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PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14. 1903.
NO. 525G.
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flfOMED
Smith' Introduces a
yting Agricultural
,1X0 MONRO
ff COMPOSE DISTRICT.
.iu Board f Commls-
lrfBe OrgaiiH-fl Have
..Br Given ly f0"
LkM to Bo l Pcrma-
U r oaJ""" "r ,lle
.rtrtier Airriciittnriil In-
Lst Mu by 4Uwliir lre.
ar rmliut" a'"1 "' Sent
ient inlormalioii.
tie Third .Eastern Ore-
Is uricultural society, Is
ilwiale bill No. 7, Intro-
iHtor Smith, of this coun
cil .MiMaa Ihul ITnilltlllu
I .1 .U..II n..ltlntal
jtj ud makes . provision for
and perpetuation. The
Lmu follows:
kin let to Drovlile for the
hm snd organization of the
jstra Oreion District Agrl-
im and to define Us
V loirrt sikI to appropriate
atti by the legislative us-
WtleiUte af Oregon: also
hm by the people of the
Mfm:
I Within days ufter this
a operative and every two
pnAtr. the governor shall
m resldeue citizens of
sm: One cltlken of Mor
tal and mo of Umatilla
is together with two cltl-
Jei the respective county
ustnang this district, and
Much society or socle
ills from each of the
Wi counties selected by the
sv tt nioh county; when
art constitute a hoard of
an to be known and des
ist "Third Eastern Oregon
Msllural Koclely" and
"Win of Umatlllu and
I conitltuie the third
Within 3(1 dnvs after this
"aft-alive 'the board of
"Wl hereby created shall
Hiilreir by the ennatttu-
He. The anmnilnliinAr.
F Pendleton, Umatilla
which shall be Its
Mung place .and urgaui
flection of one of their
"Kent of the board.
M ttie office of presi-
f'tn of one year or until
elected and qualified.
San elect bN'miurv
p t of their number.
hold office for one
tor the annual m...t -
F shall be flxel by the
statistics, and Information gained andi
also a full financial statement of all
fund received and disbursed. They
shall also muke such suggestions and
recommendations as experience and
good policy may dictate for their Im
provement and advancement of the
agricultural and kindred Industries of
the state.
Sec. . The state printer shall per
form such printing as may be ordered
by said board, not to exceed In amount
$260 annually, to carry out the pro
visions of this act, and bills for said
printing shall be audited and paid In
the same manner as other printing for
the state. .
Sec. 7. When this district board
shall have been organised as herein
provided the secretary shall report
such organization to the governor.
" tlR(M) Appropriated.
Sec. 8. To carry out the provisions
of this act there is hereby appropriate
ed, annually, out of the moneys In the
stute treasury not otherwise appro
priated, the sum of $1600 to the pres
ident of the Third Eastern Oregon
District Agricultural Society, who
shall, before receiving the same, give
a bond In double the amount appro
priated for this district to the secre
tary of state, to be approved by the
governor and secretary, conditioned
that slnd money shall only be used
In the payment of premiums awarded
by the Third Eastern Oregon District
Agricultural Society at Its annual fair
and for no other purposes: Provided,
that should the board fall In any year
to offer and award premiums 'for
agricultural and other purposes equal
to the amounts here appropilated,
then the benefit of this section shall
not be available that year; and It Is
further provided, that no part of the
money herein appropriated 'Shall be
offered as a premium for trials of
speed.
Sec. 9. That all acts or parts of
nets hi conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
I'
TesMin.iiuar,.
fc board of commission -"let
shall h .k
fl-v management and
P ITOiBds and all other
p. Med or controlled by
p urejrei Dlatflot Ag-
I -.. i.niy nuring the
""Ml meeting of .said
" 111 tlmo. .......
t, uuiiiib lie
e entrusted with -the
nnanclal affairs.
COmmllMtnna-. -I It
" Jake rules and regu-'
-""ens MA by-laws
I of the secretary and
' their bonds ,and
t Te shall provide for
t.Tr hlblti by the
Industries and In-
of premiums::
"o event shall , the
'-J , anv Premiums
tfeated by said
.ers under their
'M.a.ct0Un' hnUa,,y
nwrshalo and
111 Hiffewrve peace
W .? ald dUrtrlot,
'Suolnted shall be
", J1 authority for
Hto,' nd peace
ft, J" the buildings
""""v. officers
, v.
ihL Go,e,,"
C hT"8"0- "ou-
. A. ,' resources
. - 'ohyearre
and deletions,
DEFENS
SCORES
HEAVILY
IN SMOOT INVESTIGATION
Some Mormon Towns Will Not Tolerate PolygamyDefines
the Oath of Vengeance.
