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t7 EVENING EDITION ) rt " Sf-'W rf """V LEDITI011 Showers or snow flur- Xf 'uj- I VMI T J ft' t n T- , . rles tonight or Tues- f n" office VOL. 22. PEj! ETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1900. NO. 6527 ' - 0 ' I ' I ' ' 1 I ' """" " I. . . . .". . . I ' " TWD MONTHS TO ;-.;:! OWIA SOUK WHO Ml TIFF I ffiHBH : Bin T IHVESTIEflTE HI STATE 0010 Congress Will Need Tha Much Time to Revise the Existing Schedules. MANY OTHER BILLS .EXPECTED DURING THE SESSION Tlie Tiirirr Bill Will Not be Rewlved for Several Weeks due to the Time Necwtsary for tlie Reiiort of the Ways aJkl Means Committee, and In the Meantime any Other Mflttor May be Prm'ntcl Postal Savings Rank and tlie Statehood of New Mexico Wfll Ik; Considered. Washington, March 8. When con gress meets March 15 to consider tar Iff reviHlon, there will be no const! tutlonal restrictions upon the nature of business that may be transacted It Is getiera7ly conceded that at least two mnnfhs -will be required for the house to conclude consideration of all the schedules Involved In this login latlon. 'The "house Itself -will not re celve the bill for some weeks, as the committee on ways and means will re quire considerable time to report the measure. During this period the sen ate will have nothing to do In respect to the tarirr and even after the bill leaves the house It will be In the hands of the committee on finance lor some time 'before (he senate actu ally gets possession of It. Then will begin a lmg wait by the house until the setiute amendments can be known and conferees appcnted to bring about an agreement upon them. This procedure will result in each house having to remain in session with nothing to do In relation to the M tariff for a couple T months. Three days Is the extent Of a recess that j? may be taken by either body. Senators, therefore, are considering the advisability of entering upon any other legislation. The advocates of postal savings banks have talked of the posslbll'ty of such a policy being adopted ever since tlwy became aware of their Inabfllty to weeure legislation in the late congress. There are many earnest advocutes of a change of the date for the In auguration from March 4. Action on this question may be taken. Advocates of statehood for New Mexico and Arizona were greatly dls nppo'nted that no progress could be made toward the enactment of an en abling art during the late session and they are restless over any proposition to delay action until the regular ses sion of congress, because they fear the mass of legislation which .will then come up will crowd out their claims The president's veto of the census bill makis mandatory some nct'on to provide for the enumeration of the thirteenth ewiis. Legislation might be delayed until early next winter, but some believe that the extra. session would give an admirable opportunity to dispose of it. The, extra session is sure to Ibr'.ng forth a deluge of bills in both houses. SIX RAYS WALKING MATCH CREATES LITTLE INTEREST New York, March 8. Dlneen and Pi on thy, the long distance wolkeis had covered 81 miles of the go-as-1 the local representative of the Pu Guy W. Burnhain, who has been employed as stenographer for J. S. Beck with, for the past ten days, forged the name of his employer to a check for $4 and succeeded in passing It on John Hathman In Paul Hemelgarn's place of business Saturday night. He not only cashed the piece of paper but made his get- away, having so far eluded the officers. He was probably In- toxicated at the time as he was drawing thre dollars per day and there was no necessity for his forging a check for such a small amount. , Barnum came from Utah here and before being hired by Beckwlth 'did some work for Attorneys Bailey and Perry. NOTED CONFIDENCE MAN K CAUGHT IN IOWA Chicago, March 8. Joseph Her man the son of a wealthy New York merchant, .alleged to have swindled the liquor men of the Important cities of the Pacific Coast, waa arresfid here on an Indictment that charges him with obtaining money by a "confidence game." It Is alleged that Hodman sold bogus warehouse re ceipts to saloonists of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Tacqma, Denver Omaha, St. iLouis and Des Moines. He was arrested In Des Moinea and arrived here last night. It is charged that he has obtained at least $10,000 In this way. iniciboom to roosevelt By Tie Vote Refuse to Probe Stories of Blackmail by Officials, MOST DRAMATIC SCENE IN SENATE'S HISTORY Nichols and Schlvely Charged on Floor of Senate With