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I0A1LYEVD11NGED1T1OH 0AILYEVENINGEDITIO1I WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Tuesday fair. Readers don't overlook the ad vertisements In the E. O. Oer most progressive cltlxens talk through the ads. PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAKC1I , 1905. no. VOL. 18. STRYCHNIN E II THE STOMACH Official Advices From Hono lulu Dispose of All Contro versy on Hhe Subject. MEMBER OT 'STANFORD FK.MIL Y 18 SUSPECTED. "Name of Bio Suspect Is Not Divulged nd WW Not Be Until Uhs Honolulu Sheriff Arrives In San Francisco A Second Analysis of the Stomach Conteaits Is to Bo, Made to Determ ine Exact Amount of Strychnine The Inquest Will Be Held at Ala meda Upon Arrival of the Body. Honolulu, March 6. Strychnuw was found In the stomach of Mrs. Stanford. This Is the authoritative announcement made thla morning by High Sheriff Henry, following the re port made to him by the analytical chemists. Supplementing this an nouncement, the high sheriff declar ed his belief that some member of the .Stanford household now In Man Francisco, Is the murderer. .The sher iff to withholding the name, but will give It to San Francisco detectives Immediately upon his arrival here. He refused to say whether or not the name has been cabled to the police officials at San Francisco. According to the report af the chemists only a slight trace of strych nine was found In the stomach, hat they are not satisfied with the result -of Abelr work and will Immediately begin another examination. This will occupy about four days. The chemists assert positively the bottle of bicarbonate of soda con tained strychnine, one dose of the mixture being sufficient to kill snany atrong persons. . If It Is decided to ship the remains to San Francisco the relatives will consent to having the remains ahip , ped to Alameda. The Inquest will not be held until Dr. Jordan and other representatives of the Stanford es tate who sailed from San Francisco on the Alameda on Saturday, arrive here. Ca.se Is Badly Befogged. . San Francisco, March ft. There are some developments tending to descredlt the theory of murder in the Stanford ense. A cablegram from Honolulu this morning quotes Dr. Humphries, the physic-Ian who .at tended Mrs. Stanford In her last Ill ness, .as declaring unqualifiedly that at the Inquest he will testify Una death was due to an overdose v! strychnine, and that a mistake in his diagnosis of the case Is impossible. Following so closely upon the re ceipt of a cablegram from the sher iff at, Honolulu denying responsibil ity for the message sent over his name .in which it was stated that trychnlne wns found In the bicarbon ate of soda, the local police are more confounded than ever. At least they pretend to be confounded, but there Is an Impression they are simply "stalling" .for the purpose of cloud ing every development until the In quest. Chief if Police Splllalne stated this morning the case hod "blown up," presumably on the assumption that the chemists had failed to find any itrace of strychnine In Mrs. Stanford's .stomach. This statement Is not taken seriously and Its evident Insincerity is strengthened by' the announcement that ex-Buiier Bourley and Miss Richmond, a former maid, will again be Interrogated by the police this afternoon. The chemist's report Is expected today, but there Is little likelihood It will be 'made jiubllc until intro duced as evidence at the Inquest. "Sad Mess at .the Case." San Francisco. March 6. The chief' of police thla afternoon denied that the Honolulu sheriff disclaimed responsibility for the cablegram say- Calilnot Renominated. Washington, March ft. The president today nominated all the present members of the cab inet to succeed themselves with the exception of Wynne, who Is to succeed Cortelyou as post master general. Wynne la named as consul general at London. The president nomi nated as ambassadors, White law Reid, of New York, to Great Britain; Robert S. Mc cormick, of Illinois, to France; George V. L. Meyer, of Massa chusetts, to Russia; Edwin H. Conger, of Iowa, to Mexico; Henry Lawson, of Washington, to Belgium; Henry B.. Miller, of Oregon, consul at Yokohama. 