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DAILY EVENING EDITION
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PENLVON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1906.
VOL. 10.
NO. 5670
EARTHQUAKE HAD
MUCH INFLUENCE
Because of it the Senate Voted
for a Sea Level Canal
Across Panama,
TEN DEATHS YESTERDAY
DUE TO THE CATASTROPHE.
ConiniiTclul Hunks Will 0icn Earlier
Ttiun Wag tho First Intention Car
Service Is Being Extended Rapidly
Small IxMwut Iking Rapidly Set
tled Reported Tliat Three Insur
ance Companies Have Gone Down
Under Hie Prcwnire Effort Will
lie Made to Withdraw Portion of
Bonds.
Washington, May 17. The San
Francisco earthquake was an Import
ant factor In determining the senate
committee's vote on the sea level
canal. All reliable reports say the
Isthmus Is not exempt from earth
quake. The walls necessary for locks
would offer good material for shocks
to Injure.
Rank Will Open May 23.
San Francisco, May 17. Under
pressure from larger Institutions,
which are becoming exercised over the.
large volume of business being di
verted from this city, all commerclt!
banks have decided to open May 2J
with I60.0U0.000 on hand. No fear
Is expressed but the banks will be
able to handle all business which of
fers pay for Its demands.
Car service Is being rapidly extend
ed, two addition lines being opened.
Ten deaths due to earthquake and
fire were reported by the coroner yes
terday. , - i
IiiMunuioe Affairs.
Oakland, Muy 17. At 11 this morn
ing the general adjusting committee
of the underwriters' board went Into
executive session for the purpose of
continuing assignments of losses to
sub-committees. About 100 assign
ments were made up to noon. The
committees are rigidly adhering to
the policy of considering only losses
where six or more companies are In
volved. It is saUl several companies
are rapidly settling their smaller
losses.
There la persistent but unverified
rumor to the effect that three com
panies are unable to withstand the
tremendous drain upon their resources
and have gone to the wall.
, To Protect Ilond Iwuo.
San FraRc!co, May 17. Tho lobby
committee on Fpcclal session of the
legislature has decided to ask the
withdrawal of $11', 000, 000 of the $17,
000,000 bonds recently Issued by the
city, as an attempted sale would
weaken the value of the new bonds to
be Issued for emergency purposes.
ANOTHER DISAPPEARANCE,
Alfred llniiNeii, Rtiiutivny, Has Taken
Another Hike.
Have you seen a little boy, about
13 years, old who wears kneo pants.
Is neither fut nor sassy, and looks like
a runaway? If so, he Is probably Al
fred Hansen who was turned over to
the officers here day before yesterday
and who left John McCourt's home
yesterday afternoon,
Alfred is a boy whose home Is not
what It should be, and he does not
want to go back. Also, his parents
seem to huve no desire for him to re
turn. For after he was picked up here
the officers at Salem were notified and
told to Inform his parents who live
near thcro that the boy was found.
So far they have sont no word con
cerning him.
While the boy was held awaiting
news from Sulem he was taken home
0 by City Attorney John McCourt, and
tho lad was fed and clothed by the
kind attorney and his wife. The boy
Is a bright little fellow and hus more
grit than most boys of twice his size
and ago. Consequently, ho made a
hit with the city attorney. On lonrn
. lng from the boy that his fathor was
brutal and had frequently beat him
half to death Mr. McCourt said he
would sec that ho was not returned
home, and offered to send him to the
Boys' and Girls' Aid society. To this
proposition Alfred was agreeable, but
said he would rather stay here. He
Last British Troops Gone.
Victoria, B. C, May 17. The
last British troops were form
ally withdrawn from Canada
this morning when the Royal
garrison of artillery and the
Royal Rnglneers marched out
of the barracks and sailed on
the steamer Charmer en route
for England. Work Point Is
now In possession of the Cana
dian troops.
was willing to work and during the
day yesterday Insisted on cutting up
all the wood In the McCourt base
ment. But for Homo reason he left late In
the afternoon and has not been seen
here since. Whether he took such a
course because of a roving disposition,
or because he was afraid he would be
sent home 1h not known. It may be
he was embarrassed at the kind treat
ment given him and did not feel at
home.
Alfred was last seen by some neigh
bor boys who say he went over the hill
on the north side of the river. . If l.e
continued In that course he has prob
ably applied for a job at some ranch
before this time. He spoke of doing
that while here, but he Is so small he
would make a very Juvenile farmhand.
Those who saw the boy while here
expressed sympathy for him and ad
miration for his courage. They hope
he will be taken In by some family
that can give him proper care, for h?
might become a good citizen If treat
ed right.
