East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 13, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextII . . fcA v I DAI1YEVENINGEDITI0H i 0A1LYEMGED1TION : WEATHER FORECAST. Fair and colder tonight, Wed nesday fair. Read the advertisements In ths East Oregonlun. They come from the most enterprising citizens. VOL. 18. : ' r : : , t.-j-tju! . t- - - - ENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEMlUAItY 13, 1900. NO. 5599 T At a Late Hour the Insurgents Are Waiting for Mr. Oodd to Redeem His Promise. TRIBUNE AFFAIRS S1TL.li EXTREMELY UNSETTLED. lYopcrty Now lit Hie Rands of the In surgent EnurtoycH Irocccdliig Vurled hy a Personal Encounter Between AV. K. Brown anil E. I. Dodd Dummy Tdrcctors Chosen, aiul Mortgnne Foreclosure Proceed ing Begun, Interrupted by a Ten tier of IO00 by Attorney for the In surgents. Accci-fllng to Messrs. Stillman nnd Myers ft was understood yesterday afternoon that Sir. Dodd would com mence making an accounting of the affairs of the Tribune this morning, and that In consideration of this It was agreed by the directors to forego comrwnclug any legal action to com pel such an accounting. However, up to this afternoon Mr. Dodd has not appeared to commence upon the work and consequently the proposition is ut Issue aguln. This afternoon John McCourt, at torney for Air. Dodd, stated that an accounting would be made, though he denied Mr. Dodd hud made any prom ise to do such today, Mr. McCourt maintains that the shareholder)' meeting held yesterday was a legal one, and that the new board of direc tors was legally chosen. The reason for turning the plant over to the con trol of Myers and the old directors, he says, was to preserve peace while negotiations were pending. He de Clares there Is no occasion for troa ble, and that an amicable settlement should be reached. Lightning Changes. There Is still war In the ranks of those owning the Pendleton Tribune, and at present there seems to be no show for the dove of peace to perch within the walls of the troublous print shop. Since yesterday noon events have followed one another with light ning like rapidity and the end Is not yet. During the latter part of the af ternoon the management of the paper was regained by Mr. Dodd and hold for an hour or more. However, at the nd of that time he was again de poned, and the plant Is now again in the hands of the Insurgent employes. "Early Morning Fight. So far the most sensational feature of tftflay is a personal fight which oc curred early this morning between E. P. Dodd and W. S. Brown, the latter foreman of the paper and one of the minority stockholders. The nffair happened in the Tribune building be fore breakfast, and according to those present the foreman was attacked by Mr. Dudil during a quarrel between the two men In which Mr. Brown used certain printer-like expressions upon ils former employer. No seri ous Injuries were inflicted on either side, but that victory was with the foreman Is Indicated by tbe appear ance of the two men, Mr. Dodd re ceiving two black eyes. Dummy Directors Chosen. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon whnt was called a stockholders' meet ing was held In the office of the Tribune, notice of the same having been served by Mr. Dodd upon his rebellions fellow-proprietors. How ever, acting upon the advice of their attorney, none of the men were pres ent excepting C. E. Baker. Never theless, a. meeting was held, and It Is snld new shares of stock In the com pany were Issued by Mr. Dodd to the following: Oeorgc Terrlnger, T. O. Montgomery, J. A. Fee, Q. W. Phelps and Arnold Sheuermnn. With these new stockholders pres ent, either In person or by proxy, the old bonrd of directors was declared removed, nnd a now board consisting of the above five men and Messrs. Dodd nnd Baker, was elected. C. W1 Myers was then declared removed as secretary nnd from his position on the paper. Sheriff Taylor In Charge. About this time Sheriff T. D. Tay lor was summoned to tho office and he was given a certified copy of the McKlulcy Nut a Fugitive. San Francisco, Feb. 13. Dis trict Attorney Heney this morn ing denied that McKlnley, In dicted for complicity In the Or egon land frauds, has eloped with "Little Egypt," nnd Is now with her In the orient. He de clares that McKlnley went to China on a land deal, that his actual whereabouts are known, and that he Is under surveil lance. Heney adds thnt McKln ley has had no trouble of any nature with his wife. ACGOUN ROW DEMANDED J40S0 mortgage on the plant held by H. W, Stewart, and Instructed to fore close the same. The sheriff then took charge of the paper and placed E. P. Dodd In possession. However, the above proceeding had scarcely been finished when the sher Iff was