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VOL m " P.TOy, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAKCH 9, 1906. XO. 56 H
WEATHER FORECAST
$400,000 FOR
THE
That Sum Appropriated to Be
Expended Upon the Jetty
System at the Mouth.
GREAT TRIOiril FOR THE
INTERESTS OF OREGON.
Packers Fight Uie Introduction of Tes
timony to Prove That Garfield 1U1
.il Promise Immunity Last Ses
uimi for Debate Vixin Uie Joint
Stulcliood lilll Urn Closed, and the
Issue Goes to a Flnul Vote In Uie
Semite at 4 O'clock This Afternoon
Peterson and McCiimbcr OpiKisc
ami Bcverldgc Favor.
mil Passed the Senate.
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Wnshlncton. March 9. At
5:35 the bill an amended, was
punned. It thus provides only
for the admission of Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, leaving
out New Mexico and Arizona al
together. Washington. March 9. The senate
oassed as an emergency appropria
tlon a bill for 1400.000 improvement
at the mouth of the Columbia river,
to c expended upon Jetties.
Inkers Oppose Evidence.
Chicago. March 9. The packers
fought today the Introduction of cor
respondence by the government said
to prove Garfield's contention that he
did not promise Immunity. Govern
ment officials continued telling about
the Investigation.
Last ' Debate on the Statehood Bill.
Washington, March 9. Last night
afforded the last opportunity for de
bate on the statehood bill. The entire
session was occupied by three sen
ators. Beverldge, McCumber and
Patterson.
Mcvoridse contended that while
Arizona and New Mexico were unpre
pared for separate statehood. It is
unjust to keep them out of the
Union as one state. He took this
around against the Foraker amend
nient. which allows each terri
tory to vote separately on the ques.
tlon of Jointure.
Senator Patterson held that Arlzo.
na end New Mexico should be admit
ted a separate states.
McCumber introduced a substitute
bill creating one state of the Indian
Territory and another" of Oklahoma,
and eliminating New Mexico and Ari
zona. He argued against the consou
datlon Into fewer states, contending
that more western states are necessary
to give trans-Mississippi Interests a
strong representation in congress, ne
declared the time has come when the
east must find protection from the
west, and referred to the Influence of
Immigration In eastern cities, ueciar
Ing that at the last election Chicago
has elected socialists.
The senate will begin voting on the
amendments offered to the bill at 1
p. m. today. The final vote will be
taken bfore adjournment for the
d;iy.
Mormons Disqualified.
Washington, March 9. Dubois'
amendment prohibiting Mormons
from voting or holding any civil of
fice In either of tho new nates, was
accepted without objection.
POWER PLANT FOR NAVY S ARD.
.Scheme TliM Secures Great Economy
of .Force.
Brooklyn, K. Y., March 9. A con
tract for $159,000 will shortly be
awarded by the navy department Jr
the installation of machinery for a
central power plaint at the Brooklyn
risry yard. This represents the ap
plication of the principle of a con.
cenwatlon of power at navy yards and
navaj stations, In accordance with the
recommendations made to the navy
department by a number of experts
some months ago. The work will be
done under the direction of the bureau
4 Chief of Police Suicided. v
4
4 Eugene. March 9. Antlclpat-
Ing prosecution upon statutory
charges preferred by two young
girls, Joseph Stiles, aged 4 7, 4-
chief of police, committed sul-
4 clde last night by shooting him- 4
self In the head with a revolver.
The body was found this morn-
4 ing In a shed. He was under
Investigation by the grand Jury
4 on charges made by Erma and
Rubv Dlller, aged 15 and 16.
4 He leaves a wife and children.
GQLUMBIA
of.yards and docks, under which
branch of the department bibo me
central power plants at each yard
will be operated.
The specifications prepared for the
machinery for the power plant at the
Brooklyn navy yard Include six 440
horse power water tube bolters and
appurtenances, smokestack and flues,
two feed water sets, three condenser
units, water and steam piping, and all
necesarry equipment. The estimate
of the civil engineer who has been
enguged on this work places the cost
of the project at $139,000. It la pos
sible that the lowest bid will be even
lower than that amount. The bids
will be opened In the navy depart
ment In Washington, on March 31.
ANNUAL V. M. C. A.
Full Corps of Officers Elected at Los
Angeles Convention.
Riverside, March 9. Two hundred
fifty delegates are attending the 25th
annual convention of the Young
Men's Christian association.
