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VOL. 19.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 27, UMi.
NO. 5729
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BUY THE LAND
Said that the Czar Favors a
Plan That Will Break Up
Land Monopoly.
WARSHIPS ORDERED TO
RETURN TO KRONSTAIrT.
Agrarian Disturbances Continue,
Headed liy the Socialists, ami Hund
reds f Arrests Have Been Made
The Government Making Desjierate
Effort t Minimi Reports of
Trouble, While the Revolutionists
Insist the Present Cnlm 1 "or bodes
DlmurlMuicoH.
St. Petersburg, July 27. Orders
have been sent to the commanders of
Russian warships In foreign ports to
return to Kronstadt Immediately.
The principal Item In the reform
plan of the czar Is granting lands to
peasants upon easy payment terms.
The government 1ms appealed to
the people to use good sense and put
down the revolution.
Agrarian Disturbance.
Moscow, July 27. Agrarian dis
turbances In this district and Tver are
so extensive that 600 arrest hnve al
ready been made In an effort to quell
the socialist revolutionists' uprisings.
"PrcMent Cnlm Is Ominous."1
St. Petersburg, July 27. The home,
foreign and war ministry today pre
dict a perlf V of calm and prosperity,
followed by Vecovery of Russian pres
tige and credit. They say the en
largement of the suffrage and remov
al of tho disabilities of Jews and Ira
provement cf the condition of the
peasants will effect it.
The revolutionary leaders say the
present calm is ominous, as the peo
ple are united In their purposes but
have learned the futility of unorgan
ized resistance. They will await the
completion of more concerted, better
balanced plans.
TAMING GREY WOLVES.
Wyoming Woman Owns Two Vicious
1 Pets.
In order to occupy her leisure mo
ments Mrs. Lewis Travis of Pinedale,
Wyo., who fears neither man nor
beast, has turned wolf tamer and daily
risks life and limb to subjugate two
young wolves, says the Cheyenne Trlb
une. I'p to date she has been quite
successful in this dangerous diversion
but her friends are fearful that
sooner or later some accident will be
fall her.
Last spring while Mr. ltnlley of the
biological survey was here examining
Into the wolf problem, he raptured
several pup wolves, three of which he
took awny, leaving two In the posses.
Ion of Mr. Travis, who had cured for
all for some time.
These pups have now grown to al
most the size of a coyote, and have
been constantly In her charge, and
while they will not let nny one else
come nenr them they allow hor to go
Into the cage and are like playful kit
tens In her presence.
They are treacherous looking little
bensts as thny slink around In tho cage
and one would almost hold his breath
when Mrs. Travis enters among them,
but they seek her for protection In the
presence of strangers, laying their
heads In her lap and leaping up, but
with a most playful Jealousy should
sho pay more attention to one than
tho other.
The nature of these animals Is that
as they grow older they become more
savage and most treacherous, but
Mrs. Travis gives no thought to such
a time coming when they will turn on
her, and Is confident that they never
will.
To Borrow $100,000,000.
The Blogan, "One hundred million
dollars for national reclamation,"
which Is to be the battlecry at tho
Fourteenth National Irrigation con
gress at Boise, September 3. has been
taken up by delegates coming from
every section "of the country. Advo
cates of tho movement will be able to
convince every delegate to the con
gress that there la an absolute neces
sity for the Immediate use of this sum
to complete tho work now under way,
and that every dollar will be returned
with Interest within 10 years by the
farmers to be benefitted. It Is a busi
ness proposition, and the security of
fered Is land that Is worth more than
three times the amount which will be
asked to reclaim It, The Boise ses
sion will be known as the "hundred
million dollar congress."
ROBERTS GETS TWENTY YEARS.
Defendant Sentenced for nn Election
Mnnlcr In Chicago.
Chicago, July 27. George Olll Rob
erts wn sentenced" to 20 yea'rs this
morning for killing County Commls
.innw Kloof last fhll during the pri
mary election. The case will be
taken to the supreme court.
