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TFFTV ffTV. . 1 OAliy EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION Isn't It better to know things about prices than to guess, wonder and fret? Then It's worth while to read the ads. WEATHER FORECAST. Fair '.might and Friday. VOL. 20. ipON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1907. NO. 5954 A, WSJ, T MOST DIFFICULT Both State and Defense Are Hard to Please in the First Stages of McManus' Trial. FEW MEN" CAN 1113 FOUND WHO DO XOT HEAD THE E. O. And Through That Medium Keep Posted on Every Ik-lull of Every Im- iMirtant Event First .Mini Called Was Rejected Second Alan Called Was Firm Juror Accepted, Although Ha Does Not Relieve In Capital Pun ishment Attorneys on Both Sides Show Extreme Caution. Three Jurors Selected. At 3:20 this afternoon three Jurors to sit In Judgment upon Mr. McManus had been select- ed. They are: J. H. Key, of Weston. 8. T. Phillips, of Milton. R. Q. Still, of Milton. 4 Jfhn P. McMnnus Is now on trial In the circuit court for the killing of "P.nV F.stes, and the entire time thus fnr has been occupied In the se lection of a Jury. Owing to the wide publicity given the case and the ex tensive acquaintance both of Mc Manus and the Estes family, it has t"rn hard to find Jurors who are qualified to serve. For the defense. Colonel J. H. Paley has examined the prospective Jurors, and In each Instance he has gone thoroughly Into the Juror's knowledge of the case, his acquaint ance with the parties Interested and the st'itn of his mind as to the guilt or Innocence of the accused man. Ainicst Invariably he af ked If the Juror has at any time been connected with the saloon business, while his lodg. affiliations and his family state has also been Inquired Into. In question fcr the state, District Attorney Phelps has also been Very cautious. . Hut from the nature of things his examination has not been as exhaustive as that for the defense. Both attorneys have Inquired partic ularly as to In what papers the Jurors read accounts of the killing of Estes, and the district attorney has shown especial Interest In an article from McManus himself, published In this paper a week ago. Promptly at 9 o'clock this morn ing court was called to order by Judge Bian. and the bailiff In the hall proclaimed that court was In session. A moment later McManus was broupht In by Dpputy Joe rtlake ley. The defendant was accompan ied by his wife, who has occupied . seal n:ar him .during the trial. "The clerk will shake the box and call the Jurors," ordered Judge Bean after the attorneys had expressed their readiness to proceed. Morrison Rejected. CI. M. Morrison, the Adams farm er, was the first man called and he was sworn and questioned before another name was drawn. He p-nved frank and Intelligent, and while declaring thnt he had formed some opinions In the case from what he had read and hoard, yet he be lieved he ctuld lay the same aside If chosen and try tho case according to the law end evidence. He was ac cepted bv the defense. However, on be'ng examlnd by the district attor ney ho said the difference In tho so cial standing of McManus and he killed would probably have an effect upon hi decision. Accordingly he was challenged for cause by the Male. Key Was Chn.rn. J. H. Key, a farmer living near Weston, was next called and after an extended examination was accepted by the defense. On being examined by the stnte he leclnred he believed capital punishment to be wrong, hut that if required to try n case where in the punishment might he death he would accept the law as It Is. He was accepted. S. A. Hampton was the next called and he promptly disqualified him- JiVnnn Recovered at St. Paul. St. Paul. April 18. The $25,- OHO stolen from the Northern express office at the Union depot Tuesday night when Clerk Zimmerman was forced at the point of a pistol to open the safe, was recovered today by Chief of Police O'Conner. John Gunderson confessed and pilot- ed the police to the railroad yards, and to a snnd pit where the money was hidden. SELECTING self by admitting ihat he had formed an opinion in the case which It would require sworr evidence to re move. He was challenged for causo by the defense and the challenge was not resisted by the state. F. I,. McC'rea, tho Holdman farm ". wus likewise Xinally challenged for cause by Colonel Raley because the prospective Juror had asked At torncy NewlnMry for his opinion In the case and the sumo had been glv en. The challenge was reslHted by Messrs. Phelps and White for the fctute and the same was sustained. A peremptory challenge was then made by Culcnel Raley and the Juror step pod aside. O'Hurra Was Excused. Ivan O'Harra, brother of Frank O'Harra of this