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BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
! CONGRESS ASKED TO
'HALT."
Fifty San Anto'io Cituini “Demand"
Non-lnt*rf*r*nc*.
Washington That the president and
congress shall “call a halt ami take
hands off in th«- mattar of th«* Mexi
can revolution i* the “demand" of !
certain residents of San Antonio, Tex
The demand reached the senate in a !
petition tiearing 50 signatures. Th«*.
document was addressed to “The Pres- j
ident of the United Status and to the i
Speaker of the House of Represent*
lives," and read:
We th** un«irr»ign«*i citizens of San
Antonio, Texas, and lilierty-loving
jieople of the Unite«! State*, do here­
by most earnestly protest against your
taking any part in the Mexican rev-!
«lution, now going on in Mexico. !
Thero is not an honest, liberty-loving
roan in this country, knowing the
cause of thia revolution, but who is at i
heart and soul in sympathy with th*»«**
revolutionists; wo therefor,* demand
that you call a halt ami take hamia off
of same and let old despot Diaz and
the revolutionists fight it out."
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
MUCH LUMBER USED HERE.
Salem, Feb. 26. Governor Oswald
West and State
»'««■»" Treasurer
I I «
I Kay
» l« l f re
V I
turned t«*lay to Salem from th« ir visit 1 Oregon Industria* Required In 1000
to definitely locate the aite for the
BOO.000.000 Feat.
branch asylum at Pendleton.
The
Out
of
the
2,ooo,ooo.0oo feet, board
governor «says that though the site
recommended by the legislative in­ measure, of timber cut in the state of
vestigating committee do«*» not aero rd Oregon during the year of 1909, 800,-
Washington, March 1.
William
with the views as to the proper loca­ 1*00,000 feet were us«*l in Oregon.
Lorimer, senator from Illinois, was
tion of the buildings held by himaclf
ami Mr Kay, he conaiilcrs the matter This fact ia shown in a re|s»rt just is-
exonerate«! of the charge that he was
settle«!, since the legislature accepted »u«*l by the Oregon Conservation com­
corruptly elected, by a vote in the
the re|«>rt of the joint committee* ami mission and the United States Forest
United Stat«*« senate today. Forty-
the work of building the Eastern service. Howard B. Oakleaf, of the
six votes were cast against the resolu­
Oregon asylum will be carri«*«! on as Unit«-«! States Forest service, pre­
tion that the senate declare Lorimer**
exp«*ditioualy as possible and Eastern par, *d the data under the direction of
seat vacant.
Forty senators voted
Orgon will get the finest institution J. B Knapp, who is in charge of th«»
that, in their opinion, he was corrupt
engineering work of the service in
to be had for the money.
ly elect«*«!.
More land will be necessary, the thia district.
Eight«* n Democrats ami 22 R«*pub
Of th«- MOO.000,000 feet uwl in the
governor thinks, in order to acquire
I ¡cans voted to oust Lorimer.
Eleven
necessary water rights, intake ami state, 296,781,900 feet were taken by
Democrats and 35 Republican« vot«*d
Dividing
right of way for water for power |>ur- the wood-UHtng industries.
in his favor. Lorimer refrain«*! from
post*». Though the matter is not yet th«* wood using industries into their
voting, Aldrich. Frazier, Terrill ami
fully determine«!, all the buildings at res)M*ctive lines of manufacture, it is
Taliaferro were absent. Lorimer was
Pendleton will prol«ably be of con­ found that pulp in 1909 required 93,-
not present during th«* roll call, in
feet;
Isixes, 77,946,500;
crete. They will be arrange«! in a 367.600
which Vice President Sherman contin­
crescent «hape. with the administra­ sashes ami doors, 43,158,500; interior
ually check««! applause from
the
tion building in th«* center ami front­ finish work. 22,660,000; cooperage,
crowded galleries a« one memlwr after
ing. with two retreating wing* on 20.6*5,0161; furniture manufacture.
RUEF WILL GO TO PEN.
another answered hia name.
either aide and the other buildings 9.635,350; excelsior, 4,320,000; bask­
By a vote of 159 to 124 the militia
ets ami veneers. 3,102,000 and other
will tie in the roar.
pay bill was passed in the house this Bid* Fri*nd* Good-By* and Surren­
Regarding the Eastern Oregon in­ minor lines make up the balance.
afternoon.
It provides a graduated
der* to D*puty Sheriff.
stitution. the governor «ays:
scale of wag«*« for officers am! men
■ The tract selected by the old board
San Francisco, Feb. 28. After be­
POWER LINE PROGRESSES.
ranging from five to 25 [*er cent of the
ia aiaiut «qually divided between hill
ing
at
liberty
for
15
month*
on
a
bail
pay in the regular army.