Keen at Umatilla.
This afternoon Deputy Sheriff Kel
ly at Umatilla 'phoned the sheriff's
office here and during his conversa
tion told of young Hansen's arrival
there last night. He has since left,
going toward Portland. Evidently he
caught No, 6 out of this city at 11
o'clock last night, or else went down
on a freight train.
Miners and 0cratnrs Meet.
Springfield, May 17. The Joint
convention of Illinois miners and op
erators has convened. Indications are
unfavorable for a peaceful settle
ment.
MAKES A GREAT
HENRY C. DISSTON SENDS
SAWS A IX OVER THE WORLD
MulU-Millionaire Manufacturer Re
gan Life as Poor Mnclianlc Has
SOOO Men Employed in Ills Menu
factories of Saws, tlio Demand for
' Which Has Increased 100 Pit Cent
In Two Years, Except for Saws for
Shingle Mill.
Henry C. Dlsston, the most promt
nent manufacturer of saws In the
world, passed through Pendleton last
evening on the eastbound O. R. &
N. train to his home In Philadelphia.
He Ib returning home from San
Francisco, where he superintended the
re-estnbllshmcnt of his large business
In that city following Its destruction
by the fire and earthquake. San
Francisco Is the Pacific coast distrib
uting point for the Dlsston saws, and
an Immense stock was carried there.
It was entirely destroyed, and at pres
ent the northwest la being supplied
direct from the factories in Philadel
phiu.
Mr. Dlsston Is a plain man with a
mechanical turn of mind and a de
cldedly commonplace appearance, and
although many times a millionaire
does not Impress one as such. He be
gan life a a poor mechanic and has
built up his Immense Industry through
close application to work and by giv
ing the public a first-class article of
merchandise. The Dlsston saws are
known and used extensively all over
the world. He employes about 3000
men In his foctorles and furnishes
about four-fifths of the saws for the
sawmills, shinglo mills and other
styles of wood-working mills In the
northwest.
The demand for saws for, sawmills
hus Increased 100 per cent In the
northwest In the past two years, but
the demand for shingle mills saws has
somewhat decreased In that time, ow
ing to tho overproduction of shlngl 'S
and the frequent suspension of busi
ness nmong the shingle mills.
Mr. Dlsston says he will rebuild his
Immense business In San Francisco,
and that city will continue' to be the
distributing point for the Pacific
coast. He has recently sent lurge
shipments of saws and sawmill ma
chinery Into New Zealand and Aus
tralia, and Is now filling an order
from a Chinese firm In Manchuria.
His saws are now used In South Afri
ca, Japan, China, Mexico and almost
every European country, and In every
state In the United States and every
province In Canada,
SCATTERING WILD ANIMALS.
Hlamlng Operations Have Unexpected
Results.
Orovlllo, Cal May 17. Reports
come from the mountain camps that
the heavy blasting operations of tho
Western Pacific are driving the wild
animals from their Inlrs Into the open
settlement at French Creek.
The people are terrorized by moun
tain lions who, deprived of their usual
sources of food, are ready to attack
human beings. Numerous lynx and
wildcats are reported In the neigh
borhood. At Big Bend the pepole are
threatened by rattlesnakes driven
from ravines and canyons.
Death Sentence Commuted.
Trenton, N. J., May 17. The death
sentence of Anna Valentine has been
commuted to life Imprisonment
1
0 SAWS
IDENTITIES ARE STILL UNKNOWN.
:
Another day has passed without anything more becoming known
regarding the Foster freight car murder mystery. Although every ef-
fort hns been made to find the dark-haired stranger who left just
after the fire, he has not been taken yet. As his name Is not known.
and the only description Is the meagre one given by the two tramps
at Echo, it Is necessarily hard to find him. Should he be taken, lden-
tlflcntlon would have to rest entirely upon the two tramps, Huntly
and Croyle, so they are being held at Fcho.
No trace has yet been found of the relatives of John Connelly,
who was killed by mistake, and his body Is still at the morgue. Un-
less some one appears soon the funeral will be held at the county's
expense. - . s
CHURCH
IS
OF
President Smith Says the
Mormon Church Will Re
linquish All Its Property.
TRACTION PROPERTIES ARE
ALL TURNED OVER.
Some Corporation Which Absorbs the
Church's Lines Has Also Gathered
in OtlwT Large Investments Also
Announced From Salt Lake That the
"Inlet-national Trust Coniiany," a
New Concern, Will Immediately
Proceed With the Construction of
228 Miles of Electric Railways.
Salt Luke, May 17. It is announced
by President Smith that the Tdormon
church will retire from business, re
linquishing all Its properties.
