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N TI ATING
THE ARID LAfJDS
Chief of Soil Division of the
Reclamation Department in
Umatilla County.
WINTER IIUUGATKH
AND POSSIBILITIES,
Mr. Means Refuses to Prophesy, Rut
Talks Freely of the Nature of 111.
Work Will Examine Into the Na
ture and Capabilities of the Soli Em
braced In the "Umatilla Project"
Mr. Means Is a Strong Partisan of
the Superior Value of Perennial Ir
rigation Over the Hooding System,
Where it Can De Done.
Thomas H. Means, chief of the soil
' division of the United States reclama
tion department, has arrived here
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for the purpose of investigating the
arid lands lying to the southwest of j
Ptndleton. He was sent out by the
department largely at the request of
Senator Fulton, and his main reason
In coming to Oregon Is to ascertain
the possibilities of the Umatilla arid
Und under winter Irrigation. Before
coming here be spent some time in
New Mexico and California, and after
he Is through with his work here, will
proceed to Idaho.
Mr. Means was seen this morning at
the U. fl. O. S. office here, and while
unwilling to prophesy anything in re
gard to his Investigations to be made
here, spoke freely and entertainingly
of the nature 'Of the work In which
he Is engaged. According to him no
reclamation project Is fully accepted
by the department without first hav
ing a thorough soil Investigation made
to ascertain the worth of the land
when Irrigated. Sometimes the soil
examination is made before anything
else Is done, but in the Umatilla pro
ject no regular investigatlpn has been
made in the past, though a prelimina
ry Inspection was had. This Is taken
as meaning that no doubt was enter
tained as to the value of the land when
once watered. However, despite this
fact, an Investigation of the soil con
ditions 1b necessary, as some of the
minor reclamation plans are determ
ined by the condition of the soil and
the nature of flie crops that are to be
grown.
While the primary object of his trip
here is to ascertain the winter irri
gation possibilities of the land, Mr.
Means stated that while doing so he
will also make the regular Investl-
gallon for perennial Irrigation. Ac-
cording to mm, me lauer me.nou "
reclamation is always preferable and
will be carried out by the department
wherever possible. While It Is possi
ble to save land through winter irri
gation, when no other wny Is feasible
yet the range of crops that are raised
la so much more limited that It Is
only accepted as a last resort. Egypt
according to Mr. Means, offers evi
dence of the superiority of perennial
Irrigation over that of wlnte irriga
tion. There, until 100 years ago, the
water from the Nile was allowed to
flood the adjoining lands during high
water, and as a result one crop would
be raised during the summer. Now
that the water is distributed through
all the year by means of flood gates,
several crops of much wider range are
grown as a result.
Tomorrow Mr. Means will go from
here for a trip over that section of
the county lying southwest of Echo,
and will be accompanied by one of the
men from the local reclamation
force. Later on, should the project
be carried to completion by the gov
ernment, a minute examination of
every 40-acre tract will be made. This
Is done for the purpose of learning
the exact value of all the land, upon
which basis It will be divided into
farms varying from 40 to 160 acres
In size. However, this examination
will not be done until it la known
that the project will be carried
through by the government.
GRAND CILVNCELLOR COMING.
Preparing for District K. of P. Con
vention of April 6.
L. M. Curl, grand chancellor of Or
egon, of the Knights of Pythias, will
arrive this evening from Albany and
will meet tonight with Damon lodge
No. 4. At the meeting tonight work
in the third rank will be given, and
Borne special features will probably
be arranged In honor of the grand
chancellor.
From here Grand Chuncellor Curl
will go to Milton In the morning ond
meet with the lodge there tomorrow
evening. On Wednesday he will be
at Weston, on Thursday at Athena,
on Friday at Adams and on Saturday
at Jlellx. After that he will visit the
lodges of Gilliam and Morrow coun-
tles, and return here for the district
convention which will be held here on
April 6.
