East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, July 03, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text.'-.,.. . ...i..."-.""!-- ' ' ' '.ulf. . . . , ' mlZSKZKy;l))i'V':-T?1-2. " IT If T " T-f'T H '" .pW'" ........ 4.' , DAILY EVENIN B EDITION OAILYEVENIHGEDITION WEATHEU FORECAST. Fair tonight and Wednesday; continued warm. Before titling up fur the celebra tion ( read carefully tha advertlse mentH In the Kuitt Oregonlan. VOL. 19. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 190(5. NO. 5710 B B miM,,,,,,,,,,,, , ,, . Jirr M ,HMMiin, inn IIBIIIIMHII1 IIIMII HIIIM 3 "MMMIIHWMM llllwTlTlSrT"" 11 Ml I B L HI DEFENSE Thaw's Council Fails to Find Evidence That White Annoy ed Mrs, Thaw. WHS. THAW DECLARES THEY WEKE MARRIED. She iMwm Not Believe TliHt Bedford Ever fluid Tlicy Wore Not Tliaw's Mother 3nt Arrived In Iondon Ell Koute From America, I In vini; No Knoulnrge of the Murder, the Fact Being (Ymceiilcd From Her by the Captain Tranort Officials Con trlvr -to Sidetrack All the Report era. Nw York. July S. Judge Olcott decided thin morning not to arraign hi- cllnt, make no motion and not withdraw the plea. This move was decided upon at the 11th hour to hldj from the prosecution his contemplat ed plnns. The defense la still making every effort to find proof that White en deavored to force his attentions upon Mrs. Thaw, hut so far no legal proof has been found. Mrs. Thaw this morning flatly de nied the statement It Is said Bedford made, before his death, that the cou ple were not mnrrled when traveling In .Europe. She wild she would pro duce the proef at the proper time of their marriage In Europe, and does not beHeve Bedford made such a statement. Thaw's Mother Docs Not Know. London, July 3. The steamer Minneapolis, on which Thaw's mother, Mrs. "Mary Thaw, was a passenger, ar rived ot Tldhurv dock this morning. The mother had not heard of her nn's difficulty. Captain Gates was Informed by wireless before landing, but was asked not to Inform Mrs. Thaw. The Earl of Yarmouth, son-in-law of Mrs. Thaw, sr., and the courrtess, were present. Yarmouth made special request of the report ers not to tell Mrs. Thaw, who looked 111, and her daughter will probably break the news. On -the request of Yarmouth, the transport officials refused to allow reporters to return to London by fpeelarboat and train. This to pre vent their following Mis. Thaw and learning her stopping place In Lon don. NO SUNDAY TRAINS. Wryerliaiiscr SuysNo Employe Shall 'Work Sunday. Klamath Falls. July 8. Tim Klam ath T.ake Railroad company, operating 30 mtlcs of road from Thrall, Cal.. to Pokegunia, 'Ore., and owned by the Weyerhaeuser 'Lumber company, has given notice to the pulillc hero th it on and after Sunday, July 15. no trains will bo operated on that road on Pun days. This 'nation rt the railroad company will Inconvenience th? traveling pub lic and delay the Incoming nnd outgo ing mails from this point 24 hours. Weyerhaeuser, the lumber king, visit ed Pokeganm last Sunday and ordered the change, saying that no employe of tils should work on Sunday. , Mr. Weyorhiienser was surpilsed to find that there were no public schools at Pohepania and Thrall and Issued orders to hirve a good school house built at both these places nt 'his ex pense. TWO ALASKA DEATHS. One Mnn Fimud Deurt, Another 'Killed fcjr (Una, Fairbanks, Alaska, July 3. John Johnson was found dead on his claim In Kantlshua. He was burled In hole he had dug while mining. Charles Swanson was killed by gas In a 60-foot hole on Cripple CiyH'k. SPEIR WILL BP. HUNG. Jletrlnl Resulted In First IVigree Mur der Verdict. Kansas City, July 3. John Spelr, who was first sentenced to 20 years In the penitentiary for the murder of his little son was today convicted of first degree murder on a retrial, and will be sentenced to hang. Prlxei Balloon Ascension. July 4 a local business man will send up circulars with tho big balloon and they will be dropped by the aero naut. Two of these clrculnrs will bear the merchant's signature and call for prizes worth $2.00 each, when presented at his store Guggenheim Buy Dredging I-nnds. Orvllle, Cal., July 8. The Guggen heim have purchased large holdings In dredging lands here, and active op erations are expected soon. While the Roosevelt are at Oyster Bay repairs amounting to $35,000 will be made to the White House. w CONGEAL TO FIGHT THE STEEL TRUST. Independent Concerns Will Consoli date for War. Pittsburg, Pa., July 8. It Is report ed from reliable source that the Jones ft Laughlln Steel company, the great est Independent steel concern In the country, and the Republic Iron A Steel company, owned largely by John W. Gates, together with a number of smaller Independent concerns, are to