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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07

to apply the memories and such term
to the individual exercise Of justice
and punishment.
Thackeray, In the book referred to
and in chapter ], which treats Of Gal
way, thus speaks Of an occurrence
within its precincts which In 1872
and probably does to this day-bore
the grewsome "memento" so grlmly de-
scribed In the words following:
Then there Is Lombard street, 9TH
erwlse called Deadman's lane, with
'aw 1ead and crossbones and f1ie-
mento mort over the door where the
dreadful tragedy of the Lynches was
acted in 1893. If Galway is the Rome
Of Connaught James Lynch Fitzste-
phen, the mayor, may be considered as
the Lucius Junlus Brutus thereof.
Lynch had q son who went to Spain
as master Of one of his fathers ships,
and being Of wild. extravagant turn,
there contracted debts, drew bills and
alarmed his fathers correspondent,
who sent a clerk and nephew Of his
own back In young Lynch's ship to
Galway to settle accounts. On the If
teenth day young Lynch threw the
Spaniard overheard. Coming back to
his own country. he reformed his life a
little and was on the point of marrying
one Of the Blakes, Burkes or Bodkins
or Others. when a seaman who had
sailed with him, being on the point Of
death, confessed the murder In which
he had been participator.
'Hereon. the father, who was chief
magistrate of the town. tried his son
and sentenced him to death, and when
the clan Lynch rose in a body TO res
cue the young man and divert such a
disgrace from the family 1t is said that
Fitzstephen Lynch hanged the culprit
with his own hands. A tragedy called
The Warden of Galway has been
written on the subject and was acted
a few nights before my arrival."-New
York Times
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
WEIGHING THE WORLD.

Correspondent Of the The World To-
Day Tells How 1t VIII He Done.
Science ls dissatisfied with the ac-
cepted figures Of the earths weight.
They are considered trifle antique for
a twentieth century standard. Ameri-
cans are to lead the way In weighing
the world once more writes Percy
Trenchard in The World To-Day.
1t may sound absurd to some to speak
Of weighing the great earth and yet 1t
has been done and Is to be done again.
More than half century ago pendu-
lums were swung, under Airy's direc-
ton, at the top and bottom Of an Eng
lish coal pit The comparison Of their
times of swing showed how heavy the
whole earth was compared with the
outermost thin shell, shell of the
thickness Of the depth Of the coal pit.
Since geologists were able to give a
fair estimate Of the weight Of this sur
face shell. the weight Of the entire
earth became a mere matter Of multi
plication.
The same experiment Is to be repeat
ed by scientific expedition from the
Survey Department at Washington. Pen
dulums are to be swung at the apex
Of the great pyramid and In the cham
bers at its center and base. From the
swing Of these pendulums the compare
tive weights Of the earth and OF the
pyramid can be learned, and the weight
Of the pyramid having been estimated
the weight Of the world will be, as II
the case Of the Airy experiment, a mere
matter Of multiplication.
All this may be little puzzling tt
the lay mind, but the explanation Is MOI
difficult. Asked to describe the method
of weighing the world in plain un
technical language an official Of th'
Survey Department said:
''The principe is that the weight OF
a body is proportionate to the attrac
ton which 1t exerts. BY tho pull thai
the sun exerts over the earth as showr
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Trial is Postponed.

Caldwell, Idaho, June 1.-When the
cases of Charles H. Meyer, William D.
Haywood and George A. Pettibone,
charged with the murder of former
Governor Frank Steunenberg, came up
in thu district court yesterday, counse
for the prosecution, acting upon the
suggestion made on Tuesday by Presid-
ing Judge Frank Smith, filed formal
motion for continuance on the ground
that the habeas corpus proceedings in
stituted in the Federal courts in behalf
of the defendants are still pending and
serve as bar to further proceedings in
the state court until decision shall
have been rendered by the Federal Su-
preme court. Judge Smith granted the
motion, and exceptions were entered by
the defense and allowed. 1t is not
likely that the case can be taken up
again before December.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07

