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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1907)
LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD S. A. THOMAS, Publisher LEXINGTON OREGON NEWS 0F1HE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. A Resume of the Less Important but Not Less Interesting Events of the Past Week. Rockefeller has given another $2, 000,000 to Chicago university. A long distance balloon flight, from St. Lnuis to Washington is to be at tempted. James Bartlett Hammond, president of the Hammond Typewriter company, is insane. An attempt was ade to wreck a pas senger train on the Southern railroad near Harris burg, N. C. David Wilcox, former president of . the Delaware & Hudson railroad com pany, has-committed suicide.' A gang of ore thieves has been cap- tared at Goldfield, Nev. They had 951 pounds of high grade ore cached. Postal "authorities after inspecting steel mail cars express satisfaction and no doubt all new cars will hereaftei be made of steel. The San Francisco Labor council has passed resolutions condemning Roose velt for his stand in the Mover Petti-bone-Haywood case. ; AH signs seem to point to another revolution in Guatemala in the near future. One party has gone so far as to form a provisional government to be ready fur emergencies. The British cabinet has offered a slight concession to Ireland. Harriman plans a 'double track line between Tacoma and Portland. . A bill for Polish autonomy has been introduced in the Russian douma. The treasurer of the Woonsocket, R. I., electrio company has embezzled $92,000. i Lumber handlers at the Vancouver, B.C., mills have gene on strike for a shorter day. George J. Gould favors railroad legis lation, but does not like the idea of 2-cent fares. The front of an eight-story Chicago building collapsed without warning .No one was hurt. A large Pittsburg packing house con taining a half million pounds of lard burned. The loss is $300,000. Stnyvesant Fish, a director of the Gould roads, says the coming crop will be a hard one to move, as the car short age is as serious as ever. There will be a meeting attended by delegates irom all parts of the United States held in Washington early in May to discuss ways and means of erad icating the white plague. The Rhode Island legislature has ad journod without breaking the senatorial deadlock. The attorreny general of Kansas has a scheme whcih he believes will effect ively stop all liquor traffic in his state. Eastern Montana is experiencing i blizzard. On the Flathead Indian res ervation there is over six inches of snow. Harrirman has plans for a new ter minal in Chicago and proposes to leacb it by a tunnel 22 miles long under the lake. The government has been asked to take ata hand in the labor trouble of the Rio Grande railroad and prevent strike. The crews, all Americans, of seven of the trains ol the Sonora railroad are in prison in Mexico charged with smug gling arms and ammunition into that country. Four men burned to death, 250 horses killed and 12 firemen injured, two of them seriously, and a property loss of $200,000 is the result of a New York fire. . Governor Magoon has signed a de cree granting amnesty to the members of the armed forces of Cuba who have been found guilty of committing offens es during the recent revolution. A parliament house is to be built by Russia. The senatorial deadlock in Wisconsin continues unbroken. ' It issaid Thaw lawyers will ask for a change of venue for the next trial. Russian industry is being paralyzed by the ontinued strike of the sailors. The senatorial deadlock in Rhode Island is practically where it was 13 weeks ago. ' A resolution asking Roosevelt to ac cept another term has been defeated by the Pennsylvania legislature. GOVERNOR TO INVESTIGATE. Insane of Illinois Kept In Vilest of Conditions, Chicago, April 26. Sensational rev elations of the horrors of county insane asylums, including the chaining of young girls, forcing patients to sleep in coffin-like boxes and subjecting wome to indescribable indignities, have aroused such indignation that Governor Deneen announces he will call a special session of the legislature if the presen session does not appropriate sulliieien funds to place the insane patient! charge of the state. . Some of the revolting conditions that are, set forth in the report to thejjov ernor are: That steel handcuffs, barred cells cages, pail locks and ankle chains are in use. girls 20 years old being iound i steel cages with their ankles chained That insane women in many institn tinns bear illegitimate and idiotic chil dren. - That in most institutions there are no facilities lor bathing, and in some of the places the patients have not had baths for 18 years. In others bathing is optional. In still others there is but one bath tub, and that used optionally by both sexes. That a majority of the county insti tutions are vermin ridden, have no ventilation, use filthy bedclothes, are cold and damp, the patients illly clad and the houses fire traps. That in a number of places the sexes are permitted to mingle without re straint, old men being found caring for young gilrs. That some of the houses are ' not fit for human habitation." That boxes are used for sleeping quarters, some cf the patients being padlocked in boxes little bigger than caskets, with