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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
MAIL
TRAINS ORDERED
WILL SHORTEN TRANS
CONTINENTAL TIME
Possible That 1t Will Carry One Pull
manifest Trip VIII Be Made
Route Via the Oregon Short Line
and the o. II. & N.-Will Be Re-
suit of q Contest Between the Hill
and Hartman Lines for the
Through Mail Carrying to the
Northwest Coast.

A four-car mail train carrying nc
pc passengers, except perhaps a Pullman
car, and designed to clip off many
hours in crossing the continent from
Chicago to Portland, will be started
soon by the Hartman system over the
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and
the o. r. & N, according to informa-
ton from the Hartman headquarters
at Chicago.
For some time rumors of the fast
mail have been in circulation among
o. II. & n. trainmen, and it now
run over the system, in making trials
for the mail contracts between Port
land and Chicago.
a special telegraphic news dispatch
from Chicago to the East Oregonian
today says:
Another race against time between
transcontnental railways will be in
augurated next week, when the Har-
riman and Hill systems will begin a
comparative test for the contract to
carry the mails to the Pacific north
west. The postoffice department is
so well pleased with the fast mail
train to San Francisco recently put
on, that it has asked for a train to
Portland and Seattle. 1t is expected
that a saving of full day will be
made over the present time. The Har-
riman system will run a train over
the Northwestern from this city to
Omaha, the Union Pacific, Oregon
Short Line and the o. r. & n. Mr..
Hill will use the Burlington from Chi
cago to Billings, Mont, and the North
ern Pacific to the coast"
1t is said the time of the train if
placed in service, will be but three
hours from Umatilla to La Grande,
over the mountain division, or an av-
erage of SO 1-3 miles per hour for the
lis miles. Considering the curves,
mountain grades and other conditions
of the mountains, this is perhaps the
factest time that will be made under
like conditions on the entire distance
across the continent
If the train is put in service Con-
ductors +. L. Coykendall and f. F.
Waffle, of the Huntington-P Pendleton
passenger run, will be promoted to
the new run over the mountains, and
Engineers Al stephens and Pete
Rheisen will pull the fast mail over
this division.
The present excellent passenger
equipment now in use on the o. r.
& n. will be used for the new runs,
If put on. The passenger engines on
the o. r. & N. are equal to any in use
in the United States and will be capa-
BILE of making any time required by
the new train.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

So satisfactory has the new block
signal system now in use on the o. r.
& n. between Cayuse and La Grande
worked, the company has determined
to equip the system east of La Grande
with the signals and yesterday a crew
of men in charge of A. II. McKeen,
began work on the 99-mile stretch be-
tween la Grande and Huntington.
The system between Cayuse and La
Grande has been equipped with the
block signals for several months and
1t has proved to be the greatest safety
measure ever adopted, and the COM
pany is entirely satisfied with the test
already made.
The construction of the system east
of La Grande will be much less diff
ficult than over the Blue mountains
East of la Grande much of the track
is level and straight, especially across
Grand Ronde and Baker valleys, and
the blocks may be longer and the sig
mails less frequent, than where the
track is curved and where it is i'm
possible to see any great distance.
1t is expected to finish the 80 miles
between La Grande and Huntington
by July 1. A large force of men is
also at work on block signals between
Portland and Bonneville and within a
few years the entire system will be
equipped with the signals
Both officials and employees OF the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Carmen Threaten to Strike

Oakland, Cal. March 29.-By an
almost unanimous vote the Oakland
Garments union at a midnight meet
ing decided to strike unless the Oak
land Traction company will accede to
all demands, the principal of which is
recognition of the union. Ratifica-
ton of the vote by the International
union is necessary before the men go
out. Nearly 1000 men are involved.
and a strike would tie up Oakland,
Berkeley, Alameda and all the lines
across the bay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Great Damage by the Boycott.

