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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
ACROSS IDAHO DESERT BY AUTOMOBILE

larly organized rabbit drives are held
thousands-are killed in these drives,
hut still they increase.
A Rabbit Drive,
when the REQ Mountaineer came
into sight there We're rabbits in front
of us, rabbits to the right of us. rab-
bits scampering in every direction at
the approach of the putting car. Even
the dreaded coyote is allowed to roam
free over this section, as he lives on
rabbit as much as he does on sheep
and, as one farmer expressed it, every
little helps.
For a rabbit drive, long wire
fence is built in the shape of letter
V and the horsemen and dogs spread
out over large eXpanse of territory;
then, with loud cries and yelps, "A mad
rush is made toward the big V. The
rabbits. frightened at the noise be-
hind, dash on toward the corral,
where men with clubs kill them by
the thousands. The dead rabbits are
fed to the hogs and chickens and also
uSeu as lSTllllIeT. "A uduCe III tHS
town hall usually follows the drive,
all under the auspices of the settle
ment. of course.
Lost i'm u Snowstorm.
"Sunday we lost ourselves. 1t was
not entirely our fault, for we were
misdirected, and, not coming to a
ranch for some Is miles, naturally
kept on going wrong. When we final
ly came to an Indian encampment we
had difficulty in making ourselves
understood, for neither Fassett nor
myself are very much in Bannock In
dian talk Finally we were informed
that we could reach Blackfoot by
striking across country. and We at
tempted it, first running north to
avoid rocky mountain peak. We
kept turning, first one way and ther
another, fording stream after stream
and eventually running into an Idaho
snowstorm that stung our faces like
needles. BY this time we realized tha
we were lost-hopelessly lost-ant
there was neither ranch nor maj
within Is or 20 miles of us. On,
/ thing remained however. and tina
was to follow our own trail back t
Pocatello. This was finally accom-
plished. We arrived there, guided b.
our searchlight. a little before mid
night, having put in the hardest kim
of a day and having accomplished
nothing"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

The following interesting letter,
written by Percy F. Megargel. the
autoist who is now crossing the Amer
lean continent by automobile from
Portland TO New York city, has Just
crossed the desert and lava fields of
central Idaho, and writes the Boise
Capital News from Arco, Idaho, as
follows;
with the skins of two coyotes,
killed on the lava desert, tackled on
the sides of the car, the REQ Noun
taineer, of New York, pulled into Ar
CO late last night, having successful
ly withstood the hardships of the 65-
mile desert run, without taking on
water or getting stuck in the sand
hills.
''The lava plains of Idaho, just COW
cred by the REQ Mountaineer, extend
from the Mormon settlement of More
land, in Bingham county. to the viii
lage of Arco, in Blaine county, and
are inhabited only by wild beasts,
mountain lions, coyotes, wolves, bear,
antelope, deer, wild cattle and wild
mustangs.
Three landmarks in the center of
the barren plains are visible for 100
miles. These are three huge piles of
earth and lava known as Big butte,
Middle butte and Little butte. The
trail to Arco runs between Big butte
and Middle butte. and a trail between
Middle butte and Little butte takes
one up to the Lost river region, a sec
ton of country that abounds in mys-
terry, chief among which is the total
disappearance of large river, which
after running several hundred miles to
the southwestward to form the mar.
velous Thousand Springs that gush
out on the Snake river canyon neal
Hagerman.
The Jacl1rabbit Pest.
"At Moreland, where the American
night, the entire country is suffering
from the jackrabbit plague-a plague
that any one of the plaques of Egypt
would have been small beside, ac,
cording to the stories of the Mormon;
settled there. No sooner is anything
planted than the jackrabbits eat it up
Fences are sunk into the ground to {
depth of three feet, but the rabbit!
burrow under them. Dogs are KEEP
in small herds to hunt them down
and the country for miles around Il
strewn with pieces of rabbit fur, bu
for every one that is killed a dozel
spring up TO take its place. Regu
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

The Rev. Minot ]. Savage, ON being
introduced to speak before large
Boston assembly short time since.
told story about Eugene Field and
vouched for its truth, because he
heard Seth Low tell II.
Field sat down at the table in a
New York restaurant and presently
was approached by IA voluble waiter.
who began to rapidly enumerate the
articles upon the menu-"Coffee. tea
chocolate, ham'n'e 'egs-beans," etc. Field
looked at him with fixed eye and
solemn vision and said with marked
deliberation: II want none OF these
things. All desire is one orange and
few kind words"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
MOVING THE FAIR.
Visitors Continue to See the Sights at
the Exposition.

