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VOL. XXVII
' %-FEOPLE IN ARKANSAS
^J^^RROUNDED BY FLOOD.
PENDLETON. UMATILLA CO.. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1903
ROBERT HALE RAN
OVER BY A PLOW.
Mcmpn^^EM£||
By a Vote of Fifty to Sixteen
the Senate Approves Action
of the House.
COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS
ARE ALSO PASSED.
Senator Morgan Offers Resolution De
daring for Free Trade Between the
United States and Insular Posses­
sions—Thinks Abuses of
Taxation
Should Cease.
Washington. March 19.—The Cuban
treaty has been ratified in the senate
by a vote of 50 to 16. Voting began
at 3 o’clock. Tne committee amend­
ments are adopted. A motion to
strike out the five-year clause was de
feated.
Relative to Alaska.
Washington. March 19.—The sen­
ate this morning agreed to the reso­
lution authorizing the committee or
territories or the sub-committee to sit
during the recess at such places as it
uiay desire, to consider bills relative
to Alaska.
Morgan's Remarks.
Washington. March 19-—Congres­
sional record this morning contains
the few remarks made by Senator
Morgan in opposition to the canal,
which required 96 pages.
Morgan Wants Free Trade.
Morgan offered a resolution which
went over under the rules, which de
t lares that the abuses of the powers
of taxation in the United States
should cease; that trade and com
merce with and between the insula:
possessions should be free and unre
stricted: that Cuba should be invited
to adopt a like policy with all place?
under American jurisdiction. It also
touches upon the governmental re
striction of monopolies.
President Roosevelt today received
another gold invitation to come West
trem the Union League Club, of Sar
Francisco. It asks him to be th»
club’s guest and was presented by
Colonel Pippy, the club's president.
With Was Severely Bruised About the Face
ie
Filled
Hcmeles?'*3M|
tebo Have Been
—Ie Now at St. Anthony'e Hospital
Homes by the
Driver. Fror^^H
—Concussion of the Brain Is Fear-
Flood.
•d.
Memphis. Tenn.. March 19.—The
Robert Hale, aged about 35 years,
crest of the flood is passing.
The was dangerously hurt this morning,
river rose four-tenths of a foot in the
while plowing for William
McCor
past 24 hours. It is now seven feet
above the danger line. It is expected mick, on his farm, three miles from
tc remain stationary for several days the city.
I
thus keeping an immense strain upon
He alighted from the gang plow to
the levees. At several points above fix something about the harness.
and below men are working feverish when the team suddenly started. The
iy The negroes are harder to control plow was dragged over him. severely
82.50 per day bruising and jamming him. His most
aud now demand $2.5o
Steamers ■vil be sent 'hrough the serious injury, however, was a deep
crevasse al Mound City to rescue 250 cut directly upon tbe bridge of lite
persous at Marion
nose aud which extended upward to
Steamer» Rescuing People.
the forehead and then to the left un­
Four steamers engaged in rescuing til a large space over the left eye Is
people in nearby outlying points are Involved. A large portion of the
bringing in hundreds to this place scalp over the frontal region was
:aily Several thousand sufferers are stripped from tbe bone, and the outer
here now. A large number of families plate of the skull was indented, The
in the Arkansas low lands are report­ wound was filled with dirt and was i
*
ed to have beeu without food for sev­ extremely painful.
eral days. A steamer left for the
He was taken to St. Anthony's hos­
scere this morning There is a con­ pital, by Drs. Smith and Ringo, after
tinuous sti earn ot refugees coming the wound had received temporary­
here, who are protected trom the dressing. Mr. Hale was
uffering
water by levees only fear to remain in from concussion of the brain, and
their homes longer.
that, in conjunction with the bruising
An attempt will be made this after­ of the bone may cause serious re­
noon to rescue a hundred passengers sults. The team did not run away
on two trains of the 'Frisco & Cotton when the accident took place, the
Belt lines, whose situation is beeoni hurts resulting merely from their be­
ing more perilous. The back water ing audenly startled.
lose in North Memphis four inches
last night, where 60o are now home-
RESUMED HIS ARGUMENT
less, The suffering is intense and the
city is strained to the utmost to care Attorney for Northern
Securities
for the unfortunates.
Company Contends That the Big
Heavy Rains Predicted.
Merger Has Benefited the Public.
Washington. March 19.—The weath­
St.
Louis. March 19.—Judge Young,
er bureau predicts heavy rains in the
Mississippi valley tonight. It warns attorney for the Northern S«-curitles
Memphis to take all precautions pos- Company, resumed his argument he­
fore the United States court of ap
si bln.
peals this morning
He confined his
Wind Storm at Memphis.
remarks to a general denial of the
Memphis.