PEASANTS
FORTY ACUE8 WHEAT BURNED.
Destructive lire In Fred Stlne Field
Near Walla Walla,
Wulla Walla, July 27. Forty-one
acres of wheat were destroyed yester
day about 6 o'clock at the Fred Stlne
plnce, a short distance from the city.
A threshing outfit in an adjoining
field had left a small flic from an en
gine, and thin was fanned by a light
breeze until the stubble was caught
and the flames soon spread to the
wheat owned by Mr. Stlne. The blaze
ran through a 200-acre field of fine
grain and completely destroyed 41
acres of grain which It Is estimated
would have made 45 bushels per acre.
That several hundred acres were not
destroyed by the flames was due to
the neighboring farmers and their
crews of harvest hands. In a shoit
time after the blaze had been discov
ered 70'men were1 working like Tro
jans to control It.
STORMS IX NOME.
All Shipping Is Demoralized by Severe
Gall's.
Seattle, July 27. After one of the
stormiest trips on record for this sea
son of the year the steamer Orizaba
arrived at Nome last Sunday after
noon, according to word received this
mornlngy the Northwestern Steam
ship company and the Merchants ex
change. Captain Truebrldge wired that two
days out from Cape Flattery heavy
weather started and when he headed
Into Bering sea the steamer was beset
with headwinds and heavy seas. At
Nome all of the steamers are having
a hard time discharging and several
times the craft have been forced to
put to sea to ride out the storms.
ROCKEFELLER IS PEEVISH.
The Itlllliitiaire Returns With Utile
Benefit Front Ills Trip.
New York. July 27. The steamer
Ameriki Is gradually nenrlng New
York.
Rockefeller, according to the wire
less, grows plainly peevish. He has
given up the shuffleboard and aban
doned the companionship of other
passengers. The stewards say his ap
petite Is poor. He was greatly an
noyed by a cartoon In the ship's pa
per. The voyage continues to be
stormy.
BAD MII.K TOR TISOOPS.
Prosecution Will Follow Exposure in
Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg, Pa., July 27. Dr. War
ren, member of the state food com
mission, has examined the milk used
by the state troops encamped here,
and reports he found 50 per cent bad.
Proserutlons will follow.
FIGHT HEAVY NAVAL BUDGET.
House of Commons Favors Smaller
Appropriation.
London, July 27. A majority of
t!i house of commons held out
tli:." 'i ii Mtter fight today for re
duction in the naval appropriation,
saving )12.ril)0,000.
Clilcnuo Wheat Market.
Chicago, July 2". Wheat opened
at "6 3-4, closed ut 76 5-8; corn iimi
ed at 61, closed at pi 3-4; oats opened
lit 33 1-8, closed 33.
All HUGE
S
BOX lSM EX KURREX I)ER
GUILTY LAND THIEF
Jury Found Huge mid Xlckcll Guilty
Ijist Xlglit Hoge, Is Now In Mult
nomah County .Tall Judge) Hunt
Granted Stay of Judgment Pending
Application for New TrlaL
Portland, July 27. (Special.)
Martin C. Hoge, who with Charles
Nlckell was found guilty of suborna
tion of perjury In the land frauds,' was
surrendered by his bondsmen this
morning and Is now In Jail,
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty
In the case of Hoge and Nlckell at
12:20 last night and this morning the
bodnsme'h of Hoge appeared and asked
that he be lodged In jail and they be
released from the bond. The request
was granted by Judge Hunt. Hoge
will be sentenced tomorrow.
Hoge and Nlckell were Indicted with
Henry W. Miller and Frank E. Kin
cart, the lntter-rwo pleading guilty bo
foro the trlnls of the land fraud con
spirators began,
A motion to stay Judgment for 10
days pending an application for a new
trlnl for Hoge was granted by Judge
Hunt.
