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DAILYEVENINGEDITION J Eastern Oregon Weathet t Tonlcht ami Saturday tnlr. . vour I 1 PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, TIM DAY, DECEM1JEK 4, 190a. NO. 4 II . EDJTWH 1 TT" . mm IB ..Pn mini; IMP II u bh n ii nun i j pounds Cached 5am Robbers anu !s in Chicago. . .n A LARGE OF CITY OUTLAWS. ... ..j Guard for Neidemeyer All ,-i the City Is Be lt, other Conspirators I ar.t were - t.One minor etfmil nwnv liy ludlti a 'numl 1,1 -athwestcrn part of the ,j by tne poller artor Kteral ilayn. nnvr convinced the lite accomplices still ij attempt to liberate tn :i) hold-ups within (iti, and several mur- .... .1.1,... nllrUiiitiiu Ittiemu'" rto are beucvi'U ' ue All efforts to sweat I ri me wiu-i uii jrnnn-t was out last isinci wucii- m " hH and resunen in iter Xeljlemieyer tills ffl me um-i mm iwi- oJereil h m $25,000 Mention, tie uiu inn wduiu Ret me umiivj. ruanl It wnuiu no mlK fho mtniit.t tin ue pnsun waiih. wu uu uisiuii:! nib nil. w I bis organized gang mil have acaln doubt- t;!Jl' and outside the He criminals are eon- tot in separate cells. 'M Trum en.t. .iTii.tr Kalter Cannot Talk. Berlin. Dec. 4. A report pub- Ishcd today la that Princess Char otte, the oldest sister of uic kal- on is suffering from a cancerous ' tumor on tho Jaw. Apprehension ' regarding the kalsor is intensified today by the publication In the i itTlclal newspaper, the Preusslchc ' Correspondence, that the kaiser's condition Is fai from saustactory. He cannot talk aloud, and whis pers but a few words. Ho uses a slate for conversation and looks ! aged. MEAT HELD IN COLD STORAGE JUDGE FEE ROASTS Denounces Balleray, Cunning ham and Green in His Ar gument Before the Jury. HALL DID NOT GET Y. M. C, A'S. AS WITNESSES. ICe'pLANT DOING LARGE AND GROWING BUSINESS. Dealers From Outside Points Availing Themselves of Its Opportunities Ninety Carcasses Are Stored From Milton and More Coming. The meat business Is booming Just at this time, and the cold rooms of the Pendleton Ice and Com btorage plnnt are full of beef and mutton and pork. Dealers from Milton and Echo nnd other places are daily shipping in big lots which they will hold until the market raises, or wmcn mcy nave bought at cheap figures und are hold ing until they can use It in their local business. Three rooms at the plant are filled as full as can be packed Into them tnm nfitlinf tn floor, and more is com ing in dally. All of the dealers, both ot tills city ana irom mt; omsiur tifitnte unom tn llo RllvIllllK tO get their beef Into the storage while It is In good shape, nnil at me same time mve feed and future trouble. Ninety Head From Milton. Lee L. Berry, of the meat firm of Barry & Looff, of Mlltnu. was In the cltv today watching the transfer f, r.O head of dressed heef nnd 40 Ipnd of nuitlon to the. cold storage rooms f tin Ice plant. This firm lias been shipping nil of the BtirplUB meat which thov have iriiint tti tlip hnKt few weeks Ui ihe plnnt here, wheic It will be held until HANNA WILL NOT E He Insists Upon Perry Heath Being Retained as Secretary of the Committee. Bad Luck for Submarines, Washington. Dec. 4. Hear Ad miral Harrington, commanding at Norfolk, telegraphs the navy de partment this morning that tho submarine, Moccasin, Is on the a uencu, live miles sumu .ii vviint- ? tuck station, No lives wore lost. J The Yanktun has gone there for i relief. The weather Is now tnoil- erate Hear Admlrnl Wise tele ! graphs from Hampton Roads that the Pcorja has arrived with the 1 Adder, All crews were saved. 