It has Already transferred all its
traction properties for 1500,000, .to
the Intermountain Consolidated Rail
road company, capitalized at 125,000,-'
000, which' will file articles of Incor-j
poratlon at Boise today. It will also '
take over the Salt Lake and Ogden
street railroads.
The International Trust company,
to be Incorporated here in a few davs.
will flnnncp the hlcrroat Intprnrhnn '
electric road proposition In the west.
It proposes to Immediately commence
the construction of an electric rail
road from Levan, Utah, to Preston,
Idaho, 228 miles.
Price of Sugar Reduced.
New York, May 17. All grades of
refined sugar have been reduced 10
cents per 100 pounds.
JURORS FOR THE JUNE TERM.
From Tills List the Members of the
Grand Jury Will Re Drawn.
County Clerk Frank Saling has se
lected the Jury list for the June ses
sion of circuit court which will con
vene on Tuesday, June 6, the day af
ter election. The list Is as follows:
Louis Hagen, farmer, Fulton; David
Horn, stockmun. Gilliland; Ed
Greaves, farmer, Milton; E. A. Dudley,
farmer, Athena; W. H. Sawyer, far
mer, Adams; William Roberts, far
mer, Pendleton; J. S. Cherry, farmer,
Pilot Rock; William Potts, farmer,
Helix; W. J. Sewell, merchant. Pen
dleton; S. K. Tates, farmer, McKay;
John Foster, farmer, Union; George
L. Ward, farmer, Echo; A. B. McCar
ty, farmer, Prospect; William Tomp
kins, farmer, Athena; Thomas Spence,
farmer, South Milton; G. F. Dunn,
farmer, Gilliland; William Talberr?
farmer, Milton; John M. O'Harra,
farmer, Weston; Asa B. Thomson,
farmer, Echo; Manuel Frledley, far
mer, Helix; G. T. Elgin, farmer, Ful
ton; John Leedy, farmer, Hague; J.
A. Winn, farmer, Adams; Oro Hold
mnn, farmer, Holdman; John S. Todd,
stockman, Pendleton; A. L. Swaggart,
farmer, Athena; J. A. Boddeley, far
mer, Weston; T. J. Tweedy, farmer,
Pendleton; B. A. Marquis, farmer,
Adams; John Tlmmerman, farmer.
Helix; C. E. Demarls, farmer, Milton.
As there Is to be a, grand Jury this
term, some of those named will have
to serve In thnt capacity. At the
opening of court District Attorney
Phelps will ask that a grand Jury be
called, and If the court grants the re
quest tho grand jury will be selected
first. The body will be composed of
the first seven drawn, unless there
should be reasons why certain Jurors
should not serve.
GOING
OUT
BUS S
MILTON STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL MAY 29
Milton will greet the next meeting
of the Umatilla County Development
league on May 29, with a strawberry
festival.
The large tent used by the Adven
tlsts In their meeting at Milton this
week has been secured by the Milton
branch of the development league,
and on that date will prepare a genu
ine strawberry festival for the visit
ors. The strawberry season will be at Its
height at that time and Milton and
I
OF
Garfield Gives Proof of Re
bating and Secret Rating of
Standard 01 Products.
METHODS THAT CRUSHED
BUSINESS COMPETITION
The Report and Accompanying State
ment Convict the Standard Officials
and Some of the Railroad Com
panies or Adding Falsifying to Law
breaking in Framing Up Defenses
Senate Ref uses to Make Gas Pipe
Lines Common Carriers Paciric
Coast Bidders Given Some Advan
tage. Washington, May 17. Garfield's
full report regarding the Standard Oil
and the railroads' relations is sent to
congress by the president without
comment. The document consists of
j25,000 words.
It presents evidence of rebating
and secret rating by which the Stan
dard Oil has been able to crush out
competition.
Garfield, in a special letter, answers
the Standard's defense, Issued short
ly after the publication of the original
summary. He shows that New Eng
land roads were asked by the Standard
not to pro-rate, despite the statement
by H. H. Rogers that the roads were
blameable and not the Standard.
The Whiting, Ind., to East St. Louis
rate was held by Garfield to be inter
state, as the shipping point was not In
Illinois, as the waybills show.
Garfield's letter also answers the
railroads which replied to the orig
inal allegation, and shows where the
special rate which the Pennsylvania
road said had never been secret, had
printed on the order, "Not to be post
ed." Garfield takes up the "blind
billing" which the Pennsylvania ceased
after Garfield discovered it. The Chi
cago & Alton, Burlington and Illinois
Central statements are also refuted.
