OAIDT EVENING EDITION
DAILYEVENINSEDITIOK
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair and copier tonight and Sunday.
Spring, summer,' autumn or winter,
the best bargains are always to be
found In East Oregonlan advertise
ments. VOL. 10.
.TON, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1907.
NO. 5908
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Eliminates the Moral Influence
of Her Presence From the
Trial of Her Brother,
DELICATE NERVES A TIE
SHAKEN BY NOTORIETY.
Evelyn Measurably Recovered From
tlte Strain of Fyst Several Days and
Stand Next Monday Mother of
Fvelyn Refine to Oon on tlie Stand
for the ProHeentlon Jerome Goes
Homo DnrliiK Itccnw, While De
feme's WIUIcn Roster t'p Evelyn's
Shaken Testimony.
New York, Feb. 2Z. It Is reported
today the Countess of Yarmouth ha
eliminated herself from the Thaw
case. She ha not visited the criminal
court, since the day the Judge told
the women to leave during unpleasant
testimony. So far as known she has
not visited her brother at the Tombs.
The report she has returned to Eng
land Incognito Is denied. The disa
greeable notoriety Is said to have dis
gusted her.
Evelyn visited her husband today.
She went alone and spent several
hours with him. She Is much better
and apparently has recovered from
her nervousness and undoubtedly will
be able to return to the stand Mon
day. Mrs. Holmnn "Win 'Not Testify.
Plttstrnrg, Feb. 23. A representa
tive of Jerome again approached Mrs.
Holman In an effort to get her testi
mony. Her husband objected. The
woman raid today, "My husband not
only Torbld me to talk about the case
to any one, but refuses to permit
newspapers In the house. I do not
know what hri occurred during the
last few days.
Jerome and Garvin did not appear
In the criminal court building today.
It Is understood Jerome has gone
home to Lakevirie, Conn. Delmas,
Hartrldge. CRIIley and HcPlke held
a conference at the Hotel Loraine to
day, going over Evelyn's testimony,
preparing to bolster up such parts as
were weakened by Jerome.
FIFTEEN SURTTVORS SAVED.
Owe Their T.rrea to The Hcrolm of a
Dntrli Ftsherninn.
Rotterdam, Feb. 23. Three more
were saved from the wreck of the
Irlln todnv, making a total saved of
15.
Roats are nimble to reach the
wreckage, hut a Dutch fisherman
swam and carried a line, which he
affixed to the survivors. His mates
ashore drew thpm 1n. The swimmer's
effort wna never surpassed. He lived
and overcame waters In which no
mail boat could live.
ROOSEVELT AT HARVARD.
With Tils l'n in 1 1 v. Arrived nt Boston
in the Early .Morning.
Huston, Feb. 2S. President Roose
velt and party arrived early this
morning. Roosevelt will speuk at
Harvard university this afternoon.
The president went to the homo of
Dr. V. S. nigelr.w, Mrs. Roosevelt
nnd daughters went to the home of
Mrs. Ce. rge C. Lee, Ante's grand
mother, At 11 the prevent stood as
godfather for a mn of Captain Ouy
Murchle, a lawyer and former rough
rider.
SMAI.LrOY IN LEGISLATURE.
Several Members Stricken at Jefferson
City.
Jefferson City, Mo.. Feb. 23. Tho
legislature adjourned last evening un
til Monday on account of the small
pox scare. A number of members
stricken In the chamber were taken
to the reslhousc. The governor
ssvs the stricken members will be
taken Into the executive mnnslon If
jut comfortably" quartered elsewher.e.
ACUTE HYSTERIA.
Affliction of Chicago Woman Accused
of Murder.
Chicago, Feb. 23. Flora McDon
ald, accused of killing Webster
Guerln, lies unconscious in the police
station. Physicians say her condition
Is critical. A police physenn waa
with the woman alt night and said the
ense Is one of ncuto hysteria.
INSANE PATIENT KILLED.
Three Attendant in the Asylum Are
Indicted.