5 The Adder nnd Moccasin are both i ! HE AND ROOSEVELT WILL APPOINT HIS SUCCESSOR. SPKINIihH nRAn Leaaer ot the Demo. In the House. Dec 1. Ex-ltiircsen-II Springer of IIIIhuIb, scrning of pneumonia, H u-fli olfipti-il In tlm ill Krvcd rout Milium- He was dein icrntic to? HREAT BRITAIN. to jtutiia l.-A dispatch to- fintain hHK iiiirftincinl aehlps. hut merely fl Uitm to .!u pan Llhr. CLllklfr.,- V nrn.u..J 1 t iv. u in udnji 1 In an n1lr,n,..t . vu&rla tills looso and ran Into sr ere drowned, Tho nini ana are lielnir '0MN8T BONIER. Ii Murdering Aged this itnirti. e evidence sufflc "wr of murdering. . uonicr this t 7K ot. ""a rDGIlmntlam - 1 1 m a. it In C,.Li . , . It ,... nn i.f- . dir. " luurning, dt. ;.T)IBp!tCnt tl. "'I Wtd lflA.,r. Drivf... .l-CPUIn li,..r.... tn! 1 a he houes 7 ITS? 'entate. ' Ki tben Irnmedl. T rcllci. "Pt tn r "0,B"u n 10 lotm a now Judge Balleray Is Grilled by James A. Fee, Who Compared Balleray's Char, acter to That of Cunningham "Cunningham Would Stop at No Crime to Accomplish His Purpose," Said Fee "Sheep King" Denounces Zoe Houser, Who Was Being Exam-ined. lWtlnml 11. w 4. (Slltelal til the East Oregoninn.j United Stntes Land, Iuspector A. n. (Jreen, Charles Cun ningham and Judge John J. Balleray were this morning denounced In strong terms by Judge James A. FV. chief counsel for Asa U. Thompson. John H. Hall made the owning ar gument for tho government and Judge Fee consumed the remainder of the foteiioon arguing for the defense T. G. Halley, assistant for the de feiiMi, addressed the jury this after noon. He is btrong in denunciation oi Cunningham nnd Green. Hall stated he was not there to contcnauce any act or Asa Kayburn, Glen Sallng and Dallas O'Hara, who practically admit ted on the Mand that they had sworn to false land affidavits. Hut their characters did not flguie In the guilt or Innocence of Thompson, "We did not go around to any Y M. C. A. to secure our witnesses," said Hall, who explained tho manner in which the boys came to make the false affidavits. "IJttlc Joey I'arkes," said the dis trict attorney, "no doubt wrote out the papers and told Sallng and the ivst to sign them. 'Oh. It's all right.' said I'arkes, remarked Mr. Hall." "And !.' ." -.;:.. . ...... ....!.,. ... tli.ithe lirnoratit boys signed without o n ll "a goodik.r.g Just ha, they , ere . dn piolit at other -mints. They hav, been , County Judge lar ma n. o M maU a kllllun a great rf.uy beeves anu innt-1 county, the district alio lie bald, ton lately with this Idea In Mew. and I should have exercised a little care will make It a point In the future to when he swore the applicants keep a largo supply on hand at this "Special Inspector Green, " sal.l Mr face to supply heir rush orders. Mr. W "1-d interested himself a great Iterry left ti ls morning for his home, deal In the prosecution of Thompson 1 rr 101 h 'and In the protection of the name and INDICTED BY GRAND JURY. Eminent Lawyer Accused of Embezzl. Ing $400,000. St. l.ouis, Dec. 4 James Blair, ex general counsel fot the World's fair, and the alleged embezzler of nearly $4lift.li00, was this afternoon Indicted by the grand Jury tor torgery in the llrst degree. t .....i.. Tttntv(0 fiiTi.Rt u-nh 1m- t . UMUn v win., o mediately seat by an officer to the; ... . . i, . . in i nospitai wnere uiair is ui. it n" to bring to Jail he will lemaln under constructive arrest at the hospital. The Blow estate embezzlement or JfiO.OOO Is tho one given most atten tion by the gland jury. Thtee hmi- trn1 ll,nnatin,1 flnllnl'S HnilKZKlemctltS I nre alleged to TTnve been made from I'linllerny. Ciinulngham's attorney, was Dick llrtithern or rJ!aa?lpnia. n,, excellent lawyer one or me uesi in the stale In regard 1o his' knowl- R9AIN MARKETS, 1 ediie of law lie said. But Ids charac 1 Quotations Furnished by Coe Commit. aion Company B. E. Kennedy, Lo cal Manager, i'cndleton, Dec. 4.