East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, August 24, 1905, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENINBED1T10N WEATHER FORECAST. Tonight and Friday threatening with possibly thunderstorms. A flash of Information to the people of Pendleton ta advertising to the E. CI. VOL. 18. PENDLETON, OKEfiON, TIIUHNDAY, AIT(UTST 24, 1905. NO. 5441 AGAINST MPT. TAGBART Ex-Congressman's Daughter Declares He Was Irritable and Peevish to His Wife, mo WAS POM) OK LIQFOlt HIT NKVHt SEKN DIU'NK. She TrNtiricd dial Mr TaggHrti Al ways iiIiicUmI Herself as a a iy of Refinement Mr. Taggurt will Take tho Wltncm Stand Sut nla) Trwllinony l Uie. Effect that the Captain Prank Iow In Urn Tropic and tliat II In Deportment wltli the Filipino Servant waft not Discreet Taggart Jlcat 111 Wife and Tore Hit Clothe) Off. Woostor, O.. Auff. 24. The deposi tion of MIsb Anna Merry was read In the Taggart case thin morning. She described Taggart as "Irritable and peeviHh, but devoted." . Miss Berry's father, an ex-congressman, now a Judge, tout I fled by deposition that "Captain Taggart is fond of liquor, but I never saw him drunk. I en tertained Mrs. Taggart at my home at Newport. Ky. She always conducted herself as a Indy of refinement." Mrs. Taggart Is expected to tostlfy Saturday. Mrs. Emma Lytic, for nine years : nurse or cook In the Taggart house-! hold, testified that much liquor was kept In the house. Not much, she said, at Manila, but she declared the captain drank lots In the tropics. Mrs. Lytle, a typical oid Southern "mammy," said that in Manila Tag gart was cross at his wife. She thought it was on account of the Fili pino servant, Augustlna. The captain and Augustlna were very Intimate. She saw them sit very close together In tho hnll. She never saw Mrs. Tag gart drink or smoke at night. Mrs. Taggart came home late with Lieu tenant Fortesque. and Captain Tag gart grabbed her and shouted bad words at her. struck her and pulled her hair and toro her clothes off. The captain was harsh at many other times. The nurse testified that she saw thi captain summon Augustlna from her bed on the transport en route from manlla by poking her In the side with a cane. On cros., examination she said she had not actually seen Tag gart, but said th'i cane looked like his and she supposed Taggart must be at the other end. Lytle said: "One night In Manila was so hot the captain told us to sleep on the floor of the dfufng-room, be cause that was the coolcHt place in the house. Augustlna slept there. At midnight t peeked and saw tho cap tain crawl under the dining-room table. Then Augustlnu got a pillow and went under the table, too. Every day or two I would see them slipping round on tiptoes, locking doors. EDWARDS WILL HE TRIED. Charged with AshuiiII villi Inutit to ' Kill HarwtxKl. San Francisco Clarence Edwards, acting .city editor of the Chronicle, who shot at C. H. llarwood, a re porter, was arranged before Judge Morgan this morning on a charge of assault to commit murder. The trial Is set for August 30. llarwood was In court, seemingly no worse for tho encounter of Sunday evening. He cemed determined to prosecute. Ed wards' ball was fixed at 12000. SENTENCED TO SAN QUENTIN. California Highwayman tieta Forty Five Years. Martinez, Cal Aug. 24. John Zimmerman, tho lone highwayman who held up two messengers of tho Central Bank of Oakland, near Stage, hist March, and robbod them of 110, 000, was today sentenced to a term of 45 years at San Quentln. Tho Judge denied the motion for a new trial, A 10 days' stay of execution was asked for and granted. The defendant's counsel will go before tho supreme court on a writ of probable cause. They say light rays cure leprosy. Light rnj-s also conquer graft, Mem phis News-Sclmltar. SGOB ABSORBED IIY STANDARD. San Fraiiclwo Gas and Electric Com pany Yields to the OiHipin. San Francisco, Aug. 24. Upon un questioned authority It can be stated that the Standard Oil enmpuny has absorbed the Kan Francisco Oils & Electric. Tho transfer of the local gas