Athens, O, Feb. 23. The grand
Jury today Indicted C. W. Bobo, Hen
ry Harklns and Hobart Reader, for
mer attpndnnts of the Athens hospital
for iho Insane, charged with second
degree murder, for the killing of W,
J. Barnes, an Inmate.
BOISE ON MAIN LINE.
Oregon Short Lino "Will Survey New
Route Through Idaho.
Boise, Feb. 23. According to In
formation brought to the city last
evening by Division Superintendent
Olmstead of the Short Line, a crew of
surveyors haB landed at Orchard for
the purpose of running a line from
some point In the vicinity of that place
to Boise.
The outfit was being unloaded when
Mr. olms'ead name through yesterday
afternoon. When seen last evening,
he said he did not know who was In
charge of the party but he thought
it likely it would be Mr. Stradley.
There will probably be two lines
run, one from Orchard and the other
from Owyhee. The plan Is to find a
line over which the passenger trains
and the local freights can be run, the
line from Boise to Nampa being used
as It now Is. If a suitable line be
found the plan is to proceed with con
struction of the cut-off without deloy,
but it all depends upon the results of
the survey. "
The officials of the company and
those higher up are desirous of getting
such a line If possible, as the necessi
ties of the business here demand it. It
Is altogether probable that a suitable
route for the purpose will be found
and the Improvement Is therefore
within measurable distance of realiza
tion. DEADLOCK AT BUTTE.
Printers and Publisher Cannot Come
to Agreement.
Butte, Feb. 23. At a conference
between Organizer Baker for tho Ty
pographical union, and the Publish
ers' association today, the publish
ers notified the printers they could
only return to work at the wages
prevailing at the time of the lock
out. The matter of the removal of
certain local restrictions, imposed
upon the publishers by the printers,
will be considered further.
The printer will be out with a
publication of their own within a
week In the event the publishers are
still closed down at that time.
Wholesale Grocer Robbed.
Sacramento, Feb. 23. The resi
dence of r. C. Drescher, a wealthy
wholesale grocer, was robbed last
night while the family was at dinner.
Jewels to the value of 13000, and 350
cah were taken.
RADICALS CARRY
LARGE MAJORITY
UNEXPECTED VICTORY FOR
THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS
Knuuin Elections Result In the Defeat
of the Reactionaries. Showing Thnt
the 1-euvcn ol Reform Is Permeat
ing the Middle Clnses The Chief
of Police of Odessa Severely In
juiet' by a Lomb: Asnssln Escapes.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 23. Returns
from the national elections yester
day show no change In the already
established proportion of returned
delegates. The rlRht party continues
to make fractional gains at the ex
pen re of the constitutional democrats.
At 2 o'clock this morning returns
showed that 305 members of parlia
ment had been elected, namely, 63
monarchists, 32 OctoberLsts and mod
erate", 21 progressives, 66 constitu
tional democrats, ISO members of the
left pnrty, and 40 nationalists and 23
Indefinites.
Chief of Police Injured.
Odessa, Feb. 23 A bomb waa
thrown beneath the carriage of Col
onel Gcszberg, chief of police, this
afternoon, severely Injuring the chief
and wrecking the neighboring houses.
The assassin escaped.
To Defend Federation Officials.
Springfield, III.. Feb. 23. The Il
linois miners In state convention to
day voted 15000 more for the defense
of Moyer, Haywood and Pettlbone.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, Feb. 23. Wheat opened
77 3-8, closed 78 1-8; corn opened
47 3-8, closed 47 3-4; oats opened
41 3-8, closed 42 1-8.
Wire and Telopliono Plant Burned.
Rome, N. Y Feb. 23. The plnnt
of the Wire nnd Telephone company of
America was destroyed by fire today.
Loss, 1200,000.
Sluinikn Line In Rnd Condition.
V, B. McComb, who has been hold
ing 300 head of cattle here awaiting
a shipment from Grass Valley the
past three weeks, received notice
Tuesday from the railroad company
that the melting snow had again
washed out the Shanlko line, leaving
It In ns bad snaps as the other
freshet. All the work that had been
done will he to do over again, and It
may be another two weeks before he
can get awr.y with his cattle. His ex
pense has already been 32000, and
yet he cannot tell when It is going to
s'.op. Hcppner Times.
