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DA11Y EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENINGED1TI0N Look about you ant) see the prosperous people, and If you will notice you will find they are the ones Vvho read adver tisements. WEATHER FORECA8T. Tonight nml Sunday occa sional rnln; high southerly winds. VOL. 17. PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1004. NO. 4088. 1 "" l I W ( 1 - .--v. -. .- m, .............. INVESTIGATION T President Smith Preferred to Disobey the Laws Than to Live in. Monogamy. "ALL PROMINENT CHURCH MEN ARE POLYGAMISTS." The Number of Polygamlsts Is De creasing Rapidly, and Was Only Two Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-one In 1890 President Smith Adheres Tenaciously to the Prin ciple and Practice of Plural Mar riage Affiliations as of Divine Com mand. "Washington, March 5. President Smith continued his testimony: Thn Bpooch published in the Dos crct Nows was not dolivored to more than a dozen people. If ho had heon consulted ho would havo heen ncalnst Its publication because of a desire to abstain from giving the public unnecessary offonBO. Ho reiterated he personally bollcV' cd In the doctrine of plural mar rlacos as much today as over, but did not believe in continuing the practlco, as ho had accepted the pro clamation against It In good faith. Has Violated the Law. Chairman Burrows asked If he be lieved ho had obeyed tho law when ho has five wives, and 11 children by them Blnco tho date of tho mani festo. "I have already said that In that respect I havo not obeyed tho law. Preferring to disobey it rather than nbandon" my children and their mothers." "Tho church, howovor, as a church has obeyed tho law, but aB an indi vidual I have 'taken that chance," eatd Prcsldont Smith. Questioned aB to tho right of tho first wlfo to consent or object to the taking of other wives by the husband Mr. Smith, after reading from tho revolution which said that If u wlfo did not consent sho snould be de stroyed by tho Lord, doolared hor opinion had no weight at all on the subject. All presidents of tho church, all those prominent In business and pro fessional circles In Utah, ho said, had boon men with plural wlvos. Construing Scriptures. Mr. Hoar, roforring to tho scrip tural injunction that a bishop of tho church should ho Bobcr and havo ono wife, was interrupted by tho witness with tho Interjection, "at Joast." That Injunction, Mr. Smith said, was made to tho pooplo of Ju dea, in tho midst of a polygamous pooplo. It was obligatory on a bish op to havo one wlfo becauso It was recognized a bisnop should bo an ex perienced man. Mr. Smith positivoly denied that any public teaching on tho prinel- plo of polygamy had taken place since 1890, despite tho assertions of tho anti-Mormon nress, Today Attorney Taylor will read tho comploto revelation regarding nolygamy by extracts from othqr standard works, of tho church. Number of Polygamlsts. Mr. Smith was examined by Worthtngton, counsol for tho de fenso. and asked as to tho number of nolygamlsta In tho Mormon church. Ho said by a caroful consuls In 1890 thoro wero 2,451 "polygamlst famlllos In tho state bolonglng to tho Mormon church. In Octobor, 1899. the numbor was 1,543; by deaths. 750; removals, from tho ro public, 63; dlvorcq, 95. In May, 1902. tho orlElnal number was re duced 63 per cent, loavlng only 897 SENATOR MOO Ketlll living, the groat majority of iSwhom aro of advancod ago. Since fx. thon many havo died, and tho Indi cations aro that the number soon bo reduced to zero. I? No Burros Left. P flna Mnaa rt t nrnnArSv mfltnll rl fin Q VJ.tU ..ww U. .J , . ....... not appear on tho tax lists of Uma , tilla county. Is tho "Rocky Mountain ' mocking bird," or tho common mot Joy burro, which has played such a part la oponlng up tho mountain trails of tho West. Last year thoro ' wero 29 Jacks assessed In tho coua-l-ty, and 11,871 mulos and horses, but knot ono burro. Formerly tho burro Iwas In ovldontio In many localities rjn Eastern Oregon, but his swifter Vbrothor, tho locomotlvo, has sup planted him. Chllo has formally rocognlzod tho Jlopubllc.of Panama, after npproprl ntlng $5,000,000 for tho improvo niont of the Santiago harbor In an ticipation of Its IncroaBod uso fol lowing tho completion of tho Panama canal, TO STUDY IRRIGATION. Washington Committee to Meet at North Yakima March 9. Spokane, March 5. Tho Irrigation commission recently appointed by Governor McBrido, has been sum moned to meet In North Yakima next Wednesday, March 9. Charles