combine to tho leviathan trust operated by John D. Rockefeller has actually tuken place and within h very few dnys a complete reorganization will bo effected nt headquarters on Post street. That soino Important development concerning tho gas combine whs In the air wus noticed In business circles during the past three weeks. In that period the stock jumped from 157 to $77 a share, and without apparent cause, seeing thai the combine was threatened with serious opposition from its new rival, the San Francisco Coke & Guh company. Large pur chases of gas stock were recorded on the stock sale lints every day and the unwise publicly marveled greatly thereat ItlHTOX VXDEK KIRK AC A IX. Kansas Senator Accused of Poring nn Ills Portion. Washington, Aug. 24 The officials of the departments of Justice and in terior, who arc Investigating the Chlck.iha school warrant cases, last night made public portions of a rec ord unearthed which It Is alleged. Im plicate Senator J. It. ilurton of Kan sas, with pressing claims before the government, while holding the posi tion of senator In contravention of the law. The Post says: "In all, 26 Chlckaaha warrants ag- grogatlng the sum of $14,000 have been paid to Ilurton, or his brother, Seth T. Ilurton, who u is alleged formed a partnership since March, 1901, office when Hurton took the oath of Nino IK-ad at Hutu-. mine, ug. ii. uertna Knutn, aged IS. Is dead, making the ninth ' victim of Sunday night's street car collision. Oerty Shea is not expect- ed to survive her injuries. j I i P L ENT M AIUXTKE OK LIVELY sknsion ok congress. Much Money Haa Item Squandered on tho (11 mil Nome Think It the Victim of M l-ananagenient, Otlieri Confident it Immense Appropria tions Arc KelliK Stolen From Fav ored Contractors Said to be Hciie flriarica or ltrt Dlihnrwinc Officials Nlrarairuu Ieoplo are Active. Washington, Aug. 24. Charges are more and more openly made that In volve the Panama canal munagcrs and a congressional investigation Is considered almost a certainty. Wal lace will be a star witness. He knows more about the canal than anybody else. He has not told yet, but there Is little doubt that he would tell if nP na" In' "Pl'oriunuy to tell to a friendly audience. It Is insisted that all the money spent on the cunal thus far has been wasted and the commission admits It. by stopping all excavation In or der to turn Its attention to sanitation and preparing quarters for workers. Enemies of the canal or enemies of the commission demand to know what assurance there is that the waste of millions will not be multl pdled In the future If present meth ods continue. Between friends who think It Is the victim of mismanage ment and enemies who want to kill tho canal thoro will bo lively times nt the coming congressional session. Determined effort will be made to kill the entire project, to convince congress that the Panama route Is a mistake and to move the whole en terprise to Nicaragua. Some In favor of changing to Nicaragua are sincere, others use Nicaragua as an argument for the sake of killing the cnnol. Worse things than mismanagement are charged. It Is alleged that the canal Is being made the national goose for laying golden eggs for fav ored contractors, that supplies are bought without reference to needs, but with a view to the desires of contractors who furnish them at good profit. I nlllA HA MISMANAGED REED WIMj 1'ortlund, Aug. 24. The county court today sustained the will of the lute Amanda W. Heed, who died at Pasadena, bequcatning $1,- non.OOO to the Reed Institute nt Portland Tho heirs .contested on the ground that Mrs. Heed was a resident of California, tho laws of which limit the amount of benevolent bequests. The court holds she was a resident of Oregon ond tho estate should be administered here. MUST HE SfflLIEN ID LIBERAL REIMBURSEMENT Public Opinion in Japan Will the Original Demands RuskIh Never, Never Will. London, Aug. 24 A Iteuter telegram from St. Petersburg says Count Lomsdorff has au thorized the statement that Rus sia under no