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50,000 PEOPLE
ARE DESTITUTE
That Number Hase No Re
sources and as Yet Have
No Employment.
ISSUING DAILY RATIONS
TO 164,000 PERSONS.
Of Tli! Number Over 100,000 Will Re
Able to Pay for Cheap Meals When
They Can He Furnished -Immense
Number of Men Engaged at Clear
ing Away Debris Health Conditions
Continue Excellent In Oakland
20,000 Are Being Fed by the Com
mittee New Concentrations Camps.
San Francisco, May 14. A cloudy
sky and cold rain this morning damp
ened the spirits of the homeless thous
ands.
Despite the weather there Is an In
creased number of men at work In
the debris and repairing foundations
for temporary structures.
Dally rations are now being Issued
to 14,D00, over 100,000 less than a
week ago. Of the dependents It Is be
lieved over 100,000 will be In a posi
tion to pay for 15 cent meals when
the committee Is ready to supply
them. At least 50,000 are absolutely
destitute and must be provided for
until they can secure work. In
month It Is expected the number of
dependents will be reduced to 10,000
or 15.000.
Health Conditions Good.
Health conditions continue excel
lent. At the Oolden Gate camp there
Is not a single case of typhoid. There
have been but few deaths by pneu
monia.
In Oakland 20,000 are being fed by
committees.
Under the direction of regular army
officers all Oakland refugees are be
Ing concentrated In camps today.
Chinese refugees at Berkeley are
being transferred to the Chinese camp
In Oakland.
Three hundred street cars are now
In operation In San Francisco. It Is
expected the water supply will be re
stored to the burned district within a
week.
Lumber Famine Tlireatens.
San Francisco, May 14. Although
the lumber mills at Humboldt are
working 24 hours a day, employing
three shifts of men, there will shortly
be a lumber famine In this city In the
opinion of mlllmen and builders. Lo
cal sales of lumber are now more than
double that of consignments to this
city, and the consumption Is Increas
ing dally. The fleet of small lumber
schooners Is hardly adequate for the
regular coast trade and It unable to
relieve the situation.
It Is feared that unless new timber
lands are Immediately developed and
the output of existing mills tripled,
that frame buildings operations here
will quickly come to a stop.
New Building Restrictions.
San Francisco, May 14. The limit
ation of business buildings to a height
proportionate to the width of the
street has been definitely decided upon
by the building laws committee today.
The plans of limiting class "A" build
ings to 220 feet; class "B" to 102
feet, and clnss "C" 80 feet, will be
adopted. Class "A" will, be defined
as of steel stage construction, rein
forced on concreto with metal sup
ports, both entirely fireproof.
Would Issue Wharfage Bonds.
San Francisco, May 14. The coi.i
mltttee on special session of the leg
islature has decided to recommend
the passage of an act for the Issuance
of $600,000 bonds for the reconstruc
tion of the damaged wharves, to be a
tax upon the tonnage charges of the
port.
Litigation Expected.
Washington, May 14. The Califor
nia delegation will ask congress to
authorize the temporary transfer of
the Nevada federal Judge to California
to assist the federal Judge of Califor
nia In settling the expected insur
ance litigation.
Will Settle Losses Promptly.
Oakland, May 14. The meeting of
the Pacific Coast league has been post
poned until tonight The delegates
Death of Carl Sehuri.
New York, May 14. Carl
Schurs, aged 74, died at 4:35
this morning from complica
tions following stomach trouble.
Since Sunday noon he has been
In a state of coma, his family be
ing present. No definite arrange
ments have been made regard
ing Schuri's funeral, which will
likely be held Thursday,
are viewing the ruins of San Fran
cisco today.
A committee of San Francisco prop.
erty owner met the fire Insurance ad
justers today and were Informed the
companies Intended to aettle all losssjk
honorably, and 'more promptly than
In the cane of Chicago, Baltimore and
other places where big losses were In
curred. The adjusters promised to
opeti offices at the ferry building next
Monday and receive reports of the In
sured and for the direct adjustment of
losses.
It Is announced the 16 largest losses
have been selected for Immediate set
tlement. These Include the Chronicle
and Phelan buildings. Emporium,
General Electric, American Can com
pany, Columbia theater, Westlnghousc
Electric company, Olympic club, Cen
tral Light Power company and Pa
cific Coast Paper company.
BUILDING MALHEUR ROAD.
