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PENDLETOX, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 1. 103.
NO. 525T.
)sii
flf BOLTED
Horsemen and
t Walk Out of
Convention.
uilroiul m PeWn
Lm Left to Control of
C, ,nd of Uie National
iaMktl00-TBoltera Or
, Ueerlcsn Btockgrowein'
L IB Firm General
1111 Be Held In May
Liter 1U President.
L I. During the most
lW ever witnessed in a
.n in Mill city. 250 cattle
and awlne breeders
of the National
'notation, Saturday eve-
itntitlan o( admitting the
V. ptcldng houses to mem-
ill reorganization ot the
at cattle men voted
tictlon, declaring that
tit administration was
i leal tight ugainst the
i rnuld be the height of
Utoti rowers, to "go to
Mr enemy," and at the
meet wtitance from the
Itm In securing relief from
rullrnadit and Duck
f mined together, upheld
jat Livestock Association,
j-ttia it hereafter.
I) Meatea from the cattle,
l sat breeders met and or
is American Stockgrowers"
kskflliii John W. Hprtng
nNent to serve until Hay,
(lot leneral convention
little to the support of 'he association
during the past , year; the records
show that the Texans have contribut
ed but 8 per cent of the total expenses
of the association.
"Under the reorganisation there are
six distinct classes of livestock grow
ers Included In those having repre
sentation In the association, as fol
lows: Cattle growers, sheep growers,
horse growers, swine growers, and
goat growers, beside the breeders of
fine stock and thoroughbred stock as
sociations. We. feel that these Inter
ests are more than sufficient to hold
In check the packing houses and the
railroads." .......
u
STORM OFF THE SCOTCH COAST.
Groat Damage to ' Fishing Industry,
' and Lous of Ufe.
London, Jan. 16. Frightful storms
prevail along the Scotch littoral. The
fishing fleet of Ullapool has been
driven ashore. Three boats were
sunk and many badly wrecked. Two
coasting steamers have run ashore at
unapooi. a nsning smack was
wrecked off the Orkney Islands and
the crew of five drowned. The har
bors are filled with vessels seeking
shelter.
Murder and Suicide.
Trinidad, Col., Jan. (6. During a
sudden attack of Insanity, Frank
House this morning shot and fatally
wounded his wife, while lying In bed
and then blew out his own brains.
Towa Wiped Out.
Aurora, lit., Jan. 16. The business
section of Leland, 30 miles west, was
wiped out by fire today. Lurk, (100,.
OOOj
CAO
MM to serve on ao-
mni btulness duties, and
piftr of Colorado was se-
n-taL
H-f executive committee
J" "nutation was named:
flei of Colorado, Rlch
Ktbu; H. K. Parsons.
i McDonald, New Mexico,
hTlor, Nebraska.
UBMI Committee.
pn of the National Live-f-ilisj
held Saturday night,
pi ewmlttee, which la the
sif o( the asaociatlon, was
s ulkwe:
.. cattle growers: Jesse
pfnwera; H. W. McGee,
Pl; A. J. Lovejoy, swine
Harris. Dure-breed
h-: Frank Cooper,
mr, A. Q. Leonard.
fj'son Morris, packers.
fe re-elected President
"Umberth and missed a
'-taf him for his work
ft confidence In him as
PW Excitement.
"cltement In the
ln th press reports
the meeting of the
Asaociatlon," said
'Mllwaukle, Ore., who
1 tola morning over the
'be Denver meeting.
atte men withdrew
. organisation, the
tock Association Is
nd will continue to
'rouble arose over
rJera and representa
" In the association
here was almost a
I "t. but good order
k u1 ,0on Prevaled. and
ryT " ect the busl
sasoclatlon. .
tltal"..!""1 brought on
l4!r"ln that the by-
i-TJJ M o exclude the
'-J. t2t' bou6 from
'C w,re 1me1 y
a, mn. and when
'did. ' ,wreorltlon
, these InteresU,
l,.,n division will
la-ta, - -"national Llve-
k.. TB cattlemen
jontrlbuted but
lla
natural or
"(1-v.T F"hln KrIc.
ae"royed
iL.?n4. broke all
,7Wool,
S jk P' Fashing.
l,7'oi,naon,
rZ,8tewa
-- nu two
8tewart. The
' Whnl. m
Cause oi
BURNS
PANIC AMONG OVER ONE
THOUSAND KM I'M) YES.
