LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
S. A. THOMAS, Publisher
LEXINGTON OREGON
NEWS OHM WEEK
Id a Condensed Form tor Our
Busy Readers.
A Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events .
of the Past Week.
The Union Pacific will make a test
case of the Nebraska 2-cent rate law.
Butte is overrun with holdup men,
Three and four robberiea occur a night,
A new combine is now under way
which will control the rubber trade of
the world.
The South American war is believed
to be over now that the Honduian pres
ident has surrendered.
Austria and Germany are to confer
regarding their attitude at the coming
Hague peace conference.
Three Los Angeles Home Telephone
men are afraid they will be indicted by
the San Francisco grand jury.
Eleven Japanese 'are to be returned
borne from Seattle for coming to this
country under contract.
Trains in California have all resumed
their regular service, as all trace of the
recent washouts have disappeared.
The Thaw jury has disagreed and
been discharged by the court. Anew
trial will commence in October. Ihe
trial has cost the county and family
$300,000. An effort will be made to
let the defendant out on bail.
, Chicago packing house men threaten
another strike.
A new Anglo-Spanish alliance has
been1 concluded.
Morocco is endeavoring to end French
occupation of Oudja.
Dr. Thompson, M. P., will likely be
appointed governor of Klondike.
President Bonilla, of Honduras has
surrendered to Nicaraguan troops.
Lord Cromer has presented Great
Britain with his resignation as ruler of
Egypt. .
Senator Burrows says Roosevelt
would decline even if nominated for a
third term.
Topeka, Kan., has set aside a holiday
on which the people propose to dig up
all the dandelions of the city.
The San Francisco grand jury is al
most ready to turn In a bunch of in
dictments against millionaires.
The KansaB attorney general has
started proceedings against all brewery
companies and whiskey jobbers doing
business in the Etate.
The Carnegie institute at Pittsburg
has been dedicated. It is to be devoted
to fine arts and cost $6,000,000. Six
thousand tons of marble alone were
used in its construction.
The Ruef jury has not yet been com
pleted. April 9 five inches )of snow fell in
New York.
Peary will make another start for the
pole in June.
A new labor dispute has broken out
at Goldfield, Nevada.
Ten Denver men have been indicted
for selling mining stock in a worthless
cave. . ;
Governor Glenn, of North Carolina,
declares Roosevelt to be the greatest
ruler in the world.
Governor Folk, of Millouri, has call
ed a special session of the legislature to
pass ami-gambling laws.
Six automobiles are being built in
different parts of the world to use in
attempts (to reach the north pole.
Secretary Taft believes it will be
Impossible to restore the government of
Cuba to its people before July 4, 1908.
The Canadian minister denies that a
tieaty is being negotiated by the Unit
ed States and Great Britain concerning
the boundaries between Canada and the
United States.
An army officer is to ride one of Dav
enpori'e Arab horses from Portland to
New York. If its staying qualities
show up better than those of American
horses a change may be made in caval
ry mounts.
Taft and Cummings are Rooevelt's
ticket for 1908. . '
M Delmas has begun his argument to
the jury in Thaw's defense.
The English house of lords is not
disturbed by the move to abolish them.
Jacob Riis, a lifelong friend of the
president, says a third term will' posi
tively not be accepted.
The warehouse district of Harbin,
Manchuria, has been destroyed by fire.
The loss is placed at $2,000,000. ,
REDUCE HARRIMAN POWERS.
Union Pacific" Directors Believe He
Has Too Great Control.
New York, April 12. Some of the
directors of the Union Pacific railroad
favor a material reduction of the extra
ordinary powers conferted upon its
president, Edward H. Harriman, which
make the company a one-man affair.
At present the executive committee
has all the poweis ol the directors
when the latter are not in session, and
Mr. Harriman has all the powers of
the executive committee when that
body is not in session. In other words,
Mr. Harriman can do as he pleases, ex
cept for the t few minutes once a week
or once a month, when the committee
is in session.
