East Oregonian : E.O., April 13, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
After you have read
the ads., you are ready
to go shopping. Pen
dleton' beet bargain
giving Btorea are rep
resented In thla paper.
WEATHER REPORT.
Pali tonight and Tues
day; light front to
night. VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL VI. 1!H8.
NO. 6254
10 SHEtP LOSSES
III 0ID UMATILLA
Ranges Are in Good Condition
Tfet, and All Flocks Are
Thriving.
J 14.111 IjOSSISS I REPORTED
1 1 MOUROW AND GILLIAM
WTuiuilnglinm S'onipnny Has Saved 110
Per Cent af Lamb W. A. Sliifdier
and .1 1 -in 1 1 1 1 Both Report Ex
cellent OmmUUoiin With No lome
Donald says i ,.,-, in
I null Ilia and .Hut Slight Losses la
CounUro the West.
Umatilla county sheepralsers aw
not being made bankrupt through
lossea of k&mbs by drought as woald
be Indicated liy the aenaatlonal Inter
view in ta- Tribune yesterday morn
ing. Inateud ojt ! Ing thouaanda of Uuatbs
weekly from the drought, sheepmen
say that .ah far aa Umatilla coaaty Is
concerned the morning paper's eanry
Is widely exaggerated. Also It la .de
clared that the conditions la .the
counties, west of here la far froat-being
aa bad an reported.
Thai eastern Oregon Is experiencing
a drought .ml that It Is causing dam
age and iiv ii v become serious is eomlt
ted by sheepmen, but they emphB'.lc
ally deny the reports concerning Jtielr
lossea.
"I do rift think we have lost a lamb
from the. tiry spell and 1 do not think
any of our neighbors l:ave." aaKl J.
M. Keerrey of the Cuiuiingharn com
pany, thta- morning. According to
Mr. Keeney. the lambing season has
been very favorable thla year ad the
Cunningham bands have lambed 110
per cent He says that becaami of
the drought It will be necessary JQ get
the sheep upon the summer range
earlier than usual, but he dors not
apprehend any serious loan.
Lambing will soon be over rn this
county, aceordlng to Mr. Keeney. and
shearing can then be started ax ,nce
upon the fMtnpletlon of which work
the bands ran be started toward the
mountains.
That no lass whatever from drought
i has occurred among the Slasher tiheep
is declared fey W. A. Slusher.
J. E. Smith, head of the J. E. fhnlth
Livestock company, also denies that
he- has suffered any loss thus far and
says that If some rain romes wTthln
the next few weeks there will be no
loss to his bands.
'Donald Roan likewise Insists That
this county has not suffered to tiny
extent from dry weather. though 'hi
says that it Isle driest spell he ias
ever seen at thfcr time of the year.
"The drought has been most severe
ly -felt in Otlllanv Morrow and other
counties west of here, where sheep
are ranged In the winter upon sandy
ranges. According- to Don P. Smythe.
who with his father Is heavily Inter
estnfl'ln Gilliam county, loases are be
ing 'Incurred from The drought but In
spite of the fact he believes that S
per Bant of the lamhs will be saved.
WJQI'EST ON REMAINS.
Tragcrty of Swltrier's Island Is tiring
Investigated.
This srfternoon an Inquest was held
over th remains of Joe Patermnn,
who killed himself on SwWxler's Island
Friday, sifter first havkw shot his
partner, Ttred DeKf. The first witness
called wa Envoy Demke arf the Sal
ivation Army, and he told ha detail of
his acquaWrtanoe with Patertiian, and
read the letter' which the dVitd man
had written him Just before the trag
edy. The letter showed Paterman to
have felt bitterly towards hla partner.
The statement made by Deltz t Dis
trict Attorney Phelps was also read
to the coroner's Jury.
Following Demke's testimony J. W.
Brown, undertaker for Baker ft -Fol-botb,
was called and tola of finding
Paterman's body on Swlteler's Island.
The Inquest waa held In Mr.