email airholes cut out. mat in 54 Institutions there is no separation of the insane from the pau pers. I That primitive toilet facilities exist, with shocking sanitary conditions. DECLINES TO BE RUSHED. California Supreme Court to Hear Ruef's Case in Order. San Francisco, April 26. Abraham Ruef's application for release on bali from the custody of Elisor Biggy, by writ of habeas corpus, will not be de cided at today's conference of the Sa preme court, according to a statement to the Associated Press by Chief Jus tiec Beatty, who Baid: 'The impression seems to have gone abroad that there is great urgency for an immediate decision in this matter There is no urgency. The matter stands very well as it is. We do not view as taking precedence over other matters pnorily filed, and it will not be deter mined until . reached in due course There are many other pressing and far more important matters engaging the court at present." Demurrers to the nine indictments for bribery which confront Louis Glass, vice president of the Pacific States Tel ephone company, were submitted today in Judge Law lor s court by Attorney T C. Coogan. Glass was present. After the reading of one of the de murrers, the case was by agreement put over untn next Tuesday. MAY PROSECUTE THIEVES. Pennsylvania Capitol Commission Has Evidence of Much Graft. Harrisburg, Pa., April 26. As a re sult ol the Investigation by the legisla tive commission into the expenditure ol $9,000,000 for furnishings and deco. rations for the new state capital, it is probable that criminal proceedings will be instituted by the state against cer tain persons who have prominently fig urde in the construction. The com mission has been investigating the charges of , extravagance, overcharges, duplications in payment of bills and -fraud for nearly two months and has yet to take the testimony of many im portant persons who have knowledge of tne subject under investigation. Among those to be examined is ex-Governor Pennypacker. Whether civil suits can be brought nas not been determined, but mem bers of the commission are convinced that it has been demonstrated that criminal action can be brought. Tropical War Ends; San Salvador, April 26. A treaty of peace between Salvador and Nicaragua was signed last night by ministers rep resenting each country at Amapala. The terms of the treaty are honorable to both countries. The conditions pro posed by Salvador were accepted, but the demands made by President Ze laya, of Nicaragua, for reparation for Salvador's part in the recent war be tween Nicaragua and Honduras and that there be a free interchange of commodities between Nicaragua and Salvador were rejected. Arrange Tariff for Year. Berlin, April 26. It is understood that the new provisional tariff betweeh Germany and the United States shall endure for one year and that it will prolong itself automatically if no no tiee of a change be glyepfic "" OPENS EXPOSITION President Roosevelt Presses But ton and Starts Wheels. ALSO DELIVERS ADDRESS OF DAY Big Fair Commemorating 300th An. niversary of First English Settle ment in America Is Opened. Norfolk, Va., April 27. President Roosvelt, the diplomatic, naval and military representatives of foreign na tions and the governors of a score of elates participated yesterday in the opening exercises of the Jamestown Tercentennial exposition. The expo sition is fur from complete, but this was not allowed to interfere in any way with the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the first English settle ment in America. From the firing of a sunrise salute of 300 guns bv the United States army through the pic turesque review of the international fleet of war vessels anchored in Hamp ton Roads, through the ceremonies of dedication, at which the president spoke, and down to a late hour last night, when the chief executive went aboard the naval yacht Sylph to spend the night, the day was crowded' with incidents. The ceremonies were brief, the feat ure being tne addresses of President Tucker, oi the expostiion, and Presi dent Roosevelt. The latter, at the con clusion of his address, pressed the gold button which formally marked the opening of the commemorative enter prise. Then followed an informal luncheon to the president and for the other guests in the administration building. The president later review ed a parade of United States soldiers and sailors. " A reception by the presi dent in the auditorium closed the day's events at the fair grounds. The people again and and again gave vent to their enthusiasm as the presi dent pressed the gold button, which formally opened the exposition. It was the signal for unfurling of a thous and or more flags UDon the various buildings. At the same time a signal was given to the United States and for eign warships and to the garrison at Fort Monroe, and all fired a salute to the president. FIND SECRET OF WRECKS. New York Railroad Commissioners Say Broken Rails Increase. Albany, N. Y., April 27. Broken rails removed from railroad tracks in this state during January, February and March of this year were much more numerous than in the correspond ing thiee months of either cf the past two years, according to a bulletin issued today by the state railroad commis sioner. The bulletin says: The unusal number of broken rails reported during the past