East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, December 15, 1904, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY tYENINBEDITION WEATHF.lt IXMtECAST. Tonight anil Friday fnlr. cooler. High southwest wtmlsy diminish lug tonight. . PENDLETON, ORWiOX, TIII'USDAY, DECEM IlEH 15. 1004. "NO. o'':n. & L. ""to' i thu idttaJ "fa? 6LMjj fifty; ui att rJ Ha ad il W eaam KM j f in ! to (tiaxuk nsmxo uws. ninirin nmnT 1 '.II HlS jiflniWrM,sJFD , f , L llflsT Jin mu S INK CASE! Lents for the Ad- of the Territory as Given. llS0S THROWS g! OS HHWOSITION. Mwealth Ha Exierl AJmiwl I'nprrredentcd Fnpuladon and Wealth te Past Year Over L Half Acre of I.and Liases ' Homesteaders and Eighty-nine Bnilt During Past xiwcr Hlwr Men npfo-rd to Sunday Closing of Fishing. Astoria. Or., Dec. 15. A call was Issued today for a meeting of all the seiners on tbe Columbia river, to be held In this city on next Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of the meeting is to consider proposed changes In the fishing laws of the states of Wash ington and Oregon at the next ses sions of the legislatures. The par ticular object they desire to obtain Is that there shall not be a closed fishing; day on Sundays. Their actual working season Is of short duration, and It la difficult for the seinera to hold their men together, and If they were given a Sunday holiday It would be necessary to hire a new crew nearly every Monday. Dec. IS. "The flag inlic will not be complete I fields of blue is placed art of Oklahoma, says report of Governor T. B. If Oklahoma, made puMic report adds: '..HI people, ir.4il.oim.lioo aroperty. the major portion t exK',B'', bestowed upon unprecedented a d varroe it lines of enterprise, it congress should give the Ft.) eierclse In full the American citizens." of the growth of the ter- report says: imirratlon to Oklahoma put year has been quite a million and a half ublic land has been taken homesteader. This alone increase In population of ' to lO.ono people. The ttwrt of the buyers of farm re htimeseekers from oth- immlgratim) is placed at '. made up of -people energetic, with some cap- -. with education. wtth an n of religious and social morally and physically become some of the best the future state of Ok- NOT QUTE CIVILIZED. Half-lmes-d's Close Imitation of Edit rated 'Stntliods. San Francisco, Dec. 15. With a charge ol burglary against her. Mrs. Minna Parpltt. a half-breed Chero kee Indian, and a graduate of the Carlisle Schol for Indians, is held at the csty prison. She Is accused of entering a room at 82" Howard street and. after extracting 135 from a -purse that was placed under the lodger's pillow, turning on the gas to asphyxiate her victim. The room er was Peter Koulourlts. and he was rescued 'from the Improvised death chamber in an unconscious condition. LEAGUE MEETS Mosquito Exterminators. New Tork. Dec. 15. The second annual convention of the National Mosquito Extermination Society will be held In this city tomorrow and "Friday. The object of the convention is the education of the people as to killing the Insects, possible legislation towurd their slaughter, and co-operation In getting the country rid of the Insects. Specimens of all kinds will be exhibited, together with the small flBh that are active in destroying the larva-e. Scrums Ohio Drouth. Columbus. O., Dec. 15. Drouth has lowered the Scioto river to a low stage, and the river from which Co lumbus secures its water supply Is todriy frosen solid. The superinten dent today Issued a warning to the teople to hoard their water supply. In the assessment I property In the territory Is K.M.Mt, mid that of the pit at IIS. 384.81. Six bid eighty-nine miles of rafl- nillt in the territory flnr- fnt, and "the only bonded 1 ever incurred hv the ilt.OOO) has been nsiri off rl Interest some ! years out. ' niminKD. '"Wsjtilie Mr. Chaattvlck u Ex-convict. Dec 15. Mrs. jr. M. ' Ulumbus. formerly an a toe r.n,,n. . L. "nea at tne Jail Mrs. Chadwlck ho aerved a term Pra. Klsalnger'a rooch " araa formerly matron llSn frian.l.l.j .. ilk n.. ' lne P- r j "uttement. C 6-M. Chad , ' antll after s, consulted .J. ",."c "'" "OO" will startle the OIL FIELD IS The Most Important Session in the History of the Or ganization. AM. THE MAGNATES OF BASEBAM. IX FKISCO. An Acrimonious Debate Is Propho "cd lsslhle Itcai-rangrmciit ami Division of tlw rirrult Is in