East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 14, 1905, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text37 j ' " , 3 pEDlTION IS a n "S MiyEVEHUIG ED1TIDH 1 leno he was -s -m' A VSZ "T 7 Tonight Jtalr. ; Wednesday fair; '1 xJaRBi on i k dm &&-. sJ 's-' f ' "-4 f PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1905. NO. 5282. -' I senate today with a resolution direct-!-..,,.-,. . aT" aa-T UnAnT aim llllin I GREASON'S LAST HOPE 'HNE. I rn HOT 11 fl II II fl 11111 i am Zttssnrsrsz IV H1H SH Mill HMlti -. . hHUd HUHBU fl U u nun ... t in uiiiiull 1 1 iuiiuu iiiiu imiiiw J SCRAP II wEach Other Floor and Under rogatives. 501 se city, IDAHO. senate today with a resolution direct ing that the committee Investigate all me lacia connecieu wun we agree- men mipreo into June s, ison, De tween the United States and San Do mingo, submitting to arbitration the claims of San Domingo, which will determine whether under such an agreement the United States had au thority to take possession or the Cus tom, hnnwi nf th rAnlihlle wittiniit submitting the matter to the senate. The resoiuion was rerertcd to the. committee on foreign relations. Public Buildings Bill. Wu.hlnBrtnn FVh 11 TV. a m,v,ll. buildings bill reported to the house this afternoon contains the following provision: increasing tne limit or cost at Rpokune to $100,000, at Taco ma to (100,000. Authorizing new buildings at Baker city, or., so,ooo at Eureka, uai., iizb.uuu. L Mmle to ftivemlgatc Lo HUiiBtlon How- I , and Vlort Full " . UK Senate's i-reruKu Uiloa to Treaty liejec C-i.no). and Accept ,MT Sullivan lianos C Bound With W. B. PROSEGUTlQfl L u. Representa- iTo( Massachusetts, made Li -MniuLl attack upon HaW. R. Hearst of New L door of the house mis HMrit wan present, ana i, rtplled. Intently ridiculed Hearst' i. mii which watt followed L In Hearst's New York klllvui, charging him with L.tMnnDl InoAnacltV. or .,.,-. fLrti of other people nferred to the "political t department" of Hearst's to Hearst as a "swagger- nd snoke ot him as "one lit sense of proportion" as it the presidency unmindful r contemptlhle morut The speaker refused to tin out of order mid he con- L iltirt. I'hiirKliiK Hearst mieeini. ayiiiK he respond lnmnuol&.i mil i'uIIh. He 1 10 Bsufft candidacy . for ijmcr si "tvKUii In a I (le af BtM ti fiasco, the main (of rMcl ire the grossest of Vi reply said he did not In- Illicit, but assumed all re p tor It. He charged Sulll Irrtlnj man to death In li Baton. In reply to the , rWni in ubaentee f rom ' )ald It was his privilege to Jklatr In his own wav. He p r the whole occurrence hti personalities. tore n i,uHt KiHindv ' MM. Feh. li Sullivan r ike floor on a question of wmtge and made a longtny h f the killing of a man E county, Massachusetts, which Sullivan's father Ft lentpnne hlmMlf he- i This wus the incident "tit had referred In re- "nn on the floor of the 1 !an declared the courts FKed him free from any Both aides of the house Matement with applause. MassachuMtt.. flulllvan's he of Sullivan's .irre- hl ended the Incident. 1" Senate's PiMuaurtww. K Feb. 14 In reply to J wnss at the state depart "mlng the aeorstary made statenMnt: "Wt. regards the matter 'ttion treaties a conclud "lon of the senate Satur ""fatsed the right of the "to a treaty by either 1 Of Indirectly By changes esBjaUble with Its splr- hu u. - - ,ka Mfi- w uotiiotj . " ft to make It impossible P Prssent them n this al f to the countries with been In negotiation." Feb. 14. The presl- tomlnated Joseph Plnk f Maaye'r at Boise City, I NOTORIOUS HUSTLERS CAUGHT. lrlvon to Hlwlfpr by tlie Cold, But Make a Fight. Ttutte. Mont.. Feh. 14. Word Is re ceived here ot the capture at Basin. Wye of "Oklahoma coomDe ana "Denver" Lane, two notorious rustlers ami rittnuernrin,. whn hrnke .lail at Billings, a month ago. Over CO shots were exchanged, the outlaws surren dering to the Wyoming posse after their ammunition was exhausted. The bandits were driven to shelter and trapped as the result of the cold weather, the temperature being close to SO degrees below. Admissions Made by Weber Before His Arrest Will Be Admitted as Testimony. DEFENDANT IS KNOWN TO HAVE PERJURED HIMSELF. Adolnh Weber Claims to Have Car ried His Brother From the Burning