away into the nest. 1t would have been
difficult for anyone who had witnessed
the scene to have denied to this ant
the possession Of humane feelings.
"In face Of such facts as these 1t Is
impossible to regard ants as mere ex-
uuisite automatons. When we see an
ant hill, tenanted by thousands OF In
dustrious inhabitants excavating cham
bers, forming tunnels, making roads,
guarding their home, gathering food,
feeding the young, tending their domes-
tic animals-each one fulfilling Its du-
ties-it Is difficult altogether to deny
to them the gift Of reason, and the
preceding observations tend to confirm
the opinion that their mental powers
differ from those OF men not so much
in kind as in degree.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
LOCK CANAL
THE THING
Address Delivered in Which Congress
is Scored,for Delay.
Wrangle Over Plans Should End ar d
Work Commence - Congress Ac-
cused Of Throwing Obstacles in
the Way Of Present Generation
Securing Benefits.

Atlanta, Ga, May Theodore P.
Shonts, chairman of the Panama canal
commission, as the guest today of At
lanta friends. He delivered two ad-
dresses. The first was at the dedica-
ton of new building at Agnes Scott
Institute, college for women, in De-
catur, a suburb of Atlanta. The sec.
ond was delivered this evening before
the chamber of commerce, in which he
spoke OF the relations of the south to
the Panama canal. He took strong
ground in advocacy of the lock canal
system.
Mr.. Shonts said that between the
time of the selling of the supplies
which will enter into the construction
of the Panama canal and the period
when the opening of the canal will re-
suit in the development of the country
a gulf is fixed. How grea. and how
wide that gulf is will depend on the
type of canal selected. Mr.. Shonts
spoke in favor of lock canal as recon-
mended by the minority OF the consult
ing board and indorsed by the canal
commission. He said, in conclusion ::
"The practical question for all Sec
tions of the country is, How long shall
we wait before we can enter upon the
period of development which the open
ing of the canal will bring to the coun-
try? l am not surprised that European
countries are Indifferent to the early
completion of this canal. I am not
surpr eed that they are Indifferent as to
how much this canal may cost our gov
eminent. l am not surprised that they
can view calmly an indefinite postpone
ment of the operation of this great
waterway. They are neither paying
the bills nor will their commerce and
industries suffer by waiting for the
completion of this undertaking.
"But I am surprised that those who
are supposed to represent the best in
terests of the American people should
try to throw obstacles in the way of
realizing the benefits OF this work at
the earliest possible date. When We
can get better canal for less money
and receive the benefits ourselves, why
wait? Why make it heritage to our
children, with the possibility of their
being deprived of it's benefits through
some unforeseen contingency? l have
spoken of gulf. Now how wide that
guilt shall be depends on the people.
Do you want to reap the benefits of
this undertaking yourselves, or do you
want to transmit hope to your child
rem or your children's children?'
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Handle Work with Gloves.

81 hope" said the woman who was
ordering a pair of slippers made Of
fiowerej satin. that you will tell your
workman TO wash his hands before he
begins TO make these up"
Wash his hands, repeated the
clerk. why, madam, he never will
touch these with his bare hands,
Then the clerk explained that all
workmen employed in making slippers
OF light colors worked with white gloves
on.
TRY TO keep them clean." he contin-
ued. Il should say they did. They
try so hard that they change their
white gloves three times a day" Which
is not - fantastic as il may seem, for
il shoemaker soils material of this
kind the expense to him Of replacing
the material. 70 say nothing Of the loss
of his time. makes II worth his while
To work In gloves and keep them clean
at that.-New York Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
sUccoRs WOUNDED ANT.
Lord Aveling Convinced that the In
sect Is Possessed of Reason

