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i SSB I (ft -VJf 1 DAILYlVENINGEDITION I - tionnie T Te are i Lbo PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OBEGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1904. NO. COIL'. ML. 17. I 8 -wy Tonight Sun- j i1 , 1 1 t BDTKIN IS flOR WITNESS n !l Rnnnnrlflnrfl eems to Be the Sympat hies of the Jurymen, NNING DEPENOED UPON HER FOR MONEY. Bought His Clothes and Paid it Board With Her Husband's (one oin" on -rieal When She "Confessed" to Woman Reporter Made a Itntral Denial of All llncriminat- L Charges, Including Intention I Suiciding. i Francisco. April 2. Mrs. Dot- Hook the stand In her own hohalt i morning and made a compioto She was i .poor witness, uer i iltoraejr frequently being com- I to correct her ana noia ner I bounds. imghout the questioning sue topeallngiy at the jurors, and I times secnieu on tlio vorgo I ttCipse. The Jurors refusod to j the ce. nil looking at any. bJ everything but tho prls- It it beginning sbo said she be acquainted with Dunning 1 a flirtation in a park. after she mot him, Dunning ettied her for money to llqul ( me of his debts. Most of his In to her were for financial aid ! ni Dunning was very poor. i bought him 'shoes and clothes, naea Mm with food, and gave l money secured from her hus- She did all this, she declared, lot kindness 6f heart. fie denied writing anonymous let to Mn. Dunning, or purchasing m ot candy, or arsenic, or of pug candy. pie declared that while holm: in- tknei by tizzie LIvornash, the pan reporter, shn heeamn hvater- i u my nave said tilings that rwrea nerinlnaiinv lmt im,i .m (ollectkm of thea. Danjereuj (dmlsslon. Wrs. Botiln admitted hnvlm- nsl.-. ja phyakiaa about tho effect uf KnlC, and the miVltltt, ,,riiaiinf iViil. She said tbe matter tamo ip F me pnvslc an hrt morphine to her. m denied laving contemplated I"6""'6, or or committing sul ked tk( """ on h FN that one of th i-. t her hv n, uu L n'f She and Dun- ot I tho, author. either w . 1 ,u. "e.cl,lei1. Uxc' ArbogMt ' H001C' "mirmSTj passes. Ik'hlppen CinnM TranjpDttjllon. Citr. ... Ecement of o,T , "10 nn lis of tSe w ?tuaal of He LEWISTON CREAMERY. It the r,,. l.wn ra'l8 to ron f; Vv 1110 nvestojk to ., 'r y-smpuon of Ipj iuvk sninnnro ,,, rlrers and,'J!6"I,1,oln.tm?'?t fJO, " "I'VKIB Ol till Farmers Are Anxious to Sell Butter Fat to Anybody. -Lewiston, April 2. A. A. Hansen has returned from an extended trip tfcrrmch tho reservation and upper ocrrntry sections whero he has been lahorlng among the farmers In tho Interest of a creamery for I-owlston Mr. Hansen reports that the farm crs are much Interested In tho creamery business and that more will milk cows for commercial pur poses this season than ever before. Tho plan first discussed for the project was the establishment of a large creamery at Lowlston by the Commercial Creamery Company, of Salem, Or., but after representatives of that company had visited tho up per country it was not considered practlcnl to Install a plant until hot ter transportation was afforded, r,r until moro of tho farmers wero in terested In tho Industry. Mr. Hanson commenced his labors In tho Hold Bevoral weeks ago nn'd notwithstanding tho decision of tho Oregon company, has continued the effort nnd attended all the farmers' Institutes held In the upper country. Mr. Hnnson has encouraged tho farmers to take up the creamery Industry and arrangements have boon made for the shipment of cream to tho Hazolwood company nt Spo kane and tho creamery plant at the experimontal station at the "Univer sity of Idaho. The university plant has not yet been established for commercial purposes, but It Is expected that such a plant will be Installed within tho next few weolcs and cream from tho farms of Northern Idaho "will be received and manufactured on a simtlnr basis as Is followed 'by com mercial creameries. Prospects That the State Will 'Not Instruct for Him at 'Hill's Dictation, THAT IS THE PROMISE OF TAMMANY'S LEADER. CARVING OUT TWO NEW STATES MEASURE TO AUTHOTUZE PHILIPPINE BOND ISSUE. Government Proposes to Guarantee Earnings ion Money Invested In Philippine Railroads A Federal Gulld'lngs at Seattle to Cost Not More Than I.OOO.OOO. PME Hi T CARRY NEW YORK Tammany Does Not Believe That Parker Is the Strongest Available Candidate The Parker-Hill Cabal Has Only 150 Out of a Necessary 226 Delegates Antl-Machlnltes