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DA1LYEVENINGEDITI0N . .. fcnvn !n WEATHER FORECA8T. il Tonight and Sundayshowcrs and thunderstorms. - i rENDLETOy, UMATILLA COUNTY, OTtEGON, SAT U II DAY, JULY 9, 1904. NO. 6095. Jel I, j islio ; nniin run pa rinL W YD RK NOMINA D FOR L Pendleton People rotected From Loss trance. ImoN is ENTIRELY SUBDUED A T ffnmorljes Seven . . i i J -The Victoria Island Icirrin Thirty-four Thous- Inwrance A. D. Still- ntr, Il on the Ground. I Pitrce arrived In the city I . i- 1 I .1 ja La uranua uuu iuuuu Mta from A. D. Stillman, lie pain Arc on Victoria iftg Mm here. . who Is now at Vic- 1 vlrei that the Pierce in- the but little by the flro heavily Insured, but Tito failed to insure their stnpi will lose heavily. lister, will lose about DOO ttt. It was on tho land I to that the fire broke cf from a thresher at work i The barley was yielding I nuclei per acre, and was hst crops ever raised In settle state. i wires that the fire Is r (itiopilshed and that lets He peat land will bo KM reports said that id on the island would be u;ed, but the sluices i around the levee in- told are so arranged that i can be flooded if nec- IhtMiiray the peat beds the island affected about barley, the remainder ot i In vegetable crops that Infected. There are 1400 iwa. 2200 of rvo crass hi already been cut and acres of beans and other is on the Island, which Noiai or 7313 acres. ive to-slx feet hlcli ftttlre island, wh en in Negation Is effected, by W the leven wltli hinrl. Nets and admitting tide f m sacramento river. In (entire area is covered syatem of Irrlirntlnn lHer high state of cult! i it being leased to Who turn ah nil thn l local markets. Island Comnanv. whtnh H carried Innurnri of about $34,000 on tho ' neionging to tho com. I COODanv'a Inns vlll paaa wires that he will pj snort time, and taking nai everytn nc Is now paMr p,crc win HIGHER STOCK PRICES. Buyers Find the Supply of Fat Cattle Just About Exhausted. T niolntfin Till.. O O 1. I Ajun.ovii, uui u, oiui-n miners re port iimi mi siuck is oecoming scarce in nil parts or tno northwest and packing houses arc sending buyers into all sections to secure tho avalla bio stock. Buyers have been shipping reguiariy irom mo uewiston country during the entire spring and winter and on account of the unfavorable forecasts mndo early In the season, many of tho farmers nro cnrrylng Btock over until next fall. At tho present time there remains a good supply of stock in the Lewlston country that will bo marketed within the next two months, but It Is proba. bio that a raise In prices will be quoted before the delivery of fall fat tened stock commences. HARMON OF H LEADS world. foiited. INTERIOR STORMS. Reports of Cloudbursts In Crook County and Vicinity. Shnnlko, Ore., July 9. Reports have been received here that several terrific cloudbursts during the past three days havo Inundated the sec tions traversed by the Ochoco river and Its tributaries and in the Crook ed river hnve swept down 30 feet high. Communications between the towns of Prinovllle and tho Upper Ochoco are entirely cut off. It is not believed that there is much, If any loss of. life. A courier on horseback says the crop damage Is great. The coun try Is not very thickly settled. Scarlet Fever In the North. Seattle, July 9. Major John Millis. of the United Stntes engineer office. this morning received a report dated Camp Tonslna, Juno 20, from Assist ant Knglneer J. M. Clapp, in charge of the survey of tho road from Valdez to Eagle, Alaska. Ho reports good progress and states that everybody is well and that all have tremendous appetites. Tho only exception to this Is the case of Fenton, who has scarlet fever at Eagle, where parties 1 and 2 are quarantined. Mr. Clapp expected that they would be In quar amine for about a week longer. FOR TIE tlCE-PRESIDEif Parker Chosen Early in the Morning After an Ail-Night Session Idaho's Vote Nominated the New Yorker. Vote By States and In Detail Bryan 's Parting Shot Was to Remind the Reorganizes That He Polled a M llllon More Votes Than Any Demo cratlc .Candidate for President Had Ever Received and Was Only De feated by the Defection of the Crowd Now Supporting Parker Hearst Will Support Parker. St. Louis, July 9. Amid scenes un. tho nrprlslnn nf mllltnrv tnrtrn In nhn. paralleled by any national convention dlence. of the democratic party the conven-! tion at 5:40 o'clock this morning1 The Vote In Detail nominated Judge Alton B. Parker, of o. , . , v? , . , New York, for president. larKer,Cl! St. Louis, July 9.