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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Invite All Parties,

Washington, May 27.-Leaders of
the republican, democrat, prohibit
ton, socialist and populist parties
have been invited to address the
National Progressive Convention Of
colored people in Dayton, o., next
month
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Fifty Million a Year.

Washisgton, May 27.-Fifty mill
lion year for waterways improve
ment will be demanded from con-
gress by the national rivers and har
bors congress at its 1908 meeting,
to be held here on December 8 next.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
YOUNG MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
H. N. Franklins Body Is Mansled
Under Wheels at Ballinaer.

Ballinger, Texas, May 27.-H. N.
Franklin, young man about 19
years old. in the employ of the San
ia Fe as rate clerk at this place,
was run over by freight train
about noon yesterday and cut to
pieces. The body was Gu, aud luahs-
led in a most horrible manner.
Death resulted Instantly
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Reid-Ward Wedding.

Washington, May 27.-A party of
Washington friends of Miss Jean
Reid, daughter of the American am
bassador to Great Britain, win sail
this week to witness her marriage
to John Hubert Ward in London on
Iune %
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Democrats to Meet.

Wheeling, w. Va, May 27.-Ar-
rangements were completed today
for the West Virginia democratic
convention. Bryan adherents assert
that their candidate will get the in
dorsement Of the convention.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
VANDALS LOOT
FLOODED HOMES
Chouls in Skifts Prey u pom the
Property Of the Flood
Sufferers.
WATERS SLOWLY RECED|NG
The River Is Now Falling at Rate Of
About One Foot an Hour.-The
Sanitary Conditions Are
Becoming Serious
DAMAGE TO RAILROADS.

The flood is estimated to
have damaged the railroads en-
tering Dallas as follows:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-27
Tariff Meeting.

Atlantic City. N. j., May III
Members of the Southeastern Tariff
Marlborough -Blenheim for their an
nual session.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
HOLDS TOWN AT BAY.
Four Men Shot in Effort to Capture
Mexican HoId-Up Man.

Reno, New, Nov. 24.-Detected as
he was holding up the Court saloon in
Battle Mountain late last night, a
Mexican broke through the door and,
running into Night Policeman Coon,
shot the officer in the jaw; then held
up the gathering crowd as it collected
at the scene. Cowboys and miners
called for assistance, and rushing the
robber, were repulsed by his fire.
Deputy Sheriff Ellsworth was hit in
the groin, and two others were slightly
injured.
The Mexican backed down the street,
forcing everybody in sight to follow
him. When he drew away from the
saloons he ducked into the darkness. A
suspect, seen by Deputy Sheriff Hasp,
was caught when boarding a freight
train early this morning. The deputy
sheriff called to the man to halt, but
getting no response, shot the fellow in
the leg. The town, aroused by the out
RACES, started on a man hunt; and
farmers, hearing the shooting, came
into town with their lanterns. They
carried these lights about with them
seeking the robber, and several times
shot at each other when they thought
they had "fushed" the daredevil Mex
ican.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
EARTH UPHEAVES:
25 ARE ENGULFED
frightfuI Disaster From Explosion of
Gas in Brooklyn Street.
Men Buried Under Fifty Feet of De-
bris-Water Main Breaks From
Force Of Conclusion. Adding to
Horror-Spark Ignites Escaping
Gas in Excavation.

New York, Nov, 21-Twenty-five
persons are believed to have lost their
lives III an explosion OF gas which
tore up great section of Gold street.
Brooklyn, yesterday 1t is definitely
known that Is persons were buried
under the hundreds Of tons Of earth
and timber thrown into the air, and
ten more are reported missing. The
exact number of dead cannot be de-
termined until those working to re-
cover the entombed bodies dig
through 50 feet of dirt. rock and
tangle of pipes and timber.
The explosion occurred in a 50-foot
deep excavation that had been made
in Gold street, between York and
Front streets, where water main was
being laid. The gas main sprang
leak recently. and in a manner un-
known a spark came into contact with
the escaping gas. Immediately there
was a terrific explosion, which lifted
the surface for half a block in both
directions, and shot dirt, paving stones
and debris into the air.
When the smoke and dust cleared
away it was seen that the street had
been opened from doorstep to door
step over an area of nearly a block,
The lOosened earth and debris had
fallen into the excavation, burying the
score of laborers who were at work
when the accident occurred. Great
tongues OF flame shot out of the crew
ices. and beside them geyscrs of water
leaped into the air from a water main
that had been shattered
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
NEWS NOTES GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS PARTS OF OREGON
NO SCAB ON OREGON SHEEP.
Eleven Inspectors Unable to Find Dis
eased Animals in State.

