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.