Will Unceasingly Strive for Uninstructed Delegation. an Atlantic City, N. J., April 1. CIns. F. Murphy, the leader of Tamma ny, denies that David B. Hill nas strength enough to organize the New York state convention at Al bany. Mr. Murphy Is not for Pars er, and says so. "Have overtures been made to you to agree to a resolution of confidence In Judge Parker?" he was asked. "I am not for Instructions, and have said so repeatedly," was the reply. "Suppose the Hill men aro strong enough to control the convention." "That Is not to be supposed." When asked If there was any truth In tho report that he would not be for William Randolph Hearst, Mr. Murphy replied: "I am for the strongest man for the nominee." "Do you think Parker Is the strongest man before tho people?" "No," he answered. Washington, April 2. Tho house committee on territories today, by a party vote, antliorlzed a favorablo report of the republican proposition creating one state of tno territories of Arizona nnd New Mexico, and one state of Oklahoma-Indian territory. The house committee on insular affairs authorized a favorable report of the Cooper hill, which authorizes tho Philippine commission to 's- sue bonds for Intornal Improvements, and to guarantee earnings on money Invostod In tho construction of rail roads In tho archipelago. Senator Foster of Washington, has offered an amendment to the sundry civil appropriations bill, In creasing tho limit of cost of public buildings at Seattlo to $1,000,000. ULTIMATUM TO TAFFE. Must to cn,r f the VENTY-NE INDICT ED, iurY Rounds li .l. "ana, Anrll i5onUn.)4:B(8.IJecial to tho which ha! VnHetl Statea St'00, this .Si! leen 15 days tattti V.tter.nn returned 7 "'aerent st7lH are Vnm 4 th 1... . Mta, er8e.ntAfil tto Prater. in;.'" over Amrrr"- wo wt through '"ma ... -"er Strike. c tat.. T"0" rnllr.. w '1w0r,rt wean hati Either Be Reasonable or S'Jb. mlt to Condemnation. Portland. April 2. Unless J. II. Taffe, of The Dalles, reduces the valuo placed upon his irroperty, needed as part of the right of way for tho Celllo canal, condemnation proceedings will be begun. May 1 Is tho date set as a time limit by the stato. This ultimatum was given Tnffo at a meeting held in Portland this morning at which tho governor, secretary of state, stato treasurer and Taffo wero present. ' Murdered by Her Husband. San Francisco, April 2. Mrs. May louieman, shot last night by tier husband, died nt 8 this" morning. Horse Heaven Is Hopeful, tiio Horse Heaven residents are gloriously enthusiastic these days. L. Jacquot was down tho first of the week and Informs us that all the ranchers aro looking forward to a bumper crop, in fact, it is expected that tho yield of wheat this year will bo greater than' ever bofore. Tho soil is moistened to a depth of near iy fivq feet, tho stand of winter jueat is excellent and looks hotter man over hnfnrn. Ttrn rhnnces are that the railroad will be surprised at tho tax that mill lo innila nil ltd car- rying capacity, both by tho Horse "Bven and Rattlesnake districts Rltzvllle Itecord. Anti-Parker In Ascendancy. Albany. N. Y., April 2. Up-sta.e democratic leaders who are working with Tammany and Chief Murphy for a free expression by tho New York county delegations of their preference for the presidency, today, after an analysis of tho returns from the county conventions, thus far held, conceded only 150 of the 160 delegates thus far elected, to Alton B. Parker under David R, Hill's management. Revised figures for tho conven tions held yesterday and today In the vnrlous counties demonstrate that Hill and his iron-clad instruc tion forces are short many votes . - - - - , ... I UCUI 1 from tne ssu necessary to cu .ru. iw Those Btn, BufferinK DluLU t;uiivflRiuu. ruiuici, "'-' JAPS GAINING MUCH H W y Their Especial Advantages Date From the Battle of ChongJu. RUSSIANS ARE FALLING BACK BEYOND THE YALU. Superstition Among the Russian Sol diery a Matter of Great Concern to the Authorities, and Weakness to Their Cause Survivors of Na val Battle Are Decorated at Odes sa Vladlvlstok Will Be Free Part Till End of War. HOW EXHIBITS ArtE HANDLED. Seoul, April 2. A Router News Agency dispatch says the Japaneno have allowed a bullion pack train en route from Ping Yang to Amser, from the American mining conces sion north of Anju river, to proceed after considerable delay. The act is supposed to Indicate Japanese suc cess nt Chang