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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1903)
A DAILY EVENING EDITION Eastern Oregon Weather j Hl-.. Invest-J I Tonight nliil Tuesday, cnntln- urd fnlr nml moderately cold. P.15XT) LETQX , UMATILL A COUNTY, OHEOON, .MONDAY, DKCEMUKli 7, 100, Nt). 4iU. I HO . I in i WW LI iu i Tfl uinnn UU Nil Hi I IU I Good Citizenship Movement, Minneapolis, Doc. ".Revolt. j ing nt tlic apathy shown by tha J authorities In prosecuting die i loodllnc aldermen, 100 of tho best ; business men In tlic city today mot and formally anounccd tlic T .w-irnnlzjttlon of n permanent ., q n J olors' league witn tlic avowed j Nalflfi 10 tne OUl-M ni,jcct or securing honest alder-) rtment the Regular i j (l distinctively "good citizenship ; 1 I movement," with no partisan bias , iitl ni'urv mfrnnl?ixl J represented. liurcti Is t COUNTESS AND COACHMAN FIGHT ... icirn H THAN LAST YEAR CB Dollars More for I ntvm I ,111. ' Th. Navy Calls for .,AP1C linn and tne Next LONDON FOR A DIVORCE ..... Arr for the i.. unrkc. v. i . . i, iic ?- I liivoi ecu liom ncr ; Tlw nomliia K maJor-Kt'iicral was , I..- 111., llll'K- dllurc to art on the aclal session First Husband Because He Was a Bigamist, She Marries a Coachman Masquerading as a Prince. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE n IN ens TODAY Recommends a Better Administration of Public Land Laws, in the Interests of Home Building Calls Attention to Various Defects In the Publlcj Domain Laws and An nounces the Appointment of a Commission to Report Upon Their De. feets Vigorous and Sensible Treatment of the Reclamation Laws Recommends Federal Support of Lewis and Clark Exposition. Washington, Dee. 7. President nence the fullest and most effective Hoosevelt's annual message was read use of the resources of the public In liotli hemes or congiess this -ifter- lands; and It will make such other 'inn.. The lullowlng brief excerpts reports and recommendations as Its on question vital to the West aro study of these questions may sug-Bi-.-n. gest. Lewis and Clark Fair. The commission Is to report imme- I tiust that the congiess will con- lately upon those points concerning tlnue to favor In all proper ways the wh'c.h . 1,8 ia 3 clear; on any ana Purchase Exposition. This P" "n wmcn u nas c ouut u win Louisiana Purchase Expo: Lnmlnti iw :pnimii.ii iinUUi.n cxioFinon commemorates tne Loulsl ',, i . .. .1. ... . ! ntlfl rtlirnlltl ui ...M.1, n.nn tl.n Aval inuay appneu icn a uivoreo irom tier1 .....w. umi rncnt coachman husband. William Hrown. I Krl':'l Ktti ln ,n' expansion which inane us a coiiiiueinni nauon. The expedition of Lewis and Clark take the time necessary to make In vestlgation and reach a final judg- i House upen. "V . ... J ' alleging cruelty and other mlseon HP niilltiliiLu' inn 11 n I nvruii'tiiiiinu ...lit, Plflll i.t VWWM.O ."".hu, Ai.jwiif.-n . . liu uitwi l t l . iinnuiiniui iiiij. kiliu m rrmir .e... . it ceremonies or usli- ,,., ,,i,., ,ii, r,.- i. session were severe- , i,iCIlnl,1H marilaire with an fer the nrenwe oi a . 