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GMEllffllllO pJOO TOMS OF IMPON S"S-WILLFOIMOlllTE !
THF TR KT SS-- T FROM GRIFT RS -SSSaaH IRROTIRN IUV
Action Begun Against Various
Organizations Accused of
Restraint of Trade.
-SENATE
PASSES ELKINS
AMENDMENT TO HATE BILL
It la to Prevent Railroads Owning or
Operating Coal or Oil Lands, and
Demand Tlint the "Divorcement"
of Surh Interests Khali Take Place
by 1B08 limine Reports Favorably
on a Measure by Wlrtch California
May at Once Realize on Sales of
Public Lands In the State.
Washington, May 8. The govern
ment tcduy filed a suit against the
"Drug Truiit," which Include the
Proprietary Association of America,
the National Wholesale Druggists' as
sociation, and National Association of
Retail Druggists, alleged to have
combined to fix prices to be maintain
ed by retullers In violation of the anti
trust law.
Would Prevent Ownership.
Washington, May . -The senate
decided by 49 to 29 against laying on
the table the Elklns' amendment to
the rate bill prohibiting railroads
from owning, or operating coal or oil
lands.
Most Be "Divorced" In 1908.
Washington, May 9. The senate
decided the Elklns amendment to the
rate bill providing for the divorcement
of coal and oil ownership from trans
portation by carriers should take ef
fect In 1908.
Heady Money for California.
Washington, May 9. For the pur
pose of assisting California, the house
committee on public landa authorized
a favorable report on a bill to pay
California five per cent on all cash
sales of her public lands. This
amounts to about $900,000. Other
western states have already been paid,
under their enabling acts of admis
sion. SULTAN IS OBDURATE.
Will Not Withdraw Troops From Dis
puted Territory.
Constantinople, May 9. The sultan
of Turkey still refuses to withdraw
Turkish troops from Tabah, in ac
cordance with British demands.
BITVMINOVS OPERATORS
Discuss Proportion to Have Dis
putes Arbitrated.
Chicago, May 9. The bituminous
operators discussed asking Roosevelt
to appoint a commission to arbitrate
all the questions at Issue, No action
was taken.
Trust Company Close Doors.
Pittsburg, Mny 9. The Columbia
Ravings Trust company closed Its
doors today, on the state banking com
missioner's orderj.
Coast League Baseball.
Portland, May 9. Portland 8, San
Francisco 0.
Seattle, May 9. Seattle 2, Oakland
CHINESE
RI
IDENTS INVEST.
Pendleton Colony Take Stock In a
Co-operative Building Scheme in
' Walla Walla.
Pendleton Chinese will Invest sev
eral thousand dollars In a co-operative
building scheme being promoted by
their brethren In Walla Walla.
' A new Chinese building to be used
for headquarters for the entire Chi
nese colony in Walla Walla, is being
built In that city and stock Is being
old to Chinese In all parts of the
country. Several Pendleton Chinese
have sent over the savings of several
years to Invest In the new scheme. The
building it Is said, will cost about
110,000, and dividends will be paid
on the stock subscribed by the Inves
tors. It will be rented by the various
Chinese residents of Walla Walla.
' Beyond question every square mile
of the entire Palouse district needs
. rain, and needs It badly.
Bnnk In Cleveland Harbor.
Cleveland, May 9. The
schooner Algeria sunk this
morning In the harbor as the
rsrult of a gale. It Is believed
thrss persons were drowned.
Life savers rescued eight from
a barf whloh sunk,
Sold at f i.oo per bottle by druggiiti.
. mi nriraksM value to all women sent free.
Rejected by Dotvle After His Attorne. '
icqilH-mill.
Chicago, May 9. A truce between
Dowlo and Vollva by which the Joint
control' of Zlon City's Industries can
be arranged until October, Is an
nounced by Dowle's attorney, a tri
umvirate to have charge of affairs.
Douie Haiku.
Later. Dowle refused to accept the
plan. His friends are working to
have him acquiesce.
PLOT TO MURDER EMPEROR.
Dynamite and Incriminating Docu
ment Fonnd.
Berlin, May S. An anarchists' con
spiracy to murder Empero'r William
was frustrated at Urvllle, where the
Itaise rl scheduled to arrive Friday.
The police discovered enough dyna
mite to demolish the palace there.
Five foreigners heve been arrested,
with document to prove a plan to
murder the kaiser.
INFERNAL MACHINE FOUND.
Supposed to Be a Plot to Dynamite
Governor Folk.