sect Is Possessed of Reason.
Lord Aveling. better known as Sir
John Lubbock. the famous scientist.
writes: "In one of my nests was an
anr which had come into the world
without antennae. Never having pre-
viously met with such a case. l watch
ed her with great interest. but she new
er appeared TO leave the nest. At
length one day | found her wandering
about in an aimless sort of manner. ap-
parently not knowing her way at all.
After awhile she fell In with some ants
Of another species, who directly at
tackled her.
Il at once set myself to separate
them. but whether owing 10 the
wounds she had received from her enc
mics or TO my rough though well-meant
handling or TO both. she was evidently
much wounded. and lay helpless on the
ground. After some time another ant
rom the same nest came by. She ex-
amined the poor sufferer carefully
Ihan picked her up and carried her
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Good Provision for Queen.

London, May 81. - Under the mar.
riage treaty signed here May and is.
sued in the form Of parliamentary
paper todav, King Alfonso engages to
secure to Princess Victoria, as Princess
Ena is now known in Spain, an annual
public grant of $4,000 while both are
alive, and in the event of her widow
hood $50, 900 annually while she re-
mains widow. A private settlement
lie also made. The treaty recog-
nizes that the princess forfeits all he
reditary rights of succession to the
crown of Great Britain.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Favors American System.

Victoria, B. c., June 1.-The Yorod'
zu of Toxic Gays the imperial family OF
Japan has decided to dispatch Hls
Highness Prince Kamin as special en-
voy to America to show imperial con-
Germ for the disastrous San Francisco
earthquake. Prince Kamin will leave
for America on June 25.
A Pekin report says Tuan Fang and
Taihung Chi, Chinese travelling COM
missioners to America and England,
have memorialized the Chinese govern
ment commencing the American eco
nomic system.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Seattle Nav Dig Her Canal.

Washington, May 29.-An under
standing has been reached by members
of the house committee on rivers and
harbors which will result in favora.
BILE report on bill providing that the
United States shall maintain the cs ma
at Seattle connecting Lake Union and
Shilshole bay with Puget sound. The
consideration for maintenance OF the
waterway by the government lie that q
lock shall be built by private corpora.
tion at the head of Shilehole bay.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Stampede Empties Town.

Goldfeld, New, May ST. Remark.
able strikes have been reported from
near Alkali Springs, II miles northwest
of Goldfield, and today Goldfeld is
nearly depopulated of rining men and
prospectors. For two days the stream
of goldseekers has been pouring into
the district from Goldfield and by
camps. The ore taken out much re-
sembles the Tonopsh. bearing gold and
silver in nearly equal quantities. The
field lie large.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Serious Revolt in China, y,

Shanghai, May Sl.-A serious rising,
assisted by secret societies, is in pro.
eress at Yingshan, in the province Of
Kiangshi. The people are seeking re-
fuge in the cities. The British gunboat
Snipe, from Sangchane, will proceed to
the scene of the disorder. The COVER.
nor Of the province is sending troops.
No missionaries are involved.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Nav Not Confirm,

Warrington, May Sin the light
of the attitude assumed by the sc 1ate
subcommittee on judiciary, it is quite
probable that Williamg c. Bristol will
not be confirmed at this session as dis
trict attorney for Oregon. The SUBJ
committee is not favorable to BIistol's
confirmation. yet does not 60 to the ex-
tent of recon- mending the rejection of
his nomination. 1t Will probably make
no report to the full committee, which
means that the committee will not re-
port to the senate and no action will be
taken before the adjournment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Proposes Postal Telegraph.

Washington, May 2S.-The idea of a
postal telegraph has a warm advocate
in Samuel w. Smith, member of con-
gress from Michigan, who in a careful
ly prepared speech today in the house
insisted that if the government would
undertake such system, the deficit in
the postal department would be almost
wiped out. "We should" he said,
"have a frst-class postal telegraph in
the United States in connection with
our splendid postal facilities"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Nav Lose Warship,

