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fffV tV I OAlLYEVENlHGEOlTIONl i rc? STjf Rain or snow tonight and Thurs- fl SaBBaMaS lBBanMa D day' DAILY EVEN1HGED1TI0H Read the advertisements In tht East Oregonlan. Thejr come from the most enterprising cltliens. WEATHER FORECA87 VOL. 18. PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANU J 4, 1900. NO. 5574 BUCHANAN THE STAR WITNESS State Succeeds in Barring Out Evidence as to Ownership of 'Missing Money, IU-IONTIILY "REPORT T SHERIFF MAV UE Itftltltl'.D. tlltu Crmx-Examlnatlon off J-5xMTt Mil mHiiuuiii Developed Soanri .Interesting CoilfubM IlotWCCIt IllC OpKHlllK ' tVnuiMH Mr. Bucluuian Tcrslxta Ui the Statement Tliut - July 1, 1R05, There Wan Itut tSMlR) : Shortage Held by the Court That Reports Should Show Condition art Tlicy Ought to lie. Not aa They Actually Might Have Hcco Every Step is Vigorously Contested : hy the Attor neys. This has been the. third day of the 'trial of C. P. Davis and the second one of testimony taking. During the day a. W. Buchanan, the expert who conducted the. work for the county and found the short age, has been the center of Interest. All forenoon he sat In the witness chair and answsrad with surprising readiness the multltudo of questions fired at him by Colonel Haley for the defense. Throughout the entire ordeal Mr. Buchanan acted with the greatest coolness .and deliberation. He showed himself to be thoroughly at home and fully Informed upon every detail of the questions Involved. If It was the duty of the attorneys for the defense to demolish the ex pert's report by confounding Buch anan, they have certainly failed thus far. During the forenoon there were several points Introduced which may have strong bearing upon the out' come. The first of these was regard' lug whether or not all of the missing money belonged to the county, or If much of It did not belong to the city and school districts. This morning the district attorney was successful with his objection to evidence being given by Expert Buchanan upon the subject. However, It Is probable the point may be again raised by the de fense later In tt-trial. The second point of Importance was regarding the admission of the sheriffs bi-monthly reports, and In this the state was again victorious. From the ruling mado It IsSmproba ble that the reports will ever be ad mltted as evidence. This was some what of a blow ta the defense, as they had backed on accounting for the missing receipts by means of these reports. Thus far In the trial the "tall tim ber" has not really been reached. Be fore the state closes It Is understood that several other witnesses will be recalled and other testimony intro duced. How soon this will occur will .depend upon the length of the cross . examinations. Hmiuiiuin CroHS-Exninlned. At the opening f the session thlB morning the taking of tho testimony regarding the work of the experts was renewed with George Buchanan on the stand. H consisted In wading through the dry detail of the sheriff's books and a constnat reading of tax receipt amounts from the value of one cent up to 178. 0. The only re lief to the monotonous work wns when there was a spirited exchange of compliments between the attor neys. At the outset Mr. Buchannn testified that tho duplicate receipts which were Issued In place of the original I and void receipts were not Included In the account of the shortage, and no errors were made In this maimer 1n making the report. The list of the shortages for each year was again gone over, and Judge Fee asked that the Jury be provided with paper and 'pencils that they might for themselves keep an account of the amounts as rend off. One receipt examined had written upon It the words, "By order of the county court." "What does that mean?" askel Colonel Raley. "I do not know. I do not know whether It was on the book or not when we made the report. I never examined the county books to see," replied the witness. "Well, whenever you got a chance In any case to make a charge against the sheriff you took It, didn't you?" accused Raley. Witness testified that he prepared the report himself from deductions made by himself and his employes under his direction. That he was ab sent some of the time for Intervals of two or three days. Buchanan testified yesterday that there were no shortnges for U04, but In the evidence today It was shown that the report had In It discrepancies for July, 1906. At this point Colonel Raley accused Buchanan of trying to avoid his questions. Raley: "Why did you try to avoid my question T" Buchanan: "Because I