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DA1LYEVENINGEDITI0N
WEATHER FORECAST
Snow tonight; not so cold; Tues
day wionr.
, Read the advertisements In thg
East Oregonlan. They come from
the most enterprising cltliens.
PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1900.
NO. 5G13
VOL. 19.
EASTERN OREGON
IS STORM SWEPT
From Three to Eight Inches
of Snow Covered Umatilla
County This Morning.
XO SERIOUS DAMAGE
TO MILTON ORCHARDS.
cly Sheared Sheep ami Young
lnilsj In rilot Ruck District May
SuffT If Storm IVKX Nt Mop Soon
Terrible Hand Storm Along Co
lumbia River Delay Alt O. R. & N.
Tralnx No. fl Duo Kiuulay Monv
lug Wax IS Hour Iatc Into Pen.
Idcton Six TraliiH Blockaded Be
tween I'niiitlllu and The Dalle.
One of the most severe storms of
the winter has swept over Umatilla
county and eastern Oregon from Sat
urday morning until noon today.
Snow fell to a depth of from three to
eight Inches in Umatilla county with
increasing depth further eastward. At
Kamela about one foot of new snow
fell, at La Grande about six Inches
and at Baker City and surrounding
country about 18 Inches of new snow
had fallen up to noon today.
The storm was most severe from
Hot Lake' to Baker City, although It
was storming with more or less sever
Ity from this city to Huntington, this
morning.
Yesterday morning about two in
ches of snow covered Umatilla county
and a strong wind was blowing In
parts of the county, but It cleared up
early In the day and most of the snow
disappeared, but It grew much cooler
toward evening and lost night a bliz
zard In miniature, raged in the south
ern part of the county and In the fooW
hills of the Blue mountains, and snow
from three to eight Inches covered
the enure county this morning
Six Indie at rilot Rock.
The heaviest snowfall reported in
Umatilla county fell last night at Pi
lot Rock and vicinity, where six In
ches covered the ground this morn
ing. A fierce wind blew In that por
tion of the county from yesterday
morning until midnight last night and
water froze In many dwellings In Pi
lot Rock. The temperature went as
lew as 12 below freezing and It Is
feared that newly sheared sheep and
young lambs will suffer If the snow
remains on the ground long.
Several herds tire now lambing and
while they are supplied with sheds,
the sudden cold weather was ex
tremely severe upon them. If the
weather changes and the sun shines,
however, within a day or so, little
damage will be done.
Sonic Damage to Fruit.
Throe Inrhes of snow fell at Mil
ton and Freewater last night and
while the fruit buds were somewhat
forward. It Is said that the dnmnge to
fruit will be very light If the weather
continues dry nnd no further freez
ing occurs. Water froze in dwellings
at Milton and Freewater Inst night,
but the snow was very dry and fruit
men are hopeful that hut very slight
damage was done. However, the ac
I mil result of the sudden change can
not be fully known for several days.
. Three Indira at Athenn.
The snowfall In the Athena dis
trict amounted to an nvernge of
three Inches. Considerable wind ac
cnmnanlod the storm at first, but
calmed about midnight last night,
No damage whatever was dnno in that
vicinity. In fact the snow was benefi
cial to the growing wheat and was
welcomed by farmers. Last night
was one of the coldest nights of the
winter In Weston and Athena.
Helix Welcome Snow.
Helix welcomed the three Inches of
snow which fell In that district last
night, as it will be highly beneficial
to the wheat crop. The entire Helix
district was covered with about three
. Inches of snow. A light wind accom
panled the storm enrty last evening,
hut calmed at midnight and the light
dry snow was not drifted to any ex
tent. It Is about 12 above zero at He
lix and considerable freezing in resi
dences Is reported.
Heavy Full In Mountains.
Reports from Weston nnd Basket
mountains say that a heavy fan
ranging from 10 Inches to a foot and
a half has fallen all along the west
slope of tho Blue mountains, and
V
Thirty Fires In PortUintl.
Portland, March 2. Thirty
different fires In the 30 hours
ending at noon today kept the
fire department on the go and
caused a probable loss of $40.
000. Fires were due principally
to the gale which la prevailing,
most of the flames starting In
roofs from sparks from neigh
boring chimneys. The burned
structures are principally resi
dences In various parts of the
city.
farmers rejoice at the prospect of
more water for the irrigating ditches.
No fruit In the mountain oisinei
was far enough advanced to be in
jured in the least by the cold weather
and the snow Is highly beneficial to
the mountain district.
Worst KaiidHtorm In Many Yean.