TO BUY BLALOCK ISLAND.
Monstcr Irrigation Sclioiiie May Be
-Begun.
Walla Walla, March 27. (Special.)
A rumor Is current in Walla Walla
that a deal is being negotiated for the
sale of Ulalock Island, located la the
middle of the Columbia river, by
i (! !i Ki Campbell, of Spokune, to a
number of Philadelphia capitalists
who are represented in this state by
Isaac W. Anderson, president -of the
Northwestern Cum & r'h-i uic com
pany.
If the deal Is consummated. It Is
said that the plan of Mr. Anderson is
to Install a large pumping plant on
the Island and by raising water from
the river Irrigate the riOOO acres that
the Island contains. Power for the
purpose is to be supplied with elec
tricity and will be transmitted from
the electric company's plant on the
Walla Walla river.
Engineer Slarrow, of the electric
company, It Is said, has recently made
an investigation of the island and
made a favorable report to Mr. An
derson, who has Informed the Phila
delphia capitalists that the proposed
project Is feasible.
j 1 lie Bciieme is lu i mi UJJ iiie liiim (
In small tracts and dispose of it to
I persons who are desirous of engaging
! In the raising of fruits and vegeta
bles on an extensive scale.
T. I " 1 n1nln,Ait Ihrtl tVlara a r A
many people in Pennsylvania and! Washington, March 27.-Plans for
other eastern states who have slgnl-! tne reorganization of the Panama ca
fled a desire to come West and In all ! al commission are rapidly being per-
. . thA naaol riant anA flporPtflrV
probability most of the land on the
" f the
project iB carried out.
ARE NOMINATED
THE POPE DELIVERS A
REMARKABLE ADDRESS.
He Refers to tlie Persecution of the
Roman Church m France and Some
South American Countries, and Ie-
clares That the Vatican is in No j
Wise Responsible for the Rupture j
With France Papal Kcpresriica- j
lives Will Settle a South American
Dispute.
Home, March
. The pope held a
No new cardinals
consistory touay. -no new earnimus .
were nominated, but an Address was
delivered In which regret was ex- j
pressed at the persecution of the :
church. !
I The pope In the allocution com-
j plained of recent events In France j
concerning the diplomatic rupture oe
'tween the republic and the papacy,
! followed by the separation of church
jnnd state. He stated his Intention of
j preparing a statement showing that
I the Vatican was In no wise responsible
i for the events named, and greatly de-
plored the rupture.
referred to the perse- !
.. , , ,.,.,. ln ,ome South
American republics, expressing grntl-
flcatlon, however, at the fact that the
arbitration between Chile and Peru
has been Intrusted to papal represen-J
tatlves.
SPECIAL WOOL FREIGHT HATES.
Efforts to Deflect tlie Carrying vim
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.Sumpter nn.l Baker City.
"Yes. we have made a rate of 15,
CARDINALS
ccnts on wool from Tipton to Tiaker ton be dene(i Dy .Judge Taylor, he
City as against the regular mileage j wouI(1 promptly sentence the prls
tarlff rate of over 40 cents in order ,.,.
, .1 t. Bi,!,,,.tn., nr it-,-,.,1 frnm I
11 nmuvje iiitr nn i 1 1 ,s ..i .
the Grant and Harney countries this
way." said General Freight and Pas-
senger Agent Joseph Barton, of the
Sumpler Valley railroad, when asked
about the matter yesterday.
"The reason Is this: There is noth-
lnir In the wool traffic In Itself. Rut,
If we can get the business coming this
way Instead of having the wool of that
section go out by way of Shaniko or
Pendleton by team we will makether
business here In which there Is a
profit. Every wool team that goes
out by way of Shaniko or other west
ern outlets brings back Into the coun
try a load of supplies and the Baker
City, Sumpter and Tipton merchants
lose Just that much trade. If the
teams haul the wool to Tipton and It
is shipped out via Tinker City the
merchants here will fill the supply
orders. It Is very simple nnd it Is be
lieved that a large part of the busi
ness wdll come this way this year.
