IL-eJr (fate CM&aceS lmmmma
" ViJLO 11 lVjJi)J WEATHERFORECA8T.
yl SP , Showers tonight and Saturday.
0A1LY EVENING EDITION
There in something in itore for
. you In every advertisement In the
East Oregonlan. Don't fail to
' read every line.
v,ETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1906.
NO. 5689
VOL. 19.
HO
Necessary Before Scheme for
the Rehabilitation of 'Frisco
Can Be Carried Out.
SUPERVISORS' POWERS BY
XQ MEANS. UNLIMITED.
OppoHltlon to Developing W the Bulld
lnc of a State Building at Ban Fran.
Cisco, on the Grounds That It i
Superfluous, and an Unnecessary
Eiptime A Spirit of Arbitration
Hovers Over tlic 'Frisco Water
Front, Where the Strike Has Par
alyzed Commerce for Time Being.
Sacremento, June 8. After two
weeks of haranguing, Jockeying and
enduring one signal defeat, conntltu
tlonal amendment No. 2, giving power
for two years to the San Francisco
board of supervisors relative to
streets, parks, boulevards, reservoirs
and lands now owned or heretofore
acquired by the city for the purpose
of carrying out the Burnham plan
i for beautifying the city by widening
certain streets, was reported favora
bly with 12 amendments, to the as
sembly this morning by the commit
tee on constitutional amendments.
The majority of the amendments
are merely changes in verbiage. The
report was adopted and the measure
made a special order for tomorrow
morning.
The committee, heeding the de
mand for the limitation of the powers
of the board of supervisors, complete
ly wipes out the clause giving the
board power to extend or restrict for
public service all franchises covering
wires, railways and conduits, and In
serted another which restrict the
powers to change or extend " public
service lines to only such streets as
will be widened or extended.,
No State Building at 'Frisco.
Strong opposition Is developing In
the house against the bill appropriat
ing 1500.000 for a state building at
San Francisco, and s, hard fight Is
certain. The opposition contends that
Sacramento is the capital, and has
sufficient accommodations for the
transaction of all state business. Also,
the constitution provides for the sit
ting of the state supreme court at
Sacramento only.
Arbitration Is Possible.
San Francisco, June 8. The strike
situation Is quiet, and arbitration
hovers over the water front today.
While the shipping situation In still
at a deadlock, and no conferences are
held between sailors and shipowners,
neither side displays the bitterness to
noticeable yesterday. There Is fear
that a general strike may accomplish
what the quake and fire could not
the loss of San Francisco's commerce.
The Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany officials this afternoon signified
their Intention of sending the eteam
. ers Pomona and Eureka and the
steamer City of Pueblo to Seattle Sun
day with non-union crews.
Repudiates Policies.
San Francisco, June 8. The local
agent of the Eagle Insurance com
pany, iKSued a statement today to the
effect he has been notified by the
New York office that the company
has cancelled all existing policies In
San Francisco. This company's lia
bilities In San Francisco were $678,
244; capital, $300,000; surplus, $378,
072. This is the first company to repu
diate as a result of the recent disas
ter, since the Traders' failed. It Is
feared other companies will follow.
Will Pay 75 Cents on the Dollar.
President Nichols of the National
Insurance company of Hartford, takes
charge of the company's affairs here,
and announces that his company, to
gether with the Colonial Underwrit
ers, an affiliated concern, will pay
about 75 cents on the dollar. The
National Is the company from which
George D. Dornan, the Pacific coast
manager,, recently resigned because,
he said, the company was not acting
fairly with the policy holders.
Farm Sells for $27,200.
Walla Walla, June 8. One of the
largest real estate deals made In
Walla Walla for many a day was that
Railroad Owns Coal lands.
Philadelphia, June 8. James
Aiken, tho Pennsylvania Central
clerk who admitted owning
$50,000 worth of coal stock, has
been dismissed. Comptroller. 4
Rtebenack testified that the Ma-
nor Trust company, which the
Pennsylvania Central controls,
owns coal lands. Robert K.
Oassatt, general manager of the
Keystone Coal & Coke company,
took the stand and denied par-
tlally th statement of Indepen-
dent Operator, Potter F. Sweek.
AMEND1N
CONSTITUTION
of yesterdny In which B. S. Woodruff
Ac Co., were Instrumental in selling to j
George Warner, of Weston, the Frank .
Dlake place, consisting of 341 acres,
fer $27,200. Mr. Warner will move,
on to the premises and take churgf:
Immediately.
BRANCH NEVADA ROAD.
