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COUNCIL HAS THE
RESPflnSlBILITY
Only a Remonstrance bylwo
thirds of the Property Own-
ers Can Stop Them
HAS A WIDE RANGE (OF
DISCRETIONARY -POWER.
'(The .Body Is Favorable to Macadam,
and If .It Electa May Order the
Streets .paved by That System
Matter Is Temporarily In the Hands
of the Street Committee Estimates
Were Considered fit. Francis
' Property Retained on the Tax Roll
-A New Survey of West Coon
Street Was Ordered In Accordance
With .Protest Filed.
At the meeting of the council last
night the question of macadamizing
the business streets of the city was
agala discussed, and though no ac
tion was taken, the matter Is now In
such shape that the Improvement will
undoubtedly be ordered.
During the meeting It developed
that the council has power under the
law to order the work done. Then,
' should the .property owners be op
posed to the Improvement, two
thirds of them must remonstrate to
the council in .writing within 10 days
after the work has been ordered.
Should such remonstrance not ap
pear, the city may proceed with the
work, and collect the cost from the
owners.
When the above was made known
it was taken by the 'council as being
the proper way to handle the matter,
and when the macadamizing la order
ed it will likely be without waiting
for a petition from property owners,
though It will be subject to their re
monstranoe. During the . meeting Contractor
.Bade, of Portland, who la familiar
with the work that tas been done aU
, Walla Walla, informed the council In
regard to the work at that place. Ac-
eordtng to him . the city furnished the
roller and one rock crusher when the
work .was done, .though . they were
operated by the contractors. The
cost of .the macadamising In Walla
Walla varied from tl to $1.25 per
.foot front for each side of the street.
In Athena the cost was 52 cents per
foot, as the rock was much more ac
cessible. In view of the tact .that the rock
.at Walla Walla was secured 11 miles
from the town. It Is believed that the
expense of macadamizing here will
he much less than at that place.
Not wishing to take definite action
last night the council left the matter
with the street committee with In
structions to further investigate and
report at the next meeting.
Fiscal Affairs.
The .report of the water commis
sion for the pust four years was read
at the meeting last night und was or
dered placed on file.
The monthly report of City Treas
urer Hamilton was read and showed
a' balance of $43,083.84 to be on hand.
The finance committee reported
unfavorably on the petition of the
Sisters of St. Francis that property
owned by them (the old Jacobs block
on Alta) be exempt from taxation,
and the reason why was given that
the land Is not being used for school
purposes. The committee's report
was adopted.
A wholesale liquor license was
granted to the Pendleton Cold .Stor
age company.
The petition of property owners for
a resurvey of Garfield street between
Haley and Jackson streets was not
granted, because It was held by the
street committee that the work should
be done for the entire street If at all.
The protest from the West Court
street property owners, published In
this paper last week, was presented
last night It was signed by 18 resi
dents of that district and was granted
by the council, a new survey was or
dered immediately.
Will Widen the Bridge.
The report of the street committee
recommending that the walk on the
west side of the Main street bridge
be widened to seven feet, was adopt
ed, and the committee' was ordered to
advertise for bids for the work. The
Robber Get $6000.
Churubusco, Ind., April 13.
Six masked burglars early this
morning dynamited the safe of
Candy's bank and secured over
$6000. The family was awak-
ened by the explosion and nt-
tempted to prevent the robbery,
e In the shootlhg which followed,
Mrs. Gandy, wife of the bank-
er, was shot In the neck. Her
Injuries are not fatal. The
robbers escaped on horseback
in different directions.
matter of repainting the bridge was
also discussed, and such will proba
bly be done when the carpenter work
is completed. Home time ago the
street committee was given power to
act In the matter of painting.
OFF FOR OKLAHOMA.
Roosevelt Caught Two Coons I-at
Night of the Hunt.
Fort Worth, April 13. The presi
dent's special started for Frederick,
Okla., at 10 this morning, and will
reach there at 3 this afternoon. Ac
cording to the schedule the train vll
leave for Colorado with the presi
dent's party at 8:30 tonight.
Teddy Caught Coon.
Frederick, Okla., April 13. The
president concluded his four-days'
hunt In the Indian pasture reserve at
noon today. The last wolf chase was
made from the camp toward the east
line of the reserve, wheer he took
dinner and rested. The party is ex
pected here at 5 this afternoon. Gov
ernor Ferguson and party are await
ing the president and will escort him
to the train, which will leave at 8:25
tor Colorado.