summoned to the office of A. D. Rtlllman, attorney for the Insurgent directors. It was then discovered thnt the mortgage does not become due until the coming August, and Is consequently not Bubject to foreclos ure proceedings. However, Mr. Still mnn offered to take up the mortgage If It was desired to collect the same, but the offer was not accepted. Directors Aguln Given Charge. Already a demand had been made by Mr. Stillman for Mr. Dodd and his new directors to vacate possession of the plant, and acting upon instruc tions from Attorney John McCourt Sheriff Taylor relinquished possession of the paper, and control was again assumed by Mr. Myers and associates. This they still retain at tho time of going to press, and unless fortune should turn against them they will be In charge of the paper for a time at least. Men Have Upper Hand. Seemingly the Insurgent directors have the advantage In the fight and are In a fair way to remain In control should they desire to do so. Although they represent but one-third of the stock they constitute a majority of the .legally elected board of directors, and contend they cannot be removed for a year. That no stockholders' or di rectors' meeting can be held without their approval Is their contention. This position Is based on the state law regarding corporation meetings, which says: "All subsequent meetings (after the regular annual meeting) of stock holders or directors shall be given for such time and In such manner as the directors may prescribe." Should this prove true, the fate of the paper will be In their hands for a year, and the present management could ac cordingly dictate terms of settlement with Mr. Dodd. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheat Center In the World. Chicago, Feb. 13. Wheat closed to day at S6 1-8, cord 43 1-4 and oats 30, Accuse Roosevelt of Plots. St. Petersburg. Feb. 13. The Novo Vrerhyn In a bitter article from Amer lea printed today, says that President Roosevelt Intends to seize the Islands of northeastern Siberia, taking ad van tage of Russia's weakness following the war. Hanged for Double Murder. St. Paul. Feb. 13. William Wll Mams, aged 28, was hanged this morn Ing for the murder of John Keller, aged 1. and the boy's mother, April 12, 1905. Murder anil Suicide. Raton, N". M Feb. 13. Oeorgc Evans, aged 30, fatally shot his bride of a day and committed suicide. E FIRE AT ELGIN WAREHOUSES AND SIX FREIGHT CARS BUHNER. Uirgo Quantity of Wool and General Freight Destroyed, Much of the Ijit ler Being Destined for Wallowa Points Total I.OHH Is Over 1 100.000 Fire Was of Unknown Origin, at :t O'clock III the Morning Ware Iidiimcm Will Ho Rebuilt Immediate ly. Elgin, Feb. 13. (Special.) Fire of unknown origin this morning destroy ed the warehouses of the Elgin For warding company, together with all their contents nnd six freight cars be longing to the O. R. & N which were standing on the side tracks near the warehouses. The fire broke out about 3 o'clock and before It was discovered was un der such headway that the limited means of fighting It were of no avail and the entire buildings and contents were destroyed within a short time. The warehouses were filled with merchandise destined for Wallowa county points nnd also a large amount of wool awaiting shipment to the east. The total loss Is over J100.000. The cars which were destroyed were loaded with merchandise also. Tho Elgin Forwarding company Is one of the principal freighting and commission companies In Union coun ty and carried on an extensive busi ness with Wallowa. The warehouses will be rebuilt Immediately. DOWIEITE DIED AT 7.IOX CITY. Victim of Tlurns Was Principal of a School. Waukegan, 111., Feb. 13. Estella Smith, principal of one of the Zlon City schools, died this morning as a result of accidental burns, while the elders prayed for her recovery. Fol lowing the Dowle creed, no physician was called. DESTRUGTIV - I I CONVICTED OF S EM. ING The first conviction under the city ordinance forbidding the sale of liquor to Indians occurred yesterday afternoon, when Thomas Stewart was sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or serve 12 days In Jail for violation of the ordinance, ' Stewart was arrested Sunday night by Officer Jeff Stephens, who caught him In the act of disposing of liquor to Indians In the rear of the Smith saloon In the Brownfield-Matlock building. At the trial, which occurred at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, evidence was given against Stewart by the officer, and also the Indians swore to having been sold whiskey by Sewart. Accordingly the above sentence was Imposed. Being unuble to pay his fine Stewart was taken to jal). According to the police he is a hobo and has been here but a few