Washington, March 29.-The Chi
nese boycott was considered by the
house committee on foreign affairs
today in connection with the Forbes
bill amending the exclusion act to ex-
clude only coolies.
Murray Warner, in business at
Shanghai, said his business increas-
ed till September, 1905, then dropped
to practically nothing. The Standard
Oil report showed expectations to
China dropped from 100000 to
100000 cases of oil.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

cense committee reported unfavorably
upon the petition of Conrad Kohler,
which asked that all companies hav-
ing agencies here be required to pay
the regular wholesalers license. But
before the same was adopted Attor-
ney ]. p. Winter appeared for Mr..
Kohler and after a short argument in
favor of the petition the matter was
again referred to the committee for
further investigation.
Liquor licenses were granted to
Turner Bros. and Will Wells.
At the suggestion of Councilman
Murphy $977.39 OF the money In the
levee sinking fund was invested in
county scrip.
An ordinance was passed providing
for the purchase of a bell tower from
the Pendleton Iron works for S167.50.
Financial Agent"
Councilman Murphy took occasion,
during the latter part of the session,
to explain the duties of the financial
agent" According to his statement
Mr.. Dickson is employed more as a
bookkeeper than as a financial agent,
and said that otherwise considerable
clerical work would devolve upon the
chairman of the finance committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
EZRA MEEKER At COURT HOUSE TONIGHT

Ezra Meeker, the pioneer who is
retracing the old emigrant trail across
the continent, will give an entertain
ment at the court house this evening,
beginning at s o'clock, to which all
are cordially invited. A small admis-
sion will be charged for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of the trip.
over 100 stereopticon views will be
exhibited and Mr.. Meeker will give a
short talk on the objects of his trip.
1t is probable that the Commercial
association will raise funds to plant
a monument on the route OF the old
trail just south of the city, and II 1t Is
decided to do this, Mr.. Meeker will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
HEARST VERSUS
THE RAILROADS
Anthracite Carriers Are De-
PENDANTS Before interstate
Commerce Commission.
RAILROADS CARRYING
TOO MANY SIDE LINES.

Senate Passed Bill Providing for
Three Life Saving Stations on the
Washington Coast and Appropriate
ing SeO,ege TherefOr-House Com
mittee Listening to Evidence of the
Effectiveness of the Chinese Boy
cott, I'm Connection With Proposed
Law TO Exclude All Chinese Coolies
Navigation TO Be Made More Safe
by Use of White Lights.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
F|L|P|NOs FOR
INDEPENDENCE
Expressions of Opinion Found
in the Recent Elections of
Governors.
AN UNDoUBTER MAJORITY
TAKES UNEXPECTED STAND.

Naval Construction Board Disagrees
With Dcwey's Recommendation for
u Record Breaking Warship, and
Eayors Two 16,OOO-Ton Vessels In
stsad-RoOseyelt NOminates VIII
liam c. Bristol for United States
District Attorney for Oregon, and
Rear Admiral Endicott for Chief OF
Bureau OF Yards and DOcks-Mrs
Roosevelt OFF for Florida and Cuba.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

wait until Saturday to assist in the
dedication of the monument.
II the monument is not erected, he
will leave Pendleton in the morning
for the east, by way of Meacham.
The road across the mountains is. in
such conditions that he will be able
to. cross with his wagons and an ex-
pected delay on this account is thus
avoided
1t is especially urged that large
attendance greet the pioneer at the
court house tonight. His mission is
patriotic in the extreme and he de-
serves the cooperation of the people
along the route Of the OLE trail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
DEF FAINT AFTER
DISAGREEMENT
Miners and Operators Resume
the Wearisome Battle Over
Wage Scale Terms.
OPERATOR ROBBINS WOULD
PAY SCALE NOW IN EFFECT.

He is Also in Favor of Some Advance
i'm Wages and the Only Operator
Who is-JOint Session is Again on
This Afternoon, But Adjournment
Without Agreement is Expected
Many Spectators FIJI the Galleries
--latest Eruption of Labor Griev-
ances is at Oakland, Where the
Carmen May Strike for Recognition
1903 Scale Voted Down.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

Washington, March 29.-Details of
the gubernatorial elections in the
Philippines show that the party favor
ing immediate Independence made
several gains, while those closely al
lied also.-.elected several governors.
Those favoring awaiting the judg-
ment Of the United States as TO grant
ing independence won few victories
and are in a hopeless minority.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
For Three Life Saving Stations.

