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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
SHIPPERS MUST MAKE GOOD
Interstate Commission Wants Evidence
to Support Complaints.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Interstate Com
merce Commissioner E. E. Clark
sharply rebuked the dilatory tactics OF
shippers making complaint against the
railroad today during the hearing on
freight rates to the South Mississippi
river points.
"The time will come when the COM
mission will not tolerate such indiffer-
ence," said Mr.. Clark. "We are con-
tinually confronted with just such q
situation. Hundreds Of cases have been
filed which the commission has only
wasted it's time on, as the complainants
have failed to produce evidence. Only
a few weeks ago we had a case in which
there was apparently a lack of any
effort to prepare for it. In this present
ease some of the witnesses we've not
ready to testify at Kansas City, and it
is now the same here"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Let Bourne Get Mandate.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-The Wash
ington Post today recommends plan
to Senator Bourne to compel President
Roosevelt to serve another term. The
plan is to bring a mandamus suit in
the Supreme court requiring Roosevelt
to obey the will of the people. The
Post says: "Bourne yearns for Roose-
velt as a hart yearns for the water brook
Not only is he deaf to the dissuading
tongue, but there is menacing note in
hi, .,overtures that is nothing short of
blood Guiding. If Roosevelt withstands
him there will be tragedy"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
OPEN MORE LAND,
Nearly Million and a Half Acres in
Montana to Be Sold

Helena. Mont, Nov. 26.-The MEM
bers of the commission recen0tly ap-
pointed to appraise the remaining gov
ernment land on the Fathead Indian
reservation have perfected an organiza-
ton. Orders from Washington are to
60 into the field at once and begin work.
The reservation contains approximately
l ,425, 900 acres, of which l75, 900 acres
have been allotted to the Indians, leav-
ing 1,250,O00 acres to be inspected,
classified and appraised. The land will
be divided into agricultural land of the
first class, agricultural land of the Sec
ond class, timber land, mineral land
and grazing land.
Settlers under the homestead law,
who shall reside upon and cultivate the
land for five years, shall pay one-third
of the appraised value in cash, at the
time of entry, and the remainder in
five equal installments, one, two, three,
iour and five years, respectively, with
the usual homestead fees.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Nothing As Yet Results.

Washington, Nov. 26.-E. D. Town
send, assistant United States district
attorney for North Dakota, having un-
der investigation the Oregon and Cali
fornia land grant cases, had a confer
ence today at the department of justice
with A. Mcdonald McBlair, who was
the assistant Of Mr.. Townsend in the
investigation and Tracy G. Becker,
who was appointed by the attorney gen.
eral to 60 over the report Of Mr.. Town
send, with the view of recommending
what action. if any, should be taken.
No determination has yet been reached,
and it is not likely the conference will
result in report to the department Of
Justice.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
STANDS UP FOR THE NAVY.
Assistant Secretary OF State Says No
Better One Exists.

Washington, Nov. 25.-From time TO
time during the last few months there
have appeared in various publications
comments concerning alleged defects in
vessels OF the navy, particularly in bat
tleships aud armored cruisers.
Toanswer these, Rear Admiral Capps,
chief Of the bureau of construction and
repair, has commented in his annual
report to the secretary of the navy.
Admiral Capps covets responsibility for
the designs, such as they are, and pays
the highest tribute to his predecessors
in office. He declares our bait ttleship
fleet is fully equal in all respects to
that of any equal number Of ships in
any other navy, designed during the
same period. He further quotes one of
the most distinguished foreign authori-
ties, as fellows:
Extraordinary high figures for
United States ships afford food for
thought, for both in ships and high
power guns impervious to vital injury
at long range, the United States feet is
superior to any other in the world"
Recurring to the criticisms o. the bat
tleships, Admiral Capps says:
"The chief constructor hopes that he
has demonstrated fully and clearly that
such serious faults as exist in any bat
tleships and cruisers were not due t.,
the arbitrary methods Of the board OF
construction or to the bureau of con-
struction and repair, but were almost
wholly due to developments in mater
ial and the insistence of seagoing Off
GERS that certain military features
should be embodied in the original de-
sign or, subsequently, that changes
covering the same should be made un-
der these last conditions. The changes
obviously involved very considerable
cost.
Estimates for the next fiscal year for
construction and repair on ships shows
an increase of $3.50, 900 over the appro-
priaticns for the present year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Keeping It Secret.

