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V PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900.
NO. 5577
VOL. 18.
HC11TE
ELSE
Court Adjourned Following a
Startling Statement toy Ra
ley, for llhe Defense.
IMI'EArWHK lU'CHAN.VN'S
SWOTUK EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Says lus ldopted mid l'wl n False
Sywni'of Clwrging ex-Sheriff niak
Icy Ppon Hi Ablllly to Prove
Tti Allegation Mr. Rale)- Stakes
insKMndlnK Professlonullj ; In Fact
lie -Will Quit Practice In Thin Court
If Mv Cannot Prove It Court Then
Adjnarncd Till Monday at 9 O'clock
A. M. The Prosecution Rested
TWtr Caw Just Ik'forc the Ad
journment at Noon Today.
Court wns called to order this after
noon at 2 o'clock and Colonel Raley
Immediately stepped In front of ;the
chair and said:
"In the short time that we have had
to examine the Blakley report, we
have. discovered, and can prove, a de
liberate and false finding in their re
port, "or gross negligence. And by
reason of the false system of charg
ing Blakley he has paid Into the
treasury of Umatilla county hundreds
of dollars not owed. We can show
this by means of the report alone
without the aid of any other books.
"I will make this claim good, or
never undertake to practice In thin
court .again. '''1
"Having found this system pursued
by the experts, we ask further time
until o'clock Monday morning to
pursue our Investigations."
No serious objection being rained
by the prosecution, the court then
said:
"We anticipated calling off the ses
sion .this afternoon at 4 o'clock be
cause some of the Jurors wanted te
go home, so as It makes but a differ
ence. of a couple of hours, the court
will postpone the investigation untlj.
o'clock Monday morning.
Aftor Instructing the Jury the court
was adjourned.
Defense Opens It Case,
The taking of testimony for the
prosecution In the case against C. P.
Davis has now ended and this after
noon .the defense entered upon its In
ning. It was 11:30 this morning
when, on the sixth day of the trial,
and after four duys of testimony tak
ing, the attorneys for the state of Or
egon announced that they rested.
During the entire forenoon the time
was occupied with evidence with ref
erence to the shortage for the term
of William Blakley, Although the
facts In the case were brought out In
the same quiet, unsensatlonal way
that has marked most of the previous
testimony, the things shown were
startling to those familiar with the
case. The most sensational incident
was when Sheriff Taylor Identified
the writing .of Davis upon the private
ledger used during the Blakley term,
and .showed an erasure whereby the
former chief deputy, so as to cover
his crime, It Is alleged, made the
cash to appear $3400 less than had
been jeoelved.
It wus noticeable to close observers
that the testimony made an Impres
sion upon ,lhe defendnnt and both his
attorneys. Both Judge Fee and Colo
nel Haley looked at Davis as If In In
quiry. Cut the ex-chlef deputy only
sat with lowered head and appeared
busily engaged with a pencil.
Buchanan Again,
The taking of testimony was re
sumed this morning by again placing
U. W. Buchanan on the stand.
Mr. Phelps: "I hand you a bi
monthly report from the sheriff's of
fice during the Taylor administration.
Were all the taxes collected reported
on these reports?"
"'No, sjr."
"How much money was collected In
the sheriff's office and not turned
over to the county, according to these
reports, and not accounted for by
Davis?"
'For the years from 1894 to 1898,
Inclusive, there was 1784.72."
"What, If any, amount of taxes were
collected In the sheriff's office and
not reported to the county treasurer
during the Taylor administration?"
"There was $2414.90."
The expert showed that there was
a. shortage each year except In the
Will lie Electrocuted.
Boston, Jan. 27. Judge Sher
man, In the superior court at
East Cambridge this morning,
sentenced Charles L. Tucker,
convicted of the murder of Ma.
bel Pnge at Weston, March 31,
1904, to be electrocuted during
the week beginning June- 10
FALSIFIER
next.
year 1901. When 'axked why tsre
was no shortage Reported for that
year Mr. Buchantm said that Vhere
was a greater amount actuuliy jaild In
that year than Was collected.
William Ulakloy Culled.
William BlsKley was tin called
for the first time during the Tlal. Ho
said that he iad lived In tif county
for 29 years and had hold thu office
of sheriff for 'four years.
"Who ws your chief vlnputy, Mr.
Blukley?"
"C. P. TJavis."
"Who was your hookeeper?"
"C. P. TJUvls."
"Who kept the cash accounts?"
"C. P. Davis."
