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WEEKLY EDITH* e WEEKLY EDITION. xwsxxvàxx. Unswayed by fear, uninflu e enced by favor, the East Ot *- gonian will tell the truth, the whole truth, about county, e state and national affairs, It is fair, absolutely fair, to .jose who differ from its well as to its views, as friends. • ••••• • •••••• w » • • VOR XXVIII PENDLETON. UMATILLA CO., OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL22,1904. i MERGER STOCK Ç Russians Are Making it Very Northern Securities Stock holders Engineer a Dimin Uncomfortable for Them in ishing Stunt. ManchurH COMPANY FOUR AMERICANS ARE DETAINED AT IS LEGALLY DEAD. YET VERY LIVE. MUKDEN. Russians Hang an Englishman as a Stockholders Arbitrarily Handle Im Spy—Renewed Persecutions of the mense Holdings Which the Harri Jews—Togo Will Try to Push. the man Cork in at Port Arthur—Plot Die covered to Blow Russian War long to Them, and Do Do Not Be it Under Unfinished Protest—Protestants Ask for Value in Baltic Received, and Are Turned Down— Send Baltic Hearing to Restrain Will Be Heard Up Vessels Navy-yards — Will Interests Claim Fleet to Far East. in United States Circuit Court. THE WITNESS WAS ONCE ELECTED TO CONGRESS.I SUGAR BEET PEOPLE LOOK ING TO UMATILLA COUNTY. Admits He Is a Polygamist and Jus- titles Polygamy as Being an Ordi- nance of God—The Church’s Chief Counsellor Performed the Plural With Full Marriage Ceremonies Knowledge of the Circumstances— Is Defiant and Aggreeeive in Hie Defense of Polygamy. Unless Beet Acreage in Grand Ronde Valley Is Increased Factory Will Be Moved From La Grand»—Ex- pertmente at Echo Are Prelimina ry Step« Toward a Factory There, it le Thought. Washington. April 21.—Brigham Eeberts eno u< the seven firot pres idents of the .Mormon church and who was elected to congress, but prevented taking his seat, was the first witness thia morning at the ru sumption of the Stuoot iuquiry by the senate committee. He said he was married throe times: First H 1877. second in 1886; By the second wife, third in 189t> Celia Dibble, who was his first plural wife. he had eight children, some of whom were born since his election to congress in 1898. Was married to the third wife by Demel H Weils, counsellor to the apostles at Salt Lake There were no witnesses, nor was either of his previous wives present Wells made no objection to his marriage to Mrs Shipp, his third wife, Neither had the other two wives; however, they 'did not know of it at the time, and did not learn of it for two or three years. He concealed his last marriage ’hiefly for the purpose of ’ relieving them of embarrassment. ' “Of course we know the marriage was illegal " This third wife was formerly the wife of Dr. Shipp. He admitted that Wells knew he hud a first wife. No action was tak en by the authorities of the church against him for his marriage of \he ’bird wife Asked the reasons which led him to (on.iact this marriage when he knew it was against the law. he said .hat from boybixvd he had been aught the rightfulness of plural nsrriages and believed it a law of He God. preferred to man's law -elieves polygamy was and is a di vine institution He admitted living in |<!vgamous cohabitation “in le- fiance of both the laws of God and mac." as the cross-examination word “1 it. One of the Most Disastrous Informil Opinion Following the Commissioners’ First Conflagrations in the Do Tour of Inspection. minion’s History. MISSING PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY CREMATED. Fire Chief Thompson Badly CONSTRUCTION Hurt The Commission Makes No Secret of Canal Route Reasonably Secure and a F.reman Burned to Death— Its Optimism—The Fire Was in Heart of the Business I Can Be But Spread Section. to the dence Districts—Help Cities to tween Resi From Other Fight Fire—Damage Be SI0.000.000 and DETAILS. $15.000- Made Against Tropical Diseases Provisions for Good Effective Water With and Sewerage — Organize Engineer Corps Immediately. 