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PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOIIEII 1, 1906.
NO. 5785
VOL. 19.
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! OMEVENINGEDITION
REDUCTIONS
NUMBER OF SHEEP
Official Notification Pertaining
to Pasturage Apportionment
in Forest Reserves.
they approximate the
sheepgrowers' request.
Only tlie Chesoliiinus Reserve May
Pasture More Sheep Xcxt Year Tlian
Lust, All Uie Other Oregon Reserves
Experiencing n Reduction Jjimbs
Will He Disregarded Hereafter
Stockmen Will Mtft at Binnpter No
vember 1 Dispute Over Wcnalia
Hervt Still Pending.
An offlelul announcement of the re
ductions thut are to be made In the
number of sheep nllowed next year In
the Blue mountain, Wenaha, Wallowa
and other forest reserves was brought
from Portland hint evening by Dan v.
Smythe, secretary of the State Wool
growers' association.
During his stay In Portland Mr.
Smvthe met A. F. Potter, associate
forerter and chief of the grazing de
Dartment nf the forestry bureau, and
to that offlclul he made known the
wishes of the state association. Mr.
Potter was In Portland attending a
conference of forestry officials with
the superintendents and rangers who
are stationed throughout the north
west. At the meeting the proposition
of the reductions to be made mxt year
were up for settlement and the action
finally taken Is very close to the rec
ommendations of the association as
mude known by Secretary Smythe.
According to Mr. Smythe he was of
ficially informed by Mr. Potter that
the reductions In the various reserves
would be as follows:
Blue mountains reserve, eastern di
vision, 25 per cent, reducing the num.
her from 238.010 In 190C. to 180,000
for 1907; Blue mountain reserve, west
ern division, 20 per cent, reducing the
number from 276,000 to 230,000; We
naha reserve, 15 per cent, reducing the
number of sheep from 117.000 to 100,
000; Wallowa reserve. 10 per cent, re
ducing the numoer from 165,000 to
150,000; Chesnlmnus reserve, an In
crease of 10 per cent, raising the num
ber from 45,000 to 50,000.
Will Disregard Lambs.
In admitting sheep to any of the
reserves lambs will be disregarded In
stead of counting two lambs as one
sheep as was done this year.
In the eastern division of the Blue
mountain reserve a band will be con
sidered as consisting of 1200, and per
mits for one bund will be Issued with
out reduction. A grower having less
than one band may secure a permit
Increasing his number to 12000, pro
vided the Increase Is not greater than
20 ner cent.
With groweis having from 1200 to I
2000 sheep In the reserve this year a
cut of 20 per cent will be made, pro
vided such a cut will not reduce the
number to less than 1200.
Growers having 2000 to 4000 sheep
this year will be reduced 30 per cent
provided such will not make the num
ber less than 2000.
Those having 4000 or more Bheep
In tne reserve this year will he cut
40 per cent, provided such a cut will
not make the average cut for the en
tire division greater than 25 per cent.
Should a lower cut' be possible and
still maintain the 25 per cent average,
It will be mode.
111. the western division of the Blue
mountain reserve the same plan will
be followed as in the eastern though
the general cut will be 20 per cent.
In the Wenaha reserve 1100 Bheep
will constitute a band, and growers
having 800 or less may Increase their
number 20 per cent. Pefmlts for one
band will be received without reduc
tion while those having hetween 1100
and 2400 this year will be cut 10 per
cent and those having more than 2400
at present will be cut 20 per cent,
provided such a cut will not muke tho
nveiage greater than 15 per cent.
On or about November 1 a meeting
of the stockmen using the eastern di
vision of the Blue mountain reserve
will be held at Sumpter under the
direction of Superintendent D. B. Shel
ter. At that time the range within
the eastern division will be allotted
according to the rules of hte forestry
bureau. Next year the runge will not
be used in common as during the past
. summer.
At the conference In Portland Mr.
Strike Closes 37 Mills.