Phelp8 office and those on the Jury
are aa follows: W. H. OuHlford, 3.
W. Daley, J. A. Horseman, William
Caldwell, W. F. Matlock and Charles
McBee. At .1 o'clock the Jury had not
completed Its Investigation.
FULTOW TO ANSWETt ITF-
NEY TTTESDAY NIGHT.
Portland, April 13. Francis
J. Heney will deliver the third
address of his stumping cam
paign against Senator Fulton In
Portland tonight at the Cen
tenary church, which will seat
2000 peoplo Fulton men here
are planning a big rally for
Tuesday night when Fulton
will reply to Heney's charges.
iost i t ,', promt tract.
(Eureka Flat lllacksmith Caught Un
der Wheels at Walla WaDa.
Richard Meyers, a blacksmlh em
ployed on the Henry Vincent farm on
Eureka Flat, yesterday sustained the
loss of his right leg while attempt
ing to take a rdde on last night's
Northern Pacific west-bound passen
ger traltt. It Is supposed that the In
jured man wanted to return home by
riding n the pilot of the engine
From all that could be learned of
the case last night It appears that
Meyerr undertook to board th'; pilot
whit the train wa moving off and
alipiied on a pile of ashes causing his
leg to be drawn bonaath the wheels
culling It Just below the knee He
was taken, to St. Ttfafy's hospital
bleeding profusely. Dr. E. B. Shaw
was summoned and hastily placing
the Injured man Hinder a sedative In
fluence stopped the flow of blood.
Late last night Meyers was Bleeping
soundly.
His wife and two children are re
siding on the Vincent farm, but will
probably arrive In the city this morn
ing.
Meyers, who Is about 35 years old.
was formerly employed In one of the
local blacksmith establishments but
accepted a position as a farm mechan
ic on the Vlaeent farm and removed
there with his' family last spring. He
came to Walla Walla the first of last
week.
M i it mi i; i its SURROUNDED.
Poshp of W "Clowe In on Slayers
of
Marshal Miller of Kent.
Seattle. Aaill 13. Forty men com
posing the sheriffs posse are closing
about the dapcradoes who are Impli
cated in live shooting of Marshal Mil
ler at Kent, Thursday night.
The posse have formed a hollow
square between Snoqualmle Pass and
North Bend and It Is believed by late
this afternoon two men will be cap
tured. Aleglce, who admits that he was one
of the party who killed Miller, was
brought to the hospital today with a
bullet wound In his leg. Miller's fu neral
ocmrred today.
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REDUCTION ON MOUNTAINS
H NOT REACHED CITIES
With Wood on the Rlue .Mountain
Ihinir 1.50 lo $2 I.owit the Prices
6 the Consumer Have Not Bern
Ionrrnd Correspondingly Thought
the Hich Tide of Wood Prioea Has
Been Readied Coal More Exten
sively Caud.
While wud prices in the cities f
the Inland nmplre have been reduced
but little daning the past two or throe
months, prkut; on the loading damps
In the Blae mountains have lien
lowered froms$l-50 to 32 per cord.
Wood is xw selling at $4 per
cord on tho aumps, while last 'ar
the same vane , was selling for from
35 to $S per ord and the marked
waa excremely ,:actlve. This spring
little is moving t-wn at the loarer
prlcea.
There la noa About 1000 cords of
wood on the dumps at Kamela, with;
kperhaps 2000 oomls at Meacham and)
smaller amount at the other ship
ping points. Veay little wood Is be-
mk hauled Into tt'-stations now ow
ktg to the meli.hj' snows and bad
m!ds and none to .Rising cut at thla
ttuje. with proapagts .for but Uttld
being cut during the season.
H Is thought than .the high tide of
wovitl prices on the i mountains haa
been passed in the W wood of lust
year. While timber :1b becoming
scarcer year by year, ithe U8e of coal
as fucl la Increasing And consumers
In tht cities cannot ajjfcml to pay the
high prices which have prevailed
during ithe past few ymw In the in
land esqpire.
Fleet Making Good rteuress.