Building, Whereas, Another Person Is Known to Have Performed That Service State Will Also Prove In criminating Actions on the Part of the Defendant the Night of the Murder, and Following Its Com mission. AN ANARCHIST GETS 12 YEARS. Cnnvictrd of Plotting Against Life of . Premier Maura. Madrid. Feb. 14. An anarchist named Gill, iirrestod last September for ulottlna aaalnst the life of Pre mier Maura, was today sentenced to 12 years Imprisonment. When ar rested Oill had nine dynamite cart ridges In his possession. "Battle House" Burned. Mobile. Ala.. Feb. 14. Fire which destroyed "battle house," the Com mercial hotel and several adjoining buildings, was under control at day light. I.nss, 1400,000. Auburn, Cal., Feb. 14. The entire evening of yesterday In the Weber trial was consumed in argument Judge Prewett deemed witn me nrnaomitlnn relative tn the admission inf Hafnnriaiit'. tfAtpmMlt ffl.de to the : officer, before his arrest- In this i statement the defendant declared he went a certain route when he left kM- it,, nlffht nf the murder. The prosecution had already proved he went a different way. I Defendant declared that he carried hla Krnrher frnm the burnlne build ing. The prosecution proved that George Ruth brought tne ooy oui. Lincoln Merrow will corroborate Adrian Wills' testimony that the de fendant suggested going to the Weber barn, where the pistol was found af ter the fire. THE PQLAHDERS Dissatisfied Laborers Being Exterminated by the Mili tary at Lodz. FORTY STRIKE LEADERS WERE HUNG AT WARSAW. Admiral Togo Sails South, and It Is imunnwH Ttui Uu Will Re Made on All Colliers Accompanying Ilus-' elan Warships Japanese Are Re pulsed at Nanheinapo 25,000 Rus sians Lost From January SS to 18 Counsel tn Doggerbank Hearing File Their Arguments. Negro Paramour of White Woman . . Refused a New Trial. PhlLdelnhla. Feb. 14. Attorneys representing. Mrs. Kate Edwards, who murdered her husband, today filed tn the supreme court a petition asking a new trial for tsamuei u reason, tne woman's negro lover, and alleged ac complice. They appenaea to ne ap plication a copy of the woman a con fession exonerating G reason, and naming her daughter Mary, aa accea sory. The supreme court refused to reopen Greasons case. INVESTIGATE IDAHO FRAUDS. Special Agent land Department Sta tioned at Lewtston. Miles City, Mont., Feb. . 14. H. C. ciin Tr medal acent of the in- rtment stationed here, has h.n .lulsned to the Lewlaton, Idaho, district. It is said Cullom win assisi i. ,h. inve.tiimtlnn of the wholesale timber land frauds in Northern Idaho. F wcon Rerlin. Feb. 14. A disnatch from Lods, Poland, states that five clashes between strikers and troops occurred yesterday, resulting In the death of 42, and wounding of over 200, Includ ing many women and children. The strikers used revolvers against tne troops. The funeral or 4 6 victims ot last Thursday s massacre took place at Sosonwouco yesterday. Skirmishing on the Front. Tokln. Feb. 14. Ovama ' reports that the Russians shelled and twice attacked -Wai Tao mountain Sunday, but were repulsed. Small forces of Russian infantry attacked Lapatai and Han Shan Tal Monday and were repulsed. mil is I0T PARTITIONED AX KX POSITION OF THE JSSl'FJS THAT WERE MET. Kluule is a Distinct Victory for "- tor Merw lsmie Was lsMHed toy a Vote of 81 t 27 in the House on the Adoption of the Committee's Adverse ReK)iI Padding of List or Petitioners Said to Have Been IteHorlcd to. l"tigate Authority. ' Feb. 14. Bacon 'ember of the committee presented the ..,r o "lations e 'eeeeeeee Die ot Cold. w4" Feb. 14. Fifteen trainmen were Injur- JJ "suit of a collision of ,r0" work train on the J Western last night, e "" drifts have prevent- " train reacning Z- "here the Injured J , meperature is 18 f -.r'0 aero. Later 7 from eold have Salem. Feb. 14 The relations of the vurlous problems involved In the riiviinii of Union county, and the position of local politicians toward the Issue Decome m'- .' understood "since the fight is over, and the hopes of the promoters of Hot Lake county have gone glimmer ing. Senator Pierce Is happy. The bill Introduced by Blukley early In the session and providing for division. nnatooned by adop wan imicinn..j . tlon of the minority report of the u. nnuntles in me u this morning. Blakiey anu were the lsentlng members, and their views were sustained. The vote resulted ln favor" of Indefinite post ponement by 41 to 27. McLeod,..of Union, led me us. against the bill. He was oppoBea oy Jayne, representing the majority re port.' McLeod .declared that the pe titioners tor union ,counv ..j rfin.ii measures to make .i .