"Did you have anything to do with
the bookkeeping of your office?"
"I did not have anything to do with
the brmks."
"Did you have a private ledger In
which was kept the cash account; the
cash that was collected and paid
out?"
"Tes, sir."
"Who kept It."
"Mr. Davis."
"Now, who had the keys to the
vault?"
"Mr. Davis and myself."
"How long did Funk work 'for
you?"
"For two or three months during
the last of my term."
The witness was then turned over
to the defense for cross-examination
and Colonel Raley questioned 'him.
Mr. Blakley stated 'that he did, not
know that there was any shortage un
til told so last summer. "You paid
over the money because the county
court told you there was a shortage?"
was asked, and Ire replied In the af
tlrmatlve. Taylor Springs Sensation.
Mr. Blakley was excused and Sher
iff Taylor called again. He showed
the different books kept by Davis un
der Blakley and Identified Davis'
handwriting on the pages where al
terations and erasures occurred. The
most startling accusation of the morn
ing's trial occurred here. Taylor
turned to a page In the Journal and
Identified Davis' "figures. Then he
showed how the proper balance had
been set down, amounting to $30.
722.79; then showed where this
amount had been erased and the
amount $27,379.07 set down, and car
ried forward as the proper amount.
By this operation the books show
that there was received over $3400
more than had been carried forward
as being on hand. Mr. Taylor then
took up the ledger and showed that
the $27,379.07 had been carried for
ward from the Journal Instead of the
correct amount.
Colonel Raley now moved to take
from the Jury all these specific Items
during the Blakley administration on
the ground that they had nothing to
do -with the Taylor administration,
that they were not similar and were
unrelated. The court snld, "I will al
low these to go In. that will be a
proper question for the Jury under my
Instructions."
Holmes Not Blnmcahlo.
To show that there were possibili
ties that other parties than Davis
could have made the changes In the
books the defense brought out on
cross-examination thot Arthur
Holmes had worked In the office
some, but Taylor explained that It
was only the capacity of a tax receipt
writer. There were no writings upon
the books at this time In the hand-
(Contlnued on page 6.)
IS
SIIOILD MAINTAIN A TUG AT
THE STRAITS OF DF, FCC A.
It SImihIiI Be KqnlpiM-d With Life Sav-
lug AHira1iHi mid Should Bo With
in Rcudi of Cables and TrtcgrniI,
Itciuly for Just Such Eincrgciuics
as the Valencia Eplsodo Suggcs
tlon for a More Efficient Co-opera-tlon
Between the Canadian ami the
American Governments.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 27. W. E.
Pearce, assistant general manager of
the Pacific Coast company, operating
the lost steamship Valencia, blames
the United Slate government for the
loss of life on the steamer. He snld:
"The government Is well nigh crlm-
Innlly negligent of coast shipping in
terests. Years ago congress should
have provided for a government tug.
located near the mouth of the StraltB
of De Fuca, In touch of telegraph
wires and cables, for Just such emer
gencies as tho Valencia case. With
such a tug there, properly equipped
with Ilfe-Bavlng apparatus, the ma
jority If not all of the men, women
and children of the Valencia would
not have lost their lives.
"Tho federal destruction of humnn
life In this case, at least, Is largely
due to the failure of the government
to provide any such adequate life.
saving means. Wireless stations should
be Installed and some understand
lng arrived at between this govern
ment and that of Canada to prevent
a recurrence of the Valencia disas
ter."
GOVERNMENT
NEGLIGENT
'CHERRY BtTf LEASE OS GOLDEN RI LE HOTEL.
"deal was madt this afternoon whereby J. E. Cherry, of the
Kw.'!lh A Roberts rhl estate company, of this city, purchased the
'1B. held on the "iolden Rule hotel 'by W. T. Parker, who has been
In 'charge of the property for the rast.'S'enr.
Mr. Cherry will assume management of the business some
frme next week. Mr. Cherry will be succeeded as secretary of the
Building & 'Loan association, H said, by Charles Marsh, of the
Ifartman Abstract company.
CAPT, COUSINS
Said to Have Prevented an At
tempt by Volunteersto Res
cue Valencia Passengers.
COMMENDED HIGHLY
BY HEPBURN, OF JOWA.
The Attorney (icimral or Ohio Will
Brin Action Against Standard Oil
Company Provided the Missouri In
vestigation Adduces Evidence to
Warrant IroHecutkn .Aliens Will
Be Exempted From the Advantages
of the Eight-Hour Law in Canal
Labor on the Istluuu Secretary
Atkinson Must Retnrn at Once to
Hawaii Crank Inventor JJIed of
Acute Mania.
