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PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1906.
NO. 5655
VOL. 19.
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LOOTING IS STILL
A GRAVE PROBLEM
One Hundred Fifty Members
of State Troops Chased
Away While Stealing.
DISTRIBUTED 700 TONS
FOOD WITHIN TEN DAYS.
Society People Chased Away at the
Tolnt of the Bayonet While Looting
A New System of Distribution Han
Been Evolved and Limitations I'lac
ed Upon the I -nuance of Rations as
Many Unworthy Grafter Are Tak
ing Advantage of Free Issuance of
Food Greeley Not Insists Vpon
1000 More Men.
San Francisco, April 80. The re
turn of pleasant weather brought a
great Increase In the number of refu
gees to the parks and Presidio. Indi
cations are that all open spaces will
be populated during the summer.
From the most part these are depend
ents upon charity, although the num
ber will be decreased as the men are
able to secure employment In building
operations. '
The problem of preventing looting
Is still grave, particularly amid the
ruins of Chinatown and the Jewelry
stores and pawnshops. The soldiers
are forbidden to shoot, which compli
cates the situation.
One hundred and fifty members of
the national guard, mostly from Oak
land and on leave, were driven from
the ruins of Chinatown, where they
were seeking loot or souvenirs. Shots
were fired against the walls, which
sent them flying.
Souvenir hunting Is a popular fad,
even prominent business men, and
many society people are thus engaged.
Many of them are driven from China'
town at the point of the bayonet Even
women risk burning their shoes and
clothing In their eagerness to unearth
something of value In the smoking
ruins.
General Greeley has prepared an es
timate which shows 7000 tons of food
have been distributed In 10 days since
the earthquake. The dally distribu
tion is 140,000 pounds, which cost
about $140,000 dally. This does not
Include cost of the clothing given
away.
Greeley estimates that 200,000 per
sons have been cared for during the
same time.
A new system of distribution has
been evolved. Officers are placed In
charge of transportation, food sup
plies, sanitation, engineering and
clothing. The unbumed section Is di
vided Into seven military districts,
each sub-dlvlded Into 180 relief sta
tions, and each of these placed In
charge of responsible citizens.
The period of extreme distress has
passed and at the earliest possible
moment Issue of rations will be con
fined to women and children, and
men who are 111. Only one ration will
be Issued to each person. Men who
are able will be forced .to work. Of
400 men In the bread line yesterday,
only four would accept work at $2 a
day.
Wants 1000 Men.
Woshlngton, April 30. Greeley ad
vises that the reinforcements be re
duced from 2500 to 1000, but urges
that five field officers and 40 cap
tains with administrative ability and
physical energy accompany the troops.
He says the early arrival of such of
ficers will snve money and reputation
at the present crisis.
WILL CRI'CIFY THE COBBLER.
Punishment Inflicted Vpon a Morocco
Murderer.
Mogador, Morocco, April 30. HadJ
Mohamed Mesfewl, an aged cobbler,
who murdered women by wholesale,
will be cruficled Thursday. This will
be the first time this punishment Is
Inflicted within any living memory.
GETTING READY FOR TROUBLE.
Labor Dny In Purls Fraught With Ap
prehension. 1 Paris, April 30. Anticipating trou
ble tomorrow, when It will be Impos
sible to buy provisions, the people are
laying In stocks. Troops continue to
arrive.
VICTORIOUS AMERICANS.
Are Far In the Lead at the Olympian
Games.
Athens, Creese, April 80. Paul
Pilgrim of New York, won the 400
metre running race In 68.2 seconds.
J. D. Llghtbody of Chicago, won the
1(00 metres race In 4:12. The
American team Is far In the lead.
At Holllster, San Benito county,
Cal., one person was killed by the
earthquake, while the property dam
age was 1500,000. ,
F. B. CHAPMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Kalewman Well Known Here Was In
tho Earthquake. ,
F. B. Chapman, traveling salesman
for Baker & Hamilton, and who for
merly had headquarters here, has
written to Pendleton lodge number
288, B. P. O. E., telling of his adven
tures In San Francisco during the
earthquake. The following is an ex
tract from the letter:
"I was sound asleep on the eighth
floor of the Alexandria building ad
Joining the St. Francis hotel on Gray
street. The first I knew of the awful
happening was when I was thrown
completely out of my bed. I realized
In a flash what was happening, and
before the second had passed, the
building seemed to be In a convul
sion. I had presence of mind1 to slip
Into a pair of trousers and to pull
on a pair of shoes over my pajamas,
and make my way to the elevator
shaft, which I reached with difficulty.