Being "High waymen" Who Mado Insurance Companies Stand and Deliver Paul Ramus Led light for Investigation State Officers Defended by Ruth Thurston Vote Was 21 to 21. WOULD SHOW HIM TOUCH OF PRIVATE Lira Wealthy Stock-broker on Ex-prod' tltit' Steamer to South Africa He fuses ro Exciiango His State Room 'for 'the Accommodation of Roose velt and Party. .Detroit, March 8. Theodore Roos- ovelt, "President of the United States" and "Colonel Roosevelt," are different persons in the eyes of Archi bald G. Ellair, a wealthy stock broker of this city. Recently Ellulr engaged quurters aboard the Hamburg-American llaer bound (or the Medlterran- an. Ho later discovered that his quarters adjoined those that will be ocoupled by Roosevelt and his party on their way to South Africa. The steamship officials tried to persuade Ellair to relinquish his state room, nd tuke other quarters, in the boa!. Hut Ellulr declined, saying th.1t Roosevelt Is jiow a simple American, nd not entitled to any extra courtes- es. Olympia, Wash., March 8. The senate this morning after one of the most dramatic sessions in its history, by a vote of 21 to 21, defeated reso lutions demanding an investigation of state officers, with particular refer ence to the Insurance department, as conducted by S. H. Nichols, present secretary of state, and John S. Schlvely. The resolutions were of fered by Paul Hamus, who said that within the four years prior to 1909, Xichols and Schlvely had taken over $25,000 from Insurance companies and had made no Accounting. He charged on the floor that this was barefaced blackmail, while Schlvely was classed as a highwayman who went into insuraace offices and told off'cers of companies to stand and de liver. Ruth Thurston, coming down from the president's chair, pleaded for Schlvely, asserting the newspa pers alone were responsible for the charges. Has Built Such Roads in North Carolina and the Plan Successful. SAYS COMMUNITY-BUILT ROADS ARE PRACTICAL Thinks Tliat Oregon's Proposed Plan for the Solution of tlie Railroad Problem Is Practical and That Vienna, March 8. A total of two hundred deaths from the blizzard that bag raged throughout Europe during the last three days is the conservo tlve estimate on fatalities result ing from the severe storm, ac cording to reports. In addition property valued at millions has been destroyed by the winds and snow. DARING PORTLAND AERONAUT ESCAPES WITHOUT INJURY Los Angeles, March 8. After be ing driven to sea, and narrowly es caping drowning and finally rescued by being dragged for a mile through the surf by his parachute, Eugene Community Aided Roads Would Savage, an actor, of Portland, Ore., Greatly Increase tlie Value of ProjxTty I toads Through tlie Car ollna Mountains Built at a Cost of $230X10 a Mile and the Roads on die Level Much Cheaper. INSANE PRIVATE RAVES ABOUT FAMOUS MURDER f&m Francisco, March 8. While Private Alexander Glass, vtroop B, 6th cavalry, lies raving at the Presidio hospital for Insane, authorities here today are endeavoring ito ascertain his connection, if any, with the famous murder of Jennie Boschelter of Pat terson, X. J., several .-years ago. Glass in his ravings continually refers to the kill'ng which has sent several wealthy men to the penitentiary. Sev eral days ago Glass tdiowvd symptoms of Insanity and was jtlaced In the hos pital. He eluded the attendants, plunged through a section of heavy glass and was then confined to a straight jacket and bound to an iron bed. Portland, March 8. John R. Coch ran, a New York lumber and rail toad man Is visiting In Portland, says that state-aidedi railroads as proposed for Oregon are practical. He built a similar road in North Carolina, and says that such a road would greatly Increase Oregon property as it did that In North Carolina. He said: "Our plan in North Carolina was to go through the country, see the executive officers, make estimate of the cost of building a road through the coun ty, asq for the lowest amount of the cost they would warrant.. In every ase the authorities granted a bond issue. The average cost of this road was $25,000 per mile through the Blue Ridge mountains and $15, 000 per mile on flat land. today Is suffering no 111 effects. Sav age, who is an amateur aeronaut, de cided to make a balloon ascension after a professional, who was sched uled for the Job, had been prevented from keeping his date by illness. MILL VALLEY PEOPLE SPENT NIGHT FIGHTING FIRE Mill Valley, Califs March 8. Resi dents of Mill Valley and vicinity, spent the night in fighting a fire which was threatening their homes. The