Given 10 Per Cent Advantage.
Washington, May 17. The house
passed the naval appropriation bill
amendment allowing 10 per cent pref
erential to Pacific coast shipbuilders
In competing for building the new
battleship.
The senate refused to make gas
pipe lines common carriers.
Rill Hns Big liOopholcs.
Washington, March 17. Tillman,
attempting to. obtain the passage of a
more rigorous amendment to the rate
bill prohibiting carriers engaging in
other business, declared If this Is not
done the amendment might as well go
out of the bill, which already has so
man loopholes that the Washington
monument could be put through It.
Tillman's amendment was rejected.
Rnilcy Fights for Vindication.
Washington, May 17. Bailey pre
sented In the senate documentary evi
dence tending to discredit the pub
lished statements that he had acted
treacherously to his party and at
tempted to prevent effective rate leg
islation. . Chandler furnished Bailey a copy
of the former's diary memorandum, In
which Chandler says he did not give
the president assurance as to Bailey's
attitude relative to the so-called rail
road senotor's game, because he had
not wen Bailey, and did not feel au
thorized by what Tillman said.
Freewntcr will present a most delight
ful appearance. Local committees
have been appointed by the Milton
league and complete arrangements
will be made by that body for the pro
gram. There will be a number of ad
dresses, a musical and literary pro
gram and as a climax to the event, the
festival will be spread by the people of
Milton.
All the various leagues In the coun
ty are urged to send delegates to the
Milton meeting and It Is expected that
a large attendance will be present.
CRIMINALITY
CARPENTERS O NA STRIKE.
Eight Hour Day and Nine Hour Pay
Wanted at Tlie Dalles.
The Dalles, May 17. Carpenters of
the city went out on strike this morn
ing. This action is In accordance
with notice given the contractors
some time since that unless the de
mand for an eight-hour day with the
nine-hour scale was granted a strike
would be Inaugurated today. About
25 carpenters quit work.
Exception Is made by the carpen
ters In the instance where contracts
have been taken on the basis of a
nlne-ho'ur day. Contracts which come
under this exception and are not af
fected by the strike are the Sexton
Walther warehouse, the Great South
ern depot and the cold storage plant
of The Dalles Dressed Meat company.
The contractors say they will have
no trouble In getting all the men
they want, but prefer arriving at an
agreement with the union If possible.
The principal grievance they com
plain of Is journeymen carpenters
taking small contracts.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Center In the World.
Chicago, May 17. Wheat closed
today at 84, corn at 49 6-8 and oats
at 34.
Motion for Injunction.
Decatur, III., May 17. Motion for
an Injunction restraining the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian church
from merging with the Presbyterian
church was filed today. Arguments
will be made tomorrow.
ARRESTED FOR
CHARLES STEVENS FINED
810 BY JUSTICE OF PEACE.
Fish ladder at HcrmiHlon Found to
Be Worthless, and the Deputy Game
Wnrden Built Another Thousands
of Fish Have Peri -died Because They
Could Not Get Over the Dam
Meeting of Sportsmen Tonight In
Pendleton.
After having worked for two days
In an effort to remedy defects In the
fish ladder at Hermlston, O. F. Tur
ner, 'game warden, and G. I. LaDow,
returned last evening.
From the accounts given by the two
men their visit was Just In time, for
they found the river below the dam
crowded with fish that were unable to
pass the obstruction. There Is but
one four-foot ladder for the entire
dam, which Is 175 feet wide. It was
so obstructed as to be absolutely
worthless, as the fish could not reach
It for a gravel bar, and could not have
gotten over even had they been given
a chance.
The ladder was constructed with
care, and according to J. F. Mc-
Naught, manager of the company. Is
along lines recommended by Fish
Warden Van Pusen. 'If such Is the
case, that officer erred, for the ladder
was worthies?.
According to Messrs. Turner and
LaDow, no fish had been able to pass
the barrier, and the sight below the
dam was one to make a sportsman
sad. Hundreds of big steelheads
were gathered there vainly trying to
come up the river. Many were on
their backs andothers showing bruis
ed noses from having Jumped against
the concrete dam. Thousands of fish
have doubtless perished there during
the season thus far, and many have
been speared In violation of the law.
One Offender Arrested.
One such offender was found yes
terday and taken In chnrge by Depu
ty Turner. He Is Charles Stevens, of
Hermlston. who was found with three
large flrh which he had speared. He
was taken to Echo and was fined $10
by the Justice of the peace at that
place.
