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VOL. 21,
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, A PHIL 4. Ii()8.
NO. 6247
SHEEPMEN H
FOB BOUNTY LI
Retpdrt of Commission 1o
State Contains Plea for
'Protection.
UkAMPHLHT WAR ON PRE
DATORY ANIMUS FAIIjS.
IReport SayH BlWimW IAN Between
11,000,004) and IMNPM Through
Deurcdatinns' of iXryofrs During
IHHt Year Alw Say Colta, Pig
ami Calve Surfer m. JMU aw Sheep
Scab Raw Horn afratMtaMlal Plet
Vcor Banner Year Tor (iron era.
Salem, April . 3eclarlng the
sheepmen of Oregon lout between
11,000.000 and $1,600,000 from tho
ravages of coyote last year the hoard
of sheep commissioners asked tho
Mate to put up a bounty on animals
In a report filed today.
Tjio hoard declares that war
against the scoorge nan heen conduct
ed by means of pamphlets to sheep
men showing hw the coyotes can be
killed, hut believes that nothing ef
fective can he flone until the state
puts a price on The heads. It declares
the loss Is not fitily among the sheep,
but colts, pig and calves suffer as
well.
Tho requoM for the bounty law Is
embodied In fhe report of Dan P.
Smythe, secretnry fit the sheep com
mission which MB Just been filed with
fiovernor Chamberlain. Aside from
the question rrf coyote bounty, fhe
report also tCIh Of the fight waged
by the commission against scah. their
difficulties wtth the sheepmen of
Washington Tid other things of In
terest. According t the report there were
2B0.O00 scabby sheep when the sheep
law went Into Effect. Now there are
hut 17 seabtry bucks In eastern Ore
gon, while there are ,1 few Isolated
cases of scab 'In the valley.
BhMpsMn Have Prospered,
Regarding the general status of the
sheep business the report siys:
"The season of 19n? has been a
bannrr year frrr the woolgrowers. The
highest prices ever known In the state
during the past 30 years prevailed for
woo and nrattdn, Hatige conditions
were exceptionally good, consequent
ly the year wns a happy ami prnspor-
ous one for the s'hecp owner. ,
"Oregon had ti. 1107. 1,800,090 ikNB
of shearing age nnd about 1 .000.000
lambs, with an approximate total value
of $fl,Son onn. The wool clip aggre
gated lfi. 300. alia pounds valued nt
$3.1 2 1 .200. the average weight of th
Oregon fleece bejii'g "s '4 pounds the
highest average oT any state In the
Union The shrinkage WAS 70 per
cent.
TO i;i:m il l) (UIT HOUSE
AT COST OF $57,000.
Sun Francisco, April 4.
The famous cliff house will be'
rebuilt at a cost of $67,000.
This was made possible today
by a court order allowing that
amount to be taken from the
Sutro estate for that purpose.
"SUCK YANKEE THICK."
lla k"-iiMmiilt Kay (.oleli Massaged
Rod) a i id Wan Too slippers .
Chicago, April 4. Haekenschmldt,
the "Russian Lion," who lost the
championship world wrestling match
with Frank Goteh last night, by sur
rendering after over an hour's at
tempt to throw the Iowa man, today
declared he lost because of a "slick
Yankee trick."
He declares that Ootch took a body
massage just before the bout and that
when Ootch's body became heated the
massage cream poured out of the
pores and made his body so slippery
that he could not get a hold.
Chicago sports who saw the trtMt
laugh at this and say the Rtisslan
merely met his match.
KKAIt FRANCO'S POWER.
I ilnl Dictator Direct trig Campaign
In Portuguese Capital.
Lisbon. April 4. Roth eanorrv:i lives
and radicals are alarmed at the III
concenled danger of the return of
I remler Franco to Portugal There
Is no douht but that he Is directing
the campaign from Genoa and that
his followers will be a powerful fac
tor in the election.
If he meets with moderate success
he will probably return and upon "his
arrival he will almost undoubtedly
precipitate a struggle among th. 'fac
tions for control.