March
19.—A
wind charges mfde by the government,
storm is sweeping up the river from through Assistant Attorney General
the south, causing general alarm
Beck. He contends that the $400jMN.-
ooo merger has benefited the people
of the Northwest, in as much as it
has caused a reduction in the freight
rates of many commodities
THE W. & G. R.
REPORT GIVEN
1 he Anthracite Strike Arbi­ Burdick Inquest is Postponed
tration Commission Finish Until District Attorney Can
Their Labors Today.
Substantiate Reports.
RECOMMENDS INCREASE IN
WAGES AND OTHER REFORMS.
War Department Has Approved Recommendations of the
Government Engineers.
PENNELL TO MRS. BURDICK
Will Not Be Made Public Until Roos­ Stated That He Felt That He Must
evelt Has Had Time to Review it
Kill Burdick—Pennell Went to Ni­
Carefully—Members Will Dine With
agara Falls Morning After Murder
President This Evening.
—Believed Case 1» Near Solution
Washington, March 18.—The report
of tlie anthracite strike commission
«as signed this morning by al) the
mem bets and at l":30 was taken to
the White House by Judge Gray, the
chairman, and Carrol) 1» .Wright, the
recorder, and placed in the bands oi
the president.
It will not U* made public until
Roosevelt has time to review it care-
fully and send copies to Presldent
John Mitchell and the operators' rep­
resentatives.
As a compliment to the members
of the commission and In apprecia­
tion of their work, the president will
give them a dinner at the White
House this evening. Secretary Cor-'
telyou will also be present,
From an authoritative source Iteis
learned that the report will recom
mend a 10 per cent increase in the
miners' pay snd uisny favorable re­
forms. Markle Is scored. The unions
are told that they are culpable for
'he abuse of non-union workers
As Wright left the white house he
said that the report would be made
public at his office Saturday morn­
ing.
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Secretary Loeb Gives Names of Those
Who Will Accompany President
RoosevelL
DISSATISFIED MEN
WASHINGTON DID NOT
Washington, March 1$.—Secretary
GIVE OUT STATEMENT
APPROPRIATE FOR FIGHT. I oeb says that the member* of the
presidential party on the Western
>. B. Calderhead, Passenger Agent of Merger Cases Must Go By Default on tour will be Assistant Secretary
the Road. Says the Men Can All
Account of Lack of Funds—State Barnes. Surgeon Ger era! P. M Rixey.
Quit if They sc Desire—Company
Was Asked for $10.000 to Continue Kdmiral Clark, three stenographers,
representatives of the Associated
States Tnat Lack of Business Ne­
the Fight
Press. Scripps-McRae Sun. Collier's,
cessitates Its Action.
THE BURDICK TRIAL.
Seattle, March 19—Owing to the Leslies. Harper's. Western Union.
Because they claim Manager Me- refusal of the state legislature to Postal, a photographer.
rvpresenta
Counsel for Mrs. Hull Denies That
'abe, of the Washington & Columbia sanction the continued prosecution of tive of the Pennsylvania road and
She Is III—Police Working to Con
-liver railroad has Issued an order the suit ot the slate against the three secret service men.
vict Pennell.
reducing the crews on freight trains Northern Securities Company, by re­
UNUSUAL WEDDING.
Buffalo, March 19.—The counsel for ind has refused to grant the request
fusing to make an appropriation of
Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Burdick this
morning denied emphatically that if the Brotherhood of Railway Train- $10.000, as recommded by Governor Parkes Marries Woman With Whom
He Had Been Living Six Years.
Mrs. Hull was in other than her usu men to rescind the order, six brake- McBride in his first message, the fu­
al health notwithstanding the curren* men and conductors have quit work ture of the famous "merger" suit, as
San
Francisco. March 17.—An unu-
reports of her illness. The police are xnd others are expected to follow, it is known, is purely problematical sual wedding took place today Frank
working to further establish Pennell’? says the Walla Walla Union.
Attorney-General Stratton, who in Parkes, who was sentenced to nine
According to the statements of Con­
conviction of the crime.
stituted the suit, was in the city yes .•ears in the penitentiary for entlc-
ductor
F.
Minter
and
Brakeman
Ed
The police are- searching for anoth
terday. and in an interview states! . :ig a young gill frou> her home, mar
er letter said to have been writtet Javis. the order reducing the number
that he was not prepared to make any ried the woman be had been living
of
brakemen
on
freight
trains
from
by Mrs. Pennell to Burdick, asking
statement regarding the future of with for six years, After the cere-
:wo
to
one
was
issued
Sunday
The
him to take his wife back for the sake
mony Parkes left for prison, Super-
the suit.
of their children and to stop the di­ oilowing day the committee from the
Its present status, he said, was that ior judge Lawler performed the cer-
vorce proceedings, saying:
“Unless j rot her hood called upon Manager Mc-
?abe. but their request that the re- the matter is now at issue before the cmony It Is the first of its kind on
you do. it will be the death of us all.'
record.
iuction
be not made was refused on courts on points of facts and law.
