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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
FLOOD INUNDATES TOWNS.
Missouri and Illinois Suf,r Damag &
From Elements.

st. Louis, May GA thunder storm
Of unusual severity, accompanied by a
high wind of almost tornado velocity,
swept over this vicinity early yester-
day, doing much damage to property
and indirectly causing loss of life.
a bridge on the Louisville e. Nash
vile Railroad, near Belleville, H., was
washed out and wrecked freight train.
Engineer Ward, Frank Chasm, the fire.
man, and trainman, whose name has
not been learned, and whose body has
not been recovered, were caught under
the engine and drowned. The train was
piled up in mass in Schoenlaub Creek,
which was swollen into torrent.
The village of Edgemont, ILL.,, was
flooded and many persons were forced
to take refuge on improvised RATS.
The whole area of lowlands known as
the American Bottoms, east of East St.
Louis, H., and comprising 35 square
miles of territory, is under water.
French Village, town of 1000 inhab-
itants, one of the oldest settlements in
Illinois, was struck by miniature tor
nado, and many houses were unroofed.
Telephone and telegraph wires are down
and there is no communication with
French Village.
Traffic is impeded on electric lines
running to various points east and
north of East st. Louis, ILL.,, because of
HIGH water
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
POLICE ARREST SUSPECT.
e. II. Martin Accused Of Killing Port
land Paw broker.

Portland, May 6.-Edward Hugh Mar
tin, former artillery officer, expert in
coast defense armament, graduate of
West Point, company commander in the
Cuban campaign, son of wealthy parents
and a drug fend. That is the man
! arrested by the police early yesterday
afternoon for the brutal murder of Ma
than Wolff and the pilfering of Wolf 3
pawnshop on First street last Friday
night.
The police were looking for man Of
the thug type, low-browed, vicious and
a criminal with a record. The nature
of the atrocious murder compelled such
picture of the perpetrator. They
found a man of high education, good
connections-and many weakness grow
ing out of the use Of cocaine and NOR
phine.
Formidable circumstances point an
unwavering finger of accusation at Mar
tin. He denies his guilt. With all the
resources of a man of education and of
mental resources he evades the verbal
traps that are laid for him by the au-
thorities. The story he tells is coher-
ent and connected. But several of the
statements whereby he might hope to
base his claims to innocence have been
refuted. His mental resources are not
great enough to overcome the barrier of
circumstances. The police say he is
guilty. They say they will prove he is
guilty. There is, of course, the slender
chance that he is not.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
ADMITS OTHER CRIMES.
Man Who Blew Up Burlington Train
Also in Holdup.

Butte, Mont, May S.-Lewis Ferrss,
who last night confessed to planting 25
sticks Of dynamite under Burlington
train No 6, which was wrecked here
Friday night, killing three persons, was
this morning taken to Hills by detec-
tives to dig up the rest of the powder
which was cached after the wreck. Fer
riss also admits being concerned in the
hold up of the North Coast Limited two
weeks ago.
The engineer was tagged on a steep
grade. The train was stopped, and
when the engineer saw the hold-up men
he ran a blockade of bullets and pulled
his train safely into town.
Ferriss made his confession in the
hospital where he was taken after be-
ing slightly wounded by the officer who
arrested him.
Ferriss was arrested while trying to
pawn a rife of a peculiar old-fashioned
caiher, cartridges to fit which were
found on the ground after the attempt
to rob the North Coast train. Sus-
picion was directed to him when he was
found loafng about the place where the
Burlington wreck occurred.
Railroad men here are much aroused
and threaten to form a party to lynch
Ferriss He is being kept under heavy
guard.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
MARCH OF MEN OF FLEET.
Largest Armed Force Ever Landed Is
Reviewed at San Francisco.