Washington, Nov. 30.-There was
another land grant conference in the
office of the attorney general today, but
nothing has been made public as yet.
So far, it is known that these confer
ences have been purely deliberative,
and no conclusions have been reached.
Even when it is decided what course
shall be pursued, either to compel the
railroads to comply with the terms OF
their grants or to forfeit their lands, it
is probable no announcement will be
made, as the department deems it i'm
prudent to show it's hand to the rail-
road companies in advance of the insti-
tuition of legal proceedings. 1t is learn
ed that before definite policy is agreed
upon all members Of the Oregon coz
gressional delegation will be called in
to conference, and will be consulted as
to the policy to be adopted.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
COURT SUSPENDS LAW.
Railroads Again Attack State Rights
in Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 29.--Judge
Thomas Jones, of the United States
District court, late today granted q
restraining order which has the effect
of temporarily suspending all OF the
railroad legislation just passed by the
legislature as applied to the Louisville
& Nashville, the South & North Ala.
bama, and Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis and the Central of Georgia
railroads.
The court suspended the laws tenn
porarily for an investigation of the al
legations made in the bills that they
are confscatory and unusual. In the
case of the Central Of Georgia, the
order is made returnable December 16.
The order in the case Of the other rail.
roads is made returnable December 2.
These orders are directed to the sheriffs,
solicitors, clerks Of the counties through
which the roads pass, and all citizens,
restraining them from attempting to
enforce the laws until the court dis
poses of the litigation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
BURNED IN REVENGE.
Thirteen Persons Roasted in New
York to Crafty Malice.

Thirteen Persons Roasted in New
York to Crafty Malice.
New York, Nov. 26.-Thirteen per-
sons lost their lives and several others
were injured early today in tenement
house fire at 109 Eighth street and Sec
ond avenue. All the dead were Italians.
Six Of the 13 were children. The bodies
were huddled together in rooms on the
top floor of the four-story building,
where the terror.stricken people had
been driven by the flames, which rush.
ed up from the lower floors. Some had
been enveloped in the flames and burn
ed alive. Others, overcome by smoke,
were spared the agonies of death by the
flames.
That the fatal fire was the work of
incendiaries who sought revenge is the
opinion of the police and 6remen, who
made the first hasty examination.
Three weeks ago three Italians were
caught in the act of trying to rob safe
in the saloon of Giuseppe Cudano, on
the ground floor. The safe contained
more than $2,OnO which the saloonist's
friends had withdrawn from the banks
during the money panic. The would
be robbers were arrested and are now
awaiting trial.
The fire of today started in Cudano's
saloon, and the police believe it may
have been the work of friends of the
prisoners, who take this means of squar-
ing accounts with the saloonist.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
STUDY NEW METHODS.
Peru Sends Men to United States to
Gather information.


Lima, Peru, Nov. 27.-The govern
ment of Peru has sent to the United
States two graduates of the agricultural
school to study the process Of cultiva-
ting sugar cane in Louisiana, and also
the cultivation, fertilizers and methods
pursued with cotton and rice, in the
proper places for the best results, from
the planted seed to the preparation for
market.
President Pardo says that for the
purposes Of making the best uss OF our
ocean wealth, in the proper conduct of
the fisheries and curing OF fish, he has
contracted with Especialst in the
United States, who is now studying out
islands, coast waters and rivers in all
that relates TO a scientific solution of
methods for securing the best results
both for the markets and to provide
cheap food for the people, in the hope
to produce thus new source Of wealth
for the republic.
This government has also cent to
the United States two Peruvian sani-
try engineers, who will study in the
United States the branch of sanitation,
in company with the sanitary engineer
who was sent earlier to the isthmus of
Panama to study there the sanitary sys-
tenn established by the North Ameri-
cans.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
To Free Philippines.

