0A1LYEVENINGEDIT1ON i A sure way of putting money In the bank advertise constantly In tho East Orcgonlan. The people read It. 1 VOL. 18. PENDLETON, Oil V MONDAY, OCTOIIER 23, 1905. NO. 549.- I Al JV, 11 3V3 JVV) f WEATHER FORECAST. ii "mir Tonight and Tuesday fuir. V V r I V TECHNICALITIES THEIR DEFENSE Indicted Packers Anxious to Avoid Trial on the Merits of the Case. tyilnt plea is to deny jurisdiction in court. (Claim Also That Tlicro In No Penalty Provided for Violation of tho Law Claim Tint the Government Ex hausted All Ijogul Recourse In the Civil Suit Thiw Forestalling Crimin al Irooredlngs Tho Packers Claim Fortlier Unit OummMniwr Gar field's Report Exonerated Ttiem by Showing Tlmt There, Is No Organi sation in Hrxtraint of Trade. Chicago, Oct. -13. All Indicted pack ers this morning entered pleas denying the Jurisdiction of the court Tho defendants collectively pleaded not guilty. Their attorneys claim the United Htates lacks Jurisdiction; that there is no law providing for the conviction and punishment of alleged violations of the Interstate commerce act. The plea asks that all be dismissed from custody. They declare the government exhausted Its remedies when It secured an Injunction under the anti-trust law and that the election of that remedy by the government precludes the legal ity of any proceeding against them criminally. The defendants also filed as part of their plea the report of Commissioner Garfield, which they declare shows no unlawful act has been committed in ritralnt of trado. Rate Discrimination Alleged. Cleveland. Oct. 23. The Interstate commerce commission met here today to hear charges of discrimination In oil rates preferred by Krank C. Clark, an oil man. against the New York. New Haven A linrtfnrd railroad. NEW BOAT TOR COLUMRIA. II. A. Mover Builds a Small Craft for Upper River, Walluln, Oct. 23. A new 60-foot Htoumer, bought In Portland a few days ugo by H. A. Rover, founder of the new town of Hover, neur Kenne wick, Is to be In commission carrying freight between Kemiewlek and lower river points In a few weeks. The boat will be shipped from Portland to Hover next week. She Is 60 feet 111 length and draws 16 Inches of water and In a stern wheeler. The. steamer will be used first to transport lumber and goods to the new town of Hover. AlilCB ROOSEVELT HOME. Siberia Breaks the Record From Yo kohama to San Francisco. San Francisco, Oct. 23. The Siberia with Alice Iloosevolt and Harrlgan aboard, was sighted 35 miles out at 9:20 this morning. It Is expected to reach port about noon, and the dock an hour later. At 11 a. m. the Siberia is entering the harbor. She will break the record from Yokohama, established by the Korea by two or three hours. The Korea made the passage In 10 days, 11 hours. VAVAJj REVIEW AT TOKIO. Three Hundred Japanese and British Warsliipo In Line. Tokio, Oct. 23. Japan Is enfete to day. The naval review passed off without the slightest unpleasant occur rence. Three hundred and eight war ships were In line. Including the cap tured Russian vessels. The emperor, aboard the cruiser Asa ma, led by a cruiser, was escorted by sun boats. It passed along the line which was head ed by Togo's flagship. After the re view the emperor received lirltlsh Ad miral Noel and officers. STOCKMEN ARE T TO FUSE ISTEROUS SLOOP FOUND Was Laden With Valuable Plunder Stolen From Mil lionaires' Homes. , SILVERWARE AM) MICH OTHER Al.l Alil.i: PLUNDER Was Carrying the Effect or Midship man Jackson, Who Was SuoHed to Have DcMTlcd From the Buttle 1 ship Missouri, himI Who Wum Found Wandering; Dazed About the Coun try and l imbic to Give Any Intelli gible Account of Himself In the Sloop Were Found Also the Effects of the Famous Olgu Mnxwell. Though .IwKson Has Little Recol lection of Hit. New York, Oct. 2.1. The police are trying to solve the inysteiy revealed by the capturod sloup Dt-roun, luxuri antly fitted out with silverware mid orlentul rugs, and loaded with expens ive bric-a-bruc, supposedly i-tol n from the homes of millionaires alone the sound, nnd currying tli. effects of Mlushlpnian Juckxon of the United States navy, who disappeared from Pie battleship Missouri, apparently going with Olgn Maxwell. whose .ffects were also taken with the sloop. Jackson was found some time co by his father in Canada, in a dazed condition Tie said he .lid not renv'-m-her leaving the ship and could recaM hut little after Joining the woman. RIOTING IX SANTI.WJO. $600,000 HAS . DISAPPEARED Another National Bank Falls by the Wayside From Mismanagement. CASHIER CLARK TOOK THE SUICIDE ROUTE. Not a Sci-audi of a IVn to Show WIml Has Become of (Her Half a Million Dollar louncd Under tlie Provls tolsn of "the Finest Banking: System tin; World Ever Saw," and Accord ing to the .Method or "Sate, and Sane Finance" Enormous Business Trun.suctcd by One Man Without any snnln or Ills Ai-counts. GOVKRXOR'H MANSION ON FIRE. Gove nor Folk Hustled ami Helped l he firemen Quench Blaze. Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 23. Tho executive mansion caught fire this morning in the big reception hall be neath the sleeping apartments of Gov ernor and Mrs. Folk. Smoke awaken ed the governor, who assisted Mrs. Folk from the building and turned In an alarm. Folk donned an old rub-, ber coat, took command of the fire men and directed operations person ally. The fire was soon extinguished with a loss of about 11000. Defective electric wires caused the fire. MUTINY ON THE B. The Schooner Was Brought to Shore After Being Scuttled, and is Sinking. REWARD FOR WRECKERS. No due as Yet, and Idcntiiriiition Is Unlikely. Fresno, Cal., Oct. 23. A reward of $1000 for Information leading to ar iest and conviction of the Owl train wreckers Is authorized by Vice Presi dent Calvin, of the Southern Pacific, and was posted today. There is no definite clue, and they will probably remain uncaptured. JAP MURDERS JAI Pittsburg, Oct. 23. Receiver Cun ningham, of the Enterprise National bank, has discovered that all the large notes held by the bank for money loaned by Cashier Clark, who suicided, :.re missing. All the papers and books were carefully examined and no trace found of anything to reveal the whereabouts of 1600,000. An nmaatng system- of finance was revealed. According io Cunningham, Clark kept no record of loans and made no reports to the directors. WMJ, NOT WITHDRAW. Bank KILLED A BEAR. . Jeflrica and Governor Spark Had n .Long- Cluvm. San Francisco, Oct. 23. According to a report received here Jim Jeffries ad Governor Sparks, of Nevada, killed a 4 19-pound cinnamon bear last Thursday after a 25-mllo chase with dogs in Grizzly valley, Plumas county. Sparks shet the bear through the heart In falling It killed a dog. This l the fourth bear bagged by the party. TRIED TO STARVE HIMSELF. I long Time Method of Taking His Own Life by Malheur Man. Tuesday 1L Y. Houston of Malheur City, brought to town a man by tho name of t lelda, who mm almost dead ifrom starvation, and placed him under ithe protection of the county Fields was dlcovured by Louis Bos well In a cabin near Malheur City, where he had been. hiding for 17 days, .earleavorlng to die from starvation. He had been staying with John Wood cook for some time, who had been kaqplng him up, the man not being able to work. Reflecting f.ver his helpless condition, he became despon dent nnd tried to starve himself. He was without food for 1.' days, and without water for six days. Tho Judge got him a room In the Hess hotel nnd appointed him a nurse and he Is now regaining hi:-, strength hwjy. Upon toeing questioned by a reporter le gave the following fai conecm lag himself: "I will bo BO years old In D. com ber; am single and am a minor by trade. Have been all over the west. I came from the east a good many years ago. I was unable to work and be came delirious and didn't know what I was doing. His volco . we.-k and his breathing heavy. He spoke slow ly, hesitating between the words Ills memorv Is bad and he doesn't tell the Story the same to everybody. MaJ- henr Gazette. ASSOCIATIONS COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING Prospective Fusion Due to the Effort of James H. Gwinn, Secretary of the National livestock Association, Which Will Meet In Joint Sexsion With the American Stockgrowers' Association In January JO Next The Latter Have Received AsHnranocs That Are Placating to Than. James H. Gwinn, formerly of this city, but now secretary of the Nation al Livestock association, has brought about peace between the National Livestock association and the Amerl can Stockgrowers' association, and on January SO a Joint convention of the two associations will be held In Den ver, where a formal union of forces will be accomplished. The American Stockgrowers' asso ciation bolted from the national asso ciation ut the meeting In Denver last winter and since that time has been hually engaged In building np a great rlvaJ association composed principally of cattlemen of Texas and Colorado. The actual cause of the division wus on the admission of railroad and com mission men as members of the na tional association, nnd since it has been demonstrated by the National as sociation that the bona fide stockmen have central and will dominate the as sociation, to the exclusion of railroad Influences, the American association has agreed to reunite with the old as sociation. While