0,,i,. ,.r.i .,, . .i... ..nil i .....,,. .... t. u notliinp to tils 1;ih lrjnw AotUroliatl stuart d0 M(). immanjmmi ((ieim Wh(in ,,xp()a0(, ahw ha(, Jini it of Government. sent to jail. Tlic.v were rt'tmlti)! Iiitt . . ..v... t.1 ...... (ouay uiara .leqier. tne Acires&. uiea ot ItJIO fr tin, voflf . l..t I... Dt.ww.r.r, ' , nein. ciieu loiinv. i no nrincons win t. iJitin. ii r . t'.M'i'ii- 1 .... ... . . . . ' ' . ttiv tli'i lil v tin iittii no) lint tit tntwl Itin Judicial, $wm,omi, t .V" . r . . ,' V. T..V..I ..... ' U'Iiimi linn ntnrrw.il Tlfirwxt fllln Iti nti. ..., 'nosltlon to tliii wlslies ol Her imnerlal torks. f,",ninnu(i grnnuiawier, r.inperor rranz jOMpu. UII9l.t-Uailt.'flll illMl 31131 nntirfiiirtul im. unkruntru I au. W TI.'llU'ln lira,. iarge of Imnkniptey 'partmtnl f Justice R ort tor i u ar I Ike valm nf ihe '.vj aiwl .... .11. i voluntary petitions ! wroxliiia' lv 1 1 - " Ihe ite His j,.nr sreatest miinher Mama has tun rorin KUu H,iee "Alaika six Hawaii ' "i irpta ih. law toi'mi and do much SHOT BY GAMEKEEPER. Peasant , Result of Quarrel Between and Courtier. .Madrid. Dee. 7. On a royal bhoot 1 lug excursion loday. a shepherd was ' 1-illed by gamekeeper's gun. One re pel! ;ceived hcie Ik that the Ictlm i bole u Kludge against a member of tlie klus'H household, and att-jnipied to kill him, when the gamekeeper ' rushed forward and shot the would be assailant. King Alfonso was much i affected by the affair and returned to I the city immediately, accompanied by 'Premier Maura. Clinching the Nail, Port Arthur. Dec, 7 - A dls patch today reports a fierce en counter between find HussIniiK and several hundred lluan Chu- ser robbers In Manchuria. Tne brigands suffered oUTwhclnilng defeat with enormous loss, while the Hiisslans lost nt 1 1 killed and wounded. Russia Is accus ed of forcing thu situation lo glo plausibility to the clnlin t tin r !her occupation of Manchuria Is lictessary In the Inteiest of good goveiiiment, CAPITALISTS AND MANUFACTURERS mm L REPORT ATTY -GEN. KNOX Urges the Erection ol a Cen tral Building for the Depart ment of Justice. RECOMMENDS CHANCES IN NATURALIZATION. PLANNING TO DEFEND AGAINST AMERICANS. German Industrials Greatly Concern ed Over American Competition Attribute Its Success Largely to Our Consular Organization. Dresden, Dec. 7. The league or Saxon Industrial capitalist is hold ing a meeting hero today lo consider means of defense against American National Irrigation, The work of rcelnmntlnn nf tlm o-i,i r n,,. ni.,.1 i ... i I commercial comiietltlnii nn7nM',lTnfntmVo?,Crnr0n BtcadlTy and sa is ac orUy' uuder ho Millionaire Pouch,.; In . speech. and marked the beginning of the pro- t . . ,., , , 1 declared Germany would s I be com- cess of exploration and colonization ed"r B 8H""KsaI llmX pletely beneath the yoke of American which thrust our national boundaries 8 fr0m lllt ,"h"0saI of mmi , capital, largely due to the magnlll- lo the Pacific. The acquisition f , Thl orns f -,. ,,. , cent oiganl.ation of the American the Oregon country, Including the ... ,'. ", ...i.i. i .. consular service, which present stales or uregon ami wnsn- ,,,. ..,. v,,. ngton was a fact o Immense mpor- ,Inn hag thol.mlgh,y 0I-Ban,ZCl,, tance l our history; first giving us , , , ,0Ccure our ( place on i the Pacille seaboard, and d , bod making ready the way for our cen-!,,,. k, fl exp(.rleIlceiI and cfllcl1lt dency In the commerce of the greatest ,,, " "Cfans. Stnvrys and examinations are pro- The (eutennlal or our establish- Ijin-sslng throughout the arid stales meut upon the western coast by the atui territories, plans for reclaiming expedition of Lewis and Clark Is to ' wirks being prepared anQ passed be celebrated at Poitlaud, Oregon, by . upon by boards of engineers before an exposition In the summer of 11)05. ) , . , the secreta. - .n and this event should receive recog-, terlor. In Arizona and Nevada, in nltion and support from the national localities where such work Is preeml government. nently needed, construction has nl- Hevision oi i.ana Laws, irauj ui-uu uckuu, everything profitalile