Eugene weekly guard., December 13, 1906, Image 4

RURAL ROUTES
BELLAMY
WORK ON TROLLEY
AND KINDRED
RAILWAY BEGINS
COMES BACK «
POSTAL MATTERS
EARLY IN 1907
PRESIDEI
was in the most prosperous year un­ congress when it enacted the law un­
der the Spanish regime. There were der which the island is now being
210,275 tons of sugar exported last administered. After seeing the island
year, of the value of $14,186,319: personally, and after five years ex
$3,555,163 of tobacco, and 28,290,- perieace in connection with its ad-
322 pounds of coffee of the value of administration, it 1* but fair to th os*
28,481,102.
Unfortunately,
what who devised this law to say that
used to be Porto Rico's prime crop— it woirtd be well-nigh impossible to
eoffee— has not shared this prosper­ ljave devised any o', her which in th<
Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—The
Cincinnati,
ity. It has never recovered from the actual working woi.ld have acconi
E. W. Hall, a prominent official of
10.—
Washington, D.,
C., Doc.
11 disaster of the hurricane, and more­ pushed better results.
'annual
report of Fourth Assistati Storer today , .1)1M b
- 4
the Willamette Valley Co., is up from
De
Graw
was
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
— Before the senate confirms the over, the benefit of throwing open
-»tatements contained in R N to
‘° 1
Portland. He informed a reporter Postmaster Getieral
The White House, Dec. 11, 1906. this f<p-enoon that construction work made public today, The report deals | letter to Secretary l i ioot
■omaiation of George B. Cor- our market to it has not compensated
{oot
U1P nrceo 1,....
telyou to be secretary of
the tor the loss inflicted by the closing
on the Huger ‘-Springfield electric with the divisions of supplies, dead the press last night, >n.iMiB.
letters
and
topography,
which
wert
■ecretary of the interior, it will In of the markets to it abroad. 1 call
position he had heretofore tak Oi I
railway and the Eugene street rail­
■1st that the president make known your attention to the accompanying
way will begin early in 190”. Bids placed uuder the supervision of th- reiterating the statement
when Shaw and Hitchock intend to memorial on this subject, of
the
are now being advertised for, and fourth assistant postmaster general, him in his statement to me 7' *1
I board of trade of San Juan, and I
resign.
they will be opened at the company's thus constituting, with the dlvisioi the foreign relations cotnmtS
earnestly
hope
that
some
measure
office
in Portland December 15. He of rural delivery, previously assign­ congress, made pubik. ,J1*
Chinese Exclusion.
”•!
will
be
taken
for
the
benefit
of
the
stated
that he did not know exactly ed, administrative duties confided to Storer said:
Preparations are being made in the
rural
delivery,
division
of
supplies,
"I
seem
to
have
bee.
eIeet#
.
. '
excellent
and
hjgh
grade
Porto
Rican
when the work will begin, but it will
house to get a bill modifying th<
'j
division of topograhphy, division of member of the Annanias
coffee.
not
be
many
weeks
after
January
1.
Shinese exclusion out of committee I
division
of
dead
letters,
division
of
others
who
have
come
¡
m
.
?
In
addition
to
delegations
from
the
Work on the Salem-Portland line,
The California delegations last night
pute with President Koote’ *
topography.
board
of
trade
and
chamber
of
com
­
Mr.
Hall
said,
is
progressing
as
rap
­
prevented a favorable report, and will
The number of employes In these am now to be «.las8ed wlth „
Paris, Dec. 6.—The Japanese min idly as the winter weather will per­
fight to the last ditch on the floor. merce of San Juan, I also received
four branches of the service, as pro­ Chandler, Tillman and BaiJev
delegations
from
the
Porto
Rtcan
ister
here,
M.
Kurino,
who
negotiated
mit,
and
it
will
probably
be
com
­
The bill now excludes all except th<
vided for during the past fiscal year others who have questioned'^
lavored ctasses, while I the amend Federation of Labor and from the the Japanese-American treaty ot pleted during the year 1907. The
Including
rural carriers but not sub­ act or word of the president b !
