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PEXDLETOX, OREGON, SATTRDAY, DKCKlf IIKR 9, 1905.
NO. 5545
VOL. 18.
SENATE SNUBS
DEAD
SENATOR
Announced That the Senate
Will Not be Represented at
Mitchell's Funeral.
THAT BODY IS WAITING
FOR "OFFICIAL NOTICE."
HIM Colloagiio Will Not Even Present
ths Customary Formtilarlzed and
Stereotyped Resolutions Four Mil
lion, Two Hundred Thousand Dol
lars' Interest on Federal Donds Will
It Fald January 1 Louisiana Del
egatlon Walts on tlio President to
Take tlio Port or Midshipman Meri
wether, Accused of Beating Mid
shipman Branch Till He Died.
Washington, Dec. 9. It was an
nounced this morning after a conier
ence between Fairbanks and Lans
dell, sergeant at arms of the rcnati,
that the United States senate will not
be represented at the funeral of
Mitchell. A brief slatenent was Is
sued saying the friends did not ask
for such a representation. 'It Is sta'ed
to be customary to d.'up the scats
of deceased senators only from the
time official notice of Jeath Is re
ceived until the time of burial. No
official notice being yet received, the
funeral will probably nave taken
place by the time the senate meets
Monday.
Senator Fulton will announce the
death Monday, but It In understood
will not present the customary reso.
radons.
Will Pny Intercut on Bonds.
Secretary Shaw this afternoon tu
nned an order authorizing the pay.
ment of Interest on United States gov.
eminent bonds due December 15, on
January 1. amounting to $4,200,000.
In Favor of Meriwether.
The Louisiana delegation In con
gress called upon the president today
and asked him regarding the result
of the courtmartlal of Midshipman
Meriwether. The president said he
' had not received any report, and did
not know more than they. The call
ers asked that they be beard In oppo
sition. If the sentence Is adverse to
the defendant, they not believing that
punishment should be Inflicted.
Funeral Held Today.
Portland. Dec. 9. Preparations are
being made to hold Senator Mitchell's
funeral at 1:50 o'clock today, unless
the widow at Paris cables other In
structions. John H. Mitchell. Jr., who
arrived Monday, will be the only
member of the Immediate family pres
ent. The body lies In state In the city
ball from 10 o'clock to noon. Tuesday
It will be Interred at Rlvervlew cem
etery. The most prominent men of
the state will be pall-bearers.
HOLD-UP AND ROBBERY.
MamacliiiMotlM Robliers' Slight Booty
for Great Effort.
Reading, Mass., Eight robbers ap
peared on the streets of this town
early this morning and took, a re
volver and handcuffs from Patrolman
Manning, put the manacles on the
officer and took him to Jail and locked
him up. leaving a small guard. They
then took Patrolman Orr and treated
him the same way.
They then went to the offices of tho
water works, opposite the police sta
tion, smashed the door and blew the
saef with nltro-glycerlne, and stole a
small sum of money belonging to the
company, and $200, tho personal
property of tho treasurer. One citi
zen was awakened and fired one shot
The gang left, leaving no clue.
SMITH GAINS SOME GROUND.
Plaintiff H Must Present New Case
Against President Smith.
Salt Lake, Dec. 9. Judge Morse
today sustained the demurrer of the
defendants In the case of Don Carlos
Musser, and Charles Smurthwalte
against President Smith of the Mor
mon church, whereby an Injunction
Is sought to compel Smith to give an
accounting for tithing received from
members of the Mormon church, and
restrain hlnv from handling tho same.
The plaintiffs were given 20 days In
which to amend their complaint.
It Is announced that the new South
ern Pacific passenger depot on the
east side at Portland, will be ready
for occupancy December 12.
Would Not Indict Lawson.
Boston, Dec. 9. The grand
Jury today reported, and failed
to return an Indictment against
lAwsnn on the Barron libel
charges. It reported "no bill, aa
no evidence was found."
The Idaho in Launched.
Philadelphia. Dec. 9. The United
States battleship Idaho, built by the
Cramps In this city, at their big ship
yards, was successfully launched at
12:17 this afternoon. . The ships In
the river displayed flags and the
scene near the shipbuilding yards pre
sented a festive appearance. An
enormous crowd watched the large
battleship glide Into the water. Gov
ernor Gooding's 15-year-old daugh
ter acted as sponsor at the baptism of
the ship. The Idaho has a displace
ment of 13.000 tons, and will be of
10,000 horse power, and Is expected
to have a speed of 17 knots. The
estimated cost of the battleship is $2,-
995,500. Several hundred navy and
army officers attendod the christen
ing.