The bill
and bottom land, the latter being sep­
places the militia under government bond aggregating 56W.OW, Abraham arated from the former by the O. R A Big Plant at Springfield Will Soon De­
Ru«<f was taken into custody at mid-
control.
liver Current Through Valley.
N. track* anti the county road. The
Secretary of War Dickinson tmlay ac­ night tonight, following the vacation í proposed building site was uj«>n the
of
the
Supreme
court
’
*
order
remand*
Eugene
The transmission line ex­
cepted by cablt* the resignation of W.
hill tract, but the present l»>anl, after
tending from the Oregon Power com­
H. Clarke, auditor of the Philippine ing the case for reh«*aring
• «l.-hl, :>.l*
!■ - |e»i t) Lt I I ■■
Early in the evening. Ruef held a I
pany's big electric plant at Spring­
islands, to tak«* effect April 1. Clarke
said aite was unsuitable anti their
consultation
with
his
attorneys
ami.
field down the valley a« far as Albany,
was recently charge«! with m«ul»*niin-
finding* were borne out by the re|»»rta
ation and his resignation was request­ after bidding friend* about town good­ both of the «|>ecial committee ap|»>int- is practically complete, the linemen
bye, went home. A deputy was wait- j
having reached Albany. The use of
ed.
rd by the board anti the legislative
ing at hia residence with a bench war- I
this line means the electrification of
'
committee.
Washington, Feb. 26. By a vote of rant i*aue«i by Judge I.awl«*r. Ruef
practically th«* entire Up|»*r Willam­
“The legislative committee, how-
54 to 33 the resolution submitting to quietly surrendered himself and the
ette valley, for numerous town* ami
> ever, reported that the bottom tract
the people a «institutional amendment pair start«*! for the <*>unty jail.
cities besides Springfield, Eugene and
afford«*! a suitable aite for the build
in favor of th«* direct <*!**cth>n of l!ni- !
An appeal to th«* Unit«*! State*
Albany will tie supplied with lelectric
ing».
awl
thia
report
was
adopted
by
tri on *ome constitutional
lights and power from the line. The
Washington, Mareh 3. That an ex­ t«*i States senators faileil to »«‘cure
the icgialature.“
line, however, cannot be u«-d for Some
tra session of congress is a certainty the required two-thirds majority in! ground is hia only recourse m«w. If
such action is not taken, Ruef prob­
tim<* yet, because the substations at
is the belief, following President th«* senate today an«! was kill«*l.
UMATILLA PLANS HIGHWAY.
Thia i* the first vote ever taken in ably will start for San Quentin in a
Albany and other points are not yet
Taft's official admission that he favors
completed
The line ia 45 miles long
March 15 for the opening day.
The th«* senate on th«* question «if the sub­ day or two to begin serving a 14-year
date represent* a compromi*e reached mission of such an amendment, al­ tern. ,>n a charge of hri(>• ry
Fin* I5-Mil* Boulevard to Run From ami ia «aid to be one of the longest
on the Coast. It was built at a coat
at a conference of R«*publican and though resolutions of a similar nature
P*ndl*ton to Athana.
of 12,000 a mile.
The poles, which
D«*mocratic leader».
It ia now t*e- have pa»»«*! the house.
EATING DOGS AND CATS.
Pendleton
Umatilla county is to ar«* all over 4« feet high, an* the heav­
Two-thirds of th«* W«*»tern senators
lieved that all chance of a vote on Ca­
«■»
«
nadiun reciprocity at this session li aa voted fur the ainendincnt resolution. Starving Chine*« U*e Pst* to Ward have at least one permanent highway, iest obtainable and the big |«>rcelain
These were Borah. Bourne, Garter.
notwithstanding the failure of the insulators coat over fl apiece. The
vanished.
Off Death.
Clark of Wyomi
nmip**. Chamlterlain. Dix-
good rosila measures liefore the recent heavy copper wire ia almost a quarter
Ottawa, Ont. March 3. • With the on, Jones, I NewTanda, Nixon. Piles.
It is easily seen
■ icgialature. The county court, baeked of an inch thick.
Shanghai
A
missionary
who
ar
­
idea of permitting the measure to Perkins and
Sutherland.
Voting rive«! here from the famine district, up by the Umatilla County Good that th«* coat of the transmission line
stand as an open off«*r to the Uniteti against, were Flint, Heyburn. Smoot i
where ht* had l*«*en engagtd in relief R<>a«L association, many prominent is quite heavy.
