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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1904)
"'JW" TEN DAILY EVENING EDITION d Set rTr chance to sell VJ to advantage may fcefy 10 n-iii bo again WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight fair and warmer; Sunday Increasing cloudiness. tie 'Off oi Sets KXteVr. Adver- PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, ()HE(JON, SVTUUOAY, AI'HIL SO, l.M)t. NO. CO30. m Pride-1 happy. oust M TH IS PATHOS A LIT 5$ ROUGHT SUIT Louise From County Lin's Alleged Exces- Assessment. 0.RESPONDENTS WITH THE ASSESSOR. Denies the Justice of the Unt and Alleges That Mr. Work Was Done Inaccu- Eand without Regard to the sHas Employed Local At- i and Will Carry the Fight supreme Court If Need Be. . .... flKI l.,r Ihn fcng cxnenen mx j , against the county to Fthe collection of, and in op- to the high assessment i their property by U l . in commenced In the clr- tirt this morning when Chas. er, W W. Cotton and Arthur I; attorneys for tno company, petition asking the court for jI review at the next term. Mia rnnntv. the county court for the transaction of county and for the levying or A. Hartman. county Judge; hiitilanrt nnrl TTnrneo Walker. Isioners; W D. Chamberlain, Iclerk; and T. D. Tayior, sner- I ei-offlclo tax collector or me are named as defendants in Mrwiimpnt filed covers 25 pages f written manuscript, together rnnv of the assessment roll Li nmi nlats of the coranany's End nossesslons In tlio county. tains descriptions of all the ks of the company in the coun- killed Intn the main lino, tno fee branch and the Walla Walla i. (hat the Company Alleges. company alleges as ground for for the writ, that the county lhad no right or power to make levy without first estimating mount of money needed for purposes and the amount of md Bcnool taxc3, and entering determination thoreln, which was not taken by the court. it the order of the court in levy- le taxes was null ;ond void for that it was not made at gular meeting of the couit, but special meeting subsequent to time. it there was no valid assessment the court at tho time of i! the levy. the assessor failed to tabu- the properties of tho company or like divisions, or to name boun ds, or describe land or to state . but "collected and threw to- it a mass of lotters, figures and Nations which, when taken to st or considered separately wore ire entirely unintelligible and font meaning to anyone." i tae assessor failed to give t to the owners of tho meeting to board of enuallzatlon either by Mng a notice In a paper, or by it as required by law. sit the board mot after tho statu- lime had elanaed. nnil hud no !W assessment roll beforo it it ume that It did meet. )r al of these reasons, and more. company would ask tho court to a Writ Of rovlnw na lin oniinlv 'tout to seize and sell tho prop- me company to socuro tho lent of tho taxes dun! nnrl fur. aks that tho clnru bo produce all of tho documents and eimeaU, records and court jour- ""ft set aside tho attempted mat tn0 defendants bo or- io aesist from any effort to , I . " " " VlttllUVU ll Q UUU. " the Initial nmrnnillnfr nt thn 'Pany. whir-h win .v.- - i ----- .. ,unu lmJ IDSUUD Z, . "uPrem court in an effort Mcure thn Wo-i., t .i... 01 T Mr. Strain. STRIKE INJUNCTION. Santa Fe Resorts to the Courts Against Strikers. Albuquerque, April 30. On appli cation of tho Santa Fc, District Judge Baker has issued an injunc tion restraining the striking railrond shopmen from any more interference with employes of tho company, or tho movement or operation of the company's engines, cars nnd nil other machinery and appliances. They arc also enjoined from entering the company's right of way anil other grounds and property. Chicago Grain. Chicago, April 30. May wheat opened 89, closed the same; old July opened 8C, closed the same; new July opened 84, closed SGMs July corn opened 48, closed 48. Welcome Botkln Dead. San Francisco, April 30. Welcome Ilotkln, the divorced husband of Cordelia Botkln, died this morning of heart disease. RETURNED TO HEPPNER. J. W. Proctor Wanted There on a Penitentiary Charge. C. P. Davis left this morning for Hoppnor Junction, having in his cus tody J. W. Proctor, who Is wanted In Heppnor for obtaining money under false pretenses. "Wihon Proctor was arrested yester day morning ho made light of tho charge, stating that tho amount was small, being only $5, and that It would bo an easy thing to set aside tho charge. After facing conditions for a day, howovr, ho came to tho conclusion that he was In trouble, and was very repentant when ho left town. Returned to Weston. Mrs. L. A. Hlldreth, of Weston, re turned homo this morning after a visit with her daughter, Ttfrs. B. B. Hall, who is all at tho hospital. Mrs. Hildreth took her little grandchild ren with her to visit until Mrs. Hall has recovered and can leave the hospital. JAPAN ES WN COFFEE TANK EXPLODED. I- Fllty Attending the St. Louis Exposition. lOUls. Am.ll OA .... 