be consolidated and a bitter war waged against the United States Steel corporation. It is also asserted that the Southern pig Iron Interests are to be consolidated under the same ban ner, and the Cambria Iron company will also be Included In the deal. The first move was made by Jones & Loughlln people, when they obtain ed at Washington the right to con struct a bridge across the river here. At first It was given out that this was merely to connect their plants with the Wab3sh railroad. Now, however, It It, known that the Jones & Laugh lln company will build an ore carrying lino to the lakes so they can secure raw material as cheaply as does the sttel corporation. In addition to this, Jones A Laugh lln have taken on several miles of river frontage on the Ohio several miles below Pittsburg, where, It is understood, they will establish the largest ore yards In the world, presum ably an armor plate plant as well as other kteel mills. British Attack Natives. Durban, South Aprlca, July 3. Fol lowing up yesterday's victory, three British columns today attacked Me sanl's hand. A terrific engagement la In progress. Several villages In the Mnpumule district are burning. WERE KILLED WERE PASSENGERS I "ROM LIVERPOOL TO LONDON. Engine -lumped the Truck From Un known Causes nnd Smarted Into a Freight Train on the Opposite Truck Horrible Accident Took Place Elgin Miles From London ' Of Seven Hundred, All Identified. London, July 3. Twenty-three Amerlcen were killed and seven in jured In the wreck of the -"American Line" express Trom Liverpool, last night. The cause of the accident, which took place on a curve while the train was at 'high speed running thronRh Salisbury, eight miles from London. Is unknown. The locomotive Jumped the track and crashed. Into r '-olr-bt train bnnnd In the opposite .11 '--. 1 . dead j ,1, follows, fol- I loved by the name or the only In jured person whose Identity can be established: I Following Is n lift of the Tlrst cabin rn"enrers dead: Bnrwlek, Walter. Toronto, Out. Cnssler, Lonlf, Trumbull, Conn. Cnssltt, Frederick Henry, New York. Klphlcke, Mrs. C. W.. Chicago. Herring. Dudley, 31C West 97th street. New York. Hitchcock. Mrs. L. X., 2il Central Park West. New York. Howleson, Miss Mary F., 31 West 3!i!h street. New York. King, Rev. E. L., Toronto, Ont. Koch. Frank W., Allentown, Pa. McDonald. John E.. New York. McMerkln, F. C, New York city. Plpnn. C. A., Toronto. Ont. Sentcll, Miss C. E. W., New York. city. Sentell, Miss Blanche M New York city. Sentell, Miss Gertrude M., New York cltv. Smith. Mrs., Dayton, O. Smith, Miss Eleanor, Dayton, O. Smith, Gerard. Dayton, O. White, Mrs .Lillian Hurd. 4!4 Fifth avenue. New York. The following second cabin passen gers nre dead: Ocopplnger, Louis, address un known. Keeler, Jules, address unobtainable. Thompson, William, address unob tainable. The following are the first cnbln passengers Injured: i Allen. O. H. V., New York city. Crltchell, Robert 8., Chicago. Griswold, Miss I. R, address unob tainable, Hitchcock, Miss M., New York city. Koch, Mrs., Allentown, Pa. Koch, Miss Anna, Allentown, Pa. The following second cabin passen ger was Injured: ' Rank, Miss M., address unobtaina ble. Deadly Cholera at Manila. Manila, July 3. Twenty-one now cases and 15 deaths from cholera were reported today In this city. Tho provinces report 26 cases and 26 deaths. Tin dis ease Is of the deadliest type. 1 HANS ALL READY FOR FOURTH o o Streets Have Been Cleaned and Tonight and Tomorrow Morning Will be Wet Down BUSINESS HOUSES ARE DECORATING PROFUSELY. Every Indication of Large Croud To morrow Weutlier Promises to He Ideal Excursion Are Coining, Be sides) EverylKMly From tlie Vicinity All Who Partlclitate in the Parade Are Asked to Congregate Near the I)eMH at 9 a. m. Promptly Eve ning 1'unido Will Form at 8 O'clock. Tomorrow will be the Fourth of July, and all Is now in readiness for the big celebration In Pendleton. Dur ing the day the finishing touches have been put upon the work of prepara tion. The streets have been thorough ly 'cleaned by a gang of men under the direction of Street Commissioner Pllledue, and they are now in better condition than they have been for months. This evening and tomorrow morning they will be sprinkled thor oughly so as to be In good shape for the parade tomorrow forenoon. All along Main and Court street to day the occupants of the various blocks have been busy stretching bunting and otherwise decorating the business houses. As a result the town has now a very patriotic appearance, which ill be still further Improved before tomorrow. r rtm inuicauons mere will be a splendid crowd here tomorrow, as the weather promises to be Ideal, thougfe the temperature will probably be warm. Reports