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fresh, crisp, up-to-dute and mean I . I S V ?7 , ,......
just what they say.. Read them II Vy- sir " A VV - T "'"..- -f Falr tonKht- Saturday fair and -
this evening. MM,rrl.M,,,M Q "TlHTflijiHr g probably not so warm.
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PENDLETON, OBEGOX, EH I DAY, AVCJUST 10, 1900.
VOL. 10.
NO. 5741
LIMITATIONS
ARE DEFINED
Also Privileges the City Has
Relating to the Light and
Power Pole Lines.
CANNOT COMPEL WIRES
TO BE FIT VNDEHGHOINR.
Tlio City Attorney Toll" Whut May or
Muy Not Ho Done In the lresoiit
Emergency, dimI It Ih Now Vp to
tlio City Council Some Change Will
hi All Probability Ho Made, In Or
der to Remove Olwtacles From the
Lino of Street PavliiK Operations.
"We can force the electric and tele
phono companies to make any reason
able changes desired In their lines on
Main and Court streets. They can be
made to place their poles inside the
sidewalk limit, or on back streets, but
I do not know that we could mnke
them place their wires underground."
This statement was made today by
City Attorney John McCourt, after
having carefully examined the fran
chises under which the Northwestern
Gas & Electric company and the Pa
cific States Telephone company are
operating in Pendleton.
For the past week the proposition
of what could be done with the poles
on the streets that arc to be paved
has been a muddled one, for no one
seemed to know what power the city
had.
Now that the city attorney has given
his opinion the situation is clear, and
It Is up to the city council to order
what It wishes. What will be done
remains to be seen, but It Is very
likely thnt the poles will have to be
cha.iged. Jnst now a quorum of the
council Is not In town, and for that
reason no meeting was held last
Wednesday. However, the matter will
doubtless be taken up next week If
not sooner.
Since It was proposed that the po'es
he taken from the gutters and placed
within the sidewalk limit, considera
ble objection to thnt plan has been
raised by property owners, and a
movement has been started among
them for the purpose of having the
lines run on back streets, or else un
derground. A petition to thlH effect
will probably be presented to the
cotincll.
Much regret has been expressed at
the failure of the telephone company
to Install their underground system
on Main and Court streets after hav
ing promised to do so. While it is
known thnt the construction depart
ment of the company Is busy. It Is said
the Work could be done If they wished.
the plea of lack of material being
buncomlie.
Meanwhile the poles, both electric
and telephone, are still in the gutters,
and as tho Wnrren company Is ready
to proceed with Its contract, prompt
action will be necessary on the part
of the city government.
IN.TVNCTION KE1TSED.
Courts Stand by Mayor Johnson of
Cleveland.
Cleveland, Aug. 10. Judge Lawr
ence today refused an injunction re
quiring Mayor Johnson to replace the
tracks of the street railway torn up
under his orders. ,
Damage Claims Rejected.
The county court today approved
the report of the viewers In the No
lln road dispute and denied the claims
of Mrs. Charles Klmbrell and others
for dagames.
Government After loo Trust.
Toledo, O., Aug. 10, For the
first time the government has
taken a hand In the fight be-
tween the people and the Ice
trusts. It Is after the local Ice
trust, and tho railroads are back
of It. Luther M. Walker will
spond a week Investigating for
the Interstate commorce com-
mission, which has decided to
have a hearing here on August
14. ,
CONVICT Sl'ICIDEH.
Ed Bloom Thrown Himself From
Wall at Wallu Walla.
Walla Walla, Aug. 10. Ed nioom,
a convict, committed suicide at the
penitentiary at 6:30 this morning by
throwing himself from the side of the
walls to the stone floor, a distance of
30 feet. He died at 8:15.
Bloom, when the levers were thrown
this morning to let the convicts out of
their cells, remained behind, and when
all had passed ran out of his cell to the
end of the corridor, where he climb
ed up the side of the building by the
aid of the burs and cross pieces. After
shouting goodbye to a fellow convict,
who was lying in his cell, sick, he
threw himself backward to the con
crete floor, and lighting on his head
and shoulders. He was picked up by
the guards ind carried to the hospital,
where he died at 8:15.
