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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-10
ADOPTED BY SENATE
ELKINS AMENDMENT TO THE
RAILWAY RATE BILL MODIFIED.

The Senate. after long discussion, yes
terday adopted modified provision of the
Eikinsamendment divorcin gthe produc-
ton of coal and other commodities from
their transportation, this amendment hav-
ing been originally suggested by Senator
McLaurin.
Other amendments were also adopted,
but a long and short haul provision. sug-
gested by Mr.. LaFollette. was voted down
by practically party vote, all but two
republicans voting against the amendment.
When the Senate adjourned there was
general feeling that the rapid work OF the
latter part of the session presages the early
final disposition of the bill. None Of the
Allison compromise amendments were con-
sidered.
The Elkins amendment adopted by the
Senate yesterday Is follows:
From and after May 1, 1905 1t shall be
unlawful for any common carrier to trans
port from any state, territory or district of
the United States to any other state. terri
tory or district of the United States or to
any foreign country any article or COM
modify manufactured, mined or produced
by IT. or under It's authority, or which 1t
may own In whole or In part or IN 1t which
1t may have an interest. direct or indirect,
except such articles or commodities as may
be necessary used in the conduct of Its
cuisines as a common carrier.
The above amendment was adopted by
vote of 81 to 6. the six negative votes being
cast by Messrs. Ankeny. Bulkeley, CLARK
(Wyo.), Willard. Pettus and Warren.
After disposing of the question of the
transportation of coal the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of other amendments
to the railroad rate bill, voting some down
and accepting Others but acting on all
practically without debate Following are
the amendments that were accepted: BY
Mr.. Elkins. requiring carriers to put In
switches for shippers on reasonable terms.
BY Mr.. Bailey, including sleeping car
companies and express companies in the
bill.
BY Mr.. Warner. providing that ut shall
be the duty of carriers engaged in inter-
state commerce to give equally good service
and like accommodations to all persons
paying the same compensation for inter-
state transportation of passengers"
One of the amendments voted down was
that offered by Mr.. Elkins. requiring one
road to make connection with others and
to prorate with them, and another pro-
amendment. requiring railroad companies
to supply all the special cars required for
the proper conduct of its business.
There was no division on either Of these
propositions, but roll call was ordered
amendment by Mr.. LaFollette giving
the commission Jurisdiction over the long
and short haul question The aemndment
was lost 25 to 40 Most of the affirmative
votes on this provision were cast by demo-
Gratis and the negative votes by republicans.
Senators Cullom and LaFollette voted with
the democrats and Senators Clark of Mon
tana and Gearin with the republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-10
LAKE STRIKE ENDED.
Longshoremen Return to Work at
Former Wages.

tvHo&tng conference between President
Neefe OF the Longshoremen's Union and
allied labor interests and REPRESENTATIVES NJ
the dock managers. It was announced IN
Cleveland last night that the strike of long
shoremen on the lakes has been settled.
The men will go back to work on the basis
OF last seasons wages, pending another
conference
The strike was inaugurated at midnight
May l, by the longshoremen for recogui-
tion of the mates union. Tug ffremen.
oilers and water tenders also quit with the
longshoremen, and as a result. Iake-carrv-
ing traffic has yeen tied up since. with the
exception of few boats which have
cleared from here and other lake points
with non-union men. Dozens Of ships have
been tied up in the harbors here and at
Detroit. Buffalo and other points laden
with grain and ore, and no effort made TO
discharge their cargoes, and In consequence
enormous losses have resulted. 1t is gem
orally conceded that an increased charge
for freight transportation will follow tenn
porarily at least.
During the progress OF the strike the
best of feeling prevailed between the con-
sicting elements. and no sort Of disorder
has occurred.
The strike involved fully 2OGoO men en-
plOyed on the Great Lakes. The passenger
lines were not affected by the strike, and
that class Of boats have made their regular
trips on schedule time.
According to the terms agreed upon. the
question Of recognition of the mates union
was eliminated, and until the general con-
ference is held, the docks viii be operated
from ten TO eleven hours a day, under the
same conditions as last season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-10
Hungarian Press Assails Alliance