He has a power of attorney and could
sell the millions upon millions of the
securities of other roads owned by the
Union Pacific at what price he pleased,
or he could hypothecate securities, bor
row tens of millions upon them from
banks and engage in stock market op
erations on a colossal scale.
In the hope of appeasing the Union
Pacific stockholders and eliminating
the public distrust in the securities of
the Harriman roads, it is proposed to
put some new blood in the executive
committee, reorganize the body and
adopt resolutions taking away from
Mr. Harriman some ol the powers
which have provoked so much criti
cism. GIVE GOOD REPORT.
Congressmen Say Work on Canal Is
Progressing Rapidly.
Washington, April 12. -Chairman
Tawney, of the house committee on ap
propriations and Representative Olcott,
who have recently returned from a visit
to the isthmus of Panama, today dis
cussed with the president conditions as
they found them. Mr. Tawney is favor
ably impressed with the progress being
made in the canal work, and tcld the
president he thought that at the pres
ent rate the waterway should be com
pleted in five years.
He said he regarded it as unfortunate
that the engineering world had been
representing to the people that an al
most impossible engineering problem
confronted it. The principal conditions
now to be met, he said, were those of
sufficient railroad capacity to take care
of the due excavated, and sanitation
with the view to keeping the place in
a good, healthful condition,
Mr. Tawney also discussed with the
president questions affecting congres
sional appropriations for canal work,
and it is likely some legislation bear
ing on the subject, will be recommend
ed to congress as the result of the visit
to the isthmus.
PREMIER DEFIED BY PUBLIC.
Questions Authority to Forbid Gath
ering of Statistics.
St. Petersburg, April 12. Premier
Stolypin, in attempting to limit the
competence of the lower house of par
liament by forbidding its committees to
obtain statistics from the Zemstvos and
avail themselves of outside expert ad'
vice, has been defied by the public,
President Golovin had written a curt
letter to the premier asking him on
what grounds and under what law he is
entitled to address such demands to the
imperial parliament. The law, M.
Golopin says, contains a paragraph au
thorizing the lower house of parliament
to interpellate the government but no
where was there a reciprocal right on
the part of the ministers.
The actions of President Golcvin and
the budget committee were taken after
a long conference between the president
and leaders of all the parties in parlia
ment except the extreme right, and
brings the issue squarely before the
cabinet.
The discussion of the budget in com
mittee is expected to last from four to
six weeks. The estimates probably
will be accepted, with minor changes
by the house, when presented.
Obey Colorado Laws.
Denver, April 12. Insurance Com
missioner Rittenhouse, who has been
in Indianapolis for several days confer
ring with the officials of the State Life
Insurance company, of Indiana, whose
license to do business in this etate was
revoked recently, telegraphed State
Auditor Statler yesterday to issue a new
license to the company, which was
done. The company agreed to abandon
its plan of issuing stock to policyhold
ers, which was construed as a violation
of the state law, resulting in their per
mit being cancelled.
Navy to Have Four Bases. ,
Shanghai, April 12. It is said the
organized navy of China is to have four
bases, one,on Chang Chow island, one
in the Miao Tao group, a third in the
Chusan archipelago, and a fourth on
Hainan island. The scheme involves
the outlay of 12,000,000 taels annunal
ly for the construction of new moderate
sized armored cruisers, a number of tor
pedo boats and a doten submarines.
FOR OREGON CLAIMS
Commissioner Balllnger to Rash
Action on Land Patents.
GREAT WRONG HAS BEEN DONE
Assures Senator Bourne That No
More Claims Will BeHeld Up
on Mere Suspicion.
1 Washington. Anril 13. Land C.nm
missioner Ballinger today assured Sen
ator isourne or ms intention of "raising
me nci" in uregon, meaning that he
intended to take up and pass all' valid
puunc iana entries timt have long been
under suspension in that stnta.