1e iL . Ea,lon ta"k f coffoo In ' the fa r i?pnii.i .t.1. ... PUr nn. "-'nun mm uuuriiuuil. uuuuncu laiauy so. ' Philippine Democrats. I ocratic"4' rAr,M--Thn dem- loped Jn,venn ' today' t f 1U,.tlons condemn- IdL? .'"'tlon's PhlU- . K stoTt:Cl8oloctoado10' E A BIG BUTTLE WASHINGTON RECEIVES CONFIDENTIAL NEWS. Sixteen Thousand Japanese "Made an Attack on a Much Larger Force of Russians, and .Are Making Ad vances All Along the Line Are Being Reinforced on the Scene of Battle. St. 'Petersburg, April 30. A heavy engagement on the Yalu is reported. Sixteen thousand Japanese crossed tho river Thursday and attacked 30, 000 strongly fortified Kusslans. It is rumored tho Japanese wero -reinforced, and tho battlo continues. Jap anese sharpshooters killed many ltun slan officers. Japanese Victory. Washington, April 30. State de partment officials aro Informed that the big battlo on tho Yalu resulted In a Japanoso victory, but decline to give tho source of their Information. Japanese Advances. St. Petersburg, April 30. Official dispatches today report Japanese columns are marching from Yom gampho towards Wiju, and that a small force of Japanese have cross ed tho Yalu. Decorated for Gallantry. Toklo, April 30. Captain Salkural, drowned on tho transport Klnshlu Maru, was decorated for valuable ser vices In Northern Korea. Fourteen military attachos departed for Port of Shimonosekl. whence they will Ball Tuesday for an unknown desti nation. Russian Alr6hlp. St. Petersburg, April 30. Tho air ship constructed by Captain Itouten ski wns fairly successful when tried at Vlosthghovi, traveling fiO miles an hour. CAPTAIN HEALY ARRESTED. Charged With Embezzlement From An Alaskan Company. Chicago, April 30.-Captaln John J. Henly. ox-presldont of tho Alaska Exploration Company, was started to Now York this morning to answer a charge of alleged omhezzlomont o $8,000, when his attorneys obtained a writ of habeas corpus and over took the omcors with tho prisoner boforo they roachod tho depot. Heal declares It splto work. 1 Schooner Ashore. Halifax. April SO.-The sehoonor Onorn. from Porto Itico is na ihore on Dugan's roof this morning All hands wero lost WORLD S FAIR W FORMALLY AT ST. L OPENED T Impressive But Simple Ceremonies, Concluded by Roosevelt Pushing the Button at Washington. An Immense Crowd Listened to Several Addresses and Then Made a Rush for the Entrance "All Nations' Parade" the Principal Feature of "the Day The Grounds Swarm With Children, and .the Weather and Other Conditions Are Very Agreeable and Auspicious Machin ery All in Perfect Running Ord:r St. I.ouls, April 30. President Roosevelt touched an electric button in Washington today. As he did so the report of a canon was heard here by the expectant multitude, flags unfurled as If by magic, nn avalanche of water poured down Hip cascades, the great engines in the machinery palare ami p.x.T houses! star ed throbbing rv-id t'xj l.oulslniin Purri'nie Exposition was open to tho world. Opening Ceremonies. Tho opening ceremonies were so simple and so plain that they wero In perfect harmony with the meth ods of President Francis nnd his ef ficient nldi. bul they wore nt the of many pieces of wood taken from various trees grQwn In the Forest Park portion or tho exposition grounds. Taft for the President. President Francis nnd his party wore escorted from the Administra tion building to the scene of tho day's ceremonies, where they were joined by the foreign commissioners, who hud assembled earlier nt the British pavilion; and tho governors of states and state commission nnd commit tees who had rounded up at the Unit ed States government building. Secretary Taft, as tho representa tive of President Roosevelt, wns es corted to the grounds by n military Ings, stepped to tho front of tho speakers' stand and Introduced Isanc L. Taylor, director of works. An ovation was tendered to Mr. Taylor, who hnd managed a great part of the huge task of preparing tho exposi tion nnd hnd done many tilings that only n great man or rcmarknblo ver satility enn