Sight, Iscmanilctl hy Certain California Circuits SKikane Is on Hand With a Full Mat of Demands larger Circuit Is rnpopular Bert Will Be lte-eleetel President ltcj-ond Any (iiCHtlon. San Francisco. Dec. 15. The annu al meeting of the Pacific Coast League's first session, which will be held tonight, promises to be the most important in the history of the or ganization. All the magnates are In the city, each primed with proposi tions of a nature that will demand a thorough thrashing out. The awarding of the pennant will be a fruitful topic of discussion, and may resolve Itself Into an acrimoni ous debate. What President Werta's decision In the matter will be he re fuses to make known, but admits It will undoubtedly result In considera ble warm talk. The next most important subject I the possible rearrangement of the circuit. The disposition of a part of the California clubs is to break away from the northern cities by giving their own additional support. This is confirmed by the appearance of. delegations from San Jose and Fres no, who are anxious to have clubs In their cities, either as members of an eight-t-lub circuit, or as the succes sor of the northern cities. The Spokane delegation is working hard to get one of the northern fran chises, or a place In the eight-club circuit. A larger circuit Is not meet ing with much favor, but the senti ment Is nut yet sufficiently crystaliz- ed to forecast the action of the mag nates. Talk of trades Is not yet begun. Bert, who undoubtedly will be elected to succeed himself, expecta the meet ing to last four or five days. -oration s jinaieot that flChat Willed Paris. i chad..;: .j..1"' . ne aald. hn. Intention to return ' for Auneaa- rZf- Dec. ,c ,nex.tlon to Uuh of C.J.W.Art0' lying north I n, nr. "a. AriOn affect-d i. U ikT- ""' In are. i. SCL and"" ""-fords tt no - r Wmlnala. is. r" hat il.16 The Bur- Caus. not XK EXTKAOUDI.vAltV AND WASTEFIX I'HEXOMKXON. lire Wells Exh,mIc and Thousands at AcreH of Oil Lands Are Torn ;untt . tisKured and Alwndoned. the Ijonh lielng Total Piping From a Depth or a HioushiuI Feet to a Jlelgiit of m Thousand Fret 1'lie Jnple Are Fleeing. Houston, -Texas, Dec. 15. The Humble oil fields. 17 miles north of fhla .oily, are a totul wreck, dug to subterranean convulsions, which turned the deep wells Into veritable volcanoes. Some of the stones, mud ad luA-a were hurled 1000 feet Into the air and fell over a territory of a mile iln all directions. The de struction of property ia almost total aad wUljnsach $50,000. People fled from the field when the outbreak began, which was preceded by a terrible, rumbling, and sought shelter aa best they could from the rain of stone and mud. Clouda of phoeaphffnetKrent vapors enveloped the field, giving It the appearance of a whole town wrapped In flames. De- tonatlona like the roar of cannon could be heard 10 miles away. Derricks were torn to atoms and machinery shattered. Great fissures opened tn -the earth and from them mud and vapors Issued. Work w in progress at five wells yesterday morning when the -upheaval came. The earth suddenly ehook, all the hole seems to turn themselves wrong aide out and -the dees) -well became veritable volcanoes. Pipes that were 1000 feet In the earth were hurled from the ground and twisted to fragments. riEVASTOIHH, IS AFIjOAT. To Itoelalm Idaho Desert. Since the last report The atate has entered Into contracts with the fol lowing companies for the purpoae ef reclaiming desert lands under the Carey act, to-wlt: The Twin Fall Land Water o.. covering 244. 026. acres. The Canyon Canal Co.. covering 5825 acres Carey land. The Canyon Canal Co., covering 6000 acres state land. The Glenn's Ferry Land Irriga tion Co.. Ltd.. covering H.000 acres. The Mulllns Canal Reservoir Co.. covering 1.000 acres. The Marysvlllc Canal Improve ment Co.. covering 05 acres. Boise Capital News. At Boise $2800 baa been paid for a site for a new school house to be I JuiNiiieNe ToriMilo Boat Attaching Her j Is Missing. I Toklo. Dec. 15. Further details of ; the toipedo attacks upon the battle- ishlp Sevastopol are received: "fine torpedo boat Is still missing, i the lemainder returned in safety. The Sevastopol's bow yesterday had sunk three feet from 11: 30. Decem- I bet- 14. to 3 o'clock this morning. I The torpedo boats kept up an in c-6-ssant attack on the Sevastopol, the . torpedo boat orvazny and