RACE. Another American Is Second. In the Olympian Games. Athens, April 27. Archie Hahn, of Milwaukee, won the 100-metres sprint ing race In 11.? seconds today. Fair Moulton, of Kansas City, was second. Assistant Treasurer Appointed. Washington, April 27. The presi dent today sent to the senate the nom ination of Julius Jacobs, of California, to be assistant treasurer of the United States at San Francisco. The Dewey Reaches Sues Canal. Port Said, April 27. The dock Dewey entered the canal today. In the former allotment of the We naha reserve, and on Wednesday Mr. Keeney was Informed by Superinten dent Shelter that the company will be allowed nothing In the Blue Moun tains reserve which is to be allotted on May 6. Mr. Sheller held that the new owners of the company do not have the range rights of the former owner, and consequently they can run no sheep In the reserve as they were not there last year. As the Cunningham company has 19,000 head of sheep which they have planned to range In the Blue moun tains this summer. It would be a hard blow for them to be denied land In the reserve. Consequently they will mnke every effort to gain entrance, and should the forest reserve poople remain obstinate, the matter may be taken Into the federal court. According to Mr. Keeney the cus tom of the country for years has been that range rights go with a sheep ranch when sold, and that the gov ernment has recognised this In the Cascade reserve. Consequently, he re' garda the action of Mr. Sheller as de cidedly unjust. RY NT MEETING AT WALLA WALLA FEE OF $1000 FOR RIDING. Elks Will Witness "Broncho Busting" at Denver In July. Denver, April 27. Perhaps the highest fee ever given to a horseman for riding one animal will be given a "broncho buster" from the cattle ranees In Wyoming, who will give a performance of riding a wild horse before the Elks delegates who come to Denver to attend the annual reun ion In July. A wild horse show will be given for the entertainment of the visitors and the champion broncho rider of the west will be given $1000 to ride a wild horse for five minutes In the presence of the assembled multitude. A great amphitheatre has been put up for the show, which will consist of an exemplification of all the wild and eccentric doings of the cattle country, such as roping wild steers and horses. breaking wild horses In the presence of the audience, and tying and brand ing vicious long-horned cattle Just driven In from the plains. The primitive stage coaches and rel ics of early pioneer days will all be pressed Into service, and a tribe of Indians will be camped in the public park for the edification of the east ern visitors. The champion cowboy broncho bus ter of the west will probably be thrown from the wild stallion brought In from the plains, which has never known saddle or halter. He Is under agreement to remain five minutes on the horse's back, and if he Is thrown he is expected to remount. He gets his $1000 if he comes out of the con test with the savage stallion alive. 60,000 POUNDS BOUGHT BY ONE BOSTON DEALER. Brought Two Cents More Than tlie Same Grower's Clip Did One Year Ago Immense Sales of Sheep at High Prices Will Greatly . Curtail the Wool Output For First Time In History of Montana Lambs Were Sold Before Birth, Lowiston, Mont., April 27. The wool market opened this week, when one Boston house contracted for 600, 000 pounds of wool at an advance of 2 cents over the prices that prevailed a year ago for the same grower's cdlp. Whether the advance will be main tained after shearing remains to be seen, the wool produced being espec ially desirable. Yearlings are selling here at from $4 to $4.25, while 3-year-olds bring from $4.75 to $6. So many sheep have been sold dur ing the past month that the output of this county, the biggest wool growing section of the state, will be reduced considerably as compared with last year, but with prices so high the flock masters can hardly refuse to sell, es pecially as the new lamb crop will come In next month. For the first time In the history of the Industry In this state lambs arc now being contracted for here before they are born, those of the highest grade bands bringing $2.50, and the buyers are considered authorities In the sheep business. THIEVES RETURNED. Sheriff Taylor and D. C. Knntvlton Re turn From Walla Wulla With Crull and Diamond. Sheriff T. D. Taylor and D. C. Knowlton returned lost evening from Wulla Walla with Crull and Diamond Tuesday evening. The men had been arrested In that place awaiting him yesterday morn ing. Crull and Diamond drove the buggy Into Walla Wulla and "cached" the buggy and harness lit a vacant lot and boldly fode the horses up town where they sold them. Tho horses were re covered as was also the buggy and harness. Crull and Diamond