Jefferson City, lis. May 9. An In
fernal machine was found under Gov
ernor Folk's window by a lawn mower
this afternoon. It was loaded with
nltro-glycerlne. No arrests. The gov
ernor believe it to. be the work of a
crank.
FISHING SCHOONER SEIZED.
American Vessel, Accused of Poach
Inf. North Sydney, B. C, May 9. Two
American fishing schooners were seis
ed by Canadian cruiser charged with
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CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Cenur In the World.
Chicago, May 9. Wheat closed to
day at 81 3-4; corn at 47 H, and oats
at 32 1-8.
STRIKERS INTERFERE
WITH STRIKE BREAKERS
Sheriff and Irputle8 Were Attacked
When an Attempt Was Made to En
force Ordn Posse Shot and Killed
an Italian Quarrel Arose Over a
, Demand for Retention of Ten-Hour
Pay for Eight Hours' Work Being
Refused by tlie Operators.
Pueblo, Col., May 9. About 6
o'clock this morning about 100 strik
ing employes of the Pueblo Smelter
gathred near that plant and endeav
ored to keep the other employes from
entering the works. Sheriff McMillan
and 25 deputies went to the plant,
but by the time they arrived the mob
had increased to nearly 200 persons,
Including many women; and fighting
was In progress between strikers and
strike-breakers. The sheriff's men
were attacked when they endeavored
to stop the trouble.
At this Juncture, a shot was fired
by someone In the crowd, and the
sheriffs posse fired a volley Into the
crowd, killing an Italian, Mike Marl
no, and seriously wounding two other
strikers. The mob then scattered in
every direction. Two deputies were
badly beaten In their endeavors to (lis
arm strikers. The deputies aro still
on guard at the smelter.
The cause of the disturbance was
the Inauguration of an eight-hour day
at the plant. The men demanded the
same pay for eight hours as for the
former 10-hour work day.
Stork Will Visit Royalty.
The Hague, May 9. That Queen
Wilhelmlna Is expecting the stork's
visit is confirmed in court circles.
MILL ADJOURN THIS EVENING.
Constitutionality of Sheep Tax Law
Argued Today.
After a three days' session the su
prcmc court will adjourn this evening,
all the cases on the docket being dls
posed of.
Among the cases argued today was
that of W. P. Reser vs. the state, in
which the constitutionality of the
sheep tax law Is Involved. The case
for the state was argued by District
Attorney Phelps, while II. C. Bryson
of Walla Walla, appeared for the
other side.
As Judge Halley wo a counsel In
the case when It was tried In the cir
cuit court here, he did not occupy his
place upon the supreme bench during
the hearing of the case.
Other cases argued and submitted
today were as follows: A. P. Mann
vs. Parker, et al.; Mining & Smelting
Supply company vs. the Columbia
Gold Mining company; Bridget Kane,
vs. David Llttlefleld, et al.; W. D.
Huffman vs. Fannie E. Huffman;
William Hanley vs. J. D. Combs. The
latter case wa submitted and trans
ferred to Salem.
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LABOR R
DTI TJ G AT
PUEBLO SMELTER
This is the Amount Which it
is Believed San Francisco
J Can Use the First Year
STEEL CORPORATION SAYS
PRICE WILL NOT BE RAISED.
Looting Continues, and Arrests for
Thbt Offense Are Frequent and
numerous Chinatown Swarms
Willi Relic Hunters Hill Intro
duced In Congress to Appropriate
1500,000 More for Sun Francisco
Relief Earthquake the Cause of a
DeHtructlve Wreck a Few Miles
From San Jose.
San Francisco, May 9. Special
Agent Backus of the United States
Steel corporation, told the general
committee on rehabilitation this
morning that Son Francisco can have
all the steel she wants within the next
year, and the corporation will attend
to the transportation of the same. He
thinks 50,000 tons will be all the city
can handle within a year, but adds
they can have 100.000 tons If neces
sary. The price will remain the same
as before.
Many Looter Arrested.
San Francisco, May 9. Looting
still continues, despite the watchful
ness of the soldiers. Eight men were
arrested this morning while making
off with several hundred dollars'
worth of loot from the ruins of the
Washington brewery, In the North
Beach section. Bluejackets from the
cruiser Boston last night captured
four members of a gang engaged In
stealing lumber. Chinatown still
swarms with relic hunters who are
practically unmolested.
. For $500,000 More.
Washington, May 9. Senator Flint
Introduced a Joint resolution appro
prlating 1500,000 additional for the
relief of San Francisco earthquake
sufferers, the money to be expended
In purchasing and distributing quar
termasters' and commissary's stores.
