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If 1 1 " iMiOTiwinmiMffli wwn iiJiBaaaa gMhsi'iiiiimni - 1 1rC TO DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENIKGEDITIOII weather forecast. Thin afternoon, tonight and Sat urdny, thundershowers. An intelligent message to Intelli gent people, profiting the Bender and receiver, Is advertising. VOL. 18. PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNK 23, 1905. XO. 5394 : ' tB NINE ASSESSORS ENDORSE STiN They Represent All Counties in Which the 0. R. &. N. Company Owns Property. ASSESSORS F1Y O. II. & N. VALVES AT $32,000 PER MILK. Meeting of :tle Counties Containing O. R. & N. l"ropcrty Held at la Grande Yeslcrilay State Associa tion of Assessors Vnanlniously In dorse the Movement for Higher Value of Railroad Property C. P. Strain of Vmattlla County Selected to Present the Argument for the Assessors, and J. W. Morrow for the O. R. & N.' Company. The State Association of Assessor of Oregon, which met in a special ses sion at La Grande yesterday, passed a resolution fixing the value of O. R. N. railroad property at 132.000 per mile and Instructing assessors to as sess this property at exactly the same proportion of this true valuation that other property Is assessed, thus unan imously Indorsing the policy of As sessor C. P. Strain of this county, In his stand for higher valuations of railroad property. The meeting was called by Presi dent Slgler of Multnomah county, president of the State Association of Assessors and assessors of Multnomah county, and was made up of the as sessors of the counties In which the O. R. N. ow-ns property and wns therefore composed of the roiiowing counties: Multnomah, Wasco. Sher man, nilllam, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker and Malheur, with the assessors of Jackson and Wallowa counties present to listen to the dis cussions. Tax Agent J. W. Morrow, of the O. R. & N., wan invited to be prcs-nt to present the railroad's side of the discussion nnd C. P. Strain of Uma tilla county, made the arguments for -the higher valuation. The discussion of the subject was thorough and ex haustive and half a day was consum ed In the arguments of Mr. Strain and Mr. Morrow. Unanimous Judgment. At the olose f the arguments a resolution -was unanimously passed fixing the value of the O. R. & N. property at $32,000 per mile In Ore Von and binding assossors In every county In which the company has property to this valuation, the assess ment to he made In each county on exactly the same basis as other prop erty with this valuation as a oasis, ii other property Is assessed at one- imru OI us irue vniuc, iiiiu rtv shnll be assessed at one-third. with $32,000 ns the true value, thus practically Indorsing the assessment of Mr. Strain In this county. The only county which absolutely refused to be bound by the agree ment was Baker county, and It Is wen known that It has always opposed as sessing the railroad at anything but n nominal fleure. Assessor C. P. Strain, wh returned home from the meeting last night, is highly pleased with tho result of the meeting, and believes that the coun ties promising to live up to the agree ment will faithfully perform their Hurt of the nlodec and that a general movement for higher valuation . of railroad property throughout the rtte is now well defined. He highly pralsos President Slgler of the state association as a student of taxation and an earnest, efficient assessor, seeklni to find a true value of property by estimating Its earning capacity and Us ability to yield an in come to its owners. The other as sessors along the lino were practically oil os onmest In the matter as the president, and It Is now apparent that he slate association will back up the pioneer move made In this county by Mr. Strain along this line. Vote of Tlianks to Strain. At the close of the meeting a unani mous vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Strain for the able and concise manner in which he presented the facts and arguments on the side' of tho assessors anil tha able manner In which he readily Tcfuted every argu ingtii nt the railroads. The meeting hetweer tne counties and the representative of o. K. & w. ,n. tnst rordlnl and the best of feel- inB nrav&tleri. the arguments being made on statistics and absolute facts After the Gamblers. 