city, was next called ne uves ai wtFion ana nas Been a farmer, though he purchased a cart Interest In a saloon not long ago. The examination disclosed that he had been In the Pullman saloon this morning and that he had heard mucn concerning me case. He was also questioned at length regarding ms brother's haunts here. He was challenged for cause by Colonel Itaiey and excused. William Kllgore, the Weston i:tni.cr, was nexi, ana ne too was challenged for cause and upon the sarre being resisted by the district attorney another peremptory chal lenge was used by the defense. I. A. Christopher was then called. and he too failed to qualify, being ennnengea ior cause by the defense Perlnccr TVns Problem. j. . t-ennger or Adams and a brother to George Perlnger'of this city, was next called and he proved much of a problem to the defense. After an extended examination Col onel Raley declared he was not pre pared to pass upon the Juror at that time and asked to be given until af ler me noon recess to do so. As It was nearly IS an adjournment was taken until 1:20. Key, the one Juror cnosen. and Mr. Perlnger were then turner! over to the bailiff's care dur Ing the recess. This afternoon the examination of Perlnger was continued, and being unable to challenge the Juror for cause, peremptory challenge was iisea Dy loionel Raley. .Second Man Accepted. s. t. rninips of Milton, was the second man to he accepted by both sides In the case. He Is a man of (Continued on page 5.) EDULE FOR ELECTRIC LINE HETWKEX MILTON AND WALLA WALLA IX EFFECT. Fomtifn Trains Dully, Between 7 a. m. and N:S5 p. m.. Making Thirteen Station That NiiiiiIht Including the Terminal The Usual Rule Is Fol lowed lit Dcslgnmlng Trains 0eiis With Big llut'liicss; nnd A'lgoroii iyotsnects. Time cards for the Walla Wqlla Traction company's Interurban line between Walla Walla and Milton have been Issued, showing the number of stations on the new line, the time of all the trains at all the stations and other details of the service. There are 14 trains per day between Walla Walla and Milton, numbered from No. 1 to No. 14. the first train leaving Walla Walla at 7 a. m. and the last arriving at that city at 8:55 p. m. The time card or the Interurban line shows thnt the cars leave the W. fk c. R. depot, which Is given as the starting point. The other stations, running southward are as follows: Main and Second streets. Main and Sixth streets. Chorry and 13th streets, Blnlocks, College Plnce. Walla Walla river, state line, McMInn, (Oregon), Bnllou, Creamery, Freewater and Milton. The southbound trains are given odd numbers nnd the northbound trains have even numbers. The new line is enjoying an excel-' lent patronage, every car being load ed each trip. FIRST ANNIVERSARY. , Thanksgiving Service) Tonight In San Francisco. San Francisco, April 18. San Fran cisco is observing the first anniversary or tne great disaster by working as hard as ever for the restoration of the city. All sorts of public offices are open as usual, and flags throughout the city are. at full mast. In a number of churches this after noon and tonight thanksgiving servi ces were held. TWENTY GIRLS REPORTED DEAD. Thought to Have Ilumed to Death at Montrcul. Montreal, April 18. Twenty girls are reported dead by a fire which de stroyed the building of the Canada steam laundry. Many Jumped from the windows. The dead and Injured were brought to tho general hospital. s LLiil TRAIN PORTLAND Railroad Commission Recom mends Biggs Local to Be Run to Pendleton. "TOO EASY TO ACQUIRE DESERT LANDS NOW Governor Hngormnn of New Mexico, Though a Personal Friend of Roosevelt, Resigned by Request and Will Re Succeeded by Gover nor Curry of Samar Province- Hull of Iowa Declares 75 Per Cent of the People of That State Want Him for President Again. Washington, April 18. Represen tatlve Mondell of Wyoming Is here In connection with land matters now before the Interior department He says a revolution In land man agement Is not needed, but amends.' tory laws arc necessary. He thinks it might be good to pass a law pro viding for a lease system with the right to purchase, and Insists the present method of obtaining desert lands Is too easy. Gov. Ilagernian Had to Resign. Washington, April 18. Governor Hagerman of New Mexico, has re signed and Captain George Curry has been appointed. Curry is now gov ernor of Samar province, Philippines. Hagerman is a personal friend of the president, but this was unavail able. Valid charges were preferred against hliu and his resignation came ' by request." Iowa Round to Have Roosevelt. Washington, April 18. Represen tatlve Hull of Iowa, was a White House visitor today. He declares that 76 per cent of the people of Iowa are for Roosevelt for