On Baard U. S. Georgia, at Sea,
April 12, hy wireless to United Psesa.
The flee Is proceeding wfth perfect
precision ait nine knots an hour. Per
fect California weather Is heing en
Joyed and the air Is more Invigorating
than at Mag&alena Bay. Every man
Is counting on reaching San Diego at
tho earliest possible moment awd Is
looking eagerly 'orward to It.
Local Option Election.
St. Joseph, Mo.. April 13. An at
tempt will be made to add Ruchanan
county, outside of the city of St. Jo
seph, to the "dry" area of Missouri In
a local option election tomorrow. A
spirited campaign has been waged by
the temperance people, who are confi
dent of success.
Company Paid the Pine.
In the police court this morning E.
S. Williams, an employe of the
Northwestern Cia.n & Electric com
pany, was fined $5 for damaging a
shade tree. The case arose over a
misunderstanding and the fine
paid by tho electric company.
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FLOUR RND HIT
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Oregon, Idaho and Washing-
ten Have Shipped out 40, -
000,000 Bushels,
WHEAT CHOI OF NORTH
WEST 8,000,000 BUSHELS.
Shipping season Is Now Practlcully
Over and Statistics Are at Hand
feliovtlng Enormous Moveim-nt of
Flour and AVlieet Port land -Puget
Sound Ports Break All Former Rec
ords April Engagement W ill I teach
Total of 2. Min. ooo Bushels.
Portland, April 13. With tho ship
ping seasor. practically over statistics
show that the states of 'Oregon,
Washington and Idaho shipped the
greatest amount of wheat and flour
out of Portland and sound ports in
their history, totaling about 40.000,
000 bushels.
The entire crop of wheat was equal
to 58,00,iOOO In the three states, bar
ley 1B.BO1U.000 and oats rt.fl00.000.
April engagements of flour will
reach a total of 2. 500. OOO bushels and
May and June will probably require
2,2i,WWi bushels.
To Hcdiice Expres Hate.
Ansthi. Texas. April 13. A hearing
will be held tomorrow by the Texas
railroad commission on the readjust
ment of the merchandise rates of ex
prest. companies. It is proposed to
mahe a reduction of Jfi per cent in
the -present rates. The commission will
consider an amendment to the pas
Fenger tariff under the' head of "party
rates" by eliminating "anlmnls" as
baggage or by preacrlblng a limit of
10 as the number of iuch animals
that mny be handled as baggage.
Hawaiian Kepuhllcanri.
Honolulu. April 13. Secretary Taft
Will prvbably be indorsed by the Ha
waiian republic convention at Its ses
sion hi Honolulu tridaf. Governor
Frear'and Delegate Kuhlo will prob
ably be the "slate" candidates for del
egates to the national convention.
The convention will name six dele
gates, leaving them to g forward and
attempt to win a fight ' for seats, but
Fre.ir and Kuhlo will likely be the
assurer delegates.
Kansas Freight Rate.
TcpMca, Kan., April 13. In the
United "Mtates circuit cotirt here to
morrow argument wlll.be heard on
the temporary order of Jwdge Pollock,
enjoining' the state board of railroad
commrssioFiers from puttrng Into effect
the new schedule of freight rates. The
sdhednlc was to have been effective
on April 1. It is alleged by the rail
roiias that-.he rates are confiscatory.
Ignorance was never known to bring
In a -verdict inconsistent alth Its In
telligence. The JJ-4ll-y memorial exercises, or
lghially awt for orils evening. have
been de&rred and will be held n the
everting vff the flnst day of the May
supreme rk?.urt . session. At that time
members ,af the supreme court and
outside lawyers will .participate in the
program.
The deqislon to fiostponc the Me
morial service was reached by the
local bar association at a meetiag
held In Circait Judge Bean's offta
at 10 o'clock this forenoon. The
change was ittade partly In order U
permit of the attendance of the su
preme court Judges and partly be
cause of the giobson address this
oven Ins;.
