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EVENIIiGEDITIDri EVBMGEDITIOII WEATHER REPORT. Showers tonight or Saturday; cooler. Take your itore newt to the people and the people will bring their patronage to your etore. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 4. 1908. NO. 6325 TEXAS ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH ! Mexico Doubts Sincerity of Officials in Her Neighboring State. ALLEGED TILT FLEEING RAIDERS WERE SHELTERED MinlMor Marlscal Say HI Govern mcnt Will Ask the United States Government to PnniHh tho Autliorl ties In the Border Towns for Neglect of Duly In Not Arresting Fugitives Says Rebels Held Mctlngs In American Town and Brought Tlielr Wounded Actosb tho Lino. City of Mexico, July 3. Mexico will City of Mexico, July 4. Mexico will ask the United States to punish se verely the local authorities of Del Rio, Texas, and possibly others of the state under whose authority they acted. The grounds will be that the officers knowingly failed In their duty by allowing persons who partook In the Las Vegas raid to ride onto the Texas side of the river uninterrupted and to bring with them their wound ed, runlxhment may also be asked for the authorities and police of Del Rio fof allowing meetings to be helil there for the purpose of fomenting and planning raids, murder and rob bery In Mexico. I The latter request, however, will be contingent upon Investigations not yet completed which have for their pur pose the ascertaining of the amount of knowledge which the police of Del Rio had of the meetings. This new phase of the International side of tho trouble on the northern Mexico border was made known to. day by Minister Marlscal of the for elgn relations department. Hud Faith Siisxvted. Bad faith toward Mexico by the state of Texas in the recent trouble Is very strongly suspected by the Mex ican government. The action of Washington has been the very best," said Minister Marls cal today. "Not only has the United States government shown Itself willing and eager to assist Mexico hut took quick steps to move troops to tho border, evincing a feeling of friendli ness which cannot be questioned but admired. The sincerity of Texas," he declar ed, "appears to be another matter. Our doubts In regard to Texas have begun to Increase with developments, The failure of local authorities to ar rest these men on the ground that their offense was political in my mind has no tenable excuse. No absolute decision has been reached as to whether complaints will bo made be cause the facts In the case have not thoroughly panned out nnd there are other Important matters for atten tion, but I am strongly inclined to believe that complaints will be made and punishment asked for." The minister called attention to tho fact that about 100 men held a scries of meetings In Del Rio which could hardly have taken place In secrecy. A large number of raiders also returned to Del Rio after the troubles, and carried with them wounded men, an act that could hardly have'becn per formed In secret. Will Demand Extradition. Mexico will probably ask for the extradition for a portion of the raid crs. In this regard Minister Marlscal stated thnt tho Mexican government will wait until tho American govern ment has dealt with those offenders whose delinquencies comes under the head of Infraction of the neutrality laws. He will now ask for those whose acts were wholly criminal, who should be punished here. "AH the acts performed by the raiders of Las Cacas and of Polomas were those which are defined In tho extradition treaty between the- two countries," declared Minister Marlscal. He said: "Every claim for a political color ing to their work of robbery, murder and destruction of private and gov ernment property was contrary to reason and facts. They had no plan, no chief and rfo purpose other than to appease the grievance of a few dis contents who Inveigled these poor, simple' people Into becoming their tools." Minister Marlscal stated that trou ble Is now entirely over. POWDER TRUST TO FEEL THE PROBE Government Preparing to Bring Stilt Against the Alleged Combine. New York, July 4. Final plans for the Institution of the government's- suit against the so-called powder trust are now being made. There will be a consultation of the lawyers on both sides this week at Wilmington, Del., and arrangements made for the hearings which will I take place In this city, Wilmington and several other places, The powder companies under atack are capitalized at about $100,000,000. The Denemours company, of New Jersey and Delaware Is the largest of the powder conceruns under fire. The government alleges that this company Is the holding concern for about 70 smaller ones, all In the powder business, and that prices are directed by the holding company. It Is alleged by the government that they are acting In restraint of trade and In violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. A special examiner will be appointed by the judges of the second circuit court of the United States court for Delaware. It Is un derstood that the hearing will occupy a year or more. Next to the govern ment suit against the Standard Oil company, now in progress, the Powde Trust suit will bo the Ingest ever brought In this country. - PARTY OP 180 TO VISIT MR. BRYAN Chicago Democratic Club Will Much In Evidence at Denver, Re Denver, July 4. A. L. Shiffman, of Chicago, has arrived In Denver as the special representative of the County Democracy, tho Chicago democratic club, who wll make the trip to Dun ver by special train, starting July and arriving here July 6. With th club comes also the contesting dele gnt!on from Illinois. The whole par ty, numbering 180, will stop over day with Mr. liryan at Lincoln. The delegation Is bringing a ban of 40 members and a marching club. and expects to make themselves very much In vldence In Denver. It Is announced that the contesting dele gallon will be headed by Robert E Burke, Judgo William Prentiss, Dan lei J. McMann and George F. Mllll gan. The latter three are attorneys who have been retained to make the fight against the regular organlza tlon for seats In the convention. The contesting delegation has re served headquarters at th Albany Hotel and the members of the Coun ty Democracy will use their Pullman sleepers, which will be switched to a location convenient to the conven tlon hall. WORTH 1 CENTS IJOSTOX MARKET AI). VAXCED TO 20 CENTS. Utah Growers Elated Over Prospects of Higher ITIces for Lawt of Clip Boston Sales of Past Week Amount ed to 2.000,000 Pounds. Salt Lake, Jul y4. Woolgi-ower were elated yesterday when Secretary C. B. Stewart of the Utah Woolgrow- ers received a telegram announcing that the price of wool has advanced to 20 cents a pound In Boston, which would mean about 17 cents a pound on the range. But there Is little wool loft In tho hands of the sheepmen, with the ex ception of the clips that were placed In storage. From the chief eastern wool mar kets the report has been received that consignments have censed nnd that the dealers are buying anything In the way of staple. The Interest In the wool situation has been transferred from the west to the eastern wool market. Sales In Boston alone during the past vweek amounted to 2,000,000 pounds. It Is said that both denlers and manufacturers are now eager to buy and the indications are that there will be a continued upward move ment In the price of wool. With tho exception of Montana and other sections, where tho shearing is late, this year's clipping has been completed. The amount of tho wool produced is no longer a mntter of guesswork. It Is said that this year's clip contains a smaler percentage of staples than last year's clip. SHERIFF GETS HIS MAX. Georgo Grant Accused of Robbing Athenn Store. Sheriff T. D. Taylor returned this afternoon from North Tnklma with George Grant, who la accused of hav ing robbed the McEwIn store at'Athe na. He was arrested In Yakima upon a description furnished by Sheriff Taylor and the latter officer went over after his man yesterday. Though Grant has not fully admit ted his guilt, the officers Bay that there Is a good ense against him. tee returned without the formality of requisition papers. Killed by Runaway. The S-year-old son of Mr. and Mr. Tony Sprit was run over by a runa way team Saturday and Instantly Kinea. Tne noon of the runaway team crushed In the skull of the child. The horses were started by small boys exploding firecrackers near them. 101 IE TAMMANY WILL SUPFDriT Efiifi'l Now Looks Like Nebraskan Will Be Unanimous Cho'ce of Party. XEW YORK WANTS GRAY FOR VICE PRESIDENT Nebraska Will Ro Allowed to Name Man for Second Place Compliment of Lawt Convention Will Re Return, ed Cliurlcn Towne Is Empire. State's Second Choice for Running Mate of William J. Bryan Theater Munugcrs Will Urge Plunk for Na- lionul Thou tor. Denver, Col. ,Juy 4. Bird S. Color, borough president of Brooklyn, and the personal representative of Charles Murphy of Tammany, sftld today: "When we nominated Alton B. Parker at St. Louis, Nebraska invited us to name a vice-presidential candidate. "We did so. Now we are going to return tho compliment and let Ne braska choose for us. Our preference Is Judge Gray of Delaware, and after him we prefer Chorion Towne of New York. "New York is convinced that the democracy of the nation Is a unit for Bryan and It will cant Its vote for mm on the first ballot, I am con vinced." This statement Is one of the moat important made recently in vitw of the .statement that Tammany intend ed to fight Bryan. For a Nuiional Theater. Denver, Col., July 4. A plank for a national theater is being prepared here by theatrical managers from San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago and New York. They wll insist that such a building should be