weeks. . M TROOPS TO THE ORIENT Additional Vessels Will Be Sent to the Asiatic Station, Including the Oregon, LOXGWOHTH'S MEASURE HAS KEEN RECOMMENDED. If .the Government Wins In Suit for Tidewater 'Lands at Sun Francisco, It Will Iluild anil Immense Depot Thereon and Also TransMirt Docks Roosevelt Ishucs a Call for Popu. tar SiibHcritplons for the Relief of the Starving Juimuicmo In the North era Provinces Longwortli Presides in tho House for 30 Minutes. Washington, Feb. 13. Longworth's bill carrying J5.000.000 appropriation for grounds and buildings for the le gations abroad was adopted by the committee on foreign affairs. The war department confirms the report that another regiment Is going to tne orient. It will probably be the -em infantry, and additional vessels will go to the Asiatic station. The Oregon is now at Hong Kong. lroerty In Litigation. Washington, Feb. 13. Quarter master General Humphrey says the property of Black Point, San Fran Cisco, between low water mark and the boundary of the bay. Is now in litl gallon between the government and the Freeman heirs who claim It. If the government wins the intention is to acquire additional land in that vi cinity and build a big depot for the quartermaster, subsistence and medl cal departments of the army, and also build transport docks. Call to Aid Starving Japanese, Washington, Feb. 13. The presi dent this afternoon Issued an appeal for contributions for aid to the fam ine stricken people of northern Japan. liongworUi Presided. Washington, Feb. 13. Speaker Cannon called Nicholas Longworth to the chair today. He presided for 30 minutes. NINETEEN READ IX FIRE. Poll la lid Disaster Greatest III tin- His tory of the City. Portlnnd, Feb. 13. Nineteen people are now known to have been burned to death yesterday In the fire at the east end of Morrison street bridge and about 10 were seriously Injured. L. T. Bailey was the last victim of the flic, dying this morning nt the Good Samaritan hospital from his In juries. The scene of the fire is one heap of ruins, and several bodies are sup posed to be in the debris yet. It Is a difficult matter to account for all the tenants and roomers In the sa loon lodging houses and It will not be Unown for weeks perhaps who are missing from the district. Many narrow escapes and many he roic feats were experienced during the fire and It was only by the most en ergetic work a much more disastrous fire wns prevented. Parliament In Session. London, Feb. 1.1. Parliament met this afternoon in informal session. merely to select a speaker of the house of commons and swear In now membera James William Loweher was re-elected speaker. Will Be Burled Sunday. Copenhagen, Feb. 13. King Chris tian's body wns exposed to view In the Chrlstlnnsborg palace church to day. It will He In state three days nnd be taken Friday to Roskllde and burled Sunday. Hogs Bring Good Prices. J. W. Kcene of Athena, brought down a load of fat hogs today which he sold to local butcher for 7tf7 1-2 cents per pound, dressed. One of the hogs weighed 348 pounds dressed and the entire load was made up of extra ordinarily large hogs. It was one of the nicest lots ever brought to the city. LIQUOR TO INDIANS. E PROM THE EAST Evidently Packed by Speaker Cannon in Interest of Pro Chinese Element. FAR WESTERN' 8TATE3 ARE NOT REPRESENTED. Radical and Effective Legislation on the Chinese Question Seeing Hardly to He HomxI for Roosevelt Re quests a Kill That Will Placate China and Yet Keep Out Coolies- No Member on the IIous Commit tee From West of Iowa George W. Heavers Sentenced to Two-Year Term for Swindling Government. Washington, Feb. 13. The house committee on foreign affairs Is now concerned with the problem of how to exclude the Chinese without of fending China. 'the president has requested the committee to frame a bill that will smooth down the anger of the Pekln government, and at the same time keep out the coolies. It has been remarked that It Is pe culiar that Cannon has placed no member on this committee from any district further west than Iowa. Cou sen of Iowa, is the representative from furthest west. Two Veins for Reavers. Washington, Feb. 13. George W Beavers, former superintendent of salaries and allowances of the postof. flee department, this morning plead' ed guilty to conspiring with former Senator Green of New York, to de fraud the government in connection with the sale of time recording de vices for the department and was sen tenced to two years In the Mounds- vxllle, W. Va., prison. AGED FARMER -MURDERED. Robbery the Siipimsed Motive Two Men Have Been Arrested. Fresno, Cal., Feb. 13. The body of Henry A. Jackson, an aged farmer whose cabin was found spattered with blood Sunday was discovered today In a railroad