There Is a good deal of talk about
a woolen mill and a scouring plant In
Baker City. Put up a wool press
here first to accommodate the ship
pers of the raw material and that will
pave the way for the other Institu
tions. Get the press nnd get the wool
coming this way from the nearby
counties, and then with the wool
raised here at home It will be an easy
matter to start your woolen mill and
wool scouring plant. Begin at the
beginning." Baker City Democrat.
J. Shorb of Ferry Canyon was In
Arlington the first of the week to
meet his family, who have been visit
ing relatives nt Albany. Mr. Shorb
hns recently purchased a large ranch
nt Alberta. Canada, and expects' to
'leave for that country In the near fu
ture. Arlington Record.
REORGANIZING
THE COMMISSION
Canal Affairs Are Rapidly Be
'ing Reduced to an Efficient,
Practical, Business Basis.
WALLACE WIIX BE THK
MANAGING EJfGTNEER.
Olrt Board of Commissioners Will Re
tire and New Ones Be Appointed In
a Few Day State tx-partment
With the ITesldent, Confer Over
President Morales Suggestion That
an American Be Appointed to Take
Charge of San Domlngan Customs
and Supervise the Liquidation of
European Debits.
Taft.
It Is announced the retirement of
the present members of the commls-
slon and appointment of their suc
cessors is expected within a day or
two. It is stated on good authority
that Judge Charles E. Morgan will
v, one of the new cnmmlsionprs. and
will act as governor of the canal lone
and administer affairs at Panama.
Chief Engineer Ed Wallace will be
retained and made supreme In all
matters pertaining to the engineering
features of the work.
San Domlngan Problems.
Washington, March 27. Secretary
Taft, who is acting as secretary of
state. Assistant Secretary of State
Adee and Senator Spooner, of the sen
ate committee on foreign relations,
held a lengthy conference with the
president todiry.
Taft announced the
nroimsal of President Morales that
Itoosevell select an American to take
charge of the customs of San Domin
I go and supervise the payment of
American and European elalms, was
i under consideration, but no conclu
! slon was reached. Morales' proposl
I lion provided for American handling
of the fnnnPes until congress
con-
vene(j next December,
ARGUING
A NEW TRIAL MOTION.
Ifc'ICIlvC HfliCS l'K)ll
Technicalities
Solely.
! Cleveland. March 27. Mrs. Chnd
I li k this morning refused to leave
the county Jail and go to the federal
court, where the motion for a new
trial for her was to be heard, ussert
ing she was unable to dress owing to
neuralgia. The federal authorities
ordered force to be used if necessary.
but acting upon the advice ot ner at-
torneys,
Mrs. Chadwlck consented to
appear without further protest.
Attorney Sullivan, Assistant Garry
and Attorneys Dawley and Ming, rep-
resenting Mrs. Chadwlck, argued the
motion for a new trial.
The motion Tor a new trial is based
upon technical grounds and on the
chosen.
T,ie nrBU1Iu.nt nttracted big crowds
lt is Relieved that should Ihe mo-
I - i
I T1)e 'anauj;,n arctic gold fields
j hnve one fPlrmie government official,
I Mss yaM, pr HeVen years she has
j hollt tre ,uwt of Inspector of gold
dust.
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& BONO
SULLIVAN
WITH THE GREAT EASTERN STORE
Business men and others who have
witnessed the keen rivalry that has
existed of late between the Great
Eastern Store and the firm of Sulli
van & Bond will doubtlej. be surprls
d to see the notice of consolidation
that appears elsewhere In this Issue.
For several weeks past there has
seemingly been the bitterest rivalry
hetwen the above ho una, and needless
to say the formation of a company
Including the proprietors of both
stores was hardly expected.