000. New York. April 20 —United States Commissioner Parson« ar rhed I from Colon today. He •aid that after their arrival April i 4. the canal commission ezam ieed Colon and then proceeded to Panama where they met the presi- dent. Inspection of the work already lone then commenced They exam- Ined the celebrated Empersilor and Culebra cuts and. traversed the Chagres river some miles, to study th»> construction necessary to con trol this stream The net result in his opinion is that the construction of the canal is uerfectiy feasible, although it is loo early to speak of details and plans The climate «as a surprise to him. Although warm, its dan; ter» ire not as extreme as the hot sum mere of New York and Washington While the present death rate is considerably higher than it should he. he is confident that by a supply of good water and a system of sew era at Panama and Colon can be mad eheaithful. He left the commission in good health In a few weeks the rest of the commission will return to Wash ington to organize the necessary en gineer cprps. The East Oregonian of Pen- dleton, Oregon, is published in the heart of the wonderful In land Empire. You will find that it is readable, reliable and progressive, and will give you the news reliably, accu rately and fully. • •••••••••••••• NO. 41 L* Grande. April 20.—F 8 Brom well, field euperintendent of the sug ar factory, said today in an interview with the correspondent of the East Oregonian, that unless the beet crop acreage was increased in this val ley. that it would b* impoeelble for th“ factory io be operated here after thia season THE DEADLY ASSAULT WAS The anger factory --ompany is SOME WILL BE CONTINUED •«»-ding 1.800 »rre« this reason and AND OTHERS COMPROMISED ENTIRELY UNPROVOKED Mr Bramwell believes the total aeri age will amount lo 2.80<i acres.1 against 1.800 last year If th«- farmer» of Grand Runde val-i Few Are of Great Importance—Only Morton Opened the Firing and Then Made an Mr*. ley do oot rale«- mor«- beets the fac I Four of the Scheduled Cases Are Advance With tory will be moved to «ome oth«-r' From Dougherty and Another Herder as Umatilla County—One Case point, presumably to Pendleton or Involuntary >e an Appeal From Wallowa—Two Shields — He Tddk Echo, where sugar beets can tie rais ed more abundantly Casez Come From Haeney County Every UnjustiflaDle Advantage and Th“ company hopes to w»- th“ p»-<> Tried to Finish Dougherty After and Balance are From Malheur. pic of Echo asd different points in Umatilla county grow large experi Bringing Him Down With Shot in Union. Baker and Sherman—Court mental crops this year. In order to Lungs. Meet« May 2. demonstrate the adaptability of the cr>p to that soil and climate Thirteen Cases Are Now Re Entirely Different Story From corded, and About Twelve That Told hy Morton the More Expected. i Herder. FOURTH carbarner TO BE SENTENCED Dr W G Cole returned from the The Msy term of the supreme court for the Eastern Oregon dis Dougherty sheep ranch last evening trict will m«*et at the eoun house and gives a different version of the Monday of ’be sb<x»ting from that told by Morion, Alt the Remainder Will Suffer the May 2. the first the man who is in jail Death Penalty—There Was Doubt m>>ntb The first part of the story, concern There are quite a num‘-er ot <oses About Roesa i Firing the Shot ’o be heard a’ this time though none ing the herding of the lambs and the Which Bauder, Although ot them are of great importance, or ’rouble with the other flock conforms Killed His Complicity With the Gang of involve stakes of any great magni with the story of the sheepherder, tude There are 13 cases on the bat from there it begins to diverge. Thugs Was Clearly Proven. docket, and it is expected that the Morion told Dougherty that he would Chicago April 20 —Emil Boeski. number will be incr>-as«-d to about quit, and demanded hts money The were at work found guilty of the murder of Hau 25 by the time the court opens Judg 'amp wb«-ro the Fir, Now Under Control. lei*, was thia morning sentenced to ing from the nature of the cases it »as about five miles from the home Toronto. April 2v — At S this lace, and Ixmgberty told the man 'Ife imprisonment He is the fourth s thought that with t_e number that 1 ruing the great fire is under con- mi-mber of the car barn gang to be may be compromised, or con-.nued. that he had neither money nor cheek rol The flames laid waste more convicted. he court will complete :ts labors in book there, but that if be would wait han 150 buildings, witu a property e would fix the matter as soon as he Roeeki received the sentence .mil- •ide of a week. ” s estimated at from 910.000.000 to ‘¡Il Bottling Up Port Arthur. -.ad an opportunity to leave the band ng. both he and counsel and family The calendar as it no» stands if il5.i3OO.OOO. 4 sheep which he was tending. Rome. April 21.