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ARAIN UIINE IIP IN CONVENTION! WRIT GRANTED
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Acting Mayor Murphy Will
Not Consent to Cily Alone
Paying for Intersections.
subject was dropped
for the time being.
$100 Was Voted to the County Devel
opnicnl Lemcuc for Advertising
Purixwes and Warrant fur 3000
Drawn In Fnvor of the Buffalo
Pins Company, to Be Applied Vpon
Purchase of Road Holler Pendle
ton Iron Work Awarded Contract
for Steel Bell Tower Street Com
mittee Ordered to Look After the
Defect In Levee In the East End.
At the council meetinr last night
the proposition of paving Main and
Court streets received another set
back when Councilman Murphy, who
was In the chair, declared himself op
posed to the Improvement If the city
alone has to pay for the squares.
The discussion came up after, at
tho request of the street committee,
Howard Whiting, of the Warren Con
struction company, had presented
plans and specifications for the pav
ing of the two streets. Blue print
plans were shown giving the grades
and other datu. The district on Main
' street was from Railroad street to the
bridge and Mr. Whiting declared this
district could be Improved without
the city's going beyond the $10,000
limit of indebtedness.
It was suggested by Mr. Whiting
that the specifications be adopted and
bids called for with the provision
that any or all may be rejected.
Murphy Block Movement.
However, at this stage Chairman
Murphy suggested that as it was a
very Important matter it should go
over until the mayor was present.
"The committee knows where I
stand," continued Mr. Murphy. "I am
opposed to this as long as the city Is
compelled to pay for squares."
City Attorney Carter then said that
under the charter the only way in
which the Improvement could be done
was by the city's doing so.
"Then I am opposed until the char
ter can be changed," replied Mr. Mur
phy. Mr. Carter then explained that the
charter was made as It Is on purpose,
and that ax those cm corners had to
pay for two streets anyway, It was
not considered right thut they be
made t pay for the squares which all
use. He declared that there wos but
one city In the state whose charter Is
different, and that Is Portland. How
ever, the city ottorney disclaimed any
Intention of discussing the matter
other than to explain the charter.
However, Chairman Murphy still
Insisted that the matter should be
postponed until the mayor could be
present, and as no one appeared wil
ling to oppose the suggestion, the
matter was dropped.
$100 for Development 1-cagiic.
At the Instance of the finance com
mittee a warrant was ordered drawn
In favor of the County Development
league committee for $100. The sum
of $125 wag asked for by the com
mittee, but at the recommendation of
tho finance committee this sum was
cut down to $100.
Also a warrant for $3000 was order
ed drawn In favor of the Buffalo-Pitts
company In part payment upon the
road roiler; $760 more Is due and will
be paid after the machine has been
further tested.
Vpon the recommendation of the
fire committee the contract for erect
ing a steel bell tower was ordered
given to the Pendleton Iron Works.
An ordinance doing so will be pre
sented at the next meeting.
Order Levee Hcpalrcd.
Councilman Mumm called the at
tention of the council to the cut in
the levee adjoining the Byers' grove,
and Insisted that It should be repair
ed, ns trouble would result should
there be high water in the rlvor. As
to who will hove to bear the expense
there seemed to be some doubt, and
the mutter was left with the street
committee with orders to have the
work dono at once should there be
any danger.
Dcud by Khwiio and Cold.
Eureka, Cal., March 15.
James Brown Is dead and Lee
Reed Is In a dying condition as
a result of a hunting expedition
on which the men started Sun
day. They were lost In a fog,
and after wandering all day and
night Brown gave out and died.
Reed continued the tramp sev
eral hours and was exhausted
when found. The mountains
are heavy with anow and sleet.
British Kliip King and Her Cargo a
Totnl Lohn.
New York, March 15. The steamer
Mannheim arrived this morning with
11 survivors of the British King, In
cluding the third mate, who thinks
that 18 may be all the lost, some hav
ing deserted before she sailed.
The British King carried a cargo
valued at several hundred thousand
dollars, and went to pieces In a fright
ful storm 60 miles off Cape Sable.
Her captain, O'Hagan, was taken off,
but died later from exposure. Eleven
others were picked off by an oil
steamer bound for New York.
Monday night the crew manned a
boat. As it struck the water a wave
dashed against the side of the ship,
crushing the boat and threw a dozen
men Into the water. The Bostonian
hove In sight Tuesday morning, but
could not get near at once, but late
In the afternoon succeeded In saving
some of the crew Just as the British
King went down with 18.
