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VOL. 18.
FOUR D
LAND LIMIT IS
T
Major Ed wands Says it is
Fixed by "a Hard and Fast
Rule," But 44 if-"
RILING S SlTWHEdT
TO TMOIHFICATIOXS.
The, Aaem Will Hive IHsMrs-doii as
Soon tm He 't). ttl's Application, Al
thongh Ml "Must Mo Itiiilflcd by the
Airtlioi'lHcH at Washington Prices
to Ho Tiilcl 'for Lanil, Cliai-nctcr of
Would-be 'Ijcsscc Will i' Carefully
Omslderrd Applleat Inn Blanks Are
lloiiig Distributed Today A New
H'arelionsc 'for Government Pur
Ihmd'WIII Bo Built Near the lrcs
iMU Buildings.
Thnt a new regime has commenced
upon the Umatilla reservation Is now
apparent, and In consequence those
Interested hi the leasing of Indian
lands are nwaltlng developments with
anxiety. Today application blanks
have been given out to those desiring
to secure leases, and as soon as they
ore made out and filed with the agent
they will be taken up and considered
in the order they are received.
One Se1 inn the I -hull (?)
Naturally' the all absorbing question
Just now Is in regard to how much
land may be secured by one tenant.
"Under th'j department rub: the amount
which one man may lease upon any
reservation ts limited to 640 acres.
However, as Is well known, this bus
not been adhered to during the past
and as a result there are many who
hme been farming several sections In-
setad of one.
Last summer this question wns the
subject of a thorough Investigation
by Inspector Valentine, who passed
several weeks upon the reservation
and held a public council at which
the white men were heard In regard
to the mntter. After his departure an
order wns received by Major McKoln
requiring the 640-acre rule to be rig
idly followed. However, soon after
further Instructions wero received by
the agent, under which he was left
to Judge as to how much laqd should
be held hy one mnn.
'Evidently Major Edwards, present
agent, Is still under these same orders,
but he appears to place a slightly dif
ferent construction upon them from
that given by his predecessor. When
questioned this morning upon the sub
ject he said:
"It Is a hard and fast rule that not
more Hum 61(1 acres shall be rented
by one man. If more Is desired It Is
Incumbent upon the lessee to prove
that what ho wishes Is for the welfan
of the Indian. Then when he has
made his showing upon the subject It
will be passed upon by myself and
approved or disapproved, after which
It will he sent to the department for
final action."
Possession Given at Onoe. '
However, It seems that when the
agent here ha passed upon a lease
there will be little danger of its blng
refused by the department, for Major
Edwards says that a soon as he has
forwarded the applications to Wash
Ington he will at once place the lessee
In legal possession of the land so that
he may commence work at once If he
so desires.
At present Major Edwards Is en
gaged 111 gathering accurate data con
corning each subdivision of the reser
vatlon that Is open for leasing. This
knowledge will be brought Into play
when the leases are examined for ap
proval, and unless the price agreed
upon between the white renter and
Indian is considered proper, the lease
will be rejected. Under the present
approved leases tho prices ,.;ild the
Indians vary from $2 to $.1 in acre
for one season or from $5 to $6 for
summer fnllow. Under the old sys
tem of Informal leases the prices
ranged from 75 cents to 11.60 for one
year, and from S3 to $4 for summer
fallow.
Price Not the Only Tiling.
However, the price paid the Indian
ts not the only thing that will bo con
sidered when the lenses are awarded
for the character of the prospective
lessee Is to be taken Into question. Ac
cording to Major McKoln, the repu
tation of applicants will he closely In
vestigated, and those having records
of sharp practices, gouging the Indi
ans or otherwise having a bad effott
upon them, will be barred.
According to Major Edwards It will
probably be a month or six weeks be
fore anything Is received from the de
partment In regard to the loases,
However, as stated above, those who
have been approved by the agent will
AD,
UNVARYING
I
be given possession at once, so that
they mny begin with their spring
work. In this way It Is expected most
of the !and will be disposed of during
March.
It was the Intention of Major Ed
wr.rdB to leave today upon a vacation
of several weeks. However, owing
to the rush of business It now seems
douotful If he will get away.
SnXTvlir Cringle's Mission.
R. M. Cringle, Inspector of the In
dian service, who arrived here yester
day, has been at the agency today In
consultation with Major Edwards. To
the Enst Oregonlan this morning Mr.