Four Conrt Ruuuih and Many Valua
ble) Record UcHtmyiMl Iiomm Not
EMtlniated, Jlut Wan (.'onriiied to
the County I'lreiuuii and I'uluters
Kerluuxly Burned, and Court Sus
pended Two Uorknicii Are MiNa-
lng.
Chicago, Jan. 16. A fire originat
ing from oils aud paints, on the up
per floor of the county building at
this morning, caused a panic among
the thousand or more employes ln
the building, and the city hall ad.
Joining.
Four court rooms an many valu
able court records were destroped. A
painter named Edwards was serious-
ly burned and two workmen are miss
ing. The loss Is .not yet estimated.
Two painters and a fireman were
seriously burned. The fire was con
fined to the county building. The
courts are suspended for the day.
CARTER IS ELECTED SENATOR.
Montana Legisiatuiw Cliooxeei on Uie
SUtlt Ballot.
Helena. Mont., Jan. 16. Former
I'nlteri Htntp Senator Thomas D
rixn wna tnrfuv on the sixth joint
ballot elected Uulted .States senator
by G2 votes, 66 being necessary lor
choice.
GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations From All PdinM Handling
' Umatilla Products.
T.ln..nMl Mi arkut JiS ll4d
Chicago May wheat opened at
1 mi ti is u. and closed at
linn. h.H.v tin to 47c: flax.
11. is- Northwestern, tl.ti. J"'y
whut nnened $(H4. olosed 8.
OaU opened 11. closed 1.
MITCHELL WILL MA1LE SM33CH
will Defend Himself In Le Vstlted
States Senate.
Wo.hli.rton. Jan. 16. Senator
In annonnoed
lUIIUIltJIll V wmo""!
expects to make a public atatemeat
on the floor of the senate tomorrow
In self-defense, regarding his Indict-
. . ..w bull
ment In connection wim
frauds.
MAY APPROPRIATE $70,000.
Portland ExpoalUon Favored In CaU
I brnia.
Sacramento. Jan. 16. Belshaw, In
.i ... n....anti an appropria
tion hill t'nr 170.000. for the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland
Rrand Jury at Work.
ia..io Tn. 16. J. A. Wesco,
hnnii nirltlnv OTIlPrt. and J. W. ROW
land, chief clerk of the U. Survey
or generals office, were oeior. ....
grand Jury ln the land fraud cases all
the morning.
For the first time In many years
the salt water Inlets and boys along
the British Columbia coast are frosen
over. Incoming steamers have ice
.ii i t,.ir .idea. It Is over an
Inch thick on many days and the Ice
TROUBLE IX THE PHILIPPINES.
Washington, Jan. 18. General Corbln cables from Manila that
Lieutenant Avery, one Philippine scout, and two native employes,
were wounded In action at Dolores river, January 14.
Private Austin, of the hospital corps, was wounded and nine
constabulary killed In an action near Maslog, Samar, January 8.
ENATQR
TON
GETS NEW TRIAL
United States Supreme Court
Grants it by a Divided Vote
Five to Four.
PREVIOUSLY REFUSED
BY THE CIRCUIT COURT.
"Utah No More Polygamous or Other'
ulse luunoral Than the District of
Columbia" Judge Miner Abo Tes
tifies Tliat Plural Man-laces Are
Rapidly Decreastiur Bank Official
Deoks Tliat Uie Mormoa Church
Ceiitjorn Anybody's Polities Smoot
Said to Ik a Man of tiood Charac
ter.
Washington. Jan. 16. The supreme
court today reversed the decision of
the district court of St. Louis, and
granted Senator Burtuu, of Kansas,
a new trial. The court divided, Sixe
to four.
ANARCH
y III THE
RUSSIAN EMPIDE
ese Oexette today published a signifi
cant speech of Count Okuma, former
foreign minister of Japan, delivered
at Tokio. He said the Japanese must
follow the example of America, whose
ascendancy dates from the promulga
tion of the Monroe Doctrine.
If we win the war Japan should
Insist that those foreigners now In
Eastern Asia must follow Japan's
111, while no other power should be
permitted to obtain any East Asian
possessions. Japan should assume
herself to be the leader In China,
Korea and Siberia.
Japanese Reinforcements.
Rome, Jan. 16. A Toklo dispatch
announces that zou.uuu reintorce-
menu are ready to be sent to Oyama.
Fifty thousand are already started.
Aggravated by the Fall of
Port Arthur and Premoni
tions of Further Defeat.