THE LEGISLATURE
OUR EO
Portage Road Extension Was
Killed on Second Reconsid
eration Last Night
THE ASHLAND-WESTON
NORMAL RILL PASSED.
Over 700 Rills Introduced Tax Meas
ure, the Principal Resource of the
State Treasury Was Indefinitely
Postponed Rotll Ranking . Bills
Were Pawed at the Last Hour
Umatilla Water Users' Association
Rill raised This Forcncon Upon
Reconsideration.
Legislature Adjourned.
Salem, Feb. 23. The governor
signed the supreme court com-
mlsslonors bfll and appointed
Will R. King of Ontario and W.
T. Slater f Salem, commission-
era. -
fcalem. Feh. 23. (8reclal.)--At
promptly 12;fll o'clock today, after
one of the most eventful sessions of
the legislature, during which ever
70C bills, resolutions, etc., were dis
posed of In some manner or other.
and some of the raest Important leg
islation In the history of the state
was enacted since the ratification of
the constitution, the twenty-fourth as.
scmbly stood adjourned sine die and
members who had been laboring
faithfully, come times shoulder to
shoulder, at other times back to back,
took their departure for their several
homes with hearts overflowing with
fond remembrances and nothlnff -but
he kindliest feelings for all man
kind.
Despite the desperate efforts of
Senator Whealdnn and other support
ers of the measure, after a second
reconsideration in which the amount
of the appropriation asked was cut
in two. the extension of the portage
road bill was defeated the last time
In the house last night by a single
vote. The defeat was due to the ab
sence of nine members when the
vote was taken.
The death knell of the Drain nor
mal school was practically sounded
In the house this morning and rati
fied by the sennte, when a rider was
tacked onto tho Monmouth bill pro
viding for appropriation for the Drain
normal by Vawter of Jackson and
Douglas, leader of the Ashland
Weston combination.
It Is believed the governor will veto
the Monmoulh-Draln bill.
The sennte Indefinitely postponed
the tax commisslcn bill, the prinoipal
source of revenue bill Introduced dur
ing the session.
The house reconsidered the Uma
tllln Water l'ers' association bill this
morning and passed It through the
effort? of Barrett of Urnatllln.
Both banking hills passed.
CAMPBELL FOR PRESIDENT.
Oregon Railroad Commlssslon Will
Organize Monday.
A Salem Dispatch says:
Members of Oregon's railroad com
mission have arranged for a meotlne
at the capltol building next Monday
for the purpose of effecting organiza
tion. Probably T. K. Campbell of
Cottage Grove, will be elected pres
ident. Other officers to be elected
are a secretary and a c!erk who will
also act as stenographer.
Among the candidates for the
clerkship at a salary of $2000 a year,
are Bert C. Jones, H. M. Tomllnson,
E. Ostrnnder ant fhomas H. Wells,
of Portland: H. A. Rotermund, Grant's
Pass: H. F. Andrus. Hood River;
Charles L. Parish. Klamath Falls; J.
E. Burdette, Arlington, nnd George
noorlnlt. of T.0 Orsnrte.
Memhfrs of the commission hnve
also received half a dozen applications
for the position of clerk and stenog
rapher, which pays 31200 per annum.
Legislator Loses His Mind.
Representative Weber of Walla
Walla, who has made several maud
lin speeches In the house protesting
ngninst Imaginary grievances, was
placed under arrest today to restrain
him from the possibility of doing per
sonal Injury to his associates, and his
friends at Wnlla Walla have been no
tified to come and tnke charge of him,
says an Olympln dispatch. Personal
troubles appear to have unbalanced
his reason, making some such action
necessary. His case has been a par
ticularly puzzling one on account of
the Immunity from minor civil pro-
cess which Is granted to members of
the legislature. Mr. Weber s lrrespon'
slblllty has been evident for two or
three weeks, but none of his asaocl
atea have been willing to assume the
responsibility of Instituting proceed
Ings to restrain him.