Washington, Jan. .27, .Represen
tative Hepburn, of Iowa, presented
from the committee a rate bill with a
unanimous report recommending Its
passage. Hepburn said Hie bill con
tains all the good points -of all other
suggested bills.
Ohio May Begin dK.
Clevelnnd, Jan. 27. Attorney Gen
eral 'Kills of Ohio, says If testimony
adduced by Hadley In the Standard
Oil Inquiry gives a basis for an action
against the Standard, action wilt be
brought promptly.
Aliens Must Work Longer Days.
Washington, Jan. 7. The urgent
deficiency bill passed the house with
an amendment exempting alien iaoor
ers from the provisions of the eight
hour law.
Oi -tiered Back to Hawaii.
Washington, Jan. 27. Territorial
Secretary I. C. Atkinson, who Is en
route to Portugal, has been notified
that Governor furter, of Hawaii Is so
111 that Atkinson must retarn to Hon
olulu, which he will do Immediately.
Died of Acute Mnnln.
.Washington, Jan. 27. Gustavo
Stndle, of New York, arrested at the
White House Thursday trying to see
the president, died of ncut mania at
a hospital this morning. He wanted
to show the president a model of an
Ice boat with which he could reach
the north pole.
IlKVOMTION IX tiOMEL.
I'mmnlry Depose tho Locul Officials
and Choose Their Own.
Gomel. Russia, Jan. 27. This town
Is half In flames. A battle Is raging
between the troops and revolutionists,
the latter reinforced by peasants from
surrounding districts. The peasantry
hns deposed the government officials
and elected revolutionists to fill their
fdaoea.
Sailors Mutiny at Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg. Jnn. 27. Llnevltch
wires that a fresh mutiny had occur
red among the sailors at Vladivostok.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Center In the World.
Chlcngo, Jan. 27. Wheat closed
today at 84 7-8; corn at 44 1-8, and
oats at 81 1-4.
Range cattle were never In as fine
condition as now In the Moses lake.
Washington, district. The range is
fine and feed of other kinds nbund
ant.
FIRST CARLOAD OF
Tho first full carload of butter
ever shipped out from eastern Ore
gon will bo shipped from the Blue
Mounatln creamery In this city to
night to the Seattle markets.
The buttor was purchased by H. E.
Jones, a representative of the J. B.
Agen Commission company of Seattle,
and Is a portion of the output of the
Blue Mountain creamery of this city
for the past season. It is all in two
pound bricks and packed In cases.
UNDER
RAILROAD BATE
BILL PRESENTER
Recommended by the House
Committee and Represents
the Administration.
V
COl'SINS SAYS SCCH AN
ATTEMPT WAS FOOIJSH.
Could Only Iliue Resulted In IIopc
Ifc, Helpless Disaster Accuser
Tell a story of Cruel Neglect of
Duty on tlie Part of Captain Cous
ins, But Admit They Could Not See
Anyone on the Wreck W1m Might
Bu Rescued, Tliough They Were
Told Otliers Could They Also Ad
mit the Chance Were Denpera(e
Aguliifct Than, But Wanted to Take
Utc One Chance Possible.
San Francisco, Jan. 2". That Cap
tain Cousins, of the steamer Queen
sent out from Victoria Tuesday to res
cue the Ill-fated Valencia did not
make all efforts to reach the doomed
ship, Is the charge made today by R.
C. Jorgenson and D. J. Sullivan. Both
are chief boatswain's mates In the
I'nlted Stales navy, who declare they
and three bluejackets volunteered to
take a boat to the wreck, but no at
tention was paid them.
Cousins Indignantly denies the
charge and states there is no truth
In the sta'ements of Jorgenson and
Sullivan, but he admitted he would
not have permitted the Jackles to
make an attempt to put off in a boat,
even if they volunteered to do so.
The Queen arrived here this morn
ing fromk Victoria. Among the pas
sengers were 4 American bluejack
ets In charge of Jorgenson and Sul
livan from Seattle, en route to Mare
Island. Ten of the Jackles and two
or three passengers remained on
board the Queen Tuesday night when
she was ordered to go in search .of
the wrecked Valencia. Jorgenson.
who has been In the navy 18 years,
and says he was Dewey's chief quar
termaster on the Olympla In the bat
tle of Manila, said positively no at
tempt was made by Captain Cousins
to put off in a boat.
