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VOL. 19.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 90J
NO. 5671
BUYERS' POOL
Si TO EXIST
Indications That the Wool
Market is Being Beared by
a Combination.
PRICES NOW OFFERED
LOWER THAN EARLIER.
In Wyoming There Is Evidence That
tlie Buyers Act In Unison to Hold
Prices of Wool Down At Rawlins
tlie Grow or Refused to Accept
Opening Offers, Wlilch Were Sever
al Cents Loner Than for tlie Same
, Grades I.ast Year Other Reasons
of Crunte May Emmixc a Bear Move
ment. Has a combination been formed by
the woolbulng flr'r.i of the country
for the purpose of keeping down
prices during the remainder of this
season? That something of the kind
has occurred has been freely rumor
ed all over the west of late, and has
been the subject of much speculation.
In view of the fact that the first
wool sales day will occur here next
Tuesday, and that virtually the entire
clip of the county will be placed on
the market that day, the matter Is one
of local Importance.
The basis for the belief that a com
bination exists, Is that In various sec
tions of the country the prices now
offered are lower than those tendered
earlier In the season. Also, there Is
evidence that In certain localities at
least, the buyers are acting In unison
against the growers. The following
recent dispatch from Rawlins, Wyo.,
shows an Instance of this:
Boycott at Rawlins.
Rawlins, Wyo., May 14. (Special.)
It la feared here that there Is a
combine among the woolbuyers, as no
offers have thus far been made for
wool In this section.
A meeting of the Carbon County
Woolgrowers' association was held
last evening, at which It was decided
to take steps to obtal nlf possible In
formation as to the cause of the lack
of buyers, and If It was found that a
wool trust existed, to take steps to
counteract Its Influence.
If such Is found to be the case, the
Wvnmlns: Woolgrowers' association
will prove a great factor In the break
In 11 n of the trust.
The trouble at Rawlins grew out of
the failure of the growers to accept
the prices offered by the buyers at
the sales day this spring. On that
occasion the buyers bid from 18 to 20
cents on wool that sold for 20 to 24
cents last year. The growers decided
to hold their clips Indefinitely, and
since then no buyers called upon
them.
There are also Instances In eastern
Oregon where buyers are now offer
ing less than was given a year ago,
and even less than the going prices
earlier this season. This fact tends to
bear out the Idea that a combination
has been formed.
May Ho Other Ren Hons.
However, there might enslly be
other reasons for the decline In prices.
The money market could have exert
ed such an Influence during the past
few weeks, as the San Francisco fire
and the threatened coal strike caused
some financial stringency. It Is well
known that with a high rate of In
terest and a tight money market the
buyers could not purchase any large
volume of wool at high prices, for
they are large borrowers while In the
market. But the money market Is
now fast becoming normal again, and
so should not affect tho wool buying
In that way much longer, If It ever
did.
Wool la Scarce.
The general sentiment Is that there
should be higher prices than ever for
wool this year, because the world Is
short of wool. Prices are still going
up In Europe. Also, It Is claimed the
amount of wool In the United States
was never so low as at present, and
that In consequence some will have
to be Imported. In view of these
facts woolgrowers all over the west
have been looking for good prices,
and they do not like the Idea of tak
Ing less than they received last yoar.
Just how the Umatilla county growers
Women Will Take Charge.
Des Moines, May 18. The
4 Woman's Home Missionary 4
V branch of the Presbyterians, 4
4 has voted to assume all the
missionary work In California, 4
4 and a collection will be taken 4
to put the California synod on 4
4 Its feet. The records and funds 4
4 of the California society were 4
4 destroyed by the earthquake, so
4 no reports are given.
4
will come out, may be told better af
ter next Tuesday.
Montana Men Not "Bketrcd."
The following extract from the
Montana correspondence In the Chi
cago Livestock-Journal of May 14,
throws some light upon the senti
ment among the growers of that state:
The announcement, sent out In the
last few days by a combination of
Boston dealers, that they do not In
tend to buy wool In the west unless
the growers' prices should be mate
rially reduced, has been received with
derision by the growers of northern
Montana, who regard It as Intended
for Montana consumption only. In
every other state of the west buyers
are at this minute taking all the wool
they can get at prices equivalent to
more than 25c for an average north
ern Mo ntacapnll-ya cperent t
em Montana clip, and notwithstand
ing the round-robin announcement
from Boston, the growers expect the
same buyers to be skirmishing for the
22,000,000 pounds of Montana within
a month. ' Representatives of the Bos
ton houses have already been In this
state, eager to close deals, and It Is
known that many deals would have
been put through, but the growers
generally refused to 'contract at all.