B. Rlnehart, of North Yakima, Re
turns From Malheur County and Is
Elnted Over Prospect
L. B. Rlnehart, former member of
the state senate from Union county,
and a prominent horseVuui of Mal
heur county, passed through this
morning from Vale to North Yakima,
where his family lives and where he
Is engaged In the mercantile business.
He says the railroad from Ontario ot
Vale will be completed by June 14,
and trains will be running Into Vale
within a very few days after that date,
The building of the road has great
ly stimulated land prices In Malheur
county, and great development Is ex
pected to follow the completion of the
road. Irrigation Is being promoted In
every part of the county and many
settlers are coming into that section
Narrow Escape for Scott.
A brother of B. F. Scott, who Is In
the city representing Eilers Piano
House, was seriously Injured during
the destruction ot buildings following
the earthquake at Santa Rosa. Mr.
Scott was on the third floor of the
Occidental hotel when the earth
trembled. He was carried In his bed
through three floors Into the base
ment where a railing struck his chest
and pinned him to the floor for nearly
an hour before help reached. He
wrote this week to his brother here,
that he had sustained no serious In
Juries, although disabled for the time
being. Crook County Journal.
SPRING RUN IN' CHARGE
FRED DODSON, FOREMAN,
A Dozen Sorters at Work Today, Many
More Will Be Soon iArge Quantity
of Wool Contracts From Firms That
Hare Not Heretofore Patronized
This IniUtution Woolen Mill Not
Yet leawnl, But Probably Will Be
During thcJPrrsent Season.
This morning the Pendleton scour
lng mill begnn upon Its spring run
and will continue In operation for Bev
era! months until the run Is complet-
ed. The mill is again under the
charge of Fred Dodson, foreman, and
about a dozen sorters were placed at
work today. Later on this force will
be greatly Increased and scourers will
be placed at work.
Aside from the Judd & Root wool
the mill will also scour for Koshland
Bros, this season. C. H. Greene, buy.
er "for that firm, now has nearly
quarter of a million pounds here to be
scoured, and further shipments will
arrive soon. It Is Washington wool
and according to Mr. Greene, Is so
heavy from dipping as to make scour
Ing here profitable this year.
Woolen Mill Unlcancd.
E. Y. Judd, principal owner of the
Pendleton woolen mill, said thl
morning that no disposition has yet
been made of the mill. Owing to the
short time he has been west he has
had no opportunity to secure a suit
able lessee. However, he hopes to
do so soon and says there Is no rea.
son why the mill cannot be conducted
at a profit, as money was made dur
lng the past. However, he says he
will not conduct the business himself,
as he desires to lease the plant and
thus be relieved from connection with
the management.
In the opinion of Mr. Judd a lessee
will be able to purchase wool most
any time during the coming summer
or fall, as the tendency of the grow.
era Is to hold their clips.
DEATH CAUSED BY TYPHOID.
Young Man Passed. Away on the Gra
ham Brothers' Ranch.
Truman B. Woodslde, a young man
20 years of age, died yesterday at the
Graham Bros.' ranch, northwest of
Pendleton, from the effects of typhoid
fever. Young Woodslde had been em.
ployed as a farm hand by Graham
Bros., and became 111 while In their
employ. Dr. J. A. Best was the at'
tending physician,
The remains are now held at the
Baker & Folsom parlors, and will be
shipped to Minneapolis, where the
deoeased's parents live. He had no
SCOURING MILL
IN OPERATION
relatives In this county.
V "J ADMIRAL ASSASSINATED.
fIHES FOR FILING
All ft lhat street paving
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from th- 9rf..-wty owners, Is now past. More than the designated
12 days have elapsed and no remonstrating petition has been filed
with the city recorder. According to City Attorney John McCourt, a
remonstrance presented at the council meeting Wednesday would be
Ineffective, as the law specifies such must be filed with the recorder
within 12 days from the first notice of Improvement.
Now that the advertising time Is up the council Is free to pro
ceed with the work of paving. At the meeting Wednesday bids upon
Warren's bltullthlc pavement will be asked for and after such has
been formally presented, the contract for the work will be let. Also,
the necessary steps will be taken to take advantage of the Bancroft
bonding act.
Apparently the way for paving Is now clear, end unless some un
seen snag Is struck, actual construction work will be under way be
fore many weeks.
WILLING
DATE BILL
He and H's Element Must Have the Credit and the " Presi
dent and His Crowd" to Have None.