States, it is stated on the highest and Warren, Republicans.
Lorimer work, says that 3,000 persona are dy- j farmers and heavy taxpayers, will un
The towns of Coburg, Harrisburg
authority today, parliament will pass voted against the resolution.
ing daily and that 350,000 are wholly dertake the construction of a modern ami Junction City are already being
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
Admitting that by a reciprocal ar­ dependent on th«* foreign famine «rom- highway from Pendleton to Athena, auppli«*! with light and power from
without alterations.
rangement th«* Unit«*! States and Ar­ mittee. which was organize«! here.
by way of Adams, a distance of 15 the plant at Springfield over thia
W. !.. MacKenzie King, minister gentina have "exchang»*i naval infor­
transmission line and the company is
In many places dog« ami cats are mile*
of labor, ia exp«*ct«*l to go to Washing­ mation,” Secretary of the Navy Mey­
being killed for food ami houses are
Plans were under way to construct planning on furnishing these commod­
ton to confer with the president or hi» er arnl Secretary of .Stat«« Kn«*x are
(Milled down by the occupants and the this road in accordance with the pro- ities to th«* other villages and fanning
representatives on possible amend- preparing answers to the l.a Follette
debris exchanged for anything that visions of the Tuttle road law, Imt communities in this |>art of the state.
m«*nta to th«* *■*•* *pr* **ity agr.-i tn« nt. resolution of inquiry, in which full in­
can be eaten.
since the legislature re|H*al<ni thia
He was in the house last night an«! so formation of the fact is demanded by
There ia urgent need of help pemi- measure the only thing left to do la to
DRAIN 1.000 ACRES.
far as can be ascertain*«! today has the senate.
ing the arrival of the American trans­ build it, and this will be done.
not yet depart«*«! fur Washington.
Secretary Meyer propi>*»•■« to show port Buford, which ia bringing sup­
Owyhae Farmer» Would
Regulate
that American naval officer* are per­ plies donated by the people of the
Moisture in Soil.
Collect Taae* From Clatsop.
Washington, March 3. When the mitted to visit th«* two Argentine
Senator dreadnaughts building in this country United States.
senate reconvened
today
Salem. Feb. 26. Assistant Attor­
Nyssa
A m«*«*ting of lan«l owner«
Missouri,
Stone, a Democrat,
of
ney General 1. H. VanWynkle left has decided that preliminary step* for
during their construction, are being
Cholera
Kill*
Hawaiian*.
serve*! notice that at the close of the given full information regaining their
Salem this afternoon for Astoria, the drainage of l.tMM) acre» of lam!
consideration of the naval appropria­ armament and devic«*s. and that Ar­
Honolulu
Four more deaths from where an effort will lie made by him under the Owyhee ditch l»e taken ami
tion bill today he wouhl call up the gentine officers, on the other hand are cholera have occurre«i among the Ha­ to coll«*ct from the county of Ulataop that the engineer start the work at
reciprocity measure.
Th«* naval bill permitted to visit the American war waiian» isolated at the quarantine sta­ about $4,<i00 of that county's appor* once. Some of the land in question is
carries appropriations aggregating ships under construction.
Meyer tion tiecaUM* of contact with inferted { tionment of the state tax for 1909, suffering from too much moisture, but
1125.000.000.
points out that the advantages of thia person*. This makes u total of six which Clatsop county refused to turn the greater portion ia aa yet in fair
An agreement was reach«*! in th«* arrangement are plain, as the new deaths since the disease first made its , over to the state treasurer last spring. condition.
The owner* realize the
senate at 3 o'clock thia morning that Argentine hattle»hi|Mi will embody appearance, here.
! in view of the fact that the recent necessity of drainage and the ate|M are
a vote on the tariff board bill ahould more advanced ideas than those of the
San Francis«*» F. E. Tritter, chief 1,-gislature appropriated 150.000 for taken to prevent the land from lieing
be taken at 8:30 o’clock Saturday American boats building and that they quarantine officer of the port, notifirii that county's celebration of the 100th waterlogg«*!. Some of the section is
morning. If th«* agreement is ad­ will be larger and more powerful and all shipping men that veawla clearing \ anniversary of the aettlrmrnt of As- owned by what is commonly called the
hered to the tariff board will become also more h«*avily armed.
from Honolulu must obtain a certifi­ loria it ia hop«*! the county will settle. "road grant company," ami the ste|M
cate from th«* chief quarantine officer
a reality.
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taken drprrnl a great deal on the way
of the Hawaiian port. Vessel* not so
Dsvslop Coal in Coquill*.
these |H*oplo look at the proposition.