1 lug strychnine was found In the til carbonate of soaa. Private cablegrams from Honolulu say the police anil newspapers are making a sad mess of the cafte. Representative of a private detec tive agency In working on tne case. He had a conference with the chief this morning, but its nature was not divulged. RAVAGES OF THE PLAGUE. Entire Hindoo Communities Are Being Depopulated. New York, March 6. Reports are being received here on the ravages of the plague 'In India, and of the dire stress of the people In many sections of that vast country. Word has Just come to the office of the Presbyterian board -of foreign mleslons from one of Its representatives in Saharanpur, a city ef about 70,000 Inhabitants, nearly 1000 miles northwest of Cal cutta, that the plague has broken out In almost every quarter of the city and 3s rapidly spreading throughout the district, which has a population of over a million. The civil surgeon, according to the report of the missionary, thinks the disease cannot be stayed until the end of April or first-of May. Consequent ly the Americans and Europeans are looking eagerly forward to the hot season, which they ordinarily dread. The natives are' for the most part In different. But those who can afford to do so are'Fleoing to uninfected re gions. The government no longer at tempts any quarantine. Even disin fection Is not- enforced, nor the segre gation of the- sick. The stricken people are left to their own devices, government hav ing found that attempts to carry out preventive measures are rendered fu tile by the unwillingness of the peo ple to obey Its InBtructons, and that active opposition to such measures Is such as to endanger the government Itself. Badly sheltered, clothed and Ted, the poorer Hindus fall easy vic tims to the plague, and when they are attacked! they are too poor or too ignorant to obtain the medical aid which might save some of their lives. Out In the villages of the district no medical help Is available, Up to a month ago the Christian com munity of the city had been spared, and preventive measures were being used to keep off the dread disease. CANDIDATES FOR PORTAGE JOBS HURRY FOWLER IN LEAD FOR I POSITION OF CONDUCTOR. E. Morgan. Familiarly Known as MMiuky," Is Making Fight for Po sition or I'liKti"')-!' Both Are Pop ular mill WCII Known Itallroail Men anil Stand (Jowl Chances for Secur ing; the Positions Only One -(row Will Be l ull mi (lie Pui-tnge. Pendleton has it wo candidates for the .two , priiK-lp.tJ positions on the portage road, than, of engineer and condm-tJir. II. W. Fowler, the popular deputy sheriff, formerly a conductor on the I'endletoii-Portland passenger run of the (l. R. & N., and a candi date for county recorder at the last election, Is a leading candidate for the position of conductor, with strong recommendations from prominent business men of this cty and Portland and :the almost unanimous indorse ment of the railroad men for the po sition. E. Morgan, more familiarly known .is "Illlnky" Morgan, who is well known here and whose family Is non living at the home of T. JI. Million, is the leading candidate for the position of engineer on the portage and has also been cordinlly recommended to the portage commissioners, mid has the unanimous indorsement of the engineers and fireaien on the Q. R. & N. for the ipositlon- Both Mr. Morgan and Mr. Fowler are capable railroad men and are highly popular with the railroad boys all over the O. R. & N. system, where they are well known. The appoint ments will not be made for some time, hut the candidacies of these men ore being urged by their friends In hope of securing the plums for them. There will be but one crew em ployed on the portage a conductor, engineer, brakeman and fireman, and the positions ore being sought by many old railroad men. Dam Torn Out. The dam, which was nearly finished by the Fehrenbacher Bros, was de stroyed by the recent high water, and it was made of very heavy timbers, but the overflow of Ice which came with such force took It out, Arling ton Appeal (Rock Creek cor.) Mounted Police Constable Paine brought an Insane man from Fort Chippewa to Edmonton, a distance of 1400 miles. Paine was acting queerly when he arrived with his de mented charge, and rapidly became worse mentally, and Is now confined In the same ward with the man he brought from Fort Chippewa and is supposed to be helplessly Insane. EAGLES' ANNIVERSARY. . e e Tomorrow morning the local aerie, of Eagles will be at at the e depot In a body for the purpose of welcoming Rev. J. R. N. Bell, e e who will arrive from Baker City to - lecture at the entertainment e e tomorrow night. e The anniversary entertainment to be given tomorrow evening e e at the Frazer theater by the Eagles promises to be a most Interest- e e lug affair. The following Is the program for the evening, to which e e the public Is Invited: ' e Invocation. Rev. Robert J. Dlven. March, Gulott's Eagle Or- e e chestra quartet. M. L. Akers, M. Lundell. Recitation, Mildred Nelson. Vocal solo, Miss Nina Maple, e Vocal solo, Thomas C. Jordan. Address, Rev. J. R. N. Bell. Over- ture, orchestra. Vocal solo, Miss