and Issues trade bulletins thoroughly Informing Aniei lean manufacturers o' fondgli de mands. lie declared the only method ot fighting In by the formation ul' im mense Ciernuui trusts along American lines. Wants Heavy Appropriation to Carry on Prosecution of Land, Postal and Naturalization Frauds Wants Stat ute of Limitations Advanced From Three to Five Years so More Such Violators Can Be Reached. . . Washington, Dec 7. Acting (inner nl Knox submitted to congress ills an nual report todny lie urges the necessity for a new department of justiio building. The various courts now occupy loom In seven dlffcient buildings, which cost tlie government an annual rental ex ceeding $2r.,(Mii). Frauds and Swindles. He discusses at length tho recently discovered naturalization frauds and says nil pioscciitions will be vlgorous- I 1 ...... ....... I If.. I.nu..u (I... ,,,..,! n inu . mlnriHu (mil ..liiilwrnu In .vlttflni laws, Including more stringent meas ures nullum violations nnd wants the laws amended so all aliens arriving must give complete Information, undergo a lull pliyslral examination and registration, ami then apply tor citizenship papers. The government must furnish uni form certificates, not only of such i reglstintlon. but also each of tlnul lt- Iowa Farmers State and Prove a Vast 'IP I'h which must contain In legal lonn a toll physical dlscrip Swindle. t011 ()f tlu, ,, , wh0m issued, for Des .Midnes. Ia Dee. ". Iowa fill-1 the purpose ol Identlllcntlon, and to me'rs who assembled In today for a thiee daya' AFTER THE MEAT TRUST. Des Moines , prevent substitute tho ccrtlllentet eonventioii , should lie pilnti'd In Washington and IJvnirrlnnc.. has shown thill n the. in moer pans oi uio arm wusi va- -. .. - , . ., , , ,,,,. western states themselves, as well as Hons projects arc well advanced t. j -- - .u. u , , , , . ... k '' ,,,"; iin nr fnnir.ipi I ... tor ; counterfeiting or the same be made. an oueitsi; aiMusi, ii"' (j"vvi ouivuv (leiicral Inox also locommends an lor- .. .i ... . ii i tfni'.le thu it fa U'lnir tin rr int t vn of a n tlie rest o too eouniry, .mere is . ...u ...v u.u...u( . ........ .. rrcelvlnir so much less , ...i.... .i.... .- tliesi. In. bur ilplnvml n nnrt bv neces. lIIL.v ndlMllg so mill ll liss tl, PU -tie. of Caching agreements',,,. n- jy -' - ",an S"Cr.K'or TisUion mri eMaie. ' Most . u"nrt" S",:'",.'' '""appropriation of fr.UU.iHlo for the pro- ...... .... , , ,,.n,.,:K rnntnmnlntn.l fev ,-nn. ' '''"ipsoil Ol Hie Slille agl lelllllliai SO- LOOKING. FOR A SETTLEMENT at Tnsco. llll' III t-Hllll'III IMI...- ... . ""ir l-ISM to bf - viai.u Labor Leaders and Mine Officials Will Meet in Utah. , Salt Luke. Dec. 7. Charles 1 I inolll. national organizer ol the Dull ed .Mine Workers of America, and a I ninnlMti' of local labor lendeis, met Willi Covnrnnr WlIIr this inornim: lo T,eity. Iires.oi.i tho miners' side of the t'tili M to 'lie coal strike. Br Ifcn tlo IV...,1I l.,l,., I,,, Mil,. I, ..II in ReimliU, ,,f ian. coming to. Utah next week to meet with the Utah l.'uel Company, whose olllclals aie looking for a Kettleni. i:l of the stride. Recoonnr. Tl the stall, ?la has ri.if.n(. ' i anainn ts.. us a sn I....... ucrmauy lias ; " ''Mama and lie lands differ" widely from those or struction are of national importance, the public lands which congiess hn.l tnvolviiiK Interstate questions or the oepeeiallv In view when these laws ! securing of stable, seir-supportlng were passed j communities In tho midst of vast 'pi,,.. ,i,i,iiv in..ii..iuin,r i-iii. nt- ills, ttaets of vacant laud. clety for presentation to the couvi'ii Hon tend to prove that the meat com bine has cheated Iowa tanners out of an average ol' $:SU ll head on caltlo ror the past year, and $l..riil on lings. Whereas beef on the liool' sold in Chi- posai oi i ne puune minis i uui " . "7"" ;.F ii...c.. cago last year at $7..riH to $S.iir, per ....... ... i... ...i i ,, i , , ... (lu, hundred, It has declined to pi Ices l ,..l l.