How I got the door open there Provi
dence only knows, but without a sec
ond's hesitation I wound my limbs
around the four-strand cable and slid
to the bottom and reached street be
low. Horror upon horrors met my
eyes and ears. Crashing buildings,
moaning wounded, screaming men,
women and children rushing ' franti
cally to and fro and crying In loud be
wailing tones to their God above to
save them."
Mr. Chapman went through the
entire disaster without any Injury.
He Is now at Santa Cruz, from which
place his letter was written.
DEATH OF HERMAN C. BUTLER.
Caused by ItlMiimatiftm and Nervous
Breakdown.
Herman C. Butler, died at St. An
thony's hospital about 2 o'clock this
morning. Death was due to Inflam
matory rheumatism and a general ner
vous breakdown.
The deceased was 88 years of age
and came to Pendleton on February
23. He was a member of Aberdeen
camp, W. O. W., and he will be buried
under the auspices oT the Woodmen
of this city. The funeral will occur
tomorrow afternoon.
OPEN BIDS JUNE
EXCAVATIOX, IUF-RAP,
CONCRETE, FILL WORK.
All for tlie East Umatilla Reclamation
Project Allowing Time for Outfits
to He Gotten on the Ground, It Will
Probably Be August 1 Before Ac
tual Work Begins Believed Pro
ject WIU Bo Ready for Settlers by
April i, lira;.
The secretary of the Interior has
advertised for bids for the construc
tion of the dam of the East Umatilla
government irrigation project, the
bids to be opened in Portland on
June 28.
The bids must Include estimates on
the construction of 700,000 cubic
yards of earth and gravel excavation,
8100 cubic yards of earth and rock
excavation, 3000 cubic yards of con
creto and 35,004 cubic yards of rip-rap
and rock fill work.
As soon as the bids are opened and
the contracts let, work will be rushed
on the East Umatilla project. It will
perhaps be the first of August before
actual work will begin, as It will re
quire several weeks for contractors to
get their outfits to the ground after
the bids are accepted.
Work will be continued without In
terruption from the time of beginning
until the dam Is completed. Several
hundred men will be employed on the
work and It la thought the project
will be ready for settlers by April 1,
1907. Tho land under the govern
ment project will not be opened for
entry for Borne time yet
MACEY TAKEN IN CUSTODY.
Charged Willi Gambling, and Denies
tho Accusation.
E. Macey was arrested yesterday by
Marshal Gurdane on the charge of
gambling. Macey was one of those
found In the Rainier beer hall at the
time of the big raid a month or two
ago. He did not appear for trial at
that time, and since then has been
living in Walla Walla. Yesterday he
came over to see the ball game, and
was taken In charge by the marshal.
This morning In police court Macey
denied having been found gambling
at the time of the raid, and the case
was continued so as to permit of the
witnesses appearing.
Five drunks were on the docket,
and all were given the usual sen
tences. Several of the number were
Indians.
Will Dig Farm Well.
William Coffman will take his well
digging crew to the Harvey place,
now being farmed by Bweartngen
brothers, to morrow, to dig a farm
well there.
All of the nine bills of the special
Insurance committee of New York
are now state laws. Governor Hlg-
glns has signed the bill generally
amending the Insurance law.
PORTLAND
STRIKES AND LABOR ISSCES HERE AND THERE.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa., April 30. Intimations are heard today that
the president may Intervene at the last moment to prevent a bitter
coal strike impending because the two sides have been unable to
agree as to the method of the application of arbitration to the ques
tions at difference. Roosevelt Is fully Informed of every move.
Lake Strike Threatens.
Detroit, April SO. A strike of 20,000 lake seamen and workmen
Is threatened tomorrow. It would tie up 80 per cent of the traffic of
the lakes. i
Trouble With Foreigners.
Mount Carmel, Pa,, April 20. A troop of state constabulary scat
tered a mob of rioting foreigners this morning. One trooper was
severely Injured and one miner fatally Injured. Reports from other
districts are that trouble threatens. The constabulary Is moving in
T
T
EARTH SHOCKS
Were Felt in San Francisco
Last Night, With Greatest
Severity in Low Districts.
SOLDIERS FLEE FROM
TEMPORARY BARRACKS.
Sustenance Department of Relief Work
Will Be Turned Over to the Army
Five Hundred Permits Issued for
Opening of Safes Of 297 Bodies
Handled by the Coroner, Only 120
Have Been Identified Of Many f.t
the Dead Absolutely NotlUng Is
Known, and of Many More Only the
Snot Where the Bodies Were Ore
mated.