- Bucharest Banker Killed.
Vienna. Dee. 9. A local oaper nay
that Papa Dcmetra. director of the
Bank of Agriculture at Bucharest,
rtniimnnla, was shot and killed by a
oolltlcal onnonent on account of the
support given the Greeks. The assas-
In was arrested.
Dewey In Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. J .Admiral Dewey
arrived this morning. - He Is guest to
day of John R. Morren and will speak
tonight at a banquet of the Merch
ants' club. He is accompanied by his
aides.
Dr. Hart Pleaded Guilty.
Chicago, Dec. 9. Dr. Hart pleaded
guilty this morning to the murder of
11-year-old Irene Klakew.
ONE FARE FOR
ENURE TRIP
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
ON JANUARY 11 AND 13.
WW He Hold In Portland and Is Ex
peeled to Be the Most Important
Session Ever Held Decanse of Rail
road. Irrigation and Commercial
Issues Pressing tar Consideration
Will lie Immediately Followed by
Excursion to California IV ad let on
SliouM Be Heavily Represented.
Secretary Tom Richardson, of the
Oregon Development league, wires the
East Oregonlan today that a round
trip rate of one fare has been secured
over the O. R. N. from all points
In eastern Oregon to Portland on oc
casion of the meeting of the Oregon
Development league to be held In that
city on January 12 and 13.
The January meeting of the league
promises to be tho most Important
ever held, because of the railroad.
Irrigation, commercial and other
pressing questions affecting the Inter
ests of every section of the state
which will be considered at that time.
Immediately following this meeting
the excursion of Oregon business men
to California win take place, over the
Southern Pacific lines. It Is xpect
ed that 100 business men will take
advantage of the excursion which
will extend to San Francisco. Los An
geles and intervening points.
Pendleton Commercial association Is
invited to send a large delegation to
the meeting of the league, as It will
be one of the most Interesting and
Important meetings to be held during
tho year. The Irrigation question In
the state will be thoroughly discussed
and the river improvement en both
the Snake and the Columbia will also
some up for discussion.
First Hanging for Hint Crime.
Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 9. Henry
Bates was hanged at Columbia today
for a robbery committed by means of
a deadly weapon. This is the first
hanging for this crime in the state.
Bates smoked a cigar as he noncha
lantly marched to the gallows.
FINNS FOR ALASKA.
Mild Climate) and Rich Soil Attracts
Europeans.
The Alaska Colonization and Devel
opment company has been organized
by FInlanders in New York for the
purposo of finding homes for the Fin
landers who come to America.
Agents ef the company have decid
ed on Alaska and have settled on
Aurora on the western side of Ko-
nal peninsula, around the head of
Kachmak bay and have located 16,
000 acres of coal land which Is be
lieved to contain coal of superior
quality, and the veins arc known to be
of a vast extent. Not coal mining,
alone, however, but agriculture is to
be the employment of the Finnish
settlers whom the colonization lead
ers expect to bring.
Finnish emigration to America has
been very large for some years and
It Is the Intention of the organizers of
the company to try to settle as many
of them ns possible In some new ter
ritory similar In climate and resoruc
es to their own. Southern Alaska is
such a region, although it has a mild
cr climate than Finland and excels
It greatly In possibilities of wealth.
The latest census returns show that
Berlin, Germany, has 2,033,900 popu
lull on.
GKAKIN .MAY 11 E SENATOR.
Today the many friends of Col. J. H. Rnley have sent numerous
messages to Governor Chamberlain unking for his appointment as
United Stales senator In place of John H. Mitchell, deceased. . Gov
ernor Chamberlain has been In Portland all da, and has received
many messuKcs from different parts of the state, asking for the ap
pointment of favorites.
While, it is not definitely known who the appointee will be, a spe
cfcil to the East Oregonlan at 3:30 this afternoon said that every
thing now points to the appointment of John M. Gearln to that posi
tion, and that owing to the recent appointment of T. G. Halley to
the supreme court, the chances of eastern Oregon securing the sena
torial toga are slight.
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Spokesmen for Sailors and Marines Openly Defy Admiral
Nidermiler Garrison Demands Release of Prisoners.