The mcmoria,! program previously
planned for tonight will be followed
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MEMORIAL
CNN HOBSON HILL I0T LECTURE
Disappointment is ia store for those
who hoped to hear Richmond P.
Hnbson speak in this city tonight
This is the evening for the naval he
ro and congressman to be here and
all arrangements have been made for
bis appearance.
But up to this time Hobson him
self has not arrived and it is stated
by the local people that he cannot
reach the city In time for the en
gagement. According to Supt. Lan
ders, Hobson was in Washington at
tending congressional duties Satur
day, a fact that alone Is sufficient to
show that he can not be here this
evening
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LEFT HOMELESS
Chelsea, Massachusetts, Wiped
! Off the Map by a Sunday
Afternoon Fire.
JXRS IS ESTIMATED AT
OVER $10,000,000
Fire Raged for 12 Hoursj Before a 45
Mile Gale, Defying the Efforts of
tho Fire companies fHer 500 Ten
ements and Dwelliiurs Destroyed
Practleully One-Third of die City
Is Destroyed Fire Started In Rugs
of Dump Heap.
Chelsea, Mass., April 13 An appar
ently Insignificant fire which started
among rags on a dump in the city of
Chelsea Saturday afternoon, was fan
ned by a northwest gale Into a con
flagration which obliterated nearly
one-third of the city.
Five hundred dwelling houses and
public buildings were destroyed, 1,
500 families were driven from their
homes and 10.000 people made home
less. Two lives are known to have geen
lost, and at a late hour tonight, It
was reported that two other persons
hod perished, one, a woman, having
shot herself In a frenzy over her In
ability to save her property. Accur
ate estimate of the loss Is Impossible.
One estimate gives it at HO.OOO.OBC,
The fire raged before a 45-mile
gale for more than It hours, defying
the utmost efforts of the combined
fire departments of Chelsea and sev
eral nearby cities and a large detach
ment of Boston firemen and appa
ratus. i IS Clinrehea Destroyed,
ftmaag the structures destroyed
were 13 churches, two hospitals, the
public library, city hall, five school
houses, 20 business blocks, nearly a
score of factories and upwards of 500
tenements and dwelling houses, be
sides the Tide Oil company's three
immense tanks near the eastern -end
of Margin street. St. Rose's Roman
Cntholic church. Broadway, loss $25.
000; St. Rose Roman Catholic school,
loss J4O.BO0; sute Arnwry, loss
$100,000; sacred Heart Onvent, loss
i'.oo: Y. M. A. building, loss
$ 1 5. WOO; Bonton Elevated Railroad
station and barn, loss $50,000; Coun
ty Savings bank. Chelsea Savings
bank, Chelsea Trust company, the
Providence Cooperation bank.
The funds of all these banks with
the exception of the County Savings
bank are still in the vaults. The mon
ey and securities of the County bank
were taken to Boston hefeme ithe tire
reached the building.
MISSING IN PORTLAND.
Ss)kane Real Estate Dealer Mens
From Street Car ami Is law.
Portland. April U. a P. Parsons,
a wealthy real estate dealer ! Spo
kane. stepped off a street oar Jfatu
SERVICE
POSTPONED Oil II
out with possibly some additions and
the service will be held In the even
ing of the first Monday in May.
Court Session Is On.
This morning the April Jury a
sion of circuit court was begun but
unlike the usual custom civil suits
are being taken up instead of crimi
nal cases. No criminal cases are now
ready for trial and the entire week
win be devoted to civil cases. This
morning the case of Berglvtn versus
Sheriff T. D. Taylor was taken up. It
Is an action growing out of an at
tachment servd by the sheriff.
Before the above case was taken up
this morning Jfcfee Bean ran through
tkic court docket and Inquired as to
Xi status of tht various civil cases
on the book.
All day long the high school people
have been trying to communicate
with the Vad of the Western Lyceum
bureau to ascertain how their plans
came to fall, but all efforts to locate
the manager have failed.
Evidently the lecture bureau has
promised an attraction which they
cannot produce and as a result the
school peoplo having charge of the
course here are left In an embarrass
ing position.