Angus Cannon "Probably Drunk" When He Textlfkxl Mormon Boycott
Known to Be a Bugaboo and Scarecrow Members of Congress From
Soutliwest Prepared- to Force BI-statehood of New Mexico and Arizona
Dubois Introduces a Bill Denning and Restricting Right of Suffrage
In the New States. ' ' '
WARNER VALLEY
' COMPANY INS
HFtTltEH TITLE TO I-AKDS
IX HOFTH PAItT F STATIC.
IH'i'lxlnn IteiKkired In the Circuit
Ckiurl Cnc Will Ue Taken to the
Stale Supreme t'mirt The Various
IK'iiiirtnienlH of tlte Land Bureau
Rave Heretofore Ruled Advor!ly
to Mie Hettlerw GovorniHr Cham-iH-rlnln
Sides With Settlers.
Washington, Jan. !C J. W. N.
Whlteootton, attorney, of Provo. Utah,
testified In the Sraoot Investigation
that no man In the state had a better
reputation than Smoot. .
Referring to plaral marriages, he
said, "If there was such a case In my
town there are not six men there who
would stop until they got the offen
der In the penitentiary, and my town
Is 70 per cent Mormon."
"Cannon, Was Drunk."
James Lynch, of Salt Lake, a dem
ocrat, non-Mormon, and brother-in-law
of Angus M. Cannon, was ques
tioned as to the statement of his
brother-in-law that he witnessed the
marriage of Ahram Cannon and Lil
lian Hamlin on the high aeas, off Cal
ifornia, in 1886. The witness Bald he
had Investigated the statement, and
found that Angus Cannon had , not
been In California that year. He ad
mitted Cannon made the statement,
but said, "He was drunk at the time."
The Oath of Vengeance.
Hugh M. Dougall, postmaster at
Sprlngvllle, Utah, said he had been
expelled from Ithe Mormon church,
but It had not made any difference to
him In his business, although he dealt
largely with Mormons.
He took tte endowment ceremony
in 1862. . The oath of vengeance, he
testified, was to avenge the blood, of
the prophets or martyrs on this gen
eration, and not on this "nation," as
previously testified before the com
mittee. Since his expulsion he had served
In the legislature, being elected In a
M or man county.
A. A. Moon, of Provo, Utah, testi
fied the Mormons acted freely and
Independently In . political matters.
and that the practice of polygamy Is
dying out.t
Salem, Jan. 3 4. Once more the
Warner Valley Stock company has
scored a victory lu Its protracted fight
to establish title against settlers on
some of the most valuable lands In
the southern part of the state. Judge
H. L. Benson has rendered a decision
In fuvor of the company In the suit
Instituted by the attorney general of
the state, at the request of Governor
Chamberlain, who has made-a strong
effort to establish the settlers' claims.
An appeal will doubtless be taken to
the state supreme court.
The controversy Is one of the most
noted land cases which has arisen In
Oregon. It has been carried from the
Lakevlew lahd office to the general
land office at Washington and then
to the secretary of the Interior. The
latter gave a decision adverse to the
settlers' claims and Governor Cham
berlain then rtnok up their cause.
' The governor had a long correspon
dence with ttoe secretary of Xhe In
terior, which has been the occasion
of much newspaper comment, but the
secretary refused to modify the stand
he had taken. -Governor Chamber
lain's contention was that patents
should not be rsemed to the conroany,
hut in the jitate. "but this contention
was overrubtd and patents to much of
the land were .Issued to the company s
attorney,
MORE TllOrBIJDN '-THE ROW
A Dealer and Ilia 'Wife Accused of
baroeoje. ,
Dn anA iilv Van Buren are In
th. 4Uii xharrad with larceny.
The complaining witness is Ray WU-
mot, an Inhabitant ox a uouonwuuu
street resort, and she claims that the
Van Burens stole six rings ana some
fnnnv meilwork from her. Two
cheap rings that the Wllmoi woman
Identified as her property, were found
tied in a skirt, belonging to Alice
Van Buren. The man Is a dealer In
a gambling house. Both women live
In the same resort. ,
The complaining witness alleges
that a diamond ring valued at 150,
Ja still missing.
RKOORD OF WEEK'S WEATHER.
Report of H. K. Johnson, Official Ob-
' . . server.