General Turning at Iurpc of Politicals" Is Imminent Fifty TlKmsand
PoaNttiilH In Armed Revolt ; Governor Muxlmovlu-h Issues Orders to
Slaughter the People Llko Wild Anlmnls and Tliux Earn tlio Approba
tion of tlie Pomwh Tlml j But tnllon of Sappers at Warsaw Mutiny
Because of Bad Food ami No One In toft Tliere to Arrent Them The
Striking Telegraphers Join General Terroristic Movement.
St. Petersburg. Dec 9. Marines
and sailors here have mutinied and
refused to go to Kronsladt. Their
spokesnwin openly defied Admiral Ni-
dermlk-r. The mutineers took n-fuge
in the barracks, which are surround
ed by troops.
The troops at Shussolburg fortress
demand the Immediate release of all
political prisoners. Shnssclharg is on
an Island 20 miles east of this city,
and has long been a place for politi
cal irisoners.
TiMHixandx of Pc!anu4 I ikler Arms.
Fifty thousand armed peasants are
In the district now commanded by
Majclmovltch, Sarntoff.
Alaxlinovttuh, former governor gen
eral of Warsaw, has succeeded Sak
hroff in the effort to crush the re
bellion at Saratoff. His first order tt
the Cossacks was: "Don't use th
knout. Shoot to kill at the least re
sistance. Show the rebel dogs yen
are not economical of cartridges. The
more political rebels killed the higher
will be the czar's value of your serv-
YAKIMA FlUHTTMi contagiok.
ltoanl of Ilenltli and Prosecuting At
torney Have Resjioiisililllty.
At a special meeting of the Nerth
Yakima school board "Wednesday
night steps were tnken for the par
pose of preventing as far as possible
the Introduction and spread of con
tagious and other diseases in the
schools of the city and county districts,
says the Yakima Dally Hepuhllc
ftecogntfeing that the season has"
about arrived for the breaking out
of some malady, such as smallpox,
diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles or
other diseases that usually afflict chil
dren, the board thought It best to take
time by the forelock and attempt to
do some etfectlve work. The results
will depend on what the prosecuting
attorney, who has been called to the
aid of the district, ran do or will do
In the way of enforcing health laws.
Clerk Nichols, of the board of edu
cation of the city, held a conference
with Attorneys Fred Parker, H. J.
Snlvely, E. B. Preble and Ira P. En
glehart and discussed the question of
enforcing the state health law In this
city and country districts. These gen
tlemen nunc to the conclusion that the
school board had no powers In the
matter; that whatever Is done must
be done by the prosecuting attorney
in connection with the county board
MOUNT LOWE FIRE
Los Angeles, Dee. 9. Fire on Mount
Lowe this morning destroyed the Al
pine tavern, where a large number
of guests is thought to be slaying,
and burned out the power house on
Echo mountain. The Pacific electric
railway was burned down and tele
phone and telegraph wires, cutting off
escape to those on the mountain and
GREEK BADLY HURT
Echo. Or., Dee. 8. (Special to the
East Oregonlan.) As a result of a
small riot In the Greek section gang
at Foster station, one member of the
crew was nearly cut to death, and
the section foreman, W. Wilson, wns
also slightly injured. The trouble
arose over the discharge of the men
who was afterwards hurt. In tho
fight which followed he was badly
ices. Take cure your actions create
a good impression on the govern
ment"
Sappers Mutiny.
Warsaw, Dee. 9. A battalion of
sappers has mutinied on account of
bad fo..'i. 'o nrrcBts have been
nuMle.
Order A s.hk4 nation.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 9. It Is un
derstood the telegraphers on strike
at Vladlkevtkaa have sent ment to
St. Petersburg to Kill Durnove. min
ister of the Interior, and Seveastlnaoff.
superintendent of posts and tele
graphs. Detrtlon and Treason.
Buda Pest, Hungary, Dec. 9. High
officers arc deserting the Russian
army. Six are now in this 'city ac
tively engaged In the revolutionary
services. One Is a man of great mili
tary reputation and wealth.
of health.
Heretofore no attempt has been
made to combat any of the diseases
that afflict school children until an
epidemic had broken out among them.
This winter the board wants to be
prepared and will take every precau
tion to prevent the spread of any
of the diseases should they show up
among the pupils. It often happens
that through the lack of precaution
ary measures the schools have to be
closed and the amount of money that
is lost to the district is greatly in ex
cess of the Insignificant amount that
it costs in enforcing precautionary
methods.
Appropriation for Walla Walla.