However, Supt. Landers asks that
those having tickets for the Hobson
lecture preserve the same so that
they may be used later in the event
that tho Merrlmac hero may be se
cured for a later date.
day and has not been seen since
day every plain clothes man I.
land is looking for him.
It Is feared that he Is warn
about the hills west of the city
may be In a starving condition.
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thought that the severe mental st
under which he has been working
the last few months may have caus
a temporary loss of memory.
IIOHSimilKI' CAPTURED.
Aaron Ridge Taken at Walla Walla
Today.
Aaron Ridge, charged with stealing
a horse and saddle belonging to
Charles Hamilton, was arrested at
Walla Walla this afternoon on Instruc
tions from Sheriff T. D. Taylor.
Ridge Is said to have taken the
horse and saddle yesterday and to
have traded the animal off at Adams;
receiving another horse In return. The
second animal he sold In Athena and
tcok the train for Walla Walla.
Early this forenoon Sheriff Taylor
sent out Instructions for Ridge's ar
rest and his prompt capture followed.
FIRE AT TOPPENISH.
Idii-pe Portion
of Little Irrigation
Destroyed Sunday
Town Was
Night.
Word has Just
almost the entire
Toppenlsh, Wash,
fire Sunday night.
reached here that
business section of
was destroyed by
The fire originated
In the grocery store of Brown Bros.,
shortly after midnight and apread
quickly to the surrounding buildings.
Among the buildings reporte'd lost
are Brown Bros., $60,000, and three
saloons, owned respectively by Rhodes
& White. Kellan and by Kimble ft
Erlcksen.
Johnson In Louisville.
Louisville, Ky., April 13. Governor
Johnson of Minnesota, Is In Louisville
today and will deliver his first Im
portant political speech of the cam
paign before the Louisville Commer
cial club.
IIEPA RATION FOR MUKDEN
AFFAIR IS DEMANDED
Secretary Root and the President Have
Made Sharp Request for Explana
tion Insufferable Tactics of Japan
One of Chief Onuses for Sendlng
Flect to the Pacific Coast, Says a
Cabinet Member.
Washington, April 13. Direct ad
vices from Minister Rockhill of Pe
kln and Consul Straight of Mukden
in regard to the outrage upon the
American consulate by a crowd of
Japanese last week have been de
manded by Secretary Root, Secretary
Taft and the president and replies are
expected today by cable.
The president regards the invasion
of the consulate by Japanese and the
practical refusal of the Japanese
consul ar Mukden to take reparatory
measures as an incident in which the
sharpest steps should be taken and
the administration will demand full
reparation from Japan.
me insutrerable tactics of the
Japanese in their official intercourse
was one ot the main causes of send
ing the fleet to the Pacific," said a
cabinet official In discussing the
Mukden affair today.
JOHNSON MAY BE INDICTED.
Alleged Finder of $1120 Belonging to
Another b Subject to Arrest.
Did Tom Johnson find $1120 in
gold that was burled here bv J. B.
Jacobs 26 years ago and if so is he
guilty of a crime for having kept the
me?
The above is a problem that has
been brought forth here and it is one
upon which District Attorney Phelps
is not certain of his ground.
According to the story told bv Mr.
Jacobs he burled $1120 In gold near
his place opposite the Catholic
charch In 1882 During that year the
big flood occurred and when it aub-
slded Jacobs was unable to find his
ouriej coin At that time the storv
of his loss became generally known
and It is still remembered hv ihn.o
who were here at that early day
learning thai Johnson had come
Into possession of much nintiov ami
"'IV J ,U1'1
hat he had claimed to have found it
at the old Jacob's place, City Attor
ney J. R. Raley took the case nn Snt.
urauy arternoon. As the district at
torney was then out of the city the
ase was laid before Will M. Peter
son. acting prosecutor, but he desired
mat tne proposition be held for Mr
Phelps' return.