A cavalcade of drays and vans
moves continually through the boule-
wards and ways of the exposition
grounds, bearing away the exhibits
that helped to make the Lewis and
Clark centennial the most successful
worlds fair ever held, says the Ore
gon Daily Journal
Only the oriental and foreign ex-
hibits buildings are open to the pub
lie. They will be closed in a day or
so. They are open in order that con-
cessionaries may dispose of their
wares
Though comparatively there are
few visitors to the grounds. yester-
days receipts at the gate were sur
prise to the management. There is
an admission price of 25 cents. and
yesterday more than $500 was taken
in at the gates. The same price of
admission will prevail until the
grounds are abandoned.
The postoffice substation on the
grounds was discontinued yesterday.
However, carriers continue their
rounds of the exposition grounds and
will deliver mails as long as the
buildings are occupied.
1t is stated by the management that
a complete and detailed financial
statement will not be given to the
public at the present time. There are
many details that must be completed.
However. a statement issued by
Auditor ]. R. Mackenzie today showed
that the receipts for the closing day
were 15,70S.39. The sum of $1372.S0
was received Sunday. The statement
also showed that the Lewis and Clark
exposition had s175,616,32 to its credit
yesterday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
THE TIME WILL COME.
When the Advice OF This Pendleton
Resident VIII Helm Ont.


Resident VIII Help Out.
Very few people are entirely free
from backache. 1t does not take
much to derange the kidneys. A lit
tie cold, strain, STOPPING positions
or hard work, overtaxes those deli
cate organs, and many aches and
pains promptly follow. A Pendleton
citizen tells you how every kidney i'll
can be relieved and cured. Read
about II:
Mrs. Fred Noble, who lives at 31s
Cosbie street. says: IT was troubled
for three or four years with my back
and kidneys, and was oppressed with
a tired feeling all the time. My back
commenced to ache whenever I did
the least amount of work around the
house that compelled me to lift any
thing or stoop over. The kidneys
were irregular and annoyed me, es-
pecially II I caught cold. I felt sleepy
or drowsy all the time. used many
different medicines, some of which
helped me, and some Of which did
not. saw Doan's Kidney Pills 30
highly recommended that I went to
the Brock & McComas drug store and
got box. They helped me from the
first and did me more good than any
thing Of the kind had ever used.
am feeling better since the treatment
than had in long. long time before.
thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name--Doan's-and
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
PRODUCTION OF GAS.
Statistics Regarding One of the Great
est Products OF Nature.

est Products OF Nature.
An interesting report on the produce
ton of natural gas in this country dur
ing 1904 will soon be published by the
United States geological survey. This
paper, of which F. II. Oliphant is the
author, contains much valuable infor-
nation about the composition, produc-
ton, consumption and uses of this
ideal household fuel.
The United States is especially
blessed I'm its possession, as it produced
9S per cent of the entire known
worlds production of natural gas In
1904. This production amounted APP
proximately to 256,645, 900 cubic
feet, or 6,159.4S0 tons of 1000 pounds.
The value of this production was $685.
400. .760 which was an increase of $2,-
6SS. 900 over the value of the 1903 pro-
duction.
There was much active work In 1904
in the new fields of central Ohio and
southeastern Kansas. In Kansas a
number of remarkably large wells
were developed. A large amount was
expended in drilling wells. extending
many pipe lines and piping cities and
villages I'm these states. In West Vir-
gnia a considerable number of new
wells Of large capacity were drilled
and connected to the main lines.
Four states Pennsylvania. West
Virginia, Indiana and Ohio. produced
93.3 per cent of the entire value OF
natural gas produced In the United
States In 1904. The output of Penn
sylvania alone represented ~ per cent
of the entire value. This is interesting
when II is remembered that Pennsyl.
vania is the Oldest state producing
natural gas in large quantity.
Mr. Oliphant's report is published
as an extract from the surveys annual
volume Mineral Resources of the
United States. 1904" 1t may be OBJ
tanned on application to the director
of the United States geological survey
Washington, ID. C.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
Big idaho SHOWS.