Coffee Growe-s’ Association.
1894,
is
extremely
gratified
by
Presi
line will then be extended on up the
■lent changes the act so > as to admit
stitutes, numbering more than 30,- every other American gentle««,
There
is
a
matter
to
which
I
wish
dent
Roosevelt's
declaration
on
th«
valley
to
Eugene
and
probably
be
all except coolies.
000, nor the force of agents engaged has a wife to protect, I ilnden/
The president's special message on to call your especial attention, and San Francisco controversy in his mes completed to this city in 19 08.
In investigating rural service (which to defend her name froni ¡J"*
that
is
the
desirability
of
conferring
sage
to
congress.
The
Willamette
Valley
Co.
has
Porto Rice was sent to the senate
full American citizenship upon the
The minister informed the As so just acquired the street railway line force was on December 1, 1905, tions and charges of falsehood *
today, as follows;
peopl«* of Pollo Rico. I most earn­ elated Press that, although the school at Albany and will electrify it in the transferred to the division of post-
Mr. Storer claims he has four.
President** Message.
estly hope that this will be done. question was not foreseen when th< neat future and operate it in con- office inspectors), aggregated ap- ters bearing <>„ the contronm,
following is the president’s special I cannot see bow any harm can pos­ treaty was drawn up, the most fa
to the promotion of Archbishop J
proximately $26.826,440.
nection with the valley line.
■lesage concerning Porto Rico
sibly result froqj it, and it seems to vored nation clause was designed t*
Growth of the service.
land, which he asserts tend to fa
To the Senate and How of Repre­ me a matter of right and Justice to
In the fiscal vear ended June 30. out his contention that "1 0
prevent discrimination and provid<
sentatives:
the people of Porto Rico. They are for equal treatment with the most
1906, the tenth year in which rura explicit inatructions of the
On November 21 I visited the loyal, they are glad to be under our favored nation, which was all
delivery has been In operation, there in acting as I did with regl
that
Inland of Porto Rico, landing at flag, they are making rapid progress Japan desired.
has been material decrease in the de­ promotion."
Ponce, crossing by the old Spanish along the path of orderly liberty.
mand for the service. The climax in
Continuing, Mr. Storer «¡d
EI.MIRA
ITEMS.
X
road by Cayey to San Juan, and re- i Surely we should show our apprecia­
the development of the rural delivery
Archbishop Ireland told me , l
turning next morning over the mew tion of them, our pride In what they
of mail was reached In the fiscal year that the president on several oct*
(Special Correspondence.)
road ,rom Arecibo to have done, and our pleasure in ex­
1904, when the service was Installed ions in conversation with him.
Elmira. Dec. 13,—
Ponce; the scenery was wonderfully^ tending recognition for what has thus Elmira by some is thought to be dead
on 9,447 routes. At that time th credit for the action which he m
beautiful, especially among the been done, hr «."aptiuif them full *
average number of petitions file-1 pf* repudiates."
JJut that is all a mistake;
mountains of the interior, which con­ American citizenship.
San Francisco, Dec. 10.—A ter­ month was 700. This average wa
For she has only been asleep,
stitute a veritable tropic Switzerland.
Under the wise administration of
And now she is going to wake.
rifle wind Btorm swept over the city maintained during the fiscal year
Washington, Doe. 10.—
1 could not embark at San Juan be­ the present governor and council,
There is to b«» a Christmas tree at today. Shipping in the harbor was 1905, but during the pdst fiscal yea Roosevelt last night made publiTj
cause the harbor has not teen marked progress has been made in
the Baptist church on Christmas eve. damaged considerable and in all por- the number of petitions filed was 4,- : long letter addressed to Secret«!
dredged out and cannot receive an the difficult matter of granting to
Everybody invited.
tions of the city tottering walls were 687, a monthly average of 390. Of Root, giving correspondence
American battleship. I do not think the people of the island the largest
Mr. and Mrs. Bogard, of Washing­ hurled to the ground. Owing to the this number, 3,720 were accepte 1 for the president and ex-AmhJ/J
this fact creditable to us as a t.a'ion, measure of self-governnutnt that can
danger of falling walls, street cai investigation.