unanimously welcome the approaching visit
of Emperor William to the sovereignty of
Austria the Hungarian coalition
organs. reviying complaints of the I'M
friendly attitude of the Berlin press dur
ing the Hungarian crisis, take the oppor-
tunity to violently attack both Emperor
William and the triple alliance. The Buda-
pest Iifrlap. perhaps the most influential
newspaper In the country. says the triple
alliance has lost all moral force in Hun
gary and now is no longer the national
creed, but only an official theory, adding:
Germany is completely isolated in Eo-
rope, and IT will be hard for her to regain
Hungary's sympathies."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-10
He DIED AN EMBbZZLER
ASSOCIATES OF LATE c. L. SPIER
REJECT MURDER THEORY.

with conclusive proof that Charles L.
Spier was an embezzIer and that the bull
let that pierced his heart on Monday morn
Ing was of the same caliber as the empty
shell in his revolver. his closest friends ad-
nlitted in New York yesterday that they
could no longer doubt that he had commit
te6 suicide
Spier enjoyed the full confidence OF Ii. H.
Rogers of the Standard OIL Company. ana
up to the moment of his death he was III
q position to trade upon Mr. Rogers name.
\ Cursory examination of the books and
papers under his control has demonstrated
that he had falsified them and mfsappro-
priated many thousands of dollars. The
investigation has not yet gone far enough
TO show how great Mr.. Rogers loss will be,
but It certainly will be very large. Spler
could have borrowed any reasonable sum
from the wealthy men with whom he was
in intimate contact. 1t would have been
comparatively easy for him to obtain SlVi,-
600 in cash to meet any emergency.
He asked for no money, and. SO far as Is
known, he told nobody he was involved IN
financial difficulties. On the contrary, he
had never appeared more prosperous han
recently. He discussed prospective invest
ments and led many business acquaintances
to suppose he was in comfortable circum-
stances. Those who had seen him WITHIN
a week were the first 10 deny the posslbll
ity that he had killed himself and to IN
sfst that he must have been shot by a
burglar.
Besides taking out new life insurance for
SI5,0c0 during the last month. It was learn
ed yesterday that Spier had renewed a $25,-
coo policy which he had permitted 20 lapse.
He obtained this policy originally on May
"a 1904. and paid the premium for one
year. On April IL last he visited the office
Of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
and applied for reinstatement lie then
submitted to a medical examination and
was reported to be first-class risk. tie
paid the new premium. This was q TWEEN
tyyear endowment policy In favor of Mrs
Spier- He had been paying for some years
premiums on a $500 policy in the Equl-a-
BILE Society.
1t was discovered during the day that
Spier's accounts show shortages and that.
Mr.. Rogers Is the chief sufferer Experts
who were placed TO work on the books re-
port that they are badly involved Tha
exact amount of the defalcatton cannot be
determined
shortages are known 10 exist and a cle1r
case of embezzlement and breach of trust
was shown, as securities belonging 10 Mr.
rogers were discovered to have been sur
reptidOusly transferred to the name OF
fact that these securities which were IN
the custody of Spier as a representative
or Mr.. Rogers. were first placed in the
name of Mrs. Spler and later Hypothetical
Efforts are now being made to obtain the
securlties, and 1t was understood negotia-
lions have already been opened by attor-
neys OF Mr.. Rogers to recover them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-10

1 IS Lots
Washington, d. G.
ST Cash. ST Month.

All that remain unsold of I 200 lots
at Washington Highlands, D. c. The
largest subdivision in the District
of Columbia Beautiful, high and
healthy home sites, with splendid
view of surrounding country. Fire
and police protection. The only
property for sale today in the Dis
trict of Columbia with an absolute
certainty of doubling in value within
the year. Opposite the huge steel
plant now under construction.
Call at Office or drop postal for plat
and further information, as an i'm
mediate selection will secure the
choice sites.
Lots, $1,000 and up.
Come out Sunday.
Wagonettes will meet you Sun
day from 1 to 5 o'clock at end Of
car line, Congress Heights, to show
you through the property. Extra
facilities for handling a large crowd.
Agent on ground week days from
9 to I.
WASHINGTON HIGHLANDS
CO..
oI8 F St. NV.
Phone M. 400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-10

