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VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1907.
NO. 5987
DEFENSE HAS
CONFESSION
Acknowledged to Be Worst
Blow Yet Sustained by the
Haywood Prosecution.
ORCHARD'S FULL 6TORY
IX THE HANDS OF DAKItOW.
Defense; Will Be Able to Counter on
the State Willi Far Greater Effec
tivencM Tlutn They Could Without
the Confession Defense Gets Rid
of Two Objectionable Jurymen
Without tlio Necessity of Using Per
emptory Challenges to Do So An
other SMVial Venire Unavoidable.,
Boise, May 25. Orchard's complete
confession Is at last in possession of
the defense in the Haywood murder
trial. This Is the worst blow yet sus
tained by the state and the Interests
who back the prosecution, as the
state has planned to keep the defense
in absolute Ignorance of what Or
chard would say, In order that they
would be unable to produce witnesses
who would coitradlct lt How the
leak occurred Is unknown, but the
Jubilant attitude of Richardson and
Darrow indicates they believe they
have at last penetrated the state's
armor, and are now In a position to
protect their clients. It Is acknowl
edged the defense has outwitted the
prosecution, which Is openly alleged
to be the reason for the frequent
clashes between Hawley and Darrow.
The attorneys for the defense were
Jubilant when court reconvened this
morning, over the two decided vic
tories scored Friday:
Darrow gained one by having Bee
ry exposed by the court for bias, and
Richardson the other when, by In
voking Roosevelt's "undesirable cit
izens" letter he eliminated from the
box Talesman Leeter, who, although
declaring an absolute prejudice
against the Miners" Federation, yet
seemed determined to qualify.
As soon as court reconvened today
the defense begnn the examination of
Flnley and McBean.
Darrow says It will be Impossible
to complete the Jury from the pres
ent venire, and that another adjourn
ment cannot be avoided.
Five Peremptory Challenges Left.
Boise. May 25. J. E. Toutellotte,
an architect, was accepted by the
state, who peremptorily challenged
George Mclntyre.
McBean qualified, subject to per
emptory challenge. The defense then
challenged John Whltelock.
The defense had three and the pros
ecution two peremptory challenges
left, and but 14 veniremen remained
of the specall panel when recess was
taken;
BIGAMY IS" POSSIBLE.
High l ife Scandal In New York Takes
a New Turn.
New York, May 25. Mrs. Gould Is
said to have made disclosures to
Bingham along a new line, with the
possibility the postofflce department
may Investigate charges that mall
has beery tampered with. Abe Hum
mel Is said to have written her of
fering his services In calling off de
tectives. The story Is heis that For
mer Inspector Byrnes had detectives
on her trail to establish the fact that
she had a husband living. The dis
trict attorney's office may take u
hand and Investigate tho report that
money was paid detectives.
Fears Poisoning.
New York, .May 2C. Mrs. Howard
Gould made the sensational state
ment to General Bingham this after
noon she lives In dread of poisoning,
and showed letters warning her. Shu
Is unable to discover their author
ship. Theodore Tilton Dead.
Paris, May 25. Theodore Tilton
died here this afternoon, aged 70
years.
John Wllmont Under Arrest.
Chicago, May 25. The po-
lice were notified today of the
arrest of John Wllmont, for-
mar president of a New York
Insurance company, and gen-
oral manager of the National
Producer of Gas & Power
company, . with a capital of
$10,000,000 (In which Grover
Cleveland is a director) in
Montreal. H Is charged with
passing bogus checks, securing
$4500 from the Shanka com-
pany, builders of factories.
He had the 14600 cash when ar-
rested.
FILING THE PETITIONS.
Referendum on University Appropri
ation Has 0292 Names.
A Salem correspondent says of the
University of Oregon referendum pe
titions which are now ready tor fil
ing: '
Petitions signed with 4292 names
for the referendum of the state uni
versity appropriation, till, carrying
an annual appropriation of 1125,000,
were placed on file with the secretary
of state this morning bv George J.
Pearcc, Cyrus H. Walker and Eu
gene Palmer. The bulk of the sig
natures were obtained In Linn coun
ty, about 2000; Waldo Hills district of
Marlon county, about 1000; Benton,
500; Clackamas, 260; Polk, 200;
Multnomah, 500 (St. Johns and Ar
Icta districts); .Washington, 200;
Wasco, 200; Umatilla, 20(h) about 40
from Junction precinct, Lane coun
ty, and about 20 from Lincoln county-
The petitions were gone over care
fully by C. N. Arthur, of Portland,
an alumnus of the university, and
Senator Bingham of Lane county,
and numerous discrepancies were
discovered, but these gentlemen de
cline to state whether or not the pe
tition will be contested. None of
the petitions will be contested. None
of the petitions contain the requisite
warning clause, and many of them
are falsely certified to as being from
certain counties when the addresses
of some signers upon the sheets are
given In a different county.