—A Chee Foo tel H peering relieved that he will not as follows: The high wind fanned the flames Morton refused the offer, so the egram this morning states that Togc Yang John A. Wood and Clarissa T nory goes, and came to town, and with fevrful intensity ana the de has a special boat prepared and will The jurors claimed it had not been Wood, appellants. vs. Richard M ater returned to the camp in search partment was unable to cope with make another attempt to bottle Port made clear that Roeski actually Ivh. respondent. An appeal front >f either money or revenge hem. Montreal and Buffalo sent en tonight. Arthur harbor fired the bullet that killed Bauder Vallow« county. Smith 1 4 Loud and ;tnes and men In the meantime Pat Dougherty In the trial Marx swore he fired, in- Jchn S Hodgin. attorneys for appel Shortly after 1 this morning the •ending to kill Roeeki. who was in ants; D. W. Sheahan. attorney tor lad gone J3 the house, or sent, and Plot to Blow Up. vind changed to the direction of the Mrs Dougherty had come to the camp Usfavor with the car barners. and v «poudents re St. Petersburg, April 21.—A -evidential portion and many homes Employers Win. ind was helping him round up the vcidentally killed a you'h who was . Jennie Devine, plaintiff and re lock, t left alone and untended hy ported plot has been discovered for Several people are re Kansas City. Mo., April 21— The vere bum«-«! ’tiling at a table in the saloon in- vpindent. vs. Jeff D Bellingsley. de blowing up of warships now building Morton when be left the place) The .ruck drivers' strike of several » ceke xirted missing, thought to have lost •ended to be held np July 9 •ndant and appellant An appea) latter returned to the ramp and de in Russia. Infernal machines are luration. has been declared off, the heir lives. fr -m Harney county. J L Rand manded his money, and when refused said to have been found in the ship The blaze started in a factory in employers winning attorney for resp-tmdenL irew his gnn on Daugherty. Mrs building yards near the cruisers Al Wellington street. Hattie Jones, appellant, vs Wil Dougherty sprang between the men maz and Jemtshug. while Jap spies While working in a six story build lam Jones, respondent. An appeal xnd the sheepherder fired, the bullet are reported to have been taken in ng the flames cut off the escape of from Malheur county Will R King passing over Mrs Dougherty's shoul custody near the battleship Borodi •hief Thompson and Fireman attorney for appeiiant. William M11 der and between her husband's legs Dowkes. Thompson leaped nod. to the ler and John L. Rand, attorney for I tougherty was unarmed and ran Get ;rouna. his fall being broken by GREAT SALT LAKE STORM. respondent ting away from his assailant, he went vires, but he suffered a broken leg Baltic Flset to Far East. E W Oliver, plaintiff and respon to the house, secured a gun and start Dowkes is missing, and is believed Luc >n Cut-Off Badly Damaged. and St. Petersburg, April 21.—Admiral dent vs the Oregon Sugar Compa ed back to the scene of trouble. o have pireshed. Skriydloff has definitely determined ny. incorporated, appellant- An ap Gang of Men Missing. In the meantime Morton had com A final stand was made by the fire Far to send the Baltic fleet to the ?“*i from Union <-ofinty Ramaey A manded the soman to march to the Ogden. Utah. April -».—The bl« !epartm«-nt at the Bank of Montreal. East. AMOUNT NECESSARY FOR Oliver, attorneys for respondent: bouse and bad started for the place «nd with the shift of wind at 7 storm on Greet Salt 1-ake for the J< hn L. Rand and lzroy Lomax, nt- with Mrs Dougherty abend of him. EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR. pest three days has damaged the o'clock, the flames were controlad. THElR NOMINATIONS FOR •c meys for appellant 7JOOO IDLE IN TORONTO. carrying a baby in her arms When cut-off of the trade of the Lucin The Fireman's Fund Insurance Co About half the distance to the house CONGRESS ARE INVALID Southern Pacijc The waves are An Important Event. Northwestern Warehouse •hey overtook another herder With who Loss Will Reach $12,000.000, ’resident Jefferson Myers, of Lewis and ’he London. Apri) 20.—The Nlu dashing over the roadbed and the Co. plaintiffs and r«-e;ondents vs aras tending a flock of sheep on the Insurance Estimated at $8,380.000. Ru- Yvlght schedule Is abanuoaed and Clark State CommiMion Fa Oregon Railway A Navigation Co, liilaides. and Morton forced him into ionventions Should Have Been Held 'hwang landing as believed here to mor is that a gang of men with steam Toronto, Ont.. April 21.—The total vors Setting Aside $2jJXX> Each by L .'endant and appellant. An i ap- line Ye the most important event thus in Each District to Make Proper has loss by the fire which destroyed the ar in the campaign Nlu Chwang Is ’annehee gathering np timber 1 Balle- the State and the Fair Corporation peel from Umatilla county The procession proceeded to a Return« to Secretary of State— ^eing fortified strongly by the Rus perished wholesale district of Toronto last •ay 4 McCourt, attorneys for reepon- »mall bridge near the bouse, where it ♦or the Livestock Exhibit — Ore n’ght, will, according to the most Should the port fall into the Too Late Now to File Certificates Mans d«ats. Cotton. Teal 4 Minor, attor- was net by Pat Dc-ugberty who bad gon's Livestock Dairy and Poultry conservative estimate, reach $12.000.