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EXPEDITION W jfc . V DAILYEVENINGEDITIOH ; roar reridenc. 1 t 1 . A l S f Fair tonight mid Thursday; r-,r "a wcnr Mi ' .....-HF-f It MHT JT w.-umcr tonight, probably coolor - 35c A WEEK. Mk " L 5S-gF Thursday, PE-TDLETON", UMATILLA COUNTY, OKEGON", WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMUEll 17, 1S)02. NO. 4510 amuo ttnn GROWERS" ARE STItrH WORK"-11" oiltVfish of New York Jnditificonscious Near a DESTINELY HANDSOME WOMAN. tKtaiWHH Detective, Sharkey tQ Wm "With the Party Mrs. lthWeman, Has Been Mar. til'-! JtM-ZfJj f; tOtiH" r. York, Sept. 17. Nicholas e' millionaire;' diplomat and do ,mt ot-'ono .of tho best known I .can 'families,; died yesterday at joosevelt hospital, tho result of jjiiry .received, in a saloon the day .ether ha was murdered or fell is pbt 'He'Thad been drinking sev loura with two women and Tom iey Hehad a quarrel with key which,, resulted In a fight c the fightFlsh was found In an inscloos condition on the side , near the .B&loon. aterday Coroner JackBon held kfly by a feaH of $10,000 to await n, o th8snd jury Tho two ien' 'WyHSr arrested, who prov r,fc3TrfigjSphlps and Mrs. Casey. cy, p??6iio be In the employ i of a .stafroetivo agency. He de that . hi; struck Fish, although tted .having trouble with him. that Fieh fell. jr Twit,; Sept. 17 2 p. m. Police tt1 Aim MnTinrpt k), , tkfryaterious third woman Cparty when Fish was ad been shielded by other women. Mrs. ton where she fled. the officers that she uble and will be re s' is young and hand married only a year 4t&.'her trusting husband Tlesa... Fish was greatly enam- rRirker asd met her clandlstino Sy - ( -will bo buried tomorrow. Mrs. -''t prostrated and in the care of Ister-In-law, 'Mrs. Lloyd Price, Ire. Stuyyi want Fish. TsTssMWit wmKc TrilWJ IN HOLD-UPS. -l.Skwrway, When Refused $20,' Exfol4 Bomb, Killing Him- a,and Wrecking a Bank, "tie, Sept 17. A Sltagway IH Spates' that an unknown man lid 'the Canadian Commercal jjyesterday and demanded $20, JUpoa the -clerk's refusal, he ex J a nltro-glycerlne bomb, klll "imself, wrecking the bank and Ting the .gold. The clerks all , OCUMARA occupied. Venezuelan Troops lf Now" HjJmS., That City, j.of' SpafnTrlnidad. Sept. 17. from'" Wllamstad say that Ifent Ca8tros' troops have been jfrom Ocumara by the revolu 8, assisted by Venezuelan J The situation is critical cape From Jail. lgh, N.C, Sept. 17. Three prisoners escaped from jail ght. One of them was a cell f James-Wilcox, convicted of JiT&er of Lellle Cropsey. The Hiee-' believe an attempt was to liberate Wilcox by friends, e klWrJ!was afraid to leave, i PMMera Win Strike. jpinjfteH, Sept. 17. The paint rlkeif-'the White House con' but4ttis expected to end to- :.y uormns, as tno turco oojec p nin;.are returning to New jlfftWst proves true, it will be BTfiferJjtho American Federa iLaber, W&? Alarming. yo., bept. 17. Tiie ior- n on the Colorado and In more alarming. on are unsuccessfully men. yers Postponed. 17. Tho great Ger- maneuvers have been ccount of tho tei rifle seeping tho coast. The woolgrowers havo not spent any idle time. It has been a work ing session as was suggested In the beginning. Every member of the as sociation realized that the questions before the association were vital to woolgrowers Interests and have been diligent in getting at the real practi cal points and looking for the best remedy, one that would not only give them relief, but one that would bo reasonable to all others, and espec ially to fellow-stockmen of all classes. Last Night's Session. While last night's session was not a long drawn out one, yet a number of Interesting questions were dis cussed. The principal feature of tho evening was the address of Mr. C. J. Mlllis, general livestock agent of the O. It. & N. Company, which waB ably seconded by Mr. Frank F. Wamsley, the local agent of tho company. Mr. Minis' subject was, "Oregon Sheep Yesterday, Today and Tomorrorw," and Mr. Wamsley's subject was, "A Centralized Shipping Point," These addresses are given In full below. The forest reserve was taken up again and after considerable discus sion, the committee was Instructed to prepare such Information and data for the department of the general land ofilee as would Inform It of the sltuntlon here, as suggested by Mr. Hermann. The coyoto bounty law was again taken up and others who were not in attendance upon the morning session were called upon to express the sen tlment of their respective counties on the subject Mr. Ayres, of Durkee, Baker county, was among the number and stated that Baker county would be in favor of upholding the law In the discussion, Mr. Williamson added to his forenoon address a few sug gestions in regard to going before the legislatures of California, Idaho and Washington with the coyote question and urge upon these states co-operation In exterminating the coyote. He suggested that data should be furnished them showing