San Francisco, April 80. Two dis
tinct earthquake shocks were felt In
the city at 2 this morning. Some
small damage was done In the down
town district by the collapse of walls.
but there were no fatalities.
Two dozen soldiers occupying
Franklin hall, at Bush and Fillmore
streets, fled from the building refus
ing to re-enter until a relief squad ar
rived at 1 o'clock.
In the low districts the shocks were
more severe.
Tomorrow the sustenance depart
ment of relief work will be turned
over to the army, Major Krauthoff
being detailed In charge, while the
transportation committee will be
turned over to Major D.uvol.
The police department today issued
500 permits for opening of safes.
Large Proportion of Unknown Dead.
Of 297 bodies handled by the coro
ner, only 120 have been identified.
Regarding 108 men, three babies, 13
women and three girls, the only thing
known Is the place where the bodies
were cremated. Of the bodies of 33
men, four women, two babies and nine
Chinese, absolutely nothing Is known.
TWO PLEADED GUILTY.
Lewi's Diamond and Crane Will Be
Sentenced Wednesday.
Before Judge Ellis this afternoon,
Lewis, the Echo hold-up man and
Diamond and Crane, horsethleves,
pleaded guilty. Judge Ellis then took
until Wednesday to pass sentences up
on the trio.
In the case of Stone, the Weston
lawyer and alleged check forger, a de
murrer was filed and the same will be
passed on by Judge Ellis tomorrow.
Walter Arnold, charged with larce
ny, took until Wednesday In which to
plead.
Will Go to White Salmon.
J. H. Garrett, formerly of the Gol
den Rule store in this city, will leave
with his family next Wednesday for
White Salmon, Wash., where he has
purchased a fruit farm and will re
side permanently hereafter. His farm
Is opposite Hood River and Is six
miles back from the Columbia. It Is
In a rich fruit district and he Is well
pleased with his purchase.
HUNDREDS GATHER
Echo, Ore., April SO. (Special to
the East Oregonlan.) Hundreds of
people are gathered here today for the
grand Eagles' picnic today and tomor
row. Many are present from the sur
rounding country, while others arriv
ed this morning on the early morn
ing train from the west, and those
from Pendleton and places east arriv
ed shortly before noon.
The exercises were opened at 1
o'clock this afternoon by an address
by Mayor L. A. Esteb. At the conclu
sion of the address the mayor pre
sented the keys of the city to Miss
Lillian Stanfield, queen of the day.
Following the above Governor
Chamberlain delivered an address at
the grove upon, the subject, "The
State." Following the governor's ad
dress J. T. Hlnkle, grand chaplain of
DISH
NATONAL
L BE
Government Money at Low
Rate Wanted With Which to
Rebuild San Francisco.
BANKS CANNOT SUPPLY
TWO HUNDRED MILLION.
Would Require Special Act by Con
grew to ValUlfy Municipal Bonds
as Security Abounding ' Precedent
In Prior Credits Extended to Varl
ous Railroad Enterprises, and a
Parallel In the Operation of the
Carey Reclamation Law Relief
Workers Want to Know What lias
Become of $2,200,000 Appropria
tion. San 'Francisco, April 80. Promi
nent business men propose to ask the
national government to loan them
money at a low rate of Interest to en
able San Francisco to rebuild. It Is
pointed out the banks cannot supply
the 1200.000,000 needed for this pur
pose, and that congress could pass a
law enabling the treasury to accept
municipal bonds for government de
posits. The fact that the government gave
credit to the Central Pacific, the Phil
ippine roads, and for constructing Ir
rigation systems are quoted as prece
dents. What Has Become of $2,200,000?
Secretary Taft Is asked to request
the finance committee as to what has
become of the (2,500,000 voted by
congress for the relief of San Fran
cisco, and an answer is anxiously
awaited. But 1300,000 actual cash
has been received by the committee.
There is considerable criticism as to
the failure of the war department, to
allow local committees to expend the
appropriation, as It Is felt the needs
were beat underst6od, and the money
could be best expended here.
DISINFECTING STOCK CARS.
O.
It. & N. Has Mont Effective Plant
In the Country at Umatilla.
The O. R. & N. company has the
most perfect disinfecting plant for
disinfecting stock cars, at Umatilla,
to be found In the country. It Is the
Invention of Foreman J. H. Watson,
of the mechanical department of the
O. R. & N. at that place, and is a
cheap, simple and effective method.
Compressed air is used to scatter
the lime whitewash over the walls of
the cars and the pressure of air Is
sufficient to drive the lime Into all
the cracks and In this way disinfect
thoroughly every part of the car.