Boston, Nov. 26.-Historic Faneuil
hill was last night the scene of not
able meeting in support of plan for
pledge of independence to the Philip
pine islands accompanied by neutraliz-
alton of the territory. Among those
who addressed the meeting were Con-
gresham James l.. Slayden, of Texas,
James H. Blount, formerly judge of
the first instance in the Philippines,
and Congressman Samuel W. Mccall,
of Massachusetts, the mover of the res
olution in congress embodying the plan
for Philippine independence.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
WILL MEET At ST. LOUIS.
Populist Party Sets Date for Next
Convention April 2.

st. Louis, Nov. 28.-After protracted
balloting and consideration of the mer-
its Of all cities, the national committee
of the Peoples party late last night se-
lected st. Louis as the place for the ma
tional nominating convention and set
April as the date for the gathering
Kansas City, Chicago, Cincinnati, In
dianapols and Oklahoma City were
discussed.
Besides disposing Of the convention
matter the committeeman co prepared an
address to tn: voters of the country,
which was issued and in which the
leading figures Of the older parties are
complmented for taking up "Populis-
tic teachings "
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
CANAL COSTS
MUCH MONEY
More Than $4S.0O0,0O0 Has Been
Spent By Commission.
Style and Number of Gates Decided
On - Hired Instead of Contract
Labor Believed to Be Best tor
Construc ton Work on the Great
Waterway.

Washington, Nov. 28.-Full details
of the work done on the Panama canal
during the fiscal year 1907, with a
showing Of what has been accomplished
since the project has been in American
hands, are disclosed in the annual re-
port Of the Isthm ian Canal commission.
1t is the first report made of the opera
tions on the isthmus since construction
work has been in charge CT army en-
gineers.
Aside from the $50, ,OOO,O 900 paid to
the French company and to Panama,
an aggregate of $48, ,2S5,110 has been
expended by the government on the
project adopted by congress and which
it was estimated by the board Of con-
sulting engineers would ultimately cost
$50, 9,075, 200. This estimate, however,
lures of the zone government, water
works, sewers and paving in Panama
and Colon and the re-equipment of the
Panama railroad.
There is no reference in the report to
the proposition which has been brought
forward to extend the width Of the locks
to ITO feet, 80 as to accommodate with
out difficulty the extreme breadth in
the development of shipbuilding, and
this will be made the subject of spec-
ial report from the commission. A
strong position is taken favorable to
the policy of doing the work by hired
instead OF by contract labor, a step at
one time seriously considered by the
administration, and many arguments
are presented to justify the commission
in it's conclusion that the canal can be
built better, cheaper and more quickly
by the government.
The commission has fully decided
upon the method of filling and empty
ing the locks and the number and type
of gates The gates are in duplicate
and of the miter type, except that the
rolling gate similar to that now in use
on the Ohio river will be substituted
for the duplicate set at the lower end
of each summit-level lock.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Want Action on Notices,

Chicago, Nov. 27.-Following an
agreement between Chicago banks
with savings departments which are
mem bers of the Clearing House associ-
alton that 3o-day notices by depositors
desirous of withdrawing their accounts
would be met Immediately, letters OF
notification have been sent out by
some of the banks asking that the ac-
counts be Withdrawn or the notices
Cancelled without deley. The requests
have met with little response. 1t was
learned today that one bank which had
received 800 notices of intended with
drawals heard from only II Of it's let
ters.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Initiates Early Day Rush.