COVHT TIES IP ESTATE.
Make it Inaccessible to Mm. Y'erkcs
Mlziur, and , Husband.
Chicago, March 15. The probate
court today Issued an order that "no
books, bonds, securities or cash be
drawn from the Yerkes estate ex
cept by order of the court, or upon a
voucher approved by the Central
Trust Co." Mrs. Ycrkes-Mlzner did
not appear in court, and said decree
will prevent Mlzner or his wife draw
ing money without first consulting
the court or Louis Owsley, who was
given letters testamentary this after
noon.
DAYLIGHT POSTED AS MISSING.
Carried 37 Men and Was Last Seen
Last September.
New York. March 15. The British
ship Daylight, which sailed for Japan
from New York, August 2S, and miss
ing since September 29, was posted
at the Maritime Exchange as missing
today. She had a crew of 37 and be
longed to Standard Oil. She was one
of the largest sailing vessels In the
world and carried a cargo of refined
oil. Captain, H. Nlckerson.
PREPARE FOR
R. N. FEARS HIGH
WATER AFTER THE SNOW.
The I'ile Driver nnil Emergency Sup
plies Sent to Huntington by Order
of General SiieiintendeiH Buckley,
Who Went North This Miwiiug
I'rjin This Pt'iiil Twenty Indies
Snow Front linker City to Hunting
ton, With a Much Greater Depth
In the Mountains.
The O. R. & N. company Is prepar
ing everywhere for emergencies after
the cold weather Is over. A heavy
fall of snow now lies all over the
country adjacent to the lines through
eastern Oregon and as the season is
new sj fir tlvanctd it Is feared '.hat
warm weathei will succeed the -.oi l
spell, causing sudden high water and
consequent damage to tracks and
bridges.
General Superintendent M. J. Buck
ley arrived Inst night from the east
end of the lines and left this morning
for the north. While In La Grande
he tent the pile driver and a large
amount of emergency material to
Huntington to be ready for an emerg
ency In case of warm rains and high
water following the heavy snow.
There Is about 20 Inches of snow
nil along the line from Baker valley
to Huntington with much more In tho
higher mountains along Burnt river.
The tracks and bridges ore In excel
lent condition this spring, but the
steep mountains of Burnt river hurl
torrents Into the valleys and down the
ennyons with terrible force and tracks
and hridgep, no matter how well
built, Hie always endangered by high
water In that district.
Died From Blood Poisoning;.
Blood poisoning, resulting from a
splinter run In his finger a week ago,
caused tho death of Charles W. Lam
bert, a prominent Berryman farmer,
at St. Mary's hospital this afternoon,
says the Walla Walla Statesman. Mr.
Lambert's death Is quite a shock tq
many old pioneers of the Walla Walla
valley. A weeek ago, while working
around his ranch, he accidentally
prlrked his finger with a splinter.
Nothing was thought of the occur
rence until a day or so ago afterward
when the member grew painful and
began to show symptoms of swelling.
Railroad Tax Money From N. P.
Assessor Coonse Is to be congrat
ulated on standing pat In his con
tentlon for assessment of the railroad
company In Yakima county at $9240
per mile. The company planked down
a big fat check of $49,000 last Tues
day, evidently concluding that the as
sessor was right. The little chunk of
money should help some.-Toppenlah
Review.
EMERGENCIES
as a Dernier Resort
Toward Effecting a Settle
ment With the Operators.
MITCHELL EMPHASIZES
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
Ho Urges the Roosevelt Letter as Suf
ficient Justiricatclon for Calling the
Convention and Urges Every Rea
son Thut Can Be Adduced for
Bringing About Terms That Will
Obviate the Necessity of a Strike
Dolan of Pittsburg; Was Refused
Admittance to the Convention by
the Committee on Credential Do
lan Protects.
Indianapolis, March 15. The min
ers met In first session this morning.
Patrick Dolan is present to oppose
the Ryan resolution, which he de
clares an insult to operators.
Mitchell said the convention was
called because some operators held
the belief that an agreement might
be reached. He said a large responsi
bility is on the miners to bring about
a successful termination of negotia
tions, and said the Roosevelt letter
was sufficient Justification for calling
the convention.
Dolan Refused Admittance.
The credentials committee barred
Dolan from the convention. Dolan
filed a written protest before rellnT
quishlng his seat.
FRVIT NOT KILLED.
Milton Orchardlsts Say That the Cold
Night Did Not Destroy Crop.