The following dfflcers for the en
suing year were elected this morning:
President, Dr. F. F. Kelley, San Fran
cisco; vice-presidents, C. W. Maratofi,
of fan Diego; J. Q. Anderson, of Fres
no; S. H. Herrlck, of Riverside; J.
Ross Clark, of Los Angeles; secre
tary, N. A. Holabaugh, Redlands; as
sistant secretaries, F. H. Edson, of
San Francisco; T. I. Caldwell, of Oc
cidental college.
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
State Licenses to Sell Machinery Are
Fount! to He Void.
Olympia, Wash.. March 9. The
state supreme court tod.cy declared
unconstitutional the act til the legis
lature requiring a 1300 license to sell
farm machinery. It applies to artl
cles manufactured outside the state
and was passed to prevent California
and eastern dealers doing business.
NO HAPPINESS TK WEALTH.
Jot the Wealth, ho He Could Speak
From Exiwrirnce.
London, March 9. Andrew Carne
gie, writing for a paper here, says
that beyond providing a competence
for old age, -wealth gives no happi
ness, and says the millionaires who
laugh are rare.
FROM fi!G EDDY
TO THE DALLES
PROPOSED EXTENSION
Or THE PORTAGE ROAD.
Would Expedite Iandllng of Freight
and Cut Down Com. of Handling to
lite Very Minimum Would Enable
Roata on the UpMr River to Es
tablish mid Adhere to a Better
Sclelul micrlntendent of the
Hood Docs Not Think a Special
IUMNrngcr to The Dulles Would Be
Practicable.
Portland, March 9. Superintend
ent Cook, of the State Portage road,
appeared before -the portage railway
commission yesterday with reference
to construction at ft proposed con
nection on the line between the Big
Eddy and The Dalles. His statement
favored the Improvement. Concern
ing It he said:
"The Portage ruuil should by all
means be extended to The Dalles to
handle freight with dispatch and cut
down cost of handling to a minimum.
Boats on the lower liver would give
us preference In taking care of all
our wheat shipments .and moving our
up freight. The boat on the upper
river could establish a .regular sched
ule and could meet competition with
some success.
"I am endeavoring 1o Interest the
ranchers to get them to jisslst In get
ting a county road into Otlllo so that
they can haul their wheat to this
point, but find some who will not be
willing to ullow a road through their
places. We can give them ajittle bet
ter rate than they get at present."
With reference to the request that
a special train be operated oyer the
line mornings and evenings tor the
benefit of persons desiring to apend
the day at The Dulles, Superintendent
Cook said the passenger traffic to be
worked up for such trains would not
pay the cost of operation. He wa of
the opinion that It could be done
profitably, or at least without loss
when more men are employed at
camps of the Portland & Seattle Rail
road company, and by Cclllo canal
constructors.
The report of financiers Bhowed the
receipts for February were $448.48
and the disbursements $674.72, a loss
of about 1126. This Is a smaller de
ficiency than usual. - v
WALSH RETIRES.
"Famous" Clilcagoan Going
Into
Business Retirement.
Chicago, March 9. Announcement
Is made today that John R. Walsh
has resigned from the directorates of
the North Shore, Electric, Illinois and
Millers' National Insurance com
panles.
CHARGE PERSONAL PAHTICIPATIOX. j V
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Caldwell, March 9. Moyer, Haywood and FMtlborte of the West-
ern Federation of Miners, were arraigned in the district court this
morning and the indictments read, charging each with the murder of
Hteunenberg. Each is Indicted on three counts, churging each with
being personally present and assaulting with a certain bomb loaded
with nltro-glycerlne, sulphuric acid and other deadly chemicals,
causing a bottle explode at and against the person of said Steunen-
berg, from the wounding, Injuring and maiming by which he died.
In no place are the men charged with conspiracy or with being
accomplices merely, but as principals, personally committing the act.
Each admitted as true the name given In the Indictment.
4' The names of 17 witnesses are endorsed on the indictment,
among them Marry Orchard, tha murderer who confessed, Detec-
tlve Swain, Sheriff Nichols of Caldwell and Mosely of Boise.
The defense Is given until March 18 to prepare and file a motion
to set aside and quash the Indictments.
The habeas corpus cases are being argued In the supreme court
this afternoon.
U HOPS KILL
EDO REBELLIOUS MORDS
Latter Were Entrenched in an Extinct Crater on the Moun
tain of Bajo and Resisted to the Death.
