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VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OHE(JON, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1U07.
NO. 007
PETTIBK DECLARES I WAS
NEVER II PIN DETECTIVE
John Murphy, Attorney for the Federation, Testifies to Petti
bone's Loyalty to the Miners' Order.
Defense. Is Working to Prove Thai Orchard Had a Personal AnlinuH In Ills
Hal ltd for Siciiiicnhcrg: That He Murdered Him n a Measure of He
vcuga for Having '.Made lllm a Puiier" Evident Intention of I)e
fonso Is to Back Up Tills Theory With Future Evidence better Re
ceived by Orchard While In .Jail Identified and Introduced.
Boise, June 18. "The report from
Denver that I was ever In the employ
of the Plnkertons or gave them In
formation or was ever a Btool-pigeon
for the mine owners. Is unqualifiedly
and maliciously false. I cannot deny
it too strongly."
In the above statement Pettlbone to
day gave the lie to a report from Den
ver to the effect he was a paid spy
and had agreed to testify for the state,
but had finally been won over by
Moycr and Haywood and would stand
pat 'ffh them.
Pettlbone waxed Indignant as he
talked, but he was hardly as angry
as was John Murphy of Denver, for
years the Federation's attorney. "Such
stories are despicable," declared the
veteran lawyer. "I have known
George since be first Joined the Fed
eration and be Is a loyal member now
and always -was.
Orriiard Recalled.
Wh court reconvened this morn
ing Orchard was recalled. Orchard's
redirect examination was suspended
In order to permit "Jnp" Nichols, sher
iff of Canyon county, to testify rela
tive to the receipt of a letter from
Denver by Orchard after he was ar
rested. Nichols said he made a copy
of a letter before giving ft to Orchard.
The latter burned the tetter as soon
as be Tead It. He did not testify as
to tt contents, but left that for Or
chard to do.
The first question asked by Rich
ardsmi was If the witness did not tell
Max Mallch In the letter's saloon In
Denver In June ir July, 1905. there
was one man he Intended to. kill If he
swung for It 24 hours later, as that
man 'bad made him a pauper, and told
him -the man was Steunenberg. Or
chard denied this, and also that he
made similar statements to former
Attorney Engley of Colorado, and to
Lottie Day.
Orchard also denied that he ever
visited Kid Water at Cripple Creek,
and denied he told Dr.'McGee at Wal
lace In October. 190B, 'that he was
"shot" there or had been made a pau
per hy Steunenberg, and would get
even.
Orchard further denied he ever told
David Uoates he Intended to get even
with Steunenberg.
A number of other similar Inter
rogations were denied by Orchard.
Orchard was asked a to the con
tents T -an unsigned letter Identified
by the sheriff an having neen received
by him In Jail. The letter read.
"Friend Tom: "Tour letter received
and was sent to Jack "McGee for your
1100. which you should have by now.
Let me "hear from -you before you get
to your field:" "The defense Objected.
but the letter was admitted. It was
postmarked ""Denver. December SO.
Orchard said he had written Pettl
bone some time before and asked him
to send 1"0.
.Inolc Try nndly .Tien ten.
Boise, Jwne 18. Jack Frye, a wit
ness for the prosecution In the Hay
wood ease. M "badly beaten at noon
today by Bob Meldrum and Claud
Bartel, two gun men. The affulr
took place In the hallway of Huwley's
office. Frye was trying to enter the
office In response to a subpoena from
Hawley. Meldrum and Bartell stop
ped Five and demanded where he
was going and told blm to beat It.
He showed hie orders. The guards
said "no difference," knocked him
down nnd kicked him Into the street.
The affair has created a decided sen
sation. Frye says, that having been
beaten by state officers, he will re
fuse to testify.
Meldrum and Bartel were arrest
ed, charged with assault. Bartels
pleaded guilty and was fined $60.
MelWrum pleaded not guilty and will
be tried later.
A Pleturo of Orcluird.
Hugh O'Neill, of the Denver Post
and Oregon Dally Journal, writes as
follows of Harry Orchard:
Orchard has come and Orchard has
gone, and now we know that we have
Saskatchewan 'Floods.
Edmonton, N. W. Territory,
June 18. Floods are sweeping
the valley of the Saskatchewan
over an area of BOO square miles.
The damage to lumber rafts for
a distance of 1000 miles along
the North Saskatachewan will
reach $100,000 and la Increasing.
not been dreaming. Orchard has
come and Orchard has gone, and now
for the two days since his going we
have been building In, grain by grain,
atom by atom, as coral Insects build
In the southern seas, the white walls
of fact that are to fill in the steel
frame of evidence which his Incredi
ble story riveted beam to beam and
beam to breastwork.