| Reviewed at San Francisco.
San Francisco, May Slight thou
sand bluejackets and marines-the larg-
est armed force the American Navy has
ever put ashore in time of peace or war
were landed yesterday from the com
bined Atlantic and Pacific fleets, now
lyin in the harbor, and marched
through the streets Of San Francisco in
the most notable parade the city has
ever known. For four miles and half,
along streets lined and canopied with
colors and in review Of a never-e ending
crowd, the fighting men of the fleets
made their way to the martial tunes Of
their shipmate bands and to cheers that
began with the first command to march
and ended only when the sailormen had
again embarked in the small boats that
returned them to their ships Twenty
five hundred soldiers of the regular
army, in full.dress array, graciously
acted as an escort to the visiting men
of the sea, and were literally applauded.
The cheers, however, were not all re-
served for the sailors and marines Rear
Admiral Evans, commanding the fleet,
and the six other Rear Admrals in com
mand of squadrons and divisions, rode
in carriages. Admiral Evans was quick
ly recognized by the thousands in the
immense reviewing stands, and bowed
constant recognition of the cheering
which was caught up by the throngs
ahead and echoed by those in the rear
as his carriage slowly moved at the
front of the marching columns. Secre-
tary of the Navy Metcalf, Governor
Gillett, of California, and Mayor Tay
lor, of San Francisco, rode in the parade
and afterward reviewed it as it counter
down Van Ness aYenne
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
IMMENSE THRONG
WELCOMES FLEET
Hills Black With Humanity as Yesse's
Come to Anchor.
Imposing Naval Pageant Arouses Ad-
Admiration of Thousands-Prac-
ticaiIy Every First. class Warship
of the Navy Anchored in Spacious
Srn Francisco Bay.

San Francisco, May 7.--Througt
the towering portals of the Colder
Gate-heavy laden with the romance
of centuries-into the harbor of the
city of hundred hills; into a new
San Francisco risen from the ruins oi
two years ago, the Atlantic battleshir
ileet steamed yesterday in review ot
a multitude unnumbered 1t was the
same imposing pageant of immaculate
white ships that sailed from Hampton
Roads nearly five months ago in the
wake of the Presidents flag, but with
the splendid accomplishments of a
record breaking cruise of more than
10000 miles and three weeks of won
derful target work behind it.
Yesterday the white anchored,
four starred blue flag of the Secretary
of the Navy, flying from the main of
the trim little gunboat Yorktown,
tluttered the welcome of the Nation,
while the Governor Of California, the
Mayor of San Francisco and the peo-
pie of 100 or more towns and cities
voiced the greetings of the enthusi-
astic West.
The exciting thrill of possible ad-
venture lurk' ng on the dimly distant
horizon which marked the departure
Of the fleet from its Eastern base was
gone, but there was still the satisfy
ing sense of preparedness which trav-
els with this self-reliant force of fight
ing vessels and the manifest pride of
nearly 100000 residents of the great
western country who gazed for the
first time upon a column OF tirst-class
battleships.
Once inside the entrance to the
bay, the heavy vessels of the Eastern
Coast were joined by the armored
cruisers OF the entire Pacific fleet, and
the Navy of the Nation--all save a
few newly-commissioned or reversed
ships on the Atlantic and some pa
troll boats scattered in the Orient
joined in a parade, which for i'm
pressive beauty and strength of fight
ing timber has never been equaled.
FOrty-four vessels, ranging from the
16,OOO-ton Connecticut and the five
sisters Of her class. down to the tiny
torpedo boats no larger than a rae
ing launch, passed through the har-
Dor to the anchorage south OF the
Market-street ferry terminals, where,
outlined in the fire of their electric
Examinations. they lie in four long
lines awaiting the review of Secre-
tarv Metcalf on Friday morning.
The parade and maneuvers of an
choring occupied fully four hours of
time and gave to the people who
made black the hills OF the city, the
islands of the harbor, housctops and
mountain heights twenty miles away,
The most wondrous naval spectacle
they have ever known. For, after all,
whatever may be the elaborate festi-
walls planned ashore in welcome of
the fleet, the ships themselves. steam
ing along in varying formations,
really present the picture that is most
beautiful to see
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
GATHERING TO BE NOTABLE.
Lay Cornerstone Of Bureau Of Amer.
ican Repub les May II

