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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the time of the withdrawn!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
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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."
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