, JIMPED THROIGH WINDOW.
Wniiuin Apiiearcd to He Craied by He.
morse.
Lovelnnd, O., Aug. 10. Estella
Rlonmlngdale, aged 30, weeping,
aboard the New York flyer, D. & O.,
this morning cried: "I've been bad
and don't want to live," and leaped
through the window, tho train going
60 miles an hour. She was fatally In
jured. HERM1STQN IS A
HAS A StiillMI HOTEL
NEARLY COMPLETED.
Is a Town of Improvements and Grout
Possibilities Possible That the
Government Will Itnlld the Great
Reservoir Independent of Contrac
tors-Settlors Anivliw to Occupy
and Improve Their Filings.
Hormiston, Aug. 10. The town of
Ilermistan, which Is situated In tho
heart of the east Umatilla Irrigation
project, Is assuming a very lively ap
pearance, and within the next few
weeks revel al more new buildings will
be under construction. The govern
ment nus completed the erection of
several buildings, one being used as
an office for the officers under the
project, a residence for Engineer John
T. Whistler, a dormitory for the employ-,
mess house, stable and store
hnu.-e. Everything Is nicely arrange!
fur t lii- carrying on of the work with
nil possible speed.
J. T. Whistler stall's that' ho Is ex
lH'ctlng to receive word at any thin
Vhat the bond for the construction of
Hi" feed canal has been approved by
the secretary of the Interior. The con
tract was approved for this feed canal
which runs from, above Echo to t lie
Cold Spi lug:: reservoir, July 21. With
In 30 days nfter the approval of thu
bonds work will he taken up :it the
upper end of the canal, and work o.i
other portions of this canal, which ,t
Is ncoesrary to complete by May 1,
will be taken up also.
The bids on the reservoir first
opened wero too high. They will be
rendverllsed September 15, however,
aftd If thev ire still too high, the work
will be done by the government di
rectly. A. P. Davis, head United States en
gineer for tho reclamation service, ar
rived here yesterday from the eat.
and states that he will now be here
most of the time looking after the con
struction work of the east Umatilla
project.
A number of people from different
parts of tho country who have home
steads under this project are begin
ning to nrrlve to do assessment work
and are making preparations for set
tling on the land. Some land will be
seeded. The Maxwell Land & Irri
gation company's ditch will be In
shape to tako caro of considerable of
the lnnd In cose the government doet
not get their ditch far enough com
pleted within the next year.
Handsome Hotel.
The handsome new hotel Just con
structed by the Maxwell Land & Ir
rigation company at a cost of $0000,
Is one of the most modern and up-to-date
In eastern Oregon. It has a largo
dining room and there are rooms
enough to accommodate 50 guests.
It Is expected that the hotel will be
furnished and opened by the first of
September.
101
ROCKEFELLER'S
ESCAPE LIKELY
World's Greatest Monopoly
Organizer May Evade Pros
ecution as a Criminal.
"NOT WITH THE STANDARD
COMPANY FOR 12 YEARS."
Stundard ComiMiny Is In Dispute With
tlio Government Over tho Former's
Land Acquisitions In the Indian
Territory, and a Conference Results
at Oyster Hay Willi tlio President
Standard Reduces tho Selling
Pi-loo of Rerined Oil One-Hair Cent
Per Gallon,
Cleveland, O., Aug. 10. It Is not
Hkelythat John D, Rockefeller will
be Indicted. The government officials
intimate that individual officials will
be caught, but only minor officials.
Rockefeller himself says it has been
12 years since he was connected with
the Standard.
Indian I-ands in Dispute.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 10. Former Sen
ator Jones of Arkansas, and a man
named Barnstable of Pittsburg, rep
resentatives of the Standard, were for
several hours in conference with the
president this morning. They tried to
keep the mutter secret. When d's
covered the executive clerk announced
It referred to Roosevelt's dispute over
lands scured from Indians by the
Standard Oil company In Indian terri
tory. lrlee of Oil Retraced.