1 4 St. Louis. June 2S. Attorney sk riannra.1 Handley today ordered Sheriff Herpol of St Louis ooun- ty, to arrest all bookmakers on the Delmar track for violating the antl-gambllng- law. The sheriff Is receiving anonymous threats. and no prejudiced or locul fights be lijg heard In any of the proceeding!!. Wallowa was the only county repre sented having no railroads, but the assessor of that county Is deeply in terested In the subject and Is studying the matter preparatory to making a right beginning when railroads reach his county. If such should come to pass during his term of office. Jack ion county's assessor, while not inter ested In the assessment of the O. R. & N., Is a student of taxation and was present to learn from the experience of other assessors, as ho believes In higher values than have prevailed In former assessments In Oregon. NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING. Fruitless Examination of Witnesses in Chicago. Chicago, June 23. Michael Don nelly, president of the Butchers' union and a leader of the stockyards strike, was a witness before the grand Jury today In the labor graft Investigation. Donnelly was unable to tell the Jury who assaulted him at a meeting three years ago after he opposed the plan of strike settlement offered by John DrlHcoll. R. E. Moffett of the Scars. Roe buck company, and E. Felsenthall. a business man, declared they had no knowledge of the use of money In strike settlements. WILL INCREASE SQUADRON. German After Greater Prestige In the Far East. Berlin, June 23. Official an nouncement Is made that Germany Intends to maintain a permanent flying squadron consisting of power ful fast cruisers in the Pacific, simi lar to her squadron in the Indian ocean. The intention of Germany is to Increase her prestige in those waters. Will Germany (Jo to War? Berlin, June 23. The Vorwearts, principal organ of the social demo crats, asserts that Prince Von Bue low has asked the headquarters staff whether or not Germany Js prcpured to go to war with France in case the present crisis over the Moroccan question develops unfavorably. Yacht Start In a Race. Kiel, June 23. The principal race In the Kiel regatta between the em peror's yacht Meteor and the Hum burg, was started today in a gale. The emperor was aboard the Meteor, lying on deck, enveloped In oil skins. T SESSI ARE CONTINUED JEROME IS LAYING A SCHEME TO PROSECUTE. Doors I eft Open to Receive In the Criminal Court the Plungers of the Equitable Society District At- tnrney Declares the Magnitude of Its Position in the Affairs of the World Makes the Demand Imerii tlvo for a Full Investigation. New York, June 23. District At torney Jerome appeared before Re corder Goff this morning and made a motion that the June term of court. which ends next Thursday, be con tinued Indefinitely In order that tho public prosecutor might have aid In court In connection with the proposed Investigation of Equitable affairs. Jerome stated he had arranged with Justice Davy of Rochester to continue the June term of the criminal branch of the supreme court for a similar reason. Jerome said he Is not In a position to say whether any crime has been committed, but In view of the fact that the people of the entire world are affected by the Equitable trouble, he felt it Imperative to make a full Investigation. The motion was granted. To Recover Illegal Profits. Attorney General Mayer began preparations today to bring suit against the officers of the Equitable for the recovery of profits alleged to be wrongfully acquired by reason of their position. It Is understood the Inquiries of Mayer will not be con fined to the Hyde period, but the new Ryan regime will be asked to explain Its future business policy. New Nation of Norway. Washington, June 23. The Ameri can consul general at Christiana has transmitted a note from the Norwe gian minister of foreign affairs, In forming him of tho creation of the new nation of Norway. No actions looking toward recognition have been taken at Washington. Committee In Portland. Portland, Or., June 83. The con gressional Irrigation committee arriv ed this morning for a two-days' visit at the exposition. They will leave Saturday night for Tacoma. Miles Denies It. Boston, June 23. General Miles to day denied the report he was to marry Mrs. Huldekoper, a wealthy Phila delphia widow. CO DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST MITCHELI Portland, June 23. Testimony very damaging to Senator Mitch ell was given today by his former partner, A. H. Tanner, In the federal court, who continued the history of the partnership and concerning the acceptance of fees for promoting timber claims to patent. He Identified letters, checks and other documents passing between the partners. After an extended argument the .prosecution won an import ant point. Judge De Haven permitting the introduction as evidence of transactions other than those Involved in the Indictment, In which Mitchell had knowledge df fees for his work before the gov-' ernment departments. This was held to be admlssablo for the pur pose of showing Mitchell's knowledge of guilt, and rebutting the defense's contention of Ignorance. Following the court's ruling a third contract between Mitchell & Tanner with Frederick Krlbs, of California, were Introduced as TAYLOR FACES CHARGE Story of Alleged Plot to De stroy Property and Do Per sonal Violence is Told. INCRIMINATING STORY TOLD IN FILL DETAILS. Said That He Plotted the Burning of John Banister's Ham and CropM tu Field, and In Addition rue Flogging of Uantster and Mrs. Joe Sherrcd For This "Work" the Perpetra tors Were to Receive $100 A Straight Story Apiuirently, anil Confirmed by the Testimony of Olliers Defendant I Wealthy and Widely Known. In the circuit court this morning a story was told that resembles the plot of some dime novel, or cheap melodrama. The narrator was Mon roe Palmer, and the villain as depict ed by him, is Moses Taylor, of Athe na, the rich wheatowner who is new on trial for having plotted to burn tbe barn and wheat field of John Banister. x According to Palmer s story as told on the witness stand this mornhig, he was working In the butcher shop of R. J. Boddy at Athena last Fourth of July, and that on that day he fell In company with one McGrath, who was then an employe of Taylor. While they were in the basement of a sa loon, Palmer stated that his com panion. McGrath, told him there was a rich man there who wanted some work done, and that he was willing to pay for It. This "work" he stated, was to burn the barn and grain field of John Banister; to flog the owner with not less than 74 licks, and also to inflict a similar punishment upon the person of Mrs. Joe Sherred, after the latter had recovered frbm a pending confinement. This much was told to Palmer, but no names were given. To the proposition. Pal mer said he replied, "That Is a seri ous matter, and I will think it over. Were to Receive $100. That evening, according to Palmer's story, he told his employer, Boddy, of the offer made him. and that the lat ter Immediately guessed at who all of the parties In the case were, and told Palmer to go ahead and carry out the scheme, and that they would lay plans to catch the perpetr'ors. Accordingly, Palmer stated that he did so, and that he later met McGrath and Moses Taylor In front of Attor ney Peterson's office, the latter two having been In consultation with that attorney. That they then repaired to a .saloon, and later Into a back room, where the subject was broached by Taylor with the statement that, "It must be made to go." To this Pal mer replied, "I'm with you." Plans were then discussed for firing the field and barn, and for this $100 was to be paid by Taylor. No definite bargain was made for whipping the two persons named, that being sub sequent work. According to Palmer, Taylor's ob ject In wishing to have Banister's barn and grain burned, and himself and Mrs. Sherred flogged, was re venge for the testimony given against hjm during his divorce trial here. Continuing, Palmer said that on the night of July 80 he went to Tay lor's place between midnight and 1 o'clock, and there met Taylor and McGrath. The horse rode by Palmer was one belonging to his employer, Boddy, while McGrath was mounted (Continued on page 8.) MOSES DARING BANDIT FOILED IN HOLD-UP Tacoma, June 23. An unsuccessful attempt was made this morning to hold up the North Coast Limited from St. Paul, near Puyallup. A man boarded the train at Puyallup and when the train was three miles from the station ordered the engineer to stop at a fire burning near the tracks. and a contract with J. A. Benson, evidence. GREAT BATTLE All Operations and Desultory Fighting Seem to Be in the Nature of Preliminaries. NEGOTIATIONS MIST t LISTEN TO BE OF AVAIL. One Rut Jan Pcuec Commissioner Has Been Xpiioiiitrd But Events Must Hasten to Prevent a Battle ill Northc u Manchuria Man With a ISnmb . iTCKtcd In Warsaw, Poland Renewed Fighting at Lodz Be tween Populace aud Soldiers Tlie Rush Hut Bern Suspended Russia Cannot Borrow Money Before Peace is Declared. St. Petersburg, June 23. Tbe pub lic, which has no idea that negotla tions for an armistice are on foot. believes that a great battle in Man churla is now beginning and official dispatches from both sides bear out the Idea that the Japanese have com menced their main advance, though as yet there have been no heavv col llslons. The Japanese, following the check Ing of the movement to the west, are now pushing forward In force along the railroad and the mandarin and Malnaikal roads, their front now stretching from Singlungchuan, 15 miles north of Chang Tufu, and east through Suanmlaotzu station, to Ya oma pass on the mandarin road. The Russians reduced the advance positions with serious resistance and are evidently retiring to their first line of entrenchments, which is be lleved to cross the railroad at Siplng hal. 14 miles further north. They have a number of other forti fied positions before reaching their ultimate line of defense at Klrln and at Changohunfu. 