wanted to make an explanation why those re ceipts were Included for July, 1905." Colonel Raley still 'continued to fire In the questions, .nd Phelps In terrupted with, "The witness wants to make an explanation without being badgered by the atteirney." Haley: "He has been avoiding my questions," Phelps: "You won't give him a chance, sir." At this point Judge Fee made a few remarks over near the jury. "Are you talking to 'the Jury. Mr. Fee?" said Phelps. "No!" yelled Fee, "I am talking to Cnlotiel Raley, and -what Is more, you can't bulldose me even If you are district attorney." To this medley all four attorneys Joined their voices while the court continually rapped for order. The temper of the attorneys was then given time to cool while the court took a recess until 10:45. However, when the court convened after the Short recess the proceedings became mre Interesting. Numerous questions were asked the witness by Colonel IBoley with reference to the amount reported short on July 1, 1905. THIs amount was Bald by Bu chanan to have been- 13000. "Was there not 112,000 short at that time?" asked th defendant's counsel. "No, sir," oume the reply, and the same answer was given when the question wag repeated In a different form later on. Considerable stress was laid by Colonel Raley upon the fact that no shortage for 1899 had been reported, and numerous Inquiries were made of the witness as to why Buch occurred. Also, an attempt was made to show that the experts tn their work had notffnHowed the same course for that year .as for other years. However, the ipulnt was satisfactorily explained by Ituchanan, who stated that It had not been necessary for them to take up dhe proposition referred to. The subject was then dropped and consideration turned to the manner In which the experts had compiled their renoai. "Did you not make up your report from Intermediate books In the of fice?" was asked. "Tke report was made up from an Inspection of the tax receipts and from the collection register," replied Buchanan. Also, the witness denied that those were Intermediate sources. He said that the bi-monthly reports submltud by the sheriff to the coun ty court ruul not been consulted when the ex per Mug was done. At .this -stage Colonel Raley re quested that the above mentioned re ports be secured, as he desired to of fer them as. evidence In the case. While County Clerk Sallng was ab sent securing the reports, the witness was naked a number of questions re garding bookkeeping. He was asked (Continued on page S.) MU. THE FIRST U1SS IN MANY MONTHS IY THIS COMPANY Two Car Were Burglarized Monday Nlglu. Koine Pork Was the Most Vnhuihle Article. Stolen, and Tobac co and Cablmgu Were Ieft l'n touched Little Headway llai Been Msile Toward Detecting the Thieves, Though It Is Believed They i.lvo lu Pendleton, Irotubly In the Went End. Another box car robbery came to light yesterday, this time the W. & C. H. people being the victims. Two cnrB standing on the sidetrack near the depot wre broken Into night be fore last. From one a case of Dixie Queen tobaooo and a half hog were taken. However, the tobacco was evidently not arajited by the thieves for it was broken open and left near by. However, several cans were tnken. The second car broken Into was loaded with cabbage and was not mo lested. Although the O. R. & N. company enra have been broken open frequent ly during the past few months, this Is the first time the W. & C. R. cars have been disturbed. The police have been working on the ense, but so far have made no headway aside from finding the case of tobacco, which Is now held at po lice headquarters. From circumstances surrounding the ense It Is believed that the crime was committed by some one living within the city, and pronbbly In the west end. Volcano ltulns an Island. Berlin, Jan, 24. A cable saya the Island of Savall, one of the Samoan group, was swept by the fire, lava and ashes of a volcano. All villages were de stroyed and plantations ruined, and 15,000 natives are dostltuto. CARS ROBBED SHEEPMEN MEET On Saturday morning the Umatilla county sheepmen will meet here for another convention. The session will be commenced at 10 o'clock In the Commercial association rooms. At 2 o'clock In the afternoon a delegation will wait upon the county court at the court house and discuss the matter of Owing to the Important business to come before the coming meeting, it Is expected that nearly all of the prominent growers of the county will bo present. The convention will be presided over by President Perry Gould. T SOF M MINORITY H MADE PUBLIC