What Is declared by railroad men to
be the worst sandstorm In the his
tory of the O. R. & N. has been
blowing along the Columbia between
Wallula and The Dalles since Satur
day evening. Band has been blown
upon the track at Intervals along the
line, and In many places at points
where It has never troubled before.
Sand-boards have been blown down
or buried under the drifting sea. The
most trouble was In the vicinity of
Biggs and Grants, though the track
has been covered in stretches clear
from The Dalles to Umatilla.
As a result of the storm passenger
traffic has been paralyzed. Tester-
day six passenger trains were blocked
between Wallula and The Dalles, and
two of them, Nos. 8 and 4 of the Spo
kane run, gave up the trip. No. 4,
the eastbound Spokane flyer, was the
first to face the fun. After trying In
vain to get past the drifts between
The Dalles and Biggs, It ret imed to
The Dalles, where No. 6, yesterday
morning's passenger, had been held.
Yesterday morning No. 8, in charge
of Conductor Allison, left The Dalles
and gradually worked Its way east
ward along the river. At Grants It
passed No. 5, the westbound train,
and took the carload of Jap laborers
that liad shoveled for No. S from
Umatilla to Grants. The workmen
on No. ( were transferred to No. 6
and taken back to The Dalles.
About t o'clock last evening No. 6
and No. 2, which had overtaken the
former, waited at Arlington until No.
1, westbound, passed. The two trains
then came slowly on to Umatilla,
where No. 2 took the lead, the other
train having lost Its place by being
so far behind time. The two trains
arrived here about 11 o'clock last
night, No. 6 being Just 18 hours be
hind the schedule,
It was a tired train crew on No. 6
when it reached here. They had been
(Coatlnned on pags I.)
WITH FILES
u
IS CANDIDATE FOR
TnE STATE SENATE,
Would Agnln Accept Democratic In
dorsement for the Portion Ills
Declaration of Principled Includes
Betterment of the Irrigation and
Taxation Laws, Stale Official Ac
countant -Fx miner, State Inspec
tion of Insurance and Fair Trial of
AU Laws Enacted by the People.
Dr. C. J. Smith has filed with the
county clerk a copy of his petition for
the democratic nomination for state
senator from this county, which po
sition he now holds. The petition In
full Is as follows:
To Frank Sallng, county clerk of
the county of Umatilla, state of Ore
gon, and to the members of the dem
ocratic party, and the electors of the
county of Umatilla, In the state of
Oregon.
I, C. J. Smith, reside at Pendleton.
Ore., nnd my postofflce address Is
Pendleton, Ore, I am a duly regis
tered member of the democratic
party. If I am nominated for the of
fice of senator, at the primary nomi
nating election to be held In the coun
ty of Umatilla, In the state of Oregon,
on tho 20th day of April, 1906, I will
accept the nomination and will not
withdraw, and If I am elected I will
qualify ns such officer.
If I nmnnminnted nnd elected I
will, during my term of office vote
and work:
1. To make more efficient the pub
lic schools, and to increase the state
school fund from Indirect sources.
2. To perfect the Irrigation laws,
so that no hindrance remains to the
reclamation of arid lands.
3. To enact laws taxing all prop
erty now escaping taxation except
charitable institutions.
4. To enact laws for better roads
and highways.
B. For a state examiner to examine
the accounts of all state and county
officials, private banks, and for rigid
official Inspection of all Insurance
companies, transacting business In
this state.
6. To enact rigid laws regulating
trusts and corporations.
7. Fair trial of all laws enacted
by the people.
On the nominating ballot print
these words:
"Better school, better road, better
irrigation laws. Lower freights for
Umatilla county."
I further state to the people of Or
egon as well as to the people of my
own legislative district, that during
my term of office I will always vote
for that candidate for United Btates
senator In congress who has received
tho highest number of the people's
vote for that position at the general
election next preceding the election
of a senator In congress, without re
gard to my Individual preference.
PETTI
HABEAS CORPUS DENIED.
Boise, March 12. Judge Stewart, of the district court, heard
the argument on a wrlt.of habeas corpus for Vincent St. John, pres
ident of the Miners' union at Burke, this afternoon, and took It un
der advisement.
There Is no Indictment against St. John In connection with the
death of Steunenberg.
The supreme court this morning In a written opinion denied the
writ of habeas corpus for President Moyer, Secretary Haywood and
George A. Pettlbone, of the Western Federation of Miners, remand
ing the Drlsoners to the care of the sheriff of Canyon county and
commanding him to strictly keep
the penitentiary until tried by the
tho prisoners in which Jail to be connnea.
