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VOL. 19.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1906.
NO. 5624
OPERATORS
and
HERS
CONFER
toint Committees on Scale
Wrestle Wlh Statistics
From the Gwll! Fields.
OPERATORS Wft'L LEAVE
EOWA'KA'POLIS TONIGHT.
Hopeless iDlvMon Among the Cpoe
aturc .as o Wage Concesrioim Mocks
the Way 40 m' Agreement, the An
ttmuifte antrreVsts Being Dtaaohett to
ia .the miners IK' mantis or On
cwuisg .MhX'hell mill the Wptttao.
Hum of .the Anthracite Oymnuor
Coaue to Mil Agreement Railroad
tHu&n Cli4iH.
Adlouriinl Till Moadnv.
Indianapolis March St. The
)ulnt scale committee continued
hi deadlock this afternoon, .then
.adjourn d ,l" Monday znn.lng.
-
Indianapolis, March 1L Clie Joint
ecicle .ronrtnittee Is In wsct&n this
mo ruins. The operator iee prepar
ing to leave tonight.
The committee had a long session
this morning and met again this
srttemoaji. Statistics from different
Yields were presented and ''discussed
erfhattFtiMely.
F.I.. Robblns, leader ctf tie western
Fennnylvantn operator, was the tar
get for several vigorous attack on his
polton4!f rtvor of paying the scale ol
1903, whl:h means an advance of 5.51
jieneeat-iin-wage In that district and
would comply with tha demands of the
miners.
Itotvrinssl ited on tha floor that he
'did not propose to be dictated to bv
sthe opm-aton of Illinois, luUlana ant
Ohio.
He. said i fail position wan: fair an.9
Just to all the Interests and the Pitts.
'burg CJVjhI company which he repre
sented vas-wiling to pay the advance
In ware. askl. Ho sale he was wil
ling to ipay the advance In his own
milnes to. Pena fylvanla, Illinois and
Ohio, and had received atotKe that an
1Hinois.0ixiaxy with an annual oul
3ut uftir.llllons of tons has Instructed
.Its reprei.-entatke to vote wtith him.
Uijbhm-t soldi the country would not
-permit a genertl strike on tthe causes
Ohonn audi tunned to Mitchell, whs
mill he eld not believe fhe officials
rf:tue miners wt.uld dare reSuse to al
low the mjnersito work where their
4omandsere im-t.
USIioim Close nt IIuwMiqrton.
linntlngbin, IrJ., March 24. The
threufeDCd .coal rrlke Is given as a
reason for closiag the locomotive
fihnjM of 1 thr Chlango & Eitte raod.
Throe hundred mes. are Idle in conse
quence.
-WoO.Hiopmrsi Laid OH.
meodvllle. .Pa., ILirch 14.. Order
have been issued sun 'ending the loco.
motive repalruvork Is all shops of the
Ei8e -3teui. Five thousand men
have boon latfl off. TJie action is suld
to be .flue tv the threatened coal
strike.
AI1M1' SAID 'IX) UK CRIPPLED.
CoinjmilleH in Active Service Arc
Greatly Decimated.
Washington, 1). C.; M-ch 24. The
attenllon ef the ( resident has heen
called to the. fact that the line of the
army is sumewhtK crippled by the
large number of .commissioned offi
cers absent on detached duty and by
the fact Hint few at' the companies of
Infantry or troops .of cavalry are up
to their authorized enllHted strength.
ThlB Is especially so In tho Philippine
islands, where there are onmpanles
out on field service wlilch are reduced
to 20 or SO men, or about to vne-flfth
to one-third of what the .enlisted
xtlrength should be. There Is o help
-for this, apparently, especially In the
Philippines, wheTe the tdtuatlon jnlght
teoomo serious to the event of some
disturbance.
It 1b likely thnt an effort will be
made to have the recruiting system
Improved and the distribution of new
' ly en-listed men perfected so as to In
crease the strength of those com
' mands, raising them to a condition
which will give them greater value In
' military operations.
Two Japs Dissipated.
Oresham, Ore., March 24.
Two Japs, Fururl and Omura,
while thawing dynamite on the
Hilllard ranch, near Boring,
were blown up this morning.
4 Only fragment were found. 4
PROTECTION OF TRANSPORTS.
Regulations DCHlgiied to Prevent Spon
taneous Combiutn.