CASTING ABOUT FOR AN
EASY ROAD TO BACK OCT ON,
Nojfi Throwing Bouquets at His De
feated Antagonists of Port Arthur
Turkish Med Crows Funds Diverted
to the War ln the Far Kant Rus
sian SoWier Proves to Be a Woman
Japanese Would Exemplify the
Monroe Doctrine ln Their National
Life Retiiforcement8 for Oyama.
Invidious Conxparison.
Washington, Jan. 16. Judge
James A. Miner, of Salt Lake, .form
erly a member of the supreme court
of Utah, again testified In the .Smoot
inquiry. He said Smoot had Always
stood for the enforcement of the laws
and was regarded as one of the com
ing men of the state.
Polygamy is decreasing so j-apidly,
the witness said, that he believed that
in 10 years Utah will be in this regard
better than any other state in the
Union. "There is no more polygamy
or otherwise unlawful cohabitation
in Utah than there Is ln -New York,
or the District of Columbia," the
witness added.
Blias A. Smith, of Suit Lake, cash
ier of the Deseret Savings Bank, tes
tified he was a Mormon and mem
ber of the peeves' party until it was
dissolved. He denied the church dic
tated political affiliations for lte
members, and said every person Is
free to follow his own Inclinations.
MORE SENTENCES AT DENVER.
Another Batch of Democrat Fined
and IiuarJsuned.
Denver, Jan. 1. In the supreme
court today Gay W. Wheeler and
Charles B. Reuve, election Judges,
were sentenced i six and three
months In Jail, respectively. .George
W. Hubbard, constable, to one month
and James Rowaa ajod Charles Mun
ford. Judges, were fined 25 each.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 16. It is ad
mitted -In official circles that anarchy
prevails throughout the empire, In
cludltig St. Petersburg itself. This
stats of affairs is attributed to the
fall of Port Arthur and to the fact
that defeat ln Manchuria Is antlclpat
ed. Russian statesmen, It Is admit
ted. are casting about for some means
of bringing the war to an end.
A dispatch from Lodz reports that
rioters yesterday hoisted red flags,
and fired 50 shots at the police,
wounding one officer. The police re
plied, killing the standard bearer of
the rioters. Sixteen disturbers were
arrested.
Stoessel "A Foreign GenHemao,
Nagasaki, Jan. 16. Nogi has writ
ten to the governor here commend In
Stoeasel to his consideration. Nogl
points out that Stoeasel Is now neither
a prisoner, nor an enemy, but a for
eign gentleman who gloriously served
his country.
Red (Vohh Votes Aid.
Constantinople, Jan. 16. The
Turkish Red Cross has voted 14.000
.francs to be used for the care of both
Russian and Japanese wounded In
the Far East.
A Woman Soldier.
Toklo, Jan. 16. Among the Rus
sian prisoners brought to Nlahima,
the Japanese discovered a woman of
.20, disguised as a soldier. She was
much embarrassed at the exposure,
and Is now cared for at special juar
.ters.
Monroe Doctrine In Far Eat.
Pekln, China, Jan. 16. The Japan-
LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEES
Salem, Jan. 16. special.) Fol
lowing are the committee appoint
ments of the senate: Agrlculmre and
forestry, McDonald, Laycock, Avery;
assessment and taxation. Booth, Hol
man. Sichel, Loughray and Miller;
clams, Bowerman, Carter, Miller;
commerce and Irrigation, Holman,
Howe and Wheaton; counties, Coe,
Hodson and Tuell; education. Cook,
Hayes and Piter; election and privil
eges, Brown, Smith and Avery; en
grossed bills, Sichel, Bowerman and
Crolsan: enrolled bills, Hobson. Hol
man and Miller; federal relations,
Wheaton. Wright and Avery; fishing
Industries. Tuttle. Brownell. Cooke.
Coe and McDonald; game. Carter,
Howe and Wright; horticulture, Hob
aon Nottingham and Avery; Insur
ance and banking. Loughary, Booth.
Carter. Cooke and Haines; Irrigation,
Laycock. Rand, Wnealdon. Bower
man and Smith; Judiciary, Rand.