Oakland, Oct. 1. Thirty
seven planing mills In this city
Were closed at 7 this morning
by a walk-out of employes who
demanded a 25 per cent Increase.
The owners offorod to compro
mise on a 12 Mi per cent increase.
This the men refused. Fifteen
hundred men are out practically
tying up building operations. A
long struggle is anticipated.
Smythe also presented to Mr. Potter
the Oregon side of the controversy
ovej- the use of tho Weimha reserve.
He says he was Informed hy the of
ficial that the question had not been
fully decided by the department, but
that there was much merit in the con
tention of the Oregon men that Ore
gon ranges should be given Oregon
sheep.
Poller Is Practical.'
"Before he was selected as chief of
the grazing department, Mr. Potter
was engaged In the cattle business and
later In the sheep business In Wyom
ing. Consequently he Is familiar with
the conditions of both Industries," said
Mr. Smythe In speaking of that of
ficial. "At one time he was sent to
Washington by the stockmen of that
sttto to protest against the methods
of the forestry bureau In that state.
While there he formed acquaintances
which later led to his appointment as
chief of the grazing department. He
believes In stnckmcn'B associations and
urges that the same be formed for
the purpose of advising the depart
ment regarding the needs of the in.
dustry."
From the chief Mr. Smythe learned
that during the past year 5,765,000
sheep were allowed upon the forest
reserves of the United States, and of
this number Utah led the list, while
Oregon was second with 1,125,000. A
total of 1,025,000 cattle were allowed
upon the reserves, Colorado being first
and California second In the numbers
allowed.
A GREAT FIRE
PRACTICALLY ENTIRE ,
TOWN WAS DESTROYED.
Origin of the Fire Unknown Further
TImiii Tluit it Was First Seen In a
Hotel Kitchen Business Interests,
Fraternities and Otlwrs Suffer Great
1,0s, While the Insurance Is One
Third the Volume of Destruction.
Lewiston, Idaho, Oct. 1. A disas
trous fire visited the town of Oroflno
yesterday morning at i o'clock, almost
totally destroying the business district
and entailing a loss of at least $100,
000, with Insurance reaching not over
one-third that amount.
The fire burned till about 6 o'clock
In the morning when the destruction
of the town was complete. The only
business buildings left standing are
fie Oroflno Mercantile company,
Prudehomme's furniture store, the
White Pine Trading company, and
Scott's livery stable, all of which are
north of the bridge. The Odd Fellows.
Kchpkahs, Modern Woodmen and
Knights of Pythias lost all their para
phernalia, which was In the Moody
building.
Following Is a list of the buildings
deti"yd. the approximate attendant
looses and tho amount of Insurance
carried as ascertained by Mr. (.'hand
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I.. Stunnus Loss $15,000, Insurance
$31100.
Anderson & Holmberg, merchan
disc Loss $15,000, Insurance $7000.
J. Q. Bullock & Co., store and pool
parlors Loss $1700, Igsurance $000
J. A. Parker, confectionery Loss
$10no, insurance $500.
Slak O'Connor, saloon Loss
$30110, no insurance.
W. H. Perkins, lodging house Loss
$2600, no insurance.
L. A. Jahnke. household goods and
saloon Loss $4000, Insurance $1000.
Mrs. J. Merit?, merchandise Loss
$1500.
Noble hotel building, owned by M.
A. eMails Loss $2500, Insurance
$1500.
D. A. , McKliiney, Noble hotel fur
nishings Loss $1000, no Insurance.
.1. W. Merrill, dry goods Loss
14000.
Oroflno Drug Co. Loss $4000, In
surance $2000.
R. H. Woclk, meat market Loss
$3000, Insurance $1000.
Oeorgc Moody, harness store Loss
$1100.
Clearwater livery Loss $2500, part
ly insured.
Fidelity bank Loss $1000, covered
hy Insurance.
Steven Brooks' residence Loss
$800, Insurance $250.