Bellamy Storer at Vienna, and uj
and I earnestly hope that Immediate with safety be given at the present ton. are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
With the close of the fiscal yea I Storer, in w hich he says that jw
service
was
entirely
suspended.
John
Tom
Fountain.
provision will be made for dredging time.
It would have been a very
We aru sorry to leaitn that Warren Rynehart, a laborer, was killed by 1906, rural delivery was in opera­ Storer's refusal to answer hij J
Ran Juan harbor.
serious mistake to have gone any
Nichols
and family are to leave us a falling wall, and another workman tion <«i 35,766 routes. On 233 of j tors and the publication of va-J
I doubt whether our people as a faster than we have already gon«* in
pnjbably fatally injured. Two frame thes«' routes service is performed tri­ private letters justified the anij
wliol« resize the beauty and fertility I this direction.
The Porto Ricans and move to Eugene to reside in the
hofces were leveled by the gale, and weekly. On nearly all of the remaind­ sador's removal; ’hat Mr. Storti
future.
of Porto Rico, and the progress
|
that have complete and absolute auto­
the
Burnett public school unroofed er the service is daily, as it is con­ publication of private forrespo*
Clarence Zumwalt has quit farm­
has been made under its admirable nomy in’all their municipal govern­
Ferry
boat passenger* were made sea trary to the policy of the depart Hire
was
ing
and
gone
to
running
a
meat
fang-
peculiarly ungenti
government. We have Just cause for ments, the only power over them pos­
ment to establish rural delivery wit I i manly and that he (the presidi»
sick
by
the
raging
waters,
and
the
on;
short
orders
promptly
filled.
pride in the character of our repre- sessed by the insular government be­
A spelling school was held at the lower decks were constantly awash service more frequent than once : 1 had stated with absolute clemn
■entatlves who have administered the ing that of removing corrupt or in­
During the year 3,732 new his position, th«- reason why it u
"Fir
Grove ' school house Friday eve­ and occasionally the upper decks day.
tropic islands which came under our competent municipal officials. This
routes
were
established and 76 route: out of the question for him a« nfa
were
swept
by
the
waves.
A
panic
flag as a result of the war
with power has never been exercised save ning. Those present had a good time.
were discontinued, the net increase dent to try to get any arcabkli
occurred
on
one
of
the
boats
and
life
Mrs.
Harvey
Duckworth,
of
Kent,
Spain; and ot no one of them is this on the clearest proo/ of corruption
for the year in the number of router I made a cardinal, though e\pre«b
more true than of Porto Rico. It or of incompetence—such as to jeop­ Or., is visiting her parents, Mr. alnd belts were seized by the frightened
l|n operation being 3,656. The de his admiration for Archbiohop 1»
people,
but
cool
heads
prevented
per
Mrs.
Robert
Allison.
would be impossible to wish a more ardize the interests of the people of
crease in the number of routes es­ land as well as leaders of oih-.*
R. M. Trout has erected a new haps a serious disaster.
faithful, a more efficient and a more the island; alnd under such circum­
tablished is due to the falling off in nominations.
The
British
ship
Palgrave
Is
on
blacksmith
shop.
Elmira
now"has
disinterested public service than that stances it has been fearlessly used to
the demand for the service. The
the
rocks
at
Alcatraz
island
in
th-
two
first-class
blacksmiths.
The president's action fonijj-M
uow being rendered in the island of the immense benefit of the people.
number of petitions pending June 30 lows the publication of a coi.Mti
bay,
with
tugs
standing
by.
Earlier
A
large
number.of
our
citizens
are
Porto Rico by those in control of th». It Is not a power with which it would
in the day the same vessel was pull- 106, was 3,099. Since that date 449 tial pamphlet'’ which Mr. StorerM
,'j
insular government.
be safe, for the sake of the island reported on the sick list.
etf'off the rocks.
petitions have been accepted and 75 week s«).it to the president, the nil
John
Blanton
is
visiting
J.