-The detailed !,.. ,,,. , . , . voie sioou as ioiiows: Alabama Parker lacked just n ne votes whpn d,.k. oo. a.i r..i. ic. the first call was ended, but before California-Hearst,- 20; Colorado JZf"'--- IIearst. B: McClelland, 1; I bollovo ho ought to bo do I believe ho can bo defeated, and If tho democratic party docs what ! it ought to do, I bellevo ho will bo ' defeated. "I tried to defeat tho republican party as your enndtdnte. I fnlled, you say. Yes, but I received ono million more votes than any democrat hrtd over received before, and 1 foiled. Why? Because there was some who had nfllllated with tho democrat lo party who thought my election dan gerous to tho country and they left me and helped my opponent. That's why I hnve no words of criticism for them. But friends, if I fnlled with six and a half million votes to defent tho republican party, can thoso who 'defeated mo succeed in defeating the, republican party?" Ho denounced as fnUo tho story ho had tried to bo a dictator, and went on to say he still liolloved In the Kansas City platform. ed her six votes to Parker and Ne- vada followed with two. Parker now lacked but one vote, and West Vlr. ginla gave him 13 and Washington 10, making a total of CS9. Before this could be announced, Governor Dockery, of Missouri, withdrew Cock- rell's name and moved that Parker's Connecticut Parker, 14; Delaware Gray, C; Florida Parker, 6; Hearst, 4; Georgia Parker, 20; Idaho- Hearst, 6; Illinois Hearst, 54 Indiana Parker, 30; Iowa Hearst 2C; Kansas Hearst, 10; Par ker, 7; Miles, 2; Cockrell, 1; Ken tucky Parker, 2C; Louisiana Park' PRESIDENT 'CATTLEMEN AND , SHEEPMEN WAR Massacre of Defenseless and Timid Sheep by Dogs Set on by Cattlemen. HERDER HELD AT BAY AT THE MUZZLE OF A PISTOL. MOTH 11 SO W. A. HOLMES IN HOSPITAL ' WITH SCALP CUT OPEN k for Damages. Jly 9.-The stato do. "wiauv nnllflort r a .or Louis Etzel, tfrV. oJraaent who was erf ifeese B0'llors, by f Kal Plnn. J! f . 20 miles south ua been occupied by a Severn 1.1 m. I WW safely at Man- KiVl 9- Is undor Er"1 horse from wn. lHs,r the News. T8i- "ot known at fcjwjuon will Is no" d.T. 'Wtft t0 Poll & than" any it, '""ninee. In a Difficulty With M. J. Cane, on O. R. & N. Bridge Employe Re celves Serious Injuries Trouble Arose Over Accident Which Injur ed Yardmaster Cane Outcome of Holmes' Injuries Uncertain Sever al Stitches Taken In His Scalp by Dr. Cole. W. A. Holmes, an employe of tho brldgo and building department of tho O. H. & N. company, wos struck on tho head with a shovel at noon today by M. J. Cane, O. It. & N. yard- master, and a serious gash cut in his scalp over tho ear with a posslblo fracture of the skull. Holmes Is now Jn the hospital, where Dr. Colo took several stitches In his head, and ho is now resting very easily, although the outcome of the Injury cannot yet be guessea. Cane has not been arrested aitnougn the case is In the hands of Deputy District Attorneys Collier and Winter, who will await tho result of Holmes injury before taking steps in the mat' ter. The O. XI. & N. bridge crew was m pairing sldowalk this morning at tho Thompson street railroad crossing, when several members of tne crew were holdlncr un a heavy section of sldowalk, while othors were shoveling dirt from undor It, when tho men let tho walk fall, catching Cane, wno was standine at a switch, with his back to the sldowalk, and mashing his foot and Injuring his back. Ho mado a sharp remarK 10 mo men tor allowing tho walk to fall without giving him warning, when Holmes, taking the remark as a per sonal attack, picked up a shovel and started for Cain, who also grabbed a shovel and struck Holmes before tho latter heached him., Holmes was immediately taken to tho hosoltal on tho switch engine, whore his injuries wore dressed by Dr. Colo. Holmes' motkor was pros trated when news or mo aiincuuy reached her, and Dr. Henderson was called to attend her. She has rocov ored from tho shock and Ib out of danger this evening. Cano baa lioon in the city but a short tlrao, having relieved Steve Xonard, as yardmaster, last wook. Ho la a quiet man about dd years old. Holmes has boon in tho employ of tho O. It. & N. brldgo department for a number of yoars and Is well known hore, whoro his mother ro-aides. nomination be made unanimous. This ' er, 18. Maine-Parker. 