According to the statement Issued
Messrs. Nicholas and Sullivan & Bond
have found It better to be at peace
than nt war, and that ln union there
is strength. Accordingly, they have
formed a company which will Include
the men and stocks of both establish
ments, and ln the near future the
business will be conducted under one
name, that of the Great Eastern De
partment Store.
At present an archway will be made
connecting the two rooms, and It Is
proposed that later on a larger open-
Ing be made, or the wall removed.
CONTINUATION
. . - gress.
' gers. W
w n
Peace Counsels at St. Peters
burg Discounted to Save
Prestige With the Army.
Mm NY IN THE ARMY
AND AMONG RECRUITS.
Attempt Made In Warsaw to Awad
nate Ilaron Von Nolken, Who Owes
111 Life to a Chance Almost a
Iteign of Terror Exists in Poland's
Capital Renewal of Labor Troubles
In St. Petersburg, and Rioting In
tltc Crime Llnevltch Retreating
Northward and Battle Expected on
the Snngart River.
Paris. March 27. The Echo De
Paris has received a dispatch from
St. Petersburg which says that persons
in the immediate circle of the czar's
friends and advisors declare that
peace Is Impossible; It would be dis
astrous for the government! prestige
with the army to make peace at pres
ent. The conclusion Is drawn from
this that court Influence in favor of
continuing war has prevailed.
Attempt to Assassinate,
Warsaw, March 27. The excite
ment created by the attempt lost
night to kill Baron Von Nolken, who
was the victim of a bomb thrower,
has not subsided. The revolutionists
are taking advantage of the opportu
nity for the distribution of incendiary
literature and there Is almost a reign
of terror. Nolken owes his life to
the fact that the bomb was thrown
behind the carriage Instead of under
it. The bomt4 thrower was not cao
tured. Rioting in the Crimea.
Yalta, Crimea, March 27." The sit
uation here Is becoming worse. Riot
ers have destroyed nearly all the
warehouses and vodka shops, and the
police station, and a number of shops
have been set afire. Troops are guard
I ir the government buildings, and
reinforcements have been ordered.
Battle Expected on the Sungari.
Kobe, March 27. Llnevltch is re-
tiring northward from Chang Chun,
i and It is thought the next general en
I gagement will be fought on the Sun
j gar), the Russians placing that river
between themselves and their oppo
nents. The Russian supplies at Kiiin
nnd Chang Chun are said to be ex
hausted. Will Cck'brate tlie Victory.
Toklo, March 27. The Business!
Men's association Is arranging for a !
monster celebration of the capture of'
Mukden for April 3, the anniversary
of Ihr accession
of the Emperor'
Jimmii Tenno, 660 B,
q
Japanese Loan ln liomlon.
I Louden. March 27. The Japmese
loan Is $15,000,000, half of which wtM
written this afternoon at a premtj'i
of i 'A Pr cent. The prospectus will
b formally Issued tomorrow.
Mutiny by Wholesulc.
St. Petersburg. March 27. It Is as
serted that as a consequence of the
decision to send guards of regiments
with the soldiers to the Far East the
regiments are mutinying themselves
ln order to escape service. It Is said
some of the guards cut off their fin-
CONSOLIDATE
By the articles of agreement, sign
ed Saturday, B. F. Nicholas, J. M. Sul
livan and CharleB E. Bond will be
stockholders In the corporation soon
to be formed.
The consolidation of the two big
stores will result ln considerable
changes being made In the Interior
of the stores. The partition separat
ing the two businesses will be re
moved and the clothing, men's furn
ishings and shoe departments of the
store will occupy the room now held
by Sullivan & Bond, while the cloth
ing space In the Great Eastern Store
will be utilized for the ladles' ready-to-wear
department
For the present the two stores will
be operated separately until the two
stocks of clothing are reduced to the
size of one.