The president Is expected to make
a brief speech to the crowds await
ing him. Aside from the wolves the
party killed 11 coyotes. The pres
ident captured two coons Tuesday
night and Is in high spirits.
SEVEN PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Blew a Hole in the Jail Wall With
Nitro-Glrcerine.
Clarksburg. Vs., April 13. Seven
prisoners In the county Jail at Wes
ton blew up a portion of the struc
ture with nitro-glycerlne early this
morning and escaped. Bloodhounds
are In pursuit.
KUIed 400 in State of Hanoi.
Simla, India, April It. Further re
ports from outlying districts state the
recent earthquake caused 4tv deaths
In the state of Mandi. Many hund
reds were killed in the Sultanpur .dis
trict. TEACHERS MEET
AT ILIA WALLA
LARUE TURNOUT AND
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC,
Prcts'dent Penrose Delivered an A Hie
A (Wrens Mint Hentloy Continues
Her Sertoli on Manual Training-
Shortening of the Elementary
Course Is Favored Wide Range of
Opinions on the Free Text-book
Question Superintendent Acker
man and "Tlie Tnaclier a a Mis
sionary." The teachers' institute which is now
being held at Walla Walla, is report
ed to be a highly successful meeting
and well attended.
TeBterday was the third day of th
institute and the program was as fal
lows: Call to order at 9 o'clock.
Hong, "Beulah Land."
Miss Reynolds sang a very pleasing
solo, entitled, "My Home Is Where
the Heather Blows."
President Penrose delivered an able
.address upon the subject, "The Un
solved Problem In American Educa
tion." After a short Intermission the
work was taken up In sections. Miss
Bentley continued her work on "Man
ual Training."
In another room Prof. Todcr gave
an Interesting lecture on the short
ening of the elementary course.
Prof. Hendrlck, of Whitman Col
lege, spoke on "Course of Study In
English."
In the circuit court room a very
Interesting directors' meeting was
held.
The subject of "Free Text-books"
was discussed by Superintendent
Ackerman and others. Opinions dif
fered greatly on this subject, many
of the speakers hardly knowing
whe'her they were In favor of free
text -books or not.
Mr. Ackerman said that he did not
favor free books In a state that had
a uniform system of books, as In Or
egon, but should favor It In Wash
ington, where the same books are not
used In the various counties.
W. G. Hartranft spoke very Inter
estingly on the subject of "Centraliza
tion of Rural Schools."
In the afternoon Mr. Ackerman
spoke on "The Teacher as a Mission
ary." In part Mr. Ackerman said that
the low salaries now paid teachers,
and the apparent lack of respect ex
tended to this class of persons, was
largely due to the apathy and lack
of respect among teachers themselves.
Every teacher should be a missionary
among legislators, school officers and
patrons to the cause of education.
Mrs. Upplngton sang, "A Dream of
Spilng."
A. II. Toder gave an entertaining
and Instructive reading from "Hall's
Adolescence." Mr. Toder criticised
the great amount of written work
required by many teachers.
IWJKTON AGAIN INDICTED.
St. Louis. April 13. The federal grand Jury today W-ndict-
ed United States Senator Burton, of Kansas, on five counts. Three
of the five charges are that he made an agreement with the Rlalto
Grain Security Co. to protect
other two are that he accepted
UTTER FAILURE
OF
Employers' Associations and
Labor Unions Cannot Come
to an Agreement.
TEAMOTER8 ARE LOYAL
TO GARMENT WORKERS.
Executive Committee of Federation of
Labor May Order Out Affiliated
-Unions fat an Attempt to Get Jus
tice for the Original Strikers Em
ployers' Associations Holding Meet
lags to Devise Plans for Continuing
the Struggle Progress of Strike Is
Characterized by Minor Disturb-
Chlcago, April 13. What is consid
ered by both aides as a final confer
ence In the teamsters' strike adjourn
ed this morning, having failed to
agree upon any plan by which the
strike may be arbitrated. The team
sters insisted the garment workers
should be considered In any settle
ment but the employers refused to
arbitrate anything but the teamsters'
phase of the dispute.
An executive board of the Federa
tion of labor will be called to consider
calling out the express drivers and
affiliated unions with a view to ex
tending the strike. The employers
also hold a meeting this afternoon to
formulate a plan for an offensive
campaign. Each side Is determined
and bitter. Minor disturbances char
acterized the progress -of the strike
this morning.
