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0A1LYEVEHIHGEDITION If vott wish to know how to" touy what to buy, when to buy and where to buy holiday goods, read the Kast Oregonlan advertisements. VOL. 19. PK ETOy, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1906. NO. 5838 m " SlHDHHiHHHHiBll Q . " Xr fair tonight and Sunday. dlFORIN, -HAS JAPPHORIA Representative Hayes Goes East Breathing Racial Dis trust Mingled With Fear. rUKDICTS WAR Hl.l'WEEX UNITED STATES AXP 'Comincrcuil Invasion n SiTlous ax Armed Invasion" Ho Will Tress to the Vlterinont Aiitl-.laruinesc Prop nt-anda In Congress Japan anil America Will lie at Wnr.ns Soon as Hoth Are Prepared Fulton and Ilntes of Oregon at While House, Washington, Dec. 1. With the declaration that the people of the Pa cific coast believe Japan Is endeavor ing to gain supremacy of the Pacific and will not hesitate to make war up on the Lnlted states, Representative Hayes of California, has arrived de termined to press the anti-Japanese propaganda. The entire California delegation Is following his lead. Hayes Hays there Is no disposition on the part of California people to recede from their position. He says: "The depth of the feeling Is not a matter of race prejudice. The peo ple recognize the Ideals of the Asiatic are difruront from those of ours. We are ready to fight for our homes If we must. Commercial Invasion will not be accepted any more peaceably than armed Invasion." In company with Senator flint Hayes called at the White House later today and predicted this country and Japan will be at war within 2f years. He believes, however, the present question will bu settled diplomatically mainly because neither country is pre pared for war at the present time. Iluvi-s Cools Off Some. After submitting to an Interview Hayes called at the While House and had a conference with the president which considerably altered his views. He said he would not press exclusion this season, as he did not wish to cause bloodshed. He declared, how ever, that war with Japan Is Inevitable and he expected It in 23 years. $1500 WAS DISTRIBUTED. Said to He Used to Promote the Team sters' Strike. TcHtlmony Against Shell. Chicago, Dec. 1. Albert Young, the first witness at the Shea trial this morning, testified that at a meeting of the labor unlong downtown $1500 was distributed, each of five officers of the unions getting 1300 for causing the strike against Montgomery Ward & Co. Young said that Hhea, national pres ident of the teamsters, Hugh McQee, of the local teamsters, Robert Morean of the garment workers, J. McCarthy and the witness himself received the money. Each contributed 24 men who secured cash according to Young. The witness Identified the 14 union teamsters who are defendants In this case. PAID FOR ENTRYMEN IX DROVES Defendants Claim Secret Service Men Inllinldatcd Them. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1. Efforts made by the defendants in the land fraud eases this morning show that secret service men Intimidated entrymen. The witnesses denied saying they did not Intend to settle, but the de fendants offered a lease at $50 per year and $300 when they proved up. They told them this leasing for graz ing complied with the law demanding Im provementH. Testimony showed the defendants paid the expenses of entrymen in droves to land offices. KENTUCKY MOB SEIZES TOWN AND BINS TWO STEBIES Factional War Between Tobacco Growers; One Sell on Op portunity, the Other Hold Product. Stare Eire Marshal Has Gone to the Scene, and the Situation Is Very Grave Property Destroyed liclongod to n New York Company Under the Stale Hlot Act the Insurance Companies Will Lose Nothing Agents of the Italian Government In a Reason! Responsible for the Origin of the Trouble Trouble Hat. IScen llmiing for the Past Two Yeurs. Mining I'm nd Charged. Pasadena, Dec. 1. Dr. John Gran! Lyman, of Cloldfleld and New York. Is accused by H. P. Scheftels, of Chicago, of mining frauds Mr. Lyman this morning denied he obtained any money fraudulently In the mining deals. Lyman formerly lived here where he Is well known. The chief of police has received no orders to arrest Dr. Lyman. Has Miller Talked Too Much? Washington, Dec. 1. The slate de partment has sent a clipping to Con sul General Miller at Yokohama, now in San Francisco, which quotes him at- saying in pan Is ready for war with this countr.v. and demanding an explanation. Navy Won 10 lo 0 Game. Philadelphia. Dec. 1. The army any navy wound up the season with a great exhibition of football this after noon. The first half stood 0 to 0. A tremendous crowd was present. The president was absent and his children occupied the official box. The final re rtood 10 to 6 in favor of the navy. TI CI FOR 0. B. & N. tit)!. INTO l.E! ECT AT MIDNIGHT OE TONIGHT. Princeton, Dec. 1. A mob rode into town this morning, fired two tobacco stemmeries, and started a fire In an other rait of town. Loss. 1 100. 