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If you wish to know how to buy
what to huy, when to buy and where
to Duy holiday goods, read the East
Oregonlun advertisement.
) rA - VO- lirtf -yS Fair tonight and Tueaday.
VOL. 10. , PENDLETON,! gijON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1906. NO. 5839
HABEAS CORPUS
NOT SUSTAINED
Supreme Declines to Release
W. f . M. Officials Charged
With Murder Complicity.
OPINION' XOT UNANIMOUS
AS MKEXXA BISSEXTEB
Guilt of the Accused Not Considered
the Issue Being Legality of Arrest
und Retention -Motives of Gover
nor of Idaho and Colorado Iinina
terlnl lreldeiit Will Mention Yll--Jton-Alusku
IjH)1tlin In Message
Curnahuu Xuiulnuted for Collector
I'f Customs.
Washington, Dt, 3. The supreme
court decllnod to reliant- the officials
of the Western Federation of Miners
held on charge of Implication In the
murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg
from the Boise, Iduho, authorities.
Justice Harlan announced the opln'
ion. The accused had applied for a
writ of habeas corpus on the ground
of being Illegally arrested In Colora
do and thus Utkt n illegally into Idaho.
This was quushc I by the federal dis
trict court of Idaho, the decision be'
ing affirmed today by the supreme
couit. The. guilt of the accused was
ret considered.
McKcmui Dissented.
The court held the motives of the
governor of Idaho in issuing extradi
tion pi.pers and the governor of Colo-
rado In honoring them are Iminater
lal. -McKenna absented.
Cariuilwii for Collector.
Washington. Dec. S. Tl'e nor
s cf Clark tV. Carnahan as ci
l"i if cutom for Oregon was
mlna-
collec-
tent
in ,.e senate.
For the Y.-A.-l. 1 AposK loll.
U.v.Kliington. Dee. 3. Senator Piles
and Representative Jonas, of Wut-h-inglon,
calif d.it the White House this
morning lo urge the president to aid
the Yukon-Alaska-Paclfic exposition
The president will mention it in bt
ir.essa.vc and pert laps help the coast
stnteMiieii pet through an appropria
tion. KM, 1 1 1) l'.Y A FALL.
I nlilcnrilcd Woman From Lphrnta
Washington.
Kansas. City, Dec. 3. An in. Identi
fied wninin with a Union Purine
ticket from Kphrntu. Wash., to Osa
watomle, Kan., was 1:111 -d by falsing
from a Slissourl Pacific train near
here. She hail a promissory note In
her purse payable to Jdrs. M. A. Paw
son, ami signed by :. (i. Iloulare.
OUI. A MOM VS t ONS I 1 1 1 I ION.
OpcniHE Scs-lou Is Spirited and Siir.
jMMIve.
Guthrie, Ok la-. Dec. 3. Forty-two
resohitli iih were Introduced In the
constitutional convention, among them
being: Prevcntlun of capital punish
ment, rerulntlng Injunctions during
strikes, prevention of gambling and
absolute prohibition.
Threatening governor Johnson.
St. Paul, Dec. 3. The police today
received a letter signed "Black hand."
It Is decreed that Governor Johnson
shall die. At the same tlmo that
Johnson Is executed two European
inonarchs will be killed. The names
of the alleged plotters were furnished
the police. Johnson Is unalarmed, but
his friends are watchful.
Oregon Hajr Crop.
The total number of ncres devoted
to hay production in Oregon Is 390,
07S; the average yield for all kinds of
hay is 2.3 tons per acre; the total
production is 897,175 tons; the aver
age value $7.74 per ton, and the total
value of the crop $6,994,184. In the
past 10 years the average price In
the ttate has advanced from $6.60
per ton to $7.74, the highest price
beln greached In 1903-4, when the
average for the state reached $10.18
pe rton.
Investigating Stomnicry Fires.
Louisville, Ky., Doc, 3.
State Fire Marshal Ayers Is at
Princeton today, and began In
vestigation of the burning of
the stemmerles Saturday. Ayers
has received letters threatening
him tvith death if he persists.
He continues to subpoena wit
nesses and has mado oue arrest.
More conservative growers de
nounce .Incendiary, methods and
ay they can fight the trust by
combination hotter than by the
torch,
Woman KlllsJ Man Who Sliot Herself
ik1 IliiHlmml,
San Diego, Dec. 3. A message to
the sheriff this morning reports a
triple tragedy at a ranch house 16
miles from Escondldo. A rancher
named Gore shot Edward Brady dead
and fatally wounded the letter's wife.
