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TAKEN ON PLANS
April 30 the Deciding Board
of Engineers Meet in Pen
dleton for That Purpose.
MALI1ECR PROJECT WILL
BE FIRST CONSIDERED.
Names of the Specialist, All of Whom
Belong With the Reclamation De
partment, Are Given lie low, Subject
to Amendment The Prospect for
the Umatilla Enterprise Are Not
Considered Blight, Though it Has
Possibilities Selfishness Obstructs
the Outlook for tlie Mallieur Enter
prise. On the SOth of this month the board
of consulting engineers of the United
States reclamation service will meet
In Pendleton for the purpose of acting
on the plana presented by John T.
Whlmler on the Umatilla and the Mal
heur projects. It ia the rule for the
board to meet at points aa near aa
possible to where the proposed work
is to be done in order to allow of the
fullest Investigation possible, and by
meeting here the engineers will have
ail the plans and . data of the local
office at their disposal and will also
be so that they may make a personal
inspection of the lands to be re
claimed. While It Is not definitely known
what men will constitute the board
that will meet here, It Is probable
that they will be A. P. Duvis, assistant
chief engineer; D. C. Henny, consult
ing engineer for Oregon and Washing
ton, A. J. Wiley, consulting engineer
f ( r Idaho, Washington, Oregon and
Wyoming, and Jut.n T.' vVlilstler, dis
trict engineer for Oregon. It is oImo
probable that O. H. Ensign, electrical
expert for the Pacific coast will he
present to advise.
According to Mr. Whistler the first
three men mentioned above will be the
deciding power of the board, he him
self acting more aa an Informant than
as a member of the board.
Act First on Malheur Project.
The principal object of the coming
meeting of the consulting buard, ac
cording to Mr. Whistler, is to uct on
the report to be made by himself on
the Malheur project. This matter will
be taken up first and disposed of.
However, It Is possible that the board
may have time to investigate the
Umatilla project at the same meeting;
but should they not be able to do so
the board will meet again within a
short time for that purpose.
The prospects for any Immediate
work on the Umutilla project do not
appear to be very bright. The re
demption fund available makes it im
practicable generally to undertake
more than one largo project In a state
at one time, and apparently the Mal
heur project has some udvuntages
ovei the one near here for first place.
However, the Malheur people may lose
through the selfishness and nurrow
mlndedness of the military road com
pany, which has title to thousands of
acres of land In that valley. Thus
far they have refused to enter the
Water Users' association, which Is re
quired by the department before work
Is undertaken where private land will
be reclaimed. Should they persist In
their course the Malheur project may
be set aside as a result, and in that
event there will be strong hope for
the Umatilla project
Several Sources of Water.
However, the project here Is not
without Its dilemmas also, and strange
to say the thing most likely to cause
delay Is the fact that the land may be
reclaimed from too many sources. It
Is said that water may be taken from
the Umatilla river for storage In the
reservoir near Tub Springs, or It may
be brought across Gilliam county from
the John Day river, and a much
larger body of land reclaimed.
Reclamation men do not like to al
low a river to run to waste In an
arid region, ond ths is what the John
Day must forever do unless its wa
ters can be diverted In the above
manner. While the plan to use its
waters on the land In this county
may seem far-fetched to some, It Is
said to be possible, although the pro
ject would cost $8,000,000 or more
to construct.
One reason why the John Day
scheme Is favored Is because It Is
First Carnoglo Medal.
Des Moines, April 6. The
first Carnegie medal to be
awarded (for personal heroism)
goes to Miss Lavlna Steele, re
s' cently appointed assistant state
librarian. Miss Steele saved
the life of George Hill, a stu-
dent at the State University,
who broke through the Ice.
ACTION
WILL
IhouHht that the Umatilla may be
used to save the land on the north
Ride of the river at some time In the
future, and thus both rivers be made
to render service In the cause of Irri
gation. Whatever course the board of con
sulting engineers may take at their
coming meeting their report will be
awaited with Interest, for much of the
! future development of Eastern Ore
gon hangs upon their conclusions.
35,000 ATTENDED MEETINGS.
Portland Business Houses Closed Be
tween Hours of 11:30 and 2.
Portland, April 6. (Special) It is
conservatively estimated that 35,000
people attended the revival meetings
held at noon today in different parts
of the city.
Every large mercantile Institution
In the city closed Its doors to give the
public and employes a chance to at
tend the meetings. At every meet
ing place overflow audiences were
found. There was no distinction in
the class of people- attending the
meetings. The slums. North End,
all the trades, lodges and churches
were fulty represented.
