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PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1(5, 1005
NO. .'554 1
HQU
SE CALLED
SENATE DOWN
Claimed That Body Originated
a Revenue Measure, Thus
Exceeding Its Privileges.
XClTINU, HIKE FOR ALL
DEBATE ON PANAMA CANAL.
"log a Uio AiuiaiMills Naval Acad
emy Will He Investigated by Senate
Committee on Naval Affairs, and is
Discussed In Cabinet Mooting H0U1
iloosoa Will Adjourn December 21
VmOl January 4 Fraud Order Is
sacd Against a Racing Pool Bareau
Mas M Oakland Embezzler From
Manila, Hank Sentenced to Six
Washington. Dec 1. The house
and senato first climbed today over tho
Panama appropriation bill. The
bonne panned a bill with a provision
for putting tho Panama bonds on the
same footing as government twos.
The senate killed thnt provision and
Paed a separate bill covering the
subject.
The matter went to the house to
ay, where It was killed by a rising
rote with no dissenters, and returned
to the senate with a resolution de
claring the senate. In pnsslng the bill
originated a revenue measure, thus
violating the constitutional privileges
of the house.
Criticisms of canal construction
were continued In the senate today.
Tillman said. -The president Is a bril
liant and hard worker. I believe he
la patriotic. As a rule he has his
country's good at heart, but when his
hoart Is set he Is absolutely oblivious
to law and tramples under foot the
constitution."
He attacked the creation of the Re
pabllc of Pannma, as an allesed nh.
terfuge, and nlso the Santo Domingo
riy. ie caned the president "tho
policeman of the western hemisphere."
Spooner defended the president, and
became the center of fire from Teller,
Tillman and Money.
Will Investigate Hazing.
In the senate a resolution was
adopted this afternoon Instructing
the naval affairs committee to Inves
tigate hazing at the naval academy.
Superintendent Hands conferred with
Secretary Bonaparte this morning.
The secretary took tho matter to the
president at cabinet meeting this af
ternoon. Will Adjourn December 31.
The house adopted the concurrent
resolution to adjourn Thursday next
to January 6.
Fraud Order Issued.
A postofflce fraud order has been
Issued against L. R. Schmidt, Box 187, j
Oakland. Cal. Ho advertised a racing
pool and then disappeared.
Senate Passes House Rill.
Tho senate passed the $11,000,000
deficiency hill without dissension and
without amendment, but lucking the
provision of putting bonds on the
same footing as government twos.
It Is announced In the sennte the
administration will ahnllxh the liter
ary bureau in . connection with the
canal. Halo saying the administration
is convinced of Its Improper usnge.
Senate Wan Is Information.
The senate adopted a resolution
directing tho interstate commerce
' commission to send to the senate the
records and testimony and the opin
ions of thp commission in the enso of
unlawful rebates and practices In the
transportation of coal and mlno sup
plies by the Sunta Fe, decided Feb
ruary I, 1906.
GUAXTl'
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Mm. ,Swlt.lcr All fjvded All Uie
Real v,
Yesterday aftern 6 uudge W. R.
Ellis granted Elizabeth Swltzler a de
cree of divorce from Edwin Swltzler.
Tho decree was the outcome of the
divorce proceeding. that were start
ed last summer by Mrs. Swltzler
through her attorney, Judge Fee. The
suit was not contested by the de
fendant. The division of the property had
been previously settled by the two
parties in a stipulation which was
filed last summer. By the decree of
the court the division of the prop
erty was ordered according to that
stipulation. Ily the terms of the
agreement all of the real property be
longing to the defendant, which con
sisted of reiU estate in this city and
Portland, amounting In valu to about
$15,000, was given Mrs. Rwltxler. All
of the personal property, which con
sists of money, notes, accounts, etc.,
amounting In value to about 120,000,
was retained by tho defendant. Edwin
Swltzler.
This morning Judge Fee. counsel
for Hrs. Swltzler, stated that the quit
claim deed (o Bessie Swltzler, which
was given Jointly by Mr. and Mrs.