"We found the wreck Wednesday
morning and ran within about four
miles of it. Nothing but the smoke
stack, masts and part of the upper
works were then .visible. The weath
er was rough nnd squally, and I ad
mit a heavy sea was running, but I
have seen boats handled In rougher
seas during my service In the navy.
"Those who looked through the
glasses said they could make out peo
ple lu the rigging. I didn't see them.
There are supposed to be lifeboats
aboard the Queen with air-tight com
partments which make them practi
cally unsinkable.
"Sullivan and I were standing on
the deck near the captain, when I
said I would launch a bout and get
nearer the wreck and perhaps get a
line aboard. Sullivan, Brady, O'Brien
and Barrett, of our men. volunteered
to go. The captain paid no attention
to me.
"I admit the chances were against
us, but we were willing and eager to
make the attempt."
Bunk Blowers Get $2000.
Owasso, I. T., Jan. 27. The First
National bank of this city was robbed
of $2000 today by thieves who dyna
mited the safe and escaped on a hand
car.
Lee McKeiizle, who makes all the
Insurance rates for Washington, is on
the stnnd in the Insurance lnvestlga'
tlon. He denied positively any com
pact to enforce rates.
PENDLETON BUTTER
and will consist of over 40,000
pounds.
Cream Is being shipped here from
Grand Rondo valley and Wallowa
county, and the creamery Is working
full time to meet its trade. The con
solidation of the creameries of Union,
La Grande and this city Is now com
plete and the company is establishing
two new cheese plants In Wallowa
county, which will supply the entire
eastern Oregon district.
WOOLUROWEItK' MEETING.
Dipping Vats and County Stock In
spection Chief Topics Discussed To
(!ny. The Umatilla County Woolgrowers'
association met this morning at the
parlors of the Commercial association
and held a very Interesting and prof
itable meeting.
Alonzo Knotts was recommended
to the county court as a candidate for
the office of stock inspector in place
of J. E. Bean, who has been requested
to resign by the association.
The matter of a dipping corral and
vats ut either Meacham or Kamela.
was discussed and at the time of going
to press had not been decided upon.
C. J. Millls. livestock agent for the
O. R. & N., was present and addressed
the meeting and Drs. Hutchinson,
Lantz and Lytle, federal Inspectors
and members of the association, were
also present to discuss the question of
dipping vats.
Contest Over Inspector.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
sheepmen called In a body upon the
county court In reference to the re
moval of Stock Inspector Bean. In
behalf of the delegation Secretary
Smythe arose and after addressing
the court laid the complaint of the
sheepmen before the court He said
among other things, that It was the
general sentiment that Inspector Bean
was Incapable of performing the du
ties of his office and that the delega
tion had another man to propose for
the position should the court see fit
to remove the Incumbent. I
Others were then called upon for
expressions and President Perry Gould
and Herbert Boylen responded. The
latter was decisive In his charges
against Inspector Bean, and ended by
declaring the Inspector himself could
not deny certain charges against him.
Inspector Bean then arose and with
considerable anger declared 5fr. Boy
len could not ram such things down
him and otherwise expressed acri
mony for the witness and apparently
for most of the delegation.
After considerable harsh talk be
tween the Inspectors and several of
those present it was finally decided
to place different Individuals on the
stand so as to testify specifically in
the case. Various members of the
delegation were then called and ques
tioned by Secretary Smythe. They
were cross-examined by Inspector
Bean.
No conclusion had been reached by
the court at the time of going to
press.
DATE OF FVNERAL CHANGED.
Will Occur Nexl -THdae From. Mc-Eachei-n
Home.
Owing to a delay In shipping the
body of James Cameron from San
Bernardino, the same will not arrive
here until tomorrow evening -or Mon
day morning. Consequently, the date
of the funeral has been changed. Al
though M. A. Rader, the undertaker,
wired last Tuesday for the Immediate
shipment of the body. It was not con
signed until Thursday.
On Monday morning at 9 o'clock
mass will be held over the remains
ot St. Mary's Catholic church in this
city. The body will then be shipped
to Helix, where the funeral will occur
at 11 o'clock Tuesday, the service be
ing held from the home of J. P. Mc
Eachern. ENTERTAINMENT
BY GY1AS
PLANNED FOR LATTER
PORTION OF FEBRUARY".
Preliminary Arrangements Now Vn-
der Way Will Bo Conducted Along
Linen Similar to Those. Followed In
tho Performance of Ijiwt Spring,
With Gymnasium Work Added
Will Bo a Benefit to Cover the In
debtedness, of Which About $250
Remains Committee Is Collecting.