TOUT Recommended by Chief Engineer, Favored by Roosevelt, and Will Probably Be Adopted. Provide tor ilie Panama, Canal at an Elevation of Eighty-Fire Feet, With Time IiihIh on tho Atlantic Side Will Covt (147,000,000 and Can Be Completed by July 1, 1013 The Elglit-IIour Buy Will Prevail on the Pnnamn Cauitl Work, if the Judgment of tlte Hotvc la Ratified by the Sennte and "President Stateliood Fight la on Today In the Senate. Washington, Jan. 24. The essential features of the minority report of the consurtlng engineers of the Panama canal, which Is the one favored by Chief "Engineer Sterns, and which will probably be adopted, were made public today. It provides for a lock canal at an elevation of 85 feet, with a flight of three locks on the Colon side and two on the Panama side. The cost Is estimated at $147,000, 000, to take seven and a half years to complete. One of the principal features Is a dam tit Gatum to control the Chagres river and form a lake, the dam to be about 95 feet high and a quarter of a mile long. .Eight Hours on the Canal. The provision In the urgent defic iency bill that the eight-hour law, ap plicable to the District of Columbia on government work, should not apply to the Panama canal, was stricken out In the house today on a point of order raised by Williams. Stateliood Eight Today. The senate committee on foreign relations tins decided to report In fa vor of the treaty confirming Cuba's title to the Isle of Pines. In the house tho galleries were crowded. The members were nearly all present In anticipation of the bat WILL CHARGE CRIMINAL 1,1 BEL, Editor of Collier's Weekly Will He Dcfcnchtnt. New York. Jan. 24. Intimations are made by District Attorney Jerome that criminal proceedings will follow the conclusion of the libel suit of Jus tice Deuel against Norman Hupgnod, editor of Collier's Weekly. CtKTTON COMPItESS DESTHOYEI). One 1,1ft- Also Lost In Eire at Norfolk, Virginia. Norfolk, V'n. Jan. 24. Flro de stroyed the compresses of the Inter national Compress company, 100 bales of cotton and caused the death of one man this morning. Loss 1250,000. A Mile in 32.2 Seconds. Ormond. Fla Jan. 24. A new world automobile record of one mile In 32.2 seconds waa made by Marrltt in a freak car today. Senator Geo r In to I'ortlund. Senator John M. Gcarln, of Oregon, who has been la Washington for a few weeks attending (the session of con gress, Is expected to return to his home In Portland on a brief business trip, probably xt week. While In Portland he will announce his candi dacy for the office of United Slates senator, to be voted upon by the peo ple at the June election, it Is said by his friends In Portland. Mm. Howard Dead. Mrs. Jninos Howard died yesterday at her home near Nolln station, after a Bhortlllness. The funeral will be held there tomorrow. Further par ticulars have not been received. PACKERS WILL PROBABLY BE RELEASED Chicago, Jan, 24. The case this afternoon took on a phase that prom ises to release the defendants. At the conclusion of the argument of Morri son Louis C. Krauthoff, attorney for Armour, who arraigned the meeting between Garfield and Arthur Meek er, was called to the stand to prove thut Garfield had "promised Immu nity to the defendants providing they furnished the evidence sought, Morrison then went Into consulta NEAT SATURDAY. Stock Inspector Bean's removal. tle for statehood which, after long skirmishing, will be fought out on the floor today. Defend the Admlntttration. Lodge In the senate today made a splendid defense of the administra tion's foreign policy. He characteris ed many of the discussions on the foreign policy as smacking of a moot court. Incidentally he denied the re port that Roosevelt would stand for another term. He declared he bellev ed the differences existing as a result of the Venezuelan situation would be adjusted by negotiation. Postponed Vote, on Rate Bill. Washington, Jan. 24. The Chinese commissioners arrived In tnf Mtv in. day and were met by Denby, chief clerk or the state department. Denby is ramlllar with Chinese language and customs. They are quartered at the Arlington hotel. They called upon Secretary Root this afternoon, and the departments or war, navy and state. The committee of the honse on tn terstate commerce postponed a vote on tne rate bills. The president received the state- nooa insurgents today. He gave them a straight talk and there is hope of putting the bill through to day. MORE COUTMAKTLALS. Several Annapolis Cadets Are Yet to Ilo Tried. Annapolis. Jan. 24. A courtmnr- tlal was today called In the case of