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! j rtMflMB qfcs w.' &&KEB&f- Tonight ami Thursday cloudy t 1 1 'ENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OTtEGON, AY EIXNESDAY, DEOEMHEU 28, 1000. NO. 4i27 fSTEM ! CPTED let. 6 J Un for u,fc9.70 INTEREST td and 200 Voted tr Wring for Small. tity Pays fr -ots Final Considera- License Ordinance I Till Next Meeting : BUI in Sewer Con. Cut in Two. I net last night for flirt meeting In which hi to serve the city , na wrestled with tsuie until after 9 done as to allow la E. J. Murphy Geo. It Oss and Van Dran I biils cre presented . ud after some dis- Ink aid judge In the ) allowed $2 for his I on City Debt reported that at this r. oc tbo city debt was lit should be paid at f amount due was $4,- Inrrant was ordered the treasurer far that ited a bill to the him for his services for the year now Kose, and this waB nl I tts presented by Mrs. ( her for caring for patlenta for the city The bill had been ' Is the summer, but I up by the committee thought it exces- i reconsideration last died ta allow J200 of i warrant was orrior- at sum. I fiy for Lou. , fX by the council to X Of lotS 3 Mid 1ft. ! I Lhermore'n ailrlltlnn ! P'ese lots had heon pined for purpose of putting nre department and last nirht thn IntlJed and a warrant "or ?Mu the price curate and complete representation of the system on paper. General Fund Is Holden, It was stated by Mr. Clopton that the warrants as drawn on the sewer fund of tno city, unsupported by any other security, could not be sold or disposed of, and that Mr. Sutherland did not want to receive them In that way, but that If It was docldod by the city that the general fund of tno c .. city would stand behind the warrants, WitMn the tStl- that they could be disposed of with , no loss. Ho therefore asked the Whpfl the UOll- council to pass an ordinance provid- aggregate of $10,000. bo Placed as n charge against the general fund, said I amount to be pay a bio at stated In-1 torvals. i The ordlnanco was passed and pro- viuea mat mo city would guarantee the payment of at least $2,000 each year on the debt, or more if they saw fit, and that the money should draw Interest at the rate of 6 per cent un til called In. Tbo debt was divided into warrants of $500 each, with one of $300 to make up the odd amount. Unspecified Expense. There was $3G0 additional money asked for over and abovo tho amount of the contract, due to some exca vation through the solid rock which had not been forseen in tho estimate of the cost. This was in the commit tee cut In half so that tho contrac tors received but $180 more than pro vided for In the contract Outside of the amount provided for in tho ordinance, there are a few bills yet unpresented to the council, and these were provided for by a motion to transfer enough from the general fund to the sewer fund to square them. After the report of the committee in charge of the work had been given and the council had discussed the system, on motion the work was ac cepted and the sewer passed into the hands of the city, Mr. Sutherland releasing all claim upon it. Tho council then adjourned. LAND LiS ARE BEING REVISED Commission Now in Session. Senator Heyburn Makes an Appeal. HIS SPECIAL PLEA IS FOR CATTLEMEN AND MINERS Turkey Apologizes No More Cabinet Meetings Till After the Holidays Purchase of Friars' Lands Con. firmed Will Be Resold to Natives Laurence Murray Appointed Sec. retary Commerce and Labor. Royal Divorce. Berlin, Dec. 23. Prince Frederick today secured a divorce from his wife. Princess Alice, who some weeks ago eloped with her coachman. Maternl. UNION CARMEN WERE INDICTED CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND INCITING RIOT. Nothing Done Yet Toward Arbitr. tlon in Chicago Police Protection for All Funerals Hereafter, But Dead Wagons Are Used, While Mourners Walk. Chicago, Dec. 2?,. The grand jury this afternoon returned 10 indict ments against union carmen, charg ing them with assault and Inciting to riot In the recent strike. No Arbitration in Sight. Chicago, Dec. 23. Althuunh both sides In tho liverymen's strike ex pressed willingness to arbitrate, nothing has been done to secuto peace. Chief O'Neill promised the km ago as havlw; ! undertakers all police protection ue positions of chief necessary to enable burials, christen- lugs, and wcduings to proceed wmi out interruption. Funerals today aio held with dead wagons, the mourners walking. as canvaRseri F ordered to Issue cer- fraioa to those an. Kcond assistants 1 Ordinance. P king the licenses - orought from the Jt the sight of It the - Ck tn tho junctions to Dx the wuess and rnnnrt - mo next session P1 document, pnlnt In. JZf o and hxlng "for. It tri. , ' tO rtlmlJ- . v. iu aes- passed at the next " Sewer. er tit (ho k . v newer con- Presented lii,V..ine. amount- LJ"", Which, nrtnort Wl, will hrln., ho ItOBr-l. UI L L " . ' wnen It con. "orK. T of iho . . in. ouvuunr woo I1- rew, ... ... . iini:. . 