That Johnson secured some monev
some where is evidenced by the speeii
which he manifested as a monev
spender last week. But whether or
not he found the Jacob's treasure re
mains to be seen. Upon this point
there are many theories.
If Johnson found the lost $1120 and
refused to return the same to the
rightful owner on learning his Iden
tity he Is seemingly guilty of larceny i
by bailee.
MS CONDUCT
IS IBFERIE
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OIL III FLAMES
nne Barn Belonging to C. E
Demaris Burned With Con
tents Saturday Night.
SIX HORSES BURNED TO
DEATH; TOTAL LOSS $400t
Mr. Demaris Awakened in the Nigh
by Flames Bursting From BM
Barn Worked Heroically in Night
Clothes to Release Fine Hone Dai
Was Unable to DQ So Barn Wa
Built Three Ago at a Cost of slS
What is supposed to be the work
of some vindicative Incendiary cauasj
the total loss of six fine horses, St
tons of hay, -150 sacks of barley, 1
sets of harness and a handsome bar
belonging to C. E., Demaris about tlvm
miles southeast of Milton on the
Walla Walla river, Saturday night, by
fire.
Mr. Daraaris, who was sleeping la
the house about 60 yards from tho
scene was awakened In the night and
saw through the open doors and
gates bright flames eminating fro
the recesses of the barn.
Without taking time to dress ha
hastened to the barn in his night
clothes hoping to turn his horses
loose and save them at least. He waa
successful In saving four of the fin
est but the flames together with the
white night grown frightened tho
horses until they pulled tbe tie knots
in their halter rops so tight that Mr.
Demaris could t ot untie them.
His pocket knife was In his clothe
at the house and before he could gat
this and return to the barn ,the flames
were so fierce that nothing farther
could be done to save either the stock
or the gfrain and hay In a few min
utes the whole was a burning mass.
The barn which was built three
years ago was one of the finest In tho
valley and valued at $1800. Its loss
together with the horses and feed
amount to about $4000 of which $1,-
000 Is covered by Insurance.
Mr. Demaris' brother who reside
on an adjoining farm noticed two
horsemen hurrying away from the
C. E. Demaris barn Just before the
fire alarm was given and it Is sup
posed that they were the guilty par
ties. Try to Oust McCleilan.
New York. Apr 1113. The right ot
George B. McCtellan to the office of
mayor of New York city, which is
contested by William Randolph
Hearsi, McClellan's opponent in tho
last municipal election, will be de
termined by a trial commenced to
day in the appellate division of the su
preme court. A special panel of Hrf
talesmen was called from which to
select a Jury. The trial follows a legal
contest of two years, as a result of
v.-hlch Hearst finally secured an order
of the court granting the right to
open the ballot boxes in disputed dis
tricts for the purpose of counting the
ballots. It Is Hearst's contention that
wholesale frauds were perpetrated in
the election and that he is rightfully
the mayor of the city.
Hear Ixnrly Commuters.
New York, April 13. Commuters
living along the lines of the New
York Central railroad are today be
ing given an opportunity to air their
wrongs before the public service com
mission of the first district, which is
holding a public hearing In the Tri
bune building.
Bishop Paddock at Weston.
Bishop Paddock of the eastern Or
egon diocese of the Episcopal church,
preached at Weston yesterday morn
ing and evening. He will remain at
Weston for a few days, and while
there is the guest of Mrs. G. W.
Proebstel and other members of th
church at that place. He will return
to Pendleton the latter part of the
week.
The logical candidate for congress
In this district. Is Judge W. R. Ellis,
the present congressman, who is In
a stronsr position In the house at pres
ent and is well equipped for good
work during the next two years.
Harney County News.
EX -SENATOR CHANDLER IS
FOR SEN. LA FOLLETTE.
Concord. N. H., April 13. In
a circular letter Issued today
Former Senator William E.
Chandler denounces the admin
istration for what he terms its
complete abandonment of re
poliey and makes an appeal to
the people to support Senator
Ii Follette for the presidency.
The letter Is being sent all over
the United States.
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