Swltzler lust summer, was merely to
peace miss ewuzicr In possession of
property which was due her from her
father's estate. Up to that time the
property had been owned Jointly by
the brother and siHter. After the onlt
claim deed had been given and Miss
swltzler s portion given her, Edwin
swuzier was left the owner of prop
eny valued at 115.000. Under tho
stipulation all of this Is given Mrs.
Swltzler.
According to Judge Fee, the reports
current last summer that Swltzler
nun squandered most uf his money,
were untrue, and this Is evident from
the amount of personnl property.
10,000. which ho mill had at that
time.
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ML
H EXPELLED
SUCCEEDED BY IMflll
Radical Changes in the Management of the Mutual Time
Limit Given McCall to Return Stolen Funds, .
SI KPASKKD THE FIRST.
He Must Make Uood the Money Puiil Without Receipt to Hamilton for
Itcul Estate Speculation McCurdy Breaks Ikma Under the Straiu of
Exposure Hyde Will Hike for E nropo to Make Ills Home There
Committee Will Go to Albany to Overhaul the Methods of tlie State
Insurance Department Reported That Hamilton Ban Been Found and
Will Tell Ills Story of the Swindles.
Two Sons Horn at Adonis.
Born, .Friday, December 15. to Mr.
and Mr Jerry Swart, an eight-pound
son. Mr. Swart is the O. R. N.
agent at Adams.
On Thursday a son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Reld, also of Adams.
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RESIGNS
FROM
THE MINT
EXONERATED II V DIRECTOR
of mints geohge ROBERTS.
ItolHTtK aiul Uie Director of the San
FraiiHsco Mint Have Been Investi
gating Uie Affairs of tho Seal tic
Mint ami tho Alleged Defalcation of
George F. Adams Wing's Sutxvs
hot WIU llo Selected by Uie Presi
dent After Conference With Wash
ington's Delegation In Congress.
New York, Deo. 16. It Is announc
ed toduy that Ryan will bo expelled
from the Mutual and his place on the
directorate given to Harrlman, who
will also be placed on the board of
trustees.
It la predicted that Peabody will
not retain the presidency long, as the
men who were forced to accept him
are ready to expel him.
It Is likely the Investigating com
mittee will go to Albany In a couple
of weeks to inquire Into tho methods
of the state Insurance department.
McCall has been given 16 days'
grace in which to get the return of the
$200,000 promised If Hamilton did
not return the funds.
McCurdy Is sold to be suffering
from mental and physical collapse as
the result of the investigation.
Hyde sails for Europe December
28. It Is believed he is going to
make his permanent abode there. His
goods are packed and the house Is for
sale.
Hamilton Man Been Found.
Paris, Dec. 1. John C. McCall,
son of the New Tork Life president,
sailed today from Havre bearing the
report that Hamilton has been found.
Hamilton la under the care of a spe
cialist, who said the trip would prove
serious to Hamilton if he tried tj go.
It is authoritatively announced that
Hamilton, In lieu of return, has pre
pared a detailed statement, full uua
explicate, concerning his connec'lo.i
with the Insurance company.
TOM LAWSON HARD I P,
la Mortgaging His Irotorty and May
"Go Broke."
Boston, Dec. 18. Lawsnn denied he
Is "broke," but admits he has been
going In that direction rapidly for sev
eral months. He admits a mortgage
of $250,000 on his home, and says he
has mortgaged other property for
1860,000.
KoUiwoll niiM'k Iluriicd.
Des Moines, Dec. 1 6. Tho Rolhwell
block, the principal corner In the bus
iness district, was practically destroy
ed by fire this morning. Loss, 1500.-
eo.
look for Revelations.
Chicago, Dec. 16. Revela
tions of Chinese traffic In white
slaves tlie police believe will re
sult from an investigation fol
lowing tho arraignment of two
women arrested In an opium
den. One Is believed to bo a
graduate of Vassar, the other
is the wife of a Chinaman, and
daughter of a bishop.