Attorneys for the federation gave notice of an appeal to. the
supreme court of the United States,
a bill of exceptions.
At the request of the prisoners
changed from the penitentiary to the
moved tomorrow morning.
FATHER GAPON
UNDER ARREST
Enemies Claim He Arranged
With the Government to
Mislead the People.
LABOR UNIONS ALLEGE HE
IS A GOVERNMENT AGENT.
The Minister of Commerce Havens to
Exonerate Gapon But Cannot Divert
Worklngnicn's Suspicions In Mos
cow Thousands of Worklnginen 1 te
rn He to Vote lit tlic Elections for
Members of the Dounui, Claiming
the Whole Tiling In a Farce so Fur
as They Are Concerned.
St. Petersburg, March 12. Father
Gapon was arrested today upon the
- An il-I.I.I ha rl0mundl1
into charges made by labor organiza-,
tlons that he is subsidized by the .
government.
The minister of commerce exoner
ates Gapon, but his enemies declare
the priest has arranged the arrest to
make the people believe the govern
ment Is persecuting him.
Elections for the national assem
bly are being conducted. In Moscow
about one-third the foctory employes
refuse to vote, declaring the elec
tions a farce, the law favoring the
rich against the poor.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Accomplice Will He Imprisoned forj
Eight Years.
Athens, March 12. C.herakaris, the
gambler, who on June 13 killed for-,
mer Premier Delyannls was sentenc
ed to death today. He addressed the
Jury, asking them to Inflict the ex
treme penalty, as he wished to expiate
his crime. His accomplice was sen
tenced to prison for eight years.
DAMAGE BY STORM.
Virginia City Suffers Much, Rut No
Lives Were IawX.
Virginia City, Nev., March 12. The
storm last night destroyed five build
ings. Damage $10,000. Chinatown
suffered most, where many houses
were brown from the foundations. No
one was Injured.
Will Be Man-led dune 2.
Madrid. March 12. Premier XI or
et today official communicated to the
cabinet the king's betrothal to Prin -
cess Ena. She will be officially known
as Victoria n.ugenle. Parliament was
notified. Fifty thousand dollars an
nually will be appropriated for the
future queen, nnd June 2 has been
fixed as the date of the wedding.
The American Window Glass Co.,
of Pittsburg, (the trust) has advanced
the price of all window glass five per
cent.
LIEUALLEN AND IDE F00 LEGISLATURE
At a meeting of prominent Umatilla
county democrats held here yesterday
J. T. Lleuallen, of 'Adams, and Cecil
R. Wade, of this city, wers Invited to
become candidates for representative
in the legislature. Also, John O'Hnra
and Charles Plnkerton, of Weston,
were discussed for the nomination for
county clerk, but 1'io action was taken.
For some time J. T. Lleuallen has
been urged by his friends to enter
the compalgn for the office of repre
sentative, and It Is understood he will
now do so. He Is one of the best
known democrats of the county,, and
by reason of his high standing as a
citizen and his personal popularity he
Is looked upon as being an Ideal man
for the office of representative. There
Is little doubt of his being given the
democratic nomination for represen
tative, and his friends declare he will
them either in the county Jail or
district court.
Option Is left to
and time was given to prepare
the place of confinement was
county Jail. They will be re-
OPIUM TRAFFIC
SPECIAL REPORT
Committee Appointed by Phil
ippine Commission Would
"Create a Monopoly.
REPORT IS ADVERSE TO
HIGH LICENSE SCHEME.
Claims High License Would Increase
the TeniptatMn to Smuggle Would
Register Smokers, and Plans to Fi
nally Accomplish lYohlhitlon of the
Drug Would Also Have the Gov
ernment Treat "Fiends," a"il
Would Prevent the Growth of the
Poppy for the Opium Product.
Was! Ington, March 12. The com-
nltt.jf- opolnted by the Philippines j
commission to investigate the opium
traffic, recommends that the trade
i become a government monopoly. Taft
sent the committee's recommenda
tions to congress today.
The committee thinks high license
does not restrict the use of the drug,
hut only increases the temptation to
smuggle.
It would have smokers registered
and finally have absolute prohibition.
Employes of the government, of
proven reliability, to be the only ones
allowed to handle the drug.
It recommends treatment of habi
tues wishing freedom from opium,
' and the teaching of the dire effect of
smoking in all Philippine schools.
and also prevention of the growth of
poppy for oplum.
WORK ON STREET CAR LINE.
Wulla Walla Will Have Mile and a
Half of Track by April 30.