Trlnl of Hendricks Has Begun.
Portland, July 27. In the subornn
tlon of perjury land frauds cases, the
trial of Hamilton H. Hendricks, a
wealthy rancher of Fossil, began In
the federal court thlB morning. The
morning was occupied In securing a
Jury.
REMANDED
TO JAIL
INSANE ASYLUM IS
Portland, July 27. The state Insane
asylum at Salem, containing 1420 In
mates and 178 attendants, Is reported
to be on fire.
Xo Liven Were Lout.
Salem, July 27. Fortunately many
Inmates were out on the grounds when
the alarm was given. The attendants
placed the females In a small garden.
and the males, who were being march
ed Into the building after the morning
exercise, were Immediately marched
back and held In an enclosure nearby
and strongly guarded. All the patients
were then tuken out of the buildings
except the most vicious ones, who
were watched closely.
The fire was probably due to the
Senator Clark and One of His
Managers Were Beneficiar
ies of the Fraud.
MANAGER PLEADED GUILTY
A ITER FIVE YEARS' FIGHT
Treasury Department Appculs In an
Import Duty Fuse III Which Over
a Million Dollars Is Involved
Roosevelt Entertains Today Bur
ton's Appeal Arguments Failed for
Perusal by the Justices Several
Iostninstcrs for the Fur Western
States Appointed,
Furgo, N. D., July 27. Huldekeper
Bros., owners of the Little Missouri
Horse company, and W. A. Clark's
ron-.pany manager, pleaded guilty this
morning to Illegally fencing 6000
acres of government land. The case
has been fought In the courts five
years.
IToMcm In Import Duties.
Washington, July 27. The treasury
department ),, decided to appeal
from the decision of Judge Morrow,
of California, classifying Japanese
sake, a non-enumerated manufactur
ed article) as dutiable at 12 cents a
gallon. It claims sake Is a wine and
therefore dutiable at 50 cents a gal
lon. Over a million dollars Is Involv
ed. Roosevelt Entertains.
Oyster Bay, July 27. The president
entertained this afternoon E. E. Clark,
lately appointed to the Interstate com
merce commission, Assistant Secretary
of St.ite Rnuon and General Barrln.
AM wi re guests at luncheon.
Bcrtons' Appeal Arguments Filed.
Washington, Jul y27. The argu
ment favoring Senator Burton's ap
peal for a rehearing was filed In the
supreme court today, to be perused
by the Justices In full.
Postninsters Appointed.
Oyster Ray, July 27. The president
today appointed J. N. Niwklrk post
master at. San Diego, Cnl., and Fran
cis Winter at Montpeller, Idnho.
Many Assassinations.
St. Petersburg, July 27. A number
of government spies hnve been slain
In the terrorist quarter and minor as
sassinations are reported from various
parts of the empire. The Vlborg man
ifesto Is beginning to circulate
through the country, causing upris
ings. SHERIFF AXD POSSE LOST.
Curious Incident Succeeds the Battle
- In the Woods.
Madison, Wis., July 27. Since the
battle at Cameron dam yesterday, the
sheriff who led the attacking party
and his posse, Including the wounded
soldiers, have all dlsappeored. Rein
forcements hnve found no trace and
are not strong enough to attack Dletz.
They have returned and report the
main party Is either captured by Dletz
or lost In the woods.
Governor Davidson says the soldiers
In the fight acted without guberna
torial authority.
At Condon, Russ Neuman, while
drunk, attempted to bent his wife.
She shot hlirt through the leg with
a pistol, as a discourager, but It only
had the effect to stimulate his bru
tality. Then sho shot him through the
neck, which put him out of commis
sion. He is bndly hurt, but will re
cover. Neuman was formerly a bar
tender nt Arlington.
That man can best Ignore the en
mity of those who don't understand
him who goes home to a wife who
does.
