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- bounty Uerk 'a OOn - .'1 1 " ' - ' 1 "',-"- " Vol. xvra.-No. 11. qORVALIilSOREGOjl JUNE 14.1905. B.V TRVINK Editor . and Proprietor . : FREE! The Famous Busy Bee -;;r Graphone , .We now have on exhibition at our store the above Graphone. Its ' excellence can better be appreciated by inspection. The pleasure of every family can be added to by having t one. ' Trad;j $20 with us and get the Graphone free. Only one given to each home. We have an immense 4 line of"- merchandise , r embracing all ,the newest creations for you to make your, selections. Big- gest line of shoes. The : "Bell System clothing" highest grade. : Call and See : . .rr . ; , Purchases to be made by June 15th. LAND FRAUDS SPREAD I HENEY SAYS THAT CALIFOR- r NIA'S -LAND . jPFFIOEs- 13 ; MORE CORRUPT, THAN OREGON'S. I Agents and Land Thieves Combine Two-Thirds of tbe Golden V .Stated P ricejess v -Timber '.:" Lands Stolen. .'Sm?ranciscof June 10. There I are the e&t . reason for -believing that the scandals in the land offioe idpregon will'scoa ba dwarfedby the exposure of yet .more- gigantic frauds in connection with' the land office of California.' : If otwitbstand ing the determined, inactioa of ; the men whose omcial position makes r them' guardians of.: the . public r dO' main and who are in- honor -bound to checkmate every attempt to ac- aiiire state or federal lerntorv by illicit means, the explosion cannot that he had ho Fine Light Sample Rooms. - f : ffstw. a: Coirvallii J. C. Sammel, Prop. Leading Hotelin Cofvaliis. Recently opened. Newly furnished, with Furnace New brick building, modern -con- Heat, Electric Lights, Fire Es- veniences. capes. . Hot and cold water on every floor. Fine single rooms. Elegant suites. Leading house in the Willam ette "VaHey. ; $' 0, $1.25 and $2.00 per day.- . .' V much longer be - delayed. The- ad ministration at," Washington , has been informed ofwhat is going, and that big stick is ready to - fall upon guilty heads however- high in au thority. ' - . r - Francis J. Ueney, who lett-'loc Portland last night to prosecute his investigations as special government counsel, deserves tbe credit of set ting the wheels of investigation in motion, i In an interview yesterday he revealed some startling iacts in connection with tbe land grabbing in this state, "There is no use in pounding away at ; private individaals " who have been trying to tarn a dishon est penny at the ; state's expense, he said. "1 he center of corruption is in tbe land offices of tbe state of California itself As before; it has been band and glove with the ring and any pretense of ignorance in regard to the scheme of graft which have been hatched under its nose-ia absnrd,avTheJatinaaAc?i ed favorers from this office ever since the last election until fnow two-thirds of the 'state's priceless timber lands have been practically stolen." It is known on , good - authority that Attorney ileney, wher in Washington, D. C, repotted to President Roosevelt that hes'had j uncovered unmistakable evidence of fraud in the methods by which public lands bad been acquired by reached - the city yesterday; from San Francisco and is now - at the H6tel Portland where he will stay during his residence in Portland. : - United States At'orney Heney aleo reached ths city yesterday and is at tbe Portland. t Ther circuifc court of the . .United States will be called this morning at 10 o'clock in the new quarters at the.FedtTrl building when the ar gumentsfor jaod ' against the de murrer to the. Mitchell indictment will be made by Judge A. S. Ban rett,, of the Dalles, and . Senator Thurston, on behalf of Senator Mitchell while the - cause of the government will be defended by MrlHecey. , The defendants in their demurrer, place their chief reliance upon the allegation that the indictment shows that the money paid by Fred erick A. Kribs for the expedition of the land claims involved in the case was paid to the firm of Mitch- ell & Tanner, and not , to Senator Mitchell.N From this it is also con tended that Sanator Mitchell knew nothing of the source from which bis ebara Qi the farm income . arose, knowledge of ny PENDLETON GIRL ENDS HER LIFE BY BREATHING GAS . .IN PORTLAND LODG : ING. HOUSE. Arrested in California for Passing Worthless Check Girl Said to Have - Been Unsound "in ; Mind Russian War r . Ships Interned at -, . Manila. fraudulent practice and that, noth; ing of the kind is alleged in the in dictment.- This is the main, point m the tiemurrer that wilt be argued before thecourt. rl i .j Unless Judge Bennett and Sena tor Thurs'ton take; up more time with their speeches than is expect ed, it now seems certain that the end of -the argument will be reach ed today, or, if not:tbat". Boon, to morrow by noon at the latest; if the orguments ace concluded to day it is possible that ."the. deei--slon of Judge De Haven;;, will be rendered by Wednesday, -in ; which case there is but little doubt of the trial commencing by Monday, Jane 19, It will not take more than nve days for the order to draw the jury to be observed and for i the-future arbiters- of Senator's : Mitchell fate to arrive, in the city in pursuance to the orders of the court COMMITS SUICIDE interest is manifested in President's Roosevelt's note endeavoring to bring Japan and Russia to an un derstanding. - While the British government is not taking any part in the negotiations, it is giving the most cordial support to the presi dent, of whose actions in tbe mat ter it has been kept fully informed. Diplomatic and . omcial circles speak in the highest terms of the dinlomatic manner in which the large syndicates in California, Ida-, president handled the matter, and Star Brand Shoes are Better! 