culvert a mile and a half from the scene. The head had been blown off with a shotgun. The sur foundings Imlicate that two men were Implicated. Robbery wns the motive. No trace of the murderers can be found. Will and Elmer Holm, living near Jackson's place, are held pending an investigation. They had flashed a hunch of greenbacks following the supposed date of the crime. COPPER CO-OPER TIOX. Amicable Settlement of All Differen ces lias Been Reached. Butte, Feb. 13. A. C. Carson, rep resenting Thomas F. Cole, today took possession of all mines and mining property of Heinze and the United Copper company in Silver Bow coun ty, which has been In litigation be tween Heinze and the Amalgamated. This settles all disputes and enables the Amalgamated and the new own ers of the Heinze properties to oper ate. It It also release valuable ore ate. It also releases valuable ore Copper War Is Over. New York, Feb. 13. H. H. Rogers this afternoon confirmed the report thnt the Montana copper war Is over. Must Produce the Children. Wooster, O., Feb. 13. Judge Don- ohuc today decided that Grace Taa gart must produce her sons In court within 10 days or forfeit her right of appeal. He said the case will be call ed Friday because the major must go to the Philippines next week. Railroad Shops Rum. Denver, Feb. 13. The Colorado & Southern railroad shops In this city were destroyed by fire. Loss, S200, 000. The new afternoon dally the Even ing Bulletin nt Walla Walla, will make Its first appearance next week with Eugene Lorton as managing editor. COMMOTE BLED TO DEATH. rill r Two Men Fought. Each Striking lint One Blow. Baker City, Feb. 13. As a result of a quarrel about a dog, Frank Swartz. a well known miner, struck Fred Neuhaus, a prominent contrac tor, on the nose early Sunday morn ing In a bar saloon, resulting in hem orrhage which caused the death of Neuhaus at 2 o'clock yesterday after noon. Swartz was arrested and charg ed with manslaughter. The coro ner's Jury returned a verdict which did not state whether the blow was accidental or Intentional, simply say ing the man died from hemorrhage caused by a blow from Swartz. It Is stated the trouble would never have arisen had It not been for the Interference of bystanders who urged the men to fight. Only two blows were struck one by each. EVENTFUL DAY AT LODI. Two Children Accidentally Dead, and a Robbery. Lodl, Cal., Feb. 13. The Infant child of Don Lewis was found dead In bed early this morning, suffocated. It slept between the father and mother. The mother is crazed over the fatality. The Infant son of Ernest Hopkins swallowed five quinine pills this morning and died three hours later. An autopsy will be held In both cases. The Southern Pacific depot was robbed at 10 last night and $175 and a lot of script taken, which was scat tered about the railroad yards. No clue to the perpetrators. ADRIAN GLASS' AWFUL PLIGHT. Burled 2S Honrs 'Neath Piled Lum berLeg Frozen. I.ewlston, Feb. 13. After lying on the frozen ground 23 hours', pinned beneath a load of lumber. Adrian Glass, of this city, was found this afternoon with both legs frozen. Yesterday afternoon about 5:30 Mr. Glass was bringing a load of lumber down Sweetwater hill, 20 miles south of Lewiston, when his wagon tipped over, throwing him down an embank ment and piling tbe lumber on top of mm. He lay in this condition till found this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. RUN INTO HUGE BOULDER. Southern Fnclflc Passenger Engines Were Derailed. Redding. Cal., Feb. 13. South bound passenger No. 15, a double header, ran into a huge boulder that had rolled down the mountain half a mile south of Shasta Springs, at 3 this morning. The crews Jumped. Both engines left the track and were badly wrecked. Engineer Van Vac tor was slightly Injured. The rails were torn up for 100 feet. Orf to Siberia. St. Petersburg, Feb. 13. Eight hundred revolutionists have been sent to Siberin. This is the first of 5000 of the most dangerous Insurgents the government expects to deport. NORTHERN PACIFIC IS AFTER RIGHT OF WAY. Eusler to Sum the North Channel Twice ami Itullcl on the Island Than to Follow Any Route A'et Discover ed on Main Line Grade Must Fol low a Line Seven Feet Aliove the High Water Mark of the Flood of 1NA1 Will Re. Followed by a Town on ltlnlock Island. Arlington, .Feb. 13. Northern Pa cific officials are negotiating with Dr. .n. u. Blalock, owner of Blalock is land, to secure right of wav for tht. north bank road, according to the statement of Dr. Blalock. On the Washington side of the is land there is a high bluff of rock and dirt extending seven miles, paralleling the entire length of the Island. As the Island lies only 200 feet from th. Washington side during high water. engineers