the com missary ship. Details are not yet re ported, but at 9 this morning the observation station reports the Se vastopol's bow has further sunk and the torpedo tube Is submerged com pletely." KevaMtMl Afloat, Toklo. Dec. 15. A dispatch from Port Arthur announces definitely that the Sevastopol has been damaged, but Is still afloat. Jaiwnese Cruiser Aslwwe. Chefoo. Dec. 15. It is reported a Japanese cruiser Is ashore In Tong ohlng Bay, S miles southeast of Che too. tyjtU53 A MORMON OATH. "Ketrlbuthm Obligation" Taken In Endowment House. ' Washington, Dec. 15. The retiibu tion obligation taken by the Mor mons In the endowment house cere mony, aa quoted this morning by J. W. Ludestrom, a witness In the Smoot proceedings, is aa follows: "Oh, God, eternal father, we ask the blessing of the church and holy priesthood to help us keep they cove nants, and that all that raise hands against this church be accursed for ever. That vengeance be vlaited up on the nation for the blood of Jos eph Smith." Ludstrom declared hla separation from the Vhurch arose from a dis crepancy between the late and early revelations of the prophets. "Haa your throat ever been cut?" asked Senator MeComaa. "Not yet," an swered the witness cheerfully. L SECY. T Would Pay Lone List of Ex- penditures From the Gen eral Fund of the State. .AX VOVM SIMPLIFY THE STATE'S AtXtH'XTS. Probability Thai the Revenue for All Purposes Needed by tlie Suite Dur ing 1IH15 Will Exceed tl.lHMI.IMMI IteeonmiemlH the Kemovul of the Mute School Commends the In heritaneo Tax Iji- and .Itceom mends a tirowt Earnings Tax on Vinwd-Piihllc Business Would Amend the Census Imw. Salem. Dec. 15. In his annual re port. Secretary of State Dunbar sug gests the abojlxhment of the agricul tural college and various other funds, and that the amounts be arranged so that they can be paid out of the gen eral fund at any time. He finds ob jection In that these funds have to be always on hand while other funds are out of money. "A multiplicity of funds," he says, "Is a source of extra work frequently holding up money needed for other purposes, and when disbursed through otner channels than this office. called to the fact that the law re quires that a census be taken in 1v05, and that It the statute referred to Is adhered to strictly there will be much Information left out of the cenaua that should be gathered for the ben efit of the atate. NATIONAL 1SSIE. Eisroiul Opinion of the Negro Que tlmi lit America. Chicago, Dec. 15. American sov ereignty and progress of church work in the Philippines were praised, the negro question was declared to have shifted from a Southern to a nation al one, to be dealt with accordingly, and the good and bad conditions of life in Chicago have been depicted in strong terms by speakers at a great mass meeting of Chicago Episcopal ians held at the Auditorium. Fully 4000 persons, laymen and clergy, attended the meeting, which was el.l In Die Interest of Episco pal church exlc:iltm at home and abroad. MAY PKOSKtTTE LAWSON. Stni'ilunl Oil Will Even Vp With the BoHtoniiin. Xrvv York, Dec. 16. It Is told In the general financial district today that Stuudurd Oil Interests are plan ning a prosecution of Lawson -under the statutes providing punishment for circulating false rumors about the stock market. The punishment Is a fine of not more than $1000 or Im prisonment for not more than three years, or both. Humored Assassinntlon. London, Dec. 15. The rumor Is current on the Stock Exchange that Thomas Lawson, of Boston, hus been assassinated. Itwson Denies It. Huston, Dec. 15. Thomas Lawson atlon and says, "I am not completely assassinated yet New SMinlsh Cabinet. Madrid, Dec. 15. General Astcar raga today confirmed the report that he had been asked to form a new cabinet. Senor Maura, the retiring premier, has promised him his support. E other expenses of the state govern-I denies the London rumor of assassln- ment, they are not always accounted for."" Among his estimates for the . ex penses of the state government dur ing the coming two years there ap pears 120,000 for state fair premium list, and till the general expenses as provided by law, and he says, "while the estimated amount of revenue re quired for state purposes for the year 1906 to be apportioned January next cannot be foretold with any ab solute certainty, the probabilities are that.lt will exceed