The letter is said to have been in
The last pleading filed was a replica­
the
ground
of
lack
of
business
on
the
Burdick’s effects, but a search failed
AFTER FAKE CONCERNS.
tion on the part of the state, and the
road at the present time.
to find it.
next move made, if the eult I* con­
Manager
McCabe
was
in
Waitsburg
Reports are current today that it
tinued. will be the taking of testi­ Postoffice Officials Making Active In-
is new definitely known that Pennell last night on business connected with
vestigation of Charges.
he road and could not be Interview- mony. To a query as to whether the
bad an accomplice. Fiom a man in
suit would be abandoned owing to a
ed.
S.
B.
Calderhead,
general
freight
Washington.
March 18—Campbell,
side the detective department comes
lack of funds to continue its prosecu of New York, has not yet apr>eared
the story that a roliceman did the and passenger agent of the road, said
tion. Mr. Stratton said that while cer­ before Assistant Post master Genera!
killing. That he had been hired by :e was not familiar with the purport­
tain plans might have been dis< ussed Bristow to give detailed charges of
Pennell and that the man had beer ed trouble. When informed that six
concerning it. he must decllue to bribery against prominent persons tn
shadowed for several days. Detec­ nen had walked out and that two
tives are said to be investigating his nore were expected to quit before make any further statement at this connection with “get rich quick” con­
lime.
cerns. Secret service men are work-
movements on the night of the mnr morning, he said:
During the last session of the leg­ Ing on the case with activity, Tyler
they
so
de-
“
They
may
all
quit
if
der. An Important arrest is expected
dre. We can find men to fill their islature two bills were introduced in has declared he cannot resign from
The district attorney now has posi
the house providing for an appropria­ his office while under fire.
tive proof that on the day that the •laces within an hour."
All trains on the road were running tion of $10.000 to cover the cost of
Pennells were killed both drank a
the merger suit, as recommended by
AMES IN COURT.
large quantity of whiskey, In the tn schedule time last night.
the governor in hi* message. One of
bosiptal the vomiting condition of th?
The train from Walla Walla, on the these bills was introduced by Repre­ Pleads Not Guilty to the Seven In-
woman's stomach prior to her death
dlctments—Did Not Give Ball.
showed a sufficient quantity to pro W. & C. R arrived here at 3 ’oclock sentative J. E. Howard of Lincoln
duce intoxication. Pennell's will, tc his evening, having been delayed on county, representing the republican
Minneapolis. March 18.—Dr. A. A
account of the strike of the trainmen. side of the house, and the other by Ames, who was five times mayor of
Tie filed in the probate court today
The statement is made to the East Representative Mackenzie of Whit­ this city, tottered Into the court room
shows that he carried $250 000 insur
Yregonian by those who bi ought the man county, a democrat.
ance.
this morning. He wiu so feeble that
The bills were referred io the joint he had to be seated while the seven
rain in, that the usual reduction of
orces. from two brakemen to one. on appropriation committee fo* recom­ Indictments against him were read
BRYAN S BIRTHDAY.
'.ccount of a scarcity of business at mendation. and were defeated and He pleaded not guilty to each. As
his season of the year, is the cause later recommended for Indefinite post­ yet he Is without ball, and It is
Lincoln Home the Scene of Many
ponement.
>f the strike.
probable that he will have to await
Hearty Congratulations.
On the last day of the session Sen­ his trial in jail. The seating capacity
The train came to Pendleton with
IJncoln. Neb.. March 19.—The re
ator
Warmurton.
of
Pieice
county,
•ut three cars and the accommoda-
of the court room was Inadequate but
ceipt of numerous letters and tele
ion coach today, and the reduction of offered an amendment to the general there was no demonstration. Al­
grams of congratulation came today
orces at this season of th” year is a appropriation covering the $10,000 for though many sympathizers were pres­
to remind the household of William
the purpose stated .which was also ent. none showed s desire to become
ommon occurrence.
J. Bryan that this is the birthday of
None of the officials of the road defeated on roll call The sentiment his bondsmen.
the late democratic presidential can
tor the strikers are in Pendleton to- of house and senate alike appeared to
didate. Mr. Bryan having been borr lay. The train was brought in by a be against the appropriation, as evi­
Giron In Seclusion.
March 19. I860. Mr. Bryan is at pres
nixed crew, and will leave on time denced by the several unsuccessful
Rome.
March 18.—From a high
ent enjoying excellent health not
cm-
onight.
attempts to enact legislation
source comes the report that the su
withstanding the fact that he has beer
bracing the subject.
perlor of the Trappists ha »announc­
“on the go“ the greater part of the
GOLD BRICK STOLEN.
ed to the pope that Giron, who elop­
winter delivering addresses and lec
TEXTILE CONFERENCE.
ed with Princess Louise, has already
tures in various parts of the country “xpress Car Entered at Detroit l and
entered the Trappist community.