Overtures Were Made by Aldrich to Tillman and Bailey Roosevelt Makes
a Hot Denial of Charges Attributed to ex-Senator Chandler by Tillman
Chandler Said to Have Stated That Conditions Were Hopeless for
Uie Rate Bill Because of Republican Philandering President Is Not
Yet Ready to Make Statement. t
Roosevelt Preparing; Denial.
Washington, May 14. Gen-
eral Moody has been conferring
with Roosevelt all the afternoon, r
advising In the preparation of a
statement regarding the Till-
man-Chandler charges, which Is
expected to be given out to-
night.
Washington, May 14. Attorney
General Moody had a lengthy confer
ence with the president this morning
regarding the TiUman-Chandler
charges.
Tillman today said:
"Aldrich proposed to Bailey and
myself that we permit him and the
element he represents to get the credit
for an effective rate bill and thus shut
out the president from any credit He
sold he 'had him and his crowd whip
ped.' Aldrich was willing for us to
pass the bill provided only we would
allow him and his crowd to get the
credit and not the president. We re
fused the proposition."
Roosevelt Reply Not Ready.
Washington, May 14. Secretary
Loeb announced there would be no
public statement today from the White
House regarding the Ttllman-Chand-
ler charges, and likely as not none
would be made In the senate In behalf
of the president.
Denies Chandler Statement.
Washington, May 14. Senator
Lodge, speaking for the president In
the senate Saturday evening, said that
the president had denied as unquali
fiedly false the statement of Senator
Tillman, attributed to ex-Senator
Chandler, that Senators Foraker,
Knox and Spooner were trying to de
feat the rate bill by constitutional ar
gument During the adoption of the final
Allison amendment, somo time after
Senator Tillman had completed his
An unknown man In charge of two
race horses bound from Kansas to Se
attle, together with the horses, was
burned to death on the O. R. & N. at
Foster this morning.
Fire was discovered In the car by
the trainmen near Foster, and the
engine and hend end of the train was
Immediately run to Foster where the
burning car was sidetracked to pre
vent the fire from spreading to the
train. All the efforts of the trainmen
to put out the fire were unavailing
and the entire car and contents were
destroyed.
Coroner Henderson Is at Echo to
day, to which place the remains were
brought this forenoon. Nothing can
be found out at the time of going to
press as to the Identity of the man
who lost his life. It Is supposed that
he was the attendant of the horses and
that the car caught fire inside from a
match or pipe.
Two other men were on the car at
the time of the fire, on a soldier who
went on to Umatilla on the freight
train, and who is now held as a wit
ness and another unknown man who
started across the country toward
Hermlston when the train stopped to
cut out the burning car.
Deputy Sheriff Jos Blakley went to
Echo this afternoon on a freight
IN
PAVING REMONSTRANCES.
may be blocked, by a remonstrance
TO
CONDITIONALLY
statement. Senator Lodge came into
the senate chamber. He said he had
not heard Senator Tillman, but that
he had read portions of his statement.
He said he could hardly believe that
part In which ex-Senator Chandler
was quoted by Senator Tillman as say
ing that the president said he had
"come to the complete disagreement
with senatorial lawyers," mentioning
Senators Knox, Spooner and Foraker.
Senator Lodge, continuing, said he
had gone to the official stenographer
and obtained the exact sentence used
by Senator Tillman and called up the
White House on the telephone, that
being the most rapid way of reaching
the president
Alleged Fake Sole.
Washington, May 14. The cry of
"fake" has been raised against the
Baltimore A Ohio railroad. In the
matter of the alleged sale of Its coal
properties. ThiB charge has been
made to Roosevelt by W. P. Rice of
New York. It has been referred to
Charles E. Hughes, the government's
attorney In the railroad Investigation
pending.
Squelching La Folktte.
Washington, May 14. Senator La
Follette offered an amendment pro
viding for the ascertainment of a
"fair value" of Interstate carriers by
the commission. Hale moved that It
be tabled, as he did La Follette's
other amendments. This caused La
Follette to say that It was a violation
of the senate rules. An acrimonious
debate followed. The amendment
was tabled.
Campaign In Morrow County.