- Liverpool wheat cables opened Vi higher. Our m..ii anci.t ifl,,i Ii left oft' ves- terday and gained ! or a cent In the early trading. Tho market met some reajlzlug sales at the advance, causing a setback to about yesterday's- clos- liir. llnnAiifNl mmmnn house lltiyltlg and' a general broadening out of the trading soon caused a recovery n hli.li .mint of tilt t.nrlv llAdlng, At this writing the market Is holding nrm at tno advance. The stock market opened strong ngaln this morning. B. It. T. and stool preferred aro tho bull cards to day, 13. II. T. Is up about five points with tlia trnrllni VerV lartTO in tllU stock. The more general strength and me uroaaentng or me mnrnei i a u velonment which Indicates a revival of public Intorest. Prices aro higher throughout tho whole list- tup sunn Interest Is covering more freely. The whole tone ot thf market Is very strong and we look for higher prices. Sales to noon G77,ono, total salos, I. 130.400 shares. Chicago, Dec. 4i Wheat Opening. Dec 82 May 81 Minneapolis, Dec. 4. Wheat Opening, Doc 8016 July 81 May 81 Labor Leader In House From Califor nia Introduces Resolution Defining Position of United States Toward Panama Imbroglio More Petitions Against Admission of Smoot. ..tifin,r.t..r ..r Phnrlfu riiiininuliani.' He accused Green of underhand tn.,iiif..iu in Hf.ptirim' evidence against Thompson and wound up his denun ciation of tile special inspector uy saj Ing: "No department In the United States Is so corrupt as this special agent service." He declared Cunningham hml de liberately prevaricated while on tho witness stand and thought nothing of bribing witnesses to perjure meni kUKi.k iinil i-niil imiillll. sllld: "If U becomes necessary, he will not hesl tato to let them sillier the consequen ces In order to protect himself. If he would do this, he would not hesitate to commit murder or some other dia bolical crime." The attorney conceded that John J. Washington, Dec. 1. The homo met and swore In Hunter, of Kentucky ar.d Ncvin of Ohio, nnd adjourned until tumoirow noon. In the senate petitions ere pre sented against Smtsit from New York, Illinois. Texas nnd Connecticut. The house adjourned until tomorrow. Hanna Will Resign. M-nklilnctrin llw j. It is rcnortCtl Senator Hanna has definitely decided nol to accept the chairmanship of tho national committee another term, ami will so Inform the president tnts even ing. At the meeting this evening the president and Mr, Hanna aro expected to agree on some one fur the chair manship. It Is generally believed Mr. Hanna will Insist on Heath's reten tion as secretary or the committee until the close or his term, which will he at the time ot the national eiimen- tlnn. Resolutions Relating to Panama. f.lvcruash. or Cnlliorala, union la bor rcpreseutntlvu, Introduced a res olution today that the Panama revo lution has endangered mil transit acrosp Panama, In violation ot treaty obligations, and resolves, therefore. First. It Is the duty of the United States to demand that tho govern ments of Panama and Colombia In their relations with each other 1 1 ui u riom Interlerlng with tho lrei dom or the Isthmian transit. Second, the United Stales hereby disclaims any Intention to impair or limit tlie foverelgnty or Colombia, and disclaims any Intention to support the Ileptiblie or Puuama ngalnst Co lomb'ii. or to Interlere In their rela tions iiiwanl euch other turther 'than shall be necessary ror the protection or her own rights and the discharge or her duty under the treaty convention. CORPORATION TAX LAW FIGHT BILL TO REPEAL IT WILL BE INTRODUCED DEC. 