Pendlcton.-For two weeks, eleven
inspectors under the direction OF DR..
5. W. Mcclure, of the Federal Bureau
of Animal Industry, have been search
ing the hocks of Oregon for trace of
scabies or other sheep diseases, but so
far they have not been successful. This
shows that the campaign of eradication
which was inaugurated less than two
years ago was entirely satisfactory, and
both DR.. Mcclure, who is the head of
the animal industry in the Northwest,
and State Sheep Inspector Lytle are oe-
lighted with the showing made.
Though not a single diseased sheep
has been found so far, the work of in
spection will be continued until every
band in the state has been subjected to
an examination. 1t is now believed,
however, that no scabby sheep will be
found, though early in the summer there
were few isolated eases in Lake and
Douglas counties. These were treated
as soon as discovered.
Though Oregon sheep were probably
the worst infested with seabies of any
state in the Union two years ago, DR..
Mcclure stated at that time that he
would clean up the sheep of the state
within two years, and this inspection
seems to indicate that he has kept his
promise
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
BIG PLANT RESUMES.
Huge Steel Works in Chicago to Re-
Open in Full Blast.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-All is Joy in
South Chicago. The army of workers
in the big mills of the Illinois Steel
company is to have a real Christmas
this year.
The exuberant and unrestrained glee
and thankfulness were caused by an
announcement today by officials of the
company, which employees large ma
jority of the inhabitants of the town,
that the shops would be running in full
blast by December /. By that time it
is expected $4,000 men will be work
ing in many departments of the inn
mense plant.
About half of the workers in the
mills have been unemployed for more
than year, since many of the depart
ments shut down on account of scarcity
of orders for steel rails and other pro-
ducts of the company. Many of the
others employed since a partial reopen.
ing last summer have been working on
a short schedule.
The unemployment of thousands of
men means much also to the merchants
Of the suburb.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26

Honolulu, Nov. PA detachment
of United States engineers, under Ma
jor Winslow, which arrived recently
on the transport Sheridan, has COM
menced the work of fortifying the
island. The first work to be done is
the preparation of military maps. The
dredging for the large drydock to be
built at Pearl harbor and the deepen
ing Of the channel also will begin in
the near future. Several local con-
tractors have departed for Washington
where the bids for the dredging con-
tracts will be opened in December.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
CABLE USED FOR MAN HUNT.
Man Chased Half Around World by
Dispatches is Caught.

San Francisco, Nov. PA man
hunt, extending half way around the
world, which was conducted by cable
dispatches, came to an end today when
local detectives boarded the steamer
Mongolia and arrested L. E. Knollins,
whose description is said to tally with
that of L. E. Hancock, wanted by the
authorities of North Carolina on a
charge of embezzlement.
Hancock sailed from here several
weeks ago and orders for his arrest
were cabled to Nagasaki. He left the
ship at Honolulu, however, and return
ed to this city on the steamer Mongolia,
which arrived today.
Knolins denies that he is Hancock,
and says he is a member of the broker
age firm of CORTLAND, Babcock & Co.,
of A Pine street, New York. He was
taken to the city prison pending the
arrival of an officer from North Caro-
lima.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
WHITE MAN UNSAFE.
Ex-Naval Official Makes Startling
Statement on Japan.