1 lno ty Wr. who reported 3Ttt.tMhlh' work C LnH1 Ub a" de frkoV.!81d dr,lD8. Hush : In fact, an ac- Fndlo.. ... vice. syndicate ea. ' y it is CHALLENGE FROM WOOD. In Five Months Ago He Sought an vestlgation. Washington, Dec. 23. The war de partment this afternoon made public a letter from General Wood written at Manila July 28. 1903, calling at. tfntlon to the attacks made upon his character, and reauestlDc the war department to Investigate. Wood in closed In the letter various exhibits in the shape of official documents and private letters bearing on his conduct in Cuba. Washington. Dec. 23. Dally ses sions of the commission appointed to suggest changes in the land laws are being held In Commissioner Richards' office. Heyburn, of Idaho, addressed It to day in respect to forest reserves In his state, which he Is anxious to have administered under legislation more liberal to the stock and mining In terests. Land Bonds Issued. The bonds for the purchase of tho friars' lands will be Issued In the name of the Philippine government. General instructiccs were cabled the Plilll;p!nr rnmmission today In re gard to the form, Interest and other necessary pclrtF. The bonds will hear four per cent. Cabinet Meetings Postponed. Washington, Dec. 23. It was an nounced at the White House this morning there will bo no more cabi net meetings until after the holidays. Charges Discredited. Washington. Dec. 23. It is an nounced today the charges against Consul Goodnow at Shanghai, made by Attorney Curtis, have been re turned by the state department be cause too vague in allegations, and larking In data to warrant considera tion. Colombians Active. Washington. Dec. 23. Tho navy department this morning received a cablegram from Admiral Coghlin at Colon, confirming tho report that the Mayflower paBsed the Colombian man-of-war. Plnzon, with soldiers on board for Tlturaatl, Gulf of Darlen, which is in Colombian territory. The full text of the dispatch Is not given out. It contained three hund red words and It Is believed to con vey information of an important character. A copy was hastily sent to the president and another to the general army staff. Sale of Friars' Lands. Washington, Dec. 23. Commission er Taft's . tentative agreement with the friars for the sale of their Phil ippine lands to America, has been ap proved by the president. Price, $7, 239,000. A conference was held at tho White House this morning be tween the president, Shaw and Hoot to maku arrangements for an Issuo of bonds In payment of the lands. Tuo president today appointed Iurence Murray of Chicago socro- j tary of commerce and labor. J Turkey Apologizes. Washington, Dec. 23. Minister j.i.shman cables from Constantinople under yesterday's dato that Consul DavlB arrived at Alexandretta on tbo San Francisco. The local governor made an abject apology, expressing tho regret of the Turkish government for tho assault on Mr. Davis in a manner thorougnly satisfactory to tho American ' representatives. The San Francisco then returned to Bel. rut. THE OLD TAX LAW IS RE-ENACTED Phelps Law is Repealed and Oregon Goes Back to For mer Statute. SHIP CANAL RIGHT OF WAY BILL PASSE8 HOUSE. House Also Passes Strong Anti-Gam-bllng Measure, After Heated De batePenalty for Gambling Is Fix. ed at One to Three Years' impris onmentDebate on Ship Canal Bill Brings Out Bursts of Oratory Ad journment Before Midnight Is Quite Probable. WAR IN SAN DOMINGO. One Successful Rebellion Succeeded by Another. Cape Haytien, Dec. 23. News ar rived today of a battle between for mer President Jimlnez and General Morales, at Monte Cbrlsto, Monday. Morales bombarded tho fort, utterly routing the Jimlnez forces. STREET CAR ACCIDENT. Two Killed Cars Telescoped One and Many Injured. Kansas City, Doc. 23. Orip cars collided