- hort included ln their a snown.a. - list the names of women children, as well as . ii kAia tf TTnion. TDe proposed cony: . h. -d .contained only three town.n.H- - - -, ...u.i. ,k. taxes were already 26 2. with the proP-tof being doubled If the wvisn He pleaded tn benan ox - " . huntenl WOUld DO ,..,U.fected ,y the peop . lhem have It He alluded to the fact that nave w a airAv the "panhandle " b 7t.r proposed run. oontolned an assess , p uauon o. '----.' ,t nad a voting Caecaae c"u"'j. r . ,hl. he population of 974. Beside, this, he be.leved It was Just a. easy to pay a debt If U were cui ... li was in a lump sum. It was in . majority re- ortandid tht the new county PpAeS Tad more assemble proper ly than several counties now estnb- "Mcieod closed with the declaration that the whole movement was me e spite work growmg - - ROOSEVELT AND HUNGARIANS. Old Man From Massacimsetts Has Advice for Him. New, York, Feb. 14. In spite of the, fuct that he was up till nearly 1 this morning, the president was up early and finished breakfast at :au ! .1 nnAthA,. hill. ftV. Ill anUCIimilUll Ul aw".. , nlng. He Bpent the morning quietly a i th roiiie of his brother-in-law. i i;ni,inaon. In Madison avenue At I. SO he took luncheon at Univer sity cluh. This evening he will be the guest of honor at the annual banquet of the Hungarian Republican ciud. An old man giving his name William Waldorf Jackson, Jr., and who said he was proprietor of the Hotel Manhattan at Lowell, Mass., called twice at the Robinson residence this morning and asked to see- the president. He said he wished to con fer with the president as to reforms of government, as he was a self-nominated candidate fo rthe presidency. I He wus turned away by secret service imen and returned to Buckingham Hotel, where he is stopping. The King Opens Parliament. London. Feb. 14. King Edward arrived at the house of lords at 2 this afternoon to open parliament. The route from Buckingham palace to the housea of parliament was lined i.ut, atmirv. The reception accord ed their majesties along the route was most cordial. Tne prince m...,. nf Wales nreceded them. The king and queen were welcomed! by parliament with tne usual cons monies. After the conclusion of his nch the kins returned to Bucking ham palace by the same route. Chinaman Murdered. n.,m.i rl.. Feb. 14. The body of Oow Nlng, who rents several hun- dred acres of the Meacnaao rancn, was found In his hut this morning, fearfully mutilated. Tne enure u..ur was covered with blood. The crime was probably committed several oaj ago. Chicago's Poor Battle With Poverty Aggravated by th Inclement Weather. FIREMEN INJURED BY ' THE FALLING OF WAI, 1.8. Cable Lines and Telephone Systems Tied Up and Great Loss Results to Business Interests Hotel Damaged 1250,000 Old People and Children Die From the Cold, and Only Small Per Cent of Suffering Can Be Re lievedOver 100 Fire Alarms in 24 Hours. Returning to Work. Rt. Petersburg. Feb. 14. The em- ninve. of the Putlloff Iron works re turned today, practically ending tne strike in St. Petersburg. Ballots are being distributed to the workmen for an election Sunday for representatives to a commission of masters ana oi men provided by the emperor's ukase. Togo Hunting Trouble. Toklo, Feb. 14. Vice-Admiral Togo sailed from Kure yesterday. His des tination Is a secret. It is supposed he Is proceeding south. It is stated on good authority the Japanese com manders will fire on all soldiers found in the company of Russian warships, regardless of nationality. Railroad Tunnel Collapsed. tori. Wen. 14. A railroad tunnel at St. Gormaln, 10 miles northwest of Paris, collapsed this morning. extent of the damage and casualties Is not learned. DESCRIPTIVE NEW INDICTMENTS RETURNED. Conspirators Who Attempted to Be? Miniirh lleuey Are All Now IB tlie Tolls. Portland. Feb. 14. Because they entered into an alleged conspiracy . kun,ih the character ot Francis J. Heney. and secure his removal. during the progress of tne lana frauds investigations, the fotlewtag persons have been Indicted: . A. P. Cay lor, formerly an O. R- N. fire man, of La Grande; jonn u. mu., i rmh Henry Ford. John IIUI 1 J . - - Cordano. J. H. Mitchell and John Northup. Th. nartlea attempted to execute a plot to entice Heney- into a compro- n.itl,in wltn Marie ware, then add false testimony to secure before the comple tion of the land fraud investigations. Divorce Hearing In Sheridan. n,.n wvo.. Feb.