The most Importunt announcement
in connection with the building of
Walla Walla's street railway system
was mnde by a prominent official of
the Walla Walla Vallev Traction
company who stated this morning that
several carloads of steel rulls and ties
will arrive In Walla Walla early next
week nnd that the work of extending
the system to conform with the re
iiulremetits of the franchise held by
the company will be started immedi
ately, says the Walla Walla States
man. Hy the terms of the franchise the
Walla Walla Traction company must
have one and a half miles of electric
, roan completed witnin ine-corporate
limits by April 30. The company will
make a tremendous effort to meet the
terms of the franchise and In order to
do so have ordered a large quantity
of material.
Morgan Called on the loR
Koine, March 12. J. P. Morgan
and a number of New Yorkers, were
granted an audience by the pope to
day. be elected.
Mr. Lieunllen Is now president of
the Pioneer association, of this coun
ty. Cecil R. Wade, who will doubtless
be the other democratic candidate
for representative, Is well known in
this city, having lived here and in the
county practically all of his life. He
Is a natlvo of Missouri, and 25 years
of age. Ho came to this county with
his parents In 1885. In 1903 he grad
uated from Whitman college, and last
fall was admitted to the practice of
law. As he will be the only attor
ney among the four aspirants for
representative! this fact should be to
his advantage. He is recognized as
one of the solid young men of the
city and Is a good public speaker. On
Umatilla county day at the Lewis and
Clark fair he delivered an address
which won him high praise,
DEAD IN ROAD; WALLET GONE.
John Tatley's Death Near Boise
Arouse Suspicion.
Boise, Idaho, March 12. John Tat
ley, member of the contracting firm
of Burham & Tat ley, was found dead
this morning on the main road on the
bench three miles from Emmett.
The circumstances suggest foul play.
The late Mr. Tatley left town at 1
o'clock In the morning to return to
camp on the Canyon canal, where he
was working on a sub-contract. He
apparently fell from his horse and
struck on his face, the forehead and
face, being slightly bruised.
The coroner held an Inquest and
the Jury returned a verdict of death
fr.m unknown causes.
it was rumored he received 1 1 1 00
yesterday In a business deal, and
there la proof he had 1200 or more
at midnight. He was in the habit of
carrying a large wallet, but nothing
of the kind was found on the body.
During the1 night Tatley drank con
siderably and was very much under
the influence of liquor. There Is a
suspicion he was drugged before leav
ing town.
DROPPED DEAD OX STREETS.
A. J.
Huffman, of Malta Walla
Sue
cuinbs to Heart Failure.
Walla Walla, March 12. A. J.
Huffman, a retired miner 70 years of
age, dropped dead of heart disease
In "front of Chief of Police Brown's
residence on Park street about 6:40
o'clock this morning, while walking
down town.
A woman saw him fall and notified
Chief Brown, who summoned Dr.
Martin Stiles.
The unfortunate man was beyond
medical aid, however.
So far as is known, Mr. Huffman
had no relatives.
Rebuttal hi Packers' Case.
Chicago, March 12. Attorney Gen
eral Moody attended the presentation
of evidence In rebuttal In the packers'
case today. He said he has no pres
ent Intention of retiring from the cab
inet. MUTUAL PRONE
CONSOLIDATION AND
EXTENSION PROPOSED.
Fanners Interested in Mutual Lines
Will Meet in PcndVetou Next Satur
day With Field Superintendent
Manny, of. Seattle The Mutual
SYSTEM
1
Lines In This County Are Now In-1 eorasaa, Illinois, Argansas,
, , . , , Colorado, Oklahoma. Indian Territory
dependent and Hnve a Mileage of . ,J- . . ..
' " I and other Interstate destinations are
About 65 Miles-Xew Company ! unreasonable, unjust and unduly pre
Would Be Anti-BcU. ., J Judicial.
. "That producers and shippers of
I petroleum In the state of Kansas
A mass meeting of farmers inter- I other than the Standard Oil company,
ested in mutual telephone lines will .and the Prairie Oil & Gas company,
be held In this city on Saturday, am! oth!s controlled by or affiliated
March 17, for the purpose of con-
sldering the advisability of forming son.ible and unduly prejudicial rates
a general mutual system Including all i practically confined in the marketing
the mutual lines now centering in this ! of such traffic to the state of Kansas,
city. I "That the said carriers also wrong-
Field Superintendent Manny, of the fully and unjustly discriminate
Rrown-Spear-Sloan Mutual Telephone , against complainant's members and
company of Seattle, will be in the city ! other producers and shippers of oil
on that day to confer with people in I from points in the state of Kansas and
regard to the formation of such a Indian Territory, to Interstate desttna
company, in hopes that the present tlons, in favor of said Prairie OH Se
mutual companies may be merged. Gas company and the Standard OH
and other lines built to penetrate company and persons or companies
even- settlement In the country. , controlled by said companies or af
It Is the intention to have a central filiated therewith In the provision of
office in this city with lines diverging : tank cars, box cars, storage facilities
from here among the different settle- at various points of destination, and
ments of the county, Including thi
, Birch creek, Wild Horse, Eutter creek
reservation lines with others that
may be built to supply portions of the
countyfiot now reached by telephone.