at a switch, '-lescoplng tho cars, on the Summit str.ot cauo nno tndnv. Mrs i- Allen was family hurt and nine others' seriously Injured STRIKE BROKEN. In National Guard Returning Home Utah. Salt I-ake, Dec. 23. All Is qulut at ih amn8. The coV' wor re leased two companies of the jintlo 'al guard to return home tor am, strike being broken, Chicago Wheat. Chicaeo. Doc. 23. Wheat 82, closed 83V. RECEIVERSHIP CA8E. Everybody Will Co-operate to 8top Leakage of News, New York, Dec. 23. The hearing In tho shipbuilding receivership case waB postponed today because of the Illness of Consul Umemeyer. Beforo adjournment was announc ed, Attorney Guthrie called the court's attention to the publication of letters and telegrams and other doc uments in tho morning papers, which ho claimed placed thoso giving out Information In contempt of court. He asked tho court to investigate. Tho lawyers on both sides had an angry discussion before they agreod to combine their efforts to learn the source of leakage. FRIGHTENED AWAY. Elab- tbu opened Would-be Bank Robbers Made orate Preparations. Anchor. III.. Dec. 23. A gang cut all the telephone wires and blew the vault of tho bank last night, but were frightened away beforo getting an en trance to the Inner vault. Hanna Recovering. New York, Dec. 23. Hanna expects to leave for home tomorrow morning In a special car, much Improved, but weak. Salem, Dec. 23. (Special to the East Oregonlan.) The legislature has fulfilled the purpose for which it was called by passing tho two bills Introduced by Kay, of Marlon county, tho first repealing tho Phelps law, the other re-enacting the old tax law. The bouse and senate met at S o'clock last night and made rapid progress In legislative work. Among tho bills passed by tho senate were: Pierce's bill to amend tho code in re gard to the tax levy: Carnahan'H bill relating to payment of fees of coun ty officers. The senate In committee of the whole, recommended t..o passage of house bills Nob. 1, 2 and 23. the two tax measures, and tho $300 exemp tion law. Kay's bills, Nos. 1 and 2. wero passed, as also Shelly's hill, the $300 exemption for indebtedness, bill. The senate Joint memorial by Mul key, asking congress to Increase sal aries of rural free delivery carriers to $800 per annum, was adopted. Rand's bill, providing time of hold ing circuit court In tho judicial dis tricts, was . passed. Dills passed by the. bouse tills afternoon and evening were: She! ly's bill. No. 23, passed; Gault's bill. regulating tho validity of testimony, passed: Haynes' bill to prevent suits being brougiit against county ofllcers, was defeated. Pierce's senate bill to amend bee tlon 3098 providing for time when notice can bo filed with county clerk as to tax levy, for school purposes, passed under suspension of rules. Rand's bills, regulating execution of death sentence, passed unanimously, Takes Up the Gambling Question. Tho hottest fight o fthe session was precipitated In tile house over Hutch inson's bill which makes gambling a felony In placo of a nilsucnicanor, and provides as a penalty upon con viction, a term nf not less than one. nor moro than three years, Malarkey, of Multnomah, made a strong piea that the bill bo defeated, saying that It would prove a dead letter.' Humes, of Coos and Curry, said: "If that bill is passed, two-thirds of tho legal fraternity and one-half of tho population of tbo stdto will have to be sent to tho penitentiary. No law not having public sentiment back of it can bo enforced." Kay supported mo measure warm ly, denouncing tho nieiliud praxiicou in Portland, Ho said gamblers do not greatly object to paying occa sional fines, but they will not carry on a business when tho penalty Is a term in tho penitentiary. Shelly spoke for tho bill and cited facts In tho state of Wasuington where a gambler tested tho validity of tho law and found himself In the penitentiary as a con sequence. He cited the fact that gamblers aro leaving Washington for this state as proof that tho law could bo en forced. Kmmltt facetiously Inquired If an appropriation should bo made for enlarge tho penitentiary. Judd spoke for the bill and Jones, of Lin coln, spoke against It. Phelps, of Morrow and Umatilla, asked moro time to take consideration of the bill and voted against it. Ualley, of Multnomah, spoke of the notorious open gambling bouses and sure-thing