Backed by Ilarriman and Clark In
terest. Salt Lake, June 8. The Caliente &
Ploche Railroad company has filed
articles to build a branch of the Salt
Lake route from Calierite, Nev., to
Ploche. J. Ross Clark of Los An
geles is president, and H. Bancroft,
general manager of the Oregon Short
Line, Is vice-president The remain
der of the officials and directors are
Harrltnan's and Senator Clark's rep
resentatives. The road guaranteed by
Nevada and V't"! Miners, and. me!t
erl' corp6fatlon.
RETURNED THE PAPERS.
Defualter Retained But 1260 Cash,
and Whereabouts Unknown.
New York. June 8. Wheelock Har
vey, who disappeared with $200,000
In checks and cash today returned by
mall to the bank all the papers, but
retained the cash, amounting to about
$260. No Information as to his
whereabouts has been obtained.
TWO STRIKERS WERE KILLED.
Clash With Constabulary in Pennsyl
vania Town.
Indiana, Pa.. June 8. Two strikers
were killed and six others wounded at
Ernest, a mining town, early today,
when the miner clashed with the
state constabulary. An unknown
miner fired on a squad of constabu
lary, which opened fire.
SHIPPERS ALSO CULPABLE.
Equally Guilty With Railroads In Re
bate Offenses.
Kansas City, June 8. The govern
ment held the -hlpper to be equally
culpable with t hi. carriers In the case
of the packers ntf trial on the charge
of accepting rertes from the Burl
Ington on export shipments., A verdict
is expertea tonnt.
WILL CLOSE 200
RESULT OF OPERATION
OF LOCAL OPTION.
Six Counties Known to Have Gone
Dry, While Four Others May Have,
Dndleated by Partial Returns Coos
Is Dry Except In the Larger Towns
Liquor Interests Gain Hut Two
V;etoikv. and Both of Those Were
Won In Multnomah.
Portland, June 8. As a result of
the election, 200 saloons will be forc
ed to close In Oregon through the
adoption of county prohibition.
The returns show that Benton, Linn,
Lane, Tillamook, Wallowa and Yam
hill counties went dry. Partial re
turns Indicate the same result In
Sherman, Gilliam, Lincoln and Crook
counties. Coos county Is dry except
in the larger towns. Many precincts
In wet counties were captured by the
prohibitionists.
The net loss to the liquor Interests
la estimated at $750,000. The brew
eries are the heaviest losers.
But two victories were gained by
tho liquor .Interests, both In Multno
mah county. .
PUTER AS A JAILBIRD.
Feathers of the Gny Land Thief Are
Woefully Droojied.
In cell No. 1 at the county Jail,
under the strict surveillance that Is
always given a federal prisoner, S. A.
D. Puter, king of the land fraud swin
dlers, Is awaiting sentence for his
complicity In the startling series of
fraudulent land operations that ena
bled him ot live In regal style for a
number of years, says the Oregon
Dally Journnl. In the custody of a
United States marshal he reached this
city from San Francisco this morn
ing. Puter Is no longer the bon vlvant
the dashing cavalier whose meteoric
career In Portland was for a time the
envy of all rounders. There are deep
lines In his face, dark wrinkles be
neath his eyes, and there Is a rapidly
Increasing quantity of gray In his
hair. Care has laid a heavy hand
upon him and its Imprint Is deep.
He expresses confidence In the vol
untary return of Horace McKlnley.
his confederate In the land fraud op
erations that embraced the greater
part of the United States. McKlnley
Is said to have gone to China, but his
captive friend insists that he will re
turn to surrender himself to the au
thorltles.
"I have known McKlnley for many
years and I believe he Is Just the
kind of a fellow to come back and
give himself up." said Puter. "He
will know that It won't do him any
good to stay away and he knows what
tt Is to be a fugitive."
OREGON
RESTORE RESERVED LANDS TO ENTRY AND SETTLEMENT.
Washington, June 8.( Special to the East Oregonlan.) The
secretary of the Interior today ordered restored to entry nine town
ships under the Silver Creek project, 600,000 acres unjer the Mal
heur project, nine townships In the Ihewaucan project, five town
ships In the Owyhee project, 17 townships In the Silver Lake project,
and six townships In the Ana River project. These lands have been
found unnecessary for use under the reclamation projects named.
BIDDING
HARD
FOR APPROVAL
Packers Are Spending Money
Lavishly, Trying' to Square
Themselves.
CLEAN HOUSE AND THEN
CALL IN THE NIEGHIlOHS.