London, June lit is feared the
British navy will lose one of its best
vessels, the first-claes battleship Mon
tagu, which struck on the rocks at
Lundy island Wednesday. and, accord
ing to latest reports received at Devon
port at midnight, is not likely to be re-
f1oated. Naval experts are of the opin-
ion that the attempt to refoat the Mon.
tagu under present conditions will
mean her disappearance il. 80 fathoms
of water.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07

Walla Walla, Wash, June latter
four days and nights of drenching,
Walla Walla and the surrounding coun-
try are gradually recovering from the
unequaled torrents of water poured in
to the river and streams and submerg-
ing the fields. The big plants depend.
ent upon the electric power company
are still out of business, but there is
hope now that within ten days the
power will be eupplied.
The damage done by the high water
has been immense, but the reports
coming in today show that the greater
actual loss will fall upon the farmers
and the truitgrowers. A conservative
estimate OF the damage done to crops
places the less at $250,000 This is
not an exaggeration, as from all parts
of the county come reports OF bridges
swept away, houses inundated and
crops destroyed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Saturday, June 2.

Washington, June o. The greater
part Of the day was spent by the senate
in discussing the resolution directing
the purchase of Panama canal supplies
in America, unless the price was extor-
tionate and unrea enable. Mallory's g
motion to strike ut the word "extor-
tionate" was lost, 39 to 10. Carmack
sought to limit the governments action
to preference n goods of home man.
ufacture, other conditions being equal.
1t was lost, SO to II. Bacon wanted
no higher prices paid for American
goods than the American manufacturer
charged abroad for the same article.
This went down, 81 to Is. Culberson
wanted goods purchased in the cheapest
markets; lost, 3S to l6. An amend.
ment proposed by Pettus limiting the
purchase to the lowest responsible bid.
der was adopted.
The bill was passed, 80 to 16.
Washington, June 2. - What might
have been a serious parliamentary snarl
was dextrously avoided by Speaker
Cannon late this afternoon in the house
of representatives, when Murphy. OF
Missouri, rose to present what he de-
nominated privileged resolution. The
conference reports on the rate and the
statehood bills had been made and or
dered printed, when the Missouri con-
gressman presented resolution re.
ecinding the action of the house send
ing the statehood bill to conference and
providing for vote on the senate
amendments.
Payne, of New York, leader of the
majority, instantly made the point
that the resolution was not privileged.
The speaker, with smiling face, held
that the resolution was not privileged,
as the papers in the case were with
the senate.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
LOSS WILL BE HEAVY.
Heavy Rainfall in Eastern Oregon and
Washington DESTROYED Crops.

Pendieton, Or, June /. - Umatilla
county has lost by conservative esti-
mate at least 81, 500, 900 by reason OF
the food. 1t is impossible to give de-
tailed figures, for the waters in Mckay
creek and Birch creek, in the Milton
country, at Weston and the Umatilla
river are raging. and the fields are still
flooded and out Of sight. On every
hand. however, as the water recedes,
are left fields of alfalfa coated thick and
weighted down with slime and silt. II
is worthless waste, and must not
only be cut down but taken from the
fields before other crops can be grown.
Practically all OF the alfalfa crops Of
Mckay creek are ruined. The terri.
tory varies from 100 feet to a quarter OF
a mile in width and is from 15 to ~
miles in length. All OF the bridges are
out, the water, though falling, is still
raging and no definite information can
be secured.
At Weston the town was damaged to
the extent of $4,000 and the same
amount was lost in the immediate vi
cinity. In "a hours 81 inches Of rain
fell, while on Weston mountain the
fall was from to 10 iuches. -Four
out of seven bridges are washed out
and three small store buildings were
washed into the river.
The greatest damage, perhaps. is due
to stock losses in the mountain ranges
Thousands of sheep had just been
sheared and were unprotected. The
storm swept into the mountains with
an advance guard of cold fog, followed
by heavy rain and snow. In the face
of this blizzard the herders in many
instances deserted their focks, leaving
2 900 and 5000 head to their fate.
Reports beginning to come in tell OF
disaster, though everything is unau'
thentic as yet. Hemphill lost his en-
tire band of 5000 sheep. j. E. Smith
lost 900 and Gus Lafontaine 1000.
Douglas Belts herder left 5000 to take
car OF themselves.
At Milton the loss will reach into
the thousands. The orchards are
flooded and the fruit trees covered with
mud and slime. The alfalfa fields are
masses of sediment, as are the straw
berries, but the latter will not all be
lost. 1t is hard to put an estimate on
Milton's damage, because many OF the
fields will be saved. The estimate OF
damage is made by those who are ia.
miliar with the country and who know
the area and the value of the crops. No
actual figures are as yet forthcoming.
In Pendleton the loss will be great
on account of the stocks of merchandise
flooded in the cellars, and the broken
levee and consequent flooding of homes.
A conservative estimate of the damage
here is $50, ,000.s
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Torrent of Anti-Smoot Petitions

