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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1909)
rw ,f ) EVENTS JTTIIE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts o! tlio World. 'PREPARED FDR THE BUSY READER Leas Important but Not Less Inter siting Happenings from Points Outild ths Stats. A Mltwnukon grand Jury has found n (plumbers' trusL Seismographs at Manila recorded a Jtcitvy oartlHiuako, Lawyers In tho Calhoun trial are still battling ovor jurors. Civic chaos has followed tire roslg nation of Mayor llnrpor nt I.o An geles. Anthracltu miner and operators liava disagreed and tho conforonco ad journed. Secretaries Ilalllnger and Wilson will personally Inspoct Irrigation and forctt work. Tho British naval plan for tho com ing year contalnt plana for four mon ster battleships. A 'Montana holdup man robbed lx -JaM and then mad thorn asalat him to scopo on a hand car. Tho American minister to Nicaragua ha been recalls) ami Joint Interven tion by Mexico and tho United State li threatened. A landslide at Java haa almoit com . pletcty burled three villages and coat hundreds of lives. IhTo dead aro estl mated at over 1,000. Castro has engaged berths on a ves scl sailing for Venexuola March 20. A Cuban woman has just given birth to quadruplets, two boys and two girls. Tho Minnesota houio has turned down two bills favoring woman suf frsgo. Tho housa commlttco Is receiving many protests agalngt proposed tariff changes. A Chlcauo nastor and S5.000 havo disappeared and Uia police aro looking for him. Mayor Harper, of Loa Angeles, has resigned under tho threat of exposuro -of gross Immornllty. An attempt was made to wreck a Burlington passenger train near Peoria, 111., by throwing a switch. Anhracito miners' demands havo (been refused by tho operators and both isldes aro preparing for a strike. Japaneaa figures show that 94 mora Japuneio returned homo during Febru ary than camo to Uia United States. Tho Kavsda legislature Is consider ing an anti-gambling bill which oven prohibits tho playing of whist or other games for prises, Kast Africa Is making great prepar ations for Roosevelt's hunt King Kdward disproved the roport of this Illness by walking ten miles. Tho Federal land office has started a vigorous campaign against land frauds. Thu American commission is doing .good work In relieving dlstross at Mcs tsins, Italy. Illlzzard in Now Moxlco, tornadoes In Arkansas and Gulf state havo caused .many deaths. Tho most stringent local option law In any state has been passed by tho Utah legislature. Hallronds In Missouri may compro mise and mako ZH cents n mllo tho standard for pasionger rates. At tho municipal elections In Minne sota 27 towns voted dry against 24 -which decided to continue saloons. Tho president of tho German Firo In surance company has bean indicted at "Toledo, Ohio, for perjury and ember slcment. The Hawaiian legislature is consid ering a bill almad. at Japanese physi cians. A knowlcd'go of English Is pro (Kiscd as a way to shut them out. It is announced thatTaft will visit the Seattlo fair and Alaska. Tho popo'a Illness Is causing soma nlnrm among his physicians. . Germany fours there will bo a mon opoly In wlreloss telegraphy. Chicago may soon construct a muni cipal tuberculosis sanitarium. A Los Angoles man foil Into tho. sea from u balloon and was drew8w& ' Tho housu commltto'o prepesas'to'cut mil lumber duties in half IfM plica Jildos on tho freo list. f- -v Burglars Btolo n safo twise l! Chi- cago, the second tlmo while U -jas,li-Ing guanlod by pollco, -yr mi Tho Nevada legislature hM VfrteU down r resolution calling for,jfrW,a-l unlimited coinage of silver . - CHANGE AnMY HEADQUARTER8 Seattlo Ma 8scuro Department Now at Vancouver. Washington, March 0, Representa tive Kills Iiuh learned that tho general staff of the army is at last seriously considering romovnl of tho hcaduuort- era of tho Deportment of tho Columbia from Vancouver to Horatio. General Hell, chief of staff, with whom ha has talked, says that In view of the growing Importance of army posts In Alaska and tho largo ship ments of supplies to thoso pouts, the headquarters should bo mora centrally located than nt prcront. and personally lie believes they should go