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Read the advertisements s
Hast Oregonlan. They con from
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PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER If, 1905.
NO. 55'i
VOL. 18.
EMBARHASSMENT
IN THE SENATE
Fulton Failed to Announce the
Death of Mitchell and His
Desk is Undraped.'
TUiLMAN INTRODUCES A
RATH REGULATION DILL.
House Adjournal Until Wednesday
Thurston Announces Mitchell's
Death In tho Supreme Court, and
the Cane Against Mm Is Quashed
Petition Presented for Repeal
of Uio Import Tax on Tea and Oof
fee, From 'Frisco Importers Post
master at Coeur d'Alcne, and Im
migration Commissioner at San
FraaoLsoo.
Washington, Dec. H. When the
senate met at noon today It gave evi
denco of embarrassment over the
death of Mitchell by his desk being
undraped. Senator Fulton decided
not to formally announce the death.
A spirited rate discussion waa pre'
otpitatoa by the Introduction of a
rate regulation bill by Tillman, pro
polling to give the Interstate com
merce commission poer to fix a
maximum rate.
No mention of Mitchell's death was
made In the house, which adjournel
until Wednesday. .
Cam Against Mitchell Quashed.
Ex-Senator Thurston of Nebraska,
appeared In the supreme court and
called attention to the death of John
H. Mitchell, whose case Is pending.
Chief Justice Hobbcs acknowledged
notice of the death and Inserted In
the supreme court docket the die.
missal of the appeal, quashed by the
death of the appellant.
Would Repeal Duty.
Representative Kahn )f California,
today presented In congress a petition
from tlio coffee Importers of San
Francisco, against a duty tax en cof
fee and tea.
IresldeaMal Appointments.
The president has named J. M.
Hlder to be postmaster at Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho.
Among other presidential nomina
tions today was one for commission
er of immigration at San Francisco,
the appointee being Hart H. North.
The following presidential nomlna
Hons for postmasters are made: Ed
ward J. Williams, at Ketchikan, Alas
ka: Frieda F. Mashblr, at Safford.
Arli.; Richard 3. Murphy, at Folsom
Cal.; Edward It. Collins, at Goldfleld.
Nev.; C. O. Cload, nt Dallas, Ore.; Abel
W. Severance, at Tillamook, Ore.; O.
M. Raid win, at Stevensvllle. Mont.; E
Belcher, at Vernal, Utah; J. H. Rose-
langh, at Harrington, Wash.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Itraommcmlnlions for Paternalism In
Merchant Naval Affairs.
Speaker Cannon has announced the
standing coinmrttoes from the repub
lican membership. Each Important
committee Is Increased by one In order
tho democrats may retain their pre
vious numerical strength of one to
each two republicans.
Tho chairmanships are the same
bariing a few changes.
The report of the merchants ma
rine con. mission Is made public. It
recommends a bill, which is drafted,
providing for subsidies. It details the
disasters worked as a result of the
decline of shipping, nnd says the pro
posed legislation will entail an expen
diture for 10 years of $4,625,625 annu
ally. It recommends a naval reserve
force of 10,000 officers and men man
ning a fleet of 200 to 300 1000-ton
fast mall ships in addition to cargo.
This will enable this country to carry
SO to 40 per cent of our trade and
earn (60,000,000 to $80,000,000 In
freight and passenger receipts.
LAND ROOM IS ON.
Irrigation ami Railroads Stimulate
Entries In Washington.
Walla Walla. Dec. 1 1. (Special.)
That section of Klickitat and Benton
counties lying immedlutety along the
Columbia river Is-at present the scene
of considerable activity In the line of
homestead and desert land entries.
The rush to secure title to a piece of
land In that particular section Is
Knur New Cardinals.
Rome, Dec. 11. The third
consistory since the election of
Plus X, and second for the nom
ination of cardinals. In the same
period, began today. It opened
with little pomp. The following
were made cardinals: Caglano
da Azevodo, of Rome; Joseph
Sainnsn, of Hungary; Cavalcantl,
of Uracil; Splnolny Maestc, of
Seville.
caused by the alleged promotion of a
big Irrigation ditch which will take
water out of the Klickitat river and
distribute It to the eastward as far as
possible.
Filings of either homestead or
desert entries are coming Into the
land office in bunches nearly every
day, the applicants all having their
hopes built high in anticipation of
being "bloated land holders" In a
short space of time.
The proposed irrigation scheme Is
the product of the fertile brains of
some Seattle and Tacoina promoters,
and' many of the prospective home-
builders are from the Sound.