ll.Otio.iioo. due principally to the necessity of provid ing for the remainder of the appro priation for the Lewis and Clark cen tennial exposition and to deficiencies In the appropriation for expenses of the asylum and penitentiary, and for public printing for the year 1903 and 1904. and to a smaller amount of re celpts from miscellaneous sources." Mr. Dunbar says: "The removal of the mute school from Its present location to the cor porate limits of the city has been urged, the estimated expenses of which, for new buildings and furnish ings. Is $70,000. and It Is proposed that the buildings now used by the school will be converted to an Insti tution Tor the care of feebleminded children, or a reformatory for female Juvenile offendera.'" In a discussion of the Eddy corpor ation law which Secretary Dunbar commends, he suggests a law pro viding for the dissolution of corpora tions that have ceased doing business, by proclamation of the governor. Dunbar commends the Inheritance tax law, and says that It Is working satisfactorily. Of Insurance laws he says: "I respectfully invite your atten tion to section 3724 of our statutes, which provides that 'All ordera or secret societies and other benevolent, fraternal, co-operative societies, as sociated or incorporated for the sole purpose of mutual protection and re lief of members only, and for the pay ment of stipulated sums nf money tn tht families of deceased members, or for property of Its members only, de stroyed by fire, and not for profit, Are hereby iteelnMrf nnt tn Via H ra nt life Inem nance companies In the aenae ! ,M 0W fontraeted for In One and meaning of the Insurance laws of' ' Day. . the state, and are exempt from the i Enterprise, Or., Dec. 16. Wool In provisions of alt insurance laws.' This I this county haa begun to move in Is a cloak which la being used to 1 earnest. R. C. Maya, who la buying cover Impracticable schemes and feist j for 8, Koshland Co., of Han Fran- ntHHt our entaeaa rake societies or- Cisco, last night closed the contracta ganized solely for the benefit of those . with the aheepmen of this place for formulating the plan. Many Inqulr-1 1,060,000 pounds of wool. Aa a re- Charges of Rank and Vicious-. Partisanship Against United. States Senators. P.VITEHSON AND TFXLEIl AUK THICK IN' THE FHAY. They Are Accused of Neglecting Of. flclul Duties to "Fight for Demo cratic Crooks Now on Trial" They Come Hack Willi a Miff Defense of Their Action ami With Hetullatory Charges Against the Iteptibllcan Mnnlpiiliitorw Supreme Court lit Session. Denver, Dec. 15. A political sensa tion Is caused by the flooding of the city with circulars charging Senators' Patterson and Teller with "neglecting their duties in -Washington In order to remain in Denver and fight for the democratic crooks now on trial in the supreme court," and calling upon them to resign because of frauds In the elections at which the legislature which sent them to Washington was chosen. In a signed statement this morning Patterson says: "Teller Is here be cause of the Illness of Mr. Teller, Jr." He charges the republicans with con spiracy to rob Governor-elect Adams of his seat, steal the senate and pack the supreme court for corporation purposes. He concluded he could do more good In Denver than In Washington, ' by aiding to defeat the conspiracy. Supreme Court Hears Contempt Cases . Denver, Dec, 15. The supreme -court this morning resumed the hear ing of the contempt cases against flection ofliiiils. Police Captain Lee, charged with fraud In precinct i, was discharged because of lack of evidence. INTO ELK HIVEH WITH A KIMPENSION UKIIMiE. Fell Sixty Feet I'imhi the Ice, Which (ave Way Several Were Drown ed and Many Injured, null Hie Driver of a Team Is Missing; Two Children Die or Shock After Being Tal.iii Prom the Water. Charleston, W. Va.. Dec. 15. The suspension bridge over Elk liver col lupsed this morning, carrying down a number of school children. Three bodies have been recovered. Three teams on the bridge were drowned, the drivers escaping. Twenty children unil Three Teams. Twenty children and three teama were precipitated 60 feet. The ice broke and the children struggled frantically In the freezing water. All but two were rescued. Minnie Hlg genbotham, aged II, and Ray Hum phreys, aged 1 2, died ' when taken from the water. Several were Injur ed. Woods, a driver. Is mis-sing. It Is thought hla body la under the Ice. BATTLESHIP EXPLOSION. I t Men Killed by Blowing Out of a Manhole. Philadelphia, Dec. 16. Three workmen were blown to death by an explosion on the battleship Massa chusetts off League Island thia after noon. Later Four were killed and two probably fatally Injured. They were making repairs In the engine room when a manhole blew out. SI SPECTS AKHESTED. ' 1905 WOOL HALES. Oiicago Grain. Chicago. Dec 16. May wheat opened $1.09. closed $1.10. Corn opened 44. closed. 