the itcrms of the amnlgama tlon huve not hoen determined as yet, It Is thought that Frank J. Hagen- barth, president, and James H. Gwinn secretary of the National association, will both be chosen for the amalga mated association. Police rouble to Cope With Kltaaifcx, 1n Were Killed. Santiago. Chile. Oct. 23. Ten were killed and hundreds wounded In battle of the police with rioters here Sunday. The riot started at a meet ing called to petition the government to abolish the Import tax on Argen tine cattle. Troops were absent at maneuvers and the police were una ble to quell the disturbance. Street ears and electric lights were destroy ed. The fire departments were or- uc.cu inn ihsi mgni io um in restoring order. Troops are expected to arrive today. SHORT MXE WRECK. Tno Trumps Killed and Fireman Wan Injured. Montpeller. Idaho, Ocl. 23 A head- on collision of two freight trains took place on the Idaho division of the Oregon Short Line today. Two tramps were killed and Fireman Dumont in jured. The wreck is blocking traffic. l1KK.itir "Fix it Up" With Commissioners. San Francisco,' Oct. 23. Depositors to the amount of 368,000 today decid ed not to withdraw their deposits from the United States Bank & Trust com pany, which was closed by the bank commissioners; .Saturday. By agree ment with the commissioners the bank will abolish its branches In this city and suburbs and withdraw their stock, amounting to 380,000, repre sented by promissory notes. Under these conditions it Is understood the commissioners will allow the bunk to resume business. FRAUD TRIALS lt)KTPONED. Idaho DefcnduntM Must Wait tor Their Trials. Moscow, Oct. 23. The federal court convened this morning In the land fraud trials on Indictments returned at Boise last July against prominent citizens of Ix-wlston. went over until tomorrow. . ELECTED DIRECTORS. CASCADE RESERVE ENLARGED. Proclamation Issued Greatly Adding to its Area. nusningion, del. 23. The secre tary of the interior today instructed the land officials at Portland to with draw from all forms of disposal ex cept under mineral laws, all vacant and unappropriated public lands in sections 2, A. S, 8. 10, 12. 13, 14. 22 to 28. both inclusive; and 32, 33, it and 3.1 In township 4 south, range 5 east; and sections 27, 28, 29. 30, 32. 34, 35 In township 4 south, range 1 east. This withdrawal amounts to 22, 400 acres, and Is an addition to the Cascade range forest reserve. Hired AssasKln in Portland Make His Esca)C. Portland, Oct. 23. With a pocket knife Kinta Kassaka was this morn ing stabbed dead on street S by Mats chulta, a Japanese cook whom the police believe was hired to do the murder. Mutschulta escaped. Five Years for Robbing lunik. Lima. O., Oct. 23. The last chap ter 111 the robbery of the American National bank seven yaers ugo. of which 'an fr.nocent man was accused was closed today when Thomas K. Wilkin nleaded guilty and was sen tenced to fve years. PILOT HOOK WATERWORKS itooHCVclt at Montgomery. Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 23. The president reached this city at 11:10 this morning. He made a short speech from the end of the car. He said the last time he visited Alabama was with his regiment. He praised the state and people and said he would see all upon his return tomorrow. SYSTEM MAY BE PUT IN TO COST K10O0. A Well About 160 Feet lioep Is Ex IMiteil to Afford Sufficient Water It Will Be Located on the Rock Bluff Went of Town Will lie Inex huustible and Come With a Pressure of hixly Pounds Tlie Town Has $1500 in Cash on Hand, and Author ity to Borrow $2500 Additional. ItMKlDSllKD A XI) RIOT FOLLOW THE LANDING. Hie. Ycmel is Expected to Kink at Her Moorings Tlie Of fleers Subdued the Mutineers While on Board, Bat Worse Trouble Followed After Go ing Ashore When Attempts Were Mudo to Arrest the Mutineers the Cuptain Was Slabbed and Two Hea Sliot, Including One Landsman Ijiter the Mate is Missing and is SiipiMised to Have Been Murdered. New York, Oct. 25. Following the mutiny on the schooner Ida B. Gibson, Inbound from Norfolk, the Captain was stabbed and two men shot this morning. One missing Is beleived to be murdered. The ship is fast settling and proba bly will soon lie at the bottom of the Eust river at the pier where she tied up. The mutiny occurred when the ship ran aground outside Norfolk. The of ficers subdued It with belaying pins. Ashore, in this city this morning, the officers tried to arrest the mutineers. Detective Harllck was shot and criti cally wounded. William Acmanue, a watchman, was shot seriously. Cap tain F. H. Branley, master of the ship, received several stabs. Mate Medley, unseen since, was attacked by the crew and is supposed