Walter M. Pierce, candidate for
Joint senator In the Umatllla-Morrow-
Unlon county district, and A. D. Still
man, candidate for circuit Judge in
Umatilla-Morrow county district, left
this morning for Morrow county to
hold a series of meetings in that
county. They expect to be nbsent
during the entire week and will visit
every precinct In that county.
train to assist In bringing the witness
to this city. The remains of the dead
man will be brought to this city by
Coroner Henderson this evening and
an Inquest held here. The body is
burned to a crisp and there Is abso
lutely nothing to show who the man
was or how the fire In which he lost
his life, started.
It Is thought the) soldier and his
companion who were on the car at the
time may be able to give all the In
formation desired. They will be
brought here as witnesses. It Is sua
pected that there may be evidences of
foul play.
One Man In Cnstody.
Umatilla, May 14. 8:30 p. m. Wil
liam Wilson, who Is said to have been
In charge of the car which was burn
ed at Foster at 8 o'clock this morning,
was captured at this place today and
Is now In custody of the deputy sher
Iff. He will be taken to Pendleton
this evening. The car which burned
was U. P. car No. 49442 from Kansas
City to Seattle. Wilson will not give
details until the Inquest.
The second man who was on the car
at the time of the fire ate dinner at
Hermlston at noon and it is thought
that he Is In custody at this time as
the officers were close behind him.
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HORSES WERE CREMATED
Revolutionist at St. Petersburg Score
, Against a Tyrant.
St. Petersburg, May 14. Admiral
Konsmltch. commander of the port of
St. Petersburg, was killed while at
tempting to stop the May Pay cele
bration. He was stabbed at the New
Admiralty works. He was regarded as
a despot.
GETS CARNEGIE MEDAL.
Saved a Man From Gas-Filled Man
hole at RlHk of Ills Own Life.
Lexington, Ky., May 14. Rufus K.
Combs of Midway, who saved the life
of Blchard Jones' by entering a gas
fllled manhole, and lifting out the un
conscious man, will be awarded a
medal by the Carnegie hero fund com
mission. A representative of the fund
Is en route to make the award.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Center In the World.
Chicago, May 14. Wheat closed at
83 2-8; corn at 48 3-4, and oats at
33 V4.
Portland Motormen Organize.
Portland, May 14. Motormen and
conductors In the employ of the Port
land Railway company and the Ore
gon Water Power company are quietly
organizing into a union. Perhaps half
of the (00 men on the Portland Rail
way company's lines have signed and
organizers who are at work have
hopes of unionizing, practically the
whole working force of the city lines.
Carmen are reticent about the organ
ization and Its purposes, but It Is sup
posed that In case the recent petitions
for an advance In wages are disre
garded by the company that the union
will attempt to tie up the system.
Officials of the company will not dis
cuss the situation.
Would Punish Disturbers.
Zlon City, May 14. Dowle took
personal charge today of seeking the
punishment of disturbers of the Sun
day meeting. He claims the injunction
is violated and will have Voliva cited
for contempt Overseer Cantell Is
missing and it is feared he has sui
cided.
Island of Guernsey Shakes.
'London, May 14. Five mild earth
quake shocks were felt In the Island of
Guernsey this afternoon.
FOR SHERIFF
W. A. BANNISTER LIKELY
TO BE MADE THE CANDIDATE.
Law Enforcement League Committee
Has Failed to Get an Expression
I Tom Either Taylor or Sommer
vlllo That Satisfies Their Require.
nieiits Biographical Sketch of the
Man Who Will Stand for the
League's Demands.
It Is now almost certain that W. A.
Bannister of Milton, will be placed
In nomination as an Independent law
enforcement candidate for the office
of sheriff.
The law enforcement committee of
the county, which has been given full
authority In the matter, has decided
that It will be advisable to place Mr.
Bannister on the ticket since neither
Mr. Taylor nor Mr. Sommerville will
express themselves on the subject
The law enforcement sentiment has
spread over the county until there Is
a demand In every part of the county
for some definite action, on part of
the officials. Gambling Is constantly
run wide open In different smaller
towns In open defiance of the law, and
the law-breakers are encouraged In
their work because of the fact that
people have no co-operation from the
officials In checking law-breaking.
Mr. Bannister, who Is to be nomi
nated, has been a resident of Uma
tilla county for 22 years, having
come from Rny county. Mo., to this
city in 1884. He lived In Stage Gulch
until 1886, when he removed to Mil
ton, where he has since resided con
tinuously. He has been a member of
the Milton city council since 1887.