Waslvlogton D. C, March 24. The
mysterious causes of the 'fire on board
the army transport Mede have beeli
traced officially to spdManeous cosii
bufttlm, an explosion having occun'ed
In a chest containing soldiers' anl
t ottos and arms pachtd In groused
clotlm. The report tllso say that an
other box, which was being trans
furred to the transport exploded on
account of the nnlcliown contents of
a can Inclosed in the box. This has
led to some new restrictions intended
t protect the transports from such
'disasters, wnk-h, lit course, are as
likely to occur alter the ship has gone
o sea, as whfle :it I is still In .port.
The quartermaster general of the
army has Btmu-dM circular calling at
tention to the Warning given by the
accident on theWleade and directing
that nothing of an explosive nature,
oiled or greased cloths, matches, or
other material liable to ignite by fric
tion or eaurtlnutnent, be packed In any
box or chest intended for shipment on
an army transport. Regimental and
cqmpaTry commanders are required to
see that these precautions are taken.
SIXiaBEU AND'ROBBED.
Sonfbrrn UPHtfnc Operator Taknt to
I Hospital.
Stodknon, Cal., March 24. F. S.
Homer, a :80uthern Pacific operator
at Hidkman, Is believed to be fatally
Injured 'by a footpad. He was' found
lying under a 'bridge with his head
caved in anoVunconsclous, and pockets
Inside tout 'ills 'gold watch and con
siderable money are missing. He waa
token rto. a: Sacramento hospital.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
notations From the Greatest Wheat
'Center In the World.
Chlcfigo, March 24. Wheat closed
iay at "78 1-3, corn at 44and oats
M ,80 i-S.
xrrxji.'UF NEWCOMERS
INTO THE NORTHWEST.
Tlbi In the Judgment of S. II. Colder
.howl or .the W. & C. . Four
IloineMcfcker Train Left X- Paul In
Que Day! Reeently Over the North
ern Pacific for the NurthwcKt
EuHtern Washington Filling Cp
Rniiiilly-Calderheiul Is a Mrm lie
Jhr.vcr UCJntenslfied Farming.
"The people who are coming west
on the cheap rates this spring are ac
tual :iiomet kers and most f them
will stay ur-the northwest to become
permanent nsldents," said S. B. Cal
derheud, gni eral freight and ipassen
ger agent oftlhe W. & C. R.. who has
been In the lty today on business con
mccted with ' his road.
Eah?rn Washington Is receiving
hundreds of homeseekers and they
are finding locations In many o unties
In the .easternyj)art of the state. The
cvJboup wheat : lands of Franklin,
Adnms and othiT eastern Washington
counties Induce them to stop olf, al
though their tlftket read to Taeoma,
Seattle or PortU'id.
One day this week the Northern
Pacific ran four homeseekcr trains
out nt St. Taul, ail loaded to the limit
wltb homiMcekers for this section of
the routitr3. The people will stop
In Vjishlngton and most of them will
become ownors of email homes In the
IrrtRHied districts : in the unsettled
portions of Franklm, and other comi
ties wlilch hnve not been consldejufd
valonlrte for wheat until recent years,
but mltlch are proving to be excellent
wheal districts.
Mr. Cnlderhead Is enthusiastic over
tho prospects for highly cultivated
small farms In the irrinated section ol
eastern Oregon nnd Wnshlngton. He,
believes that the best -period of the,
west will come when ecry five andi
10-acrc tract of land Is supporting Its
family. Then the cities .lll flourish.
Larger stocks of merchandise will be
carried, better roads will be built, bet
ter country schools will be provided,
better homes will be enjoyed and the
Ideal period of western settlement will
have been reached.
Tho W. & C. R. ia carrying Its
share of the homeseeker travel and
tho Idle land along th line In Oregon
and Washington Is being rapidly con
verted Into producing farms.
Prlae for Teachers.
- The Portland Commercial club
has offered $5000 In prizes to be
given to persons who will write an
original article on some topic ot in
terest In the state of Oregon, to he
published In a paper outside of the
state. The object Is to Induce the
National Educational association to
Include Oregon In Its Itinerary when
It comes to San Francisco next July.
The first prize Is $1000 and there are
80 prizes ranging from $10 to $1000.
All papers containing articles must be
sent to the "Teachers' Contest" of the
Commercial club, not later than Oc
tober I. Any Oregon topic will be
admitted to the contest, the Idea be
ing to advertise the state.
M. BONA FIDE
IMESEEKERS
STCVRRY PROMISES TO MAKE REVELATIONS.
New York, March 24. Following the report of the Intention of
the Mutual to sue McOurdy for over $3,000,000, It Is said today that
the Mutual Is threatened with more trouble. It Is reported that Pea
body, the present president, Is going to resign. Rumors say McCur
dy Intends to make revelations that will make Hamilton's speech Insignificant
1
Vice-President of Standard Oil
Reluctantly Answers Some
of Had ley's Question.