Washington, May 6.-All indications
point to notable gathering on the oc-
Icasion of the laying of the cornerstone
of the new building of the International
Bureau of American Republics on May
II. Sufficient acceptances of the invi-
tations sent out by the governing board
have been received to make the event
one of the most important of it's kind in
the history of the capitol. They come
from the highest officials in Washing
ton, including the President and Vice
President, the Cabinet, the diplomatic
corps, the supreme court, the Senate and
House of Representatives, officers of
the Army and heads of various depart
ment bureaus and sections, and repre-
sentative citizens of Washington. as
well as some prominent outside officials,
including Governors of states, Mayors
of cities and heads of principal political
and commercial organizations.
A considerable number of the Govern
ors who will be in attendance at the
convention called by the President of
the United States to conserve the Ma.
tional resources of the country have in
dicated their intention to come to Wash
ington a day earlier in order to be
present.
The principal speeches, which will be
made by President Roosevelt, Secretary
Root, the Ambassador of Brazil and An
drew Carnegie, will have an interna-
tional significance. The invocation will
be delivered by Cardinal Gibbons, and
the benediction will be pronounced by
Bishop Cranston, the dean of the
Protestant clergy in Washington. The
exercises will be opened by the Director
of the Bureau, John Barrett, who will
present as the presiding officer, the Sec
retarN of State Elihu Root
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
ELEVEN DROWN
Off YAQUINA
Steamer KeItOn Runs Into Storm
and Is Wrecked.
Captain and Nine of Grew Saved
Lumber Steamer Is Tossed and
Torn by Wind and Waves-Now
Anchored Off Shors-Pracucally
Total Loss.

NEWPORT, Or, May 5.-Eleven Of
the officers and crew of the steam
schooner Minnie E. Kelton, lumber
laden, from Aberdeen, Wash, to San
Francisco, were killed or drowned az
result Of gale Friday night. The
steamer is lying at anchor half wrecked,
about mile off shore, between Yaquina
Heads and Cape Foulweather. Captain
James McKenna and nine of his crew
were saved.
Friday the Kelton ran into a strong
head wind, which increased as the day
proceeded, until by midnight is was
blowing a hard gale. The vessel con-
tinually shipped large volumes of water
and labored heavily in the sea. The
rough weather continued until the yes
sci reached a point eight miles south
west of Yaquina, when the deckload
shifted and started the bIlkhead of the
freroom, and the vessel began filling
from the bunkers and engineroom to
the hold. The pumps proved unavailing
against the thrush of water.
When she had drifted north of va
quina Head the captain, seeing the
hopelessness of his vessels condition,
ordered the craft abandoned, and di-
rected that the lifeboat, which was
large enough to hold the entire crew,
be lowered. While engaged in clearing
the lifeboat, the vessel suddenly shipped
a tremendous sea, which swept overheard
the deckload of lumber, and with it
the after deckhouse, both boats and IL
of the men. The lifeboat was pitched
onto the floating lumber, one end hang
ing at sharp angle.
In climbing into the boat the men
her. They succeeded in right
ing her again, and about seven sailors
climbed in, leaving four others on the
wreckage. The captain ordered the
boat to pick these men up, but for some
reason the order was not obeyed. With
in a few minutes the lifeboat and the
wreckage with the unfortunates on
board, drifted away from the kelton.
BY this time the steamer had drifted
close to shore, and Captain McKenna
let go his anchors in hopes they would
hold him off shore. Shortly afterward
a squall shut out from view the lifeboat
and the men on the wreckage. None
of them was seen again until three of
their bodies were picked up on the
beach Sunday.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
FREIGHT RATE WAR.
Hartman Declares It Will be Higher
Rates or Lower Wages.

Chicago, May 7.-The rate war
which is raging between the railroads
and the shippers promises to be a bit
ter one.
In Chicago the fight against the ad-
vance in freight rates will be fought
principally by the Chicago Associa-
ton of Commerce. which represents
nearly all the commercial interests in
the city The organization will hold
a meeting today to plan opposition
to the increase in the East at once,
and to pave the way for similar action
when the rates go up all over the
country.
1t is said that f. II. Hartman de-
clares it is either a case Of boosting
rates or cutting the salaries of the
railroad employees. The railroads fig
urc that the increase. under the pres
cnt tonnage, will net them $20o,ooo,-
0n0
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Orange Crop Short in South.