San Francisco. Dec. 16. Director
of the Mints George D. Roberts, and
Frank A. Leach, superintendent rf
tho Sun Francisco mint, returned ibis
morning from Seattle, where they in
vestigated the allcg-a defalcations of
Oeorge F. Adams, a former trusted
employe.
Roberts said: "Wing's retirement Is
due to the exposures In ilm nffio..
of the mint at Scuttle. There Is not
the slightest suspicion entertnlned
that Wing had any know ledge of
what was going on. Immediately af
ter my arrival ho culled upon me und
tendered his resignation. He appre
ciated the fnct that ho could not es
cape official responsibility for what
had transpired.
The matter of selecting his succes
sor is left entirely to the president.
who will undoubtely confer with th
Washington delegation In congress. In
the meantime L. F. Kerfoot, of San
Francisco, Is temporarily in charge,
Robert will leave tomorrow for tho
east.
DYNAMITE WORKS BLOW UP.
Men and Buildings Were Torn into
Fragments.
Marquette, Mich., Dec. 16. The Du
pout Powder company's dynamite
works blew up -this morning, killing
Henry Hall, James Govinsky, Barney
Johnson, Gustaf Baker and Henry
(Jereau. All except Gereau leave
families. The victims were blown in
pieces.
Thirteen hundred pounds of nitro
glycerine and 300 pounds of mixing
dynamite exploded.
Only a few. shreds of blackened
flesh were found. Not enough to fill
a two-quart measure. The mixlnr
nouso was totally destroyed and
nothing but a few splinters remain
to mark the site. The cause Is un
known. Not a man in the building
at the time, survived. Of 30 buildings
comprising the plant, only the maga
zines escaped damage.
ANOTOHER LAND SWINDLE.
Further 0cralions of Putrr-McKin-
ley Are Exposed.
Salem, Dec. 16. Tho state land of
fice today received bogus certificates
for 6000 acres of school land pur-
cnasetf hy R. K. Moss of Chicago from
the Puter-McKlnley gang, for which
he paid $20,000.
The fraudulent certificates now re
turn a total of 30.000 acres, on which
the swindlers reaped a profit of $100,
000. representing but a small aortion
of their total operations.
CITY .MARSHAL KILLS HIMSELF.
by
WILL CLEAR ABOIT t.V.
IVofesHor Robinson Receives One-Half
Not Proceeds.
While al of- the accounts for tho
"Queen Esther" entertainment have
not yet been settled. Prof. L. R, Trav
cr estimated that about $150 will be
netted for the high school. For the
first night's entertainment $176 was
received, while last evening the sum
of $208 was taken In. Under the con
tract with Prof. Rohlnson the director
Is to receive one-half the net pro
ceeds, and $18 for board while In tho
city.
VT THE BEE HIVE.
diaries .?. Ferguson . Negotiating for
lis Purchase.
For several days past the Ree Hive
store, owned by Messrs. Twist and
Milne, has been closed while an In
ventory of the stock is being tnkon.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
store are on between the owners and
Charles J. Ferguson, manager of the
Pendleton Woolen mills. However,
this morning Mr. Ferguson stated that
tho wholo matter was awaiting the
completing of the Involco, and that no
trado had yot been made,
Prominent Mining Man Bead
Ilui-vtlng Blood Vessel.
Juneau. Alaska, Dee. 16. City
Marshal Roy Burnett blew off the
top of his head over financial troubles
Thursday. At one time he was the
champion pistol shot of Texas.
Frank Cook, a leading mining op
erator of this section, died Friday
rrom a bursted blood vessel in his
head. He discovered the famous .Tn.
atln and Red Diamond quarts mines.
MONOPOLY BUSTED.
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BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.
Widow Wauls 1 00,001) From Wealthy
Iittwyer.
Pittsburg, Dec. 16. The breach of
promise suit for $100,000 by Mrs.
Mary r.etter, a widow, against Gib
son D. Packer, was made public af
ter having been filed a month. Pack
er was for years the attorney of the
Curnegle Steel company and other big
Interests, when tho United States
Steel corporation was formed. It
promises a sensation equalling the
Corey suit.