- 1. The ap plication of Mrs. William F. Cody for . i nr the divorce proceed- UUI1UUWK - ings Is denied by the court, and tak ing depositions will oegin m.7 The trlrl will probably occur at Sher. idan In March. , Katolli Had a Relapse, E-h 11 Cardinal Batollt, formerly apostolic delegate to Wash- Ington. who has been senousiy ... -,,.. h-nnnhltt.. has sufierea a rv lapse and his condition is serious. u.n.,n,an hfii a new school house over which It Is feeling prouu. Summing Up Evidence. oortm B-oh 14. At today's session of the International Inquiry commis sion British Agent O borne read the English conclusions regaraing me Doggerbank tragedy, rejecting the n..i.i. ovldenne. and insisting that the presence of torpedo boats in the fishing fleet was impossioie. The Russian agent gave the Rus sian conclusions, which declared the evidence cleared the Russians 01 an responsibility, but the Russians do not allow the Innocent victims to suffer, but guaranteed the payment of in demnity for the victims. Russia sug gested the matter of Indemnity be submitted to the Hague tribunal. BOOK NEEDED NO ADEQUATE SOURCE OF INFORMATION EXISTS. Heavy Russian iosses. Tnwin Feb. 14. The Japanese e tlmate the Russian losses at Mai Kou Tal from January 2S to 28. at 16,000 killed and wounded. Japanese Were Repalsed. at Petersburg. Feb. 14. General a.. m nnrt. that the Japanese attacked Nanahelnapo yesterday and were repulsed, leaving many own. .'(. i -4 " ' ' ' '-,41 Haturjna- the Dissatisfied. n.rii. Reb. 14 The Berliner Zel- tung reports that 44 men have been hanged at Warsaw tor ptruciii. in. street demonstrauona . itumors of Peace. at vMrnbun. Feb. 14. Rumors of ths nearness of peace In the Far Bast are current on me sours i day. , GRAI sfARXETS. Qnotadona From AH Point HandlUg Umatilla rroaaoa. cmteago, Feb. 14-May wheat .i l.ii u and closed 21.11 July wheat opened at tl.Ofli and closed at vrn, svsj. llVk. Liverpool May wheat, 7s. LITTLE DAMRGE TO WHEAT BY FREEZING Railroad Officials Greatly linprewted WIUi tlte CoiiMtant Demands by EuKtemers for Sectfle Information About tlie Northwest and I'nuillllu County Traveling Itallruad Agent Gives Expert Opinion. viMirluv R.' B. Wilson, traveling freight and passenger agent for the Burlington route, was in the city and the need of a booklet descriptive of Umatilla county, to be sent to per spective homeseekers, was by him mnhulzed. According . to Mr. Wil son, his road Is constantly beset with requests for Information of tne norm- west. The company itseit nas no oe- luiiuH information that It can give them, and depends upon the publlca- inn. left with them by commercial .uuini.tlnn. and similar organisations to meet the call. The circulars that are sent out by transportation com panies are all of too general a nature to be of value to particular sections, and mainly show the scenic side of the country. in Mr. Wilson's Judgment, no bet ter move to secure new people could be made than to puousn a suiuiu hnniiiot .nd h.v. conies of ths same mailed to those who by their requests for information nave snown tneir in terest In, and their partly formed in umim, nf nnmlnv to the Northwest. By sending pamphlets to such people they are placed where tney w... good, because they are already Inter ested ln the country. "Booklets so distributed, ' - Wilson, "will do mors good than i did . . A Wu 4lis. Nfiri fl assist- peopl. last summsr at fair. When sucn ma."". ... ' . . . .. mll.d UD With ea at a iair me7 so many other schemes that they loss so nuuir . many their effectiveness. -sr. given to people h ?. to T.oUn. county U to prepared n. "-""..Th, lost, in at. " effect on M,rc. i'. k coming West. Of WOD" J..