from up the county shiw that many people from Milron and other places In the north end will come down on the excursion tomorrow morning. Also there will be an enor inous crowd In town from the terrl lry tributary to Pendleton. Panniers Meat at 9 O'clock. The committee In charge of the vetns for tomorrow Is making every effort to have everything pulled off on the time scheduled. To this end all those who are to be In the parade are requested to congregate near the depot at 9 o'clock. Those having floats, decorated autos and bicycles are especially asked to appear prompt ly so as to be usslgned to places In the line. The Plug Uglles will take part In the morning parade Instead of In the afternoon as previously planned. in the evening the parade for the fire men and the secret societies will form at 8 o'clork. Stores Close nt "Noon. In order to accommodate patrons 9; rem (he country nearhy all the stores of the city will remain open during I the forenoon tomorrow, or at least I'iiiiiuit if.Mimii vi iuai iiiuu. How ever. In the afternoon everything will be closed excepting the refreshment SUl!l,ls. The barber shops will remain open until noon. VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY. CnrclexsiicK ami Pisir Judgment Partly HcMpoiiHihlc. Helena, Mont., July 3. The coro ner's Jury Investigating tne death of the wife of James Tanner, command er In -chief of the Grand Army of the Republic who wns kllk'd In an auto mobile accident here Friday, returned a verdict that she came to her death while riding In an automobile run ning nt high speed, as a result' of a defect In the roadway, and careless ness and poor Judgment on the part of the chaffeur in trying to pass a teum with too small a margin. During the past three months Walla Walla county has paid out $621 for coyote scalps at $1 per scalp, and $5 for two wildcat scalps. Some children were playing blind man' huff on the roof of a seven story tenement In New York, when Jacob Edelsteln, aged 11 years, fell backwards over the coping. Three lit tle girls seized his feet and trousers and screamed for help, but before as sistance came the boy's weight prov ed too much and he fell the entire seven stories to the pavement and was Instantly killed. E DF PLOT Senttlc, July 3. Tho police have secured evidence this arternoon which leads to the belief that August Rosen borg, a German who lived hero 14 years, plotted to assasslnnte ex-Governor McBrlde of this state, President Roosevelt, and others, Rosenberg left Seattle June 8 for ROOSEVEL TRUST REPORTS NEARLY Commissioner Garfield Ga thering Evidence Against eel and Tobscco Combine! WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STATE PROSECUTIONS. Dcfiartmeiit of Justice Will ftegln Proceeding Against the Standard Oil Comiuiiiy Within Three Weeks Evidence Is Bclnfc Imtliieed In the Retailing Cases Brought at Chicago iarfleld Has Nothing Directly to Do With Grand Jury Inquiries To Increase Naval Force Off Sun Do mingo. Chicago, July 30. Commissioner Garfield said the Union Steel and the American Tobacco company reports would be the first ones ready for the president, and it is Impossitlj lo ten definitely when they will be com pleted. The government's right to In vestigate has been clearly established by the courts. Most corpa-ations are now readily furnishing Information upon demand. Action against the railroads and the Standard Oil company here will be followed by state actions In Chicago, Kansas City and Buffalo. Will Move on Standard. Washington, July 3. The depart ment of Justice Is bending every effort to begin proceedings against the Standard Oil company within three weeks at the latest. Attorney Gen eral Moody and attorney Purdy are both absent and It Is supposed are conferring In regard to the suits. Fvlditlce In Iteliating Cases. Chicago, July 3. The government Introduced only one witness, Beth Cuslck, traffic manager for Schwartz. child & Sulzberger, to prove charges of rebating against the Alton. Cuslck testified his firm received $10,000 In cash In settlement of all "claims" for damages to shippers, and also paid trackage. (.rand Juries After Standard. Cleveland, July 3. Commissioner Garfield says he has nothing officially to do with the Investigations of the Standard Oil by the various grand Juries. He says he conferred only in cidentally with District Attorney Sul livan while here. Will Increase Naval Forces. Washington, July 3. It is officially announced ns a result of the failure of the Snn Domingo treaty, that our force In those waters will be Increased expecting trouble. CHURCH TOWER BURNS. Fell Upon Other Buildings and Killed Four Men. Hamburg. July 3. The Church of St. Michael's tower and spire, 42 foet high, were destroyed by fire