Horn.
I stopped at a dozen towns all told, .Itself, to dispense at prepent. The
routes
fn*
established or ordered estab net and the senate and foreizi rtl
Several
persons
Clifford
Duckworth,
who
has
been
were
injured
in
and one of the notable feature» u. lower house is absolutely elective,
lished. There are on hand awaitin tions committee.
«very town was the gathering of while the upper house is appointive in Nevada for some time, is visiting various sections of the city.
A large building at Post and Van action 825 petition* favorably rc
■chool children. The work that has This scheme is working well; no in- his mother, Mrs. Arvilla Duckworth.
Charles Doming has moved his Ness avenue collapsed during the ported, making the net number <
been done in Porto Rico for educa- I justice of any kind results from it,
storm. It was occupied by th«* Mann petitions pending October 1, 1906
tloki has been noteworthy. The main Sand great benefit to the islakid, and family to Franklin.
Listen for the wedding bells along Trunk Company, Hahnemann phar­ 1,968.
• uiphasis, is is eminently wise and it should certainly not be changed at
County Rural Service.
proper, has been put upoM primar; this time. The machinery of the about New Years. Good resolutions, macy and the Meiji Art Co. Loss,
boys.
2200,000.
A
building
occupied
by
On
June
30, 1906, complete r-ira
elections
is
administered
entirely
by
education; but in addition to this
Rev. Marion Horn occupied the the California Notion &Toy Co on delivery was in operation in 1*
there is a normal school, an agricul­ the Porto Rican people themselves,
tural school, three industrial schools the governor and council keeping pulpit at the Christian church Sun­ Post street, also collapsed, entail counties, in 165 of which it had bee
ing a loss of 2100,000.
completed during the year.
Since
and three high schools. Every effort only such supervision as is necessary day.
Several
other
buildings
Anderson
Cheshire,
of
Fern
itidge,
that date atid up to September 3C
were
I h being made to secure not only the In order to insure am orderly elec­
Any protests as to electora has become a frequent visitor at El­ blown down and the storm is still orders have been issued for complet­
benefits of elementary education t< tion.
all the Porto Ricans of the next gen frauds is settled in the courts. Here mira. Some think there must be at­ raging, accompanied by a heavy rain ing the service in 98 additional conn
ties.
«ration, but also as far as means will again it would not be safe to mak Ii tractions.
(From Friday's Guard)
C.
E.
Duckworth
had
a
lively
coy
­
permit to train them so that the in­ any change tn the present systen
George Williams, a young n-grw
ote
chas«*
last
week,
but
was
not
suc
­
The
elections
this
year
were
:«bso-
dustrial, agricultural and commercial
was bropght down from Cottzfa
uportunlties of the island can be utll- iutely orderly, unacocmpanied by any cessful in catching it.
< laud«* Gray < I iom - ii < liancellor Com­ mohawk li mber co .
Grove by Constable A. B. Atkins ’Mfl
izt>d to the best possible advantage disturbance ;and no protest has b«c«i
mander for tlie Ensuing Year__ .
WILL HAVE ELI MES. afternoon to serve a term of 25
\\ \I.T1R\ If,LE ITEMS.
Lodg«* in Good Condition.
It was evident at a glance that th made against the management of
in the cunty jail, he having Wfl
teachers, both American and native the elections, although three contests
...... fined 250 by Justice of the
Helmet lodge. Knights of Pythias, File» on Waters ,,f v,
t Special Correspondence. >
Porto Ricans, were devoted to their are threatened where the majorities
officers Thursday night, a-
Allison Creeks to. Purpose of E. Young this morning for robbifa
Walterville, Dee. 13. The school elected
work, took the greatest pride in it. were very small and error was claim
follows:
Floating Lumber io Railroad.
his companion, another negro,
and were endeavoring to train their ed; the contests, of course, to be is progressing nicely under the man-
Claude Gray, chancellor com­
ed
Donahue.
agement
of
Professor
Gilbert,
The
mander;
M.
C.
