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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19
DO|NGS OF OUR NATIONAL
BODY OF LAWMAKERS

by Banon, Ohio, who defended the &C.
tions OF General Smith, in the Philip
pines, stating that General Woods
achievements were complete vindica.
tion OF the care OF General Smith.
Hayes, CAL, spoke in favor of an in
creased salary for postal clerks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19
The Thankful Way.

Thankful We wander in bloom and In
blight,
And reap in the red thorns the lilies Of
light.
And. toll being ended. We'll whisper
Goodnight
And dream of a beautiful morning!
Atlanta Constitution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19

Washington, April 9. - Notwith.
standing that this was District day in
the house and that body resolved itself
into common council for the purpose
of making laws for the District OF CO.
lumbia. general interest was shown in
the bills requiring non resident pupils
to pay tuition and regulating the en-
ployment of child labor. Hepburn, OF
Iowa, replying to long speech of Slime,
OF Tennessee, in which he contended
for self government for the people OF
the District of Columbia, made de-
fense of the form OF government, but
criticized its administration. He did
not think two newspaper men and one
army officer, who constitute the board
of commissioners, the proper personnel
for such government.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19
Tuesday, April 10.

Washington, April 10. - For seven
hours today the house had under con-
sideration the postoffice appropriation
bill, but in only few instances were
the provisions considered. During the
debate on the special appropriation for
railway mail pay, bitter words were
exchanged between representatives
from North Carolina, Arkansas and
Kentucky, but all were within the
rules of the house. A numerous
speech was made by j. Adam Bede,
Mimi, and Charles A. Towne, New
York, spoke in behalf of the Jamestown
exposition. Both Bede and Towne rep.
resented the Duluth district in Mime
sofa in other congresses. They were
warmly congratulated on their speeches.
Washington, April 10.-For more
than four hours today Bailey held the
undivided attention of the senate with
a speech in reply to spooner and Knox,
and just before its conclusion there was
significant suggestion from Hale indi-
eating the possibility of an understand.
ing and an early vote on the railroad
rate bill.
The day was one of the most notable
in the recent history of the senate.
Very few senators were absent at any
time during the day and every seat in
the galleries, public, private, senatori-
al, executive and diplomatic, was held
by it's occupant with marked tenacity.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19

Washington, April 12.-After briet
speech by Lattimer on in support OF
the house railroad rate bill, Foraker
today took the floor on that measure
and consumed practically all OF the re-
mainder of the days session of the sem
ate. He spent some time in the discus
sion of some of the amendments he has
suggested, and then entered upon the
consideration of the entire question OF
railroal rate regulation, arguing
against tie constitutionality Of the
pending bill from various points OF
view. He was frequently interrupted
by other senators. Lodge spoke briefly
in support of the practice of granting
lower rates on goods intended for export
than on those used in domestic con-
sumption.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19
Wednesday, April II.

Washington, April 1l.-Among the
many bills passed by the senate today
WAS one granting land on Morton is-
land, in Snake river, Oregon, to that
state as a fish hatchery. Other bills
passed follow
Authorizing the allotment Of land to
natives of Alaska; prohibiting the use
of diving apparatus in the taking OF
sponges; authorizing the state of Mon
tana to select lieu lands; prohibiting
aliens from gathering sponges in Amer
lean waters.
In response to request by Tillman
to fix a time for taking vote on the
rate bill, Aldrich expressed the opinion
that before the end Of the week the
speeches would be go far disposed of as
O enable the senate to foresee the end
of general discussion.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19

Did you ever encounter lazy man
who didn't attribute all his trials and
fluctuations TO bad luck?
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19
DESERT WHERE
VILLAGES WERE
Entire Country Around Vesuvius Like
Sahara Desert,

Distress Among Thousands Of Fugi-
tives is AppaAing-Ashes are Now
Lighter and Worst is Believed To
Be Over Much Help Being Sent
and More is Needed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-04-19

Washington, April IL. - When
Speaker Cannon called the house to
order today, senate bill ratifying an
agreement with the Lower Brule band
of the Sioux tribe of Indians, in South
Dakota, was passed. The postoffice ap-
preparation bill was then taken up.
The military record of General Jacob
II. Smith was the subject of speech
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26