The consolidation of these two
stores Is one of the largest transac
tions ln mercantile circles that has
taken place in Pendleton for several
years. The new company will be In
corporated for (40,000, two-thirds of
the stock be held by B. F. Nicholas
and one-third by Sullivan A Bond.
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hers used drugs to pro
"lon of the heart Hun
i cases have been discov
;ivestlgations are in pro-
(Senium Colliers Waiting.
Mombasa,. East Africa, March 27.
Ships arriving here report that 34 col
liers, mostly German vessels, are an
chored at Jibuti!, waiting for Kojest
vensky's fleet.
Renewal of 1-abor Trouble.
Berlin, March 27. Reports from
St. Petersburg, state there has been
a renewal of strikes In several quar
ters, and the number of workmen
now out Is placed at 35,000.
New Commander Tldrd Corps.
St. Petersburg, March 27. 'It is
stated that General Batianoff has
been appointed to the command of
the third infantry corps.
FOUR MEN REPORTED KILLED.
Ten Cars Derailed on the Louisville &
Nashville.
Clalresvllle, Tenn., March 27. A
freight wreck occurred on the Louis
ville & Nashville railroad near here
today. Four men are reported killed,
one seriously Injured and 10 cars de
railed.
GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations From All Points Handling
Umatilla Produce.
Chicago, March 27 May wheat
opened at 11.13 and closed at
11.124. Corn, 48 and oats 30 H.
THE BEEF TRUST
THE GOVERNMENT HIRES
ADDITIONAL COUNSEL.
Expected That tiie Inquiry Will Last
at 1ea.st Two Months Longer and
at Its Conclusion the Jury Will
Tackle the Relations of the Packing
Houses to tlie Railroads and Frl
vate Car Lines The Jury Has Un
dei-taken an Expansive Contract.
Chicago, March 27. Investigation
In the beef trust was resumed today
by the federal grand Jury.
The Jury is to have as aditiooal ad
visers from now on District Attorney
Baxter of Omaha, and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Goodman, of Chicago.
It Is said the Inquiry is likely to
last two months longer. It Is declar
ed that when the government has fin
ished the Investigation of the packing
industry It plans to take up the rail
roads and private car lines owned by
the packing companies.
i BLOWN UP THROUGH THE RIVER
Explosion Badly Wrecks an East River
Tunnel.
xora, marcn . . aii expiusiuu
j in me r,ai mve! tunnel hub ihuih-
ing blew the top of the tunnel out.
seriously Injuring five workmen. The
lair nressure was so heavy that one
j workman was forced upward through
lne rWer where he grasped some de-
brts and was rescued.
TEST CAMPBELL SYSTEM.
I laker County Man Will Follow Col.
Jmlson's Advice.
George F. Wright, the well known
rancher and mining man who is locat
ed at the foot of Washington gulch,
five miles west of the city and has
(,ne of the handsomest 200-acre farms
In the country, which Is run on scien
tific principles applied to diversified
farming and horticulture, was in the
city yesterday and informed the Dem
ocrat that he is preparing to thor
oughly test the Campbell system of
dry farming In the raising of alalf.i
from Imported Beed by the O. R. &
N. industrial agent, R. C. Judson, for
the express purpose of growing hogs,
says the Baker City Democrat.
The theory Is that the land which
is plowed deep the preceding fall and
has gathered and stored all the mois
ture of the winter is seeded deeply
rolled down and covered with a dust
blanket which Is not disturbed. This
blanket keeps all the moisture in the
ground, allows none of lt to escape
and successfully raises a large crop
In the dryest climate.
The experiment will be watched
.vith much Interest by all in Baker
county.
Growing the Magnolia.
The beautiful magnolia in the Win
gate yard on West Fourth street,
which each spring attracts so much
admiration. Is now blooming and will
In a few days be in full bloom. It is
the only one In town and some years
contains 150 blossoms. The Dalles
Chronicle.
The convention of the National
Woman Suffrage association will be
held this year at the Lewis and Clark
exposition, the sessions being from
June 29 to July t.
