! DAllYEVMBEDlflOH
DAILY EVENIHSEDITION
WEATHER FORECAST.
Probably showers tonight or Wed
nesday. ' Isn't It boiler to know things nbout
prices than to guess, wonder and
1 fret? Then it's worth while to
read the ads.
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NO. 5946
VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, .Olt' X, TUESDAY, APRIL 2. 1907.
0
PROSPECTS
FOR AGREEMENT
Chief of Conductors1 Union
States that Negotiations
Have Made No Progress.
TNCEKTAINTY GOVEtfXS
ALL PKOttSCfciTICATIOXS.
NcxWng Gained and !WrtliliiR Los 'by
'Elilier Side According to fiiirmmn
It Im the Railroad iluiuigfrs Who
Will Not CoacWIe Anything Com
i liiUsloncr Knupp and elll Apar--ently
IIhtoiotip Triul of "Seven
Railroads cin 178 Counts U"gun at
Minneapolis.
Chicago, AptO i. At a moment
when the railway situation seemed
past the cruelnl point, the radical ele
ments In the -unions' committee be
came active and -at noon "there was
much uncertarnty.
' Garretson said after the conference
this morning, "We are Jast at the
starting point, sVlth nothing gained
and nothing lout. The Inbor side has
not receded an fiich from 'the original
position. The mon'i patience will be
exhausted pretty -soon If the roads do
not show a spirit of concession."
Commissioners Knapp and Noll! are
apparently moCh discouraged.
Seven Biillronds on Trial.
Minneapolis, April 2. The trial of
seven railroads and four grain firms
accused of granting rebates, -began In
the federal court here today. There
arc 178 counts against the Chicago,
Milwaukee A St. Paul.
CHICAGO -ELECTION TODAY.
Street Han-naty lwiip Overshadows All
Othen.
Chicago, April 2.-i-The decisive con.
test In ChVugo's mulflclpal campaign
takes place today, when the electorate
will decide nr or against the street
railway ordinance passed by the city
council In February. The ordinance
provides for 'the granting of 20-year
franchises to the two companies now
operating the street-railway lines. In
return the companies are to give uni
versal transfrs, through routes and a
better service for -a 6-cent fare. The
lines are to be -rchiiMlltated under the
direction of the city at a cost of $40.
000,000. The city im six months' no
tice may bay the line for $50,000,000
nlus the cost of rebuilding. While
the companies operate the lines they
are to pay to the city 55 per tent of
the net Income.
There are . the usual declarations of
confidence on the ps.rt of the rival
ninvornllv candidal. Mayor Dunne,
heading the democratic ticket, and !
Frederlrk A. Busse, the standurdlicnr
er of the republicans. The newspapers
this morning wind tip the multitudi
nous apostrophes and Imprecations
which have long filled their columns
dally, and make a Ilnul appeal to the
voters to deliver a true verdict.
Heavy Vote IVIng Polled.
Chicago, April ' 1. Cool. crisp,
weather l bringing out a heavv vot.
The polls opened at 6 this morning
and will close at 4. Busse claims the
election by 43,000, Dunne by 35,000.
Walla Walla Hail a Fire.
Walla Wallu, April 2. Fire caused
. damage of more than $5000 In less
than one hour early this inuriiliig, en
tirely destroying the Walla Walla
bowling alley on Alder street, between
Third and Fourth, and causing a water
dtimage to the Owl saloon building
next door of several hundred dollars.
Unlet on Trcudwell Mnntl.
Juneau, April 2. Quiet prevails
on Trcmlwell Island. It Is expected
the troops will he withdrawn within
a Any or two. There Is ho disorder,
and none Is expected. Reports that
the miners had threatened to destvoy
property are untrue.
lnqnltli Kills Himself.
Omaha, April 2,- A. B. Jnqutth,
original promoter of the Omaha ex
change, committed suicide this morn
ing by shooting, following reverses
In business.
A total of 16,053 (migrants and 1898
cabin passengers arrived at New York
on March 28. It was the record Im
migration day of the rush season.