winter caused the investigation at this time. The board finds that during the three months ending March 31, 1907, there was a total of 3,814 broken rails on principal steam lines of the state. Dur ng the corresponding three months cf 1906 there was a total of 826, and dur ing the corresponding three months of 1905, a total of 1,331. The matter in detail has been presented to the Amer ican Railway association, which is now holding its convention in Chicago, and has requested that the matter be taken up for discussion and action by tne railroad managers. It is probable that the convention will go into the causes of the greatly increased number of breakages and that the matter will be discussed as to causes and a conference arranged with rail manufacturers with a view to discover ing if the alarming number of break ages is due to method of manufacture or metal composition. More Money for Famine Relief 1 St. Petersburg, April 27. The fam? ine relief committee of the lower house of parliament today discussed the sup plementary credit of $11,600,000 for famine relief, the bill for which was submitted to parliament April 13 by Premier Stolypin, who asked for the earliest discussion of the measure on account of the urgency of the situation. the committee decided to recommend the Immediate appropriation of, $2, 500,000 for famine relief, the govern ment to withhold the balance, pending the report of the ministry. Will Paint Artillery Gray. Berlin, April 27. Emperor William has ordered that the field guns, gun carriages and ammunition wagons of the German artillery be painted a dull gray. Thechangeis based upon the j experiences of the Russo-Japanese war. FOR NEGRO EDUCATION. Aged Quaker Woman Provides for Schools In South. Philadelphia, April 24. A gift of 1,000,000 for the establit-hmimt of fund for rudimentary schools for South' ern negroes wus announced heie .to night. The donor is Miss Anna T Jeanos, a Quaker of this city. Booker T. Washington, head of the Tuskegoe Institute and Ho) lis Burke Frli-soll, president of the Hampton Nor miu industrial nit-mute, are named as trustees of the fund, but neither of the institutions they represent will share in the gift. The income of the million dollars is to he used for the hole pur pose of assisting in the "Southern United States community, country and rural schools for the great ciut-a of ne groes to whom the small rural and community schools are alone available." Mr. Washington and Mr. FrissoU are empowered to appoint a board of true tees in connection w'ith the fund. The Pennsylvania company for insurances on lives and granting annuities of this city will act as fiscal agent for the trus tees. i Miss Jeanes, the donor, is about 80 years of age and comes from an old and wealthy family that has ben promin ent for more than a century in the So ciety of friends. She has long been interested in the welfare ol the negro and has been a contributor to the in stituteE for education. SUSPICIONS AROUSED. French Officials Believe Incendiary at Work In Toulon. Toulon, April 24. For the sixth time within a few months this port has been stricken by disaster from fire, but this time the resultant damage is prin cipally material. Shorter after mid night a sentinel at the arsenal noticed glare of flames in a storehouse used for rope yarns. He at once gave the alarm and soldiers, members cf the trews of warships in port and employes of the arsenal were turned out to fight the flames, which epread with incredi ble rapidity. The buildings in the vicinity of the storehouse contained 200,000 pounds of material to clean machinery, 60,000 pounds of oakum, 5,000 sponges, enor mous quantities of ballast, baskets, hampers, sail cloth, turpentine, linseed oil and other inflammables. The wall of a storehouse fell in, burying 60 men, 10 of whom were se verly injured. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained. The finding of two pieces of fuse of a kind not used in the French' navy has arous ed the suspicion that it was not alto gether accidental. A rigorous investi gation is being conducted. The author ities are becoming more and more con vinced that the outbreak of fire was due to malevolence. Expenses of German Army Grow Berlin, April 24. During the dis cussion in the reichstag today of the army appropriation, General von Einen, minister of war, referred to the difficulties encountered by the army administration recently because of the purpose of the government to rearm the field artillery, the foot artillery and the infantry as quickly as possible. The extraordinary expenses in the army appropriation for 1907 include $10,250,- 000 for the rebuilding of fortresses, against $5,250,000 in 1906. When this is done, expenses will be less. Say Strikebreakers Are Imported. Vancouver, B. C, April 24. Prose cutions were commenced this morning in the Supreme court under the alien labor act against Smith & Sherburne, Alderman & Baynes & Horie, contract ors, charging that they brought here ten carpenters from Seattle to take the places of local strikers. It is alleged the men were hired by Agent Williams in Seattle and that their fares were paid to Vancouver, LI Hung Chang's Son Appointed. , Pekin, April 24. Lord LI Ching Fang, the adopted son of the late Vice roy Li Hung Chang, has been appoint ed Chinese minister to London. The new