MOTION FOR NEW WEBER TRIAL
'Iefendant Looked Worn and Pale
and Was Weak.
Auburn, Cal., April 13. Adolph
Weber, convicted of the murder of his
mother, and who Is also accused of
the murder of his father, brother
and sister, appeared In court today
for sentence. When the case was
called the prisoner was asked to
stand up by the court. He looked
pale and worn and had to be lifted
to his feet by the sheriff. The defend
ant's attorney filed numerous affi
davits 'to support a motion for a new
trial.
At 2:30 the attorney is still argu
ing. The prosecution has Intimated
Its side does not deem it necessary to
file .counter affidavits to anything
thus far brought out by the defense.
In that event Judge Prewett may dis
pose of the motion today and It In
freely predicted he will refuse to
grant a new trial and will probably
pranounoe -the death sentence.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations Furnished by the Clark
Grain Commission Company, lit
East Conn Street.
Chicago, April 13. May wheat
opened t J1.1SV4 and closed at
$1.1. Com opened at 48 and
closed st 49. Oats, SO hi. There was
heavy buying at the beginning of the
advance and the market closed with
the greatest excitement seen for sev
eral weeks. It is expected that a fur
ther raise will be experienced before
the turn of the tide oomes.
HE FOUGHT STANDARD OIL CO.
Ohio Man Lost All His Property But
10,000.
Marietta, O., April IS. The will of
the lote George Rice, who spent his
lifetime fighting the Standard Oil
company, has been probated here.
The entire estate was valued at $10,
000. Rice was formerly a wealthy
man.
Jumped the Track.
Vicksburg, Miss., April 18. An Il
linois Central passenger train Jumped
the track near Hardee at 12:80 this
morning and plunged down an em
bankment. Several passengers and
members of the crew were Injured,
but none are reported killed.
Fell From House Rout,
H. Dickens, a painter working for
C. C. Sharp, fell from the roof of
George Mansfield's house this morn
ing and was considerably bruised but
not seriously Injured.
The Oregon building at the Lewis
and Clnrk fair has Just been com
pleted, it being the first state building
to he completed.
CONFERENCE
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them from postal Investigation; the
money for these services.
RUSSIANS ARE
French Authority tor Stating
' That They Are Again Nearly
Ready for Battle.
LINES APPROACHING ,
tS NORTH MANCHURIA.
Japanese Dislodged rom a Town
Cavalry Skirmishing Frequent
Rutsdan Agents Hare 145,000 Tons
of Coal In Far Eastern Seaports
for ItojeHCvenidty'B Fleet Russian
Fleet Headed North, Apparently
for a French Port German Collier
Which Was Detained Has Been Re
leased Killed by a Falling Derrick.
Paris, -April 12. Captain Rode, the
French attache with the Manchurian
army, reports the Russian army Is
reinforced and now ready to renew
the battle. He says the Japanese ad
vance guard ia barely 10 miles away,
and frequently cavalry skirmishes oc
cur. Dislodged the Japanese.
St. Petersburg. April 13. Linevltch
reports the Russians dislodged the
Japanese from their positions at Nan
chintsla on April 1L
Russian Fleet Going North.
Hong Kong. April 13. The British
crtjiBer Ipfl. genia telegraphed the na
val authorities by -wireless, she pass
ed 42 Russian warships 149 miles
south of Saigon. The fleet was head
ed north. Two Japanese warships
passed Cape Rock, Hong Kong, Tues
day night, going south at full speed.
Headed for a French Port.
Singapore, April 13. The steamer
Nubia reported this morning that at
noon Tuesday she passed a Russian
fleet of not leas than 42 vessels in
latitude 8 degreea north, longitude
109 degrees east. . The fleet was
steaming north at a rate of nine
knots, presumably bound for Saigon.
Russians Are Coaling.
London, April 13. News Is receiv
ed here that the Russian fleet en gag
ed yesterday In coaling off the Natua
Islands, 125 miles northeast of the
Anambas group.
German Collier Cleared for Saigon.
Singapore, April 13. The German
collier Hindo, which was refused
clearance papers yesterday, was re
leased today. The vessel at once left
port, heading for Saigon.
Renewal of Fighting Expected.
Gunshu Ling, Manchuria, April 13.