PIERRE, S. D., May ESPECIAL. while
sheep shearing has begun in few fiocks
on the range, most of that work will be
done through next month. While wool buy
ers are appearing, they do not expect 10
secure nearly so large clip from this
part of the state this year as they have In
past years. The high prices paid for sheep
last year we're too great a temptation to
many flock owners and they looked upon
the situation as about high tide in prices
and let go and as a result more than 100,
900 sheep were shipped of the ranges Of
western South Dakota last fall, which will
materially reduce the clip for this year.
Prices are satisfactory for this season,
many of the flock owners contracting last
fan TO deliver this years clip at above %
cents and the situation looks as II It would
be another profitable year to those who held
their sheep last year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
KNIFE AND FORK CLUB FEAST
Prof. Smaller Mathews is Guest of Kansas
-'<' City ORGANIZATION.
SPEAKS OF REMAKING PUBLIC OPINION
He Says New-FashiOned Honesty IL
Needed in which PubIie az
Wen as Individuals IL
Recognized.

KANSAS CITY. May 8.-Prof Smaller
Matthews Of the University Of Chicago and
Corporation Counsel James Hamilton Lewis.
Of the city Of Chicago, spoke at dinner Of
the Knife and Fork club in this city to-
night.
Prof Smaller Mathews Of the University
OF Chicago spoke of "Remaking Public
Opinion. He said in part;
We today admit that the industrial life
OF the future will be TO a very large ex-
tent in the hands Of corporations rather
than individuals, and because OF this fact
we are rapidly coming to see that much
OF the lawmaklng and many OF the indus
trial standards which were eminenty sat
isfactory for an earlier period are out
grown. We need a new-faShoned honesty,
In which the public as well as individuals
is recognized.
II In useless to hope that lawmaking
will be very far in advance of public
opinion. and II is for this reason that any
agent deliberately undertaking to remake
public opinion should be very closely scru-
tinized.
Among these agencies are newspa pers
and ma gazines the church. colleges and
universities and the socialistic propaganda
We are less afraid OF the word Social
ism" today than we we're ten years ago.
We are not likely 20 become socialists in
the thorouRhgoing program sense of the
word, but the influence OF socialism and
socialistic Ideals upon our legislation is
almost unreasonable. We see Il in the
work OF our legislature, IN our city coun-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26

little, II any, practical good. But a Denver
spirit creeps into the discussion when the
paper remarks that the effort to remove
O'NeiI contempiates the substitution of
Sandy Griswold, who. II recognizes, would
make a good president. 1t is thought pos
sible II Denver man could be slid into
the place the Denver fans and papers
might be more imbued with the wisdom Of
O'Neils removal.
Manager Cantillon showed that he was
running things with a high hand in this
league when he changed the assignment Of
umpires and took Keefe, who was sched-
uled to work in Omaha until Omaha went
to Des Moines Monday. Cantillon, how
ever, did not want Keefe to get out from
under his thumb, so he simply took him
to Des Moines with him and ordered I'm
pire Fuller to report here
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26

Of attorney to Mr. Waleott and he would
do all the business for us. and that he
w6gld fix It about the proving up. OF
course l couldn't read and didn't know
RotlIin, about the land law. only that
Mann, (he told us we had rights to file
and wheh the land was proved up on we
could sell 1t for much, II we wanted to
TO Mr.. C6mstock. 1 never went out to no
land and never got nothin' for my filing,
though / heard that my quarter Of land
had been proved up on. l never went out
there at all and never seen no land. They
said i didn't have to, but that IL was all
right. and that was the way all the old
soldiers doneA 1 heard once that the land
was ali sand\ and was no good and that
was why they didn't want to buy it from
me. Then 1 SRid 1 would relinduish It OF
something likeE that 80 wouldn't lose my
right, but then told me couldn't do that
So there is didn't mean to do any
thing asln the Nav. Mann wanted me TO
go out there ONCE and said there was
house on the land. but 1 didn't care to
so an didn't go.")
Others Tell the same.
washington's story was similar in almost
all particulars to that of half a dozen more
colored veterans brought here as witnesses
Several OF the white soldiers said they had
all gone out on the land once. but they
had no way OF knowing whether that was
| the land they had filed on or not. These
men were paid $50 for their expenses, and
all their filing fees were paid. Neither
of them had ever gone before any official
to make final proof. All their transactions
| were carried on through the powers OF
, attorney given Wolcott and others
The federal grand jury returned three
true bills Wednesday evening in the land
fraud cases. The federal officials decline
to give out the names OF the indicted par
ties. as neither OF them is yet under arrest
or bond
1t is rimored however, about the federal
building that the indictments are for con-
spiraey. conspiracy 10 defraud and defraud-
ing the government out of certain public
lands. and involves parties who have been
indicted heretofore and that the new in
dictments are simply to fortifY the former
indictments.
Only Ones Remaining.
The only indictments Of this character
yet remaining on the district court docket
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26

