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VOL. 20.
OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH li, 1907.
NO. 59C i
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GRAFT UNCOVERED
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Heney's Work Causes Con
sternation Among Crooked
Supervisors.
OVER $1,000,000 PASS
ED IN BRIBERY.
RUnus Corruption of Abe Ruef Is Be
ing Laid Bare by Francis J, Honey
In the Bay City Indictments Re
turned Against City Officials, Who
Attempt to Flee But Are Shadowed
by Secret Service Agent Burns
Consternation Is Caused In the City
by the Revelations of the Grand
Jury.
San Francisco, March 19. Astound
ing revelations are said to have been
made before Monday's session of the
grand Jury, which did not adjourn un
til almost 1 o'clock this morning,
created a most profound sensation.
Few of the supervisors who are at
leged to have confessed or who are
under suspicion, slept last night, all
scurrying away to avoid the jam which
Honey Is trying to sweep down upon
them.
It Is freely predicted this morning
thnt some would attempt to get away
but W. J. Burns and his corps of
sleuths are maintaining a relentless
shadowing and if any of the men
against whom Indictments are expect
ed, attempt to escape they will be
arrested.
Although the specific amount of
money said to have been given the
supervisors and others reaches the
stupendous total of approximately
1700.000, the district attorney's of
flee is confident that he will be able
to show that bribes to the amount
of more than $1,000,000 have been
passed.
Several attempts were made by su
pervlsor Crow to communicate with
Ruef after the grand Jury adjourned
but Elisor and Bigger would permit
no one to talk with the prisoner and
Ruef was practically In solitary con
flnement all night and the same re
strictions were Imposed by Elisor this
morning.
Heney Is Elated. '
The grand Jury decided not to hold
a session this morning, the foreman
ordering a postponement until 2 P
m., when a great batch of Indictments
was filed. The fact that Indictments
would be returned this afternoon was
officially announced but the Indict
ments were against Ruef lor agree
lnr to accept a bribe.
Prosecutor Heney was afhls 1esk
early and while showing the effects
of the great strain he has been under
for months, he was plainly elated ever
the turn of events. He declined to
discuss the occurrence of Monday,
and announced that from now on he
must decline to dlsrucs his future
plans.
Fifteen Huvo Confessed.
Absolute confirmation of reports
In the morning pnrers were secured
this morning. It Is asserted positive
lv thnt 15 supervisors have confessed
and that among the indictments to be
returned this afternoon will be sev
eral against the officials of the Home
Telenhone company.
While Lnngdon would not affirm or
j.nv the statements that tne super
visors have confessed, ho admitted
the undercurrent of truth In the re
ports. Another who it is saia win iu
under ban of the grand Jury Is T. V.
HbIpv. of the Pacific states compa
ny, from whom Supervisor Lonergan
1s alleged to have confessed that he
Trived $5000 for vote.
Ruef spent a night of horrors In his
nmntuous Quarters at tne bi. rran
els. Cut off from his friends, he paced
the small room In an agony of doubt
and terror and for the first timo since
his indictment and arrest ne realized
the seriousness of his preaicameni,
Time and again he threw himself on
the bed in nn effort to sleep, but after
a few moments of repose he would
Jump from the bed and again begin
hi. neaseless tramp. Elisor remained
In the room with him all night, fear-
Hill Will Bo Examined.
Washington, March lit.
A preliminary examination Into
the doings of Hill's system of
railroad has convinced the in
terstate commission that the
light of day upon them would
be beneficial to the business
Interests of the country. It Is
state 1 officially nt. the offices
nf the rommlsslon today, that
a thorough examination of the
Tllll lines similar to the ono of
the Hnrrlman lines now pro
gressing, will be made before
next winter.
RANG SCO
Ing the prisoner would attempt to do
himself bodily harm.
Every Department Corrupt.
Ban Francisco, March 19.-t-Detec-
tlve Burns stated this morning that
evidence of crookedness has been dis
covered In every department of the
municipal government.
The only high official against whom
there la not a particle of evidence and
who Is being pointed out as one of
the honest officials of the city. Is
President Board of Public Works
George Duffey, who was a member of
the board of supervisors until a few
months ago, and who ,was given his
present position, it was said, In order
to get him out of the way.
MONTANA SHEEP LOSSES.