Cleveland. Aug. 10. The Standard
has redueed the selling price of re
fined oil one-half cent per gallon.
RIGID FIUTI" INSPECTION.
Walla Wallu Will See That No DIs
enned Fruit I" Sold.
Walla Walla, Aug. 10. Commenc
ing Monday, all fruits brought Into
the city will be submitted to a rigid
Inspection, and all that are found to
be affected with any disease, will be
condemned and burned. Fruit In
spector W. A. Rita states that he will
not nllow contaminated fruits to be
sold. If he can help It, and will devote
the most of his time, for the remain
der of the season, in enforcing the
ste.te law providing fur such inspec
tion. All stores, wagons, stands or other
places where the fruit Is handled will
he inspected by Mr. KHz and any
goods f Mliui to be off color will be
destroyed. The slate law provide
that condemned fruits must be burned
In order to effectually kill the pests
that cause Its diseased conditions.
READY FOR THE G. A. R. CAMP.
Minneapolis Expects 200,000 Visitor
Next Week.
Minneapolis, Aug. 10. Arrange
ments are completed for the G. A. R.
next week. General Tanner arrived
this morning and was received by a
battery of the National Guard. He re
fused to ride to a hotel In on auto
mobile. His arm Is In a sling on ac
count of a felon, preventing his shak
ing hands.' .Two hundred thousand
visitors arc expected and 25,000 in
the paiad.
U COUNTY MONEY FOR THE FAIR
It Is now probable that tho county
court will appropriate $1000 for the
purpose of providing a county exhibit
at thu district fair to be held hero be
tween September 24 and 29. This
morning the local members of the fair
commission waited upon the court and
requested that such action be taken,
many reasons being advanced why the
county should assist In financing the
f.ilr.
While no official action has yet been
taken by tho court, all three members
have expressed themselves favorable
to the move, and it is almost assured
that the appropriation will be made.
Under the state law a county court
may vote money for the purpose of
advertjolng the county by fair exhib
-TO-
Island of Leyte the Scene of a
Bloody Encounter Disas
trous to the Americans.
FIVE OF THE LATTER WERE
KILLED AND TEN CAPTURED.
With Those. Captured Went Their
Acoiilreilieiits Roosevelt 'Phonos
From Oyster Hay tho Authority
Needed to Vso Revenue Cutters for
I'rowvtion of the Seal Fisheries of
the Aleutian Islands JnpuiicNC
Government Ignorant of Past or
Pending Trouble.
Manila, Aug.. 10. In a hand-to-hand
fight with Pulajanes at Jullta,
Island of Leyte, First Lieutenant John
F. James, two privates of the Eighth
Infantry, Contract Surgeon Calvin
Snyder and Internal Revenue Col
lector Williams were killed. The na
tives greatly outnumbered James' de.
tachment. Ten men were captured
with their munitions.
Will Protect the Seals.
Washington, Aug. 10. The presi
dent this afternoon telephoned auth
ority to use the revenue cutter McCul-
lough or any other cutter necessary
to protect the Aleutian islands seals.
lapaue-'e Government Not Ported.
Toklo, Aug. 10. The Japanese gov
eminent does not possess any details
of the Aleutian Islands Incident and
therefore is not In a position to ex
press Its views. The news Is general
ly received with regrets and the hope
Is expressed that no unpleasant com
plications will develop.
Japanese Government Acquiesces.
Toklo, Aug. 10. The Japanese gov.
eminent will make no protest re
garding the killing of Japanese poach
ers or. the Island of St. Paul.
Americans Killed In Haiti.
Wi.shlngt'.'n. Aug. 10. The war de
pnrtment Is notified that John Mil-
bourn, a Porto Rico American, and
Charles Thurston, an American, both
Santo Dominium customs officers.
were killed on the Haytlan frontier
August 6 In the vicinity of Las Ma
tas.