JA great many entries were held up
vy me oiu anminismuion on mere bus
picion that there was Eomethinur crook
ed about them. There was no actual
evidence of wrongdoing or wrong in
tent On the Dart Of those entrvmnn.
Mr. Bal linger will pass to patent every
Oreeon entrv which.
appears to be made in good faith, and
Al i-t- . .
uiose entries uiao are irregular or enow
evidence Of fraud will be axnminnH
promptly aspossible and appropriate
acuou taKen.
Mr. Ballinger agrees with Mr.
Bourne that Oregon has suffered un
justly in late vears. and he is willino
to do everything in his power to piace
me siaie on ine same looting with all
others. He has hones of dimnsin n
all pending entries during the coining
summer, ana it is nis expectation that
a great many will pass to natent in
the near future. -
The commissioner ia rnnidlv ' rmfrino
the land office on a sound hnsint.ua ha.
sis, he himself working until midnight
every nignt at reorganization. He is
determined to make the land office a
thorough business institution and bring
its woik up to date.
dollar'saves a life.
America Urged to Give $3,000,000
for Chinese Sufferers.
Shanghai. China. Arjril 13. Tele
grams received here from 20 noints in
the famine district reported that the
conditions are growing worse.
' The Chinese government and nennln.
up to date, nave contributed more than
four million dollars for famine relief.
j i i
and the sums received from all foreign
sources total half a million dollars,
including the supplies on their way
irom America.
The relief committee here is nrnrrmt
ly sending supplies to the front, but
ine iunas are not vet in its possession
Measures adopted up to date are inade.
quate. Ten million persons are suffer
ing from lack of food and facing starva
tion. A dollar, the relief committee re.
ports, will save one life until the har
vest, June 25. and 110.000.000 is need.
ed. The whole amount cannot be
raised in China. The situation is Pdes.
perate, and Americans are urged to
give ?3,uuu,uuu in the next three
weeks, not for Christian, but for hu
manitarian works. It is suggested that
it wouia De best to cable money to the
consul here. James Linn Rodcers. as
supplies can be purchased in Shanghai.
SANTA FE MUST STAND TRIAL.
Judge Welborn Declines to Quash In
dictments for Rebating.
Los Angeles, April 13. In a lengthy
verbal opinion, Judge Olin Welborn,
in the United States District court, de
clined to quash the indictments against
the Santa Fe Railroad company for al
leged rebating, and the company must
stand trial upon 65 separate counts,
Judge Welborn's opinion reaffirmed
the doctrine set forth in the American
Tobacco company case, that a corpora
tion is not a person, as defined in the
fourth and fifth amendments to the
constitution of the United States, and
may be compelled to give testiony tend
ing to incriminate itself.
Judge Welborn gave the defendants
permission to file a demurrer, if they
desire to do so, by April 22.
Buy Off Canadian Sealers.
Ottawa. Onfc.. Anril 13 Sir Mac
kenzie Bowell. in tha sonnta tndav.
read a cable dispatch from Great Brit
ain saying mat ah agreement had been
reached between the United States,
Great Britain and rnrmiln.. whftrehv
Canada agreed to give up deep sea seal
ing ngms ior a monetary consideration.
Mr. Scott said in lunlv thnt ah far or
the Canadian-government knew, noth
ing nad been, done toward abrogating
the agreement made two or three vears
ago as to the seal fishers:
Smuggled Japanese Caught.
7.1 Piian Inril 10 r(-. Clin-
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maekerv in charge of, the imrnigration
telling of the capture of eight smuggled
TnnHA. 7i 1 i IT J-
jupttiitutt. rive were caugin as rort
Worth, one at Peena nnd tun at Albu-
juerque. They had c iped across the
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HERMANN FLOUNDERS.
Testimony While on the Stand Makes
a Poor Showing.
Washington, April 10. Dinger IIer
mann literally went to pieces yesterday
afternoon when subjected to cross ex
amination by District Attorney Baker.