HADLEY DECLARES THAT
HE GOT WHAT HE WAS AFTER
AdnilHslons of Witnesses Prove That
the Standard Owns Some of the So
Called Rival Companies Attorney
for the Defense Interrupted With
an Incriminating Admission
Nephew of John D. Rockefeller
Had Heard That His V'nrlc John In
President of the Standard Compa
ny SueeeHHfully Runs From the
Photographers.
New York, March 24. H. H. Rog
ers waa the principal figure in the
hearing of Missouri's ouster suits
against Standard Oil today.
Questioned regarding the officials
of the subsldary companies, he said
that D. A. Moffat Is president of the
Standard In Indiana, and sent for the
records Hadley wanted.
Rogers said he did not own any
stock In the Waters-Pierce, but had
"heard of the company' answering
Hadley' charge that the Waters-
Pierce, Republic and Standard are all
the same. Rogers said his knowledge
of such details Is limited. Attorney
Eddy Interrupted saying the defense
would admit the Standard of New Jer
sey controlled these companies.
Hadley said, "I am perfectly satis-
fled. The admissions were everything
I came for." The grace with which
the admissions were made, and the
signed statement showing the owner
ship, being given Hadley, creates sus
picion, some saying a Standard trick
Is unearthed.
William O. Rockefeller, the bald
young man, waa delighted at Hadley's
questions and followed Rogers on the
stand. William, who Is assistant
treasurer of the Standard, said he had
"heard his uncle John wa president
of the Standard." Leaving the build
ing, William outstripped the photo
graphers, who followed like a pack of
hounds. He proved the faster runner
and escaped.
New school buildings am In course
of erection at Seattle which will ac
commodate 2500 pupils.
s
MEMO
LOOSENED
REMOVAL OF 0. R. &N. DEPOT PROBABLE
While it Is not officially announced,
It Is persistently rumored In this city
and Information from Portland sub
stantiates the rumor that within the
next 30 or 40 days, the O. R. & N.
passenger depot in this city will be
removed about 1500 to 200 feet west
ward, to occupy tho site now occupied
by the coal bunkers, which will be
moved to another part of the yards,
or possibly out of the city.
E. C. Smith, agent of the O. R. & X.
In this city, has no Information on the
subject and has given out nothing
concerning the matter, but reports
.from Portland say that such a move
on part of the company Is contem-
gilated In tho near future. '
The removal of the depot has been
mider consideration for a number uf
ywirs, and as trains are run more
fmiiuently the matter becomes more
one more urgent In order to avoid
blwtklng Main street crossing with
long passenger trains.
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE EOR T. T. DEER
With warm personal friends and po
litical worker In every precinct In
every county In the ttate, with the
record of having been shamelessly
turned down by the legislature, after
having been elected as the people's
choice for United States senator, with
perhaps the widest personal and bus
iness acquaintance of any man in the
state, Theodore T. Oeer, ex-governor
of Oregon, feels that he stand the
best chance for the nomination for
governor at the coming primary elec
tion.
Mr. Geer I In the city today In the
Interest of his candidacy and will leave
TO
THE WISCONSIN
Battleship Will Leave Manila
for the Metropolis of South
ern China.
GUNBOAT CALLAO WILL '
CRtlSE THE WEST RIVER
Waterways Commission Would Limit
the Amount of Water That May He
Taken From Niagara Falls for
Power Purposes Chinese . Pirates
Used Stinkpots to Effect the Cap
ture of the Standard Oil Purser
Lnunc-li They Got No Money The
Dewey Approaches Gibraltar Con
stabulary Have a Battle on Island
of Saniar.
. Manila, March 24. The battleh'p
Wisconsin has received rush o.deis
to sail at midnight for Shanghai.
Gunboat Ordered Vp West River.
Washington, March 24. The gun
boa Callao has sailed from Cant in
for a cruise up West river, China.
Would Limit Use of Water.
Washington, Mrach 24. The wa
terway commission, headed by (Jen
eral Ernest, has presented a report on
Niagara Falls to congress today, ren
ommendlng legislation llmllln.r the
amount of power, to be permlf.ej to
be taken from the falls.
Pirates Vse Stinkpots.
Hongkong, March 24. It had been
learned that the Standard OH com
pany intended to send $20,000 specie
by the captured launch, but the man
agers changed the plart and the money
was not aboard. The pirates were vic
torious by using stinkpots.