Mytellne Fraker. Recitation, Thos. e O. Aston. Duet, Phyllis and Effle Parkes. Duet, Messrs. Lawrence e and Murphy. Solo, Edward Murphy. Vocal solo, Richard C. Law- e rence. Quartet, closing song, Ode to Our Motto, by the audience. HARRiMAN 0 DDWH TO DEFEA1 Northern Securities Case is Finally Decided in Court of Last Resort. PRO RATA DISTRHBTTICTN' MOST NOW BE JEFEECTED. Motion for an Intervention Action Was PtsrttsI Owi CFwo .Hundred Subpoenas Have Bom Issued for Appearance Gdose .the' Grand Jury In Beef Trust Hearing March 20. United Stuten District Attorneys for California and Ala. Secretary Shaw U1U Jteilae iFrean Cabinet. Washington, March 6. The su preme court today In. tie case of the Harrlmau interests In the Northern Securities affirmed the decision of the circuit court allowing the dis tribution of shares In the possession of the Securities company. This Is a final defeat ior the . Harrtman in terests and victory for the Hill in te rests. The decision allows the desired pro rata distribution. . A motion by J. Hamilton Lewis to Intervene In be half of the Continental Security com pany was denied. The det-icson was a surprise, not being expected for several , weeks. Over 2O0 -Siihnuenas. Chicago, .March 6. Twenty ,more suopoenas. bringing Ue total to above 200, were Issued. today for em ployea of and members of the beef trust to appear before the federal grand Jury March 20. Disirii-t Attorney Appointed. Washington, March fi. It is an ounced tills morning the president will nppoint Robert T. Devlin to suc ceed Weodwortb as United States at torney for the northern district of California, and James Wlckersham is to be reappointed for the third Alaska district. Slum- Will Jletlre. Washington, March 6. It Is stat ed today that Secretary Shaw will re tire from the cabhset February next, Boundary Treaty Signed. Washington, D. C, March ft. Jilin- lster Barratt, of Panama, rabies the state department the treaty has been signed betweeji Panama and Costa Hlia, settling their boundary dis pute. W milium Hetigns. London, March ft. In the house of commons today Premier Balfour an nounced the resignatloa of George Wyinlliain, chief secretary of Ireland. An Ineffectual attempt was made at the lost sessiou of the Idaho legis lature to pass a local option law sim ilar to the Oregon measure. THAT C. B. IL District Attorney G. W. Phelps this afternoon filed In the office of the county clerk four petitions received by himself, all of them in relation to the physical condition of C. B. Wade, and some of them praying for the dismissal of the case against him. The first affidavit 'recites that the petitioners were acquainted with Wade In former times, while his health was good, and that they have seen him since his return from Cali fornia, and that In their view he Is a physical and mental wreck, and that the purpose of justice does not require the trial by a criminal court of any man In the mental and physi cal condition In which Mr. Wade now CLAIM MENU Ai e A. Itader, J. W. Wilson and A. W. e uirw punoni ilunl unUuLii II IK CASE Government Made the Only Challenges, the Defense Being Easily Satisfied. COUNSEL MAKE THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS. It la Up to the Government to Prove the Charges to Which Mrs. Chad- wick Pleads Not Guilty The Spe ' cifld Offense Charged Is Uttering Eight Forged Checks Last October Mrs. Chad wick Is Smiling and arlf-posw!sd -Andrew Carnegie la an Interested Spectator. - Cleveland, March . Cassle L. Chadwlc yvaa arraigned for trial In Judge Taylor's United States' dis trict court on the charge ef violating the national banking laws, and enter ing Into a conspiracy with President Beckwith and Cashier Spear of the Citizens' National Bank at Oberlln, whereby she obtained money on worthless checks. There are H counts In the Indictment, Involving eight checks and amounting to 165. 000. The transaction occurred last October, and there are seven federal indictments against Chadwlck. The prisoner was escorted from the Jail and arrived In the oourt room 10 minutes before the time set. Her self possession was perfect. She was In a rich costume of black, with a white veil. She took her seat back of her lawyers at a big table and facing the bench. Both sides announced they were ready. Mrs. Chadwlck's lawyers are J. P .Dawley, a well known criminal lawyer; Sheldon G. Kerruish and ex Judge Francis J. Wing. The govern ment is represented by District At torney John J. Sullivan and two as sistants. Andrew Carnegie arrived and took li.s seat near Mrs. Chadwlck, who took no notice of him, but kept her eyes on the Jury. Carnegie surveyed her with evident interest. The ex amination