East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, January 19, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextmtHImM mil IliVtWaM,U DAILY EVENING EDITION Read the advertisements In the East Oregon Ian. They coma from the most enterprising cltlsens. VOL. 18. JSTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JAXLU HY 19, 1906. NO. 5570 E( --N vftk Idailyevenihgedition jj jjjlM Occasional snow tonight; de- . 1 4" P STORM IS F Sacramento River is Twenty, three Feet and Six Inches Above the Ordinary Stage. ItlVKIt IS TET RISING VICINITY Or SACRAMENTO. ImmriiNo Volume of Water From 11m Upper Country Is Yet to He Added lo Uio Sacramento Floods, anil u Utae of One Foot Morn Will Tut the Levee System In Jeopardy Yolo Basin la FU, mul Whatever Is Add. d Mint Be Carried Off In the Al ready Engorged River CiNiiincis Total Rainfall of Six Inches Hun Been of Great Benefit to All Crop and Fruit Interests Sacramento, Jan. 19. The fun Is shining and clear sky today, and the storm Is believed to be over. The Sacramento river stood 23 feet six Inches at 10 this morning, and Is yet slowly rising. Oreat volumes of water are coming down the Amer ican and Yuba, but no danger Is ap prehended, although the levee Is known to be weak at the site of the Edward's break of two years ago. Fifty men are working on the levee two miles south of this city. They feel they can prevent a break unless the river rises a foot higher. The Yolo basin, covering 25,000 acres, Is now full, but the river It Is believed, has reached the highest point. The total rainfall for the storm Is over six Inches, and great benefit will result to all crops everywhere, pro vided the levees hold. Flood at 6iuiU Crux. -Santa Crux. Jan. 19. The Ran Lo renzo river overflowed Its banks last night and the yards near the river are flooded to a depth of several feet. Trying lo Forestall IroNecmloii. Chicago, Jan. 19. Attorney Miller of the packers resumed the opening statement In the beef trust case this morning. He maintained there could be no prosecution that would not vio late the pledges made by Commission er Garfield. W. & C. II. WILL ENLARGE. Extensive Shops Will lie llullt at N ul la Walla. General Manager McCahe, of the W. & C. H accompanied by Mrs. McCabe. returned yesterday from a five weeks' vacation trip throughout the eaxt, nays the Walla Walla Union. Three weeks of the time they spent with their daughter at Wellealcy col lege, the rest of the time at various places from Ix-wWton, Me., to St. Paui, visiting Boston, New York, Washing ton and Chicago. Air. McCahe reached Pasco yester day morning, and was met by a spe cial train which brought them to Walla Walla. Mr. Mcl'nne spent a good portion of the day, however, at Hunt's Junction and other places, In specting the rand. "Yes, we are arranging to move the W. & C. II. shop from Hunt's Junc tion to Walla Walla Just us fust as vc can," said the general manager In answer to a question last evening. "Of course I can't tell, the exact date, but it will be some time In the near future. They will be located along our property on Elm street, and means that a payroll of at least 35 men will be added to the city. It Is our Intention to fit up the shops so we can do more of our repair work at homo, and this, of course, may mean several mora additions to tho payroll." COLONISTS RATIOS FIXKI). O. H. N. Announces One Way Hates From Central Went to tho Pacific Coast. , Ticket Clerk B. R. Wolfe of the O. R. & N. offices In this city, has Just received a circular announcing the colonists' rates which will go Into ef fect on February 15, from the central western states to Pacific coast points, and which will continue In effect un til April 27. One unique feature of this circular Is that It fixes the 99th meridian of longitude as tho limit of the territory from which these tickets will be sold. This morldlan passes through tho cities of Bismarck, N. D., Pierre, S. D., Grand Island, Neb., Ellis, Logan and Kinsley, Kansas, and along the eastern edge of the panhandle of Texas, and east of It no colonists' tickets will be sold. The rates will be especially for the benefit of home seekers coming from the dry and arid states to the Paclflo coast, and later other states will probably be fixed for further eastern points. DEATH FROM PISTOL SHOT. Elmer I,ntlirop, of Tow-hot, Killed by Accidental Discharge. Walla Walla, Jan. 19. (Special.) Elmer l.uthrop, an employe of the Maxwell Bros.' ranch at Divide, a few miles Vest of Touchet, was fatally wounded about 6:30 last evening, by the accidental discharge of a Colt's automatic revolver, which ho had in his pocket. Luthrop lived about an hour after the accident, and