Bowen Waa Convicted.
Yreka. Cal., Dec. 16. Arthur O.
Rowen, who killed his wife, Ida Bowen
near Green View, September 29. was
this morning convicted of manslaugh
ter, the Jury being out 12 hours.
Tuesday, December 19, Is set for pass
ing mo sentence.
Divides With His Attorneys.
Auburn. Cal.. Dec. 16. AdolDh
Weber, the matricide, has agreed on
fees for his attorneys. Grove John
son gets $2260; Fred Tuttle, $2400;
ren lanor, i860; Sam Pullen, 1400;
Hiram Johnson, $600.
A big fight is being made aiming
the confirmation of Franklin K. Lane
of California, to bo a member of the
Interstate commerce commission. The
senate will make a special Investigation.
Clielnn Mas Invested on Strength of
One Year's License.
After having Invested $20,000 In
new hotel building at Cashmere, In
L neian county, on condition that th
town council grant him an exclusiv
license to sell liquors in the town
Stephen S. Bailey, late of Seattle and
formerly proprietor of the Hotel
Northern, Is about to be put out of
business by the fnct that the town was
carried by a "dry" ticket at last Tues
day's election, says a Seattle dis-
patch.
He still has a fighting chance to se
cure a renewal of his license for an
other year, but the anti-saloon ele
ment of the town are "after him.
and he may be unable to secure It, or
having secured It may bo unable to
defend It through the year.
i-eopie of Seattle who have fol
lowed his career know Bailey as
cool fighter in politics, and a bold and
daring gambler, and It was reported
at the time that he lost not less tha
$4 0,000 betting on the election
George Turner as governor of Wash
Ington in the election last fall. Short
ly after that election the announce
ment was made that he was through
wun city life and would retire to th
vale of Cashmere to become a far
mer und run a little country hotel
Preliminary to going Into the hotel
business in Cashmere he applied to
the county commissioners of Chelan
county for a saloon license there. The
antt-saloon element of Cashmere pro
testca against the license so strong
ly that the commissioners refused to
grant It. Thereupon an agitation was
instituted to incorporate the town, and
after a vigorous campaign it was car
ried and a council was elected which
was favorable to Bailey and his en
terprise. After but llttlo delay the
council fixed the saloon license in the
town at $1000, chiefly for the purpose
or giving valley the exclusive Drlvilete
Bailey was then granted the license
and proceeded to erect the hotel
The hotel has now been operation
for nearly a yeor. The license Is soon
to expire, and will run out In time to
enahle him to ask for a renewal of It
during the Incumbency of the present
council, a body of men favorable to
mm. It Is anticipated thot the re
newnl will be granted despite the fact
mat me town has voted to go "drv'
for the next two years by electing an
ann-saiuon council.
"THE PENDLETON COLONY."
Former Vmntllla County People Now
laving near Cambridge, Are Well
Pleased.
Harry Gibson, formerly of this city
but now a member of the "Pendleton
colony" at Cambridge, Idaho, Is down
for a few days on business. Ho says
all the members of the colony are well
pleased with the country nnd are do
ing well.
The entire country is adapted to
dry land alfalfa and two crops are
grown easily without irrigation. Wa
ter Is found but a short distance un
der the surface all over the district
and the soli Is warm and easily work
ed. Tho altitude of tho country is
about 2880 feet, or tho same as La
Grande, and watermelons nnd other
tender fruits grow well.
He says the reason the country has
not been settled long ago Is that the
pioneers cwre stockmen and needed
the country for range purposes nnd
did not encourage farming. For this
reason many people thought the bench
land unproductive, but upon trial it is
found to produce alfalfa, fruit, wheat,
barley and oats In abundance.
"Oucen Esther'' Delights a Second
Immense Audlonce.
Lout night unother Immense audi
ence filled the Frazcr theater to wit
ness the second presentation of
"Queen Esther," the great sacred
opera. Some who saw the first night's
entertainment declare It was sur
passed by the second performance.