established, NO MORE ROUSING SPREES. Rip Van Winkle Sheclicrdor Find Saloon Doors Locked. The La Grande Star tells the fol lowing story of .a Rip Van Winkle sheopherder who came In for a spree: A sheepherder from Wallowa county who has been out In a camp for the past year and a half, thinking to have a high old time, came down to La Grande night before last. Tired and thirsty he hied at once to one of his old hangouts and stepping up to the door was greatly surprised to find that It was securely locked. Not to be fooled, however, he went to one pr two others, but the same fate was In store for him. Finally he spunked up courage to ask some one what was the matter and was In deed surprised on hearing that all he could Ret to quench his thirst was a glass of mineral water. ' "Not for mine," said Rip Van Win kle. "Me for hlttlntr the hleh noia" He disappeared, but tonight he Is back In Ln-Grande nnd "on the un. ter wagon" right. It seems that he decided Just before the westbound train came In to go to Pendleton, where he could surely get some of the redeye. He got there and wiu 'handed the knock out" riuht from the shoulder. "Me for the sheep camp" s the only thing you can now get out of him. Peter .West. It would seem that Peter West, the Pendleton divorce lawyer, would have been a better representative to Den- er than to the G. A. R. encampment at Toledo. He has a reputation for ntwlstlng snarls and settling unpleas- nt disputes, and it Is thought he might make the dove of peace hover over Bryan and Alton B. Parker. And If he failed In that he might draw up the papers for an absolute divorce of the "conservatives" from the Bryan lenient. Baker City Herald. Pay as you go. . More than one ship has been sunk by the nibbling of a rat. Let no store bill rats nibble at the bottom of your home craft. PENDLETON PEOPLE Pendleton people are celebrating the Fourth In various places about the county today and at Walla Wala, Baker City, Portland. Many left on the evening trains yesterday In order to be away from the city for a day or so. A score or more left last night for Wunaha springs to spend the day In the cool shades of that mountain re sort.. Others went to Walla Wlla to enjoy a more strenuous time. This morning a crowd left on the train for Pilot Rock and others went down to Echo on the 8 o'clock local to assist In the fun in that burg. Aside from Echo and Pilot Rock He PENDLETON'S ERA OF IMPROVEMENT Hundred and Twenty-four Thousand Dollars Worth of Improvements Being Made, WORK IN STORE FOR MANY MEN Federal Building, City Hall, Levee Improvements -and Cemetery Water System Only One Actually Under Way Now But Others Will Be Started In a Few Days and Early Fall Will See' Wonderful Era of Building and lTogress In Full Swing. Federal Building (70,000 City hall 30,000 Levee Improvements 19,000 Cemetery Improvements 5,000 Now that the levee contract has been awarded Pendleton will soon have a greater amount of public im provement work under way than it has ever had before in the history of the city, for, as shown above practi cally 125,000 is to be spent here this summer for that purpose. Work on the city hall building Is now well under way but the building is not yet 20 per cent completed. It is estimated that it will require un til January 1 to finish the building and have it ready for occupancy. Bids for a site for the new federal building are to be opened by the treas ury department July 15 and it is un derstood that 'the contract for the erection of the building will be let soon afterwards. On the same date, July 15, the pip ing and other material for the ceme tery watering system is slated to ar rive here. As soon as It comes ac tual construction work on the plant will commence. Under the contract which the city has with W. A. Fin noil, who will construct the reservoir and lay the piping, he must compleU his work by September 15. In the contract let last night to W, C. Betts it Is not specified when work must be undertaken. However, Betts Is given only until November 15 to complete the task and as a result he will begin at once in order to finish the work before high water ensues IDAHO MAN PROMOTED. George Ifft of Poeatello Tribune, Nojv Consul at Warsaw. Announcement Is made that George Nicholas Ifft, of the Tribune company, who for the past two years has been 'nlted States consul at Annaberg in Saxony, Germany, has been promoted to the more Important and lucrative post at Warsaw, Russia, says the Po eatello Tribune. Consul Ifft Is due to arrive In Po eatello some time during the latter part of next month, to visit ashort time with old Idaho and Utah friends efore assuming his new duties In the omain of the czar, if he should de Ide to accept. Mr. Ifft's rise In the consular service has been rapid. His first post was at Chatham, Ontario. 