Not many years ago the growers of
northern Montana might have been
forced to sell, but such condition no
longer obtains. With sheep at Jo, un
born lambs at $2.60 and wool at 25c
or better, and after a mild winter,
the growers are on the sunny side of
Summer street Nearly every sheep
man In Montana Is out of debt, and
those who are not have ample secur
ity for whatever money they may de
sire to borrow to enable them to hold
their wool until the Boston combina
tion breaks. Such a combination
never has been effective, and the
present year Is certainly a bad one
for It.
OF WOOL STORED
MORE COMING DAILY INTO
THE FURNISH WAREHOUSE.
Portable Gasoline Engine Is Used to
Get Power to Park the Sacks of
Wool Away Up to the Roor Prac
tically All This Wool Is Being Held
for Sales Day, May 22 Very Much
Wool Will Re Offered That Day
Than Is Now in the,Warchonse.
With a million pounds of wool now
on hand and more arriving dally, the
Furnish warehouse Is a scene of ac
tivity these days. A visit to the big
warehouse yesterday afternoon found
Manager Sutherland and his crew
busily engaged In unloading several
cars containing part of the J. E. Smith
company's clip. After being weighed
each sack was trucked to the allotted
place In the warehouse.
"Walt a minute and you will see
us commence active work," said Mr.
Sutherland.
The Invitation was accepted and it
was found that the "active work" con
sisted In piling the big sacks on top
of each other until they reached the
rafters. A portable gasoline engine
served to run the hoisting machinery,
and the wool sacks were elevated in
much the same manner as hay Is un
loaded by a fork.
Owing to the Immense amount of
woo! coming In for the sales day, It
Is necessary to stack It to the celling,
and 'f necessary Foreman Sutherland
says the roof will be taken off so
that more room may be had.
All For Sales Day.
Of the million pounds now In the
warehouse practically 1l Is being held
for the sales day. which occurs Tues
day, May 22. However, there will
be more wool than that offered on
that day, for In many Instances grow
ers have but a portion of their clips
now hauled. But the wool on hand
will serve as samples of the clip, and
consequently the whole amount may
be sold without all being actuolly In
the warehouse. When wool Is sold the
warehouse weights are taken by the
buyers, and the clips are not again
weighed.
BAMBFR REINSTATED.
Industrial Teacher In Umatilla Indian
School Accepts Position at Fort
Hall.
Ira R. Bamber, formerly Industrial
teacher at the Umatilla Indian school,
who resigned during the difficulties
attending the change In agents sev
eral months ago, when Major McKoln
came to the Umatilla reservation, has
been reinstated by the department
and leaves tonight to accept the po
sition of Industrial teacher with the
Fort Hall Indian school at Fort Hall,
Idaho,
Mr. Bamber has been In the Insur
ance and collection business since his
resignation from his position on the
Umatilla reservation and his appoint
ment to a similar position on the Fort
Hall reservation to that occupied here,
Is a reward for his long service In the
Indian department.
Dr. a V. Oenoway, city health of
ficer of Bpokane, It trying to get the
city to Install filtration beds for the
purification of the water supply.
Ml
HATE BILL
IT LITE
Court Review Feature Retained Does Not Give Interstate
Commerce Commission Wide Discretion.
Foraker Declares Ho Favors Some of the Features, But Voted Nay
Tollir Objects to Roosevelt "Sounding" Senators In Private Senator
Haynor Warns the Senate That Unless Action Is Taken Soon tlie Presi
dent Will Again Cluinge Ills Mind, and Declares That Allison's Amend
ment Destroys the Bill's Efficiency.
4 Wellington, May 18. Tlie
amended rate bill panned tlie
senate at 8:15 tills afternoon.
Washington, May 18. The senate
eliminated the words "In Its Judg
ment" in the rate bill provision auth
orizing the commission to fix Just and
reasonable rates. It upsets one feat
ure of the "Allison compromise." The
court review amendment of the "Al
lison compromise" was adopted.
Foraker announced that because he
believed the rate bill to be unconstl
ttulonal he would vote against it, al
though It contains provisions he fa
vors.