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FIGHT 1
Action of Oregon Statu Com
mission Aronses Corpora
tions to Action,
WILL lock horns IN legal
BATTLES IN MANY STATES.
Vigorous Eights Will Re Started
Against tempt- of tho State
CooiniiMKintm to Reduce Elilier
Freight sr Passenger Rat,' To
Klaii War on Illinois! Two-Cent I'nre
litw-Say Roods Will Re Bankrupt
by Cotrrntlodons.
HI
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T
T El IISNIIflO
No Danger of Court Martial
for His Remark Concerning
Commission,
NAVAL OFFICERS CAM
CRITICISE CONGRESS.
nm most be-
Chicago, April 4. What may be
the foreshadow of an early attack by
the railroads upon the Oregon state
railway commission was the outcome
of a meeting of leading men of western
railroads today when it was decided
that for their own protection a vigor
ous fight must be made against all at
tempts on the part of the state com
missions to reduce the rates either of
freight or passenger.
A fight on the Illinois 2 cent rate
was decided upon at once and other
legal battles will be Joined with the
state commission In other states.
B. L. W'lnehell, of the Rock IslanJ
road, was chairman of the meeting.
The roads declared they would be
bankrupt If the rates were allowed to
stand M scheduled by the commission.
Admiral in No Hunger or Trouble Be
ca use of His Remark General
opinion Preraill at Washington
HUM F.vans Will Xot Get the ( oni
misslon of Vice Admiral Philadel
phia Public Printer Gets Place Va
cated by Stilling fll I IIMIIj Is
Worried.
HORSE THIEVES MAKE HAIL.
MM III HOTEL
ROMAN POLICE "NOTIFY
UM Of WtSOBR.
Number or Valuable Horses Stolen
Front Walla Wallans.
Walla Walla. April 4. Returning
from town about 9 o'clock Thursday
It. A Stockilale saw a horse witli
Washington, April 4. Contrary to
the hint that Admiral Evans might be
court-martialed for his remark In re
gaiii to the vice admiral commission,
tl.ai congress could "bury It in the
stoke hole of hell." as repotted in an
exclusive Interview with the United
Press yesterday, it is suggested by
porn lag papers that Brut is in no
danger of such action.
Naval officers have u perfect right
to express an opinion of congress when
th , see fit to do so. The general
opinion here Is that Kvans will not get
fi:c commission.
I .rod i ApMlnted -"iibHc Printer.
Washington, April 4. John Leech,
jtitbhc printer of Philadelphia, ! was
!'"!;; appointed public printer at
Washington. He succeeds Stilling,
who engaged in a controversy with
the typographical union over the ques
tion of closed shop.
TROUBLE EBXPEOTBD IN
PORTUGESE CITIES.
Lisbon, April 4. Due to the
expectation of trouble here to
morrow, election day, troops are
being concentrated In Lisbon
and all large cities In the
kingdom. The rural districts
are left to care for themselves,
as the trouble Is looked for
where the voters are thickest.
WMTSUSFOfl
DAUGHTERS BUIH
RCF.r HOPING AGAINST HOPE.
Sensational Damage Suit
Filed Against Athena Dentist.
Want Supreme Count to Rescue Him
Froni Trial Next Week.
San Francisco, April 4 Today
Abe Ruef is looking to the state su-
preme court to come to his rescue I
with all the fervency of a dying man, Or. J. R. Sponogle Made Defendant !
JOHN RERGEVIN SAYS EN
TIRE FAMILY HUMILIATED.
grasping at the proverbial straw.
I'nless this court grants him a writ
of prohibition asked for, he will have
to go to trial Tuesday on a charge of
offering to bribe Supervisor Jennings
Phillips, In the Parkslde trolley fran
ohtei case.