of veniremen then began. Jury Selected. ; At noon 12 men had passed muster and the defense announced them selves as content with the Jury. After several challenges by the government, the Jury was completed at 12:25 and accepted by both sides. The Jury was then sworn and court adjourned till 2. Statements by Counsel. At the opening afternoon session District Attorney Sullivan outlined the case in behalf of the government. He explained that Mrs. Chadwlck Is indicted under the "conspiracy stat ute," for negotiating eight checks at a time when there was no money to her credit In the bank. Attorney Dawley addressed the Jury in behalf of Mrs. Chadwlck. He said the defendant had pleaded "not guilty" and It was the duty of the government to prove the charges. EISA L is. This petition is signed by W. M. Pierce, Robert Forster, G. W. Rugg. J. H. Raley, C. K. Cranston, J. T. Lambreth, W. E. Brock, William Caldwell, John F. Robinson, Leona Thompson and H. E. Bickers. The second affidavit Is signed by Pis. Cole and Best, who have been the physicians In attendance upon Mr. Wade since his return from Cal ifornia. It Is wholly In regard to his physical condition, and gives as their view that future prosecution of their patient would result In the loss of his reason, and possibly of his life. The third affidavit Is signed by G. W. Rugg, H. F. Johnson and B. J. Sommervllle, the bondsmen for Wade CHAD. ID PHYSIC WRECK as administrator of the estate of Charles A. Craig. The petition states that the signers are the only parties who may suffer financial loss from the mismanagement of the funds of the estate, and that they do not desire the prosecution of Wade, and that In their opinion the ends of Justice would be best secured by the dismiss al of the case against him. A supplement to the above peti tion Is signed by Hailey ft Lowell, the attorneys for the heirs of the Craig estate. The fourth affidavit Is signed by John McCourt, as the surviving mem ber of the firm of Balleray ft Mc Court, which firm acted as attorneys for Joseph Vey. The petitioner states that he Is acquainted with all the facts In the case, and considers that under the present situation nothing is to be gained by prosecution. Up to the present time no Inform ation has been filed against Wade In the circuit court by the district at torney, and It Is presumed the above petitions were given him to Influence him to dismiss the case. When seen this afternoon District Attorney Phelps stated that the petitions would not be allowed, and that when the time for Wade's arraignment arrived If the defendant was not In a physic al condition to stand trial the case would be postponed pending his lm provement. As to the filing of the Information, District Attorney Phelps declined to make a statement, but It Is learned upon good authority that the Inform ation will In all probability be filed this 'afternoon. Judge Ellis has been out of town during the day, but Is expected to be In his court room between 4 and 5 o'clock. In which event the Wade case will be brought up. When such Is done It Is probable other physicians will be examined by the district at torney, and qustloned as to Wade's physical and mental condition. WHITEWASHED BY GRAND JURY No Graft or Corruption In Indiana Legislature. Indianapolis, March (. The grand Judy Investigating the charges of leg islative bribery brought by Repre sentative Baker In connection with the anil-cigarette bill. reportd this morning, but found no indlotments. The jury found no system of graft, but that the legislature Is exception ally free from corruption. . S T POSSIBLE CONTESTANTS RESTED ON THEIR RIGHTS. Ills Title Was Undisputed on die Sales Day, When It Slight Have Been Questioned The Case Will Be Appealed to the Secretary of tlie Interior by Frank Carey, the Contestant, Who Lost His Cause Before the General ljiml Office. A decision that Is of considerable local importance has Just been re ceived from the. general land office. It is In the Carey-Isaacs contest case, and the decision is favorable to Isaacs, the contestee. The case was started In April, 1903, when Frank Carey filed a contest to the right of Charles B. Isaacs to the southwest quarter of section 35, township 2, north of range 32 E. W. M. The above described land was a port of the reservation land sold under the net of July 1, 1902. Under the act bona fide settlers on the sale able land were given a preference right of 90 days In which to purchase if they so desired. Where there were no bona fide settlers the land was to be sold to the first man ap plying for It on the day set for Its sale. According to the evidence given in the case, Isaacs applied for the land on August 12. 