Ju March 2S, was so complete as to allow them to make considerable advance. Further, that the Russians aro falling back beyond the Yalu. Twenty Thousand Carloads of Arti cles for Display at World's Fair. St. Louis, April 2, Tho director of exhibits of tho World's Fair, Hon. V. J. V. Shlff, estimates that there has been nnd will bo not less than 20,000 carloads ot exhibits nrrlvlng in St. Louis during March nnd April. Thirty tons to the car would mako 600,000 tons of articles for display at this greatest of world's exposi tions. How to handle such a vast quan tity of merchandise In tho short tlmo within which tho work must be done Is a problem that Interests the public as well as thoso nioro Im mediately concerned. Everything must bo dono with sys tem, lest any of the vnluahlo articles be lost. Tho system Is all centered In tho bureau of expedition. A man especially trained in this branch of exposition work Is nt. tho head of this bureau, Mr. Thomas U Johnson, a New Yorker. Tho system Is as fol lows: v Tho exhibitor in lloston, Provi dence, San Francisco, or any other city or town, or In Franco, Oermnny or Japan, Is provided with labels by tho World's Fair divlslqn of exhibits. Those labels aro pasted on overy package destined for tho World's Fair. On the labels are written the name of building and tho number of section and spare In the building which have been allotted to this particular exhibitor. Instruct for Roosevelt. Manila, P. I., April 2. Tho repub licans of Manila, in convention, havo endorsed the present ndmllnstrattou nt Washington, nnd Instructed tho delegates to the Chicago convention to cast their ballots for ltoosevelt. Damaging Superstition. St. Petersburg, April 2. Siberian papers report a legend to the effect that the Japanese possess magnets which they use in time of battle to draw strength from their foes, has profoundly Impressed the Russian troops. The military authorities, to counteract this, called the soldiers from the ranks and had them hold the magnets to see If tney felt any weakness. Tho soldiers are not con vlnced, stating that Japanese mag' nets are different from those used to make the Illustration for their bene' fit. within a Instruction forces expect ... t. . , 1. 1 week io auu cnuugn iu if flags les, to send an unpledged delegation to St. Louis. Ovation to Survivors. Odessa, April 2. The surviving mcmberB of crews of the Russlin warships Varlag and Koreltz arriv ed today aboard tho Russian steam ier, .Malaya and were greeted wmi i ,i 1 rm. irujuei.uuus iiijiua.us.u. nic lui:i- mandant of tho port pinned tho St. Georgo cross on each. When tho crew reached the shore they wero nearly overwhelmed by the populace. from wounds were carried through the streets, which were gaily bedecked with SUSPECTS ARRESTED. Sumpter Socialists Organize. Insnlred ttiera and tho prlnclplos which they "old should permeate political lifo, aumptor's coterie of socialists mot last ovonlnp- sanizatlon for the coming campnlgn. -""."i" importer, . All ttlOSn tllrnntt.r n.nn.l in II. n j . .vfc,7 VUUI.VIUVU t On rof KlnE Aloxander and .iml0n ,DIBa ln Horvla, havo boon "OpOSGd from nfflnn l.i. Vim, TJnlnr Mvo,nUnt. of th0 'ttltudo of forolgn H,W9. nearly all of whom had --vi mo)r rojirosontativos. Accused of the Southern Pacific Ex press Robbery and Murder. Redding, Cal., April 2. Word Is just received at the sheriff's om"5 that two men suspected of complic ity ln the train robbery and the ms senger's death, wero arrested this morning at Keswick, and will bo brought to Redding at 3 o'clock to day. Detective Ahern and a pooso of men havo been watching them slnco yesterday morning. Anotncr susnect is ln Redding. Tho bandits doubled back aner rmRRlnir Keswick bridge, and turn ed their horses loose. Tho arrest i3 kept a secret for fear of a popular demonstration. Vladivostok a Free Port. Vladivostok, April 2. -In conre quence of the complete closure of Port Arthur, tho 12 custom ofllcers have been withdrawn and Vladivo stok, will probably bo a free port till the end of tho war. MORMON CONFERENfE. Unwecedentedly Large Crowds Flocking Into Salt Lake. Salt Lake, April 2. Not since the dedication of the temple have such big crowds of Mormons been In Salt Lake w are flocking nere to atieuu the annual conference. Tbe conier- enco opens tomorrow with delegates from Mexico. Canada and nearly every state in the Union, arriving, in