80 miles In the rear. General Llnevltch evidently has Im posed an embargo on press messages. Indicating that hostilities have entered on a serious phase. If negotiations for an armistice are on foot they must bear Immediate fruit In order to prevent a battle per haps greater In Its casualties than that f Mukden. Calm Refore a Storm. Grunshu Pass, June 23. The fact the Japanese are no longer pressing the Russians from the south Is be lieved to Indicate that a big battle Is Imminent, or else It Is a diplomatic maneuver. Belief In the early conclu sion of peace is weakening. Alexleff Removed. St. Petersburg, June 23. It Is of ficially announced that Admiral Alex leff has been relieved of his duties as viceroy In the far east, to be suc ceeded by a member of the Imperial council. No Peace, No Money. Berlin. June 23. It Is reported that Russia has asked several banks for loans, and that Brussels and other capitals have been sounded on the same subject. All requests were de clined, It Is stated, except under a guarantee the war shall be ended In the very near future. New" International Law. St. Petersburg, June 23. It Is stated authoritatively a new Interna tional law Is being projected. Mobilizing; in the Moscow Province. Moscow, June 23. The governor The engineer didn't stop until half a mile beyond the fire, when a brake man came up to see wljat the trouble was and the bandit fired at him. The bandit then tried to run the engine back to the fire himself, but failed and Jumping off the engine, fired twice at the engineer, but miss ed then disappeared in the bush. I IMMINENT n.ur posted notice of the forthcom ing mobiljzation .f troops, and ex horting the people to be cairn. Mob ilization If; exported June The I Suss Suspended. St. Petersburg. June 23. The min ister of the interior has prohibited the publication of the Russ for a month. Itencc.cJ Fighting at I.odz. Warsaw. June -3. Reports from Lodz say disturbances have been re newed and the situation is serious. Workmen are armed and fighting with the military. Peace FlenlHtentlary Named. St. Petersburg. June 23. M. Nell- doff, Russian ambassador to Paris, has been definitely appointed one of the Russian peace plenipotentiaries. M. Xclldoff is a skilled Russian dip lomat who, as ambassador at Constan tinople for a number of years, handled some of the most delicate problems connected with Russia's near eastern policy. Man With Bomb Arrested. Warsaw, June 23. A man carrying a bomb was arrested this morning In front of the Malewkl police station. He refused all Information regarding himself. Russians Repulsed. Toklo, June 23. Oyama reports the Japanese repulsed 1000 Russians In the vicinity of Wankautzkeau June 21,, with a heavy loss. An attack by a Russian detachment on the heights of Nanchendzy on the same day was also repulsed and the enemy pursued. Otherwise the situation Is unchanged. Lamsdorff Is HI. Washington, June 23. It is stated officially that owing to the Illness of Count Lamsdorff, the Russian for eign minister, there will be a slight check in peace negotiations. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheat Market in the United States. Chicago, June 23. July wheat opened at 91 1-4 Jnd closed the same today. Corn closed at 53 7-8 and oats at 32 1-4. New Spanish Cabinet. Madrid, June 3. King Alfonso has approved the cabinet formed by Pre mier Monterorios. General Weyler will be minister of war, Senor San chez Roman of foreign affairs, and Senor Urvalg of finance. TO CRIEE JOSEPH ALBERT WATER. CHOSEN BY THE NEZ PERCE POWWOW Much Dissatisfaction, as Yellow Bull the Hereditary Chief, Seems to Have Had Strong Claims to the Honor Monument Unveiled and Speeches Made Cameras Came Very Near Being Tabooed Big IN)! latch Will Take Place Later on. Nespelem, Wash., June 23. Albert Waters, an educated Indian, has been chosen chief of the Nez Perce Indi ans at the big powwow in progress on the reservation near here. There Is considerable dissatisfaction over the election, many of the Indians claim ing the office should properly go to the hereditary chief, Yellow Bull, who followed Chief Joseph all through the Nez Perce campaign of 1877. Yellow Bull says there could be no disputing of his rights If he chose to assert them. The unveiling of the monument erected by Samuel Hill, vice president of the Great Northern railway com pany, on behalf of the State Histori cal society, took place Tuesday at 4 o'clock p. m. There Is one large council tepee 30 by 160 feet, and 15 or 20 smaller ones. Big PotlatcJi Later. The Indians came very near bar ring all cameras from the Indian cem etery on account of their supersti tions. The big potlatch, when all of Joseph's clothes and property will be distributed gratis emong