REAPPORTION
THE STATE SENATE
Multnomah County to Save
Port of Columbia Bill, Agrees
to Lose One Senator.
SERIOVS OPPOSITION DID
NOT DEVELOP AS EXPECTED
Governor Is Expected to Sign the Bill,
Which Makes No Difference With
the Nineteenth District, Composed
of I'mntllla, Morrow and Union
Countless Basis Is One Senator for
Every 15.484 White Population or
Major Fraction Thereof Holdover
Senators Retain Their Membership
in Realigned Districts.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 23. The antlcl
pated fight on the part of the Mult
nomah delegation of the house against
the Senator Hart reapportionment of
senatorial districts bill did not ma
terlallze yesterday afternon and the
bill, when It was taken up from the
table and placed upon its final pas
sage, did not receive serious opposition
but received a large majority In Its
favor. It developed later, however,
that the Multnomah delegation had
been forced to agree upon cutting the
number of senatorial delegates from
their district down from seven and
one Joint to six and one Joint with
Clackamas and Columbia as the only
compromise by which they could pilot
the Port of Columbia bill safely
through the senate, and the house del
egation was obliged to abide by the
agreement.
The ratio for the apportionment of
the state Into senatorial districts, as
provided by the new law, It Is under
stood, will not meet with the disap
proval of the governor. Is one senator
for every 15.484 white population nr
fraction thereof, exceeding one-half,
In every senatorial district, and the ef
fect Is as follows:
First district, Marlon county, two
senators.
Second. Linn county, one senator.
Third, Lane county, one senator.
Fourth, Douglas county, one sena
tor. Fifth, Jackson county, one senator.
Sixth, Lane, Douglas and Josephine
counties, one senator Jointly.
Seventh, Coos and Curry, one sen
ator.
Eighth, Benton, Lincoln and Tilla
mook, one senator Jointly.
Ninth, Polk county, one senator.
Tenth, Yamhill county, one senator.
Eleventh, Washington county, one
senator.
Twelfth, Clackamas county, one sen
ator. Thirteenth, Multnomah county, six
senators.
Fourteenth, Columbia, Clackamas
and Multnomah, one senator Jointly.
Fifteenth, Clatsop county, one sen
ator. Sixteenth, Wasco, one senator.
Seventeenth, Crook, Klamath, Lake,
one senator Jointly.
Eighteenth, Gilliam, Sherman,
Wheeler, one senator Jointly.
Nineteenth, Morrow, Umat 11a,
Union, one senator Jointly.
Twentieth, Umatilla, one senator.
Twenty-first, Union and Wallowa,
one senator Jointly.
Twenty-second, Grant. Harney, Mal
heur, one senator Jointly.
Twenty-third, Baker, one senator.
Senators holding over, representing
districts of more than one county, shall
when the districts have been changed,
be considered senators of the districts
created by this act, in which they re
side. Rill of SfiO.OOO for Printing.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 23. When the
house took a recess last evening it
had disposed of 22 senate bills and
there remained 33 up for third read
ing and to be acted upon before the
close of the session.
Among the most Important of the
sennte bills that were passed by the
house during yesterday's session was
that Introduced by the committee on
ways and means which was the sun
dry appropriation bill calling for an
appropriation of approximately $76,
000, including nt Item of $60,000 for
the payment of the state printing
alone for the next two years, which
also embraces a deficiency of $10,000
from the expenses of the past two
years and Is exclusive of the print
ing of the legislative records, etc.
Mr. Campbell opened up hostilities
by a motion to strike out the first
Item of the bill, but he was promptly
turned down by the house nnd, later,
after the section had been adopted, it
was recalled and an amendment add
ed and adopted allowing the claim of
Boatman James Keating, of Astoria,
$500 as salary for his services for
the past two years, A bill has been
passed by the senate nnd Is now be
fore the house for consideration abol
ishing this office and when this is ac
complished Mr. Keating will have been
out of a Job.
State Lighting Plnnt.