- GOVERNMENT FORAGE. iM-ys for appellants seen them coming over the hill and of Nomination—For Whom Will 'ape* hards it will be of immense interests Produced $24JXXkQ00 — 000, the loud insurance. <8340.000. ulvantage to the latter in its harbor Elizabeth Adcock, formerly Eliza- tad waited at the crossing for them They Vote? The area swept by tLe fire embrac facilities and approach to Inland Hay Not Plentiful and Costs $22 5C Should Have an Exhibit in Keeping th Doyier plaintiff and respond When Morton saw the «hrepman be ed 14 acres and from 5,000 to 7.000 cities ent vs Oregon Railway 4 Naviga- poked a gun over the herder’s shoal Per Ton—Oats $27.33 Per Ton. With Its Importance people are thrown out of employ- ti'm Co defendant and appellant, der and shot Dougherty As the shot RIOTING IN DENVER. Salem. April 21.—Attorney General Bids for feed for government meat. tn appeal from Umatilla county was fired the captive herder made a FRANKLIN COUNTY WHEAT. Crawford hold« in an opinion handed horses in the Philippines were open The city council late this after- Mere Federation of Miners’ Officers The livestock men of Oregon are Cotton. Teal 4 Minor and Carter 4 break for his liberty and got out of to the secretary of state that the ed yesterday in Portland, and some noon placed all public buildings and Prospecta in the Dry Belt Are Now now maklrg a strenuous effort to get Raley attorneys for appellants: H range, while Mrs. Dougherty sprang nominations made by me prohibition in Trouble. body Intends to get rich quickly recognition from the Lewis and «'lark E Collier and Raltoray 4 McCourt, to one side. Dougherty attempted to the exposition grounds at the dispo Highly Encouraging. There was but one bid for hay. It fair rommleston in th«- way of funds ittorneys for roepondent Denver. April 21.—The arrival of party for congress in the two dis sal of the fire sufferers; it amended bring his man down, taking one shot Dr J Marlon Smith of I xm An came from Albers Bros and was for State of Oregon, respondent. the fire regulations to allow the con the train bearing President Moyer, tricts and other district officers are is he fell, which went wide of Its for the livestock display at the fair, invalid, because the law provides Teles, accompanied by his wife, 500 tons of Willamette valley at Federation this after- An *P^ mars struction of temporary structures of the Miners' Monon then emptied his re At a meeting of th«- fair cvmmis- George W Bream, appellant that the assembly of electors must yesterdsy in the city waiting spent 92? 3" per ton and another for a sim sioa in Portland yesterday. Richard p«\al from Baker < ounty. John R volver at the fallen man without ef and appointed a committee to wait noon, escorted by militia, was the be residents of the district for which for an O. R A- N train to go East ilar amount al $22 eu. attor- fect. and took to the range on the legislature and secure an oi occasion for a small-sized riot. Scott. president of the Oregon lure Rand and Charles F Hyde, Eight hundred and eighty-two tons stock Association ap;«eered before neys for appellant: Sam White, at- As Secretary Haywood, of the the nominations are made, and the Dr. Smith has just returned from El One of the Dougherty boys was also der that all wires in ’he business n the vicinity and unarmed, being part of the city be placed under Feieration, approached Moyer, Cap- <ertificates do not show that such is tot>ia. Franklin county. Washington, if Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash the fair board and asked for the sum torney for respondent where he has spent a week Inspect ington timothy was offered at $23. of $26.000 from the state commission, W H. Goltra as executor of last compelled to see bis brother shot tain Weils, made a move to strike the case. ground. Just what effect this will have on ing his wheat crop and real estate vnd 500 tons of the same at $24. him. Haywood knocked Wells down. and a like sum from the fair corpor I will of Hugh Fields, ¿«-«eased, sub without being able to either help, or the congressional election cannot merest« and reports wheat in that The bidders elated that hay was ation for the purpose of making a I stituted tor Hugh Fields, appellant, avenge him Mrs Doug her. y and the