to Soattte. Kills also finds that officers of tho Do nartment of tho Columbia nro strongly In favor of tho removal to Seattlo mid havo so recommended. Indued, It scomi that a movement to bring about removal was started by them. Kills Is planning further conferences with General Dell and the secretary of war in the hopo of preventing romovnl, but said today Uia outlook was very discouraging. It seams to be protly well determined that tho headquarters shall go to Seattle, though no order to that elTect has yot been Issued. HOOT FOR NEW YORK LEADER Plslt Ssys Roosevelt Will Retire From Political Field. New Vork, March 0. Kllhu Hoot will bo tho Republican leader of New York, according to n published Inter view credited to ex-Senator T. C. I'lalt, who has Just returned from Washington. "Kllhu Hoot will head tho Republi can organization becauso of donning tho senatorial toga," Mr. Plutt Is quoted as having said. "His powers are only less than thoso of tho presi dent, and ho and I'residcnt Taft are on good terms." When Mr. 1'lntt was asked whethor Mr. IOcb's appointment did not indi cate that Theodoro Roosevelt planned to control Republican politics In this state on his roturn from tho African hunting trip, ho said: "Any man who goes to Africa for a year cannot expect to keep his hold in a political way. I bellcvo Mr. Roose velt purposes to retire permanently from the field of political endeavor. Mr. Roosevelt will not be heard from politically hereafter." Silver Notes Proposed. Allahbsd. Ilritlsh India. March 0.- Tho Allahbad Pioneer makes the cur ious statement that a project .la under consideration to meet the British bud get requirements for old age pensions by revising the scheme of the lato Vis count Goshen, chancellor of tho ex chequer, for the issuanro of 10-shllllng notes secured on a silver basis. Tho Floneer adds that tho United States Is considering a simitar project and com ments on tho appreciation of tho prlco of silver which would result from this, and the consequent restoration of the value of the rupee. Primary Bill In House. Sacramento, Cal., March 0. Ono of the most important measures Intro duced at this session of tho legislature, the direct primary bill, will bo dis cussed by tho assembly during tho com ing week. The bni was passed by the senate and will be reported out of tho election laws committee of tho lower house tomorrow, with an amendment providing for tho nomination of United States senators by an advisory voto by legislative districts. This amendment is not objectionable to the proponents of the bill, and probably will roceivo the Indorsement of tho senate. Roosevelt Helped Qarmans. Berlin, March 0 Tho North German Gazette, in Its weekly political review, aftor paying ox-President Roosevelt a glowing tribute as ono of tho greatest statesman tho United States has ever produced, says: "From tho German standpoint, tho development which German-American relations made un der President Roosevelt will over bo remembered with satisfaction. The tradition of friendship, which haa over marked the relations of tho two coun tries, acquired now security during tho past seven years." Kearsarge at Drydock. Philadelphia, March 9. The battle ship Kearsargo, tho second of tho around-tho-world fleet to roach here, arrived at League Island this afternoon, Tho vessel will bo taken to tho back bay tomorrow and thoroughly overhaul ed. Thoodoro Lentz, a blacksmith aboard tho Kansas, was publicly com mended today in a letter from Secre tary Newberry for worlc in forging a. now high-pressuro cyllndorrlng to tako tho place of ono which broke while the Kearsargo was steaming from Co lombo to tho Suez canal, i t Hawaii Is Anti-Japanese, Honolulu, March 0. Tho territorial senate, by a voto of 10 to flvo, has passod to its socond reading tho ontl Japanceo bill, which prohibits aliens from fishing in Hawaiian waters. Con current resolution asking Uio suspen sion of coaitwUo navigation laws bo twoon tho Pacific coast and Hawaii has been defeated. NEWS FROM THE McKINLEY MURDER COSTLY. Government Makes Public Expendi tures In Effort to 8svo Life. Washington. March 12. After caro- fullv miardlnu for moro than seven years tho facts as to tho government expenditures Incident to me iasn ncss and burial pf President McKlnlcy, tho treasury oHlclala matlo a slatcmcni. tulnu rivnrlnrr llin ninr1(tUre Under the appropriation of 946,000 for this purpose, mado by congress on July I, 1U02. Tho physicians were paiu follows: .. Dr. M. n. Mann. 10.000: Br. Jl. Mynto, 90,000 Or. C. Mcllurnoy, 96, 000; Dr. Roswoll Parks, 96,000; Dr. n ti. Klnrklnn. tl.COO! Dr. F. G. Jonowoy, 91,600; Dr. II. G. Maraln der, 9760; Drs. W. W. Johnson, E. W. Leo and II. It. liaylord, xouu encn-.