STOCKHOLDERS HOLD MEETING.
Elect Board of Fifteen Directors at
Louisville.
Louisville, April 5. The annual
meeting of stockholders of the
Southern Pacific wan held here today
and 1,974,680 shares of stock were
represented.
The following board of directors
was elected: William D. Cornish,
George J. Gould, E. H. Harrlman,
Marvin Hughltt, H. E. Huntington,
James H. Hyde, Otto H. Kahn, C. H.
Mackay, D. O. Mills, W. S. Pierce,
Jacob Schlff, James Speyer, 'James
Stlllman, Charles H. Tweed and David
'Wilcox.
Grand Jury Resumes.
Chicago, April 6. After a rest of
three days the federal grand Jury In
vestigating the packing Industry re
sumed Its Inquiry this morning.
With the exception of Sunday ad
journments, the Jury will now proceed
with the Investigation and probably
finish tiy May IS. Sixty-six witnesses
were called this morning.
CANAL COMMISSIONER IN'
RECLAMATION' SERVICE.
Will Be Memlier of Hoard of Consult
ing Engineers anil Will Have
Cluirge of Surveys In Irrigation
Work, at Salary or $10,000 Per
Year Was Offered liie Plnce by
President Roosevelt Mr. Grunsky
Is an Eminent Engineer.
A special from Washington, D. C., .
to the Oregon Dally Journal says: I
Carl E. Grunsky, one of the retir
ing members of the Isthmian canal
commission, has been given something I
equally as good. He was appointed
Saturday last to the position of con
sulting engineer in the geological sur-!
vey. his services to be in connection (
w ith the reclamation service, which I
has charge of the construction of Ir
rigation works under the national Ir
rigation laws.'
Mr. Grunsky practically wllS have
charge of the engineering portion of
the reclamation service, the adminis
trative features of which will remain !
under the control of Chief Engineer
F. H. Newell. Mr. Orunsky's salary
In his new position will be $10,000
per annum. His appointment was
made directly by President Roose
velt, who offered him his choice of
the place he has taken and that of
consulting engineer to the new canal
commission.
Mr. Grunsky's ability as an engi
neer Is said to be unquestioned, and
his acceptance of a place In the rec
lamation service, It is believed, will
Insure the success of the engineer
ing features of the government Irri
gation enterprises.
Mr. Grunsky Is a leading engineer
of San Francisco.
St. Louts Divided.
St. Louis, April 6. Mayor Holla
Wells, democrat, is re-elected by a
plurality of 1423 over Talty, republi
can. The democrats elected 26 of the
4 5 officials balloted for. The repub
licans elected all but one councilman.
In the house of delegates the demo
crats secured 19 and the republicans
nine.
New l,ewlston Creamery.
The machinery for the Commercial
creamery Is now being Installed and
It Is expected that It will be In readi
ness for business by April 15. The
machinery Is of the latest design for
the manufacture of butter and all ap
pliances are of the best manufacture.
Manager Goodhue Is expected to reach
the city within a few days and will
Immediately take tip the matter of
contracting for cream. Lewlston Tribune.
CRUNSKY JOINS
IRRIGATION WORK
EARTHQUAKES IX INDIA.
Lahore, India, April 6. A relief party has been dispatched to
Dharmatal Hill station, which was practically destroyed by the
earthquake. Many Inhabitants are burled In the ruins, which In
clude the entire native quarters. "
In the European quarter nine were killed and most of the
houses wrecked. The dead Include Mrs. Robinson, wife of the col
onel commanding, and her two daughters: Mrs. Hollderess, Cap
tain Muscroft and four members of the Indian civil service. The
entire population Is homeless.
Reports from Kashmir, Daloulse. Dehra, Dunpatrala and Ma
lerkotla show great loss of life and Immense damage to property.
In Lahore the number of natives killed is Increased to 70 and
many Injured. Many other towns report loss of life and great
damage to property.
THE CAUCASUS
Ten Thousand Mountaineers
Declare Independence and
Elect a King.
ACCESSIONS PROBABLE
FROM THE OIL DISTRICT.
Indications That the Revolt Is Gener
al Throughout the Caucasus and the
Caspian Provinces The Japanese
Are Gaining Ground In Northern
Manchuria The Quasi Official Or
gan at St. Petersburg Declares That
Peace Is Impossible and Scolds at
Roosevelt Toklo Celebrates the
Buttle of Mukden.