A heavy snowstorm visited Grange
Vile this morning. The storm began
about 3 o'clock this morning and last
ed several hours The snow lay on
the ground about one inch deep until
late in the afternoon. when a sleeting
rain fell, melting all that remained.
This evening about o'clock, the
weather suddenly turned cold and the
heavy rain that has been falling all
afternoon turned to heavy snow and
in less than a half hour two inches
fell. II is still showing at a late hour
tonight.
Reports received from the mountain
districts are TO the effect that the
snow in the Hump now lies two feet
deep; at Adams camp five inches and
at Moore's camp one foot. A dispatch
received from White Bird station on
the Florence road. today states that
snow fell there to the depth of five
feet, an unusual occurrence. The
heavy rains are of great benefit to the
country, both in the farming and min
ing districts.-Grangevi Free Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
A Regret.

He worked just seven days week.
He couldn't work much more.
Al night he made bunk beneath
The counter in the store.
And as he saved his pennies up,
He dreamed of future bliss.
when l am rich" said he, "I'll have
No hardships such as this"
And when he had attained great
wealth
Men turned to criticise.
The magazines declared that he
Was neither good nor wise.
They showed unpleasant pictures OF
His features in the press
And strove in various ways to fill
His life with bitterness.
He viewed the prize which he had won
With feelings of dismay
Men even rallied at his attempts
To give the stuff away.
And as through sleepless nights ht
tossed
He longed for days of yore,
When he was lost in dreams beneath
The counter in the store.
Washington Star
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
Ralph Waldo Emerson.

o, when l am safe in my sylvan home,
1 tread on the pride of Greece and
Rome:
And when am stretched beneath the
pines,
Where the evening star so holy
shines
I laugh at the lore and pride of man,
At the sophist schools and learned
clan,
For what are they all in their high
conceit
When man in the bush with God
may meet?
-Elbert Hubbard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

Are well built and they afford the
simplest, safest and most luxurious
means of conveyance for town or
country use. Prices all in your favor.
When you buy a wagon it's Just
common business sense to look ;oT
the vehicle that will give you this
most for your money.
WINoNA WAGONS.
will prove an investment and not an
expense. They are reasonable In
price. they cost little to maintain, ara
honestly built, and will stand the
strain of heavy load.
We look after the interests Of our
customers and they are protected by
shop well equipped with up-to-date
machinery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

j. W. Cook. president of the Wal
Iowa Valley railroad, is in the city to-
day. He is here to begin the legal
battle with the o. r. & n. company to
dissolve the injunction which was is
sued to restrain him from building
down the Grand Ronde river below
Elgin. The suit will be heard Thurs
day before Judge Eakin.-La Grande
Observer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

Up at the hospital a foundation is
being laid at the east end of the build
ing, which is the beginning of a new
surgery. Its size will be 16x20 and it
is to be decidedly modern with all the
latest improvements and as good as
any to be found in the state.-The
Dalles Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

and the natural obstacles. it seems al
most impossible to move about the
summer ranges in the mountains with
out overstepping the boundary
North Yakima Republic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19
Goes TO IL Inv Snii.

County Attorney James f.. Gyde
and Stanley Fairweather, county audi
tor Of Shoshone county, yesterday ap-
peared before the board OF commits
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

and attend Pendleton Business Col
lege. the school that is so popular.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
ROYAL VISITOR TO ENGLAND.
King of Spain is Received With I'm
posing Array of British War
Ships.