a third term. Conservative Democrats' Choice. Washington, April 18. Judson Harmon, Cleveland's attorney gen erai, nas consented to stand as a presidential candidate of the con servatlve democrats. LOVESICK KIDS SUCIDE. Jump From a Footbridge Over Jack son River. Staunton, Va April 18. Mabel Pendleton, aged 18, and Stuart Gay, aged 18. en route to Washington to bo clandestinely married, were Inter cepted this morning after midnight and by order of their parents sent to ward their home at Clifton Forge on an early train. Crossing a footbridge over Jackson river the couple lenped Into the water 40 feet below and were drowned. The bodies were not recovered. The boy's father Is a rnllroad conductor on the S. G. railway. M'LEAN VS. HOWARD. Rattle for lYosldoncy of the Daughters or American Revolution. Washington, April 18. The opposi tion to Mrs. McLean In the Daughters of the American Revolution crystallz ed today In the nomination of Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard, of Vir ginia. Fewer than 10 states have en dorsed Mrs. Howard, while 37, nearly all unanimous, have endorsed Mrs. McLean. The balloting will close to night. Six Cardinals Inducted. Rome, April 18. Six of the seven new cardinnls received red hats today at the public consistory. A magnifi cent papal procession and ceremonial. Rinaldlni will receive the hat at the next consistory. Kidnaped Roy May Re Located. Cambridge, M. D., April 18. It Is reported here that Horace Marvin has been located near here. The police have hurried to the scene and declare the boy will be rescued before night. Ycsterdny's Baseball Scores. Los Angeles, April 18. Los An geles 2, Snn Francisco 0. San Francisco, April 18. Portland 2, Oakland 6. Chicago Wheat Market. Chicago, April 18. Wheat opened 77, closed 77 1-8: corn opened 48 6-8, closed 47; oats opened 42 7-8, closed 4 3. To Light! Main Street Rrldge. At the meeting of the city council last night Dr. F. W. Vincent, mana ger of tho Northwestern Gas & Elec tric company, requested the privilege of placing a large advertising sign, "Cook With Gas," on Main street bridge for the purpose of advertising the gas plant as well as light up the bridge. The matter was referred to street committee. MONDELL NG PLAN Montana Member of House Would Lease Range With Privilege of Purchase. PROBABLE SUCH SERVICE WOULD GO STILL FARTHER. In That Event Pendleton Passengers would nave a Daylight Ride Through to the Valley Such a Ser vice Has Long Been Contemplated by the O. R. & N. People, as It Holds Many Advantages for the Traveling Public Over Traveling on Main Line Trains Big Patronage Certain. inat the long cherished dream of rendleton Commercial association for a local train on the O. R. & N. be. iween Pendleton and Portland, will at last be realized, now Beems Drobable. The Oregon railroad commission has suggested that the local train now in service between Portland and Biggs, be run Into Pendleton to accommodate the heavy local travel between the me tropolis of eastern and the metropolis or western Oregon. The O. R. & N. passenger dermrt ment Is now considering the matter and It Is believed by all who are fa miliar with the Intentions of the com pany In the matter that If the Biggs train Is run to Pendleton that It will not stop here, but will be run to Walla Walla and possibly to Dayton thus giving the people In the Inland empire a daylight local train to Port land every day. Such a train was talked of by the company long before a railroad com mission was created and It is believed that the train will be put In service as soon as equipment can be secured, It is almost certain that the train will not stop In Pendleton If it is put Into service, since the company will soon Install the Pendleton-Walla Walla passenger train anyway, and when the service Is changed In any way, It Is believed that the Portland-Biggs train will be run Into Walla Walla via Pen dleton. - The patronage of the Portland Biggs train Is very heavy and It has stimulated travel between the Colum bia river counties and Portland to an enormous extent. The coaches are loaded almost every trip, and it is used almost exclusively In Its terri tory in preference to main line trains. The same patronage would be given through train from Walla Walla to Portland, It Is believed and would give this and other inland empire counties an excellent service with Portland. The letter of the railroad commis sion suggesting the new service com plains that the main line trains are often over crowded with the local travel and that the new train is actu ally needed In this territory. ANTI-GERMANIC INFLUENCES. English nnd Kalian Coalition Thought Possible. Gaeta. Italy, April 18. The king and queen of England arlved