0l0. The mob numbered 300. They seiz- ej the town marshal, disarmed him, Ignited the factories and stood guard permitting no one to approach until the buildings were entirely enveloped and help useless. One took cnlrga of the telephone office and allowed no word tc go out. It Is believed the Incendiarism was the result of a bitter war waged for the past two years between growers who e!l at any price, and an associa tion formed to raise 'prices. The stem merles belonged to the so called trust the Imperial Tobacco company of New York, which conlrol ed the stemmery of John G. Orr, which was burned. The others destroyed belonged to James Steger. Riot Chuiscs Apply. Louisville, Ky., Dec. 1. It is un derstood the Insurance companies lose nothing on the tobacco fires at Prince ton on account of the invasion or riot clauses; but C. N. .Snyder, secretary of the Slate Underwriters' association, says the companies had canceled all .nsurance on all plants representing i in; nanan government. Six yean ago agents of the Italian government enicren tne field and gave such high prices tney urove all other aeents nut Later, by what Is declared to be an agreement among the tobacco com panies that the latter would not enter inn neld they became able to control Iho ttnlA nnl . "" pay ine growers any price the agents pleased. The grow- eis men organized independent plants and waged a war ever since. The growers now disclaim all con nection with the riots. Loss $170,000. Louisville. Ky Dec. 1. State Fire Marshal Ayers has gone to Princeton to investigate the fires. Loss. $170 000. Held Up Illinois Centrnl Train. Kvunsville, Ind., Dec. 1. An Illi nois Central freight train arrived this morning and said masked riders held them at Princeton. Kv.. while t:.v burned the tobacco stemmeries r, fired a volley after them when re leased They thought the entire town had been fired when the train nulled out. FRISCO FUEL SHORTAGE. Oregon Girls at the W hile Hons,.. Washington, Pec. 1. Senator Ful ton and i.'hiillp S. Hates, of Oregon, culled at the White House this morn ing. Hates rrruhged with the presl dent for a reception some day next spline for 33 of the prettiest girls In Or-gon, who are coming to the James town imposition to boom Oregon's re sources. "Oregon has the largest ap ples la the world." said Senator Ful- lon, av-.u tne sweetest peaches," said Uales. H.icli, ..! i or 1 : One t linn Main Line: Next Important Is the I.c.iyIhz. lime of the Spul.ime Morn ing PttMsK'Hgcr. anaes in the Iiintcd Form . eii'.riii Most Important for Xo. I on the TEDDY WASN'T AT SAN JUAN. Jtmreu Army Officer Says Roosevelt Did Xot Loud Charge. That President (then Colonel Roosevelt) did not lead the main charge up tan Juan Hill as popularly supposed; that Colonel Roosevelt was away at KeUle Hill at the time of the charge; that he, Grlgadier General JS'oble, then opting major of the Tenth Infantry, wui senior officer In com mand of the historic i chaise: that there would be considerable disillu sionment among tho people of the United Slates if tho facts of that cam paign were known such are tbe statements of Brigadier General C. H. Noble, retired commander of the forces at Fort Seward, Alaska, made mis morning, says a Soattle dispatch. "Roosevelt did not lead that charge any more than you did,' 'he said to his interviewer. "There has been lot of foolish things written about that charge, but It was the Tenth who really captured San Juan. We did not see anything of Roosevelt. He was at a little hill two miles away Ket tle hill they call it. I was senior of ficer of the Tenth at the time, and we did not see anything of Roosevelt." Prominent Sheepman Killed. Del Rio, Texas, Dec. 1. C. B. Cauthorn was found dead in his buggy this morning with a bullet in his heart. He was a prominent sheepman. This is the second murder of the kind within a week. Mexican and Texas troops are patrollng both sides of the river searching for the murderer. Tonight at nildtjghl, time card No. 92, the latest schedule on the o. It. & .. system will go Into etlect and ; number of important changes In th time of trains in this city will l i made. i raiucai chanite In the form of the time card has been made by th company, each division having a sep arate card for its use. Heretofore the Oregon ami Washington divisions have ne- ii included In one card, making it Inconvenient and confusing for new employes. Time card No. 93 Is