Washington, March 29.-The SEN
ate today passed bill appropriating
$4,000 to establish three life saving
stations and build telephone lines
from Gray's Harbor to Cape Flattery,
and to require white lights on tows
in navigable streams and on the Great
Lakes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Don't Favor a Record Breaker.

Washington, March 29.-Admiral
Capps, chief constructor, and other
officials of the naval construction
board disagree with Deweys recon-
mendation for one big batfRship to
surpass the Dreadnaught, and favor
instead two 16,o00-ton ships to sup
plement the present heavier tnraft.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
ADJOURNED TILL
FRIDAY EVENING
Result of Two Hours Debate
by the Council Of the Street
Paving Proposition.
THE WARREN COMPANY
MAKES AMENDED OFFER.

Mayor Fee Favors an Open Field for
All Street Paving Companies, and
Believes the ri,ulithic People Will
Beat Tlcir Former Figures--A
Councilman .ivers That the One
Bid Plan Was u Suggestion of the
City Attorney-Question of Whole
sale Liquor License Was Referred
Purchase of Bel Tower for $751;
SO Was Authorized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Mrs. Roosevelt off for Florida.

Washington, March .29.-Mrs.
Roosevelt, accompanied by Ethel,
Quentin and Archie and several serv-
ants, left this morning for Florida,
where they will board the Mayflower
and cruise in Cuban waters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
ROCKEFELLER REPORTED ILL.
His Son William Notified and VIII Re-
turn From France.

New York, March ga cable
from France says William Rockefeller
has left San Reno TO board a steam
er for New Work IN answer to a dis
patch from his father, John D., say
ing: "Ill. Condition not encouraging. 4"
1t is unconfirmed at the Standard of
fippS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Officials Deny Robbery.

Victor, Col, March 29.-The bank
of Victor was entered last night by
thieves who escaped with $4,000 in
new currency. The officials of the
banks flatly deny any robbery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Bristol \ Nominated.

Washington. March 29.-The pres
ident non mated William C. Bristol
to be district attorney for Oregon, and
Rear Admiral Endicott to be chief of
the bureau of yards and docks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

Indianapolis, March 29.-
) Mitchells motion for. re-enact-
) ment of the 1903 scale was vot-
. ed down. All the operators ex-
) cept Pennsylvania voting NO"
) This vote means that all propo-
sitions before the joint conven-
; ton are disposed of.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
MIGRATORY SHEEP TAX UPHELD

General Crawford of the opinion
a
+
+
@ be
The being tested in the Reer which has
this city, probable that will
{ assist in the the +
+ +
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Eleven Bulgarians Arrested.

) Duluth. Mimi, March 29.-
Eleven Bulgarians were arrest
ed In Duluth this morning on
. suspicion of connection with the
) Minneapolis murders. Muzman
} Skuloff, leader of the gang, ad-
mitted renting the house the
J crimes were committed In, and
said he left there Monday af-
ternoon leaving the six victims
alive and well. He says all the
dead men were friendly to each
other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

Chile has borrowed s12,5O0, 900
from a German financial house for
the construction of a railroad from
africa, Chile, to Lapaz, Bolivia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Earthquake on Palermo.

Palermo, March 29.-Another Sc
we're earthquake last night. Many
families are leaving the island.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
WILL EXTEND
BLOCK SYSTEM
CAYUsE TO LA GRANDE
AN ENTIRE SUCCESS

Work Was Begun March % on the
Ninety-ninc Mile Stretch Between
la Grnndc and Huntington, Which
Will BE Much Easier to Install Than
From Ia GraDdc TO Cayuse-Work
Is Progressing Rapidly on the In
stallation Of the Block System Be-
tween Portland and Bonneville.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Wool at 20 Cents Per Pound.

]. Greer Of Weston, today disposed
of his clip of wool to L. Shank &
Co., for the price of 90 cents per
pound.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Cook County Sheriff Dead.

Chicago, Marhc 29.-Thomas E.
Barrett, sheriff of Cook county, died
this morning of cancer of the throat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Trust Cases in September.