games of Portland, and favored the bill, as It made it the district attor ney's duty to enforce the law, Gault and Eddy spoko for the bill. Humes spoke against it, saying: "Let the punishment fit the crime, No jury In the state will convict a man and send him to tho penitentiary for gambling. You might Just as well pass a law to hang a man for gambling. It will prove Just as ef fective." Burleigh made a strong plea to de feat the bill. Ho said men with nerve enough to vote against such a bill, as bo Intended doing, would re ceive the condemnation of all tbo mothers' clubs, old women societies and ministers' associations, but be did not believe the law would be en forced and thought It a bad practice to put idle laws on tho statute books Edwards indignantly refuted tho assertion that there could not be found a Jury of 12 men to convict for gambling. Ho salu he could find 20 men In the houso of representatives. Humo aroso and said: "I'll bet $100 to a com you can't find 12 men hero to convict a man for gambling." Kay said it tho officers would not enforce the law they should bo Im peached nnd sent to tho penitentiary. Malarkey answered In a heated argu ment directed ngnlnst Kay. Edwards told of his experience ns deputy dis trict attorney of Multnomnh county, and hoped tho bill would be defeated. After a hot fight the hill passed by a vote of 31 for and 22 against. The bill provides a penalty of fiom one year to throe years for owning or operating any kind of gambling gamo or slot mnchlne, whether oper ated for money, checks or other rep resentative of vnlue. Portage Right of Way Bill Passes. The vote In tho house on n substi tute for house bill No. 21, (tho port age bill) which makes no change In the provisions of Whealdon's bill, brought forth some splendid tributes to tho Inland Empire. Tho hill passed, 43 for and 14 against. Whenldon Is being congratulated on all sides for his hard work for tho bill nnd for ills victory. Those voting against tho measure wore: Cantrnll, Claypool, Galloway, Hnnlt. ltnirilinrfini'h llnvilim llnt I mann, Kramer, Paulson, Kiddle and . Simmons. In an Interview with Whealdon he said the right of way is eight nnd one-fourth miles long, and owned by six different parties, tno O. R. & N. company, Seufert Dros., William MIshell, Joseph Smith, Everdlug and Farrell and 1, H. Taffe, all hnvlng signified their willingness to sell though as it protection the bill car ries a condemnation clause. All money In excess of the require ment will bo turned hack Into tho Htnto treasury. May Adjourn Tonight. Adjournment at or before midnight is probable. Some of the most elo quent speeches of ttio session wero made In favor of the passage, of Whealdon'B bill for an appropriation of $100,000 for the right of way to en. able tho government to start work on the canal. RUSSIA DOES NOT REPLY TO JAPAN OREGON ROOSEVELT Land Office Officials Will Be Given the President's Per sonal Attention. DELEGATION TAKES CASES OVER HITCHCOCK'S HEAD. Owing to the Fact That Roosevelt's Advice Inspired Hitchcock's Searching Investigations, Very Lit tle Leniency Can Be Hoped for From the President Booth Almost Certain to Go Thompson's Vindi cation Gives the Delegation Great Hope Review of Cases Awaited With Interest. ADMIRAL ALEXIFF HAS EXTRAORDINARY POWER. His Authority Discloses That Russia Will Waste No Time in Making Her Decisions Russians Are Fortify ing Two Posts on Chinese Terri tory. London, Dee. 23. The Japuneso embassy states Russia linn not re plied to Japan's second note. No time limit is placed on a icply, but Russia Is given to understand it n caily answer will bo welcomed, Alexieff In Authority, St. Petersburg, Dee. 23, A telo gram from Vnladlsvostock today says Admiral Alexieff, viceroy In tho Far East, Ib authorized to settle on tho spot questions concerning neighbor. ing states, and to tako all measures which appear expedient. Military Preparations. Toklo, Dec. 23. The newspaper Malnlchi today asserts that Russia Is preparing Antung and Kyongwan for dcfcr.zo, employing 200 carts for u fortnight past, bringing provisions and munitions of war. DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. 