Another bill which received the fa-
vorable consideration was that intro
duced In the senate by Senator Not
tingham, of Multnomah, carrying an
appropriation of 325,000 for the pur
pose of constructing a building and
Installing machinery for the genera
tion of electricity for the lighting of all
of the state institutions. This appro
priation, however, is made with the
understanding that It Is to be used
only in case the state board Is unable
to secure a contract with the local
electric light and power companies at
a reasonable rate which has the ef
fect of placing the board In an Inde
pendent position.
Two somewhat Important bills met
their Waterloo at the hands of the
house yesterday afternoon, one of
which was the Senator Kay bill ap
propriating $30,000 for the purchase
of the three-quarter block of proper
ty lying east of the capltol building
for the future use of the state In case
It should ever be decided to erect a
state printing plant and a heating
plant separate from the capltol. This
bill passed the senate with but slight
opposition, but the house failed to see
the merits of the measure, either from
a speculative or patriotic standpoint,
and It was killed In the committee of
the whole and indefinitely postponed
when the committee arose and report
ed.
Another bill that "fell by the way
side" was that of Mr. Freeman of
Multnomah, providing for the ap
polntment of a board of electrical
examiners and to regulate the elec
trlcal workers of the state.
Depository Law Passed.
Salem, Feb. 23. The state fund de
pository bill has passed the house and
is now ready for the governor's con
sideration. The bill provides that the
state treasurer examine all banks de
siring to handle state money, and If
safe grant permission for the lnstltu
tlon to be a state depository. The
banks must pay Interest of not less
than 2 per cent on all deposits. The
state treasurer must deposit all state
funds except 3100,000, which will be
kept in the state vault for current ex
penses of the Btate.
The bill makes It a felony for the
state treasurer to use the state funds
for his own use or to accept Interest
on the same. It takes away the large
perquisite that has been cuBtomary In
the past before the office was put on
a fiat salary.
W. D.- Wheelwright and Charles F.
Swlgert were elected Port of Portland
commissioners at the Joint assembly to
fill vacancies. Drlscoll placed the men
In nomination and Hodson seconded.
BE
WOOL MARKET WEAKER
THAN LAST YEAR,
George Abbott, Forerunner of Buyers,
Says Little Contracting Will ne
Done Idaho Prices Range Few
Cents Below Last Spring's Figures
From 12M to 19 Cents Prophe
sied for Local Clips Buyers Will
Gather Soon From Over the World.
That the wool prices at the opening
of the season this year will range a
few cents lower than at the corres
ponding time last season, is declared
by George Abbott, representative of
the Botany Worsted mills who has
been here for a few days past. Mr.
Abbott Is the first of the wool buying
corps to arrive upon the scene this
yenr nnd at present he and E. H.
Clarke are the only buyers here. Ac
cording to Mr. Abbott, he came here
with a view to buying some of the wool
that was carried over from last year,
but thus far the growers have shown
but little Inclination to sell at this
time.
"There Is practically no contracting
being done for this season's wool,"
said Mr. Abbott this morning, "nnd
but little wool will chango hands until
after shearing. In western Idaho
there has not heen over a half mil
lion pounds contracted so far. where
as by this time last year fully two
and a half million pounds had been
sold. The prices In Idaho have rang
ed from 17 to 18 cents while last
year the opening price was 20 cents.
From all indications the prices here
this season will range from 12 to
19 cents."
Since the close of the wool season
Inst fall the buyers have been scatter
ed to the four corners of the globe.
At present Bingham Is In the Argen
tine Republic, South America. Ellery
Is In Boston. Greene Is in San Frnn-
elsco. while Burke is now in Arizona.
Mr. Abbott himself came here direct
from Boston and with others had been
in London previously.
The season In Arizona Is now well
under way and the next shearing will
occur In southern California and
Utah. After finishing In those dis
tricts the buyers will congregate here.
Will Serve 2(1 Yearn.
Springfield, 111., Feb. 23. The su
preme court this morning decided thnt
George Gill Roberts, convicted of kill
ing County Commissioner John V.
Kopf at the republican club election
Inst spring, must serve 20 years.
