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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Yelled Request From Japan.

St. Petersburg, Jan. % The Asso-
ciated Press learns that the decision Of
the Russian government to withdraw
its troops from Manchuria Immediately
instead of waiting until April l5, the
date fixed for this step in the Russo
Japanesh Portsmouth treaty, was made
at yelled request from the Japanese
government, which apparently forsees
trouble in the matter of internal ad-
of certain provinces OF
China.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31

Washington, Jan. "a. - The house
today voted to abolish all the pension
agencies throughout the country, IS in
number, and centralize the payment of
pensions in the City of Washington.
This action was taken on the pension
appropriation bill after spirited opposi-
tion on the part of those having pen
sion agencies in their states.
The pension appropriation bill, car
rying $l38, 8,0OO,0 in round numbers,
was passed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Capture Desperate Cuban Bardit.

Havana, Jan. 29.- Enrique Mesa. a
bandit OF the province Of Santiago, who
for more than two years had terrorized
Eastern Cuba and defied the rural
guards, and who was wanted for al
legged murders, was captured here last
night by the secret police.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Nine Men Blown to Bits.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 2S.-Nine men,
all foreigners, were blown to pieces by
a dynamite explosion today on the
Tidewater railroad, near Pearlsburg,
Va. Tho lnho"rrs were at dinner and
a quantity of the explosive, which was
being thawed beside a fire, blew up.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31

Washington, Jan. 25.-Resolutions
to check naval officers from "lighting a
fire under senators and representatives
to compel the enactment of the naval
personnel bill at this session. were pre-
sented in the senate today by Hale, and,
after causing snappy debate of short
duration, went over for future consider
alton. Hale's resolution cites the pres
dent's order forbdding government
employees to "lobby," and directs an in
quiry by the secretary of the navy to
ascertain whether the order is being
violated.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, carrying $279, 900 as it came from
the house and authorizing by senate
amendment loan of 81 1000, 900 to the
jamestown Exposition company, was
passed. The latter part of the day was
devoted to the disposition of pension
bills.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
KEYSTONE State Liberal.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 25.- A bill
providing for an appropriation of $75,-
600 to arrange for a Pennsylvania ex
hibit at the Seattle exposition in 1910
was introduced in the lower house
the legislature today. The bill ais
provides fora commission of 20, head
ed by the governor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Mo Americans Were Killed.

Washington, Jan. 2S. - The Ameri-
al .ue consul at Kingston, Jamaica,
advised the State department today
that no American dead have been re-
ported so far in Jamaica. The situa-
tion is improving, and the earthquake
shocks have ceased.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31

Washington, Jan. 25.-The house to-
day passed number of bills of local
nature, including $50 private pension
bills. The agricultural appropriation
bill was then taken up and. while it
was under consideration, Kahn, of CAL
ifornia, addressed the house on fire in
surance companies and, their relation
to the city of San Francisco, before and
after the earthquake and fire. The
question of the free distribution Of gar
den seeds occupied the rest of the day.
There was general debate on the
committee provision appropriating
$23S, 900 for the purchase and testing
of new, rare and uncommon seeds,
bulbs, trees, shrubs and vines. and
emitting the usual appropriation for the
purchase OF ordinary flower and garden
seed for distribution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Saturday, January 20.

Washington, Jan. 26. - The senate
was in session today only for little
more than an hour, the early adjourn
ment being taken to permit attendance
at the funeral of the late Senator Alger.
A few bills of minor importance We're
passed, but most of the time the sitting
was devoted to the further discussion of
Hale's resolution providing for an in
quiry into the. personal Interest mani
tested by naval officers in the navy per-
sonnel bill. The resolution was ulti-
mately refererd to the committee on
naval affairs.
Washington, Jan. 26. - The house
spent the greater part of the day de-
batting the agricultural appropriation
bill, and it was still under considera-
tion when adjournment was taken.
The question of the free distribution of
garden seeds continued to hold the most
prominent place with the speechmak-
ers, although action on this provision
of the bill, by a vote of II to SO, was
postponed until Monday. The senate
bill incorporating the international
Sunday School association of America
was passed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Monday, January 2I,