Many of these sheets may be
thrown away when the official can
vass Is made.
MILLERS RAISE
EOF F
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
IX THE SPOKANE MARKET.
Immediate Advance Waes Made In the
Retail Market of That City Scarc
ity of Wheut the Reason Given by
Spokane Mill Manager Further
. Advance Not Deemed Likely Though
It Is Feared.
Spokane, May 25. By a decision
of the millers of Spoknne yesterday
afternoon the price of flour was raised
26 per cent, wholesale, or 60 cents a
barrel. The same advance will be
mnde In the retail prices. Beginning
this morning, the wholesale figure,
which has been M a barrel, will be
$4.60 and the retail price will Jump
from 11.25 to $1.75. Scarcity 'of wheat
and Its prevailing high price are the
reasons given.
Aske,' --rng the action of the
millers I'-' "i! V. Samuel Glasgow,
secretnry and treasurer of the Centen-1
nliil mill, said: I
''The fact Is. the local mills, as well :
as the others, have not half enough I
t!--nln to supply them, but we shall :
hive no trouble In putting out enough I
for the local demand. . The new price
iiei;Hm ei leuuvtr ui tui;?. u in mi
probable that we will raise the price
again, though It Is hard telling what
the future has In store." '
L. C. Lens, manager of the C. & C.
mill, when asked relative to the rise
last night, said:
"The four mills of the city have
agreed to make the advance, whlrh
will go Into effect Immediately. We
are practically the last mills of the
country to make the change.
"Wheat Is very scarce, and Is almost
Impossible to secure. The crop Is all
bought up. and large quantities have
been shipped out of the country, much
of It going to California mills and
even larger consignments being sent
across the water to the mills of Japan
and China. Of course, the way the
price of wheat has soared for the last
few weeks In Chicago has had the ef
fect of precipitating our action, but
even without this, the rise would have
been necessary."
BOUGHT LAND AND SHEEP.
L, L. Mann, Reservation Farmer, Pur
t'lMHca Pernrd Ranch and Sheep on
Birch Creek.
L. L. Mann, the well known reser
vation wheat farmer, has Just pur
chased 1920 acres of land and 1800
head of ewes and Inmbs from A. Fei
ardvand will take charge of the prop
erty on June 1.
Mr. Mann buys the entire holdings
of Mr. Perard on east Birch creek and
will make his home on the fnrm dur
ing the summer months. The land In
cludes some fine alfalfa meadow and
produces sufficient hay to winter the
herd and Is counted one of the finest
ranches In that section of the county.
It Is thought that Mr. Perard will
move to this city to reside after set
tling up his affairs on Birch creek.
Telephone Girl Cremated.
Burnslds, Ky May 25. Telephone
Operator Bessie Tombs, was cremated
whnn the exchange bumed this morn
ing. Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, May 26. Wheat opened
98 6-8, closed 102; corn opened 61 (-8,
closed same; oats opened 47 1-4, clos
ed 47 1-4.
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EXPECT IRE
INDICTMENTS
San Francisco Grand Jury
Finds More Evidences of
Veniality and Fraud.
SEVEX OF THE DEFENDANTS
APPEARED AND GAVE BOND
On All tlie Indictments Returned
Yesterday All Were Defendants
Before, on Various Charges A
Settlement of the Brewers' Em
ployes' Strike Is Possible Tonight,
Which Will Remove the Horror of
Impending Alcoholic Thirst Upon
the Lord's Day 1750,000 n Ball.
San Francisco, May 26. Calhoun,
Ford, Abbott. Mullally, Schmltz,
Glass and Halsey appeared in court
this morning and gave bond on all
the indictments returned Friday. The
aggregate bond is 1750,000. Ruef
did not appear as he is In custody.
It is expected additional Indict
ments will be returned against Ruef,
Schmltz and several others.
None of those indicted were for
mally placed under arrest. They
went to the sheriff's office and an
nounced ft desire to surrender, then
immediately repaired to the court
room, whre they presented their
bonds, which were accepted.
Frisco Will Have Beer Tomorrow.
San Francisco, May 25. Indica
tions are that San Francisco will not
have to go without beer tomorrow.