his kindred and members of the tribe, will not be held for a few days yet, Teopeoteous Is the principal dis senting candidate for chief. There were probably 60 or 60 prominent men present on the occasion of the unveiling ceremonies. Captain M. C. A. Webster, Indian agent for Colvllle reservation, was among them. Miners Would Arbitrate. Springfield, June 23. The mine' workers today proposed to the operat ors to submit all differences growing out of the shot-flrers bill to arbitra tion. Governor Deneen to act as ar bitrator, and the decision to be final. On Lake Erie the freight steamer Etrurla was sunk by colliding with the Amesa Stone, also a freighter. The latter was little Injured. The Etruria sunk; Loss, Including cargo, 1240,000. No lives were lost. MANSLAUGHTER IS THE VERDIGT Martin Jury Agreed After Re cording Wide Variations of Opinion snd Wishes. SPENT OYER FIVE HOVRS IN ITS DELIBERATIONS. Defendant Showed the Effects of Worry and Disupiiolntment For Some Time There Was a Prospect of a Hung Jury Sentence Will Not Be Imposed Earlier Than Tomor rom Vnless the Prisoner Waives Defense Given Thirty Days in Wliich to File Motion for a New Trial Theory of Grounds for an Appeal, or for a New Trial. After deliberating over five hours, the jury In the case of Grover Martin charged with the murder of O. N. Preston, returned a verdict of man slaughter at 8:45 last evening. Shortly after 8-o'clock In the even Ing the foreman of the jury com municated to the bailiffs that they had arrived at a verdict, and Circuit Judge Ellis, and the various attorneys and Interested parties in the case were notified. Soon after court was called to order, and the sheriff was ordered to present the prisoner In the court room. Pale and worn out from the ordeal through which he has been subjected during the past few days, Martin took his Beat and . at the orders of the Judge stood up while the sentence was read by County Clerk Frank Sal Ing. At ths conclusion of the verdict Martin sank Into his seat, and though he showed his disappointment, bore up well) under It. However, as he was being: led back to his cell his strength left -. him, and he supported himself by taking hold of everything possible along the way. Five Conclusions Reached. On the first vote which the Jurors -took after leaving the court room, a plurality stood for murder In the second degree, th-i vote being: mur- der In the first degree, 1; second de--gree, 4; manslaughter, 3; acquittal,. 3; and blank, 1. After several ballots one of those for acquittal gave In and voted for manslaughter. How ever, the other two held out firmly, and for a while it looked like a hung jury, but finally an agreement was reached by those desiring first and second degree coming down to man slaughter, and those for acquittal raising to that penalty. An effort was then made to have the mercy of the court requested, but this was ob jected to by the sterner jurors, and so was left out of the verdict. The Maximum Penalty. The penalty for the crime of man slaughter, of which Martin has been convicted, Is Imprisonment In the state penitentiary tor a term of from cne to 15 years, and In addition a tine of not more than 85000 may be imposed, though the fine may not be imposed alone, it being necessary for the convicted party to serve a term In prison. No sentence has yet been passed upon Martin by Judge Ellis and It cannot be done under the law until tomorrow, unless the prisoner should waive time for sentence, which It Is said he will not do. Following the announcement of ths verdict last night Colonel J. H. Raley, leading counsel for Martin, moved that he be given 30 days In which to file a motion for a new trial, and It was allowed. Whether or not a new trial will be requested, has not yet been decided by the attorneys for the defense, as they have not had suf ficient time to go over the evidence In detail. Should a new trial be asked ot Judge Ellis, It is the current opin ion among attorneys that It will be -denied, in which case an appeal to the supreme court would be open to the defense. Should such an appeal be made It would be on the ground that Improper evidence was allowed In the trial, and should the appeal be sustained a new trial would be ordered held in the circuit court. Under the law, should another trial be held, the defendant could not be convicted of a greater offense than manslaughter. However, it is strongly doubted If an appeal will be made, as such would be expensive to the defendant and his parents and with little hope (Continued on pas I.) 44 Collide and Sink. Detroit. June 83. The steam- er Ctty of Rome and Linden. collided in the St. Croix river. opposite Tashmy Park, this morning. Both sunk. Two mem- bers of the crew of the Linden, the cook and his wife, were drowned.