He intends to put in the time this
Strike
Is
Threatened
at
Lowell,
A
$20,000 Worth of Gold Taken.
spring looking after his farming in
Maae.—20.000 Affected.
Detroit, Mich., March 19.—A Pacl-
GIRL SUICIDES.
terests and later in the summer wil’
Lowell, Mass . March 19.—A textile
again take to the platform to fulfif 1c Express car in the Wabash yards
his long list of engagements with vas entered last night and a bar of conference today is considering the Miss Buchholz Takes Morphine Whils
old in transit from the West to demands of the operatives for a 10
Despondent.
Chautauqua societies and other sum
he Philadelphia mint, was stolen, per cent raise in wages. If no de­
Death at her own hand, by swal­
mer assemblies.
W. J. Bryan was drawn on another •aid to be worth $20,000. The presf- cision is made a strike will probably lowing 10 grains of morphine in a fit
called
immediately.
Twenty of despondency, was the fate of Maud
district court jury this morning on » 'ent of the express company has been be
thousand workers are affected.
Buchholz, daughter of Mrs. Jennie
case in which it will probably require 'elegraphed for.
Blackburn, of this city, at Spokane.
an all night session. He bad planned
Saturday morning, says the Walla
a birthday celebration tonight, which
Walla Statesman.
Mrs.
Blackburn
he Is compelled to forego.
was notified Saturday evening of the
death of her daughter, and yesterday
WINS FAMOUS CASE.
morning left for Spokane. The body
will be brought ot this city for in­
Settlement Finally Made in Disposi
terment
tion of the Benjamin Harrison Ea
Spokane papers say it appears to
tate.
have been a case of the little country
Indianapolis.
March
19.—Colonel
girl wearying of the fast whirl of
Russell Harrison, son of ex-Pres!dent
city life. For fear that she would
Harrison, has won his famous case
lose the man she loved, she preferred
through a settlement based on the
days.
Portland .March 18.—Work on the
death and took the easiest route she
decision of the circuit court, made late
knew. She had been melancholy for
yesterday The suit was for the dis Columbia River bar will commence
Washington, March 17.—Secretary
position of the property of the Harri
• ery soon. President Robert Living- Root today approved the plans of the several days and quarreled with her
lover. Fred Groscopf. a bartender an ’
son estate made by the children of »tone, of the Chamber of Commerce,
army engineers’ board for the exten­ Friday night about 8 o’clock took 10
President Harrison’s first wife, as
eceived the following telegram from sion of the jury at the mouth of the grains of morphine, but did not die
against the claims of his second wife
?x-Congressman Malcolm A Moody, Columbia River. The plans contem­ until 10 o’clock Saturday morning.
plate extending the existing jetty 2%
.esterday morning:
There was an investigation by the
Arrives in Porto Rico.
“The secretary ot war approves the miles out to sea. The engineers cal­ coroner. Dr G. A. Downs was call­
San Juan, P. R.. March 19.—Alice
Roosvelt landed this morning and was engineers’ bar report today. Instruc- culate that a channel of 40 feet will ed to attend the dying woman about
be given across the bar with the com­ midnight, but she was past medical
met by Governor Hunt and family :ions will follow immediately.”
The latter part of this telegram Is pletion of the work projected, and the aid
She was known in the Eagle
and driven to the palace, where she
building hr Mrs. Groscopf, and was
held an informal reception, She aken to mean that Instructions will estimated cost is 12,260,000.
Congress has authorized the expen­ formerly known as Maude Belesey.
leaves Wednesday for an inland trip. v>e sent the engineers of the depart­
ment here for their guidance in begln- diture of 11.500.000 for improvements
J. W. Cookeriy received word this
ing the wory. It is estimated that at the mouth of the Columbia. The morning that the remains would be
Mast Is Stepped.
Glasgow .March 19.—The mast of t will take from 60 to 70 days to get government transport Grant Is being shipped to this city tomorrow after­
Shamrock III was stepped today. The iperations under way. Some of the converted Into a dredging ship, and it noon. The funeral will take place
yacht is undoubtedly attracting more material is on the ground, and blds is expected that she will be ready for from his parlors Wednesday morning
at 10 o’clock.
attention than any other challenger. can be called for the rest within 30 service In June or July.
IMPROVEMENT OF BAR IS ASSURED
LETTER IS FOUND FROM
Buffalo. N. Y.. March 18—The Bur­
dick inquest continuance has been
postponed till Monday afternoon. The
district attorney is so hoarse from
constant use of his voice yesterday,
that he Is unable to speak today.
It reported that the district attor
nev’s hoarseness Is not sufficient to
incapacitate him for five days, hence
there are other reasons for the
lengthy delay.