Washington, Jan. 21.-A spectacular
speech by Senator Tillman was the
chief feature of an exciting day in the
senate. The South Carolina senator's
effort was reply to the recent criti-
cism of himself by Spooner. He began
with a satirical picture of the senate as
a minstrel show, which he later said
was his first and last attempt to be
"funny," an attempt which at its con-
clusion brought a stinging denuncation
from Carmack in resentment OF allu-
siOns to him.
This was preceded by serious reply
from Spooner on the attitude taken by
Tillman on the race problem, all final
ly resulting in a session of nearly two
hours behind closed doors.
The secret session was followed by a
brief open one, in which Tillman made
profuse apology to Carmack, to all
senator's whom he had brought into his
first essay in the line of humor," and
finally to the entire senate.
The Brownsville affair was the sub
ject of controversy, and the day began
with the announcement OF a compro-
mise resolution, which brought Repub-
lican and Democratic senators together
on the basis of ordering an investiga-
ton of the facts Of the affray without
bringing into question the authority of
the president to dismiss the negro
troops. The resolution was submitted
to and approved by the president at a
conference yesterday.
After the speeches and mutual apollo
gies had been made, Foraker attempted
to get vote on his resolution. OBJ
lection was made and the matter will
be taken up tomorrow.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31

Washington, Jan. 21.-The house to-
day pronounced unanimously in favor
of enlarging and making more efficient
field and coast artillery by passing the
bill for that purpose.
An interesting political discussion
grew out of the passage Of the so-called
political purity" bill, prohibiting cor
porations from making money contri-
buttons in connection with elections.
A bill was passed authorizing the
secretary of Commerce and Labor to
investigate and report upon the Gin
dustrial, social, moral, educational and
physical condition of woman and child
workers in the United States" The
measure has already passed the senate.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31
Tuesday, January %.

Washington, January 22.-The SEN
ate today passed the compromise For
aker resolution authorizing the commit
tee on military affairs to investigate
the facts of the affray at Brownsville
on the nights Of August 13 and IA last,
without questioning "the legality or
justice of any act of the president in
relation to or connected with that
affray." This action came after the
subject had been under consideration
almost daily since the first day of the
present session of congress, and every
phase of the question had been dis.
cussed on all sides.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-31

Washington, Jan. 22.-The house to-
day passed the diplomatic consular ap-
preparation bill, which carries total Of
$3,l3S 900, and the military academy
appropriation bill, carrying 81 ,954 ,4S3. .
During the consideration Of the diplo-
matte bill, speeches were made by Sher
ley of Kentucky, on the ''treaty making
power" by Sladen, of Texas, who urg
ed a more liberal recognition of the
South in the matter of diplomatic ap-
pointments, and by Longworth, of Ohio,
who spoke in favor of the United States
owning the residences of its foreign
representatives. Cousins, Of Iowa,
madet he opening speech in epxlana-
tion of the measure.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
PARSONS At THE SHORE
Tar Heel" Visitors See Hoe
Wicked Concy Island Is.

Ten Tar Heel Theologians. Count En-. Ten
This was the chant of faceticus barker in
Dreamland yesterday afternoon, but he was shut
off by the Joveiike frown Of Eduardo Ananias
Brecker press dreamer of the place, who was
escorting ten North Carolina clergymen. They
were gathered about him IN a black coated flock,
like around canary for Brccker is a real
blond. In other words. this another days out
ing Of the clergymen Of the Tar Heel State who
voted each the most popular I'm his own
county. The ballots printed in THE Lexing-
ton IN. c. Dispatch" and the paper paid for the
trip of the dominies to New York. together with
stops on the return trip at such way stations as
Philadelphia and Washington
And these clergymen from the turpentine country
are lecturers Of psychology wanderers in rosy
mysticisms mazes. They are sIrvivals of the old
circuit rider type. Hence they have lively desire
10 see the religious shows Coney Island where
the od-fas ashoned brimstoned hell AMI harp rried
heaven depicted IN one way or another. All Of
them had read in the boiler plate syndicate mat
ter printed in their local papers OF Coney Islands
wonders. So they edge (not "edged') when
they left their headquarters at the Broadway Cen
trail Hotel early yesterday afternoon In big
sightseeing automobile they steered the usual
course 20 the seaport Venusberg.
And. Of course. the first place they entered
Dreamand, which is strong religious shows and
press agents. First they went TO Hell Gate with
entrees in the shape of Creation and The End
of the World. These are inspiring" said of
the older men clergymen They ht subjects
for sermons
Just wait observed Brecker he steered
them over TO "Belshazzars Feast" There they
saw what lot 1t took to please after the "spieler
shouted: And the Great King still unsatisfed' -
Anyhow. it's likely that the rural congregations
down South won't hear entirely the details of those
dances
After dinner they went to Luna Park, where
Fictionist Schrader their guide. The Great
Train Robbery the first show on the list
Before the opening they were introduced TO the
bold, bad men and the cowboys. late of Broadway
and 12d street.
After taking in all the other big shows of Luna.
the ciergymen returned to Manhattan in their au-
tomobile at what their flock might call "a scandal
Gus hour" But they said they'd be fit for the trip
around Manhattan Island by boat to-day
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
SUICIDE LEFT, WARNING.
Wido7c, Dying by Gas, Told Daugh-
ter Not to Use Match.