Berlin, April 6. Dispatches from
St. Petersburg state that rebellion is
spreading throughout the Caucasus.
It Is reported that 10,000 armed
rebels gathered in the mountains and
elected a king. Eight thousand rev
olutionary workmen from the Bat-oum-Baku
provinces may Join this
force. Six other contingents, num
bering 7000, are operating in different
parts of the Caucasus.
Military authorities express the
opinion It will take a decade to fully
pacify the Caucasus again.
"Peace Is Impossible."
St. Petersburg, April 5. The No
voe Vremya, In an Inspired article, at
tacks the attempts of Roosevelt at
mediation, and says peace at the pres
ent time Is Impossible.
Japanese, Gaining Ground.
Toklo. April 5. A report from
Manchuria says: "Part of our Chang
tu forces drove the Russians out of
Tsunk Shu, two miles north of Chang
t it and also out of Sumten Chang, nine
miles west of Tsulu Shu, and occu
pied both places April 3. On April-4
we drove the enemy from Souhiaotzu
and captured BOO Russian cavalry."
The torpedo boat destroyer Arare
was successfully launched at Kure to
day. Toklo Celebrates.
Toklo, April 6. While the official
celebration of the victory of Mukden
Is postponed until Monday on account
of rain, the business men and labor
guilds held a large procession which
marched from Hlblyl park to Uyeno
park, passing the palace. The parade
was cheered by the emperor, the cab
inet and commanders of the army
and navy. The exercises were held
In Uyeno park.
TWO NEGROES WERE HANGED.
Over the Divide Singing "The Old
Time. Religion."
Nashville. April 5. Singing "The
old Time Religion," as the drop fell,
Andrew Hlbbett and James Schudder,
negroes, were hanged In the Jail yard
today. Schudder murdered his 3-year-old
crippled son, and Hlbbett
killed his mother-in-law.
Seattle contributed a bunch of 10
prisoners to the penitentiary at Walla
Walla on April 8.
DEMURRERS FILED
Three demurrers have now been
filed by the defendants In the case of
the Peacock Milling company, against
the city of Milton and over 300 private
Individuals and companies, In which
the milling company has sued to se
cure possession of 4000 Inches of
water from the Walla Walla and Turn-a-lum
rivers for the purpose of oper
ating their mill.
One of the demurrers was filed by
Ilulley & Lowell, and the other two
by James A. Fee, each being the at
torneys for a number of the defend
ants. Among the' names on one of
the demurrers Is that of the Finis Ir
rigation company, which Is one of the
principal defendant. However, the
city of Milton nor the Milton Irriga
DUNNE IS
ELECTED MAYOR
Wins as the Champion of Mu
nicipal Ownership of Street
Railways.
CHICAGO COMMITTED
TO STATE SOCIALISM.
The City Breaks Away From Last
Fall's Republican Plurality of 110,
000, and Greatly Increases the Ma
jority Widen Blade Carter Harrison
Mayor Conservatives Now Put All
Their Dependence In a Policy of
Obstruction and Dilatorlness Tom
Johnson Takes Courage and Will
Give Cleveland a Hot Time.
Chicago, April 6. The 1230 pre
cincts out of 1254 in the city give
Dunne, tem.) 158,457; Harlan,
(Rep.) 135,704; Collins, (Soc.) 19,974.
With 24 preclnts to hear from,
Dunne's plurality is 22,753.
The missing precincts are not ex
pected to change the result materially-
In the city election two years ago,
Harrison, (Dem.,) defeated Stewart,
(Rep.,) by 7660 plurality. The city,
however, was carried by republicans
in the presidential election last fall,
by a plurality of nearly 110,000.
Calculation upon the colored voters
was another source o error, In re
publican expectations. An unmistak
able defection was suddenly manifest
ed today in the district where Afro
Americans are numerous, and gave
a severe Jolt to republican campaign
managers. The most plausible expla
nation was that Judge Dunne from
the bench in years past, had shown
an unexampled spirit of fairness to
ward colored men and women in exi
gencies when freedom from race
prejudice was sorely needed.
As a direct result the city is offic
ially committed to a policy of the
quickest possible cessation of private
franchises for private ends; munici
pal ownership especially threatening
the street car lines valued high up
In the millions.