today by royal yacht to visit the king and queen of Italy. Europe regards the meeting as of the greatest political significance. It Is likely the meeting will have an Important bearing upon the coming peace conference at The Hague. England Is believed to be trying to detach Italy from the triple alliance. he breaking of which will further Iso late Germany. Germany seeks Italy's support for unlimited armaments. Attempted Killing of Persian. Buku, April 18. Th chief engineer of the Persian ministry of communi cations was shot and seriously wound ed in a street of this city. Three pas sersby were also shot. STOLE TWO SIXSHOOTKRS. In Broad Daylight From Sharon & Eddlngs' Store. A bold daylight robbery occurred here shortly after 11 o'clock this forenoon when two slxshooters were stolen from a case In the Sharon & Eddlngs second hand store In the Matlock-Brownficld building. At the time, Mr. Sharon and an Indian cus tomer were in the back part of the store and a noise was heard In front. On Investigating further Mr. Sharon found that two large Colt's pistols had been taken from a case near the door. One of the guns had been droj.ped by the thief, causing the noise that had been heard. Immediately afterward Mr. Sharon started In pursuit of the man and al so notified tho police. However, up to 8:30 all efforts to locate him had failed. A man answering the de scription of the fellow is reported to have been seen on south Rnllroad street carrying a pistol in each hand. This tact has caused a belief that the fellow Is either drunk or partly craned. DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE. Many Mexican Towns Destroyed In the South. Mexico City, April 18. Very meagre details continue tp be received from the earthquake section, but one wire working 'nto the devastated districts, and It is badly congested with govern mental messages. It Is definitely known that Chllpan clngo, Chilapa, Ayutla, Tlxtla and Ometetic are In ruins, but no correct list of casualties Is obtainable. The report that Acapulco has suffered from a tidal wave is confirmed, with much damage. Wires are down and It is Impossible to ascertain whether any deaths resulted, but it is believed that many perished In the Inundation which, must have swept the greater portion of the city. WALLA WALLA VOTED BONDS. Bonds for 1100,000 for City Hall Car ried by Large Vole. Walla. Walla. April 18. The election yesterday resulted in an overwhelming victory for the bond Issue and a fine, up-to-date city hall and fire station Is insured for this city. The total vote cast was 993, 843 being for and 147 against. Only 695 were necessary to carry the proposed measure. Three votes were disqualified, as they were marked wrong. Now that the Issue has been author ized the work will continue on the hall and the council will advertise for bids on the Issue of $100,000. At the last time these bids were called' for the premiums were high and they will un doubtedly be as large this time, as the Walla Walla bonds are In great de manded. RUEF CASE CONTINUED. Telephone Defendants' Cases Contin ued a Week. San Francisco, April 18. The trial of Ruef was continued until tomor row on account of the serious Illness of his leading counsel, Ach, who was poisoned by eating mushrooms yester day. , The cases of Louis Glass, general manager of the Pacific States Tele phone company, and Abram Detweiler, promoter for the Home company, ac cused of bribery, were called this morning and continued a week. I IN ENGINE CAS O. R. & N. FIREMAN EIGHT DAYS IN WRECKAGE Body Was Not Mutilated to Any Ex tent nnd It Is Relieved He Was Held In the Wrecked Cab and Met Death hy Drowning Committee of La Grande Firemen Has Been on the Scene of the Wreck for a Week Body Sent to Portland. The body of Fireman George Mc- rartrldge, who lost his life In the Cayuse wreck on the O. R. & N. on April 10, was discovered in the wrecked cab of the engine last eve ning by rrembcrs of Blue Mountain lodge No. 348, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of La Grande, who have been searching the liver and scene of the wreck for the tody for the past week. The body of the dead fireman was not mulillated nnd It Is believed that he wis held In the cab and drowned. few slight tiuises were found on Ms henl. hut none of them would have caused his decth It Is believed. 