The woman, however, managed to se
cure a gun and killed Gore before she
died. Tho families were neighbors
and had long quarreled.
The trouble was over the posses
sion of a quarter lection of govern
ment land which had been filed upon
by Brady and jumped by Gore. Gore
walked to Brady's place this morn
ing and shot Brady dead. He then
.shot Mrs. Brady. She was struck by
two bullets, but rushed Into the house
and secured a rifle. Both fired sim
ultaneously, each shot being fatal.
ASSAILS ORGANIZED LABOR.
"Open Shop" or Else, Civilization Will
Perish.
Chicago, Dec. 3. At the opening of
the Citizen's Industrial convention
this morning. President Post attacked
the American Federation of Labor as
"the greatest trust with which the
people have to contend."
He reviewed the organization of
propaganda ,for the "open shop," and
declared the "open shop Is being
gradually re-established In the build
ing trades, printing houses and other
Industries."
He said Blnce labor's defeat In the
last campaign, the newspapers show
greater freedom "from labor's dicta
tion," and said that as necessary to
Industrial peace wo must have tho
open shop, unrestricted number of
apprentices, no boycott, no violence
and no picketing.
French Itlrtlt Hum Is Decreasing.
Purls, Dec. 3. A report of the bu
reau of statistics Issued today on the
birth rate Is causing considerable
alarm as It shows a heavy falling off.
The decrease amounts to no less than
11,363 for the year.
GIANT MERGER OF
ELECTRIC PLANTS
FOURTEEN NORTHWEST
COMPANIES HAVE COMBINER.
Isaac W. Anderson Announces the
Merger of All the Small Electric
Companies In tho Xort Invest A
Strong Financial Company Is Ruck
of the New Cnrporatiim of Willed
Mr. Anderson Is the Head.
Walln Walla, Dec. 3. (Special.
Rumor i "C gigantic stock deals In
elect! i'- ;::i l g is properties In cities
of the iinrtliwest crystatlzed yesterday
In Isaac W. Anderson at Spokane, an
nouncing that 14 electric and gas
plants, In which he is Interested, hail
been consolidated.
Mr. Anderson will be the head of
the big merger which Is being backed
by the bunking firm of Rhodes. Sin
ker & Butcher of Philadelphia.
The plants consolidated are valued
at $(,0il0.(Mi(l and Include the North
western (las & Electric company's
Walln Walla and Pendleton plant, the
Walla Walla Valley Traction com
pany's city and suburban line, light
nnd power plants at Eugene, Spring
field. Albany. Cottage Grove, Corval-
I is. Seaside, Rnsehtirg, Baker City and
gas plants at Lewlstnn nnd Vaklmn.
A deal that only exceeds In magni
tude yesterday's announcement was
the consolidation of Portland's elec
tric plants and street railway systems
by the Clarks, Simmons nnd Pratts of
New York, who took over tho various
electrical properties nt $30,000,000.
Blanche Walsh, the actress, was
me.rrled November IB In New Orlenns
to W. M. Travers. a member of hen
company.
MORNING TRIBUNE BOASTS OF CUT-RATE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
IN ANSWER TO TIIF, MISLEADING STATEMENT MADE I THE S nvn v i ,n, v.. , .
THE EAST OREGOXIAX. THIS PAPER DESIRES TO SAY THAT THE
THIS TRIBUNE'S IU S1XESS IS UNDOUBTEDLY GROWING SOMEWH T iw irvvnv vrnc7 ENOlt.H.
STATEMENT IX PRIXT DOES XOT CHANGE THE CASH ,NcJmK S PENDLETON. BUT A FALSE)
TO S ZZ"'!!S " TIME, NOR DOE, !T EXPECT
HUT ONE riMXG MAY BE RELIED UPON BY THE PATRONS OF TllP ws.t m.i.eov,iv .
HE PRICE. EVERYBODY IS GIVEN A SQUARE PEAL. THE eTsJ'E
NE HF.PJlTEm,T BY Till! TnilltNE.
SAME
DOXE
SOME ADVE1ITISEI1S IS THE IRim'XE SEC. HE TIIEIH SPACE Foil KOTB CEXTS. OT1IE1-.S ARE Ol lltr.El, 1 TI E AND OTItrns v
CE.VK. THE TRTOUKE TAKES ANY PltlCE TO GET THE I.US1XESS. Tms IS AS MMlSsloV WEAKVE IV CIHOTI iSos
'"THE M"
DT AHVEItTlSlnS ,VHEX THE TnilttiNE OFFERS TO CFT HATES OET SS, ,,VMsf"s ' CONSIDERED
fayt
LAST im of Fim-
For the First Time in Several Years at the Opening Session
All Senators Answered at Roll Call.