Many Sheepmen Started in Winter
Wltliout Feed.
Montana sheep raisers will sustain
a large loss In their flocks this vlr.-
ter, according to reports by travelers
from that state. C. J. Sullivan, of
Fargo, N. D., who has recently re
turned from an extensive trip
through Montana, says that millions
of uheep are perishing for the lack
of food and shelter, and this will
mean the loss of an Immense amount
of mcney, says 4 St. Paul paper.
Following their usual custom, the
simp miners of the stut failed to
prnvide Jcoil or shelter for ,htr
flu-kr, expecting them to forage lot
liemu've.
In an ordinal y winter tr sheep
can do this, tut the deep snews have
made It ImposMW? for them to obtain
food from the prairie grasses this
vear. The extreme cold has added
to their sufferings and they are dy
ing off by the thousands every day,
Those who can are putting their
sheep in cars and shipping them to
Billings, where food and shelter can
be secured for them, but It is only a
very small number that can be saved
In this way.
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GREATEST FM)ODS SINCE
18B2 ARE EXPECTED.
San Joaquin River Is Out of Its
Banks and the Lovers Arc Being
Washed Away Bridges Taken -Out
at Comanche and Clements Moku-
lumne Hirer Is the Highest Ever
Known Six Inches Rain Fell In
Mountains Above Stockton.
Flood at Its Height.
Stockton. ' March 19. The
flood began to sweep down on
Stockton at 2 o'clock this after-
noon and the worst is expected
tonight. AH the trains east of
the city are stalled and dozens
of bridges are out. Lodl is
under water and thousands of
acres of rich lands In this coun-
ty are" flooded.
Nearly all the towns In the
county are under water. Scores
of fnmilles have been rescued In
boats.
Stockton, March 19. The worst
f)riods known In this valley since
1862 are expected tonight and tomor
row. All the streams are bank full
and running over.
The San Joaquin river buist lis
levee on the west side of the river and
Is flooding a large nrea toward the
town of Traey. The Mokulume river
Is the highest ever known. It took out
the steel bridges at Comanche and
Clements.
In the mountains east of Stockton
over six Inches of rain fell yesterday
and Inst night and it Is certain that
Stockton will be inundated.
WorHt Is Over at OrovUle.
Orovllle, Cal., March 19. The flood
situation Is materially Improved this
morning. It rained almost all night,
but early thlB morning the downpour
ceased and the river began to fall.
While there has been some suffering,
it is believed the worst Is over.
Sacramento Is Flooded.
Sacramento, March 19. The Amer
ican rlvor rose five feet last night,
carrying out two. country bridges. The
bottom lands all around Sacramento
are flooded to the topB of the levee.
No Immediate danger to thy city Is
threatened, however.
Loss $1,000,000 In Orovllle.
Orovllle, March 19. Up to the time
the river began to fall two-thirds of
this city was under water and the city
was completely marooned. The water
supply was completely shut off. The
loss will be more thnn $1,000,000. Sa
loons are closed and the city trustees
are feeding homeless, many of whom
lost everything.
Chlcnco Wheat Market.
Chicago, March 19. Wheat closed
at 76, corn at 45 and oats at 41 $-4.
STOCKTON
It
N UNDATED
aTEUOU'S
Striking Changes in the Financial Policy'of the Administra
tion Decided Upon.
Shaw's Attempt to Create An Elastl c Currency Placed Railroad Bonds
on a High Pedestal from Whlc h They Will Be Pulled Down By Cor
telyou Over $15,000,000 In Railroad Bonds Now Held as Securities
for Public Deposits Extreme Sensitiveness of the Foreign ' Capital
Invented May Cause a Flurry In Financial Circles.
Washington, March 19. Informa
tion comes from a high source that
the administration Is about to decide
upon a striking change In Its finan
cial policy. The action. If taken is,
In one particular, reverse to that of
Shaw.
It will eliminate railroad securities
from the position they now occupy
as gilt edged. The foreign capital is
heavily Invested and gives evidence
of an extreme sensitiveness and the
announcement of active hostility
might precipitate a serious flurry.