Actual Trial of Rnef Begun.
San Francisco, April 2. The
trial of Ituef on extortion
charges was called this morning,
but one venireman failed to ap
pear. Court adjourned until this
afternoon in order to give the
officers opportunity to find the
missing venireman.
TtESTORING RESERVE LAND.
P.'nclint Makes Segregation of Over
200,000 Acres.
Washington, April . 2. Forester
Plnr.hot has ordered the restoration
to public: settlement of about 200,.
000 ncres which had been withdrawn
temporarily and placed In forest re
serves. The lands are: 133,360 acres
which 'Tiad been placed temporarily
In Uie reserve In Las Animas county,
Cora;; 42,240 acres adjacent to the
sovtberu portion of the Big Belt na
tional forest In Park and Gallatin
counties, Mont., and 25.CO0 acres In
Grant county, K. M., adjacent to 'the
Big Burros reserve.
This lust named, on examination,
was found to be chaparral and open
grassland, hence, following the pol
icy which the bureau has adopted, it
was restored to settlement.
The Montana lands were found to
he rhlefly grazing in character. The
Colorado land was restcred because
it was represented by commercial
he dies of Trinidad, Colo., that the
most of the area was already filed on'
by settlers, and, as In the case of all
restored lands, when 90 days have
elupsed. It will be open to entry.
Hearing on 3-CENT HATE.
Atlanta,' Go., April 2. The state
railroad commission today commenc
ed Its hearings on the petition filed
by the Georgia Farmers' Union asking
for a reduction to 2 cents a mile on
passenger fares in Georgia. Execu
tives of the several railroads doing
business In the atate.have been cited
to appear before the commission and
show cause why the reduction Bhould
not be made.
THE TOMBS FITTSICIAN
TnrVKS THAW IS SANE
Jerome Himself Sticks to the Theory
Hint He Is Snne at Tills Time,
While nr. Hamilton, an Expert,
Substantiate the Same "Claim
Both Whncse Have Studied
Thaw.- -
New York. April 2. Dr. McGuIre
the Tombs physician, was called as
the first witness before the Thaw lu
nacy commission today. Dr. Mc
Gulre Is -the Teattie -rjhyslclm. He tes
tified he saw Thaw two or three times
a week while In prison and also has
been In court frequently to observe
Thaw. He said he never observed
anything unusual In the defendant's
action. He declared Thaw was always
rational In conversation.
Jr'o'ne examined McOu're briefly,
brlmf.-i;: out -"h Tact that ho never
evtnnined til, i e'endaiit with the view
of determining hi sanity.
Jerome, when Dr. Hamilton ,oi,k
the stand, engaged In a discussion of
a log-il pnlp; with Commissioner Mo
r;i;-e. The discussion led to Mc
('lure's asking, "You claim, then, that
Thaw has been Insane through nil this
trial?" Jerome replied, "Yes, sir."
Dr. Hamilton swore he does not
think Thaw Is capable of udvlslng his
attorneys.
Killed HHiiMir on
ii 'Train.
2. Stephen
Washington, April
Shelllga of Cleveland, committed sui
cide by shooting aboard a Baltimore
& Ohio train this morning.' His
body was taken to the morgue in
tills city.
Quieting In Homi-anlii.
Bucharest, April 2. Nearly 140,
ooo soldiers are under nrms In Hou
iv.nnla and the situation Is iiiiloting.
T:oops have been ordered to end the
trutalttl.t.
CAItinKM) REFUSES AID.
Xo Relief for Wyoming Cattlemen,
Says the Secretary.