Teller denied the president's right
to ask senators In private to vote for
or against the measure.
Raynor Joined the anvil chorus
against the president, stating his be
lief the president would change his
mind again if the discussion on the
rate bill Is prolonged.
Kaleidoscopic Roosevelt.
Raynor continued: "There Is no
telling but what In a few days souse
new Chandler of fortune may get pos
session of the president, and get htm
back to his original terminus. The
president resembles a kaleidoscope,
This Is a great era for natural dis
turbances. The president seems Jeal-
TRACK-LAYING HAS BEGUN.
Renort Properties at Salt Lake Are
Thought to Have Been Acquired by
Gould.
Salt Lake, Utah, May 18. The first
track-laying on the Western Pacific
at this end commenced this morning.
Fifteen hundred feet of track were
laid by noon from across the Jordan
river Into the Denver & Rio Grande
terminals.
It Is believed here that Saltair
beach resort and railroad, sold yes
terday by the Mormons, will be ac
quired by the Gould Interests as part
of the main line of the Western Pa
cific. TYPHOON IN PHILIPPINES.
Telephone Commiinlcatjuns Cut Out
From Manila.
Manila, May 18. Telegraphic com
munication between Manila and the
provinces has been severed many
hours, owing to a violent typhoon
which Is raging since last night. The
damage In Manila Is light, and the
damage In the provinces Is unknown.
GREEN IS MICH SURPRISED.
Says Pennsylvania Road Does Not
Own Coal Stork.
Philadelphia, May 18. Vice-President
Green, of the Pennsylvania road
declared the commissions' revelations
regarding the road's ownership In coal
mines a surprise to the management.
BARKMAN RELEASED.
Served Fourteen Years for Shooting
n. O. Frick.
Pittsburg, May 18. Alexander
Parkmon, after 14 years imprisonment
in the workhouse for shooting and In
juring H. C. Frlck, was released today.
Fairbanks at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., May 18. Vice
President Fairbanks has arrived as a
fraternal visitor to the Methodist
chuch south general conference.
THREE PROMOTIONS
Three Important promotions are
scheduled to take place In the me
chanical department and train serv
lco of the Mountain division of the O.
R. & N. this week, according to rail
road men.
It Is said that William Connolly,
who has been assistant superintendent
of t'..e O. R. A N. with headquarters
at La Grande, will be transferred to
Portland to have the same title In his
new territory. John D. Matheson,
who la now mechanical foreman at
La Grande, will be promoted to the
place now occupied by Connolly with
the title of trainmaster, and Ed
Thomas, who has been chief machln-
1st In the La Grande shops for ths
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FUSSED THE SENATE
HOUR THIS AFTERNOON
ou of earthquakes and volcanos. He
goes tearing through space oblivious
of where he came from and with no
conception of where he Is going. The
president may have united party in
the senate, but he has divided the
people."
He declared that the Allison court
review amendment destroyed the bill,
and deplored the president's Interfer
ence. Captain Charles S. Sperry Is nonv
Inated for rear admiral.
Squabble at Guantanamo.
Washington, May 18. The first re
port has reached here of a fight at
Guantanamo, Cuba, April 29, between
American sailors and natives, In which
one American was shot and 22 other
wise Injured.
The sailors, who were unarmed
left the naval reservation and were
attacked by natives armed with knives
and machete. The sailors used their
fists. It Is asserted the police sided
with the natives. The sailor who was
shot will recover.
Will Turn Snioot Case Over.
Washington, May 18. Considera
tion of the Smoot case before the
privileges and election committee In
the senate, is postponed until Monday.
The belief is growing the whole case
may go over until the next session of
congress.
TWO STEAMERS LOST.
German Steamer Wrecked, British
Steamer Burned.
London, May 18. The German
mall steamer Room, Hamburg to Yo
kohama, was wrecked near Okino
shima, Japan. The passengers and
crew are sate.
The British bark Pltcatrn Island,
Wellington, New Zealand, to London
burned in the Pacific. Nine of the
crew are missing.
MILES FI LLER WAS HANGED.
Claimed to Be a Relative of Chief
Justice Fuller.
Butte, May 18. Miles Fuller was
hanged this morning for the murder
of Harry J. Callahan, In October,
1904. Fuller, who Is aged 66, claimed
relationship to Chief Justice Fuller.
He was known as a bad man for years,
His victim was a mining hermit.