Chicago, March 29.-The fed
eral court today set the second
Monday in September for hear
ing the cases of packers cor
porations. The governments
motion for a new trial for the
individuals was overruled. and
also the packers motion for a
new trial for the corporations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
DROWNED WHILE HUNTING
Trader and Lighthouse Assistant Lost
Near Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska, March 29.-Fred
Sepp, of the Rake Trading company,
and Assistant Keeper Jorgenson, of
Five Fingers light house, drowned
near Hamilton bay while hunting.
The bodies were not recovered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

The high school building at Marion,
Ind, burned. Loss, $4,000. Suppos-
cd to be incendiary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
Marriage License Isa,ed.

A marriage license was issued to-
day to Shelly Jones and Constance B.
Perry, both of this county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Center i'm the World.

Chicago, March 29.-Wheat closed
at II S-S; corn at A 3-S, and oats
at 80.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-29

People who buy and people who
sell are brought together through
intelligent advertising. 1t is the
chief means of introduction.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

A DEMOCRATIC postmaster was ar-
pointed this week at Lake City. Guy
GilIcn, State Senator from Columbia
county, is the appointce, The race he
tween the three Republican candidates
for the appointment became SO warm
that they we're all eliminated and Sena-
tor Gillcn was recommended 10y the
committee at the suggestion of Con-
gresham Clark and senator Taliaferro,
Senator Gillcn was one of the supporters
of the st. Iucic county bill in the last
legislature and the people of this sec
ton extend congratulations.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

, FOR twenty years ", l.. Rawls. of
Bells, Tenn, fought nasal catnrrh Ua
writes; THE swelling and soreness in
Hld' my nose was fearful, till began
applying i}uckIcn's Amica Salve to the
sore surface: this caused the soreness
ana SWELLING to disappear never to re-
Turn; Best sal We in existence. 25c AT
the Fort Pierce Drug store. ~
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

The appointment Of Senator James
p. Tahafcrro, of Florida, to member
shin ON the Senate finance committee
is a decided compliment tothr state and
Elorida's Senator thai is well deserved,
senator Taliafcrro succeeds the late
Senator German, of Maryland, ON this
important committee.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

Az incorporation taN of $3.50, ooo was
paid hast week 10y the ScarS'Roehnck
Company for filing incorporation papers
for a 2loooo,o 600 organization, People
who dom advertise don't have a chance
to Ito things ON that scale.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22
Notice to Taxpavers.

=. the taX books for the town of For,
Pierce will be closed on July lst Al
taxes unpaid at that time the property
will be advertised and sold. V
ID. l.. ALDERMAN, Tax Collector.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

CURTIS JETT, the famous Kentucky
criminal has detailed a list Of crimes
in which he participated. They include
the murder of several prominent citi-
zcn4. and during the recital, which was
made in prison, he never once changed
color expressed the least shame on
exhibited any sign Of rcmorSc. In fact
hate seems to have been the only emo
ton Of which he was capable. This is
an cXamulc of the kind Of man pro-
duccd by stceing the heart and mind
against the voice Of conscience, No
doubt he will get his just dues.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

FRANK CLARK proposes to shorten
the route between Atlantic and CUR
ports 10y having ship canal across the
State Of Florida, and has asked Com
grass ,o have a survey made for same
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

THE injunction granted tins week by
Judge Jones makes a temporary pause
in the progress Of the hulding Of the
county jail The causes upon which
the compliments base their application
for the injunction are set forth in the
bill Of complaint published in full in
this weeks TRIBUNE, and as We are
not posted on the legal phases on all
sides oi the question:, we do not know
whether it viii hold good or not, bat
have no doubt the commissioners will
meet the objections at the proper time
Looking at the matter from a moral
STANDPOINT we are forced to admit that
St. iucIc county needs d jail, not, how
ever. because crime is rampant in oul
midst, but misIemeanors and small
when an arrest is made humane treat
ment at least should be given the pris
oner. The present method of putting
men in the town lookup, which anyone
will admit is too small for county use,
is to say the least dangerous. Fol
larger crimes prisoners are transported
to TitusviIlc for safe keeping and back
here again for trial, which is an ex-
pensve process. At the spring term
of circuit court the grand jury con-
demned these methods and recommended
the building Of a Jail, while from every
section of the county come endorse
ments of that recommendation. The
need of it is apparent every day.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22
THE PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY.