to have been lured to the waterfront and killed. lleeker May IV Lmm. Clevatand, Oct. 23. The steamer S. J. Hecker, Captain Stewart, with a crew of 23, one of the largest on th lakes. Is believed to be lost. . She was due at Halt Ste. Marie Saturday night Ixmbet Vbata Alfonso. Madrid, Oct. 23. President Lou bet j has arrived and Is being royally recelv- Is Them All? A bishop In full robes of office, with his gown reaching to his feet, was teaching a Sunday school class. At the close, he said he would be glad to answer any questions asked: "Well, my boy?" Can I ask?" said the boy. "Certainly," said tho bishop; "what is It J" "Well," usked the boy, "is dem all you've got on, or do you wear pants under dem?" The Argonaut. Jerry Simpson Dead. Wichita, Kas., Oct. 33. Jerry Simpson died at 6 this morning. Aneurism of the heart caused death. The final sinking spell was followed by a Bovore hemor. rhuge yesterday morning. The funeral will be In charge of the local Scottish Rite Masons. To Work for W. I. Minor. Norman Hale, known only to breed ers who follow the shows as Norman head herdsman for A. J. Splawn's Hcrefords, has gone over to W. O. Mi nor, of Heppner, Or., to act In the same capacity, says the Pacific Home stead. It is supposed that Mr. Minor Intends to show his Shorthorns regu larly next year. Norman has fitted Mr. Splawn's cattle for shows for the past two years. He is a native t Somerset, England, and knows his bus iness. In Mr. Splawn's loss Mr. Minor secures a cnick-n-Jack. Tho Oilier Cheek. A Franciscan monk a few years ago In Ireland was accosted by a blnck- guard who thrust a lighted clgnr-end Into the friar's mouth. On the latter resenting the act the Hooligan hit the worthy father' on the cheek, who thereupon turned the other nnd re- quested to be hit again. A second blow was calmly received by him. when he said, " I have done by duty," and Immediately proceeded to give the scoundrel a tremendous thrash ing. London World. When tho annex now building to tho Washington state insane asylum t Medical Ijike, Is completed. 200 fivblo-mlnded children will he quar tered therein. Rio Grande ti- Western Stockholders 111 Session. an liake. Oct 25. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Rio Grande & Western Is In session. The entire board wns re-elected except E. H. Harrlman. who Is succeeded hv A II. Calef, Pacific. treasurer of the Missouri Near End of Yellow Fever. New Orleans, Oct. 23. One new case and no deaths were reported at noon. The health officials told all In quirers the end Is ill sight. lrtson AswM'Intlon Convened. Uneoln, Oct.'' 23. Tlie National Prison association convened this morning. Rebnttal Testimony. Valh-jo, Cat, Oct. 23. The Young court-mnrtia! opened this morning with the prosecution introducing two witnesses in rebuttal, it was tire some testimony, covering the same ground as previously reported. The summing up arguments will probably start this afternoon. Pilot Rock has practically decided to install a city water system, costing about $4000. Estimates have been received from a competent engineer and the plans are now being considered by the resi dents of this progressive little town. The source of the water supply will be a well on the side of the rock bluff west of the town, the well to be about 165 feet deep. A sufficient water sup ply can be secured by means of this well to furnish a pressure of 60 pounds and will be inexhaustible, according to the opinion of those who have In vestigated. The total cost of the system will be about $4000, including the well, pump, engines, mains, hydrants, pipes and other necessary equipment. The sum of $1500 is now on hand in the city treasury and under the pres ent general law. the town is authoriz ed to borrow $2500. The plans of the system will be finally considered by the people of Pilot Rock this week, and It is thought the project will be adopted. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From tlie Greatest Wheat Market in tlie United States. Chicago, Oct. 23. Wheat opened at 87 1-8 this morning and closed at S 7-8. The market was extremely ac tive and considerable wheat changed bands. Corn closed at 4 4 7-8 and oats at 29 3-8. WHEAT UP A CENT. Greater Part of the Wheat In Weston Country Is Unsold. Wheat went up a cent here today, and one more the quotation on club Is 2 cents. There is now but litti. activity In the market though, as prac tically all of the yield has been sold. Nevertheless there Is some still in the hands of the raisers, and a few sales are made dally. However, It is said that in the Weston country the greater part of the wheat is still unsold, the farmers there having held on longer than did those tributury to Pendleton. HONEY" IN THE CLIFFS. Will Iuve New Orleans Thursday. New Orleans. Oct 23. The West Virginia has anchored In the gulf south of this city, to remain until the president boards her Thursday nlghi. COURT MEETS TOMORROW. yet finished, the room will be in very good shane foe usa a.,.1 u-m " s.v ......11111 is oemg nuen UD in stiff ee f..i- thlo cui r i ,. . the basement of the Presbyterian I ami nlu,, fr .h '. when the work of remodeling is all Jury Cus Will Occupy Attention of a Short Session. Tomorrow morning the postponed Jury session of circuit court will con vene at the court house. Althoushioarlv ,lnv ,m Riri, i. -.