Washington, May 20 - Protests
against the retention of Reed Smoot as
a senator of the United States flooded
the senate today, as follows: Mime
sofa. by Senator Clapp, $500; Indiana,
by Senator Hemenway, S,34l; New
Hampshire, by Senator Gallinger,
1926; Kentucky, by Senator Black
burn, about $500; Alabama, by Sena-
tor Morgan, SOL; Kansas, by Senator
Long, 1852; North Carolina, by Sem
ator Simmons, 2,09S. 1t is said that
petitions will be received from every
state and territory in the United States.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
General Buchanan Viii Retire.

Washington, June 1. - Brigadier
General James A. Buchanan, lately in
command of the department Of the Vi
sayas, Philippines, will be placed on
the retired list of the army tomorrow
on his own application.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
DOiNGS OF OUR NATIONAL
BODY OF LAWMAKERS

were adopted, chief among which were
changing the salary of ambassador to
Japan from $l7,50O to $4,000, and
fixing the salaries of the ministers to
Belgium (John Barrett), The Neither
lands and Luxembourg at 500 per
year, instead of $4,000, as fixed by
the bill when originally reported.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill and the post
Office appropriation bill were sent to
conference.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Monday, MAY %.

Washington, May 2S.-The senate
today sent the railroad rate bill to con-
ference, listened to long defense by
Kittredge OF a sea level canal and three
Democratic speeches on the resolution
in relation to the purchase of canal
supplies in foreign markets, and devot-
ed the remainder of it's time to the
postoffice appropriation bill.
No objection was made to the ap-
pointment of ranking members of the
interstate commerce committee as con-
ferees on the rate bill, and they were
not instructed in any manner. They
are Elkins, Cullom and Til,man.
Washington, May 2s.-Early in the
session of the house today Williams,
Miss, the floor leader of the minority,
made the point that there was no quor.
um present, and it took a call of the
house to start the wheels of legislation
After the appearance of a quorum, the
house concurred in amendments made
by the senate to q number Of house
bills. The house resolved itself into a
"city council" for the consideration oi
bills relating to the District of Colum-
bia.
The compulsory education bill for
the district occupied most of the day,
being finally placed on IFS passage. On
division, the absence of a quorum was
disclosed. Williams made the point OF
no quorum, and call of the house en-
sued, the yeas and nays being called on
the passage of the bill.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07
Thursday, May 81.

Washington, May 3l.-The Senate
today passed the Knox immunity bill
and the omnibus lighthouse bill, and
with practically no debate passed the
military academy bill, and was only
prevented from passing the employers
liability bill by motion at 2 p. m. to
go into executive session.
Most of the afternoon was devoted to
consideration in executive session of
the nomination of Judge James Wick
ersham to be Judge of the United States
circuit court for the district of Alaska,
but he was not confirmed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-07

Washington, May 81. - The Demo-
Gratis of the house resumed their fill
clustering tactics today, and demanded
roll calls on every possible pariamen-
tary point. Notwithstanding these te-
dious delays, the house passed the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation
bill, carrying an appropriation of $2,-
734. S69. A number of amendments