In response to a telegram from
Governor Brooks of Wyoming, Sec
retary Garfield states that he cannot
make uny departure from the order
requiring that fences on the public
lands be removed, says a Cheyenne
dispatch. Uovernor Brooks' telegram
was addressed to the secretary of ag
riculture, and Is as follows:
"Owing to tho extent of cnttle
range In Laramie, Albany and Con
verse counties, Wyoming, It would 1 e
very dangerous to have all tl.e fences
removed that President Roosevelt has
ordered, down, as cattle would be at
large and spread disease everywhere,
A few months' time should be given
thtse cattlemen to dip infected herds
before the April 1 fence order is en
forced." The communication was referred
by Secretary Wilson to Secretary Oar
field and the latter replied:
"As congress did not amend the
foncu Ivv 3 suggested by the depart
ment, I cannr.t make exception re
garding special fences. The facts to
which you refer were fully known
lurt winter to the cattle and sheep
Interests affected and ample notice
was given of the result If no legisla
tion wera enacted. No action oth-jr
than the enforcement of the law can
pow he Uken by the government,."
EVIDENCE IS
CONFLICTING
UN !i'S
SOLICITS
Roosevelt Says Such a Statement by Harriman ,;ls a De
liberate and Wilful Untruth." '
Acnrn-dliig to Harriman His Services aa a Special Pleader and Contributor
Were to Be Partly Repaid by the Apimintincnt of Chaiincey M. Depew
aa AmluiHMUlor to France $200,000 Was Needed In 1901 During an
Emergency, anil of Tim t Amount Harriman Gave Personally $50,000,
According to a Letter by Him Published In New York Papers.
Harriman Is frantic.
Now York, April 2. Harri
man, almost frantic with rage,
refuses to defend hlmfteif ex
pect to admit the authorship
of tho letter. The end of the
greatest sensation Roosevelt
has sprung In n most spectac
ular administration, Is not yet
In sight. TO, morning It
seemed as If the president had
hit hard; this afternoon the
world Is staggered at the force
of the hlow he hit In return.
Wall street Is speechless and
the politicians dumfounded.
New York, April 2. The publica
tion of the Harriman letter In which
he Is said to have declared Roosevelt
appealed to him In 1904 to secure
campaign funds, reveals a peculiar sit
uation. Harriman says the letter was
furnished the 'World by a former em
ploye named Hill, he Insists, and says
It Is "about as Imperfect as a poor
stenographer could get from old notes.
I warned the World the letter must
not be printed, but when I found I
could not stop It. I telephoned the
American to release the letter for that
paper's use."
Harriman admitted writing the let
ter, tout raid, "I went further," accord
ing to the World's reporters, "than the
copy you have. You only have a part
of It. The letter, If printed in full
would do Irreparable harm. It is go
ing to react on the person who prints
It. because It falls short of the mark
aimed." The letter created a stir In
Wall street todny.
lliirrimnri's Aociisollnns.
Harriman wrote the letter to Sidney
Webster, a New York millionaire. The
portion relntlng to the alleged sollci
tated contribution Is as follows:
hout n week before the election
of 1904. whnn !t looked certain the
state ticket would go democratic, and
New York was doubtful as to Roose-
velt himself, the president sent me a
reqnes: to go to Washington to con
fer upon political conditions In New
York. I eomplled. He told me he
understood the campaign could not be
urf'cf-i'tv cm-led on without suffic
ient funis, and the national commit
tee had utterly Tailed of obtaining
litem.
"I explained to him I understood
the difficulty here In New York was
mnlnly rnased by the up-stnte leaders
beln; unwilling to support Depew for
re-election; that If he. (Depew) could
he taken care of In some other way
I thought matters could be adjusted
and different contending elements In
the pnrty brought Into close alliance
again. We talked over what could
ho civile for Depew and finally ho
agreed that If fonnd necessary, he
would appoint him ambassador to
Perls. With the full, belief the pres
ident would keep the agreement, I
en me back to New York and sent for
Treasurer Bliss, who told mc I was the
last hone: that they had exhausted
every other resource. In his presence
I culled up my Intimate friend Depew
and told him It. was necessary. In or
der to carry New York, that $200,000
should be raised at once, and that If
he would help I would subscribe $50,
000." That gentleman said he 'would
let me know,' which he did with the
result that the whole amount. Includ
ing my subscription, was raised.