P. Lund of Spokane, is a member of tho commission. Tho purpose of the formation of tho commission Is to Investigate the irrigation needs of the state of Washington and draft a law which will cover tho requirements. At tho last session of tho stato legislature ono of the most difficult bills to framo was tho irrigation law and it is now far from satisfactory either to tho various Irrigation en terprises of tho stato or to tho na tional government, which desires to assist in irrigation matters in the different states. Tho commission will attempt to draft a bill which will more ade quately cover the situation .than any of tho laws now on the statute books of tho stato. Launching of the Virginia. Washington, March 5. Tho launching of the battleship Virginia, which was originally scheduled to take place today at Newport News,, has been postponed on request of the builders until early next month, when It will bo christened by the daughter of Governor Montague, of Virginia. Tho Virginia Is the first of tho largo battleships under con struction to bo made ready for launching. A RECTORY FIRE ADJOINING CHURCH WAS ALSO DESTROYED. Catholic Priest and Two Domestics Lose Their Lives and a Priest Is Seriously Injured Origin of the Fire Unknown Mysterious Event. Now York, March B. Rev. Father Earnest and two domestics, Mary and Margaret Brady, wero burned to death, and Father Kearney Henne gan was injured In a fire which de stroyed St. Patrick's church, adjoin ing the rectory, this morning, at Long Island City. The lire caught the church and spread to the ret tory, and escape was cut off by tho llamcs. Tho origin of the flames Is un known, but Is variously attributed to spontaneous 'combustion, crossed wires and burglars. PARVENU SOCIETY PROGRAM. Entertaining School Program Pendleton Business College. at Tie Parvonu Society met yester day afternoon and rendered the fol lowing program; Solo "Take Back the Heart," E Ray Jones. Recitation "Tho Bachelor Salo," C, C. Conner. ' Locturo "Tho U. S. Geological Survey," H. A. Yates. Duet "Tho Bridge," Misses Meri cle. Paper "Tho Parvonu Guide,' Miss Vesta Dennis, editor. Critic's Report Professor Jones. , Tho society voted to have a pa per published every two weeks and Miss Lola Sturdivant was selected as editor for tho next numbor. Hereafter tho programs will ho competition between two factions of tho society calling themselves the Japs and the Russians. Next woek there will bo a lawsuit which will give students an opportu nity to put to tho test somo know! odgo gained in tho commercial law class. Visitors aro cordially wol corned. Stock Doing Welt. Seymour Swaugor, ono of the prosperous stockmen of Meacham crook, near Wilbur, Is In tho city to- day, aftor supplies, and reports tho stock In that vicinity doing very woll. Tho snow has not been very (loop In that portion of tho county the past winter, and everyone has some hay left. Tho grass Is very slow in starting and tho range was greatly overstocked last year, mak ing tho outside foeu very short at present. Thursday Afternoon Club. Tho -Thursday Aftornoon Club will ho entertained by Mrs. C. J. Smith on Saturday aftornoon, March 12, in stead of Thursday. It will bo a so cial aftornoon, no spoclal subjoct having boon solocted for tho moot ing. Colored View of the Exposition. The O. R. & N. passenger depart ment is distributing a colorod pano ramic vlow of tho St, Louis Exposi tion, which Is one of the most beau tiful advertisements ovor Issuod by that road. CREMATED SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY Defendant Was Co-Partner of Machen and Lorenz in Steal From Government. INVESTIGATION BEING KILLED IN COMMITTEE. All Proceedings to Inquire Into Cul pabllity of Members of Congress In Working Grafts on the Govern ment Treasury Choked Off by Partisan Committee No River and Harbor Surveys Year Heavy Increase In Expenses. More This Army Washington, March 6. Justice Pritchard this morning overruled the motion for a now trial in the case of Samuel Groff, inventor of the pat ent letter box fastener, and sentenc ed him to two years In Moundsvllle, W. Va., prison and a fine of $10,000, same aB the other co-defendants In the postofflce conspiracy trial. Groff was subsequently released on $20, 000 bonds pending appeal. Smothering Investigation. , Tho house committee on postoffl ces, by a unanimous vote, has de cided to report to the house the Hay resolution calling upon tho postmaster-general for Information bearing on the charges that members of con gress have violated laws