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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
FARMS UNDER WATER.
Sacramento River Never Known to
Be So High Before.

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Sacramento, CAL, March 22.-Fron
all down-river points come alarming
news that the Sacramento river is high
er than ever known, and that the sit
uation all along the levees is appalling
There is already suffering and every
able-bodied man is assisting in the fight
against the water that is pouring into
the breaches and inundating thousands
of acres OF the finest farming land in
| the state.
Special dispatches to the Union from
Freeport, CORTLAND, Walnut Grove
and franklin state that the river has
reached the highest stage ever recorded,
and it is predicted that the terrible
scenes witnessed during the tremen-
dous floods of 1904 will be surpassed.
Standing on the levee neal Courtland
one may see for 60 miles to the south
east across an unbIoken sea of water
which extends clear to Stockton.
Thousands of cattle are being shelter
ed on top OF the levees, as there is nc
other place for them, and if the water
does not fall soon an indescribable con-
dition of disaster is considered newt
able.
This morning the blockade on the
Southern Pacific lines was made com
plete, when the line to the East was
made helpless by a washout of 200 feet
of track at Applegate, but during the
afternoon the situation changed for the
better when, with the report that the
Applegate washout had been repaired,
came another stating that it was ex-
pected the track would soon be open
through to Stockton.
A trestle was placed in the gap at
the Applegate washout this afternoon
and more trains were dispatched East.
One of these, Portland train, will be
sent to Utah and via the Oregon Short
Line. The Placerville line is in full
commission again, but no trains are
operated on the Marysville branch fur
ther than Wheatland
On the Portland line no trains are
running beyond Redding, the tracks be-
ing out at Keswick, Campbell and Ken
nett, and it is not expected that travel
can be resumed beyond Redding for at
least ten days.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
STREETS ARE FLOODED.
All Business in Stockton Suspended
by High Water.

Stockton, Cal, March 21-Water is
running through the streets of this city
like a millrace. In some places it is
six feet deep, while in others it varies
from one to three feet, the latter being
the mean average. All business is sus-
pended, as most of the business houses
are flooded and the people in many
parts of the city are afraid to lea1 e
their homes.
No portion of the town escaped.
Main, the principal business street Of
the city, is the high point, and even
here the water averages nearly foot in
depth. All the cellars and many of the
first floors of the business houses were
submerged and the loss in the city
alone will run into hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Steer Clear of jerome,

New York, March 22.-In the course
OF an argument upon the indictments
of the theatrical trust, Edward Lauter-
bach, counsel foi Klaw & Erlanger, said
in court today that Dixon and thinner
man, who also were indicted on a
charge of conspiracy, are in Pennsyl-
vania, and will not voluntarily surren-
der themselves in New YORK. He add
ed that they wanted the New York dis
trict attorney to cause their arrest in
Philadelphia, so that the question of
their extradition could be taken up be-
fore the governor of Pennsylvania.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
AMERICANS IN PERIL.
Nicaraguans Threaten to Loot Cap.
tured Cities of Honduras.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, March Is,
via New Orleans, March 20.-A turn of
sinister significance was given to the
Central American war today by the
finding on the persons Of captured Nj
caraguan soldiers proclamations prom
ising them loot of the first cities which
they can capture in both Honduras and
Salvador.
Americans in Puerto Cortez are anx-
ious, because American residents are
the principal property holders of most
Of the Honduran cities. Any doubt as
to the completeness of such a loot is
dispelled not only by the wording Of
the proclamations, but by the expert
ence had in 1894 by some of the per-
sons not living at Puerto Cortez, who
were present at the looting of Cholu-
teca, Honduras.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
DISCUSSED ALTON DEAL.
Roosevelt Denies He and Deneen Are
Booming Taft.