-; nart of the rush .Tot com. until the fair is open id. but that will be only three month. later." Chicago, Feb. 14. Fire started at 1:30 this morning and destroyed the Hotel Brevoort In Madison street im periling the lives of 200 guests. It started on the third floor. The building soon filled with amoks making the escape of the guests dif ficult. Many barely reached the street clad In their night clothes, and took refuge In nearby hotels and drug u'lth the temnerature from f to 10 degrees below sero. Five fire men were Injured by falling walls, which also did $10,000 dumage to the Lasall theater. Tho fire tied ud the north and uvft s'lle cable lines, keeping thous ands of people from work. The tele phtnj system la also seriously Inter rupted. Loss to the hotel bunding, 1200.0110. The fire department responded to 47 alarms during the night, I The Poor Suffer. ii Chicago, Feb. 14. With an aver uge temperature of li degrees below for the past 'J4 hours. Chicago has another .day of sero weather ahead. At least a score of lives of children! old people have been sacrificed i to the cold wave. The charity bu- nn. are unable to grant relief to more than 10 per cent of the cases of destitution. Th. mii tt hours have brougnt over 100 fires to add to the distress of the people. The bllssard extends from tne i nadlan Northwest to the Alleghenys, and reaches south to Missouri and Kentucky, with sero weather In southern Illinois. e. t.,i laionhnn. messages from Dfcvin, .. . -. . , . ith.ni and Adams nenx, cn.v,,, this afternoon, bring the information that there Is danger or mucn . wheat In those districts belnjr dam aged by the hard free re of the past few daya. although It Is Impossible to .... avtanf at TOO uniw. estimate A , If any. until after the ground thaws out and the time comes for the wheat It Is certain that tne prow-- , .mi now favorable, as In many places the wind blew the "" ? ZZ. but a. U usually the case, ths "JA" that there l always '--" - ,M roort of loes, before the actual loss can Id Degrees Below. Hutle. Feb. 14. Forty-six degrees below zero Is reported from the north Inst night, though the temperature this morning is rising rapidly. IIIIHI V -CENTS ON THE DOLLAR, , Settlement of tlie Claims Against F. W. Schmidt. At to o'clock this morning a meet ing of the trustees of F. W. Schmidt, bankrupt, was held before Referee Fits Gerald In the latter's court room. The report of Trustee Basler allow ed preferred claims amounting to 1600. Thess v claims were lor amounts paid as taxes, referee's fees, clerk, etc., and are paid ln full. Be sides the sbove the total of all other niuim. aaulnst the bankrupt amounts to 121.600. Ths report of ths trusts was for the payment ot per thaaa nlulniL MonBV With Which to pay this amount Is now on deposit. and will be divided among m- nr- Itors aa soon aa the actions or tnis i m .nnrnvtd bv the federal Judge In Portland. As there was no objection made tins morion, wj , of the creditors to the proposed com pensation, the matter Is now virtu ally settled, and those having claims will be paid 10 per cent of their re .pectlve accounts within a short time. Was Not Diphtheria. L . n,nnia wishes to cor- rect the report that has Wn circu lated to the effect tnar in. of Mr. and Mrs. David Ingram died : Th. certificate of death filed by the pbyslclsn gives spinal meningitis aa th disease caus ing death, and th.rs Is no truth in th report that it was dlphlherls. Such reports sre preiuoiciai 10 -terests of ths lty and should not b. M carelessly clrculaUd.1 i Hide Bounty Swuuile. No Meeting of Boys' Band. Owing to the .fact that W. D. Fletcher, band master ot the Boys Military Band, is quarantined at horn on account of scarlet fever In the family, there will be no meeting of the band this week. Mr. Fletcher hopes to be able to hold a meetlng next week. Halt Lake, Feb. 14. At the preliminary bearing of th bounty graft gang In pollc court today Harry Roberta turned state's, evidence and tes- V . a hl1a titled tn gang secure from South America fakea ia resemble coyote, wolf, lion end - uj at which cost the gang from It cents to f 1.16, and col- lected bounties on same mue. a number of times, and swlndt- ed the state out of over 110,000. -!'' ' i . i , i ! '' 4 '' against the bill in