Wreck Caused by Earthquake.
San Francisco, May 9. The first
ection of the coast limited No. 9,
was wrecked at Edenvale, two miles
south of San JoBe, at 7:25 this morn
ing. The two first cars, containing
Chinamen to be deported, was com
pletely demolished. Many occupant
of the third car, a tourist, were Injur
ed by flying glass.
The earthquake shock at 5 last
evening caueed the track, which was
on made land, to sink, and the first
train passing the spot met with dis
aster. The engine and first three
cars were overturned. The sleepers
and mall coaches were not damaged.
The engineer escaped serious Injury.
A wrecking crew was sent from San
Jose. Many of the Chinese were se
riously injured. They were recently
smuggled across the Mexican border
and were booked to sail by the first
steamer from San Francisco.
Later. A later report from San
Jose says that only one was killed, an
unknown man.
MAGNATES HELD IN HEAVY BAIL
Rnllroud and Sugar Officials Appear
In Court.
New York, May 9. Nathan Gull
ford, president, and Frederick L.
Pomeroy, traffic manager of the New
York Central railroad, were hell In
$10,000 ball each to answer the
charge of conspiracy to violate the
federal law prohibiting, giving or re
ceiving rebates. Formal pleas of
"not guilty" were entered.
The lawyers also entered like pleas
for the sugar trust, and all the cates
went over.
Vesuvius In Eruption.
Naples, May 9. Vesuvius U again
discharging sand and ashes.
WOOL ALL BEING HELD FOR SALES OAYS
Although the wool hauling has but
fairly commenced, over 800,000
pounds have already been brought to
the Furnish warehouse, and more Is
arriving dally. While some growers
now have their entire clips In the
warehouse, many are not yet through,
while others have not commenced
hauling.
The following Is a list of the wool
now In the warehouse: Robert Stan
field, 130 sacks; Cunningham Sheep
A Land company, 68 sacks; Charles
Johnson, 68 sacks; Mollahan & Bry
an, 57 sacks; Pat Doherty, 82 sacks;
Pedro Bros., 139 sacks; Rugg Bros.,
86 sacks; Charles McBee, 85 sack;
Joe Connelly, 60 lacks; A, Perard, 41
sacks; Dave Johnson, 75 sacks; Don
ald Rosa, 61 sack. Aside from these
I severe case ot aiuuey uouom ui m -
eral years standing. It certainly Is a
Those Who Have Looted Un
der Guise of Necessity Will
Also Be Punished.
SEVERE SHOCK FELT
AROUND LIVERMORE.
Two Light Shocks at San Francisco
The C4ty In Cursed by Drunken
Men From Oakland On an Aver
age, Forty Couch of Insanity De
velop Every Day Gas Mains Are
Being Repaired, One Carrying
Thirty Indies of Gas Situation Has
Been Well Managed From Business
Standpoint.
San Francisco, May 9. Two light
earthquake shocks were felt at 11:15
last night. No damage was done and
no alarm was felt.
Llvermore reports the shock as
quite severe.
The police today began to raid the
houses where the people are gather
ing relief supplies in excess of regu
lar rations. Among the gratters are
many drawing salaries from corpora
tions. Confiscation and punishment
will follow where loot Is uncovered.
Fifty patrolmen are stationed
along the water front to gather in
drunks from Oakland. All liquor
found on suspected persons is confis
cated. Owing to the great need of restaur
anta the steamer Spokane has been
fitted up as a mess ship to feed em
ployes of the Pacific Coast company
and any of the public willing to pay.
Many Insane People.
On an average of 40 Insanity cases
are examined dally, mostly due to
cutting off stimulants from habitual
drinkers. Others are due to shocks
and nervous strain.
Repairing Gas Mains.
The city gas mains are being rapid
ly repaired. The 30-Inch main on
Van Ness avenue is now under pres
sure, and the Western addition will
soon be supplied from It.
General Bates, president of the
Red Cross, acting as a special mes
senger from Secretary Tart, expressed
sorrow at the recent disaster, and
congratulated the committee on the
excellent business management of the
situation.
James D. Phelan announced the
money subscribed to date as $4,809,
000. Englishman Won at Tennis.
London, May 9. Eustace Miles
won the English court tennis cham
pionship, defeating Jay Gould three
sets out of four.
EIGHT HUNDRED HORSES.
To Alberta From Edio and Walla
Walla, About May 15.