Adjournment Was Taken L'ntll Tuesday, When the President's Message
Will Bo Rend Senator Fulton Will Immediately Urge Appropriations
for Federal Buildings in Oregon In the Supreme Court Arguments
cre Made In tho Cases Involving
Also Took Up Consideration of the Cases Involving the So-Cnlled Fer
tilizer .Trust Japanese Issue Begins to Loom Up.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. Both
branches of congress met at noon.
The full membership of the senate
was present for the first time In
three years 90 senators answered roll
call.
Each house convened and sent word
to the president the legislative mill Is
ready to grind. The president i
turned the answer, "WBl communi
cate In writing." In the house the
new members received scores of res
olutions which were handed to clerks
and filed away. Each house passed
resolutions of memory for the mem
bers who died since the last session
nnd then adjourned until tomorrow af
ternoon, when they will receive the
president's message.
Public Building for Pendleton.
A special from Washington to the
Oregon Sunday Journal says:
On the opening of the session, of
congress Senator Fulton will Intro
duce a bill providing for the purchase
of a site and the erection of a new
postoffice building at Portland, to
cost $2,000,000.
He will also Introduce bills for pub
lic buildings costing $100,000 each at
Albany. Oregon City. Pendleton and
La Grande.
As there will be no public buildings
bill passed at the coming session, Sen
ator Fulton does not expect to get his
hills through, but wants to bet them
under way so that they will be well
under way at the subsequent session.
Arguments In Tobacco Duty Cases.
Washington, Dec. 3. Tn the su
preme court of the United States to
day arguments In the case of the gov
ernment against Falk & Bio. of New
York, were resumed.
The question the court has to de
termine Is whether Imported tobacco
Is dutiable on the basis of Its weight
when It enters, or when It Is with
drawn from warehouses. The decision
of the circuit court 'of appeals was
that the sluty should be paid on the
weight at withdrawal, and it Is esti
mated that under this ruling the treas
ury would suffer a loss of a million
dollars a year on tobacco, to say
nothing of the loss on other articles
to which the principle
would apply If
held applicable to tobacco.
There are now on file in the offices;
of the hoard of general appraisers t'
New York. U.onn protests against the
collection of tlniy upon entry, and as
they lire accumulating at the rate of
several (thousands a mouth the case Is
considered of great Importance.
Alleged Fertilizer Trust Cases.
Washington. Pee. 3. The supreme
court today took up the hearing of
the 10 cases against officers of the
so-called fertilizer trust who are re
sisting removal from Virginia to Ten
nessee on chnrges of conspiracy un
der the Sherman anti-trust law.
The cases raise a new point In pro
ceedure under the Sherman anti-trust
law. James G. Tlnsley and 10 other
residents of Virginia, alleged to be
members of the combination of fer
tilizer manufacturers, were Indicted
by the Tennessee courts for conspira
cy In that state to raise the price of
fertilizers. They resisted removal to I
. -(, f,'
CONVENED
TODAY
the So-Called Tobacco Trust, and!
Tennessee on the ground that never
having been In the state they could
not be Indicted for conspiracy there
in. The federal court of Virginia de
nied writs of habeas corpus for their
release based on that point, and their
appeals from that Judgment will to
day be reviewed by the supreme court.
.Japanese Issue Coming to front.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. Both
houses adjourned before 1 o'clock.
The president discussed the Japan
ese situutlon with a number of callers
today. It Is understood he has de
cided upon a reply to make to the
Japanese government. The reply is
not yet made public, but It is under
stood the administration found the
federal laws do not cover the case,
and therefore the grievances of the
Japanese cannot be taken up by the
national authorities.
ESTIMATES FOR OREGON".
Washington, Dec. 3. (Ssclal.)
The estimate of appropriations for
the next fiscal rear were submitted to
mi- urAi ii-ciii rvur nere stiiinntteil to
congress today by tho secretary or tlic
tieanr.,. It included S1II.JOO for the
Salem Indian school, 912.000 for the
Klamath, Warm Springs, Walla Walln. j
Cnynsc and I inutllla tribes, and Siloon ;
for incidental cxsrnsc$ or the Oregon '
Indians. j
Improving Oregon rivers, harbors '
Tillnnitiok bar. gin.nno each.. Co-'
quelle river. S 10.(111(1: Coos Bay inaln
lenaiue. ftxono: improvimr Oilumhin
and Snake rivers, $10.0110 each. Cus- j
cades of the Columbia. S10.- .0(111; lower!