- the court room and the halls are not , deposits of honey at different places along the creek and several enormous Several Deposits or Wild Ilonoy Will Be Secured Near Pilot Hock This Fall. Several deposits of wild honey will be taken from the cliffs along Birch creek In the vicinity of Pilot Ruck this fall. For years swarms of wild bees which escaped from their owners in church ut Davenport, Wash. There will be a reading room and baths in connection. BRILLIANT PROSPECTS FOH COLD COIN Is the Oold Coin mliie ut Durkee go tng to prove a bonanza and make Its Pendleton owners rank among the wealthy? According to those who have seen the mine and know what It Is there Is good reason for such a belief, for the mine has thus far made a very satisfactory showing. However, some thing more definite will be known a few weeks from now. after the ten- stamp mill now Just placed, has been used a while. During the past few months T. W. Avers, Dr. T. 11. White and H. J. Still man, the three Incorporators, have been at Durkee looking after the de velopment of the mine. This morning Mr. Stlllinan said that Messrs. Ayers and White were practically the owners of the mine, and that he had been (here mostly for the purpose of over seeing the placing of the stamp mill. This Is now ready for operation, and It has been the Intention to start It to worjt today. Tho mill has a capacity of 50 tons of ore per day. As to the money-making prospects for the mine Mr. Stlllman says that In his opinion $10 per ton Is a very low estimate for what the ore will go, and there Is now enough on the dump for a long run. At $10 per ton $500 daily would be cleaned up If the mill were run nt Its full capacity. The Gold Coin mine consists of four claims, nnd the ore now being taken out Is free milling. While the extent of the vein cannot now be told from the work that has so far been done, yet it Is thought to be of sufficient Size to make the owners Independently rich. Aside from Messrs. Ayers nnd White, Mr. Durkee, the original owner of the mine, also has an Interest In the company now. completed the second much nicer in every floor will he y than former- There are lew cases to come up for the coming session, ami from appear ances it will be of short duration. To morrow the case of Mark Nelson for living with a prostitute, will come up, and also the Wurd-Riehardson mule ease from Echo. .Iiidd ;eor's Report. Following is a summary of the re port of Horticultural Commissioner Judd G.er. of Cove, at the meeting ill Portland Saturday: Light crops generally. Prunes about oue-thlrd. No variety yielded full crop. In some localities growers did well with prunes. Driest season ,ever known. Apples did well In well -cat e.l-fur or chards. Cherries, one-third of crop. Penrs good crop. Fruit Inspectors ap pointed from Union and I'ninlllU counties. Illslop Incnriiorntcs. W. T. Hlslop, the well known repre sentative for Flelschner. Mayer ft Co..' today took out his final papers making him u citizen of the United States. He Is a native of Greut Britain. finds have been made by settlers at different times. This fall several espV'lally large deposits are said to have been located, and us soon as the weather Is suitable attempts will be made to secure It The wild honey so far found along the creek Is of excellent quality as tho wild bees are not confined to alfalfa or clover alone, but roam ut will over the country selecting only such flow ers as they like and the flavor of the wild honey is said to be even better than the excellent honey produced by mrcn creek farmers in large quanti ties. And now a roar Is going up about the utter slackness and inefficiency of the Immigration officials in enforcing the Chinese exclusion law. 4 ., 4 Must Serve live Years. Sun Francisco, Oct. 23 Wil liam H. Dlllard must serve five years in the penitentiary for selling fraudulent Chinese cer tificates. Three years ago l) llnrd. who was clerk In the office of Internal Revenue Collector Uvneh was convicted and has since been In Jail.