Judge Doollng made the ruling late
yesterday afternoon In spite of a
flood of affidavits, objections and
technicalities nut In his u-nv to ,.
defense. The decision of the court pr,ce wnlch John Bergevln asks tor
of appeals la not expected before Dr. J. R. Sponogle, the Athena den
Tuesday. The examination of Ju-'tlst, for the ruin of the formes'
rots win Degln on that day.
Most Sensational Suit Filed
Umatilla County in Many Ye
Plaintiff Declares Daughter's
acter Ruined and Entire
Sufftrs Disgrace Reeause of Lech
erous Wretch' Deed.
Ten thousand dollars damage Is ths
German Wants i . s. to Help.
Washington, April 4. German Ir
ritation at the continued misrule of
! daughter, which Is charged to the de-
RANKER KILLED IX HOLY LAND. S"' SUU WM 8tarted
Kansas Traveler Victim of AccMent.1 ' Jhe fcomPla'nt th ca! was "la
Shooting by Youmr Siberian ,e at n00n by Attorne Person
Wilson and It furnishes one of the
Washington, April 4,-Ambas.sador . most sensational suits ever brought
Leushmnnn at Constantinople, has ' befon a T:matllla c0Unty coupL
cabled that R. Warkentln of Newton. According to the statements of Ber-
in8 from' n " kWk " "pvln' sh"w In the complaint. A
H-aln from Damascus and that he is nle Ber(fevln nls uaughter, .
was fired h ZT, J'par9' " family 2
as fired by a young Syrian who says Athpna throughnut her Iifetlme JT
US rSS WarkPnUn U ' f a ChaS -tiia'brxove'nt
; , ber 1 last. At that time the plaintiff
' alleges that Dr. Sponogle began to
show his attentions to the daughter
with the intention of wilfully, wronu
fully and unlawfully Injuring, disgrac
ing and wounding the plaintiff and
the other members of the Bergevto
family.
It is charged that to dishonor the
plaintiff and his family the defend
ant did "wickedly, wrongfully ina"
maliciously entice and persuade lb
said Annie Bergevin to leave her
home and to have sexual Intereour
niHORH CftUGHT
II TILLAMOOK
ALLEGED DIGAMIST TAKEN
YESTERDAY EVENING wlth n)m- thomW defendant and that
he did then and there before having
n INKERS MCI1RL FIRST.
Ros and Vssodntes del Change of
. Venue In Fight far Liberty-
Portland. A prll 4. J. Thohurn
Hops. T. T. Hurkhnritt. .1. B, Altehln
son and O. t"!. Hill of -the Title Quar
antee and Trust tjompatiy, oharced
with fraudulently handling the fii ii 1 1 m
of the niipendad Title Querantee and
Trust eonipanv. won the Ttrst round In
thttlr fight fur liberty -unlay when
Judtfe Cleland granted t'he lank offi
cials a change of vrntie.
rnaiblc Wlih Anr1iil- and. WorU
iitinen Buoh Tluil ImorlCU l iiiau
eler Who 1 "islllng in Rome Must
Xt VeMUKB Out Many IHiul mid
lujimd on Account of Attack on
Tlimxlaj Iillc Suffer Injuries.
reins thrown over his head, wandering i Hayti is finding expression in a frank
lOOae in the street. He did not rec- i wish that the United States would
Odnlaa the animal at the tlmv. hut i take advantage of the situation to step I
lliied to catch hiin. As the horse : ,n and annlv the "Ijlir stick."
i si. I!, d away and w.cs not easily caught j COmaltttatlona growing out of the ""W ftwja$uh BJ Matto RaalBT ual Intercourse with her. promise
he thought perhaps ir was the pron-1 R, ihold claim against the Haitian : I" llamls of OffhSBH on fUmBaiti '" m lrl'' nf'r an'l tn0.t by meau of
erty of some one who had left It ! government has excited the interest!
there for a few minutes. A minute ' of the nation and the prospects of
Preferred by Third
Jlom Aril 4. .1. P. Morgan. Who
Is visiting here, wns warned by the po
lice today that they could not guaran
tee his protection If he ventured QUI
on the at nils. dp to the excitement
caused by the general strike.