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 23.-"There is
no law for the white man in Japan.
The treaty made between Japan and
Great Britain counts for practically
nothing since the time of the school
trouble in San Francisco.
This strong and amazing statement
was made by an ex-officer of the Brit
ish royal navy, who has been employed
for some years as civil engineer by
the Japanese government and who has
just passed through this city on his
way home to England.
The information which this gentle
man has to give with regard to the in
dignities and inconvenience that he
says are heaped upon white men in the
mikado's kingdom should prove a sur
prise to those who have been accus-
toned of late years, at least, to regard
the japanese people as being possessed
of most friendly feelings toward the
people of Great Britain. According
to the information he is able to fur
nish at first hand, no white man is at
all safe in the ownership of any prop
erty in Japan unless he becomes a nat
uralized citizen of that country.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
OPENS FINE SUBWAY.
Boston Tunnel Cost $40, 100000 and
'r' Takes Cars Off Surface.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 23.-What is
claimed to the the most complete and
perfect tunnel for passenger traffic to
be found anywhere in the world has
just been completed in this city, and
will be opened for use during the week.
1t is known as the Washington street
tunnel and is designed to relieve the
congestion of the narrow and crooked
streets of Boston's business section.
The tunnel will be used to carry the
trains of the Boston Elevated railway
company through the downtown sec
tion of the city. The old tunnel, known
as the fremont street subway, which
was the first to be built in America,
will be employed exclusively for the
socalled surface car traffic. With both
tunnels in use the downtown streets
will be practically relieved of all street
cars.
The new tunnel is 5,676 feet long.
1t is fireproof throughout. All the
steel construction is protected by con-
crete from rust or fire. All the doors
and ticket booths and escalator balus-
trades are escased in sheet bronze
The telephone Offices and package rooms
and electricians rooms have tiled walls
of masonry. The signs are of metal
and the seats and benches of cement.
There is not bit of wood throughout
the completely freproof structure.
The tunnel was begun and finished
with no disturbance to the traffic over
head.
To insure against the cutting off of
the current at any time and thereby
plunging the stations into darkness,
three different sources of supply are
arranged for, each Independent of the
other, and all so arranged that should
the current be shut off from one source
it is instantly supplied from another
source automatically by an arrange
ment of the main switches.
The tunnel was built by the Boston
Transit commission and leased to the
Boston Elevated Railway company for
rs years from the beginning of its use.
1t is built through that section of Bos-
ton which contains the highest priced
land, with due regard for the best feas-
ible grade and alignment with respect
to the narrowness and crook edness of |
the streets. Its cost, together with
the cost of its approaches and equip
ment, is estimated at over $40, 600, 600.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Good Roads Meeting.

Albany-A meeting was held last
week in the Commercial club rooms to
confer with Judge John H. Scott, of
the Oregon Good Roads conference, for
the purpose of selecting a date for a
good roads convention to be held at AL
bany. December l was decided upon.
+. w. Langdon, president of the Com
mercial club, presided and introduced
Judge Scott, who made an address call
ing attention to the Importance of the
good roads movement The following
committee was appointed as a commit
tee of arrangement: c. H. Stewart, H..
H. Hewitt, J. N. Duncan, M. H. Ellis,
c. c. Bryant, F. J. Miller, j. c. Ham
nell and p. A. Young.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
q. & E. Is Poor Paw.

Salem.-The Corvallis & Eastern's 5
annual report shows a mileage of
l405S miles. which is 1.42 miles less
than shown by previous reports, this
decrease being due to correction of
previous errors. The capital stock is
$1,4l0,000, and the bonded debt ST.
100000. The net operating revenue
was $6S,2S710 Taxes to the amount
OF Sl3,217.SS, interest on funded debt
5000, and other miscellaneous
charges were paid, leaving net cor
porate loss of $1.156O6. The stock is
owned by Z. H. Hartman, 1907
shares; J. P. O'Brien. H. F. Conner
and J. X. Weatherford each hold one
share, making a total of 1410o shares.
The stock is held in trust for the
Southern Pacific company
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
PORTLAND MARKETS,