Jan. ' Max. Min. Snow
7 82 tl
8 S4 SO
.9 M 28
10 -i........ 86 84 V4 In
11 . 80 80
12 14 15
13 84 18 4 in
On the 11th. and again on the 13th.
snow fel lwhloh was thequ'vnlent of
.06 rnn. '
GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations From All Points Handling
Umatilla Products.
Liverpool, Jan. 14. May wheat, 7c
11 d.
Chicago May wheat opened at
$1.154 to 81. 16, and closed at
81.18 H to 81.16(4; barley, 41c to 42c;
flax. 21.16; Northwestern. 21.23. July
opened ! and closed the same. Corn
opened 45 and closed the same.
Oats opened 30, closed 30(4.
San Francisco Cash wheat, $1.50.
Portland Wheat, Walla Walla.
85c; bluestem, 88c to 90c; valley, 67c.
BanMst Church Nutlce.
Mr. James Edmunds, who was to be
with us and conduct a Bible Institute
at the Baptiat church, is not expected,
as when he .was here Thursday he
was suffering from an attack of ap
pendicitis, and the last heard from
him he returned to Portland, for an
nratlnn. : The Sunday school work
ers will have to forego this treat for
the present. He will be here later.
Tomorrow ttoe pastor will reach as
usual. Ton tare cordially inviieo.
Grand Ronde Apples on Display.
Lyman Bros, have just received a
carload of Grand Ronde apples from
the orchard of E. i.. Coykendall, .O.
R. A N. passenger .conductor, of this
city, who owns a wuit tract near jua
nrunde. The aDDles are Ganos and
Wlnesaps. and are free from worms
and of beautiful color and appear
ance. It Is one or the most attrac
tive shipments of fruits received In
this city this winter. Mr. Coykendall
taken zreat Interest In' his or
chard Bnd produces some of the finest
apples grown in wrana js-onae vuney
Will Force Ri - Statehood.
Washington, Jan. 14. Definite no
tice has been served upon Senator
Beverldge, chairman of the commit
tee on territories, that he will pot
be able to secure a vote on the state
hood bill so long as it provides for
making one state out of Arizona and
New Mexico. The opposition Includes
some of the best fighters on both
sides of the senate.
It Is practically certain, therefore,
that if any new Btate is added to the
Union by this congress. It will be
formed by the amalgamation f Okla
homa and Indian Territory.
RAILROAD WAR THREATENED.
Not of Rates, But of Invasion of Ter
ritory.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 14. A railroad
war for Nebraska and the Middle
West Is In sight for next summer
should the Great Northern railroad
carry out Its announced plan to build
two connections with the Burlington
In Nebraska this spring.
TtMk first of the projected lines la to
run from Sioux City to Omaha and
the second extension from O'Neill to
Thedford, Neb., giving the Burlington
Great Northern combination the short
line between Denver and Minneapolis
and Duluth, that being an Invasion of
northwestern territory. Well-inform
ed railroad men are of the opinion
that this will cause the Northwestern
to extend the Hastings line Into Den
ver to retaliate against the Burling
ton and the Union Pacific will be
drawn into the fight.
WALLA WALLA SUDDEN DEATH.
Hack Driver Passes Away Without
Notice.
Walla Walla, Jan. 14. Ervin Bry
ant, long a familiar figure on the
streets of Walla Walla, where he
drove his own hack for many years.
died last night at his residence after
an Illness of only 20 minutes. An In
ternal hemorrhage is supposed to
have been the cause of his death.
Mr. Bryant was 66 years old. He
leaves a widow and a family of four.
The body was taken last night to
Cookerly's undertaking parlors, where
It will lie until arrangements are made
for the funeral. Deceased was a
member of the Masonic fraternity.
NEUTRALITY IS
NOW VIOLATED
Japanese Protest Against the
French Harboring Russian
Men-of-War.
ENGLISH PORT A REFUGE
TOH JAPANE8E WARSHIPS. -
Efforts Have Been Made to Conceal
the Fact That the Japanese Ilara
a Naval Rase at the British-Borneo
Port of Latiaun Japan Is Satisfied
That Germany Is Neutral The Cxar
Issues a Special Order and Expretv
slon of Condolence to tlie Army and
People, Claiming to See Victors
Ahead, and Eulogizing Stoeseel aod
His Work. ,
, Asked for a Conference.
Washington, Jan. 14. The house
today non-concurred in the senate
amendments to the Philippines fran
chise bill, and asked for a conference.
Suffrage Restrictions.