minister is very wealthy. He was formerly minister to Japan and was the second plenipotentiary of China at the time of the peace negotiations after the war between China and Japan. Coldest April In El Paso. El Paso, Tex., April 23. The tem perature here fell to 31 degrees last night and a heavy frost covered every thing and did damage to fruit. It iB the coldest April weather known in El Paso's history. Twenty-two. years ago the temperature got down to freezing. Treasure Revealed bv Earthquake Lisbon, April 24. A cave was dis covered containing valuable treasure in cluding many old pieces of gold coins, ewelry and antique arms, supposed to have been a buccaneer's hoard. Re cent earthquakes which exposed the cave, made the discovery possible. Plague Rages at Cartagena. Madrid, April 24. According to an evening newspaper, the minister of marine has received a telegram from the captain general at Cattagena say ing the plague is raging at that port ' and that 300 peisons have been sent to ' j hospitals. SHORTAGE MMENSE Railroads Still Far Behind With Orders (or Cars. 7 IS NO DECREASE OF EFFICIENCY Problem Is the Greatest and Gravett. Comparies Have to Face In creased Traffic Cause. Chicago, April 25, During the month of February the railroads of the United States were, it is estimated, nearly 1611,000 cats short o( the de mands made upon them by the actual trallic offered loi transportation.' This amazing fact was given to the Ameri can Kaiiway association at it closing- session today and the knowledge of it won the day for some drastio,meaHuro8 to correct the evil. The problem of car shortage, the op erating men declare, is today the great est and the giavett which the railroads have to lace and to solve. It was stat ed that a searching investigation dis closed the fact that the car liurtage is not due to decreased car elliciency, as the records showed that the average daily movement of all freight curs had been 26.4 miles. It was therefore con cluded that the Bhortgue is due to the extraordinary increase in the demands. made upon the railroads. The committee also reported that it had confirmed the general opinion that a great deal can be accomplished to im prove the situation which has been effecting a partial paralysis of the busi ness of the country, First, by the rail roads themselves; second, by the rail roads in their relation to the public, and third, by the railroads in their re lations with each other. BUYS SUPPLIES WHOLESALE. Reclamation Service Saves Money by- Concentrating Business. Chicago, April 25. For the purpose- of obtaining and furnishing supplies necessary In reclaiming the arid regions of the West, the United States recla mation service yesterday opened a new purchasing and transportation office in Chicago. Heretofore all of this busi ness was left in the hands of the engin eers in charge of the work, who pur chased their supplies from the nearest dealers. It was found, however, that the prices in the past were so excessive that the government had to save money by buying direct from the wholesalers in Chicago and otther points. At present the work is being carried on in 29 different projects. An expen diture of $46,000,0(10 will be made and when completed more than 2,000,000"- acres of arid land will have been re- caimed. The freight bills alone last month amounted to $38,000. The new office is expected to, result in a total saving to the service of at least 20 per cent. POLICE GUARD TILLMAN. Exciting Incidents Mark His Lecture, at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, April 245. As a precau tionary measure, 22 detectives and a squad of unifoimed policemen were sta tioned in Carnegie music hall last night during the address of Senator B. R. Tillman, of South Carolina,' who dis cussed the race problem. Several ex citing incidents occurred, but no trou ble ensued . Ten negroes were present. After declaring that the races in the Smith were gradually becoming more antagonistic, Mr Tillman called 'or a vote of the audience as to whether the negro was the equal of the white man. The entire audience except the ten ne groes voted in the negatie by rising. One man interrupted Mr. Tillman. several times during his address. . Mr. Tillman had him admit that he came from Europe and then bitterly denounc ed Europeans in America who under take to judge questions concerning this country. Train Young Ministers. St. Louis, April 25 The general board of education of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in session, here today, appropriated $50,000 for the establishment of a training school at Palo Alto, California, to be conduct ed in conjunction with Leland Stanford, Jr., university. The appropriation is conditional upon an additional $50,000' being raised in California. It is stated" that a Califnrnian, whose name is with held for the present, has promised to give $200,000 in money and property to tne school. ' Factory Men to Go on Strike. St Petersburg, April 25. A sympa thetic strike started here today in sev-' eral factories, including Nobel's. Ten thousand men are already out and it is feared the strike will become general. This movement is the outcome of a con- a : . i l i . . t un.il jrowiruoy ueiween croons and 'a number of men who held an Mesal" meeting in a factory, in which 200 were injured by sabers and whips.