Spend $50,000 for Space In Chicago
Newspapers, But Exclude From
Their List of Beneficiaries All Pa
pers Which Attacked tlie Packers'
Management of the Plants Wash-
Ington State Grange Indorses Roos
evelt and Repudiates Certain Self.
Appointed Spokesmen.
Chicago, June 8. It Is estimated
the packers will be forced to spend
millions rtemming the Indignation
aroused by the recent expose.
"Advertising contracts" are being
made with newspapers, and already
$50,000 has ben spent here In page
advertisements asking the public to
visit the plants. This morning adver
tisements also appeared In eastern pa
pers. Local publications which attack
ed the packer are not given any ad-
'vertlsements. ....
State Grange Indorses Roosevelt.
Washington, June 8. The Wash
ington State Grange In session at
Spokane, telegraphed Roosevelt it re
pudiates the reported attempt of cer
tain corporate Interests attorneys to
speak for the farmers of the country
In opposing the president's efforts to
remedy the packing house conditions.
CAPITOL ON FIRE.
Governor Bluneliard Fought Flames In
His Night Clothes.
Raton Rouge, June 8. The state
capltol building was saved from de
tructlon this morning when Gover
nor Blanchard and a member of the
legislature In their night clothes
fought the flames. Defective wiring
the cause. Loss, $5000;
CLOSE OF AUTOMOBILE RACE.
One Hundred Fifteen Starters A
l'cuKiiiit Was Killed.
Vlennu, June 8. Druhoea, driving
a 90-horse power Mercedes, arrived
first in the Harnkoner automobile
race from Frankfort, Prince Henry
arrived at 11:30, an hour later. Pierce,
American, finished at 12:13.
One hundred fifteen of the 156
starters finished. One driver killed a
peasant during the run.
DEBATE DEATH PENALTY.
tabor Party Bitterly Attack tlic Rus
sian tJovernmcnt Party.
St. Petersburg, June 8. Debate n
abolishing the death penalty has
threatened to get beyond bounds in
the douma. The meeting was almost
broken up. The labor party opposed
postponing consideration and violent
ly attacked the ministerial party.
NEW YORK CITY RESTRAINED.
Delay Interposed Against Enforcing
80-Cent Gas Rate.
New York, June 8. Federal Judge
Lncombo has restrained the attorney,
mayor, Attorney Jerome and the gas
commission from enforcing the 80
cent gas bill until the suit is decided.
After a five days' session the grand
Jury empaneled last Monday, will
bring in Its report this evening, It it
can conclude Its work as expected.
Just what the final report will con
tain will not be known until the same
is handed to Judge Ellis. However,
from the nature of the witnesses that
have been before the Jury It Is proba
ble that Indictments will be returned
against some gamblers who have fol
lowed their calling somewhere with
in the confines ot TTmattlla county.
Also, there are a number of pris
oners now In the county Jail against
whom Indictments are expected. One
of these Is that of Stone, the Weston
attorney, accused of passing forged
checks, while another Is that of Rob
GRAND JURY
PROBABLY
STILL FURTHER
INVESTIGATION
Roosevelt Says Not All Re
portb Have Been Made, Nor
is Inspection Finished.
CHARGES REST AGAINST
BUREAU ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
Tlie President Is "Onto" the Frantic
Efforts of the Packers to Clean Up
Their Filthy Establishment Evi
dences That Uie Inspection of Pro
duct for the Foreign Market Was
Efficient Roosevelt Signs the Bll
Taking the Duty Off Denatured Al
cohol and It Is Now Law.
Washington, June 8. The president
has sent to the house agricultural
committee two reports of Inspection
of the Chicago packing house by ag
ricultural department before the Nelll
Reynolds investigation. The presi
dent in the letter comment!) on the
Immediate and extraordinary Im
provement In the pecking house con
ditions following the Nelll-Reynolds
report.
The latter also state that the Inves
tigation of packing town Is unfinished
and he is unprepared to make a final
statement regarding the complaints
against the bureau of animal Industry
on "grave charges In connection with
adulterated meat products as well as
liner matters,"
He quotes a letter from Chicago
which described the packers' haste In
cleaning up as "amusing, Is it were
not so nearly tragic."
His Personal Observation.
'James B. Reynolds testified before
the house agricultural committee,
stating the matter In the Nelll-Rey-nolds
report personally observed by
him.
Chairman Wradsworth denied he
published the reportr that Wadsworth
was friendly to the packers In asking
questions yesterday. He wanted only
to find out the truth.
Reynolds said the inspection for the
foreign trade Is satisfactory.
Always there Is a disagreeable odor
about the Chicago packing houses
j which the New York 'houses do not
nave.