circumstances will pay Indemnity, directly or Indi rectly, nor make any conces sions of territory whatever. "This decision Is absolutely final. It is not a question of amount, Russia adhering to the principle. This la not a war in which she can consent to indem nity. It would be contrary to the national Interests of Russia, and would be entirely out of accord with the present military position of the adversaries. "The foreign office wiil make a statement tomorrow conccrn- I ing the visit of Meyer. The im pression prevails the conference with the czar has left the Ports mouth crisis unsolved. IiiImiiicno Arc Obdurate. Portsmouth. Aug. 24. Ishlkwa. ed itor of the Hochl Shlmbun at Tokyo, in answer to tui" inquiry has received cablegram from his paper to the effect that Japan will not view with favor any modification of that por tion of the peace demands that In- elude the sale of any part of Sag-! hallen. or waiving of the claim for the reimbursement of war expenses, the reply says. "Saghalien Is of vital necessity to the Japanese people und cannot be divided. Forty-five years ago Russia proposed to divide the Island, Japan would not consent, declaring th whole belonged to Japan. The pro posed Indemnity of $ 1,000, 000.000 would not meet (he cost of the war. I do not like the attitude of the Rus sians. If llusxla maintains the pres. ent utlltude it Is doubtful If there can be peace. We must fight for a last ing peace. The Shlmbun is the organ of Count Okumu, former prime minister, and the expression Is regarded as Oku nia's. Wltte Would Suve. His Face. It Is understood Wltte wants Ja pan to wipe out unconditionally the demands for Indemnity or reimburse ment. Then Russia could point to a victory of diplomacy and feel she had not surrendered a principle. Then Japan could later bring up the Items of the cost of the war, and care of prisoners and under the dlf- La Grande, Ore., Aug. 24. (Special to the East Oregonlan.) As tho re sult of an early morning fire hero to day properly to tho value of 116,000 was destroyed, and tho flro depart ment was kept busy for two hours be fore the flames could bo brought un der control. The flro started about B o'clock tills morning in a largo frame ware house owned by A. V. Oliver A Co., situated near the rullrnnd track, and tho building, with practically all of its contents, was destroyed. Tho build ing was valued at $6000, and was in sured for but half that amount From the wooden warehouse the fire spread to two large corrugated Iron warehouses nearby, and both were destroyed with tholr contonts. In GRANDE WAREHOUSE si stained. Not Tolerate Modification of Made at Portsmouth. ft-rent rireumstances stand more of a ehame of reaching an agreement. I,ii.vlii off a Day. Portsmouth, Auk. 24. The Japan ese and Russian envoys ure resting. Wltte and Rosen in the beautiful weather went by automobile to Mag nolia, the summer home of the Rus sian embassador. The Japanese re mained ul the hotel today and go to morrow to Manchester, N. H., to vis It the factories, which Komura is anx ious to see. It is generally conceded the latest terms submitted by the Japanese can be accepted by Russia as a basis for negotiations. Meyer's lcKrts to Roosevelt Washington, Aug. 24 Ambussador Meyer's report of a three-hour con feivnce 'vlth the czar has been for warded to the preMdcrit. The de- I partment this morning authorized the follow ing: "Meyer has been acting under In structions direct from the president In the manipulation of the St. Peters- b rg end of an effort to bring about peace at the Portsmouth conference." St. Petersburg In Hoiicful. St. Petersburg, Aug. 24. The for eign office announces the outlook for peace brighter. Meyer Is making dally visits to consult the czar. liopulsrtl the Japanese. St. Petersburg. Aug. 24. Llnevlleh reports fighting near Ruiloun Chou, und repulsed the Japanese after struggle, and also repulsed attacks at three places. Twenty-Two Soldiers Killed. St. Petersburg. Aug. 24. Twenty two soldiers and one trainman were Instantly killed by a wreck on the SI tierian railroad today. SPOKANE HUSHED OFT. Refuxtl Admittance to Pacific cast lta.Hcball 1 4-ai; ue. Portland. Aug. 23. Officials of the Pacific Coast Baseball league heard today the application of Spokane for admittance. It was refused. The magnates will this afternoon ratify an agreement between Portland, Seat tle. Tacoma and California cities for another three years. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheat Market In the Cnlted States. Chicago, Aug. 24. September wheat closed at 80 1-8 today; corn at 54 3-4, and oats at 28 7-8. one of these were two cars of cement and ono of lime that had just been unloaded from the cars. Three box ears loaded with sugar, which were standing on a sidetrack, were also completely destroyed with their freight. Ono of the carloads be longed to th': Sugar Beet factory of La Grande, while Mason, Ehrnmn & Co., and Allen & Lewis of Portland, each owned one of the other two. All three of the warehouses were large buildings, and had thero been a wind blowing It would hnvo boen dif ficult to have prevented It spreading over a considerable portion of the city. As to how tho flro became start ed Is not now known, but It Is thought to have been set by incondlnrlos, or by a passing locomotive. CONFLAGRATION NEW STREET CAR SYSTEM. Halls anil Tie Arrive for Walla Walla Line. Walla Walla, Aug. 24. (Special.) Several carloads of steel rails and ties for the new street railway system of the Walla Walla Valley Traction company will arrive at the W. & C. R. freight depot Friday. The shipment wus made yesterday by President I. W. Anderson, who has been in Seattle the past week closing contracts for a large supply of rails and ties, enough to complete the sys tem within the business districts. That actual construction work on Walla Walla's new cur system will be I commenced before August comes to a close was uu'horltallvelp announced today by an official of the company. YELLOW FEVER IN MICHIGAN. Twelve Xe I'nsoi l(cKrtcd in New Orleans. New Orleans, August 24. At noon 12 new cues and three deaths were reported. Yellow Fever In Michigan. i -Detroit. Mich., Aug. 24. Yellow j t'c-thtnd. Aug. 24. Immigration, fever hos been discovered In Ottawa j c. ni!!at011 ttnd their relation to the county, near Grand Rapids. Godfrey irrigation development of the west Is Llmburg. a lineman who left New Or-JUle s8Ue of the closing of the gen leans a week ago, Is the patient : erill meenK of the National Irriga- MANY COMPETITORS. I William K. Curtis. Nearly Seven Hundred Rejiortod 011 . I Report of committees will be fol tho Firing Line. 1 , , . , . ... , lowed by the election of officers and Sea Girt, N. J.. Aug. 24. Six hull- j ,.,,,., llf tlle c.harmen of sections. dred and fifty-seven competitors re- Tonlgh, the delegates will be given ported at the firing lino at the mill-, re.fPUoti by the commercial clubs. tary shooting tournament today. The A .... JanM,. H, whn WM conditions required the entry of at least 30. No one expected such large Interest. Not Afraid of Open Trail. Portland, Aug. 24. Contrary to the example of Dr. Charles M. Sheldon of Tupc'to, iir.-J Dr. Joslah Strong of New York, who refused to conduct religious exercises at the fair while the Trail was open on Sunday, Dr. A. S. Draper of New York has consent, ed to preach !n the auditorium next Sunday. This will be the first re ligious service on the grounds since the opening of the Trail on Sundays. T LOCAL X1A)XY WATCHING PORTSMOFTH COMTRENCE. Pendleton Jupanenv say that ,lauin will Gain more by Whipping litis tin to a Finish than by Submitting to a Compromise Treaty Celebra tion Is 111 lYofcrcss at Garden street Mission us the lrosiiects Become more Dubious. for Peaoe The Pendleton Japanese colony, consisting of about 25 people is In hopes that the peace negotiations; will be called off and that the Jap- anese army In Manchuria w ill attack Llnevitch at once, ami because the) prospects of peace are grow ing more i doubtful every day. a celebration has( been In progress at the Japanese mis- slon on Garden street for three days.! The members of the Pendleton colony tnniK tne Japanese govern-1 ment will secure better results by whipping Russia to a finish, than by suspending the war and making a compromise peace treaty. They ar gue that the war is about over and PENDLETON IN 1 that one more bold stroke In Man-I... ehrlu u.lll K,i fll J .., i . ..... 