.Where previously he had boon calm and
suavo, though Bometimos evusive, ho
frequently exhibited temper, when
preseed with embarrassing questions,
and repeatedly avoided giving direct
answers to questions put to him by the
prosecuting ollicer. When pinned
down he- made several reluctant admis
sions that rellocted anything but credit
upon him. At other times, though
confronted with documentary evidence
showing what the distilct attorney
styled violations of the law upon his
part, Hermann repeatedly denied all
guilt and undertook to explain away
transactions which involved him in va
rious land deals. The most pitiable
feature of Hermann's explanations was
that they did Lot explain.
Altogether Hermann showed up in
an extremely bad light. Unless he im.
proves when the bulk of the cross ex.
amination is conducted, it is evident
he will have done his cause more in
jury than good by going upon the
stand.
Hermann was asked if he had recom
mended Mays' appointment as district
attorney. He had no recollection of
taking such action. When the docu
ment was produced showing a joint re
commendation of Mays, signed by
Mitchell, Dolph and Hermann, the
witness, vividly recalled the cricum
stances. MAKE HARRIMAN ANSWER.
Commerce Commission Will Ask for
Order From Court.
Washington, April 10. According to
a deciHion reached by the Inteistate
Commerce commission today, L. H,
Harriman will be made to appear in
the United States Circuit court in New
York in answer to proceedings to com
pel him, to answer certain questions
which he refused to answer when he
was on the stand at the recent hearing
by the commission in New York. The
action will be brought as soon as Messrs.
Kellogg and Severance, special counsel,
can prepare the case for court.
The hearing at which Mr. Harriman
appeared was in connection with certain
transactions of the Union Pacific. On
advice of counsel he refused to answer
the questions put to him. It was
brought out in the testimony that the
Union Pacific owned a large amount of
Southern Pacific stock. Mr. Harriman
was asked , whether any and, if bo, how
much of that stock belonged to him
self, when he bought it and what price
he paid for it, but he declined to an
swer.
Another question which he refused to
answer and that on which the commis
sion desires light was whether or not
any of the directors of the Union Pa
cific were interested in the sale of cer
tain shares of stock of the New York
Central railroad at the time they were
sold to the Union Pacific
DAY SPENT IN CONFERENCE.
Nicaragua Makes Counter Proposi'
tion to Salvador and Guatemala.
Washington, April 10. A day of
conference between the Central Ameri
can representatives here in their efforts
to reach a basis for peace had no
marked results. Having deciphered
the cable response from his own 'gov
ernment to the propositions submitted
to him yesterday by the representatives
of Salvador and Guatemala, Senor
Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, called
today upon Senor Creel, the Mexican
ambassador, who had taken the part of
mediator, and acquainted him with
President Zelaya's answer. This made
necessary further conference, which fact
was taken as an . indication that the
Nicaraguan response was in the nature
of a counter proposition.
Messrs. Corea and Creel then re
paired to the State department to con
fer with Secretary Root and Assistant
Secretary Bacon. This conference also
advanced matters only so far as to pave
the way. for another conference, which
was held late in the afternoon between
Messrs. Creel and Corea and Herrante
and Mejia, the latter two representing
Guatemala and Salvador, respectively.
Standard's Rival Indicted.
Topeka. Kan., April 10. H. H.
Tucker, Jr., secretary of the Uncle Sam
Oil company, with headquarters in
Kansas City, was indicted by the Fed
eral grand jury this morning on the
charge of using the mails to defraud.
His arrest at Kansas City, Kan., fol
lowed a writ of capias having been
issued. The penalty on conviction
may be either a fine of $5,000 or im
prisonment for five years. In Febru
ary, lHuo, Mr. Tucker organized the
Uncle 6am Oil & Refinery company
and incorporated under the Arizona law.
Texas to Close Bucket Shops. -
Austin. Tex. April 10. Both
branches of the Texas legislature today
passed a bill prohibiting the operation
of bucketshops, cot'.cn exchanges or any
dealings in futures In Texas.
WRECKON 0. R.&N.
