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I I STANDARD OIL I SITE SELECTED FOR THE FIRST ALL OPERATIONS NEW SAWMILL LAW MAKING Chicago, May 1?,—As a result of the testimony of Tucker, chairman of the Central Freight Association, the members may find themselves in con- tepmt of the federal supreme court for violating an injunction agaiust co-op erating aud fixiug rates. Tucker tee- titled that agents made rates by con census of opinion, and the attorney general will be asked to file papers against the association members for contempt. _ ».„burg, M“-v l0 ~The cz“r .- r * a the Peterhof at 12:30. ire<1 J o the palace in a cutter, .’^czarina made the journey in lie the tZ“. p ,nul” was sung in ‘"^hnrebes at 12:30, when mern- ’S the .1 “u<i bur"“,u'1racy 01 , | ... the winter palace. tbered An Nioboloa' C P< -lUt d«Pu‘1“ *ere ¿ by viewing the palace P0VM \ 1^ SESSION. , Petersourg. May 10-Russia’s ft .mi il u-- mbly, the douma, 'Cruelly opened in the winter ‘ n iiv ì“e emperor greeted lentie» ami proclaimed the dou- 'dei rII alter which he read an i,DSI! lb’e deputies repaired to Oda Pkl“‘e Th* ulaie^el:-"‘e I the procession of P.Otis\be first time In Aft teen ,nth’ ‘h,ít tüe e/ar h“‘‘ beeU 1B ±uma assembled in the Tau- rala»- after 4 o’clock and opened tb prayer. Organization work was »n beguu. MORE STANDARD TRICKS. Chicago, Muy 12. —The insterstate commerce commission overruled the motion of the Standard Oil Company to exclude testimony regarding local matters. F. S. Hibbs, former Stand ard Peoria agent, testified that the Standard maintained a school for teaching tricks to defeat competition. Machinists were bribed to put injuri ous substances in the lubricating oils of independent concerns. Chicago,May 10.—E. M Wilhoit, of Tcjieka. a former employe of the Staudard Oil Co., at the interstate commerce commission bearing to day. testified that the Standard or dered him to pay for information concerning competitors. The Stand ard also maintained an espionage sys tem throughout the country. “Wa ter White,” “Perfection” and “Headlight,” three grades of oil,were sold from the same tank. The wit uess said: “1 know I cheated, but they in structed me to. The Standard values a man only by the dirty work he does, and sefr-respect compelled me to quit. I used checks to bribe the rail road employes. ” He told the commission that the Santa Fe and other railroads reduced their tariffs as gifts to the Staudard Oil Co. C. Arnel, of Marcóla, »as in the city today ou business connected with bis deal with the Southern Pa- cific Company in regard to rights of* way for spurs to the company's pro- pro posed sawmills iu the Mohawk valley. He informed the Guard this morning that the site for the first mill has lieeu selected aud a crew of men has beguu to deal the rignt-of way for the spur from the Weudliug branch railroad to the site. The site selected is on the com pany's land aboil» half a nnle west of Mr. Aruel’s residence and about three-fourths of a mile west of the railroad. Work of erecting the 1 sawtuill and constructing the spur will ' probably begin this month. Mr. Arnel has just bought Dr. H. F. Ong's 210 acre farm adjoining bis own on the north, the consideration being 92700. A portion of the place is OHIO INVESTIGATION. farming and the remainder is timber Chicago, May 10.—Subpoenas have land. been issued for nine Ohio county treasurers t"> appear and produce doc umentary evidence during the coming oil bearing It is expected to show that all taxes for Standard oil, subsi ninnrrn aiiTTinrii diary and supposedly independent i I u NE l H MAl i HIEM companies were paid by one man. CHÂMP0EG AND LIFE IN REFUGEE CAMP IS UNCOMFORTABLE Heavy Chill-Laden Wind Sweeps Over Tented City-Passage Along Streets Becomes Hazardous-Fire in Barracks at Presidio Caused Panic Among Homeless Refugees Who Were Camped There. San Fraifcisco, May 12. —A heavy, chill-laden wiud last uight and this morning made »be tent life of the ref- ug»»es uncomfortable and rendered paisage through the streets hazard ous. Great clouds of dust were blown throughout the burned district, but it did not daunt the thousands of sight seers, the majority of whom were wo men. I Following the mayor's order*, the work of concentrating the refugee eamps will begin immediately, The roof of Cantonmount barracks “1 the Presidio caught fire last night, EARTH TWISTS B D. n San Francisco, May 12.