Walla Walla, Dec. 9. Senator An
keny has introduced a bill in congress
appropriating the sum of 3350,000 for
a public building In Walla Walla, and
It Is confidently expected that if any
appropriations are made for public
buildings at all In the west at the
present session, the one for Walla
Walla will be among the first.
Divorced From Tight.
Delaware, O., Dec. 9. Arabella,
wife of Dr.- M. O. Tight, president of
the University of New Mexico, was
granted a divorce from her husband
today and given the custody of the
children and J65 a month.
DOES GREAT DAMAGE
communication.
It is Impossible now to learn condi
tions on the mountain, as there is no
means of ascertaining.
Brush fires are spreading, making
It Impossible to walk or go by burro.
Cars are running only to Pasadena,
beyond where all communication has
been cut off.
BY OTHER GREEKS
cut with knives by his fellow Greeks,
while Wilson was but slightly Injur
ed. As aoou ns the affair became known
here a posse was organized to arrest
the gang, and two of the number are
now in Jail here. However, tho other
seven ore still at large and are being
hunted by the officers. The Injured
Gneek has also been brought to this
place.
EUHO IS CELEBRATING.
.Music and Speeches and Great Eiitliu-
RtOKIIl.
Echo, Or., Dec. 9. (Special to the
Eart Oregonlan.) This afternoon a
grand celebration Is being held here
in honor' of the news that the East
Umatilla project is to be carried out
by the government The affair was
kept for today, as many of the sur
rounding farmers congregate here on
Saturdays.
Early in the afternoon a parade was
held thrmn;h the streets, music being
furnished by the band. Following the
outdoor exercises the crowd gathered
In the hall, and addresses were de
livered by a number of leading citi
zens of the town and surrounding
country.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Market In the United States.
Chicago, Dec. 9. Wheat closed at
86 3-8, corn at 45 1-4 and oats at 31.
Minister of Education Resigns.
Toklo, Dec. 9. Yussura Kubeta,
minister of education, has resigned
es a result of a protest signed by 190
professors, condemning Kubeta's ac
tion in accepting the resignation of
the president of the university.
Ilcud-On Collision In Colorado.
Denver, Dec. 9. The eastbound
California flyer on the Santa Fe col
lided head-on with a freight at Ca
doa this morning. A dozen were In
jured, but none fatally.
T
EXPECTED SOON
PROBABLE IT WILL NOT BE
RENDERED BEFORE SPUING
A Decision la Wanted and Badly Need
ed to Settle the Reinlloii of die
Liqnor Traffic Toward tlte Indians
on tlie Umatilla Reservation Tliore
Han Been Large Increase In Dmn
krmless Among the Indians Dur
ing the Past Year, and Not All of It
Is Recorded in Police Court.
Although a case testing the validity
or the state law against the sale of
liquor to Indian has been appealed
to the supreme court, a decision will
probably not be given for some time
yet. When the appeal was made by
the defendants from this place the
suit went on the docket too late to be
decided with the other cases brought
up at that time. Consequently. It Is
now said a decision will not be ren
dered before the spring session In
Pendleton, unless the court should
find time to dispose of it before that
dab?.
As a decision Is wanted so as to
definitely settle the constitutionality
of the state law, the delay In getting
the decision is regretted.
That the sale of liquor to Indians
and consequent drunkenness among
members of the tribes on the reserva
tion has increased since last year is
shown by the record of arrests In the
police headquarters. An examination
of the record shows that during No
vember last year 16 arrests were
mnde of Indians for being drunk,
while the number for November this
year was 30, practically double that
of 1904. Already seven arrests have
been mnde this month.
Of course the number of arrests
made does not represent the whole
number of cases of drunkenness
among the Indians, for many of them
become drunk and get back to the
reservation without being caught.
The derision of the United States
supreme court that the federal law
atalnwt selling liquor to Indians is not
valid, has largely caused the Increas
ed tmfflc in "firewater." for since the
federal authorities have withdrawn
and the state law has not been en
forced, their has been really nothing
to Interfere with the business
BOUGHT THE LANG FARM.
A. '. Frledley Pun-haw a too Acres
in Juniper.
A. C. Frledley has Just purchased
from James Lang, a 2100-acre wheat
farm In Juniper, known as the C. J.
Smith place.
The farm is one of the best In this
district and produces from 25 to 30
bushels per acre. One thousand acres
are now seeded to winter wheat, and
the remaining 1100 acres worn sum
mer fallowed this year.