2t Has Been Drawn by the Executive Head of the Miners' Association Backers of Law to Repeal Profess Much Confidence, CONTEST AFTER CITY ELECTION GRABBED AND RAN. Bank Messenger Robbed of Registered Packages. , Baltiinoiu. Dec. 4. A runner lor the Merchants' National Bank was robbed In tho pobtolllce this morning of nine . .... i u , ... ... i 1... i. .Ik in. bad leeched. He placed his satchel upon tho floor vhlle he sat down and signed le reipts. A man seized the satchel and escaped, despite u chase through u crowd of pedestrians. It is rumored the package contain, cd $100,000. but the bank offlrlals say about $2.1100. Portland, Dec. 4. The fight waged by Oregon miners against tho obnox ious Eddy corporation tax law has assumed definite form, and the cam pain Is being strenuously carried for ward. A bill amending tho Eddy corixirn tlon tax law has bcn drawn tip by U. C. Wright, who Is one of the execu tive bonrd or the Oregon Miners' As sociation and will he introduced at tho special session of tho legislature, called to convene December 21. The amendment covers the tax on all corporations In the stnte, uiaklnx the minimum feo $r and the maximum SlEi. Tho $fi feo Is for corporations up to and Including a capitalization of $25,000. and $15 for all abovo that amount This, It Is contended by mining men and other IncorjHiralors, will be agreenhle, and they are de termined to bring the matter to a head. a rnnv ui the. bill as draw 11. will bo sent to every branch orgnnliation of the Miners' Association in tne s-uie, as well as to all dally and weekly pa pers. It has not been decided as yet who will Introduce tho bill, but many members havo signaled I Mr willing ness to support the measure, both In the house and senate. Tho present law was passed Feb ruary IB, 1903, and has to a great ex tent been a dead letter, as many of tho companies have refused to pay the li cense which nmountB annually to from $25 to $25(1. Those mining com panies that have not paid, are doing wot. Just the same, and the corpora tions that have complied with the terms of the law. receive no more en couragement than those that have nut The backers or the bill to be Intro duced are confident of Its pttssiige, its every person Intetesteil lu its becom ing a law Is m f I n vi itilluiiiie on tho members from the different sections or the Btate, asking their aid towards Its adoption. WASHINGTON CROPS SHORT. MAY PAY OUT. Close. 82 82 Close. 80 S S2M John A. Finch, n prominent mining roan of Spokane, has presented the city of Spokane a tract of ground, consisting of 30 acres, for a city park, edge of law lie sum. uui ins cniuac-1 ter Mr. Fee pluced along side of that Receiver Believes Zlon May Prove to of Cunningham and Special Inspector Be Sovent. Green. -si........ n.... I An addltionat In his remarks concerning ; Da leray. i waB aKanltt the speaker said: "He would not hesl- ,v , (u ulorIl)n w,, tu receiver mi., nt nm- net bouever unlawful, to""1" i.ii.. . r ii ... .. anil custodian, wnu now " protect Jil client. j n . , ,.,,. , .)fty a) ,M)lH. A mild sensation was sprung wu en , g , fly ,lou8all(i B ,ue In tithes nnnnliiL'bam from his seat near tho ?';'"1' : . . .. , . i. cion jHiiiimr t. .11.., no. nMnrnur iiuiinn ill "i'li s.uulii i Houser. thioe times sheiirr or umatii- in r.r,nntv who wh on the stand "I pay my accounts and thnt scoun drel don t, blurted out viuiyiingnaui. Guard Injured In Runaway. ii'ni wti9 n,.- i Im Mitchell ono or the chler guards at the pen!- "Mr. Cunningham." said Judge Bel- J tentlary, was severely, ir not fatany II contempt or court. You are old enough to know better. I hae a good mind to do so as It Is." JIT. UllllIllllKHWIIi. Miu wu..fic ,- i , .