as an inheritance from the federal grand
jury of 1906, are those against @. II. r.
Babcock. former United States commits
sioner at Chadron. Bert Furmans n. O..
Furman, John Agnew and Frank Allen.
Whether these are the parties reindicted
is not known and the federal officials in q
position to know will not Just at present
offer any enlightenment on the matter.
1t now looks as IL the grand jury may
take an adjournment Saturday until Thurs
day next. 1t is hoped that most Of the
witnesses now here can finish their testi-
mony by Saturday evening, and thus en-
able the grand jurors to visit their homes
over Decoration day. The final adjourn
Inent OF the grand jury will not take
place for ten days or two weeks as it will
be practically impossible to finish all the
land cases before that time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
COLORED VETERAN GIVES UP
One of Old Soldiers Tells How He Was
Induced to File.
Old NOT SEE THE LAND He SELECTED
'iis story IL COnarMed ~ Others from
the Quiney Home as to
TheiF Experience In
Nebraska.

The federal grand jury was at work all
81 Friday morning on one OF the Richards
md Comstock land-hlihg cases. An ad-
journment was taken at noon until p. M,
when an effort will be made TO close up
the testimony Of q number OF Illinois vet
Grams from the Soldiers home at Quincy,
These old veterans. some of whom are col
ored men, are in bad health and want to
return to the home. When their testimony
is finished Friday afternoon the grand
jury will adjourn until next Thursday to
permit the jurors to go to their homes
over Decoration day.
Thus far the jury has returned about
nifty indictments, ten of which are against
cattle men In the land-hllng matters, the
remainder being in postofice. counterfeit
and liquor cases. Ninety-two witnesses
have been summoned in the Richards and
Comstock case alone and not to exceed
half OF these witnesses have thus far been
examined. II will take fully two weeks to
complete this case.
George WashingtOn Talks.
One Of the witnesses. in this case bearing
the name Of George Washington, a eoloret
veteran from the Quincy, Ill, home said
Friday morning to q group OF his com
rades:
Il have been real anxious about this
here case and am afraid has got myself
into bad NIX. II was this-a-way. A mar
he come TO the home and tole us his nam'
was Samuel l.. Mann and that he was {
agent for a lawyer, Francis NJ. Walcot
at Ellsworth, Neb. Mann he told us {
nice story about the land out there and
got me and some more OF the old boys I,
make out some papers. and give our powe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
ONE MAN FOR THREE THEFTs
Same CuIprit Suspected of Stealing
Horse and other Less VaIu-
able Things.

Here is another case that may warrant
looking into by the federal grand jury.
burglar broke into the residence Of NJ. F.
Fender, SlO4 Leavenworth street and stole
IS worth OF garden seeds. A burglar broke
into the barn of the McCauley Express
company and stole an iron whiffietree, a log
chain and other teaming apparatus. From
22O2 South Thirteenth street ]. Gerber re-
ports the theft Of small. black horse,
with a short tail. The police believe the
same man did all the jobs and are trying
TO find out what land he has appropriated
TO set up as a truck garden farmer with
a complete outfit of stolen property.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
s12.0S 10 81. Paul ana return.