46. Oata open ed $. closed SIM. 4 Tannery Burned. Clncnlnatl. Dec. 16. Flra this morn'liisr destroyed the plant of the Mamllton County Anchor Tannery. Loss. $100,000, lea are received for Information In re gard to the standing of this claaa of companies, which the department Is unable to furnish." Secretary Dunbar renews hi rec ommendations for the enactment of a franchise or gross earnings tax on quasi-public corporations. In this connection he says: "A study of the question haa led me to the conclusion, however, that the method adopted by other states requiring such companies to pay a tax upon their gross earnings, the same as insurance companies are now re quired under our statlutes. would be a much more simple and better plan and more readily understood really complied with. "It la proper, also. In this connec tion, that attention should be called to the fact that companies owning and operating dining and buffet cars and steamboats, whtls- engaged In carrying passengers within the atate, sell liquor without obtaining a coun ty or state license. Aa a measure for Increasing the slates revenue. I re spectfully suggest that this matter be Inquired Into." i Tht attention 'of the legialature la ault. the aheepmen, aa wel las other business men of this place are In a happy mood today, rejoicing In ths fact that they have a "cinch" on 1( cents a pounds for their 1(01 wool clip. Regardless of the fact that there are two other buyers In the field, Mays la getting all the wool, neither of the other buyer having been able to secure a pound of wool so far. On the sales made last night. Mays turned over to the sheepmen of this vicinity $53,000. this being one-third of the contract prlc of the wool. This amount will relieve the sheep men to a areat extent, aa money la and always very scarce with them at this time of the year, and tney are oiien compelled to borrow at a hlg hrate of interest. By tomorrow May expecta tive the entire clip of the county cofflract ed for. which will amount to about 2,000,000 pounds. Owing to the fact that he apparent ly has the confidence of every sheep man In thfa section there seems to be small chance of any other company than Koshland's securing much wool In this county next year. Chicago Millionaire Will Put I'p for Their Defense. Sun Bernardino, Dec, 15. Hldney Jarvls and Arthur Schwlnkler, sup posed Santa Fe train robbers and murderers of Express Messenger Rob erts, were arrested Tuesday In San Francisco and arraigned here today. The preliminary examination Is set for Tuesday next and they are held without bonds. The fate of the pris oners hinges on the testimony of the fireman. The sheriff believea they are the right men. ' The suspects are employes of F. J. . Mat-key, the Chicago millionaire, who -promises plenty of money for the de--fense. Mackey arrived today. NO MD(JE DOCTORS. I'npreei-dcnted. Ac thin by Sonoma) County Doctor Santa llosa, Cat., Dec. 16. Sonoma County Medical Society ha decided ' there shall be no more lodge doctor I nthe county. The resolution aa -adopted take effect January . The member will suffer expulsion to do lodge work any more. This will probably have the effect of raising sick benefit In many lodge which are now In th habit of furnishing medical services to mem ber free. The matter ha created a sensation In lodge circles. FXJIt TWO NEW OTATK8. senate Committee Recommends Om- nlbu Measure. uu.hiMiinn Dec 15. The aenate MtnmlitM haa reported favorably the atatehood bill admitting Arizona and New Mexico a on atate and Okla homa and Indian Territory aa an other. Catholic Church Bursa. Minneapolis. Dec IS. Holy Rosary Catholic church, larg- est In the city, was detroyed by fir at noon. Loss, $10,000. Th Uncoln achool, adjoining, was damaged $30,000. The children marched out In an or- derly manner through the smoke and all were saved. erected tola winter.