The usual method Is to spread the
whitewash with a broom, but the
compressed air method Is far In ad
vance of the old way. Mr. Watson
designed the plant and Installed It,
and It has been highly complimented
by all the federal and state Inspect
ors who have seen It at work. A large
number of stock cars were disinfected
at Umatilla yesterday. Dr. D. W. Har
rington of this city, federal stock In
spector, being present to note the
working of the disinfecting plant.
AT EAGLES' PICNIC
the Eagles, spoke and he was fol
lowed by various political candidates
present.
Tomorrow the regular May Day pic
nic will be held.
Largo Crowd From Pendleton.
One hundred and fifty tickets were
sold by the O. R. & N. this morning
for the Eagles' picnic at Echo and the
coaches on Train No. 1, which passed
here at 9:40, were crowded to the
limit, many passengers from here be
ing compelled to stand.
Nearly all the candidates for coun
ty office went down to attend the two
days' picnic as well as largo numbers
of pioneers from different portions
of the county. The largest proportion
of the crowd, however, was made up
of members of the local lodge of Ea
gles, who went down to enthuse with
their brethren at Echo and to enjoy
the hospitality of the neighbor city.
Many more people will go down to
morrow as that will be the regular
May Day picnic, today being prelim
inary to the real picnic program.
Milton Band to Echo.
Last evening the M. C. B. band of
Milton arrived on the 5:30 train from
that place, and after spending the
evening here went to Echo on No. 5
to take part In the program today.
The membership of the band Is as
follows: Charles Rogers, Frank
Shields, Homer Black, F. Bucking
ham, Roy Black, Charles yinson,
William Vinson, A. V. Oliver, A. F.
Copeland, Burdette Harris, Harry
Flower and F. A. Worthlngton.
REMONSTRANCE FORMULATED.
Will Be Taken to Walla Walla by Le
gal Representatives.
Ever since their return from Walla
Walla Saturday Col. J. H. Raley and
Dan P. Smythe have been busily en
gaged In preparing the remonstrance
which the Umatilla county sheepmen
will present to the forest reserve of
ficials at Walla Walla tomorrow. The
papers consist for the most part of
affidavits from Individual Oregon
stockmen setting forth their claims to
land In the Wenaha reserve, which
was allotted to Washington men at
the first meeting a month or more
ago.
However, the Oregon men will also
make the claim that no Washington
sheep are entitled to range In Oregon
so long as Oregon men desire the
same. On this contention they are
backing much, and propose to carry
the proposition to the head of the de
partment should the officials at
Walla Walla rule against them.
None of the Oregon men will go to
Walla Walla tomorrow, but Instead
the remonstrance will be taken over
by either Colonel Raley or Secretary
Smythe.
Just now there Is much excitement
among the ttmatllla county sheepmen
over the Walla Walla meeting, and
the allotment of the Blue Mountains
reserve, which will occur May 5. Sat
urday evening an Informal meeting
of the association was held In the
Commercial rooms, and plans were
discussed.
EXPORT 20,000
OF
OUTPirT BY BYERS FOR
ONE WEEK FOR ORIENT.
Goes to Japan, China and Manchuria,
Some of It Into the Fnr Interior
The English Lettering on American
Flour Socks In Some Instances the
First Forerunner of Foreign Indus
trial Invasion to Be Found In Re
mote Chinese Provinces.
Twenty thousand sacks of Pendle
ton flour, or about 20 carloads, will
be sent out this week by W, S. Byers
for the export trade.
The shipment will be made to Port
land, where It will be Immediately
loaded on vessels for the orient The
mills have been busy the past week
preparing this Immense order and the
last of the shipment will be loaded out
the last of this week.
This flour goes Into the mar
kets of Japan, China and Manchuria
and carries the name of Pendleton to
people who are becoming more and
more regular consumers of American
products. Some of this shipment of
Pendleton flour will find Its way from
the seaports of China Into the far In
terior, to which points It will be car
ried by the Chines Junks or river
boats which ply on all the streams of
the Interior.
Each year the oriental nations are
using more of the products of Pendle
ton mills, and a newspaper correspon
dent who traveled Into the Interior of
Manchuria recently, snld that at many
Chinese villages In the Interior the
only printed American word he was
able to find was the brand on Ameri
can flour sacks which were found In
large numbers there.
MAY ORGANIZE BALL TEAM.
IVndlcton May Get Contest With
Outside Players.