The land without Irrigation Is com
paratively worthless except for graz
ing purposes until water is secured
for Irrigation.
A second incentive to attempting
to Improve and redeem the land In
that particular locality Is the build
ing of one or two railroads down the
north bank of the Columbia river.
TRIED TO KILL HERSELF.
Cluu-loUe Weaver the Victim of III
Health and Discouragement.
Ban Francisco, Doc. 11. Discharg
ed from her company without a hear
ing, and believing her theatrical ca
reer to be irretrievably blighted,
Charlotte Weaver, aged 18, grand
daughter of General Weaver of Iowa
and member of tho "Light Eternal
company," playing at the Majestic
theater, tried Ineffectually to kill her
self last night at Hotel Marguerite, by
means of gas. J
Tho girl has been 111, and her hu
initiation before the members of the
company by the stage manager, caus
ed the act
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From Mm Greatest Wheat
Market In Iks United States.
Cblcago, Dec. 11. Wheat closed to
day at S6 S-8, com at 44 3-4 and oats
at 31 3-.
REPLY RECEIVED
MEMORIAL FROM COMMER
CIAL ASSOCIATION ANSWERED
Secretary E. A. Hitchcock of Uic De
partment of the Interior Replies to
Pendleton Commercial Association's
lraycr for tlie Acceptance of the
East Umatilla Project Letter Is
Signed by the Secretary and Will
Re Treasured With Much lrlde by
the Association.
Vice-President C. E. Roosevelt, of
the Commercial association, has Just
received a letter bearing the signature
ef Secretary E. A. Hitchcock of the
Interior department, which will be
treasured n the archives of the as
sociation with more than ordinary
pride.
The letter Is a reply to the memori
al sent to the secretary by the Com
merclal association, praying for the
acceptance of the Eust Umatilla Irri
gation project, and 1s as follows:
Washington, D. C Dec. 6, '05.
C. E. Roosevelt,
Vice-President Commercial Asso'n
Pendleton, Oregon.
Dear Sir: I am In receipt of a
memorial datod November 16. from
the Pendleton (Oregon) Commercial
association, urging the approval of
the East Umatilla Irrigation project,
and In this connection you are in
formed that on December 4, the sum
of $1,000,000 or as much thereof as
may be necessary, was appropriated
from the reclamation fund for the
construction of the Umatilla Irriga
tion project In tho state of Oregon,
subject to certain conditions named
In the order. Respectfully.
E. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary.
The signature of the secretary Is
made by his own hand and the letter
Is therefore more highly treasured by
the association than If some clerk
had made tho signature In a per
functory manner. ,
While It Is a small matter, yet It Is
an evidence that Pendleton Commer
cial association has taken an active
and influential part In securing the
approval of the East Umatilla project
even after It had been officially an
nounced that It would be abandoned
with other projects under considera
tion. WITTE A REACTIONIST.
In Part, nt Iicast, Ma ken Concessions
to Hint Element.
St. Petersburg. Dec. il. Wltte Is
openly aiding the reactionaries to a
vcrtaln extent. He has made General
Grodsky, a bitter reactionist, com
mander of St. Petersburg fortress. A
great meeting of roughs today cried
"Down with tho Intellectuals," "Down
with the Jews," "Down with the lib
erals." Muny priests were present.
The police dispersed the meeting of
the Union of Unions.
Edward Atcklnsnn Dead.
Boston, Dec. 11 Edward Atkinson,
the famous economist, Is dead.
FROM
HITCHCOCK
s ITNERAL OK SENATOR MITCHELL TOMORROW.
Portland, Dec. II. The last rites will be held over the body of
Senator Mitchell tomorrow. The remains will lie In state In the city s
hall from 10 to 12:30. when they will be taken to the First Congre-
s national church.
The funeral services at 2 will be confined to the ElkB ritualistic
ceremony, with prayer by Dr. E. L. House, and music. The services
at the grave will be In charge of tho Odd Fellows.
A military guard from the state mllltla will escort the body.
The liar association wll attend In it body. There will be no funeral
address.
John H. Mitchell, Jr., will be the only member of the immediate s
family present.
E LIFE
A CLEAR RECORD
Such is the Testimony of its
President, Who Gives it a
Clean Bill of Conduct.'
ITS FUNDS NOT USED IN
SIDE SPECULATIONS.
IIS Officers Do Not According to Ills
Testimony, Profit In Any Way Ex
cept Directly by Their Salaries He
Claims It Neve Had a Dollar In
Syndicate Oiierates or Made Loans
to Its Officers Its Average Profits
Equal Four Per Cent All Over
Tun Per Cent Distributed to Uie
Policyholders.