! ldlItO It''IIll 10 s'i' '''''.''
done I'M Tins section during the 'uoh'N
OF aunc would sound 0j.>r one of the
stories If 'hc famous Baron Norrnao-
sen, |, would take "a book to 'r1 lA'
,miou. pho-,- Of tire industry Nnd set
forth the many advantages dorN"l
from the lusIrot& oar oyu people
aside from the pineapple "r"""'" d"
not fully roaIlir uu appreciate the
amount Of m.nc,, time "o tabor 'mu
| !. consumed rlam ,o our o"o county "
producing ami harvesting Mi. immense
crop,
This famous bel, Is abou, twenty
eight mile, long and from one To three
miles Vido Iyiur aloo- thr honbs OF
the Indian and lh, IT. lucic river. amt
extending from Viking ON the uo'ih oi
Fort Pierce 10 Slvmt ON the st. IAcl'
about twenty-five miles Of !, being In
st. Lucic county with the Florida East
Coast railway running through tho cen
ter of the strip the entire distance,
Should m enthusiastic pedestrian ON
some bright June morning start from
Fort Pierce to walk southwark through
this wonderland, taking the rairoad
for his route, he would within Il few
minutes walk find himself thanked ON
both sides by fields of the golden fruit
while packing houses would appear WITH
monotonous regularity at every 200 To
100 yards.
4 glance at the fields would show
from twelve to fifteen hands employed
in each field, picking and transferring,
while peep into the packing houses
would reveal almost an equal number
engaged in making crates, wrapping
packing. stcnciling, etc., with from
one to three teams constantly hauling
the fruit. As he continued southwark
he would pass the stations Of White
City, Eldred, Ankona, 'GlbbaIS, Eden,
Jensen, Rio, and crossing the st. lucic
river to Stuart in Dadc county. Dur-
inc the entire distance he would en-
counter the same scenes, varied only IN
accordance with the size of the grow
ers plantation, bat always the same
busy. bu22ing beehive of industry. He
would also encounter dozens of trans
portation agents, commission solicitors
pineapple buyers and others interested
solely in the pineapple crop, while Il
sharp lookout would he necessary to
keep out of the way Of the special
pineapple pickup trains, put on cS-
pocialy for the moving of this valuable
harvest.
The sidctracks put in by the railway
company are about mile apart thus
necessitatjng considerable hauling hy
those growers who de- not happen TO
have packing houses on one of the sid
ings, And right here We wish To- say
that good harf-Surfacod roads would
very much improve that feature of the
harvest time, and enable them To- haul
heavier loads and transport them in
quicker time.
A conservative estimate places the
number Of men employed Il, this time
AT over 800, one grower alone employ
.,.,
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-22

AN injunction WAS granted by Judge
Locke last week in favor of the Florida
East Coast railway company and the
Boston and Florida Atlantic Coast Land
company restraining the county COM
mis>ioncr~ and tax collector Of Dade
from further proceedings in the drain
age Of the lands of the compliments.
An injunction has also been granted
restraining Governor l}roward, concern
ing Tie lands Of the same companies
and the Model Land company. This
puts another dampor on the Governors
drainaro plans, but the Everglades will
yet be- drained somehow or somehow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-12

appreciate the liberties of republi-
can form of government.
The president indicates that the
time has come when 1t is desirable
to confer the full rights of American
citizenship upon the people of Porto
Rico, and he requests that suitable
action be taken by congress to this
end. Porto Ricans, unlike the inhabi-
tants Of the Philippine islands, have
never been troublesome and it is no
more than right that citizenship
should be conferred upon them. OF
course, as the president says, it would
not be wise for the United States gov
eminent to relinquish all power in the
island. but it can be done to such an
extent that the mailed hand will not
be noticed beneath the velvet glove Of
paternalism.
The suggestion of the president
that all the insular governments
should be placed under one bureau is
good one. Conditions, az regards
the government of these possessions.
are practically the same and the ad-
ministration of all our outlying colo
MES, If they may be so called, would
be. less complicated If they were all
under one head.