flames, starting tn the home of R. W. Marginette, a real estate deal er, raged through the night despite the ralnsoaked foliage of the red wood trees. RUSSIA LIKELY NOT TO 10 She is Too Near National Bankruptcy to Tolerate An other War. PRESENT WAR TALK IN BEHALF OF SERVLi It la Considered at the German Office That There Will be a Peaceful Set tlement of the Trouble Between Austria and Sen la and the Inter venation of Russia and Germany Will not bo Required Political Situation in Scrvia Prevents the Sending of Troops from Capitol. CLAIMS TO BE SISTER OF "LUCKY" BALDWIN Racine, Wis., March 8. Claiming to be a sister of "Lucky" Baldwin, therefore entitled to a share in 'the estate left by him, Mrs. Mary-Morio, Freeort, Ills., has written here seek ing information to aid her in sup porting her claim. TWENTY REPORTED KILLED IN WRECK Portland, Maine, March 8. A re MHt says twenty were killed In wreck on tlie Canadian flyer between Juc-kiiian and Greenville, Maine to day,. The details are lacking. THflEE IMPORTANT LAWS FOR IDAHO FINAL SESSION LASTS THIRTY-SIX HOURS i KEEP WELCOME AKCII T.UTS WESTERN TRIP NOW ALMOST A -CERTAINTY .OCAL MEN WILL IMPROVE IDAHO LAND J. K. Montgomery, A. B. Montgom ery and C. E. Bott are shipping a carload if horses and fanning ma- hlnery to King Hill, Idaho, where they win reclaim a tract of 240 acres f semi-desert hind. The outf't will be accompanied by Martin Melner and Doc" Farley. A. B. Montgomery nd C. E. Bott will go over this eve Ing on No. 2 and J. E. Montgomery, Washington. March 8. Taft told Senators Snioot and Sutherland that he probably would accept the Invita tion to attend the forty-third annual encampment of the Grand Army at Salt Lake City during the, week be ginning Aug. Sth. He said that he was planning an extensive western tour beginnlg about this time and that Salt Lake would be Included in the Itinerary. Expected to Visit Alaska. Although his plans are still In the rough, the state of Washington Is a Portland Organizations Petition Car nival Association to Allow it to Stand. Portland's "famous" welcome arch at the union depot will probably be put to some real good this summer If the plans of a number of local or ganizations are carried out, says the Portland Journal. There are to be some 15 conventions here during the coming summer and representative of the organizations planning to meet here Intend to use the arch as a wel come to their visitors. The Rose Fes tival association has agreed to put the arch in first class condition and it seems probable that It will be allawed to stand until next October, when the last of the conventions Is over. The suggestion first came from the Elks lodge, but since then a number you-please pedestrlnn match schU Uled for six days at Madison Square Garden at 10 o'clock this morning. There was but a small crowd present, indicating that the promoters will lose heavily. WILL TESTIFY BEFORE FEDERAL GRAND JURY For the purpose of appearing be fore the United States grand Jury in the caso of J. W. Scriber, former cashier of the defunct Farmers & Traders bank of La Grande, foufr well known La Grande residents pascd through here on train No. 1 today. Thoso In the group were Guy D. Mc Ctilley, assistant cashier of the bank; J . D. Casey, Frank Phy and Jerry Foley. The Scriber case Is to come before the federal grand Jury tomorrow. get sound warehouse company, will follow in a dny or two. Their land will be supplied with water this spring and they are now putting It In shape to revelve it. A part of their holdings s being cleared and leveled by contract, but the own rs are now going over to take per sonal supervision and rush things along for a few weeks. believer Taft will visit Alaska. Com- organizations, sucn us me r.pwonn plete Plans are not to be formulated I league. Retail Grocers and Baggage and uuusiermen, nave lunen wie by the president until the length of the tariff session can be ascertained. ME.MBERS FOR FARMERS' UNION TWO NEW STATE OFFICERS IN TOWN E. T. Wado and Attorney Will M. Peterson spent yesterday In the vi cinity of Nol!n. They went down to look at some land but spent a large part of the day in shooting. C. V. Galloway, former state land agent and recently appointed state tax commissioner, was In the city this forenoon on business for the new land agent. By a peculiar co- Incidence F. M. Sexton of Baker City, the newly appointed water supervisor for the eastern Oregon district, was also here. Sexton stopped off on his way to Salem to attend the meeting of the board Wednesday. The state tax commission and the state