New York, Dec. 11. Henry E. Ide.
president of the Home Life Insurance
company, was a witness before the
Insurance committee today. He said
the officers had no "joint account" by
which they received commissions on
transactions In securities.
The witness also said he is not 111 J
sured in any company, though some
of Its officers are:
The company has neither directly
nor indirectly participated In syndi
cate operations. It bought railroad
stocks for Investments, but no Indus
trials, and madenn loans to Its offi
cers, and has made few collateral
loans, as It found better means to
employ Its funds.
Ide said the company received an
average of four and a half per cent
on Its loans and mortgages, which
found a surplus of over $1,000,060
targer than necessary and distributed,
during 20 years, all over 10 per cent
of its assets to the policyholders.
Ide explained that the company an
nually accounted to the policyholders,
and he could not be Induced to criti
cise Its methods In any respect.
RUN OVER AND KILLED.
Heavy Wheels Crushed In the Side of
a Teamster.
La Grande, Dec. 11. Lee Blauk
ledge, aged about 60 years, was fatal
ly Injured last evening at Imbler by
a wagon running over him. The man
was huullng lumber to that place and
his team ran away. In his efforts to
check them he- was thrown beneath
the wheels. The wagon was loaded
with 2000 feet of heavy lumber and
the weight terribly crushed his right
side as It passed over him, breaking
almost all of his ribs. Dr. Molltor
was hastily summoned from this city
but by the time he reached there the
man was dying. Notwithstanding his
terrible Injuries he lived four hours
after the accident occurred.
Blackledge had been a resident of
Imbler and vicinity for a period of
two or three years. He is known to
have grown children In Iowa, his for
mer homo, who have been notified.
Until word Is received from them no
disposition of the remains will be
made. , .
MORE DETAILS OF
Where Is L. K. Kerbaugh, and how
are those who cashed checks for him
going to come out? It was pearly a
week ago that Mr. Kerbaugh made
the rounds of his friends In this city
and secured sums varying from $5 to
$25 from each, giving "his check" In
return. Also, It has been some time
since the checks came back from
Portland unpaid and consequently
those who advanced money to the
Tribune's ex-manager aro wondering
when the game Is to be finished.
Howover, the checks given here on
the Portland bank are not the only
ones Issued by Kerbaugh. Short
ly after his departure last week a
number of checks drawn upon the
Pendleton Savings bank were sent
here from Portland, where he had
evidently given them In exchange for
money. Ab Kerbaugh had no funds
In the Savings bank, nor ever had.
the checks were returned to Port
land. What disposition was made of
M
LEGACI TO THE
I W COUNCIL
May Have the 'Phone Fran
chise and Court Street Ma
cadam to Wrestle With.
SOME DESIRE TO TURN
ROTH QUESTIONS OVER.
At tlx- Hume Tune Some Prefer Tlutt
Iiotli Issues (ki to a Finish During
the Present Administration, and the
Mayor Prefers That the Macadam
Question Re Decided Before Junu
ury 1 Postponement Will Develop
Many and Various Speculations as
to the Outcome.
From present indications, at least
two knotty problems which are now
before the city council will be left as
legacies for the new government when
the old officials lay down the reins
of power on December 31. These two
propositions are the disposition of the
automatic telephone franchise, and
ide macadamizing of Court street.
Both them have been under con
sideration for many weeks, and they
have been very carefully considered
as was proper In view of their Im
portance. For the Improvement of Court street
a petition was presented to the coun
ell several weeks ago asking that it
be macadamized from Main to the
end of the street. At that lime the
petition was referred to the street
committee, and It was generally sup
posed that a resolution ordering the
Improvement would be passed by the
council and the some advertised for
10 days as Is required.
However, no resolution has yet been
passed, and there Is an apparent de
sire on the part of some of the coun
ell to let the matter go over to the
new body. This morning Councilman
Renn stated as much and also said
that trouble was being had over the
specifications for the Improvement.
Among the points that are yet unset
tied are the thickness and size of the
crushed rock and the point nt which
the parking shall commence.
Regarding the plan of letting the
above matter and also that of the tel
ephone franchise go over until next
year, there is a division of sentiment
among the cnuncllmen. At least some
of those- who are to hold over have
expressed themselves In favor of de
elding the questions now, before th
new ones come In. The argument
used In favor of such action Is that
the present council Is familiar with
the conditions, and since both prob
lems have been pending for a long
time, they should be decided now.