Lieutenant Snyder, accused by a num ber of midshipmen of hazing. The only cadet under arrest at nresent awaiting charges Is Ned Chapln. of fasadena, Cnl. There will be a num ber of others, but no arrests will be made until the court Is nearly ready. REGULATOR BliOWX UP. Second Einrlnecr Wnde and Fireman Killed. Portland, Jan. 24. An explosion took place aboard the steamer Reg ulator, which plies the Columbia river points, while on the dock being re. paired at St. John's. A visitor threw a lighted match Into an oil tank which exploded, killing Second Engineer Wade and his fireman. The vessel took fire and Is now burning. Will I lie the Field Will. Chicago, Jan. 24. The lawyers In charge of the Field estate this after noon sold the will will be filed as soon as papers could be prepared, probably late this afternoon. The will was read last Saturday to the family and ex ecutors. No estimate of the size of the estate has been made by the ex ecutors. Fifteen Italians Drowned. Fairmont, W. Va Jan. 24. Fifteen Italians were drowned by the sudden rising of a mountain stream. Rich wood is under water and business Is paralyzed. tion with the packers' lawyers and shortly after announced that the at torneys of both sides had agreed to a private conference "to get together on facta." In which event they would submit the entire case to the court and eliminate the jury. The attorneys for the packers be lieve they have won the cose, declar ing the court's position In Indicating It disagreed with Morrison, asaurea them of victory. REPORT - BASEBALL LEAGUE IX SESSION. Believed That Taeoma Will He Ellm Inuled Thin Year. San Francisco, Jan. 24. Directors of the Pacific Coast Baseball league met In regular annual session today, with representatives from all the cities .in the league present. Dele gates from Sacramento and FreBno, who are seeking admission into the league, ere also present. Bakersfleld Is also clamoring for a franchise. While the session is executive, suf ficient Information has leaked out to lead to the belief that Tacoma will be dropped and either Sacramento or Fresno taken In. A six-club league will be continued. , It Is probable that at a private meeting this afternoon Jack Oleason will he chosen manager of the San Francisco club. The claims of severnl cities asking for admission to the Pa cific Coast Baseball league are being considered today by the board of di rectors. In executive session. Fresno has a strong delegation and appar ently has good prospects of getting in. Pasadena and Bakersfleld have also prevented claims. The arrangement of the schedule for the coming season will require considerable time, and the session will probably continue two or three days. AliKE&TED AFTER A EIGHT. Colorado Judge Waa Thrown Into Jail at Brighton. Brighton. Col., Jan. 24. County Judge A. H. Guthiel waa arrested this morning after a fight with Sher iff James P. Hlgglna and deputy, and thrown into Jail on a charge of as sessing excessive fees In a recent con tempt case against two town trus tees. STEAMER TROJAN WAS SUNK. Millionaire Appointed Deputy Police CoinmlaMoner. New York, Jan. 24. The ateamer Trojan, Philadelphia to Boston, was sunk, but the crew waa saved. Rhinelander Waldo, an ex-army officer, clubman and millionaire, was appointed the first deputy police com missioner. - . Frenchman In American Schools. Paris, Jan. 24. Lieutenant Bru gere, son of General Brugere, com mander In chief of the French army, has accepted the Invitation of Roose velt to go to the United States, visit the government military schools, and take a course therein. Genera! Wheeler Still III. New York. Jan. 24. General Jo seph H. Wheeler, Is still seriously 111 at the home of his sister. In Brooklyn. It is feared It will develop pneumonia. E CKEAMERY AND DAIRY OUTLOOK PROSPEHOI S. The HcavicHt Per Cent of Increase In the Sale of. Equipment, and In the Sale of Milk to CrcumcrieH, and Sale of Output In die Pacific States Recorded for Uk Inland Empire Still Greater Growth Is Predicted as the Result of tho Small Farm Sy. torn in Irrigated District. George D. Goodhue of Walla Walla. who Is in charge of a cream separator agency at that place, has Just return ed from San Francisco, where he at tended the Pacific coast meeting of creamery men. Mr. Goodhue Is elated over the re turns from the various districts of the Pacific coast, and says that his dis trlct, Including eastern Oregon and Washington and a portion of northern Idaho, has mnde 24 per cent more gains in the creamery and dairy bus! ness in the past year than any other section of the