Duplicate Findings.
Washington, June 8. Agricultural
department's report on the packing
houses was made April 17 and makes
recommendations along the lines of
the Beveridge amendment. It con
tains the same incidents of the Xeill
Reynolds report regarding unsanitary
closets.
Free Denatured Aleocol.
Washington. June 8. The president
has signed the bill taking the tariff
off denatured alcohol.
Senate and House Disagree.
The senate has disagreed to the
terms for the rate ' bill conference,
and Its report was reported to the
house. No action was taken on the
motion for a further conference.
MORALES IH! ACCOMPLICES.
A Woman Has Been Arrested Who
Bought His Clothes.
Modrld, June 8. A republican
leader's wife has been arrested as an
accomplice of Morales, the would-be
assassin. She confessed to buying the
worklngmnn's clothes in which Mor
ales hnd escaped from the- city.
T
ert Weddle, accused of taking part In
a holdup at Echo,
William Wilson, the soldier who had
charge of the car In which John Hus
sar was burned at Foster, has been
released from the county Jail, but was
still here this morning. During the
forenoon he sought to Induce the
county court to pay his traveling ex
penses to Seattle, but was unsuccess
ful. Aside from passing upon the dif
ferent criminal cases brought before
them, the members of the grand Jury
have also been Investigating the gen
eral condition of the county property.
This morning they visited the county
poor farm to Inspect the management
of that place.
REPORT TQNIGH
HANGED AT WALLA WALLA.
A. A. Armstrong, Murderer, Pays the
Death Penalty Tills Morning.
Walla Walla, June 8. A. A. Arm
strong, who murdered Robert Patton
near Montesano a year ago, was
hanged In the state penitentiary yards
this morning In the presence of a
small croud of reporters and officials.
The trap was sprung at 5:26 and
death was Instantaneous, his neck be
ing instantly broken. He was cut
down 17 minutes later. '
He never denied the murder of
Patton, but always claimed that he
was justified In the crime, and even
said at times that he had a message
from God to kill his neighbor. He
showed signs of insanity at times, but
was finally condemned to die after
having two trials.
PORTLAND STOCK MARKET.
Eastern Oregon Hogs Worth From
$7 to $7.25 Per 100.
Portland, June 8. The livestock
market reflects no change In senti
ment, tone or price from that quoted
yesterday. Receipts of hogs and
sheep are fair with a good steady de
mand. Cattle remain very quiet.
Official livestock quotations:
Hogr Best eastern Oregon. tTG
7.2".; blockers and rhlna fats. $6.50;
stockers and feeders, $6.25 6.50.
Cattle Best eastern Oregon steers,
$4: best cows and heifers, $3.25;
stockers and feeders, $3; bulls, $2.50.
Sheep Shearlings, 34c; lambs,
4ift5c.
PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL.
Record of Yesterday at All League
Game Points.
Portland, June 8.Portland 7, Los
Angeles 2,
Seattle, June 8. Seattle 11, Fresno
Oakland, June 8. Oakland 7, San
Francisco 8.
Butte, June 8. Butte 4, Tacoma 7.
Spokane, June
Gray's Harbor 8.
8. Spokane 10
MONTANA GOAL
MINES ON FIRE
MINERS ASPHYXIATED
BY POISONOUS GASES.
Rescuing Party of Fifty Overcome and
Driven Out With Eight Dead and
Several Fatally Choked by Gas
lire Fighting Is in Cliarge of State
Mine Inspector Long Period of
Susienslnn of Work Certain In All
Mines on Fire. "Tl"
Helena, Mont., June 8. A fresh fire
broke out In No. 6 vein of the Rocky
fork coal mine here, and at 10:30' a.
m. a volume of smoke Is pouring out
of No. 4 slope, says a Red Lodge spec
lal to the Record.
William Hnggerty. pit boss, was
again overcome with poisonous gas In
No. 6 vein, and had to be carried out.
State Coal Mine Inspector McDer
mott Is here assisting in fighting the
fire, which is still burning In the third
west entrance. Water is being poured
in by fire hose. Chances for resuming
mining very soon seem remote.
Later advices from Red Lodge,
where the coal mines of the Northern
Pacific company are on fire, are that
eight coal miners have been over
come by poisonous gases and may
have perished.
A rescuing party of 50 thnt volun
teered to enter In the search of mln
ers. was overcome by gas and all car
ried out. Joe Bracey is dead, while
Thnma Skelly. A. L. McFarl, Terry
Flemming, William Bailey and Thom
as Atherton are said to be in such
dangerous condition they will die.