Mrs Emma Stackman, a well-to-do widow, OF
Hayward street, Williamsburg, committed sui
eide yesterday afternoon by inhaling illumi-
mating gas. dying in the same way as did her
husband, William. a few months ago MI
Stacknan is said to have had large coal busl-
ness in Brooklyn at one time, and to have oeeh
driven out Of business by the Coal Trust. Al
least he lost a great deal Of his business and be-
came despondent. although he still had plenty
of money on which to live A few months ago
he went into the bathroom and lay down in the
tub after he had turned all the gas Jets IN
the room He was found dead by his wife.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Stackman sent her
ffteen-year-old daughter to school as usual
but, TO the surprise Of the girl told her not 70
hurry home, but to go to any place that SHE
liked after school After spending the afternoon
with some friends the girl returned home, to
find this notice tackled on the door:
IF you cannot get in darling, use your key
For Gods sake don't match"
The girl became frightened at this. and In
stead of using the key that she had in her
pocket she ran for Peter Pa bst, neighbor. and
he forced open the door They found that the
house was filed with gas. and on the bed. with
blanket over her head. was the mother Near
Dv half 4 dozen gas Jets had been turned on.
PatroImen Miller and Mahoney were sum-
noned and at once sent call to the Eastern
District Hospital for ambulance, in the mean
time using first aid measures on the woman.
An ambulance surgeon soon arrived. but MS
efforts were unavailing. and Mrs. Stachman
died in half hour.
on the table was found another note, which
read
Dear Florence: Forgive me, darling as
mamma is too sicl: to live Think Of mamma IN
your prayers Goodby.
YOUR LOVING MOTHER.
The girl is despondent over the death of her
father and mother. who were the only relatives
she had She now declares that she will take
her own life in the same way did her par
ents at the first opportunity. Friends of the
family are watching her closely.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
BTJRGL1R SL1HS UOMIN
Wife of Lieutenant ROrschdch Killed
an Vrginm Home.

Norfolk. Va Sept. 1G.-Mrs. Mary Lawless
Rorschach, wife OF Lieutenant Frank Rorschach'
L 6 N and sister OF Joseph r IIawless.
formerly Secretary of the Commonwealth or
Virginia was murdered in her home. No S33
Park avenue. Park View Portsmouth, by an un-
known burglar early to-day. She was shot
through the heart with her own pistol. taken
from her hand by the burglar after she had
fired twice at him through an open door lead
ing into the kitchen. where he was cornered.
The Rorschach home is Immediately in the
hear of the naval hospital woods in Portsmouth
and near lumber mill. on their way to which
negroes frequently pass. q newsboy who lives
near by saw d negro shortly after the tragedy
running rapidly by his home toward small
footbridge. whence the bloodhounds went when
they caught the scent. The negro was taking off
his coat.
Mrs Rorschach a handsome woman,
about thirty-sx years old, and Of the most
accomplished musicians I'm Virginia
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
Sixth Avenue, 18th TO 18th Strsst, New York
(Ster. formerly occupied b. B. Altman g. CO..