When pressed for a statement, the
district attorney practically admitted
such was the case He said. "We have
gleaned facts we never knew before,
since the inquest began but what
they are I won't say "
NO. 32
SPRAYING ORCHARDS.
STUBBLEFIELD WILL.
Prospects for Good Crops Were Never
Better and Work Is Being Pushed
Rapidly.
Walla Walla March 17 —Orchard
men In the vicinity of Walla Walla
have started spraying and the work
will be pushed as rapidly as [Kissi
hie til It Is finished, weather permit­
ting
The heavy fall of rain and
snow In the past week has resulted in
no damage to spraying operations,
with the exception of delaying them
Very few pests have made their ap­
pearance yet. but it is not expected
that the Walla Walla valley will be
free from them this season, though
It is admitted that the number of
fiesta snd the damage they will do
will not be as great as ft was last sea­
son. The codlln moth, the most dan­
gerous of all does not make Its ap­
pearance until late In the spring, and
a determined effort will be made to
exterminate it.
Thousands of new fruit trees are
being planted this season by those
owning orchards. 4.000 alone having
'e*n set out at the Blalock Fruit
Farm, west of the city. The amount
of fruit to lie raised this season Is ex­
pected to be greater than ever be
fore and the prospects for a good
crop were never better
Mrs. Stubblefield Accepte the $6000
Left Her By Will.
Yesterday evening the executors of
the will of the late Joseph L. Stubble
field, who are also trustees under the
will of the home for orphans and In­
digent widows to be established in
Walla Walla, made settlement with
Casaan Stubblefield, widow of the de­
ceased whereby legal proceedings in­
stituted bv her for the setting sside
of the will were stopped, says the
Walla Walla Union
Under the pro­
visions of the will Mrs. Stubblefield
was to receive $6000. and this, so far
as was given out, is what «he will re
reive in the final settlement
The trustees, R. M Dorothy. E A
Reser and C. M. Rader, had been
working on the basis of settlement
arreerf (o for three days, and It was on
the advice of Barton A. MiGuire. of
Idaho, brother of Mrs. Stubbiefield,
and George McGuire, ex-county audit­
or of thia county, her nephew, that
she withdrew opposition to the carry­
ing out of the provisions of the will
C M Rader, one of the trustee*,
said last night that Mrs. Stubblefield
Is the only heir at law. and the only
l>erson who has the right to question
the validity of the ffirms of the will.
If this be so there is now no obstacle
in the way of the establishment of
the home for orphans in Walla Walla
The trustee* say the lezatee« will
be paid off as rapidly as possible, and
that after all expense« connected with
the disposition of their trust have
been paid. Including IIAJM Inheri­
tance tax. there will remain an en­
dowment ior the home of about $120.-
Oflfl.
MURDERER REPENTS
Lyons Professed Deen Interest in Re-
ligion.
Murderer Elliott Lyons who Is now
occupying a cell in the county jail,
awaiting bls execution on April 17th.
»-as professed a deep interest in re­
ligion. says the Eugene Guard.
For several days past a number of
young men from the ranks of the stu­
dents of the Divinity School have vis­
ited Lyons, and at ¡east one city pas­
tor has called on him and talked
with him on religious subject*.
In each Instance the minister* read
Tassage* of scripture to the con­
demned man and prayed wi’h him
It is reported that Lyons has ex­
pressed great repentance for th* awful
crime, has prayed to God for forgive­
ness ard shows deep Interest in relig­
ious subjects
Mr*. Hull tc Be Recalled.
It Is believed that the police will
administer the third degree to some
witnesses between now and Monday,
on the theory that (acts known to
them were held back on the witness
stand. Mrs. Hull. Burdick's mother-
in-law. will be recalled, gs there arc
decided discrepancies in her state
ments before the inquest and her tea
timony when sworn.
The furnace in Penrell'B house 1*
being examined this afternoon, as 1»
Is known that he dismissed the furn
ace man the morning of the murder
saying he would tend the fire himself
that day. The police are evidently
working on the theory that someone
may have committed the murder and INLAND EMPIRE TEACHERS
destroyed the golf stick or other
ARE ASSIGNED SUBJECTS.
weapon and the bloody garments In
the fire.
Association tc be Held in Walla Walls
Case Near Solution.
to Discuss Many Subjects—Officers
Buffalo March 1$.—This afternoon
of the Association.
the district aitorney. Coatsworth. an­
Walla Walla. March 18.—County
nounced that a letter had been found
tn the Burdick house which was writ School Superintendent J Elmer My­
ten to Mrs. Burdick by P-mnell. in ers, corresponding secretary
.id
which Pennell «aid. “I feel that I must ti*a«'.irer of the Inter. Em ¡J re Teach­
kill Burdick."
ers’ Associations, which will be in
Coot*worth addei that he has evi
derce that Pennell went to Niagara session In Walla Walla April 16. 17
Falls the morning Burdick's body was and 18. has almost cotnp’eted the
found and sent the instrument with three days' program
The program
which tbe killing was don» over the a» arranged to date, is:
cataract. It Is generally believed the
Thursday, April 16—"Primary Edu
case I* near a solution.
cation
Catherine Montgomery : dis-
eussion. primary instructor from La
6HEEP IN MOUNTAINS.