C. C Peterson, household goods
Loss $30. no Insurance,
Charles Thayer, household goods
Lors $50, no Insurance.
Horace Noble, building Loss $1200
partly Insured.
Dr. J. M. Fnlrley, dwelling Loss
$2000, partly insured.
W. A. Curry, dwelling Loss $1200,
partly Insured.
Oroflno Tribune, owned by W. C.
Forcsmun Loss $3600, insurance
$900.
T. J. Root, tools and stock Loss
$150, no Insurance.
A. L. Morgan, office and fixtures
Loss $100, no Insurance.
The origin of the fire Is still a mys
tery, as It started In the partially
completed annex to P. A. McKlnley's
hotel, In which there was no occasion
for light or fire. Suspicion wns once
directed toward, the only Chinese In
town, two In number, and threats were
made against them. Although Inno
cent, they loft town, saying they fear
ed for their lives. The statement that
D. A. McKlnley hncTbeen nsked to
leave town Is strenuously denied.
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District Fair Accounted a Great
Success by Managers and
General Public.
BALANCING ACCOUNTS IS
EXPECTED TO SHOW A PROFIT.
Plana Are Now Making to Perpetuate
the Enterprise as an Annual Event
Below Is Given the Completion of
the List of Premiums Awurded,
Which Was Begun in Issues of Fri
day and Saturday Last Union
County Fruit Was Greatly Admired.
Hut Not Eligible for Premiums.
With a total attendance of 20,000
for the week the first annual district
fair closed In a blaze of glory Satur
day evening, and it will soon be but
a pleasant memory. As was antici
pated, the attendance on the closing
day exceeded all others and the after
noon and evening were given over to
harmless fun and general expressions
of good will.
Among the members of the fair
commission and others who were In
strumental In making the fair a suc
cess there Is a feeling of elation over
the splendid results achieved at the
first fair. So strong has the fair
spirit grown that plans are now being
formed for making the enterprise an
annual thing and for giving it next
year upon a better and larger scale.
While It is too early yet for the
commission to tell definitely regard
lng the financial condition, it Is be
lleved that the final figures will show
a small surplus.
Fine Alc Exhibit.
One of the finest exhibits of apples
seen at the county fair was that
placed on display by E. Z. Carbine,
secretary of the Grand Ronde Valley
Fruitgrowers' association. However,
the exhibit not having been produced
in either Umatilla nor Morrow coun
ty was not eligible to be entered for
prizes. The exhibit was universally
admired and will be the means of ad
vertising the organization In this and
Morrow county.
MUST APPEAR IN PERSON.
Stiiiulaid Oil People May Not Plead In
Federal Court hy Proxy.
Chicago, Oct. 1. The rtandnrd Oil 1
company filed an aprenrance in fed
eral court, and the date for hearing
the olea was set for November 10. The
corporation Was ordered to appear.
This is the first Instance of n corpo
rntlsn being forced to appear In this
d'stilrt, being heretofore permitted to
uppvar by attornc.v.
Trouble Comes In Mexico.
Eagle Tass, N. M.. Oct. 1. Mexican
revolutionists are gathering across
the border and refugees nre coming
here. The government troops are
massing In that vicinity.
Guy Young, one of the three pris
oners who broke Irom the county Jail
on Friday morning, Is now safe In Jail
at Prosser, Wash., where he was ar
rested yesterday by the sheriff of
thnt county. Word to this effect was
received here this morning by Sheriff
Taylor, and the message slated that
the Identification of Young wns posi
tive. He was arrested upon Informa
tion 'phoned from the local office.
Young was the Juvenile member of
the Jall-breaklng trio and he was
awaiting trial for having stolen a suit
case at Echo. Ab the case against
him was not n real serious one, his
escape was regarded as a foolish move.
Up to this time neither Weddle nor
Kennedy, the other escapes have been
taken, but the nets are spread so that
their ultimate capture Is very probable.