what it had done for this state and thought they would co-operate with us. With tho four states making war on the pest he thought there was no question but that It would soon be exterminated. A few of the members were in fa vor of urging an amendment of the law to Increase the amount of the bounty In this state and it met with some approval. This matter was re ferred to a committee. Mr. Millls reported that the next Northwest Livestock Association would probably meet at Portland. The secretary read letters from sheepmen In Graut county urging the association to take action on the out rages perpetrated on sheepmen in that county during the late range war. The matter was discussed, but no Immediate action was taken. It was stated by members of the asso ciation that officers were not doing their duty, and some of tho members were In favor of offering rewards for the prosecution and conviction of the criminals. Mr. Millls' Address. Gentlemen of the Convention: Your president has honored me with an invitation to appear before this honorable body in the guise of an authority on livestock. An oracle. whose mission on this particular oc casion should be the dispensation of knowledge to you, who; it is assumed are hungering and thirsting for wis dom of theoretic nature; having al ready acquired a practical education derived trom experience, experiment ai even to the extent of being "up against it," time without number, until now you are fully enliKhtened and instructed as to the why and wherefore, enabling you to avoid all mistakes and errors of the past and to bask In the sunshine of undisturb ed and uninterrupted prosperity. To accept this invitation and com ply with all the conditions specified and implied, would, I assure you, af ford mo the greatest pleasure, but alas, my limitations are too painfully evident and not alone to myself; any' one among you could, if so charitably disposed, tell me more about those matters which today are under dis cussion, than I will probably ever know. My Investigation and research has not been along the line of best methods of producing best staples In largest quantities, so much as best methods (and routes) of transporting these staples aftor you havo done your part. Therefore with your per mission I will consider for a few mo ments only some questions having to do with familiar features of this A Working Association Little Time Spent in Idle Talk All Interests Pertaining to Woolgrowers Discussed From a Practical Business Point of View. great Industry you represent, and In this I propose to advance no new idoas or superior conclusions, simply recall to your minds some possibly forgotten matters which might not Improperly havo place and recognition here. At no time in the past have the sheep held so prominent a place in tho commercial realm of Oregon as today. Novor havo individual bank accounts being so largely in the name of sheepmen, and never has that list been so long. Today Oregon stands well to tho fore among sheep produc ing states. Montana is the first, but Montana has much larger grazing area; mile for mile of range, and wo head the procession, so far in tho lead, that the other follows can with difficulty keep in sight, and It Is only the music of our bands (not brass) that Inspires them to continue the struggle. For years past we have held tho vorse conditions, prominent among which is suspension of speculative operators, occasioned by burnt ringers during recent years. Drouths in tho corn bolt, which sent that commodity sailing way up yonder and carrying with it screenings from $0.00 or $8.00 to $14.00 per ton, conditions which left the nort'i :i;l eastern fowl lots empty, when they should havo turn ed off half a million sheep every 30 days. Then to make matters worse, In an ticipation of Hie early demand. Mon tana, Wj nmlng and Colorado ranges had filled up with rough stuff which thuy wcro row polled to carry ovrr ami imiM of it is still in hand, al though offered 1 1 figures held in con tempt by our flock masters. Hence it is that instead of turning off 500,- 000 yearling wethers, for hardy north ern and middle ranges, as heretofore, sales have been confined to Isolated 1 ases of more cm innate or ln.irc sue- Chicago, could not understand why their yearling wethers should bo worth loss than last year, falling to tako into consideration that tholr sheep wero neither mutton, nor In Chicago. Neither could they convert them Into a marketable product, ex cept at great expense. Hofuslng to rccognlzo tho ovll, mado It no less real, consequently, unablo to safely buy, tho buyer "Folded his tent llk'o the Arab nnd as silently stolo away" and tho flocks with long faces and de jected nlr nro still waiting for some one to pay tho price. Wo hope this waiting will not lie for long. Bumper corn crops through out tho east should rovlvo the flag ging interest In this Industry and cro ato a good heavy demand for feeders that will