water board are both to hold their meetings Wednesday and will organize at that time. MISSOURI DECISION FAVORS RAILROAD Kansas City, March 8. Judge Mc pherson, In the United States district court, today handed down a decision favoring the railroads In their fight against the laws of Missouri. They sought to restrain the state from im poslnf ft two cent fare, and maximum rate provisions. The court ordered an Injunction Issued, restraining the state from enforcing the law. It was the contention of eighteen railroads operating in Missouri that these pro posed rates were confiscatory, hence violated the federal constitution. Local Organization Elects Eighteen at Saturday Meeting. Eighteen new members were taken Into the Pendleton local organization of the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America, at the meeting held Saturday afternoon. This was the first meeting hold since the establishment of the local organi zation and It was marked by a dis play of enthusiasm on the part of members old and new. Prior to the secret session at which the new members were put through the regular work, Organizer T. D. S, Cox, made a short address to an npen meeting. In this talk he set forth the objects and purposes of the or ganization and told of the good things it was bringing to pass for the farm ers of the country and especially for those of the neighboring . state of Washington, of which he is one. Following the adjournment of the meeting. Cox In company with W. A. Teebler and farmers from north of town, went, to Holdman where a lo cal organization was formed with a good membership. The county has been well covered by Mr. Cox and there are only a very few vicinities which yet remain to be organized. Those taken Into the local organi zation Saturday, were, Dave Nelson. W. W. Tarrah, C. E. . McClellan, George D. Peebler, W. A. Peebler, Elmer Lowe, W. P. Jones, H. P. Jones, H. P. Branstettler, Frank Snider, Kenneth McRae, C. F. Dan iels, S. B. Elder, Olaf Hendrlckson, Gus B. Belike, Sam Davis and Lewis Kopke. matter up and each one will In turn (lix-orate It with the emblem of wel come befitting its society. HUNTER FOR' EASTERN OREGON on 'orest Service Will Wage War Sliccp-Killiiig Animals. ' Lewis Gfove of Cottage Grove was the first hunter appointed by the for est service to carry on the fight against sheep-killing animals on the ranges In eastern Oregon and Wash ington, according to the Portland Pally Journal. The forest service In tends putting a number of men to work, while the Oregon Woolgrowers' association will probably put as many more. It is thought that a systemat Ic campaign of this sort will do much toward ridding the ranges of these pests. L. E. Lucas, forest ranger in Co lumbia forest, Washington, was trans ferred to the position of clerk In Mal heur forest at John Day. Cy J. Bingham, the supervisor of the Malheur forest, who has been In the local office learning the workings of the service, will leave for the Mai heur forest Monday. IgHat ure .Adjourns After Passing a (County Local Option Law, s Direct "Primary Law and an Employers Liability Law, Besides Many Minor Measures. ' ; Boise, March 8. The Idaho legis lature adjourned at midnight after an almost continuous session cf thirty six hours. The clocks were stopped in the house and In the senate a few minutes before midnight on Saturday. The most Important work of the leg islature was the passage of the county local option low, direct primary law, and the employers liability act. Tho House Cuts Up. During the Sunday session, recess was taken several times to allow the senators to refresh. Pandemonium reigned in the house all day, with work practically, completed, waiting for the senate to finish its work. An effort was made to secure the recon sideration of defeated pet measures, the advocates taking- aavantage of teh absence of many of the leaders, who were seeking rest.. Sucn attempts resulted In drowning the speakers' voice, and making him the target of inoffensive missies. The floor was knee deep with paper and the repre sentatives then went to the senate gallery and threw thousands of bills on the heads of the senators. Lieu tenant Governor Sweetzer ordered the clearing of the gallery. Over a hundred bills were passed by the house and the senate Saturday and Sunday. Berlin, March8. Since the Austro Hungarian government has set March 31 as the limit within which It ex pects Servia's reply, following the in terview which Count Fergach, Aus tria minister at Belgrade, had with, the Servian administration, It la be lieved that no