Cringle stnted that his position Is that
of supervisor of engineers, and that as
such he has to do with the surveys ot
Indian lands, construction t new
buildings, etc. However, he ' also
serves as a general Inspector, Of the
Improvements now planned lor the
Umatilla agency the most Important Is
a new warehouse to be boltt near the
present buildings and used for stor
ing general agency supplies. The
building will t about 2000.
IXSritAXCK CONFERENCE.
Many Notables Haw? Assembled at Dcs
Moines Iowa.
Pes Moines, Iowa, Feb. 6. Thomas
W. Lawson. accompanied 'by Governor
Broward, of Florida, and fformer At
torney General Frank Monett, of Ohio,
arrived this morning for an Insur
ance conference with Governor Cum
mins.
FIRE IX WHOLESALE DISTRICT.
Three Men Injured and Four Story
Rlilhling Gutted.
Philadelphia. Feb. 6. A big fire Is
raging among the wholesale dry goods
and rubber warehouses ot Fourth and
Market streets. Three men were In
jured and a four-story building gutted.
Loss R,aOfl.
Nine Negroes Unified to Death.
Baltimore. Feb. ft. Nine negroes
were burned to death In a fire which
destroyed a cabin seven miles from
this city this morning. The only In
mate who escaped, a negresB, was ar
rested. All the victims had been sub
poenaed to testify In a -murder case
against her pnramotir.
Sustained Anti-Sealplng Uiv.
Salem, Feb. S. The stute supreme
court has sustained the constitution
ality of the antl-scalplng law which
passed the last legislature.
T SETTLE
ONCE A TERR
THE II XRDWARE MEVS NEW
SELF-PROTECTIVE El I.K
l oirs t)ien Account Are Settled at
Stated Time, Interest Will lie Charg
ed at 8 Per Cent The Hardware
Men Complete Organization and
Fleet Permanent Of I leers Selected
Prom Different Parts of the County
They Were Surprised Hut Grati
fied at the County Court's Decision
Affecting Transient Agents
Hereafter all open nccounts with
hardware dealers In this county must
be settled by October 1 of each year,
either by cash or by note.
The above rule was adopted yester
duy hy the hardware dealers n't a ses
sion held In the rooms of the Com
mercial association. The action was
agreed upon so as to put a stop to
the practice of allowing non-Interest
drawing nccounts to run for months
after the harvest season Is over. Un
less open nccounts arc settled by Oc
tober 1, by cash or not, Interest will
be charged upon the account at the
rate of S per cent.
The hardware men's convention held
yesterday wns for the purpose of rat
ifying the selection of officers made at
the previous meeting several weeks
ago. Yesterday the organization was
made permanent with officers for the
present ypnr as follows: Q. W. Proeb
stel, of Weston, president; J. S. Nor
vlllc, of Helix, vice president: W. J.
Clarke, of Pendleton, secretary.
Members of the association who
were here yesterday expressed them
selves as greatly pleased over the ac
tion of the county court In placing a
license of $500 per year upon parties
selling stoves, ranges or vehicles
throughout the county.
Hcybiirn Slightly Improved.
Washington, Feb. 6. Senator Hoy
burn Is slightly Improved this morn
ing. Peritonitis has sot In, but Is said
to be less troublesome today. Worry
aggravates the case.
Practically all the 300 shingle mills
of northwestern Washington opened
February 1, after a shutdown of five
months to restrict production.
IS
PENDLETOX, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEUIUJAIiY , 190.
G OF INJURIES AT
T
KILLED DN
PASSENGERS
No. 5 ion the Main Line Crashes Into the Rear of No. 3 From
Spokane Bursting Steam Pipes Caused No. 5
to Get Beyond Control.
Hissing Stemit Tilled Engineer Swain's t ub ami Made It Impo-silile tu Itcitch
ithe Engine's Working Parts and Stop or Check the Engine Remarka
ble Escape of a Young Man Who Jumped Just as the Crash Came
Among the Injured Was a Walla Wnlla Woman Who Has Had Her
Arm Amputated This Wreck Breaks the Record of the O. R. X., a"
In lOWere the First Passengers Ever Killed on the System.
BRIDAL VEIL. FEB. 8. (SPECIAL TO THE EAST OREGON
IAN.) FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INSTANTLY KILLED AND
TWO FATALLY INJURED IN A REAR END COLLISION ON THE
O. R. & N. AT THIS PLACE AT 7:30 THIS MORNING. THE DEAD
ARE ANDY EDWARDS AND L. SINNOTT. OF PORTLAND. AND
TWO UNKNOWN MEN. THE FATALLY INJURED ARE MRS. W.