After winning successively four re
markable biennial fights of the Inde
pendents against the regular republi
can1 party organization here, John
Maynard Harlan was a loser as the
republican candidate for mayor. The
defeat Is attributed to an extraordi
nary whirl of onuses starting with po
litical revenge and taking in a wide
sweep, embracing most of the up to
date socialism as a factor. The victor
Judge Edward F. Dunne, is a demo
crat Appeals to fear of being dominated
by corporate wealth, appeared to
sway many voters, and perhaps more
than any other Influence, was Incor-
rectly gauged by the republicans.
Harlan has been savagely harassed
during the campaign as the reputed
representative of Wall street Inter
ests with the Intent of fastening the
burdensome franchise grants upon
the city. The republicans, however,
figured that the voters, susceptible to
appeals of this kind, would support
the socialist candidate, Collins, and
the losses, If any, to the republicans,
will be more than made up by Har-
IN THE WATER CASES
tion company have yet taken the
matter up.
In the demurrer the following facts
are alleged by the defendants:
That the complaint does not state
facts sufficient to constitute a cause
of suit against these defendants or
any of them.
That there is a defect of parties
plaintiff and of parties defendant to
the suit
That the court has no Jurisdiction
of the persons of the defendants or
any of them, or of the subject matter
of the suit.
That several causes of suit have
been improperly united.
That said suit was not commenced
within the time limited by this code.
lan'a old time a-lmireis among the
independent otei. The estimates,
however, of lujinn vous as a total for
CollinB. social!."!, were woefully large.
City Ownership Must Come.
Chicago, April 5. Mayor-elect Ed
ward F. Dunne, within an hour after
being assured of his election, reaf
firmed his publicly expressed con
viction that municipal ownership of
the street railways Is possible to Chi
ta Bo within two years. He said:
"The traction interests will soon
recognize the Inevitable, take a fair
price for their property and give us
a municipal ownership within two
years. This Is what I expect, but If
they wont to fight we will give it to
them, in and out of the courts."
On the other hand, the friends of
the street railway corporations ex
press no fear that the municipal
ownership Idea will be carried out.
They rely upon the council as a safe
neutralizing agent of any municipal
ownership scheme brought forward,
pointing out that practically the same
men are in control of the present
council as have all along favored the
renewal of franchises to the street
car companies, but with a provision
for "eventual public ownership."
Tom Jolinson Is Elated.
Cleveland, April 5. Elated be
cause of the municipal ownership
fight. In Chicago and the election of
Judge Dunn, his friend. Mayor Tom
L. Johnson, of Cleveland, national ex
ponent of the three-cent street rail
way fare Idea, says Cleveland is go
ing to have a municipal ownership
campaign If he has his way In the
fall election. Johnson Is now serving
his second term, but Is a candidate
for re-election.
Discussing Panama Issues.
Birmingham, April 5. The Post
says negotiations have commeneced
between the British and American
governments with a view to the set
tlement of questions that will arise as
a result of the building of the Pana
ma canal.
"Big Walsh" ' Burned to Death.
Cripple Creek, Col., April S. Wm.
Davis, a man pamed "Big Walsh,"
was burned to death in a fy- which
destroyed the Wilson building today.
Several others had narrow escapes.
ECHO BANK HELD
r
CHOSE FULL CORPS OF
NEEDED OFFICIALS.
Most of the Monied Men of That
Neighborhood Are Interested In the
New Institution, Wlilch Begins Bus
iness With a Capital of $25,000
Will Probably Oien Its Doors May
1, and Possibly Sooner, and Per
luips in Its Own Building.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Bank of Echo held veslerdav
.
afternoon, directors and. officers for
the new Institution were elected, and
plnns for the opening of the bank
discussed.
The directors for the coming year
are as follows: Robert N. Stanfield,
A. B. Thompson, Joseph Cunha,
Charles H. Miller and W. J. Furnish.
The officers elected are president, W.
J. Furnish; ivice president, R. N.
Stanfield: cashier and secretary,
Ralph B. Stanfield.
The capital stock of the bank Is
J25.000 and Is fully paid up. The list
of shareholders is said to Include
many of the substantial men in that
section, and includes the following:
Joseph Cuhna. Jesse Moore, Frank
Sloan, Q. P. Hlglnbotham. T. D.
Mathews, R. N. Stanfield, J. B. Say
lor, A. B. Thompson. J. H. Koontz. R.
B. Stanfield, Joseph Vey, W. J. Furn
ish and others.