REV. COX IS A
1ERETIC
Famous Cincinnati Clergyman Lines
l"p With Non-Conformists.
Cincinnati, Aug. 10. Rev. George
Clark Cox is likely to face charges of
heresy. Writing to Rlshop Vincent he
compares his cares to Dr. Crapsey's.
and says he does not believe in the
virgin birth of Christ, and denies the
bodily resurrection and doctrine of
original sin.
APPLY FOR RECEIVER.
Would Settle Affairs of the Co-oi
ojner
alive State.
Chicago, Aug. 10. Application was
made today for a receiver for the co
operative store started by Stensland.
Chicago Wheat Market
Chicago, Aug. 10. Wheat opened
T2i, closed 72; corn opened 49, clos.
ed 49V4; oats opened 31, closed 31.
its and other methods, but not more
than $1000 may be so used.
Since the county would lose the
$1500 premium money and also allow
the law to lapse should no fair be
hold this year, It is held that the
court cannot afford to refrain from
helping the fair. However, a lesser
sum than $1000 may be voted.
In speaking on the subject this
afternoon Commissioner Walker ad
vocated a fair here so as to secure
Umatilla county the credit fo rthe
fruit products of the Milton country.
Heretofore that Section has exhibited
at Walla Walla, no fair being held
hare, and the people of the Garden
City have claimed the Oregon fruit as
her own.
MID
MOTH
PULAAES
FORTY I"OUNDS OF GOLD.
A Month's Cleun-iip From tho North
Polo Mine.
Baker 'City, Aug. 10. Emll Melsser
of the North Pole mine, arrived In
Baker last evening with 40 pounds of
gold from the cleanup of the mine
which had been put through a retort
Forty pounds of gold would amount
to about $12,000 and this would not
be an extraordinary cleanup for the
North Pole mine; In fact, It would be
about an average monthly cleanup.
The gold was from the retort as amal
gam Is not passed through the banks
In this manner.
Everything Is working smoothly at
the North Pole mine and It has long
been one of the steadiest producers In
the Baker district.
PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL.
Scores of Yesterday's Games at An
League Points.
Seattle, Aug. 10. Seattle i, Oakland
2. .
Oakland, Aug. 10. Los Angeles 7,
San Francisco 8. .
Los Angeles, Aug. 10. Portland 3,
Fresno 1.
Tacoma, Aug. 10. Butte 4, Taco
ma 5.
Hoqulam, Wash., Aug. 10. Gray's
Harbor 3, Spokane 5.
E TO ELECT
IDAHO DEMOCRATS RUN
STRONG STATE TICKET.
I'ayette Attorney mid Delegate to the
Coeur d'AIcne Convention, Is Con
fident About tho Result of the Fall
Elections in Thill Slate Convention
Endorsed Bryan and Dubois und
Also Declared for Commonwealth
Ownership.
J. L. Seawell, a prominent young
attorney of Payette, Idaho, was In the
city last evening while on his way
home from attending the Idaho dem
ocratic state convention which was
held at Coeur d'Alene City. Mr. Sea
well was a delegate to the convention,
and regarding the political prospects
In Idaho this year he said:
"I believe we hnve put the strong
est men we have in the state on our
ticket, and with the strong, clean
platform on which they stand they
should be elected. We are confident
of electing Judge Stockslager as gov
ernor, and have hopes of carrying the
state for the entire ticket.
"Judge Stockslager's personality
will certainly land him in the gover
nor's chair, for he Is Immensely pop
ular with all classes, and among his
staunchest admirers and supporters
are many life-long republicans who
will not submit to the flooding type
of machine-made candidates."
Regarding the democratic platform
adopted at Coeur d'Alene Mr. Seawell
snld:
"We hnve a strong anti-Mormon
plank that brings the Issue squarely
before the people and gives them a
chance to settle once and forever the
proposition of Mormon interference In
politics.