GUY
YOUNG
IS
0. R. & N. IMPROVEMENTS COST $35,000
Im pvovementB to the value of about
$35,000 are now being started by the
O. R. & N. In the city of Pendleton.
Today a work train Is distributing
bridge limbers and a gang of men Is
clearing away for the camps for the
carpenters who will construct Uie new
steel bridge over the Umatilla river In
the west end of the city nnd soon
active work on tho Improvements will
begin.
The plans of the Improvements call
for a sreel bridge nhout 600 feet be
low the present Howe truss bridge
over the Umatilla. The two spans are
ROOT
TO
OPOSED
TON
Jingo Tendency of the Ad
ministration Gels a Black
Eye Right at Home.
FAVORS IT ONLY AS THE
VERY LAST EXPEDIENCY.
Secretary Taft Presided at tho Open
lug Session of tlie University of Ha.
vana by Invitation of the Superln
tendent of Public Instruction Ex
President Palma Will Not Accept
Any Favors of Taft Ex-Governor
Magoon of Panama, Says Labor Is
the Great Problem.
Washington, Oct. 1. Root does not
favor the annexation of Cuba. Offi
cials freely predict he will object to
any hinting at annexation unless all
other expedients fall.
Taft Presided at University.
Havana, Oct. 1. The University of
Havana opened today. Taft, by invi
tation of the superintendent of public
instruction, presided. It is a long es
tablished custom of the chief execu
tive to preside at the university open
ing. The occasion was made specially
brilliant this year by General Funs
ton, Couden, Roderlguez, Zayas and
other officials and a hundred gor
geously attired women being present.
Taft has ordered Palma a warship
to conduct him to Matanzas or else
where, but the ex-presldent declined.
Sheridan Is Afloat.
Honolulu, Oct. 1. The transport
Sheridan has been floated ans Is be
ing towed to Honolulu.
Sheridan Worse Off Than Before.
Honolulu, Oct. 1. The Sheridan
was towed 10 miles toward Honolulu
by the Buford. The pumps were una
ble to control the water and she was
again beached to save her from sink
ing, and she Is not In a worse position
than before, and subject to trade
swells.
Palma Is Broke.
Washington, Oct. 1. Quesada has
acceded to Taft's request to hold of
fice, and says Palma restlres without
a dollar. He has Invited Palma to re
side at his house.
Only Bushw hacking Probable.
Washington, Oct. 1. The general
belief Is there will be no fighting in
Cuba beyond possible skirmishes with
rc timing bandits and possibly some
disturbances at Clenfnegos, where the
Insurgents are mostly hungry negroes.
There Is unlikely to be a second ex
pedition of troops unless unforseen
contingencies arise.
Mnsonn Arrives at New York.
New York, Oct. 1. Ex-Governor
Magoon arrived from Panama this
mornina. He declined to say he is
certain of going to the Philippines,
AT
This afternoon Sheriff Taylor and
D'puty Joe Blakeley rthurned frcm
a th-ee d-.ys chase after the escaped
prisoners. During the time they were
out the two officers drove day and
night and at different times were hot
upon the trail of the three men, but'
were unable to catch up with them.
Or. Friday evening It was discovered
that the men had gone north from this
city and the trail was followed by the
officers for six miles after it had got
ten dark. The next day a straw
stick was found where all three men
had passed, the night, and other traces
of them were found In the vicinity
of Vansycle and near Wallula. All
over that section town marshals and
deputies were on the lookout for the
threi meii, hut In some manner the
prisoners escaped their vigilance. The
arrest of Young at Prosser shows that
the trio had gotten ncross Into Wash
ington. to be 150 feet each In length and
3000 feet of new track will be built In
the cut-off on which the new bridge
will be constructed.
The new track will begin at the
east switch of the "Y" and will run
directly west, on a straight line' for
3000 feet, Intercepting the present
line below the firm of C. W. Mvers
on the north side of the river.