1 he eali was partly suhmerged In the water and was so held down by the wrecked cars that It has been Im possible to search It thoroughly, but upon removing the wreckage with a steam derrick which arrived from la Grande, the body was discovered where It had been Imprisoned since the Ill-fated morning. As In the case cf Engineer Schllke, those who have seen the wreck are amazed to think that the fireman's body was not crushed or ground to pieces In the wreckage of the cars and engine. The committee of I.a Grande fire men who were assigned the task of searching for their brother fireman was composed of Frank Rechlen. now an engineer, W. E. Elder of the I'matllla-La Grande passenger run. O, O. Olsen of the freight division and W. A. Bruce, also of the freight division. Tho body of McPartrldge was dis covered about 7 o'clock last evening and was brought to the city on a work train. It will be taken to Port land for interment Firemen Will AecomiMiny Remains. A party of about 16 firemen of the La Grande division of the O. R. & N., will arrive tonight to accompany the remains of Fireman MePortrlilge to Portland, where the funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. The body will be taken down tonight on No. 6. The O. H. & N. will relieve all the firemen that can be spared from the division to uccompany the remains. BOD 0 1 OF 24 Appointed by the Mayor to Confer With the Council as to Charter Changes. SIX TAXPAYERS FROM EACH OF THE FOUR WARDS. Following a Joint Report, Petitions Recommending Embodiments of Agreements Will Be Circulated Pre liminary to a Special Election Cemetery Committee Has Under Consideration a Plan Formulated by Dr. Vincent for Supplying the Cem etery With Water. At the meeting of the city council' last night Mayor Fee appointed a committee of 24 taxpayers to confer with the council upon the subject of charter changes. The appointment of such a committee was made in ac cordance with the action taken at the mass meeting Tuesday night, but at the suggestion of the council the size of the committee waa Increased from II to 24. Six men were named from each of the four wards of the city and the complete committee as announced Is as follows: First ward Congressman W. R. El lis, R. J. Slater, E. W. McComas, W. P. Temple, F. S. Curl and Dr. C. J. Smith. Second ward Dr. W. G. Cole. C. B. Roosevelt, Leon Cohen, W. L. Thomp son. T. C. Taylor and Frank Frailer., Third ward Bert Huffman, C. F Colesworthy. J. W. Maloney, G. Hi Rice, M. A. Rader and J. R. Dickson. ' Fourth ward T. J. Morris. E. L. Smith, A. C. Koeppen, Charles Greu--llch, Lee Teutsch and N. D. Swearln gen. ' It is the Intention for this committee to confer with the council regarding the proposed changes In the charter and petitions asking for the various features agreed upon will be circulat ed. A special charter election will then be called and the voters of the city will decide upon the adoption or rejection of the various changes. Would Water Cemetery. Dr. F. W. Vincent, local manager of the Northwestern Gas & Electric company, appeared before the council last night with an offer to Install an electric pumping plant for the pur pose of Irrigating Olney cemetery. By the terms of the offer the electric company will furnish power for pump ing purposes for a price of S3 per horse power per month. A 30 horse power motor was suggested, which would make the cost of pumping $90 per month. The cost of installing the plant and the well Is estimated at $1, 000 or 81100. The proposition was referred to the cemetery committee. SHEEP MUST BE DIPPED. Forestry Officials Must Have Certifi cates Before Permitting Sheep to Enter Reserve. Forestry officials In charge of the Wenaha and Blue mountains forest reserves must have certificates of dip ping from state or federal officials before permitting Oregon sheep to en ter the allotted ranges In the reserves. A letter from Acting Forest Supervisor Henry Ireland of Sumpter, to the East Oregonlan, gives sheepmen the follow ing emphatic Instructions concerning dipping: Sumpter. April 18. 1907. All sheep owners, who are granted the privilege of crossing, or grazing within the Blue mountains (easO na tional forest reserve, will be required to furnish a dipping certificate signed by either a county or federal Inspector showing that their sheep have been dipped since April 1, 1907. In accord ance with the requirements of the bureau of animal Industry and laws of the state of Oregon, before their stock will be allowed to enter the forest reserve. Very truly yours, HENRY IRELAND, Acting Forest Supervisor. Signals of Distress Flying. Newton, Down Coon, April IS. The steamer Orient has been sighted showing signals of distress In a fierce gale. Moulders, Walk Out At Seattle. Seattle, April 18. The Mo ran Shipbuilding company, with 400 union employes, to day posted notices In the shops thnt in future the plant will be run on an open shop basis, and proceeded to carry out the plan ty putting on three non-union moulders. Twenty-three union moulders then walked out. It is believed to be preliminary to a general strike or a lockout. COMMITTEE TAXPAYERS