this morning. The tower. In falling, crush ed a number of neighboring houses. which Ignited, and also killed four workmen. END OF -100 YEARS' LAW Sl'IT. Land Wns Finally Equally Divided Between Towns. Mce, July 3. The two villages of Luceran and Lanconque, In the Alpes Maritime, have Just held a celebra tion In honor of the ending of a great law suit which has kept the two vil lages divided ever since November 14, 1462. The question In dispute was tlie possession of a piece of Innd at Lova, which each village claimed. A few days ago the court at Nice definitely settled the matter by dlvld lug the Innd equally between the vil lages. The total cost of the lawsuit during the 444 years amounts to about $150,000. while the value of the land in dispute was about $2000. The 1c gal documents which had accumulat ed In the course of the centuries were docketed In 1856 parcels, which weighed 16 tons, and were stored In a large disused church. Six firemen were Injured by an ex plosion of fireworks in the wholesale cigar and confectionery establishment or J. Kraus & Sons., on West Ninth street. Cleveland. The firemen had been called to extinguish a slight blaxe In the building. The building was gutted. TO KILL T AND PRIDE Germany, and was arrested on his ar rival by the German police, who re celced a tip from Seattle that ho In tended to assassinate the kaiser. At the request of the German consul In this city the police are searching Ro senberg's residence today, and found a wagon load of material for bombs. READY BEET FARMERS STRIKE. Colorado Gorwer of Sugar Beets De mand f 5 Per Ton. Denver,, July 3. Unless the Great Western Sugar company recedes from Its position taken some time ago to pay the farmers of northern Colorado on a sliding scale for their sugar beets, there will be no sugar beets grown In this district next summer, and the factories of northern Colorado will close. At a meeting of the beet growers of northern Colorado, held In this city today, a resolution was unanimously adopted to the effe-t that unless the Great Western, Suj-..- company agrees to pay a flat rate jf $5 per t in, and also agrees to discontinue the prac tice of siloing, the faimers would not grow any more sugar beets. At the present time the farmers are paid on a sliding scale, running from $4.f0 M $5 per ton according to the per cent of sugar In the beets. "Siloing" means to cover the beets with earth to keep them from freez ing. After being covered they lose in weight, but not In quality thus the farmers have the work of covering them and also lose In money by rea son of the decrease In weight. Chicago Wlieat Market. Chicago, July 3. Wheat closed to day at 80 3-8; corn at 51 1-8, and oats at 35 7-8. TWO REPORTS FILED AS THE MEMBERS DISAGREE, Apnortionmeiit.Cxeiniitlnn and Liquor License Are the Phases l'sn Which Agreement Could Not He Reached Minority Favors the Pierce) Law. a Measure Peculiarly Adapted to tlie Needs of Eastern Oregon Taxpayers. The Oregon tax commission ap pointed by Governor Chamberlain, has made Its report to the state, and Its recommendations to the next session of the legislature are very Important and far reaching. There are two re ports, the minority report being filed by W. J. Lachner of Ba'.:er City, who did not agree with E. A. Seabrook and F. W. Mulkey, his associates on the commission. The three Important questions on which the commission failed to agree are the apportionment of state taxes among the various counties, the ex emption clause and the liquor license tax. Mr. Lachner favors the present system of apportioning of state taxes, under the law Introduced by Senator Walter Pierce of this county, and which Is now In force. This law will be In force until 1910 at which time the old apportionment law secured by Multnomah county, will go Into effect, placing the burden on the sparsely settled counties with heavy expense bills. The Pierce law favors the eastern Oregon counties, where county ex penses are heavy, and where it would be unjust to apportion state taxes nc cordliig to county expenses. Lach ner stands for the Pierce law. Among the changes proposed to the tux law of Oregon by the report of the commission are the following: raxatlon of railroads, steam and electric, and of power companies op erating in more than one countv, on basis of net earnings, capitalized at a fair rate of interest. -taxation of banks, national, state and private, on capital stock, surplus uud undivided profits. Reduction of the household exemp tion from $300 to $2110. County treasurer instead of sheriff to be tax collector. Washington system of certificates of tax delinquency. In the Interest of bet ter tax titles. State to receive 10 per cent of all liquor licenses. Tnx