A committee of brewery strikers will
confeV with their employers this af
ternoon, and both sides believe a set
tlement will be effected.
FAVORS MOTOR VEHICLES.
Knrnkl Ieaves for Japan June .. 10
Via Pacific Coast,
Boston. May 26. General Kurokl,
who Is being entertained here, de
clares that motor vehicles are prefer
able to horses for military purposes,
lie Is studying them as he travels.
Hi! next goes to Chicago and the
Pacific coast, sailing for Japan June
10.
- TWO WILL GRADUATE.
Commencement Exercises of St.
Joseph's Academy Will be Held In
Eagles' Hall June 12. '
The commencement exercises of
St. Joseph's academy will be held In
Eagles' hall on June 12, when two
ludents will be graduated from this
excellent Institution. Programs for
tlie exercises me now being arrang
ed anil complete details of the event
will he announced later.
The graduates this year are Miss
Georgia Th iyer and Miss Alvina Rel
man, who have finished the course
of the academy and are excellent
students.
The Sisters of St. Francis who con
duct St. Joseph's academy are de
lighted with the past year's work In
the Institution. It has been filled to
overflowing most of the school year
and for a time It looked as though
they would be unable to accommo
date all the applicants for rooms and
board.
They are making preparations for
a better and even more successful
term next year and will make a
number of important Improvements
It Is hoped during the vacation.
KUXHA WOOL SOLD.
Echo Sheepman Sold "8.000 Pounds
at 1U 1-2 at Private Sale Yester
day. Joe Kunha, the well known aheep
nian of Echo yesterday' sold his clip,
consisting of 88,000 pounds, to
Charles Green, representing - Kosh
land Brothers of San Francisco, for
19 1-2 cents per pound.
Tl.er.j me now about 300.000
pound" of wool stored at Echo which
will perhaps be sold at private sale,
as no Kile date has been fixed for
that place as yet.
Meyer Cohn, a Harrlsburg, Pa.,
man, shot and killed himself at Van
couver, B. C.
OPEN NEW CHURCH
The opening of the new stone
church Just completed by the M. K.
church congregation In this city will
be celebrated on Friday evening, May
ill, with an organ recital and musical
program of unusual merit
This will be the first use of the
new church and unusual Interest will
attach to this feature as well as tho
excellent of the program which will
be rendered.
Home of the best musical talent In
(lis northwest has been secured for
10
CREMATED
A SAN JOSE FIRE
Other Bodies Will Probably
Be Found, as Many Are
Unaccounted For.
FIRE UNQUESTIONABLY
OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN.
I.odglng House, Feed Store and Liv
ery Stable Were Burned, and With
Them Twenty Homes Firemen
Discover Abundant Evidence That
tlie Conflagration Had a Malicious
Origin One Body Identified, the
Second Too Badly Burned to be
Recognized.
San Jose, May 25. Ir. an Incendi
ary fire this morning, which nearly
destroyed the feed store of Frederick
Brown, the Lavertis stables and
Union lodging house, John McDon
ald, a roomer In the lodging house,
was cremated. The body was re
covered. It Is believed there were
other victims. Twenty horses were
burned.
Firemen discovered a bucket con
taining oiled rags and a lighted can
dle. Similar buckets are believed to
have started the fire,
Many Lodgers Unaccounted For.
San Jose, May 25. Another body,
unidentified, was recovered at noon,
and it is feared more are in the
ruins. Many lodgers are unaccounted
for.
MRS. M'KIXLEY DYING.
Sinking Rapidly and Can Live But a
Few Hours.
.Canton. May 25. Mrs. McKlnley's
heart Is weaker and its action trreg-
nUtr.' The change forecasts the end.
Her relatives are told she might live
through Sunday. Portmann, Rymann
and Rlxey will consult this morning
nnd Issue statements.
Death Expected at Any Moment.
Canton, May -25. Three physicians
made n statement at noon: Condi
tion is less favorable: takes less
nourishment with Increased difficul
ty. Not In pain, but Improvement Is
hardly expected.
Later. Is sinking rapidly and may
die at any minute. The heart falls
to respond to stimulants. Rlxey and
ri-lritlVMs are awaiting the end.
RUSSIAN PEASANT OUTBREAKS.
Council of Governors Will Meet to
IItii' Measures.
St. Petersburg, May 25. Premier
Stolypln has summoned the provincial
governors here to confer as to the
peasant outbreaks and plans to sub
due them.
Kiev, May 25. Twenty Russian
peasants were wounded by Cossacks
Friday during a riot on a count's
estate. The peasants used axes and
scythes and fought for several hours.