or regula tions by renting buildings to the de partment', or by influencing the al lowances of Balary clerk hire, with recommendations from tho postmaster-general on the subject, which havo already been received, and which are really necessary to the In quiry. No New Surveys This Year. The river and harbor commltteo of tho house this afternoon agreed to recommend no legislation for new surveys this year. Army Expense Increasing. Washington, March 5. The house conference report on tho diplomatic appropriation bill was agreed to. Consideration of the battleship Indiana appropriation was resumed. Herman, republican of Oregon, spoke on tho proposed exposition at Portland. Senator Proctor reported tho army appropriation bill. It carries $77, 500,000, an Increase of $2,500,000 above tho amount asked for by the original house bill. FRAUD IS CHARGED. Heirs of Joseph Stubblefield Ask That the Dismissal of Their Case Be Set Aside. Walla Walla, March 5. The heirs of the late Joseph Stubblefield, who were yesterday thrown out of court by a decision of Judge Brents, now bring action to havo tho order dis missing their case set aside, and charge fraud, in the conduct of tho case against them. They seek to secure a division of the Stubblefield estate and to pre vent the expenditure of any part of tho estate in building tho .orphans' home. Wade Cattle Sale. Tho famous C. B. Wade herd of Shorthorns and Herefords, consisting of the prize-winners that now bold more premiums than any other herd of blooded cattle In the Wost, will be sold at public auction in this city on March 12, by W. T. Rigby. Tho herd is one of tho best known col lections of high-grade cattlo ever brought together In Oregon and will be anxiously sought after by lovers of good .cattle. THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS The city Is In the hands of tho i visiting Knights of Pythias this afternoon and evening, every train during tho day having added its quota to the large number of dole, gates who have garnered here. It is estimated that there aro now at least 500 visiting Knights hero and mora nro oxpocted on the evening train. Owing to tho trains being delayed tho delegates from tho East wero lato In arriving and consequently it was a llttlo lato whon tho convention was callod to order this afternoon. Many of tho proinlnont Knights of tho stato nro hero and will take part In the program, both at tho meotinga OFFERED TO PS PRIVATEER American-Built Vessels Are Offered for the. Russian Military Service. RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS TWELVE PER CENT JEWS. Russian Naval Officers Tell the Story of How They Were Outwit ted and Outfought at Port Arthur Battle Ended With Blowing Up of Retvlsan and Czarovitch Siege of Vladivostok Is Expected, and All Non-Combatants Are Ordered Away. St. Petersburg, March 4. Novoo Vremya asserts that American ship owners have offered to fit out a large number of fast steamships to act as privateers In tho Russian service A smallpox epidemic is raging In tho trans-Balknl district, It Is fear ed the scourge will spread to tho troops. The number of Jews being sent to tho front by the government is en tirely disproportionate to tho per centage of tho Hebrew population. It Is estimated that fully 12 per cent of tho reinforcements to tho ranks aro Jews. Hence 30,000 aro now pro ceeding to tho scene of operations against Japan. The proofs of loy alty aro however not sufficient to suppress the popular antl-semitlsm, and fears aro entertained that massacre of Jews will occur Easter holiday. How it All Happened. An officer of tho Russian cruiser Pallada, describing tho first Japan eso attack on Port Arthur, writes denial of tho story that tho Russian officers were ashore, and asserts tho Japanese used falso lights. At 11 that night a practice drill to repel torpedo attack was executed and at midnight tho four Russian torpedo boats that simulated tho enemy, had turned back toward Dalny and the crows of tho fleet had retired. Tho captain of tho Pallada had descended from tho bridge, whero ho had been for a last look out, when ships' lights, whlto above red, (a Russian signal,) wero obserV' imI. Tho captain supposed they wero Russian boats returning, until ho noticed the different stylo of attack and tho crews wero then called quarters, and guns loaded with grapo opened fire. A terrific explosion under tho Pal lada submerged tho cruiser's dock but did not stop her firing. Maneu verlng measures wero taken close to tho beach. Soon aftor torpedoes wero