Washington, Jan. 14. In the sen
ate today. Dubois, of Idaho, had read
an amendment to the statehood bill,
denying the right of uffrage to big
amists, polygamlsts and those Joined
In celestial marriages, or any member
of any order, secretary or organiza
tion Joining others together In celes
tial marriages.
dwlsgr Fee to Washington.
Judge James A. Fee leaves tonight
for Washington, D. C, to carry the
election returns from Oregon to con
gress. He will go direct from here
to UKe national capital over the Har-
rl man lines, wilt pay an extended visit
to all the large Eastern cities. Includ
ing New York, Philadelphia, Boston
and Buffalo, returning to Iowa, where
he will visit a stater and return home
by way of the Nortnern Pacific. The
entire distance traveled on the trip
will exceed 7000 miles. Including side
trips.
Boy's Wrist. Broken.
Elmer Smith, colored, aged 12
years, fell en the ellppery sidewalk,
while returning home from school
last evening and broke his wrist. The
Injury was dressed by Dr. Lynn K.
Blakeslee and Is much better today.
Pilot Rock Mas- Be Sued.
The bill of the Morning Tribune
aganst the town of Pilot Rock Rock,
amounting ts 850 (or an alleged
write-up In a special edition, was or
dered not paid by the city council. It
is said that suit will be brought to col
lect the amount.
Atliena People In California.
A number of 'Athena people are
wintering at Santa Ana, (Cal., the fol
lowing being among them: T. J. Kirk
and wife, and the families of C. W.
Gates, T. P. Page, Norman Matthews
and C. A. Fischer.
The combine of Job printers of
Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle Is ex
pected to dictate printing terms to the
Washington legislature at this ses
sion, i- j . . '
TIVO LAND SWINDLERS HAVE CONFESSED
Portland, Jan. 14. Judson and Wil
liam Mealey, brothers, here as wit
nesses from Foster, In relation to in
vestigation of land frauds, made a
mni.i. nnfesslon today - to Wil
liam J. Burns, of the government se-
oret service, admitting tney were em-
ninueA to make fraudulent entries ana
do similar work by the conspirators.
The cpnfesslon materially strengthens
the government's case against Mitchell
and Hermann and implicating State
Senator Booth and Frederick A. Kribs.
timber agent, the deposed Roaeburg
officials, and others.
Grand Jury Adjourns,
Portland, Jan. 14. The federal
grand Jury, after 'examining J. A.
Wesco, a local handwriting expert;
A. W. Barber, detail clerk of the gen
eral land office; Col. A. R. Greene, of
the department of Justice, adjourned
this noon until Monday."
CHARGED
C.HIGGS SAID TO HAVE
HAD MANY PATHONS.
Operated In the Nome District by 1 lo
cating Claims, Selling Sliares to Out
seders, But Never Being Able to Ap
pear at the Scenes of the "Fhuls'
Claims and Interests Were Flcti
ttlous Many People Have Keen
Swindled.
Portland, Jan. 14. C. R. Griggs,
wanted for alleged frauds whereby
he secured $30,000 in Nome mining
swindles from many purtles In vari
ous parts of the country, was arrest
ed here today. He located many
claims In the Nome district, sold In
terests In them, took purchasers in
specially chartered vessel to show the
mines, but disappeared before their
arrival. The claima were always
found to be fictitious.
Fire Damages Hosiiital.
Montreal, .Jan. 14. Fire early this
morning damaged the Royal Victoria
hospital to the extent of $160,000.
ARMY OFFICIALS ARE COMING.
Commissioner and Mrs. Klrby, From
Cape Town, Africa.
Pendleton may soon be honored by
a visit from Commissioner and Mrs.
Klrby, In charge of 8alvatlon Army
work west of the Mississippi. The
commissioners are touring the Paci
fic states at the present time, and
their Itinerary Includes either Pen
dleton or Walla Walla, for February
10. Ensign Helsenger, in charge of
the local barracks, staled today that
be was endeavoring to secure the visit
for Pendleton.
Commissioner and Mrs. Klrby were
recently transferred to their present
location from Cape Town, South Af
rica. . .
Will Make Two Appointments.
School district 84, lying 16 miles
northwest of Pendleton; Is In the pe
culiar predicament of being without
a director, and County Superintendent
Frank K. Welles has been called upon
by the patrons of the district to ap
point a new hoard. M. A. Markus
and Charles Lurklns, the directors.
have moved out nf the district, and
Mr. Welles will anoolnt W. L. Elder
and George Teariiey, recommended by
I the voters to fill the vacancies.