SEVEN MEN DROWNED.
Went Down With a Capsized Torpedo
Bout.
Carvera, Spain, May 18. The Brit
Ish torpedo boat No. 56 capsized last
night here. Seven men were drowned,
Peace Is in Sight.
Philadelphia, May 18. President
Baer received the anthracite miners'
committee. It Is sold the conference
will result In peace throughout the
coal region, by the operators re-em
ploying all discharged men.
Tho Pope Has Gout.
Rome, May 18. The pope has sus
pended all audiences and is suffer
ing from gout.
Mrs. Davis Is Recovering.
New York. May 18. Mrs. Jefferson
Davis Is better and stronger.
Cabinet Resigned.
Rome, May 18. The Italian cab
inet tendered Its resignation today.
ON THE 0. H. & N.
post 10 years, will be promoted to the
position of foreman now held by Mr.
Matheson.
All three of the promotions come as
rewards for good -service, since all
three of the employes Involved are
capable men In their departments,
and have been In the service of the
company for years.
Mr. Matheson was formerly the
oldest passenger engineer on the
Mountain division and run between
Umatilla and La Grande for a num
ber of years. He resigned to take the
position of traveling engineer and
when that office was abolished on the
Harrlman lines he took the position
of foreman ct La Grande.
LAHOItEltS ARE NEEDED.
Northern Pacific Makes Cheap Rates
From tlie East.
Seattle, May 18. A shortage of
mill hands and other laborers In the
Pacific northwest has caused the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
lines to offer special Inducements In
the form of cheap transportation to
worklngmen In the east.
Mlllmen of Washington first took
the complaint to the Hill lines and in
formed those railroads that their
work was being retarded by insuffi
cient help. There was a shortage of
men and the lumbering Interests were
handicapped.
The Hill lines immediately met the
problem by offering a special rate
from Chicago and Missouri river
points. The rate Is fixed at 833 from
Chicago and 125 from Missouri river
points. This rate will be granted only
to parties of 20 or more on one ticket.
PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL.
Scores of All League Games Played
on tlie Coast.
Portland, May 18. Portland 8,
Oakland 4.
Los Angeles, May 18. Los Angeles
5, Fresno 3.
Seattle, May 18. Seattle
4, San
Francisco 1.
China on Her Guard.
Berlin, May 18. The Chinese com
mission was received by the kaiser
today. The latter was advised that
China will create a powerful army to
check foreign powers.
ARCHIE N EftL
IS
wnx soon join ins pal
IN JAIL AT PENDLETON,
la Held at Boise on Telegraphed Re
quest of Sheriff Taylor, Who Has
Followed His Trail Ever 61nce tlie
Hold-np In Echo In Which Neal anil
Lewis, the Latter Now In Jan nere,
Are Supposed to Have Been Impll
cated.
Another instance of the ability and,
alertness of Sheriff T. D. Taylor is the
capture of "Chippy Kid," alias Archie
Neal, one of the men who held up
two men at Echo last month and rob
bed them of a sum of money in the
railroad yards there.
Neal was captured at Boise City
yesterday evening on the telegraphic
order of Sheriff Taylor, who had
learned that Neal was in that vicinity
and the sheriff left this morning on
delayed No. 6 to bring his man to
this city.
Lewis, the other hold-up who was
associated with Neal, is now In Jail
awaiting sentence, having pleaded
guilty to the hold-up. although it is
thought Neal is perhaps the more
guilty of the two.
For the past month Sheriff Tayloi
and deputies have been following the
well-covered trail of Neal through
eastern Oregon, and when it became
known thot he was in the vicinity of
Boise, the chief of police was wired to
be on the lookout and his capture
there last evening proves that Sheriff
Taylor has been In close touch with
his movements since he fled from
Echo after the hold-up.
THE SOLDIER WILL BE HELD,
No Trace of the Fugitive From tho
Foster Oar Fire.
District Attorney Phelps has decid
ed to hold William Wilson for the
grand Jury which will be called at
the coming session of the circuit
court. Yesterday afternoon the dis
trict attorney had an Interview with
the prisoner and questioned him re
gardlng the case. However, nothing
new was disclosed, Wilson adhering
to his original story. But as court
will convene shortly his case will be
turned over to the grand Jury for
action. In the meantime there Is a
possibility that the other man wanted
may be found.