Quality and Quantity.
Extent and character of Cir /,
eulation FIX the value of a news
papers advertising worth. In
quality and quantity The Stars
position is unquestioned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

fire was discovered they were mar
shaled in the rear of the jail, and
when 1t was seen that the building
was doomed they were handcuffed In
pairs and removed to the city jail.
The total insurance upon the build
ing and fixtures is $1,000, which will
more than cover the loss. The build
ing was erected at Yakima City In
1882. 1t replaced the old court house
that was entirely DESTROYED by fire.
together with all the county records
In the spring Of that year. In 1885,
when the greater part of Yakima City
was moved to North Yakima, the
court house was dismantled, the parts
taken to North Yakima and the
building erected upon land donated
by Judge Whitson. An effort was
once made to remove the building to
another site, but II. ]. Snively pre-
vented 1t by injunction proceedings.
The new 100000 court house has
been under construction for three
months. 1t will be completed during.
the summer, and until then the coun-
ty offices will be located in various
buildings about the city
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
SHEEPMEN HAVE
OTHER TROUBLES
LAWS AND COMMIS-
SION CRAFTS DISCUSSED

Efforts Are Being Made I'm Congress
to Modify the 28-Hour Shipping
Law to Extend the Time to SO
HOurs-Less Punishment to Haul
Sheep Few Hours Longer Than
to Load and Unload Them I'm Muddy
COrrals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
BIC DRIVE IS DONE
OVER $500 WILD HORSES
ARE GATHERED IN.
Two Hundred Men Bring the Great
Herd to West Lake Corrals, Where
II VIII Re Separated, Cut Out Sold
and Scattered-Two Weeks Work
Has Been Strenuous In the Extreme
-Four Cook Outfits Has Followed
the 200 Ridres.

A special from Ephrata, Wash, to
the Oregon Sunday Journal gives the
following account of the close Of the
wild horse roundup which has been
in progress in Douglas county. Wash
ington for the past two weeks:
The roundup left Middle Water
yesterday morning and trailed through
the sand hills amid fierce duststorms.
for the last several hours with a COM
pact body of horses half mile wide
and a couple OF miles long. says the
special. They are camped tonight at
West Lake corrals, the goal Of their
hopes.
Now the saddle horses will get more
rest, which they need badly. Most of
them are in bad condition. The last
two days were the hardest of all. No
feed in the sandhills and no rest at
night have played the brutes to the
limit of endurance.
The estimate OF horses at the West
Lake corrals tonight is $500. Part of
these will have to be night herded,
as there is not room in the corrals
for the whole bunch. The bunch of
riders at the West Lake corrals num-
bers nearly 200, and four cook wag-
ons with outfits. They are Tom Bur-
gins. AL Soper's, Ben Hutchinson's
and Harvey Hite's.
A man Joined the outfit at the
mouth Of Crab creek Sunday who had
stolen \ horse and outfit at Ellens-
burg, and the sheriff and deputy
caught up with him Monday and nab
bed him with the goods. He was taken
back by them and is now in Jail at
Ellensburg.
On Monday McCarty and Townsend
will bring in trainload of horses
each. They have been bought from
Al Soper, Ben Hutchinson and Porter
& Pierce, and will aggregate about
$500. These horses will be fed up at
Ephrata for about five days, and will
then be shipped.
West Lake corrals finishes the big
drive. The work from now on will be
the cutting out and throwing in of
small herds near the corrals. After
Monday there will be room in the
corrals for the horses there, and this
VIII do away with night herding. It
has been a hard two weeks on men
and horses, and all are glad to be able
TO see the beginning of the end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