W. H. Babb stated this morning that
he expects to make his big shipment
of horses to the Alberta country Im
mediately after May 15. He now has
800 head purchased, and is still in
the market for more. As soon as he
completes buying and ca nhave the
horses delivered, the shipment will be
made. Some will be loaded at Echo,
some here, and the remainder at
Walla Walla. Should shipment be
made over the Northern Pacific the
train will he made up at Hunt's Junc
tion. The horses which Mr. Babb is gath
ering are for work purposes, and
range in weight from 1150 to 1400
pounds. They will be sold among the
farmers of the Alberta country, and
used during the coming harvest.
At present the horsemen of Canada
are clamoring for a tariff on horses
from the United States and such will
likely be established this summer.
This will materially affect the market
In Alberta, and It Is partly through
anticipation of the Impending law that
Mr. Babb Is making the present ship
ment. several others have small amounts
now on hand.
Waiting for Sales Day.
According to Foreman Sutherland
all of the wool now on hand Is being
held for the sales days, the first of
which will be held on May 22. Prac
tlcally nonejof tjje growers have told
thus far, and from Indications there
will be little doing until the sales
days arrive.
Mr. Sutherland rtt.tos that the bal
ing of wool will not commence until
about June 1, when most of the wool
will have been sold.
Last year the warehouse handled a
total of 4,600,000 pounds of wool. But
of this amount considerable was
shipped here for baling, and wa from
point outside of Umatilla county.
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The East Orefronian is eastern Oregon's representative paper.
Plaintiffs Striving for Right of Way
for Irrigation Dltdi.
H. Q. Hurlburt and L. Q. Henry of
Echo, have commenced equity pro
ceedings against F. P. Miller and John
Smltz to secure the right to maintain
an Irrigation ditch across land owned
by the defendants. According to the
complaints in the case, which were
filed by A. D. Stlllman, the defend
ants granted permission for the ditch
In 1904. The land through which it
runs is arid and utterly worthless
without Irrigation. However, on May
5. 1906, the defendants through force
and violence prevented the plaintiffs
from making repairs upon the ditch.
As the plaintiffs have no remedy at
law, an equity action Is taken and the
court Is asked to grant the plaintiffs
the right to maintain their ditch
across the land in question, and to re
strain defendants from in any way
interfering with the operation of the
same.
THIRD WEEK OF WORK.
Much Work Still Remains for Gas
Company's Construction Crew.
This Is the third week of work up
on the laying of the gas mains, and
today a crew of 45 men has been at
work. Last week a force of 85 was
employed, but this number has been
reduced In order to avoid having too
much trench exposed. The men dis
charged were from the outsiders,
preference being given by the com
ply to the men living in Pendleton.
Much work yet remains for the con
struction gang, for after the main
lines have been placed there will be
much work to do laying laterals and
In the vicinity of the gas plant. Con
sequently, a small crew will be em
ployed for some time after the bulk
of the work Is over.
At present Superintendent Hunt is
absent In North Yakima, and the
work is being done under the super
vision of Dr. F. W. Vincent, local
manager for the company, with C. J.
Billedue as foreman.
TO
MEET TONIGHT
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
An Organized and Hearty Reception
Will Be Attended by State Engineer
Lewis An Inland Empire Conven
tion and General Advertising of the
County Will Be Discussed, Along
With Other Topics.
Chairman T. C. Taylor, of the com
mittee on arrangements for the meet
ing of the Umatilla County Develop
ment league to be held In this city
next Saturday night, has called a
meeting of the committee to be held
at the parlors of the Commercial as
sociation at 7:30 this evening for the
purpose of making arrangements for
the program for the meeting.
State Engineer John H. Lewis will
be present at the meeting of the com
mittee and .will urge some action by
the league in the matter of securing
better irrigation laws for the state. Ho
Is deeply Interested in the subject,
and hopes to have it discussed thor
oughly by the league at every meeting.
It Is possible that Judge Stephen A.
Lowell will be able to deliver an ad
dress at the meeting of the league on
Saturday evening, on the subject of
"Columbia Basin Irrigation Interests."
and other speakers on the same lines
will be secured If possible.
It is desired by the league to have
the matter of Irrigation presented to
the people of the county on every pos
sible occasion In order that sufficient
Interest may be aroused to secure the
passage of a new irrigation law by
the next legislature.
While no elaborate program Is to
be arranged, the committee on ar
rangements expects to furnish a num
ber of speakers and with the assist
ance of delegates from different por
tions of the county the meeting will
be made very Interesting.
All members of the league In every
town In the county are urged to be
present. The matter of advertising
the county and of the location of the
next meeting place of the league will
be discussed at length. Also the ad
visability of calling an Irrigation con
vention of inland empire delegates In
this city, prior to the meeting of the
national Irrigation association In
Boise In September will be discussed.