CORPORATION DEFIANCE.
Information About Fntnl Accidents Is
Denied the Authorities.
New York. June 8. When Coroner
Shrady attempted to go on yesterday
with his Inquisition Into conditions in
the Pensylvanla railroad tunnel, under
the East river, counsel for Pearson
& Son, the contractors, told him that
all officers and employes of the con
cern had been instructed to disregard
subpoenaes for Inquiry. The compa
ny's accident book was also refused.
The coroner said he would try to
get the Information he sought at the
first inquest regarding a death In the
tunnel that came before him.
CI ilea go Wheat Market.
Chicago, June 8. Wheat closed at
84 i-8; corn at 61 5-8, and oats at
37 5-8.
Frank Holdnuui Operated on.
Frank Holdman was operated on at
the St. Anthony's hospital today by
Drs. Cole and McFaul.
Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker has been
elected president of the General Fed
eration of Women's clubs In session
at St. Paul.
m
TON NORMAL
TO BE REOPENED
The $48,000 Appropriation
by the Last Legislature Was
Endorsed by the Voters.
MAJORITY FAVORING THE
APPROPRIATION 13,000.
Gratification Felt Here, and Expecta
tions Are That tlie Normal Will Be
Reopened Next Fall nils Is the
Opinion of the Two Resident Mem
bers of Board of Regents Board
Meeting WIU Be Held Soon to
Choose a Faculty French Expect
ed to Be Candidate tor' PresUent.
Friends of the Weston Normal
school are now rejoicing because thr.t
Institution will be able to resume
again next fall. In the recent state
election the general appropriation bill
was endorsed by a majority of some
thing like 13,000. As a result the ap
propriations which it contained for
the Normal school and other educa
tional Institutions will be available.
This morning it. Alexander, chair
man of the board of regents of the
Weston school, and Col. J. H. Raley,
a member of the board, were seen
and expressed satisfaction over the
outcome. According to both gentle
men the school will be resumed again
next fall, and within a short time a
meeting of the board will be held for
the purpose of choosing a faculty.
Thus far It Is not known Just how
soon the money for the school will be
available. It Is possible the legisla
ture may have to ratify the action of
the people before the bill really be
comes a law, In which case no money
would be forthcoming until next win
ter. But even should such delay be
necessary. It would not Interfere with
the opening of the school, for the leg
islature will convene within a few
months from that time and there
would be no doubt of the bill being
ratified, However, the general opin
ion Is that the appropriation will be
available at once.
At - the last session of the legisla
ture the sum of $48,000 was appro
priated for the Weston Normal
school, that amount being Intended
for two years' maintenance. But owing
to the holdup of the appropriation
bill none of the money became avail
able, and In order to finish the school
term It was necessary for the mem
bers of the board of. regents to per
sonally guarantee payment of the ex
penses. Will Choose Faculty.
As an entire faculty will have to be'
chosen for the Normal school, there
will be some openings for Normal In
structors. It Is probable that at least
some of the old force will be re
employed, and possibly the entire
force. President French Is now In
Salt Lake and will likely be a candi
date for re-election as head of the
school. j
Within a few days President R. Al
exander will go to Portland, and while
there will consult with Secretary
Worthlngton concerning the coming
board meeting.
GIRLS ILL AFTER BANQUET.
Physicians Are Unable to Account for
Their lllne-w.
Wooster, O., June 8. Mary Mc
Klnley, of Boise, Idaho, one of 11
girls of Wooster University, is suf
fering with ptomaine poisoning. Two
other girls are said to be In a serious
condition. AU attended a banquet
last night. Physicians are unable to
acount for the illness, and the univer
sity authorities are silent.
TAFT WILL NOT RUN.
His Ambition Is In Other Directions at
Tills Time.
Washington, June 8. Taft will not
be a presidential candidate In 1903,
according to the highest authority.
He wants to finish the work of plac
ing tho Philippines on a sound basis. .
He will not decide upon the ac
ceptance of the proffered appoint
ment to the supreme court Judgeship
until December.
- Shecpkllling In Idaho.
Grangevllle, Idaho, June 8
Three hundred sheep belonging
to J. Davis, of Salmon River,
were killed, presumably by cat-
tlemen, near White Bird, on
Monday. Davis son shot WIN
Ham Hehle, a cattleman. In a
dispute over the building of a
fence six weeks ago. There Is
strong feeling among sheep-
owners because of the cattle-
men trying to compel the en-
forcement of the law prohibit-
Ing the grail ng of sheep within
two miles of any homestead.
1 ' ' - ..--- ,,k