Thomas Milarkey has been Investi
gating the prospects for forming a
ball team In Pendleton for the remain
der of the season. He Is acting In
behalf of W. E. Mutlock, owner of the
ball grounds. While In the city yes
terday R. Burns. O. R. & N. agent at
Walla Walla, discussed the matter of
a ball team with Mr. Matlock, and
asked that the matter be looked in
to. Should the outlook be found favor
able a team may be organized from
among the local players to contest
with Walla Walla and Athena during
the remainder of the season.
Start Paper In Umatilla.
H. C. Willis will begin the publica
tion of the Umatilla Chronicle this
week at Umatilla. He has secured the
building formerly occupied by Mrs.
Stanfield, as a residence In Umatilla,
and has moved his printing plant from
this city to that place. He expects to
issue the first number next Saturday.
SACKS
PAY DAY FOR
THE INDIANS
Between $25,000 and, $30,-
000 Will Be Paid on Lease
Accounts at the Agency.
TAKEN BY AUTOMOBILE
ESCORTED BY SOLDIERS.
No White Men Other Than Leasee
Allowed Upon the Resevation To
day Except by Special Permission
by Agent Edwards A Burning
Question of the Day Is, "Will the
Indians Pay Their Debts From the
Rent Money?" As AppraneUy It
Will Be Much More Difficult for
Creditors to Collect From Them
Under the New System.
This Is pay day for the Indians on
the reservation, arid contrary to the
usual custom the payments are being
made In money Instead of with
checks. While the exact amount ot
the money being paid Is not known,
it Is estimated to be between $25,000
and $30,000. It is the spring payment
of rent money, but as many lessees
have made their October payments
In advance, the total Is much larger
than usual.
TrociT8 Guard Treasure Auto.
The mony was take 1 from the Com
merclal National bank to the agency
this morning, and W. L. Thompson Is
acting as teller at the agency. The
departure of the coin made quite a
sensation on Main street It was
placed in W. L. Thompson e big auto
which ran down to Water street and
out that thoroughfare, while Major
Edwards In his buggy drove out
Court street followed by three sol
diers from the cavalry patrol stationed
on the reservation. The soldier de
tail consisted of a corporal and two
troopers, all armed with carbines and
sabres. ? A .they swung into line be
hind Major Edwards' swift team of
bays they made a warlike showing,
and many who did not know of ths
money wondered at the occasion.
The orders of Agent Edwards arev
that no white men shall be allowed on
the reservation today except on spe
cial permission from him. Appar
ently this order is being scrupulously'
obeyed and In consequence the In
dians will have a day In which to en'
Joy their wealth unmolested. . !
' Will Indians Pay Debts.
It is now a question what effect the
cash payment will have upon the pay
ment of debts by the Indians. In the
past checks have been given and as
the Indians have been forced to cash
them in town their creditors have
been able to find them with money
and collect their claims. Many fear
this will be more difficult under the
cash payment plan. The Indians are
now unusually indebted to their whits
tenants as they have been later than
usual In getting their money, and so
have borrowed much of the men hav
ing their land rented.
WEST END MUSIC IS OVER.
Trio of Braying .Tacks In the A. C. Ru
by Stables Have Been Sent Into the
Interior.
The women of the west end of Pen
dleton may now sleep In peace. The
trio of braying Jacks which has sere
naded the residents of that part of the
city at unearthly hours of the night,
was today sent into the Interior by A.
C, Ruby, where they will remain.
"Kentucky Bob,' the leader of the
band, whose basso profundo voice has
been a peculiarly terrifying nightmare
In the west end of the city for the past
month, with "Gray Bill," baritone,
and "Judge Black,' the laughing mo
nologlst of the trio, were started
southward Into Grant county today,
where they will be sold. Their bray
ing hereafter shall lose Its terrors on
the wild wilderness of the Interior and
will no more keep children, awake at
night and make grey hairs on Webb
street in Pendleton.
Mr. Ruby sent the three leading
members of the Jack band to the
southern part of Grant county this
morning, where he will dispose of
them to stockmen in that part of ths
state. They are excellent animals and
notwithstanding their lung power and
their devilish Inclination to use it be
tween midnight and 3 a. m. they ara
beautiful specimens of their breed.
ADDITIONAL DONATIONS.
Cash and Garments for San Francl-wo
Destitute.
Since Saturday noon the following
donations have been made to the San
Francisco relief fund:
Elmer Snyder $10.00
C H. Relman ' 6.00
Virgil Moore 5.00
Children's garments, made by
Ladles' Sewing club 75.00
A quite fatal type of measles Infests
Murray, Idaho, and vicinity.