PIX)T TO ASSASSINATE KAISER.
Germans and Russians Are Involved
In the Sclieme.
London, May 25. Berlin reports
say the arrest of several Russlon stu
dents recently showed a well laid
P.usslan and German anarchist plot
to assassinate the kaiser. Thirty-five
persons, including three women,
were arrested. Twenty-five were re
leased upon proving innocence, while
fix were expelled from the country.
Will Investigate Mobbing.
Washington, May 25. Upon repre
sentations of Ambassador Aokl, th
president has directed the department
of Justice to thoroughly Investigate
the reported attack by a San Francis
co mob upon a Japanese restaurant,
where the building was demolished
and the proprietor bnrely escnped
death.
Speaker Cannon denies positively
that he Is a tariff reform candidate
for president. The denial Includes
both presidential ambitions and tar
iff reform sympathy.
ON FRIDAY JAY 31
the evening and a complete program
will be published next week.
On Sunday June 2, this church
building will be dedicated by Bishop
M.iore of Portland, but the opening
of the church building to the public
will really be oelebrated on Friday
evening when this recital Is given.
The people of the city and county
are ' cordially Invited to attend the
opening event In this magnificent
building, which Is one of the very
best In the northwest
FRYE AND BRUIIX IN A LAW SUIT
Accused of Trying to Beat Yakima
County,
That Frye and Bruhn, heads of the
big meat trust In this state, have con
spired to defraud the county out of
a large proportion of the taxes due on
sheep and cattle. Is the allegation
made In the answer, filed today by
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Taylor
In the superior court, in the suit of
Frye A Bruhn vs. Lee Tittle, as treas
urer, and the county of Yakima, says
the Yakima Republic.
The suit was brought last year by
the meat firm to determine the taxa
tion question and an Injunction was
obtained restraining the county au
thorities from making a seizure of
livestock In satisfaction of the taxes
claimed. By stipulation with the
county attorney the Injunction was ot
be In force until the suit came to trial,
the firm In the meantime putting up
a bond of 14000 to secure the county
In the event of the Arm losing Its
suit.
The answer filed today sets forth
that during last year Frye A Bruhn
kept 2000 head of sheep and 2203
head of cattle fattening in the county.
The county assessor valued the sheep
at $8000 and the cattle at $84,000, and
levied a . tax of $1587 upon Frye
Bruhn. The later, however, claim to
have had only a fraction of that num
ber of livestock here.
It 1b alleged that the firm has pur
sued a course of defrauding local and
state authorities .out of taxes for
some time past
OVER 10,000
IN AN ORCHARD
MAY YET EE INVESTED
" IX UMATILLA COUNTY
Representative of Eastern Capital
Seeking Location for Heavy In
vestments In Commercial Fruit
Raising Is Better Pleased With
Umatilla County Than With Any
Other Portion of the West.
That Umatilla county may be se
lected as the location for commer
cial orchard to cost over $100,000 Is
one of the possibilities of the future.
S. M. White, of Cleveland, Ohio,
representing large capitalists of the
cast, has been looking over the Fur
nish Irrigation project at Echo for
several days with a view to locating
a large irrigated tract upon which to
plant perhaps the largest commercial
orchard In the northwest
Mr. White has visited all the Irri
gated sections of the west. Including
those In Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho
and Utah, and Is more favorably Im
pressed with the conditions and sur
roundings In Umatilla county than In
any other section he has visited.
He believes that climatic and soil
conditions found in the west end of
Umatilla county cannot be surpassed
for fruit culture and as the irrigated
lands of the Furnish and' other tracts
In the west end of the county are
on a main line of railroad, market
ing large quantities of fruit could
be accomplished very cheaply.
Should Mr. White decide to locate
his company on Umatilla county land
over $100,000 would be Invested here
In planting the orchard and Improv
ing the property i
Mr. White visited the Furnish Irri
gated tract yesterday In company
with C. B. Adams, who Is In charge
of the land, and was delighted with
the outlook.
WILL DEVELOP MINES.
Nell, Holer and Paul Going to Powd
er River District.
P. B. Nell, proprietor of the Snip?
Ranch dairy in Camas Prairie, Is In
town purchasing supplies for a trip
into his mines In the Towder River
peaks. Gits Paul and George Hofer,
lolnt owners with Mr. Nell of tho
mines Mars and Jupiter, will leave In
a few dnys for their property, whera
they will spend the summer In sink
ing a shaft In one of the tunnels of
the Jupiter nnd further extending tho
tunnel of the Mars mine. Snow lies
on the high peaks until late In June
and the men will be engaged In road
building until that time.