It is understood that Cortelyou's
views on acceptable securities are
even more pronounced than the pres
ident's. Shaw In an effort to establish an
elastic currency. Interpreted the law
to be In favor of high grade railroad
bonds, and permitted banks to place
with the treasury railroad and other
bonds to the amount of the Increase
of circulation desired, c ondltlonal
CUBAN SITUATION SERIOUS.
Farced by June Election Results.
. Horc by June Flection Results.
Washington, , March 19 In the
Cuban situation it appears that In
the -municipal election In June the
property owners will refuse to vote.
Th low element will gt the offices
and the foreign powers will make
representations for seats.
This government will be forced to
announce a protectorate. English,
German and French citizens now
own J 100,000,000 and American cit
izens $125,000,000 worth of property
on the island. Spain owns two
thirds of the landed Interests.
LOCKOUT IN SEATTLE.
Master Builders Refuse to Increase
Wages and Building Stops.
Seattle, March 19. The threatened
lockout by the Master Builders' as
sociation went Into effect this morn
ing. Two thousand members of the
affiliated trades council are Idle. The
lockout is the result of the concrete
mixers demanding $3 instead of 2.B0
per day.
This, combined with other minor
disputes, precipitated the suspension
of all building trades pending a full
adjustment which will probably be
effected In a few days.
Burton Will Expose Enemies.
Abilene, Kan., March 19. Ex-Sena
tor Joseph R. Burton, who is expect
ed to return to his home here next
week from Ironton, Mo., where he Is
now serving a six months' sentence,
SHEEP COMMISSIONER'S FIRST MEETING
E
That the first meeting of the re
cently appointed state sheep commis
sion will be held here tomorrow Is now
very probable and the event Is being
looked forward to by local stockmen.
Likewise by several who are aspiring
to the position of state! sheep Inspector
whlrh office was created by the Slush
ed law.
Thomas Boylen, 'one of the eastern
Oregon members of the commission,
Is now here and W. H. Steusloff of
Marlon county, the western Oregon
member. Is expected this evening.
Dan P. Smythe, the other member of
the board, will probnbly miss the meet
ing through Ills extended absence In
the east. However, the other two
members, constituting a majority of
the board, may proceed to organize
and It Is understood they will do so.
Under the terms of the Slusher law
the sheep commissioners are allowed
traveling expenses while In office but
no salaries. However, the secretary
of the board Is given a salary of $600
per annum and also office rent. It Is
the general understanding that Mr.
Smythe will be chosen as secretary
should he desire the place. Being al
ready secretary of the . State Wool
growers' association and as such he
was active in drafting the law that
was passed he Is held to be the most
suitable man on the commission for
the office and apparently neither of
HOT
upon a basis of government bonds.
It is said Cortelyou considers the
method unsatisfactory and not con
ducive to stability. About $15,000,-
000 In railroad bonds is now held as
security for public deposits.
A Startling Railroad Policy.
Washington, March 19. One of the
most radical and far-reaching move'
ments In American politics has been
opened in the president's latest addi
tion to his railroad policy.
State governments, as far as rail
roads ars concerned, are to be wiped
out. State courts and legislatures, it
Is claimed by the administration, have
no Jurisdiction to regulate railroads,
This means that very act by every
state legislature passed or being pass
ed since last June, Is unconstitution
al and void. Many two-cent fare laws,
demurrage laws, safety coupler and
similar laws by state legislatures are
worth no more than the paper they
are written on.
has engaged the local theater for
Marhe 23, when he will deliver a pub'
He address. Senator Burton has for
some time threatened to expose those
who he charged with the responsibll
lty for his conviction and It is said
that his remarks ou next Saturday will
prove sensational.
ULTIMATUM TO HARRIMAN.
Cleveland, March !. At a meet
ing of the executive board of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Boiler
makers and Iron Shipbuilders, tills
morning, an ultimatum was Issued to
Hurrlman that a general strike on all
his lines would be declared within 48
hours unless the oflflcals of the Chi
cago & Alton come to terms with the
boilerniakers on that line, who have
been on strike since February.
Expert Spars With Jerome.
New York, March 19. Dr. Jeillffe
was recalled by Jerome, who contin
ued, a relentless probing of Jellffe,
who remained cool .and elusive In
answer and sparred with Jerome
sktllfiil'y.
Count Lambrnf Poisoned,
r.ome. March 19. It is stated
Count Lamborf. former Russian for
eign minister, who Is dying at San
Reino, was poisoned before he left
St. Petersburg.