- -. ..iirroKiHim nir nrii-nsp ol ' "I" gainer u uui home building. There is a em eiicy ; , ,,. ,,,,,. ranging iron. $:i.sr. lo $r..i;i, though to mass in arye homings puune lanus i "" " . ""' there has been no coriesiiondliiL' de- especial timber .nd mzb lands. J .ST ,h UV "f the .Uf ,uo- nna inercny 10 ruiuiu wim-inom. ,,- - . . ,. , , unci and emphasize my recoiuiiien- , The reclamation Idw, while perhaps , datlon of last year that so rar not Ideal, appears at present to an- ii.v n,-,. nvntl.-t'da In,- n-rl, nlture In . swer tlio larger neens tor which it is i.."i...,,t..t M,i.. :,.,ii tn whniever . df "iKned. Further legislation Is not extent they may be reclaimed under the natlonul Irrigation law. the re maining public lands should be held rigidly for the home builder. The attention or tlie congress is especially directed to the timber ami stone law, the desert land law. and tlie commutation clause or the home stead law. which In their operation hae In many respects conflicted with win; public land policy, recommended until tho necessities of change are moro apparent. Isthmian Canal. I!y the act of June 28, 1H02, the congress authorized the picsldcut lo enter into treaty with Colombia for the building of the canal across tho Isthmus or Panama; It being piovld ed that In tho event of failure to se cure sust treaty after the lapse of a reasonable time, recourse should bo Iowa's tribute lo the meat trust In the aggregate Is estimated nl $lli,iMMl, tVm loss on hogs and $in,(liii",,(ino Iosh on cattle, to say nothing or minor losses on sheep ami other small slock. SIX.DAY BIKE RACE. Greatest Event In the History Long-Time Riding. N,i,' Vfirl tin., 7 irlovnn temns now govern, 'ton- In the six-day bike race at U tills morning, having gone 204 miles and three laps, Groat crowds are watch ing. This is the greatest in the his tory or six-day ovents. Eleven thousand witnessed the start. Dove and Hedspoth, tho colored learn, aro seven laps behind. NO POLL TAX COLLECTION. Salem Citizens Will Vote at City Election. Sai r.l, Dec. 7 T'..e -oiMl'.' iiiii mlsslonem' court ,ia:- been coir-'ilcr. Ing the nilvlsub'lliy cr'pkid' ' road s ipe- vlsors r.: the .Illiij, pi ic .. of .. .... ... . .., iii.ii ni-i'i . ,1 , , vi' iv :, I'i'u I ,t I if I, r i til i The discussions In the congress .ui'l uau to Diiiming a canal inrougii wic ; " . . , eisewheie hnvo made It evident that aragua. It has not been necessary ' i,?, ".'" . , there Is a wide divergence ol' opin- to consider tnis alternative, as l ami " " "" " " inB butween those KlHnK opposne cuabM to lay boioro the ?en.t.. a - ' ' u d ' 1 ..i .1.,,,. n...i that tin tioutv iircvldlnir tor the mi d nu uf ,ust lo ,la 1 1,1,1 In,7.1 Ui'iv-. jioii tax t'oju'iioi b win proimuty .if)- ...... u l. . . I.... ml 1 1 . I i t. f ....tTrlil i.ol, fimi M'U UK iii'-i iiuu. i III' riij fiiiH ui V i;CeU riMJlt'lM'iilUIIVUS Ul nriMM ,-,.,.. ...... t.,,U. oIIImo ii mhImIih. ll.-,. II h;iu . . l.l.t.. 1 ...Ul,.,i tlw. f.omrri.uC 1 I l T I K With. Illrt l'lllltit Willi I t.'Ulll " ""'" "J i.UII Mil UI1II IllllUl LllU .wnivi""t ! " 01 t ll t,tn .w.1 Mnl.. 