RILEY. OF WALLA WALLA, AND JOSEPH K. RUSSELL, OF
EAST OAKLAND.
Portland, Feb. 6. (Special.) The
first passengers ever killed In a train
wreck on tho O. K. & N. system, met
a sudden horrible death at 7:30
o'clock this morning at Bridal Veil, 40
miles east of this city.
No. S, the main line trail,, crashed
into the rear end of No. 3, the Spo
kane passenger train at thnt place, in
stantly killing Andy Edwards and L.
Slnnott, of Portland, and two unknown
passengers, all of whom were In the
rear tourist car No. 3.
Mrs. W. Riley, of Walln Walla, and
Joseph K. Russell, of East Oakland.
CHI., were fatally Injured and will both
die. Another pasenger. supposed to
be a son of Mrs Riley, miraculously
escaped from the tourist by leaping
from the car Just as the crash came.
He Is seriously, but not fatally Injured.
Train Was Running Away.
Just before train No. 5 reached Erl.
dal Veil a steam pipe burst In the cab
of 'the engine, driving Engineer Wil
liam .Twain from his cab and the train
was running away when the wreck oc
curred. The engineer was unable to
reach the throttle because of the scald
ing steam which filled his cab, and
whe-n the crash came he was standing
on the running board of the engine,
whither he had taken refuge from the
hissing steam which scalded him and
his firemen before they could leap out
of the cab to a place of safety.
No. 3. the Spokane train, was
standing on the main Hue at Bridal
Vail, the passengers In the rear tour
ist car petting out of bed. Some of
them were partly dressed, some still
In their berths and some in the wash
room. The crash came suddenly and
unexpectedly and there was no time
for escape.
The rear tourist car on No. 3 was
completely demolished and the engine
of No, 5, which crashed Into the tour
ist Is dismantled and stripped to the
bare boiler and Is lying on her side in
the pile of debris.
Engineer Is Fronllc.
Enpineer WUllnm Swain, who Is one
of the oldest engineers on the west
end of the O. R. & N'., Is frantic over
tho wreck, which wns caused by the
ELEVEN BLOCKS OF
PAVING
Petitions asking for the construc
tion of 11 blocks of bitlmlltlc pave
ment are being circulated In the city
this afternoon, and It seems to be the
most earnest and determined effort
yet put forth to secure paving for
Main and Court streets.
The petitions ask for the paving of
Main street from Tustln to the bridge,
a cllrlance of six blocks, and from
Main street eastward on Court to Vin
cent, a distance of five blocks. Bith
ti lit Ic pavement on a bituminous base
is named as the k'nd of j .living to be
built and the petitions pray that the
cost be charged to and become a Hen
on abutting property, until paid.
Property holders ou both Main nnd
Court streets nppear to be more In
favor of the paving at this time than
ever before, nnd It Is probable that
tho mntter will now be brought to a
successful Issue.
The suggestion to pave with the
blue stone found In plentiful quantities
Is not looked upon with any favor,
THE 0. R. & II.
accident which drove him from his
cab at a critical time. He expected
to slow down and approach Bridal Veil
under control, expecting to find No.
3 on the main line.
The Dead and Injured.
Andy Edwards, who was killed, wns
the i baggage checkman of the Bag
gage and Omnibus company of Port
land, and L. Slnnott resided at 175
Sherman street. In Portland. One of
the unknown dead gave the name of
Henry, only, before he expired, and
the fourth man Is absolutely unknown.
Mrs. Riley was on her way from
Walla Walla to Portland accompanied
by her two sons. Her left arm was
teriibly mangled and was amputated
by Dr. Vincent, of Bridal Veil, who
was first to reach the scene of the
wreck. One of the young sons mlr
acuously escaped Injury by leaping
from the car.
Joseph K. Russell, of East Oakland.
Is fatally Injured and it Is thought
cannot survive. He Is crushed about
the head and breast and scalded also.
Engineer Swain Is horribly scalded,
but is not thought to be fatally In
jured. Details cif Wreck.
Portland, Feb. 6. Both were
trains westbound, the express was fol
lowing the flyer, which was supposed
to be running cnutlnusjy and flngmnn
was sent out from Bridal Veil Falls
to warn the approaching train that
the flyer was standing on the main
track at that place.