"There are also planks endorsing
Bryan for the democratic presidential
nomination In 1908, and one declar
ing for an eight-hour day for miners
engnged In the smelting, reduction
and handling of mining ores. Also a
plank declaring for the state and
municipal ownership of public utili
ties.
senator Fred T. Dubois was
strongly endorsed by the convention,
and the legislative nominees have
pledged themselves to support him for
re-election. The convention was the
largest and by far tho most enthusiastic-democratic
state convention ever
held In Idaho, and a vigorous, enthus
iastic campaign will bo waged during
the next few months."
Auto Racing at Cowen.
Cowes, England, Aug. 10. The king
and Prince of Wales are nctlvo partic
ipants in todny's auto racing. The
kaiser's motor Is entered.
H. P. Green, proprietor of the
Green snloon, Colfax. Is under Arrest
charged with selling liquor on Sunday.
SOC GER
SUSPENDED
PACIFIC COAST
New Hampshire Fire Insur
ance Company Will Not
Load Down Further.
THIS POLICY IS DURING
REAIMISTM EXT PERIOD.
The Company Will Pay Over $500,000
on Sun Francisco Losses Hamburg
(oiiiiwiny's Trust Funds On Deposit
In Now York Were Attached to Se
cure San Francisco Lo.'noi Vigor
ous Campaign Slurted to Secure Ac
tual Miitiializutioii of the Old Line
I, lie Companies.
Manchester, N. H.. Aug. 10. The
New Hampshire Fire Insurance com
pany stated today its suspension 04
the Pacific coast Ja due to a desire to
let unsettled conditions readjust them
selves before taking on any further
liability.
The statement says the company's
'Frisco liabilities will be settled for
about $500,000.
It is not thought by officials here
the company will be attached, as was
the property in New York yesterday
of the Trans-Atlantic Company ot
Hamburg, the trust fund on deposit
with the Now York li.purance superin
tendent nm. uniting to over $500,000,
having been attached by the policy
holders. --r
Would Mutiinlize.
New Toik, Aug. 10. The Interna
tional policyholders' committee has
started a vigorous campaign to secure
the actual mutuallzation of the old
lne life companies. The most active
part in the campaign will be the es
tablishment of a press and publicity
bureau, under G. F. Carrlngton. It
will spare no expense to gain the as
sistance of small holders and get con-,
trol.
WHOLESALE FORGERl.
Scheme to Loot the .Milwaukee Ave
11110 Bank Still Worse.
Chicago, Aug. 10. Hundreds of
notes In blank ns to amount, and
bearing the alleged signatures of
prominent Chicagoans, were found to
day in the vaults of the Milwaukee
Avenue bank. The authorities de
clare that Stensland Intended to mulct
the bank for half again as much as
the present shortage. The signa
tures were evidently traced from
genuine signatures and then worked
over In Ink.
Negro Murderer Hanged.
Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 10. Earl
Fletcher, the negro convicted of the
murder of another negro, a fellow
convic t, in the Flat Top mines of the
Sloss-SheffUid company, was execut
ed by hanging at the county Jail to
day. Trap Shoot at Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz. Cal., Aug. 10. Trap
shooterr from all over the country are
here to attend the three-days' trap
shoot under the auspices of the Santa
Cruz, Monterey and Salinas gun clubs,
being held at Delmar.
Short of Harvesters.
T. G. Clark was In the city yester
day from Bridgeport for the purpose
of getting men to work in the hay
fields. He failed to get any men and
will return today. He reports much
hay going to waste for the want of
laborers. Baker City Democrat.
The Women ef Woodcraft of Boise
held a picnic In Michael's grove,
South Boise, August 9.
.
Bond Hung. Wetter Reprieved.
Boise. Aug. 10. William Hen-
ry Hicks Bond was hanged In
the Idaho penitentiary at 6:11
this morning for the mnrder of
Charles Daly the night of Octo-
her 6. 1904. Rudolph Wetter
was to have been hanged at
the same time, but was reprlev-
ed by the governor at a late
hour last night, till October 3.