There are now five or six mutual
companies In the county with a total
of about 65 miles of telephone line.
but these lines are independent of
each other and do not cover one-third
of the settlements In the county.
Representatives of the different
lines hnve conferred and it is prac
tically agreed that the formation of
a mutual system with a central office
In Pendleton would be favorably con
sidered by all those now In existence
and that several localities which are
now Isolated would also come into
a mutual system.
It Is hoped that a large number of
farmers Interested will be present at
the meeting to take definite steps to
ward the organization of the mutual
company. The new company, if form
ed, will use the Carlson-Stromberg
telephone Instruments, an opposi
tion instrument to Bell pattern now
in general use In eastern Oregon.
EXPERT IS A FORGER.
Work on Walla Walla Records Stop
kh! by Ariwt of Accountant.
A dispatch from Walla Walla to
the Oregon Dally Journal Saturday
night, says:
H. C. Dye. one of the accountants
employed by E. G. Shorrock of Seat
tle, In expertlng the books of the city
of Walla Walla, was tonight arrested
by Sheriff Painter on a charge of
forgery, upon a telegraphic communi
cation from officials at Sidney. Iowa.
PRODUCERS
INVESTIGATING
Ex-Senator Cockrell Believes
Rogers Fears Punishment
and Will Testify.
HEARING OF CHARGES BY
COMMERCE COMMISSION.
Charges Brought in Kansas Are .of
Unreasonable, Unjust, Prejudicial
ami Discriminatory Rates, All Com
panies Producing or Handling Oil
(retting the Worst of It Except the
Standard and Affiliated Companies)
OH Currying Roads All Defend
ants. Kansas City, March 12. Former
Senator Cockrell, of the interstate
commerce commission, Intimates he
believes that Rogers will tell all Had
ley wants to know the next time he is
placed on the witness stand. Ho
thinks that Rogers fears punishment.
Commission Begins Work.
Kansas City, March 12. The In
terstate commerce commission begins)
its Investigation here today into the
charges of the Kansas OH Producers'
association, against a number of rail
road companies, alleging discrimina
tions on the parts of these common
carriers unfavorable to the indepen
dent oil producers and refiners of pe
troleum in Kansas and Indian terri
tory. When the session was opened to
day, the following common carriers
were represented by attorneys: The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company, the Missouri Pacific Rail
way company, the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas Railway company, the St
Louis, & San Francisco railroad, the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail
way company, 'the Union Pacific Rail
road company, the Kansas City South
ern Railway company, the St. Louis
Southeastern Railway company, and
several minor lines. .
The charges upon which the inves
tigations will be based, are as fol
lows: "That the rates charged by railroad
common carriers on petroleum and Its
products from producing sections in
, the state of Kansas and Indian Ter
! ritory to destinations
in Missouri,
wiin sum cuiupuiues or euuer ui iiieiu,
are by reason of said unjust, unrea-
in the return of tank cars and empty
! barrel? to points of production."
NOMINATION PETITIONS.
All
Represent Democratic County
and lown-lilp 1'umlidaclcs.
This afternoon A. D. stlllman fllod
with the county clerk copies of the
following petitions for democratic
nominations:
T. D. Taylor, for sheriff: W. R.
Campbell, for treasurer: James Nel
son, for county commissioner: John
F. Hill, for recorder: S. S. Darnell,
for Justice of the peace. Pendleton
precinct; John M. Bentley. tor con
stable. Pendleton precinct: and Dr.
T. M. Henderson, for coroner.
The petitions were circulated to
gether as decided upon shortly after
the recent mass meeting held here, at
wheih the respective men were Invit
ed to bcome candidates for the nomi
nations. Attorney George D. Collins, con
victed of rerjury at San Francisco,
was sentenced to 4 years In ths
state prison at San Quentln. Notice
of appeal was given.
Susan B. Anthony Dying.
Rochester, N. Y., March 12.
Susan V. Anthony is sinking
rapidly and is expected to die
before night. In her delirium
she spoke of the work In Ore
gon, where a battle for woman
suifrage is being fought.