$50 iSs and I.r12 respectively. In April OF that
year there 6.3Oi cases and the epidemic did
not itself until after July. when there
1.02i cases In 1895 there were only a few cases
while last year had we'll developed epidemic. The
first three or four months Of this year COM
parativeIy free from the disease
OF conditions governing the spread of disease.
Mr. Best says.
What is the cause9 Dirt Schoolroom dust!
ANY one who has watched Jantor moving in
cloud Of dust as passes through the halls and
school rooms after school will not wonder now ths
germs get mixed and distributed The certainty Of
the cause will be confirmed upon watching ths
average janitors assistant he or she knocks the
layer of dust from the tops OF the srhoolroon
desks BY of a feather dustsr. the dust re-
naming IN the room settling most % II On the
floor, some Of it back the desks This IS ths
final work Of the afternoon. In the morning the
feather duster again called into requisitio- Tns
is all there 10 begin new day and the layer
the floor begins Immediately 10 rise ana A' us
air the children enter the room
No part Of the schoOI-basenent. halls, schoot-
room-should be swept while dry A Copious apph-
cation OF wet sawdust should be made befors
sweeping The sawdust should be wet enough 50
that when a handful is squeezed water VII
run out The dust should be removed rom
the desks by the use OF dampened cloths and noe
bv the use OF a feather duster. This can - done
as a lesson in domestic science. and as every ooy
and girl would be benefited one should hesi'ats
10 help and parents should be only too glad 70 a.
low the children to assist in brtnEinE about sani-
tarv condition Of the school. This will answer
the objection raised by janitors IL will reaurs
extra help to dust the rooms suggested
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
ACCUSES ISAAC HOPPER.
". J. W1ght Says He Paid 1000
for .SuperinteHdenCy.

The fight for the Democratic leadership In the
slst Assembly District warmed considerably last
night when William J. Wright, the present leader
and the Tammanv candidate. accused Isaac n
Hopper who is one OF his opponents Of paying
s. 90 for his job of Superintendent of Buildings.
Wright held q meeting OF his cohorts last night
AZ the Cayuga Club at No 200 Lenox avenue. and
made a speech. After summing Up the political sit
nation in the district. he closed hts address by a
statement that Hopper. who is one OF the McCleI-
Ian men in the three-cornered race. had paid the
late Thomas Dunn. former Shefif. S"o Tor the
position of superintendent According to wright
the disposal Of the position was placed IN the
hands OF Dunn. and he. not wanting 1t himself
had sold Il Hopper.
when Mr Wright was asked about the statement
after his speech he said that he could substantiate
the charges Wright a friend OF the SherI
at the time OF his death The Tammany man said
that to-day he intended to Bart Dunn VINO
* a relative the Sheriff. and get positive PROOF
of the statement that he had made
When Mr. Hopper asked about the cnarse'
he said that ii was foolish that u was un-
worthy of denial The fact that he had resigned
his position. he said proof that he had not
wanted it badly enough 10 pay &Vo TOT H.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
SPLEENY. ABOUT SPLEEN
Public .Shics, Though DR.. W'li'amS
Calls 1t Good Cheap Food.