He has been engaged In carpenter
ing and contracting, and has taken an
active part In the reform movement
which has resulted so beneficially for
Milton, bringing a large school popu
lation to that city and supplying the
city with a municipal light plant
which Is paying from 10 to 12 per cent
dividends for the city after paying all
running expenses and allowing for de
preciation of plant.
He has never sought office, but If
he accepts the nomination for sheriff,
will make an active canvass, with
strong assurances of assistance from
members of all parties.
The famous Ferris wheel, construct
ed for the World's Fair In 188, has
been dismantled and made scrap Iron
of. For several years It has stood
In a 8t. Louis amusement park and
has been a losing Investment It was
toppled over with dynamite as the
first stage of crippling It.
INDEPENDENT
EFFECTIVE
H ID ROLES
Legislative Candidates Meet
an Important Issue Frank
ly and Comprehensively
STOCKMEN ASSURED OF
THEIR BEST OFFICES.
Those Who Have Served In the Legis
lature Point With Pride to the Pas
sage of the "Per Capita Sheep Tax"
Law, and Hope for Its Being Sus
tained by the Higher Courts
Pledge Themselves to Vigorous and
Comprehensive Legislation to Secure
Oregon Stockmen in Their Rights.
That there will be some strenuous
legislation In regard to the ranging of
outside sheep In Oregon territory Is
indicated by the following plain state
ment from the democratic legislative
candidates. Of the five signers three.
Senators Smith and Pierce and Rep
resentative Chamberlain, were in the
last legislature and consequently have
the benefit of previous experience in
such legislation. "
The democratic statement which
was filed this morning with Dan P.
Smythe, secretary of the sheepmen. Is
as follows:
Pendleton. Ore., May 14, 1906.
To the Umatilla County Woolgrowers
Association, Pendleton, Ore.
Gentlemen: Upon requist of your
secretary as to the attitude of the
candidates for the legislature toward
the enactment of legislation for the
protection of stock Industries in tne
state of Oregon, we wish to state
plainly the following facts:
First We consider the stock In
dustry In eastern Oregon one of the
two greatest Industries in this portion
of the state and that anything that
we can do from a legislative stand
point to further the Interests of the
stockgrower and thereby further the
development of the Btate of Oregon we
will deem It our duty so to do.
Second. That we have already as
members of the legislature some of us
voted and worked to secure the pas
sage of certain bills which were In
tended to very materially assist the
stockgrower In eastern Oregon by the
passage of what Is known as house
bill No. 156, creating a per capita tax
on sheep coming from other states.
Thit this matter as well know Is In
the courts, and we hope that It will
be decided In your favor; however. If
It Is not we will make It a part of our
duty to endeavor to have passed at
the next session of the legislature laws
looking toward the quarantine of
Btock coming from outside and not
permit them in any way to menace
the woolgrowers or stockralsers ot
anatAtn Clrnarnn.
Third. We will make It a pan ox
our duty to Introduce and have passed
a memorial to congress requesting
their immediate attention to the fact
thot Oregon grazing territory should
and must be for Oregon ra. and
that the Umatilla county reservation,
which Is now such a menace to the
stockmen In crossing, should have
certain well established thoroughfares
through It In order that they may
have easy access to and from their
winter range.
vmirth. That any measures mai
the Umatilla county, or district Wool-
growers' association may prepare iur
presentation to the legislature If with
in the bounds of reason and not det
rimental to other portions of the state.
we will without question pledge our
support. p CHAMBERLAIN.
Democratic Candidate Representative
Umatilla and Morrow '"""J""-
CECIL R. WADE.
Democratic Candidate Representative
Umatilla County. .TTT-v
JAS. T. LIEU ALLEN.
Democratic Candidate Representative
Umatilla County.
WALTER M. PIERCE.
Democratic Candidate for Jln' Sen
tor. Umatilla, Union and Morrow
counties.
C. J. SMITH.
Democratic Candidate for State Sena
tor Umatilla County.
A new vaudeville trust, one of the
largest theatrical deals ever consum
mated, has been organized In New
York, with F. F. Proctor and B. F.
Keith behind It as mnnagers and
backers. Practically every vaudeville
theater In the United States Is In the
dea'.
Rockefellers Do Not Agree.
Cleveland, May 14. Frank
Rockefeller says his father Is
alive on a North Dakota ranch,
referring to the death of Dr.
Livingston. John D. Rockefeller
In New York, says his father
died before John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., was born.