Portsmouth, England, June 5.-The
King of Spain arrived here this after.
noon from Cherbourg on board the
British royal yacht Victoria and AL.
bert. The yacht was accompanied
acros1 the channel by strong escort
Of British cruisers and torpedo boat de.
stroyers. The royal visitor was vel
coined at British headquarters by an
imposing array of warships, score of
which fired the royal salute as the
yacht passed through their lines. The
Prince. of Wales, representing King
warmly welcomed the Span
ish king as he stepped ashore.
King Edward Welcomes Spanish Rex.
London, June 5.-The king of Spain
arrived in London this afternoon. Ee
was welcomed at the railroad station
by King Edward. Their majestles
drove to Buckingham Palace and We're
accorded hearty welcome the whole
length of the route.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
MANY HANDSOME PRESENTS.
Cecilia Receiving Costly Wedding
Gifts From Royalty.

Berlin, June 5-Crown Prince Fred
erick and Duchess Cecilia of Mecklen
bug-Schwerin today received deputa
tions from the Russian provinces and
cities who came to Berlin to congratu
late them on their marriage which oc
ours tomorrow. A design Of silver
service to be given the bride and
groom by one hundred cities was pre-
sented. The service itself, consisting
of more than one thousand pieces
will not be ready for two or three
years. Prince and Princess Arisugawa
the Emperor and EN-.
press of Japan, personally presented
the gift of Japan today. 1t consisted
of two silver flower bowls of antique
and artistic workmanship. The king
Of Sayony has given four Meissener
vases, the French government two
Sevres-vases and some Beauvais tapes
try, the Sultan Of Turkey a number of
rare rugs and porcelains, the Austrian
Emperor carriage and two horses
and the province of Posen state car
riage. Beyond these, the presents
have not been announced.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
ENTITLED TO FREE DELIVERY.
Bisbee, Arizona, UP to the Re-
ouired Amounts.

Bisbee, Arizona, June 5.-The salary
of the postmaster at this place has
been increased from $2,50O to $4,000;
at Mesa from $1,000 to $1,4OO, and at
Globe from $1,S0O to $1,000. The sal,
AIRY of the postmaster at Naco has
been decreased from $1,100 to $1,000,
and the Wilcox office has been put
down from the 81 900 salary class to the
fourth class. The receipts of the Off.
ces at Bisbee and Douglas for the
present year show that both these
towns are entitled to free delivery
service, the receipts at Bisbee having
been up to the postal requirements
for the past two years. The two offices
will at once make application for the
service and as soon as the regulations
of the department are complied with
the free delivery will be established.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
SANTA FE N. M, MONDAY, JUNE s. 1905.
FOR MORE BATTLESHIPS.
President Roosevelt Wants Larger
Force in Far East for Adequate
Protection of interests.

Washington, June 5.-Several times
within the past two or three months
President Roosevelt has asked the
Navy Department how long it would
take to send two battleships from the
North Atlantic coast to the far east.
Although 1t cannot be learned that
any orders are Immediately contem.
plated, 1t Is a fact that the question
of strengthening the American navy in
the far east has been carefully con-
sidered. This force now consists of
three battleships, two cruisers, tor
pedo boat destroyer flotilla, three
monitors and about a dozen gunboats.
This is force inferior to that of ia
pan, Great Britain or France.
Hitherto the principal drawback to
maintaining large American fleet in
the Orient has been the lack Of dock
ing facilities in the Philippines. In
the event Of war in which the Uni
ted States might be engaged in Asiatic
waters the American ships would be
dependent upon the frfendliness of the
British authorities at Hong Kong for a
place to dock. However, one Of the
largest floating dry docks In the world
has been built for the Navy Depart
ment at Sparrow's Point, Maryland,
and after trial in Chesapeake Bay this
summer will be towed to Olongapo, P
l., where 1t will be able to quickly
dock a whole fleet of battleships.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
STINK BUGS" IN PHOENIX.
Arizona's Capital is infested With
Hordes of the Offensive Insects
A Regular Plague.