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Dimond, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government of ' public lands, have given bonds in the sum of $20,000 and . $10,000 respectively for their appearance before the su preme court. ' B. F. Barrettiwill be tried t Wed- netaay beforeJudge Hanfordin the United States district court on ac quiringMmber lands in Montana illegally. . ; ;,. . A conspiracy is alleged to have been entered into in Spokane by Barrett, who is a'wealthy banker of Winona, Minnesota, and three oth er men. Judge Hanford, sometime ago, disposed of the preliminary questions of law so the caee is sent to him for trial. The government claims that Jo- seoh Placiona Bigned a contract with. Barrett whereby he was to furnish the banker with fellow countrymenwhowouldfile on land. See our Garden i Hienzes I Truck, nothing, but best, grown by good gardeners. The best canned Fruits and Vegetables oh the market. OUR METHODS OF BUSINESS All appeal to. the thrifty housewife who wants the very best groceries for the least money. . HERE IS THE STORE ..P.M.ZIEROLF. . are fully in accord with what they consider to be theonly nay in which thedifficulty could be overcome. The United States not being en tangled in any way, waBx really the only country wmcn couia taite ac tion, bat even President Roosevelt could cot do more than endeavor to start direct negotiations between the belligerents. Japan, it can be stated, refused to start the negotia. tions until fully assured of the earnestnesss of Russia and that her proposals would be seriously con sidered. Her demands will include an indemnity, the amount of which point the president is urging leni ent treatment. . -. It is considered bete that Japan is entitled to an indemnity, and it is pointed out that, while the pay ment of an indemnity might affes the standing of Russia among the powers, it is nat so serious a9 the !m-s ff territory: besides the pay intot of an indemnity would be for gotten sooner than tbe loss of ter ritory, and would leave no teellng for revenge. Financial circles in London are of th opinion that the Japanese will demand an indemnity amount ing to about $l,ooo,ooo,oco, that being their estimate of the cost to the Japanese of the 16 months hgbting. ibis is considered in some quarters to be too large an es timate of the expenditures, which later to;be turned over to Barrett it is thought to be nearer $600,000, and in return the men were to re ceive $1,000 each. All tbe land in volved is in the yiclnity of Kalis pell. : ' ' : ' - ' ; ; Portland, June 12. Oregonlanr Today the mill of the government begins to grind once more. The material that has baen gathered with such care by the net of the de partment ol justice is ready to be placed in the hopper for the reduc tion, and the engineers of the Unit ed, states are in waiting to turn on the power and start the wheels. Judge John De Haven, who has been detailed by Judge Gilbert to preside over the land-fraud cases, 000. It is also understood that Russia now admits in principle that the demand for an indemnity is jus-ti fied. It is suggested that the terms of Japan will probably also include the acknowledgement of a Japan ese protectorate over Corea, the to tal Russians evacuation of Manchu ria, the banding ' over of - Russian interests on tbe Liao Tung Penin sula and at rort Arthur to Japan and the cession of tbe railroad from Port Arthur to Harbin. The ques tion of the Ieland of Sakhalin will also be raised. ' ; - . Portland,-June 9 Evening Tel egram: - Lying still and cold on a slab in the morgue is an attractive young woman, supposed to- be Miss Wavelle. Cunningham, of Pendle ton, daughter of Mrs. B. Cunning ham, of that place, who committed suicide at a, rooming house at 691 East Alder street this morning by inhaling gas fiom a rubber tube which she had connected wtth a let in the room that had been rented by ber yesterday.' Coroner Finley has wired to Pendleton in the hope of obtaining information of the un fortunate and as to what disposition shall be made of the body. , This is believed to be the young woman who was arreBted in San Francisco on a charge of cashing a $160 check on A. & C. Feldenheimer, in this city, -when she - had no . money ' in tbe bans. " 1 he matte? was settled out of court.- - -" : ' From the evidence gathered at the scene Coroner Finley says 1 the woman -appeared there yesterday and rented a room, agreeing to stay a' week. She eaid fche wanted to be where it waB quiet, saying she was from Stanford University and was reeling 111. one leit tne nouee at 3 o clock yesterday afternoon and re turned again at o o clocK, and re mained quietly in her room after that. " Early this morning- lhe ; in Lmstes 01 toe aweuing detected tne od or of gasrand Son ffierink partment found the young woman, ying at the foot of the bed, arrayed in her night clothing. She had removed a pillow from the head of the bed and.