Wheat-Bluestem, 95c; club, Gle;
fife, 9Oc; red Russian, SSc; 4O-fold, Gle;
valley, Ole.
Barley-Feed, $26 per ton; brewing,
$27.
Oats-No. 1 white, $3O@31 per ton;
gray $29M3O.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley,
$14 per ton; Eastern Oregon, timothy,
$16M17.5O; clover, $12; alfalfa, 1920
1880; grain hay, $12.5O@13.
Fruit-Apples, 65c@$3 per box; pears,
$1M1.25 per box; grapes, $1.4O@1.65
per crate; ounces, $1M1.25 per box;
cranberries, 0.50M125O per barrel;
cassavas, 212c per pound; Spanish Nal
aga grapes, $7M7.50 per barrel; buckle
berries, &c per pound; persimmons, $1@
125.
POtatoes-S0cM9O per hundred; sweet
potatoes, IL %@2Hc per lb.
Onions-$lM1.10 per 100 lbs.
Vegetables -Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, 81; parsnips, $1.25; beets, $1.25;
horseradish, 1Oc per lb; artichokes, 90c
N$1 per doz.; beans, 10@11c per h.;
cabbage, 1@11ac per h.; caulihower,
50cM$1 per doz.; celery, 40@75c per
't'H''J SuN'iiibN'oJ ~ T'i poAJ CSSpidiibJ
l5c per b.; lettuce, 75c@$1 per box;
parsley, 15c per doz.; peas, 10c per To-;
peppers, 10c per h.; pumpkins, 1@1Hc
per h.; radishes, 121c per doz.; spinach,
Pc per h.; sprouts, 914M10c per h.;
squash, 1@112c per b.; tomatoes, soc
G$1. /
Butter-City creamery, extras, 36M
3Gc; fancy outside creamery, 3212035c
per h.; store, 17M20c.
Eggs - Oregon selects, 371A@4Oc;
Eastern, 27M321ac per doz.
POultry-Hens, 12R@13hc per h.;
spring, 121aM1315c; ducks, 14@15c;
reese, 11@12c; turkeys, 17@1Sc;
lressed turkeys, 2O@21c.
Cheese-Fancy cream twins, 15c per
b.; full cream triplets, 15c; full cre~m
Toung America, Ice.
Veal-Extra, S14@9c per h.; ordi-
ary, 7C3715c; heavy, SC.
Pork-Fancy, &c per h.; large, 51h ]
l6c. 4
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
FREE LAND At ROSEBURG.
Choice Dairy, Fruit and Timber Tracts
to Be Opened to Public.

Roseburg,-On January 20, 1909,
there will be thrown open for entry
at the Roseburg land office 91,o50
acres of dairying, fruit and timber
lands, which will be withdrawn from
the Umpqua forest reserve, and which
are situated in Coos, western Lane
and Douglas counties. The proposed
railroad from Drain to Marshfield
runs through a portion of this tract.
The darrying and fruit lands will be
subject to. the homestead act, but the
timber lands can only be taken under
the timber and stone act A peculiar
feature of this opening is that squat
tiers rights Will be recognized. After
December 81, persons may settle on
the land and prepare to make it their
home. The rights of such persons
will be recognized as prior to those
Who file on January 20. 1t is expect
ed that there will be a rush for the
choice tracts in this land when it is
opened.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26

Westerly, R. l., Nov. 24.-The
Rhode Island turkey which Horace Voz
will send to the president, according
to his annual custom, to grace the
table of the White House on Thanks
giving day, went to the execution
block today and will be shipped to
Washington tomorrow. 1t is the best
of lot of chestnut fed birds, which
have been selected and especially
reared as candidates for the distinc-
tion, and weighs 26 pounds.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
REGENT FEARS REBELLION.
Heavy Guards Placed at All Gates Of
City of Pekin.

Heavy Guards Placed at All Gates ot
City of Pekin.
Pekin, Nov. 24.--While all is quiet
in Pekin, detachments of troops guard
the city gates and gendarmes are on
duty at the approaches to the foreign
legations. The government has not
ceased to take precautionary meas
ures, for revolutionaries are spreading
all kinds of reports, which might act
like trebrands to the spirit of uneasi-
ness underlying present conditions in
China.
There have been rumors of an insur-
rectionary movement in the South, but
this has proved to be only minor out
break among the artillery and cavalry
stationed at Nankin.
Nevertheless, it has been thought
advisable to post guard at each Of
the gates of Pekin, and half compan-
les of Chinese regulars are now under
arms at these points.
1t was owing to one of these disturb
ances that the edict of November 20
was issued, in which it was pointed
out that lawless conspirators had tried
to invade the interior, and all officials
were ordered to arrest and summarily
behead them wherever found.
Stringent measures have been taken
here to suppress any sign of conspiracy,
and the government has ordered an in
vestigation of the governor of Nang
Puei province, on account of a slight up
rising that took place there.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Buy Land for Farming.

Baker City.-Believing that lands
along the Sumpter Valley railroad
from which the timber has been re-
moved can be made into farm lands,
John l.. Rand, one of the leading at
torneys of this city, and Frank S.
Baile, manager of the Columbia Gold
Mining company, in the Sumpter dis
trict, have become interested in a
project which will be of considerable
Importance to Baker county. They
have interested several other people
with them, and have formed what is
known as the Sumpter Land com
Dany
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26

Butte, Mont. Nov. 21.-Thrce stran-
gled to death by smoke and flames.
SIX missing. without the slightest
hope of escape, and a property loss
which will reach into the thousands is
the gruesome record Of 4 terrific fire
which started from lights on miners
caps at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
and swept with savage rapiditv
through the fourth drift east from
No. . slope in the Northwestern I'm
provemcnt company's coal mine at
Red Odgc
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Q. r.. & N. Officers at Baker.

Baker City.-General Manager J. P
o 'Brien, M. J. Buckley, William Nc
Murray and R. B. Miller, officials of the
o. R. & N. system, spent one day last
week conversing with Baker City mer-
chants. While here the officials prom
ised to build .sidetracks for the new
Stout Touring mill and also called atten-
ton to the new depot, to be erected
soon, which is to be patterned after the
Walla Walla depot.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Gar Nicholas Walks Abroad.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 23.-Czar Mich
olas Saturday made his iist appearance
afoot in the streets of his capital since
his coronation. The occas on was the
funeral of Grand Duke Alexis. The
czar, dressed in full uniform as an aG-
miral of the Russian navy, walked in
mediately behind the royal casket, az
parently Indifferent to danger. The
streets through which the funeral cor
tege passed were lined with double
file of tlolps.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
To War on Cooling Moth.

Milton.-Professor r. A. Trumble,
who has operated an orchard tract near
this city, and who made a speciality of
spraying fruit trees during the summer
months, is planning to take up the
work in this section next year, and
make his headquarters here instead of
at Walla Walla. Mr.. Tumble is a
graduate of the Washington State col
lege, and has made horticulture spe-
cialty. This season he sprayed about
240 acres of apple trees, and the results
generally have been clean fruit
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Road Operated at Loss.

Salem.-The Coos Bay, Roseburg &
Eastern railroad has filed its annual re-
port in the office of the railroad COM
mission, showing total of 31.56 miles
of main line and spurs in operation.
The capital stock is $2,0OO,O0O, and the
funded debt $685., 900. The cost of the
road and equipment to date of report is
s., ,9OO22195 The net operating income
for the year was $2o221.56, but pay
ment of taxes and interest left a net
corporate loss for the year of $23,555.13.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
North Powder Shipments.

North Powder-One hundred and
four carloads of grain and balcd hay
were shipped from North Powder in
October, which is an increase over the
same month in last year There was
a marked increase in cattle and horses.
but the shipment of sheep was great
ly decreased on account of lack of
dipping facilities. Powder valley
sheepmen are now driving to Baker
City to dip, and are shipping from
that point.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Good Roads Meeting

Eugene.-At a public meeting at the
Commercial club last week, addressed
by Judge John H. Scott, of Salem, it
was decided to hold monster mass
convention in Eugene Saturday. No
vember 2S, to discuss the good roads
question, and to inaugurate a campaign
for the betterment of the roads of Lane
county. A committee of II citizens
has been appointed to complete ar
rangements. Several prominent speak
ers will address the meeting
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26

London, Nov. 24.-Word has been
received here that the balloon owned
by the Daily Graphic, which ascended
from this city Wednesday morning last
in an attempt to reach Siberia and
break the long-distance record, was
compelled to descend in a gale on
Thursday night near Novo Alexand-
rovsk, Russia, after having travelled
about ], $50 miles,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Governor Can't Attend.

Salem.-Governo Chamberlain has
that he will be unable to be
present at the second conference of the
governors to be held at Washington,
D. c., December to 13. Work that
must be attended to prior to the open,
ing of the Legislature in January makes
it impossible for the governor to go
east at this time, He will appoint some
one to represent him at the conference
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-11-26
Stock Over Sumpter Line.

Baker City.-Stockmen of the John
Day and Burns country are pleased with
the arrangement of the Sumpter Valley
railroad, which permits stock to be
shipned over that line in the future
Yards of considerable size have been
built at Austin and will accommodate
the large herds raised in the interior.