exploded under tho Retvlsan and Czarovitch and this ended tho attack. Admiral Marasoff Arrived. St. Petersburg, March 5. Admlrul Marasoff arrived over tho trans Baikal direct, after a fortnight's trl or five days longer than usual. Deadline Around Vladivostok. Tho commandant at Vladivostok has proclaimed a warning to all In habitants inside the 17-mllo radius to leave Immediately, taking nil per sonal effects except food stores and cattle. A Pleasant Affair. The evening of February 27 Mr, and Mrs. II. E. Cook entertained small, selected party of friends at their homo at 301 Johnson street, That date was the eighth' unnlver sary of their marriage, Games, so cial converse and a very appetizing collation made a long evening pass very quickly, Tho occasion was a happy diversion for all tho guests, E TAKEN THE in tho afternoon and at tho banquet , . i 1 III IUU UVVUIUK. The program as published last evening will be carried out in full, and tho teams from tho throe con testing districts are oach confldont of winning tho $700 prize for the honors of tho drill contest. The toam from Union will repre sent tho Union-Wallowa county dis trict, tho team from Sumptor, the Bakor-Malheur district, and tho Pen dletou roprosents this district. Tho hotels nro filled to overflowing with tho enthusiastic delcgatos and visitors and Uio Knights aro enjoy ing ono of the best moetlngs In tho history of Eastern Oregon. I TOWN HEINZE STARTS A PAPER. Will Be Better Prepared to Fight the Clark. Interests. Butte, Mont., March 6. F. Augus tus Hclnzo has started an evening nowspaper hero tho Uutto Evening Nows. It Is to succeed his weekly political paper, tho Reveille. Helnzc claims that his Rovolllo has been tho only "unmuzzled" paper In tho state, the rest being under tho control of tho Staudnrd Oil and tho Amalga mated Company, Tiio evening News Is tho final ful fillment of tho young trust-flghtor'a many declarations during tho past two years, that ho would stnrt an opposition paper, wherein to set forth unbiased roports of tho court and political nows. Helnzo Bays that even tho Associated Press cor respondents in Montana nro "influ enced by petroleum," and tho re ports sent out aro garbled to suit tho purposes of his enemies, AGED MOUNTAINEER MISSING. Prominent Pioneer of Walla Has Not Been Seen for Walla Some Weeks. Walla Walla, March 5. Johu Mon tague, an aged mountaineer living In tho mountains near this city, is thought to havo perished In tho snow, as his cabin Is empty nml no signs of him cnu be found in his usual haunts. He Is over 70 years of ago and has been nbscnt for 10 dnys. Ho was formerly In tho liquor business here, and has lived on his mountain ranch for mnny years, living nltnost n hermit life. Searching parties will bo organized at onco. REINZE LOST AN T E HE MUST ANSWER FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. Had Appealed to the United States Court From Decision of the Mon tana Courts Had Interfered With Mining Surveys on His Porperty. Whlc. Obtruded San Francisco, March ustus Helnzo has lost ngalnst tho Butte-Boston 5. F. Aug his buttle Mining Co. A decision was bunded down by tho United Slates circuit court of ap peals today upholding the circuit court of Montnnu in tho decision re cently mado. Helnzo had appealed from tho decision to a higher court. Tho Montnna Judgo round Helnzo guilty of contempt In having Inter- fered with the surveying of certnlu IJllIll'B, lilU JliWbU llllV.llfS Mln-l-n-M .lit,.. the officials of tho mining company bo allowed to survoy their mines, which would necessltnto Inspecting tho mluo belonging to Hclnzo. Helnzo will now havo to nppoar before tho judge in Montana and re ceive punishment for contempt, EXPERIENCED LAUNDRYMAN. Will Have Charge of the New Plant on Cottonwood Street. Joseph Much has engaged nn ex perienced Inumlrymnn from Michi gan, by tho name of Durkee, to take churgo of ins plant In this city, Tho now munager Is a man who has . grown up in tho laundry business, and who will ho nhlo to tnko entlro c liar go of tho work an.l mako it a success. Ho will reacn tins city about a week from today. FORMERLY OF PENDLETON. Fred Johnson, Now of Baker City, Attending the Conventiqn. Fred Johnson of Baker Cfly, Is vis Iting friends and attending the con vontlon. Mr. Johnson was for a long tlmo a resident of Pendleton, and Is well known hero. Ho Is now In tho assessor's office at Baker City, hav Ing resigned soma time ago from tho deputy wardonshlp of tho ponlten tiarv. Mr. Johnson reports from a root to IS Inches of