vinw nf tho Smoot agitation, In- terosting developments are expected ln the next threo days. Word from Washington comes that still another batch of subpoenas were manoa io Utah yesterday. WOMAN DEFENDANT. Accused of Land Frauds In tne Northwest. Chicago, April 2. Mrs. William Watson, accused of defrauding vno government nnd public by issuing deeds to homesteds on inaccessiblo mnnntnln nnnks In the West, WOS arrested here this morning by United States secret service men, and tnkon before Commissioner Humphrey for a hearing Monday. She will probably bo taken hack to Portland, where sno is unuur in dictment. Thlrtv carloads of eggs from the 'aat nnd South, and oast-bound, aro stalled in snow, and otherwise weather-bound on dlfforont lines. Shortage of eggs for Easter n Now v.i, Tthltnilnlnh la led to tOlO- nun ...... . .... ... .., I graphic inquiries uiscioaiiig mv Situation at Port Arthur. Port Arthur, April 2. No changes ln tho situation. Tho weather is warmer and sick and wounded uo recovering. Tho Japaneso killed lu the last attack wero burled today I the Chlnoso cemetery, with military honors. It is hoped to raUo the Japaneso flro ships sunk in the liar bor entrance. CONSIDERS THE OUTLOOK GOOD SULLY COTTON T BO GASH Immenso Profits to All Inter ested Until the Plunger Overreached. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SULLY'S DEBTRT Broker Testifies to Cleaning Up Sev eral Hundred Thousand Dollars From Money Loaned Sully During December, January and February Was His Individual Gain Buy. ers of Cotton Goods In the End Paid All Bills. PLANS FOR INCREASED PASSENGER SERVICE Body Found. San Francisco, April 2. The body of Katie Beater was found this morning In 'Cypress Lawn cemetery reservoir. The girl has been mlsi' Ing since March 22. Guy Wetmore Carry! Dead. New York, Aprif 2. Guy Wetmore Carry!, author and poet, and former ly, editor of Munseys, died of neart trouble today. HAY PROSPECT. Everything Now Points to an Unprc cedented Crop. Harry Rogers was ln town TueS' day from Lower Butter creek, and Otis Mccarty from tho upper creek, Both were of tho opinion that this country will havo' tho biggest crop of hay ever known here. On lower Butter creek there will be about 250 acres of new alfalfa; the McCartys will havo 40 acres; tho Blue Moua tain ranch will have about 1E0 acres and almost all of them will have some new acreage, making alto gether over 1,000 acres of new al falfa. All the old fields promlso a big yield, so that a bountiful supply of nay is assured. The acrcago in tho immedlato vicinity of Echo has uiau ugvu fttvuiij tuiiiuaoDU lino year. Echo News, Saw Herd of Elk. Byron Turner was out the Susan- villo way yesterday and reports see ing a flno herd of 10 oik ln that vi cinity, says tho Sumptor Reporter. They wore, ho says, fine specimens of tho elk tribe. All ho could do, howovor, was to fix an admiring gazo on them, slnco there is a fine of $500 attached to tho killing of an oik, and tho Boason la never opon. Walla Walla Commercial Associa tion Is Working to the Same End Abundant Evidence That It Can Be Made Profitable to the Railroad Company. C. K. Roohevelt has returned from a visit to Walla Walla, where 'to went as n compilttee from tho Com mercial Association to confer wltn tho Commercial Association of that city lu regard to taking noino action to secure a dally passenger servlco between this city nnd Walla Wolla. When Mr. Roosevelt reached Walla Walla he found that the cominlttie which had been appointed by tho Commercial Association of that place to confer with the Pendleton representation, had gone to Port land, tho president - of the Walla Walla nssoclatlon wns sick In bod. and on that account nothing had been done. Mr Roosevelt, uowevor. called up on the mayor ami others of .u prominent men who are Interested In the train, nnd a plan was launched to prove to the railroad company that the train would ho a paying thing for them, and a great thing for the people. Iu the opinion of Mr. Hoosoveit, It will ho only u matter of tlmo un til the company puts on tho train. It will take at least three months to mako arrangements for the adde Now York, April 2. Edwin Haw ley, tho railroad magnate, was ou the stand before United States Com missioner Alexander today, and told some things about tho working ot tho Sully cotton boom. The object Is to ascertain If Hnwloy and his partner, Frank