—The joiut committee on special session of the legislature decided today to incorpo rate in the relief measures the re guiding of wharves, damaged to the extent of 9600,600, and make provis ions for adequate tire protection for the water front as well as raising means to pay the National Guarii, lately iu service. it fP ida ilv «nt als h BRIDGE LABORERS AT SPRINGFIELD OUT ON STRIKE FOREST FIRES DESTROY TOWNS WALLS CRUMBLE IN WASHINGTON APER TRUST OFFICIALS FINED AND ADMIT GUILT IR creaitng a panic among the refugees encamped about the barracks. The soldiers extinguished the dailies, but uot_until the roof was eousuu ed. I The historic town of Champoeg, on the east batik of the Willamette, and the grounds surrounding it will be preserved and maiuta ned as a park under the direction of the general government if the wishes of F. X. Matthieu are carried out. Mr. Mat- Reports from various railroad [ thieu is a survivor of the eonvention of May 2, 1843, when the provisional camps iu Oregon and along the Snake I government was formed that saved and Columbia rivers indicate that the Oregon country to the United more men are available for work than San Frnacisco, May 11.—The earth- States. He says the state has seemed was the case early in April. It is said by railroaders that few of the ap gave a severe twist at 1:3o this after- Seattle, Wash. May 10. The min title to three acres immediately sur About twenty of the men employed noon, , which 1 lasted 1 about three sec ing town of Berlin, on the Great Nor rounding the monument and be thinks plicants are from San Francisco. onds. Aside from the falling otjweak thern railroad, 75 miles from Seattle, the government should purchase at Only laborers accustomed to stren iu the building of the Southern Pa uous work at the Bay City have been cific couqiauy'H uew bridge across walls no damage resulted. The mo has been completely wiped out by for least ten more and create a small found suitable for grading, as most of Willamette at Spiingtield went out tion was from east to west. est tires. Thirty families are shelter national paik tor the perpetual preser them are said to be unable to with- the on >« strike this morning, demanding NEW CHINATOWN. less. Madison, Hot Springs and vation of this historic spot. 1 stand the hardships of camp life. higher wages. They have been re Skykomish are reported burning and San Francisco, May 11.—The com I Small gangs are being shipped in «wiving 92 a dHy, but asked for an special trains are being sent to carry mittee on permanent location of Chi , from Eas'ern points, but the contrac advance of 50 cents a day. Eugineer natown reported this morning that tire fighters to the scene. tors complain that many of them agree C. 8. Freeland, who lias charge of the six companies aud Chinese prop to accept positions merely to secure the work, offered tu compromise with erty holders retuse to accept Hunter’s transportation and on nearing the the men and give them 92.25 a day, Point as a permanent location and . . . . , rtruc ’o avaevv v« • m fur but all of them except one or two re scene VI of «Mv the vuuij camps leave »wv the »• train Mrs. Jefferson Davis, the location now chosen by the com * the interior. fused to accept the proposition aud of the Confederacy,” aged about 80 I It is admitted that when harvest quit work. The leader of the strikers mittee, to submitted to the Chinese, years, is lying at the point of death at 1 i is bounded by Sansome, Front, Paci- ing opens the farmers will draw heav went back to work and this non her home in New York. , tic aud Bay streets. ily on the railroad camps for help, as plussed them for a while, but they re | Chairman Phelan, of the finance better wages are offered. For that I mained obstinate aud refused to The vault of the Fireman ’ s Fund Oregon City. .Uaj i . — Judge J. H. St. Paul, ____ May ?*-»--» today »«J»- that >i,.t the _ ____ , 11. — The Minnesota committee _________ stated reason an effort is being made to re yield. Insurance Co. at San Francisco was Scotl aud Sheriff Culver, of Marion rectors of the Paper trust paid $100 amount of money now on hand is $2,- [ I cruit the forces in the field at once Engineer Freeland came over to Ru county, together with the county cracked by a falling steel girder and so as much headway as possible can es in the federal court today and 055,000, gene today and s ired to Portland for all its contents, including policies court of Clackamas county and the tbdrew the anwser they had tiled I be gained before the summer season. more meu. With the handful he ha. council of