perform. He said Hint he had worked mnny months on his speech, nnd that In delivering it he would deliver tho keys of tho build ings to President Francis, which ho did. The trnnsfer of the exhibit palaces to F. J. V. Skiff, director of exhibits, was then made. Mr. Skiff delivered a brief nddress and wns nccorded a rouslnir recent Ion for his Invaluable work In making tho exposition n suc cess. Carter's Address. Addresses followed by Thomas II farter, nresldent of the national com mission; 12. H. Hnrrlinnn, speaking on behalf of tho domestic exhibitors, nnd liv riMirpscntntlvcs of tho coll gresslonal nnd other committees that hnve had much to do with tho nffnlrs of the enterprise. Taft's Address Was the "Hit." As Secretary Taft stepped forward to deliver the oration of tho day the volume of applause shook the very firmament, nnd it wns at once seen Hint tin- multitude regarded the secretary of war ns the central figure of the day's exercises. Secretary Taft's address wns brief and very harncterlBtlc of tho man who Is known to be as modest ns ho Is able, Francis Speaks to Roosevelt. When these formnlltles were eon luded there came n scene that wns notable for its Intense Imnresslvo iiess. President Francis stopped to the front of the stnnd nnd fnced the exnectant multitude. It was u few minutes past tho noon hour, nnd heso words eaino from tho clearest if voices: "Ladles and flentleincti: I will now illctnte a telegram: "To tho President of tho United Liberal Arts Bullcjlng, Louisiana Purchase Exposition. same time very impress. ve and m ule a fitting prelude to one or !! mos memorable events In American hl tory. The dedleatl m ' remtiiiies. a year ago. were ntteuded by u mili tary pageant Hint was significant ot the nut lull's prowess, and aHcr the baptism or sinus comes Hie sweet presence of art and science, and the formal opening today wns marked by the absence of soldiery In uniform The place or remle.voiib warf t In great plaza to the north of the (Irani: Basin ami In the shadow of tho im posing Louihlana Purchase monu ment. At U o'clock the board of di rectors of the fair, the members ol the national commission, the board hi lady managers and other tolfu Inls met in the Administration building, where there was an Interesting little ceremony as n prelude to the more iiiiportiiiu events of the day. This consisted of the presentation to President Francis or u navel, with which to call to order the assemblage r iw.mhliiB. Tie eavel wus mum- escorts were fur- ' members of con specially Invited guard, and proper nlHlieil also lo 'lit gr6h and other guests. Promptly at lo - :to the exercises of tho day began. There was 'Ittle for mality, hardly any display to attract the seekers lo the picturesque and still the program was carried out amid surroundings and In a manner n all ways appropriate. Tile ceremonies wero opened with mi Invocation by Rev, Frank W. (Jun saulus of Chicago, The Invocation was followed by tho rendering of "America" by the bands, and an ad dress by tho Hon. D. It. Francis, pres ident of tho exposition. President Francis' Address. President FTancIs wns given a reat ovation. In a brief address, he reviewed tho history of tho exposi tion enterprise from Its Inception to the supremo moment now at hand, eulogizing tho work of his colleagues and praising tho public spirit of tho citizens of St. Louis in goneral. He set forth the objects of tho exposi tion to commemorate' tho past, pre sent the advantages of tho present, hi d tuspiro hope for tho future tho i ast the present, tho future of America und tho whole world. Loud and continuous cheering followed tho conclusion of President Francis' re marks, and the band struck up "The Htar-Spanglen Banner" umld tumultu ous cheering and waving of hats and handkerchiefs. Builder of the Exposition. William H Thompson, chairman of the committee on grounds and build-1 (Continued on page 10.) BON MOUNT N E 0 PICNIC IS GREAT SUCCESS Eight Hundred People in tho Procession to Leezer Grovo Thjs Morning. MUSIC AND LITERARY EXERCI8ES PROFUSE.. One of the Finest Banquets Was Spread by the Ladles of Echo and Vicinity Ever Eaten In Umatilla County Addresses by L. A. Esteb, Profs. Smith, Wlthycombe and Others Creamery and Various Other Experts Present Echo Has Scored a Brilliant Success. EXPRESS WRECK EIGHT PERSONS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED Many More or Less Badly Hurt Ac cident Occurred Twenty-eight Miles Out From St, Louls--Traln Going Forty-five Miles an Hour Was