Envoy* Must Have Credential*.
provide«! will be sent to quarantine on
Washington, March 3. After an
Coquille A deal in Oregon coal
The engineer is preparing to put hi*
Washington, Mar. 2.
Dr. Vasques arrival here.
all-day an«! all-night filibuster against
lamia involving about $155,000 was men in the fiel«i to sound th«* soil smi
Goines,
representative
here
of
the
appropriation bills by Democrats in
cloa«*! here when H. B. Guthrey, to run the preliminary survey for the
Mexican revolutionists, issued an ulti
order to force the calling of an extra
George E. Pike am! R. E. Doan sold right of way.
600
to
Try
to
Flank
Madaro.
matum tonight declaring that unless
session ami by both Democrats am! a
to the Pulaski Coal A Navigation com­
El
Paso,
Tex.
The
Mexican
mili
­
few Old Guan! R«|Miblicana against the so-called peace envoys presented tary commander has ordered the regu­ pany 329 acre* of coal lam! at ('«quill«»
Eatsnd Power Line*.
written credentials, they would be
the tariff board bill in the hope of
near tidewater.
The company will
Milton
City Electrician Coyle ami
lar
schedule
on
the
Mexican
North
­
killing it and incidentally to haze Bev­ treated aa spies by the insurgent army. eastern railroad, operating from Jua­ l>egin immediately to arrang«* at a coat a large crew of men will commence
He said that on two occasions repre­
eridge, the senate at 3:05 this morn­
of shout $75.000 for the development work next week setting pole« and
sentations for |ieace had been made by rez south to Casas Gramies and Pear-
ing agre«*l to vole on the permanent
property on an extensive scale stringing wire for two |«>wrr line* to
them which had later t>«*en discredited aon, discontinued and commande«! all
tariff board bill at 8:30 o'clock Sat­
ear* to take south 500 soldiers and »n,i 'he shipment of coal to Coast ls> projected into the country north
by the Federal govenment.
I point*. It I* of first-class quality.
urday morning. '
anil west of Milton. The line ia to lie
Dr. Gomez disclosed the identity of two field piece*. These men will try
It i* understood the appropriation
built at once, while another ia «»ill tn
the so-called peace envoys. The con­ to flank Madero, who ia reported south
bills will be passed prior to that time
be built on the east side of the Walla
Milton
to
Hold
May
Festival.
of
Juarri,
marching
on
Chihuahua,
ference, took place at El Paso Feb. 20.
Republicans came to the conclusion
with 500 Federal* that left Juare*
Mitón Milton is making prepara­ Wall* river.
reluctantly that the Democrat were
The new line« will be similar to
Friday in hia rear. Thia troop move­ tions for a four-day May
festival.
Taft Summon* Canadian.
in earnest in their filibuster against
those built by the city two year* ago,
ment
will
leave
only
about
400
sol-
Professor
W,
A.
Bacon
musical
In
­
Washington. March 4.
United
supply measure*.
After conai«l«*nng
diem in Juare*.
structor for Columbia colleg«* ia at the and which have l>evn in use ever
the situation, some of the senate lead­ Stat«»* Consul John G. Foster at Ot­
hea«i of the affair ami ia in communi­ since. The past two years have dem­
ers became of the opinion the admin*-1 tawa, Canada, ia here on a summons
Uncle
Sam
May
License
Auto*.
cation
with several of the beat-known onstrated to many of the farmers the
tration might be led from a political from Preaidnt Taft and a member of
Washington The Federal automo­ musical artists in the Northwest. l«o- cheapne«* of electricity for pumping
the
Canadian
dominion
cabinet
I*
pitfail, if
appropriation measure*
bile license bill introduced by Wanger, cal talent is already hard at work pre­ purposes, ami It is now thought that a
were forced into an extraordinary ses- 'hurrying to Washington, according to
Another large field i* opening up for the sur­
of
Pennsylvania, was favorably re­ paring choruses ami glees.
scon by reason of obstructive tactic* a report, to confer with Fre»i«ient
feature
will
tie
the
display
of
beauti­ plus of municipal juice which has been
Taft concerning possible amendment* ported by the house committee on in­
by the Democrat*.
terstate and foreign commerce. The ful flowers for which this valley ia generated since the extension and en­
to
the
reciprocity
agreement.