7; Hearst, 1 noo uuuc wiiu u yen, mm a uemon-. oiney, 4; Maryland Parker, 1C too tired, however, to offer very much, and a motion to adjourn was greeted with a howl of affirmation as 11,000 spectators and 1000 delegates made haste for the exits. Bryan's Ineffectual Rally. Bryan fought to prevent Parker's nomination, and to do It rallied all the favorite sons of the anti-Parker forces. He urged each to try to hold his own men in line. The anti-Parker people played for time all night, while at every opportunity they hammered at Hill and the people back of the Parker boom. Bryan In a flrey speech seconded the nomination of all candidates ex cept Parker. That is he named each and said that upon the new platform the party might stand united If only n man worthy of the people's trust could be named for president. Massachusetts Olney, 32; Michigan Parker, 28; Minnesota Parker, 9 Hearst, 9; Cockrell, 1; Towne, 2 Gray, 1; Mississippi Parker, 20; Mis souri Cockrell, 36; Montana Park' er, 0; Nebraska Cockrell, 4; Hearst 4; Olney, 1; Gray, 1; Wall, 1; Miles 1; Pattison, 1; Parker, 0; Nevada- Hearst, C; New Hampshire Parker, S; New Jersey Parker, 24; New lork Parker, 78; North Carolina Parker, 24; North Dakota Williams, 8; Ohio Parrfer, 46; Oregon Parker, 4; Hearst, 2; McClellan, 1; Coler, 1; Pennsylvania Parker, 68; Rhode Island Hearst, 6; Parker. 2; South Carolina Parker, 18; South Dakota Hearst, 8; Tennessee Parker, 24; Texas Parker, 6; Utah Parker, 6; Vermont Parker, 8; Virginia Park er, 24; Washington Hearst, 10; West Virginia Parker, 10; Hearst. 2; Gor man, 2; Wisconsin Wall, 20; Wyom ing nearst, 6; Alaska Parker. Parker were such men. These candl dates were Hearst, Gray, Olney, Cock' rell, Miles and Pattison. Then turn A. Alnlrn 1. 1 y . ' - ... w.w v ............ .. v . ,nna Ul.n.n, I.. I t . I - nl, mm TWa -anill. I V . . "loiliui Ul J lumbla Parker, 6; Indian Territory Parker, 5; Hearst, 1; Hawaii Hearst , . V ... . r I tT- . .. . m . i KT . . .... ... A11 I i vr.Mc, a, i-uiiu iviuo i-urKr, a; uuiunnu ubivb iiuiujub an , iiearst. 4. Total for Parkpr. fiSR VtaiiL ID a U1UU C V.U11 feVIl- UCUIIIU rWVin tnlnla n n1tn... niiu wont xur ami irutti. iikui jfuibionn. rvMii 40. mhm. o. iu ft8-. tL ru? 'Xri "m'an: 3 J' latnr mv rnmmlsslnn uns renewed. T I V,e,la" Mes, o , lowne, Coler, Idaho, Washington nnd West Vlr glnla thereupon changed to Parker, giving him a clear plurality. Dockery moved to mako the nomination unanl mous, which was done. Hearst, now return the standard and tane my place in the party ranks. You may charge that my leadership was faulty, that I failed, but I dery you to say that I have been untrue to any trust, or false to (he democratic faith. Do not compel democracy to choose be tween militarism and plutocracy; do not force us either to acknowledge the god of war or bow down to the god of gold. Give us a man of and for the people." Bryan's speech threw the conven Hon Into an uproar, but the plans of the Hill, Belmont and Murphy com bine were too well laid to be shaken. Unavoidably Parker. It was a case of Parker on the first or second ballot or Parker beat en, so' It was that Belmont, Hill and Shohan brought together the forces organized during an arduous cam paign of months in supreme effort to land the New Yorker. At a final conference of opposition leaders it had been determined to at tempt to wear out the Parker forces and force an adjournment until to day, but the Parker managers were not long In discovering tho antls' plan of campaign, and with the dis covery came tho statement In grim tones that If It took until i Jn the morning the fight would go on. It did take that much time, and then some more. Everything that had gone before in convention affairs was preliminary to this trial of strength. Ten Hours Fight. For nearly 10 long hours masterful men, leaders of the party, battled with all tho strength and ingenuity that long years of experience endow ed thorn with, to win the fight. Twelve thousand excited men and women cheered their favorites and Jeered the opposing forces. They hurrahed, yelled and shrlekod for half an hour at a tlmo. They