di vided lido two sections ond Oregon employes will not be cumbered with the long Hat of trains on the Wash ington division and vice rersa. The most Important chanire In the schedule Is In the lime of westbound train Nc. I, which will arrive her t n:ui a. m. Instead of 8:50. as at nrs. ent. Another chance of lmnnrton s tnai or tne leaving time of tho Rr,. knno train, which will be at 11:15 a m. instead of 9 o'clock. The Walla Walla train arrives at 0:15 a. m., in- ''-nu or s:ni, as at present. A -J .J- - ... inese changes there will oe nine difference in the old and new senoiiuies. fc.. II . . . . onuwiiig is tno Mine of trains In encneton under the new schedule: WcetlHiund. No. 1, leave Pendleton 11:05 a. m. No. 5, leave Pendleton 12:15 a. m. Eastboiiml. No. a, leave Pendleton at 6:40 p. m. no. v, leave i-cnaioton at 4:65 a, m To Spokane and Walla Walln. No. 8, to Spokane, leave here iiik a. m. No. 7, from Spokane, arrive here u.ou p. m. Ixs Than 2000 Tons on Hand In Hay City. The S'n Francisco Examiner says of the coal shortage there: Sa-i Francisco Is threatened with a slioit.iKe of coal. It Is estimated there ve less than 2000 tons of domestic eo.il In this city now. The TUanla Is d'le heie Monday from Victoria, with SHOO tens, but that Is only a drop in the bucket. Slnilah will make port next Thursday with 5000 tons, but by that tin-.o tho Hioo tons of the Titanla v. Ill have been used. In other words the 10,000 or 12,000 tons of coal due here next week will last San Francis co about a - week, and unless vessels' ' to arrive in the port loaded with ! coal the people in. iv lie reduce. I to! extremities. i ! Many iinroiter. intei vi.-e. e.t o n, I -'.ib.'.-ei. ronflrm.Ml t;:o pos-ihil;ty of r. -Ilo:-: f,. i,, eN less the hope Mat s,);.,, 1 1 1 i , will occur to relieve I the loci situation, one dealer said I that although th ial snio.lv v..,.- sli nt. tic ;e is no danger of a famine, and that at rivals ngL-gregating 20,11110 tons are expected here shortly. An advance of fi per ton by the retailer to tno consumer was made recently Coos Pay and the other places needing Improvement. He will, however, hold out that the jci.v worK is or the most pressing neeo. ana mat whatever else is done, or left unprovided for. this wort should be so arranged that no fur ther delay and consequent retrogres sion Is allowed. Governor Chamberlain goes to Washington as a delegate from the Portland chamber of commerce in company wit 11 j. x. Teal and Phili n,...i... 1.... .. - ...1.11, nr. uui iie win also represen ine suite at large, not as a delegat ot any organization, but as governo: or Oregon. FORCE RAILROADS TO llOIX. O. R. & X. and Northern Pacific Must Connect Tracks in Washington. Walla Walla, Dec. 1. Complaints In an action to be brought in the Franklin county court by the state to compel the O. R. & N. to make con nections with the Northern' Pacific railroad at Connell, In conformity with a recent order of the state rail way commission, have been prepared by Arsistant Attorney General Falk ner and will probably be filed early nexi weeK. The railroads were ordered to make track connections at Walla Walla Connell, Rltzvllle and other points In eastern Washington, but refused on the grounds that the railway com mission had no authority to Issue such an order. Connell Is taken alone slmnlv as test case in order that the issues may not be confused. A writ of mandate win be asked for. By this proced ure the state avoids the railway com mission had no authority to Issue such Its constitutionality. The power ot the state under the provision of the con stitution will practically be the only question. PACIFICATION CASE X EARING THE CLOSE. Gillette Trinl Will Go to tha Finish Very Soon. Herkimer, Dec. 1. Gillette was recalled for a few minutes this morn ing and was followed by Deputy Sher iff Klecke, who told of statements the prisoner made to him. It is expected the case will go to the Jury tonight. Later. Each side reserves the right to call witnesses Monday, and the case was adjourned until Monday. Utn: Jesse Kirk Dead. . Klamath Falls, Ore., Dec. 1. Rev. Jesse Kirk, a Klamath Indian known all over the United States, son of Ke elloque, one of the chiefs who signed the treaty of 1864, is dead by typhoid. He occupied a position of trust in the Indian department. li FULL SWAY- Pulajane Chief Escapes, Leav ing His Family and Eleven . Dead Behind Him.' ARMS, PAPERS AND CAMP - EQUIPMENT DESTROYED. Governor of Santa Clara Province Re. signs. Adding Greatly to Governor Magoon's ItesiKMLsiblUtles Treasu ry Surplus on November 30, Con trasted Willi an Immense Deficit I'lion the Same Date Last Year Pulajauo I prising Very Sudden