Grande. “Manual Training In
Public School».” J A Keener ;
Colonel Cody Wntes the President of eussion. Professo- Perkins
"<
tnercia) Course in the High School."
Their Damage.
“Summary of Science
Washington. March 17— The preei H. C Blair
dent has just received the following Teaching in the High School in the
Inland Empire.” E B Conklin "Con­
letter from Colonel Cody:
“Ixmdon. March 8.—The Hon Theo solidation of Districts and Rural
H
Ackerman:
dore Roosevelt. Washington: For the Transportation." J
benefit of future generations, the tlm discussion. Professor Elliott. "Short­
her. and especially the underbrush ening of the Public School Course."
must be protected now before it is Dr. E. Benjamin Andrew», president
too late, from the sheep devastating of the University of Nebraska.
Friday, April 17—“Mathematics for
the mountain watersheds as they have
already done the valleys and table Primary and Secondary Schools." J.
land. If sheep are allowed to browse D. Stout "Promotions,” Walter R
off the underbrush of our mountains. Sider*. discussion. Mrs. I., L West.
In less than five years from now the Professor Churchill, of Baker City,
homeseeker, the man behind the plow, ha.« rot been assigned his subject.
the actual tax payers, will have to Address. State Superintendent K. A
leave the Big Hern Basin for want ot Bryan. "Music in Public Schools."
water to irrigate this land. No one Professor S. Harrison l.ovewell; dis­
know* this better than yourself for cussion. Rev. J M Morris. “Can the
you are familiar with all of the West Colleve Course be Shortened?” Super­
intendent Saylors; discussion. Presi­
I am very faithfully yours.
dent Kone.
"W. F CODY."
Saturdsy. April 18—“Do We Need
Norma) Schools?" L B Alger. "Nor­
FAMOUS DISPENSER OF JUS­
mal Schools as They Are." Professor
TICE DEAD AT LANGTRY, TEX. Dumas, of Pullman
“Comfy Model
School of Ontario." President Me-
Had Body of Man Brought Into Court 1 esn. University of Idaho. Address.
for Carrying Concealed Weapons. H. T. Coleman.
Which He Confiscated.
The officers of the association are:
Fort Worth. Texas. March 17.—
President—Stephen B L. Penrose,
Judge Roy Bean, the famous dispense» Walla Walla. Wash
of justice west of the Pecos river is
First Vice-President—Mrs Young.
dead at Langtry. where he has been Moscow. Idaho.
111 the last few days. He Is the man
Second Vice-President — Miss Eva
who gained reputation from a unique Wood. Pendleton. Ore.
decision wherein he ordered the ar­
Third Vice President—W. G Beach.
rest of a corpse of a man killed by Pullman. Wash.
failing from a high bridge. He had
Recording Secretary—Miss
Orare
the corpse brought Into court snd Shepard. Lewiston. Idaho.
fined It 348 for carrying concealed
Corresponding Secretary and Tress-
weapons, that amount of money being urer—J. E Myers. Walla Walla Wash.
found on the body. He confiscated the
Executive Committee—G. S Rond.
guns and then turned the body over Walla Walla. Wash : H. T. Coleman.
to the coroner for an inquest.
Spokane. Wash.; Miss Scott. Boise.
Idaho: H. B. Bra«. Union. Ore.; F
BOYS DROWNED.
M Burke. Walla Wslla. Wash
Wer« Playing on a Raft Which Cap-
Sized—Five Dead.
Chant. I. T., March 18—Five boys
who were playing on a raft which
capsized, are dead. They are Ray­
mond Crocroft. Charles Oakes. Ralph
Oakes. Peter Berry and Luther Berry.
The ages of the boys are 5 to 9 The
bodies were recovered.
Day Will Recover.
Washington .March 17.—Physicians
attending Justice Day today announce
that the critical stage is passed and
now believe he will recover.
FARMERS BUSY SEEDING.
B. S. Wadsworth, of Connell, In the
City Today and Tells of Conditions
In Franklin County.
B 3. Wadsworth, vice-president of
the Franklin County Rank and pres­
ident of the Connell Land Company.
Is In Walin Walla today on business,
says the Walla Walla Statesman
“We are getting ready to move onto
the new townsite and expect the town
to be fully settled in six weeks at »he
outside.” he said this morning
"Several already have moved their
residences, but the actual work will
not commence for a week or so Con­
nell Is getting her share of home­
seekers, hardly a day passing without
from five to 10 dropping in to look
over the country.