-ui. N. W. Wilson, 9260; Dr. O. Melt. Hall and Dr. B. C. Mann, 9200 each. Three firms of undertakers divided 94,401.30 among them. Two nurses were paid 9600 each; a third was paid 9 100 and another 9200. i PLAN NEW RIFLE MATCHES. Two New Events to Be Added to An nual American Contest. Washington, March 11. Arrango- n.nli wafa n.rfarti'il tnclav with the Ohio authorities for holding the annual matches or the National KIllo associa- inn nt Amiirlrit on tho Citnn Perry range, Immediately following the na tlonal matches about August 27. Ths neW matches wero added to tho pro gram, ono for annual members and one for individual rapid fire. Tho execu tive committee at Its meeting also ac cepted the offer of Colonel John Jacob Astor of a trophy for the Interscnoiaaue Itiftrmr rhamntunahln match, the tlt))hr to bo kept in competition 20 years and then given to the school winning u uie most times. Vlftnnn tinlvnraltlra and colleges havo entored In the intercollegiate in door athletic match to bo held Marcu 16 to 27 and about 20 school teams liavn rnlnrod In ths Interfteholastic In- door chsmplcnthlp match in April. Sees Way for Conservation. Washington, March 10. Former Governor Pardoo rolterntea his asser tion that the failure of conress-to supply funds for tho operation of the national conservation commission will not hinder Its work. Pardee drclarcd today on what he termed good author ity, that tho sundry civil spproprla tlons bill would not bo construed aa applying to the commission. The sun dry civil bill was passed with an amendment prohibiting the payment of any money to various commiftions created by President Roosevelt, under executive orders. After a conference with President Taft, Pardee announced that the work of the commission would bo continued. Boundary Case Reopened. Washington, March 10. -The esse of tho statu or Washington sgainit uie stato of Oregon, involving jurisdiction over Sand island, tasr the mouth of the Columbia river, which was decided by tho Supremo court of tho United States in favor of tho state of Oregon, was today reopened to the extent of granting permission to the stato of Washington to file a petition for a re hoarlng. Tho Washington aftomoya in tho petition conend that the court erred in locating tho various channels In tho river. Forty days were given for tho preparation of Uriels. Trultt for Alaska Judge, Washington, March 12. Senator Hoy burn today urged tho president to appoint ex-Judgo Wnrrcn Trultt, of Moscow, Idaho, to tho now Federal judgeship created in Alaska. Under tho law this appointment cannot be mado boforo July 1. Senator Horuh is favorable to Mr. Trultt's appointmont Mr. Trultt waa Federal Judgo in Alas leu for many years, Loeb Stayed to Pack Up. Washington, March 9. William Loeb, Jr., who waa named by President Taft as collector of tho Port of Now York, will leave Washington today and tako charge of the customs houso, Mr. Loeb has been dotalncd here suprin tendlng tho romoval of eoroo of Mr. Roosevelt's personal olfecta and tholr shipment to Oyster bay, Nicaragua Mutt Be Good. Wnshlngton.March 12. Tho cruisers Colorado and South Dakota hove ar rived nt Corlnto, Nicaragua. Tholr prosonco is a tacit warning by tho United States that tho poaco of Cen ral America must not bo disturbed. Present New Attorney Qenoral. Washington, March 10. Attornoy Goneral Wlckorsham was today for mally prosontcd to tho Supreme court of tho United Statoa by Solicitor Gen- oral Hoyt. The ceremony was Bimpie and brief. NATIONAL CAPITAL ASK UNCLE 8AM TO TEST. Harney County Would Hsve Reclama tion Service Seek Water. WashlnKton. March 9. Tho secre tary of tho Interior has received from tho Hums Commercial club, of Oregon, a request that tho reclamation