Washington, March 81 21.-"Governol
Deneen and Attorney General SteaC
did not come to see me on any politaca
matters at all"
The above were substantially the
words the president used in his talk
with Senator Hansbrough today when
the latter asked him about the report
that Saturdays conference at the White
House with the Illinois officers during
which Secretary Taft and his brother
called, was for the purpose of launching
boom for Secretary Taft for the pres
idency.
From authoritative sources it was
learned today that the visit of Governor
Deneen and Attorney General Stead
had to do with the Chicago & Alton
deal which figured in the Hartman in
vestigattion before the Interstate Com
merce commission. The president was
anxious to learn what was being done,
or what the state contemplated doing
in the matter.
Secretary Taft issued the following:
81 had an appointment with the
president at $3.50 p. m. Sunday and
went to the White House to keep it. l
found Governor Deneen and Attorney
General Stead with the president and |
was introduced. They left immediate
ly. There was no political conversa-
tion."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Historic Fort Swept Away.

San Francisco, March 22.-It is re-
ported here that all reclamation districts
in Sutter county have been flooded.
Near Meridian the water is in the Sec
ond stories of the houses. Many fam
lilies are said to be in want. Effclts
will be made to send them relief.
Probably all the stock in these districts
has been drowned. The people of Yuba
county district, above Marysville, are
reported safe.
Near Tudor a break has occurred
close to an Indian mound which was
situated near the old iron fort brought
from the East in sections by General
John A. Sutter in the days before gold
was discovered. The fort is reported
to have been swept away,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Much Land is Reopered.

Washington-The secretary of the
interior has restored to entry large
quantity of government land which was
withdrawn last summer on the suppo-
sition that it contained deposits of
merchantable coal. In all 100000
acres are restored in Oregon and $780,
600 acres in Washington. The geolog-
ical survey, after examining, reported
its inability to find coal indications in
this land. The land now becomes sub
ject to entry under the general land
laws. Oregon land is in the Portland,
Roseburg, Dalles and La Grande dis
tricts, the Washington land in the Sc
attic, Olympia and North Yakima dis
trictS.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
AFTER BIG ONES.
Mayor Schmilz and Boss Ruef May
Go Free If They Tell All.

San Francisco, March Following
the wholesale confession of members of
the i ,ard Of supervisors before the
grand jury yesterday, there was a
scramble today of bribetakers and
bribegivers to get from under. The
rush to Heney's Office began with dawn
and continued far into the night.
The greater part of the volunteer
army was turned away, but few who
were able to throw new light on some
of the bribery scandals were allowed to
pour forth their tales Of degradation.
1t may be stated at the outset in pos
tive terms that District Attorney Lang
don and Assistant District Attorney
Heney will grant immunity to those
supervisors who have confessed. 1t
may also be stated that every member
of the original board, with possibly two
EXCEPTIONS, have confessed.
With equal positiveness it may be
stated thatsthe ultimate object of the
prosecution is not the conviction Of
Mayor Schmitz and Abe Ruef. If
Schmitz and Ruef will reveal the full
details of their nefarious transactions
and make conviction of the millionaire
bribegivers doubly sure, they will eth
er be pardoned after conviction or will
be allowed to 60 free.
Should they refuse to confess the evil
dence at hand will be used against
them, and it is sufficient to send them
both to Jail for the rest of their lives.
Convictions can be obtained against
Ruef which will result in total pen
altv of 800 years. Each time Ruef
birbed supervisor he laid the founda-
tion for fresh indictment, and he
blibed Is of them time and time again.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
ASTOUNDING
EXPOSURES
Evidence PiIing Up Against Grafters
In San Francisco.
Board of Supervisors Makes Clean
Breast-Deals Up in Millions
Traction Company Mulcted of
S45O,OoO Money Taken from
Two Telephone Companies.