A telephone message from Milton
orchardlsta 'today says that although
I t was extremely cold for this seaeson
of the year at that place last nleght,
yet they are sure that the fruit crop,
aside from the apricots, is not killed.
It registered 12 degrees above zero at
Milton at the coldest last night.
BLIZZARD AT NEW YORK.
Transportation and Communication
Are Crippled.
New York, March 15. A blizzard
seized this city today. It has crip
Called
pled transportation and wires and ; arry urcnara irum noise 10 iu
caused deaths by exposure. More wel' h morning. At 2 this afternoon
snow and colder weather is predicted, be was arraigned in the district court
The Indictment was the same as those
JAPAN WILL NATIONALIZE.
Raise in Street Cur Fares Caused a
Riot at Toklo.
Toklo, March 1". The lower house
adopted a bill for the nationalization
of the railways today.
A riot has occurred upon the an
nouncement of a raise in street car
fare, which the police quelled.
EX-AUDITOR SHERRICK GUILTY.
Indiana Politician Gets an Indeterm
inate Sentence.
Indianapolis, March 15. Former
State Auditor Sherrlck was found
guilty of misuse of state funds, and
received nn Indetei initiate sentence of
from two to 21 years. He seeks an
appeal.
CONFESSES PERJURY.
Says There Was No Plot to Assassin
ate Parkhiirst.
New York, March 15. Lawrence
Rogers, who made complaint of tt
plot to nssasslnate Dr. Parkhurst,
confessed to perjury this afternoon.
He sold the story is a fabrication from
the start, made in' hope of securing
a life position from tne uoctor. nog-
ers was held.
J. D. Lynd of Seattle, went out for
a good time Wednesday night and at
2 o'clock a. m. wandered Into a resi
dence in the outskirts, went upstairs
and was partly undressed preparatory
to going to bed when he was arrest
ed for a burglar. He had missed his
own room by 16 blocks.
LEWIS HELD FOR ROBBERY AND ASSAULT
Echo, Ore., March 15. (Special to
the East Oregonlan.) D. D. Lewis,
who was arrested here yesterdny for
having taken part In the robbery of
Alex Frazier and J. Ryan Monday
night, is now in Jail and will be taken
to Pendleton soon. At his preliminary
examination his bail was fixed at $1,
000, which he failed to give.
Lewis, who has a wife and child
here, came from Elgin In January. He
worked on the Furnish ditch for a
time, and has been loafing around
the saloonB considerably. In answer
to an Inquiry regarding Lewis' char
acter the chief of police at Elgin
wired back, "Lewis no good."
Detention of Moer, Haywood
and Pettibone May Be With
out Cause.
ORCHARD WAS TAKEN TO
CALDWELL THIS MORNING.
Was Given Twenty-Four Hours In
Which to Plead and Arrange for
Counsel St. John Must Answer a
Second Complaint Charging Mur
der Counsel Appointed to Defend
Orchard, and He Was Then Taken
Before the Grand Jury, Expected to
Testify in Relation to the Confes
sion of Murder Made Some Time
Since.
Boise, March 15. U. S. Judge
Beatty granted the alternative
writ of habeas corpus petitioned
for by the attorneys for Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone at 2:30
this afternoon. The writ is re
turnable at 10 Monday morning.
Bolfe, March 15. Attorneys for
the Western Federation of Miners
have petitioned for writs of habeas
corpus for Moyer, Haywood and it.
John In the United States district
court. The matter Is taken under
advisement by Judge Beatty, and a
decision will be made at 3 this af
ternoon. Harry Orchard, the confessed mur
derer of ex-Governor Steunenberg.
was taken to Caldwell this morning
and arraigned before Judge Smith.
He asked for time to plead and ar
range for counsel. Twenty-four hours
were given.
Vincent St. John was taken before
Justice Stoval at Caldwell, on a sec
ond complaint charging murder of
Steunenberg. Sheriff Rutan of Tel
luride, Col., Is present with a warrant
and order to remove St. John to
Colorado In case the Idaho charge is
dismissed.
Orchard Before Grand Jury.
Boise, March, 15. Seven heavily
armed guards, four with Winchesters,
assisted Sheriff Nichols in conveying
against Moyer, Haywood and Petti
bone, charged with the murder of
Steunenberg by means of a bomb.
At the request of Orchard, an at
torney, Ed L. Bryant, was appointed
as counsel to defend him, and time
given until tomorrow to file a demur
rer to the indictment or plea. Orch
ard was then taken before the grand
Jury to give further testimony con
cerning his confession.