scrvlco Immediately tako steps to demonstrate tho existence of an artesian flow in Harney county by sinking wells at ccn trsl points so Individual homemakcrs may have a reasonably sure knowledge of tho depth necessary to go for such water and of tho amount to be found when reached. It is stated that an ar teslsn supply Is the only possible sourco of water for reclamation purposes upon which the settlers In Harney county can baso hopo of permanent success. in reply to tho petition of the uurns Commercial club, former Secretary Garfield recalls tho fact that on March 1003. it was decided that tho recla mation fund could not be used for tho purpose of drilling artesian wells for exploration. Such wells may bo paid for from reclamation funds only In cases whero thero Is sufficient know ledge in advance to make it probable that water will be obtained therefrom In such quantities as could bo used for Irrigation of Isnds, with tho probability that the cost of work will bo returned to the reclamation funds. TAFT NEEDS CASH. Msy Not Mako Trip to Coast Congress Provides. Unless Woshlngton, March 13. According to a member of tho cabinet, tho presi dent's decision to make tho trip to the Pacific coast next summer after the adjournment of conirrcss. will de pend largely on whether congress mskes him an appropriation for trav eling expenses : Ho said : "It waa intended to mako the presl dent's salary 9100,000, but congress put it at 976,000 and cut off his travel Ing expcnies." "Congress will not bo in regular ses sion strain until next December," re marked the interviewer. "That's so." was the reply, "but congress could take up the question of allowing him monoy for traveling at a special session. Unless it does allow for travellne expenses. I do not think the president will go to tho coast, it la the nrosident's desire to travel a irreatdcal and sco as much of the United States as ho can. I think, how ever, that the country ought to foot the bills for all the traveling that he does in his official capacity." Reilgns From Lsnd Office. Washincton. March 13. Represen tative Ellis has placed in tho hands of Secretary Hallintrcr tho resignation of A. A. Roberts, rccolvcr of the La Grande land bfflcc, and it was immedi ately accepted. Mr. Roberta' resigna tion was voluntary. Tho Investigation that had been under way for three months disclosed that the books of the office wore in bad shape, but thero waa no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Roberts, though his administra tive methods had been lax. It ia ex pected that his successor will bo ap pointed soon after congress convenes, Promises No Delay. Washington, Msrch 11. Secretary Dallinger said today there would be no undue delay in passing upon ine appu cation of tho Harrimon railroad Tor a right of way through the Deschutes canyon. He has called upon tho land office and reclamation service to pre pare for him a full report or all facta and when tho statements are ready he will give them thorough and prompt consideration and act as ho believes the facta justify. Engineer Schleck, who Is now at Deschutes making an inves tigation, will be expected to report at tho earliest practlcawo moment. Roosevelt Steward Is Out Waahlneton. March 9. Mrs. W. II. Taft haa abolished the position of White Houso steward and will conduct her domestic arrangements through a woman housekeeper. While the sea son of prescribed official dinners Is over tho new tenant of tho Whlto House, will give a aeries of informal social functions during tho special session of congress which will bring renewed animation and social llfo to tho acdato and sombro structure during tho Taft regime. No Change In Wool Duties. Washington, March 11. It is cur rently reported that tho waya and meana committee has decided to mako no chango in tho present duty on wool, though a material reduction will be mado In tho duty on woolen manufac turers. It Is also roported that tho present duty on shingles, 80 cents per thousand, will stand unchanged. Saves Southern Yards. Washington, March 10. Tho ordor of tho secretary of tho navy, glvon at the direction of President Roosevelt, abolishing the navy yards at Pcnsa cola, Fla and New Orleans, waa re voked by Secretary