Said Thai the Natives Were an Organized Rand ol Marauders and Bush
wliarbcrs 'Battle" Was a One-Sided Sluuclitcr, as the American
Forces Lost Eighteen Killed anil Fifty-Two Injured Strangle Last
ed Two Days, Participated in by Soldiers. Sailors and Marine Gov
ernor Wood Was Present Crushing Deieut to Ladrouism In tbe
Islands.
Washington, March 9. Governor
Wood cables of an engagement at
Jolo between American military and
naval Jorces and Moros. Fifteen sol
diers, two or more )mentaetaointao
diem, two or three sailors and about
tt natives were killed.
Six Hundred Natives Killed.
Later. Six hundred Instead -of 60
tuvtlves were killed. The dispatch
states: "Colonel Joseph W. Duncan,,
commanding, attacked the Moro for
tifications In the crater of Mount Ba
jo, near Jolo. The action lasted from
the afternoon of March 6 to tlu
morning of March 8.
"Bajo is 2100 feet high at an angle
of 50 degrees, covered with lawa
ledges and heavy timber. The artil
lery was lifted by block and tackle
30n feet.
"The Moros, who have made Jorays
from the stronghold for the past eight
months resisted to the death and
about 600 were killed. Wood and Brig
adier General Bliss were present
throughout.
Losses to Americans.
"The army lost 15 enlisted men
killed. Wounded: Captain Tyreer
Hlvers, slight; First Lieutenant Gor
don Johnson, serious; First Lieuten
ant iirnest B. Agnews. silent; Firsl
Lieutenant Wylie T. Conway. slight,
and 32 enlisted men were wounded.
"The nuvy lost three enlisted men
killed and Ensign H. D. Coo and
two men slightly wounded. Constab
ulary, three men killed and
wcnmtled."
one
Wood highly commends the sol
diers, naval constabulary and contin
gent. Total of losses.
No -sailors were killed. Total:
elghtran killed and 52 Injured.
No General Slunifleiifiie.
San Francisco, March 9. General
Corbln. when Interviewed as to the
recent outbreak at Jolo, said:
"I place no significance upon the
outbreak,
do with
because It has nothing to
the Philippine sltuaviii..
These outlaws are like American In
dians. They love to fight, and when
HARRIMAN TRAFFIC
J. C. Stubbs, traffic manager of the
Harrimnn system, who directs the
operation of the freight department
of the O. R. & N.. nnd Hilled Harri
mnn' roads, passe through the city
this morning In his private car "Sun
set," on his way treat Chicago to Spo
kane. Mr. Stubbs was met in this city by
General Superintended M. J. Buck
ley, General Passenger Agent A. L.
Craig, General Freight Agent R. B.
Miller, Assistant Freight Agent E. B.
Coman and General Agent Robert
Hums of Walla Walla, of the O. H.
A N. system, all of whom accompan
ied Mr. Stubbs on his tour of the
Washington lines. The officials of
the O. R. & N. came up from Port
land this morning In private car 02
of the O. R. & N. system.
The two private cars of the offi
cials were made up Into a train here
and left for Spokane at 11 o'clock In.
charge of Conductor Jones and Engi
neer J. Melcher of the Washington
division. To this train was also at
tached a chair car bearing 4 5 passen
gers who transferred from the main
line train here, for Spokane.
they can't attack each other thej will
combine against a common foe. There
was no indication of n uprising w hen
I left the Philippines, nor do J think
any further trouble is imminent. The
Instigators of the akirmish yesterday
were merely a band of fanatics."
General Corbln leaves for the east
ttonight.
Thumped Anthony Conistock.
New York. March S. Anthony
Comstock, while testifying before the
United States commissioner this after
noon called Hughes Gordon Miller a
"liar." Miller hit Comstock three ter
rific blows In the face.
Sentence Commuted.
Trenton, K. 3., March 9. The
court of pardomt "this afternoon com
muted to seven and a half years the
death sentence of Mrs. Tolla, the
Italian murderess.
Passed Anti-Pass Bill.
Des Moines, March 9. The senate
unanimously passed a bill prohibiting
even- public official from accepting
railroad, streetcar, "telephone or tel
egraph favors.
FIU EWATER TO WALLA WALLA.
Proiose Co-oiKTntlini to Build a Ma
cadam Road.
It Is probable that a meeting will
be arranged soon between the county
I commissioners and those of Walla
Walla for the purpose of discussing
a proposed macadamized road from
Freewater to Walhi Walla. Yester
day afternoon County Judge Bean
was called by 'phone upon the sub
ject and was informed that a petition
will be sent in fro" the north end
of this county asking that the court
unite with the Walla Walla authori
ties In the work. While it Is not
known yet Just what is desired. It Is
said the road In question Is the "low
er road." which Jf-Bils direct from
Freewater to Walla Walla.