By constructing this new line a sav
ing of !H)3 feet in distance will be ef
fected and a permanent steel bridge
will be constructed with concrete piers
and abutments and modern in everyway.
CAPTURED
PROSSER
and did not know who his successor
at Panama would be. He said that
work on the Isthmus is going on well,
the main difficulty being the labor
question.
Roosevelt's Hark to Washington.
Oyster Bay, Oct. 1. The president's
vacation has ended. At 7 this morn
ing he boarded a special train on the
Long Island railway for Washington,
where he expects to arrive at 4:15
this afternoon. There was no demon
stration upon leaving, as he had spe
cially requested the neighbors that he
be allowed to leave quietly.
More Marines J .audi d.
Havana, Oct. 1. Seven hundred and
fifty marines were landed this morn
ing and proceeded by trolley to Camp
Columbia. Palma postpones his de
purture until tomorrow.'
ADVANCE IN COST OF LOGS.
Means Increased Cost of Lumber Later
In the Season.
Seattle, Oct. 1. The Washington
Logging & Brokerage company, which
practically controls the log output of
the state, has announced an advance
of from $1 to 12 per 1000 today.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, Oct. 1. Wheat opened at
76, closed at 76 3-8; corn opened at
43, closed the same; oats opened at
35 6-8, closed at 34.
FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR IT IS
$1.70 PER SCHOOL CHILD.
Extra Apportionment of Last Spring
Reduced to Amount Distributed
TlUs Fall Somewhat Pendleton
SclHiol District Will Receive $3060
From tlie State Fund and Only $50
for tlie County Fund Tills Year.
School ' Superintendent Fralc K.
Welles has been busy today in making
the October apportionment of money
to the different school districts of the
county. Under the law this is required
to be made on the first Monday in Oc
tober, and in this case the first came
on that day.
The amount which goes to the dif
ferent districts from the state fund
this year Is the same as last fall, viz..
$1.70 for each child enumerated. In
the county fund there Is but $595.33
to be distributed this time, which
amount is less than usual because of
the fact that an extra apportionment
was made kist spring.
Under the present apportionment
the Pendleton district will receive
$300 from the state fund for Its
enumeration of 1800, while but $50
will be received from the county fund.
In dividing the county fund $50 Is
given to each district, and any re
mainder is then segregated among the
districts according to the enumeration,
but In the present Instance there will
be nothing left after the $50 appor
tlonmrnt has been made.
Donie En Route to Mexico,
St. Louis, Oct. 2. John Alexander
Dowle passed through this city today
en route to Mexico, whither he goes
for the benefit of his health. He
looks very feeble, hut expresses con
fldence thnt he will ultimately return
to Zlon and regain his powers which,
he claims, are now being usurped by
those he made In his palmy days.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Alexander's Store nroken Into Siitiir
day Night.
An attempt was made Saturday
night to burglarize the Alexander de
partment store, and that the plans
were not carried out was due to the
fact thnt John Wallace, one of the
salesmen, was in the store at a late
hour.
According to Mr. Wallace he wns
In the store between 9 and 10 o'clock
for the purpose or showing a lady a
skirt. The two were In tho balcony
of the store when someone was heard
to pass through the door leading from
the grocery to the dry goods depart
ment. At the time Mr. Wallace be
lieved It wns one of the grocery em
ployes, but on Investigation found that
entrance had been secured through
the rear door nnd that the burglar
had evidently been frightened away on
learning that the store was not de
serted.
DAUPHIN ISLAND DESTITUTE.
Two Naval Sailors of tho Winona
Showed Great Heroism.
Mobile. Ala., Oct. 1. The revenue
cutter Winona, reported lost In the
storm, hns arrived here terribly bat
tered. The rescue of the keeper's
wife and babes from the East Pensn
cola lighthouse brings out the grent
heroism of two members of the cut
ter's crew Mnster-at-Arms Peterson,
and Quartermaster Peterson. A small
boat was lowered in the height of the
storm and seven were taken from a
sinking sloop.