Checks were given to Bltte, who took
them to Cortelyou."
HnoNCvcIt Says Harriman Is a Liar,
Washington, April 2. The president
this afternoon gnvo the lie to the as-
For the purpore of allotting about
75,000 acres of range land recently
added to tho Wenaha forest reserve
In Umatilla county, Forest Supervisor
J. M. Schmlt of the Wenaha reserve,
has called a meeting of stockmen In
terested to be held In this city on
April 12.
The new addition to the Wenaha
reserve Includes the greater part of
townships 1 soulh, and 1, 2 and S
north, range 36 east, and Ilea along
the eastern border of the Umatilla
RANGE MEETING
ROOSEVELT
Gin FUNDS
sertlons In the alleged Harriman
Webster letter making public copies
of letters the president wrote to Con
gressman Sherman of New York, last
summer. In one of these letters the
president said:
"I understand you to say that Har
riman alleged that I made this prom
ise (referring to Depew as ambassa
dor to France) at a time when he had
come to see me In Washington In 1904,
when I requested him to raise a
$250,000 fund for the presidential
campaign then on. Any such state
ment Is a deliberate and wilful un
truth; by rights it should be charac
terized by a shorter, more ugly word.
I never requested Harriman to raise a
dollar for the presidential campaign in
1904."
After giving out the above corres
pondence the president said, "I feel
particularly fortunate In having been
attacked within the last few days by
both Burton , and Harriman."
The president then authorized the
following statement:
"After writing the letter to Sher
man the president was assured Har
riman had not make the statement
Sherman credited him with making,
inasmuch as these same statements
appear In the letter of Harriman, now
published. The president deems it
proper the letters he sent to Sherman
last October shall now themselves be
made public."
llooecvclt Is Sizzling.
Washington, April 2. The presi
dent'k Witfrs to Sherman concerning
Harriman are sizzling with refutations,
and he has told Sherman to show them
to Harriman. He said he not only
never promised to appoint Depew to
the French embassy, but said he be
lieved It to be Impossible and was also
surprised that Hurrlman wanted to as
severate he had written favoring Hyde.
He said his conversations with Har
rlman related entirely, to Hlggins and
that Roosevelt was willing to confer
with Harriman to aid Hlggins and
would liked to confer with Harriman
later In regard to government control
of railroads. The letters showed Har
riman thought his message should
contain nothing indicating what
shnuld be the attitude of the railroads
toward the Interstate commerce com
mission.
Itavi iniiin W'uiiieil Vlvniicc Message
Wnshingttr., 'pill ?. The presl-
di-nt's correspondence with Harri
man shows the president was not
st-eklng Harrlnian's aid; thnt Harri
man sought an advance copy of the
president's message. The president
refused It, saying tven members of
the cnblnet were not permitted to
see any part of it, and that the tnree
pre3 associations had It under
havy penalty of disclosure before lu
fficinl nppearRt.ee.
Tftese letters between the presi
dent and Harriman were enclosures
with correspondence to Sherman. In
one letter Harriman strongly urged
the appointment of Hyde to Paris,
and suPI llyd; certainly would have
the hacking of Depew and Pl.vt.
"The whole shows how Incompatible
"The whole shows how eompatlablo
actions at times were with any the
oi y now advanced that I solicited or
sought or expected any campaign
contribution from Harriman. I con
ferred with Hirrlman, Morgan. Hill
and othc railroad men the same as
I did with Kefe, Monlssey and oth
er labor leaders."
Tho president continues to Sher
Inan, "So much fo what Harriman
raid about me personally. Far more
Important are the aiddltlonnl re
marks he made to you, as you In
form me. When you asked him If
he thought It well to see Hearstlsm
nservntlon nt the base of the
mountains.
Only stockmen Interested In
Blue
this
Immediate section of range will at
tend the meeting as It will not affect
In any way any range In any other
pel Hon of the resene.