striking development is likely before the end of that time.. Count eFrgach, in addition to no tifying Servla that hia government, was in a position to submit a renewal of the commercial treaty between the two countries for parliamentary sanc tion, also informed the Servian gov ernment that Austria-Hungary would notify his government that she had decided to change her policy with re- gard to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The German office considers a-, peaceful settlement between Austria, and Servla, acting alone, as probable. Austria's note with regard to thla matter is described as concllatory and not in the nature of an ultima tum. It appears to be the conviction that Russia la not in a position to hazard a war in behalf of Servla as her internal political situation is such That no guard Tegimenta could be sent from the capital, nor could the other garrisons be reduced much below their present strength. It Is thought, too, that should Russia become involved in war, Russian-Poland would be likely to rise. This would mean vast expenditures, the result of which would be national bankruptcy. France also would be unwilling to consent to Russia's risking war, aa so many millions of French capital are Invested In Russia. MEN ACCUSED OF THEFTS TO BE GIVEN nEARING Ely and Edwards, the two men ac cused of stealing freight from the O. R. & X. depot, who are to fight their cases, will be given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Parkes Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. At least, that is the time set for the hear ing, but as the date for it has been fixed several times in the past and then changed, there Is no certainty that It will occur at that time. ASSESSMENT WORK IS ON IN EARNEST GREAT ACTIVITY MARKS FURNISH-COE PROJECT County Assessor Strain accompa nied Deputy Assessor John F. Hill into the country north of Pendleton today, to assist him in getting started on his new work. Under the changes which have been made In the methods of assessment, the task Is no longer an easy one and the assessor is anxi ous to get his deputies started right so there will be as few mistakes to correct as possible. VISITING ATHENA AND WESTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS County School Superintendent Welles left today on the noon train for Athena. He will visit the schools there this afternoon and tomorrow will go on to Weston on the same mission. He will probably return to Pendleton, Wednesday. The life absolutely sincere to the best It knows is the best sermon any can preach. Engineers Marble and Lllley, who hnv-A heen emnloved to mjike thp erenf! improvements projected for the Fur-nish-Coe project in the west end of the county, are both on the ground. Marble is making the preliminary estimates and arrangements for start ing work on the big dam, while LI! ley is preparing to lay off the new town of Stanfield. Soon a large force of men will be at work in both places. The interest be'ng manifested In the west end was reflected by the large number of visitors going down to that part of the county yesterday. The local train was loaded yesterday morning and the passengers' were dropped off all along th lines, from Barnhart to Umatilla. TWO DISTRICT SCHOOLS CLOSE SIX-MONTH TERMS Final term reports have been filed with the county superintendent by Miss Mabel Gibbons and Miss Amy S. Coghill. Both have Just completed, six-month terms of schools, the former in district S", near Pilot Rock and tho later In No. 22, near Freewater. Railroad Men Here. H. Donnelley, general foreman of the bridge building department of the Washington division of the O. R. & X. was in the city Sunday In con sultation with the local office of the same department. The mere absence of comedy in life Is tragic. R. M. HAIL WILL OF PUBLICITY AGENT Rinaldo M. Hall, formerly adver tising manager for the O. R. Ib N. company, has been employed as pub licity agent for the Coe-Furnlsh pro jects and as such will have charge of the work If exploiting the lands under the Furnish ditch and reser voir. In company with Dr. H. W. Coe. Mr. Hall reached the city Saturday evening. He spent Saturday In Echo familiarizing himself with the details of the project and the new town of Stanfield. This morning Mr. Marble, chief en gineer for the Furnish-Coo people, started a crew of men to work mak ing tests for the ruge dam that Is to be built five miles up the river from the Intake of the Furnish ditch. As soon as this preliminary work can be finished the actual construction work on the dam will be undertaken.