-The Japanese have occupied Tslu
liu Chun, northwest of Schuan Mlao-
dzy, until better weather prevails. A
renewal of fighting is expected short
ly.
The Raleigh on Watch.
Washington, April IS. The navy
department Is advised that the cruis
er Raleigh sailed from Labuan, Bor
neo, for Cuyo, Philippines. The Ral
eigh Is watching the movements of
the hostile fleets, evidently being In
formed of the departure of the Rus
sian fleet northward.
Gave it Away to Griscom.
Washington. April IS. The statu
department made public today offic
ial correspondence which disclosed
the fact that the Jananese govern
ment announced to Minister Griscom
at Toklo on February 6 of last year
the breaking of diplomatic relations
with Russia, and assured him that
hostilities would not begin until a
declaration of, war had been made.
Fighting actually began February 8.
145,000 Tons of Coal.
Paris, April 13. Herr Bekal, a
Russian agent, has, according to a
dispatch from St. Petersburg, collect
ed 70,000 tons of coal at Saigon.
and 60,000 tons at Shanghai, for the
use of the Russian fleet
Ask to Replace Military Observers.
Washington. Anril 13 The nrrnv
department has nuked the t?u saint.
government to grant permission to
replace the two officers of the United
States army caDtured hv the Janan.
ese at Mukden.
Derrick Killed 11 Men.
St. Petersburg, April 13. A derrick
REINFORCING
in the Putiloff lion works fell this
afternoon, killing 11 men and injur
ing 15 others.
Hospital Milp Reinforcing.
Saigon, April 13. Rojestvensky's
hospital ship arrived here last night
to take on provisions, coal and medi
cines. She will leave tomorrow to
rejoin the main squadron.
NEW POINT IN 'FRLSCO MURDER.
Brush Found With Which Blood Was
, Washed Out
San Francisco, April 13. The only
new point developed in the Vllardo
murder case is the discovery by the
police of the store where Torturisi
bought the whitewash brush which
It is alleged he used in painting out
the bloody evidence of the crime. It
turns out that at the time it was pur
chased the police with bloodhounds
were encircling the block In which
the murder was committed.
The time of the purchase of th
brush shaws that Torturisi must have
whitewashed the blood splashed walls
as late as hours after he Is suppos
ed to have committed the murder.
FINED SENATOR JONES.
Also Must Pay the Costs for Failure
to Appear and Testify.
San Francisco, April 13. United
States Senator Jones was taxed $273
and costs by Judge Murasky this
morning for failure to appear as a
witness at the trial of a suit for $270,
000 brought by Captain William Ne
vllls against William Fleming, which
was to have begun last Tuesday. The
case is continued until April 24, when
further costs will be assessed if the
senator still falls to appear. He is
now in Canada. '
Mrs. Swift Is President.
Washington, April 13. Mrs. Mary
Wood Swift, of San Francisco, was
today elected president of the Na
tional Council of Women now in ses
sion here. Mrs. Belinda S. Bailey, of
San Francisco, is corresponding sec
retary. 1C
O. R. ft N. ISSUES CIRCU
LAR ON INSPECTION.
All Sheep Destined Out of the State
Must Have Certificate From Fed
eral Inspector Before Being Re
ceived for Yardage or Shipment
No Coneewaons to Be Granted This
Year Distinctions Are Definite
and Positive, and the Sheepmen
Will Back the Railroad.
Agent E. C. Smith, of the O. R A
N., has Just received a letter from C
J. Minis, livestock agent of the sys
tem, giving positive Instructions re
garding the shipment of sheep this
season.
The circular strictly enjoins all
agents of the O. R. & N. system to
refuse to receive sheep for yardage
or shipment unless accompanied by
the certificate of the federal Inspec
tors, If such sheep are destined for
out-of-state points.
Last year concessions were grant
ed shippers giving them the privilege
of dipping at destination, but this
season It is imperative that all sheep
destined for points out of the state
must be dipped once. If known to be
clean, and twice if Infected and the
railroada will not receive sheep not
having certificates from federal au
thorities to this effect.
Last year several shipments sent
out of this state developed scab after
reaching Montana, and the Montana
authorities have made loud complaint
against any further permits being
granted to Oregon sheep.
It is the intention of the federal In
spectors and the railroads to eradi
cate every appearance of disease
among Oregon sheep and to this end
the regulations In making shipments
will be strictly enforced In every in
stance. Sheepmen are heartily In accord
with this regulation, as It is an as
sistance In ridding the state of scab.