PUBLIC
DOMAIN
IS
SMUGGLED
MUCH
DAMAGED TODAY BY FIRE
crossing of electric wires. Eleven trus
ties from the penitentiary assisted In
fighting the fire. No floors were
burned. Much damage was caused by
water on the top floor. The roof was
also. badly damaged. There was no
Insurance.
; Extent of Fire Defined.
The two upper floors of the north
wing were destroyed. The flames
were under control at noon. Twelve
hundred Inmates were saved by the
fire drill. Many of the maniacs work
ed like heroes fighting the flames,
aided by the entire city department.
The building is an Immense four-story
structure. On account of oiled floors
the flames spread rapidly.
Juxtaposition Is Deemed Pos
sible, According to Latest
Chicago Advices.
MORE ACTIVE METHOD
OF ATTACK WARRANTED."
Retireir.unt of 'Philippine Bonds Will
Begin ScvicihImt 1 Fediral Courts
Tuke a Fall Out of the Quarreling
I net Ions at .ion City: Volivn anil
Dowle Both Itclng Dcocd anil a
Receiver ApMinted "Loaves of
Healing" Will Suspend Alternate
Use of Tabernacle.
Chicago, July 27. Two letters have
been received, one it is said, from the
president, the other from the depart
ment of Justice, which have changed
the tenor of proceedings against the
Standard OH trust. It Is said, new
facts have Just been brought to light
to warrant a more active method of
attack. It Is intimated evidence is to
be Introduced before the federal grand
Jury next month that will bring In
dictments and afford good chances
for conviction and imprisonment.
Philippine Bonds Retiring.
Washington, July 27. It is an
nounced that 31.500.000 Phlllnnlne
certificates of Indebtedness maturing
.September 1 will be retired by the Is
suance of $1,000,000 4 per cents, and
the payment of the remainder In cash.
Receiver for Zlon City.
Chicago, July 27. The federal court
today deposed Dowie and Vollva and
Granger from the affairs of Zlon, and
ordered a corporate election under the
Illinois laws, each Zlonlte over 21 vot
ing for a spiritual head. The tem
poral and financial affairs are to be
administered by John C. Hnteley, who
has been appointed receiver.
The church publication. "Leaves of
Healing." Is 'ordered to print the de
cision and then cease publication.
The election will be held In Decem
ber. The court provides for Dowle's
maintenance prior to the election, and
the rival leaders will use the taberna
cle alternately. '
New DisiMtisutinn ut Zlon City.
judge Lnndls will exercise personal
supervision over affairs, to protect the
Interests of all members. The title of
all investors will be recognized, but
the officers of the church are divested
of all power except to expound the
scriptures.
The government of Zlon City Is to be
practically a republic under the guid
ance of the federal government. All
questions will be submitted to referen
dum, meh and women alike voting,
and the majority rule. The elections
will be controlled by judges appointed
by the stnte election commissioners.
STRIXGEXT INSPECTIONS.
Secretary Wilson TsMies Rules Gov
erning Inspectors.
Washington, July 27. Secretary
Wilson today Issued stringent rules
for the Inspection of meats for the
Interstate and foreign trade. Tho
rules are In line with tho best author
ities on the subjects of sanitation
and preservation, dyes, chemicals and
condemnation of diseased carcasses.
laying New Water Mains.
Walla Walla, July 27. With a force
of 4 3 men Water Superintendent
Knight Is making rapid progress In
laying the big 16-lnch mains to con
nect, with tho new water system. The
men are now at work on the county
rond near the Augustavo residence
northeast of Walla Walla and are
putting the pipe in the ground as fast
as It is delivered. The men are
worked eight hours each day.
ROCKEFELLER
PENITENTIARY
ASSESS OFFICE FIXTURES.
Professional Men's Equipment No
Longer Exempt.
Portland, July 27. As a result of
the supreme court decision all profes
sional men In the city will In the fu
ture pay taxes.