Harris,
vice-chancel
­
pupil«, not only in mind,'but tn what settled in the courts. In short, the
Williams ami Donahue »ere H
■John F. Kelly and J. S. Magladry,
lor; A. W. Livermore, prelate; Thos
pupils
an*
going
to
have
an
Xmas
governor
and
council
are
co-operat
­
counts for far more than mind ir. citi­
W. Muniwu*. master of work; C. C doing business under the firm name being" through tlie country, pWjfa
zenship, that is character.
ing with all of the most enlightened tree December 2 4.
Henderson, master at arms; G. W
George Barns is up the river look­ Griffin, keeper of records and seal; <>f the Mohawk Lumber Co., today- on their banjos on the street* «
I was very much struck by the ex­ ami most patriotic of the people of
ing
after
his
logging
inter«>sts
C. A. Winternieir, master of finance; filed with the county clerk notice of in saloons for what the people wefal
cellent character of both the insular Porto Rico in educating the citi­
H. A. Dunbar, master of exchequer; the appropriation of 500 miners' of a mind to give them. Wedne-**fr|
Harry
Russell,
of
Thurston,
was
in
police and of the Porto Riean regi­ zens of the island in the principles
D. E. Yoran, inner guard; W. B inches of the waters of McGowan while at Cottage Grove, the; ><>'
ment. They are both of them bod- of orderly liberty. They are provid­ the neighborhood Sunday evening to Dillard, outer guard.
creek, a tributary of the Mohawk proceeded to till up on prohib
s«'«'
hi*
best
girl.
les that reflect credit upon the Ameri­ ing a government baaed upon each
The ledge is in a flourishing con­
J. W Shumate was in Eugene Sat­ dition ami increasing in membership river for the purpose of generating whiskey and while Donahue •»
can administration of the island Th« citizen's self-respect, and the mutual
electrical power and for floating asl«?ep Williams went through 5»
constantly.
urday.
Insular police art- under the local respect of all citizens; that is. based
timber, piling. wood and lumber, pockets and stub accord!»! 10 [l*
We understalnd R. Goff has accept
Porto Rican government. Th«' Porto upon a rigid observance of the pr>.i
COI XT DE CASTELLANE
• *r
1
he point of diversion of the
_ propos- ah tie's statemen* $60 in
ed
a
position
on
the
Deer
Horn
raa<*h
Riean regiment of troops must be ap­ ciples of Justice and honesty. It has
IS XOT POPI LAR ed flume is at the mill dam "of "the ver watch, a knit« and a gold s,'rt’
Matt
Emrick.
who
go«
his
l«g
not
ben
etisy
to
instil
into
the
minds
propriated for by congreM. I earn­
Mohawk Lumber Company, the gen­ pin. He then left town. VhenO*
estly hope that this body will be kept of people unaccustomed to the exer­ broke, is getting alcag as well as
Paris.
Dec.
6.
A
remarkable
eral
course east and southeast along ahue awoke he mis ised his bektUR
could
be
expected.
permanent. There should certainly cise of freedom, the two basic prin­
-Torn out f°r
J W. Shumate purchis**«! a lol ot -rene followed the interpellation of the north side of the creek and the and had a warrant sw
be troop* in the island, and it is ciples of our American system; the
riff McCI*H#**J
the
government
on
the
Moroccan
terminus
at
the
Southern
Pacific
rail
­
finetimber
from
Sep
Game.*
tills
pal's
arrest.
Slit
wise that these troops should be principle that the majority must rule,
ight him at R'*
question in the chamber of deputies road, where McGowan creek crosses Douglas county,
themselves native Porto Ricans, It ami the principle that the minority week.
and brought hfa
today
by
M
J
nares,
the
it.
These
men
have
also
filed
on
200
J.
W.
Keys
is
riaking
sonic
fine
im
­
■
Socialist
burg
yesterday
wonld b«> fr«>m every standpoint a has rights which must not be disre­
Be i
leader. Count Boni de < Castellan« inches Of water from Allison creek back to Cottage i; rove.