Troops have been rushed into the
city, but serious trouble may come at
any moment If the peojdfl and soldiers
should clash.
The anarchistic Hemeni, that Is
swaying the mob. might attack Mor
gan and he is dayiijf. olOM t, his
hotel today.
As a result of the attack troops
Thursday on worWitvmeu, three are
lead, four dying and eiglrt seriously
injured. Thirty one police wore ln-
Ju red
REFORM ARMY OR(. AM, AVrOX
President tppottlta Special Commis
sion to Bring Up Efficiency.
Washington.' April 4. Roosevelt
The case will be hoarfl hi Marlon started a campaign to reform the
COttnty probably either It Swlgc Har- army organization today when he ap
tiett or Judge Calloway.
NELSON TO MEET CANS.
'Will Tr Xogro In SO-RoVJafl Go nt
San Francisco.
San Francisco, April . Article
tr a boxlNg match have been signed
by Battling Nelson and Joe Owns for
a fill-round snatch in this city. The
fight will ta&M' place next nwnth.
JCelNon appeatwd aa his own manager
and Ben Sellg for Gans.
pointed a special commission to draw
up complete plans of reorganization.
The commission was appointed at
the suggestion of Cenernl Bell. The
president'! wish is to bring the effi
ciency of the army up to the Ger
man standard.
later he saw a man coming down the m.ov trouhle are held to make the slt
sttvet with face averted and hat pull- u..ilon intolerable.
el down, going after the horse The,1
horse n answers fully the descrip
tion of the one taken from the Morse
barn.
ICaid Btoehdale'i Horn.
When Mr. Storkdale went out to
his corral his four mules were gone.
The two old ones were found near
the eetelo'sure in .Lennon's addition.
bUI the young pair was nowhere to
he found. It is thought that there
are three thieves, one probably tak
ing the bunch away while the others
remained In the city.
The mules were young, one black.
ti ther bay and both were valuable
young animals. The sheriffs office
and the police force are working on
the case and it is hoped to land the
khleVCI and stolen animals.
steal Policeman's n?
While watching over the city's
safely nt police headquarters, Ser
geant Morse was relieved of n horse,
saddle and harness, taken from his
barn during; his absence. The total
Value Of the property missing s $2rt0
The horse Is a dark brown animal
With four white feet and a white star
On his nose, branded on the left flank
with the number IK. The horse was
evidently taken by someone well ac
qualnted with the habits of the torn-
Operator Let . "Leak Out."
San Diego. April 4. Wireless
Operator Jackson of the tender
Yankton, has been confined, to the
brig for five days on orders of Lieu
tenant Ohernrdi because the naval
Officer believe! bim to be responsible
for the "leak" which gave the news
papermen the tip as to the time of
arrival Of the flagship Connecticut at
this harlxir.
tine of the newspapermen here, who
un
sei
Ing
hrii, i . ..H.I
Mrs Rihorn nu uuun wnwmpiun am
mcKea purpose and in so doing die
for Xon-si.piKirt Alleged to Have .,.,, and there debauch and carnally
Been Married to Three Different know her and seduce her under ?aid
Women w ithout iner Observance
Of Marriage Uns, l! s further charg. .1 by the father
thai the defendant persuaded the gfrl
tn take up her abode with him In the
Tillamook. April 4 W. P. Rihorn. St. Nicholas hotel at Athena. That he"
well known Portland real estate deal- unlawfully associated with her there,
er, and at one time a piomlnent reu. corrupting, debauching and criminally
" oiuo ui eusu-in Oregon, was i.,,,, in ho- n,
arrested late yesterday and is being
held for Portland officers on a
charge of non-support.
The authorities are seeking to hold
him on the grounds of bigamy. The
plaintiff- great
damage and to the disrepute of his
family and against his protest.