and l'ncxicctcd. Chicago Wheat Market. Chicago, Dec. 1. Wheat opened at 72 6-8. closed at 72 7-8; corn opened at 42 Vt, closed the same; oats opened at 6 z 3-4 and closed at 33. Dinun Surrendered. San Francisco, Dec. 1. Senator Dl- nan surrendered to the sheriff this morning, gave bonds and was releas ed. FOLSd COTTAGE ELECTRIC CARS ARRIVE. our GOVERNOR GOES EASI Oregon's No. 45, from Wnlla Wnlio 1 1, n.ir . ... i.uio j.io . m. No. 46, for Walla Walla, leave 6:50 p. 111. Killed 15 Geese. Frost and Bowman, the well known gun store proprietors, have Just re turned from a goose hunt in the vi cinity of Holdman, where they killed 15 monster geese. Some of the largest geese evor brought to the city were In the lot killed. Geese are plentiful In that section. vveciillve to Plond for Oim-ii Rivers. The Oregon Dally Journal sav nt Governor Chambcrluin's trip to Wash ington; To do what he can townr.i f,oei,m waterways, Governor Cham berlain will leave tomorrow for Washington, D. C, where he win at tend tho meeting of the vminnnt Rivers and Harbors congress and will later attempt to hold conference with the rivers and harbors mnmnrimu. committee of congress and prove to both the extreme need of generous federal assistance toward the comple tion of works now under way in this tecuon ot tne country. governor unamoerialn will, both before the congress and the commit- ice, represent the state as a whole, not one section alone, and will urge especlnlly before the rivers and har bors committee the vital necessity fr adequate appropriations, to keep tho work alive on different government projects at tho mouth of the Colum bia, at Celllo, along the Willamette, at ireet ars Ready for Service j in Walla Walla. j roiir new sireet cars were received ! by the Walla Walla Valley Traction , company yesterday, and they are be , nig unloaded today, says the Walla ; "ana Hulletin. The cr.rs are tho hit : i.i'- "i eiecirie cars and were 1 made in- J. G. Hi ill & Co. of St. Loui Each car has a seating capacity c aooiu -hi persons. This makes five ears which the company has recelvec for its city and interuibnn servi 1 lie first car was received about two months ago and has been In constant use handling work trains. It Is the intention of the company 10 oegin tne city service as well as the service between College Place and Walla Walla as soon as electrical ma chinery reaches the city. Manager Allen stated this afternoon that the company would require a lare amount of such machinery and it Is expected to reach the city Inside of six weeks, and as soon as It could be Installed It was probable that an up-to-date city and lnterurban service would be Inaugurated. Railroad Outfits Horned. The outfit cars belonging to the McKeen block signal crew at Hermls tcn were burned last night and nil the clothing and bedding belonging to me crew were destroyed. It Is nn Known now tho fire started. un eggs at 45 cents per dozen and really fresh eggs 60 cents per uozen, snioon Keepers in the north west declare that on all drinks re quiring eggs for their concoction that mey are very fortunate to come out even. DESTROY ED I XKXOWX ORIGIN OE EIRE LAST EVENING. Manila, Dec. L The constabulary under Major Murphy surprised the camp of Pablo, chief of the Pulajanes. island of Samar. Eleven Pulajanea were killed and the chief's son and nine others were wounded. Pablo escaped. His wife and daughter were captured and clothing, arms, naoen and camp equipment were destroyed. Governor Alcman Resigns. Havana, Dec. 1. As part of the program to embarrass Magoon's ad ministration, Aleman, governor of Santa Clara province, l.as resigned. Magoon ordered Aleman to correct aDuses practiced by him during the Palma regime. Treasury Surplus Yesterday. Washington, Dec. 1. The treasury surplus of the fiscal year ending yes terday Is, $16,000,000, as against a de ficit of J12.OOO.00O at the same period last year. Chief of Police Killed. f ' ' Kazan. Russia, Dec. 1. While leav ing the theater the chief of police of Chopoto was shot dead. His assassin was arrested. With It liiirned the Household Effects or W. H. Harrison, Who Was in the House Shortly Previous Eire Greatly Endangered Another Dwel ling Nearby. Which Was Not Dam- used, However Itiiilding Valued at SI 200. Ry a fire which occurred about o'clock last evening the home of W. H. irrison, on Lllleth street, between Aita and Court, was destroyed. How ih" blaze originated is not known. At the time Mr. Harrison was the only memuer or the family hi town, his wife being on a visit in Texas. Ho nun icii me nouse shortly before and n i-i come down town to oat sii,0 me i;re was uncovered bv nelch ...... a. aim was given lor nose