1.1 ,,B ,1,11 tlT-Kl-ll I II 1UI ) to the army. For this reason they hope that the negotiations will be broken off at Portsmouth and that activity will again be seen at front. For three successive nights, us the peace prospects have grown more douhtfuf, banquets und speeches have been the order at the Japanese home and as the prospects become more dubious, the celebration will become more enthusiastic. The dispatches In the East Oregon lan concerning the peace negotiations are eagerly read every evening after the Japanese section hands finish their day's work and thus the finger of the. local colony Is kent closelv upon the pulse of the situation. Mrs. Hanna Very 111. Cleveland, O, Aug. H. Mrs. Han na, widow of tho senator, has been very 111 at Bar Harbor, Me., but Is re ported better. E IS OF Immigration and Colonization Discussed as Affecting Rec lamation Projects. DDK ESS W AS M ADE ON IRRIGATION IN INDIA, Tho li'ilxnllon Congress will be En tertains! tonight by Portland's Various Commercial Bodies A Pa lter by fume .?. Hill was Read in Which Ho Inveighs Against the Op IMirtunliles Afforded by tlie Pres ent Land Laws for Swindling, and He Denounce) Die Lumber and Oat tlo Barons' Avariciousnen. j lion congress today. ! Address. "Irmlrgation in India," by prevented by his wife's illness from attending, was read. In which the lumber' and cattle barons were de nounced and declared congress should amend the land laws, "now employed solely to Increase the holdings of dis honest men." He cited land fraud exposure showing the result of pres ent laws. 1' Next Mix'l at Itolse. Portland. 3:20 p. m. (Special.) Hoist; is chosen as the place for the next meeting of the irrigation con gress. ( WILL ASSESS SHEEP. I Of 12.1.000 Head, Chelan Has Rat STS ! Listed. Wenatchee. Wash.. Aug. 24. Th records of the county assessor have been gone over to Increase the valua tion of property, and the pages reveal the fact that the sheep industry needs looking into also. It is a matter of record that taxes are paid on but 378 head of sheep, while It is estimated that fully 125. 000 head ure grazed in the county more than six months of the year. At this writing the foothills of the Cascades are fairly alive with sheep. It is but fair and Just that Chelan county should have at tho very least I taxes on half this number. The sheep are taxed at an average of 12 each and the county tax last year was ap proximately 35 mills. At this rate $4, 375 should have been patd Into tha 1 county treasury from this source. The county officials say this mat ter shall have their attention. Tuft Party at Tacloltan. Tactolian. Aug. 24. Tnft and party were received here at iu this morn ing and were taken to ride on the coast guard cutters. Governor Curry of S.imar, Introduced a delegation of j r,00 native children from his prov- luce. Murder and Suicide. v....r.it. i' a ai , -1 m , 1 , """ "" " '" "." National Guard, this afternoon mur dered Maud Robinson, aged 23 al most severing her head. He used the same razor to cut his own throat from ear to ear. Jealousy. Family was Killed, liakersfield, Calif., Aug. 24. The entire family of A. M. McRae was killed by a dynamite explosion nt a mine In Toltgate canyon. Anialie dis trict, this morning. Old Mull Hnngetl Himself. Sacramento, Aug. 24. S. J. Jack son, aged 73, a prominent merchant and pioneer, hanged himself In the basement of his store this morning. No cause Is assigned. Will Review Hocli Case. Chicago. Aug. 24. The supreme court today granted a writ of super cedeus for the Hoch case to bo review ed by the supreme court. A decision will not be reached before October. HOT