Helena, Nov. 2S.-No little excite
mnet exists in the vicinity of Bozeman
over the discovery of considerable gold
in the placer diggings of the West Gal
latin basin. For nine miles on either
side of the river claims have been stalk
ed out and prospectors have panned out
quite a quantity of gold. Frank Bliss,
of Livingston, is reported to have pan
ned 50 in half dozen pans. and 9th
ers have had equally good luck. Many
prominent residents of Bozeman have
left for the diggings. which in the early
days were noted as gold producers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Ashes Fall at Nome.

Nome, Alaska, Nov. 27.-Showers of
volcanic ashes are falling in Nome,
Teller and Tin City. The snow is no.
ticeably blackened by the ashes. The
place of their origin has not yet been
fixed. Volcanic eruptions and earth
quakes have been of frequent occur
renee in Alaska since last July. Vio-
lent shocks of earthquake have been
felt at sea and on land snowslides have
started as result of earthwaves.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Train Seized by Tramps.

Fresno, Cal, Nov. 29.-Sixty tramps
seized Southern Pacific train at Men
dota, where the railway crosses the
river, and compelled the train crew to
give them ride to Fresno. At Fresno
they seized another freight train, which
was outbound, and compelled the train
men to take them along. Word was
telephoned ahead and at Visalia 20 off,
GERS we're awaiting the train, and sue
ceeded in arreeting 4s Of the tramps.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Calling in Certificates

Chicago, Nov. 19.-The first step TO-
wards retiring the clearing house ceIti-
ficates issued in this city was taken to-
day when the executive committee of
the Chicago clearing house ordered de-
stroyed $25, 900 worth of certificates
that have been paid back to the clear
ing house. David R. Forgan, president
of the National City bank, announced
this action at the weekly dinner of the
Chicago Association of Commerce, and
added that the procedure will be con-
tinued daily until the entire issue is
paid back.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
American Trade With Cuba.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-fn the nine
months ending with September, 1907,
the latest period for which figures have
been received by the bureau of stats-
tics of the department of Commerce
and Labor, the total value of the ex-
ports from the United States to Cuba
is, in round terms, $40, 900, 900, against
a little less than s35, 100000 in the
same months of last year, and the total
imports from the island, $S4, 900, 900,
against $75, 100000 last year.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
A New Source of Heat.

Virginia City, New. Nov. 26.-Some
engineers of Virginia City, rejecting
on the scarcity OF fuel every winter in
that rigorous climate, have hit upon an
odd idea for mitigating the tempera-
ture and warming the buildings of that
town. One of them has undertaken to
struggle with the difficulty by utilizing
the superfuous heat of the adjacent
mines, which he proposes to tap with
an iron tube, and so ventilate the
mines while heating the houses.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Big Storm on Black Sea.

Constantinople, Nov. 2S.-According
to reports received here, the recent
storms on the Black sea have resulted in
terrible suffering and great loss of life.
Among the disasters to shipping is the
laundering off Eregli, Asia Minor, of
the steamship Kaplan. The ITO per-
sons on board perished. Numerous
smaller craft have been overwhelmed
and these disasters, together with the
loss of the Kaplan, bring the number
of casualties to more than 200.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Oil for British Warshjps,

London, Nov. 27.-The sailing of the
Admiralty owned tank steamer Petro-
leum for Port Arthur, Texas, marks a
new departure in the British navy, as
1t is the first time that the admiralty
has tried the experiment of importing
a cargo of oil in its own ships. 1t is
anticipated that the Petroleum is only
the forerunner Of small feet of ad-
miralty owned tankships which will
be continually employed in meeting
the increasing requirements.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Some of Utes Go To Work.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The COM
missioner Of Indian affairs has been
advised of the arrival of 100 of the
disaffected Ute Indians at Rapid City,
S. D., where they have argeed to ac-
cept work on a railroad. The inform
alton comes from Superintendent of
Indian Employment Dagnett, who has
prevailed upon the Indians to work by
informing them of the attitude of the
government, which is opposed to in
diligence to them so long as they re-
main in idleness. There are 240 of the
malcontents who have not yielded.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
PROPOSES Large Homesteads.