- - . -- .... .i. .....i.. ...i.An vim ini.i-.Mi taut i,v..nltiL' hv tielm; thrown tie not spoken to, I'll fine yon for from a wagon, in a runaway. A frac- 1 . r.... .... ..1.1 l.i t..m .r muloa whlph hftU CSUS- irH, Ml ....... u , ed the Injury of two other guatds, In tho past, In the same manner, became frightened and lu running away wicckod tho wagon and threw Mitchell ...u,. uo itrlvlui? tn the uround. breaking Ids shoulder and otherwise Injuring him. Warship Ruined Seattle. Doe. 4.-lleports from British warship Flora' Indicate will be h total loss. the she CHRISTMAS TREES FOR PENDLETON HOMES The Christmas tice industry at Ka mela und Meacnaiu U becoming brisk and several dozens will be sent io this city ou the wood cars that come from the fountains. Laatz Brothers usually order a large iu. r,.,. Pcndleion homes nnd churches, and Walla Walla usually orders a carload or smaii trees io w sent out to the different towns along the road, In Eastern Washington Every year the different wood dea" ers of Kamela ship out from 100 to 500 trees, froip two feet In height to .. ....t..., ,,,l rfttaon reel some of tlie trees going to Tim Dalles and on rare occasions to ronianu i' nw ou are white and rc fir which grow with wide drooping llMbs. which tnako a beautiful appears!! wnen iiwii and lailen with ms( its. Tho trade Is beior lug uctlve now, and many I'endle on h"niea will celo brato Christmas wllii private Christ inns flees. The vailous churches are also making niiaugeni' lit to hold ap propriate services aim xeroses u tho Christmas holiday I Wide Varlatlbn In Different Reports on 1903 Crop. Tacoina. Dec. 4. -fliivt-innient ex perts and tho Pacific Northwest rail roads are making a second effort to size up tho grain crop of thu present ear In Washington and Idaho. The estimates made heretofore have var ied from 12,000,000 tu 20,000,000 bush els, Tho higher figures comprise tho government estimate, nnd lu the bul letin Issued by tho agricultural de partment Il was Mhown that this year ne yieiu snoweti an increase over iudv year. C'ron uxiiorts declare these figures io l... u-llillv KTAi'irfifiilpil Insteait of showing an Increase, the wheat yield, tney say, actually reu on imjiwh.-m .. r.ll ... i.nnl Ttm fHtlmfltfit M grain buyers yary from 12,000100 to 18,000100 bushels. Tho crop probably runs about 14,000,000 bushels. Expert Stephen J. Kessenueu, ot Vtreolilntrl.in iu nnu, tn ttlft t?rultl lliS trlcts to secure accurate knowledge regarding the situation, The North ern Pacific railway has Instructed Its representatives throughout the grain belt, to make accurate reports at onre, based on the wheat' shipped to the seaboard and the grain now In ware houses. High prices alouo have sav. ed the grain producers from a loss of this year's crop. MOCCA8IN 18 UNINJURED. Submarine War Vessel Did Not Shin a Drop of Watsr. Norfolk, Dec 4. Investigation of the stranded vessel, Mocrunln, today. shows she did not ship a drop or water and Is completely Intact despite tlio terrific battering waves and be ing hurled high on tho beach. Battle at tho Polls December 7 is Not the End of the Struggle. WHO WILL FILL THE APPOINTIVE JOBST Up to This Time Three Active Candi dates for Marshal and Two for Re corder Have Developed Others May Come, But Do Not Yet Show Up Public Curiosity Is Growing. Tho city election Is not a week away and tho change In tho adminis tration of tho city Is n thing assured. Tho people are beginning to specu late as to who will be successful In. the race for tho various appointive of fices In the gift of tho council. Three Candidates for Marshal, J, W. Schecr, tho present marshal, will take the