'IU 111 lllllt. n January, 7ri, .... vim mat the iw.nr. U Km SL. tl,., vi.. sWv7 Z ,)f th(1 USE BURNFn !ir.c "ore or Less -i nun. -Fire HOTEL BURNED. i Occupied by Fifty Families Several I Thrilling Rescues. New York, Due. 7. Fire this morn I Ing deolroihig tho Wvnnoko Hotel, at Ninth and Fifty-thlul, occupied by W differences being not only as to mat ters ot opinion, but as to matter; ci fact. In order that definite information may be available for the use of con gress, I havo appointed a commission composed or W. A, Ilichards. commis sioner of the general land offlce; Qlf- ford Plnchut. chief of tho bureau of forestry of the department of agricul ture, and r . li. iMoweu, cniei nyuiu-L-raiiher of the geological survey, to report at Iho eanest practicable mo ment upon the condition, operation nnd effect or the present mna jaws and on the use, condition, disposal and settlement or the public lands. The commission will report espe cially what changes In organization, (III I 41 IIlllI it fill t IT I V.I II II II Mf'f'IIIIItWI 111- .III . .1 . Uirtiri-lul 1.. I ' m ...j ' v. .... , , t . . I Line o.irl lif-'WiTW'ti !1 T7 ' I. uviiuutj. Th. 7, ' "v" ever- , nllrei, "ei, Pittsburg Bank Reopens. Pittsburg, Iu Dee. 7. The Federal Natlonul bunk, whleli closed its doors damage was'l"" 0(,t,,ber 21. reopened today under "e oiii iniiliagenielit. ino ii-opeinug follows as a result or the loport or tlm receiver to thu comptroller of the cur rency, which showed tho bunk to bo perfectly solvent nnd jts capital unimpaired. w ,ii, ', . (It.l. 'irijit0 3,ter. 'H,b, Kill ffv.i ' Sun . toy Chicago Wheat. Chicago. Dec. 7. Wheat K1B4, closed 82. opened A parcul containing tUU.Od" wns started from Winnipeg lo Vancouver, 11, C, from ouu bank to auothor, U totally disappeared en louto. feet the Inrgest nractlcablo Hon or Ihe nubile lands til uctual set tlers who will build permanent homes upon them, and to secure in .perma- route, which com mended Itself to the deliberate Judg ment of the congress, and wo can now acquire by treaty the light to con struct the canal over this route. Tho question now. therefore, Is not by which route the Isthmian canal shall be built, for that question has been definitely? and Irrevocably decided. The question Is simply whether or not we shall have an Istlimlan canal. When the congress dliectcl that wo should tuko tho Panama roulo under treaty with Colombia, Iho es sence of the condition, of courso, re ferred not to tho government which controlled that route, but to the roulo Itself; to the territory acioss which tho route lay, not lo tho nutne whTcli lor the moment the territory bore on the map. Tho purpose of tlm law was to auth orize tho president to make a treaty with tho power In actual control of the Isthmus of Panama, Tills pur pose has been fulfilled. no Jurlsillct on v.n ids. ecu) Ions of land, postal ami naturali zation liands. Ho says a giuvc (oiidltlou exists. In some cmhi'h vast portions of tho public lauds linie been fraudulently in null, d through pel Juries nnd forg eries and similar measures. For violation or the post laws he wants the criminal laws amended to as lo extend to the federal govern ment the right (r appeal, especially when the lower ciiuit sustains a de murrer to an indictment. lie also wants the statute of limita tion . 