was able to give a clear story of the occurrence. He Is employed at the Maxwell ranch, and Inst evening after Bupper went out on horseback to bring in a bunch of loose horses. In his pocket he put a Colt's automatic. The horses were but a short distance away, and when some time passed and he did not re turn some of the other men started out to find him. Luthrop was found lying on the ground with a bullet wound through his abdomen, but was still conscious. He said the Jolting of the horse caus ed the revolver to explode In his pocket and the bullet had gone clear through him. The noise of the shot caused the horse to lurch, and Lath rop fell to the ground. His sufferings were great, as the fall, coupled with the wound he had received, was very painful. The men carried him to the ranch house, and tried to give him all the help possi ble lo alleviate his sufferings, while medical aid was summoned. CHINESE AGENTS IX CHICAGO. Are KIioh-ii All places' and Persons' of Interest. Chicago. Jan. 19. The Chines.; commissioners, Tuun Fang and Tal Hung Chi, with a suite of 68. arrived in Chicago this morning, and were greeted by the mayor and other offic ials and driven to a hotel, where the officers commanding the department of the lakes called. They Inspected the county Institutions at Dunning. They will remain here over Sunday, Inspecting clubs, universities, factor ies, libraries and banks. Chinese American banquets and automobile tours are on the program. 'S TWO MEN WITH PISTOLS RORRED BUTTE SALOON'. Took 200 From Cash Register and Ksrwpcd Michigan Store Rohlied of .Money and Silverware Rank Vault Blown and Robbed and Robliers Escaped Without Alarming the Town of FJIwood, Illinois Bandits Escaped After Blowing a Postofflce Safe1 Near Cltlcago and Being Re warded with :15. Butte, Jan. 19. The Drlscoll sa loon was entered by two masked bandits early this morning, each car rying a brace of guns. Twelve men were compelled to throw up their hands, while the robbers fired several shots over their heads. The cash reg ister was looted of $200. The outlaws escaped. Slolo Money and Silverware. Michigan City, Ind., Jnn. 19. Rob bers this morning entered the store of the Stagier Hardware company and stole $1100 worth of money and sil verware. Robbed Bank of $1000. Ellwood, Idd., Jan. 19. Robbers blew the vault of the J. C. Beattlo's bank, stole $1000 and escaped. Resi dents heard the explosion, but were unalarmed, and the robbery was dis covered this morning. Fsrnpcd With $.15. Chicago, Jan. 19. Robbers this morning blew the safe at Dunning postofflce, a sub-station of the Chica go postofflce, secured $35 and es caped. JUDGE EAKIN WILL PRESIDE. Weston Liquor Case Will Bo Tried Tomorrow. Judge Robert Eakln, of La Grande, will fill the position of circuit Judge here tomorrow In place of Judge El lis, who left for Portland this morn ing. Tho case which is set for trial to morrow Is that against C. H. Walters, the Weston saloonkeeper, who Is charged with selling liquor to minors. At 9 o'clock this morning the Jury in the case of Harrington vs. Wade returned a verdict favorable to the de fendant. The plaintiff had sued for Judgment for 3480 alleged to be due as his share of a crop of barley, and the Jury decided that he was entitled to but 110 sacks, or $110. In the case of M. M. Harvey vs. Victor Lldvall a motion for a non suit was granted by Judge Ellis. On the present site of the Arcade station, at Los Angeles, the Southern Paclflo will at once erect a $600,000 depot. TWELVE MEN HANDS WENT UP CDRHESPONDENT WILL NOT TALK Will Not Divulge Source of Information Libelous to Ca nal Management, POILTNEY H1GELOW HUNS RISKS OF IMPRISONMENT. IvlurcH While Ho Was on the Isth mus But Two Days Yet lie Was Competent to Judge of Sanitation and Other Intricate IVolilcins De manding Special Knowledge He Give "IniH-rwloiis" as Facts The t'nnul ConimiNNton Finds Him to Be a Most Intractable and Unsatisfac tory Witness ProlNihle That He Will Bo Arrested on Charges of Contempt Made by Commission. Washington, Jan. 19. Poultney Blgelow, the correspondent, said that while he was only a short time on the isthmus two days It was long enough to warrant all he had writ ten. He found sanitation at Colon Impossible. , Proceeding, he gave "Impressions" when Hopkins requested facts. Hlgelow said It is a fact that many eminent engineers refused to be con nected with the canal on account of government Influence. When ordered to name them he named John R. Freeman of Boston. He said he did not know the others, but "understood many are so Inclined." Upon the de mand that he name others being re peated, he said it would be embarras sing to his friends to do