Willamette anil Columbia, SI."0.(Mi.
Improvement or the mouth of the Co.
liimbia. si, .iiiiii; Improvement of
Three .Mile rapids. S7MI.IIIK1.
For Oregon light houses nt Cane
Blanco. Sr,(ui(in: mpe Arnco. 830.000;
Yaiiiin:i head. SIOIIil; i:iiZ11 Maud
Wnshlnaton, :to (too. Improvement of
Crater l.ake Park, S7HOO.
Clgur I-uf Tobacco.
New York. Dec. 3. A prominent
tobacco dealer In this city who con
trols so per cent of the tobacco ship
ments, estimates this year's cigar leaf
tonaeco clop at 56.1,000 cases (of 350
pounds each) a sagainst 451,000 cases
m 1 !'15. He also states that the leaf
ls "u '"'st grown for 11 y
-
ea rs.
Bcfcii.se Sums Up.
Herkimer, N. Y., Dec. 3. Mills,
senior counsel for Gillette, summed
up the ease before the Jury this morn
ing. He attacked the "foul yellow
press," and said at least one writer
attendant upon the trial had earned a
place In prison.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago. Dec. 3. Wheat opened
72 7-8, closed "3; corn opened 4 2 i.
closed 4:!i; oats opened 33,
3'J 1-S.
ClOSed
,
ii.,,i,-i.,,. I., i, ., ,
,. 1
i mis uec. J. twelve robbers at-
"-".ra ne esiaie oi tne Princess of
AvnioKa, injured the princess nnd dustry is being stimulated by the prof
plundered tho property. Soldiers ' its in fat cattle, even at the extreme
captured all the robbers and a drum-1 ly low prices which are being paid
"u" -vuti iiuiruui is siuing. j
FINISHING MINIDOKA WORK.
Idaho Government Irrigation Project
Is About Completed.
The big grading' contract of Mon
arch & Porter, at Minidoka, will be
finished this week, according to pies
ent expectations, as the work is being
rushed with a large force of men and
.teams and very little remains to be
done, says the Rupert (Idaho) Rec
ord. The work has been prosecuted
under difficulties during the past two
weeks, owing to the inclemency of the
weather, und there will be some little
flushing that will probably have to
go over until next spring.
This was one of the largest grading
contracts ever undertaken In the west,
covering more than 60 miles of ditches
and amounting to nearly a quarter of
a million dollars. Work was com
menced a year ago last July and the
contract specified its completion on
the first of last June.
The Monarch & Porter outfltB will
go to the Boise valley to work on a
sub-contract.
Contractor McGrath has suspended
operations for the winter on the con
crete work for hrldges and headgates
and goes to South Dakota to look
after concrete work for Orman &
Crook. The wood work will be fin
ished on the bridges for which piers
have been built and it will require
about two months In the spring to
fir.iEh up the contract
Owing to the extreme cold weather
the sub-lateral outfits of Wiseman
Thompson and Byrum have been laid
off and the others will probably be
stopped within a few days. During
the winter months the wooden head
i gates will be built for turning water
I into the sub-laterals, and if the
weather 'permits they will be placed
; in position.
McGinn Again Fined.
Another fine of $150 for contempt
of court for language addressed to
' tne court last Monday was assessed
against Attorney Henry E. McGinn in
the state circuit court Saturday eve
ning at Portland. McGinn now has
$300 In fines against him for con
tempt of court.
j nnfl Jl I I 1 I"
I'l 11 II II M H T I f"
1 I 11 I Mr
I . I U U U Ufl I I LL
ARE BEING FED
TOTAL Nl'MBER LARGER
THAN LAST YEAR.
15""or ','l'ck
Ins oooo, Hudson my
KXio. and Scattering Localities 2000
Head Hay Is Plentiful and Is Now
Worth From 8.VB0 to 86 Per Ton
Cattle Feeding In Alfalfa Districts
is Increasing Every Year.
Twelve thousand head of cattle are
being fed in the alfalfa districts of
Umatilla county this year, according
to the estimates of stockmen who are
In touch with the cattle situation.