About four miles east of Bridal
Veil a steamplpe In the Injector on
the express burst, and the cab was
quickly flooded with highly heated
steam thnt almost scalded Engineer
W. H. Swain and his fireman to death
while they were trying to stop the en
gine. The engineer wns so badly
scalded by live steam, and his sight
wns so clouded that he could not
reach the lever. He was forced to
crawl back over the tender and tried
to reach the air pipe.
Even as he was doing this the train
rushed past the flagman who had
been sent back to stop the npprooch-
BITULITHIC
IS PETITIONED FOR
and In order to secure a more modern
and practical paving than could be
made from the stone, this movement
for the bithulltlc has been started.
The terrible condition of the street
for the past two months has brought
property holders nnd business men to
realize that smnethln:; perm ,nont
must be done to Improve the streets,
nnd the sentiment In favor of maca
dam for Co-.ut street Is rapidly giving
way to a strong sentiment In favor of
paving.
Walln Walla, Guise, North Yakima,
Portlnnd. Seattle, Spokane nnd nil the
other cities of the northwest which are
doing any street paving, are now
using the bithulltlc almost exclusive
ly, nnd those who have seen It tested
are strongly In favor of It.
In Walla Walla the cost of the bi
thulltlc pavement Is $2.17 per square
yard, nnd the cost Is estimated here
lit from $2.15 to 12.20 per square
yard. One estimate received by the
city some time ago placed the cost at
$2.26 per square yard.
BRIDAL VEIL FALLS
Ing express. The next minute the
crash came. Fireman Lewis Morgan
aided In shutting off the steam.
The engine and express car
plowed their way through the Pull
man of the rear of the flyer standing
at the station. Both car and engine
lay In a tangled mass of wreckage,
the whole enveloped In a cloud of
scalding steam.
Five Killed Near Helena.
Helena, Feb. 6. A runaway freight
on the Northern Pacific crashed Into
the rear of an overland passenger
two and a half miles west at 11:20
last night, killing five and seriously
Injuring several others. Dead: Con
ductor Charles Brlcknell, Helena; J.
N. Robertson, bridge Inspector, Mis
soula; Edward Jozlck, express mes
senger; Foster Senegal, butcher, Hel
ena, and one unknown passenger. In
jured: Brakeman Jeff Brown, fatally;
Rossman, a woman, and several
others.
"GARFIELD HAD NO POWER.'
TraiiHceiided His Authority When He
Promised Immunity.
Chicago, Feb. 6. Attorney General
Moody appeared as a witness In the
packers' case this morning to prevent
the suggested Issuance of a subpoena
duces tecum against the president of
the United States being a letter writ
ten to Moody by the president during
the Investigation by Garfield. Moody
said the letter was a scientific, paper
and he would produce a verified copy
If desired, the original having passed
from his hands.
Why Moody Objects
Moody at recess said he would ob
ject to the introduction of the letter
and to the Interpretation put upon It
by the packers, who are trying to
show It proves the existence of a
working agreement between the de
partments of Justice and commerce
ant labor.
' Gurfrrid Was Badly "Off."
Moody expressed the government's
position In the case for the tlrst time,
saying: "Garfield had no power to
promise Immunity, or to threaten with
punishment. Immunity-Is In the law,
and If the packers are within the law
no action of Garfield's can affect their
status. The government did not use
the information obtained by Gc.rfleld.
There Is absolutely no co-operation
between the departments of justice
and commerce and labor In regard to
the packers' case."
REV. SIMMONS
KILLS HIMSELF
MINISTER'S COURAGE
FAILED WHEN EXPOSED.
Was ii Baptist Putor. President of
Two Bunks Religious Author and
I .cot urer, and Incidentally a Degen
ernto Son of Itcllal Ordered Out or
Town hy .Xewimpor Men, He Pre-
fees to Take Ills Own Life Wus a
Politician and Recently Was Made
Manager of Yules' Campaign for
l ulled stales Senator.
, Peoria. III.. Feb. 6. Rev. George
Simmons, recently made manager for
the Yates senatorial campaign, com
mitted suicide this morning, caused by
gossip connecting his name with Im
moral conditions.
Simmons was one of the most prom
inent clergymen and business men In
this put of the country, pastor of a
Baptist church, president of two sav
ings bank", author of religious works,
and lecturer.
Complaint had been made against
Simmons by parents of boys In the
Baptist boys' brigade. Editors of pa
pers In this city told him If he left
town In 24 hours to save the boys'
reputations, there would be no pros
ecution, lie leaves a widow, but no
children.