stampod until the building trembled. In tho reservation on the main floor tho grim leaders wero calm despite tho awful strain and directed their forces. Their followers and delegates wero alert, watchful and acted with Bryan's Last 8peech. St. Louis, July 9. Bryan's 4 o'clock speecn: "Kignt years ago the demo cratic convention placed in my hands the standard of the party and gave me a commission as Its candidate. Four years later the commission was renewed. I come tonight to this con vention to return that commission and say that you may dispute wheth er i iougni a gooa nglit; you may dispute whether I finished my course; but you cannot deny I kept faith as me party's candidate and I did all 1 could to bring success to tho nartv. As a private citizen today I am moro interested in democratic success than I ever was when I was candidate. "The reasons that made tho elec tion of a democrat desirable were stronger in 1900 than In 1896, and the reasons mat mane tho election of a democrutlp candidate deslrablo are stronger in 1904 than in 1900. "The gentleman who presented New York's candidate dwelt upon the dangers of militarism and be did not overestimate the dangers." Bryan quoted an extract from Black's speech nominating Roosevelt ann oecianng that war stll lhas Its uses. "This Is eulogy of war," said Bryan. "This Is a declaration that hope for perpetual peace will never come. This eulogizing tho doctrine of brute force, and this presidential candidate for re-election is presented as an em bodiment of that ideal. For two thousand years tho doctrine of peace has been growing, and now tho ex governor of the greatest state In the union presents for the office of tho president of the greatest republic, a man of granite and Iron. "If tho president believes with his sponsor at Chicago that wars must settle tho destinies of nations, that peace is but a, dream, he la a danger ous man for our country and the Had Not Slept for Fifty Hours. St. Ixiuls, July 9. Brynn's Inst stand In the convention wns mndo with hollow but blazing eyes nnd a voice so husky it seemed to tonr tho very llesh In his throat. Dawn shone In upon the sickly lights of tho convention hall, whoro thousands of people, wenry to tho verge of collapse, nnt and listened to the proud Justification of tho bcaton leader. "I return to you tho standard you gavo mo to bear," ho thundered. "1 may have failed In wisdom, nnd I may hnve lost the fight, but I defy any man to say I havo been falso to my trust, or untruo to democracy." For 50 hours Bryan had slept less than half an hour. Ho had led the fight against tho Parker men In com mltteo and on the Moor. In commit tee he was more successful than on the iloor. A great demonstration followed Bry an's speech, and ns tho roll was called the Nebraskan left the hall on tho arm of his brother, and In fivo minutes after his arrival at his hotel ho was fast asleep. His marvelous physiquo had been taxed to tho utmost, and as ho walked, to tho hotel, two blocks away, he leaded heavily on his brother, and fairly fell upon his bed. Bryan said to tho Scrlpps News; (Continued on page 5.) PARR AND OTHERS GET OFF LIGHTLY COURT FINDINGS NEARLY . EQUAL TO ACQUITTALS. Forty-seven Sheep Killed and Nine teen Missing Owners of Sheep Have About 9000 Head Upon Which Taxes Are Paid In Umatilla County Warrants Are Out For Three Men Charged With Being Perpetrator and Instigators Robbed Herder. Leniency With Parr Due to His Hav. Ing Saved the Life of an Indian Po liceman Parr and His Brother Once Shot Up Athena and Adams Beer Was Found In Bellinger and Parr's Possession on the Reservation. Joe Parr, nn Indian, charged jointly with Charles Bellinger, another In dian, nnd Stovo Hussell of Hood Itiver, with taking liquor on tho Uma tilla reservation, was virtually ac quitted of tho charge yesterday by United States Judge Bellinger, All threo men wero allowed to plead gull ty as a matter of form, but Parr and Russell's sentences will bo suBnended at the expiration of two weeks. Bell Inger, against whom tho evidence was not so strong, was permitted to go on his own recognizance. mat parr was allowed to escape so lightly was due to the court being shown that somo time ago ho saved the lire of Ed Brisbold, an Indian po llceman, who was attacked by a num her of unruly characters whllo makini? an