If any exists.
WOULD SHUT DOWN SMELTERS.
Utah Farmers Ask for Sweeping Re
straining Order.
Salt Lake, April 13. Papers drawn
up today In one of th most far-reach-ing
suits in the history of Utah.
Farmers In the vicinity of the smel
ters here will ask the courts to per.
manently restrain all the smelters
from operating in Salt Lake valley. If
the Injunction Is granted It will par
alyze the mining Industry of the Inter-mountain
region, throwing thous
ands of men out of work.
The farmers want the smelters con
demned as nuisances and as detrimen
tal to crops.
Cyrus Barker, of Anaconda, Mont.,
was killed by his traction engine
knocking him down and running over
him while he was moving a house.
SHIPMENTS
WITHOUT OIPPI!
JURY RETURNS
HTS
Beef Trust Investigation Now
Working Along Unexpected
Side Lines.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
WITH INTIMIDATIONS.
Perjury Hay Have Been Included In
the Counts Brought Against the
Head of a Packing Company and a
Trusted Employe of Another A
Department Manager Returns From
Canada, Is Put Under Arrest and
$10,000 Bonds to Appear as a Wit
nessMaking It Hot for Standard
Oil Company.
Chicago, April 13. Two Indict
ments were returned by the United
States grand jury Investigating the
alleged beef trust this morning, and
bench warrants were Immediately Is
sued by Judge Humphreys for the ap
prehension of the persons named in
the papers. Strict orders were Issued
by the court to keep the names quiet
until the arrests were made,
The base of the Indictments is aid'
to oe conspiracy, ana inumiaaiion oi
the allegation.
It is rumored the Indictments ln-
company and a prominent employe ot
another.
Edward D. Fish, one of the de
partment managers for Schwars ft
Sulzberger, who returned from Can
ada yesterday, was arrested today
and held in $10,000 bonds to appear
as a witness before the grand jury-
Shovln' Standard Oft.
Springfield, 111., April IS. The
house today passed to the third read
ing the bill making all pipe lines com
mon carriers and giving the railroad
commissioners power to fix rates. - .
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DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY.
Ladies' Man Makes Trouble and Is
Made Trouble.
Washington, April 13. The court
martial In the case of Captain Georg
W. Klrkman, of the 25th infantry, at
Port Niobrara, Neb., has sentenced
him to dismissal from the army. The
principal charge against Klrkman
was relations with the wife of a fel
low officer. The woman recently
committed suicide.
Argument Postponed.
New York, April 13. The argu-
for Nan Patterson to Inspect the min
utes of the grand Jury which indicted
the actress as a co-conspirator with
J. Morgan Smith and wife, was ad
journed today by Justice Foster un
til tomorrow morning.
MONTE KNOWN IN LANE COUNTY
Umatilla County Man Had an Unsav
ory Record.
In speaking of Monte, who has been
Indicted for murder for giving arms
to Tracey and Merrill, the Eugene
Guard says:
Charles Monte, who. with Harry
Wright, was Indicted by the Marion
county grand Jury for murder In the
first degree In furnishing the rifles
to Merrill and Tracey. who killed sev
eral prison guards at the Salem pen
itentiary on June 2. 1902. was sent
to the penitentiary from Lane county.
He was arrested with one Norton by
Night Watchman George Croner
while attempting to burglarize F. B.
Dunn's dry goods store In this city,
about five years ago.
Harry Wright Is a Lane county boy
and is now serving a term in the
Washington penitentiary at Walla
Will la. He was formerly a convict In
the Oregon penitentiary. He was at
liberty at the time of the Merrill and
Tracey outbreak and It is charged
that he passed guns and ammunition
over the prison walls.
Four hundred Indictments have
been brought by the Franklin coun
ty. Kentucky, grand Jury against the
Standard Oil company for failure to
take out a peddler's license In that
state as required by a state law.
s Colorado Social Event.
s
Cripple Creek. Anrll 13.
Mrs. Samuel Vidleck. the wife
of a well known newspaper
man who Is chairman of the
republican central committee,
s shot Mrs. Helen Coulter Dong-
s Ins, said to be a society woman
s of Colorado Springs. through
the heart in a room of the N'.i- e
s tlonal hotel this morning. It is
s reported she found her husband
s in a room with the woman.