Oregon City have appor and records, have been destroyed. A the government suit to have the left and the new men expected soon tioned the rewards offered for the new company will be formed to take neral paper company declared a from Portland he thinks there will capture of Desperado Frank Smith. the place of the old one, according 1st. They will now reorganize to not be a very long delay iu the work. to President Dutton. A total of $1500 was offered, aud of oid a conflict with the Sherman this amount Harry Draper, who with iti-trust law. The flues were sus- | Joseph Leiter has been suspended his bloodhounds traced Smith to bis jned in the federal supreme court i from the Chicago board ot trade be death near New Era, was given $750. il assessed on account of the refusal I cause he has failed to pay bills result the directors to answer questions | San Francisco, May 11.—Thesehoon J. M. Culver, George Morden and ing from his disastrous attempt to --------- I Andy Vaughan, the three officers who Bh( the proceedings. Twenty oue Janies Bilker,an Oregon pioneer and Eva, arriving at Eureka today, re accompanied Draper to the place corner wheat eight years ago. Ipi mills iu tLe Middle West were er ports that she sighted a number of where Smith was concealed, each re It is now pretty conclusively settled a former Lane county resident, died Kiants. logs believed to be part of the big ceive $50, and the balance of $600 is that Charles 1). Spier, the confiden at the home of Martha Baker at April 27, ui of raft lost by the steamer Leggett off divided equally among the following: tial man of H. H. Rogers, the Stand Burns, Hurney county, .-»pm the northern coast of California. The Mrs Bratten, of Canby :IIarry Minto, ard Oil magnate, committed suicide. paialysis. He was aged 73 years and Man BiOUght tO EUgBnO HOSûital M PRICES REDUCED. ©or raft was a menace to navigation and .of Salem; John Doe. of Woodburn; The members of the family still hold was unmarried. He nau been n nign- Washington. May 11. —Attorney ^tie Leggett had been searching for it ----- Smith, of Woodburn; Frank to the theory that Spier wae killed by L > umTTof te ye«r ‘ Hzen of BurM tljr a •Deral Moody said the action of the fur a wee|£ past. It is now probably Snow, of Portland ; Sum Downey, of | deceased came to Oregon from ifer trust in St. Paul ends the lit 1- broken up aud the danger is thereby Portland ; John Cordauo, of Portland ; a burglar. ition in a complete victory tor the removed- Governor Pardee declines to call Illinois in 1852. After residing iu J. K. Graham, of Canby; J. F. De irernineut. He stated that since ___________________ voe. of Canby; Charles E. Burns, an extra session of the California leg- Lane county for a number of years e suit was instituted the price of Charles Ely, J. H. Slattery. William ialature until the relief bills are fully he removed to the Eastern Oregon till ■ bis ........ -■ May, J. K. Morris, R. Forsberg, E. decided upou He desires to have no country, where be resided Thomas Breitenmiller, the man ;rr^,UllU1' rs bad be«n reduced death. He was a brother of E. D. C. Hackett. C. Cross, Jack Jones, Ed misunderstanding or confusion. I Baker, of Burns, and Mrs. M. T. Aw- brought down from the Booth Kelly Bachner, H. Cook, D, C. Boyles, C. A Pendleton dispatch say«: Ar brey, of Eugene, they being the only logging camp above Wendling Mon i A. Frost, Gus Winesett, Frank Hen rangements day evening in an unconscious condi are being made by W. il. surviving members of the family. dricks, H. W. Trimbath, T. F. Ryan, tion hs a result of a blow >n the head, I Babb to ship a traiuload of horses The funeral was held on April 28 recovered his senses Wednesday even all of Oregon City; J. H. Reid, of from this country into Allx-rta within Milwaukie; David McArthur. David i the next ten days. The horses have and the remains interred iu the ing and is now able to be on the Constantinople, May 12.—Turkey McArthur, Jr., G. P. McNamee, Staul Burns cemetery. streets. Breitenmiller, who is a tier <* IU vuv d sur «* s - I been purchased here and in the . has accepted England’s demands for M. Crimp, Bert Willard aud L. Fer rounding country in the man and has a family in Portland, last few ! tL^ ™ — says lie was assaulted by the foreman J evacuating Tabah, conditionally. The guson, of New Era. weeks. They are range stock, and of the camp, whose name is Bush. will be placed upon the ranges of ^whington, May 12.—Rayner’s lim- Turkish government asks for a mixed Breitenmiller, who was runuing a Canada, li.