As King Ahasucrus Professor Herit
age again delighted the audience with
his splendid and kingly bearing. In
the leading role of Queen Esther Miss
Klnsella was graceful and stately, and
i, vi ii. roiouoo voice was pleasing
to hear.
As Zerlsh, the sorrowing wife of
the deposed Hainan, Miss Mytilene
Fraker sang with a feeling that was
superb and won the hearts of the lis
teners. Also, Miss Grace Hawkcs as
the prophetess and Miss Bcrnice Rup
pe ns Mordecal's sister, Interpreted
their roles well, and sang with a sweet
naturalness that gained them many
compliments.
As the sorrowing Mordecai Mr. C.
P. Ferrln met with much apprecia
tion. He has a splendid voice and his
appearance and manner gave mean
ing to his part
Prof. F. K. Noordhoof as Haman,
the wicked Persian, Is also entitled to
high praise, for he has a flno voice.
The courage and dignity which he
displayed on leaving the court for his
execution was admirable.
Herbert Ruppe as the beggar. Prof.
L. R. Traver as Hegal. J. H. Wilson
as the high priest, and C. A. Hill as
the scribe, all filled their roles with
credit.
Little Minnie Jones, as the daugh
ter of Hainan was a valuable part of
the troupe and greatly added to the
effectiveness of the scene In whlh
Haman took farewell before going to
meet his fate.
The scarf dance by the seven high
school girls, was one of the pleasant
features of the entertainment, and
tended to lighten what Is otherwise a
very serious play. Also the king's
pagr-s, .Maurine McAdam and Edith
Raley, and the queen's pages, Gwen
dolyn Smith and Kathleen Furnish,
appeared well and performed with
credit.
COLLAPSING
GOVERNMENT
Baltic Provinces Rapidly Go
ing Under Sway of Rebel
lious Russian Peasants.
TREASON TIUS HANDS OF
UNWILLING ADMIRALT,
Tolsiol Bitterly Denounces Wine s
Traitor to His Promises and to Jas
tiro and Common Sense, and Sajso
His Treactiery Is ResKnsih!e (
Rapid Growth or Rcvolutljn
Grenadiers MuUny and Issue Bs.
mamls for Reforms German fias
u lace, and Property Along Uie BssV
Uc Are in Danger Soldiers In Bss
slan Hospital Mutinied.
SPECIAL
TRAIN
TO LOS ANGELES
TICKETS GOOD FOR 80
DAYS roil THE RETURN
t . .
tn-gnnued Under Uio
AuKplrro of Uie Portland Commer
cial Club, and Will Leave the Latter
Place January 1.1 Limit to Uie
Number Coins; Is Sot at Ono Hun
dred Tv.wity-FIve Hoped and Ex
lioetcd That Eastern Oregon Will
He Hciresnted Tickets Will Cost
;t and $58.
A 10-car special excursion tram
made up of Pullmans, baggage, buf
fet and chair cars will leave Portland
on Saturday night, January 13, over
the Southern Pacific for Ims Angeles,
the tickets to be good for 60 days returning.
This excursion has been ,irnni..i
by Portland business men un.w th
auspices or the Commercial club, and
nit- iiinu or excursionists will be
piaceu at 126, owing to the impossi
bility of accommodating maw il.n
this at manv of th n,i,,iu . ....
he excursion will stop.
Fully half of the 125 to go on this
excursion are expected to come from
outside of Portland, including cist
ern, central and western Orcein In
order that the excursion may be fully
representative of the entire stat,. of
Oregon.
The price of round tiln Hrk,.io
where one occupies the berth alone
will be $63, and where two ink.. -
berth the price will be hut $B8. It Is
hoped that a number of Pendleton
business men Join the excursion w. I
ernl from Pnker City are going and s
umoer from Ln Grande have slimed
up. Lob Angeles will greet the ex-i
curslon with a flower carnival.
