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The Washington times., 1906-01-27
PENNSYLVANIA STATION
GREATEST OF BUILDINGS

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-McKim. Mead
& White, architects for the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company, fled with Build
Ing Superintendent Hopper yesterday
The plans for the passenger station for
ne Pennsysvania and Long Island un-
der ground tunnel TO be built on the
blocks bounded by Seventh and Eighth
avenues and Thirty-first and THIRTY
third streets
The plans represent the largest singlo
piece or contract work in the history
OF the department. Its estimated c9st
is stated by the architects as 81 600 fOo
Ihe building Is to be 4S3 feet wide on
the avenues and al feet long on the
streets.
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POINT CADETS
VISIT WATERVLIET ARSENAL

TROY. y. Y. Jan. 27.-The graduating
class OF the West Point Military
Academy paid its annual visit 10 Water
vliet arsenal today to study ordnance
work and gun making
The greater part of the day will be
spent at the arsenal IN an inspection and
study Of the construction OF guns. The
class. numbering about 100 arrived IN
the city over the West Shore railroad
about 3 o'clock this morning under com
mand of number Of officers of the
ordnance office stationed at West Point
The class will leave the arsenal at 4
o. clock this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1906-01-27
BELIEVE JOHNSON
MURDERED GIRL
Baltimore Police Say They
Have Sufficient Evidence.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 27.-That Rufus
Johnson. the colored man suspected OF
being implicated In the murder of Miss
Allinson. at MoOrestown. y. j.. has
been positively identified as her mur-
derer. was the statement made this
morning by Captain of Detectives A. ].
PumDhrey
Every statement that Johnson has
made so far Is untrue. and he admits
it. said PumDhrey. His statements
have been most conflicting and he has
admitted everything except having ac-
complished the deed"
Two philadelphia detectives. at pres
ent in Baltimore. viii leave for Phfia-
GelDhia tonight. 10 obtain more eVf-
dence. although Pumphrey declares they
nave secured enough 10 hang the pris-
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QUAKER OATS WILL PAY
DIVIDEND ON COMMON

CHICAGO. Jan. 27.-The annual meet
ing of the Quaker Oats Company will
be held in jersey City. February I6. and.
according TO the statement OF a diree-
LOT of the company yesterday. the an
nuai report TO be submitted to the
stockholders viii show earnings suff1-
Client 10 warrant the declaration of a
lately .' l. ''iiiicu-
me proposed plan OF uniting the ccna-
tne td new stock thus created On an or
10 ~ per cent dividend basis has beer en-
tirsly given un - va
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Chinese Commissioners
At Police Headquarters

a delegation Of the Chinese commits
sloners called on Major Sylvester az
Police Headquarters this morning TO
pay their respects and have a look AT
the bureau of Identification and the
rogues gallery.
All of the Cinnamon exhibited mark
ed interest in the bureau of indentifica-
ton, which is one of the most compIete
In the United States, and openly ex~
pressed admiration OF the methods en-
ployed.
The delegation also called on Commits
sioner Macfarland at the District build
ing
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PENkSY BUYS WHOLE TOWN
TO DOUBLE TRACK ROAD

WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 27.-To Sc
cure a double track from Steubenville.
Ohio. to 9eliaire, Ohio. the Pennsylvania
railroad has bought the enter town OF
Burlington, and will efface IL to estab-
lish yards.
It has $50 houses and sold for
s20O, coo.
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GOVERNOR CARTER
OF HAWAII Is ILL

Governor George R. Carter. of the
Territory Of Hawaii. is seriously i'll at
Honolulu. a"eo riding to cablegram re-
ceived here day by Territorial Sec
retaTy A. Atkinson. who was on his
way to Portugal for the purpose of Sc
curing iaborers for the Territory. The
cablegram requested that he reti1r1 inn
mediately, which he will do.
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BANK STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Washington Gas As. s4O0QIO s. 900
ql04lz, S2.000d10iSs. s., 3,00OGI04Ss, s., ,OOOa
lO45k. s.. 00OGl04as. 81, ,0O0Gl04s.
Washington Street Railway. prefer-
red. 5a90. lGdS9zs. 10dSS7s. 50dS9ss
5a424t
Metropolitan Bank IO9340.
Peoples Fire. 1O0d6Is
Mitchell Mining. l0als
After Call-Mitehell Mining. 30dl2lk
loo 1Slk. 100Q13Is 60u1555
Washington Street Railway. As. $500
SSH.
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BURIED I'M QUICKSAND,
BUT PELT0NIEM LIVES