Another local talent entertainment
Is to be given for the benefit of the
Commercial association gymnasium.
Preliminary arrangements for the
same were made recently ut a meet
ing of the athletic committee of the
association. While no date has yet
been definitely selected. It Is plnnned
to have the entertainment somo time
lnte in February.
It Is the intention to have the pro
gram arranged along the same lines
as In the performance Inst spring the
fentures being specialties In the shape
of songs, dances, drills, etc. Also,
some gymnastic work will be given
under the direction of Instructor Wil
son, The object of the entertainment Is
to complete paying off the debt In
curred when the gymnasium was
equipped. There now remains about
$250 of the original amount, and It Is
believed that this sum can be raised
During the past few days R. W.
Rltner of the committee, has been
making the final collections of
amounts subscribed for the gymnasi
um. A total of $496 was secured In
that manner.
T
Millers and Grocers Added 60
Cenls Per Barrel to the
Price, January 25.
ISSl'K ORDERS TO THE
RETAILING GROCERS.
DciMirtnuiit Stores Threaten to Break
Into the Game, by the' Wholesale '
Flooding of Oregon and Washing
ton Hours Into the Market at the
Former Prices and Thus Undersell
the Combine Believed the State
Grocers' Association is Behind the)
Trust Movement I'nder the Plea
That Old Prices Held No Profit for
Them.
San Francisco, Jan. 27. It has been
ascertained a combine of millers and
grocers has been organized to boost
the price of flour.
The Globe, American and Del Mon
te milling companies have Issued or
ders to grocers raising the price of
flour about 60 cents per barrel, com
mencing January 25.
Department stores threaten to
break Into the game by the Introduc
tion of Oregon and Washington flour
and undersell the regular grocers In
the combine.
It Is alleged the State Grocers' as
sociation is back of the movement to
raise the price and so make flour a
profitable commodity instead of a sta
ple handled on a narrow margin.
TO CLEAR THE RITER.
Kennenlck Seeks Alfl In .Removing
Rocks From the Colombia.
A telephone message was received
from Mayor Edward Shepperd, of
Kennewlck. by Dr. N. G. Blalock last
evening, regarding the memorial pre
pared by the Commercial club for the
use of Senator Ankeny In congress,
says the Walla Walla Union.
A copy of the memorial had been
sent to the mayor at Kennwlck, and
In his message he asked the citizens
and Commercial club of this city to
help Kennewlck and Pasco get an
Immediate appropriation from the
government for the purpose of Im
proving Horn ley rapids and Umatilla
rapids, which now virtually prevent
navigation of the Columbia river.
The river Is at a very low stage
now, and many of the rocks are ex
posed. It is thought by the Kenne
wlck people that $4000 or $5000 spent
now while the water is low would
make the stream navigable even at
low water, a condition that is In every
way desirable.
It Is the opinion of Captain Gray
and many engineers and river pilots
who have examined the stream, that
a few thousand dollars spent now or
in the near future, in removing these
rocks which are a menace and bar to
navigation, would put the rapids In
such a condition that the stream could
be navigated by the river steamers
at all times of the year.
CANDIDATE FOR RECORDER.
S. S. Darnell Will Be Before the Peo
ple as an Independent Candidate
for County Recorder.
S. S. Darnell, the well known school
teacher will be a democratic candi
date for the office of county recorder
at the nominating primaries to be
held on April 20.
Mr. Darnell Is In the city today from
his school south of Pendleton, and an
nounced that he will file his petition
In a few days for this office. Mr.
Darnell is a liberal minded man. and
will stand upon his merits and will be
allied to no machine or faction. He
has but one arm. but Is one of the
most energetic school teachers In the
county and Is well qualified for the
office he seeks.
Herd of Manjry norses.
A large number of mangy horses
are running at large on the range In
the north part of tho county In the
vicinity of the East Umatilla govern
ment Irrigation project and stockmen
In thnt vicinity are complaining of
their presence on the range. They
are small ponies and have evidently
been turned out by the owners to die,
as they are badly affected with the
mange.
Lives Iist In Fire.
Lowell, Mass., Jan. 27. At
least three are dead in the fire
of the Richardson hotel, which
burned this morning. The body
of Mrs. Plasle of Boston; Tes
sio Dennlson of Franklin Falls.
N. H.; John Teggers of Man
chester. N. H., have been recov
ered. There may be others in
the ruins.
OU T
FRANCISCO