'anada, from which he was promoted the Aunaberg post, having been given the choice of that excellent po- Ition or. one at Port Elizabeth on the west coast of Africa. He chose the post in Saxony and has certainly made good. Warsaw is a city of between 600,000 and 700,000 people on the Vistula river. In the state of Warsaw, Russian Poland. It Is an Important consular post, being only about 100 miles from the Prussian frontier. Theodore Tuett, experienced a pe culiar accident, at the C. O. D. com pany's sawmill at Bend, Ore., Thurs day morning when a chisel, Jarrel by the motion of the mathlne, fell into the flywheel of the planer. As the chisel struck the wheel It was flung forward nnd struck Mr. Tueet on the temple. Inflicting a cut in which It was necessary to take several stitches. CELEBRATE THE DAT lix Is the only other town In this coun ty Jioldlng a celebration. On the Reservation. But the reservation celebration has proven the greatest drawing card for local people. Especially to new com ers do the Indians appeal, for all want to see the redskins decked in their war bonnets and paint Every available livery rig and every automobile In the city has been pressed Into use today to take people to the reservation. The Christian In dians are holding a camp meeting at the old agency grounds, while the re mainder of the three tribes are con gregated at Cayuse, where the races and war parade will be held. STUDENTS ON FIRE PATROL. Crew of University of Idalio Boys In Bitter Root Reserve. A crew of 11 University of Idaho students has been selected by Forest Supervisor F. "A. Fenn to compose one of the forest ranger crews that will be engaged in fire patrol and trail construction work in the Bitter Root forest reserve this summer, says the Lewlston Teller. The selection of the university crew by Major Fenn Is largely experimen tal, but ' if successful the forest re serve work will afford employment for hundreds of students during the summer season. The regular ranger enlistment Is given employment dur ing the entire year, but the fire hazard and general reserve Inspection de mands many extra men during the summer season, when harvest employ ment nd other work offers better wages than Is paid by the forestry de- partment.' If this work can be suc cessfully carried on by the young men of the educational Institutions, the benefits to the department and the students themselves will be mu tual, and Superintendent Fenn will have solved a problem which has per plexed the department for many years. Telegraph Taxes. On a 60 per cent valuation the Western Union Telegraph Company will pay taxes to the state of Wash ington this year on $376,350, or at the rate of $45.02 a mile. The Postal company will pay on a valuation of $45,702, or $32,52 per mile. Stealing Sheep. A large number et Montenegrins are engamped around Lake Cle Elum, Wash., and are stealing sheep from the ranchers. The county authori ties are to make an attempt to have the foreigners "moved on." ABE SELECTED BOARD COMPLETES ITS WORK AT SALEM Three Schools Are Provided For Drain Faculty Not Selected But Maj Be loiter L. R. Traver Recoil mended for Principal of Training DeiMiumcut. A Salem dispatch says of the work of selecting the faculty of the normal schools, the board having Just com pleted this work at Salem: In selecting instructors for the nor mal schools the board of regents at Its late meeting was guided largely by the investigations of the board of vis itors on the qualifications of the In structors in the normal schools. As It was recommended to abandon the Drain school no faculty was elected for that school. The other faculties were electefi as follows: Weston Robert C. French, presi dent, instructor In psychology and pedagogy; Paul H. Wyman, principal of training school, instructor in methods and art of ' teaching; Mrs. Anna Z. Crayne, preceptress, instruc tor in English and domestic science: Miss Clara G. Hall, mathematics and Latin; Mrs. Chira Graves French, chemistry and biological sciences; Donald P. Mitchell, music, stenogra phy, typewriting, bookkeeping; Miss Mabeile S. Millar, music and draw ing; John Mather, manual training; Miss Agnes Bulfinsh, critic; Harrison K. Shirk, critic; Miss Emma David son Warren, klndergartner, super visor of primary grades; Miss Naomi Stengel, assistant In training school. Monmouth E. D. Ressler, presi dent, instructor In principles of ed ucation; H. B. Buckham, physchology, history of education; Miss Sarah Tut- hlll, English literature, elocution; A. F. Campbell, history and geometry: Miss Ellen M. Pennell, rhetoric and grammar: Miss Loretta Smith, critic teacher in training department; P. O. Powell, Latin and bookkeeping; L R. Robinson, physics and algebra; Mrs. May Bowden-Babbitt, drawing and music; H. Zophar Tharp, physical di rector. Training school teachers 'at Monmouth are not employed by the state but by the local school board, but the following were recommended: L. R. Traver, principal; W. A. Pet- teys and Miss Ruby