Tpe wheat yield In that district is
constantly increasing and the Juniper
country is becoming one of the lead
ing wheal producing districts In the
county. C. E. McLellnn and associ
ates have recently purchased a farm
of 2000 acres further down the Juni
per canyon, nnd considerable activity
In real estate in that vicinity has been
witnessed this season.
The present fleet of ocean carriers
now awaiting turns to load at Port
land. Is considerably too large for
dockage facilities, and much delay is
consequent in getting cargoes aboard
and putting to sea, that otherwise
would not be experienced.
C5I
UMATILLA 6IRL
S
Roxey McNeurlan of the Cot
tage Hotel at Umatilla Conv
mts Suicide.
LEFT A NOTE TO TIIAD
STEVENS. A BARTENDER.
Attended a Dance Last Night and ea
Returning Home Gave Her Sltfor
Letter for Stcpliens On Openhax
Letter This Morning it Was Foams
She Had Threatened to Commit Sui
cide by Drowning Her Ooat anal
Ilat Found on the Bank and This
Afternoon tlie Body Was Recover
by Use of Dynamite.
Umatilla, Dec. 9. (Special to that
East Oregonlan.) The entire popu
lation of this place Is engaged In drag
ging the Columbia and Umatilla
rivers today In search for the body at
Roxey McNeurlan, a waitress at that
Cottage hotel, who left a note last
night after returning from a daaoe,
saying that she would drown herseaT
In the river.
Miss McNeurlan attended . a done
and, returning home at 1 o'clock than
morning, left a note addressed t
Thad Stephens, with her sister, wit)
the request that the sister give It t
Mr. Stephens, who Is a bartender at
one of the local saloons.
Miss McNeurlan then disappear,
but the sister supposed she had gone
to the hotel and it was not until air
letter was opened by Mr. Stephen
this morning that her suicidal Inters!
was known. In the letter she toW
Stephens she would drown herseaT.
and Immediately after this was mad
known every person in the little tows
went to the river to search for some
trace of her and found her coat attH
cap on a rock cliff near the railroad
bridge.
The river has been dragged thor
oughly and up to noon no trace of the
body had been found.
Miss McNeurlan is 17 years of age
and has been employed as waitress at
the Cottage hotel for some time and
was a steady, popular young woman.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McNeurhua.
live here.
It is said that she was in love wlf
Stephens and that becauso of the Im
possibility of ever marrying him, de
cided to drown herself.
Body Is Found.
Umatilla. Dec. 9. At 3 o'clock thai
afternoon the body of Roxey McNeur
lan was found In the Columbia above
100 yards below the rock pier at thaa
place. The body was brought to the
surface by the use of dynamite. The
dead girl Is the daughter of CL Bl
McNeurlan, a farmer living near
here.
WOOD FOR THE STATE.
Nearly SOOO Cord of Cord Wood Ad
vertised for.
The following bids for cord wood for
the Oregon state institutions have bcesi
published In Salem papers. Near
ly 5000 cords of wood Is included tan
the list.
Insane asylum, main building, 4S4
cords first-growth fir.
Insane asylum, cottage farm, 15M
cords first-growth fir.
Penitentiary, 1200 cords first
growth fir; 200 cords grub oak.
Reform school, 900 cords flrs
growth fir.
Deaf mute school, 400 cords first
growth fir; 50 cords split ash.
Blind school, 100 cords flrst-growtk
fir or 125 cords second-growth Br en-first-class
slab wood.
Capitol building, 250 cords first
growth fir.
Bids for second-growth fir for at
of any part of the above will also br
entertained, except asylum, male
building, and cupltol building.
Bids will be received for all or amy
part. Cordwood must be cut whlhy
green from sound timber, four feeJt
long, reasonably straight, well season
ed, delivered as designated, at or near
the several Institutions, closely cor
ed without bulkheads. Delivery must
begin by May 1, and must be com
pleted by October 1. 1906.
. Stockholders' Movtlng.
This afternoon a meeting of tmi
stockholders of the Grant Mining com
pany was held In the office of Cnrtr
Raley. Some eight or 10 of Oar
leading stockholders were present Ml
the meeting, which lasted for as
hour or more.
Negro Ilus the SiuIImx.
Washington, Dec. 9. A negro a
sailor on the president's yacht
Sylph, at the navy yard In this
elty, has smallpox. All suspect-
ed of Infection are isolated unit
the patient sent to quarantine.
DROWN
HERSELF