San Francisco, March 19.-Before
tomorrow morning dawns, Abraham
Ruef, fallen boss Of San Francisco, now
on trial for extortion, will have been
indicted by the grand jury on various
counts, aggregating nearly 100 in num-
Der, covering period of many months
and based on bribes running into hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars. With
him will be criminally involved Mayor
Schmitz, almost score of the officials
of the city government and number
Of millionaires of prominence in San
Francisco and in the East.
Seventeen of the Is county supervis-
ors went before the grand jury today
and confessed in detail graft operations
and their magnitude carried on during
their tenure of office. Principal among
these was the award of blanket fran
chise to the United Railroads to trans
form its cable lines into an overhead
trolley system, for which Ruef had
mulcted Patrick Calhoun, president of
the company, in the sum OF $3.50, 900.
But the corruption surrounding the
history of the franchise granted to the
Home Telephone company was even
more damnable, and explodes the cher
ished proverb that "there is honor
among thieves" The board of super
visors was bought twice, once by the
Pacific States Telephone company,
which wished to keep the rival corpor-
alton out of the city, and once by the
Home Telephone company, which was
fighting to get an entrance into the city.
The Pacific States company paid the
most money.
This was brought about by the pur-
chase of Mayor Schmitz and Abe Ruef
by the foreign concern, and they. with
their pockets we'll lined, cracked the
whip over the supervisors and forced
the granting OF the coveted privilege.
Most of the supervisors had got IS, 900
apiece from the Pacific States COM
pany. A little later the Home Tele-
phone agents paid number of the su-
pervisors $4,000 each, but Ruef and
Schmitz, having been seen meanwhile,
the sum was considered enough to COM
plete the transaction.
The confessions revealed details also
of the Ocean Shore railroad f1anchise
deal and others less extensive, but in
volving in the aggregate upward OF ST.
100000. 1t is believed that the super
visors who confessed have been prom
ised immur ity from prosecution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
SmaIlpok Hits Paris.

Paris, March 10 The appearance of
a few cases of smallpox here has greatly
alarmed the people, Thousands of
persons have been vaccinated during
the past few days and the hospitals and
academies of medicine are besieged by
crowds of people anxious to be vacci-
mated. The authorities, however, say
that there is no real danger of an epi-
demic. Dr., Mesquereur, director gen.
eral of public service, informed the
Associated Press that the reports that
the situation had grown worse were
untrue.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Unwilling to Prosecute Fencers.

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 20.-The
announcement was made today that B.
NJ. Auhserman, of Evanston, recently
appointed United States district attor-
ney for Wyoming by President Roose-
welt, had declined to qualify for the
office caused surprise in local political
circles. 1t is reported here that the
intention of the administration to in
sist upon criminal rather than civil
prosecutions in the cases of illegal fenc-
ing of the public range had a bearing
upon the decision of Mr.. Ausherman.
A new selection will be made.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Will Carry Relief to China.

Washington, March 2l.-The United
States army transport Buford will take
a load of provisions at once to China
for the relief of the famine sufferers
The War department advised the State
department today that the transport,
which is at San Francisco. is at the
disposal Of the Red Cross Cross for
immediate use in the shipment. The
transport will stop at Honolulu on its
way to Shanghai and probably will
carry special party of congressman,
who are to visit Honolulu as guests Of
the citizens of the Hawaiian islands.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
DispIeaing to Veterans.

Washington, March l9.-The United
Spanish War Veterans, District of Co
lumbia department, today adopted a
resolution vigorously denouncing the
action of the constitutional convention
of Oklahoma in adopting clause in
its constitution disfranchising soldiers,
sailors and marines, and characterizing
such action as direct insult to all
American soldiers, sailors and marines
"who have fought in the several wars
in which the country has been engaged,
and who have never known defeat in
any war
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Austria Guards Frontier.

Vienna, March 22.-The Austrian
minister of the interior has ordered a
considerable increase in the number OF
gendarmes upon the Roumanian from
tier in order to prevent riotous peas
ants from crossing the frontier and
starting disturbances in Austria The
opinion is expressed at the foreign
office that unless the Roumanian gov
ernment promptly suppresses the agra
rian movement in Roumania it is liable
to soon get beyond control.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28

New York, March 22.-Announce-
ment was made today that Mrs. Russell
Sage has donated sl5O,O00 to the
American Seamen's Friend society, to
be used by that body in the erection OF
a proposed sailors home and institute.
Mrs. Sage has also given SIS, 900 to the
Syrian Protestant college, of Beirut,
Syria.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Recruiting Labor for Canal.