' Making Hcmly for Gas Plant.
j Henry M. Hunt, superintendent of
construction for the Northwestern Gas
& Electric company, nrrived.lnst even
ing from Walla Walla. He Is here to
aid ill the preparation for the estab
! Ilshment of a gas plant hy his com-
, pany. which the latter agreed to d
within a year when they were granted
a franchise recently. Thcv are unde
a $2000 bond to carry out their prom-
i Ise within that time.
New Lime Kiln Near Huntington.
A new lime kiln Is now being es
tablished at the Goodman ranch near
Huntington. Some 25 or 30 men are
employed at present In the enterprise,
which Is controlled and operated bv
Utah capitalists, who will handle the
entire product for the beet sugar fac
tories In which they are Interested.
The kiln will continuously employ a
large force of men. Baker City
Democrat.
DAILY EVENING EDITION
. weather forecast
Fair tonlghf and Wednesday.
NO. 5584
WANTS SPECIAL
Humphrey of Washington
Does Not Think the Regu
lar Inspectors Competent .
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
HAS TOO MUCH TO SAY.
Kansas Man Vigorously Advocates the
Hepburn Rate Bill and Criticises Uie
Tendency Toward Too Much Talkee
T:ilk in the House Debate Will
Close In the House Tomorrow on the
Railroad Question Senate Agreed
With Tillman Resolution Looking
Into the Chinese Boycott and Open
ing the Door for Remedial Sugges
tions More Naval Academy Cadets
Have Been Dismissed.
Washington, Feb. 6. Congressman
Humphrey, of Washington, called on
the president this morning to ask for
a special commission lo investigate
the Valencia wreck. The president
said he would take the matter up with
Metcalf and see what could be done. '
Metcalf says he is doing all he can
under the law.
Humphtey said he did not question
the honesty of the inspectors but he
did not believe that they are compe
tent to hundle ithe Investigation. He
aid "the openly expressed belief In
Seattle Is that the Pacific Steamship
company has too much say-so In the
present Investigation."
Debate Closes Wednesday.
In the railroad rate debate today
Murdoek, of Kansas, attacked the
railroad magnates and favored the
Hepburn bill, and criticized the "coi
versatlon" of the house. The house
then agreed to closs the general do
bate on the bill tomorrow afternoon.
The senate reconsidered the bills
providing for dental surgeons In the
army and Improving the medical
corps and sent both to the calendar.
The senate agreed to the Tillman
resolution looking into the Chinese
boycott to learn what remedies will
remove Chinese hostility.
Midshipmen DUmisscd.
Secretary Bonaparte has approved
Admiral Sands' recommendations of
dismissal for Midshipmen Desaussure,
of South Carolina, and Melvln, of Ill
inois, from the naval academy.
The president In a letter to the con
gressional conilmttee on naval affairs
asks the law be remedied to make
punishment for hazing to accord
with the enormity of the offense. He
says dismissal, the only punishment
prescribed. Is too severe In some
cases, and not severe enough In oth
ers. He suggests that minor cases
not be tried by court martial, but left
to some administrative officer.
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Rev. G. W. Rlghy Officiated for Both
Couples.
This afternoon a double wedding,
occurred 111 the parlors of the Hotel
Golden Rule, the contracting parties
being John F. Bentley and Minnie L.
Trimble, nnd Alva M. Mover and
Laura P. Baker, all residents of Ad
ams. The ceremony was performed
at 2 o'clock by Rev. G. W. Rlgby anl
was witnessed by a few friends of the
t .vo couples.
Boundary Board Meeting.
County School Superintendent Frank
K. Welles has named March 10 as tho
date for the meeting of the district
boundary board for the purpose of
passing upon proposed changes In the
school district of the county. There
nre now two petitions on file, one for
the creation of a new district In tho
section northwest of this city, and the
other for the combining of districts
No. 95 and No. 14, near Weston.
Commercial Club Tonight.
Tonight will occur the meeting of
the Commercial association, at which
occurs the annual election of officers.
In view of this fact and other business
to come before the session an Inter
esting meeting is promised and a large
attendance is desired.
In Police Court.
In the ponce court this morning
Robert Lockhart was found guilty of
carrying a concealed weapon, nnd was
fined $25 by Judge Fitz Gerald. He
paid the fine. Also two drunks were
brought before the court and given
the usual sentences.
MaccBlice Social Session.
A delightful session was enjoyed
last evening by Umatilla tent of the
Knights of Maccabees.
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