The addltlcn tc the weraha reserve-
Includes a large section of ex
cellent range which has been used by
Umatilla county people and who will
be on hand to make application for
fllotmenti within the new boundar
PENDLETON
APRIL
ies
and tho like triumphant over the re
publican party, you Informed me that
he told you that he did not care In
the leist, because those people were
crooks, and he could buy them. That
whenever he wanted legislation from
tate legislature that he could buy
It. That he could buy congress, and
that If necessary he could buy the
Judiciary."
The president continues:
"This was doubtless said In a boast
and synlclsm, and partly In a burst
of bad temper, because of his objec
tion to the interstate commerce law
md to my actions as president; but
It shows a cynicism and deep seated
corruption which makes the man ut
tering such sentiments and boast
ing, no matter how falsely, of the
power to perform such crimes, at
least as undesirable a citzen aa Deb,
or V.oj-er or Haywood. It Is because
we have capitalists capable of utter
ing such sentiments and capable of
acting unon them, that there Is
strength behind the sinister agitators
of the Hearat type.
"The wealth of corruptionlsts and
wealth of the demagogue who excites
In the press or on the stump. In 6f
fice or out of office, class against
class, and appeals to the basest pas
ion of the human soul are funda
mentally alike and equally enemies
of republic. I am horrified, aa was
Root, when you told us today what
Harrlmtii hud raid to you. As I say,
if you meet him, you are entirely
welcome to show him this letter, al
though of out st. it must not be made
public undess required by some rea
son of public policy, and then only
after my consent Has been first ob
l line 1 "
THREE TRUSTEES
MRS. EDDY SPRINGS A
TREMENDOUS SURPRISE
Move Viken to Forestall Prosecution
of the Suit Brought by Her Son
and Other Relatives to Compel an
Accounting of Her Estate -Prosecution
Also Charged Misappropria
tion and Mismanagement.
Co.icord, X. H., April 2. Mrs. Ed
dy has given million into Ihe charge
of three men prominent In tho
church, to act as her trustees so long
as she livo. The transfer was made
March 1 and became known this af
ternoon, when her attorneys made
returns to the suit In equity to com
pel the leaders of tho church to an
swer charges of mismanagement and
mi.saupropnatlon of Mrs. Edy's prop
erty. By virtue of the assignment the
three trustees moved this afternoon
for leave to Intervene and substi
tuted in place of her so-called "dear
friends," Mary Baker Glover and
"iiorge W. Baker, Mrs. Eddy's rela
tives. Tliis surprise, promised by the de
fense, has created a sensation. The
transfer of property, real and per
sonal, was made for the considera
tion of $1. The trustees to control
during Mrs. Edly's earthly life.
Names of Trustees.
Concord, N. H April 2. The
trustees, Henry M. Baker. Mrs. Ed
dy's cousin, Archibald McClellan and
Jcslah Fernald of this city must dis
pose of the property at her death ac
cording to will. Mrs. Eddy retains
the home and sufficient for her cur
rent expenses.
II. W. GOODE IS DEAD.
President of Lewis and Clnrk Fair
Corporation Died of Pneumonia In
New Jersey.
While attending n meeting of the
hoard of directors of the Portland
Railway, Light and Power company,
of which he was president, H. W.
Goode of Portland, president of the
Lewis and Clark fair corpo-.aticn and
cue if the leading citterns of the
state of Oregon, died yesterday at
Atlantic CUy, N. .1., after a very
brief lllresg with pneumonia.
Mr. (toode left Portland for the
east on March 15, passing Through
Pendleton on the evening of that
date. He had a slight cold at that
time, which was aggravated by the
Journey across the continent until It
had developed Into a severe case of
pneumonia by the time he reached
Philadelphia. ,R3C53
The funeral was held in Chicago
today, wh re Interment took place.
He left a wife, one daughter and ono
son.
New Dally for Nanipn.