The Winona reports 300 nre on
Dauphin island without supplies.
APPORTIONMENT
OE SCHOOL MONEY
c.
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Another Through Line to the
Coast Will Be Completed in
Two and a Half Years.
ACTUAL WORK UNDER WAY
IN WESTERN WASHINGTON.
Working Westward and Eastward
From Uie Cascade Divide, Which Is
to Be Tunnelled During the Coming
Winter Contracts Let Across Idaho
to Tekoo, Whitman County Proved
Conclusively Tliat the New Line
Will Not Utilize Uie Union Pacific
Lines for Any Distance Whatever.
Spokane, Oct. 1. That the Pactfio
coast extension of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad will not
use the lines of the Union Pacific Is
stated with apparent authenticity in a
recent issue of the New York Herald.
Furthermore the exact route to . bs
followed by the St. Paul road is given,
and seems to be borne out by the sur
veys and construction work now un
der way.
Local railroad men who have fol
lowed the developments in the new
line substantiated the facts as pub
lished by the Herald. R. H. Croswell,
division engineer of the Northern Pa
cific, stated that while he was not of
ficially Informed In the matter, he
considered the details as given by the
Herald to be substantially correct.
The Harld says:
"Actual construction work Is now
actively under way, especially In
Washington, between Seattle and Sno
qualmle pass. The line here follows
the Cedar river, and work will bs
continued during the winter In build
ing a tunnel through the mountains.
Subcontractors are at work on 70
miles of the grade east of the pass.
"In accordance with the plan adopt
ed by the company in other states, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way company of South Dakota has
been Incorporated at Pierre. S. D
with $4,000,000 authorized stock, to
build from the Missouri river to the
eastern border of Montana.
"Details of the proposed route
from Glenham, N. D.. to Butte, Mont.,
a distance of 731 miles, have now
been given out officially by the com
pany. From Glenham the line will
run west lmlles to the .Missouri
river, which will be crossed 12 miles
above Evarts. The line will cross Into
North Dakota in Morton county,
near the western boundary line of the
Standing Rock Indian reservation,
continuing northwest through Het
tinger and Bowman counties, North
Dnkota, entering Montana ir. Custer
county. 4
Crosses Yellowstone Three Times.
" "The road will cross the Northern
Pacific at the Yellowstone river, fol
lowing the river, which It crosses
three times, via Miles City to the
mouth of Porcupine creek. At Har
lowtown. Mont., connection Is made
with the recently acquired Montana
rnllroad. Grades of this rnd will be
revised, and It will form a part of the
main line from Harlowtown to Lom
bard, where hte Northern Pacific Is
again crossed. From Lombard the
route Is south along the west bank of
the Missouri river to Three Forks,
and thence through Pipestone pass to
Butte.
"Contracts have been let for build
ing the line from the Bitter Root
mountains, between Montana and
Idaho, to the Columbia river. The
route will be down the St. Joe river
to a point below Ferrell, Idaho;
thence to Tekoa, Wash.; Rosalia and
Llnd, from which point It will 'follow
the survey of the old Northern Paclflo
cut-off to Ellensburg. The line will
run northwest to Snoqualmle pass,
from which point Into Tacoma and
Seattle the route has been definitely
located. The Tacoma branch will
leave the main line at a point near
Belt Junction, paralleling the North
ern Pacific into Tacoma.
"It is expected the road will be
completed In two and a half years.
"These details prove conclusively
the Incorrectness of recent rumors
that the St. Paul Interests Intended to
use the Union Pacific lines for a great
part of the way."
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Al Adams Culled His Own Turn.
New York, Oct. 1. Al Adams,
the former policy king, commit
ted suicide at the Hotel Ansonia
today. A.lanis died penniless,
though he was for many years
the wealthiest gambler In New
York City. The Parkhurst nnd
Jerome crusades brought him to
the penitentiary nnd penury. He
had served a term at Sing Sing
for policy swindling.
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