Los Angeles, May S.-With but few
navels left and a brisk demand for all
of them, the season for this variety of
oranges is approaching 4 whirlwind
close, prices advancing sharply and
buyers scrambling for the remainder of
the crop. The navel season viii end
within 10 davs-a month ahead of last
year Only 500 ears of navels are left
in the state. The shipments to date
have been about 1000 ahead of those at
this time year ago.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

London. May IA dispatch to the
Central News from St. Petersburg
saws that three agents of ]. d. Rookie
fcllcr are there negotiating for the
construction of the Amur railway, a
bill for which the Douma passed to
the first reading last month and which
The government is understood TO de-
sire to have constructed speedily,
Rockcfellcr's agents offer to complete
the railway in five years, to use only
Russian material and to employ only
Russian labor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Resume Greer Examination,

San Francisco. May 6.-Cross-exami-
nation of +. f. Green, promoter of the
Parksidc Railway Company, who testi-
fed on Monday in the trial of Abe Ruef
on the charge of bribing supervisors to
vote in favor of granting a street rail
way franchise to the Parkside Company.
was resumed today. He told of the
then Mayor Schmitz' suggestion during
an interview on the subject of the ordi-
nance that the promoters should see the
United Railroads officials and of the
consultation had by Judge Cope, counsel
for the Parksiae Company, with Ruef
regarding the latter's fee.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
EXPRESS Robbers in Tolls.

LAREDO. Tex, May 5.-The men
who robbed the Wells Fargo Express
Company of $4,000 on the Mexican
Central Railway. are in Jail here, and
both men have confessed. They are
Luis Cutting, chief clerk in the gen
eral Offices of the express company, and
Rodolfo Aware, alias Rodriguez, the
express messenger. who disappeared in
Aqua Calientes. The money was found
by the police in Cuttings rooms.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Evans to Join Fleet.

PASO ROBLES, Cal, May 5.-Ad-
miral Evans will leave today for either
Monterey or Santa Cruz to rejoin his
feet. He will do this over the stern
protest of Surgeon Macdonald, who has
treated him since his arrival here De
spite the fact that the admiral claims
to feel 'fine as silk Surgeon Mae
Donald fears that the change from alb
solute quiet of Paso Robles to constant
excitement that must necessarily fol-
low his reioining the fleet. and the many
receptions awaiting him, will cause a
relapse.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Fights to Escape Fine.

Chicago, May S.-The Standard Oil
Company of Indiana today commenced a
new fight to escape payment of the fine
Iof 500 ,24O,00O, levied against it by
Judge lands, in the Federal District
Court. when its attorneys appeared to
argue an appeal from the lower court.
John S. Miller argued that reversal
should be granted, because, he said, the
oil company did not know that it was
using illegal rates, and that each train
load of the eompany's product should
have been taken as the basis of 4 ship
ment instead of each car, as charged in
the Indictment.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Wants Postal Savings Banks.

Washington, May 7.-President Roose
welt today expressed to Senator Carter
Of the committee on postoffices and post
roads, his earnest desire to see postal
savings hank hill become a law at this
session. Senator Carter told the Presi
dent that he thought the bill which had
been favorablv reported to the Senate
would he taken up by that body at an
early date, and that it would pass both
houses and become law without seri
GUS opposition.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Creates WATERWAYS Furd.

Washington, May 6.-The Senate
committee on commerce today adopted
the report of its subcommittee, which
revised the Newlands waterways bill.
This report fixes the appropriation at
S10.0OO.OO0. and authorizes the issuance
Of bonds when the waterways fund -
falls below S5.00O.000, in order to keep
the fund up to that amount The full
committee expects to hold frequent
meetings with a view to reporting the
measure as early as possible.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

Poughkeepsie, n. Y. May 6.-Dr
Amos 7. Baker, acting superintendent
Of the Matteawan State Hospital. on
his return today to the writ of habeas
corpus obtained hv the counsel for
Harry X. Thaw, denied the allegations
in the petition of counsel that Thaw is
now sane, and alleged on the contrary.
that Thaw is insane. DR.. Baker has
had Thaw under observation during his
confinement in Matteawan, following
the trial for the Staying of Stanford
White
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Troops Scare Insurgents

Lima, May 7-Closely pursued by
government troops, the insurgents
who rose last week at Chosica and
ncighboring towns and who are un-
der the leadership of DR.. Durand, are
retiring into the interior 1t is
rumorcd here that a revolution is in
progress in Cuzco, the capital of the
department of that name, and that the
insurgents hold the city government
and have seized the arms and ammu-
milton of the rifle clubs Cuzco is an
inland region east OF the Andes, and
has a population of 10000.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14

Rio de Janeiro. May S.-Colonel Pla-
cido Castro, who headed the revolution
of Acre. declares that if Acre is in
cOrporated with the state of Amazonas
instead of being proclaimed a separate
state, the inhabitants will proclaim an
other revolution and fight to make
themselves this time an independent ma
tiou.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Saturday, May 8.