Splintered. Klmswlck, Mo., April 30. Tho Iron Mountain express from Hut Springs to St. Louis, was ditched near hero this morning. Six coaches wero overturned, Nino bodies have boon removed. The total Is 50 dead nnd Injured. Eight Were Killed. SI. Iuls, April ;iu. Iron Mountain ofllcials state thut eight aro (lend nt ICimswick, among them F.dwnrd tli. Master Mechanic Tnvlor. Fireman Grumpert, Engineer Bailey and Messenger urnni. tiio irnin wns reduced to scrap iron. Fifteen Injured. Tho train wns running 45 miles un hour when It hit u switch too hard K I ch I u-ere killed outright Ulld 10 fit tally hurt. Fifteen sustained minor Injuries. A relief train with iilivslcluns lllir rled to tho scene of the wreck from St. IjouIs, 28 inli'is distant. Steamers Collide. Falmouth, April 30. The steamers Cresyl and Kazlprak collided In a fog last night off hero. The Intter sank and 10 of her crew and tho captain wero drowned. Bandmaster Innls Injured. Ht. Louis, April 30. Bandmaster Jnnos, driving to tho fair grotindB this morning, was badly Injured In a collision of his carriage with a trol ley car The day opens ideally fair. BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION, Kcho, April 30. (Special to tho Fast Oregonlnn.) At least 1,000 peo plo gathered at Leczer's drove, about a mile, from this place, this morning to listen to tho program at tho farm ers' picnic held hero today. It was one of tho Inrgest gatherings ovor held In this city nnd wns very enthu siastic. Tho procession formed at 10 o'clock ot Kcho, and headed by McMlnn's band, of Pmidleton, marched to tho grovo, It being ostlmnted thnt thero wero at least 800 In the parotic Arrived nt tho grovo u progrnm consisting of literary nnd music numbers nnd addresses was listen ed to. The uddresB of wolcomo on behnlt of tho citizens of Kcho was mado by L. A. Ksteb, tho mayor, and was very happily delivered. Mr. Ksteb was followed by rroios sor C. 1.. Smith, of tho State Agrlcul tural Collego, at Corvallla, who BH)ku on the Biibjuct of "Diversified Farming." His nddress was a Btrong one, nnd pointed out tho ndvantngoB of rotating crops anil thu ralBlng of many different things from tho same soil. Ho Bhowed tho conservation ot tho strength of tho land by tho chango In crops, nnd hlB remarks opond a subject for tho confllderntloir of tho farmers of thu county hereto fore not sufficiently considered. Dr. JnmoB Wlthycombe, of the Ore gon Experiment Station, spoke on tho Biibject of "Forage CropB and Feodlng." IIIb remarks tended to show whnt could bo raised In this county with tho greatest profit to those who aro handling stock. Ho spoke of the grains and grosses that would yield tho best and Inrgest nmount of fodder for cattle and ' horscB, and told of tho most usofuV wnyB of hnndllng the fodder when It was grown nnd cut. Tho program was Interspersod with music, nnd sentM had been pro vided for nil In attendance A Splendid Banquet. At tho conclusion of tho morning program tho visitors wero Invited, to partako of tho biinnuot which had boon provided for them. A tnblu 300 feet long had boon provided, nnd was three times fllled with tho hun gry people. Tho repast wns an olo gnnt one, nnd free Ico cream was Berved by thn ladles, who acted as hostesses for tho occasion. Alto gether, It was ono of tho most elab orate culinary uffalrH In the history of tho county. At the session In tho nftnrnoon, Colonel It. C. Judsoil, of the ). & N.; K. N, Hutchinson, the govern, ment representative of the bureau of animal Industry; J- W. llnlloy, the food and dairy Inspector of Portland, und ProfeBsor A. II Leo. of tlio Hnz olwood Creamery Company, nddross ed tho gathering on topics rolatlng to their spoclol lines of work, The convention Is the most suc cessful gathering of the kind over held In Urnatllla county, nnd tho management nro justly proud of their success. Mrs. Rounds Dead. P. P. Hounds, of tho O. It. & N telegraphed to this city this uftor noon that his mother died nt Oarfield. Wash., this morning at 10:15. and that tho funeral would ho held In that city tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock Mr. Hounds was called to flarlleld yesterday by tho news of IiIh mothor'B lllnom. . . , .... .... ... r n .. lift ,.Vlllin. Would a iiibiiwujiii"" : ' bio for beating ins vieum n in- num Iv bought sulvn for IiIm victim's wounds? Bad for Breweries. Omaltn, April 30. Tlio N hraBka supremo court ling dt cldod thnt liroworles cannot tuko out saloon llcoiiKes ox copt In their own imiiios. 141 f.-c'Vi