absorb tho offering from In termediate rangers and permit us to dispose of our surplus at reasonable prices. Tho figure realized from last year sales Is no safo criterion by which to fix n valuo today. Many n flock master Is so situated with a dry rango and wlntor ahead that ho had belter regard his flock, like Jowcl ry, worth Just what ho can got for It, and theso ought not bo too largely influenced by his better equipped neighbor. Ex-Speaker Henderson With draws From the Congres sional Race in Iowa. THIS DECISION IS FINAL "ABHORS THE TRUST EVIL." Cannot Acquiesce In Proposed Policy of Administering Free Trade to Remedy the Trouble Believed That Bols Will Be Elected. lies Moines, la., Sept. 17. Con gressman Honderson Iibh positively refused to reconsider his withdrawal from the congressional raco. In an swer to a request wired by Lafo Young and S. W. Itathbun this morn ing, ho says: "My decision Is tlnal. I cannot ac qulesco In administering frco trado poison to euro tho trust evil, which I abhor." Democrats Jubilant. Washington, Sopt. 17. Political leaders hero believe that Congress man Burton, of Ohio, chairman of tho My desiro Is not to urgo Indlserlm-I rlv0' nn' harbors commltteo, may Inato sacrificial sales, but rathor tos,,(,cccl1 "endorson as speaker of tho suggest that wo Judgo tho caBO byhoUHO- U"!''"""". f Iowa, Is also a miiing naming incior. Micro 18 no other topic of discussion hero today. The democrats aro jubilant nnd bo llevo that tho election or Bols to Henderson's sent In congress is as sured. Fears Damage to Party. Dubuque, la., Sept. 17. Tho repub lican congressional commltteo moots hero tomorrow to dotormlno Its Its environments of today without reference to yesterday, excopt to profit by its lessons. Tho foregoing is laid before you as a genernl reply to tho question so fro quently asked, "Why are so few buy ers In tho field?" And wo bellovc it ' fully answers. When you depend on the middle man for the market, ho must lie allowed a fair margin to work on. If this is denied him, he! course in naming a successor to the .cannot afford to tnko tho chances, candidacy. Henderson was flooded I neither will his bank permit It. On! with telegrams this nftenioon. Boos- tho other hand, the best way to estab-; evelt and Allison sent word from Oys llsh in your mind tho valuo of your , tor Bay deploring IiIb action, saying sheep, is to put them on tho open that It would ilamago tho party and market. If you nro unablo to get your precipitate tariff agitation, thus men prico at homo, ship them yoursolf, j ncing tho national prosperity. SIml and you will know exactly what thoylar telegrams from Hiiuna, Lodgo, aro worth to you or the other fellow, i Fairbanks, Spoonor and other proml Theso aro tho latter days of tho openjnent num. Hondoison so far has ans rango; yesterday It was yours by wored none, right of occupation nnd nono quos- Pickett May Be Successor, tloned your holdings; today tho IWj .,., , ai11, ivru,-,-!,.. homcseeker Is invading those sacred , H p (ott ',. , -oxajtoiI nlIor nrecinrtH riitflnir nut din linst for lite ' .. .... ' ... of tno isjkh, win prouauiy got mo ro- Mayor T. G. Halley, of Pendleton, Who threw open the "Corporate Cor rals" to the woolgrowers. banner for per cent In production.! cessful trnfflcers, tho ordinary, but Our lamb crop always equals and gen- limited supply or fat stuff for market l!i ,"I1,uulonK erally exceeds that of any other bee-1 and the transactions oi a low of our m ,m y","rH' tion, and Oregon is a synonym for, solid men, who have lor years utlllz- follJlnB 18 c excellence of quality. In this, as well . ed Intermediate grazing afforded I 11 r,'"",1a 1 ,' r precincts, cutting out tho best for Ills own. To ncommodato tills, not alto gether, unwelcome neighbor, tho big band moves off to ono sldo to repeat , the operation when tho next "western ' ambition" fences off nnothor slice. I This Is tho natural condition that al j ways accompanies a settlement of new country and should bo accepted I ns a matter of courso and incident to greater prosperity of tho west, a pros perity In which you havo enjoyed a larger nlmro than any other class, and now It Is for you to correctly In terpret "tho handwriting on tho wall" and preparo for the now regime. I With tho coming great influx of , emigration all tho available low land , ureas will be rapidly appropriated together with much that Is ifopiilurly ' l onHldoied worthless. ' With ever Increasing protection for our forestry in the creation of "ro- , servo" from which sheep will bo large ly excluded; where under thu canopy shall wo run our flockn. lustoml of , reducing them to conform to .those now limitations they aro today larger as an oiner connections, you an agreo along tno lines of transportation, and mat me pmin uiivuiiusncii inun witn i to wiio.se persistent efforts our Ore- over gained by pornlst- recognize tho uxlHtencn of uiiileslrahlo conditions: on the