Via chicago Gfedt western railway.
Tickets on sale May 18th to Sst, inclu-
slve, account biennial meeting General
Federation OF Women's Clubs. Return
limit June 9th. with extension privileges.
For further information apply to H. II.
Churchill, G. A., 1879 Farnam street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
An EnaaEinE Doctor

uses gentle means. such as Electric Bit
tiers. in curing dangerous diseases, like
biiliousness. dyspepsia, etc. so cents. For
sale by Sherman q Mcconnell Drug com
pany.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26

Robb wins Golf Championship.
HOYLAKE. England, May 25.--Jsmes
Robb today won the amateur golf cham
pionship of England.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26

ellis, in the halls of congress and ths
White House. ~.
Taken altogether, these different 05Asv
promise new public opinion which u
make the next period in the national deVk
opment something very different from tina
which is past II Is Idle to expect a 90 :
cialistic state; II Is idle to expect Utopia ::
but we may at least expect confidently
new standards of honesty, new readJust-
ments of corporation TO the rights OF the
individual. new appreciation OF tina duty
of educated men and new opportunities
men OF wealth. II Is time for hope rather
than for despair. Exposure Is not an evil
dence OF increa sing corruption. but rather
of that social health which calls for the
elimination OF disease. We are no worse
because rascals have been exposed. but
we are better able to punish them and TO
prevent their temperance. Legality lie al
ways behind morality, but II is always
trying to overtake IL. We cannot expect a
nation of saints, but we have every reason
to expect a higher morality in politics and
In industries and in fact throughout our
social life.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
speech OF MIR. Lewis.

]. Hamilton Lewis, corporation counsel OF
Chicago in discussing Public Criticism IL
Public Security" said:
The only secure course is the unlimited
latitude to criticism and condemnation; 70
approval and condemnation by voice OF
pen. We may leave redress of every nature
to be found in the right 10 follow = sian
derer with the criminal law and the reek-
less defamer with civil damages. The con-
tempt OF the respectable will ever be Wis
tied upon the liar and ostracism from pub
lie favor will surely befall the mendacious
and irresponsible. These will ever be IN
the future as I'm the past HARMLESS to 9th
ers, hurtful only to themselves.
TO the end that the constitution estab-
fishing in citizenship the freedom OF speech
unlimited and the freedom of the press IN
abridged shall be maintained. let there be
criticism without fear of penalty and Just
Judgment without fear of punishment
Then We'll have a government where every
citizen is brave and every Official Is honest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Rain Today in south Dakota ana
Nebraska-FaiF and warmer
Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, May 25.- Forecast OF the
weather for Saturday and Sunday;
For Nebraska and South Dakota Rain
Saturday; Sunday fair and warmer.
For Iowa ard Missouri Showers and
cooler Saturday; Sunday. fair
For Colorado and Wyoming: Scattered
showers saturday; Sunday. fair and
warmer,
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. May 25-Ohicial record OF tom
peratute and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day OF the last three
years. 1905. 1906 1904 1909
Maximum temperature. 50 s. Ga 76
Minimum temperature. 62 80 80 80
Mean temperature......... IS 81 IS
Precipitation ........-...... a. 10 I'D 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l.
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature ....................... Is
Excess for the day...................... 8
Total deficiency since March l............ IL
Normal precipitation ............. is inch
Deficiency for the day........... .Ol inch
Total rainfall since March L.....F.7l inches
Deficiency since March 1.......... IS inch
Deficiency for cor period, 1893. Il As inches
Excess for cor. period, 1904. ...,... "a inch
Reports from stations ~ r. NJ.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
WIS ootoiNosF SuhuoJt lar
mef,
Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /
and comparison with the last two years;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-26
Reports from stations -