Brewnell, Cooke, Malarkey and
.Pierce; medicine, pharmacy and den
tlstiB', Coe. Tuttle and Smith; military
affairs, Coshow, Malarkey and Howe
mining, Bowes, Hodson and Coe; mu
niclpalltles and corporations, Lough
.ary, Sichel and Rand; penal institu
tions. .Nottingham, Malarkey and Mil
ler: printing, Hodson, Holman and
Coshow; public buildings and Instl
tutions. Wright, Farrar and Mays
public binds, Howe, -Crolsan, Notting
ham. Wnealdon and Smith; railroads,
Crolsan, Brownell, Sichel, Hodson and
Wright; revision of laws, Malarkey,
Maya, Bowerman, Rand and Coshow
roads and .highways, Haines, Hodson
Tuttle, Laroock and McDonald; ways
and means, Farrar, Hobson, Carter,
Loughary and Coshow.
Speaker Mills announced his com
mittees late .this afternoon. Repre
sentative Cole, of Umatilla county,
chairman of tie committee on Irrlga
tlon; Representative Blakeley, of
(Continued on page 8.)
CONGRESS WILL PASS UP CELILO CANAL
Washington. Jan. 16. The state
ment was given out today by Char
man Burton of the congressional
rivers and harbors committee that the
Celllo canal appropriation would
likely be omitted during the present
aession. The chairman gave as the
reason for this statement that press
of more Important measures would
not leave time to act.
Backing Out of Pledges.
J. A. Borle. president of the Pen
iJnn fnmmerclal association, ln dis
cussing the declaration of Chairman alUon."
SHOR
SESSION
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CIRCUIT COURT
Japanese Colllen Sighted.
Colombo, Ceylon, Jan. 26. The
steamer Chusan, from Bombay, re
ports sighting four steamers supposed
to be Japanese colliers, off Qullon
and Madras, Friday.
EARLY AGREEMENT EXPECTED.
Progress Toward Settllns; Fall River
I Strike. .
Boston, Jan. 16. Governor Doug
las today sad:
The Fall River strike, I believe, is
practically settled, and today we ex
pect to have great progress reported
We are to have another conference
Wednesday, which we expect to be
final, as both sides are anxious for
peace."
He seml-offlctally stated that the
only remaning point at Issue Is
whether the mills will subscribe to a
permanent arbitration board.
Many Cases, Formerly Set for
Trial, Have Been Dismissed
or Continued.
JURY WILL NOT BE NEEDED
IN ALL CRIMINAL CASH. V
JoHcpli Wilson Has Pleaded Ciulltjr
and Will Be Sentenced Tliunaisuj
.Morning A. R. Dunn Will lies
Tomorrow, Clnrged With HortfD-
mealing Cases Aganst Perry II unt
ie r Were Dismissed Tledernaaa
IJquor Case Dismissed Upon Plntatl
Iffs Motion.
EXPENSES EOR
THE PAST YEAR
DETAILED STATEMENT
SENT TO SECRETARY ST ATI'
To Run Umatilla County a Twelve
month Took 646,40.81, or More
Than Two Dollara Per Cuplta Tlie
Largest Single Item of Expense
Was the Sheriffs Office, and Ute
Least Waa the Insane Three
Authorized Expenditures Are Blank.
The statement of the expense of
Umatilla county for the year 1904 as
complied and forwurded to the secre
tary of state by County Clerk Frank
Sallng, shows a total of (46,493.61.
This statement is forwurded to the
secretary of stale at the beginning of
each year In order that the appor
tionment of state monies may be
made. Following Is the county clerk's
statement. ,
County court and commis
sioners 1
Circuit court y .
Justice courts
Sheriff's office
Clerk's office
Recorder's office
Treasurer's office
Coroner's office 0 . .
School superintendent's office
Stock Inspector
Assessor's office
Assessment and collection
of taxes
Tax rebate
2,494.00
1,647.00
687.90
6.529.16
3,679.98
3,300.00
1,200.00
635.90
1,667.97
699.96
4,100.00
615.42
326.60
The term of the state circuit court
which convened this morning bid
fair to be short, as moat of the eases
set for trial have either been dlsmhss-
ed or continued. The docket of civil
coses to be tried has not been ar
ranged, and several criminal" action
may be disposed of without the ad oC
a Jury.
Joseph Wilson, charged with as
saulting Lewis Dawson with Intent t
rob, this morning pleaded guilty to-
the charge, and will be sentenced -Thursday
morning. The crime waa
committed at Umatilla a week agav -Wilson
held up Duwson, a 16-year-old
boy, at the point of a pistol, searched .
his pocket for money, and then cons- -pelled
his victim to submit to an out
rage. A. R. Dunn, alias Joseph Mainard,
charged with larceny from the per--son
was arraigned and given until let
morrow morning ln which to pleadt
Dunn Is alleged to have picked Uus
pocket of W. Brummett, 'a contractor,
us the two were ln a saloon together- ,
Charley Luke, an Indian charged
with horse stealing, will be tried to
morrow morning.