The Nampu Evening Leader Is the
name of a live dally w hich was start
ed at Nam pa, Idaho, yesterday. The
paper Is a seven-column, four-vage
publication and Is filled with excel
lent locnl news aside from a good tel
egraphic service. As Nanipa 's in the
center of one of the richest districts
in the west the Leader has an excellent
field and from its appearnnc: will
cover Its field well.
Tillamook, Oregon, will have a
condensed milk factory In operation
In a short time.
1I1S GIVEN
COUNCIL
AND
NEW
GHARTEK
Discussed Proposed and Pos
sible Changes and Adjourn
ed Till Wednesday.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
AND MAXIMO! TAX LEVY.
For All Purpo Levy of 11 Mills
May Be Readied Under Amended
Charter, or Two Mills More Than
at Present Balance of Opinion Fa
vors City Paying for Intersections
of Street Paving Contract With
Hardin for Street Cleaning Ordered
at $108 Per Month.
Last night the city council held Its
long deferred charter meeting, and
the various changes that have been
drafted by City Attorney McCourt at
the Instance of the council, were talk
ed over In detail. It was then decid
ed to take the matter up again at the
meeting tomorrow night and after
wards to hold a public meeting for the
purpose of allowing all to participate
in the changing.
Of the various changes proposed,
the most Important features are those
providing for Increasing the bonded
Indebtedness and for raising the max
imum tax levy. It Is proposed to issue
new bonds as follows: for levee Im
provements and redemption of bonds
now due, $50,000; city hall, $40,000;
sewer system, $10,000; streets, $10,000.
Under the proposed new charter the
maximum city tax hereafter Is fixed at
9 mills, with a possible addition of 2
mills for street purposes. At present
the maximum levy Is 7 mills, with 2
mills for street purposes.
The proposition of having the prop
erty owners pay for the Improvement
of the street Intersections has also
been proposed. However, the senti
ment of the council last night was op
posed to that provision and It will
probably be eliminated tomorrow
night. It Is urged that since the city
has already paid for the paving of the
squares on Main street, It would be
showing partiality to the owners In
that section to change the system now.
Hardin Got Contract.
Among other business taken up last
night was the matter of street clean
ing and an ordinance was passed auth
orizing a contract with A. A. Hardin
for the coming year. .Mr. Hardin was
the lowest bidder for that work, hav
ing offered to clean the paved portions
of the streets for $108 per month, and
he has now commenced on his con
tract. A resolution was Introduced for the
purpose of clearing a defect In the title
of lot 4. block 21. in Arnold & Raley's
addition. The property is owned by
Mamie Brown with the mayor of the
city designated as trustee. The reso
lution was referred to committee.
TACOMA AT WALLA WALLA.
League Team Will Practice at Garden
City for a Time.
The Walla Walla Statesman says of
the coming of the Tacoma baseball
team to that city:
Manager M. J. Lynch of the Tacoma
Tigers, and eight ball players of that
aggregation nrrived In the city this
morning in order to take advantage
of the Garden City weather and Gar
den City ball park for their practice.
Manager Lynch took his colts Im
mediately to the Dacres hotel. When
Interviewed this morning he said he
expected to have 14 men her? at work
in the next few dnys.
Among the urtlsts who are here Is
Danny Shea, cousin to the famous
Danny, who Is a "Yellow Kid" on the
Athena team, was well known to local
funs. Danny himself played with
Alhena four years ago and later play
ed for the Moro professional team
when Whitman college took its famous
trip down to Sherman county.
Later Danny was catcher on the
Portland league and Is still a sure
man behind the stick.
"Ike" Butler, the former Portland
twlrler of note. Is one of Lynch'a
bunch. He was a favorite with the
Portland bleachers before Tacoma
captured him.
On account of a strike the street car
service of Montgomery, Ala., Is com
pletely tied up.
Judge Parker Is Tickled.
Albany, April 2. Tho pub
lishing of the Hurrlman-Webster
letter th's morning is greatly
pleasing Alton B. Parker and
his friends, who declare the
truth will now be known, us It
refutes Roosevelt's statement
made at the time (1904) that
the corporations wero not ap
proached by him for funds.