Also, nyor Matlock Is known to be
anxious to have the Improvement of
Court 'Street taken up by the present
government.
Meanwhile, time Is flying, and there
are but a few more meetings before
the old'councll goes out of power.
Consequently, unless they take action
soon the new government will have
two good sized propositions on hand
when It goes into power on New Year,
HUGH'S CAREER
them thvre Is not known.
L. Hunziker, tho Jeweler. Is minus
a watch as a result of Mr. Kerbuugh'j
last visit here. On the evening he
was In Pendleton last Kerbaugh went
Into Ihe. above store r.nd offered to
buy a gold watch, giving his check in
payment. However, as he was intox
icated, Mr. Hunziker persuaded him
to wait until the next day. In the
meantime, at Mr. Kerbaugh's request,
he loaned him n cheap silver watch,
which Kerbaugh promised to return
at 10 o'clock the next day. However,
tho timepiece has never been return
ed. So far no criminal action hn? been
taken against Kerbaugh, ns District
Attorney Phelps holds that he cannot
be prosecuted for obtaining money
under false pretenses since he . evi
dently hnd money In a Portland bank
nt the time he drew the checks. The
district attorney has written Mrs.
Kerbaugh regarding the affair, but
so fur no answer has been received.
MANY INDICTMENTS.
Cattlemen of Kuiihii Are Accused of
Frauds.
Topeka, Dec. 11. After submitting
a partial report containing 29 indict
ments against cattlemen the United
States icnind Jury which has been In
session for a week investigating Kan
sas land fraud cases, adjourned until
Thursday of next week. Three of the
Indictments charge conspiracy to de
fraud the United States out of a por
tion of Its public domain and suborna
tion of perjury In the securing of
fraudulent homestead entries. The
other 26 Indictments charge the un
lawful Inclnsure of public lands.
The grand Jury adjuurned until next
Thursday to give the officers time to
secure additional witness. for the
most Important land fraud cases yet
to be considered In this stale. The
Jury will make Its complete report and
adjourn sine die one week from to
night. All of the men Indicted are wealthy
cattle barons. The 29 Indictments
are the result of less than two months
work by Colonel A. L. Green, special
agent of the federal land office. Col
onel Green stated tonight he had bare
ly commenced his work, and would
not stop until every case of land fraud
in Kansas h.ul been thoroughly In
vestigated. The total amount of land
held under fence by the Indicted cat
tlemen is 403,400 acres, of which 135,
000 acres is government land.
BODY FOUXI BOTTOM OK SHAFT.
Mystery Solved of Mining Man's Dbt
appearance. Tucson,' A rlz., Dec. 11. The body of
I.uther Jewell, of San Diego, who dis
appeated some months ago while in
vestigating a mining property near
Llano, Sonora, was found Sunday by
H. G. Olore, and a party of American
mining men while examining the Veta
Tlerra mine. The body was found nt
the bottom of an abandoned shaft,
with the skull crushed. It is thought
Jewell was murdered by a guide.
BLOCK SYSTEM
COMPLETED BETWEEN
LA GRANDE AND CAYUSE.
Tlx- First on Ihe Pacific Coast and Is
0crutcd by Electric Power at Ka-
meln There are Twenty-Two Slg.
nuk an Average of One Every
Three Mile Is Automatically Op.
crated by the Wheels of Cars and
Engine Anotlier Section Is Being
Installed Between Portland and
Bonneville by the Same Crew.
Between. La Grande- and Cnyuse. a
distance of 65 miles, the O. R. & N.
company has completed the block sig
nal system which Is now In use.
This Is the first signal system com
pleted on the Pacific coast and gives
the O. R. & N. an advantage over
every other western road In the way
of safety appliance for the protection
of public and employes.
The central station from which the
electricity for the system is distrib
uted. Is located at Kamela and Is in
charge of three men who take care of
the entire system.
The total number of signals on the
system between I -a Grande and Cay
use Is 22, there being three signals
between Oayusc nnd Bingham Vfprlngs.
four between Bingham and North
Fork, seven between North Fork and
Kamela and eight between Kamela
and 1m Grande. A separate system
of electric wires consisting of three
and five heavy wires carries the elec
tric current from the power station
at Kamela to the various storage bat
teries along the line.
The signals are so arranged that
they protect the trains from head on
collisions as well os from collisions
from the rear.
The night lamps on the signals burn
for eight days and nights and are at
tended by employes whose duty It is
to keep the apparatus In working or
der.