Yet real provements on his ra.i* *i
mistake not to perpetuate this regi­ garded or trampled upon
,.,ney
except
>*
unexpectedly
ascended
the
Mr.
Jackson,
of
Eugene,
a
tributary
of
McGowan
creek.
The
e tribune
was at
progress has be»»i made in having
spent all ot the m
ment.
„Id
or
give#
‘ j
Whereupon
half
of
the
Waltervlll«'
buying
point
of
diversion
of
this
flume
is
at
potatoes
tills
deputi*
and
had
either
-
these
principles
accepted
as
elemm-
In traversing the island even the
nt her article»^
abruptly 1
the junction of the two creeks and the stickpin. Th
most cursory survey leaves the be­ tary. as the foundations of siicceaa- week.
i son. H* t**!
the terminus Is at the mill.
Mr. Newman, agent for Scobert ,v
found on his l"
holder struck with the evident rapid fill sel f-goverr ment,
I transmit herewith the report of Dodge, was buying iM»t at ohm this ♦ + ♦ + ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦
guilty an«l was tin- Cd $■'*••
growth in th«> culture both of the
♦ ♦
♦
sugar cane and tobacco. The fruit the governor of Porto Rico, sent to week.
♦ GEORGI- WRIGHT'S BODY
ORDER OF I
il'-T A
♦
♦
Industry is also growing Last year the president through the secretary
♦
HOLDS
n'l
'•
♦
Bl
RIED
IT
.11
X<
TIOX
was th«' most prosperous year that of state.
H.Mte<l w**”*
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4* ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
All the insular governments should ♦ ♦ ♦
th«> island has ever known before or
Mrs. Anna Dunn
♦
♦
At
Junctior
City,
December 10,
since the American occupation.
■cupation The be placed iu one bureau, either in the ♦
Matron ot
IKtRX.
(From Thursday's Guard )
♦ 19ti6, Chas. L.
Baker and Mins r ’ecll
S. M. Spelli er Worthy r»”* j
total of exports and Imports of the department ot war or the depart- ♦
♦
The remains of George W.Wright,
Island was forty-five millions of dol- ni«nt of state It Is a mistake not so ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Walker, both of Junction City, Rev the former I-ane county sawmill man
Evangeline - 1 la
M C. Wire, officiating.
rnal
lars, as against eighteen millions in to arrange our handling of these
At Creswell, IH*<«'mb«r 6. 1 90S
who was killed near
Bellingham. ern Star, held
w *ith ,h* i0‘
1901
This Is the largest in th< Islands at Washington as to be able to Ct.as William an«i wife, a son.
officers
last
nigh
Wash., a few days ago, were interred
. riun#- * »
A. Papenpua, of Pleasant Hill, was
Mrs 'nr ñ(.pr wottlr
Island's history, Prior to the Ameri to take advantage of the esperlence
in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Junc­ result:
can occupation the greatest trade for gained in one. when dealing with the WANTED Goats on shares* any a pleasant caller at the Guard office tion yesterday under the auspices matron; S 8 >1 ' ,n isstst*»'
tron: Lizzie Br>*
cret#^
number; for five years; res*-xisibh
any on«* year was that of la 96. when problems that trom time to time : rise
-lay. He 1* very much in favor of of the odd Fellows and Woodmen ot tron: Jennie Pra
, asurer:
partv. Address C. E Leitzel, 3 1 :•
It ranched nearly twenty three mil­ In another
fruit show and believes that Lane th«» World, of which orders he was a na Whiteaker.
'■
P*'S7
Commercial building. Portland.Or
lu conclusion lei me «»press my
lion* ot dollars. Last year, therefore,
iinty has apples as good as any in member. He also belonged to the Young, conduct'•
The
"
asaistant condu-tr
- -W
d
! «
there was double th«' trade that ther> admiration for the work done^v the t
|the country. Hood River not excepted j Red Men.
fleers are appointiv*
•
SENATE HOLOS OP
CONFIRMATIONS
OF APPOINTEES
WITH MESSAGE
OF PRESIDENT
SWEEPS 'FRISCO
DOING DAMAGE
NEGRO ROBBED HIS