so. The committee adopted the rale to compel the witness to give the source of his Information. Blgelow said "You may put me on bread and water and condemn me to Colon, but you cannot make me divulge." The committee then went Into exec utive session an hour to determine what to do with the witness. Rigdow Still Refuse. This afternoon Blgelow again re fused to answer. The committee ad journed until morning without act ing. Blgelnw's arrest under contempt charges will probably follow. TcKtiry to What He Saw. Senators Goff and Taliaferro s -ported the view that a newspaper cii hold a position analogous to an attor ney and should not be required to dis close confidences. After arguments It was decided the committee would adjourn with the understanding that Blgelow would not be prosecuted, but continue to give such testimony only as to such things as he saw on the Isthmus with his own eyes. Committee; Considers Blgelow. Washington, Jan. 19. The senate committee on canals is In executive session this morning to consider Blg elnw's refusal to answer the questions as to his Informants on Panama canal charges. The house today considered the urgent deficiency bill for a total of nearly 316,250,000 and $5,250,000 for the Panama canal. "Neither Hinted at Nor Possible." Chicago, Jan. 19. William Walling, a student of social conditions In Rus sla, cabled his brother In this city this morning that his arrest, as rumored, for complicity In the revolutionary movement, Is neither hinted at nor possible, and says the rumor is ab surd. F Rolse, Jan. 19. An agreement was reached yesterday between the direc tors of the chamber of commerce of this city and the officers of the San Francisco, Idaho & Montana Railway company, "the Golden Gate route," looking to tho starting of work on the line to Winnemucca from Bolso. Official announcement was made some time ago that tho initial portion of the road from Son Francisco bay to Butte to be constructed would run from some point In the Snake river valley to Winnemucca, Nov., whore connection would be made with the Southern Pacific, and It Is to Induce the northern terminus of this line to be established In Boise that action was taken by the chamber of com merce. At the meeting of the chamber on Wednesday afternoon President Booth was designated to Interview the offi cers of the railroad company, and soe if arrangements could not bo made to Induce It to start Its line to Winne mucca from this city. In response to this suggestion, a proposition was made to a special meeting of the chamber of commerce held yesterday noon that the road RAILROAD OM WRIGHT FDR AMBASSADOR Will Represent United States Government at the Court of the Rising Sun. SEVERAL CHANGES IN DIPLOMATIC LINE-VP. Con t met for tho New Sewerage Ss Uni of Manila Has Been JaA to tlie Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Coniuiny for $l,31,l.-3.2) Persistent .Belief Current In Englund That America Will Sell the PlilllppineN to Japan, Despite. Denials lYoni Toklo and Washington Dr. Illxey, Roosevelt's Family Physician, Has Reen Ap liointed Surgeon General of the Regular Army. Washington, Jan. 19. It is an nounced at the state department that the first United States ambassador to Japan will be Luke E. Wright of Tennessee, now governor general of the Philippines. David E. Thompson, former ambassador to Brazil, will go to Mexico. Lloyd Grlscom, formerly at Toklo, will go to Brazil. Ide to the Phlliipues. Washington, Jan. 19. Henry C. Ide will be appointed srovernor general of the Philippines, to be succeeded June l Dy General James F. Smith of Cali fornia. Sewer Contract Let. Washington. Jan. 19. According to a cablegram from Manila the contract for the sewerage system of Manila was awarded to the Atlantic, Gulf ft Pacific company of New York and San Francisco, at their bid of $1,631, 063.20. Relieved In England. Birmingham, Eng., Jan. 19. The Evening Post says It Is strongly be lieved in England that Japan would eventually buy the Philippines, de spite the denials of Toklo and Wash ington. Kixey Will Bo Surgeon General. Washington, Jan. 19. The presl lent today sent to the senate the nomination of Scott of California, for solicitor for the state department, and Presley M. Rlxey, medical Inspector of the navy, to be surgeon general. Stage and Driver Lost. Miirysville, Cal., Jan. 19. In the swollen waters of Honeycut creek, 12 miles above here, early this morning, the Laporte stage was swamped and the driver, W. T. Rackerby, was lost. One passenger Is also reported drowned. The mall was lost. Amalgamated Dividend. New York. Jan. 19. Amalgamated declared a dividend of one and one half per cent at the directors' meet