Because of the conduct Of. th de
fendant Bergevln further charges that
he and his familv are now lonVe.i nn.
lerstanda telegraphy slates that he '"l'. J" is " IO Uy Mr" Pearl on with disrepute and they are held la
bred the Information ny overhear- ! ) , ",li,mJi or 'll"ir HI married dhgrace and disrespect bv the publie
a message being sent to Jackson I Kl".'n'" UM(ll'r ,he nalne of Williams, generally to his great damage. He
not
to
and that the operator was
blame.
Jackson was given no opportunity
to defend himself. Cherardi's action
hns caused great comment here.
tfiiuhriilfiv Wins Hoax Hare.
London, April .4. The Cambridge
eight defeater Oxford In the annual
boat rw today by three lengths.
May Indict Roston Man.
Boston, April 4. Creditors of C. F.
Kmg, the Boston financlnr and brok
er who recently disappeared, will ap
pear before the Suffolk grand Jury
on Monday and prefer charges of Ir
regularity n stock transactions. It
Is alleged that the missing broker has
misappropriated thousands of dollars
Worth of look placed in his care.
LI
M EARLY FIRE
Itinerary or ulic Heel.
Washington, April 4. The bureau
of navigation today announced the
Itinerary of the fleet between Mag
dalena bay and San Francisco. The
fleet will leave Magdalena bay April
11 and will reach San. Diego on the
14th.
They will reach San Pedro bay on
the ISth and Santa Barbara, the L'.ath.
ami Santa Orua. K i win Maak
.... ...r loeii nun uinea wnen no 1 Ban l ianclsco Slav C. entering the
M was at home. Descriptions Of I Golden Gate at 2 p. m. The grand
ww uimi nave ueen sent to all review will be held May
ngiMiornig places and an effort will
be made to capture the thief.
MARKET DAY A SUCCESS.
Large Amount of Property Bold
Ideal W outlier Rig Crowd.
With beauttfal weather and an ex-
8 AY FARMERS HINDERED.
Italian Oar Drivers Pound no Syin
pa thy in American Fanners.
San Francisco, April 4. Members
of the Italian car en route in the
New York to Paris race, complain
hitt.ate nf 111., 'kjllMmnl ii i i...
cellent attendance the fourth market i ,. ,., ' V;."" .". "1
iny resulted .successfully today and a Z " J" ""u "",L,S aw"
A loss of between $308 nnd $400
was caused to J. F. Robinson's Do
rnestlc laundry by a fire that broke
out In the rear of the laundry about
2:30 this morning. That the damage
was light Is due to the prompt and
efflilent work of the fire department.
The 'blaze occurred In the sorting
room of the laundry, which Is the
wooden lean-to directly In rear of the
main building. How the fire became
started Is a mystery but It s attribut
ed to a heating stove In the room
Though the sorter in the laundry says
the fire was allowed to go out during
th day yesterday, the fact that the
near tho stove Indicates that It was
the origin.
At the time hf the fire there was
but 'little clothing In the sorting
room, owing to the fact that it was
ate in the week. However, the room
wns completely destroyed and the loss
will reach several hundred dollars. It
was fully covered by Insurance.
The two centrnl fire companies re
sponded to the call anil by reaching
the scene quickly they prevented the
fire from spreading to the main
lauridry room. At one lime the flames
burst through the door, but n stream
of water from within the working
worst of the fire was In the corner I room quickly stopped their progress-
large amount of property was sol.l
While the number of stock Offered
wns somewhat under that offered on
loevious anys, yet tne auctioneer was
kept busy until late this afternoon and
the sales were satisfactory in every
way.
A large number of visitors came In
from different parts of the county and
trade has been excellent In all lines.
Spring work Is progressing satisfac
torily In all parts of the county and
farmers are optimistic and an excel
lent spirit prevails everywhere.
All those who expressed themselves
on the market days to the East Ore
gonlan were loud In their praises for
the plan and hope that tho events
win continue without Interruption,
A number of prominent stock buy
ers were In the city today and bidding
wag active throughout the day.
Manager Wittier Is well pleased with
the result of the sale and hopes to se
cure even a larirer list of nrnnartv
for the next event, which will take
place on the first Saturday in May.