arrest on tho reservation. Parr and Bollinger took beer on tho reservation In June. Thoy wero In a wagon and ono was waving a revolver when they wero searched by Indian Policemen Jack and Mlnthorn, Two bottles of beor wore found. A com plaint was lodged with United States Commissioner John Hnlley, and tho men were neid to answer before tho federal grand Jury. According to Commissioner Hallev. wnen parr is nnnKing no is a "ve bad Indian." It was In 1891 that ho and bis brother, Henry, now dead, snot up" tne towna of Athena and Adams. Thoy fled to Grant county ano were arrested by Hallev and Jaraos Johnson, then deputies under biierjff Furnish, who lay nil n uht in tho cold and covered them with rifles when they camo out of tholr enmp In tho morning. Tho two served nenl. tontlary terms for their crirao. Talk of lynching was Indulged in when they wero taken to Adams for tholr preliminary examination, hut no vio lence) was attempted. Chicago Grain. Chicago. July 9. Old July wheat oponod 89, closed 89; new Jujy opened 89, closed 88. July corn openod 48, closed 48, War has broken out botwoen tho sheep nnd cattlemen in tho northern part of tho county. With tho muzzle of a revolver, looking ns big as tho bore of a Krupp gun, staring him in tho face, J. Iluball, a sheep border In the employ of Frank Davln nnd Ely Eyrnud, was obliged to remain inac tive Wednesday afternoon and sou his (lock stampeded by dogs. Tho shcop plied over logs In heaps and 47 woro killed, whllo 19 are missing as a ro suit of tho stampede.. Dnvln and Eyraud nro resldonts ot Washington, living near Walla Walla, and havo about 9000 shcop. Tholr animals rango in this stato and taxoB are paid hore. Ruball had chargo of a flock of 6000 on Mill creek, about five or six miles from Cllckor springs. Eyraud roached the city last even ing and hnd a conferenco with H. E. Collier, tho doputy district attorney, this morning. Ho stated that tho sheep wero stampeded by threo mon, tho names of whom ho bolloved to be DavlB and Wood. Ho sworo to In formation in tho Justice court before Judge Fltz Gorald this morning and warrants wero issued. Not Doing sure of tho names, Mr. Collier Issued warrants for John Doe, Richard Iloo and Jack Stiles. Sheriff Taylor and Doputy Joe Blakloy will leavo for the Bceno of strife nt 5 o'clock this after noon In company with Eyraud. "Iluball Is a Frenchman and Is un nblo to speak English, having boon In this country only about fivo months," said Eyraud. "Ho was sitting down near his tent when the threo men ap peared. Ono of thorn prosouted a revolver at his head and all threo began talking to him. Whon thoy round he did not understand English, they produced n lariat and mado sig nificant gestures, convoying tho Idea that if ho attempted rosistanco thoy would hang him. Ho wuh thoroughly frightened and stood thero quaking while they proceeded to wreck tholr vengeanco on tho sheep. "Thoy had threo dogs and set thorn on tho sheep. Tho animals piled up in heaps when thoy stampeded and 47 wero killed In ono pllo botwon two j logs. Nineteen Bhoop nro miasing anu wero probably run ore anu Kiiieu uy tho dogs. As soon att I learned of tho alfalr I started for Pendleton with tho Idea of having tho perpotrntors of tho outrago arrested. "Thero is no doubt but that tho deed was committed by threo cattle men, two of whom oro namod Davis and Woods. Tho name of tho third I do not know. Thoy havo from 2000 to 3000 head of cattle on tho ranges near tho border lino. "Before leaving tho cattlemen pull ed down Ituball's tent and demolish ed everything In sight except a few cooking utensils, which thoy took away with thorn." Flouring M,llls Destroyed. Union, July 9. The largo (lour mill at North Powder belonging to Kolsay & Co., was destroyed by lira last eve ning, loss about 120,000. Tho orlg'n of tho flro Is unknown. Cleveland Is Pleased. Buzzard Bay, July 9. Form er Prosldont Clovcland learned the particulars of tho nomina tion this morning at tho resi dence of Joo Jefferson. Later ho Issued a statement In which he said; "I am In absolute Ignorance of tho action ot the St, Louis convention except bo far that It has nominated Parker, With this result I am abundantly gratified, and hope tho remainder of tho work of tho convention will lead to en couraging prospects of demo cratic success." '4 hi 1