Shearer. Ashland Harry M. Shaffer, presi dent: W. T. Van Scoy, W. L. Mellln ger, Armllda Doughty, H. H. Wlcker sham, Mrs. K. E. Sloan and Miss Es ther Silsby. A course of study was outlined and the same system" will be followed hereafter at each Institution. Admis sion to the normals has been raised to ninth grade requirements. Those who have not had ninth grade work will be required to take a year ' of preparatory work before they will be llowed to enter the normal school. The Malheur Booster Is the name of the latest addition to the newspaper world of Oregon. It is' published at Vale each month by tho Orlano Pub lishing company. Therannouncement says the paper will give the true his tory of Malheur county each Issue. DAI COWS HAVE TUBERCULOSIS Dr. W. G. Cole Makes Start- ling Announcement Con cerning Pendleton Cows, CITY COUNCIL WILL PROBABLY INVESTIGATE City Physician Says From Ten to Thir ty Per Cent of Local Milk Producer Are Infected Willi Great White Plague Federal Bureau of Animal Industry Will Make Tests If Exam ination Is Ordered by Council Same Conditions Found to Exist In Washington. Dr. W. G. Cole, city physician, if now planning a campaign against the dairy cows that are affected with tu berculosis and If the doctor's recom mendations are acted upon by the- city council there Is to be -something doing along the line of bettering the city's milk supply. That from 10 to 30 per cent of the dairy cows supplying milk to this city are affected wth tuberculosis is be lieved by Dr. Cole. It would not be surprising If this were found to be true for a recent Investigation In the. state of Washington showed that 20 per cent of the dairy cattle there were so affected. It Is also known that the situation in Oregon is as bad If not worse than in the Evergreen state. "It has been scientifically demon strated that bovine tuberculosis !s transmlssabie to the human and I be lieve by far the greater number of consumptive cases come from milk from tubercular cows," declared Dr. Cows today. "I believe that If dairy cows were regularly inspected and all tubercular animals killed there would son be an end to tuberculosis among people." Acting upon this belief Dr. Cole will recommend to the city councih that an inspection of the local dairy- cows be made and that the local of fice of the bureau of animal Industry be asked to assist In the work. Yesterday Dr. Cole addressed a let ter to Dr. McClure, in charge of the federal quarantine work, asking him if he can have his men make an in spection as is desired. Though he has not formally replied Dr. McClure has strongly indicated that if the city will take the matter .up he will have his men make the Inspection and that without cost. In testing for tuberculosis the tu berculine test Is used. It Is adminis tered as an Injection and If the ani mal has tuberculosis Its temperature rises three or four degrees, while if the animal Is free from the ailment the tuberciillne has no effect. "NEAR BEER" FOR PENDLETON Walla Walla Brewers Will Furnish Mock Booze. Pendleton will not be "dry" today. Not by any manner of means, for by the time the afternoon train pulls out for the Oregon city which has been held In death-like grip by the demon, Thirst, for the past two days, there will be an ample quantity of "Near beer" on' the platform at the O. R. & N. depot, consigned to soft drink deal ers there, says the Walla Walla Union. It will be good news to the Ore gonians, without doubt, but Pendleton will not be alone In her enjoyment cf the "made in Walla Walla" product, for It is the Intention to supply all cities In Oregon where there Is apt to be a call for the new non-Intoxicating Deverage. The carbonating machinery ordered some time ago by the Betz Brewing company, arrived In the city yester day, and is being set up preparatory to manufacturing a large amount cf. "Near-beer" this forenoon. ' The head brewers of the two local establishments recently returned from the east, where they went t take in struction as to the manufacture of the new beverage, and it is reported that the new machinery will be placed In operation early tomorrow morning. But little, if any, of the prohibition drink Is to be sold in Walla Walla, for the reason that It might tend to injure the business of local liquor d eaters who, are required to secure a license ' for the sale of the ordinary beer. - That locavpeople would wel come the new drink has been evident from the number of telephone calls which have been received by the two breweries during the past two weeks, asking for information as to when the manufacture of "near beer" was to be taken up In Walla Walla. ' TVhlle gathering wild flowers on the bank of the Pend d'Orellle river near Albenl falls. Wash., ' Tuesday, Richard 1 Gehrig,' the eight year old grandson of W.iR. Kemp, fell down the bank Into" the river. His body was carried over the falls and has not yet been recovered.