-ta mb OOO and 8U0 will I m si coart review amendment was re tribunal to determine the exact fron- .“donkey” engine in the camp, coni shipped. plained that be was not receiving the efed aud Bailey, duriug the discus- J tier, aud it is believed the British wages promised him when he was en Gorky, the author, now in New on. said, referring to the president: will consent. gaged by the company's employment York, predicts a revolution in Rus The crisis is considered passed. "Let'» cease reference to the man agent at Portland, and became en sia, having no faith in the czar's J. B. Eddy, right-of-way agent of iron; he is only clay, and common promises. He ridicules the attempt the 8. P. Co., spent last night in Eu- gaged in a heated discussion with A very unusual incident pertaining to form a constitutional govern . gene and went over to C'oburg.tbia the foreman, with the result that he 6 at that. ” was pretty badly beaten up. The man to the killing of the “Holy Roller" > ment. The Allison compromise amendment 1 morning. Mr. Eddy informed a says be will endeavoi to bring crim prophet, Creffleld, at Seattle by the' I Guard reporter last evening that on *cifleally conferring jurisdiction in brother of a woman held under his | Fur March the Union Pacific rail account of the Sun Francisco tire the inal action against Bush for the as »courts was adopted. The Allison coutrol, is a letter of District Attor rood's gross earnings were 95,106,913; matter of building a »pour and trestle sault. ney Manning, of Portland, to the J expenses, 92,909,927; net earnings, I to the gravel beds recently secured by lendment premitting the setting prosecuting attorney at Seattle justi- | $2.196,985, an increase of 9327.111 over the company across the river from •de of the commission’s decree by Chicago, May 12.—The General Pa fying the murder on the broad ground the corresponding month uf last year. the old tannery has been held up for ■pvrary injunction under limita A small infernal machine was found a time but he expressed the belief per Company has advised all paper that there was no other way to mete una was adopted. out justice. Mr. Manniug says in under Governor Folk's window at that the work will be doue before the mills that it has withdrawn as selling part: Jefferson City, Mo., yesterday. The summer Is over. The big tire has agent, and the trade will be supplied ■ “I do not want you to understand 1 governor believes it to be the work been the means of delaying a large C0UMM1TTEE DEADLOCKED. 1 That 1 would not uphold the majesty ih . aulolm . p . direi. * t> Contracts Contrae will be filled by of cranks, and nu arrests have been amount of improvement work on the of the law, but when a man infringes ' made. 'whington, May 12.—The senate individual mills. company’s lines as well as the build upon the common decency of society iv*l committee voted five even on The candidates upon the Democrat Edwin 8. Greenfield, head clerk of ing of the proposed new lines. to the extent that this man did. and ic ticket will speak at the following there is no statute under which he the banking house of Harrison, Sny of Panama canal. Final de i could be prosecuted, and be has so der A Son, of Philadelphia, is under mentioned places upon the following nmation vu than postponed until b_____________ I ¡zrosflly debauched families, , I think arrest iu that city, charged with the mentioned dates, and they invite the «»slay. when it is understood a 1 7. tl... taking _ <>f * H... the I.... law in in n on*'* OWB embezzlement of 9100,000. '«vel canal wifi be favored. Republican candidates to join them in hands, under such circumstances, to A.P. Gorman, of Maryland, a joint canvass, dividing the time: mete out summary justice is almost is Senator critically ill at his home in Wash- excusable." Central school bouse, at 3 o'clock, |ington and hi* life 1* despaired of. In GC’Cil 111 his capacity of district attorney v ■ His sickness l>egan with an attack of Wilkesbrarre, Pa., May 10.-Seven Friday, May 25, 1'.*»!. rv ner ceuv v. .eeponded, Manning ha.i investigated the charac- ty per cent of the miners responded 8. B. Eakin, of the estate of Henry Junction City, at 1 o'clock, Friday, A. a mines — i — V*. . K operation^ V\AA *fi 9 I Í 1 fl ÍW ter and p^tlcM of Creffleld, the die- grip several months ago. TOUIM ’he£ the resumed G. Hadley, ba* filed with the probate May 2»>, 1.