Dewey Approaches Gibraltar.
Gibraltar, March 24. The dock
Dewey is nearlng here and Is expect
ed to pass the straits Sunday night
or Monday.
Fight on Saniar.
Manila, March 24. A telegram re
celved today announces an engage
ment between the constabulary and
fanatics of the Pulajanes Islands, Sa
mar. Governor George Curry Is re
ported missing since the fight.
Pleaded Guilty to Forgery-
Harrisonville, Mo., March 24.
When the depot building Is removed
to the site now occupied by the coal
bunkers it will enable trains to cross
over the Main street crossing, and
thus avoid Interfering with travel on
that street.
It will also give more room for
baggage transfer on the platforms
and will be much more convenient In
every way. The depot building has
Jut been repainted and Is now In ex
cellent condition and will perhaps be
lifted up bodily and moved on wheels
to tho site of the coal sheds. A long
platform will then extend from the
present depot building to the new site
thus giving excellent conveniences for
baggage transfer, and for transfer of
passengers from the main line to the
Spokane branch!
When the Improvement Is complete
Pendleton will be well equipped with
depot facilities and tho old annoy
ances of blocking the street crossing
will be permanently done away with.
for Milton, Athena, Freewater and
Weston Monday, for a short visit, after
which he will go to eastern Oregon to
make a thorough canvass before the
primaries.
Mr, Geer ha one unique record In
Oregon political history that Is, that
he ha made a personal campaign In
every county In the tate, several
times. In every precinct In every
county he I personally acquainted
and knows Just how each precinct
has voted In the past, how It feels now
and practically how it will vote at the
primaries, and feel absolutely cer
tain of the nomination for the governorship.
RUSH
OD
Thomas M. Casey, former general
manager of the Salmon Bank at An
ellnton, pleaded guilty this morning
to forgery, and was sentenced to five
years.
JUDGMENT AGAINST THE FAIRS.
Plaintiff Sued for Services as Superin
tendent of Estate.
San Francisco, March 24. Judge
Hebbard ot the superior court this
morning handed down a decision
awarding John Seymour, former chief
of detectives, $11,100 for services ren
dered the James L. Fair estate as su
perintendent from June 1902, at $300
per month. Mrs. Theresa Oelrlchs,
Mrs. Virginia Vanderbllt and Charles
L. Fair eBtate were defendants. Sey
mour claimed he gave up a life Job
and was paid but $7500 by the estate.
WESTERN PACIFIC AHEAD.
Has Secured Terminal . Facilities at
Oakland.
San Francisco, March 24. It Is re
ported on high authority that the
Western Pacific haa stolen a march
on the Southern Pacific by securing
terminal facilities In Oakland between
the Key Route and the Southern Pa
cific mole. It Is declared all right
are secured and perfected, and that
the present litigation Is merely a
bluff.
JUDGMENT FOR $10,000.
Baseball Fan Was Injured by a
While iu the Bleachers.
Ball
Chicago, March 24. The court this
morning granted a Judgment for $10,-'
000, the full amount asked In favor
of August Aurbach, who sued the
American League Baseball club of thl
city for damages resultant from a' hit
on the head by a ball knocked Into
the bleacher during a game with the
Washington team here In 1902. A
new trial waa asked.
CANCELED EIRE
OPPOSITION SCORES
AGAINST THE BARGAIN.
Claimed That the Valuation of $500
Put Upon the Old Chemical Engine
Was Much Too Small and Restrain.
ing Influence Enough Was Brought
to Bear Upon the Council to Induce
Them to Cancel the Agreement With
the Portland Electric Fire Alarm
Company.
So much opposition has been raised
against trading the old fire engine for
an electric fire alarm system that the
fire committee haa canceled the deal.
Following the council's recent ac
tion In agreeing to trade the old en
gine off at a valuation of $500 a
storm of protest arose from many of
the old residents who had seen the
engine work In bygone days. Among
those most active in remonstrating
waa T. C. Taylor, who held that the
engine was worth more than $500 and
should be retained to be used for
pumping water in case of a break In
the pumping plant.
This morning Councilman Ell,
chairman of the fire committee, stated
he had canceled the trade by 'phone
Inst night. By doing so he declared
they had saved the city $1000, ac
cording to the claims of the objectors,
and asked that credit be given accord
ingly.
By tho terms of the trade agreed
upon, the old engine and $150 addi
tional was to be given for an electric
fife alarm system.
1YES WAS FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted of the Murder of Mrs. Res
ale Holllster.