MOTHER JONES IN PESTHOUSE. Hsywood was attacked by guards. easily be foretold, as there are about vicinity in the best of condition He '.be best obtainable at this season credltabh* display of the livestock in vs Jane Penland, as executrix for herder both tell the same story, and ka<>cked down and beaten, arrested 2.000 voters of that party in this dis has 1.440 acres near Eitopia. in the of the year and contained three- dustry at th«* fair last will of William Penland de it is thought that Morton had deli her Italian Strikers in Utah Breaking and taken to the Oxford hotel witu ceased. respondent An appeal trom xtely planned the attack. Meyer. There Haywood was knock trict alone, and it is not known heart of the Franklin county wheat fourths timothy and one-fourth clo The livestock association cannot Out In a Fresh Place. Morrow county G. W Phelps and Mr Dougherty is doing as well as ed down by two soldiers, and while where the votes will be cast. If a’ belt, which is now five to ten inches ver and other grasses take steps to collect an exhibit nor Salt Lake, April 21.—The Italian town was bayoneted and clubbed all. when their nominee cannot be high. growing nicely, with a good It would be delivered double con make any preliminary arrangements Huntington 4 Wilson, attorneys for could be expected today, and it is strikers encampeo in the vicinity of intil unconscious. placed on the ticket. stand and well spooled out. giving ;>r«iw««d and of a density of 82 cubic until It knows what amount of funds respondent : C. E Redfield and Hew now thought that he will recover, pro vided no complications arise. Castle Gate coal m nes all winter, There are also about 2.000 prohi promise of the best crop in the his feet to the ton. as provided for in the will be at its disposal, by which it ett 4 Son. attorney for appellant A riot call was turned in, but the lxiuis Anderson, plaintiff and re after rescuing Ju-.aer Jones from the soldiers refused to surrender Hay bition votes in the second congres tory of that country. specifications The company also can fix the magnitude of the livestock spondent. vs the Oregon Railway A AFTER THE GAMBLERS. smallpox quarantine, attempted to wood and held him on a charge of sionai district, the exact vote in Dr Smith has great hopes for that agr«H*«i to furnish 500 tons of oats at exhibit. Navigation Co. defendant and appel tear down the pesthouse end drive deserting the flag. 1902, being 1,957. It is now the agon dry district and believes with culti $27.33 a ton; 1.000 tons at $27.20. President Jefferson Myers, of the lant Cotton. Teal 4 Minor and F. Portland Law and Order Leagues off the armed guard. The habeas corpus ease of Moy-?r izing question in both congressional vation and settlement the arid lands and 1.046 tons at Ito.SO a ten state commission, is favorable to the F Connor attorneys for appellant: The state board of health here will be heard in the supreme court districts to know which way the pro will naturally reclaim themselves to Want Them Sent to Jail. The delivery of the hay sod oats proposition to set aside the sum of wired ordering the arrest of all con this afternoon. hibitionist volt- will fall, in the ab a large degree. The government is is to commence at once if the con- $25.000 from the state appropriation Hailey 4 Ijowell, attorneys for re One hundred dollars each and s pondent An appeal from V mat ilia cerned, including Mother Jones, and sence of a prohibition candidate. now making preliminary surveys at tract Is awarded t..em, and be com- for ’he livestock exhibit, as this is -oats was the amount of fine set by county. instituting a forcible quarantine. different places with a view to Irri pleted wit bin 30 days, the fodder to one of the very foremost industries La Grande Chinese Arrested. Frank 8. Perry and H. K Brown Judge Cleland at the state circuit gating -several thousand acres now be placed within tackle distance on >f the Northwest and he believes it rberiff of Raker county, appellants -ourt in the case of the 10 white UTAH STORM. La Grande, April 20—Two Chi- RETURN TO WORK. withdrawn from settlement. the dock. It was specified in the should be properly set before the and defendants, vs. Lillian H. Me -amblers recently Indicted by the nene merchants are under arrest His report of crop conditions there bld that If the government so de public, The production of the live- Donald, resjiondent and plaintiff. An crand jury, says the Evenfug Tele- here for manufacturing opium from Lucin Cut-off Liable to Lose Some Lithographers’ Strike Ends in I Mutai- -aw drugs for smoking purposes, and will be good news to many Umatilla sired. 