snow on tho ground at Baker, and more ready to fall. Tho streets seem to have no bottom this wlntor, hut mix mud and snow to gether until tho highways aro almost Impassable. Immigrants Into Canada. United States Consul Leo Berg- holz, of Threo Rivers, Canada, re ports that, according to official re turns, the immigrants arriving in Canada from January 1 to Octobor 1003, totaled 114,744. Of this num ber, 34,712 wero from the United States, 33,662 from England, 7,698 from Scotland, 2,330 from Ireland, .031 from Russia, 2,904 from Italy, .419 from Swoden, 2,020 from Hun- gary and 8,177 from Gallcla. Edward Epgosser, of. Buffalo, N. Y., lately returned to Germany and was arrested, tried and imprisoned for deserting from tho German army In 1870. Ho had been continuously in America lor 33 years, 1 PORT I ANOTHER BANK IN PENDLETON New Institution Will Open Its Doors in the Judd Building, Under Ten-Year Lease. BACKING PRINCIPALLY FROM LEWISTON CAPITAL.. Will Be Incorporated Under the Na tional Banking Law With a Capi tal of Fifty Thousand Dollars Pendleton Capitalists Will Also Put Money Into the Investment Decisive Steps Were Taken Last Night No Time Will Be Lost Get ting Ready for Business. Tho long-drawn-out dream of an other bank for I'cndloton Is about to bo realized, and In u short tlmo a new fiscal Institution will open Its floors to tho public In tho Judd building. It. C. Beach and V. ij. Thompson, both of Luwlston, have boon hero for several days, mid have been looking over tho ground. Last night the gen tlemen met with several business men and It wns decided to Incorpor ate a now bank, with a capital of $50,000. It will bo Incorporated un der tho national banking law, and will ho backed by I.owlston capital ists anil by n number of local men of meaiiH. Tho Judd building has boon leas ed for a term of 10 years, and tho Institution will bo opened therein on soon us tho room can ho prepared for tho recoptlon of n business of that kind. All arrangements havo not been made definitely for tho management of tho bank, but enough of tho people of I.owlston and Pon dletoii hnvo subscribed to mako It a surety and It is now only a matter of tlmo until tho plnco will bo opened. It has heon rumored for somo lime that a bank would go Into tho .liidd building, but nothing definite could bo learned. It was also said that a wholesale liquor store would lie put In tho room, hut this would not bo allowed by tho owner, II. C. Judd, of Connecticut, Ho had many offers at good rental figures from sa loon men and others In business of related character, but rofuBod to consider them, snvlmr that ho would l0( ti,0 i,idlng vucnnt for years before ho would allow anything other than a legltlmatu biisluoss to ho put In tho room. Messrs. Ileaeli and Thompson will return In a week or so from Lowls ton, when tho final nrrnngonionts will bo muilu for tlie opening of tho hunk. BOYS' MILITARY BAND. W. D. Fletcher Starts Out With a Promising List. W. I). Fletcher, who has boon tinny for tho past mouth with tho preliminary iirrangeiuents for tho organization of u (toys' military hand, has now secured a largo list of subscribers to tho hand fund, and will begin active work on tho form ation of tho bund. Ho will tuko u class of 1C young men, furnish them with instruments, ami glvu a scries of froo hand con certs In the city during tho seasons or 1901, 190C, 1000 and 1007. Tho band will bo orgunlzod undor strict regulations to bu prescribed by u set of by-laws, and as Mr. Fletcher Is onu of tho oldest band masters In tho state, Pendleton la fortunate in securing his services to load this band. Ho has a list of prominent young men in vlow and will carefully select tho members in order to lnsuro a permanent band of tho best and most promising young musicians In tho city. Real Estate Transfers. Georgo W. Crolgen nud wlfo havo sold to Thomas Narkaus for $1,360, about 200 acres of land just to tho east of aibbon, in section 5 of town ship 3, north of range 36. William T. Hiiaw nnu who navo sold to Ruby E. Marlett for $1,000, 40 acres of land in section 26, town ship C, north of range 34, holng In tho vicinity of tho Hudson Bay- ranch. Action for Divorce. Tho divorce case of Doha Parrlsh vs. Bruco Parrlsh was argued before Judgo Ellis today and taken under advisement. The plaintiff . alleges cruelty on tho part of tho defend ant. Tho largest coinage of money dur ing ono month in tho history of tho United States, was at tho San Fran cisco mint during Fobruary. The output amounted to $21,790,000. 5 t I 11