position again If II Is given him by tho mayor Mid tho coun cil. Ho deems that ho has been han dicapped to some extont In his work In tho past from various causes, and that ir ho could mako tho start on cn oven footing with tho now administra tion ho would no aoio to giro ' better satisfaction than ho nas In the past. He will make an effort to so- curo his reappointment,. . i. ., .. i ,t ii.ni 1 A lllaklav. will was formerly tho city marshal, would take tho plaro wero it onercu io nun. and many or his friends would like, to seo him once more In tho position and will mako an effort to put" him them. John Hcathman. anotner ex-mnr-sbal, Is In the Odd for tho honors, and will mako an earnest offort to got tho place. He Is confident that bis record in tho past will gain him soma consideration ai mo nanus " councllt and will tnnkc a strong pull for the appointment. The Night Police. As yet thcro have been no names mentioned for the night shift on tlm force, and thn present Incumbents of the offlco seem to have an easy tlrno so lar. It Is hard to get a man who will make a success of tho night l-dlco Job. and there are but low who ask for tho places. However, It Is proba ble that there will mj men In Inn field when tho time comes for tno appointments to be mado, Who Will Oe Recorder? Tho office of tho city recorder will be open for appointment when Iho now council takes Its place at tho head of tho city government, and for hi. .itnr.. them urn at tirssent two aspliutits: Judge Thomua Fits Oerald, who at present holds the place, and .1 E. Beam, who was formerly an occu pant of the office, Judgo Fit Oerald has proven a ffrst-class officer, and hla many friends claim that his record should entitle him. to tho favorable consideration of the appointing powers since ho has demonstrated his ability and his faith fulness to thu best Interest ot the city and of Us citizens. Mr, Beam also hau supporters, who claim that ho would mako a good and efficient officer, and that his services to the city lu tho past entitle hi in to some consideration and roward at the bands of the council. Uy the time th' appointments urn made It Is uliuost certain that several other candidates for thy offices' will put In an appearance, but tboso noted above are tho IcadltiK ones In the field, and will doubtloss receive the bulk of tho consideration of the mayor and the council. . PLANNING WRECKS. MARTIAL LAW. Teller County, Colorado, In a State of Insurrection. Denver, Dec. 4, Governor l'cabody ha declared Teller county to be In a state of Insurrection. This is pracll cally a declaration of martial law, al though troops are not ordered out yet Coal Strikers Retorting to Violent at Cattle Gate, Utah. Bait 1-akc, Pec. 4. Coal strikers uf Castlo Gato last night chsln.d iniiU across main line of Iho II Io flrande & Western. Tbey tvern discovered In timo by the guards, Tents 'are being creeled at Kunuy sldo to accommodate tho miners being shipped Id, A number of employers of members of the National Guard lodHy nnind Governor Wells they cannot hold po sitions open for them unless they are discharged from military service. CALIFORNIA TIMBER FIRE. Worst In History of Southern Part of tne But. Han Bernardino. Dec. 4, -The worst timber fire In tho history of this sec tion Is raging on the crest of San Ber nardino mountains, it Is reported , that BrooklDg's lumber mills will 1 destroyed, The company has 200 mt-n nd 75 rangers fighting tho lire, wmcit Is beyond control. Big Utah Scandal. Salt Lake, Dec 4 Mr. Annlo Brad, ley filed an amended birth report with the board of health today, naming for mor United States Senator Brown as" the father of ber tyvo children,