A special dispatch to the Denver pa
pers gives the information that Phoe-
nix, Arizona, has been visited by a
plague such as would have been a
credit to the old time Egyptian days.
Stink bugs" the black beetles of
most offensive odor, are in the city in
clouds, under foot by day and swarm
ing around every electric light in my
riads at night So thick are they
around street corners at night that
the street cars, once stopped, find diff
ficulty in again starting. When going
at a good rate, 1t is almost impossible
to stop the cars under half a block,
at the least, as the bugs are so thick
on the tracks that the wheels slip and
slide as on grease, no matter how hard
the brakes may be applied The side
walks are black with the bugs and are
spotted with grease where the many
thousands have been crushed beneath
the feet of the pedestrians.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
the voyage eighteen Japanese trans
ports bearing an army for the siege OF
Vladvostock."
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Board of Assessment Examines the
Tax Schedules With the Result
of Increased Valuation.

The Board of County Commissioner:
for Santa Fe County met this forenoon
at 10 o'clock at it's office in the court
house, in accordance with law, as a
board of assessment. Present, Chair
man Arthur Seligman, district No. 1
Santa Fe; Commissioner A. L. Kendall,
district No. 2, Cerrillos Commissioner
Jose Inez Roybal, district No. 3, Po.
joaque. Clerk Marcos Castillo; I'm.
der Sheriff j. L. Lopez. The board pro
ceeded as a board of assessment, as
required by law, and the tax schedules
were examined as follows:
In precinct No 1, Pojoaque, the tax
return of Francisco Romero was In.
creased from $50 to $3.50.
Return Of Mrs. Maria Inez Roybal
was increased from $166 to $3.50.
Return from Encarnacion Romero,
increased from $3.50 to 5000.
Return of Cosme Roybal, increased
from $145 to 5000.
Return OF Mrs. Pedra L. de Bouquet,
increased from $685. to 1865.
The petition of Jose Dominguez Gar
cia for exemption of 5000 was not al
lowed.
Petition of Gorgones Salazar for ex
emption of $125 was not allowed
In precinct No. 2, Tesuque, return OF
Manuel Roybal was increased from
$100 to $135.
Return of Alfonso Dockweiler, In
creased from 5000 to $1,000.
The board reports gain in the as.
sessed valuation of these two pre-.
cincts of $4,000 over the valuation for
1904.
The board is in session this after
noon and will be continued for several
days.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
Lincoln Wants None of II.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

Trinidad, Colo, June 5.-While walk
ing along the Colorado & Southern
tracks j. Walsh was struck by light.
ming and instantly killed. Walsh was
freight conductor and had been to
the Colorado & Southern yard office
to learn when his train went out. He
was within 100 yards of Commercial
Street, in sight of 100 people, when
he was struck.
The lightning left only one mark on
his body That was on his chin, where
there was slight abrasion, and some
blue scars. His clothing was torn into
shreds. Walsh came to Trinidad about
two weeks ago from Salt Lake. He
had a card showing he was member
of a railway brotherhood at Bloom.
ington, Illinois.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-05
TWO STRIKES
|NSEPARABLE
Federation of Labor Forced to
Recognize the Garment
Workers.
AN OBSTACLE TO PEACE
President DoId on Record With Remark
That Trouble Can Never Be
Settled Until First Dis.
pute is Adjusted.

Chicago, June 5.-The garment
workers strike, which has practically
been regarded as dead issue, has un.
eXpectedly reared its head and threat.
ems to become an obstacle in future ne
gotiations looking towards a settle.
ment of the teamsters' war In the
Chicago Federation meeting, delegates
from the tailors' union attacked the
strike committee for sighting" 1000
garment workers, out of sympathy for
whom the teamsters went out. The
Federation in the end was forced to
acknowledge that the two strikes were
inseparable and one could not be set
tied without the other. President Dold
of the Federation, finally placed him
self on record as declaring that the
strike committee never would consent
to settlement of the teamsters'
trouble until the garment workers dis
pute had been satisfactorily adjusted
Mayor Dunno Replies to Criticisms.
Chicago, June 5.-Mayor Dunno has
replied to the criticisms of himself,
contained In the report of the grand
jury, saying: IF the grand jury means
that | have failed to call out the mill
tia, I answer that until | fail to get
wagons through the streets and main
tain law and order with the police, |
have no right, legally or morally to
call for the assistance of the militia.
I do not intend, until 1t becomes abso-
lutely necessary, to deal Chicago and
its business interests such a hurtful
blow"