Chicago, Dec 16. The Dally
correspondent cables that the do
fall of the government is expeeMI
soon. The Insurgents are well
and retain Riga, Reval and other !
tic towns, and are taking others, i
miral Birlleff Is afraid to execute I
orders of the government to i
against the rebellious cities, for C
the sailors will revolt.
Tolstoi Denounces! Wltte.
Tolstoi Is quoted as- follows by
samf correspondent'
'Wltte has thrown off the ma
know him now as capable of all
of treason. I. had hoped he
have common sense. Witte's acti-issE
show he never meant to provide
constitution and the result of hla -pllclty
is now apparent. We ill i isssH
to wait. In hope of averting revets
tlon. Now all have Joined the nnj
lutlon. Those who previously follow
ed Wltte as staunch constltntiosasV
Ists, are now all red revolutionists!
Witte's hope to tame us by starvadasi
Is futile. The middle class is agabsst
him."
Grenadiers Mutiny.
Berlin, Dec. 16. A Moscow cor
pendent wires that at Rostoff
diers mutinied and freed their
rades who had been arrested.
the arsenal and placed machine
before the barracks. They thea .
sued a series of economic and politaa
demands, and appointed a commit
of 20 to hold the commander, a Oa
sack. Members of the ilmi nlilssai
regiments refused to fire on
mutineers.
Insistent appeals are being -f
the government here to act to
German land owners and settlers'
Russia who are suffering on access
of the revolution In the Ralllc provinces.
Invalids Mutiny ln IfONpituI.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 16. Hospstab
patients returned from the front la
of a mutiny. A legless soldier in
fused on artificial leg offered khv
saying the Japanese legs are bettor
and demanded to know why Haass
could not take care of her woundest
as well as Japan. The other paUeaszi
sldod with him. An officer enter
and struck a helpless cripple. Otncra
able to leave their beds, started Cas
tile officer, who fled, the . InvaBsk
cheering for the revolution.
Off to California.
Ernest Younger will leave for Para
land tonight to attend to business
few days before Joining his par
for California. Mr. and Mrs. F.
Younger, Elmer Snyder and fan
William Scott and family of Hear,
and J. W. Sullivan and family of fata
city will leave for Portland on Maa
day evening, expecting to go fraas
there to Iis Angeles about next We
nesday. Mr. Younger and Mr. Sana
van w ill locate near Los Angeles aV
those accompanying them will speari
the winter there.
Players Return Home.
Dr. R. A. Heritage, who took nan of
king In the two rirescniailoiw ,.r
yueen Esther." and C. P. Ferrln who
ook the par: of Mordecai, have re
urned to their homes, Dr. Heritage
o Spokane, and Mr. Ferrln to Iji
ramie. At Spokane Dr. Heritage
onduets a conservatory of music and
Mr. Ferrln, who recently qame to La
rande from Salt Iike city. Is man-
ger of the La Grande sug:ir factory.
roi. hi. t,. Koninson who put the
peril on in this city, will leave to
morrow morning for Spokane, where
e will make arrangements to present
the opera soon In one of the smaller
places near there.
Swncgnrt Will Have a Sale.
H. F. Swaggart was In town Tues-
ly endeavoring to complete arrange
ents for advertising his big livestock
sale which he has decided to hold the
rirst days of March. He is thinking
some of holding the sale at Pendle-
on, but has not fully decided.
Sole Was Postponed.
The auction sale of the Dicksas.
house north of tho river, which w
advertlsed to take place this ttfterneon
has been postponed until Saturaa?,
December 23. at 1 o'clock, at the a-
flee of the Hartman Abstract
pany on Court street.
Francis J. Heney will assist Units:
States District Attorney II. J. Bone tfc
the prosecution of the Kansas as4l
Nebraska land frauds and has ar
ed in Toneka to tAke up the work.
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Finally Burned to Death.
lied Lake Falls. Minn.. Dee.
16. I'eter Martell, his wife und
three children, were burned ta
death this morning. Tho posl-
tlon of the bodies indicates thai
Martell carried the children ta a.
the kltrhen from the burning
part of the house and returnee
for his wife, when the floer
gave way. causing all to perisk.
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