Umatilla county sheepmen are not
alone interested in forest reserve and
range problems. The 2S-hour law
and the advance in commission
charges at the market centers are also
interesting them deeply.
The 2S-hour law is now being
threshed out before the secretary of
agriculture and it is hoped to extend
the time to SO hours, in order to get
stock to market quicker than at pres
ent, as they say 1t is not as much pun
ishment to haul sheep a few hours
longer in cars as 1t is to load and un-
load them in muddy weather with
poor accommodations.
Dispatches from Washington state
that the committee of interstate and
foreign commerce has recommends d
to the house the amendment to the
2s-hour bill, which provides that the
secretary of agriculture shall have
authority to make rules and regula-
tions governing the matter of time
livestock may remain in the cars
without unloading; the secretary to
promulgate rules to govern condi-
tons in the various sections of the
country, and to the several lines of
railway.
In brief, the matter of handling
livestock in transit is left entirely with
the secretary of agriculture. This
amounts virtually to the extension of
the 2S-hour limit to SO hours, or even
longer, II in the judgment of the>sec-
rotary, stock in transit will be more
humanely treated than by enforced
unloading at the expiration Of every
% hours.
The National Woolgrowers' associa-
ton is entitled to great credit for the
splendid work done with both the
house and senate committees, and II
the bill is passed, and western sena-
tors and representatives believe it will
be, 1t will be great victory for the
reorganized woolgrowers' association.
The Wyoming Woolgrowers' asso-
citation, at the Casper convention.
passed resolutions, favoring the pass
age of an amendment to the 2S-hour
law, extending the time to SO hours.
The resolutions were forwarded to
the Wyoming delegation, which went
to work at once to secure the needed
legislation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
Big Irrigation Ditch Completed.

The final payday of the forces en-
ployed on the construction of the
Observation-Disclosures irrigation ditch
by the contractors, Naylor & Norlin,
was held yesterday afternoon at their
office. Over 100 men presented them
selves at o'clock and received their
checks, which amounted to upward of
$1,000. The payroll of the company
since the canal work was started last
fall has been upward of $4,000. At
times the number of men on the pay
roll reached 225.
Two-thirds of the laborers were for
eigners. being of Greek and Italian
nationality. These men will seek
work at the railroad camps, a num-
ber OF them going to the Porter Bros.
& Welch camps on the Grangeville
extension of the Northern Pacific, and
others to the Riparia branch line
work. All of the tools have been
brought in from the works and the
camps Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
Children Sent as Baggage.

Tagged like so much freight, two
little girls wearing long blue coats
will arrive in Portland from San
san Francisco Monday morning, says
the Oregon Daily Journal. They have
been consigned to Mrs. L. NJ. Leigh
ton of Olympia, WASH, and Chief of
Police Gritzmacher has been request
ed to have a policeman meet them
when they arrive here, have their
trunks checked and see that they are
placed safely aboard the train for
their destination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
Deaths From Appendicitis.

Decrease in the same ratio that the
use OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills in
creases. They save you from danger
and bring quick and painless release
from constipation and the ills growing
out of it. Strength and vigor always
follow their use. Guaranteed by Tall
man & Co. and Pendleton Drug COM
pany, druggists. Csc; try them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
BOOM FOR CANNON
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
ON HIS 10TH BIRTHDAY

His Friends Believe That He Is His
Party's Moses for the Next Cam
paign-On the Present Lineup,
However, He Cannot Get Either
Ohio or Indiana, as Both Have "Fa-
yorite SOns"-Tendcncy During
Modern Times Is to Choose Older
Men for Speaker of the House.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
COUNTY COURT HOUSE BURNED.
Yakima County Now without a Home
Until New Building is Completed.

Fire starting from crossed electric
wires or a defective flue destroyed the
Yakima county court house Saturday.
The blaze started near the roof, which
gave plenty of time to save the coun-
ty records.
A dozen prisoners were in jail in the
basement of the building. When the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
VALUES OF BLACK SAND.
Government Conducts Extensive Ex-
pei imcnts In Concentrating the
Sands Of Oregon Streams.