are both old of fenders, having served terms In the Walla Walla penitentiary. Both Are Ex-Convicts. Tho Walla Walla Statesman says of the Capture of Crull and Diamond: Dale Diamond and Gid Crull. two ex-convicts, wanted in Pendleton on a chnrge of horse stealing, were lo cated in the county jail last night under aliases of Dick Throp and Clar ence Edwards, Diamond and Crull were picked up late last night on suspicion by Deputy Sheriff Havlland and later in the eve ning a telephone message was receiv ed from Sheriff Til Taylor at Pendle ton, warning the officers to be on the lookout for two horse thieves. Dep uty Hevlland laconically wired back that the two men were reposing safely In the county bastile. Crull gave the name of Clarence Edwards, but later admitted that his true name was Crull, and that he had served time In the Walla Walla peni tentiary and If tried here and con victed could be sentenced to life Im prisonment under tho cumulative law. CONTRACTING ADVANCE WOOL T RELAX REGULATIONS Governing the Shipment of Oregon Sheep This Year, Bought for Montana. THIS IS THE JUDGMENT OF SUPERVISING INSPECTOR. Comes to Eastern Oregon at tlie Re quest of Montana Buyers of Sheep Conditions Will Not Now Permit Any Relaxation of the Regular Quarantine Rules Idaho the Only Slate West of the Mississippi From Wlilch Sheep May Be Shipped With out Dipping Hlckok and Ramsey to Walla Walla. That scab among the sheep of eastern Oregon is now more prevalent than it was last year, Is the conclu sion of R. A. Ramsay, supervising in spector of the United States bureau of animal Industry, who has been her ' for several days past investigating conditions. Mr. Ramsay came here from Mon tana to look over the general condi tions, and especially regarding the scab. His visit was made at the In stance of Montana men who buy sheep here and ship to the ranges In that state. Under present regulations the shipment of such sheep is a difficult matter, and the buyers were in hopes the quarantine regulations could be relaxed somewhat. However, Mr. Ramsay says reports received upon the subject from ths federal deputies, county stock inspect ors and from sheepmen themselves all Indicate that the situation Is even worse -than It was last year. Conse quently the request of the Montana men cannot be granted. At present Idaho Is the only stater west Of the Mississippi from which sheep may be shipped without dip ping. This Is due to the fact that the men of that state have taken such measures that they have nearly blot ted out the scab. However, the feder al quarantine Is still In force there, and all sheep must be inspected be--fore shipment, though the dipping Is not required as In the other states. G. 8. Hlckok Is Here. George S. Hlckok, chief of ths" western division of the bureau of ank mal Industry, has also been In the city today, and he and Mr. Ramsay have been In consultation regarding their work. Mr. Hlckok's headquarters are In Salt Lake, and he will leave this evening for Walla Walla to attend the woolgrowers' convention, which ts to be held there tomorrow. , -f WOMAN WHO CROSSED AFRICA. English Woman With Nerve and Pro pensity to Travel. London. April 27. Miss Mary Hall, who has Just arrived here, Is the only woman who has made the complete journey from one end of Africa to the other. She started at Chlnde, on the coast of Portuguese East Africa, In June of last year and reached Cairo about six weeks ago. She had previ ously Journeyed from the Cape to Vic toria Falls. During the whole of this nine months' Journey she had a guard of only 30 negroes. For weeks at a time she saw no white men and had to subsist on Jam, rice, corn-flour, porridge and cocoa. She crossed districts where no white woman and only two white men had ever traveled. She was carried in hammock by reliefs of four and for two weeks traveled up rivers In row boats, camping out on the banks at night. Often on pitching camp she heard Hons and hippopotami air around her and she made her guarda build fires around her tent. Only once, when near the border of Get man Southwest Africa, did she have trouble with the natives and that only on account of the high-handed action of two German soldiers who had been detailed as her escort. Sues for Wages Duo. Ah Sum has commenced suit against Frank Short to collect tha sum of $94.15 which he alleges Is due him from the defendant for work as a cook. The complaint and -attach-ment papers were filed last evening by Judge Fee. Land Case Papers Safe. - San Francisco. April 27. Froncis J. Heney, special pros- ecutor for the United States, ar- rived yesterday from Washing- Ington and went to the Kohl building, where his office Is lo- cated. He found Its contents un- touched by flames, and all the papers bearing on the land rases were safe,