After noting the condition of the
ladder Messrs. Turner and LaDow
wired to Pendleton for a laborer to
help them. Then they secured lum
ber and devoted all day yesterday to
changing the ladder so as to allow the
fish to pass. This they finally ac
complished after much wading and
hard work. They also had to con
struct a wing dam so as to make It
possible for the fish to reach the lad
der. At least some of them will now
get past the obstruction and thus thus
prevent tho upper Umatilla from be
ing depleted. As this Is the season for
spawning, the totnl failure of fish to
pass tho dam would mean the ex
tinction of salmon above that point.
However, Deputy Turner says there
should be several ladders instead of
one at the Maxwell dam. Also, that
the work be done by Mr. LaDow and
himself. Is but temporary. So still
further steps must be taken by the
sportsmen If they wish to have the
matter righted.
Meeting This Evening.
In order to take action In regard
to the matter and to hear the report
of Messrs. Turner and LaDow, a meet
ing of fishermen is called for the
Commercial association rooms at 7: SO
this evening. At that time all anglers
SPEARING
are requested to be present
TURNED
OVER
TILL FRIDAY
Postponed Passage of Paving
Ordinance Because Prelimi
naries Are Incomplete
REFUSED TO REBATE TO
NORRIS & ROWE CIRCU."
Water Commissioner Given a Quit
claim to the Lots Recently Pur
cJuuwd by the City Adjacent to the
Water Works Contract for Print
big Uio Code Has Been Awarded
Gas Company Will Have No Re
strictions Placed Upon Laying Pip
ing Wherever it May Re Necessary
In Order to Command Patronage.
After having heard the Main street
paving ordinance read the first time
last night, the council decided to hold
an adjourned meeting Friday evening,
at which time the ordinance will be
passed, as well as one for Cou-t
street. Owing to lack of time. City
Attorney McCourt did not have the
Court street measure drawn last
night. However, there are other
matters In relation to the property
Hens, that Judge Lowell, attorney for
the Warren company, wishes to In
vestigate before the final adoption of
the ordinance, so it was necessary to
take further time.
At the request of the city water
commission, a resolution was passed
giving the ommisslon the entire use
of the buildings on the lots near the
water works that were purchased
Jointly by the city and the commis
sion. At the time of the purchase the
understanding was that the commis
sion should have the use of the build
ings,' and the resolution passed consti
tutes a quit-claim deed from the
council.
A llguor license was granted to An
ton Nolte.
Norris & Rowe filed an application
for a return of the 160 license money
which they paid to the city, the re
quest being on the ground that they
were unable to show here. However,
the license committee was opposed,
and the request was denied.
Contract Let for the Code.
Bids for the printing of 100 copies
of the city code were opesed and
were as follows: East Oregonlan Pub
lishing Co., 99 cents per page; Pendle
ton Prlntery, 11.39 per page for first
100 pages, and 89 cents for subse
quent pages; Pendleton Tribune, 72 Ml
cents per page. Upon motion of
Councilman Hlnkle the contract was
awarded to the lowest bidder, and an
ordinance was ordered drawn for the
purpose.
Regarding the proposed changes in
the gas franchise, Council Hlnkle re
ported that Dr. Vincent, local man
ager, was averse to his company filing
a new bond and was satisfied to have
the ordinance remain as it Is, trusting
to the council to accept the work at
the conclusion. The change proposed
was In reference to the streets upon
which pipes were to be laid, and the
sentiment of the council was that the
company should be allowed to place
their mains where patronage could be
derived.
WILL ADDRESS WOODCRAFT.
Mrs. C. C. Vnn Orsdall Will Tell of
the Work of the Order at San
Francisco.
At the regular meeting of Pendle
ton circle of the Women of Wood
craft to be held tomorrow night at
Secret Society hall, Mrs. C. C Van
Orsdall, grand guardian of the order,
will give an outline of the relief
work of the order In San Francisco.
Both circles of the order In this city
are cordially Invited to attend the
meeting as It will be the first visit
of Mrs. Van Orsdall to the order in
this city since her return from San
Francisco.
REFUSED RIDINGS.
Market Would Re Flooded With Coal
If Transportation Were Adequate.
Philadelphia. May 17. Charles
Pugh, vice-president of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, testifying before the
Interstate commerce commission, said
he usually refused to grant requests
for sidings to Independent operators
of mines because tho market would
be flooded with coal If adequate trans
portatlon were offered.
Chinatown Destroyed.
Salinas, Cal., May 17. China-
town, on the shore line between
Pacific Grove and Monterey, was
totally destroyed by fire last
night. Of 400 Bhacks, but seven
remain. Four hundred refugees
from San Francisco Chinatown
lost everything. Loss, 140.000.
The origin was undoubtedly in-
cendtary.