The government has Just published
a statistical report showing the result
of the concentration of black sands
taken from Oregon streams, one test
having been made from sand taken
from Powder river at Richland Ba-
ker county. The report on this test is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07
sTOCKMEN PROTEST
OPPRESSION OF COMMISSION
COMPANIES is RESENTED

Commission Association
May he Organized by the Stockmcn
to Handle the Product OF the Range
and Farni-Charges Have Been Ad-
vanccd 50 Per Car by the Commits
sion Trust and StoclSmen Take Ac-
tive Steps Toward Forming an In
dependent Commission Company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

The weight of this sample was 42O
pounds. On being concentrated to
one-half pound the concentrates
showed a value of sass per ton. The
sand was concentrated to too small
fraction and most of the gold was lost.
The tailings showed value of l6
cents per ton. :
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

PORTLAND, OREGON.
American plan, SO per day and up
ward. Headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made to families and single gentle
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment in the hotel.
Fl. C. BOWERS. Manager
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

A special ordinance has been passed
at Wilbur, WASH, to compel the Sum
day closing of all saloons-from IL
p m. Saturday night till ~ p. m.
Sunday night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

The sample was too small except
for concentration on a Wetherill mag
netic separator.
Composition, per ton, of beach sand
from Curry county, Ore.:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

Buy Planola for your piano. Easy
terms Eilera Piano House, 81s Main
street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-08
PAoEREWsKI'S BElLBoY,
Musical Youth Made q Hit with Ii,
Great Pianist by Playing
His "Minuet."

Rosamond Johnson, of Cole q John
son, composers OF that once popular
song, Under the Bamboo Tree, once
held q position as bellboy in Young's
hotel in Boston. This place, says Sue
cess Magazine, he once nearly lost,
through taking the liberty of playing
PaderewskI's "Minuet' for the great
pianist, Paderewski, who Was stay
ing at that hotel. mad ruue for a bell
boy, and young johnson answered the
call.
Being so fond OF music. he made
bold to ask the great composer and
pianist to play the "Minuet' for him.
Paderewski could not understand Eng
lish then, and the boy thought from
his gesticulations that he wished him
TO play It. So he sat down at the
piano and commenced playing, Pad
erewski's manager happened to enter
the o just then, and, cnraged at
the b~ellboy's presumption. threw him
out Of the room and went directly TO
the management and had him dis
charged.
AS soon as he learned what had
been done, Paderewski, who had been
pleased with the lads playing, sent
for the manager Of the hO,"l and had
Johnson reinstated in his position.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-08
DISFIGURlNG SKIN HUMOR.
Impossible to Get Employment, az
Face and Body Were Covered with
sores-Cured by C%uticura.

Since the year 1894 I have been trou
bled With a very bad case of eczema which
have spent hundreds of dollars trying tC
cure, and ! went to the hospital, but they
failed to cure me, and it was getting
worse all the time. Five weeks apo nv
wife bought a box of Cuticura Ointment
and one cake Of Cuticura Soap, and / am
pleased to say hat | am now completely
cured end well. 1t was impossible for me
to get employment, as my face, head and
body we're covered with it. The eczema
first appeared on the top of my head, ond
t had worked all the way around down
the back of my neck and around to my
throat, down my body and around the
hips. 1T itched so | would be obliged to
scratch it, and the flesh was raw. | am
now all well, and | will be pleased to
recommend the Cuticura Remedies to all
persons who wish a speedy and permanent
cure Of skin diseases. Thomas M. Rossi.
ter, 200 Prospect Street, East Orange, N.
j., Mar. 30, 1905"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-08
THOUGHTS FOR QUIET HOUR.

Don't call the world dirty because
you have forgotten to clean your
glasses.
If your religion Is Of the kind that
can be easily hidden it can as easily
be lost.
The only reason some men won't 20
to the church is because they are not
invited into the pulpit.
If you want to make q rich man
understand you must touch his pocket
book.
The people who are too lazy to pre-,
pare always have a lot to say about
the way the prizes are distributed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-08
HAY WAS DIPLOMATIC EVER
The Late Secretary of State Had a
Way with Him" That
Always Won.

Story is told of the late John Hay
illustrative of that fine Diplomatic
temperament that made his name
know all over the world, saw the
American Spectator.
Some years ago Mr.. HAY sent Mr.
Alexander Gum, OF Cleveland. for his
perusal the manuscript of an interest
ing bit of work by Mark Twain, en-
titled. "A Conversation as it was at
+ho cooio1 uinnai5a - - NJ. 49,
T,dors Mr. Hav lnov tho+ his
friend Grrn . corpoisso,r ~ Ii.o~a
ture and ort would he n,1ob intomon+
80 l., - -. - ~ 20.