Chicago. March 24 The Jury re
ceived the Ivens case this afternoon.
Ivens Is accused of the murder of
Mrs. Franklin Holllster.
Later. At 2:30 Ivens was found
guilty and sentenced to death.
Two Murderers Hanged.
Mount Holly, N. J., March 24.
George W. Small and Rufus Johnson,
both convicted of the brutal murder
of Miss Florence Allison, and sentenc
ed to death after a long and sensa
tional trial, were hanged at the Jail
today for their crime. Small first de
nied his guilt, then made a full con
fession, exonerating Johnson, but later
withdrew his confession and once
more denied his guilt. He was con
victed on strong circumstantial evi
dence. Buck Sentenced to Death.
Los Angeles, March 24. Morris
Buck was sentenced to death this
morning. He was convicted of the
murder of Ifrs. C. A. Canfield, wife
of a rich oil operator.
Two Negroes Hanged.
Mount Holly, N. J., March 24. Ru-
fus Johnson and George Small, ne
groes, were hanged this morning for
the murder, January 19, of Mis Flor
ALARM
SYSTEM
ence Allison, for robbery.
IT
Great Labor Organization Will
Undertake Active Political
Propaganda.
INCLUDES QUIZZING
OF ALL CANDIDATES.
Aspirants for Office Must Stand Pat
With the Demands of Labor if They
Hope to Get the Latter' Votes
Republicans of Senate and House
Will Reorganize the (Political)
Congressional Committee In Read
iness for Next Fall's Campaign
Secretary Taft Appeals for Increase
in Appropriations for Defenses and
Army Orgonlzation.
Washington, March 24.- The execu
tive counsel of the American Federa
tion of Labor this morning decided to
prosecute earnestly a propaganda fa
voring labor legislation and question
all candidates for office concerning
their position on proposed law af
fecting labor. -
:u . . .
Will Reorganize Committee. v
Washington, March 24. A call was
Issued today for a Joint caucus of the
senate and house republicans on April
4, to. reorganize the congressional
committee. It Is practically settled
that Sherman, of New York, will be
chairman, and Dawson, of Iowa, sec
retary. Taft Wants More Money.
- Washington, March 24. The pres
ident has approved the sentences of
Lieutenant Hugh Klrkman, of the
eighth cavalry, dismissed and sen
tenced to two years at Leavenworth
for embezzlement, and Lieutenant
Horace Little, of the Philippine scouts,
dismissed for drunkenness.
Secretary Taft today appealed to
the senate committee on military to
Increase the coast and field artillery
appropriation and make the latter a
regimental organization.
Burns Wants One More Fight. 'j
San Diego, Cal., March 24. Tom
my Bums, champion heavyweight,
now here, announces he will quit the
ring in one year. He wants to fight
Jack O'Brien and then retire and go
Into business. He say his relative
want him to quit
Ex-Mayor Ashbrldge Dead.
Philadelphia, March 24. Former
Mayor Ashbrldge, one of the last of
the Quay politicians, died this morn
ing. NOT MUCH WHEAT WAS KILLED.
The More Recent Weather Is of Great
Benefit.
Reports received here today from
farmers of the section northwest of
Pendleton Indicate the amount of
wheat frozen during the recent cold
weather will be less than at first
supposed. In several Instances farm
ers commenced reseedlng In the belief
that their wheat was killed, but have
since found to their Joy that the grain
Is still growing.
W. P. Temple, who recently made a
trip over a large part of the frozen
section, says the loss will be lighter
than at first estimated. According to
Mr. Temple most of the loss was on
the north slopes, and of bluestem
wheat. On his own place he estimates
that out of four sections In wheat only
about 200 acres will have to be re
seeded. Nor does he think his neigh
bors have fared any worse.
The warm, rainy weather of the past
few days has been beneficial to the
wheat. According to A. L. Knight
the present weather Is Ideal and will
help the wheat that was affected by
the cold.
New Floor in Church.
A new floor has Just been laid In
the First Baptist church and owing to
the fact that the floor Is not yet dry,
the services tomorrow morning will
be held at Odd Fellows' hall over the
Teutsch department store. For the
evening service the congregation will
Join with the Congreatlonallsts.
Spontaneous combustion In bins r"
starhc In a Denver candy factory,
caused damage amounting to $200,
Stcuncnbergs Leave Idaho.
San Diego, Cal., March 24.
Mrs. Frank Steunenberg and
three children left for Redlands,
the family to make southern
California their permanent
home. They are In constant
communication with the prose-
cutors of the governor's mur-
derers.