Warrington, Nov. 27.-Soon after
congress ccnvenes Senator Fulton will
introduce bill authorizing 640-acre
homesteads in those parts of Eastern
Oregon where small acreage will not
sustain families. His plan has been
successfully tried in Nebraska, partic-
ularly in sections which have but lit
tie rainfall and where irrigation is not
possible.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Notaries to Take Evidence.

Washington, Nov. 27.-The Inter
state Commerce commission today ap.
pointed G. III. Sholes, of Portland, and
n. W. Bolster, Of Seattle, as notaries,
to begin November 80 the taking of
dispositions in the northwest lumber
rate cases. 1t is said there will be a
large number of witnesses whose tes-
timony will be taken on the Coast, and
it will become part of the record in
the lumber cases here when the hear
ings begin, December IL.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
japan Makes Promise to Canada. q.

Toxic, Nov. 2S.-Rodolphe Lemieux,
Canadian postmaster general and labor
commissioner, had a conference lasting
four hours yesterday with Minister of
Foreign Affairs Hayashi, at which the
emigration problem was discussed. 1t
is understood he received assurances
that the japanese government is now
engaged in planning the limiting Of
emigration to Canada.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. G..
SAYS RATES WE'RE EXCESSIVE
Lumber Firm Complains to Commits
sion Against Hartman.

Washington, Nov. 26.-A complaint
was filed today with the Interstate
Commerce commission by the E. FL.
Lewis Lumber company, operating in
Oregon and Washington, alleging that
the Hartman roads in the Northwest
in IA different cases exacted freight
charges on cars of lumber shipped from
Oregon and Washington to the East in
excess of the legal rates published by
the roads.
All the excess charges were made
subsequent to the time the new rate
went into effect, and on this ground
complainant asks the commission to
require the roads to refund the amount
of the excess and hereafter to conform
to their published rates.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Turned Over to Uncle Sam.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 30. - The
steamer Tosa Maru arrived tonight
from Yokohama, and as was done on
the arrival of the Kumeric recently,
local immigration officers forced all
Japanese ticketed to this port with
passports made out for United States
points to proceed direct to Seattle. One
hundred and eleven who intended to
debark here were forced to continue,
the total for United States points being
900
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
End of the Old Saratoga

Washington, Nov. 80 The old sloop
Of war Saratoga. famous in history for
her performance under command of Ad-
miral Farragut as well as under Com
modore Perry, is to 60 on the junk pile.
Thomas Butter & Co., of Boston, who
bought the ship for s3,210, intend to
demolish her for the sake of any old
metal and scrap in the hull.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
No Tariff Revision.

Washington, Nov. 27.-"There will
be no tariff revision at the coming ses-
sion," said Representative Payne, Of
New York, chairman of the ways and
means committee of the house of repre-
sentatives, after conference with the
president today on tariff and currency
legislation.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
READY TO PAY CASH AGAIN.
Western Banks Encourage Chicago to
Begin Movement.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Direct reports
to the Chicago clearing house from
hundreds of Western cities encouraged
the local bankers yesterday to believe
a resumption of cash payments will be
possible within a fortnight When
the clearing house committee met the
members had before them more than
500 letters in reply to their circular
letter sent out last week asking for
statements of conditions throughout the
West.
Practically all of the letters, it was
announced, expressed willingness to
cooperate with the Chicago bankers in
resuming cash basis.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Should Paw the West.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Kilt
ridge, Of South Dakota, discussing the
financial situation today, said: "If
the East pays the West what it owes
there will be no trouble. The East
has our crops and live stock and will
not give us a cent. What we really
need is more elastic currency"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-12-05
Cannot Work Government.

Washington, Nov. 81 The pro-
nounced success of the per cent GER
tifcates enables Secretary Cortelyou to
defeat plans for the purchase of the GER
tifcates for speculative purposes. Only
individuals showing that the purchase
price has not been withdrawn from the
banks will be favored.