As long os a train Is In one of the
blocks, another train, approaching
from either direction, cannot enter
that block, thus preventing collisions
of any kind, if the signals are obey
ed. The signals are operated auto
matically by the wheels of the cars
or engine and the arms of the signals
remain In an elevated position or at
the "danger" position as It is called,
by railroad men, as long as the wheels
are In contact with It.
When the train leaves the block.
the pressure of the wheels on the ap
paratus releases the arm and It falls
down to "safety" position and all
trains finding the arms in this posi
tion may proceed In perfect safety as
It Is known that no other train is near
er than two miles which is the dis
tance each block extends.
The- crew which Installed this sys
tem has gone to Portland and will In
stall about 2T miles between Portland
and Bonneville, where tho l. It. & N.
system Is particularly crooked and
another system will be Installed soon
between Huntington and Durkee,
where tho Burnt river canyon Is also
a dangerous and crooked piece of
road.
ECHO WATERUSERS
ILL
C
Enthusiastic Meeting of Irri
gators Held on Saturday
Evening
I'OHM OK BY-LAWS FOR
WARDER TO HITCHCOCK.
Six Ditch Comiiunics Have 25 Miles
of Ditch Built and 25 Miles More
Projected Are Affected by East
Umatilla Project Ail Will Come
Into Water Users' Association,
Which Will Bo Perfected on la
dorsement of By-Laws by Hitch
cock.
Echo, Dec. 11. (Special to Om
East Oregonlan.) In compliance
with the requirements of the govern
ment, the citizens of Echo who ars
Interested In the Irrigation projects
which will be affected by the govern
ment project known as the East Uma
tilla in the Cold Springs district, met
In this place on Saturday evening to ,
take preliminary steps toward the or
ganization of the Echo Water Users'
association.
John T. Whistler, government en
gineer for Oregon represented the.
government In the meeting and out
lined the requirements of the govern
ment in the matter of the surrender
of private lands which might b af
fected by the East Umatilla project.
Before the government will pro
ceed with the reclamation of the land
under this project, as with all other
government Irrigation schemes, prl-,
vate owners of land within the bound
aries of the government project most
enter Into a contract and submR to a .
set of by-laws and resolution) in
dorsed by the secretary of the Interior
and must agree to surrender their,
holdings under such government pro
ject down to the amount of 160 acres. ,
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor U A. Esteb, who was elected
chairman. Louis Scholl, jr., was
elected secretary and a committee of
seven, consisting of the following
named gentlemen was appointed to
draft by-laws and resolutions to be
submitted to Secretary Hitchcock for
his approval: J. F. McNaught, D. C.
Browned, L. Scholl, jr., W. R. How
ard. T. C. Irwin, L. C. Crawford and '
H. G. Newport.
A set of resolutions and by-laws
was prepared and forwarded Satur
day night by Mr. Whistler, to the sec
retary of the Interior. If found sat
isfactory, the by-laws will be In
dorsed by the secretary and returned,
with authority for completion of the
organization.
As soon as the reply of the secre
tary to the by-laws and resolutions Is
received at Echo a meeting of the
water users under all the projects af
fected by the government project will
be called and the association wOl be
completed by the election of presi
dent, secretary, treasurer and board
of trustees or directors.
Companies Affected.
Six Irrigation companies already
organized and now working In that
vicinity will be affected by the East
Umatilla government project, as fol- .
lows: The Furnish Ditch company,
which Is now rapidly completing a
main canal, will be affected to the
extent of about 2500 acres; Cold
Springs Ditch company, Beltle Djjch
company. Maxwell Ditch company,
Rrownell Ditch company, and the
Three-Mile Falls Ditch company.
The six companies Interested now
have about 25 miles of main ditches
already built and about 25 miles more
projected. About 30,000 ncres of land
will be covered by these ditch com-
panies, all of which have signified
their willingness to come under the
government regulations If satisfactory
arrangements cun be made.
An effort will be made to secure a
lest of winter Irrigation along the
main government canal In the hllty
district west of Foster.
Great enthusiasm prevails In the
entire Echo and Umatilla district
over the prospect of reclaiming this
desert land. It Is understood that 40
acres will be he limit of a homestead
entry under the government project,
thus adding an enormous population
to that portion of the county.
Arciiinit New York Context.
Ail-any. Dec. 11. The New
York election recount case was
argued In the court of appeals
today. Ex-Governor Black made
the principal argument for
Hearst and Allen Parker for
McClellnn. The question the
court Is asked to decide Is
whether the election laws auth
orize a recount of ballots already
officially counted.