con trary they may work to your ultimate us Is equal to tho most lurid atid , gon Iamb owes much" of his envlablo 1 H(van'K readily met and mnster. highly polished lie that can be pro duced by the other follows. I should hesitate to make this statement in Chicago, Kansas City or St. Paul, be cause of the dense ignorance that pro vails there, as to the true conditions in our state. But here, where tho facts are all well known, you will each and every one gravely vouch for the accuracy of this statement and sustain your speaker in the' event any stranger should presume ' tho question. Last year our ranges carried nearly 4,000,000 sheep. Tho total out move ment was less than 2D0.000. Our 1302 Iamb crop nearly, or quite a million, and the output this year has been re markably light, amounting to less than 200,000, leaving our ranges for tho most part badly congested. The small movement to date Is tho result of natural conditions, simply a case of "Supply and Demand" A great big overgrown supply and a weak, puny demand. Tho former, an ordinary Oregon product, tho latter resulting from a combination of ad- reputation in the eastern market Business through tho western and southern gateways has been more ac tive than formerly, and theso mar- no'3 will undoubtedly prove n prom inent f.'fior In the near future Not witnstanding this the fact Is too plainly evident that our sales this year have not exceeded 25 per cent of what was expected. Harly In tho season wo reported fully on tho gloomy aspect of the market, hut tailed to convfneo all of our frlonda, many wero skeptical of our good ami and in some Instances accused us or pulling down prices. The early uemanii was promptly met by such holders as shared our views and they unloaded at prices apparently sails, factory. Tills limited demand might have been fostered and stiengthened had more growers been ready to look on both sides of tho question, but many. made Independent perhaps, by envla blo bank accounts, (deposits of for mer years) and influenced by mar ket reports of high priced mutton In nil. The situation plainly demands prompt action. Be as quick to np predate the advantages of personal ownership of this fair land, as is tho man from Kansan or Kentucky. Se euro tho most acres In the most de sirable puit us Indicated by your Judgment or preference, holding the key lo such open ranges us may bo thioiigh natural environment oxompt trom tno intrusions of tho other am bitious, but less unfortunate men. Limit your flock holdings in your range capacity. Then breed up, In ceil up Jo the Oregon standard which should be made, If It Is not already, the btandard of tho world. Study tun conditions surrounding your mar ket and put a value on your product which you can always defend, disre garding former prices obtained under different circumstances, Then, and not until then will you become mas titis of tho situation, equipped to meet any fluctuations, resulting from re mote i'huhph or oiitsldo Influences which today embarrass nm confuse. (Continued on page 3.) " j publican nomination for congresH to succeed Henderson in caso tho lattor n il In -in to his withdrawal. A promi nent republican friend or Cumrainga suys that unless Henderson had pledged tho constituents of Ills own district to carry out his tariff roform Idea, ho could not lie olected ovor Bols, the democratic candldato, and unless ho Is pledged to tho high pro tective tariff IntorcstH in tho UaBt. that he would refrain from any tariff reform, ho could not bo roolected speaker. Therefore, ho choso to stund by his previously announced principles or tariff reform. President Perturbed. Oyster Buy, Sept. 17.--President Roosevelt today declined to oxpross an opinion upon Congressman Hen derson's withdrawal, but scorns per turbed. Ho unquestionably accepts the decision us final, and rogrots tho retirement, as in Hondorson ho had staunch support which will bo miss ed in tho coming liattlo for reciproc ity. Election Cost $51,000. New York, Sopt. 17. Dovory's vii tory is said to have cohI $51,000. His totul Hulary for 211 years' work would bo only $58,000. When taunted with the sum expended, ho said he had made the money by Judicious specu lations, Carroll's followers, of the Titmniuny I'Oiuiiiltteo, expect enough Croknr ilesoitlous on tho ciimmltte to give thorn control. Croker Disgruntled, Loudon, Sept. 17. Ciokor him ie lused ait Interview concerning the Devery victory and I" apparently much disgruntled Strikers Seize Train. Mahouy City. Pa., Sept. 17.-Tliro hundred strikers this morning at tempted to seize a supply train for the deputies at Nothiun, They wore repulsed by a largo foicu of cou! and Iron police with drawn revolvers. The statu uillllla hurried to the scene and dispersed the uiob. Tint city council at Dallas has ac cepted the proposition of II. V. (lulu to construct u water works system thorn to cost $12,000. Bunds for (hat amount were voted .Monday. Ill 1