commission of five members, to be created, for purpose of assessing public utility corporations and super vising all assessments In the state. Franchises not to bo directly taxed, but to be taken into consideration by the board In determining the taxable valuation of a public service corpora tion, according to the systems in Michigan and Wisconsin. First assessment under new meth od to be made In 1908 and first levy and collection In 1909. The new code will not touch express, telephone, telegraph, sleeping-car and oil companies, which are to be taxed by two Initiative laws, enacted by the people at the polls on June 4. tilrl s l,egs ere Torn Off. ; Belllngham, Wash.. July 3. tilrl s Legs Were Torn Off. Florence O'Brien, nged 12 years. while sitting on the rail of n steamer, her legs caught In a coll of rope and were torn com- pletely off at the knees. Both dropped into the water. The child will die. COMMISSION HAS REPORTED WARREN COMPANY RID S ACCEPTED Committee Ordered to Con tractBoth Actions Taken by Unanimous Vole THREE BIDS CONSIDERED ALL FOR THE niTULITHIC- The Warren Company Bid Wa the Iiwevt Submitted The Barber As phalt Company Also Presented n Bid ' Upon Bituminous Macadam Paving at $1.85 Square Yard There Is Now About $6000 111 the Treas ury Clear of AH Warrants War rant Aggregating $.1000 Ordered Drawn. P.ltitllthie Bids. Warren Construction compa- ny, $2.17 per square yard; total, $52,880. Fralney A Co., $2.22 per square yard; total, $54,777. Coast Construction company, $2.30 per square yard: total, $56,916. Wairen company's bid is $1800 lover than their original estimate. . "I move that we accept the bid of the Warren Construction company," said Councilman Renn last evening, after the paving bids had been open ed and dircussed at length. His mo tion carried unanimously, as did afco another one directing the members of the street committee to enter Into a contract with the Warren company, for the work. -t When the bids were opened It was found that three different companies' had bid upon paving with bitullthlc The Warren Construction company offered to pave or $2.17 per square yard, making a total cost of $52,830 for the 11 blocks. Fralney C- Md' $2.22 per square yard, or $54,777 vr" the entire Job: while the Coast Con- structlon company bid $2.30 per square yard, making a total of $56, 91C. v Rids for the maintenance of tho paving were also received, the price of 2'i cents per square yard being bid by the Warren Construction com pany, the Barber Asphalt company and the Const Construction company. Fralney & Co.. offered to maintain the paving for !H cents per square yard per year. The Barber Asphalt company also presented a bid upon bituminous ma cadam paving, offering to lay the same for $1.85 per square yard. How ever, bids upon that form of paving had not been asked for In the pro posal, and so the offer was not corw sldered. However. It wns noted by tho mayor that while the price per squam yard from the Barber company was low. their prices on the other Items were much higher than the other bidders, their charge for excavating being 60 cents, whereas, the Warren company make a price of 43 cents per cubic yard. Each of the bids for paving was accompanied by a certified check for $1000. and the language of the vari ous bids was the same, a blank bid having been furnished the companies by City Attorney McCourt. After all of the bids had been opened nnd discussed at length the mayor Inquired as to the financial condition of the city at present. In reply. Councilman Murphy said titer was about $6000 In the treasury clear of all warrants, and that there was no unusual expense to be met In the near future. The motion to accept the bid of the Warren company was. then made and carried. Will an Injunction lie Secured?- ' Now that the city has decided to contract with the Warren company the next question Is whether or not the work will be blocked by an In junction asked for at the instance of the Barber Asphalt company. That such an Injunction will be asked for ha been threatened, but so far no open move ha been made by tho company. However, there Is no fear that the Barber company could win In a suit, nnd the only apprehension no wis that the work may be delayed by the Injunction until It Is too Inte to pave thl year. Many Bills Paid. As the session last night was the first one this month bills were raid nnd wnrrnnts aggroiratlnr nhn.if $3000 were ordered drawn. Also, the- recorder's report for the past month lean nun iiu-ll. A liquor license was granted to- i.eorgo Darveaii. and the mayor again called attention to the regulation re quiring saloons to remain closed dur ing Sunday forenoons. He asked that Mr. Darveau be required to obey tho-regulation. t.