ing this afternoon, placing all stock on a six per cent basis. lee Dnm Went Down. Cheyenne, Jan. 19. The Union Pa cific Ice dam at Esch canyon, went out this morning, flooding the valley and washing the city of Evanston. Loss. 3100,000. Editors Sentenced. St. Petersburg, Jan. 19. Two direc tors of the comic paper Svobeda, were sentenced each to one year confine ment In a fortress. TO would be started from Boise if the citizens' right of way acquired for the Idaho Midland some years ago, was turned over to the San Francisco, Idaho & Montana company upon the completion of the grading and track laying by that concern, and If a bonus of $260,000 were raised In this city to assist In defraying the additional ex pense of running the line from some other point In the Snake river valley to this city. This bonus, according to the propo sition, is to be payable half when the line from Boise is completed past the Snake river, a distance of about 60 miles, showing the good faith of the company, and the balance when the line to Winnemucca is completed, which will have the effect of reduc ing the distance from Boise to San Francisco by rail some 625 miles. This proposition was submitted to the Bpeclnl meeting of the directors of the chamber and discussed for some time, after which resolutions were unanimously adopted, pledging the support of the chamber of commerce to the terms proposed, which are re stated with some minor changes, de signed to facilitate the work of ful filling the agreement made. WINNE1G0A DOSE Fl'NERA L OF .MARSHALL FIELD. Itivuto KcrvlccM Only, and at Homo Memorial Services in Auditorium. Chicago, Jan. 19. Business was generally suspended from 12 to 1 o'clock, ull Chicago paying honor to the memory of Marshall Field by a tribute of one hour of silence. The funeral cortege of the clty'B greatest merchants passed from the home on the South Side to Graceland cemetery on the North Side, today. Private services were held at home. Only .1 few were admitted to the graveyard. AH the employes attended memorial services at the Auditorium this after noon. BOARD OF TRADE FAILURE. Old Chii-ugo l li-ni Makes Compulsory A-Hlgmiicnt. Chicago, Jan. 19. It was announc ed this afternoon that a compulsory transfer had been made by M. M. Mc Reynolds to Prlngle, Fitch & Co., all liabilities to be paid In full. McRey nolds Is one of the oldest firms on the Board of Trade. McReynolds' liabil ities are $150,000. The assets will cover the losses. GREAT ELECTRIC MERGER. Would Form System Radiating From Spokane. Spokane, Jan. 19. Jay P. Graves and associates have formed the Inland Empire Railway company with a cap ital of $20,000,000. The prime pur pose Is to consolidate the present electric lines of the Graves group in to an enormous system radiating In all directions from Spokane. Suing Hapgood for Libel. New York, Jan. 19. Judge Deuel, who Is suing Norman Hapgood for li bel, was grilled again today in a cross-examination by Attorney Os borne. It developed that Town Topics issued a paper containing hints to correspondents, and advised in writ ing to "use the razor rather than the bludgeon, ridicule being more effect ive than abuse." Deuel said he did not know about these instructions. PREPARING FOR LAST ATTEMPT MADE TO COMPILE 15 YEARS AGO. Ordinances Are In a Great Stale of Confusion and Entire Lack of Sys tem .Judge Fitx Gerald. Who Has Cluirge of tho Preliminary Work, Hus a Tedious and Protracted Task tin His Hands Ordinances long Forgotten Are Nominally In Effect Short Cut Toward Simplification Possible. This morning Judge Thomas Fltz Gerald began upon the work of ar ranging the city ordinances for the proposed code. It is a long and tedi ous task because of the fact that the laws have never been properly com plied In the past. Although several efforts at compilation were made during the history of the city, the last was 15 years ago, and consequently Is of little value now, as many of the or dinances have since been repealed or altered. It has also been found that the dif ferent editions do not correspond In some particulars, evidently because of errors on the part of those who did the work. An example of this was found this morning hy Judge Fitz Gerald Immediately after commencing work. Because of the lack of a code there has been a woeful ignorance of te city lows In existence, for It has been practically Impossible to learn con cerning many of them. Already some ordinances have been found that were not known to be in existence, and it Is probable that others will also be disclosed. In some Instances there are penal ordinances forbidding abuses that are now being tolerated because of Ignorance of any laws for bidding them. Since In many cases particular sec tions of ordinances have been re pealed, thus making the remnant worthless, those of this class will probably be grouped when the work of compilation Is finished, and all re pealed so as to save putting them in the code. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheat Center In the World. Chicago, Jan. 19. Wheat closed today at 87 1-2; corn at 45 1-8, and oats at 32 1-2. French Minister Leaves. Washington. Jan. 19. The depart ure of Talgny from Venezuela Is con firmed. Much excitement attended his embarkation. . Will Vote Tuesday, Washington. Jan. 19. The house committee on Interstate commerce de cided to vote Tuesday on the rate bills under consideration. CODIFICATION ORCHARD HELD FOR TOE MURDER Alleged Assassin of Frank Steunenberg is Now in the Idaho Penitentiary. I'EAIIER HIS CONFEDERATED WOULD KILL II AC Evidence is So Strong Against OrclianC Tliat Every Precaution Will lie Ta ken to Prevent Him From Taking Ills Life or to Prevent Those In terctrted With Him From Murder ing Him to Protect Themselves Circuit Court Will Meet at Caldwell on February 20. The alleged assassin of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho, h:u- be held for the murder and is now Icdgedl in the Idaho penitentiary for safe keeping, awaiting the session of cir cuit court, which convenes on Feb ruary 20, and which will try him for the crime. This morning Boise Statesman says of tho transfer of Orchard to the pen itentiary: Harry Orchard, alias Thomas Ho gan. charged with the murder of ex Governor Steunenberg at CaldwelL Saturday, December 30, is now occu pying a cell In the state penitentiary, where. It Is stated, he will be kept until the district court of Canyon county convenes, which will be Feb ruary 20. The prisoner arrived in this city yesterday on the Pony from Caldwell in charge of Sheriff Nichols of Can yon county and Special . Deputies Brashlers and Sturgeon. . 7 In order to avoid as much publicity as possible and prevent a gathering oC curious sightseers the prisoner wa. not taken to the depot at CaldwelL. The train was stopped on the track: opposite the Jail and Orchard wtttx his guards entered the train there. Arriving In Boise the train stopped Just before reaching the passenger station and the prisoner was conveyed to a rig from the penitentiary tbere In waiting. The trip from Caldwell was un eventful. The prisoner being so well guarded. It was not deemed necessary to even handcuff hlm and only a ftew passengers who saAv him dreamed that he was any other than an ordi nary, every-day traveler. Those who followed the develop ments in this case since Orchard's ar rest are quite certain that Orchard was brought to Boise simply to Insurer his safety. There has been a fear ex pressed ever since the man was placed in the Caldwell Jail that some kind ot an attempt would be made by those who may have been his confederates In the crime to take his life In some manner so as to prevent him from making a full confession. Said a citizen of Caldwell. wm came to Boise early yesterday morn ing: "I think it was a very sensible) move to bring Orchard here. In saying that I do not Intend ti cast any reflections upon the abilities of Sher iff Nichols or any of his deputies. Sheriff Nichols has shown himself to be a good officer. But I have no doubt whatever but that If they could reach him. there are more than on or two men now at liberty who would not hesitate to poison or otherwise kill Orchard thus sealing his lips for ever." VOTED DOWN THE COLOR LINK. l-Vdernilon of Miners Refuses to Rec ognize It. Indianapolis, Jan. 19. The miners) considered n number of constitutional changes today and voted down an amendment proposed to draw the col or line between the trades In the Fed eration ef Miners. Observe Mohammedan Snhbnth. Algeciras, Jan. 19. The Moham medan Sabbath Is being observed to day. There is no session of the Mo roccan conference. The Moors used the villa as a temporary mosquev where they held services and prayed fervently for the preservation of their country. New Untie Copper Company. Butte, Jan. 19. The Butte & Lon don Copper company, the blggeet mining concern organized In Butte in recent years. Is announced. Chief Justice Brnntly, of the state supreme) bench, Is president of the company, which is capitalized at $5,000,000. Four Were Killed. New York. Jan. 19. A train on th Klnn's county elevated plunged Into the street at Chestnut street and Ful ton avenue about noon. Four wer killed. Eighteen Rodles Recovered. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 19. All at the 18 bodies of miners killed by th explosion yesterday were recovered today.