FIGHT AT CFBU.
I.
General Wood Sends Me-ntlon of a Fa
tality at Celm.
Washington, March 15. General
Wood cables that Harry B. Rode
brough of the hospital corps, was also
killed at Jolo. Roderick McDonald,
of the hospltol corps, was killed In
action at Cebu. March 8. This Is the
first mention of a Cebu fight.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Only Living Witness' Explanation Is
Unsiitlsfactory.
New York, March 15. Miss Estella
Young, aged 25, was shot and killed
by Louie Nosser, aged 35, who Imme
diately committed suicide In their
apartments In the presence of his wife
this morning. The police are unsat
isfied with the explanation of Mrs.
Nosser.
Funeral of Miss Anthony.
Rochester. N. Y.. March 15. Su
san B. Anthony's funeral took place
this afternoon. Large crowds attend
and many addresses ore paying tribute
to her works.
Suspicion was fastened upon Lewis
by the similarity In his tracks and
those left by the fleeing robber. Lewis
wears a heavy lumberman's shoe. He
had no money when arrested, and told
a roundabout story of his movements
that night.
Many of the people here think
some of the tinhorn gamblers were
mixed up In the robbery and several
have been ordered to leave town.
Alex Frnzler, who was the worse
beaten of the two men held up. Is
still suffering from two black eyes
and other severe Injuries on the
head. He was kicked in the face af
ter having been robbed.
Another Badly Scorched In the Hay
and Grain Fire.
Riparia, March 15. One man per
ished In the fire of Saturday night
which destroyed the grain and hay
sheds of Erlckson & Peterson, the
railroad contractors. The remains of
the dead man were found yesterday
and the body was terribly charred.
The deceased Is known to be a rail
road laborer named M. Moore. The
man worked two and a half days
with the track laying gang above Ri
paria and then came here to work In
the yards where he was engaged in
unloading material. With other la
borers he was sleeping In the hay pile
the night of the fire.
There have been repeated reports
of the finding of other bodies In the
debris left by the fire, but these re
ports up to tonight have proven to be
an error. The ruins are still smoul
dering and until the fire Is entirely
quenched It will not be possible to
definitely determine whether or not
other lives were lost.
Fred Bean, the man who was also
sleeping in the hay pile the night of
the fire, and who was severely burn
ed, had a narrow escape. He was
struggling almost futlvely to get out
of the fire zone and would undoubt
edly have failed had not assistance
come to him.
Mr. Bean is resting comfortably
now, and, It Is stated, will recover.
ASSAULTER WAS KILLED.
Shot by His Victim's Son In Redding,
California.
Redding, Cal.. March 15. Joe
Bush went to the cabin of Maggie
Gould, near Shingletown last night,
assaulted the woman and picked a
quarrel with her son, George Gould,
aged 18, a crippled son, who grabbed
a rifle and shot Bush In the back.
This morning Bush's body was found.
Gould has disappeared.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
Center in the World.
Chicago, March 15. Wheat closed
today at 77 7-, corn at 43 1-2 and
oats at 29 7-8.
F
FIRST REPUBLICAN ,
CANDIDATE TO DO SO.
The Platform Upon Which Mr. Bar
rett Seeks Indorsement at the Pri
maries. Appears in Full Below The
Highways, Irrigation, Flat Salaries,
Public Accountant and the Educa
tional Interests All Receive Intel
ligent Attention From Mr. Barrett.
C. A. Barrett, the Athena hardware
dealer, has filed with the county
clerk a copy of his petition for the
nomination for representative from
this county. Vnllke the other repub
licans who have thus far entered the
race for representative, Mr. Barrett
subscribes to statement No. 1.
The platform In detail is as follows:
Favor permanent improvement of
public highways; comprehensive Irri
gation laws which shall both sustain
the general government and protect
private rights: flat sulurics for all
public officers: public examiner of ac
counts who shall have the powers of
a comptroller of private banking in
stitutions; all reasonable legislation
sustaining public educational institu
tions; especially all laws which will
be for the best interest of the people
of Umatilla county.
Form to be printed after my name
on ballot: Economy in public affairs
and conservatism In legislation.
I further state to the people of Or
egon, as well us to the people of my
legislative district, that during my
term of office I will always vote for
that candldute for United States sen
ator In congress who has received the
highest number of the people's votes
for that position at the general elec
tion next preceding the election of a
senator in congress, without regard to
my Individual preference.
Wireless for Walla Walla.
Spokane, Wash., March 15. It has
been definitely decided by the De
Forest Wireless Telegraph company
to establish stations at Walla Walla
and Spokane, work to be commenced
as soon as material can be delivered
In the two cities. Milton Huber, of
Walla Walla, district manager of the
Equitable Life Insurance company, Is
now in the city arranging to represent
the De Forest company In the terrl
tory embracing eastern Washington.
Rockefeller at Lake Wood.
Cleveland, March 15. A represen'
tative of Rockefeller says the mag'
nate Is at Lake Wood, N. J.
Seventeen men in one party went
Into the great coal mine at Courriers,
France. In an attempt to rescue possi
ble survivors of the disaster wherein
over 1200 men lost their lives, and
all were killed, being overcome by
pestilential gases.
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STATEMENT NO
TILLMAN OPENS
GREAT BATTLE
Presents Report on Hepburn
Rate Bill and Speakb in Its
Defense.
ARRAYS INDISPUATBLE
AXD STARTLING FACTS.
'Net Earning, of tlic Railroads In
Three Years Equals the Entire
Exendlture of the United States
Govenuncsit" Refers to the Fact
' That Party Lines In the Senate Com
mittee Were Broken Concludes
With a Synopsis of the ReuMona
Why the Railroads ShonM Pass
Under the Direct SupervlHton of the
Federal Government.
Washington, March 16. Senator
Tillman presented the committee re
port on the Hepburn bill with recom
mendations today. He said:
"The gross annual earnings of tha
railroads are In round numbers $2,
000,000,000, and net earnings $700,
000.000. Once every year every dollar
circulated In this country passes
through the hands of the railroads,
once In three years every dollar In
thlr country becomes a part of their
net earnings. These net earnings
equal annuully the entire expendi
tures of the United States govern
ment. "It Is small wonder, then, that tho
most brilliant legal minds are retain
ed to make explanations, frame laws,
secure their passage and. exercise an
overmastering Influence over the Ju
diciary and executive departments of
the states and the nation. The aver
age citizen Is almost driven to believe
the fight Is hopeless, the government
being controlled by the railroads and
the liberties of the people in Jeopardy.
"Party lines in the committee were
broken, those senators agreeing In fa
vor of the same general provisions
yet differing on the amendments that
ought to be Inculcated.
- "There will be a passionate storm
of resentment if the representatives
of the people fail to give the relief
the country so earnestly demands. Th
bill as it comes from the house la
loosely worded, and capable of differ
ent Interpretations. The senate must
produce the best possible law."
Mr. Tillman discussed at length
the delegation of powers to the com
mission of Judiciary and review and
says the authorization of the commis
sion to fix rates is too elastic and
should be stricken out.
He urged that hereafter all Issues
of railroad securities be under con
trol cf the commission; should be
speedy readjustment of the capitaliza
tion of values, while protect as far as
possible the Innocent holders of water
ed stock.
He advocates an amendment pro
hibiting any Interstate carrier to pro
duce and transport any article for
sale, but the roads should be allowed
to mine coal for their own use.
He would compel all roads to con
nect with all others, grant fair and
Just traffic arrangements and put all
shippers on the same footing.
MOODY AXD HUMPHREY CLASH.
Latter Se-cms to Think That Garfield
Promised Immunity.
Chicago. March 15. Attorney Gen
eral Moody and Judge Humphrey
disagreed in the packers' case today
in regard to Immunity for the packers
under the indictment. Morrison made
a long argument supported by Moody.
The court appeared to intimate the
evidence might show the information
was secured under an Implied promise
that Immunity was used to secure the
Indictments. Moody contended It Is a
question for the Jury.
Bankrupt Store Sold.
John McCourt was In Athena this
forenoon for the purpose of attending
the sale of the bankrupt saloon stock
of Sum Booher. The fixtures of the
saloon were bid In by tho Betz Brew
ing company for $400, while the stock
of liquor and cigars was bought by
Rothschild Bros, for $100. The notes
and accounts of the business were
purchased by McCourt & Phelps for
$5.
Suit I-ake Route Tied I'p.
Salt Lake. March 15. The
washout situation along the
Salt Iike route Is unchanged.
All trains for three days are
held up in the canyon between
Caliente and Las Vegas. Nov.
Trains from Las Vegas caught
below Caliente cannot be re
leased for another 24 hours, and
dining car supplies are being
packed down the mountain side
to the stalled trains.