Paris, March 21 LEROY Parke, gen.
eral agent of the War department, has
been in Europe for some months, So
liciting foreign labor for work upon the
Panama canal, and although he has
encountered much opposition, he has
succeeded since October in shipping f.
500 men, ly all Spaniards or Ital-
ians, and they are now going forward
at the rate of about 500 month. They
are given free TRANSFORMATION, repayment
to be out of their earnings at the rate
of 81 month, and are guaranteed pay
at the rate of 20 cents an hour
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Prefers Federal Control.

New York, March 21.-Asked if he
thought the conference between the
railroad and the government would be
beneficial, John d. Rockefeller said:
Il cannot say. 1t is my idea that Fed
eral control would he better for the
roads. They would then understand
the laws and plan ahead intelligently
without one states suddenly demand
ing one thing and another state being
equally insistent on something entirely
different
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Will Tell About Land Deals.

Seattle, Wash, March 19.-FIenry
c. Robertson, court stenographer,
and A, q. King, former deputy clerk at
Portland, Or. were subpenaed Saturday
night and will be sent to Washington
tomorrow to supply data in the trial of
Binger Hermann, eX-commisSiOner of
the general land office. Robertson and
King have full data of all the circum-
stances relating to the land deals, and
their appearance in the trial is very
necessary.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Salt Lake is Isolated. .

Salt Lake City, March 20.-Wash-
outs on the Southern Pacific and on the
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
roads, have isolated Salt Lake City
temporarily from the Pacific coast.
The iron bridge at Verdi, 20 miles west
of Reno, Nevada, is out and wagon
bridge over the Truckee river at the
same point is also down. No trains
have arrived in this city or in Ogden
from the coast since yesterday morn
ing.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Conference PROPOSAL Received.

Washington, March 2l,-President
Roosevelt has received from governor
Johnson, of Minnesota, the letter re-
Gently sent by him bearing on the sub
ject of national conference with a
view to reaching a common understand
ing as to the powers to be exercised by
the states in the event of an extension
Of Federal authority in railroad regula-
ton. The president has discussed the
question and expects to promptly reply
to Governor JohnstOn's suggestion.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Extends Sympathy to Russia.

Washington, March 2l.-The execu-
tive council of the American Federation
of Labor today listened to addresses by
Alexis Aladyn, representing the Group
of Toll in the first douma of Russia,
and Nicholas Tchykovsky, representing
the revolutionary party, regarding the
question of economic improvement, ma
terial advancement and political liberty
for Russian wolkmen. The council
unanimously adopted resolutions ex-
pressive of its sympathy in the struggle
Of the laboring men of Russia for their
freedom and pledging corporation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
BalIinger's New Assistant.

Washington, March 20.-Land Com
missioner Ballinger announces the Sc
lection OF Fred Denett, of North Da-
kota, as assistant commissioner, sue
ceeding George +. Pollock, of Ohio,
who becomes chief clerk in the general
land office. Pollock takes the place of
James F. Macy, assigned to field SER
vice as inspector OF surveyors. Mr..
Ballinger states he will redistrict the
field force in order to secure more
perfect organization, enlarge some dis.
tricts, eliminating others, and bring all
special agents under the control OF field
chiefs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
State Will PAY Their Fare.

Concord, y. H., March PA bill
forbidding state officers TO use or solicit
free passes on the railroads passed both
houses of the legislature today under
suspension of the rules, following a re-
port from the judiciary committee.
BY the bill the governor is authorized
TO contract for railroad transportation
for members of the legislature and
house CT congress as needed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Meet ONLY in Washington.