Heretofore under the old law they
have been exempt from paying a per
sonal property tax on their Instru
ments, libraries and office fixtures,
but according to the recent decision of
the supreme court It was declared
that no property, such as Is used for
municipal, educational, literary, sci
entific, religious or charitable pur
poses, Is exempt.
County Assessor B. D. Slgler said
this morning that professional men
would now have to contribute for the
support of the government. Hereto
fore they have escaped taxation on
their personal property because they
declared that their Instruments, li
braries and office fixtures were a
means whereby they derived a living,
and could not be taxed.
Physicians, surgeons, dentists, law
yers, surveyors, architects and every
other professional class, are affected.
No one will escape as the county as
sessor said that he would not make
fish of one and fowl of another.
The personal effects In the offices
of these men are valued at from 3100
to $1000 each, and this will have a
tendency to greatly Increase the as
sessed valuation of personal property
In Portland. It will also Increase the
revenues, as each of them will have to
pay on an average of 34 or $5 taxes
each year.
- FOR FREEDOM IN APPAREL.
Miss Mayhcw Stands for Physical
Emanlcpatlon of Women.
Madison, July 27. In a lecture at
the State university today Miss Abby
Mayhcw, dean of the women's depart
ment, condemned peekaboo waists.
tight lacing and petticoats. She spoke
In favor of large shoes, low neck
dresses and round garters, and said
that In time If the women want more
freedom, they would wear gynaslum
like costumes.
PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL.
Scores of Yesterday's Gaines at ,A1I
League Points.
Butte, July 27. Butte 6, Spokane
12.
Coast League.
Oakland, Cal., July 27. Los Ange
les 1. San Francisco 6.
Hoqulam, Wash., July 27. Tacoma
9, Gray's Harbor 3.
Fresno, Cal., July 27. Oakland 5,
Fresno 4.
COMING TO LAKE WASHINGTON.
Troops From California to Take Part
in Maneuvers.
Pacific Grove Cal., July 27. Ten
companies of the Twentieth regiment
of United States infantry- and three
troops of the Fourteenth cavalry, left
this morning on a march for Oakland,
where they will take the train for
Lake Washington to take part In the
maneuvers.
Wreck on the 'Frisco.
Springfield. Mo.. July 27. A 'Frisco
train was wrecked near here and 20
were seriously Injured. B. J. Thorpe
and Mrs. Kate Shottey, fatally. Forty
more were hurt to some extent. The
fourth car from the engine. was turned
completely; over by a split switch.
Y ACCEPT
BANCROFT LAW A BOON TO
SOME PROPERTY OWNERS.
City Attorney McCourt., Who is Pre
paring the Blanks Needed In Its
Operation Believes Sixty to Seventy
Per Cent of Abutting Realty Owners
Will Accept Chance to Mtike Time
Payments on leaving.
John McCourt, city attorney, has
prepared an application for use by
those who desire to pay the street pav
ing assessment on the 10-year Instal
ment plan. He is now having the
form printed, and within a few days
those desiring to secure the extended
time for payments, may secure the
blanks from him.
In the applications which property
owners make in order to secure the
10 years' time, they agree to waive all
irregularities or defects, Jurisdictional
or otherwise. In regard to the assess
ment and paving work.
From Indications many property
owners are going to take advantage of
tho time offered, Mr. McCourt believ
ing that 60 or 70 per cent of the own
ers will do so. Judging from the num
ber of Inquiries he has received In re
gard to tho matter.
After the applications are all In and
It Is known how large a bond Issue Is
necessary, tho council will pnss an or
der authorising the Issue of the same.
It Is presumed that the bonds will bear
8 per cent Interest, as they will be for
but 10 years and redeemable after
one year.
MAN
OPPORTUNITY
LEFT TO
BOARD
EQUALIZATION
Assessor Strain Will Not Un
dertake to Assess Property
Heretofore Exempt.