They declare that whenever the
car was caught in a mud hole or
otherwise, the Americans woufd not
only refuse to give help, but would
attempt to detain them as much as
possible. The car is In good condl
Hon after the long hard run across
the continent.
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. ' ' wr ana ne therefore prays for damages to the
nroughi her to Portland. Rihorn nelnr. (ll AAA
shortly dropped out of sight. Cpon '
Investigating Mrs. Rihorn found her . , ,,".,.
husband had been married twice be- R'C"n,,, P' Mr" It,
for and in one instance she umMmI Congressman Richard P Hobson.
he did not get a legal divorce. On nero or tne Mrrrimac adventure 1st
the advice of the district attorney she Sant,aR harbor -luring the Spanish
tiled a non-support complaint. vnr' :iru' a well known and popular
lecturer. . will lecture at the M. K
Mn. J. R. Smith Dead. church In this city on Monday. AjirB
The East Oregonlan received a wire under the auspices of Pendleton
from Conductor J. B. Smith of the Public schools. This Is the last nnm-Pendleton-Huntington
passenger run ber of Ue lecture course which the
on the 0 R & X., stating that Mrs. ehMh brought to the city during
Smith died at Phoenix. Ariz., this the past winter and deserves good
morning. She was takJt4b that place patronage from Pendleton people.
two months ago for her health, but
was too weak, to be benefited by the Aulo Trip to Helix,
change of climate. The remains will M. B. Cwlnn and E. L. Smith made
be brought to La Grande, their form- a trip by auto to Helix yesterday. The
er home, for Interment. ride was made during the heavy whig
storm that prevailed during the afternoon.
suit Filed to Collect Money,
Suit to collect the sum of $300
claimed to he due upon a note was
filed here today by Attorney Q, W.
Coutta In behalf of T. F. Moffit. the
defendant being William Shull St al.
The note was given to Mrs. M. S. Wil
kinson and was transferred to the
plaintiff.
Weeiler Inventor Tere.
C. W. Barr.ee of The Dalles, ta
ventor of the weeder and sub-soiler
which wns exhibited in this city sons
time ago. Is now here for the purpoae
of delivering n number of weeders
to purchasers In this county.
French Oir Breaks Down.
Bakeisfield, Culif., April 4. De
dton, the French car, left here early
this mon ing for San Francisco, but
broke down at Tipton, and will bo de
layed there until Sunday morning,
when the trip will be resumed.
Returns to Crook County.
J. N- B. Qerking, the former pio
neer of Athena, who now resides at
Laldlaw, Crook county, passed
through the City this morning on his
way home- from Athena, where he at
tended the funeral of his hrother-ln-law.
W. H. H, Scott, the pioneer of
that place, who died in California two
weeks ago.
m
r SCHOOL TEACHERS TO LEAVE JOBS
There is to be an exodus of school i principal of the Pilot Rock schoot
principals from this county this sum-1 Homer I. Watts, now at the head
mer and from the looks of things at of the Athena schools said to be
present there will be a half dozen Intending- to take up the practice eg
good vacancies to be filled. These law. T. M. Bowman, principal at
will be In the schools at Athena. Weston, Is to go to Portland, where
Milton. Weston. Pilot Rock and pos- he will go into business. F B Pe
sihly one or two other places in the nock, principal at Milton, will go t
C0UJJ, . . farming in the west end of the cobo-
iif the principals who have ex- ty.
pressed their intentions of quitting All Of the positions to be vacated
their positions this spring three are have been drawing good salaries dar-
intending to go Into business or other ing the past year, none of the teach-
professons for themselves, while two era recalvtna less th .mn
are Intending to take up teaching month. Rm mmlnri.
work in the Philippines. The two Who tlOtlS of other oallinn h i,0
m contemplating the Instruction of great for the gentlemen named abort
the young Filipinos are J. H. E. and .o the different district, mm
Scott, now at Athena, and Prof Nasti. have to seek new men In the fall