Thus far no definite trace has been
found of the fugitive. Nor have the
officials been able to locate any rela
tives of the dead man, Connelly, whose
body Is embalmed and still held at
the Rader undertaking parlors.
FRIEDLY SELLS OUT.
Farm of 2100 Acres In Juniper Can
yon Sold This Afternoon for II5,
000.
A. C. Frledly this afternoon sold
his farm In Juniper canyon to R. H,
Hayden, of Idaho, for 815.000.
The farm consists of 2100 acres,
1000 acres of wheat and 1100 acros of
summer fallow. Hayden will take
possession at once and will conduct
the farm himself.
Orchestra to Umatilla.
Johnson's orchestra left on the de
layed train this afternoon for Uma
tilla, where the members will play
for a dance to be given there this
T
evening.
0
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RATIONS
TO OVER 95,111
Great Benefits From Manage
ment of Relief Distribution
by the Army
KITCHENS SUBSTITUTED
FOR RAW DISTRIBUTION,
Total Cash Subscribed Has Been la,
515,243 Which Massachusetts Sent:
$270,000 Police Commissioner
Con fronted With a Proposttloa to
Allow Saloons to Reopen June t
With an Dicreased License Charged:
Promise to Hake Complete In
vestigation Before Taking Any
Steps.
San Francisco, May 18. Since the
army began to take account of food
distribution, the number of ration
has been reduced from 800,000 t
somewhat more than 86,000 and the
number of supply stations Is reducedl
from 200 to 95. The change from th
distribution of raw food to community
kitchens Is expected to still further
reduce the number receiving aioX.
Twenty kitchens are expected to sup
ply the needs of the whole city. These
will all be in operation within a week.
The scarcity of bricklayers has led
the Masons' and Bricklayers' associa
tion announce a raise In wages from
16 to 87 a day. It is believed the
higher wages will attract skilled labor
from outside cities and hasten build
ing operations.
Massachusetts Sent $270,000:. 'V
The total cash subscriptions for all!
relief purposes have reached- IS.JIS."
243.48. The Massachusetts Relief as
sociation contributed 8270,000. j
Petition to Open Saloons.
The board of police commissioners"
today received a petition from the re--tall
liquor dealers, asking that saloon
be opened June 1, and that the annual
license be placed at $400. The eoro
missloners will make a complete in
vestigation before action is taken.
Some Companies Show Weakness.
San Francisco, May 18. Only 11
Insurance companies have filed re
quests with the adjusting committe
of the underwriters for quarters Id
the ferry building. This is cited a
additional evidence that the recent
criticism of insurance companies by
San Francisco property owners, was
well founded.
Governor Pardee this morning at
tended a meeting of the lobby com
mittee on special session of the legis
lature, at which the Issuance of.
bonds for rebuilding San Francisco,
was discussed. An act providing for
an extension of new bonds for a perSod'
of 100j years and allowing the estab
lishment of a sinking fund to be de
ferred until after period of 25 years
Is passed, was approved.
BOGUS CHECK TURNED UP..
Signed "R. H. Wilcox," and Cam
From Colorado.
Another bogus check for $12, drawn
upon the First National Bank of Pen
dleton and signed with the name of
R. H. Wilcox, has arrived. It wa
drawn at Grand Junction, Col., ant
was evidently passed about the same
time as the others which reached th
bank a wek or more ago. No trace
has yet been found of the criminal
who has used the names of Stone..
Sttnson and Blackburn. .
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
Expects to Pass East Court Paving
Ordinance, and Other Measures
At 7:30 this evening the city coun
cil will meet In adjourned session for
the purpose of considering the paving
ordinances. The one for East Court
street has been drawn by City Attor
ney McCourt and will doubtless bu
passed this evening, along with the
measure providing for the Improve
ment of Main street
Good Templar Lecturer.
Jonas Busline!!, national lecturer
of the Independent Order of Good
Templars, will speak on the subject
of temperance In this city on May tt
and 25. He Is making a tour of the
Pacific coast and Is now at Co:-
City, where he has been met with en
thusiastic crowds.
Ohio After btondard Oil. '
Columbus, O., May 18. At-
torney General Ellis has begun 4
proceedings against the Stan-
dard Oil by suing the Vacuum 4
Oil and Manhattan Oil com- 4s
panles for alleged violation of 4
the laws. Both are alleged to
be Standard "decoy companies'
fighting the real Independents.