y indicates trace % preclpitatlon-
- L, A. WELSH. Local FOreeaster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-13
UPHOLD THE AMERICANS.
Minority Report Declares Action On
Isle Of Pines Justified.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 13.-The
senate in executive session yesterday
made public the majority and minority
reports from the committee on foreign
relations on the treaty ceding to Cuba
the title of the isle of Pines The ma
jority views, substantially as given in
the majority report, already have been
published. The minority report, which
is signed by Senators Morgan and w.
A. Clark, upholds the contentious Of
Americans who have invested on the
island, that they were warranted in
doing so by the language of the Platt
amendment and the Cuban constitu-
made by Assistant Secretary Of War
Meiklejohn that the title was vested
in the United States by the treaty of
Paris The minority report adds that
If the island is turned over to Cuba
it will be unsafe to leave Americans
there, for If they were maltreated this
government would be compelled to
protect them. 1t is stated that from
the hour this government again sen,
soldiers to Cuba the destiny of that re-
public would be that Of Ireland or
Egypt and the republic would disap-
pear.
Senator Morgan, who drafted the re-
port, contends that the adjustment OF
title in fact amounts to sale, which
congress alone is empowered to make.
In that respect the report says:
"The treaty now under consideration
has become proceeding against our
own people in more pronounced sense
than it can be regarded as means
of doing justice to Cuba, and in the
changed conditions that have so rapid
ly occurred and to meet new condi-
tions that are extremely difficult ana
embarrassing, if not dangerous to all
concerned, it is safer, wiser and more
lust to submit our present differences
with Cuba to arbitration. 1t is still
better that congress should settle the
question of title by law and make pro-
vision for taking proper care of the
people and the interests of both gov
ernments, whether we retain the title
or concede it to Cuba. The Platt
amendment is not broad enough to
cover the present situation, and the
treaty making power cannot make IT
broader without the action of con-
greSs."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-13
TROUBLE IN HAYTI
Another Miniature Revolution Breaks
Out, But Commander Switzerland
Says There Is No Danger at Pres

Washington, Feb. 13.-Root today
received from the navy department, a
cablegram from Commander Souther-
land, at Monte Christi to this effect:
"There is insurrection and, small
force at Dajagon, twenty-four miles
south Of Monte Christi" Switzerland
adds that there is no danger, as the
Defacto government acts promptly.
Cape Haytien, Hayti. Feb. IA
messenger, who arrived here today
from Monte Christi, reports that a rev.
olutionary movement has broken out
at Monte Christi. General Neney. a.
the head Of numerous body of troops
has attacked and captured the town Of
Databo- on the frontier of Hayti.
Neney is devoted partisan Of Cen
eral Jimines, former president Of San
to Domingo, and it is generally be-
lieved that the movement is in favor of
Jimines, and that its object is to pre-
vent the government from heading the
approaching elections.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-13
YENEZU[LA'S
REPLY 1O FRANCE
Text of lengthy Note Sent
Through the Representative
at London
WHAT VENEZUELA WANTS
France Accused of Precipitate Action
Instead of Approaching Venezuela in
Friendly Manner-Castro Willing
to Submit Controversy to Arbitra-
ton.
WHAT VENEZUELA
WAN T S
France Accused of Precipitate Action
Instead of Approaching Venezuela in

Caracas, Feb. 13.-The Venezuelan
government February transmitted 10
M. Maubourguet, Venezuela's repre-
sentative in London. A long note, of
which the following is synopsis:
You will answer Premier Rouvier's
note Of January IS, addressed to you,
as follows: am ordered by my gov
ernment to say that to appreciate the
situation and case 1t is necessary to
discriminate. The real facts are the
Venezuelan government said 1t would
not treat through Taigny CORNER
French Charge d-Affairs in VeneZue-
LAY until a satisfactory explanation is
given and not, as Rouviere's note
states, that Foreign Minister Ybaria
has notified the French representative
he would not have any further official
relations with him.
"'That regarding the cable company
France did not, because she could not,
allege denial of justice and instead Of
approaching Venezuela in a friendly
manner accused her of violating
French rights, thereby abandoning the
legal road and assuming responsible
ties of the cable company.
"'Venezuela asks did the cable COM
pany fulfill it's contract? Did the
French government employees assist
the wreckers of Venezuelan liberties? !?
If not, Venezuela yields; otherwise,
she holds France responsible and is
willing to submit this to arbitration.
Venezuela throughout has acted
in friendly manner and withdrew her
note when requested to do so. When
she prohibited re-landing Of Taigny, 1t
was in order to avoid greater unpleas-
antness but France violently expelled
Maubourguet without alleging any
faultO