Sinking Fill Near Cayuse Casts
Train Into Ditch.
CARS BREAK LIKE EGG SHELLS
Four Persons Killed, Four Seriously
Injured and More Than Score
Badly Hurt.
Pendleton, April 11. Four persons
were instantly killed, four seriously in
jured and more than a scoro of others
cut, bruised and badly shaken up in the
worst wreck in the history of the O. R.
& N., which occurred yestorday morn
ing about 3:30 o'clock near Cayuse sta
tion, about 15 miles east of this city,
just at the foot of the Blue mountains.
The monster engine turned a complete
somersault in the air, and, now, com
pletely wrecked, is standing on end in
the Umatilla river. The mail car, two
baggage cars and a smoker are piled in
a heap, the former being smashed into
kindling wood.
No puffonger coaches with the ex
ception of the smoker left the track,
though passengers were huried irom
their seats and berths, many of them
receiving severe cuts and bruises. The
smoker was loft standing nearly on end
and the occupants were thrown in a
heap to the front end of the ear, which
was crushed in like an egg shell. Why
many of them were not 'instantly killed
and all seriously mangled cannot be
explained by the trainmen.
The train was passenger No. 6, in
charge of Conductor, Coykendall, four
hours late and moving at a slow speed,
which acounts for the small number of
passengers Injured. The wreck was
caused by a fill across the gulch giving
way under the weight of the engine.
COMING IN DROVES.
Thousands of Homeseekers Floe' ing
Westward Dully.
Portland, April 11. After making a
careful estimate of the colonist business
coming West, A. D. Charlton, assistant
general passenger agent for the North
ern Pacific, who has just returned from
the East, estimates that between 5,000
and 7,000 homeseekers are leaving the
Eastern gateways daily and that this
tremendous movement will continue
during the season.
Mr. Charlton paid particular atten
tion to the colonist movement while-
away. He personally visited the de
pots, where crowds of west bound
homeseekers are flocking to the trains
and crowding the coaches. Many, not
finding seats, are even willing to stand,
so eager are they to get to the new
promised land.
The Northern Pacific, according to
Mr. Charlton, is hauling between 2,500-
and 3,000 colonists out of St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth every day.
The Great Northern and 'Soo" lines,
of course, takes a great many more.
Taking the southern gateways into con
sideration, Mr. Chailtcn believes that
the total number leaving for the West
with the avowed Intention of making
their homes here will run close to 7,000
every day of the 60-day season.
JUDGE BOISE DEAD.
One of Oregon's Ablest Jurists and
Pioneer of Coast..
Salem, April 11. Judge Reuben
Patrick Boise, one of the earliest pion
eers, ablest jurists, founders of the (
fundamental laws, and moulders of the'
destiny of the Etate of Oregon, passed
away at his old home in this city
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. His malady was a combination
of stomach and kidney trouble. He
had reached the advanced ; age cf 87
years, 9 months and 22 days.
There was perhaps no better known
and prominent man In the public mind
of the state of Oregon or the Pacific
Northwest than Judge Boise. He was
one of the three who framed the first
code of laws of the Oregon territory ;
one of the few surviving members of
the constitutional convention of the
state.
Try to Kill Grand Duke. '
St. Petersburg, April 11. It was an
nounced today that another attempt on
the life of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicho
laievitch had been frustrated. The
grand duke was returning "from Tsar-skoe-Selo
by train at 2 o'clock this
morning. When the train was 13 miles"
from St. Petersburg it was brought to a
sudden stop by a fusilade of shots from
the track side. The sentry said he had
seen four men hiding behind an em
bankment. The men 9ucceeded in get
ting away, though several shots were
fired at them. ,.- ' , .
Drouth Kills Cuban Cattle.
Havana. Anril 1 1 . Th rural ariini1a
report the death of hundreds of cattle
throughout the island as a result of
the continued drouth. Cuba has not
had a good rain since the fVfnW m.
J clone and the crops are suffering.