Meyer today. REVOLUTION 18 DUE. Interstste Commerce Commission May Alter Rate System. Chicago, March 8. Railroad men aro becoming alarmed over tho tangle in tho transcontinental rata situation. Recent developments seem to indicate that the Interstate Commerce commis sion has come to tho conclusion that the entire schomo of transcontinental freight rates must be changed by the railroads. Just how this Is to bo brought about by tho commission is not known, but tho decisions In the Mis souri river and tho Spokane rate cases would seem to Indlcato that It Is to be contrary to existing principles and will force tho desired adjustment In the transcontinental rate fabric. Tbo tangle Is accentuated by quar rels between the rail carriers them selvos and between tho rall-and-water carriers. In the West the Harriman steamship interests and tho Sprockets Interests have locked horns in a des- C crate fight over coasUto-coaat rates y the way of Panama shores in steam era. This water competition has al ways been assigned aa the reason for tho peculiar adjustment of transconti nental rates. As a consequence, the rates from the Eastern seaboard to the Western coast aro Just tbo same as they are from Chicago and from the Missouri river to the Pacific coast. In other words, the New York manufac turer can ship his goods to the Pacific coast as cheaply aa can the merchant from Chicago, Kansas City or SL Louis. Furthermore tbo Western lines have been forced to accept an extremely low division of the transcontinental rates. If water competition has forced this condition, then Mr. Harriman is re sponsible, in a way. Mr. Harriman owns the Mortran Steamship line, which connects with his rail lines at tho Gulf ports, making a water and rail route which is more inexpensive than the all rail route, and which gives him a long haul from the Gulf to tho Pacific coast MUST CUT DEFICIT. Secretary MacVeagh Suggests Ne cesslty of Stamp Tax. Chicago, March 8. Franklin Mac Veagh, of Chicago, secretary "of the treasury, left yesterday for Washing ton to enter upon his official duties aa successor to Georgo u. Cortelyou, hav ing brought his local business career to a close by disposing of his extensive interests In Franklin MacVeagh & Co. to his son, Eatnes MacVeagb, and by resigning from tbo directorate of tee Commercial National bank. Recognizing tho immensity of the task before him in attempting to re duces the deficit which the government ia facing and at the same time meet tho increased expenses of the govern ment growing daily, Mr. MacVeagh said: "Something must be done to meet the deficit of tho treasury. I suppose many people will object to a stamp act in times of peace; just as others havo a rooted objection or prejudice against bondt. but tho government must have money and a plan must be devised for getting it This, I should say, ia a eeneral administrative question as much as it is a question with the sec retary of the treasury." ICELAND CRAVES FREEDOM. Change In Ministry May Bring On Diplomatic Crisis. Conenhscen. March 8. The rela tlonsof Iceland with Denmark have recently become greatly strained. Ice land for a long time baa bad homo rule and during tho last few years ahe has obtained all possible liberties from Denmark, but tho majority of tho Ice land parliament favors tho dissolution of all governmental ties with Denmark. Iceland's minister of home affairs. Mr. Haafstoln. who supports tho pol lev of a good understanding botween tho two countries, haa been forced to resign. BJoern Jonsson, who haa been nominated to succeed him, is strongly hostile to Denmark. If his Candida' ture prevails, it will bo taken In Den mark aa a serious affront. Rich GIRs for Bride. Tokio, March 8. The wedding of Princess Kane, daughter of the em peror, with Prince Kite Shirakawa, will take place about tho middle of April. Mr. Nakasaki, of tho imperial household department, who recently rotumed from Europe, whero he pur chased a number of articles needed for tho wedding, had an audience with the emperor recently and gave an account of tho trip. It ia reported that the clothing waa purchased in London, and several pieces of jewelry, including a necklace valued at 913,000 and a ring at 96,600, in Paris. "Coffin