Pacific coast. The sale of cream separators, the output of creameries and dairies, and tne increase In the sale of milk to creameries have all Increased more In the Inland empire In the past year than In any other part of the Pacific coast. The coast Is divided Into five dis tricts by the creamery men, Mr. Goodhue being the representative of the Inland empire and his reports were the best received at the conven tion. He looks for a still greater advance In the Industry In the next few years, because of the growth of the small farm Idea In the irrigated regions. Five Milea in 2:34. Ormond. Fin., Jan. 24. Lancia broke the world's five- mile automobile record today, going the distance In 2:6454. Memery then bent this by 20 s-5 seconds, going In 2:34. There has not so fnr been an accident. GREAT INCREAS BUSINESS VALENCIA IS A COMPLETE LOSS Crew and Passengers, Num bering Over One Hundred, Are Drowned. UNDERWRITERS CLAIM SHE WAS OUT OF COURSK. Wreck la Exceedingly Difficult anal Dangerous to I tench Many Bereav ed Ieopio Live in San Francisco Weather Is Thick and Heavy Sees Rage Around Vancouver Island Unfortunate Vessel Pounded la Pieces Last Night Desperate Ef fort Were Made By Rescue Ship to Reach Her, and the Captains Ap proach tlie Scene of the Wreck Re luctantly. Victoria, Jan. 24. A message Just received from Bamfleld says the Valencia is a total loaa and everybody la drowned. The crew and passengers number over 100. Between 0 and 100 Drowned. Victoria, Jan. 24. The worst fearB of all concerned have been realized. The Valencia la a total loss and went to pieces during the night, carrying to death between 90 and 100 people who were still on board. Vessels which went to her assistance were no able to render aid. In fact, it la be lieved she broke up before the arrival of help. . The ateamer Salvor la now on her way to this port with between SO and 60 bodiea on board. The cuatoma col lector haa given orders to close tha dock gates to keep out the crowd of anxious friends. Bereaved In Snn Francisco. San Francisco, Jan. 24. Among the callers at the steamship office was J. S. Hopkins, of Alameda, wba Inquired for aome word from hia son. E. E. Hopkins, second freight clerk on the Valencia. It was the youna; man's first trip on the Valencia. At 624 Turk street Mrs. J. J. O'Far rel and four children pray for the safe return of the husband and fathet. who Is purser on the wrecked vessel. "We are frantic with anxiety over the uncertainty as to the fate of my brother," said Mi.sa M. Carrtck, sla ter of T. F. Carrick, first assistant engineer of the Valencia, this morn ing. ' "It Is one of the worst wrecks ever had on this coast," said E. M. Wooa. of the board of marine underwriters. He added: "It la ineitillenhle how th Valencia came to be ao far out of her course." Wreck Difficult to Reach. Victoria. Jan. 24. No news haS been received this morning from the Valencia, although three vessels from Victoria, and the City of Topeka, which were dispatched from Seattle last night, must be on the scene lonr ere this. The Queen City, from this port, waa at CIocoz at 1 yesterday after noon, saw nothing of the wreck and heard nothing till she got to Bam fleld. The captain reported the weather thick and a big sea coming up. He said he could do nothing if he returned. He was ordered bv the acents here to continue on the trip. This morning private advices from the Bamfleld cable station states the weather Is very thick, with a heav sea running, and from that point nothing could be discerned of the res cue ships. The belief here is that after laat night's wenther nothing Is left of the steamer, although the saloon was dry when two boats which reached the land left her. A heavy sea was then pounding the Valencia and It m not expected she would last long. The few operators along the go ernment wire are nlled un with hna. ness, and the greatest difficulty la ex perienced to get even meagre news of tho wreck through. There are 100 on hoard besides tha crew. The lighthouse keeper at Cape Beale estimates that 60 have drowned and saya there Is no hope for the re mainder. Unable to Extend Help. Seattle, Jan. 14. The steamer Edith Just arrived from 'Frisco, heard signals of distress in the straits last night. She stopped four hours, but could not locate the boats or people. She saw lights and heard a gun. but the sea was so rough she could not go near. .indue Asliciifeltcr Dead. Albuquerque, N. M.. Jan. 24. Judge S. M. Ashcnfelter, one of the most prominent attorneys of the southwest. died at Silver City early this morning of paralysis.