700 tons of oats and 1,000 tons stock, dairy and poultry industries appeal from Baker county. C. A :ram. These gamesters all pleaded Trestle. -ounty citizens who. are now inter of hay would be delivered by May 4 luring the past year in Oregon fohns. attorney for appellants; Olm al Concessions. art now under $1,000 bonds each. iiilty last week, and this morntng snow- Ogden, April 21.—A terrific amount to the vast sum of |24,OOOOoQ ested in Franklin county land. at the same price. «ted & Strayer, attorneys for re •as set for the time as passing sen New York, April 21.—The 10,000 storm is raging, heavy losses ol and President Myers heartily favors spondent. Gets a Scotch Degree. ence. lithographers of the country, on shorn sheep a"e reported. It is stat making a display of tnis industry Eastern Oregon Ijxnd A- Lumber Rut one of the offenders was on strike since March 15. returned to Glasgow, April 20.—The University ed that one and a half miles of the keeping with its magnitude tn the ?o.. a corporation, appellant, vs hard to hear the decision of the trib work this morning, the result of an of Glasgow today conferred the de Southern Pacific cut-off across the slates to be represented at the fair William H. Andrews, respondent. Ar unal. August Erickson sat on a agreement embracing concessions on gree of doctor of laws upon Ambasaa- lake is affected, over a half a mile When the livestock association ip|ieal from Sherman county. Hunt *ront seat, and when Judre Cleland lor Choate. both sides. of trestle being out of place. All gets a definite answer from the fair ngton & Wilson, attorneys for ap finished his remarks, Erickson has- trains are Bent over the old route commission and the fair corporation pellant; Moore & Gwin, attorneys »tied to the clerk’s office. Here he steps will be taken at once to collect for respondent. •roduced a fat roll of paper money HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT. Portland, April 20.—The demo-1 attorney in this district, there being an exhibit and erect a building Which Norwich Union Fire Insurance So nd subtracted $200 therefrom, the cratlc state convention held one of1 no opposition will do credit to the great industry. elety. plaintiff and respondent, vs ’econd hundred being for his psrt- More Liberal Policy Toward Hungar State Ticket and Delegatee. Orogon Railway 4 Navigation Co, -er. George Fuller. He also laid the most interesting eesslonu ever ian Striking Railroaders. defendant and appellant, An appea' DEMOCRATS HAVE NERVE. The following state ticket was enjoyed by the democratic warhorses town a $5 gold piece for costs. Mr. from Umatilla county, W. W. Cot- Vienna. April 21.—The thousand nominated: Supreme judge, Thom Trickson then departed from the In Oregon yesterday and last night. ton and H F. Conner, attorneys Malheur Delegation to State Conven for stances may change between now The delegates returning from the strikers arrested yesterday haVe as O'Day. Multnomah; for congress, •ourt house, leaving the county no It became evident early In the con second district. J. E Simmons; con tion Walks From Huntington to appellant; Balleray & McCourt, at •he little richer. democratic state convention report and the meeting of the national con been released and amnesty proposed tnrneys for respondent. vention which would make Hearst for all, while the prohibition against vention that the Hearst forces were gressman from first district, Robert Baker City. The court decision will cause great the meeting one of the most . spirited Louis Waldenburger, plaintiff end instructions extremely embarrass railway men holding meetings has going to make a strong fight for M. Veatch. of Lane; dairy and food ■onsternation among the members The delegatee from Malheur coun appellant, vs. Christian Berg, in the ing. and interesting ever held de been rescinded. It is hoped a settle >f the numerous "law and order Hearst delegates to the national con commissioner. 8. M. Douglas; presi ty to the democratic state conven fendant and respondent An appeal state, owing to the sharp contest Umatilla county had a strong can ment will be effected today. dential electors. John A. Jefferey, of tion. E H. Test. James iAwrence, ’eagues" of Portland that have had from Harney county. Thornton Wil vention, and all the Interest centered over the instruction of the national didate for national delegate in the Marlon; T. H. Crawford, of Union: the present sheriff, and J. R. Lacka- Him», attorney for appellant; Par hopes of seeing the gamblers sent delegates for W. R. Hearst for pres- »erson of Mayor M F. Matlock, and around this effort. Diphtheria at Baker City. W. B. Diller, of Columbia, and J. H by. walked from Huntington to Bak cish 4 Rembold. attorneys for re >ip for a term of years The amount bu*. for a mistake of cne delega ident. A strong delegation of Hearst men Smith, of Clatsop. Baker City, April 21.