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TEN KILLED BY
WRECK OF FLYER
The 18-Hour Train from New
York to Chicago on Penn
sylvania Central Ditched.
nALF DOZEN WERE FATALLY
HURT AND MANY INJURED.
Postmaster Bowse of Chicago -and
Postmaster Kline of Jollet, ' Are
Among the Injured A Broken Bolt
Dropped a Brakeshoe Under a
Drive Wheel Engine and Three
Cars Went Into the Ditch Acci
dent Took Place In the Early Morn
ing, and the Survivors Escaped With
Little Clothing.
Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 23. Ten were
killed and half a dozen fatally hurt,
and over a score injured in a wreck
of the Pennsylvania's westbound 18-'
hour flyer No. 29, at Mineral Point,
eight miles east of here, early this
morning.
Fred A. Bossee, postmaster at Chi
cago, Is In a hospital at Altoona, Pa,
not expected to recover.
Others fatally hurt are: John T.
Kline, postmaster at Jollet, 111.; F.
L. Brown, of San Francisco; J. E.
Wilson, of Marlon, Ind.; W. W. Rhone,
negro porter, and two unidentified
men.
Survivors Taken to Hospital.
Pittsburg, Feb. 23. About I
o'clock this morning a St. Louis spe
cial arrived with survivors of the Min
eral Point wreck.
Most of the passengers were in bed,
or partly undressed. They escaped
with little, and clothing was gives
them here. All able were sent on to
Chicago by a special. Nearly all had
more- or less serious wounds. Foar
badly Injured were taken to the Al
legheny General hospital, among them
being W. M. Baker, aged 28, a me
chanical engineer of 1441 Josephine
street, Denver. His ribs were broken
and left shoulder bruised.
Broken Bolt Was the Cause.
Officials say the cause was a bolt
snapped and a brakeshoe slipped un
der a drive wheel, which derailed the
engine, which pulled three cars off
with it.
Boewe Not Fatally Hurt.
Chicago, Feb. 23. A long distance
telephone from an Altoona hospital
official says Postmaster Bosse Is not
fatally hurt. His injuries consist of
a broken arm, an abrasion over the
right eye, a lacerated scalp and a flesh
wound in his thigh.
Bosse's condition Is not fatal. A
lung was punctured, his head lacerat
ed and forehead abralsed. He must
be quiet several days before proceed
ing home.
Postmaster Kline's (of Jollet, 111.)
recovery Is doubtful. His lung was
punctured, ribs broken and he was
otherwise Internally hurt.
O'Neill, former chief of police of
Chicago, escaped with slight Injury.
Among the Injured are Harry Tyree,
of Salt Lake, whose wrist Is cut and
bruised.
F. T. Brown Is a wholesale dry
goods merchant of San Francisco, who
was crushed and head cut.
MAY DISMISS HERMAN.
Washington. Feb. 23. In the trial
of Representative Ringer Herman of
Oregon, on a rhaige of destruction of
85 letter-press copying books, when
he was commissioner of the genera!
land office, counsel for the defense
made a new plea to dismiss the case.
Counsel offered to prove that there
was a fatal variance between the In
dictment ngninst tlie defendant and
tho facts as they existed when tlie
true hill was returned.
I
Wealthy Man's Sudden Death.
HT-tlmd. Wis., Feb. 23. James A.
Kirk, aged 65, a wealthy Chicago
sotp manufacturer, dropped dead this
morning nt his countrv home at Pine
Like, III., by heart disease.
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4 Illinois Railroaders Scared.
Chicago, Feb. 23. Warren
Lynch, passenger agent for the
New York Central, this morn-
lng said: "If Illinois forces the 4
rnllronds to give passenger serv-
lee at one-third less than the
present rate, It will force the
smaller roads Into receivers'
hands and compel the larger
4 ones to reduce the cost of oper-
4 atlon to a degree necessitating
poor service." These views
were endorsed today by a meet-
lng of the officials of most of 4
the western nnd southern lines.
Tho meeting decided to get the
4 best legal advice. 4
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