Joseph Jones Is the new chief of
the fire department .at La Grande.
MANAGER IS HERE
Mr. Stubbs Is delighted with the
clans of people now coming to the
west on the homeseeker rates. Near
ly all the homewekers now coming
are of a substantial class from the
middle west and are coming to make
homes on the Pacific const. They are
people of small means nnd will invest
In small homes nnd take up hind as
they find opportunities, nnd Mr.
Stubbs feels that the northwest states
will be Immeasurably benefitted by
these people.
The Harrlman system Is doing
everything In Its power to set the truth
about the west plainly and directly
before the actual homeseekenK. It
circulates tons of literature, sends out
thousands of private letters and di
rects hundreds of inquiring settlers
to sections of the country having the
lines of Industry they seek.
O. R. & N. officials are handling
the heavy homeseeker travel In a
graceful manner. This morning the
westbound train consisted of 12
coaches, all the chair cars being well
filled with homeseekers. Forty-five
transferred from the main lint) to the
Spokane branch here.
NO INTEREST ON PUBLIC FUNDS.
Secretary Taft Forestalls Transferring
Money.
New York, March 9. Mr. S. V.
White, representing the Prison Ship
Martyrs' association of this city, has
been anxious to have transferred to
the Nassau National bank of Brook
lyn, $25,000 which is held to the cred
it of the secretary of war In the sub
treasury of this city, being a part of
the total of $150,000 and the fraction
appropriated by the state of New
York for the erection of a monument
to the memory of those who died In
prison ships In New York harbor
during the war of the revolution. The
object of the move was to derive an
income by the transfer of the fund to
a national bank, which is a depository
of public moneys.
Secretary Taft, however, decided
that this transfer could not take place
under the law. The latter requires
that public moneys shall remain in
the keeping of the government treas
ury. An attempt to make such a
transfer as Is desired by the Prison
Ship Martyrs' Monument association
would lead to an action against the
disbursing officer and the bank re
ceiving such funds on the ground of
embezzlement.
LEDUC'S ECCENTRIC WILL.
Cuts Ills Only Child Off With $1, the
Balance to an Actress,
Los Angeles, March 9. The will of
Dennis Leduc, filed this morning,
leaves an estate of 1100,000 to Lu
cile Isabel Sells, "professionally
known as Isabelle Gilbert." Leduc
was former chief engineer of the Can
adian Pacific and founder of the Can
adian Society of Civil Engineers. The
will cuts off his only daughter. Mrs.
Robert Elliott of Denver, with tl, and
provides that If she contests, the dol
lar goes to the Salvation Army.
Genua n Unpopular In Russia.
St. Petersburg, March 9. Mendel
sohn, the German banker, who Is here
negotiating a loan to the government.
Is constantly menaced by revolution
ists. Schwab Is Entirely Well.
St. Louis, March 9. Charles M.
Schwab arrived from the west last
night, apparently entirely well, and
left for New York today, .
SHEARS SHEEP
ON BIG SCALE
OWNS LARGEST BUSINESS OF
THE KIND IN THE WORLD.
N. II- Cottrell of Boise, Formerly of
Pendleton, Is Proprietor of Tills
Great Industry Runs Four Plants
of Twenty-Five to Thirty Machines
Each In Idaho Has No Plant In
Oregtm at This Time, But May In
stall One In Baker County Em
ploys Forty-Two Men to Average
Plant.
With the Intention of looking over
Baker county and possibly setting up
one of his big sheep shearing plants
here during the coming season, X. H.
Cottrell of Bnlse, Idaho, the owner of
the largest sheep shearing business in
the United States and in fact In the
world, arrived in Baker City this
morning, says the Baker City Herald.
Mr. Cottrell stated that he was not
sure whether he will come Into Ore
gon during the coming season or not.
He runs four plants of from 25 to 30
machines each in Idaho each year
and shears approximately 400.000
sheep. Although for a number of
years Mr. Cottrell made his home in
Pendleton, he does not shear in Ore
g"n any more and Baker county will
be the only place In this state which
he will work In case he does come
here.
The number of sheep handled each
year by the employes of Mr. Cottrell
is enormous. Of course It depends
upon the man he has operating the
machine, how ninny sheep will be
sheared each day, but with good op
erators the Boise man estimates that
nt each plant he can handle from 2.
500 to 3000 sheep dally. About 4 2
men nre employed upon each plant
of 30 machines.