Hay, nro responsible for tho deposed king's debts. Ellhu Hoot nppenred for tho creditors, and Sully was not present. Hawley said' his transactions with Sully wero thoso only of his broker nnd all regular and customary. In his cotton transaction lu December lOO.'t. ho advanced $000,000 to $700. (100 to Stilly. Ho kept no personal record of these ndvniicos. Profits In Detail. Hawley admitted receiving $15, 000 profit from tho Decomber trans actions. Ills profits In tho transac tions which elosed December 23, wero something like $300,000. Tho noxt transaction yielded a profit of $41,000. Tho transactions of February showed an even totnl profit of $115, 000, apportioned equally, Hawlcy's sliaro being $19,0GC, There was no Joint amount, tho wholo being a per sonal transaction. SIXTEEN INDICTMENT8. Grand Jury Return That Many Charges of Land Frauds, Washington, April 2. Secrolary Hitchcock this morning received a dispatch from Special Inspector of Land Olllces Green, at Portland, stating that the federal grand Jury adjourned today after returning 16 Indictments In land fraud cases. Alt names nro withheld pending arrests. This makes a total of 20 Indictments lu Oregon, since tho luvcsllgnttim was Instituted. TODAY AT ECHO. Tlior- service, to get the rolling stock, and to arrange the time card. Ah hoou aH these can ho dono conveniently. Mr. Hoosevelt thinks the company will listen to the petitions of the two rllles nnd glvo (hem tho servlco thoy desire. From tho records of tho past It can bo shown that tho Walla Walla train which used (o run he tweeu tho two towns was one of the best paying passenger trains on the system. Perished In Fire. St. Petersburg, April 2. Sovc-il persons perished In tho nro In tho market horo today. GRAFTING THE EMPLOYES, Portland Firm Making Offers to Loan Money to O. R. & N. Em ployes Without Security, Employes of tho O. R. & N. aro now receiving notices from a loan oldce in Portland Mating that money will bo advanced to any employe of the company, on any terms doslred, with no othor security than a lien on tho salary of the employe, This Is a schome to Induco the employos to borrow money on their Jobs, and it will bo tho eauso of the loss of employment lor many of those who undertake the plan. The loan company will advanco money and tako an assignment of tho chock of tho employe, or part of tho chock as payment. It will encourago many to borrow, and when tho bills at homo are unpaid and tho loan com pany is taking tho Income of the employe, general dissatisfaction will prevail, and tho company will tiro of this constant Intorferervce in its relations with the employes and l onargoB win To: Lively Time Prevails In a oughly Live Place, Echo, April 2. O. W. Hunt is 'o- dny shipping 10 carloads of sheen, mid two carloatlH of cattle aro being shipped hy J. . Baylor. Tho old school house will be told today to the highest bidder. There Is a largo concourse of farmers lu town today, hut their In terest centers In other things be sides tho republican prlnmrlos, which are poorly attended. Few seem to have any concern about either tho personnel, or the policy of the delegates to ho oleeted. Farmers' Club, Tho grcutest Interest attaches to tho meeting o( tho Farniora' Club, this afternoon. Iu fact, It la monop olizing tho attention of ' ovoryhody. Professor French, of tho Idaho Stato Agricultural Collogo, nnd Dr. K. M. Hutchinson, of tho government bu reau of nnlmnl Industry nro horo, and tho addresses which uioy aro slatod to deliver aro tho ovents of tho duy, Death of George Oliver. Georgo Oliver, of Echo, died nt his homo last night nt 12:30, after a two weeks' illness with pneumonia. The deceased was 40 years of ago ot tho tlmo of his death, and was well inmvii iin was the son of R. J. Ol iver, ono of tho old tlmo pioneers of this county, and leaves, hcsldos his parents, four brothers nnd ono iv tor. Tim fnnprnl will ho held tomorrow nftnrnnnn nt 2 O'clock nt tilO M. B. church at Echo, under tho ausplcss of tho Maccabees, Rov. , Oinnutt conducting the services. Tho burial will bo in tho Echo cemetery. Armenian Massacres. Borlln. April 2. Tho Frank- furtor Zcitung asserts that Turkish Irregulars dispatched to reinforce the regulars un- der Seeki Pasha statlonod nt Mush, have devastated G Ar- menlan villages and tuassa- cred tlio Inhabitants. Further massacres aro oxpocted in tho immediate future. 'II