Boat" Sunk Again. Now Brunswick, N. J., March 8. The, bargo Maryland, formerly tho steamboat Genoral Slocum, on which moro than 1,000 persons lost their lives In 1902, sank at South rlvor yesterday. Tho Slocum was rebuilt and converted into a bargo some time after the dis aster in the East river, N. Y. TORNADO IN SOUTH Leaves Path e! Waste Thrwh Arkansas Twits. EIGHT LIVES KNOWN TO BE LIST Storm Demolishes Town and Flamaa Devour All R'llns Whole Train Swept From Track. ' Little Rock, Ark., March 9. A number of persons are reported killed, a number Injured and an immense amount of property destroyed In a tornado which swept Arksnsaa late to night A St. Louis k. Southwestern passenger train waa blown from the tracks nesr Baucum, ft is said, white going at full speed. The entire town of Brinkley was destroyed, according to report from the south, eight persona being killed and others hurt. After many of the btiildlrgs In Drinkley bad collapsed, the wreckage took fire. Tho blase soon get beyond control and the latest advices were that tho destruction of the town would be complete. To Southern and Eastern Arkansas all communication la cutoff by prostra tion of telephone and telegraph wires, isolating Hot Springs, Pine Bluff asd a number of smaller towns. The tornado crossed the Arkansas river within flvo miles of Little Rock, causing a waterspout. A tornado struck Fourchedam at S o'clock this afternoon within five miles of Little Rock, killing one and injuring several others. Two bouses were de molished and one was destroyed by fire after it had been blown to bite. This tornado traveled northeast and swept clean path about 60 yards wide. The wind was followed by a violent hail asd rain storm. At Kerr the house of E. B. Adams was blown down and aosibs was per haps fatally injured. The whole fass- ily was burled in u dceris, dui waa saved. All windows on a train be tween Rester and Gordon were blown out. At Malvern the Methodist cfeareh waa entirely destroyed, me uapib church damaged and the ceurtkeoee unroof ed. Up to midnight it was Impossible to commsatcate with part et leeteni. Southern or Western Arkansas.v Only a few wires have been opened sJnee. TRUST BUYS ISLAND. Isle Royals Once Mere Has Become American Sell. Detroit, March 9. A news special from Houghton, Mich., says: "Tho largest Island In iresa water in the world has reverted to American ownership through the diplomacy of business and without, probably, tae knowledge of Washington. Isle Roy ale, In Lake Superior, in almost its en tirety, consisting of 83,720 acres, has just been purchased by American In terests from the English syndicate which owned it for many years. "The deal was concluded In London by F. W. Nichols, of Houghton, and Oscar J. Larson, of Detroit, the latter the agent for the United States Steel corporation. "In the copper country it is oenevea that the steel corporation intends to cut timber from the island and prob ably to exploit anew its abandoned copper workings. "The company making tho sale ia tho Isle Royale Land corporation, Ltd., with an office in Liverpool." GRAFTERS EXPOSE GRAFTING Banker Convicts Do Good Work on Prison Hooka. Pittsburg, March 9 Convicted bankers, prisoners in tho Western penitentiary here, have discovered an apparent discrepancy of more than 920.000 in tho penitentiary accounts. The board of visitors of tho peniten tisry appointed Henry Relber, ex-pay-Ing toller of the Farmers Deposit Na tional bank, and now a prisoner, to audit the bookB some tlmo ago. Find ing what he regarded as a discrepancy and being unwilling to assume all re sponsibility, Relber engaged tho assist ance of William Montgomery, ex cashier of the Allegheny Nstlonal bank, and J. B. F. Rlnehart, ex-cashler of the Farmers & Drovers National bank, of Wayncsburg, Pa., both con victs. They agreed with him, it la said. The board of visitors is awaiting tho return of Warden Johnson before tak ing further action. Immigrants Crowd "Hub." Roston, March 9. That the tide of immigration is again on the flood was apparently Indicated today when 1,600 immigrants arrived Hereon we steamer Romanic from Mediterranean ports. This is the largest number lawlkw from any steamer at this port fr it; months. r