Farmers who have not sown their
spring wheat are hard at work, the
frost being entirely out of the ground.
That the prospects for a big crop
this season are very bright, Is my
opinion."
SWITCH ENGINE STRIKES
WAGON AT PITTSBURG.
Two Occupants Killed and Two Fatal­
ly
Injured—Electric Car
Kills
Prominent Contractor.
Pittsburg. March 18—A switch en
gine in the Allegheny yards this
morning struck a wagon at a cross­
ing during the fog and killed two men
and fatally injuring two others. A
few minutes later, a short distance
away an electric car killed Thomas
Booth, a well known contractor.
SURVIVORS OF OREGON WARS
IN WALLA WALLA.
Review of the Situation and Opinion
of Washington Paper on Oregon
Law—Claimants Will Try to Recov­
er Back Pay.
There ate probably a half doren
veterans of the Ir.dian war of 1655 56
In Walla Walla county- who will bene-
fit by the act passed by the Oregon
législature to .-ompeasate them for
services, says the Walla Walla Union.
In all there are probably 8**> who
«■m* »ithin the provisions oi the
act
Attorney W F Crowe has received
a copy of the act from Adjntant-Gen
eral C. U Gantenbein of Oregon, to-
getbet with a blank claim and in­
structions to claimants.
The act appropriates $100.000 from
the general fund of the state of Ore­
gon. and provides that each noe-com-
missioned officer and private who
served Oregon Territory in the In­
dian wars of 1*55-56 shall be entitled
tc. receive for such service« the sum
of $2 per day for himself, and all
commissioned officer» shall receive
such sum as was paid to officer* of the
same rank of the army of the United
States at that time; provided, that
any amount paid on account thereof
by the United States shall he deduct­
ed.
In regard to the construction. "Shall
lie entitled to receive for such serv­
ices the sum of 12 per day for him
self.” the attorney-general of Oregon
has held that neither the cldow nor
the heir* of a deceased volunteer 1s
entitled to compensation ior services
rendered by him. so that only surviv­
ing volunteers are entitled to the
compensation provided for the tn the
act. Attorney Crowe, however, ts of
the opinion that under the spirit of
the act the widows and heirs of de-
ceased volunteers are entitled to re-
reive compensation
The act further provides that the
claim for such services, verified by
the claimant, shall be presented to
the adjutant general, who shall ex
»mine and pass upon the same, and
may require additional and corrobora­
tive evidence. The secretary of state
will then issue warrants for the
amount found to be due claimanta.
So far as It relates to volunteers
the act is to be so constructed as to
apply to all who were in the service
of the territory of Oregon during the
Indian wars of 1855 56. and Is extend
ed to the Ninth regiment of the Ore­
gon militia while It was in actual
service during the war
The territory of Oregon, by act of
the legislature pased on January 24
1856. promised to pay the veterans
serving In the Indian wars the same
To Extradite Wright.
compensation as provided for In the
I ondon.
March 18.—Embassador recent enactment, However, neither
Choate today authenticated the pa­ the territory nor the state of Oregon
pers extraditing Whitaker Wright, the ' has paid the volunteers for their serv
head of the defunct London Globe ices. Manv of them have died with-
bubble who was arrested In New , out being compensated for their
York Sunday.
! losses in the war.
WE WILL BUILD THE PANAMA CANAL
The Treaty is Ratified in the Senate By a Vote of Seventy
three to Five
x>.
Washington. March 18.—Without i Senator Daniel, of Virgiuia. The
changing a single punctuation mark | only [>arty vote of the day was taken
the senate last night voted to ratify on the substitute for article 4. which
was agreed upon by the democratic
the treaty with the Republic of Co- caucus and had reference to the ac-
lombla for the construction of the I ' qulsltion of territory in Ceutral and
Isthnilau Canal, The vote for the rat- South America by the United States.
ificatlon was 73 In the affirmative to
There were a number of speeches
5 in the negative.
on this amendment, but It was voted
The senate was in executive ses­ 1 down by almost twothlrds majority,
sion when the result was announced, the ballot footing up 51 yeas to 25
so that only the senators themselves nays
and a few confidential employes were
When the senate adjourned at 7
present. All the senators announced o’clock there was a general belief
themselves as gratified to have the that the business of the session would
long Btniggle terminated. The day : be completed in time to permit final
was given up almost eutirely to gen­ adjournment tomorrow, Some, how-
eral debate on the treaty, and in ad­ ever, placed the date 24 hours later.
dition set speeches were made under
Those voting against the treaty.
agreement by Senators Morgan and were Morgan. Pettus of Alabama.
Cullom. There were many short ad­ Daniel. Martin of Virginia, and Teller
dresses and a rather long speech by [of Colorado.
INSPECTING
Commissioner Judd Geer of
the Eastern Oregon District
is in the City.