Washington, March l9.-The work
of the Interstate Commerce commission
has grown so heavy that it has been de-
cided to discontinue the hearings which
have been conducted by members of the
commission outside of Washington.
Hereafter, when it is found necessary
to conduct investigations in other cities,
special agents will take the testimony
and report to the commission and the
arguments on the case will be heard by
the cOmmissi toner's in this citv
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Theft of Mule Caused War.

Washington, March 19.-One mule
a mule belonging to Senior Ireno Sal
gado-was the chief object of dispute
between Nicaragua and Honduras when
they began the quarrel which finally
ended in the war that is threatening
the peace of all Central America, ac.
cOrding to the official communications
exchanged by the ministers between
the two republics, copies of which COM
munications have been received IN
Washington.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Ross Demands inquiry.

Washington, March 20.-Reclama-
tion Engineer d. w. Ross, in charge of
government irrigation projects in
Idaho, today telegraphed demand for
an immediate investigation of his work
in Idaho, satisfied that fair investi-
CATION will clear him of charges made
by Special Inspector Greene. The re-
clamation service is unable to act, as
Secretary Garfield has taken no action
on Mr.. Greene's report and has not
even called for an explanation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Coal Land is Reopened.

Washington-The general land Office
has issued a statement giving the lCca-
ton of the following public lands re-
opened to entry by the presidents or
der of March u last: Montana, 2,OO0,-
900; Oregon, 100000; Washington,
32O, 900 The land was, previous to
the order of March II, included in land
classed as coal land and withdrawn
from entry
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Cost of Pacifying Cnda,

Washington, March 22.-Extlaordi-
nary expenses to the United States up
to date caused by the sending of an
army of pacifcation to Cuba, aggregate
about s., 800, 600, according to figures
which have been prepared by the War
department. 1t has not been determ-
ined exactly when the money will be
collected from Cuba by the United
States
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Grain Sacks MAY Be High.

na-Warehousemen are ad-
vising their customers to buy grain
sacks at l01a cents, believing they will
be higher before the harvest. So far
very few sacks have been sold and
some of the warehousemen have not
sold single one. Buyers say they hay e
been informed by their companies that
even at the high prices at which sacks
were sold last year the companies made
no DrOtit
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Not Dead. but SIeeping.

Washington, March 21.-The ship
subsidy bill is not dead, but sleeping.
When congress reassembles, in Deem
Ter, the bill will be reintroduced; in
fact it will probably be reintroduced in
various shapes, and then the friends of
subsidy will join hands and attempt to
pass some compromise bill
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Civil Service for Porto Rico

San Juan, Porto Rico, March l9.-
The legislature adjourned today, after
the most important session since the
American occupation. Is bills of the
PSI introduced being passed. Among
the measures approved is a civil service
bill which will become effective next
January. Appropriation bills finally
were passed in the form presented by
the governing council.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
More floods in Ohio VALLEY

Pittsburg, March 20.-The Mononga-
hela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers are ris-
ing rapidly on account OF heavy rains
throughout Western Pennsylvania
Many small streams in this vicinity are
already overflowing their banks. Fore
caster Penny forecasts 24-foot rise by
tomorrow noon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Let Roosevelt Arbitrate,

New Orleans-President Zelaya, of
Nicaragua, is quoted as acceding to a
request of President Roosevelt for arbi-
tration of the war troubles in Central
America in letter received here from
Bluefields.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
President Confers With oakun

Washington, March 20.-The presi-
dent had conference today with B. F.
Yoakum, chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the Rock Island Railway
company. This is the second confer
ence the president has held with Mr.
Yoakum within ten days. Mr.. Yoak-
um declined to state the purpose of this
interview
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-28
Oregon MILDLY Graduate.

Observation-Disclosures Durr, of Baker
City, will graduate from Annapolis
Naval academy this year, being the
only midshipman from the Northwest
to graduate this season, except Albert
#. Church, of Boise. Church stands -
in n class of JOG.