Killed on Slberlnn Railroad.
Harbin, March 19. Seventeen
were killed and 35 hurt In a wreck
on the tranr-Slberian railroad near
here today.
the other members are seeking the
post.
But for the position of state sheep
Inspector more rivalry has been de
veloped and It Is not yet clear who will
be employed. Dr. M. S. Lantz, former
ly federal stock Inspector here. Is said
to have stood nn excellent show for
the place, but could not accept. Dr.
W. H. Lytle is also strongly mention
ed for the post and from appearances
Is the leading candidate "at thlB time,
Others who desire the position are
Dr. J. B. Eddy of Oregon City, ond
Dr. W. I. Jones of Jefferson.
In an Interview given upon his de
parture from Salem day before yes
terday, Commissioner Steusloff is quot
ed as holding that the inspectorship
should be given a western Oregon
man In the event that Smythe Is
chosen as secretary.
However the local woolgrowers de
clnre the matter Is not one of patron
age, but of securing an efficient man.
They declare that from the nature of
things an eastern Oregon veterinarian
would be better qualified than one
from the Willamette valley. As
Messrs. Boylen and Smythe will be
able to control the appointments. It Is'
very probable that one with exper
ience In the sheen section will be
TOMORROW
chosen. The salary allowed the In
spector Is $2000 per year with an
extra allowance of $1500 per annum
for traveling expenses.
LAND FRAUDS IN HARNEY.
Many Patents Held I'p Under Desert
Land Act.
There has been considerable In
vestigating of land titles In the Bums
land district by government agents,
who have found out while the tim
ber land of western Oregon has been
fraudulently acquired by eastern
capitalists, people cf eastern Oregon
have been grabbing land under the
desert land act, says a Burns corres
pondent. Thousands of acres of as fine grain
land as Is In the state have been tak
en under this law by people who
ha'-e proved up and got titles from
the government without making any
effort to bring water on the land to
produce crops, while others have
taken places on running creeks,
where, by turning the water over the
land, a first-class crop of wild hay
has been produced.
There Is land claimed by stockmen
who have hired their men to take the
claims under the desert and home
stead laws and then bought them out
for a sir.sll price.
Mop of thu land held this way, it
has been found on Investigation,
has not been cultivated at ail. In
several cases no houses have been
built to show that a settler ever lived
on his claim.
The government has been holding
up patents on desert and homestead
entries until the special agents can
make investigation and report to the
government. There is a good pros
pect of several desert land entries be,
Ing canceled.
SEVENTY LA GRANDE PEO--
PLE WOULD NOW SELL
Immense Body of Fine Timber Land
In Soutlieru Umatilla County Is on
the Market La Grande Timber
Land Owners Have Pooled Their
Interests Timber Was Located in
Anticipation of the Pilot ''Rock
Railroad.
D. Hyndc of La Grande, was In the
city last evening and today making
arrangements to place upon the mar
ket In this city about 5000 acres of
timber land owned by about 70 peo
ple of la Grande, and located in the
southern portion of Umatilla and the
northern portion of Grant county.
These people have located the land
In question within the past year in
anticipation of the completion of the
Pilot Rock branch of the O. R. & N.,
and now that that branch is pro
ceeding rapidly toward' completion
they hope to Interest capital in their
timber holdings.
The locators who held this Im
mense body of timber land are most
ly railroad employes and working
men of La Grande and vicinity and
have pooled their claims and hope
to sell it In a body. The land in
question comprises one of the finest
bodies of timber in eastern Oregon
and the owners hope to see a saw
mill located at Pendleton to furnish
a market for their timber.
MISS ELSIE OLCOTT DEAD.
Well Known High School Pupil Pass
ed Away Last Night.
Miss Elsie Olcott, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Olcott, died at the
family home on Ann street last night.
She had been 111 for nbout two weeks
and death was brought on by a hem
orrhage. Previously the deceased had
been 111 with appendicitis and was op
erated upon for the same some t'me
ago.
Elsie Belle Olcott was born at Pilot
Rock on September 15, 1894, and
lived In this county during her entire
lifetime. Her family Is one of the
oldest In the county. The deceased
was a student at the Pendleton high
school during the past few years and
her death Is mourned by numerous
friends as well as a large circle of
relatives.