sny that it would ho chenper to bridge the Island at each end, thus doing away with construc tion along this bluff. There are also sharp curves ill one or two nlaoes along this bluff shore. The grade for the new railroad from Wnllula to Portland must be at least seven feet higher than the high water mark of 1894. Dr. Blalock says that If the mil. road runs through the island he will Immediately lay out a slto for a new town, as this will be an Ideal place for a smnll city. He owns 16.000 acres of deened land on the Is and. and 7000 acres will be platted into five, 10 and 20 acre tracts before spring. This can be Irrigated by water from the Co lumbia. A town there would draw considerable trade from eastern Klick itat and Yakima counties. It would also set business from the fnmmifl Horse Heaven country-, where ,thous- anus ncrcs are Detng sown to wheat and other cereals each year. RAILROAD DOWN BLALQCK IENCE SI . TO Attorney-General Hadley Saysr He Will Prove Interchange ability of Oil Companies. "INDEPENDENT" FIRMS BLINDS IN EVERY SENSE. John D. Rockefeller, En Route From His Southern Trip, Has Arrived a. Augusta, Georgia Hearing of Evi dence to Sustain Plea of Immunltr of Packers is Being Taken at Clil cago; Testimony That Commission er Garfield Explicitly Promised That the Evidence He Secured Should Not Be Made Use of. Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 13. Attor ney General Hadley of Missouri, who is taking depositions In the-Standard Oil case in this city, today declares b.3 has evidence here to make a com plete case, and says he Is getting evi dence which any court will recognize, that the Standard, Waters, Pierce and Republic companies are conducted as one and the same company In viola tion of the laws of Missouri. Rockefeller Has Been Discovered. Augusta, Ga., Feb. 13. John D. Rockefeller, who has been missing so far as the public is concerned, since December, has engaged rooms at a hotel In this city and arrives tomorrow. BE ABUNDANT Evidence to Sustain Immunity. Chicago, Feb. 13. The hearing of evidence to sustain the plea of im munity in the beef case was resumed this morning. Frank S. Hayward of Swift & Co., testified concerning the . visits of Commissioner Garfield and said that office declared there would be no use made of matter disclosed by the Investigation which would be In jurious to the packers. TO PROTECT THE COAST. Pacific Live-Saving Service to Be Im proved. Portland, Feb. 13. To make the life-saving stations on the Oregon and Washington coasts equal to those along the shores of New Jersey and Long Island, which are considered nearly perfect, a bill appropriating ad ditional money for the Pacific coast stations, in excess of the regular main tenance, has been Introduced In con gress and there Is some talk of Intro ducing a second bill asking for more money with which to Improve the service. Captain D. F. Tozler, In charge of the Pacific northwest department of the life-saving service, who has head quarters In the federal building, will leave the latter part of the week on a tour of Inspection of the nine stations under his supervision. It Is expected thnt his report upon prevailing condi tions will have an Important bearing upon the proposed second approprla ' Hon. The numerous wrecks along the coast during the past month or six weeks have awakened the life-saving department to the necessity of addi tional stations. There is also talk of more lighthouses. The wreck of the steamship Valen cia on the coast of Vancouver Island has convinced the Canadian govern ment that extra warning stations along the coast in the Immediate vi cinity of the mouth of the Juan de Fuca straits are needed. Experts have conceded that foghorns can not be heard as fur In storms as signal guns, nnd there Is a possibility that the Canadian authorities may estab lish several batteries of artillery along the const near the mouth of th.9 straits which will belch forth sigtntls of danger during wild storms and periods when fogs envelop the waters, making navigation dangerous. There Is no necessity of additional signal stations on the American side of the straits, nccordlng to Captain Tozler, who was for many years In charge of the revenue cutter service nt Port Townsend. Dr. I- N". Woods, of Dallas. Ore., la dangerously 111 with blood poisoning and nervous prostration caused by a carbuncle behind the ear, f Three Were Drowned. New York. Feb. 13. At least three lives are believed to have been lost this morning when a railroad freight barge at the docks In the river was rammed by the tug aanepo. The barg broke In two sections, one of which sunk, drowning a portion of the crew, nil of whom were asletp aboard the barge. The tug was badly damaged, but still floats.