Mr. Cottrell will spend several days
with the big sheepmen of Bnker coun
ty nnd If he finds that It will pay him
to bring one of his plants Into Ore
gon he will have It shipped to this
place and be up n the field when the
shearing commences.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations from the Greatest Wheat
Center In the World.
Chicago, March 9. Wheat closed
today at 76 1-2, corn at 42 1-2 and
oats at 29 1-2.
Bought 30 Jersey Cows.
J. E. Reynolds has returned from
the valley, where he purchased 30
head of Jersey cows and had them
shipped to Arlington, where he will
keep them for the benefit of any one
wishing to purchase. For dairy pur
poses or family use no other breed of
cattle can compare with the Jerseys.
Arlington Record.
ARE OPPOSING
EVERY REFORM
Cohorts of the Great Insur
ance Trusts Lined Up at
Albany in Full Force.
WOODRUFF OF PROVIDENT
IS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
The Armstrong Committee Makes Ten
Recommendations in the Way of
Remedial Legislation, and Uie In
surance Magnates and Their Attor
neys Will Fight Them All Arm
strong Promises the Objectors a
Square Deal, But Declares That the
Arguments Must Have Publicity
and Will Give No Favors.
Albany, N. Y., March 9. Leaders
of the Insurance world are gathered
In this city today to oppose the reme
dial legislation recommended by tho
Armstrong committee.
Paul Morton, of the Equitable;
Charles A. Peabody, of the New York
Life; Alexander E. Orr, of the Mutu
al; Timothy Wodruff, of the Provi
dent, and others are In such numbers
it looks like a political convention
press.
Woodruff was chosen director of
the insurance forces. George D. Ide,
of the Home Life, was selected to
plead In behalf of the smaller com
panies, and William B. Johnson to
argue for the agents.
The opposition will be heard first
by the committee and are ordered to.
be concise and brief. ,
Fighting All Proposed Reforms.
All the 10 bills framed by the com
mittee are being opposed: Against
political contributions, against real
estate deals, publishing for false en
tries, alterations of records, providing
for new elections, abolishing proxies,
restricting lobbying, prohibiting re
bates, detailing punishment for false
entries, standard form of policies and
regulating assessment companlea
The longest bill proposes over 100
amendments to the existing general
Insurance law, Including state super
vision. . i.... ,
Armstrong Promises Square DeaL '
Armstrong opened" the session at It
o'clock. He declared he wanted the
hearing to be full and unhampered In
every way, with no privacy and no re
straint. He told the agents "not to
spare the report, bills, nor recommen
dations," and said the committee will
sit as long as any man has any light
to throw upon the insurance laws or
their operatlones. ,
Morton Is Afraid.
Morton addressed the committee.
He said he favored the general plan
of the committee, but thought that
certain recommendations if adopted
would Injure the insurance business.
SALOON MEN GOT "COLD FEET."
Faihxl to Appear to Prosecute Mana
ger of the Keylor Grand Theater gut
Walla Walla.
Walla Walla, March 9. What is
said to be the most severe case of
"cold feet" ever witnessed in Walla
Walla attacked the Walla Walla sa
loon men who caused the arrest of
Manager Catron of the Keylor Grand
theater for keeping his theater open
on Sunday, but who failed to appear
yesterday afternoon to prosecute Man
ager Catron on their complaint.
The case against Manager Catron
for conducting a theatrical perform
ance on Sunday evening was set for
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
complaint against him having been
filed by two saloon men. The com.
plalrants failed to appear and the
case was dismissed without costs and
Sunday performances at the Keylor
Grand will continue as In the past.
It Is said the suloonmen who com
plained against the theater decided
that they hadr carried their prosecu
tlont of business men far enough and
that If they did not stop they would
cause a strong prohibition sentiment
In the community.
When the famous London promoter
J. Whlttnker Wright, fulled In 1901),
13 firms and 30 members of the Lon
don stock exchange were swept out
of existence. There were assets esti
mated at $14. AOS. 100. but only $2.
575.970 were realized on them and to
do this it cost $1,500,000. The es
tates of dead men always dwindle
fearsonuiy.
Swindler Cleaned Up JflO.OOO.
Butte. Mont.. March .9. It
develops today that H. G. Rob-
inson. purporting to represent
the underwriters for the Mar-
conl Wireless company, during
a recent visit, cleared up $60,-
000 In Butte by selling stock at
$100 a share, the same stock
selling at 30 and 32 on the Bos-
ton curb.