IS HIGHLY PLEASED
WITH FRUIT CONDITIONS.
Umatilla County Would Produce Boa­
ter Grades of Apples if Codlln Mota
Were Fought
Harder — Nureery
Stock Very Bearce and High.
Hon. Judd Geer, horticultural com­
missioner tor the Eastern Oregon dis­
trict, compr-alng the counties of Uma­
tilla Union, Baker. Wallowa. Harney.
Malheur and Grant, arrived In the
city thia afternoon, on hi« regular
tour of inspection ot the orchards of
his district,
Mr. Geer reports the conditions in
his entire district to be very satis­
factory. The past winter, while it
has been severe in many districts,
has not injured the fruit in the least,
while the prospects for a large crop
are excellent
Mr. Geer begins bis regular Inspec­
tion in this county for the reason
that the season is several weeks ear­
lier here than in any other part of bis
district and fruit trees are farther
sdvaaced
He will spend this after*
noon and tomorrow inspecting the
orchards in this immediate vicinity,
and will then go to Milton, probably
tomorrow night, and spend the week
in that locality.
Advantages of Thia County.
His opinion is that Umatilla county
fruit raisers could grow a much better
winter apples than are now produced
here, if the codlin moth was fought
is hard as the scale is tow being
fought He says no place In Oregon
jffer* more natural advantages, in the
way of climate and soil than Umatilla
county, for a perfect grade of winter
apples.
He cannot say yet tc shat extent
the fruit peats exist lr this county.
as be has only begun his 'nspection,
but he says that the numerous pests
that affect Oregon fruit, are dimin­
ish mg each year in both their ravages
and in the territory covered.
The
board of horticulture hae spared no
pains to ze> the infected districts un­
der control and has succeeded, with
the co-operation ot the fruit growers
to reduce the peats to a minimum
In Eastern Oregon Mr. Geer say*,
the apple crop of last year has been
wen cleaned up. at fair prices Very
few carload* remain tn Grand Ronde
valley at this time
Besides a I out th. re.
carloads of
nursery stock shipped Into that val-
ley. fully as much more has been dia­
•ributed from local nurseries for rista
principal
spring's planting.
Tbe
kinds of fruit trees being planted are
hardy, highly flavored, highly colored,
winter apples and cherries.
Nursery Stock Scare«.
Nursery stock all over the Pacific
Coast ts very scarce and high priced
this spring. Cherry stork is egcep-
tionally scarce.
Mr Geer has visited and inspected
the orchards in every county tn his
district, during his term of office, ex­
cept Harney county, which does not
bate enough orchards to pay the state
to bear the expense of the trip at pres­
ent This is a record of which none
ot Mr. Geer's predecessors can boast.
He feels proud of the great progress
made in his district in the extension
and care of the fruit raising area of
Eastern Oregon, within the past five
years.
The facilities for handling large
rops are increasing each year. L a
Grande has an up-to-date cold stor­
age and Pendleton has cue under
way. The Eastern msrkets are de-
-»endent upon the Inland Empire for
the principal part of the fruit supply
and the ability to furnish this supply
is increasing constantly.
FOR COUNTY EXHIBIT.
Commercial
Association
Appoints a
Committee to Take the Matter In
Hand.
At the meeting of the board of
nanager* of the Commercial Associa­
tion last night no conclusions were
-cached tn regard to the county hav-
ng an exhibit tn the Union depot at
Portland to attract homeaeekera.
It was the concensus of opinion of
'hose present that It would be a good
thing. Leon Cohen. E D. Boyd and T.
C. Taylor were appointed a special
rommittee to take the matter in hand.
The co_imlttee was not Instructed
and even the question was left unde­
cided whether any attempt would be
made to raise funds for the indicated
purpose.
The committee will investigate the
subject In all Its phases, which means
in part that it will feel the publle*a
pulse on the question of raising
money. Their effortwl 11 Include in­
vestigation of the subject of a coun­
ty appropriation under the law out­
lined by the East Oregonian several
days ago. It was proposed that agents
be appointed in different points in the
county for the selection of the coun
ty’s products so every section will be
represented without sbsolute imparti
ality As a matter of fact, the entire
question is in the nebulous stage
JOURNAL WINS.
City Printing Goes te Portland'« Re
form Paper.
Portland. March 18—Th*- Oregon
Daily Journal was awarded the city
advertising for the coming year at the
meeting of the council ways and
means committee yesterday
The
Journal's bld was seven-eights of a
cent a line for agate notices. 14 lines
to the inch. The Evening Telegram
bld one cent a line.
No action was taken on the offer of
the Portland Trust Company to han
die $50.000 of the city's funds. The
company will have to wait until ft re
reive« word from the East in regard
to the $100.000 bond that will have to
be filed with the city treasurer before
the company can receive the money
It offers to take on deposit