VIRGINIA Mimi, Jan. 27.-Having
been buried under twenty feet Of quick
sand for nearly ten hours today. Vic
tor Peltoniem. a workman at the Lin
coin mine. near here. was rescued. Pei
toniem owes his life to a large bowlder,
weighing several tons. which fell in
such a way as TO rest upon some min
ing timbers and form a small cavity
about his chest and head the other
parts of his body being held tightly by
the sand
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET
DULL AND LISTLESS
Mitchell Mining and Washington Gas
Bonds Only Securities to Re
ceive Attention.

Awful slow today was the comment
Of President Hibbs after trying unsuc-
cessfuIly to secure attention and produce
business. But il was not there as shown
by the fact that the total sales of stock
were but 395 shares. divided into eleven
ira Tassactions. and SCI, ,000 bonds. the larger
part of which bore evidence OF a desire
TO secure rising scale of prices rather
than any prospect OF finding other pur-
chasers as in the case of $4,000 of them
The buyer and seller were one and the
same trader.
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MARINE CORPS PRIVATE
STILL AMONG MISSING

No trace has yet been found of Rcbert
5. Wilkins. the private of the United
ing from his quarters. in the Wasbing-
ton Barracks, since the 24th of Januarv
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EXPORT OF
WHEAT AND CORN

For the week ending January 95 Brad
streets gives the figures of wheat and
corn exported. together with the figures
for the corresponding week OF last
year:
1906 1905.
Wheat. bushels ....... 3.4S3.5S5 1,l01, ,5S7
Corn, bushels ......... 5,633, ,255 $685.. .733
From July l, to date, the figures are
given as:
1906 1906
Wheat. bushels .......S067l .203 big. .7S5
Corn. bushels ......... 81, ,13s, $50 Z7.S4I,l67
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HIGHER PRICES IN CANADA.

A Montreal stock exchange seat hos
been sold for So: 500, In increase CT s5.590
~--~- sb.s toet GaIa '
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CHINESE VISITORS
ARE ENTERTAINED

Continued from First Pagel
rapidity with which Uncle Sans soldiers
moved about
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Mistchenko Popular.

The commandant General Selivanoff
has been wounded an1 IS in a critical
condition. Mistchenko. who is popular
with the troops il is believed viii be
able 10 restore order.
Satisfactory progress in the suppress
sion OF the revolutionary movement in
the Caucasus is reported The rebels
are being driven into the mountains
but not without heavy losses on both
sides.
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Capital Traction fell away one point
on the bid and caused some excitement
by the offer of a prominent officer Of the
company to make the exchange, as pro-
posed on yesterday. for the stock of the
Washington Railway Company condi-
tionally, and pay 81 900 additional TO any
broker who could effect the trade. The
offer was not taken seriously. although
President Hibbs offered 20 loan 10000
shales Of the common TO anyone who
might desire to make the deal.
Sales OF Washington Railway stocks
and bonds were confined to trifiing frac
uOns only, and the price would neither
move up or down.
Mitchell Mining was barely steady at
1915. although some 20 shares were
taken at that price divided up 10 suit
purchasers. while Greene Copper fell
away a small fraction on the known
weakness OF prices in New York.
Generally speaking the day was dull
and disappointing one. the action of the
New York market apparently having its
effect on local traders
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WIG BACK Reforms.

Count Witte. IN an interview. is quot
ed as declaring that there will be na
further reforms granted than those out
tined in the Cars rescript-
General Mistchenko has been sent
back to ManchuTia TO deal with the mu-
tiny among the troops there. Late ad-
vices from Nladivostok declare that the
situation in the Pacific maritime prov
inces Is desperate and the mutineers are
carrying things with a high hand
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IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

IReported by W. 3. Hibbs Co.. .lIs
street. Members New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board OF Trade. and Washington
Stock exchanged o. nj
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AGAIN FIND PLOT
To MURDER CAR
Guards Around Palace at
Once Increased.
REVOLT ON PACIFIC COAST
Mistchenko Hurried East on Receipt
of News of Trouble Among
Troops at Vladivostok.
REVOLT ON PACIFIC COAST

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. Pit is re-
ported that another plot to assassinate
the Car has been discovered at Tsar-
skoe Selo.
A number OF arrests has been made
and the military guards about the royal
park have been strengthened.
The Washington times., 1906-01-27
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.

manila Electric Railroad
and Lighting Corporation
First Lien Trusts Sinking Fund $50 Gold Bonds
PRINCIPAL New YORK Cry
DATED DuE MARcHI I19s3
INTEREST SprEuBE
Authorized sSU"OW
Subject :" Redemption
Fund on or after March l. 1908 5nd dntHca, ,atwhbp
n nomi 0
o
Equitable Trust Company New Yrk,Tru
Applications wlnb emadco oGa abondon
o. ant London
h M Through F the Rnfnsp R securities franchise
business OF MAN. b
above h f lien and Collateral Trust Sinking Fund Gold secured
property OF the Manila EeaEs Railroad Light
stock
me ug business OF Na and the capital stock the
company Ne"hso
EARNINGS
earnings OF the corporation tor
Expenses @ and Taxes " 1532 259
Net Earnings.
@ @....
These the
mfna reference emadeto filed CO
Co erandco
onowingm mayhem cnud:
sness OF h ecompany
sinking Of spHortO maturity
Of the rsnhhe
Net % sssnrzs s charges
Excellent of
We ii ondsori
htrstt t yields spece
William Solomon s Co. w B. Hibbs & Co
-. Bankers 14Io Street N w.
Cmcago new York Washington,
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Equitable Trust Company, New York, Truste.

Applications will be made TO list bonds on the
Stock Exchanges of New York and London
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-07
BARRETT FOR LEGISLATURE.
Popular and Capable Citizen Of Athe.
ma Candidate.

c. A. Barrett, of Athena, was born
in Sumner. oxford county, Maine,
June 81, 1852.
His early life was spent on a farp
and at the age of IS years he left
home. went to Massachusetts, and Sc
cured a situation in a shoe factory
where he learned The different
branches of the manufacture of shoes
At the end of two years he decided to
abandon the shoe trade and having
heard of Oregon and the west, decld
ed to try his luck in the far away
Oregon. Not having sufficient funds
to make the trip, he secured a loan
of $3.50, and at the age of 20 years
started for Oregon, by way of San
Francisco and by steamer to Portland
thence by river boat to Umatilla land
ing. then by stage to Weston, arriv-
ing at his destination November H.
1872 with the munificent sum of Sc
in his pocket, a stranger in a strange
land and II inches of snow on the
ground.
So it would seem his start in life
In Tmatilla county was under the
most adverse circumstances He soon
secured work with ]. F.. and II. c..
Adams, who were in the stock busi-
ness on wild Horse creek, near where
the town of Adams now stands. Here
he worked for six years with scarcely
any loss of time. The first money
earned went to repay the $50 bor-
rowed to come to the country. By
close attention to work and saving
mis- earnings he soon had sufficient
funds to buy a few hundred sheep.
He then engaged in the sheep bus
mess and this business he continued
for a number of years.
IN June, 1884, he engaged in the
hardware and implement trade at
Centerville, (now Athena) to which
occupation Re will devote a portion
OF his time and has built UP large
and remunerative business.
] Many years ago he disposed Of his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-07

sheep interests. but continues to raise
cattle and horses.
He has large landed interests in the
county, some of which comprise the
very best wheat land in the Athena
and Weston district His stock farm
on Pine creek, 10 miles north Of
Athena, comprising about 1000 acres,
is well stocked and equipped for the
raising and handling of both horses
and cattle.
Mr.. Barrett is one of the large tax
payers of the county. is enterprisiny
and takes an interest in all matters
pertaining to Improvements of all
kinds.
He was for many years a director
and large stockholder in the First
National Bank of Athena and was the
banks first president.
Mr.. Barrett has been consistent
and Woodworking republican and be-
lieves in republican principles. His
candidacy for the nomination as rep
resentative in legislature meets with
much favor. His wide acquaintance
and well known fitness for the posi-
ton he seeks makes him formida-
BILE candidate.
His platform or declaration OF
principles is as follows:
I favor permanent improvement OF
public highways; comprehensive irri'
CATION laws. which shall both sustain
the general government and protect
private rights: flat salaries for al
public officers; public examiner oI
accounts who shall have the powers
of controller of private banking In
stitutions: all reasonable Legislation
sustaining public educational institu
tions; especially all laws which shal
be for the best interests of the people
of Umatilla county.
further state to the people d
Umatilla county as well as to IN,
people of Oregon, that during m!
term in office, will always vote 70
that candidate for United States sen
ator In congress, who has received tn
highest number OF votes for that po
sition at the general election mex
preceding the election of a senate
in congress without regard to my in
dividual preference.
Form to be printed after my nam
on ballot:
Economy in public affairs and con
servatism In legislation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-07
GEORGE w. PROTESTED.
Pioneer Citizen OF Weston for State
Senator.

George w. Proebstel, candidate for
state senator, who advocates IAN hon
est and fearless performance of pub
lie duty and square deal to every
person and to every interest"
Among the pioneers Of whom we
have collected biographical notes, one
of the most prominent is Weston's
hardware man, George W. Proebstel,
who was born in Clay county, Mis-
souri,, in 1912. He came with his pa
rents to Washington Territory in
1852, where the family settled in
Clark county.
Though small boy at the time, the
| trip across the plains behind an OK
team made a vivid impression on him
and has stamped many events upon
his mind, which it is interesting to
hear him relate.
During the first two weeks of the
long and eventful trip canoes were
lashed together to ferry the wagons
across Grasshopper creek In Arkansas
there being high water and the deer
creek full to the brim. George tool
advantage of the time required tc
complete the canoe ferry by go
ing fishing without consulting hi
father, who, on enquiring the partic
ulars of his son, learned Of his peril
Gus venture and impressed the plac'
upon his mind by a vigorous appli
cation of the rod.
The Proebstel family celebrated th'
Fourth Of July, 1852, at independence
Rock, in the Rocky mountains, wher'
large train, consisting Of at least II
wagons, was found whose stock hac
been stampeded. The stock had beer
gone for four days and there wa
no likelihood Of their ever beinl
found, 1t being supposed to be th'
work Of Indians. The party hav'
never since heard whether or not thu
unfortunate immigrants got through
During the trip down the snak'
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house while that body was in session
ana carried the bill by bare ma
jority, thus relieving the state of the
burdens imposed by the Multnomah
county bill. which was favorable to
the large counties and burdensome
on small counties having much terri
tory and little population.
He is a popular and unassuming
man and studies public questions in
order to act upon them intelligently
when occasion arises. He succeeded
in checking the corruptionists and
liquor interests in their effort to de-
feat the local option law at the last
moment in the last session of the leg
islature and will go back to the legis-
lature ready to defend that law
against the encroachment of the
liquor interests at every turn. Be
cause of his ability and opposition to
their interests, the liquor association
of Oregon has declared that it will
spend any amount of money to defeat
him.
Mr.. Pierce has issued the following
declaration OF principles upon whlch
he stands squarely and unqualifiedly
at all times and upon which he will
act if reelected to the office of joint
senator:
l. To increase the efficiency of the
public schools, especially by increas-
ing the inheritance tax and transfer
ing revenue therefrom into the ire
ducible school fund.
2. To secure an honest trial of all
| laws enacted by the people.
3. To enact laws that will bring
about the building of better roads
4. To amend the irrigation laws so
that the greatest facilities may be
given for the reclamation of arid
lands.
5. For a state examiner to examine
the accounts of state and county Of
ficials and private banks.
6. To secure enactment of laws
taxing franchises. and property now
escaping taxation.
On the nominating ballot print
these words:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-07

dition OF the service under his ad-
ministration.
He was treasurer of Multnomah
county at one time. He built the
first electric railroad in Oregon, and
afterwards built the PortlandOregon
City line as n part of the East Side
railway system. The crisis OF 1895
swept away Mr.. Steers holdings in
this system, and in fact. all his for
tune, and left him to begin life anew.
Undaunted by his misfortunes Mr..
Steel undertook the h..culean task
of carving a farm out OF the native
wilderness along the banks of the
Willamette river and has succeeded
in making beautiful home where
the jungle reigned supreme before,
and now has more than 100 acres in,
high state OF cultivation-all this
within the last 10 years. and since he
was IS ycaH of age.
Mr.. steel ha been several times
chairman of the state central COM
mittce. ana has several victories to
his credit in that capacity. and not
one failure.
ton for state treasurer at the hands
of the party which he has served so
often and so well. II is the first time
he has sought state office. and
there IL not man in the state that
deserves more al the hands of the re-
publicans.
There are several gentlemen seek
ing the nomination. and all, no doubt.
are worthy, but the real contest Is
between Mr.. Hoyt, banker of Port
land. and Mr.. steel, farmer Of
Clackamas county.
The feeling seems to be pretty gen.
| eral that the state treasury should
not be turned over to any special
banking interest. and, as Mr.. Steel Is
not banker, and pledges himself to
"A square deal to all banks, looking
only to security of the funds and IA
cilities for handling same, 1t is pretty
safe to predict a victory for him In
! this contest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-07

and is now a candidate for reelection
to that office.
During his term Mr.. Pierce was
power in the state legislature. AL
though a minority member he secured
the passage of more bills than any
other individual member of the leg
islature and his bills have been ac-
cepted as useful and practical laws.
Among the measures of which Mr..
Pierce is especially proud and which
have been of incalculable value to
the state, is the school law now in
force, giving each district a per cap
tia sum of Sc for each pupil, thus in
creasing the resources of sparsely set
tied districts and making it possible
to hold school where before it was
we'll nigh impossible because of a
scarcity of funds. Mr.. Pierce drafted
this bill to give each district IS per
capita, but was forced by the opposi-
ton to cut down the per capita
amount or lose the bill entire. He
accepted the compromise rather than
have the bill defeated and hopes to
see the per capita amount increased
in future to SIS as originally intended.
While in the state senate he has
been a fearless and aggressive fighter
for his district and for eastern Ore
gon. He is an able speaker and
forceful man. He has led the senate
during his term and was recognized
as the most aggressive man in that
body. The record which he has
made, although in a minority party,
proves that he is highly fitted for the
place.
Nj. Pierce is an enthusiast over the
election of United States senator's by
the direct vote of the people and was
one of the first candidates for leg
islat1ve position to sign Statement No.
/ /, pledging himself to vote for the
peoples choice, regardless of personal
( inclination. He believes that by this
method only can the integrity of the
senate be preserved.
He led the opposition against the
Portland machine in the last legisla-
ture when it attempted to call con-
stitutional convention with view to
turning over the control OF the state
machinery to Portland through
changes in the constitution.
In the fight for the bill revising the
basis of taxation, fixed by Multnomah
county he was invited to speak in the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-07

river they hauled the wagons over
sich Siding roads that the people of
the train all walked, the men holding
ropes attached to the upper side of
the wagons to help secure them
against upsetting, the wheels having
been changed so that both hind
wheels weer on lower side and both
fore wheels on the other. Although
Mr.. Proebstel is now in the wagon
and implement business it seems he
has never since applied this device
for a side-hill wagon.
After crossing the Blue mountains
their first camp was at the Umatilla
agency, where, having no meat they
barbecued a work OK, whose sinewy
muscles, unseasoned by salt. was the
fatted. calf of the occasion.
On their arrival in Clark county
their hardships were many, the pio-
neers living on boiled wheat, and the
children going barefooted through
the most severe part of the winter.
In Indian war veteran, Mr.. Proeb-
stel was in Captain Kelly's troop of
the mounted Washington rifles during
the Indian war of 1S54-55. Serving
practically without pay he found
himself SIS in debt to the commissary
at the. end of the trouble for the sup
plies which he had purchased. Sub
sequent to the IndianA war he spent
| four years in the Idaho mines where,
by his youthful frugality and fore
sight, he saved $4,000.
| In 1868 he married Miss Mary Ann
Danphoffer, and the same year home-
steaded quarter section of land in
Clark county, where he farmed until
| 1878, when he came to Weston. En-
gaging in the Touring mill business he
! followed it for three years and in
1855 purchased his present hardware
| business.
Elected senator from Umatilla
county in 1898 he served in the upper
house of the state legislature for four
years, holding important committee
positions during that time. He was
chairman of the committees on edu.
cation and on irrigation, and was g