Mr. Nell has leased his dairy cows
for the summer and will re out of
the butter making business until lot-;
In the fall.
Baseball Games.
Tacoms, May 25 Tacoma 0, Ab
erdeen !.
Spokane, May 2D. Butte 8, Spo
kane 4.
OnHand. May 2.V Onkland 0. San
Francisco 1. 12 innings.
Vancouver, May 25. Seattle 14.
Vancouver 8.
Tortland, May 25. Portland 0.
Los 4.r.gcle 3.
J, N. Livingstone, former sheriff of
Prant county, now living on the Mid
dle Fork, it said to be very nearly re
covered from the stroke cf paralysis
which he suffered ahcut two years
ago.
PENDLETON GAS
TAT
First Coal Was Shoveled Into
the Retort by Mrs. T, T.
Geer at Noon Today.
PLANT IS MODERN IX
EVERY PARTICUULAB
Interesting Explanation of the Un
Avoldeble Reasons Why Gas In
Small Town Is More Expensive
Than In a Larger: No Way of Util
izing By-Products In the Manufac
ture of Sulphuric Add and Dyes
The Company Bias In Band Gas
Stoves for Utilizing the Output.
Gas began to be manufactured in
Pendleton for the first time today
when Mrs. T. T. Oeer, wife of ex
Governor Geer, threw the first
shovelful ot coal Into the retort at
12 o'clock.
A special shovel of a small pat
tern was made and donated by W. J.
Clarke & company for the occasion.
After the opening ceremony was
over H. M. Hunt took the miniature
coal shovel to have U decorated and.
when this Is done will present It to
Mrs. Geer as a souvenir of the oc
casion. Mr. Hunt, who. Is engineer of all
the gas plants of the,' Northwestern
Gas & Electric company's system,,
states. that the plant here Is modern
In every particular. One of the fine
pieces of modern machinery Is the'
large meter which registers tbr
amount of gas generated each mln
ute. The machine cost $1600 alone.
In speaking of the manufacture of
gas In Pendleton, Mr. Hunt said:
"One reason that the cost of gas
comes higher In a place like this Is
Ivaau is a a rH Olisk tlMssiayV ivOatsfc. t9
all the by-products which are utilis
ed in the larger cities. For Instance,
a large amount of residue sulphur
wnicn can De turnea into suipnunc
acid. Tn the east this is sold to the
acid plants. Then there are a num
ber of different aniline dyes that can
be manufactured from the waste
matter, chief among them being ul
teamarine blue. All these things and
many others go to reduce the cost of
making Illuminating gas."
A large number of gas stoves are
now stored In the warehouse ready
for use as soon as they are set up
and connections made. The new
p'nnt will add greatly to the lighting
facilities of the city and should the
electric current from the Walla Wal
la river plant fall at any time the
business houses and homes will not
lie left to depend entirely on the dim
flicker of the primitive tallow candle.
KNIGHTS RETURN.
Victorious Team of Dnmon Lodge
Bring Back the $100 Silver Cup,
Won in Contest
Covered with glory, the victorious
degree team of Damon lodge No. 4, of
the Knights of Pythias of this city,
has returned home from the grand
lodge session In Portland, bringing
with them the second silver cup won
by the team In the contests of the
grand lodge sessions.
Most of the members of Damon
lodge returned home on the delayed
train this morning and the remainder
will come In this evening. The' team
and visiting members ot Damon ladge
are enthusiastic over their victory In
Portland and feel that the remainder
of the state will have to brush up
considerable to prevent the Pendleton
team from bringing home every $100
cup offered as a prize by the grand
lodge.
The two trophy cups now repose In
the lodge room of Damon lodge.
where they are the pride of the mem
bers and the admired of all knights
who behold them.
The silver trophies won by Damon
lodge are now on display In the win
dows of Rader's furniture store.
where their artistic beauty Is attract
ing much attention.
Governor Mead of Washington has
announced his candidacy for ronoml-
r.ntlon and re-election.
Cyclone In Xorthern Terns.
Fort Worth, Texas, May 25.
Eight members of one fam
ily, who were gathered under a
heavy chimney In the center of
their home, were seriously In
jured during a severe storm
which swept over Benton coun
ty. The house was overturn
ed. Scores of families escap
ed by going Into storm cellars.
The cyclone covered a small
area. A dozen houses and
barns were demolished. Fa
talities are not reported.
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