Washington, May 9.-The debate on
the main features of the agricultural
appropriation bill was practically con-
cuded by the senate today. Smoot of
Utah spoke at length in advocacy Of the
forest reserve service. Lodge and
Newlands supported the policy Of the
service.
Clark of Wyoming reviewed at length
what he said he regarded as the weak
ness of the forestry service. He de-
clared that it's opponents were not in
different to the preservation of the tim
ber lands, but objected to the methods
practiced by the Bureau of Forestry
under its present administration.
In addition to the attention given the
agricultural bill, the senate voted te
send to the committee on judiciary tho
resolution introduced by Burkett Of
Nebraska declaring tomorrow to be
Mothers Day. and suggesting that
senators and employees of the senate
wear a white flower in honor of that
day.
Washington, May 9.-Although on
several occasions it had difficulty in
a quorum, the house trans
acted considerable business today. A
number of measures were passed, in
Guiding a child-labor law for the Dis.
trict of Columbia, intended as substi-
tute for the senate bill, permitting APP
peals in naturalization cases from the
District to the Circuit Court of Appeals,
and repeating the act of the legislature
Of New Mexico of 1903 regarding civil
procedure in personal injury eases.
The house adjourned until o'clock
tomorrow, when eulogies will be de-
livered upon the life and character of
the late Representative Adolph Meyer,
Of Louisiana. In view of the circum-
stances of the adjournment, Williams
did not insist upon the usual roll call.
Under statute passed by the last
assembly, Louis Ferris. who dynamited
the train at Butte, will be sentenced to
death if convicted.
Practically every property owner af-
fected by the recent fire in Atlanta,
Ga, has announced that modern struc-
lures will be built.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Tuesday, MAY 8.

Washington, May 5.-Suggesting an
| amendment excepting Idaho from states
| in which the Secretary of Agriculture
may give permits for the expectation
of timber from forest reserves, Hey
, burn, during the debate on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill in the Senate
today, ridiculed chart of the forestry
division which was swung on the wall
Of the Senate chamber, marked with
statements as to the number of years
the forests in various parts of the coun-
try would last. Mr. Hepburn read the
names of officers of the American For
estry Association, declaring that Mr..
Weyerhauser, the second vice president,
owned or claimed more timber unlaw-
fully obtained than any other man on
earth. The Senate adjourned with the
agricultural bill still incomplete anl
the forestry question undisposed Of
Washington, May 5.-A lively debate
was kept up all day today in the House
on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Repeated efforts We're made by Gaines
of Tennessee and CLANCY of Indiana,
supported by many other members to
procure an appropriation for an investi-
CATION looking to increased safety in
mining, and they had about got Chair
man Tawney to the point where he
would consent to an appropriation of
$4,000 when Underwood objected. and
the proposition, for the time at least,
was dropped.
The additions to the bill today were
100000 for the military prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and $l6,50O for an
addition to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, or a
total increase to date of $1,24l 900.
The three remaining hours of the ses-
sion were taken up almost entirely by
a discussion of roll-calls, caused by
refusal of the House to take recess at
o o'clock as a result of joke on the
part of some Republicans, who were
trying to hold the Democrats in the
House until the time the Republican
caucus was scheduled to be held. In
this they were successful, the House
finally at 7:47 2 NJ. recessing until
1855 A. NJ. tomorrow.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-14
Denarture Is DELAYED

Washington. May "A change in
the order governing the movement of
the Pacific fleet, commanded by
Rear-Admiral Dayton. was announced
at the Navy Department yesterday,
bv the operation of which the vessels
will remain at San Francisco until
MAY Is. when they will sail for a
southern cruise.