Orchard has come and Orchard has
gone; and he went as he came, that
breathless morning a week ago, a
small, short, thick-set, Inscrutable
man In a gray tweed suit, looking
straight before him with fathomless,
fearless, wide-set. eyes, believing, as
he said, In the Everlasting God, and
thinking also as he said that life
here might be sold well and cheaply If
It brought Indemnity throughout eter
nity. He told his tale to Hawley "briefly
and without gestures; ' and It drained
Into our ears as a dream might, a
dream of prodigious, tyjhumnn impos
sibilities. He told his tale again to
Richardson and fo. It was a dream no
more, but a biting, vivid, "poignant
story of fnthomlera sin and black mur
der; and we know that we were watch
ing a human soul writhe, .living
through the fires of hell.
XO CHANGE TS THE SITTATIOX.
Telegrapher Plan to Riilw $100,000
for Fight.
Chicago, June 18. Secretary Rus
sell of the Telegraphers' -union, said
today there Is no change m the situa
tion. The telegraphers weTe assessed a
full day's pay, Intended to raise 1100,
000 fund.
Will Settle Issues Tomorrow.
New York, June 18. Announce
ment Is made at the headquarters of
the telegraphers, where an executive
eommlttee meeting was held this af
ternoon I hat the question of a strike
will be definitely settled tomorrow.
CMrn Wheat Market.
ChlcaRo. June 18. Wheat opened
91 3-8. closed 1 5-8: corn opened
52 5-8, closed 52 7-8; ' oats opened
43 S-4, closed 44 7-8.
Will Not Marry the Earl.
Chicago, June 18. Judge Honore,
a brother of Mrs. Potter Palmer, de
nies the latter will maTry the Earl of
Munster.
Earl of Munster Tfc-nica It.
London, June 18 The Earl of Mun
ster denies he will marry Mrs. Palmer.
BALL GAME POSSIBLE SUNDAY.
Locnl Team to Play Tlieatrlcal Aggre
gation. Negotiations are now on tor a ball
game here next Sunday, and It may
prove one of the most Interesting
events for the local diamond this sea
son. Today the advance agent of the
negro minstrel troupe that Is to play
here on Monday, asked for a game
with the Pendleton team. The Bhow
troupe supports a ball team of some
merit, and In addition has a hand In
connection. Likewise, the "King of
the Cattle Ring," which will be here
Saturday has a band and It Is pro
posed to have both organizations unite
In playing for the Sunday game.
Final arrangements Jpr a game
have not yet been made, but It Ir prob
able that one will be scheduled for
next Sunday.
Big Crowd at the Ireland Rink.
The usual large Monday night crowd
was seen at Ireland's rink last night,
and two hours of merry skating was
indulged In. Many of the best skaters
In the city were out, and the even
ing was much enjoyed. The grand
march was led by Mr. Ireland and
Miss Rena Ferguson, and about 80
couples participated therein, all mak
ing a very fine appearance in the line.
Good Program at the Star.
The attractions at the Star theater
are very good this week, an entire
change of program being on. Miss
Alberta Hadley, the eminent contral
to singer, Is very good In an Indian
scene, and Jack Rose In the Illustrat
ed song was enjoyed,. The moving
pictures are also very fine this week.
Ex-Governor Odell of New York
Is wild to be putting In nearly all his
time building up an anti-Roosevelt
republican machine In New York
state. It Is believed the undertaking
la financed by B. H. Harrlman.
MIXERS PROPOSE AX AMENDMENT TO THE OBLIGATION.
Deliver, June 1. The Federation of Miners' report from Nome,
Alaska, contained the word "dynamite," to which some of the mem
bers objected, v
Attorney Murphy presented a report advising the miners to buy
stock In mines where possible, to avoid strikes.
The delegates donated to the Haywood defense fund.
The proposed amendment, "The union exacts ni pledge or obli
gation from you conflicting with any duty you owe to God, country
or fellow man, or that conflicts with your religious or political be
lief," will probably pass.
T
ON WAT TO JUL
THREE CONVICTED OF
LA XD Fit A I'D AT LEWISTON.
W. F. KilKubaelt, George II. K enter
and William Dwyer Convicted In
Federal Court Cane Was Bitterly
Contented and There Is Little Hope
fr a Retrial Cane Kcwmblcg the
Oregon Canes and Jail Sentence Will
lie Imposed.
Heavy Fines Imposed.
Moscow, Idaho, June 18.
(Special.) William Dwyer, 18
months In the penitentiary and
a fine of $100, C. W. Robnet,
eight months and $100 fine,
Wm. F. Kettenbach, president,
and George Kester, cashier of
the Lewiston National bank of
Lewiston, Idaho, each eight
months and $1000 fine, are the
sentences In he north Idaho
fraud cases. They were con-
vlctcd of conspiracy to defraud
the government of timber lands.
By a verdict of guilty which has Just
been returned against them for land
frauds, W. F. Ketter.bach. George H.
Kester and William Dwyer, officials
of the Lewiston National bank, face a
sentence on McNeil's island. In the
United States prison.
The case has Just closed nt Lewis
ton and the Jury after having been out
for 34 hours, returned a verdict of
guilty, much to the surprise of the
friends of the defendants who had
made a hard fight.
The three guilty men nre prominent
in business circles In Lewiston and
northern Idaho nnd have been very
active In acquiring timber lands In
that state. The charge against them
was conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment and the case Is slmllnr to that
against ex-Congressman Williamson of
Oregon and his associates.
Owing to the strong financial back
ing and high huslness standing of the
lewiston trio. It was declared by their
friends that the case against them
was largely one of persecution, but
the Jury evidently found that the fact"
warranted a conviction.
As the rape hns been bitterly fought
and closelv enntes'eil 1t 1" not thnwrht
that any technical grounds exist on
which a retrial may be secured and
It Is believed that even if the case Is
taken to a higher court the verdict
will be sustained and the bankers will
he compelled to serve time. The crime
for which they nave been convicted
carries a Jail sentence as In the case
of Senator Mhhll. F. P. Mays. ex
Congressman Williamson and others
tried and convicted In Oregon.
CHARTER r.T ECTIOX IS NEARBY.
Little Apparent Interest In Any Di
rection. Although the coming special char
ter election Is now less than a week
distant there is but little being said
regarding the proposed changes, and
from appearances at present the elec
tion will pass quietly. Thus far no
objection has been raised to the
changes agreed upon by the council
and the citizens' committee.
In the coming election four sep
arate provisions will be voted upon,
and consequently It Is possible that
one or more propositions may be de
feated while the remainder carry.
However, no movement against any
one of the features has yet developed.
In the charter election all legal
voters of the city, whether property
owners or not, are eligible to vote.
To Try Delinquency Law.
The first complilnt In Walla Walla
county under the new delinquency law
was filed in the superior court this
morning against Jacob Fox, citing him
to appear with his two sons, Henry,
aged 11, and Jncib, aged 13, before
Judge Brents at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, says the Walla Walla Bulle
tin. The boys are charged with break
ing window lights at the fair grounds
and the complaint was signed by A. C.
Van De Water, secretary of the falr
assoclatlon. Abe offense. Is alleged to
have been committed June 14.
Married Edward Schwab,
Cleveland, O., June 18 Edith
McGjrray was this morning married
to Edward Schwab, a brother of
Charles, the steel magnate.
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SHEEPMEN ARE
DISAPPOINTED
WILL CARRY CONTENTION
INTO THE HIGHER COURTS
Granting of the Restraining Order by
Judge Wolverion Is a Surprise to
the Oregon Sheepmen, But They
Arc b Determined as Ever They
Ak Xo More Than They Are Pre
pared to Ghe Relation to Dipping
Requirements.
Through the decision given yester
day in the Washington-Oregon sheep
case a complete change has been
made in the fact of affairs. The
granting of the restraining order ask
ed for bv the Walla Walla men came
as a great surprise to the local offi
cials and stockmen. By them It was
believed the regulations would be up
held, and (he adverse decision came
as a disappointment.
While the full text of the decision
has not been received. It is known
that the law was held to be constl
luuonai, ana also, the governor's
proclamation was upheld, the objec
tion being 'to the stringency of the
commission's regulations. It Is pre
sniped by Dan P. Smythe, secretary
or tne commission, that the regula
tlons were modified by Judge Wol-
verton.
But while the decision was against
them the Oregon men show no In
clination of giving up the fight. That
the esse will be appealed, either to
the circuit court of appeals at San
Francisco, or direct to the U. 6. su
prune, court Is declared by Secretary
e-mytne. Also, it Is strongly Intimat
ed that there are still some things in
i"ie ior me vvasnington growers
and that the fact that they come
from an outside state will not make
them immune from the Oregon sheep
law. Under the present state law
every sheep in Oregon must be dip
ped at lean ence annually, and the
Oregon men declare It only fair that
Imported sheep should share the same
fate.
John Bryant, county sheep Inspec
tor, returned Sunday from the north
end of the county, where he had
been for the purpose of watching the
situation.
LECTURES WELL APPRECIATED.
Father Sherman Delivering an Inter
esting Series at the Catholic
Church This Week.
The series of Interesting lectures
being delivered this week at St.
Mary's Catholic church by Father
Sherman, the well known Jesuit lec
turer and missionary worker of Chi
cago, are being well attended and
highly appreciated by Pendleton peo
ple. The subject of the lecture last eve
ning was "The Rock of Faith" and
tonight the subject will be "Who Is
Christ?" The course will continue all
week; the last to be given on Satur
day evening.
Father Sherman, who is a son of
General William T. Sherman of civil
war fame. Is a cultured man, a stu
dent of religion and an earnest and
zealous Christian evangelist. His
lectures tre clear and direct, from
the orthodox standpoint and are be
ing well attended by both Catholics
and non-Catholics.
The lectures arc being given un
der the auspices of St. Mary's church
of this city and the membership cor
dially invites the people of Pendle
ton to attend them and enjoy the
thought and eloquence of this well
known and cultured teacher and lec
turer. Father Neate of St. Mary's church,
who Is also a member of the Jesuit
order, was once a student under
Father Sherman while attending col
lege In the east.
Blather Sherman Is strenuous man
and a hard worker. Every fore
noon he takes long horseback rides
tnd other exhilarating forms of ex
ercise and during the afternoon and
evening he does his literary work.
This is not his first visit to the
northwest. He is a native of Cali
fornia and has traveled extensively
in this section of the country and is
a westerner In spirit.
Thursday Afternoon Club.
There will be a special meeting of
the Thursday Afternoon club on
Wednesday morning, June 19, at 10.30
at the home of the new president,
Mrs. Ben Burroughs, to which all
member! are Invited to come, as
there will be Important business to
transact.
EIGHT HUNDRED DELEGATES
DISCUSS LAND PROBLEMS
Alleged That Most of This Number'at Denver Are Opposed to
the Present Forest Raserve Policy.
Gov. Buclitel's Introductory Speech S onixwhat Favorable to tlie Adminis
tration's Course Tlie. Irreprcwtil bio Issue of State Sovereignty Arise
In a Peculiar Guise Garfield, P Incliot and Newell Defend tlie Admin
istrationCarter of Montana, C hoseu Chairman, Improves tlie Op
portunity to Decry the Forest Re serve Scheme.
Denver, June 18. The land con
vention was opened this morning by
Governor Buchtel.
Eight hundred delegates from Ne
vada, Washington, Kansas, North and
South Dakota, Utah, New Mexico,
Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, Oklaho
ma and California are present.
Garfield, Balllnger, Plnchot and
Newell, representing the administra
tion, arrived last night.
Buchtel surprised the Roosevelt
Ites. To the delegates he said: "We
are to discuss the relation of the
separate states to the public land.
We must frame a broad program, to
aim at the speedy development of
unoccupied lands. The east thinks we
have nothing but cowboys and In
diana In the west The people In the
congested quarters of the big cities
of the east should be encouraged to
occupy tracts of public lands."
Itwuo of State Sovereignty.
The first question to be discussed
If. "Has the United States aovernmpnt
the constitutional right to hold public
lands within the borders of a new
siaie in perpetual ownership under
municipal sovereignty without the con
sent of the state?"
Plnchot and Newell are the especial
targets of the delegates, most of Whom
are opposed to the withdrawal of pub
lic lands for forestry reserves,
Garfield said. "We are here to de
fend the administration's policy,
which must be followed out, and get
new ideas ror the president.
Amis Won First Fight.
senator tarter or Montana, was
chosen temporary chairman.
Today appear badges inscribed,
"Square deal for public lands. No
disastrous, outrageous restrictions."
Senator Carter, when he took the
chair, spoke, saying that a delegate
had told him he was afraid to serve
on committees, as he had been warn
ed that If he served his sheep would
be driven from the range.
Plnchot replied and said that gov
ernment officials who issue such a
warning should be punished.
Roosevelt Is ga'nlng strength appar
ently. Aml-Roosereltltes Are Confident.
The anti-Rooseveltites claim to be
In control of the convention and to
be ablp to demand the removal of
Pinchct, head of the foresters divi
sion. The administration's opposition
Is headed by the woolgrowers of
Wyoming and cattlemen of Colorado,
who blame Plnchot for the withdraw
al of grazing lands. Wyoming's 225
delegates will vote for Pinchot's scalp.
Objects of the Convention.
Denver, June 18. -Pursuant to the
call Issued two months ago by Gover
nor Buchtel, the representatives of
15 states and territories west of the
Mississippi gathered In this city to
day to discuss the public land ques
tion and particularly the land laws
adopted by the present federal ad
ministration. The conference promises Important
results. The committee Intrusted with
the work of formulating a program
Includes among its members Senators
Perkins of California, Hepburn of
Idaho, Carter of Montana, Nixon of
Nevada, Fulton of Oregon, Kittredge
of South Dakota, Piles of Washing,
ton, Clark of Wyoming and Teller of
Colorado. This committee has out
lined the following questions to be
discussed by the conference:
Has the United States the right to
hold the public lands in a new state
under municipal sovereignty without
the consent of the state?
Whn the new states were admit
ted did not the government include
the right to acquire the public lands?
The withdrawal of public lands
hnvlng been urged, does such a pub
lic necessity exist in fact as would
warrant the large withdrawals made?
Has the United States capacity to
engage In merchandizing timber and
coal In competition with citizens?
If the United States has the power
to embark on an extensive and mo
nopolistic scale In the development
of the public lands, would such ac
tion be in the interest of the state
Would the power "to regulate and
control grazing upon the unappro
priated and unreserved lands of the
United States," retard the gradual
absorption of the public lands Into
private ownership?
Has the government the power to
Interfere with public or private en
terprise In the construction of Irri
gation works and to deny such pro
tects a right of way over public
lands?
This program Is evidence In Itself
that the policy of the Roosevelt ad
ministration In regard to the public
lends is likely to come In for consid
erable criticism at the conference.
Both the cattlemen, who want the
land for grazing purposes, . and the
land men, who want the country di
vided Into farms for settlers, are op
posed to the policy of the admlnls- '
tratlon in withdrawing large areas of
public lands for forest reserves.
SCIIMITZ ALLEGES CpNSPIRACY.
San Francisco, June 18. Set units
tlils morning appealed to Judge Law
ler to widen tlie scope of die order
made yesterday permitting htm to con
sult his attorneys between 11 and 4,
on tlie ground an effort Is being made
to deprive him of bis office. Sctunita
refuses to recognize tlie reality of the
action of the supervisors In appointing
Gallagher as acting mayor. Lawter
refused tlie request. The gas and
United railroads' cases went over untU
Frtday. MOOT WAR ON Pl'GET SOUXD.
Militia and Forts Will Defend From
Naval Attack.
Washington, June 18. The war de
partment has .completed plans for a
moot war between the militia and
coast artillery on the one side and
the navy on the other on Puget sound,
July 4 to 13, the problem being to
defend Seattle from a sea attack. The
fleet will attempt to run by forts
Warden, Casey and Flagler and land
troops and take the for from the
rear.
The attacking fleet will be compos
ed of vessels from San Francisco and
other coast points.
TAFT MAY NOT RUN".
Health Poor
nnd Inclinations
Are
Averse.
Washington, June 18. The possibil
ity of Taft retiring from the presiden
tial race is discussed by his friends.
They state his health is one reason,
and the other that his heart is not in
the fight.
XO INTENTION OF MURDERING.
California Woman Accused of Homi
cidal Designs.
New York, June 18. Mrs. Isabel
Martin of Oakland, California, said
today she had not Intended to kill
George H. Crawford of the Win
chester Fire Insurance company, as
reported. She left her pistol In a
mining esmp when she came east to
present Crawford with a bouquet.
She has a claim against the company
for a house burned.
PRESIDENTS WERE APPOINTED.
Choate Declined Leadership of
Committee.
The Hague, June 18. President
Nelldoff today announced as presi
dents of the four commissions to con
sider subjects: M. Burgoine, France;
Plgnor Tarnelli, Italy: Prof. Martens.
Russia; M. Bernert, Belgium. Choate
declined one of the presidencies.
ARGUMENTS IN WILL CASE.
Civil Suit Over the Young Will Begins
Tomorrow.
At the circuit court today the attor
neys in the Turner will case have been
concluding their arguments before
Judge Bean. After the arguments
have been made the proposition will
rest with Judge Bean, who In all prob
ability will take the matter under con
sideration for a short time before ren
dering his decision.
Tomorrow is set for the beginning
of the civil suit regarding the will of
the late J. W. Young of Weston. The
case will be tried before Circuit Judge
Bean and will consume quite a little
time. The suit was brought by Mrs.
Mabel Warner to have the probated
will of J. W. Young set aside and one
allowed wherein she Is named as the
principal beneficiary.
Fifty Pounds Flesh and Bones,
Wllllamsport. Pa., June 18.
Five men were blown to pieces
In an explosion in the Slnnama
hnnlng, Pa., Powder company's
plant. The combined weight of
the flesh and bones found Is 50
pounds.
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