- placed it at the foot, connecting the tube with the gas jet she covered the ower end of the hose with the pil low and, after turning off the dead ly fumeg, had evidently deliberate ly prepated ior ine eno, tor ner ieaf tures were composed and displayed no signs of pain. Coroner Finley Eays the body was yet warm when he reached the scene after a physician had made an examin ation and found that ife was extinct. The suicide had written a letter and then destroyed it, pieces of the missive being found on tbe floor, and from this the address of Mrs. B. Cunningham was learned and on one coruer of the paper was a message to tbe coi- oner saying 6be had committed su icide and not to hold an inquest. The deceased was about 23 or 24 years of age, of medium height and rather stout. Her clothing was of good quality but quietly made, and ebe had a ticnk, suit case and email crrip, together with a small amount of change. Miss Cunningham was arrested in San Francisco last Saturday a ternoon, being wanted in Portland on a charge of passing a worthless check to the amocct of $160. Prep: arations were made to send Deteo tive Resing after and bring, her back for trial. The case, however was settled and the woman was re leased Monday afternoon. Shortly after her release she started for Portland, arriving here last night Miss Cunningham did not have s bad reputation, and was raised by respectable parents. For a while she was a student of Pacific Uni' vereity at forest u rove, bbe was in Portland two weeks ago. daughter's' rash act, said : , 1 - "Since he' brother died, about a year ago, my daughter ;has acted strangely, and. we . have reason to believe that ebe was mentally de raDged. - She . was . suffering , from consumption and did not have long . to live. We believe that because she was mentally distressed ebe passed the forged check for $190 at the A. & C. Feldenheimer jewelry store As far as her character is concerned, we believe she was pore. Bhall accompany; the remains to Arlington, Or., where we used to live, tonight, and she will be buried by the side of her brother." - ,. ' . Washington, June 9. Secretary Taft bas received the following ca blegram from Governor Wright, at Manila: " "Russian war ships did not leave harbor within the required 24 hours and as a result are now in custody of Admiral Train, who informs me he has taken the necessary steps to intern them. They are now behind the breakwater under the guns of the Ohio and Monadnock. He will disable their machinery and remove breechblocks of guns., .He has doubtless reported full details to navy department. :,: Washington, " June 9. Rear-Ad miral Train has reported to the na vy department that the Russian ships at Manila have been interned. In addition to the information con-' yejed in Governor Wright's cable gram, Rear-Admiral 1 rain said that the coal supply of the ships has been' limited and "the officers and men paroled upon condition that they take-no furtherpart in the war. London, June 10. -The Tokio ' correspondent of the Daily Times says that some of the Japan ese torpedo-boat destroyers which were chasing the Russian cruis er Izumrud were ordered back, the Japanese allowing the ship to escape.' " .- ' , Tokio, June 10. Three torpedo boat destroyers will be' launched at -okoeuka-a-S3turda.w ne.xt.4 , Tokio, June 9. Army headquar ters have given out the following: "A.detachment of our forces which advanced from Lianehuichnan, two miles east of Chenchengtsu, dis lodging one company, of foot" and one company of horsemen of the enemy, holding the hills north of that place, at 3 o'clock in the morn ing of June 7,' occupied an emi nence east of Chapengan an four miles northeast of Chenchengtsu. "At 6 o'clock on the eame morn ing the enemy attempted an attack on soufaugtai, ten miles north 01 Changtu, and on Taaotun, five miles northwest of Changtu, and on Shihtiuti, two miles north of Taao All attacks were repulsed." Paris, June 9. The French gov ernment has indicated its willing ness to assign a torpedo boat to carry the body cf Paul Jones down the River Seine from Paris to Havre where a French equadron will de liver the body to the American squadron. This will necessitate a. change in the rendezvous or tbe American squadron.fiom Cherbourg to Havre, which is now under con sideration. ; Blackledge sells refrigerators. John Ccmningham, of Pendleton Or., arrived in Portland this morn ing and will leave for Arlington this-evening with"the remains of bis daughter, Miss Wavella Cun ningham, aged 20 years, who com mitted Buicide by inhaling gas at her room at 694 East Ader etieet yesterday morning. 1 he lather is heart-broken over the affair. In the Cunningham family there were two children, a eon who died ir consumption about a year ago, and Miss Wavelle Cunningham, who took her life yesterday -after a short period of much trouble. The fath er in giving an explanation of his 11 For want of room we will close out at cost all our trunks telescopes, small Rugs and Art Squares. . This Sale is bona fide, we want the room for a ladies , Suit' and Cloak depaitment. : J. M. Nolan & Son. Just What Every One Should Do. Mr. J. T. Barber of Irwinville, Ga., al ways keeps a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand ready for instant use. - Attacks of colic, cholera morbus and diarrhoea come on eo suddenly that there ia r.o time to hnnt a doctor or go to the store for med icine. Mr. Barber says: "I have tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy which is one of the best medicines I ever saw. I keep a bottle of it in my room as I have had several at tacks of colic and it has proved to be th best medicine I ever used." For sale br Graham & Wortham. -:- r: