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KM,,H,ilMII. 4 j -ir- ' J .1.... OAILYEVENINGEDITION DAILYEVENIN6EDITI0N Read the advertisements In tbti East Oregonlan. They come from the most enterprising citizens. ' WEATHER FORECAST. Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs duy with occasional light rain or snow flurries. VOL. 19. PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, 3IAKCII 21, J906. NO. 562 L WHO ILL MANAGE FOREST RESERVE? Umatilla County Stockmen Interested in- New Blue Mountain Reserve. pendleton.sjiould he headquarters for officers. Practically All the Stock Hanged In the Rcwrvc Are Shipped From This City Reserve as Now Created Elim inate All Land Not Strictly Forest Land and Comprises 2,027,000 Acres Headwaters of All Streams Will Bo Protected. Who will be superintendent and rangers of the new Blue Mountain for est reserve Just re-created y the president and the forestry depart ment? This question Is now being asked by Umatilla county stockmen who feel that Umatilla county Is entitled to the headquarters and a portion of the ap pointees of the reserve. The Bluo Mountain reserve as es tabllshed by the president contains 2,627,000 acres of forest land, a larg-i part of this being In southern Uma tilla and northern Grant counties, Pendleton Is the chief shipping point for practically all the stock that will be ranged In the reserve and Umatilla county people are deeply Interested In the creation of the reserve and In the rules which are to be formulated for Its regulation. The reserve as created follows the general lines of the temporary with drawnl made three years ago, with the exception of 200.000 acres In the val ley of the Kllvles river, which has been eliminated because of the agricultural ature of the land. Around the edge of the withdrawal smaD tracts of agricultural and school land have been eliminated and the boundaries are so drawn as to exclude all land lying along the border which has passed Into private ownership un der any public land laws. The original Blue monutaln with drawal embraced more than 1.000,000 acres. About 600,000 acres more have been left out, so as to make the re serve a compact body of forest land. Most of the opposition raised against the creation of this reserve at the time of the withdrawn! was first made has subsided, and the people of eastern Oregon are now, with few ex ceptions, satisfied that Its establish ment Is to their interest, particularly since assurance is given that the Blue mountain range will be opened to grazing under such restrictions as pro tect the grazing areas In all other for est reserves. Special regulations gov erning grazing In the Blue mountains have not yet been prepared, but will be Issued shortly. The forest service. In announcing the creation of the Blue mountain re serve, makes a statement of its pur poses and Its benefits. The following extracts are made from that report: The Blue mountain reserve contains numerous headwaters of the John Day, Umatilla, Malheur, Sllvles and other rivers, which have Important bearings upon the work of the recla mation service In that state. The suc cess of the widely separated Umatilla. Malheur and Sllvles creek Irrigation projects depend In a large measure up on conservation of the wnter supply within the great drnlnage area em braced In this reserve. The creation of the reserve will have a direct effect in bringing nbout the agricultural development of a great portion ot the state lying east of the Cascade mountains, which needs only Irrigation to develop fertility of mil lions of acres. The land In the moun tain regions embraced In the forest reserves will be carefully patrolled at government expense at all times to prevent dlsnstrous fires, and all other possible efforts will be made to sus tain and regulate stream-flow to thoes regions. BUTTE OFFICER KILLS ROBBER. Jfleld Vp Deputy Sheriff, Hut Over looks Ills Gun. Butte, Mont., March 21. Deputy Sheriff Jack Weymnn shot and killed a highwayman tonight after he had been held up and robbed by two foot pads. Wayman was proceeding leis urely along Silver street, Just outside of the business district, when ho was White Slave Traffic. New York, March 21. Rob- ert Springs, the negro accused of whlto slave traffic, was placed on trial today. It Is said that If the horrible details of the testimony were published, the citizens of New York could not be restrained from lynching Bprlggs. accosted by the two bandits and com pelled to throw his hands skyward. They went through his pockets', but overlooked searching the officer's hip pockets, In which he carried a revol ver. As the deputies were departing Dep uty Weyman whipped out the gun and opened a fusillade, bringing one man to the ground. The other made his escape, though It Is believed he .was wounded. Before he breathed his last the robber gasped out that his name was "Campbell." Nothing further Is known of the man. KILLED IIY DYNAMITE. Victim Was Engaged In Shooting Stumps Nenr Hood River. Hood River, Or., Murch 21. J. B. Johnson was thrown 45 feet and hor ribly mangled by an explosion of dy namite, with which He was "shooting stumps" yesterday .afternoon. Tho tamping bar with which he had been working was thrown 20 feet farther. Johnson was clearing land on a ranch belonging to the Hood River Fruit company, and it Is supposed that while tamping a charge in a stump he accidentally struck the cap. His head was blown off, a leg was broken and a large hole was blown In his side. He leaves a widow and several children. WILL MEET THEM IN COURT. Judge Hamilton Will Testify Where it Will Do the Most Good. New York, March 21. Judge Ham, ilton this morning made a caustic re, ply to the Flower Investigating com mlttee's Invitation to testify before the committee. He said he would meet the Issues "In court, where there will be no vanity to be tickled, and the scales will be held on an even bat ance." Rate Hill Consideration. Washington, March 21. The senate considered the rate bill from the start today. Culberson Introduced an amendment prohibiting any concern engaged In interstate and foreign com merce from contributing to political parties. Representative Patterson Dead. Washington, March 21. Represen tative George R. Patterson, of Penn sylvania, died suddenly of heart dls ease, at his residence In this city this morning. MEET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS LAST STRUGGLE BEFORE THE WAGE SCALE EXPIRES. Oiierators' and Miners' Scale Commit tecs Are In'Jolut Session at Indian, npoll! Vlec-IrcsUhnt LcwIh May Become a ICmler of Equal Magul tucle With John Mitchell Their PollcicH Arc OpMKltc and Person alltles Not. In Harmony Mitchell May He lk-posed. Indianapolis, March 21. The miners' and operators' Joint scale com raiitee Is In session behind closed doois, with 32 members. Lewis' Slur Waxes. Indianapolis, March 21. Vlce-Pres Ident Lewis' influence in the Joint committee may result In his becoming a leader of equal strength witb Mlt chell and a rival of Mitchell In the future. The men in person and poli cies are InlmlcuL What Lewis will do on the scale committee Is unknown. Speculative observers say Mitchell's conferences with Bobbins, which resulted in Hob bins' downfall from the leadership of the operators, will also likely result eventually In Mitchell's fall. ENFORCE LAW IN SEATTLE. Mayor Moore Makes Plain Ills Future Policy. Seattle, March 21. There will be no slot machines or dice throwing during the administration of Mayor Moore. Neither will there be any gambling of any kind, whether covered by city ordinance or state law. No boxes will be allowed In any sa loons In the city. Mayor Moore made this statement this afternoon. He would not deny that he Intended to enforce the sa loon closing ordinance and state laws governing snloons. "I will enforce all the laws as I find them. With reference to saloons, I have no statement to make at this time, but will have something to say In a few days." Bailey, Senior, Dead. New York, March 21. N. W, K. Bailey, father of Senator Bailey, of Texas, died here during an operation. He was a native of New York and resident of Mississippi. An earthauake nearly destroyed the city of Kagl, on the Island of Formo sa, .Several hundred person lost their Uvea. INDIVIDUALS IMMUNE, CORPORATIONS NOT. Chicago, March 21. This afternoon Judge Humphrey decided that the individual packers are Immune, but the corporations are not. The corporations will be tried by juries later, and the Individu als dismissed.. In delivering the opinion the court said: "Congress plainly Intended that immunity act should be used to secure information upon which to base new legislation, and not to secure anybody's conviction." This opinion is rendered upon the packers' pleas of Immunity made as demurrers to Indictments. The question Is one of law. Trials Set for Next Fall. The Individuals were then freed by court order and the Jury dis missed. The court said he would, set the trial of the corporations for next fall. He said he wunted rest, having had a congestion of business all over the district. It Is a year yesterday since the grand Jury was Impanelled which Indicted the packers. ITERS-PIERCE Professes Ignorance When Questioned About Relations With Standard Oil. THREATENED AND CALLED DOWN BY JUDGE ANTHONY.' Attorney General Hartley Takes Ad vantage of Adjournment to Go to New York and Resume the Taklnj of Depositions Attorney General Moody Expresses Confidence That the Court Will Dismiss the Pleas of Immunity Urged by the Defendant In the Reef Trust Cases Dc-lense Complete Tlielr Arguments. St. Louis, March 21. Pierce, secre tary of the Waters-Pierce OH compa ny, was too 111 to testify In the Stand ard inquiry this morning. The hear ing adjourned at noon to April 5. to permit Hndley to go to New York to resume taking depositions there. Andrew M. Findley, vice president and general manager of the Waters Pierce company, was on the stand this morning and proved so stubborn that Judge Anthony threatened to punish the man. Asked why a list of his em ployes was sent to the' Standard offi ces, tho wltnesc when pressed said he did not know. Moody Is Hopeful. Chlcnpo, March 21. Before depart ing for Washington Gpneral Moody said: "In the light of the evidence I don't see how the court can do otherwise than dismiss the Immunity pleas and order the packers to trial." Attorney Miller for the packers an swered Moody today. The court, dur ing Miller's argument, said: "The construction of Immunity should be fair in dealing with all citi zens so the fullest benefits can be ac corded to all." Joint Ownership Proved. St. Louis, March 21. Stock certifi cates which were produced showed that the Standard Oil company held stock of the Waters-Pierce company In 1900, when that company was reor ganized. Attorney General Hadley to day telegraphed Missouri's secretary of state not to permit the Republic company to withdraw from business in Missouri as that would defeat the purpose of the Investigation. IOWA AFTER STANDARD. Would Prevent Reduction In Price to Stifle Competition. Des Moines, March 21. The house today passed an antl-dlscrlmlnatlon bill aimed at Standard Oil and for bidding oil reductions to stifle com petition. A fine of $5000 and impris onment is provided. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheat Center In the World. Chicago, March 21. Wheat closed today at 77 xk corn at 44H, and oats at 304, MA TUBBOR 0. R. & N. LETS CONTRACT Portland, March 21. (Special to the East Oregonlan.) The O. R. & N. today let the contract for 47 miles of railroad grade, from the mouth of the Wallowa rlvor to Joseph, to Ertckson & Peterson who are build ing the Rlpnrla-Lewlston line. The) total estimated cost of the 47 miles Is approximately $1,300,000. Work will begin on the line at once, and It Is hoped to have the line ready to carry out this season's crop, The line of the survey follows the Wallowa river from the mouth, a dis iSMWIE COORT EXTRA SESSION Meeting at the Home of Chief Justice Fuller is Closed to All But the Justices. LYNCHING OF NEGRO MAY FURNISH PROVOCATION, Court Adjourned Monday for Two Weeks, and tlie Present Gathering Is Extremely Significant Though Its l ull IniMrt Cannot Re Fathomed American Inluibltants of the Isle ot Pines Protest Against the Title to the Island Being Vested Permanent ly In Cuba and Demand Investiga tion by Congress Into Island Affairs. V'asblngtnn, Marc h21. A special meeting of the supreme court of the United States Is being held this morn ing at the home of Chief Justice Ful ler. The utmost secrecy Is maintain ed, court officials even being denied admittance. It Is assumed to be in connection with the lynching of Ed. Johnson, a negro,' at Chattanooga. Such a session Is almost unprece dented. The court adjourned Monday to April 2, and only a matter of the gravest Importance could have called the members together. Isle of Pine Remonstrants. Washington, March 21. The presi dent and congressmen have all receiv ed letters from citizens of the Isle of Pines protesting agelnst the pending , ,. t , . -.KIaI. ...in . 1 . . 1 . I . , - I Cuba to the island. They declare they are American citizens, that the Island belongs to this country, and , demand congressional Investigation. PROBABLY CALL CONFERENCE. Governors and Attorneys General to Consider Insurance. Chicago, March 21. The sub-committee of the Insurance conference met today to consider the provisions of the Ames-Armstrong bill, but took no definite action. It will probably call a conference of governors arfd attorneys general at Washington, Sep ttmber 7, the time the insurance com missloners are scheduled to meet. Two Steamers Missing. Hallfox, N. S., March 21. The Hal ifax government steamers Minto and Stanley are missing and long over due on the run from Prince Edward Island to the mainland. Each carried a crew of 25 and many passengers. Postmaster at Arlington. Washington, March 21. The fol lowing postmasters have been appoint ed: Samuel S. Johnston, National City, Cal.; Charles H. Jones, Arlington, Washington. 80,000 Afrected by Strike. Pails, March 21. Eighty thousand are affected by the strike In the north ern mining district and disorders are frequent. An electric railroad will be built connecting Wenatchee with Leaven worth, Wash. FOR GRADE INTO WALLOWA tance of 19 miles to the lower Wal lowa valley and then runs directly through the heart of the Wallowa valley to Joseph, touching Wallowa postofflce and Enterprise, but leav ing Lostine to one side. There will be three bridges over Wallowa river and some heavy grade work In Wallowa canyon, one of the most picturesque mountain districts In the west. One thousand men will be employed on the grade and the work will be rushed as rapidly as poslble. REJECTED STEEL CELLS. Washington Penitentiary Board Says Ohio Firm Fllm-Flummed the State. Walla Walla, March 21. It Is stat ed that the board of control has re jected the steel cells which are be ing erected In the new wing of the penitentiary, and will demand new material before allowing the contract ors to proceed with the work. The cells were built in Canton, O., and the loss to the contractors In freight tolls alone will be large. There are about eight carloads of the ma terial and all of it will be a dead loss to the contractors. The action of the board Is undoubt edly a result of its recent visit to the penitentiary and, although the mem bers mated that their Inspection cov ered routine business only, It was said at the time that they were here for a distinct purpose, which Is now believed to have been In connection with the steel cells. What effect the action of the mem bers will have In regard to the ulti mate work is problematical, but it Is said by those who have watched the case that In all probability new bids will be advertised for, and new awards made for the completion of the work. Another alternative for the board, and the one which it will most likely take, will be to compel the contractors to furnish material according to the specifications, or else forfeit their bonds. Such a course is the only one that the board really has the right to do according to the construction put upon the wording of the awards by those who have studied them. SCHMITZ AND KUBELIK. San Francisco's Mayor Will Entertain Bohemian Violinist. San Francisco, March 21. For the first time in the history of San Fran cisco a great artist will be entertained officially by the chief magistrate of the city. Jan Kubellk, the Bohemian violinist, Is the artist. Invitations were sent out yesterday by Mayor Schmltz for a dinner to be given In honor of the young peasant fiddler. The dinner will take place at the - Hotel St. Francis on Friday evening, March 23. at 7 p. m. The leading city officials, newspaper men. musicians and business men will be present. FILED NEARLY NOT ALL THE DEFENDANTS ACTIVELY IN LITIGATION A. D. Stlllman Presents the Formal Claims of the Defendants In the Fa mous Little Wallu Walla Suit, Re garding Their Rights to the Use of the Water They Are Using Com plete Line-up Hns Now Been Effect ed for Most Memorable Battle Over Irrigation Privileges. A. D. Stlllman, attorney for most of the defendants In the Little Walla Walla water suit this afternoon filed answers for 88 of his clients. In each instance the defendants set forth the amount of water they have been using and their right to the same. Some time ago Mr. Stlllman filed an swers for over 200 other defendants, and he has now completed that part of the work. There are 450 defend ants In the suit, but some of this num ber have failed to answer through hav ing no Interests. The present suit was brought by a number of parties living below Milton on the Little Walla Walla, and all farmers living above were made de fendants and required to show their rights to the water they are using. WOMAN MADE FEWEST ERRORS. Was Fourth In Speed In Typewriting Contest. Chicago, March 21. In the speed contest on typewriters at the National Business show last evening a woman made the record for the smallest num ber of mistakes in her copy. Sho was Miss Elizabeth Baker, and In half an hour she wrote 4085 words, making mistakes In only 52 of them. This was sufficient to place her In fourth place, the first prize being carried off by Charles H. McGurrln, of Kalamazoo, Mich., who defended his title to cham pion "typist" of America by writing 4627 words In 30 minutes, an average of 154 words a minute. H. Otis Blals dell, of Chicago, won second pllce. with a record of 4238 words. Third place went to Emll A. Trefzger, of Pe oria, who last year won the champion ship of Illinois. Penalties for Hazing. Washington, March 21. The naval affairs committee of the house today favorably reported a bill graduating the penalties for hazing at the naval academy. Next Bowling Congress. Louisville, Ky., March 21. St. Louis was chosen as the place for the next bowling congress. ANSWERS WOULD HANDLE NAYLOR ESTATE His Daughter, Mrs. Tracy. Petitions Court to Be Ap pointed Administratrix. ESTATE HAS ESTIMATED VALUE OF 8KKI The Dead Man's Will Is Filed Withi the First National Bunk of Albans-. . and Provides That AH Ufa Proper ty Shall Be Heired by His Two Daughters A Nephew of the De ceased Is Said to Desire the Ap IKilmmeiit of Administrator No Developments Relating to the Mur der Hare Occurred, Though Every Clue Is Followed. . Another day has passed without any new developments In the Naylor mar- ' der mystery, and the solution of tha. same seems as difficult as at the start Though there has been little ;to work on. Sheriff Taylor has been carefully investigating everything bearing upon the case, but so far nothing of Im portance has been found. There la now nothing for the officers to do but. quietly wait for developments,. Would Be Administratrix: v''f This morning Carter, Raley & Raley as attorneys for Mrs. Appolonla Tracy, daughter of the dead man, filed a pe tition in the county court asking that she be appointed as administratrix of the estate. In the petition the total value of the property left by the de ceased Is about $4000. This consists ot 50 head of horses, worth $2500; eattl. worth $100; machinery worth $1009; . while the remainder consists of other -personal property and leases on land- . There Is but a small Indebtedness. The last will of the deceased was -left with the First National Bank ot' Athena, and by its provisions all of the property Is left to Mrs. Tracy. 13 years old, and her sister, Minnie Naylor, IT years of age. Fred Rosenweig was named as executor in the will, but aa he is a resident of the state of Wash ington, his appointment Is Impossible. It is asserted that M. L. Watts, of ' Athena, a nephew of the deceased, la seeking the appointment as adminis trator. But the petitioner expressly -objects to his being named for the -position and asks that the court order -the will to be produced, and that Mrs. . Tracy be appointed as administratrix. ON TRAIL OF KIDNAPPER". Latter Supposed to Have Taken the Wrong Child by Mistake.. San Francisco, March 21. The po lice today arrested a man whow name they refuse to divulge, waoi. they say, tells a story of tulkin withi a t-trange Italian on a train the-day-following the kidnapping of the TOso child at Colmn. The Italian said he took the child to San Jose, where he discovered It was nt the one wantoit. The police are looking for the sup posed kidnapper. What disprsltloi was mad- of the child Is not disclosed. , Tyree Held for Trial. Salt Lake, March 21. Hiram Tyree. company, charged with falsifying his company, charged with falttfying his statements to the state Insurance de partment, and with other offenses against the insurance lows, was held to the higher courts today under sv bond of $5000. WHEAT BADLY DAMAGED; From Seven Miles West of Helix To ward the West and South the Crop Is Nearly Killed. John T. Hill, the well known Helix farmer who resides In this city, has Just returned from a trip ' over tha Helix wheat belt and finds that In the lclnity of Helix and for seven miles west, there has been but little wheat killed. In spots It Is slightly damaged, but within that territory there will ba little reseeding. However, the condition west ot the. seven-mile limit from Helix, the crop Is practically all killed and must ba reseeded. In the damaged territory there are spots that are not killed, but It is the opinion of the farmers la that section that practically all tha crop must be reseeded. Mr. Hill left Monday morning for Helix and has made a thorough exam ination. Lnbor Unions lrotest. Washington, D. C. March 21. Samuel Gompers, heading a delegation of 110 labor officials, this afternoon presented to the president a protest against "the Indifference which congress displays towards the laws rec- ommended by allied labor." 1 I