She was a member of the Christian
church of this city and the funeral
will be held from that church at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The ser
vice will be conducted by Rev. B. E.
Youtz of Roseburg, district evangelist
for eastern Oregon.
Revolutionists in tile Lend.
Washington, March 19. The state
deptr'ment ha a dispatch from
Honduras today which says' "Tru
Jlllo Is held by the revolutionists.
The northern coast of Honduras Is
exposed to the attacks of the revo
lutionists with whom the Nienro.
gimns are working In conjunction."
Mellen Snn- the President.
Washington, March 19. President
Meilen was In conference with the
president for 46 minutes today, but
refused to my what they discussed.
Stocks Closed Lower.
New York. March 19. Stocks
closed at from 1 to 8 points below
yesterday's finals.
ACRES
OF TIBER
SGHMITZ FEELS
E
With Bowed Head and De
jected Mein Bay City Mayor
Pleads "Not Guilty."
EVERY DEPARTMENT OF
'FRISCO REEKS WITH GRAFT
Twelve Indictments Against Halsey on
Different Charges Are Certain
Nellie Smith, Stenographer, Who
Saw die Bribe Money Pass, Will Be
Indicted The Grand Jury Will Re
turn Indictments Against Every
Person Suspldoned, It Is Said.
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Schmltz Plead "Not Guilty."
.
San Francisco, March 19.
Schmltz entered a plea of not
guilty this morning. When ask-
ed to plead the mayor arose.
with eyes cast down and arms
hanging loosely at his side and
answered In low, but distinct
tones, "Not guilty." After plead-
Ing he asked permission to add
to or change his plea at any
time, which was granted. The
case was continued to April 8.
San Francisco, March 19.
Schmltz was plainly agitated when he
appeared in Judge's Dunne's court
this morning to enter his plea to ons
extortion Indictment He was pals
and' nervous and wore an expression
ot apprehension.
He refused to make a statement,
saying that when he had a statement
to make he would do so in court
through his attorneys.
Halsey, it was stated, would be In
dicted on at least 12 counts, and ru
mors came' thick and fast as the
day grew older that Indictments of
practically every person mentioned
us having been concerned In yester
day's proceedings, are prophesied or
announced as being absolutely cer
tain. One of the Indictments, it is stated,
will be against Nellie Smith, confi
dential stenographer for Gerstel,
Thomas and Frick. for the Home
Telephone company. The grand
1tiry was not satisfied with the evi
dence she gave yesterday, but Burns
and his assistants claim they have
positive evidence that she Is the per
on who took the stenographic notes
and confidential communications be
tween the attorneys and officials of
the Home Telephone company and
the supervisors.
It Is claimed that she knows who
took the hribe money, how much It
was, where, and by whom It was
passed.
Walsh's Methods Investigated.
Chicago, March 19. A further In
vestigation of the banking methods
of Walsh was ordered by Judge An
derson this morning. In impannel
!rg h new federal grand Jurv he In--strutted
them o investigate the al
leged violations of the banking laws
prior to the division, In 1905. of the
Judicial circuit.
Something May Hnppcn Soon.
London March 19. John Milne,
the slesnlologlst. says the world has
been very quiescent for the past fort
night, that indicating that something
threntens.
Wife Beoter norsen hipped.
Portland, March 19. E. C. Cott
rell, proprietor of a lunch counter.
arrested for wife beating, was taken
out of the Jnll this morning and horse
whipped. Tycona Bound Over.
At the conclusion of the examina
tion before John Halley, Jr., U. S.
commissioner, which was held yester
day afternoon, Tycona, the Indian, was
bound over to the federal court on the
churge of horse stenllng. The other
prisoner, Johnson Chapman, was re
leased. A company has been organized at
Welser, Idaho, to plnnt and care for
50 acres of cantaloupes this year.
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Murder Follows Wedding. 4
Helller, Ky., March 19.
In :tn old village In southern
Virginia, Frank Dutton and
Miene itose, whom he courted,
eloped to this town. Ssini Rose,
the girl's bi other, followed and
killed Dutton at the end of the
marriage ceremony. Ellas
rnittin, Frnnk's brother, then
killed Sam Rose, and fled to the
mountains. A posse is pursu-
Ins him.
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