Judd Tethers and George Ditty,
charged with horse stealing, will bat
tried Wednesday. On the day follow
ing Ira D. Horton, colored, charge
with assault with Intent to commit
murder, will be tried. Horton is ac
cused of slashing Edward LeRoy, an
other negro, with a rasor.
Two actions against Perry Hunter,
charging him with horse stealing and '
the larceny of some coal, begun mora -than
a year ago, were ordered dl- -missed.
Upon petition of William Kllgorav
the complaining witness, the action
ugainst P, H. Tlederman, an Athens
saloonkeeper, charged with selling:
liquor to a minor, was dismissed .
The petition states that Tlederman la -to
retire from business.
After the roll call this morning tba
Jurymen In attendance were excused
from further attendance until tomor
row morning.
Current expenses 8,044.01
Court bouse expenses ....
Jail i ;.
Care of poor ,
Indigent soldiers
Insane
Reform school commit
ments i
Bridges '
Ferries
Election expenses
Scalp bounty '....
Not otherwise enumerated
2U65.86
1,521.76
6,484.17
29T.80
179.85
1,447.00
4,432.71
636.60
Total expense for the
year 19IM, except for
roads and highways ..$46,493.61
Burton, of the livers and harbors
committee of congress, that in all
probability the Ceiilo canal project
appropriation would not come up at
this session of the national lawmak
ers, said:
"The national government appears
to have taken advantage ot the fact
that the state of Oregon la attempt
ing to help herself, and la therefore
trying to back out of her pledges. If
the canal appropriation is passed up
I think it would be well for Oregon
to cancel the portage railroad propo-
New NortlmeNt League Formed.
Boise, Jan. 16. That Boise will be
represented In 1 the - new Northwest
league of baseball clubs Is an assur
ed fact, as the franchise arrived to
day. The new league will be compos
ed of the following cities: Spokane,
Butte, Helena, Ogden, Salt Lake and
Boise. Committees will begin work
at once to sell shures at 85 per ahare
In a new corporation to be known as
the Balae Athletic association, Liia.
with a caDital stock of 18000 fully
paid up and non-assessable. From
the number of citizens of Boise who
have promised to take stock In this
corporation, the promoters feel sure
that in a very short time the full
amount of the capital stock will be
taken.
Three Men Burned to Death,
Pittsburg, Jan. 16. John Hido,
Joseph Kramer and a man named
Frank, were burned to death In a fire
which destroyed four houses at Har
marville early this morning.
Hungary will have an exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark centennial worth
$80,000. The exhibit will occupy 2,
000 square feet of space.
WOULD INCREASE AUTHORITY.
William R. Hearst Talks to Congres- -slonal
Committee.
Washington, Jan. 16. Represents- -tlve
Hearst, of New York, appeared
before the house committee on Inter
state and foreign commerce today te
advocate his bill which proposes to -clothe
the Interstate commerce com
mission with authority to fix railroad .
rates.
Hearst cited decisions of the su
preme court to sustain his contention .
that congress has authority to dele
gate this power to the commission.
He complained of the dilatory tactics
of the commission, saying his com
plaints against the anthracite roads, .
Instituted In 1902, are still pending .
before the commission.
Trying; to Prove an Alibi.
New Urm, Jan. 16. Dr. Koch wee'
on the stand today In his own behalC
He waa well dressed and smiling, and
hold of his whereabouts the night ot"
the Oebhardt murder, accounting for
every moment satisfactorily.
tiovernment May Interpose.
Berlin. Jan. 16. The minister oT
commerce has appointed commission
ers to Inquire Into the coal minersT
strike, with a view of Interposing ti"
necessary.
Graeco-Frisco.
Paris, Jan. 16. Raymond
Duncan of California, brother of
the famous dancer, Isadora
Duncan, has startled Paris by
parading the boulevards attired
ln a classic Greek costume, with
a tunlo reaching his knees, bare
legs, and a wreath crowning his
long, flowing hair. He has sev
eral times narrowly escaped ar
rest, the police objecting to the
costume as Immodest. Duncan
recently married a Greek girl.
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