8an Francisco Man 8hoot a Neigh. bor and Attempts Suicide. San Francisco, Dec. 23. Frank Monahan, a strlko breaking telephone lineman, shot and wounded Walter Kelly last night. As the officers ar rested him today, ho fired two shots Into his own breast. Thn trouble; was over Kclly'H wife, FIVE KILLED. Transit Power House Burned In 8t. Louis. fit. Iouls, Doc. 23, Another body was rocovcred this morning from the ruins of the transit company power bouse, making a total of dead from last night's explosion of five, CRAB FISHERS DROWNED, Launch Swamped Off Cliff House, Near 8an Francisco. San Francisco, Dec, 23. Early this morning a xasollno crab-fishing launch was Bwamped by heavy seas off Cliff House. Salvador and Hut- seppo Guraldao, brothers, were drowned. Uoth wero married. The bodies have not been rocovcred, To Raise Salaries of Police. Uaker City. Dec. 23, An ordinance was passed for the first reading last nvonlnir rnlulncr thu salaries of the members of tho police forco. If tho ordinance gams its nnai passage me rhlpf will receive $100 a month and each of his assistants will recti vo tfif, tier month. This would bo a raise of $16 on tho chief's salary and $10 on me salary oi poncemeu, Washington, Dec. 23. Upon tho urgent request of the Oregon delega tion In congress, President Roosevelt will personally Investigate and review tho cases of Asa H. Thompson, re ceiver of tho La Grande land utllce, and James H. Ilooth, receiver of the Kosoburg o 111 ce. It has been thought by the Oregon delegation all along that n just bear ing could not bo given the cases by Secretary Hitchcock, on uecount of Ills seemingly bitter prejudice against tbo representatives from Oregon and especially against tho occupants of tho Oregon land offices. For this reason, tho Oregon dele gation has deemed It entirely proper to nsk the president to tako up the matter, over tho head of the secre tary. This action of the delegation will only embitter thn secretary of tho Interior against tho stnto and prominent men In touch with tho president Bay It will not help the rases with him to ask lor a personal Investigation, Inspired by the President, President Roosevelt, It is said In official circles, Is directly responsible for .the extremo activity of Secretary Hitchcock in delving Into tho affairs of the land offices, On his Western trip last season, the president was told by personal friends of tho un savory condition In tnn West, and learned from contact with the ponplo thn strong public sentiment against the prevalent practices of tho land grabbers, and on his return Inspired Secretary Hitchcock to action by a vivid recital of thn fnctB. If these roports bo true, It sooms almost certain that the Investigation of the president will he probably more searching and Inquisitorial than thnt of tho secretary, and that the licensed oillrlnlH will he put through a scorching review which will he several degrees bolter than that promised in tho office of thn secre tary of the Interior. Roosevelt Will Review, Howover, tho delegation hopes to securo a fair and Impartial hearing of tho charges ugalnut the officials, beforo tho president, und tho outcome of the Investigation will be awaited with deepest interest In Oregon. It Is especially feared that Ilooth will not bo reappointed to tho Roso burg offico, on account of the fact that he holds an office In thn llooth Kelly Lumber Company, oun of tbo largest land and lumber syndicates In tho West, and the activity of this company In the Cascade lumber belt has been ono of the prominent feat ures of land grabbing In tho Rosoburs land district. Owing to tho acquittal and com plete vindication of Asa II, Thomp son, In tho United States district court, tbo delegation hopes to sco'bim immediately reinstated, but tho pres ident will give no Intimation of his Intentlona, until after a personal ra vlow of the case and the facts lead ing up to It. THE DALLES HOLD-UP, and One Lone Robber Got $1,000 Made Hi Escape, Tho Dalles. Dec. 23, Ono robber held up tho Owl saloon this mnrnlng wnon full of players, ami maun me proprietor open the safe. He secur ed about $1,000, said ",lnrry Christ. nuts," walked nut, and escaped, Has a Colorado Record. Pueblo, Dec. 23, Thn pollen hero believe Peter NIcUhi ineyer, the Chicago, car barn bandit, murdered O, Ulsbop and Dr. Turner hero In nn attempted hold-up last Ma;(b, NIedemeyer was In Cripple Creek two days before tbo Pu eblo murders, and In bis Chi cago confession admltti-d bo committed murder In U.r btato. Ho will bo swei.teC in Chicago to get names of CcV orado accomplices.