IT tills number 6000 head are being
a m "u" """T creek district. 4000
in the Walla Walla liver district near
Hudson Pay, and 2000 head on Mc
Kay, Birch, Tutuilla and Wild Horse
creeks.
This Is a small per cent more than
was fed last year. The number being
fed on Butter creek ls about the same
as last year, but the number being
fed In the Walla Walla river district
Is slightly increased over last year's
estimates.
Hay Is worth from $5.50 to $6 per
ton and Is plentiful in every portion
of the county and the number of cat
tle ferl til tha nlfnlfi Hlatlto n.
S(?S tQ icmliie from yenr (0 ye(lr.
Small farmers on Butter creek, Hud-
?on Biy n"d other portions of the
county are beginning to feed more cat
tie every year rather than sell their
hay in the stack and the feeding In
now.
1 "ISI.MS, AS HAS, llEtN
NEGRO
QUESTION
FIRST IN SENATE
Skirmish Lines for "Irrepres
sible Conflict" Open Spite
ful Fire on Each Other.
PENROSE AND FORAKER
DEMAND THE RECORDS.
Called Down by the Clialr and the
Resolutions Go Over In Accordance
With Senatorial Custom Warren
of W yoming, Objects to Their Con
sideration at This Tlmo Marslial
Nominated for Montana, While W.
C. Bristol Is Nominated for District
Attorney of Oregon.
Washington, Dec. 3. An expected
perfunctory session of the senate waa
given ginger by Penrose, who Intro
duced a resolution calling upon the
president for Information concerning
the order dismissing three negro com
panies from the army. The chair
called attention to the custom that
no business Is transacted until the
senate has officially heard from the
president, but Fairbanks could not
freeze out the inquirers. Foraker
was on his feet Instantly and called
for the records of the case from the
secretary of war.
Warren objected to consideration of
the Penrose-Foraker resolutions and
they were allowed to go over.
Arthur Leddifleld was nominated
for United States marshal for Mon
tana, and new cabinet members will
be announced during the recess, be
fore tomorrow's session.
Bristol for District Attorney. f
Washington, Dec. 3. The presi
dent today sent the nomination of
Moody to be Justice of the supreme
court, to the senate. William C.
Bristol was nominated to be district
attome yof Oregon.
United State Potato Crop Record One.
Washington, Dec. 3. From a rough,
example of the preliminary estimates,
a compilation shows the potato acre
age of 1906 to be 2.957.800 against
2.990.700 planted in 1905. The aver
age yield per acre is given at 102.5
bushels against 87 last year. This
would Indicate a crop close tm 300,
000,000 bushels as against 260.000,
700 in 1905. The big markets con
tinue to receive full supplies of pota
toes and prices are accordingly re
ported to be dropping. It is claimed
that In Northern Michigan are get
ting supplies as low as 22 cents a
bushel. This year's potato crop Is the
largest on record.
COST OF GOOD ROADS.
Government Gives Results or Tests In
Road Building.
According to the year book of the
department of agriculture, the good
roads bureau of the government has
built 96 sections of experimental
road, aggregating 39 miles, since It
was established. These samples of
good ro.nl have been built In 2S
states. During the year 1906 21 sec
tions aggregating nine miles, have
been built.
The maximum cost of building good
macadam road Is 9S cents per square
yard, but the average cost on nil sec
tions constructed has been but 55
cents per square yard. The average
cost of what ls call sand-clay roads,
is but 9'i cents a square yard. One
section of burnt clay road cost ' 20
cents per square yard.
The government now has four
fully equipped road-mnking outfits In
the field. Including the one which
recently built the section of experi
mental road on Wild Horse creek,
near Pendleton. The force of engl
neers and road-making outfits will be
largely increased under the law passed
March 3. 1905, creating the office of
public ronds.
Out of Hospital.
Tom Mountain, who has been con
fined In St. Anthony's hospital for
the past month with an attack of ty
phoid fever, is now able to leave his
room, although very weak from the
long siege with the disease.
The steamer Toyowla is 23 days
overdue for Manzanlllo, Mexico, and
It ls feared has been lost with una
Japanese laborers aboard.
Alter tne Lund Thieves,
.
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 3. Testi
mony of W. H. Campbell, an old
soldier, was Impeached this
morning by the defense In the
land fraud cases, his statements
on the stand disagreeing with
his former deposition. Other
witnesses told of Ming on claims
for money paid by the defend
ants, one swearing ho leased the
claim before filing upon It.