—No further if these fines are but a small drop er City, a distance of 50 miles. Sun spondent. . While the contest at no time ap- tion from Jackson county, he would cases of diphtheria have were on California. the floor from been re tn the bucket for most of the pro The following delegates were elect- day and Monday, in order to make was the have been elected a delegate to the ported the last day or so. proached a bitter tight, it There working among the delegates In the ed to the national convention: Gov connections with a train for Port prietors of sporting palaces, it ie DAMAGE BY HIGH WATER. occasion for about three hours of convention at St. Louis. are now five well developed cases, effort to Instruct all delegates to the ernor George E Chamberlain, Port- land. and be on hand at the opening claimed. As it was. his brother, J. D. Mat but none of them are dangerous. national convention unqualifiedly for genuine democratic oratory, of the land; W. F. Butcher. Baker City; J. of the state convention this morning Irrigating Flumee in the Vicinity •f best brand on the coast, as the lead lock, an aiderman of Eugen“. was About 20 children were exposed to the California editor, z When they arrived at Huntington, GRANT COUNTY COAL. B. Matlock. Eugene; F. V. Holman. Footer Are Waehed Out and Ditch also a candidate, and the Jackson ers of the state were present to take The sentiment .of the convention Portland; C. E. Redfield. Heppner; Saturday night, the bridge« on Burnt one of the cases before it was qtiar es Badly Damaged. county delegation cast its ballot for antined. sides in the matter. New Croppings Found on Cottonwood T* R. river had been washed out and train Antitoxin is being freely was divided upon the question, and James Oleason. Portland; The opposition to the resolution J. D., instead of W. F. Matlock, as used as a preventative, and It is It developed that the anti-instruction Sheridan, Roseburg, and Samuel Echo. April 19—High water 1 has service was demoralized It was a 20 Milos From Lo.tg Creek. M indorsing Hearst for the presidency it intended, and elected M atlock thought by the health board that no element was stronger, and the dele- Garland. IJnn. long, muddy, perilous trip by ties badly damaged several of the big : to lxmg Creek. April 1».—Miles Har was not opposition to Hearst, but it from Eugene instead of Matlock further cases will develop. gates to the national convention will from Huntington to Baker City, but rigatlng ditches in the vicinity ol Powerful influence was brought to they made it. the 10-year-old eon of Foster, especially the one on the » C. per. a rancher living near this city, was opposition to the undemocratic from Pendleton, As it is. W. F. Mat go unins’ructed. was In town Sunday on his return bear on the convention by admirers E H. Teat walking the entire dis B Wade land near there policy of instructing delegates and lock is an alternate delega’e and The district delegations were late Yom a several days' stay at Cotton Hays Is Indicted. of William Randolph Hearst to have The iron pipe put In place under wood. 20 miles west of here tance with the delegates. taking hand« against doing the prop may attend the national convention in getting their work done, and it Los Angeles, April 21.—H. T the delegation instructed to support They Intended to hire a team and the Umatilla river at Foster by C B er thing for the best interests of the after all. was at a late hour last night that Mr Harper brought the news that cashier, him in the national convention, but make the trip by wagon, but the Wade has been washed out and the The name of John E. iAthrop, for Hays, the Riverside bank party when the national convention district nominations were made, coal croppings had been found on has been indicted by the federal when the motion to that effect was the ditches destroyed beadgatee on wagon bridges had shared the fate of merly editor of the East Oregonian, is held. Much to the atirprise of the Umatilla grand jury on five counts, for em- presented, it was voted down by a the railroad bridges and so the brave Some damage hat been done on the the ranch of Dillard Sterrit, of that county delegation, F. B. Holbrook of In fact, it is believed that a ma was mentioned in connection with neighborhood and that at present a and bail fixed at 