WOULD BE DIFFICULT
AND EXPENSIVE JOB.
Will Ask tho Hoard to Act Under Its
Authority to Levy Overlooked As
kchhiiicMm The Decision Will Add a
Valuation of About 1 81.000 to the
Rolls Mr. Strain Favors Constlta.
tlonul Authority to Allow Exemption
Until Then tlie Assessors Have no
Option in the Matter.
In the office of Assessor Strain to
day the principal topic of Interest has
been the supreme cpurt decision
whereby it is decreed that no personal
property, even if less than 3300 in
value, shall be exempt from taxation.
As the decision promises to work a
revolution In the work of the assessors
the subject has naturally been given
considerable attention by Mr. Strain.
Owing to the fact that the deputies
have finished their field work long ago
and the tax roll is now nearly com
pleted. Mr. Strain says he will not
send his men out again this year to
list the personal property that was not
takeiKwhen the regular assessment
was made. To take such property
this year would be a most difficult Job
for the deputies and but little would
be realized by the county.
However, Mr. Strain says that all .
who turn in their valuations to him
will be taxed and all cases reported by
others will be taken up. Then when
the board of equalization meets In
August the matter will be passed up
to them, for the board has authority
to levy assessments that have been
overlooked.
According to Assessor Strain there
is approximately 31,000,000 of exempt
personal property In this county, mak
ing an assessed valuation of about
3300,000. Last year the amount of
exempt property on the tax roll waa
3184,000, and it will be about the
same this year. This property beng
already listed will be taxed now that
the supreme court has decided against
exemptions. Consequently the county
will be the gainer through the decision
to the extent of the tax on 3184.000.
Constitution Slmiild Re Changed.
In the opinion of Assessor Strain
the state constitution should be chang
ed so as to permit of exemption of
some personal property. This view he
takes largely because he regards the
taxes of less than 3300 worth of per
sonal property as not worth while from
a revenue-raising standpoint. He says
such a course would Increase the la
bor and expense of making the assess
ment about 33 per cent, and but little
of the tax would be collected. At pres
ent there Is no provision for collecting
personal taxes, and as a result many
do not pay the same. Should no ex
emptions be made and every body be
taxed for their personal property the
amount of the tax would not Justify
levying upon the property.
But as no change can be made In
the constitution for at least two years.
It will be up to the assessors to levy on
all personal property during that time.
Next spring all property will be listed
by Assessor Strain, though his course
for this year will be as stated above.
SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL.
John Prel Shot Hlmscir on Blue Moun
tains Is Coroner's Verdict.
Walla Walla, July 27. The coro
ner's Jury, which returned to the toll
gate from across the Little Salmon
yesterday afternoon, decided that John
Prel, the slieepherder found dead In
the mountains, came to his death by
a gunshot wound inflicted by himself.
It was clearly proved to the Jury
that Prel had been standing on a log,
leaning on the muzzle of his 30-30
Winchester rifle, when It was acci
dentally discharged. The bullet tore
the middle finger of his left hand off,
and passed through his body near the
heart. The accident occurred within
a quarter of a mile of the man's camp
and evidently while he watching his
sheep. tf
Owing to the decomposed condition
of the body, the man was buried near
where he was found and the grave
marked with a mound of stones. His
nnme and a short obituary were writ
ten In pencil on a short slab which
was hewn from a small tree.
SAGE'S WILL FILED.
Practically the Whrlc FMnte Left to
the Widow.
New York, July 27. Russell Sage's
will is filed. It leaves practically all
to the widow. His nephews and
nieces each get $25,000; his sister,
Mrs. Chnpln, now dead, 310,000. The
widow of Dr. John Munn, and Chas.
W. Osborn are executrix ,and execu
tor. Any beneficiary objecting, loses
all. His real estate Is not worth more
than $1,000,000, but the personal
iror.crty Is worth more than $20,000.-
000.
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