TAX LEVY PROBABLY WILL BE 18 MILLS
in all probability the tax levy for
Umatilla county for 1906, will be 18
mills. The county court as not fully
decided upon the levy, but the East
Oregbnlan has it upon good authority
that the rate will not exceed 18 mills.
This will bring tn approximately $175.
000. Last year the levy was 20 mills.
The assessment as made by County
Assessor C. P. Strain amounted to
$9,467,198.86, but this amount was cut
about $50,006 by the board of equali
sation. '
Athena Bank Election.
At the annual election of the Athe
na National Bank, the following of
ficers were elected: H. C. Adams,
president: T. 3. Kirk, vie president;
F. 8. LeGrow, cashier; I. M. Kemp,
assistant cashier; directors, F. 8. Le
Grow, C. A. Barrett and P. E. Col
bern. .
In Uie Police Court.
In police court this morning. Mike
Grata, Jr., pleaded guilty to a charge
of frequenting an opium ' Joint, and
was fined $26. He went to Jail.
Claude Allebury was sentenced to
10 days in the city Jul I for vagrancy.
Up to date Andrew Carnegie has
given away $89,825,240 to libraries.
Toklo. Jan. 14. The Japanese press
Is sharply criticising France for per
mitting the Russian 8econd Pacific
squadron to make use of Madagascar
as a base of operations. The Asaht
today says, "It Is no longer possible
to overlook French non-observance of
neutrality, nor her disregard for her
obligations to a neutral nation."
Offset to Madagascar.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 14. A tele
gram from Java states that a naval
base has been established on the
Island of Labaun by the Japanese.
The British telegraph office on the
island ceased working 12 days ago to
conceal the presence of the Japanese. .
Germany Observes Neutrality:
Berlin, Jan. 14. Japan has Sent '
formal dispatch to the German gov
ernment expressing the conviction
that Germany has fulfilled her duties
as a neutral throughout the war, and
especially during recent events In the
war zone.
Tribute to Japanese Bravery.
Toklo, Jan. 14. "The bravery
shown by the Japanese navy Is be
yond comparison," said Major Gener
al Nadlen, one of the paroled Rus
sian officers, arrived here from Port .
Arthur. "It's achievements ar uiw
parallered. With the Japanese navy
and the Russian army nothing in the
whole world could withstand ' yon.
Our soldiers are uneducated. It Is
not so with the Japanese. The brav
ery displayed by the Japanese sol
diers is unrivaled. It seems shameful'
to kill such splendid men." Nadlen
expressed a belief In the early end of
the war, ,
Casualties of a Month-.
St. Petersburg,, Jan. 14. The Rus
sian casualties during the past fort
night have been: Killed, seven offi
cers and 183 men; wounded, 42 offi
cers and 849 men; missing, 42. The
list of caualtles probably Includes
those In the fighting at Klnow and
New Chwang, as well as one the
Shahke river, where several minor
engagements are reported.
Special Order from tlte Czar.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 14. The czar
today Issued the order of the day to
the army In praise of the heroic de
fense of Port Arthur by Stoessel and
the garrison. The order reads:
"Port Arthur has passed Into the
hands et the enemy. After a struggle
lasting 11 months, during seven of
which the brave garrison was Isolat
ed without hope, nevertheless they
sustained the siege, hardships, priva
tions and moral tortures without com
plaint, determined that the enemy
would gan nothing- without . paying
dearly. With a handful of men w
withstood the enemy's furious at
tacks, t
"My brave soldiers and sullors let
not this sorrow discourage you. Our
enemy Is brave and strong, and it la
extremely difficult to sustain the
trni. a distance of 10,000 versts.
but Russia Is great and powerful, and
during her national life of 1000 years
she has glvn hard proof of her abili
ty to overcome even more serious
dangers. Each time she has arisen
mora powerful than ever, and full of
renewed vigor.
"We ar greatly grieved by our lack
of success and painful losses, but let
us not abandon courage. It Is In sor
rowful times, such as these, that tile
power of Russia renews Itself. I am
confident that the hour of victory Is
striking, and God will bless our dear
army and navy's effort to crush the
enemy and sustain the honor and
glory of the fatherland."
Stoessel at Nagasaki. '
Nagasaki, Jan. 14. General Stoes
sel arrived here today on the Japanese
transport Kamamura. Governor Ar
akawa with the chief officials of the
port went aboard the transport and
received Stoessel, his wife and staff,
who were shortly transferred to land.
Stoessel was attired In a gray military
overcoat and wore his sword. He
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