The new bank will commence busi
ness as soon as a suitable building
can be erected and supplies secured,
which is believed may be accomplish
ed by May 1, If not sooner. Should
it not be possible to secure a desira
ble location in any of the buildings
already built at Echo, a new frame
structure will be erected.
MAYOR BOTD REWARDED.
SMikimc's Chief Official Will Get Fat
State Job.
Mayor L. F. Boyd, according to re
liable authority, has under considera
tion an offer by Governor Mead of
some clerical position under the state
administration, says a Spokane paper,
tf the mayor decides to accert the po
sition he will withdraw as a candidate
for mayor and leave the field to his
rivals.
Just what position the governor
has offered the mayor nobody seems
to know. Those who are on the Inside
say. however, that It Is a clerical po
sition. The offer Is supposed to have
been made by the governor when he
visited Spokane recently.
For severnl days It has been rumor
ed that Mayor Boyd was seriously
considering withdrawing from the
race for renomlnatlon. The explana
tion was not forthcoming until yester
day, however.
FIS
ELECT ON
IKING TIME
TO THE SOUTH
Roosevelt Pays Southern Kan
sas Only a Fleeting Glimpse
and at One Point.
MAKES A FEW REMARKS TO
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE.
At Various Indian Territory Points
Many Thousands Gather and Salute
the President With Ostentations
Display and a Tremendous Uproar
Roosevelt Makes a Short Speech
lit Every Point Visited, and Re
peatedly Expresses a Desire to See
the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Admitted Soon.
Parsons, Kas., April 6. The presi
dent and party arrived at this city at
7:36, four minutes ahead of time.
They made their only stop In Kansas,
while engines were exchanged. Fully
5000 people gathered at the station
and cheered the president, who made
a brief speech. As the train proceed
ed the president remained on the plat
form until the train was lost to view.
Roosevelt Wants Statehood.
Vinita, I. T., April 6. Twelve
hundred people turned out here to see
the president. The station is deck
ed with bunting and flags. The pres
ident's salute was fired with the aid
of an anvil and sticks of dynamite.
The president made a short speech,
and said he expected soon to see the
Indian Territory and Oklahoma ad
mitted to statehood. ,
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Ston at Manl Points.
South McAUster, I. T., Apia! (
Short stops were made by the presi
dent at Wagoner, Muskogee and
South McAlester. He made brief re
marks at each town, reiterating the
hope of speedy Btatehood for the ter
ritory. The crowds are increasing;
with each mile southward.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations Furnished by the Clark
Grain Commission Company, lit
East Court Street
Chicago, April 5. May wheat ex
perienced the wildest market for
months today. There was heavy buy
ing early in the day.
May opened at x 1.14. closed at
11.17.
July opened 87 hi, closed at SS".
Bull Clique Made Excitement.
Chicago, April 5. The bull clique
in May wheat, supposed to be head
ed by the Gates people, upset the
equilibrium of the wheat pit of the
Board of Trade at noon . today by
hanging on to that option in the face
of strong pressure from the shorts,
who attempted to cover. From the
opening at 11.14, May Jumped to
$1.17 amid much excitement. A re
action followed, the price steadying at
il.ll, the shorts all the time yelping
for mercy.
Filing Writ Suspends Sentence.
Cincinnati, April 5. Judge Wing's
contention in the Chadwlek case that
the filing of the writ of error in itself
suspends sentence, was sustained by
the United States court of appeals this
morning. The suspension of sentence
Is directed until further orders.
Mrs. Chadwlek will be kept in the
Cleveland Jull pending the disposition
of her case in the circuit court of ap
peals, which may not take place until
next fall.
Fighting In Haytl.
Washington, , April 5. Minister
Powell at Haytl has reported to the
state department thnt revolution is in
full progress at Port au Prince and
Monte Crlsto.
Most of the Wool Is Sold.
Frank H. Johnson returned this
morning from a trip to Weiser, Pay
ette and other places where he picked
up about 850.000 pounds of wool. On
his return he stated that the clip
west of here had now all been pur
chased including that which Is held
in Poise. According to his statement
there only remains a few clips at
Mountain Home remaining unsold and
that these are going very fast at 14
cents. Boise Capital News.
Foreign Advisors.
Washington, April 5. The
government, through Secretary
Taft, has called upon the gov-
ernments of France, Great Brlt-
aln and Germany, each to rec-
pmmend civil engineers to serve
as a consulting board of engin-
eers with the Panama canal
commission. Their appointment
Is considered as certain.