1902, but In his application did not claim to be a bona fide settler. The land was sold to him. The contest against Isaacs' title to the land was based upon the ground that it was sold to him during a time at which It could have been purchas ed only by a bona fide settler, which he did not profess to be. The decis ion of the commissioner of the gen eral land office was that while the claim had been Irregularly allowed, it was sustained on the ground that on September 15, the sales date, no adverse claim was presented. Carter ft Raley were the attorneys for Isaacs, the contestee, while the side of the contestant, Carey, was represented by Winter ft Collier. The latter state that the case will be ap pealed from the commissioner of the general land office to the secretary of the Interior. There are quite a number of similar coses pending, and the decision In this case Is of Import ance because of Its probable bearing on them. Suit Against Gold Coin. T. S. Kennerly, who a few days ago, by his attorneys. Butcher, Clifford ft Correll, filed a labor lien against the Gold Coin Mining company, has brought suit against the company for 13(35. Sumpter Miner. ISAACS 11 CONTS COUNTERS 'S LEFT Kuropatkin Makes Desperate Attempt to Neutralize His Recent Defeats. LOSSES WERE 23,500 MAKING THE ATTEMPT. The Russian Representative Assem bly Will Be Extremely Limited in ItH Functions Workmen Must Hustle to Secure Any Representa tion at All Torturing the Slayer of Sergius to Make Him Reveal His Compatriots Another General Outbreak of Jew Baiting. St. Petersburg, March 6. It is re ported that Kuropatkin has launched a blow at Oyama's left center, just east of the railroad. The fighting Is desperate along almost the entire line. The Russian losses In killed and wounded up to last night ' were 23,500. The Japanese losses are be lieved to be fully 40,000. . Repel Japanese Attacks. St. Petersburg, March ft. Kuro patkin reports that various attacks by the Japanese have - been repulsed. Mention Is made of the capture of two Japanese machine guns. Battle Raged All Day. Mukden, March ft. A battle has raged all day today without cessa tion. The Japanese concentrated their energies on Machlapu, but were unable to dislodge the Russians. ... Very Limited Representation, St. Petersburg, March ft. It Is re ported that the proposed represen tative assembly shall be created as a separate council of administration, exercising limited functions of leg islation, the deputies to be elected by the Zemstvos. Three Days Limit. St. Petersburg, March ft, It is an- -nounced that If the election of work men's delegates to the Schidlousky commission is not completed In three days the commission will be annull ed. Torturing the Assassin. Berlin, March 6. The Die Welt as serts that the police have been tor turing the assassin of Sergius by giving him only salt fish to eat and refusing him anything to drink in an effort to compel him to make con fession of a terrorist plot. So far their efforts have failed. Persecuting the Jens. Berlin, March 6. Anti-Semitic outbreaks are reported In many parts of Russia during the last few days. At Minsk a mob of 3000 fired all the houses in Rakovskja street and plun dered the Jewish shops. The rioting continued three days. The casualties were 10 killed and over 500 injured. At Vodka three are reported killed and 162 Injured. Baltic Fleet in Red Sea. Alexandria, Egypt, March 6. The Russian Baltic fleet Is reported as seen in the Red Sea. The Russian vessels used searchlights on all pass ing vessels. Horses Bring Good Frees. Mord McDonald, the well known horse dealer, today sold to Robert Henry of Snohomish, a car of IS head of young work horses, obtaining 1380 a span for them or a total of 3420 for the car, says the Walla Walla Statesman. The horses are part of a shipment Mr. McDonald bought up In the Elgin country a week ogo and are considered one of the finest lots of work horses ever shipped Into Walla Walla. Mr. McDonald delivered the animals this afternoon and they will be shipped to the Sound this eve ning over the W. ft C. R. Bribed for Adams, e Denver, March ft. State Sen- ator Richard Morgan, a labor leader of Boulder county, ereat- ed a sensation In the joint as- sembly this morning by declar- Ing he had been given 11000 by D. S. Sullivan, and Peabody, e postmaster at Cripple Creek, e and J. W. Herbert, general e manager of the Colorado South e ern railroad, to vote to seat e Adams. Sullivan and Herbert deny the allegation, and war e rants charging Morgan with e perjury, have been Issued. The e democrats declare the republl e cans have put up a Job to cre e ate sentiment for Peabody. 1