..-.,, naopie would be eating the dead
emotions OF cattle at the rate OF my "i'''''
mounds annually II Or. Edward l. ""ua'"S' q
tso.,on phvician-recluse. had his way-tnat is'
II tho theory that the spieeh Is '''0 1'- -
tions IS true.
Ur williams thinks poor people could eat s7'eelS
AZ q cost not exceeding 10 cents pound ana save
s. 90 coo a year. ,
This graduate OF the Harvard Medical echoo1
perhaps expected that he would set back the pack
t,, house nenple at one swoop by the addition OF
ffty million pounds annually 10 the meat supply
but those seen here yesterday by Irloune re-
porter laughed a the idea Of eating spleens AS
a matter Of fact in one Of the slaughter houses
TN the First avenue district there was cohsidefa
ble doubt as 10 just what part Of the carcass 'hH
spleen was in, and information regarding II was
hazy in all the places visited
Tb{. was explained by the manager OF one OF
the places saying that they did not pay flu'h Ak
teption TO anything not having commercial value
and instead OF being Jared tIieJ IausIie" CT '''
f3oston's mans idea.
Only one man found who had ever hearn
of people eating spleens. and he was not qute
sure He IS "tagger' working with the govern
rnent inspector in one Of the big houses "Hen
living In the West lie ate "milts' taken from
the hogs and he thought they were the same
as the spleen They tasted like hogs liver he
said and we're sold for two cents pound
The Century Dictionary gives this definition OF
spleen: a -glandular. highly vascular organ
which is situated IN the dpu"ll''i' u" '''0 ~
in connection with the digestive organs ana IN
ubicb the blood undergoes certain notifications
in respect TO its corpuscles. This viscus mas ns
p.oper secretion. and excretory d'tct and In
these respects agrees with the thyroid, thymus and
adfena bodies"
The New International Encyclopedia says the
snleen is the storehouse Of nutritive materials
which may he drawn upon according to the re
o,IiremPnts of the system
DR. Darlington. the Health Commissioner, said
Yesterday afternoon that Apache Indians ate
everything but far he knew they and the
Boston doctor the only ones who had ever
tackled spleen. He mot prepared to say that
II was not eatable. but he had grave doubts None
of the physicians in his department was able TO
back up the assertion OF DR.. Williams. who says
he found tho average spleen contains three-quar-
ters Of a grain 81 phosphorus an ounce. making It
a good blood builder. Physicians and others hard
~ believed spleens would become popular with
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
KINGS COUNTY CONVENTION DATES.
Republican Committee Names Time and
Place of Each-Indorses Subway Route.

At one of the briefest meetings ever held by the
Kings County Republican General Committee, is
the Johnson Building Brooklyn last night, the
committee indorsed the route for the subway
under Fourth to Coney Island, and at
meeting of the executive committee, which pre-
ceded that of the general committee the conven-
ton dates were decided upon. They fol-
lows:
Judiciary Assembly conventions. September 26.
Judiciary convention, October noon County
Court House.
County convention October . at p. m. in Prospect
Hall.
Municiral conventions. in the ID. Sd and 9Th
Court Districts October ]. at s
Assembly conventions. October 3. at IN.
convention, October 4. at p.
It decided by the general committee that
ballots shall be distributed among the voters TO
ballot for either the mandatory permssive direct
nominations The meeting occupied three minutes.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11

An interesting fact in connection With these fg>
is that the schools of the city visited every
two years by an epidemic of measles February and
March being. usually, the record months. In
January. February and March of 1s9s. there were
692l cases OF measles The number decreased dur
ing the year until in July August and September
there only few more than hundred
cases In 1899 there only 1861 during the first
three months of the year. There a we'll de
veloped epidemic in 1900. January showing 3299
cases. February 3,473 and March 37i2. The next
year there were only 42l cases in January. go in
February and $50 in March.
In 1902 there 1858 cases in January and 3s52
and 33n during the next two months respectively
There only 643 cases in January of the next
year. s34 in February and 1872 the next month.
but in 1904 January. February and March showed
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
scHwAB SAYS cUNARD BROKE FAITH.
Condemns Low Minimum Rate-Germans
Oppose Turbine for Large Steamers

Gustav II. Schwab American agent of the-North
German Lloyd Line arrived here yesterday on the
company's steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilie. He re-
iterated his statement made before leaving Bremen
that the Cunard Line broke faith with the other
lines by fixing a low rate on its steamer Lusi-
tania.
He said the German marine engineers were not
condemning the turbine but were not satisfied to
recommend it for big steamers. He thought the
limit of the reciprocating engine had about been
reached when the Kronprinzessin Cecilie came out
with 5000 horsepower. plan might be devised,
Mr. Schwab said. TO increase the power of recipro-
eating engines by distributing 1t evenly over more
screws The foreign engineers he said, were watch
ing closely the performance of the Lustania.
Concerning the Cunard Lines offer of low rate
on the Iusitania Mr.. Schwab said:
.'It is iust as consistent of the Cunard Line TO
charge a low minimum rate on the Lusitania as 1t
would he for the Pennsylvania Railroad to put on
a tvvelve-hour train from New York to Chicago and
a lower rate than the New York CentraI
charged for an eighteen-hour train. There Will
have to be a readjustment of the rate question.