-*> Robbers held up a train on the Ca closures being revolting. today No discrimination was made court an inventory of the property of nadian Pacific railroad near Kam Cottage Grove, at 8 o'clock, Mon 1 and old employee were re-blre<l. The personal property looks. B. C., last night aud secured the estate. May 11-One person was' seven registered letters for their paiu*. amounts to 93049.28, and real proper day, May 28, 190«. Creswell, at I o'clock,Tuesday,'May The robbers overlooked 940,000 piled ty, 914,31»), making a total of 917,- BITUMINOUS CONFERENCE. 2», 1906. up in packages on a shelf in the mail 339.25. »nd seven were wounded in a , — —— bituminous Chicago, May 10.—The car. A reward of 91000 each has been Goshen, at 8 o'clock, Tuesday, May a >7 Pulajane« who entered Ina- ‘ operators have agreed to meet the offered for the gang. 29, 191«. by Barrio Wright, Samar mlner9 ln s ioint con,er*nce' The fish warden last year raised Portland. May IX—Over 000 of 700 Pleasant Hill, at 9:30 o’clock, Wed vUlajsue* looted and burned a Seattle, May 10. -Prosecuting At 816,608 Chinook fry at Yaquina, aud hundred employ*» of the local street nesday, May 30, 1906. torney Deckree ha» evidence to prove 806.936 at Alsea. 568.302 silversid»» at "2 ‘ h<xw* *hd fled, taking twen- Jasper, at 1:30 o'clock, Wednesday, that tJeorge Mitchell was paid by an Yaquina and 3,610,000 at Alaea. Over car line* have J o I ush I the union de Mtenen. a million steel heads have been col spite the order forbidding them to do May 30, 1906. ^oa«*buiary »nd troops are pureu- j Rabaud Portland to murder Crsffleld, lected at these places. Springfield, at 8 o'clock, Wednes •o. the “Holy Roller. At the meeting of the Democratic day. May :*), 190«. state central commit*»* yesterday l'hureton, at 8 o'clock, Friday, Ma Judge Alex 8week, of Portland, was F°R CHINESE CAMPAIGN. Dayton. Ohio, May IL-Oliver C. 31, 1906. •(•»■ted chairman and Mr. Ryan secre Rome, May IX—The strike here has “•“W' a. May IX —General Haugh's motion for a new trial wm eoold not bnng a« much happiness to Ury. Coburg, at 8 o'clock, Thursday, overruled today and be -a» sentenced Mrs. Lucia Wilke, of Caroline. Wie., colla peed. ond*r the war department's to be electrocuted August 29. He as did on* 25 cent box of Bueklen's May 31, 1966. The announcement is made that the The Naples strikers bare aUo re- U preparing troop« In the wae convicted of the murder of hie Arnica aasve. waen it completely fire insurant»»» com .vanI»» will pay Ping Yang, at 1.30 o'clock, Friday, turued to work. cured a mnclng sore on her leg, their San Francisco loaeee at once 'o*s for • possible China catn- parents and brother. Juns I, 1906. which 3au wrtu.ed bar 23 long years. They have also decided to raise rates Eugene, at 1:30 o'clock, Saturday, •r»tom of field marches, Greet*«! anttaeptio healer of pij^« upon all Western risks iu order to re Car of tuggies received direct from f1* " <Je and them battles are June 2, 1906. wound* an i rovea. .S cents at u. De- imbarse themselves for their loseee factory Latest styles »fid finishes in ¡«auo t •tor». U M. TRAVIS, N«w Turk, May IX—Carl Scharr , be market at all prioes. Call and has not sxpirsd aud will live through ' Chairman Dwmooratic Central Gardea seed of all kind« In bulk. Every»' lr< furniture at Commi tie*. Chambers' Hardware. tbs day. C'-a*bars' Har- ’ war* Chamber«' Hardware. it Petersburg, May 12.-The dou- .resumed it» sittings today. Muu- Mou- usteff read telegrams of greetings ® «any fore.gu aud domestic so rties, and the Moscow and Odessa iv.rsities promised to support the 01l<. in urging reforms. Politic» isoner»' me»sages were greeted with eers Mouromsteif asserted his au- oritT who 1 onu over Deputy ---- Anipkens, . aunJed that the dounia consider .„mtv before organization work was mpleted. I alt Mii •e, >Ui dn Mjv ♦> 111 General News Notes OIVISION OF REWARD FOR FRANK SMITH BIG RAFT BROKEN ON CALIFORNIA COAST I. DEATH OF A FORMER LANE COUNTY RESIDENT BREITENMILLER TELLS HIS STORY U rt .e «h ip ve m I it« 2 re Unconscious Condition Able to Be Out ILEY CALLS TEDOY ONLY MAN OF CLAY JURKEY AGREES TO LEAVE EGYPT HOLY ROLLER CREFFIELD KILLING « I WORK ON GRAVEL BED SPUR HELD UP I PAPER TRUST IS THING OF PAST c > id Ï r DEMOCRATS DESIRE JOINT CANVASS MANY COAL MINERS RETURN TO WORK i PROPERTY OF HADLEY ESTATE $17.339.25 WANES RAID IN C1U1D IUWN IN SAMAK ht a MITCHELL PAID TO KILL CREFFIELD Workmen Join Union A Mountain of Goll Strike Collapses ‘ MURDERER DOOMED TO ELECTROCUTION I BÌ Cert Scherz Still Uvee à I it o *n ith I