The
The retirement of $64.000.000 of
measure provides a Federal license in m>t«*d. Over 100 ticket* at 52 each largement of the municipal plant.
three per cent Spanish war bond* now summons to Washington was rumored
addition to the local license, but ex­ have been sold and a committee will
outstanding may be one of the fea­ at the capitol shortly after midnight
Baker Want* Own Plant.
empt* the automobile from the local make a personal canvaa.
and
help«*!
to
strengthen
the
view
of
tures of Secretary MacVeagh's finan­
license of other states through which
Baker
The city commissioners at
some
of
those
who
have
bop«*!
that
an
cial plan, after the treasury has been
it may pass.
Proviaion alao ia made
Chief Poisoned, Belief.
a meeting inatructed the city engineer
replenished with preliminary issue of ( extra s«f*aion would not be called.
for the licensing of drivers.
Iutwton, Okla. The death of Quan- to prepare eatimatea and cost for in­
$25.000.000 to $50.000.000 of Panama
Hammond Special Envoy,
nah Parker, chief of the Comanche In­ stalling a municipal lighting plant.
bonds. The Spanish war bonds, is­
Police Party May Be Lost.
diana, Thursday, resulted from poi­ The plan I* to conatruct a pipe line
Washington, Mar. 2 John Hay*
sued in 1898, were payable at any
son administered by medcine men of from Elk creek to Salmon creek to re­
Dawson.
Y.
T.
A
police
expedi
­
Hammond
has
been
selertad
to
repe-
time after 1908 and do not mature un­
sent President Taft a* special Ambas­ tion of four men. which left Fort Mc­ the Cheyennes, instead of pneumonia, place the old flume. It ia believed the
til 1918.
About $20.000,000 are own«*! by na­ sador at the coronation of King George Pherson and Herschel Island, in the aa reported by the white physicians, new plan will furnish sufficient power
tional banka and are held by the treas­ V. Mr. Hammond, who ia a native of Arctic Ocean, a week before Christ­ is the belief of medicine men of the for an electric lighting plant to he
owned by the city. The plan alao in­
ury as aecurtiy for national bank notes San Francisco, was a member of the mas. with police advices and mail Comanche*. The Comanche* will «end
famous party led by Dr. Jameson, from whalers. trad«*ni and trappers, White Parker, son of the late chief, clude* the cnnatruction of a new reser­
and public deposit*.
If carried
The Democrats offered no objection which invaded the Transvaal before has not yet arrived here, though the among the Cheyenne* to investigate. voir of 4,000,000 gallon*.
He journey should have been made in 30 Qmannh had been among the Chey­ out the enterprise will eave the city
to the pension bill, carrying $155,000.- the outbreak of the Boer war.
000. until Smoot attempted to put the was sentenced to death, but was after­ days. A relief expedition has gone ennes three days when he became ill. thousand* of dollar« in lighting every
Sulloway general service pension bill ward panloned by President Kro­ out from Dawson. Indian* report one He hurried home ami died 20 minute* year and will alao furnish cheap pow­
er for commercial purpose*.
after reaching there.
whaler at Herschel.
on the appropriation measure a* a ger.
Washington. March 4
The 61st
congress, heedless of one of the most
important legislative tasks set before
it. came to an end shortly after noon
tmlay.
Within the hour following
President Taft issued a proclamation
calling the new congress to meet in
extraordinary session at noon on Tues
day. April 4.
At that time he will
submit for verification to a house
overwhelmingly Democratic ami to a
senate barely Republican, the reel-
procity agreement with Canada.
The McCall bill, carrying that
agreement into effect ami pa«««i! by
the house. met at th«* hands of the old
senate today th«* death freely predict
ed for it. The president, warn«*«! if
not entirely reconciled to the fat«* in
store for the measure, was at the
capitol to witness the ob*«qui«*a. The
bill was not allowd at any time to com«*
up in th«* senate for consideration.
The permanent tariff board bill,
fore«*«! to its passage through a reluc­
tant senate at 6:30 o'clock this morn­
ing. was burn«! over to th«« house.
there to I m * »tningl«*i by a Democratic
filibuster. The president heard the
new* with resignation in the, room re­
served for him in th«- senate lobby.
Congress provided funds to continue
th«* work of th«* temporary tariff
board for another year.
It was at the request of the Demo
crats of the house and senate that the
president fix«*d th«* date of the extra
session as April 4. The new Demo­
cratic ways and means committe«* of
the house, which also ia to serv<* ns
the new "committee on committee».”
will meet Monday to take up its la­
bors.
A full caucus of Democratic mem­
bers of the new house will not be held
until April 3. In the meantime th«*
plans for the extra session will have
developed.
rider. The Sulloway bill would ad«l
about $50,000.ovo to the annual roll
ami would grant pensions indiscrim­
inately to all veterans of the Cleti
war who had served 90 day* and had
reache«! the age of 62.
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