company io. 4. It responded nromnt .v, una iiiougn nothing could be don ownrds saving the burning structure ne uremen did good work in nre eming me o.'uze from spreading notner nouse which closelv adintnoH ne Harrison home. Onlv tho rhd ieame or the burned house now re mains. WOOD SCARCE ON MOUNTAINS. Largo Force of .Men and Teams Haul. lug Lust of the Summer's Supply to the Railroad. R. R. Collins, one of the pioneer wood denlers of Kamcla, is In the city this afternoon on his way to visit his family at Freewater. He says the supply of wood on th Hlue mountains is very small and ha doubts if it is sufficient to last Pen. dleton and Walla Walla until spring, eve,, 11 ,s ail shipped out. A large force of men and teams Is working at MeaeJiani. Kamcla and other wood points hauling wood from the timber to the railroad. The snow is about 10 Inches deep at Kamela and sledding is very good and the wood men are humying their work to finish hauling while the slow lasts. Mr. Collins has about 300 cords of wood in the timber near Kamela, which lie will soon deliver at the rail road. There are now but 200 cords on the dump at "that place. Cars are being loaded every day and the supply Is vanishing rapidly. FRATERNITIES .MUST GO. IN FOUND DEAD FROM BLOW ON DEAD From the effects of a blow on tho head which he received at Umatilla last Friday an unknown man died at the poor farm this morning. Who he Is or whero ho Is from Is as deen a mystery as though he had been with out Identity. Last Friday the man was fonn.i nt Umatilla by the marshal of that nineo He had been hit over tho head and was pnrtly stunned from the effects of the blow. Ho refused to tell who he was, or who had hit him. On the fol lowing day ho was brought to Pendle ton for treatment. He was met at the I depot by Sheriff Taylor who turned him over to Dr. W. G. Cole, county i....I.u.mii. wnne with the sheriff the man refused to tell his name, and for several days past ho has been unable to talk. In stature the deceased Is small, and he is apparently about 35 yeurs of age. He has auburn hair, a short stubby beard, small chin, largo fore head and a rather large Roman nose. In the absence of any information regarding the man's relatives he was burled this forenoon in the potter's field at Olney cemetery. The place that was burned belongs to William Folsom. ex-rnnntv er, una it was valued at about timn It was a one-story frame cottage. All of the furniture belonging to the Har- risen lamity, was destroyed. "Loud" Church Sen Iocs. Seattle, Dec. 1. Thomas Junk 1 minister en route to China, was r restid at a late hour lost night by ..w.M.iiuii .11 ik nt on a charge of comiuciing a noisterous house in th Chereb nf tho AnAntii- n ... " , "i""'"""-' raitn on Seventh avenue, between Pine and Olive streets. The lender nt church. Rev. Gurley, was arrested v.ne nine ago on a complaint made by a woman living near and on o. luiim 01 numerous complaints con cerning the Bervlces hM 1., church. It recti lug iv,,, ponies. Paul Claystone, the well known ni Player and gentleman rider, ho, nor. chased from Elwyn Chalmers of Or cas Island, Wash., the latter's Im ported Arab stallion. Vulcan. rt Claystone. who has a ranch of several thousand acres at Granite, Idaho, Is breeding polo ponies on an extensive scale, having purchased about 30 Jim Miller mures. School Hoard of Chicago Will Abolish student Societies. The Chicago Record-Herald says of the school fraternity evil In that city: The school board has directed the superintendent to enforce the existing rule against high school fraternities. The injunction that formerly tied Its hands Is no longer in force, and de cisions In other states give ground for the belief that no such injunction will bo permanently sustained bv tha courts. The evils which result from th. fraternities and their InterfereneA with school discipline and school spirit have been sufficiently estab Hshed. There remains In reality only the question as to how severe the measures should be which are taken for their suppression. Unfortunately there Is reason t doubt whether lenient measures nr gradual steps are worth while. Too often the boys who belong to these societies regard their fraternltv mio. glance os higher than their school al legiance and break the pledges which they make to refrain from recruiting new members. The firm han.i i kindest in the end. iviiieu una Cremated. Vergonnes, Vt., Dec. 1. Four persons are known to be killed and several Injured by a, gravel train running into the rear end of a passenger train on the Rutland road this morning The passenger train Ignited and the flames added to the Injuries It Is believed the bodies were cremated.