1 1 1 ; 1 1 1 lo live c,iir Instead of three. He makes special leforoinc to let. nl land and postal cases, and alleges the violators are protected L , statute llmilntloiis and says the min imum of such 1 1 m 1 1 it t i , 1 1 should lio Not De Denied l"v'' I'eals, while n greater time would inn tin iiiconsisieui. He lecommelids (he abolishment of Ihe olllce of assistant nttornoy-gonciul for Ihe pOHtolllce department and Hie place be tilled by an attorney desig nated as w.llcilor for the postotilco ,'c purtment, to lie appointed by Ihe pies Ideul and some olllcer of tho depart ment of justi'e. At piesent this ap pointment Is mad, by the poslmas-lor-yein'i al. The report ibm reviews tho nisei or vidatliii iliiilng the pas' ycir, numbering ' Ki.tiiMl. the gicator xir Hon or which ar violations of tho revenue laws. to collect In those OREGON TREES PREFERRED. EX-SHERIFF HUNTINGTON IS NOT GUILTY linker City, Dee. 7 'Hie Juiy le the case or Uaker county ugalnst ex Sheriff A. II. IluntiiiBtou, lor tho em bezzlement of $1(1,(100 of public funds iieloiiL-Ini; to the county, found Iho defendant not gullly at a late honrw f I,,,., Kuliirdav night. 1,1 t" 6 ltug of tho clicult mil I. That ,thu ,i o'.e) is missing, Is shown by Iho l .ol. s or the county, which were ox vr'ed last winter, but It seems Im r '. Iblc to locate the guilty paity, as .'1. Huntington's deputy, Whitney, . quitted of tho charge of em inent last spring, Thero Is a The case has been in tno court oi t.r age or iju.suu iu "i" uccoums oi Uaker county for two years, and has tho sheriff's oltlco, but this verdict caused great wieitemcut in several exoucrates lr. Huntington. Washington Orders Most of Its Nur sery Stock from This State, The Washington horticultural com mission, speaking of the large amount ot Oregon fruit trees being sent Into that statu, said recently; "I hut recently made a leport oil over 30,(1110 trees Inspected us to their fitness to bo received In, tho state, and tho result wus very llatteiing to Oregon, "I found only 2 per cent of tho trees shipped Into that stale from Oregon to bo Infected, while of tho Kastern shipments received over per cent were rejected as unlit to bo plnpled In tho state. "We raise only a very small por tion of our trees, and the most of them aro hound to bn furnished by Oregon nurserymen so long i.s such clean stock is sent out. "Wo havo a law In Washington which provides that all companies shipping In nursery stock must fur nish n bond or $2,000 to guarantee tho cost or Inspection and disinfec tion, but so rar wo have never had oc casion to make use of this prnlcc-tlou." FAIR WILL CASE. Men Charged With Perjury Making Defense By Technicalities. Paris, Dec. 7 - Masse and Mauran ne, the two men miosted In July, charged with iHirJury In the Fair will case, have addressed, through thnir lawyers, a slnleineiil lo the tilhuiinl repeating the original evidence, hut trying lo cover themselves by claim ing they are technically not piosecul able, oven If porjury Is pinven by tho American court now sitting. Thu charge of nerjiiry unise from tho men's testimony Hint they were pres enl when Mr and Mrs Fair were killed WIFE MURDERER, Famous Minstrel Dead. , Charleston, W Va., Dec, 7 John IllackfnriL the famous minstrel and only recently an end man In tho Hold, was stricken with, apoplexy yesterday and died this morning. Followed the Woman From Los An geles to Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 7.- (Jeorgo Ileno, a lineman from Los Angeles, shot and mortally wounded his wife and then put a bullet lulu Ills own neck. Ho Is mil rutully hurt. Mrs. limes left hor husband two months ago at Los An geles and camo here, llcans followed her mid discovered Ihe woman this morning ami busought her to return, and on her refusal, shot her The slate of Missouri has nppioprl ulcil $100,000 to he expended In prices at tho livestock oxhlblt at Iho World's Fulr,