The committee which Is called to
meet tonight Is as follows: T. C. Tay
lor, Dr. C. J. Smith, Bert Huffman,
Judge H. J. Bean, E. P. Dodd, J. W.
Maloney, George Hortman, Jr., W. L.
Thompson, T. B. Imbrie, J. H. Law
rey, J. H. Raley, Dr. F. W. Vincent,
W. F. Matlock. E. J. Sommervllle, T.
D. Taylor, A. D. Stlllman, E. T. Wade,
F. F. Humeston, of Weston; C. A.
Barrett, of Athena; John 8. Vincent,
Freewater; L. A. Esteb, of Echo; C.
E. Bland, of Hermtston; F. E. Yerxa,
of Umntllla, and J. P. McManus, of
Pilot Rock.
COMMITTEE
IIIIIIWII I IWII bill!
Proposed to Frame One Which
Will Be a Composite of All
the Best Features.
PORTLAND BOARD OF TRADE
PROPOSES CO-OPERATION.
Has Appointed a Committee to As-
certain the Views and Wishes of
Commercial Bodies In All Parts Of
the State, and Also of Experts In
and Out of the Government Servlco
Reports to Be Made at a Meeting
to Be Held In Portland Next Fall.
Which Will Decide Upon a Line of
Work Upon the Next Legislature.
John H. Lewis, state engineer, ha
been in the city today, and while hera
has consulted with leader in the
County Development league regard'
lng the meeting to be held May 12.
Mr. Lewis desires that the league take
some action endorsing the work that
is being done by the Portland board
of trade toward securing needed irrl
gation legislation.
At a recent meeting of the Poi .land
board of trade a special commutes
was appointed to Investigate this sub
Ject and to co-operate with other or
ganizations. It was recommended
that the committee prepare a clrcu
lar letter, or pamphlet, along the gen
eral lines agreed upon, and forward
the same to the various boards and
commercial organizations throughout
the state, requesting that each organ
ization appoint a Blmllar committee
for the study of the laws of this and
other states. Also, to secure and ex
amine the results of the various ad
mlnlstratlve systems. That during the
summer the various organization
agree by correspondence as to the
fundamental points for legislation, and
the various committees or delegates,
meet in Portland under the auspices
of the board for a several days' ses
sion In September or October.
AIbo, It Is planned to Invite F, H
Newell, chief of the reclamation serv
Ice, Morris Bien, legal advisor of the
service, Elwood Meade, of the depart
ment of agriculture, and other distin
guished men experienced In this line
of work, to attend or to send personal
representatives.
The idea of the movement, accord
ing to Mr. Lewis, Is to furnish an op
portunity for the thorough dlscussloA
of the subject by men who have maOJ
a special study along this line, and the
outlining of a bill before the conven
ing of the legislature.
Prior to the meeting to be held in
Portland In the fall. It is proposed
that the Portland board of trade for
mulate a law embodying the various
features desired by the organizations
In different parts of the state, an!
which are In harmony with the best
experience of other Btates In this mat
ter, this law to form the basis of dis
cussion for amendment. That the re
sulting law which will meet the con
ditions in all parts of the state, be
published for comment and criticism,
and that provision be made for the
presence at VaU-m of a suitable dele
gation to answer the criticism that
may arise before the legislative com
mittee on Irrigation, which, because
of the short time at its disposal, can
not familiarize itself with the reasons
for the detailed provisions of the bill.
By this method a carefully pro
pared bill can be presented which
should receive serious consideration
at the hands of the legislature. It
will avoid the presentation of many
similar bills from different sections,
suited only to the needs of that sec
tion, or for some special interest. The
need for the defining by statute of
the riparian right is especially import
ant to all sections of the state.
Victor Dorrls Coming Saturday.
A letter was received last evening
from Rev. Victor Dorrls, the new pas
tor of the First Christian churi.it
soylng that he would arrive in this
city with his family next Snturday and
would preach in the First Christian
church next Sunday, May 13, morning
and evening. The congregation Is
making preparations to tender a cor
dial greeting to the new pastor and
special features will be added to the
services on that day.
Since the destructive earthquake ot
April IS, there have been 24 shocks
more or less heavy, at San Francis
co, up to May 6.
German Ship Retaken.
Constantinople, May . The
German ship Odysseus, seized by
Turkey recently under false
pretenses, was taken by Baron
Rierbersteln from under Turk
ish guns. A few German sail
ors aided.
It j oid ana recommended by e?