130.000. bezzlement vote of 151 to 115. democratic warhorses made the 60 Maxwell ditch also, and several minor force of men are at work sinking a jority of the delegates to the state the congressional nomination from Irrigon, was nominated for joint rep The platform commends the ad miles in less than two days and are washouts on private ditches will shaft in hopes of finding a wsll de district. J. E. S'mmons, i convention were in favor of Hearst the second resentative between Morrow and Blew a Bank. for president, at this time, but they the man who received this nomina Umatilla counties, instead of R. N. ministration of Governor Chamber now in Portland serving their con cause a loss of water and an expense fined body of that very valuable and tor repairs useful article The croppings found Clay City. Ind.. April 21.—The Stanfield, who had been recommend land. the eight-hour labor law, rec stituency in the state convention. refused to be bound, preferring to tion, is well known as a thorough, were several inches in thickness and remain free to act for the best in active, able man, and is thought to Farmers’ and Merchants' bank wan ed by the Umatilla county conven- ommends regulation of extortionate The official call has been issued freight rates to the Pacific Coast, Josephine county democrats have of good quality and are thought to terests of the party. It Is argued be the strongest candidate after T. blown at 2 this morning by robbers tion. for the American Mining Congress be stringers extenuing upward front Col. J. H. Raley of this city, was and the enforcement of the anti passed resolutions in favor of W. R by those opposed to the adoption of G. Hailey, whose refusal to run was who secured $5,281. The building was to be hold in Portland, Auugst 22-27. the main body. Hearst for president. almost demolished. unanimously nominated for district trust law. the Hearst resolution that clrcum- deeply lamented. Berlin, April 21.—The Frankfurter Zeitung prints a dispatch from its reporting Manchuria correspondent, that bitter anti-American feeling is endangering the prevalent there, lives of those who failed to flee be lore the hostilities were thoroughly under way. at Four Americans are detained Mukden under charge of espionage in behalf of the JaDanese. at Port An Englishman arrested Arthur charged with being a spy. has been hanged at Mukden. The persecution of Jews is also rigorous. Hoboken, N. J.. April 21.—A spec- ial meeting of the stockholders of the Northern Securities Company to vote a prjposed reduction of stock by 99 per cent and to distribute the assets on a pro re’s basis, met at 11 o’clock The first sensation was the filing of a protest by the Oregon Short Pacific interests. Line and Union who served notice that the shares of capital stock ot the Northern Pa- cidc delivered by Harriman and Pierce to the Northern Securities in 1901. consisting of 37,000,000 com- •non and 41.0O0.0CJ preferred, and common stock into which said pre- .’erred had been converted, belong .o the Oregon Short Line: that the Se eurities Company is simply lls cus- oclian. The protestants claim they are en- titled to return to them certificates or sajd stock upon the surrender by them of 82.u00.Q03 stock in the Northern Securities, and payment of 18.000.000 cash received by them on vach delivery of the said Northern paeific stock to the Nor.hern Securi •ies. Notice is' further given that the Securities has no right to distribute the Northern Pacific stock pro rata among the stockholders of the Northern Securities. Judge Kirk patrick's restraining order is cited. Pierce and Judge Lovett after reading the protest, left the meeting, first holding an animate! conversa tion with Hill. They shook hands all round and. laughed heartily, as though a good story had been told. A vote was then ta..en on the plan for distribution of the merger stocks It was adopted unanimously. There were voted 2.944.840 shares in favor >f the resolution. It provides that the capital stock be reduced from tne 3.654.000 shares now outstanding to 29 540. TLe court order obtained by Har riman. while not interfering with the meeting or adoption of the plan, wiil restrain its execution until u>e Trenton court has decided the case. D1MJGRÍTS OPPOSED TO INSTRUCTIONS Toronto. April 20 Fire started la a Wellington street factory, from causes as yet uuknown, at 9 last night. A series of explosions scat- tered it tremendously early there after, though it was thought to be inder control at 11. At that hour, however, a stiff wind sprang up and intil 8 this morning it was a fight for he life of the city. LIVESTOCK MEN