INHIR
IIIJO
WHITE BULL RUN
OVER BY A TRAM
Believed, But Not Fully
Known, That He Was Un
der the Influence of Liquor.
DEAD INDIAN WAS AN
INFLUENTIAL "CA YUSE..
Verdict of tlie Coroner's Jury Find-
Thttt He Was Killed by an Eaxt
bound Freight and That the Body
Was Repeatedly Ran Over There
after by Trains Going in Both Di
rectionsVerdict ALso Censures
"The Railroad Company or Its Em
ployes for Evident Neglect"
White Bull Was Intemperate.
White Bull, a well known Indian
from the resrvation, was killed last
night by being run over by an O. R.
& N. train Just above the hospital.
His mangled body was found this
morning, and was with some difficul
ty Identified. Coroner Henderson
summoned a Jury as soon as he learn
ed of the affair, and proceeded to
the spot.
yuring the examination a number
of witnesses were questioned, and It
was learned that during the afternooa
White Bull had been drinking, but up
to 6 o'clock was not drunk. It Is pre
sumed that between that time and
the time he started home he became
worse, and as a result did not get out
of the way of the train when It pass
ed during the night Another wit
ness, who lives near the scene of the
accident, testified that a while before
the train passed he heard an Indian
singing in that neighborhood, and that
after the train had passed nothing
more tru heard.
Willie the coroner's Jury was Inves
tigating the case, and before the rem
nants of the body had been picked
up. a train and an engine passed along
without stopping, and passed over a
portion of the body that was lying
between the rails. This action seem
ed Inexcusable to the members of the
Jury, and the different members
strongly condemn the negligence of
the trainmen in the matter. The rail
road also comes In for some criticism
In the verdict that was returned.
White Bull was of the Coyote tribe
and was well known to the whites.
and was Influential among the Indi
ans. Some time ago he sold a farm
to which he had received title and
thus secured considerable money.
However, he had disposed of the most
of It before his death.
Coroner's Jury Verdict
The following Is the verdict of the
coroner's Jury, which is signed by
Jurymen Elmer Reager, D. Turner, C.
D. Semple, C. M. Kearney, W. John
son and John F. Snyder, besides Cor
oner Henderson:
"That White Bull was killed by an
east-bound freight train about 9 a,
m. on March 26, 1905. on the main
line of the O. R. & N. track, at the
west side of the Umatilla Indian res
ervation. "There Is evident neglect shown in
these cases by the railroad company
or their employes, for trains have
passed over this body for 12 hours
previous without reporting the same.
In the presence of the Jury one pas
senger train and one light engine
passed over the remains and made no
effort to stop. The latter did not even
whistle for the crossing. We would
respectfully recommend that the prop
er authorities correct this matter if
possible."
SHEARING CREWS START OIT.
Carney Brothers Will Iieave W'ith
Crew of 12 Men for Council, Wa-th-ington.
The first general shearing vt the
season in the Northwest will begin at
Connell, Wash., on April 1, and Car
i.ey Bros, cf this county will organise
a crew of 12 men to begin work at
that place on the first.
The price paid for shearing at Con
nell this season will be 7 cents and
board, and Umatilla county shearers
will remain there about 15 days when
they return to begin shearing ln gen
eral In this county. The Cunningham
band Is the only one sheared in this
county so far, excepting bucks, shear
ing Is to begin here about April 15.
Six cents and board will be paid for
hand shearing In this county, and S
for machine shearing this season.
Umatilla county sheep are exception
ally clean this spring and shearers
will be able to shear 10 per cent more
per day than In former years when
the wool contained more dirt. One
hundred per day per hand shearers
will be considered a low average this
year.
The business portion of Whltehird.
a small town on the Salmon river,
Idaho, has been almost entirety de
stroyed by fire. Eleven places of
business, only two of which were In
sured, were burned out